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ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, March 29, 1945
Superintendent of
Schools Resigns
Position This Week
Plans To Move To California
Pfc. Russell Herbert
Easter Program To Be Overseas
for 2 Years
Given by United Choirs
In Hom an C atholic C hurches
To Study For Degree
last b u n u ay palm s w ere oiesseu
Ashland school board met Mon
anu c a rried in procession, com
m em o ratin g uie o a v io u rs entr> day evening in a special session
in to Jeru sa lem , w inch tne Jew a to consiuer tne r e s ig n a t io n o i
iheo j . ivoroy, wno lor tne p ast
cc ie o rate oy ca rry in g p au n bran
six years lias served as supenn-
d ie s.
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It's proposed to levy an annual
license fee of $2 on drinkers of
alcoholic beverages in Massach
usetts to help detrey the estimat
ed of million cost ot alcoholism in
me stale, it is said the personal
license system would provide ap
proximately 3 million dollars
which would be earmarked for
the care and treatment of alco
holics and for research in the
problem of aloholism
tenuent ol me Ashland scnooi
system, tin letter to me board is
as follows:
u e n tle in e n :
K indly consider this reques
A program of Easter music will be presented at 8:00 P. M. on
Easter Sunday by the United Choirs, in the Methodist Church on
North Main at Laurel Street
The final arrangement of the program shows a well-balanced
whole, with choral numbers interspersed with solos and instrumental
music. The choruses include famous works from the classical group
of composers, such as Bach, Gounod, and Handel, with a solo, ‘Alle-
luiah’ from Mozart’s "Exsultate Jubilate”. Both the opening chorale
from Bach "Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”, and the inspirational clos
ing number "Unfold Ye Portals” from Gounod’s “Redemption” are
from the classics. Handel is represented by a number from “The
Messiah”.
The works of contemporary composers, including Macfarlane,
Tkach ,and Christiansen, are also to be heard. Tkach’s work shows a
strong influence from the Russian school. He has produced a large
number of choral anthems based on the Russian liturgy and his
“Thee God We Praise” which will be sung by the United Choirs
pulses with the chanting rhythm of Russian liturgy.
As soloists, Florence Allen, Jeanne Joy, and Nora Lunde add
greatly in the preesentation of the Easter story. Imogene McCoy and
Margaret Ramsay appear in organ and piano ensembles for the pre
lude and offertory; and Mrs. McCoy and Jerrine Mote will accomp
any soloists. Annabel Davis will be at the organ for choral accom
paniments and postlude.
MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR
Sopranos: Ione Hile, Alair Clifton, Lorene Mauzey, Pat Roberson,
Helen Merriman, Dorothy Clark, Jeanne Joy, Lucille Mackay, Eve
Bissell, Hattie Litwiller, Millie Smith, Dorothea Bushnell, Nellie
Reistad, Marion Wines, Dorothy Stephens, Doris Renzema, Cora
Mason, Marguerite Shuman, Marbeth McKeever, Mrs. Hamby.
Altos: Jean Byers, Lottie McGee, Alta Poley, Evangeline Frost,
Mary Alice Young, Florence Allen, Grace Renzema, Doris Corry,
Shirlee Newbry, Faith Warnock, Marie Hill, Alice Beare, Cora Bruce.
Tenors: George M. Shuman, Paul P. Byers, Henry G. Enders, John
Billings.
Basses: Milo Grubb, J. W. McCoy, Edward W. Nelson, Allen O.
McGee, Wilbur C. Bushnell, Upton Van Etten, George Mason, Harry
Kannasto, Bill Montgomery.
PROGRAM
Prelude - Nocturne......................- ................................................... Kroeger
Imogene McCoy, Organ
Margaret Ramsay, Piano
Processional...................................... “Crown Him With Many Crowns"
Invocation............................................................................Rev. W. R. Wise
Choral Response - “Christ We Do All Adore Thee”...................Dubois
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring........ ~............... — .... .............................Bach
Open Our Eyes....................................................... - ......... - ...... Macfarlane
Hattie Litwiller, Soprano
Choir
Come Unto Me ........ ............. — ..................... - ......... - ....... - .............. Coen
Florence Allen
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Hauptmann
Thou Art My Salvation...... .................. ...... .
................Christiansen
Lamb of God.......... ................... .......... ...........
Choir
..... ........................Gaul
At Eventide It Shall Be Light.........................
Ladies’ Chorus
In the End of the Sabbath.......... .......... ........
....... .................. Speaks
Jeanne Joy
I Know That My Redeemer Li veth......._.....................................Handel
Choir
Arr. F. M. C.
Announcements and Offertory Prayer.....................Rev. Geo. Shuman
Offertory - Pastorale......................................................................Guilmant
Imogene McCoy, Organ
Margaret Ramsay, Piano
Alleluia from “Exsultate Jubilate”......................................... ........ Mozart
Nora Lunde
Jerrine Mote, Accompanist
Thee God We Praise..................................................... ................ 7__ Tkach
Hosanna ........................................................................ ............ Christiansen
Unfold Ye Portals - from “The Redemption”........................... Gounod
Helen Merriman, Soprano
Choir
Benediction........................................... ........................ Rev. Geo. W. Bruce
Choir Response - Sevenfold Amen..................................................Stainer
Organ Postlude - Et Resurrexit.............................._ .......................Mozart
Mrs. Frank Davis
Volume 14, Number 7
AT A TWELFTH AIR FORCE
C-47 BASE IN ITALY—Private
First Class Russell L. Herbert, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Herbert,
393 East Main St., Ashland, Ore.,
has received his fourth overseas
stripe after completing more than
two years overseas duty with a
veteran troop carrier groupof the
12th Air Force.
Private Herbert is a switch
board operator. The work of the
group includes the flying of an-
munition, arms, food and person
nel up to the front lines, the air
evacuation of the wounded, and
during invasions the dropping of
paratroopers behind enemy lines.
For distinguished service in the
China-Burma-India Theatre of
Operations, his group has been
awarded the War Department
Unit Citation. His group has also
given outstanding performances
in hte invasions of North Africa,
Sicily, Italy and Southern France.
Before joining the Army Air
Forces, Private Herbert was em
ployed by his father in Herbert’s
grocery Store, Ashland, Oregon.
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High School Band
Shows New Dress
at Friday Concert
Capacity Audience Hears High
School Band in new Uniforms
Before an audience that taxed
the seating capacity of the Junior
High school gymnasium, the high
school band, in their brand new
red and white uniforms, gave a
thrilling concert last Friday even
ing under the skilled direction of
Irving Mirick, director of the Ash
land high school bands.
The program opened in a dark
ened auditorium, with the band
starting the first number from be
hind the closed curtain, which
opened with drama upon the bril
liantly clothed band. Numbers
played by the band included
Romberg’s “Desert Song Over
ture,” Meacham’s “American Pa
trol” and the highlight of the
evening, Tschaikowsky’s famed
“Overture of 1812.” which is un-
ually considered above h i g h
school band’s capabilities but
which the local band played with
dsitinction. Hill’s “At the Gremlin
Ball” brought music full of swing
and jive, and with a hot solo by
Don Flaharty, and which received
the best plaudits of the evening.
Concluding number of the musi
cal program was the “Stars and
Stripes Forever.”
Mrs. Larkin Grubb, president
of the Junior-Senior PTA, thank
ed individuals, organizations and
the press of Ashland, stating that
the “purchase je fle c ts the pride
of our community in the Ashland
high school band.” It was the
PTA who sponsored the drive to
raise funds for the uniforms.
Mrs. R. I. Flaharty, who was
chairman of the finance commit
tee to purchase the uniforms, re
called that Ashland had subscrib
ed $1950 for the uniforms in a
ten-day campaign, and concluded
by saying that “we know we had
the best band in southern Oregon,
and now we know we have the
best dressed.”
Maurice Bailey, president and
student director of the band and
Mr. Mireck, band conductor,
spoke of the appreciation of the
band in receiving the feplencUd
uniforms, and MT. W rick stated
they would lead to better and
bigger bands in the future.
Thornton Wiley, mayor of Ash
land, expressed the pride of Ash
land in the band, as the conclud
ing remarks of the evening.
lor a release iroin iny comrao.
w ith you us bupermtenuem. oi
Asmanu Public bcnoois. 1 suggest
mat me date be near tne gnu oi
tne current school year and at a
time that will be mutually satis-
lactory to the Board and tnyselt
My thought in making this re
quest now is to allow you suffi
Election campaigns are costly cient time to choose the person
We read Republicans spent $14,- you should like to have serve as
996,339 in the 1944 election for your executive.
it has been most pleasant to
president, national headquarters
and senotors. Democrats spent work with the School Board
school personnel, students, and
$8,253,380.
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people ol this community. 1 shall
Cremation-murder of civilians always look back on the six years
by the Japs is augmented by the 1 spent in Ashland us very profit
killing of their own military able ones, bom professionally and
wounded. More power to them, if personally. It is going to be very
they confine this typical practice difficult to leave the youth and
friends we have in this commun
to their own kin.
Council President Addresses
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ity.
Parents and Boys at
My
reasons
for
this
request
are
Matilda says nothing annoys a
Junior High School
woman more than having friends several. The opportunities in the
Larry Schade, president of the
drop in unexpectedly to find the educational world appear to be
Crater Lake Council of Boy
house looking as it usually does. greater in the state of California
due to the size of the state, and
Scouts was the principal speaker
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the methods of financing their
Monday night at a troop Court of
Remember when mother used schools.
Also, I wish to live where
Honor for Troop 12 of Ashland,
onion skins and strips of fancy
and spoke to a large gathering of
colored cotton to dye eggs for I can continue my work toward a
Doctor’s
degree.
parents and friends and all of the
Easter?
With kindest personal regards
scouts of troop 12. The meeting
started at 7:30 with Herb Huston,
Number of men killed in World to the members of the Ashland
as chairman of the evening. Call
War 2, up to the end of 1944, is School Board, I am,
Cordially
yours,
ing
on Hugh McKeever, and C. H.
estimated at 8 million.
Theo J. Norby
Wines, troop committeemen to
Winter lingers in the lap of
Mr. Norby came to the Ashland
talk, Mr. MvKeever on advance
Spring. Scat, y o u unmannerly
schools in 1939, at a time when
ment work in the troop and Mr.
brute!
school matters were at a low ebb,
Wines on scout finances.
Mr. Schade then spoke of scout
These are gloomy days for Hit from a financial angle. Board
members pointed out that Mr
ing in general, giving an inspira
1er and Hirohito.
Norby has done an excellent job
tional talk on the necessity of the
of managing Che schools with the
parents becoming interested in
available funds and the board is
the work and the part they play
genuniely regretful for his resig
in scouting. Dick Trites, scout
nation.
master of Troop 12 also spoke on
Charles Howard, lifetime resi
During the past summers, Mr.
the various matters connected
dent of Southern Oregon died at Norby has been working on a
with his work with the boys.
his home on Neil Creek, March Doctor’s degree at Stanford Uni
The main purpose of the Court
28, at the age of 81 years. He vbrsity, taking work during the
of Honor was a award several ad
was bom here In 1863. In 1915 summer month, a few months at
vancements in rank and award
Mr. Howard inaugerated a bus a time. He now has a resident
ing of several merit badges to the
line between Ashland and Kla term to fulfill, and feels that he
scouts. Receiving advancement
math Falls, extending it one year must move to that section to
were Ted Weitzel, Richard Smith,
later to Medford. After operating continue his work. As he points
Roger Clark and Jack Rouhier
this bus line for 17 years he sold out too, opportunities in the edu
from tenderfoot to second class;
to the Southern Pacific. He later cational field are greater there
Marvin Wines, second to first
carried mail over the Ashland, than here.
class, Frankie Hile and Jack Far
Southwestern Oregon Dair y-
Klamath Falls star route. Mr. and
The resignation does not be
mer to Star Scouts. Receiving men’s Cooperative meetings have
Mrs. Howard celebrated their come effective until the close of
Merit Badges were Ned Starnes taken place at many points in the
50th wedding anniversary last the school year, Mrs. Etta Schill
in Pioneering, Woodcraft, Nut valley during the past week.
February.
ing, chairman of the board stated
Culture, Zoology and Mechanical Klamath Junction, Sam’s Valley,
Funeral services were held in commenting on the resignation
Drawing; Jack Farmer a n d Central .Point and Rogue River
March 26 at the Litwiller Funeral Tuesday. The board has not as
Frankie Hile in Pioneering and meetings were well attended,”
Home. Dr. Bruce of the Methodist yet considered anyone to fill the
Billy Wines in Printing .
stated L. H. Gallitan. He added
Church officiated .Mrs. Bruce vacancy, but will give careful
Following the presenting of that “practically 100% of the
DIRECTOR - NORA LUNDE
sang two songs. He will be en thought to the selection of a suc
awards,
a
colored
film
was
shown
dairymen attending the meetings
ORGANIST - MRS. FRANK DAVIS
tombed in the Mausoleum at the cessor to Mr. Norby at future
depicting scenes from the huge signed coop marketing agree
Mountain View Cemetery.
Boy Scout Ranch in New Mexico,
Survivors include Mary Kin meetings of the board.
known as Philmont, given to Boy ments.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Norby
came
to
Many interesting facts pertain
caid .w i f e ; Frances Howard
Scouts of America, by an Ameri ing to the efficient marketing of
Worth, daughter, San Francisco; Ashland during the summer of
can oil man. Gordon Gilmore, milk and milk products were
Mrs. Alice Parker, Ashland, sis 1939, from Vancouver, Washing
Crater Lake Scout executive brought ou t Henry Padgem point
ton,
where
Mr.
Norby
had
been
in
At
the
regular
meeting
of
the
ter; Harvey Howard, Keno, Ore
Officers for the coming year
spoke briefly in telling of the ed out that casein glue, paint and
charge
of
the
curriculum
courses
gon and Walter Howard, Ashland
were elected at he regular meet Lions club Tuesday evening at
plastics will increase profits to
brothers. His son, the late Major in the Vancouver school system. ing held Wednesday night Elect the Plaza Cafe, Sgt. John Batche ranch.
The last feature of the evening the farmer. J. D. Lowe showed
Charles H. Howard of the army During their residence here they
was
a
hot
dog
and
soda
pop
feed,
air force was killed in an air- have been active in community ed for the coming year were Ivor ler, liberated about a month ago, enjoyed by all, especially the that with modern refrigeration
activities and with their two Erwin as Exalted Ruler; Howard from a Japanese prisoner of war
there is an unlimited market for
plance crash in 1936.
J*™ Ä
» m ^ l ^ a d e A milk.
children, have gained a wide ac Oden, Leading Knight; Ralph Mc camp at Cabentuan in the Phili
were P resent ,the entire
quaintance and formed many
Sunday the board of directors
ppines, gave a very interesting scouts
___ew and
who a intend
to
fe
friendships. Ashland will miss Cullough, Lolay Knight; Roland and instructive talk o nhis e x troop
met in Medford to discuss plant
Parks, Lecturing Knight; Herb periences in the fighting in the ents" as every parent of the troop arrangements. J. D. Lowe and
them.
Huston, Secretary; Hal Emory,
and a large number of par- C. N. Gilmore are Ashland mem
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Sgt. Batcheler was join,
Treasurer; Ed Spencer, Tiler; Philippines.
had be contacted to get them out bers.
recently
returned
to
the
United
Dutch Parker; trustee and Earl States, following his liberation to the meeting. The event has
George L. Carey of 493 Siski
Newbry as alternate to the grand and has meen at Letterman Hos been pronounced very successful.
you Blvd. made a donation to the
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Lodge. Mr. Newbry is the retiring pital,
San Francisco, until this
Red Cross of money returned to
Mrs. Mellie Dye Conrey died Exalted Ruler. Instaillation of of
week
when
he
came
to
Ashland
him from his son in te Philippines early Wednesday morning, March ficers will be held at the meeting
with his wife to visit her mother,
who has been a prisoner of the 21 at the home of her daughter, of Wednesday, April 4.
Ira Dell Pittman of 112 Nob
Mrs. Iva. Dort.
Japanese for the past three years. Mrs. Homer Billings. Mrs. Con
Hill died at Stockton, March 25.
Twenty-two new mem b e r s
Paul
Finnell,
manager
of
the
In
speaking
of
his
experiences,
Clarence Vernon Carey wrote rey was past 93 years of age, hav were initiated into the lodge, fol
Funeral services were held at the
that he had no use for money on ing been born December 17, 1851. lowing the business meeting. New Sgt. Batcheler related that he J. C. Penney store in Ashland, Litwiller Funeral Home, March
the island. His wife and daughter
Most of her life had been spent members included: Cecil W. Rob was sent overseas, bound for the was elected a member of the Ash 28. Rev. W. P. Wise of the Naz-
are dead but he has hopes that his in Ibwa. In 1885 she was married ison, Harry J. Mackey, E. H. Her- Philippines, in October, 1941. land school district at a meeting arene Church is in charge of the
young son may still be alive. As to J. R. Conrey at Leon, Iowa, tager, Richard W. Hall, Everett When war started he was on of the board held last week. The services.
Nichols
field, n near
Manila, 3 and
o s tw ic k
P h ilin
T
A
’llU liU lo I161Q,
e a r IVlHniJcì,
IÌQ members of the board elected a
soon as his health mends he e x where she made their home until B Harl
Ira Pittman was born June 16,
B o v e r T a m - ’í l C° S f ’ ' durin< the l o w i n g weeks of successor to R. I. Flaharty, who
pects to go up into the hills in 1943, when she came to Ashland Harl Boyer, ..Jam es B. Smith, fighting, Was sent with the other
1868. He was employed by the
resigned
to
take
up
mill
work
at
search of his boy. If he can be daughter. She leaves as survivors Richard L. Neil, Walter H. Kuttel,
Ashland water department from
found he may return to Ashland. Fred L. Conrey of Cheyenne, O. Paul F. Kuttel, Joseph M. Arnold, Americans to Corregidor. With Redding, California. Mr. Finnell 1914 to 1943. His wife died Janu
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_ „ will serve out the term of Mr. ary 24, 1943. In trment is in the
Corregidor
in _
May,
In the event he cannot be located T. Conrey and Mrs. Charles Ev Philip O. Gossner, Robert H. Wil the fall of
Clarence Carey plans to spend the ans of Detroit and Mrs. Billings son, Wm. R. Schafer, Thomas S. 1942, he was sent to the prison Flaharty, which will be until July Mountain View Cemetery.
camp at Cabentuan, where he 1, 1946.
rest of his life in the Philippines. of Ashland.
Survivors are: Ira D. Pittman,
Neeley, William E. Johnson, Phe stayed
Mr. Finnell has been very ac
until liberated several
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Carey
The body was taken to Iowa to lan A. Benford, Gordon E. Miller, weeks ago.
a
son of Sacremento; Mrs. Eva
He described many of tive in community affairs, during Christell,
received pictures of the family be buried beside t h e husband Carryl H. Wines, Earl L. Stewart,
Stockton, daught e r;
his
residence
here.
He
came
from
the
hardships
which
the
soldiers
taken before the invasion. The who died in 1924 and a son Lloyd E. J. LaMarre.
Duncan Pittman, Corvallis, broth
Pendleton,
Oregon,
ten
years
ago.
underwent, during the months
heartfelt sympathy of the entire who died in 1908.
er; Mrs. Ovilla Laurence, Eugene,
For eight years he served as a and
they were there.
community is extended to Clar
Mrs. Lucretia Robinette, Gold
director
in
the
Chamber
of
Com
Also
on
the
program
was
Vic
ence Carey.
Meagher of the Calvert Distillerie merce, and twice on the citien’s Hill, daughters.
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who gave a short talk on some of school budget committee. He will
VLPM BUILDS NEW
Mr.
and
Mrs. Clyde Caton an
A1 Wren, plumber, and one of the evils of drinking, and the par bring to his position a wide
HOUSE AT APPLEGATE
Ashland’s Red Cross War Fund Ashland’s Firemen, has gone into played by the distillers in the war knowledge of community affairs. nounce the engagement of their
Emil Kroeger, local carpenter, Drive is nearing completion with
daughter Phyllis Joan, to M/Sgt.
G^en Prescott was a guest
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is in charge of a crew to build a Siskiyou reported complete and a new business. If the fire depart effort.
Easter Sunrist Service sponsor- Lawrence T. Leigh, son of Mr.
ment’s pinochle game should get at the meeting.
new house at the Miller and Green Springs complete.
Next week, the tentative pro- sociation will be held in the and Mrs. J. E. Leigh of Ashland.
boresome,
dominoes
in
a
special,
Guerwich ranch at Applegate,
Howard Oaen, Chairman of the 70 piece, hand finished set can gram schedule calls for another. ed by the Ashland Ministerial As- Sgt. Leigh is stationed at Las
which was destroyed late in Nov Drive urges anyone not yet con be
talk by Sgt. Batcheler and his Christian Church at 7 A. M. the Vegas army air field now being
furnished.
ember by fire. Priorities were se tacted to phone 3551, Ashland
wife, who is a navy nurse and Rev. Earl Downing pastor of the reassigned after 38 months of
Mr.
Wren
has
invented
a
new
overseas duty. Both the young
cured to replace the structure, Sporting Goods Store, or 5291, way to make dominoes. Pieces of has been stationed at Astoria.
Christian Church will give the folks are graduates of Ashland
which was one of the landwarks Red Cross Drive Headquarters in lath are cut to a standard length
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! sermon on the subject, “The New high school. Date of the weddin"
of the pioneer days at Applegate. the Gas Office to make arrange with a small hand saw, whittled
John Scott ,son of Mrs. Mary Tomb in the New Garden.” There has not been definitely set as yet.
Working .with Mr. Kroeger are ments for collection.
with a knife, and polished with a Scott, Ashland, is back in A sh -! will be special music by the sing- but wil lbe in the near future.
Carl Berninghausen, G e o r g e
- Christian
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Herb Fischborn reports the superior grade of sandpaDer. Mr. land. Young Scot......................
Scott is medically ers from the
Church.
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Goltiy and Roy Huntley. Several railroads 100% and wishes to es- Wren stencilled and pencil point discharged from the army as the In these days of terror and war
Bob Hufman, son af Mrs. Cav
other outbuildings will also be eclally thank La Paula Jeanne ed these dominoes without calling result of wounds received in ac- everv person ought to come to
built, to replace those destroyed ample for her fine work In this In outside professional help. More tion in the Luxemburg area. He worship and praise God on Easter Hufman left the past week for
Fort Lewis, Washington, where
by the fire.
drive.
power to A1 Wren.
plana to remain here,
1 Sunday,
Neil Creek Pioneer
Services Held Monday
;Elks Club Elects
New Officers Wed.
Red Cross Gets Funds
Returned from the
Philippines Recently Mother of Mrs. Homer
Billings Died Wed.
Red Cross Drive
Nears Completion
Court of Honor for
Scout Troop 12 Is
Held Monday Eve
Co-Op Meetings Are
Held in The Valley
S g t John Batcheler
Talks at Lions Club
Services Held for
Paul Finnell Is New
ira Dell Pittman
School Board Member
Ashland Inventor
Creates New Industry
he will be inducted into the ermy.