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Council Okehs Timber Sale; Condemns Third Street Fire Station Site
Council Act* To End
Long DiMcuNNion When
KccordM Show Deal Was
Accepted By *IH Council
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th u t a t tu n e s w a te r fr o m was set up it p ro b a b ly he ld re ­ C om m ittee Reports On
s m a ll s tre a m s in th e area ference to th a t area w ith in the P resent Water Rates
used fo r c ity w a te r s u p p ly , p a rk, w h ich wus then used as u
A re p o rt o f the co m m itte e on
th a t tin la n d s h o u ld be sold I c ity w a te r su p p ly He said that,
sewer jo b in the c ity . Cost o f the
p ro je c t w ill be a p p ro x im a te ly
$8000.
the b u ild in g fo r the am ount o r­ M agnolia Lumbar
ig in a lly paid fo r it.
Causaway To Ba Langthanad
Truck Route Aired
S treet s u p e rin te n d e n t D ay p re ­
B y C ouncil, C itisens
o n ly by a vote o f the people.
! as u ta xp a ye r, he fe lt i t good w a te r rates showed th a t a big Third Street Site For
sented
to the c o u n c il plans fo r
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Fire Station Cancelled
Homes c o u n te rc h a rg e d th a t | business fo r the c ity to se ll a
The c ity co u n c il m et w ith con­ le n g h th e n in g the causeway on
Sale o f tim b e r in A s iiliiix l can th e p re se n t c o u n c il has tu k e n piece o f land fo r $32,000 th a t tw een co m m e rcia l users and
M a y o r T om W illia m s cast ♦he siderable oppositio n a t th e ir
fa rm and o rch a rd users w ith
East M ain a t the M a gnolia m ill
yon wan a p p a re n tly cleared up a c tio n on th e m a te e r a nd la t e r had been a cquired fo r $5,000
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Tuesday Tuesday n ig h t’s m eeting on a
Tuesday n ig h t when It wan point re c in d e d th e a c tio n a nd le f t it
pond
and re b u ild in g the street a t
B rig g s said th a t the city. Is n o t co m m e rcia l rates ru n n in g fa r a-
proposed tru c k ro u te fro m H ig h ­
cd o u t to c o u n c il m em bers that re m a in as u n fin is h e d business. equipped w ith finances to prop- bove those o f fa rm e rs Plans are ‘ n ig h t’s c o u n c il m eeting to h o ld
th is p o in t. Cost o f the p ro je c t
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ay
99
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to
B,
the sole o b lig a tio n of the pres­ H e a lso asked w h y M a y o r W il­ I e rly care fo r the land, and th a t u n d e r w ay to com plete in s ta l­ up any plans o f re m o d e lin g the
a p p ro x im a te
$1800,
of
along B to M o u n ta in avenue, w ill
ent c o u n c il is to cle a r title on lia m s and o th e rs had n o t a v a il under g o ve rn m e n t o w n e rs h ip it la tio n o f m eters at w h ich tim e T h ird stre e t b u ild in g fo r a fir e
w h ich M a g n o lia L u m b e r com­
thence
along
M
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ta
in
avenue
the proposed tim b e r land since ed th e m s e lv e s o f in fo r m a tio n w ill be “ a v a ila b le fo r parks, a ll w a te r users w ill pay on a station a fte r co u n cilm e n had
back to H ig h w a y 99 The route pany has tendered the c ity a
sale o f the laud in question was fr o m lo c a l F o re s te r T h o m a s on j roads, o r a n y th in g else you m etered ra te and ad ju stm e n ts in deadlocked the vote on the ques-
check in the a m o u n t o f $1468 to
was proposed by street s u p e rin ­
I tion.
, rates are planned.
accepted and fo rm e rly c o n firm th e m a tte r
help d e fra y the expense.
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W illia m s said he w o u ld vote te n d e n t D ay a fte r a survey in an
ed by ununim ous c o u n c il action
C o n stru ctio n a t the site call«
Homes charged th a t re c e n tly
W hen the question came up B iogel Reports Progress
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a back f i l l and a re ta in in g
a delegation had gone to th< fo r a vote to go ahead w ith the On B illin g System
not sa tisfie d th a t the lo ca tio n M a in street to the in d u s tria l w a ll, w ith a pedestrian w a lk a-
C on sid e ra b le discussion has fo re s te r’s o ffic e in M e d fo rd to sale and to proceed w ith cle a r­
area.
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U tilitie s su p e rin te n d e n t E lm ­ I selected and the b u ild in g p u r ­
long the n o rth side o f M ain
been had in th e present co u n cil tr y to stop (Tie sale, w h ic h ac­ in g tit le as soon as possible the e r B ie g e l to ld the co u n cil th a t
chased fo r the purpose o f a new w ith an a d d itio n a l 101 signers street. The c o u n c il a u th o riz e d
tu
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was
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hands
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f
M a y o r asked fo r a r o ll c a ll vote.
us to the le g a lity o f the sale due
was
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to
the
p
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in v e s tig a tio n was going ahead fire house is e ith e r the best lo ­
to a question o f the area being th is c o u n c il since the sale had V o tin g fo r the sale w ere Stans­ on e sta b lish in g a m o n th ly b il­ cation o r the best ty p e o f b u ild - j posed route. A lso o b je c tin g w ere D ay to proceed w ith th e const­
ru c tio n .
been
accepted
by
c
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action
b u ry, Hornes, N ie ll and K roeg- lin g system fo r e le c tric b ills and
in the c ity w atershed
ing th a t w o u ld le n d its e lf to con- A ce W e n k e r and K en M ille r.
A co m m itte e o f co uncilm eu i>i N ov 12, 1948, and th a t the er. B a ile y and Sheldon voted th a t plans w ere being made to
U n d e r present census fig u re s Chamber Asks Aid In
i version in to a firehouse . . . th e re i
Sheldon, Hom es and B a ile y have o n ly d u ty o f th is c o u n c il was to "n o .”
in
s
ta
ll
a
canceling
m
achine
in
the
c ity is a llo w e d a p p ro x im a t Federal B uilding Bid
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considerable
body
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n
re c e n tly in ve stig a te d the a n a fu rn is h clear title Hi- suid the Gardas Dam age Claim
the c ity o ffices w h ich could be now opposed to c o n tin u in g on e ly $15,000 to co n stru c t such a
I
u'mei
co
u
n
cil
had
checked
li­
The C ham ber o f C em m erce
and have fo u n d th a t on c ertain
Tossed Out
used on a ll c ity
s ta tio n e ry and I have r e lu c ta n tly conclud- J route, w h ic h w o u ld be b u ilt at
ocussions w a te r fro m tw o sm all v e ry d e ta il o f the sale b u t c le a r­
The c ity co u n c il voted to should the system go in to e ffe ct ed there m ay be some basis fo r no cost to p ro p e rty owners. The are ta k in g steps to o b ta in a n e w
fe d e ra l b u ild in g fo r A s h la n d
stream s in the area are used in ing o f title .
w ith d ra w an o ffe r o f se ttle m e n t ! The ca n ce lin g m achine w o u ld such conclusions.”
o ffe r m a y be w ith d ra w n when and asked the aid o f th e C o u n c il
Abe N eslin suggested to the in the Gerdes sew er dam age
e x tre m e ly cold w e a th e r
gain a s lig h t saving to the c ity
As the m a tte r now stands the 1950 census fig u re s are released w ho passed a re s o lu tio n to con­
T he land was u cquired b y the co u n cil th a t th e y ob ta in the ser­ c la im when c ity a tto rn e y S k e rry on postage.
C o u n cil w ill a p p a re n tly in v e s ti­ since th e m oney is a v a ila b le to ta ct R epresentatives, and Sena­
c ity since 11)1» fo r a to ta l sum vices o f a good a u th o rity to as­ read a c la im a skin g fo r in s ta lla t­
He said th a t it w o u ld ta ke ap­ gate a new site fo r a new b u ild ­ citie s w ith a p o p u la tio n o f less
to rs to a llocate fu n d s f o r its con-
o f a p p ro x im a te ly $5,000. Sale c e rta in if the area was a c tu a lly ion o f a p p ro x im a te ly 300 feet o f p ro x im a te ly tw o m onths to p u t
ing and place the question be­ than 5,000 u n d e r last census fig ­ ! s tru c tio n because o f increase in
p ric e o f the land to the fe d e ra l in the c ity w atershed
sew er at a cost o f a p p ro x im a te ly the system in to e ffe ct and th a t fo re the voters as to w h e th e r I ures.
p o p u la tio n here.
g o ve rn m e n t is $32,000
Briggs Urges S ale
$350. C o uncilm an Homes cast the expense w o u ld be a b out $750 bonds should be issued fo r con­
L a te r in the m eeting a com ­
C o u n c ilm a n Homes, in h is re
F o rm e r C ity A tto rn e y W in. the o n ly dissenting b a llo t.
w h ic h c o u ld be taken care o f s tru c tin g a new m odern fir e sta­ prom ise ro u te was suggested by B ellview D istrict T alked
p o rt on the com m itte e 's in v e s ti­ B rig g s ca lled a tte n tio n th a t the
C o u n cilm a n N ie ll m oved th a t th ro u g h the u t ilit y fu n d .
tio n th a t w ill serve the c it y ’s , C h ie f o f P olice V e rn S m ith
U tilitie s s u p e rin te n d e n t B ieg-
g a tio n said th a t they had no re ­ m ain question a p p a re n ty is “ the the c o u n c il’s fo rm e r o ffe r o f
T he m a tte r w ill again be ta k ­ needs fo r m any years to come. 1 w h ic h w o u ld ta ke th e ro u te o ff i el was in s tru c te d to c ontact o f­
con,i. endations to m ake to M a y ­ d e fin itio n o f a w atershed ” He b u ild in g 170 fe e t o f a sew er en up a t the Jan. 3 m eeting.
The vo te came a fte r le n g th y H ig h w a y 99 d ow n O ak street to fic ia ls o f the C a lifo rn ia O regon
o r W illia m s .
said th a t at present the fe d e ra l d itc h be w ith d ra w n w hen i t was
B ie g e l a u th o rize d b y the cou­ discussion as to w h e th e r to p ro ­ H ersey street and fro m 99 along Pow er com pany and s ta rt nego­
Hom es G ives Report
g o ve rn m e n t ow ns n e a rly a ll land b ro u g h t o u t th a t should the c ity n c il to proceed w ith plans fo r
ceed w ith p re vio u s plans o f re ­ East M a in to the c o u n ty lin e . tia tio n s fo r o b ta in in g p o w e r
C o u n cilm a n Sheldon charged in the area except a sm a ll piece c o n s tru c t the d itc h i t s till w o u ld in s ta llin g a sew er lin e & p um p­ m odeling.
The co u n c il votes to s u b m it lines now s e rv in g the B e llv ie w
th a t Homes had not “ to ld a ll” in in the c ity re s e rv o ir and th a t at n o t be c o m p le te ly cle a r o f fu t ­ in g p la n t along O 'k street w h ich
The c ity at th is tim e has a th is ro u te to the state fo r ap­ d is tric t w h ic h has become p a rt
his re p o rt and b ro u g h t o u t the the tim e the present c ity c h a rte r ure damage charges.
w o u ld com plete the last m a jo r possible o p p o rtu n ity o f s e llin g p ro va l.
o f the c ity o f A shland.
NEWS REVIEW
‘A sh lan d — H om e of th e O regon S h a k e sp e a re a n F e stiv a l”
Voi. 16. No. 41
ASH LA ND. JACK SO N COPMTY, OREGON. TH URSDAY. DECEM BER 22. 1949
Chief Baughman
Ralph LeRoy Rost Eire
R esigns Post Here
F ire C h ie f C lin t B aughm an
Killed In Auto
' tendered his re sig n a tio n to M ay-
, o r T om W illia m s and m em bers
o f the C ity C o u n c il at th e ir Tues­
Crash Sunday
day n ig h t m eeting. Baughm an,
F u n e ra l services w ere held w ho has gone in to business in
O ak Ridge, said his re sig n a tio n
W ednesday a fte rn o o n fr m the w o u ld become e ffe c tiv e Jan. 3.
L it w ille r
fu n e ra l
hom e
fo r
C ouncilm en, in accepting the
R alph LeR oy Rost, 25, w ho died re signation voted to e xtend to
e a rly Sunday m o rn in g fro m in ­ Baughm an th a n ks and a g ift in
ju rie s received in a head-on c o l­ a p p re cia tio n o f th e m any years
lis io n near the ju n c tio n o f the he has e ffe c ie n tly served A s h ­
o ld P a c ific h ig h w a y and H ig h ­ land as head o f its fir e d e p a rt­
w ay 99 Rost is re p o rte d to have ! m ent.
died in s ta n tly
A successor to B aughm an w ill
Rost was r id in g w ith V e rn o n be nam ed a t the Jan. 3 m eeting
R. S o u th w o rth , A shland, w hen ; o f the council.
the S o u th w o rth
car c o llid e d
w ith a la te m odel sedan d riv e n
by W itt H. C o llin s , also o f A s h ­
land
S o u th w o rth is reported to be
re c o v e rin g fro m m u ltip le f r a c t - !
ures and severe shock. C o llin s i
s u ffe re d a lacerated leg and
o th e r cuts. C o llin s was d r iv in g
alone.
The n u m b e r on the School
C o llin s , w ho was tra v e lin g D is tric t 5 census is a lm s t e x a c tly
n o rth , a p p a re n tly sta rte d to tu rn the same as it was a ye a r ago,
in to the old h ig h w a y c u t-o ff a ccording to fig u re s released t o - 1
when he m et head-on w ith the day by the o ffic e o f L e la n d P ,
S o u th w o rth car, w h ic h was tr a v ­ L in n , s u p e rin te n d e n t o f schools.
e lin g south to w a rd A shland. The I he count th is y e a r shows a to ­
a ccident o ccu rre d about 3 a m. ta l o f 2308 o f w h ic h 1148 are
In te rm e n t was in M o u n ta in boys and 1160 are g irls . Last
y e a r it was 1153 boys and 1151
V ie w cem etery.
Rost was b o rn on M arch 10, g irls fo r a to ta l o f 2304.
The 6 ye a r olds w ith 190 m ake
1924 in Palo A lto Co., Iow a,
and had been a resident o f A sh ­ up the largest age g ro u p and the
land fo r 9 years. He was em ­ 164 nin e ye a r olds stood second
plo ye d by the B ear C reek O rc h ­ in num ber. These fig u re s are
A g ro u p o f m issionaries o f the
consistent w ith the school e n ro l­
ards.
lm e n t as the fir s t grade w ith 196 L D S ch u rc h and the L D S c h o ir
A t the tim e o f his passing he
and the fo u rth w ith 161 are the . have announced plans fo r com ­
was the A d ju ta n t o f Post 3423.
tw o classes w ith the heaviest en- m u n ity s in g in g on F rid a y a fte r-
V .F .W . o f A shland. He enlisted
j noon, Dec. 23, at 2:30 o’clock,
ro llm e n ts in the d is tric t.
in the U. S. N a v y on M arch 7,
I on th e Plaza.
1949-50 Census
1943 in M e d fo rd , and was dis­ Age
4
5
6
S pecial num bers w i l l be lead
7
8
charged A u g u st 2, 1946 at B re m ­ Boys
80 77 98 81 80
by the m issionaries, w ith songs
erton, Wash., w ith the ra tin g o f G irls
82 79 92 77 74
i fo r c h ild re n and o th e r w e ll
M .M M /C . He received his tr a in ­ T o ta l 162 156 190
kn o w n songs, i t was stated.
158 154
in g at C am p F a rra g u t, Idaho,
”O"
The p u b lic has been in v ite d to
and served in the N o rm a n d y In ­ Age
10 11
12 13 14 e ith e r ta ke p a rt in th e sin g in g
vasion in Europe. F ro m th e re he Boys
65 75 71 75 61 o r to come o u t and listen. A
w e n t to the S outh P a c ific , a nd G irls
74 83 75 64 59 C h ristm a s s to ry w i l l be to ld as
was in the v a rio u s c o n flic ts in T o ta l
139 158 146 139
a special fe a tu re o f the a fte r­
the A s ia tic P a c ific , A m e ric a n
noon’s fe s tiv itie s .
A rea, and European, A fric a n Age
15 16 17 18
and M e d ite rra n e a n areas. He Boys
78 63 64. 64
was a w arded the Good C onduct G irls
54 63 66 62
and th e V ic to ry medals.
T o ta l
132 126 130 126
He is s u rv iv e d b y his parents,
T o ta l Boys 1
M r. and M rs. C o rn e liu s Rost,
T o ta l G irls
1
and b ro th e rs C a r v il and R obert
T o ta l Census 2308
o f A sh la n d ; a b ro th e r E lw o o d o f
Ed B a rn e tt was in s ta lle d as
Coos Bay, and his g ra ndpa rents
p resident o f the A s h la n d K iw a -
M r. and M rs. W illia m G a rrc n o f
nis c lu b at the re g u la r M onday
A shland.
luncheon o f the clu b . B e rt M il­
ler, im m e d ia te past p re sid e n t o f
MERCURY LIGHTS TO BE
the club, opened the m eeting and
INSTALLED THIS WEEK
Jack Eaton, o w n e r o f the A s h ­ then presented B a rn e tt w ith the
U tilitie s s u p e rin te n d e n t E lm e r land R ecreation C enter, said gavel fo r the com ing year.
B ie g e l said a t Tuesday n ig h t’s th is w eek th a t the a lle y s w o u ld
Rev. George M. S hum an, o f
c o u n c il th a t tw o m e rc u ry lig h ts close w ith the end o f N a tio n a l the A sh la n d P r e s b y t e r i a n
w o u ld be in s ta lle d the la tte r league p la y T h u rsd a y n ig h t and church, and D r. S ta n to n O berg
p a rt o f th is w e e k on the Plaza. re m a in closed u n til M onday, w ere in itia te d as new’ m em bers
In s ta lla tio n o f th e tw o lig h ts is Dec. 26.
o f the club.
being m ade in a s u rv e y o f the
Eaton said the fe w days rest
Guests o f the c lu b in cluded
c o u n c il to d e te rm in e i f the new on the lanes w o u ld enable h im Jo h n r.y Larson, o f P etelum a,
ty p e lig h tin g system w i l l be p u t to re co n d itio n the a lle ys fo r a f­ Cal., F ra n k Rowe, M e d fo rd , and
in to use along M a in street here. ter-C hristm as play.
1 C. K. P e rn e ll
Barnett Installed
Kiwanian Prexy
Bowling Alleys
To Have Holiday
D r. E d w a rd B ro w n was the going fro m the S tate o f W ash­
guest speaker a t the Tuesday I
in g to n across to N ew Y o rk a nd
luncheo n o f the C ham ber o f ' the N e w E n g land states. T h e
C om m erce. D r. B ro w n spoke o f k n o w n sto rm areas are, fir s t,
the C lim a tic C o n d itio n s o f the W ashington, second, the C hicago
' V a lle y in re la tio n to P u b lic area, and th ird , N e w Y o rk and
H e a lth . D r. B ro w n is a w o rld the N ew E n g la n d states.
a u th o rity in his fie ld o f c lim a te
B a ro m e tric pressure best shows
and h ealth.
io n iz a tio n o f the a ir and its re ­
A s u m m a rj’ o f D r. B ro w n ’s la tio n to disease. D u rin g an a u r­
S3 per year
S in gle Copy 10c
re p o rt is as fo llo w s : A sh la n d is ora, there is a s tim u la tin g e ffe c t
the m ost fa v o re d o f O regon’s on c e rta in in d iv id u a ls . O n o th e rs
citie s as a place to liv e because there is the opposite e ffe ct. T h is
o f its clim a te . C lim a te is th e io n iz a tio n e ffe cts th e germ s o f
to ta l o f th e w e a th e r o f a ll seas­ the body. Severe storm s, f o r in ­
ons. C e rta in types o f c lim a te stance, som etim es re s u lt in th e
m a y have a s tim u la tin g e ffe c t on m a lfo rm a tio n o f a n im a ls and h u ­
some people w h ile depressing to mans b o rn d u rin g the tim e o f
others. The c lim a te depends on th e storm , due to th e e ffe cts o f
the b a ro m e tric pressure, h u m i­ io n iz a tio n . T h is io n iz a tio n des­
F o rm a l d e d ica tio n o f the To- d ity , io n iz a tio n o f a ir and te m ­
tro y s the em bryos.
ketee p o w e r p la n t on the N o rth perature.
E xtrem es o f te m p e ra tu re a re
U m pqua riv e r , fir s t p la n t o f a
B a ro m e tric is the c h ie f fa c to r v e ry undesirable, e sp e cia lly to
fiv e year, $50.000,000 b u ild in g
a ffe c tin g h e a lth in a lo c a lity . persons w h o are i l l . H u m id ity
p ro g ra m o f the C a lifo rn ia O re­ W hen the b a ro m e tric pressure
a m p lifie s the a ffe cts o f h ig h and
gon P o w e r C om pany, was he ld
drops suddenly, m a n y effects lo w tem peratures. E xtre m e s o f
in R oseburg last T h u rsd a y even­
ta ke place. T h is means th a t the te m p e ra tu re m ay be to le ra te d in
ing.
a ir pressure drops su d d e n ly w ith th is area because o f the lo w h u ­
D e d ica tio n cerem onies w ere the d ro p o f the b a ro m e te r.-F iv e m id ity .
hea d lin e d b y G o v e rn o r D ouglas th in g s o ccu r w hen th is happens.
F actors m a k in g up A s h la n d ’s
M cK a y, R epresenta tive H a rris F irs t, th e re is lo w e r oxygen ten­
fa v o ra b le c lim a te are these:
E lls w o rth , B o n n e v ille A d m in is ­ sion. The o th e r fo u r fa cto rs deal
th e re are no extrem es o f te m ­
tra to r P a u l J. R aver. A lb e r t S. w ith increases. The lo w e r o x y g ­
C um m ins, p re sid e n t o f the co­ en tension is a decrease. Second, p e ra tu re , no extrem es o f h u m i­
d ity and no extrem es o f storm s.
m pany, m ade the d e d ica tio n ad­ th e re is an increase o f te m p e ra t­
T he end o f storm s are u s u a lly
dress and G o v e rn o r M c K a y ure; th ir d , an increase in h u m i­
the o n ly ones h ittin g A s h la n d ,
made th e fo rm a l acceptance o f d ity ; fo u rth , an increase o f w in d
and these do not a ffe c t people
the new p la n t in b e h a lf o f the v e lo c ity and last a decrease in
as does the eye, o r m a in p a rt
people o f Oregon.
th e io n iz a tio n o f th e a ir. Io n iz a t­ o f the storm . A n o th e r fa c to r
The Toketee p la n t its e lf w ill io n deals w ith the e le c tric a l i fa v o rin g A sh la n d is the la c k o f
add 42,500 k ilo w a tts to th e COP- charges in th e a ir, w h ic h is a f­ w inds.
Co system ’s capacity. The e ig h t fe cte d b y storm s.
M a n y people se ttle here be­
p la n ts w h ic h com prise the N o rth
S torm s are v e ry im p o rta n t in cause o f the a ltitu d e , w h ic h is
U m pqua p ro je c t w i l l add a to ta l th e ir a b ility to do harm . S to rm considered a good one. T h is a lt i­
o f 145,000 k ilo w a tts b y c o m p le t­ tra c ts fo r th e past f i f t y years tude p e rm its the d ra in a g e o f th e
io n o f c o n s tru c tio n in 1953. T h is have fo llo w e d th e same p a tte rn , usual focus o f in fe c tio n s , such as
w i l l m ore th a n d o uble th e p re ­
the no strils. Those s u ffe rin g
w a r ca p a city o f the system.
fro m rheum atism , a r th r itis , c o li­
In
h is
d e d ica tio n
address
tis and b ro n c h itis o fte n fin d re ­
C um m ins lin k e d th e increased
lie f here. These focus p o in ts do
dem and f o r p o w e r to the in c re ­
n o t d ra in in dam p clim ates.
ases in both in d u s try and popu­
There is a zone o f c o m fo rt
la tio n in th e area, and p re d ic te d
w h ic h a llo w s th e clearest th in k ­
th a t b y 1953 th e increase in p o w ­
F u n e ra l services w i l l be he ld in g and the m ost a c tiv ity . T h is
e r ca p a city w i l l have been sub­ T h u rs d a y a fte rn o o n at P e rl fu n ­ zone consists r e a lly o f tw o zones,
s ta n tia lly absorbed b y the g re a t­ e ra l hom e in M e d fo rd fo r G lenn the firs t, w h ic h is th e best f o r
e r dem and.
V e rn o n S m ith , w ho d ie d fro m in ­ m a x im u m c o m fo rt is n o t b e lo w
G o v e rn o r M c K a y p o in te d to ju rie s rece ive d in an auto acci­ fo r ty degrees. The second zone,
th e co m p a n y’s co n s tru c tio n pro­ d e n t ju s t outside th e c ity lim its fo r m a x v .iu m e ffic ie n c y , is n o t
g ram as an in d ic a tio n o f h o w th e o f M e d fo rd M on d a y e vening a- above 75 degrees.
southern Oregon area is g ro w ­ b o u t 8:30. In te rm e n t w i l l be in
F ro m the above reasons i t is
ing, and made a stro n g plea fo r S is k iy o u M e m o ria l P a rk .
re a d ily seen w h y A s h la n d is the
the in te re st o f a ll citize n s o f the
S m ith , w ho live s in M e d fo rd , most favored c lim a te in th e state
state in a ch ie vin g a balanced was a p p a re n tly on h is w ay home o f Oregon.
g ro w th , w ith w ise use o f n a tu ra l fro m h is A s h la n d tir e shop when
resources. The G o v e rn o r paid the a ccident occured.
trib u te to the com pany’s re co rd
A c c o rd in g to p o lice reports,
o f p u b lic service in the area and S m ith was a tte m p tin g to pass an­
th e ir fa ith in the fu tu re g ro w th o th e r ca r w hen he m et head-on
o f the region as re fle cte d by the w ith a ca r d riv e n b y W illia m
b u ild in g program .
R id g le y, o f G ra n ts Pass
D r R aver em phasized the con­
R id in g w ith R id g le y were his
se rva tio n o f o th e r fo rm s o f fu e l w ife and fo u r c h ild re n , a ll o f
and e n rg y made possible b y the w h o m w ere in ju re d and taken
E llio tt M cC racken was in s ta l­
continue d d e ve lo p m e n t o f h y ­ to a M e d fo rd h o s p ita l fo r tre a t­ led as W o rs h ip fu l M a s te r o f A sh­
d ro e le c tric energy in the N o rth ­ m ent. S m ith was d riv in g alone. la n d lodge No. 23,. A F & A M a t
west, and the re su lts to be ob­
S m ith was b o rn a t L a m a r, a special c o m m u n ic a tio n o f the
ta in e d b y c o o rd in a tin g o f p o w e r Colo., on A p r il 7, 1917 and at­ fr a te r n ity F rid a y n ig h t.
projects.
tended M e d fo rd and C e n tra l
O th e r o ffic e rs in s ta lle d in c lu d ­
The C a lifo rn ia O regon P o w e r P o in t schools.
ed R alph S ikes se n io r w arden,
C om pany serves a p p ro x im a te ly
S u rv iv in g are his parents M r. John von K u h lm a n ju n io r w a rd ­
75,000 custom ers in S o u th e rn and M rs. N e w to n L . S m ith o f en, George W. D u n n tre a s u re r,
Oregon and n o rth e rn C a lifo rn ia , M e dford, b ro th e rs N e w to n L. J. H. H a rd y s e cre ta ry, C lyde
w ith headq uarters at M e d fo rd
J r. o f R edding, C a lif., D onald C aton s e n io r deacon, L y n d e l
R. o f the U.S. A r m y and a sis­ N e w b ry ju n io r deacon, R obert
BUSH N ELL JOINS MEDFORD te r M rs. H a r r y S n id e r o f Red­ A rm s tro n g s enior ste w a rd , Dale
DESIGNING FIRM
ding, C a lif.
W illia m s ju n io r ste w a rd , O. C.
W . C. B u sh n e ll, fo rm e r ow n e r
M arsh c h aplain , M. J. L o ve ty l-
o f B u s h n e ll’s stu d io here, has
M iss M a r ily n Johnson, past­ er, and John P. D a u g h e rty m a r­
re c e n tly become associated w ith o r ’s assistant, at the A ssem bly shall.
James M c K a ig , M e d fo rd a rc h it­ o f God church, w ill leave M ed­
Past M aster D a u g h e rty acted
e c tu ra l designer.
fo rd S a tu rd a y a m. by plane fo r as in s ta llin g o ffic e r assisted by
B u sh n e ll was a graduate in Seattle, Wash., w here she w ill Past M aster M. P. D unn as m a r­
a rc h ite c tu ra l designing before spend the C hristm as h o lid a ys shall.
e n te rin g the p h o to g ra p h y busi­ ! w ith her m other, M rs. M a lc o lm
The m eeting was preceeded by
ness a n u m b e r o f years ago.
Johnson, and o th e r relatives.
a stag covered-dish d in n e r.
CopCo Dedicates
North Umpqua
Power Plant
School Census
Gains Little
Over Year Ago
LDS Missionaries,
Choir To Present
Singing On Plaza
Chamber Told Climatic Resources Of
V alley In Relation To Public Health
. Commandery B reakfast
9 a.m. Christm as Day
M alta Com m andary No. 4.
K nights Tem plar, w ill hold
their annual Christm as b reak ­
fast in the M asonic T em ple
here on Christm as m orning at
9 o'clock, it was announced
this w eek.
K nights, their fam ilies and
house guests are invited to at­
tend.
Free Movies
On Tap Saturday
A shland m erchants have co­
operated to b rin g to the people
o f th is area a fre e p ic tu re shew
a t the V a rs ity th e a tre s ta rtin g
S a tu rd a y a fte rn o o n at 1 o’clock.
T he shows w ill ru n c o n tin o u sly
th ro u g h o u t th e a fte rn o o n and
evening, i t was stated b y J e rry
C o ve il, m anager o f the A sh la n d
theatres.
I t ’s a ll fre e to everyone. A sh­
la n d m erchants are p a y in g the
b ill, and fo lk s o f a ll ages are
in v ite d to a tte n d a t th e ir ow n
convenience d u rin g the a fte r ­
noon and evening o f S a turday,
Dec. 24.
RETURNS TO STATES
D onald
M u llin s ,
m achinest
m ate chief, son o f M rs. Jessie
A . M u llin s o f 461 A lk io n St.,
A sh la n d Oregon has ju s t r e tu r n ­
ed to San D iego a fte r a nine
m o n th cruise in the W estern Pa­
c ific
M u llin s is now on leave and
is expected to spend the h o li­
days w ith home fo lks.
Glenn V. Smith
Dies In Crash
Elliott McCracken
Installed Master
Ashland Lodge.