LET US GO ALL OUT FOR SCRAP
VOL. XI
Army Emergency
Relief To Be lined
To Aid Dependent»
Greater utilisation of the emer
gency aid facilities avallMule to
dependents of Aimy personnel
thiough the Army Emergency
Relief was urged tixlay by Head
quarters, Camp White, Oregon.
In some instances recently, de
pendents of service men have suf
fered needless hardships and dis
tress from causes Incident to mili
tary activities Wives have been
stranded without funds mothers
and children have failed to re
ceive insurance or pension pay
ments, other dependents have
been unable to obtain
needed
food or medicine, and life in
dividuals involved did not avail
themselves of the usslplance that
Army Emergency Relief provides.
Supplementing the work of the
Rod Cross in sccial cases, and
cooperating fully with that or
ganization, Army Emergency Re
lief was formed to deal wiln just
such difficulties.
Without regard to the degree
of relationship, dependents of all
components of the army on ac
tive service as well a» the de
pendents of retired, honorably
discharged or deceased soldiers
have equal rights to the emer-
gency aid.
Artny post.
Any poatofflce,
camp or station and Red Cross
chaplerr or field office is auth-
_____ __ to ____
_ dependents
_
obtain
orixed
help
immediate assistance through
Army relief.
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1842
COLONEL MEREDITH
OF CAMP WHITE
TRANSFERRED
Colonel
Owen
It.
Meredith,
Commanding Officer Camp While,
Oregon has been transferred to
another station.
Colonel Meredith has been in
command ut Camp White, one of
the larger cantonments on the
Pacific coast since May 21, 1942.
An Army man since 1904, he
has served In many parts of the
United State», in the Philippines
Panama und during the last war,
in France.
Colonel Meredith • military sta
tic.na In the United Stales have in
cluded Fort Sheridan, 111 , Czmp
Hancock, Georgia.
Fort
Ben
ning, Georgia, Bpringfield, Muxs.,
Rockford
III.,
Fort
George
Wright, Washington, and others.
Before assuming coni man<1 of
Camp White, he wax Chief of
Staff of the Ninth Corps Area at
Ft. Douglas, Utah.
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Walter J. Looker
Honored to Post
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Car Accident Costs
Two Soldiedrs’ Lives
An automobile accident which
happened on the Table Rock road
near Camp White at 12:10 Mon-
ay morning claimed the Uvea of
two soldiers and injured two
others according to an announce
ment today from Headquarters,
Camp White Oregon.
The injured soldiers have been
taken to the station hospital and
next of kin of the deceased sol
diers have been notified.
A Board of Officers has been
appointed to make a complete in
vestigation as to the cause of the
accident and will make a formal
report as s<M>n as possible.
£AM)Y MAKER OF—
.Ocean Beach, California goes to
town in Stamps and Bonds. Con-
fettulations to Mr. and Mrs.
Mmes Miltenberger for tfye pur-
jpktse of another «1000 Bond.
Geo. Yockle made a business
trip to Los Ángeles, California
last week,
Mrs. Henry Stemud and Mrs.
Sorenson were dinner guests Sun
day of Marie Walker in Ashland.
WALTER J. LOOKER
More than 10O00 pounds of pre
cious meta) scrap has already been
collected in the first four days
of the Jackson County »crap
drive under the supervision of
army officials at Camp White.
Oregon, it was revealed today by
Major Lyman
V.
Williamson,
camp salvage officer who is also
inn charge of the scrap campaign.
Close to 4000 pounds of the
total has been collected in the
Camp White area by the enlisted
personnel "scrapper xquadw", it
was also announced.
Major
Williamson
acclaimed
Jackson County residents for their
splendid cooperation In the open
ing phases of the scrap drive
and urged a continuance of their
splendid efforts to lead the state
In the amount’of scrap collected.
"Calls for collection have been
flooding my office since the start
of the campaign." said Major
Williamson, "and we have not yet
completely collected al the scrap
which has been offered
We are
sending our army trucks out as
fast as poasibe, howevevr and hope
to catch up on the phone calls
within a day or two. It is such
a fine spirit ax this which will
keep America the free nation it
has always been,"
said.
Also reporting a
deluge of
phone requests for the army to
come and collect scrap is .Mr. R
G. Fowler, County Agricultural
Agent whose scrap collection com
mittees are also cooperating in
the drive.
Mr. Fowler reports calls for
collection of scrap to be up moA*
than 400 percent since the army
took cer the drive less than a
week ago
Congratulations to Walter J
Looker >nd Fred E. Wahl of Med
ford from the Miner. The job will
not be hard for these men, Mr.
Looker's many years of experience
in the Intestate Commerce Com
mission and other big jobs, will be
assiste.’ by rred >3 Wahl form
erly cashier and president of the
Farmer» and Fruitgrowers Bank
of Medford, with offices located
in the Mefonl Centex Bldg
Although the definite date for
the beginnig of registrations of
landlords in this area cannot at i
this time be stated because of!
the preliminary work necessary
for preparation, The Federal Rent
Control Act now is in effect and
has been since October 1st Wal
ter J. Looker, Area Rent Direc
tor Attorney of the Medford De
fense Rental Area announced to
day.
"Apparently," said Mr. Looker,
"because the registratin is not
scheduled to start immediately,
many landlords an tenants be-
lieve the law will not be oper-
able until the date of the begin-
As a re-
ning of registrations
suit, numerous cases of attempted
evictions have been reported."
The entire law including cer
tain restrictions against evictions,
has been in force since October
1st. Any landlord seeking to /«
evict tenants against their wishes
is advised to first confer with
rent control apthorities in this
district.
The Medford Defense Rental
Area consists of the entire coun
ty of Jackson.
electricity, gas, water, steam, tele
phone or sewage disposal.*
Other federal regulations which
have a definite effect on rural liv
ing rule that a certificate of war
necessity Is required for the opera
tion of virtually all farm trucks,
along with all other trucks, busses,
taxi cabs and similar commercial
vehicles. On November 15 this ODT
order goes into effect. The purpose
is to conserve equipment for war
needs
SU11 another pending regulation
which will have a definite effect on
the farmers of the nation if put
through is that of a bog price ceil
ing which was discussed in a two-
da y OPA conference in Washington
with producers, livestock commis
sion men and packer buyers.
So far no definite decision has
been reached as yet regarding the
nature of the proposal which OPA
may submit to the secretary of ag
riculture for his consideration.
It has been emphasized, though,
that the new pork ceiling in gen
eral will approximate the actual
sales levels prevailing during early
March, with any live hog ceilings
likely to be in line with this level
of pork prices. The top price for
hogs in Chicago during the March 3
to 7 period, which was used by OPA
as its base period for pork prod
ucts, was «13.50 per hundredweight
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Funeral services were held last
Friday afternoon at 2 I’M. in the
chapel f the Litwiller Funeral
Home for Edgar Lloyd Bryant
who parsed away September 28th
at his home on "C" street.
Reverend J. R. Turnbull offi
ciated folowing which the Fra
ternal Order of Eagles service
was rendered with George Tucker
—
ax Worthy President and Frank
Shaver as Chaplain, Mr. Bryant
was a member of Crater Lake
Aerie No. 2093 of Medford. The
Eagle service was also
i
given at
the grave.
Mr. Bryant was bom July 4,
18 h 0 in Boston Mass., the son
of Edgar E. Bryant and Ruth
Hanscom Bryant. The following
relatives survive: His mother,
M»-s.' Ruth Turner and daughter
Jyne Byant of Ashland Mrs. Ruth
De Lespinesse. daughter, of Port
land Oregon and Grover Bryant
brother, of Medford.
The pallbearers were as fol
lows: Edward L. Olsen, Bliss
Heine Ivan Gay, A. McCanahan,
Geo. B. Mead Glen Bachert, E.
B. Tucker all
Medford Eagles,
Burial was in Ashland cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Roy Estes re-
celved word Saturday that Mr.
an Mrs.
Leo Ruckmaster of
Sacramento are the parents of a
baby girl. She has been named
Hetty Jean. Mrs. Buckmaster was
Cathem Estes before her mar
riage.
Mrs Roy Estes was visiting and
shopping in Ashland Wednesday.
I envy the beasts two things—
their ignorance of what is said|
about them and their ignorance'
of evil to come.
NOT A SLACKER IN THE LOT
of $200 00 and about that amount
in groceries.
The only things
they didn't have lined up to take
was the ceiling price tags and
the manager's smile
The burglar or burglars got
cold feet and dropped everything
when Officer Lathrop was on the
job, casting his eagle eye here
and there. Should be congratulat
ed for the timely work he did.
Officer I-athrop checked the
store at 2:30 o'clock early Mon
day morning and found the win
VENISON DINNER ENJOYED
dow in the back open and the
The “Cook Your Own Dinner" [ door unlocked. He entered and
Sunday afternoon at the USO was went through the store, check
a lively affair with 75 soldiers I ing everything including the safe,
from Camp White, participating.
the door of which was closed.
The venison dinner topped off
It is thought that the robbers
with strawberry shortcake and were in the store at the time the
cream was prepared and eaten officer entered and that in their
by the men with
equal gusto, > rush to get out, they left the
Dishes were
washed with
the shopping bag in which they had
speed of experienced K.P. soldiers. ■ placed the money and checks un
Sr. Hostess, Miss Alta Norcross, der the window through which
gave soldiers and Junior Host- I they had entered, and left via the
esses her helping hand.
door that the officer had left ajar.
After dinner, dancing was en
Local officers checked the back
joyed. Said, one hostess, new to
the work at USO "I never saw door of the store at 9 P.M. and
a liviler group, both soldiers and smelled ammonia . They notified
Junior Hostesses—one enthusias one of the employes of the store
tic Sergeant bemoaned the fact and it was reported that the
that Camp White men could not' manager of the store went to the
get more transportation to come' store about 10 P.M. making some
to Ashland oftener. The pleasure adjustments in the refrigerating
of the visiting soldiers was ex system which bad been defective.
At 11 PM. the officers again
pressed at every opportunity.
Proceeding the dinner Miss checked the back door and win-
Hales and her Sunday committee dow, but everything was then
of Junior Hostesses had a very locked. Between then and 2:30
active day, giving out games A M the robbers entered the
equipment and many of the sol store and procured the haul,
diers were soon playing with the which did not benefit, them.
girls on the tennis and badmin
The safe door, while closed, bad
ton courts as well as in the park been opened by operation of the
setting up the 2 croquet sets. The I combination, according to police.
Archery group is looking forward Excellent finger prints were pro
to the Amerucab Round Contest cured by the police and they
to be held October 11 at 2:30 P.M. were being checked.
A new feature of the Sunday din
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ner hour was the Incidental music
played by Mrs. Ken Weil, on our
newly contributed music room
piano.
Mrs. Clara Alcroft, Regional
Director from the San Francisco
office, commented on the friendly
The second of Camp White’s
atmosphere and the spirit of fun two service clubs opened last
evident, “The Volunteers are hav Thursday with a forma) dance,
ing just as good a time as the attended by more than 500 en
soldiers, and that is exactly what listed personnel and numerous jun-
the USO is trying to achieve." or hostesses and girla from Med
New Sunday Volunteers, Miss ford, Grants Pass, Ashland and
Myrtle
Funkhouser and Mrs. Central Point. Directed by Miss
Bertha Smith, added a fine spirit Rena Semenza, senior director of
of service.
Service Club No. 2, the decora
The Saturday program took on tions, punch and specialty acts
a ne wmomentum with the addi gave the affair a special success.
tional professional help of the Mias Semenza was assisted by
College of Education and Senior Mias Joyce Holt. Mrs. C. L. Hop
High School Deans of Women, kins, senior director of Service
Miss Virginia Hales and
Miss Club No. 1 and Mrs. Bernice Rupp,
Grace Scully. Saturday soldier junior director of No. 1 were
attendance was by far the larg among those present.
est, with over 150 reported. Evi
Music was furnished by an En
dently the re-organization of the gineer’s 14-piece band. The open
Junior Hostesses took place in the ing of Number 2 gives Camp
nick of time as Saturay nights White two large Service Clubs,
dance, for once provided suffi both complete with recreation
cient dancing partners for our hall, cafeteria and well stocked
fighting men, as well as «a con library.
Number 2 following
tributed swing band known as the Thursday night's afflir, plans a
"Toppers” from Grants Pass. Re series of dances every Thursday
freshments of orange, nut and night whenever practiceable, Miss
fruit bread sandwiches were pro- Semenza said.
vided by Mrs. Hal McNair and
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Mrs. Sharyon, members of the THIS AND THAT
Trinity Guild: who will provide
(By Old Timer)
refreshments the first Saturday of
To tbe Editor:
each month.
Facing a possible fuel crisis the
Camden (N. J.) school system is
operating on a six-day week, with
a vacation during January and
February. This is conservation in
high gear.
Second Service Club
At Camp White
Opens Last Thurs.
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Unused Milk Cans
Are Needed Badly
step when parking your car.
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When this war ends the Japs
will be able to aay "So Sorry"—
and mean it.
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With snow falling in Russia, it
looks as though Hitler is in for
a white-blackout.
Because there Is a great Scarcity
of milk cans and problems arise
In securing materials for the
manufacture of new ones, A. W.
Metsger. chief of the state depart
ment of agriculture foods and
dairies division, urge» every dairy
man to mbke a thorough canvass
uf his supply of milk cans and
turn In any and alt cans that are
not needed.
Cana that have been unused for
some time or cans that could be
spared from those now In use
should be turned In to the cream-
ery or plant to which they belong,
If dairymen will notify the cream»
ery, such cans will be picked up.
Or. If dairymen prefer to notify
their local department representa
tive, he will pick up the cans and
deliver them to the dairy produi ts
plants.
I tallymen should not
overlook
nrra nglng to send in cans that are
rusty and a ¡i pear unfit for use, as
such cans will he retinned and put
In service again.
The need for more milk and
cream cans Is urgent, and every
ilalrymiqi Is asked to do his or her
part In weeing that there are SUf-
flcient cans to tnki care of the
situation.
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Now that the pumpkin is at
taining a golden glow. Uncle Zeke,
teetotaler is getting to look
slightly pie-eyed.
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The mountainous Caucasus Isth
mus, slightly smaller than Mon- The scrap drive is on in dead ear- '
1ann, contains 14 separate States nest, might be well to watch your
of the huvlet Union.
Of the many recently revised
government orders affecting farm
ers and farm owners of ths United
States, the one with the greatest
impact is the WPB conservation or
der which has reclassified various
types of farm construction activi
ty, besides reducing the amount of
building for which no authorization
has been required until now.
For Instance: The exemption of
«500 on rural (farm) construction
has been reduced to 1200. But, ac
cording to the latest notice, agri
cultural construction damaged by
Are, flood, tornado or earthquake
may be restored promptly in cases
where it has been decided by au
thorities that immediate reconstruc
tion is essential to the agricultural
program.
Farm owners contemplating the
construction of u building have
been cautioned against starting
construction until permission to
build actually has been granted.
The fact that builder has al) neces
sary materials on hand and needs
no priorities assistance will not
govern whether he should be per
mitted to use the material in the
construction job.
Another point to remember con
cerning the new rules and regula
tions on rural building is this: The
completion of the project must not
require the use of any material, on
the site or oil the site, to supply
10,000 Lbs. Metal In
Funeral Services Held
4 Days Is Record For Edgar L. Bryant
Clevenger Heads
New AMA Region
HAN FRANCIHCO. Hept 21 —
Greater decentralisation of the
work of the Agricultural Market
Ing Administration. U. H. Depart
ment uf Agrli ullure> purchasing
agency for Lend- I <*■«»•, Red Cross
and domestic prog ram», was aeen
today In the reorganization order
Issued from Washington by Roy
llendrh keen. AM» administrator.,
Merritt A. Clevenger, formerly
regional director of AMA purchase
and distribution bunches in the
eleven western states, has been
named regional administrator for
all AMA action programs in th»
new Pacific region which Includes
California. Oregon
Washington.
Arizona, Nevada, Alaska and the
Hawaiian Islands.
Out of the former four large
regions AMA has rented seven re
gions along geographic lines more
suited to war condition*. Regional
off l<ea Will t>e located at Han
Francisco,
Denver,
lies Moines,'
Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago and New
York.
Purpose of the new regionalize*
lion Is to delegate greater authori
ty to the field to speed action In
the purchase and transporting ot
agricultural commodities.
To ac-
ompllah thia each regional ad
ministrator will uct an the personal
representative uf Mr. Hendrickson
In order to facilitate decisions.
The AMA purchase branch last
year procured approzlmalely |lv0,-
<>00.ooo of western food for Lend-
Lease, Red Cross and other gov
ernmental needs.
The western
distribution branch
made food
available to nearly OOn.ono child
ren a month In the m-hool lunch
program and to 385,000 p«-ruons n
month through the food stamp
plan.
Mr. Clevenger hn» been nuper-
vising the purchases of the Agrl-
cultural Marketing Administration
tor the west coast since July 1,
1940, with offices at Han Francis
co. Prior to that he was with the
Michigan Htate Department
uf
Agriculture for five years. Born
and raised on an Indiana farm,
Clevenger understands agriculture
and Its problems.
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ASHLAND U. S. 0
Safeway Store Scene
The FRIENDLY CLUB (of Attempted Robbery
isafeway Store was broken in
NEWS NOTES Sunday
night and almost robbed
Recent Federal Orders Effeci
Living Conditions in Rural U. S.
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With only 75 per cent of a
normal coffee supply available, it
is by no means certain that folks
will seep 25 per cent better.
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The od belief that the team win
ning the second game in a World’s
series cops the pennant «was justi
fied at New York Monday, when
the Cards triumped over the
Yankees.
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Slapping a $50 fine and costs
on a motorist who exceeded the
25 miles an hour limit, a Chicago
judge asserted: “Using up gaso
line and tires in this way is
nothing less “
than sabotage
through s h e e
stupidity".
A
sound decision.
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HIS cartoon was first published by the Omaha World-Herald, originator of the "Nebraska Scrap Plan.”
weeks the people of Nebraska collected 196,171.012 pounds of scrap metals for war industries
T In That three
was 103.4 pounds per capita for every man, woman and child in the state. (NAME PAPER
lieves that
the Citizens of (NAME STATE) are equal to Nebraska's challenge. Let’« get oat the scrap to
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Mussolini for the fourth
straight year, has cinched the
title of the world s outstanding
minor leaguer.
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Don’t grumble about falling
leaves littering your lawn. Thank
your lucky stars you are not in
Europe where bombs are drop
ping.
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