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ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, November 30, 1944
$2.00 per y e a r
Lt. Robert Stearns
Awaits Assignm ent
Police Clear Up
Series of Petty
Stealing This Week
Ashland Civic
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Leader Dies Mon.
Army Camps to Honor
‘Gold Star* Families
Volume 13, Number 42
EDUCATOR TALKS AT
LIONS CLUB TUESDAY
R. C. Grosebeck of Klamath
Falls, a member of the State
Board of Higher Education was
the speawer at the regular Tues
day meeting of the Lions Club at
the Lithia Hotel Coffee Shop. Mr
Groesbeck talked for nearly an
hour on some of the problems
facing the universities and col
leges of Oregon and some of the
plans for the future. A large num
ber of Lions were present at the
dinner and the speaking after
wards. Several visitors were also
present.
Next week, no formel program
,
will be presented, but a regular
business meeting held.
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' Commerce Officials
At Interesting
Portland Meeting
Memorial services, dedicated to
Western families who have suf
World War II casualities,
The community was saddened fered
will be conducted at all Ninth
late Monday by the death of Service
Command installatio n s
James Edward Thornton, prom Sunday, December
3, Major Gen-
inent Ashland citizen, death com
Mrs. Alice Patterson, secretary
Locul police have cleaned up to
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eral William E. Shedd, command-
ing
very
unexpectedly
at
his
and
Earl Newbry, President and
their satisfaction, a series of pet
general, announced today at
home on Almond street. Mr. i inM
Mrs.
Newbry of the Ashland
Douglas, Utah.
ty thefts and small depredations
Thornton had been prominent in Fort
Chamber of Commerce returned
Services
will
be
non-sectarian,
which have been occuring the
Ashland Civic affairs for many the general said, and will be held
last Wednesday from a two-day
past couple of months in and
years, having served as Mayor for all families irrespective of
session
of the Oregon Chamber
about Asfiland when they arrest
for several years. He was a char creed, race or nationality. Friends
Executives Association meeting
ed Lester Lee Price, Robert A.
ter member of the local Elks
held in Portland, November 20
Miller, Donald Ray Farmer and
Lodge and was secretary for 28 of "Gold-Star” families as well
and 21. Monday morning’s ses-
as
residents
in
the
vicinity
of
Frank James Muscott, all of Ash
i sion was taken up with a study
years, being responsible in a
Ninth
Service
Command
posts,
land. The petty theivery consist
of the
bin of rights and Hand-
large measure, for its sound fin
ed of the taking of tools and
ancial condition today. He was camps and stations are invited to
ling
Returning
Veterans. Speak-
equipment and other small arti
also secretary of the State Elks attend, he added.
Services
Monday
for
.
ing were W. D. Dodson Portland;
cles from parked cars and the
A
request
to
pledge
“Dedica
Association. He was a Spanish
E. K. Oppenheimer, of the yet-
stealing of gas from cars, tractors,1
War Veteran, serving as a lieu tion of Our Lives” so that the Thomas A. M orris.... ; erans State Aid Commission; Wm
trucks and logging equipment in'
tenant with Co. B, 2nd Oregon sacrifice of American youths was
Gaarstrom. War Veterans Service
and about Ashland for the past
Funeral services were held Committee
Volunteers. He was later placed not in vain will be made by
and Fred Brenne,
couple of months. All four hove
Army
chaplains
during
the
ser
Monday,
November
27th
for
in charge of Col. Young's Scouts,
manager
of
the
Eugene Chamber
confessed to the crimes and have
Thomas Allen Morris, who died of Commerce. John
serving with distinction and be vice.
of
located many of the stolen arti
Civilian clergymen in areas ad November 24, at his home on 8th the United Air Lines Standish
ing cited for bravery in action.
gave a talk
cles, which the police arc attempt
jacent
to
military
installations
Street.
He
has
been
a
resident
of
Mr. Thornton was born in Ash
on postwar aviation outlook and
ing to return to their rightful
land November 14, 1869, son of will be asked to conduct similar Ashland lor the past 50 years, Wm. E. Hammond, manager of
owners.
James and Elizabeth Thornton, memorial services for the fami having come to the Rogue River the western division of the Unit
In City court Tuesday morning
and a member of a pioneer Ash lies of war casualties residing in along with the older pioneers of ed States Chamber of Commerce
their respective locales, Colonel Southern California. Mr. Morris
Price was assessed u fine of $200
land family.
on New U. S. Chamber
J. L. Blakeney, NSC Chaplain, was born in Lancaster, Texas, talked
and costs of $2.59, $100 of which
He
is
survived
by
his
wife
Services.
was suspended on good behavior,
June 8, 1854. His marriage to Et-
Thornton; two sons, Car
Following the luncheon at the
An Ashland Leatherneck, 1st. Marian
and provided the articles were
tie Frances Kincaid took place
SAFEWAY MANAGER
vel
E.
Thornton
of
Riverside,
Hotel, Lars Carlson
all returned, and that he pay for Lientenant Rob e r t W a r r e n California, and Merrick Thorn TO GRANTS PASS
November 22, 1896. Surviving are Multnomah
talked
on
C.E.D.
and How to Ap
Stearns,
22,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
those not returned, including all
John Mitchell, manager of the the wife, three daughters and a praise It; Labor Peace
ton of Ashland, one brother,
in Oregon
of the gasoline which he admit Hurry A. Stearns of 137 Oak Sheridan
son.
The
daughters
being,
Mrs.
Safeway
Store
here
at
Ashland,
Thornton of Grants
by Kelly Loe, public relations re-
ted stealing. Robert Miller was Street, recently completed basic Pass
_ and two sisters, Mrs. T. A. announced that he will leave this Edna Avent, Fruitdale, Califor persentative
of the Oregon Fed
given a similar sentence of $200 aviation ground officer's training Hayes of PoA l^ni and’Kirs/ElVa week for Grants Pass, where he nia, Mrs. Ethel Spannous, West- eration of Labor
Retail Activities
at
Quantico,
Va.,
and
is
now
and costs, $100 of which were
~
has purchased a part interest in port, California, and Audrey M. of Chambers of Commerce
Garrett
of Ashland.
by E.
suspended pending good behav awaiting assignment to an ad
the
Petry
market.
C.
D.
Camp
Morris
of
Oakland,
California.
’ N. Weinbaum, of the Portland
Funeral services are being held bell, recently manager of a Safe
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post with a Marine
iour. It was stipulated that he ministrative
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today, Thursday, at 2 p.m. under way store at Castle Rock, Wash
Chamber; Preservation of Speci
is not to drive a car for a year ex air unit.
fic Highway Beauty Areas by
Lieutenant
Stearns
was
a
pilot
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8t
the
ington, is taking Mr. Mitchell’s
cept to and from work and drive
Arthur Kirkham, of the Portland
place here. Mrs. Campbell and
his father's truck in his work, with a flight squadron at the Klk 8 TemP1<?-
Chamber and Legislation by
providing the local OPA board Marine Corps Air Station, Santa s
their three children will come to
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,
Frank Hull, of the Medford
approves gasoline for his car. Barbara, Calif, before entering AllXlIiarV Card Party Ashland as soon as suitable living
Chamber
.of Commerce.
Muscatt, the youngest member of ground officers school.
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* quarters can be secured.
The * American
Legion
Auxili-
Dinner was held at 6 p.m. with
A
o-
the group was given a fine of Schoo1ra^
ateent°efredA8i i aendMHigh
8P
-
o
r
i
n
g
T
card
p
S
£
s sponsoring a card party
Palmer Hoyt, publisher of the
Mrs. Emil Kroeger stated this
$15 and costs and he was to pay Corps ’in June 11942
Maflne for American
merican Legion and Auxi- week
Oregonian as the speaker.
that
boxes
for
the
wounded
$8 50 for the articles which he
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liary y members and their friends in the hospitals and rest camps
Tuesday morning was taken up
admitted stealing. Donald Farm
Jackson
county’s
16
granges
on November 30 at 8 p.m. at the are still being accepted and that
with a talk by Lyle Janz on Cur
er is being held for further in
be responsible for this coun rent Rackets and Robert McKean
Legion Hall. Pinochle, bridge and
would like to have more than will
vestigation but was expected to
ty’s farm quota in the Sixth War manager of the Columbia Empire
Liverpool rummy will be played she
has
been
donated
to
date.
Friday,
receive sentence in city court
during the evening. A door prize December 1 is the deadline., Loan, it was announced by coun Industries talked on social secur
Wednesday or Thursday.
and score prizes will be awarded, These boxes of cookies, tobaccos ty chairman N. H. Zacharisen.
ity legislation at the coming ses
The youth's activities had cov
Granges of eastern Oregon are sion of the legislature.
i
Refreshments
will follow at the stationery, etc. are being sent to
ered a wide circle. They admitt
in selling bonds in this
end of the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Newbry and Mrs
the wounded veterans of this competing
ed taking parts from various
Mrs.
Will
Dodge,
Ashland
chair
•
campaign
Aber Patterson found the discussions
parked, unlocked cars about
war who are in the hospitals in deen Angus for bull registered
a purebred interesting and instructive.
announced ^ v e r ^ h e and f dau^h?” ' V
h X
town. Of taking gasoline from sla"
Oregon. Should anyone have Duroc Jersey sow, and
while in west
numerous cars as well as from week end that th e
numerous
nt «El and daughter, Miss Marbeth, boxes ready they may call Mrs. ern Oregon granges are in com
logging trucks, and from gasoline seals would begin Monrinv nf thi! w.ere Thanksgiving dinner guests Kroeger at 8961 and she will petition for a registered Jersey Lt. Maurice Williams
powered equipment at the Jans- week The w ^rkw in
of Mr and Mrs Eldon Scripter have arrangements made to get bull and a pure bred Romney
sen mill. Another time gasoline I by Mrs. Ernel Stearns, Mrs Hem
Thanksgiying <jg- the boxes.
ram, according to Morton Thom Graduates at Brooks
was pilfered from a truck at the I ry Metz Mrs Robert
-u
BROOKS FIELD, TE X A S,
pkins, master of the state grange.
Sugar Pine Lumber company, 1 treasurer with Mrs Gerald Gast'
Grange quotas for this county November 20tn—Alter m a n y
"A” j n e a u ^ l r e c i . « sch ^? £ &
as announced by Wm. G. Howes, months of intensive training, an-
on Dead Indian. The signed state The sales directed by these ladies
master of the Jackson County Po otner class of Army Air forces
ments brought to light the steal Will include all of Ashland and
OLD HAUCK)
, TALENT, November 28—Lt. mona granMMMMki Jilnterprise twin- engine pilots graauatea to
ing of numerous rear view mir the Pinehurst and Bellview dis- 1 The
cost
of
electing
a
1944
pre-
'
and Mrs. John Childers left Fri- $13,500; GoldHiir$55,500; Live day at Brooks f iela, Texas, ad
rors, spotlights, hub caps, etc. tricts. The Junior Civic Club and sident ana congress is estimated day
by plane for Lincoln, Neb Oak $45,500; Eagle Point $82,500; vanced flying school of the AAF
most of which was found on the the Ashland Civic Club are also at 50 million dollars.
raska after spending a couple of Sams Valley $41,500; Lake Creek Irannug command.
youths cars.
with the sale this year
weeks with relatives and friends. $17,500; Central Point $112,000;
The large group of students
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The police have known of the helping
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Royal
Bates
and
who
today completed their edu
Public
health
agencies
are
Talent
$58,000;
Jacksonville
$33,-
Everyone
must
do
his
bit,
but
thefts tor some time, but were uniting with the Oregon Anti-
family
spent
the
week
end
in
000;
Belleview
$75,500;
Applegate
cations
as Aviation Caaets had
so
far
no
man
hereabouts
has
unable to get a definite lead on Tuberculosis Association in the
$47,500; Phoenix $65,500; Roxy the advantage of five weeks’ ad
knitting socks lor the Klamath Falls with relatives.
who were the participants. A effort to eradicate the disease. In started
Miss Barbara Terrill who is at Ann $49,500; Upper Rogue $47,- ditional instruction over the nor
break came this past Saturday the past 37 years since its found Wacs.
tending
Pacific College at New 000; Upper Applegate $40,000; mal period required to become a
when two boys saw a youth take ing, the organization has carried ! Old-fashioned* parents taught berg, Oregon
spent Thanksgiving Griffin Creek $46,500.
full-fledged A a F pilot Under a
a battery and a jack from the
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a vigorous campaign in the their cmiaren to eat what was at home with her parents and re
recent Iraining Command order,
car which was wrecked near on
the pilot trainees were transferr
to free the country of tub placed betore them, thus antici turned to that place Sunday even
Jackson Hot Springs Thursday effort
Methodist Organist
ing.
erculosis
and
to
aid
those
who
ed
from their respective advanc
pating
rationing
by
many
years.
The number of the car was given have the dread malady. Practi
ed flying schools, where they had
Surprise
Recipient
to local police and the boys were cally all of the finances for the I
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“checked out” in small, training
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. the
elly Field, Texas, after spend
Uncle
Zeke „ is ..............
sighing for
able to identify the person taking work comes from the sale of the
Last
Friday
evening
the
Choir
craft,
to Brooks Field, for a
old
fashioned
pumpkin
^>ie—that
j?®
a
15
day
furlough
with
rela-
the battery and jack. By ques tiny seals. The organization has
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i
of
the
Methodist
Church
gave
a
course
of instruction in the TB-
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tives
and
friends
in
Jackson
tioning and further investigation, set out to give an X-ray examin good old thick pie covered with county. He is the son of Mr. and 1 surprise birthday party to the 25, modified
Hilly Mitchell bomb
the police were able to get the ation to all the people in Oregon. ginger and spices of various Mrs. J. V. Mason.
organist, Mrs. Annabell Davis. er.
confession from the others involv Most of the funds for this must kinds - and of a consistency per
choir met for the weekly re
Addressing Class 44-1 at its
Mrs. Mary Wilkonson of Ash The
ed in the thefts.
a wedge-shape section to
come from the seals. Hospitaliza mitting
hearsal,
while this was in graduation ceremony was the
In commenting on the affair tion is furnished by tax-support be conveyed to the port of entry land spent Thanksgiving with operation and
a committee was busy field’s Commanding Officer, Col.
her daughter and son in law, Mr in the Fellowship
by hand.
Po,ice Chief Talent ed organizations.
Room arrang C. H. Childre, who stressed the
and
Mrs.
Claude
Jones.
stated that he would recommend
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About 15,000 persons have al
ing
tables,
and
making
coffee. responsibility now falling on the
Mrs. Mary Furrier and daught Wnen the rehearsal was finished
Abraham Lincoln was famed
court the ful1 sentence ready had their chest X-rayed at
men as leaders of combat teams.
of
$200
for
any
further
gas
thefts
er
Marie
were
shopping
in
Med
for
many
quaint
and
expressive
the honored guest was taken to
Representing this area in the
and tho
the new City-County Tuberculo-
ford
Saturday.
d ? ? P_.PaLment of a11 charges, s¡s Surve
’ey Center in Portland. As terms. On one occasion exasperat
the Fellowship Room, and re class was, 2nd Lt. Maurice D.
to the owner.
Fred Combest of Jacksonville freshments were served at a table Williams, son of Mrs. Dott Will
the mobile X-ray unit gets under ed at discrepancy between the
aggregate of troops forwarded to spent Thanksgiving day with his decorated with lighted candles, iams and husband of Mrs. Jean
way,
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Mr and Mrs. Jacob Weitzel and county-by-county throughout the McClellan and the number of mother Mrs. Louisa Combest.
i chrysamthemums, and a lovely nette B. Williams, both of Ash
two daughters and son, went to state. Christmas Seals paid for men the General reported as hav
I white birthday cake glowing land, Oregon.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
G.
H.
Davis
left
I ortland last week end to spend this equipment. The Seals now ing received, Lincoln exclaimed, ' the valley several days ago for with tiny candles. During the
Thursday, Thanksgiving with Mr. being prepared for the mails "Sending men to that army is San Francisco and Los Angeles ! evening the choir presented to
FOR HIGH QUALITY HARD-
Weitzel’s mother, Mrs. Grosmick. will keep that equipment busy like shoveling fleas across a barn and from there continue by plane Mrs. Davis a gift of appreciation
.
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ware
and Houseware, reasonably
Subscribe for The Miner today. serving the people who supplied yard—half of them never get to their home in the Panama can- for her services as organist of the priced, think of Marshall-Wells
there;
the funds.
i al zone. Mr. and Mrs. Davis and church, and wished her many i on the Plaza, Phone 21231.
1 two daughters Claudia and Patsy many happy returns of the birth- I
Uncle
Sam has „ 1 334,548
prison- * have been ■ . in the « states the . past * I ' day anniversary.
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ers of all nationalities in POW four months and were guests of
stockades. Germans lead the list Mrs. Davis Parents, Mr. and Mrs
with 297,438. Italians are second Claud Ward and other relatives
with 50,000, of which 38,388 are and friends. Mr. Davis is employ
in Italian service units. Japanese ed by the locks division of the
canal by the government.
Oregon’s 1945 farm production mittee will report its recommen prisoners number 2,024.
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Mrs. Charles Rowe of Central
goals ,to be worked out at a dations to the Portland confer
More t h a n 74,000 prisoners Point spent the week end with
conference of farm leaders and ence.
Public response to the Post Of- • ers have gone to war. Equally
were employed in October by Mr .and Mrs. R. F. Parks.
agricultural officials in Portland
The state’s production schedule contractors,
fice
Department’s “Shop Now! , serious is the fact that rail and
mostly
in
agriculture
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Carroll of
December 1 and 2, are expected for the coming year probably will and earned 4 million dollars for
Mail
in November” campaign is other transport facilities taxed
to call for a total planted acre follow closely the national pat the U. S. treasury. This brings Trail and their son Sgt. Hatler
the limit with the great bur
Carroll of Sacremento, Califor good but needs to be better, ac to
age about the same as this year, terns, calling for a leveling off of the
den
of war traffic which all of us
total
they
have
produced
for
reports R. B. Taylor, chairman output without increasing the the treasury to $16,000,000. The nia and their daughter Pvt. Esth cording to Postmaster General know must take precedence.
er Carroll of Brooklin, New York
of the state AAA committee.
high totals of recent seasons, Tay
C. Walker.
“In a great number of our 43,-
pay prevailing wage were visiting friends in Talent Frank
Information on the estimated lor said. He pointed out, however, contractors
“Extraordinary
wartime condi 000 post offices the man power
rates,
the
money
going
to
the
Friday
and
Saturday.
They
are
1945 requirements^ for crops and that the time has not yet come treasury. Prisoners working are
tions face us," Mr. Walker said. situation is critical. The 200,000
former resident’ of Talent.
livestock for all military and civ when farm producers can ease paid
“Unless more people buy and extra workers whom we normal
80
cents
a
day
in
canteen
Mr .and Mrs. E. H. Wilson and mail this month the Postal ser ly
ilian needs will be brought to up and cut down on production.
to handle the swol
scrip
in
addition
to
their
regular
Ernest Shoemaker of Valley view vice cannot do its job of deliver len recruited
the conference by a delegation While some individual crop ad
Christmas volume of mail
allowances.
were
Thanksgiving
guests
of
Mr.
from the War Food administra justments are needed, decreases
ing all Christmas gifts on time. were able to work long hours of
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and Mrs. Bruce Paul and daught
tion in Washington headed by G. in some crops will be offset by
“It is not pleasing to us to overtime and to do heavy work.
An up-state sheriff who has er south of Talent.
F. Geissler, director of AAA’s increases in others, with the total
have_to ask the American people This cannot be expected from the
Mrs. Alice O’Byrne and Mr. to mail packages so far in ad women and high school boys and
western region. On the basis of acreage just about equal to 1944. served in that capacity for 30
these requirements and of the
State goals already have been years has been reelected for an and Mrs. George Thruston of vance of the delivery date. We do girls to whom in large part we
capacity of Oregon farms and announced for some fall-seeded other term. A few more years of northern California were in Tal so only because it has to be done. must look this year to meet the
ranches to produce under expect crops including wheat, 950,000, service should entitle him to a ent and Ashland over the week The job is a tremendous one, but situation.
end Mrs. OByrne and Mrs. Thurs we are confident it will be done
ed conditions, the goals will be about the same as the 1944 acre pension.
“The way in which everyone
ton teach in California.
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worked out by Oregon people in age; cover crop seeds including
because we know from exper responded in making it possible
In his appeal for public support
vited by the state AAA commit hairy vetch, Willamette and com
ience that given sound reasons for us to handle a volume of
tee to assist with the job.
Mrs. M. M. Crystal left last Americans cooperate magnifi 70,000,000 parcels for the armed
mon vetch, Austrian winter peas, of the sixth war loan, President
Goals suggested for Oregon common ryegrass and crimson Roosevelt said thq-nurrent fight Thursday for Merrill, Oregon, cently.
forces overseas leaves no doubt
have been checked by the Oregon clover, a total of 267,500 acres or ing was costing this country $250,- where she plans to operate a rest
“Unprecendented shortages of in my mind that the November
production capacities committee, about 22,500 acres more than 1944 000.000 per day. Evidently, war aurant. Mr. Crystal is employed man power and transportation Christmas mailing will be equal
appoined by Dean William A. dry edible peas for food, 20,000 is what Sherman said it was.
by the Southern Pacific and left facilities growing out of the war ly successful. I ask for the help of
Wednesday for Merrill. Mrs. compel early mailing. The postal the press, radio, business advis-
Schoenfeld, of which E. L. Pot- acres, down 40 per cent; rve,
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jin g of bombs on Tokvo Crystal
Crys
Droppi
ter, head of the agricultural econ- | 25,000 acres, about 6,000 less than
has been working at the i Service has given 50,000 exper- j ers, civic groups
roups ai
and all Ameri-
quickened the tempo in the Asnl 'and Hotel Beuty shop while ienced employees to the armed cans in making it p ossible for the
omica division at Oregon State 1944, according to figures releaa- has quid
living g here,
Pacific war Zona.
college, la chairman. Thia com« ad by the state AAA office.
1 forces and 100,000 railroad work- Postal Service to d< o its work.
Granges to Back
Bond Drive to
Raise Farm Quota
Christmas Seal
Sale Starts Mon.
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EARLY CHRISTMAS MAILING
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