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Southern Oregon News Review
38 East Main Street
Entered as second-class mail matter in the post office at Ash
land, Oregon, February 15, 1935, under the act of Congress of
March 3. 1879
William C. Lawrence and Wallace G. Iverson,
Publishers
Harry Nordwick
____________________
Editor
Subscription Rate — $2.50 year
Ashland, Oregon
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1952
SOUTHERN OREGON NEW* REVIEW, ASHLAND. OREGON
7> omc C c ...
teller from Washington...
By HOM. HARRIS ELLSWORTH
Member of Congress 4th District
million — their preeent bud
Thar* ha» b**n v*ry little
get request is for $917 mil
ry; Jess W Savage (Rep ), Linn activity on the floor of the
INDIANS PREFER STATE
lion. In 1940 the department
A plan will be drafted to and Ralph J. Brown (Rep ). ! House of Representative* thus
of labor spent only $29 mil
transfer the Klamath Indians Crook and Jefferson.
far this ■•••ion. If my memory
lion — now It wants $283
from federal to state jurisdic ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
serves me correctly, th* roll
millionl The state department
tion. an eight-man committee OPINIONS
ha» been called only twice for
functioned smoothly In 1940
decided this week while meet
The following interpretations record votes on legislation.
with an expenditure of 924
ing with Governor IXniglas Mc of Oregon law were handed On* of those votes was on th*
N EW SPA PER
N A T IO N AL E D IT O R IAA l
million, but must have 9339
Kay
at
the
Capitol.
The
gover
down
this
week
by
Attorney
treasury re-orgenlsation plan
PU BLISH ER S
N
million for the coming fiscal
By HARRY NORDWICK
nor said it would probably pave General George Neuner
which did not amount to
year! I could list some other*
A S S O C IA T IO N
the way to complete freedom for
(V IV I
M I V
I K
The insurance commissioner much anyhow.
but I think these give the gen
) other tribes in Oregon
had no authority to sell books,
My own opinion about legis •ral Idea.
MONEY FOR TIMBER
Leaders of the group said it blanks, pamphlets or other mat lative bodies in our country
■
For many people, the an
"Even O PINION is of force enough to make itself to be
would be more satisfactory for ters required for general distri either the »tate legislatures or
My
good
friend
Congressman
nouncemenl
on
Tuesday
that
espoused at the expense o f life ." — Montaigne
I the Indians to be put under state bution pursuant to Oregon sta the congress — is that they may
John Phillips of California hus
the timber sale on the Ahland jurisdiction because they would tutes.
be criticized for jxissing too the following gem in his own
watershed was c o m p l e t e , only have to go to Salem to get
A county clerk may appoint many new law» rather than too weekly letter: “When I was
closed a hard-fought chapter adjustments, instead of going
in recent Ashland political 3000 miles to Washington. DC. the election board for regular few. Accordingly, I see no h.,rn home last summer, one of my
elections and name an addition being done to the people of our Riverside friends, talking about
history.
Harvey Wright ot Salem will al qualified member to make countrv by the present alow-bell the tax increase, remarked he
‘Primaries
A prominent politician recently said,
Started back in 1948. the pro head the special committee on up the six-member board for a
A few major problem» wns mad enough ’to blow a gaa
posed sale raised such a row plans and Senator Phillip S. hospital district election held congress
are so much eyewash.”
must,
of
course, have congres ket ’ He needn't worry, If he
s o m e Ashland citizens Hitchcock and Rep. Henry Se- concurrently with a regular
A prominent Salem publisher and ex-governor that
formed a group to oppose it un- mon of Klamath Falls will serve election, but ballots should be sional action. Some decision dot«. The army had on hand, on
be made regarding mili a recent count, 921.802 gaskets
recently wrote, “One valid objection arises to the presi- j der the Ubei "“Taxpayers' incor- on a special legislative commit tallied separately and results re must
tary
training.
The Defense Pro for the front axle housings of
dential primary. That is its excessive cost . . . If the porated.” This opposition failel tee and will present the plan to turned and treated separately duction act, which
contains the jeeps The peak demand in any
however,
when
the
sale
was
ap
convention system sometimes fails to give us superior proved by voters in the special the 1953 session.
for each election
control provisions, expires soon year, since the army started
WOULD BAN LIQUOR ADS
The law prohibits the Oregon and must either be renewed,
men as candidates, the primary system gives no prom reca'l election of 1950.
Seven county Granges have real estate commissioner from killed or amended. Appropria using jeeps, was 8,848 gaskets
ise of th at either.”
The present drive which asked the Oregon Liquor Com issuing real estate salesmen's tions are made annually and At thut rate, we have enough on
haz
never stopped, was insti mission to ban all liquor adver licenses to non residents by re those bills must be passed hnnd to last 104 years Any tax
A prominent Rogue river valley editor, Robert W.
payer, who feels a gasket-blow
by Councilman Fred tising.
These items and a few others ing spastn coming on, should
ciprocity.
Ruhl, answered the latter objection, as follows (in gated
Homes when he brought the
Oregon's “Knox” liquor law
Another opinion given out by should and undoubtedly will be
p a r t) :
matter up after it had been gives the commission power to Neuner this week was that he acted upon by the house Nc write tin- army quartermaster.”
Phillips knows what he Is
“The chief objection advanced is the expense of "pigeonholed." City Attorney control, regulate or prohibit would not be a candidate to suc vast amount of time will be re talking
about because he Is a
Harry Skerry has been beat l*quor advertising.
quired
on
each.
Even
in
slow
ceed
himself.
added campaigns.
ing his brains out for a year
The seven county Granges—
motion there will be ample member of the committee
handles armed force*
“But who would pay that, the people?
and a half with government Hood River. Wasco, Clackamas.
time in the next four or five which
“No, chiefly the candidates themselves and their red tape after he began suit Jackson. Linn, Washington and •
months to complete and pass all appropriations.
•
•
to quiet title.
Columbia—based their request (
of the pending legislation that
supporters.
Brotherhood
is
good sports
on
the
grounds
that
advertising
|
during this per
is actually needed.
. Can the people en masse be trusted to act iod. Periodically,
manship saying: Do not make
Skerry would report that of liquor promotes intemper POLICE COURT
Most people do not r*alis* another person or another group
R. W. Smith, illegal parking,
wisely when given full responsibility?
another letter had been receiv ance and crime and has a bad
it I know, but every law pass the scapegoat for your own
bail
$2
50.
effect
on
youth
“The easy answer, of course, is a resounding ‘Yes.’ ed asking for some further ac Liquor Administrator Bing Oscar Dearth, failure to heed ed by congress costs money — shortcomings and frustrations
tion until it seemed that it
some of the laws cost a vast
“But we doubt if any honest objective survey of would
continue ad infinitum. It ham, said he expects every traffic signal, bail $5
■mount of money. But even a
Thomas
T.
Hutchinson,
ille
the past would fail to show that this is true most of was with “great joy” that he re county Grange in the state to
minor one must be admini
ask for the ban on liquor ads. gal parking, bail $5: violation of stered and it is a minor law
the time, but not all of the time. The people do, being ported on Tuesday that approv Commissioners
parking
hours,
bail
$2;
violation
declared
their
had finally come through
HEAR
indeed which does not actu
human, make mistakes. But they also learn from them al
from the department of interior regulations on advertising are parking hours, bail $2: total ally require the employment
bail $9.
“There is however another factor — and an im- sanctioning the sale which the most strict of any state.
Emil E McCluskey, failure to of more people in the govern
Bishop
Hammamaker
will
put
brings
$32.000
to
the
city.
portant one — the alternative.
ment agencies end bureaus.
The money is urgently a bill before congress in March heed traffic signal, bail $5.
“The question is not which system is PERFECT, needed
It would be an interesting
John
Hanscom.
violation
of
that
will
prohibit
alcoholic
ad
for the funds have
news story if some ambitious
parking hours, bail $2
but which is the BETTER one — allowing the ‘pros’— been earmarked for improve vertising from radio and TV
and the
Jane G. Howard, no opera and energetic reporter would
HIGHWAY BONDS
the bosses—to continue to choose in their ‘smoke-filled ment of Ashland's water sys APPROVED
take one of the minor and in
tor’s
license
and
failure
to
heed
tem. A pipeline has already
LIBERTY JAMBOREE
rooms’ the candidates of a party. OR, the people—the been
nocent looking laws passed dur
The same restraint committee traffic signal, bail $10.
laid, out of other funds,
ing the last year or so and find
Velma
R
Sauer,
failure
to
that
recently
refused
to
permit
members of that party?
which will be reimbursed
out just how many new govern
the sale of $40 million of bonds heed traffic signal, bail $5
“We can see only one correct answer to that — from the sale money and the to
ment employees were recruited
Orin
V.
Myers,
failure
to
pay
the
state
bonus
covering
much needed "roof' and oth
taking the control from the ‘pros’ and giving it to the er
to enforce it and how much the
repairs for Crowson reser World War II veterans this heed traffic signal, bail $5.
Taylor Brothers mill, illegal administration of the law is
people, would mark a long step forward in better and voir will now be completed.
week approved the sale of an
costing
parking, bail $2.50
additional
$15
million
worth
of
more democratic government, and should be done, just
A round of Lithia water is in
■
»
e
Champion,
violation
of
Oregon
State
Highway
bonds
order for all hands with the as
as soon as it CAN be done.”
Just for fear some spend
parking
hours,
bail
$2
The
Western
Voluntary
Cred
of just plain good old
Leah Peabody, violation of ing-minded congressman or
These words answer the aforementioned “promi surance
H2O for all water users in the it Restraint Committee that parking
bureaucrat might grab on the'
hours, bail $2
passed
on
the
two
bond
issues,
is
nent politician” and Salem publisher and could have area with an improved system composed of a group of bankers
above paragraph as sn expia
hn
D.
Eggink,
Jr.,
violation
come from the mouth of an older prominent politician, from the timber money
nation for government extra
and investment brokers desig-
basic rule, bail $20
vagance. I hasten to add that
nated by the federal govern
but, most of all, a STATESMAN, Abraham Lincoln. As DOGS
»
' z ; .
it surely cannot explain the
JUSTICE
COURT
ment
to
determine
if
state
and
The announcement by Po
this newspaper said last week, the latter once wrote.
Elmer
Leroy
McDonough. following: In 1940 the depart
lice Chief Vern Smith that local bond issues are inflation
Monday through Friday
“Why should there not be a patient confidence in the the
Albert
August
G r a b h e r, ment of commerce cost $37
ary.
county dog control officer
switched
license
plates,
fine
and
A second application to sell
ultimate justice of the people? Is there any better or will enforce local ordinances
2:00 p.m.
costs, $25.
dealing with strays, untied the veterans bonds recently was
equal hope in the world?”
Weldon Erwin Bundock, no
on
dogs, etc., during the 4-month filed with the committee.
Like Editor Ruhl, we think not. When it has come quarantine
operator’s
license, cited
THE
WEEK'S
CANDIDATES
period gives an
Four teenage boys, larceny,
The odds are that Oregon will
to the point when leading politicians are so imbued other reason for the advisabil
retain the unique distinction of ^'ne each $75. with $50 suspend-
with machine workings that they feel the nomination ity of transferring the control having
the only husband and ec* on promise of good behavior
is coming from a “smoke-filled room,” or that the ex to the county.
wife legislative members in the Represented by A t t o r n e y s
police chief reported that ; n'at7 o;
Senator Richard L. George M. Sennatt and G W
pense isn’t worth it, then these partners in political the The
the
county officer makes several Neuberger and Representative Wellington.
M O M ’MF.NTS
crimp should grab some Murine eyewash and wash the
» . Ä ? a?.d2 S “ »“ ""e B. Neubcrgcr of Port i Shirley Gilbert. failure to
LIBERTY
A M ) M ARKERS
hotel room smoke from THEIR eyes and take a GOOD handling the situation “very land filed Thursday for reelec ¡stop at stop sign, cited.
I
well
Granite,
Marble
James William Taylor, over
BROADCASTING
tion. Both are democrats and
look , , at T some . of our
democratic IDEALS!
,
„
Smith added that the police have a way of winning in re load, cited.
\ . W. B E R N S
We must constantly have a re-birth of freedom department is selling dog li-
SYSTEM
Glen Eldon Williams, viola-
MEMORIALS
precincts.
if we are to survive. The greatest election RE-BIRTH censes, without charge to the publican
ition
of
basic
rule
cited
"On
the
Plan"
Six other members of the
we can have at the present is for the electorate to name , county’ as a service to the citi- present house or representatives |
top vote-getters), Henry Se-
convention delegates that are supporting THEIR can BRAVO: The never-say-die ef (all
mon (Dem.), Klamath; Joseph E
didates. This would hide the oil from the political ma forts to achieve the timber sale Harvey (Rep ), Multnomah; Alva
realize the water system im C. Goodrich (Rep.), Deschutes;
chines and force them to better face popular acclaim. and
provements.
Ed. R. Cardwell (Rep.), Linn;
The only people th at would suffer from such a BOO: The 3 Vi inches of snow Carroll
Locey (Rep.), Malheur
universal move would be some cigar manufacturers that fell yesterday and . . . say, and Stanhope
Pier (Rep ), Mult
snow fall on March 1 of nomah filed for reelection this
and the hotel room service, while the PEOPLE would didn’t
last year? This boo will continue week.
gain a clearer and firmer hold on the so-called demo until all this snow nonsense
Olga M. Wilson has filed for
stops for a glorious spring.
cratic election process in our country.
the unexpired 2-year term of
the late Senator Manley J. Wil
son who represented Clackamas,
and
getting
the
equipment
in
the council that both companies
Columbia and Multnomah in the
had about the same fixtures shape for the coming season.
1951 session.
Loans on
C
o
u
n
c
i
l
Chairman
Mark
Ranches — Farms — Homes
! with Westinghouse’s transmis
New faces in the legislative
Hamaker
presided
at
the
meet
sion
poles
slightly
lower
in
Continued from Page One
arena
showed
up
when
filings
Business Property
Furniture
Livestock
ing in the absence of Mayor
intersections paid for by the price. He said that the latter’s Phil Stansbury who is in Port were made for the house of rep
Automobile
Salary
resentatives by George Lyman
property owners who use them; globe was not quite as bright as land on business.
(Rep.), Yamhill; R. H. Windi-
Jess Kidwell
that is, the ones adjacent to GE’s but spread the light well.
Telephone 2-HIW7
A deciding factor was the fact «
s r i : • a s ? r in8: ™
®
“
“ » s 'e i
them.
45 E. Main
Phone 2 5111
Ashland
that Westinghouse’s globe was
The matter of the triangle 5000 hours, whereas GE’s was Humanity is one. there is no Woorp fRpn > Hnnd Rivpf r t
38 East Main
Ashland, Ore ton
M 374 Lie. S-21’8
E usines« Phone 7986
shaped city-owned property at only 3000 calling for replace f e ^ r ^ a c e . 35 8 SUperi° r °r ln* McKenzie (Rep ), Coos and Cur-
Res. Phone »1781
the intersection of E. Main and ment at more frequent inter
Siskiyou
boulevard abutting vals.
Steve Zarka's service station
J¿9WrfÜ«m«a4
Judge Reports
was again brought up.
City Judge H. R. Jordan re
The city attorney pointed out ported that his convention trip
From where I s it...
Joe Marsh
that the deed actually states that to Eugene was “well worth
the “pie” will be dedicated for while,” and would have been
park or street purposes and valuable to all law enforcement
Chiroproctic Physician
nothing else.
Jiggs Gets
and legal prosecutors in the
ACUTE A N D CHRONIC CONDITIONS
Plan Offered
Craftsmanship plus Top Quality Materials
♦ate. He recommended that the
Supt. Biegel outlined his plan city send both the police chief
COLONIC IRRIGATIONS
Four "Hot-Foots
All Kinds of Polish—Shoe Accessories
for cutting the corner back to and city prosecutor to the spring
allow a safer flow of traffic meeting of the law enforcement
236 E M ain St.
Phone 2-339,
Cappy .Miller’s bought himself a in! Figured it was the trunk. 11
from the boulevard to E. Main. group.
‘While You Wait Servioe’
new ear. We won't be seeing his hopped right out in a hurry, too
Ashland,
Oregon
He added that removal of the
33 East Main
Park Commissioner Frank
Ashland
old jalopy bouncing over the back That cylinder head was mlghtyhot.
point would “cut out quite a Barnthouse told the council that
road« any more. I'm going to miss
hazard and 6 feet would be left there was “little activity" in the
From « here I sit, old habits are
it. too.
for a sidewalk.” He will show park during the winter except
hard to shake, once they get a
drawings of t h e
proposed for cleaning up fallen branches
Many a morning Cappy and 1 hold. Like, for instance, too many
change at the next council meet
drove off in that rattletrap for a people are still in the habit of
ing.
day's hunting or fishing. We'd trying to run Ihe'r neighbors’
The council moved to execute
Bring in Your Scrap Metal
pile rods or guns in back, and prop lives — telling th m how to ;.<•!.
the releases of a $250 insurance
open the trunk compartment—so what to wear, whether or no to
GUARANTEED HOME AND AUTO
settlement with the De Bon Mo
J ig g s, C appv’s pointer, could enjoy a refreshing gle«s o' he’r.
I*'«
ATRIOTIC
RADIO REPAIRS
tor company of California for
jump in and go along.
I say that kind of th'nk'n"'« out
damage to city property.
■ ROFITABLE
Reasonable Prices
CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
moded . . , on"’ t to he tn> n"d in
They say when Cappy brought
Councilman Fred Homes, past
for
a
new
mod''’’
the new car home he opened up
'' i :rman of the electric com
Motorola Home and Auto Radios
We Pay Cash
the hood to show off the engine
mittee, asked Supt. Biegel to ex
> i / ’/
/?
30X N. Main
Phone 437,
and poor old Jiggs hopped right
plain the choice of Westing-
Oak St. Tank tc Steel
Free Pick Up and Delivery
house over General Electric in
Oak
i t " K " Sts.
Ph.
2-1221
the matter of mercury-vapor
41 East Main
Phone 2-4141
( . 'i
( "/ ; ' „
lights and installations. He told
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Eye Wash for Smokey Eyes
Court Records
Al Turner
K W IN
Business Directory
Commercial Finance Corp.
Walter Redford, Realtoi
Dr. Herman Wexler
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Our Council. . .
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