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ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY,
T H IS A N I> T H A T
(B y O I.D T IM E R )
To ihe E d ito r:
M t. Vesuvius hiut q u it spouting.
W o u ld th a t the vo ciferou s poll-
tlc lu n s fo llo w s u it!
C. of C. Banquet
Next Thursday
MARCH 30, 1944
How’a He Doing, Professor?
Plans are underw ay fo r the An
tiu al C ham ber o f Commerce ban­
Candidate« are th ro w in g th e ir quet lo be held a t the B e llv ie w j
hat« In to the rin g , and o th e r fo lk« Grange H a ll, T hursday, A p r il 6 a t [
7 :00 p.m. Since the banquet was
w ill du«t them o ff.
skipped last year, It has been tw o
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These are d if fic u lt tim e« when years since the la s t one. The new
we h u vr to do w ith o u t the thing« president, E a rl T . N ew b ry, w ill
a ct as toastm aster.
o u r parents never hud.
The guest speaker w ill be Dean
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ShakcHjware «aid: "H e, who V ic to r P. M o rris fro m the U n i­
«teal« m y pur«t, «teal« tra s h ." v e rs ity o f Oregon. He is the c h a ir
lin t H ill lived before the day« o f man o f G overnor Snell'« P o st-w a r
R eadjustm ent and D evelopm ent
ra tio n token«.
com m ittee. H is subject w ill con­
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cern economic developm ent.
U ncle Zeke «ay« th a t w hisker«
I l Is expected th a t guests from
w ill never g o o u t o f style a» long
as th a t grand old man, Uncle G ra n ts Puss. K la m a th F alls, M ed­
fo rd , and Y re k a w ill be present.
Sam, continue« to sp o rt a beard.
A sh o rt enjoyable p ro g ra m hat
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also been plunned, m a k in g the
D o n 't look fo r th e fla w s a« you
whole occasion a very w o rth w h ile
go th ro u g h life ;
a ffa ir.
And even when you fin d them .
Sid Reed is chairm an o f the
I t Is wise and kind to be some­
Corporal L illia n W aldh eim o f the W om en** A rm y Corps teaches radio
tic k e t sales. T ic k e ts m ay be se­
w h a t blind,
code to A viatio n Cadets a t the A rm y A ir Forces Navigation School, Hondo,
cured fro m h im a t the E lk ’s T em ­
And look fo r the v irtu e « behind
Texas. She gets * real th rill when “her boys” w in th eir wings.
ple, the In g le D ru g Store, o r the
them .
C ham ber o f Com m erce office.
H o ld in g down key jobs a« in s tru c to rs in radio, te leg ra ph y, m ap-
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T here w ill be no a dm ittan ce ex­
M usHollnl's dream o f the Ita lia n cept by tic k e t. Since the seating m ak.n g and o th e r such roles in a irfie ld s and camps th ro u g h o u t the
navy «preadlng o f the globe has fa c ilitie s are lim ite d , i t is urged c o u n try, m em bers o f the W om en's A rm y Corps are p la y in g professor
to thousands o f fig h tin g men a t the A r m y ’s g re a t tra in in g commands.
come true. How ever, B enito's v i­ th a t reservations be made early.
W a « are being used m ore and more as in s tru c to rs , i t is an­
sion d id n 't Include the A m erican.
nounced. because o f the continued high scores th e ir students have
B ritis h and Russian fla g s fly in g
achieved.
over It.
U nder the new trip le -c h o ic e plan, members o f the W om en’s A rm y
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C orps w ith teaching experience can request the typ e o f teaching job
W e read th a t a cow o ut west
“ D u rin g fo u r s p rin g days w h ile th ey w a n t. W acs can now choose th e ir jobs fro m a lis t o f 239 A r m y
was « tru c k by lig h te n in g three
m
illio
n s o f A m ericans o ffe r th e ir jobs open to them , ra n g in g fro m a irpla ne mechanic and pho tog rap he r
tim es and never su ffe re d any Hl
effects. A m e rican A rm y engineers lives to w in a nother 'chance to to m ete oro lo gist and X -ra y technician.
Second fe a tu re o f the new triple-ch oice plan is th a t W acs can
m ig h t stu d y her w hile developing m ake a b e tte r U S A , the League
o f W om en V oter« w ill consider choose th e ir branch o f service fro m the A rm y A ir forces, A rm y
a new typ e o f ta nk.
w ha t i t can do fo r its c o u n try G round Forces o r A rm y Service Forces.
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.
In the section o f the c o u n try in w hich they e nlist, Wacs, as the
th e re a fte r ,and how .”
Since M arch, 1941, we have
In these w ord» the Board of th ird fe a tu re o f the new plan, can choose the post o r sta tio n w here
produced over 150,000 airplanes.
D ire cto r« o f th e N a tio n a l League th ey w a n t th e ir in itia l assignm ent.
A nd the N azis know th a t's true,
o f W om en V oters issued a c a ll
h a vin g seen so m any o f ’em,
to the th ir ty - fiv e a ffilia te d State
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Leagues to send delegates, to its
In 1895 th ere w ere fo u r a u to ­ sixte en th N a tio n a l C onvention to
m obiles In the U n ite d States. be held a t T he Elm s, E xce lsio r
U N IV E R S IT Y O F OREG ON,
A nd we m ig h t add a t least fo u r S prings, M isso u ri, A p r il 25 to 28,
Eugene. Scholarships fo r re ta il
d rive rs, w ho th o u g h t there too 1944
The re g u la r m ee ting o f the w o rk a t N ew Y o rk u n iv e rs ity
m any road hogs abound.
A w a re o f the d iffic u ltie s o f W .C .T.U . was held a t the home
have been g ra nte d to six seniors
m eeting in w a r-tim e , but recog­ o f M rs. W . A . P a tric k la s t T h u rs ­
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in the school o f business a d m in is ­
In C a th o lic churches n e xt Sun­ n iz in g th a t the responsibilities
day afte rn oo n .M rs. M abel R ussell
day, palm s are blessed and c a r­ the citize n in a dem ocracy m ust L o w th e r, president, conducted the tra tio n , Dean V ic to r P. M o rris
anounced la te la s t week. A m o ng
ried In procession, co m m em ora t­ assume are heavier and m ore c ru ­
m eeting.
the w inn ers is Jean C. F rid eg er,
in g the S aviou r's e n try In to J e ru ­ cia l than ever before, the Board
A f te r the opening song D r. Ashland, d au gh te r o f M r. and M rs.
salem, w hich the Jews celebrated o f D ire c to rs calls the League o f
George W. Bruce,* p a sto r o f the I. R. F rid eg er.
by c a rry in g palm branches In I W om en V o te rs to ge th er in con-
F ir s t M eth<xlist C hurch, led In
W in n e rs w ill a tte n d the New
th e ir hands.
1 vention to m ake decisions w hich p ra y e r and reported on the Tem p-
Y o rk u n iv e rs ity in the m ornin g,
I i t says w ill be fra u g h t w ith con­ erence m eeting held the previous
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each receiving a t least $325 to
There was a tim e when the only sequences unequaled in its pre- M onday evening a t the C ity H a ll.
cover tu itio n and fees, and w ill
persons w ho spoke in b illio n s j vious h is to ry .
A tto rn e y F ra n k Van D yke d is­ have an o p p o rtu n ity to w o rk hi
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w ere astronom ers.
cussed the h is to ry o f the liq u o r large d ep a rtm e n t stores in the
s itu a tio n in O regon and explained afternoon, Saturdays, and d u rin g
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L ife m ust be to ug h to the Swiss
the fo rtifie d w ine refe ren du m con­ C hristm as holidays.
w ho elect a new pre sid e nt every
fro n tin g the vo ters th is fa ll.
Dean M o rris said o f the sch olar­
year.
M rs. H e n ry N e w to n read the ships: " F o r years graduates of
F ro m "te le g ra p h e r to general
m inutes o f the previous m eeting. the School o f business a d m in is tra ­
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m anager o f S o uthe rn P a c ific "
M rs. M arske reported on the s ta ­ tio n o f the U n iv e rs ity o f Oregon
H itle r Is c e rta in ly a record
reads the career s to ry to d a y o f
tu s o f the tre a s u ry and said th a t have been g o in g to New Y o rk
b re akin g hum an c u rio s ity .
J. W . C orbe tt, whose pro m o tion
there are 66 re g u la r m em bers and U n iv e rs ity on re ta il m erchandi­
to succeed the la te C. F. D onuatin
16 h on o ra ry members.
zing scholarships. N ew Y o rk u n i­
FOURTH WAR LOAN
has ju s t been announced by L . B.
I t was voted to g ive $5.00 to v e rs ity is one o f the o u ts ta n d in g
M
cDonald,
vice
president
in
charge
FIGURES RELEASED
the Red Cross.
re ta ilin g schools in th e c o u n try ,
o f o perations fo r the railro ad .
F in a l re su lts o f the F o u rth W a r
M rs. A lie n McGee reported on and its a ffilia tio n w ith the leading
W ith headquarters hi San F ra n ­
Ix>an reveal th a t Jackson C ounty
cisco, C o rb e tt w ill have ju ris d ic ­ "W h a t the Churches are doing d e p a rtm e n t and sp ecialty- stores
topped its q uo ta w ith sales o f
tio n over the co m p an y’s opera­ about A lc o h o l" and M rs. E lla o f N ew Y o rk C ity a ffo rd s a spe­
$2,722,100. T ills is 128 per cent
tio ns w est o f Ogden. U ta h , and Leonard gave a re p o rt on “ W h a t cial o p p o rtu n ity fo r p ra c tic a l ex­
o f quota.
E l Paso, Tex. A ssu m in g l f s new Congress is D oin g a b o u t A lc o h o l.” perience.”
The sta te 's per c a p ita E bond
M rs. P a tric k assisted b y M rs.
position M a rc h 1, he announced
sales were h ig h . Second o n ly to
M in a O ldenburg, served d a in ty
th e D is tr ic t o f C olu m b ia, whose
refreshm ents.
p e r ca p ita ra te was $41.62, Oregon
Present a t the m eeting w ere:
led a ll 48 states w ith an average
Mesdames D a vid Loree, H e n ry
F o rm e r g ove rn o r C harles A.
o f $37.52 invested in E bonds d u r­
N ew ton, C harles- M . G iffe n , W . Sprague was a c a lle r a t the M in e r
in g the F o u rth W a r Loan. Ja ck-
P a tric k . E lla Leonard, M aud M a r­ o ffic e la s t S a tu rd a y m ornin g. He
son C o u n ty citizen s w ere respon- I
ske, A d a Ross, Leo J a m m e rth a l, is the p ub lish er o f The Salem
slble fo r an E bond per ca p ita
M abel R ussell L o w th e r, P aul B y ­ Statesm an and is a. candidate fo r
ra te o f $25.92.
ers, S. E. M o rris o n , M in n ie Davis, U. S. senator (sh o rt te rm ) in the
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A . S m ith , M in a O ldenburg, E. A. M ay p rim a ry .
FLOYD K. SKINNER
W heeler, A lle n McGee, Reba P.
H e was accompanied b y his
Kelsey, W a rd P r a tt and sm all cam paign m anager, R oy B. E a rly .
REPORTED MISSNG
daughter, C harles Rosenbalm , V ir ­
G u y Gordon, w ho was a p p o in t­
M r. and M rs. M . E. S kinner
g il Jordan, George W . Bruce, and ed to succeed the la te U. S. sen­
have received w ord th a t th e ir
D r. George W . B ru ce and A t t o r ­ a to r C harles L .M cN ary, is also
son. P fc. F lo y d K. S kin ne r, is re­
ney F ra n k Van D yke.
a candidate fo r the fo u r years re­
ported m issing in a ction in Ita ly .
m a in in g o f M cN a ry's unexplred
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MRS. H. B H U R ST
te rm . He is an a tto rn e y o f Rose­
WAYNE MORSE SPEAKS
F u n e ra l services fo r M rs. H. burg.
W ayne M orse, rep ub lica n can­
B. H u rs t, w ho passed aw a y M arch
didate fo r U . S. senator, w ill
21 in P o rtla n d , w ere held in P o rt­
WHO DO CLASS
speak a t a luncheon a t the L ith la
land last F rid a y afte rn oo n w ith
h otel Wednesday, A p r il 5. A ll in ­
the Rev. L. Johnson o ffic ia tin g . MEETS LAST WEEK
terested persons a re asked to foe
M rs. H u rs t was born Feb. 18,
JAMES W. CORBETT
M rs. H e n ry C a rte r w as hostess
present.
1892 in S ilv e r C ity , Iow a, g ra d u a t­ to the W h o D o class a t h e r home
th a t h is fo rm e r post o f assistant in g fro m H ig h School there. L a te r
la s t F rid a y afternoon. M rs. C. E.
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general m anager w ou ld be fille d J
she studied a t th e N o rth w e s t M is ­ P ra tt led the devotional service.
by
R.
E.
H
a
lla
w
e
ll,
prom
oted
fro
m
R. C. LOGAN
so uri N o rm a l School and U n i­
M rs. P r a tt also conducted an
general su pe rin ten de n t o f tra n s ­ v e rs ity o f M ontana. She was an
In
te
re s tin g social h ou r. A t the
p
o
rta
tio
n
.
and Com panion
a rtis t,
h a v in g
m any
b e a u tifu l conclusion. M rs. C a rte r assisted
As
in
the
case
o
f
P
resident
A
.
A re In v ite d to Be Guests o f the
p a in tin g s to h e r c re d it.
by M rs. E th e l Cook, served d a in ty
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER T. M ercier, and m an y o th e r hig h
S u rv iv o rs inclu de h e r husband,
executives o f Southern P acific, H. B. H u rs t, h e r parents, M r. and refreshm ents.
to see
C o rb e tt rose fro m the ranks. He M rs. E. Anderson fro m near P o r t­
F O R T N IG H T L Y S T U D Y C L U B
k t the V A R S IT Y T H E A T R E
joined SP a t P o rtla n d in 1915 as land, a sister, M rs . L ,E. B la ck,
(F rid a y and S a tu rd a y)
T
O M EET MONDAY
a telegrapher, to o k tim e o u t to a b ro th e r, F ra n k W . Anderson, a
serve
w
ith
the
A
rm
y
in
W
o
rld
“ P R IN C E S S O’R O U R K E
M on da y afternoon, A p r il 3, the
niece and nephew, M a rg a re t and
W a r I, and then retu rne d to r a il­ E d w in B la c k o f P o rtla n d , and F o r tn ig h tly S tu d y C lu b w ill meet
or
roading.
S ervice as tra in d is­ Fred, R u th , and S h irle y C ushing a t th e home o f M rs. C. E. P ra tt.
(Sanday, M onday, Tuesday)
patcher, tra in m a s te r, a ssistan t to o f A shland.
438 no. M a in S tre et a t 1:80 Fnch
“OLD ACQUAINTANCES"
the general m anager and division
m em ber is to b rin g a guest. M rs.
/
su perintendent led to his a p p o in t­
W.
Tavener
entered
the
Com­
G. W . B ru ce w ill give the book ’
Please ca ll a t the M in e r O fflc t
for Your Guest Tickets
I m ent as a ssistan t general m a n ­ munity Hospital, Monday for a review , and M rs. E. O. S m ith w ill
v
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League of Women
Voters Meet in April
WCTU Entertained
By M rs. Patrick
Jean Frideger Wins
Business Scholarship
Corbett Now SP
General Manager
r
Charles A. Sprague
Visits Ashland
ager in 1943,
chsck-up,
have the abort topic.
Number 10
SOCE Lists Honor
Roll Students
The fo llo w in g students a t the
S outhern O regon College o f E d u ­
cation are on the honor ro ll fo r
w o rk done In the w in te r q ua rte r,
h a vin g achieved a g ra de -p oin t av­
erage o f three to fo u r, fro m a pos-
. sible range o f one to fo u r point
average:
L o is A n n Thom pson, Talent,
4.00; G lo ria R an ielle Cadman,
Langlois, 3.81; L o ttie Bugger, A sh­
land, 3.78; M a rie Pochelu, Pais­
ley, 3.69; D o ro th y R iggs, K la m a th
F a lls, 3.65; M a ry A lic e W o lfo rd ,
Roseburg, 3.47; N e id re N ygaard,
M e d lo rd , 3.43; P h y llis Ansam a,'
Reedsport, 3.38; A n n C randall,
A shland, 3.36; R u th W a lk e r, A s h ­
land, 3.32; D o ro th y Dodge, M ed­
fo rd , 3.22; V e rna Dean Meggs,
l K la m a th F a lls, 3.19; B e rth ie l N e l­
son, K la m a th F alls, 3.18; A lice
Mae Johnson, Paisley, 3.12; B e ttie
Lou M cC olm , G ra n ts Pass, 3.11;
M abel Boggs, Las Vagas, Nevada,
3.00; F a n e tte Hodges, M e rrill,
3.00; R alph M cK in n is, Ashland,
3.00.
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USO Volunteers
Visit Camp White
Ministers Plan
Passion Week
Union Services
The Aahland M in is te ria l Asso­
cia tio n has planned to present the
c o m m u n ity the fo llo w in g Passion
week union service. There w ill be
a service a t 7:45 each evening in
one o f the churches.
Tne tneine lo r tne e n tire week
is "re rs o n a h U M o f tne L a s t
Week.” On M onday evening, A p r J
3 tne service w ill! be heju in me
d a p u s t C nurch. Tne Rev. J. H o w ­
a rd Rees o f the C o n gre ga tion al
C nurch w ill g ive th e serm on on
tne su bject: ’ Sim on, the C yren-
ia n .’’ On Tuesday evening the
service w ill be held in the N aza-
rene C hurch, and Rev. W a rd E .
P r a tt o f the C hurch o f the B re th ­
ren w ill g ive the serm on on the
subject: ‘T h e M a le fa c to rs ." W ed­
nesday evening the m ee ting w ill
be in the C hurch o f C h ris t, and
Rev. W . R. W ise o f the N a z a r ene
C hu rch w ill g iv e the serm on on
th e su b je ct: “ The W om en, W ho
W ere w ith H im .” T h u rsd a y eve­
n in g th e m eeting w ill be held in
the C o n gre ga tion al C hurch. Rev.
E a rl D ow n in g, p a sto r o f the
C hu rch o f C h ris t, w ill g ive the
serm on on the su b je ct: ‘T he tw o
Men W ho B u rie d Jesus’ B o d y ."
The Good F rid a y service w ill
be held
in
the
P re s b y te ria n
C hurch. A t th is tim e the m in is te rs
and th e ir w ives w ill present in
pan tom im e and song the su m m a ry
o f the them es o f the week. T he
p antom im e s to ry is w ritte n by D r.
G .W. Bruce, Who w ill be the
reader w h ile the O ld R ugged
Cross is set up on the p la tfo rm
between th e tw o s m a lle r crosses;
and w h ile the m in is te rs represent­
in g the d iffe re n t c h a ra cte rs p o r­
tra ye d in serm on d u rin g the week,
appear in pantom im e. Soloists
fro m
the P re sb yte ria n C hurch
w ill sing some o f th e c ru c ifix io n
hym ns d u rin g th e pantom im e p e r­
iod.
The E a s te r sunrise service w ill
be held a t the W a lte r P h illip s
fie ld . T he announcem ent o f the
h o u rifo r th e m eeting w ill be made
a la te r tim e. The E a ste r m usic
by th e com bined ch urch choirs
w ill be giveu on E a ste r Sunday
evening, A p r il 9 a t 7:45 in the
M e th o d is t C hurch.
The m in is te rs feel th ey are o f­
fe rin g to the A shland c o m m u n ity
a week o f v e ry w o rth w h ile pre-
E aster w o rs h ip services. I t is
hoped th a t the c o m m u n ity w ill
g iv e to the e n tire week its h e a rty
cooperation and th o u g h t.
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A g ro u p o f A sh la n d v o lu n te e r
w orke rs v is ite d C am p W h ite Sun­
day, M a rc h 26, some to see fo r
the f i r s t tim e w ith g re a t in te re s t
scenes o f the camp a c tiv itie s of
the men w hom the Ashland USO
serves.
The g ro u p f ir s t v is ite d a post
chapel w here th ey heard religio us
services by C haplain Reese, then
w ent fo r lunch to the c a fe te ria
o f Service C lu b No. 2, w here M iss
Rena Semenza, d ire c to r o f the
club, welcomed th em and la te r
showed them over the center and
th ro u g h the guest house.
A t the S ta tio n H o s p ita l they
saw some o f th e elaborate fa c il­
itie s fo r c a rin g fo r the sick, of
special in te re s t being the recrea­
tio n a l th e ra p y w a rd w here m uch
new m a te ria l has ju s t been in ­
stalled fo r c r a ft w o rk interest, in ­
c lu d in g p o tte r’s wheels, looms o f
, various sizes and m ake, an agate
c u ttin g machine, le a th e r c r a ft
tools, w oo dw o rk and o th e r pow er
tools. In a dd itio n, M iss Massey,
the Red Cross re p re sen ta tive con­
d u c tin g the group, called a tte n ­
tio n to fin ish e d c r a ft w o rk on
d is p la y in c lu d in g woven ta pe stry,
toys, leather and wood c ra ft. A
fin e d is p la y o f a r t w o rk was on
the w alls.
L a te r th e g ro u p v is ite d tr a in ­
in g grounds open to them , then
re tu rn e d to Service C lub N o. 1,
w here a tea dance was in progress.
A t th e close o f a f u ll in te re s t­
in g d ay o f sightseeing, the group
expressed h e a rty a pp re ciatio n o f
aid g iven by Cam p W h ite o ffic ia ls
The a n n u a l P la y D a y was ob­
and th a n k s to M rs. Je w e ll L o c k ­
served
a t the S outhern Oregon
h a rt, A ^ is t a n t D ire c to r o f the
A shland USO, w ho planned the College o f E d u ca tio n F rid a y a f t ­
ernoon and evening, M a rc h 24.
tour.
The a fte rn o o n ’s p ro g ra m con­
In th e A sh lan d g ro u p o f v is i­
to rs in a d d itio n to M rs. L o c k h a rt sisted o f games held in the g y m ­
were M rs. W . D. Jackson, USO nasium , u n til 6:30, w hen the g ro u p
C ouncil
m em ber;
M rs.
Mabel w e n t to the stu de nts’ room , w here
Wauchope, USO se cre ta ry; M iss din ne r was served c a fe te ria style.
O llie Depew, p u b lic ity chairm an, M em bers o f the fa c u lty w ere
and Senior Hostesses M rs. A lb e rt guests a t the dinner.
S tu d e n t B ody P re sid en t Dale
Leonard, M iss G ladys W h itso n,
M iss C a rrie M a y S m ith , M rs. Ger­ Anderson o f A s h la n d had charge
tru d e W ilm u th , M rs. W ilm a M a r­ o f the a ffa ir , assisted by S tud en t
vin, M rs. A lm a S tin n e tt, and Miss C ouncil M em bers E v e ly n W iro s-
Irm a W auchope o f K la m a th F alls. tek, M a rs h fie ld ; A n n C ra n d a ll.
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A sh lan d; P h y llis Ansam a, Reeds­
B o rn to M r. and M rs. E. T. p o rt; B a rb a ra M cLean, K la m a th
P r a tt o f Tacom a, W ashington, F a lls ; V e ra S egsw orth, Ashland.
fo rm e rly o f A shland, a d a u g h te r O th e r stu de nt o ffic e rs assisting
w ere M a rie Pochelu o f Paisley, in
on M a rc h 13, 1944.
charge o f the dinner, and B e rth ie l
Thom as P yle o f W ilm in g to n , k e ls o n , K la m a th F alls, president
D elaw are le ft last week fo r his fo the W om en's A th le tic Associa­
home a fte r a v is it w ith h is sister, tion, in charge o f th e a fte rn o o n
games.
M rs. Reha P. Kelsey.
Annual Play Day
At SOCE Friday
N O T IC E
TO THE PUBLIC
and
SUBSCRIBERS
of the
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
F. C. Marshal has been appointed
to check the circulation. He will
call upon you. Please assist him
in adjusting accounts up to 1945.
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