Southern Oregon News Review, Ashland, Oregon, 1 lw r tj.iv , February 14, 1949
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SOUTHERN N E W S R E V IE W
Same Is Friday
Published every Thursday by
Phoenix, Feb. 23
Southern
Oregon college Frosh w ill meet
the Phoenix high school I ’11 ales
In a benefit game at the Phoenix
gym nasium F riday night at H 00
p.m.
The game w ill he tin* last one
p rio r to the e n try of the Pirates
in the SOC In v ita tio n a l tournu
rnent at Ashland next week. Pro
ceeds from the game w ill go Io
the L e tte rm a n ’s fund.
T h u r s d a y evening the girls
physical education
classes w ill
THE SISKIYOU PUBLISHING COMPANY
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Carryl H. Wines and Wendell D. Lawrence. Publishers
WENDELL LAWRENCE. Editor
Entered as sevond-class mail matter in the post office at Ash­
land, Oregon, February 15, 1833. under the act of Congress of
March 3, 1879.
Freedom of Speech
present a p re lim in a ry g irls bas­
ke tb a ll game. The Freshmen ami
Sophomore g irls w ill play the Jn
nlor anil Senior girls. The g irls
have been coached by Mrs. G len
A plin.
G irls basketball h u i been on
in tra m u ra l sport tlds year and
is an o u tg ro w th of physical edu
cation classes.
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Whenever we publish our opinion of someone else s opinion on the
present controversy that the city of Ashland has within its doors
we find the next day that we have ben treading on toes.
B U S I N E S S 1)1 R E C T O R Y
Publication of various letters has at various times brought various
people to our door to wag their fingers and say, "You shouldn't have
done i t ”
Attention Builders
MOTOR INN
The tack which the critics take is nearly always the same. They
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Is talking about .that his ancestry is hazy and related in some fashion
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to the namla kingdom. They take the stand that the NEWS-RE­ H a ll, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of
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VIEW should have never permitted such an expression from such E lks, outline the Order's campaign to help the nation's schools teach
democracy. Elks lodges are equipping their local schools with sets 4
a dummy.
"O u r American H eritage", filmstrips that dram atue the birth and develop­
Hooper’s Kail iu lor
These self-ordained critics, who usually have more than just ment of our democratic freedoms from Magna Charta to the present, bring
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the Freedom T rain right into school rooms The campaign is part of
Service
personal interest in the thing under fire always take the position E lks’ pio g iam to ' make democracy work " The Digest produced Our
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that only their side is right, and that only their side should be heard. American H eritage" at request of the National Education Association and
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This business of indicating in conversation after conversation that The American Heritage Foundation, sponsor of Freedom Train.
C ores installed
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only the people with a certain amount of money, an established
business, and an ancestry dating back to the Mayflower, should
have the right to express an opinion, cast a vote, or reside in a
Oak Street Garage
Pritchard s Grocery
community is certainly not Democratic.
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Nor it is in line with the principles of freedom of speech. All
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men, of all creeds, and of all opinions, have a right, guaranteed
By L o ttie Ransdell
ca tio n - G eneral A uto a n d
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by the constitution, to free speech.
T ru ck Repair.
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Winfield Foster, Number 1 patient at the Camp White Domic­
We’re interested, primarily, in seeing that both sides have a
iliary
hospital,
stole
the
show
Sunday
from
visiting
dignitaries,
as
chance to air their opinions.
he mounted the platform, trying to conceal his disability in an ae- ,
Write us a letter.
Chiropractic ..
<. E. Taylor
quired swagger. The frail little man who "just happened'' to be the j
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Health Clinic
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first patient enrolled at the center won the hearts of the audience |
P a in tin g - P a p e r R a n g in g
C o n tra c t o r by th e h o u r
that packed the auditorium for the dedication ceremony. There
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308 N. M ain
Phone 4371 S u gg estio ns T und
e x tu r in g
Recall
was a note of pathos in his humor although he made no plea for 1
A shland
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We have been requested at various times to come out and blast sympathy.
the recall movement.
Foster, who has been hospitalized most of the time since the first
We have been told that if we didn't straighten up and fly right World War. compared the co-operative atmosphere of Camp White
Radio Repairs
Rosemary’s
that we have a lot of friends on the council and that our business and its personnel with other hospitals in which he has spent much
Flower Shop
39 Y e a rs E s p e rte a c e
could suffer if what city printing we get were taken away from us of his llft\ The little man had matchless dignity, combined with a
C u t F lu w e ra , Corsages. P otted
O N E D A Y H K It V IC E
P la n te , F u n e ra l tieslg ns, C o m ­
most touching element of appreciation. He was spokesman for his
and placed elsewhere.
T h e Ile a l C osts I.ess n l
p le te W e e d in g E q u ip m e n t
THE MART
We have been told that practically all the business men of Ash­ comrades, many of whom were present in wheel chairs, and he gave
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land. who are advertisers in the NEWS REVIEW have indicated an insight into the possibilities for a great deal of philanthropic I 60 E. M a in
that they would drop their advertising if we didn’t come out work that can be accomplished by local indviduals and organiza-
tons.
against the recall movement.
Included among the assembl-
'
These things have been told to us by a representative member
age
on
the
patriotically
decorated
of the present city administration and council..
platform, which was bank c d
We don’t believe that we should blast the recall movement The with flowers from well wishers,
legal processs of law permit the people to voice their opinion by were the important national,
vote. We believe that the people will vote either for or against state and organizational patrons
who had given unstint ingly of
the recall of the three councilmen as they see fit
As to the arm twist which was applied to us concerning the their time and energy in saving
White from destruction
potential loss of city business, we don't believe in selling our ideals Camp
and who helped in bringing it
for the sake of dollars.
up to a fine standard in the realm
Concerning the loss of advertising, if we failed to get on the of domiciliary hospitals.
It was pointed out that there
right side of the fence: it sems to us that we have a media of ad­
vertising which reaches a lot of homes in Ashland. Talent. Phoenix, are only five states that have all
and the rural areas in Southern Oregon. The merchant who uses of the hospitals that are required
the News Review for advertising is buying space for a purpose to take care of the many disabili­
ties that veterans have suffered
and we don't believe very many merchants in Ashland are going incidental to wars. The Portland
to cut their advertising in the NEWS REVIEW because they dis­ veteran's hospital is adding a
agree with our editorial policy.
new building to its facilities for
The NEWS REVIEW plans to follow a strong editorial policy the care of tubercular veterans
How your telephone gives you more
and the Roseburg hospital has
with the editorializing aonfined to the editorial columns.
real value today in spite of sharply-
Editorially we will make our own decision regarding how we newest equipment for caring for
1. For a quick call to th e d ru g g is t, for busi­
mental
patients.
will vote on the recall movement after the judgment decision
ness, for every purpose, your telephone is a more
A
perfect
spring
day
brought
increased costs of furnishing service
from Judge Orvil Millard has been handed down.
valuable servant today than ever. It can run more
out a record crowd for the Dedi­
We do know, however, that the people of the City of Ashland cation Ceremonies and several
errands, do more jobs. In the past ten years, tele­
phones on the Coast have doubled. We're continu­
have every right in the world to request a recall election if hundred left because they could
ing to add them rapidly. Result: You can get in
they feel as though they are not being properly represented. That not get seats in the large auditor­
touch with more people. More people can get in
is the function of recalls, and democracy functions through the peo­ ium. Many others jammed the
touch with you.
ple. The counting of votes will determine whether or not the corridors trying to hear some of
the speeches and waited for the
councilmen are recalled.
conducted tours and reception
which followed the program.
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Veteran Patient Steals Show As
Camp White Hospital Is Opened
ONE OF TODAY’S
BIGGEST BARGAINS
Plan A
We hope that development of the Rogue River Basin is going to
proceed despite what sporting dubs, Isaac Walton groups, and
various recreational associations might do to prevent it.
The scrap which is going on to prevent the establishment of a
reclamation project in this area is a gang fight with representa­
tives of wilderness, recreational, sports fishing, agricultural, indus­
trial, and community groups all taking wild swings at one another.
There must be a reconcilment of views concerning the future
use of waters of the Rogue River. Some sides must give If not
and if this local argument continues it will be some time before
anything is done to build up the resources of the Rogue River
valley.
The issue is confusing. Our representatives in the Oregon legis­
lature are divided on the issue. The irrigation groups are fighting
the recreational groups.
If this brawl continues we will have, to quote F. I. Bristow’, of
Grants Pass, who has made an outstanding study of this thing, "a
fine sewer from Bear Creek to the ocean, and very little water for
irrigation.”
James Q. Adams
PwbUc A c c o u n ta n t A A u d ito r
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Incom e T ax Service
S y ste m s
R oom s 1 and 2 T nyler Bldg.
25 N orth Main Street
T elephone 2-2465
Mill Wood
Fuel Oil
Gunter Fuel Co.
2JJ 4th St.
Phone | 7 j i
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Common Sense
War talk, mounting tentions, crises, these will return. You may
well get used to them, take them in stnde. they're going to be
with you for a long time. Better learn to live with them. These
years demand of the intelligent citizen that he do everything in his
power to strengthen moral and spiritual fibre of his nation, to sus­
tain its economy and direct its course.
Having done that, you may as well relax, enjoy the days of your
years, make life as pleasant as possible for yourself and for those
around you. Take the longer look, keep the over all picture in
mind. There’s no percentage in waiting for happier days. They w-ill
not come in your lifetime or mine.
If you keep eyes glued to headlines, ears to radio, jump at every
alarm, you will not successfully plan and conduct a business: you'll
join the ranks of the one-in-ten who are already mental cases.
2. If you could see how much expensive equip­
ment goes to work for you each time you make a
call, you might wonder how it can be done . . . for
just a few dollars a month. Lines, cables, poles,
buildings, intricate equipment— all must be ready
. . . along with the people who man them .
to
sene you when you pick up your telephone
3 . M o re “ Voices w ith a S m ile “ arc serving
the West today . . . our payroll is the biggest ever.
Postwar costs have shot up all along the line on
the things we do to provide sen ice. The facilities
to serve new telephones today cost about twice as
much as prewar. M t telephone rates are up much
less than almost anything we buy or you buy.
as
4 . T h ere is no w a y to deter­
mine the full value of a tele-
hone, o f course. A call may
e routine— or it may save a
life, make a new friend, close
a business deal. Yet a few pen­
nies still buy a telephone call.
In these days of high prices,
it’s good to know* that your
telephone keeps giving you
real value— it's one of today's
biggest bargains.
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