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W ED D IN G A N N IV E R S A R Y
I he Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mr. and Mrs. Karl S u m n u r
ost
1)578 are holding a regular
Talent, March »—At Mr. unci
have moved Into ^Jarjory Lock
m
eeting
Thursday.
March
11
at
Mr«. Andy B rlner's «ot h wedding
wood s hon.se on W agner creek
«nnlverMury held lust Sunday » P ni. fo, nomination of officers I Mr and M n. Harvey Thomp
Hay B urnette and Floyd K ush1
there were 35 close relative« at
sun. Fern Valley, were Talent
the luncheon preceding the party have leased Lucky G ilbreaths I visitors Sunday afternoon.
building.
They
plan
to
start
a
and 73 guests signed their guest cabinet shop.
Mrs. Clyde Bentley underw ent
hook. Friend« and relative« were
a
m ajor operation at the Sacred
M r. and Mr«. Don Sweem of
present from Portland, Coquille
Heart hospital In Medford on
M
eJford
were
transacting
busi-
utui from California as well as
Thursday morning.
n,‘M in Talent Saturday after­
locally.
Supt. Roy P arr has a new
noon
Chevrolet.
C IT Y C O U N C IL CALLS
FOR SPEC IA L E LEC TIO N
L IO N S
Talent, March 8—The c i t y
council has called a special elec­
tion for March 15. The purpose
of the election Is to vote on a
bond issue of $30,000.00 for re ­
pairs and developm ent of the
city water system.
RALPH REED ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF NEWLY ORGANIZED LIONS CLUS
Sonny Culver left for Portland
Monday evening.
STATEMENT
to the Electors
M ayor and Common Council
ON THE
AIRPORT ELECTION
M A R C H 15, 1948
1. Charter Authorizes Airport,
The citizen, o( A .hbnd, at
' T ktOUrMi’, ac d
* ° U:d haVC to drf’P
Program,
which would be to the serious detriment of Ashland’s col­
on
rfu n e r7 7 ¿ h b n d ’
f?,,OW‘n* pr° v i” ° " o f thc
cnarter of Ashland, which is now the city law:
A R T IC 1 T X X IX
Section i.
That the t i t y o f Ashljnd
hereby given the power
and authority to acquire, own, conduct and operate a
« the
7,en C c ity
‘.P of ?“f°M
C‘|hC
r W,th the
‘n “ authority
°Ut”dc and
,he direction
Ashland,
under
of the Common Council.
“ 'r a iio n
2. Details of Purchase.
The same tract of land, known a, the Ham by tract, con-
lnf> ° 57 acres, was offered to the city in 1946 for
$aJ.000.00 can now be procured for $ 1,,0 0 0 -0 0 cost to the
u t y I„ addition, the city ,, offered a contiguous tract of
io acres lo r the cost thereof to the present owners, including
plannKtar‘,o4| r ,nM'ir’ “ On bU‘J ding’
Wdl and P - " P - K
plant, toilets and sewage disposal system, which cos, wa,
o f f ^ 'T '
k * " * " °uf ,hc H jm b y trJCt contract have
nTi
R,7
C'ty ‘ hc,r Cquity Which *n d u d « B .0 0 0 -
00 paid on the property, p| ug lntercst, pJu, approxinlari.,
«4,000.00 spent in leveling the run-ways. Jn other word«7
a s ' i n ? °g ta,7 1,1 ?perJtinK ’ “ P0" io r J '« .,0 0 0 .0 0 , where­
as, in , , 4 < ( when the m atter was before the people the same
ly
Unpr° VCmCnt " ° U,d h - e
cost approx,mate-
lege.
11. Only Site Acceptable.
Ham°bVernment u nd
XronautitaI ™«inecrs state the
woToval I f "
X ° nC “ Pjble ° { * tu rin « government
A s h l^ Z
° PP0rUr ty to acAU*re port is not taken now,
Ashland may never have an airport-
12. Airport Brings Business
Statistics from other communities prove that an airport
brings money and business to hotels and business men of the
eon'O’ onity. This is said to be particularly true here, where
« h f A
“
io g ' bound ™ n y days of the year
while Ashland port is generally fog-free. The over-all value
to the entire community must
taken inio consideratlon
A city is judged by its progressiveness.
13. Government Attitude.
A n | ° i i j Ciu
th<; U - S- C A A wr,tes:
“ Auite generally
considered that in this air-age an airport in every good com-
'n u n ity w ill be a must’. Airport sites are increasingly more
d iffic u lt to find and more expensive due to the growth in
development o f the towns and surrounding area- Therefore. -
public ownership o f the airport is the only guarantee of its
permanence I f private interests happen to own the only site
in reasonable proifim ity to a town and decide to subdivide
the same into lots for real estate development, the town is
3. Tangible,Value For Money.
)ust in a bad way for an airport”.
v d u e eo frX ° i ‘ V h ")d$ “ " Ot ‘h ' P ^ t i o n a t e to the actual
value of the land and improvements. Most lands of similar
character are selling for $200.00 to $600.00 per acre.
14. Council Wants to Make Decision.
4. Development Already Done.
The development work has been done, and the city does
u n t d ' X ’ f° CXPen W CXCCCd
on the property
unul the airport income, and the use thereof, justifies fu r th ­
er development.
k would have been possible for the council to have made
the Purchase under their general powers, but all members
k i t that they desired the expression o f the people before tak­
ing action, and they wish to follow the people’s will in re­
gard to same.
15. Bellview Airport Site.
This site was discontinued years ago, as not being suit-
5. Airport Suitable For Future
Enlargement
The Ashland A irport at the present time is rated as a
Class I port, and can be developed to a Class I I port if in
the future its development would be justified.
, , t u t,0 . advanLced, :" r t raft requirements. Part has been
sold. The balance has been retained as an industrial area and
is occupied by two sawmills, and one planing mill. The city
has, and for many years will, reap a handsome profit from
that purchase, even though it ceased to be used as an airport.
HOAR
IN
TA LE 6T
Will take place May 15 8
P P " ,Or the Ch« rte r night which
Talent flub was organized Monday, March 8 w it h R a i^ k
Reed as president; John M. Gast, vice pres dent F F W h i,? ^ o
v k e _ p „ s,d e „ ,; Kay R
. , l
W
<
S
bier, secretary and treasurer;
z^Hugh Bouidin, tail twisher. and
Robert J. Hutchinson, Lion Tam-
er.
Member of the board of direct­
ors Include Wm. C. Wilson, Dr.
Talent, March 9—The Medford Robert T. Lucas, Harold Strauss,
Civic Theater group will present and Leonard L. Johnson.
three one act plays at the city
Three of the m em bers of the
hall, Friday, March 12. The plays i a lent group form erly were af­
are The Valiant,” “Wieners for filiated with the Lions club in
for W ednesday.” and “George.” Ashland. They are Reed, H utchi­
The entertainm ent is being spon­ son, and Ernie Allen.
A total of 22 men signed the
sor ed by the Talent Grange.
The first p lay “W einers ' for charter requesting th at Lion’s In ­
W ednesday” Is a fast moving ternational recognize their group.
comedy. The story c e n t e r s
around the effect that wiener« School District Is
for breakfast will have on thi
Foster’s house guest. The next In Need of Wood
Play is a farce “George” is about
Talent March 8—Talent school
two m arried people. George and district No 22 is inviting bids to
Elizabeth, both of whom think supply 75 cords of odd grow th
the other is unm arried. The last Hr to be delivered at the Talent
tr ^° Is a more serious piay. school building before the begin­
'The V aliant” w ritten by Hall ning of the next school year.
Bids will be opened at 8:00 a
and Middlemoss. Is is concerned
with the “eleventh hour” before m- A pril 5, 1948. The board re ­
execution of a m an who w on’t serves the right to reject all bids.
reveal hts true identity to a n y ­ Bids should be mailed to Parth-
one.
d k t iT»e n ^n ' Ckrk ° f the schoGl
district No. 22 Talent, Oregon.
-o -
Civic Theater To
Play In Talent
Riley Woods Wins
First Prize Mon.
1 Talent, March 9—The P arent
11 Teachers Association m et Mon­
day night at the school auditor­
ium. Mrs. Lee Johnson, Mr. S u t­
ton and Mrs. Cecil Flfield were
I elected on the nom inating com-
I mittee.
"The meeting was followed by
I a short film showing the arrival
I of the first school bus at the
school house, an educational film
about flourescent lights, and a
comedy. Following the m eeting
refreshm ents were served in the
I school dining room.
I 'The next PTA card p arty will
be held March 17 at the school
basement. At the last party, Mrs
Newton won the booby prize
I while Riley Woods w on first and
J Mrs. Devoll won the door prize.
■ The Hugh Bouldlns are having
I a new foundation laid under their
I house .
Mr. and Mrs. Brunell are build-
jing a new home on the forme,
I Wm. Crosby property. It
be built of hollow tile.
Mrs. W alter Roberts and daugh­
ter, Linda, have returned home
after visiting for a couple of
J months in Texas and California
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The county school sup erinten­
dent has appointed Wayne Cow-
dry to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Frank Dun-
MONUMENTS
Marble, Granite, Bronxe
O T ^ r À eTt^ rÌng Available
burnsagency
"On thè Plaza"
M ill Wood
Fuel Oil
Gunter Fuel Co.
4 th St.
EASTER
NEEDS
Phone
Do You Start lik o ’
JET PLANE?
Easter Carda - 2 for 5c, 5c, 10c
and 25c
16. Where Will Funds Come From?
6. Opportunity To Lease Available.
An opponunity exists to make a profitable lease on the
airport, w ith opportunity to grant furth er leases if advisable
It ,s to be pointed out that the proposed lease is not for the
exclusive use of the port. A irport should be self supporting.
I f approved by the people the Council will allocate the
purchase price from funds now on hand rather than go to
the expense o f a bond issue for such a comparatively small
sum.
’
17. What Will The Airport Cost You?
7. Airport N ecessary To Progress.
A viation is rapidly developing. Ashland is already on the
late airport mips o f this country. A town without an air­
port is somewhat like a town without a railroad.
8. Government Contribution.
The C ity is entitled to reimbursement from the U S
Government of a , % of the cost o f the land and improve­
ments, exclusive of hangar cost, and will receive {6 % o f
any future extensions or improvements which the city may
in the future desire. Federal money will not be available, how­
ever, until 1949.
9. Endorsed by All Organizations
A ll local service clubs, the Chamber o f Commerce, and
veteran’s organizations have requested and approved the ac­
quisition o f the airport.
10. College Requires Airport.
Southern Oregon College of Education requires the use
of an airport approved by the government for the training
o f its aviation classes. T heir catalog already gives this train-
1 1 •
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I f the entire cost o f the proposed airport shonld be raised
by taxation (which will not be the policy as funds are avail­
able fo that extent) the total cost of the airport would
mean $4 jo to a taxpayer having property « ts « .W at $1,-
000.00. Since the average taxpayer pays taxes on property
assessed at $650.00 the total cost o f paying for the present
airport ,n full, that is to say, the entire $, 8,000.00 would
cost the average taxpayer less than $3.2$.
18. Who May Vote?
A n y person who is qualified to Vote under the laws of
Oregon, that is to say, at a state election, who has resided in
the city th irty days, and ten day« in the ward where they
reside, may vote. Every voter according to this definition
ot a qualified voter must be registered.
For every member of Ihe
family. We have the most
complete assortment in South
ern Oregon.
★ ★ ★
* ★ ★
Filled Baskets - 25c to $2.00.
Empty Baskets - 15c. 20c - 25c
and 29c
Easter Candy Eggs. Large
su e - medium sise - small size
45c lb.
★
T . S. W iley, Mayor
J- P. Daugherty
H . B. Fischborn
Harold M errill
John G. Nosier
W alter Redford
Jacob Weitzel
Councilmen
★
Easter Egg Dye 10c
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★
★
Easter Grass 10c
A fast start just as the light
changes is a good way to pick off
pedestrians who haven’t yet
reached the curb. If you are
proficient you may even catch
| one at the other side of the inter-
section. Then people will call
| you a really dangerous driver.
J If you drive courteously in­
stead of dangerously you respect
the pedestrian and the other
driver. We’d like to talk to you
I about automobile insurance if
you are a courteous driver.
|S C.Jones&Sons
Ashland, Oregon
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