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Ashland, Oregon SOUTHKKN OREGON NEWS REVIEW 7¿me¿a Southern O regon N ew s R eview I.n^ Oregon Ashland, Cherry Prices to he Higher This Year 38 East Main Street Entered as aecond-elaas mail mattar in the post offiae at Ash land, Oregon, February 15, 1935, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879 William C. Lawrence and Wallace G. Iverson, Publishers Faith McCullough Local News, Phone 8561 or 2-1813 Because of Light Crops in Nort Incest Ashland vernacular may take on an Elixabetheun touch before i the summer is ended if the in j terested audiences continue in I their attendance at rehearsals. The younger generation seems particularly intrigued by t h e Falstaffian parlance and are do ing some interesting conversa tional experimenting o n their own. By C. B. Cordy, County Agent, H orticulturist Tlie cherry crop in the comity this year is rather light, with bud wood so that nunc of the some growers reporting f a i r disease, either from Medford or Subscription Rate — $2 58 year crops and others reporting light Tlie Dulles, is spread through crops. This seems to be the sit (lie s a l e of diseased planting MEMBER uation pretty generally up and stock. Oregon Newspaper Publishers' Association down the coast, and Oregon as a whole has only about 50 per C h e rry F r u it F ly S erious Pest G G G Another serious pest of t li e cent of the cherries that it had THE ART OF SIMPLE FRIENDSHIP— Equipped with foot-balm and last year. Washington and Cal cherry is t h e cherry fruit fly. With each passing week the traveling p a r a d e roller skates 177 Ashland Shrin- ifornia also have lighter crops Lust year Juekson a n d Jose pulled out last Sunday morn and as a result, the p r i c e of phine counties were the only through Ashland continues to grow’. Some sail past ers ing for the big conclave in Los cherries has materially increas cherry producing areas which with scarcely a glance at the beauty so freely offered Angeles, anticipating a p o s t ed over last year. were not infested, and this year in this foothill community. Others, less rushed and man's holiday doing the City of In addition to the lighter crop tlie fly wus found in Josephine Angels on foot— in case t h e per tree, we alse have f e w e r couny. This means that Jack more curious, sample our Lithia water and drive along street car and bus strike is still trees producing cherries because son county is now tlie only Ore the edge of the park, while many f i n d comfortable unsettled of the ravages of the albino di gon area that can ship cherries • • • lodgings at local motels or hotels and really discover sease. This disease is most se into California. It has been easy to spot the vere on the Bings and the Roy In order to send cherries it is the charm and culture which is offered by Ashland. j summer students a n d Shakes- al Annes, but all of our varieties necessary that they be accom However favorably impressed t h e vacationing ! pearean aspirants during t h i s are susceptible. Generally the panied by a certificate stating public may be, it is the permanent resident who is our week. They have window shop first symptoms noticed are that that they were grown in a fruit and house-hunted d u r i n g some of the cherries f a i l to fly free area. These certificates year round buying public. His interest may be captur ped most of their waking hours, hop ripen and remain small a n d can be obtained at the county ed originally by scenic and climatic attractions but af ing to enjoy swimming and pic white in color. Later some o f agent's office in the c o u n t y ter he has made his decision to settle down and become nics after their most pressing the limbs die, and finally the court house. Any cherries grown entire tree dies However, in in this county are eligible for a a part of Ashland, he begins to check on the material needs are met. • • e cases the disease works certificate, but it is important advantages, schools, churches, neighbors, taxes, busi Ashland has a Garden club some more rapidly and a tree will be that they be used carefully, as ness opportunities. Does Ashland measure up to the but it is being suggested that a j Killod outright the first year In any abuse of their use will re Weed club be formed to survey - other instances a tree may live sult in the immediate quaran standards set by the progressive small cities of t h e and a clean-up cam for years with only one or two tine of this county by Californ west? But with all its pride of achievement, does Ash paign supervise a l o n g Winbum Way limbs affected So far this di ia. land rate in the A-l class of friendly cities. around the two civic buildings sease has been found only on S p littin g N o t S erious as well as the area surrounding sweet cherries and experimental How do you stack up as a neighbor? How long has Splitting of cherries was not the Shakespearean theatre. Per | tests to affect other stone fruits too serious in spite of the recent it been since you called on a newcomer in town? Al haps such a project might come j or sour cherries have not been rains. Splitting is caused by he though Ashland has much to offer, the sales promotion under the Boy S c o u t s good- I successful. cherry taking up so much mois deed department. sometimes fails, for the simple reason th at too many S im ila r Disease in T h e D alles ture that the skin can no longer • • • have forgotten the a rt of simple friendship. A similar disease in The Dal hold it, so it cracks open. Tlie Overheard at the Lithia foun les is causing widespread con- attraction of tlie cherry for the F.M. tain, “They say this will turn I cem in that area The f r u i t water is due to the sugar in the gray hair black.” "Aw, who symptoms are almost identical, cherry fruit. Danger of cracking wants black hair. I’d r a t h e r ' but no killing of the limbs or is greatest when the cherry is j hides at high speed, Newbry I have hair, period.” STATE RECORDS 28 • • • trees results. In addition, the ' nearly mature and t h e sugar Motorcycle accidents killed MAY TRAFFIC DEATHS said. , cherry disease in The Dalles can concentration is high. C.V.A. propaganda h a s af two. Accidents in rural areas In the past we have heard of j be transferred to the peach and Traffic accidents k i l l e d 28 again proved more deadly than fected t h e sign makers in a to the choke cherry. As a result several ideas for applying chem persons in Oregon last month those occuring in cities or towns, neighboring town who billed a of this disease, t h e peach according to all reports receiv claiming all but seven of t h e motion picture as “The Dammed acreage in The Dalles has been Don’t Cry.” ed to date, Secretary of State lives lost. reduced and their very Officials warned that p e a k Attics and trunks are btmg radically Earl T. Newbry said Friday. important cherry industry is al The month’s toll brings 1950 travel loads are expected dur g i v e n a general overhauling so facing a serious threat traffic deaths to 107, as com ing the vacation season, a factor this week in search of possible It is believed that neither of pared to 102 at the same time that annually increases accident costume materials. Old velour t h e s e diseases is transferred last year, and equals t h e 28 "exposure” on rural highways and brocade draperies in rich through the seed to n e w cher deaths recorded in May of 1949. This calls for careful speeds to colors are at a premium as Eliza- ries, so there would be l i t t l e The danger of contamination f r o m At least 11 victims died when maintain car control in t h e bethean period clothing. drivers lost control of their ve- event of sudden emergency sit- ' Festival committee w i l l be the importation of cherries from uations, traffic men stressed grateful for any such donations outside areas The d i s e a s e would be readily carried if the trees were propagated by buds from diseased trees. As a result of this, all of the Oregon nurs erymen are using extreme care in the selection of their cherry Iculs both to the tree and to the j proof, sc that the ruin cun not soil to reduce this cracking, but get inside. Water hanging onto most of these ideas have been (lie outside of the cherry would short 11 vett and none of t ti e m not split It unless enough of it h a v e eonte Into general us4- could get through the skin t o They are still working w I t h swell the cherry up So far this some chemicals which will make waterproofing process has not the skin of the cherry water been perfected. Really Good Automotive Service HAS FIVE BASIC ELEMENTS • E X P E R IE N C E D • M O D E R N E Q U IP M E N T MANPOW ER • A D E Q U A T E PA R TS STO CK • IN T E L L IG E N T S U P E R V IS IO N • A S E N S E of C U S T O M E R R E S P O N S IB IL IT Y These are the things th at count most w ith customers. These are the things th a t go io m a k e up re a lly good a u to m o tiv e service. A n d they are a ll a v a ila b le at C A T O N S G A R A G E R E A L L Y G O O D Z tU T O M O B IL E S E R V IC E ! W a have it — com plete — on tap lo r you, at y o u r conven ience — at y o u r service. CLYDE N. CATON GARAGE (Siskiyou B oulevard and In d ia n a S tre e t) A T T H E K L A M A T H J U N C T IO N NEW IMPROVED SERVICE connecting w ith i & S r e p la c e s Mrs. Ilen rv Metz Named The new telephones put in daily mean more value for all. You can reach more people... more i an reach you HE’S MAKING YOUR TELEPHONE A BETTER BARGAIN Director Mrs. Henry Metz w a s ap pointed a member of the board | of directors of the A s h l a n d YMCA at t h e board's regular monthly meeting held at t h e ' Y.M.C.A. Monday evening. Other items o f business in cluded the approval of the 1951 budget submitted by the finance committee and a discussion of final plans for the summer pro gram of activities. It was decid ed to postpone the start of the Y.M.C.A. swim periods at Hel- man baths until after the close of the Red Cross s w i m cam- I paign. It was also decided to dispense with the July and August meet- ; ings this summer. The n e x t meeting of the board will be held in September. How your service grows more useful as we add new telephones TELEPHONE GROWTH ‘ EFFECTIVE JUNE 2 5 we will replace the night train between Grants Paas and Dunsmuir with k day train which will provide a direct connection with the famous streamliner S'/wwrfa Daylight to and from San Francisco and greatly improve service between southern Oregon and the bay area. The new train will have modern, air-conditioned chair car and a full-length, air-conditioned lounge car with attendant who will serve refreshments and snack meal service. Our lowest coach fares will be good on these trains FAST DAILY SCHEDULE ' SOUTHBOUND laod dawn ii-A '. 9 :5 0 10:55 1 1 140 4 :3 0 SKK) 11 ll5 1940 1,982,000 nunwKs 1. In the ten busiest years we ever had, the West’s population jumped more than fifty per cent. Tele phone service grew even faster . . . the number o f telephones at work in the West has doubled. And we built this new system in the face o f infiated postwar costs...for we can’t, in contrast with most businesses, defer the addition o f plant just because the cost is high. 3. As a p art o f a bigger system, your telephone is a bigger value today...particularly when you con sider the low rates you pay for service. Long dis tance telephone rates actually decreased between 1940 and 1946. And, while the increases in local and long distance rates since 1946 vary, the average for the territory we serve has been only 27 per cent. Your telephone still gives you a big value for your budget dollar. I t ’s one o f today’s best bargains. Pacific Telephone n ig h t tr a in TO SAN FRANCISCO IB wit 4,084,000 fyytiyW 2. You may never call this particular telephone... but it’s pretty certain you will want to call or hear from some o f the telephones we’re adding. As the West grows, new people come into your town . . . others move their homes and businesses. . . so it is necessary for us to do our best to keep pace with the growth o f your community to make sure you can call whom you want, when you want. PRICE INCREASES SINCE 1940 FOOD UP 102% CLOTHING UP 82% COST OF UP 66% LIVING AVERAGE TELEPHONE RATES UP 27» So Quickly Done! IT TAKES many an hour and many a dollar to build an automobila . . . but in one s w i f t moment i t may be destroyed . . . and. worse still, your savings may follow it if a lawsuit is brought against you. Get complete Automobile I n - surance today from t h i s agency. S. C. Jones & Sons a “BILLINGS AGENCY” (Since J u ly 1883) Your telephone is one of j today’s best bargains j DEPENDABLE INSURANCE COUNSELOR*) Corner Main and Oak Ashland Hotel Bldg Phone 97C1 P a tM It S ta n d a rd Tim» NORTHBOUND A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. LV.................GRANTS P A S S ................ AR. 9:05 P.M. LV........................MEDFORD..................... LV. • N)S P.M. LV........................ASHLAND..................... LV. 7 :30 P.M. AR..................... DUNSMUIR LV. 2 (20 P.M. LV....................... DUNSMUIR AR. 1:59 P.M. AR.............. SAN FRANCISCO..............LV. 7:4S A.M. Connects with "O w l" orrlvlng Loa Angeles TO:4O next morning. BARGAIN FARES Te SAN FIANCISCO Ona-way Ravndtrl» GRANTS P A S S ..................... >8.S 3 MEDFORD ............................ > 7 .9 0 ASHLAND ............................ > 7 .6 5 $ 1 3 .4 0 > 1 4 .2 5 > 1 3 .SO Ta IOS ANOBUS Ona-way > 1 5 .4 0 > 1 4 .SO > 1 4 .1 5 > 2 7 .7 8 > 2 4 .7 0 > 2 6 .2 8 Mut M u ru t la». ChHdran undar S ride Iraa — S Hi ra »eh 11, haW »ai» SHASTA DAYLIGHT MATS RESERVED — All chair car seats on the Bhaata DayUght are reserved, but there is no charge for the reser vation. Reserve Heats at any 8. P. ticket office, or w rite to address shown below. SP 1 The friendly Southern Pociflc H. H. MAYBERRY, Agent Phone 7016
