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ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUÔUST 27, 1942
Number 35
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Soldier Increase
Raises Problem
Of Entertainment
IncrraNlng Numbers
Seek Dlvertiwment
Offered in Awhland
I I Illi
W ashington .
Washington. D C (NWNH)
Political "experts" who believe
that the ciiaige of pie-wat imoiu
tIonuun would be a death-blow to
any canuidute for political oil ice,
am atlu puxzung over tile success
of isolation lai candidates, such a*
Hamilton Hah of New York ana
Julia M. Voiys of Onio, in the re­
cent primary elections.
Explanations have been running
thick and fast, but thtre is nu
doubt that the antl-New Dealers
are elated by these victories am.
the New Dealers are plainly woi
rted.
The antl-New Dealera are pleas­
ed because they see theae resulu
as clear evidence that the voters,
in spite of their support of the
war programs, are nut going to
vote according to advice iron.'
Washington.
The New Dealers, on the othei
hand, are disturbed on two counts.
(1) that they may not get the ma
jority they anticipated in the com­
ing election, and (2) that the sup­
port of pre-war isolationists Indi­
cates that a kit of people are nut
yet properly aroused about the
war program.
Pre-war Isolationism, which wai
expected to be one of the chief
battling points in the election, is
now likely to be side-tracked for
the more timely subject oi the way
present congressmen voted on re­
cent war measures
There is little doubt that th« i<
will be considerable reshuffling of
seal« In congreas In November and
the congres- nen, now on unofficial
recess, are busily engaged in their
home districts in checking up on
local sentiment.
Congreas still continues to hold
sessions in spite of the fact that
the great majority of members are
away, and the house even voted on
a controversial measure recently
with perhaps the smallest group
present which has ever voted on
any measure. The vote was on a
bill to give immediate financial aid
to the dependents iff men in the
armed forces Instead of waiting
until November, as provided by the
present law Only 28 of the 430
members of the house were pres­
ent and they voted unanimously
and sent the measure to the sen­
ate.
A major shake-up in the press i
section of government depart-
ments has now been started, fol­
lowing an order issued several I
weeks ago by Elmer Davis, new
head of the Office of War Infor­
matkin, that all unnecessary pub­
lic relations work should be dis­
continued. The first department to 1
act was the war department,
which has one of the most un­
wieldy press setups of all Follow­
ing an order by Secretary of War
Stimson, 75 per cent of the appro­
ximately 100 war department
preaa sections are being eliminated
Although the secretary did not
admit it, It is generally believed
that the plan to reorganise the '
press section of the army was
rushed through following the
■'hoax” story, officially released by
an army department, about mark­
ers in fields and woods prepared
to aid enemy aviators in reaching
war factories. Investigation show-
ed theae markers were found last
spring, ,had been investigated and
found to have nothing to do with
enemy plans. Before the truth was
discovered however, pictures and a
story release by one of the army
offices was carried in newspapers
throughout the country. Immedi­
ately the newspapers asked that
action be taken to prevent the re­
lease of anything but truthful and
reliable information by the army.
The newspapers have had a very
difficult time getting news from
the army, which they are willing
to accept as war-time necessity,
but this fact made them doubly
annoyed when they found that the
first ’’good story” released in some
time was a hoax.
Increased pressure for a high
sales tax, are the easiest means of
raising the billions in taxes desired
by Secretary Morganthau, Is being
brought on the senate finance com­
mittee. A spokesman for the Unit­
ed States Chamber of Commerce
recommended a 10 per cent salea
tax and he was followed by J.
iCheever Cowdin, chairman of the
finance committee of the National
Association of Manufacturers, who
recommended an 8 per cent sales
tax as a means of collecting 34,-
800,000,000 in taxes
The committee is known to be
giving the subject of a sales tax
serious consideration and is also
considering reducing the personal
Income tax exemptions to a figure
lower than those approved by the
house. But it is still the general
opinion here that in spite of all of
the means of increasing taxation
which are being considered, the
senate committee is not apt to rec­
ommend new taxes above those ap­
proved by the house until after the
election. The tax bill is due to go
to the senate early ¡n September.
Approximately
60
volunteer
workers assembled at the USO
center Wrdne*lay evening for the
regulut business meeting.
New oom mi t tees were named in­
cluding one headed by Mrs. C. H
Putney lu devise ways and means
of co lei tain ment for young mar­
ried soldiers. Another need is ap­
parent and that is for rooms for
any of the soldiers who have a
week-end pass and desire to stay
In Ashland Hatunlay nights
As there arc so many more sol­
diers than Junior Hostesses the
Senior Hostesses are asked to in­
vite their husbands to report for
tennis, badminton or horse shoe
games, if interested. More and
more soldier boys are flocking to
the Ashland USO center and many
faces are becoming familiar and
gradually the Senior Hostesses arc
beginning to tack the right name
on to the right boy,
Friday night haa been designat­
ed as canteen night. Mrs. C. A.
Haines and Mrs. C. W. Fortmiller
are in charge of the canteen com-
mlttee and have announced inter-
eating plans for Friday night af­
faire. A pot luck dinner is planned
for this week with a waffle sup­
per scheduled for next Friday and
a chill bean feed the following Fri­
day night.
Wednesday night, Sept 9, has
been designated for the next regu­
lar meeting of the volunteer work­
ers Now that the formalities of
organization are getting into high
gear the women voted to hold Just
one general business meeting each
month Sometimes a representative
or the military will be available
for a abort talk preceedlng the
business session. At the meeting
last week Chaplain Edward Rein
talked to the women on morale.
His talk was not only enjoyed it
wan highly enlightening. More
contacts between the military per­
sonnel and volunteer workers is
felt to be imperative. These meet­
ings will be valued throughout the
coming months.
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ON THE NEWS EKONT
Significant Changes Observed
In Spending by Rural Families
Rural families have made signi­ families (including single persons)
ficant changes in their spending in 1941 and the early months of
for living since 1986-36, the de­ 1942 Were much below those re­
partment of agriculture has an­ cently reported for urban groups
nounced in reporting a Bureau of by the U. S bureau of labor sta­
Home Economics survey that de- tistical Although national income -
scrib«-d the situation in 1*41 and from Agriculture was approaching !
a reedrd level in 1941, more than 1
the first quarter of 1942.
In 1941 farm families put more: a tbinl of the farm families and ■
than twice as much into savings almost a quarter of the rural non­
as they did In the earlier period. farm families had net money In­
The outlays for living were In­ comes from all sources amounting
creased by approximately one- to less than 3500 in that year
Even alter adding in the value of
third.
Net money incomes of farm j food, housing, fuel and other items
families averaged 46 per cent high­ obtained without direct money
er in 1941 than in 1935-86. ln- payment, nearly 40 per cent of
ci eased agricultural production the rural families had total net
and rises in prices paid to farmers incomes of leas than 31,000. Only
for their output moved many farm 20 per cent of city groups haa
families from lower to higher in­ incomes equally low.
Both in average amount of in­
come classes and made possible
come and in distribution of fami­
higher total expenditures.
lies by size of income, rural non­
Farm families with money in­ farm families as a group are more
comes between 3500 and 31,000
like farm than urban groups. In
the model group In 1941 used 1941, the average incomes (money
about 7 per cent of their income and nonmoney) amounted to 31,*
for furnishings and 106 per cent 539 for rural nonfarm families,
for clothing in 1941 as compared 31.664 for farm and 32,347 for ur­
with 5 and 12 per cent, respective­ ban. Of these amounts, 3228, 3511
ly in 1935-36 On the other hand and 3519. respectively represented
families in this income class spent the value of noncash income such
less for automobile purchases and as that represented by food and
operation 11 per cent in 1941 as received ax gift or pay and the
compared with 13 per cent in other goods produced st home or
35-36.
value of occupancy of the farm
Despite the increases of recent house or of the owned nonfarm
years, total net incomes of rural 1 home.
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Soldiers Enjoy
Hospitable Spirit
Of USO Center
Soldier entertainment in Ash­
land is going over in a big way
now that USO has completed its
organization
here. Boys from
Camp White are finding a home­
like atmosphere at the Civic Club
house, USO headquarters, where
the ladies of the community are
doing their stint in a hospitable
manner.
During the past week appoint­
ment ot the following committee
chairmen and committee members
was announced by Mrs. Will
Sunday evening will mark the Dodge, council chairman:
Information desk, Mrs. C. C.
cloae of the outdoor parties given
for the soldiers In Ashland at Dunham; senior hostess, Mrs. R
which time the Ashland Lions club D. McCulloch; library, Mrs. E J.
office
administration,
will play host to the men from Farlow:
Camp White and their Junior Hos­ Miss Fay Harkins; art, * iss Mar­
ion Ady and Mrs. Marguerite
tess league.
Preparations for the Lions part Mills; publicity. Mrs Elmer Biegel
in the program were made at the and Mrs. John Daugherty; house
regular meeting Tuesday evening committee, Mrs. E. E. Stearns ana
when President Harold Merrill Mrs. O. G. Crawford; canteen, Mrs.
named Cay Hufman food commit- Charles Haines and Mrs. Charles
tee chairman, assisted by Clint Fortmiller; programs. Mrs. Hal
Baughman and Ray Ramsey. Plans McNair; recreation, Mrs. H. B.
were set in motion to give the Bentley; music. Mrs. Cay Hufman;
picnickers plenty of good things drama, Mrs. T. J. Norby; home
to eat, the menu including some hospitality, Mrs. Will Dodge and
features not heretofore served. Mrs. F. F. Whittle; flowers and
The Lions will be assisted in the grounds, Mrs. W. D. Jackson; sol­
serving by the outdoor refresh­ diers service, Mrs. Gladys Dooms;
ment committee of the senior hos­ outdoor refreshments, Mrs. Paul
tess group, Mrs. Paul Finnell, Finnell; Junior hostess, Miss Vir­
ginia Hales and Mrs. Frances
chairman.
Attention was called to viola­ White; council secretary, Mrs.
tions of the bicycle ordinance. It Hoi ace Badger.
An executive council made up
was stated that cyclists are mak­
ing common use of sidewalks, con­ of soldiers and Junior hostesses
trary to the provisions of the or­ includes the names of Corp. James
dinance. The traffic committee Blackburn, Corp Fred R. Long.
was instructed tn take the mat­ Pvt. Glynn Charpton, Margarette
ter up with the proper authoritiea. Bamthouse and Barbara Cary.
Dance Saturday Night
tendering the services of the club
Week-end activities opened with
in any way they may be accept­
a dance Saturday night attended
able.
by over 50 service men. Senior
hostesses for the evening were
ATTEND WEDDING
Mesdames McCulloch, Stearns •-
IN NAN FRANCISCO
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eberhart, Haines. Junior hostesses were
of Eugene, pa rents of SOCE'sgenial Barbara Carey, entertainment, and
athletic director, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Janet Fullerton, refreshments.
A pleasant half-hour was spent
Eberhart of Seattle and Mr. and
Mrs. Jean F. Eberhart of Ashland around the piano when Cay Huf­
left here last Thursday for San man led the soldiers and girls in
Francisco where they attclided the old-time .songs. A lucky number
wedding of Jean and Bill's sister dance climaxed the evening's ac­
Mary Ellen Eberhart to Ensign tivities.
Another informal dance for 50
Morris Henderson of San Jose. The
bride is a former teacher in the soldiers and their officers was in
“icitford system. The party return­ progress Wednesday evening at
the USO center from 7:30 until
ed north Sunday.
Mrs. Jean Eberhart's mother, the trucks picked up the boys at
Mrs. H. F. Brogden of Eugene, 10:30.
Many contributions of home
came here to keep the children.
made cookies have been brought
in which disappeared rapidly. The
CALLED TO IDAHO
I soldiers expressed appreciation by
C. R. Ramsey left Wednesday I saying "These taste like the kind
afternoon for eastern Idaho in re- I of cookies my niG U*SK.« makes.”
sponse to a telegram that his fa-
Sunday's outing opened with a
ther was critically ill and not ex-
pec ted to live more than a few two-hour Round Robin of games.
hours. Accompanied by Mrs. Ram­ Soldiers were given score cards
sey as far as Klamath Falls. Mr. and assigned to one of four games
darts, horse shoes, badminton
Ramsey picked up his brother and
a nephew there who went with or croquet. Scorekeepers for these
him. Slade Songer is in charge of games were Jane Carlton, Margar­
the Jewelry store in Ramsey’s ab- ette Bamthouse, Barbara Cary
and Janet Fullerton.
sence.
Boys Sent Telegrams
Pvt. Abshire and Pvt. Alter tied
HOLDING SPECIAL SALE
J. G. Mackie is announcing the for high score, both winning a
opening of a sale which will con­ prize telegram to be sent to mo­
tinue from Sept. 1 to Oct. 10. ther or sweetheart. The following
Special coupon books will be sold message was sent by one of the
which will mean savings to pur­ boys:
"Arrived Ashland picnic with
chasers who use them. Goods sold
under this system are the meritor­ Womens' Garden club. Everything
ious Western Auto Supplv brand* beautiful including ladies. Plaved
of which Mackie is the authorised games and danced. Drank Lithia
water still O. K. Saw Lithia park
distributor.
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Lions to Provide
I I Party Food Sunday
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Scrap Harvest to
Start Sept. 7
A statewide "scrap harvest",
designed to produce Oregon's share
of the scrap metals needed to keep
America's war industries rolling,
lx scheduled to start September 7,
Robert B. Taylor, chairman of the
state USDA war board, announced
this week.
Although 70,000 tons of scrap
iron have moved from Oregon
since Pearl Harbor, war board sur­
veys show that at least that much
more remains on farms, Taylor
said. Much of the remaining scrap
is largely in remote places and will
be more difficult to get.
Every farmer will be contacted
during the coming drive, which
will be jointly directed by farm
implement dealers, county U8DA
war boards, and county salvage
committees.
The program will be inaugurated
in each county by the chairman of
the county war board, the chair­
man of the salvage committee and
the county agent. A meeting will
be held in each Instance to be at­
tended by members of the war
board and representatives of the
county and state salvage commit­
tees, who will make final detailed
plans suited to each county situa­
tion.
FORUM LUNCHEON
Forum luncheons of the Ashland
chamber of commerce will be re­
sumed in September with the first
one to be held next Wednesday
noon at the Plaza cafe. Reserva­
tions will not be necessary, it is J
stated, but the chamber of com­
merce office would like to be in­
formed relative to attendance.
Program Chairman Dr. Walter
Redford has invited Mrs. Helen
Small, director of USO activities
here, to discuss that organization, I
its objectives and plans for the
future in Ashland.
won this telegram 1st prize every­
one is wonderful here.”
Many of the soldiers who did
nut participate in the games used
the club house to write letters or
read the Sunday papers.
Senior chairman for the games
was Mrs. Hubert Bentley assisted
by Fay Harkins and Mrs. E. J.
barlow.
Alter cooling off on the grass
under the trees the young people
gathered at the picnic grounds as
guests of the Garden club. Mrs.
W. D. Jackson was chairman of
the day. A delicious picnic was
served to the soldiers. Officers
present included Lt. and Mrs.
Plowden. Chaplain and Mrs. Stev­
enson, Chaplain and Mrs. Watson,
and Capt. and Mrs. Blanchard.
Later outdoor dancing was en­
joyed at Twin Plunges. Hostesses
in charge were Mesdames McCul­
loch, McNair, Dean and Poston
and U. S. O. Director Helen Small.
A happy group of soldiers depart­
ed in army trucks for Camp White
at 9:30.
Friday night a soldiers’ pot luck
supper party will be held on the
lawn outside the U. S. O. center.
Mesdames C. A. Haines and C. W.
Fortmiller will be chairman and
co-chairman.
GOES TO SHIPYARDS
W. A. Snider has been called
into defense work and left at 6
a. m. Tuesday for Portland, going
via Crater Lake and the »»illam-
ette Pass highway. Mrs. Snider
will remain here for the present
to assist in management of the
Snider Coffee company which she
and Mr. Snider founded five years
ago and which has grown to ex­
tensive proportions. Mr. Snider's
brother, Robert Snider has taken
over the order and delivery end of
the business. ‘‘Bill” Snider, char­
ter member of Ashland Lion's
club, is credited with having not
ning on a business trip to Portland,
its organization. He has been an
active member and recently com-
pleted a year as president of the
club.
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NEW VICAR ARRIVES
Rev. A. H. McDonnell arrived in
Ashland at noon today from Tono-1
pah, Nev., where he has been lo- ,
cated the past five years. He has
accepted the pastorate of Trinity,
Episcopal church and will be in I
charge of the services there Sun­ I
day. He is temporarily quartered
at Hotel Ashland awaiting com­
pletion of renovation of the vic­
arage at which time he expects to
occupy it. Although having just ar­
rived here, he stated he believed i
he will like Ashland and southern
Oregon, the atmosphere having a
different feel to that of Tonopah
with its 6,000-foot elevation.
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SPENT WEEK-END HERE
Frank King, defense work stu-
dent at the University of Oregon,
spent the week-end here with his
mother, Mrs. Ruth King, and his
•later, Miaa Ninon King.
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Transit Company
Extends Schedule
A. L. Schneider, manager of the
Rogue Valley Transit company,
this week announced an extension
of the bus line's service between
Ashland and Camp White which
will permit greater use of its fa­
cilities by those using public util­
ity transportation.
A new schedule has been ar­
ranged whereby buses leave Ash­
land at 5:45 a. m., 6:30 a. m., 7
a. m., and 7:'O a. m. Returning
the buses leave Camp White at
4:30 p. m. 5 p. m., 5:15 p. m. and
6:15 p. m. The same buses leave
Medford 20 minutes later or on
the following schedules: 4:50 p. m.,
5:20 p. m., 5:35 p. m. and 6:35
p. m.
More and more people are tak­
ing advantage of the local bus
service as the schedules permit
workers going from Ashland to
Medford to get in full shifts in
the pear industry and other em­
ployment.
GUILD TO RESUME
MEETINGS SEPT. 3
The guild of Trinity Episcojial
church will resume regular meet­
ings with the first business ses­
sion to be held Sept 3, according
to Mrs. O. G. Crawford, president.
Active work of the guild was re­
cently resumed when decision was
made to hold a rummage sale on
Aug. 29. preparations for which
are now under way at the Sweden-
burg building.
During the week the vicarage
has undergone redecorating in­
cluding plainting and papering the
interior.
RETURN FROM TOUR
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Smith
and Mrs. Smith's motftgr, Mrs.
Margaret E. Hall, have returned
from an auto trip which carried
them through several western
states and up the Oregon coast
to Portland. The tour was a com­
bined wedding and vacation trip.
Mrs. Smith is the former Mrs.
Helen Fisher, operator of the
Beauty Nook at 161 Harrison
street. Mr. Smith is an employe
of the telephone company at Med­
ford. They were married at Reno,
Aug. 3, and spent some time at
Lake Tahoe, going from there tc
San Francisco, thence up the coast
Mrs. Hall, past 90 years of age,
withstood the trip nicely and en­
joyed all of it.
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LEAVES HOSPITAL
Miss Florence Lusted who sub­
mitted to an appendectomy at the
Community hospital Aug. 16, was
released Tuesday. Miss Lusted is
art instructor in a southern Cali­
fornia school and with her mother
and sister came to Ashland for a
vacation. She taught In several
Oregon schools prior to going to
California, teaching first Ut Hepp­
ner and later at Pendleton for sev­
eral years.
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VACATION CUT SHORT
Willard Eberhart, member of the
United Press staff with headquar­
ters at Seattle, came to Ashland
last week to visit his brother, Jean
F. Eberhart and family. His visit
was cut short with receipt of word
from the office that five of the
staff members had entered the
service and he returned to his desk
at once
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HOME FOR WEEK-END
Mr. John Citizen’s
Part in Warfare
Cited By Speaker
Lt. Runyon Explains
Position of Civilians
At Observers' Picnic
This is everybouy s war, accord­
ing to Lt. Runyon, in cnarge of
tue Roseourg liner center, wno
spoke to a lair sized crowd as­
sembled at the Root picnic ground
in Litnia park last mgnt tor me
first annual picnic of oDeervers in
the Ashland area.
Lt. Runyon not only pointed to
the necessity of everybody realiz­
ing his responsibility in the war.
He called attention to the urgen­
cy for doing something about it,
seating that plans are under way
calling for full cooperation by ail
citizens. Phases ot these plans
were explained, which from a mil­
itary viewpoint are best not dis-
cussed by the press, but Runyon
made it clear that the old attitude
of “let George do R” is a thing of
the past and that from here on
out every person able to do his
part will be expected to do so.
Referring to the value of the
observation post service conducted
for the most part by civilians, yet
under the direct supervision of the
army, Runyon cited an instance
occurring in southern Oregon
some months ago. An army Flying
Fortress got off its course and
was lost in the mountain wilds of
this region. It was spotted by a
civilian observer who in turn noti­
fied the district air command. The
command immediately got in touch
with the Fortress and it was
brought saftly into port. If you
have read what a Flying Fortress
costs, the amount required to
train its pilot and other members
of the crew, it will be easy to un­
derstand what this lonely obser­
ver saved his Uncle Sam by his
timely action. This was but one
of several points advanced in the
talk, all of which sum up the value
of the civilian army's part in the
great world conflict.
The army will avoid pay for
observation work wherever possi­
ble. In some instances it is neces­
sary to pay for this service, such
as in out-of-the-way places not
accessible to roads or too far re­
moved from settlements to permit
of frequent change of personnel.
In such cases observers are hired
and usually are on constant duty.
Plans are about completed for
transporting observers to distant
posts. This probably will he the
case with the Bellview and Dead
Indian posts where observers are
recruited from among town people
to fiH schedules.
Herb Moore was master of cere­
monies at last night’s picnic.
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Schedule Posted for
information Desk at
USO for September
Schedule of information desk
hosteases for service at the USO
center in Ashland has been com­
pleted, according to announcement
made today by Mrs. C. C. Dunham,
chairman, who states that if for
any reason an appointee is unable
to serve at the time given in the
schedule,
satisfactory
arrange­
ments may be made. Mrs. Dun­
ham’s telephone number is 3321
and she has asked that those de­
siring changes communicate with
her through this medium.
Following is the schedule for
the month of September:
MONDAYS:
2-5 p. m., Mrs Gladys Dooms;
5-8, Mrs. Howard Mayberry; 8-11,
Mrs. Verne Cary.
TUESDAYS:
2-5, Mrs. J. P. Daugherty; Mrs.
John Broady; Mrs. Daugherty;
Mrs. Broady, Mrs. Broady. 5-8 p.
m., Mrs. G. B. Hull; 8-11. Mrs Don
Hinthorne.
WEDNESDAYS:
2-5, Mrs. Celia Berninghausen;
5-8, Miss Alta Norcross, Miss
Jeannette Smith, Miss Smith. Mrs.
G. E. Hedberg and Mrs. Hedberg.
8-11, Mrs. Horace Badger.
THURSDAYS:
2-5, Mis. E. B. Kroeger; 5-8,
Mrs. Pearl Hatfield; 8-11, Mrs.
Wilbur Bushnell.
FRIDAYS:
2-5, Mrs. G. A. Briscoe; 5-8, Mrs.
E. E. Stearns: 8-11 Mrs. J. F.
Eberhart
SATURDAYS:
2-5, Miss Ethel Mae Robinett;
5-8, Mrs. L. G. Sharyon; 8-11, Mrs.
Margaret Rush.
SUNDAYS:
2-5, Miss Florence Allen; 5-8,
Mrs. Herman Mayberry, Mrs. Sid
Lt. Elliott Mac Cracken drove Reed, Mrs. Mayberry, Mrs. Reed;
down from Corvallis Friday night 8-11, Mrs. Maxine Miller.
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and had Saturday and part of Sun­
day at the home of his parents, RETURNS FROM SOUTH
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Mac Cracken.
Mrs Earl Leever returned Tues­
He stated that he will have day night from Carmel and Fort
about four more weeks at Oregon Ord where she spent some time
State college before being trans­ with her son, Lt. Bill Leever She
ferred to some other point for ad­ was accompanied by her younger
vanced training.
son Richard who thoroughly en­
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joyed looking in on his brother’s
There are no idle rich; they present mode of living and is pret­
are dodging people who want ty well up on guns and motors
their money.
and insignia.