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NEWS REVIEW
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ASHLAND. JACKSON C O U N T Y ,
Sale of Land on Watershed Gives
Council Members and Mayor Grief
J
City A ttorney To Study le g a lity of Terms
In Order To Clarify Problem of The Sale
Formerly the
Southern Oregon
Minor
$3.00 per year
THURSDAY. JULY 7, i 949
Volum e 16, N u m b e r
18
udit Released by State
Rotary District
Assembly Is To
Be Held in Ashland
Recommends A Belter Budgeting
System and Tighter Accounting
1 ll>' Attorney Hurry A. Skerry will subm it u w ritten report to
tin- Asiuunil city council at the next m eeting of the council con
ceccrning the legal techna ulities of the definition of "w ater shed."
Skerry was instructed to study the term after lust Tuesday night»
council session which found the question of the sale of 700 acres of
Recommendations made in the
land below Reeder still debatable. Council ' m em bers and Mayor
Henry Gerdes, perennial battler
audit
report prepared by the Di­
lorn W illiams discussed at the m eeting w hether or not the land
w ith the city .lost the second
vision of Audits, Secretary of
was in the watershed. Muyor Williams pointed out thut the c h a r­
round of hi* second fight with
S tate’s office, concerning the
ter of the city of Ashland was very specific about the fact that no
July 15 and 16 Are
the city this week when m em ­
land in tiie w atershed should be sold.
audit of the City of A shland’s
Dick
Neil,
Fred
Homes
and
ber* of the city council refused
Oaten for Conference
Prior t<> this week's meeting of
books, were prim arily that more
to do anything about stopping Emil Kroeger, mem bers of the careful budget preparation was
the council the mem bers of that
Bob Hardy, newly elected p res­ w ater seepage from the G. P. city council’s salary ’committee, necessary in this comm unity and
body had authorized transfer of
ident of the Rotary club, reports Hence property onto G erde's land. are to m eet Thursday evening to
the land to the federal govern
that accounting p r o c e d u r e s
that the Rotary district Assem-
..w his attorney, Ed
Gerdes, . and
merit for $32,000.
study a new ordinance concern­ should be partially revised.
bly will be held In Ashland, on Kelly, Medford, hold one decision
The watershed question was
The audit, which was made
July 15 and 16.
oyer the city of Ashland. A case ing salaries of city employees.
one of the hot issues in lust full's
last spring, after the change of
The m eeting was brought a-
knock down und drug out poli­ A ppreciation day is set for Wed­
G overnor C harlie Cooley will brought by Gerdes against the
city adm inistrators ,was nandled
nesday. July 13, according to an Conduct the assembly, bringing to city requesting damages resulting bout by an apparent overdraft in by Raymond W. Field, certified
tical cumpuign,
Speaking for himself in un in announc em ent made today by the local Kotarianx and delegates from flood condition* was settled the police departm ent budget. public accountant, and was re ­
day
committee, from Oregon and W ashington the out ot court last w inter.
terview Wednesdu.v morning Ma Appreciation
The council has authorized an e x ­ leased this week by S. W. Carr,
The instructions he received at Rotary
This second battle, which b e­
yor Williams said that he p er­ Winston Marks, chairm an.
supervisor of the state division
sonally thought that the Issue date was set Tuesday evening at International which was held in gan a month ago, has Councilmen penditure in that departm ent of of audits. The audit covered the
m ight well be settled by the peo a special meeting of the Ashland New York recently.
Fred Homes, and Dick Neill on I $1200 more than had been ap­ period Ju ly 1, 1948 to December
pie of the city, lie suggested tiiat m erchants who are participating
This district, at which Mr. Cool­ H enry's side, while Councilmen proved in the budget.
31, 1948.
Chief of Police Vern Smith
no action need he taken on the in the Appreciation day program. ey was elected governor In Spo­ Phil Stansbury, Emil Kroeger, E.
Concerning the budget over­
w atershed sale until the next
Big event of the day will take kane last month includes 3» Sheldon and Harold M errill say stated th at he did not know w ho' draft of $173,333.19 tor the fiscal
election were held in the city at place at 2'30 p m. nt the corner clubs. Each club is sending its that for the city to dig a ditch to had authorized the additional year ending June 30, 1948, the
which tim e it could be put on the of Main and Gresham , near the president and secretary as dele­ protect G erde’s property from his expenditure nor was he aware auditor’s report stated that this
ballot
neighbor's irrigation w ater would that the budget was being over­ was the excess of actual expen­
Library, when the m erchants of gates.
Ashland plan to give away to
Most of the m eetings will be be setting a precedent which drawn.
ditures as recorded over budget
The possibility of using p a rk ­ appropriations.
some Ashland shopper a share of held in the Elks basem ent and would bring the city into every
Factors which
ing m eter money for the police brought about the overdraft in­
a treasure chest Total am ount of Lithia Springs Hotel. The regular neighborhood fracas.
Gerdes is not through yet, and departm ent is being considered. cluded special assessments a u th ­
money In the treasure chest totals Rotary m eeting for T hursday has
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more than $650.00.
been postponed to Friday, the the third round is coming up, he
orized and credited against street
has
indicated.
15th.
Each
local
m
em
ber
will
take
In order to participate in re ­
and lighting expenditures and
Present leakage of the new ceiving the aw ard of money the a visiting Rotarian as his guest.
special assessm ent costs which
Grocery, Peoples M arket, Plaza
lower Canyon reservoir amounts w inner m ust be present.
were actually incurred during
A banquet will be held in the Grocery. Plaza Meat Market, Kens
W inners in the parade for the
to 19 gallons a m inute accord­
the fiscal year and charged a-
Ashland m erchants are p rep a r­ Elk’s ballroom Friday evening Associated .Service, Union S er­
July Fourth celebration were a n ­
ing to Elmer Hiegel, city sup erin ­ ing for n big day this coming and S aturday’s luncheon will be
gainst
the street budget. The ov­
vice
Station.
Thom
pson’s
Grocery,
nounced this week.
tendent. but this Is not unusual W ednesday and the program will a picnic in Lithia Park.
er-expenditure
was $3,390.81 in
Bushnell Studio, Rolling Pin Do­
Newbry Orchards float won this departm ent.
in new reservoirs of this type, he
continue each W ednesday th ere­
nut
Shop,
Dale
&
•
Grimes
M
ar­
the parade grand prize.
pointed out in an interview W ed­
The budgetary difference in
after with the treasure chest div­ W estern Stores, The Rogue Shop, ket, AorG’utry
nesday.
In ihe comm ercial division Fort-
idends to shoppers becoming Dodge F urniture Co., M arshall ket, A utry’s Grocery, P entzer’s, m il'er’s float won first and G un­ the utilities departm ent totaled
"However." Biegel went on to greater each week
W< Ils Store, Ashland Groceteria, Boulevard Meats and Grocery, ter Fuel company won second. In $24,260.71. This was brought a-
say. "The city will not accept the
Stores and businesses wh< are L a M a re ’s
Prescription
Drug Ashland Creamery, Glenn's Con­ the civic body float division, the bout by an increase in stores in­
reservoir until this has been cor­
participating
in
the
program
in­
Store, F ortm itier’s. Dial Electric fectionery. Glenn
Sm ith Tire Church of Christ won first place. ventory not included in budget
rected."
clude:
expenditures and equipm ent and
C
<>
\sh
lan
d
Auto
Parts.
K
err’s
Shop.
W
eitzel’s
Jew
elry
D epart­
Pacific Bridge company, the
stores ordered the year previous
W eitzel's Dept Store. Busch
kets, B J Jew elers, Sheldon m ent, Carlisle’s Mobil Service,
contractors .are now engaged in
which were not received nor paid
Motor
Co
W
ardrobe
Cleaners,
A
>
■
flry,
Metz
Store,
Palace
Cafe,
Plaza Cafe and Confectionery,
tightening up the reservoir The
for until the fiscal year which
&
B.
Sport
Shop.
Drive
In
M
ar­
M
mnry
Lane
Studio,
Ingle
Drug
K
en’s
Camera
Shop,
Bosshard
leak is on the rim.
w’as in question.
ket,
Ashland
Hardw
are.
The
Mart
C i . 3’ed’s Feed & Seed Store, Lum ber company, Excell Dress
Fred J. Early and sons, con.
According to the state auditors
Ashland
Home
A
-
Auto
S
e
p
p
i'’
Provote F urniture, W hite House-Shop P ritch ard ’s Grocery
tractors who built the filtration
departm ent the budgetary a-
plant, will probably finish some­
rnounts both before and after re ­
time this week Biegel said.
F il­
vision disclose several im portant
tration equipm ent is being put in
defects in preparing the budget
use sometim e near the first week
first
moi iIn»•! V» uoliii,
1,. 1
for the year. However, not all of
The
first
regularly
scheduled
Services
This
Year
W
U1
of August.
the budgetary differences appear
concert of the Ashland M unici­
Begin Sunday, July 10 to
Covering of Crowson reservoir pal band will be held Thursday,
constitute illegal expenditures.
will not take place im m ediately July 14 at the new Gwin S. B ut­
Funds for p lan t expansion of the
The
custom
of
conducting
ves­
as funds have to be obtained and ler Memorial band shell. The shell
per services on Sunday afternoons utilities departm ent w ere on
use of the »eservoir can be cu r­ was dedicated by the band at a
in Lithia P ark dates back to the hand but w ere not budgeted for
tailed.
special dedicatory program , on
tim e of the C hautauqua in A sh­ that purpose. O ther expenditures
Thursday, Ju ly 30.
land. Then the united church ser­ affecting the budget difference
More than 3000 people were
vices on Sunday was a part of appear to have been caused by
present at the special dedication
the Chautauqua. M inisters of the repair of streets, bridges, and fire
which was highlighted by a series
various denom inations w ere brot equipm ent dam aged by the flood
of selections on the W urlitizer o r - 1
in from m any different com m uni­ th at year.
Accounting System
gan played by Jean A. Greif, of
ties. Large crowds attended these
The
current accounting system
Spokane, W ashington.
m eetings and great interest was
is
deficient,
the auditor’s rep o rt
shown
not
only
by
the
citizens
of
Henri Schum ann-H eink, P o rt­
Ashland b ut by visitors atten d ­ indicated in the following as­
land, son of the famed singer,
pects: 1. The accounting records
ing the C hautauqua program s.
Madame Schum ann-H eink, was
TOM WILLIAMS says he did­ present a t the dedication and di-
L ater the Ashland M inisterial are not such th at com plete and
n’t and George says he did. The re c te ^ .th e Ashland m unicipal
association took over the respon accurate financial reports m ay
fued betw een Tom Williams, the band and the audience in the
sibility for these m eetings and it be readily prepared. 2. Account­
fighting mayor, and
George singing of America. He is a rep re­
has been custom ary for th at or­ ing control is not m aintained ov­
G reen boiled over again this sentative of the W urlitzer com­
ganization to sponsor these ser­ e r certain im portant assets such
week w hen Tom took exception pany.
vices. There have been but few as m aterials and supplies. A. The
Members of the Ashland Municipal band are shown above as i years when this program has not accounting system does not pro­
to George’s published statem ent
William Briggs and I. R. Fri-
vide adequate m ethods of in te r­
th at Tom had said punchboards deger, executors of the estate of they appeared recently in concert at the new Gwin S. Butler Mem­ I been followed .
orial band shell. The bend shell is one of the most m odem on the
nal
control.
should be licensed here.
This summ er, the regular set up
the late Gw in S. Butler, explain­ Pacific Coast.
The
auditors recom m ended
has
been
greatly
augm
ented
by
TOM claims th at his statem ent ed the provisions of the will
Members of the band are R. Aired. J. Anderson, M. Bailey, C.
th2t
all
accounts
should be cen­
should have read, “In case which set up a fund to provide a Baker. E. Beeson. Elmer Biegel Jr„ Bill Bissell, Herb Brower, Len­ the city authorities who have
tralized
under
the
direction of
ora
Brown.
Charles
Cook,
diredtor:
Shirley
Damon,
Nancy
Dunke-
granted the churches the free use
punchboards are legalized In memorial, which is the Memorial
son. A. Bert Freeman, Barbara Gertson, Nina Graber, Sheldon of the new B utler M emorial band one person and th at a double en­
Oregon I think Ashland should band shell.
IGrtten. Tom Harvey. Don Hibbard, Lila H o lt Randy Hugdahl. A. shell and the splendid W urlitzer try system of bookkeeping w ith
license them ."
Fred Homes, chairm an of the Huntemann. Virgil W. Jackson. Harry Kannasto. Betty Lou Kerby,
a general ledger for financial
TOM w ants George to retract council, who represented M ayor' William LogmorsL Carline Mark. Charles Martin, Glenn Matthews, organ. The services this sum m er transactions be used. Accounts
should
be
the
most
helpful
and
the published statem ent but Tom W illiams at the dedication,! Keith Mirick, Bob Myrick, James A. Neff. Henry Padgham, Cliff
should be m aintained in balanced
George claims th at the question accepted the band shell on behalf Tense. Bob Reinholdt, Jeanne Rice. Francis Schuchard, Richard enjoyable of park vespers. Each fund groups.
Mechanized ac­
m
inister
will
furnish
his
own
so­
Schuchard, Carla Sean . Ruth Seitz. Fred L. Slang. Ruth Taylor.
is just a “hot potato.”
of» the city.
Homes introduced Diane Tucker. Dew ey Van Clziler, Margaret S. Wagneri Harold loist and organist.
counting equipm ent should be
SOME of the boys about town Clarence Lane, who was one of W est Chris Williams. Harvey Woods. Jr., and Marcus B. Woods.
There is a change in the m eet­ utilized . Persons receiving cash
tried to arrange a mill to go for the first m em bers of an Ashland (Photo by Ken's Camera Shop)
ing
time from five o’clock to six should not have access to ac­
six rounds during the Fourth of band, and he introduced Bert
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o’clock in the afternoon due to counting records pertaining to
Ju ly celebration, but this fell Freem an, band president, who
the position of the sun. A t five accounts receivable. A centraliz­
through. According to Tom it’s was instrum ental In securing
o’clock
It will be impossible to ed purchasing procedure which
ju st as well; he claims it would plans for the present structure.
face the sun. It will also be harm ­ utilizes requisitions and purchase
have gone less than a round a n y ­
Special m ention at the dedica­
ful to the organ to have brilliant orders should be used. A central
how,
tion was also given Dewey Van
stores departm ent and perpetual
sunlight on its fine finish.
PAULINA CARTER, nation­ C urler and Elm er Blegel for their
The schedule for the meetings Inventory of stores should be
m aintained.
Cost a c c o u n tin g
ally known as a pianist, gave help in getting the band shell
is as follows:
quite a lift to Ashland's Fourth constructed.
Sunday, Ju ly 10. E vart P. Bor­ should be installed in each de­
Bob Reinholdt was m aster of
of Ju ly parade.
Miss Carter,
den, speaker. George M. Shum an, partm ent in order to a sc e r tain
whose home has been in Ash­ ceremonies. Guests of honor w ere
Sunday, Ju ly 17, George M. expenses. The accounting system
should include budgetary con­
land, was the assistant parade Mrs. Homer B arron and Mrs.
presiding.
Revenues
m arshall and aided W alt Hamby K ate Scroggins.
Shum an, speaker. Earl F. Dow n­ trol over revenues.
should
be
classified
by
fund and
in the perform ance of his duties.
ing, presiding.
The outfit which stole the p ar­
Sunday, Ju ly 24. J. C. Green, by source. E xpenditures should
ade, however, was the little boy
speaker. R obert M cllvenna, pre­ be classified by fund, function,
activity and object. The accrual
and the sm all burro.
siding.
AFTER having been away for
Sunday, Ju ly 31. O. W. Kllng- m ethod of accounting should be
a w hile the things we noticed
sheim, speaker. T. O. Satterfield, employed so that known assets
and libialities are reflected in
most on our retu rn was the cli­
“Fred Homes Day” will bo held
presiding.
m ate—it’s cool here. We also no­ Sunday at Fuller Field when the
Sunday, A ugust 7. Earl F. the financial statem ent. All rev ­
enues should be made p art of the
ticed the changes in the appear­ Ashland Lithians open the sec­
r i t i u r e a b o o t » u a pnoro oi xne
Asniana concert Band Downing, Speaker. E vart P. B or­ general fund.
ance of Dodge F urniture com­ ond half of the Southern Oregon
w
. .
u iije r the direction of Carl Loveland. From left la right den, presiding.
General Comment»
pany’s window. Dick and Mrs, League season against M yrtle, in the back row are Mrs. C. C. Robertson, O. A. Paulserund, u n ­
Sunday, August 14. Robert Mc­
The
auditor
com m ented on the
H erndobler are really brighten­ Creek.
known Lynn M cwat, unknow n. Middle row: Paul Isenhcw er, M ere­ llvenna,
speaker,
C. Wesley
following items in addition to
ing up the cen ter of the block.
The m em bers of the ball club; dith Beaver. F ran k Jordan, Carl Loveland. Wilson Walt, unknown. Broughen, presiding.
THE Fire laddies who keep the are planning the celebration in H enry Enders, W. F. Loomis. O. F. Carson, unknow n. C lark Bush,
Sunday, August 21. T. O. S at­ procedure shortcom ings in the
city s budgeting and accounting
parking strips in the Plaza so honor of Homes who has been and Andy McGee. Seated: Mr. Ross. Ed Soot. Arche Eubanks, A. terfield, speaker.
J. C. Green, system.
green are considering resigning one of the m ainstays of organi’ - Bert F -e e-'a n , and Floyd Dickey.
Wilson W ei' is r ow living in M edfcrd, Mr. Ross lives in Central presiding.
the grass to its fate. Seems there ed baseball in A shland for as far
A register has not been m ain­
Sunday, August 28. C. Wesley
Point,
and Ed Root lives in Medford.
tained for bonds payable.
has been some griping about too back as the cu rre n t crop of play­
T he New» Review w ill greatly appreciate it if anyone can identify Brough, speaker. O. W. Kling-
2. The lib ra rian ’s records had
much w ater on passing cars.
ers can rem em ber.
the other m em bers of the 1916 band.
sheim, presiding.
(Continued on back page)
Henry Gerdes looses
Second Round In
City Water Plight
New Ordinance May
Change City Payroll
Appreciation Day
Set For July 13
Water System Is
Near Completion
Newbry’s Heads List
of Parade Winners
Band To Play First Regular Concert Thursday, July 14
DOING THE
TOWN
Fred Homes To Be
Honored Sunday
Vesper Services
Traditional In
Lithia City Park