America Facing Greatest Crisis DuBach Declares Npeiikiiig lietoie the Axhlund Rotary club Thursday noon, I'ro- fvMHoi (J. G. Iiui.um, avail or men ut Oregon Hlute college, told the group what America la facing in the present crisia. The dean, who ta a forceful apeaker, didn’t use kid gloves ill handing out hia opin­ ions and declared that to will thia wur Americans will have to fight aa they have never fought ta’toie and that the ioaa in young man­ hood will be heavy "We tried to tilde behind our great strength when we knew lilac both Germany and Japan were preparing to wrest that aiiengui num ua Yes, we even supplied Japan with vo percent ol me steel and lion ahe ia now us­ ing tv kill out young men, yet we thought somehow or other they would not nave the nerve to at­ tack ua." the speaker stated Dean DuBuch hue traveled in the orient and Germuny since the first world war. lie iiad am­ ple opportunity to find out what the people of those countries think of ua. The United Blates is rich beyond the fondest dreams of the common people uf those lauds But not so with the milltar- ■ tat leaders, lie ¡minted out the ex­ tent or Japanese and German in­ filtration bi South American coun­ tries and It is not by accident Dial they ulwuys settle in the richest areas. Americas friendship for the dean s talk was his opening remark about the rumored peace plana. No such proposal snould be given consideration, he declared, for to do so would be playing into axis hands There 1s but one course to pursue, he declared, and that ta complete anhilation of the axis. ------------- •------------- Lions Asked to Sponsor Red Cross Swimming Class Sponsorsnip for the annual Red Cross swimming instruction class was offered the Ashland Lie: club at the regular meeting Tues­ day evening and was immediately accepted. President Bill Snyder stated that the job done by the ciub last year was so satisfactory that local Red Cross officials dc- slded to give the IJons first chance this year. A large class took the course in the summer of 1941 and details in connection with operation of the classes were so well carried out that the swimming instructor, Red Cross officials and others de­ clared it the best ever held here By unanimous consent of the club, Lion Ivor Erwin again will be chairman of the swimming class committee. ------------ •------------ UJOSEI.EYS TO OBSERVE «2ND ANNIVERSARY Jial £am*tkin^ *7o ¿ay-Zlndl 7*4« Pap** VOL. Xi District’s Timber, Mines Slighted Southwestern Oregon ha.- an op­ portunity for greater development iiiiuUgh the fui mation of the new Fourth Congressional district, I Ini i in Ellsworth of Roseburg can­ didate for the Republican nomi­ nation for congress, told Ashland Lions club in a short talk Tues- i day evening. Referring to the size of the first district before the fourth district was carved lheieirom, Ellsworth stud It was impossible for one mun to lea in enough about its resources, developed and potential, to give all sections the type of representation they demanded. Under the new set-up it will be possible for the district’s represen- j tutive to better acquaint himself with ull sections and to present 1 the same to congress with a good prospect of getting results, he staled. Citing timber as possibly our g.eatest resource, the speaker slated that the total stand in the fourth Oregon congressional dis­ trict is 218,653.Out».000 feet Of that total Douglas fir accounts for 178.083.000,000 feet. This repre­ sents well over one-half of all Louglns fir remaining in the United States Another valuable timber stand Ir. the Sitka Spruce, of which this district has a large quantity Spruce la a vital war material a.id will eventually supplant pine In various branches of manufac­ ture. Mines in this district will not come into their own until more direct information is supplied congress, Ellsworth averred Chrome and other metals are not found in easily accessible regions and there will have to be federal support in the building oi roads if much of this valuable metal ia to be used in the war effort. The speaker was introduced by Dr R E Poston The two men at­ tended the University of Oregon at the same time and admitted to having sung in-the glee club to­ gether. Elmer J Whipple again enter­ tained for 15 minutes, opening his performance by playing one of hta o vn compositions. He used paper napkins, a huge dice and a deck cards in performing his magic t icks. ---------- •------------- 9tl ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1942 JEEPTOONS + + 4- + + + By Fighting Men OF YQD Boys Tü PflrWÇÂ ÎO MX Choral Club To Present Concert Warning Signals Cited by Chief ----------- Singers Rate High At Music Festival Ashland residents are reminded . that there might be necessity for Ashland high school singers, using the air raid warning sirens, and Fire Chief Clint Baughman both soloists and groups, placed states that since it has been sev­ high in the annual spring music eral months since the warnings festival held at Southern Oregon were sounded it will not be out of College of Education April 24. Sue Parkinson, soprano, and the way to call attention to them. The city now has three sirens Don Hufman, bass, placed first in located as follows: One on Morris their respective divisions, while avenue near the high school; one Dorothy Parr, alto, and Bob Dunn, were accorded second on Ohio street near the cannery, tenor, and the city hall siren. As an aux­ places. Number one ratings were iliary, the Southern Pacific round­ earned by the boys' ensemble, the house whistle will be brought into girls' ensemble and the mixed play, but this ta not one of the chorus. regular warning devices. Klamath Falta, while entering When a warning ta sounded the the festival, was not in competi­ three sirens will go into action for tion with Ashland and Medford, a two-minute period. During that since Klamath Union high school time the whistles will raise and has been elevated to class A rat­ lower in pitch, producing a wail­ ing. Charles Stanfield, music sup­ ing effect. After two minutes of ervisor of Klamath Union, pre­ walling, the sirens will be shut off sented Patricia Brown, soprano, for a period of 60 seconds. A com­ who was given a "one” rating by plete blackout should be accom- 1 the judges, and girls' ensemble plished during the first blast. If and mixed chorus, each of which further warning is needed, the per­ were accorded "one” ratings. formance will be repeated several Marion Lion, alto, also appeared Uines. The all-clear signal ta one for Klamath and received third b>ast of 60 seconds duration. rating. He>en Webb, Medford alto, took a 7 to 0 victor)’ over Grants scored number one rating in that Pass on the local courts Tuesday division, as did Ivan Cherry in ths afternoon. tenor division, while the boys' and Individual scores follow: Jan- girls’ ensembles and the mixed dreau 6-1, 6-2 over Strowbridge; chorus each received number ons Provost 6-2, 62 over Havard: Fin­ ratings. nell. 4-6, 6-3, 61 over Gray; Bell Choral ensemble was directed fay 6-2. 6-1 over Cooley; Mansfield 6-3, 6-4 over Everton; Jandrtau and Dr. Theodore Kratt, dean of ths Provost 6-1, 6-2 over Strowbridge school of music at the Universitjr and Havard; Finnell and Bell. 6-2, of Oregon, who with Miss Maud Garnett and Mrs. O. G. Crawfora 8-6, 7-5 over Gray and Cooley. of Ashland did the judging for ths festival. Wilma Froman of Ashland high byM.t school was the only piano solo entrant and received a one. ------------- •------------- Ashland choral club will partici­ pate in the Music Week activities by presenting their formal con- ( cert at the auditorium of the Southern Oregon College of Edu- I cation They will be assisted by j two guest artists, Esther Palmer Day, harpist and Mrs H S. Ingle, reader. A group of seven song* will be offered by the chorus as their first number and they will close the program with the last half of "The Chambered Nautilus" by Mrs. H. H A. Beach, with Mrs. Ingle as reader. Esther Palmer Day will present a group of three harp solos which will be a rare treat for her audi­ ence. The guest soloist resides in Grants Pass. M ib . Ferne Epler has been di­ recting the study of the chorus thia year and they have made many favorable appearances be­ fore Ashland audiences as well as filling a few engagements out of town The program Monday night will be the high light of the club's year. Mrs. Catharine Hufman ta ac­ companist for the choral club and contributes much to their success by her sympathetic and artistic 1 < IN YON CITY’ EDITOR work on the piano. I’AMNHN WEDNESDAY ------- e------- Perry F Chandler, co-editor of the Blue Mountain Eagle, passed away athis home in Canyon City Wednesday, according to word re­ ceived Wednesday evening by John Playing at full strength for the H. Fuller, Ashland postmaster. first time this season. A) Simp­ Chandler had been ill for about son's Ashland high tennis team or»e and one-half years, never re­ covering from a serious operation performed In the fall of 1940. A native of Augusta, Me., Mr Chandler carnet o Oregon many years ago. first settling at Ixt Grande and later acquiring an interest in the Eagle, with Clint Haight. Hia son, Glen Chandler, I has been publisher of the John NATIONAL HEALTH IS A MAJOR ASSET-CHILD HEALTH ITS BASE. Day Ranger at John Day for sev­ eral years and since the disastrous <3------------------------------------------------------ SJ Canyon City fire in 1938, in which TIRELESS EFFORT HAS GONE INTO ESTABLISHING the Eagle office was destroyed, the AMERICA'S CHILD HEALTH. THE DEATH RATE OF publishing has been done at John Day. The deceased was a cousin of John Fuller and had visited here. Mr. Fuller made a hurried trip to Canyon City two weeks ago upon receipt of word that hta cousin’s condition was serious. Simpson’s Netters Defeat (»rants Pass THife OUR DEMOCRACY------- HEALTHY BOYS _ STRONG MEN AND GIRLS ~ AND WOMEN Mr. and Mrs. George Looseley will celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary Saturday and in hon­ or of the occasion will hold open house from the hours of two till five. Their many friends are in­ vited to call between these hours. ------------- •------------- The last in the series "American 1 The average American home uses artificial light seven hours a Unity Through Music" concerts day during December, and two and will be given Sunday May 3 usher­ one-half hours daily during June. ing In National Music Week. Thia concert will be devoted to en­ semble numbers, featuring the Ash land high school orchestra directed L. P. WTLMETH by Gordon Tripp and the Ashland and Companion high brass quartet. Are Invited to Be Guests of the Participating from the college Southern Oregon Miner will he the college orchestra di­ rected by Lucie Landen, the col- > To See Their Choice of lege string quartet and double trio the Following of girls singing one of Miss Lan­ Varsity Theater den’s choral numbers. The community singing will be Programs: led by Henry Enders who needs (Friday and Saturday) no introduction as a musician to "MANPOWER" southern Oregon, (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) These concerts have proven highly popular, each Sunday find-1 "NAVY BLUES" Ing a larger audience in attend­ Wednesday and Thursday ance and it ta anticipated that this i "INTERNATIONAL ensemble concert opening Music SQUADRON" Week will play to a capacity • house The concert begins prompt­ Pless« Call nt The Miner Office ly at three and will be held in the for Tour Quest Tickets Closing Program Set for Sunday college auditorium. Oregon Leads in Traffic Safety Number 18 Sugar Rationing Certificates Given Commercial Users Sugar rationing was the order of the day this week at Ashlaand high school, where on Tuesday and Wednesday people interested in commercial pursuits learned how much sugar they can use from here on to the end of the war. Work of registering individ­ uals will start Monday, May 4. Registration for wholesalers, re­ tailers, bakers, confectioners, any one serving meals for pay, if it be but bne boarder, was handled by the registrars at the high school. Dealers not having excess stocks are issued certificates which they present to the grocer. The certin- cates are in triplicate, one of which the grocer retains. The cus­ tomer ta issued stamps, one of which must be presented with each purchase. The grocer is re­ quired to keep a file of stamps to enable him to renew his stocks of sugar. Under the new setup, bakers and confectioners are granted su­ gar in the amount of 70 percent of their normal requirements. Eat­ ing houses have been cut to 50 percent of their normal use. Supt. Theo J. Norby's office has prepared a bulletin of general in­ formation relative to the individ­ ual consumer registration which will start May 4. The work will be done at the Lincoln and Washing­ ton school buildings between the hours of 4 and 6 p. m. and 7 to 9 p. m. The town has been divided into two districts and people will register at the school which ta lo­ cated in their district. Gresham and Third streets constitute the boundary line between the Lincoln and Washington districts. It will require a personnel of 40 people in each school during the entire registration period to han­ dle the people of this community, acording to school authorities. This staff will include 32 regis­ trars, three advisers who will be available to assist the registrars and who will distribute people to the various stations when they en­ ter the building, and one school site administrator, which will be the principal. Halls and class­ rooms on the main floor will be used. Principals and teachers have been delegated the responsibilit. for recruiting help needed, an. teachers are expected to help ar. much as they are able, the bulletin states. Teachers from junior hig school will aid in registration al Washington school and teachers from the high school will aid at Lincoln school. ------------- •-------------- Grizzlies Cellar Champs in Meet Ashland high’s track team gar­ nered 15 points to finish last in an invitational track and field meet held at Yreka Saturday. Ken Caton made 10 of his team's points in finishing first in the 100 yard dash with a time of 10:02 and he also came in ahead of the pack in the 220 with a time of 23:09. Tommy Mansfield came in fourth in the 880 and Chet Fow­ ler gained a like position in the 440. Charley Jandreau's leap of 11 feet six inches was good enou<^i for second place in the pole vault. Dale Niedermeyer of Medioi broke all existing southern Oregon records in this event when he went 11 feet 10 inches. Yreka took first place with a total of 5m points, Grants Pass came in second with 34 V», barely edging out Mecu.ord with 34. ------------- e------------- Twelve thousand less traffic fa­ talities would have resulted in the nation in 1941 had the country's traffic death rate been as low as the rate of the three winning states in the national safety coun­ cil's annual safety contest. Earl Snell, secretary of state, disclosed today. The three winning states, Ore­ gon, New Jersey, and Oklahoma, had a composite 1941 mileage death rate 30 percent below the national average, according to in­ formation received by Mr. Snell. Had the national rate been at this level, the year's traffic toll would have been 28,000 instead of 40,000 This is the second consecutive year Oregon has been among the nation's top winners in the states' safety contest. In 1940 and 1941, this state won first place in the western division. In 1939, the state was in second place with Washing­ Wayne F. Sikes, son of Mrs. ton scoring first. Grace Sikes, route 1. Ashland, and ------------------------------ stationed with the army air corps at Hamilton Field, Calif., has been promoted to the rank of sergeant it was announced today. Bud Provost pitched the Ash­ Sergeant Sikes enlisted in the land Grizzlies into their first base­ army at Tacoma on September 5. ball win this season when he shut 1940. He attended the air corps out Talent high 12 to 0 on Fuller technical school at Scott Field, Bl., field Tuesday afternoon. The at­ where he took a communications tack was led by Barney Riggs course. who came up with three solid The sergeant’s present duties blows out of four trips to the are connected with the Base com­ plate and other Grizzly batters munications section. Sergeant Si­ gave good account of themselves. kes is a graduate of Bayard, Neb. Riggs made two outstanding high school. ca’ches of foul balls. The game was a nr a cH-e Oregon high school league stand­ and had Lio bearing on southern ings. Sikes Promoted to Rank of Sergeant Provost Proves Too Tough for Talent PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES IMMUNIZATION AGAINST DISEASE IMPROVED SANITATION RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOOD EDUCATION GOOD MILK FOR ALL -AND FOR MANY- SUPPORT DURING GROWING YEARS FROM LIFE INSURANCE. CHILD HEALTH DAY- MAY I M0UIMTOKTANT THAN £V£A THIS WAR V£M.