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Visitors at the DON O'ULEN-
ESS Pontiac agency outdoing
themaelvea with "O h's” a n d
“Ah'a” laBt weekend when the
open house to celebrate the open
ing of the showrooms and gar
ages took place.................. DAVE
WHITTLE, RfXiKR HATH, and
HOWARD WILEY politicking
for the Toastm asters who will
begin a new year w ith a new
slate of officers April 5..............
CLINT BAUGHMAN and HAR
RY McNAIR rapidly becoming
cognizant of the possibilities oi
two way radio, Its either that or
else fire truck telephones or
more men or less city according
to the fire laddies.............. RALPH
QUINNETT speaking highly of
Arabic business m ethods..............
RALPH “PO P'' REED seceeding
from the Ashland Lions club. , . .
JIM BUSCH wondering how a
slogan such as “A Busch in the
hand Is w orth two birds," might
work In case the peepul should
ever cull on him to fill a public
office of great im port.............
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NEWS REVIEW
ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON Thursday, March n , , 94s
City Wide Coordinating Committee
Will Plan Recreation Program
V, Ui w.
* fo rm ïrly * lji«
Southern Oregon
Miner
$3.08 per year
Voi. i j. No- i
VOTERS TO BE BUSY THIS NEXT WEEK
Byrd Buys Ashland
Auction Yard
Two Elections This Coming Week
On Airport And School Problems
M embers of the recently form-»
ed com m ittee for sum m er recre- jjjl L f O OPEN O A C
atlon will meet Monday night at LAND PASSED BY HOUSE
B. W. Byrd, Ashland contrac
the library to form ulate a plan
W ashington, D. C. March 10—
ned program for this sum m ers Harris Ellsworth, m em ber of tor,' this week bought the A sh
Two elections this coming week will keep the voters of A sh
recreational needs.
. Congress from the 4th D istrict In land Auction yard from Mr. and land and vicinity busy. The first election to take place_during the
Mis.
Tony
Singer
who
have
been
The group, which was elected Oregon, announced this week
a ,rP?r t election which will be held Monday, March
ngbt ut a meeting that the House of R epresenta Operating it for the past four
last Monday night
5. 3 lie vote Is m erely to authorize the city to purchase the field
months.
Byrd
opened
W
ednes
sponsored by the C
city council of tives had passed his hill to open
from W. B. and W. P. Hamby for the $18,000.00 rem aining to pay
the P. T. A. includes: Jean Eb all the revested railroad grant day night with W. D. Hershey on the purchase made by Elmer Ayers and W. W. Brahs.
erhardt, Mrs. Elmo Stevenson, lands, presently known as O and auctioneering.
Members of the C ham ber of Commerce have gone on record
M arjorie O 'H arra, Rodney K eat C lands to mining entry and e x
Byrd stated that he plans to do
f a s favoring the plan, pointing
ing, Leland Linn, Ray Fletcher, ploration.
the auctioneering him self in the i
out th at this may very likely be
Owen Gragg, Mrs. William Reag
come the air age and th at the
There are some 2'Æ million future. Jos. W. Burns, now of the I
an, John von Kuhlm an, Bert acres of the O and C lands. Medford Auction company or- 1
comm unity will need the airport
Miller, Dorothy Bunger, Mrs. Most of this area is m ountainous, ganized the Ashland Auction j
facility.
Jam es Chrlstleib Wade, Roland and according to the Oregon yard In 1937.
Voters who live on the West
Parks, Dr. Elmo Stevenson, Mrs. Mineral Survey, Is rich In m iner
side
of Gresham and Third street
Frankie Fam bro, gifted dram a
W. W right, Dr. W alter Redford, als. Since the O and C Act was
will
vote at the city hall, and
tic soprano, will appear in the
Mrs. George Shum an, and Frank passed in 1937, These lands have
»residents
of Ashland who live
Southern Oregon College audi
O’Neil, also serving on this com not been open for entry. A fter
east
of
Gresham
street and Third
torium March 22. Miss Fam bre
m ittee are representatives from the bill becomes law, the m iner
Classes will end at Southern started her career singing in the will vote at the library.
the park board and each of the als in them will again become Oregon College for the w inter
church choir, where parishioners
School Election Too
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city's civic and service groups.
available.
term on Monday, March 15, to be noticed her unusual voice. M ak
The next m eeting of the com-I
The second election wil be the
followed by final exam inations ing m onthly concerts In the
m lttee will find the group m ak
school
consolidation
election
Nancy M iddleton and Linda ing plans for this sum m ers rec
on the 16, 17 and 18. P rereg istra church, Miss Fam bro obtained which will take place Thursday,
Lorton of Room 1 have returned reational program , which it Is e s - ,
sufficient
funds
to
hire
a
profes
tion for the spring term for
March 17. A public m eeting will
after being absent for several tim ated will cost from $1800 to
Southern Oregon College stu d sional tutor.
be held Monday evening at the
weeks with illness.
In
1937
she
sang
the
role
of
ents will take place during the
$2000, and working out plans to
Bellview grange to discuss the
Patsie Jean Reeder has been
P
itti
Sing
in
“The
Swing
Mika-
organize a year round program
- T hc response to my opening week of March 8 to 13. Regular
problem. Stated briefly voters of
absent for several days.
registration for the spring term
Valley View, Bellview,
Neil
M argaret Spiller and Sharon of recreation for both children excelled all my expectations and will take place on Monday,
and
adults.
I
am
certainly
grateful
to
the
Creek, Soda Springs, and Siski
Self are new girls in Room 2.
This sum m er's program will in- people of Ashland and vicinity March 22, with classes beginning
you school districts are to d eter
M argaret came here from W ash
on the 23.
elude
swimm ing, skating, and for their interest."
m ine w hether or not they desire
ington school In Medford and
This statem ent by Don O'Blen-
to consolidate their districts w ith
Sharon from Sacram ento, Calif. dancing, in th at order, which are
CIVIC THEATRE WILL
D istrict No. 5 of Ashland.
Sally Mackay came here from the three types of recreation most ess reflected the success of he SHOW IN BELLVIEW
Gilcrest School. Henry Ziegler is desired by the children of the opening of his new Pontiac Agen-
The consolidation will perm it
Members of the M edford Civic
comm unlty. This inform ation was cy at 550 Siskiyou Boulevard,
here from Reno, Nevada.
the
building of a school plant
theatre group will present a ses-1
G ary Childress and Ronald obtained by a poll taken in the H ighlighting the occasion were
adequate to handle students from
I his new and m odern building,,. ies of three one-act plays at the
Copeland will have their seventh four schools in the city.
all five districts.
The planning comm ittee, w h ic h 1 new equpm ent and three 1948 Bellview Grange, Tuesday, Mar.
birthdays in March.
M argaret Hull of Room 3 Is headed by Mrs. George S hu Pontiacs on display
16, according to Mrs. Charles
O'Bleness stated that his agen
brought some daphne and big man, has recommended already
Worth,
who is arranging the pro
violets to school one day. Linda that two supervisors be hired for cy has com plete servicing and gram.
Sm ith brought some jasm ine so tills sum m ers program and that autom otive overhaul equipm ent
The three plays will be "The
the boys and girls are hoping they be selected from the A sh and he will add a body and fen
land
school's
physical
education
der
section
soon.
Valiant,"
a dram a; “George,” a
Robert L. Keith
spring is just around the corner.
The agency is staffed w ith 3 light comedy; and "W einers on
Donald Bull is Room 3 has departm ent, one to be a m an and
Robert L. Keith, 25, orchardist
moved aw ay and will attend the the other a woman, and th at stu mechanics, one lubrication e x W ednesday” a farce.
of Rt. 2, Box 91, died Tuesday
dent aid be secured from S outh pert and a sales and office staff.
Admission for the plays will
Neg»o S o p r a n o to A p p e a r Soon
C entral Point school.
fnom ing at 11:00 a.m. a t the
be 60c and 30c.
Benny W atrus room 5 Is vaca ern Oregon college to aid these
do”,
and
followed
this
perfor
Com m unity Hospital following a
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Steel and
supervisors.
tioning in Southern California
mance w ith the principal role in very brief illneess which neither
fam
ily
returned
Tuesday
from
Jackson Guiger was operated ‘¡Chimes of N orm andy”. In 1939
It is estim ated th at the salary
Spring has arrived in room
he nor his fam ily had considered
spending a week In Seattle,
five. Donna Faler and Carol Pet- cost for this sum m er's session, W ashington, w ith theLr daughter on in the Sacred Heart hospital and 1940, Miss Fam bro was sol serious.
ftrSEugene last week, and is in a
ers brought jonquil bulbs for pot which would! run from Ju n e 14
K eith succumbed to pnuemon-
and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer critical condition. Mrs. G u tte r oist w ith »»he choir of the Monu
through
August,
would
be
about
plants.
Tinsley, who will leave soon f o r ' spent last weekend a t his bed- m ental B aptist Church. The sop ia only three hours after he was
$600.
O
ther
expenses
would
run
New officers for Room 6 took
Hiawil. Tinsley is in the U. S. side and reports a slight im- rano has had the distinction of taken to the hospital. Although
their places last week. They were about $1200.
appearing on the Magic Key pro he had been ill for several days
provement in his condition.
Two recreational centers would NavX-
Roberta P ruitt, president: Errol-
gram over M utual Broadcasting he was up and about th e house
yn Aftring, secretary; B arbara be set up, one in eastern Ashland
System from station WOR i n , the day before and had played
Williams, housekeeper; Jack Eb and the other in w estern A sh
New York.
w ith his two children L arry and
e rh a rt and Marcia Hedrick, hall land, and In addition to these the
As a soprano, Miss Fam bro has : Judy,
m onitors; and Gordon Oeser, Red Cross swim cam paign at
great understanding and feeling | K eith was born in Talent, Ore-
Tw in Plunges would take place.
door monitor.
for music and her personal a t-j gon on May 14, 1922 and has liv-
The members of the Finance
Robert Ayres, has been visit
tractiveness has made her one of ed here all his life w ith the ex-
Com
m
ittee
who
will
study
ways
ing In California with his p ar
the outstanding negro artists of I ception of the time he spent wjth
and means to raise funds for the
ents.
the day.
the Arm ed forces. D uring the
program
include
Dr.
W
alter
Red
Several students have twin
w ar he served w ith a medical
ford,
Walt
Bosshard,
and
Ralph
nam es in Room 6. There are 2
detachm
ent of the 91st Division
Roberts, 2 Jlm m ys, 2 Ronalds, 2 McCullough. There is presently in
as a Tech Sergeant.. He w ent
the
city
funds
a
surplus
of
$200
Barbaras, and 4 Judys, Ju d ith
overseas in Jan u ary 1945 w ith
Helnzman, Baker, Feeler and left from last years program.
Miss Clara Ida Childers, 126 the 70 Division and returned in
This,
plus
w
hatever
else
can
be
Wallace.
Nursery street, Ashland, was wed 1946.
Six 4 H Club boys came to raised, is expected to be enough
to Bob Leon Walch, Eagle Point,
He is survived by his wife,
each room during the week and for this sum m er’s program . .
in a cerem ony which took place Mrs. Ju an ita K eith; two children,
gave very interesting talks con
the evening of F ebruary 28 at L arry and Judy; his parents, Mr.
cerning their work and displayed ribbons for judging as well as
the Chapel of the Rocks and and Mrs. Byron Keith, Talent; a
their ribbons, scrapbook and re G rand Cham pion ribbon on his
Roses
brother, Jam es R. Keith; and two
calf. K enneth Bigham, Vice P re
cord book.
Mr. and Mrs. M aurice Pierce sisters, Virgina and Yvon n e
Robert Lytle, President of the sident of Valley View Club had
w ere the young couples atten d K eith both of Eugene.
Valley View Club had earned a G rand Champion ribbon for his
ants. The bride wore a light gray
Funeral services will be held
lam b as well as a num ber of o th
pin-striped suit w ith green ac
er ribbons.
cessories. She graduated from a t the Litw iller Chapel at 1:30 p.
Clifford Bigham could not be
Ashland High school in 1947. Her m. Friday w ith the Rev. Milo
present but Doyce Lemley show
parents are Mr. and Mrs. H erbert Ross of the Medford Friends
ed his scrapbook and ribbons.
C. Childers, China Lake, C a'jfor- church conducting. Interm en t
will be in the I.O.O.F. Cem etery
Ralph W itt, Secretary of V al
nia.
in
Medford.
ley View club, A ndrew and Rob
The groom was discharged two
ert DeKorte showed their rib
years ago from the Coast G uard
Nellie Maude Van C urler
bons and told about their pro
as a Seam an 1st. Class, after a l
Funeral services w ere held
jects.
Don W right, who is sponsoring ball, badm inton, tum bling, table most three years in the service,
the A shland A thletic club, is tennis., archery, and fencing.
most of which was overseas, in Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. at the Litw il
This Week
shown here w ith a scale model
W right , states that all sports ! the A laskan T heatre of O pera ler chapel for Mrs. Nellie Marie
floor plan of the recreation build will be conducted on a to u rn a tions. He graduated from the Van Curler, 53, Rt. 2, Ashland,
ing which he state* should be an m ent or com petitive basis so that M edford High school, w ith the who died at her home on March
R aintree County
essential
p a rt of such a program. continual meets will be going on Class of 1943. He is engaged with 7 at 2:30 a.m.
by Ross Lockridge Jr.
Election of officers of the Ash
Mrs. Van Curler, who has been
land Cham ber of Commerce wi!^ W rig h t a form er California ath among the groups who are p a rti his father, W. B. Walch, in the
in
ailing health for the past 414
lete
is
pointing
to
the
removable
logging
business.
cipating. All athletic events will
G entlem an's A greem ent
tak e place at the noon luncheon
years,
was born Nellie Burden in
ring
which
would
be
the
central
be
strictly
am
ateur
he
said.
A
fter
a
Honeymoon
trip,
the
by Laura Hobson
of the members of the Cham ber
Cora,
Idaho
on January 25, 1895.
If the club can be built it will young couple will m ake their
next Tuesday, Victor Richardson, feature of the club.........................
She
was
a
m em ber of the A d
On
each
side
of
the
ring
are
be
operated
daily
from
1:00
p.m.
home
in
Eagle
Point.
C ham ber secretary said today.
Journeym an
ventist Church of A shland and
Voting will be done by mail volley ball and badm inton nets. until 10:00 p.m. W right's plan
by Erskine Caldwell
has resided in this vicinity for
ballot. Candidates who have In the low er left hand corner of is to have the operating revenue
the past 17 years.
from
the
skatiag.
boxing,
and
the
picture
is
a
ping
pong
table.
been
nom
inated
include
Bert
Dirty Eddie
Mrs. Van Curler Is survived by
Miller, Phil Stansbury, John Cot Striking bags and heavy bags are tourney events pay the overhead
By Ludwig Bemelmans
Spring
band
concert
of
the
con
her
husband, Fred Van Curler,
also
in
place
in
the
model.
All
o
f
,
cost
of
operation,
ton, Don O’Bleness, Dr. Elmo
the equipm ent is rem oveable al- j W right, whose home was form- cert band of the Ashland Schools Ashland; two sisters, Mrs. Emma
Stevenson,
A.
W.
W
oodward,
The Vixens
W inston Marks, and Jim Busch. lowing 1000 spectators to crowd erly H untington Park. California, will be presented Friday. March Sm ith, Spokane, W ashington and
by Frank Yerby
into the club for a fight program , is presently associated w ith Kel- 19 at the Ju n io r high school gym Mrs. G ertrude Ferguson, Bonta,
or perm itting a skating night at cy Sm ith at the W ardrobe clean- nasium according to Ervin Les California; and a brother, W alter
BELLVIEW
UNIT
WILL
Bell Timson
Burden, Moscow, Idaho.
the club................................
' ers. He has been active in sports ser, conductor.
MEET WED. MARCH 17
by Marguerite Steen
Lesser stated th at the spring
The services w ere conducted
W right'k plans call for a mixed for several years. He holds sev-
Bellview Extension U nit will
by
the Rev. Eldon Strieve, Coos
concert
would
consist
largely
of
eral
tennis
and
swimming
cham
recreational
schedule.
Monday
m eet W ednesday, March 17, at
the Grange hall for a noon lun night will be ladie's night. Tues pionships and has boxed in pos light music w ith several solos Bay and interm ent was in the
cheon. Mrs. Pearl Koble and Mrs. day night will be sent aside for Angeles and Pasadena. .He is a and ensem ble num bers. Among M ountain View Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Elton Kerby,
Rozella Roush will be In charge boxing and w restling. W ednes form er Bible student and is in these will be solos by Lesser, a
day night will be a night for terested in the character building cornet solo by H arry Kannasto, B arney G arrett, Noel Heard,
of the luncheon.
and selections by the clarinet trio Shelby Wilcox, Roy Hays and
Mrs. Fred Engel will give a both ladies and gentle m e n , attributes of recreation.
Jess Townsend.
The plant which he is suggest and the drum quartet.
report on the subject, "Clean as Thursday night will be tourna
m ent night, Friday night will be ing will cost in the neighhorhoon
you go.”
Mrs. Ross H arden retu rn ea
m en's night and S aturday night of $50.000. It will be complete a s ! Gus M itchell Jackson has m ov
Mrs. John Chernv of 137 5th will be skating night.
to locker rooms, showers, dress- ed to 137 Oak at the Larson Rest this week from M yrtle Creek
street Is still HI at her home.
after spending a few days w ith
Sports which the club will be ing rooms, equipm ent rooms, a Home,
Mrs. Maude M arskey of 125Mi equipped to handle will include concession room, office for the
Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Brown have her Uncle. T. R. Dunnavon. Mr.
270 East Main Phon« 8011
Oak returned last week from boxing, w restl i n g , . s k a t i n g » , director, and if necessary kitch- moved to their new home a t 407 Dunnavon returned home w ith
Portland.
her for a few days v is it
weight lifting, volley ball, handi an facilities can ba added.
;N, Main.
Negro Artist To
Appear at SOC
Classes Will End
At SOC March 15
Washington School
O’Bleness Has
Grand Opening
Wright Shows Plan of Athletic Club
Miss Childers Weds
Eagle Point Man
What They
A re Reading
Chamber To Elect
Officers Next Week
School to Present
Spring Band Concert
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