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Friday, Jan. 23, 1912 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 4 Southern Oregon Miner Publiahed Every Friday at 167 East MaU 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 3,187». SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In Advance) ONE YEAR_____ 3150 SLX MONTHS ........ 80c (Mailed Anywhere in the United States) ★ TELEPHONE 8561 LEGAL NOTICES SOMETHING ALL CAN DO NOTI< K TO CKEDITORN In the County Court of the .State of Oregon for the County of Jackson. In the Mutter of the Estate of Al Hopkins, IFeceaaed The undersigned having liven appointed by the above entitled court of the State of Oregon for the county aforesaid, A<Iinlnlst 1 h tor of the Estate of Al Hopkins, deceased, und having qualified, notice Is hereby given to the cre ditors of. and all persons having I claims tigninst said deceased. to ( present them, verified ns required 1 by law, within six months nftrr the flint publication of this notice to said Administrator nt the office Secretary of State Earl Snell of Briggs A Briggs, his attorneys announced this week that the gov Pioneer Building, Ashland, Ore ernment has culled for the Utmost gon speed in completing the national El,MEH HOPKINS truck and bus inventory Administrator of the Estate of Al It was pointed out that develop Hopkins, Deceased meats in international affairs Dated January 9, 1942. make It ini|>fcrative to complete j the survey nt once so that the data may be on file for use by I Illi. W. E. Ill AKE the army corps urea commamtei Funeral services were held or other defense agencies which Monday afternoon In Albany for the commander may designate Oregon truck and bus owners Dr W E Blake, former Ashland who have not returned their cards dentist, who |iiisard away last are urged to do so. promptly Own- 1 Friday He la survived by his wife, ers who have not received cards two sons, a brother und a sister are asked to write Earl Snell, sec While in Ashland he wan active in retary of state. Salem, Ore, and1 civic affairs and fraternal organi curds will be sent at once zations BY LICKINGr ENOUGH DEFENSE STAMPS I ruck. Bus Inventory Returns (’ailed For SET YOU FREE” “THE TRUTH WILL Buy Bonds! Oregon leads the nation in the sale of important E bonds and it is hoped that the defense pledge campaign now being conducted will reach a high degree of suc cess, setting a goal for the rest of the states to aim at in their pledge campaigns soon to be launched. Henry Morgenthau Jr. emphasized the importance of this drive in his recent address to the people of Oregon, . Its success in Oregon and in the whole United States is indispensable to our victory in the battle to preserve, protect and defend our democratic way of life. America must not only enlist men and machines, but immense sums of money to win.” The purchase of bonds and savings stamps is doub ly important, for the money not only provides funds to finance the war and hasten victory, but it also is an TALENT NEWS Portland to join the U. S. army. Buford joined the navy and John important ally with taxes and price control in holding • The Talent Grange met Thurs the air corps. day evening. The grange enjoyed a down inflation which is a more dangerous threat than • Mrs Elizabeth Palmer shp|>ed letter from one of its members. and fell in her room and dislocated many realize. Earl Yaryan, who recently joined her hip. She was just recovering It is estimated that the inflation of prices in World the army and is now stationed from a broken hip which hap|M*ne<i ! Co. G. medical regiment at during the summer War I increased the cost of the war by more than ten with Fort Ord, Calif. Another member • Mr. and Mrs. George Hoyt of billion dollars, which remained as an extra burden of of the grange, Roy Roberson, who Crescent, Klamath county, an- vis 1 recently joined the army, is sta iting Mr and Mm. Roy Cofman J debt resting on the Federal Government after the war. tioned at Camp Roberts, Calif., Mrs Cofman is Mrs. Hoyt's J Inflationary prices can double the cost of the present with Battery B. field artillery mother. Both boys stated that they will be war, which even at present prices is expected to run pleased to receive letters from the • Word was received here of the of Mrs Wallace Glover Sun well above 100 billion dollars. We shall be far stronger grange and their friends. The pro death day afternoon at her home *in opened with all singing "Co Underwood, Wash. if our armaments do not have to be bought in a runa gram Mrs. Glover lumbia the Gem of the Ocean." A visited in TYilent many times with 1 way market. Furthermore, inflated prices would tre short skit. "The Smiths' Hunting her sister and brother-in-law. Mr trip,’’ a quiz contest and singing and Mrs. Joe Tryon Mrs Glover mendously increase our problem of adjusting ourselves i of “God Bless America" concluded recently left here for her home I to post-war conditions. the evening’s program. The hos after spending six weeks helping pitality committee for the next to close out the Tryon store which So each dollar invested in defense savings is a blow meeting will be Mr. and Mrs. How was sold to Mr. and Mrs. J. P. against the axis—and is a check on inflation in that it ard Homes, Mrs. Rhoda Hensel Selby. Mm. Tryon is making her will not find its way into the consumer market and and Mrs. Fred Garle home in Underwood. • Mrs. Thresa Roberts and Mrs • Mr. and Mrs Georg,- Schuler blow up prices. Fred Hodapp of near Central and Audrey Dickwood returned ★ ★ ★ What About Chrome? Point called on friends here Sun- day evening. • A new office is being added to Charles Skeeters' service station and garage. The work is being done by Ray Schumaker and How ard Works. • Mr and Mrs Charles Long re turned home Thursday from a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Gladys Helbig and family in Rose burg • Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Moffat and daughter Jane of Medford visited Mr. and Mrs. George Pheifer Fri day afternoon. • • Ben Clark returned home from Portland Wednesday evening after a few days visit with his sister, Mrs. Croin and family. • Buford Childres and John Chil ders left Thursday evening for home Thursday from a trip to Portland where they spent a few days. • Mr. and Mrs H. Gregory of Union Creek are the parents of a baby boy bom Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mm. W. W. Max well. Mrs Maxwell is caring for Mrs. Gregory at her home • Will Bates at the Bates ser vice station has been confined at his home for the past two weeks with flu. • The Red Cross drive in Talent has been more than successful. So licitors for this community were Mrs. Jay Terrill, Mm Ralph Jen nings, Mrs J. C. Williams, Mrs Jason Ottinger. Mrs. Ed Robison. Mrs. Roy Levander, Mrs Charles Skeeters and Mm Charles Hol- drige Declaration of war quickly brought an end to the 49th state agitation and rightly so. However, the prob lem of undeveloped resources which led to that wild scheme cannot be so easily dismissed. In spite of the government’s need for chrome, a strategic mineral which is largely imported from the Philippines, New Caledonia, Turkey and Rhodesia, there seems to have been no move towards the devel opment of chrome deposits in southern Oregon and northern California. The Oregon Journal tells of one Curry county own er who has informed them of the presence of 100,000 tons of chrome ore on his place testing from 46 to 53 percent—a high test ore that is easily breakable. It like any other business, in that producing too much of anything was further indicated that open-pit mining methods was not sound economy. That could be used costing from $1 to $1.25 a ton. And, as started the era of diversified farm the owner pointed out, 48 percent chrome ore with a ing. an idea that has seen great developments. 3-to-l iron ratio worth $50.70 should be worthwhile to Now we are entering still an someone. other era in agriculture—the era of planned farming Another lament is heard from northern California. We must still have diversifica The Yreka Journal states that “Paradoxically, since tion We must still be intelligent the war began, there has been no chrome market, Director, National Farm Youth Foundation enough to avoid raising too much of certain staples. whereas previously the small operators could sell to But agriculture is due to have its NEW OPPORTUNITY greatest age of prosperity if we private industries. Now priorities prevent the sale of remember that it is better chrome to anybody but the government, and so far The farms of America have al only business to raise crops for which ways been the home of opportun the government has been too busy to buy any.” ity They have always been Amer there is demand rather than raise crops first and then try to find The government needs chrome. So why does it wait ica s best and healthiest homes, and the the demand. afforded have i until present stocks are exhausted before even investi The family we must feed has more real se- I gating domestic supplies? curity than any grown over night It now looks as though we would have to feed, in CLARKS CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Clark were recently honored when several friends called at their home to help them celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Clark were married in 1877 in Tennessee. Later they moved to Atlanta, Ga., California and Grants Pass, finally coming to Ashland where they have made their home the past several years. STUDY CLUB MEETS The Fortnightly Study club met Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Stephen Epler. Following a 1:30 dessert and business meet ing, the program was presented. Mrs. G. A. Briscoe reviewed the book, “As I Seem to Me,” by Booth Tarkington, and Mrs. Ralph Billings reviewed "Meet the South Americans” by Carl Crow. ------------- •------------- i • Subscribe for The Miner today. 4 other type of the interest of both humanity and work national defense, a great part of D u ring 1 the population of the British Isles years of < our r i c u I t u r a 1 Soon we may add to our list of growth as a na boarders from continental Europe The demand for the products of tion. when our pioneers were America's agriculture will exceed opening new anything we have ever known be Hye» lands, and culti fore. For example, the last lend-lease vating the vast fallow areas of our central and western plains, there bill to pass Congress allocated was a constant market for all of nearly 2 billion dollars for food to our surplus crops. It wasn’t neces go across the Atlantic. We are told sary to organize farming for in I that this is merely the beginning I Our Department of Agriculture is creased production. urging us to plan on increasing Farmers raised first what they I the volume of certain crops almost needed for their families. They fol I without any limit at all. lowed habit or tradition in the As a single instance, take soy crops they selected and in the beans Our 1936-41 average acre methods they followed. Somebody age in this crop is 3.433.000 acres could be found to buy what was In 1941, we shall raise about five left over All farmers had enough ; and a half million acres. In 1942, to eat, and many grew rich by we are asked by our Government to farming for surplus—for the mar plant over 7 million acres That is ket. more than doubling the acreage in This undirected production final this valuable crop in two years' ly ran against a snag. We systema lime' tized and mechanized large opera We counsel every farmer to read, tion farming until we began to in government bulletins and In his raise too much of a few leading farm papers, about the require crops, such as corn, wheat, cotton ments of the next year or two and tobacco. Unwanted surpluses Then he should determine what his of these crops caused prices to fall land will best produce among the It became harder to make money crops in which there is both the on a farm. We had crop restric I greatest shortage and the greatest tions and farm foreclosures. ' demand And then raise those And the wiser of our farmers be .crops gan to learn something they had ___ __ That is ___ the ___ new _ order in Agri- never before thought of They ; culture for America. It is a direct found out that farming was just | road to prosperity. 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