o. o Li r Ti V*4il < g *7Z k Pop** ^Ikal Jlai *1* £ay¿ 9tl 4 ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, September 2, 1943 VOL. XII COUNTY BONO QUOTA $2,668,000 Let’s make Jackson FIRST in the state to meet it! THIS AND THAT (By Ol.D TIMER) To lae iùliiur; f Gen. G. M. Grant originated the expression, "unconuiuomu oui ren­ ili r, ’ wmcli i«js been revived by i liniueul K uvm veil und become Moil ui u war cry on .your work« " Buckner "beefed“ about the term* tut "un- generous and unchi vai rou«. surrendered. Rtstist’cians may be intrrmtrd In a Ixvndon 100—a lot more—if you possibly can. 111 It was nn inspired reporter who described Musaolinl in retirement ns "unwept, unhonored and un- swung " On that day, you will be asked to go the limit to back our valiant fighting men. You will be asked to do your share in the greatest invasion the world has ever seen. Answer vour country's roll call! The job is big. Everyont must do his full ¡hare if we are to put this drive over the top Hitler has told us time again he was fighting a defensive wa r and now we believe that he really is. Your part is to back this invasion by investing in at least one EXTRA S100 War Bond in September. That’s in .tildi- 111 U. S. Department of Treasury was established September 2, 1789 War Bonds are the safest investment in the world. For your own sake, for y our Country’s sake, put every spare dime and dollar in War Bonds during the 3rd War Loan Drive « f Green Guard Contest County Bond Drive Committee Meets Date Set Forward —. — —..... — The County September Bond Drive Committee met in the Chamber of Commerce Building at Medford last night at 8:00 o'clock, Henry Zaclyaisen of Med- ford is county chairman. They met to outline plans to 8ecl*r* Jackson County’s quota, which is $2.668.000. That means an average of $112 00 per person. The Ashland Committee con­ sists of Sid Reed. Payroll Savings Chairman. Alice Patterson, Dis- trict chairman. Dr. Walter Red- ford, Mrs. Earl Leever, Wm Briggs, Mrs. Paul Finnell, Earl Newbry. Fred Homes, and Fred Taylor. ------------ o------------ Miss Betty Jo Burns will enter Willamette University this term. a- Mrs. Heath Renders Unique War Service BACK THE ATTACK — V/ITH WAR BONDS TAI-ENT SCHOOL OPENS 13TH The closing date for the Oregon The Talent School opens Sept.1 Green Guard activity contest that World War 2 started four years 13 with a complete faculty of was set at September 15 has been September I competent teachers for the com­ moved forward to October 10. ----------- 6----------- ing year. They are us follows: ISO JUNIOR HOSTESSES Due to the intensive activities of pri- harvest and the late opening of Elementary Mrs. Flfield, INVITED TO DANCE Tlie 23rd Field Hospital is spon­ mary; Mrs Fader, 2nd and 3rd; public schools in many ’ | ?” , \o,l|H„i and 5th; the state, it has been found soring the weekly dance at Camp Mrs Floyd Young, 4th ad­ Mias Stoker. 5th and 6th; and White's Service Club No. 2 to­ visable to give more time for the night. (Thursday) Refreshments Mrs. Walsh, 7th and Sth. High contest. The new date will allow will be served during the evening School Mrs. McNeal, English time for every girl and boy to and music will be furnished by and Chorus; Mrs. Votaw, Science try for one of the 167 prizes the 23rd Field Hospital's own and mathematics; Mrs. Kotford. totaling more than $500 in value. orchestra The various committee Commerce and Home Economics; J The rules of the contest are memors assure those that attend Mr. Roy Parr, Jr., Social Studies;! simple: that a most pleasant evening is and Mr. Myers, Band and Orches­ 1. You must be a Green Guard tra. in store for all. member in 1943. (If you do not The men of the 23rd Field Hos­ belong now it is not too late Mrs Bessie Sanborn and son pital are happy to extend a cord­ to Join. Just write Green Guard ial invitation to nil hostesses of Richard of North Bend returned, Headquarters, Salem and say the Ashland USO to be among to their home, Thursday after a you wish to be a Green Guard. week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. 2. You must have your service those present. Dennis, Mrs. Sanborn's par-, record complete in your manual. [ S/Sgt. Jami's B. Carson, Gen- Joe ■ oral Chairman Dance Committee; ents. and this must be mailed to sent this Invitation to the ITSOj Mrs. Walter Walty underwent a headquarters before the closing and is being released by Mrs major operation at the Communi- date. Bayonne Glonn, She urr-na all hoa- ty Hospital in Ashland Thursday 3. To be eligible for the first two tcsscs to call in at USO for res­ morning. grou ps of prizes, you must ervations for transportation which! Mrs. Arnold Chapman and write a 500-word essay on the will be furnished and they are daughter Joyce returned home subject "Why We Keep Oregon expected to be at the Clubhouse from a month's visit at Wakefield, Green’’, This essay also may nit 7 p.m. Kansas, Friday give you points toward the Mrs. Clarence Homes was a other groups of prizes offered r caller in Talent, Monday morning. Points are awarded for sendee, JOHN IHIOADY A picnic dinner was held at for now members enrolled, for •nd Companion the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. originality and quality of your es­ Are Invited to Be Guests of the Parks, Sunday. Owing to weather say and for completeness of your SOUTHERN OREGON MINER conditions the picnic was held al manual work. Remember, keep to see the home instead of Jackson Hot your record up to date and be nt the VARSITY THEATRE Springs as planned. Those attend­ sure that it is mailed to Green ing were Mr. and Mrs. Roland Guard Headquarters, State Fores­ (Friday and Saturday) Parks and daughter Tammy, Mrs. try Building, Salem, Ore., before “LOST CANYON” Wayne Cowdrey and daughter October 10. AND Shirley anil Mr. and Mrs. Parks. “MOREY" Mrs. Sarah Clark of Ashland atives here Sunday, or and Miss Lottie Beswick of Bel-1 Charles Skeeters, who was badly (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) view called on friends in Talent injured in a logging accident is Monday evening. now recovering at the Community, “MH. LUCKY” Robert Purvis, a former resi­ Hospital. Ashland, will be able to | Please cal) at the Miner Office dent of Talent, now living in Hilt, return to his home in Talent the | for Your Gueat Tickets California, visited friends and rel-' ' latter part of this week. 111 Word has been received that main yf the buffalo,- and from WJliam C. Savin was graduated now on there would be no fresh from Officer’s Training School at buffalo meat to eat, nor “buffalo Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Au- chips" to burn. Their principal gust 27th, receiving his commis- fuel supply would be artemisia •ion ax 2nd Lieutenant in the (sagebrush), of which there was a Signal Corps. plentiful supply. There would be ’ At present he is visiting with little or bo game to replenish their his parens, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. larders. The Trail lead on to the Savin at Cozad, Nebraska. After Little Sandy which was forded 4. ten-day leave he will return to about ten miles above its junc­ Fort Monmouth for additional tion with the Big Sandy. training. Captain Gantt lead the way Lt. Savin, former co-publisher across a barren country to the of the Southern Oregon Miner left Big Sandy which was reached on Ashland in March 1942 to enlist . August 9. There another death in the army. occurred in the party, a man ------------ o named Stevenson dying of moun­ tain fever. He was buried in the sandy bank of the stream where a short prayer was said: “Earth to by earth, ashes to ashes, dust to Ruth Taylor dust," and the train moved on. Dr. Whitman's advice to "keep this day consecrated to the moving" was heeded. Captain workers of the nation, we come be­ Gantt rode on to the southwest. fore Thee, O Lord, with humble the wagons following him, reach­ hearts. We are all of us workers ing the Green River just above in the vineyard of the Lord. Give where it, joined the Big Sandy. us strength for service to our fel- Green River was a wide, clear low men stream with a gravelly bottom. Let us not dodge the burden There the wagon-boxes came into that is ours, feeling that were it j good play as ferries in making but the task of the other man, it1 the crossing As the Green River would be so much lighter. Let us i flowed to the south, it became the not make excuses as to why we Colorado River in Arizona, empty­ have not fulfilled our allotted ing into the Gulf of California. | work. The Spaniards called the Green But rather let us lean upon Thy ! power and Thy strength, relying River the Rio Verde. The Crow on 7>iy promise to carry us Indians called it the Seeds Kee-dee or Prairie Hen River. Its banks through and realizing that our were fringed with reeds and grass, bility cometh only from Thee and it was a welcome sight to the and is therefore not limited by thirsty, dust-covered emigrants the task before us. Help us to and their weary livestock. Both understand that the reward of doing one duty is the power to man and beast drank deeply of do another. Let us not, when we its waters and cooled their heated succeed as workers, be over­ blood after the ordeal of the des­ whelmed by pride in our posaee- ert. , sions. Free us from vainglorious r Ed. Note- This is one in a series of stories commmorating the Old boastings about our work and our Oregon Trail Centennial. iocomplishments. Keep us from ----------- o----------- hypocrisy, both personal and na- ’ tional. Help us to feel our responsibili­ ty toward our brother worker, ■ Mrs. C. A. Heath of 695 Terrace that he may live and grow in the sunlight, unafraid and strong who is vitally interested in doing in the right. Let us never loolii her part in winning the war, has with scornful eye upon our fellow­ among her war activities the job worker because he does not work, of gate keeper for the Mt. Ash- live or worship as we do. Help us ’ land road. Before any one can secure from to work to clean our own house, that we may help our neij^ibors her the key to the gate, he must to clean theirs Keep us from al! show the proper credentials. hatreds, prejudices, resentment - Those who have special permits are people with stock, people with all things that defile. Help us. O Lord, to always do coal mining interests, the forest our best. Our work is for Thee. rangers, and the boys working in And let us bless Thy holy name, the blister-rust program. This working! and rejoicing as free latter group of boys are trained in men, not in the silence of the fire fighting techpiques as well as methods in controlling the blister­ bondsman, fearful of a master. rust disease that Is attacking the Through Thy omnipotent wis­ dom cometh both the work and forests. Any one else other than he power to work. Le us stand these four groups must present a firm where Thou hast placed us. pass before Mrs. Heath will un­ Let us use our strength to honor lock the gate. Mrs. Heath living there at the Thee in all things, and grant that gate is happy to be of service in we may finish our course with the work well done, that Thou may this way realizing that her effort say at the end, “Well done, Thou ,e'ases one man for war purposes, good and faithful servant.” ! She celebrated her 75th birth­ In the name of Him who called day anniversary yesterday. ----------- o----------- us to the vineyard, we ask this, FRANK NUTTER Amen. Funeral rites for Frank Nutter will be held this afternoon (Thurs­ day) at 3 o’clock at the Method st Church with Dr. George W. Bruce officiating. Mr. Nutter was bom April 24. 1869 at Mowequa, Illinois and passed away at Ashland August 29 after a five-weeks illness He had been a resident of Ashland for 23 years. Survivors include his wife and three children, Earl Nutter of Clamp Campbell. Kenucky. James S. Nutter of Seattle. Washington and Mrs. Wilma Marvin of Klam­ ath Falls. ------------ o------------ VISIT IN KLAMATH FALLS Mr. and Mrs. Henry Newton visited Saturday afternoon ->nd Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Herndon at Klamath Falls. Tv'ev were present at the dedication service Sunday morning at the Methodist Church when the n*w pipe organ was dedicated. Bishop Bruce Baxter of Portland p^ve the address. In the afternoon a concert featuring Glen Shelly was ! given using the new organ. I 111 The Nazis say they have found that Italy won’t quit. Well, that's her funeral. Green Labor Day Prayer 111 I On The 10 HIS COMMISSION i