ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY,
|VOL. XII
November 25, 1943
Number 44
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pills AND THAT
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rlu Ike Editor:
It’ll be a war Christmas this
year. However, there is no rea
son wiiy it shouldn't be a Merry
Christmas for the kiddies.
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There will be no electrical or
mechanical items such as trains,
construction sets and other goods
.made of metal, except those left
'over from last year's unsold stock.
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Wooden
toys will
more than
ing plenty
games.
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substitutes for metal
be commonplace even
last year, thus assur-
of wooden toys and
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llation tokens, looking aime-
thing like tiddlywink discs, will
be put Into circulation next Feb
ruary. They'll at least give the
butchers a little diversion to while
away the Idle hours.
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Though 44ft.000.000 pounds of
turkey have been set aside for
civilian consumption, Uncle Zeke
offers threc-to-on<- that all he'll
get Thanksgiving Day is the giz-
sard.
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finger
has
7ft.000.000
FBI
prints; or about as many ai the
average mother can find around
the jam closet.
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The way he stretches It. Herr
Goebbels apparently regards the
truth as some sort of synthetic
rubber.
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TALENT NEWS
WCTU MEETS AT
WHEELER HOME
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Because of Thanksgiving lulling
on the regular ipcct.iig dale of the
W.C.T.U., the meeting was act
uheud two days convening on
Tuesday ufternoon at the home oi
Mrs. M W. Wheeler on North
Main. The business session was
held first, at which time a letter
from the Children's Farm Home
was read and discussed There is
¡i shortage of house mothers at
(his home sponsored by the W.C.
T.U., and it Is requested that if
any women in Asti land are inter-
ruled in such positions that they
get in touch with The Child ren a
Farm Home. Corvallis, Oregon.
Mrs. Lula Smith led the devo-
lions In keeping with Thanksgiv
ing, using Ps. 103 for the Script
ure lesson.
Mrs Loree was in charge of
lhe program discussing the views
if J. Edgar Hoover of the F B.I.
,n prohibition. Mrs. Reba Kelsey
,-ad an article on juvenile delin
quency. The possibility of a build
ing in Ashland for boys' club work
vzas discussed There is no juven-
e court director In Ashland and
inly one in Medford.
Lucille McKay read an article
on liquor advertising, and Mrs
Mabel Russell Lowther read a
paper on "Christian Citizenship".
There were 22 present, and Mrs
Wheeler served dainty refresh-
mets at the social hour.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Verne Cary on
Liberty Street.
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Musical Program
Enjoyed Last Sunday
I>ocal AHS Teacher
Wed Friday Night
BONDS OVtH AMERICA
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HOWARD ODEN
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home for Confederate
veterans.
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and Companion
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SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
to see
at the VARSITY THEATRE
Defeated men may live
in peace and honor un
der the Stars and Stripes,
but under the crooked
cross of Naxiism there
is only ignominy, perse
cution, death for those
who will not bend the
knee. -
"LEATHER BURNERS"
PLUS
“THE MOON IS DOWN"
or
Monday, Tuesday)
*1 noon it ”
Please call at the Miner Offict
for Your Guest Tickets
(Snnday,
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Emigrant Wagons
Enter Oregon
Leaving the Snake, the route
led northwest to the Malheur riv
er The emigrants camped at some
warm springs, near the Vale of
today. The Malheuh, a small
stream, was fordable.
The name Malheur is made up
of two French words, "mal"
meaning bad or evil and "heur"
meaning luck or chance. It was
so named by Peter Skene Ogden
in 1825, because some goods and
furs he had "cached” on its banks
had been discovered and stolen
by the Indians.
Leaving the Malheur, the Trail
turned north .coming again upon
the Snake river near where Olds
Ferry was established in the "six-
ties" to handle the travel to the
gold mines of the Boise Basin.
The Trail continued along the
Snqke to where the river entered
a deep, narrow canyon and flowed
in a northerly direction to become
the boundary line between Oregon
and Idaho for two hundred and
twenty-five miles The point where
the Trail left the river was called
Farewell Bend, a short sweep of
the river with low banks, afford
ing an easy crossing, where the
emigrants departed the river with
out regret. The Trail climbed the
easy slope of foothills, and dropped
into a little valley on the Burnt
river at the site of the present
Huntington, Oregon.
Burnt River was so named by ,
Peter Skene Ogden in 1825 on ac
count of the burned timber he had |
found on its upper reaches.
It was now September 23rd. The
emigrants made camp and rested
preparatory to another arduous
jodrney through and over high,
forbidding hills which towered
above them.
Ed Note- This Is one in a series
of stories commmorating the Old
Oregon Trail Centennial.
UNION THANKSGIVING
SERVICE TO BE HELD
AT CHURCH OF CHRIST
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
(Friday and Saturday)
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The U. S Senate calls Itself
'greatest deliberative body
the
on earth." when It is only the
MANY JOIN ASHLAND
moat talkative.
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USO CRAFT CLASSES
Not only are the days becom-
USD craft classes staitiug up
ing shorter, but the roads to Iter
again to offer opportunity lot
lln and Tokyo are becoming
unrlsUnas gut construction, are
shorter dally.
held Friday afternoons, 2 to ft, anu
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ldesday and Thursday evenings,
This is the time for taking an
O-i 1.Director Bayonne Glenn in
inventory of our blessings Not
vites the Ashland public to visit
Just for turkey, cranberry sauce
Music lovers enjoyed a fine
Lie classes and join in the fun if
and mince pie.
treat at the Vesper Musical pro-
r.
appeals.
No
artistic
ability
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<ram held at the Methodist
Filipinos are named 1n honor needed, she stated, other than the Church last Sunday afternoon.
<j dinary
complement
of
two
of King Felipe TI of Spain.
hinds--which may be ail thumbs Mrs. Frank Davis was the organ
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to construct such appealing ar- ist, Miss Ann Crandall, violinist,
The Rrttlsh Army lqft the
I cles as painted trays, gift boxes, Mrs. L. E. Merriman, soloist, and
United States November 25. 1783
tooled leather wallets and cigar Mrs. J. W. McCoy, accompanist.
The program was arranged as
ette holders. Also new patterns
of Christmas card designs are on follows:
AHM FOOTBALL MM)RE
Hymn with chimes."Now on Land
hand.
and Sea"
A 'large supply of wooden trays,
.Ashland
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"First Movement, Unfinished Sym
material
leather,
paints
and
other
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Yreka
phony" - Schubert
has just been received, the cost
Mrs. Frank Davis
of which will be small because
handled by the USO without Hymn - “Day Is Dying in the
West”, congregation
profit. For instance, material to
construct an artistic tray includ Pastoral Praypr - Dr. G. W. Bruce
ing the wooden tray, paint and “I Thank Thee. Lord" - H. Dixon
Mias Mary Gean Hendricks, I>attem is from SO to 7ft cents.
Lies
popular teacher at Ashland high,
Mrs. L. A Merriman
Soldier wives are urged to visit
became the bride of Cpl. E H. and enter these classes, as are "Fantaale in E Minor” - Merkel
Forgus last Friday evening. Chap all citizens of Ashland, to become "Andante Contabile” - Tchaikow-
lain Boldt of Camp White read acquainted with each other and
sky
the marriage vows using the dou- with the Ashland USO. and to "Preghicra" - Fritz Kreisler
ble ring ceremony, Tbe marriage enjoy a pleasant hour or so con
Ann Crandall
took place at the home of Miss structing articles for one's own “On Wings of Song” - Mendelssohn
Florence Allen.
use or for gifts.
"In Summer" . Stebbins
Miss Alien with Mrs. John
Classes are informal, no regu- "Romance from Les Preludes" -
Koehler as accompanist, sang.
Liszt
lir attendance necessary, and the
"Because” and "I Love You Tru
Mrs. Frank Davis
work is individual with construc
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"The Lords Prayer” • Malette
tion advice available.
Mrs. Forgus is the daughter of
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Mrs. L. A. Merriman
Mrs. Geannie Hendricks of Omaha,
Dr. and Mrs. George W. Bruce “Dreams" - Wagner
Nebraska. She was graduated
Mrs. Frank D&vis
«pent Monday afternoon in Med-
from the University of Nebraska
iord on business.
Benediction with organ response.
Cpl. Forgus, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Forgus of St. Louis.
Missouri, was graduated from the
University of Missouri.
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Elder E. W. Pratt of Wenat
chee, Washington is visiting at
Near Biloxi, on the
the Rev. Ward E Pratt home this
Confederate Home
Gulf of Mexico, stands
woek. He will fill the pulpit Sun
the last residence of
day at the Church of the Brethren
{efferson Davis and the
in the absence of his son. the pas
ouse where the con
federate president com
tor, who Is attending a RYPD
pleted his memoirs.
meeting at Waldport, Oregon.
Beauvoir now is a
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Union Thanksgiving services
will be held this year at the
Church of Christ, Thursday morn
ing at 10:30. Chaplain D. S. Lac-
quement, Captain, from Camp
White .will give the Thanksgiving
address.
The quartet from the Church of
Christ will offer special music.
An offering will be taken for
China Relief,
The ladies of the Methodist
Church held their annual bazaar
at the City Hall on Thursday af
ternoon of last week They report
a good attendance and a good sale
ot their many nice and useful
articles.
Mrs. Charles Skeeters and Mrs.
Herman Sommers spent Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. Archie Mon-
■oe at Central Point.
Mr. Lincoln McCulloch of Wag-
ner Creek was- transacting busl-
ness in Talent, Monday afternoon.
Mis. Jay Long of White Owl,
South Dakota is spending a month
m Oregon visiting relatives She
is a daughter of Mr. Ben Clark.
The ladies club of this vicinity
aave united in the sponsoring of a
rummage sale to be held at the
Valley Locker rooms on Saturday,
November 27. Funds are for the
repairs and redecorating ot the
>ld Baptist Church. Much inter-
st is shown by the local citizens
jt tue cnuich is an old landmark
.aving been erected in 1870.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Estes and
4r .and Mrs. John Smith were
• eek end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
«imam Sommers and family at
rospect. Mr. Sommers is a
^augnter of Mr. and Mrs. Estes.
Mr. Al Sherard, who spent the
->uminer on tne Dead Indian, re-
• mueu to 'talent tor uie winter.
Mrs. Belie Skeeters spent Tues
day at Prospect at the home ot
ner son Everett and family.
Mr. and Mrs. John timith of
Glendale, Oregon are visiting
their daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Archie Estes.
Mr. bred Hodapp of Central
Point visited inends in Talent
Wednesday.
Mrs. Royal Bates spent a cou
ple of days last week with rela
tives in Klamath Falls.
Miss Lottie Beswick of Bellview
and Mrs. Sarah Clark of Ashland
were callers in Talent Thursday
aftrenoon.
Nate .Hamilton, a . Taient
dent, passed away in Medford
Wednesday of last week. Funeral
services were held at Perl Fun-
eral Parlor in Medford last Sat-
urday. interment was made in the
Odd Fellows Cemetery at Medford.
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SOT. APPLEWHITE
VISITS IN ASHLAND
C. of C. President
Attends Meet at
Eugene Monday
Homer Billings, president of the
local Chamber of Commerce, at
tended a one-day meeting Monday
in Eugene of the Chamber of
Commerce Secretaries of Oregon.
In a number of cases the president
as well as the secretaries attend
ed .and in some cases the presi
dent represented the local group.
Representatives were present
from Astoria, Portland, Marsh
field, Salem. Albany, Eugene,
Roseburg, Bend, Klamath Falls,
Medford, and Ashland. Mr. Bill
ings reports seeing the secretary
of the Marshfield Chamber of
Commerce, Mrs. Lucille Carson
Archer, an AHS graduate and a
niece of the late O. F. Carson.
The morning session was given
over mainly to addresses from two
outside speakers, Wm. Hammond,
manager of the western division,
U. S. Chamber of Commerce, from
San Francisco and Dean Victor P.
Morris of the School of Business
Administration at the University
of Oregon. The afternoon session
was devoted to business and dis
cusión of problems presented by
various Chamber of Commerce
delegates.
Dean Morris made a very fine
talk in which he emphasized the
need for post-war planning that
would stimulate and promote pri
vate industry tha£ would increase
development of the section of the
country in which it was located.
He felt that the Public Works
feature alone was not sufficient
and that it should not be looked
upon merely as a maker of jobs
for unemployed groups. He is
chairman of a committee of 15 ap
pointed by Gov. Snell to study
pos t-w a r readjustments They
hope to correlate their findings i«v
practical activities that will help
to stimulate public works, busi
ness and industry, and agricultur
al interests.
The keynote of Mr. Hammond's
address was that post war plan
ning is futile unless some plan
can be worked out whereby pres
ent industry can lay aside a cer
tain percentage of earnings for
future expansion, maintenance and
repairs. The present revenue act
does not allow this.
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Sgt. Warren Applewhite visited
the campus of the Southern Ore
gon College this week while at
home on leave from his station in
Alabama, where he is engaged in
chemical warfare science. Sgt. WHO-DO CLASS TO MEET
Applewhite was a junior college
The Who-Do Class of the Meth
student at SOCE 1938-1939, and odist Church will be entertained
after graduation went to complete at the home of Mrs. Reba Kelsey,
his course at the State College 165 No. Main, Friday afternoon
in Corvallis.
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SEND CHRISTMAS GIFTS
BY DECEMBER 10!
’T’O facilitate the movement of
* heavy war business and
travel expected to break all rec
ords during the holidays, the
Office of Defense Transportation
urges the public to complete the
sending of all their personal
Christmas packages by Decem
ber 10.
In response to a request of
the O.D.T., the Railway Express
Agency is taking an active part
in this endeavor. It is bringing
the message to thousands of
shippers, in business and resi
dential districts throughout the
country served by its 23,000
offices.
Retail and department stores
everywhere are giving full sup
port to the drive, which accord
ing to Railway Express, will help
keep war materials moving on
schedule and enable service men
and women, on leave, to get
home during the holidays.