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“Ashland—Home of the Oregon Shakespearean Festival”
A S H L A N D . JACKSON C O U N TY. OREGON.
V O L . X V II. No. is
Letter From
Washington. . .
By Hon. Harris Ellsworth.
Congressman, 4»h Diatrlct
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T H U R S D A Y . J U L Y 13, 1950
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Festival Activities
Outlined by Cotton
Summer Program
Attractive to All
Recreation Groups
A report on preparations for the 10th a n n u a l
Shakespearean Festival was given by John Cotton, fes­
tival association president, at the regular meeting of
the Ashland Chamber of Commerce at the Elks c l u b
Tuesday noon.
Cotton reported that publicity on the festival is
Local law enforcem ent agen­
cies. some of the realtors and
Once again we face the pos not a few parents realize the
»ibllity that our norm al supply
of natural rubber will be »hut value of the sum m er recreation
oft This blow will not fall im ­ program which is being con­
mediately. if at all. but we can ducted on a five day a w e e k
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not ignore the fact that w h e n basis for the young people of
r a a i o announcem ents to be
and if the communists control the area The publicity for the]
heard starting next week, have
Southeastern Asia — Including project has been carried by word
been mailed to all stations in
Malaya — we will be back to of mouth praise far beyond the
the northwest. Billboards adver­
the synthetic rubber days.
tising the Rogue river valley
confines of Ashland and lias a l­
and the festival are now up in
We learned before that the ready resulted in the addition
A special feature of the 1950 Washington, Oregon a n d Cal-
loss of our rubber supply was of perm anent residents to the i
not intensely serious We quick city Tourists are impressed witti
Oregon Shakespearean Festival I ifornia.
ly learned to produce enough t h e constructive recreational
will be a mop fair to be spon-
T h e festival association is
v e ry
good synthetic rubber program which i s channeling
sored by m erchants of Ashland hoping for national coverage m
T here was only one big defect the energies of hundreds of chil­
and local civic groups, accord- Quick magazine and 61 pictures
In our synthetic rubber program dren and adolescents into heal-1
ing to John Cotton, festival as- were submitted to the publishers
during World War II — alcohol thy and w orthw hile activities
sociation president.
earUer this week. Two dram a
_ The name mop « fiyr c n o m
Lund Hobart
of the Seattle
the essential ingredient of syn­ From the first of July until tin-
m e . c ! critics, Nat John
Qf the
thetic. was made from food pro­ end of August this well rounded
from the English servants fair
Francisco Chronicle> have
ducts including grain, s u g a r recreational set up makes it pos-
which was introduced m t h e , . ndjcated
w m cover t h e
cane and potatoes. F o o d pro­ lible for every young person,
17th centruy at S tratford o n
for
paper3.
ducts also tend to become scarce land those not so ypung) to par
Avon England.
The servants H<?rb
Qf Portland Ore.
when we are at war.
ticipate in some form of daily
would gather once a year at the
and
Marks of the
The real answer, and the
physical exercise or games
fair to sell and exchange goods. Oregon Journal also ^
>11 mvor
will
cover
one fin a lly arrived at by the
Ashland’s mop fair w ill b e the festival.
Beginning each morning at 10
W ar Production Board, is to
somewhat modernized and quite
there are swimming classes at
Angus Bowmer, produc i n g
produce t h e needed alcohol
colorful.
twith the Helman pool and the
co
o n u i, u Cotton
n w . reports.
reporis Bright
and originator of t h e
A M O M E N T O F R E L A X A T IO N between long hours of rehersals is welcomed by Ruedi Vest. Ash­
from wood waste — sawdust
'I win Plunges, w i t h qualified land M a r r Jane Pitts. Portland. Bob Pender. Chicago, and H erb G reer. Fresno, members of the 10th colored m ountain ten U ¡w ill be
repOrted that rehersals
from our western m ills. But
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and expert instructors in charge. annual Shakespearean Festival cast. A ll have parts in each of the four productions which w ill be set up on the lawn clearing next | are
being
held each afternoon
w ith the same care free aban
to the th eatre box office.
From 10 to 10:30 is the begin­ presented this year August 2 through August 24._________ ____________
and evening and said that any­
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don that characterised many
Local m erchants participating one who wishes to watch is wel-
ners class followed at 10:30 by
of their other acts during that
in the mop fa ir will be T h e come at thfi theater
Bowmer
the interm ediates, with the 11
period, t h e boyish optimists
o'clock period reserved for ex­
M art Rogue Shop, P ark Vie
enthusiastic about
th is
heading our Federal govern
perienced swimmers. Every care
D epartm ent Store Sheldon.Jew -
productions and said th at
ment dumped the Springfield
e h r - a n d J . C • f e n n y ^ The Jtm- *
ienced actors
and precaution is taken not only
p lant into "surplus’’ as soon
.or Cham ber of Commerce may
y
part t h i s
to train but to safe-guard the
as the w ar was over. Some of
sponsor a tent for refreshm ents. , ,.Each
we are m aturing as
swimmers at the two pools. Ac­
us here in Washington d i d
Bill McGee, festival secretary,
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cording to Col. Ben W aterbury
said that there is still room for a pro^ “ "^nnrteHP’t he said,
some hard b attling to prevent
its third industry in dollar vol-
who is in charge of the sum ­
Cotton
several more concessions a n d
Cotton reported
re P«rted t h a t letters
the outright jun kin g of the
m er's e n t i r e recreational pro­
were
mailed
Tuesday to a l l
|
ume
and
is
growing
each
year,
.
S3.000.000 plant. Fortunately,
gram. approxim ately 500 boys
Em ployment continued to rise : Ray C lark of Medford told Ki-
F *rst in tbe s®n ®s of
r ® m erchants or civic groups inter­ form er subscribers to the fes­
it was not junked but w a s
ested
in
participating
s
h
o
u
l
d
and girls are now taking ad­ in J.e k so n county during the ^ g ' ^ ' X ^ n m g w o ^ M a ^ B a U e y of Stanford uni-
tival. Season m em bership tick­
leased to people who are ap-
contact him a t the Cham ber of ets are available again this year
vantage of the daily swimming
ecating at least a p art of it.
month of Ju n e and em ploym ent m eeting a t U k s ^ js% h air. versity wiU be beld a t the Es- Commerce
office.
classes
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and will be on sale at the Ash-
The blow to our rubber sup
L in £ o
land Cham ber of Commerce un-
The afternoon schedule varies prospects for the sum m er ap man J thJ |ja c k s o n C o u n t y Quire theatre in Medford Friday
ply will not fall for a while It somewhat from day to day with pear to be good, the county of < ch am b er of Commerce tourist evening according to Mrs. I, E. one hour before play time and a tn JuJy 2g hg said Thg tickets
might not fall at all We have Hollis Hill and Mary W aterbury fice of the Oregon em ploym ent { committee.
transferrable, entitle
Schuler, who is in charge of ar- half hour aftei each perform-
ance during t he festival season
m em bers * eight admis.
time to get ready for it T h e directing the games and other service reported.
Many
agencies
are
at
w
o
r
k
r
a
JSemen
s
governm ent should proceed at sports offered from Monday to
sions for $10.
An estim ated 750 e l i g i b l e throughout the state interesting
Bailey will appear at the
once to get the wood-sugar al­ Friday Beginning with a junior
Banners have been purchased
tourists
in
coming
to
Oregon
theatre
again
Monday
evening
cohol process perfected and op­ archery class at the high school workers were unem ployed a t and it is up to the people to take and on Sunday will be present-
to decorate the rim of the thea­
erating in the one plant Then on Monday at 2 o'clock and fol­ the end of the month, according
tre and downtown window dec-
of these visitors when they ed at tbe B a ^d s *?ec da?C 5 r°"
plans for quick construction of lowed by baseball and a senior to the office's figures. This fig­ care
) orations are expected to arrive
arrive, they said
8ram a? the Alfred S. V. Car-
other plants, baw d upon the ex­ class in archery at 6:30, the day ure was 23 percent below May
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pen ter home, w here a reception
next week. A mop fair will be
perience at Springfield, should ends with "pce-wee" baseball, and 35 percent below last June.
Records ol the state highway wjjj
held in her honor. Mrs.
M
e
r
n
Provost
was
elected
d e lu d e d as a p art of the pro­
departm ent show that
most of j p Tobin Qf Medford is gen.
be made ready for quick action. two teams now playing sim ilar
year to add color and
The labor supply is expected Oregon s tourists come f r o m c ra i chairm an of t h e Sunday chairm an of the district 5 school
I h a v e already started to clubs in a fast and furious ser­
board
at
t
h
e
organizational
m
.erest.
to
be
adequate
for
the
rest
of
California.
Washington
s
e
n
d
s
proeram
iiaunt the offices of the defense ies
meeting Monday night. M arshall
A civic banquet will be held
the sum m er with the possible the second largest numbfer and p
'
procurem ent people and the re-
On Tuesday the pool sched­ exception of the peak harvest Illinois third. Ashland is well . Proceeds from the lecture ser- E. Woodell w a s elected -vice tbe opening night to honor not­
go u r c e s board urging such a ule is the same while the a fter­
able out-of-town visitors. Reser-
season in Septem ber. The next situated from the tourist s ta n d -i1CS and party will be used t o president.
program.
noon
is
varied
by
creative
danc­
Robert
J.
Hutchinson,
newly
vations for the banquet may be
point,
he
pointed
out,
because
o
f
;
crt-
’
ate
a
scholarship
fund
for
• • •
sizeable increase in em ploym ent
ing
for
little . girls under
Mary
elected
m
em
ber
of
the
board
secured
from the Cham ber of
the
many
nearby
tourist
attrac-
Participants
in
the
O
r
e
g
o
n
...
.
.
,
,
i
in
the
county
will
be
at
the
Not long ago Senator Chavez, W aterbury and an evening class star, f |h
barvest in Aug. tions and the possibility t h a t ' Shakespearean festival
T h e was given the oath of office to Commerce, Cotton said,
chairm an of the Senate Com­ at 7:30 at the junior h i g h . us, according to the rep o rt.
T h e Shakespearean booster
many visitors will pass through , fund will be adm inistered by a start his five year term . He was
mittee on Public Works, told a w h i c h is attracting not on-1
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here to or from California.
board representing the Medford elected Ju n e 19 to fill the place group presented the skit they
press association reporter that ly many participants but crowds
,
„ -sponsoring group w orking with vacated by Paul R. Finnell, who , have been giving for service
as soon as the Senate had acted of interested spectators At that
Cham ber o f Commerce rep- tbe festival association board of did not ru n for reelection.
clubs throughout southern Ore-
upon the appropriations bill he hour Ho„ is HiH who has gained
< resentatives from this area de- djrectors
A
resolution
expressing
ap-
g°n a,}d northern California to
cided at a meeting in G ra n ts 1
would schedule hearings in the renow n throughout the state for
preciation
for
the
w
ork
done
by
publicize the festival.
a
r
e
Tickets
f
o
r
the
series
Pass recently to w ork together
West on CVA U p o n making
tram polen act with the Kilty
Finnell was unanim ously passed
Guests at the meeting wre Dr
t
h
e
available
in
Ashland
at
on tourist promotion and pool
formal inquiry a few days later. hand, conducts a class in wrest-
by
the
board.
He
had
served
as
Paul
C. Packer, chancellor and
cham
ber
of
commerce.
their efforts to a ttrac t m o r e
I learned that the comm ittee ¡¡ng tumbling, pyram iding and
Dr. Bailey is well k n o w n chairm an for the last two years Dr Charles D. Byrne secretary
| people to this section of t h e
had not taken any action on the ot,ler acrobatic drills
here, having participated in the during which tim e the building of the state system of higher ed-
subject and I was subsequently
,
I state.
program was completed.
ucation.
told that there would be no CVA i , The Wednesday program fol-
It was decided th at one of the 1949 festival as a n academic
A _ .............lows the same morning s w i m
Leland
P.
Linn,
superintend­
consultant.
She
also
appeared
hearings in Oregon and Wash- — —
“ ¡i'oVJd ,n The Ztic™
S terling
YMnC^ : finest tourist attractions of the
swim periods at Helman Baths area that has been overlooked in in l a s t year’s production of ent of schools, review ed t h e
ington this year
noon
with
p
a
r
k
playground
m aintenance program and re­
• • •
are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tues- the past is Jacksonville and that “Romeo and Ju liet.”
games directed by Hollis H i l l ‘
Rav Fletch-
ported th at all buildings are be­
W han the farm of the spec
most --------_--------------
of the promotion w
ill be
from 2 to 4. and by “pee-wee”
> a
ln u r ^ ays- Kay * le,lCr' ------
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ing put in shape for the f a l l
ial Naw Y o rk D istrict Court
baseball at 6:30. In the after-
. Y . secretary announ c e d directed towards publicising the
term . The old W ashington play
Grand Ju ry expired June 15.
noon Mary W aterbury instructs Wcc1nesclay
t o w n ns a historic landm ark
shed has been taken down and
it issued a lengthy end e x ­ the high school archery class | The swim periods are free to ¡Prim ary point of interest f o r
the grounds are being leveled
M arshall Swearingen, Oregon
ceedingly interesting s t a t e -
fiom 2 to 4 and in thc evening Y.M.C.A. m em bers and are all tourists will be the Jacksonville
for more play area. The sprink­ Farm Bureau, was elected t o
ment. Distorted by left-w ing
supervises the teen-age square supervised, he said.
m useum ,, which w i l l form ally
ling system has been installed head the second half of the “Bal­
a n d pro - adm inistration col-
T h e Y.M.C.A square dance open August 5.
dance
at
the
Briscoe
school.
Indications point to the larg­ in front of the Briscoe school anced P lan” apportionm ent bat­
numnists a n d commentators,
C lark stated that the Jackson- est freshman class in the history and landscaping will start next,
The usual morning program Ktoup will meet in the social
this document never did re-
tle, at a m eeting after filing the
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Continued on page 8 1« n Thursday is followed b y j room of the “Y” building Friday { ville promotion w i l l m e a n of Southern Oregon college next he reported.
petition Ju ly 5. Sw earingen re­
The board voted to cooperate ceived the chairm anship in rec-
baseball at the high school in evening from 7:30 sto 11:45 ac- thousands of dollars to the busi- fall, according to estim ates made
cording
to
Ed
Nelson
and
Sam
ness
people
of
Oregon
if
tour-
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| the afternoon and at 8:30 the
with the city in lighting the dis- ognitjon o{ bjs directon of the
by college officials.
weekly adult square dance at Connor, instructors f o r t h e ists can be encouraged to spend
trict tennis courts near the high pet Rjon campaign, and efforts to
The
June
graduating
c
l
a
s
s
I just one additional half-day in
the high school tennis c o u r t s KrouP-
m aintain the bi-partisan stand
was the largest so far and of­ school.
which are being «specially light- j Attendance during the p a s t | t he statc
ficials had expected e n ro llm e n t' City schools are scheduled to of the committee. He was em-
ed for the dance Friday classes month has far exceeded expecta-
to start to drop next year. How- open Septem ber 11 w ith teach- powered to appoint members of
are the same with the exception tions they reported. Instruction
ever, with July 1951 set as the ers reporting Septem ber 5
the bi-partisan committee.
of junior archery from 2 to 4 for new m em bers is held at 7:30
Swearingen said, "We are not
expiration date for enrollm ent
The week of July 10 w i l l and senior archery from 6:30 to and t h e regular dance session
going to let up. We are starting
of veterans under the education FUND PROPOSED TO
starts at 9 o ’clock. Plans have
continue with a full schedule of 8
right now on a campaign and
benefits bill, many have indicat-1 BUY DECORATIONS
been made to continue the w eek­
activities a t Southern O r e g o n -------------------------
we will succeed in the Novem­
ed their intentions of enrolling
flT V
ly ssstons throughout the sum­
college Folk dancing will be
#
ber election.”
The Republican Get-to-gether , this fall. Applications for vet-
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enjoyed in the gymnasium Tues
I flp lil till* mer. All dances are free and | i Wednesday July 19 at Lithia erans’ housing still far outnum-
Refund checks w ill soon b e ' Mrs. G. T. Gehrlinger, Port-
open to the public.
day evening.
The Wednesday i-JVI t l t v i , I 1 V 1 U H J I
m ailed to all subscribers to the ian(j, was elected to the vice-
P ark will draw fam ilies from bers facilities available.
assembly will be planned b y .
.
.|
A college spokesman stated Ju ly 4th fund, according to the chairm anship, and F r e e m a n
all of Jackson county as well as
SOC AGAIN NAMED
the faculty members on summ er , A r t f i l l I’ E . I O W C ll
the party leaders and candidates that the expected decline will committee composed of H^nry Holmer, Salem, was elected Sec
staff at SOC. The regular T h u rs-,
T h e ' retary of the bi-partisan com-
for office at the f a l l election. probably hold true in larger uni­ Mayor P hil Stansbury.
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LIST
day tea hour will be observed at
The Medford and Ashland units versities, but regional and teach Ju ly 4th fund, according to the mittee.
Funeral services for A rthur
Susanne Homes hall at four o - i E. Powell, editor and publisher
Swearingen is issuing a letter
Southern Oregon college re- o{ the Republican Women will er education colleges now ex- checks will am ount to 26 per
clock
Committee m em bers announc- to t h e thousands of volunteer
..
¡of the Central Point American ceived word last week that it is Ibe the official hostesses for the pect an overall increase. The
Thursday, July 14 the oormi- fQr thp pagt n ,neteen years werc again on the accredited list of picnic and will provide the cof- relatively lower cost of educa­ ed that contributors could en- workers who made the petition
tory social, under the direction conducted Monday at the Perl t h e Am erican association o f fee. rolls and ice-cream. Every- tion in a state college and the dorse th eir checks back to the campaign a success, thanking
of Mrs. H arry Skerry, will be Funeral home in Medford with | Colleges for Teacher Education. One is expected to bring one need for teachers at the elem en­ comm ittee to build a fund for them for their efforts and urg-
enjoyed and the pack trip into the Rev. L. H. Camp, pastor of Requirem ents that must be met j Or more main dishes, together tary level were given as pri­ the purchase of new street ban- ing them to continue the fight
the Seven Lakes basin will be the First Christian church, of include standards of curriculum , { w i t h individual table service m ary reasons for the expected ners for the city. Banners used until the general election.
conducted by Dr Elmo Steven­ C entral Point, officiating.
during the Fourth celebration
Appointment of the o t h e r
In- facilities and faculty.
and be on hand for a 6 o’clock growth.
son, -president of the college, on term ent took place in the Ja ck ­
are now 20 years old, they point­ members of the nine-man com­
The only deficiency n o t e d 1 dinner in upper Lithia park,
the weekend of July 15-16.. Fam ­ sonville cemetery. Central Point was the num ber of books avail-
Mrs. Vernice Eberlein and son ed out.
mittee will be announced in the
Rodney Keating of Ashland,
ily night will be t h e regular and Medford Legion posts par­ able for reference and circula- who is the new vice-chairm an of Neal and Mrs. Vera P etrick of
Stansbury said that if a l l near future, Sw earingen said.
Sunday night event.
tion in the library. W i t h the the county central committee, Klam ath Falls motored to Ash­ checks are returned, approxi­
in the services.
Regular class instruction con­ ticipated
Mrs. Jam es H arker and h e r
Mr. Powell was well known present allotm ent of over $3000 will preside over the inform al land Sunday returning home on m ately 15 strings of banners
tinues with this week being the in the countv having served two for needed books, the facilities gathering He has issued a gen- Monday. They visited at t h e could be purchased.
daughter Mrs. Cliff McLean re­
m i d -term exam ination period. term s as county commissioner, of the college will be entirely eral invitation to all Republi- home of Mrs. Eberlein’s p ar­
Refund checks may be mailed turned from a motor t r i p to
Sum m er session which b e g a n He was mayor of Central Point satisfactory, the national exam- cans in the area to join in the ents Mr. and Mrs W alter Zetz- to Ju ly Fourth Committee, Box southern California w here they
June 19 will be concluded on
125, Ashland.
man of Iowa street.
spent two weeks at Coronado.
from 1939 to 1941.
lining board reported.
| festivities.
August 11.
Mop Fair lo be
Festival Feature
June Employment Tourist Promotion First Lecture by
Shows Increase
Plans Told Kiwanis Dr. Bailey to be
In Jackson County
Pl*CSCIltC(l FridaV
Officers Elected
By School Board
Swimming, Square
Dance Schedules
Announced by
Bigger Enrollment
Expected at SOC
4 K a
Activity Schedule
Eilled at College
GOP Pi» nie Set
For Wednesday
Balance Plan On
November Ballot