SOUTHERN OREGON NEWS REVIEW. 111URS., FEB. 19, «94«
WATER. OR ELSE
SOUTHERN
NEWS REVIEW
Published every Thursday by
THE SISKIYOU PUBLISHING COMPANY
Ashland, Oregon
38 East Main Street
Cerryl H. Wines and Wendell D. Lawrence, Publishers
WENDELL LAWRENCE. Editor
Entered as second-class mail matter in the post office at Ash
land, Oregon, February 15, 1835, under the act of Congress of
March 3, 1879.
CONSOLIDATION OR ELSE
Students from school districts other than District $ who attend
schools in Ashland are soon going to be faced with a problem which
has confronted many other students in other schools. Because of the
rising population the school facilities become inadequate and the tui
tion students are the first to be lopped o ff the educational limb.
The students from the Soda Springs, Neil Creek, Siskiyou, Valley-
View, and Bellview districts who presently attend school in Ashland
pay tuition. This tuition helps to defray the expense of educating those
students.
Today, however the schools in Ashland arc faced with the problem
of replacing inadequate, unsanitary, outmoded school buildings, and
of adding more teaching space and more facilities to take care of the
pupils who are attending school.
The Ashland school district, which is District No. j , can borrow
something like $300,000 to replace the present school buildings and
facilities. This amount of money is not enough to adequately build
educational facilities to take care of the total present and projected
future enrollment. The six districts together can borrow something
like $500,000 which will make for more adequate and better school
facilities.
In order for the six districts to get together and support the educa
tional program for this area they must consolidate. The consolidated
district will then be responsible for educating all the children in the
area.
There will be opposition to this plan. The people who oppose it will
say, "Them city slickers in Ashland just want to take our money to
build themselves a better school.”
They overlook the fact that it’s their school which is being built.
They also overlook the fact that what benefits Ashland, benefits
Siskiyou, Soda Springs, Neil Creek, Valley View-, and Bellview; this is
more true of schools than of any other type institution.
They overlook the fact that should District 5 build alone; the schools
which District 5 builds, will not be large enough to take care of the
children from the outlying districts and they forget that they will be
forced to spend more money to fix up their outdoor toilet, one room
schools for their children than they w'ould pay over a period of years
to a valuable decent school in a consolidated district.
The problem of adequate schools is a never ending one. In this
Southern Oregon area which is at the threshold of a great population
expansion a continual program for school development is needed.
Consolidation is only the first step. It will have to come to that even
tually, why not now.
The second step after consolidation is to set up a neverending yearly
plan to make replacements of obsolete buildings and plants, to increase
the size of the facilities, and to add to the teachers.
If this plan is not set up and carried through, every 20 to 30 years
the district must go through the throes of holding bond elections,
selling die-hards on the need to replace facilities which were good
enough for grandfather but which aren’t good enough nor adequate
enough for today’s children. And sometimes the die-hards don’t sell,
and the district finds itself set back on the road of educational progress.
This total community area from the top of the Siskiyous to Grizzly
peak is growing in population. A large number of individuals in that
growing population are children who must go to school.
Today its consolidation or else.
Tomorrow it’s a planned educational program designed for the
years.
Finish Them
Yourself
I he problem which will confront the voters at the February 14
Water Bond election will lx> water or else mud.
We’ve had a taste of the mud and though our poppy warned us
against water claiming that it would rust our lubes we’ve developed
quite a taste for the stu ff finding that it’s great to use for washing
our teeth and tect and that in the summertime when it’s hot there's
nothing like a cleansing shower of clean cool water.
We've been satisfied with the temperature of the water around here
but the texture is somthing else. Sometimes after bathing in it we’ve
felt as though we should send the city a check 111 payment tor a medi
cinal mud bath. It smelled so much like bad medicine, and it looked
so much like mud.
If it only happened once every ten years we’d not say much about
it but after every little rain the water up at our house takes on that
splendid burnt unibre color and all ot the family look as though they’ve
just returned from Palm Beach, they have such a dark complexion.
We’re going to have a chance to tax ourselves for a bit of better
water here next week, and we’re going to vote, "yes.”
There’s not a bit of question about it in our minds, it’s either to
have water, or else, mud.
the year around or build reser
voirs of sufficient capacity to
Impound the w ater we can get in
the wet season for later use.
If neither plan is feasible then
drill u num ber of wells with
pum ping equipm ent and a con
nection to one or more reservoirs
so thut when the day comes oui
archaic wuter system no longer
is uble to supply the demand, the
stand-by system will eke out u n
til ruins come.
Perhaps the proposals here
made will cost a million or more
dollurs. How better could so
m uch money be spent? At one
fell swoop you have not only 111
sured u w ater system capuble ot
serving the com m unity for years
to come but you have removed
the specter of always being shoi t
on wuter with its attendant fears
and Incidentally we could say to
industry "Settle here—we have
abundant w ater for your use".
Lastly, In light of the debacle
recently experienced, I think the
people are in the proper m ental
fram e of mind to vote funds for
a first class wuter system rather
than the putch work affuir to be
offered for their approval on
February 24.
Truly yours,
L. P. Wllmeth
we fail to act now. N ature con
fa t&€ c ttifa i I tinues
to give increasing evidence
that the bountiful snows of yes-1
Ashland, Oregon
teryear that in the past insured
F ebruary 13, 1948 our sum m er supply are gradually
Dear Sir:
becoming less and less us the cli
The most im portant topic of mate changes.
conversation in Ashland at this
I do not agree w ith those who
tim e is "WATER" and rightfully would pinch now and ho sorry
so, for w ithout adequate water later. I do not agree with the
there can be no security for the m easure proposed to be voted on
Members of the Bellview Ex
present or hope for the future.
February 24. I consider the pro
It is idle to talk of persuading posal only a stop gap and of no te n s io n u n it m a d e a to ta l of
industry to settle in a locality future value. Mr. Harvey has 838.00 on th e P ie S o c ia l h e l d
that can offer neither w ater nor stated the plan will care for our Saturday night at the Bellview
electricity in sufficient volume needs up until the tim e the popu G range hall. Rulph Mlckel acted
for fu tu re needs. Of the two lation reaches 10,000. The Mayor as auctioneer In the absence of
needs perhaps w ater is the most has stated our estim ated popula Ed Dunn, who had originally been
urgent as its lack will affect tion to be 8750. Yet we consider slated for that post.
W illiam Verver .accompanied
every one who depends on the additions and changes in the w a t
city for their supply.
er system to handle 10,000 people. by Mrs. Richard Joy, played an
A review’ of w hat has been pro Almost over night there will be as yet unpublished violin compo
posed by those charged w ith the 10,000 people In this comm unity sition w ritten by Mrs. Joy. S tu
duty of planning ahead for the if present grow th is m aintained. dents of Mrs. Twila Block were
city would indicate either an in What then? Must we again go
ability to vision the future or a through the agony of trying to
tim idity of purpose not com m en augm ent our w ater system under
surate w ith our present needs.
conditions that cannot he prophe
Citizens of all degrees are alive sied now? Conditions that may
to the necessity of some drastic not be so favorable.
m easure being taken now to pro
It Is here urged upon the May
vide a w ater system that will or and the Council to reconsider
serve the fu tu re w ithout constant the whole problem of w ater and
and petty addition thereto from to adopt a plan that will either
time to time.
bring us sufficient new w ater
FOR SALE, trade or rent: Im
It m ust be apparent to all who sources to Insure flowing w ater
proved 225 acres, and house, RL
think th at we will either have to
1, Box 418, Phone 7247, Ashland,
acquire new sources of w ater to
30-10-tf.
supplem ent the present inade
quate flow or w'e will have to
JU ST ARRIVED! Thpse O re
build a reservoir or reservoirs of
Union Service Station
gon grown rose bushes are here
sufficient capacity to impound
again. 59 cents each, 3 for $1.65
enough w ater to tide us over the
237 East Main S t
6 for $3.00. Weitzels on the Plaza
dry season.
Ashland, Oregon
There are dark days ahead if
WANTED TO BUY: Four bed-
100m home. Must go G I Burtis
Frederick, Ashland Hotel.
tf
presented In ecveral pieno num
bers, and Ralph Sikes showed
colored pictures of C rater Lake
and the G rand Canyon.
Sam Jordan of Jordan Electric
Service, has been in bed since
last Friday with flu.
REAL ESTATE
Smull Fruit and Berry Acreage
for Modern Home. Good in
come Will sell or Would Con
aider Home In Ashland us
part.
Andrews & Redford
38 East Main
Phone 7866
in Purls
Special Evening ...
Face Powder unti
sale. $ 1 0 0 -----
75c Perfum e all for $1.00
LaMarre's Drug Store
$38.60 Made At
Unit Pie Social
HEATING
OILS
H. C. LITTIJi
Heater* and Floor
Fur nacos
Whittle Transfer
Phono 3331
Classified Advertisements
- Read ’em and Reap -
For Sale—
SALESMEN WANTED
MAN WANTED for Rawlelgh
business. Sell to 1500 families.
W rite today. Rawleigh’s Dept.
ORB-361-SA. Oakland. Calif, ltp.
Try the Classified*
Ralph A. Foster
Facts About Reeder Dam and
Ashlands Main Water Supply
Dam site is about one mile long and about a qu arter to
half m ile wide, built at a cost of $450,000.00. A rgum ent 'at
th at tim e it would impound enough w ater for a city of 15,000.
Was built by the Hon. E. Thornton, Hon. W. Briggs adm inis
tration, abandoned as no attem pt was ever made to clean or
fence same. N ext came the Hon. T. Wiley with his harm ony
boys also abandoned and failed to clean or fence said dam.
Question? Is there any business m an or private citizen that
would invest 450,000.00 then abandon It. We say no, it doesn't
m ake sense.
We can save 40% of our present w ater supply w ith meters.
By cleaning Reeder dam will save another 50%, that Is a sav
ing of 90% more water. Also it would save the people thou
sands of Dollars In unnecessary interest, rem em ber the Bond
issue will cost several dollars a month and we are already
paying enough. Protect your interest, health and w elfare by
voting next Tuesday lOlx No. Cars will be furnished for peo
ple, who are unable to walk to polls. Call 4411 or 8456.
S. S. Davies, Sec.
L ig h t W ater and Taxpayers league
UNPAINTED
CHESTS
Chapm an HOME FREEZER
For Sale or Trade— 15 cu. it.
new, never been uncrated. Cost
$471, will sell at $350 on long
term s, or trade for beef cattle or
hogs. Write, News Review, Ash
48-49-50
FOR SALE OR TRADE BY land, Oregon.
OWNER: Square Deal Second
TO LEASE: Grocery store fully
hand store, building and stock.
equipped w ith two bedroom liv
82 N orth Main, phone 3326,
ing quarters. $150.00 per month,
49, 50, 51p.
and you buy stock at Inventory.
Will pasture livestock. Rt. 1, Doing better than $50,000 gross
Box 418, Phone 7247, Ashland. per year. W rite Box 72, Talent,
48, 49, 50, 3tp
30-10-tf Oregon.
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MOTOR INN
Mac’s Shoe Shop
F ea tu res com p lete A u tom otive
B e p slr D ep ortm en ts
W. C. K c K IN N IB . Prop
MBOKAWICAX. - BI.BOTBIOAZ.
■hoe B e-B u U d lag - B n bber B e e le
MOST
3e
■toruge: D ay, W eek or M onth
a. 1st at.
Hooper’s Radiator
Service
Clogged Radiators Boiled Out
and Repaired New
Cores installed.
135 Morse
Ph. 4851
AND
Arc and
Machine
cation -
MACHINE SHOP
Acetylene Welding -
Work - Metal Fabri
General Auto a n d
Truck Repair.
970 Oak St.
Ashland
Burns
Borne O w ner's B p eclaltlee
O il Fired H e a tin g Equipm ent
Custom Made Venetian Blinds
W ea llie re lrlp p ln g
74
N.
M ain
at.
Telephone
7231
Pritchard’s Grocery
Urocerleu
-
Lunch meats - M ilk
Beverages
open u n til 9 p.m. every evening
Tulm an Creek Road and H w y . 99
Telephone 3731
r
rh o n e 4686
4 DRAWER MODEL
Ashland Auction
5 DRAWER MODEL
6<2 A. 8t.
Phone 2117s
Oak Street Oarage
2 DRAWER MODEL
work. Call
11. 8..47tf
Rototlller custom
21972
■ale* B very W ednesday
liv en in g
Tor con sign m en t Phone 3-1496
1180 Oak Bt.
Bellview Store
Complete Line o f Orocerleu
School Supplies
Open to 8:30 p.m.
Telephone 3745
H w y. 99 next to Bellview School
They’re smoothly sanded and
ready to paint. You save dol
Chiropractic..
Health Clinic
lars on these ruggedly built
pine cheats . . . and they're
308 N. Main
Phono 4371
Ashland
perfect for additional draweti
space
in
bedrooms,
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60 E. M ain
Telephone 22281
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Furniture Store
297 E. Main
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u
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Church and N. M ain Sts
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