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'saswíí JOIN ¿Miawa, V/u? P o f M ojitat o4u¿ £úñ.vtlü*í<f *7& £ a y - - /ltu 4 £ a y d 9 t! ASHLAND OREGON, THURSDAY. VOL XIII TH IS AND THAT to y O u ) ll.M EK) iu ixie E d ito r: h i,d a y , o iarc h 17 la St. P a t rick a Day. > > > Si. P atrick, Bishop and patron soiin ox Ireland, was born ab out the y ea r 387. There .a con siderable uoubt as to the place ox his nativity. The beat authority is to r B rittany, In France. > > > When about IS years of age, he was taken captive by a band of pirates and brought to Ireland where his occupation for several yu ais wus m a t of a shepherd. At length he returned to relatives and home. > > > A fter a lengthy preparation St. P atrick w as elevated to the dig nity of a priest. Soon afterw ard s he received episcopal consecration. From Pope C elestlne he received his mission to Ireland in the year 431 > > > It Is recorded of St. P atrick th a t he founded over 300 church es, ordained near 3,000 priests, consecrated a g re at num ber of bishops and established 700 reli gious houses. He died at the age of 120 years. > > > There was a soldier vote in the Civil w ar. New York s ta te had between 300,000 and 400,000 soldiers in the field. The s ta te leg islatu re enacted a law m aking it a d uty of the secretary of the s ta te to provide ballots and see th a t they reached every unit, to g a th e r the votes, and to tran sm it them to the home com m unities of the soldiers. Lincoln carried the s ta te of New York by a m ajority of 6,749. It w as the soldiers' vote th a t gave him the s ta te and pres idential election. > > > W hene’re a noble deed is w rought, W hene're is spoken a noble thought. Our souls in glad surprise, To higher levels rise. —Longfellow. > > > U ncle Zeke reports th a t ration tokens are doing double duty be ing used for poker chips. > > > In 25 years the num ber of O re gon s ta te em ployees has upped from 1,026 to 7,003. e > > A recreation center would be a worthw hile post-w ar enterprise. z > * Give generously to the Red or (Swndav. Monday, Tuesday) “Thank Your Lucky S ta rs ” P 'e .n e call a t the Miner Offic» for Your G uest tic k e ts Pacific Telephone ind Telegraph Co. Receives Award "Juvenile Delinquency In the S t a t e o l O r e g o n '' w ilt be li e sub |ect discussed ny three m em bers of the university symposium le u m speaking in Ashland Sunday, Murch 19. and Monday, M arch 20. Alice H arter, Eugene, and Susan S ta te r and Louise Fletcher, both of P ortland, will m ake the tr. accom panied by R. D. C lark, di rector and assistan t professor o. speech und dram atic arts. The team wilt speak at the Ash land com m unity meeting, F irst M ethodist Church, sponsored by Ashland Post No. 14, the Amer c m Legion, of Which Mr A. Her Freem an is com m ander, on Kui day even ng, 6:00 p.m. and a the Ashland 11 gh School Mon day morning. Since Juvenile delinquency Is si widespread and has increui.ed k widely In defense towns, the team will attem p t to give an unliiu id and thorough resum e of the pro'- lem In Oregon, stilted Directm Clark. The speakers will also su g gest rem edies presented by au thorities In the field. A t the m eeting at the Metho dlst C hurch Sunday evening the Ashland I-¡idles Choral Club will ilng "A Snow Legend" by Joseph W. Clokey, and "Prelude" from "Cycle of Life" by Ronald-Cain Miss Ann C randall will favor with a num ber on the violin. M ayor T S. Wiley will also ap p ear on the program . Dr. G. W. Bruce, pastor of the host church .will preside during the evening. Every one In the com unlty, who is interested in the w elfare of Ashland s young folks ought to atten d the m eeting The m eeting begins a t 8 o'clock. ■.............. -o - Jud^e Nelle IV. Burns Files fur Justice of Peace Last Week Judge Nelle W. B urns went to the Court House a t Medford last Thursday and filed Intentions to run for the Justice of peace for the Ashland district. Mrs. Burns has been filling the office s!nce her husband. Ju stice M. T. B um s was taken 111 over a y ear ago. Memorial Services For Erie W. Allen i ERIC W. ALLEN i ——•------------ Oregon new spaper men will join the U nlvereity of Oregon com m unity Sunday, M arch 19, in a mem orial service < honoring Eric W. Allen, nationally known dean of the U niversity of Oregon School of Journalism , who died M arch 5. The hour has been set tentatively for 3 p.m. and the auditorium of the Music school on the cam pus will be the scene of the services. A program of short addresses J. E. H ayes of the P laza Gro by representatives of the press, the cery w as a G ran ts P ass visitor deans of schools a t the university, people of Eugene and of the s tu yesterday. dent body is In process of a rra n g e ment. Dean Allen sta rte d the univer GEORGE CHEW sity's firs t courses in journalism and Companion | in the fall of 1912, and the whole Are Invited to Be G uests of th r grow th of the small departm ent SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Into a large and im p o rtan t school to see was under his leadership and di a t the VARSITY THEA TRE rection. (F rid ay and S aturday) “BAR 20" PLUS “ HOLY MATRIMONY" Number 8 MARCH 16, 1944 U. of 0 . Symposium i cam io Jlppsar Cross. ------------ o------------ COURT NEW S Paul Harold F airclo of K lam ath F alls was cited in by S ta te Police for reckless driving. Fined $25.00 and costs. Jail sentence of 15 days suspended upon paym ent of fine. John A lbert C arlson was cited in fo r angling w ithout a license, lin e d $25.00 and costs. $10 00 su spended. C arl Spencer Clinton of Stock- ton, C alifornia w as cited in for violation of the basic rule. Posted $15.00 bail which w as forfeited when he failed to appear. W illiam P resley M arkham and C harles W alter T h o m a s , t w o youths, who took and wrecked the 1935 Ford Coupe belonging to G. E. Miller, w ere arrested by S ta te Police and brought into Justice C ourt. They w ere perm itted to aw ait a h earing before the grand Jury. F red N eatham er w as cited in for com bination load. Paid $14.00 and costs. ------------ o ----------- M r and Mrs. R. M. H ayes f r o m N a p a , C alifornia visited M onday arid Tuesday w ith Mr. and M rs. J. E. Hayes. REPCTOSS _ ric d in tn t.o n of the National : Security Award was m ade Thura- | ilay to the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Com pany in form al J ceremonies held at telephone I head q u arters In San Francisco, accenting to word received by R. B. Hammond, telephone m anager here. The aw ard was made by Maj. Gen. Ulysses 8. G ran t III, on be half of the United S ta te s Office of Civilian Defense, and was ac cepted by the telephone com pany by President N. R. Powley. Gen. G rant complimented the telephone company as an outstanding exam ple of thoroughness w ith which Pacific Coast in d ustry has m et the challenge of providing su p er ior plant protection to m eet em er gency conditions. In responding, Mr. Powley ac knowledged the leadership given the program by the . Q ltice of Civilian Defense and expressed the highest adm iration for the spirit of service of the thousands of telephone em ployes who volun teered fo r special assignm ents in the program . UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SYMPOSIUM TEXM. 1944. Thia team la louring the atoia spank ing on "Juvenile Delinquency In the Stale of Ore gon.” Front row. from left: Beverly Carroll. Portland: Fay Pettis, Eugene; Esther Quier. Buxton: Jean Caroline Brockway. Eugene. Middle row. from left: Louise Fletcher, Portland; Susan Stater. Portland; Alice Harter, Eugene: Dorrlss W einberg. Klamath Falls. Back row: R. D. Clark, assistant professor of speech and dramatic arts, and director of the group; Don Hager, Pert land; Robert C. Stiles, Eugene: Hugh O ng, Alva- dore. Alice H arter, Susan Slater, Louise F letcher and Professor R. D . C lark of th e above group will apjiear In Ashland Sunday and Monday. Gov. Snell Praises Safety Week Plans Gov. E arl Snell has called a t tention to the designation of the week of M arch 19 to 25 as the Oregon Safety Week and urged statew ide participation In this program of accident prevention ind educational efforts. "A ccidents In the home, in the schools, In traffic and in daily occupations take a toll com parable to th a t of w ar itself and y et are in large m easure preventable,” said Guv. Snell. "This y ear we have added In centive. Even beyond the reasons given by loss of life and unnec essary hum an suffering, prev en t able accidents are ham pering our w ar effort. Accidents disable and in many instances elim inate m an power. A ccidents are burdening overworked physicians ami o v er crowded hospitals. Accidents dis courage whole families, dam age morale and generally disrupt our best efforts." Oregon S afety Week Is to be an accident prevention cam paign incorporating the united efforts of the Oregon S afety Association, the S ta te D epartm ent of T raffic Safety, the Am erican Society of S afety Engineers, the P ortlan d rra ffic Commission, the M ultno mah County C hapter of the Red Cross and m any oth er o rg an iza tions on safety activities. The Oregon S afety Association, with headquarters in Portland, is serving as a clearing house for cam paign activities. ------------ o------------ Reception Honors Rev. Rees & Family The Rev. J. Howard and Mrs. Rees and tw o children were hon ored at a reception held a t the Congregational C hurch last F ri day evening. Rev. Rees with his fam ily recently cam e form L itch field, Ohio to assum e the p asto r ate of the local C ongregâtional Church. Don Spencer w as m aster of ceremonies, introducing those who participated in the program . A fter the program Mrs. Sadie S tratto n and Mrs. Don Spencer, refreshm ent com m ittee, served light refreshm ents to the guests, who were seated a t tw o long tables, lace covered nad decorated with spring flowers. ------------ o------------ FRANK ,1. VAN DYKE F IL E S Mrs. O rth Miller and sm all son FOR STATE REPR ESEN TA TIV E G erald of P ortland are visiting F ran k J. Van Dyke, attorney, a t the parental home with Mr. and Mrs. Vgrn H astings on Van recently filed for the nom ination for s ta te representative. Mr. Van Net s Avenue. Dyke served the last half of the P r E. N. Terrill attended a last session in the s ta te legisla Chiropractor's meeting In Kla tu re a fte r having been discharged from military service. m ath Falls last week end. Present Gay 90’s Revue in Ashland High School Gym F lo ra Dora Girls, B arber Shop Q u artette, singing ushers, even pop corn, peanuts, an d pink lem onade will lend atm osphere to the Gay 90'a Revue to be presented by the senior class a t Ashland senior high on M arch 31. l*lecc de r e s i s t a n t of the even ing's en tertain m en t will be the rom antic "B ertha, th e B eautiful T ypew riter Girl" presenting Betty Sue Reed as B ertha, the exqui site heroine; Jac k W aybrant as David, the brave hero; and Gerald Newton as Daniel Desboro Des mond, horrible villain. The sup porting c a st includes Gcmm y I^ee Cooper, Jeane S tillm an, Bess W ar ren, M arvin G ettling, Don Wlll- | am s, and Bob Hufm an. Mrs. Cook, assisted by A rn ita Black as s tu dent director and L aura Billings director of special arts, is coach ing th e evening's perform ance. S traw hats, tail coats, checked vests, old fashioned blouses, hats, i shoes, skirts, dresses, hand bend bags, and colored stockings are needed for costum ing .If anyone who m ight help by loaning such properties will co n tact Mrs. Cook o f Mrs. F orgus a t the high school, students will collect and m ark them . Evangelistic Bible Conference to be Held First Baptist Church An evangelistic Bible C onfer ence will be conducted a t the F irst B aptist C hurch from March 21-26 inclusive. Roy L. Brown, an outstanding Bible teacher and sta te eveangelist 'o r th e B aptist Church, will be in charge of this worthw hile conference. Mr. Brown uses c h a rts to illus tra te his Bible lessons. Services will be held each even ing a t 7:30 and at 11:00 a m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. ------------ o------------ Oregon District Leads Nation in . • » Navy Volunteers The Oregon district is leading the entire ninth jo in t service in duction aiea, which com prises the nine w estern states, in the enlist m ent of volunteers for the Navy, according to word ju s t received by R ecruiting S p e ci a 11 s t Herb Crain, in charge of the Medford N avy recruiting station'. Based on the num ber of non- d ra ft-ag e volunteers per thousand population, the Oregon district scored 36.61 points in the period covered by the latest report. S alt b ak e City was second with 32.36 points, I » s Angeles third with 28.72 and Seattle fourth with 27.02. O ther main stations in the 9th JS1A are ITioenix, Helena, Boise, Spokane, and San F ran cis co. The P o rtlan d main station, which is the N avy recruiting ' head q u arters for the Oregon divi sion, also holds ano th er honor a t tnis time, the recru iter announces, being in No. 1 position nationally in the procurem ent of recru its for the N avy’s new program to train radio technicians. I The P o rtland station has re corded a g re a te r percentage of successful applicants than any o th er district, boasting the am a zing perform ance of one success ful candidate out of every two who tak e the qualifying test, the recruiter reports. He emphasizes th a t men of d ra ft age, as 17-year- nld volunteers, may apply for ra dio training. D etails of the proced ure are available a t the recruiting station a t any time. ------------ o------------ Miss C arrie M ay Sm ith en tertained Miss Dorothy Halfhlll of B ritish Columbia and Mrs. Jack Halfhlll at dinner last T hurs day evening. Gladys Whitson Entertains WSG M.ss Gladys W hitson was h o st ess to the W esleyan Service Guild a t h er home on Tuesday evening. She served a dainty lunch, using refreshm ents and decorations in keeping w ith the S t. P a tric k ’s Day them e. Mrs. E ric W eren presided over the meeting. Miss E thel Reid led th e devotions. Miss C arrie May Smith, secretary called the roll, read the m inutes, and read a let te r suggesting th a t Mrs. Beulah F aber of M edford be nom inated W esleyan Service Guild president of the Cascade d istrict. The local group voted to send in recom m en dation fa r her nom ination. Alice W illits presented the p ro g ram on the subject, "New Voi ces” taken from the stu d y book, "The L ord’s Song in a S tran g e Land." The lesson em phasized th e place of women today in ail phases of life. Those present a t the m eeting were M esdames D. M. Brower, Alice W illits, Eric W eren, Chas. M. Glffen, C. E. Ogle .H enry N ew ton and the Misses Voda Brower, E thel Reid, C ora Mason, Ollie De pew, C arrie May Sm ith, and the hostess, G ladys W hitson. ----------- o------------ Federated Women’s Clubs Hold Meet The F ederated W om en’s Clubs of D istrict No. 1 m et in all-day session in G ran ts P ass la s t T h u rs day. Those 'atten d in g from A shland were M esdames G erald G astineau, Leonard W arren, F ern B erry, Mollie Neil, H arry Chipm an, E i leen B rickrell, K enneth Miller, A. A. Snider. A rth u r P eters, E. F . Koble, T. L. O 'H arra, P earl R. Crouch, Wm. Myer, Wm. Stennett, L. R. Coombe and Dr. M attie B. Shaw. DEITSLE TRANSFERRED TO MEDFORD TELEPHONE CO. A. J. DeLisle of the local Tele phone Company has been tra n s ferred to th e Medford Telephone Company. He will continue to re side in Ashland. W. W. W illiam s of M edford Is the new w orker, replacing Mr. DeLisle in the local com pany. He plans to move his fam ily to Ash land In the near future. Ministers Plan Union Services Passion Week At a recent m eeting of the Ashland M inisterial Association plans w ere m ade for union se r vices each evening d uring Passion Week, April 2 to 9. The them es for discussion this y ear will be "Personalities of th e L ast Week of Jesu s’ Life on E arth ." I t is planned to m ake the Good F riday evening service the climax of the week with a pantom ine g ath erin g into one program the thoughts and inspirations of the daily evening services. P lan s also were sta rte d for the E a ste r sun-rise service. Detailed announcem ents and pro g ram s will be announced at a la te r date James G. Mackie was in Med ford on business Tuesday. N O T IC E TO THE PUBLIC and SUBSCRIBERS of the SOUTHERN OREGON MINER -------------------------------- F. C. Marshal has been annointed to check the circulation. He will call upon you. Please assist him in adjusting accounts up to 1945. Publishers .
