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©w Univ of Oregon Library i ASHLAND OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1942 Ashland Made Afghans Comfort Convalescents Years Have Not Erased Skill of One Time Professional Tailoress ■ as Number 39 Selby Seeks Seat On City Council Petitions were in circulation Wednesday to place the name of Lloyd Selby on the ballot for city councilman at the forthcoming election. The petition was filed at 2 p. m., just three hour* before the deadline. Other candidates for council posts are Dr. W. J. Crandall and J. P. Daugherty, filing for re-elec tion, and J. A. Putman, new can didate. Fred Taylor, councilman for many years, is not seeking reelection. Selby is at present a member of the board of School District No. 5 and since coming to Ashland has been active in civic affairs. Enrollment at Public Schools, College Lighter "Whi n ix man goes to a tailor , signed little dresses from these I for a new suit he selects the goods, ' materials and twice a year -just Is measured, has one fitting, pays prior to Easter and Thanksgiving Exhibit at Local I SO for the suit and leaves the shop j a box goes forward to the or Pickup Expected When satisfied. But not so with a wom phanage at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Center of Attraction Fall Work Diminishes; The matron of the home wrote ; At Civic Women’» Tea an buying a new dress. She can Mrs. Arthur, who makes her home I Many Youth Employed find more things wrong, even wh?n with Mr. and Mrs. I F. Andres at [ By IJMO Reporter Enrollment m Asnauia puuuc the dress Is a prefect fit. It would 73 Gianitc street, that when word Vva*«o«K<.U4i, u. i«« •«««•»)— Uttle threads of wool saved by scuoois is approximately Xu per Having completed tneir unoincial thiilly housewives, become mighty be too loose, or t<x> tight, or didn't comes that a box from her will cent under uie la-»x opening uay summer recess, most ineniueis ol signans to cointort camp Vvnlte hang right, or something, and the pc coming soon, the news is greet mark, according to liguiea re ths senate and bouse are now back pauenui convalescing in wheel tailor would have to fuss around ed with much concern by many leased trom oupt. T. a. xvoiuy a und waste a lot of time just to anxious little people who fondly in Wasnington preimiliig to cast cnuirs. on ice alter tne rust days leja- satisfy a whim. No, I never liked hop«- that one of the dresses will their votes on taxes, on wage Seventeen warm, beautiful af- tration. A cneex-up Monday eve fit thefti. And that, Mrs. Arthur freezing, on farm price stabiliza g huns, eacn a riot of color and de to tailor for women." ning at tne senior and junior iugn tion an<l other vital legislation It was Mrs. Martha Arthur declares, is all the comfort one sign just like mamma made back scuoois and Lue i-ancom ana Vvaaa- Following the President s "you home,' were on exmbit Tuesday at speaking. Hhe was displaying a could a«k bringing joy into the , uigion grade acuoora reveaieu a do it or 1 will" order In regard to the Woman's Civic tea, held at the collection of dress«-«, the result of lives <4 these children who know ' Uruxi ol 9ZZ, compared wild xux9 stabilizing wages and farm prices USO center. her own handwork the past sev not what it la to have a mother; on tne opening day or 1641. to sew for them. in order to prevent further infla Teh committee in charge of the eral months. They were small gar Tnere is notrnng alarming about tion, both houses of congress are leu were: Mi« diaries Weaver, ments, made for children in an Mrs. Arthur is the grandmother this situation, in tne opinion or showing how rapidly tney can president and Mrs. Harry Mitchell, Iowa orphanage and are the latest of M re. Andres, whom she reared ‘ senool onimais, who state that come to an agreement when it vice president. Mis. L. K. Coombe of more than 600 made by her In from infancy. Hhe has made her | many junior and senior nigh stu seems necessary. The President and sirs. Clara Fulmer pou,ed. An the past 11 years. home with Mr. and Mrs. Andres dents are employed in tne oicuaias gave them a deadline of October 1 attractive tea tagle with lighted Mrs. Arthur began her mission a good many years. It is her belief and outer pursuits in tne vauey fur handling thia situation, and It centerpiece, colonul flowers and of love after passing her 82nd that one grows old only alter Football Scores Pant Week and wul oe returning to acnoor as now seems quite deilnlte thut by pistes of assorted home rnudc birthday and she will be 94 the reaching the point when life holds .Medford 13-Yreka 0 soon as tneir services can De dis that date the President Will have cookies was arranged. corning November. Although bed little interest. She is alert to all ' Klamath Falls 15 Grant Hi 0 pensed witn. Cruet loss in legcs- final orders from congress to Mrs. C. C. Dunham, looking very fast much of the time the past that is going on about her, reads .Marshfield 7-Washington Hl 0 Lianon is ui tne nign sexioms, as freeze wages at what they were pretty tn a smart black gown, three years, she has continued the newspapers to keep informed Bend 30-Burns 14 born grade schools are only Bright this summer and to pul a parity green pili box hat and corsage of her sewing with the same expert on world events and is ready to I ceiling on farm prices. Prospects for the Ashland high ly less than in 1941. Primary fresh roses, accompanied by Cay skill that marked her work in ear discuss current topics any time. I The speed with which congress Hufman, USO music chairman, lier days when she was a profes She expects to continue her dress football squad looks more promis- grades snow an increase, witn Lin has acted on this measure stands churiningly sang two groups of sional tailoress. Friends have sup making for the orphanage as long ing by the night. accurding to coln making a gam or rive and out by contrast with the stalling ballads during the tea hours. Her plied her with cast-off dresses, as her eyesight will permit, for as Coach Roland Parks, who reports Vv ashington nine. Lincoln nad 30 which they have done in regard to warm, lovely voice harmonized shirts and occasionally hew bolt she remarked, there will be great I that 45 players are now in suits. Ulis year and 31 in 1941; Vvasn- ington nad 44 tins year compared the tax bill. It is argued that in with the spirit of the occasion. goods. Never confining herself to er need than ever now with this The ranks were considerably i with 35 in 1941. putting through the largest tax war going on. patterns, she fashions cleverly de- I bolstered by the return of Billy The afghan Idea started a year, partial schedules were carried bill in history much time must be ago when Mrs. Charles Fortmiller Elam, last year'a quarterback, and consumed td consider the argu received a letter from the North THE FORCE H TN ONE Mark Marquess, spark plug of the out Monday and Tuesday rooming ments of all interested groups, but giving her the Idea of starting one OVER ON YE EDITOR 1M1 junior high team. Parks add senool ore was renewed ui earnest. Civilian defense activities will be it is still the general opinion here Upon Interesting her friends, It Things have been going on ed that a lot of power is showing earned out on the same pian as that a lot of the delay has been whs decided to csil upon the wom under the odi tor's very nose up from the junior high squad. caused by the desire of many con- ' en in the community to make the past few days, the discov Barney Riggs, who was out last winter and spring .according A fine of >250 and a Jail sen to Supt. Norby. Parents will be gressmen to postpone final action squares or turn in odds and ends ery of which has left us some tence ol six months was meted standing at tackle last year, contacted in regard to what stu on taxes until after the election of wool. As usual Ashland ladies what flabbergasted. Evidence out to Alfred M. Ballard, Camp might be shifted to halfback un dents will do in case of air raids Months ago, the secretary of responded wholeheartedly — the of the work of sona* of the Willie soldier, Wednesday by jus der the Parks system. treasury pleaded for immediate ac squares poured in from all direc force is to be found In the tice M. T. wums, wno Heard the I The physical conditioning pro and other activities. Out at Southern Oregon College tion on taxes so that additional tions. The 17 artistic afghans re- , columns of this Issue and it caae. i3aliard_ was accused of beat gram will be over this week when of Education the same forces funds could be collected this year. | present team work, our American leuvrw us practically S|M-ech- ing up Robert Preston in the ear the boys will get down to 'serious which have curtailed registration but all talk of new taxea payable wa yof doing things. Each soldier less. ly morning hours of Sept. 11 at business. Parks plans to start at tne high schools have uampered thia year has now been abandoned wrapped in one will feel the spirit I It has been the pur|*ose Of the comer of East Main and Oak working out plays by the end of enrollment in the state school. Re Most of the more recent pressure of Ashland's women folk, comfort the .Miner to work for the best streets. Judge Bums stated, in the week. The practicing field, lo of the treasury department has and kindness. Interests of Ashland and It is cated west of the grandstand, is in munerative jobs in industries of I imposing the penalty, that if Bal the valley are bolding numerous been concerned with insisting on comforting to know that our Besides exhibiting the afghans, lard would be willing to pay hos fine shape now and the mentor students who mignt otherwise ue larger taxes than Congress wanted the silver collected at the lea will efforts have tM*en appreciated. pital and other expenses tor Pres said the boys will probably feel pursuing their studies at the col to enact. Il is still questionable provide USO soldier visitors with To all who have hade us bon ton he would consider a recoin-' the turf under their feet in scrim lege. One factor aiding m registra whether a tax measure will finally coffee or punch during the month voyage we say thank you! It mendation from the district attor-. mage sessions soon. be passed before the election, al of October. Thus are shown the is a sendoff we shall never for Efforts to fill the open date, tion is the pre-induction training ney to reduce his term. Ballard course in which men from la to Zb though some experts here think It results of group cooperation prev- , get and we will carry only indicated that he would be will- j Nov. 6. with upstate teams has years of age are eligible. Tne col will be difficult for congress to aient in our modern era. pleasant memories of our so met with refusal but Parks said ing to do it "if he coud." lege has been allotted a quota of postpone final action for six weeks journ in Ashland. Among USO council members I Ballard was accompanied by his : he is contacting Weed, McCloud 42 men for this course. Ine pro more. and Redding in an effort to get ' present were; Mrs Will Dodge, mother, Mrs. R. F. Ballard, of' gram includes reserved enlistment At any rate, the taxes to be paid chairman and Mrs. Charles Haines, WILKINHON SCORES Woodland, Calif., who stated that another home game. I in the army, navy, air corps and next year will undoubtedly be canteen chairman, also Mrs. Earl ANOTHER BULLSEYE The season starts Oct. 2 against staggering as compared with oth Lcever, former chairman of the John Wilkinson's store window her son was not quarrelsome ex- i Lakeview there and the first home coast guard and pernuts two years er years and even those people War Recreation oomnuitee. decorations are becoming the talk F fept when drinking. Evidence pro game is listed against Klamath ol college work, regardless of duced at the hearing tended to whether the person is subject to with very low Incomes will be re Falls Oct. 9. Another example of good will of the town. Recently the popular draft. quired to share in taxes. If the 5 toward the soldiers in Ashland is Ted's Feed arid Seed store mana show that the soldier attacked J --------------- •--------------- without provocation, I i Most important addition to the j>er cent Victory tax goes through expressed by the announcement by ger scored a'hit with an airplane Preston BILL WILLITS GAINS collège curriculum this year is the which Is just a small part of the Mis Wilbur Hiet, USO volunteer, design which was made of mater Preston was seriously injured in PROMOTION IN NAVY present tax bill, everyone earning of a chicken dinner to be given by ials from stock representing seeds the encounter and wits hospital I William Clark Willits, better two-year course in secretarial 412 a week or more will have 5 the Townsend club Thursday eve carried by the firm. This week he ized for several days. known to his Ashland friends as science, with Mrs.. Frances White ----------- •------------ per cent deducted from wages or ning for 25 service men. has a new design. "Bill," has written his mother, as teacher. Mrs. White is main salaries, ¡»art of which will be con Taking his theme from the Keep LEAVES FOR EAST Mrs. Alice Willits, teacher at taining one class in typewriting at Square dancing was the feature sidered taxea and part a form of of Wednesday night's program at Oregon creen campaign, Wilkin Lt. Elliott MacCracken left Washington sctobol, that he recent the high school, but will devote compulsory saving, to be refunded the center. eGnuine figures were son has called to mind that popu this morning for Portland where ly was promoted to the rank of most of her time to the new col lege course. after the war demonstrated and taught by Pri I lar slogan In a novel manner. Us he will entrain for an eastern second class seaman. As the tax proposals stand at vate August F. Heater o’ Camp ing charcoal as border, and scratch point to continue training. He Bill joined the navy in April and present, a married man with two White. feed as background, he made the spent the past week in Ashland has been on a cruiser since the children and an income of 42.000, A musical birthday cake honor tree of ground alfalfa outlined visiting his father and mother. early part of June, being now in will pay a tax of 465. If his in ing Private Glynn Sharpton's 22nd with salt. The result is a distinc Dr. and Mrs. Gordon MacCracken. the communications division. come Is 42.500. the tax will be birthday was presented to him by tive fir tree, a gentle reminder to His appearance here at the open A graduate of Ashland high O. G. Crawl ora, i earing editor 4163. if it is 43,000 ,the tax will Mrs. Charles Haines, Mrs. Anna help preserve Oregon's greatest ing of school seemed a natural school and completing two terms of the Southern Oregon Miner, be 4275. if 44.000 the tax will be Krueger and Mrs. Ailecn Kay. It resources, its forests. thing and it has been hard for at Southern Oregon College of Ed has purcnased the Heppner Ga 4528 and if 45,000 the tax will be was a soldier's drcam of a cake, high school students and faculty ucation, Bill was active in musical zette limes and with Mrs. ciaw- 4807. Virgil Jackson is expected home to reconcile themselves to the fact circles. Possessed of a good voice, iord, win leave Saturday moiumg chocolate layers with oodles of 1 1 r White Mountain frosting which to spend the week-end. He is em that he will not be in his accus his services were in demand in ' lor Heppner to assume charge ox tomed place. Congrcaa also Is expected within , was the artistic handiwork of Mrs. ployed at Vancouver. Wash school and community activities. i that newspaper. It will not oe a the next two months to be asked J. M. Wagner. new fieia tor the Crawlords as to pass legislation for inducting Bert Miller announces that the they have lived in Heppner be youths of 18 and 19 years old into archery target has been complete fore. Crawford learned me print the armed services. Discussing the ly shot out and a new one has ing trade in the shops or ine oid future selective service situation, been ordeAid from Mr. DeMille neppner Gazette ana the Heppner * Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, na who has promised it in time fdr Times. The Gazette was purcnased tional selective service director, Sunday's American Archery con- by an older brother, the late Vaw- said, "we can't have a recess In I test. ter Crawford, in 1910 and in 1912 Tuesday evening recordings were the war until people grow up to be the Times was purcnased by him drafted." The young men have played for an appreciative audi-1 and was under his control until proved most valuable to the army, ence by Mr and Mrs. Homer El-1 his death in 1935. His sons con ¿CAMMERS particularly in aviation, and it hart. Among the ¿elections were tinued the business and the paper our therefore seems essential to our two numbers from Beethoven's has been in the family lor 32 military leaders that they dip Into Fifth Symphony, and Jeannette years. Acceptance of a lederal joD the under-20 group, since the McDonald's singing of "Drink to Dy Jasper Crawford, until recently young men In their early 20s are Me Only With Thine Eyes." Re publisher of the Gazette Times, most all in the armed forces al questnumbers will be played if the left the shop without editor and ready if they are not exempt be requests arc received a week in printer. advance. cause of physical unfitness or their The Crawfords came to Ashland Cay Hufman, USO music chair necessity to war production. in mid-summer 1940 when Mr. General Hershey also said that man annnounces that Mrs. Homer Crawford accepted a job as oper married men with children would Elhart will take over the Listeners ator on the Miner, then published probably be called for military Hour every Tuesday night the by Leonard Hall. He continued service next year. He pointed out winter. Music Study club will for a few wonths with Giffen that although he has Issued in sponsor one program a month. and Savin, present owners of the ------ .------ •-------------- structions not to break up homes printing equipment and spent sev until necessary, there is no law or STICKERS TO BE ISSUE!) eral months on the road as repre regulation which prevents the IN UKU OF PLATES sentative of the West Coast Ink drafting of married men with company of Portland, a business Commemmorating the hundredth children. conducted by Fred Miitenberger. ' anniversary of the Old Oregon Pointing out the speed with Trail and the historic meeting at When war conditions made it dif i which men are being mobilized ficult to continue ink manufacture Champoeg in 1843 ,a windshield which is much faster than in the sticker showing an oxen-drawn and still more difficult to travel, iast war- General Hershey said prairie schooner against a back the two got together on a lease that it may be necessary to mobi ground of typical Oregon scenery, of the Miner. lize between 10,000,000 and 13,000,- will be issued motorists who regis Both Mr. and Mrs. Crawford 000 men. "We will have to come ter their cars for 1943. The state have been active in civic, frater to the realization," he said "that legislature provided for license nal and church life of the com there are not e'nough single men, munity, the former belonging to plates designed to advertise the that there are not enough married centennial event ,but due to war the Lions club, chamber of com men without children" to mobilize restrictions on steel, it was neces merce and the Elks lodge. Mrs. such a force. "The supply of men sary to substitute windshield stick Crawford is president of the guild is limite," he said, "even when ers for the u)iunl steel license of Trinity Episcopal church, is a you consider the 18 to 50 age plates. Motorists will retain their member of Chapter AC, PEO. the group, because we are rejecting 1942 plates for 1943, • Ashland Choral club and has ta about 33 per cent of those called ken an active part in war recrea ------------- •------------- for duty." tion and USO activities. MILS. CRAWFORD TO BE t 1 t ------------- •-------------- HONOR GUEST AT TEA A general tightening up of those A SON IS BORN Officers of Chapter AC, PEO things which are limiting produc Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Tuter of tion is also expected to be pushed have arranged a tea honoring Dorris, Calif., announce the birth Mrs. O. O. Crawford who is de rapidly. Donald Nelson, head of the of a 7-pound son at Hillside hospi War Production board, said that parting Saturday to make her tal, Klamath Falls. Sept.22 The production of war supplies has In home at Heppner. The tea will be young man has been named Del creased 350 per cent since Pearl held at the home of Mrs. Dom bert Leon. Mrs. Tuter is the dau Harbor, but that even greater pro- Provost between the hour» of 4 ghter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Chip and 5 o'clock p. m. Friday. (ConUnuad on page 8) man of Ashland. WASHINGT® Grizzly Prospects Brighter With 45 Players in Suits Maximum Fine Meted To Fighting Soldier Editor Buys Weekly Paper at Heppner Report to the Commander in Chief Y ORDERS* OBEYED, AND OBJECTIVES ATTAINED I