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Major war» of the United State»
have ulwuys begun in April. The
Revolutionary War April 19, 1776;
Mexican, April 24, 1846; Civil
War, April 15, 1861; Spanish Am­
erican, April 21, 1898; and World
War No. 1, April 8, 1917.
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Declaration of war against Ger­
many was sparked by the sink­
ing of the Aztec, an American
merchant ship, near Brest by a
German submarine on April 3,
1917.
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ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, Thursday, April 5,1945
ANNUAL DRIVE Betty Sue Reed Bride Earl Newbry Will
FOR RED CROSS of Weldon Heard
Again Head Local
At a wedding ceremony at the
FUNDS ENDED
First Baptist Church Saturday C of C Directors
Ashland Contributes $10,306
To Better Last Year's
Response For Welfare Funds
evening, Mias Betty Sue Reed and
Weldon Heard were united in
marriage, with the Rev. Gordon
Griffin pronouncing the marriage
vows. The bride is the daughter
of Mr .and Mrs. Sid Reed ol Ash­
land and the groom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Noel Heard of Ash­
land. The double-ring ceremony
was used.
Laura Billings and Gemmy Lee
Cooper lighted the tapers, and
Miss Marilyn Young sang, “Be­
cause” and “Always," accompan­
ied by Mrs. Arthur Peters, who
also played the wedding march
and the processional and reces­
sional.
The bride was given in marri­
age by her uncle, A. H. Veith,
matron of honor was Mrs. Patri­
cia Roberson, Marlene Heard,
flower girl and Carlos Heard, the
ring bearer. Wayne Heard was
best man.
Following the ceremony a re­
ception was held in the social
rooms at the church. The bride
and groom cut the first slice from
the three-tiered wedding cake.
Cutting was continued by the
bride’s mother.
The couple left on a short hon­
eymoon, and will then be at home
on Laurel street. Both the young
people are Ashland school gradu­
ates, and have the best wishes of
their many friends.
There have been nine generals
in the White House: Washington,
Jackson, M. W. Harrison, Taylor,
Ashland’s 1945 Red Cross War
Pierce, Grant, Hays, Garfield,
Fund
Drive closed officially Sat­
Harrison, but nary an admiral.
urday March 31 with a total con­
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If we could only grow things tribution of $10,305.02. This a-
like those pictured in the seed mount exceeds last year’s quota
catalogs, a Victory garden would by 25% and indicates that the
be a thing of beauty and a joy people of Ashland are sensitive to
the needs of Red Cross and appre
forever.
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ciate the fine work it is doing
Chairman Howard Oden ha.
••Jimmy" Byrnes, who ordered
the midnight furfew, the horse done an outstanding job in head
racing ban and other home front ing this drive.
"We feel Mr. Oden is to be con
restrictions has quit. President
Roosevelt in accepting Byrnes’ re­ mended highly for his fine work
signation expressed "heartfelt re­ and on behalf of our committe*
and the community, I wish to ex
gret.
press our thanks and apprecia
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Russians a r e n o w driving tion,” stated J. L. Fader, Chair
through the Alps to Berchtesga- man of the Ashland Branch oi tht
den, Hitler's hideout. In the opin­ American Red Cross.
"I could have done nothinf
ion of Unqle Zeke it won’t be
long now when Adolph the Awful without the splendid support ant
enthusiastic help of our differen
will be completely washed up.
chairman and their co-worker:
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In the old days people used to They did the job, and it was (
I wish to thanl
laugh at hte village idiot. Nowa­ fine one too.
days he gets himself a radio pro­ everyone of these workers anc
gram and hires an office force to the people who by their gener
ous contributions made our Drive
handle his fan mail.
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a success,” Oden stated in com
About time spring was getting menting on the Drive.
Space does not permit com
out from under the stove and cap­
ments from individual chairman
ering on the lawn.
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but they were all high in theii
This squaking about delegates praise of their fellow worker
to the Peace conference is rather and the attitude of the commun­
ity toward the Red Cross.
disquieting.
The following concerns con
Sale of two Ashland business
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The rattle of the lawnmower’s elude the 100% honor roll: Metz’: buildings this week was announc­
Store, Copeland Lumber Yard ed by the Billings Agency, which
heard in the land,
chief electrical engineer, at the Community Hospital, Dr. Haine: handled the deal. The buildings
yard and is responsible for the Office, Dr. R. L. Burdic’s Office involved the the two known as
electrical wiring on the boats Parkview Convalescent Home the Meikle property and sale was
Harrison Auto Parts, Palace Cafe made to W. D. Jackson and C. O.
launched at the yard.
Chipman’s Newstand, B *c I Sears and is reported to be one
Sporting Goods Store, Coin i of the largest real estate transfers
Daily Ta*xi Stand, Ashiand Bowl in late years. Mr. Jackson owns
ing Alley, Drive In Meat Market the Palace cafe which is in one
of the two buildings in the sale
County Assessor Myers will be
and the occupants include the
in Ashland Friday April 6th. at
Miner Office, the A St B. Sports
the city hall council chambers
shop, the Standard Cleaners, the
from 2 to 5 p.m. to aid veterans
Western Union office and Harry
and veterans* widows to work
Chipman's confectionery store.
out their tax exemption. He will
New owners have' stated that
be assisted by Guy Applewhite,
of this city who handles similar
Ashland Man Named To Head there is no immediate changes
work for the Legion.
Jackson County Organisation contemplated. The building was
constructed by the Miekle family
All veterans who have 40 per
The Past Week
a number of years ago when they
cent disability and veterans’ wid­
Governor Earl Snell this week resided here and of late has been
ows are allowed $1,000 property
announced the appointment o. owned by Mrs. Mary Miekle of
tax exemption.
Mr. Harry Chipman, of Ashland Berkeley, California.
Homer Walker left Tuesday to serve during 1945 as Jackson
afternoon for Chico, California, county chairman of Keep Oregon
Green, and has asked the new
on a business trip.
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chairma nto select at once t
Dick Trites, Ashland chairman,
stronge committee of citizens tc
work with him in the all import Hugh McKeever and Theo Norby
ant work of preventing farm ant attended a meeting of the Crater
Lake Council committee in Med­
forest fires this year.
"As the war daws to a close,’ ford Monday evening. They are
Governor Snell stated, “we cai members of the Executive Board,
expect desperate last minute ef­ and the meeting was held in the
Truck Goes Over Edge Of
forts by the Japanese to wreak Jackson Hotel.
HUI to Kill Medford Man
Of the 28 members on the
their spite on us. Such fiendish­
Leroy Rodgers, an employee for ness might take the form of in board, 25 were in attendance,
the Tru-Mix Concrete company cendiary attacks on our forests coming from Yreka, Mt. Shasta
of Medford was found in the re­ We must be ever on the alert tc and most of the other points
mains of his truck Thursday by make certain that such attack: where scouting is held. Featured
Lawrence Nash of Klamath Falls fail."
speaker on the program was O. D.
when he stopped to cool his car
Governor Snell pointed out that Sharpe .new regional director,
on the Green Springs hill on the during the 1945 summer season who spoke on subjects of inter­
highway to Klamath Falls. Notic­ and even now, it is the duty ol est to scouters.
ing the tire tracks leading over every citizen to take an active
Theo Norby tendered his resig­
the edge of the road and found part in the publicly sponsorec nation at the meeting, as he will
the burned out truck some 400 Keep Oregon Green program, anc leave with the close of school for
feet down the side of the hill. In­ seee thaLroan-taused fires just do California.
vestigation by the deputy coro­ not get started.”
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce received
ner, C. N. Litwiller, indicated that
Edmund Hayes, chairman of
the man had probably died from the state executive committee of word last week that their son,
shock and exposure, and from the KOG, was asked by the Gover Sgt. Myrl Clark had landed last
fact that his watch had stopped nor to perfect the strongest pos Tuesday at Miami, Florida, being
at 9:37, it was thought that the sible fire-prevention organization invalided home from the India-
Burma-China theatre of opera­
accident had happened at that for the critical 1945s
time. No cause for the accident
“Of great importance this year,’ tions. He has been hospitalized
has been found, although the the Governor stressed, “is the the past three months because of
night was foggy and the driver formation of strong county com­ a recurrent attack of stomach
may have just missed the road. mittees of citizens who will work ulcers. In his message to his par­
Tire tracks indicated that the the season through in keeping ents, he expected to be home in
truck turned squarely across the fire loss to the lowest possible a week, but no further word has
been heard from him since. His
road to go over the bank. Inas­ point.”
Charles Ogle, newly named ex ­ home and family are at Dallas,
much as the truck was going up­
hill and was heavily loaded with ecutive secretary, stated at Salerr Oregon, and he will return there
gravel and parts of a power sho­ headquarters of KOG this week when released. Sgt. Clark has
vel, the truck could not have that he would very shortly start been away from home for three
been going very fast. The truck on a tour of the state to work out years, most of that time with a
burned after stopping four hund­ local fire prevention programs Signal Corps unit in the CBI
theatre.
red feet from where it left the with each county committee.
Mr. and Mrs. William Briggs
road.
moved
the past week to their
Fred
J.
Thomas,
who
has
been
Funeral services were held for
Rodgers Monday afternoon at the stationed at Ashland with the home atl67 Church street. They
Conger Funeral Parlors in Med­ state police left Friday for his purchased the property some time
ford under the direction of the new assignment at Astoria. He re­ ago and have been renovating
Litwiller Funeral directors of placed Cliff Johnson the first of and repairing the property prior
Ashland. LeRoy Rogers was bom March. Taking the vacancy will to moving in. They have been
In August, 1898 ,at Peoria, Illinois be James O. Joy, who has been living on Granite street.
A /S and Mrs. Richard K. Fla-
He is survived by his wife, Ger­ at Medford, but living in Ashland.
harty
will leave this week to re­
William
Joungforth
is
the
other
trude, and two daughters, Cora
turn
to
Sheppard Field, »Texas,
and Marcia Lee. Eight brothers state police stationed in Ashland.
after spending a short furlough in
and sisters and his mother, Mrs.
Mrs. W. E. Grace of Talent was Ashland .with friends and rela-
Cora Rodgers.
Interment was
an
Ashland visitor Tuesday after- tives. Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Flaharty
made in the IOOF cemetery at
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Ashland Business
Buildings Are Sold
Vets and Widows
Get Exemptions
Harry Chipman
Jackson Chairman
of KOG Committee
Local Scout Officials
Attend Medford Meet
Medford Trucker
Killed on Green
Springs Hill Wed.
Medford.
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noon,
will take them to Redding.
First Meeting Of New Board
Of Directors. Chooses Officers
For Coming Year Activities
Texas Lady Lands
One Killed One
Huge Salmon Sunday
Mrs. Raymond Ridley, who
came to Ashland the past week
from Texas, landed a huge Sal­
mon Sunday when she and her
husband accompanied Howard
Oden, local sportsman to Savage
Falls, near Grants Pass. The sal­
mon weighed in at 28 *4 pounds.
Tis reported that Mrs. Ridley has
caught fish before, but nothing
like thia one, she having said that
a ten-pounded was the largest she
had ever caught The catch was
made with a regular salmon rod
with a 75 pound test line and a
120 pound test steel leader. Mr.
Ridley and Mr. Oden both land­
ed smaller fish. Of the six caught
that afternoon at the falls, the
Ashland party thus had three of
them. The fish was on display at
Mr. Oden’s sporting goods store
Monday and attracted a good deal
of attention. It was a beauty!
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SPONSORS BOAT LAUNCHING
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Emmett re­
ceived a letter from their daught­
er, Mrs. Zereta Reed at Oakland,
that she had been the sponsor at
a boat launching at the Alameda
navy yard on March 7th. The boat
officially known as an ARF 21. In
the traditional manner, Mrs. Reed
broke a bottle of champagne over
the prow of the ship. Mr. Reed
works at the navy yeard and is
Earl Newbry was re-elected
president of the Ashland Chamb­
er of commerce at a dinner meet­
ing of the board of directors held
last Wednesday noon. It was the
first meeting of the fiscal year.
Mr. Newbry has been president
the past year and he, as presiding
officer of the meeting Wednesday
welcomed the new director, Jacob
Weitzel, Robert Dodge, Howard
Oden, Ivor Irwin, Welter Weller
and Frank Van Dyke .In the elec­
tion of officers for the board of
directors, Earl Newbry was re­
elected president, Gerald Wenner,
re-elected vice president and
Alice Patterson re-elected secre­
tary-treasurer,.
At the meeting it was decided
to again have the annual banquet,
to be held in the immediate fut­
ure, but date as yet undecided.
Appointed as the committee to
make arrangements for the ban­
quet were Harold Merrill, Ray
Spalding, Harry Travis, Arch
Barksdale and Robert Dodge. Ho­
ward Oden was appointed spe­
cial chairman for the bond drive
to get under way this week.
Jacob Weitzel was appointed
chairman of a committee to work
out a new folder advertising Ash­
land .The folder will give perc­
ent facts regarding Ashland's in­
dustries, educational and church
Several representative leaders
advantages, etc. Mr. Weitzel has
appointed several members to in the community met at the Elk’s
temple Tuesday evening to dis­
help with this work.
cuss ways and means of meeting
Ashland’s quota in the seventh
war loan drive now under way.
Speaker of the evening Forrest
Fire destroyed the planing Cooper of Portland, a member of
the Oregon Bond Committee,
building at the Southern Oregon
who
spoke at length on the need
Planing Mill company at Central
Point early Monday morning, of the drive, and plans which
with a loss estimated at $15,000, have been made for this particu­
state police reported. The mill is lar campaign. He pointed out
operated by Harry G. Dowson that this drive will last for 90
and A. W. Lingas. It had been days, or until July 7th and in the
operated about an hour Monday fore part of the campaign at least,
morning when it was shut down will be aimed at getting working
because of a broken conveyor men and women to sign up on the
chain. A workman noticed a fire payroll deduction plan of buying
in the 100 hp motor. The blaze bonds. “Not only does Uncle Sam
spread rapidly soon engulfing the need the money, but we must com
mill. The Central Point fire de­ bat inflation,” stated Mr. Cooper
partment was called but the blaze in his talk. He pointed out that
had gained too much headway to the sale of bonds is a safey valve
be put o u t The office building for the huge amount of money
and filing shed were saved as being stored up in the banks,
were the three railroad cars on savings accounts and other such
the siding. There was a partial institutions over the nation as a
loss of stock. The loss was part­ result of the high wages and com­
ially covered by insurance on the paratively few articles for sale
over the counters of the nation.
ouilding.
The
investment angle of the
Owners could give no explana­
tion for the motor catching fire. bonds will'be stressed in the forth
Plans for rebuilding the mill have coming drive.
Earl Newbry. Chairman
not yet been discussed.
N. H. Zacharisen, Jackson
Tuesday Meeting
Starts Off Ashland
Bond Campaign
Central Point Mill
Burns Monday Mora
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Taxi Stand Moved
to New Quarters
Headquarters for the Bus De­
pot Taxi has been moved the
past week and now occupies
quarters at Harry Chipman’s con­
fectionary. Former location was
at 131 East Main, occupying the
room with the Ashland Sporting
Goods. The space which the Taxi
stand used will be taken over by
the sporting goods company.
Rail Lines, Shippers
War on Waste
Seeking to reduce tragic war­
time waste in damage or loss to
freight in transit, which last year
in the United States reached an
estimated $60,000,000, shippers in
Western states will join in sup­
port-of the Regional Shippers Ad­
visory Boards’ ninth annual cam­
paign for “perfect shipping” to be
conducted throughout the nation
during April.
According to E. W. Powers, sup
erintendent of freight protection
for Southern Pacific, purpose of
the campaign, which also is being
sponsored by the Association of
American Railroads, will be to
intensify interest in improved
packing, loading and handling of
freight. “Everything accomplish­
ed in that respect is a contribu­
tion to the war effort,” he said.
Powers pointed out that the
$60,000,000 estimated loss was up
36 per cent from 1943.
“Loss and damage to freight
represents an economic waste
through the destruction of scare
materials,” he said, “and any cor­
rections that can be accomplished
will be to the advantage of the
entire nation."
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county chairman was also present
and took part in the discussion.
Mrs. Alice Patterson of Ashland
is sub-chairman and she has ap­
pointed Earl Newbry as chairman
of the Ashland drive. Mr. Newbry
will appoint committees' in the
next day or so to work on the
drive. A committee meeting w ill
be called in a few days to uiscuss
further plans.
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ORCHARDISTS PROTECT
FRUIT FROM FROST
Orchardists of the Rogue river
valley lit their smudge pots for
the first time Monday morning as
the temperature dropped to 22 de­
grees, Frost Observer Roy J. Rog­
ers reported at Medford. A heavy
pall of smoke covered the valley
as a result of the smudging.
Injured in Auto
Wreck at Redding
Earl Wooldridge Dies And
Charles Walters Seriously
Injured Monday
Earl Wooldridge, former Ash­
land chef was killed and Charles
Walters, local restaurant owner
was seriously injured early Tues­
day morning in a wreck near
Redding, California, reports cir­
culated in Ashland early Tuesday
morning indicated. The accident
occured when the Wooldridge car
struck a Mitchell Brothers truck,
loaded with airplane engines on
the hill two miles north of Red­
ding.
Conflicting reports were circu­
lated regarding the accident all
day Tuesday, but is was learned
Wednesday morning from Virgil
Walters brother of the injured
man, who with Mrs. Charles Wal­
ters and Mrs. Geise, Walters part­
ner in the Plaza Cafe, left Tues­
day noon for Redding and who
returned Wednesday morning,
that the accident had occurred
when the Wooldridge car at­
tempted to pass the truck, strik­
ing the truck on the outer corner
of the body and overturning the
car onto its top in the road. Both
Walters and Wooldridge were
thrown out o fthe car, and it was
not known which one was driv­
ing. Wooldridge died from a sev­
ere blow on the head, dieing be­
fore he could be gotten to a hos­
pital. Walters sustained severe
gashes about the had and a leg
injury, but when Virgil Walters
and Mrs. Geise returned attend­
ing physicians gave them hopes
that Mr. Walters would recover.
He had not gained consciousness
so that his testimony coulld be
secured.
On Way To Salt Lake
Wooldridge and Walters had
left late Monday evening on their
way to Salt Lake, via Reno,
where they were to pick up Mrs
Wooldridge and three children
who had been east visiting. From
what could be learned the two
men had been in Redding and
were driving north when the ac­
cident occurred. No explanation
for this has been learned as yet
and will await recovery of Wal­
ters.
Wooldridge was well known in
Ashland having been the chef at
the Plaza Cafe for a number of
years. Of late he has been inter­
ested in a Medford cafe. Walters
has been a co-partner with Mrs.
Geise in the Plaza cafe for a num­
ber of years. Both men are widely
known here and it was a good
deal of a shock to their friends
when the accident was reported
in town.
Easter Program
by United Choirs
Thrills Audience
Capping a full day of Easter
observances in the Ashl a n d
churhes, a capacity audience fill­
ed the Methodist Church Sunday
evening, to hear the evening of
music by the combined choirs of
the Ashland churches. Long and
patient rehearsals during the past
several weeks brought the enter­
tainment to a peak of enjoyment.
Miss Nora Lunde, vocal director
of music in the Ashland schools,
directed the work. She and the
members of the choir are to be
commended for the excellence of
their presentation.
Solos were sung by Florence
Allen, Jeanne Joy, Nora Lunde,
Mrs. Hattie Litwiller and Mrs.
S 1/C Robert Baker came in Helen Merriman had solo parts in
Saturday from San Francisco, to two different numbers. The pre­
visit until Monday with his par­ lude was played by Mrs. Annabel
ents Mr. and "Mrs. J. N. Baker Davis at the Organ and Miss Mar­
and his brothers and sisters. Sea­ garet Ramsay at the piano. This
man Baker is a member of an was followed by the processional,
Armed Guard on a troop trans­ and then the Rev. W. R. Wise
port out of San Francisco, and pronounced the invocation. Three
has made three trips to the South numbers by the choir, was the
Seas, carrying troops out and br­ next feature on the program, an­
inging the wounded back. The nouncements and offertory prav-
last trip was to Leyte in the er was given by the Rev. George
Philippines, where he saw a “hot” Shuman and the benediction giv­
time of it from Japanese bomb­ en by fhe Rev. George W. Bruce.
ing. Seaman Baker left Monday
From beginning to end of the
night via the midnight^plane from musical program ,the choir held
Medford to return to his duty at the deep attention of the several
San Francisco.
hundred who gathered to hear
them. The numbers were well ar­
The appointment of Arthur Y. ranged and excellently presented.
Alcorn, at present District Freight About fifty members of the choir
Agent ot the Southern Pacific took part.
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Corrfpany at Portland to position
of Assistant General Freight Ag­
Poultry netting 3-4-5-&S fe«t
ent to succeed the late B. C. Tay­ also Hog and Sheep fence 2*-37
lor has been announced by F. C. i & 39 Inches high. Marshall Wells
Nelson Freight Traffic Manager. Store on the Paia*. Phone 21231.