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I llis AND Til VI
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lt> 01.1» TIMER
To the Editor:
It’s Easier In the «tori' window«,
with «tunning di«pluy of Euatei
bunnli'M anti bright colored <*gg«
III the good old day« inothcr, on
the Hutmduy night befoir Easter,
'shooed'' the youngntviH off to ben
mid then proc«*r<l«*d to dye dozen«
of egg«, UHing onion «kin« and
«trip« of colored cotton The egg«
wi'ie hidden In the Woodshed
What ii time u« yoiingHtei« hud
Easter morning hunting for "mb*
bit" egg»!
tit
It would I m - ii good thing If our
civic, fiutemal and wei vice oigan-
Izatlon« would unite iih u gioup to
aid the war emergency progi uni
or for bettei inent of the commun
ity. The vurlcua organization« in
the pant have worked separately
and independently of one another
Concentrated effort would acconi*
pllah more with conaiderable l<*««
work on the part of different
gioupu
ere
April U hua been proclaimed
Army Day ill honor of our armed
force« Tile day «huuld not be al
lowed to pa«« unobserved in Aah-
land What patriotic organization
hua the punch neceiumry to put the
prog ra m ac r «>«« ?
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VOL. XI
Sunrise Service,
Cantata Feature
Easter Program
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While the politllul world i»!
clouded with doubt and uncertain
ty, there 1« no variance from the
Mtraightfoi ward policy of the reli
gion« world in observing Ea«t«*r.
All over the gl< »tie, wherever Chris
tians are permitted to worship,
celebration« of tho resurrection
and ascension of Jr«us Christ will
I m * held Munday.
Here in Ashland a program of
Holy Week observances has been
carried out by the Ministerial a«-
«oclatlon, with services at several
of the church«*» Good Friday ser
vices have been schedule«! at the
Episcopal church, «»eginning at
noon today and extending to 3 j>
m At 7 :•.<> p in . the Ministerial
a««oclat|on will conduct a Good
Friday program at the First
Presbyterian church The several
ministers will participate in pre
seating "The Seven Izrst Words"
in a special arrangement, using a
candlelight service
Heralding the dawn of Easter,
a sunrise service will be held at
6:30 o'clock In Llthia Park. Dr.
George W Bruce, pastor of the
First Methodist church, will «peak
on th«* subject, "Easter Dtacover-
iea " Regular Sunday service« will
be conducted al the several
churches
Climaxing the day's program
will be the cantata, "The Seven
Izist Words,” by Dubois, which
will be presented at 8 p m at the
First Methodist church by a chor
us formed of the several choirs of
thr city More than 50 voices are
included in the group, which is
directed by Mrs John Koehler
The difficult solos and Choruses
have been mastered and the over
flow crowd will have an opportun
ity to hear one of the finer can
tata».
The evening of music closes
with the singing of "Unfold Ye
Portals.”
Soloists for the cantata include
Clark Willits, Paul Byers, Miss
Florence Allen. Mrs
Merriman
and Mrs. Stephen Epler. Mrs
Frank Davis will preside at the
console and Miss Margaret Ram
say will accompany on the piano
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ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1942
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OUR DEMOCRACY
by Mat
UriCLE SATTI is tGe personification
oftiie proud American spirit
its idealism.its in
Number 14
Japs Turn Attention to Burma After
Tasting Allied Strength in Australia
Hold-out by India and Defence of Bataan Highlight
Week’s News as Gigantic Struggle Continues
A Japanese thrust towards India featured the war
news Thursday. With a dozen warships and four trans
ports swarming into the harbor of Akyab, the brown
horde was a mere 75 miles from Indian soil, and 350
miles from Calcutta, Indian metropolis.
Rugged mountains separate Akyab from the main
fighting fronts in Burma, but since Malayan jungles
and marshes failed to halt the intrepid invaders, it is
not likely that anything but a substantial fighting
force will hold them back from their objective.
In the meantime, the Indian congress is staging a
hold-out on British envoy Sir Stafford Cripps. The
’ Hindus seek complete free
dom now—not after the
Oregon-California
I Circuit Replaces
I
Former State Tieup
war—and it is believed the Brit
ish will grant them a voice in
home defense. While this contro
versy is going on, the Japanese
are pushing ever closer to Indian
soil and the question is, will In
dia accept Britain’s proffer, or
The newly-formed Oregon-Cali vice versa, in time to help turn
fornia league will replace the Ore back the enemy at her gates.
gon State circuit in southern Ore-1 An attempt by the Japs to shat
There will be two new face« on
gon baseball this summer, it was ter the defenses guarding Manila
the wiiMthng caid al Medford ar
decided at a meeting in Medford bay met with dogged resistance
mory next Monday mgnt when
last week. Medford, Klamath by Corregidor’s embattled defend
Muck luliard present« hi« weekly
Falls. Grants Pass and Dorris will ers. Wave after wave of the in
heavyweight program.
make up the league.
vaders swept forward but the at
In the top main event populai
Dom Provost of Ashland was tacks were broken against the
Pedro Brazil, the Mouth American
elected president and E. E. Mc- cold steel of American and Fili
heavyweight champion, will face
Kinney of Medford was elected pino bayonets. Some advance posts
Chief Thunderbird, Vancouver, B
were overrun but the Japs failed
secretary-treasurer.
C Indian Tliuml* i no d. in |«M
appearance« at Medford. hat
Medford and Klamath Falls, to gain the main defense line. Two
miown a mean streak whenever
having lighted fields, will play Jap bombers appearing over Cor-
the going get« tough. Brazil ha«
night games on Saturdays while regidor were shot down by the
NEW LINES OF POWER AND INFLEXIBLE RESOLVE
proven himaeif capable of taking
Grants Pass and Dorris will play anti-aircraft defense.
ARE GRAVEN IN UNC E SAM'S FACE TODAY
A quickened tempo has been
twilight Saturday games. In the
care of uncouth performer« an i
event another hour is added to noticeable in the RAF in the past
tana aie expecting and hoping ».
AS
EVERY
ONE
OF
US
.
MS
H/S
FULL
STRENGTH
war time, Medford and the Peli few days, indicating that the Brit
won't have much trouble with the
cans may also play twilight ball. ish are attempting to hamper Hit
big redakln. They will battle one
TOWARD OUR UNITED DRIVE TO VICTORY.
All Sunday games will be in the ler's preparations for his promis
hour straight time or the beat two
ed spring offensive.
News dis
afternoon.
out of three full«.
The season will begin May 16 patches state that the fuehrer is
Pug Carlson, one of the new
moving up approximately 1,500,-
and will wind up Aug. 16.
comers who conies to Medford out
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of San Francisco, will face Jim
The complete schedule follows: 000 fresh troops to force passage
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Casey in tho six-round middle
May 16-17--Klamath Falls at to the Caucasus oil fields and ob
servers hold to the belief that
Medford
event. Casey, losing his first Med
i
Russia will be able to meet this
Grants Pass at Dorris.
ford match last Monday to Brazil,
because of a leg Injury, will be
May 23-24 Medford at Dorris. threat. A Polish army of 60,000
"Should our present military u>e section on "Prosperous Towns
Klamath Falls at Grants Pass fully equipped soldiers crossed the
trying hard to get back in the win
system Ik* reorganized ami our , of Oregon.” About Ashland, May
May
30-31 Open < Decoration Russian border into Persia Wed
aide of his ledger.
SNELL MAKES HI RRIED
army increased?” That was the or W B. Oolton said: "Ashland is
nesday.
Daj
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week-end).
Billy Marcus, the other new VISIT TO ASHLAND
subject discussed by Judge H. H. ; situated on Ashland creek, a trib
Here at home, Monday found the
June
6-7
—
Medford
face also coming out of Sun Fran
at
Grants
Taking advantage of his pre. Northup before the Portland His utary of the Rogue river. Many of
Rogue River Transportation com
cisco, will fuce flashy Andre Ado- sence in southern Oregon on of torical association under the gen the dwellings are on gently roiling Pass.
pany busses in operation and Med
Dorris at Klamath Fails,
ree in the four-round opener.
ficial business, Earl Snell, secre eral subject of The Development ground above the business section
ford
preparing to observe Army
June
13-14
Dorris
The card will feature ladle« tary of state, paid Ashland a hur- of the Military System of the
at
Medford.
thus affording a delightful pros
Day in a fitting manner, with
Grants
Pass
at
Klamath
Falls
night with each feminine customer ri«*«l visit Tuesday afternoon. He United States.”
pect to the occupants. The popu
June 20-21- Grants at Medford | Ashland joining in the program.
being admitted free of charge if wns accompanied from Medford
But wait, gentle reader. The lation is fully 26U0, and would be
There will be a parade and other
Klamath Falls at Dorris.
uccom|>anie<i oy a paid udmisaion by W H Fluehrer
date of that discussion was Jan considerably more had it been pos
Ash
June 27-28 Medford at Klam patriotic demonstrations.
Sockeye Jack Mclhimild, who
Snell, having served th«* allotted 30, 1899. and was prompted by the sible for people to rent dwellings
land’s Kiltie band will participate
scheduled to appear Monday, will time as secretary of state, is a shortcomings of the American during the fall of 1898; yet more ath Falls.
in the program, as will the Amer
Dorris al Grants Pass.
not be able to come to Medfold candidate for the ropublican nom army in the Cuban and Philippine buildings were erected last year
ican
Legion and the Auxiliary.
July
4-5-
Open.
until April 20.
ination for governor He reports campaigns of 1898. Judge Nor€h- than for the past five years, and
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July 11-12 Klamath Falls at !
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his candidacy is being favorably up went to some length to show nearly all of them are substantial
received in all parts of the state weaknesses in the army set-up
improvements.
Ashland has an Medford.
Grants Pass at Dorris.
and feels he has a g<xxl chance to weaknesses that were as apparent abundant supply of fine, cold, soft
July 18-19—Medford at Dorris.
wrest the nomination from Gov in 1917 and in 1941. Those weak water direct from Ashland butte.
Klamath Falls at Grants Pass.
ernor Charles A Sprague.
The water is conveyed to different
nesses
were
not
so
much
in
the
The Southern Oregon College of
Ashland, Medford and Giants
July 25-26 Medford at Grants Education string quartet will pre
This office acknowledges a call fighting units as in those depart parts of the city through 17 miles
Pass track teams will hold a prac from the secretary and his com ments contributing to the upkeep of iron pipe. The pressure of the Pass
sent a musical program for the
tice track meet at Grants Pass panion
Klamath Falls at Dorris.
of
the
armed
forces
It
was
true
water
is
so
great
that
it
affords
in the college auditorium at
Saturday, according to Al Simp
August 1-2 Dorris at Medford. public
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in 1898 when a small war involv ample protection against fire, thus
the regular 9:30 assembly Monday
Grants
Pass
at
Klamath
son, who is coacning Ashland
Falls.
momingg.
ing two nations and limited in giving Ashland extremely low in
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hign's squad.
area to two or three comparative surance rates. Ashland creek also
The program will include the
Simpson says he isn't expecting
furnishes much power for manu
ly
small
sections.
It
was
embar
following
numbers: Aria by Scar
much in the way of victories in
rassing in 1917 and again in 1941. facturing purposes, including a
latti
and
Spring Song by Men
this early-season meet for his
Cause for this article is found sawmill, two planing mills, quartz
delssohn, played by the quartet.
team is not in condition and sev
in a copy of the Morning Oregon mill, two flouring mills, woolen
Tenants of buildings under the | The Heart Bow'd Down (Bohem
eral of the prospective members
Consolidation of the facilities of ian of Tuesday. Jan. 31. 1899. The mills, foundry and machine shops, Plaza improvement project have ian Girl) by Balfe, a cello solo by
are busy getting in sha|>e for the several small
manufacturing paper was (nought to the Miner and electric light works, besides been vacating their quarters dur- J Eleanor McColm. Rosemunde by
baseball season.
plants in Ashland for the purpose office by Harry Mitchell, Ashland numerous smaller plants The out ing the past month and to date Schubert and Fairy Dance by
Among those who have reported of handling war contracts is well barber, who found it back of a look for the city is very encour
left . Zimmerman, also played by the
for practice and the branch they underway, according to informa mirror in his shop which he was aging. We have had good rains, there are but two concerns cafe
quartet.
probably will compete under aie tion released this week by the dismantling and realized the his with an abundance of snow in the in the lower block—Baird's
I Members of the quartet are
and the Herbert grocery.
Caton, Bushnell and Ball, sprint chamber of commerce.
toric value of it. There are many high mountains, assuring large
Occupants of the upstairs sec- I Genefieve Kent of Jacksonville,
ers; Dunn, Stacey, Hedberg, Cla
Fostered by the chamber's in items of interest some of which crops for the season, besides the tions of the buildings have moved first violin; Hope Bliss of Paisley,
ry, Tucker, Newbry, Fowler, Cal dustrial department, a pool of sev will be touched briefly.
washing-out of much placer gold. elsewhere and work of razing the second violin; Frances Brobert of
houn, Speece and Provost, dis eral manufacturers is being or
In a column adjoining Judge People are planning to build and
Bend, viola, and Eleanor McColm
tance; M Gettllng and Mansfield, ganized to put them in position to Northup's discussion is a heading mining work is being pushed. Our structures is in progress In the of Grants Pass, cello.
meantime,
excavation
is
underway
weight«; Jandieau, high jump, and secure defense contracts. It will as follows: "Lakeview's Ambition. merchants report 1898 as their
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at the rear of the Mars shoe shop,
Kerr, miscellaneous.
be known as "Ashland War In It Aims to Be the Best Town in best year. Our people are indus where G. S. Butler will erect a CLASS OF DRAFTEES
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dustries, Inc.” and organization is Southeastern Oregon." (Klamath trious. intelligent and interested building to house several business LEAVING WEDNESDAY
TYPING CONTEST CANCELLED expected to be completed within Falls was only Linkville then). in developing their city and state.” of
that part of the block.
I Ashland's young manhood is
The Oregon state typing and a short time.
The Lakeview Examiner stated
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Other cities featured are Port
. fast being depleted through the
shorthand contest, held annually
Notices of advance bids are on "The fact that Lakeview is out of land, Salem, Astoria. Oregon City. I
selective draft and volunteering.
at Oregon State college for the file at the chamber offices for any debt, has increased the salaries of Albany, The Dalles, La Grande.
Numbers have been called up with
past 20 years, has been cancelled manufacturer« interested, states her officers and is now zealously Eugene, Grants Pass. Corvallis.
regularity since the recent regis-
for this year because of transpor Dean Ileper, chamber of com endeavoring to put in substantial Roseburg, Marshfield, Dallas and
• tration, draft boards evidently
tation difficulties. Many schools merce manager,
Curtailment of automobile man working to clear up the original
water works and a fire protector, Union.
that have participated regularly
has been heralded by our contem
And last but not least, the Ore ufacturing, including cars and registrants in preparation for
sent word that they would be un
poraries throughout the entire gonian building, then Portland's parts, has prompted the Western starting on the new class.
able to make travel arrangements
country, and our town is receiving skyscraper, was referred to as Auto Supply company to add lines I Eight men from Ashland will
this year.
much praise and many congratu "The Palatial Oregonian Build which still are being manufac leave for induction next Wednes
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Invitations have been sent to 27 lations, even from localities un ing.” A complete directory of ten turer This consists largely of house day. Included in this list are Gor-
furnishings and decorations, some don ^d‘“¿‘moU M^Cn^k«.' Mike
Patronize our advertisers.
couples who have been married 50 acquainted with us. That a spirit ants of "the palace” was given.
There are so many interesting of which already have been re- Wolcott
Walter Love. Darby
years or longer, inviting them to of progress has broken through
O'Toole Darrell
o»i<
Copeland and
attend the second annual service I the clouds of lethargy so long things in the browneii-with-age ceived at the Ashland store. Other O'Toole,
lines are enroute, according to J neor£r(> Bibbv
in the Methodist church in their hanging over our little city is a copy that it was difficult to select G.
proprietor, who states
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II. I). MITCHELL
honor. This service will be held on source of gratifilttion to all who the best. It is likely that the copy that Mackie,
nothing but high class stock MITCHELL BARBER SHOP
the evening of Sunday, April 12. so faithfully and zealously labor will be preserved and at the same will be
and Companion
handled.
time made available to those wish-
CLOSES Dl'E TO PROJECT
The pastor, Dr. G. W. Bruce for the town’s welfare . . ,
Mackie
plans to go to Los An
The
Miner
leaves
it
to
others
to
ing
to
peruse
it.
Some
pares
are
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
expresses the hope that every cou
One more business house in the
geles April 12 to pick up some
has been contacted and receiv judge how far Lakeview has gone missing and of the remainder also furniture and other items and Plaza improvement district closed
Southern Oregon Miner ple
in
the
past
43
years,
but
offers
some
columns
are
missing.
Withal
ed an invitation ami will appre
hopes to be ready with a general its doors the past week when
To See Their Choice of
ciate it if any couple married 50 the opinion that the good folks of it is highly interesting.
Harry Mitchell shut up shop Sat-
display in a few weeks.
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years or more not having received ’99 would have no complaints to
; urday evening. Patrons arriving
the Following
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HIGH SCHOOL OPENS
an invitation will notify him at make about the little city of '42.
GRANGE OFFERING BENEFIT at the shop Monday morning were
Would you believe it" The Ore PRECAUTION COl'RSE
Varsity Theater
once.
FOR EMERGENCY HOSPITAL confronted with a sign stating
gonian
at
that
time
carried
ad
This evening service will ' be
that beginning April 1 they would
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Programs:
A
night
class
in
gas
and
black
Bellview grange announces a pie find him at the Elk barber shop.
open to the general public, Fur vertising on the front page. Yessir,
ther detailed announcements will right there in bold face type are out precautions was started at social to be held at the grange hall
Mitchell states that he will be
(Friday and Saturday)
such names as Goodyear Rubber 7:30 o’clock Tuesday evening at Friday evening, April 10. Proceeds associated with George Shaffer
be made later.
Company. Hotel Perkins, G. P. the high school under direction of will be used to defray expenses for the duration of the war at
"HOLD BACK THE DAWN”
GOOD FR1I»AY*SERVICE
Rummelln & Sons, Hotel Brews the local civilian defense office.
attendant on fitting up the hall least and if he likes being "up
B. C. Forsythe, high sch<x>l prin as an emergency hospital for th ?, town" well enough by that time
Good Friday service will begin ter. Walter Reed, and E. C. God
(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
at noon today at Trinity Episco dard * Co. Meier & Frank Co. cipal, who recently was trained at duration of the war.
he may decide to remain with the
"LOOK WHO'S LAUGHING"
pal church and continue to 3 p. m. i i were modest in the use of adver the concentrated school of lec-1 It has been found that expense Elk permanently.
There will be meditations on each tising space, as were Olds & King, tures in Medford, is instructor. of fitting up the hall is running
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of the seven last words of Christ Lipman, Wolfe & Co., Moyer Classes are scheduled for each higher than originally estimated • Miss Frances Schilling spent
Please Call at The Miner Office
uttered on the cross. An invitation Clothing Co. and other prominent Monday evening until completion and the grange will appreciate a’ the week-end in Ashland, coming
for Your Guest Tickets
of the course, and are made up of good patronage at the social to from Cottage Grove where she is
has been extended to the public ! stores of the day.
to attend thia service.
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help promote thia worthy cause.
teaching.
On another page we find a feat- air raid wardens.
Two New Faces on
Weekly Mat Card
Military Status of II. S. Army Basis of
Discussion by Portland Society-In 1899
String Quartet to
Offer Program
Practice Track Meet
Slated at Grants Pass
Manufacturer Pool
Being Formed Here
Plaza Buildings
Nearly Vacated
Izocal Store Adding
House Furnishings
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Invitations Issued
For Unique Service