They used to sing "There » something about a soldier " but n**ws|iaprr oorreepondonta must also have that “something,” for in a British victory in Ubya. a large number of Italians insisted on sur­ rendering to an American news paper man. 1 1 1 More enlightening bits of Infor­ mation from thr German pred to Britain so Uncle Ham can »ave hia own man power. Fantastic aa it may seem. It is said to have c on si der- able influnece on the illiterate inaae In Mexico. 1 1 1 A news story tells of a »team shovel in Texas which made a deep excavution and proceeded to fall in same Says thr Oregonian, "A |>erfcct description of Europe." 111 Many "racket trade schools" have taken advantage of the d«- mand for trained men in the de- tgnae industries and have muscled fn on the legitimate ones Anyone e lead changed hand» aeveral times during the hectic contest with Hausman, Fisher and Werner outstanding for the Sons and Bill lx-r the big gun for the winners Thr Hons held a slim 20 to 19 lead at halftime Scoring follows: Pos, IfiiintMddt, HOCE, 43 F Crites. 9 12, W, 13, lxmghoim F Speyde, 4 8, Goodwin Bassman, io C G 4, Belcher Fisher, 4 6. Savage lloefs, 4 a DeAutre- Substitutes: NIX’E mont, 4; Werner, 9 Humboldt H Le«, Fiochini, Speer. Stashuk, Speier, 2. Officials. Georg« and Ivan Harrington • Work on the $50.000 Walter Phillips athletic field began this week with the tearing out of the old fances and laying of pipe by a crew of 25 men under super­ vision of A. G. Hayes of the Med- ford WPA office The next stage of the project work will be to level the large tract of ground on which the stand and fields are to tx- heated. The new stand will be of white frame construction and will »eat over 1.000 persons Beneath it will tie located dressing rwtnn, show- ers. rest rooms, maintenance »hop and drying rooms. ------- •------- Increased Lumber Sales Help County Supervisor Karl L Janouch re- ports that increased timber sales will mean a considerable increase in county income The greater timber activity is indicated by col­ lection of $87,200 in the first six months of the present fiscal year as compared with the total of $55.817 for the fiscal year ending last June. Thia increased demand is due laigely to military needs resulting from extensive national dafense plans Janouch says price» paid for timber on the Rogue River National forest are higher than in any other section of Washington or Oregon because of the presence of sugar pine and white pine. Two fir operations also are in progress now because of military demand for a high quality fir. Jackson and Klamath counties receive the bulk of the Rogue River National forest payments for payments are distributed ac­ cording to acreage of the forest lying within the county. The money goes into road and school funds of the counties and an ad­ ditional 10 percent of timber re­ ceipts is spent by the forest ser­ vice for road and trail construc­ tion. ----------- •----------- NEW INTEREST SHOWN IN LITHIA DEVELOPMENT Sinking of a well on the prop­ erty of Guy Applewhite adjacent to the city lithia springs property has reawakened public interest in this little used resource of Ash­ land. The city property is under lease to the Gas Ice Corporation of Washington and it is hoped that they soon will make use of the gas supply in development of a dry ice producing plant here. Applewhite expects to finish sinking his prospect well this week-end and this should be a great help in determining the ex­ tent of the lithia supply. ------------ •------------ LUNCHEON MEETING TO DISCUM TOURNEY PLANS Arrangements for the 14th an­ nual SOCE basketball tournament will be diMUsaed at a luncheon meeting at the TJthia hotel Mon­ day noon, Feb. 10. Business men and civic teadeia will be in attend­ ance to work out plans for this big attraction. ------------ •------------ PARKER HESS FETED A group of 18 men gathered at the Plaza cafe Tuesday evening for a stag dinner honoring the marriage of Parker Hess to Miss Gertie Wenner, which occurs this week. The guest of honor received a toastmaster set as a gift from Please Call at The Miner Office the group with Ebe Dunn making for Your Guest Tickets J the presentation. "ROUGH RIDERS’ ROUND-UP" (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) "THE LETTER” Little Son« 110 Score Stops New Clock Scouts to Hear President • - Registration Ousted I By Unanimous Vote Oregon s visitors traveling by automobile will no longer be re­ quited to register their cars under me provisions of Senate Bill No. 4, which has passed the house with­ out a dissenting vote. The bill was the first through the senate, be­ ing unanimously approved, and also was the first seriate bill to leceive approval of the house. Prepared and introduced at the re­ quest of Secretary of State Earl Snell, the bill bringing about this repeal places Oregon in line with many states that are doing _ all in their power to eliminate barriers between the states, and to pro­ mote free and uninterrupted flow of traffic, with the least possible inconvenience and delay to the traveling public. In commenting upon the meas­ ure. Snell stated that the need for non-resident registration had long since passed with the lowering of license fees and that experience in handling this work had convinced him that it should be eliminated He further stated that it would save the state some $20 000 each biennium, which is the cost of the present service. Besides all the Boy Scouts In the country—a membership of 1,500,000 right now—all America will have an opportunity to hear Preeldent Roosevelt, Honorary President; Walter W. Head (right), President, and Dr. James E. West (left). Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, mark the 31st anniversary of the Movement In the United States, over the NBC (Red). CBS and MBS networks, and many local statlone not affiliated with the networks on Saturday, February 8. at 7:30 p. m„ EST; S:30 CST; 5:30 MST and 4:30 P8T. Scout Week Shows Scouts Big Support To Democracy To do its part toward strength- rendered by these 12 to 16 year ening and invigorating democracy, old boys during disasters. Scouts, the B<>y Scout movement will, dur- quickly cooperating with the relief ing Boy Scout week Feb 7-13.4 ■ agencies in charge of rescue work, reflect the national mood of the have ;>erforrned yeoman duty. United States by readying its They served as orderlies and mes­ members for instant and effective sengers, as well as conduct accur­ ate censuses of damages following action Scout troops in this community floods and storms, making relief and through the country have pre­ work more valuable and elimin­ pared plans to quickly mobilize ating waste effort. Refugees look to these boys in Scouts in the event of local or na­ tional crisis. These troops can oft­ the khaki suits and bright neck- en assemble then entire member­ <-i chiefs for aid in emergencies. ship of high school age youth Scouts distribute food and aid in within one hour Tests conducted registering and identifying refu­ by the lcx’Ml Scout councils all gees. In times of distress thous­ over the nation have indicated ands of handbills pointing out vi­ that the majority of communities tal needs are quickly distributed can assemble their Boy Scouts in by Scouts. Cognizant of the necessity for less time than any other group of Americans to be ready to act in­ similar size. Pointing to numerous past telligently and efficiently in time emergencies, most notably the of emergency both in peace and in New England hurricane in 1938, war, the Boy Scouts of America Scout officials are justifiably are looking forward to future ser­ Each Boy proud of the long list of services vice opportunities Scout undergoes intensive train­ ing designed to ready him for ef­ fective action when cool-headed thinking is needed. Boy Scouts are cooperating with American Red Cross and commun­ DISTRICT FOUR STANDINGS: ity chest authorities in the distri­ bution of literature for public I. Pct. W •» .778 safety education. They serve, when Roseburg . 7 practicable, as aids to police de­ Ashland a • .714 partments at large gatherings Medford 3 3 .500 Local fire departments seeking to Grant« Pas« « 8 .000 eradicate community fire hazards The Ashland high Grizzlies, make use of Scouts in their fight leading at every quarter, gave the against waste. With an eye to the United giant Roseburg Indians their first conference set-back in- the junior States' national defense program. high gym here Friday night. The Scout troops in many communities Grizzlies did the job so thoroughly have mobilized to map and chart they left no doubt in the minds of local counties to determine sourc­ fans as to which was the better es of surplus food supply and se­ team and came out on top 36 to cure other data for the informa­ tion of these authorities. 26 The whole program of the The Grizzlies led 9-5 at the end of the first period. 15 to 12 at movement is built around the Boy halftime and at the end of the Scout's motto: "Be Prepared!" ------------- •—s---------- third quarter, 28-20. The Indian.® led only once in the game; briefly in the second period when they forged ahead 10-9. Finlay, Roseburg guard, led all Two Ashland youths, Lee Wyatt scorers with 12 points, and Char­ ley Jandreau was next with 11, Davis, 17 and James Potter, 16. Provost and Weaver following and Robert Johnson of Emmett, Ida., will enter pleas in the circuit with eight apiece. After barely taking a win over court today to a charge of armed Grants Pass last Friday night by robbery of George W Jacobs bf a 28-29 score, Medford high Tigers the Golden Nugget service station finished the job Ashland started near Gold Hill Dist. Atty. George W. Neilson on Roseburg when they set the Indians down 30 to 17 at Medford reports that Potter and Johnson have made signed statements cov­ Saturday night. The two week-end losses by ering their activities and that Da­ Roseburg makes the district hoop vis also has indicated that he will race a definite three-way affair make a statement. The boys were now with the Grizzlies the more arrested at Ukiah. Calif, and were serious threat to the Indians’ turned over to this county last league leadership. Roseburg de­ week after California authorities feated Grants Pass 32 to 17 Tues­ declined to prosecute them as sus­ day night. Medford, a vastly im­ pects in a restaurant robbery. proved ball club, with three wins and as many losses, cannot be JOHN W. POTTER Funeral services for John W. considered out of the race. The Tigers are half through with their Potter, who died Feb. 4, were he’d district schedule of 12 games, the Thursday afternoon from the J. P. Grizzlies have five more, Rose­ Dodge and Sons funeral chapel burg three, and Grants Pass, fail­ with the Elks lodge in charge of ing to register a conference win, the services. Interment was in the Ashland cemetery. plays four more games. ---------•———_ ------------- <_----------- China has been made modern- Most of the farms U Holland minded by WMtem movie«. are electrified. Grizzlies Prove Bad Medicine for Indians Two Ashland Youths Before Circuit Court By JACK BENTLEY- i CAMP CLATSOP, Ore , Feb. 3 —Capt. Charles H. Delsman. com­ manding Battery B. Ashland's Na­ tional Guard unit, left early Mon­ day morning for Fort Monroe. Va. where he will attend coast artil­ lery school for the next few weeks Lt. Lynn Neeley will be in com­ mand of Battery B during Captain De Is man’8 absence. Captain Delsman commanded the unit two years ago when the home station was in Ashland, but resigned from active duty then, although he did remain in the guard in an inactive capacity. When he was called into active duty upon mobilization Nov. 1 he was reassigned to Battery B and has been in command since that time. Captain Delsman planned to drive as far as Ashland and then proceed to Fort Monroe by train. Lieutenant Neeley received his commission as a second lieutenant in the spring of 1939 and has been with the battery since. His duties were unit mess officer, supply of­ ficer and range officer. Initial preparations for moving into new barracks at Fort Stevens are being made the first of this week with actual moving to start Wednesday morning. It is expect­ ed that all equipment will be transferred by Saturday Cter- noon The men have been looking forward to the move al) winter but now that summer isn’t far away most of them would like to stay in the tents here at Camp Clatsop. All mail for men in the battery should be addressed to Fort Stevens instead of Camp Clatsop hereafter. Battery B has been following the progress of Ashland high and SOCE in their respective basket­ ball leagues with keen interest. Each morning after one of the teams has played a game the boys turn to the sports pages to find the results. Everyone was espe­ cially pleased to hear of Ashland's startling victory over Roseburg. If the boys make it to the state tournament they can be assured of a strong following of Battery B rooters there. Battery B still is going strong in the basketball league up here, although they did lose a non­ league game to the Astoria coaches last week. Number 6 GALE CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE IN ASHLAND A raging wind of gale propor­ through Ashland tion» swept Wednesday evening flattening small buildings, telephone and power lines, bill board»: breaking windows, and tearing ott roof a and awnings Resulting damage is estimated at many thousands of dollars No one was reported injured, but several had narrow escapes. J. F. Myers of Klamath Falls was especially lucky when a falling tree grazed the rear of his truck as he sped past. Earlier in the afternoon, the aerial tower atop the city hall blew over and smash­ ed in the top of a car from which R. H McNabb had just stepped. Some of the more serious losses reported were damage to the arm­ ory roof, flattened burner and re­ fuse pipes at the Pine Box com­ pany, iong sections of downed telephone lines, and the loss of a roof at the Coggins mill. One of the first evidences of the storm was the buckling of the 40-foot neon sign atop the nine-story La thia hotel. Force of the wind folded the upper half of the sign over and for a time it was feared that it might fall to the street. Many trees toppled. blocking street» and causing damage to buildings. City firemen checked numerous flu fires and were called out by a slashing fire near the head of Roco street. A storm off the coast of south­ em California, moving northeast­ ward, was the cause of the blow. weathei bureau officials stated. ------------- •-------------- DORMITORY BILL IS INTRODUCED Representatives Earl Newbry and William McCallister of this county introduced a bill in the Oregon legislature Tuesday calling for appropriation of $100,000 for construction of a dormitory at the Southern Oregon College of Edu­ cation. There has been considerable in­ terest in regaixi to the proposed dormitory construction and it is possible that a group of Ashland supporters may go to Salem when the committee has a hearing on the bill. -------- •------- - Candidates for Theme Girl Must Register The Shasta Cascade Wonderland association's "Fun Festival” cam­ paign has aroused considerable in­ terest in this territory especially in regard to the selection of coun­ ty "Welcomettes” and a "Miss Shasta -Cascad e.” The campaign is part of the association's plan to glorify and dramatize its 1941 publicity and advertising of the recreational and scenic attractions of the Wonder- land region and the fun, thrills and pleasures of the fairs, festi- vals regattas, rodeos and other celebrations in its nine counties during the all-year "Fun Festival.’' To all girls of this and other counties who take part, and es­ pecially to those selected for the then theme girls of the Wonder­ land and its nine counties, the as­ sociation is offering generous cash prizes and participation in glam­ orous, thrilling events and cere­ monies throughout the year. All young ladies in this county interested in taking part are urg­ ed to apply to Treffle La Senay, campaign director, at the Jackson county headquarters. Medford ho­ tel, Medford during the enrollment period Feb. 7 to 12 or at the Lithia hotel in Ashland Feb. 13. cas and Corp. Jesse Barton were Ashland visitors last week-end. PERSONAL ITEMS Sgt Ken Schilling, PFC Harold Baughman, PFC Ardis Warren, PFC Ralph Lamb and PFC Joe Wurzei were visitors at Timber- ling Lodge last week-end. Corp. James Curtis, Corp. Stan Coleman. PFC Jack Bentley, PFC Bud Neal, Pvt. Robert Burdic and PFC Howard Smith were visiting friends in Portland over the week­ end. Corp. Ernest Fieguth, PFC Rob­ ert Avery, Pvt. Wilmer Warren, Pvt George Engel. Corp Rolland Andrews, Sgt. Harry Hoxie. Sgt William Hoxie, Pvt. Kenneth Lu- PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JACK WEAVER causing Bat­ tery B to break ranks when he suddenly takes out after a jackrabbit- and catches it. Ken Weil neatly dodging wav­ ering power line poles in Wed­ nesdays breeze. Says he got his style from Disney comedies.