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There'» plenty cooking this
week In the old political pot.
Small pressure groups are ex
pending lots of steam to attem pt
to sway M ayor-elect Torn Wil
Hums' mind concerning city np
pointments.
According to Williams, he has
promised the people of the city
u "refreshing" change, and that'«
what he plans to do.
Just whut the city council
plans to do is unother story. Ac
cording to one m em ber of the
city council the member» of the
council are 100 per cent of one
mind to retain the present ad
m inistrative heads of the police
departm ent and the city water
and light departm ent and the
present city attorney.
What the council will do J a n
uary 4 when William make his
i ecomm endations concerning new
appointees to replace City Sup
erintendent Elmer Blegel, Police
Chief Clarence Williams, and
City Attorney Wllllums Brigg'
may be to not confirm any of
Williums' appointments.
That will leave Tom Williams
In the same spot Hurry Trum an
lias been In the past four years.
Harry found himself, a Demo
crat, with a Republican congress
Tom may find himself, a refresh
ing mayor, with a staid and solid
council.
tj.o o PI K YEAR
NEWS REVIEW
ASUI AND, JACKSON ( O U N T Y , IHURSD AY, DECEMBER z j. ,,,4x
Santa Claus Pays Annual Visit
At Kiwanis-Elks Christmas Party
Thursday night wus Santa
Claus night in Ashland as sever-
ul hundred youngsters, their
fathers and m others, various us
sorted relatives and friends brav
ed the cold to attend the annual
C hristm as tree progrum and par
ty In the Plaza.
Sponsored by the Elks and the
Ashlund Kiwunis club the affair
was a success, judged from the
expressions of the children who
received sacks of candy and
treats.
Harry Skerry, Fritz. Koester,
and the Rev Earl Downing, had
charge of various features of the
program according to Bert Mil
ler, president of the Klwanls
club.
The mem bers of the Klwanis
club and their wives sacked 1200
sacks of candy and treats at a
party Saturday night at the Civic
club.
The expenses of the affair, in
cluding the treats and candy,
were borne by the Elks, while
the program was handled by the
Klwanis.
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VOLUME i t , NUMBER 4 z
City Appointments Fight Looms
TW ENTY TWO GET
FOOTBALL LETTERS
T. Williams Plans To Go Ahead
and Replace Departmental Heads
Frank O’Neil aw arded letters
December 16 to nine seniors, ten
Nearly a hundred veterans, ¡una i and thr,-.- sophomoics
their wives a n d children p a rti for having played the required
cipated In the annual Christm as amount of varsity football
dinner and party of the Ixgion
Seniors lettering were. LeRoy J
and its Auxiliary Monday even
C ity councilm en are not com-
Tom Williams, who will be-
ing In Pioneer hall, W inburn Adis, Carl C aruthers Don Stock- m itting themselves as to ju st, come mayor of Ashland, Janu-
ey,
Don
Mayfield,
Melvin
Mor
’A ny. 'in e long »¿p les. set in the
w hat stand they will take on con- ary 1. stated today that he plans
fireplace room of the Legion’s gan, Jack Rouhler, Don Ells firming or not confirming Tom ) definitely to make three appoint-
worth,
Ned
Starnes,
Bunky
Hall
j
unique Log Cabin hall, was fes
and Jack Farmer.
W illiams’ appointm ents to city j m ents to city posts, and possibly
tive with tiny Christm as trees
Bill Allen, Bob Nelson, Carlos offices. Williams has stated that I four. The appointm ents will be
anil other C hrlstm a. decorations Van Vleet, Joe Kidwwell, Stan he plans Io make three and pos- J made January 4, at the first meet-
The ladles had p re p a re i a regu- Hanscom, Ricci Vest, H o w ard ' s 'hly four changes, in the city su- ing of the council.
1 ir banquet.
Robertson, Bill Wines, Monty perintendent’s office, the office
The three appointm ents are for
Following
the dinner, the Robertson, Bill Wines, Monty : of chief of police, and the office the posts of city superintendent,
tables were cleared away, and Roberson, Ted M cllvenna, and , of city attorney.
chief of police, and city attorney.
Santa Claus entered w hile the Qulm Simmons represented the
Harold Merrill stated today The present appointees, who were
group were
singing
“Jingle junior class.
that there was a delicate situ a appointed to the posts by T. S.
Bells." Two dozen small children
Lettering
sophomores
w
e
r
e
tion existing and th at he didn’t Wiley, are Elm er Biegel, city su
were starry eyed over his a p
perintendent; Clarence Williams,
pearance—some were a little shy Richard Smith, Steve Lanovitch. feel as though this was the prop- chief of police; and Wm. Briggs,
and
Jerry
Langer.
j
er
tim
e
to
express
an
opinion.
as he went around shaking hands
M errill continued saying that city attorney.
and joking with all of them They
Williams has indicated th a t he
there was a lot of pressure from
were even happier when he, jo- J
has H arry Skerry in m ind for
both
sides
at
present
with
many
vially, presented the gifts from I
people wanting changes and the office of city attorney, and
the great Christm as tree th a t
m any more wishing to retain the Vern Sm ith in m in d 5for the of
brushed the celling w ith Its
present officials in their present fice of police chief. L. Piers W il
gleam ing tip.
(
m eth will be appointed police
An inaugural ball which will positions.
Sleepy, tired and happy chil-
judge to replace C. P. Talent,
dren were whisked off to bed, highlight the w inter social sea
John D augherty stated that he who tendered his resignation this
while their elders rem ained to son in Ashland has been sched didn't feel th at there was any ne-
week to the city council.
A Youth Rally for Christ, spon- spend
,
. the . rest , of the evening, uled for January 22 according to cessity for a public statem ent at
Concerning the office of the
Owen C Gragg, general chairm an this time and that after January city superintendent,
sored by the young people of the , danc,n« and PlaYln8 ca,d5
W illiams
Talent, Dec. 23
Ninety peo
and m em ber of the Lions club 1st his opinion would be made said he had m any applications for
ple voted In favor of the measure First Church of Christ will be
which is sponsoring the affair
public. He said that it w ouldn’t the job, but had settled on no
for the building of an elem entary gin Sunday morning and con
Gragg announced today th at be fair to anyone, particularly to one m an as yet.
tinue
each
night
through
the.
school addition to the Talent
the ball will be held for the p u r Tom Williams, to m ake his opin
week Robert Baird, G rants Pass'
school.
Members of the council have
pose of welcoming the newly ion
concerning
appointm ents
The new building will have missionary recruit to Hawaii, will | ||6SI£I1S ■ OSltlOll
indicated that they may not con
elected
mayor,
Tom
Williams;
public
at
this
time.
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six classrooms, an office, and bring the messages. Jack Adams
Councilm an Herb Fischborn firm W illiams’ appointm ents. In
City Police Judge C. P. Talent ‘ nn Stansbury and Fred Homes
rest rooms, Robert Keeney, M ed will sing and lead the singing.
answ er to this Williams has s ta t
™ V ected councilman; and was out of town and couldn't be ed that he doesn’t feel any m an
ford, who has been retained by Mrs. Adams will conduct c h il-, tendered his resignation as Police J.
H. Hardy, newly elected city contacted at this time.
is indispensible in any position,
the school board as architect, has d ren ’s classes each afternoon. Mr. | Judge effective Jan u ary 1st at recorder. The above officials take
Fred Holmes, newly elected and that he feels that he ow'es
■
nd
Mrs.
Adams
a
ie
students
at
the
Tuesday
night
m
eeting
of
the
already draw n the plans.
office
January
4.
m em ber of the council, who will it to the people who elected him
Only 13 people voted against Northwest Christian college, at city council.
The ball will be held in the take office January 4, stated that to follow out his campaign prom
Mayor T. S. Wiley and City
Members of the ^ u8ene.
the measure
A reception line he preferred not to be quoted but ises.
com m unity who served on t h e ' Services will begin each night A ttorney William Briggs were Elks lounge.
election board included Mrs. M ar-j at 7:30. Young and old are invit- not present at the meeting Wal j wb' ch will Include the mayors of that he felt the council would
ter Redford pr%id*d. O the. bus- Yreka, Medford, G rants
Pass, stick together 100 per cent.
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Fischborn
garet Mathes, Henry Lucier, and ed t° attend.
incss Included a discussion of glv-l Talent, Jacksonville, Phoenix,
Mrs. Fern Wells.
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‘I’m a freshm an councilm an,” and fam ily are spending the hol
K lam ath Homes said, “and I don't feel as idays in Tuolumne, Calif.
Robert J. Flieklnger, torpedo ing an exclusive franchise to the Central Point, and
It Is planned that construction
Johnson
Cab
Co
This
was
tabled
Tails
will
be
on
hand
to
welcome though I can make any official
Mr .and Mrs. Earl Hutchinson,
m
an’s
m
ate,
second
class,
USN,
will begin soon on the new
statem ent until I’m installed a W arner. A lberta, Canada, were
building In order that It will he son of Mrs. E. L. Hild, of Route on the basis th at no other busi- 8uest8-
2, Ashland, Oregon. Is se rv in g ; nets in town was offered an ex-
Co-chairman with Gragg are m em ber of the body. I don’t want guests at the C. H. Wines home
in use by September.
aboard the aircraft carrier USS elusive franchise. H arry Skerry Dyer Huston and Dr. Price to take the initiative and will this week end. They left Sunday
M arvin
Princeton.
I represented the cab company.
j Thomas.
H erb Huston is in follow the precedent set by the for Bakersfield. Calif.
charge of the publicity. Wayne senior m em bers of the council, Wines, who has been home on
That the Ashland Cham ber of
Myrick has charge of the music. concerning any statem ent as to leave from the Navy base at San
Commerce serves not only the
, Cay Hufm an is in charge of the confirming the m ayors appoint Diego, returned to California
business men of Ashland but the
w ith them.
entertainm ent. Lee W ilmeth and m ents.”
farm people as well was Indicat
Chet Squires are responsible for
ed this week in a set of statls- I
HANK LOLLER TO
advance ticket sales, with Bill Al
tics released by Cham ber of Com
HELP AT SCHOOL
len handling ticket sales at the
During the last six months situations.
merce secretary Wm. McGee
i Talent. Dec. 23 — Hank Lt Her
door.
During the past two m onths [ the Public L ibraty has added a
“Records for the Millions” by
Phoenix, Dec. 23 — Next bas has been appointed custodian of
Bill Yates, Sr., is in
charge or
of
m cnarge
230 inquiries by mall have been total of 51b new books to its Paul W hitem an lists thousands of
ketball
game
for m
the e rn
Phoenix
high the school buildings ior ex tra
llghts and the Publlc address
«
aoie ior
o em x mgn
received at the Cham ber offices, • shelves, 113 of which were chll- records covering a varietv of das-1
curricular activities w hen Mr.
and m any of these letters were dren's books Fiction books head- sifications such as o u l a r m u ! System’ John Reed win Put up sch° o1 club wlU be w ith Rogue Bishop is unable to be at the
from people who were interested ed the list, but large groups of \ sic, light classical, operatic, sy m -1
d.tl5ms and Chet T hom p-, R^ e r>
FaH^meS S°
schcot.
in farm s and acreages and the books were added to the sections I phonic, folk lore, religious, dra- #resu
, a 6 cbar^e °f the re
Score for the St. M ary's game TALENT LOCALS
farm products of this area.
| of useful arts, fine arts, and lit- mutic and childrens records.
men ’
was 39 to 16 in favor of Phoenix, j Friends of Glen Logan and his
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erature. These included such sub-
John Lom ax’s
Mr. and Mrs. John IL Tlede-
cts flS bug, negg and he , rades the U. S. A.” puts down the many
' wife were pleased to hear of the
man, Jr., have returned from nurglng fruit growjng and a g n . ballads and songs that everyone
i birth of a son at Sacred H eart
their wedding trip to California culture, forestry, flower grow knew s but seldom sees.
‘ hospital.
They
They will leave Friday for Cres
Miss M argaret W agner, daugh
Charlie Schuler had a paper
ing and gardening, .a rt, anti are all included, with notes a-
cent City to spend the holidays
j carton of m ilk fall open on him
ques, building, photography, en bout the origin and history of ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wagner,
with his parents’, Mr. and Mrs. tertalnlng, etc.
was installed honored queen of
the other m orning before break
each.
J. H. Ticdeman, Sr., and other
Bethel No. 22, D aughters of Job
fast.
He said he was unable to
Tal?nt, Dec. 23 — Six ladii s
Some specific titles falling in
Flov'er growers will be inter at ceremonies held Tuesd a y
m em bers of his family.
do
justice
to the occasion be
these elassifeations are: “Your ested in the books: “Tuberous Be night, December 14th, in the Ma of the P arent Teachers associa
Solar House’ by M. J. Simon gonias” by Brown; ‘The African sonic temple.
tion spent Monday evening fill cause his aunt, wife and m other
which gives designs and plans Violet" by Wilson and “bulbs tor
ing the 400 cellophane hags for w ere present.
O
thers
installed
were
M
is
s
Mr. Cham berlain, the ru ra l
for 49 houses suited to each of Home G ardens” by Wister. The
the gr.vli; school Christma« treat.
Venita Roberson, senior princess Mrs.
the states. They are laid out with v city
lot i Is n not
small
for r a ia
fam-
Evert
Jennings,
Mrs. route mailman, is being assisted
iij m
u i too
iuu sin
u n io
m - vrtc- C k i.i
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during the Christm as rush by
irleyT Dani on- Junior prin
regard to the best use of the sun ily orchard, according to Law- '
Vaughn Quackenbush, Mrs, Set- Basil G. Curtis. Alice B urnette
for light and heat.
rence Southwick.
In “Dwarf cess. Miss Jane Simpson, guide K<mieTir’» MrS’ J/ Sx<e W iU iam s,! and
F rank Manness are assisting
‘Modernizing Old Houses' by F ruit Trees; How to Raise and Miss Chloe Stevens, m arshal, Mrs. J. Henry and Mrs. Ray B ur-| the post offjce staff
H. L. Williams has many v alu Care for Them ” the small home Miss Sally Yates, chaplain; Miss
M i s s nette were S anta’s little helpers. ‘ The Com m unity club has dec-
able suggestions on the preser owner sees possibilities of a va Ruth Seitz, treasurer;
The treats were given out at ' orated the evergreen tree in front
Jackie
Wolcott,
recorder;
Miss
vation of valuable features, yet riety of fruit on the home place.
the school Christm as program of the city hall. They gave out
Jeanette
Kinney,
musician;
Miss
im provem ent for convenience,
W ednesday night.
Christm as treats Thursday night
Mrs. Blanche Huffman and Mildred Zittercob, librarian, Mi.«_
comfort and economy of use
Carla
Sears,
Miss
Kay
Dudlev,
and the Cam pfire Girls sang
In ‘The Trail Led N orth” Mar- sister, Mrs. Belva Lilly, Riddle,
Christm as carols as part of the
tha F. McKeown w rites down [ returned this week from a trip Miss Lela Linn, Miss Lucille
program .
her uncles personal rem inis- through 28 states and Old Mex- Brabham , Miss Dorothy B rab
ham,
messengers;
Miss
Betty
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bouldin
cences of the wild rough life of, *co
Talent, Dec. 23 — The C am p and Joanna are spending the
Hall, senior custodian; Miss B ar
w estern U. S. and Alaska. In the
bara Hild, junior custodian: Miss fire Girls held their Christm as Christm as holidays with H ugh’s
1880’s and 1890’s salmon and
Barbara
Van Vleet, inner guard: party at Doreen and B arbara j brother in California.
gold seeking led to adventures
Miss Carol Meeks, outer guard; B urnette’s. The girls made toy
Joe Harrison is home recuper-
that m ake exciting reading. Mrs.
Miss
Kay
Beck,
soloist:
Miss
hospital
i
ating
from his bout w ith pneu-
favors
for
the
county
McKeown lives on a farm In the
Paula O strander, assistant solo and exchanged gifts.
! monia.
Hood River valley.
ist; Miss Mary H illberry, assist
A nother
northw est
history
Talent, Dec. 23 — Talent High ant recorder; Miss Darlene Hick
book, “Here Rolled the Covered School lost to Eagle Point, 29-27 man, historian;; Miss Sand.«
Wagons’’ is w ritten by A lbert in the first game of the season. Clary, lady of the lights.
P. Salisbury.
The Talent club, which has been
The annual Charles A. W hite! Jay Sam uelson; ’45, Leonard
Installing officers were the re
“How to Restore A ntiques" by busy with football this year, got tiring queen Miss Shirley W eitz Plaque which is given to the o u t- 1 W iliams; '46, George Fullerton:
Raymond Yates is a book of off to a slow sta rt but as th e sea el; assisted by Miss
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Marv
Lou standing senior football player,) and last year, Je rry Mitchell. (See
practical instructions th at are son progresses, Coach George Hahn. guide; Mrs Phyllis Leigh J was aw arded this year to M elvin, page two, Senior Standout),
easy to follow.
The particular Bray, expects his club to m ake a m arshal; Mrs. M argaret M iller,| Morgan, chosen by his team -'
work of restoring and repairing better showing.
secretary: Miss M arilyn Miller J mates as the best all-round foot-
antiques can be tackled w ith con
Among the boys who are tu rn chaplain; Miss Edna D ou g h tery '. baH players.
Considering five
fidence with some such help. I r ing out this year are: Willis Zum m usician; Mrs. Nita Balfour, sen- P,d n ts' leadership, olyaltv, abil-
replaceable pieces of furniture, walt, Hal P arrent, Dwight Sulli ior custodian: Mrs. Barbara P h e-' ‘ty to PlaY football, and sincer-
clocks, stenciling, oil paintings, van, Jr., P at Henry, Joe Fenton, lan, junior custodian.
| ilV in training, Melvin was elect-
etc. were discussed.
Otto King, Don Millage, Clyde
A short program and refresh- pd b-v b 's team on these points,
“An Introduction to Color” by Williams, John York, Rolland ments followed the closing cere-
The son of Mr. and Mis. J. R.
* Ralph Evans gives an excellent Hartley, George Baylor, Jerry monv. Many parents and friends Morgan, of 725 Indana Street,
Interpretation of color th at is Montgomery, Nick Nichols, Joe were present.
Melvin is 18, and has attended
basic as well as technical. So Strauss, John Newton, Tom God
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Ashland schools most of his life.
much beauty can be enjoyed dard and Dwain Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Wiley plan
O thers to receive this honor
; when the right use of color is
Next game will be with Ash to spend the holidays in Modesto, are: 1941, Chuck Jandreau; ’42,
i m ade in the home and In other land Ju n io r High, Jan u ary 55.
California.
i Bill Elam; ’43, Barney Riggs; '44,
Talent People
Vote for School
Held Monday Night
Councilmen Make
No Committments
Will Make Three
Changes For Sure
Inaugural Ball
Set for January 22
Youth Rally Will
Begin Next Sunday
Judge Talent
C of C Helps Farmers
Public Library Adds 516 New Books
During Past Six Months Period
towk„s,hSc°maw Ashland Bethel
Officers Installed
Rogue River Will
Play Phoenix Next
P.T.A. Ladies Fill
Christmas Bags
Campfire Girls
Hold Xmas Party
Talent Quintet
Loses First Game
Melvin Morgan Wins Athletic Award