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About Southern Oregon miner. (Ashland, Or.) 1935-1946 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1945)
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER, THURSDAY, MAY j i , 1945 Main St. Road, Ph. 3236, Rt. 1 BM 507. Woman Association of Presby terian Church, Mrs. Eva Frost, 364 Vista St. Meets every Thurs day. Past Noble Grands, Mrs. Win. Myer, 259 High St.. Ph. 8911 Wesleyan Guild, Method i s t Church Voda Brower, 216 Cen tral St., Ph. 5631. SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Published Every Thursday at 187 Main Street, Ashland. Oregon Carryl H. & Marion C. Wines, Editors-Publishers Sintered as second-class mall matter In the post office at Ash land, Oregon, February 15, 1935, under the act of C ongress of March 3, 1870. V— Oregon Traffic Vol ume Higher in 1944 —i —i ’ the child-bearing ages make it important the chest X-rays for expectant mothers be considered a necessity. The fact that the age More men than women have group among men is that, of the tuberculosis and the greatest workers in our industries, points number of people having tuber to the need for stressing the Chest culosis are between the ages of X-ray Surveys in our industrial 30 and 59, according to a report plants. “And,” says Mrs. Dunbar, “find from the Oregon State Depart ing cases of tuberculosis during ment of Health Vital Statistics the important years of the life of Bureau. The report shows that from our people, shows us clearly that January 1 to May 1, 1945. there we must provide proper hospital were 193 new cases of tubercul ization facilities for the care of osis reported in Oregon. Of these, these people and that parents of 81 were women and 112 were young children be separated from contact with the children, thus men. Of the 81 women, the largest the chain of infection may be number of cases (49) were in the broken and children prevented age group of 15 to 34. Among from breaking down with tuber the men, 72 of the 112 cases were culosis when they reach the same important age in their lives.’’ between the ages of 30 and 59. Such figures, say Mr. Saidie Orr Dunbar, Executive Secretary Copco Reduces Rates of the Oregon Tuberculosis Asso ciation, point to the need for at Crescent City, Cal. Crescent City, May 21.—Short stressing certain aspects of the ly after June 1 electric users in tuberculosis work in this state. First, she says, the fact that the Crescent City and surrounding cases among females are found in Del Norte County will receive substantial reductions in their electric rates as a result of the purchase of the electric proper ties serving that area by The California Oregon Power Com pany. The rate reduction is being ‘you can depend on’ made in order that electric rates in Crescent City and Del Norte County conform with the lower • Automobile rates effective in the other terri tories served by The California • Fire Oregon Pow’er Company. These rates, which officials of that com pany say are among the lowest in the nation, will reduce the elec trie bills of customers in this ter ON THE PLAZA ritory from 26 to 60 per cent, de pending upon the amount of elec tricity used. The California Oregon Power NEW MATTRESSES Company is acquiring these pro FACTORY TO YOU perties from the Public Utilities OLD MATTRESSES MADE California Corporation of San LIKE NEW Francisco. The company announced plans NEW BOX SPRINGS also for an extensive construction WHILE THEY LAST program calling for the building of a transmission line connecting REED’S Crescent City with the California Oregon power system and ex MATTRESS CO. tending service to other commun 93 N. Main Ph. 6271 ities in Del Norte county. Appli cation has been made to the War Ashland, Oregon Production Board for permission to carry out this program. Electricity for Crescent City is presently supplied by a diesel plant located in that city. The construction of the new trans mission line will result in better service and will assure adequate power for the fullest develop ment of that area. It will also make electric service available to the communities of Smith River, Fort Dick, Idlewild and Gasquet, Fires resulting from as well as almost two hundred windstorm, explosion & farms, summer homes and auto other perils are not cov camps not now being served. T-B Association Releases Figures Insurance Burns Agency drivers to pay more attention to the job of driving." Traffic volume figures in Ore gon are compiled by automatic traffic recorders, operated by the traffic engineering division of the state highway department. A state-wide committee will be organized to direct activity in all phases of accident prevention throughout the state. It is plann The average daily volume of traffic on Oregon highways in 1944 was slightly higher than in 1943, hccording to Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, who an nounced today that the traffic volume so far this year also is slightly higher than in the pre people, already heading organiz vious year. ed groups. The average volume in 1944 [ For knitting Miss Gertrude En ranged from 3,520 vehicles in i gle, 534 Siskiyou Blvd, Phone ! January to a high of 5,850 in 2-1661 September. In 1943, the average Sewing units and their chair daily volume ranged from 3,300 men Red Cross Sewing Group, vehicles in January, to a high of Mrs. Paul Finnell, 108 Nob Hill, 5,593 in July. Ph. 3451 For the first quarter of 1945, First Methodist Church, Mrs. the average daily volume showed Walter Redford, 427 Palm St. Ph. an increase of nearly 13 per cent 3176. Meets every Tuesday at over the same period of 1944. These figures indicate, Farrell Church. Christian Church Unit, Mrs. T. said, that there is need for in H. Pettet, 502 Fairview St., Ph. creased care in driving to avoid accidents. 8944. "The danger of vehicles being Bellview Extension, Mrs. Rob involved in accidents is, of course ert Rosenbaum, 937 Oak St., Ph greater in heavy volumes of traf 5466. fic," he said. “The fact that traf Dorcas Aid Society, Mrs. Mans fic volume in Oregon is on the field, Alida St., Ph. 6661 Seventh increase is sufficient reason for Day Adventist. Alpha Club O. E. S. Mrs. George Spencer, 691 Oak St., Ph. 3467. A. F. W. Club, Mrs. W. M. Barber, DR. E. N. TERRILL 172 Skidmore St., Ph. 2-1671. Chapter A C P .E . O. Mrs. Mem Chiropractic Physician Provost, 99 Union St., Ph. 3931 V. F. W. Auxiliary Club, Mrs. In tha Non-Con Iva Blackwell, Columbia Hotel, Specializing fining Treatment of Ph. 2-1131. Hemorrhoids (Pile«) Civic Improvement Club, Mrs. Office Phone 4371 R. I. Flaharty, 107 Fork St. Ph. 4281. Lithia Hotel Building Trinity Guild, Ep i s c o p a 1 Ashland. Oregon Church, Mrs. Clyde Young, 1064 Ashland St. Ph. 7977. Home Economic Club, Bellview » ♦ * ♦ ♦ • ♦ » « - » ♦ « « ( Grange, Mrs. Wade Wallis, East Starting Sunday for a thro« day program at the Vanity, starring Judy Garland in "Moat Ma in St. Louis" with Margaret O’Brian, and Mary Aster. The film is in beautiful Technicolor. ed to have exhibits, demonstra tions .window displays und other activities in cities throughout the stutc. The purpose of Oregon Safety Week is to cull the public's at tention to the need for safety ac tivities, the nature of the activi ties in existence und the need for public support of thi.se mea sures. “Your Friendly Grocer” Always a Good Supply of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Where Your Trade is Appreciated PLAZA GROCERY Mr. and Mrs. Hays I t ’s a Treat When You Eat, and Find • • • • SUPERIOR FOOD NICE SERVICE PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE FAIR PRICES A shland C afe In Ashland Hotel Building Open 6 a.m to 10 pm Except Sundays w A Complete Covering ered by your insurance policy. Unless you have your fire policy extend ed to cover such dangers —you’ll have to stand such loss yourself. Ask this agency to add Extended Coverage to your fire insurance now. 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