Southern Oregon Newi Review, Ashland, Oregon, Thursday, July 7 , 1949
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SOUTHERN
OREGON
NEWS REVIEW
1 1 The
Human Race
IN THE &4RÖAIN BASEMENT SA LLY
SQUEEZPENNY
Ç A N 5 P O T A (qOOP THING FOUR A IS LE S A W -
Published every Thursday by
THE SISKIYOU PUBLISHING COMPANY
Ashland, Oregon
38 East Main Street
Cairyl H Wines and Wendell D. Lawrence, Publishers
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WENDELL LAWRENCE. Editor
NYLONS
Entered as second-class mail matter in the post office at Ash- I
land, Oregon, February 15. 1935. under the act of Congress of 1
March 3, 1879.
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JULY FOl RTH
. . . ANOTHER Fourth of July has come and gone
and Ashland people can be proud of the part they took i1
in making the celebration of the holiday one which
will be remembered in Southern Oregon.
Each year the tradition grows stronger that Ashland
is Southern Oregon’s Fourth of July town.
This tradition should not be permitted to die. It helps
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keep this community on the map.
OF 5TATE ANP MAIN—
DEPRESSION, NO! * * *
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pectins are liable only for dam ­
age
to crops or property of tho
Letterfrom Washington entrym
un or patentee on such
land.
By H arris Ellaworth
It is probable this will he the
Under provisions of Public law
107, signed by President Trum an last yeur In which the assess­
lust week, the requirem ent for m ent work requirem ent will be
The udm inistrution
perform ance of $100 worth of as- suspended.
i sessment work unnuully on un and congress seem generally a-
patented mining cluuns was bus - . greed that claims should no long­
pended until July 1, 1049. Assess­ er be held by persons unwilling
m ent work will have to he per-1 either to perform developm ent
formed during the year ending work or qualify for a patent
The Bureau of Land M anage­
June 30, 1950. However, the net
provides that claim ants taking a d ­ ment, whir i adm inisters such
vantage of this law must file by claims, is being urged to suggest
August 1, 1949, at the office where b gislation bringing the luws re
the locution certificate is record­ garding mining claims up Io date,
ed, a notice of intention to eon ’lle 'ii are manv claims in the
tinue holding the claim.
Any west on m ineral deposits for
work already
performed this which commercial dem ands ale so
to i .i k e a s s e s s m e n t w o r k
year may he credited toward the small
an
unsound
investm ent. O thers
labor required for next year. The
new law applies only to the U nit­ are readily available w henever a
m arket for tho ove develops, so
ed States.
A nother section of the new law that developm ent work Is not
provides that prospectors w ork­ needed except to meet the pro­
ing on new claims shall he liable visions of the 4 law.
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for dam age to the value of th«‘
Also of interest to holders of
lund for grazing caused by pros­
pecting, mining or removal of mining claims and prospectors is
m interals. On old claims, pros P. L. 115 signed some days fol­
lowing 1’ I 107 Tin A< I i
( the program , followed by the sec- vides for determ ent of assessment
' ond of the historical sequence, work where the claim or claims
• Richard II.” A troupe of young­ are surrounded by lands over
sters will assist in the presenta­ which right of way is denied or
tion of the fanciful "Midsummer w here other legal im pedim ents
l Night’s Dream.’ and a revival of exist. Petitl m with satisfactory
I the successful showing of "O th­ supporting evidence must he filed
ello" will be seen. The program to secure deferm ent for a period
will be completed with "The Ta­
ming of the Shrew " which de­ of one year subject to renew al on
lighted audiences at the San application if justifiable condi­
Francisco World Fair in 1939.
tions exist.
. . . BUSINESS is good on the West Coast. Business
is also good in the Midwest and the East. There are
soft spots in the nation’s economy. Certain products
are getting in surplus but throughout the nation as a
whole there is but little danger of a depression. People
are working, eating, and socking away some monev
lhis is a good country and it can weather any storm
if the people will only keep their heads up and not get
frightened.
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™ CUrrent camPaign to talk the United States into
a 19-9 crash and a 193£ depression was started in
Moscow where Soviet propagandists have been trying
to convince the world for the past four years that the
American free enterprise economv was going to col­
lapse.
The Moscow newspaper “Trud” last April reported
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fictional mass unemployment in the United States. This .he people something they want at a real bargain price
then
Appreciation
day
will
work.
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same propaganda line has been followed in the United
States by fellow-travelers.
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THE
FIKE
SEASON
The argument which is being used by some organi­
zations to bring about a depression is that the nation
. . DANGER from fire is upon us. The woods are
should abandon the Marshall plan, abandon our na­ inde> d»y and the vacant lots in the community are
tional defenses, and frighten ourselves into a depres­ ilso potential danger spots. Be careful with cigarettes
sion.
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ind matches in the woods and watch for trouble right
There is no need to worry or frighten ourselves into wound home. Kids, matches, and cigarettes can bring
a real depression. A look at history will prove this.
m insurance adjustor out quicker than a cat can catch
In 1929 when this nation went on the rocks there was i mouse.
wild stock market speculation. Today the Security
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Exchange Commission blocks this.
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anc / ent cntnese
ÎAND SHELL
Back in 1929 there was a small backlog of consum­
ano japanese used
er demands, where today there is still a big backlog . . . ASHLAND’S new band shell is a spot which citi­
GRASS ROPES, KNOTTED
of consumer needs.
zens can point with pride. It’s going to prove to be one
A T REGULAR TNTERVALS
In 1929 the building boom was over and there was of the show places of Southe n Oregon. Strong support
AND 5 0 OAMPENED THAT THEY BURNED
practicaly no public construction underway. Today cf the band and the concerts will make the city band
W /TN A SLOW EIRE. EACN KNOT M A R K E D
:he housing needs have not been met and there is a members appreciate even more just what they have.
' - PAS5/NG OP A CERTAIN AMOUNT OE TTME
We’ll see you in the park, at the next band concert.
55,000,000,000 public building program in the offing.
During the 1929 period there were many bank fail­
ures. today the banks are insured and are sound.
0 1E N C t “ h L t
Scene of 1949 Shakesp irean Festiva! Plays
In 1929 mortgage loans were unprotected and fore­
GUESS W OKK
closures were taking place all over the country. Today
DETERM INES THE
ACCURACY OF
mortgage loans are insured and foreclosures are rare.
In 1929 all savings bonds had been cashed and the to­
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PRECISION WAJC ’r •
tal amount of cash and bank deposits in the country
amounted to only $55,000,000,000. Today there are
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548,000,000,000 in savings bonds alone plus $168,000,-
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100.000 in cash and bank deposits in the land.
Personal income and purchasing power in 1929 had
»67.50
in assist from government benefits totaling only $1 -
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300,000,000. Today there is a government fund total­
ing more than $12,000,000,000. This is in social secur­
ity. pensions, and unemployment insurance.
Back in 1929 farm prices hit the skids. Today they This view fre m Lithia Park of the Shakespearean theatre reminds
playgoers that but four weeks remain before the ninth Annual 1
are supported by the government.
Oregon Shakespearean Festival begins for a three week run. Cement
The unions were weak in 1929 and wages slumped. terraces for seating are now being installed in the open air theatre.
Today the minimum wage law and strong unions pro­ The work is being done by Kiser Bros., construction company.
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tect the wage earner and his income.
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Exports dropped off in 1929. Today the Marshall
□lan supports the export market.
W. C. K cK IN N IB. Prop.
Mirror Barber Shop
People began hoarding gold in 1929 which put the
Bhoa
Ba-Bulldlag - Bubber B eals
and
squeeze on the money market. Today gold is no longer Ashland, Oregon — This small seating area.
ROOMING HOUSE
A. S t.
A shland
We Shave and Rest You
available for hoarding and is not a consumer regulator Siskiyou mountain town enter­ Attorney Harry Skerry, st___
Mac’s Shoe Shop
243 Fourth street Phone 4411
of money supply.
tained 20,000 visitors during its tary of the association, is contact­
traditional Fourth of July celebra ing celebrities for opening night
,
del? ln 1929 totaled more than the public tional
Fourth of July celebration festivities, and answering hun­
debt. Today the reverse is true. The public debt, which and is now preparing for the main dreds
Hooper’s Radiator
Skilled Workmanship
of inquiries from playgoers.
Free Estimates
Phone 6942
event of the summer—the annual Properties and stage equipment is j
is not subject to a forced liquidation, is now larger.
Service
The situation is not the same. The only way this Oregon Shakespearean Festival. in charge of a committee headed Clogged Radiators Boiled Out Pritchard s Grocery
who helped build floats and by Otto Wilda, professor of
and Repaired New
Interior TUe Contractor
country can get into a depression is to talk itself into Folks
Cores installed.
boarded up rodeo corrals are now Shakespeare.
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JEWELRY ODDITIES
B. J. JEWELERS
>ne.
APPRECIATION DAY* * *
. . . ASHLAND merchants are embarking on a new
promotion plan next Wednesday. It is called Apprecia­
tion day. On this day cash prizes will be awarded to
zanous Ashland shoppers.
This is a fine idea but the awarding of prizes to shop­
pers will not bring people to Ashland to shop People
must be able, on Appreciation Day, to buy real bar­
gains in Ashland stores.
Honest to goodness merchandising must be used in
Ashland stores in order to make Appreciation day
work. People must be able to buy things they want at
ess than the usual price or Appreciation day will fall
flat on someone’s face.
In the past many of these events have failed be­
cause the merchants have attempted to get rid of old
merchandise which no one wants at any price. Offer
135 Morse
Ph. 4851
repairing the outdoor Elizabethan
Ashland residents are justly
stage and erecting signs of w el­ proud of their Elizabethan theatre
come to theatre-goers expected for it is the only authentic rep­ !
Oak Street Garage
here for the ninth annual drama lica of the famous Globe stage of i
AND MACHINE SHOP
program.
Shakespeare’s day in use as a | Arc and Acetylene Welding -
Ashland is the only community community activity. Located in
Machine Work - Metal Fabri­
in the country which bhasts an the shell of the old Chautauqua
cation - General Auto a n d
Truck Repair.
operating civic Elizabethan the­ building, the audience sits under
IT# Oak at.
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atre organization. While student the stars and watches the plays
actors from no less than 10 dif­ produced exactly as the Bard saw
ferent states are rehearsing for them in his day.
the August 2 opening, the tech­
Special Elizabethan pageantry
nical details of the program are is being planned during the Aug­
being directed by a large corps ust 2 to 24 festival season in beau­
308 N. Main
Phona 4371
of volunteer Ashland workers.
tiful 100 acre Lithla park. Cere­
Ashland
Marshall Woodell, dean of men monies will be held in the new
at Southern Oregon college, is $25,000 Butler Memorial band
treasurer of the festival associa­ shell with the color of period cos
tion and keeps close tab of expen­ tumes accented by a backdrop of
ditures for costumes and proper­ evergreens and snow capped Mt
ties. The manager of one of the Ashland.
Flower Shop
town’s largest sawmills, John
Cut F low ers. C om agea, Potted
Five plays will be produced in
P lan ts, Funeral D esign s, C om ­
Cotton, is chairman of the build- repertoire this season so that vis­
plete W edding Equipm ent
mg committee which this year is itors may see the entire program
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Main
T elephone 22281
concentrating on construction of in five evenings, or at the most,
cement terraces for the audience six. "Romeo and Juliet" will open
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Health Clinic
Rosemary’s
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THE MART
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A shland