Thursday, July 2, 1942
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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with the government in its war on the Axis.
Reasons given for Blowing schedules are under­
standable and the company is entitled to recognition
for its commendable action. Primarily the step was ta
ken to aid in conserving rubber. One big bus has a car­
rying capacity equal to nearly a dozen private passen­
ger cars and ubcs only a fraction as much rubber per
passenger mile as automobiles. Express and limited
schedules have been eliminated entirely, due to the
withdrawal of many buses for military personnel and
war workers, the tremendous increase of passengers
due to tire and private automobile rationing and the
resulting shortage of buses.
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ASHLAND. OREGON
FRED MILTENBERGER
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"THE TRUTH WILL
Pelicans Topple
Craters from Ix?ad
Klamath Falls elevated them-
selves to head of the leugue when
they completed the week-end
whitewashing of the Craters Sun­
day afternoon to the tunc of 10 to
2. Ernie Bishop s Pelicans now top
the league with Medford second,
Dorris third, nnd Grants Pass
fourth
The Owl Drug tram, one of the
fastest semi-pro clubs on the l*a-
cific coast, comes to Medford July
4 and 5 to face the Pelicans
WET SPRING SPELLS TROUBLE IN FOREST
T MAY appear a bit contrary to common opinion,
Virgil Haynes, former Ashland
softball player, stopped the win­
but a wet, late spring is the forerunner of trouble
ning streak of Medford's Joe Dick­
in the forested areas. Moisture is a wonderful thing
inson nt Klamath Falls Saturday
night when the Pelicans won a 14
for the trees and it makes pasturage better. These
to 2 Oregon-California league base
are both to be desired for there is need of reforesta­
ball game from the Craters.
Haynes set the hard-hitting Cra­
tion to replenish the rapidly disappearing timber, and
ters down with but four bing lea
livestock thrives better on summer pasture in the high­
er wooded districts. Yet, while these things are good
for the sawmill man and the stockman, they create
worries for the man whose duty it is to protect the
forests.
—Get Away from the Heat for the Week-End—
The advent of hot weather has brought to the fore
the perennial warning against carelessness in the for­
ests. It has particular significance this week, with the
Fourth of July holiday inviting thousands of people
to the mountain areas. Official action, establishing
certain areas to be visited and restricting those areas
at
where the greatest danger to timber would result from Reproduction permission grant««
man’s carelessness, could prevent loss. Such action is
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taken only in extreme cases and there is no disposi­ from the Office of Price Administration for a large
tion on the part of officials to prevent people from us­ appropriation to add some 100,000 new employees,
ing the forests, relying on the alternative of appealing mostly enforcement personnel, to the OPA roll. These
SPEEDBOAT RIDES
to the patriotism and good citizenship of visitors to employes, in other words, would constitute a sort of
make it unnecessary to call out the firefighters.
private police force and would spend their time and
MOTORBOAT RAC ES
An appeal comes from State Forester N. S. Rogers the taxpayers’ money looking for violations of the
to all users of our forests. He suggests “during a per­ price-freezing order.
Cabins, Boats, Swimming—
iod of continued cloudy weather and late spring rains
In protest against this latest effort of the bureau­
Excellent Meals
most of us become complacent, forgetting the need for | crats the National Association of Retail Grocers, re­
fire vigilance. Then, when summer suddenly breaks, presenting thousands of independent food merchants
we are not aware of the fire danger. Actually, three throughout the country, submitted a resolution to Con­
or four sunny days with a light wind place the forest gress which said in part: “It is implied in this proposal
at the mercy of the camper or smoker, for the fuel to turn loose an army of snoopers on the retail mer­
reaches the inflammable point and fires easily “run” chants of the United States. These men and women
For Reservations, call
under such conditions. To prevent wasted acres, I ask proposed for OPA enforcement personnel can render
that every forest visitor be constantly on the alert. more useful service in the prosecution of the war
Enjoy an outdoor week-end, but remember the fire against the Axis powers, rather than as an army of
warning.”
harassment operating at public expense on the home
front.
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Remember the forest code—do not throw away
burning material along highways or other roads. Such
The merchants are right. This is no time for a "se­
violation is subject to a fine. Use your ash receptacles cond front” at home what with business straining ev­
in disposing of lighted cigarettes, pipe or cigar mater­ ery effort to back the government in the war program
ials. Better still, see that the spark is extinguished be­ and the services of every man and woman needed to
fore depositing the ash in the receptacle.
keep the service of supplies functioning. The movement
Another thing to remember is that w’e are menaced smacks of politics and Congress will do well to throw
by an enemy from without. One plane can deposit the OPA’8 proposal into the capitol ashcan.
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enough incendiary bombs in the forests to command
the attention of thousands of fire fighters. Let it not SPEED SACRIFICED FOR ECONOMY
be said this year that the great enemy from within—
DEPUTY COUNTY CORONER
ORE evidence of pressing war demands and the
human carelessness—put an added strain on the lim­
growing lack of rubber is found in the announce­
Litwiller Funeral Home
ited fire fighting forces.
ment this week that the Greyhound Lines, beginning
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July 1, have cut the speed of their buses to 40 miles
C.M.UtwtUer
LET HIM CARRY A GUN!
per hour. It is one more step toward full cooperation
MAN who has been enjoying the fruits of can­
tonment wages was heard to remark that the sol­
diers didn’t need $50 a month for they couldn’t spend
MRS. AMERICA
that much money. (Let it be said that this was not a
IN THE WAR
local man, but one of the itinerant workers who prob­
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ably has been enjoying the first real prosperity in his
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life.)
Raw Material» Limited
There is no quarrel with the worker who is receiv­
V acation Near Home
ing high wages at this time. He is contributing to the
Redecorate If Necewtary
war effort, in most instances is working hard and is
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entitled to fair pay. The point is that the fellow mak­
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ing high wages while working under comparatively
safe conditions should have little to say about what
the other fellow is getting. Especially is this so when THE NATION’S repairmen will
called upon more and more
the other fellow happens to be a man who has offered by be Mrs.
America to conserve
Today more than ever in the life of this nation our glorious
his life in defense of his country in order to make it , goods since new products are be­
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flag stands for freedom. In 1776 It meant liberty for the
scarcer every day. Conse­
safe for the other fellow to follow peaceful pursuits at coming
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oppressed colonies. Today it means freedom for countless
quently, an encouraging note to
big wages.
the family budget is the new
millions who have come under the domination of ruthless
maximum price regulation for con­
Too many of us look upon the present crisis as a sumer
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militarists.
services which controls
time for “getting ours” while the getting is good. Nut < charges for repairs to all kinds of
new regulation places
All forces at our command are being pressed Into service to
enough thought is given to the position we might be in things.
' a ceiling The
on prices of services ren­
meet the challenge of the Axis powers, and in this all-out
if there were no soldiers. As to the service man’s abil- < dered at retail in connection with
However, it does
effort ELECTRICITY is doing its full share. There scarce­
ity to spend the $50, he has a whole month to dispose a ' not commodity.
extend to personal services.
ly is any part of this supreme effort that electricity does not
of about half that paid many workers on the canton- i For instance, the following are
among
services
for
which
prices
contribute its magic energy, and the government, realizing
ment each week. If he can’t spend all of it, certainly are
‘ controlled. Dry cleaning, laun­
the
limitless value of this energy, is expanding power units
he can put some of it away against the day when peace < dry, fur repair and storage, fur­
to meet the ever-increasing load.
and storage, radio
will be declared, a day when he will need to be financed niture
1 repair, repair
bicycle and luggage re­
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over a period of readjustment the length of which will pairs, shoe shines and repairs,
We can, we will, we must win this war, and to that end elec­
alterations, and lawn mo­
be as uncertain as the day the present conflict will end. clothing
; wer sharpening.
tricity will be employed to the growing embarrassment of
And these are
If we have no thought other than personal gain fi\.n ( some of the services not covered:
the Axis.
beauty parlors, barber shops, util­
thJs or any other war, we deserve to get licked— and ities,
doctors' and dentists’ fees.
probably will.
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CELEBRATE THE 4TH AND 5TH
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ONE ARMY AT A TIME PLEASE!
F CONGRESS should find time on its hands, an ef­
fort should be made to place restricted legislation
on the bureau boys who, when lacking anything else to
do, lay plans for enlarging their prospective groups.
Latest development in bureaucracy is the request
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THE DAY of tossing empty spice
cans, baking powder tins or
coffee cans into the garbage is
over. Save these precious contain­
ers for some dry foods which have
been sold in cans soon will be
available only in paper packages.
Likewise, retain as many covers
of relish jars and empty catsup
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