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WAR BONDS
THIS A M I THAT
(Ity OLD TIMER)
To the E d ito r i
A political p arty cannot long
remain pure where there I m not
a stro n g opposition.
Number 14
ASHLAND, OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 27. 1944
VOL. XIII
Earl Rogers New
AKS Principal
Karl Rogers, Junior high school
principal, has been advanced to
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senior high school print:,pal for
Remember the good old pro­ the com ing school year. Mr. Rog­
v itam in daya when we took only ers hoc been connected with the
sulphur and m olasses In the Ashland school system for 16
spring 7
years. He was graduated from the
U niversity of Oregon.
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In the first days of the w ar
Clifford E .Rohmson, present
when H itler was quiet we knew he high school principal, has resigned
was up to som ething. Nowadays to become principal of the Albany
when he Is quiet we know' he Is ! high school, which Is a step up In
under som ething.
sa la ry as well as size of school.
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Succeeding Mr, R ogers as Jun­
R esidents of Tokyo, we read, ior high school principal will be
are suffering from a fuel sh o rt­ Roland P arks, who is a t present,
age. 'They shoudn’t w orry too dean of men and assistan t prin-
much before long the Allies will I ctpal a t the senior high school.
m ake It plenty hot enough for Mr. P ark s Is also a g rad u ate of
1 the U niversity of Oregon,
them.
j J o h n K o e h l e r succeeds Mr.
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W inkles’ swan song m ight Just i P a rk s as assistan t principal and
as well have been a duet with 1 continues his teaching In a rt In­
B ricker chim ing In on the final struction. Mr. Koehler is a gradu-
a te of the U niversity of W ashing-
notes.
ton.
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W ith W lllkle out of the race
B ricker’s chances ns a com pro­
mise candidate have faded and
Dewey’s nom ination appears a
foregone conclusion.
Over 3,000 C am pfire Girls and
Bluebirds attended the launching
y y y
T ',i re are tjow more than 7,(MIO of the S. S. "Cam p N am anu”, 64th
full time employees on the s ta te Swan Island Tanker, on Tuesday,
payroll. Thirty-five years ago a t 11:30 A. M. a t the Swan Island
there were only 1,820. This rep­ Ynrd of the K aiser Company, Inc.
resents an Increase of nearly 400 Portland.
The ship, a 16,800 ton Tanker,
pt r cent In the 25 y ea r period
is nam ed for the nationally fam ­
since 1019.
ous C am pfire G irls’ cam p located
y y y
S ta te employees now and as of on the Sandy R iver some th irty
miles east of P ortland. This cam p
1919:
1944
1919 Is the sum m er scene of C am pfire
Dept.
1649
81 Girl activity in the S late of O re­
Highway
gon, and w as founded In 1921.
555
1549
H igher education
997
Hospitals, pen, etc.
91
320
Industrial accident
66
113
Public Service
110
a
Tax Commission
New activities since 1919—
A bill to g ra n t commissions to
W elfare Commission 416
students who have com pleted the
405
Liquor Commission
civil adm inistration pilot tra in ­
U nem ploym ent Com. 140
ing course before entering the
224
S ta te Pottos
arm ed forces has been introduced
in the U. S. Senate by Senator
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Edison showed the first moving R ufus C. Holman.
pictures April 27. 1896, thus giv­
ing birth to a business th a t since
has run Into billions. The "talkies"
were introduced in 1927.
OUR DEM OCuACY
by Mat
-ij ire late of a nation
trad Atòt » Kj tftat
w esuw er* coNGfeu.ow.
A t P a u l
r e v e r e ' s w a r n in g o u r f ir s t
R E V O L U T IO N A R Y SO LD IER S - TH E M IN U T E M E N ,—
l e f t plow and bench and sto r e an d o f f . c e
r o 1 /O H T
C .'& e & T V A N D A F / I E E N A T IO N .
Full Senior Week i TALENT NEWS
Scheduled at AHS
W ith less than fo u r weeks of
school left, the A shland High
School seniors are m aking plans
for Senior Week, clim ax of the
year.
M ost of th e program and pro­
cedures will be sim ilar to those
of previous years. However, the
class decided by vote not to have
tables for flowers o r o ther g ifts
a t the com m encem ent and are
asking th a t friends who m ay wish
to give such rem em brances send
them to th eir homes.
H ick Day, traditio n al program ,
opens Senior W eek on May 10.
Jack Newton will act as ch air­
m an fo r this afternoon of en ter­
taining acts followed by a m ati­
nee dance. An overnight hike to
Mt. Ashland, a sk atin g p arty,
Junior-Senior picnic, and a h ay ­
rack ride and barn dance will be
the other social features.
The baccalaureate service will
be held Sunday evening, M ay 21,
in the M ethodist C hurch.
Commencem ent services will be
Wednesday, May 24, in the Ju n io r
High School gym.
I rtiatrihnM
nn o of f r rep
e n o o r rt t c cards
a r d s and
an d
D istribution
of annuals on F riday, M ay 26,
will officially close th e school
year.
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SMALL CHILD DHOW NED
'ib is com m unity w as th e scene
of a trag ic accident when the 18
onths old son of Mr. and Mrs.
H ow ard Combs of W agner Creek
w as drowned in the T alent i r r i ­
gation ditch Sunday, A pril 23.
The m other m issed the child
sh o rtly before noon and a fte r a
search of th e prem ises fad ed to
locate him a general alarm was
given and under the leadership of
the S ta te Police and county of- .
ficers a large posee w as form ed
and an intensive search w as s ta r t­
ed.
The w ater w as turned off the
Irrig atio n Company ditches. Many
m en s ta rte d the search of the
course of these stream s. Mr. R ay
Casley of W agner Creek, a m em ­
ber of the posse a fte r trav ersin g
approxim ately three m iles found
the body of the child a t a point
n ear Phoenix. The sym pathies of
this com m unity are extended to
the p aren ts of th e child in this
hour of g re a t sorrow .
M r. and Mrs. W ill H ew itt and
| d au g h ter Helen and g ran d daugh-
t te r of Phoenix visited a t the home
of M rs. M eda Fox Tuesday.
Bernice Anderson is m aking an
extended visit in Oreville, C alifo r­
n ia w ith relatives.
Floyd Schm itt, F a rm e r’s A uto­
mobile insurance supervisor of
Eugene was tran sa ctin g business
in Talent, S aturday.
M rs. O ra Boyd of E ugene is
i visiting h er m other, M rs. Nellie
M. C. Reynolds, USO Associate Sm ith on A nderson Creek.
Regional Executive, h as sent not-
M r. and M rs. E a rl Connor of
ices to the A shland USO of a Vol- M edford w ere business callers
Q u r h e r o e s o f today , like , the m in u t e m en
unteer Conference to be held in ! here W ednesday m orning. They
OF 1 7 7 5 a r e f ig h t in g to r e t a in
1 P ortland ,May 3. The N ational are fo rm er residents of T alent.
T H IS L IB E R T Y A N D F R E E D O M .
I USO, according to M r. Reynolds,
M rs. Law rence B u rn e tt received
TH E E N T IR E N A T IO N IS B E H IN D T H E M .
I is arran g in g fo r a one-day con- WOrd th a t her husband h as been
; ference for all USO volunteers, tran sferre d from th e navy train -
The P o rtlan d USO Council will m g station a t F a rra g u t, Idaho to
I sponsor th is conference.
San Francisco, C alifornia, w here
DELSMAN BOYS IN
| The m eeting will be held a t he is atten d in g ra d a r school. Mr.
WRECK SATURDAY
the Young W om en's C hristian As- B u rn ett w as recently home for a
.
I John D elsm an 17 and Jam es
sociation, 834 S.W. Broadw ay, 15 day furlough.
Delsman 15, sons of C aptain and
M rs. G e o r g e N e w l u n and
P ortland, from 9:30-5:06.
Mrs. C harles A. Delsman. were
C harles A. S prague will seek
Mrs. Jew ell L ockhart, director daughter, M rs. V elm a Colwell
Injured S atn rd ay in a tra in -c a r the Republican nom ination to the ' of the Ashland USO, urges any w
ere —
shopping
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collision. The boys w ere in a United S ta te s Senate for the seat USO w orker who m ay be in P o rt- Ashland, Tuesday
Chevrolet truck which was stru ck held by th e late C harles L. Me- 1 land a t the tim e to visit th e con- 1 Mr. and Mrs. Boyd H am ilton,
by the passenger tra in S aturd ay Nary, in the M ay prim aries.
' ference. H ighlights of the pro- • who have been living a t,P ro s p e c t
evening a t 6:30.
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' the p ast w inter, retu rn ed to Tal-
The form er G overnor of Ore­ g ram a re as follows:
Jam es w as released from the gon set a distinguished record
10:00 - Invocation, Rev. George ent for the sum m er.
hospital Sunday, b u t John, who during his term of service from J. Campbell, m em ber P o rtland
A1 S h erard w as visiting rela-
suffered m ore serious injuries, had 1939 to 1943. I t was Gov. Sprague USO council. G reetings, M ayor : tives and tran sa ctin g business in
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to rem ain in the hospital.
Ashland, Tuesday.
H aving used his last A gas cou­
who repeatedly w arned of the E arl Riley.
M rs. L ath a n McDowell and
pon, Uncle Zeke says they should
10:30 - Chief Speaker, Capt.
th re a t to Jap a n in pre-w ar years.
RICKS ENLISTS IN NAVY
children of n ea r M edford spent
A t the Conference of Governors | Douglas McKay,
cull the big fight, "The W ar to j
Enlisted ip the U. S. Naval held in Boston six m onths prior ] 11:00 - “The R etu rn in g Service- the day a t the hom e of M r, and
M ake the W orld Safe for Pedes- 1
Reserve on April 20 w as Benjamin to P earl H arbor, S prague issued ■ man; his A ttitude", Corudr. Er- M rs. Ben C lark, F rid ay .
tria n s.”
Marion Ricks, R t. 1, Box 209 a solemn w arning of th e potential j n est J. N itschke and “How to Get
F red K erby w as called to P o rt­
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Ashland, 17 year old son of Mr. l th
exam ination
l H rea
C A t l
VTA
of the
UHC
Japanese empire. I 1 M Service
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i for
W l
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« « im
a a a ”,
,
H ugh G. G ran t land for a physical
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I t is said th k t the OPA has
and Mrs. George M. Ricks. Ben Due to his far-sighted, a le rt lead- V eteran's A dm inistration, followed I for the arm y
60,000 persons, including 2,700
was enlisted and returned to ihs ership Oregon was the firs t sta te by discussion and questions.
rs. rn
C harles
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”” '1 S k eeters w as ad ­
law yers on th e payroll.
home on inactive duty until a fte r in A m erica to
have
m itted to the Com munity H ospital
to
have
an
a
irc
ra
ft
From
12
to
2
o’clock
s
ta
ff
peo-
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graduation when he will report observer system ready
d when
when the
the pie and others will be available in M edford fo r m edical trea tm e n t.
Do all the good you can and
to a Navy T raining C enter for w ar broke out, and Oregon Na- for personal conference dealing GRANGE ADDS M EM BERS
m ake no fuss about it.
his recru it training. He enlisted tional G uard w as the first group with problem s of individual clubs,
T alen t G range m et A pril 20 w ith
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thru the Medford N avy Recruiting to be called into service in 1940.
2:00 - “Publicity and Public Re­ a good crowd in attendance. Six­
Y anks are now headed for the
station according to H. W. Crain,
His reorganization of the S ta te lations’’, Speakers: R obert C. Not- teen applications w ere balloted on
Philippines.
R ecruiting officer in charge.
Em ploym ent Service w as a con­ son, Oregonian E ditorial S ta ff and m aking a to tal of th irty -fo u r new
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hairm an
stru ctiv e atta c k on our unem ploy­ V.
*• A. Hurley, C
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— USO m em bers auice
E LSBURYU BREW ER
since jcuiucn>
J a n u a ry y x.
1. n.
A de-
DOUGLAS— NELSON
Council,
Albany.
Followed
by
dis-
g
ree
team
has
been
organized
and
m
ent
problem
in
1939.
Advisory
Miss Elene Douglas, daughter
F uneral services are being held
com m ittees w ere appointed and cussion and questions.
will in itiate in the th ird and
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Douglas of
today
in
M
yrtle
Point,
Ore.,
a
t
S enator Holm an has been ac­
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olunteers’’ fo u rth degrees a t th e second reg-
« 3:00
— - - “Problem
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Eugene, became the bride of Sgt. tive for several years as a m em ­ the C hristian C hurch for E lsbury rapid progress w as m ade in re ­
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in H X M
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l l C eeting
C L L U g
A
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C L J . 1 R
V C efreshm
A i C O U 1 H ents
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R obert T. Nelson, son of Judge ber of both the m ilitary affairs Brewer, who passed aw ay a t his ducing the num ber of unemployed. L “Training
Tn
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arg
aret
Milley,
D
irector
USO-TA
ancj
om
time
dancing
followed
the
The
Oregon
W
ar
Indu
stries
pool
and Mrs. A. O. Nelson of Silver- and naval affairs Senate com m it­ home in Ashland Sunday.
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I buisness. A t the next re g u la r
Mr. B rew er w as born in th e form ed on S p ra g u e s request has Service, Vancouver
ton, last W ednesday evening, Ap­ tees. He has initiated and pushed
4:15 - The Conferecne m em bers m eeting, May 4, th e p ro g ram will
responsible for millions of
ril 19, a t the F irst C hristian through m any different appropria­ W illiam ette Valley December 9, |
are
g uests of the Young W om en's ‘ be in honor of M others’ Day. In
dollars
w
orth
of
defense
business
Church in Eugene. Following the tions building up the defenses of 1863.
C
hristian
Association a t tea.
ch arg e of refreshm ents will be
brought
to
o
u
r
local
m
anufac­
cerem ony a reception w as held ' the entire Pacific Coast area and
Survivors Include his wife, three
tu
rers.
In
addition
to
th
e
rapid
Mrs. C. E. Borg, M rs. Tom Bell
a t th e church.
A laska. A t the request of Sen­ ! daughters, Mrs. Belva Lundy,
Mrs. George R igby of Philadel- and M rs. Learning.
Mrs. Nelson Is vocal music su ­ a to r R obert Reynolds, chairm an of i Paisley, Ore.; Mrs. Jennie Santos, strid es ahfead m ade in defense, and
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uring
Charles A. phia, Pennsylvania, left Monday
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pervisor in th e local school. Sgt the m ilitary affairs committee, he S an ta M aria, Calif., and Mrs. Le- labor conditions
rag u u e e’s s a adm
inistration
Gov- , e evening
her
home
ap p rag
am u
i u i i n i u u u a as
a \jruv-
v e n in g i for
ui n
ei n
u m c a a fte
n v , r a a . visit ,
jw.rs.
L«arKin
r -o
r i-
M rs. L
arkin CiruDD
G rubb is in P
o rt-
Nelson has been stationed at 1 m ade a thorough inspection trip | ona Thompson, S an ta M aria., and S
ernor, is the fo restry program de- ' w ith her aunt, Mrs. Reba P . Kel- lajid this week atten d in g th e s ta te
Camp W hite fo r som e time,
through the defense zones in I one son, D elm er B rew er of Ash-
(Continued on B ack P ag e)
' seY-
I P.T.A. convention.
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A laska and the A leutian Islands. 1 land.
S. S. “Camp Namanu
Launched Tuesday
Local USO Volunteers
Invited to State Meet
Holman Active in
Senate Committees
Sprague Has Fine
Record of Service
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kannasto in marines
F rom Ashland, F rederick H.
K annasto, 17, and Jacque T. Ross,
17, enlisted in the M arine Corps
April 25. The m arines will report
for ‘‘boot’’ train ing a t San Diego
on completion of the present term
in the local high school.
p v t K annasto is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John K annasto of 219
G rant Street. Pvt. R oss is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. E a rl Gracey of
R oute 2.
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They Were in the A ttack—Are You Backing Them Up With War Bonds?
LOYAL M. BATES
and Companion
Are Invited to Be G uests of the
3OUTHERN OREGON MINER
to see
j
at the VARSITY THEATRE
(Friday and Saturday)
"Riders of the Deadline”
AND
r
‘HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE”
or
3snday, Monday, Tuesday)
"MADAME CURIE”
lane call a t the M iner Offict
for Yonr Guest Tickets
John B. One, 36, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, a Motor Machinist 2nd Cl.,
was wounded during the invasion
of Sicily. Doctors found 115
pieces of shrapnel when they op­
erated. A brother is a prisoner in
Germany. Both are buying War
Bands.
Walter Fclrtag, 20, of New York,
was also wounded during the in­
vasion of Sicily. He was in seven
hospitals In Africa before being
returned to the hospital at St.
Albans. A brother,*his mother and
himself buy War Bonds regularly.
Do yea?
A strafing German pilot wounded
Lt. (jg) Hinton E. Kinney, 31, of
Carrollton, Ga., during the Sicili­
an invasion, one bullet going
through his right knee. He has just
bought a >1,000 War Bond. Are you
buying your share of War Bonds?
!
Voight W. Baker, 30, of Detroit,
Mich,, is a Seabee. The ship he
was on was torpedoed. His wife,
brother and dad all work In the
same defense plant in Detroit and
buy War Bonds regularly. Baker
owns $1,609 worth. Are you buy­
ing your share of War Bonds?
Fire Controlman 3rd Class Wil­
liam C. Wenzel, 18, of Massilon,
Ohio, a member of a destroyer’s
crew, was wounded at Bizerte in
the Tunisian campaign. He re­
ceived shrapnel wounds in both
legs. The War Bonds you buy as­
sure him the best hospital care.