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.”
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A Finita a statement
to fa m a n f
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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"
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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
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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
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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<?t of Hilt M r and Mrs Don
and out, a good deal of the year.” This same report aid Mr«" Dkk
a?d Mr .... Hilco Floor Sander ..
lists dozens of articles wh;ch are unobtainable in Mos- tra l Point Mrs. l j RohnV
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cow, including radios and other electrical equipment; and son' Louis- of Eagle Point
fountain pens, lighter fluid, mothballs, shoeshine kits^ ^ drMiss E,sip Bioomingcamp Cf!
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needles, matches, first-aid kits, dark glasses, ash trays,
Mrs. Anna O’Donnell and son
Phoenix, Oregon
watch straps, bulbs and seeds, clothes hangers, etc., etc. Norm;,n spent the holidays with
As the General puts it, “Americans with their corner h L ? ”'1« H arold ° ’D )n ™ R and
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drugstores, supermarkets and five-and-ten-cent stores Mrs. Mary K urt and son Carl
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