Southern, Oregon Miner, Thursday, December 21,1044
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
Published Every Thursday at 167 M ain Street, Ashland, Oregon
Carryl H. & Marion C. Wines, Editors-Publishers
Entered as second-class m ail m a tter in the post office at Ash
land. Oregon, February 16, 1936, under the act of Congress
of M arch 3, 1870.
SOCE Association
Initiates Members
Southern Oregon College of
Education, Ashland, December
13—The student chapter of the
Association for Childhood Educa
tion at the Southern Oregon Col
lege of Education, held its meet
ing for installing new officers
December 11 in the student room
of the college. The room was de
corated with evergreens, red
candles, and a lighted Christmas
tree. Officers installed were Joan
Millard, Medofrd .president; Gen
eva Moore, Rogue River, vice-
president; Doris Church, Camas
Valley, secretary-treasurer Rach
el Parkhurst, Roseburg, publicity
manager, Miss Neva West acted
as faculty sponsor.
In addition to the business of
thehour, there was a Christmas
program of carols, stories and
poems. Fruit cake and hot cocoa
were served by the hostesses for
the meeting.
Choral Club Holds
Annual Party Mon.
The Ladies Choral Club held
their annual Christmas party in
the delightful Fellowship Room
of the Methodist Church on Mon
day evening December 18th. Nine
teen members were seated for the
6:30 dinner around the beautiful
ly decorated tables, where Holly
and candles and fir and pine
boughs gave the spirit of Christ
mas. In the corner of the room
was a tall Christmas tree, cover
ed with snow and lighted with
electric lights, and hung with
★ A t Christmas per'
haps more than at any
other time in the year
we realize what it means
to be an American — to
worship as we please, to
go about our daily pur
suits unfettered,
to take time out to
pay homage to
th e b e a u tif u l
shining sparklers. Santa Claus
really came to this delightful
winter scene, and gifts were ex
changed around the beautiful
fireplace under the glow from the
burning embers. While seated in
a circle before t h e fireplace
games were enjoyed, being led
led by Miss Madge Mitchell. Fol
lowing the games and the gift e x
change the group presented spe
cial gifts to Miss Nora Lunde,
director, and to Miss Jerine Mote,
pianist. Mrs. G. W. Bruce, had
added to the beauty of the room
by placing a nativity scene in
small figures on the mantle.
The evening was climaxed by
singing Christmas carols, led by
Miss Lunde, in which she favor
ed with a solo, “Silent Night”.
Mrs. Alice Willitts was chairman
of the evening. Everyone depart
ed with the expressed felling that
this was a most delightful party,
and that the spirit of Christmas
still lives in our world.
Phone Companies
Study Rural Lines.
A joint committee of represen
tatives of Bell and Independent
Operating Telephone companies
throughout the United States has
been formed to advance the na
tion-wide postwar prog r a m s
which the various telephone com
panies have been working on in
dividually to extend and improve
farm telephone service, it was an
nounced today.
Co-chairmen of the committee
are John P. Boylan, President of
the United States Independent
myth of Santa Claus.
★ A nd at Christmas the
members of this organ'
ization realize particu'
larly what your patron'
age has meant to us, and
we take this opportunity
to t h a n k y o u
while wishing you
all a most Merry
Christmas.
Scripter & McKeever
Marshall Wells Store
Fying Red Horse Station
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Our Winter Schedule
OPEN every day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
LITHIA HOTEL COFFEE SHOP
Whether a Quick Snack
or
A Full Course Dinner
You’ll Enjoy
SOUTHERN OREGON’S CHOICE
of Discriminating Diners
at Most Reasonable Prices
Come as you are .
Telephone Association the Nation
al organization of the thousands
of independent telephone com
panies, and Keith S. McHugh,
Vice President of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, representing the Bell oper
ating companies.
“Rural telephone service is
more highly developed in this
country, under the American Sys
tem of private enterprise, than in
any other country in the world,"
Mr. Boylan and Mr. McHugh said
today in a statement issued by
them for the committee. "How
ever, it is by no means as highly
developed as we in the industry
want to see it, and the industry
intends to do everything in its
power to provide more service,
and better service, at a cost which
the famrer can afford.
“Since operating teleph o n e
companies throughout the whole
country have been working on
this problem, a representative
joint committee has been formed
consisting of a number of their
most experienced officials. We
believe that the application of
new facilities and methods which
were under development by the
industry before the demands of
war interrupted our research and
construction program will help to
bring telephone service to many
new farm customers. As soon as
war demands are reduced, we
propose to resume and expand
our research effort and, along
with it, the intensive program for
extending farm service which
was being carried on before the
outbreak of hostilities.
“Over one-half million miles of
telephone pole lines serving rural
areas have already been built so
that more than two-thirds of all
rural families in the United States
can be served from exisiting lines
Since 1935 more than 500,000 ad
ditional families in rural areas
have become telephone subscrib
ers—an increase of 35 per cent.
One of the major objectives is to
continue this upward trend by
making the service over existing
lines increasingly valuable and
attractive. This the industry in
tends to do to the lim it of its
ability.
“A second major objective is to
extend service at reasonable cost
to families not now reached by
existing lines. Telephone indus
try research in the last several
years has successfully developed
new construction materials and
methods which substantially low
er the cost of building wire lines
to areas not proviously reached.
In addition, work was started |>y
the industry in 1938 to develop a
practical system of transmitting
telephone conversations over ele
ctric power lines. A similar sys
tem can be used over telephone
lines to increase their capacity.
This socalled rural carrier system
transmits a very high frequency
current over the wires. From 19-
40 on, experiments with this sys
tem for telephone service over
rural power lines were carried
forward in a cooperative effort
of Bell Telephone Laboratories
and the rural electrification ad
ministration. Before this work
was interrupted by the war, it
was clear that a suitable system
of this kind could be produced.
“One practical effect of these
developments is to make it physi
cally possible to furnish tele*
phone service wherever there are
rural power lines and no tele
phone lines. The telephone com
panies plan, in cooperation with
R. E. A. cooperatives and with
power companies serving rural
territory, to determine the full
extent to which rural carrier
telephone service can be used
economically and effectively.
“The telephone companies also
plan to study the possible appli
cation of microwave radio sys
tems to rural telephone service
and to make use of this and any
other new methods which will be
helpful in giving service to the
farmer.”
Junior Hi Notes
By VIRGINIA LUTZ
“R ubin Spring« a Surprise
was presented by Miss Ken
nedy's homeroom in assembly
Friday. The triple trio sang
“Jesus Saves" and "Honey Town'
this was preceded by the group
singing of “The Star Spangled
Banner”. This assembly was also
held in the form of a student
body meeting.
The biggest Christmas tree In
the Southwest corner of Oregon
was lugged in by Richard Reedy
for the Band room. In order for
you to appreciate its size, its
about two feet higher than the
music room.
Mrs. Walch has been making
some swell wreaths for all the
teachers here and in the other
school. We really appreciate
them.
Our first basketball game did
n't turn out so well but the boys
did a swell job as the high school I
beat us 24-18. This was Just a
preliminary game, our next game
will be in Grants Pass, January
5.
Our chorus sang for the P. T. A
meeting Thursday night
Dr. H. A. Huffman
AS ALWAYS THE VERY BEST IN
WORKMANSHIP
ANI) THE MOST COURTEOUS
TREATMENT
We appreciate your patronage
WARDROBE
On the Plaza
At the regular meeting of the
Lions club Tuesday evening at
the Lithia Hotel, Guy Applewhite
a member of the Jackson county
Selective Service board, spoke on
the work done in the rehabilita
tion of veterans returning from
overseas duty. While the work is
not a part of selective service ad
ministration, yet the draft boards
are, of course, notified when the
soldier is discharged and he must
report to his board so that his dis
charge can be properly recorded.
Thus the draft boards are about
the first agency in contact with
returning and discharged men.
Extensive plans are under way
for rehabilitation work for the
veterans.
There will be no meeting of the
Lions club next Tuesday, the re
gular meeting date, it was an
nounced.
Funeral of B. F. Storm
Held Here Monday
Funeral services for Bennett
Frederick Storm, of Oakland,
California, brother of Mrs. P. S.
Provost of Ashland were held at
the L itw iller, Funeral C h a p e l
Monday, December 18, 1944 at
1:30. He passed away December
14 at Oroville, California. The
Elks were in charge of the ser
vices.
Mr. Storm was bom April 7,
1891 and at the time of his death
was 53 years, eight months and
CLEANERS
Phone 3281
Merrq Çhristmas
Christmas of 1944 la going to ba a
BIG Christmas. See 11 w e aren't
right.
M ay YOUR Christmas be boun
teous and full of good cheer, and
m ay our greeting and beet w ishes
add lust a little to your pleasure
this Yuletide. i
PLAZA GROCERY
Mr. and Mrs. Hays
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AS WE APPROACH the beloved
anniversary of a great Event we
are reminded again of the many
Christmas seasons we have seen
come and go. Time has changed
everything except friendship.
We are proud of the fact that
we number among our member
ship many of the town’s “oldest
inhabitants”—friends who have
become dearer to us,
with passing years.
Once again we say I
M e r r y Christmas to [
all.
The Miner for Quality Printing.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the County Court of the
State of Oregon, For the County
of Jackson.
In the Matter of the Estate of
JAMES EDWARD THORNTON,
Deceased.
The undersigned having been
appointed by the above entitled
Court of the State of Oregon, for
the County aforesaid, Adminis
tratrix of the Estate of JAMES
EDWARD THORNTON, deceas
ed, and having qualified, notice
is hereby given to the creditors
of, and all persons having claims
against said deceased, to present
them, verified as required by
law, within six months after the
first publication of this notice at
the office of Briggs & Briggs, at*
torneya at law, Pioneer Building,
Ashland, Oregon.
MARIAN E. THORNTON
Adminiatratrix of the Estate of
JAMES EDWARD THORNTON,
deceased.
Dated December 4, 1944
seven days old.
Buy bonds to buy b o m b » to
Survivors are his wife Florence | bomb bums.
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Storm, sister Mrs. P. S. Provost
and other relatives and friends.
He lived in Ashlund for some |
years, during much of that time
being connected with the Eust
Side Market. His many friends
will regret his passing.
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William BrUtn of Ashlund
Dentist
spent Sunday afternoon visiting
friends in Talent. The Bruins are
12-14 Hwcdetiberg Building
former residents of Talent.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Homes
of Ashland called on relatives .
Phone 21601
here Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Hazel Skeeters spent part ;
of last week at Kerby visiting re- I
latives.
Ashland
Chamber of Commerce
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