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Number 33
VOL Nil
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i<> las Editor:
All City Schools
Open Sept. 13
Allow us to Nuggisi that a flag
ralM.ng jub.lce might nerve
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nllimuuN in Ashland's war bond
drive The Plaza would I be u g'.Kl
place loi swingling "Old Glory" to
liiu breeze.
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" Back to School” will be the'3:30, the junior and senior high
order of the day Monday, Septem students at 3:45.
ber 13. when the Ashland Public
Elementary school students liv
Scnools open for the Fall term at ing west of Gresham and Third
M:45 a.m. Lincoln and Washington Streets will attend the Washing
sc * kx >1 s have scheduled the day for ton School. Those living East of
6:45-10:00 am. and from 1:00 to these streets will attend Lincoln
3:00 p.m. The Junior and Senior School.
high Schools will be in session
Children six years of age may
from H 45 to 11:15 and from 1:00 start school. The law provides
until 2 90.
I "that a child shall be deemed to
The» first day's work will b* be six years of age if his sixth
devoted to full instructions re birthday occurs on or before No
garding supplies needed and daily vember 15.” However, some allow
programs will be arranged.
ance is made for those children
Following the first day the reg- who attain the age of six after
ular school hours will be main November 15 and before Decem
tained Children in the primary ber 1. This special admittance is
giadex, that, second, and third, granted only when it has been es
will attend from 8:45 to 11:00 in tablished it is for the ultimate
the morning, and in the afternoon welfare of the individual child
the first and second grades will concerned. This arrangement is
be dismissed at 2:30, while the made because no mid-year classes
third giade classes continue until are maintained.
3:00 The intermediate grades and
Following is the School Calen
junior and senior high school clas dar for the School year 1943-44.
ses begin at 8:45 and run until and the teachers who will make
12:00 in the morning The inter up the faculties of the various
mediate grades are dismissed at schools:
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Sen. Ellison
D (Cotton Ed)
Smith (if), South Carolina, arch-
loe of the uilmlnlatiutlon and bit
ter opponent of anything more
than two trims for a president,
has hnnm-lf been in the upper
house (onger than Franklin D
Roosevelt can hope to nerve uh
prealdrnt (Jotton Ed took office
in Januaiy 1909, anti has served
continuously for over 34 years.
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"It ain't the guns nor «rinamciit,
nor the funds that they cun lly,
But the clone cooperation that
makes them win the day.
It ain't the Individual, nor th<-
urmy as a whole,
But the everlaatin" teamwork of
every bloomin' soul "
Hurry!
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Uncle Zeke nays there I n one
little matter about the ousting of
Musaolini hr would like cleared
up Who g<< that fancy black
monkey hat hr wore the i one
with the perfectly adorable I tassel
hanging down on the aide?
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ASHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS CALENDAR FOR I943-44
The "Island to Island" cam
paign in the Pacific Zone in due
to end This type of warfare was
forced on Americans by the Ja|>s
when the enemy moved within
striking distance of Australia and
threatened the supply line.
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Tlie Treasury Is complaining of
the shortage of * 10,000 bills
Search us. we haven't any of
them in our pauwssiori
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It's Wilkie against the field for
the GOP Presidential nomina
lion
T ub ENO of September ia in sight.
And the end oi September brings us
clone to the end of the 3rd War Loan
drive.
If you haven’t bought $100 worth of
extra War Bond* rjrfre, mind you dig
up that money and buy your share today!
Men v»ho are fighting for you . . . bleed
ing for you . . . ready to die for you . . .
nre waiting for the news that you people
at home arc hacking them up 100'. .
They know what invasion costs in blood
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WAR LOAN
President Rcxmevelt will have
Cong res» on his hands again next
Tuesday.
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The French stopp'd the Ger-
mans at the Marne Sept 9, 1914
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Money alone will not buy happi
ness Not without coujoins
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Remember vi'hen cigars didn’t
wear lights?
SMALL BOY KILLS
SELF WITH GlIN
The young son of Major and
Mrs. Walter G. Bali. 185 North
Pioneer lost his life Friday when
a pistol with which he was play
ing, dischorged shooting him
through the head.
Walter Ball. Jr was bom July
21, 1937 at Scranton, Pennsyl
vania. Survivors include his par
ents, two sisters, Ruth and Patri
cia and his grandmother, Mrs
Ruth Cady.
Funeral services will be held in
Scranton, Pa. this week. No local
services were held here, but the
hotly lay in state i at the family
and
residence Monday afternoon
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Tuesday morning.
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WACS VISIT USO
Some of the WACS of Service
Command Unit 1013, Camp White,
vis.(cd the USO Clubhouse over
the week end for the fist time
After being shown around the
biiildlni.'t and when they were in
vited to come again, they com-!
merited that they liked the Club
very much and were planning to
come often
STEVE ZARKA
and Companion
/ trs Invited to Be Guests of the
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
to see
nt the VARSITY THEATRE
(Friday and Saturday)
"THIS LAND IS MINE"
or
< Sunday,
and live». They know, too, what it costs in
equipment, munitions, supplies, that must
reach the front in a never-ending stream.
And they’re counting on you for the
money that goes to keep that stream
flowing.
No matter what you have to sacrifice
... no matter how much it pinches ... you
cannot let them down!
They’re calling on you to hurry, hurry,
hurry! Get that $100 extra into War
Bonds before the drive is over.
Monday, Tuesday)
“CABIN IN THE SKY”
Pianse call at the Miner Offici
for Your Guest Tickets
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BACK THE ATTACK... WITH WAR BONDS
PACIFIC TELEPHONE
DECLARES DIVIDENDS
The board of directoin of the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company has declared a dividend
of $150 per share on preferred
and $1.75 on common for the
third quarter, according to an an-
nouncement by N. R. Powiey,
president, just received by R B.
II a m m o n d, telephone manager
here. The dividend on common
shares for the first three quarter
ly periods this year totals $4.50
as compared with $4.75 for the
corresponding periods last year.
"Traffic volumes continue at
unprecedented levels with the
gross revenues resulting, however,
in limited betterment in net in
come because of the Increase in
operating expenses, particularly
tuxes and wage expenditures,"
President Powley said
"Our operating personnel in the
face of the largest task with
which it has ever been confronted
with all its attendant difficulties
is performing in a magnificent
way and the shareholders may
well take pride, as I do, in its
efficient and courteous perform
ance. The public's cixiperative re
cognition of our wartime traffic
problems Is Inspirational to nil of
us and we gratefully acknowledge
its sympathetic and understand
ing attitude.”
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HEARS FROM BROTHER
Mrs. Henry Newton is in receipt
of a letter from her brother, Lt.
Col. Meredith Beaver, who is in
charge of the hospital for service
men at Palm Springs, California,
There are 22 surgeons assisting
him.
Lt. Col. Beaver was graduated
from Mayo Bros. Medical School,
He is also a graduate of the Ash-
In nd High School .
WORKING STI DENTS ASKED
TO REGISTER AT SCHOOL
Even though students may be
planning to continue work after
school begins, they are urged to
register nt their respective schools
before the end of this week .
This will be of great advantage
to students, as registration at this
time will assure each one of a
place in the classes which he
wishes to take.
Those who are unable to reg
ister at the schools in the day
time may contact their respective
principals at the following phones
in the evening: Mr. Robinson,
high school, J336, and Mr. Rogers,
junior high school, 4452.
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SPECIAL NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Beginning Sept. 7th the Money
Order Window at the Ashland.
Oregon Post Office will close at
5 p.m.
Money order service will con
tinue to be available at Station 1,
at the Boulevard Market, until
6 p.m.
Necessary money order service
can be handled after this closing
hour at the Main Office
Ry direction of the First Assis-
tant Postmaster General.
Donald M Spencer
Act. Asst I’M
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Lee ■ Wise, a post graduate of
the most diversified of all schools,
a newspiper office, is pinch-hitt
ing at the 'oral jx»st office allow
ing vacation for some of the
mail delivery fotce.
Cadet Melvin Brantley of the
Navy Corps visited with his nar-
cuts, Mr .and Mrs. R L. Brantley
last week.
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Miss Shirlev Armstrong of Ev
erett Washington is visiting with
Mr and Mrs Bert Smith
Mrs. Edwin Oregon Rollins has
returned to her home in San
Born to Mr and Mrs. Dale Francisco after visiting at the
Frohrelch on September 1, a «on. G S Butler home
FORT BRIDGER
F riday, Sept. 10
Saturday. Sept. 11
2:00
9:00
10:00
12:00
2:00
• 8:45
Principal's Meeting
New Teachers Meet in Central Off.
Building Meetings
Lunch - ATA. Sponsored
General Meet in Jr. High Library
School Opens
Armistice Day
Thanksgiving Vacation
Christmas Vacation Begins
School Reop-ns
First Semester Ends
Second Semester Begins
Easter Vacation
Regular Seniors Finish
Senior High Commencement
Junior High Comencement
School Closes
Monday. Sept. 13
Thursday, Nov. 11
Thurs and Fri,, Nov. 25 & 26
Thursday, Dec. 23
3:00
Monday. Jan. 3
8:45
Friday, Jan. 21
Monday, Jan. 24
8:45
Friday, April 7
Friday, May 19
Wed., May 24,
8:00 p.m
' Thur«.. May 25,
10:00 am.
Friday. May 26
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ASHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
GENERAL
Theo J. Noiby, Superintendent
Mary P. Carter, Secretary-Clerk
Joan Neil, Part-time Secretary
Patricia Geiser, Public Health Nurse
J. E. Chamberlain. General Maintenance
HIGH SCHOOL
Clifford E. Robinson, Prine
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After crossing the Green, the
R.
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Parks.
Assistant
Principal,
Social Studies
Trail kept to the southwest,
Betty Sue Reed, Secretary
crossed Ham’s Fork, west of the
Fiances Cook, Dean of Girls. Typing and Chemisfy
present Granger. Wyo., and con
Jessie S Eller, Girls' Physical Education and English
tinued on to the new frontier post
Gerald M Gastineau. Bic logy and Boys" Physical Education
known as Fort Bridger, on Black’s
Edith L Good. Latin. Mathematics, and Aeronautics
Fork of Green River.
Mary Gean Hendricks. English and Social Studies
This famous frontier post had
Maty McLaman. Homemaking
just been built by Jim Bridger
Mirgaret E. Page. Librarian and English
and Louis Vasq^ez, two veteran
Harry A. Phillips, Industrial Arts
front.ersmen. Bridger, the lead
Maria Poston, Spanish
er. had a keen business mind, and
A. I. Simpson, Social Studies and Boys’ Physical Education
sensed the coming of future mi
Arietta Tyrell, Commerce
grations to the Pacific Coast. He
Naomi Van Dyke. Typing
knew that the emigrants would
J N. Baker, Custodian
need supplies, so he decided to
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start a trading poet to supply
HIGH
SCHOOL
AND
JUNIOR
HIGH
their needs. The location was also
Elene
Douglas,
Vocal
Music
Supervisor, School Choruses
a good point for trade with the
J. G. Koehler, Art Supervisor
Shoshone and Eutaw Indians."But.
H. J. Ylvisaker, Instrumental Music Supervisor. Bands and Or
the rov.ng habits of the partners
chestras
proved stronger than their busi
Continued to inside section.
ness instincts, for neither was
there long enough to take advan
tage of the opportunity.
At that time the fort was in
Mexico and did not become a part
of the United States until 1848.
The original fort was a crude af
fair made of logs and was in
Since 1865 Ameri
Entrance —Union Stockyards, Chicago
tended more as a depot than a
can stockraizers
fort, for Bridger did not fear
have been taking
their animals to
any trouble with the Indians. He
the Union Stock-
had an Indian wife, and was on
yard* at Chicago,
friendly terms with the neighbor-1
maintaining an in-
Ing' tribes. Bridger had worked
* t i t u t i o n that
as apprentice to a blacksmith in
hslped to make
his youth, but the call of the wild
America great.
was too strong to resist, so Jim
joined Gen. \ Ashley's outfit and
became one of the best known
frontiersmen of the West,
His knowledge of blacksmithing
In Hitler's Europe
came in good stead, however, and
the farmers are pro
he put in a shop in connection
ducing too, but their
product goes to Nazi
with his fort.
Germany to feed the
Wagon« needed repairs to stand
soldiers who are
the long journey ahead, and
shooting thousands
horses ar.d oxen had to be shod.
of prisoners who ob
ject to thia for n of
Even if Bridger wasn't there, the
tyranny.
shop was available, and the emi
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grants could do their own repair
ing.
90M9S OVtK AMÜTtlüA
Keep
Our Traditions
Buy More War Bonds
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