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About Southern Oregon miner. (Ashland, Or.) 1935-1946 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1944)
S o u th ern O regon M iner, T h u r sd a y , S ep tem b er 7, 1 9 H yORSITY ▼ Friday and Saturday Otti*! K Hilt Aviator Reported Killed in F'ance Word w u received in Yreka today of the death of lat L t Louis Gordon Alpsonse of H ilt, who has been reported killed in action in France on August 14. His father, Louis Alphonse of H ilt, has been notified by the War Deportm ent n o details a e ia iis of or the m e action a No in which the young pilot was re here, ported killed were learned learr Because his plane apparently appart fell inenemy territory, the report of his death had to go through in ternational channels bv way of Switzerland and the telegram to his father was consequently de layed. Lieu tenant Alphonse, had been awarded the A ir Medal recently by his commanding officers at his base in England. He was graduat ed f r o m Yreka High school in 1939 and was student body president dur ing his serior year. He later at tended College of the Pacific at Stockton before enlisting in the A ir Force in February, 1942. Lieutenant Alpsonse’s wife, the former Gwendolyn Darby, gave birth to a daughter, their only child, on August 22 at O x nard.— Yreka Journal. USO Clubs Receive Many Comp'iments J . o Letter Praises Local USO and Community Many letters of gratitude and praise are sent to Club directors for the little favors being done daily. Another sample letter fol lows: Dear Mrs. Lockhart: Under the present cir cumstances a letter is the only way 1 have of showing my grat itude for the help you gave me in acquiring the money from home I needed to complete my trio to Portland. You may not remember me fdr you have occasion to help so many soldiers. I am the soldier that had a three day pass and was trying to make a trip to Portland to visit my parents. I came to you for help. Due to your help I was able to make it home, have a nice visit and re turn to camp on time. I t is very nice to know there are people as good as you who w ill help a soldier when he needs u A grateful friend, Edward Grogan Camp Beale, Calif. Mrs. Jewell Lockhart, Direct or of local USO, submits the fol lowing letter of praise from an A rm y wife. Dear Mrs. Lockhart: The Rogue River Sportsmen’s I want to thank you for so many pleasant months my Club has gone on record as op- husband and I spent at the USO posing the construction of any in Ashland. We were both so dam on Rogue R iver after a dis sorry to leave such a pleasant cussion of the proposed dam at Calif ornia-On-The- Rogue above community. Unfortunately, ail good things Trail. The club also went on record must come to an end. I am back in m y home town. New Bedford, as opposing the taking of any Mass., and my husband probably . water out of M ill Creek, whwn would ruin the beauty of M ill in Europe by now. Among the many things I en- , Creek Falls. The secrets----------- joyed mere was the game of instructed to notify the “Liverpool Rummy.” I am wond- | State Park Commissioner of ering if it would be too much ( decision. trouble to ask you if you would j The club also voted to com send me the rules. I would ap mend the park commission for its attitude in acquiring the preciate this very much. land in the Camp W hite area Very sincerely yours, for the establishment at a state Mrs. M ay Casey. park along the Rogue River. ■------- .— _<>— ------* - Rogue Sports Club Fights River Dam Sun. - Mon. - Tues. DOUBLE FEATURE Fire in Persist Area Controlled by Loggers Talent Man Dies at A crew of more than 100 men, Ashland Hospital 'loggers and forest service fire- ighters, Tuesday morning had brought under control a fire in the Persist area on the Umpqua Divide, which started from a log ging operation Monday after noon and awhile threatened to get away completely. The Rogue office here report ed that a line had been thrown around the fire, and that it w ill remain under control unless winds come up. More than 125 acres were burn ed over, the worst fire in the lo cal district this year. The Persist area is between Prospect and the head of Elk Creek, and the smoke billowed so high that it could be seen from the valley floor. Travelers coming down the Crater Lake highway thought the whole coun try was on fire. DUNNE «M MARSHAL R A N K MOKGAN BOODT «w bO W A U VA N K5MNSON C AUM CT SMITH Junior High Coach Comes; Practice Starts P ie /a f Next Wed. & Thurs. G e o r g e W illia m Thompson, aged resident of Talent, Oregon, passed away at the Community hospital Wednesday, August 30 at 10 o’clock a.m. H e has lived in Oregon fo r 10 years and in Jackson county for this past five years. He waa a member of the Christian church i n M issouri and had been engaged, before his retirement, in the mercan tile business. The deceased was born in In diana. on October 3, 184«, and was 97 years 10 months and 27 days at the tim e of his death. He is survived by four Children, A l vin C. Thompson, Osawatomie, Kansas: Mrs. Chloe Butler, T a l ent, Oregon; Joseph G. Thomp son, Santa Rosa, California, Mrs. Sarah Thebo, Cave Junction, °- £ LITHIA I F R ID A Y - S A T U R D A Y ; , I Funeral services were held In the chapel at the L itw llle r “ ““ ana m enas Cremation followed at Grants Pass. Marilyn Young Sings at Local U During the intermission of Ashland USO dance I night M arilyn Young, School Sale Make This Your H eadquarters for School Supplies T ablets...........................................5c - 10c Filler P aper.................................. 5c - 10c Extra Heavy Binders, 3-hole....... .....4Dc 2- and 3-hole Binders..........1................20c These are ju st a few items—we have a complete line of school supplies SPECIAL! ANKLETS, 12 pairs....................... . .$1.00 ANKLETS, p a ir....................................10c Fine quality, red and striped styles LUNCH P A IL S ............................. L. .„08c THERMOS BOTTLES..................... >1.19 TOOTH POWDER .......... .................... Oc AND MANY OTHERS I.»dcr Scripter, pgvtnrr in the Marshall-Wells store, has been updating uie Signal service sta tion, . formerly operated by Roy Frasier, who relinquished his lease September 1. Company of ficials have promised a new les see for the station by S ept 10. Kenneth Burna, son of M r. and Mrs. M. T. Bums left Wednesday for San Francisco, where he w ill be inducted into the armed ser vices, the navy, he hopes. Mrs. Bums and two small daughters are to make their home h ire, until he returns. They have been living at Dunsmuir, where Mr. Bums waa a railroad employee. M r. and Mrs. John Broady left this week for Portland where they w ill spend a week or so. Mrs. W. A. M artin, of Abilene. Kansas, after visiting a son si ugene. came last Wednesday to visit at the Hugh McKeever home. Mrs. M artin and Mrs. S. D. Scripter, mother of Mrs. Mc Keever, left Wednesday to re turn to their home in Kansas. Mrs. Scripter has been here for several months. Captain Robert Angel with his w ife and two small children Ray Becktolt spent several days with M r. and Mrs. L. F. Wilson last week. He came from San Francisco. Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Becktolt are brother and sister. M r. and Mrs. Dahl of Portland were Ashland business callers on Tuesday. K. G. Bowers of Route 2, Ash land, was in town Wednesday on business matteis. A card from M r. and Mrs. Chat, Giffen, former owners of the Miner, to the editor Tuesday, stated that they had arrived back at Mrs. G lffen’s parental home safely, at Cozad, Nebraska. M r? Giffen suffered a heart attack | lust before arriving home, but na ssince recovered satisfactor ily The Ashland real estate board met Wednesday noon, w ith their , wives, for dinner and business discussion at the Plaza Cafe. H. L . Moors is president and W. W. Robison is secretary-treasurer of the group. E. E. Lady of Fern Valley was 1 attending to business matters in Ashland Wednesday forenoon. M ax DeM ille, reported ill last week, has sufficiently recovered this week to be about some. His , considition was considered ser ious last week. M r. and Mrs. George Myers of Medford we«e Ashland business callers Wednesday. M r. and Mrs. Theo J. Norby and fam ily returned to Ashland last week end, after they had spent moat of the summer as C al ifornia. M r. Norby taking sum mer work to attain his doctor’s degree at Stanford University. Tuesday M r. Norby waa back on the job aa superintendent of the Ashland school system. d eral Home, Friday, Sefr at 10:30 o’clock with pastor of _ _ Earl F. John Roberts, the junior high Church of bringing the school coach arrived in Ashland 2— nf to re la tiv « this week. For the past several nd J L ndg months he has been training army men and previous to that time, was coach on a college foot bail team. M r. Roberts and Ro land Parks principal of th e 'ju n ior high school, have been busy this week in lining up the foot ball possibilities fo r the coming year, and Tuesday evening called a meeting of all junior high boys hostess, sang two vocal numbers t o a n appreciative audience. Goldie Yorton’s Orchestra fu r nished the music for this affair. Punch and cookies were served senior hostesses, Mrs. M ildred and Mrs. h Carmel Barn- Desk j hostess for this hour was Mias Ethel Heed and Door hostess waa was Mrs Sid Reed, Cookies for thia Sat were id by the l a d i e s of furnished Church of Chri1st Scientiae. large and small, who might be interested In football. Prospects for a good team are bright, even though there waa not any games played last year. Games have been scheduled w ith Medford, Grants Pass and K la math Falls. Million Dollar Kids visited the local USO club on Sunday. The Angels have lust returned from a months vacation spent ip California. Captain A n gel is director of the Medford USO club. About |250 damages were sus tained to a small cabin at the Flanders M arket, owned by Geoge M ille r in a fire which started about seven in the morn ing. Cause of the blaze is un known, C lin t Baughman, fire chief stated. The cabin waa in sured for some «100- M SEE US FOR YOU K INSURANCE FARM A DWELLING AUTO AND TRUCK LIABILITY BURGLARY HEALTH. ACCIDENT AND LIFE J. F. EMMETT 187 EAST MAIN STREET MJ1 NOTICE! Due to heavy volume of legal work my office will not be open until 10 a.m. and will n t be open at all on Saturdays. It is an experiment to see if we cannot com plete legal work more promptly, if we have a working period each day which is not subject to interruption through appointments. Wm.M. Briggs, Attorney Pioeer Bldg, Ashland, Ore. Thanks, Folks! Th* Ridlag attea, speaking through their exeeative committee at Jim Warren, W alter Coders and C. F. Talent, to thank to e and a ll fa r the wonderful public support glv- la support ef Ashland’s first H one Shew, which re- salted la a sad well attended event. Ta one m id >1* a most sincere thank you. This includes the many who have expressed a to la We appreciate efforts pat forth by Mlrlck and the Ashland City It the subject of a great deal af praise, especially many ent-of-town visitors. Tiro others groups wh< greatly la the Horse wore the Jackson County Sheriff's Foase and the Ladles' Auxiliary. Likewise aa “or chid” for the efficient judging of Hoary Owens, Valley View, Walter Hamby, Ashland, and Ward Halbert of Medford. To the mayor and City of Ashland, to the public address man Glen Prescott, master of ceremonies C. Lyall Fidler, and timekeeper V. D. “Bart” Miller—oar appreciation. Wo have endeavored to credit Hat bat win ask year pardoa la event of any A d v e r tisin g J. C. Penney Co. Jack Young Jansen Lumber Co. Litw lller’s Funeral Home Log Cabin McNair Bros. Drugs M errill’s M t. States Music Co. Newbry h Sons Oak St. Oarage Palace Cafe Reception Pool Hall Ray Shipman Selby Chevrolet Co. Steve’s Service Station Silver Moon Sugar Pine Lumber Co. Travis Oreyhound Tavem Union Oil Station W. D. Jackson W alter Weller, “Veterinarian” W hat Not 10c Store Athhmd Municipal Band Veterans of Foreign Wars D rive-In Super Market K err’s Meats Ashland Tire Shop Ashland Poultry h Bgg Bates Barber Shop < Broady Drug Store Cal. Pacific Utilities Co. Clarence Homes Texaco Ser. Cloverleaf Dairy Culmer Transfer Elks B arbershop Erwin Insurance Agency Grubb Gardens Hotel Ashland Larry’s Grocery Madden’s Tire Shop Oregon Hotel Reed’s Mattress Co. Silver Moon Southern Oregqn M iner Steak House C a sh A w a rd s (a n d W ar B o n d s) Ashland Creamery Ashland Lumber Co. Ashland Groceteria Blue Rlrd Club Bohemian Club Claycomb Motor Co. Clyde Caton’s Oarage Crosby Texaco Station Culp Motor Co. Dandy Lunch Elks Lodge Bast Side Meat Market Fortm iller’s Frldeger Grocery Co. First National Bank Orange Cooperative Assn. Howard Oden Ingle Drug Co. M erch a n d ise P r is e s Al Jordan’s Ashland Daily Tidings Dullen’s Hardware Fortm lller’s Hardy’s Cash Hardware Harrison Parts Co. Harry Chipman’s Plaza Cafe Perrine’s Metz Otore Simpson’s Hardware Ted’s Feed h Seed Store U se o f E q u ip m en t Ashland Public Schools Dullen’s Hardware Hslman Baths Hotel Ashland Dr. J, L. Helms M. C. Llnlnger Je Sons M r. Hake