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J
DOING
The
TOWN
M r. G u llu p w usn't in tow n
M onday so Mr. New« Review gal*
loped about the villa g e taking a
poll of the possible results of a
fo rth c o m in g
in a y o ra lity
ra c e ,
F ifty -s ix
people were a s k e d
w hich of fiv e men they w ould
vote fo r i f these men ran for
m ayor. They were given an op-
p o itu ru ty to aay, "no o p in io n ," In
cane they wished, or to suggest
some other in d iv id u a l.
People from a ll w alks of life
were quizzed. The fiv e men
whose names w ere subm itted to
the people polic'd were: M A Y O R
THORNTON S WII.EY. I'llII,
STANSBURY, T<>M WILLIAMS.
OW EN G R AG G , und COL. H A R
O L D JO R D A N
TO M W IL L IA M S , the ra ilro a d -
r ig candidate, led the fie ld w ith
HI votes. In close second place
w m PHIL STANSBURY, who
hus not com m itted him self, w ith
14 votes.
In a tie fo r th ird place was
OW EN G R AG G and C O LO N E L
HAROLD JORDAN. both of
these men drew eight supporters.
Six people quizzed expressed no
opinion M A Y O R T H O R N TO N S.
W IL E Y , present Incum bent, was
in fo u rth place w ith fo u r votes.
B y next week the issue as to
just who w ill a ctu a lly lx* running
fo r M ayor w ill be pra c tlc a ly set
tled. Also by ne xt week the m a n
lie r of votes in the News Re
v ie w ’s p oll fo r any p a rtic u la r
candidate w ill possibly ha v e
changed.
Cheek w ith us next week, and
keep an ear peeled fo r y o u r te le
phone; o ur gallopin g representa
tiv e
who takes these polls Is
about run dow n und next week
• w ill no doubt do his questioning
by telephone.
MRS
M IL D R E D
AG ER
at
M em ory Lane studio hus o b ta in
ed a series o f pictures fro m v a r
ious sources in c lu d in g some from
MRS ROSA DODGE G A L E Y ’S
photos w hich show the E liza b e th
an theatre in the days w hen it
wus Southern Oregon’s center of
c u ltu re , the C hautauqua b u ild
ing
“ T a k in g Care o f A ll," a corr.po-
tlo n w ritte n by MRS R IC H A R D
JO Y received in te rn a tio n a l re
cognition a few weeks ago when
it was sung as a solo In a church
in Toronto. Canada MRS JO Y a l
so heard the song sung last Sun
day in her church here In A sh
land. Copies are on sale in music
stores in Southern Oregon.
Here's an Idea of m erit. C O L
O N E L PRESTON
B. W ATER
B U R Y popped up w ith this one
the o ther day. As long as A sh
land has a g o lf course the C ol
onel suggests
that those
resi
dents w ho have the g o lfin g bug
get together and fix up one o r
tw o of the greens and m ow the
huy along those fa irw a ys and
use those holes. N ext year. then,
tw o o r more holes can be added
to the course. The firs t th in g you
know , he says, is that the g o lf
course w ill be com pletely In use.
Has m erit, we th in k .
Mrs. Ida C hurch. B e llv ie w was
a M edford c a lle r last M onday.
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Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon, Thuraday, August 12, 1948
$3.00 per Year
Langer and Mitchell
Honored at Dance
Hospital Board
Ordinance Passed
Members To Plan
For New Hospital
A ppointm ent of u seven man
board to guide tin destiny of u
hospital In Ashland wus made
by M ayor T hornton S W iley at a
special m eeting ni tlx c ity coun-
ell Monday. F ive of it.. seven
appointed an- Henry Ende rs, P.
H H ardy, H arry
S kerry, Mrs.
M ildred K lu m and c M. L itw il
ler.
Provision fo r the appointm ent
was njade through the passing of
an ordinance at the M onday spe
cial session.
F irs t d u ty o f the new board
w ill be to prepare plans fo r a
new m u nicipal hospital Tins w ill
include the selection of a site
and the ascertaining o f the cost
of an adequutc hospital fo r this
com m unity. The board w ill also
study ways and means of o b ta in
ing funds such as are obtalnah'e
through federal aid, and w ill co
operate w ith the Oregon State
Hoard o f H ealth and a ffilia te d
agencies.
The seven man hoard w ill be
empowered to establish all hos
p ita l policies and w ill provide
fo r the handling o f all funds
e ith e r contributed , earned, or e x
pended by the hospital.
A t present federal funds are
available fo r the construction of
hospitals and
the seven
man
board hospital
ordinance
was
passed In order that the com m un
ity can get help In b u ild in g the
hospital.
The board o f doctors, who at
present
opera te the
hospital,
made the recom m endation sever
al months ago that the council
create a lay board to operate the
hospital
For several years the c ity hos
p ita l has been a problem to both
the doctors and the c ity council.
The establishm ent nt a bohrd tn
study means of getting a new
hospital and to adm inister the
hospital should a lleviate the e x
isting situation.
J. H. Hardy Enters
Teen-Ager»
honored
Louifc
Langer and Je rry M itc h e ll, form -
ei Ashland high school fo otball
stars, w ith a dance Wednesday
eve at the Elks Temple. The eve
was to honor the hoys who leave
S aturday for tw o weeks tr a in
ing p rio r to the Oregon Shrine
A ll Star game w hich w ill he held
in P ortland S aturday, A ugust 28
Com m ltteea in charge of the
dance included S h irle y W eitzel,
Vi-m ta Roberson. Ted W eitzel
M argaret Wagner, Jane Simpson,
Rued! Vest, Ruth Seitz. Advisors
w ho assisted w ith the dance In
ducted Lea G rant, Mr. and Mrs.
L. L Langer, and Mrs. H enry
Metz,
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Festival O ff To Good
Start for Eighth T ¡me
Political Arena
T ilings livened up on the AsV-
j and p o litica l fro n t today w ith
th< announcement by J H Har-
dy , hat
|anned to
to , lk . for
c ity recorder. H ardy, w ho is fo r
mer ow ner of the Ashland G ro
ceteria, has been a resident of
A shland since 1912, com ing here
In that year to operate a busi
ness college.
He made i t clear that he had
been a long tim e frie n d of J.
Adams, the present recorder, and
th a t nothing personal was in
volved In his deciding to run fo r
the job of recorder.
P rio r to buying the present
A shland Groceteria in 1923, M r.
H ardy hed been In charge o f the
grocery departm ent and super
vised bookeeping fo r H. G. En
ders and Sons from 1916 to 1919.
F rom 1919 to 1923 he was firs t
assistant cashier of the F irs t N a
tio n a l Bank.
W ith tim e fo r filin g ra p id ly
draw ing to a close this com ing
week w ill bring out several more
candidates fo r c ity offices. A t pre
sent Henry Gerdes, B ill S tew art,
Fred Homes, and Hom er B illin g s
have file d fo r council.
Tom W illia m s has
file d fo r
mayor.
The present incum bent m ayor,
T hornton S. W iley, stated thia
m orning that he fe lt as though
he had carried the resp o n sib ili
ties of the ad m in istra tio n fo r a
long tim e and that there w ere a
lo t of good men available in the
c ity who could continue w ith a
progressive adm inistration .
He
said that he w ould ra th e r not
ru n if good candidates file d .
He stated that It takes lots of
tim e to be m ayor and th a t he
w ould prefer spending some tim e
w ith his own a ffa irs in the fu
ture, and that he was re luctant
Volume 15, Number 23
Curtain Time Is
8:40 p.m. For Plays
Fifteen Perform ances
Remain In Series
W ith the firs t n ig h t of the A n
C u rta in tim e this year fo r the nual Shakespearean F estival al-
A nnual Shakespearean
Festival je a d y h istory, actors, actresses
Association is 8:40 according to | m embers of the association, and
of l i , t director, Angus L. B ow m ei,
M an hall WoodelJ, treasurer
the association w ho is handling are se ttlin g dow n fo r the re m a in
ing 15 performances.
admissions.
The cu rta in tim e is la te r this
Four plays of W illia m Shake
year than last because of D a y speare’s are to be presented a l
lig h t Saving Tim e.
E xactly at te rn a te ly d u rin g the n e x t three
8:^(1 the Elizabethan orchestra, weeks so that d u rin g any week
pla yin g instrum ents of Shakes of the F estival a playgoer ta n see
peare’s tim e, w ill p la y the o ve r a ll of the productions.
ture and im m e d ia te ly fo llo w in g
Thursday n ig h t at 8:40 p.m. the
this the plays w ill begin. H arlalee production o f "L o v e ’s Labour's
W ilson, A shland v io lin is t, is d i L o st" w ill be presented w ith a
State H ighw ay com m ission au
rector
of the orchestra.
ste lla r cast in c lu d in g Miss T ru -
th o ritie s have inform ed M ayor
Singh*
admissions
can
be
p
u
r-
bee W etterau who plays the part
T hornton S. W iley that they w ill
ci.aseu
each
evening
at
the
door,
o
f the Princess of France and
a nd representatives o f the com
W oodell stated. One seat is $1.80 Miss
Suzanne
LaM arre,
who
mission to Ashland in N ovem ber
tax included. T his year, because plays the p a rt of Roseline.
This
to study proposals fo r w idening
of the excellent acoustics of the play, w hich was one of the hits
of H ighw ay 9!) in the c ity lim its
theatre, no reserved seats are be of last year Is being repeated this
of Ashland,
ing sold.
year. The play, w hich Is not p ro
A ccording to the com m ission
A fte r the success o f opening duced ve ry often, is one of the
all controversy over the plan
n ig h t, Wednesday, members o f comedies w hich is representative
must be ironed out before that
the board of directors are hoping of Shakespeares e a rlie r works.
tim e.
that the house continues to be
“ L ove’s Labour’s Lost” w ill be
A t a m eeting held in P ortland,
a sellout fo r each production.
presented again Tuesday, August
Tuesday Ralph Koozer, M ayor T.
W oodell in speaking of the a- 17; Saturday, August 21; and the
S. W iley, and
W illia m
Briggs
coustics fu rth e r m entioned th a t fin a l show ing w ill be Thursday,
presented a plan to w iden the
the police departm ent o f the c ity A ugust 26.
e xisting highw ay.
o f A shland and C h ie f of Police
This com ing F rid a y
evening
C. C. W illia m s are cooperating the F estival association w ill p re
C ontroversy
has arisen con
100 per cent w ith the F estival as sent “ K in g John".
T his play,
cerning this plan inasm uch
as
sociation and th a t fo r the period w h ich today is scarcely ever p re
some p ro p e rty owners have s ta t
fro m 8:40 to 10:00 trucks were sented w ill a ffo rd student* o f
ed that they do not w ish the
being routed away from M ain E lizabethan dram a a chance to
trees nor the landscaping of the
street dow n T h ird street to A see one o f the poet-dram atists
parkw ays ruined.
street and then to Van Ness ave prem ier h istorical plays.
The highw ay com m ission d is
nue. T his w ill do aw ay w ith one
“ K in g John” w ill also be pre-
cussed ii plan to bypass A shland
of the m ajor nuisance noises sented fo u r tim es w ith the other
com pletely w ith H ighw ay 99 and
w hich m ig h t in te rfe re w ith the dates fo r the production being:
members of the A shland delega
hearing o f the lines.
Wednesday, A ugust 18, M onday,
tion opposed this plan e m p h a ti to run.
The inference made by M ayor
August 23; and F rid a y, Augu/e
cally.
Briggs, c ity attorney,
stated W iley was that he was not com
from the
S aturday
night, “ The M e r
th a t m eetings concerning
the p letely w ith d ra w in g
race
but
th
a
t
he
w
ould
prefer
chant of Venice,” w ith B ow m er,
w idening of the hig h w a y w ould
him self, playing the p a rt o f Shy-
be held p rio r to N ovem ber in o r not to run.
L ia t date fur iu in g is Auguni
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««iiu u cinatiui;u ca
der to gei ine public's reaction.
pound
o
f
flesh
in paym ent o f a
In
the
m eantim e,
W endell
M a jo r event o f the fa ll season
Lawrence, e d ito r o f the
News
fo r horse fanciers of this area debt, w ill be presented.
“ The M erchant’ w ill be lik e an
Review, proposed that the h ig h
w ill be the Horse Show and Race
w ay com m ission consider m a k
M eet w hich w ill be presented on e n tire ly new perform ance this
“ N ot
ing present h ig h w a y 99 a one
Sunday afternoon, August 22, at season, B ow m er explains.
Y oung people from the In te r the V a lle y V iew Rodeo Grounds. o n ly are we tre a tin g the w o rk in
w ay route fo r n orth bound tr a f
fic and the old h ig h w a y a one m ediate D epartm ent o f the F irs t The show is being sponsored by * d lfie re n t vein-’ he said, "b u t
A ll veterans of the Spanish w ay route fo r south bound tr a f C hurch of C hrist attending F ir- the A shland R iding association. ' the aPPJarancf o f new actors in
Camp
In ad d itio n to this show, w hich ™ “ y key ro es. does much to
Am erican w ar are In vite d to a t fic. He pointed out th a t by the p oint C h ristian Service
Brenner, w ill begin the fa ll season a ser-1 Ar,5
tend the annual picnic of Col b u ild in g of a p p ro xim a te ly four this week are B etty
t P a?.' , Par?
o
,
ies of race meets, horse s h o w s ,'* “ ®“ F le l" hedr ’ ^ en
’
Eargent Camp. U nited Spanish m iles of road the old highw ay Lois D ow ning, James Crosslin,
and
Johnnie
Johnson.
and m otorcycle races have been ; J ™
5 ^ ’ i ? ?
a
W ar Veterans, w hich
Is being could be made to connect w ith
Rachel Carothers is assisting scheduled fo r the m onth of
°f
u \
a
held Sunday, August 15, at L ith la H o lly street in M edford and that
t y ’ WlU ta k e th e
le a d in g
both one w ay routes w ould serve in the camp as a J u n io r Assist- S eD tem b er S eD te m b er 12 a m n-
Park.
September. Septem ber 12 a m o - ^ o{ Bassiono
A n tonio, tnc
Covered dish d in n e r w ill be not only M edford and Ashjand, ant, A rden H a ll is w o rk in g in torcycle race w ill take place at
m erchant of Venice, w ill be play-
served at 12:30 p.m. The camp but w ould connect w ith Talent, the kitch e n and Earl F. D ow n- the arena.
Septem ber 19, a
w ill fu rn ish coffee, cream, and and Phoenix as w ell. He fu rth e r j ng’ m ln lste r o f the local church, horse show and race meet w ill be ed by J. F ra n k lin Reed, S h e ri
dan, W yom ing, a 1948 graduate
suggested th a t this plan be fol-1 s m anager o f the camp,
ice cream.
held. The last event in Septem c f the Pasadena Playhouse.
lowed through In the city, south
ber w ill be a m otorcycle race
B eginning this S aturday the play
bound tru c k tra ffic only, w ould
w h ich w ill be held Septem ber 26. w ill be staged fo u r tim es w ith
be p e rm itte d on
N o rth
Main,
A ll these events are scheduled appearances scheduled fo r T h u rs
Last M ain and
S iskiyou; and
fo r 2:00 p.m. showings.
day, August 19; Tuesday, August
north bound tru c k tra ffic could
Judges
fo r
the
e x h ib itio n 24; and Saturday August 28.
be put on a one-w ay street, a
classes at the A ugust 22 horse
“ O tn e llc ” the story of the
Jean Eberhart, general c h a ir p o rtio n of w hich w ould have to
D a vid Ross Schell, three year show w ill be Stan Morgan, M ed
B
lack
Moor, w hich was the lead
man o f the A nnual Elks Picnic be b u ilt .along the present South old son of M r. and Mrs. L eyton ford, Fauncy Leonard and H ugh
e ft play Wednesday, the opening
stated today that the picnic ern Pacific tracks.
E. Schell, 128 Laurel street, was B arron, Ashland.
Race s ta rte r
“ T his p la n ," he said, “ w ould buried Wednesday in M ountain w ill be Verne Thomas; race night, w ill he presented again on
w ould be held this year at Jack-
son H ot Springs, August 18. It be much cheaper than building V iew cem etery w ith the Rev. A. judges w ill be B ill R itchie, Hugh M onday, A ugust 16; F rid a y, A u g
w ill begin a t 5:00 p.m. and d in fo u r lane highw ays, and it w guld H. M acD onnell o f the Episcopal Barron, and Stan M organ: arena ust 20; :and fo r the last tim e on
ner w ill be served at 6:00 p.m. do aw ay w ith the need to b y church. as o ffic ia tin g m inister.. bosses w ill ba C. B. H arrison, Wednesday, A ugust 25.
"O th e llo ,"
w h ich
is one of
H ow ard Oden is in charge of pass Ashland, or any o f the o th Services were conducted a t the L o v e ll Ferns, and
H e n ry
E n Shakespeare’s m ost famous tra g
the dinner.
Ted Schopf Is in er va lle y towns by a freew ay, In- L itw ille r-N u g e n t fu n e ra l home.
ders; re g istra tio n w ill be under
charge of
the entertainm ent, as m uch as It w o u ld give this
The ch ild was in s ta n tly k ille d d ire ctio n of C lyde Caton, R. L. edies has John Hume, Sacra
P hil Stansbury is in charge of the area a fo u r lane highw ay at a M onday m orning when the toy Crosby and A rch Barksdale. A n m ento C a lifo rn ia , w ho is a grad
program .
m in im u n cost.’’
wagon on w hich he was rid in g nouncer w ill be O. L. “ W ic k ie ” uate s'udent at Stanford, in the
Free sw im m ing,
races and
coasted under the wheels o f a W ickle in . Sound w ill be supplied title role. Miss M argo Lungren,
K lam ath Falls, plays Desdemona.
games, and aw arding of prizes THREE FIVE YEAR OLDS
c ity gravel tru c k w hich was d r iv by Jefferson Sound System.
J.
F ra n k lin Reed, Sheridan, W yo
to members and th e ir fam ilies CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS
en by Wes Peters. Peters stopped
m ing ,is outstanding as Iago, and
w ill take place d u rin g the even
Three fiv e -y e a r olds celebrated the tru c k im m e d ia te ly on hear
Miss Suzie W arner, M edford,
ing.
th e ir b irth d a ys together last F r i ing the screams o f other children, spent Sunday and M onday v is it Richard Graham , a professional
day In L lth ia Park. B illie M ickle, but the ch ild had already been ing her grandm other, Mrs. Ethel actor from Los Angeles, turns in
a flawless perform ance as Cassio.
66 M ountain avenue; E ric S w an m o rta lly In jured.
M ille r, A street.
Opening Wednesday
son, 805 B street; and Arlene
The accident occured on H igh
Mrs. E verett Sample, G lenn
A
t
the
opening n ig h t o f the
T ra in ; M ountain avenue: were street when the boy and his sis Avenue, accompanied by
Dr.
Wednesday,
M ayor
M r. and Mrs. Roy W oodword the »honored guests.
ter, M a ry Louise, 6, coasted u n B ertha Saw yer, 125 Oak street, Festival,
T
hornton
S.
W
ile
y
welcomed
the
N eil Creek have sold th e ir ranch
A picnic lunch o f salads sand der the tru c k w hich was backing visite d M r. Sample, a patient at
firs t m ghters D r. Elm o Steven
to Mr. and Mrs. Sed P rather and wiches, b irth d a y cake, and Ice in to H igh street in order to re
Jacksonville H ospital on W ed son, president o f Southern O re
daughter, C arol, of Salinas, C a l cream was served by Mrs. Ralph tu rn dow n Bush street. C ity em
nesday of last week.
gon College, extended greetings
ifo rn ia , last week.
M ickle, Mrs. R. B. Swanson, Mrs. ployees had been w o rk in g on
fro m the college.
Secretary of
The W oodwards plan to rem ain W a lte r W. T ra in , Mrs. John T. Bush street. M ary Louise jum ped
Mrs. L y d ie Lennox, Redlands, State E arl T. N e w b ry represent
on the place u n til September or Rasmussen, M rs. Ed V G rim , fro m the wagon w hen she saw
C a lifo rn ia , and fo rm e rly of K la ed G overnor John H all at the
October, when they plan to go and Mrs. Charles Hodgins.
the im pending accident. C laud
m ath Falls, Oregon, a rrive d last ceremony. Doyle Seely arranged
to C alifo rn ia , and also v is it her
Guests Included Rodney and ette Schell, another sister scream Tuesday to be the house guest of
the opening ceremonies. H erbert
father, W. L. A rm stro n g in O k la K ris tin e
ed
as
she
saw
her
brother
run
Swanson, J e rrle
and
her
frie
n
d
.
D
octor
Bertha
Saw!
Larson,
dram a e d ito r of the O re
homa and his m other, Mrs. F lo r Ronald M ickle, Robert Train, in to the tru c k and It was her
ence W oodw ard In Sw eetw ater, Beatrice Joy Rasmussen an d screams w hich brought P eter’s yer, 125 Oak street. Mrs. Lennox gonian and H arold H unt, dram a
Is a fo rm e r A shland resident.
e d itor o f the Journal, were In tro
Texas, and other relatives re K athleen G rim m .
tru c k to a stop.
duced
as was R obert Dodge, pres
The
S
m
all
Farm
s
C
ouncil
m
et
tu n in g here la te r to locate In
D a vid was born at Yuba C ity,
ident
of
the F estival association.
Tuesday
n
ig
h
t
at
the
home
o
f
L. H. G a lla tin le ft today for C a lifo rn ia , M ay 24, 1945. S u rv i
Southern Oregon.
Yuba C ity , C a lifo rn ia , where he vors include the parents, M r. and M r. and Mrs. A lv in W heeler on
L. R. D unnavin, M y rtle Creek
• HARDWARE FLOORED
w ill attend the fu n e ra l o f his eld Mrs. L. E. Schell and th e ir tw o Beeson Lane.
Mrs.
Jean
Hess
and
daughters,
a
rrive
d last Sunday to spent sev
Don
M a cW hlrter and C. A. est brother w h ich w ill be held daughters,
M a ry
Louise
and
Frapces and K athlene, of H el- eral days v is itin g friends and re
Petrehn p u t In a new flo o r at Saturday.
Claudette.
mans Baths, spent last Tuesday latives in c lu d in g M r. and Mrs.
H ardy's H ardw are this week ac
Guests at the F orrest Steiger
at C ra te r Lake, F ort K lam ath Ross H arden and fa m ily , and her
CARD OF THANKS
cording to B ill Snider, proprietor. home on V a lle y V ie w Road fo r
father.
M a c W h irte r has been doing the past tw o weeks have been/ We w ish to thank the m any and K la m a th Falls.
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Bob Sharyon is spending this
contracting In Ashland fo r the M r. and Mrs. H arold L. S m ith ' friends fo r th e ir k in d deeds and
week
in
D
e
tro
it
w
here
he
is
ac
M
r.
and
Mrs. C. M Frazier
and
son,
Robert,
and
Mrs.
F
lo
r-
b
e
a
u
tifu
l
flow
ers
all
of
w
hich
past tw o years w h ile Petrehn Is
new to this area, having recent ence Sm ith, Richm ond, C a llfo r - ' helps to ease the heartaches ceptlng delivery of a new auto-1 left this week for Carlsbad, Cal-
ly moved here
from O lym pia, j n la ; also M r. and Mrs. Jam es! caused by the loss of our son, mobile. He visited relatives in,Oornia where they will operate
the East last week, while enroute, an auto court which they recent-
W ashington. He and his fa m ily H ill and daughter, C aroline of David.
State Commission.
To Study Highway
Spanish American
War Vets To Picnic
Q.
Aug. . 22 Date of
Next Horse Show
Four Attend Camp
At Firpoint, Oregon
David R. Schell
Buried Wednesday
Elks Picnic To
Be Held Aug. 18
Woodwards Sell
Neil Creek Ranch
It's New !
It's So H ot T hat I t ’s
E vaporating
from
sto ck!
Formerly the
Southern Oreqoa
Miner
33.00 per year
M tn th l
Phone R011
live at 45 Almond gtreet.
1 Tacoma, Washington.
» Mr. and Mrs. Leyton Schell
to the auto city.
ly bought