VOL. XII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 4,
Hunt and Others
Forgotten Men
NUMBER 6
OUR DEMOCRACY
Fruit Growers
Elect Directors
I eacners Receive
Alumni Bulletin
AMERICANS ALL
Large Crowd
at USO Tea
The Southern Oregon College
At II k > |xMit(Mined annual meeting
has prepared a bulletin to be
j of the Fruit Growers' League held
INHERITORS OF LIBERTY
HERDS fN THE NR
mailed to teacher alumni, since,
(Mie of the most dramatic of the Saturday afternoon In the Audito­
More than 100 guests were
GUARDIANS OF THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF MAN
as
President
Waiter
Redford
rx|>«uHtions of the far writ, one rium of the Court House in con­
welcomed by nosieases at the Ash­
states
in
the
foreword,
travel
re
­
it I most forgotten, wuu th« land ex­ junction with the County Horti­
PROUD DEFENDERS OP A GREAT TRADITION.
land USO Patriotic Tea Thursday
strictions prevent visiting schools
spray
pod lion financed by John Jacob cultural Agent's nnnual
afternoon, honoring mothers of
and
teacher
meetings
this
year.
Astor and led by Wilson Price i • ling, Lyle Kinney wax elected
men in the service Approximately
Dr. Redford further states in the
Hunt Hunt pushed out Into the H • a director to fill the unexpired
fifty photographs <X local boys in
fc
ri Z* Elin* *'
foreword,
'The
war
has
affected
Missouri from his winter camp on ti iin of 8 (J Nye, Jack Nail to
service were brought and placed
the Southern Oregon College en­ I
the Nodaway, on April 21,1*11, In fill the unexpired term of George
on display for the occasion.
rollment
ax
it
has
elsewhere
four keel-boats equipped with oars Uarr'ngton and Jack Garrett to
Mrs. Will Dodge and Miss Fran­
throughout the United States, so
and sailx Hear Jig that the Black­ I II the unexpired term of Robert
ces Dodds received the guests
?
we
are
quite
short
of
men
stu
­
! ft
feet were unfriendly, he decided to Root Tie Board of Directors
W J&’f
"Of 4 r»
dents. Our graduating! claos of Mrs. Clyde Dunham opened the
leave the river and strike out over­ , i <>W constitute! Is as follows:
A À_ «
teachers this year will be extreme­ program with a vocal solo, ‘God
land. The route led across the pres­
Three year term
ly small, which will help to aggra­ Bless America” Mrs. Dunham then
ent South Ikikota. Montana, Wy­
Dr George H
vate
the teacher supply in Oregon introduced Miss Dodds, director of
oming and Idaho The Snake River
Martin Luther
the Ashland USO, who welcomed
"We expect to maintain a strong
wu reached near the present Ht
Wekfon F Bi<kile
the
guests and made an interest­
but somewhat reduced program of
Anthony where they abandoned
Cecil C. Clemens
ing
report of the USO work,
teacher-education and lower div­
their horses and t<x>k to the river
Raymond Keter
strewing
the fact tilt such a cen­
ision work throughout the war,
In the vicinity of Twin Fulls. Hunt
Ralph Wilcox
ter can function well only in pro­
and
be
ready
to
expand
our
ser
­
was forced to leave his boats and
1 >vo year lei in.
vice immediately upon the return portion to the public cooperation
ni
I
proceed <m foot Before long their
E P Vilas
given, and in his connection Miss
»
1
of
peace
fixxl was consumed and starvation
Cheat rr Fitch
"For the 1943 summer session, Dodds expressed gratitude to the
wax a dally guest Hunt led one
Lyle Kinney
we
expect to offer two refresher Ashland people for their complete
jiurty and Rainxny Cnx>ks another
Ray C. Ward
courses for people who will return ; cooperation in the work of the lo­
on opposite sides of the Snake Riv­
Ralph L. Cook
cal center.
to the class room after a number! _
er ax far as the present Home­
Jack Nail
of
years
out
of
the
profession
!
*
U»e after-
stead. where they were forced to
One year term.
These
refresher
course,
will
cover
C
retrace their steps.
W E. Holme«
Bachert of Camp White, whose
the
work
in
all
of
the
grades,
and
Itibert
K
Norris
They entered the Burnt River
and conferences with the super­ speech dealt with the chaplain's
A 8 V. Carjienter
canyon and pushed on through to
consist of observation of teaching contact with tpe home folks. Fol­
Ward Spatz
the Powder River valley
New
.
vising teachers in our training lowing the Chaplain’s address, Pvt.
E C. Gardner
Year's Day, 1812, was ushered in
school Since we have the children t Harry Altman sang a group of pa­
Jack Garrett
near the present Union. Oregon,
triotic
only during the first session of wi'u
rv songs, after which Mrs
A report ws made of the oper-
In the Grand Ronde Valley where
the
summer
school,
it
will
be
ne-
,
.
txx
|g* > was introduced, who as
Hunt and his famished (tarty en­ liona and financil matters of the
chairman of the local USO Council
cessa
ry
to
give
this
work
during
joyed a trust of horse and dog Let <ue for the |>ust year In addi­
spoke briefly of the recompense
the first session only."
meat in a Shixdione Indian village. tion to that reports were made of
gained by volunteer workers. The
lhe
bulletin
consists
of
reports
'I lr Columbia was reached on Jan­ the operations and financing of the
rtFT ON THE GROUND- marcmin « forward
to teachers and suggestions to aid program closed with the audience
uary 21. where the canoes were Jackr in County Agricultural Com-
THROWINS INTO THE FIGHT OUR COUNTRY'S VA»T
them
in their work, made by SOCE singing "America the Beautiful.,,
truled for with the Indiana On rnltee, which was the temporary
RESOURCES IN FARM LANDS ,OIL,MINES, TIMBER-
supervisors
of art, music. and Mrs. Cay Huffman played accomp­
February 15. Astoria was reached organization organized to cooper­
OUR GREAT PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY IN MUNITIONS,
physical
education
—Misses Mar­ animent for all musical numbers.
and the long, uiduisis journey wax ate with the United States Empkiy-
OUR INDIVIDUAL EARNINGS AND
The tea table was beautifully
SOODS, FOOD
ion
Ady,
Louise
Woodruff, and
j .. i it
L-pzrtmcnt in procuring
ended.
FUNDS IN SAVINGS ACCOUNTS , LIFE INSURANCE
decorated in patriotic colors, red
Virginia
Hale»
—
-and
a
list
of
new
On June 29, Robert Stuart and and providing for tranx|xjrtation
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books valuable for teachers and and white candles, and red carna­
a small party set out for St Louis i f the otzhard and plant workers
appealing to children, selected by tions with white stock in a blue
with dispatches for John Jacob As­ in the harvest emergency of the
the
librarian, Mias Myrtle Funk­ bowl, arranged by Mrs. W D.
tor Stuart followed or (sir rail cd I>axt fail.
Jackson; and sterling silver tea
houser.
A
full
report
wax
made
of
the
their original trail ux far ax the
services provided by Mrs. Charles
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p tear nt Pix'atella There he turned tolerations and finance.« of the Vo-
. Haines Presiding at the tea ser­
Pear
Packin/
cationel
’
training
east, crossed the Rockies at or
TALENT NOTES
vice were Mrs Ralph Poston and
near th« South Pass and followed schixil, which wax operated the
Mr. H. Romanger and family Mrs. Paul Finnell. Cakes frosted
the Platte River to the Missouri, post season under the auspice* of|
moved from the Fredentoerger res­ with red-white-blue decorations by
reartiing St laiuts In the spring of the Vocational Education Division
The sixth annual Southern Ore-
idence into Mrs. Oatman's prop­ the Lithia Bakery were among the
There's
a
shortage
of
labor-yes!
of
the
Slate
Board
of.
Education
1813. Hunt's trail from the Bort
i gon Regional Conference of Ele­
refreshment»
Hand
decorated
erty on Wagner Avenue
Neuf. near pocatella, west and with the assistance of the Fruit mentary School Principals will be but new devices are expediting
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Combest napkins had been made by pupils
working
conditions,
even
though
Growers'
lx>ague
and
the
Rogue
there cast
Stuart's trail from
held March 6 at the Southern Ore­
and son Hugh Jr moved to Port­ of Mrs. Martha Ady of Lincoln
blnze<l the way which wax followed River Valley Traffic Association. gon College of Education. Ashland. restrictions are placed on many
land Sunday where Mr. Combest School.
The officers of the Fruit Grow­ The Department of Elementary materials
in later years by covered wagon
Favors were George Washington
ia employed.
The
Ashland
Lumber
Company
earn vans, to become familiarly er«' League for the new year will School Principals of the Oregon.!
.1 Mr. and Mrs. Leo Morris of hatchets made by Miss Marian
♦x- elected by the Board of Direct­ State Teachers Association and hap recently installed a Paint Con­
known as the Oregon Trail
, Prospect were buslneess visitors Ady. each favor bearing a guest's
Ed Note- This Is one in a series ors at the next regular meeting in the State Department of Education ditioner. The pigments in paint as
, here Sunday.
( name.
we
well
know
separate
from
the
oils
of stories commmorntlng the Old March
are cooperating with the regional
Throughout the afternoon the
Mrs. Walter Smith and two
while
standing
for
long
or
.even
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Oregon Trail Centennial
group in sponsoring this confer­
children of Magola, Washington large assembly room of the club­
short
periods
and
require
tedious
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ence
BELLVIEW NOTES
visited her grandparents, Mr and house was a crowded scene of fes­
IIWELI. El JU TED OFFICER
Five such conferences are us­ stirring and much wasted time in Mrs. R. F. Parka Sunday.
tivity. Official hostesses were the
Mrs Bessie Hall of Oakland. ually held In the various sections getting a thorough mixture.
IN FRATERNITY
committee chairmen and assisting
Ruford
Childers,
who
is
in
the
Often
when
the
individual
does
Richard Finnell, Ashland, has Calif, arrived MonJay for a visit of the state. State Superintendent
navy, spent the past week with also were Mrs Martha Elhart,
been elected secretary of Pi Kappa with her mother, Mrs. Malinda of Public Instruction Rex Putnam the job. the mixing process is
his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Mrs. Anna Kroeger, and Mrs
slighted
much
to
the
detriment
of
Alpha, men's social fraternity on King of Bellview and Mr. and Mrs stated that after much discussion
Childers
and other relatives and | Gladys Dooms.
the University of Oregon campus. Geo. King of Ashland
as to whether or not any confer­ obtaining best results from the friends.
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paint
used.
Mrs. Leslie Boe of Miles CKy, ences should be held this year, it
Finnell is the son of Mr and
MISS
RUTH GOUGH GOES
Mrs.
James
McDowell
and
her
With the "Red Devil" Paint Con­
Mrs. I*aul Finnell of Ashland and Montana returned to her home, was decided that the impact of
INTO WAR WORK
daughter,
Mrs.
George
Clark
and
ditioner.
the
Ashland
I.
umber
Com
­
la a reshinan in music at Oregon Monday after spending the week previous conferences had been fo
Miss Ruth Gough, for a number
end with Mr. and Mrs. F Boe. The valuable to elementary education pany sends out their paints ready children of Bums, spent tthe week
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end visiting relatives in Talent of years, health nurse at SOCE,
and
thoroughly
mixed
for
use
by
latter accompanied her to Eugene that it was-of major importance in
THIS AND THAT
left this week to go to Portland
and on Anderson Creek
where she will visit her sister, Mrs. these times of stress to continue the professional painter or by the
(By OLD TIMER)
Mrs Don Hungate and baby where she will engage in health
amateur.
F E Weaver
to hold the elementary principals
To the Editor:
and Mrs. William Sommers and 1 and social service work in connec­
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Mr. and Mrs Elmer Ayers and meetings.
It's the opinion of the average
two children of Prospect are vis­ tion with war industries of that
children of La Grande, Ore. and
The Southern Oregon Confer­
American that Congress should
iting relatives here this week.
1 city.
Mrs. O. G. Ayers of Couger, Wash, ence is the third to be held this
get down to work to fight infla­
Miss Gough is well known in
visited friends in Bellview Sun­ year. The theme of the conference
for the civilian consumer, provid­ southern Oregon and to hundreds
tion by deflation of non-essential
day Mr. and Mrs. Chester Foomes is “Schools In Wartime." The pro­
ed it is used for this purpose,” of former SOCE students through­
government expense, red tape and
have bought the Ayers home here. gram is as follows:
says Professor Wiegand. "If vic­ out the State The work of health
bungling administration
Mrs Al Pierce of Dunsmuir
Universal planting of victory tory gardens are planted in large
9:30-- Welcome by Dr. Walter
nurse .in the college will be carried
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spent the weekend with Mr. and Radford, President of SOCE
gardens where possible, plus early numbers much of the raw ma­
When the time comes for the Al­
on by Mrs. Nina M. Van Dewalker
Mrs. R. D. Reynolds
9:45- The Elementary School in * action to provide community de­ terial they produce can be con­ of Ashland, who is a graduate of
lies to decide just who will hang
Mr and Mrs. Curtis Byrd and the War Program, E. H Hedrick, hydrators and driers, is advocat­ served for the future use through
Hitler, Uncle Zeke says the Czechs
Crouse Irvinga Hospital in Syra­
daughter of Klamath Falls spent City School Superintendent, Med­ ed by E. H. Wiegand, head of the drying and dehydration, either in
can always claim that they saw
cuse, New York and has had seven
the week end with Mr. and Mrs. ford
food industries department at Ore­ small units or by drying in com­ yaers' experience in nursing and
him first
W G. Byrd
10:30 The
New
Geography gon State college, as one way Ore­ munity dehydrators and driers.
public health work.
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Mrs. William Byrd who has Adoptions. Florence E Beardsley, gon can help meet the future civ­
“It is suggested that steps
be I
Fame and fortune awaits the
. _
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been seriously ill for the past aev- State Supervisor of Elementary ilian food supply situation.
taken at once where these driers
This day is all that is good and
individual who can devise some,
eral months is reported no better. Education.
After analyzing the estimated are located so that the people can fair. It is too dear with its hopes
plan to convert Ashland's pesti­
Mrs. Byrd >a a former resident
11:15 School
Legislation
by pock of canned fruits and vege­ band together to operate them and invitations, to waste a mom-
ferous canines Into synthetic leath­
of Bellview but now lives in Tal- Rex Putnam, State Superintendent tables as comparefl with the a- on a share basis or by some oth- ent on the yesterdays
er.
ent.
of Public Instruction..
mount to be taken by the govern­ er arrangement.”
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Emerson
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Turner of I 1:00 Business Meeting, Frank ment for military and lend-lease
Remember the old days when a
Ashland
and
Mr
r
-J
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'
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—
and
Mrs.
How-
Newton.
Acting
President
of De­ use, Wiegand says that "while
bureau wax Just some place where
and Clark of Tillamook were vis- partment of Elementary School there Is no need for anyone to go 1
mother put your clean shirts?
NO!NO! SERG é RNT.. WHEN I SfflO THE RRMT
iting friends here Friday.
Principals, presiding
hungry, the newest "regulation
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MUST EXPAND, IMERNT RS fl WHOLE ~
Mrs. Fannie Gaxsman of Ash­
1:30 Geography Content.
Dr dealing with the commercial packs
Unless local 8 P. switchmen
NOT INDIVIDUALLY.'
land is visiting for a few days Walter Redford, President South­ of canned food should give us
handle freight cars more tenderly
with
Mr.
and
Mrs
Walter
Davis.
ern
Oregon
Colege
of
Education.
something
to
think
about
in
con
­
they bid faro to knock themselves
The carnival sponsored by the
2:15- Free Discussion Period. nection with our food problems.”
out of jobs
Bellview
P. T. A last Friday eve­ Le,ider-R. H Gandee, Oak Grove
Professor Wiegand reports that
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ning was a huge success. A nice School, Jackson County.
the estimated total pack of can­
Ashland's scrap pile appears to
At 12:15 the elementary school ned vegetables for 1943 will ap­
have been frozen for the duration. sum was added to the Student Bo-
<iy fund
principals will me(*t at luncheon proximate 176.800.000 cases. Of
Date In history: The U. 8. Oon-1
Mrs. Zelma Pool of Bonanza at the Ashland Senior High School these, 92,900,000 cases will be re­
quired by the government. The
sritution went Into effect March 4 spent the week end with Mr. and cafeteria.
Mrs P. E. 811’08
total pack of canned fruit is es­
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1789.
Ben Lanini of Greenfield, Calif, USO OFFICIAIJ» IN ASHLAND i timated at 47,500,000 cases, of
visited several days with his bro­
Mr Roger Folgate, F. S. A which the government will need
ther, Vincent I-anini and family. representative in char ’ie of USO 31.700,000 cases
I.YDIA McCALL
Mrs Anna Frazier of Grants buildings, from Portland, and Mr
This makes a total output es-
and Companion
I
Pass is visiting relatives and! George Upton. Y M C. A staff timaed at 224,300,000 cases of
Are Invited to Be Guests of th«
I
friends here
worker from Medford USO visited which civilians will receive only
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
Mr and Mrs T. J. Hays and ; the Ashland USO recently. Mr. 99.700,000
_
Figures
on average
to see
daughter moved Saturday to the Folgate was here in the interest civilian consumption between 1937
at the VARSITY THEATRE
Donald Korth place.
of the remodeling and improve- and 1939 show that America con
(Friday and Saturday)
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menta to be made to the Ashland sumed in the neighborhood of 200
MANILA CALLING
Pvt.
William
L.
Peterson,
an
clubhouse,
and was accomnanied million cases anually of canned
and
Ashland Hii.fi School graduate of on thia visit of inspection by the foods of all kinds.
WILD CAT
1942 is in the hospital at Camp Medford official. Mr. Upton of the
"In many parts of Oregon, and
or
Roberts. Word has been received , Y. M. C. A unit of the USO
particularly in the Willamette and
( Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
that his condition is good after an
Umnqua vallevs. there are large
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PALM REACH STORY
operation His address is Sta. Hosp.
Do not anticipate the happiness numbers of dehydrators and much
Ward 12, Camp Robert, Calif. He of tomorrow, but diacover it in to­ drying equipment well loca ed to
Please call at the Miner Offict
la the son of Mrs. Ollie Peterson, day.
i provide means for drying a large
for Your Guest Tickets
620 Terrace St.
(
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
quantity of vegetables and fruit
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Wji.
irar*
•or i w
r
”
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UNITED TO WIN.
School Conference
to Meet at SOCE
Ashland Lumber
Installs Paint
Conditioner
Victory Gardens
Plus More Dried
Foods Suggested
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