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A *ZÄ« y P ape* ojitat eJiad. S&metkûty "Unconditional surrender dot\> not appear in Hirohito'g vocabul tz.oo PER YEAR ary. < » < Fritz Kuhn, the German-Amer ican Bund leader ia to be deport ed. Good riddunce. 1 1 1 Allied air raids on Japan killed 241,309 and wounded 31 t o il, the uouiei agency reports. * * * OPA tell congressmen that "most rationing will end this year". A consummation to be de voutly wished. * * * Trial of accused high Nazi war criminals has been postponed to October. Verily, justice travels on a leaden heel. £ay~A*d Sayd. 9t ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER i j , 194$ VOL. 13, NO . 30 Will Open Accounting Office September 20th Philippine Internees Tell of Life in Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Sommers of Portland arrived in Ashland this Japanese Prison Camp at Lions Meeting -- ------- » Ashland Man to Head West Coast Lumber association week, and have rented office space, at hoom 22 in the Sweden- berg Building, where they will have an accounting office. Mr. Sommers stated Wednesday that they would specialize in income tax work and in business account ing. Mr. Sommers has spent the past two years as an accountant with a Portland construction com pany, but now plans to open his own office. Room 22 is being decorated, telephone installed, etc., and will be ready so that the newcomers will be open for business on Sept ember 20. They have one boy who will attend school in Ashland. Unfolding a dramatic story of the hardships and horrors of a Japanese prison cernp at the re- Portland .Oregon, September 6, Livestock members of Jackson kular meeting of the Lions club 1945 (Special) —Announcement County went on a tour Saturday, Tuesday evening, Mrs. Sidney of the retirement of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association September 8, starting from Med- Barrett told of more than three and the appointment of Harold ford, going to Freeman s in Cen-1 years imprisonment in the Santo V. Simpson as his successor was tral Point for Guernseys G E. Tornas anrf Los Banfjg made by WCLA President Dean Pierce s in Medford for Herfords, then following lunch, continued, prison camps in the Philippines, Johnson, following a meeting of the Association Trustee at Gear- to Dale Franklin’s in Medford fo r) Mr. and Mrs. Barrett are in Ash- heart today. the judging of sheep. From there land visiting Mrs. Barrett’s moth 1 1 1 Chinese Nationalists now want The change will take place, they went to Poyer’s in Bellview er, Mrs. Glaze. the British crown colony of Hong Mr. Johnson said, as soon as the Mrs. Barrett told of her hus for Jersey’s, Gassoway’s for the band’s work with a gold mining Kong, the colony was ceded to new Secretary Manager can wind judging of pigs. Britain by China 104 years ago. up the affairs of the Washington, Those present from Bellview company in the Philippines, real The Chinese question the moral D. C., office of the Association, were Mildred Jean Zittercob, izing that conditions were touchy H. V. SIMPSON ity of the treaty in the opium where he has been in charge Gale Taylor, Mary Ann Gasso- long before Pearl Harbor stunned Theo J. Norby Has since September, 1942. A wartime war. way, Mary Jean Henry, Don the world. They heard the fateful office, it will be discontinued. Nichols, Bernard Engel , John news on December 7th while at 1 1 1 Position at San Diego Woods, Bob Now we are to have a congress “Col. Greeley will remain with and Ted Willoughby, breakfast and realized at once Theo J. Norby, former super Don Kerr, Gerald and Stanley that their position in the Philip ional investigation of the Pearl the Association in an advisory intendent of schools in Ashland, True, Milford Gassoway a n d pines was precarious. Not long Harbor disaster. It is to be hoped capacity,” the WCLA President returned to Ashland Tuesday aft Walter McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Mar- after the bombing at Pearl Har that there will be no whitewash state.d ernoon, coming in from Seattle. vin Poyer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred bor, Manila and Baguio where ing of any person who may be Describing the new Secretary- the Barrett’s had their home was His family have remained here Manager of the Association as “a guilty of wrongdoing. struck and they realized that throughout the summer. native and product of Oregon, * * * they were caught by the fortunes Mr. Norby stated that he has Quisling has been found guilty with experience that has follow of war. With the approach of the recently been retained as assist of treason, murder embezzlement ed West Coast lumber trade over Improvements Made in Japanese into Baguio, the Bar ant superintendent of schools of and theif and sentenced to death the world.” Mr. Johnson empha Buildings and Grounds. retts moved into Manila and were San Diego county, California. The by a firing squad. He. was also sized the need ef the Pacific Ready For Opening of School there when Bataan and then Cor- school system is quite large, be ordered to repay the state $280,- Northwest’s major industry for Football practice got under regidor fell. Prior to the surrend- 000, the total salary he paid him dynamic sales promotion effort Talent high and elementary ing the foruth largest county self while puppet premier under in the years ahead. "Hal Simpson schools will open for the fall system in California. The new way for the Ashland high school er of “the Rack” they, as civilians German occupation. Crime does is powered and trained to head a term next Monday, September position is a distinct advancement team last week, according to had been interned in the Santo drive to maintain West Coast 17th it was announced this week. for Mr. Norby from his position coach John Roberts, mentor for Tomas buildings, for what they / not pay. lumber against the competition of In preparation for the opening of in Ashland. He is hurriedly pre the Grizzly team. Practice starts fully expected would only be a < / * Uncle Zeke thinks the planning other building materials and of school next week, many improve paring to move and plans to get each evening at 7:00 at the high few days or weeks at the most. commission should consider the foreign forest industries,” he de ments have been made in build his household effects and his school field and any student in With the fall of Corregidor, zoning of the city into wards, clared. ings and grounds. The buildings family away from Ashland by terested in high school football their spirits hit the bottom and each ward to have a representa Born at Ashland, Oregon, July have been completely renovated, this week end. He will take up should be on hand for the prac they realized that it would be months before they could be lib tive in the "Councilman's” body 18, 1897, that city was Simpson's a new classroom has been added his new duties immediately on tice workouts. Election of councilman-at-large home, the announcement stated, to take care of increased enroll arriving in California. The first game of the season, erated. The months dragged into he contends is not representative until World War I, in which he ment, the health room, grade Mr. Norby was called very hur with Yreka, will be held before three long years before they were had front line service with the school library, music room and riedly from San Diego to Seattle schools opens, Friday, September finally released by the advancing government. Artillery in France. He entered the gymnasium have been remod- by the news of the death of his 21. The football schedule follows: armies. A / v * Mrs. Barrett described the con War correspondents should be the University of Oregon upon ' eled. The athletic field has been father, on September 4th. He Sept. 21, Yreka at Yreka. called home. The general public his return, graduating in 1923 as leveled and outdoor lights install- stayed in Seattle until after the Sept. 28, Lakeview at Ashland. ditions they encountered in their is fed up with their gruesome President of the Senior Class and ' ed, making it possible to have funeral Monday. His father is Oct. 5, Klamath Falls at Kla imprisonment in forceful and dramatic words. She told of the with a B. A. Degree in Business (night football games this fall, tales of Japanese attrocities. survived by his wife, six daught math Falls. dwindling food supply; how the Administration. He was active on i The faculty has been completed ers and three sons. Oct. 19, Grants Pass at Ashland. It is estimated* that Uncle Sam the staffs of the university’s lit Mr. Norby’s headquarters will Oct. 26, Marshfield at Ashland. Japs continually lessened the a- and includes R. B. Parr, superin- has 100 billion invested in surplus erary publications, with Class | tendent again this year, Mrs. De- be in the Civic Center Building Nov. 2, Roseburg at Ashland. mount of food per person; how mates Ernest Haycox, Palmer , lilah Jennings, Mrs. Elenita Bales in San Diego, where Ashland Nov. 9 or 12, Medford at Med happy they were when the first property. packages arrived from the British Hoyt and other present-day lum- and Harry Phillips in the high friends may call on him should ford. 1 1 1 . . „ South African Red Cross, how the Weeds on the projected fue inanes. of Oregon literature and school department and Mrs. Al they be in that city. loyal Filipinos managed to get station rite are ripe for the torch. journalism. Simpson, however, vin Wheeler, Miss Flora Stokoe, __ Mrs. Mildred Harmsen them enough food to supplement took to lumbering after graduat Mrs. Nina Hopper, Mrs. Nell N®W_ BUS _ The fullback,* halfback a n d ion. His fraternities were Delta Young, Mrs. Mariefte Parks and j M^P^^RD TO JACKSONVILLE the meagre rations given them by Bride of Klamath Man the Japs and how happy they Tau Delta, Beta Gamma Sigma Mrs. Cecila Fifield on the ele- Additional bus service to Med- Mrs. Mildred Harmsen became broken back season is here. were when on Christmas Day, and Beta Alpha Psi. ford and Jacksonville _has been the bride of Dr Miller E. Cooper mentary staff. 1943, each person was given a by the Evergreen "No criminal”, says Tojo. Hell inaugurated “Mr. Simpson then learned lum of Klamath Falls at an afternoon find out different later. bering from the ground up, work Don Sears, who left last winter Bus Lines, Incorporated, with ceremony at the Chapel of Rocks forty pound box of food and cloth ing in various sawmills for two to join the navy was discharged headquarters in W a s h o u g a l, and Roses in Medford, with the ing from the American Rod Cross years and then at selling lumber September 1 at Fort Lauderdale, Washington. Rev. D. E. Millard reading the how the resourcefulness of the in the intensely competitive New Florida. He is visiting at the ----------------------- double ring ceremony. About Americans in the camp lightened York market,” Johnson said. “He home of his parents on Siskiyou. Subscribe for The Miner today. forty friends of the couple were the life forced on them by con triving to make the best of the served a long term* in the export in attendance. situation; how the natural light field of the lumber business, in Mrs. John Malette of Junction heartedness of the Americans, cluding a considerable period of City was matron of honor and who could laugh at most any sit trade promotion in the United Walt Kenneth of Klamath Falls uation, had the Japs nonplussed Kingdom and South Africa, and was best man. Misses Cozette and how the Japs took away their Teacher’s contracts to complete as Secretary and Assistant Mana Harmsen and Shirlee Newbry priveleges and food because they the staff for the Ashland School ger of the Seaboard Lumber It is true, however, that much were ushers. could laugh at some of their pre district were awarded by the Sales Company, Limited, pf Van This is the first of two articles progress has been made in meth A reception followed at which Board of Directors at the regular couver, British Columbia. He had on the Ashland schools, written by ods of teaching. More democratic (the bride and bridegroom first dicaments. Mrs. Barrett in her talk brought home to every list monthly meeting Tuesday night. six years of lumber experience in Leland Linn, superintendent of the ways in the school room are re- cut the wedding cake and serving ener the trials and tribulations Miss Hattie Elder, who holds a Seattle. cognized as consistent with o u r. was continued by Biss Yvonne which our people have undergone Ashland school. The second will ap Master’s degree from Colorado “When war supply became the type of living and the people o f: Parker and Mrs. Sumner Parker. in this war ,and made all of biaie College, was elected to the all-over job of the West Coast pear next week. the should insist that After a brief honeymoon spent them feel that we in this country, Lincoln School staff. Miss Elder lumber industry, the Association The people of Ashland should such community principles be in the at Crescent City, Dr and Mrs. knew nothing of war conditions. comes to Ashland from Ogden found it necessary to open an of expect to receive lull value in schools. Consistent followed with this phil Cooper will be at home in Kla In the early part of 1945, they Utah where she has been teach fice in the national capital. As euucation for every dollar spent osophy the students should be ex- math Falls. realized that the Americans were ing in the city system. The two Washington manager, Mr. Simp for this purpose. Education is one pected to be informed on the way . — --O---------- getting close to Manila, Ameri instructors taking the places of son did a great job all through of the largest businesses in the | society acts and meets its prob- can planes were overhead con Social Security Man teachers on leave at Lincoln, are the war in his efforts to coordin community and requires an an- lems. stantly and in February the sky Miss Neva West and Mrs. John ate the lumber demands of the nual budget of $13U,U00. It is log To be Here Regularly one morning was filled with par Parents have a right to expect Roberts. Miss West is a regular Army and Navy with the West ical to insist that a sound educa The Social Security Board of atroopers, landed in the vicinity that the work at school be sub member of the S.O.C.E. staff and Coast industry’s resources and tional program result from tins stantial and purposeful. A parent Klamath Falls announced today of their camp at Los Banos. With will resume her duties there at means of production, and to get expenditure. that beginning September 11th., a aid of the Filipino guerrillas, the close of the year. Mrs. Rob government consideration for the It is paramount in our demo does not want his child in a class representative will be in Ashland the the guards at the camp were soon where there is not order and erts is from the State Teachers industry’s manpower and equip cracy that the right of the indivi each second and fourth Tuesday overpowered, and all of the inter where the students are learning College at Chadron, Nebraska ment problems. Now he is needed dual be recognized and this holds each month in the City Council were loaded in American and worked as a critic teacher at for the gigantic competition be in our American educational set habits of loafing. Parents have a Chambers, starting at 11 a.m. nees Amtracs which soon appeared tween materials that looms from up. Every effort should be made right to expect the schools to Similar service will be given and were taken out, though the that school. follow through” the training Mrs. Julianna Bond has been the coming building market at in the Ashland schools to pro/ide started in the homes. children Medford. Japs fought the American rescue elected to teach at Washington home, and in the world market opportunity for each individual It is believed that a regular force most of the 25 miles back must learn to obey orders and re for next year. Mrs. Bond has had for lumber which is sure to ex to develop his own particular ab date of call will provide a more to their own lines, for they had a number of successful years ex pand tremendously after t h e ilities. Every thing poss i b 1 e spect authority. Where there is no adequate service to the residents made a surprise attack and had discipline in a class room there is perience in the public schools in peace settlements.” should be done to meet the future no learning. of Ashland and Medford vicin rescued the internees from the r North Dakota. needs of each student. Students Individuals desiring to file camp behind the Jap lines. Taken Spanish in the Senior High JACKSON COUNTY MEDICAL preparing for college entrance That a high type of moral at ities. applications for benefits under to the American headquarters, mosphere be present in all as- School will be taught by Mrs ASSOCIATION MEETS the rescued people were held for Old-Age and Survivors have a right to expect the type pects of the school system should Jeanne Lynn of Sentinel Butte The first meeting after summer ut training that will enable them be another demand on the part of Provisions of the Social Insurance about two months and then were Security North Dakota. Mrs. Lynn is a vacation of the Jackson County to compete successfully with oth- the peopie of Ashland. Whole- Act or who merely wish inforina allowed to return to their homes graduate of the University of Medical association convened in er couege students. On the other tion are urged to call during these Mr. and Mrs. Barrett arrived m Minnesota. She worked as an in Ashland at the Lithia Hotel Wed hand those students who do not someness should be a characteris regular scheduled visits. America on May third this year. tic of the extra-curricular activi terpreter last year for the Gov nesday evening. Dr. Char 1 e s expect to go past high school gra- ¡They are here to stay in Ashland, ties as well as the class room. Haines of Ashland was host at uuauon have the right to offer ernment. if suitable work can be found. The physical well-being of the Deadline Nenr on The teachers are meeting in the dinner meeting held in the ings which will fit their needs. students should also be a concern their respective buildings at ten Lithia Hotel Coffee shop. On the It would seem fitting that the Wheat Insurance o’clock Saturday morning. At program was a paper by Dr. Pos people of Ashland should not ex of the school. Healthful condi Only two weeks remain in Klamath Falls Man tions should be present in the noon the Ashland Teachers As ton also of Ashland. A good turn pect the program to be loaded class room and every precaution which Oregon farmers may ob- Accident Victim sociation under the leadership of nut was had of members from with untried educational fads nor should be taken against the tain all-risk federal crop insur- An auto wreck a mile north of the president, Alice Willits, is this county and guests included yet bogged down with procedures spread of contagious diseases. ance on 1946 wheat crops seeded the Klamath Falls junction Su-> sponsoring a dinner for the teach several army And navy doctors that are recognized as out of date. The parents have a right to de- this fall, according to Clyde L. day about 5:30 brought a head from the Camp White Hospital. There are certain fundamentals ers and their wives. mand good lighting and ventila-, Kiddle, crop insurance assistant injury to Eearl Hilton of Klamath All schools except the high Meetings of the association will that do not change throughout tion in the school rooms where to the state AAA committee, Falls. He was taken to the Com school will start Monday morn be continued monthly for the bal the years and should be kept as their children work. munity Hospital. Hilton was r 1 Applicaions for insurance con- ing September 17. The high ance of the fall and winter. pillars in the curriculum. Accur Parents and patrons have a tracts, protecting either 75 or 50 passenger in a car which attemn school students will register next acy in computation, oral and right to expect a hearing on any per cent of the farm’s average ted to pass another, and crowded week and their classes will start Window glass, paint, oil, and written expression that is clear problem relating to the schools, yield, may be filed at county AA too closely to the opposite side of turpentine at Marshall-Wells, on and forceful, handwriting that is I Definite information on the pro- A offices or with authorized sales the road, striking a soft shoulder, Stpe. 24. the Plasa, Phone 2-1231. legible, are a few of the funda- j gress of any child should be forth- agents named by county commit- causing the car to overturn. The ■■ ~o~ ——— —— Monuments end markers. See Talent Schools Will Open Next Monday, Sept. 17. Local School Board Contracts With Teachers for Staff Burna Memorials. On the Plesa. Livestock Members Go On Extended Tour t Ashland High Grid Practice Starts WHAT LOCAL PARENTS SHOULD EXPECT FROM ASHLAND SCHOOLS Subscribe for The Miner today. mental objectives. coming to the parent |tees. car was badly damaged.