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By Ed McLain
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NEWS REVIEW
Ashland, Jackwon County, Oregon, Thursday, October i4, i94»
Volume i t , Number jz
Thia week, us wan promised
your galloping p o llster question
McGEE SHOWS MEMBERS
ed the man on the street on his
OF GRANGE HIS TRICKS
opinion oi the man most fitte d
William McGee, secretary of
fo r m ayor. Each o f the respond
President of the A shland G ra- • the Ashland Cham ber of Com­
ents questioned was a registered
Y club fo r the com ing school year I merce, presented a magical show
voter.
As usual, Doe W alt W eller led
C. K. Pernell und M. M Per is H arvey Sorenson. He w as, to the members of the Bellview
Ken Peabody, A shland je w e le r, w ho disappeared m ysteriously
the group, hut w ith another tw o nell, fa th e r und son announced elected at a m eeting held at the Grange at the Tuesday meeting, three weeks ago, Is today resting in an A rlin g to n , W ashington, hos
Y b u ild in g , M onday, October 11. Octobei 12.
per cent loss. This week, instead
p ita l, according to C hief o f Police Clarence W illia m s.
this week that they hud bought
McGee, who has been a m agi­
of th irty -tw o per cent or sixteen
O ther officers are: vice p resi­
Peabody, w ho has been the subject of an in tensive search, tu r n ­
votes, he received fifte e n votes the A shland Horne and A uto dent, D avid A thanas; recorder, cian for some tim e is helping to
ed
up S aturday at the home o f M r. and Mrs. Gus Fish, d ista n t
sponsor
a
M
agician
club
in
A
sh­
out o f f if t y or th ir ty per cent. S upply Firestone R etail o u tle t Paul Lipscom be and treasurer,
relatives of his. They stated that he was tra v e l w orn and weary.
Closing up the gup Is fig h tin g store fro m M r. and Mrs. Dab G ary S u lliva n . New members in ­ land.
His brother, Ed Peabody, w ho ha, been d lre tin g the search fro m
Tom W illiam s. A t the lust m ayor M ayfield. The sole was cornplet clude Jim Ellison, H a rry M ackay,
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Ashland
le ft here im m ediately and was w ith Ken Peabody u n til
a lity poll, Tom had doubled his
Ray T anberry, Charles W h itm ire ,
ed October 1st and they took pos­
Tuesday when he returned to Ashland.
fo rm e r percentage to u whopping
G ary S u lliva n , Paul Lipscom b,
Mrs. Peabody stated today that
sixteen per cent. T his week he session of the store on that date. and Robert Ayers.
^.-'e.she did not know when her hus­
M. M. Pernell Is a form er F ire ­
lias gained another tw o per cent
Seventeen boys attended the
band w ould be able to re tu rn to
g iv in g him nine votes or eighteen stone T ire und Rubber company firs t m eeting of the club. The
Who is the mayor of Bell­
Ashland. She plans to continue
per cent. It a ll goes to prove that, P ortland te rrito ry manager. He group w d Imeet at the “ Y " b u ild ­
view? Can Ray Ramsey prove
to operate K e n ’s J e w e lry store.
“ It pays to advertise."
his claim to the title? Read
Members of Ashland A m erican
ing every Monday afternoon at
Ralph Picard Is m anaging the
Perhaps the present m ayor, w orked in the P ortland te rrito ry 4:00 p.m.
all about it on page 8
Legion Post No. 14 w ill hold
store.
T h o rn to n S. W iley, should take fo r several years and le ft F ire ­
th e ir next meeting at C entral
Peabody was in K la m a th Falls
note, So fur, his cam paign seems stone In October 1947 to enter
W. R. R itchie, Jr., le ft W ed­ Point, Thursday, October 28, ac­
F rid a y, C h ie f o f Police W illia m s
to have been publicized by w ord the lu m b e r business in G rants nesday by Southwest A irlin e s fo r cording, to John Von K uhlm an,
reported, as he sent a le tte r fro m
o f m outh and In a c ertain local Pass. His home Is presently In Sacramento, C a lifo rn ia . He plans commander. O ther Posts to be
there to Ashland. The le tte r a r­
sheet, grutls, e u rlie r in thte yeur. G rants Pass but he pluns to move to v is it C am arillo, C a lifo rn ia , be­ represented at this m eeting in ­
rive d here M onday, a fte r he had
To bear out m y contentions, may to Ashland as soon as he disposes fore re tu rn in g to A shland, S un­ clude Posts 13, 15, and the Cen­
been found in A rlin g to n . W here
I present the facts. For the firs t f his p roperty in G rants Puss.
tra l Point post.
day.
else
he had been d u rin g his w an­
few polls, M uyor W ile y received
H a rry Pinkerton, the area com ­
C. K. P ernell has peen a lu m ­
E arl W arren, vice presidential derings has not been disclosed.
tw e lve per cent of the vote. Then berm an fo r several years having
mander, w ill report on the N a t­
candidate, w ho Is ru n n in g w ith
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suddenly he boomed up to tw e n ­ been a m em ber of the firm Per­
ional convention at that meeting Tom Dewey on the Republican »-,•
r
>•
,
ty per cent. The ne xt p o ll or tw o n ell and G eitson, w hich operat­
A t tiie last meeting of Ashland
tic k e t w ill be in A shland fo r 30
he dropped back to tw elve
Post, held Tuesday, O ctober 12,
ed on the Greensprings. He has
m inutes S aturday m orning. W a r­
cent but this week he dropped retired from the lum ber business
v is itin g members from H ilt Post re n ’s special tra in w ill stop here
to his low est p oint so far. O ut of and plans to devote his tim e to
No. 327 and Rogue R iver Womens
Lois Pierce and E lm er L a ndin g
Roland Parks, exalted ru le r of
fo r servicing and the candidate were wed S aturd
n ig h t in a
f if t y voters, M ayor W ile y only the local Firestone store
Post No. 13 were present.
His
A shland lodge No. 944, Benevo­
held at the Congrega-
polled fiv e votes or ten per cent. home is in M edford.
B e rt Freeman spoke to the w ill speak to an assembled crow d cere
fro m the rear p la fo r m o f the tio n a l c; u rc h . The R ev. V a r t
Col. Preston W a te rb u ry has his
A ccording to M. M. P ernell the lent and P rotective O rder of Elks, group on the proposed band shell tra in .
highest p oint in his cureer us u
Borden perform ed the rites.
store w hich is located at 25 East announced thus week th a t an In the park and P h il S tansbury
p o tentia l mayor, according to our M ain w ill carry a com plete lin e essay contest on the subject gave a ta lk on the organization
Ralph Koozer, local Republican
Mrs. Vera C ollins sang “ O P ro­
poll. D oubling his highest p re ­
; leader, stated that he hoped a mise Me” and “ Because.” She
o f Firestone products. Mrs. Dale "W h y I L ik e Dem ocracy Best” o f the N ational Guard.
vious score, he polled, this week,
large crow d w ould be on hand to was accompanied by Miss M a r­
M a yfie ld is presently co n tin u in g w ould soon be sponsored by the
Ralph M cG innis is teaching Ï welcome W arren.
fo u r votes or eight per cent. A ll
local
lodge.
garet Ramsay who also played
her w o rk In the store as clerk.
o f w hich goes to show that I t ’s
T his Is a national contest, this year at Oakland, Oregon.
T his w ill be the second appear- { the w edding m arch fro m L o h e n ­
M r. and Mrs. M a yfie ld have
any mans race yet.
ance in A shland of a m ajor p o li- , g rin fo r the processional.
Parks said, w ith m any thousands T his Is his second year there.
Even Col. "steady as she goes" made no announcem ent as to f u t ­ o f dollars being aw arded fo r
Colonel and Mrs. James C. Ex- tlc a l fig u re this year. G o v e rn o r, Bridesm aids w ere B e ve rly H a ll
ure
plans
other
than
to
state
that
Jordan Increased his follo w in g ,
prizes. In a d d itio n to the n a tio n ­ line, (the form er L ilia n Kavan-1 Dewey spoke in L ith ia P ark d u r- Rena Russell, Barbara M cC leary,
they hope to rem ain In AshLn
instead
o f the usual tw o
per
Candles
fo r the rem ainder of the school al prizes the local lodge plans to augh) are vis itin g relatives in Los | ing his p rim a ry cam paign in adn Beatrice Wines.
cent he now has fo u r per cent.
. Oregon.
o ffe r m any prizes fo r local w in ­ Angeles.
w ere l i t by S h irle y W eitzel and
year.
T
h
e
ir
son,
Don,
is
a
m
em
­
As N ovem ber 2 grow s nearer,
ners.
M a rily n M ille r.
the citizens of A shland are ap­ ber of the student body at Ash.-
Parks, w ho recently attended
M rs. E ve lyn Wade was the
land high school.
p a re n tly settling dow n to the
the N ational Elks convention In
bride's M atron o f honor.
task o f p ic k in g th e ir man. The
P hiladelphia, stated th a t the es­
The bride, w ho was dressed in
No Choice colum n is now down BUSCH WILL 8PEAK TO
say contest was p a rt of the
OTHER
FORD
DEALERS
w h ite satin gow n w ith a fin g e r
to th ir ty per cent o f the vote.
Jim Busch, Ashland Ford deal­ lodge's w o rk among the youth of
tip veil, carried a bouquet of p in k
W alter W eller 15 votes or 30%
er,
w ill discuss the operation o f the nation and was a m ethod of
roses and w h ite gardenias. She
H enry Enders, C hairm an o f the
Tom W illia m s 9 votes or 18%
was given in m arriage by her
T hornton W iley 5 votes or 10% a Ford dealership at a regional teaching appreciation of the dem ­ C om m unity Chest d riv e in A sh­
father, B. V . Pierce.
land, announced this week that
Preston W ate rb u ry
4 or 8% m eeting o f Ford Dealers October ocrat! w ay of liv in g .
O ther phases of the lodges the drive w ill begin early in N o v­
D elbert Landin g, b ro th e r o f the
H arold Jordun 2 votes or 4% 22. The m eeting w ill be held In
w o rk among the nations youth ember. Plans are to com plete i t
groom was best man.
No Choice
15 votes or 30% San Francisco.
Phoenix, Oet. 13— M rs. Ray
Busch is one of ten dealers out include assisting 4-H clubs and before Christm as
A f f t r the cerem ony a reception
Odd cam paign slogans and rea­
o
f
180
w
ho
have
been
selected
to
Jackson
w ill be hostess to the was h e ld i n th e .jo c ia l room s of
c
o
n
trib
u
tin
g
to
local
C
o
m
m
unity
Matt. Freed, M edford theatre
sonings are beginning to appear
l Chests.
manager, is Jackson c o u n ty members o f the Phoenix Home the church.
In the campaign. D ow n by the make this presentation.
chairm an o f the C om m uni t y Extension U n it, F rid a y, October
ra ilro a d tracks some of the back­
H ugh M cKeever, claim s he saw
Chest. Freed pointed out that 15. Mrs. Jackson's home is on the
ers of Tom W illia m s are p ro ­
a coon w h ile h u n tin g up on the
througho ut the nation most Com ­
cla im in g lo u d ly and lo n g ly that
Greensprings. Others w ith M c­
m u n ity Chest drives are now on P acific h ighw ay south of Phoe­
folks in th a t area sh o u ld n 't vote
K eever w ho aren’t sure about
n
ix.
but th a t the Jackson county
fo r anyone who lives above the
v e rify in g the sto ry include Ray
d
riv
e
Is
being
delayed
in
order
boulevard. The iro n y o f It a ll is
Leaders of the p roject w hich
Ramsey and B ud C arlyle.
to u tiliz e the services of a p ro­ is “ G arm ent F ix in g " are Mrs.
th a t Tom, him self, lives on Beach
Ashland
high
school's
Grizzlies
will
meet
a
rough
and
tough,
and
fessional campaigner.
street, along w ith C olonel W ater
E d ith Poe and Mrs. A n d re w Ste­ CU R VE B A L L IN V E N T O R
bury, both above the Boulevard. unbeaten Grants Pass eleven this Friday evening at Grants Pass. The
The d riv e in Ashland w ill be vens. Those w ho attend are re ­ D IES IN LO S A N G E LE S
To m y m any readers w ho stop Grizzlies, who lost last week to Albany } 4 to o, are entering the conducted in much the same quested to b rin g a zipper and
George F. M cC onnell, 92, w ho
fashion as it was last year. S oli­ m aterials fo r m aking bound b u t­ made baseball h is to ry back in
to th in k before they vote, the game as the underdogs.
ve ry location of a m an’s house
Scores so far this year for the Ashland club fV»d them in the win citations w ill be made o f larger ton holes.
1884 in a game between Yreka
w ill have nothing to do w ith his column only once, and in the loss column three times. The Grizzlies businesses p rio r to the door to
Those w ho attend are request­ and A shland w hen he th re w the
a b ility to ru n the c ity of Ashland. beat the Southern Oregon college Frosh, 16 to ia; but lost to Klamath door canvass. Agencies w hich re ­ ed to b rin g a covered dish and firs t curve in baseball, died S un­
T h e y 'll vote as they see fit, not Falls, 6o to 6; lost to Coquille, 26 to o. and lost last week at Albany ceive help fro m the C om m unity th e ir ow n service fo r the p o tlu ck day, October 10, in the Veteran's
because a man lives above or be­
Chest include the Boy Scouts, dinner.
hospital in S aw telle, C a lif.
}4 to o.
lo w S iskiyou Boulevard.
G
irl
Scouts,
Y
M
C
A
and
C
am
pfire
The G rants Pass club on the
girls.
Mrs. Ernest Madden and daugh­
o ther hand is so fa r undefeated.
HILT LEGION TO DANCE
ter, Sarah, are expected to re ­
Hilt, Oct. 13— H ilt A m erican T hey are listed w ith w ins over
B ill R itchie and Ben Day have tu rn
M onday
fro m
a three
Legion Post Is conducting a dance W ashington high school of P o rt­
been rid in g range on the C ra te r, m onths
___ tr
„ . ip r to
„
__
The fir s t session of the G reat
England where
S aturday evening, O ctober 30. land, M y rtle Point, C oequllle, and
Lake h ighw ay d u rin g the past, she visite d her father, E. A. O. Books G roup m et at the p u b lic
M
arshfield.
Mrs. A lice Applegate Peil, 52
Colonel H arold Jordan, Ashland,
wet‘ k-_____
j Barnes, Carshalton, Surrey.
lib ra ry on M onday evening. The
Last year G rants Pass knocked G ra n ite street, last week deeded
has tickets available fo r this
fir s t book o f this second year
dance, price is $1.20 fo r men and the props out fro m under a w in ­ to the c ity a s trip o f property
course was H o m e r’s Odessey. A
ning Ashland club by ta k in g th e ir w h ich can be used as a w a lkw a y
50 cents fo r ladles.
G reek epic poem of the 9th cen­
measure on the G rizzlies home by the com m unity. Mrs. P eil stat­
tu ry B. C. the book was the basis
fie ld , 38-6.
ed th a t she w ould appreciate the
o f an in te re stin g discussion of
O
fficers
fo
r
Room
1
are:
Pre-1
man,
chairm
an
Dennie
B
row
ne
Tickets are being sold at noons p u b lic using the path w hich she
S7_dent’ J “ dZt l] . Wasson’ v ic t Pre" I Donald Loper, J im m y W right,’ contrasts between the th in k in g of
by N orm an W yers, y e ll leader, to
th a t day and this.
has given the p u b lic inasmuch as J e rry M itc h e ll, secretary, Donna
students w ho w ant to go on the
T e rry C am pbell and R uth W yant.
i
t
has
been
In
use
fo
r
some
tim
e
The Great Books G roup w ill
Hyde.
bus.
The social studies u n it on In ­ meet re g u la rly on every other
J u d ith Wasson, president of
The Pepsters, fo rm e rly the fo r th a t purpose.
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room 1 attended the student coun dians is especially interesting. M onday through the school year,
G riz z ly Grenades, w ill go along
R obert Luse brought his collec­ except d u rin g the holiday sea­
cil m eeting on Tuesday.
to support the team. The g irls
tio n o f arrowheads, beads, and son. October 25 in the ne xt m eet­
R
ichard
La
Pointe
has
moved
w ill w ear th e ir special sweaters
COLOR A N D R E-COLOR
rings.
B e ryl Bosshard brought a ing date.
away. M elba S till from T alent is
and skirts, w hich w ill be several
tom -tom . L a n i K nox brought an
Members w ho at present belong
These amazing plastic-
a
new
g
ir
l
in
Room
1.
inches longer.
coated color books are the
T om m y H in th o rn e and M ic h ­ In d ia n doll, hatchet and head- to the group in clude: M rs. R ob­
A ll students are urged to go
ael Parsons have beeen absent band. A p ictu re o f a squaw was e rt Pentzer, M rs. Eugene Seitz,
answer to the problem of
and back the team.
fo r several days on account of i l l ­ dra w n by Nancy Lou K lum pp. Mrs. John C otton, Mrs. H. A.
George
M.
S
h
iffe
r,
dire
cto
r
of
any
conventional
color
Lee Seitz Is m aking a sweathouse Thomas, Mrs. Rodney K eating,
ness.
the hospital and fa c ilitie s sectioh
w hat-to-do. Use the c ra y ­
fo r the In d ia n V illage.
M r. and Mrs. A. M. H a m ilto n ,
E
laine
W
illia
m
s
had
a
b
irth
d
a
y
o f the Oregon State Board of
ons on the pictures, as in
Mrs.
Robert M cllvena, Mrs. L u c y
Insects
have
been
brought
to
H ealth, w ill confer w ith the A sh­ on Septem ber 24. She is 6 years
book. B u t when the p ic­
T albot, Mrs. G. S. Green, M iss
school
fo
r
observation
in
science
old.
land H ospital board, October 21.
tures have a ll been colored,
These people have had a b ir th ­ class. A chrysalis turned to a Cora Mason, S. R. Buyers, R ic h ­
Discussion w ill concern the avail
a few swipes w ith a soft
The ch ild re n
w rote ard W ilcox and W illia m Young.
day
since school began: La Rue b u tte rfly .
a b ility of Federal money fo r a
F rom The S iskiyou
cloth leaves the book lik e
about b u tte rflie s
from
Bean, D a rre ll M cC ullock, Roy stories
new
hospital
in
Ashland.
Home Com ing Weekend w ill
construction papers.
Bailey,
new, ready to be colored
C.
M.
L
ltw
ille
r
,
Roland
Parks,
begin F rid a y, N ovem ber 5, w ith a
Lois A n n Moore is s till out of
Class officers fo r grade 3,
again. Y o u 'll fin d you enjoy
banquet at Susanne Homes hall. Mrs. M ild re n K lu m , H a rry A.
school.
Lois
A
nn
h
u
rt
her
hand
room
5 are: B e tty Jane Reedeer,
little J o h n n y ’s a rtis tic e f­
A hundred and f if t y a lu m n i and S k e rry Jr., Ike Frideeger, and
in an autom obile accident.
President; Ben Lom bard, vice-
forts m uch more when you
guests are expected to attend the M a rk H am aker m et Wednesday
Room
officers fo r Grade 1, president; and A la n B ailey, sec­
start h im out on the new
d iv e rs ifie d a ctivitie s ending w ith noon to plan the m eeting w ith
Room 13 were elected. Price retary.
Talent, Oct. 13— M em bership
S
h
iffe
r.
They
w
ill
show
h
im
the
a fo o tb a ll game at G rants Pass
books, than i f he d id his
Thomas
is
president,
Brad
G
ett-
The
ch
ild
re
n
in
Grade
3,
room
d
rive
fo r the T a le n t P arent T ea­
between SOC’s Red Raiders and hospital, and w ill have him in ­ lin g vice-president, and Deanna
sketching on the w a ll paper.
6 are w o rk in g hard fo r the P.T.A. cher's association w ill begin M on
spect
b
u
ild
in
g
sites
w
h
ich
have
Pacific University.
new C ullop secretary-treasurer. Ethel m em bership d rive . The cla s s day and w ill last one week, it
A nd fo r the little girls,
T entative plans fo r the week been considered fo r the
R edbird was elected sta ff m em ­ having the most P.T.A. members was decided at P.T.A. m eeting
b
u
ild
in
g
.
there is the H O L ID A Y
end are as follow s: A banquet
ber fo r the paper to take the w ill be given a party. C arol G il­ last week. A prize w ill be given
fo r a lu m n i and guests and in v ita ­
TW IN S, cutouts o f the same ,
Ray Ramsey, m ayor of B e ll­ news at the correct tim e to Mrs. bert is sure Room 6 w ill w in if the room having the most parents
tional to students a t Susanne
plustic-coated m a terial, col- 1
the grandm a’s and grandpa’s jo in the organization.
v
ie
w alm ost shot tw o bear and Chapman.
Homes H all, F rid a y, N ovem ber
orable, easily cleaned, long- ,
Ramona
H
o
w
ry
has
entered
w ould jo in w ith a ll the aunts and
O ther business at the m eoting
5; a bonfire In F u le r F ield im ­ saw several bucks w h ile deer Room 3, Grade 2 fro m the B e ll­ uncles.
lasting.
i
included approval of the budget
h
u
n
tin
g
last
week.
m ediately fo llo w in g the banquet;
vie w school.
James F ra n k lin Conlay is ill as presented by Mrs. Peggy P er­
and a dance a fte r the bonfire,
John Sorenson was elected Pre w ith scarlet fever!
kins, treasurer.
open to a ll students and a lum ni, placed on sale fo r students, in sident o f room 3, grade 2.
Buzz Heard took a tr ip
to
Pears fo r canning fo r the
and fe a tu rin g a w e ll know n dance the near fu tu re .
J e rry Leach, Dennie Bowne, P ortland last weekend w ith his school lunchefe were presented
band. The fo otball game S a tu r­
the group by M r. M a rsh a ll o f
A lu m n i president, and form er Dean Freem an and K athleen fa m ily and sister, Marlene.
day, Novem ber 6, at G rants Pass
Ileinzm
an
have
celebrated
b
ir
th
­
Sandra
H
utchinson
has
entered
Buckeye
orchards.
270 East Main Phone 8011
SOC student body president, Bud
w ill conclude the week end.
days recently.
the class o f Room 6, Grade 3,
Mrs. Helen W isner was elected
Invitations will be sent to a- S ilv e r w ill organize plans fo r the
The clean-up com m ittee chosen m a king 37 the to ta l e n ro llm e n t new secretary to replace Elsie
lumni, and dance tickets w ill be banquet.
for this week was: Dean Free- for room 6.
Blackburn.
Firestone Store
Sold To Pernells
Harvey Sorenson
H eads Gra-Y Club
Ken Peabody Recuperates From
Travels in Washington Rest Home
Legion To Meet
At Central Point
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Warren Speaks
Here Saturday
Elks To Sponsor
Essay Contest
Elmer Landing and
Lois Pierce Wed
Enders Heads Community Chest
Drive Which Begins November 1st
Mrs. Jackson Will
Entertain Unit
Weary Grizzlies Face An Unbeaten
Grants Pass Eleven This Friday Hight
Great Books Group
Studying “Odessy”
Mrs. Peil Donates
Pathway to City
News of W ashington School
LIKE MAGIC!
Hospital Expert
Here October 21
Plans Include
Banquet, Dance
Membership Drive
To Begin Monday
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