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VOL. XII ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, September 16, 1943 I his \\n ih Ir uh oi.it riMi.ii) To tlir Editor. Clua.o«a <>i a I'cniiHylvHiiiu »<bo.il wile olici ili'lcl in .1 ¡mutui cell tun woubl ».i.ke Junior im bring ioKilly appropriate # < f .School children of today, we i cud, iiliuol spoil .IM well tut IhoHe ol a K'liviiiuon ago. .nnylie h , out ua-n, back In UGO. w«- liidn t huvr Hin n woium uh Siilainuii.i umi HiyuiiMk, either ELLA C. SMITH PASSES ON (Contributed by Lee Wise) Number B4 FORT BRIDGER A STORY SPOT An a teituinorMai U> the signifi- Fort B Huger wan well located cance ot the Supernatural, it wax b, a beautiful valley with tree- eininentiy fitting and proper that j,ne<j stream« and plenty of gra.su on last knday evening lightening and wood. It waa a busy place ibould strike on the spot of her during the 'Forties and Fifties, bntnplace and destroy an edifice, especially during the gold rush to luur preceded the demise on Sat- California. Lt had a dramatic his- urtiay morning of Ella Cordelia tory and was a haven of refuge Smith, a native daughter of this fOr many a weary traveler. Joe region. . Meek, first U. S. Marshal for 111 Her father, Capt. Thomas Oregon spent a night at Foi t Geiniiiny wiui once proud of ila .Smith, a Kentuckian, was the Bridger with his old mountain «tandingj army, but tinti wait be rirfct white settler in this upper paj jlrn Bridger, while on his h.s- fore It went bit» itiiMMlu Now It valley Coming across from the torical ride to Washington, D. C., doesn't even get u elilinee to wet Yttka Mmes in 1H51 with two in the winter of 1847-8 to report down pack animals an outfit and po- the Whitman massacre to Con « 1 • cato eyes and peelings to grow a greaa lion t worry about butter, Hiiyn I crop and leturn and sell to the jn 1553 Bridger had trouble Uncle Zckr You cun inuke it Miner*. with Brigham Young, so the Mor- troni griiMH, All you need in u cow lie win permitted by Tipsu, the mons took possession of the Fort. mid a chum. Siskiou chief to occupy a patch was burned by them in 1857 1 1 1 of ground close to what is now when the U. S. Army, under Gen- We now approach the hchhoii Neal Creek Later he was given (;ral Johnston, was approaching when the «pair tire in not ho near this land' outright by the friendly salt Lake to replace Brigham ly Important . ih th< »par«* blanket Indian in giatitude for a minis- Young and install a new gover- 111 tration of medical help nor, so was rebuilt by the goverti- Stronger labor leadership in He returned to Yreka and the^ment in 1858. General Canby who holding unions to their no-«trik>- next year came back with five was killed by Modocs in 1873 pledge continues to lie required in men who settled as neighbors, the was in command at Fort Bridger ■ immy ’• over there M|N>tM land being later recorded as do I from August 17, 1858 to March V now. lighting our enemies nation claims. Capt Smith took a 14, 1860. It was quite a preten 1 1 1 regular bond purchases—many will have to keep the Stars and Stripes Hying. prominent part in the settlement tious post with a large parade A badly frightened Hitler took . of the Indian troubles and was ground, barracks, warehouses and to invest thousands? to th«> radio Friday and denounced “Boiots he left, he told me they active in civic affairs' in Ashland. dwellings, mostly stone. Italy'« surrender as a "shameful Don’t think that what you do isn’t im are going to need more equipment, ! He also served in the State legis- In the military cemetery lie the betrayal" and asserted that de-1 portant. It will take all oitty individual , lature. bodies ot a number of men who spite the fate of Its Axis partner,, more ammunition and more food for Cordelia was born May 1, 1858 helped make history in the West. "all effort« to smash Germany; in America can raise to put this 3rd War INVASION of enemy lands. at the homestead, but after the will fall ” Fort Bridger was a Pony Ex Loan over the top. So buy more bonds death of her mother moved into press station in 1860-1, and an "*Tho more bonds the folks at homi 1 1 1 Ashland and was educated at the important link in the overland out of your pay-out of extra income- I uni g liul a task to me I m given buy—the more they’ll be helping us Old Ashland Academy. She was stage system from Atchison, Kan To labor at day by day out of "rainy-day" funds! fighters to win.’ That's what Jimmy said." sent to Washington D. C. to live sas. to Sacramento, California. For it gives me health und at the White House with, the fam The quicker you do that the more strength and hope, The Fort was abandoned by the ily of President Benjamin Harri government on November 6, 1890. And I learn to cheerfully say; you'll help Jimmy and our other boys The 3rd War Loan ot IS billion dollars son. Mrs. Harrison was a cousin Fort Bridger has its place in the "Head, you may think; heart, you of her mother's and incidently the western Hall of Fafeie for, when smash through to Victory. may feel must produce tho money I first head of the D.A.R. Miss you speak of the West, you nat But hand, you must work alway." What do you say? It’s to pay for these essentials ; Smith remained in _ Washington urally think of Fort Bridger and Lxiuisa M Alcott the safest, soundest invest until 1900 in the employ of the of the stirring, colorful days now • to victory. 1 1 1 Bureau of Engraving. She then gone forever. ment you’ll ever make? Normalcy would be the return Buy at least one EXTRA came to Ashland and occupied the The State of Wyoming bought of the good old days when you family home at 131 No Main, the property several years ago, $100 Bond besides your could drive up to a place and which she later sold to Andrew J. and has repaired and restored the honk and they brought it out to McCollen, Sr. Her residence for old Fort. The main North and you. the past 40 years has been in South highway to Salt Lake City Grant St close by the Hargadin« runs past its gates, and it is vis Cemetery. Lately she had been in- ited by thousands of tourists each j valided anti was carea for by Mrs. year. It too. has become a shrine Mt and Mr«. Dick Morrow ami Hadfield at 496 No. Main. family of Wagner Creek moved of American history in company Her funeral was held at Lltwil- with Fort Laramie. to Mountain Avenue in Ashland lers Tuesday at 10 a. m. and was last week attended by scores of friends and Mis Belle Skeeters »pent Fri- Ed. Note- This is one in a series MAXINE COOK A\D KENNETH neighbors, who showed tribute of stories commmorating the Old duy in AHhlnnd «hopping and vi»- CATON Will TUESDAY with elaborate floral offerings. Oregon Trail Centennial. Ring. Miss Maxinc Cook, daughter of The interment was in the family Mr and Mrs M A Ring of -------------o------------ Area Rent Director Walter J Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Cook and Belvii w viaited their daughter. Every’ county in Oregon has a Kenneth W. Caton, son of Mr and Ix>oker of the OPA today charac plot at the Ashland Cemetery NEW PARALYSIS CASE Mrs John Walsh Saturday a m. committee organized and busy Mrs Clyde Caton, were united in ter.zed as "completely false" rum with her father and mother. Rev. IN JACKSON COl’NTY McCall conducted the services. John Walsh Saturday morning making plans to participate in Another case of infantile par marriage at the Methodist Church ors that a recent ruling of the Mr. and Mrs. Paul Byers sang, Billie Breeoeleft Sunday for Bly the Oregon War Chest campaign alysis was reported in Jackson Federal Court for the Middle Dls- Tuesday morning at 11:00 o'clock "The Old Rugged Cross" and County last week by Dr. E. A. to lx- employed with the Weyer- in October, according to Charles with Dr. George W. Bi uce reading rict of Georgia would put a stop “Lead Kindly Light” baesrr logging company. Merkel, county health officer. The regula- to enforcement of rent A Sprague, state president. the marriage lines in the presence This remarkable lady had case is in the Eagle Point dis M is George Holt accompanied The Oregon War Chest is affili of the immediate members of the tions. He assured property owners by her mother, Mi E.hlh < • t" ated with the National War Fund and tenants that rent control scarcely a grey hair and retained trict. man, returned to her home at and will conduct the campaign in two families. The double ring cer would continue to be enforced her mental faculties to the end. Dr. Merkel said the new case emony was used. Miss Betty Her passing will be mourned. Crescent after spending two this state for the national organi was the second within two weeks Wire was the bridesmaid and throughout the Medford Defense weeks here in Talent Mrs Coff- zation which is raising funds for ------------ °------------- | here. Donald L Caton, brother of the Rental Area, comprising Jackson man plans on visiting her aon for 17 major war-related relief Leonard Halls Report --------- o--------- County the groom, was best man. Elois and family in Chiloquin organizations publicity given this In addition, the "The Tlie groom wore his formal Adoption of a Son »r^N^ACE^ BAKN AT before she ret unis home. Oregon War Chest is raising navy attire, and the bride was ap Court's opinion about the oonsti- Word comes from the Leonard During heavy thunderstorm Jerry Stevens, who has been funds for seven state-wide child propriately dressed in a compan tuticnality of rent control,” said Halls that they have become Friday night the barn at the E(J. employed in the Forestry Service caring agencies, namely: Boys' ion costume of deep red skirt, Mr. Looker, has created an Im happy parents of a bjg son by Wjn Dunn ranch was struck by in southern California for the and Girls' Aid Society, Catholic navy blue blouse and white sailor pression in the minds of some pet adoption. At two months he lightening and totally destroyed jiast summer, returned home last Char.ties. Children's Farm Home, rerà sons that all OPA rules on collar Her corsage was white. weight 10 pounds, according to Although there was no livestock week Oregon Protective Society, Salva Following the wedding a recep are off. This Is not true This of his dad, an increase of four ¡n ham, go tons of hay were Mr. and Mrs Charles Estes of tion Army. Volunteers of America fice will continue to enforce the tion was held at the home of the pounds since birth. burned Crescent City, Calif, arrived here I and the Waverly Baby Home regulations. Rents cannot be I bride's patents Of course he is the handsomest ________ o________ Friday to spend a couple weeks The chairman for Jackson Both the bride and groom were raised without the permission of ever even though the electricity Mrs Homer Billings left Mon with relatives and friends. this office. Violators, as always, County is John P Moffat members of last year's graduating bills are higher and the wear on day with her mother in Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brown, who o.............. class at Ashland High School. The are liable to treble damage suits, laundry equipment is tremendous. Towa. Enroute rfie visited with have been living in Talent the fines or imprisonment, or both." bride was the valedictorian of the Leonard states that they are her daughter, Mrs. Kenneth past summer, moved back to Tle- An immediate appeal will be class. yet holding Coos Bay against any Woods and family, in Portland, onesta, where Mr. Brown is em- taken from the decision. "The; The groom is a Seaman 2/c sta enemy forces and with the addi- ________ ployed, their former home. tioned at Farragut, Idaho.• He is power of OPA. under the Emer tion of the latest recruit. Jr. Hall. Oregon fnmiers will be called Mr and Mrs p^ght Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Jim Purdue and now home on furlough and must gency Price Control Act. to con TY'kyo will probably cancel all; returned Sunday from a week’s family moved from George Clark's upon to raise $25 million in wdr trol rents in wartime, and the report on the 23rd when he will plans of invasion. j vacation. apnrtment info the Brawn proper bond purchases during the 3rd probably be sent to school for ad constitutionality of the OPA rent War Loan, according to Burt K. ty recently vacated by th regulations have been upheld in Snyder, agricultural director, ditional training. Browns. The young couple left after numerous courts inchiding the Mr. and Mis. Floyd Goin and Oregon war finance committee, the reception on a short wedding Emergency Court of Appeals in baby John of Prospect were week who Just completed a statewide Washington." end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rob tour during which he met with trip. ------- o ------ ------- war bond chairmen and agricul- SERGEANT HOSPITALIZED Ixignn, Mrs. Goin's parents LOCAL ISO RECEIVES CpI. Leslie Mason and Pfc tural agents in every county, Srt. Donald F P!nkerton,' son Side by side sleep 50,- Arlington Morton Tompkins, master of MANY DONATIONS Glen Ixigan who were home on of Mrs. Ethel D. Pinkerton of 000 service men and the Oregon State Grange, au women in this Amer furlough, spent Tuesday at Lake M rs. Bayonne Glenn gives cred- Ashland, is being treated at Hoff ican "bivouac of the of the Woods. They returned to nouned that his organization will it this week. to the following d<>- General Hospital. Santa Barbara, dead,” where rests Cal., for initiries suffered in an their camps where stationed last , actively solicit all members in an nators at the USO Club. "the unknown sol attempt to divert over 10 percent in New Guinea. airplane accident Wednesday. Mrs. Dale Berkheimer, white dier," and the heroes of Oregon’s 1913 agricultural in- Mrs I ,. P. Wilmeth. Mrs. E. He was hospitalized in New of many generations. come into wir bonds Tompkins R Koble and Mrs. Booth, flowers: Guinea for s‘x weeks then taken GEORGE YOCKEL estimated the farm income for Con Austin, Mrs Mildred Frazier. to Australia before being sent to mid Companion 19'13 to he valued at $243 million Milo Grubb and Fred Mailloux, Santa Barbara. Arc Invited to Be Guests of the More than 2702 farmers in magazines: M rs. Hazel Walden. ---------- - o-------- — - SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Jackson county will be called on PIERRE SYLVAN PROVOST books: Mrs. L. P Wilmeth clean to see personally by teams of solicitors ing t igs; Margaret Bland. Posted Funeral services for P. S. Pro nt the VARSITY fllEATRE recruited from the state grange USO Bulletins: Rainbow Class. vost were held last Thursday at (Friday and Saturday) and other farm organizations to Ix>ls and Jean Berkheimer. Pres- the Litwiller Funeral Home w<fh Untold millions sleep T x Ter» eh er officiating, sec that every excess dollar avail byterian Church, cookies. “PILOT NO. uncoffined, unknelled Mr. Provost was born neat in Hitler graveyards able is Invested In war bonds, ac- . ALSO -------------<>. from Tromso, Norway, eor.lin ,’ to N. H. Zacharisen, coun "HOPPY SERVES Sally and Lvnn Trip, daughters 'Montreal. Canadn Jan. to 1^75 to Candia on the Greek ty war finance chairman, who of Mr .and Mrs Neil Trip, who He came I to Ashland many vea rs or Isltf of Crete, men and for a was In business ago and completed plans with Snyder have spent the summer with their women like ourselves I Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) Specially prepared farm war grandparents nt Glendale, re- lon*T t<me who sought only to "BATAAN »» Survivor is include his wife, two bond kits hnve been mailed out turned home recentlv make the world a bet ter place. children Pomino and Svlvia. two -------------o------------ I Please call at the Miner Offici from bond headquarter.! to enable farmers to plan bond purchases Bom to Mr. and Mrs. C. V. grandchildren, anil eight brothers for Your Guest Tickets . • I without leaving homo or work Harkev on Sept 12. a daughter * * * * 1’A LENT NEWS CHAIRMEN OF WAR CHEST NAMED RENT CONTROL IS STILL IN FORCE Plans for Farmer Purchase of Bonds SONOS OVER AMERICA fl" Bny an Er^fra $100 3ond in * * *