Southern Oregon News Review» Axhlaiul, Oregon, Iliurvd.iy, January 6, 1949
SEE, I MAKE IT
SOUTHERN
OREGON
NEW S R E V IE W
Published every Thursday by
THE SISKIYOU PUBLISHING COMPANY
Ashland, Oregon
38 East Main S treet
Carry 1 H. Wines and W endell D. Lawrence, Publishers
WENDELL LAWRENCE. Editor
Entered as second-class mail m atter in the post office at Ash
land, Oregon, February 15, 1935, under the act of Congress of
March 3, 1879.
1949 Headlines
Each year about this time, right when the year is young, and our
spirits high, we dream up a few headlines which we hope to be able
to write during the coming year.
One of the major ones we’d like to be able to pound out on this old
L. C. Smith is: "CO N TR A C T LET LOR FOUR LANE ROAD BE
TW EEN MEDFORD AND ASHLAND.” T h at’s one of our favorite
projects. We’ve suggested use of the old road for one way southbound
traffic and the new road for one-way northbound traffic. This would
help alleviate the traffic problem which every day increases. But if
the state of Oregon and the highway planners feel as though that way
out wouldn’t cost enough money, we’d be all for letting them spend
our shekels on a super-duper speedway to connect portions of South
ern Oregon that sadly need it.
Another headline we’d enjoy writing is: "MAYOR AND C O U N
CIL GET TO G ETH ER .” This one is important. It’s im portant to
both you and to me. Until Mayor Tom Williams, Councilmen Harold
Merrill, Phil Stansbury, Fred Homes, John Daugherty, John Nosier,
and Herb Fischborn begin seeing eye to eye on city appointment
things will not be harmonious on the council. Until there is harmony
among that group we can plan on but little things being done for the
city of Ashland and its people.
Still another which is important for the people of Ashland is 'ASH
LAND MERCHANTS DEVELOP TRADE AREA.” This is a headline
which pops up every year. Every year, perhaps all of us whittle away (
a little at the potential trade area which lies westward, toward Talent.
Wagner Creek, Fern Valiev, and Phoenix. The folks out there only
Com m unications published in
need a little urging to make Ashland their shopping center.
this column do not of necessity
One of the resident of that area said to us Monday, " I t ’s too bad the reflect the view’s of the publish
stores in Ashland don’t get together and go after this business out ers of the newspaper.
here. There are some really nice shops in Ashland.” We think our
A new dram a was enacted in
friend was right, but as for stores getting together in a co-operative the beautiful city of Ashland at
merchandising venture, th at’s in the realm of pipe dreams. However, 7:30, Jan u ary 4. A new star a p
if just each store in Ashland would go to work on getting more people peared in the heavens . . . a new
from the Talent-Phoenix area to shop in Ashland it would be a major mayor had been born to Ashland.
Coming into that packed hall of
victory.
Another headline and we’ll really splash this one, will be " N O > assembled citizens and others in
MORE MUDDY W ATER W HEN IT RAINS.” Brother! That will a very quiet, unassum ing m an
be a day of celebration. Let’s all get together that day and celebrate ner, taking his place at the head
We’ll drink water, water and water. And it won’t be too long, what of the table as an elected official,
with the filtration plant, the covered reservoirs, and the additional he showed him self as a great
water processing equipment being installed. Let’s get the Chamber leader—not a dictator. The a p
plause th at greeted him was
of Commerce, the City Council the various service clubs and fraternal thunderous in a dem onstration
organizations behind that one, and we’ll officially have a holiday, a day that followed. He showed him self
of rejoicing. Just think, no more mud baths.
not only a leader o f the grass
’ASHLAND’S POPULATION FXCEEDS io.oCb." T h at’s a head roots people, but all of the people
line w’hich we might write in 1949. There has been a tremendous drift that wanted to see the m andates
of people to Oregon, and many of them, particularly the smart ones, of an electorate carried out as
have settled in Ashland. Can’t say as we blame them. This growth in voted. He not only did this but
population will have a good effect on Ashland. We’re going to con he took charge of a hostile coun
tinue to grow and as we grow we’ll discover new’ industries and new cil and dem onstrated that he
means of supporting the population. I t’s the old story of which came could conduct the business of the
first, the egg or the chicken. In this case industry will follow’ pop city w’ith them, th a t business
ulation. We’re sure that soon, as our population grows, some enter could go on as usual.
prising manufacturer and then another will find in Ashland just the 1 W hen the tim e came for a dem
spot he’s been looking for. We’ve already seen some of the local lumber onstration for a hostile council
mills begin to expand in various directions. This expansion will continue. that dem onstration was weak and
frozen w ith icicles and boos.
Who knows some day some bright young character, maybe one of
The sheet up the street in its
those smart ones we were speaking about a few sentences back, will last editorial, had intim ated that
discover what good can come of sawdust and mill waste which today our new ly elected m ayor was a l
is being burned. Then we’ll see just what can happen to Ashland.
most a thief to have in his pos
There are other headlines, many of them, we’d like to write, only session the city ordinances (the
headlines which make people happy. Sometimes this is impossible. But laws governing the city) without
his permission. All the above was
we’ll try, and th a t’s a new spaper resolution.
w hat our new m ayor faced when
he assum ed his duties. He show-
ed him self a m an of courage, of
his conviction of right and a true
We don’t make the news, we only print it, and that brings up the leader for our city.
newspaper resolution about which we spoke above. W e’d like to write
In his platform for election he
about sweetness and light, and peace on earth and good will toward
came out and said th a t this thing
all men. Yet our business demands that w’e print that which is news- , and th at thing should be studied
worthy, and true. This we plan to do.
before m aking it a law’—studied
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by who—the m ayor—the council
and the people. He didn’t say if
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elected I dem and th at this or
that be put into the ordinances.
In this he showed himself a lead
Some two years ago when we began dreaming up these headlines er, not a dictator.
At the beginning of this m eet
we wrote several which bear repeating. They haven’t as yet been
written.
They include: "CLUB HOUSE COMPLETED AT GOLF ing the faces of some of the hir
COURSE.” The less said about that the better. "CO N STR U C TIO N ed crew, that the mandate.^ of the
had
discharged.
was
BEGINS ON NEW POST OFFICE BUILDING.” We’ll forget about people
w
reathed
in
smiles,
but
before
that dne for another four years. "STATE HIGH W AY D EPART
the end of the m eeting their
MENT APPROVES TRUCK LANE ALONG RAILROAD.” we’re
faces were distorted into any
still hoping that some day will come true. "STOP LIGHTS PLAC thing but a smile—they saw the
ED O N MAIN STREET AT MAJOR INTERSECTIONS”, and some handw riting on the wall.
day that will come true, maybe four years from now. "SOC RAIDERS
We can but think th at this hired
SELECTED FOR PEAR BOWL GAME” and so they were, not only crew th a t we have endured by
the year before last, but last year, and again this year.
their high-handed methods of
We’re still keeping these on file and we’ll use them, as soon as pos rule, dealt out to the grass roots
sible. We’ll write the headlines, it’s up to someone else to make the news. people. I know for I have receiv
ed this treatm ent myself and can
prove it, m ight under our new
leadership, give very efficient
service to the people and not that
service th a t the people have e n
This year’s crystal ball seems to be somewhat obscured by the smoke dured in the past.
O ur fire chief would be with
which is coming from the region of Eurpoe. We’ll go along with for
his
engine and crew, when the
mer General W alter B. Smith’s analysis of the Russian situation and
fire
alarm was given the first
say that things will be tougher than ever this year with Uncle Joe’s
boys and H arry’s boys meeting head-on over nearly every international half hour or even m inutes of any
fire is when you have a chance
situatidn, from Japan to Berlin.
of easily controlling it, but later
It seems as though the Kuomintang and Chiang Kai Shek in China you have but a fighting chance
are on the losing side. O ur government will continue friendly relations if it gets aw ay from your con
with China, no m atter which side is in power. Chiajng may join Madam trol. Had the chief been present
Chiang in the United States, should things get that rugged for flic when th at costly fire engine was
present leader of the Nationalist group.
driven upon a condemned bridge
O n the business side in the states, more and more leveling off on all and the sw irling w ater of treach
sides but no major recession. We’ll find fewer short items and pos erous, m ountain stream was play-
sibly incr.ased cost on such things as electrical appliances and auto ng the underpinning of that
bridge it would not have happen
mobiles. Food prices will be down.
ed. If the chief was there and he
Here in Ashland we’ll continue to expand and grow. Business will perm itted it, he deserves our cen
remain good, though probably not as good as 1948. Which year, by the sure.
way will probably be the peak year for many a year to come.
I called attention in a previous
Hope things arc good with all of you throughout I949.
letter to the bad advise handed
EXAMINER COMING
A driven» license exam iner will
be on duty in Ashland Monday,
January 10, 194». at the city hull,
between the hours of 9 ».in »nil
4 p.in. according to an announce
ment received from the Secietary
of state's office.
Persons wishing licenses or
perm its Io drive as asked to get
in touch with the exam iner well
ahead of the scheduled closing
hour in order to assure comple
tion of their applications with a
minimum of delay.
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8».— I 1 IW
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Just
spent Monday in Prevolt, Ore
gon, visiting at the horn«* of Mr
and Mrs. Bruce Hare
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- - - Letters to the E ditor * • -
We’ll Try
James Q. Adams
P u b lic A c c o u n ta n t A A u d itor
out to the council by the city a t
torney. I am bringing this to the
attention of the people of the
leadership and advice given by
these two men and I have always
been the best of friends and trust
that friendship will continue, but
the taxpayer has paid a good
price for this.
We went into the Christm as
time with a sheet up the strei
starting a btter fight, friend a-
galnst friend, neighbor against
neighbor, a high pressure m inor
ity against a m ajority, when we
should have closed the books of
the year w ith th at tim e honore
motto “PEACE ON EARTH
GOOD WILL TO MEN.”
Then
going into a new year with
neighbors, friends and a united
city for a greater Ashland.
Get behind M ayor Williams,
encourage him to stay on the job
as Conductor. In this way he will
meet a lot of moneyed men and
good people th at will come in and
help build a great Ashland.
W. McLaughlin
330 High street.
A Few left
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By Rosemary Ring
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Banks were
in San Francisco foi Christmas,
visiting Chinatow n and Fisher
m en’s W harf. Upon their return,
they moved Into their new home
on Siskiyou boulevard.
Ja n u ary 10 is initiation night
for those who have qualified to
become m em bers of Quill and
Scroll, honorary journalistic so
ciety. Sally Yates, president, will
initiate the following students
who m ust be in the upper third
of all their classes and have at
least 30 inches of printed m ater
ial: Bruce Smith, Jonn Beare,
G erry Johnston, Jo Roach, Shir
ley Damon, Jane Simpson, Jacky
W alcott, Mary Jessel, Marilyn
W alker, and Rosemary Ring.
The m onthly night meeting ol
Alpha Tri-Hl-Y was held Ja n u
ary 3 a t the Y. M argaret Wagner
president, gave a report on the
gift which the Tri-Hi-Y gave a
needy fam ily for Christmas It
consisted of a turkey with all the
trim m ings and toys for the chil
dren. The club will present a
complete volume of History of
Am erican L iterature to the school
L ibrary at assembly.
Christm as brought a diamond
to Nancy Arney from Bunk Hall,
and they are now officiallv *»n
gaged. The couple will he m ar
ried sometime after Nancy's grad
uation.
Much half-tim e entertainm ent
is being planned for the Jam
boree game with the Klamatl
Pelicans here January 7. Margie
McCleary, head m ajorette, is i-
charge of the marching and rou
tines which will be put on by the
m ajorettes and Pepsters.
Herb Daniels, cattle buy e r
from Texas, arrived In Ashland
Monday from Cluosa, California,
where he had spent the holidays
with his parents, who are in the
hotel business there. Daniels ex
pects to be in this vicinity about
a week.
Rapier’s Mobil Service
388 East Main
Phona 8186
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