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SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
VETERANS OF SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
TO RECEIVE UNIQUE YULE GREETINGS
Southern Oregon Miner
Published Every Thur».
At 167 East Main Street
ASHLAND, OREGON
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FRED MILTENBERGER
Publisher
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Entered as aecond-olaM
matter
February
15,
1935, at the postoffice at
Ashland, Oregon, under
the act of March 3, 1879.
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TELEPHONE 8561
“THE TRUTH WILL
BRITAIN'S GARB
Britain, which went reluctant
ly to standardired clothing, is find
lug the change agreeable. To con
serve material, "utility” clothing
was designed for men and womeu
by seven fashion experts. There
aiv approximately fifty styles of
womens gowns in fifteen colors
and 5,000 variations. There are a
hundred styles ui shoes.
Mens ready-made suits range
from $11 to $17.80 and tailor-made
suits from $15 to $21.00. Womens
suite from $15 to $21. Women's
untailored suits from $11 to $14.30
and tailor-made suits from $14.75
to $18.50. .All this utility clothing
is exempt from the governments
33% purchase tax.
Ration books contain 51 cou
pons. With them the womeu may
buy, in one year, a winter coat,
a winter (or summer) dress, a
uightgown. two pairs of stockings
and four small handkerchiefs.
A man can buy a suit, an over
coat, a shirt, a pair of wool socks
and a tie. If he forgoes a vest, he
may buy a pair of shoes or an
extra pair of pants. There are
special allowances for children.
NO SHORT CUT
You did not hesitate when you met the • lleiiiy In superior force
at Rocky Gulch ami whlp|>ed them Unaided
constant check on physicians in
local communities. This service
was create»! by the President of
the United States. It works in
close cooperation with the med
ical profession which does not
propose to allow any lapse in the
high and hard-won health stand-
ards of America.
KEEP ON*THE JOB!
The home front can never be as
productive of medals aa the battie
front. However, the importance of
the home front is coming more
and more to be recognized, as
indicated recently when one of the
top men at selective service head
quarters warned workers against
changing jobs with any idea of
getting draft deferment thereby.
Thousands of workers through
out the country have jumped their
regular peacetime job* wul per
ha|M* unglamorous jobs to go to
work for defense industrie»,
Not only is this unlikely to re
suit in a draft deferment, but it
might hasten the day of the draft
call, according to Lt. Commander
Patrick H. Winston, assistant
executive of solective service head
quarters in Washington.
Addressing the convetion of the
National .Association
of Food
Chains in Chicago, Lt. Commander
Winston said:
“A man moving voluntarily
from a non-essential industry to
an essential industry in which he
has had no previous experience
does not improve his draft status.
On the contrary, such action to
prevent immediate induction might
cause him to be called eariller.”
So it ap|>ears that those of us
doing what may seem to be pro
saic jobs at home, ha*I better stick
to them. That advise is obviously
based on the fact that the ma
chinery of civilian life must not
be disorganized by
unplanned
shifts from one place to another
and one job to another.
The army wants us to stay put
until we are needed. If we get to
impatient for a change, the Army
may say, “O. K., Bud. If you’re
in such a hurry, c’mon and ret
your gun.”
William M. Jeffers, rubber czar,
recently struck hard at "loose
and careless” talk about the
rubber problem. The rubber prob
lem is not. licked; there Is a def-
inate rubber shortage; there will
be tires for all only if the most
stringent measures are applied and
received with 100% cooperaUos
on the part of the public. That
is the grim truth.
There is no easy short cut to
rubber conservation, or to the pro
duction of more rubber. “The fact«
are,” Mr. Jeffers said, “that the
Japenese cut off 90% of our sup
plies and that as a result the
United
States is compressing
into two years the building of a
tremendous synthetic rubber ind
ustry which ordinarily would take
a dozen years to build."
“The greatest supply of rubber
we have in this country is in the
million tons of rubber in the
tires of our passenger cars and
THE LITTLE MAN
trucks. We must stretch that mil
In the much discussed “Ameri
lion tons as far as it will possibly can way of life,” we are losing
go—and then maybe a little far much of its simplicity by the fact
ther.”
that the small scale business man
is swiftly diminishing. Small con-
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DON’T SHOOT. PLEASE
cerns of manufacturing and xell-
A Washington committee, fear ing are being forced out by the
ful of a dangerous doctor short increased shortages and their
age, has proposed arbitrary halt failure to financially Ude them-
ing of further enlistment by med - selves through the duration. .Also
ical men in the armed forces until many of the small business men
a bureau has been created to “su are of the younger group and na
pervise and control the drafting turally are to be draft material
and recruiting of doctors.” Ap within a short time.
parently, pending establishment
Something should be done to
of the bureau, our soldiers are preserve a few of the “little man”
supposed to keep out of the way group or our future economic
of enemy bullets.
standard will likewise suffer. The
The military services are entitl little man is the middle claM man
ed to every doctor they need. And and he is generally the commun
they are entitled to them with ity man that energetically organ
out awaiting the pleasure of a ize« and aids his own small sur
bureau in Washington.
-As the roundings. He is the man that
American Medical Journal observ supplies his community and buys
es: “The least that the nation can and sells within his small bound
do for those that offer their lives aries, but financially be is finding
in combat is to provide them with “tough going” and within
the
the utmost that medicine con off next year many «mall businesses
er for the alleviation of the wound will have completely vanished.
ed and the prevention of unneces
The litUe business man la not
sary death." The armed forces are necessarily a necessity or a “key”
getting the doctors they need. man but he has a place in the no
They are getting them now; the called American system of living
best medical men in the world.
and when this war is ended be
As far as civilian needs are con- ; will be sadly missed in the reor
cerned,
the American Medical ganization scheme if he no longer
Journal points out that a weekly exists. Surely some government
survey by the Procurement and loan or insurance plan could be
Assignment Service maintains a compiled to save the little man, at
You did not hesitate when you alone mot the enemy In that fortl
fled trench at I'ulllan and fought It out al the polnt uf the bayunot
slid the s ore III deud was forty five to one In your favor
You did not hesitate win'll you * lo-sed that i|iiuicnilre moat mol
swamp. In the battle of Malolos. on a fiull bu Hibou P' lv. one at a
tlnie amt attacked the entraining forte if Agulnalilo and whipped
them In a running fight along the railroad I'tiibaiiknicnt
CAPT. W UXIAM McUl üHUN
Christmas an«| New Year Greeting«, a unique departure from
the customary, are being itent out thia year by Uap<. and Mr**.
William McLaughlin, of Ashland. A neatly printed folder convey«
the greeting».
Capt. McLaughlin served in the Philippine« in the Spanish-Am
erican war 1898-1899. aa commander of Company I. of the Fighting
First Dakota. Theere are 30 surviving members of the company.
The mews a ge of Capt. Mcl-aughllii to the boys who served under
and to the wklows of those who made the supreme sacrifice reads
aa follows:
WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT YOU BAMBOO FIGHTERS,
HIKERS AND SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL MEN
by Civil and Military l*eadrnt of a Great Nation
DEPUTY COUNTY CORONER
Litwiller Funeral Home
We Never Close— Phone 4541
It’s a matter of great pride to every Hist South Dakota mull to
know that he gave Ills service. t<> the last num ••. In that haul cam
paign Manila to Sun i'linamlu under that gullanl loader, th.il
taught Houglus MacArthur how Io beconi«* a gloat general lien
oral
Arthur MucArthur, and to know that MacArthur thought
more of the South Dakota regiment than any other tn Ills division
It wus at the battle of Moyutnuyun that the general ordered the
Tenth I’cnnaylvulilu Into the tlvor bottoms, where there was heavy
firing
the hesitation was too long -"Where la the South Dakota
regiment, they will go In”
and We did
It was In the buttle of
Malolos that MacArthur tendered to the regiment the post of honor
tile center of Gen Hales brigade
The regiment th*' pel so mil
guard of the General at Manila before hostilities commeni'*'d
Also
making the regiment Provost Guard (military police) at San Fern
ando what honors from a grout general and flnuly General Mac-
Arthur and staff, mounted and In front of Agulnaldes < apltol at San
Fernando, prulsed th*' regiment for their great service, uml bld
the little remnant of thut fighting bund farewell.
I need offer no apology when I call you Veterans, after thut hard
campaign with General Hale ami MacArthur you enme bu> k to
Manila thinking to convalesce, but you was orders I us ii company
to hold a position out beyond block-house four ths rainy season
was on- ula Sibley tents
wooden tent pins shallow soil
ruin In
torrents and down wi'Uld come your tenia. It was out In the rain
and try to keep them up- the poor looks, how we pilled them,
trying to prepare our meals —lite rain would put out the fire and
we were all full of malaria and »very man had the dyslnterry, with
no let up. out there by ourselves nine thousand miles from hum«
and loved ones—It was our Valley Forge
Wo look It with a smile,
a forced snitle
You know the horrible hell of war.
You met the enemy with determination
You met your hardship with a smile
Defeat you never met.
Muy you all now living enjoy unother Merry Christmas and .T
very Happy New Year
Captain and
You as a company were not Just gun-totem when the regiment’«
least before the end of 1943 which
will in all probabilities seal his
doom. He cannot face shortages
of raw materials or finished
goods, neither can he survive long
under a complete rationing plan.
Especially now, with fuel and
food shortages, we need the little
business man. He may not be an
"essential” man in the war effort
but be is needed by his commun
ity—be is a part of our democra
tic American living.
I
Mrs.
William
Mclstughlin
L cim . a cough due to a fold—thank* to the tooth
ing action of Smith H rot hen Cough Drops.
Smith Bro*. Cough Drops contain a ipecial
blend of medicinal ingredients, blended with
prescription care And they still cost only Jf a
box. »i, a nit hit tbtths shot tit hit.
MY MEKNAGE To Vol BOYS OF COMPANY L OF THE
FIGHTING HUNT SOUTH DAKOTA.
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LOCAL BOY WINS PLACE—
James E Hobson, of Ashland,
and James K. Hoey of Medford,
were among those appointed as
alternates to a military academy
for 1943. Their nomination was
contained in an announcement
made by Senator Charles McNary.
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WAR INTRODUCES
WOODEN SPRINGS
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Ne
cessity, which works overtime
during a war, has mothered an
other invention, wooden springs
to take the place of the wire
variety in furniture.
Many furniture men like their
simplicity, and they are inexpens-
ive.
They are made
of
bent
wooden strips of hickory, ash,
oak, maple or pecan, ingeniously
fastened together.
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FUNDS AVAILABLE—
Following a visit of William
Barton, Oregon field recreation
representative for the Federal Se
curity Administration, it is an
nounced that the government ha«
funds available for the remodel
ing,
painting,
decorating
and
furnishing Ashland U.SO. club
house.
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Litwlller
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Mobilization. Sioux Falls. South Dakota, April 189»
When Col
ne! Frost looked down your backs on that memorable morning and
said, "These are not the kind of men I wanted.”
At muster out of the regiment he said, "L Company, one of th«
best If not the best company In the regiment."
At Manila., Philippine islands on the morning of the Sth of Feb
ruary 18*9. Colonel Frost to Captain McLaiughlln, "We will attack
the enemy at 9 a m.—you will take your company straight for
block house 4.”
"The South Dakota regiment In a gallant charge hurled Itself
against the enemy at the Murilao river—loss in dead and wounded
inoatly confined to this regiment."—Cable to War Department -Otis
"The South Dakota regiment la just aa far ahead of us regulars
aa we were ahead of the volunteers In Cuba.”—Captain 8th U.S.
Infantry
The South Dakota regiment chosen personal guard, commanding
general, Malacanan Palace.
"The South Dakota regiment was the moat outstanding regiment
in the Philippine Islands.''—Adjutant General, Washington D.C.
The hard campaign. Manila to San Fernando, February 4th to
June 10th, 1899:
Without blankets, sleeping In uniform, nightly attacks of enemy
—the toll of dead, wounded and s.ck. From eleven hundred of.
fleers and men, less than one-third remained at San Fernando—
six army surgeons on examination reduced this to ninety-six o.'
eight men to the company.—Report on file, surg. Generals office,
Washington D. C.
Awarded the special congressional Medal of Honor
"There goes the South Dukotans on their charge and all Hell
can't stop them."—Gen. Charles King.
”1 know of no regiment In the Civil War that saw harder service
or harder fighting than the South Dakota regiment.”—Arthur Mc
Arthur, Gen. Com., sec Brig . sec. Div. 8th Army Corps.
"I shall go to South Dakota to meet that gallant regiment on Its
return home."—William M< Kinley. President of United States
I don't feel like writing this col
umn today, but you know that old
saying: “Where athere there's a
will—’’ well, there are usually
relatives.
Mr«
ihe
one
car-
left
An urgent call for help cum** fn
regiment was ordered to their relief
hundred rounds of i«mmunlllon pci
rled starting at noon back al ng
here and a platoon there and l>« k
when line platoon of sixteen men of the lomp.my m ir*'hed
un reaching Itlgua, the most dl lant draiicnutoil point anti
3 o'clock the morning of th«* n* >1 day. with no supper our
fast consisted of a few i hlt’keii our formten* brouttlil In
A. SET YOU FREE
Funeral Service*» conducted
by us are always a beauti
ful tribute to the memory
of the dear one—and they
are always baited on a fair
monetary charge for the
family.
IM*«
You a« i* company could «1«** flitli
cording to General MacArthur» »tan
SUBSCRIPTION
RATES
(In Advance)
SIX MONTHS
$1 50
ONE YEAR
$2 00
I Mailed Anywhere in the
United States)
Two Importment Facts !
record was being made - V>u contrl
tusking that rscurd.
You were oom
as u company could drill accord.ng
rvtdenrrd when th« Colonel ootnmnr
the regiment to drill before him. o
Palace- the captains well knew nhi*
the exacting Colonel Fruxt.
L < <>mi>
score, no errors or criticism
McGurgle: "I hear that yer auld
friend
I wife.” Hector has marrit a third
McGulp: "Ay,e mon. Hector has
been a verra expensive friend. He
has cost me two wreaths and three
^preseenta in 16 years.
This man is the reason you should
avoid Holiday Travel
NOW, of all times, it is important for
Jou to ask yourself candidly: "Do I
ave to take that trip?”
For now, and until early Januare, is
the time for holiday furloughs. Those
tanned, dean-looking boys with their
freshly-pressed uniforms you see at our
ticket windows will only have a few days
at home with their folks this year and wc
want to make their trip home and back
as pleasant as we can.
War’s tremendous transportation de
mands—in carrying troops and war
materials as well as dvtlians—have
strained all railroad facilities to the ut
most. Frankly, we’re worried about the
holiday season ahead. We know
as you do, that a furlough at
home does something fine for
THE
FRIENDLY
a soldier. (And no one denies he's
earned it.) But, to state the facts bald
ly, we can’t carry the civilian holiday-
takers and furloughing soldiers and
sailors, too.
With such a good reason, most folks
won’t find a "sacrifice” in canceling a
holiday trip. And if you’re one of these,
the thousands of us here at S.P. will give
you a cheer. For railroad people aren’t
making holiday pleasure trips either.
So please write your family and friends
you nave changed your plans... that
there's a lad in uniform who needs your
seat to sec hit folks before he travels
overseas—and needs it worse than you
do. For,of course, you wouldn't
want his seat when he tries to
go home on hisholiday furlough.
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SOUTHERN
PACIFIC
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