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IZ. oí 0 Lib, lr*ry. Letter From Washington. . . By Hon. Harria Ellaworib. Congressman. 4th District The firat casualty of w a r is liberty, Representative Dewey Short of Missouri made t h a t comment on ttie floor of t li • House a few days ago. The best evidence in support of t h a t statem ent Is the first section ot the President sc of establishing for the purpose economic controls Here is the section Read it carefully and then read it again. • IV t i l B I 3 V V U U II NEWS REVIEW S U P P O R T T H E F E S T IV A L B U Y A SE A SO N M E M B E R S H IP Ashland—Home of the Oregon Shakespearean Festival” VOL. XVII, No. 21 A SH LA ND . JA C K S O N COUNTY. O REG O N TH UR SD A Y . A U GU ST 3. 1950 Singla Copy Sc «11 Sawdust Control Again Made Issue At Council Meeting Planned for Afternoons Planned for Alternons Cold Rush Days To be Relived in Two-dav Jubilee First Performance Of King Henry IV Delights Audience Rowling on the green w i t h woods direct from Shakespeare’s birth place, Stratford-on-Avon, ' will be ari im portant part of this Mayor Phil Stansbury and the Jacksonville, Ore , Aug 2 year’s three week Shakespear- Ashland City Council were bit T h e third annual Jacksonville terly denounced by Owen C. ean festival program , a c c o n V g Gold Rush Jubik>(. sponsored by Gragg at t h e council meeting to John Cotton, festival asfjcia the Jacksonville Lions club will BY LENO RE G LE N OFFORD tlon president. j be held Saturday and Sunday, Tuesduy night tor w h a t he Exhibitions by H arry Rees of August 5 and 6. The two-day The first-night audience at the Ashland Shakes- term ed their failure to enforce Ashland, who is Pacific North cvent will include a round of en- eare Festival was probably made up in large part of the ordinance to control saw west bowling champion, will be i tertainm ent open to the public people very like this reviewer: n o t Shakespearean dust discharged from mill burn given at 2:30 p.m. each after whcn gold rush days in Jack- noon in lower Llthia park near s«nville will be relived, scholars nor experienced critics of acting, but people ers. August 5 will b e Southern who came to enjoy a good play. They saw an excellent Gragg, ow ner of Twin Plung the theater. The public is invited to at- i Ore«on d ay wh»en dedication o f show, and they did enjoy it. es swimming p o o l , requested tend the exhibitions and pos tbe Jacksonville museum wi tile floor on two occasions und sibly try tehir hand at the time- be held. The museum, open to Suppose you’ve never seen an was asked both times by the honored English sport which is tbe Pub**c without charge, con- Ashland perform ance b e f o r e , m ayor not to speak on the saw- j and aren’t too well up on your a revival in Am er tains one of the largest collec dust problem. Stansbury s a i d experieneing Shakespeare; the opening play tions of mepiorabilia pertinent the council was doing a l l it ica today, Cotton said of the Festival could scarcely to the settling of he west could settle the problem a n d have been btter chosen. King Saturday's festivities include Henry IV. P art One, is o n l y That is the first section and asked that they "be g i v e n a a children's parade a t 10 a.m. moderately fam iliar to m o s t deals only with contracts The chance." with entries significant to the Gragg, who insisted on b i s other 26 pages of the bill arc gold rush era. to be followed by P atterns set in the home by theatre-goers, yet it has j u st Just as tough If this bill be right to speak, asked for verifi parents largely influence the ac- eantrv ^ c o m ^ d ’v actlon’ . P.ag’ a parade o f persons in authentic comes law as written, a n d it cation by the council that in old-time a ttire Crowning of the H A L B U R D I C K SR., San tions and thereby the happiness SDeeches a n d a n eaJ lr*g seems certain that it will b e stallation of a n tw burner at the unhappiness of children, Dr. ’♦ 1- 3 n ? m b e L oi ~ J , Jubilee queen and introduction Francisco, C B S "N ig h t E d i J or Carl Conner t o l d K iw a ^ s ± 2 2 7 . 2 ° ^ 3Ct!ng’ T he passed i n almost its original Taylor Bros, mill would actual I he Oregon State Board o f of her court will be made that tor," w h o w a s principal J form, the President will t h u s ly start on August 7 as promis ‘•JKher Education has announc- morning. Other Saturday events speaker at the Shakespearean members a t t h e i r luncheon newcomer is apt to be f i r s t ed the authorization of an in will be a l o g bucking contest; civic banquet last night. He is meeting at the Elks club Mon- startled, then delighted with the have authority superior to near ed by the mill owners speed with which the play runs crease of 17% in the yearly bud gold rush for children w i t h scheduled to crown the queen ! day. ly all Federal laws. Under it, for He later asked f o r a report and the flexibility given by the example, (in (he name of n a from City Superintendent Elmer get of Southern Oregon college “finders keepers;” a gold pan-1 of the Gold Rush jubilee in Dr. Conner, a resident o f use of inner, outer and upper tional defense h< will have the Biegel as to whether the Taylor according to Dr. Elmo Steven ning contest; t o u r of m iners’ Jacksonville Saturday a n d Yreka, California and a member power to create a CVA by ex mill was complying witli the son. president. A n additional village; drill t e a m exhibitions w ill be n arrato r of the histori of the summ er staff at Southern stages. ecutive order! It doesn’t s e e m to m atter ordinance. Stansbury said that $25,000 has been alloted tor land and street entertainm ent. Both cal pageant that night. He is Oregon college, spoke from per The bill puts far more power the council had gone into the purchase by t h e college, Dr. old time and modern dancing visiting here w ith his son, H al sonal experiences gained in 37 much if you don’t rem em ber B urdick Jr., w h o is appear In the hands of the President j m atter and that the m ill firm Stevenson said. will be featured. years as an educator in elem en that King Henry of this play than he had in World War II was going to great expense to came to the throne of England Enrollm ent this fall is expect- Main event Saturday evening ing in a ll four Shakespearean tary and secondary schools. The proposal is not m erely fo r correct the situation. He indi- ed to duplicate if not exceed this will be the Jacksonville Histor- productions. by somewhat unscrupu 1 o u s We are not only bom into a means, and had no better claim the emergency of the war but I cated ttiat any further action year's all time high, he said, and ical pageant depicting the set- f 3“ *™’ arC .r.a' Sed2 y ’ hve I t0 U than two three other per- is "to promote the national de should be taken through t h e the expanded budget has been tling of this vicinity and discov- I tinn«thlr k h ma PatiCrn iThe sons who later iough t him for fense ” Obviously that phrase courts m ade necessary by increased en- j ery of gold on Daisy creek in I tions of children largely reflect lt. It would be quite possible to can be broadened just as the Gragg said Wednesday that ro Aments and added college fa- Rich gulch in 1851, which for a the emotions of th e'p a re n ts and inake a stuffy a n d bombastic commerce and general w elfan he had also attem pted to present cilities *nd equipm ent necessary tim e m ade Jacksonville and vi- |7 • 1 O Cr? “ U 18 thing out of the Portions clauses of the Constitution have two letters from the state board handle additional students, cinity the most populated part F C StlV rl I really not a question of why do of Henry IV. P a rt One. but one been widely interpreted Thus of health describing s a n i t a r y ---------------------------- of Oregon v o n , u i u v a o u ii youngsters conduct themselves of the greatest charm s of this liberty becomes a casualty o f conditions in the pool A letter Faulty Wiring Said Cause Sunday’s events will be open- A f P ix /in as they do, but why do adults perform ance is that t h e ex this war frm Harold E Milliken, chief Qf Mayfield Plant Fire ViIVIC DHIHIUCt ed with church services at 10 set such a pattern for children trem ely able direction of Allen public health engineer, said that ■ * a a.m. m anri _»»___ * to follow, he said. and « a i»iu talk b... by Gus New- I Fletcher and the acting of the This Is the th ird effort this th pool should not be used for 1 Faulty wiring was determ ined I bury, Mcdf«,. j pioneer speaker, Over 100 guests attended the Three points are the keys in e u - ie cast a r e aim ed tow ard adm inistration h a s made to unde,J V,.e.StlnL Conl i '1 1° be the caust’ of l,ie fire Ju ly 'a t 11 a m . The grand parade will 'civic banquet at the Elks club the proper developm ent of chil get Congress 1 o vole econo “* I 20 that caused extensive dam-1 be . at . . 1 p.m. Sunday and t h e last evening, which m arked the dren, Dr Conner said. P arental the re-creation of hum an beings. *on~ Tbe second letter from T. What strikes one most forci mic controls since they were M Gerow, assistant sanitary en-1 age to t h e Mayfield Garden big gold rush will take place at opening of the 1950 Shakespear a f f e c t i o n and attention, h ar bly is not, in this case, how removed by t h e 80th Con gineer, who inspected the pools, | Red-E-Serv processing plant in 2 p.m. Vials of real gold will be ean Festival season. mony in the home, a church or m a n y quotations Shakespeare gress. In fact, the President explained he would be unable to the IOOF building, according to buried to be recovered and kept Hal Burdick Sr., guest speak Sunday school participation will wrote, but h o w m any m inor even called the 80th back in atten d the m eeting and asked Fire Chief H arry McNair. by those who enter. er f r o m San Francisco, con set a pattern by which children characters he created that can to special session after it had that copies of M illiken's letter gratulated the - people of Ash- can live to become better ad' spring to full life in one or two McNair, who with m em bers O ther special events will be I - - ______ adjourned, and requested the be filed wih the council of the state arson squad, exam- only parts of the festivities dur- j ^and lo r the community spirit justed adults. short scenes. In an am ateur per authority for controls. That re Til«. Twin Plunges pools were ined the fire scene, said t h a t i ing the two-day celebration. that made the festival possible. formance— using the word in its Dr. Conner pointed out a case quest and his speech at the closed by Gragg Ju ly 22 because faulty wiring on the main floor ------------ ----- -----------Not only is the value to be found irom nis own experience i n literal sense, “lover” of Shakes from his opening of the 81st Congress of contam ination by mill burner started the fire and that a rope Among the sum m er visitors in the actual fact that the fes-! which 150 students in a h i g h peare—they can be given th eir was m ild by comparison w ith waste Last week he signed a used to hold the cellar door op- in Ashland is Dr. C h a r l e s tival is a tourist attraction, but school, representng about 10 per H .R . 9176. H ow ever, the so complaint against t h e Taylor en caught fire and dropped to Sweeny, form erly of Medford, also in the many advantages to cent of the enrollm ent, w e r e entire value. Witness the engag called Spence B ill, which has Bros mill for non-compliance the basement, causing a second but now living during most of t h o s e living in a comm unity properly classified a s “« -„ h . ing little comedy scene of Ru properly classified a s “prob dolf Vest as Francis the tavern been pending during this ses with the ordinance, which re blaze. w here such a spirit is in evi- lems.” An equal num ber of stu boy; the more im portant but sion but ignored thus far. was quires a specified type of burn dence, he said. dents in the same school were thoroughly satisfying Bardolph much stronger. Now this re er to be installed A ju ry panel He added that he had s e e n members of the honor society ol A lfred Wheeler; the brief ap quest. supported by the K o r is being prepared for the case, cities try and fail in something ean w a r emergency, repre In the problem group o n l y pearance of Glendower, played which will be heard in the court considered "highbrow ” and he one had a church affiliation, 150 by Jam es Sandoe as an astute sents authority for complete of Municipal Judge Harold R. could advise them that a trip to were from broken homes and politician masking his m anoeuv and total control. By simply Jordan soon Ashland would give them an ex none of them received attention res with wild talk of magic; and using the authority given him am ple of something which prov or affection from their parents. the few lines of N orthum ber in this b ill when it becomes ed not to be "highbrow ,” but of Of the 150 honor students, all land, in which Don G underson’s law , M r. H a rry T ru m an can real value to the community. (if he chooses) become t h e had church affiliations, o n l y superb voice, diction and com Burdick spoke in such glow four were from broken homes prehension make the man come complete and absolute d ictat ing term s of Ashland that it was and all regularly received pa startingly alive. In this story of or over the people of t h e suggested! he be made a member rental affection. kings S lakespeare has only a United States — even if we of the realty board and the Ash few crumbs to toss to the wom don't fire another s h o t in Leading stars of t h e skating land Cham ber of Commerce. en. yet Terry Eylliasen and Jane Korea or any place else. He world will be seen i n action Rodney Keating of Ashland STORK WINS RACE M cArthur are touchingly r e a l can do it as being necessary Thursday, Friday and Saturday was m aster of ceremonies f o r WITH HUSTLING and loving as Lady Percy and for national defense. nights when the ice show “ Ice • • • the affair at which local and Lady Mortimer, and Ann Law- landia'* is presented at the Med visiting dignataries were intro KIWANIS SECRETARY der’s Mistress Quickly emerges This is a gloomy letter. 1 have ford high school stadium. A 11 duced. Whn h -a V J , . 138 a deliciously comic slut. An- hesiated to set these facts out shows will open at 8 p.m. under ¿21° _had Katy? Klwanis Club other fine voice and spirit are The fe s tiv a l association was thus bluntly, but I am getting sponsorship of the Medford 20- officially represented by Mrs. ! ™e™bers w eren’t quite sure at found in Nicholas Gilroy, who mighty tired of the “hush-hush" 30 club. Mary Worth, Queen Elizabeth tbeir meeting Monday noon. plays Vernon and propaganda policy w h i c h “ Icelandia” is described b y th»Ka/ n 2 S thC T r abbit aC(Iu ired by it is obviously a delight to the for the 1950 season seems to dom inate th e "big members as a stage show on ice m 2 y b k ln 7 ° ne t0 lnspire a actors of these small roles even M a y o r s from neighboring shots" in our governm ent to combining the a rt of the ballet em bership drive. Rules of the of the few thankless nlrt« towns who were guests of Ash m day. They want the “sweetness and the showmanship of music contest provided that the mem- make t h ^ g S J “ . „ K h o * ? land Mayor P h i l Stansbury and light" tone on things so as al comedy. Over 30 professional were Diamond Flynn, Medford; ber responsible for the care of to the whole. It must be even to keep up the m orale of the skaters will perform on the 30 Elwood Hussey, Cave Junction; 3n expectant m o t h e r , more rew arding to do a Prince people and the troops. I have by 45-foot portable rink which I A. M. Setness, Central Point; could give her to another Ki- Hal. a Hotspur o r a Falstaff always thought, and still think, has been erected in the center of Harold Strauss, Talent; Albert ;a 2 er.u bri ? g*ng a Hal Burdick, Jr., as Prince Hal.* that free and self-respecting peo the field. Heckert, Jacksonville; and Fred new m em ber into the club. seemed to fall so readily into ple can stand the truth and ad Compressors, b r i n e coolers Brueger, Eagle Point. B ert M iller kept her f o u r the youthful, unformed good-fel just do it a lot better than they O ther out of town guests were weeks and the^membership drive low role that on this opening can adjust to the shock of hav and pipe to freeze the rink, as well as complete stage settings, County Commissioners Robe r t I got nowhere. ing been deceived. night he was almost too easy are carried by the company on Lytle and Shy M orthland, Ore- Then last week things began going; the part seemed to be un their tour. gon Suprem e Court J u d g e d happen. B ert signed up a new derplayed up to the moment he Jam es T. Brand, and Mr. and I member, John Yaple, and turn- resolved to lead his forces in Stars of the traveling s h o w Mrs. Lancaster Pollard of the ; ed K aty over to George Sennatt. | battle. Perhaps that was delib are all experienced skaters and Oregon Historical society. George brought in a new mem- erate, perhaps that is how the stars of other troupes. Included Press representatives included ber, A. J. Powell, the same day character should develop— reso | are Buff McCusker who co-star Herb Larson of the Oregonian, and then left the rabbit at the lution bringing him to life at red with Sonia Henie in the film Arnold Marx of the O r e g o n home of John Schulz, Appointment o f W. Bernard “ W intertim e;” D o t McCusker, last and yet a p art so intelli Journal and Bill Force of the John, It seems, boarded Katy gently and charm ingly played Windt to t e a c h elem entary commedienne a n d co-producer Medford Mail-Tribune. at the Abe Neslin home and h u r s muld not be overshadowed ev school music and strings f o r of the show, who starred in “Ice Local guests who were intro ried out to find a new member. en by more vigorous characters. strings for school district No. 5 Capades” and “ Ice Follies;” Jo duced included c i t y council He got one too, so the rabbit was announced Tuesday by Le anne McCusker, a veteran o f The fault in Philip Hanson's m em bers Emil Kroeger, F r e d was Abe’s. land P. Linn, superintendent of several s h o w s including “Ice perform ance of Hotspur may al Holmes and Dr. W alter Weller; Follies;" and J i m McCusker, schools. It was quite a surprise to John so be a virtue; his explosive vo H arry Skerry, city attorney and Monday to learn that Katy be cal technique makes the audi Introduction of the string pro youngest member of the skating festival association board mem came a m other at six a m. July ence lose some of his lines, but gram, starting at the s i x t h family, who specializes in figure ber: and Dr. Elmo Stevenson, ! 27 and the m em bership drive does it m atter much when that grade, will be part of a long- skating on 15-inch blades. Also president o f Southern Oregon was over — six hours before his is part of a characterization so needed expansion of the school featured are Marie Pruviance, college. i new m em bership appli c a t i o n vital that it takes one’s breath ballet and skating star, a n d music program, Linn said. Dr. Curt Zimansky of Iowa went in. Windt comes to Ashland from Skee Goodhart. Am erica's lead away. It is only in retrospect Q U E E N E L IZ A B E T H of the 1350 Shakespearean Festival season State university, who is aca- Who had Katy? John Schulz that one can see how fine i s the Phoenix schools, where he ing comedy ice skater. !s Mrs. Frances W orth of Ashland. Chosen lor her outstanding Held a sim ilar position last year Both leaei veu seat and gener contributions to the festival. Mrs. W orth was selected by the demic consultant for this y ear’s according to the contest rules. Hanson’s control of bodily and productions, represented the di He paid 50 cents for each of the facial pantomime. He h o l d s a m asters degree al admission tickets are avail association as the o fficial hostess this season. Last night she pre from Ithica college. New York able in Ashland at the News sided over the civic banquet and the opening perform ance of rectional staff. Angus Bowmer, nine little ones, but now Abe Richard Graham as K ing and has studied in the Eastman Review and in Medford at the H en ry IV , P a rt One.” In addition to her Shakespearean activ producing director and originat wants to collect a board bill too. Henry IV does what is possibly School of Music, Rochester, N. Jackson hotel. Proceeds will go ities she is im m ediate past president of the Ashland Soropti- or of the festival, could not be the hardest job in the play, he Dr. Blanche and Carlton Rice makes the audience rem em ber Y. He has olayed professionally i to th National Rheumatic Fever mists. oast w orthy matron of the Eastern Star, member of the present as he was being made F o rtn ig h tly Study club and lecturer of the B ellview Grange. made up for the role of Falstaff returned this week from their the story is about him. Not the with sucn groups as the W ilkes-' foundation for research schol T h is is the first season that a civic leader has been chosen for in the opening night production vacation which was spent o n most sym pathetic of characters, Barre Symphony orchestra. , arships. the Queen Elizabeth role. of “ King Henry IV, P art One.” the coast. Continued on page 8 "Sac. 101. — The President Is hereby authorised (1) to re quire that performance under contracts or orders (other than c o n t r a c t s of em ploym ent) which he deems ncessary or appropriate t o promote the national defense shall t a k e p rio rity over perform ance un der any other contract or o r der. and, for the purpose of assuring such p rio rity , to re- q u ir e acceptance and p e r formance of such contracts or orders by any person he finds to be capable o f their p e r formance. and (2) to allocate m aterials a n d facilities i n such manner, upon such con ditions. and to such extent as he shall deem necessary or appropriate to promote t h e national defense." Child’s Behavior is Set by Parent’s Actions Club Told Increased Budget Set for College 100 Guests Open Ice Show Opening Set This Evening Windt Signed as Music Instructor
