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NEWS REVIEW
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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
.
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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„ .
...
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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
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-
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.
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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
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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
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, 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