Southern Oregon News Review, Ashland, Ore., lhuisday, March
’S I N E W S REVIEW
Published every Thursday by
THE SISKIYOU PUBLISHING COMPANY
Ashland, Oregon
38 East Main Street
Carryl 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, 1935, under the act of Congress oi
March 3, 1879.
Red Cross
Thi, week the Red Cross drive is again in full swing in Ashland,
Talent, Phoenix and neighboring communities. 'i our neighbor is as­
sisting with the drive. You can assist your neighbor by helping him
or her with the task which he has undertaken.
Assistance in this case mean, to give to the Red Cross with a smile
and without feeling as though one has just been a victim of another
sucker campaign.
This area has been spared the devastation which can follow in the
wake of a tornado, a flood, or an earthquake, 'X e have been lucky.
Tomorrow we may need assistance, however, and when we do the
Red Cross will be available to help those of us who are in need.
Merely the fact, however, that some day we, or those with whom we
are acquainted may need help, is no criteria of giving. By helping
your neighbor collect his Red Cross quota, you are helping some per­
son in some part of the world. Call it charity if you wish, the world
needs more of it.
The Red Cross is a symbol of charity directed to necessary ends.
Help your neighbor make his quota and help others in the world to
live.
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“Don’t Try It Again”
A letter recently appeared in the Omaha W orld-Herald which has
received national acclaim. It had been written by Chester E. Beltz, a
fireman who works for the Union Pacific Railroad. Here, in part, is
his letter, addressed to the unknown driver of a car which was almost
struck by his train:
"I don’t know’ who you are, but I do know you w’ere scared to death
when you drove your car across directly in front of a speeding passen­
ger train. It was so close that I, in the cab, could see the young girl
(your sweetheart, I presume) throw her hands up in front of her face
and cringe up against you in stark horror.
" If I were that young girl I’d pull away from you, fast. You didn’t
have good sense, son. You probably say you love her. I w'onder. Those
w’e love we try to protect. But not you.
"W ouldn’t that have been a nice present to hand your mother— a
broken and battered body. And how do you think that we in the cab
of that engine would feel. We are human being too. . .
"You and your girl were one second from Eternity, son.
"I hope you read this and know it means you, and that the girl will,
too. Next time you go driving around, stop and look. We don’t want to
hit you, but we are helpless, as we cannot sw'erve away from our given
rail.
" If I were you, I’d thank God for that split second He granted you
"I said a prayer for all when I realized you were going across. Per­
haps that’s what saved us all.
"N ow think it over, both of you. And I’ll bet you are both still
shaking in your shoes. And please, for God’s sake, don’t try it again.”
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Accidents
4 , 1948
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Young Lists Aims
Of The Progressive
Citizens of America
Willium Young, Neil Cn-ek
Irene Detrick and Nellie M. E os road, who represents the S outh­
RESOLUTION
Section 2.
Calling a special election of)
That the Common Council ter are hereby appointed clerks ern District of the Progressive
the electors of the City of Ash-
shall determ ine the source of of said election for the second Citizens of America, stated today
land, Jackson County, Oregon, to
said funds to be made uppllc w ard of said city. Polls will be that be plans to attend the first
able for the paym ent of the open from eight o'clock In the annual convention of the Oregon
be held on the 15th day of March,
fore noon to eight o’clock in the C hapter of the Progressive I iti
purchase price therefor.
1948, for the purpose of submit
afternoon on the date herein fix zens of America which is being
Section 3.
ting to said electors for their ap
That upon tender to the City ed for said election. The City held March ti and 7 In Portland.
proval or rejection a certain o r­
Recorder of the City of Ash Hull Is hereby designated as the
dinance entitled
Senator Glen Taylor Idaiio,
land of proper wurrunty deed voting place for the first ward, wlio is Henry Wallace's running
“An ordinance authorizing
or deeds covering said 67 acre and tlie Ashland Public Library mate on the third purty ticket,
the purchase of approxim ately
Ashland A irport tract together is hereby designated us the vot­ will lie the principal speakei
67 acres of land located In
with policy of title Insurance ing place for the second ward in
Young stated that tin- future
Sections 32 and 33, Township
covering said tract, in the a- said City.
of P.C.A. and Its relation to the
38 South, Range 1, East of the
SECTION 4.
mount of $18,000 00, the City
Third Party in Oregon; how to
W illam ette M eridian, in Jack
Thut the City Recorder is promote the Wallace candidacy
Recorder shall deliver to the
son County, Oregon commonly
owner or owners of said tract hereby requested and directed to and program : pushing reg istra­
known as the A shland Airport,
in such m anner us may be a p ­ give due notice of such special tion and developing liberal cand­
ini the sum of $18,000.00; auth
proved by the city attorney, election herein culled us provided idates for office will lie a few of
orizing the said Council to de­
a
w arrant for the purchase in the C harter and Ordinances the im portant Items to come la-
term ine the source of the mon­
price of said tract in the said of the City of Ashland, Oregon, fore tile convention.
eys to be used for such p u r­
thut is to say, thut this Resolu­
sum of $18,000.00.
The P.C.A. has already com ­
chase, and declaring an em er­
tion be published in the Ashland m itted Itself to aiding in the fight
Section 4
gency” ;
That Inasmuch as it is re ­ Daily Tidings anil the Southern to wrest the state governm ent
appointing judges and clerks of
quired that funds be available Oregon News Review, both nrws- from out of the hands of the pres
election; providing a ballot title;
for the purchase of said a ir ­ papers of general circulation, sure groups composed of private
providing for notice of election
port
tract by m idnight of M ar­ printed und published in the said power trusts, lum ber and food
and declaring an emergency.
ch
15th,
1048 It is deemed nec­ City, at least once ten days prior processing industries and real
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
essary for the public peace, to the date fixed herein for hold­ estate holders and place it again
MAYOR AND COMMON COUN
health and safety of the City ing said election; and copies o f ' w here it rightfully belongs as re ­
CIL OF THE CITY OF ASH­
of Ashland that an emergency this Resolution be posted in con j presentative of all tile people;
LAND
be and the same is hereby d e­ spicuous places In each ward in laiior, farm ers and small busl-
SECTION 1.
clared to exist and this ordin the City of Ashland for at least i ness.
That a special election of the
an te shall become im m ediate­ ten days prior to said special i YOUNG READERS MAKE
duly qualified electors of the
ly operative from and after its election.
BOOK SELECTION
City of Ashland, Jackson County,
SECTION 5.
approval by the m ajority o f
Each year the Pacific N orth­
Oregon, be and the same is here­
the electors of said City o f . Thut as regards the holding of west Library Association makes
by called for the 15th day of
said
election,
it
shall,
in
all
parti
Ashland and the proclam ation
un aw ard to the author of the
March, 1948, at which tim e there
of the M ayor proclaim ing such culars, be conducted In confor­ book most popular w ith boys and
shall be subm itted to said elect­
mity
with
A
rticle
IV
of
the
C
har­
approval.
girls of the Pacific Northwest
ors for their approval or reject­
ter of the City of Ashland.
SECTION 2
This is called the “Young Read­
ion the following proposed ord­
SECTION 6
That the ballot title under
ers’ Choice” Award. In 1947 It
inance:
That
inasm
uch as it is im pera­ w ent to Robert McCloskey on
which
the
proposed
ordinance
Ordinance Number 1074
“An ordinance authorizing will appear on the official ballot tive that the m atter of the p u r­ “Homer Price”.
chase of said airport tract be de­
The 1948 aw ard will be chosen
the purchase of approxim ately for said election will be as fol­
term ined at once, it is deemed from a list of books that have
lows:
67 acres of land located in Sec­
AIRPORT PURCHASE ORD necessary for the peace, health, been liked by boys and girls in
tions 32 and 33, Tow nship 38,
INANCE
REFERRED TO THE safety and general w elfare of the the fourth through the eighth
South of Range 1, East of the
PEOPLE
BY
THE MAYOR AND citizens of Ashland that an em er­ grades. In checking for local pop­
W illam ette M eridian, in Jack-
gency be and the same is hereby ularity, the Ashland Public Lib­
COMMON
COUNCIL
son County, Oregon, common­
declared to exist, and this resolu- j rary found that those w ith the
ly know n as the Ashland A ir­
AIRPORT PURCHASE
tion shall be in full force and ef- i three highest ratings were: “J u s ­
port, for the sum of $18,000.00;
ORDINANCE
feet from and after its adoption tin Morgan had a Horse” by M ar­
authorizing the said Council to Purpose: To authorize purchase
by the Council and approval by j guerite Henry; “Mystery Island,”
determ ine the source of the of approxim ately 67 acres of land
the Mayor.
by Enid Blyton; “Sandy” by Eli­
moneys to be used for such imm ediately North of the City of
The foregoing resolution was
purchase, and declaring an Ashland known as the Ashland duly adopted under a suspension zabeth J. Gray.
O thers in the order of popular­
emergency.
A irport for the sum of $18,000.00; of the rules at a regular meeting
ity
were: Estes, “One Hundred
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY and providing the m anner of of the Common Council held on
OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN such purchase and m aking provi­ the 2nd day of March. 1948, tin- Dresses” ; Lawson, “Rabbit Hill” ;
Brink, “Magical Melons"; Farley,
AS FOLLOWS:
sion for funds therefor.
vote being as follows:
“The Black Stallion R eturns” ;
100
Yes
I vote for the ord­
Section 1.
Ayes
6
DeAngeli, "Yonle W ondernose";
inance.
T hat the purchase of that
Nays
0
Haywood, "Betsy and the Boys” ;
No
I vote against the
certain tra c t of land com pris­ 101
Approved this 2nd day of Lenskl, "Straw be r r y G i r 1";
ordinance.
ing approxim ately 67 acres and
March, 1948.
Means, "The Moved-out e r s” ;
SECTION 3.
located in Sections 32 and 33,
T. S. Wiley
Tunis, “Yea! W ildcats” ; S treat-
That W. C. Mitchell is hereby
Tow nship 38 South, Range 1,
Mayor
feild, "Theater Shoes"; McGinley
East of W illam ette Meridian, appointed judge, and Geo. W. To all of which I hereby certify: “Plain Princess"; Faulkner, “Mel
in Jackson County, Oregon, Rose and Louise G. McNair are
J. Q. Adams
indy’s Medal”,
commonly known as the A sh­ hereby appointed clerks of said
Recorder
land A irport, for the sum of election for the first w ard of said
Mrs. Louise Mackay spent last
$18,000.00, is hereby authoriz­ city; and Rosa Dodge Galey is
week
end on the K lam ath River
hereby
appointed
judge,
and
ed.
visiting the Bagleys.
Mrs. Fred G ardner, the form er
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Coy and
daughter, Diane of Bend, Oregon, Vyvyan Freem an, was honored
arrived last T hursday to visit last W ednesday evening at a b ri­
• Mimeographing
• Typing
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross dal shower at the home of Mrs.
• Dictation by Telephone
Harden of B. street. Mr Coy is Slade Songer, 45 Helman street.
• Postcard Duplicating
Co-hostesses for the affair
employed tem porarily in this
were
Mrs. M ildred Frazier and
area with the State game and
A shland
Phone 5541
Mrs. Carm el B am thouse.
fish departm ent.
Mrs. G ardner, who was m ar­
ried February 13, is living at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Freem an, until her
husband, who is attending school
at Oregon State college, can find
D ear S ir:
Mar<* 3- 1948
a suitable home for his bride in
Corvallis.
A lthough for a period of years the Ashland School Board has been able to take elem entary and
The gift table was covered
high school students from the surrounding districts on a tuition basis, critical housing conditions
with an Italian cut-w ork cloth,
m ake it’ impossible to renew tuition contracts.
and the dining table was covered
G row th in population has lesulted in a 3 3 ', increase in school census in the past four years. In 1942 with a lace cloth. The home was
there w ere 79 beginners while last fall there were 140 youngsters starting to school in Ashland. Ac­ decorated w ith w hite iris and
cording to the new State Standards, the W ashington and Lincoln schools carried a total over-load coniferous plants.
Open faced sandwiches, spiced
this year of 239 students.
tea and coffee w ere served the
As there has not been a school house built in Ashland for over 20 years, the com m unity is faced guests who Included: Mrs. Fn-d
w ith the supplying of not only additional space b u t also the replacem ent of the W ashington School G ardner Sr., Mrs. M aude M artin
Elaine Rhymes, Mrs. Muriel P e r­
which at present is housing over 400 students.
ry and Mrs. Lela Shores, Med­
175 tuition students are attending the Ashland schools and the district cannot afford to build space ford; Mrs. C.J. Foster, Mrs. Marie
for these students. “It would cost you to provide housing for the pupils who are resident of the A sh­ Freem an, Mrs. Duke Lorton, Mrs.
Fred Cushing, Mrs. Mark True,
land D istrict $167,950”.—Dr. C. L. Huffaker.
Mrs. George Shuma n, M r s ,
The assessed valuation of the Ashland School D istrict is $3,634,305 and th at of the districts voting Minnie Barron, Mrs. Dale W ill­
on c o n s o lid a tio n ^ ,248,322 or a total of $5,457,575. By combining resources the districts could pro­ iams, Mrs. Gordon Miller, Mrs.
vide adequate facilities which would be m utually advantageous. It is estim ated th a t this building pro­ Ben Chrlstlieb, Mrs. M arilyn
Wade and Mrs. Robert Dunn, all
gram could be handled by a 11 m ill levy.
of Ashland .
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Mrs. Fred G ardner
Honored By Shower
Public Stenographer
Chamber of Commerce Offices
— .dettvi to tfo
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Did you know that home accidents have taken more lives than all
our wars put together? Have you ever gone over your day, step by
step, and checked the hazards which might have thrown you for a
fall? Just you, an average home body.
Let’s summarize some of these hazards. When you first get out of
bed: how about the scatter rugs in your bedroom? Are they anchored
w’ell (wonderful new "backing” for rugs, sold by the yard) ?
The rubber mat in the bath tub and a firm hold on tub to help you
get out. Be sure soap is in its place, not under your foot.
Has your medicine closet a light where you can read labels? Are the
poisons and candy laxatives placed out of reach of childrens hands,
Now on to your beautiful modern kitchen, which is the most
hazardous room in the house, where things explode. A poorly fitted
lid lets steam burn you. W ater and grease on floor are serious hazards
if not cleaned immediately. Knives left blade up can cut severely.
Chairs collapse when used as ladders. Handles of pans should always
be turned so as to safeguard your little ones as well as yourself.
Now watch stairs, attic and cellar; don’t let them become storage
areas. W atch your step.
Don’t overdo. A few minutes rest when your work becomes boss
can work wonders. Old Man Fatigue is a powerful ally of home ac­
The operation of the schools under consolidation would take approxim ately 31 mills or a total of
cidents. Keep your home safe.
42 m ills for building and current costs.
As Grace Hornaday says: "Remember accidents don’t happen - they
If the districts do not consolidate they will come under the new Rural School Law which is just
are caused.”
going into operation and affects all of Jackson county except the first class districts of Medford and
Ashland. The blanket levy for operating expenses is estim ated at 40 mills and if the individual dis­
tricts raise money for building purpose there will be an additional levy.
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Mrs. Eva Gosnell of 145 B.
street returned last Friday from
Eugene w here she spent the
week visiting her daughter, My-
nola, and grandson, Jackie Young
and friends.
City Recreation
If a ru ral district has to provide housing and still pay the common levy of approxim ately 40 mills,
it would be cheaper for the taxpayers to consolidate with Ashland School District 5 w here about
Once again the more active and agile members of the Community the same levy will take care of both operation and building with more complete facilities.
are planning ways and means of setting up a Community Recreational
It is the opinion of the Ashland School D istrict 5 Board that it is desirable both from the standpoint
program. T h a t’s as it should be. O ur comment is: Complete coordina­ of the rural and city area to vote for consolidation on March 17, 1948.
tion and cooperation between the various agencies of the city is need­
Board of Directors, Ashland School D istrict 5
ed in order that the people of the city might have an adequate program.
G. H. W enner, Chairm an
I t ’s up to the Y.M.C.A. the City council’s Recreational committee,
the Recreational committee of the Chamber of Commerce, the athletic
Paul Finnell
Frank J. Van Dyke
directors of the schools, the individual recreational and athletic chair­
Mrs. Mem Provost
men of the various service clubs, and Don W right, to get together on
Marshall E. Woodell
this problem and to work out a satisfactory solution.
In the past we have seen one group working in one direction and Qualifications for Voters:
Any citizen of this state, 21 years of age who h a s resided in the district 30 days im m ediately p re­
one in another. U ntil a definite program is worked out, with all groups
ceding
the election, who has property in the d istric t or has stock in any corporation which pays a
working for the same thing, there’ll be a weak recreational program
tax in the district, may vote.
in Ashland.
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