Chief Smith
Hands Council
Suggestions
NEVt S REVIEW
Formerly the
Southern Ore*c
Miner
"Nn deaths resulting from tra f­
fic accident« in the period from
April IS to Ju ly I" highlighted
the report of the activities sub­
ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNT V. OPFCON. THURSDAY JULY 21. 1949
m itted to Mayor Tom Williams Voi. 16. No. 20
»3.00 Per YeYer
anil ttie City Council on Tuesday
by Chief o f Police Vern Sm ith.
Attorney Fee Question
Only five injuries in truffle
S
Still H aunts Council
accidents were reported ■ luring
the same period.
The old question of "who owes
The total num ber of cast whf'i ••
who,” concerning the paym ent of
court uction was necessary was
fees to attorneys who presented
15(1. with fines and forfeitures
cases
in the city squabble of
during the 2 1-2 m onth period
last w inter was brought up again
am ounting to $2,404.50,
"Juckson county is the ciadlc
at Tuesday’s city council m eet­
Total revenue from all sources, of Oregon mining," Dr. E. P
Die City Council iucsua> tli-
ing, only to be shelved again iiiaxcu a liv e - Hour session oy
including the above and the Issu­ Borden told m em bers of the
pending further action and rec­ turning down a suggestion
ing of v ario us types of licenses, Ashland Cham ber of Cbmmerce
eipt of legal opinion.
was $2,501.75,
C o u ncilm an lUmei b n ein o n
at their Tuesday luncheon.
A letter from Virgil Langtry, a business license-tax e.
Sm ith followed his report with
lie pointed out th at the gold
chief deputy city attorney of on zisn ian d businesses.
a sum m ary of action on compl rush which followed discovery ol
Portland, was read to the council.
amts, and with a list of recom ­ the orc on Jackson creek in 1851
A lter a tong discussion in ....
Mr. Langtry said that he would
m endations to city officials
wee
nouis ol tne nex t m orning.
led to organization of the first
be happy to assist “in any way
Tvw> firms opr-rati ng in thi mining district in the territory
Councilm an L). R NeiU introduc­
possible" but suggested that a
area were singled out by Cheif urid the founding of Jackson
board be chosen by the Jackson ed a move in opposition to the
Sm ith for uppreeiution of cooper­ ville.
County Bar Association to arbi­ tax suggestion anu lorced a vote
ation extended to the Police
Though gold mining has been
tra
te the dispute. The council on tne issue. Councilm en Neill,
Departm ent.
Noise from the the m ainstay of the county's min
had previously asked the P o rt­ Phil S tansbury , Em il K roeger
Tuylor Bros Mill, outside of the erul production since early day
land attorney to subm it an opin­ and ¿ re d Homes voted to oppose
rity lim its on East Main, was said Dr. Borden, the region ha-
tne tax wmie Councilm an Shel­
ion on the m atter.
lessened by reputes made volun­ abundant resources in building
don voted for it.
Voting to extend their apprec­
tarily by the mill.
Southern and m onum ental stone, common
Originally, the proposed levy
iation to Mr. Langtry, the council
Pacific worked out a plan w here­ and refractory clay. The d a y s
described
as a fund raising m eas­
m em bers decided to postpone
by no train will now delay motor are the raw m aterial that con
ure, but questions from the audi­
action on the m atter until next
traffic for more than 4 minutes, tributes to production of high
ence led Mr. Sheldon to point out
IM M O R T A L u O V tB s M a M ary Jan.- Puts i«-year-old P o rt­
week.
alleviating much of the delay calcium lime and cement.
that it was actually a form of
land high senoo aciress w il appear as Juliet and Ralph C B u r­
which occurred at the M ountain
gess
Jr.
of
Ashland
a
student
:
’
rasadena
Playhouse
w
ill
play
i
protection
for present buswess-
“Non-m etallic m ineral produc
Ave. crossing.
Romeo In the production oi ' Romeo and Ju liet” which w ill open
, men, though the new license
tion is im portant in Jackson
the ninth annua. Oregon Shakespearean Festival at Ashland OB
The Child of Police recommen­ county, since the only active sil
would raise from $8,000 to $10,-
ded that city officials follow the lia quarry in the state is located August 2 tor a .nree-week season < Bushnell Studio >
‘ 000 during the year.
S treet D epartm ent plan of sing at Rogue River,” Dr. Borden re ­
Severai businessm en participa-
only a lle y w a y sjo r loading zones, minded Here quartz, is quarried
; ted in the discussion precedingg
elim inating the hazard f r o m crushed, and sized to meet th<
* the vote on Mr. Neill s proposal
Main Street.
against tne tax.
demand for m etallurgical flux
Traffic controls for the elem en­ and poultry grit.
i ru ie i it was reveaieu th at me
"There is an opportunity in lax m easure wouiu oe prim arily
tary school zones were also ex ­
Dr Borden said that together
Guam for any young couple who a m eans ol protection lor local
plained, with a recom m endation
that Lincoln School be given an with lim estone and silica sand
C. H Wines and Wendell both care to work to save as businessmen, n u t i\e sn n told tne
overhead system as previously the production of crushed rock
Lawrence, publishers of the Sou­ much as $4,000 a year.” A. E. council anu audience tn ai n*u-
outlined for the W ashington and gravel makes up the bulk of
thern Oregon News Review this W ans told m em bers of the Ash­ land businessm en do not need
nonm
etalllc
m
ineral
activity
In
School zone.
week announced the sale of the land Lions club at their m eeting protection, ire said m at comoi-
Chief Sm ith asked again that the county.
paper and plant to Mr. and Mrs. in the Elks club banquet room • tition nas ouiit m e country ,;
A. W Woodward, president of
the council consider his recom ­
J. Logan White, Dayton. Oregon. Tuesday night. Wans, who is a m at local ousw essm en axe
m endation to enforce pedestrian the C ham ber of Commerce, r e ­
The Whites began operation son-in-law oi Ed Galey, is a ways w illing to carry tneir sha i
superintendent of repair and oi m e burden.
right of way in crosswalks- and ported on the recent meeting
Monday- Ju ly 18.
m aintenance for the Navy on the
rem inded that the "No U -Turns" which was intended to give lo­
Wail izeHoei, who previously
Lawrence and Wines had op­ Pacific island.
policy from G resham Street will cal businessmen additional in
nad pointed out to the council
erated
the
paper
as
a
p
a
rtn
e
r­
form ation on the annual Shake
W ans told the Lions many in­
Little 20-month-old Jim m y
be placed in effect soon.
1 9 4 6, Lawrence teresting things concerning life m at Mr. Sneidon ’s tax proposal
.pearean Festival. He urged tho /Xrnold, of 689 Beach street, ship since
would raise com paratively little
C ham ber members to back thi som ew hat frightened by the e x ­ having bought a half interest on the island, stating th a t at revenue and had asked that coun­
from
Wines
at
th
at
time.
Wines
Festival, describing it as "Ash citem ent of 1,000 pairs of hand.'?
present a four-lane highway ex­ cil m em oers proceed w ith cau­
land’s gold nugget."
applauding him, went aw ay from had previously operated t h e tends about three-fourths of tne
and
commercial way around the island with plans tion, suggested tn a t the best me-
J. Logan White, new publishei yesterday’s A ppreciation D a y new spaper
p
unting
plant
since
1945,
having under way for its completion tnod of raising operational rev en ­
of thi- Southern Oregon News cerem onies $6? richer than be­
ues is to p ut the facts beloie the
bought
it
from
Charles
M.
Review, was a special guest at fore his nam e was chosen by a
w ithin the next year.
Giffin
people.
p
re
tty
blonde
Miss.
the
luncheon.
i u B u arbara
iu a ta iiajva,,
t-avno ciuu
Hayes,. Lions
club
Keynoting the 1949 Oregon
He said m at he felt proper e d ­
f p<$pei was founded in 1932 candidate for Queen of the Jack-
Joyce Johnson 6, who lives on
convention of the Am erican Le­
ucation
would resu lt in a move
by Leonard
Southern i I so
SOnville
Days, was introduced to
. . . Hall, as , the
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n v u ie uuys,
gion In Salem August 3-6 will be and prior to accepting the pres routi one in Ashland, named A
by
the
people
for a larger bud­
clu^ mem bers
Frank N Belgrano Jr., president idency of the Portland institution Jim m y the w inner of the aw ard „ J ',8«-
g
e
t
at
167
East
Main
street
until
Plans
were
discussed
for
the
of the First National Bank of and its branches in 1947 was on the first try.
Jan u ary 1948. at which tim e it
"Increased valuation of p roper­
Portland and past national com ­ president of the C entral Bank of
Official estim ates of the crowd was moved to larger quarters in holding of the club's rum m age ty through city im provem ents
sale, slated for S aturday a fte r­
m ander of the Legion- conven­ Oakland. Since making his home gathered at the Lithia P ark e n ­
will ultim ately aid everyone in
in Oregon he has been in wide trance ranged all liie way from Pioneer building.
tion officials announced today.
noon, Ju y 30, in the city hall.
town,
’ Mr. DeBoer added.
Sale price was not disclosed by
Guests of the club included Ed
Belgrano will open the first dem and as a speaker and is 700 to twice that num ber. Best
Councilm
an Neill suggested the
any
of
the
parties
concerned.
business session of the delegates prom inent in civic affairs.
Galey, A. E. Wans. B arbara
guest was around a thousand,
interim
budget
com m ittee (Dr.
Wines
stated
that
they
planned
He
enlisted
in
the
arm
y
as
a
following m em orial services on
Hayes, Logan W hite, and E. D.
nearly double tho num ber a t­
to take a vacation and beyond M cIntyre G. A. Kim ball and A Elmo Stevenson, Bill Snider and
Thursday morning In Salem ’s El­ private in 1917, advancing to tending the initial program
His
sinore theatre Succeeding busi­ second lieutenant in 1918
C. VanGolder. all of the Ja c k ­ Owen Gragg) plan an education­
Abe Neslin was M aster of that had no fu rth er plans.
al program to show Ashland peo­
ness meetings are scheduled for service as national commander, Ceremonies for the afternoon
Law rence is considering going sonville club.
the house of representatives in highest office in the American He rem inded the audience that to school at Carnegie Institute
One of the highlights of the ple the need for additional re­
Legion, was in 1934-35
the capitol building.
another A ppreciation Day m eet­ of Technology w here he will evening was the act put on by venues.
Mayor Tom W illiams as
A native of San Francisco, Bel­
Lion Bob Jones better known
ing will be held next W ednes­ study printing adm inistration.
Keith Bussey, 145 Sherm an St., day, som ew here in Ashland, in a
grano has been associated with
The new ow ners have been in to the entertainm ent world as that the discussion of m ean
the hanking business since boy­ is in Weed, California, visiting location to be announced later.
the
publishing business f o r “E m erick” the magician, who re ­ raising funds be continued at
hood, starting as a m essenger In his parents,, Mr. and Mrs.H. D.
| several years, having operated trieved a silk hat, belonging to next meeting. He said thi
his father’s’ hank. He has held Bussey. Mr. Bussey recently re ­
plants at La G rande and M yrtle Van Golden, of Jacksonville, vote by the people m ay pro\
executive positions w ith various turned to Ashland after two and
Point, Oregon, before going to from “th in air.”
the solution.
financial and insurance concerns. a half years in G erm any with
Dayton last fall.
W hite is a past president of
the M yrtle P oint Lions club and
was president of the M yrtle
! Point Cham ber o f Commerce
w hile in business there, and is a
PORTLAND, (Special) Plans m em ber of M yrtle Lodge No. 78
A Japanese Christian m inister
Born in Japan, Mr. Tanimoto
for the traditional rally which is A F & A M. a t M yrtle Point.
Methodist
Ashland, Ore. — Young sw eet m ents Richard Graham of New held In conjunction w ith the Both Mr. and Mrs. W hite have who was w ithin a mile of the was educated in
hearts whispering under the sum ­ York, form er Broadway and Ho- annual S hriners’ hospital all-star been active in Eastern S tar work. center of the atom ic bomb ex ­ schools in his native land, and
plosion in Hiroshim a on th a t then cam e to the United States,
m er moon Is a scene as common lywood star who is directing the football game were announced
fateful
day in 1945. will be the receiving his a rts and m inister­
these days as soda pop a t a base­ opening dram a. ‘The B ard’s hero­ this week
by
the
director,
guest
speaker
a t The M ethodist ial training a t Em ory U niversity
ball game, Sunday motorists, and ine was about 14 years old, and C hester Duncan.
C
hurch
in
Ashland
at 8 p. m. at A tlanta, Georgia. Before re ­
our
Ju
liet
is
Miss
Mary
Jane
picnics in the park. The greatest
The rally has tentatively been
Monday, Ju ly 25th. He is the Rev. turning to Ja p an in 1940, he was
love scene of them all will be Pitts, 16-year old P ortland high set for Tuesday night, A ugust 23,
Kiyoshi Tanimoto, pastor of the pastor of an independent J a p a n ­
watched
by hundreds in this school actress who was chosen with the game slated the follow­
M
ethodist church in Hiroshima, ese C hristian church in Holly­
for
the
role
after
auditions
at
quiet Siskiyou m ountain town on
ing Saturday here at M ultnomah
M embers of the N orth and which is now in the porcess of wood, California.
August 2 when th at same moon the Portland Civic theatre d u r­ stadium.
Mr. Tanim oto is one of the six
rebuilding. Mr. Tanim oto is vis­
helps light the outdoor theater ing April.”
The rally will be held in the South Dakota association have iting in the United States as a Japanese heroes of Jo h n H ersey’s
announced
plans
for
their
annual
in Ashland's Lithia park.
Graham also notes th at Ro­ lobby of the M ultnom ah club.
book, “H iroshim a,” w ritten •-
On th at stage will be p o rtray ­ meo, who is usually played by It will be preceded by a parade picnic to be held a t Jackson Hot guest of the Board of Missions
round the experiences of that
and
Church
Extension
of
the
Springs
beginning
at
10
a.
m.
on
ed the tenderest rom ance of all an old actor, will be portrayed through dow ntow n Portland. In
fated city. For m onths after the
M
ethodist
church,
filling
m
any
Sunday,
Ju
ly
31,
according
to
time, William Shakespeare’s im ­ by Ralph C. Burgess, Jr., a 24- attendance at the big event will
speaking engagem ents, and study-1 bom bing he conducted religious
mortal "Romeo and Juliet". A year old Pasadena Playhouse be players, coaches, officials and leaders of the organization.
services in the open air, in ra il­
All form er residents of the two ing church social w ork in this
cast of youthful players coached student.
Juliet's worldly-wise civic and state dignitaries. One
road yards, and in other public
country
w
ith
the
idea
of
estab­
for the past two m onths by A n­ nurse will be played by Dr. M ar­ of the special features will be the states and th eir fam ilies are in­
places.
Now his church has a
lishing
like
w
ork
in
his
home
gus L. Bowmer of Southern Ore gery Bailey of Stanford, and showing of m ovies of last year's vited to attend the affair and
tem porary home.
city
upon
his
retu
rn
there.
gon college and a staff of th eater M ercurio by Jam es Sandoe of the inaugural game.
bring their lunches. Ice cream,
experts will present the sim ple U niversity of Colorado, both of
coffee
and cream will be fu rn ­ Mr. Tanim oto was injured when MINNESOTANS WILL
Duncan, who also is handling
tale exactly as the Bard saw it whom appeared together in the the pregam e pageant and half­ ished by the association.
Ed the bomb exploded, and hun­ HOLD PICNIC IN JULY
in his day — uncut, in sw iftly same roles a t Palo Alto in 1933. tim e ceremonies, announced that G oehring has been named chair­ dreds of the people served by the
M innesota State Society of
C hristian group in the cit" were
moving scenes uninterrupted by
The famous love story will be invitations have been sent to m an of the refreshm ent com­
Portland,
Oregon ,are going to
killed
or
m
aimed
for
liie.
The
.
•
•
breaks, and in brilliantly colored followed on the next night by m any bands, uniform ed bodies m ittee.
church and most homes were ra ­ h '\ e th eir big annual picnic on
Elizabethan costume.
“Richard II,” second of Shakes­ and m arching units to take part
According to the committee, A1 zed to the ground. W ithin a short Ju ly 31 a t Jantzen Beach Park.
The play will officially open peare's historical sequence. The in the ceremonies. Last year’s Setness of C entral Point- Amos
tim e he was able to gather a
F. G. Quimby, p resid e n t
is
the Oregon Shakespearean Fes­ fantasy
"M idsumm er N ight’s pageant was a colorful and spec­ H iatt and Eric dePlace of Med­
handful of the survivors into a planning on its being one of the
tival which will be presented for D ream ’ will feature a troupe of tacular affair, but officials hope ford plan to m ake this the
parish, and
th e
improvised greatest picnics of all times.
the ninth season here from Aug­ 15 youngsters trained by Sandoe to improve on it this year.
biggest of the Dakota picnics to church now has a m em bership There w ill be M innesotans from
ust 2 to 24. Five of the famous to play beside the more ex p e r­
The advanced sale of tickets is date.
of m ore than 300. Mr. Tanimoto all parts of Oregon and W ashing­
dram as will be seen in sequence ienced actors.
now underw ay, and fans are
Some of the m any events plan­ has been active w ith other ton. Sections for each county are
during thnt period every even­
The revival of "Othello” from I urged to w rite in for reservations ned include a prize for the oldest C hristians in a wide spread re ­ arranged together so th e various
ing except Sunday so th at thea­ the 1948 season I W
ill still’
an i I norlir
______a
will
star (»ruh
Graham
early.
Price of reserved
seat * couple, prize for family coming lief and rehabilitation service in counties will easily find folks
tregoers may witness the entire and Miss Jane M cArthur of P en­
tickets is $3.00, which can be the longest distance, prize for the his city, especially in the care from their home town. A nic
repertoire in five nights, or at sacola, Fla. in the lead roles. The
secured
through Shrine game youngest baby, tug-of-w ar be­ of some of the m ore than 2,000 program has been arranged :
the most, six.
final of the series will be the h i­ headquarters in Parlor B of the tween North and South Dakotans, children
left parentless
and speakers from different parti
"Our production of ‘Romeo larious "Taming of the S hrew ” Portland Hotel.
for men, for women, and for homeless by the bomb. He has* the state and a five-piece orcl.
and Ju lie t’ will approxim ate which won applause when the
children. There will also be w orked w ith LARA and other tra will play through the day.
more closely the play of Shakes­ Festival association
presented
Maudie Frcel, Casper, Wyo., is races betw een North and South agencies in providing food and Admission free for M innesotans
peare’s day than those usually the comedy for audiences at the
her vacation in Ash­ Dakotans.
Several other events other clothing for the most needy by paying 5 cent tax a t the Min­
seen on the m odern stage," com- San Francisco World Fair in 1939. spending
land
victims.
are also planned.
nesota booth outside of west gate.
l)r. Borden Telh
Council Vetos
Chamber Men Of
Business Tax
Early Mining
Measure Here
Island of Guam
Described For
W ines, Lawrence Announce
Sale of Newspaper Here
Local Lions
Huge Crowd
In Ashland For
Appreciation Day
Legion Slates
Salem Meeting
R ally To Head
Shrine All-Star
Romeo and Juliet to Lead
O ff Shakesperean Festivities
Atom Bombed Sky Pilot to
Speak In Ashland Church
Game August 27
Dakotans Plan
Picnic July 31