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The Ashluud Police departm ent
has made tio overall chungcM in
policy Mince the retirem ent of
Chief C. 1’. T alent and none are
presently being form ulated ac
cording to newly appointed Chief
of Police C. C. Williams.
“There is no reason to change a
system that is operating satisfact
orily” Williams po in ted o u t .
‘‘Chief Talent was operating a
police departm ent which, for u
com m unity this size, was recog
nized to be one of the best in the
state.
Williams, who was appointed
chief the first part of this month
has been with the Ashland Police
departm ent since 1940, Prior to
entering police work Williams
wus foreman at the L. Z. Bragg
orchards in Medford. During his
term of service with the police
departm ent Williams, who has
been assistant chief, attended var
lous police schools and courses of
study including schools of traffic,
disaster, gas, jui juitsu, police ad
m inistration, and traffic control.
There will be a few changes In
the office routine and methods
used, Williams pointed out.
Form er child of police, C. P.
Talent, Is now Police judge, hav
ing been appointed to that post
by Mayor Thornton S. Wiley, to
fill the place vacated by Judge
Presnall, who retired after 12
years service. Talent, had been
Chief of Police for 15 years and
previous to entering his duties In
Ashland was with the Oregon
state Traffic departm ent.
Fornrcorl/ Iho
Southern Oregon
M in er
$3.00 per yoer
J.00 PER Y E A R
March of Dimes
Campaign In Full
Swing This Week
16 A C T A M A T U E R S H O W
A N D P R E S ID E N T 'S B A L L
H IG H L IG H T A G E N D A
March of Dimes activities will
reach a peak next week as the
campaign draw s to a close with
the presentation of a Benefit
Show on W ednesday night, J a n
uary 28, at the Junior high gym
and the P resident’s ball S a tu r
day night at the Elk’s Temple.
Tlie 18 act am ateur show, ori
ginated by H arry Chipm an, and
containing an adept and enter
tainlng cast will be supplem ent
ed in Ashland with one local a t
traction. Admission charges are
55c for adults and 30c for chil
dren.
Climaxing the drive citizens
will gather at the President's ball
on Saturday night, Jan u ary 31,
at 8 p.in. at the Elks Temple
Music for the dance will be pro
vided by the Elks band and th<
dance will be informal. Adm is
sion charges are $1.50 per couple
Chairm an for the local March
of Dimes activities appointed by
Jackson county chairm an Vern
Sm ith include Herb Fischborn,
chairm an and Dwyer Huston and
Don M acW hirter co-chairm en for
Ashland and Frdd Engel, Bell
view.
Co-chairman Don M acW hirter
stated today that the m others
should i»e publicly thanked for
their interest and help In the
“Kiddies P arade” which got the
March of Dimes drive off to its
excellent start. Saturday, fie also
thanked the American Legion,
the Boy Scouts, the Junior High
School and High School bands,
the M ajorettes and others who
made the parade possible.
HELP THE MARCH
OF DIMES
NEWS REVIEW
ASHLAND, JACKSON CO UNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1948
Raiders Still Lead
Far Western Clubs
S till top team in the F ar
W estern c o n f e r e n c e , the
Southern Oregon colleqe Red
Raiders return to their home
court this F rid a y and S a tu r
day to play a stout H u m
boldt club.
The R a i d e r s took two
games the forepart of this
week from the C alifo rn ia A g
gies at Davis. The game on
M onday ended 57-36 and the
Tuesday night game whistle
blew w ith the score at 49-35.
Chuck D eA utrem ont.
Cal
Bonney. Wes Peters, and
Chuck Jandreau led the scor
ing in C alifornia.
Dog Show to Be
Held January 25
Gen. Holdridge To
Speak At College
On Militarism
1 C O R D Y S P E A K S T O
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Bellview Home Extension U nitj
m et at the Bellview G range H ill
W ednesday, Jan u ary 21 C. B.
Cordy spoke on pest control A
short discussion on Flow er A r
rangem ent was given by Mrs. M.
I'. True, folowed by the regular
C O N S U L T IN G E N G IN E E R
business meeting. During the bus
TO M A K E S U R VE Y A N D
iness m eeting the Finance Com-
E S T IM A T E O F C O ST
m ltttee reported that a pie social
would be held at the G range hall
Plans to bring the city w ater
in February.
problem to a head w ith a bond
Seventeen regular mem be r s
were present w ith two new mem issue which would perm it con
bers, Mrs. Ray Sharp and Mrs. struction of a new covered res
George Baughman. One visitor, ervoir at the head of Lithia park,
Mrs. W. D. Jackson of Ashland construction of a filtration plant,
was present. Hostesses tor Feb the covering of Crowson reser
ruary 18, the next m eeting of the voir, replacem ent of 3000 feet of
group will be Mrs. W alter Hash the present w ater m ain w ith 24
and Mrs. Robert Rosenbaum. The inch pipe, construction of two
lecture will be given by Mrs. standpipes and addition of a
Marian Christensen, Home Dem chlorinator, w ere m ade a t city
onstration Agent on Pressure council m eeting Tuesday evening.
A. D. Harvey and associates,
Sauce Pans, assisted by Mrs. B.
engineers,
E. B lo'k. Mrs. Stanley Church Medford, consulting
was appointed U> attend the T ail will m ake a survey and estim ate
oring S 'hool to be held in Med of the costs during the next 60
days according to Mayor T horn
ford In March.
ton S. Wiley, and the recom m en
dations m ade by Harvey will be
placed before the public. ■
H erb Fischborn, chairm an of
the w ater com m ittee, had p re
viously recom mended th a t such
Funeral services w ere held a plan be folowed through in
Tuesday, Jan u ary 20, 1:30 p.m. ord er to assure the city of good
for John Fred Em mett, 72, Rt. 2, and adequate water.
Estim ated cost will be in the
Ashland who died Ja n u ary 19 at
the Ashland Com m unity Hospital neighborhood of $300,000 accord
after an illness of seven days. ing to Wiley, and the m atter will
Born in 1875 at Bethel, Oregon be put before the people a t a
he was a resident of Oregon his special election as soon as H ar
entire life. In 1900 he was m ar vey subm its his recom mendations.
ried to Ethel Putm an at Amity,
Oregon and in 1939 moved to
Ashland w here he was occupied
as a fire insurance broker.
W. P. W right and John Reed
Funeral services were held at
announced
this week the form a
the Litw iller Chapel with the Rev
Leland W ilkinson presiding and tion of a new realty firm at 519*^
interm ent was in the M ountain Siskiyou which would be called
Reed and W right. Both are licen
View Cemetery.
Em m ett is survived by his wife, sed brokers.
Reed, who was form erly asso
Ethyl; three d au g h ters, M rs .
Ralph W. Reed, Ashland, Mrs. R. ciated w ith E. E. Silvast in the
J Hutchison, Ashland, and Mrs. same location, is also proprietor
Jack B. Pearce, Albany, Oregon; of Reed’s m attress. W right, is a
a brother, E. W. Em mett, Salem, form er A shland resident. Recent
Oregon, and four grandchildren. ly he has been associated w ith
Pallbearers were Ralph Bill Caine steel company and during
ings, Ross Eliason, Henry Newton, his form er A shland residence he
Allen McGee, E. O. Sm ith and was w ith Oak Street Tank and
Steel.
Robert Lytle.
Supply Program
Being Considered
S P EE C H T O BE G IV E N
IN A U D IT O R IU M
A T 2:30 P. M.
Brigadier General H erbert C.
Holdridge, United States Army,
retired, will speak to the student
body oi Southern Oregon college
Fnday, January 23, at 2:30, on
the subject ‘American Militarism
and Power Politics.” The public
is invited to atttend, according to
the Rev. George Shuman, who is
aiding in bringing the general to
Ashland. The General represents
the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Hoidridge will speak at a pub
lic forum on Universal M ilitary
Training Friday evening at 8:00
at the Medford high school audi
torium. His opponent there will
be Major Otto A. Ewaldson, coipc
of engineers reserve, who Is sup
erintendent of the Zion Lutheran
church Sunday school. Ewaldson,
who is an expert on U.M.T. will
speak in favor of compulsory m il
itary training
According to advance inform a
tion Holdridge regards compul
sory m ilitary training as unreal
istic, unsound, and dangerous. He
envisions the next war as being
short and violent, lasting only a
few hours or a few days, and he
is urging that Congress appoint a
national security council of re
presentative civilians responsible
to congress.
Ben Lombard, president of the
Ashland Kennel club, announces
that the Southern Oregon Kennel
club will have their first sanc
tion match in the Medford A rm
ory, January 25, beginning at 9 30
a.m. It is necessary th at the new
ly formed club hold two sane
tion m atches before they are a l
lowed to have their point m atch
for cham pionship dogs.
Ray Ramsey, m em ber of the
club, stated that the entry fee for
the Ja n u ary 25th show will be
50c for the first showing and 25c
for each additional showing. The
first class will be judged for the
Miss Jeanne Hutchins and Tho
best dog of the entire group; sec
mas Childers were united In
ond class will be best of breed;
m arriage Saturday, January 17,
next in tu rn will be the best of
1948 at 2 o’clock In the afternoon
opposite sex; and the last class
at the home of the brides parents,
will be the best dog of the show.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hutchins,
There will also be a special show
715 North Main street, by the Rev
for dogs belonging to children
Robert McIIvenna of the M eth
under tw elve years of age.
Brigadier General Raymon d
odist church. The double ring
Any registered dog is eligible
Olson
announced today the ap-
ceremony was used.
for the show. It isn’t necessary to
The groom Is the son of Mr.
belong to the kennel club to en t pointm ent of Captain Phil Stans
bury, Ashland, as Inspector G en
and Mrs. M. D. Childers, 322
er your dog in the show.
W imer street.
Ray Ramsey, D arry Ramsey, eral for all national guard units
Mary Meeteer, Francis Clink, in Southern Oregon The appoint
The bride wore a w hite organ
G erald Newton and Le n o r a m ent was m ade by General Tom
dy gown and carried a bouquet of
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Ballet Intime, starring Texas Brown are among the Ashland Rilea, Thursday.
w a, the ,
T °
M °r b<>r" ballerina Nana G« » " " ^ d
Stansbury, who operates the
was the sister of the bride. Mrs | P au| p<?troff wll, b(>
nted persons that will enter their dogs
j
Ashland
cabinet works is assign
in
the
show.
Daniel F errter who wore a pastel | Mond
n, ht
th
M
ed to Oregon National Guard
blue organdy formal.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Blevins, H eadquarters, Salem. He will be
The groom was attended
by H,8h school
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D auditorium
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Klam ath Falls, Oregon and Mr. one of two Inspector Generals in
Daniel Ferrter. Jesse W heeler "« ” ^ e n t S D, ° ? f *
sang “O Promise Me” and “Be- !?"d / X v
f
and Mrs. Ralph Blevins, Boise,) the state. His duties will be to in
¡son county civic music associa- Idaho, spent last week end with] spect a unit each week and to
cause'
tlon.
Ralph Koozer, Bagley canning
U nit No. 2 of the M ethodist
their m other and her husband, i audit the books of all Southern
The couple will be at home
C urtain time is 8:15, and the Mr. and Mrs. C. Will Glelm, 2271 Oregon National G uard units at church will meet Monday even com pany executive, who h a s
tem porarily at 190 High street. group will present N utcracker
ing at the church for a pot luck headed the Oregon U. S. 99 asso
the close of each year.
Mr. Childers is employed by the suite, and Swan Lake by Tschai- G ranite street.
supper. Ashland residents who ciation for the past 10 years, ste p
city of Ashland at present.
kowsky, and a group of individ
live in the area betw een L aurel ped down as president Monday
The wedding was followed by a ual and group dances. Thaddeus
and Pioneer s tre e ts 'a re included as Carl Hogg, Salem was elected
reception in the home of the Sadlowski Is pianist for the bal
in U nit No. 2
to the presidential chair, a t a
brides parents. A three tier w ed let.
The people who reside East of m eeting of the association held in
ding cake was cut by the couple
Beach street, which is classed as Salem.
and served by Mrs. Don Chapm an
C. B. Jones, San Francisco a r
Unit 4, will m eet at Bob M ackay’s
The association’s purpose is to
Mrs. Ray Phelan presided over rived Tuesday to visit his sister
743 Siskiyou, Tuesday, at 7 p.m. m ake Highway 99 a m ajor north
the coffee cups.
and husband ,Mr. and Mrs. C
The annual M arch of Dimes home refrigerator ,Thor washing for a pot luck dinner, the Rev. and south route.
Will Glelm. Mrs. Glelm is the cam paign got underw ay this week m achines and ironers, Motorola Robert McIIvenna announced to
Twlla Mackie, North Oak St., form er G race Blevins, m anager
highlighted by a letter writing and M antola radios.
day.
entered Sacred H eart hospital of W estern Union.
contest
sponsored by the Jack-
McIIvenna also called attention
A year's supply of milk, three
Thursday m orning for a tonsilec-
son county chapter of the Na quarts daily, is offered by the to the M ethodist youth rally
tomy.
tional Foundation for Infantile D airy Co-op., a custom -m ade set which will be held in Medford
Paralysis. Vern Sm ith, Jackson of seat covers from Selby’s Top from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. S u n
county chairm an, stated that the and Glass shop; Zenith tires with day.
Speaking to m em bers of the
subject was “Why we should sup guarantee from the L. C. Taylor
school board of District No. 5, Dr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Barraclough
port the March of Dimes.”
, Co.; a three-piece silver plated of Medford, w ere dinner guests C. L. H uffaker, school building
Funeral services were he 1 d
and finance expert for the U niv
The contest is open to persons coffee set by Larry Schade; one
Tuesday m orning at the Litw iller o a ages and w ith no restric- pound of b u tter per week for the of her parents ,Mr. and Mrs. Ross ersity of Oregon, recom mended
Chapel for Nellie Glenn Simpson, tions on place of residence with- year by Jorgensons Dairy; five H arden of 556 B street, Tuesday. three sw eeping changes, t h e
74, 42 Glenn avenue, Ashland in the county. The rules state that loads of wood for next w inter
abandoning of W ashington school,
Cal. Cooley, 308 H arrison street the building of 20 elem entary
who died Friday, Jan u ary 16, at all letters m ust be into “March froni the McGinty Fuel company;
the Ashland Com m unity Hospital of imes Fund, P. O. Box 900, a M anning-Bowman electric table and Mrs. Alta Alvis, U pper Wal classrooms, and the replacem ent
ker Street, were callers at the
following an illness of tw enty Medford, Oregon, before or by
broiler by B rophy’s jew elers; and B art R itter home on W alker A ve of the Ju n io r high school w ithin
days.
Jan u ary 29. M att Freed is let from “Your Beauty Shop” free
five years.
nue Sunday.
Mrs. Simpson was born in 1873 ter contest chairm an.
H uffaker pointed out th at the
shampoos
and
hair
styling
for
This Week
in North Vernon, Indiana and
The letter itself m ust not ex three m onths and free haircutting
percentage of increase during the
was m arried to Thos. H. Simpson ceed 25 words in length and a
past four years could be used as
Berlioi: Romeo and Ju liet
for children under 10 years for
in Ashland in 1894. She was a contribution to the M arch of six months.
an indication of the fu tu re p er
Opus No. 17. A rturo Tos
resident of Ashland for 55 years Dimes m ust accompany each let
centage, and th a t as the increase
canini and the NBC Sym
L atest additions to the prize
and was a m em ber of Eastern ter. An unlim ited num ber of le t
in school children continued the
phony - (Red Seal Deluxe
list include two sugar cured hams
Star Lodge.
ters may be subm itted by each
present grade schools, which are
Records - unbreakable)
from
the
C
rater
Meat
company;
She is survived by her husband contestant providing the rules are
already overcrowded, and the
200 gallons Olympic Ethyl gas
Thos.
H. Simpson; two sons, followed.
junior high school, would be u n
Chopin: Music To Rem em
Stim ulating interest in the let- £ nO™n tbe
P e tr° ± m,
Glenn, Ashland and Harold V.,
City superintendent, El m e r able to absorb the num ber of
ber (From the Life of
,• contest i„
„ of , | Equipm ent company; a $50 U. S.
Portland;
two
grandchild
r
e
n,
ter
is
the
collection
Biegel,
announced that the re a children. There are presently 239
Chopin) by Jose Iturbi.
Jane and Robert, Ashland, and prizes donated by Medford m er savings bond from Merle Guches son for the clear w ater th a t A sh more children attending grade
an aunt, Ida May Neil, Ashland. chants for the successful prom o of O tto’s club; a General Electric land residents are again getting school in Ashland than original
Gershwin: Rhapso d y I n
autom atic blanket from Flynn
Pall bearers were C. J. Baugh tion of the campaign.
Biegel m entioned that two diver ly planned for when the present
Blue. Alec Tem pleton and
man, Harry McNair, Fred Taylor,
The list includes $100 from the Electric; a W orld Bicycle for girl sion dams are being used instead building in use was constructed.
Andre Kostelanetz O rch
or
boy
from
Sims
Bros,
and
a
set
R. E. Detrick, Ralph Billings and Medford Cab company; set of
of the Reedy dam. Each of the
H uffaker estim ated that the 20
estra.
W alter Redford.
tires from the Medford Garage; of tires from H um phrey Motors. diversion dams will hold a m il additional classrooms needed to
Highlights of the contest will lion and a half gallons of w ater, take care of the children would
Interm ent was in the Ashland $10 suit from B arker’s; Bulova
Rossini: William Tell O ver
Cem etery. The Reverend A. H. gold w rist watch, Chapm an’s be revealed each S aturday night and they will be used until June, cost $450,000. He recom mended
ture. London Phllh a r-
MncDonnell officiating.
Jew elers; kitchenm aster broiler in special broadcasts from radio which will give the Reedy dam consolidation of the six districts
monic with Sir Thomas
-o - —
and P ettit Point electric iron, station KMED betw een 6:00 and am ple tim e to settle.
in the Ashland area in order th at
Beecham, conducting.
Z IT T E R C O B S C L U B IS
Building Specialty and Appliance 6:15 p.m.
The city has employed fourteen the com m unity be able to finance
E N T E R IN G T O U R N A M E N T
Judges appointed to select the m en to open up these dams, and an adequate building program.
company; $50 suit or dress from
Members of Zittercob’s Repair A drienne’s; y ear’s supply of Pep- 10 “G rand W inners” in the con- they have had to w alk to them
V olunteers P aren t Teacher as
shop bowling team, who are plan si-Cola, S nider’s Dairy and
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test include Mrs. D arrel Huson, as the roads w ere impassable. sociation w orkers are compiling a
ning to go to Salem this week duce; $55 suit, Jacque Lenox; J M edford; Mrs. Clarence Meeker, Biegal also stated th at the city census of the pre-school children
end to enter the Oregon bowling from Rogue Service and Supply | Medford; Law rence Brink, Tai has had a dozen men w orking on in the Ashland area. This infor
tournam ent include Jack Zitter- Co., a $300 Amana 5 cubic foot ent; Mrs. Bert Lowry, Mrs. Vic the roads that lead to these dams m ation will be used to predict
270 East Main Phone 8011
cob, Jack Colley, Ernie Clift model 50 Coldwell Quick Freeze: I tor Sether, Seth Bullis and Mrs. and they should be open soon.
more accurately future building
W ayne Card and Bill Tabs. Wives Flying ’’A” gas, Goodrich tires, O. H. Bengston, Medford; Mrs. I The Crowson Reservoir is also
needs. Mrs. H. A. Thomas and
will accompany all the m en ex Associated Oil Products, Amana H. P. Jew ett, C entral Point and being cleaned in case of an emer- Mrs. W. P. W right are in charge
cept Talia.
Qulck Freezers, Servel kerosene i Mrs, Jim Busch, Ashland,
! gency for water.
of the workers.
Thomas Childers ......
Jeanne Hutchins Wed
Stansbury To Be
Guard Inspector
Ballet Intime For
Music Association
Held In Medford
John Fred Emmett
Buried Tuesday
Reed and Wright
Form Realty Firm
Church Units Have
Pot Luck Suppers
Koozer Steps Down
From Highway Post
Polio Letter Contest Offers
Big Prizes for 10 Best Letters
Masterpieces
School Building
Program Needed
Nellie Simpson
Buried Tuesday
Classics
on Records
Diversion Dams
Are Being Used
For City Water
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