•37 VOL. XI Number 27 ASHLAND OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1942 Biegel Succeeds McNair As Head Defense Group Trees DO Talk! Ladies Say Junior Hi Sewing Room Coolest Spot in Town Ladles, if you are looking for the coolest spot in town, take it from the Hospital Auxiliary that the junior high school sewing room is that spot. Members of the unit declare that the time spent In the sewing room Tues day afternoon was the most en joyable of the week. They urge others to come out and enjoy this comfort with them and see what can be accomplished under such conditions. This week the ladies turned in five crib sheets, two night gowns, 12 breast bands, besides mending 12 large garments. Tea and sandwiches were en- joyed after work hours. Mrs. May Russell added her name to the growing liBt at Tuesday's session. A business meeting will be held at next Tuesday's meeting. City Engineer I’Ians Reorganization and Additional Peraonnel Mayor Thornton H Wiley thl.M Week appointed City Engineer Ki mer Blegel a» head of Amilaml civilian defense council, succeeding Marry McNair who found it ne ceaaary to rvaign the post uftei accepting work at Camp White Biegel has accepted and is ar runging his affairs to give the job the attention necessary to niuke the council effective. The new chairman has announc ed that he will make a thorough check-up of the entire defense set-up here and formulate plans accordingly for strengthening it Many changes have taken place since the council was formed and It will la- m-ceaaary to replace a number of people who either have moved from here or have work demanding their time While there has been no immedi ate threat of sneak raids, the danger is always present, the council ¡mints out. Heretofore warning equipment has not been adequute in case of such raids and an effort will be made to remedy the situation To accomplish this a proper warning control center will be established, requiring a telephone system which will be proof against crippling In case of emergency Teachers Chosen to Fill Faculty Posts Signing of new teachers for the Ashland school system is progress ing, according to T. J. Norby, city superintendent of schools. Early this week two new members of the high school faculty were cho ¡ sen to fill vacancies due to resig nations. Miss Anna Jean Bolton, gradu ate of Oregon State college, who has been teaching at Lakeview, will fill the vacancy in the commercial department, due to the resignation of Miss Maralee Fry Miss Fry has accepted a position in the Grants Pass system. Miss Bolton is from The Dalles. Frances Maude Port, graduate of Oregon State college, has been engaged to teach homemaking in I place of Miss Carolyn Wolcott, re signed. Miss Port graduated from Ashland high school and recently has been director of swimming in Portland. Other vacancies on the faculty will be filled soon, according to Norby. St. Helen’s Hall (alls Dr. Sayre Dr. Claude K Sayre, vicar of Trinity Episcopal church In Ash land since February liHO. Sunday announced to his congregation that he will leave the pariah about the middle of August to accept the office of chaplain of St. Helen's Hail in Portland. The announce ment came an a surprise to the members of his parish, as there had b« mtimatlon that be contemplated leaving here. In addition to his duties as chaplain. Dr. Sayre stated that he will teach some classes In the junior college at St Helen’s. Also he will tie rcaponalble for Holy Communion and morning prayer services at St Peter's church in Portland each Sunday morning \V..ik of the local church has progressed most satisfactorily un der the leadership of Dr. Sayre. He and Mrs. Sayre, who has been a valuable asset to all branches of the local work, will be missed by the church and many friends outside the congregation. • OFFICER8 INSTALLED FOR ENSUING YEAR Ralph Lee in The Oregoua« l^ast of Plaza Walls Disappear Prosperity may not be "just around the corner," but here in Ashland it is now possible to see around the corner that has been accused of being a bottle neck in this town's traffic set up. Wreckers pulled down the last of the walls in the group of buildings torn down to make WAFF1.E SHOP BOUGHT way for the Plaza improvement BY EARI. O. BAIItll project. Mr and Mrs. Earl G Baird Nothing remains of the once have purchased the Waffle Shop compact block except the base from Mr. and Mrs. George W. Goa ment walls. Mist of the walla to wick and took possession July 1. come down were those of the The Bairds formerly operated former Harrison Parts building Baird's Cafe on the Plaza and and a section of the rear wall of closed their place when the work the former Herbert grocery. of razing the buildings for the im A cable was attached to the provement project got under way. I walls and with the city bulldo Mr. and Mrs. Goswick have no zer furnishing the motive power plans for the immediate future; it was but a matter of seconds other than to take a well-earned to bring the last of the struct rest, which they contemplate tak ures to earth. ing at some place on the coast. ------------ •------------ • Swedish Angel Billed at Armory Continuing his policy of bring ing the best available wrestling taient to the Medford armory ring, Promoter Mack Lillard an nounced this week that he expects to have the Swedish Angel signed for a match before many weeks. The Angel is billed as the ugliest man in the business and is a big drawing card wherever he goes. Sockeye Jack McDonald is still wondering what It's all about as the result of his wild main event match with Prince Mihalikis last Monday when the ex-Tacoma log ger was decisively trounced. Fans, as well as McDonald, would like to have a re-schedule of this thrilling go and McDonald has vowed to be more careful of the wild tactics of the Arab prince should Lillard see fit to rematch them. He also plans to make his own unorthodox maneuvers such as ringing Mihalikis' head with his iron stool, such as he tried COLLEGE QUARTET HOLD FAMILY REUNION last Monday, to be more effective. The stool grazed the pnnee s head Although plans had not been i TO MING SUNDAY and McDonald took a terrible beat laid for such an event, Mr. and AT NAZARENE CHURCH his efforts. Mrs. C. J. Baughman had a family Kings' Messengers, male quar ing ior ----------------------------- •------------------------------ r-imton the ¡rant week-end Mr. tet from Northwest Nazarene Baughman's daughter, Mrs. Othel college, Nampa, Idaho, will appear Lee of Dunsmuir, accompanied by in concert at the Nazarene church het two sons, and his son Hedrick at 11:00 a. m. Sunday, July 5. of Klamath Falls, accompanied by . TTieae young men with their spon Leonard Patterson, athletic di his wife and daughter, were here 1 sor, Dr. L. T. Cbrlett, presidentI rector at Jacksonville high school, as were Mrs. Baughman's sons, ' of the college, are on a 15 week's lias resigned his position there to Cliff Biomley of IMmsmulr and tour through the Northwest in accept a job as pnysical education Bill Bromley of Marshfield, accom which they will take part in two insliuclor in a Portland grade panied by their wives. James young people's camps and render school, it was announced this week Baughman, who has been here 90 concerts. by Al Die Beck, principal. since the close of school, was in Patterson”s football teams have Members are: Raymon Vander cluded in the group. pool, first tenor and trombonist,! Muee times won the county six- a college freshman from Walla man championship and mythical Walla: Robert Woodworth, second state crown. His basketball teams tenor and soloist, a junior from have twice won the SOCE invi St. Paul, Minn., preparing for the tational tournament and two years Severn! weeks ago the Miner profession of high school teach-! ago won consolation rung in the started this column and donated ing; Joseph Yoder, bass and ac-I state “B" tourney. It to the public. The object Is to companlst, a senior in pre-engi- i -------------- •------------------------ bring addresses of men and boys neering from St. Paul, Minn; and MRS. GERHART HONORED in the armed forces of the country | Victor Bundy, baritone and soloist, AT TEA FRIDAY to the attention of any friends a senior from Backus, Minn., ma AT LI RLE HOME who might care to write to them. joring in mathematics and a ca Mrs, Charles Gerhart, who, with The Miner makes no charge for det in the U. S. Army Air Corps her husband, Major general Char printing nny addresses in this col Officers reserve, les Gerhart, commanuant at Camp umn and asks that you bring to ----------------------------- •----------------------------- White, has recently come to reside our office the complete address of in Ashland was the inspiration for your friends or relatives who are • Mr. and Mrs. Galvin Sumner a delightful tea at the ldsle home are the parents of twins, a boy in the army, navy or marines. on Granite street Friday afternoon It is disappointing to the boys and a girl, bom Sunday, June 28. when Mrs. N. W. Lisle ad Mrs. The boy weighed five founds five to have mail call and to find they : Earl Leever received approxi have been neglected by the folks ounces and the girl four pounds mately 150 women during the tea at home The U. S. censors urge I 10 ounces The mother, the former . hours. home folks to write letters but Margaret Cadzow, daughter of Mr Patriotic colors in the beautiful ask that no military information and Mrs. John Cadzow, 100 Sher flowers added an interesting note man street, is reported doing nice- , that might be helpful to the enemy ly. The father is stationed at about the rooms and the tea be enclosed. table. Assisting the hostesses were The Miner urges that you take Camp Roberts but arrived home Mrs. Ned Mars, Mrs. Kenneth full advantage of the purpose of today to become acquainted with Hobson, Mrs. Louis Dodge, Mrs. this column by bringing addresses the new members of his family, Henry Enders, Mrs. Harvey of soldiers to the office for publi Jean Murray Sumner and John Woods, Mrs. Frank Van Dyke, Tedlock Sumner. cation. ----------------------------- •---------------------- X— Mrs. Chase Gardner, Mrs. L. O. Word has been received that Penland. Mrs. Clyde Young and Learn this lesaon earlv in life David Putman has been trans Mrs. Hubert Bentley. ferred from the Sacramento air When the cake is passed, take n base and will fly by clipper plane, piece. It may not corpe around again. I • Subscribe for The Miner today. to the Hawaiian Island« soon. Patterson Resigns Jacksonville Job Write a Letter Tuesday evening's meeting of the Lion's club was featured by installation of officers for the en- suing year. Les Colvill of Grants Pass, district deputy governor, was the installing officer. Harold Merrill will head the club and will be assisted by O. G. Crawford, secretary; J. G. Mackie, treasurer; Dr. Robert E Lee and Jack Eaton, trustees; Judson Doke, first vice president; Ivor Er win, second vice president; Art Hodgena, third vice president; Clint Baughman. Lion tamer, and John Broady, tail twister. Broady was appointed song leader and Cay Hufman, accompanist. Visitors included Thurland Kra mer. swimming instructor in charge of the Red Cross swim school who outlined the program for the current course, and four Lions from Grants Pass who ac companied the deputy district governor. These were Don McGre gor, president; A. J. Cass, presi dent-elect; Dale Prow and Eddy Nunn. The visitors issued an invitation to the Ashland club to join Grants Pass in installation ceremonies next Tuesday night. Swim School Gets Under Way Monday Ashland's annual Red Cross swimming school got off to a good start Monday with 54 begin ners turning out for instruction under Thurland Kramer, official representative of the American Red Cross Classes are being held at Helman Baths, which Mr. Kra mer states is a fine set-up for the purpose. Although attendance may not be as much as expected, due to many young people working in the or chards this summer, a highly suc cessful school is under way, ac cording to Ivor Erwin, chairman of the sponsoring Lions club com mittee. The shallower water at Heiman Baths makes it easier for little folks and at the same time the depth is sufficient for larger children to accomplish the re sults desired from their lessons. Erwin stated that there will be no classes on July 4 and 6. There will be classes Sunday and every day after Monday until July 11, closing date of the school. ------------- •------------- ------------ e------------ EXPRESS COMPANY SHIPPING CHERRIES Cherry shipments are being handled by the Railway Express company according to Ivor Erwin, Ashland agent. This is not news except for the fact that many shippers weer under the impres sion that the company would not be in position to handle shipments this year since the train carrying express shipments had been dis continued. Shipments are received at the S. .P. depot instead of at the Er win office. The fruit is carried by truck to Dunsmuir where it is transferred to the train. Gas Consumption Down, Mortality Up While gasoline consumption in Oregon decreased only four per cent for the first five months of the year compared to the same period last year, the motor vehicle death rate decreased almost 29 per cent, figures compiled at the office of the state traffic safety division disclosed today. At the end of May, Oregon mo torists had used 104,117,270 gal lons of gasoline, which was four per cent under the consumption of 10b,¿<81,500 gallons a year ago. Traffic deaths tor the first five months totaled 89 compared to 130 for the same period lavt year. ----------- •----------- JAC KSON REPl BIJCANS RECOGNIZE ASHLAND MRS. DA VENHILL HOSTESS TO CHAPTER AC, PEO SATURDAY I Jackson county republicans in I session at Medford Tuesday eve ning placed three Ashland stal warts of the GOP in important posts. Mrs. Mildred Ager was elected vice chairman, G. M. Green state executive committeeman, and Frank Davis a member of the five-member nominating commit tee. Attorney Kenneth Denman, chairman for four years was re elected. ------------- •------------- JOINS ARMY John Billings, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Billings, left Wednes day for Fort Lewis where he is scheduled to enter the army as a corporal in the army reserves. A graduate of Ashland high school and Oregon State college, John had been in the army before, taking training at Camp Roberts. He had been home since last fall. Mrs. Arthur Davenhill was hos- teas Saturday afternoon to mem bers of Chapter AC, P.E.O. and guests at her spacious home in Valley View. A delicious luncheon was served at one o’clock by a committee composed of Mrs. G. M. Green. Mrs. Harvey Woods, Mrs. M E Webster, Mrs. Charles Fortmiller ar.d Miss Louise Woodruff. Following the regular business session. Miss Gertrude Engle, who is spending the summer at the home of her brother and sister-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. E^igle. gave an enlightening talk on ‘Growing Pains" occasioned by the midden expansion in commu nities affected by concentrated war activities, giving many ex periences of Richmond, Calif., since the advent of the ship build ers. Mrs. A. M. Storch added many interesting side-lights from her home, Long Beach, Calif. Guests for luncheon and the program included Mrs. O. M Frost, Oakland, Calif., Mrs. H. F. Storch, Long Beach, and Mrs. C. E. Hedberg, Medford. This closed the chapter meetings for the summer months. Informal Program To Mark Nation’s Birthday Here Municipal Band to Play Concert in Park Saturday P. M. Citizens of southern Oregon and northern California who have been accustomed to spending the Fourth of July in Ashland, where, for many years there has been a formal program in observance of the nation's birthday anniversary, will not be greeted with the usual gusto this year. War and ita at tendant dangers and the necessity for conservation of resources led the chamber of commerce to aban- ion the celebration for this year it least, and possibly for the du ration. This fact need not deter the thousands who have come here in -he past, for facilities for enjoy- •ng the day minus the opportunity .o make the eagle scream are just as convenient as ever and those planning picnic parties will find Ashlands incomparable Llthia park, the three swimming pools and other recreation centers just as available and inviting. BAND TO PLAY Ashland's Municipal band which has played three of its ten summer concerts, has been asked to play a concert Saturday after noon. Definite hour had not been set up to press time, but an nouncement will be made no later than Friday. The request for the concert came from Mayor Thorn ton S. Wiley and the music com mittee of the council, who sug gested that the regular Thursday concert be postponed to Saturday. This was vetoed by the band, inas much as this evening’s concert was postponed last Thursday due to weather conditions. It is on the band's “free” list and having pre pared the program it will be play ed this week. Arrangements are under way to make Saturday's program one fitting the occasion. Aside from the park with its numerous fireplaces, gas ranges, pits, tables and other accommo dations making it an ideal picnic spot, Ashland is blessed with three swimming pools, all of standard dimensions and operated accord ing to rule. Two of the pools, Hel man Baths and Jackson Hot Springs, have picnic parks in con nection, The city's own pool, Twin Blunges is situated in the center of town and has facilities for dancing, as well as a refreshment counter. In addition to the facilities men tioned, there is a bowling alley, skating rink and numerous pas times and refreshment spots, mak ing it possible for thousands to enjoy the day here. Mountain streams and lakes, as well as coast resorts, will call nu merous parties. No restrictions have been placed on certain area» in the forests, although indiscrimi nate camping will not be permitt ed. Reservations at the Lake O' the Woods Resort are coming in fast, according to Wm. M. Briggs, who sutes that there will be plen ty of entertainment for those who visit this popular retreat. A pro gram of motorboat races will fur nish thrills for all who find pleas ure in this exciting pastime. THIS AND THAT (By OLD TIMER) To the Editor; The Declarationn of Indepen dence. passed July 4, 1776, by the Second Continental Congress, ap pears to have become a forgotten document. ere Now with sugar rationing in full swing, it is interesting to know that the first granulated sugar was boiled in an iron kettle back in 1795 on a plantation near New Orleans The kettle now has an honored place on the campus of the Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. / / < This is the season of the year when people take a lot of good grub to the woods and ___ eat it among bugs and ants and call it a picnic. * A 4 Speaking of band concerts—the average working man doesn’t have the time or inclination after a hard day's work to doll up and to saunter to an evening concert. Why not have a portion of these concerts on Sunday afternoons? > 4 4 Some of that tall uncut might come in handy to fodder the steeds of the local unit of cavalry. Down in California they have launched a "know your neighbor" organization. Might try this stunt in Ashland. r / < In our humble opinion there is entirely too much loose talk at the national capital and too little per formance. r < < John Bull seems to have lost his fighting punch. v r / Celebrate, but watch your step.