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VOL. XII
TlilM AM) THAT
(lly OLD TIMER)
riu tae Editor:
la*gialutioli hus been introduced
lln Uuiigreaa to peiin.t 105 Chinese
llu enter the U 8. every year und
become citizens 'Ibis la a X'X'U
will geatuie, aluce American mis­
sionaries are lulxning a<> zealously
to get the Celestials into heaven.
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, October 21, 1913
Fortnightly Study
Club Has Meeting
Leatherneck Scouts
Number 39
TALENT NEWS
Emigrants Head On
To The Willamette
Mr. and Mrs Lz»yal Bates spent
the week end at Klamath Falls
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Dav­
id McComb and family.
The Fortnightly Study Club mat
Fort Hall was a busy place dur­
Mis. George Pheifer made a ing the brief stay of the emi­
at the home of Mrs. G. W. Bruce,
business trip to Grants Pass Mon­ grants. This was the largest
117 Laurel St. on Monday Oct 17.
day.
Beautiful full Chrysanthemums
crowd it had ever entertained.
C. L. Skeeters’ logging crew,
were placed about the rooms, and
The Hudson’s Bay Company of­
who
have
been
operating
in
the
a pretty lace covered table, cen­
ficial in charge of the fort tried
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Wagner Creek Gap district, will
Don’t grumble about falling tered with a unique centerpiece of
to discourage the emigrants from
move shortly to a large tract of going to the Willamette Valley.
leaves littering your lawn Thunk branches of acorns placed on a
timber near Union Creek for win­
your lucky atara that you are not large yellow bowl, surrounded by
He said it would be impossible to
ter logging
living In Euiope where bomba are mlnature squirrels und oak leaves
take the wagons over the rough
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Goin and
dropping from the skies
made the setting one of beauty.
country between the Snake and
son and Mr. and Mrs. Don Hun-
Duinty cakes and tea were served
the Willamette.
1
1
1
gate and baby of Prospect spent
The route to California was
The Pioneer atatue on the Plugs at 1 .'.0 Mix John Billings Md
the
week
end
with
relatives
here.
shorter and easier, he declared.
has assumed a rusty appearance Mrs Muy M>> m . who were special
Mr. and Mrs. Paige Stauffer of
guests for the afternoon, flouring
There was much discussion on this
mid ought to b«* dolled up.
Medford were business callers
Reu|x>nse was given to roll call
important subject. The women of
here Thursday evening.
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after which the regular business
the train were in favor of contin­
It la said thut u mockingbird
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hodapp of
session was In charge of the pres­
uing on to the Willamette Valley
hns been noted to change Its tune
Central Point called on friends b
with the wagons. They had start­
87 times in seven minutes, but It ident, Mrs Ruth King. The short
Talent
Sunday
afternoon.
topic whs given by Mrs. Hatlie
ed to make new homes, and wag­
would be unfair to the lovely bird
Mr and Mrs. Wayne Cowdrey
Litwlller,
who had chosen an art­
ons would be needed to carry their
to compare it with n Berlin prop­
and
family
went
to
Prospect
Sun
­
icle from the September Geogra­
household effects, and to work on
agandist whose armies are losing
day.
phic.
"Wartime
and
Washington,"
the farms. Chiles and Martin an­
on all sides.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H.
by William H Nicholas, who told
nounced that they wer« going to
Morris of Prospect were Talent
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of the great chinges In Washing­
take the trail to California, and a
Cornelius C. Mcrshon, a fur­
viators. Monday.
ton since the pre-war days, chang­
number
of others said they had
nace rate manufacturer of Phila­
Tne Talent Extension Unit met
es in housing, buildings, people,
made
that
decision also. At this
delphia haw solved gaa rationing
in the City Hall, Wednesday at
s|M-ed Much emphasis whs given
crucial period Dr. Marcus Whit­
lie procured u 1922-model Stan­
10 a.m. all day meeting. Program
to the immensity of the Pentagon
man was appealed to. He declared
ley Steamer, equipped with a Bu­
for th<i meeting was "Short Cuts
Building, the huge air-port, Arl­
that wagons could be taken to the
ick body He then Installed a
in Meal Preparation" by project
ington Forum for girls. National
Willamette.
He had reached Fort
grate under the hood, and now
leaders. Those attending were
Boise with a cart in 1836, and said
has a vehicle which will travel a Medical Center, and other struc­
asked to bring a sack lunch and
tures of interest
that the obstacles to be encount­
mile on a pound of coal and tear
their own table service. Coffee
Mrs. Edna Smith reviewed the
ered could be overcome. He volun­
U. S. Men»« Corp. Phot«
along at 50 miles an hour
was furnished.
b<x>k, "The Rock and the Wind."
Mrs. Ben Clark was a business teered to lead the way. It would
These Marines add finishing touches to their camouflage prior to
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by Vivian R Brelherton Rarely
be better, he said, to leave the
participating
In
a
scouting
and
landing
problem
on
a
small
island
caller in Medford Thursday.
Here la a pertinent observation has a novelist-created such a sus­
wagons on the Trail, if they had
"somewhere In the South Pacific." The Marines are Pfe. Gene
Mr. and Mrs Charles Blake of
by Mayor 1-a Guardia of New pense and brilliance as Miss Breth-
to, than to leave them at Fort
Mldljour of Sheldon. III., and Pfc. Robert G. Venigh of lodi, Wis.
the Talent Camp ground were
York. "Our armed forces are ham­ erton told how the wind-swept
Hall, thus accepting defeat with­
shopping and calling on friends in
merlng the enemy Our home rocky roasts of Cornwall and the
out a struggle.
Ashland Wednesday.
forces are hammering each masonic portals of ancient Pen-
The Applegates and Peter Bur­
Mrs. Eva Wedge visited friends
other Our armed forces are play-! genna Home could no longer hold
nett backed Whitman, and so the
in Ashland Wednesday.
ing the game Our civilian author­ the Tresellian family In England
great decision was made which
The Methodist Church had as
The Talent High School Student
ities are playing politics. The They came to America in 1860
helped materially to push the
.
its
guests
of
honor
at
a
dinner
Body will sponsor its annual carn­
quicker we tighten the lines and and settled in Iawrence. Kansas
western boundary of the United
party on Monday evening the
start to pull together .the better
More than 1,000,000 American ival Friday night, October 22 be­ States from the Rockies to the
Trudy, the heroine of the story
Methodist
members
of
the
faculty
It will be"
children will attend weekday ginning at 8:00 p.m. in the school Pacific.
grew up to an aware and bewitch­
and the students of the SOCK,
ing peraont!'»y of the middle west j and the Methodist teachers of the church schools on "released" time gymnasium. Candidates for the
Before leaving Fort Hall funeral
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Now la the time to plant your finally coming west to make her
from public schools during the Carnival Queen sponsored by the services were held for Daniel
sweet peas and lay in your winter home in Portland. Oregon, She Ashland l’ublic schools, with Supt present educational year, it is classes are Freshman. Margaret Richardson, who died of fever and
Ted Norby and three Methodist estimated by Dr. Erwin L.Shaver, Strahan; sophomore, Merrilee
stock of rheumatiam.
married a man who was a rail­
>ard, Ger-
members of the school board,
G« mt - director of Weekday Religious Ed­ Thorson, Juniors, Delores Hawley; the hardships of the Trail. His
roader tn the days of slavery, and ald Wenner. Mrs H. M. Schllliiflt
worries and labors were over;
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Schillirflr.
The lowly pumpkin is taking on ! they did their f»nrt in the building
ucation for the International seniors, Maxine Redman. Each ad­ their’s had just begun. He had
and Frank Van Dyke The Wo­ Council of Religious Education.
mission ticket sold counts 100
a golden hue and Uncle Zeke, a of this great western empire
reached the End of the Trail and
of Christian Ser-
men
’
s
Society
votes
for the candidate. A varied
strict teetotaler. Is beginning to
The next meeting will be in the
Weekday
church
schools
pro
­
entered
the Promised Land; for
by the Wesleyan
look pie-eyed.
home of Mrs Ruth King, 364 Har- vice, assisted served the dinner vide a plan whereby public school program of music and skits will them the Trail stretched far ahead
Service Guild,
gsdine St
A > >
children, whose parents make a precede the crowning of the before they could seek rest.
and arranged the program. The
Queen. Immediately following the
Beefing about gas and gassing
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Youth Fellowship groups did the written request for it. are released crowning of the Queen the booths
bout the beef neither fills the Miss Allen Charter
or dismissed from their usual pub­
Ed. Note- This Is one in a series
decorating of the rooms and ta­
tank nor the larder.
lic school programs to study re­ will open. The games will be of stories commmorating the Old
bles
in
autumn
leaves
and
flowers.
Beano, Hoop-la. Duck and Smack
Desk HoateNN at I SO
Dr G. W. Bruce was toastmast­ ligion one or more hours a week the Axis, Spill the Milk, Basket Oregon Trail Centennial.
Miss Florence Allen la one of u
Dr (I W. Bruce spent Wednes­
in
classes
sponsored
by
the
church
­
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day In Grants Paas In the inter­ number of voluntary USO work­ er and announced each number on es singly Or cooperatively," Dr. Throw and turkey raffle and var­ Don Spencer Becomes
the program Each honored guest
ious other attractions for young J
ests of Religious Education and ers of long service, the records
was introduced and made a few i Shaver stated.
and
old.
show
Several
have
been
In
ser
­
; Assistant Postmaster
of the Methodist Youth Fellow­
One-third of the one-half of
remarks Mrs Ruby Mason, presi­
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ship Institutes. Several other vice since the center opened. Miss
Recently Don Spencer received
dent of the W.S.C.S., Allen McGee, American school children who re- WOMEN’S CLUBS LAUNCH
Methodist ministers attended this Allen, on duty at the information
ceive no other religious education
his appointment as assistant-post-
Superintendent
of
the
Sunday
"BUY A BOMBER" CAMPAIGN
meeting and went to view pros­ desk Sunday from 2 to 5, has
master in Ashland. He has been
School. Voda Brower, President of will attend weekday church
pective sights for a new Institute served here regularly since the
To sell enough war bonds - - connected with the local postoffice
schools
thia
year.
Dr.
Shaver
de
­
the
Wesleyan
Service
Guild;
Ida
grounds.
USO was opened, beginqjng before
dares in citing the fact that approximately $300.000 worth - - for 34 years.
the center was officially a part of Willard, president of the Metho­ "many unchurched children come to pay for a heavy bomber for the
Since the illness of Postmaster
dist
Youth
Fellowship,
and
the
the National USO. Asked what
to this new kind of church school armed forces, members of the Ore­ Millard Grubb in August, he has
pastor
for
the
entire
CTiurch.
gave
were her duties, she said, "Oh, I
because it allows them to dress gon Federation of Women’s clubs been serving in the capacity of
don’t do much. I check the attend- brief addresses of welcome Mrs. as they do when in public school. will launch a state-wide “Buy-a- i
acting postmaster.
Alice
Willits
and
Mrs
Leona
Or
­
A warning for persona who are ance as the men enter, sign in the mond favored with two selections
Bomber” campaign November 1 in
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"This
has
more
import
than
the
interested In the navy’s construc­ junior hostesses,, keep a record of at the piano and by voice, and practical fact indicates. It means cooperation with the women's di- 1 Mrs. R. A. Barker has returned
gifts
to
the USO, make change
tion battalions (Seabees) to take
Mrs May Moss favored with a that religion has become identi­ vision of the Oregon war finance from a visit with her husband in
action as soon as possible has for the coke boxes, direct new­ group of readings. As each guest fied with their weekday as well committee.
Seattle, Washington.
been issued by Recruiting Special­ comers sbout the building, sell came into the parlors they were as their Sunday life. It means
ist H. W. Crain, in charge of the postage stamps, mail letters for given a corsage This is one of the that religion is no longer in a sep-
I Medford navy recruiting station. the soldiers, check out the equip­ annual social events of this a r a t e compartment for these
Although the Seabees are still ment such as sports goods and church.
children.
I accepting voluntary enlistments, toilet articles, phone about town
"In the weekday church school,"
H the nation during the past few for available rooms for those
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*♦:>: ’♦“«?« ’♦* Dr. Shaver concludes, “religion is
wanting
them,
direct soldier fami-
I months ” has contributed so many
AHS FOOTBALL S(X)RE
being taught in terms of its prac­
I recruits that the quotas are be- lies to houses ar.d apartments for
tical application to life problems.
ASHLAND
N
■ coming exhausted and it may be rent, sometimes console children,
Here the Bible has ’become flesh’
I that all the openings soon will be look after bags, caps and the like
in the everyday lives of boys and
that the men check at this desk, GRANTS PASS
I gone.
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girls."
1 "Me" who are looking for the answer the phone, administer
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County Treasurer Makes
I place in this war effort where aid - once to a fellow who
Large Payment on Debt
■ their skill or handiwork can best got into a scrap out on
■ bo utilized, can find it in the Sea- streets - , etc."
According to Ralph E. Sweeney,
Well, these are some of the county treasurer, a check was
■ bees," declared the recruiter. "But
1 I want to urge them to act now duties that the desk hostess has sent October 8 to the Fiscal Agen­ J. J. (Jack) Lynch, manager
■ before the situation changes ahd to keep her from becoming bored cy of Oregon in New York in the of the Oregon State Pharmaceut­
I they can no longer get into the as she aita self-effacingly behind amount of $50,225 00 in payment ical and Portland Retail Druggists
I branch of the service they prefer. a desk in the background at the of the remaining bonds of the Pa­ Associations, has received word
cific Highway which was issued from the National Quinine Pool in
"Those who are interested In USO
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in 1913. With this payment there Washington ,D. C. that Oregon’s
lhe Seabees are asked to come to
remains only $8.000 00 of County drive for quinine for the armed
the recruiting station without de­ OREGON SECOND IN
Road Bonds outstanding which forces in the tropics, made under
lay in order to take advantage ¡
of the jobs now available," the re­ 1942 CHRISTMAS SEALS were issued in 1921 and 1922 for the sponsorship of the Oregon
Oregon rose to second place the construction of the Crater State Pharmaceutical Association,
cruiter added.
among the states of the Union in Lake and Jacksonville-Ruch high- resulted in a total collection of
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Mr. and Mrs. Scott Reed of Los the per capita sale of 1942 Christ­ way, $4000 00 of which mature 1.096,712 grains or about 2500
■ Angeles have purchased the H. H. mas seals, according to figures May 1. 1946 and $4,000 00 Jan 1. ounces. This amount 18 sufficient
Just released by the National Tu­ 1952 With $8,000.00 on hand in to supply 10,000 service men for
■ Hall home in Bellview.
berculosis Association.
the Redemption Fund for their re- more than three months with the
If
Receipts from the sale totaled tirement when due, all of which is normal immunizing dose of ten
grains a day.
13 5 cents for each resident of invested in U. S. Bonds,
ALBERTA V. REYNOLDS
the state which was nearly twice
Senator Lynch stated that Ore­
The original issue in 1913 for
and Companion
J Arc Invited to Be Guests of the the national average of 7.2 for the Pacific Highway was one half gon's record is something of which
the continental United States. milion dollars, and the issue of the state mHy well be proud since
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Oregon's total was exceeded only 11(21-1922 for the Crater Lake and ! the collection average for all
to see
by Delaware, which is the state Jacksonville Road was another states was 2800 ounces. However,
at the VARSITY THEATRE
in which the sale of the seals ori­ half million, all of which have many of the states have popula­
(Friday and Saturday)
ginated in the United States. Del­ been paid and cancelled with the tions running several times that
awn re’s figure was 14.1.
exception of the $8,000 00 men­ of Oregon. Therefore, on a per
"EDGE OF DARKNESS"
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capita basis Oregon’s contribution
tioned above.
or
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to the National Quinine Pool,
Pfc. George Shaffer and Mrs.
(Sanday, Monday, Tuesday)
Shaffer of Astoria are visiting
W. J. Chipman, who underwent which is so essential to the health
with Mrs H. G. Wolcott, Mr. and an operation at Sacred Heart Hos- and well being of the boys in the
"THE AIR FORC E"
Mrs. Henry Shaffer, and their pital in Medford some time ago, service located In malaria infested
Pianse call at the Miner Offici
daughter Patti, who is staying was released from the hospital areas, leads the nation. Oregon’s
í
for Your Guest Tickets
with her grandmother, Mr«. Wol-| last Thursday and is convalescing i quinine donations average 4.7 ozs
i p«r drug «tors.
at home.
» cott, while attending school.
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Church Entertains
Faculty and Students
Stress Week Day
Church Schools
Early Enlistment in
Sea bees Urged
Ml
ASHLAND’S
WAR CHEST DRIVE
(
Oregon Leads Nation
In Quinine Donations
1. Date
Starting Thursday morning,
October 21, and continuing
until goal is reached
2. Goal
The sum of 5,500 dollars
(less expenses) to be pro-
portioned among 24 benefit­
ing agencies, or as you as a
donor, may designate.
3. Plan of Drive
Direct solicitation and vol­
untary offerings. New. plan
this year groups 24 agencies
as beneficiaries, with OVER
50% GUARANTEED TO RE­
MAIN LOCALLY for the use
of USO and other local wel­
fare agencies.
Dr. Walter Redford,
General Chairman