SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
BEIXV1KW NEWS
Bellview Couple
Married In Reno
• Gorden Grow and Mary Rector
were married at Reno June 25. ,
They were accompanied by Mi's.
Willis Rector, Mary's mother, and
her brother Edgar. They visited
on their way home Wednesday
night with Gordon's sister and
family at Canby, Calif. The young
people have rented an apartment
in Ashland where they will live
until late fall and will then move
to the Greensprings.
• 1‘atricra Bell. Barbara and Joan
Helm, Wendell Reynolds and Hen­
ry Lanini returned Friday evening
from Corvallis where they attend­
ed two weeks 4-H summer school.
• Theodore Wenaus, who under­
went an operation at the Com­
munity hospital last week, was
removed to his home Sunday and
is recovering satisfactorily.
• Mrs. Joe Wade underwent a
major operation at the hospital
Friday and is improving but will
not be able to be removed to her
home for several days.
• Mrs. Verne Boe receive«.! word
this week of the death of her
grandfather at Eugene.
• Kenneth Bell, who joined the
US navy several weeks ago, is
stationed with Co. 41-71 at the
US Naval Training station, San
Diego. Calif
• Friends of Mrs. Addie Hennin­
ger received w’ord from her last
week that she is still visiting her
daughter in Montana and her
health is improving but she is
not able to continue her trip to
CSiicago as she had planned when
she left Ashland.
• R. E. Bell, Rosemary and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Bell attended a
family reunion last week-end at
the home of Mr. Bell's brother, W
A. Bell, at Greenville, Calif. Mrs.
Fred Howell and Mrs. Jack Hen­
derson. sisters of Mr. Bell from
Shreveport, Ea. were there and
the first time for 12 years the
brothers and sisters have beei;
together.
• The regular monthlv school
board meeting was held Thursday
night. Mr. Meservey will act ;■
chairman again for the vear
George Nichols and H. L. Moore
are the other directors.
• Miss Hilda Ruhl of Portland is
spending two weeks with Bernice
Rector.
• Mr and Mrs. Ralph Hall re­
turned to their home Saturday
after spending two days with
Mrs. Hall's mother. Mrs. Malinda
King.
• Mr and Mrs Jim Tucker. Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Barker and
Mrs Clay Barker were afternoon
visitors Monday with Mr and
Mrs. Wiley Jones.
• Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Applegate
and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Potter and
children Nancy and Jackie were'
dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. Ap­
plegate’s brother and family, C.
E Burton at Klamath Falls. Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Bennett stayed at
the Applegate home while they
were gone.
• Mr. and Mrs. Harry Farmer
came Friday from Nubieber for a
visit with their parents.
Mrs.
Farmer is staying on but Harry '
went home Saturday. John Far­
mer accompanied him for a week's
visit
• Elmer Byrd and Chester Far­
mer spent the week-end with their!
families here. Both are working'
at Dorris.
'
• Mr. and Mrs. John Gould and !
family moved onto the Gregory
ranch last week Mr. Gould is the
local representative for the State
Farm Mutual Auto Insurance
company.
• Dennis Lanini from Hollister,
Calif, spent last week with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Lanini He has been called by
draft to report Tuesday.
• A small number of the P-TA
members met last Wednesday and
decided not to have a concession
the Fourth, also not to start hot
lunches for the school pupils until
November. Mrs. M. A. Ring is
president of the P-TA.
• Miss Betty Ring is home for
the summer vacation. She taught
school at Umpqua the past year 1
• Miss Mildred Smyth from Sa­
lida. Colo, has arrived to spend•
the summer at the J. Z. Walker ;
home.
• Mr. and Mrs. Coalker, formerly
of Montana, have bought the
ranch from Mr. and Mrs R E.
Black The Blacks have gone to1
Berkeley, Calif, and Mr. and Mrs.
Coalker already have taken pos­
session.
• A group of grange members
met at Henry Carter’s Monday I
n’ght and completed plans for the
Fourth of July float Marie Wal­
ker and Mr. Carter head the float,
committee.
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1941 June Rainfall
Above Normal Here
According to Louis Dodee of
Ashland, the normal rainfall for
the month of June should be 1 01
inches, but the total number of •
inches for this month already is
over 2.49
Normal rainfall for the month
of May is 1.59 inches, out Mr
Dodge stated that 3.37 was the
total number of inches for last
month.
Some of the old ‘‘wet" months
of June are as follows: 1884, 2 *0
inches; 1889, 5 20 Inches: 1891,
2 96 inches; 1900 2 50 inches, and
1913, 3.17 inches.
Old records in the month of
May show that in 1885. precipita­
tion was 3.74 inches; 1906, 3.14
inches, and in 1921, 3.41 inches.
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WTIL PAY CASH—For clean cot­
ton rags. Bring them to The
Miner office today.
YOUNG MEN DUE
TO REGISTER 1ST
Oregon's 57 Selective Service
local board* have reported to Lt
Col. Elmer V. Woolon, state di­
rector of selective service, that
they are fully prepared to register
« hi July 1 the 6500 or more Oregon
men who have attained the age of
21 subsequent to Oct. 16. 1940. ami
before midnight July 1, 1941.
The chairman of each local
board will be the chief registrar
for the board area and will be as­
sisted by other local board mem­
bers and clerks. Volunteer regis­
trars will be used only in excep­
tional instance* although each
board chairman may call upon
¿ovemment appeal agents, advis­
ors to registrants and other selec­
tive service officials to assist in
the registration.
Governor Charles A. Sprague
has issued a proclamation pointing
out the persons who must regis-
ter ami urging all citizens to co­
operate. The governor'* proclama­
tion also urges employers to make
it possible for employees to regis­
ter.
The questions on the regis­
trant's card pertain only to his
identity, his address, the person
who will always know his address,
and his employer.
Registration
should not take longer than five
minutes for each individual
though in some cases it probably
will be extended to 20 or more
minute*.
No questionnaires will be an­
swered by registrants when they
register July 1. Such document*
are sent to registrants only after
order numers have been determ­
ined by a lottery to be held in the
near future.
Also there will be no physical
examinations at the time of
registration.
The questions registrants must
answer are contained on a four-
by-six-inch filing can! ami include
the following: (I) Name of regis­
trant; (2) place of residence; (3)
Friday, June 27, 1941
Mailing address (if other than«
place of residence); (4) telephone !
(5) age in years; (6 > place of i
birth; <7) occupation; (81 name
and address of person who will al­
ways know your addr«**; IH) em­
ployer's name ami address, ami
(10) place of employment or bual-
ness.
After a registrant has answered
the questions and signed his name
to his registration card, he will
be given a registration certificate
signed by the registrar. He must
have his certificate in his personal
poaaeaaion at all times, as under
the selective service regulations
failure to poaseas the certificate,
or to allow it to authorize«! per­
sons. constitutes a violation of the
regulations am! is to I m - consider­
ed prints facie evidence of failure
to register.
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• Al Jordan was displaying some |
fine large Royal Ann cherries last
week. Mr. Jordan gets premium
prices for these cherries in San
Francisco markets.
Tlir wealth that is America’« I n tlie spirit of Its
people .... Free thought and free initiativ« are
its basio factors. That wealth is yours today!
ENJOY YOUR FOURTH OF JULY
IN ASHLAND!
ASHLAND LUMBER COMPANY
Oak Street at Railroad
1‘hone 3291
KEN WEIL Manager
Oak Nt reel at Kall road
GOOD PRINTING - A MINER HABIT!
r
HE labor unions have made their demands
In addition, certain of these labor unions have
upon the railways of the United States***and
demanded advances in their pay not included
through the railways upon the PUBLIC. These
in the above figures, and more rules for the
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demands are vastly larger in proportion than any
they have ever made. The economical and efficient
operation of the railways is vital to the nation’s
defense effort. Therefore, the Western Railways
present to the public the following facts:
creation of unnecessary jobs.
The situation, then, is this: The total cost of
complying with all the demands made would
be approximately 900 million dollars a yearl
The labor unions representing engineers, fire­
The average weekly earnings of railway employees
men, conductors, brakemen and switchmen are
are now 15 per cent higher than in the peak year
demanding a 30 per cent increase in wages,
1929, while the cost of living is 12 per cent less.
amounting to 190 million dollars a year —
although their present rates of pay are the
highest in history.
The demands of the railway labor unions are being
made when the entire nation has just been asked
to make a supreme effort for National Defense.
Other unions representing a greater number
of railway employees are demanding wage
increases ranging as high as 95 per cent —
The railways cannot meet these demands without
a great increase in the cost of transportation. They
averaging 47 per cent—and amounting to 580
exceed by more than 700 million dollars the in­
million dollars a year— although their present
come that the railways had left after paying their
rates of pay also are the highest in history.
annual expenses, taxes and charges in 1940.
Thus the wage increases being demanded by
The railways have a vitally important job before
the labor unions amount to 770 million dollars
them. They need all their resources to continue
a year, an average increase in excess of
adequately to serve you and contribute effectively
41 per cent.
toward the National Defense Program.
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THE WESTERN RAILWAYS
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Union Station, Chicago, III.