aoutnern Oregon Miner, Thursday, April 5, 1945 is lime, pep is often lacking. Ones "Xn.’i ,e“ , ,uvo*- rcccr>tly on its Ulins, fire control instruments hands sticks to the paper and the in combat mission when it cui und such combat vehicles us tanks envelopes and stamps stick to — ••«••»»»-e» route leading to the pa i armored cars, readying them for gether. I ’ve had to use typewrit Indicative of the tremendously knocking out the bun Michele their first coinbut. A vehicle will rvblUbM Every Thursday at 1«? Main Street, Ashland. Oregon ers at "odd” moments when they increased and mobile population , ,?n diversionary route hit six different shops loi an over were not in use—some of them and the unprecedented activity of the Brenner ituilroud. all check und emerge complete good, and some poor; Please ex on the Pacific coast, The Pacific "We made our bomb run und even to ammunition tor its weap Carryl H. & Marion C. Wines, hkhtors-Publishers cuse the errors. I wonder as I Telephone and Telearaoh Com before we i ons. .7 W t: turned off the target 1 write, what impression this narr pany t o l year Repair und processing for one 4" “ ‘H'k" Entered aa aeoood-daaa mail matter In the poet office at Ash ative will give you who had connected 991,559 telephones, N. sinoke upwards,” said Corporal normal week wus 34/ inuchnie- land, Oregon. February 18, 1936, under the act of Congress never been in such a situation as R. Powley, president, stated in his De Mers, whose parents, Mr. and guns, 34 artillery pieces, 356 in- of March 8, 1878. Mrs. Arthur DeMers, live in Ash strucents, 41 vehicles, und 100 we are. I only hope I’ve manag message to shareholders accomp land. welding und machine shop jobs ed to convey to you something of anying dividend checks for the The Brenner Railroad crossed in the improvising of spar«1 parts. the “conditions and atmosphere” first quarter of 1945. ______________ the Adige River at Ora south of As inuny us 170 rifles und pistols of this place and maybe a bit of This movement of 991 559 tele- , e ®ntr®nce to the pass und fol cun be handled in one day, A how it affects us. Really, we are lones a number M *OWvc> west .15 bunk for when a dis 11 special field mission was recent than one-thi"dbof ^ " iu.i'«n c o m p a ........ n y ’s 1 M ain °* the_ ubout P*1*“1 still quite normal, perhaps a bit ly completed in the record time less reserved and more reckless, of five days. By Frances Gallatin but fundamentally the same. Members of the 137th Ordnunce posed of 360.443 connections, 340-1 the east bank. The two bridges I do hope that you will find 590 discontinuances and 145,2631 <>n this route were vulnerable Company include:Pvt. Eugene J. We see natives in our area Some units waited around sev time to drop a line and tell me moves (both “outs” and “in”a). targets for M A A F bombers so the Guy, 215 Gresham St. Ashland. —----- u - — quite often; each group is under eral months and were anxious to all the news» gossip, and what Thus to gain one telephone, Mr. G «rm«ns set about to build u di- have you, in the states.. tile supervision of an A u stralian get unto the figh t Powley pointed out in calling at-1 versionary line. It Was this newly Bye for now, and write soon, tention to the company's heavv . U1“ routt>. the only one remain- Peridicaiiy they come to cut the 26 Jan. 1945 Lots of Love, - — .o — .— -» -- — - Corporal DeMers' glass with uieir long knives, volume of work, it was necessary *ng pvn’ Lately we have had some typi A total of 382 b i c y c l e riders bomb group slashed on its 700th (Continued next week) i hey use the same Knives to cal beautiful, romanuc South Sea to connect or disconnect a total combat mission. ------------- o-------------- were involved in truffic accidents knock down cocoanuts and dead Island evenings—peaceful Paci- of 50 telephones. in Oregon during the yeur 1944, branches from the tops of the cific, soft moonlight, gentle breeze Due to the pressing war de wit hten fatalities resulting from cocoanut palms. A t first we ail and tne tall stately cocoanut mands upon manufacturing faci these collisions, according to Rob stood witn our mouth open as palms silhouetted against the ert S. Farrell, secretary of state. lities, the unfilled civilian orders we watched the nauves climb the southern starlit sky. Many oi O f the total, 255 accidents, or for telephone service continued to B y Ruth Taylor 66 per cent, involved unsafe rid stately palms with just bare the beautiful pictures you see ol increase, Mr. Powley stated, add 6th Army Group. France -Me- What is America? As the series haaas and feet—getting up tne the South Sea Islands are not ex ing, however, that all telephones chames of the 137th Ordnance ing practices on the part of the of world conferences in which Farrell said. These un slender bare tree trunks at quite aggerated. The only drawback is essential to the war effort were Company, a heavy maintenance cyclists, safe actions included, in this or a speed. Even now, as the nauves that even some of the evenings we are but one nation, begin, are being promptly installed. unit supporting troops of Lt. Gen der: attempting maneuver under work in the small areas between are pretty warm, such nights with we sure we know just what Am “ The cooperative understand Jacob L. Devers’ 6th Army Group unsafe conditions, inattention, erica is? have combined skill and ingenui the Pentigon corrid o r s, a n d out ram are far between. We are America. America is all ing”, the message read, “ being ty to operate an Army “assembly side-swipe, entering street care around the outside, most every lessly, making sudden turn across shown by the many people who Irving Berlin, and his “This Is one stops work to watch and list- The Arm y” cast, has been in this of us—incorporated, for our gov are on the waiting list is most line” factory that gets damaged traffic, hitting parked car, trying ento them. Their “jabber”, shouts area for more than a week ana ernment is a people’s government, sincerely appreciated, as is the material back on the line and new to avoid a vehicle or pedestrian material “ fightin fit" for combat under emergency conditions. and chants, as they work are has put on 3 or 4 major shows for made for the people and answer- splendid response of the public Artillery pieces, fire control in able to the people. Eighty per cent of the fatal most interesting but get tiresome about 40,000 people, and a num to our long distance requests to struments, and combat vehicles It was Carlyle who said: "His accidents involved riders 5 to 14 after awhile. Some of them under ber of shorter ones. East night the knocked out of action on the ‘save 7 to 10 p.m. for the service stand and speak English; they are stage show was given here to a tory is the essence of innumerable men,’ and to limit calls to five U. S. Seventh Army front are years of age and the same per most obliging about cutting co huge crowd (for uus place) seat biographies.” America is the sum minutes when circuits to war either rebuilt or salvaged for centage of fatalities involved ri spare parts by the 137th’s ord ders in unsafe practices at the coanuts open with their long ed and standing fan wise from the total of the lives and ideals of busy centers are crowded. millions of seekers after freedom nance experts. From 70 to 80 per time of the accident. knives, for the W A C ’s and G I’s. stage in our open air theatre. The “The preliminary earnings re cent of all damaged O f the ten fatalities, six oc ’ —not of freedom for themselves artillery and It looks very simple to see them hgntrng and sound systems were alone, but of freedom for all men port for the first quarter indicates combat vehicles is returned to curred in rural areas and four in do it, but you'd surely get a kick excellent, and the evemng was They realized the truth that no earnings per common share of action while approximately 875 cities, indicating a need for great out of seeing a W A C trying to perfect without rain. The who man is free unless all men are $1.75 as compared to $1.84 per out of 1,000 damaged rifles arc er care on the part of the bicy open one. Most of these native show was marveous—every act clists on rural highways, accord free. That all men are created common share for the last quarter made usable again. ing to Farrell. Making a sudden men wear some bright colored seemed perfect professionally and of 1944, and $1.55 per share for "My mechanics have met many equal is not just a high sounding turn across the path of an ap string, cloth or paper in their was accepted with utmost enthu difficult tasks,” said Capt. John the first quarter oi last year. La phrase. It is the keynote in the fuzzy hair—most have black hair, siasm by the audience. There E. Dimon of Roebling, N. J . com proaching car and riding across Bill p f Rights that hgs made bor costs and taxes continue to pany commander. “Their applica s t r e e ts between intersections but some have it bleached to a were 50 G I’s (or maybe some pro America the greatest nation on increase markedly. Further wage tion of American ingenuity, can were the two chief factors in fa- yellowish red! Their only cloth fessionals dressed like G I’s) in earth. increases involving substantial ex nibalization of certain pieces tul bike accidents. ing is a loincloth, pair of G . I. the chorus aside from all the ad penditures recently have been un from irrepairable material, and a Seventy per cent of the fatali The best prophet of the future shorts, or piece of material drap ditional personnel in special acts. der negotiation with the Unions.” ties occurred during hours of day knowledge of interchangeab 1 c o ed around their hips something Their band was “super”. Of is the past. What we will do and parts enables a repair of many light. | where we will go is determined like a skirt. Many wear G . I. course it was an all man show, items which normally would be "Dog Tags”. The young men but the G I ’s taking the “female” by our past and by the ideals Poultry netting 3-4-5-46 feat deadlined because of lack of sup that shaped both past and present who are looking for wives, wear parts were really wonderful— bet plies.” also Hog and Sheep fence 26-32 These ordnance men also pro- 4 39 inches high. Marshall Wells wear very elaborate colorful ter than in the movie. I had seen Our national expansian has not With A 12th A A F B-25 Group cess new artillery pieces, srnal!Store on the Paisa. Phone 21231. beaded earrings which fit around and heard Irving Berlin at two been the result of blood conquest the whole curve of the ear. Some officers clubs earlier this week or plundering. We bought Alaska in the Mediterranean Theater— hang down from the lobe of the and was thrilled no end to be in from Russia, Louisiana from Talkative "kraut” prisoners re veal that the Wehrmacht's super ear too. Some of the natives who groups with him and see how France. The constant goal of the men in northern Italy returning American people has been the at work around^ here have a rather friendly and “ one of the group” home on furlough have been de tainment of a society marked by frightening appearance, but most he is. Last night he again sang tained as long as 72 hours to help of them are not so bad looking. I some of his old songs, having the the individual liberty granted to repair the constantly bo m b e d all men, regardless of race, creed am enclosing a little story of a audience join in— “Oh, How I Brenner Railroad which cuts or economic status. through the Brenner pass. trip to a native village written by Hate To Get Up In The Morning,” Dean Acheson, our Assistant One B-25 Mitchell bomb group one of my former mess Sgts. This Is The Army, Mr. Jones,” Secretary of State, said over the with which Cpl. Richard K. De which may interest you. ’’White Christmas”, “God Bless radio recently: “We are individ Mers, 19, of Ashland, Oregon flies There have b e e n m a n y America”, “Easter Parade”, “Alex ualists. For that reason we love as an aerial gunner has not found changes in personnel since I ’ve anders Ragtime Band”, “ Always” , freedom - freedom to bo ourselves favor with htese returning super been here— which always hap and 2 or 3 other new ones he com We don’t think brutality is a sign men in the past because of its pens in the army. Many of the posed in Italy and the Southwest of greatness. We want a world accurate bombing. It has earned W AC's and W A C officers have Pacific area, which are most ap that is free from bullies going Mr. and Mrs. Hays been sent on to forward bases, propriate—no doubt you have around and beating people up and and a good many of the Army heard them at home. taking things away from them, or units have moved north into the This letter writing is really a making them do what they don’t battle area from this vicinity. ‘major operation” ; when there want to do.” Today all of us have a stake in our foreign pol tries. Tolerance and fairness, sound judgment and understanding are just as essen tial in us as they are in our diplo ABOUT VITAMINS, and scientific research ha« mats and statesmen, because they proven their necessity for good health. are but the reflection of ourselves They represent us, the people. EVERYBODY CAN FIND . . . 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