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About Southern Oregon miner. (Ashland, Or.) 1935-1946 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1945)
SO UTHERN OREGON MINER. THURSDAY. JULY ■ ». 194 t thing for Uncle Samuel to pay for, and not them. We could have 10 cent stickers for the local playground and leap frog projects—and work on up to the 25 buck sticker for bigger things like AAA, etc. And when the windshield was plastered and would hold no more, we could relax and know the worst was over—until next year. Yours with the low down, JO SERRA SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Published E very Thursday at Hi 7 M ain S treet, Ashland, Oregon Carryl H. & Marion C. Wines, Editors-Publishers E ntered as second-class m ail m a tte r in the post office a t A sh land, Oregon, F ebruary IS, 1335, under the a c t of Congress of M arch 3, 1373. MORE D ROW NIN GS THIS WEEK This section was the scene of three drowning this week, following closely on the heels of the one on the Fourth ot July, when a talent youth was the victim of a drowning accident at Emigrant dam. 1 he four losses again brings out into sharp focus the need tor youngsters to take swimming lessons. Three ot the tour drowning victims were young sters, and w hile we do not know for certain, it it likely that they did not know how to swim very well. In Jackson county a couple of weeks ago, was completed the Red Cross Swimming lessons. Several hundred youngsters took part in the lessons here at Ashland and at Medford. Most of them were beginners, and a few were familiar with the basic ideas of swimming, but were attem pting to obtain more proficiency in the art of swimming. It these lessons could be given to many more, and better yet, if they could be given for a longer time, so that the swimmers could really get to be good swimmers, how much better it would be, and how' many lives would be saved each summer. * * * • MARY AN D JO H N A N D DR. BLANK There is an intangible something in the practice of medicine in the United States by private doctors, that will never be found in socialized medical systems where the personal element between doctor and patient is lost. Commenting on the recent death of two prominent doctors in farm communities in Oregon, the Portland Oregonian said: The bond of in timacy and dependence that is forged between a community and the family doctor who serves it through the years, it a precious thing. Such a doctor attends the ill of town and countryside with patience, kindness and skill. When the nation losses one of the truly old-time family 'physicians, it has lost an institution. The ranks ot these great Americans grow thinner. Only if you become a number under a state-controlled medical system will you realize what you have lost in the intimacy of a relationship that could have existed only between Mary and John and Dr. Blank. ★ ★ ★ IS YOUR SELF-RESPECT W O R TH A N Y TH IN G ? Are you willing to help win the war against Japan? Naturally you will say yes. There are two outstanding things those of us who are pri vileged to remain at home can do to aid our fighting forces. First, we can work to the limit of our strength and ability, without interruption; second, we can deny ourselves luxuries in order to buy the war bonds necessary to give our fighting men every ounce of equipment and food they need. While millions of men are facing death and foregoing the pleasures of home and family life, every mother’s son of us should put every dollar we can into financing this war, so that by the sheer weight of the equip ment we throw into it we will bring it to a conclusion at the earliest possible moment, thereby saving the lives of countless loved ones. A fter all, this is our war; our boys are the ones on the firing line; our homes are the ones being saved. How much would your life or property be worth if the Japanese army and navy had not been held at bay, and were not eventually demolished? Don’t think that in buy ing war bonds you are in some manner doing someone else a favor; you are the one who is really favored by having an opportunity to buy them. Think what it means to the boys at the front to know that the necessary money is given willingly to back them up. All war loans necessary to knock out the Japs must go over the top with a bang. American bullets and American money are the most dis couraging things they can face today. Why should we hesitate about buying that extra bond when the boy with a rifle hits the beachheads without question, not knowing at what moment he may be blown to bits or blinded or crippled for life— and then we quibble about loaning $25 or $100 to buy more supplies for him. There is only one answer if you wish to keep your self-respect. LA«roand (AiUALTY DRY ä SLABS / i ERVKEJ Come in. let us explain PHONE 5751 J. F. Emmett GUNTER FUEL CO. 167 East Main Street Phone 8561 For Better Flavor & Satisfying Goodness ASK FOR MT ASHLAND Butter & Creamed Cottage Cheese A t Ashland Groceries and Markets ASHLAND CREAM ERY W h at is m ade in A shland, m akes A shland LOCAL MAN HONORED Ix-w H. Hanaen, former well known citizen of Ashland, re cently wus elected department commander of the Sons of Un ion Veteran« of the Civil War for the state of Oregon. Below the picture In Sunday’» Register-Guard, the caption tells the residence of the Ban- sens Is at 1337 Hllyard street, Eugene, Oregon. i t ’s a Treat When You Eat, and Find • SU PER IO R FOOD • N ICE SERV ICE • PLEA SA N T ATM OSPHERE Back by popular demand, starti ng Thursday at the Lithia is Rod dy McDowell in "My Friend Flic ka". Also on the same double header bill is Paul Kelly in "Grissley's Millions." with Virginia Grey. The program ends Saturday night. The Lessons of War By Ruth Taylor What has the war taught you? Has the w’ar been a total loss? If you stop and consider what you have learned, you may think differently. Recently I was talking with an Englishwoman who had lived in war for four long years. She said: “I have learned so much from the war. I could never list all its blessings to me. I have learned how many things I could do that I never thought possible. I have learned how many things I could do without—and how much I could do with little. I just had to make things do—and I did. ‘‘I had to learn how to do ev erything—that hitherto had been done for me. I never dreamed I could milk a goat, for instance— but I can. I never dreamed I could face horror calmly—but my husband’s area was large and badly bombed, and when he was at one scene of destruction I had to fill in for him. I’ve seen things I never thought I could endure— but I did. Always strength was given to me when I needed it. “War has enlarged me—my out look and my heart. Now when I hear someone in my village has had d loss, I go at once, whether or not I know the woman. It may be my son tomorrow. ‘The war has made us all neigh bors. When women tell me they have done all there is to do, I ask ‘What about your neighbor? Did you halp her today? The one with the small children—did you take them for an afternoon, so she could rest? Did you help with her washing? Did you carry some of your flowers to the wo man down the road who just re ceived the fatal wire? What mat ter if you don’t know her - she is your neighbor. It is only as we help each other that we are strong enough to stand the hard ships of a war, that we as a na tion are strong enough to stand firm together.’ ” As I listened to her I felt very humble, and I wondered if I would have been able to do half as well. Those who have lived through suffering have learned much There was a line of George Eliot’s that my mother loved. She said you couldn’t understand it until you had suffered. May I reach That purest heaven, be to other souls The cup of strength in some great agony. If you have lost through this war. no matter how keen your grief, you have learned much. You have understanding of suf fering to give to those who need it. You have acquired that mystic bond of brotherhood that makes all men one. And the comfort will come in that you will be served yourself by every sense of service which you render. The lessons of war are bitter - but those who learn them well are bigger people because of them. An impromptu Court of Hon or was held Thrusday, evening June 28, at the Junior high school cafeteria, with Scouts of Troops 12 and 14 being awarded nu-m- erous advancements. The Court of Honor had been hurriedly called by Scout officiels and with THE L0W° DOWN from Hickory Grove The way I figure, this new 5 buck windshield sticker, it is may be a good idea. You know, if all taxes were paid via sticker, it might work out skookum. Let every public project be paid for by sticker. Say, as a sample, the Govt, thinks it must have an OWI to pass out news or hold back some, that it thinks we are too young to understand, and it is gonna cost 35 million a year, we could have a 2 dollar OWI stamp for same—there betng something like 18 million cars in the U. S. A. And there are these. River and Dam “Authorities,’’ like the Mis souri Valley one to cost around 400 million. A windshield sticker for this MVA would be a 22 dol lar baby. And with stamps for all projects, everybody would see what they were all about, and what it was costin’ them versus everybody thinking it was some- • FA IR PRICES A shland C afe In Ashland Hotel Building Open 6 a.m to 10 pm Except Sundays Discontinuance of Short Over-Night Pullman Service Affects ■ ■ ■ But It Means More Sleeping Car Service for Veterans Operation of over-night sleeping cars from Portland to Southern Oregon points and to Coos Bay points will be discontinued with the last trip from Portland, Friday, July i j t h and from destination points, Saturday, July 14th, by Order No. J 2 of the United States Office of Defense Transportation. The new regulations eliminate all Pullman sleeping cars operating for distances of 4 jo miles or less. The reason for this order is that additional sleeping cars must be obtained to pro vide accommodations for the returning veterans from Europe, who are reaching Atlantic parts in large numbers. These veterans arc coming home for discharge, or for furlough before going on to fight again in the Pacific. They deserve the most comfortable trans portation service we can give them. No new sleeping cars have been built since Pearl Harbor. Over half of the sleeping cars have been in exclusive use by the military. But they were not enough for this new task. The O. D. T. order resulted. While discontinuance of short distance sleeping car operations will cause inconven ience to many people, we feel sure that the citizens of Oregon will approve this effort to better serve the men from overseas to whom we owe so much. We know the fam ilies of these Oregon boys who arc coming home will have no question as to the merit of this new regulation. As far as Southern Pacific is concerned, our guiding principal has been “The Military comes first,” and we arc cooperating 100 per cent in carrying out the provisions of the above O.D.T. order. With nearly 20,000 Southern Pacific men and women in the armed forces, we, too have a real and personal interest in the welfare and comfort of service men and women. So you may know how this order applies to Southern Pacific service generally, wc show below the Pullman sleeping car service on our lines which will be discontinued after the last trip from Portland, July ijth , and from destination points after July 14th. Coach service will still be available between these points. SLEEPING CARS TO BE DISCONTINUED Texas & New Orleans Lines Pacific Lines Between Portland Oakland Portland Oakland Fresno San Rafael Los Angeles Los Angeles L Between And N ew Orleans Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Galveston Southern Oregon Dunsmur Coos Bay Reno Los Angeles Eureka Sacramento Phoenix And .... Lake Charles New Orleans Shreveport Dallas San Antonio Austin Corpus Christi Brownsville Dallas S.P THE FRIENDLY SOUTHERN PACIFIC V y >