m Oregon New t Review Axhland, Oregon Thursday, January Southern Oregon News Review Ashland, Oregon 5, 1950 And the Band Plays On 38 East Main Street By Mr*. A. C. Lewla Phoenix G runge opened their reg u lar m eeting Dec. 27th w ith a covered dish supper and ob­ served the b irth d ay s for the past six months. Roy Boly and his assistants. Mrs Wm Poling, us M arshall, Mrs Vaughn Q uaekenbush, re ­ galia b ea re r and Mrs Elviir In man, em blem bearer, did a fine perform ance of installing the fol lowing officers: Dee H endrick son. m aster. Melvin L attie, o v e r­ seer, Faye Lewis, lec tu re r S te­ w ard, A1 Lewis; A ssistant stew aid. M. E N orton chaplain, Hat tie H endrickson; tre a su re r, Wm Entered ae second-class mail matter in the post office at Ash land, Ore^m . February 15, 1935, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879 MR and MRS J LOGAN WHITE J. Logan White The Phoenix News Publishers Managing Editor I0R Let’s Investigate Any Business Tax It is hoped that members of the Ashland City Council and Mayor Tom Williams will very’ thoroughly study and investigate any form of business tax invoked on already tax over-burdened Ashland merchants be­ fore they take final action on their proposed business license fee. As originally listed the proposed measure has many flaws and adjustments to be considered before it is finally placed in the form of an ordinance. Probably one thing that should be made known to the boys who will foot the bill, is a statement as to how the money raised will be used, if the measure carries can hardly imagine the life of foreigners in Moscow.” OD t s final f i n a l vntino* A t present n r p s p n t n no n H A Finita a statement to fa m a n f ~ . • . — on i its voting. At definite The point is, of course, that Russian consumer in­ has been made as to what use it will be put. dustry is unbelievably small for a country of its size, As it now reads the proposal would tax wholesale population, and natural resources. The masses of the grocers and fruit dealers one hundred bucks. That is Russian people live on a subsistence level that would for the firms who are creating a payroll of tax-payers be intolerable to us. in Ashland. Apparently it will be impossible to assess any sort of tax on the large number of wholesale spent C hristm as eve in Hilt at the hom e of Mr. and Mrs. Alex grocery and fruit salesmen who call every week in Rutledge. Ashland. Seems to be putting the local merchants be­ Mr and Mrs. Rob Cum m ins By Mrs. Fred Bloomingcamp hind the eight-ball. had as th eir dinner guests C hristm as Mr and Mrs. M. F. Another item to be considered is the proposal to Cum m ins and Mr and Mrs Le­ tax each merchant for every line of business he is at­ Eugene B receda Adan, who is land Evans and children of G re­ tempting to operate on a paying basis. For instance, if stationed in San Diego spent the enview . Mr. and Mrs. C arl C um ­ you run a furniture store and sell appliances you get holidays w ith his parents. Mr. m ins and fam ily. Miss D orothy L aw rence Breceda. C um m ins of San Francisco and an extra fee. It is usually assumed that furniture and/ and Bill Mrs. C hapm an of Lodi left for Mr. and Mrs. Loren Cum m ins appliances go hand-in-hand. Then there is the man who his hom e M onday a fte r spend­ and fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. C um ­ is running a small bicycle shop . . . he pays the same as ing C hristm as w ith his parents, m ins and th e ir son Loren spent Mr. and Mrs. H arry Chapm an C hristm as eve in Y reka w ith the man who runs the biggest garage in town. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd B urns en­ Mrs. C um m ins m other, Mrs Lo­ It is also noted that “grocers” pay a $24 fee. Joe tertain e d w ith a buffet supper la Bray. Doaks down at the little corner store pays the same fee at th e ir hom e C hristm as eve. Mr. and Mrs. M arshall Horn G uests w ere M r .and Mrs. A rden e n te rta in ed a t dinner C hristm as as the super market. B urns and d a g u h te r Joanne. A r­ Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Cone and Now we’ll admit, if there is to be a tax, the starting lene and B arb ara. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Con- point will have to be set, also that some businesses may L aw rence B receda, Mr. and Mrs. drey of Weed These ladies are L ester S pearin, Miss Ju an ice sisters of Mrs. Horn. be in a position to pay more than others. B urns. Eugene Breceda, and Do­ Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lew is w ere However, on the surface it appears that the prime nald and M arilyn Burns. dinner guests C hristm as of Mr interest at this time by some members of the council Mr. and Mrs. Floyd B urns and Mrs. Robert G rant. and fam ily w ere d in n er guests Mrs. Chet K ettlew ell e n te r­ is to, somehow, raise some money for the city coffers. of Mr. and Mrs. L aw rence Bre- tained the H ornbrook C ontract Any tax invoked would ----- » business ----- — TTwiuvt probably u not u i be ceda and son Eugene C hristm as B ridge club w ith a C hristm as put into effect until the start of the next fiscal year, i Dav p a rty W ednesday Dec 21st. The July 1. 1 M rs A rchie Elm ore spent hom e was beautifully decorated C hristm as in Y reka w ith her ith C hristm as greens A des­ If the council needs money, and we are quite sure m other Mrs. Alice T yrell and w sert luncheon was served and they do, how about placing it in the next year’s budget sister M rs Eva G andy of Los gifts w ere exchanged. In the game which followed high score and putting the need before the people and raise the Angeles. M r and Mrs. E lm er Niles was won by K ettlew ell, second entire amount needed to do business in a city of Ash­ w ere d in n er guests C hristm as of by Mrs. Lola B ray of Y reka who land’s calibre on the current cost basis. We believe the Mr and Mrs. F ra n k G raves in was a guest, and low by Mrs. people would favor it. if they were told the city’s needs. H iltMr. and Mrs. C arl Spearin and ,,Mai shall Horn O th er m em bers P o lin g ; s e c re ta ry . E d ith P oe. door keeper, Florence Drake; Ceres, Velma Johnson; Patnona, Louise* N orton; Flora. E thel C ar r; L. A S tew ard. M yrtle Perus; Executive board, M ervin Hixs on. Elvin Inm an and W arren Loffer. M usician, D orothy Lof fer. H E C Mrs. C. W Lewis W illiard Howes. O regon state deputy, was a visitor Mr. and Mrs. Shinier. Mr and Mrs F rank Payne and Mr and Mrs. A It F le m i n g w e r e o b lig .it ed in the 18 and 2nd degrees It was voted to organize a 1st and 2nd degree team ami Ixitli team s are to meet for prae tice on Tuesday. January 3rd a, 7:30 p.m. On Jan u ary I Olli the 3rd and 4th degrees will lie pre seated on candidates now await ing these degrees. S tale conference on January 7th nt C entral Point. G range hall beginning at I 45 p m to 5 p.m anil 7:30 to 10 p in All state officers will be pr< sent and the evening will be exhibitions of floor work by 3 different (.ranges On Jan u ary 17th the Council meeting will be held a t Roxy Ann G range II.E.C w ill m eet at the home of Mrs. Dec Hendrickson ut 155 E S tew art W ednesday Jan u ary 18 for a covered dish luncheon, co-hostesses will he Mis. Geo. D rake, and Mrs. Lillian Gilhani Next serving com m ittee for Jan. 10th will be Mr and Mrs C laude H utton. Mr and Mrs B ennett Austin, Mr and Mrs Daniel Fnxsw orlh, and Damon Floyd The New Years dunce spon­ sored by the C om m unity club and Youth C enter was a very enjoyable affair and anyone who did not attend missed a very good lime. The music was ex cel­ lent, including several vocal num bers well rendered, present ed by the Morgans of A shland Mr amt Mrs Boh Kuinert visit­ ed in Eugene over the week »•nil returning Monday evening Mr. und Mrs. M E. N orton visited at Coos Bay and Mon roe, Oregon, over last weekend. The adult dance in struction at the grange hall Monday J a n ­ uary 3rd was well uttend»,«l even though everyone bus been busy over the holidays Next Momluy night Jan u ary 9th Penny Fuut anne wdl be present again and it is hoped all interested will attend New ones keep Joining the group »‘very m eeting and therefore prove how enjoyuhle and interesting these m eetings are ELECTWCtTY ------- IJ h E F IR S T G L B C T R IC F IR F _ _ ALARM WAS DEVElOPeOANO Hornbrook U S E D IN B O S T O N M A S 5 IN IB 5 I The California J h e t e l e g r a p h w as in ve n ieo because of m a n s CONSTANT quest FOR SOME MEANS OF C O M ML JN 1C A T IO N T H E G R E E K S USED RUNNERS T O C A R R Y M E S S A G E S , T H t R O M A N S U S E D B E A C O N F IR E S . T H E A M E R I C A N I N D IA N C O M M U N I C A T E D B Y S M O K E S I G N A L S , A F R I C A N T R IB E S U S E D D R U M S , A N O A M E R IC A U S E D T H E "PONY E )tP R 6 S S "R lD E R . J U S T A FEW M O N TH S PRIOR T O THE D E V E L O P M E N T O F TH E T E L E G R A P H - Oregon Power Company WHAT DOES COPCO’S AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL CONSUMER PAY FOR A KILOWATT HOUR OF ELECTRICITY IN COMPAR­ ISON WITH THE AVERAGE CONSUMER IN THE NATION? COPCO - 1.6 cents Nation - 3.0 cents m c playing w ere Mrs J W. Hodge. Mrs. Jo e Bradley, Mrs E R G rieve, Mrs. Ed Schm idt and Housepeeking Headaches In A Police State Mrs. L. E. Jeter. M rs A nna Fox of H ornbrook The Saturday Evening Post recently published a passed aw ay at the hom e of h er series of revealing articles by Lieutenant General Wal­ son W arren in H ilt W ednesday m orning Dec. 28th .o f a h eart a t­ ter Bedell Smith dealing with his experiences when he tack. She had been in ill health was U. S. Ambassador to Russia. One of them concerns for some tim e. She was born in L ittle Shasta May 20, 1869, the j “Housekeeping Headaches in a Police State,” and it daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C h a r­ provides an authoritative and amusing commentary on les H aight, early day settlers of living conditions in that nation. th at district. She a tte n d ed school When General Smith first arrived, the Soviet gov­ in the valley She was m arried to C harles P. Fox who passed a- ernment was running a food store for diplomats only, way in 1911. S u rv iv o rs a re h er which offered a fairly adequate supply of rationed sons W arren of H ilt and John goods at reasonable prices. Subsequently, rationing F. Fox of San Fancisco, th ree brothers Ira H aight of L ittle was abandoned and this store was closed, so the em­ Shasta, H enry H aight of Eugene, bassy had to buy either from the government-operated s m u T s S Jasm^/of Gerber Oregon, and H arrison H aight of commercial stores, or in the open market where peas- and Mrs. G eorge Sonza. Mr Richmond, two sisters Mrs. F an ­ nie B ates of F resno and Miss ants were allowed to sell for whatever they could get and « i f B erna H aight of A shland and any excess products they had after meeting their state le r and fam ily, W illis James and fo u r grandchildren quota. Mrs. B elle Linley. F uneral rites w ere conducted at th e church in L ittle Shasta The state stores were the cheapest. Even so, the and M r? H erm an t n C S atu rd ay by Rev. K enneth Lin prices charged were shocking by American standards, mas-were Mr and Mrs Jo e Man- ten of Y reka. In te rm e n t was i Here are a few from a long list cited by General Smith, k.c r and daughters, Jeanine, and the L ittle Shasta cem etery children of Rum sey spent C hrist m as a t the hom e of the form ers m other Mrs. M aude Spearin. O th e r guests w ere Mr. and Mrs. L aw rence F ra se r of M ontague, Mr. and Mrs. L ester Spearin of G reenview and Jim m ie Spearin Mr. and Mrs. F red Jones in vited a group of friends and re­ latives to a C hristm as p a rty at th e ir hom e C hristm as Eve. A enjoyable evening was spent and gifts exchanged. The sam e guests w ere p rese n t for d inner C hristm as day. Those present w ere Mr. and Mrs. A rt Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Speed Jones and children of Y reka, Mr. and Mrs. M arian Lowe and daughter, J u l­ ie A nn, a n d Bill Low e of Dun- on the basis of the price per kilo, which equals 2.2 J om Cob pounds: Butter, $8.50 and up; poultry, as much as $ 6 .2 5 ; Irvine of Y reka. d B H nam, over $8.00; apples $2.25; prunes $4.12, macaroni, and Mrs. Gus D eM artino $1.87. On top of such prices, many items which are com- h S ^ o f ^ h T i X J T i i at Jhe monplace in the American diet were in very short sup- Bradley. They a rriv ed recently ply* 1 from O akland and expect to Your voice can reach som e 86 countries as easily as a nearby town. The low rates may surprise you. “Calling Tokyo ■■•4250” How overseas service puts the world by your telephone furniture UPHOLSTERING General Smith found that the embassy could save ,achaUriiihsm.»rSid<’n^ ^ ert' AUTO TRIM money by operating a commissary which bought goods Mrs. Helen W an d u 'an d h e r^ h ii- from America, even though transportation and insur- drcn Raym ond and S hirley drove Pickup & Delivery ance charges were very high and there was much loss wher^ihX“L rJ hiistmas Da-V through pilferage. However, the Russians soon cracked of Mr. and M rs FfoyS^Spearii" Phone 3217 down on this scheme, and forced the Americans to buv Mr and Mrs J w Hodge food locally. i spent th e holidays w ith th eir --- ---------- -------- In the matter of other commodities, General Smith Dixon.'™f Hodee and fam >ly in quotes from a guide made up for future appointees to Mr and Mrs Fred Biooming- the Moscow post. It reads: “Two general ideas should S c i r i s Z s ^ M 811 as For Rent govern what is brought to the Soviet Union. (1) NOTH- -Mrs. Mick Cavin and diughwr ING is obtainable there, and 12) it is cold, both indoors £an