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ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1944
VOL. XIII
T H IS ANO T H A T
(By OLD T IM E R )
To the Editor!
Wilkie's talked too much and
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United Choirs
Present Concert
The First Methodist Church was
, crowded to capacity Sunday even­
DeGaulle and Ulraud are feudin' ing when the United Choirs of
again. Quick, Watson, the razor Ashland presented their fourth
strap.
annual Easter concert.
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Mrs. John Koehler was director
The average V-gardener would and Mrs. J. W. McCoy, organist.
not have such high hopes If the I Dr. George W. Bruce read the
seed catalogs were not printed scripture verses that were Inter­
In technicolor.
spersed throughout the program,
serving as background tor the
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The Caroline islands stretch for songs. “Music from the Psalms'*
.a total of 1,200 miles across the was the theme of the concert, and
Pacific. Quite a real estate devel­ the following psalms were used:
150, 13, 100, 121, 37, 137, 48,
opment.
23, 42, and 19.
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The Rev. Gordon C. Griffin,
Sour cream, we read, will re­
move rust stains from white fab­ pastor of the First Baptist Church
rics. It also, by the way, w ill re­ gave the Invocation, and the Rev.
R. W .Wise, pastor of the Naza-
move one's appetite fot coffee.
rene Church, pronounced the bene­
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diction.
So nigh is grandeur to our
Miss Ann Crandall, accompa­
dust,
nied
by Miss Jerrlne Mote at the
So near is God to man,
When duty whispers low, Thou piano, played a violin solo for the
offertory.
must,
The members of the United
The youth replies, I can.
Choirs
are as follows:
— Bmers'm
i Hopranos: M ary Alice Wolford,
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.Helen Vincent, Helen Merriman,
Uncle Zeke thinks those old- , Hattie U tw lller, Marilyn Young,
fashioned politicians of his fath­ I Patricia Beil, M ary Gean Forgus,
er's day must have been pretty Elene Douglas, M illie Smith, Cora
hot to get elected without first Mason, Dena Powell, Edith Bork,
developing a good microphone Naomi Mlrlck, Evelyn Wlrostek,
technique.
Dolores ’ Erwin, lone Hlle, Sara
Peters, Eva Griffin, Marilee Er-
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There should be less coddling of i win.
juvenile delinquents. Reformator­
Altos: A lta Poley. Betty Sue
ies would close their doors if Reed, Llnna Splndler, Betty Lou
youthful offenders figured In the McColm, Jeanne Quinn, Grace
woodshed seances that were pot­ 'Renzema, Florence Allen, Alice
ent features of yesteryear.
WilUts, Frances Cook, EvangeUne
Frost, Shirley Wilcox, Laura Bil­
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Who remembers when the only lings , ,Alta Edgar, Cora Bruce,
thing we could get out of the Lottie McGee, and Jean Byers.
Tenors: I .A. Mlrlck, Paul Cush­
government was a package of
man, John Billings, Paul Byers,
free garden seeds?
John Koehler, Jim Merriman, J.
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Men who make laws are not so F. Emmett, Jim Smith.
P a s t-' Robert Lytle, J. W. Mc­
essential as men who make busi­
Coy, G. M . Frost, Lee Collings­
ness.
worth, Winfield Roberson, T. J.
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W inter lingers In the lap of Norby, George Mason, Lawrence
Spring. Scat, you unmannerly Powell, and Allen McGee.
brute!
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TRINITY GUILD
HOSTESS AT USO
Hostesses for the regular F ri­
day evening waffle supper at the
Ashland USO last week were
members of the Trinity Guild of
the Episcopal Church.
Acting
members were Mrs. Esther Young,
chairman; Mrs. John Daugherty,
Mrs. Angela Bharyon, Miss Vic­
toria Taverner, Mrs. A. C. DeMer.
They were assisted by senior
hostesses on duty, Mfk. Roy F ra ­
zier and Mrs. Cloma Burton.
A large group of visiting serv­
ice men were guests during the
evenlug. Convoy guests were from
the 96th Quartermaster Company.
The Trin ity Guild w ill serve
next Friday and throughout the
month of April.
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Former Pastor
Passes Sunday
Funeral services were held yes­
terday a t Gresham, Oregon for
Dr. Sydney Hall, former pastor of
the First Methodist Church In
Ashland. He left the Ashland
charge to become district superin­
tendent of the Cascade District,
which position he held for six
years, going from there to the
Gresham charge.
Bishop Bruce Baxter of Port­
land, assisted by Dr. Guy H . Good-
sell of Portland and Dr. George
W. Bruce pastor of the local
Methodist Church, conducted the
services. Interment was in the
McMinnville cemetery .
Dr. H all was born In Stratton,
Hampshire, England, M ay 26, 1887
and came to Oregon with his
wife In 1918.
He le survived by his wife,
Augusta Lucy Hall and one broth­
er and two sisters In England.
B . F . PARKS
and Companion
Ars Invited to Be Guests of the
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
to see
a t the V A R S IT Y T H E A T R E
(Friday and Saturday)
"FALCON A N D T H E COED”
AND
"LOST ANGEL”
or
(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
“JO H N N Y COME L A T E L Y ”
j Please call at the Miner Offlot
for Your Guest Tickets
Many Visit Ashland
USO On Easter
Easter Sunday was observed at
the Ashland U8O by a group sing­
ing in the evening, led by Junior
Hostess Carolyn Rose.
The sun being bright, U tb la
Park drew the crowd of visiting
service men during the day. Ten­
nis courts were busy, archery was
popular, badminton and golf also
provided amusement. Springtime
greensward, groves and flowers in
extensive U th ia Park afforded
background for a large number of
camera groups.
Coffee was served In the after­
noon by Mrs. Elm a Baker.
H is regular Saturday night
dance was In progress as usual
at the club, but attendance was
smaller than Is common, because
a number of week-end visitors re­
turned to Camp W hite to be ready
for sunrise service on Easter
morning. Pvt. Goldman volun­
teered to take charge of music for
the dance. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. W ill Myer and
Mrs. Vem Cary. Mrs. Sid Reed
registered entering Junior host­
esses.
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TH O M A S NELSON N EW B R Y
Funeral services for Thomas
Nelson Newbry w ill be held this
afternoon (Thursday) at 3:00
o'clock at the U tw llle r Funeral
Chapel.
He was born November 27, 1926
and passed away April 10, 1944.
He was a junior In Ashland high
school but had been 111 for several
months and unable to attend
school.
He is survived by his parents,
M r. and Mrs. R. B. Newbry and
two brothers, Everett of Californ­
ia and Albert of the U. S. Navy,
stationed at Athens, Georgia and
one sister, Mrs. Ruth Poole.
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L EE-B ISH O P
On Monday evening at the
Methodist Parsonage, standing in
front of a large bouquet of cala
lilies, Sgt. Alton W . Bishop and
Miss Katie Lee from Texas were
joined In marriage by Dr. G. W.
Bruce, who read the beautiful
Methodist ritual. Standing with
the young couple were Sgt. Peter
Kazor and Mrs. Kazor.
Other guests witnessing the
ceremony were Mrs. Ruth Robin­
son and Mrs. Nina C lark from
Dallas, Ore. The young couple
will, for the present, make their
home in Medford, C.a,
OUR DEMOCRACY-
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w e WHO WORK TO PRODUCE ARE DOIN6 A GOOD JOB.
BUT, AS NEVER B EFO RE, WE M U S T PUT THE
FRUITS OF OUR LABOR TO USEFUL PURPOSE
TO ASSURE VICTORY ANO SECURE OUR F U T U R E .
L E T S PUT ALL W E CAN INTO W A R B O N O S ,
L IF E IN S U R A N C E , S A V IN G S A C C O U N TS J
FOR TODAY A N IM PO RTA NT PART O F O U R JO B JS
TO S A V E .... ANO TO P U T T H E S E S A V IN G S
W H E R E T H E Y W IL L 8 E S T A ID
OUE C O U N T R Y A N 0 O U R S E L V E S .
New Restaurant
Opening Saturday
M r. and Mrs. J. J. Soares are
opening a restaurant and f >iintaln
In the building formerly occupied
by Hiram ’s, at 397 East Main.
They anticipate o p e n 1 n g to
the public on Saturday of this
week.
This new place w ill be known
as “The Steak House” and w ill
afford 24 hour service except 24
hours each week from Monday
midnight to Tuesday midnight.
M r. and Mrs. Soares conducted
the Tower Drive In Restaurant
on South 6th Street in Klamath
Falls, which they recently sold
In order to locate in Ashland.
Dr. Weller Changing
Location to Iowa S t
Dr. W alter Weller, veterinary
surgeon, and his fam ily have re­
cently moved to a new location
at 1011 Iowa St. from 440 W ight-
man St.
H ie y are now located .In the
building formerly occupied by the
grocery store, operated by E. H.
McGee, which is directly across
from the present Boulevard mark­
et. They plan to operate a vet­
erinary hospital here.
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The W eller fam ily are compara­
tively new residents in Ashland,
having come here a little over
a year ago. Before coming to
Ashland Dr. Weller was a staff
member of a veterinary hospital
in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Bank Money Orders
Remain Unchanged
The cost of bank money orders
has not increased despite the in­
creased cost as applied to postal
money orders by the new revenue
act, according to G. H . Wenner,
manager, Ashland Branch of the
First National Bank of Portland.
Because there have been nu­
merous inquiries regarding the
rates, Wenner called attention to
the difference. “The cost of our
hank money wrders remains the
same as before— 10 cents for any
amount up to 1100. Postal money
orders now vary In cost from 10
cents fo r a >2.50 order to 37 cents
for a |100 order. This is an in­
crease in cost of postal money
orders from 66 per cent to 78 per
cent,” stated M r. Wenner.
Bank money orders may be Is­
sued In any amount up to 8100
and cashier’s checks and bank
drafts for any amounts desired.
The maximum amount any postal
money order may be Issued for is
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Methodist Youth
Rally Sunday
A Methodist Youth Fellowship
rally w ill be held In the Method­
ist Church of Ashland on Sunday
afternoon beginning a t 3:30. The
Grants Pass group w ill conduct
the opening worship service. This
w ill be followed by discussion
groups led by chairmen of the
various committees on youth
work.
A t 6 p. m. the delegates and
local youth w ill dine together in
the church dinning room.
A t 7:30 p. m. the Medford
group w ill conduct the worship
service and introduce the speak­
er, who is Dr. C. K . Knight, pro­
fessor of religion in Wllliamette
University. He w ill speak on the
subject, “Youth and Religion in
This Modem World.” D r. Knight
is new in W llliam ette University,
and is said to be a very outstand­
ing speaker. Rev. Ed Aschen-
brenner, dean of t h j L ittle River
Institute, w ill be present and
speak on "Youth W ork in South­
ern Oregon.” The public is in­
vited to this 7:30 service.
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EVANGELISTIC MEET
BEGINS SUNDAY
War Kills All Sons
In Ashcraft Family
Ashland relatives received word
Tuesday morning of the death of
Sgt. Leland Ashcraft .killed in
action In Italy. In November he
was wounded, receiving a t that
tim * the Purple Heart award for
bravery. He was hospitalized for
some time and apparently recov­
ered sufficiently to enter into ac­
tive battle again .
He was the son of M r. and Mrs.
Norman Ashcraft of Camas Val­
ley, formerly of Ashland. He was
a graduate of the Southern Ore­
gon College of Education.
Last summer his brother, Lt.
Dean Ashcraft, who was a flying
Instructor a t the Naval Base at
Pensacola, lost bis life .and was
accorded m ilitary funeral rites
here in Assland, June 14th.
Early in January of this year
the parents received word that
their other son, Lt. Kent Ashcraft,
was missing in the Pacific area,
and it is felt certain that he too
gave the supreme sacrifice for his
country.
Friends in Ashland extend their
sympathy to these bereaved par­
ents, who have given and lost all
their sons in this war. The boys
were nephews of Mrs. Eric Weren
and Mrs. James Yeo of this city.
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USO Volunteers
Listed for April
Mrs. I. F. Andres, chairman of
the Ashland USO desk hostess
group, announces the following
members will serve during April
as desk or information hostesses
at the USO:
Monday—2-8 p. m., Miss Vic­
toria Taverner; 6-8, Mrs. Aileen
Kay; 8-11, M argaret McLean.
Tuesday— 2-8, Bernadine Brem-
ner; 8-8, Mrs. W . D. Jackson;
8-11, Mrs. Gladys Dooms.
Wednesday — 2-8, Mrs. Alberta
Leonard, 5-8, M argaret Dean;
8-11, Norma Steams.
Thursday—2-8, Mrs. Rose Pot­
ter; 8-8, Miss Marion Ady; 8-11,
i f f A. J. Williams.
Friday, 2-5, Mrs. A lta Poley;
5-8, Mrs. Ann La Bounty; 8-11,
Mrs. Mrs. A lm a Stinnett.
Saturday — 2-5, Mrs. Gertrude
Wilmeth; 5-8, Miss. Edith Bork;
8-11, Mrs. M . P. O’H arra.
Sunday—10:30-12, Laura Pierce;
12-2, Mrs. Bertha Smith; 2-5,
Mias Florence Allen; 5-8, Miss
Jeanette Smith; 8-11, Mrs. Beech­
er Danford.
Mrs. Ralph McCullough, chair­
man of the Ashland USO senior
hostess group, announces the fol-
lowing members w ill serve during
April:
Sunday — 8-11, Mrs. Esther
Young.
Monday—8-11, Mrs. Frances Sil­
ver.
Tuesday — 8-11, Mrs. M ary
Moser, Mrs. Rhea Favor.
Wednesday—8-8, Miss Virginia
W hittle; 8-11, Mrs. Gladys Dooms.
Thursday—8-8, Mrs. Ethel Put­
ney, Mrs. M ary Rath.
Friday— 8-11, Mrs. Mildred F ra­
zier, Mrs. Cloma Burton.
Saturday — 5-8, Miss Margaret
Page, Miss Cora Bars tad; 8-11,
Mrs. Sid Reed, Mrs. Rose Galey,
Mrs. C. V. Cary, Mrs. W illiam
Myer.
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WAR BONDS
Number 12
C. of C. Banquet
Well Attended
Dean Victor P. Morris of tne
University School of Economics
and chairman of the state com­
mittee on post-war readjustment
and development, was the guest
speaker at the Annual Chamber
of Commerce banquet held last
Thursday night at the Bellview
Grange Hall. His comprehensive
lecture was well received by the
large crowd In attendance a t the
banquet.
Earl Newbry presided over the
general meeting and Henry En­
ders was master cf ceremonies
during the program, which includ­
ed violin solos by Miss Ann Crand­
all, vocal solo by Miss M arilyn
Young and songs by the Misses
Marian and Elaine Sutherland
and Misses Joan and Barbara
Helm.
Mayor T. S. W iley gave the in­
vocation.
President Newbry announced the
following officers and commit­
tees:
1944-45 Chamber of Commerce
Directors: E arl Newbry, Homer
Billings, Paul Beare. Paul Finn ell,
Bob Ingle, Henry Metz, Harold
Merrill, H arry Morris, Lloyd Sel­
by, O. N. Wray, Sid Reed, Gerald
Wenner.
1944-45 Chamber Officers: E arl
Newbry, president; Gerald Wen­
ner, vice president; Alice Patter­
son, secretary.
1 9 4 4-4 5 Committee Appoint­
ments: Membership Committee,
Sid Reed, chairman; Homer E l-
hart, Howard Oden.
Industrial Committee: H arry
Morris, chairman.
Legislative Committee: Frank
Dyke, chairman; Gerald Wen­
ner, Ray Spaulding.
Transportation, Roads and High­
ways, Paul Beare, chairman, Clyde
Caton, Ralph Koozer.
Retail Merchants: Bob Ingle,
Jacob Weitzel, John Daugherty,
Melvin Kaegl.
Hold Convention at
Church of Christ
The Southern Oregon District
Convention of Christian Churches
w ill convene on Friday at the
Ashland Church of Christ for a
one-day convention. The district
comprises Josephine, Jackson and
Klamath Counties.
Speakers and conference lead­
ers w ill be Gordon Hypes, minis­
ter at Grants Pass; C. F. Swan-
der, secretary of the Oregon
Christian Missionary Convention;
E. Gilbert Cays, minister a t Cen­
tra l Point; W ard A. Rice, minis­
ter of Medford F irst Christian
Chyrch; Kenneth Johnston, field
representative of Northwest Chris­
tian College, Eugene; Howard
Hutchins, minister a t Klamath
Falls, and E arl F . Downing, min­
ister of the local church.
Sessions w ill begin a t 10:15 a.
m., 2 p. m. and 8 p. m.
New Elk Officers
Installed Last Week
E lk Club No. 944 enjoyed a
The Church of Christ will be­
banquet one evening last week
gin an evangelistic meeting Sun­
at which time the new officers
day. E Gilbert Cays, minister of
were installed.
the Central Point Church of
The new officers are: Exalted
Christ, w ill be the evangelist.
Ruler, Earl Newbry, Esteemed
Evangelist Cays, before taking
Leading Knight, Ivor Erwin;
the pastorate of the Central Point
M r. and Mrs. Floyd Putman and Esteemed Loyal Knight, Howard
Church, was engaged in evangel­ daughter, Audrey, of Medford Oden; Esteemed Lecturing Knight
istic work. He w ill lead the mu­ spent Easter Sunday with rela­ Ralph McCouuough, secretary Sid
sic and do the preaching. Mrs. tives in Ashland.
Reed, and H a l Emery, treasurer.
Cays w ill assist him with the spe­
cial music and w ill conduct a spe­
cial work with the children In the
afternoons after the close of
school.
Services w ill be held at the
usual hour» on" Sundays and on
Unknown Soldier
every week night at 8 o^clock, ex­
cept Monday, for four weeks. The
public is Invited to attend.
When Spring trips north
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and scants the budding
D r. and Mrs. G. W . Brucfe had
apple trees of Virginia's
as their week-end guests Mrs.
Shenandoah Valley the
folk of Winchester bring
Ruth Robinson and Mrs. Nina
flowers to Stonewall
C lark of Dallas, Ore. Mrs. Rob­
cemetery where stands
inson Is the daughter of the
the figure dedicated to
Bruces, and Mrs. C lark la the
the “unknown and un­
daughter-in-law. TTiey left for
recorded dead,’* of the
their home Tuesday morning.
Ciril War.
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Captain Woods of Camp White
and Mrs. Woods and small daught­
er were dinner guests of M r. and
Mrs. J. F. Emmett on Easter Sun­
day.
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Our “unknown” dead are being buried
<— ._ _ _ J today on many battlefields but the “un-
A fire was reported Wednesday
B u y Asin a n d known” who will never be honored it the
night In the tenant house at the
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worker whose name it “unknown” to
back of the lot at 139 Granite
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the rolls of War Bond buyers.
Street. A lbert V. Oliver is the
owntr.