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This ’n That
by The Old Timer
High school commencements,
with all the pump and ceremony
of higher institutions of learning,,
¡»2.00 per year
win auuit be in lull swing.
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Remember the sweet simplici '
iy aiwmuiug the closing exer-
n ..» s u l m e s c lio o is of yesteryear,
when the girls in bright guy
dresses read essuys and the boys
in puinful new suits orated on
current events to the delight ol
The boys and girls of Ashland
lond parents und the ucclaim ol have proven they are all out to
uu uppreciutive assemblage? Ii win the war. In spite of V-E Day
was indeed u red letter day lot programs and holidays and re
the community.
hearsals for spring concerts and
Music Week programs, the boys
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In this streamlined age the m . i » girls found time to collect
budding gruduute is shunted to enough paper to make a 45 ton
the rear to muke place for a pro shipment possible.
fessional spellbinder who, too of
Junior High brought in the
ten uncorks a lot of glittering gen most paper with a grand collec
eralities and some far-fetched tion of 35,311 lbs. This is really a
philosophy.
fine record and represents a tre
mendous amount of work. The
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However, the “last day of huge stockpiles of old magazines
school" is a significant occusion. und heavy books are a thing of
Perhaps most of those who say the past. This weight had to be
goodbye to school days forever made up chiefly of light carton
do so with the wish that they material and newspapers, and the
could live them over again. Those accumulations had to come from
who have more schooling to many different sources. Yes, the
which to look forward realize boys and girls worked hard and
only in part, perhaps, that they are to be congratulated for a job
still have ahead what will be re well done.
membered in later years as some
The boys and girls of Bellview
of the best of life. All are stepp School should feel proud of their
ing forward, out of what has record of 5,225 lbs of paper. They
been into what is to be, and all worked hard and exceeded their
will find life changing definitely collection in the last drive.
in its next phase.
Here is the collection by school.1
Five Tons of.
Paper Collected
in Recent Drive
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Here’s Uncle Zeke's reluctant
tribute:
I, knowing me, do here confess
My little housewife’s rare fin
esse
In using me for getting done
Odd jobs that aren’t a bit of fun.
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Junior High .....................35,211 lbs
Washington ..................... 23,652 lbs
Lincoln ........................... 20,984 lbs
High School ..................... 2,000 lbs
Bellview ........................... 5,225 lbs
total .................................87,072 lbs
Stored from last drive ... 3,497 lbs
Total Shipped ............... 90,567 lbs
Remember when • one of the
Paper is expected to be scarce
puzzles of the housewife was to for many months after the war so
decide what sort of meat she’d everyone is urged to save their
have for dinner?
paper for the next drive which
will be conducted soon aft e r
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On May 20, 1927, Lindberg school starts next fall. Those who
started on his epic flight landing have no storage space may leave
in Paris.
their paper at the central depot
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across from the fire station.
Now it’s an entire nation that
An Ashland Marine, 2nd Lt.
learns that crime doesn't pay.
Archie Ring Jr., has just received
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his commission upon completion
Roundup of Nazi arch crimin of officers’ training at Quantico,
als is progressing nicely.
Va.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Ring, Rt. 1 Box 273, he enlisted
in the Marine Corps in 1942 and
was a corporal when called to
Quantico.
Two promising^ loc^l artists
He attended the South Oregon
were presented in song recital College of Education, and was a
last Thursday by Mrs. Catherine member of the Theta Delta Phi
Lee Hufman at the Southern Ore fraternity.
gon College of Education. The
Lt. Ring is now waiting assign
two were Elaine Sutherlin and ment to a combat unit or special
Marilyn Young, and from the ap ists school.
plause that greeted each number
indicated that the recital was
well received. The ease with
which the numbers were render
ed indicated excellent training.
At a brief ceremony Tuesday
Miss Sutherlin opened her re evening A. L. Snider a member
cital with “the Lord Is My Shep of the Ashland Lions club, was
herd” by Risher, followed by “I presented the Master Key Award
Love Thee” by Greig and My sent by Lions International, as a
Mother Bids Me Bind my Hair" award of honor for securing at
by Haydn. Musetta Valse Song by least 12 new members for his
Puccini followed next and was club. The award, is a gold plague
followed in close succession by to be worn as a tie clasp or watch
Wiegenlied by Brahms, and Ein chain ornament, is highly prized
Schwan by Grieg. Her last group by all Lions members and is in
included “I Heard a Piper Piping’ deed a signal honor. This is the
by Peterkin, “Ah, My Beloved by first such award to be won by an
Stickles, "A Memory” by Ganz, Ashland Lion, and it is believed
and a Birthday" by Woodman. to be the only one in district 36E
As an encore Miss Sutherlin pre in which Ashland is included,
sented “In A Luxembourg Gard and which includes Lions clubs
en" by Manning.
in Medford, Grants Pass and oth
Miss Young opened her pro er nearby centers.
gram with the Publican by Van
Mr. Snider has been very act-
De Water, and then followed tive in Lions activities since its
with Ah, Love, But a Day by formation. He has served as pre
Beach, Pagan Prayer Crawford sident, his term ending last July
and Do Not Go My Love by 1. At present se is the able sec
Hageman. For her classical group retary of the club. Following the
Miss Young sang “In Kahne by presentation by President Trites,
Grieg, the favorite Caro mio Ben Mr. Snider thanked the club for
by Giordani and Setum ami by its cooperation and expressed the
Pergolesi. The final number on hope that other members would
the program was One Fine Day be able to quality soon.
by Pticcini from the opera Mad
ame Butterfly. Her encores were
House That Jack Built by Syd-
From the Land of Sky Blue Wat
ers by Cadman and “This Is The
Corvallis, May 11—Names of
ney Homer.
121 Oregon students to receive
A large number of people from state system of higher education
this area attended.
scholarships for next year at Ore
gon colleges were announced to
day by the high school relations
committee.
Oregon state college got 52 of
The jury list for the May term the scholarships, 51 went to Ore
of circuit court starting Monday, gon, seven to the Oregon college
May 28 was drawn Monday by of Education, five to Eastern Ore
the county clerk and sheriff of gon College of Education and
fices. Fifteen of the prospective three to the Southern Oregon
are women and the remaining 16 College of Education.
men. As it is the opening day of
Pauline Ulstad and Clarice
a new term, court wil convene at Homes of Ashland high school
ten o’clock, as required by law.
seniors have received scholar
The list includes the following ships to Oregon State College.
from Ashland: Roy M. Spalding, Ninon King of Ashland, who has
Henry C. Galey, Percy Hardy, attended the University of Ore
Arthur E. Peters, Albert C. Joy, gon for one year also received a
scholarship.
Monuments and markers. See
Recital Given By
Two Local Artists
Local Lion Member
Receives High Honor
Three Ashland Girls
Receive Schlarships
Ashland People
on Countv Jury List
Buras Memorials« On the Pissa.
■abeertbe for The Minor today.
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ASHLAND. OREGON,
Court to Select
Service Officer Soon
Jackson county court, acting
in conjunction with the command
ers’ council of county veterans
organizations, has under consid
eration the appointment of a ser
vice officer to serve the needs of
all veterans of the county. Ap
pointment will be made at the
start of the fiscal year, July 1.
Applications, in writing, may
be mailed to the county court. Ap
plicants are asked to give their
qualifications, age, place of re
sidence and to state whether or
not they are veterans.
The successful applicant must
be capable of dealing with fed
eral and state bureaus and must
know the laws as to what bene
fits a soldier is entitled. The sal
ary has not yet been fixed, ac
cording to the court.
Swimming Classes
Will Be Held
Here June 16-30
Buses Will Bring Youngsters
From Medford for Red
Cross Instruction
At a meeting of the Junior Red
Cross committee held recently in
Ashland, it was decided to spon
sor a “Learn to Swim” campaign,
and Robert Dodge, chairman of
the Water Safety committee, an
nounced this week that the course
of instruction, led by a qualified
swimming instructor from the
Red Cross headquarters in San
Francisco, would be held at Twin
Plunges in Ashland, from June
16 to June 30. This will be the
first such course offered in this
county since the summer of 1942,
it was stated. The course is free
to all children of the county, and
only a fee of ten cents per day
will be charged for each pupil to
defray the expenses of the pool.
Each child is asked to pay the
ten cents per day.
Arrangements have been made
for buses to bring children iron
Medford and other county points
for the course in swimming here.
At the meeting of the Lions
d a b Thursday evening, it was
voted to set up a fund to pay the
ten cents a day for those youngs
ters who cannot afford to pay
the fee asked.
Local Girl Hurt in
Boating Accident
Clarice Brantley, 14, was in
jured last Tuesday when she was
thrown from a boat at Imigrant
Lake, the boat running her down
and injuring her legs, when she
became entangled in the propel
ler. Clarice is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs. R. L. Brantley, and is a
student in the ninth grade at
Junior high school. She was with
a party of fellow students who
were boating on the lake.
The party is reported to have
been in a small motor boat, with
Clarice sitting on the front edge
of the boat. She was thrown into
the water when the boat stopped
suddenly. Two bones were brok
en in one ankle and she sustained
severe cuts from the propellor
blades. First aid was applied and
she was brought into the hospi
tal. Along with the injuries, she
suffered severe shock. Her par
ents have been assured that no
permanent injury will be sustain
ed.
Services Held for
Mrs. Ellen Davidson
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MAY 17, 1945
V olume 13, N umber 14
Lions Club Hears Camp White Hospital Hillah Temple to
l’ransfered to Navy
Interesting Talk
The hospital at Camp White Meet in Grants
has
been transferred to the navy,
on Chinese Affairs according
to telegraphic word re Pass and Eugene
World Traveler and Soldier
of Fortune Speaks Tuesday
Evening at Lions Club
Hugh A. Matier, well known
world traveler and soldier of
fortune now a representative of
the Union Oil company, was the
speaker of the evening at the re
gular session of the Lions Club.
Subject of his talk was China,
and as he was thoroughly con
versant with the history of that
nation, he had a very interesting
talk.
Some five generations of Mr.
Matier’s relatives have been ih
China and he himself was born
there. They have been mixed up
in its history for the past several
decades. Mr. Matier himself was
one of the four who started the
Chinese revolution, which result
ed in the present Chinese Repub
lic. Mr. Matier is a friend of
many of the present Chinese lead
ers, including the Soong family,
and others who are leaders in
that country today.
Among other things he has
been interested in was a three
ceived in Medford Thursday
Shrine Ceremonies Will Fea
from Senator Guy Cordon, Sena
ture Two Meeting on May
tor Wayne Morse and Congress
18 and June 16
man Harris Ellsworth.
For many months, the Jackscn
Eugene will be host to the Hii
County Chamber of Commerce lah 'temple nobles on .nay lo,
and other groups have been seek accoruing to an announcement in
ing such a transfer.
I the last issue of the n.eu Fez,
No details of naval plans were . m u a n Tem ple p u b licatio n , in
made public, but it is anticipated Eugene registration will oe hem
that the hospital will have great at tne Osborne Hotel at 2:30 wim
er use under the navy than it has Recorder R. E. Detrick of Ash
had under the army, since the land receiving a large class ol
training divisions left.
novices. The business meeting
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will be held at 4 p.m. at the
hotel and the social hour will be
held at the Eugene Armory an
hour later. At 6 p.m. the tradi
tional feed will be spread for the
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Gragg ar nobles and novices. Following the
rived in Ashland the past week banquet a band concert will open
and Saturday, opened the Twin festivities for the evening witn
Plunges for the summer. The presentation of Sam Steinbaugh
swimming Pool has been closed Illustrious Potentate and distin
since last September and Mr. and guished guests. The ceremonials
Mrs. Gragg have been in Cali of the order will follow during
fornia to spend the winter.
the evening.
In commenting on the opening
Grants Pass will be host to the
Mr. and Mrs. Gragg stated that second meeting on June 16 with
they were installing a new diving Past Potentate Austin Brownell
board of regulation 16 foot length in charge of arrangements. Re
in the deep water pool. The new corder Deitrick will register can
board will be ready for use this didates at the Redwoods Hotel
week. Only the shallower pool at 2:30 and will then adjourn to
has been open this week.
the Josephine county fairgrounds
While the pool was open Satur for the business session, sociel
day, the heavy rain and cold hour and serving of fried chicken.
wind naturally caused most of
the young people who go there
to swim to stay away. The pre
vious days had been warm but
Saturday was quite disagreeable.
Mr. and Mrs. Gragg are living
at Siskiyou Lodge, near the sum
mit of the Siskiyou Mountains,
Evening of Music by Junior
which they purchased last sum
and Senior High Schools
mer. They are repairing the build
Well Attended
ings to make them livable again
As a climax to National Music
after that well known resort had week, the Junior and Senior
been closed for the past four choruses, under the direction of
years. They are planning to br Miss Nora Lunde and the Junior
’ it up to date again.
and Senior high school bands
While in California the pas. under the direction of Irving Mir-
inter both Mr. and Mrs. Gragg ick, entertained a large number
jrked in the Lockheed plant. 1 in the junior high school auditoi-
They plan to spend the yeai ium last Friday evening.
around here however, and art
Among the outstanding num
fixing up the Siskiyou lodge tc bers presented were “My God
that end.
and I” by the Junior high chorus
and “Chloe” by the senior high
chorus. Also notable was the pre
sentation by the combined chor
uses of “The Battle Hymn of the
Republic” with solo parts by
A group of county officials Upton Van Etten. *
and others interested in the pro
N ext on the program was the
posed change in the designation Junior high band, recognized as
of highway 99 as the main inter outstanding, which played sev
regional highway for Oregon eral stirring numbers. This was
left for Portland Sunday and followed by the senior high band
Monday to attend a meeting of with several numbers. The final
the state highway commission event of the evening was the pre
Tuesday. The delegation will pre sentation of the “Crusaders Over-
sent a brief setting forth of rea ature’ ’by the combined bands.
sons and facts why the change The choruses, band and audience
from highway 99 to 97 should not joined in singing Amerca for the
be made.
finale.
Attending from Jackson coun
ty were State Senator Earl T.
Newbry and Rrepresenta t i v e
Frank Van Dyke, Ashland; Ralph
Koozer, Ashland, president of the
No definite announcement can
Pacific Highway associatidn: A. be made yet as to the opening
E. Powell, county commissioner; date of Crater Lake National
Paul Rynning, county engineer; Park this year, E. P. Leavitt,
Herb Gray, president of the Jack- superintendent, state, or as to the
son County Chamber of Com details of operation during the
merce and Clarence A. Meeker, summer. First inquiries of the
season concerning the park are
mayor of Medford.
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beginning to come in.
Opening date of the park de
pends largely upon the amount
of snowfall and the rapidity of its
Services were held Saturday, melting. A party of men, headed
May 12 at the Litwiller Funeral by R. A. Work of the snow sur
Chapel for Howard Calvin Jor vey staff made a trip into the
dan, who died May 10th at the park last week and found six and
Community Hospital. Mr. Jordan one-half feet of snow remains
had lived at 558 Holly for a num at the park headquarters and
ber of years and was ill but a nine feet at the rim, Work stated.
The snow has been going out rap
short time.
Mr. Jordan was born Novem idly, Work said, but he consider
ber 13, 1860 at Aaronsburg, Penn ed conditions to be about normal.
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sylvania. He had made his home
with his son, Lt. Col. Harold
Jordan for many years and lived
with the family in the Philip
pines for eleven years. He has
Funeral services were held for
been in Ashland for the past nine Mrs. Mattie Ingraham o f 4 9
years. Mr. Jordan was a member Fourth street, who died last Wed
of the IOOF lodge at Rocky Ford, nesday. Dr. George Bruce brougb
Colo., and had received his 50 the message of consolation and
year jewel several years ago. In the Litwiller Funeral Chapel w.
terment was made in the Moun in charge of arrangements at the
tain View cemetery with the IO Mountain View cemetery, whe>e
OF in charge of the graveside ser interment was made.
Mrs. Ingraham was bom OcV
vice with Elder V. A. Chilson in
charge. Members of the local ber 3, 1853 at Memphis, Tenn. She
IOOF acted as pallbearers.
has been a resident of Ashland
Mr. Jordan is survived by his for the past 12 years. Mr. Ingr^
son Lt. Col Jordan now at Atlan ham died April 4, 1944. Surviving
ta, Georgia, a daughter, Mrs. G. Mrs. Ingraham are two daught
A. Walton of Winfield, Kansas, ers, Rlrs. F. L. Nutter of Ashlind
and several grandchildren.
I and Mrs. Velma Newman of Lin
coln, Neb. and several grand and
Twin Plunges
Opened Saturday
Many Enjoy High
School Music
Recital Friday
HUGH A. MATIER
year term in the Egyptian army,
in the Corps of Engineers, where
he was in charge of the building
of many of the military roads in
Africa and was also in the Fren
ch Corps of engineers, and was in
on the building of railroads and
highways in the French North
African empire. He was the engi
neer who opened the Persian Oil
fields to exploitation by Ameri
can capital.
In Mr. Matier’s Talk Tuesday
evening, his subject was the his
tory of present day China and he
sketched in the backgr o u n d
enough to give a complete history
of what is happening in that
country at present. He also
brought in the part the Japs are
playing in the war in China.
Those who attended were very
much interested in his talk.
Accompanying Mr. M a t i e r
were H. E. Garner, area manager
of the Union Oil Company and
C. E. Weed, local manager, both
of Medford.
In the business session Presi
dent Dick Trites appointed Herb
Huston, Harold Merrill and Phe-
land Benford, and with himself
and secretary A. L. Snider, will
make up the delegation to the
annual district conference, a
place and date to be set soon.
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CC Banquet Next
Thursday Evening
Services were held Saturday,
May 12 at the Litwiller Funeral
Chapel for Mrs. Ellen Marie
Davidson, who died suddenly
May 7, at her home at 866 Blaine
street. Interment was made in the
Mountain View cemetery. Mrs.
Davidson had come to Ashland
about five months ago with her
daughter Mrs. Cora Mosser. While
she was an invalid she was able
to get about the house.
Mrs. Davidson was born Nov
ember 15, 1859 at Eu Claire, Wis.
She is survived by sons and
daughters as follows:
Mrs. Cora Mosser, Ashland; W.
A. Davidson, Grand Island, Neb.;
Mrs. Miriam Mathers, Conrad,
Montana; Mrs. Bert Riner and
Mrs. I. D. Newman of Bremerton,
Wash.; Mrs. A. M. Harris, Lincoln
Nebraska; Mrs. R. D. Teel, San
Diego, Calfornia; Mrs. R. W.
Theford, Redding, California; Roy
P. Davidson, Washtuncna, Wn.;
Paul G., of San Francisco, Roll D.
Plans for the annual Chamber
of Commerce banquet are matur
ing and all is in readiness for the
annual affair, it was learned Wed
nesday morning. The banquet
will be held in the dining room
of the Elk’s temple ladies of the
Bellview Grange serving the ban
quet. Tickets have been on sale,
and it is reported a large number
have bought tickets.
The program is especially in
teresting, with the governor of
Oregon listed as the main speak
er of the evening. From Harold
Merrill, in charge of the program
the following program has been
tentatively set:
Guest speaker, Gov. Earl Snell
and other speakers Mayor Wiley
and Earl Newbry, president of
the local Chamber. Music will be
by the Bellview Hillbillyettes.
Roland Parks will be toastmaster
for the evening. Sereval outside
guests are expected from Grants
Pass, Klamath Falls, Medford
of North Platt, Nebraska.
and Yreka.
Officials Attend
Highway Meeting
Amount of Snow Will
Set Park Open Date
Services Saturday
for Howard Jordan
Srvices
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Mrs. Ingraham Fri.
B s patriotic. Buy War Bonds great grand children.