THIS AM) THAT
(By Old Timer)
lie, 25c, 40c—Tax Inc.
Friday and Saturday!
Daa't T.ll
lutai!
M y
Tbai sleep
walker if here
of ant... and I
iion 't think he's
To the Editor:
Lt. Marvin Donerty, a inem-
bet of Noithweatern university's
1936 tennis team, is commander of
a P. T. boat on patrol duty in the
Gulf of Mexico . . , Little Rock
baseball fans gave Manager Willis
Hudlin a $ 1,000 purse as recogni
tion for a good job. Hudlift donat
ed it to the players who, in turn,
gave it to the army and navy re
lief funds.
Two second basemen were voted
the most valuable players in the
major leagues in 1914. They were
Eddie Collins in the American and
Johnny Evers in the National . . •
Approximately 70 per cent of the
boxing clubs in the nation have
folded during the past 10 months
. . . Alva Bradley, president of the
Cleveland Indians, has promised
tryouts to leading Negro baseball
players.
This will be the 20th year in
coaching for Buck Shaw of Santa
Clara university. He became head
coach at the University of Nevada
in 1922, after being graduated at
Notre Dame . . . Big Six confer
ence schools have hao 23 head foot
ball coaches in the last 12 years. .
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Medford to Tangle
With Coos Pirates
SOW ABD
SMALL
UNA
MFR IT FI
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“THE WORLD
AT WAR”
Manchuria to
Pearl Harbor
SUN • MON • TUE
Robert Taylor
Norma Shearer
in
“The CARDBOARD
LOVER”
Wed’sday & Thursday
“MOREY”
,
Thursday, September 24, 1942
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
Page 6
Plus
“MURDER IN THE
BIG HOUSE”
Every Wednesday
Night
MOVIE MONEY
AUCTION
Medford high's Black Tornado
football team will blow into
Marshfield for a Friday afternoon
game with the strong Coos Bay
tn rates, leaving Medford in private
autos. It win be the first time
Medford has player in Marshfield
in 10 years and will be their first
daylignt game since their own
field was put under lights.
Marshfield showed something of
its strength by defeating Wash
ington high of Portland 7 to 0 last
week-end, while Medford, looking
ragged in the first three quarters,
put in a fourth period spurt to
down Yreka 13 to 0.
The Tornado comes home again
to meet Grants Pass in a confer
ence tilt Oct. 2.
Lowell once defined congieaa as
• mill for the manufacture of
gabble. Judging from news dis-
patches from the national capitol
Lowell was not far wrong.
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In our humble opinion an Infu
sion of new blood in the council-
manic body is opportune. So mote
it be.
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Uncle Zeke cherishes the hope
that the day is not far distant
when Ashland will elect council
men by warda and not by the com
bined votes of the several pre
cincts. as at present. Such a plan,
he says, would work for civic bet
terment, as each ward w\ild be
duly represented In the govern
ment of the municipality.
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We rise to second the motion
for fire drills for the city fire
men and suggest that as their first
practice the burning of the dry
glass and rubbish that encumbers
the city lot opposite the city I
warehouse.
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The curfew is supposed to
have been introduced in!o Eng
land by William the Conqueror
Most houses in those days were
built of timber. Fire was made in
the middle of the floor under an
opening in the roof through
which the smoke escaped. The
tolling of a bell was a warning j
to the inhabitants of a town to
extinguish their fires and lights
and retire to rest.
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If oil is where you find it. i
the Russians appear determined
to see that Hitler doesn't find
much in the Caucasus.
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America Using More Soap
Headline. Evidently preparing for
a clean-up campaign on the Axis
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It hasn't dawned yet on some |
motorists that pedestrians have
the right of way on street cross
' ings.
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Verily, President Roosevelt has
a congress on his hands.
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IN COMPLIMENTARY VEIN
Bon voyage to Mr .and Mrs.
Crawford. Lucky Heppner to have ,
you and your talents. Ashland will
always remember.
Although I've been in Ashland a
little over a month, your departure 1
leaves me with a definite sense of
personal loss. The Miner has stood
beside our Ashland USO as a;
mighty wall of Gibraltar, always
ready to support us each step of
the way.
Helen Janson Small .
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There are various types of mu
sicians, O. G., but when it comes !
to a good bantone player, we’ll be
missing you.
Officers of Ashland City Band
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VISITING MRS. KING
Mr. and Mrs. Gates R. King of
San Francisco are guests this
week of Mr. King^s mother, Mrs.
Malinda King of Bellview.
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THIS WEEK IN
WASHINGTON
(Continued from page one)
duction must be speeded in order :
favor. Longer hours of work in [
to turn the tide of battle in our 1
production factories, plus the
steering of more and more mater
ials into war production can be ex
pected from now on.
The customer will feel this
tightening up as new steps are ta
ken to conserve rubber by wider
rationing of gasoline, and as more
and more consumer goods become
rationed or eliminated. The report
of the rubber investigation shows
that the rubber situation really is
perilous and it appears likely that
confiscation of rubber products, in
cluding tires, will be necessary un
less the public shows a much
greater willingness to co-operate
than has been demonstrated so far
VISITING IN PORTLAND
Mrs Margaret Rush and Miss
Nell Dickey are spending a few
days in Portland. They left Wed
nesday evening.
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TO VISIT IN SA1JCM
Mrs. James Briggs left this
morning for SaJem where she will
visit her mother and friends for
several days.
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Every friend should be permit
ted to have at least three fool
ideas without question or hin
drance.
Bus Registration Up;
Huge Gym to Open
Soon at Camp White* Private Cars Fewer
LITHIA
One of the largest unu best
With 781 buaav« iogi»l«i vd in
equipped coiuulnauull spoils u.v ! Oivguu ui tn« «nd 01 Auguai,
nu-tieid houses on the west coast J tncac vemcle« «hov»e<l a lu | h < E N T E R T A I M E N T
win go into opeiaUon wiunn u..
Phone 75«I
near luture ui Camp Vinue. ii j liciu me lease in number« com
puted to uie Mine period of lvti,
lias been revealed by Captain S auxuroiug to Earl bueii, aecratary
W. Snyder, aciing Camp While
of state.
athletic and rvci cation luikiei.
Willie bua legiatiation allowed
Designed to provide every pos an uicreaac, private ¡ humviij ,« .
sible variety ot indoor athletic car« and tiucaa allowed alight
need as well as a show place for decreaaea for
the
first
elgnt
USO traveling shows and other monma of thia year qompareu io
legitimate
entertainments.
The tiie Mme period a year ugo
iiiammouih bunding will contain L.ghl delivery truck«, however,
several basketball courts, badmin allowed an increase of from Ju,-
ton and volleyball courts, boxing 518 last year to 34,23« thia year.
and wrestling rings and complete
Total reglatralion for the eight-
gymnastic equipment, according month period wna 413,407 vehicle«,
io Captain Snyder.
computed to 422.210 last year.
Schedules now planned will
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make it possible for every soldier
on the post to participate in some GUESTS AT FORSYTHE HOME
Mr. and Mra. L. E. Dick ul
form or indoor athletic activity
and the formation of competitive Heppner were overnight gueata
teams in the various activities is of Mr. und Mra, B. C. Foteylhe
leaving
Tueaday
for |
now under way. it also was an- ’ Mutidiiy,
home. The Dicka had been on ail
nounced.
. Xt.mleil tour or California ami
returned north by Ashland to via-
plu»
#
it the Forsythe« and pick up
some fruit
for their «on slid 1
duughter-in-law. Mr and Mr«. Ed
Oregon a 4 od well above the win Dick. Mix. Edwin Dick 1« the
national average in traffic fa- | former Rachel
Forsythe,
well ,
lanty reduction during the first known Ashland girl.
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eight months of 1942. tigures
compiled at the office of Eari HERE FROM CHEHALIS
with
Snell, secretary of state, disclosed
Mr. and Mrs A. A. Hull of
today.
Chehalis, Wash , are guest« this
At the end of August, Oregon's week at the home of Dr. and
fatalities were down 48.8 per cent Mrs G. B Hull.
and
while for the nation us a whole
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the reduction was less tnun
After all we're never paid whs I
per cent.
The line which
Traffic accidents during the we are worth.
first eight months of the yeai charts our worth to our employer
claimed 170 lives, conl|*aied to ! should always be above that
233 persons killed in accidents which charts our salary for the
for the same period a year ago rtmple reason that recognition of
ability cornea after Its demonstra
For the month of August alone,
fatalities wer edown 48 8 per cent tion.
from the toll for August of 1941
Twenty-three persons were killed
in the state during the month
while last year, August accidents
took a toll of 45 lives.
MATINEE
Thurs. and Sat.
Continuous Sunday
Friday, Saturday
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Oregon Lowers
Fatality Average
“SONS OF THE
PIONEER”
Roy Rogers
Geo. (Gabby) Hayes
Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday
wanwiroMMau
“WIFE TAKES A
FLYER”
Fine Talent Booked
For Telephone Hour
with
Joan Bennett
Autumn programs of the Tele
phone Hour, broadcast over NBC
at 9 p. m. Mondays, will present
several famous artists of opera
and the concert stage, including
Idly Pons. Sept. 28: Jascha Hei
fetz, Oct. 5; James Melton and
Helen Jepson, Oct. 12; Grace
Moore, Oct. 19. and John Charles
Thomas, Oct. 26. according to H.
S. Aikens, local manager of the
telephone company.
Listeners to the Telephone Hour
will also hear a symphonic or
chestra and chorus, conducted by :
Donald Vorhees, Mr. Aikens said. |
and
Franchot Tone
Wednesday and
Thursday
Mid-Week Special
ADM.: Aduls 15c
Children 11c
Ashland
Chamber of Commerce
('HEAP printing la r«|M-nsive.
Have your work done HIGHT at
THE MINER PRESS.
Best wishes for success in your new
venture, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford.
PLAZA CAFE
Fred Tayler, Proprietor
Best wikhes to the Crawfords
Preview
of Gift Items for
CHRISTMAS
Saturday, Sept. 26, we will display the
latest creations in jewelry especially
designed as
Notice!
Distinctive GIFT Jewelry
In accordance with Section 81-104,
Oregon Compiled Laws Annotated,
registration for the general election
to be held November 3,1942, will close
the night of October 3. The County
Clerk’s office will be open until 8:00
o’clock p. m. on the last day of
registration.
G. R. CARTER,
County Clerk.
RAMSEY’S
Jewelry Store
to be freshening your home after a
long spell of summer weather.
One of the best places to start is at
the windows. Nice clean, crisp cur
tains are the pride of every house
wife and a joy to the entire family.
Consult us about putting your linens
and curtains in shape for the pleas
ant fall and winter months.
Happy landings, O. G. May you and
Mrs. Crawford find much happiness in
your new venture.
ASHLAND LAUNDRY COMPANY
Use our Lay-Away Plan for
Christmas Gifts now as we
cannot guarantee duplication.
Wirt M. Wright, Prop.
Phone 7771
: 31 Water St.