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About Southern Oregon miner. (Ashland, Or.) 1935-1946 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1947)
Southern Oregon News Review, Ihursday, May i, 1947. The Jacksonville Miner MRS. DE MOSS TO Hand Entertains at (T H E DALLES FOR REUNION Last Grange Meeting J a c k s o n v ille . May 1 « rs lie«. De Moss and son. C arl are spend mg the w eek in The D alles v is it ing It is Mrs. De Moss’ s ta th e i • H3rd b irth d a y and a ll o f his c h ild ren had p la nn ed a fa m ily re u nio n at the lim e . I t is the 1st tim e the fa m ily have been home a ll at one tim e fo r several years as his sons have been in the service and the vv ife and m o th e r has passed on Ja ckso n ville . M ay 1 _ G range m et on the 22nd o f A p r il a t th e ir h a ll, and had as th e ir e n te rta in m ent fo r the e ven in g Steve W h ip ple's band p u p ils, w ho rendered several num bers, and The F irs t P re s b y te ria n C h u rch c h o ir u n d e r the d ire c tio n o f M rs. B erniece G ordon, w ho gave p a rt of the Easter cantata In a repeat p e rfo r mance. A fte r the business m e e t Mr .md M is Maddux were ing refre shm en ts w ere served bv fis h in g S a tu rd a y afte rn oo n. the refre shm en ts co m m itte e mr-myT..." "'"7..... S P R IN G FRESHNESS Ir w in B oyd and R uth Boyd . w ere u n ite d in m a rria g e at the C hapel o f the Rocks and Roses, S a tu rd a y a fte rn o o n m M e d fo rd The couple w ill liv e in B u tte F alls w here Irvvln is in business The groom is w e ll k n o w n to J a c k s o n v ille yo un gste rs us he was the school bus d riv e r fo r tin J a c k s o n v ille school u n til Ins c a ll in to service In '44 T he best j wishes o f the c o m m u n ity go w ith i the couple. by Wardrobe Cleaners Mr. and Mrs. K elcy Sm ith ON THE PLAZA T elephone 3281 M othproof With YA-DE ¡ca a-fù • t u lli : ter. '. . G ladys H am ilton School Supe. G 11. G o dd ard : • ports that a ll o f the teachers have not been h ire d fo r n e x t ye a r The choice of teachers w ill be h ard as so m any m ore a p p lic a tions are being received th an fo r a good many years. Several o f the fa rm e rs have started to cut ¡heir hav while others are d is c in g u n d e r th e ir cover crops. A n no u nce m e nt. M ay 7th at 8 00 p.m. the P .T A . w ill hold th e ir fin a l m eeting o f the school year. In s ta lla tio n o f o ffic e rs : topic. A fte r G ra d u a tio n W hat? P ro gram co m m itte e. M rs Q u in to n Jordan and the sophom ore and senior class m others THE MOST CHERISHED GIFT OF ALL . . . A PORTRAIT FOR MOTHER S DAY M enton’ Lane Studio 214 E. Main Brother-In-Law Jacksonville Ramblings IN C L O T H E S C le a n e d by T elephone 21847 Ruth Boyd Weds A shland A m o ng the G range m em bers a tte n d in g Pom ona G range on the 26th o f A p r il w ere M r. and M rs O tto N ie d e rm e v e r: M rs B ernice i G ordon and M r. and M rs W in A rn o ld M rs. Gordon Reviews Marion Hardy May iiook for Society Manage Ball Tcain J a c k s o n v ille , M ay I -M iss,on a iy Society met at the F irs t Pie., b y te n a n c h u rc h on the 24tn ot A p r il. President S te lla Beacld p ie s id i I, B erniece G o rd on eat lie d on the Iiook re v ie w ol " T h e ' A m e ric a n N eg ro ." G e ne ra l d is cussion fo llo w e d , M rs. Beach stressed the s illily at home of " To D a y " and "T h e Yem I ’rave i Book o f M issio na rie s.” Hostesses to r the ilesse rt lu n ch eon at one o 'c lo c k w ere Ales- dumes S te lla Beach and N e llie N ie d e rm e ye r. M em bers present were M a rio n N ie d e rm e y e r, N e llie N ied erm e yer. S te lla Beach, C ar lie P atterson, Edna Evans, V li g in ia M a d d u x , C a th e rin e W endt. Bei niece G ordon, L u cia Young, A lic e M itc h e lm o re , M rs E aton, visito r G la dys H a m ilto n . M a rio n H a rd y , s t u d e n t a t S o u th e rn O regon college, is being c o n sid e re d lor the couching post I l l ’ll ol tile A liil'lm ill Legl ill's MISS UOHK IS STATE PRESIDENT OF SOCIETY Miss E d ith llo r k , state presi den i o f the A lp h a R im S la te Del 1.1 ixappa G am m a, n a tio n a l hon n i.o v oeiety I'm w om en In edu- eat mo, presided at the ann ua l co n v e n tio n o f th is society held ree en tly in G ra n ts Pass at the Redwoods hotel. Miss H ork presided at the hose oess m ee ting w h ic h fo llo w e d the i e c is li a tion . Post No 14, ju n io r baseball team , P lu y in g schedule fo r the team w ill in c lu d e games w ith K la m a th F alls. M ed ford , and G ra n ts Pus The Leg io n m em bers are also a n xio u s to secure a manage for the baseball team The local post M o n u m e n ts and m a rk e rs . Se» voted at th en A p r il 22 m eeting to g ive fin a n c ia l aid to the team B o rn s M e m o r ia ls . O n th e P ia « . M r. and Mrs. John K cavuncy are v is itin g re la tiv e s in C o rv a llis W h ile th ey are gone M r and Mrs. Jack M o o rin g are s ta v in g at then home. Mrs. M a ry N o rv e ll o f M e d fo rd spent the week end w ith hei d a u g h te r and son in la w , M r . nd Mrs. G. B G o dd ard and fam Z ' s < C \ V I ' ïM '-l ily. M r. and Mrs. Jack M< o rin g en te rta in e d at d l met S unday, tin Rev and Mrs. I.. II. M itc h e lm o n and sons, C n.ines, J im m ie and J e rry . M r, and Mrs. Ed M oure have th e ir in fa n t son in a P o rtla n d hos p ita l c lin ic . T he y w ere dow n o ver the week end and re p o rt no change in the baby. So th e y re tu rn ed to P o rtla n d u n til the d o c t ors can d e te rm in e his a lim e n t. , A lic e M itc h e lm o re . C a lh n n c i W endt, M a rio n N ie d e r m e y e r : S tella Beach, and N elli»1 Niedcr-I m eye r attended a m e e tin g in P h oe n ix on the 23rd o f A p r il, at the P re s b y te ria n ch urch. M r. and Mrs. E. E. Evans had as th e ir week end guests then d a u g h te r and son in law anti fa m ily o f M e r rill, Oregon. O H YOUR PROPERTY IT C A N COST Y O U PLENTY I See Us A bout Low Cost COMPREHENSIVE LIABIIITY INSURANCE S. C JO N ES & SONS 209 West Main St. • Phone 7558 Medford,- Oreqon B IL L IN G S A G E N C Y Main & Oak St. • Phone 8781 A shland. Oreqon D EPEN D A BLE INSURANCE COUNSELORS M. C. Lininger & Sons W hy we are asking for increased telephone rates W e’d like to announce fo the people of Jacksonville, Talent, P hoenix, and other Southern Oreqon com m unities that w e are now equipped to d eliver ready m ix concrete from either A shland or M edford, w hichever is m ost con ven ien t for you» job. Our deliveries are n^Ade as quickly as possible. We have the latest type m ixer units m ounted on six w h eel drive trucks and can deliver nearly any place z If you'd lik e to see the q uality of concrete we deliver, we'd recom m end you drive by the P acific Fruit Com pany's new w arehouse buildinq in Medford. lit responsibility of furnishing telephone service in communities and territory in which we operate in M edford, phone 5336 A shland, phone 8121 cation that without rate relief the earnings would he even lower in 1947 than in the last half of 19*6. Oregon carries with it the obligation to see to it that the service shall be adequate and dependable. Now, in order to fulfill our obligation properly, we have found it necessary to apply for increased rates in Ore gon. W e would like to tell you why they are needed. 1S48 H45 Present Local Kales Here Set Many Years Ago Charges now being made by this company for local telephone service in Oregon are based on rates that were established many years ago . . . in most cases as far hack -as 1921. Today these rates are inadequate. Our Costs Hare Soared Since 1940 f lic cost of furnishing telephone service has risen greatly since pre-war years. Total wage expense in 19 if», w hich represents two-thirds of our operating ex There Is a Big Job Ahead To meet unprecedented demands for service and to penses, more than tripled that of 194(1, due to higher keep pace with Oregon’s growth, we are engaged in wages and more employees. the largest e> pansion and improvement program in C ut bus:,less in Oregon has grown and revenues have more than doubled in this period, but costs have climbed even faster. Costs of buildings, equipment and supplies have gone up tremendously. H i Are Slot Seeking Large Profits our history—a program which will cost $25,000,090 in this state during 1947 alone. Adequate Earnings Are Essential We have waited as long as we could to ask for higher rates hut more money is essential now. Mil In asking our customers to pay more for service we lions of dollars of the savings of thrifty Americans are not seeking large profits. Our policy with respect must be invested to finance the necessary increases in plant and equipment. Thrifty Americans, being good to earnings and service will continue to be: "To fur nish an ever-improving telephone service at a cost as low as is consistent with financial safety.” business men and women, will invest these millions, if, and only if, there is reasonable assurance of a fair return. The increase in total revenue we ask is only Present Intrastate Earnings Are Low what is required to maintain a sound credit position Our earnings on intrastate plant investment, which and we feel it is moderate and in the public interest. were never high, have dropped rapidly- -the last half We would fail in our responsibility if we allowed of 1946 being 49*/J, below 19 *5. There is every indi further time to elapse before applying for rate relief. The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company I
