Page 2 ThurBday, December 10, 1942 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 ★ FRED MILTENBERGER Publisher ♦ Entered as aecond-olaM matter February 15, 1935, at the postoffice at Ashland, Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. ★ 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- ------------ •------------- 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. < SMITH BROS. COUGH DROPS THAO /« 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. p SOUTHERN PACIFIC I'