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*Z4« Papa* *1kai JlcU ¿cxHaikíny *7a ¿ay--/Iml ¿ayl 9tl Speaking Muc Arthur, the other <luy a farmer friend of our* came Into the office and said thut even hl* chicken» were working overtime tor defense Everytime one of the hen* laid an egg. It Mtld, "Mac • Mac - MacArthur." 111 When th«' average man argue* with a woman the final result la: "lie came, h«' *aw, he concurred." 1 1 1 Tin* best cure for the blue* I* to atop thinking ubout yournelf. 111 Machine politician* will never glv«* the country the light kind of machine gun* 111 Tile beet way to make the wolld «•ate for democracy I* to make It unsafe for hypocrisy. 111 Whether you lielleve It or not. complacency I* a greater threat to our national nafety than fifth col umnists. 111 One way to find out Nomcthlng good to any about your neighbor la to quit trying- to find out some- thing bad. vol*. XI House Area Setup Blocked by Fares To Camp White Adequate bun facilities have been established between Ashland and Camp White but until the price i» lowered to meet require ments wet up by special ruling of Federal Public Housing Director Hnincbiud. time«- in little IlkellhiMxl thut this city will be included in the Critical Defense housing area in connection with the canton ment Tills fact wun presented in a report to the city council Tues day evening by G. M Green, chairman of the local committee heading this and other matters According! to information re ceived by Green from the Portland Fl IA office, a district to qualify us purt of such a defense housing area must have* adequate public bun facilities with a maximum of 40 cents roundtrip fare and that the roundtrip shall not require more than two hours time. I*ocal bus facilities qualify with the ex ception of the fare, which is 55 cents for the roundtrip to and from Camp White. A petition ask ing that Ashland be included in the defense housing area regard less of the 1ft cents excess in rate brought the following reply from KHA headquarters In Washington to Folger Johnson, state FIIA di rector: "Regarding your letter, Anhland must adhere to both con dition* defining- community dis tance." It is the announced intention of the committee to continue the fight to have Ashland Included in the defense housing area and in this connection the Rogue River Transit company, bus concern serving the route, will be peti tioned to adjust its rate to con form to the FHA requirements. • THIN AND THAT By OlJt TIMER To the Editor: Ashland police ate rushing the growler Several canines on the Ions* have been impounded. By the wuy, we venture to remark that nine person* out yf ten can't give a decent excus»- fol keeping a dog in town. » < r Tile average life of a dollar bill is said to be one year. Not ours They have a tough time lasting one «lay. f r f So Mussolini wanted to tie an other Caesar, eh? Statue* of Jul ius Show that he wax, like Benito, bald as a door knob, ami there th«* resemblance ends i i i Privilege has no place in this war Washington should *«■«■ to it that capital and labor make a* great sacrifice as it expt-cts of those In the armed forces t • * "Hitler Eyes 8wed«m" head line But the Swede* are pretty sure it isn't just a imsslng spring- tinie flirtation. 111 Till* being a political year, it would be fitting to launch a save gas campaign ----------- •------------ FORMER AH Hl-A ND GIRL IONE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL "Like father, like son" is a rule that doesn't apply in the Forsythe family. This time it is "like father, like daughter,” for Mrs. Rachel Dick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B C. Forsythe of Ashland, has gone into the school principal busi ness on her own. When Errett Hummel, principal of schools in Ione, Morrow county, recently resigned to join the arm ed forces. Mr* Dick, who had been supply teacher there through out the senool year, wax prevailed upon to complete Hummel'» term, Then followed her election as principal for the ensuing year. Mrs Dick Ilves at Heppner where she taught several years -------—•------------- Ashland Takes Third Spot in Track Meet Ashland high school’s track team took third place in a prac tice meet held al Mudford Satur day afternoon. Medford cnplured first place with 50 ¡xiinls, «Iranis Pass took second with 38. and Ashland's 34 points netted them the cellar position. Bud Provost took second place in the 200 yard low hurdles and Charlie Jandreau won the high jump with a leap of five feet, eight inches. He also took first in the broad jump with 18 feet three inches Provost came in second in this event. Jandreau'a 10 feOt won second place in the pole vault. Ken Caton was first in thelOO-yard daali with a time of 10:03 and won the 200- yard dash in :19 03. According to those present, Caton looked like Mtate meet material in these events. Ashland won the relay with Pro vost first, Jandreau second, Fow ler third and Caton fourth. Time wax 1 38 08. MRS. EPLER SOLOIST AT SUNDAY P. M. PROGRAM At the "American Unity through Music" concert series to be presented by Pro Musica, music honorary at the Southern Oregon College of Education, Feme Epier, soprano, will be the guest artist at 3 p. m. Sunday, April 12, in the college auditorium. Mr». Epler's program will in clude “E strano poter 11 Viao suo Veder" (Faust) Gounod, "At the 'Well,, by Hageman, and "A Mem ory'' by Ganz. ------------- •------------- College Inaugurates Program of Sports --------- —*----------------- ■JOINS THE MARINER George Shaffer. Ashland barber, has sent word to Mrs. Shaffer that he passed his examination for en trance into the Marine corps at Portland and will begin his train ing at San Diego His »hop, the Elk. will be in charge of H. D. Mitchell. --------------•-------------- • J. A. Bradshaw, 153 Granite, spent a few hours browsing around his favorite haunts Satur day. It was the first time "Brad" had been down town in 1942. • Mrs. Sid Reed received word this week of the death of her bro ther, J. I*. Goade, at St. Louis, Mo. I His passing occurred March 30. EARI* LEEVER 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) "BAD MEN OF MISSOURI" (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) "BIRTH OF THE BLUES" • Please Call at The Miner Office for Your Guest Tickets ’ An intensified program of games and sports with an effort to get all students into some com- petitive activity is the play at the Southern Oregon College of Edu cation for the spring term. A soft- ball league has just started with the games played on the turf from 12:30 to 1:30 p. m. three time» a week. Two tennis tournaments are starting this week, a 16-place dou ble elimination men's singles and a men's double bracket. Other games and sports planned for the program are golf, archery, badminton, horseshoes and table tennis for the individual sports, and at the completion of the soft ball league, the men will start their summer sun tan during an outdoor volleyball tournament. It is estimated that over 80 per cent of all the men in school will engage int hese sports during the spring quarter. The student body plans gold and silver watch fob award medals for winners of the various tour- naments. WANT A DOG? Do you want a dog ? Here’s your chance to get one for little money and in doing so you might keep a nice little pet from going to the happy hunting grounds. City police are rounding up stray dogs and someone might provide a home for one of the un fortunate p<M»ches at a cost of $4.50. The police already have had to destroy some of the dogs and others will suffer the same fate unless kept close at home. Wan dering dogs have a tendency to destroy gardens and this will not be tolerated, the officials say. ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1942 Softball Meeting ('ailed for Monday A meeting to draw up plan* for u Hoftbidl league for the mimtiier month* will hr hold In Supt. Theo J. Norby's offh* at Ashland high school at 8 o'clock Monday evening, April IS. All pro«|*e<'tlve player* and nuuiuger* are asked to I m * pre- MMit und aid In forming the program. --- •----- Exclusion Act to Blame for War Mrs. Pracht Succumbs To Brief Illness Funeral service* were held at 2 p m. Thursday at Trinity Episco pal church f«»r Mrs. A H Pracht, who passed away at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon Dr. Claude E Hay re conducted the nervicee Mrs. C C Dunham sang, accomp anied by Mr* Catherine Hufrnan Funeral arrangements were in charge of J P Dodge and Hons Susie L. Martin was bom in Chippewa Falls, Wl»., and at an early age came to Oregon, settling first in Albany and a little later, in 1884, coming to Ashland on the ■eecond through passenger train to make the run from Portland to Ashland Hhe had been a continu ous resident here since that time. She is survived by her husband, A H Pracht, to whom »he was married Ln 1899; two sister, Mrs. James Grieg of Portland and Mrs. Blanche Virgin of Medford, one nephew. Hnmboldt Grieg of New York City, and three nieces, Max ine Dorcy of Honolulu, Lurlin and Lillian Wilkins Mrs Pracht was active in civic and social affairs and devoted much time to the Red Cross She was a member of Chapter AC, PEO, the Delphian organization, and the Ashland Study club Al though not a communicant, she wax a faithful worker in the Epis copal church. Number 15 European Invasion Looms as Possibility As Allied Nations Prepare Spring Drive Japanese Push on Bataan Peninsula Forces Gallant Defenders to Retreat to Corregidor Stronghold Trouble for Mr. Adolf Hitler et al appears to be in the making, according to news emanating from Lon don where General George C. Marshall, United States army chief of staff, and Harry L. Hopkins, adminis trator of American war supplies, are in conference with Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The general impression is that the Allies are preparing for a grand scale offensive against Germany. Authentic news is lacking, the chief of staff stating that President Roosevelt had intrusted him with a “highly confidential” mission and that “we want to expand” in Europe. A ray of light on the situation is m , g« ♦found in statement by H°pkins that supplies to O Russia are moving rapidly and Japan declared war on the Uni ted Stales when th«- exclusion act wo* passed many years ago, ac cording to Dr. George Simon of Eugene Simon was »peaking be fore the Lion* club Tuesday eve ning when he revealed this and many other facts about the Japs and other oriental people. that America was pouring sup A world traveler, Dr. Simon plies to all places "where the Japs spent many months in Japan and Germans can be killed." That's studying the life and characteris Following an illness of several all the encouragement given "sec tics of Its people and his report is montns, Fred D. Wagner, life-long ond front” advocates, who are not complimentary from a moral resident of Ashland, passed away shouting for the Allies to beat stand|>olnt. Vice is a government at 9:32 p. m. Sunday at his resi Hitler to the spring offensive. enterprise in the land of the rising dence on Granite street. He was Of vital importance to Ameri sun, where one-third of the earn tne son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob cans. as well as their allies, is ings go to the government, one- Wagner, pioneer resic^nts of the the big Jap push on Bataan pen ----------- •------------ third to the procurers and the re Rogue river valley, and spent his , insula There within the past few maining third to the helpless vic MARCH (.RADI ATE GETS enure life here, with the exception I days the American-Filipino army TEACHING POSITION tim» of the vicious practice. or time spent in school at the! has been forced, by vastly super Mrs. Marjorie Biden, a March bnivtisity of Oregon. Morality is equally low in sev ior numbers, to retreat towards eral other oriental lands, the graduate of the Southern Oregon Throughout his life, Mr. Wagner Corregidor. Both sides have suf College of Education, has secured »peaker stated. was closely identified with the civ- , fered severe losses, but the valiant Simon issued a warning that a teaching position for the spring ic life of Ashland. For 30 years he 1 little defending army has been was connected with the Ashland ! obliged to give up the struggle on thia war with Japan will be no term. Mrs Biden was retained by the Daily Tidings, 20 years of that' the peninsula. pushover. Japanese soldiers are Corregidor's big s trained from babyhood and are school board at Ruch to fill the time as editor, retiring from that‘ guns are still pounding the enemy unexpired term of Leo Ammer position to accept the postmaster- i relentlessly, imbued with the desire to give ship, in their lives for their god the em- man, who has been called for mili- — --t-. which he held for 12 years • In the w< western war area, there I He headed, at various times, all porer They have equipment the I tary service are indications that Hitler is ready t equal of other first class powers I the Masonic orders here, was a1 to cast off with a big Libyan long-time member of Ashland drive in his campaign to open a and are ruthless in their use of it. lodge 944, BPOE, and several1 route to India and to get into the Getting back to the exclusion times led the activities of the Caucasus oil fields. There is evi act, Dr. Simon stated that our Southern Oregon Pioneer society. dence, too. that his planned spring trouble really started when Com- He wax a member of the Ashland offensive against Russia will be modore Perry opened the gates of I library board at time of death and met with an ample force of fresh Japan and distributed occidental Qregon's fishermen might have gifts to a savage people. He de to do their angling in the family in 1915 was Jackson county repre recruits to make the going slow and uncertain. scribed the Japanese ax a savage fishbowl before this war is over sentative in the state legislature. Mr Wagner was married to While the battle lines are form race which has assimilated enough if the forest fire situation be Miss Stella Case, a member of the ing on all fronts, portending one modem culture to permit them to comes too acute. faculty at the Ashland Normal: of the greatest battles of history, enter the channels of world trade According to the present plans and build up a commerce with of U. S. forest officials some of school, who, with three sons, Paul1 negotiations between Sir Stafford which to construct a war machine the fishing spots in southern Ore i of San Mateo, Calif., and Lawrence Cripps and the Indian congress for the purpose of conquering the gon face closure and others open j and Willed of New York City, sur- are getting nowhere. There are in rest of the world. They are proud only on a restricted basis Forests ' vive. Two sisters. Mrs. A. E. Kin- dications that Britain is losing and resent the inference borne growing Douglas fir, white pine, ; ney of Ashland and Mrs. T. W. patience with the Hindus and an by the exclusion act that they are sugar pine, and Ponderosa pine, Mues of Medford, and a brother, agreement will have to be reached Inferior. The moment the act be all of which are vital to the na J. M. Wagner of Ashland, also soon or something drastic will follow. came Law the Japs started plan tion's defense effort, will be hea mourn his departure. Funeral services were held at ning the downfall of the United vily guarded against sportsmen Next in importance to the rap 10:30 a. m. from the J. P. Dodge States. and recreationists, as will burned- and Sons Funeral Home chapel, idly forming new army and the Ax a parting suggestion, Simon over areas where fire control is j lhe Masonic service was used, speeding up of war production, is the announcement by the War stated that it will take many exceptionally difficult. wilh R. W. McNeal in charge, as bombs to shatter Tokyo, but that Forest officials have outlined a sisted by Dr. Claude E. Sayre. Production board that women's a well directed bomb on the em possible plan to be employed dur Mrs. Catherine Hufrnan sang ap- dresses, for the duration of the peror's palace would shatter the ing the summer months which ' propriate hymns. Interment was in war. may become shorter and shorter, or tighter and tighter—as morale of the Japanese and bring may be put into effect in some Mountain View cemetery. fashion dictates—but neither long about a quicker settlement of the of the southern Oregon fishing ----------------- •------------------ I er nor fuller than those now worn. differences in the far Pacific. areas. They probably will be gov Congress having settled the little ------------ •------------ erned as follows: matter about bras, this latest dic- Fish Lake—Open to registered 1*ARGE GROUP OF MEN turn makes it clear to the ladies sportsmen except the area about LEAVE FOR SERVICE that they will at least be able to Three national safety awards Wednesday night's northbound 500 feet adjacent to the dam. wear dress styles of their own Four Mile Lake--Same ruling were won by Oregon and Oregon passenger train carried a group of Emigrant Creek — Registration cities in 1941, according to word choosing rather than a standard 99 Jackson county men headed pattern, as some had feared. possibly required. received by Earl Snell, secretary ----------- •------------ for Portland for induction into Bear Creek—Probably open. of state, recently. the service of the country. GROl ’P GOING TO PORTLAND Rocky Point—Probably open. Oregon was adjudged winner of Of those mentioned in the Miner Dr and Mrs. Claude E. Sayre, Territories immediately sur the western division of the Na last week ax leaving from Ash Mrs. Don Whitney and Mrs. Clyde land Elliott MacCracken has been rounding these areas also may be tional States' Safety contest, the Dunham will leave early Sunday open to registered persons but second consecutive year the state deferred until the close of the for Portland to attend a two-day present school term. The school registration with a forest official, won this honor. annual convention of the Oregon during his working hours, will be Bend was given honorable men diocese of the Episcopal church. officials felt they were justified required for each trip. tion in the National Cities Safety in asking for this deferment and ------------ •------------ contest for cities in the 10.000 to it was granted. ----------- •------------ 25,000 pouplation classification, the hands of Jacksonville here Tuesday afternoon. This is the first time an Oregon _ city has placed in this contest. Also counting in league stand Bend also won Oregon's 1941 Cit ings, Medford entertains Grants ies Traffic Safety contest. Pass in a doubleheader today. Through the payroll allotment Corvallis was placed on the na Pete Belcastro, rough-house plan, Oregon's 2700 employes of tional roll of honor of cities in the the Pacific Telephone and Tele Weed Italian, has been selected 5,000-10,000 population classifica by Promoter Mack Lillard to at graph company already are pur tion which went through the en chasing more than $500,000, on an tempt to defeat popular Pedro tire year of 1941 without a traffic Brazil in the one-hour main event annual basis, of United States de fatality. This is the seventh year fense bonds. In Ashland, all regu wrestling bout at Medford armory Corvallis has won this honor. I lar employes are participating Monday night. In addition to these national > Brazil, defeated only by Vincent 100 percent .according to H. S. Lopez in six trips to the Medford safety awards. Oregon also has. Aikins. manager here. national grange safety i mat, is a master of legitimate three Emphasis on the enthusiasm grappling, but Belcastro resorts to awards for the year 1941. The : “Conserve to preserve j with which the company's 26,000 as little of this type of mat work Roxy Ann grange at Medford won | Democracy!” employes on the Pacific coast are as possible. However, Brazil can first prize in the national grange i participating in the purchase of take care of himself with men of rural safety contest an dtwo other 1 bonds, as well as the difficulties Belcastro's type and fans are giv Oregon granges, the Deer Creek ! imposed by the necessary restrict ing the South American cham ( Valley grange of Selma and the ive use of materials, and the heavy pion a slight edge. HEN clothes go to the | North Fork grange of Florence growth in taxes, was stressed in Jim Casey, still adding to his won prizes. cleaner, tell him what a report just Issued by President ever-growing' popularity, will clash caused the spots and stains—if N. R. Powley for the first three with aggressive Billy Marcus, who you know. This will mean long months of 1942. made a good account of himself er life for the garment, by elim The report shows the tax bill in his Initial appearance last Mon inating experimentation with of the company for the 12 months day. Marcus showed an inclination District Baseball Standing* ending March 31 was $24,877,000, to get rough but if he does this various solvents. Team an increase of more than $3,500,- with Casey he might run into W L Pct. Grant* Pa** $ 0 1.000 000 over the preceding 12 months. something he isn't looking for Medford 3 1 .750 Further large tax increases, ef Oswego Bob Kruse, always a Jacksonville « 1 «67 fective retroactively to Jan. 1, big favorite in Medford, comes Ashland 0 3 .000 1942, are expected. back and will meet tall Tug Carl Net gain in telephones in Feb son in the four-round opener, Ashland high's baseball team ruary was 11,388, as compared scheduled to begin at 8:30 p m will be fighting desperately to with 12,578 in February last year Each lady, accompanied by a break into the win column today ------------- •------------- a pai«l admission, will be admitted when meeting Jacksonville high’s free of charge. There will be no Redskins at Jacksonville SERVICE MEN'S MAIL » attached. In five games, Ashland has FREE OF CHARGE , « age limit ----------------- •------------------ failed to win and the Grizzlies are Men in the armed service of the now growing tired of their cellar United States may send letter and ATTEND FUNERAL HERE Then put all the dollars you'll G. R. Carter, county clerk. position. Coach Jerry Gastineau cards, but not parcels, postage lave into DEFBNSB SAVINGS has promised some surprises free. This has been verified by the Ralph Sweeney, county treasurer, stamps . Also remind your hus Ashland postoffice, which states and A. 8. Rosenbaum, former S. other league members when band to allot part of his salary that airmail letters must bear P. Official, were Medford men at finally succeeds in whipping every pay day to his company's postage I*etters sent to soldiers, tending the funeral of the late club into condition. Ashland's latest loss was i sailors and marines still must be Fred Wagner In Ashland Wed Pay-Roll Savings Plan. nesday. heartbreaking 3 to 2 defeat at stamped, ths office states. r Fred Wagner Was Ashland Native Son ---- •---- Fishbowl Looms as Anglers Outlet Oregon Wins Three National Awards Phone Employes Buy Big Block of Bonds Belcastro Matched With Pedro Brazil W Ashland Has Firm Grip on Cellar