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Jobs Daughters To
Hold Installation
Miss Mary Lou Hahn will be
installed as Honored Queen of
Jobs Daughters, Bethel No. 22,
Tuesday evening, February 10 in
installation iVhlch will (ollow the
tegular meeting of the Bethel.
The Installation is being held by
special dispensation.
Darlene Hale is the retiring
queen.
Mrs. Jack Zittercob Is
guardian of the group, Mrs. M ar­
vin Miller, secretary guardian,
and Mrs. E. H. Hahn, treasurer-
guardian.
O ther elective oiilcers who will
be installed w ith Miss Hahn d u r ­
ing the ceremonies Include: Sen­
ior Princess, Shirley Weitzel; J u ­
nior Princess, M arguret W agner;
Guide, Venita Roberson; and
Marshull, Shirley Damon.
The other officers of tire B eth­
el who will serve during 1948 are
being appointed by Miss Hahn,
and Include:
First Messenger, Lucille B rab­
ham; Second Messenger, Jackie
Wolcott; Third Messenger, S hir­
ley Edw ards; Fourth Messenger,
Dorothy Brabham ; Fifth M essen­
ger, Paula O strander; Chaplain,
Virginia Lutz; Musician, Jeanette
Kinney; L ibrarian, Janie Sim p­
son; Recorder, Sally Yates; T reas­
urer, Joan Van Dew alker; S en­
ior Custodian, Ruth Seitz; Junior
Custodian, Lela Fay Linn; Inner
Guard, Mildred Zittercob; Outer
Guard, Mary W aterbury; Soloist
Mickey McKeever;
Lady of
Lights, Chloe Stevens; and His­
torian, Patricia Bally.
The Rev. George Shum an of
the Presbyterian church, called
on Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hoke, 39
Union st. last W ednesday to in­
quire about Mrs. Hoke's health.
Classics
on
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Records
This
Week
Tgchaikovtky: 1812 O ver­
ture and Capriccio Itallen.
Boston Pops Orchest r a,
A rthur Fiedler, Conduct­
or. •
VERDI: Highlights from
"Aida”. Rosa Ponselle,
soprano; Enrico Caruso
Tenor; Elizabeth Reth-
berg, soprano. Bos t o n
Pops Orchestra.
STRAUSS. RICHARD: Till
Eulensple g e l’s M e r r y
Pranks. Bost o n S y m-
phony Orchestra, Ser
Kousevltzky, c o n d u c to r.
(Red Seal Deluxe Re­
cords, unbreakable.)
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270 East Main
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NEWS REVIEW
ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY j, 1948
J.00 PER YEAR
JOHN VON KUHLMAN cum
p a n n in g (or better wuter, und
willing to puy (or the cumpuign
und the wuter t o o ................und
JAM ES QUINCY ADAMS muk-
Ing good In the nutlonu pres«
once uguin with u reierence In
Juine» Hix
'Strung e A m I t
Seems," thut the Suprem e court
m un uuto court In Ashland, O re­
gon.
Did you know: BING CROSBY
cluuns thut he uttered his (Irst
"Bubububoo,” out by Klumuth
Junction when he wus touring
the nation In his pre-Paul White
inun duys.............Could be some
civic group could erect u sign out
there, sort o( u historic m urker,
"On this spot Der Bingle (lrst
bubood,” . . . . m eanw hile out ut
W ushington school MISS INLOW
just recently completed reading
to the cluss, "The Story of Bing
Crosby.” Oh, to be u child uguin.
And the news rele ase ’ from
Southern Oregon College states
thut urtlcle which appeared In
the Junuury Issue of the Oregon
Educution Journal concerning the
position und problem s o( mule
teuchers In elem entary schools
wus w ritten wittily und wisely.
The author: CLIFFORD W IL­
LIAMS, principal o( Lincoln
school.
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Poyer Family Has
Reunion in Ashland
Democrats Plan
Meeting To Back
Up Committemen
TO DISCUSS CAMPAIGN
POLICY FEBRUARY 16
IN MEDFORD
,
f
Expect ’48 Polio
Fund Campaign
To Gross $2000
Mi and Mrs. Marvin Poyer and
daughter, La Cretu, also Mrs.
Poyer’s niece, M argaret W alker,
all of Sacram ento recently visit
ed his twin brother, Melvin and
son Dale of Sunny Side, Wash.,
at the home of their parets, Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Poyer of 186
W eightman street. They also vi:
Bed Mrs. Poyer's sister, Mi
Robert W endt of G rants Pass.
All are form er Ashland resi­
dents. They arrived here from
th in respective homes last F ri­
day January 30 and the M arvin
Poyer« and family returned to
Sacram ento last Monday, F e b ru ­
ary 2. While Melvin and son Dale
left the middle of this week for
th eir home in Sunny Side, Wash.
COMPLETE TABULATION
TO BE MADE WHEN ALL
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE IN
"We hope that the March of
George Codding, secretary oi
Dimes
total contributions will
he Jackson county D em ocratic
reach $2000.00,” Don MacW hlrter,
Centiul committee, announced to ­
co-chairm an with Dyer Huston of
day that the com m ittee will hold
this year’s Polio Fund campaign
stated today.
a meeting Monday, February 16,
Complete results haven’s been
8:00 p.m. in the basem ent of the
tabulated, MacW hlrter continued,
Hotel Medford.
he pointed out that several cash
There are presently muny vac­
and check donation hadn’t been
ancies in precincts which will be
received as yet, though com m itt­
filled by com m itteem en and coni-
ments had been made as to these
m ltteewom en who will be ap­
Mrs. Grace Sikes and son,
pointed at the meeting. The B ar­ George recently visited In E u ­ contributions.
Gross am ount realized from the
ron precinct area which Included gene, Oregon, with friends..
P resident’s ball Saturday night
Klam ath Junction and the G reen-
was $228.00. Dance refreshm ents
pnng.s has no com m itteem an nor
grossed $86.10. The funds which
has the Colestin area. T alent East
were raised by the theaters
Is vucant as is Ashland south, j
am
ounted to $101.10. The com­
precinct 9.
bined contribution by the schools
Harold R. Jordan, Rt. 2, Box
tot led $112.85. March of Dimes
502 is com m itteem an for pre­
cups which were placed on count­
cinct 1, Ashland b o u le v a r d ;
ers about the city gleaned $229.13.
Frank E. Thompson and Mrs.
The state jars which were at
Thompson, Van Ness, are com ­
GAME TO BEGIN AT
the bank attained a total of $189-
m itteem an and com m itteew om an
8:00 p.m. MONDAY NIGHT
02 Oregon was first with $54.90,
for Ashland West C entral, pi In
FEBRUARY 9
California second with $19.55, and
cinct 3; Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Bert
Miller, Liberty street, are com ­
Ashland basketball fans will Missouri third with $8.32.
An additional $2.00 was added
m itteem an and com m itteew om an see razzle-dazzle in Action Mon­
to the Ohio jar after the contest
for Ashland South, Preclflct 9;
day night at the Junior high j had closed by a former resident
Ashland West, Precinct 10,
re ­
school
gym nasium, according to j of the Buckeye state.
presented by Howard Holmes, Rt.
Bob
Sheridan
who Is collecting a
2 Box 56, and Nellie M. South,
P. O. Box 214.
team of local all stars to play the
Lois A. Moore, Rt. 1, Ashland Harlem Tops, a Negro profession­
Is Democratic representative in, al ball club, coached by Les W ilk­
Robert Lugar, former m anager
Bellview.
inson.
of
thé Community hospital, this
Ralph Jennings, Talent, is P re­
Game tim e Is 8:00. The Harlem
cinct Com m itteem an for West 64. Tops are being brought to A sh­ week petitioned the City Council
Phoenix East, precinct 56 has a land by the Senior class of A sh­ asking for a five year lease on
comm itteewoman, May Carver, land High school who are spon­ the hospital.
Lugar stated in his petition that
and Berthold Barnum is com m it­ soring the game to raise money
teem an for precin. t 57, Phoenix for a gift which they plan to p re ­ he would be willing to pay the
city $100.00 a month for the lease
west.
sent to the student body this and that he would then take care
Some of the com m itteem en and spring.
of the operation and m aintenance
women listed have since moved
Sheridan stated today th at the of the institution.
away or will not take a n active Harlem Tops were really “tops,”
Dr W alter Redford, who heads
part In the 1948 elections und the among travelling baske t b a 1 1
the
realty comm ittee of the coun­
Democratic central com m itte e teams and that In addition to play
is presently investigating the
plans to study these m atters
ing a fine game of basketball they
- Everyone interested In Demo­ could put on a complete comedy proposition. Recently the A m eri­
cratic policy Is invited to attend game and would do so at any time can Medical association failed to
list the Ashland comm unity hos
the meeting, Codding stated. 'The during the evening.
pital on their approved list of
two main aims of the party in
Sheridan has tentatively select­ hospitals.
Jackson county are to get people ed for his team M arlen Yoder,
registered so they can vote and assistant coach at Ashland high
George Icenhower and the Rev.
the second is to provide an o u t­ school; Tiny Jones, Charles W ar­ and Mrs. Gordon Lindsay atten d ­
standing slate of candidates on ren. Cliff McLean. Jack Lutz, ed the District convention of the
the democratic ticket.
and Johnny Grey, all of whom, Assembly of God churches at
Form ation of a Democratic club are form er Southern Oregon col­ Springfield, Oregon, last week.
will also take place at the m e e t­ lege athletes or City league stars. They returned Thursday.
ing, and people new to Southern
Oregon are particularly urged to
attend.
Mrs. Manwood Honey m a n .
M ultnomah county legislator, and
her daughter, Mrs. Nancy R obin­
son, national dem ocratic com m it­
“O u r reliance i* in the love
teewoman, are expected to attend
as Is Monroe Sw eetland, N ew ­
of liberty which
hat
port, and Byron G. Carney, ch air­
—. planted In ue.O urdefense
m an of the Dem ocratic state com ­
Is in the spirit which prized
mittee.
2T. liberty as the heritage of
all m en in all lands
=_ everyw h ere.”
Harlem Tops To
Play Local Stars
At Jr. High Gym
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Lutfar Requests A
Lease On Hospital
cil
Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12
Church of Christ
Sponsors Youth’s \
Christian Endeavor
With m alice toward none;
with charity for a ll; with 7=.
firm ness in the right,as
—
(3od gives us to see the right, ~
~ let us strive on to finish
z
the work we are In.-to do all -
which may achieve a Just and
7 lasting peace among ourselves, //
and w ith all n a tio n s.”
—
Form ation of a C hristian En­
deavor society at the Fi r s t
Church of C hrist took place S u n ­
day evening when 10 young peo­
ple formed an organization and
elected Lowell Hall president.
The group will be In the form
of a town and campus club ac­
cording to the Rev. Earl Down­
ing, m inister of the church, and
will appeal particularly to older
students.
O ther officers Include Jam es
Chism, vice president, and Maury
Gresham , secretary treasur e r.
Mrs, Jess Hill Is the advisor.
—o—
Mrs. Marie Eastburn, 77 Alida
street has been ill during the
past week as has her baby and
her mother, Mrs. Lucy Delmar.
Consolidation Of
Schools Is Lost
Talent, Feb. 4—School patrons
in the Talent school district voted
Tuesday in favor of consolidation
of the Talent district with t “"e
W agner creek district, but the
consolidation was defeated In
W agner creek w here 22 people
voted against the m easure and
only 13 supported it.
Talent patrons were 24 In favor
and one in opposition to the m ea­
sure.
The proposed consolidatl o n
would have joined the two school
districts,
City Fathers Decide to
Hold Water Election
BUCKHORN LODGE OPENS
Dr. Herman W exler, operator
of Buckhorn Lodge on Em igrant
creek, stated today that he plan­
ned to re-open the sanitarium
this week.
The sanitarium has been closed
for the past few months while the
Doctor was In the East on an an­
nual vacation and attending to
m atters of business.
PIE SOCIAL COMING
The Bellview Extension Unit
will hold a Pie Social at the B ell­
view Grange hall Saturday, Feb­
ruary 14 at 8:00 p.m. in order to
sponsor a 4 H Scholarship.
‘Be Prepared’
Meeting Saturday
By Winston Mark*
All boys who wish to qualify
for the Boy Scout overnight hike
planned for this month will meet
Saturday morning at the home
of Tommy Laird at the end of
Indiana Street, at 9:00 a.m.
For many fellows this will be
the first outing where they will
carry their own outfits, build
their own campfires and cook
their own food. The purpose of
the Saturday morning meeting
will be to see th at each boy
knows w hat equipm ent and food
will be necessary for the hike,
and to determ ine how much tra in ­
ing will be needed.
A boy need not be a registered
Scout to m ake the hike, but he
m ust tu rn in an application for
m em bership and attend this S at­
urday meeting. This is in the
spirit of the Scout Motto: “BE
PREPARED.”
Several Students
Make Honor Roll
Students who made the honor
roll for the half year at the B ell­
view school included for the 8th
grade: Lawrence Lebore and
W ayne Johnson.
Seventh grade: Ben Heitz, Ro­
salie O’Brien, and Lloyd Blair.
Fifth grade: Richard Schulz.
Fourth grade: Rex Bounds, and
Nancy BeBoer.
Third grade: Jackie S uther­
land and D arry Ramsey.
Second grade: Tommy Conner,
Carolyn Byrd, Jeannette Therres
and Franklyn Maher.
First grade: Phyllis DeBoer,
Susan Heitz, Carole Robison,
Jack Spence and Robert Harkey.
John Billings To
Handle Mutual Life
John Billings returned this
week from Portland w here he
had spent the post two weeeks in
a school conducted by the M utual
Life Insurance company of New
York.
Billings stated that he would
represent M utual life in this area
in the future. Tom Fuson and
Lloyd Evans, both of Medford,
have in the past handled the
Ashland business for M utual life.
U nderw riting M utual Life is
not new to the Billings fam ily as
at one tim e Billings agency took
care of insurance business for
the company in Ashland.
Ashland High and
Medford To Meet
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— th a t th is nation,under (3od, «hall have a
new birth of freedom , and that governm ent I
o f the people, by th e people, for the people
1
s h a ll not perish from the e a r th .”
j
E xpressing , simply and
with oignity , the thoughts
and peelings op the people , these words op
A braham L incoln will live forever in the hearts
OP ALL AMERICANS — STANDING BEFORE ALL THE
WORLD AS A S T A T E M E N T OP THE PURPOSES
AND PRINCIPLES OP OUR DEMOCRACY.
Lincoln's birthday, February 12, is a day set aside to honor the
great president who led this nation through one of the greatest
crisis in its history. Washington school, Lincoln school, the Junior
and Senior high schools will all have short assembles or programs
on Thursday n honor of the memory of the Civil Wartime presided
Volume 14, Number 48
The Ashland High School G riz­
zlies are being drilled this week
by Coach Bob Sheridan to Im­
prove their foul shooting and op­
position to the zone defense with
which they expect to encounter
on Friday and Saturday nights
when they play the Medford high
school team in their third and
fourth encounters.
Although Ashland high school
has won from Medford twice con­
secutively in the last series,
Sheridan states that Medford has
improved a lot and he expects
very tough opposition this week.
The Junior Varsities of both
Medford and A s h l a n d high
schools will play in prelim inary
games both Friday and S a tu r­
day nights.
PEOPLE TO VOTE FEB.
24 ON $400.000 PLAN
TO IMPROVE WATER
“. . . It is deemed necessary for
the peace, health, safety, and gen­
eral welfare of the citizens of the
City of Ashland that an em er­
gency be and the same is hereby
declared to exist. .
This excerpt from the legal
"Notice of Special Election” issu­
ed from City A ttorney William
M. Brigg's office this week Indi­
cates the attitude of the Ashland
City Council when the body vot­
ed unanim ously Tuesday night
under a suspension of the rules
of the regular m eeting to adopt a
resolution to hold a special elec­
tion in the city of Ashland on
February 24 to vote on a "W ater
Bond Am endm ent.”
Upon passage, the am endm ent
would perm it the City Council to
issue General Obligation Bonds
not in excess of $400,000.00 for
the purpose of constructing a
w ater filtration plant, three cov­
ered reservoirs and the partial re­
new al of distribution mains as a
m eans of improving the w ater
distribution and supply to the
city.
According to the notice the
bonds will be of a serial type and
wil be islsued in denom inations
of $1,000.00 and callable in fiv«e
years and will be retired by the
city w ithin a period of tw enty
years. The am endm ent perm its
the Council to set the interest
rate and interest paym ents will
be sem i-annually.
Paym ent for the proposed issue
will come from city w ater rates
and from an annual tax levy to
be decided upon by the city
council when the annual budget
is made.
Officials for the first w ard
•which will vote a t the City Hall
are W. C. Mitchell, judge, and •
George W. Rose and Louise G.
McNair, clerks. For the second
w ard which will vote at the P ub­
lic Library, Rosa Dodge Galey
was appointed as judge and Irene
D etrick and Nellie M. Foster
w ere appointed clerks.
Polls will be held open on Feb­
ru ary 24 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Titles Go On Block
In Church League
Titles in the Y.M.C.A. Church
basketball league will go on the
block next S aturday afternoon at
the Ju n io r high school gym na­
sium when the undefeated Con­
gregational Church team plays
the equally undefeated P resby­
terian church team in the “A”
league.
Games to be played in the B
league find the N azarene club
m eeting the Talent Friends, the
Presbyterians playing a pickup
YMCA team and the Church of
Christ playing the Methodist
church.
The third round of games in
the Y.M.C.A. - Church Basketball
league was played in the Junior
High school gym Saturday a fte r­
noon, Jan u ary 31.
In the “A ” Division the Con­
gregational team defeated the
Church of C hrist 23 to 4 and the
Presbyterian team won from the
Talent Friends by a score of 26
to 14.
In the ‘ B” Division the N azar­
ene team won from the Y.M.C.A.
26 to 6. Church of C hrist defeated
the Talent Friends by a score of
17 to 14 and the Presbyterians
won from the M ethodists 19 to 12.
MRS PIERCE RETURNS
Mrs. B. V. Pierce, 1041 East
Main street, returned Monday
from Los Angeles and reported
that the families of both of her
sons, whom she visited in Los
Angeles, had increased by the ad­
dition of a child.
Marie Francis was born to Mr.
and Mrs. M. E. Pierce an d . Ron­
ald George was born to Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Pierce.
K athleen Hess has returned to
school after her operation for re ­
moval of adenoids at Sacred
H eart Hospital in M edford last
week.
Mrs. Jack Prewitt, 10 Quincy
street, Medford, was a dinner
guest at the Elmer Ayer’s home
on South Pioneer street last Sat­
urday.