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
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Frid. - Sat.
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Fri. - Sat.
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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.
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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.
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Yours with the low down,
I of weeks with Mr. McCleary's
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parents at Cheyenne over the
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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
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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
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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<J
last Thursday at San Francisco.
Survivors include her sisters,
• Factory Equipment
DR. E. N. TERRILL
Mrs. Stella Payne, Ashland Mrs
Chiropractic Physician
Catherine Cole of San Francisco;
• Factory Parts
Mrs. Emily Maize, Willows, Cal
ifornia and a brother, J. P. Wells, Specializing in the Non-Con
of Klamath Falls. Several neices
fining Treatment of
and newphews also survive.
Hemorrhoids (Piles)
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Lend-Lease Deliveries
Lithia Hotel Building
How Farm ers May
AT THE KLAMATH JUNCTION
Ashland. Oregon
Less than one fourth of the mo
(Siskiyou Boulevard and Indiana Street)
tor trucks estimated as needed to
meet essential war and civilian
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