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TALENT NEWS
TALENT, May 16, 1945 Perry
Skeeters of Prospect spent the
week end in Talent visiting re
latives.
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Mr. and Mrs. Simeon G riffith
have sold their appart ni e n t
house on the old Pacific highway
to Mr. and Mrs. Jam es Purdue.
Mr. G riffith has purchased a
ranch near Hornbrook, California
and plan on m aking th at their
fu tu re home. The G riffiths have
been residents of the Talent dis
trict for several years and will be
missed by their friends and neigh
bors.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Coats of
Phoenix were calling in Talent
Sunday morning.
Miss May Dry returned to her
home Friday after undergoing an
appendicitis operation in the com
m um ty hospital in Ashland.
Roland Parks of A shland visit
ed his parents Mr. and Mrs. R.
F. Parks, Saturday.
Mr. and MVs. W ayne Cowdrey
sold their property, one west
of Talent school to Mr. and Mrs
Ivan Conner of W ashington.
Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Tillford
of Prospect were business callers
here Saturday afternoon.
W arren B arr of Prospect a for
m er employee of the Skeeters log
ging outfit left W ednesday even
ing for Alaska to w ork in the
logging industry .
Mrs. Donald W alden was a
M edford shopper W ednes d a y
afternoon.
Mrs. Belle Skeeters spent last
week in A shland at the Livings
ton home on Lincoln Street.
Mr. Jackson Owens and fam ily
have purchased a home near the
M ethodist Church. Mr. Owens is
employed a t the T alent saw mill.
According to principal Roy
P a rr of Talent plans are being
made to light the athletic field
w ith w ork to sta rt soon. The job
is being sponsored by m em bers
of the student body who have
ra ile d about one hulf of the
am ount necessary through popu
lar suuscnpuons. tn e neiu will
oe Ugh lea oy -to.uuu w atts on six
poles will oe used lor sixinan
lootoall, soltoail and other m gnt
tune activities. The sight w in oe
leveled and will he 11 possioie
ready lor use next tall, it is the
tirst six-m an lootoall n eiu 111 the
county or state to oe lighted.
m is . Boya Ham ilton 01 me A p
plegate country spent last Weu-
nesuay visiting m is . C hañes
okeeters.
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gency farm labor, rural traffic
hazards and general farm safety.
On Sundays, over station KEX,
The Portland Traffic Safety Com
mission and the Oregon Safety
Association are sponsoring the
broadcast of a series of 12 tra n
scriptions, featuring the music of
a group of negro singers and a
short safety message by Paul
Jones, director of publicity for
the National Safety Council.
These broadcasts are aired S u n
days at 9:55 p.m.
Safety Broadcasts .. .. Pfc. Donald Reed
in South Germany
made by State
Two new regularly scheduled
saltey broadcasts are being aired
over Oregon radio stations, ac
cording to Robert S. Farrell, se
cretary of state. The safety divi
sion of his office is cooperating
in one of the broadcasts while the
other, a national program , is spoil
sored by Portland bafety agen
cies.
A weekly program on farm and
ru ral safety goes on the air each
Tuesday during the farm hour
beginning at 12:15, over station
KALE. This program features in
form ation on safety in connec
tion w ith transportation of emer-
LITHIA
NOW PLAYING
Thru Saturday
With the 100th Division of Sev
enth Army in G erm any.—Pfc
Donald E. Reed of Rt. 1 Ashland
Oregon has recently been assign
ed to the 397th Infantry of the
100th Infantry Division and is
now serving w ith that organiza
tion on the Seventh Arm y front
in southern Germany.
With his new assignm ent he
has become a m em ber of the
famous “C entury” Division, com
m anded by Major G eneral W ith
ers A. Burress of Richmond, Va.
The 100th entered com bat in
November and cracked the pro
posed G erm an w inter defensive
line in the Vosges M ountains
after only two weeks front line
experience. It th e n followed
through to open up the key Saales
Pass leading to the A lsatian Plain
and Strasbourg.
Later, at the strongest point in
the entire Maginot Line, the area
around the town of Bitche, the
C entury Division pounded G er
m an troops in famous Fort Schies-
seck for a full week and finally
captured the Hbavy fortifications
only to be forced to give them up
again w hen the G erm an counter
attack ir> Belgium caused a re
grouping of Allied forces.
Three m onths later, after the
100th had earned a special com
m endation from the S ixth Army
Group Commander, Lt. Gen.
Jacob L. Devers, for w ithstand
ing the m ajor b ru n t of the Nazi
NEW
COLORFUL
Ends Sat. Nite
Woven
Rugs
$2.95
for the Rag Rug
Style
To
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$10.95
STABTEflBB
STARTS SUNDAY
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for 3 Days
Budget Hearing
Set for June 8*h
A public hearing on the Jack-
son county budget for the 1945-
1946 tax year, starting July, will
be held Friday, June 8, starting
at 10 a.m. in the court house audi
torium. This date was fixed fol
lowing the formal certification
and signing of the budget at a
budget com m ittee m eeting last
Friday
The budget provides for the
raising of $366,841.05 by tax levy.
This is $16,718.77 less than for
the current tax year , totaling
$383,560.28.
Due to w ar conditions road
building is lim ited in the 1945-46
budget. County officer salaries
are increased, w here ordered by
legislative action at the last ses
sion. Pay in the county health
departm ent is increased modestly
also in the district attorney’s of
fice and juvenile departm ent.
County offices and departm ents
are given operating funds the
same as this tax year.
The budget was completed in
a week, som ething of a record
for this county. The budget com
m ittee was composed of the coun
ty court m em bers and Ben H ard
er, Medford, W. W. Robison, Ash
land, and A rnold Bohnert, Cen
tral Point.
A shland H igh,track team plac
ed fourth in the state track and
field m eet held in Corvallis Sat
urday, w ith Jefferson high of
Portland first, G rants of Portland
second and K lam ath Falls third.
Forty-four schools, including
233 athletes, took p a rt in the
meet, w ith 33 schools scoring
points.
Gandee placed second in the
100 yard and 220 yard dashes, be
ing defeated by only inches in
the 100 yard dash and by a stride
in the 220 event. Edmundson, of
Corvallis, was the w inner in both
of these events.
Fullerton placed secohd in the
mile, b u t was unable to run the
half-m ile because of a badly
sprained leg. He recorded the
fastest tim e in the state in the
half mile a t the district m eet in
Medford.
Tison placed fifth in the quali
fying round Friday, but failed to
place Saturday. M erriman, who
was expected to score a second in
the 440 yard event, suffered ill
effects from the trip north and
failed to qualify.
By VIRGINIA LUTZ
Ladies New
Summer Hats
Bags - Gloves
Leather Bag
$2.00 plus tax
In honor of V-E Day, Reverend
Shum an from the Presbyterian
church spoke in assembly Friday.
Mr. Rogers spoke to the 9th
grade classes Tuesday morning
on w hat subjects could be taken
in their Sophomore Year in high
school.
The paper drive was a real
success w ith Junior High again
the champions. We were closely
followed by the W ashington and
Lincoln schools.
O ur band plays T hursday in
the contest in Medford, leaving
at noon and staying for the con
cert in the evening. Both G rants
Pass and M edford are entering
only high school bands.
Gloves to Match
$1.10 pr.
G r a d u a t io n 7 dme
Weitzel’s
GRADUATION CARDS 5c & 10c
MATINEE
SATURDAY
CONTINUOUS
SHOWS SUNDAY
Friday those that brought over trustee.
Mrs. George G erlinger of P o rt
«uu pounaa ol paper lu scnoui
win ue excused,
land, national comm itteewomun
of the GOP party from Oregon,
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organized the new group here
May 5th.
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iam e iu u ic e m e t ii u n it .e l a u u t llig
ute in at two weens ui me uiuki
eiupiiaasis
p iu g ia m
plus
J.V .W .Store
A the
World
of Suitable Gifts for
“on
Plaza”
Boys and Girls
“Murder in the
Blue Room”
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Secretary ui ouue u u u e n o. r a t
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rell's office serves us neiu ugeut
lor Ctuei flurry ivi. is lies, t u n -
luna, siaie cooruinulor lor lue
program.
o u tin g the first two weeks ol
the program , winch siu n e u <npiu
15 an a continues nil June 1, siaie
county and city trutnc uniceia
checked J,261 cars, u i tnai num
ber, brakes on 491 venicies w en
found inadequate, ’th e percent
age of inudequule brukes lor tn e
lu s t two weens ol lue cumpaign
is slightly higher thun that re
ported for cars checked auruig
the first week alone, when the
percentage of inadequate brakes
was two points lower.
Cities reporting during the first
two weeks of the brake check
included Grunts Pass, Ashland,
K lam ath Falls, Bend, Eugene,
Salem, Albany, Astoria, Portland,
Corvallis, Hillsboro, Tillamook,
and Newberg.
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WALLPAPER
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NO PASTI! NO TOOLS! NO MUSSI
Q uirk! Easy! Anyone ran do il! Cora
right over wallpaper or palnlrd sur
face«. Urie* in 20 m inulra Guar
anteed Io slick, or
your money hark!
Oodlraof gorgeous
paltern«..all fade-
proof, washable,
atyle-trsled. See
J lin t M M I
them today.
GOP Women Form
Organization Here
Mrs. Will Dodge was elected
president of the “Council of R e -,
publican Women, Inc.," first or- j
ganization of republican women
in Ashland. Assisting Mrs. Dodge
will be Mrs. J. L. Grubb, vice- j
president; Mrs. H. C. Galey, sec- j
retary; Mrs. Bert Freem an, treas
urer and Mrs. A rthur M. Peters,
m u u loen
Marshal! - Wells
“on the Plaza”
T W IN
PLU N G ES
Now
( Open
Swim for health and fun . . . at Ashland’
beautiful “two-poof swim center. Now
spic and span for the 1945 season.
OPEN DAILY 1-10 p.m.
Special rates to
parties of 25 or
more if sponsored
by recognized
organization
Junior Hi Motes
for the large Oval
Woven Style
S U N DAY
January Counteroffensive on the
Seventh Army front, the division
again attacked Bitche and is su r
rounding fortifications. This time
the famous fortress city fell be
fore the smashing attack —the
first time the citadel had ever
oven taken in its 200 yeur history
Following the cupture of Uit-
che, the 100th went through the
Siegfried Line, and m ade a two-
day 100-mile dash across the P al
atine area to the Rhine River and
Budwigshaven. Crossing the fam
ous G erm an river, the 100th a-
gain took up the chase and, after
the most bitter, fanatical fight
the Germans have made on their
home soil, captured the key rail
and comm unication center of 100-
000 population at Heilbronn. It is
now helping to drive the G er
mans back through the Bavaria
in southern Germany.
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New regulation
16-ft. diving board
just installed
Picnic Tables
and Barbecue
No increase in
prices
Mr. & Mrs. Owen
C. G ragg
Twin Plunges
2 Blocks Below Lithia Hotel . . . Between First Street and Pioneer
BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME WITH
PLANTS AND SHRUBS
• Evergreens of all kinds
Annuals include . . .
• Pansies
• Petunias
• Snapdragons
• Lobelia
Victory Garden Suppies . . .
• Cabbage
• Tomato
• Pepper
Shrubs of Many Kinds . . .
GRU
GARDENS
271 Morton Street