---------- Friday, Sept. 20, 1940 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 4 -------- —--------------------------------- -------------- -------- ------- Southern Oregon Miner Published Every Friday at 167 East Main Street ASHLAND, OREGON w Entered as second-class matter February 15, 1935, at the postoffice at Ashland. Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. Tk -k W HL Editor and Publisher .Ju * unr K wK SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In Advance) 1 fi? »¿X, RHjT ONE YEAR........... 11 50 SIX MONTHS 80c (Mailed Anywhere in the United States) ® * TELEPHONE 8561 Leonard N. Hall “THE TRUTH WII.1.;4?F” SET YOU FREE" BATTERY B’S DEPARTURE FOR A YEAR’S TRAINING WILL BE MEMORABLE! p ¿¿/eA -llal.'Huifl US. the E. R. Corbetts of Portland and the wife of an Englishman, will give first-hand comments of life in war-time England Mrs Mac- adam. who left IxMidon last June and traveled to this cxiuntry with a group of refugee children, spent her last night in Englund in an Jcutô ' fìezf fanners in 1940 have air-raid shelter during an all-night j alarm. A small admission charge is twing made for the lecture to de­ li iv expenses of tlw Mpr-aktfS Tim lecture will be at H o'clock. • • Subscribe for Tim Miner today. 1 feed grains, including supplies, to produce enough FT to feed everyone in the w as much as This week-end 104 members of Ashland's Battery B, now a part of the regular army, will leave for Camp each ate in 1939, with enough Clatsop, where they will start their year’s training un­ der Presidential decree. The soldiers, who found their way into the army left over for via the national guard route, represent the peak of f t » * I young manhood, most members of the battery being I of early college age. They are the high school basket­ 2 i other people. ball and football stars, the college athletes, ball play­ » * ers, up-and-coming employes of the community. Their - absence during the coming year will be felt by the en­ ________________________________ I tire community as well as by their immediate relatives i ulations pertaining to bicycle rid- J and friends. ing in this state. Events which make the parting necessary are of Lincoln School Safety education programs in i CCC camps in the state have such grave importance, however, that mothers and • On Sept. 16, the sixth grade formed an important part of th.-1 fathers, brothers, sisters, wives and friends of the men organized a library. First they educational projects in this organ­ and the safety text distri­ join in a feeling of pride that such a fine representation elected Maryetta Baughman li­ ization brarian. The class made library buted by the state department is goes forth from Ashland to prepare for the defense of cards for the books These will be widely used in these programs. 1’arent-teacher associations are | used to charge the books. the country. stressing the value of safety edu- ' • J. C. McBride, one of the pupils People of this community can derive justified satis in the sixth grade, is ill with ton­ cation and are encouraging com­ prehensive programs tn collection faction in the knowledge that Battery B will be a silitis. with their work with the schools | • George Fullerton, a pupil of the of the state. great credit to themselvek, to their home and friends sixth is in the hospital. He The Oregon Traffic Safety Ex­ and to the United States army. There isn’t a better had an grade, operation for appendicitis. change. monthly bulletin publish­ bunch of fellows anywhere in the state than ours and • Wednesday morning Mr. Tripp ed by Snell's office, will be sent to brought part of the high school various schools of the state this this occasion leaves those at home with a sponsoring orchestra over to the Lincoln year for use in their class room responsibility that will be met with willingness and school to play for the fourth, fifth discussions on the safety problem. and sixth grades He showed the This is a new phase of the pro­ enthusiasm. boys and girls the different instru­ gram. Snell said. ments and played each one so they ------- •------- Ashland’s Battery B personnel has alw’ays been a would know them when they heard vital part of the community and it always will be them. They enjoyed it very much. Eyewitnesses of War • Dorothy Elhart and Al leen whether the boys are at home or miles away. With Athanas large pictures for Horrors Will lecture them go the best wishes, the affection and the indulg­ the library drew in room 7. One of them shows a scene from Heide and the In Medford Monday ence of all their friends and neighbors. other one is Huckleberrv Finn Relating eye-witneas stories fishing. They are very nice. ★ ★ ★ • The fourth grade boys of room the war. two former residents 23,000,000 PANHANDLERS SHOULD GET THE BUM’S RUSH INSTEAD OF A COIN! five challenged the fifth grade boys of room six for a game of soccer Monday noon. Sept. 16. The score was 2 to 2 I .eon Haynie of room eight was referee for the game. • Room 6 is making more furni­ ture for the room library. The boys are planning on building chairs, a table and a three-corner­ ed bookcase. The girls are making pillows. • The boys and girls of room 6 elected room officers. They are, president, Ronald Nance; vice president. Bill Starnes; secretary, Edward Bea re, and treasurer, Carl Surber. • The second grade has been bringing grasshoppers, butterflies, cocoons, goldfish and frogs to school to study for science. Autumn brings with it falling leaves, south-flying migratory birds, rain and a deluge of panhandling bums. The latter, during recent weeks, have been the more conspicuous. To be pitied, indeed, is the Main street merchant whose door is open to the public, for it is he who, many times every day, has to drop his work and stiff- aim some hobo away from his small change. The floating ne’er-do-wells always are “hungry” despite the alcoholic incoherence of their breaths and always they need a small coin for a loaf of bread, a cup of coffee. Perhaps the most persistent downtown annoyance are these dirty-faced panhandlers, many of whom ap­ --------- •--------- proach belligerency on being denied. They need crisp handling and should any resident find it expedient to Traffic Safety Work grab one by the nape of the neck and hip pockets and Planned for All High give him the traditional bum’s rush that resident will Schools Within State endear himself to his fellow townsmen, if not to the An expanded program of traffic jungle population. safety education is being launched The legion of gimme-boys are a pain and everyone in Oregon as the fall school terms under way this year, it was1 should guard himself against that moment of sympa­ get announced today by Earl Snell, thetic weakness when one is inclined to yield a dime secretary of state and sponsor of the state highway and street safe­ rather than argue. It is just such soft-heartedness ty program. which brings these moral and physical derelicts into Safe driving courses will be con­ town. ducted in virtually every high in the state this year, be­ Every man who is willing to work has a place for school ginning Sept. 16. Two state exam­ himself and practically all bums are as able-bodied as iners will be conducting series of schools in various sections of the anybody. Turn ’em all down! state during the school year, each a grand finale a public dance is held and the receipts often are more than ample to pay the cash prizes and other expenses incident to the celebration. Here is an op­ FOR SOME REAL FUN portunity for some local organiza­ To the Editor: tion to give Ashland an evening of Why not make Hallowe’en tn rare enjoyment. Ashland this year a gala event— OLD TIMER a regular mardi gras? In the ‘ef­ ------------ • ----------- fete east," sponsored by some civic organization, Hallowe’en is ob­ • Ben Tanner, until recently a served with a mummers' parade, resident of Ashland, was here this with flares, marching bands and week-end while enroute from his prizes for the best costumes. home in Oakland, Calif., to Mon- .______ _______ These colorful spectacles attract tana, where he will spend the large crowds from the countryside winter. and furnish much merriment. As • Subscribe for The Miner today. LETTERS Why a Pre-Arranged Funeral? FOURTH—To avoid any confusing incidents prior to the funeral such as: Choice of funeral directors, selec­ tion of casket, discussion of costs, decision on numerous related items, the conflicting advice of relatives and friends and many others- all of which should not be permitted to intrude. LITWILLER FUNERAL HOME (We Never Close) Phone 4541 C.M.LitwUler course lasting seven weeks during Which students receive one hour of instruction each week. The courses feature at-the-wheel in­ struction in all phases of automo­ bile driving. Many schools in the state now include instruction in safety in their curricula and the instruction manual "Are Young Drivers Good Drivers?" distributed by the sec­ retary of state's office, is avail­ able for these schools. These courses are designed to develop proper attitudes of safe driving, with the thought in mind that those individuals with the proper driving attitudes will be safer drivers, Snell said. "The schools in Oregon are do­ ing splendid work in the safety field," Snell said. "Students en­ rolled in the various courses are becoming definitely safety-minded and that means that when they start driving, they will be con­ scious of the importance of devel­ oping good driving practices as a means of preventing accidents.” An Intensive program of bicycle safety is planned for this year, the campaign being keyed to a new bicycle manual being prepar­ ed by the traffic safety division of the state department. This manual will be distributed to youngsters of school age and will tie in with the various local municipal bicycle safety programs, it was said. It will contain material relating to the proper bicycle riding practices and will outline the rules and reg- SAN FRANCISCO WORLD'S FAIR CLOSES SEPT. 29! European nations will lecture the high school auditorium Medford on Monday evening, Sept. 23 They are Count«« Morag Za- moyska, formerly of Warsaw, Pol­ and. and Mm Ivison Maca