U A M/r OF FOLKS who proudly ’ • proclaim "Thank God I’m an American" forget It help» a lot if they’re good one». 111 In times like these, an alien resident la a |«er»on anxious to be­ come an American citizen because of the obvious benefits while a native-born citizen is the one who spends most of his time criticizing the greatest nation on a»eas a currently effective pri­ vate pilot’s certificate obtained 111 Only one terror more diabolical Jirougn satisfactory completion of than the whistling bomb, as far as the private course in a previous o-aaion of the Civilian 1*1 loti we're concerned, would be one that i raining program. blew "Blueberry Hill." Those still enrolled in college 111 must have satisfactorily complet­ Clark W ikx I of the We*ton ed at least one-half of the neces­ Ix-udrr Is so uninformed he think» sary credits leading to a degree buckshot Is used at Indian wed­ in an institution whose credits are dings. accepted by the United States army and navy from applicants 111 A conservative, generally, is the for flight training Those no long­ type of fellow who live» on bor­ er enrolled in college must have rowed time, and charges eight per satisfactorily completed at least one-half of the necessary credits c ent Interest. .eadlng to a degree in an institu­ 111 tion whose credits are accepted by Th» polities! ghouls now ara the United States army or navy squeezing every possible bit of from applicants in flight training, partisanship mud from the enlist­ as evidenced by transcript signed ment of Elliott Roosevelt as a by the registrar for the institution captain in the air corps in the where the necessary credits were hoj>e of turning a few votes from completed. his father to their candidate, and They must be recommended for the sight is not pretty. Perhaps the restrictive commercial train­ favoritism has been shown a son ing by the Coordinator of Civilian of the president, but there’s no Pilot Training and the flight in­ eriod and while the presldefi- tial campaign has waxed the hottest. IxM-al deuMM-rats were high­ ly pleaned. (SOUTHERN OREGON confer­ ence football makes its bow to Ashland gridiron fans at 8 o'clock tonight when the Klamath high Pelicans, unbeaten in high school competition this season, meet Coach Leighton Blake’s Ashland Grizzlies, also unbeaten this year. The Pelicans have built up an en­ vious record by taking Chico 13 to 6 with a last minute pass, trim­ ming Commerce of Portland 26 to <1 6. stopping the Eugene Axmen 32 to 0. and then taking on junior college competition last week-end when the Klamathites came out on the short end of a 13 to 7 tally with Lassen Junior college. The Grizzlies have been tried but twice this year and eked out a 7 to 6 win in the opener at Lakeview and bogged down to a 0 to 0 score with Grants Pass in a rainstorm. Head Coach Blake was doubtful if Martin Herrin, »tar fullback, will have recovered from injuries sufficiently to start tonight. It not, little Billy Elam will get the call. Herrin has been suffering for nearly three weeks with a bad charliehorse and has been able to practice but lightly. His eye, which was injured in the Grants Pass game, is still slightly tender but the swelling has gone down and nearly all discoloration disappear­ ed. Ken Caton, quarterback who Democrats of southern Jackson suffered a twisted knee against county planned to hold a series of the Cavemen, still is unable to meetings today, starting at noon practice but the rest of the squad with a luncheon at Hotel Ashland is in good condition. Donnie War­ to which precinct members have ren is slated to get Caton's post been invited by V. D. Miller, secre- tonight. tary of the Jackson county central The Klamath record speaks for committee. the strength of the Pelicans but At 6 o'clock tonight democrats Blake says fans who have doped will dine at the Medford hotel In Klamath Falls to smear the Grizz­ the county seat, and at 8 p. m. a lies will be in for a surprise, as general democratic pep meeting will the Pelicans. will be held in the Townsend hall Half-time entertainment will be at 123 4 West Main street in provided by the high school drill Medford. State officials and team, under the direction of Miss democratic candidates will be on June Brasted. hand for the rally, and all demo­ Starting lineups follow: cratic committeemen and inter­ K. Falls ested persons are being urged to Ashland Pos. be present, said Miller. Bergstrom LE Regina to -------------•------------- Edmunson Westerberg LT Randles............. .LG... Rose Hawk C Becker Garrett Webber RG Newbry............. RT .............. King Fowler.............. RE ..... Patterson Meeting with the Oregon state D. Warren....... Q.... ............. Love highway commission in Portland Jandreau ......... LH Christiansen today is a delegation of Ashland Weaver............. RH McCandliss men beaded by Mayor T. S. Wiley Herrin............... . FB Schortgen urging approval of a plaza straigh­ tening project for this city. Accompanying the mayor are City Attorney Frank Van Dyke, Councilman Ralph Koozer and G. M Green, who also will urge mod­ ernization of the Sexton mountain When the Ashland Chamber of section of the Pacific highway as soon as possible and will asx that Commerce secretary. Dean Pieper, the highway department keep notified the Oregon state game snow cleared from the Diamond commission that his office would lake connection with The Dalles- discontinue handling hunting and California highway during winter fishing licenses in 1941, the com­ months to facilitate east-west tra­ mission asked immediate return vel between that artery and the of licenses and all papers pertain­ Pacific highway and Rogue valley ing to the service offered here for [ several years. points. Fishing season for trout will end The plaza straightening project has been a moot topic in Ashland Sunday, but bird hunting season for a number of years and many will open for pheasants Oct. 15 surveying crews have peeped I and for ducks and geese Oct. 16. around the bottle-neck as the re­ Until some other local agency has sult of previous visitations with been appointed, Ashland will be and pleas to the highway commis­ without the license service, reason sion, but to date no actual work for Immediate suspension here be­ ever has been forthcoming. It has ing given as lack of bond for the been said that cost of straighten­ secretary. ------------- •------------- ing project is prohibitive because GETS TERM IN PEN of purchase of business buildings which the straightening work W. F. Miller, ex-convict arrest­ would make necessary. ed here Saturday night after a -------- «--------- bungling attempt to knock the knob from the Ashland Lumber JUGGED FOR JUGGING James Zeigler of Salem Tuesday company safe, Thursday was given afternoon was arrested by Ashland ”iree and one-half years in the police on charges of being drunk state penitentiary when he ap- and disorderly and was committed T eared before Circuit Judge H. D. i to city jail when he was unable | Norton. Miller’s arrest followed a ' to pay a $10 fine and $2.50 court footrace with police and marked costs assessed by Police Judge C. the first pinch of a safe-cracker, here in many years. • O. Presnail Wednesday. COUNTY DEMOS HOLD PEP TALKS Number 41 DRUCE BAXTER WILL ADDRESS ED CONFERENCE THE sixth annual educational conference has been scheduled for the campus of the Southern Oregon College of Education Oct. 17 and 18. This year the conference is sponsored jointly by Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Lake counties. According to the executive com­ mittee» of the county school super­ intendents in participating coun­ ties and Dr. Walter Redford, pres­ ident of the local college, an ex­ ceptional group of leading Pacific coast educators and lecturers has been secured to bring significant development* in the field of edu­ cation to the conference group. The following feature speakers have been secured for the two-day conference: Dr. Bruce R. Baxter, resident bishop of the Methodist church, Portland area, and former president of Willamette univers­ ity; Dr. Frank Monk, professor of history and social science at Reed college; Dr. Theodore Kratt, dean of the school of music at the Uni­ versity of Oregon; Dr. Hugh B. Wood, professor of education at the University of Oregon; Miss Harriett Long, Oregon state libra­ rian; Dr. Henry H. Dixson, direct­ or of the child guidance clinic at the University of Oregon; Rex Putnam, state superintendent of public instruction; Mrs. Isabelle Brixner, vice president, of the Ore­ gon State Teachers association and supervisor of rural schools in Klamath county; Miss Bertha Kohlhagen. supervisor of home ec­ onomics education, state division of vocational education; Earl R. Cooley, supervisor of agricultural education in the state division of vocational education; Miss Helen Heffernan, chief of the division of elementary education in the state of California; Willard F. Walter, special representative of federal surplus marketing administration and Dr D. V. Poling, high school contact representative for the Ore­ gon state system of higher educa­ tion. Home coming for graduates of the Southern Oregon College of Education will be held in connec­ tion with the education conference on Oct. 17 and 18. ------------- •------------- Fuller Points to Boost In Postal Totals Here Postmaster John Fuller yester­ day commented on “splendid gains" being made by the Ashland post office during the last 10 years. Postal receipts here for July, August and September of this year were $6274 60 as compared to $5560 86 for the same period in 1939. Stamp sales rose from $18,- 688 in 1934 to $24.377 in 1939, with ratio of gain so far this year ex­ pected to bring a 25 per cent in­ crease over last year’s business, declared Fuller. National letter writing week has just been concluded at the Ashland office with gratifying results, said the Ashland postmaster. Ashland Men to Plead Highway Construction Sale of Game Licenses By C-C Discontinued Dr. E. G. Everett, well known and popular Ashland physician, this week was closing his office here and completing business pre­ paratory to reporting for active duty Nov. 1 as a first lieutenant in the United States army at Fort Ord, Calif. Mrs. Everett and their son Bruce will accompany Dr. Ev­ erett south this Sunday. Fall Registration To Close at SOCE 12th Oct. 10. y I GEORGE D. L. SMITH dis­ couraging kibitzers who want to help him get married. DON WHITNEY taking snap shots of his twin grandsons and allowing their mother, PAT SIMPSON, to appear in one of them. PETE (Willkie) NUTTER fearing for the consequences If he should let himself go in a political argument. LAWRENCE WILSON decid­ ing to let it rain now that his winter’s supply of wood is in. W. D. JACKSON castingaside his fine feathers for a striped coverall. ALLEN AUTRY declaring that a meeting of the biggest crooks in town is not too good for him. SHIRLEY EBNOTHER won­ dering how to give a finger wave and eat lunch at one and the same time. PAUL DECKER trying to kid a cow in the darK, thinking it was someone trying an imper­ sonation.