S O U T H E R N O R E G O N M IN E R , T H U R S D A Y , JU L Y j , shepherding displaced nationals, vitiea, summed up in the Report, rounding up former members of have been the cstublismneui of the Nazi party, and controlling 1 more than 400 schools for train an outlet ot me "Cordon Sam- ing young men desiring to take taire” on the Rhine River. Published Every T hursday at 167 Main S treet, Ashland, Oregon aviation cudct course«; the re In position on the west side of By Ruth Taylor cruitment of men for tlie Nuvul W ashington, D. C., Ju n e 14__ Air corps, ground crews tor die the Rhine during the elimination One thing that strikes me most Carryl H. & Marion C. Wines, Editors-Publishers forcible these days is a new clari ot the Ruhr Poeket, the gun crews The I Iks made their "m port io Army Air Corps, and volunteers fication of conscience. People are of the 529th's eight-picn howitz the Nution" today, presenting a for the Army Corps of Engineers Entered as second-class m ail m a tte r In the post office at Ash accepting their personal respon- er« occupied their time by soften published resume of the Order’s and tlie Navy Nealwes; me eva land, Oregon, F ebruary 15, 1935, under the act of Congress J sibilities, Americans won't stand ing up the entrapped Germans comprehensive war activities to cuation of children from war of M arch 3, 1879. for being pushed around - but for the advancing American in President Truman, to the Secre zones; the collection of books for taries of Wur and the Nuvy and the Merchant Marine; the recruit ! neither do they want to do the fantry. Controlling the outlet of the to members of Congress. ment of nurses for Veterans Hos pushing. They are standing on The activities reviewed in the pitals, and the establishment of T H E N E E D FOR S W IM M IN G LESSONS J their own two feet and thinking “Cordon Samtaire" on the Rhine was one of the firs t duties of the report represent a total expendi Elks Fraternal Centers to provide Another successful swim m ing campaign came to a close last week, for themselves. battalion- Dusting displaced per- ture of $1,300,000, according to meals, relaxation, and overnight The other day there came to under the direction o f the Red Cross, here in Ashland and Medford. Vi e my desk a little pamphlet called son> with DDT powder was a the Elks War Commission, which accomodations for those in the have been assured that it was successful, and here at Ashland the figures "Ten Commandments For Inves long way from ramming the conducts the fraternity’s war pro armed services. grams. o f attendance would tend to prove the assertion. Something like 196 tors”. What does that have to do breeches of their guns with anoth The Report tells how The Elks er type of powder that would A special delegation of Elks were registered and the daily attendance was in the 140s. That is a lot with democracy? It has a lot to throw a 200-pound projectile a- headed by Dr. Robert South Bar War Commission io cooperation do with it - as any one who has with the subordinate lodges have o f youngsters to teach swimming, many o f them only beginners, others ever tried to run even a peanut cross the Rhine with a few thou rett, Grand Exulted Ruler, made promoted letter writing to mem somewhat more advanced, but very few o f them what m ight be termed stand knows. Of course, the men sand yards to spare. Now that the the presentation. In the group bers in the services, und have war had finished, the next re were the Chairman and members with ideas could wait until they sent gift boxes and supplies of as accomplished swimmers. made enough to set up in busi quirement on the 529th's varied of the Elks War Commission and cigarettes und tobacco overseas. As fine as the course o f instruction is, it seems to us that it is far too ness for themselves - but who curriculum was to scour the area members of the Board of Grand Elks are providing entertain for members of the Nazi party Trustees. incomplete. A two-weeks hurried up course o f instruction fo r 100 ch ild should live that long? ment to more than 150,000 con who w'ere known to be traveling In accepting the Report to the And, while we are on the sub ren, w ith a half hour devoted to each group, can hardly be called a under an assumed name and with valescent veterans in hospitals Nation, President Truman prais ject - what is an investor? Or, complete swim m ing course. It may give the child the fundamentals so perhaps I should say, who isn’t forged credentials. For this func ed the war accomplishments of throughout the nation, the report that they can get a start and try to pick up by themselves fu rth e r pro- an investor? We invest when we tion, the battalion's S-2 section the Elks as "a record of which points out. Yet another activity buy a home, when we hold life took over; the Kreisleiter of Col the Order of Elks und the whole has been the aid given to inter fiency in swimming. nees recently released from Jap insurance, when we deposit our ogne, Alfons Schaller, known to nation can be proud." The real need is fo r a swim m ing poo, in the high school, w ith a com precious cash in banks - and many Germans as the "Hangman” Among some of the many acti- cumps in the Philippines. pulsory course, all able-bodied children required to pass a set standard when we buy War Bonds. We was soon apprehended. With the Kreisleiter were two less impoit- in swimming. C redit could be given in school, or the w ork could be a are investors in the future. We ant Nazi officials, but of no less are but part of the whole. We part o f their physical education course, and be a part of the regular are stockholders in America, In- importance when the subject was the perpetration of the Nazi doc curriculum . , corporated. trines. Here is what impressed me in The Ashland high school has no adequate gymnasium, at the senior Along with the apprehension of the pamphlet. First of all, it came high school, but post war plans are in the picture fo r such a gymnasium. out into the open. It frankly re the various Nazis, displaced per W e hope it includes a swim m ing pool. presented Investors. It didn’t at sons began to fill the 529th’s three tempt to finagle and conceal its D. P. camps. Two of the enclo ★ ★ "A purpose under flowery terms. It sures hold 4,000 Russian nationals ' was aboveboard about its aims. and the third hold 2,500 Polish O U R FIRST CLASS POST OFFICE 1 It was the code - written by a nationals. Each camp discharges Ashland was given the news last week o f the boosting o f the post business man and a lawyer - of small groups each day for repa o ffice to a firs t class rating. Maybe many o f our readers do not realize an organization of investors, or triation to the respective home land. the significance o f such a move, but it is a healthy sign. A careful ganized just as workingmen, far- On one of the first convoys to j mers, business groups, are, to re scrutiny o f the figures as released last week, indicate that Ashland has present their interests and to est make a direct crossing from the LADIES enjoyed a steady grow th in population, fo r one o f the best barometers ablish the collective bargaining United States to France, the 529th landed at Le Havre on the 11th power of small investors. o f business and population in any tow n is the stamp sales at the post But, instead of presenting a of March, and was immediately office. I t is a sure method o f telling whether a tow n is progressing or series of claims, or a bill of rights assigned to the Fifteenth Army. slipping backward. it present ten commandments for Sidelights on the 529th’s num Sizes 12 -14 -16 -18 W hile the fa c t that the post office was raised to firs t class, w ill make investors. Not what they demand erous problems would have to in ed of others, but what they de clude the transaction of business very little difference to the post o ffice service, or employees, it gives manded of themselves. They as with persons speaking a total of New certain prestige to a tow n to be classed in the firs t rank. sumed responsibilities and listed twenty languages. It is only through the medium of the en them, together with their own There is no doubt that Ashland is grow ing steadily, and when the aims. emy’s tongue, German, that a con war comes to a cljse, and building materials are again available, this That is what I call democratic versation can be carried on with c ity w ill see a huge increase in homes and business buildings, that w ill procedure. I’m opposed to pres members of the 529th and the increase the towns population and business even more. As we see it, it sure groups as such - but I’m all numerous countries represented ovely Colors all comes as a part o f the industrial expansion o f the Pacific N orthw est, for those who try fairly to sell as no interpreters have been as their fellow citizens on the right signed to assist the battalion in and one that means a better tow n fo r Ashland. ness of their cause. Pressure is its functions. The announcement that three more lumber and processing mills are un-American. Selling is democra Members of this battalion in tic. Americans don’t coerce. They clude: Sgt. Oscar F. Silver Jr planning to locate here is encouraging. N o doubt there w ill be others. try to convince. And if they lose, of 329 Beach St. Ashland. they get up and try again. sed by the last session of the New Closing Hours As we hold as our legislature setting the hours of basic Americans, thesis that the good of the For County Offices business for counties with popu majority is the good of Plus tax all - with New Saturday closing hours lations less than 200,000. due protection to all minorities; DRY are now in effect for the county As set by the law, courthouse courthouse, it was stated by offices wjll be open from 8 a.m. that all men a ir entitled to equal Judge J. B. Coleman, with 12 Until 5 p.m. on all judicial days treatment and to equal responsi noon being the closing time in except for offices with but one bility. As Americans we cannot stead of 1 p.m. The new closing! employee or assistana, which of have one without the other As 52 x 5 2 ........................................$1.75 time is in accord with a law pas fices may close for the noon hour. Americans we are entitled to both. SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Democratic Proceedure Elks War Work Given iii Report of eui this week STRUTER CLOTH SLACKS $5.95 Dickies and Bows $1.00 to $2.95 JERSEY BLOUSES ( S3 .95 to $5.95 White Leather Zipper Bags. $2.00 SLABS Colorful Printed Table Cloths 48 x 5 0 .......................................$1.29 FREE PHOTOS MAILED FREE by AIR MAIL To Any Service j*?- ' i Man Overseas! Sgt. Oscar Silver with 15th Army in Germany With The Fifteenth United States Army in Germany—Its big howitzers quieted with the com ing of peace in Europe, the 529th Field Artillery Battalion of the XXII Corps is now on occupation al duty as part of Lieutenant General Leonard T. Gerow’s Fif teenth U. S. Army. Filling a multi-purposed posi tion in an area thirty miles in length and ten miles in width, the battalion divides its attention between guarding road junctions, PHONE 5751 GUNTER FUEL CO. ! 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