Friday, Sept. 5, 1941 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 4 CARS COLLIDE SUNDAY 11. L. Moore, local man. and Upton Laporte of Talent collided on the Valleyview road Sunduy. M im Moore suffered from brulsea, cuts and shock Both cars were damaged considerably. Southern Oregon Miner Published Every Friday at 167 East Main Street ASHLAND, OREGON CHAS. M. GIFFEN WILLIAM SAVIN Publishers Entered as second-class matter February 15, 1935, at the postoffice at Ashland, Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRllTION RATES (In Advance) ONE YEAR ...... $1 50 SIX MONTHS 80c (Mailed Anywhere in the United States) ¥ ★ TELEPHONE 8561 UNION SERVICES MUNDAY The Sunday evening union ser vice will be held in the Presby terian church at 8 p m Rev. S H Smith, pastor of the Birchwood Presbyterian church at Belling ham, Wash , will he the speaker • Miss Frances Schilling went to • Mr ami Mr» Cottage Grove this week where the week end alio will teach Woods ★ • THE TRUTH WILL I Joy «petit SET YOU FREE” C of C Gets Support! Although the returns of the Ashland chamber of commerce refinancing and new membership drive still are incomplete, indications thus far have been very encouraging for the survival and continued activity of the organization. This “thumbs up” attitude of the business and pro fessional men of Ashland towards the chamber of com 5 ••t'4 merce is very gratifying for it also indicates a ‘‘thumbs JR up” decision for Ashland as a bigger and more pro k V J__ <sAsCS» ♦ __ 1 • gressive city—a feeble inactive chamber of commerce Vem McDaniels, Clarke-Me Nary forest nurseryman, explains the meaning of the "Keep Oregon Green" sign on his automobile license would be a very good symptom of a similar condition plate to a group of 4-11 boys in summer camp. Then* an* now 103 existing in the community itself. 4-H forestry projects in which the department is cooperating. There is no purpose in tiw planting. Forester McDaniels tell*« the boys, The increased membership is a real accomplishment unless the new forests are protected from fire. not only because of the increased revenue but because i it brings new blood into the organization and gives it a BELLVIEW NEWS more complete representation in the community. • Mr. and Mrs. William M. Bow People You Know! Chamber officials often have discussed special ar den and family who have been rangements whereby farmers in the rural areas might operating the Bellview service and store since last Jan • Dr. George W. Bruce presented join. It is hoped that they will follow through on this station uary, are moving to Smith River. the Miner with a bouquet of large plan, for the welfare of the community is interdepend Calif, and Mr. and Mrs. Norman and gorgeous colored dahlias last Kerr of Ashland are taking over Friday. ent upon both the rural and urban areas. the service station and store. • * X Í J 4 • ' ‘‘ft ★ ★ ★ For Uncle Sam! •Mrs. Mollie Garrett from Bly spent Wednesday with Mr. and outi Mrs. A. R. Kincaid and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hamaker were dill- Speed has again taken its enormous holiday toll of ner guests at the Kincaid home lives in spite of the pleas and warnings of press, radio Monday. • Kenneth Wenaus who is em and safety organizations. Since the plea for safety has ployed with the Southern Pacific Dunsmuir spent the week-end been so ineffectual, it is hoped that the plea for econ at with his parents, Mr. and Mrs omy resulting from current need for gas conservation Theo Wenaus. • Miss AJta and John Kesler of will show' more results. In regard to this problem the San as spending this week Camarillo, Calif., News has made the following com with Diego their parents, Mr. and Mrs S. C. Kesler. Alta, John and Rose ment: mary Bell were visitors to Crater “We’ve always realized that it took more gasoline Lake Sunday. • Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lonidier of per mile to go 70 miles an hour than to go 40 miles an Lakeview Mr. and Mrs. Char hour, but with a big tankful of gasoline in the car we’re les Miller and of Klamath Falls were visitors with the R. E not apt to think much about it. If we’re in a hurry and week-end family. if the road is one of those big highways that invites Bell • Bobby Brock returned to his home in Tacoma. Wash., Friday speed, we haven’t worried much about using a few ex after spending the past three tra ounces of gasoline. weeks with relatives in Bellview Ashland. “But when we are told that we use 56% more gaso I and • Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Warren line per mile when driving 70 miles an hour than when from Ft. Canby, Ore., are spend ing a few days with their parents, going 40 miles an hour, that’s something worth think Mr Mrs E. W. Warren Wil ing about. That means for each dollar we spend for mer and will return to camp Thurs day and Mrs. Warren will go to gasoline, we’re paying 56 cents additional for the her school near Roseburg. pleasure of speeding—and to a lot of us it isn’t worth • Mrs John Arnold returned to her home Sunday after spending that. a week with her parents, Mr. and “It is quite possible that speed laws will be more Mrs G. W Byrd. • Mr. and Mrs. Miles Farmer and strictly enforced than ever before in the east in order Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Farmer and to cut down our consumption of gasoline. It is also pro family from Dorris, Calif., were over the week-end visiting bable that we will be taught to consider speeding un here relatives. patriotic. But whatever means are used to educate us • Elmer Byrd and John Farmer visitors to Etna Mills, Calif. to slow down and save gasoline, most of us won’t object were Sunday and Monday. too vehemently when we realize that it also means a • Mr. and Mrs, Chester Farmer and son Bobby were visiting rela substantial saving to our pocketbooks. tives at Umpqua a few days last “It is estimated that private passenger cars in this week. • Mrs. MacMurry and daughter country travel about 500 billion miles a year and con ' Joemae Olympia, Wash., re sume over 30 billion gallons of gasoline. Even a 10% turned to from their homi Friday after the past two weeks with cut in consumption, due to less speed, would mean a 1 spending Mr. and Mrs Verne Boe and fam- saving of 3 billion gallons—which is more than enough I ily. Mrs. MacMurry is Mrs. Boe’s I mother. 1 • Earl Hamilton who is spending several weeks at Brookings was Slow D WITH MODERN EQUIPMENT Permanent PRICES! CLEANING c SUITS PLAIN DRESSES PLAIN COATS OR ANY THREE FOR $1,25 COLLEGE CLEANERS Phone 6330 saving to take care of the problem which is now one of Mr. Ickes’ major worries. “Gasoline prices are apt to increase. New taxes on gasoline may cause an additional boost in the price. But we can offset these increases, so far as our own ex penditure for gasoline is concerned, if we go slower as prices go higher.” IS GROWING! You Can Now Have— REMEMBER WHEN SUN —the woodbox stood behind the kitchen stove ? No sneaking off to school before the box was filled. In the summer after dark when the splinters were dumped ___ _____ r_ out, the box was a dandy place to hide when playing “hide and seek!” Remember? We do not "hide” from the re«|>onsibilty of maintaining our superior service reputation. 9 GOLD Butter Full Cream Milk Churned Buttermilk Mission Orange SUNFREEZE ICE CREAM DEPUTY COUNTY CORONER Litwiller Funeral Home C.M.LitwWer We Never Close—Phone 4541 Cleaning Special SUITS, PLAIN DRESSES, PLAIN COATS FREE PICK-UP 3 FOR $1.25 » DELIVERY STANDARD CLEANERS If It can be done, we can do It” 163 East Main Phone 6281 home for the week-end. • N B. Hull made a business trip to Montague, Calif., Wednesday • Mr. and Mrs. R E. Bell have received word that their son, Ken neth, who recently joined the US navy, had arrived in Honolulu and has been assigned to a submarine • Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Benstead and family returned to their home In Kansas City ,Mo., after visiting last week with Mrs Benstead's brother, George Yockel, and fam ily The SUNGOLD Family FREE PICKUP AND DELIVERY 823 Siskiyou Blvd • Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis. Mr and Mrs. Homer Billings and daughter went to Shasta Dam Monday. • Miss Eva Landing has gone to Lakeview where she will teach this year. • Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Gregg left this week for a visit at their old home in London, O. • Mrs Alice Willits and Miss Ed- ::.1 Goheen have returned from a vacation trip in Washington and Canada. • Miss Barbara Lichte of Taco- ma. Wash., was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Grubb for several • Mr and Mrs. Will Dodge went to Lake o* the Woods last week- end. • Walter McKeen of Mather Field, Sacramento, visited several days with Mr. and Mrs. Ben An derson. • Mr. and Mrs. Sam McNair were Grants Pass business visitors Tuesday. • George Roddick returned to his home in Stockton after visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Preston for two weeks. • Dr. and Mrs. H O. Winter of St. Paul, Minn, visited with Mrs E. A. Oldenburg one day last week. • Mr. and Mrs Perry Wait. Otto Furman, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Dus- enberry of Gold Hill were guests of Mr. and Mrs H. H. Elhart Sunday. • Mr and Mrs. C. B. Anderson and children of Eureka. Calif were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Jessel. ASHLAND ICE & STORAGE CO For home delivery, Phone «761 SAFETY TEST Brakes and steering inspected in an instant with this simple machine—the Weaver Brake and Alignment Tester. Just drive on—you don’t need to move out of your seat, or disturb your pas sengers or load. Four thermometer-like tubes show con dition of each brake, and whether weak, out of adjustment, or O. K. Dial shows condition of steering, and if road friction is scuffing away your tires. Use of this equipment is absolutely free —we have installed it for your safety— drive in today. CLYDE N. CATON GARAGE PHONE 5811 AT T11E KLAM A ill J (J NOTION (MisKiyou Boulevard and Indiiuia Btraat)