Univ of Oregon Library
Council Fixes
Budget Figure
For Ensuing Year
Old Glory Waves Out New Challenge on Bonds
Creamery Adds
Storage Space
Improvements recently complet
ed at the Ashland Creamery com
pany made that plant one of the
most complete In this area. A
22x40 addition to the creamery
building has expanded storage fa
cilities and enhanced the physical
appearance of the property
While being used at present for
storage of bottled goods and othe
supplies, it is expected that the
room will be used for handling
milk deliveries This is anticipated
in view of the growing tire short
age which will necessitate cutting
the number of trucks now employ
ed for that purpose.
Another improvement to th<
creamery property, which is own
ed by Mia D. Perozzi and unde
lease to O. N Wray, creamer
operator, is the removal of th
original creamery building whic)
stood just north of the new build
ing. This had been used for stor
age purposes since abandoned ir
favor of the more modern plant
Plans to renovate the buildin
were abandoned in favor of razinr
it and as soon as the material/
are removed the site will be land
scaped.
Total Now *43,421
Subect lo Approval of
Citizen»' Committee
A n I i I uiii I' h budget tor the 1043*
421 by the city council in session
43 ficscsl year was fixed al >43,
Tuesday evening Thia figure ia
contingent upon action by the clt*
Irena' committee which will acan
tin- flgun-w at a lati i -I it-
A i i-ihn lion of $3,415 wua ac
compllahi-d from the original es
timates by minor slashes In var
ious departmenta and a drop of
>3,000 from the contemplated
emergency fund of $8.000. the ad-
juatmenta being ns follows:
$200 to $100 building fuel, tabted
Attorney's extra fee, cut from
$50 to $200. election costa, $85.
eliminated; audit, reduced from
$400 to $200; city judge’s docket,
up $20 to $27 50. relief wiaxi. $1<X>
eliminated; emergency fund, cut
from $8.000 to $5,000, chamber of
commerce fund of $500 eliminated
and advertising fund adjusted
from $500 to $1,000; fire hall con
struction fund donation cut from
$2,500 to $1,500; electric depart
ment unforseen war emergency
fund raised from $1,300 00 to $2.-
360 00
The city superintendent was in
structed to grade the lower section
of Gresham street, in order to re-
stoii- the broken pavement to bet
ter condition. No oil la available
thls summer for reflnishing any
of the streets.
The outside "telephone booths"
which have been the cause of nu
merous complaints brought an
order to the chief of police and the
city attorney to abate the nui !
sance.
City Attorney Frank Van Dyke
was Instructed to write Governor
Hprague registering the council's
objection to any favorable con
sideration of release from the
penitentiary of Albert W Heed,
convicted several years ago for
the slaying of Police Officer Vic
Knott. It had been reported that
Reed will aeek release in the near
future He is serving a life sen
tence for the slaying
Number 23
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1942
VOL. XI
USO Committee
Sets Stage for
Fund Campaign
PlanN Outlined,
Solicitors Named
At Monday Meeting
Ashland’s campaign to raise
funds with which to operate the
proposed USO building is sched
uled to open Friday morning, when
groups of solicitors will canvass
tne town. An effort will be made
to complete the drive to raise
$2,000 by Saturday evening.
Indications point to a success
ful campaign, inasmuch as numer
ous contributions already have
Deen pledged and as news spreads
it is expected that many more
contributions will be offered before
the drive gets underway, according
to William Briggs, general chair
man of the drive. Heading the list
of voluntary pledges is G. S. But
ler, who, upon hearing of the plans
of the committee, asxed to be set
down for $100. Dr. Claude E.
Sayre asked to be one of the early
subscribers in the sum of $10,
while the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, through Floyd Crosslin, an
nounced that that organization
wished to contribute the sum of
A somewhat lower registration $10. Business houses, looking for
but just as high quality of in ward to saving time for the bus
struction and astivities are ir. iness men's canvassing committee,
prospect for the 28th annual 4-H are expected to make substantial
club summer school at Oregon contributions early.
State college, June 2 to 12. says
Contributions maq be made at
H. C. Seymour, state 4-H club the First National Bank of Port
leader.
land, Ashland branch, according
For more of the club members to Gerald Wenner, manager, who
will go by train to the campus is serving as treasurer for the lo
than has been the case in the past cal USO drive.
although school buses and special
Chairman Briggs expressed gen
stage line buses will also be used uine satisfaction with the manner
in many instances. The Union Pa in which the committees accepted
cific will start its special train at their duties and feels confident
La Grande, and pick up delega that not only will the sum be
tions en route, as will Southern raised but that it will be accom
Pacific specials from Portland plished by the end of this week.
and southern Oregon.
Headquarters throughout the drive
As usual the club members will are being maintained at the office
be housed in the men’s dormi of Briggs & Briggs in the Pioneer
tory. Waldo and Snell women's building.
dormitories, and in 20 or 25 of
Committees and their districts
the sorority and fraternity houses were named as follows:
KOAC, the state-owned radio
Business district and wholesale
station, will again broadcast daily and manufacturing plants: Fred
assembly programs, as well as Taylor, chairman; Rev. J. R. Turn
special evening programs through bull, Dr. Claude E. Sayre, Rev. G.
out the sessions. Five winning W. Bruce and Robert Dodge.
plays in the annual summer radio
Bellview district: Fred Homes,
playwriting contest for 4-H club chairman, Floyd Crosslin and
members will be put on during George Edwin Dunn.
the summer school.
Talent district: E. E Foss, chair
First place winner, who receives man; Everett Beeson, Ed Robin
a summer school scholarship, is son and Harry Nagle.
Patricia Rawe, of Riverton, in
Valleyview district: E. C. Gard
Oooa county, with a play entitled ner, chairman; A. H. Davenhill,
"Cookies for Defense.” Other win Harry Weagant and J. R. Me
ners are Bobby Mason, Hauser, Cracken.
with "The Prize Winner;" Nancy
District south of Main street
Griffin, Portland, with "Outsider and bounded by Church and Gran
Comes In;" Creston Buzzard, Her ite streets: G. H. Billings, chair
miston, with "Search of the 4-H" man; Frank Davis and Mrs E. J.
and Leroy Adams of Lane county, ' Farlow.
with "A Difficult Task.
District south of Main street
and bounded on the east by Man
zanita and the west by Church
street: J. Edw. Thornton, chair
man; Bill Allen, Mrs. Paul Finnell,
H. C. Enders, H. H. Elhart and
Wrestling fans hereabout are
Mrs. Gertrude Easterling.
clamoring for a rematch between
District south of Main street
Jumpin' Joe Savoldi and Sockeye
and bounded by Manzanita and
Jack McDonald for the top main
Grant streets: Mrs. Sam McNair,
event of Promoter Mack Lillard's
chairman; Cliff Thomas. Eunice
Medford armory wrestling card
Hager, and Mrs. D. B. Berkheimer.
next Monday night as a result of
District south of Main street
the strange ending of last Monday
and west of Granite street and
night's encounter. Lillard said he
including Walnut and Sheridan
would be unable to say until late
streets: Mayor T. S. Wiley, chair
today what he could offer for next
man; J. Q. Adams, Ruth Porter
Monday but promised the fans a
and J. A. Putman.
stellar program arranged witih
District north of Main street
the outstanding heavyweights of
and west of Helman street: Henry
the nation as participants.
Galey, chairman; Noel Heard, M.
The story-book ending of the
T. Bums, Hal Emery and D. E.
McDonald-Savoldi match came a-
Baxter.
bout when, with falls standing one
District north of Main street,
each. McDonald had Savoldi out of
east of Pioneer and west of Third;
the ring and was administering . Millard Grubb .chairman; who
abuse over the ropes. Referee Earl
asked to select his own committee.
Yeakley, in attempting to break
District north of Main street.
up the fuss and get both men into
Continued on page 4)
the squared circle, was soundly
clouted 'on the chin with Savoldi's
fist which was intended for Mc
Donald's chin; only McDonald
ducked just in time. Sockeye then
The motor vehicle registration
rushed to the arbiter’s aid which
was just what Savoldi hoped for. during the first four months of
The former Notre Dame flash 1942 showed a slight increase over
rushed in the ring and took Me the registration for the same per
Donald's shoulders to the mat for iod a year ago. figures compiled
the end. Now the fans want to see at the office of the secretary of
them settle what McDonald and state disclosed today.
There were 388,039 vehicles of
his followers claim was somewhat
all tpyes registered during this
of a raw deal.
period, compared to 381,150 vehi
cles for the same period in 1941.
This represents an increase of 1.8
per cent.
Of the total registration, 316,-
Under the supervision of Rev. 806 units, or 65 per cent were pri
Hazel Newton of Marshfield, the vate passenger cars. There were
Daily Vacation Bible school con 31,405 light delivery trucks, 35,-
ducted this week at the Church 671 heavy trucks and 658 busses.
of the Nazarene will present a
Registration fees for the four
public program Friday evening months totaled $2.743.267.bO
at 8.
The school, reaching an atten- MRS. KINNEY SELLS HOME
dance of 60 Tuesday noon, will
Mrs. Mabel Kinney announces
present the beginners, primary the sale this week of her residence
and junior groups in a program of property on Granite street. Dr. L.
work done in class including songs, L. Summerlin was purchaser and
drills, memory work, skits. A will take possession as soon as
woodwork display of useful ar Mrs. Kinney can vacate.
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ticles will be shown.
The usual two-weeks' school has • Kenton Robbins was a week
been conducted in one because of end visitor at the home of his
transportation limitations and in parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
the interim between the schools Robbins. Kenton is employed with
an oil company in Portland.
and the summer session.
Campus Set for
Annual OSC 4-H
Summer Session
Junior Hostesses
Organize Here
WIIY PEOPLE ARE GIVING
NOW !
B m - mum * we can’t win this
war "by machine« alone."
Because It takes a high-
spirited, fighting army to do
the job.
B ccbum * boredom and mo
notony for our armed forces
enemies
in
are
dangerous
themselves.
Ik'.nuM-
the
spirit USO
helps maintain Is a real con
tribution toward vk-lory.
Because UNO is a little bit
of home we can send with our
fighting men.
Because we owe each of the
men we have in uniform the
services—costing only 05c a
month—which UNO will pro
vide.
Because ««'¿,000.000 is less
than one-sixth of what the
American public gave for the
san— puspose after the Armis-
tlce in 1918.
Because UNO represents one
way we can all get behind the
men behind the guns.
Because "you help someone
you know, when you give to
the UNO."
In preparation for entertainment
of the soldiers who will be sla- ,
Honed at Camp White, a group of
Ashland young women have or
ganized tne Ashland Junior Hos
tess league. Organization was ac
complished Friaay evening at a
meeting in which Miss D. Virginia
Hales, and Mias Marian Ady of
Southern Oregon College of Edu-
cation acted as advisers
To become a member of this
group a girl must be over 18 yeais
of age and a graduate of high
school and have such qualifica
tions as the league deems proper
lo serve as a hostess.
Registration to acquire the first
quota of the league started Wed
nesday and It Is expected to en-
' roll enough young women to
The Miner invites anyone with handle the entertainment pro
relatives or friends in the armed gram for the early arrivals at
services of the United States to the camp. Annoucement of date
bring their addresses into the Mi for the second registration Will
will be
ner office at 107 (Cast Main for made later.
publication so that friends may
Officers chosen for the hostess
write to them A letter is the next league were Margarette Barn-
best thing to a visit "from the thouse, president; Margery New
home folks" as far as the boys ton. secretary, and Emmy I-ou
are concerned and we encourage Smith, treasurer. Two more offi
each of you to write to the boys cers will be added later. Miss Ady
who are protecting your home and and Miss Hales will be retained as
James E Curtis, son of Mr. and
country.
advisers.
Mrs. W. L. Curtis of Ashland, re
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Sgt. J. R. Hall, who, known as
ceived his second lieutenant's com
Jack, played football at Ashland
mission in the Air Corps reserve
high about 1935, ia in the air
at the Air Force Advanced Flying
corps in Hawaii. He has had three
school at Luke Field. Phoenix.
promotions and likes his work
Ashland Lions made merry at Artz . Thursday. May 21. according
very much. His address is 73th
to word received here this week.
Fighter Squadron, c o Postmaster, the regular meeting Tuesday eve
Lieutenant Curtis is a former
ning,
devoting
the
usual
hour
to
San Francisco. Calif.
singing and putting the "bee" on student at Southern Oregon Col
Gordon MncCracken, who di members who chose to brag a little lege of Education and was a mem
rected activities of the Ashland or advertise. This levity was ber of the Theta Delta Phi and
chamber of commerce here several prompted by the attendance of Lambda Chi
years ago, ia stationed at Camp
several members from the Med-
Roerts .Calif. His address Is Pvt. ford and Grants Pass dens who
FACULTY WIVES CLUB
Chas G. MacCracken, Btry. B 50
came to attend a zone meeting,
ENTERTAINED AT
FA Trig Bn.. Camp Roberta, Calif.
A few minutes was devoted to FORSYTHE HOME
David Putman, who recently serious business during which time
Mrs. B. C. Forsythe and Mrs.
completed training at the Philco Lion Ivor Erwin reported on pro Earl Rogers were hostesses to the
radio school in Philadelphia, is gress of the Red Cross swimming Faculty Wives club Sunday even
now stationed at Sacramento. He and life saving school which is be ing at a picnic supper given at
is a civil service employe of the ing sponsored by the local den. and the Forsythe home. 430 Terrace.
signal corps and his address will a report of the nominating com Guests included members of the
be printed as soon as he is lo mittee by the chairman. Dr. Clyde club and their husbands.
cated and notifies local friends
Dunham. Election of officers will
Planned for an outdoor affair
Martin Herrin, former football be held at the June 23 meeting. It the party was held in the house
mainstay at AHS, ia quite con also was announced that the meet where the 22 guests enjoyed the
tented at I*ogan, Utah, where he ing on June 10 will be recognition picnic
meal
and
a
pleasant
ia attending Utah State college night for charter members of the evening.
in a marine electrical school. His club, for which special entertain
address is Pvt. M. R. Herrin. ment Is being arranged.
MRN LEWIN WHITED
Marine T. 8., N T. 8 , Utah State
Visiting brothers included Don
Funeral services for Mrs. Lewis
Agricultural college, Logan, Utah.
McGregor, Jack Jackson, Albert Whited, 52, were held at 2 o'clock
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Cass and Les Colvill from Grants p. m. Wednesday from the IJt-
THIS AND THAT
Pass and Eston Humphrey, pres willer Funeral home. Mrs. Whit
(By Old Timer)
ident,. Al McDougall, zone chair ed's death occurred at 1:20 p. m.
To the Editor:
man. Dr. C. L. Perkins and George Monday at her home, 471 Moun
It's now in order to drop a few Buchanan of the Medford den.
tain avenue. She had resided In
more pineapples on the match
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Ashland the past 10 years, com
box cities of Japan.
ing here from The Dalles. She was
MASONS
HONOR
DEPARTING
Four R's for the school room:
married Sept. 9, 1909, in Rath
WORSHIPFUL MANTER
reading, 'ritlng, 'rithmetlc and
Members of Ashland lodge No. drum, Idaho. Survivors include
rationing.
23, A .F. & A. M. honored Phil the widower and thiee sons, Ron
Speaking of strawberries Hen Stansbury,
worshipful
master, ald. Teddy and Max Whited, al)
ry Ward Beecher, the noted di with a banquet Friday evening, of Ashland; a sister. Mrs. Roth
vine, once remarked: "God Al May 29
Calfin of Medford, anti three bro
mighty might have made a better
Stansbury has been called to the thers, Harry Wilcox, The Dalles,
berry than the strawberry, but He colors and the 50 or more members Earl Wilcox, Yakima, Wash., and
certainly never did."
of the order assembled to wish Grove Wilcox. Malo. Wash Rev
Hitler reminds us of the little their leader a speedy and safe Earl Downing officiated at the
service and interment was made
boy on Saturday afternoon. Pretty return.
soon he's going to be all washed
Rev. James H. Edgar presided in the Oddfellows addition to
up.
as toastmaster and several speak Mountain View cemetery.
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Let summer bring what it may ers representing lodge and civic
as long as they don't ration the groups were called upon. These MYRTLE H1GGENROTHAM
watermelon and com on the cob. included George W. Dunn, Dr. R.
Funeral services for Myrtle ■ E.
'ihe national Income this year E. Poston, Dr. Walter Redford and Higgenbotham. who died May 29.
is placed at 100 billion dollars. A Dr. Roy W. McNeal of the local were held from the Litwiller 1 Fu-
lot of coin, but what of the lodge and Ray E. Friable, past neral home at 10 o’clock Monday
master of Medford lodge. The hon morning Rev. J. R. Turnbull of
outgo ?
Paring the city budget threat ored guest was presented with a ficiated. Casketbehrers were Ben
pencil set.
Ames, J. C. Seebom, Lewis Aul-
ens to be about as tough as pinch pen and -------------
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man, D. H. I^amb, John Besant
ing a stamp out of the sugar
• Gene Perry spent the week-end and George, Shrull. Interment was
card.
The tall uncut would make soft with friends in Ashland comiqg in the Otldfellows addition to
Mountain View cemetery.
landing spots for Jap parachutist«. from his home in Roseburg.
Write a Letter
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Named 2nd Lieut, in
Air Corps Reserve
Zone Meeting Held
Here Tuesday Night
Dorris in Tie With
Klamath Falls
OREGON-CALIFORNIA
BXSEBALL LEAGUE
SeaMHi Standing«:
W L Pct
Klamath Falls
3
1 .750
Dorris
S 1 .750
Medford
2 2 .500
Granta Paas
0 4 .000
The Dorris Lumberjacks of the
Oregon-California league gave the
Grants Pass Merchants a sound
working over at Dorris Sunday to
emerge with a 10 to 0 win in the
afternoon clash and came out on
top 7 to 0 in the evening encoun
ter. The wins gave the Lumber
jacks a tie with Klamath Falls for
the first place.
Medford tangles with Grants
Pass there in a Saturday night
twilight game and an afternoon
i. tilt Sunday with Dorris playing at
Klamath Falls Saturday night and
Sunday afternoon.
Because of weather conditions
unfavorable to baseball playing
the week-end tilts between Bear
Photo of San Francisco and the
Medford Craters was cancelled.
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Ramsey to Coach
Pelican Gridsters
Frank Ramsey, a graduate of
Oregon State college and recent
ly a football coach at Corvallis
high, has been appointed head grid
mentor at Klamath Union high
school, beginning next September.
The appointment was brought
about by the resignation of Buck
Hammer who accepted a like job
at Longview, Wash
The surroundings will not be
new to Ramsey for he was ass is-
tant at Klamath Falls in 1938. He
carries on for a long line of OSC
coaches of the Pelicans begun
nearly a decade ago. Others were
Les Avrit, Snowy Gustafson and
Hammer.
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NEWS EDITOR LEAVES
FOR LA GRANDE JOB
Larry Hunter, city editor on the
Ashland Daily Tidings for the past
several years, is leaving this eve
ning for La Grande where he has
accepted a similar position with
the La Grande Evening Observer.
Hunter first worked on the Mi
ner when Leonard Hall was pub
lisher, later taking the Tidings
position which he has filled very
acceptably.
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MISS WIMER BRIDE
OF KLAMATH MAN
Miss Betty Wimer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Wimer, 104
Third street, was married Satur
day at Reno. Nev. to Walter F.
Clevenger of Klamath Falls, son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Clevenger
of Hilt, Calif. The bride a mem
ber of the class of 1941 of Ashland
high school, has been assistant
in the dental office of Dr. G. B.
Hull the past year, while the
groom is employed in the Sears
* Roebuck store in Klamath Falls.
The young couple will make their
home in Klamath Falls,
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MISSIONARY TO SPEAK
Rev. J. F. Penn, missionary in
Africa in the southeastern region,
who returned just prior to the
war after many years of service
as a representative of the Church
of the Nazarene, will speak at
the Church of the Nazarene Thurs
day evening at 7:30. The appear
ance is one of a series throughout
the country in the interests of
missionary work. Mr. Penn will re
turn as soon as war conditions
warrant safe transport back to
hla field.
Fans Clamor for
Return Encounter
Motor Registration
Shows Increase
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Vacation Bible School
At Nazarene Church