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VOL. XIII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1944
H U S A M ) THAT
(Hy 01.11 ll.U r .it)
Tu Ihr Editor:
tí tahu » men are gaining
of yaiduge.
RED CROSS
iOtii
Local USO Director
Goes to California
Number 11
Simpson New Coach
At Medford High
OUR DEMOCRACY
A nnouncem ent was made last
week th a t Coach A1 Simpson
of A shland High has accepted a
position in Medford high school.
He will coach football and has-
.ietbail.
Coach Simpson recently led the
local Grizzlies to the sta te basket­
ball championship.
H e was g rad u ated from Eureka,
C alifornia high school in 1934,
Southern Oregon College of E du­
cation in 1937 and the University
of Oregon in 1939.
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Special Program
Friday Night
Mrs. Jam es Glenn, director oi
. The Holy Week Union services
Uncle S a in n a a i..« i H in t d l l . I the A shland USO the p a st y e a r
will be concluded on F rid ay eve­
,i„
-n
wlH
Jettve
thlH
wtuk
to
u
k
e
thin y ear on High tíchool g ra d u ­
ning a t the P resbyterian C hurch
ate».
new duties a t Paso Robles, (Jalil.
a t the P resb y terian C hurch a t
1
Announcing her tronsfei to Cal­
7:45. The general them e of the
Adam wan In e »«rat man to ifornia, Mrs. Ulenn spoke enthu­
week’s
worship services, “P erson­
have hl" garden ruined by a siastically of the work done at
alities of the L ast W eek”, will be
elite ken.
the Ashland USO by volunteers,
presented in reading, pantom im e,
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and expressed regret to leave the
and
hym ns by th e Ashland m ini­
M akers of women s shoes have region where she has m ade many
sters
and th eir wives, assisted by
not quite succeeded in putting all friends and m et com plete coop-
a soloist from the P resbyterian
the leath er into Uie heels.
rat.on In USO work.
Church.
Mrs. Will Dodge, chairm an of
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Im m ediately following the op­
Tokyo has closed its am uselnent the USD Council, expressed ut-
ening song service and prayer,
spots. The Japs, in m any months, most regret th a t dislrict USD of­
Dr. G. W. Bruce, p a rlo r of the
w eren’t feeling am used unyway.
ficials have thought necessary to
Methodist Church, will begin to
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, place Mrs. Glenn In a position for
read the sto ry which he has w rit­
Uncontrolled m onetary Inflation [ wllJer Hervice. -B ut It m ust be
ten specially for this service. The
in Germ an-occupied Italy has sent I rem em bered," she stated, “that
Ideas and blueprints for post- sto ry begins w ith Simon of Cy-
th e price of b u tter to $10 a Ashland was peculiarly fortunate
>.a.
p io jects muot bt im plem ent­ rene as he travels from n o rthern
pound, and cig arettes to one dollar to have had Mrs. Glenn, reputed
ed with caan and no program may A frica to the city of Jerusalem .
each, accoiding to an Italian to be one of the most outstanding
ue sa d to be "ready to go" until Enroute he is commanded by the
new spaper published in I'hila-'el- USD directors in the Pacific
it has been thought through as Roman soldiers to ca rry the Cross
phla. O ther price Increases are Coast area. Her work while here
10 financing as well as to listing of C hrist to th e place of crucifix­
Cheese. $30 a pound; sugur, $20 has su bstantiated the high recoin-
of desired projects, w arns Dr. Vic­ ion. Rev. Gordon Griffin will im ­
a pound; salt, $16. a pound; eggs, mendation given by the district
tor P. M orris, dean of the school personate Simon as he carries the
$12 each; apples, $3 each and officers when they assigned her
of
business adm inistration a t the huge cross to its place on the
women's stockings, $30 a pair, to this USD She 1 is e n la i
o iav ersity of Oregon, in the lead platform .
And yet we A m ericans growl and enlivened the entire USO pro
Then tihe sto ry will tell of
article
of the cu rre n t issue of the
about rationing and the high cost gram in Ashland and particularly
Dismas
and Gestus, the two m ale­
Oregon Business Review, pub­
of living!
has increased Interest for and
factors who were crucified w ith
lished
by
the
B
ureau
of
Business
service to arm y wives.
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Jesus. Rev. Charles Brown, pasto r
t vCSCcLl'Cll
Eight me two candles
"Tlie break in leadership will
Dr.
Morris,
who
is
chairm
an
of
I
of
1116 F ree M ethodist C hurch, and
F u r tw o things I'd wish to im ­ be less difficult to m eet here, i
the
state
com
m
ittee
on
post-w
ar
IRev
J ' Howard Rees, p asto r of
part—
since the work will be continued i
APRIL 13,1743 — JULY 4, 1826.
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eadjustm
ent
and
development,
is
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C°n&reSational
Church, will
One is the Eight of the mind,
by Mrs. Jewell Lockhart, who has
encouraged th a t so much in terest ¿“ Personate these two ch aracters,
Tite other, the glow of the heart. worked capably with Mrs Glenn
Ecjual and exact justice to all men . . . .
is being taken in the problem s I “ they brin& to the P,atfo rm two
—D. E ardley Wilmot.
and has been engaged in the work
Honest
friendship
w
ith
all
n
a
tio
n
s....
which
will confront business and crosses and place them beside th e
since the USO Club w j s opened.
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governm ent a t the end of the war. huge central Cross.
We read th at 32 G erm an sol­ Mrs. Lockhart has planned a pro­
Freedom of religion { freedom of the pres«»
Mrs. E arl Downing, M rs. J.
However, he feels th at m any of
diers surrendered when u Yank gram to continue using to full
Howard
Rees, and M rs. G. W.
freedom
of
person.
the plans envisaged will be larg e­
captain pointed a spoon a t them. extent all m aterial available at
Bruce, three m in ister’s wives, will
ly
fanciful
unless
the
preparations
These principle« form the bright constellation
They may have thought they were the clubhouse, in IJth la P ark, and
are realistic for a “stock-pile” or im personate th e th ree M arys as
Just being Invited over to huve u elsew here in Ashland. All sched­
which has gone before us
"back-log" of public works. Three they come to the platform and
cup of coffee.
uled activities will go on the sxme
steps are essential in the estab­ reverently kneel before th e cen t­
and guided our step«. M
during the sum m er, the Friday
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lishm ent of a post-w ar program : ral cross, while Dr. B ruce reads
- INAUGURAL A0£>Ç£SS.
Your share of the national debt; evening w affle suppers, S aturday
(1) The ideas, (2) the blueprints, fhe poem, * Three Crosses.” D u r­
United S ta te s trea su ry figures as night dances, Llthia P ark sports,
ing this period th e soloist will
and
(3) tbe financing.
of M arch 7, 1944: Total debt -
and arm y wives' day, la te r to be
sing “Alas and Did My Saviour
"No
group
should
regard
itself
$187,396,047,346.60. (Increase In held on Fridays.
as having done its job of p re p ara­ Bleed.”
one year, $68 billion.) P er per­
"No change will be made in the
As th e story goes on to con­
tion fo r the post-w ar period until
son $1,314. P er fam ily—$6,266.
hours of service at the Ashland
clusion
Rev. Gordon Griffin and
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n
w
I
n
p
r
a
a
a
o
all th ree phases are completed or
USO before May l. A fter this
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Rev. E arl Downing will im per­
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well
on
the
way
to
completion.
If there isn't a city ordinance tim e the club probably will be run
F inal resu lts for th e polio drive It is highly essential th a t we do sonate Joseph and Nicodemus, the
requiring residents to keep their in week-end basis, Friday, S a tu r­
in J a n u a ry show th a t Ashland not deceive ourselves w ith our two law yers who buried the body
p ark in g strip s m anlchrvd, such a day aiid Sunday. Continued co­
again excelled h er previous rec­ long lists of projects to talin g m il­ of Jesu s in the new tom b which
requirem ent in the in tere st of operation from the people of Ash­
ord by turning in $447.06. 'th e lions of-dollars when in fa c t only Joseph had prepared for his own
civic betterm ent, should be en act­ land is as necessary now and in
O regon’s boys and girts, who 1943 receipts were $348.30 and in & sm all p a rt of the money re­ Ourial. The two sm aller crosses
ed forthw ith.
the fu tu re as it has been in the
sources a re yet even seriously have now been removed from the
are
between 14 and 22 and have 1942, $238.17.
past. The Ashland USD when run
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In
addition
to
receipts
from
the
thought about, let alone actually platform , and only the huge cross
two
y
ea
rs’
experience
in
vegetable
High speed, says Uncle Zeke, on a shorter time basis will not
remains while th e congregation
P
resid
en
t's
B
a
l
l
,
contributions
in hand.”
not only w ears o u t tires but also have its services greatly limited, gardening, are eligibie to compete
joins in singing “The Old Rugged
were
received
from
individuals,
|
in
the
$6000
w
artim
e
food
produc­
the nerves of those riding in the since the g re a te st num ber of sol­
Cross.” Miss Florence Allen of
back seat.
diers served have alw ays been tion and m arketing contest of the and W ishing Wells and M arch of
the P resb y terian Church will sing
Dime
folders
distributed
to
v
ari­
National
Junior
Vegetable
Grow
­
week-end visitors."
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the solo p a rts fo r th is pantom im e.
e rs’ Association, it was announced ous organizations and business
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If we could only grow things
The m inisters are seeking to
today.
places.
New
opportunities
for
young
like those pictured in seed c a ta ­
m
ake
this, n o t an evening of e n ­
Vern Sm ith was local chairm an, women w ith experience in four
logs, a Victory garden would be
H. C. Seymour, sta te 4-H Club
tertain
m
en t, b u t an evening of
. leader, joined with Earle P arsons and Alice P atterso n , finance ch air­ civilian occupations have been reverential worship for the en tire
a thing of beauty and a joy fo r­
created in the WAVES w ith the
Jr., 20 - year - old N ortham pton, man.
ever.
A ppreciation for the cooperation
assignm ent of larg er num bers of community. W hen the closing
Mass.,
president
of
the
associa­
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and understanding shown by the
trained Navy men to ships and m om ents of this hour of w orship
To a pessim ist the words, public in helping to m eet the tion, in inviting both farm and
to advanced bases in the speeded- come people will be asking, a s
town youths to register for the
"breath of spring" brings visions
present w ar em ergency situation
up
N avy offensive in the Pacific, they asked in olden day, "W h at of
fourth annual contest im m ediate­
only of green onions.
regarding telephone installations
announces H. W. Crain, in charge the m orning? W hat of the m orn­
ly. Additional inform ation about
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was expressed today by N. R.
of th e M edford N avy R ecruiting in g ? ”
E aster recess will enable Con­ Powley, president of the Pacific the contest m ay be obtained from
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Station, which handles WAVES
gressm en to look a fte r their Telephone and Telegraph Com­ county 4-H C lub leaders or by
JORGENSEN
FINISHES
"Boys
and
g
irls
between
the
applications in this district.
w riting Seym our at Oregon S tate
shaky political fences.
pany. in a statem en t accom pany­
ages of 8 and 16 are y et too
These new opportunities are for PRIMARY TRAINING
College
in
Corvallis.
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ing the dividend checks mailed to
R um ania's real estate is going common shareholders, according to
C ontestants from this county young to become soldiers, pilots, women w ith nursing experience
Tw enty Naval and tw o coast
WAGS o r WAVES, but they can or aptitude, to be assigned to the
up but not in price.
word received by R. B. Hammond, will com pete for a $500 national still do a vital home fro n t job N avy's fam ed hospital corps; gu ard and fo u r m arine corps en­
championship, a w estern regional
listed personnel, and 48 aviation
local m anager of the company.
aw ard of $200 or one of the three in com batting the deadly enemy women w ith any kind of office cadets, have com pleted th eir p ri­
"W ith a thorough realization of
sectional aw ards of $100 each fire,” said H erb Gray, Jackson experience, including typing, fil­
the indispensability of the tele­ from a scholarship fund provided C ounty chairm an for Keep O re­ ing, secretarial work and business m ary train in g a t the N aval Air
S tation a t D allas, Tex., and have
phone in our nation's w ar pro­
the association by the G reat A t­ gon Green. These Green Guards m achine operation, to be trained been ordered to U. S. N aval Air
Mrs. M ark W. C lark, wife of g ram ,” the statem en t read, "our
now
num
ber
over
10,000
in
every
as yeomen to help handle the
lantic and Pacific Tea Company,
Lt. Gen. M ark W. Clark, com ­ com pany is using its facilities, re­ in addition, tw o $25 w ar bonds Oregon County and they are be­ N avy's v ast com m unications and Station, Pensacola, F la. T here
m ander of the Allied A rm ies in stricted as they are by the string- are offered to o th er outstanding coming expert fire reporters and adm inistrative activity; women they will continue basic and a d ­
Italy, christened the S. S. "Elk j ent w ar lim itations on m aterials
fire preventers.”
with experience as electricians, vanced work which will qualify
enlisted personnel as aviation
Basin," Swan Island's 61st 16,800- I and the m anufacture of telephone contestants of the state.
Three years ago th e Keep O re­ m etal w orkers and machine oper­
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pilots. The cadets, upon success­
ton tanker, on W ednesday, April equipm ent, to install without de-
ators,
to
be
trained
as
aviation
gon Green Association started this
ful completion of this course, will
lay
all
services
classified
as
be­
5, a t th e big P o rtland yard.
youth activity, w ith the coopera­ mechanics, and women w ith ex- be aw arded w ings and com m is­
ing
directly
connected
w
ith
the
Lt. Gen. C lark firs t cam e into
tion of established y cuth organi- I perience in sales, inventory and
sioned a s flight officers.
prom inence as a result of his se­ w ar effort, or necessary to public
zation, such as the 4-H Clubs, stock control to be trained as
Of this group is George Dale
health,
w
elfare
or
security.
WAVE
Edith
Zum
walt,
daugh­
cret mission to T unisia prior to
Boy and Girl Scouts, Junior storekeepers.
Jorgensen, ARM lc, USN, son of
"A lthough the installation of ter of Mr. and Mrs. George B augh­ G range and civic leaders. Now i
the invasion, and la te r led the
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Mrs. J. T. Jorgensen, Berkeley
forces at the B attle of Salerno. o th er services, necessarily subor­ man, 525 E. Main S treet, Ashland, this Green Guard activity has ex- 1 LT. WM. SAVIN TR A N SFERR ED
Mrs. C lark h as flown from W ash­ dinated to those in the w ar p rio r­ w as grad u ated recently frem the ponded so rapidly th a t it has be­ TO CAMP McCAY, WISCONSIN Way, Berkeley, Calif., who g ra d ­
• W ; at come aii integral p a rt of the pop­
Lt. W illiam Savin, form er co- uated from Ashland High School.
ington to appear on the F our ity classifications, cannot be made P arachute R iggers
Before coming to the Naval Air
as
rapidly
as
applications
are
re-
L
akehurst,
N.
J.,
upon
coiriple-
pubbsher
of the Southern Oregon
Freedom s W ar Bond Show, which
u larly supported fire prevention
Station
here, all cadets and en­
Miner, left W ashington, D. C.
Is cu rren tly being held in the ceived, everything possible is be- tion of three m onths of training cam paign.
listed
men
com pleted rigorous
ing
done
to
provide
service,
over-
She
w
as
prom
oted
to
the
ratin
g
"C ity of Roses.”
"We feel we are helping build yesterday for his new assignm ent training a t one of the N avy’s pre-
burdened as our telephone plant of parach u te rig g er third class.
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fu tu re Oregon citizens in this fine at Camp McCay, Wisconsin. For flight schools.
Miss Donna F raz ie r spent her is. W ith the m argins of our spare
The g rad u atin g class included Green G uard activity,” said Mr. the p ast two m onths, Lt. Savin
spring vacation from college with facilities generally depleted, in­ sailors, m arines, WAVES and ( Grey, county KOG chairm an. “This has been receiving instruction at
WAGNER AT OCEANSIDE, CAL.
h er parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy stallations for w aiting applicants m arine women reservists.
; activity em braces work th a t any the A rm y Map Service in the
S /S g t. L arry W agner, son of
are dependent In m ost instances
Capitol
City.
Frazier.
R igger trainees learn to pack child can do from his own home.
Mr. and Mrs. F red D. W agner, 47
on the release of facilities by cus­
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and repair all types of Navy par- It is educational because it
tom ers who discontinue service.
Leonard W arren, son of Mr. and G ranite S treet, has joined a
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achutes and are assigned to duty teaches the child care and pro­
MRS. JOE SOARES
“The increase in telephone de- I
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.u ' tection of our fo rest resources, Mrs. F ran k W arren, is ill a t the Leatherneck unit undergoing com ­
□ nH Knih
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.♦oil.;«™ . and a fte r com pleting training, the
b at train in g a t Cam p Pendleton,
mand,
both 1 for
installations
and Companion
women reservists going to naval as well as ln terest.n g him in the hospital a t F a rra g u t, Idaho.
for
long
distance,
continues
its
M arine Corps base near Ocean-
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
a ir stations to replace men for values of o u r resources. W e think
side, California. He is a m em ber
pronounced upw ard course. The sea and overseas duty.
Bom
to
S
/S
g
t.
and
Mrs.
Del­
this KOG activ ity is one of the
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER splendid cooperation and under­
of a division band.
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finest program s ever offered to bert Jones on M arch 29, a son.
to see
standing of the public m ake an
He is a g ra d u ate of Ashland
Oregon youth to in terest them in
P. H. HAYNES
alm ost Impossible task an inspired
High School and the U niversity
at the VARSITY THEATRE
Mrs.
W
alter
Herndon
of
K
lam
­
F uneral services were he’d Mon­ responsibilities of citizenship."
undertakin g to our men and
(Friday and Saturday)
ath F alls is visiting w ith her of Oregon.
day
afternoon for P. H. Haynes,'
"We now have a new m anual
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women, who, 'w ith more to do
sister, Mrs. H enry Newton.
“THE FALLEN SPARROW”
B. F. Craig, who owned and
with less to do it w ith,’ are do- who passed aw ay M arch 30. Mr. ju st off the press for Green
AND
ing th eir utm ost, w ith their char- Haynes was born in A rkansas in G uards,” the chairm an continued, started . One of these m anuals operated th e College C leaners for
“TORNADO”
acteristic resourcefulness, ingenu- ¿^63. He had been a resident of "and it will help each Green will be mailed each boy and girl several years here, has returned
or
Guard do a b etter job. It Is well j already enrolled. Green G uards to Ashland to m ak e his home. He
Ity, courage and courtesy, to ‘take Ash'an(1 io r over 30 years,
(Sunday. Monday, Tuesday)
the m essage through’.”
Survivors include his wife and Illustrated and shows how to de- have done a fine fire-reporting has purchased a home a t 209 Oak
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three children, A. J. Haynes of tect fire hazards in the home, on job in the past and we welcome S treet. H e and his wife spent tFe
"DESTINATION TOKYO”
Mrs. Grace W atkins of the Ash- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mrs. C. A. the farm and in the fields and new members. J u s t w rite to Keep w inter in Orange, C alifornia but
H esse cad at the Miner Offlct
land Hotel B eauty Shop visited In Morton of Sam s Valley, and A. R forests, as well as how to speed- Oregon Green, S ta te F orestry decided that Oregon was "home”
for Your Guest Tickets
Dr. Morris Warns
¿n Post-War Plans
T homas J efferson
Youth of County 1 Polio Drive Receipts
Show Increase
Invited to Join
In Food Contest
New Opportunities
In WAVES Listed
Telephone President
States Appreciation
KOG Manuals
Available Now
“Elk Basin” Tanker
Launched Yesterday
Wave Edith Zumwalt
Graduates in East
Portland laat week.
1 Haynes of Portand,
Hy report any fire
that
gets Building, Salem, Ore."
for them,