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
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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
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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
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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
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