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NEWS REVIEW
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ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
VOL. 14, NO. jo
School Boards
Discuss Need Of
Consolidation
PRESENT FACILITIES
INADEQUATE FOR ALL
FIVE DISTRICTS
Governor Hall Speaks
Monday at Lithia
Governor John Hall will arrive
in Ashland on Monday morning
and will address townspeople a
a luncheon Monday noon at the
Lithia Hotel Coffee Shop and
over radio station KWIN at 2 p.m.
Also on the agenda for his trip
is a visit in the morning to Camp
White, a speech at Southern Ore
gon College at 2:30 p.m. and
luncheon in the evening in Med­
ford.
The reception committee greet
ing the governor will include
Ralph Koozer as chairman. Geo
rge Green and Dave Whittle.
The luncheon committee con­
sists of Winston Marks, chairman,
Kalcy Smith. Walt Bosshard
and James Jeter.
Secretary of State Earl T. New-
bry will also address the group
at the luncheon.
California’s Dry
Spell Is Still
Affecting Power
Water Proposition to
Be Balloted Tuesday
ELECTRIC CURRENT
by using their student activity
Opposition Divided 'Interest Running
IS STILL LESS THAN
curds . . . Winner of the VFW
NORMAL STRENGTH
Safety campaign slogan w a s
One Says Too Little
Members of the school boards
High As Election
MARSHA HUNT, who is in the of the districts surrounding Ash­
In
a
statement
Issued
today,
A.
Other
Too
Much
Fifth grude at Lincoln school
Time Nears
S. Cummins, president of the Cal­
her slogan "Safety Is In Style land District No. 5 met In Ash­
Mayor Thornton Wiley stated
Voters of Ashland will go to
ifornia Oregon Power company, today that outspoken opposition the polls Tuesday February 24 to
today. Let’s (Jet Together and land Wednesday evening to dis­
Make It Pay.” She’ll get a certi­ cuss the mutual problem of hous­
announced that while power sup­ to the Water Bond issue has come vote on a proposed amendment
ficate from the National Safety ing the continually Increasing
ply conditions were slightly better from but a few quarters.
to the Charter of the City of
Council during a program to be number of students who are at­
than a week ago lack of rain in
Among
these
are
S.
S
Davies
Ash,a”
d authorizing the city
heard over KWIN next Friday
tending school in Ashlund.
California
still
constitutes
a
ser-
S
ecretarv
nf
i
h
.
i
¡«
k
*
w
.
council
<o issue bonds not to ex-
. . Speaking of radio, did you
Leland Linn, superintendent of
lous threat of continued short-
L,ght’ Water and ceed $400,000.00 for the purpose
know that I.EEDA SPENCER schools, pointed out to the group
layers league who says that of constructing a water filtration
aces.
iax P“
ages.
BISHOP, 75 Coolidge- street, Is that Ashland must replace Wash­
$400,000.00 is too much money to , - plant . three co^^red
water
In
answer
to
queries
as
to
why
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one of the poet« of the nation ington school and that nine more
spend
now
as
we
will
receive
uni™
anri
-
...... , of the
a water shortage In California ad­ onlv about Moo non no . .r e c , e voirs and a partial renewal
whose works are Included in the clasurooms must be added to pre­
onjy an out $200,000.00 value for d istrib u tio n mains.
versely
affects
Copco
operations
Anthology, "Poetry on the Air,' sent facilities to take care of the
water Polls for the first ward will be
he stated that his company had that
,.,n 1 amount
_ . . and that , the
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which has just been published. . number of students who are pre­
ra<" caUy a‘
c,,y rthal1 wi*h ,w c - « « -
been exchanging power with the will, ? £ pXJ» 7 ’rov
. . . All of which has nothing to sently attending school in Ash­
Pacific Gas and Electric company
I
P
W
iirn.fk
f
.
cheR
as
Judge and George W.
do with the fact that CLIFFORD land.
, ^ “ ??ei?A:.Eng,neer ior Rose and Louise G. McNair as
for years and until recently most
WILLIAMS and D O R O T H Y
At present 100 students In the
of the flow had been north to the Southern Pacific company clerks of that ward.
PALMER cun he heard In select­ elementary grades und 75 stud­
south During the past year, how­ has stated that the plan is not
Voters of the second ward will
ions from the oratorio, "The ents in the high schools are at­
ever, due to increased demands in large enough to satisfy future go to the Ashland Public Library
Creation," by Haydn. The Rogue tending District 5 schools from
southern Oregon the trend has needs of the community and he where Rosa Dodge Galey will
Valley Chorus Is presenting the five other districts. Linn pointed
b< en largely reversed and Copco feels that a larger sum should be serve as judge and Irene Detrick
entire oratorla ut the Methodlat out that If District No. 5 Is to
has been purchasing power on appropriated to insure an ade- and Nellie M. Foster will serve as
church Sunduy afternoon at 3:00. continue to educate these students
balance from the California com quate water system for the town, clerks.
The two local songsters are solo- help must be obtained In the
A disinterested observer who
Mayor Thornton Wiley stated
pony.
He said that this is a nor
Ashland's Grizzly Varsity and
“ te..........Junior high school stu­ form of consolidation so that all
mal
practice
between
utility
com
dlv
stated‘Ih
?
k
ee/
d
1r
t
am
tO’
today
he felt that the proposed
dents are off on a subscription districts will start in the neces- the Bear cubs will meet the panic«, carried out to assure the Dosed nlìn thdt h e, feIt the p,0‘ improvements of the water sys-
campaign in order to rulse funds. sary building program. He point- Cavemen from Grants Pass here most economical use of facilities S u r e indWath ? X a,- Stopgap tem
definitely a step in the
........... New faces but the same ed out to the representatives of , day n‘g,lt n a 8ame to take and water supplies
t h i ? " f,Ve .m°re right direction and that more
It permits velrs .f
names popped up as officers were Soda Springs, Siskiyou, Valley- place at the Junior High school the most effective planning and to „row ÌheP°P“latlon, c^tln u ed progressive steps in the develop-
elected last week to the Jackson view, Bellview, and Neil Creek, Uyninasium.
g
’ de city would have to ment of the system could be
Probable starting lineup for the Is in the public Interest.
county Lincoln club, DODGE districts that the millage would
madfL *" the ÌUtUre ConsiderinS
Because today’s utility systems q Ì Ì t™ raeterCllÌtÌeS
ALEY,NEWHRY...’.a n d E L i: be approximately the same whe­ Ashland Varsity will be Bill Bis­
are
more
closely
Interconnected
possible population increases or
X T * ! ™ " Went fo* « nde ther the districts were consolidat­ sell, J. Richardson, Harry Kan- than ever before in order to pro
critical water shortages.
with the fire department Wednes­ ed or not. The only additional nasto, V. Carlson, and Don May- vide for an adequate interchange B. Extension Unit
Mayor Wiley also stated that
day. . . . to extinguish a fire at amount needed would be for the field.
there was a power potential in
Hank Anderson’s Cavemen will of power, anything of major im­ Studies Sauce Pans
his new home.
building.
portance affecting operations at
the proposed development which
The districts together can bor­ Include K. McLean, J. Orr, S. any one point c«n nave repercus
The Bellview Home Extension could easily be exploited in the
row about $500,000 for building Heater, C. Reese, and V. Craft.
«ions elsewhere. This accounts Unit held its regular meeting
purposes. District five alone can • Starters on Marlen Yoder’s partly for Copco’s present Inabil­ Wednesday, February 18 in the future to alleviate the necessity
bringing in power from outside
borrow about $300,000 which Junior varsity will be F. Hile, L. ity to provide full unrestricted Grange hall. The subject was of
sources.
would not be adequate to replace Graham, G. Ward, N. Starnes, and service to all its customers.
"Pressure Sauce Pans.’1 Mrs.
City Attorney William Briggs
exlsitlng buildings and add space E. Durham.
This
Is
a
temporary,
not
Marian
Christenson,
Home
Dem­
pointed
out that there is a de­
The Grizzlies dropped tw o chronic condition. It represents onstration Agent, presented the
Talent has collected $472.60 for for tuition pupils.
finite
need
for a filtration plant
games
over
the
week
end,
one
Consolidation,
District
5
school
the polio fund. The Left Handed
no general breakdown In service demonstration assisted by Mrs. when meters are installed in ord­
Club contributed $115.15. There boards members pointed out is to the University of Oregon Frosh facilities or in our ability to pro­ Beldon Block.
er to insure satisfactory opera­
was $45.62 from the basketball the only answer, either that or 81 -26, and the other to Cottage vide this area with a dependable
tion of the meters.
games. The Grange sent in $10.00 the other districts will hqve t( Grove, 31-27.
supply of power. Heavy season­
make
some
other
arrangements
to
Tuesday night on the Central
and the rest was donated by in­
rains alone would clear the
I^oint floor the Grizzlies showed able
Editor Claims Russ
dividual« who filled and sent in educate thelr children.
trouble In short order.
their aggressiveness as they came
their dime envelopes and from
The California Oregon Power
Expansion Continues
back from the losing streak to company realizes the inconven­
the open faced cards in the stores. Barbara Sample Is
Speaking to the student body
win 63-38 over a hopped up Cen­ ience which any interruption of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Newton, of Southern Oregon college. Wed­
Hostess to Club
tral Point team which had won power supply causes and assur­
(’rumps To Operate
who were wed Saturday in an
Young people of the C. E. of from Medford, 37-34 last Satur­ ance is given that the company afternoon ceremony held at the nesday morning, Wendell Law­
day.
rence, editor of the Southern
Skinners Fountain
the Talent Friends Church enter
will continue to do everything
Presbyterian church
Oregon News Review, told the
Phoenix, Feb. 18 — Skinner’s talned 31 guests at a banquet
Ashland Jayveees lost to the possible to get service promptly First
Medford will live in Ashland group that the Russian expan­
Fountain will re-open tomorrow given Thursday evening, Febru Pointers, however, 35-25.
restored to a normal basis.
after their return from a San sionist policy was presently oper­
under the management of Spen­ ary 5, at the home of Barbara
The city of Ashland buys a por­
ating in full swing in both the
Mrs. Garnett Padgett, 518 Iowa, tion of its power from the Cali­ Francisco honeymoon.
cer and Ruby Crump, who re­ Sample There was a four course
is
ill
at
her
home.
Mrs.
Newton
is
the
former
Far
East and the Balkans.
cently took over the fountain I dinner, Dee Cox was Toastmaster
fornia Oregon Power company.
Mary Martha Sweeney, daught­
He recommended that the Unit­
from Dick LaFleur who will ini There was the following enter-
er of Mr. and Mrs Ralph Sweeney, ed states set up a Monroe doct­
the near future manage the foun-J talnment: Accordian solo, Bar-
Medford. She has been teaching rine to the Russian borders, and
tain at the new Trailways depot, hara Sample; Reading, Marie
in Eugene. Harold Newton is the that the state department then
in Medford.
| Williams; Piano solo, Joanne
I son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. New­ stick with that policy.
Mr. and Mrs. Crump are ori-1 Jnanls; Class Prophecy, Virginia
ton, 345 Liberty, Ashland. The
ginally from Compton, California) Peters; Reading, Verda Craven-
COLVIN HAS ACCIDENT
groom
is associated with his fath­
where he was employed with the. Trio, Earline Barrett, Marjorie
Harold E. Colvin, Route 2 Ash­
An ultra modernistic front on the G. S. Butler Pioneer building er in the Frideger Grocery com
H C. Smith Oil Tool Co.
Huffman, Eloise Robinson; Talk, on East Main was unveiled this week when B. W. Byrd, Ashland
land was involved in an auto ac­
pany, an Ashland concern.
The Crumps have two boys,|Mr Alger.
cident
Saturday morning a mile
?untlAacior’ look aw£*y the protective scaffolding from the front of
The wedding which was con­
Jimmie, 11 and Jarrel, 8 who,
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the Andrews and Redford Realty office, the Southern Oregon News
south of the Medford city limits.
ducted
by
the
Rev.
H.
W.
Hansen
both began school this week in, Mr and Mrs. Scott and Mr. and Review, and Joe Langtry, insurance and W. W. Robinson real estate
Colvin’s vehicle struck one oper­
The remodeling has been done under the direction of W ill ia m took place before an alter decora­ ated by Jesse Reeves, Medford.
the Phoenix school. The family Mrs. Walter Robison, Weed, Cal
Briggs,
owner
of
the
building.
Wendell
Lawrence
ed
o?
of
th
^
N
e
t^
ted
with
calla
lilies,
yellow
and
is currently residing at the Red | Hornia arrived Wednesday tefvis
Review, designed the front using ideas first utilized h v m ^ i
white acacia and fern. The bride
Arrow auto court until a house,*1 at ,hp home of W R. Taylor and
Jean, Philadelphia, Pa. architects
by McCleary who wore a floor length grown of DR. STEVENSON SPEAKS
248 5th street, and Mrs. Ethel
or apartment can be located.
TUESDAY AT MEDFORD
Briggs stated this week th a U ---------------------------------------
biege with gold trim, a golden
Miller, 562 A street.
Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson, presi­
the old fashioned bay windows
colored hat and gloves, carried a dent
Mrs Betty Miller underwent a on the second story and the tow­
MRS. HUTCHINS SINGS
of Southern Oregon college
Bible and orchids. She was will speak at the next meeting of
throat operation at Sacred Heart er which have long distinguished
Mrs. Betty Hutchins, Ashland golden
given in marriage by her father the Jackson county public Health
hospital last week.
the building would be removed
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Joy, have and modern casement windows, mezzo-soprano, was one of the and was attended by her sister, association, which will take place
spent the last few week^at their set In glass brick would be in­ featured soloists at the concert Mrs Warren B. Hamlin.
Tuesday, February 24, at the
William McKibbin, Klamath Rogue Valley Country club in
new cabin on the coast, at Harbor stalled, flush with the face of given Wednesday night by the
Oregon. They are expected home the building.
Southern Oregon Philharmonic Falls was best man. Ushers were Medford. His topic will be. “Men­
In the near future.
The face of the building will be society. Mrs. Hutchins sang “Gav­ Warren Hamlin; Erwin Newton, tal and Social Hygiene.”
Yreka, California; Dwight Rulon,
Reservations for the luncheon
stucco, in a pale green color, otte” from the opera, Mignon.
Oceanside,
California, and M. P. must be made by Saturday, Feb.
¡Billings
Appoints
Briggs further pointed out.
This Week
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Dunn Ashland.
21 by calling Medford 4459 or
Windows on the ground floor Klamath Junction
1948 Y Committees
M
r
M
A
A
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Music was furn»shed by Mrs. 5400, or by writing Miss Helen
are
slanting
under
a
protective
GERSHWIN — Rhapsody In
Y.M.C.A. standing committees marquee, and each window has and thrp2d h ^ ' Art, „Thompson Eva Marsh A reception was held Bullís, 15 Florence Ave., Medford.
Blue. (Sanroma and the
were
appointed for 1948 by John a flower box along the sidewalk, C alifornia h! d^en of Hornbrook after the ceremony. Mrs. Louise
Boston Pops Orchestra.)
Billings, president of the Ashland to harmonize with the landscap­ Rnuih 1 * ?i eCL °n M,S' Rozella Brown and Mrs. J. A. Perry, both
Slade Songer,. Helman street
| of Medford, poured. Mrs. WHliam visited
Y.M.C.A. at a meeting of the ed Plaza islands. Ornamental Roush last Monday.
wife and six rhildren
Ruth Ann Moore, daughter of Morgan, Portland, completed cut­ at their his
GERSHWIN — Highlights
board of directors held Monday glass brick is being used to frame
home here over the week
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Carl
Moore
has
re­
from Porgy & Bess (Law­
evening in the Y building.
the doors and stairway entrance. covered from her bout with the ting the cake after the bride and end. Mr. Songer is away most of
rence Tibbett, Helen Jep-
List of Committees for the year
groom had cut the first slice.
the time at his place of business
Remodeling of the building flu.
son Chorus and Orches­
include; Finance C om m ittee has been contracted by B. W.
Guests from Ashland included in Riddle, Oregon.
tra),
chairman, Henry Metz; Building Byrd. Helping on the job have
the groom’s father and mother,
A new pledge to Phi Beta, nat­ also
Committee, chairma n, N i l e s been Lee Quinn, Walter Madsen,
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wal­
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Darby and
ional music and dramatic honor­
MENOTTI - SEBASTIAN— i Smith; World Service Committee, John Madsen, Cliff Wilson, Jim ary, is Maryen Roberts, daughter lace, the Rev A. H. MacDonnell, daughter. Esther, Jacksonville
chairman, Homer Billings; Mem­ Hoots, and Dick York.
Ballet Suite (Robin Hood
of Mrs. W. K. Marks, Rt. 1, Ash­ Mrs. Lorena McNair, Mr and Mrs. visited Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Her­
bership Committee, chairm a n,
E. E. Vail, Mrs. Calcolm Cady, bert, 393 E. Main street last Sun­
Dell Orchestra of Phila­
Byrd, who is an Ashland con­ land.
Mrs.
Harold
Thomas;
Program
delphia, Dimitri Mitrop-
Mr.
and Mrs. C. R. Bowman, and day.
/-4
...
. ,
)111 ( Cleve-
tractor, vuinv
came IIVIV
here II1
from
Miss Roberts is a freshman
oulos conducting).
«<*-. !?""• OMo. a year and four mon- major in music at the University Mrs. John Daugherty.
ert Mcllvenna; and Boxing Com ths ago.
Eldon Scrlpter of the Marshal
of Oregon.
Mr. and Mi’s. Robert Lugar, Wells Store reports that his
mittee - Representatives from the
The
interior
of
the
realty
of­
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Haynes and Iowa street, Mr. and Mrs. T. L.
RAVEL - BOLERO (Andre
“Y” - Joe Fader and C. M. Fraz­ fice owned by George Andrews
who has been quite ill,
two children have moved to Burkle, 405 Liberty street, and brother,
Kostelanetz and the Rob-
ier.
is
now
able
Dr.
Walter
Redford
is
to
be
re­
Myrtle Creek, Oregon. Mr Haynes Mrs. Alta Alvis, Upper Walker wheel chair. to be about in a
in Hood Doll Orchestra).
Secretary Ray Fletcher report­ decorated according to the two formerly
the Haynes Jew- avenue were dinner guests of Mr.
ed that a total of 957 people util­ men who are the biggest real elry store owned
here.
and Mrs. Bart Ritter and family
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Redlnbaugh
ized the Y building and facilities estate operators in Ashland.
Mrs. John Parisotta, Klamath last Sunday at the Ritter home on are the parents of a son, born
during the past month. They in­
The celling has already been Falls who recently had her ap­ Upper Walker Ave.
February 15 at the Medford Ost­
cluded members from the Boy lowered in both the News Re­ pendix
removed at the Ashland
eopathic hospital.
Scouts, Girl Scouts, Senior Hl Y view and the real estate offices Community
hospital, is the form­
Mickey Babcock, formerly of
Club, Senior Tri Hl C Club. Jun­ of Andrews and Redford. (
er
Opal
Hill,
daughter of Mr. and Western time service in Ashland,
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Scripter
ior Hi Y Club, Junior Tri Hi Y
The News Review, which was Mrs. L. C. Hill, Sr. of Ashland
visited his wife and two children and family moved this week
Chib,
Gra-Y
Club,
the
Nazarene
formerly published at 167 E««t' Mr. and Mrs Art Thomps^r
270 East Main Phone 8011
Church, the Catholic Men’s Group Main moved January 1 to the and three children, Hornbrook last week end at their home on from their former home on Park
South Pioneer street. Mr. Bab­
and the Catholic Mother’s Group.
, PPW location in the Butler buiV’- California have been at the bed cock now is employed in the street to 283 Scenic drive.
Total attendance at the Build | ing in order to expand the plant side of his mother, Mrs. Joe Cum- Jewelry store owned by Slade
Mrs. Emma Kavanaugh, 265
Z mt
p
°” r w” k l i p X . h T , c,a’lz"
prln,lni ’ ’’" ¡ S i ’W T a X ! ’“
111
and Al Haynes •*
Almond, is recuperating from a
Oregon.
I broken ankle.
Grizzlies Will
Battle Cavemen
S472 For Polio
Fund in Talent
Newtons To Make
Home In Ashland
New Front Unveiled On
Building; Ultra Modern In Design
Masterpieces
on Records
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