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SOUTHERN OREGON MINER, Ashland, Oregon CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT PHOTO FINISHING RF Ml TIFI I. «»« FICTUBK8 fy>m 116 A IX» negative*. from .»n »mailer •ice* 3'»c FA Holl» B rxp 30c -13 exp. 46c 16 exp. fUk 36 exp Bl 25. Get price on enlarge, on portrait paper, copies m tU from old. new pici OVER NITE SFKVICE. PACIFIC PHOTO BFRVICK F. O. BOX Mé. BAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. RAZOR BLADES KENT BLADES Grandmother—Freddy, did you wash your hands this morning? Freddy—I washed one of them, the other didn’t need it SPECIAL If you want to Fell your or for See Here, Private Hargrove! few Marion Hargrove THE STORY 80 FAB: Edward Thoma« | dwindled as rapidly as the one at Marlon law Ion Hargrove, feature edi the dispensary, life would have love lor of the Charlotte (N. C.) New«, ha« liness to sell above its private con started hi» «lory of a private'« Uta In sumption stock. First you’re fifteen the army by living protpeetlve dousb boy« tome «olid advice on what coursa feet from the door, then (whifTl Then you’re stand to purine the day« and night« before you’re inside. Induction. He advise« them to "palai ing between two orderlies and the the town red." On getting Into the army show is on. he tell« them "to keep your mind open" The one on my left scratched my aa the "Srst three week« are the hard- arm and applied the smallpox virus. ••I" Like a job In civil lite, «aya Har The only thing that kept me from grove, It’« the Sr«t lmpre««loa that conni«. He ha« received his own Induc keeling over was the hypodermic tion notice and with a number ol other needle loaded with typhoid germs, soon-lo-be-soldlera has completed the which propped up my right arm. 1rs! day at camp. He I« stationed at From the dispensary we went to Fort Bragg, N. Carolina. a huge warehouse of a building by ON THE HOME RUTH FRON . M WYETjkSPEARS^zÔ) All afternoon, in a blistering sun, we painted garbage cans. The other Charlotte boys waved to us a* they passed on their way to the ball park. Happy voice* floated to u* from the post exchange. The straw-boss private woke up, yawned and went away, telling u* what would happen if we did like wise. He returned soon in a truck. He motioned peremptorily to us and we loaded the can* into the truck. Away we went to headquarter* com pany—and painted more garbage can*. It wa* definitely suppertime by now. \ fANY an American of pioneer background can remember "Now can we go home, Private Dooley, sir?” asked Lisk. I looked when all the floors in thc house at Lisk every time the blindness except the parlor were covered left me, and I could see the boy. with woven rag rugs and carpets. Today there is something about was tired. The private sighed wearily. "Git the vlK°r. simplicity ttnd economy in the truck.” he said. Away we these colorful old-time floor cov- went back to our street. We «topped wrings that fits our mood. The in front of our barrack* and Pri- weaver with a rug loom is vate Dooley demounted. ' "The .... flourishing In many communities. ___________ _____ j ap- The modern wcuver has an as- truck driver,” _______ he said, _ “would j preciate it if you boys would go and *ortnicpt colors in warp and help the truck. i flller thnt may be used with the help him him wash wash the truck. ” ” We sat in the back back of We sat In the of the the truck truck rnKs that *ou i’ave Prepared in thc cither cotton or wool but do not use both in the same rug. The rugs should be soft and dean and hems or uneven finishes should be removed. Dye white rugs the cob ors you wish to predominate. • • • NOTE It 1« potalbla to make ■ great Variety of floor covering« from ottrfa ami end« ol thing« on hand llooks 9 and 10 of tho serie« offered with thr«e arUclee contain lawlnatlng new dealgn« for hooked and braided ruga In Hook 7 there 1« a rug made from old felt hat« and schoet pennant« Ikaiki are IS cents each. Or* der booklets direct from; MHS. Bl'TII WVKTH SHKANB Redford mill Naw lurk the railroad tracks. The place Drawer le looked like Goldenberg's Basement MORE CASH CHAPTER II Enclose 13 cents fur each book Drlva, Phone or write to on a busy day. A score of fitters desired. ••TURK” measured necks, waists, inseams. Name ........................ .. A soldier stuck his head through T83 Broadway. Phoa Br. 8831 the door of our new dormitory and heads, and feet. Addreaa Tacoma, Washington My shoe size, the clerk yelled gave a sharp whistle. “Nine o’clock!" he yelled. "Lights out and down the line, wa* ten and a half. Naval Academy and "I beg your pardon." I prompted, no more noise! Go to sleep!” "It has been, withal, a very busy "I wear a size nine.” West Point Candidates “Forgive me," he said, a trifle Th* competitions in which most day," I said to Piel, who was bur Wild ducks are temporarily Members of Congress select their weary, "the expression is ’I wore ied with his hay fever in the next "grounded” in late summer of appointees to Annapolis and Weat a size nine.' These shoes are to walk Point will be held this year on bunk. each year, usually in August. At August 21. The Rutherford School, this turn of the season the young “It sure withal has.” he said. in. not to make you look like Cin which prepares more candidates to enter Annapolis and Weat Point “What a day! What a place! What a derella. You say size nine; your have not yet learned to use their manner “ hown here. About one than any other school west of the and watched the mes* hall fade life! With my eyes wide open I'm foot says ten and a half.” wings and, in molting, the mature Mississippi river, will offer nine We filed down a long counter, away behind us. Two , three four an<A »bree quarter pounds of sewn birds have lost their propelling weeks of intensive preparation for dreaming!” rags will be required for a square these competitions. opening on "It's been a little hellish out to picking up our allotted khaki and mile* we left it behind u*. We had yard of carpet. Rugs may be wing feathers. June 11 and closing on August 10. the day before the competitions are Some years millions of ducks die day.” I agreed, "although it could denims, barrack bags and raincoats, to wait ten minutes before we could held. Call or wrtte during tills period when nesting have been worse. We actually saw mess kits and tent halves. Then we get the wash-pit It took us fifteen c*- c*. <*-. <*>. <x. <x. <x. (X. <x. «%. grounds suffer drouth and birds Rutherford Preparatory a corporal and he didn't cuss us. were led into a large room, where minutes to wash the truck. By the O’ <*•<*•<*• we laid aside the vestment* of civil time we got back to the mess hall, are stranded away from water. We have eaten Army food twice, School Beuvers often come to the rescue and, except for the haphazard way life and donned our new garment*. we were too tired to eat But we 1850 B. Ocean. Long Beach, Cal. While I stood there, wondering ate. . . . save thousands of ducks by Phono 661-193 ; the pineapple was thrown toward what I was supposed to do next, damming up outlets to lakes or ■ the peas, it wasn't horrifying.” streams. “I am broken and bleeding.” an attendant caught me from the It was through no fault of mine 7 A General Quiz SALARY AND PROFIT f*- <*• <x. <x. <x. gx. <x. <x. ex. rx. #x- /x. rx, rear and strapped to my shoulders that I was a kitchen policeman on <*• C*- Candy business in your home or store. moaned Piel. "Classification tests, No sugar required. Non-fattening. what felt like the Old Man of the my sixth day. The whole barrack* Thc Quettiona Yum. Yum, Oh how good. Easy to typing tests, medical examinations. Mountain after forty days. make, easy to sell retail or whole got the grind. And it was duty, not sale. Beats just salary 10 to 1. Be "Straighten up, soldier,” the at punishment. first, start this money maker in 1. What people were once called tendant said, “and git off. the floor. your district. Airmail for details. It wa* all very simple, this KP ’Celestials”? Copyrighted. That's nothing but a full field pack, business. All you have to do is to DEB’S CANDY CO., 2. What is thc "williwaw”? such as you will tote many miles get up an hour earlier, serve the Ml728 McCadden, Hollywood. Calif. 3. What is thc bloodiest year in before you leave this man's army. food, and keep the mess hall clean. the history of the world? Now I want you to walk over to After we served breakfast. I found DENTAL PLATES 4. How many veterans of thc that ramp and over it. That’s just to a very easy job in the dining hall, Inst war are enguged in thc present see if your shoes are comfortable.” where life is much pinker than it is DENTISTRY on “With these Oregon boots and this in the kitchen. A quartet was war? CREDIT TERMS 5. Where is the home of the Kaf burden of misery,” I told him firm formed and we were singing "Home roka S, >0, IS MoorM la ’«> ly, "I couldn't even walk over to on the Range.” A corporal passed firs? 6. What planet’s period of rotn the thing. As for climbing over it. by just as I hit a sour note. He put D r . H arry S emler , Dttdisi not even an alpenstock, a burro the broom into my left hand, the tion on its axis is about the same U.ISKY tlK - 3n IMORMSON • NUTUM OH as the earth's? train, and two St. Bernard dogs mop into my right . . . complete with brandy could get me 7. From what song comes the There was a citizen-soldier from Q f\T w’t^1 ’,a ke*t rash misery. over it." K E AV I Sprinkleon Mexsana. for- Kannapolis to help me clean the words ”/\nd where is that band , There was something in his quiet, who so vauntingly swore 'mid the I THE merly Mexican Heat Pow- cooks’ barracks For a time It was steady answering glance that re havoc of war and the battle's con U p AT der. Costa little, and you awful. We tried to concentrate on 11 E I save lot* in larger eisea. fusion”? assured me. I went over the ramp the floor while a news broadcaster in short order. On the double, I 8. What country's legislature wus almost tore up the radio trying to think the Army calls it called thc states-general? decide whether we were to be in Admirals may be admirable, but From there we went to the thea- the Army ten years or twenty. that isn’t where the word comes The old sergeant, bis face beam ter, where we were given Intelli T/ie Answers We finished the job in an extreme from. It comes from an old Arabic ing sweetly, purred, “You are now gence tests, and to the classifica ly short time to impress the cor word "amir-al” meaning “com members of the Army of the Try ted tion office, where we were inter- 1. Chinese. poral. This, we found later, is a mander of.” That’s what the Ad States. Now, damn it, shut up.” viewed by patient and considerate 2. The fierce unpredictable wind serious tactical blunder and a dis miral is, the top-ranking officer in corporals. credit to the ethics of goldbrick- of Alaska which has upset mi the Navy. Top-ranking cigarette I think I walked eighteen miles “And what did you do in civil ing. The sooner you finish a job the nutely plotted attacks. with our Navy men is Camel—the through those medical examina- life?” my corporal asked me. 3. The year 1942. Authorities say sooner you start in on the next. favorite, too with men ifi the Army, tions. It's a good thing this is July. “I was feature editor of the Char The corporal liked our work, un 2.000,000 men of all nations were Marines, and Coast Guard, accord I would have frozen in my treks lotte News.” killed in the war during the year. ing to actual sales records from with all that walking and exposure. “And just what sort of work did fortunately. Kannapolis was allowed 4. Approximately 250,000. their service stores. Camels are Nothing I had on, except a thin you do. Private Hargrove? Just give to sort garbage and I was promoted 5. South Africa. to the pot-and-pan polishing section. a top-ranking gift, too. And though little iodine number on my chest.” me a brief idea.” 6. Mars (24 hours 37'^ minutes). there are Post Office restrictions “Funny thing about the medical Seven minutes later, I had fin I was Themos Kokenes's assistant. 7. “The Star Spangled Banner.” He washed and I dried. Later we on packages to overseas Army examination,” a voice broke in from ished answering that question. 8. Netherlands. men, you can still send Camels down the line. “Before you get it, "Let's just put down here, 'Edi formed a goldbricking entente. We to soldiers in the U. S., and to you're afraid you’ll pass. When you torial worker.’ " He sighed compas both washed and made Conrad Wil men in the Navy, Marines, and go through the examinations, you're sionately. “And what did you do son dry. Learn From Gestures Pollyanna the glad girl would have Coast Guard wherever they are. afraid you won’t” before all that?” —Adv. “I noticed that,” I said. “I don’t I told him. I brought in the pub found something silver-lined about Deaf-mutes are now employed have any special hankering for a licity work, the soda-jerking, the the hot sink. So did I. “At least,” as instructors in an airplane fac soldier’s life, but I thought when I theater ushering, and the printer's I told Kokenes. “this will give my tory in California because new back a chance to recover from that was going through the hoops this deviling. DON’T LET workers have been found to learn morning that this would be a helluva "Private Hargrove,” he said, “the mop." their job more quickly from ges When I said “ mpp. ” the mess ser time for them to back out.” army is just what you have needed tures than from spoken words. “The little fellow who slept down to ease the burdens of your exist geant handed me one. He wanted SLOW YOU UP to be able to see hi* face in th< at the end got sent back,” said a ence. Look no farther, Private Har • When bowel* are «luggiih and you kitchen floor. After lunch he want loud whisper from across the room. grove, you have found a home.” feel irritable, headachy, do as millions ed the back porch polished. do — chew FEEN-A-MINT, the modern “One of his legs was shorter than chewing-gum laxative. Simply chew We left the Reception Center mesi the other. He’s a lucky dog.” This was a lovely morning, We FEEN-A-MINT before you go to bed, “I'll bet he doesn’t think *o,” said began at daybreak and devoted all hall a better place to eat in, a taking only in accordance with package ( CAMELS direction« — deep without being dia- Piel. "At this stage of the game, the time until noon to enjoying the k SURE DELIVER 2 turbed. Next morning gentle, thorough I'm glad it was him instead of me." beauties of nature. We had a drill relief, helping you feel «well again. Try A dark form showed itself in the sergeant to point them out to us. FEEN-A-MINT. Taste« good, is handy PLENTY OF and economical.A generous family «upply doorway. “I told you guys to shad We marched a full twenty miles FLAVOR AND EXTRA dap and go to sleep. Do it!” without leaving the drill field. A respectful silence filled the room Lunch, needless to say, was deli _ MILDNESS A a ~ for three minutes. cious. “Look at me,” said Piel. "Won’t We fell into bed, after lunch, de the folks in Atlanta be proud when termined to spend the afternoon in Crime’s Punishment get my letter! Me, Melvin Piel, dreamland. Two minutes later, that Fear follows crime and is its I they " you ’m a perfect physical specimen.” infernal whistle blew. Melvin Piel, punishment.—Voltaire. Big Jim Hart, the football star guardhouse lawyer for Company A, SAID IT, whom I had known in high school, explained it all on the way down spoke up. “Don’t go Hollywood stairs. We were going to be as >>YOU WOMEN WHO SUFFER FR0M«x about it, Piel. Just remember, Har signed to our permanent stations. CAMELS HAVE grove’s a perfect specimen too. And I fell in and a corporal led us off ust two weeks ago, when we were down the street. I could feel the WHAT IT waiting out in front of the armory California palm trees fanning my If you suffer from hot flashes, dizzi for the draft board examiners to get face. We stopped at Barracks 17 TAKES! ness, distress of "Irregularities”, are there, he had one foot in the grave.” and the corporal led us inside. weak, nervous. Irritable, bide at “When you finish cleaning tl times—due to the functional "And the other foot?" “Do we go to California, cor- "middle-age" period In a woman’s cans, I want to be able to aee “ That ’ s the one he keeps in his poral? ” I asked. life—try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege face in them.” mouth.” "Naah,” he said. table Compound—the best-known medicine you can buy today that’s “Yessir,” said Piel, “the Army "Where do we go?” I asked him, made especiulli/ /or women. any rate. But KP is like a woman’s makes men.” a little disappointed. Pinkham s Compound has helped work—never really done. Conrad thousands upon thousands of wom So we quietly went to sleep. "To the garbage rack,” he said. Wilson marked one caldron and at en to relieve such annoying symp This morning we took the Oath. "Double quick.” He thumbed John toms. Follow label directions. Pink the end of the day we found that we One of the boys was telling me later ny Lisk and me to the back of the ham’s Compound Is worth trying! had washed it twenty-two times. they say: ** that when his brother was inducted barracks. Jack Mulligan helped me up the in Alabama, there was a tough old At the garbage rack we found WNU—13 26—43 sergeant who was having an awful three extremely fragrant garbage last ten steps to the squadroom. I for Marine time keeping the men quiet. “Gen cans. Outside, we found more. Lisk finally got to the side of my bunk. “ Gentlemen, ” I said to the group tlemen,” he would beseech them, and I, citizen-soldiers, stared at for amphibious tractor Subscribe for a Bomb “Quiet, please!” They were quiet them. The overcheerful private to which gathered around to scoop me off the floor, “ I don ’ t ever want to during the administration of the whom we were assigned told us, for pancakes Oath, after which they burst forth "When you finish cleaning those, I see another kitchen!” The next morning we were clas again. want to be able to see my face In f°r lhe f’vorite cigarette with sified and assigned to the Field Ar The old sergeant, his face beam them!” ing sweetly, purred: "You are now “There’s no accounting for tillery Replacement Center. Gene members of the Army of the United tastes," Lisk whispered. Neverthe Shumate and I were classified as F7NST M THE SERVfCE States. Now, damn it, SHUT UP.” less, we cleaned them and polished cooks. I am a semi-skilled cook, they say, although the only egg I The favorite cigarette with men in the them and left them spick and span. Army, Navy, Marine«, anil Coast Guard This morning—our first morning "Now take ’em outside and paint ever tried to fry was later used as 1« Camel, (Based on actual sales record* in the Recruit Reception Center— ’em,” said the private. “White. Git a tire patch. The other cooks in in Pou Exchange« and Canteens.) began when we finished breakfast the black paint and paint ’HQCO- clude postal clerks, tractor sales men, railroad engineers, riveters, and started cleaning up our squad RRC’ on both sides of all of them!” room. A gray-haired, fatherly old “This Is summer,” I suggested. bricklayers, and one blacksmith. But we'll learn. Already I've private, who swore that he had been "Wouldn’t something pastel look learned to make beds, sweep, mop, demoted from master sergeant four better?" times, lined us up in front of the The sun was affecting the private. wash windows and sew a fine scam. barracks and took us to the dis "I think you’re right,” he said. So When Congress lets me go home, will For Tojo or Hitler pensary. we painted them cream and lettered I make some woman a good wife! By Buying War Bonds If the line in front of the mess hall them In brilliant orange. (TO BE CONTINUED) ‘(»rounded’ Ducks ; ASK ME ? ANOTHER CONSTIPATION FEEN-A-MINT GYRENE! HOT FLASHES $ IN THE MARINES > "GYRENE* ALLIGATOR "COLLISION MAIS* "CAMEL" wrwviKb men jn thc Mflrin<.g Camel
