VOL. XI
Housing Situation Medford Holds One Powerful New
Improved Some
Game League Lead 91st Division to
O-C BASEBALL l-EAGLE
During Past Week Teani MTANDINGH
Be Developed Here
W L Pct.
More llomi’M Needed as
Officer Peruonnel
Arrive» at Camp
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Some Improvement win shown
in tho housing situation during I
the past week but demand la alili
strung and Ashland home own-
era will have to make further
adjustments If the town houses
its share uf officers' families, ac­
cording to the chamber of com­
merce office.
Some relief is being attained
through vacating of houses and
apartments by cantonment work­
ers’ families who have left and
are leaving for other projects. A
considerable number of these fam- ,
Hies sre still here and may not
leave before Aug. 15. From all
accounts there will be no vacan­
cies for new renters will be resdy
to take over as soon as quarters
are available.
New groups are coming In dal- j
ly al the cantonment and more i
and more families are seeking
living quarters. The chamber of
commerce is making an effort to
locale as many as posalblr in Ash­
land and strongly urges home
owners to give this housing ques­
tion serious consideration in fact,
action lx needed at once, chamber
oiticials say.
During the past week Mrs. Stel­
la Case Wagner and Mrs. Alice
Fell rented their homes on Gran­
ite street to officers’ families It
U understood that two families
will occupy the Wagner home.
Mrs Wagner and Mrs. Pell, with
Mrs Mabel Kinney, who sold her
home some time ago to Dr. L. L.
Summerlin, have taken up reR-
dcnce at the Uthla hotel.
A H. Pracht has rented both
of his resilience properties on Vis­
ta Two families are living in the
larger house an done in the small­
er house.
Newcomers are scouring the
town every day. some with suc­
cess and some with disappointing
results The Spindler apaitments,
nearly ready for occupancy were
partly pressed into service last
week when two families moved In.
Other apartments arc being rush­
ed to completion to care for at
least two more families.
These are some of the drala
coming under thia paper’s obser­
vation. Several residences on the
Boulevard apjiear to be undergoing
alterations with a view to renting
to the new army families.
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Transit Company
Seeks Travel Boost
Prolems confronting the Rogue
Valley Transit company were dis­
cussed at the chamber of com­
merce forum luncheon held at the
IJthla hotel Wednesday noon Of­
ficials of th ecompany, including
Glen Jackson, George Roberts,
Frank Farrell and Al Schneider,
attended and explained the type of
service provided and how it could
be more generally patronized by
the public. A mbmnderatanding
relative to the bus company’s
franchise appears to have coat
the concern considerable business
and an effort will be made locally
to enlighten the public who have
need of that type of transporta­
tion.
President Ralph Poston presided
and Dr. Waiter Redford had
charge of the program. He intro­
duced Frank Van Dyke who in
turn discussed transportation pro­
blems now affecting the valley
and then called upon Glen Jack-
son to present the Rogue Valley
Transit company’s viewpoint.
THIS AND THAT
(By Old Timer)
To the Editor:
Mussolini really seemed a fairly
decent chap early in his career,
us a newspaperman and a budding
economist. Back in the days when
Italy urgently needed a big dose
of liberal economics he adminis­
tered it not Incompetently, until
he went cuckoo.
v e v
By this time it has probably
dawned upon Hitler that the only
German who ever made a profit
out of fighting was a fellow named
Max Schmellng.
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Japs are established on the tail
of the Aluetlans, but the tall is
not going to wag the dog.
eve
An appropriate addition to the
war scrap collection would be the
rubber boats In which those Nazi
agents transfered from U-boats to
our shores.
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Uncle Zeke says: A postage
stamp covers but a small portion
of an envelope, while a sugar
stamp covers four weeks.
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Among the extinct species of
mankind is the fellow who had
nothing to worry about,
Number 30
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1942
Medford
12 4 ,7IM
Klamath Falls
11 ft .»87
Dorris
7 » .487
Granta Paas
2 14 • 12ft
Medford remained one game
lead of Klamath Falls In the
race tor the Oregon-California
league pennant by trouncing Dor­
ris in two games over the past
week-end while the Pelicsns were
taking a pair from Granta Pass
Medford art Dorris down in the
Saturday tilt 10 to 4 and made
use of 22 hits and five home runs
to win Sunday 17 to 9. Klamath
Falls took the first game of a
Sunday double-header 17 to 1 and
wound up the day by winning the
second 7 to 4.
Medford and Grants Pass will
meet in a league game at the
Craters' Fairgrounds park Satur­
day night and Sunday afternoon
at the Grants Puss park.
Klamath Falls plays a Saturday
twilight tilt and a Sunday after­
noon game at Dorris.
I
Big Victory Drive on War Stamps
Sale Set for Sunday, August 2nd
Genl. Charles Gerhardt
Tells Men They Will
lie Top Fighting Unit
Fighting men in World War II
are Just as big and tough as those
in World War I, according to Ma­
jor General Charles H. Gerhardt,
who, when addressing the first
Camp White assembly Sunday
morning said, “I propose to make
this new 91st Infantry Division
the best the United States has I
ever seen.”
The general was speaking to
officers, enlisted men and a group
of civilians invited to the camp
for ceremonies re-dedicating the
91st Division.
Addressing his remarks to
men, the k eneral said in part:
“Your goal is to arrange things
------ you can inflict more cas­
so that
ualties on the enemy than you
take ” He emphasized the tough
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training program that lies ahead
AFTERNOON AT MKE
of the men but assured them that
Mrs. Claude E Sayre, Mrs G what they are learning now {Old
B. Hull, and Mrs. L. G. Sharyon i will learn in the future may one
are the guests of Mrs S J Bailey day save their lives.
at Lake of the Woods this after­
"You must develop automatic re­
noon and evening. The ladies have actions in military affairs; you
met regularly for over a year to must learn to salute and to shoot
sew on war work for Trinity Epis­ with equal facility. I don’t want
copal Guild. At first they were the any man in my outfit that can’t
guild’s "Bundles for Britain" com­ do those two things.”
mittee later expanding the scope
Other speakers included Briga­
of their work to include remodel­ dier General P. W. Clarkson, as­
ing garments for local needy, Red sistant division commander; Brig­
Cross and Bundles for Britain
adier General Edward S. Ott, ar­
tillery commander, and Colonel F.
GARDEN PARTY
S. Jacobs, chief of staff.
The attractive home of Mrs.
Ashland’s City band participat­
Rose Tavener Robinett and Miss ed in the program, as did the Med­
Victoria Tavener on Siskiyou Bou- ford Senior high school band, each
levard was the scene of a charm­ organization playing several num­
ing garden party Wednesday aft­ bers Sebastian Apollo presided at
ernoon when a number of ladies the organ, playing for hymns sung
called to welcome Mrs. Marguerite during the church service.
Milla to Ashland after her year's
The bands were given a taste
absence, Mrs. Mills spent some of army transportation when the
time in Han Francisco before re­ commander
dispatched
regular
turning to Ashland for the re- equipment to Medford and Ash­
mainder of the summer.
land.
Victory HouHe on Wheels Scheduled to Appear Here for Six
Hour Program and Demonstration; Big Time Promised
Machinery was set in motion Wednesday afternoon for an all-out Victory
Stamp sale drive following presentation of a plan by G. H. Austin, representing
the treasury department, to the forum group of the chamber of commerce in
session at the Lithia hotel. Following Austin’s talk, President Jialph Poston ap­
pointed a committee headed by Theo J. Norby and including O. G. Crawford, G.
M. Green and G. H. Wenner to handle the local angle. This committee met at a later
hour in the afternoon and completed arrangements for handling the drive in
—-------------------- * Lithia Park the afternoon
and evening of August 2.
Band to Present
Carried Coffee to
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LT ENDERN VIS ITS
Henry G Enders has been en-
Joying a visit from his son, Lt.
Jack Enders, who is spending a
10-day furlough here. Father and
son hied themselves away to Lake
of the Woods for some fishing and
other recreation. Lt. Enders was
Joined here by his wife, a former
Pendleton girl, and together they
will leave Friday for Ballinger,
Texas, where he la stationed with
the army air corps.
HERE FROM LAKEVIEW
Mrs P. D. McDougal was a vis­
itor st tile home of her daughter,
Mrs. Carl Fehige .a couple of days
this week. She accompanied Mrs.
Fehige from Lakeview to have
some dental work done, expecting
to return home Wednesday eve­
ning. Mrs. McDougal reports that
her husand, former pressman on
the Miner recently has been work- ,
Ing three days a week in the Lake
County Examiner office and put­
ting in the rest of the week as­
TO ATTEND CLINIC
sisting with harvesting operations.
Dr. C. C. Dunham is leaving to­ That is part of the plan to meet ‘
night for Portland to spend the the labor shortage in Lake county.
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remainder of the week attending
a clinic for chiropractic physicians. RAILROAD MEN CALL
Dr. TerrlU, who is preparing to
Leith F. Abbott, advertising I
open an office in the Lithia Hotel agent, and Robert H. Holmes, dis-
building, expects to go to the trict freight and passenger agent
meeting Friday,
for the Southern I*acific company, I
ing Friday.
were business callers in Ashland
Wednesday. This office acknow­
Seventeen pounds of kitchen ledges a pleasant call from these
fats saved will produce a pound gentlemen.
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and a half of glycerine, enough
to fire 85 anti-tank shells.
—Buy War Savings Stamp*—
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Recently the Standard Oi! Com­
pany of California completed and
Tonight’s City band concert will presented to the treasury depart­
be featured gy a group of piano ment a "Victory house on wheels.”
Many of us can remember solos by Barbara Tripp. Mrs. Tripp The “house” is In two units, truck
the thrilling news of Dewey's
will play C Sharp Minor Prelude and trailer, and according to Aus­
victory in Manila bay but few
by Serge Rachmaninoff; Prelude tin and G. A. Ayrsault, SO repre­
there are who can recall events
No. 2 by Frederick Delius and sentative, it is a beautiful job. The
of the Civil War. That was a Malagueña, by Eamesto Lecuona. company built and gave it to the
long time ago, when Oregon as a
Piano solos are a rarity in band treasury to make it possible for
state was in its swaddling concerts and this innovation on the smaller cities to have the services
clothes and the country at large regular weekly program will no of a Victory House In stamp sales
had not heard of the Roosevelts
drives. Larger cities have Victory
doubt be a delightful diversion.
(either Teddy or FDR).
Last Thursday evening, Gordon Houses set up in prominent spots
Today in Ashland, there lives Tripp "wowed” the concert crowd to help spur buying of stamps.
a man who recalls an incident
with his playing of the "aaxopho- These houses are of pre-fabricated
that remains clear in his mem­
bia" arrangement of Nola. So well type so that they may be readily
ory after a lapse of 79 years.
did it go over the first time he moved from place to place. Omy
This man is I. H. Scott.
was compelled to repeat the the larger cities have them and it
As a boy of six he watched
number.
was deemed advisable to give the
soldiers of General Mead's army
smaller cities something on the
enter I’hiladetphia. They were
same order and the house on
tired and dusty after marching i
wheels is the result. The Victoxy
through the summer heat and
House is equipped with a fine
the little boy's mother sent him
Hammond organ. Besides the or­
A group of 27 young people ganist,
to ask them if they would like
two chevronettes, Pat
‘
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Church of Hawkins and Mary Ellen Gleason,
some cool drinking water Their from the Ashland
reply was that they would ra­ I Christ left Sunday for Fir Point accompany the unit to assist in
Service
camp
near entertaining and stamp sales.
ther have coffee. He reported Christian
back to his mother and she im­ Glendale, where they are parti­
A site near the bandstand in
mediately prepared a large pot cipating in a full week of Chris­ the park has been selected as the
of steaming hot coffee which he tian fellowship and training with locale for the Victory House dur­
other young people from all over ing its stay in Ashland. The pro­
passed out to the soldiers.
It also was Mr. Scot's privi­ southern and southwestern Ore- gram will start at 2 p. m. and run
lege to witness LincolTs inaugu­ , gon The week will be spent in until 5 p. m. It will be resumed
ration, but he says he remembers classes and many types of re­ at 7 p. m. and close at 11 p. m.
Rev.
Earl
Downing, Local features will be added to the
most of that event from stories creation.
told by older members of the pastor of the Ashland Church of program so that there will be
Christ, is director of the camp I something of interest throughout
family.
.
this year.
the entire period.
This camp was originated eight
Chairman Norby named the fol­
HERE FROM SOUTH
years ago and has grown
in lowing committees:
Morey Applegate, father of Mrs
membership and Christian ser­
Band, Norman Kerr and O. G.
Robert Hardy, arrived in Ashland vice. ‘ ’
.
.
Crawford.
Tuesday evening *o see his new
Fire bomb demonstration, Clint
Those going from Ashland are:
grandson. Robert Vernon Hardy,
Maxine
Dieckman,
Marjorie Baughman.
Jr., who made his advent into this
Prizes committee: Groceries, A.
world at 11:57 Thursday, tipping Penniston, Ronald Whited, Lillie
V.
Hardy; dry goods, J. G. Daugh­
Haynie,
Bert
Marshall,
the beam at 8^ pounds. Mrs. Har­ Belle
dy. the former Alicia Applegate, Shirley Speece, Lynn Chaflin, erty; general, Lloyd Selby, H. H.
is a niece of Mrs. Alice Peil and Norma Lee Hodgins, Lowell Kall, Elhart, Dr. Ralph E. Poston.
Mr. Hardy is the son of Mr. and Blanch Smith, Gene Gresham, ' Giant cake, G. H. Wenner.
Auctioneer, Norman Kerr.
Beverly Autrey, Marie Gresham,
Mrs. J. H. Hardy
First aid demonstration. Ned
Arlis Young, Alan Andrews, Byrl
Flynn, Mary Louise Tilley, Jerry Mars.
GOES TO FORT BENNING
Children's program, Jean F.
Robert L. Sharyon, son of Mr. Smith, Bethel Tilley, Eldridge
Eberhart.
Gray,
Max
Whited,
Marvel
San
­
and Mrs. L. G. Sharyon of Ash­
Publicity, i G. M. Green and O.
land, is stationed at Fort Ben­ ders, Lawrence Hall, Dolores Sto­
ning, Ga., according to word re­ ver, Joanne Smith, Eva Moore, G. Crawford.
As far as the committee was
ceived by his parents the past Betty Clawson, Mynola Young, Et­
week. Robert received his early na Davis, Mrs. John Schoenwald, concerned there will be no parade.
training at Camp Roberts, leav­ Mrs. Helms, Mrs. Haynie and Mrs. The idea was advanced but did not
receive popular favor. As an off­
ing there July 7 for Fort Benning. Joe Spayde.
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set it was suggested that children
His address is 2nd Com. 9 Bat.,
be given an opportunity to parti­
3rd S. T. R., Harmony Church SPENT TWO DAYS AT LAKE
Mrs. C. A. Haines, Mrs. Earl cipate in the program and Chair­
Area, Ft. Benning, Ga.
Lee ver, Mrs. Charles Fortmiller man Norby assigned the task to
and Mrs. Helen Small spent two Jean F. Eberhart. Other sugges-
days at the Haines cabin at Lake I tions included brief talks by city
of the Woods the first of the week.
(Continued on page 6)
Mead’s Soldiers in
Summer of 1863
Pianist Tonight
Group Leaves for
Fir Point Camp
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Let This Be a Warning
Major Role for Defeating the Axis
Giant Transport Planes Assuming
Subs can’t get at transport
planes, the "sky trucks" of the
near future. That's why all bran­
ches of Uncle Sam's armed forces
are taking to the air.
These transport planes may win
the war for the United Nations.
For they are capable of carrying
at least 100 fully outfitted Sol­
diers non-stop to Europe.
Besides transporting personnel,
sky trucks are also able to trans­
port to the very heart of war
znoes such equipment as Gen.
Grant tanks and other pieces of
i motorized materiel.
It was through the use of air
I borne troops both in transport
planes and in gliders towed by
I those planes, that the Nazis were
able to overwhelm the British on
the island of Crete.
It is a known fact that the
United States is now making mili­
tary use oftransport planes. The
extent to which these planes are
being utilized is a
military
secret.
With the production capabilities
of American industry as great as
it is, experts say it is not at all
fantastic that the United States
armed forces will have atleast 15,-
000 sky trucks roaring across the
skies, making life miserable for
the Axis gang.
The Nazi army, according to
accepted reports, has some 10,000
such transport planes, besides re­
serves of similar and various
types.
I The military striking possibili­
ties of Uncle Sam with 15,000
transport planes, being used for
troop, military supply .and gen­
reckoned with in the near future.
For instance, such transport
planes, towing five or six gliders,
can move ten tons. Even though
a ship can carry 1,000 dead-weight
tons in its hold it can make ,say,
only one round trip to a war zone
port, while a transport plane can
make five or six round trips into
the heart of the battle zone.
The navy, likewise, has been
busy during the past year exper­
imenting with transport planes.
It now has in operation a sky
giant, the "Mars,” powered by
four motors each capable of de­
veloping 2,000 horsepower. This
flying battleship is capable of car­
rying more than 150 soldiers, fully
equipped, non-stop to Europe and
back.
What the outcome of the sky
truck development might be is not
hard to guess. The possibilities
that if this war lants long enough,
the shipping shortage will be
overcome in the air.
After-war use of such trans­
port planes will further revolu­
tionize transportation both in this
nation and nations connected by
air with the U. S.
It is not fantastic any more to
visualize giant sky trucks roaring
across the sky with seven or eight
gliders in tow. As the plane moves
non-stop from coast to coast, gild­
er planes with their passenfers
and cargo will be unhooked from
the tow to drop down at various
airport stations.
What is now a military necessi-
ty for the coming victory, will de­
velop into a usual peace-time
eral provisions shipment, is to be transportation service.