Sc hwyh art-Madsen
Wedding' lkld Friday
M a tti
The First Methodist Church ol
Formerly the
Southern Oreqou
Ashlund wiu the setting Decern-
(l» f C
IPI R
Miner
her 31, for the marriage of Mis* P ublish I er
)l A T I 0 I
$3.00
per year
Betty Ane Madsen, daughter of
Mr. und Mr*. Walter Mudsen nt
Ashlund, und Isaac W. Schwy-
hurt, non of Mr. und Mrs. R. W
Schwyhurt of Cedur Creek, Mo
tj.o o PER YEAH
A S K IA N I), JACKSON C O U N TY . I l IURSDAY, J A N U A R Y 6, , 949
The Kev. Hubert Mcllvennu of
VOLUM E i j, NUMBER 44
ficiated at the double ring cere
mony In a candlelight service ut
8 o'clock,
Preceding the ceremony Miss
Dorothy Pulmer sung "Because"
and "The Ixird's Prayer," accom
panied by Mrs. Murgene Autry.
The bride, whose father gave
\\ illiams Requests
her in murriuge, wore u white
Ritfht to Appoint
bi ngaline gown fashioned off the
shoulder, with u net yoke und
In First Speech
bertha. The gown hud a full
Mayor Tom Williams in hisj
train. Her finger tip veil was
Among the changes in city ad-
Suspension of city attorney Wil
•date
of the city speech to the
held in place hy satin ribbon und j minlstrutive und operative pro
liam
Briggs and of Chief of Po
J. Q. Adams Sets Up
white flowers.
She curried a cedure suggested by Mayor Tom I Oyer S Herd (sCtH
members of the common council
lice Clarence Williams by Mayor
white Bible und an orchid. The Williams Wednesday night at the Nilt’l RCCOiffllt iotl
at the Wednesday night meeting Accounting Office
bride also curried u lac«- trimmed meeting in the Armory were that
i in Ashland
» li
j
*
» » j
* i J corder
J. Q has
Adams,
former city re Tom Williams at the crowded
C
olum
bus,
O.
Dec,
27
—
The
Armory
stated
that
set
up an accounting council meeting Tuesday night
handkerchief thut hud been her the office of city superintendent
be abolished. Until action is tak- herd of registered Jerse y ca ttle he requested no special privileges and commercial bookkeeping of- left the city with assistant Chief
muternul grandmother's.
Mrs. Marjorie Crowe of M«-d- n on this he recommended that owned by E B . • Poyer & Sons, but that it had been an age old fice in the Tayler building in the oj Police Herb Haves holding
Elmer Biegel, presently city sup- Ashland, Oregon, which has com-¡Custom in the country to permit offices formerly occupied by Nel-
y
*
ford was matron of honor In
down the chief’s spot. At pres-
wine silk faille dress fashioner erintendent, continue in his pres- pkted another year on official « new executive officer to assert le Dickey
Herd Improvement Registry te st! his prerogrative and to request
Adams, who was a public ac- ent there is no city attorney.
like th<- bride's. Miss Jeraldyne ent capacity.
Until
action
is
taken
on
the
with
an
average
production
of
|
the
legislative
branch
of
the
gov-:
countant
prior to entering upon
The council and the mayor will
Jerome, ulso of Medford, was
bridesmaid und wore u gown of recommendation Mayor Williams 520 pounds of butterfat on ei nrnent to permit him to person- his duties as city recorder plans meet Frjd ni ht at the city hall
stud
ensions and to
chai (reuse net over taffeta Lit stated that he would hold In a- nine cows in the herd, has been «Hy select those department to do Income tax work and oth-
tle Sharon Crowe, flower girl beyance his appointments of city announced by The American Jer- j heads who would serve during er types of bookkeeping and ac- determine whether or not to ac.
counting.
looked very charming in a floor engineer and superintendent of sey Cattle Club from its head-1 his administration.
cept them.
the
light
department.
quarters
in
Columbus,
O.,
as
Williams,
who
spoke
to
the
six
length dress of pink moire taf
The suspension of the two city
In making the recommendation w>nnig its Gold Star Herd award, members of the council and to a
feta.
All carried colonial bou
officials came after the city coun
This award is given for merit- crowd of 800 people who packed
quels of pink and white carna to abolish the city superintend-
cil had refused to confirm Wil
tions.
ent, Mayor Williams pointed out orious production over a four the Armory, pointed out that
liams
appointments of Vern
John Madsen, the bride's that the job of city superintend your period, and in achieving changes in appointive officials
Smith as police chief and either
brother, was best man und Kay ent places too much responslhil- Ibis honor the Poyer herd corn- had happened with each change
Harry Skerry or Ben Lombard as
Matthews of Long Beach, Calif, ity upon one man and so much piled a four year production av- of administration. When Mayor
Recall
proceedings
city attorney.
ushered.
Misses Marjorie and so that the particular specialty erage on 16 cows of 8,121 pounds Loomis took office in 1923 W. J. three councilmen, John Daugher-
Passage of Rule 16A amending
luiuise Flineau were candlelight- for which the present city super- °f milk und 469 pounds of but- Moore succeeded Wm. Briggs as ty, John Nosier and Herb Fisch- ordjnJnce 617 by the council, ov-
ers.
intendent is qualified is neglect- terfat.
.city attorney, Jordan succeeded born would be the worst thing
th<? mayor>s veto, set up the
»
All tests on the Poyer herd Hatcher as chief of police, Dill that could happen. Mayor Tom jive.day suspension rule by which
For her daughter's wedding, ed' ,
Mrs Madsen wore a dress of clar
I have carefully gone into were authorized by Oregon State succeeded Cowdy as city judge, Williams, stated today.
-
pended officials have
“Im not in favor of a recall,
to state , heir case
et wool with black accessories this matte, with a number of college and The American Jersey and Merrill succeeded Fraley as
Williams said, and I want no
PP hegr
complaints voic-
and a corsage of white carna representative citizens.” Williams Cattle club during this period of »treet commissioner.
tions.
sald and it is the consensus of record production in which the
When former mayor Thornton Part of it. It would hurt the town,
t lhem and the reasons
for the T u s S o n
A reception followed ut the opinion that the office of super- members of the herd averaged S. Wiley took over from the
home of the bride's parents, 303 this "wav* th^U*h b<? aboh,hed In more than two times the amount Loomis administration Charles
‘^‘he recall talk began Wed- Mayor Tom Williams, who by
,n i7 i d?partmenta- ° f butterfat produced by the av- j Talent succeeded Clause as Chief neL ay morning when C H Me- the amended rule, 16A of Ordin-
< » mi field Street. Mrs Edna Nich w ite, sire
olson cut and served the cake
-• an,H igh. would bt erage dairy cow in the United of Police and city attorney Briggs Q
Bellview Requested instruc- aaze 617 is supposed to give rea
was succeeded by McClure.
I ^ T ’H . X r d T X re-
and Miss Jerome presided at the ip.iated undfr lm ™ " J T / ? ’ StatPS
A , ,
...
m um » M
U.»« «• »»• » m m w j ,
»c- sons, in writing concerning his
punch bowl Miss Louise Flineau endent and there men would be
e record certainly testifies" corder, on the proper filling out suspension of Wiliams and Briggs
Mr. Poyer has been in the
sponsible
dneOly
t
i
the
conn-
was In charge of the guest book.
imams continued, “that the of forms for such a move.
stated today that in his opinion
dairy business 2" years on the
The bride served two and a <-’•« and the mayor."
mayors
of
yesterday
were
ac-
McCoy,
a
local
electrician,
sta-
the passage of Rule 16A was an
same
place,
186
Weightman.
Howard r 'Gtn wag appointed
half years in the Waves and for
corded the courtesy of confirms- ted in an interview Wednesday illegal act and that he was not
the past two years has attended sup«., intended of »tree's and CHURCH HOLDS
tion of their appointees without morning that he had 800 signa- bound by it.
Southern Oregon college.
She L, r ilosle-, superintendent of ANNUAL MEETING
controversy.
tures on a group of petitions
“Its an attempt by the coun-
was a member of Eigma Epsilon the water department.
Williams continued by saying which were being circulated cil,’ Williams said, "to amend by
Annual
meeting
of
the
mem
Pi.
bers of Congregational church¡that the people had
indisated
_____ throughout the community.
ordinance the city charter. This
The groom has been employed Eastern Stars Hold
was held T h u rs d a y n ig h t at thp their desire for change to him.
He also discussed the matter of cannot be done except bv eoine
for the past ten years at Fort
but that if they felt otherwise he organizing a Civic Government to the people."
church.
Bldwell. California
He spent Annual Installation
would be glad to rectify his at- betterment league and stated that
Briggs, about whom part of the
Before two hundred members, R E C O N S ID E R S :
three years in the Navy, serv
titude.
articles of Incorporation would storm centers, stated today that
relatives
and
friends,
the
1949
of
ing in the South West Pacific.
"It is clear to the people and be drawn UP as soon as a grouP he would be willing to resign, ef-
They will be home after Jan ficers of Alpha Chapter No. 1,
it should be to the council that in oi charter members had met and fective July 1st, if Mayor Wil-
° F , ? - ~ eie ,nstalled at Mason- F. Homes Accepts
uary 15 at the Gastart ranch. ic
order to successfully discharge discussed tbe need for such an ]iams would not move Chief of
hall, Tuesday evening, Janu r»
a
a
. x
,
Route 2, Wagner creek road.
____ _________________
my obligations as mayor, I must organization.
Police Clarence Williams or head
ary 4
Rent
Appointment
Fred Homes, who last week be Permitted some leeway in sug-
of the city light department El-
The room in which the cere-
mony took place was decorate, stated that he would rather not f®sting a better way to do an old pihlp
havine served on mer Biegel from their positions,
with foil covered baskets of win- accept an appointment to the thing, he said. "Any failure on thp council for more than six The meeting Friday nig it will
ter evergreens and golden balls, rent control board, said today my part to Present this program months the period of time re- be held in the city ha]L As the
A regular business meeting of that he had been urged by Sec- w° uld be a denlal of my cam- Qujred before eligibility for recall hal1 wil1 hold only abo d 200
the chapter was conducted by retary of State Earl Newbry to palgn Podges and promises to can be established.
people it is expected that tie first
*ae people and a deviation f r o m
_______o—_____
, come wdI be the only ones ad-
The American Legion Auxili the 1948 officers, ficaded by Ver- reconsider.
ary met at Pioneer Hall, Monday la Lutz, W. M. and A. H. Mac- Homes stated that he had re- a policy to which the people have loknnv ibnehn T a lr i» c mitted- The armory and the lo-
JU IH lH j I dllVHU t d l\V S ca] gymnasiums will not be a-
evening, for their regular meet Donnell, W. P. prior to the in- considered and would accept the committed me."
appointment.
Newbry
urged
The speech was made prior to
It Oil The Chill
vailable for a meeting as other
ing. Miss Kathleen Silvers presi stallatlon.
The installing officers for the Homes to take the step because rna“ Ing the appointments to city John Cherny, known to fight events
had
been previously
ded. Plans for the New Year
were formulated and the ladies occasion were- Louise Daugher- of the fact there had been sev-! PuSltIons . Williams made no fans as Johnny Pancho, to pa- scheduled for them.
Matron, Serai communications from people C. an?el ‘n tbe I 're department, i trons of his shop as Johnny
the Tbe mayor stated
that should
expect to lx very busy with phil in’,,. stiJ, ng ,Worlby
anthropic work Mrs. Ruth Cush 1 fton Maust, Installing Worthy ¡n the region asking that some- S leet department, water depart- shoemaker, and to the kids of the Cj arence Williams, suspended
Installing one be appointed from the Ash- m®nt- or office of cemetery sup- Kiwanis-YMCA boxing club, as chief of police, so desire, he
ing, Radio Chairman, reported 1 atron, Sara I eters,
Daugherty In- land area.
erintendent. He requested the ap- Coach Cherny, lost his first come w°uld be retained on the police
that the Auxiliary had had 132 Unaptem, Edna
stalling
Organist
and
Adelaide
-i
thjnk
it
ls
a
recognition
p?
”Ltment of v ern Smith as Chief > back fight in Portland this week force, as a patrolman.
Radio Programs, which have
Marshal.
— j
- .ither
m u —
» ,._
.
i ! . by a .......
Williams and William Briggs
The Installing
'/ » « " ‘o ffic
e ^ o f1 Alpha £’hk’£ We .should not overtook." £a rd ° “ C?,_and
®
Ben
Lorn-
TKO ..........................
in the third frame of .
helped greatly in familiarizing Clary.
are
presently neither one acting
or
Harry
Skerry
as
city
at-
a
scheduled
six
round
fight,
the public with the work the
torney.
j
who were installed by
________________
as chief of police nor city attor
Auxiliary Is doing. Plans are go Chapter
team were Dolly Stevens, as
ney. In the meanwhile neither
ing forward for a Cooked Food the
Worthy Matron; Pat Dunn, Woi- tons and Bows."
Vern Smith nor Ben Lombard
Sale which will be held In the thy Patron; Elizabeth Spencer,
Committee on refreshments Mr.
have taken over the duties of
near future.
Associate Matron; Walter Red was composed of Mabie Rose, Liberty street, is presently work- B I - J A D u 11 AU Mr
either vacant office, both prefer
ford, Associate Patron; Hazel B.
Dunn, Virgie Hahn, Minnie) ing in Germany. She is employed
U Y Ifia y O l
ring to sit back until the situa
*
Redford, Secretary; Obera Dunn, Gearhart and Norma Waltermire, by the War Department. Mr and
tion irons itself out.
Appointments made by Mayor
Treasurer; Winifred Caton, Con with Frances Hardy, Olive Bur- Mrs. Benoit are expecting her
home this spring.
Tom Williams at the Wednesday
ductress; Muriel Kramer, Asso die and Sara Peters pouring.
Marvin Madden made a busi
--------------—------------------------------------------- ----------- night meeting of the Council, and ness trip to Grants Pass Tuesday.
ciate Conductress; Katherine Van
accepted by the council includ-
Fleet Chaplain; Marchial Stans SO D A R E V IV E D :
Lota of children’s records
IT'S A BOY
—— — —
ed the following:
bury,. Marshall; Foss Kramer, Or
for that Christmas radio-
Mrs. William E. Bracker, who
Fire Chief, Clint Baughman;
ganist; Dorothy Murphy, Adah;
Juanita Harris, Ruth; Llllyan
assistant chief. Harry McNair; is confined to Harper hospital,
phonograph.
Gragg, Esther; Joan Heard, Mar
! Fireman No. 1, Neal Heard; No. Detroit, Michigan, gave birth to
tha; Susie Maust, Electa; Nina
2, John Kiel; No. 3 Walter Wool a son- January 6.
The child
For Instance . . ,
weighed eight pounds and eleven
Hamby, Warden; and Louise
ford; No. 4, Chas. Wilson.
Nosier, Sentinel; Courtesy Girls
Superintendent water depart ounces. Dr. Bracker, a practicing
Spike Jones Nonsense
Montana Trites, Cloma Songer,
ment, Earl Hosier; superinten- dentist in Ashland plans to leave
Music
sometime in February for Detroit
Helen Witham, Bronaugh Pinson,
Second meeting of the newly organized Southern Oregon Devel- dent street department. Howard and will return with Mrs. Brack
Oelta
Blevins
Maurece
Lininger,
Sparky's Magic Plano
Gladys Wright, Hilda Kinney, opment association will be held January 18 at Chalkers accordine Oden- and superintendent of cem- er and the baby, and their older
T Pee^W Um eth son, Spike.
Sparky and The Talking
Margaret E. Miller and Louise to Ed Singmaster, president of the Re-act, vita ted organization.
Oden.
The organization which had its foundaton two years ago in Ash-
Members of the police deoart-
Train
Members or the police depart
Honored guests present were land, was dusted off December 30 and put back into operation in
co-ordinate inter-community activity among Southern ment >nclude H. J. Hays, Carl
Fairy Tales as Told by
Lorena McNair, Past Grand Ma order to cities.
B. Jennings, Thomas A. Ghea,
tron; J. H. Hardy, Past Grand Oregon
According to S i n g m a s t e r ,
---- ---------------- -------- I Glenn Cathey, Philip L. Burns.
the Great Gildersleeve
Patron; Edna Daugherty, Past Grants Pass, Rogue River, Gold elation.
Ed D. Berninghausen, and Nor-
Grand Organist; Adelaide Clary, Hill, Central Point, Medford,
Tubby the Tuba
According
to
Singmaster
the
val
Stockstill.
Grand Representative of Mis Jacksonville, Cave City, Kirby, association plans to co-ordinate
Sherman Hadley, Medford, this
Standing
committees: Finance:
Pan the Piper
souri; Beulah Faber, Qrand Rep
week opened up the Ashland Col
Phoenix,
Talent,
and
Ashland
are
tbe
following
inter-community
Daugherty,
Homes.
Fischborn.
resentative of Manitoba; Grant
Goldilocks
or Center in what was formerly
Todd, Member of Budget Com all striving for the same objec- objectives: Business. industry. Water, Fischborn, Merrill, Nos the R. J. Runtz Paint Store.
tives.
Southern
Oregon
Develop-
agriculture,
highways,
and
rec-
ler;
fire.
Homes,
Stansbury,
and
Buggs Bunny
mittee of Grand Chapter; Mar
Hadley, who has been a part
electric,
Merrill,
garet
Wagner, Honored Queen of ment association is being set up r«ation. They intend to work with Daugherty;
owner
with Runtz in the paint
Bozo the Clown
Bethel No. 22; Charles Cooley, as to get the people of those com- aH groups which are presently Fischborn, Homes; street. Homes, store, bought out Runtz’ interest
munitles
together
so
that
they
seeking
to
attain
those
ends
Merrill,
Nosier;
realty,
Merrill,
and many many more at
sociate Grand Guardian of Job’s
last week. Gene Davis, who has
Daughters; Martha Elhart, Vice can work toward the same ends. Community isolation. Singmaster i Stansbury, Daugherty; ordinance. been managing the store here
Other Ashland residents who pointed out, does not help the Nosier, Fischborn, Homes: ceme- plans to return to Medford and
Grand Guardian, and Andy Stev
tery, Stansbury, Merrill, Nosier; will go on the road for the Runtz
ens, Grand Outer Guard of Job’s are helping to organize the asso- growth of this area.
ciatlon are Nelson Damon and
With proper highways and bet- indigent, Daugherty, Stansbury, stores.
Daughters.
The program included Roberta O. W. Green, Grants Pass men ter transportation facilities this Fischborn; budget. E. J. LaMarre,
Hadley ,who is married and
Andrews of Nevita Chapter sing who are assisting include Fred area can support more industry, Wm. A. Snider, Wm, O. Yates, has two children, one eight and
ing, “Dedication” and “My Hero" Pierson, Ralph Bell and John and in turn, larger payrolls will Owen C. Gragg, John E. Reed, the other three, stated that he
Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson; board of plans to move his family to Ash
accompanied by Elizabeth Dress Stieber. Men from Medford who appear.
The group also plans to work health. Dr. H. A. Woods. Dr. E. land after school is out this
ier also of Nevita Chapter; a pia are working with the organiza-
270 East Main Phone 8011
no solo by Clo Stevens, who tion include Moore Hamilton, on the recreational facilities of G. Everett and Dr. W. J. Cran- spring.
played “Ariso" also an accordian Ralph Ellis, and Don Cruikshank. this area, stating that this is one dall; band committee. Homes,
The new proprietor of the East
solo by Mildred Jean Zittercob,
James Osborne is acting as of North America’s best vacation Stansbury, Fischborn, Clifford Main paint store has been in the
who played "Always" and "But- manager - organizer of the asso- spots.
j Williams as director.
paint business for 15 years.
N E W S R E V IE W
FRIDAY HEARING FOR SUSPENDED OFFICERS
Briggs Offers to Resign Effective
Ju ly F irst If Others A re Retained
M ayor Recommends Abolishment
of C ity Superintendent’s Job
M ayor Opposes
Any Recall Move
Legion A u xiliary
Plans For Year
rMisandRMÍs%noi¿ t Ä o ' Appointm ents Are
Southern Oregon Development
Association Gets Going Again
S. Hadley Opens
Color Center
M A I3 T