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SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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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.
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elevators,
escalators and dumb waiter shafts, and the
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use of wired glass for windows in light shafts.
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matter February IS.
RATES
Excessive floor area, without subdividing walls
1835, at the poetoffice at
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Ashland, Oregon, under
pr fire partitions, is one of the most common objec­
SIX MONTHS
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the act ef March 3.1879.
ONE YEAR
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tionable features of many of our industrial plants be­
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pide streams cannot cover the interior of such build­
ings. and without perfect fire protection, they become
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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
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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*
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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.
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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,
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THE MINER PRESS
HEALTH A ACCIDENT
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The War Bondi you
buy now will help pay
for a new home
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Ashland Light Department
after the war.
The Friendly Southern Pacific
“Your SERVICE Department”
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