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VOL. XII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 1943
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THE TONQUIN
FAILS to
OUR DEMOCRACY
by Mat
ASHLAND U. S. 0.
NUMBER 4
COAST PHONE
SERVICE HEAVY
OFFICIALS VISIT I.O< AU I SO
Faber Stevenson Pacific North
west Regional Supervisor of the
Lewis und Clink’s repori
USO, whose headquarters are in
Wartime demands for telephone
tl eh epochal journey fired
Portland visited the Ashland cen service on the home front and for
hiiuglriMtion of John Jae<»b Astor,
ter Wednesday. Mrs. Clara Aicroft the armed forces reached all-time
fur mogul of New York City. He
Regional Supervisor of the YWCA peaks in 1942, according to the
organized the Pacific Fur Com-
unit, headquarters in San Fran annual report to shareholders of
inis idea of rationing uiay be p ny und took Into partnership
cisco, was a visitor at the same the Pacific Telephone and Tele
all right but why mislead the Wilson Price Hunt and several
time.
graph Company, issued this week
American people us to whut is Canadians in the employ of the
Mr. Stevenson was very in by N. R. Powley, President,
really happening over there? Our Northwest Fur Company Two ex
terested in reports on the progress
’’The Pacific Coast, prtxFmiin-
Idea I n that when we all realize peditions were planned, by land
of renovating the building housing
ately affected by the impact of the
the seriouMirNH of the situation, and sea. to rstabllMh a fur-trading
the local V8O and expressed be
waf, experienced throughout 1942
learning of the losses In our men post nt the mouth of the Columbia
lief that it would not be long be-
an expansion in governmental, in
and equipment, then If not before The ship Tonquin, Capt. Jonathan
for the work is completed. He was
will home sacrifices be met with Thorn In command, sailed from
also interestd to see the new ping dustrial and business activity un-
less hesitancy. As long »• we are New York harbor on Hept 6, IklO
pong room with table made by parailed in its history,” President
winning with what we have, John The captain was long on discipline
Harry Bullis, caretaker of the Powley declared. “Serving as it
does this strategic section of the
Public sees no reason for further but short on temper and discord
plant.
country,
our Company gave its un
deprivations
was a constant guest on board
Both Mr Stevenson and Mrs.
On the other hand there are ship
Aicroft commented on the effect- divided attention to the perform
nation’s
few if any Americana who are not The Tonquln arrived off the mouth
ive greens decoration recently i ance of its duty to our
willing to »boulder any thing if of the Columbia. March 22, INI l In
done by Miss Virginia Whittle, all-out war effort.
und when they know how precar- sjrtte of boisterous weather, Capt.
“Under the war powers of Con-
with pine, Oregon grape and
lous the situation la
Thorn ordered two small boats to
pussy willow of a very fine var greu and the President, varioua
agencies of the Federal Govern-
aound the channel, and eight men
iety.
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Shoe rationing la no impediment were lost. A )<s-atl<>n was finally
Mrs. Aicroft while in Ashland mint have been given an extended
to Missourians. There the usuul ch<»aen for the erection of a stock-
attended a group of the Junior control over the telephone busi
custom was for a youth on his 21 ade and on April 12 the Htars and
and Senior hostesses and showed ness," Powley continued. "Tne
st birthday to be presented with Nt rip«» wnn raised and the site
decided approval of the present Company stresses the importance
hiH first pair of shoes The female named Astoria On June 6, the
program of holding the hostess of the understanding of the pub
of the M|M-cieH beat us by three Tonquln salleil for the north with
meeting in smaller groups and in lic regarding the effect on the
years J’hey donned shoes upon twenty-three white men on board,
mixed assembly of junior and sen business of the control by these
agencies. Pursuant to these pow
their ixth anniversary. In case the ameng them Alexander McKay
ior hostesses.
ers, the War Production Board, in
love bug bit 'em before shoe age one of the partners.
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The »hip cant anchor in Clay-
i its conservation of strategic mat
the brale used her mother’s for
TALENT
NOTES
erials, has restricted the con
the occasion Pooh on shot ration- oquot Harbor. Vancouver Island
Bud Abbott of Wagner Creek struction of new telephone plants
There Capt Thorn incurred the
Ing; that's easy!
of
the
Quarter
Master's
Corp
now
enmity of the Indiana because of
and has also restricted the amount
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stationed at Sacramento, Calif, i and kind of local telephone ser
his irascible temper and all but
Then when the coffee ran low of the party were killed by sav
was home on furlough for a few vice which may be supplied to the
maw would just add a few pinches
days last week.
Qliith Firmness in the
io ail
ages. McKay and Capt
Thorn
public. The Board of War Com-
of snuff to the oft blled grounds
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Warren mumcations has been given power
were among the victim.«, but not
which
mat/
achieve
ani
cherish
a
just
No we re sufe on that un too.
and children of Ashland visited to control telephone service. Many
lefore the captain had killed sev-
anS lasting peace.-with all nations.”
Mr and Mrs. Alford Norns, Sat other regulations also have been
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i ral of the Indians with his jack
urday
Too knife
(Shewing guin Is scarce
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Four of the survivors
made effective under various acts
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Miller and of Congress and through execut
trail they can't use some of the attempting to escape were cap-
JCCOVP INAUGURAL ADDR£SS.
family moved into the Butterfield ive agencies. All these affect the
"sap” from Washington
lured and »lain James Lewis,
property. Mr. and Mrs. Les Haw course of our operations and the
wounded,
ship's
clerk,
mortally
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ley moved into the house vacated possibility of realizing adequate
Caught the Associate Editor barricaded himslf in the hold
by the Millers.
the
Thinking
the
ship
deserted.
earnings. The regulations issued,
making erasures with sandpaper
SOMMER IX MARINE (ORF
BELLVIEW
NOTES
Due to the heavy rains the road I and as administered, by the Office
last week- idle has plenty of sand Indiana Iwwirded her When the
The I’lr Social sponsored by the
Earl Sommer, 20. was inducted leading to Wagner Gap has been I of Price Administration, have the
deck was full, Lewis set fire to Bellview P T A last Friday eve
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into
the marine corps last week damaged so severely that traffic practical effect of preventing our
her to
We got that one from the fel the magazine and blew
ning was well attended and a nice end at Portland. He has been is impassable.
Indians
piece«,
and
over
100
Company from increasing its rates
low who told us bridge was out
sum of $(k> 00 wax cleared for the transferred to San Diego for
Mr. Forest Jenning who is em-
were
killed
and
maimed
by
the
ex-
for any class of service even
for the duration
no ’’rubber.”
continuance of the hot lunches
a costly one in lives and property, for the pupils Edwin Dunn auct- training The »on of Mr. and Mrs. ployed in California spent the though the rtkurn from that class
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Herman L. Sommer. Route 2 Ash week-end with his family.
due to the ill temper of Capt
of service may be inadequate.
Mr. Al Sherard spent a few [ “So long as the federal agencies
About the time we are led to Thom, and the Tonquin was num- k>ned off (he pies and the highest land, he is a graduate of Talent
bid
for
one
pie
was
$9
.50.
The
believe the Germans are all berd among the ships that never
High School and worked for Boe days in Central Point last week , under the war power affect, re
P. T A furnished coffee and the ing Aircraft Corp, in Seattle be visiting relatives
washed up, they show us that returned.
strict, and control construction,
Primary children gave a 1-incoln fore Induction.
Mr. and Mrs. Alva Smith and] service, rates and earnings we
peace terms are out of order.
Ed Note- This is one in a series
!>ay program with Mrs. Mann in
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of stories coinnitnorating the Old charge.
I and baby of Toole, Utah are vis | look to the Regulatory Rate Auth
iting) Mr. Smith’s mother, Mrs
THIN AND THAT
Oregon Trail Centennial
Mrs Howard Gearhart enter INCOME TAX AUDITOR HERE Dora Dorak and other relatives' orities in their adjudging our
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; earnings to take fully into account
(By OLD TIMER)
tained her birthday club Saturday
The State Income Tax auditor in the valley.
I
To the E«litor:
with a one o'clock luncheon hon will be in Ashland on February 27 ► Miss Beverly Franklin and Am- all of the actions of these agneies,
LOCAL SCOUTS
their respective impact on various
oring Mrs. Rosce Owen on her and March 1 and 2.
A Congressional investigation of
os Maplesden were married last parts of the business, and their ef
¡CELEBRATE
birthday anniversary. Those en
non-essential and over lapping ag
week in the presence of a sister fect on the earnings of the Com
Ashland Scouts celebrated the I joying Mrs Gearhart’s hospitality am.
encies is most timely. Uncle Sam's
Miss Patricia Franklin with Judge
miscellaneous offices now number 33rd anniversary of Scouting last were Mrs Ida Tucker. Mrs. Claire The house owned by Mrs. Pretell Coleman offiliating Mrs. Maples-1 pany It is axiomatic that it is vit
week by taking part in a number .».ott, Mrs Belle Jackson. Mrs. and known as the Sam Evans den is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ally necessary to successful con
approximately .”>00, it is said
of projects At a Court of Honor Mark True, and the honoree, Mrs. place burned down Saturday a.m. M P. Franklin who reside one duct of the business that allow
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•Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mosley and mile south of T'alent on the old [ able earnings be sufficiently ad
That bed smoking biil jNMMcd by held Monday of last week in the Owen and daughter Sandra.
equate to provide for the contin
Mr. and Mr». R. D. Reynolds family were living in the house, Pacific highway.
the State Senate by a vote of 24 Courthouse in Medford. three Ash
uance of the meeting* of our obli
land
Scouts
from
Troop
13
gamed
were
hosts
to
a
group
of
friends
Neighbors
rushed
in
and
helped
Mrs. Bernice Anderson who
to H, received unfriendly treat
gations
and responsibilities to our
owns the Anderton store and con investors, to the public, and to our
ment in tthe House by being given n-cognition for their recent work Sunday at a one o'clock dinner remove most uf the furniture.
Jack
Merritt
who
has
attained
the
parly.
Their
guests
were
Mr.
and
7
he
dance
sponsored
by
the
fectionery has purchased the pro employees. ”
an indefinite postponement
rank of Eagle and is assistant Mrs Fred Pierson of Ashland, Bellview Grange last
Friday perty known as the Rush place.
Emphasizing the effect of the
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scout master of his troop, was Mrs Bob Heath and children and night was well attended. Barney’s
The Talent Extension Unit met war on telephone operations, Pow
Nazis probably wish for a re granted the high awaird of Gold Mrs. Melvin Conley and small non orchestra furnished the music.
at the City Hall last Wednesday
turn of the days when the funct Palma. It was believed at the of Dunsmuir, and a group of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sexton of at an all day meeting. A good ley pointed out that the volume of
ion of a British plane flying over Court that Merritt was the firm soldiers from Camp White.
Klamath Falls spent the week- crowd was in attendance with telephone calls in 1942 reached an
Germany was to drop propaganda Scout in the Crater Lake area to
Dale
Dieckman
of Ashland end with Mrs. Sexton’s parents, visitors from Valley View and all-time high of more than four bil
lion originating calls, an increase
leaflets.
ever receive this distinction. At »pent Sunday with Donnie Gresh-
(Continued on Page 4)
Wagner Creek
of more than 80 million over the
the same Court he was awarded
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previous year. Toll and long dis
Hitler’s Berchtesgaden hangout merit badges for cycling, animal
Joseph C. Grew Warns
tance calls soared to the unpre
hi called his "mountain retreat.” ; industry, weather, conservation,
cedented
peak of over 204 million,
Sounds prophetic, thinks Uncle ; and machinery.
an increase of 20 per cent over the
Zeke.
Harry Bennett was advanced to
previous high record of 1941, more
the rank of Second Class Scout
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than 44 per cent over 1940.
and
Richard
Woodcock
gained
a
Not all bears hibernate, it seems. I
I
ally
we
can
continue
to
lead
our
nor-
“
In this critical war period, our
By
JOSEPH
C.
GREW
The Russian variety does its hard-1 merit badge for stamp collecting
organization has the heaviest res
I’nited Slate« Ambassador to Ja/Hin until the outbreak of uar, and author of ' mal live», leaving the spirit of self
The
scoutmaster
of
Troop
13.
est and best work in the winter.
sacrifice to our soldiers and sailors, ponsibilities ever imposed on it in
"Ilf/Hirt From Tokio."
Lawrence Powell, was a member
we shall unquestionably run the risk the history of the Company,” Pow
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(Written ior the Irenaurv Department in connection with the Retailer«* “SAT YES”
of the recent Court of Honor campaign
to complete the nation's 1 do . immi . imm > partially filled War Stamp albums.)
And to think the WPB has the which was presided over by Don
of a stalemate with Japan. I do not ley continued. “With the full real
temerity to lecture housewives on R Newbry. An anniversary mess \ I WASHINGTON, D. C.—ln de- a warrior caste which is ruthless and have the slightest doubt of our even ization of these responsibilities,
tual victory. But I do not wish to every effort has been made during
bread slicing!
acribilla one of the big air cruel beyond comprehension.
' ’ ' ’ scribing
age from President Roosevelt was
From the flood of eye witness ac see the period of our blood, sweat the past year, as it will continue
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read by Scout Executive. Charles battles over Guadalcanal a recent
newspaper account tells of an Amer counts of atrocity and bestiality one and tears indefinitely and unneces- to be, so to conduct our work on
Mussolini says he I« going to; B. Warner.
sarily prolonged. We must not fail the home front and for the armed
stick on the job. Where could he
Ashland Scouts appeared in uni ican flyer who parachuted from his
to realize that we are up against a forces that our Company will play
crippled
plane
to
the
waters
of
g*i to?
form last week in commemoration
powerful fighting machine, a people its full and effective part in tak
Lunga
Bay.
The
Navy
craft
which
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of Boy Scout Week. A window
whose morale cannot be broken even ing our country through to vic
picked him up next went to the res
display was arrangd at the Snider cue of a Japanese pilot seen strug
by successive defeats and untold tory and peace ”
For Sale Or Tra<ie Fbr Acreage,- i coffee store showing some articles
economic hardship, a people who
gling in the water nearby. As the
"To a sympathetic, understand
Good Income Property Now lauis- used in scouting.
gladly sacrifice their lives for their
rescue boat reached the Japanese
ing and friendy public for their
Recently
at
a
regular
meeting
Emperor
and
their
nation.
We
must
ed. Consists Of lairge Store Bull-,
flyer he suddenly pulled out his re
also remember that Japan did not cooperative assistance in aiding
ding With Living Apartments, of Troop 13. Dick Flaharty and
volver, aimed it at the drenched
Richard
Woodcook
assumed
posit
start
this war without carefully laid our Company in its all-out war ef
Public Neales, Garage, And Ser
American pilot and pulled the trig
military plans for victory over the fort, the Directors and Officers
vice Ntatlon. Call At HI X’. Main ions of patrol leaders. Bob Huff ger. The cartridge failed to explode.
United States and a peace dictated express their grateful acknowledg
man
is
the
senior
patrol
leader.
Then
the
Japanese
ofllcer
turned
the
Street Or On Sundays At 137 Oak
by their war lords at the White ment and sincere thanks," Powley
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gun on himself with suicidal intent.
Street In Ashland.
concluded
House.
Again
he
pulled
the
trigger
and
Mrs. G. W. (Bill) Huffman,
This is a total war, the only an
daughter Celeste and son Clyde again his revolver failed him. At
swer to which is a total American
c
returned to their home in Olympia. this point an American sailor
victory. It is a war in which half
. this week. Mrs Huffman was I knocked him out with a boat hook
J. L. WIIA1OX
and
pulled
him
aboard
the
Ameri
measures
of any kind mean incredi
I called here by the death of her
and Companion
can craft a prisoner.
ble waste of material, energy and
mother,Mrs.
Ed
Holman
in
Jan-
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
Almost daily one reads eye-wit
human life. In this sense a half
SOUTHERN OREGON MIN EH | uary. Mr. Huffman returned to ness stories such as this one, and all
filled War Savings Stamp album is
Gray
Field
after
an
emergency
to see
of them clearly demonstrate that
symbolic of a half effort. There are,
furlough of IS days. Bill is a
at (he VARSITY THEATRE
war with our enemy in the Pacific
I am told, roughly 100 million par
Staff Sergeant.
cannot end in compromise.
tially complete War Stamp albums
(Friday and Saturday)
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For ten years I lived in Japan.
now in circulation. These uncom
“Wings and the Woman”
Private Aubrey Miles, who is The truth as I know it from close
pleted Stamp albums nre, in a meas
and
stationed
at Camp Roberts, visited
observation is this; Nothing less
ure, like a lOQ million threats to a
Scattergood Survives Murder
JOSEPH C. GREW
in Ashland several days last week.
than the exertion of our maximum
speedy and victorious peace. On
or
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capacities, individually • and collec
the other hand, for every War Sav-
S<ivr Il's Fight to Finish
(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
tively, in a war of offense will bring
ings album completed and cashed in
Born to Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
"Tlil'XDERBIRD”
our beloved country safely to the fact shines clear. We must utterly for a Bond, you the owner have
Chitwood
on
Feb.
10,
a
son.
•
longed-for haven of victorious peace. crush that machine and caste and helped some soldier or sailor take a
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Chester Morris and Jean Parker
Please call at the Miner Office
The Japanese are pawns of a system. If, however, we Americans forward step on the uphill road to
Born
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Francis
in *T live on Danger”
for Your Gueat Tickets
senseless but mighty militarism— think that collectively and indlvidu- ; total victory. c>. j.
D,f^t»eat
s
Half-Effort Will Not Defeat Japan
Park on Feb 10, a son.
Sun., Mon., and Tuen., at Lithla