Southern U n g o n New» Review. Ashland, CHegun, Thursday. July 28, 1949
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HAPPENS HERE
Entered as second-class mail m atter in the post office at Ash­
land, Oregon, February 15, 1935, under the act of Congress ot
March 3, 1879.
(by Lottie C. Rantdale)
Mr. and Mrs. J. Logan Whits, Publishers
Donald C. Walker, prominent Portland attorney, gave members of
the Ashland Rotary Club some good advice last Thursdy noon when lie
said, " Hie whole philosophy behind valley authority legislation is incom­
patible with individualism and signifies a dangerous trend toward
collectivism and its resulting loss of freedom."
Walker, in speaking
on the promised Columbia Valley Authority, said that the real issue
involved in this C V A question is whether we, in the Northwest, want
to further depart from constitutional government and the free enter*
prise system.
A short time ago, the official name of the proposed Columbia Valley
Authority was changed to Columbia Valley Administration, ’fins was
an obvious effort to sugar-coat a term that means government dict­
ation government monopoly.
However, no one should lie taken in
by so sorry a stratagem. C V A , whatever it is called, is authoritarian
all the way through— and so are all the other river and valley projects,
existing and pending.
The Portland, Oregon, Chamber of Commerce has analyzed C V A
and listed objections to it.
Among other things, according to this
breakdown, C V A would have complete discretion in employe relation­
ships, with the power to fix wage scales and working conditions without
consulting with lalsor organizations. It would have the right to engage
in business enterprise, in competition with taxpaying private citizens,
under the guise of conducting demonstrations, experiments, etc.
It
would have the power to take over any and all w a te r rights, and retail
electric rates, and to buy and sell electric companies. And it would
have unlimited discretion in locating and building reclamation projects,
fixing the size of farms, classifying lands for purposes of production,
and other sweeping dictatorial power.
It is significent that C V A is opposed by eighty per cent or more
of all the newspapers in the region, by the governors of the affected
Jacksonville—Saturday night,
states and most of their congressional delegations, by army and wildlife
July 30, will see the close of the
conservation groups, by the managers of big municipal electric plants, Jacksonville Gold Rush Jubilee
and by hundreds of other organizations. C V A would mean the end queen contest and that night one
of states' rights, and the local solution of local problems. It would of the eleven queen candidates
be free from all taxation, unless managers wished to make "contribut­ in the race will be elected to
ions.’’ Call it what you will, C V A represents "authority”— imposed reign over the two-day Jackson­
from the top— with a vengeance. Its ideological roots are found in ville Jubilee. Election is based
on the num ber of votes which
communism, unpleasant as that truth may be.
have been sold by the contest
One of the best comments we have read recently on C V A was made
ant and sponsor.
by the McMinnville Telephone-Register, when it said: "Before it is too
The w inner will be introduced
late, before we have too many C V A ’s, too manv on unemployment in ­ that evenng at the Jacksonville
surance. socialize 1 medicine, too. many looking to the government for Lions club-sponsored dance In
support we had better step back, survey our future ind start a return their open-air pavilion in Jack
to individual in ititiv ;., incentive for defelopement of ’oca, resources sunville. She will receive a $300
and less Federal control in local activities.” That pretty well sums w ardrobe of her own choosing
from Leon’s store in Medford
up the story.
Queen Contest
At Jacksonville
Ends Saturday
The young lady holding second
or the extra energy to increase place will receive $50.00 raw gold
his income—he will have to from the Jacksonville Lions club
and the one placing third, $25.00
move his family elsewhere.
raw gold.
This new law represents the
Three new contestants entered
first instance that I know of
w herein the governm ent singles the race last week, B arbara
By Hon. Harris Ellsworth,
out the very poor people of a Hayes. Ashland, sponsored by the
Congressman 4th District
comm unity, places them in one Ashland Lions club; Jo Ann
building or a series of sim ilar Foco, Medford, who entered the
buildings—and by their very contest unsponsored and has been
L etters I have received recent­ presence as occupants of such unable to locate a sponsor; and
ly from city officials in the buildings brands them as "poor Lois Brittsan, Medford, spon-
ored by the OK M arket, Med­
Fourth
Congressional
District people".
ford.
indicate pretty clearly th at the
If you feel I have over-stated
The queen elected will be a t­
propaganda drive which was
the case in voicing my opposition tended by the second and third
carried on for the recently e n ­
to this A dm inistration housing place winners as crown prince­
acted public I ousing hill was
bill, w rite me and I will gladly sses; an the other contestants will
misleading. Apparently the gen-
send a copy of the law and you be princesses in the queen’s
eral Impression is that citiees,
, larg e and i sm all n in any p a rt . of f .i
court.
th e can read the wording • of it * your
z
self.
A continuous program for the
United States n ay have govern-
The House rejected w hat was two days of the Gold Rush Ju b ­
m eent money aid for the constru­
ction of houses if such aid is called a sam ple or “trial run" of ilee celebration will begin at 10
requested. I expect it m ight be the widely publicized B rannan a. m. Saturday, Aug. 6, and will
claimed that such an impression plan for supporting farm prices— include parades, entertainm ent,
is technically correct But let’s j or for subsidizing food prices to old-tim e fiddlers’ contest, b arber­
take a look at the technicalities. 1 consumers. (It may be stated shop harm ony q u a rte t contests,
Here is the way the new law either way because the proposal night pageantry, dancing in the
operates: City officials m ust would do both—w ith money open-air pavilion, church service
first m ake a careful study for from the federal treasury.) The Sunday m orning Aug 7, at 10 a.
the purpose of finding out if a defeat of the bill was by a wide m., and the gigantic grand parade
at 1:00 Sunday afternoon. There
federal housing project is needed. margin.
The politics of bringing the will also be old-tm e vaudeville
Then a local housing authority
m ust be organized under state plan up for a vote at this time and pit barbecues.
Special feature will be the log
laws. Next, a srvey of housing was to force the Republicans in­
needs m ust be conducted.
In to voting against legislation sup­ bucking contests, both hand and
order to qualify for a federal j posedly designed to put money machine, with the m achinery
project the facts developed in thej into the pockets of farm ers. Had furnished by various equipm ent
survey m ust show the num ber of | most of the farm ers favored the m anufacturers.
this political trick
One of the highlights of the
low income families needing |
m
ight
have
worked.
But
farm
ers
two-day
event will be the tre a ­
housing. It m ust also be shown
that the incomes of these fam ilies! Can tell the difference betw een sure hunt. Real gold will be
are such as to m ake it impo sible a good deal and a bad one—they buried, and on signal, all comers
for them to pay the prevailing rated this B rannan plan as no will be invited to dig for their
The youngsters will
rents for privately owned hous­ bargain. The large farm er organ-1 treasure.
ing. (Fam ilies who can pay 80 izations actively opposed it. They! have their own separate treasure
per cent or more of the prevail­ figured it no bargain because in I area,
Invitations have been extend-
ing rental rates cannot qualify.) order to obtain an unknow n
am
ount
of
cash
they
would
be
I
ed
throughout the state and No.
There are other provisions but
forced
to
surrender
th
eir
own
|
California
for parade entries and
these are the most im portant.
independence and be regimen-1 m any out-of-tow ners are expect-
A fter the required inform ation
ted from W ashington, D. C. V e r y |e d to be here for the Jubilee
has been obtained the local hous
few farm ers would willjjigly
Included among M edford ent-J
ing agency m ay file a form al
subm it to that.
ries in the parade will be the
application w ith the S eattle of­
Coonskinners; Ladles Mounted
fice of the Federal Housing and MARKS NAMED LIONS
Troop; Bliss Heinie’s drum corps |
Home Finance Agency. Section SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
and Eve P rentice’s Accordiana
301 (8) (a) of Title III of the law
W inston M arks was named band.
should be carefully noted also
second vice president of the A sh­
The first proviso of this p ara­
land Lions club at their regular I Harney County
graph reads: "(a) the public
m eeting Tuesday night.
M arks P ic n ic P la n n M l
housing agency shall fix m axi­ was nam ed to the office to f ill'
n ,C rla n n e < 1
mum income lim its for the ad­
the vacancy left by the resign-1 All form er residents of Harney I
mission and for the continued
ation of Dr. Price Thomas who County who are now living in the
occupancy of fam ilies In such
Ashland recently to do re- Rogue Valley area, from G rants
housing."
search work n Missouri.
Pass to Ashland, are invited to I
W hat this all m eans is th at
J. M. Madison was elected to attend a picnic at the Sky Trail
under certain circum stances a jt h e office of th ird vice president, I ski run on
Siskiyou summit.
com m unity can qualify for the I vacated by the advancem ent of (A ugust 7.
construction of some of these Marks.
Plans call for each family I
public housing unit buildings.
group to bring Its own lunch
W hen completed they may be oc­ Here From Washington
which will be collected w ith the
cupied only by people who do
Ralph G rantham , Vancouver, others, all the food being served [
not earn enough income to pay I W ashington, arrived in Ashland com m unity style.
more than 80 per cent of the | W ednesday, to spend his v a c -
Hosts of the picnic reunion I
normal rent. If the head of a n y ' ation and attend to business state th at several acres of hiking
such fam ily has the good luck here.
terrain are expected to provide I
Mr and Mrs. A rcher M artin,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, left tor
their home Monday after having
been house guests of Mr and Mrs.
Attwooll, Belleview, since last
W ednesday. They arrived for a
surprise visit on Mrs. A ttw ooll’s
birthday, Ju ly 13th, and accom p­
anied them to the Presbyterian
Picnic that evening
Mr. Archer ia a teacher in the
Phillips Junior High School,
while Mrs. M artin teaches in the
West High School in Minneapolis.
Friday, the group m otored to
C rater Lake. When they stopped
to register at the Sugar Pine, Mr.
M artin notced th at a student,
Miss Elizabeth Axel,, Phillips Jr.
High School, wiws one of the
party that had just registered. He
called her name and she said.
"Why, you are Mr. M artin from
home," in amazement, to find
th at they had travelled across
the United States and were a c t­
ually chatting in Oregon, as
neither had known of the other
one’s contem plated trip.
Miss
Axel is visiting relatives in Med-
youngsters w ith adequate rec­ C rater Lake. When they stopped
ford.
reation. Renewing old frien d ­
Sunday t he A ttw ooll’« took
ships will keep the grown-ups their guests to the Minnesota
Picnic in Lithia Park. A nother
busy.
coincidence of their amazing visit
in Ashland is th at this is the first
Minnesota picnic held in Oregon,
and the M artins found m any
friends of m utual acquaintances
there.
A nother believe-it-or-not angle
o f their visit is th at the M artin's
found that friends of the A tt­
wooll’s, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
M cFarland, have his sister, Miss
C harlotte M cFarland, M inneap­
olis, as their house guest,
Be-
leve-t-or-not, Miss M cFarland,
also,, teaches in the West High
School with Mrs. Martin. Did
someone say it is, indeed, a small
world?
ASHLAND MAN HONORED
24th Infantry Div., Kyushu,
Jap an — 1st Lt. Jam es B. Hobson,
an Ashland soldier, now serving
with the 24th Infantry Division
on Kuyshu, Japan, was elected as
one of the outstanding m en in
his unit to represent the Division
at a ceremonious parade in
Tokyo recently. 1st Lt. Hobson,
brother of Colonel K enneth B.
Hobson, U S. A ir Force officer,
at present stationed at Omaha, is
a graduate of the U. S. M ilitary
Academy with a B. S. degree.
Lt. Hobson is a m em ber of the
National Geographic Society.
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