Southern Oregon Miner, Thursday, January 4, 1945 TALENT NEWS TALENT—Talent school began Tuesday January 2, after one weeks holiday vacation. Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton and daughter, Pat of Medfard visited relatives in Talent, New Years day. Mrs. Margaret Walsh of Ash­ land is visiting Mrs. Ella McMa­ han this week. Mrs. Charles Skeeters and Dick Henry spent the week end at Prospect returning home Monday evening. Pvt. Bobbie Learning of Flori da spent a three days furlough with his mother Mrs. Elizabeth Learning and other relatives and friends. He returned to his base in Louisiana. Axel Amerson underwent major operation at the Commun­ ity Hospital in Ashland last Wed- nesday. It is reported that he is getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bates of Medford called on Mr, Bates* parents Mr. and Mrs. Royal Bates Friday. They were enroute to Klamath Falls. Mr. and Mi's. Roy Unrule plane on moving to Prospect to be near Mr. Unrule’s work where he is employed with the Skeeters log­ ging operations. The Community is saddened by the death of Postmaster Jay Ter­ rill who passed away suddenly at his home at 9 o’clock Friday evening. Funeral services took LITHIA Frid. - Sat. V arsity Fri. - Sat. O YEkTH E W A TER FR O N T " lk n o w ‘inside’ stories tha I w o u ld sh o ck th e p u b lic ! place at the Litwiller Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. Interment was made in the fam­ ily plot in the Steam's cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Learning of Al­ bertson, Montana, arrived here by train to visit relatives in the Rogue Vnlley. They were guests of Mrs. Elizabeth Learning and family in Talent the past week. - o Ashland Schools To Open Monday Morn Ashland public schools will open Monday morning, January 8 following a two weeks Christ­ mas vacation, it was announced this week. Second semester will start January 29. Considerable cleaning and re­ pairing of the buildings has been underway at the various build­ ings, and all will be in readiness Monday morning. All of the teachers will return to meir positions, but a new teacher is tentatively engaged for the classes which were taught by John Stromberg, who resigned late in the fall. Coach Roberts ad­ vanced from the Junior high coacning staff, has been quite ill, but is expected to be able to re­ turn to his work Monday. Cautions Motorists On Winter Driving CURTAINS! CURTAINS! CURTAINS! ON SALE SATURDAY Every kind and style and a big supply. Also curtain and Drapery Material January Clearance. Bargains in every Department METZ laws of gravity. Then is when we will have fireworks—after the horse is gone. -----1 Yours with the low down, I of weeks with Mr. McCleary's JÒ SERRA parents at Cheyenne over the o 7- Christmas holidays. Wur Fooa Administration re­ Miss Carrie May Smith, local ports that deliveries of food and telephone munager returned Mon other farm products for ship­ day after spending the Christmas ment to the Allies under Lend- holidays with her parents in Port Lease during November totaled land. Her sister, Miss Rhoda 487,500,000 pounds, or 251,800,000 Smith returned with her to Ash­ less than in October. In Novem­ ber 1943 shipments were 1,015,- land for a visit. 900,000 pounds. Of these totals Mrs. Alleen Kay, bookkeeper the United Kingdom and British at the Shelby Garage .was back possession received 52 percent, on the job Tuesday after spend­ Russia 41 percent, and Greece, ing the holidays with her daught­ West Africa, North Africa, the Netherland, Poland, Yugoslavia er Barbara at Longview. and the French Committee of Mrs. O. R. Hall and son of National Liberation, 7 percent. Rogue River were transacting business in Ashland Tuesday. "If you must drive in severe - .... - ■ o " I ■ weather, prepare your car as well as you possibly cun, and set out The Low Down determined to get to your job from Hickory Grove for our soldiers’ sakes. LOCAL HAPPENINGS Members of the Baptist church met Monday afternoon for the re gular quarterly business meeting, after enjoying a fine covered dish dinner at the church. Regular business matters were discussed throughout the afternoon. Mr .and Mrs. J. F. Emmett and Mr. Putman were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Nagle for New Years dinner Monday. Dave Snyder of the Ashland If you can’t start your car in sleety, icy, or rainy weather, it Mine road section, returned Wed­ I ’ve seen sharks get m en a| is too bad—but if you can’t stop nesday morning from a short sea . . . and w o m en get ’e a it in such weather .that may be business trip to Portland which on shore. I ’ve seen every real tragedy, according to Secre­ kept him there over the week end. thing...and done everyth in g ’ tary of State Robert S. Farrell. In urging motorists to avoid ac­ Donald Van Curler returned cidents that may lay up automo­ Wednesday from Portland were biles because of irreplaceable he had gone to take the physical parts, as well as causing deaths examination for entrance into the and injuries, Secretary of State navy. He has been making his Farrell emphasized the increased home with the Fred Van Curler traffic hazards as a result of win­ family. Every day, almost, somebody ter weather conditions. cooks up something new which “While state and county road The Rev. Gordon Griffin left crews are doing excellent work Monday evening via train for they say we need right away—to keeping our roads and highways Portland where he is attending save us. And the folksthinking up in the best possible condition, a conference of Baptist ministers. these nice sounding but compli­ ‘you can depend on’ perfect road maintenance is al­ Members of the Congregational cated things are smart enough to most impossible due to wartime church had a fellowship dinner know that if you promise to fix something— and free—so that • Automobile CLAUDETTE COLBER1 conditions,” Farrell pointed out. Monday afternoon at the church, nobody will ever again need per­ “Manpower shortage, material enjoying a fine dinner, which • Fire they will be elected, and BEN L Y O N shortage and increased wear on was then followed by a business spire, with votes to spare. And the more roads in many sections of Oregon meeting which took most of the • Life and loose-jointed the combine to increase the difficulty afternoon. New officers for the complicated the bigger the vote. Any­ • Health-Accident of first class road maintenance.” church, fiscal matters and other plan, body being able to dope up some­ From ih» famoui book by Mo* Milltr Farrell said the National Safe­ business connected with the thing so super-complex and non- ty Council’s, committee on winter church were taken care of. understandable, must just natur­ plus driving hazards has found that ON THE PI.AZA ally be good—so we elect the reduced visibility and poor trac­ Mr. and Mrs. ‘ Charles Burns gent tion are the most frequent causes and son Jimmie left Sunday even But in the contest I been ru n -! 1 of accidents in winter time. The ing for Portland after spending a driver can do much to meet those week visiting at the M. T. Burns ning, off and on, on what this hazards by keeping windshield home. Mr. Burns works at Ore country needs, more answers are A Good Fighter. A heart tug and a thrill to wipers and defrosters in good op­ gon Shipyards in Portland and coming in lately saying it is less fixing—not more—that we need. Evrry pounding Hoofbeat erating condition, by using chains had to return to work Monday And Henry, I was talking to Never pokes his chin out but on ice and snow and by driving evening. him, and he says there is one ex­ with greater care. You lead with your chin, ception, we need one more thing Miss Agnes White returned to —we need an earthquake—men­ when you motor uninsured. “In the last analysis, safe driv­ ing in winter is up to the indivi­ Salem to take up her school work tal type. Crainiums have bifome In The with us to avoid dual, since even perfectly main­ at Willamette University after cobwebby from listening versus rap Insure on your financial chin. tained roads and perfect equip­ spending the Christmas holidays thinking. But the quake, he says, ment will not prevent accidents with her mother Mrs. C. A. White is just around the corner. Folks if the man at the wheel does not J. F. EMMETT About fifty members of the are gonna find out soon that all do his part,” Farrell emphasized. the money being garnered by the 167 East Main Street Baptist church met Sunday even­ The state official listed these tips income tax man is not just for Phone 8561 with ing at the church to Watch the the for safe winter driving: war—a big hunk is for fuma- “Drive with others as you old year out and the new year diddles, or tinkering with the Robert (Buzzy) Henry would have them drive with you. in. Devotions were held and dur­ Carl (Alfalfa) Switzer “Use mass transportation when­ ing the course of the evening an Pierre Watkin - Gwen ever possible. You won’t get a interesting talk was heard from Kenyon - Marion Martin new car until months after Hitler, Walter Wiltermood, just return­ “At The Sign of The Flying Red Horse Hirohito and Co. have been dis­ ed from Africa and Italy where he has been with the fighting posed of. forces. He had many interesting ---------- o---------- Sun. - Mon. - Tues. things to tell of his adventures numerous articles to show which he had picked up during his time Bowes Sealfast Tire Repairs spent there and several pictures aB ttery Charging and Analyzing which he had taken. He is a member of the church and has Motor Tuning - Brake Relining Friends in Ashland received only recently returned to spend E. Main & Gresham Phone 6256 Ashland, Ore. the news the past week of the a furloi gh with his parents liv­ death of Mrs. Edna Ackley, in ing on Elizabeth street. San Francisco, an Christmas day, Roy McCleary and daughter, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Catherine Cole. Mrs. Ackley was Miss Margie, returned to Ashland the former Edna Wells, a member Sunday after spending a couple of a pioneer Ashland family. She was the daughter of Mr. ing 1945 will be produced and and Mrs. James Wells of Ash­ distributed to commercial opera­ land. She was born in this com­ tors, the Office of Defense Trans­ munity and grew to womanhood portation announced today. The here, getting most of her educa estimate is based on te 1945 civi­ tion in the Ashland public schools lian truck program approved by and the Normal. Following her the War Production Board. In­ For all makes of cars and graduation, she became a teacher creased demands by the Armed in the home schools and later Services for all types of motor taught in Klamath county, and transport was given as the Chief SPECIALIZED SERVICE plus was at one time superintendent reason for the severe reduction. The total authorized program of schools there. She was pro­ for all DODGE and PLYMOUTH Cars minently identified with educa­ amounts to 186,792 light, medium tional circles in southern Oregon. heavy and heavy heavy trucks, She was a member of the DAR or 24.1 percent of the ODT stated Dodge Job-Rated Trucks and of the Christian Science requirement of 773,935 vehicles. church. Funeral services were hel