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.
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Oregon Traffic Vol­
ume Higher in 1944
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’ 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
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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
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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.
Billings Agency
REAL INSURANCE
Phone 8781
41 East Main
Red Cross Home
Service Unit Active
Mrs. Sam McNair, Chairman,
of the Home Service Unit of the
Ashland branch of the American
Red Cross reports a very active
program of knitting and sewing.
195 finished garments were
completed for hospital use ^lur­
ing the month of April.
357 hours were spent in sewing
and 480 hours in knitting.
If any organization or group
would like to participate in this
program may call Mrs. Sam Mc­
Nair, Phone 8361. Anyone wish­
ing to help in this fine work may
contact any one of the following
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EVERYBODY CAN FIND . . .
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vitamins sections at Western Thrift Store in Med­
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Finds Medford’s Lowest Prices
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Finds Medford’s Largest Variety
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30 North Central
Phone Medford 3874
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