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TAGE SIX
ASHLAND TIDINGS
Thursday, February li, lPlg
In the Social Realm
CLUB CALENDAR.
Civic Second and fourth Tues-
days.
S Auxiliary Every alternate ?
Monday evening.
Junior High School Parent-
Teacher Third Tuesday.
Hawthorne School Parent-
Teacher Third Tuesday.
Sunshine Second and fourth
Thursdays.
Wednesday Afternoon Second
and fourth Wednesdays.
Trinity Guild Second and
fourth Thursdays. 5
W. R. C First and third Sat-
urdays.
Monday Afternoon Study Al-
ternate Mondays.
Chautauqua Monday evening.
$ Chautauqua Monday afternoon.
W. C. T. U. Pecond and fourth
Tuesdays.
Home Guard Monday evening.
Eastern Star Embroidery Sec-
ond and fourth Tuesdays.
O Teacup First Tuesday.
Travelers Second Tuesday.
Rebekah Embroidery Second
and fourth Thursdays.
iO Christian Aid Second and
fourth Thursdays.
Choral Society Every Tuesday
evening.
Civic Improvement (Tub.
Disregarding the rain, the Civic
Improvement Club and several visit
ors enjoyed a most enthusiastic pa
triotic program Tuesday afternoon at
Auxiliary hall. Mrs. Gordon Mac
Cracken's reading of "A Perfect
Tribute," by Carrie S. Andrews, was
most fitting for Lincoln day and
r.iout pleasingly presented. Miss An
derson, our Instructor of music in
the public schools, played two piano
S')IoS, graciously responding to an
Insistent encore. Miss Gertrude En
file sang "My Flag and Your Flag"
to the music composed by Mrs. E. A.
Wood. The music has a stirring,
martial ring to it. Mrs. Wood ac
companied, and the hearts of the
women present beat time with re
newed determination to do their bit
for our flag..
The club gave a donation of $5
to the Y. W. C, At. Arrangements
for serving meals to soldiers were
perfected. Women all over town are
volunteering their services to assist
In the serving of the meals, and is
much appreciated, as personal serv-
handle. After the program a boun
tiful luncheon was served by the W,
R. C.
Wednesday Afternoon Club.
The Wednesday Club of the Pres
byterlan church held Its regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. C. B
Lpmkin on Oak street Wednesday
afternoon. A large company asseni
l ied and spent the time devoted to
the meeting to industriously makiu,
gun wipes for the soldiers. Mrs.
Lamkin, assisted by Mrs. William
Mitchell. Mrs. A. Morthland and Miss
Mabel Russell, served refreshment
before the guests adjourned.
Slurried in Medford.
Mrs. Lillian Evert and L.
Sepaugh, both of Ashland, were unit-
fa In marriage in Medford last sal
urday evening by Rev. A. A. J. Hogg
at the Presbyterian manse, Monday
evening a reception was given
tiieir honor at the home of the
bride's mother, Mrs. M. F. Cavln
corner of Third and A streets. Mr,
Sepaugh Is an employe at the S.
round-house.
For Sale
Acreage, ono to ton acres, just out
side city limits. Alfalfa and garden
lands. Water easily developed.
Married in I'ioehe.
Miss H. Loleta Norton", daughter
of Mrs. A. II. Norton of Ashland, and
John H. Deck were united in mar
rlage In Ploche, Nev., Tuesday even
ing. The bride has been a teacher
at the latter place since the fall, and
Mr. Deck Is a business man of that
town. They will reside In Pioche
after March 1.
Auxiliary Club.
The Auxiliary Club will meet
regular session next Monday night at
Auxiliary hall. Special entertainment
v ill' be provided. Each member is
requested to bring her husband or
friend. The hostesses will be Mes
dames J. R. Bowers, Henry Enders,
George Kramer, Jack Dunn and Miss
Lillian Patterson.
Beaver Realty Co.
211 E. Main St., Phone 68
ire at meal time is what is going to
be most urgent. The ladies' accept
ed with regret Mrs. A. L. Lamb's
resignation as treasurer, necessitated
by illness. Mrs. r . H. walker was
ejected by the executive board to the
treasurershlp and Mrs. John Dill was
elected corresponding secretary dur
ing Mrs. Emma Jack's absence. Mrs.
V. M. Barber a,n-d Mrs. Bert R. Greer
served steaming hot tea and wafers
A little bird whispered to us that
the program committee has plans for
a most bnusual program next time,
If it gets a certain somebody or
something it is planning for.
Parent-Teachers' Meeting.
The Parent-Teacher Association
will meet at the Junior High BChool
next Tuesday promptly at 4 o'clock.
A splendid program has been
planned. Mrs. Felix Moore will tell
us of the natural education as Mrs
Stoner has exemplified It with her
daughter Winifred. ' Do you want
your child educated in this manner?
Come and hear it discussed.
Mrs. Charles Chattln will discuss
the Gary school system. Are you In
terested In it? Mrs. Hockett will
slngand there will be light refresh
ments Remember the day, Tuesday,
February 19. 77-2t
Wedding Announced.
The marriage of Miss Edna Ruth
liadley to George C.. Wynne, which
took place In San Francisco Satur
day. February 2, has been an
nounced. The bride is the daughter
of Mrs. Edna G. Hadley, a former
well-known reslJent of Ashland.
G. A. R. Celebrate.
The G. A. It. post celebrated the
27th anniversary of their organiza
tion Saturday. A fine program was
rendered at their meeting place in
the armory as follows: Solo, Miss
Jonet Wilson; reading, Miss Evelln
Turner; solo, Mrs. Mills; reading,
Dick Posey; reading, Miss Bonlce
Jennings; piano solo. Miss Yeo. P.
L. Spencer of Talent gave an inter
esting talk with noving pictures of
the big guns which our boys have to
People's Forum
Lincoln's Boyhood Home,
Editor. Tidings: Lincoln's birth
cay anniversary naturally calls up
past history. In 1S72 six of us went
from North Vernon, Ind., down the
Ohio to Rockporu, 150 miles below
Louisville, to do trestle and bridge
work on what was called the Rock
fort & Lugoota railroad Tunning
rorth from Rockport. The road ran
through the Lincoln farm, 18 miles
out from the river and near Gentry-
v'Ue. We boarded for some time at
old man Gentry's, who was a play
mate of Abe's and about the same
age. We were quite Interested In
the stories he told of Abe's boyhood
the 13 years he lived there.
Lincoln's father moved from near
Boonesborough, Ky to Indiana in
1817, when Abe was 9 years old, and
lived there until Abe' was 21, when
they moved to Illinois.
The log house put up by Lincoln's
father was still standing In 1872 and
was In pretty good preservation ex
cept the windows and doors were
gone. When I was just a lad we
children used to get off something
l.ke thin:, "A clabboard roof and
clabboard door, 'a wooden' chimney
end a puncheon floor," and I thought
that a fitting epitaph for the now
extinct edifice that once housed the
I incoln family. I cut a piece out of
one of the oak logs between the front
door and window and framed it In
fancy shape, and still have It In my
possession, kept among a few war
time relics.
Mrs. Lincoln died the next year
and was burled about an eighth of
mile south of the cabin, in the
woods. As I remember, It was un
der an oak. Mr. Gentry pointed out
her grave. There were two graves
about six feet apart. The soil was
sunken so they could be easily
marked, but Mr. Gentry could not
say positively which was Mrs. Lin
coln's. History tells us that in 1879
a friend of Lincoln's put an iron
fence around the grave and a marble
stone at the head, on which is In
scribed "Nancy Hanks Lincoln, who
dlod October 5, ISIS, aged 35 years.
Erected in 1879 by a friend of her
martyred son." From what is said
of her, she must have been an ex
traordinary woman, and goes to give
force to the saying that God, when
he wants to make a great man, tlrst
makes a great mother And what
che did for him in his early boyhood
laid the foundation for his after life.
On this foundation history attests
he built wisely and left a record
worthy of praise. And we feel like
closing here with the lines given by
Bancroft:
'The heights by great men reached
and kept
Were not attained by sudden
flight,
But theyv while their companions
slept,
Were tolling upward In the night."
D. L. GLENN.
Subscription Bargain.
For a short time the Ashland Tid
ings and Better Fruit one full year
for $250. f
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High School Notes
SJ8
(By Dave Whittle.)
To add a little excitement to the
routine of things the boys changed
coats last Thursday noon and were
promptly kicked out of the assem-
i'y.
Friday morning thrift stamp and
war savings stamp blanks were filled
out by the student body. This will
probably be done every month and
the increase recorded. The rivalr
between classes will be stimulated In
this way.
The basketball boys received their
red and white sox last Friday morn
Ing and made quite a stir when they
filed out on the gym floor to warm
up for the game with Phoenix Friday
night. The boys also ordered skull
caps to match the sox.
Coach King and Ray Clary hiked
over to Ashland mine Sunday.
A rousing serpentine was gathered
together and paraded through the
business part of town after school
Friday to advertise the game with
Phoenix last night. This game was
not scheduled to be played here until
the morning of the day it was played
Harvey Watt refereed the prelim!
nary game between the Boy Scouts
and the second team Friday night
The second team did not have the
"walk-away" they had anticipated
This is the week for the Junior
Red Cross drive, but the work has
leen delayed.
On Tuesday afternoon, Lincoln's
h'rthday, all the classes were called
into the assembly at 2:30. After
singing "America" Mfl. ' Edwards
trade an address on the life of Lin
coln, ending with a plea for the
young people to get behind the gov
ernment and help boost. School was
dismissed after the lecture for the
rest of the day.
Ashland high has lost another stu
dent to the call of the government
Lloyd Turner left Tuesday of last
week for Washington, where he has
enlisted as stenographer in the quar-
srmaster's department. Lloyd Is
one of the most popular men in
school and one of the best debaters
the school has ever had.
Edwin Fraser has been obliged to
give up basketball, at least for the
present. A slight affection ofth
lung Is the cause of the trouble.
MANY YOUNGSTERS
LEARNING TO FLY
At the San Francisco exposition
two years ago we had thrilled to the
hum of Art Smith's aeroplane. We
had seen it go singing up Into the air
at the call of the siren to a height of
5,000 feet. Our hearts had quick
ened and our breaths had stilled as
he looped loop after loop until his
plane hung low over the Marina.
What Art Smith did at the exposi-
'on was not a patch upon what that
lane of Uncle Sam's", far up there in
the Texan sky, was doing. Like a
wallow, It careened and swayed and
swooped. It stood still for an instant.
So did our breaths. Straight down
toward the earth It fell, twisting
helplessly on the wa;. We were too
terrified to cry out. We just stood
and prayed as best we might
A laugh rang out from a group of
oung aviators nearby. We uncov
ered our eyes and looked up again.
The speck stood still again, or seemed
to, and then sailed on at right an
gles for another trip over the top of
the southern horizon. Shortly It re
turned and began to tie bowknots In
the blue stuff of the sky. Tired of
this, it played dead leaf, twisting and
turning In the heavy autumn air on
way to the ground. A thousand
feet from earth, It righted Itself,
turned upside down and curved up
ward Into the air. After which it
pointed its nose downward and dived
back to Kelly Field, a few feet from
here we stood and directly in front
of the hangar. The two brave lads
the sky, flushed and laughing,
escaped toward their squadron quar
ters across the road.
What these boys did is not unusual
most any hour at Kelly Field these
days, where 15,000 youngsters 90
per cent of them are under 24 are
learning to fly so that, they may level
the Prussian pride of power. From
early morning until long after dark
comes on, the sleepy old town of San
Antonid, drowsing its way through
the centuries under the smile of a
sun which seldom hides its head ex
cept when it goes to bed at night) is
awake to the buzz of the aeroplane.
By the dozens these flying machines
swirl low over the cotton fields and
esqulte lands, high over the city's
patchwork spread of faded red and
yellow brick buildings squared here
and there with an odd new pile, and
over the white and green resi
dence district, At night, like fire-
les, they dart through the darkness,
one afteii the other, as If in pursuit
some far shooting star. Jean
Yoell In February Sunset.
Central Point
Has Service Flag
An occasion of more than ordinary
interest, was the unveiling of a serv
ice flag at the M. E. church on Sun
day, February 10, at 11 o'clock, con
taining 32 starB, for the boys who
have answered our country's call.
Long before the hour arrived the
seats In the church were all occupied
cud standing room was at a premium,
s number not being able to get far
ther than the door.
The pastor, Rev. Belknap, opened
the service as usual, and the patriotic
feelings of the assembly were arous
ed by the singing of "America" by
the congregation, after which the Ep
worth League girls of tho High
School Glee Club, under the direction
of Miss Reld, with Miss Lester as
organist, marched in, singing "On
ward, Christian Soldier," after which
they rendered a selection which won
much applause, at the close of which
the flag was unveiled by J. J. Grim,
a Civil War veteran, and Mayor W.
A. Cowley. The lattern then made
the presentation address, during
which there were many tear-dlramed
eyes in the audience. Rev. Belknap
fe'ave the response in a very touching
and inspiring manner; Clarence
Meeker of Medford rendered two ap
propriate selections during the serv
ice, which were much appreciated.
Owing to a slight misunderstand
ing in the plans, the tablet contain
ing the names of the boys had to be
omitted for, the time, but will be put
up during tho week. j
1 THE THEATER BEAUTIFUL CSS
LAST TIME TO-NIGHT
Douglas Fairbanks
in "The Man from Painted Post"
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Fruit and Farm
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Ion't Plant Fruit Tree Early.
Fall planting of fruit trees should
be delayed to late November or early
December, advises the United States
Department of Agriculture.
A pomologist of the department
writes in reply to a New Jersey in
quirer he would hesitate to advise
planting In any section as early as
October because of probable injury
to the trees. In sections of the north
where cold weather prohibits plant
ing in November or December, he
says, it Is usually better to plant In
the spring. Appletrees can be plant
ed with safety in the fall farther
north than peach trees and other less
hardy kinds.
At the Missouri experiment station
It recently has been shown that little
or no root action takes place with
fall-planted trees until the surface
of the ground has begun to freeze,
nd the trees planted early in the
fall may lose considerable vitality
before they begin root action.
Don't Sell the Family Cow.
This might appear to many to be
good time to sell the family cow
cr the family dairy herd, because
prices for cows are high and It is
easy to sell. But suppose you do
Sell? What is gained? Prices of
milk and butter are high seem
higher! when you buy than when you
sell. Perhaps we are crossing the
'stream' referred to by Abraham
Lincoln when he advised against
swapping horses while crossing a
stream. In any case, will it not be
better If the family cow and the fam
ily dairy axe kept by those who know
how to make them most productive?
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
Dorothy Dalton
(Star of "The Flame of the Yukon)
, in "The Price Hark".
An unusual production with Miss Dalton at her beet
Also a KNOCKOUT COMEDY
SUNDAY and MONDAY
o no
our
You must 6ee this most fascinating story, which will
hold your interest from start to finish.
ADDED ATTRACTION
Concert by the reorganized Vining Orches
tra. Prof. Harry Rosen, Leader. A fiue
evening's entertainment guaranteed.
winter without grain unless the
lambs are to be dropped before go
ing to pasture. All depends upon the
kind of hay or other roughage Used.
Legume hays stand at the fore
front as a roughage for sheep. No
other roughages approach them in
feeding values. The coarse-stemmed
hays like timothy, red top and blue
grass have very, few leaves and
therefore are poor sheep feeds. Hays
having a large amount of timothy in
them also are undesirable. Not only
I.? timothy unpalatable to the sheep,
but it causes serious cases of consti
pation. The dry timothy heads work
into the wool, causing irritation to
the skin, lessening the value of the
clip and making shearing difficult.
When timothy or other coarse-
stemmed hay Is fed to sheep In win
ter quarters it becomes necessary to
use some supplementary feed to keep
the sheep In condition.
Wintering Ewes.
Sheep can be successfully wintered
with a smaller use of grain than is
needed for other livestock. m If in
good condition at the beginning of
Inter and given the right kind of
pay they can be carried through the
Weed Out Poor Milkers.
Weeding out poor milkers from
the dairy herd is no longer a theory
in Oregon, but Is a fact, and has
been especially profitable in this
period of high-priced feeds. "The
cow tester is aiding in food produc
tion by sifting out the most efficient
food-producing machine in the coun
try the good dairy cow," says O. D.
Center, director of the O. A. C. Ex
tension Service."
of carbon dloxld (carbonic acid gas)
produced by the apples in storage,
the lack of air movement in the stor
age rooms, and the depositing of
moisture on the fruit are all factors
that may play a part in the produc
tion of scald. Well-aerated apples
remained free from scald, while in
ail cases poorly aerated ones, han
dled In the same way from the time
they left the tree throughout storage,
became badly scalded.
Apple Scald. 1
Apple scald of green and ripe fruit
In storage can be entirely and easily
prevented by an occasional renewal
of the air of the storage room, ac
cording to a discovery of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
just repprted by Charles Brooks and
J. S, Cooley, in the j department'?
Journal of Agricultural, Research.
The basis of the discovery Is the fact
that apples aire living organisms
which breathe and, like other living
things, have ventilation requirements
which if not met lead to smothering.
The report states that accumulations
Shell Seed Corn By Hand.
Seed corn should always be shelled
by hand, says the United States De
partment of Agriculture, which ad
vises care In every step connected
with seed selection.
After seed corn has been selected
from the most productive stalks as
they stand in the field in competition
with other surrounding stalks, and
stored in a dry place free from in-
ects and rodents, the job Is only
half done. Shelling Is one of the
most important of the tasks.
Seed ears should first be nubbed
and the kernels from tip and butt
should be discarded from the seed
supply. The small kernels from the
tips are less productive than the oth
er kernels on the ear; the blunt,
talck. rounded kernels from the butts
are just as productive as any of the
rest, but because of their shape and
sze they do not nlant uniformly
when used In a corn planter with
other kernel'), , .
"That poreon who wilfully hoards
any necessities shall, upon conviction
thereof, be fined not exceeding
$5,000 or be Imprisoned for not more
than two years, or both. Necessities
shall be deemed hoarded when either
held, contracted for, or arrangeiTfor
bv any person In a quantity in excess
of . his reasonable requirements for
use and consumption for himself and
dependents for a reasonable time."
lT. S. Food Administration Act. '
Reeds port Is to erect a fine public
school building.
Special IflWfC
All lines of business require Hardware specially adapted to their needs.'
We had this in mind when selecting our stock.
We carry all supplies needed by
Wheatle88 and meatless days at
home moan defeatless, days for our
boys abroad. . .'',.
The Farmer
The Mill Man
The Carpenter
The Blacksmith
The Electrician
and Many Other Special Lines
It makes no difference as, to what your business is, if you need Hard
ware, we have it.
Simpson's Hardware Store
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