f/llly
•‘Kon
..... Ä
PapeA. 7hat <7ía¿. SomethitUf 7a Scuj,--Änd. SayA 9¿
*
Vvu uuuk U u o u q u ti ui boiut*
kind or o u ier should be handed
to o ur loolbull couch, Couch John
lu m en s. lie lias done u swell job
ol tu rn in g out u loolbull team
this year, and anyone who saw
the frid a y gam e betw een ivieu-
t o l d a u u z ta in a ilU .will agree thill
the team was well coached ano
C a p u o iy h a n d le d . Even w hen the
{buying was toughest, we noticed
die second strin g players w ere
sen t m to get u little playing time,
When the couch could very well
have held Ins first string in th e n
to lig h t out the en tire game. And
we nonce too, th a t the boys on
the team , adore the couch, which
speaks well lo r any leader of u
group such as a football team .
We are betting on him.
U .o o PER YEAR
Ashland Grizzlies
Lose to Medford
In Final Game
Superior W eight and E x ­
perience Prove to M uch For
u oca i t ootoult Squad
ASUI A M I ,
JA<.KS().\ (<»( A I ) , < > |< l(,o .\ T H U R S D A Y . A< n | \| |-,| |<
Eugene First in
Fraffie Safety Contest
L eaders m the 1945 Oregon
Cities T raffic S afety C ontest at
the end of S eptem ber w ere a n ­
nounced today by S ecretary oi
S tate R obert S. F arrell, sponsor
of the contest.
In the first division, cities w ith
over 10,000 population, Eugene
was m first place w ith K lam ath
Falls second and M edford third,
in the second group, cities ot
5,000-10,000 population, G rants
Cass was first w ith La G rande se­
cond and Coos Bay third. In the
third group, cities of 2500-5,000,
Dallas held first place, L akeview
was second and T illam ook third.
F ourth Division leaders w ere E n ­
terprise, Vale and Nyssa.
C ities w ere ran k ed according to
their cu rre n t accident experience
com pared to th eir own previous
three y ear average.
Arthur Abbotts
Observe Golden
Wedding Last Week
Pioneers of Southern Oregon
Honored by M any G ifts and
B eautiful F low ers Tuesday
Medford Parrot in
Jail for Swearing
"S n afu ,” a South Seas Island
p arro t belonging to A ttorney
H ugh Collins, resides in the Jack -
son C ounty jail because his use of
pro fan ity m ade him a problem
child both in the C ollins’ hom e
and a t a p e t shop in P ortland.
His m aster fin ally m ade a r ­
ran g em en ts w ith J a ile r Tony
Solger to keep the p arro t in jail
w here he ta n roost on the cell
bars and sw ear all he wants.
Collins found the bird on Biak
three and a half years ago.Coll-
m s who was first lieu ten an t in
the arm y, said—
"T h ere’s no use w ashing out
S n afu ’s ’ m outh w ith soap. Soap
13 his fav o rite delicacy.”
Volume 13, N um ber 39
Ashland Juniors
Co-Champions
Of Conference
Three Wins, Two Losses Each
Puts A shland and M edford in
Top Spot in League
n s iu a n a Grizzlies, lully d eter-;
Mr. and Mrs. A rth u r F. A bbott
.tuiieu to m axc a goou snow ing
Won Lost Tied %
of
34« Liberty street, observed
uguuist m e uiucniy touted auu
A shland JH S
3 2 0 600
th eir 50th W edding ann iv ersary
•“ b*uy lavoreu m euioi'd lootoau
M edford JH S
3 2 0 600
last Tuesday, N ovem ber 6. While
..quad w ere u etea ted in a lop-
G rants Pass JH S
2 2 1 500
•nued gam e at ivieutoid n i d a >
K lam ath Falls JH S 0 3 1 000
no open house was held, yet more
uigin, w iui Hie lin al score staiiu-
m an 40 friends and relatives drop
F or the second stra ig h t year
uig az to u a t tne linai w iusne.
* /
<
ped in to lelicitate tne couple on
the A shland Ju n io r H igh Football
And w hile we are on th at su b ­ ru e luucn heavier iviediord squau
m e event. D inner was served to
team cam e out w ith top honors.
ject too, we m ight m ention th at were uoie to uiuxe tw o toucn-
14 close relatives at noon, w ith
Jac k Francis, director of the A sh­ uowns in each q u a rte r ol me
This
y ear they m u st sh are a co-
othei trien d s and relatives com ­
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land school bunds, has done a gam e, and w ere aoie to m are.,
cham pionship spot w ith M edford.
ing
u
u
n
n
g
the
afternoon.
'tn
e
m ighty lin e job of it too .this year. dow n the field every tim e mey
Thanks to a hu stlin g G rants
rooms were tilled w itn flow ers,
Com ing here as a stran g er to the received the ball. 'The plucxy
Pass Ju n io r High S quad w hich
gilts
and
co
ngratulatory
m
essages
e n tire band this full, he has w o rk ­ n sn ia n d ¿squad, how ever, lougm
defeated M edford T uesday the
iroin m any triends, tra te rn a l o r­
ed h ard and fa ith lu lly since the gam ely u ntil the final w histle,
A shland boys w ere able to gain
ganizations,
churches
and
others.
opening of school, and has w h ip ­ out w ere unable to overcom e the
a hold on th e title flag.
Both
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A
bbott
are
ped into shape a fine strin g oi M edford team . Only once did the
D uring th e re g u la r season the
pioneers
of
S
outhern
Oregon,
m usicians us will be found in g i izziies get the ball into scoring
Ju n io rs defeated K lam ath Falls,
th
e
y
were
m
arried
in
Talent,
uny school hereabouts, and w ith position, and tn at late in tiie tour-
M edford and G ran ts P ass onces
Oregon ,on N ovem ber 6, 1895.
ju stifiab le pride, we think a d arn ell q u a rte r, w nen r.u n e a re took
Mr*. Leonard C arpenter, C h air­ and lost to M edford an d G rants
A
lter
th
eir
m
arriage
they
m
oved
ed sight b etter than any we have the bull on a double reverse play
to D unsm uir w here they lived man, Cam p an d H ospital C om m it­ Pass once.
seen to date. The intricate drill and crossed m to the scoring Zone,
Coach G ra n t was forced to dev
tor five years, as Mr. A bbott was tee to r Jack so n C ounty, has issu­
w ork of the band, especially, but the play was called off be­
ed a C hristm as appeal to r o ur s e r­ elope practically a new eleven to
an
em
ployee
ot
the
S
o
u
th
ern
P
ac­
show s th at he has spent a lot ol cause ol a cupping penalty ag ain ­
Lions Club. Elk's Club
re p resen t A.J.H.S. a n d his h ard
ific. In Novem ber, 1900 tney m ov­ vicemen.
tim e in getting th at w ork perfect s t A shland, and inc- piay set m em
A na A m erican L egion Enter
w ork was crow ned w ith success.
ed
to
A
shland,
w
here
they
have
ed. It is not easily done by any so far back th a t they w ere u n ­
“We are th in k in g obtu C H R IST­
C andidates For Q ueen
The A shland Ju n io r H igh p lay ­
since
m
ade
th
eir
home,
on
Ju
ly
able to get the ball m to scoring
group.
MAS. It is going to oe a gran d ed schools tw ice its size ail season
0,
1937
Mr.
A
bbott
was
re
tire
d
The
bond
drive
stirre
d
up
con-
position again b el'.re losing the
C H K lb lM A S to r m ost ol us. th e and had to give to th e utm ost to
* * *
from tiie S. P. Com pany after s e r­
On view this week in the office ball on downs. It was a h e a rt­ siueraoie en th u siasm tnis week
W ar is over and m any ot our m en
offset the m any ad vantages of
ving on the m echanical sta ll at
H. L. Moore, real estate dealer, breaking decision, for the A sh­ wnen three a in t-re n t o rgan iza­
are home; b u t a t C am p W hite th eir neighboring opponents.
the local shops for 42 years.
is a couple of fine paintings, land squad had a m oral victory, tions in A shland announced th at
H ospital th ere are still m en,
D uring th e last tw o w eeks Hugh
Mr. A bbott cam e to T alen t w ith
done by W illiam D unn of 135 at least in crossing the gual line. tney had selected candidates lo r
w ounded in o ur service, who w iii E skridge of th e high school as­
his parents, w hen he was four
C hurch street. T he paintings art Even w ith this setback the A sh­ m e queen contest, the w in n er to
not be able to be a t home. L e t’s sisted Coach G rant.
years 01 age, w ith the parents
m ore or less of a hoboy w ith Mr. land squad cam e back m to the go to P o rtlan d in a contest a g a in ­
do som ething to r them . L et s a-
The first team was com posed
establishing
a
hom
e
on
Wagner
D unn, and m ost of them are on gam e luily d eterm in ed to get the st candidates trom the o th er
aopt them to r C hristm as. We of Don E llsw orth and V erne C arl­
creek.
Mrs.
A
bbott
d
au
g
h
ter
of
pieces of wood. To this editor, u n ­ ball over the line to score, but counties ot Oregon. A nnouncing
ca n ’t bring them to o u r hom es lo r
candidates w ere the Lions club, Mr. and Mrs. Z. P. W ebster, came C hristm as, b u t we can take son, ends;; Don R obertson and
ed u cated in w hat constitutes fine w ere unable to do so.
Leroy Ades, tackles; A llen Speece
w ith G race W ray as candidate, from Illinois in 1884 and settled
paintings, they looked p retty good
The local boys piayed a line m e E lk s club w itn M arjorie K id ­ on an adjoining farm on W agner C hristm as to them .
and Bob M ontgom ery, guards;
and arc really nicely done. The gam e of bail, ou t special cred it
"This year, too, we w an t to Don G reen, cen ter; L oren G ra ­
two Mr. Moore has ure on pieces is due to Len W illiam s who was ney of the high school sta ll as creex. ru e young couple grew send gilts to th e m en on the ham , Roger Hall ,Ned S ta rn es and
candidates and the last e n tra n t to m anhood and wom annood, Hign Seas. These m en are leaving
'**of 2 x 12 pine, but us Mr. D unn
in m e rig h t spot a t the rig h t tim e
R ichard S um m erlin, B ackfield.
explains, his nice w ork is done and his forw ard passes several Virginia Jones rep resen tin g the w ere n t i 0hbors and f r i e n d s , the U nited S tates, shipping 01M All are n in th graders.
w
hicn
grew
into
the
relationship
A
shland
post
of
A
m
erican
Legion.
on redw ood burls. Mr. and Mrs. limes th rea ten ed to s ta rt the G riz­
to r J a p a n or G erm any to spend
These boys w ill be a m ighty
D unn cam e to A shland about a zlies to rolling. Tom m y N ew ton, H erb H uston, ch airm an of tne which nas lasted th e fifty years. the n e x t tw o or th ree years w ith big asset to th e A shland High
O
ut
of
tow
n
guests
include
bond
drive
in
A
shland,
rep
o
rted
y ea r ago to m ake th eir home, and G rizzly lullback, several tim es |
J1®en > P ortland, the A rm y of O ccupation. They too School team in fu tu re years The
the p ainting is ju s t a hobby w ith broke up the nicely arran g ed I tn at there was considerable in ter- ^ IS-
est in the contest and each bond ?« n itc5
^Srs ’ A bbott, ^ r - an<^ will be lonely. T h eir gifts w ill be boys w ere in general large for a
him. lie expects to have several M edford plays.
,
i buyer was voting for the queen. , rs'
'. *• M °unt
Helena, w rapped here an d sen t to em b ar­ J u n io r High team and snould be
on view, and on sale ,at the Wood
'file
A
shland
High
school
band
u
.
.
.
a
.u
.
.u
1
C
alifornia,
a
sister
of
Mrs.
A
bbott; ’ k atio n points, loaded on ships btg m en u urtng th eir Ju n io r and
craft rum m age sale in Mr. M oore's
Mr. H uston stated th a t the a v e r-1 -
— elena Horton, K lam
Mrs.
H
ath w hich w ill be on the High Seas s e n io r years.
and
M
ajorettes
joined
w
ith
the
I
office on N ovem ber 24.
age daily sales w as ru n n in g abqut
Coacn G ra n t will issue a call
Mr. «U
A b D
b o otts
tt’s sister; Mr. CHRISTM AS DAY, and d eliv er­
Mculord band tor the playing ot i
4
-r
a
A,.
the b ta r bpungled banner Oeiore ’ .
■ . ...
. .
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R” — ’" —*
> — •
K 'a».ath ed to them as a su rp rise on im m ediately fur-basketoartl can d i­
dates. L ast y ear tne A shland J u n ­
the gam e and gave some Hne | , ° J*,,, J*,
..„a A,.. ^qlls >a n ePhew of Mrs. A bbott; C hristm as M orning!”
tne
post
oil,ce,
the
bank
and th e Misg Etha Abb
Los ’ Angeles’,
Joe F ader, local R ed Cross iors won tiie league cham pion-
work betw een halves.
D
H
,
K qUn ! r t a t .1,
™ S i a d au g h ter and L eith A bbott, the C hairm ------------------------
-------------
an, stated today th
a t g u ts sn.p. t u a u i u i d i a will have a
Playoff at North Bend
! tem ple handling the sales. The son ot P ortlan d , who is prom o-
m aF be le it a t Selby s C hevrolet brand new first team b u t all in ­
By v irtu e ot the win in t h e , bond booth, b u n t in the en tran ce tjon nianagt.r of ra <ji0 station K l on N ovem ber 23, and 24.
dications point to p len ty of heigh-
The P lanning C om m ittee of the gam e w ith A shland F riday, M e d -, to the Elk s tem ple and this drive ALE. M rs. H
Hansen, of M ed.
Mfs bam McAal Hom e Scr 111 and speed.
In term ed iate
M ethodist Youth lord will play the N orth B end is being handled by the Lady I ford and Mrs A R M ount of St
Fellow ship m et on M onday ev e n ­ m gh school team , also u n d e fe a te d , F lks ,who ro tate the job of k eep -« Helena C alifornia sisters of Mrs. vice c n a trm a n , w n i see th at tney
reacn n e d Cross H ead q u arters at
ing at the hom e <•» Mrs. G. W. this season .for tne cham pionship m g the booth open all day.
' A bbott and tw o sisters of Mr. Ab- me C ounty C ourt House in M ed­
B ruce to plan program s and e n ­ of D istrict 2. By a Hip of a coin
B e rt M ottner, m anager of the
terta in m en t lor the coming m on­ Tuesday, M edford wilt go to N or­ local theatres, announced th at botts Mrs. H elena H orton of K la­ ford.
A n A shland m an was in ju red
in e Cam p and H ospital Com ­
ths. The com m ittee was composed th Bend tnis F riday, and the w in ­ there w ould be the usual bond m ath and Mrs. Lillie B u rn ett of
of the following young people, ner of the N orth B end-M edford prem iere in the V arsity th eatre Talent.
m ittee w u tw ra p anu segregate and three autom obiles w ere b ad ­
J e a h e tte K inney, Joanne Briscoe, gam e will play the G ra n t High 1 n e x t W ednesday, adm ittance to CHURCH COLLECTS
mem. P erso n al tags m ay oe at- ly dam aged in tw o car accidents
R uth Seitz and Eldon D urham . .school of P o rtlan d on T hanksgiv- ' be by bond only w ith a ticket ! CLOTHING,
tacneu to eacn g u t as desired. An occurring S atu rd ay an d S unday
F irst they chose the leaders for ing day to d eterm in e the state ! secured by the purchase of a :
accepted 11st 01 p resen ts are as on H ighw ay 99 n e a r Y reka.
In Siskiyou C ounty G eneral
each S unday evening to the end cham pion.
I bond .Tickets w ere ready for | Rev. C. F. McCall announced tonow s: t o r U. a. N avy H ospital,
Hospital, w here he is receiving
of the p resen t year, as follows;
o
a
iu
p
W
ntte—G
in
boap,
suavtng
A com m ittee com posed of Le- d istrib u tio n on T uesday m orning last S unday th at the Congrega-
treatm en t for h ead and back in ­
Nov. 18th, leader, R uth Seitz;
land Linn of A shland, su p erin ten - ; a t the three bond selling agencies tional church on Siskiyou boule m uon, coiogne, C igarette cases, ju ries and contusions, is F rancis
Nov. 25, leader, Mrs. Ed Nelson; dent, R. E. Jew ell, N orth B end ’ The p ictu re w ill be “O ver 21” vard
n
a
u
u
n
e
ic
u
ie
is,
o
n
iait
m
usical
in
­
will
v a rd w
ill be
b e o open
nen W
W p ednesday
H n p srfa i
D. C onner ,21 ,of A shland who
Dec. 2, leader Jo an n e Brisco; Dec.
' w ith Irene D unn an d C harles Co evening, N ovem berl4 from 7 to 9 stru m en ts, puzzles, playing cards,
P
rincipal,
and
C
arl
M
orrison,
Co­
16, leader C harles Eliason; Dec.
gam es, w anets, address oooks, to- was h u rt w hen his ca r h it a
I
and
S
unday
m
orning
N
ovem
ber
burn.
23, leader, Eldon D urham ; Dec. quille su p erin ten d en t, arran g ed
uacco poucnes, scrap dooxs , sn ap ­ shoulder and tu rn e d over in a
---------------------------- 18. All clothing b ro ught in will
ditch ju s t n o rth of th e A pache
30, leader, Mrs. Ed Nelson. The for the gam e, for F riday .
M onum ents and m arkers. See be sen t to th e D estitute in the shot atoum s w itn a r t corners,
dance hall S atu rd ay night.
last S unday evening service in
plastic
w
rist
w
aten
strap
,
show
er
Burns Memorials. On the Plaza European areas.
According to th e re p o rt of
each m onth is planned for m is­
snoes. A nd lo r m en on troop
sionary study.
snips lo r C hristm as on tne hign C alifornia H ighw ay P atro lm en
who in v estigated th e accident,
T hen they laid plans for tw o
Black seas—P lastic pencils, g itt statio n ­ Conner,
ev id en tly trav elin g at a
p arties, one n ear Thanksgiving
A ccident reports indicating m e­
ery, a ir m an stam ps, chew ing
and an o th er n ear C hristm as, each chanical defects as causative fact­
gum , salted p ean u ts tvaeurn p ack ­ high ra te of speed, lost control of
one to carry out the m otiff of the ors today led S ecretary of S tate
ed), m oney belts, w ritin g lottos, his car w hen it stru ck th e sh ould­
holiday season. A fter consider­ R obert S. F arrell to issue a r e ­
to u n tain pens, pictu re tram es er of the road. The autonrbbile
S’UßE l^ E CAO
able discussion about proposed m inder to O regon m otorists th at
XVJD UBCLE. SAM
(leath er), cig arette lighters, u n ­ w hich was going south, h u rtled
is payihc » good
projects they concluded to u n d e r­ thoughtful driving is im p o rtan t to
break ab le m irro r, razor blades, into a ditch, tu rn e d over and
MO.'JEV FOR TUE­
b u rst into flam es.
tak e the p u rch ase of new song vehicle conservation through ac ­
pipes,
razor.
USE OF THIS
C onner m anaged to crawT out
books for th e S unday evening cident prevention.
CREAM
of th e vehicle before being badly
w orship service. Mrs. G. W. B ruce
"S teering g ear failures ,tire
burned.
and Mrs. Wm. Pow ell are the failures, broken springs and other
The young m an, whose injuries
sponsors for this group.
m echanical defects featu re in
are
not considered serious, ac­
m any traffic accidents reported
Local OPA office will probably
cording to hospital rep o rts ,is em ­
during the p ast tw o m onths,”
be discontinued by Ja n u a ry 1,
ployed by the L ininger B rothers,
F arrell said. "M any m otorists a p ­
w hen an extensive consolidation
A shland co n tractors at Gazelle.
p aren tly overlook the necessity of
program will become effective,
The annual T hanksgiving S e r­ vehicle conservation, forgetting
according to cu rre n t OPA bu lle­
vice u n d er the auspices of the th at new cars still are in the d is­
tin.
A shland M inisterial Association tan t fu tu re and th a t rep air parts
By Ja n u a ry 1st, the plan calls
will be held in the F irst B aptist often cannot be o b ta in e d /’
for the consolidation ol oOO W ar
C hurch a t corner of first and H ar-
F arrell urged d riv ers to hold
Price and R ationing Boards, such
gadine Sts. on T hursday m orning dow n speeds, to exercise g reater
as the local setup, into 130 new
S. R. M orris, A shland, won first
Nov. 22 beginning a t 10:30 a.m. care at intersections and to ob­
area Price C ontrol Boards, m ain ­ prize for the largest m ule tail
Rev G ordon Lindsay, pastor of serve all traffic regulations.
ly to effect an economy.
deer to be en tered in L am port's
th e A ssem bly of God C hurch will
"The w artim e adinon i t i o n,
U nder this system , a Price Con Big Buck contest, w hich conclud­
b rin g the Thanksgiving message. "D rive it Safely, B rother . . . .
trol Board wil Ibe c. itinued in ed recently. The anim al w eighted
O ther m inisters of the city will You ca n 't get an o th er,” still holds
M edford, but the A shland and
233*4 pounds.
also p artic ip a te in the service. tru e,” F arrell said.
G rants Pass offices w ill be closed,
L argest b lack tail d eer w as e n ­
The P ublic is cordially invited to
with M edford controlling a large tered by M ilton Gordon, C en tral
JUNIOR SENIOR PTA
attend.
so u th ern Oregon area. Offices will Roint, and w eighed 19i 2 pound:.
.
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TO MEET THURSDAY
also be continued in R oseburg
Dud Tycer, isugte P oint, w*o
F u n eral services w ere held
The régulai* N ovem ber m eeting
and K lam ath Falls.
aw
ard ed sm allest mult: tail d e ti
T hu rsd ay afternoon at 1:30 at the o fthe Ju n io r-S en io r P arents T ea­
—
o
nonors w ith ins 84!2 pound e n t r j .
L itw iller F uneral chapel for chers Association will be held at
W. M. Solom on of Jacksonville t h e sm allest blacktail was en tet-
Jam es Sanford Boyd, who died at the ju n io r high school cafeteria
as arrested S atu rd ay night on ed by P au l C ulbertson, M eatort.,
his hom e following a long illness. this evening, T hursday, w ith the
a charge of reckless driving and
an d w eighted 70 pounds.
M any friends and relatives w ere stu d en ts and teachers of the S en ­
S unday m orning was released
P ictu res of all co n testants w eie
presen t for the service and the ior high school furnishing the
after paying $27.50 bail. He wa
tak
en and are available a t L am ­
m any flow ers indicated th eir sy m ­ program . A fter the program a
to ap p ear in city court Tuesday
p
o
rt's
store, it was announced.
pathy. Interm ent was made in social hour will follow w ith re ­
m orning, b u t forfeited the bail
M ountain View cemetery.
freshm ents
when he failed to appear.
Three Candidates
For Bond Queen
Are Annonuced
Red Cross Plans
Christmas Program
For Servicemen
Methodist Young
People Met to
Plan Programs
Ashland Man in Auto
Accident Near Yreka
Mechanical Defects ..
Cause of Accidents ..
The Right Spirit
Local Ration Office ..
to Be Closed Soon
Thanksgiving Service
at Baptist Church
Ashland Man Wins
Prize in Lamport
Big Buck Contest......