VOL. XI ASHLAND U. S. 0 NEWS NOTES Different business ami profes­ sional clubs in Ashland have scheduled themselves to supply tiw Bunday UHO dinner to visit­ ing soldiers at the center Sunday, December U, the Lions Club und wives furnish the food for the cook-your-own dinner. The fol- lowing Huixluy, December 13, the Rotary Club aided by wives of the members will contribute the material for the dinner. On the 20th of December the Elks Club und wives of members will serve from five to eight PM. On that occaslixi the Elks Lodge are pre­ senting their flug ceremony at the URO center. The Service Club met at their regular date Tuesday, at a covered dun luncheon. Twelve members were present to heur committee reports, and to Join in plana for the drive for new members. The presiding officer announced Uiat service men's wives are urged to attend meeting of the club un Tuesday at 12 noun, the Mias Jeanette Smith Southern Oregon College of Edu­ cation appeared before the club as speaker. Miss Smith's sub­ ject waa the proposed Nursery School project now under consid­ eration. The Service Wives Club expressed interest in and desire to cooperate with the proposed project. Thirty-five Camp White soldiers sut down to the regular Sunday USO dinner at the Ashland club house this week. The menu was noodles und meat. Jello salads, hot dinner rolls, feather cake with special caramel icing. The work of serving the dinner was in the hands of Mrs. Haines, Mu. Bur- i die, and Mrs. Wein rob. The soldier guests ex pressed particular enthusiasm over the hot rolls and cake«. Mrs. Clara L. Palmer of Euclid Street entertained seven soldiers st dinner Sunday Those present were l*vts. Victor R Taylor. Har­ old Rogers. Paul Lasserigne, J. E Dolph. Ira Kastorf, Glenn Bailey, and Hugo Butler. Mrs. Clara Alcroft, Regional Supervisor of the Uniteti Service Organization, from the San Fran­ cisco office, was recently in Ash- land on a routine trip of inspec- lion, Mrs, Alcroft with the M«l- ford staff of USO workers came to Ashland Friday for a confer- on Sat­ ence uf staff workers, urday she returned for ina pection of the Ashland center. Mrs. Alcroft expressed pleusurc with the Ashland Club, and fore­ saw a very attractive center af­ ter the refurnishing and redecora­ ting now in tiie process of plan­ ning, have been put into effect. She stated only one problem ap­ pears facing the Ashland USO, that of transportation, which should be such that more soldiers could come from Samp White, and come oftener to the Ashland Cen- ter. Reports from all aidos in* dlcate that the boys like the corn­ munlty of Ashland and like the Frequently com- Ashland USO. F from visiting ments are heard soldiers expressing regret that the Ashland center is not nearer Med-J NUMBER 49 ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 ,1942 Ilalc Appointed Head of Freight Traffic for S.l*. W W. Huie nos been appointed vice ¡»resident In charge of system freight traffic for Southern i'aei fic, succeeding the late J. 7' Saunders, according to announce­ ment by A T Mercier, president of the company. Huie has had 41 yeurs of ex- perlence with the Southern Paci­ fic, first on the Pacific Coast, later in Texas and L»ulsinn>i, and for the last four years ax general traffic munuger for the compuny with headquarters ut Chicago. He is widely known in traruqx>rtution circles Entering the railroad's service ax a clerk ut San Francisco in 1901, Hale udvunccd to become agent for eastern car service Southern Pacific at Chicago, gen­ eral agent nt Detroit, assistant to freight traffic manager at Sun Francisco, freight traffic manager at Portland, and general freight traffic manager for Southern Pacific's Texas ami New Orleans lines, with headquarters In Hous­ ton, Texas He*then became gen­ eral traffic manager ut Chicago, from which post he now moves up to vice president in charge of freight traffic on all Southern Pacific lines. C. E. Union Hold Interesting Rally Holiday Season Coach Seats to Be Keserved Says Southern Pacific Southern Pacific announced tu­ day that advance reservations tor coach as well as sleeping car travel will be required for the hoik!ay period from December 15 to January 5 in order that pre­ ference may be given to the thousands of men of the armed forces who will be traveling home on furlough and to relatives who will is; visiting the boys at the camps und bases. Coach reservations, it was state i, may be made only at ticket offices at the time tickets are purchased, and not by telephone, Ln outlining the new reserva- i tion requirements, F. S. McGin*- nis. vice president in charge of the rail-1 passenger traffic for roads, issued an urgent appeal to the general public to foego all rail travel not vital to the war effort during the holiday period. "Southern Pacific,” he said, “is facir./ u critical situation in con­ nection with holiday travel. The tide of war traffic is mounting higher and higher, and we are hard pressed to supply the equip­ ment to move it. With delegates present from Grants P.»,n, Central Point, Jack­ sonville and Medford, the Crater 1-akc Christian Endeavor Union held a successful convention Fri­ day and Saturday in the Ashland Church of Chrlxt. Vernon Fishback, stute C. E. Union representative, of Eiigenc, assisted in conferences and for­ ums. Rev. Milo Hoss, of the Friends Church of Medford, de­ livered two inapiring messages. His themes were: “Always For 'Ox: Christ’’ und "Always for Church." The Saturday morning session opened with a quiet hour led by Rev, Earl F. Downing of the host church. Two conferences were held The first on ’Planning The Meeting” wax led by Vernon Fish- back, and the second on “The Christian Endeavorer and His De­ votional Life" had as leader Rev. Kenneth Knox of Medford. A forum wax conducted by Vernon Fishback Go". At the Sat ii rday afternoon sew-' “Since every locomotive we have sion Rev Lawrence Mitchelmorei spoke on the subject "Always For , or Can rent is being used, and the passenger cars for The Church". A business session : «apply of F. L. HAMMOND DIE«— Frank L. Hammond, a native of and social hour closed the .session. civilian use is naturally reduced, Ashland und who had rounded out Officers elected fop the ensuing I we shall be unable to operate any Sections of our regular trains,” nearly 47 yvaix m the U.S Postal year are as follows: he continued. “Consequently we at his Service, died last week President, Lawrence Hall, Ash- 1 His land; Vice President, Betty Pruitt, Will not be able to carry all of the home in Alameda, Calif father, A P Hammond, was Ash- Grants Paas; Secretary, Ellen i people who will want to make holiday trips, although we have land's second postmaster. Brown, Ashland; Treasurer, I-a- made every effort to increase the Deceased is survived his belle Haynie, Ashland; Social Su- by passenger-carrying capacity of wife and daughter, Mrs. Robert penntendent, Beth Alice Laddy, our train.” Walker of Alameda, also by two Granta Pass, Devotional Superin - McGinnis pointed out that since sisters, Mrs. Grace Turner, Ash- tendent, Rev. Kenneth Knox, Med- land; Mrs. Nellie Minkler, M«d- ford; Pastor Councilor, Rev. Earl the start of the defense program, brother Robert F. Downing, Ashland; Pianist, Southern Pacific has consistently ford, and onc followed the policy that the needs Vcrenc Bailey, Medford. Hammond. Medford. of the armed services must come burial at 6 Funeral services and A banquet wax served firat. In the interest of the war o’clock Saturday to the delegates took place at Alameda effort, he said, that same policy in the church dining room. | must be observed in the matter of .MYRTLE PO1\T*S RECORD— furlough travel, and the railroad GO!J) HILL First Lt. John Stamps and bond sales at the feels certain that the public will j "Scoup ’ Esxman, 39, who was grade und junior high schixtla are give its understanding cooperation continuing at a high average To killed by gunshot during a riot at by postponement of all non-essen­ date the schools have sold a total Phoenix, Ariz., which he wax at­ tial trips. of $2,719.75 since the beginning tempting to stop, formerly coach- of school, making the total weekly 1 cd athletics at Gold Hill high I school. j • .Subscribe for The Miner today. average of $28000 1 Be Thankful-Be Merry-Be Happy-Because Yqu Live in America Elks Hold Annual Memorial Services Grange Units to Be Information Centers For W A AC'S Enrollees Lands the voyager at last Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servants sleeping. serving as city police patrolman, has resigned. Chief Talent has accepted his resignation. Oregon grange units have been asked to cooperate as informa­ Ashland Lodge of Elks paid tion centers for the Women's fitting tribute Sunday aftem