tr
9
Final Plans Made
For Homecoming
At College
ScMÍhesut Cheats
C o m in g up n e x t F rid a y und
S uturday, N ovem ber 4 and 5,
Is th e big hom ecom ing w e e k
end w ith a b o n fire ra lly , ban
quet, fo o tb a ll game and dance
planned.
.S tarting o ff the w eekend’s fes
tlv itie s w ill be a bon fir e and
noise r a lly F rid a y headed by
S enior H o lly H ill. S a tu rd a y u
banquet is planned fo r a ll gradu
ated at 12:13 at Susanne Homes
H u ll sponsored by the A lu m n i
A ssociation w h ich is headed by
M r D avid B a rk e r o f the L in c o ln
tra in in g school.
S o uthern Oregon plays M on
m outh a t 8:00 p.m and fo llo w
Ing the game w ill be u semi-
fo rm a l dunce In M e m o riu l C o u rt
fro m 10:80 to 1:30 w ith Bob
Rice's band fu rn is h in g the mus
ic.
The p la n n in g co m m itte e fo r
the hom ecom ing weekend is
V ir g il W o lff, ch a irm a n , assisted
by J e rry Bruce, ju n io r , in charge
o f decorations; M a ry M c C o rm
ick, sophom ore and Joe Scalon,
ju n io r. F a c u lty udvisors on the
co m m itte e are D a v id B a rk e r
and L o re n Messenger
NEWS REVIEW
Ashland—Home of the Oregon Shakespearean Festival”
V o i. 16 No. 35
ASHLAND. JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON. T H U nsD A Y ? NOV EMBER 3. lq4q
City Council Holds One of Shortest
Meetings On Record Monday Night
In one o f th e shortest m eet
ings on record, the A sh la n d c ity
co u n c il M onday evening gave
the c ity s u p e rin te n d e n t orders
to proceed w ith re m o d e lin g o f
the new fir e h a ll on T h ird st
reet, heard the In te rim budget
com m ittee,
discussed
school
crossing lig h ts and d r iv in g in
s tru c to rs and va rio u s o th e r ro u
tin e c ity business m atters. The
m eeting, w h ic h sta rte d at 8 p.m ,
was a d jo u rn e d a t a p p ro x im a te ly
8:55.
A check fo r $125 fro m the
Shakespearean F e s tiv a l associa
tio n was accepted to h e lp de
fr a y expenses on e x tra po lice
p ro te c tio n d u rin g the F e stiva l
last season.
In accepting the check, i t was
Shakespearean
Directors Set
Tentative Dates
Merrill Resigns
Council Position
pointed o u t by C h ie f o f P o lic e
V e rn S m ith th a t no in d iv id u a l
m em ber o f
th e
d e p a rtm e n t
w o u ld receive a n y o f the m oney,
th a t i t w o u ld go in to the c ity
general fu n d .
Budget C o m m ittee Reports
The In te rim B udget c o m m it
tee, composed o f D r. E lm o S te v
enson as ch a irm a n , R. G. S n id
e r and O wen C. G ragg, made a
progress re p o rt on th e ir studies
to date.
Stevenson stated th a t the com
m itte e has m et on several oc-
cassions and has fo und th a t the
p ro b le m p icke d o u t fo r them is
la rg e r than had been realized.
He said th a t the co m m itte e was
co n ta ctin g va rio u s o rg a nizatio ns
to g a th e r facts and fig u re s and
a fte r th e y had the facts and fig
ures w o u ld present sound recom
m endations to the c ity c o u n c il
on the long range fin a n c in g o f
the c ity ’s projects.
T he ch a irm a n o f the In te r im
B udget co m m itte e stated th a t in
o rd e r to do a n y th in g , i t should
be done th o ro u g h ly , and asked
fo r m ore tim e to prepare a re
p o rt to the c ity .
“ We
ll ,tb
th e ?,.tim
tim e
w e w i l l g g ive
ve yo
y ™ u a
aU
e
a n 1’
t’ J M
a y o r T 1 om W illia m s
I yo.u
yu,“ w
" a"
wayoJ
d d the co m m itte e
In regard to th e sale o f th e
c ity w a te r shed, M a y o r T o m W il
lia m s said th a t he had had no
re p ly fro m th e B u ie a u o f L a n d
M anagem ent as yet, and w o u ld
m ake a re p o rt on the re p ly as
to th e le g a lity o f the proposed
sale.
W illia m s , in re la tin g to h is
re com m endatio n th a t th e c ity
purchase B o n n e v ille pow er, said
th a t he had a le tte r fr o m p o w
e r o ffic ia ls te llin g th a t the p o w
e r shortage la st w in te r was n o t
due to th e shortage o f p o w e r a-
lo n e b u t d u t to th e shortage o f
transm ission lines. T he M a y o r
said th a t he w o u ld b rin g up the
su b je ct again w hen he had m ore
in fo rm a tio n to pass along to th e
c ity council.
Discuss B and Shell
C ity A tto rn e y H a r r y S k e rry ,
jr . , in tro d u c e d an am endm en t
to O rd in a n ce No. 626, w h ic h ad
ded Section 36, g iv in g th e P a rk
com m ission p o w e r to re g u la te
a ll rues and dates th e G. S.
B u tle r M e m o ria l B and S h e ll
should be used. T he am endm ent
w as read and a p proved b y th e
co u n cil.
S k e rry also read a re s o lu tio n
expressing th e s y m p th y o f th e
C ity g o ve rn m e n t in the death o f
C. P. T a le n t, w h o had been C h ie f
o f P o lice here fo r m a n y years.
A t a recent m eeting o f the
B oard o f D ire c to rs o f the S hak
The re signation o f H a ro ld
CETTING THE U. S. VIEW— Most Czechs In Prague ignore official propaganda from th e ir own
espearean F e stiva l, A ngus L.
M e r r ill fro m th e A sh la n d c ity
government
and
line
up
outside
windows
of
the
United
States
Inform
ation
Service
in
the
down
B o w m e r,
p ro d u c in g
d ire c to r,
c o u n c il was read and accepted
town section of the Czechoslovakian capital. A recent diplom atic storm was caused when the U. S.
to ld o f Ins plans fo r a proposed
at M onday’s m e eting o f th e co
office displayed a p o rtra it of H ungarian C ardinal M indszenty which many Socked to see.
tr ip to tiie east coast th is w in te r
u n c il.
a t w h ic h tim e he w ill atte n d to
M e r r ill was se rvin g his second
as cou
co u n
n cilm
cilm a
a n
n , h
ha
m any de ta ils p e rta in in g to the
te rm
rm
as
a v vin
in «
g
M edford C hess Club
been
elected
to
th
e
co
u
n
c
il
fo r
1950 p ro d u c tio n o f the F estival
J
ssues
C
hallenge
B o w m e r’s t r ip w ill be fin a n
th e fir s t tim e in 1946, and again
ced by the board a fte r action
The M e d fo rd Chess and Chec in 1948. H is te rm w o u ld e x p ire
taken a t the m eeting, and he
k e r c lu b has issued a challenge in 1950.
w ill tr y to m ake arrangem en ts
He was n o t present a t the
—♦
U n it c h a irm a n fo r the Jack- to any chess o r checker players
w ith L ife M agazine to have fu ll
o r clubs in A shland to a series m eeting M onday evening.
son
C
o
u
n
ty
P
u
b
lic
H
e
a
lth
A
s
, George Sennatt To
coveruge by them .
so cia tio n ’s f i t • chest x -ra y ser of games, it was disclosed in a
T e n ta tiv e dates fo r the 1950 MC Kiwanis Banquet
conversation
w ith
vice to be given in A sh la n d telephone
p ro d u c tio n have been set fo r
N o ve m b e r 8, 9, and 10 have John Breeze W ednesday o f the
George
S ennatt has been
A ugust 2 to 24. w ith fo u r plays
b • n nam ed by M rs. John C ot M e d fo rd group.
being presented fiv e tim es each nam ed M aster o f Cerem onies fo r
The M e d fo rd clu b meets e ve ry
ton,
c o m m u n ity ch a irm a n . M rs.
d u rin g th a t tim e.
the Second A n n u a l K iw a n is G ordon P ic k e ll, Mrs. H. S. In Tuesday n ig h t at 7 p.m . a t the
Scheduled fo r presentatio n
C lu b B anquet to be held M on gle and M rs. Ben L o m b a rd w i l l Y M.C A . in th a t c ity . Breeze
n e x t s u m m e r are “ A n to n y and
be in charge o f v o lu n te e r w o rk said.
C le o p a tra ,’’ th e com edies “ As day n ig h t, N ovem ber 7.
A n yo n e w is h in g to contact
er at tie- P u b lic L ib ra ry . M rs.
T h e re w i l l bw no m ooting a t
,r ou L ik e I f * and “ C om edy o f
’
Breeze
in. r e g a rd -to th e c h a lk
Rcdney K^at-ng w ill'h ead the
C ity superintendent Elmer
E rro rs ,” and the th ir d o f the noon th a t day. w ith the b. q . t
w o rk e rs a t S o uthern Oregon enge m ay contact h im by te l B ie g e l has been in s tru c te d to
h is to ric a l sequences, “ H e n ry IV
a t 0:30 th a t evening la k in
its C ollege and the S e n io r H igh ephon ing M e d fo rd 4124 d u rin g contact the state h ig h w a y com
P a rt I.”
place, acco rd in g to c lu b o ffic i- I School. M rs. G il Dotson w ill the d a ytim e , o r at M e d fo rd 8651 m ission in re g a rd to in s ta llin g
John C otton, president o f the als.
in the evenings.
h a n d le postal p u b lic ity .
( tr a ffic lig h ts at school crossings
board o f d ire c to rs o f the assoc
I as the re s u lt o f a discussion
Plans
are
ra
p
id
ly
being
com
ia tio n , said that the 1950 season
■ason r j i -•
1
•
•
sta rte d b y C h ie f o f P o lice V e rn
p le te d fo r th e 5th a n n u a l v is it
should be th e m ost succès
S m ith at the c ity c o u n c il m eet
o
f
the
x
-ra
y
u
nits.
One
u
n
it
w
ill
o f the ten-year p ro g ra m , and I
D
in g M o n d a y n ig h t.
be located in the basem ent ot
th a t m ore e ffo r t w o u ld be made
In p re vio u s years the c ity
th e P u b lic L ib r a r y fo r the con
to in v ite the p a rtic ip a tio n o f
p o lice d e p a rtm e n t has been f u r
venience o f th e people o f Ash
the e n tire c o m m u n ity in the an
n is h in g a m an to the c ity schools
n iv e rs a ry event
V oters o f the T a le n t Ir r ig a t land, and a M o b ile U n it w ill
S h e rry W ilk in s . 2-year old as d r iv e r in s tru c to r b u t th is
ta
ke
care
o
f
th
e
students
o
f
the
A co m m itte e has been ap ion d is tr ic t w ill elect a new d ir
d a u g h te r o f M r. and M rs. B ill y e a r the d e p a rtm e n t feels th a t
pointed by p resident C otton to e c to r n e xt Tuesday when the college and h ig h school.
'
O
n
ly
a
fe
w
m
in
u
te
s
are
nec
W ilk ns o f T a le n t, was in ju re d i t is im possible to do so.
s o lic it scholarships fo r needy a n n u a l e lection is held at the
“ T h is does n o t m ean th a t we
players, w ith the fu n d s being o ffic e o f the T a le n t Ir rig a tio n essary fo r the X -ra y — a short Tuesday al
ion when she
fe
e
l the p ro je c t is n ’t a w o rth y
p
e
rio
d
to
pay
fo
r
he
a
lth
p
ro
te
c
t
s u ffic ie n t to co ve r the cost o f d is tr ic t in T a le n t. The p o lls w ill |
stepped out
Suncrest Road one,’’ S m ith said.
board and room fo r the three be open fro m 8 a m u n til 5 i ion. C o n fid e n tia l re p o rts w i l l be □no ;a n ii-
uie re a r fe nder
"W e fe e l th a t the p ro g ra m is
m a ile d to the homes o f persons
m onth rehearsal and p ro d u c tio n p.m
c
i
an
on-com
ing
jeep.
a w o n d e rfu l th in g ,” he c o n tin u
T h is w ill be tiie fir s t election I P a rtic ip a tin g w ith in tw o weeks
period.
The accident oceured in fr o n t ed, “ B u t d e p a rtm e n t ju s t does
The n e x t m eeting o f the d ir in the d is tr ic t d u rin g the past a fte r th c c o m p le tio n o f the pro
gram
.
years, since
since elections
elections —
g
ra
m
T
hc
film
s
w
iU
be
in
te
r
ectors w ill be held on N ovem ten years,
are
o f the hom e c f the g ir l, the n ’t have a m an to spare i f th e re
ber 30
not he ld w hen o n ly one candi p re te d by ph ysicia n s w ho speci je e p being d riv e n by M r. Bees is to be a 24 h o u r p o lice p ro
te c tio n k e p t up. W e are u n d e r Fire Hall Remodeling
date appears fo r election, it was a lize in th is ty p e o f w o rk . The on o f T a le n t.
m
anned.”
service
is
fre
e
and
pays
o
ff
in
C ity C o u n cilm a n E m il K ro e g -
stated b y R. M . K ent, secretary-
LEAVES BY PLANE
h
e
a
lth
d
ivid
e
n
d
s.
W ith the in s ta lla tio n o f the e r stated th a t he was in fa v o r
A
c
c
o
rd
in
g
to
reports
fro
m
D
r.
m anager o f the T a le n t Ir r ig a t
FOR RHODE ISLAND
“ La st ye a r m ore than 1300 B ra d sh a w in A shland the S her tr a ffic lig h ts , i t is hoped th a t o f the c ity g e ttin g s ta rte d im
ion d is tic t.
M rs. R. M A ttw o o ll le ft by
the heavy load on the c ity po lice m e d ia te ly re m o d e lin g th e n e w
V oters th is ye a r w i l l decide chest film s w ere ta ke n b » y the
”
I r y
J
s g i ir
l l l
received a fra c tu re d
plane last w eek fo r a v is it w ith
,,
,
d e p a rtm e n t m ay be re le ive d .
fir e h a ll on T h ir d street, and
betw een M ile s G a m m ill, present x -ra y u n its in A shland. A lth o u g h 1
m a n y e a rly , u n k n o w n cases are 1 kul1 and a broken c o lla r bone,
h e r d a u g h te r in Rhode Island.
A ssistant c h ie f Hayes has act C ity S u p e rin te n d e n t E lm e r B i
m em ber o f the board w ho has
She w ill also spend a w eek in
being discovered th ro u g h x -ra y j L a tc s t re p o rts on the g irls con- ed as in s tru c to r in the past, and egel was g iv e n th e green lig h t
•served the past three years, and
M in n eapo lis, h e r o ld home, be
surveys,
100% p a rtic ip a tio n is j d itio n say she is im p ro v in g
it was suggested b y S m ith th a t b y th e co u n cil, w ith w o rk to
Steven G. Nye, p ro m in e n t or-
fo re re tu rn in g to A sh la n d . The c h a rd is t o f the d is tric t.
needed to o u ts trip tu berculosis
.--------, . M
. rs W ii- i
A c c o rd in g to ■
reports
a n o th e r m an co u ld be p u t on s ta rt in the n e a r fu tu re . A fte r
A ttw o o lls have re c e n tly com
th e n e w fir e h a ll is rem odeled
A l l those w ith p ro p e rty u n d e r w h ic h is a co m m u n ica b le dis r . : : s , sT
r - ,“
™
not
pleted a new hom e on M a ry th e ir r ig a tio n d is tr ic t are e n tit ease. In O regon in 1948 T.B.
and the fir e d e p a rtm e n t m oves
he fa u lt o f M r. Beeson.
n o w on tr a ffic , to the schools.
Jane A ve n u e in B e llv ie w .
s t ill ra n ke d fir s t as a cause o f
in to th e ir n e w q u a rte rs, th e c ity
led to vote.
death in the age group 15 to
h a ll w i l l receive a face liftin g ,
44. T h ro u g h th e x-ra y it is pos
c o u n c il m em bers re p o rt.
sib le to fin d tu b e rcu lo sis long
be fo re sym ptom s o f illness ap
pear. w hen th e disease is in its
e a rlie r stages and m ost respon
sive to tre a tm e n t. The speed
Don Haynes. A s h la n d ’s am io n a l m onths w o u ld boost the and s im p lic ity o f ta k in g a chest
bassador o f good w ill, said last A n n u a l F e stiva l and m ig h t pos x -ra y should appeal to a ll w ho
w eekend th a t he plans to stay s ib ly a ttra c t a la rg e r n u m b e r a v a il them selves o f th is o p p o r
in his sealed a u to m o b ile u n til o f people here fo r the fe s tiv i tu n ity ,” M rs. C o tto n said
the openin g day o f the Oregon
The X -ra y u n it has been
ties as w e ll as create a d d itio n a l
A n estim ated c ro w d o f 2200
Shakespearean F e s tiv a l in A sh
scheduled
to be in P h o e n ix at
p u b lic ity fo r the F e stiva l, w h ich
people saw B a rb a ra W ra y c ro w
land n e x t A ugust H aynes made is fast becom ing one o f the an the P re s b y te ria n ch u rch fro m 12
ned Queen o f th e C a rn iv a l last
the statem ent ju s t be fo re le a v
n u a l m a jo r a ttra c tio n s in the to 8 p.m. on N o ve m b e r 10. T his
M onday n ig h t a t th e ju n io r h ig h
ing fo r S outhern C a lifo rn ia last state o f Oregon.
v is it w ill be f o r the people of
school d u rin g th e fe te sponsored
F rid a y .
T a le n t as w e ll as fo r P hoenix.
' b y the lo ca l schools and P T A ’s
Haynes entered his sealed
M rs. M abel B o u rn e is c h a ir
fo r a safe and sane H a llo w e e n
a u to m o b ile last F e b ru a ry 19 Round-Table Discussions
man fo r th e P h o e n ix d is tric t
fo r A shland.
w ith plans to re m a in in the car Planned By Lumbermen
and M rs. O ttin g e r has been
M iss W ray, was the e ig h th
fo r a p e rio d o f 14 m onths. He
nam ed T a le n t ch a irm a n .
grade
candidate fo r the queen’ s
A
new
series
o
f
ro
u
n
d
table
has to u re d the e n tire na tio n
cro w n , and D oreen Wenaus, sen
d u rin g his past e ig h t m onths discussions by lu m b e rm e n o f Mallard Duck Gives
io r candidate, was run n e r-u p .
stay and c a rrie s w ith h im an th is area w i l l be ina u g u ra te d
R eported to be an increase
autogaph a lb u m w ith the signa F rid a y noon a t the Rogue V a l Approval To Flag Pole
o
ve
r last y e a r’s cro w d , th e re
O
ffic
ia
l
a
p
p
ro
v
a
l
o
f
the
new
tu re s o f several h u n dred people le y c o u n try c lu b w hen a lu n c h
w ere 2144 paid adm issions, w ith
he has in te rv ie w e d in c lu d in g eon o f the Rogue V a lle y Hoo- Hag pole in th e Plaza was g iv
a p p ro x im a te ly 50 parents and
en e a rly T h u rs d a y m o rn in g by
m any governors, m ayors and Hoo c lu b w i l l be held.
w o rk e rs h e lp in g w ith the v a r i
a re sid e n t o f th c L ith ia T a lk
o th e r dignata rio s.
The lunchen m eetings w ill be
ous concessions a t th e a ffa ir.
On the back o f H aynes’ spec in fo rm a l and w ill not take the area was seen s tru tin g about
.
T ho the p ro fits w ere a b o u t
ia lly equipped car is a large place o f the re g u la r m eetings on th e w a lk s o f the Plaza.
Photo bv Wendell MacRat ( tbe same th is ye a r as last, th e
One M a lla rd d u ck seemed to
plaque, a d v e rtis in g A shland, the o f the group A ttenda nce a t thc
was n o t • up
By means of X-ray films doctors can fo llo w the course o f tuberculosis gross
prn<s in ta k e u-,«,
— i to
- th e
hom e o f the Oregon Shakespear m eetings w ill not be re s tric te d e n jo y his so jo u rn d o w n to w n , b u t
T he in ta k e th is
and determine progress made In the treatment of the disease. The X-ray 1948 fig u re
was
soon
seen
ta
k
in
g
o
ff
fo
r
ean F e s tiv a l
to m em bers, w ith a ll loggers and
Haynes said th a t he believed lu m b e rm e n o f the Rogue V a lle y his hom e in th e p a rk w ith one 5s also an Invaluable aid in the original diagnosis ot tuberculosis. y e a r was re p o rte d to be $1686.
o f A s h la n d ’s p o lice o ffic e rs at Christmas Seal funds help finance X-ray surveys sponsored by tuber The pre-sale o f queen contest
re m a in in g in the car the a d dit- in v ite d to attend.
enlnals associations in cooperation with public health departments.
tic k e ts was w e ll ahead o f la s t
his heels.
year acco rd in g to o ffic ia ls
\-R av I nil Schedules Visit Here
ember 8,9, HI Says Chairman
Discuss Traffic
Lights At School
Grossings Here
1 aient Irrigation
District To Elect
Don Ilaynes Says Will Stay In Car
lintil Shakespearean Festival Opening
Talent Girl Is
“ •ured luesday
Reading Chest X-Ray Films
2200 See Queen
Barbara Wray
Crowned Monday
W elcom e H o m e, S o u th ern O regon C o lleg e A lum ni