I ©Jks Ci M ««^¿^ATÄiisnot WAR BONDS JlaA Samatkûtq. *7a Say--¿Jtd, Satu. 9t! VOL. XIII T ills X n d th at (My 0141 TIMER) To the Editor: Ben Franklin, we read, invented the rocking Chair. Hut he becunie a great man by s^idioualy avoid­ ing it. < / f Thosd small Balkan nations must realize that it was no Hitler band-wagon they hupped on. It turned out to be a cage. ASHLAND. OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1944 ; Interesting Review Given at Club Rest Awaits Marines A fter 23 Days of Fighting Number 13 Southern Oregon Teacher Group Meets at SOCE The Fortnightly titudy Club I held its regular meeting at the ' home of Mrs. C. D. Elhart, who served dainty refreshments at The Finance Committee of the 1:30 on last Monday, with Mrs. Southern Oregon Division of the E. E. Vail, Mrs. C. V. Cary and Oregon State Teachers’ Associa­ Mrs. K. L. Crosby assisting. Fif­ tion met in Ashland at the South­ teen members responded to roll ern Oregon College of Education With 225,000 iainil-Lease Amer­ call from assigned subjects. Mrs. Saturday, April 15, ican trucks to haul amunition the George 1’. King presided during M. B. Winslow, superintendent Hussions are re-taking a large the business session. of Grants Pass schools, chairman The short topic was given by number of "jxjpulated places" and of the committee, was in charge inflicting terrific losses upon the Mrs. C. V. Cary, using as her of the meeting. One work of the subject, "Daniel Armtien,” an Germans in men and material. committee was to lay piano to American who started poor but further a campaign favoring a * / / Vice I‘resident Wallace, who is ended rich. He was born in Chi­ constitutional amendment to ap­ some what of a globe trotter, is cago and at 18 wus driving a taxi. pear on the November ballot, pro­ booked for a trip to China. Mr. Today, at 50, he runs a fleet of viding for additional state sup­ Wallace may go down in history 7000 cabs in New York City, and port of Oregon public schools. The as the man who solved the prob­ owns 8000 trucks. It is said he passage of the amendment should, lem of what to do with a vice is the only ex-cab driver who of­ the committee believed, lead to ficially represented his country president’s spare time. substantial decrease in tax levy abroud. He was sent to China to on real property, since the amend­ * / * U . S. Matiaa Corp* Photo Home was founded by Romulus straighten out the knots on the ment would enable greater amount Tired and weary after 23 to a esretfve days and nights of fighting to the front lines of Cope Gloucester, in 735 B. C. Legend says that on Burma Hoad and while he was of funds levied for school support New Britain, these Marines, being transferred for a well-earned rest, are awaiting other members of April 21 he yoked a bullock and ' about it persuaded Burmese offl- to be drawn from state sources their outfit to Join them. a heifer to a plowshare, marked dais to abolish a tariff costing other than real property, such as out the boundary, and proceeded j China millions of dollars. In income taxes, excises, etc. to build a wall. I China Danny Armstien will long The program included a lunch- y y y i be remembered. ' eon at the Lithia Springs Hotel. If little labor, little are our gains I “The Colonel s Lady," by Helen ' Also of interest was the exhibit Man's fortunes are according to 1 Montgomery, was the book chosen of new books in the Southern Mrs. Jewell Lockhart, director his pains. 1 for review by Mrs. C. A. White. Oregon College of Education li­ —Herrick Married in 1924 when Lt. Jones , Seaman Bill Willits of Ashland of the Ashland USO, attended the Another new industry for Ash­ brary, meeting place of the group, < / / | graduated from West I oint, they i comes for 8eVerai mentions In area staff meeting held in Med­ some 300 new volumes just re­ Tojo tells the Japs .. they . < fight a short time at their iUnn first 1 j,'rank £> Morris’ recent book • ford recently, with luncheon at land opening Saturday this week ceived, and provided by an allot­ 1. I > I spent A ___ A . tula, is the Hardware owned by Baden t .. ; Rupp’s Home Kitchen. a one. Even he admits that Adolf Army post in this country, then J ..pick Out the ment of library funds available The group heard reports of Mr. Scripter and Hugh R. McKeever this year above and beyond the the Awful is about washed up. sailed for China. Despite domes­ count of the prowess of the now of Oswego, Oregon. Both have lncldentiy today is Adolf’s 55th tic* crisises precipitated by their famous light cruiser, Boise, pre­ Ralph Soott, regional executive of regular library allowance by the lack of knowledge of the Chinese viously printed in condensed form the YMCA. Mr. Scott stated that bought homes in Ashland, Mr. State Board of Higher Education. birthday. language, they accomplished their i ln com er-s 136 USO Clubs have already been Scripter at 108 Nursery St. and Members of the committee of / v v closed and that a thousand others the McKeever family at 420 Mort­ schoolmen representing Southern Japs must believe in ghosts high purpose. Returning to Amer- I uM„ „ „ L... marked the ,.®‘U W‘*b£ of are undergoing changes. The work on. since they so greatly fear the lea after three t h years Oregon included Mrs. Winslow, l life o f w and er- Allce t Wlll,ts . .. A M Ashland, a grad of USO Clubs henceforth, he Both partners are enthusiastic superintendent of Grants Pass navy they claimed they destroyed beginning of the life of wander ing that is (he lot of Army fam- . uat,e ° f (th6 A’ hlond1 High School stated, will be less concerned with about Ashland and the business long ago, Schools; Arnold Gralapp,,superin­ __ , . , RJlfl Htlldpnt at tho the Siruifham Southern Ore­ illes In peacetime. Her husband and student mass entertainment of groups of outlook now and after the war. tendent at Klamath Falls; C. R. v < * gon College of Education, joined They are impressed with our Bowman, superintendent of Jaclc- with similar background It is sold that for four years is now serving overseas. The the Boise before she was famous trainees .... , . famous Li thia Park, the beautiful son County Schools; C. C. Cald­ lifter the Pilgrims landed at Ply­ story is not only heart-warming, -ra th e r while she was infamous- \ ? but lt Is a living example for ly known by sailors on other ships mouth Rock they hHil no cow. Vi8ltors tO US° setting of the city, the advantages well, superintendent at Lakeview; women who would like to know r Clubs will become more and more of educational facilities and the Anne Sprague, superintendent of as "the Reluctant Dragon” be­ * f * It appears that some GOP sen­ what a good Army wife has to cause in the routine work of con- to be men of varied experiences welcome so far extended them. Lake County Schools; Glenn Linn, and problems, including men re- ators are not too keen for Dewey take Their business will be conducted principal of the Medford Junior The next meeting of the club t Zy ^hfiiced turned from overseas service and under the well-known name of as the presidential candidate. High School; Wyatt Padgett, will be held at the home of Mrs. L ah i t men tbe Process of reassign- Marshall-Wells Stores, associated, I principal of the Altamont School E. O Smith Monday, Mfig i , arrlvin„ j aD 1 R °f ment. The problem of USO Chubs owned and operated by Scripter I at Klamath Falls; Mary Schul&r, The true biU-billy, soya Uncle R. L. Crosby will give the short7 ^ M - i g J * P * in future will be much concerned Zeke, la the Rocky mountain goat. and McKeever. It is located on I principal of the Lone Pine School; men. - the Plaza at 11 North Main St. | Joanna Givans, teacher at Bon­ topic, and Mrs. E. E. Vail will , uuvn became whlespread and when to meet U e . n66d8 of . 111686 uvvo.nc mucopicau tuiu wncil ... . . . . . . :£le as ai woman. give the book review. fickle April is anza; T. J. Norby, superintendent 'she put into a port, scraps among Of 6O“ree’ he 8taled’ the dut\ ° f -------------o- -----o- sailors on the providing recreation as in the at Ashland; Dr. Walter Redford CRAFT WORKERS TO ~ ^ ' e d . ‘N atJm llyT m B m se sad- P881 wiU not 1x5 neYlected- and Dr. Arthur Taylor of the Southern Oregon College of Edu­ COMPLETE WORK | ors resented such catcalling as Present at the luncheon and cation; Fred Peterson^ superin­ Craft workers at the Ashland ; "Hollywood sailors" and "Paint meetin£ were Mr. Ralph Scott, . tendent of K l a m a t h County One hundred Methodist youths (jSO should come Into the Tues- a yellow streak down her stack." regional executive of the YMCA; .^ a lllta to r ia n H o n o r s Schools; Clifford Rowe of the gathered at the Ashland Method- , day evening craft classes and , But the men on the Boise kept G6° r g 6 y P t° n’ d>r62tOS The students of Ashland Hi 1st Church last Sunday afternoon • flnlsh the work now begun, ac- on drilling find when "the day” Overside USO in Medford; Miss eagerly looked forward to the Klamath Falls Unioti High School; and evening for a Methodist Youth | cording to Mrs. Mabel Wauchope, came her trigger-happy gunners Jane Darland, Mr. Dick Meyers, assembly on March 31, wheu the E. H. Hedrick, superintendent at Fellowship Rally. They came from now ln charge of craft classes. j “picked out the biggest” first, and Mr. C. Holmes, assistant direc­ announcements concerning t h e Medford. ----------- o------------ Grants Pass. Medford, Talent, craft classes will be discontin- this Reluctant Dragon was in at tors of the Medford Riverside students having the highest scho­ Klamath Falls and Ashland. The ' ued after May 1. The craft work the kill of three Jap cruisers and USO; Capt. Bob Angell, director lastic records were made. This se­ Ashland group served dinner at instruction at the Ashland USO, three destroyers, but had taken of the Salvation Army USO of lection included naming Barbara 6 o’clock in the evening, spon­ originated and conducted there by meanwhile such punishment her­ Medford,' and Mrs. Jewell Lock­ Helm and Laura Billings to speak sored by the women of the local former director Bayonne Glenn self that the fleet left her as lost, hart, director of the Ashland USO. at Commencemeut as valedictor­ The Ashland Study Club met ------------o----------- church, and furnished entertain­ has afforded interest to numerous ablaze, with shell holes below ti. ian and salutatorian, respectively. at the home of Mrs. W. M. Poley ment. service men, service men’s wives, water line, a hundred dead and Radio Play Scheduled Both girls had exceptionally high on Monday afternoon, with Mrs. Dr. John L. Knight, professor and a number of civilians. An av­ many others wounded. But this grades, with just a slim margin J. M. Wagner giving the book For April 21 Assembly, of religious counseling at Willam­ erage weekly purchase of $40 Dragon was extremely reluctant between the grade averages of 1.1 review and Mrs. Gordon Mc­ On April 21, the speech class ette University, gave the evening worth of craft material provided to give up; her fires extinguished, Cracken' the half-hour topic. and 1.2. address on the subject, "Youth In at cost or less by the USO has shell holes stopped with mat­ will present a play pertaining to The book reviewed by Mrs. Others honored at the assembly the Modern World.” been evidence of the interest in tresses, she took out after the the conservation of food in war were those seniors who were se­ Wagner was “Mama’s Bank Ac­ Plans were made for this sum­ this USO project. American fleet, and come morn­ time. It will be in the form of a lected as new members of the Na­ count,” w r i t t e n by Kathryn mer’s Methodist Youth Confer­ Now that the work is to be ing the admiral of the fleet rub­ radio show, using the mike, and tional Honor Society. Barbara Forbes. This book is the story ence which will be held at Fir discontinued Mrs. Wauchope is bed his eyes to see a phantom the characters will not be seen. I of the Americanization of a Nor­ Point In the month of July. All anxious that all .who have begun ship approaching, for the Boise A film from the U. S. Department Helm, Laura Billings and Dick wegian family living in San Flaharty, members from last over Methodism there is a marked I projects in craft should have the was supposed to be snug in Davy Of Agriculture will also be shown. year, took turns going by devious Francisco, taking Mama’s family advance in youth work, with hun­ opportunity to complete the work, Jones’ locker. Participating in the playlet are routes to pick the victims and pin through the many disasters and dreds of youths becoming inter­ and urges all to take the oppor­ It is in describing the shambles June Anklin, Jack Waybrant, Ned the characteristic red and white, triumphs of childhood. ested In religion and the church. tunity offered during April. Chapin, Bob Hufman and Al (Continued on page 2 “Mama's Bank Account” is, ribbon on them. Those picked Rev. Ed. Aachen brenner, pastor Straten. -------- -—o----------- however, Mama's story. Mama's from the class were Isabel Green, of the Methodist Church in Grants (From the Rogue News) Lt. (jg) Jean Eberhardt is Mouryne Burton, Dick Merriman, goodness, humor, wisdom and her f’ass, is the dean of this sub- visiting in Ashland, while on Mary Curtis, Annella Converse, natural feeling for the right thing district group, and was present leave. He was a former teacher Three Ashland Boys to do are the qualities that give Amita Black and Dave Hile. to confer with the young people. at Southern Oregon College of Ed­ i the book its reality. Mama says (From the Rogue News) ----------- o------------ ucation and at present is stationed Take Physical Exam when she is specially pleased, “Is FAREWELL DANCE at Moro Bay, California. good.” With so many of our fathers, Recruiting Specialist H W. The selected topic presented by Crain of Medford was a visitor brothers and friends ln the armed AT CAMP WHITE Captain Wm. R. Clary, who has at the Miner Office last Friday. Mrs. McCracken dealt with world- A "farewell” formal dance was forces at sea and overseas ,the (wide communications system in held at Camp White Wednesday Ashland students well know the been stationed on the east coast, He reported that three Ashland Miss Alice Harker, daughter the global war. She presented vital work of the American Red arrived home for an indefinite boys, Barney Riggs, Dick Kerr evening. This dance was a very special j Cross. With this in mind no en- visit last week. Although he has and Ben Ricks, were planning to of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harker of magazines and pamphlets on this affair for the 96th Division. Two couragement was needed for Ash- been released, he is subject to go to Portland Sunday evening Ashland and Captain Lome I. subject, among them being News for their physical exams for the Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Week an