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This ’n That
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It was u fade-out for Mussolini,
the sawdust Caeser. He was shot
Saturday by patriota in Northern
Ituly with other Fascist leaders.
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Mussolini really seemed a fair­
ly deeent chap in hia early career
as a newspaperman and u bud­
ding economist. Back in the days
when Italy urgently needed a
big done of liberal economics he
administered it not incompetent­
ly, until he went cuckoo.
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The Iqgt time the Russians took
Berlin was in October 1700. Keys
of the city of Berlin are safely
kept in Moscow's Kremlin. Rus­
sian occupation of Berlin lasted
only a short time.
Russia had
only entered Prussia to atop Fred-
rcik the great's career of con­
quest which had begun by carv­
ing Silesia out of Austria and
was starting a new venture in
Saxony, headed for Bohemia.
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The automobile has brought
new worlds of pleasure to man­
kind. But it has brought new
sorrows. It's speed, its power has
unsettled many a mind in the
mutter of care and prudence.
Many drivers filled with greed
on the road toot a horn and go
hurtling ulong mindless of thb
rights and presence of other
drivers. Whirling around curves
they dare the chance that a part
of the machinery may give way.
The story of it all is told in hos­
pitals and cemetrics.
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Coolidge said:
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by The Old Timet
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ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY », 1945
$2.00 per year
CpL Jacob P. Lahr ..
Serves in Philippines
Fruit Prospect
Good So Far,
Damage Light
Crop Survey Shows Little
Damage as Yet to Fruits and
Berries of Rogue Valley
Strawberry patches of the val­
ley are now in bloom, although in
some areas they have been nipp­
ed by frost. The crop will not be
as large us last year, due to re­
duced acreage, according to As­
sistant County Agent Clifford B.
Cordy.
Little of the local crop will be
on the market before the first of
June, and a week or ten days
later in the hill sections. The fifth
smudging of the season has oc­
curred in the pear orchards. The
firing and the frost were light.
Temperatures ranged from 28 to
34 degrees.
The pear orchards are now in
full bloom with the exception of
a few Bose. The warm weather
has brought them out in a hurry.
So far, the frost has not damag­
ed the pear crop to any great ex­
tent, fruitmen report, and with
the sunny weather of last week,
it is felt the pears were well pol-
linized. Unless a killing freeze
should reduce the Crop during
the coming month, fruitmen be­
lieve there should be a general­
ly good crop throughout the val­
ley.
The early sprays for scale and
scab are pretty well completed,
but some of the orchards are be­
ing given additional scab sprays
due to heavy infection last year,
or, inability to get on the earlies
sprays. Scab has become mor of a
problem here during the past few
years, and intensive spray pro­
grams are necessary to give com
plete control.
Calvin
"Our
government rests upon religion
It is from that source that we de­
rive our reverence for truth and
justice, for equality and liberty,
and for the rights of mankind.
Unless the people believe in these
principles, they cannot believe in
our government. There are only
two main theories of government
in the world. One rests on right­
eousness; the other rests on force.’
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In the United States women
had their first important places
in radio programs in 1934. One
or two of the major chains did
not admit them until two years Rotary Club Invited
later.
to Church Services
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When the war is over and
The Methodist Church of Ash­
sugar is no longer rationed, Uncle land will have as its soecial
Zeke opines that life will be guests of honor at 11 o’clock ser­
much sweeter.
vice next Sunday the members
of the Rotary Club with their
We read that more than three wives. The choir will provide
times us many husbands as wives special music. The pastor will
disappear from home. Why?
speak on the subject “A Time
for Greatness.” Dr. Bruce, the
"Community Eyesores" would pastor of the Methodist Church,
would afford a lively topic for has been Secretary-Treasurer of
discussion by our servjce clubs. the Ashland Rbtary Club ever
since its organization for years
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That Stockholm rumor factory ago.
is working overtime.
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How many are going to church
on V-day?
Local Girl Weds at
Church of Christ
At an impressive ceremony
Saturday afternoon, a t t h e
Chruch of Christ, Miss Tthelmae
Thompson, daughter of Mrs.
Frances Thompson of Ashland
became the bride of Anthony J.
Kanclier, of S t Clairsville, Ohio.
The Rev. Earl Downing read the
double-ring ceremony.
Aletha Edsall of Vallejo, Cali­
fornia was maid of honor. Henry
Van Prooyen was best man and
Marvin and Charles Gettling
were ushers.
Before the ceremony Mrs. R. L.
Burdic played “Always” while
Miss Jean Willard of Seattle,
Wash, and Miss Ruth Foster of
Portland, Oregon, both in pink,
lighted the candles. Just before
the bride entered Miss Eunice
Hager sang “Because” and “I
Love You Truly.”
A reception was held at the
home of the bride’s mother, fol­
lowing the ceremony. Miss Doro­
thy Riggs of Klamath Falls pour­
ed, and Mrs. Everett McGee con­
tinued cutting the wedding cake.
Assisting were the maid of honor,
Eletha Edsall, Miss Jean Willard,
and Miss Ruth Foster.
The young couple left Monday
for Gary where the groom is em­
ployed as guard at a Gary steel
mill.
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BACOLOD, NEGROS—Cpl. Ja ­
cob P. Lahr of Ashland, Oregon
missed by 15 minutes March 29
being the goat of a Japanese pen­
etration through 40th Infantry
Division defenses on the south­
ern outskirts of this Visayan city
in the Philippines.
Cpl. Lahr, H truck driver for a
team of forward observers in 40th
Division field artillary, at night­
fall decided to move his truck
200 yards to the rear.
Japanese troops of the once
formidable Bacolod garrison cut
behind 40th Division front lines,
slipped across the pul/erized air­
strip along the beach and attack­
ed in the exact spot Cpl. Lahr
had vacated.
Cpl. Lahr previously had land­
ed at 9:30 a.m. with 40th Division
assault forces and joined the Am­
erican doughboys in their blitz-
krige drive on Bacolod, where the
Japanese offered their first ser­
ious resistance on Negros.
.Cpl Lahr, a veteran of 51 con­
tinuous days of fighting on Lu­
zon, also participated in the in­
vasion of Panay, an operation
which required only nine days.
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Junior High Students
Hea rof S. F Meeting
Mrs. Rex Cooper gave an inter­
esting and informative talk on
the San Francisco Conference,
Wed. April 25 to some of the
students of the 7th, 8th and 9th
grades.
She gave the background of the
conference, and traced the pro­
gress o f m e n’s development
through history. She gave an in­
sight behind the causes of war
and the steps that have been
taken during the centuries to
bring about the ultimate victory
and world peace—that for which
the United Nations are endeavor­
ing to bring about in the present
conference in San Francisco.
During the last 15 minutes of the
hour, questions pertaining to the
conference were brought up and
the children were allowed to ex­
press their opinions.
Other classes also had talks
and quizzes on the San Francisco
Conference.
Monuments and markers. See
Burns Memorials. On the Plaza.
Newbry Packing
Plant to Expand
Present Plant Will Be
Doubled in New Addition
To Start May 7
VOL. ij. NO. i l
Methodist Church to
Honor Couples Wed
50 Years or More
On Sunday evening, May 6th
the Methodist Church will for
the fifth consecutive year hold a
Earl Newbry, president and op­ service honoring the couples who
erator of the Newbry Packing have been married fifty or more
Plant here in Ashland announc­ years. Invitations have been sent
ed the past week that the plant to 28 couples, most of whom have
capacity would be doubled in an attended in past years. The
expansion to be started May 7th. Ladies of the Church will serve
The addition will be at the rear refreshments in the Fellowship
of the present building and will rooms of the church at 6:30. At
be the same size as the present 7:30 the couples will, be ushered
building. The lower floor will be into the sanctuary where a pro­
an extension of the cold storage gram of music will be offered in
room, and will provide an addi­ their honor. The Male Quartet
tional 15-ton refrigeration capa­ consisting of T. F. Tilton, Robert
city. The upper floor of the addi­ Lytle, Harry Yeo, and J. F. Em­
tion will be used as packing mett will sing two numbers,
plant for the fruit and produce “Come Out, My Love”, by Hall;
handling business and will double and "Much Better” by Brooke.
Mrs. Frank Davis will play the
the present space.
The present building was com-! Loehngrin wedding march and
pleted last fall in time for the an organ solo. John Billings will
handling of the peach, pear and give greetings from the youth of
apple crops, and is a large indus­ the Chruch. The choir, under dir­
try in Ashland. The plant has ection of Mrs. Bill Weber, will
been storing eggs the past wint­ sing, “Great Is Thy Love”, by
er, and at times have had a huge Bohmf Mrs. Cora Bruce will sing
number of cases of eggs in cold the benedictory solo, "The East­
erner’s Prayer.”
storage.
The public in general is invit­
ed to this service at 7:30 to pay
Mrs. Grubb Returns respects to these honored couples
have turned the experiences
from Frisco Meeting who
of fifty years into the gold of
Mrs. Larkin Grubb returned happiness.
to Ashland the past week end
after attending the United Na­ Schools Prepare for
tions conference in San Francis­
co. She represented the educa­ Paper Drive May 810
tional organizations of this coun­
The boys and girls are working
ty at the meeting.
feverishly on the forthcoming
In commenting on what she paper drive to be conducted Tues­
observed at the conference, Mrs. day through Thursday May 8, 9,
Grubb stated that she had attend­ 10.
ed five meetings and had heard
There are many prizes and a-
27 delegates from the various wards being offered in the var­
nations talk. She found it very ious schools: skiting passes, swim
interesting and was most certain ming passes, theater passes, and
that workable plans for main­ best of all, a special vacation from
taining world security could be school.
worked out, as all delegates seem
Townspeople are urged to get
ed most willing to co-operate.
their paper ready and not to wait
Mrs. Grubb’s son Milo went to until
the opening day to contact
Sacremento to accompany his the schools.
mother home. While in Sacra­
If your paper has not been spo­
mento, they visited with relatives. ken
for, call your nearest school
as
soon
as possible. This will fac­
Robert Gillmore, who has been ilitate collection^
assisting at the Litwiller Funeral
Chapel, left there Tuesday, and
will go to Paisley, Oregon, where
Poultry netting 4, 5, & 6 fo o t
he will enter logging work. Mr. Also hog and sheeep fence. 26, 32
Gillmore had been engaged in and 39 inches high. Marshall
that type of work prior to enter­ Wells Store on the Plaza. Phone
ing the work with Mr. Litwiller. 21231.
College Will Have
Playday for Nearby
High Schools Fri.
State Highway Commission
Earmarks Sum For Street
Straightening in Ashland
A recent report of the Oregon
State Highway Commission, hao
allocated $55,000 for the comple­
tion of the straightening of Main
street from Water to Oak Streets.
The program is a three-year pro­
ject for post war highway con­
struction.
The project was started prior
to the declaration of war, when
the highway commission bought
the buildings on the Plaza over
which the straightened street
would go. The buildings were re­
moved but the war stopped all
construction work, and the pro­
ject has thus laid idle since that
time. Left to be purchased as a
part of the project is the Cuip
Motor building and the service
station adjacent.
The three-year program as an­
nounced by the highway commis­
sion did not list in what order the
local project will come in the
post-war construction work. But
inasmuch as tne project has act­
ually gotten under way it is felt
by many people that the project
will be among the first undertak­
en when construction work is re­
sumed.
Pacific highway 99 was allo­
cated a total of $2,258,000 includ­
ing the money for the local pro­
ject and $1,710,000 for the Wolf
Creek project.
Baby Taken to Seattle
Monday for Burial
The small daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas Edenshaw, who
have lived the past several
months at 192 Sherman street,
died at Eugene while the parents
were returning from a trip to
Seattle. The couple had come to
Ashland for the baby’s health
several months ago, but were ad­
vised to take the baby to a spe­
cialist at Seattle last week ior
treatment. They found that notn-
ing could be done for the baby
and were returning to Ashland
when death occurred.
Local services were held at the
Litwiller Funeral home Monday
and the parents then took the
body to Seattle where it was
planned to have burial services.
The baby Dorothy May, *was
born March 11, 1943 at Sitka,
Alaska. The parents were Alas­
kan native Indians. Several oth­
er brothers and sisters survive.
Fight Begins on
Highway Shift
Selected Group of Girls from
High Schools in Vicinity
W ill be Guests
With the aim of promoting fun,
good fellowship, and to get those
participating better acquainted
with Ashland, has prompted the
Women’s Athletic Association c
the Southern Oregon College of
Education to have a playday this
Friday, May 5th, at the college,
with a selected group of girls
from high schools at Grants P p
Jacksonville, Eagles Point, Med­
ford, Klamath Falls, Talent, Phoe­
nix and Ashland participating.
All of the schools except Talent
and Phoenix have accepted the
invitation and will be represent­
ed Friday.
Those attending will be divid­
ed into four groups, according V
the announcement, and at 9:30
will be registered and announce­
ments made. From 10:00 to 12 o’­
clock the girls will participate in
relay races .tennis, ping pong,
shuffleboard and softball. FYom
12 to 2 o’clock a luncheon will be
held with several stunts planned
during that time. From 2 to 2:45
more games will follow, with the
morning’s team« broken up, to
give the girls a chance to play
with other representatives. At
2:45 a songfest will be held at
which time there will be ribbons
presented for the winning teams.
Members of the W. A. A. will
serve on the various committees
to handle the days events. Ruth
Walker is general chairman; Kit­
ty McShane, of Grants Pass is
chairman of the registration com­
mittee; Hazel Parman, of Myrtle
Point is chairman of the equip­
ment committee; Lolla Buckles,
of Ashland, chairman of the food
committee; and SOCE team host­
esses will be Francis Mekemsem,
Amita Black, Jeanne Dyer, Mary
Corthell.
Those in charge of the affair
Plaza Project
To Get Highway
Commission Funds
Possibility of Naming of
Dalles-Caiifornia Route as
Interstate Road Brings Fight
SENIOR PLAY CAST—back row: Roscoe Smith. B ob Wallis, Richard Woodcock. Upton Van Etten.
Marguerite Grünewald. Sharon Schofield. Clarice Homes. Front row: Virginia Hammond, (director)
Charles Gettling. Pauline Ulstad. Bette Golden. Shirley Hutchinson. Frank Dietrick. Dorothy Hampel,
Gene Bishop.
Marguerite Grünewald
News came the past week of
the death of Arthur L. Carter,
formerly of Ashland, but living
in Eugene at the time of his death
He was a conductor for the South
ern Pacific railroad. He died on
April 19. The deceased was born
May 17, 1886 in Ashland. Sur­
vivors include the wife Alice two
daughters, Mrs. Artha ' Metz of
Eugene and Mrs. Gertrude Beech­
er of San Francisco; a son Robert
of Seattle; two grandchildren; his
mother Mrs. Mary Carter of Ash­
land; a brother, Clyde Carter of
Duinsmuir and a sister Mrs. Aud­
Judging by the hilarious n
sponse of the cast members an,
.he few privileged characters whi
have attended rehearsals, th
the senior play, “Junior Miss’
under the direction of Virginia
Hammond, will be a decided hit.
The curtain will rise for the main
performance at 8 p.m. on Friday,
May 4.
Undoubtedly a sophisticated
story it depicts, with clever re­
marks and funny situations, the
happy and sometimes not-so-hap-
py chaos of the Graves family
life. Said chaos is largely attrib­
uted to fat little Judy, 13 year old
menace of the household, played
by Bette Golden.
Judy manages to mix things up
stated that should the day prove to the point where her father
rey Kelby of Duinsmuir.
successful, other« may follow.
cause the "little monster” mar­
ried off the boss’ daughter (Mar­
guerite Grünewald) to Mrs.
Graves’ (Dorothy Hampel) black-
sheep brother (Upton Van Etten).
Naturally she manages to un­
tangle the cobwebs in time to
save her pretty sister Lois’ (Paul­
ine Ulstad) self-respect and num­
erous boy friends, to pacify pa­
pa’s boss (Frank Dietrick), and
in general to redeem herself and
her accomplice in crime. (Shirley
Hutchinson). However, the man­
ner in which all this is brought
about is slightly unorthodox.
Although most of the funniest
lines are spoken in scenes be­
tween Judy and her pal, Fuffy
Adams, the droll humor of Mr.
Graves, the ranting and raving
of J. B. Curtis, and the classic
observations of Sharon Schofield
color to the production. There’s
never a dull moment.
Members of the cast not pre­
viously mentioned include Blair
Crosby, Roscoe Smith, Bob Wal­
lis and Charles Gettling as Lois’
assorted
boyfriends,
Richard
Woodcock as Judy’s one and only
hope, and Della Hughes as a
Western Union messenger. Sev­
eral other minor parts have not
yet been cast
Class members chosen to head
production staffs are Clarice
Homes, promptress and property
manager; Charles Gettling, stage
manager; Marjorie Lutz, public­
ity chairman; Faith Warnock,
costume mistress; and Arthur
Phillips, business manager.
Between act entertainment will
augrtet, and, tentatively, Doris
sextet, and,
tentatively,
| (Gene Bishop) loses his job be­ as th« maid all add spark and Miller at the piano.
Doris
Jackson county, together wi: >
other counties on Highway 99,
the Pacific Highway is preparin
for a stiff fight to keep the Pac'
fic Highway as an inter-regionc:
highway.
Necessity for the fight come up
when Arthur Scaupp of Klam­
ath Falls, a members of the str
highway commission, proposed at
a commission meeting that t
Dalles California highway
made the inter-regional highwa
with the Pacific Highway to be
relegated to a secondary posi.lc
As an inter-regional highwa
the Pacific Highway would
accorded federal funds thai
would not get otherwise. F
state has been asked to cooperate
with neighboring states to desr.,
nate the inter regional highway
through the state, so they will
link up at state lines. The state
highway commissions of each
state are to make the decision
So far as is known, two ~ -?
bers of the Oregon state high,
commission favor the Pacific
Highway as the inter-regional
highway, w i t h one member.
Shcaupp, favoring the Dalles-
Caiifornia highway. It is to give
the two members the support and
the data they need to maintain
their position that a meeting wo -
held in Medford Wednesday by
representatives from Northern
California and Southern Oregon
The data is being prepared by
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce, and will be presented
pn May 15, when the state high­
way commission has its next
meet meeting. •
Monuments and markers. See
Burns Memorials. On th« Pissa.