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P a p i *Jka¿ Jlai SomatlüHQ m >2.00 per year Many 4H Members Takes Prizes at Annual Club Fair ¿atp-dud 2ay¿ 9tl y- ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1944 DEM OCRATS H O LD PAHTY R A LLY A T M E D FO R D W E D N E S D A Y Democrats of Jackson County ASHLAND MARINE WINS RENOWN AS MUSIC COMPOSER AND DIRECTOR , Sfedofrd for a big^ parade* and rally, at which several state can 1 Aboard A Transport in the al si didates were present as well as Pacific— (Delayed) 'in e hit tunes ------ W " several county candidates. The “No Name Jive and “W histler’s A large number of people were paride started at 7 o’clock at he M other-in-Law ” may mean only on hand to o see the opening of the oourt house and ended at the an impromptu jive session to Jackson county 4-H club fair Pythias hall where the candi- juke-box players of Medford, Ore and so see the judging of show- dates were presented and where but behind those bits of jitterbug munship contests. Winners from a broadcast was made. Candi fantasia lies the five-year story tile Valley View and Bellview dates who spoke were Dover for districts included: Congress, Edgar Smith ot the U. ■ ^ ^ T e c h n ic a l Ser- Congress, Edgar Smith of the U. Guernsey showmans’.iip, fifth S. Senate, , W W illis illis Mahoney Mahonev for for the the geant L arry Wagner, and he re place, Allene O w r j , Valley senate, Ralph Sweeney for coun- centiy changed* a monotonous view.. . . ty treasurer, Ralph Jennings for ocean vovaae into a round-the- Sheep showmanship, t h i r d county commissioner and Henry clock session with Beethoven. <tano' " Uc ch* lr - » “ if * Junior sheep show m anship, man. . The insDiration for th e tu n e* fourth place, Clarice Brantley, A broadcast program was giv- ! u well M tj>e »hio-board concert Bellview: fifth , Laura May, Bell- en lasting from 9:45 untii 10:30. he dug up out of nowhere is his view; sixth. Ned Smith, Bellview. Edgar Smith, candidate for the wife Mn E l i L K i Waane? Beef fitting contest, third place U. S. Senate was a speaker be- now liv in g at 737 West J a c k in Bill Williams, senior club mem- fore the Ashland Elks club also Street in Medford Jacluon Sergeant Wagner, who spent four years as a topflight arranger Beef showmanship c o n te s t, K E N N E T H LU C A S IS w i‘ h Glen G ray’s Casa Loma (H ereford),, fin d prize, Allene PR ISO N ER O F W A R band and now is leading a Mar- X leW’ Mr M r* Jack Luo“ were ine Corps band overseas, took aid Nichols, Bellview: fourth, D il «heered Tuesday upon receipt of matters into his < own hands when Ion Arnold^ Valley View . I a telegram from the American he notiped spirits were lagging Beef showm anship, (Angus R«d C ross, that their son, Lt. on this big transport bound for Cro and Shorthorn), fourth place, Kenneth Lucas, was now a prison Pacific combat zones. The Pact Robert Byrd, Bellview. er of w ar in Germany. L t Lucas fie can be a big g empty ocean, anti Beef Junior showmanship con? was reported missing in action Marines used to - plenty - of - activj- M arine Technical Sergeant L a r test second, Wayne Lemley, V al- over Germany on August 24, 1944 ty can grow rest •estless when exef- ry Wagner, former arranger for ley View, Champion beef show- “this is one of the happiest da, linimum. cise is at a minimum. . . Glen Gray's Casa Loma orchestra man, Allene Owens, Valley View. of our lives’* waa the way I “L arry,” as he _______ _ «ad composer of "Lover's Lulla- Known Lucas expressed it when telling throughout his unit, organized a b r" . tunes up on his tru M ain prize, the g rin d cham trum m p et He pion ship, was won by Dillon A r friends of the good news Tuesday series of concerts which satisfied leading a Leatherneck not only the lovers of classics nold, one of the leading members but “boogie woogie” addicts, too. of the Valley View club. A Here- i Although most of his own pub f o r d , weighing 1110 pounds brought the prize. The animal lished tunes, with the exception Street, Ashland, went to Ashland of the popular “Lovers’ Lullaby'’ High School and later attended was raised from a calf purchased are in ihe swing class, his per the U n lv e n ity of Oregon. He from Henry Owens, leader of the sonal taste» run to Stravinsky, played in orchestras at both in Valley V ie w club. In the auction stitutions. A t the university he Stokowski and Sibelius. which was the closing event of | As men lining the ra il of the was a member of Phi Sigma the fair, the grand champion steadily moving ship turned to Kappa fraternity. Hereford was bought by Safeway The first grid game on the lo shout requests in his direction, “T in Pan A lley,” that famed Stores, which paid 47 cents for cal field was played Friday even- he merely nodded at the band strip of Bioadway between West the animal. " ...................... - Held, and the selections popped out in 46th and West 52nd streets, tem Allene Owens, daughter of M r ing at the W alter P hillip* with Yreka the visiting " * juke-box fa sh io n . porarily has lost a hit tune w riter and Mrs. Henry Owens, won hon On a wet, sodden field, the local “Church music for the chap ' and the midnight composing — or by the sale of the light-heavy team was bested by a more TY - lain, m artial music _ __ r the * long- sions at __ 7S7 __ 1 West ____ Jackson _____ fo street _ a 990 " Hereford, * ‘ ' beef, lencea, heavier team to the time Marines, and ‘One O’clock Medford, are a thing oAfoe past w h ich * w a s "boilffht penenced, ford f i r n « t , r i » ^ n i v i n ff in tune of 14 to nothing. I t w a s th e Jump* for the Jutf“ tterbugs—that’s *““ “ ' *“ but * this ” M —*— arine — unit “ overseas ---------- *— has ford Groceteria, paying 40 cents « which . —• m y -------- motto,” » ___ L arry • says, “and an t- found out that good music is the a pound, the second nignest in second straight game in_ * * s Grizzles U give ’em Strauss and Romberg I aboard ship as on Broad- the auction. I ' Coach John Strombei rg trv * ! W W W were held scoreless. for good measure,” r ¡way. Dave K err, Ashland meat mar- I A n Oregonian foam the start, When they name i t Technical ket operator, bought two animals S I ^ * ” 7 i! — aon Mrs. i Sergeant Lairry Wagner’s M arine at the auction, a T 85 lb Hereford raised by Jane Elmhirst of the * * iaUmg durlng Fred D. Wagner of 4T Q ran itcC o rp g band plays i t _____________ Westside club and an Angus the entire evening. 864 pounds ^raised ^bg ‘ ^ T h e local team did a Ashland Elks bought lOSo’ Here- 1» o f their inexperience Yreka tramples Ashland in First Home Grid Game Volume 13, Number A S H L A N D Y O U T H V IC T IM OF H U N T IN G A C C ID E N T Charles W illiam W olf of 767 killed Tuesday evening about 7 p.m. while deer hunting in the vicinity of Board Mountain in the Dead Indian District. Young Wolf, who would have been 16 on November 7 was killed by his tw in brother, Foster Ezra Wolf, who mistook his brother for a deer, shooting him through the head and killing him instant ly. The shot was fired just at dusk and in the poor Lght mis took his brother for a deer it was reported. The shooting was held to be purely accidental and ! I no investigation is being made of . I the case. I Funeral service* for the victim w ill be held Friday at 1 P. M. at Annual Meeting of Pioneer Group Was Held Here Thurs. Th emeeting of the Southern Oregon Pioneer Association in Ashland this year w ill be one long remembered by its mem bers. The meeting was presided over by Clarence Lane of Ash land .president of the association. The singing of “ America” and the invocation by the Rev. G. W. Bruce opened the 1944 meeting. Mayor T. S. Wiley was introduc ed by Mr. Lane, and he welcom ed the pioneers to Ashland. Frank J. Van Dyke wzjs intro the L itw ille r Funeral Chapel. duced as the guest speaker, a I ------------- o------------- grandson of a well known pio DUINSMUIR LOSES neer fam ily of the valley. He PIO N E E R H O T E L gave the principal address of the Fire destroyed the pioneer day, giving a historical sketch Duinsmuir hotel last end, (jeaijng with the political organi- vcry copildrrable^loss. zatjon of Oregon. He touched on Two men were burned to death the appointment of General Lane, in the fire. One of them was re- the election of 1854, the part P. . ported to have been Delbert Ken P. Prim, L. J. Duncan and Reed neth Taylor, 39, an SP employee, of Jacksonville took in the his who has a divorced w ife and tory o ffhe times. The speaker three children reported living at mentioned the first legal case to T a le n t come befoig the supreme court. -------------o------------- Lauding the indomitable courage For Dependable Houseware & of the early pioneers of southern H ardware at Reasonable Prices, Oregon, the speaker closed his Th in k of Marshall-W ells on the review of early Oregon history Plaza. Phone 21231. The covered dish dinner was ■O ■ ■ - served in the spacious dining room of the Elks club. The din ner was attended by more than a hundred representatives of the pioneer families of Southern Ore gon, some coming from Washing ton and California to attend the meeting. The oldest person pre sent was the Rev. L. S. Belknap, Ronald Hayes, merchandising ' 92, of Medford. The oldest native son present Butler of Refbnmg c o m ^ y ^ w a ^ th e speak ; .Ashland, who was waa G. 90 S. on his last Sugar Company Executive Talks er for the evening _ at . _ the Lio ions birthday, and was especially hon Club meeting Tuesday evening at ored w ith an immense birthday the L ith ia Hotel Coffee Shop. cake, w ith the appropriate cand Subject of his talk was “Sugar les. M r. B utler was presented and W hat I t Means to You and i w ith a case w ith two pictures re Me.” M r. Hayes started out by j cently taken of him seated in telling his listeners that sugar front of the Pioneer Log Cabin, rationing w ill continue in this which he presented to the so nation for some time, probably ciety as a permanent home. Pre fwo years. In backing up this sentation was made by Prof. I. E. statement, he pointed out that Vining, everyone enjoyed the sugar is the most concentrated birthday cake w ith M r. Butler. Out of town members were energy food of today, and that as we recover more and more ter- introduced and spoke briefly. from our »nami««, musk. M ayor W iley and M r. YanJDy^e sugar were given votes of apprecia appreciation, continue to more and more sugar and the minutes of last meeting into the conquered areas. “Sugar, ford, raised by B ill W illiam s of their lesser w eig h t They (Rp OLD YDS t) T A L E N T , O c t 3,— M r. and Mrs e up fighting but just could To the Editor: Valley View. gave Dan Cuthbertson sold their gro and food, w ill w in the peace” were read by Miss Claire Hanley. on the heavier team. The heavy Hereford, 1035 lbs n°t, hold ' cery to M r. TL J. Straus and H .R . stated Mr. Hayes. He cited many : Em it B ritt of Jacksonville read Walters of Medford. M r. and M rs figures to show where t h e : the report of the nominating com- raised by Don Nichols of Bell view, was bought by the Mon- Cuthbertson have made no plans world’s sugar is produced and mittee. A t the business session, as yet where they w ill go but ;8tate<1 that some forty percent of which followed M r s. M attie arch Seed and Fuel Co. of Med- un- Reames-White oT Medford was l* was - produced ~ J in areas — now — —- ford. Safeway Stores bought the ka 30 yeard line. Yreka intercept 40,000 N orthern Citizens who w ill remain in foe valley. M r. it p a n on Y reka’s » 20 yard y -~ * “beefed” — ’ - — about foe ^ ^ A b e wno w m S trau i’ änd Waltere’ to¿k dor domination, or recently soil was named president; Miss Rose Hereford enterel by Richard W il ed a pass of our enemies. As they retreat, Buckley of Applegi a march cox of B e llv e iw .. A light-heavy line, Yreka began ■oon n la c e d th e m r u n a in < things found themselves sion of store October 2. and ------ Miss - — ----- foe sugar making machinery, and dent; — the field that foie w ith foe first M ^ c o m fo rt^ to 1th e ^ n e m y ^ L in - Hereford entered Lem- The annual reception for the specialty ley of V alley V ie by w Wayne went toT foie over the goal farming are tools that Jacksonville, secretary. The trea- teachers of the Talent schools Crater Lake M arket Medford. touch down. Hockaday, a fine coin disliked rjfch an act of seem- was held at foe C i t / H a ll Thurs are destroyed under the scorched surers, Miss M ollie B ritt of Jack sonville and Mrs. Elda Farlow- Col. Dudley was auctioneer halfback on the Yreka team , i T. »«i* Jr ___ f ; fog tyranny, h e felt it necessary day evening. The reception was earth policy, and by foe heavy Anderson, of Ashland, hold over and disposed of 45 beeves at an made the score, and Jackson *n or(M r to w in foe w ar and saVe sponsored by foe P.T.A. The gun fire of both sides. Pointing for that office. estimated price of about 30 cents. the ball through the goal posts : the ISaieau N o v-a-d ay* knocking Friends Churcn and Methodist out that such machinery, especial Among those held in remem A large crowd enjoyed the auc for foe extra point urch, a program _ . ' the administration is a delectable Church, was arranged ly that needed in the sugar refin eries is immensely complex, he brance in the “M em orial” for tion, as well as foe parade be- ' Ashland again took the kickoff w ith none to molest or by each group and enjoyed by predicted that it would require those who had passed on in the fore the auction. and marched the bail w ell into alL There was a large attendance. test Applegate at least two years to bring back rear were past year Nadine Daives of Antelope Yreka territory but foe Yreka Punch and cookies were served. V * V H enry w _ Gidd- took grand championship honors defense tightened and held foe B. N . Davis of Grants Pass production of sugar in the recon Elizabeth Spencer, i-shod hay-burners" have Eh quered areas, and in the mean ings, Michael M . Tucker, Elda in the sheep section. Ted W ill- local boys, losing the ball on __ _ purchased foe Talen t toed store a new orbit since the time, the United States must Cordelia Smith, and Otto K lu m oui ghby, Clarice Brantley, Bob downs. Using Hockaday and Sher The invasion i of Ita ly nec- owned fo r the past several years W£ illoughby, Gladys M ay, Laura man w ith a pass, Yreka took the essitated the use of horses and by M r. and Mrs. B ill Hotchkiss, furnish the sugar for those areas. of Ashland. Eight names from He charged that the d illy dally Medford were read. May, Donald Nichols, Ned Smith ball to foe Ashland end of the mules for carting supplies over Mr- Davis took possession Satur- --------- -—O'1 —..—— policy of several of foe govern Chas Fakkama, Bernard Engel, field, w ith foe quarter ending be the tortuous Italian passes. T h e ' day. ment agencies in the m atter of nr, and Jerry Pitts, from Bellview, . . . u fore a score could be made. U . S. Government recently start- H arvy Thayer and Jack W alty Barbara Dawson, from Valley The second quarter ended w ith ed schools to teach soldiers to i who have been employed at Pas- sugar quotas, sugar ceiling prices, V iew , had sheep in the auction. neither team able to score, neith care for these important helpers, i co, Washington are visiting their etc, had tended to delay and re tard production of sugar, making t h e Ashland M inisterial Asso er even seriously threatening to y < < * home folks the past week. the situation even more complex. cross the goal line. The low ly pumpkin is taking I . T h e T a le n t s ix n u m t e a m d e - He cited, too the immense num ciation met Monday morning in In the third quarter, an Ash the Baptist Church for a brief ber of ways in which sugar is land fumble on the Yreka 35 on a yeUoy glow and Uncle Zeke, f®*4* 4 ,th® . 2 f e " dale J 001 business session. During the who is a strict teetotaler, is be- E ^yed Friday afternoon at used in the manufacture of w ar yard line set up a second touch- Glendale 20 to 0. Talent touch material, from explosives to al morning the following officers idow n w ith Sherman making the ginning to look pie-eyed. downs were tallied by Toole, R. cohol for the manufacture of syn were elected for foe ensuing year. • score and Jackson again convert- * # * President, Rev. George M. p o in t Don’t grumble about falling H artley and W . H artley. W . H a rt thetic rubber, and numerous oth- man; Vice President, Rev Gor ley converted one extra p o in t-e r uses. ink . - . - leaves littering your law n than«. course of his talk M r. don Griffen; Secretary-Treasurer ■ cky " stm i you are not in “ „ „ “ j • . Toole a to . F rm k ®noth- t t . . the gains your luc v „u. „«a Rev. Earl Downing. Plans were Edward Phelan, head of the deep into Yreka ground but a Europe whi ere bombs are dropp- ! er. HahUne for Thanksgiving service 1 Lysle T am e of the Dead In thl?g more ?andv be held in the Methodist Seattle Retail Trade Bureau, was pass from Reedy intended for ing. dian district was a caller in T al- ep the speaker of the evehing at the , Samuelson, was intercepted to That it was being Church w ith the sermon by the * * * ■ ent Saturday. and pointed¡ out that it was being W ard R Rev Brough. forum meeting of the Chamber of end the scoring ring threut. th reat However Hi London’s famous big Ben has 1 Funeral services were held for supplied, even thoug: these er the Baptist evangelist was in- the Ashland defense tightened Commerce last rnursday a 13 N pendulum, numerals 2 Mrs Lucy Wadsworth a resident are getting very little candy these gro*up gave ing, held at the Lithia llotel. “Is and the Yreka boys were fo n » d i bi¥h’ minute hands 14 ft long, of Wagner Creek for the past 14 daYs- You Is, or Is You A in ’t” the title to punt, Ashland s tl line d rivel _. . a ninteresting address which was aour hands nlne feet long' years who passed away Friday __ a present day popular song, m ixture of end runs, of highly appreciated by the minis- morning after an illness of one m f t t ^ h M ^ m ^ e d to bring K w l e * {hought was was the title of the message he and passes, but was stopped The Forgotten M an works and year. M r. Wadsworth died in Jan i “ erUF o r ^ f t o make the a d d S s g v e n t o brought. He stressed several : when Yreka recovered an Ash- votes— generally he prays— but times that • e a c h community land fumble. Neither was able his chief business in life is to pay uary 1944. The services were held ........... S i ? o r*S to More again and foe game end should advertise to the world Monday afternoon. Internm ent e lumber ana um sn Europe i» an- C T S t , ? b X 7 ra^kedUto victory to e v e the things it has, mentioning cli ed w ith Ashland on foe short end u the annoUncein<: Makers of women’s shoes have was made in the M ountain V iew ber industry are being asked to n mate, recreational facilities , in of the 14 to 0 More. announcement of attend also. , . . x the victory should come during During the half period, several nearly succeeded in putting all Cemetery. dustrial opportunities, etc. Sunday school Rally Day was Reese Hays was inducted into foe night everyone w ill go to He stressed that M ain street of the Do wntown Quarterbacks foe leather in foe heels. held _ . Sunday , at the Friends . membership of the Lions Club their own church fog worship at is the show window of the city used physical force to put a * < v The burning question of the Church w ith a program by foe ' w ith appropriate ceremonies. Ike 10 foe next morning. I f the vic and that the community must sell ’sweater' on Bert M iller. In re- pupils. Observance of first ^ n - Frideger was a guest of the club. itself, just as a merchant displays cognitlon of his 23 years of ser hour how’s your woodpile? tory announcement should come rsary < vice as timekeeper. A reel sweat merchandise in his window. during the forenoon people w ill e n t A t 11:30 a sermon by OM ar ;o to the church of their choice Earl Newbry, president of the er w ill be given him as soon as it I t ’s time foe Plaza bottleneck N. Brown of Salem, superinten F O O T B A L L GAM ES T H IS W EEK E N D f<F Ashland Chamber of Commerce, arrives it was announced. o r worship at 3 in the afternoon. was straightened o u t dent of this d istrict A t 12:30 an Two football games are sche In any event there w ill be a presided at the meeting. The pro -c---------- o...........- - nual dinner at the C ity H all w ith duled this coming week end, anniversary program follow ing w ith the Senior high school play union service in the Baptisx the election of officers. The ing on W alter PhillL.." field again Church, w ith all minister* coop erating, at 7:30 in foe evening of followed by accordion selections Church is receiving a coat of st the aggregation from Klam ath the day foe victory announce by Miss Barbara H ild and solos Some 40 tons of. paper was col The removal of rationing res w hite paint. The work being Falls, Friday evening. The Jun ment comes. by Mrs. W illiam Reid, w ith Mrs. done by the ministers of the ior high team, under Coach John lected during the waste paper trictions from all (arm machin ------------- o—---------- d ay Hufman at the piano.. drive conducted by the Ashland except com picker? k è rt, announc- church. Roberts, w ill go to Medford Sat The Talent Garden Club spon urday afternoon, to take on the schools and which ended last recently. from Wash: n s week. Tw o carloads were sent to does not change ~foe status of sored a flower and vegetable dis Junior high team there. Medford, Jack s o n county’s M ED FO R D ,—The Jackson coun the paper mills for reconversion crawler type tractors, which are play October 4th at the C ity H all share of foe total receipts from began at 2 p.m. Refreshments ty Democratic club was organiz into paper products. The official handled under a different distri Mrs. E. X . Kendall was taken the Oregon-California revested ed here recently. They adopted as ly ended Monday when thoee bution system, according to of were served. Tuesday to the Medford hospital lands, for the fiscal year ending ------------ o------------- o slogan, "W in the W ar and students who collected 25 r»o»”"4* ficials of foe state A A A office at in a serious condition. She has June 30 last totaled $163,004.06, Peace w ith Roosevelt". Another of paper or more were given tick Corvallis. A ll ordinary tractors For Dependable Houseware & been ill at her home the past Floyd C. Scott, district forester meeting w ill be called soon to ets to see “the B irth of a Nation' and other types of form machin Hardware at week. in charge of foe Medford district, elect officers. Georganne Peters at the Lithia Theatre, guetta of ery are no purchasable by any of Marahall-W ells on foe reports. The payment to made in L m Ryan, manager. acted temporary chairman, tin i* th «teck, body ,12 U«u texaa on federal land*. =S =£S ». TM TUHT n s Minister’s Association Eelcts Officers Mon. Civic Publicity Theme of Forum Speaker Thursday Schu- «S3 a S r tü Ä S ’Ä l S Much Pater Collected Ration Restrictions During Recent Drive Off Farm Machinery Demo Club Formed u % Land Receipts Listed