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NEWS
VIEW
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Light Statements May Be In O ffin g ;..
Council Says “No” On Crosswalk,
Grants Attorney Fees Be Allowed
Users o f E le c tric ity in A s h - ' B riggs, w ho asked th a t th e same
land m ay soon receive m o n th ly tre a tm e n t be g iven his b i l l in a
statem ents fo r e le c tric b ills , i t lik e am ount as th a t g iv e n to th e
was b ro u g h t o u t a t T u e s d a y ' S k e rry -L o m b a rd
b ill.
M ayor
‘Ashland— Home of the Oregon Shakespeai ean F estival”
n ig h t’s m eeting o f the C ity W illia m s said tha in h is o p in io n
C onucil, w hen E lm e r B iegel, u t i­ B riggs b ro u g h t on the case b y
V oi. 16. No. 39
litie s su p erinten dent, was in s tr ­
A S H L A N D . J A C K S O N C O U N T Y . O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y . D E C E M B E R I . 1949
S3 per year
Single C opy IOt ucted to in ve stig a te the cost o f his ow n e ffo rts and th a t he was
n o t d e fend ing the c o u n c il a nd
necessary eq u ip m e n t in v o lv e d m ayor.
to do the b illin g .
a rs ?
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A le te r fro m the T a x p a y e r’s
he discussion arose fo llo w in g league requested the c o u n c il to
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reading o f co m p la in ts concern delay action on the proposed re ­
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ing the present system, w here no m odeling o f the b u ild in g on
b ills are issued and custom ers T h ird street fo r a fir e s ta tio n
are fo rce d to c a ll at the c ity o f­ because (1) la c k o f em ergency,
fic e to pay th e ir b ills by the (2) cost has been an a r b itr a r y f i­
te n th o f each m onth o r pay an gure, (3) fu r th e r in v e s tig a tio n
T he m eek and n u ld ra b b it
F ra n k B. B ennett, s u p e rin te n ­ a d d itio n a l f i f t y cent charge.
should be made before e s ta b lis h ­
seems about to step o u t o f his
M a y o r T . C. W illia m s said in g a com bined c ity a nd r u r a l
d e n t o f Salem c ity schools, w ill
custurnery com edy ca rto o n role
g ive the address a t the dedica­ that ‘‘the c ity o f A shland is big fire d is tric t. No action was ta k e n
and become a serious contend er
tio
n o f the new school b u ild in g s enough to m a il o u t lig h t b ills on the m atter.
fo r in d u s tria l im p o rta n c e in th is
in A sh la n d a ccording to an a n ­ each m o n th ” and e lim in a te the
area No lo n g e r w ill th e ra is in g
C o uncilm en Homes, S h e ld o n
nouncem ent made today by L e ­ necessity o f fo rc in g custom ers and B a ile y w ere nam ed as a
o f a fe w ra b b its in b a c k y a rd
la n d P. L in n . T he exercises are to m ake a special t r ip to pay com m ittee by the M a y o r to in ­
hutches be u s tr ic tly fa m ily
scheduled
fo r the L in c o ln School b ills, in s tru c tin g B ie g e l to in ­ vestigate fu r th e r the a c tu a l area
fr y in g pun p ro p o sitio n .
a u d ito riu n * a t tw o - th ir ty Sunday vestigate th e cost o f necessary contained in the A s h la n d w a te r
A c c o rd in g to an in te rv ie w
a fte rn o o n D ecem ber 11. P aul R e q uipm en t fo r b illin g .
sned in an e ffo rt to c le a r quest­
w ith M a rtin Wood, T a le n t, a new
tiu. V»
F in n e ll, ch a irm a n o f the board V o le " N o " O n C rossw alk
e n te rp ris e has been bo rn w h ic h 1
ions as to w h e th e r sale o f th e
A p e titio n , signed by a p p ro x i­
w i l l re v ie w the b u ild in g p ro ­
pro m i si's to be o f advantage not i
T im b e r in A sh la n d canyon is
gram . In v o c a tio n w i l l be given m a te ly f i f t y people was read the feasible.
o n ly to ra b b it raisers b u t to the I
by E a rl D o w n in g , president o f co u n cil, requesting a crossw alk
c o m m u n ity us a w h o le
C o u ncilm an
Sheldon
u rg e d
the
A sh la n d m in is te ria l associ­ be established at the in te rs e c tio n
“ W ith an e v e r in cre a sin g de
of the a lle y between th e V a rs ity th a t a com m itte e be a p p o in te d
ation.
M
usic
fo
r
the
occasion
m and fo r ra b b it meat th e re has I
to investigate p rices b e in g paid
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w ill be fu rn is h e d by the A shland th e a tre and d a ily T id in g s o ffic e
been
am ple
o p p o rtu n ity
fo r
x- .a-Y*-,.
on East M a in street. F o llo w in g by w a te r users, such as fa rm ­
H
ig
h
S
chool
band.
b a c k y a rd p ro fits , th a t is u n til
ers, hotels, s a w m ills , etc., a n d
Reserved seats have been a discussion o f the m a tte r i t M a y o r W illia m s a p p o in te d C oun­
re c e n tly ,” said M r Wood, “ how
was
b
ro
u
g
h
t
to
a
vote
w
ith
the
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m a ile d to fo rm e r board m em ­
ever, le g is la tio n hus been passed
c ilm a n B a ile y as re p re s e n ta tiv e
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bers as i t is expected th e re w ill decision th a t no crossw alk be es­ fro m the C ity C o u n c il, w ith
n iu k in g it im possible fo r an in
ta
b
lish
e
d
here.
V
o
tin
g
fo
r
the
be a ca p a city cro w d to hear the
d iv id u a l ra is e r to b u tc h e r and
w e re
co u n cilm e n P h il W endt and H e rb H o u sto n
exercises. The P .T A o rg a n iz a t­ crossw alk
se ll his ra b b its w ith o u t lx*ing
S
tansbury,
Homes
and
K ro e g e r, to w o rk w ith him .
ions fro m the W a lk e r, Briscoe
GERMAN REDS HOLD RALLY—The S o viet-d om ina ted Eastern G erm an stn»*- holds a r a lly in
a licensed b u tc h e r h u v in g an In ­
C o u n cilm a n S heldon called a t­
the B e rlin Opera House to w h ich 2500 people cam e to hear speakers ca ll fo r closer ties w ith Russia.
and L in c o ln school are cooper­ against the crossw alk w ere B a il­
spected sla u g h te r house T h is in
The stage o f the Opera House is decorated w ith huge p o rtra its o f L e n in and S ta lin and the S oviet
a tin g in p u ttin g on a tea f o r the ey, N e ill and Sheldon. In cast­ te n tio n to th e c o u n c il th a t he
e ffe c t spells the doom o f the
" 'O. le ft, and the East Germ an fla?. rie h ’
visito rs. T h is tea w i l l be a t th t in g the tie -b re a kin g vote, M a y o r b e lieved c ity e q u ip m e n t was not
s m a ll raisers ju s t a t a tim e w hen
L in c o ln school along w ith the W illia m s said th a t in v ie w o f the being p ro p e rly lu b ric a te d a nd
the n a tio n a l dem and is exceed
hazardous co n d itio n such a w a lk charged th a t last su m m e r he had
program .
in g the s u p p ly ”
Fall Concert Planned
w o u ld create, he had no choice been to ld by assistant fir e c h ie f
U n daun ted by a p p a ra n t ob­
Im m e d ia te ly a fte r the de d i­ b u t to vote “ no” on th e proposal. M c N a ir th a t c ity fir e tru c k s h ad
For
Tuesday,
Dec.
13
stacles a g ro u p o f ra b b it raisers
c a to ry num bers th e new b u ild ­ Attorney Fees Granted
n o t been greased in tw o years.
m et to g e th e r several m onths a-
ings w ill be open fo r inspection
The S outhern O regon L ittle
H is charge was la te r s u b s ta n ti­
A
tto
rn
e
y
fees
in
the
am
o
u
n
t
go to study the s itu a tio n and to
The b u ild in g s are p ra c te ic a lly
S ym p h o n y orchestra has sched­
o f $1,000 to H a rry S k e rry and ated by M c N a ir, w ho said th a t
fin d a s o lu tio n to tin* serious
com plete and the m aple flo o r in
uled th e ir F a ll C oncert fo r Tues-1
a t present he “ d id n ’t
have
p ro b le m As a re s u lt the Rogue
th e a u d ito riu m a t th e Briscoe Ben L o m b a rd , a ris in g fr o m last enough tools to change a s p a rk
day evening, Dec. 13, at 8 o’-1
s
p
rin
g
’s
s
u
it
against
M
a
y
o
r
W
il
R iv e r V a lle y R abbit M a rk e tin g
School is being sanded re a d y fo r
clock, i t has been announced by
liam s and th e c ity c o u n c il, w ere P lug.” The c o u n c il discussed set
A ssociation lias been in c o rp o ra t­
K W IN ra d io program is now' G lenn T M atthew s, in s tru c to r
th e coats o f va rn ish . I t is hoped
R
obert
D
eG
root,
o
w
n
e
r
of
a
llo w e d a t Tuesday n ig h t’s m eet­ tin g up o f a c ity w arehouse w ith
ed fo r the p u rch a sin g and proces­ being c a rrie d each week in the
in m usic at S o uthern Oregon G lenn's co n fe ctio n e ry here, and th a t some tim e th is w eek th e last ing, w ith th e m oney to be b u d - , a m an h ire d to care f o r c ity
sing o f saleable local ra b b its S o u th e rn O regon News R eview C ollege.
Dean W ilson, 24. a tr u c k d riv e r, three classes w i l l be m eeting in geted in n e x t y e a r’s budget and eq u ip m e n t b u t no a c tio n w as
T he new -com pany expects to as an a d d itio n to the m any o th e r
w ere arrested last w eek b y m em ­ th e ir ow n room s. A t present paid a t th a t tim e .
taken on th e m a tte r since fu n d s
be in o p e ra tio n soon and w ill special features b ro u g h t to th o ­
sections are in th e B riscoe
bers o f th e State L iq u o r com- these
.
V o tin g in fa v o r o f a llo w in g are n o t a t present a v a ila b le fo r
h a ndle the sale, b u tc h e rin g , usands o f readers in th is area by
m ission and charged w ith con- u b r a r y , the M e th o d ist Sunday
the b ill w ere co uncilm en B a il- such a station,
fre e zin g and m a rk e tin g fo r the A s h la n d 's w e e k ly new spaper
tr ib u tin g to the d e lin q u e n cy o f : School room s and in the o ffic e
ey, N e ill and K ro e g e r. Stans- j
In discussing re p a ir o f P a r k
M e d fo rd -A s h la n d area. Shares
m
in
o
rs
w
a
itin
g
room
.
M a n y req ue sts fo r th e K W IN
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b u ry, Hom es and K ro e g e r voted street, it was b ro u g h t o u t th a t
o f stock are being sold n o t o n ly p ro g ra m h a v e been re c e iv e d ,
M a rio n Stokes, a rc h ite c ’ “ no” on the m o tio n and m a y o r
at present a p o rtio n o f th e s tre e t
D eG root, 24, w aived p r e lim i­
to ra b b it raisers b u t to a n y w ho h o t
b j th e ra d io s ta tip n a nd
Pvr
t
-i°J.
W
illia
m
s
cast
his
d
e
c
id
in
g
b
a
llo
t
is
o n ly 20 feet w id e and th a t i t
n
a
ry
h
e
a
rin
g
and
was
released
are interested in a p ro fita b le tii n e w s p a p e r a n d it is th ro u g h
H a rv e y B ly th e , e xe cu tive sec­
. . ild
. u in g s. in fa v o r o f a llo w in g th e b ill.
w i l l re q u ire $1,000 d o lla rs to b u y
and needed d e velop m e nt w h ic h l ie c o o p e ra tio n o f th e tw o m e d i­ re ta ry o f the O regon U. S H ig h ­ on S1000 b a il and was bound w eek ch e ckin g th e v b u
o ve r to the Jackson co u n ty The W a lk e r School grounds
w ill be o f m u tu a l b e n e fit
No a ction was taken on a le t- the necessary footage fo r th e
c a ls th a t th e p ro g ra m lia s been w ay 99 association, was guest
_
grand
ju r y W ilson was he ld in have been graded u n d e r the d ir ­ te r to th e c o u n c il fro m W m. re q u ire d 40 fo o t street. S ince
On T h u rsd a y evening, Dec 8 a r r a n g e d .
speaker a t the w e e k ly luncheon
f t h e A s h U n d C h a m ir o f C o n i*
J''’ ckson co u n ty j a il at M ed­ e ction o f C E. C o rry , p a rk sup­
a t 7 p.m . a ‘ p o t lu c k " d in n e r is
no funds are a v a ila b le f o r th is
fo
rd
p e ndin g re tu rn o f F B I re c­ e rin te n d e n t.
to be he ld at the T a le n t C ity
purchase,. It Is a p p a re h t th a t no
m erce Tuesday. T he to p ic o f M r
H a ll fo r a ll those w ho w ish to
a ctio n can be taken on r e p a ir o f
B ly th e 's speech was a general ords a fte r he had plead g u ilty
28 K IL L E D IN O REG O N
have a p u rt in the new business
the street a t present.
d e fin itio n o f the 99 H ig h w a y before Judge H K . H anna o f
T R A F F IC L A S T M O N T H
u n d e rta k in g T here w ill he three
A ssociation P a rt o f M r B lv th 's the c ir c u it court.
In fin a l a c tio n o f th e e ve n in g ,
speakers, the a tto rn e y fo r he
T i le p a ir w ere p icke d up a fte r
| speech d e a lt w ith w h a t part Ash-
P re lim in a ry re p o rts o f O re­
Judge W ilm e th called a tte n tio n '
association w ho w ill e x p la in the
. land could p la y in the H ig h w a y V e rn S m ith , c h ie f o f A shland gon’s N ove m b e r tr a ffic fa ta litie s
o
..
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x
I to the c o u n c il th a t “ A s h la n d is
legal aspects, an experience d
S outhern P a c ific n o t o n ly J the o n ly c ity betw een P o rtla n d
99 o rg a n iza tio n and w h a t had police, and his fo rce had ca rrie d lis t 28 persons k ille d , S ecretary
ra b b it ra is e r w ho w ill g ive his
San
F rancisco
w ith o u t
not been done to fu r th e r the pro- J on an in te n s iv e in v e s tig a tio n and i o f State E a rl T N e w b ry re- hauled g o ve rn m e n t fr e ig h t a t b e - : and
e x p e rt advice and a San F ra n
‘ ct *
in fo m e d State o ffic e rs o f th e ir p o rte
- d - today.
- -
je
The fin a l death lo w average rates in w a rtim e C hristm as decoration s,” and re ­
cisco b u y e r w ho w ill present I
N e a rly a il A shland business
H ig h w a y 99 association o r ig i­ fin d in g s . The tw o m en w ere a r ­ to ll, in creasing w ith la te r re­ b u t also p ro v id e d m illio n s o f quested that, in cooperatio n w ith
m a rk e tin g facts and figures. The houses have taken on a Y u le tid e n a lly sta rte d in Jackson C ounty rested and plead g u ilty to f u r ­ p o rts o f deaths due to in ju rie s d o lla rs o f e x tra service w ith o u t the C ham ber o f C om m erce th e
m em bers are a ll en th u sia stic a ir d u rin g the past w eek w ith For several years it was n o t an n is h in g a g ro u p o f A sh la n d su ffe re d in N ovem ber, is exp e ct­ charge in o rd e r to h e lp w in the c ity m ake a v a ila b le men and e-
o v e r the p o te n tia litie s o f the C h ris tm a s d e c o ra tio n s in s h o w a ctu a l o rg a n iz a tio n and p u b lis h ­ m in o rs w ith in to x ic a tin g liq u o r ed to exceed the 28 fa ta litie s w a r, P re sid e n t A . T. M e rc ie r q u ip m e n t to cut trees a nd a t
Rogue R iv e r R a b b it M a rk e tin g w in d o w s and th ro u g h -o u t th e ed no record o f its a c tiv itie s . In fo r a p a rty in an abandoned recorded in N ove m b e r a ye a r o f the ra ilro a d te s tifie d in W ash­ least establish d a y-tim e d e c o ra t­
A ssociation as an added asset to stores.
in gton, D. C „ th is w eek.
ions fo r the streets. T he c o u n c il
1 139. tin O regon U. S H ig h w a y cabin in the S is k iy o u m o u n ta in s ago.
A sh la n d and the s u rro u n d in g
re
c
e
n
tly
.
O
ffic
e
rs
said
no
g
irls
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M e rc ie r was a w itn e ss in the o k e h ’d th is request, w ith a ll
M erchants have planned a- 99 asociation was fo rm e d and a
c o u n try .
fir s t o f a series o f “ re p a ra tio n ” m em bers b u t B a ile y v o tin g in
h d and have th is ye a r one o f I dopted a c o n s titu tio n and drew w ere in v o lv e d in the case.
suits being heard be fo re the In ­ fa v o r o f the proposal.
An o ffic ia l o f the liq u o r com ­
1 tile fin e st disp la ys o f m erchan­ up its by-law s. T h is o rg a n iza tio n
Drama («roup Plans
te rsta te »Commerce C om m ission.
dise to o ffe r C h ristm a s shoppers fu n ctio n e d u n til the b e g in n in g o f m ission said th a t th e com m is­
A b e N eslin, c h a irm a n o f the
A lle g in g th a t th e gove rn m e n t C ham ber co m m itte e fo r s tre e t
tlie w a r when it became d o rm a n t sion was g re a tly aided b y A sh ­
since before the w ar.
Christm as Pageant
should have been granted even
due to la c k o f gas, re s tric tio n s on la n d police, who, a fte r o b ta in ­
A n a p p re cia b le step-up
T he dram a g ro u p o f the C on­
» I
in g evidence, ca lle d th e m in to i
. . ,
,
,
m ore fa v o ra b le rates, the De­ decorations, said th a t no a c tio n
g re g a tio n a l c h u rc h held th e ir C h ristm a s b u y in g is being n o tic tra v e lin g and the lack o f h ig h ­ h
a n d le the case. He said i t is L A s h la n d Wl11 have an o ffic e p a rtm e n t o f Ju stice is seeking had been taken on b u y in g spec­
w
ay
m
a
te
ria
ls
re g u la r w e e k ly m eeting in the cd. w ith most m erchants exp e ct­
th e fo u rth o r f if t h such case to -
lsf u ln g auto Pla te s in the re tu rn o f betw een tw o and three ia l decorations due to th e fa c t
A b o u t a ye a r ago, continued
c h u r c h p a r l o r s S u n d a y ing the heaviest rush o f shoppers
com e before
the a u th o ritie s im rn c d >ate fu tu re , i t was an- b illio n d o lla rs , said to be the
th a t (1) the cost w o u ld a p p ro v i-
w ith P re sid e n t V era M c A u le y in d u rin g the last tw o weeks be­ M r. B ly th e , the o rg a n iza tio n was here.
! nounced th is w eek b y B i l l Mc- la rg e st a m o u n t e ve r in v o lv e d in
re v iv e d in as big- a w ay as pos­
charge. A r t S m ith led g ro u p fo re th e h o lid a y .
m ate $4,000, and (2) lig h t lin e s in
T ho
u
x Gee> se cre ta ry o f the A shland litig a tio n in th is c o u n try .
The State o ffic e r, w ho request- i C ham ber o f Com m erce
sible A fu ll-tim e m anager was
sin g in g to open the m eeting and
S o u th ern P a c ific received an the c ity w o u ld n o t c a r r y th e ad­
t his nam e be w
e iu
ld . | t
i i
a p poin ted as the fo rm e r v o lu n ­ ed
M rs. C a r r y l W ines led c h o ra l Scout Troop 12 Plan
—
- th a ......................
w ith
iu u h ie
i ™
n „ a * telephone
said
that
hic
.
re ie p iiu n c c conversation
o n v e rs a tio n average o f o n ly 4.89 p e r cent d itio n a l lig h ts fo r th e d e c o ra t­
teer m ethod o f w o rk had been
reading.
For Weekend Hike
o ffic e ; , on its n et in v es tm e n t in th e fiv e ion«.
c o o n e ra tin n I . YC ~ ------- .— ' ’ ~Z—
found to be not successful. It h a d
T he m ain p a rt o f the m eeting
fro m the A shland po lice fo rc e in
OtxS4 i® ’ i t ^ 8S' years 1941 th ro u g h 1945. a fte r
w h ic h consisted o f p ra c tis in g
A sh la n d Boy Scout T ro o p 12 is the aim o f the o rg a n iza tio n g a th e rin g d e ta ile d in fo rm a tio n o f t h e A s h l l n T 'c h a m i J r ° f i ’ Ce
M e rc ie r ure Ported, and
the C h ristm a s pageant to be g iv ­ inet M nday n ig h t to com plete to m ake as stro n g an o rg a n iza t­
f
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r
com
m
ission
to
w
o
rk
k
u
A
ah
I
and
C
ham
ber
as
a
earnings
since then have been
the
en soon, was u n d e r the d ire c tio n plans fo r th e ir scheduled h ike , ion as possible o u t o f the Oregon fo
w o rk bra n ch o ffic e fo r issuing Iieenge co n sid e ra b ly lo w e r F e d e ra l in _
fro
m
.
o f B eth P h illip s . Mrs. P h illip s to be held S a tu rd a y and Sunday. U. S. H ig h w a y 99 Association.
come and excess profits taxes
announced th a t n e x t Sunday Dee. 10 and 11, it was annou nc­
D u rin g the w a r years, B ly th e
ci M rs
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M c G e e s a ld th a t arrangem ents paid by S o u th e rn P a c ific in the
eve n in g w o u ld be a dress re h e a r­ ed th is week by S coutm aster said. H ig h w a y 99 was designated sn, ... ,i
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a re also being com pleted w here- same fiv e -y e a r w a r n e rio d a-
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sal and urged th a t everyone p a r­ G iffo r d C h andlu nd.
as an essential in te r-re g io n a l sp. r.t th e past w eekend v is itin g b y the local o ffic e w ill also is- m ounted to $228 00(?000
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said. In a d d itio n , the ra ilro a d
The m eeting was closed w ith the e n ro llm e n t is com plete in ing a p p ro x im a te ly th re e m illio n
l . v G u rn e y, w ho has been j es. No new d riv e rs ' licenses w ill paid la rg e fe d e ra l p a y ro ll, state
The p la y “ L ife w ith F a th e r,”
the s e rv in g o f re fre sh m e n ts and T ro o p 12 and th a t no m ore a p p li­ d o lla rs and hard-to-get m a te ria l
be issued here, McGee said.
and
m
iscellaneous
taxes.
is
set fo r staging in C h u r c h ill
a b r ie f social period.
fo r the h ig h w a y , th a t w o u ld not
cations w ill be accepted.
a u d ito riu m a t S o u th e rn O regon
have o th e rw ise been a va ila b le .
college T h u rsd a y, F rid a y and
T h is was d u rin g the ye a r 1943, J
S a tu rd a y nights, s ta rtin g a t 8:20
w hen R alph K oozer was p resi­
o 'clo ck
dent o f the H ig h w a y 99 A sso e i-, B u n d le -b e a rin g
lines
w i l l fo re th e y approach the w in ­
The p la y, be in g d ire c te d b y
points a fe w days ago, and by
ation.
greet postal c le rks w hen the dow s— h o w m uch insurance on
Angus B o w m e r, assistant p r o f­
C
hristm
as
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l
have
to
replace
“ A t the present tim e , 25 per g riil-b a rre d post o ffic e w in d o w s a package, w h e th e r th e y w a n t
essor o f E nglish at th e college,
cent o f the h ig h w a y upkeep is op 1 M onday m o rn in g — th e y it registered, and how m any them a ll.”
includes the fo llo w in g p a r tic i­
A spectacula r increase in th e w ide average ta x ra te fo r c ity paid by the state, w ith an a d d it­ hope'
The
P ostm aster
is asking pants:
stam ps th e y need.
assessed v a lu a tio n o f some c itie s ( purposes increased fro m 18.4 io n a l 75 per cent com ing fro m
The greatest flood o f parcel
“ K em em ber th a t parcels m ay householders to m ake sure th e ir
has decreased c ity m illa g e rates m ills f o r the 1948-49 fis c a l yeai the F ederal governm en t, thus
C larence D ay Sr. (F a th e r),
p
hi p st o ffic e h is to ry is e x ­ not be sta le d unless th e y bear a house num bers are c le a rly v is i
o f m any c itie s despite an in ­ to 18.6 m ills fo r the c u rre n t fis- p ro v id in g a m illio n and
M
a
rk H attan. V in n ie D ay (M o th ­
___ a ___
h a lf pected th is year.
p rin te d la b e l a u th o riz in g open­ b le fro m the street, and th a t er), T rubee W e tte ra u C la re n ce
crease in the d o lla r a m o u n t o f cal yea. C ity levies fo r the 1949- d o lla rs e x tra on H ig h w a y 99
“ I f it a ll comes in together, ing fo r postal inspection in nec­ th e ir names appear on th e ir post
c ity ta x levies, acco rd in g to in ­ 50 fis c a l ye a r to ta l $15,317,192, than it w o u ld o th e rw ise have.
D ay Jr., George B e ll. J o h n D ay,
at the last m in u te , w e ’l l be essary. Use co rru g a te d card­ boxes, as an a id to em ergency
fo rm a tio n containe d in a b u lle tin w h ic h is an increase o f $1,564,- The reasons liste d above show
B il l Jones. W h itn e y , Jo h n J o h n ­
sw am ped,” declares P ostm aster board, heavy o u te r paper, and ca rrie s
u n fa m ilia r
w ith
the son. H a rla n , 6-year-old B i l l y
prepared by the B ureau o f M u n i­ 365 o r 11.4 per cent o v e r the the need fo r a H ig h w a y 99 As­
V a il. “ C hristm as g ift packages stro n g co rd in w ra p p in g . The route«.
c ip a l Research and S ervice, U n i­ 1948-49 to ta l. The assessed v a lu ­ so cia tio n ,” he said.
M a n sfie ld . C ora (V in n ie ’s sister),
should be in the m a il b y Dec­ Post O ffic e has to m ove m illio n s
In c lu d in g zone num bers in ad N ancy Y o ungb lood. M a r, B a r­
v e rs ity o f O regon, c o m p a rin g a tio n o f citie s was re p o rte d at
R alph Koozer, vice-president em b e r 10 at the v e ry la te st.”
o f packages w ith in th e n e xt fe w dresses g re a tly fa c ilita te s hand­ bara Messenger. D r. L lo y d , F re d
c ity ta x levies th ro u g h o u t the $824,966,190 in 1949-50, an in ­ o f the O regon U. S. H ig h w a y 99
In a d d itio n to Y u le packages,
state. Reassessment and a n n e x ­ crease o f $78,588,903 o r 10.5 association made a fe w rem arks. I the post o ffic e w i l l be jam m ed weeks, and th e y should be able lin g , the P ostm aster emphasizes. B uchner. D r. H u m p h re y s , B ob
to w ith s ta n d n o rm a lly vigorous C h ristm a s cards fo r o u t-o f State B oyer. M aids, M a rv e l Gage,
a tio n , as w e ll as n e w c o n s tru c t­ per cent.
M r. K oozer said th e re are t w o ' w ith co m m e rcia l shipm ents,
h a n d lin g .
d e liv e ry sh o u ld be deposited by M ic k e y S tre itz , and M a rg a re t
ion, w ere im p o rta n t factors in
O f the a c tive in c o rp o ra te d c it­ essential problem s fa c in g the
The post o ffic e goes on h o li-
“ Please d o n 't snap at a c le rk Dec. 15, and g reetings fo r local B ism a rk.
the increased assessed v a lu a t­ ies in the state, o n ly seven d id Rogue R iv e r V a lle y . These a r e ' day schedule b e g in n in g Dec. 5.
i f he advises you to re w ra p a d e liv e ry a t least a w eek before
ions. D ayton in Y a e m h ill C o u n ty not m ake a p ro p e rty ta x le v y
tra n s p o rta tio n and w a te r. I f the W in d o w s w ill be open fro m 8:00 g ift. He's h e lp in g you m ake sure
C hristm as.
and O a k rid g e in Lane C o u n ty fo r 1949-50 C ity m illa g e rates v a lle y had both o f these, n o th in g a.m. to 6:00 p.m., in c lu d in g Sat-
HEARS FRO M G E R M A N Y
i t a rriv e s in first-cla ss co n dition .
A n occasional sm ile and k in d
are c ite d as ou tsa n d in g e xam p­ increased in 92 citie s and de­ could stop the g ro w th o f the u rd a y.
I ’ve seen packages b ro u g h t in w o rd to postal c le rk s and ca r­
B i l l McGee re c e iv e d a C h ris t­
les, w ith the 1949-50 assessed creased in 106 cities. T he asses­
co m m u n ity . W ith o u t them , pro-
The P ostm aster re p o rts th a t th a t are about as s tu rd y as a rie rs w i l l lig h te n th e ir h o lid a y mas card fr o m h is sister, M rs.
v a lu a tio n m ore th a n d o uble th a t sed v a lu a tio n increased in 190 gress is slow ed.
post o ffic e w in d o w s are most lem on m e rin g u e pie w ra p p e d in tasks, the P ostm aster suggests. G ra v e B a ld w in , in G e rm a n y,
o f last y e a r A n increase o f o v e r cities, b u t decreased in 14. C o m ­
M r. B ly th e also addressed
“ These m en w i l l be w o rk in g w h ic h states th a t c o n d itio n s
50 per cent in assessed v a lu a tio n p le te d e ta ils re g a rd in g c ity p ro p ­ m em bers o f the A sh la n d Lions crow ded at lu n ch tim e. He ad- < tissue paper.”
vises m a ilin g packages before 10'
W hen y o u ’ re fin is h e d using a lo n g and b a ck b re a k in g hours th e re are bad, th a t th e m o ra le
is re p o rte d fo r ten cities.
e r ty ta x levies fo r the c u rre n t c lu b at th e ir Tuesday n ig h t meet a.m and betw een 1:30 and 3:30 post o ffic e pen, do n ’t slam it every
e ve ry
day fro m
now
u n til is v e ry lo w a nd th a t e veryone
F o r th e citie s o f the state as a y e a r as w e ll as an analysis o f
ln g
i P m to a vo id lo n g lin e s and dow n and bend the p o in t, the C hristm as,” he p o in ts out. “ The is w a n tin g to get back to the
w hole, h ow ever, ta x levies have tre n d s appear in the new b u lle t­
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' aching feet.
P ostm aster requests. “ N a tu ra llv m a il c a rrie r's load is ju s t as states.
increased at a s lig h tly m ore ra p ­ in w h ic h w i l l be d is trib u te d to
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Judge W ilm e th re tu rn e d o n ,
“ It w o u ld he lp g re a tly ,” he i , th e y scratch a lit ----------------r
t le Each Den
is heavy as Santa's sack — and it
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M rs. B a ld w in 's husband, a L t.
id rate than assessed v a lu a tio n , c ity o ffic ia ls and c iv ic groups M on d a y a fte rn o o n fro m a s h o r t1 declares.
‘
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y
a m u e . ta c n pen
is
it
people
w
o
u
ld
de-
used
b
y
an
average
o
f
200
people
: b rin g s e ve ry b it as m uch Y ule- C olonel, is sta tio n e d in G e rm a n y
w ith the re s u lt th a t the state- th ro u g h o u t the state th is w eek, tr ip to San Francisco.
cid e x a c tly w h a t t ic y w a n t be-a day. We put in a ll new pen tid e cheer.”
I w ith the M e d ic a l Corps.
Rabbit Raisers
Meet To Plan
Market Outlet
ulllw^ S F^DE"«BÍH01>ESFDn.SCHAlnS
¡,<F .
Schools Plan
Open House On
Sunday, Dec. 13
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KWIN Program
Now Carried In
News Review
DeGroot, Wilson
Taken On State
Liquor Count
Chamber Hears
Highway Problems
Mercier G tes
S. P. War Work
Business Houses
Take On Yuletide
Atmosphere Here
License Office
To Open Here
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Increase In Assessed Valuation To Cut
Tax Millage In Some Oregon Cities
p „ p“1 “1*s area
\ ai! I rges (.are In Packaging For Christmas Mail
‘Life With Father’
Staging Ready
For Weekend