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Number 30
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, A ugust 24, 1944
VOL. XIII
New Packing Plant Will
Hold ‘Open House’Friday
« N E W M A N A G K K HKKK
In order that the general public
F O K WKSTKK.V U N IO N
may see wliat m ake« a packing
plant '‘click" the fine new packing
Mrs. B. G. Blevins Is the new
plant of the Newbry Orchards, manager at the Western Union o f­
here at Ashland will hold "open fice, replacing C. C. Logan, who
houae" to the general public F ri­ lias been here the past fourteen
day afternoon from 2 p.m. on, months. K. A. Talbott, district
Karl Newbry, manager stated this manager, w as in Asiilond Monday
week. The new building, complet­ to transfer the business to tlie
ed In Ume fo r the packing of new manager. Mr. and Mrs. Lo­
pears which began last w w k , Is gan and daughter left the fore­
Ashland's biggest Industry, and part of the week to go to their
there has been widespread Interest new
assignment
at
Itaymond,
In the new Industry. The general Washington.
public is Invited to go through
the plant, which will be In opera­ PETITIONS FOR CITY
tion with the regular pear packing
COUNCIL CIRCULATED
run, and a conducted tour w ill be
held through the plant, the stor­
Petitions are being circulated
age. rooms and the cold storage
the past week or more for the
plant, which Is operated along
three vacant positions on the city
with the packing plant. Open
Council, being vacated by the ex-
house will be held during the
iration of the term of Italpn
evening so that those people who
Koozer, Guy Applewhite and Dr.
are working untU five or after
ftedford. The position of the m ay­
may get a chance to go through
or, T. 8. W iley w ill also be vacant
the plant.
at the end of this term.
The Industry Is new to Ashland,
Petitions must be signed by at
ns the Newbry plant has been lo­
least 25 qualified electors o f the
cated at Phoenix, since the New-
city and must be registered with
bry's started operating In the
the city recorder on or before 45
fruit business In 1926. A s their
days before
the city election,
operations expanded, they out­
which will be held the same day
grew the plant facilities and this
as the general election, the second
ast summer decided on the move
Tuesday of November.
to Ashland with expanded facili­
Petitions are being circulated
ties for the packing and storage
for Ralph Koozer, Applewhite and
of fruit. Ihirchase was made of
Redford for re-election. Entering
the cold storage plant on W ater
the race are George Andrews,
street, and the immediate job ol
Jacob Weitzel and Harold Merrill,
building on the packing plant and
os newcomers. M ayor W iley has
fruit storage room was under­
tfignlfied his Intention of entering
taken, and w as only completed
the race for mayor by seeking re-
the week before actual pocking
election, and has filed his peti­
operations began. About seventy
tion this week. Also Ralph Koozer
five people will be employed, and
has filed his nominating petition
will handle mainly the pears from
and J. Q Adam s .whose term as
the N ew bry Orchards at Phoenix.
city recorder ends, Is seeking re-
Mr. New bry plans to buy addi­
election to the same position and
tional pears and some apples to
has filed his petitions.
pock out but no peaches will be
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handled, but the plant has storage
room for a large quantity of
peaches and other fruit and some
peaches will be stored In that
U S O Hostesses working for the
part of the plant
"W e cordially Invite the public month of August, Mrs. Lau ra
to see our plant," said Mr. N e w ­ Pieroe, M r a Bertha Smith, Mrs.
bry Wednesday, "so that you may C liff McLean, Mrs. Frank Dean,
get an Idea of how the fruit Is Mrs. Gladys Dooms, Mrs. A lta
Poley, Mrs. A lm a Stennett, M rs
handled."
¡Gertrude Wllmeth, Mrs. W . D.
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Jackson Mrs. Carrie O 'H arra Mrs.
Sid Reed. Mrs. Carmel Barnhouse,
Mrs. Mildred Frazier, Mias Ethel
Reid.
Ralph Koozer, republican coun­
ty central committee chairman
for Jackson County, returned last
week end from a trip to Portland,
where he had attended the state I An Eighth A A F Fighter Station
central committee meeting. He England. 1st Lt. Louis G. A l­
thinks the trend In Oregon poli­ phonse of Hilt, Cal. has been a-
tics Is republican and is certain warded the A ir Medal in an an­
of success to the republican tick­ nouncement made by the Head­
et In the coming election this fall. quarters o f M ajor General W ill­
Nell Allen, of Grants Pass w as re­ iam E. Kepner, Commanding Gen­
elected state chairman. Thirty- eral of Eighth Fighter Command.
The citation for the flier, a
four counties were represented at
the meeting, Chairman Koozer member of the P-47 Thunderbolt
; Fighter Group commanded by Lt.
stated.
| Col. Philip T. Tukey, Jr., of Cape
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Miss Elma Baker, lift fo r her Elizabeth, Me., read as follows:
home Sunday at Junction City, "F o r meritorious service In aerial
alter attending the summer ses­ flight over enemy occupied Con­
sions at the Southern Oregon Col­ tinental Europe. The courage, cool
lege o f Education. The quarter ness, and skill displayed by the
closed last week. She will retuin pilot reflects credit upon himself
In the fall for a couple of months and the Armed Forces o f the
United States."
to complete her course.
(JSO Hostesses for
the Month of August
Republican Chairman
Returns from Meet
Hilt Airman Receives
Air Medal in England
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M ECH A N ICA L SPUD H A R V E S T E R S
H ELD R E L IE V E LABO R SH O RTAG E
Potato
harvesting
operations for the first time in the Klamath
have been rapidly mechanized in region last fall Is believed to be
Oregon to the point where equip­ the first o f Its kind In the country
ment has been developed which j This digger-bulker has the advan­
completely eliminates both pick­ tage that the potatoes ore loaded
ing up and saklng potatoes before directly Into the transporting ve­
they are put Into storage bins. , hicle without the need for filling
This bulk method of potato har- ' and setting o ff sacks, or fo r pick­
vesting, as well as other types of ing up and loading the sacks lat­
digging and sacking, are describ­ er on, the authors state.
This machine not only elimin­
ed and compared In an experi­
ment station circular o f Informa­ ates four men from the crew but
tion, No. 345, "Potato H arvest­ also avoids lifting the sacked po­
ing Methods In Oregon, "Just pub­ tatoes from the field onto trucks.
lished by the O.S.C. experiment This type of machine completes
the mechanization of the harvest
station.
"Although wartim e labor short­ operation from the « e ld to the
ages have hastened the develop­ storage cellar, with the exception
ment of so-called potato 'V'r—Lines of removing vines, clods, etc. on
and trailer sackers the conven­ the sorting ©onveyer.
"The significant fact Is that,
tional method of digging and
picking up potatoes by hand will hot only has t he number of men
probably continue to be the most In the crew been reduced but also
common method for several years, that all heavy lifting and all stoop
the authors o f the circular believe. labor have been eliminated." say
One reason la the inability to (C lyd e W alker, extension agricul-
manufacture enough of the com­ I tural engineer, and D. Curtis
bine units to meet present de­ i Mumford, head o f the department
of farm management, Joint auth-
mand.
The bulk potato handler used I on «( th« WuatraUd circular,
A W ary Mai 'ne
Ì ;Cave Junction
i Saw Mill Burns
Postoffice Depart­
ment Lists Dates on
Overseas Mailing
Residents of Cave Junction were
startled Saturday morning, at
about 2 a m. by the ranger station
siren, to find that the Renfro
mill w as afire
Howard Bears,
Postmaster E. E. Vail suggest­
Standard Oil distributor in the
valley, was apparently the first ed that the following article be
one to see the mill afire, being clipped for future reference for
I awakened by his dog. Flam es ap-
persons desiring to send Christ­
i parently started near the boiler,
* followed by an explosion which mas packages to men and women
I spread the fire along the entire in overseas service.
length of the green chain. In a
“S ave s tro n g s tr in g a n d box
few minutes the entire mill was m a te ria l a n d sta .it to p a m suop-
ablaze. The flames spread so rap­
in g " P o s tm a s te r V an auvi^es
idly that nothing could be done to
i lan d re siu e n is m announeiU a r u .a i
extinguish them.
I or rnannig or wnriSkinas s a ta tor
The mill w as put in operation
Arm y anu m ivy p u i M u u o . v*
ast A p ril and was run by W illiam
seas.
Parry. Seventeen men were em-
'inis year the CurhtiUi»i m —•
aloyed at the mill, which had a
tpaclty of 35,000 feet a day. The
AVclVy 0»CiOt.tLJ xO*w»d iO V.-V
ompany owns about 20 million
OeptLillUvl a-O LM W*Vlzlz* -aw.
eet of timber in the Illinois va.
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U t r i nr Corp* Photo
This Marine is shown cautiously aproarhing a native hut on Saipan
bis rifle ready, on he alert for any Jap snipers that may be hid­
den In the
Th is ’n That
(B y O L D T IM E R )
W ith revolt stirring In his cap­
tured countries and his armies
getting whipped on all fronts, lt
would be understandable If Hit­
ler jumps every time the phone
rings.
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Someone remarks that the w a r
now reached what might be
called the seventh inning. Maybe
so, but this is no time for any of
us to relax for a lazy stretch and
a long yawn.
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T A L E R T REW S
Mr. A1 Red burn spent Sunday
in Grants Pass visiting relatives.
M rs Inez Sowell who has been
employed at Kings Pool Hall and
restaurant for the past year left
Monday for Merrill, Oregon where
she will be employed.
Roy Estes returned home from
Crescent City Saturday evening
where he spent last week vaca­
tioning.
s Sgt. Cris Carroll who is station-
’ ed at Bakerfield, California is
I home on furlough visiting his par­
ents near Trail. H e called on
friends In Talent last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. G uy Stager who
spent the past month in Under­
wood,
Washington
and
other
places up north returned home
last week.
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Mr. and Mrs. C lay Combest who
Party platforms should not be
taken too seriously. The outstand­ have been at Washington D. C.
ing plank in the Democratic plat­ for the past six month stopped in
form In 1932 w as to reduce gov­ Talent last Friday to visit Mr.
grand mother
M rs.
ernment expenses by 25 percent. Combest’s
The termites however got at the Louisa Combest, and were enroute
to Bremerton, Washington where
plank and destroyed lt quickly,
Mr. Combest who is In the medi­
y y y
W e note that President Roose­ cal corps was transferred to that
velt Is sending Messrs. Nelson and place.
Mr. and Mrs. H arry Whitehead
Hurley to China on a confidential
mission. This Is In keeping with sold their property on Gibson Ave.
the policy of the late M. S. Quay, ; to Mr. and Mrs. John W alsh who
the Napoleon of American politics, have been living in the Griffeth
t
whose famous dictum was “Don’t apartment for the past two years
Mrs. W alsh taught in the Talent
write, send w ord”.
school for the past two years.
Since the public pays the bills,
Pvt. George Gleims who has
voters should ask candidates for been in Wisconson is home on a
local and county offices whs* they ten day leave and will leave here
propose to do about giving effici­ for North Carolina at end of fur-
ent government at the least cost. J iOUgh
Candidates alw ays campaign on
M r. and Mrs. Charles Estes of
an economy platform, but rarely. Crescent City arrived in Talent
If ever, give definite pledges, with Monday to spend some time in
regard to expendiures of money. the valley. Mr. Estes w ill pick
Voters this year should ask for pears.
economy, in view of soaring nat­
Mrs. Don Montgomery returned
ional expenses.
honie last Monday from California
where she has been packing fruit.
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cheery is to pray, to be happy is
Miss Betty Combest of Under­
cheery Is to pray, o be happy is wood, Washington is In the valley
the first step towards being pious. visiting friends and relatives, Miss
— Robert Louis Stevenson Combest Is a former resident.
B a rbara Bates came home from
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I Speaking of labor Gen Grant Klam ath F alls Sunday where she
said: “Labor disgraces no man; has been visiting relatives for th
unfortunately
you
occasionally past three weeks.
find men disgrace labor!"
Roland P arks and daughter
Tommy o f Ashland called on his
j When the nations *bury the hat-
parents Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Parks
1 chet they should make sure that Monday evening.
the handle Is not left sticking
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harrison en­
tertained at dinner Monday their
out of the ground.
daughter Mrs. Ruth Brown of
FORMER RESIDENT
San Francisco who arrived last
week and friends from Medford.
DIES IN ARIZONA
Mrs. John Cobb of M edford
Ed T. Staples, formerly of Ash­
land, died at Morenci, Arizont, on called on friends In Talent Tues­
Aufruat 11, friends In Ashland re­ day morning.
Sidney and Bonnie Barber of
cently learned. M r. Staples came
to Ashland in 1902 being interest­ Dos Angeles are visiting their
ed In a sawmill and box factory. Aunt, Mrs. Herman Cannon and
Later he became interested in fa m ily . They plan on staying
mining and real estate. He bought during the rest of their vacation.
W ord has been received here
the Ashland Hotel, then located
where the Ford garage one stood. that Mr. and Mrs. Pfeifer recent
Later he and R. L. Burdlc, Senior owners of the Talent M arket have
bought the Oregon hotel, now the located in Durango, Colorado and
Ashland In 1907, Burdlc later sell­ have purchased an Au to Camp
there.
ing to D. Perozzi.
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of
He was a c h a r t e r member
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the Elks lodge and served as
Llthla park was the scene of th
Exalted Ruler He w as the first Neighbors of W oodcraft picnic
recorder for the Hlllah Temple. Thursday evening at which Mrs.
H e w as president of the Ashland dish dinner w as served at. 6:30.
chamber of commerce. He wns Anna H all w as hostess. Covered
past 86 years of age, being bom Following the dinner the group
"Vitam ins for gra y hair," we
read. Uncle Zeke says he isn’t i n ­
terested since his head-piece is as
bald as a door knob. W h at he
craves Is a relief for his pet bun­
ions of the vintage of 1874.
Aprtl N, 1HI.
attended the band concert.
Ralph Wcstring, durable 'mod
«cialist from the Portland O P -
rlct office, met w t h lo c i'
• rdware and furniture dea’er
his week to explain the intra?11<
>f the O P A regulations governir.
heir sales.
Practicably all k
.c s
ended the meeting, during w i
e gave pointers on t. e method.
>f pricing merchandise, both new
ind secondhand and stited tha
any misunderstandings, either o:
the part of the dealer or the pur
hasers should be referred to the
local O P A price panel, which is
capable of either giving informa­
tion or procuring information
from the district office.
Annual Methodist
Picnic Sunday Noon
Immedately following the morn­
ing sermon last Sunday noon a
large cro w d- o f Methodists and
their friends gathered at Helraan’s
P ark fo r the annual Church-fel­
lowship-dinner. The pastor had
spoken on the subject "The Tran s­
forming Presence" and the newly
organized Sunday School Class of
young married couples had led
the congregation in worship with
special anthem, when the benedic­
tion w as pronounced,, immediately
the people gathered at the park
where they had fellowship togeth­
er at the dinner tables. Following
the dinner the fellowship contin­
ued through visiting until late
afternoon. This has come to be a
much anticipated annual occasion
among the Methodists of Ashland.
, This church is at present mom-
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tion o f the 80th anniversary of
its organization. This is one of the
oldest church organizations in
| southern Oregon and it has had a
great part in the building of the
beautiful city of Ashland. In con­
nection with the anniversary pro­
gram there will be a special ser­
vice o f dedication for the newly
constructed fireplace which a-
doms the room where all social
gatherings are held. This fireplace
is to be dedicated to God for ser­
vice to youth.
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Born to Mr. and Mrs. H arry
Mitchell, Ashland, on August 17
a girl.
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said r'osttu&iSMer * on.
A m ong cue m o te
r u k s fo r C u ris .m a s num -o^o
th e a rm e d fo rc e s o v c .se n s n e . l
follow ing:
The parcel must not exceed Lvv
pounds, and must not be mote
than 15 inches in length or ¿o
inches in length and girth com­
bined.
It
suould
be
marked
"Christmas parcel" so that it may
be given special attention to as­
sure its airivcl before Decunoei
25.
Not more than one parcel mey
be mailed in any one week to the
same member of the armed forces
by or in behalf of the ¡Sme mailer
lt is stressed that success can
be assured with the limited per­
sonnel and facilities available, on­
ly if the public gives full coopera­
tion through prompt mailings of
the overseas gift parcels from the
opening of the mailing period.
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CITY POLICE ARREST
THREE OVER WEEK
City police had three arrests
over the week end with Pvt. M il­
lard E. Thomas of Camp W hite
taken into custody Wednesday
last on a charge o f being drunk
and using profane language. Ho
w as turned over to the Provost
Marshal of Cam p W hite for pun­
ishment. H e w as back in town
again Friday and Saturday nights
and police w ere forced to agai
send him to the provost m arshall's
office for punishment and with
the threat that if he again appear­
ed in Ashland he would be arrest­
ed and turned over to the city
court for punishment.
Robert Howard of Epperson of
Sacremento w as arrested Sunday
on a charge of being drunk. He
posted a $10 bond to appear i
court, which he failed to do there­
by forfeiting the $10. Ray Snittjer
of Grundy, Iow a w a s arrested on
a drunken charge and w as fined
$10 and $2.50 costs, the fine be­
ing suspended on the condition
that he leave town.
RECO RD S SHOW BIG IN C R E A S E IN
NUM BER OF B IC Y C L E F A T A L IT IE S
Bicycle traffic fatalities in Ore­
gon during the first six months of
1944 totaled seven, an increase of
four over the toll of three for the
same period of 1943, according to
Secretary of State Bob Farrell.
The increase is 133 per cent.
An analysis of the bicycle-mo-
tor vehicle accidents for the first
half of the year show a total of
162 riders Involved in accidents.
Fifty-three percent of these rid­
ers were involved in accidents as
a result of unsafe riding practices,
! the analysis showel. These unsafe
practices included inattention, a t ­
tempting a turning or other man­
euver under unsafe conditions,
failure to give right of way, en-
, ter ing a street without stopping,
making a sudden turn and riding
two or more abreast.
The six month death toll of sev­
en bicyc’ists is greater than the
annual toll of six killed in 1942
and is near the toll of ten for
the year 1943.
"The fact that so many of these
bicycle fatalities were the result
of unsafe traffice practices on the
part of he riders is evidence that
they need not have occurred."
F arrell said. “Bicyclists should ob
serve traffic regulations and they
should learn the rules of safe rid­
ing and observe them in the in­
terests of their own safety.”
These rules of safe riding were
suggested:
1. Keep well to the right on
Btreets and highways. Never ride
in the center of the thoroughfare.
2. When turning, get in the pro­
per lane and give the proper hand
and arm signal.
3. Never cut sharply across the
path of vehicular traffic.
4. When riding in groups, ride
single file so no riders will be fo r­
ced out into the path of heavier
vehicles.
5. When riding into streets or
highways, watch for approaching
cars and do not ride out into
th e ir path.