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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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