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Friday, June 6, 1941
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lie result will be that many will
>1 be able to afford things to
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CHAS M GIFFEN
hich they are now accustomed,
at 167 East Main Street
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ncome will lag behind prices,
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matter February 15.
own efforts to help ourselves.
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farm
Youth
Foundation
RATES
1935, at the postoffice at
Food is the muin essential which
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Ashland. Oregon, under
we all need, Unies» we do some*
DEMOCRACY
ONE YEAR
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the act of March 3, 1879
thing about growing more food
SIX MONTHS
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we will find ourselves in u diffl-
Democracy,
which
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neglecting, has suddenly grown of other nations look to the Unit­
very dear to us. As a united na­ ed States for food.
The world demand upon this
tion we are most concerned about
• TUE TRUTH WlLL^^fe “A SET YOU FREE”
country for foods of high nutri­
the survival of
tion will be greater than uny of
our democratic
us dream. This demand will cause
institutions.
a shortage in the supply of many
Many of us
foods. The price will jump, mak­
do not know
ing it more difficult for people of
While everyone is "national defense" conscious, it exactly what
low income to secure the foods
we are trying
is also well to remind ourselves of the slogan recently 1 to
they need to maintain adequate
save. There
diets. Soon the health of the na­
set forth by the Keep Oregon Green committee, “For­ have been
! many hazy no-
tion will be at stake. No greater
est Defense is National Defense." That the prevention t i o ns and
permanent damage can be done to
of forst fires is a problem that affects the self interest warped ex-
democracy than sacrificing the
health of the democratic people
ions of
of every citizen is emphasized when we consider that ! 1 planat
as a result of inadequate prepara­
democracy. It
60 percent of Oregon’s annual industrial payroll comes is not a complex thing that re­ tion to insure an abundant and
quires the learned philosophy of lasting sOpply of foodstuffs.
from lumbering and its allied industries.
The maintenance of democracy
a renowned professor. Democ­
Since most forest fires are caused by human care­ racy
is a simple process which requires strong men and women
lessness. the Keep Oregon Green association urges draws its strength from the fact A coward can rule with gun and
that it is easy to understand and I sword, but it takes courage housed
strict observance of the following creed of the Oregon reasonable.
in a healthy body to be a worth­
woodsman as a simple but effective means of elimin­ Democracy, in the American while citizen of democracy.
To safeguard democracy we
ating preventable fires that annually consume valuable iense of the word, is simply that must
turn to America's greatest
the individual decides of his own
timber, destroy wild life, mar scenic beauty and some­ Free will to join with his fellows democratic institution—the fam -
in a collective effort. While tak­ ,ily farm. Here vegetables, puul-
times claim a tragic toll of human life:
ing part in this effort, it is under- try, fruit, livestock and dairy
FOREST SAFETY RULES
itood that every individual re­ products are best produced, Best
serves the right to withdraw from of all, we can rebuild democracy
I will be sure my match is out. To be doubly sure, this
collective endeavor if he so I while we are fighting for it. Com­
I will break it in two before throwing it away.
thooses. In other words, democ­ mercial agriculture has ruthlessly
I will extinguish cigarette, cigar and pipe sparks in racy is based upon individualism, destroyed the happiness of many
successfully blended through com­ farm families, but its day has
the ash tray of my car.
mon consent of individuals to ac­ passed; its surpluses are of little
I will not throw burning material from the window rept a combined point of view for value. All America is returning to
the realization that the strength
the benefit of a whole nation, f
of any vehicle, whether moving or standing still.
| Our people have decided that of this country lies in those small
I will dig down to bare, damp soil before building a lemocracy is worth defending, so plots of land upon which the fam­
ily toils, sharing joys and sorrows,
campfire. And I will remove all inflammable materiai ne must consider the task. The but,
more than that, sharing the
| nost apparent fact is that we must
from around the fire circle.
iccept a lower standard of living knowledge that the land will re­
I will never leave camp before the fire is out—dead is a part of our defense obligation. turn all you put into it. Such
families made America and such
out. I will pour water or pack earth over the fire, stir­
families are now necessary to
HILT NEWS
ring the coals to make sure no spark is left alive.
safeguard our people. •
No defense effort can pay great­
I will not smoke at all in the dry summer woods of
er return than the efforts we make
Oregon.
to re-establish the rural families
Should I see a fire burning untended along the high­ HILT, Calif, June 5— Hilt Troop of America on farms which they
call their own. Children born
way, I will go to the nearest telephone and place a col­ 25 o fthe Boy Scouts held their can
to these families will be the divi-
Court of Honor at the club house dends of democracy.____________
lect call for the nearest fire warden, I WILL ACT!
Monday evening with Bill Tall!»,
scoutmaster, and Harry De Jar- Russel Gilbert of Plumber, Ida
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nett presenting the awards and He resided at Hilt before moving
promotions as follows:
to Plumber.
Merit badges to Horton Geroy; • Mrs. Stella King left Tuesday
automobiling, firemanship, hiking, for Texan to spend her vacation
“We’ll all have to take it on the chin” was an ex­ animal industry, camping and • Mr. and Mrs Lester Reynolds
and sons Dean and Robbln, and
pression heard recently in regard to higher taxes and civics.
Bill Gran: Safety, handicraft, Lesters mother. Mrs
Ernest
other sacrifices necessary for national defense, and it firemanship, athletics, hiking, au­ Reynolds and brother Carol, all of
Klamath Falls, visited Mr and
it has been quite evident that most Americans are will­ tomobiling.
Donald Geroy: Scholarship, civ­ Mrs. G. G Black and Mr and
ing to pay any price for the survival of freedom. How- ics.
Mrs. W. Gran Sunday evening at
Gino Michelson: Scholarship, the Black home Mm Lester Rey­
ver, as was recently pointed out in the Collier’s maga­ civics,
leathercraft.
nolds is a sister to Mrs G.
~ Black
zine, the politicians are asking us to make sacrifices Charles Vieira: Carpentry.
and niece to Mr Gran.
Norman Bemheisel: Agricul- • Mr and Mrs W W Walker
yet not making any themselves—in the way of cutting eure,
woodcarving, carpentry, per­ and family and Mm. Walker's
non-defense expenses. The Department of Labor em­ sonal health, safety.
sister. Mrs Mae Billings drove to
Claude
Wright:
Handicraft, Pondosa Saturday night to spend
phasizes the thousands of jobs opening up in the de­ woodwork,
civics.
Sunday with relatives
fense industries—yet little has been done to cut relief Tony Marin: Safety
• Mr and Mm. O. Bernheise) and
expenditures. And so it is with most of the depart­ Promotions to second class: Re­ daughter Helen spent Saturday
mo Trinca and Joseph Van De night with friends in Grants Pass
ments of the government that are trying to continue Weghe.
• Mr and Mm W A Gran and
To first class: Norman Bem­ son Bill attended a show in Med­
on a “business as usual” policy.
ford Saturday night.
So while much is heard about new taxes, very little heisel.
To star scouts: Donald Geroy • Gerald Goodwin returned home
from the Yreka General hospital
is heard of a program to reduce government costs in and Gino Michelson.
Eight special awards were to Thursday evening where he spent
non-defense activities to ease the tax burden. The sec­ the junior assistant Scoutmaster, several days recovering from an
retary of the treasury recently admitted before the senior patrol leader, two patrol appendectomy.
two assistant patrol • Mm Julio Rossetti and her
House ways and means committee that “It would be leaders.
leaders, bugler and scribe
little daughter Lianna went home
folly to assume that we can continue to spend now as Games followed award presen­ from the Hilt hospital Tuesday j
• Clyde Purvis and Mm Inez
we did in normal times.” The secretary then testified tations.
Sowell of Klamath Falls were
that up to $1,000,000,000 of non-defense items can be • Mr and Mrs. Harold Lange and guests of Mr. and Mm. James
daughter spent the week-end at Purvis Saturday.
lopped off the budget.
Grants Pass,
• Mr and Mrs Nye Bemheisel
If this country is to avoid rolling up a national debt • Miss Margaret Colby and Mrs and children of Grants Pass spent
P^Rgy Miller of Redding were vis­ the week-end with Mr and Mm.
which will make bankruptcy an ever-present specter or iting
in Hilt Wednesday
Frank Bemheisel and family.
burdening the nation with taxes great enough to force • Mrs Ed Vail recently received • Mr. and Mm. Walter Foster,
our standard of living down, the congress can no longer word of the death of her brother, Richard Laustalot of Weed. Char-
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Summer School for
Grade Children
Miss Maxim* Watts, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Watts of
Grants Pasa was married to Funk
Dr. Waller Redford, president Mee <»f Ashland June I nt Grants
of the Southern Oregon College I Puss Mr and Mis M<*<* will Uvei
of Education, him announced that in Ashland where the bridegroom
the Lincoln school would again Is employed by M C IJllInger and
offer free summer instruction to Nons.
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Ixiya and girl» of southern Oregon.
Children in primary, Intermediate • Mr and Mis Jack Calkins ami
and junior high school grade« may children of Weed arrived Thursday
enroll from .lune !• to Inly IH. to spend the week-end with tier
inclusive School will hud one-half I parents. Mr. ami Mrs. T Ander-
day. beginning at 9 a. m. and cloa- . son.
mx at 12 noon
• Mr. and Mrs Ixenneth N Wood
A selected group of children
and
two children of Portland ar­
between the age« of four and five
years will lx* permitted to attend rived Monday to spend their vaca­
the kindergarten conducted by tion with Mrs. M’ ihm I s parents,
MI hh I Jill an Nicholson, ii««ixtiint Mr. and Mrs Homer Billings
professor of education at the col­ • Bill Johnson and Jesse Idily
enjoyed a fishing trip Wednesday.
lege.
Parents who have children who
will enter school this full are urg­
ed to enroll their children in the
first grade during the summer
session as an introduction to
school work. Children who will be
and then it's
able to enter school in the fall
must have reached six years of
age by Nov 15. 1941.
hey hey for a
lea Wright, Mr and Mrs Edward
Ekwall attended the baseball
game at Selad Sunday.
Foster
pitched a 4-0 victory for Hom- ,
brook
• A large crowd of friends turned
out Saturday night to charivari
Mr and Mrs Victor Van de
Weghe at the State Urie service
station
• Gem* Carr of Portland, field
man of the Industrial Employes
union, addressed a special meet­
ing called Thursday evening to
announce that the Industrial Em­
ployes union had been di«l>andcd
A representative of the A FL. also
a Portland man, addressed the
gathering following the comple­
tion of business
• Mr and Mrs Ed Norton are
moving their furniture this week
preparatory to making their home
with their son
Scout Awards Made
At Court of Honor
Cut Non-Defense Expenses
W ATTS MEE
/or a day
HATS OFF
TO POP!
LILLY and KERR
"ON THE PLAZA”
haff y
Honeymoon-»
1IOT a thing overlooked...
11 nothing forgotten... not
a single friend slighted!
That's a grand and glor­
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start your I loneymoon And
you can do just this,
dear Bridc-to-Bc, if
you drop in for your
Bride's Book and
do some browsing
in its fascinating pages.
Virginia Courteney has
answered in advance every
question you've been asking
yourself.. ."1 low docs a Girl
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.."How docs the Smart Bride
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t
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Wedding Forms.
Miner Office
— s/n/ a
fob* merfÁtA,
listen to those who ask for swimming pools for towns
and priwies for individuals.
CHILDREN’S DAY PROGRAM I pastor on the subject, “Assisting
AT .METHODIST CHURCH
Youth to Follow the Gleam;” and
a demonstration, “The Wedding
The Sunday School teachers ‘ of
Mr Sammy and Miss World.”
and pupils of,the Methodist church
For the latter demonstration the
have arranged an elaborate pro­ children will be dressed In appro­
gram for the observance of Child- r priate clothes for a formal wedd­
ren’s Day, Sunday morning at ing Bobby Madden has the part
10:45. The program is as follows: 1 of the groom; Sandra Clary, the
hymn, “This is my Father’s bride; Ryal Stemple, the best-man;
World,” by the congregaUon; I Margaret Clary, Bride's Maid;
prayer by the pastor; songs by the Betty Clary, flower girl; Eldon
beginners; pageant - “Children Clary, minister; and soloist, Mil­
of Peace” by the Primary, Junior, dred Thompson. The minister
and Intermediate departments will read the words uniting Mr.
assisted by the young people's ■ i Sammy and Miss World for the
choir; offertory; address by the peace and prosperity of the world.
REMEMBER WHEN
— the kitchen lamp net on a fancy iron bracket that swung
out from the kitchen wall ? There was one over the cook
stove and one beside the kitchen cabinet. Polished reflectors
Increased the lamp’s efficiency. Filling and cleaning lamps
was part of the regular morning work. Remember?
Our “regular” service pleases
the most exacting.
DEPUTY COUN'RY CORONER
Litwiller Funeral Home
We Never Close—Phone 4541
$5.S>
Pays for three years insurance
on $1,000 dwelling or household
goods inside Ashland city limits.
Lower rates if building qualifies
.Dringing folks together
Though an average of more than 79 mil­
lion telephone conversations per day are
handled by the Bell System, each one is
an individual transaction. And telephone
>
people try to treat it as such?
I. C. ERWIN
240 East Main Street
I he service seeks to be friendly ana
helpful as well as technically efficient.
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