Southern Oregon News Review, Ashland. Oregon. I hursday, December jo, 1948 ASHLAND LOCALS Mr. und Mrs. M Cady had us guests Christm as their sun and! daughter-in-law , Mr. und Mrs. Published every Thursday by Jam es Cady und son, Douglas, of Arcata, California. Jam es Is an • The young people of the First THE SISKIYOU PUBLISHING COMPANY Instruct« m the Arcata high Church of Christ are sponsoring A^dand. Oregon 38 £ast Ma,n Stree, school. Larry 1 H Wines and Wendell D. Lawrence. Publishers a Youth Revival this week. Jack John M ucW hirter celebrated his birthday anil Christm as evt Adams a student at Northwest WENDELL LAWRENCE. Editor together with a party at his par Christian College, Eugene, is no I ent's home, Mr. and Mrs. Don oist and song leader. Boh Baird Ia id r Ore^nnetr nK'ClaS5 T ' 1 m*tter *“ the P081 ° Wi<* at Ash' a recent graduate of San Jose M acW hirter, Taylor street land, Oregon, February 15. 1935. under the act of Congress of Walt Addy. Dutch Kchriedcrtd- Bible College is (he speuker. March 3. 1879. ■r ami Don .Seal’s are spending a While the young people are ■: f V ' tew days In Klamath Falls duck sponsoring and conducting the hunting. speciul services tie older people J fe* are welcomed at the services, ¡ng and preaching. said Karl F. Downing, m inister M id w e e k S e r v ic e , W e d 7 00 p. of the church. J» * b> daUy PT r Jh jt th* Cditor the samc has ‘«chcil m. Services are being held «•very point where he now calls the November election, which nude Tom The Christians Hour, KWIN, night this week at 7:30 pin . The Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Vi ilium , mayor of Ashland a "fluky” election. Friday night service will be fol * W° 7 50 7 ,O° kcd “ UP‘ Accord,n« “ > ‘he Winston lowed by a w atch-night social M r. and Mrs. John T ie d e n u n and m em ber, o f the w edding p artv Phoenix Christian Church ‘W h h e d dictionary the word mean, a "lucky stroke, as in some game; E verett McGee, M inister and service. The services will fe ta tio n ” S'n g V‘CtOry ° F defeat’ COntrar> t0 P«vk»us form or ex arc p ictu re d here .»tier the ceremony, December • 1. They are, le ft to Bible School 10 a.m. close with the Sunday night s e r­ rig h t. Mrs. M artel Peters. W ilb u r Simmons, Mrs. |ohn T ie d e n u n , the Morning worship service II a.m. vice. r h ir a to T S1 W ? contrarv w lu ‘ the supporters of former Mayor Rev. R obert M c llie m u , M r. T ied en un , Duane T ie d e n u n , and Mrs Duane T ie d e n u n . 1 hornton S Vi .ley expected, that must be what makes it fluky ' It was a lucky stroke for the city of Ashland, and the supporters of T° " U' " " ' Th“ ’ " -d X * 0 V « just wonder which p .rtic u b r shade of meaning our contem por. I S lr- | and desires of the people. They meant rn k »»» j _> ■ I a ary » meant to ^rntx« express. But we really don’t wonder very much . A rationalization of the issues I may honestly believe that a involved in the tem pest now rag­ change will not be good for Ash­ ing in local politics requires some land. I respect them for their be­ thing more than an appeal to the liefs and I acknowledge their We are «pecialiiinq in M o ­ arTi h ™ H ,e d ty Vf Aihhnd exPressed ‘hemselves very well old school tie. right to such beliefs, for that The same dem ocratic processes right is a sacred right and the bil Rock away Lubrication at the polls. O f the people who went to the polls 181. expressed hemselves a, desiring a change, refreshing or otherwise. O n k t a t that elected the mayor, elected rock on which our way of life Is method. P ~ P ,e ,ndlcated their voting preference that they were satisfied the council The differences in founded. political thinking as betw een the However a belief is one thing, with the former city administration. Free pickup and delivery two groups lies in the fact that the operation of a m unicipal cor- Tom Williams, the mayor-elect, received a majority of those the mayor cam paigned on speci­ poration som ething else. A man service. votes fic issues w hereas the council from the people who were desirous of a change. may not care to change his be­ To say that Tom William, became mayor through a fluky election candidates chose to present them -, lieis liefs eV{ even while in public office We al,o have white qa. selves to the people on generali-1 but whe and is a minority candidate, representing a minority of the people, ties alone. re expedieey dictates the rearranging of the furniture seems to us to be shallow thinking. f F Few of the old guard in A sh­ little bit in our m unicipal dw ell­ Here is a Service Station that not only provides it, custom­ Williams won the election by getting a majority of the votes cast land seem to be aw are that a ing he should go along. Who will er, with modern facility for proper serviuinq of car, but is A" 7 . ° r of a cha"« e , And ‘he majority of votes which were cast bv subtle change has taken place In say that the people of Russia do our midst. One m ust rem em ber the citizens of Ashland were for a change! staffed with attendant, who have lonq experience in service not w ant a change, except their Whether that change was only to be in the elected officials or whether that there are m any strangers m asters, and who will say they station field. w ithin our gates. They are a dif­ fo rlo rn W i r e Jd° r h,nC tO tEe StreCt ,weePer is a “ *««• ferent people and have brot with would not welcome a change had they the power to ordain it. lor I om W iliums and the council to decide. them different ideas. Thus the In like m anner some of our desire for a change is the product of a different people doing a d if­ citizens continue to cling to the old order and contend no change ferent kind of thinking. is wanted when everyw here all The seed of change has been The indicated decision of the council to combat any of the sug­ about them the signs of change sown for a long tim e and anyone gested changes in city administrator, by Tom William,, mayor-elect. are visible. The signs are plain j k l 8 ab°rUt haJ d fee ,ngS ° n the sides of 1,01,1 councilmen. mavor w ith a flair for analylzing public to those who have eyes to read opinion could have forseen that and backers of each group. some day the seed would g erm in­ and open minds to understand. The m ayor elect is certain he A compromise decision should be possible. The mayor-elect and the ate and sta rt to grow. The seed 388 East Main P h o n a RI>C represents the people and is a t­ council should, before too many days go by, come to some decision Is now in full flow er and the tem pting to carry out their d ir­ day of change is here. regarding appointments and confirmation of the same. For the council The old order gives way to the ectives. Equally sure seem to h« to refuse to ratify any of Williams’ appointments and for Williams new T hat which was tru e y e ste r­ some mem bers of the coun to state that the council w,il have to learn the hard wav, is a waste day is not tru e today. Some m em ­ Sam pling opinion among o of time, and words. bers of the 80th Congress failed political beliefs but any politl We think Tom Williams will make an excellent mayor. We also think to sense this change in the th in k -1 philosophy to be successful m t the present counc.I will prove to be one of the best councils this city ing of the people and most of has seen in some time. 7 them w ere ab ruptly dismissed. and aspirations of the comrr Interior Tile Contractor re a tn ra s o o m p ltU A utom otive people because governm ent B e p a lr D epartm ents i t ’s time for both the council and the mayor to get together, four Probably m any of these ex-con­ the people is a trem endously si y 10 years experience gressm en sincerely believed their jears with the wrong attitudes won’t help the city of Ashland a bit W C X A X I C A I , - BX.BC TB IC AX, cessful proposition and at t Skilled Workmanship constituents w anted w hat they BODY Free Estimates Phone 6942 w ere getting. Probably our city w riting still the most pow er 01 M o a th force in America. council, a t least som e of them, M ■- le t a t. Phone *-117« Truly yours. are sincere in th eir beliefs that We believe that the people of Ashland might have something to say they are in tune w ith the wants L. Peers Wilmi Hooper’s Radiator ’ bout the retention or changing of present city appointees. An idea has been suggested by various people about the city that a house to Service w . c. K c K IN N IH . Prop house poll be taken or that a poll of the registration list be made in Clogged Radiators Boiled Out and Repaired New changes0 ,UK what the VOtCfS do think about ‘be proposed ■hoe B a -B a U d ln r - Bobber Baala Cores installed. 135 Morse Ph. 4851 st. Ashland W ith modern polling methods it shouldn’t take three day, to get ihe attitude of the people toward the mayor’s changes and the coun­ Oak Street Garage cil s indicated reaction. AND MACHINE 8HOP Then with that information available, the mayor and the council Arc and Acetylene Welding - will have something definite from which to make their decision, some­ Machine Work - Metal Fabri­ Groceries - Lunchineata - M ilk Beverasas cation - General Auto a n d _ thing other than campaign promises or pressure from minority groups. open u n til 9 p.m. every evening Truck Repair. METHODIST CHURCH #70 Oak 8 l Phone 4686 Tolm an Creek Road and H e y t# church will be held Thursd; Telephone 8781 R obert M cllvenna, Pastor Ja n u ary 6th. No host dinner 9:15. Youth chorus rehearsal. 6:30 p m . Reports from all c partm ents, election of offic« d J l2 h ,ab0U- time for T,me ° f