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ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, December 30, 1943
THIN ANI) THAT
I ALENT NEWS
(By 01.1) TIMER)
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hainison are
spending a two weeks vacation in
Loa Angeles, visiting with rela
Uncle Num lx buck aguin in the
tives.
railroading buxine»» utter, the
Inez. Kewell spent a few days in
lap»«' of u quarter of a century.
Klamath Falls visiting her son
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ind other relatives
Photo« of Chiang Kai-shek nev- ■ Jonah Barrett, who is employed
er »how him amoking u Rooeevelt at Merrill, is spending a few days
ciggle, u Churchill cigar or u! at his home here.
Ntulin pipe. Nome one »uggcatx
Mr and Mix Fred Hodapp and
that, maybe, the generaiiaaimo daughter, Mr». Maxine Rowe of
goce for chawin' t «baccy.
Ccntrul Point culled on friends
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here Wednesday.
An eminent medical authority
Miss Murie Fuver I» spending
aaya that varioun methods of pre a few days this week visiting Mi
venting cold« have been found mil Mrs John Hamilton and fam
ineffective Similar »cientlflc stu !y in Medford
dy should be made of ail thoae
Mr and Mrs Fred Cook of Kla-
remedle» that friend» are alwuya math Fulls spent Christmas wlth
suggesting
Mr Cook’s parents. Mr and Mis
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Elmer Cook
Those who spent Christmas at
Uncle Zeke says he won't have
to tighten his belt next year He the home of Mr and Mrs Ben
got » x pairs of auspendera for Clark were .Mr and Mix Ray
mond Clark and family of Ash
Christmas
'and an<| their daughter and fam-
ily, Mr. and Mrs Glen Brown of
A real shortage of manpower
Tleonesta, California and othei
la apparent about the house when
relatives and friends of Medfrod
Mother wants the woodbox filled
called
in the afternoon
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Harry Stearns <ff Ashland wax
Htalln says our war production
a business caller in Talent, Mon-
Is most magnificent Thanks, Joe- day
but Hitler has another name for
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Milburn
It’
of Grants Paas ami 1st Lt Walter
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McDonough stationed in Texas
To a teetotaler those news called on friends in Talent Christ
stories about congressmen Invest mas morning They were enroute
igating the liquor shortage make to Ashland Walter McDonough
mighty dry reading.
.« Mrs Milburn's son
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Mr and Mrs Bill Hervey and
The government now owns one- Mr and Mrs Wayne Cowdrey and
fifth of the national area It's family of Prospect spent the
getting so almost everybody has Christmas holiday in Talent
Uncle Sam for a neighbor.
Mrs. Virginia Holbrook of San
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Francisco left for her home Satur
Remember the old-fashioned day evening After spending a
demagogue who said we could week here visiting her mother,
make the rich pav all the taxes?
Mrs Melissa Cameron and other
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relatives.
Rears nre supposed to hlbernate-
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but not so the Russian variety, HRS. JANET W. BOOTH
as the Nazis can testify
Funeral services were held at
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he Utwiller Funeral Home. Tues
How about dusting off that old day afternoon for Mrs Janet W.
set of New Year resolutions?
looth, who passed away Dec. 26.
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Mrs. Booth was born at Osseo,
Back in the 80s President ATiaconsin, January 4, 1869.
She came to Ashland in 1910
Cleveland settled a rail strike in
Survivors Include her husband.
Chicago.
«V D Booth, their daughter, Mrs.
’erti Wilson and granddaughter.
lauet Wilson of Berkeley.
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CLAY DAVIS
and Companion
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
to «ee
at the VARSITY THEATRE
(Friday and Saturday)
Monday,
"Greater love
hath no man than
this, that a man lay
Tuesday)
his life For his friends"
-JOHN a u
for Your Guest Tickets
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to put into^iliat^OB^s, _
fi Je iiDu tance, savings accounts
S. S. “Jacksonville”
Launched Thursday
"REAP WILD WIND”
Plaase call at the Miner Offici
jp«r»»3i»up
Income
W HETNTO.N E—4 LEMENTS
Miss Penelope Whetstone,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. L.
Whetstone, became the bride of
Gus Clements of Brownsfield, Tex
as, on Christmas eve. The marri-
age took place at the home of the
bride's parents.
Mrs. Clements was graduated
from the local High School in
1940 and attended the Southern
Oregon College of Education. Mr.
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Clements has been released from
Miss Jean Willard is home thia the army to raise cotton; so the
Swan Island’s 45th tanker, the week visiting with her parents young couple will make their
S. S. Jacksonville, was launched Mr anil Mrs Ben Willard.
home at Brownsfield, Texas
at Portland on December 23 at
11:30 o'clock The 523-foot ship
was christened by Mrs Kenneth
L. Smith, wife of the rate con
trol manager for the three Kaiser
Yards in this area
Representing Jackson County at
the launching was Miss Clnic
Hanley, secretary of th«' Pioneers'
Society. Miss Hanley Is a direct
descendant of many of the early
Oregon pioneers
The S S Jacksonville is named
for Jackson County, and the city
Semper
has played an important part in
the winning of the VVeHt.
Fidelis
Assisting nt the launching were
Mrs Wilbur H Dolton and Mrs
F,. J. Goodrich, matrons of honor
The Invocation was delivered by
Rev? Charles Stanley Hook of the
Episcopal Church of Vancouver,
Wash.
"YOUNGEST PROFESSION"
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"SONG OF THE SADJH.E”
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Happy Yuletide” EMIGRANTS
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Soldiers Guests
Of Church Sunday
Ine spirit of ’ (Juristmas was
pievalem on both Christmas Eve
and Christmas Day at the Ash-
,anu UNO and the soldiers and
civ.nans all entered into the acti
vities ottered at the building and
everyone seemed to be having a
nappy yuletide.
in the afternoon of Christmas
Eve Mrs. Wilmer Poley was kept
busy helping soldiers do their
last minute gift wrapping as othei
senior hostesses had done through
out the week.
The Christmas Eve party start
ed out with a unique game of
Bingo that was fun and an ex-
cellent "ice-breaker'’, This was
followed by a short program in
charge of Pvt. Chris Martes, 650th
Engineers, as Master of Ceremon
ies. A reading by Pat Rawe, solo
by Phyllis Blake with Carolyn
Rose at the piano.
Special guests for the evening
were from the 650th Engineers
under the supervision of Lt. Mar
tins. All soldiers wishing to attend
any USO activities are welcome
at any time, so there were lots
of soldiers in the club besides the
Engineers.
Santa, who was a very promi
nent citizen, gave forth presents
to all soldiers and junior hostess
es. The soldiers' presents were do
nated by patriotic citizens, organi
zations and all the schools
Refreshments of hot chocolate
uid fresh doughnuts were served
by the following senior hostesses -
Mrs. Mary'Rath, Mrs. Alice Will
es, Mrs. Roy Frazier, Mrs. Bert
Freeman and Mrs. Alice Piel.
Christmas Day was started at
he Club with a breakfast, served
by the fireside and later in the
lay a buffet supper of turkey and
ts trimmings was prepared by
Pvt. Joe Daly and Pvt. Jack Dick-
jrson, cooks from the 46th Field
Hospital .Those helping to serve
vere Mr. and Mrs. Will Dodge,
Mrs. Naomi Grünewald. Mrs. Al
ee Willits and Mrs. C. Mitchell
Desk hostesses for the entire day
•vere Miss Edith Bork, Miss Lou
se Woodruff and Mrs. Marcella
Rawe.
For the formal dance Christmas
night, music was furnished by the
83rd General Hospital orchestra
Mrs Frances Cook was soloist.
Senior hostesses, Mrs. Sid Reed
and Mrs Vern Cary served punch
and cookies throughout the eve-
ning.
The Methodist Church had ax
their guests of honor last Sunday
evening sixteen soldiers iron.
Camp White. The soldiers favored
the audience with a half hour o.
music, interspersed by scripture
readings by Chaplain Roy H
delightful singing of Christmas
Boldt, and prayer by Chaplain
Cecil Ottinger. The Senior Metho
dist Youth Fellowship presented
the Christmas Play, "A Child Is
Born."
Following the close of the ser
vice the soldiers and the Youth
Fellowship Group went to the
parsonage on Laurel Street where
they spent a couple of hours ge‘-
The Methodist Church will ob-
ting acquainted while they joined
in sinking gospel hymns and chor serve its annual New Year's cus
uses.
tom of having a Dinner-program
Mrs. Bruce, the hostess, assisted at 12:15 noon Jan 1st. The mem
John Billings, served coffee, choc bers and friends of the church are
olate, popcorn balls, and delicious requested, as «in other years, to
home made Christmas cookies,
bring their dinners to the church
by Mrs. Reba Kelsey and Mrs. dining room in the Church, where
The parsonage was decorated all will be seated at the table to
with an illuminated tree, holly, enjoy the New Year fellowship.
’aurel, and bright candles. The
The program this year will con
ace covered table, from which sist of readings, vocal and instru-
efreshments Were served, was ’ 1 mental music, and moving pic
centered with an outdoor snow tures. The title of one of the pic
scene with reindeer and bear tures to be shown is “Unto the
standing at the very center, bal- Hills.” and is a true story of a boy
'nced on either side by tall candle from the Kentucky mountains. The
tapers. This was one of the most other picture is called, "Deliver
delightful occasions this church Us from Evil" and is the story of
has had with soldiers as guests, a boy in the poorer section of a
and as they separated for the eve greit city.
ning it was with the hopes that
All members and friends of the
another such evening may be had church are invited to bring their
together in the very near future. New Year Dinner, with table ser
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vice. and enjoy this New Year oc-
GRIGG—DOEDING
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Miss Juanita Fae Grigg and
Donald A Deeding, both from
Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Bruce and
Illinois, were united in marriage Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Herbert, Mr
Christmas Eve at the Burns Home and Mrs R N. Chanev, and Mr.
on Van Ness with Judge Nell snd Mrs John Billings were guests
Burns officiating. The groom has at the home of Mr. and Mrs
been stationed at Camp White for Ralnh Billings for Christmas din
I ner.
the past ten months.
Methodist Church
To Have Dinner
Arriving at the Dalles, the land
party decided to take to the water
too, for it seemed impossible to
drive down the river or around
Mt Hood. The men felled trees
and built rafts on which they
loaded their wagons and other
belongings. Some of the cattle
were driven along the banks of
the Columbia, while othei s were
taken over Indian trails around
Mt. Hood All was easy sailing
down the river until the Cas
cades was reached where a slow
arduous portage had to be made.
The rainy season had set in;
food was nearly gone, and the
emigrants were in rags. Dr. Me
Loughlin, when informed of their
plight, sent several boat loads of
provisions to relieve their suffer
ing.
Ft. Vancouver was reached early
in November. From there the emi
grants made their way to Oregon
City from where they later set
out in search of donation h
claims in the Willamette and
Tualatin Valleys
The homespun suits in which
the emigrants started were worn
out. Clothing of buckskin took
its place. The women even made
dresses of the weather-beaten
wagon sheets. There was no mon
ey In the country, except what the
emigrants brought with them.
Wheat and beaver skins were used
as a medium of exchange.
Much privation and suffering
were eliminated by the generosity
of Dr. McLoughlin, who extended
credit wlfere needed, and gave
words of cheer and welcome to
the bedraggled emigrants. The
closing entry in Nesmith’s Diary
consisted of three words “Went
to Work.”
Log cabin homes soon dotted
the broad Valleys of the Willa
mette and Tualatin And the Ore
gon Country became American by
right of occupation.
The emigration of 1843 pushed
our western border from the Mis
souri to the Pacific ,and made a
two-ocean countrv of the United
States. In the light of past accom-
plisments .the Oregon Countrv has
been properly named. "Land of
the Empire Builders. And the Old
Oregon Trail has earned the title.
‘The Road that won an Emnire."
Thus ends the Saga of the Cover
ed Wagons. This is "30”.
Ed. Note: This completes the ser-
:es of stories commemorating the
lid Oregon Trail Centennial.
RECENT COURT NEWS
William Herman Morris was
cited in by State Police to answer
to the charge of failing to stop at
tn highway intersection. He was
fined $2.50 and costs.
Ellsworth Lee Garland of Tal
ent was arrested for having no
driver's license. Fined $2.50 and
costs.
Charles Wesley Rutledge of
Klamath Falls was arrested for
having no tail light. Fined $1.50
and costs.
Glenn Frederick Brabbin of Tal
ent was arrested for having no
operator’s license. Fined $2.50 and
costs.
Harry Lee Banta was arrested
for disorderly conduct. Paid coeds
of $4.50 and was sentenced to 30
days in County Jail.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Burns
and two sons of Portland visited
with Mr. Burn's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. M. T .Burns Christmas Day
and Sunday.
Miss Wilma Froman, student at
Willamette University, Is visiting
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Froman.