Southern Oregon Miner, Thursday, August 3, 1944
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
Published Every T hursday a t 167 Main S treet, Ashland, Oregon
CARRYL H. WINES, Editor and Publisher
E ntered as second-class m ail m a tte r in the post office at Ash­
land, Oregon, F eb ru ary lb, 1935, under the act of Congress
of M arch 3, 1879.
THE LAST WAR
By R U TH TAYLOR
Even in the m idst of battles,
m en's minds are troubled by the
th o u g h t—“Is this the last w a r ? ”
Will th e next generation have it to
do over ag a in ? W hat can we do
to p u t an end to the successive
w ars beween the tyranny of auto
c ra ts and the self rule of demo-
c ra c y ? "
W e established the Am erican
w ay of life by the W ar of Inde­
pendence.
We reaffirm ed these
principles by successive w ars.
B ut—if this is to be the last w ar
we have n o t only to reaffirm it
again but to put i t into practice
in our own lives.
The o th er day I heard a speak­
er say: "No d ictato r usurps pow-
es. Pow er alw ays passes by de­
fa u lt”. W ar alw ays comes when
dem ocracy grow s weak.
F irst
Greece then Rome.
And now
twice in the past generation we
have had to fight for o u r lives.
W e say we believe in the p rin ­
ciples set fo rth in the D eclara
tion of Independence and in the
C onstitution of the U nited S tates.
B ut do we alw ays rem em ber th at
A m erica is the proving ground
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of w hat these principles may be
m ade to mean of the practical
ideal of brotherhood. W e have
m ost of the national, racial and
religious groups represented a-
mong our citizens. How we work
out the every day living together
of these groups is the te st of how
the world can w ork out cooper-
tion, of w hether or not this will
be th e la st war.
U nless we can work together,
I w ithin the confines of our own
country, giving to all an equal op­
p ortu nity to utilize their God-giv­
en talents, we "are not true A m er­
icans. Unless we can afford to
give all the chance to develope
as individuals, inspired and not
handicapped by their backgounds
national, racial or religious, we
a re unfaithful to our past heri­
tag e and we a re preparing the
ground for another war.
The first place in which to
dem onstrate o u r beliefs in the
ideals of dem ocracy is in our own
lives. W e m ust guard our own
thoughts We m ust set a seal up­
on our own lips. We m ust learn
to seek the good—not the evil in
our neighbor We mus try to un-
derstand him. Above all, we m ust
ju d g e him as a fellow Am erican
upon his own m erits, not as a
m em ber of any group.
A m erica is not any one class or
religion or group. Am erica is all
of us—incoporated. If we would
realize th a t we are all sharehol-
ders in democacy and th a t it is
up to each of us individually to
see th a t it works, we would give
a dem onstration of concerted ac­
tion th a t would prove so com ­
pletely the power of our way of
life th at subversive movements
would fail by com parison.
I t is up to us to decide w heth­
e r this is the last war!
1 F igures ju s t released by the
National Tuberculosis Association
on tuberculois deaths and death
ra te s in 1943 show th a t U tah had
th lowest rate, 10.3 per 100,000
i population. Oregon had the sev­
enth lowest rate, 21.9 per 100,000
Between U tah and Oregon are:.
N ebraska, Iowa, Idaho, Wyoming
and Kansas, all w ith death rates
below 21 per 100,000 population.
H ighest in the death rate from
tuberculosis is Arozona w ith 125.9
per 100,000.
In ran k order the
eight sta te s showing the highest
ra te are Arizona, New Mexico,
D istrict of Columbia, Kentucky,
Tennessee, M aryland, Colorado
and Louisiana
A slight decrease in the n a ­
tional death ra te during 1943 is
shown, according to the report.
D eaths from the disease w ere 41.9
per 100,000 as com pared to 43.1
in 1942.
The total num ber of
d eath s in the U nited S ta tes for
the y ear 1943 w as 56,178 and 118-
042 new cases of tuberculosis were
reported.
In general there w as an increase
in the num ber of deaths from tu ­
berculosis in the highly industrial
states, p articu larly on the E ast
Coast. This did not hold tru e for
Oregon where 271 deaths w ere re ­
ported in 1943 as ag ain st 296 in
1942.
The figures released were a s­
sembled from -reports received
from the sta te health d epartm ents
and are provisional .but undoubt­
edly very nearly accu rate fo r the
continental U nited S tates. In re­
leasing th e figures, Dr. Kendall
Em erson, m anaging director of
th e N ational Tuberculosis Asso­
ciation, says:
"D espite the de­
crease in deaths in the country as
a whole, the downward trend In
tuberculosis has slowed up end
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General McCoach paid high tri
bute to “Die excellent work ac­
complished by S ta te G uard units
In dealing with d isaster relief
Mra. 0 . F. C arson w as hostess throughout the country during the
to the re g u lar m eeting of the past few w eeks”
VV CTU a t tier home in M anzanita
He recall»*«! the vital assistance
S t lust T huisday afternoon. Mrs. given by various S ta te G uaid
Mabel Russell Low ther presided nivts during recent forest firea In
ever the m eeting. Mr. Henry D an­ New England s tite s , he destrte-
iels conducted the devotional s e r­ tlve tornado In Pennsylvania and
vice giving an encouraging m es­ West Virginia and th e circus fire
sage
i In Connecticut.
Mrs. M aud M arske reported
th at there are now 144 m em bers I “Local com m unities are looking
in the local organization, 36 of more and m ore to th e S ta te G uard
which are honorary. D uring the for assist Mice In tim e of em er­
recent cam paign, 52 reg u lar and gency," General McCoach stated
24 honorary m em bers were added. | Age and physical qualifications
It was voted to send $10.60 to ! vary for enrollm ent In active
the children's F arm Home, which ' S tate G uard organizations. In te r­
will m ake a total of $100.00 sen t , ested persons should contact the
A dju tan t General of their p a rti­
this year.
The Rev, E arl 1 Downing of the cu lar state, who can be reached
Church of C hrist, Rev L indsay of a t the s ta te capital.
Men honorably discharged from
the F ull Gospel Ttem ple and M ay­
the Army are eligible for enroll­
or T. S. Wiley spoke briefly,
"T ake My Life” and "D edica­ ment.
tion“ were sung by M rs H arold
1 was glim psing through a
Monroe, Mrs. Wm. W eber, and I
book by u g«*ut from up In
Mrs. Lucille McKay.
St. Louis, and you know, th a t
Mrs. D elbert Loree, th e lesson
old "Show me” boy was brot
leader, was assisted in hor presen­
up when* the a ir w as clear
tation, by Mrs. Paul Byers, Mrs.
and clean.
Ills tKinkin' Is
O. F. Carson, Mrs. T. S. Wiley,
kt*cn. Says the I freedom s Is
and Mrs. Wm. W eber.
okay fa r as It goes but It llm
A t the conclusion of th e pro­
Its freedom versus what we
g ram delicious refreshm ents were
have been told. Like telling
served to the group by the hostes
your off-shoot, he says, th a t
assisted by Miss Jea n Carson.
he can play w ith Kls scoot­
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er and foot hull tuid skate«
and horsesh«M*s— you are slap ­
ping a 4-polnt lim it » mi bln
play. T hat m eans his bicycle
•
ami baseball are taboo.
j
We didn’t grow up and build
I An Air Service Com m and S ta- !
the U. S. A. nation on a 4-
tion, “Som ewhere in E n g lan d "—
polnt foundation. Anybody Is
E very tim e the belly of a F lying
free from w ant, and fear, anil
F o rtress yaw ns open and a bomb
w histles dow nw ard tow ard the . eon talk to his h e a rt's con­
Reich, soldiers In the Air Service I tent, and worship as he choos­
es, even If locked In a Jail­
Command sh are th e “kick" with
house—they d o n 't starv e you
the boys who pulled the bomb re­
there, or scare you. or keep
j leases
Such a soldier is Cpl. George
A. Mack, whose present job is
a irc ra ft electrician. He is one of
thousands team ed up with Royal ,
A ir Force men in this th e a tre w ith •
one thought in m ind— th at planes
| for th e E ighth and Ninth Air
Forces should be neither too lit­
tle or too late.
He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
George W. M ack of 475 L iberty ,
S treet, Ashland. Before entering
the arm y, he w as employed by the
civil service in Spokane, W ash­
ington as an a irc ra ft electrician.
VVCTU Meets at the
Home of Mrs. Carson
Cpl. George A. Mack
Aircraft Electrician
Special Sundays
Short Orders — Banquets
Open 6:30 a.m. - 9:45 p.m. daily
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mi K HOT —
you quiet.
We would be a hot o u tfit
If we ever got the Idea th at
limited freedom wo* enough.
How uboiit w hat we do Snt-
unlay night, or freedom to
fish when w e choose to fish
or 1000 other freedom s we
imw have, lueluiLng wearing
a nightshirt versus |*aj:uuiis
or what ?
Four Freedom s Is a skim py
kind of a dish.
Yours with the low down,
Jo Nerra
CAKE
Special Deer Hunts
Many Applications for
Applications fo r the special doe
deer and cow elk ta g s are accu­
m ulating rapidly a t the office of
the Oregon S ta te G am e Com mis­
sion as the deadline fo r the d raw ­
ing approaches.
If by the end of the d ay’s bus­
iness on A ugust 1, the applications
on hand exceed th e num ber of
tag s authorized for an y p a rtic u ­
lar area, a draw ing will be held
at 1:30 pm., A ugust 2, a t th e O re
gon S tate Game Commission of­
fice in P ortland
I
Tags authorized include 3000 j
for doe deer in th e G ran t-B ak er |
area; 500 for antlerless elk in the
W enaha a rea in n o rth eastern Ore
gon; 300 for doe deer and 200 for
hunting licenses if license« already
refuge hunting area. Application
m ay be m ade by forw arding in-
| form ation as to type of tag de­
sired, nam e and address of appli-
( cant, and num ber and kind of
| New England states, the destruc-
i has been purchased. I t is not ne­
cessary to buy the hunting 11-
1 cense, however, until the appli-
! cant is notified th a t he will be
issued a tag. No fees should be
rem itted w ith any applications for
doe deer and cow elk tags.
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THE FOREST FIGHTS!
On the battlefronts of the world, forest pro*
ducts are backing our boys in the fight for
freedom. From the beaches of Normandy to
the shores of Saipan, wood is a number one
critical war material. Landing barges, gun
stocks, battleship decking, PT boats, airplanes
and smokeless powder are just a few of the
more than 1200 military uses of wood. Sixty
billion hoard feet of lumber went into the
war effort during the past three years and
this demand is steadily increasing as we press toward Victory.
More than one-third of this wood comes from Pacific North­
west forests— a major part of it from Oregon, the greatest
timber-growing state in America. Much comes from Jackson
County! Our soil will keep on growing magnificent forests
to serve the world— IF WE KEEP FIRE OUT! Foresters say
this is liable to be a bad forest fire summer. These hot days,
a dry east wind, and one spark, one match, or one cigarette
can turn hundreds of acres of precious green forest into
blackened ruin. Don’t YOU be the careless one!
State Guard Signup
Urged by the Military
á
Eligible men in five states of
the N inth Service Command,
W ashington, Oregon, Idaho, Cali­
fornia and U tah —w ere urged to­
day by M ajor G eneral David Mc-
oach, Jr. Com m anding General, a t
his com m and head q u arters a t
F o rt Douglas, U tah, to join the
S ta te G uards of th eir respective
' every precaution m ust be taken
to prevent a rise.
| "E very day the w ar continues
brings a th re a t of this rise in tu-
, berculosis R esistance to the dis­
ease is lowered under such w a r­
tim e conditions as undue physi­
cal strain, long hours of work, In­
adequate diet, crowded housing
and the unwise use of leisure
time. We know th a t tuberculosis
is raging w ith epidem ic force in
w arring European countries today
I t is deeply g ra tify in g to find
th a t no increase has occurred in
this country so far, but we cannot
expect a sustained declint unless
all the resources of both official
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