This *n That
by The Old Timer
Next Monduy is Lubor Day.
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Agitation lor the celebra xin of
Lu our uay was begun by the
Knights of Lubor who in 1883, $z.«.o l’ER YEAR
lb ba and 1884 paruded in the city
of New York.
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In 1884 the organization adopt­
ed u resolution that the first Mon­
day of September should be con­
sidered Labor day and steps were
taken to have it recognized as a
holiday.
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Workmen of all organizations
joined in the movement. Oregon
on February 21, 1887, passed the
first law recognizing the day
Other stutes soon followed.
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On June 23, 1894, u bill passed
Congress making Lubor duy u
legul holiday throughout th e
union.
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We read that President Tru­
man expects to ask Congress to
put the country back on Stand­
ard time ufter the legislators re­
convene.
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Early in the war, clocks were
advanced an hour to conserve
electricity and fuel, but the need
for this conversion has lessened.
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Daylight saving wus first used
in America in 1918, and in Eur­
ope in 1914-1918. The movement
was started in Englund in 1907 by
William Wilett.
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But the idea
with
Benjamin Franklin. In l 7 8 4,
while he was minister to France,
Frunklin said in an article that
if the people of Paris wished to
save millions of dollars a year in
candles they could do so by
chunging their clocks.
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Stronger labor leadership in
holding unions to their no-strike
pledge continues to be required
in spots.
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The Eastern approach to the
Hargadine cemetery would be a
good place to try out that $10,000
steam shovel.
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Census bureau says the aver­
age futher is 44 years old. Aver­
age wife's age (confidential).
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That Community center project
has apparently gone with the
wind.
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Those crime broadcasts are be­
coming nauseous.
Joshua originated daylight sav­
ing.
Californian Here
To Buy Cull Pears
For Dry Packing
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Phil Baker from Watsonville,
California, has been in Ashland
the past several days, coming to
the Rogue Valley to buy all the
cull pears possible from local
packing plants. He stated Tues­
day that he had contracted for
all the culls in the valley, estimat­
ed to be about 3000 tons, and
these will be shipped out to Wat­
sonville, California, where his
plant will dry them, pack them
in 60 pound wooden cases and
then wholesale them out to the
grocery stores. In commenting on
the work, Mr. Baker stated that
the new method of handling
pears was started two years ago
in California, and the product
proved popular in the retail mar­
kets. Insufficient quantities in
California, has caused his com­
pany to look for a wider source
and knowing of the commercial
pear orchards in the Rogue Val­
ley, he came here with the re­
sult that he has contracted for
the entire cull tonnage. In the
past years, the culls from Rogue
Valley packing houses has been a
drug on the market; in fact there
has been no market and the
three to four thousand tons has
just simply been dumped out to
waste, with no financial return
to the grower. Under the new
setup, with Mr. Baker’s company
taking all the culls, the orchard-
ists will realize some return from
them.
Mr. Baker stated that his com­
pany is looking to this field for
a future site for a drying and
freezing plant, as they are de­
finitely interested in the freez­
ing of berries and fruits, a busi­
ness they are already in, with a
wide market already established,
he has been here but a few days,
and was not prepared to make
any statement regarding definite
plans, but did say that his com­
pany was definitely interested in
locating in the Rogue Valley.
S a .M te .tltin .c i 7 a S c u t - - / I l t d
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p a p a l *1Uat idtal S am etkû tÿ 7a S a y —A n d S a u l
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Ashland Laundry
Sold This Week to
California Man
ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON
Big Oregon Hop Harvest
Calls for 40,000 Pickers
Former Owners have Owned
And Operated the Plant
For The Past 23 Years
A deal was completed last
week in which the Ashland Laun­
dry was sold to Joe E. Gentry of
Riverside, California and Arthur
Fredericksen of Klamath Falls.
The new owners will take posses­
sion from Wirt Wright on Sept­
ember 3, according to the an­
nouncement made Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gentry have been
in Ashland the past several days
to make final arrangements and
to attempt to secure a home here.
They have a daughter who will
be in high school. Mr. Gentry will
operate the plant, with Mr. Fred­
ericksen as “silent” partner.
Mr. Gentry has had a wide ex­
perience in the laundry business,
having been the Riverside mana­
ger for the Southern California
Laundry Service Co m p a n y,
which operates a string of laun­
dries throughout Southern Calif­
ornia.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright have op­
erated the laundry since Septem­
ber 1, 1922 .thus completing ex­
actly 23 years of service in the
community. They have not an­
nounced any plans for the future,
except that they plan to catch up
on some of their visiting with
friends and relatives this sum­
mer. They will continue to make
their home in Ashland, they an­
nounced.
Auxiliary to Give a
Farewell Party Friday
The Auxiliary to the American
Legion, plans a farewell party
and dinner for Mrs. Mildred Har-
msen. It will be held at the home
of Mrs. C. M. Frazier, 107 Fork
Street on Friday evening Aug.
31st with a covered dish dinner.
Mildred Harmsen has been a
very active worker of the Auxi­
liary. She has been the State
Child Welfare Commission Chair­
man, the Units, Child Welfare
Chairman past president, also
has held different offices, while a
member of the local unit. Mem­
bers regret her leaving Ashland.
All members are invited and
are asked to bring a covered dish
and own service. Dessert will be
furnished.
With the harvest of a hop crop that is expected to be at least a million
pounds greater than last year in full swin- v iamette valley hop yards
are still in r.-ed of additional pickers, according to reports received by the
state farm labor office at Oregon State college Forty thousand p.ckers
will be needed in hops alone Additional thousands will be necessary to
tnlsh up snap beans and harvest the western Oregon prune crop which Is
expected to be almost double that of a year ago. Two girls are shown
above spending their v acation—earning good money and having a pleasant
•-me-ÎÎTa hop vard Below is a picking scene of a typical Willamette
alley hop yard Housing facilities are avadable at piactically all yards.
PFC. JOHN GRUBB TELLS OF WORK
OF HIS 1306th ENGINEER REGIMENT
ttOn
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 194J
KOG Funds Sought
for Fire Prevention
Application forms for member­
ship in the Keep Oregon Green
association have been received by
Harry Chipman, Jackson county
chairman. Anyone desiring to
contribute funds to carry on the
work of forest fire prevention is
asked to telephone Chipman at
Medford 2141 or Ashland 6432
and a form will be mailed upon
request.
There will be no other form
of solicitation in the county, the
chairman said. All monies re­
ceived will be sent to the associa­
tion’s headquarters in Salem to
be used to carry on the state­
wide fire prevention program.
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Voi. i j, No. 28
Local Church
Observes 70th
Founding Date
/ Presbyterian Church Ha*
Week End Program Com­
memorating Its Founding
In Observance of seventy years
of work in Ashland, the Presby­
terian church Saturday and Sun­
day, held special services, and
brought several noted speakers
to the program. Outstandi n g
speakers were Dr. O. LeRoy Wal­
ter .executice secretary of the
Synod of Oregon and Dr. Charles
E. Koehler, former minister of
Ashland church and for the
Local Men Pack Into the
past 20 years pastor of the Knox
church of Spokane.
Sportsman Paradise Presbyterian
Frank Neal of Ashland and The Rev George M Shuman, pre­
Col. John Davidson of Medford, sent pastor of the local church
returned last week from a ruggeo presided over the Saturday after­
fishing trip, which took them noon program and the Sunday
back into the real primitive areas observances. Other former minis­
on the headwaters of the Rogue ters present were the Rev. Hugh
River. Mr. Neal explained that T. Michelmore and wife of Kla­
they went to the Imnaha Ranger math Falls, and the Rev. James
Station by car and from there H. Edgar and Mrs. Edgar of Ash­
packed their belongings on a land. Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence
pack mule and then hiked into Mitchelmore of Jacksonville were
the headwaters of the Middle present as. well as the Rev. H. M.
Fork of the Rogue river. Staying Roberts of Medford.
Saturday afternoon’s program
for a few days to enjoy the sup­
erb fishing, they then packed up was in recognition of the char­
their belongings and hiked in to ter members none of whom were
the Seven Lakes Basin country, alive to take part in the cere­
where they spent a week in fish­ monies, but whose families have
ing and enjoying the scenery. been and still are active in
One clear day while there, they church affairs. Mrs. Bertha Win­
hiked to the top of a nearby ters, oldest member in point of
mountain, nearly eight thousand years service, read the names of
feet up, just to view the scenery. the charter members and intro­
Mr. Neal stated that it being a duced the descendents present.
perfect, clear day, they could see Mrs. William Van Dyke gave per­
Mt. Ashland, Pilot Rock, and the sonal reminiscences of Father
other high points around this sec­ Williams, founder of the church.
tion of the country, although they The former ministers present
were introduced.
were fifty miles or more away.
Following the banquet Satur­
Asked if the fishing was good,
evening, Dr. Walters gave
Mr. Neal -stated that it was ex­ day
the
address
of the evening, “Yes­
ceptionally so as there are few terday and Tomorrow,”
outlining
people in that area. They had the function of the church
the
all the fish they wanted and past and its responsibilties in
in the
smoked a few to bring out, the future
only way they had to bring them
In the Sunday morning service,
out.
Dr. Koehler gave the anniversary
sermon, “The Victorious Church”.
VICIOUS DOG BRINGS
Mrs. J. W. McCoy was organist
FINE TO LOCAL MAN
Arrested last Wednesday by and several appropriate hymns
city Police, Cadwallader Ellis of were sung under the leadersop of
Siskiyou Boulevard, was fined Miss Florence Allen, director.
$25 and $2.50 costs in the city ' “Open the Gates of the Temple”
court on a charge of allowing a was sung by Robert C. Wright of
vicious dog to run at large. Num­ Medford and provided an intro­
erous complaints had been re­ duction to the sermon by Dr.
ceived by the police throughout Koehler,
the past 12 years and investiga­
tion proved that it was the same Three Inches of Snow
dog, which has belonged to Mr.
Ellis for the past 15 years. The Falls at Crater Lake
Three inches of snow fell on
person bringing the complaint
had had the misfortune to be bit­ the rim of Crater lake Friday
ten by said dog| Mr. Ellis plead night and Saturday morning, E.
guilty in city court and $20 of E. Leavitt, park superintendent,
the fine was suspended on condi­ reported this week, and some
tion that the dog be taken care of, rain reportedly fell in the park
area. Visitors to the park have
and not permitted to run loose.
been advised to travel equipped
with
tire chains during the re­
County PTA Council mainder
of the season.
Pfc. John Grubb, who has been from Arion to Houffalize, Bel­
with the 1306th Engineers in the gium, main lateral road in the
battles through Belgium, France Battle of the Bulge, in spite of
and’ Germany, wrote his parents snow, rain, thaw, tank retriev­
here this past week and enclosed ers, tanks, and the lack of a road
a list of the things accomplished base. At one time only 5 divisions
by his battalion. The list of ac­ of the 45 on the Western Front
complishments is long and inter­ were able to continue their at­
Sailor Killed Saturday esting and we are pleased to tack—all used N-4.
print it herewith, to give our
Fifty decorations: 1 Silver Star
! on Crater Highway
readers a view of what was ac­ 1 Soldier’s Medal, 23 Bronze Star
PhM. 2/c Bryan Milton Yor- complished.
Medals, 20 Purple Hearts, 1 Croix
ton, 23, was instantly killed about
de Guerre avec Palms,, 2 Croix de
From
August
5,
1944
to
May
2 a.m. Monday when the coupe
Guerre avec Etoile d’Argent, 2
he was driving sideswiped a car 8, 1945, this regiment assigned to Croix de Guerre avec Etoile de
Third
US
Army,
and
in
support
driven by Hollie Alvin Rhoads,
Bronzes.
8 Berrydale avenue about a mile of XX, III, VIII, or XIX Corps,
operated
in
France,
Belgium,
Battle participation Cred i t.
north of Medford on the Crater
Luxembourg,
Germany
and
Aus­
This
regiment has received and
JuaKe highway.
Yorton had been home on leave tria, carrying on mine clearing, is eligible for 4 Bronze Stars for to Meet on Sept. 19
At a meeting held in Medford Applegate Girl Shoots
from the navy for the past three road recommission and mainten­ battle participation credit in the
weeks and was visiting his par­ ance, general construction and campaigns of Northern France, last Friday, plans were laid for
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Yorton bridging every important river Ardennes, Rhineland, and Cen- the September meeting of the Self with Rifle Wed...
including the Seine, Ma m e , tralEurope.
Violetta Beatriz Harrington,
County Council of Parent Teach­
routs 3.
Meuse, Mosselle, Nahe, Rhine,
Meritorious Service Unit A- ers Association. The meeting will 21, shot herself through the right
Danube, Isar and Inn rivers 35 wards Plaques for meritorious be held September 19, and the temple at the family home, a
Ashland Man to Re* bridges were constructed.
service have been awarded by the topic under discussion will be ranch house on the Circle G.
The following are the high­ War Department and Headquar­ “Compulsory Military Training.” Ranch in the Little Applegate
turn Soon to States
lights of the record:
ters. Third US Army, to Com­
Among Ashland women on the district last week according to
Assembly Area Com m a n d,
Longest bridge (Budenheim, pany B and to the Medical De­ executive committee are Mrs Deputy Coroner Carlos Morris,
France, First Sergeant Laurence over the Rhine), 2320 feet. This tachment.
Phil Stansbury, treasurer; M r who said death was instantane­
F. Rude of 142 B. Street, Ashland, is one of the longest military
R. L. Crosby, past county presi­ ous.. The girl’s mother, Mrs. Viola
We
all
can
be
proud
of
the
ac­
Oregon is on the first leg of his bridges built in world history.
dent; Mrs. C. L. Wolff, Ashland Ruff, told Morris the girl had
complishments
of
this
regiment.
return to the United States after
Longest fixed bridge (Schard- Its reputation stands high among PTA council; Mrs. C. M. Frazier been in ill health all of her life
four months overseas. He has ing over the Inn), 1100 feet.
and was confined to a wheel­
and Mrs. Frank Van Dyke.
completed processing for rede­ Most important bridge (Thion- Third Army units.
chair.
ployment at Camp Brookly, near ville, over the Moselle), 24 hours
Morris said the weapon, a 22
Sugar Stamp No. 38 calibre
Suippes, France.
automatic rifle, had been
before completion, the XX Corps Engineer Regiment
First Sergeant Rude, a mem­ bridgehead position was critical, to Leave Europe Soon Valid on September 1 borrowed from C. V. Moody, a
ber of the 767th Field Artillery 48 hours after completion, troops
Sugar stamp 38 in ration book neighbor, last spring. The girl’s
Battalion, will receive a furlough who crossed on this bridge enter­
With the U. S. Forces in France four will become valid Sept. 1 little brother had found three old
at home prior to departing for the ed Metz. The letter of commenda­ —After two years’ service over­ office of price administration an shells and loaded the rifle, later
Far East.
placing it in the girl’s closet, Mor­
tion received from XX Corps and seas in Great Britain, France and nounced today.
said he was told.
His records, physical condition, Third U. S. Army is a rare tribute Luxembourg, the 398th Engineer
It will be good for five pounds ris The
family was having their
personal clothing and equipment to a General Service Regiment. General Service Regiment has ar­ of sugar until Dec. 31, 1945.
evening
on the back porch
Longest Bailey bridge in Euro­ rived at Camp Chicago, near
have been checked and appropri­
The current sugar stamp, No. and did meal
not hear the shot, they
ate corrective measures applied pean Theater of Operations 2220 Reims, France, for redeployment, 36, becomes invalid August 31.
as part of the processing given feet Budenheim. Probably the out of the Theater.
OPA is continuing the current told the deputy coroner.
every man being redeployed in world’s longest, 1540 feet of
Engaged in camp construction ration rate of five pounds of sug­
the Assembly Area Command, j double -single Bailey launched as in England before D-Day, the ar every four months because of Ashland WAC Is
The 17 tent camps in the area,! a unit.
unit was rushed to France when the shortage of supplies. No im­
each named after an American
Longest single span Bailey in Cherbourg was captured and stay provement for civilians is expect­ Released from Service
city, process about 8,000 men dai­ France (Thionville, across the ed working on reconstruction of ed this year. Stocks are lower
Camp Beale, Cal. August 27—
Moselle) 190 feet.
ly.
the harbor during the summer now than they have been for ten T/5 Mary M. Becken, 200 Gresh­
Quickest construction (Arnavil- and fall of 1944. It later moved years.
am St,. Ashland, Oregon has re­
The 767th landed at Le Havre,
ceived an honorable discharge
France, on March 11, 1945, and, le, across the Moselle) 70 feet. into combat position with infan­
proceeded by way of Deippe. ! Class 70, in 5 hours (including re- try units along the Moselle River
Blue Hummingbird, fullblood- from the Women’s Army Corps
Corporal Becken enlisted in
on the German border when Von ed Cherokee Indian, pleaded guil­
where the outfit stayed for two movel of Bailey).
Most bridged city: Metz, nine Runstedt attacked. After the Nazi ty to a charge of threatening to December 1943 and has served a
weeks, to Trier, Germany. As­
drive was reversed the engineers commit a felony and was sentenc­ a medical technician.
signed there to the 23 Corps in bridges.
Largest barge bridges - over returned tb construction work ed to a term not to exceed 18
Her son, Lt. Richard L. Beckon
the 15th Army sector, the unit
engaged in occupation duty over Seine, at Fontainebleau and Mon­ and rebuilt several hospitals.
months in the state penitentiary of 820 Oak St., with the Sixth
.
Members of the unit are; Pfc. in circuit court in Medford Thurs­ Armored Infantry, has seen act
a wide area until ordered to te reau.
Outstanding road work. Re­ Joseph M. Peterson, 520 Terrace
ion in both North Africa and
Camp Brooklyn.
day.
building and maintaining N-4 Street. Ashland.
Italy.