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I u oí O. L lb ru ry A <Z6« Soutíusu» ASHLAND W VATH* L Pre H Feb 13 43 21 Feb ’.4 45 33 06 Feb 15 44 36 40 Feb T8 43 28 .73 Feb 17 37 26 .16 Feb 18 37 24 .05 Feb 19 44 27 .13 Pre since Jan. 1 4 29 Pre thia m onth 2.21 IW inches snow Feb 20 VOL. X V II. No. NEWS REVIEW Notice USE YOUR RIOHT TO VOTE REGISTER TODAY OREGON PRIMARY. MAY IS Jackson County’s LEADING Weekly Newspaper so ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON. Expect Camp While Report On Weekend THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1952 S in g la C opy 5c Graduate StatUS Negotiation» Bogun in 1948 CITY TIMBER SALE COMPLETED Offered After E<em Passing A now re p o rt on the status o f Camp W hite and It« scheduled re u c tlv a tlo n on n stand-by basis, Is expected tu be made this weekend fo llo w in g the re tu rn o f A. D H arvey and S C W atkins fro m W ashington, l) C The tw o men, who are p a rt ners In the engineering firm grunted a contract to plan the camp construction, were in the nation's capital this week meet ing w ith o ffic ia ls concerned w ith the c a m p W hite project They are due to a rriv e in Med ford some tim e today. The last re p o rt fro m W ashing ton was th a t >9,144,000 had been a llo tte d fo r the Camp W hite runovation project, w hich was less than h a lf o f the o rig i- time, there has been no in d ica tion o f a change o f plans o r of when w o rk on construction w ould begin. (foaytut The tim b e r sale on the Ash , land watershed to the federal governm ent was com pleted by le tte r Tuesday, according to H u rry S ke rry, c ity attorney. N egotiations fo r the contro versial sale o f city-ow ned tim ber were begun In 1948 In the face o f opposition by a group o f local cltlziRis called Taxpayers, incorporated. Long N e g o tia tio n O ver a year and a h a lf ago, C ity A tto rn e y S ke rry brought s u it to q u ie t title and has con tin uously negotiated w ith the various governm ental agencies concerned, w ith fin a l approval com ing fro m the departm ent of in te rio r. Due to the controversial na ture o f the sate, the m a tte r was referred to the people in the re c a ll election of 1950 and the citizens approved the sale Funds Earmarked fo r $32,000 w ould be' forthcom depreciated book value ing shortly. The funds fre m the Intersection Problem sale have been earm arked fo r C ouncilm an W alter W eller im provem ents tn A s h l a n d ’ s expressed h i * dissatisfaction w ater supply since it was ap w ith the tra ffle flo w at the in- proved Included have been tersection o f S-.-kiyou boulevard w o rk on the Crowson reservoir and Iow a streets. and construction of a 24-inch He recommended that the c ity pip e lin e down the canyon to re consult the highw ay depart- place the 16 inch one The la t ment on advic« fo r tra ffic con- te r has already been done w ith tro l on that intersection. other funds w hich w ill be re C ity Supt. £ lm e r Biegel and im bursed from the tim b e r sale Police C hief Vern Sm ith out- money. 1 ned the history o f the intersec The council acted on a plan tion and pointed out that ad ning commission request and es vice had been obtained fro m the tablished M arch 3, 8 p.m., in ' state before the present control the council chambers, as a pub was put in to effect. _______ ____ S m ith to ld the council that lic hearing date on the re-zoning o f the area between W ater and ! tV|C h ighw ay departm ent repre- F ourth streets fo r business that ' « ntatives “ stated that this was is c u rre n tly between the busi- [ one o i the most p eculiar inter- ' sections o f any state highw ay r.ess and in d u s tria l zone ¡(creates tw o one-way streets), B u y E le ctrica l Facilities A resolution was passed by ! and that it w ould cost between the council purchasing the B ell- and $12.000 to adequate- « ... las Annia>z\1 »• Oregon Pow er company w hich , w ill give the c ity ow nership of a ll ele ctrica l fa c ilitie s w ith in Ashland except fo r the Nevada street substation and COPCO’s m ain transm ission lin e on Ne vada and O ak streets. The term s o f the sale contract c a ll fo r purchase w ith in six months of various ele ctrica l set ups by units at a to ta l cost of the appraisal and in ve n to ry value of $42,000 plus additions since the appraisal at a cost not over the purchase price paid by COPCO o r less than the present Ashland townspeople who did not com plete th e ir high schon’ education may now obtain com parable credentials, acco rd in r to President Elm o Stevenson o Southern Oregon college, He announced yesterday tha* the state departm ent o f educa tion has in stitu te d a program whereby legal residents o f O n gon w ho are 21 years o f age, oi older, may apply to take a gen e ral educational developm en' test. Successful perform ance r the GED exam ination w ill be a' ta in m e n t of _________ at least a 40-point score on in d iv id u a l tests and a average of 50 fo r the fiv e test in the series. Equate D iplom a Adequate com pletion o f such ratings w ill be accepted as the equivale nt o f a high school diplom a as fa r as can be measur ed by w ritte n tests, D r Steven- son said. F o r those concerned about competencies in specific fie ld s such as advanced m athe matics, chem istry o r business law , c re d it m ay be earned by ta kin g correspondence courses offered b y the general extension division. A p p lic a tio n blanks fo r the general educational develop m ent tests may be obtained fro m Roland L. Parks, p rin c ip a l o f Ashland high school, o r fro m the o ffice o f the re g is tra r at SOC. A fte r approval o f applica tions b y the state departm ent of education, exam inations w ill be given by the testing bureau at the A shland college. C O N S T R U C T IO N P R O G R E S S E S . . on the n ew $200,000 an nex io the w om en's d o rm ito ry a t S ou th ern O regon college. C oncrete footings h a r e been poured and s tru c tu ra l steel s to ck p iled fo r the n e x t phase o f w o rk . T h e b u ild in g is expected to be com pleted by S eptem b er. The police chief pointed out that the present co n tro l was a substitute measure approved by the state group He added th a t arrests fo r the last six m onths have decreased considerably and o n ly one arrest has oc curred since the in sta lla tio n o f By OUR D R A M A C R IT IC a new sign tw o months ago on Ted Schopf's Southern Ore- James Harpo le, scout execu- the recom m endation o f Supt. R obert Sherwood's ra w pseu gon College Red Raiders w ill Pass ----- and Biegel.” do-comedy. “ Id io t’s D e lig h t,” , I tiv . e , , fo r . .. the . , . Grants . w ind up the 1951-52 basketball was given a well-done perform - Ashland d is tric t o f Boy Scouts The m a tte r o f a more s tric t T here w ere 4548 X -rays taken * • * » th is weekend w ith a ance by the Southern Oregon 2? A m erica le ft last F rid a y fo r enforcem ent of dog co n tro l in in the A shland area d u rin g the 1 two-game F ar W estern confer- Ashland" was brought up fo llo w college players last Saturday Eugene and a new post as dis recent chest X -ra y survey, ac ence series w ith H u m b o ld t State tr ic t scout executive fo r the night. ing the announcement by coun cording to M rs H arvey Woods. on M em orial court. central Lane county d is tric t. ty o ffic ia ls that a crackdow n on Ashland chairm an. In an e a rlie r series at A rcata, This cynical satire on w ar T rib u te was paid to the de- violations w ould b e g i n on She estim ated this fig u re as tlic Red Raiders and L u m b e r proved a h a rd -h ittin g success to M arch 1. the am ple house that view ed it. par^ln g leader at a Thursday in c lu d in g 85 per cent of the jacks s p lit a series w ith the Sherwood’s play, although fille d n ,8 h t a ffa ir held in the Episco- The police chief answered the people over 15 in this area The Ashlanders w in n in g the opener, council's questions as to county w ith the cynicism o f the modern F,a « 2 5 « in M edford. percentage o f people X-rayed 61-60 in a th r illin g o vertim e enforcem ent o f c ity ordinances. fo r Jackson county reached contest Since that tim e. H um age, never lets this triu m p h Hare 3(4 Yean He said th a t the county o ffic e r 72 5, according to M rs Jack boldt scored an upset triu m p h H arpole served the G rants com pletely b u t keeps flo w in g Several leading Jackson coun- w ould enforce the c ity la w W alker, M edford, county c h a ir over the C a lifo rn ia Aggie« sm oothly w ith the able aid of Pass and A shland area fo r three ty republicans w ill appear ____ on __ a w hich . . p ro . h ib its loose dogs fo r and a h a lf years p rio r to being man. T o ta l surveyed in the Need D o u b le W in ‘ the Am erican comedy crutch. A double w in by the Red ,n ru m this evening at 8 p.m. in ’ fo Pr m onths c h ie f S m ith also Whited L w d i Cynic* transferred. county was 29.538 out o í a pos Raiders w ould p u ll ttiem in to a Ble M edford hotel, according to recommended that the o rd i slble estim ated 40,000 Leading the lis t o f cynics op M eanw hile, C rater A re a It has been reported that only ,i<’ fo r th ird place in the confer- ? ° h D ickey, chairm an o f the nance be extended to curb the posing the comedy m o tif was Scout Executive C liff Hanson Jackson county young republi- dog situ a tio n fo r the e n tire year, one o ther ib u n ty in the state has standings, In answer to the m any in q u i Fred W hited. Jr., as the Commu this week announced th a t a re M u ll Intersection Cost reached 70 per cent o f the to ta l There’ll be a sid e lig h t to this cans. ries at A shland’s post o ffice con- n istic neurotic, Q u ille ry . W hit- placem ent has not yet been se The forum , a p a rt o f the regu- ’rhi> council ke p t under con- cerning m a ilin g times. A ctin g ed gave a nervous, em otionally- cured fo r H arpole and that he possible, according to X -ra v of fin a l series. I t ’ll be the fin a l ap- ficlals. pea rance in a Red R aider bas la r young rep u b lica n ’s meeting, sideration a plannin g commis- Postm aster P a rk e r Hess has pre- fin e dram atic p o rtra y a l o f this did not expect to be able to f i l l u n ifo rm by H arlan w ill k ic k o ff the 1952 election !sion recom m endation ca llin g fo r pared the fo llo w in g schedule: I d iffic u lt characterization. C ounty and local p u b lic k e tb a ll the position im m ediately h e a lth association o ffic ia ls Weaver, who has been a ste lla r w o rk o f the group by pinpoint- j tfle placing on the b a llo t at the N o rth Bound: Q u ille ry ’s fo il A c h ille Weber, term ed this d riv e "especially perform er fo r Southern Oregon ing the projects ahead. D ickey I p rim a ry election an ordinance 4 a m ., m a il fro m Ashland to a F rench m ^ it io n is t , was given ¡c a llin g fo r property-ow ners ad- G rants Pass A ll a ir m ail- s ig n ific a n t.” due to the handling d u r in g the past three years. continued J*1® continen tal treatm ent by M em bership on the discussion jacent to the intersections (half- o f organization by volunteers W e a v r is the o n ly senior mem- 10:30 a m., m a il fo r K lk m a th ,HiJPa rd- H illia rd 's occu- ! group w ill include Robert Root, w ay back on each block) to pay w ith o u t state or federal assist 1, r of the Red R aider squad •• pational disease, i.e., “ m tellec- - F — alls and - surro i V U u I n 1 U d J in 11 g K C area. lX V C l. A. e « » ance ■ • i county s t a t e representative: the cost o f such construction P ortland, and W ashington state; ^ al al? ° f 2 eT!’ 'Yas to | Mrs. C u rtis H opkins, chairm an ra th e r than fo r the c ity to bear 12 noon, m a il fro m A shland ? ® ®nd °£ the play w ith o u t a The K iw a n is ta le n t p a rty in o f the county central republi- the burden. It was pointed out break in character. M edford Tuesday evening was to G rants Pass. A ll a ir m a il; ! can com m ittee: W arren Lesseg, that alm ost a ll o th e r cities have A Germ an cancer specialist. “ a huge success,” according to 5 p.m.. a ll n o rth bound m ail M edford attorney, and past Continued on Page F our D r. Waldersee. continued the D on-N ew bury, chairm an o f the and eastern states. A ir m a il j chairm an o f the young GOP’s European lis t o f characters op ta le n t committee. n o rth and eastern states. Representatives fro m school fo r the county, and Mrs W il- posing the comedy them e and South Bound: Ron Rice, M edford club sec d is tric t No 5 com pleted a new l ' arn T h o rn d ike . M e d fo rd .. Dan 8:45 a.m., a ll m a il fo r C a lifo r was given excellent m annerisms re ta ry , described the a ffa ir as school b u ild in g to u r last Satur- j H u ll, a m em ber of the M edford by G ary Grivas. nia and eastern states; “ the best ta le n t p a rty we have Theodore Hnig. New Y o rk day. Toastmasters w ill be m oderator. 7 p.m., a ll south m ail. A ir D ry 'Roosian' Manner ever had— m ore talent and bet concert pianist, w ill present a The fe m in in e lead. Irene, was The group, in an ticip a tio n of m a il south and eastern states. te r talent.” concert here on Sunday. March a local b u ild in g program , in P arcel post going n o rth is dis played on both sides of the con W ith the ta le n t p a rty behind A weed control m eeting w ill 9. it was announced this week tra stin g themes w ith a d ry spected Coos B a y fa c ilitie s be held this F rid a y in the Jack- patched at 5 p.m. d a ily, and “ Roosian” m anner by Miss Leah them, members stated, the K i by Mrs. Cay H tifm an. Southern wanis are going to w o rk w ith T in “ son county courthouse a u d ito r southbound parcel post is dis Peabody. patched at 7 p.m. via tru ck. “ a w ill and a w ay” to put the ium at 1 p.m. N („o ML” ,u„ r n. ,. ,y 2 S X S J " W " 7 T" ' 7 “ k She gave the R om anoff-origi A ir m a il connections d ire c tly show on in tw o weeks’ tim e Weed k illin g chemicals and D r. Elm o N. Stevenson, presi- but has agreed to come here fo r I In - ? s B ay' the Kroup met | dent of Southern Oregon col th e ir use w ill be discussed by to P o rtla n d and San Francisco nal version o f her background The Kapers w ill be perform ed in tru e style: d iffe re n tly each the special appearance. M rs j w ith M arion Stokes, who is lege, le ft last Tuesday fo r a two- Rex W arren, fa rm crops special are made o n ly at 4 a m. and 12 tim e. H er ham m y actions, out on M arch 5-8 in the M edford hig h school auditorium . H ufm an has arranged the pro architect fo r th a t d is tric t as w e ll J week business tr ip to the M id- ist, Oregon state college exten noon. w ard in d iffe re n ce and ve ile d in- gram through h e r personal as Ashland. Stokes and the Coos j west. sion service, and M. G. Huber, | telligence proved one o f the best , Bay o ffic ia ls pointed out the frie n d sh ip w ith the m usician. He w ill attend a m eeting of a g ric u ltu ra l engineer w ith the in te rp re ta tio n s o f the evening. ' various features in the new It is hoppd that the concert I the Am erican Association of extension service, w ill discuss B u rstin g through C om m u | structures to the Ashland dele may be presented in the L ith ia i Colleges o f Teacher Education spray equipm ent and other ap nism, cynicism , im m in e n t war, gation. theater, but the location w ill be i at Chicago; and later, a session p lica tio n methods. etc., was the raw , crude A m e ri A rc h ite c t Stokes has subm it of the A m erican Association of changed i f necessary A special can, H a rry Van. B rad C u rtis A colored film fe a tu rin g con grand piano w ill be shipped ted to the Ashland school board, School A d m in istra to rs at K an tro l o f weeds on ditch banks washed aw ay the p la y ’s troubles here fro m P ortland, sp e cifically draw ings o f ways to meet the sas C ity. B y W IN K IN N E Y w ill be shown. T his w ill be o f Rehearsals fo r V in in g reper as neatly as an A p r il show er in fo r the program . M rs H ufm an housing o f the school population T lie A shland president w ill p a rtic u la r interest to people to ry's sp rin g season w ill begin this part. Needless to say, the You may th in k you “ ow n” w hich continues to increase. said. , also make contacts fo r s ta ff re- who irrig a te , according to Earle on M arch 4 w ith the season part was made to o rd e r fo r C ur y o u r grassy law n, b u t i f i t ’s lik e A concert of w e ll - know n Representatives m aking the placements in Ohio, Illin o is , I Jossy. county extension agent. tis, and vice versa. opening A p r il 14. according to ours, i t re a lly belongs to the classical w orks w ill be offered tr ip were H arold Thomas, board M ichigan and Colorado. He is Everyone interested in weed Angus Bow m er, producing d i C ontinued on Lage Eight birds, cats and dogs. by Haig The program is being member; P rin c ip a l Roland L. accompanied by Mrs. Stevenson j co n tro l is urged to attend this rector. In a tense it is a battle sponsored by SOC. Parks and Supt. Leland P L in n . and son Kenneth. i m eeting, according to Jossy. The opening date is assuming ground of survival. To the th a t seats can be obtained fo r worms and bugs it is a lush L ith ia theatre before A p r il 14. and fertile jungle where vig- I f they cannot be obtained, the oro and manure manna show season m ay be cancelled, unless er regularly thru tha thicket, some o th e r arrangem ents can followed by violent and capri be made. cious deluges that hiss and Seats Removed W alter D. N unley, 33 Med drench the lush terrain. It's a T his announcem ent fo llo w e d fo rd attorney, file d today fo r paradise forest where gods the one made in last w eek’s the republican n o m ination An open le tte r to each citizen the C entennial banquet who Items o f D re u of walk heedlessly, crunching Save yo u r appetites fo r this News R eview that the L ip p e rt d is tric t a tto rn e y fo r Jackson of the Ashland area is respect through th e ir approach to the flat flora and fauna alike, but " F u ll skirts, old fashioned event of the year. theaters were rem oving the county. fu lly subm itted: not a bad Eden if you're lucky general p u b lic can also make dresses, blouses, coats, hoops, "Such costumes as m entioned theatre’s seats this week fo r use and live fast. "Ashland, Ore., is being men know n our plans fo r tha w ear bustles and stays, s tiff bosomed above are to be w orn to the N unley, a n a tive of H unting- tioned alm ost d a ily as the Cen ing o f C entennial dress of any shirts, old fashioned collars, great ‘K ic k -O ff Banquet,’ being elsewhere in the L ip p e rt chain. ton, W. Va., served w ith the To the birds y o u r law n is a F in a l play selection and th e ir a rm y a ir force f r o m 1941 24-hour cafeteria. A nd the cats tennial c ity o f the N orthw est, kind. Y o u r costume com m ittee vests, stove-pipe hats — there arranged fo r the E lks banquet over local radio stations and is also d ra ftin g the support of should be old hats and dresses room under date o f A p r il 7 in directors w ere also announced through 1945. He is a m em ber of fin d the birds both food and this week by the company. H. the Am erican Legion and VFW fro lic . through colum ns of the press, a ll c ivic bodies w ith in this area, da tin g back to the ‘Gay Nine- the year 1952. Paul K liss w ill d ire ct “ Death o f and is presently president of and it is incum bent upon not in c lu d in g the B e llv ie w grange, , ties.’ Also, a special in v ita tio n B u t the dogs re a lly have fu ll “ Y o u r costume com m ittee al Salesman.” B rad C u rtis w ill the M edford Toastmasters. only the com m ittees w hich have T alent grange, o u r c ity service to wearers o f our local Shake- so extends a most co rdial in v i title . To Shep, Bow ser and Fido, been appointed and are in clubs, parent teachor organiza- ! spearean costume is issued in tation to a ll banqueteers who d ir. ct "A rs e n ic and O ld Lace,” Studied F orestry a ll others are s tric tly poachers. A fte r his discharge fro m the Y o u r law n is the dogs’ to romp, charge of arrangem ents o f the tions, Toastmasters, J u n i o r o rd e r that you m ight be at the m ay choose to attend the ban R ichard Graham . “ Im portance various events, but upon the Cham ber o f Commerce, the , A p r il banquet in a group— you quet NOT in costume — Do not of Being Ernest,” and P h il Han- service, N unley studied fo re stry dig, r o ll and scratch on— and to e n tire citizenship o f our com w hole corps of teachers in the | w ill lend color to the occasion, fa il to m ark this event on yo u r on, “ C laudia.” O ther plays and la w at M ontana State U n i guard and w oof over. m u n ity to put th e ir shoulders to p u b lic schools and a ll heads and ( “ Reasonably priced m aterial calendar as a ‘m ust’ — You w ill considered before the fin a l se v e rs ity under the G I b ill and You may plant it. feed it. the wheel and m ake every fa c u lty o f Southern Oregon col- can be secured fro m our local enjoy, trem endously, the flo ra l lection w ere “ C a n d le lig h t” and graduated in la w in 1949. He is water it and mow it— you a member of the M ontana bar single event a grand success be lege, study clubs and the Dnugh- merchants. A little w o rk and decorations; also 1000 varied- “ Green G ro w the L ila cs.” may even scatter the dogs and Professional status was ob and in September, 1950, he was ginning w ith the ve ry outstand- tors of the A m erican Revolu- y o u r own genius could b rin g colored balloons afloat in the cats, startle the birds and tained by the com pany w hich adm itted to practice in Oregon ing banquet, A p r il 7, and conti- ¡tion walk on the bugs— indeed, fo rth som ething w hich y o u upper a ir in the b e a u tifu l Elks w ill to w e r the ro ya ltie s fo r the and moved to M edford. nuing through the year to the “ Get into old trunks, old clos- w ould be proud to wear. bully the whole universe of lounge. The d in n e r w ill be fo l series o f plays beginning on He resides at 423 P a ik street closing date in the m onth of • ets and b rin g fo rth any articles Goal 500 Plates beasts and beasties who dwell lowed by square dancing to the A p r il 14 and ending M ay 10 w ith his w ife and 2 ’¿-year-old there. September, 1952. thal w ould c a rry the thought of “ The tic k e t com m ittee has set tune o f the ‘fid d le rs ’ .” ■ ■ son. He now is in p riva te prac- Civic Support Drafted the century fro m 1852 to 1952. fo r a goal. 500 plates to be B u t th in k tw ice on this; they Respectfully yours. Dates have been set fo r the tice in the G oldy b u ild in g and a ll hold one vie w in common— "Y o u r costume com m ittee has I t w ill be another 100 yenrs be served at the banquet w hich Centennial Costumes 1952 Southern Oregon College was fo rm e rly associated w ith i t is th e ir law n, not yours. To drafted the personnel and sup fore you w ill have such an op w ill include mounds o f frie d committee Class B in v ita tio n a l high school the law fir m Roberts. K e llin g - , each o f them, you are the greHt- port of the e n tire com m ittc? of p o rtu n ity 'ch icke n served fa m ily style. Fred Homes, chairman basketball tournam ent ton and B ranehfield. est in tru d e r o f all. 85 Per Cent X-rayed Here Final Raider Series Ready Young GOP'f Plan Forum 'Idiol's Dellghl' Is 'Well-Done' SCOUr EXECUTIVE LEAVES AREA FOR EUGENE POST • ■ Mailing Times Listed by Hess Kiwanis Talent Party Successful Plan Piano Concert Here Schools Inspected On Coast Tour W eed Control Meeting Feb. 2 2 M idw est Meetings D ra w Stevenson Vining Io Begin Season April 14 Press Like. '5 2 - 1 8 5 2 , That It LETTER DESCRIBES C E N T E N N IA L COSTUM ES 1 LOOK ABOUT IIS Waller D. Hunley Files for DA
