With Ginger Rogers ns a mem
ber of the Jacksuu County Sher
iff's Posse Who would want l<
I m - a fugitive from justice.
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While l<M-nl sch<»ol authorities
are having their headaches ovei
increased enrollment and crowded
conditions, there Is always that
comfortless "It ceuid be worse.”
For Instance at Hermiston where
the ordnance depot I n being built
the enrollment has jumped from
4*7 to 1101.
f 1 1
laibor leaders shouldn't coin
plain about 4, scslowness and in
efficiency of “democracy. Here the
government has been chasing
Bridges for years while in the
efficient Quisling government of
Norway two labor leaders were
taken before a firing squad HK
soon as strikes threatened.
e
THIS AND THAT
(It» <»-» TIMER)
An Investment In a chamber <4
commerce membership presents
an opportunity to every business
and professional citizen to accept
a responsibility in community
building Ashland needs more
payrolls and with national defense
production ap|Mirently not nearly
nt its |M*nk now is the time to put
forth every |M>ssible effort to se
cure nt least one new industrv
The first step in that plan la to
definitely suport the chalutier of
commerce which can function as
the deslgnati-d head or unit for
the community.
i »
Ex-President Herbert Hoover
was not the first person to use
the expression, "a chicken in ev
ery pot." Henry IV, king of
France and Navarre, said that he
would not tie satisfied until every
family in France could have a
chicken in the pot at least once a
week.
/ *
If horse-drawn vehicles stage e
comeback It Is likely many Ash
land motorists will prefer the cha
riot to the buggy, having become
accustomed to going around the
cumrn on two wheels.
111
Major wars of the United Stites
have always begun tn April. The
Revolutionary war. April 19. 1775;
Mexico. April 24. 184fl; Civil war,
April IS, IMI; Spanish- American
April 21, 1H9H, and World war.
April 8. 1917.
f
1
1
Women who face a shortage of
silk hosiery are confident that
Sherman wts guilty of understate
ment in his famous three-word
description of war
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Court Proceedings
The following traffic violators
have appeared in the justice court
tins past work
Charles It. Lemmon was fined
$3 and costs when found guilty of
operating with an over-width
truck load.
Harry Edward Buckmaster paid
$5 and coats for failing to stop
after a collision.
Janrde Lorraine MrCiv, guilty
of driving with improper lights,
was assessed court costs only
Waldo R. Bennett was fined
$2 50 and costs for driving with
out a muffler
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si
OUR HONOR ROLL
New subscribers to the Southern
Oregon Miner:
Edna M Benson, Cannel, <?alif.
Mrs Lulu Smith. National City,
Calif.
H. W Helm. Ashland.
J. F Engel, Ashland.
George W Nicholls Jr. Ashland.
W E Pierson. Ashland.
Mrs. E. L. McCracken, Ashland.
Eunice Hager, Ashland.
Renewals
Charles Rugg, Ashland.
Clay Davis. Ashland.
Masonic Ixxige, Ashland.
Taylor R Williams, Ashland.
Mrs Frank Reed, Talent.
Mrs J. F. Meikle, San Francis
co.
Homer Billings, Ashland.
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MUSK' OFFICERS MEET
The new officers of the Ash
land Music club met at the home
of Mrs H. H Elhart Friday eve
ning to discuss the program plans
for the coming year Officers ser
ving this year arc Mrs. H H El-
hart, president; Mrs Will Dodge,
vice president; Mrs Hugo Rein
hold, secretary-treasurer, and Mrs
E. A. Woods, director. The first
meeting will be held Sept. 20
r
I
GARY NEWTON
and Companion
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
Southern Oregon Miner
To See Their Choice of
the Following
Varsity Theater
Programs:
(Friday and Saturday)
"THE SEA HAWK"
and
"RIDE ON VACQUERO”
(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
"LOVE CRAZY"
Please Call at The Miner Office
for Tour Quest Tickets
Volume X
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1941
Cyclists Are Warned
Against Violations
NEW C-C DUES
RATE ACCEPTED
Upon hearing of several
complaints of bicycle riders
speeding on downtown side
walks and of disregard of
other regulations. Chief of Po
lice Talent yesterday issued a
warning that if these practic
es continue, the department
will have to “crack down." If
this becomes necessary, some
of the offenders may face the
IMwalbility of losing their li
cense«.
Effective Oct. 1, Ashland's
chamber of commerce will put In
to effect its new dues rate of mul
tiple memberships within individ
ual business concerns.
This plan wax approved and
ratified by the ix»nr«l of directors
In session this week, reducing con
siderably the |H>KHlbllity that the
chamber’s activities would I m - re
duced t<> minor projects
Under the new system, assess
ments will I m - made In line wl’t
the returns from a membership
canvass earlier this month Both
H<ldltional memberships and sus
taining contributions will I m * made
available to enlarge the chamb-
program.
In order to equalize future col
lection s. chamber officials indi-
rated that those memberships
which now are paid up in ad-
vance, would be billed for nddi-
tional amounts us pledged in the
canvass
Meanwhile, the chamber is re-
questing that those cards which
have not been returned, tie brot to
the offices as soon as possible in
order that revision of the book
keeping system can be speeded
Friday n<x»n, Hept 26. was an
nounced ns the date, for resump
lion of chamber forums Dr. Wal
ter Redford, chairman of the for
ums committee, reported that a
well rounded opehing program is
being prepared and full detail/
would be announced ax s»x>n ax
arrangements had been completed
SOCE PILOTS
BEST IN STATE
For the second successive time,
the highest record in Oregon was
credited this week to a Southern
Oregon College of Education pri
mary civilian pilot training class
in its final ground school examtn-
ation.
AU members of the class of 12
primary student pilots passed
their final ground school examin
ation Friday and the examiner,
Rupert Herr, inspector of the gen
eral inspection division of the civil
aeronautics administration, was
quoted by the college as saying
tne class averaged higher than
any other he has thus tar examin
ed in the state. In the spring quar
ter the primary ground school
class at the college here made the
highest record in the state So far
the Ashland college is the only one
in the state not having a failure.
The secondary class will be
given its final ground school ex
amination today by Dr. Edward
Little, ground school supervisor of
| the civilian pilot training pro-
gram,
— civil aeronautics adminis-
t ration,
Both the primary and second-
ary classes recently completed
their flight examinations success
fully.
In the face of curtailment in
this phase of the program else
where. the Southern Oregon Col-
| lege of Education was recently
fl ven a quota of 20 primary and
0 secondary civilian pilot train-
' ing students for the fall term, the
work to begin the last of this
month.
Number 37
CITY SCHOOLS’
ENROLLMENT UP
First day enrollment of the
city schools Monday showed a to
tal attendance of 1,017, which is
an increase of 14 over that of last
year More are expected to enroll
as the peak of the fruit harvest
is over.
The high school showed the lar
gest gain in registration with 284
as compared to the 250 of last
year, while slight drops were no-
ted in the enrollment figures for
the junior high school and the
Lincoln school
Limited housing conditions at
Washington school were further
complicated by an enrollment of
240, which is 17 above that of
last year Definite plans as to fu
ture action regarding the use of
the school will not be outMned un
til after on investigation and re
port by L. S. Traver, adviser and
construction man for the state
board of higher education. Under
the temporary arrangement, the
63 pupils of the sixth grade are
using the cafeteria room. The
board has voted to hire a new pri
mary teacher to help care for the
larger enrollment.
The board also has authorized
replacements and additions to the
equipment of the junior high shop
which will include a lathe, rip
saw and other badly needed equip
ment.
Student Tells Lions
Of Traffic Patrol
Bob Hufman. young Ashland
student, appeared as guest speak
er at the Tuesday evening meet
ing of the Ashland Lions and pre
sented interesting first hand in
formation concerning the work
A full and complete program of
ings of a student traffic patrol
activities has been planned for
which the Lions plan to sponsor
Freshman week at the Southern
here.
Oregon College of Education this
Young Hufman, who has had
fall. This program will begin on
three years experience in patrol
Monday, Hept 22, with registra
work in the St. Paul, Minn,
tion of all new students In the
schools where he acted as captain
evening on Monday a picnic will
for some time, told of the organ
be held in honor of all new stu
ization of the student patrol which
dents, sponsored by the faculty
closely resembles that of a police
and upperclassmen
force with promotions and demer
Entrance examinations for all
its earned by the members.
freshmen students will be taken
The purpose of the patrol is to
(By Don Tryer)
on Tuesday and Wednesday The
have traffic supervision at the
A
busy,
very
busy,
yard
engine
freight to you, with 75 to 100 cars
Associated Men Students and the
school crossings when students
Associated Women Students will puffs in soft cadence with now drift down the yards And not
are going to and from school. Of
organize on Tuesilay,»'and these and then the rapid fire of exhaust long ago that same train might Many Applicants For ficers of the patrol may stop traf
groups will have get-together* as she "stumbles and loses her consist of the “hog”, a few cars
to permit students to cross, but
Drill Team Openings fic
that evening The men will have a feet." Couplers bang and crash and the “crummy."
are warned against making un
lighted
lanterns
by
night
and
steak feed at the barbecue pit on
With the increase of traffic has
Nearly 40 girls have answered necessary use of this authority.
the campus, and the women will gloved hands by day wave signals come increased employment and Miss June Brasted's call for about Motorists violating these safety
The Increased tempo of national bigger payroll. And denim-clad 10 vacancies on the Ashland high measures are reported to proper
have a picnic at the park,
Upperclassmen will register on defense Is being felt tn the South men with the inevitable switch school's drill team, the turnout of authorities.
Wednesday, although it lx expect ern Pacific yards here, until even key ana time table are nearly as; which was called Tuesday.
The speaker indicated that aside
cd that many of them will regis the blndlestiffs in the jungle com common a sight as they were 15
from their traffic duties, the stu
Only
one
veteran
drum
major
ter Monday and Tuesday An all plain they can't sleep Weary years ago.
ette, Yvonne Christlieb, is on hand dent officers help in policing the
school skating party, sponsored yardmen caress aching feet and
for
the grid season and two will school grounds and keeping order
Three
crews
keep
the
Espee
by the Associated Students, will i long for a few minutes on spot.
have
to be developed. The drill in the hallways.
freight
yards
on
a
24-hour
basis
Freight traffic is booming thru
be the feature of Wednesday eve
New members inducted into the
The roundhouse and carshop crews - team will not be enlarged to ac
Ashland
now.
It
is
the
best
in
ning.
Lions club Tuesday night were
commodate
the
large
group
for
have
been
doubled
and
three
shifts
Regular classes will beglfl on years, perhaps since the SP built of operators are now at the depot, this would make too many for James G. Mackie, proprietor of
Thursday, but this does not end the Cascade line and routed thru and Siskiyou station, just a whist drills during basketball season. i the Western Auto Supply store;
the Freshman week activities traffic by way of Klamath Falls ling post for so many years, now
However, Miss Brasted an Wes Allin of the Alhn Lumber
It wasn't so very long ago that
Thursday evening the Associated
has three operators Three regular nounced that a drill of some kind company, and Henry Metz, pro
one
freight
train
a
day
out
of
Women Students and the Asso
helper crews besides the crews of will be presented for the opening prietor of the Metz store.
ciated Men Students will sponsor Ashland was heavy traffic and the road engines are now at Ash game Sept. 19 with tentative ma
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a theater party for the student when an extra would drop in it land, and Hornbrook can boast of jorettes probably appointed until WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION MET
was something to talk and worry
body.
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
having a boom, as three helpers regular positions can be filled.
Freshman week will be climax I about.
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are stationed there to help north
The Women’s Association of the
Today,
four
freights
each
way
ed by a student body gym party
bound trains over the hill.
Presbyterian church had a fine
in the college gymnasium Friday every 24 hours are being handled
attendance at the meeting held
Two engines a day leave the
evening The entire athletic facil And not short ones, either South
Thursday of last week at the
ities of the college will be at the bound "drags" no longer puff laz yards for Medford and vicinity to I
church. Mrs. Phil Stansbury had
ily up the Siskiyou* with one or work the fruit trains and each,
disposal of the students.
I charge of the morning meeting.
two engines But three and four, night they drag back into the
Lunch was served at noon by Mrs.
grimy freight haulers, blast yards here with their string of
Three lettermen and 33 new and Marcia Ross, Mrs. Virgil Jackson,
Bureau Warns Public great
the skies with man made thunder, yellow reefers.
Yes, mister, business is pretty reserve boys have answered Coach Mrs. W. D. Jackson. Mrs. Henry
50 and flO cars up to Sis
Against Land Sharks hauling
kiyou.
good along the old streak of rust, Al Simpson's call for football ma Metz and Miss Phyllis Wall. After
"Write the bureau before you
It is nothing now to see an east but the rust is being worn off terial at the junior high school. lunch Mrs. Wade Wallis led the
Suits were issued Monday and devotional service followed by an
buy" any land in a federal recla bound manifest, north bound these days.
practice got under way after interesting program under direc
mation project and particularly in
school Tuesday evening Simpson tion of Mrs James H. Edgar.
the huge Columbia basin project
Dairymen Study
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plans on two games with Medford
to be watered from the Grand Ice Rink Described
and hopes to line up the Grants DEATH TAKES PELL BROADY,
Coulee dam.
At
Rotary
Meeting
Cantonment
Supply
Pass Cavekids, Central Point FORMER ASHLAND RESIDENT
This adyice from the bureau of
The growing popularity of ice
A meeting of retail milk dis-1
reclamation is being broadcast far skating and descriptive details of tributors of the Rogue valley was I Frosh, Jacksonville Frosh and Ted
J. C. Broady left for Auburn,
and wide in view of persistent at the new ice skating rink which is held at Medford Wednesday night | Schopf’s Chiloquin reserves, No Neb. last week where he was
tempts of certain land speculators being built in Medford were dis to study the problems which [ games have been signed as yet. called by the death of his brother,
to unload practically worthless cussed at the Ashland Rotary club would arise in supplying the can-1 however.
Pell Broady.
land on investors and home seek- Thursday by Sparky Bourgne. tonment should it be established. I Dick Kerr, Jay Samuelson and
Pell Broady was an Ashland
Jamie Moseley are the only re-
ers by misrepresenting it as good who will be manager of the 'Med
Among those represented was
resident for a short time four
land soon to be irrigated, says J. ford rink The opening date will the Sungold Dairy of Ashland, turning lettermen. Moseley shows years ago when he and his bro
C, Moore, representative of the be about Nov. 1 and hockey and which has just received pasteuri-j considerable promise of being the ther, J. C. Broady, opened the
bureau of agricultural economics, other ice sports will be encourag zatlon equipment for the plant | sparkplug of the team this sea Broady Bros, drug store. How
son. He is as tough as anyone
stationed at Oregon State college. ed, according to Bourgne.
here. It was stated at the meeting out and is a fast ball carrier and ever, he was associated with the
A recent specific case cited is
local firm only a short time be
The
Rotary
club
voted
to
get
that
pasteurization
equipment
was
that of a young Montana couple behind the selling campaign for a necessary qualification for dis an accurate passer.
fore he returned to the middle
Glenn Williams. a transfer west.
who were induced to agree to pay defense
bonds and to sponsor tributors eligible to supply milk from Stanford junior high school ■
$500 for land in the Columbia ba speakers on the subject to help to the camp.
in Sacramento, where he was a
sin project which proved to be so-
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support.
; star center, has reported to Simp-
called Class fl, or poor land for create public
TRINITY GUILD HAS
ITT
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I son and will undoubtedly be as DEFENSE
which no Irrigation water will ev- WS<’,S
AIX-DAY SESSION
I MET FRIDAY
BOND
YjlJLJL
signed
a
tackle
berth.
Jim
and
er be provided under present
Trinity Guild met Thursday of
The Women's Society of Chris-
Dick Merriman, transfers from
plans The land is roughly esti tian I Service
Q Can Defense
Savings
of the Methodist last week at the church In an all Chiloquin, have had experience
mated to be worth about $3 an church met in the parsonage gar day session. After lunch Mrs C. I.
Stamps be redeemed ?
acre instead of the $23.50 per den for a no-host breakfast and J. Porter conducted the business under Ted Schopf, former SOCE
A. Yes; they can be redeem
athlete.
acre they agreed to pay.
ed for cash at face value or ex
meeting. Assisting Mrs. George meeting. Mrs S. J. Bailey and
Another transfer expected to be changed for Defense Savings
The bureau of reclamation at Bruce with arrangements were Mrs. G. B. Hull reported on the
Coulee bam, Wash, is prepared to Mrs. Will Dodge. Mrs. J R Me- j "Bundles for Britain" work of the of great aid to the juniors is
Bonds. For example, 75 of the
answer any inquiries promptly Cracken. Mrs. Ralph Billings, Mrs. guild. Mrs. O. G. Crawford and Clarence Marquess of Medford
25-cent
Stamps—total cash
and without charge, In regard to Walter Herndon, Mrs. James Ien- Mrs. Clyde Dunham reported on junior high.
value $18.75—may be exchang
Others reporting for practice ed for a Defense Savings Bond
land in the Columbia basin pro nox, Mrs. A. A. Merske and Mrs. plans for the coming bazaar Mrs.
ject, says Moore. Some land mav Fred Engle. The business meeting
which in TO years will be worth
John Daugherty outlined plans for are John Speece, Fred Wilson,
Claude Garrett, • Glen Durham.
remain without wnter for 20 years I was presided over by Mrs. Ralph this year's work of the guild.
$25.
Don Arant. James Delsman, Ralph
or more, as the plan is to bring Billings. Mrs. Sikes led the devo
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Q How long have Defense
Foster^* \farvin Williams, Bob Savings Stamps been on sale at
under irrigation only small par tions. The fall missionary study S. S. CHILDREN PARTI’
Mias Estella Havs, primary sup (Pus) O'Hara, Charles Calhoun.
cels each year.
retail stores?
course will be conducted by Mrs erintendent of the Pre^vterian Boh Frazier. Don Flahartv Ix/well
Neither the bureau of reclama George
A. Sale of Stamps at retail
Mason during the month Sundav school snnervised an in-, Hall, Fred Steams, Siegfried Sur
tion nor any other agency of the of October. Mite box offering was
stores originated in the State
terestlng nre-C*’ri'’t’"n* part’’ *»t 1 ber. Gordon Peterson, Dommie
federal government has land to held.
of Michigan on July 10. The
the church last Saturday af*or-1 Provost Jim Gunter, Victor McEl-
sell and no one is authorized to
idea met with such success that
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represent them in the sale of • Bom to Mr. and Mrs Harry noon. The children brought pdftx fresh, Leon Havne, Jerry Kerr,
it is spreading rapidly, and
Joe
Lambert,
Bill
Fraser,
Elmer
and money for two of their mis-!
such land. Moore says.
soon Stamps will be sold in
Richardson on Sent. 4, a son.
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slonary projects, one in Alaska Landing, Jim Nott, Blair Crosby,
most retail stores on a Nation
A little care makes mishaps and the other in the southern part Henry Bussey, Foster Wolfe and
Don't get caught with your car
wide basis.
of our country.
I Charles Wolfe.
rare.
battery down.
SOCE FALL TERM
STARTS SEPT. 22
Heavy Freight Makes Espee
Yards A Beehive Of Activity
JR. HI FOOTBALL
ATTRACTS 36