Friday, March 22, 1940
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
Willie Durham, Well Known
Ashland Soldier, Gets Boost
Meredith K. Durham, non of
Mm E'la Durham. 134 Church
at reel, Ashland, recently was pro*
muted to th<< grade of corporal in
the United States army air corps
lie I n a member of the 32nd Bom
bardment squadron (heavy), first
wing. GHQ Air Force, stationed
at March Field, Calif Durham is
well known here us ''Willie" l»y
many friends and baseball fans
As he steps Into the first rani
of noncom missioned officer grade.
Uorporul Durham faces a new
field of responsibility and a great
er <>|>|H>rtunlty for advancement to
the top in the tanks of enlisted
men He received his promotion
from the grade of private first
class
With tire army air corps' recent
huge scale expansion of personnel,
equipment and facilities ami the
schtsdlng and training of enlisted
men In many varied fields. Cor
poral Durham finds himself one
of the many enlisted men in the
GHQ air force taking advantage
of the splendid educational ami vo
cational opportunities now being
offered air corps personnel
March Field, Durhams station,
s|M'clally loeuted for agreeable
climatic conditions that allow fly
ing activities during every season,
nestles on u high plateau near the
towering Han Bernardino moun
tains, whose jagged peaks, capped
with snow through the winter
months, present a scenic contrast
to the mild temperature that pre
vails at tin- i'aclfie flyiM field
The modern mlllta<y city is only
a short distance from Riverside,
historic old southern California
city and near lam Angeles, the
home of leading aircraft factor!« s
and allied industries
Huge "flying fortresses." Douj ■
las bombers and Northrop attack
planes are tyjx-s of planes with
base at March Field thnt contin
ually wing their way to and from
many sections of the country
Among units stationed at Dur
ham's station is the headquarters
of the first wing, GHQ air force
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• Mrs Clark Thomas ami Ros«--
angrla and Carolina Sander made
.1 flip to lmkeview HatUI'hiv to
! elp thi ll brother
Vi® San.hr
with his flower shop opening
FISHING LAWS READY
For the first time In the history
of Ashland Junior high sch<xd, ex
tensive spring football practice
will be hehl Athletic Director Al
Simpson has issued a call for
players ami met with a fine re-
s|>om«c Several lettermen and a
number of last season's reserves
answered Simpson's invitation. No
games will be scheduled for the
present.
l-ettcrrnen who turned out In
clude Owen Griffith, Calvin (toss,
ill« hard DeMers, Bill Barker,
Jamie Moseley, Charlie Morris and
Jo«- McElfrssh Reserves from last
year's squad i eporting an- Paul
Wordsworth. Ward Croft. Jay
Samuelson, Tom Anderson and
Neal Arant.
New material showing on the
gridiron for the first time are Joe
Whitsett, Jack Gunter, irick Kerr,
Jess Ross, Charles Gettling, Mar
vin Gettling. Ben Ricks. Hubert
Taylor. Victor Lantis, Rolllc B -rry
and Robert Hill
John Delsman. who Rimpson had
been counting on to fill one of the
first-string guard positions, has
been unable to report becuuse of
a newspaper route.
Simpson also has baseball on
the spring schedule and hi* tennis
tram has been practicing for sev
eral days in preparation for a
heavy program.
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Church school, f»:30 a m
Sermon and holy communion, 11
a. m
Monday, holy communion 9:30
a. m.
Tuesday, holy communion 9:30
a m.
Splendid Easter music has been
prepared for BMtor Sunday and
Doctor Sayre will preach a sermon
entitled "The Risen Christ."
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of Oregon for ,la< k«on County.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Edward T. Merrill. livs-ruM-d.
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Dennis W. Merrill, Executor.
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