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MlUt all of US.
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Stanford IJ announces the uii
may I m - u potent spreader of in
tantile parulyalM We have known
for some lime that It Is a big fac
tor in spreading general paiulysis
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Stirring wai news and (tie anx­
iety of the genetui public to read
It is tin- main factor in “conditions
lieyoml control** of some of oui
Big Dallies mining the price of
their sheets
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Aftci paying taxes and Christ
mas bills, some of us think we
nave been hit pretty hurd but al
least the government Isn’t asking
us to give up our winter under-
weui for the soldiers
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Hrauchitsch. ex-nazi field mar-
shal. now claims a "heart Mil-
ment" as the cause of bls Ills-
missal by Adolphus 'ni<* way the
Russians have been chasing him
we’d say he was merely short of
breath
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This writer firmly believe« that
for years small Japanese vesNels
and the large Japanese fishing
fleet have been smuggling oil
from the coast of California and
storing it in acceasable places
where subs could refuel near our
shorrs Could be
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Most Americana, justly proud of
our might, l<M>k to a successful
termination of the war, yet we
should not lose sight of the fact
that Japan has been expecting and
preparing for a conflict with us
for years, and anyone who thinks
of them ns a weak adversary
needs must think again
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Yl I.ETIDE REFLECTIONN
III OLD TIMER
To the Editor;
Somehow or other we can’t en-
thuse over the modern styling of
Cbristmas tree with artificial
gadgets of various designs To our
old eyes It doesn't look Christmas­
sy Remember the Christmas tree
of yesteryear? We decorated It
with strings of popcorn and cran­
berries and with walnuts wrapped
In tinfoil And what a chorus of ohn
ami aha went up when the candles
were lighted! Yea, verily, the old-
time Christmas tire in its pristine
simplicity was a thing of beauty
and u joy forever.
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Winter
Adolf can
Ing along
a sudden
white!’’
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has Hitler on the run
always alibi: "I was go
fine, see'* when all of
bang’ everything went
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In the old days people used to
laugh at the village idiot. Nowa-
days he gets himself a radio pro­
gram and birrs an office force to
handle hla fan mail,
ere
Exchange of (Christmas gifts in
now underway at the stores
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Home Town Papers
Are Held Best Read
Home-town papers are read
more thoroughly by rural people
than any other publications and
hence they are the most valuable
medium for disseminating farm
news, according to AAA commit-
tee man attending the annual con­
ference at Oregon State college
One farmer serving on the educa­
tion committer* of the conference
stated that, although his group is
always glad to get news in the
metropolitan dailies, the news that
really counts in reaching a large
proportion of the farmers is that
used in the country weeklies.
The farmer committeemen ro­
commended that close contact be
kept between those dealing with
the various agricultural programs
and the local editors in order that
each may be of the greatest help
to the other, to the benefit of the
rural jiopiilation as a whole. The
community committeemen were
urged to see that local correspon­
dents obtain prompt and accurate
ieports of local happenings relat­
ing to the farm programs.
GKORGK Y<M KKL
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)
"LADY BE GOOD"
"ROBBERS OF THE RANGE"
(Runday, Monday, Tuesday)
■THAT HAMILTON WOMAN"
Please Call at The Miner Office
for Tour Oueat Tickets
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1941
PLAZA PROJECT
RECEIVES OK
OUR DEMOCRACY
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Vv illiiigm ms of property owneix
affected by the proposed Plaza
Improvement to accept a reduction
in their rlght-of way prices to
meet with requirements set up by
the highway commission aasuri-M
reconstruction of the Plaza cornel
A local delegation met with the
commiHMlon
in
Portland
last
Thursday ut which time the com-
mlHHIon committed ItMi'If to the
project If propcity owners would
agree to a reduction of not I chh
than Sri.OOO in right of-way prices
Tin* property owners wen- lulled
together Friday afternoon and
agreed to accept the necessary re­
ductions When tin* highway com­
mission was notified that their re­
quirement« had been met, they as­
sured the committee that purchase
of the properties would hr com­
pleted as Moon as possible
It was Indicated that actual
work on the project would not
start until about April.
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RED CROSS ASKS
RELIEF FUNDS
Capt. Theron W Bean, con­
structing quartermaster who han­
dled preliminary planning for the
camp at Medford, reopened his
offices at the Medford armory
Monday, but refuaed to give out
any statement in regard to the
proposed cantonment. Capt. Bean
and his staff had closed the Med­
ford offices on Dec. 4 and return­
ed to San Francisco.
Ail construction work on the
proposed camp has been transfer-
led to at my engineers and it was
stated that any information would
have to cleat through the Port­
land office of the corps of engin­
eers.
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Educational Drive
For Bonds Planned
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Telephone Official
Praises Public Aid
N R. Powley, president of the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company, commenting on the I'M-
rifle const increased telephone de­
mauds as u result of the war alt-
uatlon. stated today:
"Never in its history has our
company handled, in a similar per-
iod. the tremendous volume of
telephone traffic which the ex-
traordinary demands for telephone
service have placed on our sys­
tem in the last 10 days
..e deeply appreciate the fine
cooperation and undetstanding of
the telephone-using public and
their splendid assistance in not
making other than the most ur­
gent calls, which greatly aid us to
get the message through' for tel­
ephone calls im|M>rtant for defense
"Our organization is doing its
level tiest to render the best pos­
sible service and to play Its full
ami patriotic part in this great
national emergency. It is tra<H-
tional in our business that our
|>eople always rise to the height
of any emergency.
They have
shown again tn a glorious way
that spirit and will-to-do which
an* of such vital im|s>rtance in
these tragic and critical times
Calmly and effectively our men
and women are serving the great
cause of human freedom.'*
Cantonment Office
1 ¿eopened in Medford
by Mat
A LAND OF BRAVE MEN
AHO BEAUTIFUL WOMLM.
Number 52
J ust
as regulations require soldiers , sailors and marines
TO BE WELL-GROOMED, SO WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE NOW
PARTICULARLY PROUD OF THEIR LOOKS.
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A committee of 14 business
men headed by R. I. Flaharty will
meet at the lathia hotel for a 7:30
breakfast Tuesday morning prior
to a city-wide educational drive
aiming to increase the sale of de­
fense bonds and savings stamps to
employees.
The plan is to suggest a system
of regular investment in defense
savings by those who receive pay
from wages and salaries. or as
Secretary Morgen thau has sug­
gested. “. . . to make every pay
day Bond Day.”
The plan is entirely cooperative,
but it has been emphasized that
the purchase of defense savings
has the two-fold purpose of finan­
cing the war and combating in­
flation.
GRIZZLIÉS FACE
1ST HOME TILTS
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Co-chairmen Ralph Billings and
Theo J. Norby of the local Red
Cross chapter have announced
that Ashland is joining m the na­
tionwide mobilization of disaster
relief unit» and have requested
all-out support in the raising of
$2,000, which is Ashland's quota
of the $50,000,000 fund
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for Arner-
lean war relief.
Billings pointed out that since
the war has come to America the
work of the Red Cross disaster
service looms bigger every minute
Word has come, he said, that
chapters in Hawaii during the re­
cent raids were right on the job,
carrying out rescue work and giv­
ing extensive relief to the wound­
ed and homeless Red Cross per­
sonnel and volunteers removed
civilians from danger zones. Ten
emergency medical stations, estab­
lished there by the Red Cross
some months ago, have given val-
uable service during this emerg-
ency. In the Philippines, thou-
sands of trained vollunteers were
ready and were quickly mobilized
“Its disaster service,"’ Billings
stated, "is just one Red Cross
service which must be enlarged to
meet our great crisis. More thou­
sands of volunteers must be train­
ed into its ranks. Welfare and
medical services for our armed
forces must undergo vast expan­
sion, and every branch of the Red
Cross enter the field of battle with
flags flying That is why a mini­
mum of $50.000,000 is needed to
finance the program, Let’s not
wait another day. Lets make our
contribution right now and show
that Ashland is one hundred per­
cent strong behind its Red Cross
and the service of its country.”
Contributions may be made at
the Ashland branch of the First
National Bank of Portland, The
Miner office. Daily Tidings office,
chamber of commerce. McNair
Drug store and Ingle Drug store.
Ashland basketball fans attend­
ing the junior high gym Monday
l«T AND 2*» DIVISIONS WERE FAMOUS FOR BEING
and Tuesday nights, Dec. 29 and
WELL TURNED OUT. - BOTH DIVISIONS WERE
30, will get their first home town
DECORATED FOR BRAVERY.
look at the 1941-42 edition of
Jerry Gastineau's Ashland high
basketball team when the Grizzlies
face the Chemawa Indians from
the Chemawa Indian school on
The annua! community Christ­
dates.
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The Indians, having only a me­ mas tree party held at the large
U»e Southern Oregon College of diocre team this year, will really decorated Christmas tree in Iathia
i Education is planning to offer cer- be gunning for the Grizzlies since park Wednesday evening gave the
In view of America's prepara­ , tain evening courses during the Gatsineau coached at Chemawa Ashland kiddies a chance to meet
tion for an all out. long war. the winter quarter Three such classes before coming to Ashland.
Santa and receive treats of Yule-
headquarters of the Western Re­ have already been scheduled. One
Ashland, with the exception of tide goodies.
mount area has issued a request ■ of the most popular classes will Marcus Balfour, will be at nearly | In addition to the kiddies' fun.
for registration of all horses and be first aid. which will be taught full strength for these tilts. Char­ group singing of carols was led by
by Jean F Eberhart, a certifier! lie Jandreau, firey little sparkplug H. G. Enders.
i mules between the ages of three
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and 10 inclusive.
I Red Cross first aid instructor, for the Grizzlies, has just about
In explaining this request the This class will carry two hours recovered from the broken fibula
officer in charge stated: "Exper-1 of college credit. The other two sustained in the last football
ience of the present war shows classes will be zoology and phys- game of the season and will play i
Ashland Elks weie hosts to a the horse and mule still essential1 ical science. Dr. W. W. Wells will probably most of the two games J
Nearly 1.000 persons were in
large crowd at the annual public for a variety of uses in modern | teach zoology and will cover two against the Indians.
attendance at the musical pro­
chanty Christmas Ira.I held at the armies. Germany has thus far; terms of work in one term, The
So
far,
Ashland
has
no
other
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temple last night. Music was fur­ employed something like a million, class will carry six hours of cre- contests booked during the holi- gram, "The Star.” presented by
the junior and senior high schools
nished by Gurdon h orchestra of Japan has used large numbers in dit R W McNeal will handle days.
last Thursday evening. This is the
Klamath Falls and all proceeds China and Russia currently is win­ physical science, which carries
third annual evening of Christmas
will go for local charity work.
ning large scale successes with three hours of credit.
The state board of higher educa­
music combining the talents of the
Another outstanding event of mounted units or units otherwise
tion has made it possible for any
two schools and it has come to be
the holiday season will be the New employing horses "
an outstanding event of the holi­
Year's Eve bull for Elks, their
It is desired to emphasize that person interested in these courses
November traffic fatalities in day season.
families and invited guests, which this is not a draft of animal re­ to carry six hours credit or less
Vocal numbers were directed b
Oregon were 31 percent under the
also will I m * held at the Elks tem- sources and that it seems most for $6.50.
Registration for the above-men­ November traffic toll last year. I Harriet Koehler, vocal music sup­
pie.
unlikely this will be necessary.
7 figures compiled by Earl Snell,1 ervisor and the student orchestra
When horses or mules are needed tioned courses will be held from
college secretary of state, disclosed today. was led by Gordon Tripp. The
they will be purchased. Prompt to 9 p. m. Jan. 6 in the
The traffic toll this November high school a capella choir made
registration of animals of a useful offices.
was 29 lives, compared to 42 a its first appearance in new ma­
military age is simply a most de­
roon robes furnished by the P-TA
year ago.
sirable step in our defense prepar­ BELLVIEW NEWS
Pedestrian deaths accounted for ; Donations of food, contributed
The Southern Oregon College of ations Registration of animals at
Education basketball team shares this time is voluntary but obvious­ • The Birthday club had a Christ- 38 percent of the November fatal-. by the audience for charity work,
mas party Monday evening at the ity list, leading all other types of! were valued at about $150.
conference leadership with the f ly a patriotic obligation.
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home
of Mr. and Mrs Henry Sten- fatal accidents.
Oregon College of Education at
Every horse and mule owner is
For the first 11 months of this
the conclusion of fall quarter com­ requested to forward before Jan rud. The evening was spent in
petition. The Sons have won all 10 to his county agent the follow­ singing Christmas carols, playing year, however, pedestrian deaths
six of their games played this sea­ ing information concerning each games and the exchange of gifts show a decrease of 28 percent, the i
from the beautiful Christmas tree only type of fatal accident to show .
son, tour of which were conference horse or mule he owns:
Light refreshments were served any decrease at all, Snell's figures | All local boards have been or­
tilts T<ams to tall Isjoie the
Age, sex, color, whether riding
Pedestrian fatalities dered not to release to the press
SOCE eagers were Rubenstein’s or draft type, whether broken or and the guests included Mr and indicated.
constitute
24.5
percent of the fa­ I any lists of men called for induc­
Mrs.
J
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Gowland,
Mr.
and
Mrs
Oregonians, Klamath Falls All­ unbroken and whether or not ne-1
talities
to
date,
compared to 37 tion because publication of such
Wade
Wallis,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
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Stars, Eastern Oregon college and cessary for owner's use County
Kincaid, Mr and Mrs Pankey. Mr., percent of the toll for the com­ lists would give military informa­
Albany college.
agents will consolidate and for-1 and Mrs. Walter Davis, Misses parative period of 1940.
tion to the enemy, according to
In the past six games they have ward this information.
word received from state selective
Marie Walker, Lyda Catherine
accumulated 291 points to 209 for
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service headquarters.
Davis.
Gladys
Whitson.
Eunice
the opposition. This makes the HOLIDAY ALERT STRESSED
Quotas of selectees are to leave
Kincaid.
Minnie
Worden,
Mrs.
Sons 12 points better than their
here in January but under the new-
Harry McNair, supervisor of Haynes, Guy Plummer, Mrs. Sor­
rivals if figured on a percentage
ruling no information about them
Ashland's civilian defense, reports enson and the host and hostess.
basis.
will be given out.
The
first
annual
southern
Ore
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that
warnings
have
been
issued
by
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Stenrud.
The team members have hung
up their suits during the Christ- the Interceptor Commands that • Miss Alma Miller from Los An­ gon basketball jamboree, held at • Miss Martha Ady is spending
mas holidays but will report foi all air-raid observers be especially geles arrived Wednesday to spend Medford last Friday night, was the holidays in San Francisco.
several days with her mother. Mrs. named a success by officials in »
scrimmage on Dec. 29 to prepare alert during the holidays.
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Sorenson, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry charge.
for coming games.
Humboldt
Klamath Falls went through
State Teachers college will be the • Betty Boling is visiting her par­ Stenrud.
first team to invade the Ashland ents in Grants Pass during the • Mr. and Mrs Willis Rector and four games without a loss and
took honors in that department.
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college campus in the winter quar­ holidays.
THE CALL TO THE COLORS
They also won high scoring honors
ter when they play two games,
with
a
total
of
34.
Ashland
was
one on Jan. 2 and the other on
IS A CALL FOR DOLLARS!
second with 24.
Jan. 3, in the local gymnasium.
Alan Weir of Medford won the
All outside llliiiniiiatIon not attended must be turned off every
evening after l>ec. 22, 1941, unless easily ncet'ssiide outside switches foul throwing contest with 18 out
are provided and certified suitable by city |H>llce, state police, or of a possible 20. with Johnny Gray
of Grants Pass second with 15.
sheriff’s office.
Ashland's Grizzlies won but one
All other lights must he made ready for turnoff within 60 seconds game, that against Medford with
after the blackout signal, whenever it is given in Ashland for any a final score of 7 to 5.
The transportation committee of emergency.
The evening's scores, all in six-
the Ashland chamber of commerce
Besides business places, lights affected include home Christmas minute games, follow:
will meet Monday noon at the
window wreath lights, porch, lights, night lights or other such
Roseburg 8. Grants Pass 3.
Lithia hotel to consider whether trees,
illumination.
Klamath 9. Medford 0
or not to lend its support .to the
Dig deep. Strike hard. Our
Roseburg 6, Ashland 3.
recent application pf the Oregon-
The IILA< KOVT Signal Is:
boys need the planes, ships, and
Klamath
10.
Grants
Pass
5.
California-Nevada Fast Freight
Two 60-second blasts of city siren. Sugar Pine mill whistle and
Medford 8, Roseburg 3.
guns which your money will help
for terminal facilities in Ashland. Southern Pacific roundhouse whistle, in conjunction.
Grants Pass 9. Ashland 8.
Several interested parties will
to buy.
The ALL-CLEAR Signal Is:
Klamath 6. Roseburg 4.
present arguments for and against
Ashland 7, Medford 5.
One long blast of same whistles.
the truck company’s application
Oo to your bank, post office, or
Grants Pass 5. Medford 1.
which will receive a hearing be­
savings and loan association.
(Signed) CITY OF ASHLAND,
Klamath
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Ashland
6.
fore the PUC in Medford Jan. 8.
Bv C. P. Talent. Chief of Police and
Tell them you want to buy De­
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Ashland Civilian Defense, by Harry McNair. • Miss Hettie Mae Parsons of
fense Bonds regularly, starting
• Mr and Mrs. E. S Robbins and
(Chief Talent has requested that this notice I m * clipped and posted Marysvale, Utah is spending the
son, Kenton, were Christmas din- •
now.
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ner guests at the home of Mr. and | where It may serve as a constant reminder of necessary regulations holidays at the home of Mr. and
Mrs.
Charles
Giffen.
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for
air
raid
emergencies).
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Mrs C. W. Harwood in Medford.
A ppearance ano morale go
together ... in i ^ i Z- i B. the
ARMY REQUESTS ??CE
HORSE SURVEY
Kiddies Meet Santa
At Christmas Party
?!re"ing
Annual Charity Ball
field at Elks Temple
Large Attendance at
School Music Concert
Traffic Fatalities
Show Decrease
Sons End Quarter
With Straight Wins
Ban on Publication
Of Selectee Names
K. F. Quint is High
Scorer in Jamboree
OFFICIAL NOTICE
C. of C. to Consider
Truck Application