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