Ashland. Oregon
Southern Oregon News Review
38 East M ain Street
Ashland, Oregon
Thursday, Sentember 29. 10’ )
! WH AT NEXT?
E n te re d as second-class m a il m a tte r in the post o ffic e at A sh­
land, O regon, F e b ru a ry 15, 1935, u n d e r the act o f Congress o f
M a rc h 3. 1879
P u b lish e rs
MR and MRS J. LOGAN WHITE
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About Council M eetings and Such . . . .
Bellview Boys
Win al 4-11 Fair
T w o B e llv ie w boys w en* w in ­
ners in the 4-H c lu b fa ir held
at M e d fo rd lust w eek w hen Joe
D ale took show m anship honors
in a d v a n c 'd sw ine and Ted W il
lia m s w on in beef fittin g . O th e r
w in n e rs in beef fittin g in clu d e d
M ich e á l C la rk , G r iffin C reek;
L in d a M a llo ry , A ntelope , and
J e rry Eskew, G old H ill.
.E ske w also was w in n e r o f the
N ich o ls
tro p h y
in
advanced
show m anship o f beef, and H enry
P cdgluim o f M e d fo rd East Side,
w on the O wens tro p h y
In the beginners beef show
Recently this newspaper was critized at a meeting
w ith h e ld fro m them t'la-; th«' A
of the Ashland City Council, when Councilman E. E.
m
erienn n a tio n ."
Sheldon apparently took offense at a news story cover­
“ C ritic a l P e rio d "
ing the body’s previous meeting.
T h is “ v io la tio n f«> c o n tra c t”
came at a c r itic a l p e rio d in o u r
We are quite surprised at Councilman Sheldon’s
h is to ry , b ro u g h t A m e rica neur
action since this newspaper has given the council every
d e stru ctio n .
support possible and has maintained a standard of
Now take tin press. One long
sta n d in g abuse hus been o w n e r­
carrying, through its news columns, an unbiased report
sh ip and e d ito ria l bias spread
to the people of the council’s activities.
th ro u g h o u t the news colum ns,
We have not ascertained whether all the council
tw is tin g o r o m ittin g facts at its
members felt as did Mr. Sheldon concerning the matter.
convenience. A n e xtre m e e x ­
am ple: C olo n e l R obert R. M c­
The official records do not state that any other member
C o rm ic k “ I t is obvious th a t his
remarked about the story.
ty p e o f au to cra cy (some body
Mr. Sheldon did not state that the story had been
once ca lle d h im the best m ind
o f the th irte e n th c e n tu ry ) is il l
in error concerning the report of the meeting and the
suited to the tim es.” R obert
only objection, we think, that he might have found in
IE ich has his share o f the re- Laseh, C hicago Sun «-ditorial
the report was the statement that “City Councilmen of
i .p ie b iiity : each
is charged w r ite r , w ro te th is in his $1090
Free P ress. . .
th
ep
in
g
the
o
th
e r in lin e p riz e -w in n in g , A tla n tic M o n th ly
Ashland Tuesday night fiddled for three h o u rs..........”
(T hey w o rk fo r
th e Com m on a rtic le on freedom o f th press
It must have been the word “fiddled that hit the sour Responsibility
¡G >od. to w a rd a free and un tra m -
In a s im ila r ve in , M ich a e l B r ­
it) led press
adshaw, an associate editor fo r
note.
j B u t how w e ll have the tw o the P itts b u rg h Post-Gazette, ob­
Here is what Noah Webster has to say about the Of Everyone!
fu lfille d th e ir shares o f this served th a t “ h a lf of the p u b lis h ­
word fiddled . . . “to delay.” “to wait.” “to put off.”
trust?
ers I ’ve w o rk e d fo r w ere m ore
Take the p u b lic . F ro m the in c lin e d to test a tic k lis h s to ry
On the evening mentioned here is what the council By C h a rle s W. K e n w o rth e y
U n iv e rs ity of M issouri
m id -th irt'e s on. a constant flo w by a skin g ‘S hould w e p r in t it?*
did . . . they “referred’^Jto the finance committee a bill
f news poured in to the U nited
by a skin g 'Is it tru e ? ’ A nd
presented for payment of an audit of the city books . ... Freedom o f the press can ex­ States fro m Europe, a play-by- d than
o n ’ t th in k fo r on»* m om ent
they “put off” action on acceptance of a bid on the new is t o n ly th ro u g h m u tu a l const i p la y account o f Fascism in th a t the tenders do n ’ t k n o w it
w hen th e y are being spoon-fed
k in g
and
fre q u e n t action.
fire station, waiting to give the matter further study e h n e c a e lth -p y ric exchanges
The tra g ic facts o f the S p a n i­ by men w h o set tliem -selvcs up
o f b ric k b a ts
“next week” . . . the Gerdes Sewer question came up and betw een the press and it p u b li sh c iv il w a r w e re reported fa ith ­ as judgea o f w h a t the p u b lic is
no action was taken on the matter . . . the propasal of These tw o m ust co n tin u e to f u lly and in toto, fo r a ll to see e n title d to k n o w !”
w ith
correspondents
I t is e v id e n t th a t both press
m m e r a w a y at one anothe r, L a t e r ,
taxing punchboards. which was supposed to have been c h r a itiz
being tossed r'g h t and le ft o u t o f and p u b lic have d e fa u lte d in
in g and D u tc h u n c lin g cat-
acted on at this meeting, came to the attention of the o th e r, fo r press fre e d o m to liv e B -rlin and Rome, news services th e ir o b lig a tio n s to press free
council and was “put off” until a later date in order — a lif e e n tru ste d to press and spent m ore and m ore m oney to »loin I f th e y p e rm it this to go
w a rn A m e ric a o f H itle ris m . A n d on, th e y w i l l o n ly b rin g m is­
e.
that the city attorney might continue to contact in­ p u F b o lic r w a lik
to w hat a va il? T hey w ere ig ­ fo rtu n e
selves.
F or
h e re w o u ld press fre t
former persons in the state in an effort to clarify the dom be w ith o u t an enlig h te n e d nored. So, as A. B. T o u rtc llo t, Press and on P u them
b lic occupy tin-
p u b lic? A n d h o w e n lig h te n e d o f Tim e, Inc., p u t it, “ never wa.; same life b o a t, Press Freedom . If
question.
any one g ro u p o f people m ore th e re ’s a leak in the bow , th e re ’s
th
In our estimation, the word “fiddled was properly is p u b lic w ith o u t a fre e ; n ' ju
s tifie d in sh o u tin g ‘I to ld you lit t le t'm e to argue as to w h o ’s
conscientious press?
used with malice toward none.
I t is a co n tra c t, as b in d in g so' than the m en o f th e press on re x m sib le fo r th a t end o f the
bi t. B oth m ust p itc h in and b a il
This newspaper, as in the past, will continue to and h o ly as a n y covenant a ! D ecem ber 7, 1941.”
“ A n d ," he added, “ n e ve r was li l
mad if th e y are to keep
a rtn e rs h ip o f press and p u b lic ,
support every progressive move of the city council. We p issuer
and audience, the J ur- 'a n y : ■ g le less ju s tifie d in p ro ­ P i ss F reedom a flo a t and them
believe the council is. to the best of its ability, endeav­ n a lis t and th e M an in th e S treet te stin g th a t the facts had been selves fro m d ro w n in g .
oring to hold to a minimum the expense of operating
the city’s business. It has a big job to do and is deserv­ r
ing of support in its constructive actions.
Through the news columns we will continue to
bring to the people of Ashland, Southern Oregon and
Northern California, the facts concerning items of in­
terest.
Anyone who has a legitimate story to tell will find
the pages of the News Review open for the facts. And
if dispute arises concerning those facts, the other side
of the story will be told, too.
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Remember . . . we do not MAKE the news . . . we
only PRINT it.
A
m anshlp, honors w ent to Dale
and J im P ool o f L o w e r A pple-
gate,
In d a iry show m anship, win-
ners w e re Jan F reem an. A nte-
lope. J e rs e y M a ry A n n B ird s
eye, A n te lo p e , cham pion and
S ham n Verstegen. R oxy A nn.
o th e r
breeds;
beginners,
n il
breeds, W avin' N ew nham , G o ld
Hill.
A Du roc, ow ned by Benson
Foley, was named cham pion
h a rro w and his b ro th e r’s B erk-
declared
reserve
sh ire
was
cham pion
Contests in ra b b it ju d g in g
w ere w on by A lle n S w e a rin g e n
»if the H o w a rd d is tric t, and
La w re n ce M a rtin o f Evans V al-
ley.
DON’T DELAY !
CHECK UP
today
your Fire Insurance,
Don’t wait until you
have a loss to learn that
your protection in not
adequate
that some­
thing has been over­
looked that your pol­
icy does not fit because
of an addition to your
property or a new mort­
gage. Call us now.
S. C. Jones & Sons
BILLINGS AGENCY
(Since July 1883)
DEPENDABLE
NSURANCE COUNSELORS
Corner Main and Oak
Ashland Hotel Building
Phone R781
A t The Fair
During the last month or so, state and county
fairs have been held throughout the length and breadth
of the country. These fairs are a great American insti­
tution that has its roots in the pioneer days. Every­
body, spectators and contestants alike, has a great
time at the fair.
j
Livestock is always a leading attraction. The mag­
nificent animals are surrounded by hordes of fascinat­
ed onlookers. And the meat animals of the present rep­
resent a great advance over those of the past. Through
selective breeding and scientific feeding, animals pro­
ducing quality meat have been very materially improv­
ed.
The farmers and ranchers of the United States,
aided by the agricultural colleges and county agents,
have worked hard and effectively to build the great
livestock industry — which, incidentally, brings the
fanner much more cash income than any other crop or
product. They have been substantially helped in this by
the 4,000 packers serving the nation. The packing in­
dustry has a very direct interest in the quality of live­
stock. The top grades naturally have the readiest m a r
— and the market which is most profitable from
agriculture’s point of view. These grades also provide
the highest proportion of dressed meat in relation to
the live weight of the naimal.
Every fair offers a thousand enticements — from
the hot dog stand to the harness races and the cooking
contests. The livestock exhibits are one of the oldest
and best.
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A newspaper’s prime function is the pre­
sentation of the news . . . quickly . . . im­
partially . . . completely. More import­
ant, it aids you in becoming an active
force in social, economic and political
affairs. That’s America’s democratic
way of life, and th at’s what freedom of
the press means to you.
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