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ASUT AND, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON
Rotarians Entertain
40 Small Children
¡THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, i 94î
OUR DEMOCRACY------byRay
VOL. 13. NO. 4i
A X S eBaseemainSt M'SS ScrUKS Re‘
At the regular meeting of the
New Years (.. us
Rotary club Thursday, 40 child
Camp White, recently put into
ren selected from the local schools
T ub fo rm al custom o f . m *- > n .-. n e w tears day
use again with the arrival of some
CALLS HAS L A R G E L Y P A S S E D w i t h
••£ - B U T
2,000 engineer troops, will remain
were entertained at the annual
W f S T IL L LO O K U P O N T H IS T i n t
a H O L ID A Y
Chi
istmas
party.
The
affair
was
on
as a perm anent training base,
Chamber of Commerce Takes
W H I N O L D F R IE N D S H I P S A r ix k t <= F i R M B o A N O
held
at
the
Lithia
Hotel.
was the information furnished by
Lead In Doing Somethings
NEW ONES S TR E N G TH E N E D .
The resignation of Miss M argar
Henry Enders led the children
About Shortage
Senator Guy Cordon recently. The
et
Scruggs, as vocal instructor in
A meeting of Ashland business and Rotarians in group singing of
base will be used for the tra in
men held at the Lithia Hotel at the fam iliar Christm as songs.
the
Junior and Senior High
ing of 2,000 to 3,000 men, depend
noon last Wednesday, for the p u r Supt. Linn was introduced by O.
ing on the size of the peace time Schools, has been accepted by the
army.
pose of discussing the local hous N. Wray .chairman of the pro
School Board so that she may ac
ing shortage. The meeting was gram. Mr. Linn welcomed the
The state veterans’ advisory cept a better position in the Col
J
youngsters
and
gave
a
short
out
presided over by Earl Newbry,
committee has urged Governor lege of Education at Ellensburg
president of the Ashland chamber. line of the history of Christmas.
Snell to investigate the possibili Washington. The quality of her
The meeting was called by the Mr. Wray, with the assistance of
ty of having the veteran’1- adm in work in the Ashland schools has
Cham ber of Commerce to ta k e Jack Francis and Jacob Weitzel,
istration m aintain the camp p e r been such that the Board express
some action to alleviate the hous distributed toys and presents to
manently. In a recent meeting in
ed regret in losing Miss Scruggs
ing shortage, which is definitely the youngsters.
I Portland, the committee pointed but did not wish to deny her this
John
Daughterly,
president
of
ham pering the return of veterans
! out that the camp hospital and advancement.
here ,and the expansion of the the club, presided during the pro
other facilities at C am p White
College level teaching will not
local college, simply because there gram and at the turkey dinner.
could be used to a definite advan be new to Miss Scruggs as she has
tage to the veterans.
is no rooms or housing facilities
been on the staff a t W illamette
for them.
The Committee also recom University, Milwaukee-Dow n e r
The meeting w is attended by
mended to the governor that a College, Bowling G reen Ohio
president-elect Elmo Stevenson of
study be made of veteran’s post State University.
Talent December 21—(To late
the Southern Oregon College of for last week) Phoenix Garden
war employment problems and
Much favorable comm ent has
Education.
veterans be given preference on been heard on the “Evening of
Club met with the Talent Club
Much of the discuss.on centered at the Community club Fridty
public works jobs.
Christmas' Music” presented last
around the suggestion made by Dec. 14 at 10:30 a.m. to make
week under the direction of Miss
Bob Mullins, secretary of the local sprays and Christinas wreaths for
M argaret Scruggs and Mr. Jack
cham ber on the possibility of us the Camp White hospital, a paper
Francis.
ing a prefabricated house on the sack lunch was served at noon
Miss Wilma Froman, who is a
quonset hut type, which could be There was a good crowd in a tte n
The annual Lions club C hrist graduate of the Ashland High
erected in Ashland for ubout dance.
mas party will be held in the civic School and W illamette University,
$1750. The smull homes are built
club house Friday evening. A buf is taking the place of Miss
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Estes re tu rn
nt Toledo, Oregon, and an» teport- ed home from Portland and Eu
fet supper will be served and Scruggs as vocal intructor. Indi
ed to be very complete. Other gene Saturday where they spent
dancing and visiUng will be the cative of x.x.»
u m a an’s
u s aonuj
Miss n From
ability
suggestions centered around the the past week.
T his YEAR - w it h r e a c e m u n i t w o f a m il ie s
order for the evening. Inasmuch- was her election to Mu Phi Ep
use of the arm ory building and
A N D F R IE N D S - T H E O R Y T A K E S ON F R E S H
as both Christmas and New Years sion, highest international honor
The Talent high school basket
the Pioneer Hall.
S IG N IF IC A N C E A N D J O Y AS W E E X C H A N G E N E W
day falls on the regular club day, ary for professional women music
ball
team
won
the
game
played
It was estim ated that 2» homes
Y E A R S O R E E T IN D 3 , W IE H IN R H A P F IN f • « A N Y f O O p
no meetings will be held on those students. She is also in the Who’s
in Ashland are equipped to han with the Jacksonville Redskins by
F O R TU M » TO A U .
two days,
attendance ex
at the
- - , but
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.iv ix v a u tu
ix e g e s a and
na
in .u
American
Colleges
a
score
of
22
to
27
last
Tuesday
dle one or more s t u d e n t b u t a
- viev. T--»-.-,- f
Christmas party will count for University which lists the top ten
night
at
Talent.
recent appeal brought only one
both regular meetings. John Nos- percent in scholarship, activities
Miss Lucile Young daughter ol
t . <
f
.
response. It was decided at the
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aP d Robert Van Fleet are in and character. At W illam ette Uni-
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Mr.
and
Mrs.
Flody
V.
Young
is
meeting to have a house to house
charge
of ‘ the
“ party.
versity she was an officer in the
canvass with a persona1 appeal spending two weeks at the home
o
Alpha Chi Omega sorority, First
her
parents
in
Talent.
Miss
o
f
to open every Dossihle home un
Home for the holidays from the Vice President of the Student
Young is in her senior year at the
til the shortage is over
various institutions of higher Body and a Princess at the A n
President Newbry appointed a University of Portland College of
learning are several Ashland nual May Court. Having attended
committee consisting of E. J. I.a Nursing. A members of the Unit
young folks, among whom are Having attended school in Ash
ed
States
cadet
nurse
corps,
she
Marre, chairm an, Howard Oden,
Marilee Irwin, a junior at Oregon land Miss From an is thoroughly
Bert Miller and Don O'Blenness plans to affiliate with the veter
state, and Delores Irw in from San fam iliar with the vocal work of
ans’
adm
inistration
during
the
to get information on all types of
Jose State College, Ida Willard, fered here and the school officials
low cost housing construction, last six months of her training.
Clarice Homes and Eva May feel fortunate that she is avail
The Ashland Grizzlies won
At the last meeting of the T al their first game of the season
house to house solicitation and the
Business Men Sack Three
1 Smith from Oregon State, Bill able.
possibility of adapting city or oth ent Grange it was announced that from Dunsmuir, California S atur
Week-end Vacation Game«
I Kaegi and Marjorie Lutz from
the H. E. C. will meet at the day evening by a score of 16 to
er public property to use.
On Local Court
¡University of Oregon and Joan
Real estate men and the cham home of Mrs. Harris in Talent. A 15. The game was definitely out
Ashland cagers will take on Neal from Stanford University.
ber of commerce secretary report covered dish dinner was served standing defensively on both
three
different teams on succes
at
noon
and
also
a
Christmas
that every day there are num er
sides. The half time score was
A Traveling Exam iner of Oper
On Christmas Eve, just at the
ous inquiries from those wishing gift exchange. The program for favoring the locals 12 to 8. Pro sive evenings this week end in a ators and Chauffeurs is scheduled
the evening consisted of several vost was high point man with 7 series of games backed by local to arrive in, Ashland Monday, Dec strike of 7:30, John R. Freese and
to live in Ashland.
games and contests, a song by counters and Peterson next with business men, to provide basket 31, 1945, and will be on duty at Helen M. Hughes, both of Ash
Iva Culver and the reading of an 5 points both playing with the ball fans with a Christmas vaca the City Hall between the hours land, took their places by the
Christmas tree in the Methodist
tion series of games. Playing in
original poem by Frank Maness. red and white team.
of 9 A. M. and 5 P. M... accord parsonage and were united in
Ashland Thursday night will be
A “white elephant” exchange was
The Ashland “B” squad broke
ing to a recent announcem ent re m arriage by the Rev. Dr. G. W.
Gerald G unter, who has opera also included in the fun. Mr. and into the win column by eeking a strong team from Longview, leased from the Secretary of
Bruce. The colored lights on the
ted a wood yard here for the past Mrs. Wayne Bradley who lost out the Dunsm uir “B ” team also Washington This will be Ash S tate’s office.
Christmas tree, touching the bril
land’s
only
chance
at
this
team
as
their
home
and
belongings
in
a
several years, has bought the fuel
by one lone point 33 to 32. Dick
All those wishing perm its or
oil agency and equipm ent from recent fire were the recipients of man of Dunsm uir was high point no retu rn game is scheduled. licenses to drive cars are asked to liant spangles and the angel hair
H. L. Claycomb and will operate m any fine gifts and donations m an of the “B” game with 9 They are rated as pretty strong get in touch with the exam iner which overlaid the branches gave
to the setting a festive atmosp
basketeers and a good game is in during these hours.
this as a part of his wood busi from the members of the grange tallies.
prospect.
here. Around the room glowed
who
held
a
shower
for
them
as
a
ness. Mr. Claycomb plans to de
The local team is still suffering
beautiful candles, and nearby
On Friday night, the Grizzlies
vote his tim e to his automobile p a it of the affairs of the evening. from the results of the Flu epi
stood an incense burner which
The next regular meeting of the demic. Saturday night’s starting will return to the court to take on
agency and other activities.
Grange is to be a Christmas party lineup was lacking two first strin the M arshfield team and on S at Dinnpr-Pmirrtim Tim i*lled the air with its frangrance.
llier rTOgram lu e . ¡Dr. Bruce used the beautiful ring
for the Grange members and their gers, Len Williams and Jim Jand- urday night will play a strong
The annual New Year Dinner ceremony in uniting the young
families. A gift exchange is to be reau still on the sick list.
team
from
Albany.
The
Albany
,
program of the Methodist Church couple in holy wedlock.
a p art of the evening’s entertain
Coach
O’Niel
beli
e
v
e
s
the game is a return match for the will be held at the noon houi in
ment.
Dalton G. Speece, brother of the
whole squad should be back by one played in Albany on Decem
Major J. E. Hughes, retired
Mrs. Mary Furrer and daughter the Christm as vacation game on ber 8. when Ashland dropped the the Fellowship rooms of the groom, and Mrs. Douglas B.
arm y officer, sold his Bellview Marie and brother Dick Kreger
Church. For more than fifty years, Hughes stood with the bride and
farm the past week to R. C. Mc returned home from Wakefield, the 27th. and 28th of December game by a score of 34 to 35, on a without missing even once, the groom during the beautiful cere
Guire, who has been in this vici Kansas last wee kafter a m onth’s with Longview Washington, and junket which included games members and friends of this mony. Attending the wedding
M arshfield Oregon. There has with Lebanon and Albany.
nity for several months. The visit with relatives and friends.
Church have gathered on New were Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Osborn,
I been a great num ber of tickets
Coach O’Neil expects the G riz
Hughes place was bought from
The Talent fire departm ent was ■ already sold for these games and zly lineup for the first of the ser Years Day to celebrate the begin Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Hughes, par
William Briggs last sum m er and called out a couple of times last
ning of the New Year, and to en ents of the bride, Mrs. H arriet
is one of the fine homes in that week. The first to a small fire at , they point as being two of the ies to be his m ain string players. joy fellowship with each other. Candel, Mr. Douglas B. Hughes,
section. Major and Mrs. Hughes the Feed Store, where small dam I best games on this seasons sche The past several games, the team Through these m any years there and Mrs. and Mrs. W alter F.
left Friday for California, where age was done and Saturday night dule. There will be room for a has been cut down by illness un has appeared before this group Speece, parents of the groom.
they planned to buy a trailer to King s Cafe where a storage big crowd, plan your schedule so til most of the first string play speakers of note from among both
The bride and her maid were
house and then leave for Texas to shed and eight pedigreed Pekin that these nights will be free for ers were not in the game. How lawmen and ministers; and good gowned in blue suits and wore
visit relatives and then continue ese dogs were destroyed, a cottage you to attend. The games will be ever ,the flu has about run its musicians both vocal and instru corsages of gardenias; while the
on to Florida and then back to next to the shed was partially played in the Junior High gym n course and the main string is ex mental. It is always made an oc groom was dressed in a blue-grey
asium an easy walking distance pected to be in play for the tip- casion of joy and gladness, and suit. The groom has recently
Mexico before returning to Ash destroyed.
\
off Thursday night.
from town.
land next summer.
this year with peace thrughout been discharged from the armed
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Paul and
Local business men are backing the world there should be a brand
The
January
5th
date
has
been
daughter were Valley View call
service of the country, and ha i
picked by the school officials as the three games, and tickets for new note of happiness in it. There served
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Moore were ers last week.
overseas.
the series have been on sale, each will be a message of cheer given
dinner guests for a fine C hrist
Preparations are being made at the night for thq„annual basket
Following a short honeymoon
ticket
adm
itting
a
holder
to
the
b
a
ll’
jamboree.
Ashland
h
i
g
h
mas dinner at the home of Mr. 1 the churches and schools for their
by one whose name will be given trip the young couple will make
and Mrs. William Dunn on I Christm as entertainm ents. The school will be playing the Salem three games. These have been to the public within a few days, their home in Ashland and the
Church street Tuesday. A turkey school closed today un»ii a fter Vikings and the Junior High will sold in sufficient num bers to guar ani| good music and readings will groom will be in business with
dinner with all the fixings was Xmas because of illness among be host to the Medford Juniors. antee the expenses involved in he part of the program furnished his father.
This night will be an evening full bringing the three teams to Ash by the committee in charge All
enjoyed by those present. One of the scholars.
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of fine basketball and a lot of fine land.
the enjoyable features was that
members and friends of the
Lindsay A. Bratcher forfeited
entertainm
ent
being
put
on
joint
Half
time
entertainm
ent
will he church a,re invited to bring their $4.40 in justice court by his fail
of the Christmas decoration,s Mrs
Auto King Spark Plug« and
Dunn being an expert at decorat Motor Oil at Marshall-Wall« Store ly by the senior and junior highs. provided by the business m en’s covered dish dinner and enjoy ure to answ er summons on a
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groups and some fun is expected this occasion in the atm osphere of charge of operating truck without
ing a room for the occasion.
on the Plait, Phone 2*1131.
Sulmcrlba for Tbo Miter today. 1 between halves.
the beautiful Fellowship roorqs.
a tail light.
signs from High
School Faculty
TALENT NEWS
Lions Club Parly
This Friday Evening
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Grizzlies Win From Three Hoop Games
¡Dunsmuir Sat’rday Here This Weekend
Local Young Folks
Take Marriage Vows
Fuel Oil Agency
Is Bought by Gunter
Annual Methodist
Major Hughes Sells
Bellview Farm Home