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Thursday, Nov. 12, 1D42 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 2 ditions be explosives, rise and expand into the upper stories of a building. This spread of gas may take place for a considerable time before the fire is dis covered, and under these conditions the entire Btruc- Published Every Thurs. turc may become a death trap to all in or near it. FREI» MILTENBERGER at 167 P st Main Street ASHT -<D, OREGON Publisher The cure for this danger is enclosure of all stairs. * elevators, escalators and dumb waiter shafts, and the ★ Entered as second-class use of wired glass for windows in light shafts. SUBSCRIPTION matter February IS. RATES Excessive floor area, without subdividing walls 1835, at the poetoffice at (In Advance) Ashland, Oregon, under pr fire partitions, is one of the most common objec SIX MONTHS $1 50 the act ef March 3.1879. ONE YEAR $2 00 tionable features of many of our industrial plants be ★ (Mailed Anywhere in the ing built today, as well as some built previously. Out- TELEPHONE 8561 XrmxjSSI United States) pide streams cannot cover the interior of such build ings. and without perfect fire protection, they become “ a SET YOU FREE" "THE TRUTH WILL susceptible to heavy fire loss. Every employe and employer should do hiB ut* THEY MIGHT BE ALIVE TODAY most to protect our war industries against fire. Fail- Admiral Moreell, chief of the Navy’s Bureau of ure is inexcusable. Yards and Docks, in an address to the American Fed ★ ★ ★ eration of Labor convention at Toronto, put the Am CAN T EAT A BLOW TORCH erican workmen—and labor leaders—squarely on the spot. Unless the authorities wake up soon, a wholly un necessary food shortage is imminent. Thousands upon Among other things, he told the workers that, thousands of farmers are going out of business to “you cannot have your cake and eat it too. You exist by virtue of the fact that this is a democratic country tally, or substantially curtailing production. Lack of and. therefore, you have to preserve and protect demo labor and a feeling that those in high places don’t cratic institutions. When the country is in peril, as understand their problems, are the main reasons given it is today, all rules must be relaxed or waived com- ( for such action. pletely. It is just as sensible for you fellows to take* __________ Over 1,400 dairy farmers ___ have quit business thiB the position that a brick mason cannot, in time of year in the New York milk shed area alone, according emergency, help out with the placing of a steel beam, to figures compiled by the Dairymen’s League Co as it is for a marine to take the position that, because operative Association. The League’s figures for the he is trained as a machine gunner, he cannot use a rifle same area showed, further, that nearly 20,000 head or unload a landing boat. What a hell of a war this of dairy cattle have been sold so far his year with the would be if such rules were applied to the boys on the prospect that over 15,000 more will be sold during the firing line. balance of the year. The plight of New York dairy “. . . no one can live without labor, but they cer farmers is typical of farmers in every state. tainly can live without labor unions. They are living There have been plenty of reported studies made without them in Germany and in Italy, and in Japan in regard to manpower needs of the armed services . . . .and they will damn well live without them here if and war industries, which are commonly designated all of you don’t get in there and pitch.” as armament, airplane and shipbuilding. vVe have Here are the sentiments of millions of Americans. been told that all ablebodied men and women will ulti They are written on the wall in the blood of American mately be forced into industries "essential” to our war soldiers, sailors and airmen who have died because program. Thus, millions of men have been faced with strikes and slow-downs in vital industries reduced our the choice of a gun or a welder’s torch, apparently in production of the machines of war—men who would the belief that we could live, eat and fight with these have been living today had they but received a new instruments alone. plane, a tank, a gun. Southern Oregon Miner ★ ★ ★ FAILURE INEXCUSABLE A critical fire hazard has been created by the emergency occupation of old buildings to carry on war work. These older buildings are numbered in thousands against one new building and they are being put to uses for which they were not designed. Dwellings are hurriedly changed to apartment buildings, garages and old stores turned into warehouses, rundown factories rushed into service for new industries. Existing struc tures of all kinds are being used without adequate fire protection for their new contents. A recent bulletin of the National Board of Fire Underwriters points out the principal dangers, to gether with corrective measures. Vertical travel of fire is probably the factor of greatest moment in con nection with safety to life and property in most of the existing buildings two or three stories in height. Heated gases, some of which may under certain con- F. GBENBEMER PASSES— Fred Grenbember, a former re sident of Ashland, who operated a monument shop on Fourth st., died November 2 in Redmond, Oregon. He is the father of De puty Sheriff William Grenbemer and Mrs. Darrell Leavens, both of Medford. Funeral services were held Thursday at Hillsboro, Oregon. LEGAL NOTICES SUMMONS IN THE JUSTICE S COURT IN AND FOR THE DISTRICT OF ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON. M. E. Kaegi, vs. George Foley. TO GEORGE FOLEY, the above named Defendant: IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON, you are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint filed against you in the above action, within four weeks from the date of the first publication of this summons, and if you fall to appear and ans wer within said period, the Plain tiff will take judgement against you for the sum of $36.51, together with the costs and disbursements of this action. This summons is served upon you by the publication thereof, pursuant to an order of M. T. Burns, Justice of the Peace, skid district, dated October 24th, 1942, by which order you are required to appear and answer on or before the 27th day of November, 1942. Date of First Publication: Oct- I ober 29, 1942. WM M BRIGGS Attorney for Plaintiff Postoffice address: Pioneer Bldg., Ashland, Oregon. OCT. 29, Nov. 5, 12, and 19. Lt. John Pratt Lt. John Pratt. A.H S. graduate of 1939, was killed while on manu- vers in New Mexico on October 15, 1942. Lt.. Pratt was well- liked by his fellow students and teachers, being outstanding in his studies as well as in tennis and hiking. His first flight training was at the Southern Oregon Col lege of Education after which he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was sent to Lubback Field, Texas, for further training. He made very rapid progress and graduated in July, 1942 Lt. Pratt J NEW CITY OFFICIAL— William Briggs has been con firmed ua Ashland's new city at- I ¿7n7y a7d™o,UM.,swe<u’nburi the citys new health officer, , replacing City Attorney Frank Van Dyke and City Health Officer pr '■ H. A. Woods, respectively, Arn>M<HuiJ<: fire INSU RANCE "That you can dspaiid on" who are due to be in the armed forces soon, ___ --------- •---------- CHEAP printing Is s «| mxi «I vc . Have your work done RIGHT at the Home of Better Printing___ THE MINER PRESS HEALTH A ACCIDENT IJFE M. T. BURNS ON THE I’l.AZA A Sacred Duty and A Solemn Privilege c.M.LltwtUer He deem it i> pri vilege to relieve family unit friends of worry und detail when tbe hour of IIClMl arise«. We conalder it a ■erred duty to condili- t it service that Is u fitting tribute. Mr« Lltwiller DEPUTY COUNTY CORONER Litwiller Funeral Home We Never Close—Phone 4541 When Gasoline Rationing Comes wa.s the second boy from Ashland High to make the supreme sacri fice of life for his country during* this war. ------------------- •------------------- From an Receives Brain Concussion When gasoline rationing comes, you will prob Wilma Froman, one of Ashland high's last year graduates who is now attending Willamette Univ-: ersity, received a brain concussion last week during Homecoming The accident occurred on the cam pus when Wilma and some friends I were gathering decorations. She is now in the hospital for treat-1 ment, Jim Rath, who also attends Willamette University, was in the hospital with an emergency ap pendectomy, He was graduated in the class of '42. —ROGUE NEW8 ably have to stop driving long distances, and you may be planning to travel by train instead. Ordinarily, of course, any railroad would be de lighted at the prospect of a lot of new customers, but these are not ordinary times, and we are frankly worried about what the consequences of gasoline rationing may bo. i i We are carrying hundreds of thousands of troops, and there has alread y been a big increase in ci vilian travel because of the war. I So far we think we have done a pretty good job. But there is a limit to our present capacity, and we cannot buy new passenger cars because of the shortage of critical miterials. I SO WI SUGGEST: ( Electricity Saves Money, ( Work and Time ( Did you ever stop to count the many blessings electricity brings you? There’s light for living, reading, working; power that gets your work done quickly—even when you go outside your home, electricity is working for you in street lights, stores, movies. Electricity has brought a better life for everyone. Electricity is man's greatest servant—and his least expensive one. Here in Ashland, e*ectricity service has steadily decreased in expense through the years, yet steadily increased in usefulness. Everyone can live electrically now—and enjoy life more. » 1. Pleas« do not travel unless you feel you have good, sound reasons for doing so. 2 Travel during the middle of the week instead of on week-ends. 2 Please buy your rail and Pullman tickets well in advance of the day you leave. 4. If plans change, please cancel your Pullman space promptly so somebody else can use it. 5 Use Pullman space to its maximum capacity. If you reserve a bedroom, compartment or drawing room, share it with friends or business acquaintances (and share the expense). 6. Buy round trip tickets. Make your return res ervations at the same time. 7. Travel light, and take into the train with you only the luggage you actually need on the train. Chock the rest. If we all cooperai«, it will help to avoid any necessity of rationing train travel, too. t The War Bondi you buy now will help pay for a new home 4 Ashland Light Department after the war. The Friendly Southern Pacific “Your SERVICE Department” » Rue «