Image provided by: Ashland School District #5; Ashland, OR
About Southern Oregon miner. (Ashland, Or.) 1935-1946 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1949)
V- of O. Ü b ru y . *7/^ M tn d a ^ ION Sotot/tesut ülGcpo+i NEWS REVIEW H oo PER YEAR - t® ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY, Thurrday, April iH, i 949 Formally th* Southern Or ego* Miner l'f.00 per year Volume 16, Number 8 G. D. Mason Returns To Fight City Council Makes Official Report On Resthaven Mausoleum Court |H. J. Stiner Looks for Ghost in Fort Klamath\ Ousted Mausoleum Builder To Petition Council For Additions I o Present Memorial Court Members of the City Council eubm ilted the following report YMCA CHURCH LEAGUE li being a lover of all things re half dozen on the left. The place Î G. D. Mason, Santa Ana, Calif after viewing the Reathuven Mau- PLAY TO START 8ATURDAY MRS. MEADOWS HONORED lating to pioneer history is wrong, seemed asleep. Regular leugue play in the Y. ornia, who built the Ashland WITH STORK SHOWER aoleum Court in M ountain View then the Mrs. and 1 had our re I drove back to one of the M ountain View Mausoleum, plans M.C.A. Churah Soft Ball League Talent, April 28 — Dorothy cent disillusionm ent coming. Memorial l ’urk last week: barns. An elderly fellow and a Meadows was honored with a to petition the city council Tues will s ta rt next Saturday a fter One of my first acts in coming youngster were fooling with a The undersigned in accordance noon, April 30th with five teams stork shower by Norma White at day night for permission to place with a motion made ut the A sh entered in the Soft Ball League to a new place is to m ake a bee truck. I walked over to get some the home of Mrs. Mae Newlun, two wings on each end of the pre line tor the museum, if there is sent mausoleum land City Council meeting, April this yeur. Games will be played one. And pester heck out of every information. They w ere v e r y Tuesday afternoon. 5, 1940, and acting us a com m it each Saturday afternoon on the old tim er I can back into a cor courteous. (I found this trait Mason, originally was brought everyw here in Ft Klam ath.) I tee of the whole investigated the Junior High School Play Field. into Asnland last July to super ner. Occasionally I buttonhole the asked the elderly man a couple Ashland Resthaven Mausoleum Schedule of games for S a tu r intend const, uttion of T’.cr.ti'.a?'*' wrong one and am asked If I of questions. by reviewing pluns, discussing day include: court, which is now being co i- “can't let the dead sleep.” die mausoleum w ith,the contract Congregational vs T a le n t He said: “I expect you saw structed by the Siskiyou In v c-’. So we came here and I s ta rt that m arker down the road. A- or. the cem etery superintendent, Friends; N azareoe vs Methodist. More than 150 high school stu m ent corporation. Ma o n prese. ; ed my pestering. And wound up bout those graves now, there Presbyterian draw s bye. and representatives of the Siski c iskiyco taking Jacksonville apart. And Used to be m arkers there, too. dents, m em bers of Hi-Y (boys) ed the first plans fur ' you Investm ent Company, and Inves m ent ccrpor u >o j i ... so saw C rater Lake, tho I coundn’t About a hundred yards tother and Tri-Hi-Y (girls) clubs from viewed the m ausoleum presently lem n to the city c :u il • iv take it apart. And I prowled the j under construction. Said com m it side of the big m arker and m ay all sections of the state are p re 6. hills, wondering about this and be fifty yards back in the woods.” paring to go to Salem Friday tee herew ith reports as follows At that ti ne ? la s c i h o ’ >•»••>. 1. C ontractor The True-M ix Of fide is for the next school that. The boy stayed busy and didn't where they will convene In the tract with William Briyy; -. hi ,* But I had one special goal I'd Concrete Company, Medford, O re year w ere elected at the regular look up. But he spoke off hand ' • on says, Brigg; has atte <pted gon, is the contractor for the con weekly meeting of the Senior Hi hud in m ind since a kid. I was and casually: “Paw said he went Statehouse for the second annual to break. According to Mason th* struction of said mausoleum. The Y Club held in the Y.M.C.A. Mon afraid I'd never see it. Then I through there day before yester YMCA-sponsored Youth and Gov agreem ent with Briggs could not contractor has had considerable day evening, April 25. Included moved near it. To Ashland. It day and the m arkers w asn’t there ernm ent legislative session. be term inated except the con experience in the construction of in the list of officers for next was the Lava Beds, scene of the no more.” YMCA m em bers who will a t struction of the mausoleum was mausoleums in this urea having year are: President, Bob Simp Modoc War. That was to be tops The older man pointed diagon tend this session from Ashland not practicable from a money constructed the m ausoleum Ash- son; Vice-president, Bill Wines in my history book. I watched my ally across lots to the m ain street lund built in 1924 and the two secretary, N onnan Wyers; treas chance to go. It came. And I saw “If it was me," he said, “I’d g o ' will Include Bob Simpson and m aking standpoint or that it was Craig Canfield of the Senior Hi Y, not possible to secure a site. Medford mausoleums Said con urer, Ted Weitzel and Chaplain, it. And m arveled. over there and ask for Charley. Mason states that if he is ____ per- I had visualized that battle He knows about those things and who will represent Southern Ore- tractor is under $25,000.00 surety Craig Canfield. The newly elect gon as Senators: and Grace Wil- to have an °PHon to build bond for completion of work ac ed officers will be installed in of ground as covering miles in area. he’s right nice fellow.” liams and Sally Yates from the addltions to the present mauso- cording to contract. fice at the first m eeting of the It was fought over a very few Charley was. Big. blunt, gravel Senior Tri Hi Y; and Nancy A f- Ieum the plan to finance it will be 2. o Benefit Ash < lub when school resum es next rugged acres. In places I could «• en eiii of oi Mausoleum to Ash- voiced, friendly. Minded me a lan d . We feel the mausoleum Septem ber, alm ost have throw n a stone a- little of W allace Berry. G etting ney and Anne Fullerton will re- ° n 3 cooPerative basis, the sam e present the Beta Tri-Hi-Y club. as on tb e 1924 building. Money for fills a real need and is a benefit Por past two years fch cross it. And one didn’t need the to the City financially and from Club has been under the cur signs to read the intensity of th at acquainted was a short chore. On M arien Yoder and Ray Fletcher !• building will be obtained the the subject in hand he ruffled up the standpoint of beauty The lon ol Mr. M. D. ¥ « . ., . lh e slow craw l from hast- but not at me. “M ister,” he said, will accompany the group to Sal- flFSt one tb *rd when the founda- em as advisors. The group will ll?n is ^a*d’ tbe sec°nd one third City ultim ately by its contract ju st recently :. iy d r o w n up lava rock b reast ’ we just can’t keep count of the leave for Salem T ------ hursday »livin' morn- when the building is completed . with the Siskiyou Investm ent tion as General works. Some a scant fifty feet a- .. retu . rn to A . . shland . :--------, num ber of people cornin' here - . and — ----- the final one '7 11V ing and Sun up to the square, Company will receive $43.000.00 Y.M.C.A. in R.y part. So we took pictures. And I from all over day in and day out day. third after the building is com total receipts on sale of the cry sat down and thought: "Som e pts and for opening and closing First on the agenda of the two- pleted. body gave somebody a run for and year in and year out and ask ing the same questions you ask. day session is the address to the The people who subscribe will the orypts The City Cem etery their m oney.” It was all well Then see them look let down we legislature by Oregon’s boy gov own the building after it is com superintendent informed the com worth seeing. And well worth the can t show them a thing, except ernor, Jim Cooke of A rthur Cot pleted, Mason said. They will m lttee that if such space utilized trip. At the regular meeting of the that big m arker, not tell them elect their own trustees. The ad ton Hi-Y club of Salem. by the mausoleum were used for And the Mrs. rem arked on the thing.” Lions club Tuesday evening ni w grave purposes the city would O ther students to top legislative ditional wings will have room for kl, wooden, w eather beaten cross "But the Historical Society posts are Rod French, LaG rande 200 more crypts. They will be sold receive the sum of only $15,- officers for the coming year were 453.00 It has been reported to chosen as the principal item of and said; "So all this happened president of the senate; Dan for from $150.00 to $250.00. Elevated to president the comm ittee by the city cem e business. Mason ,who has built 15 mauso Boyd, of Lincoln high school because they killed Gen. C a n b y '” Charley grinned. “Things are Portland, speaker of the house- J5ums leums in the W est during the past tery superintendent that the up was Robert Snider; Don Lewis, I said: "No.” like this and it looks like they’ll Carol Winslow. West Linn, keep of the m ausoleum will be first vice president; Price Thomas Linn , years’ was tbe builder of the clerk Well, we’d com plete the thing very substantially Itos than if the second vice president; Winston while wi were at it. We'd go stay like this. There is one thing of the senate; and Barton Adams, Medford mausoleum, the new space were utilized for graves. Marks, third vice persident; Chet though that might be done to kind Klam ath Falls, clerk of the house. Boise, Idaho mausoleum, and as Thus the m em bers of the com Squires, lion tam er; Jack Reed, north to this Ft. K lam ath where of level things off and save tour Dr. U. G. Dubach, head of the sisted in building Forest Lawn. m itter are of the opinion that fi . treasurer; Price Hennan, secretary Captain Jack and three of his ists getting excited.” departm ent of political science at His partner, Vernon Ladd, an a t “Yes?” nancially the city will receive a, *aiul directors Sid Reed and Rol fellows had been hung and see Lewis and Clark college, is chair torney, is expected to arrive here niore favorable return from t h e ■ nd Parks. Holdover directors what was there, and com plete the Tip th at big m arker over and man of a statew ide YMCA com before next Tuesday night w hen use of the land as a mausoleum ( are Hukh McKeever and Wayne series of pictures related to the run a bulldozer full of dirt over m ittee for the Youth and Gov plans for the proposed new addi incident. And on the drive we ‘ Mirick. rather than grave space. it.” He was ruffled again. ernm ent program . G o v e r n o r tions will be laid before the city speculated: Surely there would 3. Sale of Mausoleum Space. A m an had been standing by Douglas McKay, Secretary of council. oe traces of rum, if not a com All sales of crypts in the m aus just listenin. Now he walked over State Earl Newbry, and State plete reconstruction of the old oleum are to be handled by repre and spoke, like a fellow passing - like Fort Lincoln. And the tim e of day: "I guess the re a T reasurer W alter Pearson head sentatives of the Siskiyou Invest I an advisory committee. graces would be fended in, like at ment Company ar<l the city will son nothing is done about those Four m em bers of the state leg Deadwood and so m any other Incur no expense in this respect. Salem. A pril 20 — An O ppor graves is because the Modocs islature have taken on a m ajor places. Oh, Boy! 4. Qualify of Construction. m urdered Canby. Anyway those responsibility, agreeing to be on tunity Bond drive quota of $269- From Information furnished by signs dow n around the lava bed hand during the tw o-day session 000 was assigned to Jackson the contractor and représenta say they did.” to aid in directng the youthful county a t Salem last night a t a C harley agreed. “Yup, they legislators so th at regular legisla governor’s banquet clim axing a double crossed Canby. And un tive procedure m ay be followed. day of preparations for Oregon der the sam e flag of truce that The four are Senator Dean W alk participation in a six-w eek cam the Indian Agency used to double er, Independence; Senator How paign. Quotas and prelim inary plans cross the Modocs. Canby was ard C. Belton. Canby; R epresen their friend. And they knew it. tative F rank J. VanDyke, M ed were discussed a t a round table W hat Jack should have done was ford; and Representative Rudle session preceding the dinner at Salem ’s senator hotel a t the close tell Canby: ‘We’re whipped if we Wilhelm, Jr., Portland. of P atriot s day, the anniversary go ba<|< to the reservation and of the battles of Lexington and we re whipped if we stay here. Conuord. This is closer and will save a Diners heard a broadcast of walk. Go back to your arm y and President T rum an’s bond drive lets get started fighting’.” Talent, April 28—Talent V olun address to a group of several hun I had my canvas half painted. teer Firem en entertained their dred notables in W ashington, D. The other half will never be iuu . iu inc design oi m e structure w gni Tailed him and f< painted But Ft. K lam ath is a quiet wives Monday evening in the C. Then G overnor Douglas Mc to be very attractive and believe! b's retirem ent from teaching. i “ ,c u**e uusmess street Two busi-1 town e > L ,-----— town bothered and a i friendly town. thr m^WiIL be an ornam ent and He was an active m em ber of the ness Places on the right, about a ' not riendly tk own And City Hall. They served cake and Kay took the rostrum , sounding a inging to the left at a ju n c ice cream to all present. call to all Oregon citizens to p a r splendid addition to the Moun-1 Presbyterian church in M edford! ~ --------------- “ ¿ ^ b o t h e r e d by Sw any ghosts. tion we cam to a en m arker the ticipate in the savings effort Among the e firem and on wives tain View cemetery. and was affiliated with the Tri- left. We were stopped. present Mr. We and never Mrs. P. pass J. which has been set for May 16 7. Prices. We find the prices angle. Alpha Chi Rh0 and A«icia I p npo„ . ... --------- -- _____ up m arkers. “This is the McAbee, Mr. and Mrs. C. W site Long of through Ju n e 30. C. Thompson is charged are lower than the char- societies. He was a m em ber of ’ W,H go to scho° 1 next Sponsors of the Meetings are Ft. and K lam Mrs. ath,” Roy etc. Coghill, The "site” was Jackson county savings bond M r and ge in Medford and h av e been rel-l the Masonic lodge and of the S o n siweek to Ret instruction on how to the P D----- - e Mr. arent * Teacher’s association on the neatly Mr trim ed shoulder Mrs. Perdue, and m Mrs. George chairm an. lably informed th at they are low-! of the Am erican Revolution He prepare their first graders for and the school officials. of a smooth highw ay. Ray The Red su r Conner, Mr. and Mrs. er than in any other city on the was a graduate of the U niversity Inform ation on the preparation rounding» next fall’s entry into schools. In w ere as bare of evi- mon, and Mayor Harold Strauss Mr. and Mrs Roy P a rr spent the Pacific coast for the type of con- of Nebraska, the U niversity of will be , U,»h and th " N' b „ X “i J and old wife. of an fo rt as any other form ation on the preparation of of the child for school lence w eekend in Crescent City Calif given at these meetings. The work dace along the highway. We ornia. 8 Obligation of tha City. The Normal school. He held two the child for school will be given that is included in the prim ary Irove on. M T arshall hat w asn’t a town Mozelle left this week up at three meetings. Superintendent city has no obligation regarding äpchelor of Arts, a Bachelor of grade is to be outlined and the Looked some G alder small visit her sister like Modell the mausoleum except to attend Science and a m aster’s degree in of schools, Leland P. Linn, in health of the children will be dis- to ‘bead. ’illage, But the road sign had at Hurlong, California vites all parents who have a be to the perpetual upkeep. At (he Art». afussed by the Public Health aid Ft. K lam ath. ginning child to attend the ses present tim e the city collects Services w ere held Sunday at nurse. Also on the program will At Mr. and Mrs. John on W hittaker the edge of town the $15.00 on each grave to pay for the Perl Funeral Home with in- sions.: be m em bers of the P.T.A. com will H u r rft arrive stood S aturday tw o h u g from e ancient The Southern Oregon Truckers ashington Tuesday evening the perpetual care of lawns, gar term ent in the Medford IOOF i M W avT 'ftT iiiV evening mittees. long, California spend the a week arns. D irectly to ahead high League will hold It’s A pril m eet dens and landscaping. From the cem etery. . ay ,3, “ ellview W ednesday, May This is the first year th at these w ith Mrs. W hittaker’s parents. Mr ing at the Cave Shop in G rants I 4 and Lincoln, Thursday, May 5. way m ade a sharp rig h t tu rn to mausoleum the city is collecting meetings have been sciieauieq. scheduled. ------------ --------------- ---- • - --------- bo ..q .c Meen and ie Mrs. Block. one Dave business street. Two busl- Pass, S aturday evening, April approxim ately $150.00 for the! 30th. This will be a dinner m eet same space as is occupied by a I ing w ith dinner at 7:30 p.m. normal grave space, and the up- ‘ Explanation of the legislation keep is negligible. The city has, enacted by the last session of the Plans are being completed for however, an obligation to see that sch o o l wlu w iU ^ n d a a full full com com-1 these is is Missvelt Missvelt. who who stars at the third nnnnai t i ^ „ c ,..L m / h ig h scho01 «end -1 these _ Legislature effecting trucks will tbe structure is -properly built, the third annual Lions Club Track spring in field events. A C anad be m ade and other im portant and the building h4s been under and Field meet, which is sched t T m j traCR and f‘eld men th r°w ing the javelin. He placed the inspection of the city superin L ? . it3 , J C° m P eteaR ainS tthe fifth in tries for th* American ian 1000 m eter runner who placed business of the League is to uled for W ednesday, May 4th, fifth in the Olympics last year, come before the meeting. E n ter tendent at all times. 9. Profits and Internal Affairs' the aftern oon. vem ty nfCo?evnn gT° UP ° f Uni‘ O,ym Pic ^ a m . Je rry Leslie. 1948 and who is now a freshm an at the tainm ent will be furnished by of Siskiyou Investment Company.! ° he d at Walter Pbi»iPs f i Z l d m e n ^ n ^ k ™ "” * " a,"d Ashland graduate, who also tosses U niversity of Oregon may pos some of the m em bers of the Eve ..„ .T :, , . 111 a,so be Prps<W the javelin, placing It around 185 Prentice Accordion Band. sibly attend. The Siskiyou Investm ent C om -< v lu n i, u , an exhibition T _______ feet; Jones, a California youth, Any trucker, even though not Continued on back page i u dnk °N eil. heading the Lion« Tickets for the annual event O’Neil stated th at those earning ----------- , club comm ittee, has announced who runs the 100-yard dash in m em ber of the League, who can be obtained from Lions club from the U niversity will include w j . i t'la ‘ a afternoon of events * 9 and Baeklund, a Roseburg members, ONeil stated. He urged wishes to attend this dinner is r and Mrs. W eyburn Kenyonj is scheduled, with three teams four from the freshm en class, freshm an, who is a m iddle dis local field and track enthusiasts a?kod to notify the office of the sn»nt Sunday in G rants Pass. ( :om psting. Medford and Roseburg who have m ade outstanding rc - sprinter, and and who who has has been been to secure their tickets for the ev League at room 27, Goldy Build ords nt the U n h X -H " ? ' tance . ’ «Printer, ' Among | showing up particularly well this ing, Medford, phone 7481 In order ent. th at reservations m ay be made VMCA Group Go To Statehouse Senior Hi-Y Club Elects New Officers BOB SNIDER HEADS LIONS I Jackson County To Raise $269,000.00 Firemen Have Wives As Guests Truckers To Meet April 30 for 3rd AnnuaÌTi^kMeet