Southern Oregon News Review, Ashl.unl. tb e gun. II hiim I ix . I el'iu.irt n>. 1949
SOUTHERN
OREGON
Church
OUR DEMOCRACY-------
NEWS R EV IEW
Published every Thursday by
THE SISKIYOU PUBLISHING COMPANY
Ashland, Oregon
38 East Main Street
Carry 1 H. Wines and Wendell D. Lawrence, Publishers
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WENDELL LAWRENCE, Editor
6 15. Senior Youth Fellowship
Phoenix Christian Church
7 30 Evening Service.
Everett
McGee,
Minister
Entered as second-class mail matter in the post office at Ash
Bible
School
10
u.m.
3, iwoo,
u iifiw w
land, Oregon, February 15,
1935. unaer
under ine
the act o of i v Congress
of i
Morning worship service 11 u.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
[arch
1879.
March
SCIENTIST
Pioneer Avenue. South
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Sunday morning service at 11
717 Siskiyou Blvd.
o'clock. Subject: Soul.
Evart P. Borden, Minister
Golden T ext' Psalm s 23 I 3,
^THREAT OF A greater flood for Ashland, Bear Creek valley.
Sunday school 0 45 a.m. Mar
The Lord Is my shepherd, I shall
. join- Flinleu, superintendent. Mrs.
* and the Rogue Rive» valley drainage becomes greater each
not want, lie m uketh me to In-
Henry Metz and M arjorie Bark» i
day. Snow depth in both the m ountain area and in the valley foot
down in green pastures; he lend
l prim ary supts. Mrs.
Borden
hills is greater than at any tim e during the past several years.
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l teacher of the adult class. You 1 th me beside the still w aters
He restoreth my soul
Last year's flood which drowned a fire truck, washed out the
i are cordially invited to attend.
Sunday school nt 9:30 a m
basement of Weitzel s store, flooded the News Review, Rosemary's
Morning Worship service II a.
W ednesday evening m eeting
Flower shop, and m any other stores along the main drag could look
I m. S erm on' I’aruble of Dives and
which
Includes testim onies of
like a small trickle compared to the potential flood which is lying
■ Lazarus.
Christum Science healing, Is held
The Pilgrim Fellowship will
in wait for warm spring rains.
■ meet at the church at 6:30 p.m. at 8 o’clock.
The only thing th at most of us can do is keep our fingers crossed
Reading room open dully from
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M arjorie Barker will direet the
and hope for a slow thaw. Those folks who live along the creek
2 to 5 p in. except Sundays and
discussion and Dr. Borden will
bottoms and whose homes are in the low spots will probably be
holidays.
take the devotional period.
The public is cordially Invited
crossing their fingers and their toes, and if flood comes, they’ll be
to
attend these services, and to
crossing the lane in canoes and on rafts.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
use
of the reading room.
The w eather bureau reports rain and light snows in view for this
Second and B Streets
Earl F. Downing, Minister
area. We'd all be better off this tim e if it were snow, followed by
John S. Hillings, of Ashland,
Bible school 9:45 a.m.
cold spells.
Morning service 11:00 a.m. S e r Oregon a representative of The
mon "Gambling. Is It Wrong?” Mutual Life Insurance Company
Music by the choir under the d i >f New York, com pleted a tra in
ing school held in Missoula,
fegitim xtc ckiect of cjorcrnnicnt is to do for x
rection of Glenn Matthews.
this week, according to
Junior church 11:00 a m. for Mont
rpHE GROUP OF forty or so young men about the comm unity
com m unity of people wfixtever tfiey need to lixv«
W ilbur K Hood, m anager of the
the
children.
who are planning a Junior Cham ber of Commerce are on the
done, tu t cxiinot do xt xll, or CAunot so ivell do
Christian Endeavor. 6:30 p in. Portland. Ore., agency.
right track.
Evening
Service, 7:30 p.m. S er
for tk em telv es in ifteir iepArxte And indiuiduxl
Any city can use the ideals and the strength of a group of young
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Berry
mon, "Young Man, What Kind of
er citizens such as the fellows who will comprise the Jaycees.
of
Dunsm uir are spending a few
c x p x c itie s . In xll tk x t (lie people iiu liiu d u x llj
Midweek Service, Wed., 7:00 p.
days as house guests of Mr. and
Our best wishes go to them. We hope they succeed in knitting to-
m.
cx n do a s u»ell for tfu m se lu e i , tke jo u e r n m e n t
gther the fram ew ork of a strong organization, one which will not
The Christians Hour, KWIN. Mrs. M erritt Schilling on Meade
Street. They have recently m ov
Sunday,
9:00 a.m.
o
u
tfit
not
to
in
te
r
fe
r
e
.
fade away and die, as so often happens to younger service clubs.
ed to Dunsm uir from Ashland
A b r a h a m L incoln
Young Kenny has been a guest
METHODIST CHURCH
of the Schillings while his p a r
Robert M cllvenna, Pastor
9:15. Youth chorus rehearsal. ents were getting settled in their
new home. He and Mrs. Berry
Zola Peters, leader.
fPH E PETITIONS which are being circulated about the commun-
9:45 Sunday school. Bill W eb will return to Dunsm uir by train,
er, Supt.
while Robert will drive down.
ity, requesting a charter am endm ent to provide for election
11. Morning wnrshin
Mrs. Berry and Mrs. Schilling
A fter reading over the am end sim ilar conviction, should be
of either a mayor or councilman, in case of recall, have our full
ed com plaint of the City Council (run out of town). I shouldn't 5 p.m. Junior Youth Fellowship, are sisters
support.
In case of recall of any elected official, it seems to us the only made for a court judgem ent, in like to see Mr. S tew art run out
the January 29 News Review, my of town because of his opposite |
fair way to replace th at official is by an election.
view because that Isn't my con- :
reaction is as follows:
The proposed charter am endm ent would take care of a weakness
1. That with the exception of ception of the Am erican way.
in the C harter of the City of Ashland and would provide for such the three basic legal points, the Have we had a royal family i n !
an election.
rest of the article is a plea for Ashland w ithout realizing it. and i
Interior Tile C ontractor
We’re not taking any swings at the city fathers who drafted the individual and personal security is it an accepted fact that the |
F egtn rea rom piate A n tom atlve
king
can
do
no
wrong?
■ •p a ir D ep artm en t!
Charter. They just didn't realize th at such a situation as now con and for the rights to retain the
10 years experience
fronts the citizenry would ever m aterialize. And so failed to pro power th at has been threatened
I'm willing to accept the wish!
Skilled W orkm anship
M T C B J IB IC it
BZ.SCTBTOAI,
by the recent election and not of the people as expressed by
MOST
vide ways and means of filling such vacancies as m ight occur.
Free Estimates
Phone 6942
for the over-all w elfare of the their vote on this issue. Is the op
S torage: D ay, Weak or Month
city.
M 8. le t St.
Fhone 21 1 7 a
position equally willing or are
2. T hat I do not believe the they in every way possible try
citizens of Ashland went to the ing to delay, obstruct and con
Ilnopcr’H Kadiator
polls in the recent election and fuse the issue? If I am right in
Service
T AST WEEK we promised the readers of this colum n that we d vot ed for a "m yth”, or a mayor my belief that the m ajority of
W C. K rK IN N IS . Prop
Clogged
Radiators
Boiled Out
carry in this column the answ er of Mayor W illiams and his to fill a “m ythical” position.
the voters feel as I do, I shall
and Repaired New
Shoe B a-B n lld ln g
Bubber B eale
legal advisors to the basic com plaint made by the City Council and
3. That because the office o l ; courteously acknowled g e M r.
Cores installed
their legal advisor.
Mayor in the past has no doubt S tew art’s right to continue to
A ehlaud
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A.
8t.
135 Morse
Ph. 4851
Last week we presented the com plaint in its sim plest form.
te e n a m yth, is no reason to sup ) live in Ashland. If I am wrong. I
This week we are unable to present the answ er because of the fact P ° ^ it “ should
should be or wil1 be in sha11 «' aciously abide by the vote
Oak Street Garage
of the people and question Mr.
the future.
that the Mayor and his attorneys haven’t completed their answer
AND MACHINE SHOP
S
tew
art’s
right
to
“run
me
out
of
4. That the citizens believed
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as yet.
that the new Mayor DID intend t° wn •
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The, answ er will be completely drafted and in shape by next ot remove some city officials by
I am not asham ed of my con-
cation - General Auto a n d »pen until IteveraKen
9 p.m every evening
week, and if it hasn’t gone to court for the judgm ent w e’ll run it his public statem ent of a "Re- nection with the recall; I have
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»70 Oak 8 t
Phone 45M6 Tolm an Creek Itoad and U w y 9»
then. A t th at time you'll be able to, as we said last week, determ ine freshing Change”.
acted freely and without any per
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for yourself just which side has right on its side.
5. That w hatever the judge’s sonal ax to grind, simply because
decision on the technicalities are, I believed it the right thing to
Sorry, w e’d hoped to be able to read the answ er too.
it will not rem ove the psycholo- do. Mr. Stew art, I grant you your
gieal factors involved and would Constitutional right to think dlf-
not necessarily mean a smooth ferently and continue to live In
lit. I Box 8 1 » A, Fordyce S treet
Ashland regardless of the out-
running city governm ent.
308 N. Main
Phone 4371
F a in tin g - Paper B a n g in g
C ontract or by th e hour
6. That if we find it necessary come.
Ashland
SoggeallotiM
and K atlm atea free
"TkOYS WILL BE BOYS, they say.
for a new form of governm ent in
Sincerely,
T extu rin g
B ut we’re sure you’ll agree they’ll be better, friendlier, hap- i the future, th at the city be divid
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Pat Lawrence
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pier boys if they’re in the ranks of the Boy Scouts of America. For ed »into four districts and that
SALESMAN WANTED
39 years, the Boy Scouts have m ade an increasing contribution to four or five councllmen or coun
Flower Shop
a better America through a well planned, up-to-date program to cilwomen be elected by each dis Local Rawleigh Business avail
23 Yeare E xp erien ce
(•ut Flow er«, Coroagea, Potted
trict. The likelyhood of tw enty able. S tart immediately. Route
ONE DAY S E K V Ici:
m eet boy’s interests.
Plant«. Funeral Dealgn«, Com
plete W edding E quipm ent
It’s a program of adventure th at appeals to every boy, when he district representatives “gang experience helpful but not re
The B*"t Coate Lena at
ing up” is rem orte.
THE MART
knows about it. And there’s the rub.
quired. Car necessary. W rite at
r.0 E Main
T elephone 22281
That it would be a Christian once for particulars. Rawleigh’s
270 K Main
A shland
Many a boy of 12 or over still needs to be inform ed of the excit
act for the councllmen and the Dept. ORB-361-251, Oakland, Cal.
ing activities at Scouting. Many a parent needs to discover the city officials to go in a body to
values of Scouting for his boy. Many an adult needs to find out the M ayor W illiams and say, "We
enjoym ent to be derived from helping boys find them selves through apologize for our antagonistic a t
Scouting. Many a civic institution should look into the m erits and titude tow ard you im m ediately
advantages of sponsoring a Troop of Boy Scouts.
after election, and we are willing
For these reasons w e’re taking the opportunity—during Boy Scout to recognize you as the official
Week, to fulfill our obligation as an inform ation-m edium , by re head of the city, and are willing
m inding you of your responsibility to the boys of Am erica—the Men to work for you and with you for
the best interests of the city and
of Tomorrow.
its citizens.
Wm. L. Benoit
3.
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If You Do and If You Don’t
rp H E R E ’S AN OLD SAYING th at states one is dam ned if he does
A and dam ned if he doesn’t .That applies very well to the pre-
en t situation in Ashland as regards politics.
No m atter which side of the fence anyone is standing on he will
be denounced by the other side. And woe to the fence sitter who
tries to ride both sides.
We’ve been cajoled, threatened, lost friends and gained friends
all during the past six weeks.
Our situation is no different from th at of any other citizen who
is interested enough in city affairs to state his opinions.
The only thing we need right now is more citizens who are not
afraid to state their own opinions.
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Hospital
HE EFFORTS which are going on to find com petent adm inis
tra to rs for the Ashland Com m unity hospital are very im
p o rta n t to th e w elfare of this com m unity.
A shland needs a good hospital. It’s too bad that the history of the
institu tio n during late years has been one of constant turm oil.
C om petent adm inistration, if and when obtained, for the present
hospital w ill m ake the task of obtaining a new hospital m uch easier.
T
Ashland, Ore.
•
Feb. 8, 1949
Editor News Review
I am amazed and gravely con
cerned regarding the intensity of
feeling aroused in this comm un
ity.
I have associated myself with
the recall m ovem ent because I
disapprove of the past actions of
the present council and because
a recall movem ent is the legiti
mate instrum ent of the people to
express th at disapproval. I have
not at any tim e indulged in per
sonalities or vindictiveness.
However my right to continue
to live in Ashland has been pub
licly questioned and I feel ju sti
fied in publicly answering this.
I realize there are rash, im petu
ous people on both sides of this
controversy. But I'm wondering
if being of a different opinion is
sufficient grounds to banish me
to Siberia or its equivalent. I re
sent being told publicly by Ralph
Stew art that I and others with»
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