i 0/ Kabbit Kaisers Hear About Market^g; c¡ke ¿>c uUtesm. Cfooa&tt 4 NEWS REVIEW Ashland—Home of the Oregon Shakespearean Festival” V ol. 16. No. 40 A S H LA N D . JAC K SO N C O U N TY. OREGON. TH U R S D A Y . D EC EM B ER Lions Schedule Children s Parly For Dec. 20 15. 1649 Negro Singers, Pianist, Slated Here Next Monday $3 per year Plan Medford Meeting For Dec. 15 Church Of Christ To Present Pageant Sunday "T h e G reatest S to ry E ver T o ld ,” a C h ristm a s pageant, w ill be presented Sunday n ig h t. 7:30 p.m., at the F ir s t C hurch o f S in g le Copy 10c C h ris t T he pageant w i l l be p re ­ j Kiwanis Dames Fete Husbands At Christmas Party E in u l plans w ere being com ­ p le te d thia w eek fo r the an n u u l L io n s c lu b C h ristm a s d in n e r and p a rty fo r needy c h ild re n , to be held ut the R ika' c lu b d in in g room n e x t Tuesday n ig h t, Dec 20 Each y e a r the local L io n s ob ta in a lis t o f needy c h ild re n th ro u g h the cooperation o f tin E lks c lu b and c ity schools and prepare a d in n e r w itli a C h ris t 1 mas tree and g ifts fo llo w in g the m eal C lu b m em bers a rra n g e fo r tra n s p o rta tio n to and fro m the I d in n e r sented by a cast o f you n g people fro m the B ib le School and the c h o ir o f the church. M rs. L o w e ll H a ll is the d ire c to r o f the pag­ eant and G le n n M a tth e w s o f the c h o ir The p u b lic is in v ite d , s ta t­ ed E a rl F. D o w ning, m in is te r o f the church An en th u sia stic c ro w d of m ore than f i f t y m em bers o f th e n e w ly in c o rp o ra te d Rogue R iv e r V a lle y R abbit M a rk e tin g Asso c ia tio n m et fo r a p o t-lu c k d in - ¡ ^ . ¿ 2 5 * Ta,<-n ‘ ™ ursday c v r n iP * 8 t\ £ te r a gay and p le n tifu l m eal the re g u la r m eeting was c a lle d to o rd e r by the president, H e rb e rt M eisner o f G o ld H ill, w ho In tu rn presented P a u l H a v ila n d , assistant D is tric t A tto rn e y , w h o e xp la in e d the legal aspects o f the co rp o ra tio n . Joel B a rk e r o f G ra n ts Paas spoke on m a rk e tin g and m e th ­ ods, g iv in g costs o f o p e ra tio n . He answ ered m any questions fro m the flo o r and gave a d vice on the new u n d e rta k in g . He e m ­ phasised the value o f the As­ sociation to the e n tire Rogue R iv e r V a lle y , in th a t i t o ffe rs a new and sound in v e s tm e n t op­ p o rtu n ity and is destined to act as a b u ffe r against possible h a rd tim es fo r m any w ho w i l l raise ra b b its in the area. I t was an­ nounced th a t orders a lre a d y fa r exceed the present s u p p ly and th a t plans are progressing ra p ­ id ly fo r the o p e ra tio n o f th e processing p la n t. On T hursday, Dec. 15th, th e Association, w ill m eet at th e M e d fo rd C o u rt House a t 7:30 to elect a new board o f d ire c to rs and to receive fu r th e r a p p lic a t­ ions fo r c o rp o ra tio n shares. A l l ra b b it grow ers, w h e th e r m em ­ bers o f the A ssociation o r not, are urged to attend and becom e acquainted w ith the p ro je c t and its o ffice rs. M onday n ig h t, Dec. 21, re s i­ D ig n ity and deco ru m stopped dents o f th is area w i l l be given a t the d o o r on la st S a tu rd a y I an o p p o rtu n ity o f hea rin g some e vening w hen the K iw a n is o f the best professiona l ta le n t Dames e n te rta in e d .th e ir hus­ ever b ro u g h t to S outhern O re ­ bands a t the an n u a l C h ristm a s , gon w hen the C olem an B ro th ­ p a rty T he C iv ic C lu b house was ers, negro singers, and Hazel fe stive w ith h o lid a y decorations H a rriso n , negro p ia n ist, appear o f h o lly and evergreens and a , , a t the L in c o ln school a u d ito ri- S ta rt m a ilin g y o u r C h ristm a s lig h te d C hristm as tree. The buf- riu m u n d e r the auspices o f the fe t supper was served Smorgas- cards. P ostm aster V a il to ld lo- A shland LionR clu b , i t has been bord s ty le w ith seconds and j cal residents today The C olem an Bro«., N .B .C . annouced by John H am street, | th ird s fo r the m ore than s ix ty : and C .B.S. radio singing lia rs , G reetings f o r o u t-of-state ; guests should be in the c o lle c tio n b o x ­ who m ake th e ir appearance in | ch a irm a n o f the co m m itte e in | charge o f arrangem ents fo r the A shland Dec. 19. at the L in ­ The evening 's e n te rta in m e n t es to m o rro w (T hursday, Dec. show. coln school gym . I w ill go d ow n in K iw a n is annals 15), he said. Cards fo r local d e li­ The players w ill present a as a re co rd b re a k e r and a laugh v e ry should be m a ile d a t least Miss H azel H arriso n , fa m ­ f u ll tw o and o ne-half h o u r show ous N egro pianist, who w ill r io t fro m s ta rt to fin is h N ever the T h u rsd a y before C hristm as ' s ta rtin g at 8 p. m., w ith a t h i r t y - , appear here at the L in co ln ' d id fe m in in e in v e n tiv e genius E xtensive p re p a ra tio n s have m in u te p e rio d fo r special re­ school gym on Dec. 19, under j c o n ju re up za n ie r stunts. The been made to handle the expect­ quest num bers by the audience. husbands fo u n d them selves the ed re co rd flo o d o f Y u le tid e m a il. the sponsorship of the A sh­ The C olem an Bros, w on the land Lions club. o bject o f m ost o f th e pe n a lizin g B u t the P ostm aster w a rn e d pro- Peabody aw a rd in N ew Y o rk points. The m asculine m em bers j c ra stin a to rs th a t extended bad fo r th e ir o u tsta n d in g p e rfo rm a n ­ o f the lo sin g balloon -b usters w e a th e r could sn a rl d e liv e rie s The c lim a tic resources o f the I ing a ye a r w ith a hig h o f fifte e n ces and w ere the n a tio n ’s choice d re w K P d u ty w ith George , and leave a m o u n ta in o f u n d e li- Rogue V a lle y was the p rin c ip a l I storm s fo r one year. fo r sacred m usic on the C o lu m -' S ennett a b ly p re sid in g at the vered C hristm as cheer on C h rist- them e o f the ta lk w h ic h M r R a in fa ll in M e d fo rd averages bia broadcasting system d u rin g dish-pan. J a n ito r ia l service w e n t mas Eve. R obert C hurch, w ho has charge seventeen inches per year and the fu n e ra l services o f the late to W a lt H am by. B u t the h ig h ­ “ I t ” s b e tte r fo r y o u r lig h t- _ 9 o f the w e a th e r bureau at Med th is is spread th ro u g h o u t the P resident F ra n k lin D Rosevelt. lig h t o f the p ro g ra m was a h a rd hearted C h ristm a s c a rd to a rriv e rip rm P tt PfftlCPG fo rd , gave at the w e e k ly lu n c h ­ w in te r m onths, enough so th a t fo u g h t contest in w h ic h F ritz a fe w days e a rly ,” he counselled, The fir s t colored g ro u p to be 1 1 dlSCS eon o f the C ham ber o f Com tiie ground has tim e to absorb K oester, edged o u t ru n n e r-u p ‘ “ than fo r i t to lim p in the day televised, th e ir tra n s c r ip tio n s , m erce m em bers >r m o istu re A shland lias an an n u a l B e rt M ille r , to w in th e a nnua l a fte r C hristm as.” W hy do people lik e tin s coun­ average o f tw e n ty inches Co-op­ are c u rre n tly heard on th e open­ T h e landscaping o f t h e I in g and closing o f the B ill | title o f “ G la m o u r - Legs - B oy , tr y so m uch th a t th e y come in e ra tiv e observers establish c li­ The P ostm aster w a rn e d th a t ;, g rounds around the new b u ild ­ o f 1 9 4 9 * S terns ra d io program . They w ill droves to th is v a lle y '’ T he reas­ m a tic co n d itio n s o f the c o u n try Christmas cards m ailed with 1% ings was the m ain ite m o f busi­ The g ift exchange b a c k fire d ------------------ I cent stam ps are -------- being re tu rn e d on. says M r C h u rc h , is the c li­ and re p o rt them in the s u rro u n ­ be the fe a tu re stars on the local ness on the agenda at the regu- ---------- „ -------------- m ate w h ic h is made up o f tw o d in g areas the r a in fa ll varies program , w ith Hazel H a rriso n as la r m o n th ly m eeting o f the on “ a r r y S k e rry and several stam ped “ In s u ffic ie n t Postage.” guest a rtis t M ore than a thousand re s i­ board o f d ire c to rs o f school Dis- o th e r a v a ric io u s g rabbers w ho 1 - The ra te fo r unsealed th ird - m ix tu re s , dam p and d ry p o rt­ fro n t a lo w o f fo u rte e n inches dents o f A s h la n d and s u rro u n d ­ M iss H a rris o n is associate p ro ­ t r ic t 5 M onday n ig h t The e n tire d?dn 1 belie ve the <>W adage th a t class m a il is n o w 2 cents. ions T h is p ro vid e s a g radual in K la m a th F a lls to a hig h o f fessor o f piano at H o w a rd U ni- j board was present and gave con­ the best th in g s come in sm a ll in g area v is ite d A s h la n d ’s thretf change o f seasons s ix ty inches at C resent Lake. Cards o?nt th ir d class m ay not n e w school b u ild in g s S u n d a y packages. v e rs ity , W ashington, D C. The surro u n d in g ranges of s id e ra tio n to the landscaping In g iv in g a general p ic tu re of be fo rw a rd e d o r re tu rn e d , w ith ­ F a m ilia r w ith th e piano key-1 plan3 as w orked o u t by C. E. The B a rb e r Shop H arm o n ize rs o u t p a ym ent o f a d d itio n a l pos­ d u rin g special d e d ic a tio h cere­ tiie c lim a te , M r. C h u rc h re p o rt­ m ountains protect the valley monies. ed th a t fro m O ctober to June fro m storm s T he w a te r fa lls a- board since the age o f fiv e , Miss C o rry w h o had been in v ite d to accom panied by Zoe P eters re n ­ tage. The Postm aster stated th a t F ra n k B. B e n n e tt, s u p e rin ­ there is a sem i-coastal c lim a te . long the b ills and the b ills act H a rriso n , a n a tiv e o f La P orte, m eet w ith the dire cto rs. C onsi­ dered m any unrequested m ed­ la rg e num bers o f 1949 C h ris t­ tenden t o f Salem schools a nd as storage places fo r w a te r The In d ., began s tu d y in g w ith V ic- leys a m id m ix e d applause and d e ra b le progress has a lre a d y The w in te r storm s b lo w in g fro m mas cards are lia b le to end up in W a lt Bosshard and th e Dead L e tte r O ffic e due to in- guest speaker fo r th e D e d ic a t­ the ocean b rin g cool a ir w h ic h closeness o f a v a lle y to a range to r H elnze o f the C o sm o p o lita n been m ade on the W a lk e r School catcalls. ion pro g ra m , in c o m m e n d in g is spread e v e n ly th ro u g li the of m om ,tains a f f .«ts the am ount school, Chicago, and gave h e r g iu o n d s as the area has been gr- B e rt T er r y w on a te c h n ic a l vie- com plete o r in c o rre c t addresses. A sh la n d fo r the new b u ild in g s fir s t concert at the age o f tw e lv e , i aded a ccording to C o rry ’s speci- to y o v e r E n id B ra c k e r and L i l l ­ area. The v a lle y lies fa r enough of ra in fa ll it gets I f y o u ’re n o t sure o f the ad­ In < tn e r places w here rainfall U n d e r H einze’s sponsorship, she j fic a tio n s . I t was decided by the ian M o rla n in a speed dressing dress, a 3 cent stam p e n title s said th a t he, fo r one, d id n ’ t to the south to be missed by the force of n n « l nV -m« The w a ­ is • ry heavy. Oit- econom y o f w e n t to B e rlin w h ile a h ig h B o a rd to ca ll fo r bids on the in- d e m o n stra tio n w h ic h seemed to y o u r C h ristm a s g re e tin g to firs t- m in d p a y in g taxes i f th e y ’re good taxes, and w e n t on to say w ith s ta lla tib n o f the p rin r in k k lin lin g g sy- s v - ' Pro v e n o th in g to th e partisan ters are m o d e ra te ly cool and It.' area is adjusted to the a- senool stu d e n t,'a n d studied --------- — s s p class postal service. T he card th a t m o ra lly c o n tro lle d anti s p i­ fans on th e sidelines. stem fo r the W a lk e r grounds. dam p w ith the te m p e ra tu re v a r y ­ m uunt o f p re c ip ita tio n H ere the r e r r v io Busoni in B e rlin . w i l l be fo rw a rd e d fro m one ad­ r itu a lly d riv e n e ducatio n can he H am street said th a t arrange- A c a ll fo r bids on an in s titu - ing fro m 15 to 30 degrees Sum c h ie f in d u s trie s are a g ric u ltu re dress to another, o r i f th e enve­ one o f o u r greatest assets. m ers he re are re la tiv e ly d ry , and lum bering, l»otli o t w h ich m ents are pending w hereby the , tio n a l typ e re frig e ra to r fo r the lope bears y o u r re tu rn address, D ire c to rs and fo rm e r d ire c t­ an- aided Ly w a te r and soil con­ g ro u p w ill present a p ro g ra m a t B riscoe school is to be made as due p a rtly to th e w inds b lo w in g the card w i l l be re tu rn e d to you ors o f S chool D is tric t no. 5 w e re Cam p W h ite on S unday a fte r- { th a t ca fe te ria w ill open a fte r servation. fro m C a lifo rn ia M a x im u m sum ­ i f the addressee can’t be located, g iven h ig h praise by B e n n e tt fo r m er te m p e ra tu re is 100 degrees i the C h ristm a s holidays.- M i C h u rch b ro u g h t up a n o th ­ noon. Dee 18 w ith o u t a d d itio n a l charge fo r th e ir e ffo rts in d e v e lo p in g the A big d ra w in g card to to u ris er p o in t co n ce rn in g r a in fa ll and F rid a y D ecem ber 23 w ill be postage. b u ild in g p ro g ra m ju s t c o m p le t­ ts, co n tin u e d M r C h u rch , is the soil conse rva tio n lie said th a t the last day o f school before R adio station K W IN w ill ed. He also praised G eorge A. w a rm d ry sum m ers and the high careles and sloppy fa rm in g and C h ristm a s and school w ill re " broadcast the A s h la n d -C o q u ille Briscoe, s u p e rin te n d e n t o f A sh ­ h u m id ity d u rin g the w in te r indepe ndent lo gging aids in the convene on Tuesday Ja n u a ry 3 ” b a ske tb a ll game F rid a y n ig h t la n d schools fro m 1911 u n til 19- m onths A lso an a ttra c tio n to d e s tru c tio n o f top soil. The s ta rtin g a t 8:15. 39, in h o n o r o f w h o m th e fo r ­ to u ris ts is the a m o u n t o f p re ­ g round is robbed o f its g ro w th On Dec. 20, K W IN w i l l b ro a d ­ m e r W ashington school was re­ c ip ita tio n . T here is a m in im u m and n o th in g is done to prevent J. H P ru e tt, jr ., n e w ly ap­ cast the O re g on-S tan ford game named. o f th u n d e rs to rm s here, the a v ­ the r a in fa ll fro m re m o vin g a ll pointed general passenger agent a t 8 p m ., to be fo llo w e d b y the B e n n e tt said that, fo llo w in g a erage being fro m fiv e to ten d u r to psoil T he p la n tin g o f cover fo r S outhern P a cific, P o rtla n d , SOC In d ia n a State game. recent su rve y made b y th e U n i­ crops helps to keep the to p so il Robert H. Holm es, d is tric t The O re g o n -S ta n fo rd game ted States C ham ber o f C om m er- in place. In the M e d fo rd area fre ig h t and passenger agent, T he N o rth U m pqua h y d r o e l- 1 ce in re g a rd to e d u c a tio n a l costs. The A shland Y M C A A d u lt w i l l be broadcast at 8 p.m ., on alone, last ye a r such damage M edford, and L e ith F. A b b o tt, g ro u p in cra fts w i l l hold its last Dec 21, fo llo w e d b y th e M ed­ e c tric p ro je c t o f the C a lifo rn ia the g ro u p agreed th a t th e m ost am ounted to o n e -fo u rth m illio n re p re se n ta tive o f the a d v e rtis ­ sessions in its F a ll series on fo rd Coos B a y game. O regon P o w e r C om pany w i l l be stable in ve stm e n t o f a n a tio n d o lla rs, and the s itu a tio n is be­ ing o f Foote, Cone & B eld in g , is in the e d u ca tio n a l fie ld . A s a T h u rsd a y and F rid a y , D ecem ber . 7 ~ ~ „ com ing s te a d ily worse due to fo r m a lly dedicated in Roseburg, w ere v is ito rs in A shland e a rly 15 and 16 T h is C ra ft g ro u p un- Christm as Vespers To Be com parison in p re v io u s school w anton waste Dams have a th is week T h u rsd a y, D ecem ber 15, w hen systems and those o f th e pres­ place in the rive rs, but these l , d e r the d ire c tio n o f M rs. R. n Presented By SOC Choir e le c tric p o w e r fro m Toketee, the ent day, he p o in te d o u t th a t a- F iu e tt succeers J im O rm a n d y, F le tc h e r n o w has an e n ro llm e n t w ill not cure the food s itu a tio n ; M em bers o f the a cappella fir s t o f e ig h t new g e n eratin g [ bout the tu r n o f the c e n tu ry a m ore p la n tin g o f cover crops w ho re c e n tly re tire d fro m ser- o f w e ll over 50 men and w om en R epresentatives o f the execu­ v,cf ; ,» • and has g ro w n to a size to o v e r e h o ir a t S o u th e rn O regon col-1 p la n ts in the p ro je c t, w i l l be student c ould d ro p o u t o f school tiv e boards o f the A m e rica n and c o n to u r fa rm in g have to be A b b o tt is a fo rm e r re sident o f ta x the c ra ft fa c ilitie s o f the Y le §e Pla n a p ro g ra m "C h rist-1 channeled in to th e c o ira a n v ’s a t any tim e o r age b u t a t th e done firs t. Legion A u x ilia r y and A sh la n d present tim e he is re q u ire d to M r. C h u rch concluded by sum ­ A shland, h a vin g graduated fro m M .C .A . S h e llc ra ft and In te rn a l mas Vespers” at th e college au- tra n sm issio n n e tw o rk Post 14 attended he F o u rth D is­ C a rv in g in plastics are th e tw o d i to r i urn n e x t Sunday a fte rn o o n G o v e rn o r M c K a v re m a in in school u n til 18 ye a rs m a riz in g his ta lk in these w ords, ; the A shland hig h school. tr ic t C onference held at C en­ m ost p o p u la r a c tiv itie s in the D t;c 18- s ta rtin g a t 3:30 o’clock, D r p , , R g B o n n e v ille o f age o r u n til he has c o m p le te d tra l P o in t last Sunday. Dee. “ The e xtrem es o f both sum m er g ro u p and m any a ttra c tiv e a rtic - * has been announced b y Oscar P o w e r A d m in is tr a to r A lb e r t S h ig h school w ith a fe w sp ecial and w in te r in th is v a lle y are 11th. Those w ho w e n t fro m here les fo r C h ristm a s g ifts have been c B jo rlie , d ire c to r o f th e ch o ir. 1 ^ o w e r A d m in is tra to r, A lb e r t S. exceptions. m ild ." C um m ins, Copco p re sident, Rep­ in clu d e d E ve lyn K reism an, A u x ­ P a u l R. F in n e ll, c h a irm a n o f m ade b y m em bers o f the g ro u p F e a tu re d as soloists fo r the re se n ta tive H a rris E lls w o rth , the D is tric t 5 school bo a rd , b r i­ ilia r y president, Ken M ille r, d u rin g the past ten weeks. c h o ir are R osem ary Backus, and others w i l l address the e fly re v ie w e d th e p ro g ra m f o l­ Post C om m ander, S h irle y B ern- Kiwanian* See Picture C ra ft a c tiv itie s fo r the g ro u p N a ncy Y o u ngb lood and B a rbara guests assem bled fo r the cere­ low ed in c o n s tru c tin g th e n e w inghausen, K a th le e n S ilv e rs and By Standard Oil n o w s ta rt at 9:00 on T h u rs d a y G ertson. m o n y at the U m pqua H o te l in j b u ild in g s. He praised th e w o r k B ill M cC u llo u g h . The m o tio n p ic tu re . "The E n­ m -irn in g and run th ro u g h M o rn - I Roseburg. P a rt o f th e p ro g ra m o f the D onald M. D ra k e co m ­ The Vice-State C om m ander, chanted Isle ,” was the p rogram ing, a fte rn o o n and e vening ses Ashland Lady Bowlers | w i l l be broadcast o v e r e ight pany o f P o rtla n d represente d a t Fred D a yto n o f G ra n ts Pass fo r the A sh la n d K iw a n is c lu b Coach Ken S c h illin g has been nV’ mc 1°S‘ h ! ,at 1? :0° T hursday Beat Medford Team j ra d io stations in th e com pany’s the cerem ony by Dan M oen and spoke as d id the A rea C om m and­ a t its noon luncheon M onday. sending his squad o f A shland n if,h t. A d d itio n a l tools o th e r er, F red H e ilb re n n e r o f K la m ­ service area, a t w h ic h tim e the thanked S u p e rin te n d e n t L e la n d Mose P alm ateer, o f the M o t­ G rizzlie s th ro u g h s t if f w o rk o u ts , than those given by the A sh la n d A team o f A shland la d y b o w l- ath F alls, both em phasising the ion P ic tu re S ervice d iv is io n o f d e d ica tio n o f the p ro je c t and L in n fo r his u n tir in g e ffo rts in th is w eek p re p a ra to ry to th e ir I K iw a n is C lu b have been secured ers w on a ll th re e games fro m a m e m b e rsh ip d riv e . State A d ju t­ S tandard O il o f C a lifo rn ia , pre­ s w itc h in g o f the n e w p o w e r b rin g in g the p ro je c U1C t to co m p le t- clash w ith the Red D e vils o f j in o rd e r to p ro vid e adequate M e d fo rd team Sunday a fte r n o o n ________________________________ fr o m the Toketee p la n t in to the ion. a n t T om C o llin s o f P o rtla n d sented the film , one o f the m any T|U . n . ere r id ‘‘ -' lia v M n UAP ?n th