This ’n That
by The Old Timer
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Thia day, February 22, is being
observed us the birthday of Geo
Po/p&i. *7Uat cMaÁ S a m ettU tty
rge Washington, acclaimed as
"First in Wur, First in Peace, and
First in the Hearts of His Coun
>2.00 per year
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, February 22, 1945
_olume 14, Number 2
try men."
However, we read that Wush
ington never celebrated his birth
day on February 22. Born Febru
ary 11, 1732, he was 20 years old
when the colonists adopted th«
Starting to high school Mon
Gregorian calendar which adde>
day morning, after a lapse of ele
11 days to his age. His first birth
ven years, will be Mrs. Helen
day party on February 22 wa?
Reigel, it was learned thb week.
Club Buys Rodeo Grounds
Junior High Team holds
given by friends and celebrate<
Eleven years ago, just six weeks
Lays Plans For Rodeo For
Second Championship for the
at Valley Forge in 1778.
before
graduation,
Mrs.
Reigel,
The Fourth of July
Year with Recent Wins
tehn Helen Madden was married.
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A lengthy business meeting of
In early days housewives mad«
She an her husband moved to
The Junior high athletes have
their own soap. It was "soft' the Ashland Riding association
Hilt, California, and she intended secured their second champion
soap. The modus operandi wa* vas held in the City Hall Sunday
to continue to attend school but ship for the 1944-45 season, ac
simple. Water w as p a s s e d
circumstances prevented, and she cording to a recent review by Bill
norning. Among other matters
through wood ashes to form lye
was never able to receive her Bissell, sports editor for the Jun
taken
up was that of increasing
The lye wus mixed with any ok
diploma. The latter part of Jan ior high school paper. The local
grease on hand. So the cost of th« the Board of Directors from six
uary she and her two boys re boys secured first place in the
soap was almost nothing.
turned to the Madden home, and three-place circuit when they
to ten. A bo it was announced
Mrs. Beigel has been working won the last game of the season
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mat the club was being incor
Manila Bay was the scene of p porated under the laws of Ore
part time as assistant secretary with Grants Pass on February 9,
great naval fight in 1898 Admina1 gon. Stock has been sold in the
at t£ie Chamber of Commerce. 29-17. On February 13, Medford
Dewey's American fleet destroy company and as a company the
She still wanted her high school defeated Grants P a s s 25-23,
ed or sank the Spanish fleet. The association has bought the rodeo
diploma and soon contacted Mr. which placed the local lads
American fleet suffered minor grounds on Willow street, where
Rogers the high school principal, firmly on top with five wins and
from whom she learned that she three losses, Grants Pass second
damage. The Spanish had 167 the first horse show was held
could return to school. She is with four wins and four losses
killed and 214 wounded. The Am last summer. In commenting on
five credits short for graduation and Medford bringing up the
ericun casualities were only eight the business meeting Tuesday
and plans to attend high school of bottom position with three wins
wounded.
P. Talent, who has been very
a morning for three credits and and five losses.
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active in the association, stated
will take a correspondence course
It looks as though the solons at that the association has paid cash
This is the second champion
from the University of Oregon
Salem are in for some overtime for the grounds and all indebted
for the other two. She will con ship in the Southern Oregon dis
but not at $8 a day. As the law- ness has been cleared up by the
tinue to work part time, thus trict for the Ashland Junior High
ers lead the list of legislators and members buying stock in the as
having a very full schedule. Mrs school ,as they took unofficial
they will probably regard the sociation.
u. S. Mario« Corp* Photo
Reigel’s two boys, ages 10 and first place in football by winning
overtime as a vacation.
M e m e il-s of feetfcell days a« Notre Dame marked the recent re -
A bo gone into quite at length
all their games in a four-way
7 V ' , * C.e.n t? * P* Clfle W ‘ nd # f
L t F ran k Leahy (left?
6 both attend school also.
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was the subject of a rodeo for
race
between Medford, Grants
and M arin e L t. Angelo Bertelli. Leahy coached the N o tre
Is there any possibility that Ashland for the Fourth of July
Pass and Klamath Falls.
U i m i In 1941-42-43 on which Bertelli was star quarterback B ertelli
Hitler, Goebbels, Goring, Him this coming summer. It was de
who was named to most of the 1943 A ll-A m erica teams, is a ie rt
Scores for the season are as
mler and other Nazi war leaders cided to have the Rodeo, not
m ental athletic and morale officer ’1th the T h ird M arine D i r i X n *
follows:
Leah? »upervlses recreational ana sports programs for submarine
will escape Allied custody? This another Horse Show, as was held
Howard Oden, well known Ash Ashland 17, .......... ...... Medford 28
men in th r Pacific.
question becomes acutely impor last summer. Included in the
land business man was notified Ashland 3 2 ,........... Grants Pass 19
tant as the hour of Germany's de Fourth of July plans wil be a par
i Tuesday that he was to head the Ashland 24 .... .............. Medford 16
feat draws close.
ade, and a regular Fourth of July
committee in the Ashland district Ashland 14,...........Grants Pass 28
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celebration complete with every
for the forthcoming Red Cross Ashland 33.................. Medford 25
Uncle Zeke opines that if he thing but the fireworks, which of
annual drive for war funds. Mr. Ashland 20............ Grants Pass 25
took all the pills and capsules an course are out for the duration
Oden stated that he had not made Ashland 36, ...... .......... Medford 25
nounced over the radio as cure-
Another meeting of the Riding
any plans as yet except that he Ashland 2 9 ,.......... Grants Pass 17
alls for ills that afflict humanity, Association is planned for March
Members of the Ashland team
will announce soon the other
he would be a mummy inside a 14th when committees will be
are Bill Starnes, Harry Kannasto,
members
of
the
committee
who
Conference Champions Keep
month.
appointed to take care of the
Twelve Ashland Members
will help him with the drive. He Ed Beare, Jerry Mitchell, Bill
Slate Clean by Winning Two
rodeo and more definite plans
Chosen, and Final Election
plans to get it started energeti Montgomery, Jerry Richardson,
From Ashland the Past Week
This Week Will Select Six
Sour cream, we read, will re will be made.
cally and wind up the drive in Glen Speece, Chuck Adams,
The Ashland Riding Associa
move rust from white fabrics. It
Medford’s fast stepping and
The annual election of directors short order. More w il be heard Louis Langer, Skip Rush, Don
also, by the way will remove tion was formed this summer and
Beagle and Ned Starnes. High
basket
winning
hoop
team
kept
to the Ashland Chamber of Com about the plans later.
about its first act was to sponsor
one's appetite for coffee.
point man for the season was
the Horse Show held here Sept their 1945 slate clean the past merce was held this week, when
Harry Kannasto with 164 points
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Verily, these are trying times 4th, at which it was definitely week when they took the Ash ballots were mailed to all of the
to his credit, with Bill Montgom
for the suckers of "coffin-nails” established that that Ashland and land team for two wins, one play members of the organization.
ery second with 41 points and Bill
vicinity has some outstanding
ed on the local Junior High Members to vote for twelve dir
Eldon Corthell, Bill Johnson Starnes third with 30 points.
riders and horses. Arrangements
“B ” Squad active
and
Larkin Grubb attended the
were made to buy the Rodeo court Friday evening and the oth ectors and a run-off election will
The
Junior
high second string
week end to j k • meeting of the Isaak Walton Lea
Grounds at that time and the pur er on the Medford Court S a tin -1 ^ held
also was active and was tied with
day
nighL
The
two
games
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twelve.
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The faculty of the Southern chase has become a fact new. up the season for the local boys,
Mr. Grubb is vice president of Medford for first place. Roger
Oregon College of Education en James Ward was elected presi with the District 4 tournament
Those whose terms expired the Jackson county chapter. T. Hall, Ned Starnes, Vernon Carl
tertained the students at dessert dent and Walter Hamby is secre slated for this coming week. end. were Homer Billings, Henry Metz E. Daniels gave a talk on the son, Loren Graham, Bob Montgo
Friday evening. The group met tary-treasurer of the association
The Ashland team was definite Harold Merrill, Harry Morris, policy adopted by the local chap mery, Wesley Clark. Lon Robert
in the recreation room of the
ter and Kenneth Denman state son, Ted Johnsen, Don Els worth
ly “hot” Friday night and at the Lloyd Selby and O. N. Wray.
gymnasium, which was decorated
In
the
tabulation
Tuesday
the
game commissioner and Dr. Carl and Elton Durham make up the
end of the first half of the game,
with valentine hearts and pic
led the visitors 19 to 17. Med twelve who received the most Needham, head of the fisheries members of the “B” squad.
tures designed by Miss Marion
The boys have been coached
votes included Harold Merrill
Services were held Tuesday, ford led at the first quarter 9 to with 36; Lloyd Selby, 36, Howard department of the state game throughout the season by William
Ady and her committee of decor
commission gave a report on the
1.
In
the
third
quarter
Medford
ators. Mr. R. W. McNeal as master February 13, for Mrs. Clara Rich was able to sink the ball through Oden 33; Jacob Weitzel, 30; meeting which they had just at Schaefer who took over at the
of ceremonies kept the guests ardson, who died in Portland, the ring easily and at the end of James Mackie 25; Robert Dodge tended at Klamath Falls at which first of the hoop season from
laughing during interval s be February 10 th. Services were the third quarter held an eight- 25; John Daugherty 23; Dr. Wal army engineers and interested Coach Roberts, who was trans
tween program numbers by draw held at Yreka, with many rela point lead with the score stand ter Weller, 22; C. M. Litwiller, 22; people of northern California and ferred to the high school squad.
ing upon a rich store of "which tives and friends from this sec ing at 40-32. Several times in the Henry Metz and Frank Van Dyke Southern Oregon discussed the The boys have showed steady
reminds me.” The program con tion attending.
20 each.
plan of the army engineers to improvement during the season
Mrs. Richardson was a pioneer last quarter Ashland threatened
sisted o f piano music by Miss
Ballots for the final selection divert water from the Klamath under the coaching of Mr. Schaef
to
tie
the
score,
but
seemed
to
Jerrine Mote, the St. Valentine of Southern Oregon, having beer lack the push to make it become of six members are expected to river into the Sacremento river. er.
legend told by Miss Neva West, born at Jacksonville, January 27. effective. The game ended with be in the mail Friday morning.
Baseball, Practice Starts
The Isaak Walton League has
a comic dance by two surprise 1862. From Jacksonville the fam Medford on the long end of the
Holdover members whose term recently been organized in this
With the close of the hoop sea
commedians, and "blues” singing ily moved to Lane county and 55-49 tally.
did not expire were George Chew county ,and lists as its aim and son, baseball is getting under
by Sue LaMarre accompanied at later to Siskiyou county, Califor
Clyde
Caton, Earl Newbry, Ger objects to conserve, maintain, way and a full turnout of boys
Wally Cannon, substitute for
the piano by Doris Miller. Miss nia, where they lived for some ward scored the most of the ald Wenner, and Paul Finnell. protect and restore, lall soil, for a Junior high nine is to be
Violet Stockham was in charge 65 years.
Sid Reed was also in this group, waters and wildlife, either ani seen each day.-Coaching is un
The deceased was the widow of points for Ashland, accounting but resigned when he left sever
of the several games. Prize win
mal or vegetable, (2) the Natural der way and school officials are
for 16, while Jerry Ross was high
ners in a treasure hunt were the late Sidney Richardson. Sur point man with 18 for Medford.
al weeks ago. Gerald Wenner resources of America, including optimistic that another champion
Laura Billings of Ashland and viving are three daughters, Mrs.
In the Saturday game played has been the president of the particularly but not exclusively, ship can be added to the Junior
Alice Wooten of Talent. The par Sarah Jones and Mrs. Ruby Kay at Medford, the Ashland Grizzlies Board of Directors.
forests, woods, trees, and other High’s list of athletic events for
ty ended with group singing led of Monyague and Lucy Elllen were unable to repeat the tactics
vegetation, marshes, prassland this term.
Wessling a teacher of Portland;
by Miss Florence Allen.
and praries, and to promote mans
of Friday night and Medford easi
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son, Sheriff Ben Richardson of ly swamped the Ashland team
opportunities
for the education of
Memorials for Decoration Day. Siskiyou county. A son, Fred,
the public with respect to such
with
a
final
score
of
55-33.
Med
Place your order Now. Burns preceded her in death.
The Senior Methodist Youth resources an dthe enjoyment and
ford scored first in the game, and
Memorials.
John Reedy tied the score im Fellowship group held a valen wholesome utilization thereof.
Medford, Feb. 15,—Truck driv
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Carpenter's Tools and Builders
tine party in the Fellowship
The next meeting will be held er August Beberniss of Medford
Buy bonds to buy bombs to Hardware a t Marshall Wells mediately afterward, and thi s Rooms of the Church on Wednes
at Medford on March 20th and
was the only time during the
bomb bums.
Store on the Plasa. Phone 2-1231. game when the Ashland team day evening. The entertainment the April meeting will be held was killed Feb. 14 when his emp
ty logging truck left the road and
was able to get close to tieing the committee ^composed of Mabel in Ashland. A membership drive plunged over a cliff at Cascade
Boggs and Doris Hunsley, assist is forthcoming soon, Mr. Grubb Gorge, 42 miles nothwest of Med
score.
ed by every member of the group sttaed.
ford on the Crater Lake highway.
who was prepared before hand to
lead in some good game, led in
The next 45 days constitute one omics extension. Fifty-four of the
the evening’s entertai n m e n t
of the most critical periods i n ' families said they could turn in
Last Monday evening at a fac While seated around the beauti
fat salvage since the war began,; more fat than they had in the ulty meeting, eleven students ful fire-place there was much
according to word just received j past, with possible increases rang from Ashland High school were mirth as this group sang and play
Oregon’s 1945 water supply hold over water from the 1944
by the O.S.C. Extension service, ing up to 50 per cent.
chosen for membership in the ed games, and referred to St.
which has been asked to assist1 Arrangements have been made National Honor Society of 1945. Valentine. Mr. and Mrs. John prospect, dependent upon snow runoff.”
Only three snow courses in
existing
agencies
in —
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LVIlOlOtl 0^4
ser- The members are chosen by the Billings, the sponsors for this deposits in the high mountains,
Oregon
have a snow cover that
intensive campaign to get in more ; vice workers to cooperate with standards of grades, character, group, were present and added is not good as of this date, is the
waste fats, especially from rural salvage committees and other ag leadership, personality and ser many delightful moments to the finding of the division of irriga is not below normal, the report
states. Greatest deficiency is in
communities and small towns.
encies in making sure that collec vice to the school.
evening by proposing several bits tion, soil conservation service, ac dicated for the Applegate River
Total fat supplies in sight for' tion points are operating in each
Seven of the members are sen of entertainment. Refreshments cording to a report made on Feb.
1945 are fully 10 per cent under j community in connection with iors are led by Marguerite of cookies and ice cream topped ruary 1 by A. R. Work of Med and Hyatt Prairie reservoir wa
tersheds in Southern Oregon, and
the 1944 production, in the face local stores or meat markets. Grünewald and Paul Travis with with fresh strawberries was ser ford, snow survey engineer.
the outlook for inflow to Ochoco
of mounting need for war pur-I Some confusion over suitable con the highest grade average. The ved just before the young folks
Measurements of snow depth in
poses, lend-lease, and civilian use I tainers has been cleared up with other five seniors were Betty closed the evening’s fun with a the main snow sheds of the state and Cresent Lake reservoirs is
in this country.
the announcement that any tin Hollingsworth, Siegfried Surber, ’sing’ and a prayer of gratitude together with measurements of nearly as poor. Prospects in other
That more waste fats can be ob can is suitable for use in turning Dorothy Stephens, Lowell Hall to the Heavenly Father for His water content of the snow, are parts of the state are relatively
better, Work said, but still below
tained, especially from rural in waste fat whether it has a and John Reedy.
provision of all good things in made during the winter, and the normal.
areas, is indicated by sample sur lid or not. Glass or paper con
Of the four junior elected, Joce life. This group meets every Sun water supply forecasts are made
Total water now stored in all
veys made recently in eight states tainers are not suitable.
Mattson ,who has a scholastic re day evening in the Little Chapel from the measurements. The re reservoirs is 27 per cent less than
including Oregon. In this state
The goals for waste collections cord of no grades below a 1, led for Bible study and worship.
port is highlighted by the follow the same time last year, Work
approximately 15 rural families in the country as a whole in 1945 the group. Also selected from the
ing statement contained in the said, and 41 per cent less than
were contacted in 10 different is 250 million pounds, compared junior class were Gordon Peder From Grants Pass
report, just released.
the same date in 1934. Water
counties concerning fat salvage. | with 170 million pounds collected son, Robert Elhart and Joyce
Mrs. J. E. Hayes of Grants Pass
“Oregon’s 1945 water supply stored is 82 per cent of average.
Of 153 families contacted, 108 last year. Those waste fats are Sleepy.
spen tseveral days the past week prospect, as of this mid-winter
The report stated also that
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had turned in fat in the previous used in manufacturing many
end in Ashland as a guest in the date, is not good. Irrigated lands most of the watershed soil is not
two months, averaging 2.2 pounds! kinds of munitions, medicines,
Memorials for Decoration Day. home of her son and wife, Mr. now having in sight ‘good to fair’ frozen as deeply as in normal
per month, reports Mrs. Azalea soap, and other items needed Place your order Now. Burns and Mrs. Reece Hays.
water supplies are chiefly those years ,and in some cases is not
Sagar, state leader of home eoon- both for military and civilian use, Memorial«.
Klamath Falls Man Hara
served from reservoir« containing frozen at all.
Say—
Riding Association
Will Sponsor July
Fourth Celebration
Grid Greats M eet in Pacific
9t!
Local Girl Returns to Junior High Hoop
School After 11 Years
Squad Takes First
Place in District
Howard Oden Heads
Red Cross Committee
Medford Takes
Directors for Local
Two Week End
C of C Chosen
Basket Ball Games The Past Week
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Izaak Walton League
Met Tuesday Evening
SOCE Faculty Hosts
to Students Friday Eve
Services on Tuesday
For Valley Pioneer
Methodist Youth Have
Valentine Party Wed.
Medford Truck
Driver Killed
WASTE FAT SALVAGE MUST BE
INCREASED DURING NEXT 45 DAYS AHS Honor Society
Members Are Chosen
WATER SHORTAGE FORSEEN UN
LESS LATE HEAVY SNOW COMES