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VOL. XIII
THIS AND THAT
(lly OLD TUIEIt)
To to« Editor:
"A c h o o ! ” Mays the hay fever
victim um he encounters the tall
un-cut fringing A shland’s Hide-
walk».
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1944
Democrats Meet in
Medford June 22
Saturday a Busy Day
at Ashland USD Club
Big Bond Rally
Scheduled Tonight
Number 21
OUR DEMOCRACY
by Mat
?SHEE
To beg.n the day donations of
cookies brought by the ladies of
All com m ittees have been a p the C hristian and P resbyterian
Ashland s F ifth W ar Loan u riv e
pointed by V. D. Miller, County C hurches w ere m ost welcom e, a s got off to a s ta r t Monday m orn
chali man, and arc working on the j it assured nice refreshm ents for in g a t 1(1:00 by the blowing of
program for the Biennial Derno- the week-end.
I sirens and whistles. Most of the
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An expert says the average tr.1 tic County Convention of all
D uring the uftem oon, F o restry 1 bus.neus houses displayed flags to
m otorist is lucky "if he can get D em ocrat precinct m em bers a t the ' men cam e into the building to | com m em orate the event too.
13 miles to tile gallon of gasoline. Medford Hotel, June 22, a t 8 P.M. use the show er facilities, as some 1 F ifth W ar Bond H eadquarters
He's luckier thun th a t If he cun
The new N ational C om m ittee don't have an opportunity to I have been opened at the Gas office
get a gallon to get t3 miles to.
man for Oregon, Honorable Lew shavo or bathe up in the bivouac on E a st Main.
W allace, will give the main a d urea.
A big rally is being planned for
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A nother service offered to some tonight (T hursday). A special
When the plane replaces the dress. C andidates for c o m i n g
men of this sam e Arm y unit was featu re of th a t will be th e dedi
au to for priv ate travel, Uncle election will be present.
Officers for the next tw o .y ears to have them sit and stan d by cating of w ar bonds to some one,
Zeke Mays hi m y a pilot, no doubt,
will get a ticket for going around will be elected and various othet the fireplace to dry out th eir wet whose name appears on the A sh
Im portant p arty activities will be clothing as some w alked as fa r land Honor Roll. The bond rally
a cioud on one wing.
as 12 miles in the heavy rain program will tak e place in the
attended to.
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Pi ep aratory to the m eeting In S atu rd ay afternoon as tra n sp o r block between the Hotel Ashland
Pals« eyelashes, according to
tation out of this a rea is inade and the Honor Roll Board.
a new spaper article, can now be Medford on June 22, dem ocrats of
quate.
’
Ashland
d
istrict
will
m
eet
In
I.4th-
mude rig h t at home. However,
The dance was well attended,
th a t still isn't th e place where l:i Hotel F riday at 8 P.M., June
and the crowd seemed ra th e r even
i
10
for
the
purpose
of
discussing
they are unually worn.
some im p ortant p arty activities of both men and Junior hostesses,
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Mr. and Mrs. Jim Neely of
with everyone dancing and hav
One of n a tu re 's oddest Jokes Not only precinct m em bers but all ing fun. Senior hostesses helping Medford called on friends here
;
dem
ocrats
are
urged
to
attend
is the fact th at the olive tree
a t the dance were Mrs. Carm el Sunday. Tney are form er resi
symbol of peuce originated in this prelm lnary m eeting a t the B arnthouse, Mrs. F rances Silver, dents of this place.
J
Llthia
Hotel,
F
riday
evening
of
of oil places, th e Balkans.
Mrs. A lberta Leonard, Mrs. Sid
Roy U nruh suffered a badly
I this week.
lacerated thum b S aturday while
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f
Reed and Mrs. C arrie O’H arra.
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The ability of Ma P erkins to see
operating an electric saw. He is
Mrs. Jam es H. E dgar recently
a reduction in the cost of living returned from a m eeting of the
employed w ith the S keeters’ Dog
six-tenths of 1 per cent indicates N ational Council of W omen’s O r
ging Company and will be unable
on Interest in little things.
to work for some tim e
ganizations nt the P resbyterian
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Mr, Ed McRay of Medford was
Church In the U S.A. in Chicago.
Miss
E
thel
Reid
was
hostess
to
When F a th e r opens th a t pack
looking after business operations
!
the
W
esleyan
Service
Guild
a
t
-4
"
'
age next Sunday he will likely
here Saturday.
Porn to Mr. and Mrs. I^eonard her home last week.
find a new necktie or a pair of
Twin d au g h ters w ere born last
P atterson of P ortland, a daughter
Mrs.
i^eona
O
rm
and
led
the
de-
soxs, as per usual.
W ednesday a t Boise, Idaho, to
on June 10, 1044.
I votions.
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Miss C ora Mason presented the Dt. and Mrs. M artin L uther Jr.
Ja p s m ust believe in ghosts Balkan rebellion in 1012.
O u r f la ^ l G lim psing it unexpectedly
1
le
s
s o n o f the evening on m ission Mr. L u ther is a son of Mr. and
since they so g re atly fear the
Mrs.
M
artin
L
uther
of
Suncrest
r
we ha.ue caught our b reath ,an d
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ary w ork in Mexico.
navy which they claim they de
Orchards.
The
Finns
now,
no
doubt,
wish
The
hostess
served
delicious
re
- uncovered our heads, an d couldn’t
stroyed long ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brown and
they had accepted Soviet peace freshm ents.
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fam ily of Tienesta, Calif., spent
; speak, for th e thought of w hat it
Uncle Sam needs more dough to term s.
it
zzz
the week-end in T alent with rel-
Mrs.
Minnie
B
ryant
of
M
edford,
F
was
to
us
and
th
e
¿
re
a
t
ideals
it
stood
for.
e
v
e
polish off th e Axis. The Fifth
Gen. Mac A rth u r is well on his bi-county WCTU president, was jatives. Carrol and P earl C lark
=-
TW A /M .
W ar Ix>an drive is on. Chip in
accompanied them home for a v a
way
to the Philippines.
visiting in Ashland, Sunday.
generously.
cation.
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Mrs. Isel C hapm an of Medford
Judge
Nolle
B
urns
was
ill
sev
A shlanders are not very enthus
The firs t tim e a plane was
was
a business caller in T alent
eral days this week.
flown in com bat w as during a iastic over V -gardens this year.
S atu rd ay morning.
Mrs. C harles Skeeters, who un
derw ent a m ajor operation a t the
Com munity H ospital in Ashland
AFHQ, M editerranean T h eater
la st Monday, is reported to be
—"N othing is im possible,” stated
recovering nicely.
Col. John Guy Strohm , 2255 N. W.
' G loria W alker of Phoenix vis
E. E. Vail, actin g postm aster F lan d er S treet, P ortland, Ore.,
ited h er sisters, Mrs. F ra n k Till-
’ ford and Mrs. Hazel Unruh, last since last fall, succeeding the late com m anding officer of the 46th
M illard Grubb, h as received notice G eneral H ospital situ ated in a
week.
of
his official appaintm ent to the N o rth A frican "M edical C enter.”
M r. and Mrs. F ra n k M itchell
position
of P o stm aster of Ashland. And, ju d g in g from w hat th e doc
of M edford w ere business callers
L
ast
Decem
ber 3rd a banquet tors, n u rses and enlisted men of
here S aturday.
was
held
a
t
the
P laza Cafe hon the o u tfit h ave already accom
Mrs. Bem adlne Moore and baby
of Ashland «pent th e week-end oring his appointm ent as actin g plished, Col. S tro h m can back up
with Mrs. M oore’s parents, Mr. j postm aster. At th a t tim e V. D. his w ords w ith facts.
’ Miller, chairm an of th e Jackson
The hospital h a s handled m ore
and Mrs. George Newhun.
Mr. and Mrs. P ete G riffith and C ounty Dem ocratic C en tral Com than 6000 p atien ts since it landed
family moved into th eir hom e re- m ittee presided, and Judge C. E. in N orth A frica in A ugust, 1942—
! cently purchased of Mr. and Mrs. ! Lyon, form er county ju dge of wounded soldiers from th e Ita lia n
| D eschutes County, Bend .Oregon, front, as well as th e sick men
Roy Coffman. The Coffm ans pur-
j was the m ain speaker.
from the local areas. Of these
1 chased property of Mrs. Stevens
M r. Vail, form erly of Hilt, Cali p atien ts 30 p er cent have been
and took possession last week.
Mr. and M rs. George Pheifer fornia, has been a resident of Ash retu rn ed to full duty, 28 per cent
J and son, Jack, w ere dinner g u ests land for seven years. He has two to lim ited d uty and the balance
evacuated fo r fu rth e r trea tm e n t
a t the home of M r. and Mrs. sons in the local public schools.
to the U nited S tates.
W ayne Cowdrey S u n d a y . The
A lthough th e hospital w as des
Pheifers are leaving soon fo r th eir INTERMEDIATE YOUTH
ignated as a 1750-bed unit, th e
destination in Nevada.
ENJOY SOCIAL HOUR | men claim they can ta k e in as
I Mr. and M rs. Jim McDowell,
T h e Interm ed iate
Methodist m any sick and wounded as th ere
who have been living a t Prospect,
Youth
Fellowship
group
m et on a re te n ts an d beds available. " I t
where Mr. McDowell w as em
ployed, have returned to T alen t Tuesday evening Ju n e 13th a t the 1 only tak es us eight m inutes to
and are planning on building on parsonage outdoor service center get a w ard ten t ready for p a
their land purchased of D elbert for a ham burger feed and p arty. tien ts,” they say. “J u s t keep the
Fifteen boys and g irls attended.
canvas com ing and th e p atien ts
Clark.
Follow ing the “eats" which were will g et the best tre a tm e n t in
Mr. and Mrs. Owen B ates and
fam ily of M edford visited Mr. served by the outdoor stove under th e w orld.”
Included on th e s ta ff is T /S g t.
B ates’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. the spreading limbs of an English
w
aln
u
t
tree
the
group
were
led
in
R
ichard
L. Rush, son of Mr. Jo s
Loyal Bates, Monday.
M rs. Bessie Mikel of Rogers, gam es by Bill Bissell and Mrs. eph B. R ush, Sr., R. F . D. 2,
Ark., returned to her home yes E lm a Simmons B aker. P lan s and Ashland.
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terday a tfe r a six w eeks’ stay in program s for the sum m er m onths
were
discussed
w
ith
Mrs.
Bruce
T alent w ith relatives.
presenting the fe atu res offered by
th e F ir P oint In stitu te which is
to be held th e m iddle of July.
P o y er’s large D airy b arn w ith
Severe \ expressed their hopes of fine m odem equipm ent burned to
; attending this sum m er comp.
the ground la st T hu rsd ay night.
The city of Ashland and vicin
This group m eets reg u larly a t Two calves w ere lost, b u t th e
ity a re represented by one m em
the church a t 6:45 on Sunday eve dairy herd w as safe in th e pastu re.
There Is a Fifth War Loan Security to Meet Every Investment Need
ber of th e 1944 spring g ra d u a t
nings,
and is sponsored by M rs.
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ing class a t Oregon S ta te Col
G. W. B ruce and Mrs. Elm a Baker.
R.
E. REYNOLDS
lege. She will receive h er degree
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F u n eral services w ere held W ed
FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY OF PRINCIPAL—All issues. There are no safer investments in the world.
a t the 75th an nual g raduation
nesday m orning a t the local C ath
FOR MAXIMUM YIELD—Series E Savings Bonds (2.9%*); Series F Savings Bonds (2.53%*); Series G Savings exercises, Saturday, June 17th.
olic C hurch w ith F a th e r M eagher
Both the baccalaureate service a t
Bonds (2.5%*). *If held to maturity.
in charge, fo r R o b ert E m m ett
4 o’clock and com m encem ent a t
FOR CURRENT INCOME—Series G Savings Bonds, Treasury 2(4’s of 1965-70, Treasury 2's of 1952-54.
8 o’clock will be broadcast over
G I’s stream ed in and o u t of Reynolds, 77, long tim e resident
FOR DEFERRED INCOME—Series E and F Savings Bonds (for tax purposes income may be deferred or KOAC. The A shland g ra d u ate is th e USO Club all day Sunday. of A shland. He passed aw ay Ju n e
accrued).
E dith C hristine Devaney, BS busi I t seemed m ore like the days 11 a t th e Com m unity Hospital.
FOR SHORT TERM—%% Certificates of Indebtedness (slightly over 11 months); Treasury iy«% Notes of ness and industry.
when the divisions w ere in Camp Survivors include one bro th er and
Series B-1947 (about 2%.years) and Series C Savings Notes (6 months to 3 years).
T otal num ber of g rad u ates for W hite. Some w anted to read, th ree nieces.
FOR MEDIUM TERM—Series E, 10 years; Treasury 2’s of 1952-54 (10 years); Series F and G (12 years). the year is 398 com pared w ith play records, m ake recordings to
607 a year ago. The reduction is send home, play cards, ping-pong
FOR LONG TERM—Treasury 2'4’s of 19C5-70 (26 years).
R. L. CROSBY
caused by w ar conditions which and use the arch ery equipment.
and Companion
FOR MARKETABILITY—Treasury 2's and 2>4’s coupon or registered form; 1V«% Notes and %% Certificates have reduced the m ale portion of
The music room took on its
Are Invited to Be G uests of the
of Indebtedness, coupon form only.
the stu d en t body to 291, m ostly n a tu ra l look again since we were
3OUTHERN OREGON MINER
FOR BANK LOAN COLLATERAL—Treasury lVi's, 2’s, and 2I4's, %% Certificates of Indebtedness, and Serie# freshm en below d ra ft age.
able to secure another piano for
to see
C Savings Notes.
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It. The piano th a t has been in
at the VARSITY THEATRE
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald the club for th e p ast 20 m onths
ESPECIALLY FOR PAYING TAXES—Series C Savings Notes (acceptable during and after second calendar
(F rid a y and S atu rd ay )
month utter month of purchase at par and accrued interest for Federal Income, estate or gift taxes).
Gastinoau on Ju n e 13, a t the w as moved o u t of (own by the
"MEXICALI ROSE”
FOR MY ESTATE—Series G (redeemable at par on death of owner), Treasury 2'z4’s (redeemable at par fs» S tation Hospital, Cam p W hite, a owners and everyone missed it so
and
daughter.
and every effort w as m ade to
estate taxes only on death of owner).
secure another one and a fte r two
“SALUDOS AMIGOS”
FOR GIFTS—Series E (or any other issue depending on needs of the recipient).
Paul Cullop of th e U. S. Navy, week-ends w ithout one this one
or
FOR EDUCATION OF CHILDlfEN -Series E.
1 who has ju s t retu rn ed from ser- Is very m uch appreciated,
(S anday, Monday, Tuesday)
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FOR SELF RETIREMENT PLANS—Series E.
I vice in th e Pacific, is visiting his j
“SEE HERE, PRIV ATE
M avor and Mrs. T. S. W iley and
HARGROVE”
FOR INVESTMENT OF BUSINESS RESERVES AND OTHER TEMPORARY FUNDS—%% Certificates of j parents in Ashland.
Indebtedness, Treasury iy«% Notes and Series C Savings Notts. The last named are redeemable a t par and ' Mrs. Harry Travis has returned Rev. W. R. Wise are atten d in g a
Please call a t the M iner Offlct
quadrennial assem bly of the Naz-
accrued interest during and after sixth calendar month after month of purchase, except where owner la •
for Your G uest Tickets
commercial bank, in which case redemption wiU be made at par,
V « M Charch ia Minneapolis.
from a trip in California.
TALENT NEWS
Miss Reid Entertains
Wesleyan Guild
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B U Y WAR BONDS TODAY.
Vail Appointed
Local Postmaster
WHICH ISSUE SHALL I BUY?
RICHARD RUSH ON
HOSPITAL STAFF
Poyer Dairy Barn
Burns Last Week
Edith C. Devaney
Graduates at OSC
GI’s Express Like for
Ashland USO Club