To the farmers, fruit and truck
raisers. poultrymen and stockmen,
their wives, heirs and hundmnid-
ens: The Miner hxs no "yailrr"
restricted puiklng line In front of
ita office, nor have we petitioned
ihe city to erect a glaring red
sign to mark a private parking
spot on the main atem for our
jalopy It re|Miaea snugly in an
alley, leaving an open apace on
Main street for you ami you ami
you when you vialt our friendly
little city Use it whenever in
town juat aa long aa you .
aa
the traffic rulca will permit.
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Last week we welcomed the
hoim-eondng of our own liatteiv
It Tonight Aahland women will
rejoice In the return of their re
constructed slew pana
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THIN AND THAT
Ky OLD TIM Lit
To the Editor:
Tin- olii question when la In
dian summer? la to the fore
again Has It already come or will
it .II rive Intel ■ I >i !•'. Batea, nil
viaer on Indian extension at Cor
nell university, says the time la
definitely around full moon In
November after the first hard
froata The reason’ Well, the an
swer la in the legend of the Great
Spirit who gave the "lazy farm
er" a second chance to harvest
I>r Batea aaya he found thia le
gend among various Indian tribes
Probably If "jay walking" was
obsolete motorists could focus
their entire attention on jiedestri-
ana using the safety Janes Car
drivers would fare badly if they
attempted to drive their cars down
public
sidewalks,
jeopardizing
those walking, yet many pedestri
ans. while claiming all sidewalk
rights, assume they are entitled
to the streets aa well Caution
when walking or driving is the
surest means of avoiding acci
dents.
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And the pride of our top-notch
institutions of learning ap|>ears to
lie In their beefy football gladia
tors.
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r
Maybe the cantonment will
emerge from the blackout. Hey.
George!
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Capacity Crowd at
Rotary Luncheon
¡00 percent attendance of the
Rotary club coupled with 14 visit
ors made a capacity crowd at the
Rotary luncheon Thursday noon
.Speakers at the luncheon were
the Rev Victor Phillipa, pastor of
the Klamath Falls Methodist
church, and E R Moberly who
works with the refense savings
department, Washington, D C
Rev Phillips spoke on the devel
opment of progress In the world,
pointing out the progress in sci
ence. business and other lines but
raised the question of whether
such progreaa la real without the
development of man himself Mo
berly praised Oregon's support in
the defense savings campaign and
emphasized that defense savings
stamps are a defense measure de
serving of everyone's support
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Court Proceedings
Cases appearing before Justice
M T Bums In the justice court
this past week include the follow
ing:
Roscoe Roberts wax fined $1 Ml
and costs for driving with impro
per lights.
Rube Defoor, guilty of huntin*
without a license was fined $25
an.I costs
Effie l»ulxe Tarbell paid $1
and costs for driving without a
tail light
James Whitting, guilty of vio
lation of the basic rule, was fined
$5 50 and costs
William Curtis Jr. received a
fine of $1 and costs for failure to
stop at a highway Intersection.
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QUARTERBACKS TO HAVE
RESERVED .SECTION TONITE
Bert Miller, president of the
Ashland Quartertmck Club re
ports that the club will occupy a
reserved section of the stand at
tonight’s game and urges all mem
bers to tie present.
As u s|>eclal feature, It Is report
ed that Virgil Jackson is getting
a Quarterback band In sha|
*e
for
ita first ap|iearance.
MRS. O. WINTER
and Companion
Are Invited to Re Guests of th<
Sou th erti Oregon Miner
To See Their Choice of
the Following
Varsity Theater
Programs:
(Friday and Saturday)
"MAN HUNT"
and
"SHADOWS ON THE STAIRS"
(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
"WILD GEESE CALLING"
•
Please Can at The Miner Office
for Tour Gueet Tickets
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Pap
Volume X
AHS-YREKA TILT'
AT 8:30 TONIGHT
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ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1941
The Call America Heeds
Four youths from Spokane,
Wash had their car-stealing spree
cut short Wednesday night about
seven miles south of Ashland
when the state police caught them
in a stolen car belonging to Mrs
Maude Frideger of Ashland.
I The boys, Ray Turnbow, 16.
Frank J. Buranovitch, 15, Don P.
Anderson. 16 and Robert John
Cooper. 15, had stolen the Fride
ger car in Ashland about two
hours before they were appre
hended. With them at the time of
the arrest was another lad. John
Thomas Falwell who claimed to
be a hitchhiker, but he also is be-:
ing held for questioning. Prior to ■
their Ashland venture the bovs j
had stolen a Buick in Canyonville
and a '36 Ford in Medford.
The group is being held in Med
ford until action is taken on the
case
Because of the practice
blackout tonight about 8
o'clock, school officials have
jM»st|H>ned the starting time
of the Ashland-Vreka game
until 8:30 and advise the pub
lic not to come to the field
until after the blackout.
Martin Herrin, big main string
tackle of the Ashland high Grizz
lies football team, and IHck Fin
nell, reserve end will both be out
of tonight's game with Yreka to
* played on Walter Phillips field,
la
beginning at H o'clock Both boys
have been sick all week Herrin's
doctor said hr would examine the
former backfield man's condition
today but doubted if he would be
able to see action until next week
Head Coach Frank O'Neil said
neither will piny
Charley Jandreau, who has been
suffering a knee and ankle injury
for the past month, will be able to
start the game tonight, according
to O'Neil. The injury is not en
tirely healed but he han been pro- |
pounced fit to play All the rest
of the squad are in fine condition
and are pointing to a win over
the undefeated Miners.
Yreka is leading its league, hav
ing defeated Weed and Dunsmuir
twice each and also stepped out
of the circuit to trounce the Kla
math Falls Wildcats with the use
of their second and third string
players According to word drift
ing up from the county seat the
players are lookisg frward to up
setting the favored Ashland Griz
zlies.
The AHS girls' drill team, led
by Majorettes Yvonne Chrisllieb.
Bhiiley Crosby and Margaret
Moseley, will perform during the
halftime intermission.
WARNINGS TO
PLUNGE CITY
INTO DARKNESS
INSTRUCTIONS TO PUBLIC
1. At sound of warning
turn off all light» visible from
outside. Do not pull main
switches.
Cover
windows
where turning off light is Im
practicable.
2. All outside lights should
hr extinguished—except those
marking radio towers or air
obstructions.
3. When outdoors, remain
stationary — do not cross
streets. Do not smoke or ex-
pose any light.
4. If driving a car, pull
over to the curb or roadside
and turn off vour lights and
motor. Do not park in front
of fire plug, hospital entrance
or at street intrsection and do
not block center of street
which may be required for
emergency vehicles.
5. Stores
and
industrial
plants should have someone
In connection with the current
on duty during blackout to be
campaign for naval enlistments,
responsible for extinguishing
Bill Savin will act as navy editor
the lights and the protection
for the Southern Oregon Miner to
of property.
help the navy in giving ambitious
6. Please obey promptlv
local young men information
any instructions given by air
about the opportunities the "Two-
raid wardens, firemen or po
ocean Navy" offers them for tech
licemen.
nical training and advancement as
Two long blasts by the city si
they serve their country in its
emergency.
ren and whistles at the Pine Box
According to an announcement company. Sugar Pine company
made public in Washington, a lim and the Southern Pacific round
ited number of additional men be house will be the "lights out” rig-
tween the ages of 17 and 50 will nal to Ashland residents marking
be given a chance, by enlistment the beginning of the first black
in the navy or naval reserve, to out th this section.
get to the top, with big pay. in
The blackout will form a part
jobs which by their aptitude and of army air corps maneuvers in
as a result of examination they the northwest and will provide an
show themselves fitted, from opportunity to test the local civil
among nearly .5« different trades ian defense units. The blackout
and vocations.
will extend throughout most of
“Hiese Include such callings as western Oregon from Ashland to
aviation machinist, dental techni- Portland and comes as a climax
I cian. photographer, diesel engin to the daylight raids which have
eer, radio technician, electrician, been staged the last three days
1 welder, storekeeper and baker. testing out the civilian defense
Enlisted men may also qualify for aircraft warning system.
commissions as officers.
! The main bomber flight for
Beginning this week, the navy which the blackout will be held
plans for a limited time to accept! will be over Ashland between 7:30
new qualified men for training. and 8:30. Ed Martin, head of the
These men will be sent to one of Jackson county air warning ser
four naval training stations and vice has indicated that the black
may have a chance to go to a out will last for only about 10
navy trade school even before as minutes and urges that the public
signment to the fleet. During this will cooperate 100 percent in or
period they will be given regular der to give the air forces and ci
navy pay and the navy's free vilian defense units a real test.
schooling is valued at hundreds School officials already have coop
of dollars.
erated to the extent of postponing
Among the advantages offered the Yreka-Ashland football game
by the navy is the possibility of to 8:30 in order to avoid the con
an increase of pay to a9 much as fusion of heavy traffic and crowds
$126 a month during the first en during the blackout.
listment and this includes food
The "all clear" signal following
and lodging as well as free sports the blackout
will be one long
and entertainment.
blast.
The Miner navy editor has a
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supply of free illustrated booklets
from Washington for all men in
terested and he will welcome in
quiries from young men who wish
to look into the new and greater
advertising of the Commun
opportunities the navy now offers ity The
Bible auditorium drew the crit
for training for future civilian icism of the Ashland Ministerial
careers as they serve their coun association at their regular meet
try now in its emergency.
ing at the Ashland hotel Wednes
day.
In connection with this matter
the group passed the following
resolution:
"Inasmuch as a movement is in
The extension department of the
Southern Oregon College of Edu operation in our city under the
cation is offering a course in caption of 'Community' Bible Au
“Pedagogy for Sunday School ditorium. and since there is no in
Teachers" for teachers, officers dication of its true nature in its
adn others interested. Registra advertising, the Ashland Minister
tion and the first class period will ial association wishes to make the
be held at the Methodist church following facts known to the citi
Tuesday evening. Nov. 4 and it is zens of thie community:
"First, the movement is purely
urged that Sunday school teachers
and officers of every denomination Seventh Day Adventist, and sec
attend this first class without ond, it is not supported by any of
charge. The elapses will be held the churches represented in the
for six consecutive Tuesday eve Ashland Ministerial association
nings at the Methodist church and and is therefore not a 'community'
an enrollment fee of $3 will be movement."
Other items considered were the
charged for the course.
The course will consider such union Thanksgiving service sched
subjects as "The Purpose ¿>f Chris uled for Nov. 19 with Rev. Earl
tian Education" and How Mav Downing as speaker and the ex
Christian Motives be Developed?" tension course to be given for
rather than discussing doctrinal Sunday school teachers.
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matters. Prof. Loren Messenger of
See the Ashhuid-Yreka football
the psychology department of the
game tonight, 8:30, at the Walter
college will be the instructor.
Phillips field.
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BLACKOUT PLANS
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MRS. ALICE JILLSON
OUTLINED BY MARTIN
Ed Martin, head of the Jack-
Funeral services were held Mon
son county air warning service, day afternoon at the J. P Dodge
emphasized the importance of full and Sons funeral parlor for Mrs.
public cooperation in the practice Alice Jillson, 72, Who passed away
blackout in a brief talk at the Friday at the home of her daugh
Lions club Tuesday evening.
ter, Mrs. Vem Cary. Dr. George
He outlined the plans for the W. Bruce officiated. Mrs. Jillson
mock air invasion and the intri was active in the Methodist
cate setun of the air warning ser churchy American War Mothers
vice which has been in action this and WCTU. She is survived by her
week He also reviewed details of daughter. Mrs. Vern Cary, and
the blackout plans and answered three granddaughters, Alice Jane
questions of the member
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Barbara and Carmen Cary, all of
ing their individual responsibilities. Ashland.
MINER ASSISTS
NAVY CAMPAIGN
NOV. 2-8 SET AS
BOOK WEEK
"Forward With Books" is the
slogan of Book week, which will
be celebrated at the Ashland pub
lic library Nov. 2-8. Book week
first was observed 23 years ago.
with the purpose of dramatizing
and intensifying national interest
in children's reading. Since then
children's books have received in
creasing attention in magazines,
club programs and on the radio.
The Ashland public library will
observe Book week in the chil
dren's department through special
story hours at the library and in
the school rooms, and through
displays in the library reading
room of new books. There will be
free lists of books for parents who
desire suggestions in the selection
of gift books or in guidance of
their children's reading.
The
schools also have been working
on plans for a celebration of Book
week.
A new feature this year will be
Public library day Thursday, Nov.
6 On this date all the citizens
of Ashland are Invited to attend
open house at their library. Listen
for Book week radio programs for
both children and adults during
the week of Nov. 2-8. as all na
tional networks will give book
*
special attention.
I State Police Halt
¡Car Stealing Youths
Number 44
The Red Cross nurse Is the symbol of the 1941 American Red Cross Roll
Jail poster, appealing to all men and women to Join their local Chapters
luring the annusl Roll Call. Bradshaw Crandell, dlatlnguiahed poster
irtlst, painted the poster and Frances Fadden la the model.
Uniforms Issued to
School Safety Patrol
Members of the school safety
patrol were issued their uniforms
Wednesday afternoon and given
Instructions regarding their duties
in guarding the safety of the
school children at the school
crosswalks.
The official uniform consists of
yellow helmets and Sam Brown
belts issued through the police de
partment and white raincoats pro
vided by the Lions club.
Taking part in the presentation
of the uniforms were School Supt.
Theo J Norby. Chief of Police C
P. Talent. Officer Parker Hess and
members of the Lions safety com
mittee.
Four boys were selected from
each of the Lincoln, Washington
and junior high schools for patrol
duty. The remainder of this week
■lELLYIEW NEWS
was spent in practice patrol work
• Mrs. Lora Carver of Myrth in preparation for active duty
Point is spending several days which will commence on Monday
with her niece and husband, Mr morning.
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and Mrs. R. E. Holman.
• Miss Hester Wing of The
Dalles arrived Sunday night for a
week's visit with her and aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. John Heil-
The Lions club nosed into the
meyer. Hester is a graduate of a
Medford beauty, college and is op lead in the bowling league Mon
day night when their win over
erating a shop in The Dalles
• Mr and Mrs. William Turner the Elks placed them ahead of the
were dinner guests Sunday of Tavern team which was holding
top honors.
friends in Central Point.
Best series of the evening was
• Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Hull were
transacting business in Montague rolled by Bob Biscnoff of the Tav
ern team who totaled 500 Sin^’e
Calif, last Wednesday.
• Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Martir game honors were shared by
were dinner guests Sunday eve Hauffle and Mulder both of whom
ning of Mr and Mrs. D. F. Kortb rolled 195.
in Ashland.
Next week’s comnetition will
• Miss Barbara Warren who har find Hilt versus Elk? and Grev-
been employed the past xevera' hounds versus Selbys at 7 p. m.
weeks in a beauty shop at Co and Provosts versus the Lions at
qullle, arrived home last week for 9 p. m.
an indefinite stay with her par
The present league standing is:
ents.
W I.
• Mr
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Dale Modeen entertained Lions
14
7
at dinner one day last week in Greyhound
13
8
honor of the birthday of Mrs Hilt
12
8
Harris Olsen. Guests were Mr. and Elks
11 16
Mrs. Olsen of Medford and Mrs Provosts
7 14
Meyers of Phoenix.
Selbys
6 15
• The Bellview grange will give
their first dance of the season
See the Ashland-Yreka football
Saturday nlqh
*
Mrs. Albert Ar game tonight, 8:30, at the Walter
nold and F >vd Carter will be on Phillips field.
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the committee.
• Mr and Mrs. Harold Bohn and A Word has been received of the
son Mickey have moved from the death of Mrs. R. E. Nickereon
Henniger place to a place on Nut- former Ashland resident, Oct. 15
(Continued on Page 8)
at Fresno, Calif.
Lions Take I^ead
i Bowling League
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HOMECOMING IS
HUGE SUCCESS
The homecoming of Battery B
last week-end proved a success
form start to finish and remarks
by both soldiers and civilians re
vealed a mutual enjoyment of the
event.
The football game Friday night
provided plenty of action for the
2.000 spectators and the presenta
tion of the manual of arms and
the drills of the regimental band
between halves drew a rousing re
sponse from the stands.
Highlight of the weekend was
the homecoming banquet and
dance Saturday night at the Elks
temple which drew near capacity
crowds. Capt. Dewey Powell of
Klamath Falls acted as toastmas
ter and contributed much to the
enjoyment of the evening by the
humor of his introductions and
remarks.
Among the speakers callled up
on were Mayor T. S. Wiley who
extended to the honored guests
the greetings and welcome of the
city. Guy Applewhite, chairman of
the general committee for the
homecoming expressed his thanks
to the various organizations and
individuals whose help made possi
ble the success of the occasion. In
troductions of officers preceded
the address of the evening which
was given by Irving E. Vining of
Ashland. Mr. Vining voiced the
pride of the community in the
soldiers and emphasized the im
portance of their part in main
taining the independence and wel
fare of this country.
The dance following the ban
quet attracted some 200 cotmles
and featured the music of Steve
Whipple's orchestra as well as an
orchestra made up of members of
the regimental band.
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• Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Williams
have left for San Jose where Mr.
Williams has employment in de
defense work.
• Mr and Mrs. J. B. Platt are at
Palm Springs Mr Platt plans to
rennin for
winter but Mrs.
Platt will return soon.
A Mrs. John Cnd""’”
the
past two week.4 with friends and
relatives in southern California.
• Miss Edna Dougherty returned
to Ashland Thursday morning
from a week's vacation trip to
San Francisco.
Bible Auditorium
Ads Are Criticised
Study Offered Sunday
School Teachers