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ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1943
VOL. XII
DO YOUR PART FOR THE RED CROSS!
RED CROSS
FJNDS ARGRAVES
THIN ANI» THAT
(My 01.1» TIMER)
To tne Editor:
As the Ol’A la • freezing'' every-
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thing tn sight, it will likely be a
AnuCit'i mother in Oregon is
cool summer.
expressing thanks to God and
ptuiang the Red Cross for the
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That two-ounce weekly allow- w rd that has just Come through
am v or cheese cun be used to bult ' fr >rn Africa that her son, reported
"t iiswing" since Dec. 28, has been
a mouse trap or two.
lota cd in an Italian pristxi camp,
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"What's cookin'?" Well, it will and that he la "well, uninjured,
depend lurgely on how wisely you and suf»." Thia is Mrs Jack W.
Ai’gravea, 833 Southeast 20th,
checked your ra ion («»iota
Portland, Who, with her husband
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and daughter. a ive been anxiously
Hurd liquor is now rationed in awaiting further news.
Oregon, the weekly Individual
The son, Corporal Keith Ar-
one quart <»f
allowance being
graves, graduate of the Talent,
whisky and four-fifths <rf a quart
lUiegon High School, and a student
of gin. A long time between drinks
for two years in the Sou. hern
rfor the btbukmsly inclined, says Oregon Col leg v, was inducted into
Uncle Zeke,
the army from Klamath Falls.
He was a Hue bed to the 500 th
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With the allied war machine! Paratroop Infantry with Col. Ed-
now rolling in high gear, the Dark „,n Raffs paratroopers, who went
continent must look positively'inlo Nor h Africa in November of
black to lirrr Hitler and Signor
year, .'icing a Seventh-Day
Mussolini
Adventist church member, and
. j conscientiously objecting to bear
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The open-armed welcome ex ing anus, Keith in action was
tended Mme. Oilang Kui-shrk * J<>adi*'i with first aid and medical
Just alxtut kills that old simile supplies, instead <rf sidearms Af
ter the other men (from five to
about a "Chinaman's chance.”
ten of them) had jumped from the
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plane to land behind the enemies*
Looks like the Russians are|
trying to ace if they can! recap lines, be would follow and with
ture as many cities as we sink I his kit give first aid and medical
l.c'p to his wounded buddies. *l.ie
Jap ships in a day.
oangprs to which he was exposed
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and his faith m Divine protection
Remember the only thing to are suggested by thia uncenstred
hoard is War Savings Bonds
sentence in a letter to his mother,
lit
written just nine days before he
Have you contributed to the ' was reported missing in action:
Red Cross?
••When you lie on the ground by
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the hour and death rains out of
THREE PARTIES AT I SO
the sky, then you look for aoine
help
far greater than guns and
ljcst week's square dance at the
Ashland USO was a lively affair man.”
A card from Keith himself came
with two sets going. Dance figures
were called by L. H Pankey and with the communication through
music was furniched by Barney the Red Cross and the War De
Garrett and Mkui Garrett. This partment to the family, and he
give
affair was a practice event, and expects soon to lie able So
the next regular square <iance will them an address by which they
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tie Wednesday. March 31. at which tcan loach him.
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time a convoy will come from
Camp White.
An informal dance is on the
program for the evening of March
24. Mias FranCea Dodds, director
of the Ashland USO, urges junior
hostesses and dance recruits to
attend.
Friday, Mar. 20. the U8O spon
sors a roller skating party at the
Ashland armory. Junior hostesses
who like to skate are urged to
attend. A party will gather at the
clubhouse at 7:30 to go from there
to the armory. After the skating
jmrty, the group will return I to the
clubhouse* for refreshments I and
dancing.
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SEItt l( E MEN PARTIAL
TO TWO MAGAZINES
The following ap)>eal comes
fioni the chairman of the USO
library Committee. "The Ashland
USD library furnishes many plea-
sunt hours to our soldiers at Camp
White Form observation we note
that comic magazines and Esquire
are very popular. We would
appreciate it very much If anyone
having late copies of these maga
zines would donate them to our
library.
"We wish to express our appre-
elation to Harry Chipman who so
kindly < donated several current
magazines to our U8O every
month. Also to all the citizens who
have so generously contributed
books and magazines to keep our
library well supplied. If it is im
possible to bring your magazines
to the UNO, please call Florence
Farlow, library chairman, or co-
chairmen, Rosetta Durham and
Mary Healey."
Signed: Florence Farlow
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Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Gibbs on March 14, a daughter
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T. E. FOWLER
and Companion
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
to see
at the VARSITY THEATRE
(Friday and Saturday)
••ACRONS THE PACIFIC”
and
"MR. and MRS. NORTH"
or
(Sunday. Monday, Tuesday)
"DESPERATE JOURNEY"
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Please call at the Miner Offici
for Your Guest Tickets
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f A LENT NEWS
Mr
and Mrs. George Clark
purchased property of Mrs. Eliza
beth Huson on Wagner Avenue
and moved there Saturday. Mrs.
Huson and family are living In
San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Estes of
Crescent City arrived in Talent
Monday to visit relatives and
friends. They were former resi-
dents.
It was reported last year that
Wayne Combest, son of Tiny
Coinbest, was among those miss
ing in the battle of the Philip
pines. Later through the Red
Cross he was found to be a prison
er of tthe Japs at Corregidor. A
letter has been lately received
from him by his father.
Mr. and Mrs. C E Miller and
family moved to Ashland on a
place located on the old Mine
road north of Ashland.
Mr. C. L. Jones of Andeison
Creek was a Talent caller Mon-
day
Buy your Memorials now for
liecoratlon Day.
(Mrs.) M. T. Burna.-On the Plaza.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fossman were
shopping in Medford Monday.
Students of the Junior High
School wil present a play, "Mur
der Mansion" on April 9
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lamb erf
Butte Falls called on Mr and
Mrs. Roy Estes, Saturday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Keener
moved into the Butterfield pro
perty rwtently vacated by C. E.
Miller and family.
Russell Parks made a business
trip to Prospect Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rosco Perkins
have taken residence at the Tai
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ent Camp ground.
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Mr and Mrs. Charles Skerters
of Prospect were in Talent Sat
urday evening. They also went to .
Ashland to see Mr. Skeeter's fath
er who is very ill.
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BRIGGS APPOINTED
RAILROAD ATTORNEY
Wm. M. Briggs, Attorney in
Ashland, was recenty appointed
attorney for the Southern Pacific
Railroad of Jackson County. The
late A. E Reamer of "Medford was
the attorney for many yearn. Upon
the vacancy caused by his death.
Briggs was appointed to succeed
hipi.
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BELLVIEW NEWS
The Bellview Grange held their
regular meeting Tueadan evening,
March 16. During the business
•esstoo the members voted to
donate J10.00 to the Red Cros.
Mrs. A. R. Kinkaid announced a
meeting of the Home Economic
Club io be held at her home on
Thursday. They will start work on
me aprons for the bazaar for next
laii. Mrs. Henry Lectures present I
ed a snort program at the close
<n tne meeting.
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Tne Beiiview P T. A. observed
"Dud's Nile" Friday evening at
tne scnool nouse, me men having
entue cnarge tn the program ana
reiieaaments. a large ciuwd was
m a tendance. ’Lue P. T. A. is
Events moved quickly at the
isolated post of Astoria. Wilson
Price Hunt was in charge erf the
company’s affairs on the Colum
bia and, in his absence, Duncan
McDougall was in command. Tir-
Ing of single blessedness, Mc
Dougall took as wife the comely
daughter of Chief Concomly, the
one-eyed chief of the Chinooks,
and the old warrior was mighty
proud of his white son-in-law. To
add to Astor’s worries, the War
of 1812-14 brought more grief. He
outfitted the Enterprise to sail
with supplies for Astoria, and per
nvcg U4 GiC
suaded the Government to send
jMur .uciiiuruM« iiuw lur the U. 8. frigate Adams as an
•ZUvViUÜUU LAUy,
escort, As the ships were about
ua . &. wurn». -O h the FI mjuu to sail, the Adams was assigned
Washlngton, D. C.
A landng six recovered. Blood plasma pets
Aise klu vrivaM UirfUtd uiiütr me to other duties, and the Enter
at Safi, white robed Arabs ignor the credit to a very large degie«.” uiiecuou oi auis. xloy r razier ue.a
prise remained in port.
In Alaska, a rescue party head
ing rifle fire to bum cigarettes,
...Kti meetang Juuituay aiternoon
One day, John George McTav-
ed
oy
Major
Milo
Fritz
hiked
on
a bullet's sting and a doctor pump
m me Caic^erm ut me scnooi »sh of the Northwest Fur Co. pad-
ing life-saving plavma into his snowaiioes to reach a pilot who House. Auout unie ladies were
died down the Columbia bearing
veins these are vivid recollections had crashed on an isolated moun ¿a ceent.
news that the United States and
of Lieutenant I-andia D Morris of tain range. They got there just
Mr. and Mrs. Kaipn Brickey of ' England were at war Hun- was
in
time
for
plasma
transfusions
Olar, South Carolina
Foiuanu, wnu are visiting ieia- absent on a trading venture at
One of the first wounded men to pul) hirn out of shock caused U\ea xn Asmanu, were camng on this time, s < j
McDougall was in
by
a
broken
leg
and
ten
days'
ex
returned from North Africa to
menus ui oenview Monday, ^trs. charge. The latter’s loyalty to
Walter Reed Hospital here. Morris posure.
n.ru,aey wm oe rememoeied as Great Britain was stronger than
Out of the jungles of New Gui
can joke now as he waits for an
Miaa ¿>dcme Lebow.
ois attachment to Astor, so he
ujly gutter wound in bis skull to nea comes a direct plea to Ameri
Mrs r ioyd bauiord was able to sold the Americans down the
ca
for
more
plasma.
According
to
h< d
return to ms wura at Camp tonite nver, disposing of the fort, lock,
"I made the mistake of stick Major Simon Warmenhover, for Munday alter an attack oi tnetlu. slock and barrel to the Northwest
merly
of
St
Mary
a
Hospital
in
ing my head up twice in the same
Henry Lamm returned nome Company for one-third of its
place," he says wi h a »rmace. Grand Rapids, plasma gets A-l toeanesday Horn Foruand where value.
"That's how the angler got me." priority right up to the battle ue nad taaen ms
On November 30, 1813, the
examination for
lines
Then more seriously:
me Army. Harry Henry and La- British warship Raccoon, Capt.
"We
need
it,
all
we
can
get,
"That doctor was a whiz Kept
Verne Maran leit tins week to be ; Black, appeared in the harbor. The
humming all the time he was tak l right now," he says.
inducted into the army.
young Americans were for nailing
"I don't know who donated the
ing out bones. If it hadn't been for
Mr. ana Mrs. Reese Hays of the Stars and Stripes to the flag
blood plasma, 1 gueaa I wouldn’t blood that saved my life," says Napa, canf. are visiting
with his pole, and old Concomly was for
Morris. “But if the people in the
be here today."
pax en is, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Haya, . fighting it out with the British.
Morris isn't the first soldier United States only knew what it
mrs. John Kessier returned On McDougall's refusal to fight,
wlx>m- life has been saved by means to us out there on the
1 uesday to her home in San Diego the old chief lamented the fact
plasma from the Red Cross. TTh- battlefield well, I think we could
alter upending two weeks with that his daughter had married a
miracles began at Pearl Harbor count on them to give the four
her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. | "squaw." Captain Black hauled
and have been happening ever million pints the Army and Navy
down the American flag and
have asked the Red Cross to Del,. Mrs. Beil accompanied her
since.
borne tor a visit.
hoisted the British colors for its
Re uming recently from North collect this year."
Miss Esther Wade la employed brief reign over the Columbia. In
Unfortunately,
not
everyone
Africa, Major General James C
m
a box factory at Hiit, Calif. . August. 1818, the American sloup-
Magee, surgeon general of the «■an give blood lo the Red Cross,
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Farmer of-war Ontario, Capt. James Bid
Army, told of case after case in but they can contribute to the
moved to their new home last dle, arrived on the Columbia and
which plasma has meant the 1943 War Fund for J125.000.000,
i-nday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer claimed possession in the name of
difference between life and death, part of which will be used to sup
riaibert
and
family, who had been the United State. On October 1,
"In one
Instance,” he says, port this phase of the Red Cross
living
on
me
ranch left last week the British ship Blossom, Captain
"four hundred men were badly program which of:en means tile
lor
Watsonville,
California where Hickey, appeared. On board were
burned aboard ship . Treatment difference between life and death
John B. Prevost, representing the
they
p*an
to
make
their home.
was given promptly and all except to American fighting men.
Mrs. Warren E. Siebert of United States and James Keith of
Miss Cora Mason attended a Cottage Grove arrived last Friday the Northwest Co. With proper
B M Clu:e and son of Apple
gate visited several days at the library convention in Portland for a visit with her parents, Mr ceremonies the British flagi was
lowered and Old Glory again flut
and Mrs. W. O. Martin.
last week.
Larkin Grubb home.
Mrs. Arthur Taylor is substi tered to its rightful place in the
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James G. Mackie spent several
Mrs. O. Winter returned home tuting mis week at the school for breezes of the Old Oregon Coun
days in Portland this week on early this week from a visit in Mrs. Nye who was taken ill last try.
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week.
Portland.
business.
A group of Grangers met and!
started work on the installation:
of the furnace at the Grange Hall
last Saturday,
Members of the Board of Direc
the Sanders Green House.
tors of the Ashland Chamber of
Mrs. Geo. Helms is employed at Commerce, at a recent meeting,
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took official notice of the volun
W. S. GUILD ENTERTAINS
teer work being done by local
Following the Sunday evening women in conducting the Ashland
service at the Methodist Church USO. G H. Billings, acting presi
the Wesleyan Service Guild en dent of the group, stated that the
tertained at a social hour Guests members asked him to express
included Chaplain Roy H. Boldt, their sincere appreciation of the
who had delivered the evening services given the community by
sermon on the subject: "Despera.e Mrs. Will Dodge who has carried
Cnaracteis"; six soldiers who had a heavy responsibili y as president
helped with the musical program; ! of the USO Council. Mr. Billings
all other soldiers present at the stated: "We want Mrs. Dodge and
service, the pastors of the coop other women who have carried the
erating churches. Dr George W. responsibility and leadership of
Bruce and Rev. Howard G. Eddy, the local USO to know that it is
and several other friends. Miss appreciated. We feel that the
Voda Brower, president of the work done there is very much
Guild, was in charge of the af- worthwhile because of the fine
fair.
character which they have given
it. These things help a lot but
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they also take a lot out of the
ANNIVERSARY SERVICE
TO BE HELD SOON AT CHURCH folks who give them. So, thanks
Dr. G. W. Bruce, Mehodist pas very much."
tor announces that the Third
Mrs Dodge, who has been a
Annual
Service
honoring
all member of the USO Council since
couples who have been married its beginning, has given much
fifty or more years wll be held thought and countless hours of
Sunday evening. April 11.
service to the cause, as have
He will appreciate it very much scores of Ashland women who
if you will notify him of any serve as hostesses and who contri-
couples you may happen to know bute time, money and effort to aid
who would qualify as above for otherwise in the conduct of the
an invitation. The details of the USO work,
program pre being worked out by
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the several committees and will CONGREGATIONAL LADIES
be announced in the near future. CHOOSE USO PROJECT
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Mrs. Jewell Lockhart, secretary
TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING of the USO, announcees that the
TOOAY’S VAST ARMY OF MORE THAN A MILLON
Closing a most successful year, Congregational ladies have volun
RAILROAD MEN,-DOING DOUBLE DUTY, DELIVERING
the Annual Meeting of the Congre teered to bring home made cook
12.500 CARLOADS OF SUPPLIES DAILY FOR OUR.
gation of the First Presbyterian ies to the USO clubhouse every
ARMED FORCES AND OUR ALLIES, MOVING TROOPS AT
Church will be held at 7:30 p. m third Wednesday. These ladies."
THE RATE OF 700 MILLION PASSENGER MILES A MONTH
Wednesday March 28th, the Mod she stated, “thought they would
GIVING THEIR ALL-OUT SERVICE IN THE
erator, Rev ,H. G. Eddy presiding, like to do something for the USO
Immedia ely following, the Corpo and decided that this would be
COUNTRY'S TOTAL WAR EFFORT.
rate Meeting will be held. Presi their project. The USO Council
dent of the Trustees. W. W. Robi and staff are very grateful for
son, presiding
1 this monthly contribution."
OUR DEMOCRACY------- byM.»
MEN OF THE RAILEOADS. ,
KÄMT
UNCEASING WORK IS NEEDED TO WIN.
C OF C MEMBERS
PRAISE WORKERS