VOL. XÏI
ASHLAND, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 194.3
CAMP WHITE
NEWS NOTES
THE rwoSSROADS ARE BARE
GEOFFREY F. MORGAN
FORMER JANITOR NOW COP
Star KP of Sunday afternoon at
the USO was Pvt John F Uvera,
who evinced such skill in taking
over the new task of bread slicing
that In record time he hs l turned
ou>‘. enough thin slices to ma ko
all the sandwiohes needed for the
Hunday evening tiuffet service
Pvt. Ever» stated that he had
learned to cook at home; he duce
not like to cook by the look or re
cipe, but prefers to improvise This
occasion was INI. Evera flrr visit
to Ashlan I He stated he liked the
home atmosphere of the Ashland
USO Being from Lincoln. Neb hr
approved of the week-end snow
which, he. said, reminded hint of
home
NEW YORK CITY—Pleasure cars on Times Square were scarcer
than hen’s teeth on the morning after the OPA’s emergency order,
banning the sale vf gasoline to holders of "A," “U," and "C" ration
curds, wont into effect. Once jammed with honking motor cars, "Ths
Crossroads of the World” was quiet with only a few scattered taxi-
cabs, trucks and busses in tight. Reluctant to use the little gas they
■eight have left, New York’s motorists took to the subways as soon
at tl.< order went through. Seventeen states on the Esstern seaboard
um aflectcd by the ruling.
«All «.OES ON IN THE SOLOMONS
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SOLOMON
ISLANDS
War goes on in the Solomons with planes, warships and troops of both
tides fighting every day. Sometimes fleets clash in major naval
conflicts, but for the most part it is troop battles on Guadalcanal
tind rar-is on enemy bases by our big bombers that keep this vital
irunt fr. ii Babau) to Henderson Field alive with action.
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How Good Is Your Memory?
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REVIVAL MEETING
February
January 25 Throi
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R«’t’ A. J. Pentii
t h n* 7:30 p. in. Sundays at
11:00 a. in. mid 7:30 p, m.
HERMON SUBIE« TH:
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Bui'dcn Re'igion
Re 1g ou* I ar ilys <
C ici , l’ie World’s Bar er
To j.o F'tiilTif the Ciurel
Muet go Deeper.
TEN DAILY LECTURES
ON
“The Holy Spirit”
MON'DW THROUGH FRIDAY
AT 10*30 A. M.
Rev. A. J. Bentiie, Evangelixt
FREE ..METHODIST
EAST MAIN AT SEVENTH
ASHLAND, OREGON
CHURCH
Former A.H.S. janl’or, Richard
CreHHe, is now a member of the
city police force. He han patrol
dutii* and radio car work.
Vernon Rush, new high school
janitor, has been with the school
system for at least 12 years Be
fore his present Job, he was Jan- ‘
it<»r ait the Lincoln school.
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CHURCH OF CHRIST, Heron. I
mid B Street*
Bible Behold. 0:45 a m.
AdilitliMial stars will be placed
u|K4i thr service flag and dii'ica-
tril during the opening service of
tliu school
MCllNING SERVICE, 11 00a m.
S< i mon, "What Is The Church
Like?”
7 c J in’ !,* Church v.lll nice w > di
i ir Adul service for a recogniza-
I on servic ■.
m.xtlan E’d ivur f<
J. h tors
id 111 h School young People
nd Victory
for Young Peo
i and adults ut 6:30 p.m
I ,‘vcnlng fk rvici 7:30 p.m.
< ilistiin- Emlervor Day- will b<
obacrvx.i w|th special number» by
l ie young people. Sermon, '"The
1 luntlln of Youth".
Earl F. Downing, Ministei
Ruth B-ill and Martin WIMae.
UNCLE JACOB SAYS—
two Junior High Sri >o| Camp
Over heard two rubbms. walle
Fire Gir:«, coni rib
treif i Miro Mrlirtjf the tn MWcs in the cherry
effort, by tree, one said- I see t’yat they ar<
thia wc«*k o the
distributing and j
the USO g' mg to ration chernea this ye*r
weekly bull, tina
-bout the
ether replied. I have A-book
city, despite Iridi
weather.
ready mid if them birds over
F uglnnd don't like our cherries,
Don't folget the Ball
rwillup Cherwlllop
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Itali on J unitary 30th
— Wlmph
THE
ASHLAND U.S.O.
NEWS NOTES
GIRL’S LEAGUE
¡’LANS SUPPER
The annual Pep Rii*>per and
Dunce apon wired by the Girls*
League is scheduled tm Wednes
day, February 24 It will prececd
the last fiasket trail game with
Medford which is the 2fl.
Basketball boys, their fa hers,
coaches, and the members of the
Downtown Quarterbacks Club will
be honored guasta. For a small ad
mission price the entire student
txniy may attend the dance which
is followed by a supper and pro
gram.
At a meeting held January 18
the girls were add reste d by Miss
Patricia (èeiser. school nurse. She
spoke on Boy and Girl Relation
ship.
Camp White, < i t gun, Jan 25.
Artillery firing will !>• u mlui .• I
on llu> B.igle Hinge of t'limp
While reservation J.umnry 25 to
30 inot naive, It was announced t >
iluy from headquarters
Firing will be < iriird on between
the hours of 12 noon mid *1 p. m
Bea;lc range is ilofllle.l us tin- ’ire I
nine miles north of .Medford that
lies in a rec migle six mile wide
to the west of Rogue river mid
extends north 10 miles from tin
mouth of Uttle Butts* creek.
Military and civilian | h rsnnnol
are warned to stay out of them< i
unless hey have business Range
guards will lie posted to enforce
i*vt. tieraid Mclntyie of Ctdcago,
a fellow viator, declared the occa
sion might be ids birthday too.
and ckümixi a gixxl share of the
cake Both boy* reported they
had tx*rn coining to the A m I i I. uu I
USO regukiry every week end.
that they have been in thr Service
since last fall They rounded otli
the party by a ikmuico with the
Saturday evening fortune teller
and reported the nwult as encour
aging, prognostication having in
cluded a "tui uurly trip, a big suc
cess in life, and an increase in
this order
NUMBER 1
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The regular meeting of the
Service Men's Wives Club conven
ed this week in the USO center
dining room at a covered diah lun
cheon with twenty-two members
present. Former chairman Mr«.
Wesley Cartwright having moved
away, a new chairman was elect
ed. Mrs. S. H Bur on, from Mich.
The co-chairman is Mrs. Ju Lus
Sahara from Chicago; the treas
urer, Mrs. Frances Hunter from
New Jersey.
After a short business meeting
the club played cards.
New members attending this mee
ting were from widespread regio
ns of the country. They were Mrs
Betty Lee Hubbard, Mrs. Louise
R. Orkin, Mrs. Harry Rhodes Jr„
Mrs. Helen Shirk,, and Mr«. Fran
ce« K. Will«.
The chairman issued an invitation
to all army wive« newly arrived
in Ashland to attend the next
meeting at 12:30 Tuesday in the
Ashland USO Center
“Fir” is flyin; on all the fight
ing fronts of the Uni ed Nations,
thanks to the men of lumber in
West Coast woods and mills ac
cording to Geoffrey F. Morgan,
manager of the Douglas Aircraft
Company’s speakers bureau, who
will address the luncheon session
of .the West Coast Lumbermen’s
Association, a Tacoma, Friday,
January 2b. Mr. Morgan s subject
Miss Frances E Dodds, USO
will be “Air Power for Victory” director of Ashland, announces
Nationally known in education, a that the USO would greatly app
world traveler and a former mem reciate the loan of a sewing mach-
ber of the California legislature, ineand a victrola. The victrola is
Mr. Morgan has in recent years especially needed for the Listeners
won note as a lecturer and writer Hour on Tuesday evening.
on Indus rial production for war Need for a sewing machine arises
in the air.
‘ frequently. Anyone having either
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LOCAL GIRL ACHIEVES MANY which can be spared temporarily
HONORS IN UNIVERSITY
to the USO is asked to call Miss
University of Oregon Jan. 27 Dodds at the Ashland center.
Special to 7he Miner— Miss Jean
Fiideger, of Ashland was recently
The Ashland USO is sponsoring
appoin t-d to the position of co- a ball,the Winter Formal, Wed.
chairman of the luncheon comm evening, January 27. Plans for
ittee for Dads’ Day, 1943.
1 the affair are in the hands of the
Celebrations will be held on Feb I executive group, headed by Miss
ruary 13th.
Mary Jean Hendricks assisted by
Miss Frideger, a junior in business Misses Marie Pochelu, Madge
administration, is a member of Mitchell, Dorothea Burkett, and
Phi Theta Upsilon, junior wom Margaret Barnthouse.
en's honorary, and was executive The plans have been outlined un
secretary of Homecoming week der the general supervision ■ of
end. She is activity editor of the Miss Virginia Hales and Mrs.
Oregana, university yearbook,and Frances White, sponsors of theJr.
is a fashion wri er for the Emer Hostess League, and approved by
ald, student publication.
Miss Frances E. Dodds, director
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of the Ashland USO.
WENDELL WEBB SPOKE AT
i The commi tee announces plans
UNIV ERSSITY OF OREGON
are going through for elaborate
More than 75 newspaper rep
decoration* Refreshments of ice
resentatives attended the confer
cream and cake will be provided.
ence which centered around the
Contrary to previous announce
place of newspapers in the war
ments the ball will be held in the
Honored guest was W’endell Webb
Ashland USO clubhouse.
Associated Press Correspondent,
who covered the battle of Midway
The Ashland USO reports the
Webb spoke at an assembly Thurs enlistment of an army wife as a
to University of Oregon students volunteer worker in the USO a-
as well as at the afternoon sess tong with local women who are
ion of the press conference.
standing by. Mrs. Frances Hunter
is doii^g her bit on the home front
while her husband, Lt. Alex. Hun
ter is serving with the Engineers
91«t. Division. Camp White.
Mrs. Hunter is doing regular shift
in the USO hostess work, and in
addition to thia.has been ass-'it-
ing the USO office by d< ing extra
typing or other clerical work in
arrears
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Miss Frances E. Dodds, direct! r
of the A; bland USO has urged
that girls s'?n up for the Camp
White dance February 11. This
dance is the Valentine Sweetheart
Formal.at Service Club Number 2.
The Ashland USO Club House
was the scene of a birthday party
Saturday evening, honoring Pvt.
Hu. h McNabb who hails from
Harrisburg, II’inoise. Pvt. McNabb
proclaimed a deligh ful time, the
bir-hday cake "wonderful", and
stayed for a dance after the cake
waj distributed.
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We had some snow the other
day- We had a warm rain- Nbw
the snow has gone away.
Wimple
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DON’T FORGET THE
BTG D ANCE JAN. 30
AT THE ELKS HALL
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