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ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY. Ihuruiay. March
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Volume 16, Number 4
production, "A fu se of Spring­
time'' u comedy in three ucts by
Lee Shermun.
The story is of
tcen-uge Hob Parker, his family,
and his friends, und of the prob­
lems which are treated because
Bob wunts to Impress girl friend
M E H R IM A N S ON T R IP
Edqar Sm ith to Appear
Joan, who has turned ninety-nine
OES Matron To
TO A L B E R T A C A N A D A
Before C ivic Groups
per cent for the college boy.
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Mi
and
Mrs.
Les
Merriman,
Visit Local Units
The play will be presented on
Edgar Smith, president of the 35, Morton s t , e(.t ,eft ,.arly on
Mi s lima Thum of Cottage
April 22nd.
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The following students huve Oregon State Hoard of Higher Thursday morning on a trip that Grove, Oregon, Worthy Grand
A shland s new ly rec rea ted c ity council will ta k e up
been assigned parts in the play: Education, will address u joint will take them to Three Hills, A1 Matron of the Order of Eastern
Bob Parker, played by D.-yvid meeting of Ashland service clubs
star, will make her official visit- the problem of th e resig n atio n o f C hief of police C lar-
Accompanying
and C h am ber of C om m erce, at berta, Canada.
Herndon; Mr Parker, pluyed by
ation
to the lodges of Southern ence vvilliam s and C ity S tre e t S u p erin ten d en t, H ow ard
Sam Montgomery; Mrs. Parker, 8:30 p.m Tuesday, April 5, upon ¡them were Julius Supple, of Mea-
j un Dodson and Mrs Alpha that organization are making ex- O d e n a t t h e n e x t m eeting of th e council, T uesday, A pril
played by Donnu Travis; Betty the topic. The American Way. I
Ashlund people are I,. . . , . . .
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Parker, played by Barbara Stan- Nearly . 1 200
tensive plans for her entertain- 5. M ayor T hom as W illiam s, who had o rig in ally signi-
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T he . p a rty , will
expected to attend the dinner in 1 ,,
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bery; Dickie Parker, played by
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attend a weeks meeting of the ment while on her tour here.
1 [jecj th a t he would not be able to a tte n d , h as since
the Elks dining room. On the pro­
Isuac McCarley; Owen, plnyed by
gram are several piano numbers Prairie Bible Institute, while
‘ h a t he will be p resen t th a t evening.
Nora Berger: Joan Abermaker,
there.
played by Marilee Mason; Eddie by Robert Hall and songs by
Mr. and Mrs. Merriman will County, Alpha Chapter No. l, of
The
new
m em bers of th e council who w ere appointed
Abermaker, pluyed by Don Wal­ Rosemary Backus, students at visit with their son, Richaid, and Ashland, Reames Chapter No. 66 by th e m ay o r and councilm en Phil S ta n sb u ry , H arold
ters, Tonella, pluyed by Shirley Southern Oregon college.
wife, the former Shirley Wilcox of Mi'iford. Adarei chapter No. Me r r jij and F red H om es a re E m il K roeger, Dick Neill
The theme of the meeting will
Bulderstone;
Mr
Abermaker,
and Mrs. Colvin will visit with 3, of Jacksonville and Nevlta I
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pluyed by Wayne Tysver; Miss be We Are Backing" Southern her daughter Joyce, all of whom Chapter No. 93 of Central Point., and E. E, Sheldon.
Oregon
College.
Each
club
or
Bright plnyed by Alice Self; po­
have been at the Bible Institute Rearncs Chapter of Medford is —
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Prior to appointing the new
lice pluyed by Ronnie Nosier; group at the joint meeting will since last fall as regular attend­ the host chapter for the event.
councilrnen. the ske' :to
i ri
have
a
representative
who
will
ants
Mrs. Brunswick, Mrs. James, and
H.
accepted
the
resignation
First
event
scheduled
will
be
Mrs Hill, the I’TA ladies are bring greetings of their oruniza-
To make the trip Larry Baser a tea tor Mrs. Thum to be held
Hardy
as
city
recorder,
an
0.1
a
pluyed by Phyllis DeVore, Nan­ tlon and comment on the value loaned Mr. Merriman his new at Central Point from 2 to 4
The Pilgrim Study club of the motion by Homes, seconded by
of
the
college
to
Southern
Ore­
station wagon.
cy Dunkeson, und Burbaru Van
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Merrill, appointed John B. Aus-
o’clock on Thursday, March 31.
gon.
Congregatlonal church will spon-
recQrder Voting ,.no„
Vlwt.
This
will
be
followed
by
a
dinner
Mr.
Smith's
talk
on
‘The
A-
The understudies are Junalee
at the Medford hall and follow­ sor a Spring fashion Show and on t^e mot(on to appoint Austin
Collum. Murvln Robeson, Sundra rnerican Way" will emphasize
v,
ing the dinner will be the regu­ Silver Tea next Tuesday after- was councilman Phil Stan
Clury, Genevieve Self, Mary Mil­ democracy and develop an ap­
noon at 2:30 to 4:30, at the Con- who previously had indicated that
lar
business
meeting.
ler. Tad Evatt, Leona Hoehner, preciation of living in America.
he did not believe that snap de-
Mrs. Thum was in this area gregational church.
Norma Stephens Mary Lou Mor- According to Dr. Elmo Steven-
Lovely
spring
dresses
and
at-
clsions
should be made concem-
about a year ago, when she wasi
gun, Jim Rouhier, and Elaine 1 son, Mr. Smith is an excellent
Bingo,
with
merchandise
gift
Associate
Grand
Matron,
biTt
thte
tractiv?
and
other
wearing
ing
the
acceptance of appointees
i and forceful speaker. He has con-
Miller
certificates as major prizes, will is her first visit as Grand Matron. apparel Wl11
m° deled % lo'
Austin has been working with
tributed
much
to
the
civic
and
The play is under the direction
cal women and girls.
Marion Hardy this week. Hardy has of-
Ijj" be the order of the evening this
of Miss Flora Stokoe, Genevieve political life of our state.
Friday night at the women’s civic
Wines w111 be the soloist during fered to assist Austin get started
Self is the student assistant. The ¡able leadership as head of the
club. The event is being spon­ Star members from Ashland are the musical program. Proceeds On the job.
stage manager Is Virginia Nlel-1 State Board of Higher Education sored by the Ashland Junior planning to attend the meeting. from the Silver Tea. which will
Austin is a native of North Da-
sen. make-up nrtist is Sandra H* concretely demonstrated by re-
Several chapter and Grand follow the Style Show, will go kota and is a graduate of the
chamber of commerce as a trade
Clury; costume mistress is Donna cent developments at SOC and stimulation stunt.
Chapter officers from other dis­ toward replacing the flooring at school of commerce of the Uni-
the other state campuses.
Brownlee.
In addition to the Bingo prizes tricts are expected to be in at­ the entrance of the church with versity of North Dakota. He was
Tickets for the dinner must be
there
will be door prizes, a free tendance also.
new tile.
employed by Lockheed aircraft
obtained in advance of the ineet-
Local
firms
co-operating
and
during the war and since the war
BUI McGee. .ecreUry of fcei
participating in the showing of
has been employed by the
Nelle
I
Merchants
who
are
co-operat-
chamber of commerce,
new
Spring
styles
will
be
Weit-
Mcnarch
Seed company and Fed-
John
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,n
Plan
include:
Excell
I
Ashland visitors recently m- Bums of Soroptimists,
zel s with Mrs. Marvin Miller in eratecj Store in Ashland. He is a
eluded Dr. Alonzo Meyers, head Schulz and Bert Miller of Kl- Dress Shoppe, Ashland Home and
Dr. and Mrs. E. P. Borden and
of the department of higher edu­ wanis, Dale Harmon of the Ju­ Auto Supply, Western Stores, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Harris motor­ charge of their display and mod- memb?r of the Bellview Grange.
els. Bette Hampton will supervise
Rolling
Pin
Donut
Shop,
Kftox
Other business expected to
cation of New York university, nior chamber of commerce, Price
ed to Fort Jones, California. Tues­
who spent Wednesday in Ash­ Hennon of the Lions, John von Shoe Repair, The Rogue Shop, day on a rock and fossil hunt. the showing from the Excel Dress come before the next council
Mrs. Ruth Miller will be meeting will be a report by the
land. Dr. Meyers spoke to the stu­ Kuhlman of the American Le­ Harold's Babytown, Lithia Mot- The party stated that they were Shoppe,
in charge of FortmiUer’s exhibit
g W1U
shop,
Weitzel’s
Department
Store,
mayor concerning the slowing
dent body of Southern Oregon gion, and Bill Crock of the Ro­
interested
in
the
Jefferson
Davis
and
Mrs.
June
Pentzer
will
be
college during the morning and tary Club have tickets. The price shop. Weltel’s Department Store, monument, which is situated op­
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down of trucks and the muffling
the supervisor for the Pentzer of truckg jn Ashland Mayor w u .
attended a ten and a faculty meet­ of the tickets is $1.25. They must McNair Bros., Rexall store, Pla­ posite the checking station, south
ing in the afternoon.
lie secured before Monday noon, za Grocery, Simpson Hardware, of the California-Oregon line j D MSrSs.SG Pl dSrPe1en will be the ,ianis is contacting the truck op
Plaza Meat Market, Ashland Au­
era tors association to see if they
Hts speech to the stu d en ts at April 4th.
to Parts, Ashland theatres, Ma­ Placed there by the Daughters of narrator during the showing,
will cooperate in the truck slow-
SOC concerned the responsibility
rie’s Coffee Shop, Ashland Hotel the Confederacy in 1944, the| Mrs. James Jeter is general
of the student in the functional
Bordcns and
Harrises
would ■ chairman for the affair and she dow" and quiet down campaign,
Beauty Shop, Glenn's Confection­
education system
ary, B and G Sandwich shop. likev-to find someone who knows will be assisted by Mrs. Ida Mil-
ler, Mrs. J. M. Murphy, Mrs. E.
Copeland Lumber Yards, B oss-! just what significance it holds.
REEDS HAVE DINNER
P. Borden and Mrs. W. Peterson.
'hard
Lumber
company,
Ashland
MR.
and
MRS.
BARNTHOUSE
PARTY TUESDAY NIGHT
Room decorations will be hand­
T h e tr ia l o f H a r o ld F v a n s h a s £ " IOr C e n te 5? 1035 Io W a ' D o d g e HONORED ON ANNIVERSARY
Tuesday evening dinner guests
The trial of Harold Evans has Furnituru> News Review, Fort-' A group of friends honored Mr. led by Mrs. L. Grubb who will
at the home of Mr. and MrsJ been postponed until sometime in
and Mrs. V. G. Barnthouse on carry out the spring motif.
G..„r«,. R .-., S i.k iy ... boulev.rd. Aprll a,; „ rdlng to M unic.p.l' I miller's,
h ^ Ï T . v Selby
é r n Chevrolet,
Jordán f t Grey-
X
Jackson county officials of the
The hostess committee will be
S T Ä a u n X o n á ín f M r ^
h
Th" ' '
S Ä
their 27th wedding anniversary,
comprised of Mrs. Sadie Strat­ annual fund-raising campaign
Saturday evening, with a cover­ ton, Mrs. Wolford, Mrs. John Hig­ for the Oregon division, Ameri­
»I isntriflan, Wyoming, Mr and ouest
fo r
n o stn o n r -m e n t
r a m e r-„ ii .. . /-<i_______
r- 1___.
quest for
postponement
came
Mrs Kelly Witzel and daughter, from Evans’ attorney, Van Dyke College Cleaners, Metz, Federat­ ed dish dinner at the home of Mr. gins, Mrs. W. Peterson and Mrs. can Cancer Society, are busy this
Terry, Mr. and Mrs. William Vln- and Lombard, who pointed out ed, LaMarre's Prescription drug­ and Mrs. Fred Cushing. 165 First Glenn Prescott. Pouring during week checking final details of
acke, Mr. and Mrs Bob Mallon that no jury list had been drawn store, Bushnell Studio, Yates street.
the Tea Hour will be Mrs. Allan the campaign, which gets under
The lace covered table was Harris, and Mrs. E. N. Terrill.
and daughter Judy, Mrs. Draper, January 1st and that it would be Electric and Arney’s Meats.
way officially on Friday, April
centered with an arrangement of
and Mr. and Mrs. .Tack Knox
Those who will serve tea are 1, according to Mrs. John Day
necessary to draw a jury list Ap­
trailing ivy in ctft glass on a Mrs. James Jeter, Mrs. Don of Medford, Jackson county chair­
ril 1st for the trial.
mirror. Tiny pink bells carried Spencer, Mrs. W. Hilt and Mrs. man. Mrs. Ralph McCulloch, of
Evans was arraigned in muni­
out the marriage motif which
Valleyview, is assisting in this
cipal court March 28 and charged
Certificates of merit were pre­ was repeated In place cards of W. A. Reedy .
The public is invited to attend. area.
with violation of Section 115-318. sented last week to thirteen stu­ pink bells hung with tiny rings.
Sixty per cent of the money
Motor Vehicle laws of Oregon, dents of the Ashland Junior High
Included in the guest list were
raised in Jackson county and
driving a vehicle while under the school who had received recogni­
the honored guests, Mr. and Mrs.
throughout the rest of tRp state
E. B. Poyer and R. L. Wyant, influence of intoxicating liquor. tion at the statewide contest for
V. G. Barnthouse, Mr. and Mrs.
will be spent in Oregon, accord­
both of Ashland, were elected to
He pled not guilty and was re­ National Scholastic Art awards. Bert Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
ing to Mrs. Day. The other 46
official positions in the Jackson leased from custody on payment The contest was recently held in
Frazier, Mr. and Mrs. Slade Song-
per cent will be spent as follows:
County Dairymen's association at of $200.00 bail and $6.00 for Im­ Portland.
er, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Specht,
25
per cent to the national re­
a meeting held at Central Point, paneling a jury.
Saturday night April 16, has
The students were: Mary Jo and the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
search
program now being car­
last Friday.
This is the second jury trial Barrows, Winton Miller, John Cushing. After presenting a love­ been set for the YMCA-Kiwanis
ried
on
in research centers of the
Poyer was re-elected treasurer, which has taken place in Ashland Hammond, Dee Hillberry, Johnie ly gift to the guests of honor, the Boys Boxing club tournament
country,
and 15 per cent to the
and Wyant was re-elected to the during the past several years.
Johnson, June Ritchson, Alice group spent the evening playing The tourney is a yearly affair nationwide education program.
board of directors.
held under the auspices of the
Leland Linn, Donald Crisp, VI- Self, Norma Stephens, Donna cards and visiting.
Among the society’s projects in
According to Mrs. Wyant the
Boxing club.
Travis,
Jerry
Bailey,
Jane
Frantz
olous
Mittag,
George
Hendrick­
Oregon
are research at the Uni­
dairymen In Ashland are seek­
Boys who have already signed
Isaac McCarley, and Barbara
McGEE RE-ELECTED
versity
of
Oregon medical school;
ing a method of helping local son, and Don Davis plan to at­ Sweeney.
E. H. McGee, Boulevard Frozen up for the tourney include: Jim support of the chair of oncology
tend
the
Oregon
state
teachers
dairys get better local milk dis­
LeRoy
Stubblefield,
Food Locked, 862 Siskiyou boul­ Rouhier,
tribution. Mrs. Wvant, speaking convention in Portland this week
Dickie
Miller,
Richard
Taylor, (cencer) at the Oregon medical
Mrs.
Lloyd
Porter
and
children,
evard, Ashland, was re-elected
end.
about quality of milk, stated
Louis
Morgan,
Walt
McCoy,
Lar- school; training of technicians in
Karen and LeRoy, Klamath Falls as a director of the Oregon Froz-
the “smear” method of diagnosis;
that local dairies are producing
are spending their spring vaca­ en Food Locker association at
Miller, Ted Tenney, Marvin establishment of tumor clinics in
a milk of superior quality and
Lee
tion at the home of Mrs Porter’s the organization’s annual meet­ Robeson, James Gardner,
hospitals; purchase of vital facil­
that the local dairymen, who sold
mother, Mrs Harry Silver and ing in Corvallis. Tuesdav, March Hillberry, Charles Rensfield, Ja­ ities for diagnosis and treatment
son Wilson, Earl Johnson, Lanny
their product to the Ashland
Plymouth Guild of the Congre­ sister, Miss Kathleen Silver.
22.
Shuman, Robert Ayres, Dickie and many other things.
dairies felt that Ashland people gational church met Wednesday
Rensfield, Kenneth Dye and Har­
should he given an opportunity at the church for a business meet­
Mr. and Mrs. James DeCourcey
vey Sorenson.
to buy local milk first.
ing. Refreshments were served by
and family, Medford, were Ash­
All
boys
Interested
In
taking
Dairymen also plan to request a committee which included Miss
part in the boxing tourney should land visitors, Sunday.
that a better grade of butterfat Gertrude Cox, Mrs. Minnie Lane,
call at the Ashland YMCA for en­
be used in making ice cream and Mrs. James Jeter and Mrs Evart
rollment cards.
cottage cheese.
Borden. Decorations were in the
The
forum,
on
“the
W
hole,as
well
as
the
food
which
goes
Movies of wrestling and boxing
Other business at the meeting spring and St.
Patrick's day
Child” to be presented Monday into his stomach. Love of coun- thrills sponsored by the YMCA-
Included a talk by Dr. C. F. motif.
evening by the American Legion try, devotion to freedom and Kiwanis Boxing club were shown
Haynes. Oregon state veterinar­
Auxiliary, under the direction of confidence in democracy are to 40 boys at the YMCA Tues­
ian. who said brucellosis must be
Mrs. Arthur Kreisman, child things essential to the American day evening, March 29th.
Don Lane, secretary of the
controlled by test and slaughter
welfare
chairman,
now
has
a
child.”
Jackson
county chamber of com­
Present
at
the
Tuesday
meet­
rather than vaccination. Havnes
complete slate of speakers.
It
In trying to carry out the high ing were Bert Miller, Walt Boss- merce, was in Ashland Wednes­
recommends using vaccination
wil take place at 8:00 pm. at ideals set by Laura Poling Goode, hard, John /Schulz and Phil Bry­ day afternoon conferring with
only in a herd which is Infected
Pioneer Hall.
whose home is in Portland, and ant of the Ashland Klwanls club William McGee, secretary of the
with brucellosis and to leave it
Mrs. John Cotton, member of
Mrs. Ethel Roberts, Malin, Ore­ who comes from a prominent and John Cherny, Bob Stumbo Ashland Chamber of Commerce
alone where herds are
infect­ the Jackson county Public Health gon, child welfare chairman of
Oregon family, Mrs. Kreisman, and Bob Cambden of the Club's on ways and neans of present­
ed,
association, announced this week district Four, Legion Auxiliary, has prepared the program for the instructional staff, Training ses­ ing the need for more highway
Mike Huber. Extension agricul­ that the local group was combat­ has accepted Mrs Krelsman’s in­
forum.
sions of the Boxing club are held between Ashland and Central
tural engineer, said grass silage ing a bill now In the state legis­ vitation to be guest of honor at
Speakers who will discuss the on Thursday evenings at South­ Point.
was the nearest feed to pasture, lature, which would increase the the forum, as has Harry Pinker­
physical, mental, spiritual and ern Oregon college.
Lane stated that the new high­
and cows will produce more on monthly fee for patients in tuber­ ton, district commander.
educational needs of the child in­
Gold gloves are to be awarded way commissioner, who is from
silaee than on anv other roufh- cular hospitals to $100.00.
According
to
Laura Poling clude Dr. E. E Brown; the Rev­ to all winners in the citywide LaGrande, had been contacted
age. Huber outlined a nlan of silo
Patients presently pay $65.00, Goode, national president of the erend George Shuman, Presby­ boxing tournament this year.
concerning an appointment, at
bHtdini? and grass «ilaee making according to Mrs. Cotton and an Auxiliary, "A square deal for ev­ terian church; Miss Florence Al­
which time Jackson county rep­
Don Mlnear. chairman of th<* increase would mean that many ery child Is an important step len, principal of Lincoln school
Lee Eden, former employee of resentatives might present the
legislative committee, reported patients would be unable to con­ in developing the kind of Amer­ and assistant Professor of Educa­ the News Review, was in South­
case for a four-lane highway
that the association had been ren- tinue treatments.
ica we want for the future. And tion, Southern Oregon college; ern Oregon for spring vacation. through this area.
As tuberculosis Is communi­ part of that ’square deal’ must be and Loren Messenger, Associate He is a student at the University
resented at the Oregon Milk Con­
The Chambers of Commerce of
trol henrin"
Mlnear said that cable it is necessary that it be a sound understanding of Amer­ Professor of Psychology, SOC.
of Oregon.
Ashland and Jackson county are
'"Ilk control has henefited nrn. treated. Should the bill pass the icanism. Our concern for the
General chairman for the re­
Virginia Lutz has returned to hoping to send several represen­
'timers Hlatrihi'tor« and consu"'- incidence of tuberculosis would ‘Whole Child’ must include the ception which will follow the classes at the University of Ore­
tatives to Salem to meet with the
01s of d->irv oroducts.
probabaly increase.
ideals which go to make his mind program is Mrs. Ruby Helms.
gon.
commissioner.
Education Head
To Speak Tuesday
City Council Expected To A ct on Resignations
Chief of Police and Street Department
Superintendent’s Papers Considered
Fashion Show and
Silver Tea Tuesday
Jaycees Sponsor
Bingo April 1st
Pr. Alonzo Meyers
Spends Day Here
Rock Hounds
Go On Jaunt
tv
Case Against H.
Evans Postponed
Mrs. R. McCulloch
Aids Cancer Drive
Thirteen Receive
Merit Certificates
Foyer and Wyant
Elected at Meet
Boxing Tourney
Set For April 16
Plymouth Guild Has
Wednesday Meeting
Child Welfare Forum Monday Night
Will Present Several Local Speakers
Association Plans
To Fight Bill
Case for Roadway
May Be Presented