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ASHLAND, OREGON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1944
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New Scout Leader
lo Arrive March 1
WAR BONDS
Number 5
Attend Chamber of
Commerce Meeting
Fortnightly Club
Horner Billmg«, president of the ' Hears Interesting
local Chamber of Commerce, and
Alice Patterson, secretary, at
tended ibe State Chamber of Com- Reviews Monday
rnerce meeting at Eugene last
Tile Selection Commit vee ol toe
(.'later Lake Area Council, Boy
S< outs ol America, headed by
president loiriy Schade, an-
iMiunccd today the selection of Mr
Gurdon D. G-I more of Spokane,
Wusii , as Scout Executive lor this
territory. Gilmore will succeed the
ixisllloii belli by Chalies B War
ner lor one year executive for the
local group. The new executive
will come to Medford on M irch 1
Ills famllji will follow later.
Gilmore, 43 years of age,
born In Valley Springs, S. Dak ,
and was a member of the Boy
Scout organization there, reach
ing the rank of first class. He
attended school at Dayton. Wash ,
uml took Ina college tr i riing and
graduated from Whitmun College
in Walla Walla, Wash He has a
broad Belli of business experience,
navlng been employed for a num
ber of years In the insurance and
bond business in Portland, Ore.,
where he was a district agent for
some time.
For the last three years Gil
more has been the Assistant Scout
Executive of the Inland Empire
Council with headquarters in Spo
kane, and the area cover.ng the
southeastern section of Washing
ton and a portion of Idaho.
He is mart led and has two chil
dren. a girl, 14, and a boy, 11.
The new lender has had some
excellent training, having attend
ed the National Training Sch<x>l of
Scout Executives at Mendham. N
J., making an excellent record for
himself there as well as in his
chosen profession of Scouting in
his first field of employment in
Spokane.
Mr. Gilmore met with the Se
lection Committee of the Council
in Medford recently and was
unanimously selected over a field
ul other candidates being given
consideration. Accuidmg to Schade
ne will take a few day« lo gel
acquainted in Medford and lhen
win cunlacl the rest of the coun-
«11 over a period of several weeks
Tentative plans have alleady been
made w.tn tne l'laiunug Commit
tecs of the Crater Lake Council
lo continue an aggressive prog ran,
of activity following the gains
mode m this locality in Scouting
,n tne last few year«.
'lue meiuoers ut tne koruogntly
Study Ciub met at the home of
Mrs C. C. Vail, 285 Liberty Street
on Monday afternoon, February
21st. Heir cabmen ts were served
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irom an attractive tea table cen
Senator Geotgr of Georgia, on
tered with a large crystal bowl
the floor of the Senate, describe'
ox red, wane and blue carnal! ns.
Drew FMuraon, newapapei col-
Mrs. C. D. Elhart and Mrs. K. L.
uinniat, uh a “skunk' and a "liar",
Crosby served.
Phew! what a display of senator-
Tne regular business session
lai dignity!
was in cnarge of Mrs. Wrn Rice,
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vice president, tn the absence of
We need iiriiilcs. tanks, und air-
Mrs. Geo. P. King, the president,
planes, blit above all we heed
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ine roll call was responded to by
iu«m, who live above the fog of
Urge Cooperation in members from assigned subjects.
confusion, strikes and erroneous
The short topic was given by
opinions. Our greatest sei vice to
Long-Distance Calls Mrs. A. I. Minck taken from the
our country is to keep awake
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me starung uuie ol tne mgn. Hygeia and other magazines
leuuceu iale period on intrastate aeaung with the subject 'Penicil-
This is a funny world.
¡ung-diMtauce cans in Oregon will uum", which is vitally interesting
Its wonders never cense;
ue advanced Xrom 7 to 6 p. m., in these days. She told of this new
All 'civilized' people are at war,
eliecuve March 1, F. A. Dressiar, drug discovered by Dr. Alexander
All savages at peace
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Oregon vice president and gen Fleming in 1929 when at work in
eral manager of the Pacific Tele his University of London labora
On the anniv«»rsary of George
phone ana telegraph Company an tory. One of the most exciting
Washington of cherry tree fame,
stories of all medical history is
nounced today.
President Roosevelt smote the
Designed primarily to spread the development of this drug.
t w o-a n d-a-quarter billion dollar
the evening traffic load and to I Scientists are oonvinced that in
tax bill with his veto axe In his
assist service men and women in ’ pénicillium they have the most
veto message the president sxid-
tneir night long-distance calls, potent weapon ever found against
“It is not u tax bill but a tax
with a resultant annual savings a number of diseases. Supplies of
relief bill providing relief not
to Oregon telephone customers es the drug are still very small. The
for the needy, but for the greedy "
timated at ,40,000, the extension ; Army has already asked for many
Congressional tax leaders will
of the night rate period in Ore times as much pénicillium as is
make an attempt to override the
gon was taken following the ap being currently produced. It is
veto.
proval of George H. Flagg, Stale already clear that pénicillium is
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Public Utilities Commissioner, and an unparalleled weapon against
Finland. unwilling victim of the
is in line with a similar step to death and will rank as one of
gigantic struggle between Ger
be taken nationally March 1 on the greatest accomplishments ever
many and Russia, is making a des
made by medical research. It has
interstate
telephone calls.
perate bid to get out of the war
"Moving tne start uX the night saved the lives of gravely injured
and square accounts with the
reduced rate period one hour will soldiers when everything else had
rest <>f the world.
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result in definite advantages from failed.
“We Thought We Heard the
A Washington correspondent
a service standpoint,” Mr. Dress
write,: "Senator Charles L. Mc
iar said. "At present the heaviest Angels Sing,” by Whittaker was
the book reviewed by Mrs. C. V.
Nary of Oregon stixxl the rail-
load is handled between 7
Mary Marjorie Powell traffic
Cary, the story of eight men cast
rXshland W. S. G.
ling of early morning garbage
and 8 p. m. and the spreading out
in mid-ocean on rubber
cans undvr hi« Mayflower hotel
New XV AVE Recruit of this heavy peak-hour traffic adrift
At Medford Meet
rafts.
First
she gave a short his-
suite window« as long a« he could
Newest WAVE from Ashland is should assist in expediting this tory of the life of Captain Ed-
The members of the Wesleyan
and then got a policeman to say
Service Guild of the local Meth Miss Mary Marjorie Powell, traffic movement, particularly ward V. Rickenbacker, who was
lo the garbage man ‘Touch not
odist Chui ch were guests of the daughter ol Mr and Mrs. Benja over present congested routes, bom of German parents at Co
until nine am.”’
Medford Guild members at the min L. Powell, 196 Nutley Street, This step is in accordance with lumbus, Ohio. She told of ins
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Methodist Church parlors to Med-( reported Recruiting Specialist our policy to do everything pos- many thrilling escapes from death.
Warning« by melancholy Jere
Herbert W. V1"*1", to charge at sible to assist the service men and In World War I Rickénbacker
told last Sunday afternoon.
miah« again«! ‘over-optimism* are
Mis. Beulah ¡•'uber presided the Medford U. S. Navy Recruit women with their telephone calls ' shot down twenty-one German
tx-coining tiresome.
ov,
r the meeting. She asked Mrs. Ing substation, which handles and we are confident that the pub planes. She told of his advance
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C. A Meeker, formerly Miss Ruth WAVES applications in the Ash- lic in its sympathetic understand nient from racing driver to the
That dry ice project appear« to
ing of our efforts will, in this new
Esther Wheaton, to introduce the land area.
airlines.
have been "frozen” for the dura-
step
which we are taking, assist head of the
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received
Miss
Powell
formally
speakers of the afternoon. She
The eventful story of the im-
lion.
us
further
to
save
from.
7
to
10
presented Miss Marion Leia Nor- the WAVES oath at the new
j portant secret mission to visit the
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Soldiers to Appear
WAVES enlistment headquarters p. m. for the service men.”
ri,
secretary
of
the
National
Guild
' battle fronts where Army fliers
Some venturesome souls have at Methodist Church
I Office, New York City, and Miss tor Oregon at 735 S. W. Alder
I are Jn action to make a study of
to
make
garden.
started
: all aspects of air fighting, is high
Cnapluin Roy H. Boldt, with a | Gertrude M. Hutchinson of Al Street, Portland, with Lt. ( jg) SOCE Assembly
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hambra, Calif., western jurisdic Lucia Brown officiating.
ly interesting. He and his seven
There was a time when comic gloup ot soldleis bringing thell
Miss Powell graduated frorfa Enjoys Address
tional representative of the W’es-
companions left Hawaii at 1:30
guilat
and
accordian,
will
give
a
strip« were funny
Mrs. Geo’ge T. Gerlinger of a.m. October 21, 1942. The plane
prog lain of religious music and leyan Service Guild. They spoke Ashland High School. She was
gospel message in tile Methodist interestingly of the Wesleyan active in school affairs as a mem Portland spoke to assembled stu which carried them was forced
C. of C. Notes
vuuich next Sunday evening at Service Gudd work, mentioning ber of the Campfire Girls and dents of the Southern Oregon Col down at sea and he and his com-
lege of Education Monday, Feb panions floated for twenty-one
The general ballot for the elec i :30. Thus group of men includes projects supported by the Guilds Girls' Athletic Association.
Since 1933, Miss Powell has 14, her subject, "The First Ladies days on rubber rafts before they
tion of officers for the Chamber Pvt Haielson, who plays the and giving helpful suggestions for
of Commerce is ready. All mem guitar, and Pvt. Smidell, who euriying on the local organiza been manager of the Mary Powell of the White House.” Mrs. Ger were picked up.
linger 's address was a running
bers are requested to get their playa the accordian. Chaplaui tions. They stated that the Wes Beauty Salon, Portland.
The next meeting of the club
She has been active in war work story of the lives of the wives of will be on March 6th at the home
leyan Service Guild is responsible
lialiot« in by Saturday, so that Soidt will give the sermon.
the results may lx- tabulated be-
Following the benediction, the foj $135,000 of the $3,000,000 as a member of the Civilian De the Presidents of the United of Mrs. A. I. Mi rick, 90 Fifth
States, with interesting and amus Street. The book review will be
lore the first of March.
group of soldiers and the young budget of the Women's Society of fense Council.
Miss Powell is a member of the ing sidelights and stories. Mrs. given by Mrs. George Briscoe, and
people of the church will retire Christian Service of the Methodist
Methodist Church. Ashland.
Gerlinger's research in this hith the short topic by Mrs. C. C. Vail.
Soldier ballots may be secured lo the parlors of the church for Church.
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Following their addresses. Miss
erto neglected field has resulted
at the Chamber of Commerce Of- refreshments and a social hour.
in a valuable collection of Amer
Pvt. Rolley Smith of Camp
lice. Before soldier« are entitled The Women's Society of Christian June Will.ams accompanied by W. Worthington Has
icana which she is putting into Adair, who has just returned
to ballot, they must present their Service will provide the refresh Miss Loree Tho'mas favored with
Birthday Anniversary the form of a book.
several vocal solos.
discharge papers.
from a furlough spent in Mich
ment«.
The Medford Guild served a de- j Tuesday, February 22, was the
Her address was illustrated by igan, visited Sunday and Monday
licious lunch at 5 o'clock. Those ' 89th birthday of Mr. William H. colored slides showing a panorama with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mc
The new angling laws for 1944
are available at the Chamber of Chief Lockhart Talks attending from Ashland were Me»-" Worthington, who lives on 121 of models in the costumes of the Cracken and Mr. and Mrs. James
dames George W. Bruce, J. R. Laurel Street where he has made different first ladies, thus show Lennox.
Commerce Office.
At SOCE Assembly
McCracken, Ralph Billings. Jere his home for the last 23 years ing a chronological picture of
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Chief Petty Officer Ted bock Torrey, A. H. Preston, D. M. Mrs. Worthington prepared a fashions as well as personalities.
Cpl.
Paul Icenhower, who Is
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
hart of the Seabees spoke to st u- Brower, Chas. M Giffen, Eric lovely three-course dinner, topped
Mrs. Gerlinger, Republican na stationed at Camp Haan and plays
AT NAZARENE CHURCH
lents assembled at Southern Ore
with two beautiful, delicious tional committeewoman, was in baritone in the first band, re
World Day of Prayer services gon College Wednesday morning, Weren, Alice Willits and the
birthday cakes, lighted with tiny Southern Oregon in connection i turned Saturday after a visit with
Misses
Gladys
Whitson.
Voda
will be held at the Nazsrene discussing with the humorous out
candles.
Brower,
Cora
Mason.
Carrie
May
with the visit of Wendell Willkie. homefolks.
Church at 2 o'clock Friday after look of past perils his experience
Invited
dinner
guests
present
Smith
and
Jeanette
Smith.
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noon.
at Henderson Field and other
were Mr. and Mrs. Charley Rec-
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Three ten-minute addresses will points of construction in the Pa
tor, Mr. and Mrs. I>eo Jammer-
NEW
MINISTER
ARRIVES
be given on the following sub cific war area.
thal and Dr. and Mrs. G. W.
IN ASHLAND
jects: “Christ, the Hope of the
Chief Ixx'khart concluded by
Bruce. During the day ni|mbers
The
Re\
J.
Howard
Rees.
Mrs
People;" "Christ, the Hope of stating that his convalescent leave
of friends tvent to the home to
Those in Spiritual Darkness" and expires at the end of the month Rees and two small children ar
bear birthday greetings. Mr. and
rived
in
Ashland
last
week
from
"Christ, the Hope of the War- and it wax "back to the Navy”
Mrs. Worthington celebrated their
Litchfield,
Ohio.
Rev.
Rees
is
the
Torn World.”
for him, a return which he ap
fiftieth wedding anniversary a
Besides the addresses there will peared to anticipate with interest new minister at the First Con I year ago last December.
gregational
Church
He
is
a
grad
be good music and an opportunity
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uate of Ol "rlin Seminary. He held
for meditation and prayer,
I. Z. WALKER TO GIVE
his first service in Ashland last S. S. Ranier Launched
I'EMPERANCE TALK SUNDAY Sunday.
r
Tuesday, Feb. 22
Evangelict J. Z. Walker will be
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F. S. ENGLE
Swan Island's 54th tanker, the
th«« speaker at the Methodist
Frank King, son of Mrs. Ruth S S Rainier, was launched Tues
anti Companion
Church, Sunday morning at the
Arc Invited to Re Guests of the Sunday School hour. He will dis King, left Tuesday night for day, Feb. 22, at 11:30 a. m., ded
North Carolina after spending a icated to the American Red Cross
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER cuss practical measures for the
week's furlough in Ashland. He Volunteer Workers of the State
to see
churches to use in a crusade to was recently graduated from Reed of Oregon.
at the VARSITY HIEATRE
make Aahand dry. J. F. Emmett, College, Portland, where he was
Over 400 Red Cross workers in
(Friday and Saturday)
Temperance Superintendent of the a student in meteorology Enroute uniform attended the launching as
“Victory Through Air Power"
Methodist Sunday Schoo), plans home he visited with his sister. special guests, and a luncheon was
PLUS
four temperance programs a year, Miss Ninon King, who is a stu served at the Swan Island Dormi -
this being the first in 1944.
dent at the University of Oregon, tory Lunchroom at which tribute
“FALSE COLORS”
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Eugene.
to the workers was paid.
or
Mrs. C. L. Bergstrom returned
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I < Rwndnv. Monday. Tuesday)
froi i the Osteopathic Hospital,
Supt. T. J. Norhv Dr. Arthur
William Pyle, who has been
"SWEET ROSIE O’GRADY"
Mer ford, Tuesday. She will spend visiting his sister, Mrs Reba P S Taylor, and C. R
R. Bowman
Please call at the Miner Office
went to Klamath Falls. Satuuav
several
days
at
the
Eric
Weren
Kelsey,
returned
to
his
home
in
for Your Guest Tickets
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I
home convalescing,
Redding Saturday.
week.
Gov Sneli and Dean Morri« of
the University of Oregon were
the principal speakers They dis
cussed plans for post-war read
justment and commended the
Chamber of Commerce organiza
tion for their cooperation in such
planning.
In addition to other routine
business, the election of officer«
tor the State Chamber of
< Com-
rnerce organization was held.
to attend an educational meeting.