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e xc ite m e n t
th tit
iie
w o u ld tu rn re a d ily to crim e . T in
g ro u p that seem» to I n * hopp d up
and ill heed ot excitement an
scarcely old enough to be in tin
w a r ve te ru n class.
V eterans are n e ttlin g dow n,
b u ild in g houses, e sta b lish in g bus
inesses, co m p le tin g th e ir educa
tio n.
In the m e a n w h ile Home
m em bers ot the yo un ge r g ro u p
seem to be s e ttlin g d o w n w ith a
lo t o t p e tty larceny habit».
GARY
C H R IS T L E I B
and
ASMI A M ), |A( K M )\ ( O U N TY . OREGON
Enrollment To Be
Increased at S. 0. C.
Mayor Proclaims
May 18-25 Naval
Reserve Week
Com. Mewwnger and
Lts. Woodell, H ilda and
Bowman in Charge
Voting Beginning
Mrs. Mabel Winston, Registrar
at Southern Oregon College, has For Selection of
again issued a warning that an- j
plications lor entrance to SOC
next full are coining in rapidly | July 4th Queen
All those who hope to attend col-'i
legi next year, she stated, should
make application now. Tlie col
lege's facilities are going to be
taxed to the limit next y eafl
Three new buildings are going up
on the SOC campus now, and
while they will he of great help
added Mrs. Winston, there will
still be some crowding. More old
SOC students are coming back
than ever before in the sch o o li
history, und new students are ap
plying at the rate of fifteen a
day. Some college officials have
estim ated an enrollment of 800
for next year.
Thursday, May 15, 1947
40.000
Good Job* a Month
U. S. Army
Volume 14, Number 10
Seventy-Four Seniors
To Graduate May 27
Ballot« Are Available
To All Purclia*erH of
•SI.(Ml or More In Stores
MRS. LOWTHER SPEAKS
TO TEMPERANCE GROUPS
Baccalaureate Services
To Be May 25; Alumni
Banquet Sat., May 31
Mrs. Mabel Lowther, bi-county )
president of the Women’s C hrist
Mayor Thornton S. Wiley has
Seventy-four seniors and eight
Voting on Ashland’s Fourth of ian Temperance union, spoke to
GLENN KEttlt, two of the group pioclumied the week ot May 18
July queen began this week a temperance group T h u rsd ay ,• ex-service men also will re-
ot six adolescents who were hal io 25 u Naval Reserve week in
when abbots were distributed by May 8, at the Methodist church !ceive diplomas from the Ashland
senior high school, Tuesday, May
ed into corn t last week had met Ashland in connection with thi
when ballots from the Chamber in Medford.
Mrs. Lowther spoke on "Nar-
>*n *he junior high auditorium,
the Judge before. Last tall they national observance of Naval Re
of Commerce to business estab
puid $25.(10 and costs for tam per serve week. Wiley has accepted
lishments in the city. Each bal cotics’’ and told of the petitions i S uperintendent Frank B. Ben-
ing with a motor vehicle and lift the honorary chairm anship of a
lot entitles the voter to 10 votes that are to be sent to the state’s n ett of Salem will give the com
ing a set of beauty rims for said local civilian committee to pro
for the contestant of his choice. representatives for support of the m encement address for the grad
mote membership in the United
uating class. He will speak on
motor vehicle.
One ballot is given to a custom Capper bill.
"You and Your World.’’ The R e v -,
GLENN NELSON, another of States Naval Reserve.
er with each $1.00 purchase.
erend Gordon Lindsay and the
On active duty in Ashland ti
the group, is presently under
The seven contestants in th<
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Reverend Earl Downing will give
Ixmd to the grand jury on assist the civilian committee is
rac« for queen were selected by
the invocation and benediction
(barges ot negligible homicide Lt. Coinmandei L. E. Messenger,
the students of Ashland high
for the graduation services. Mus
which were filed alter the wreck USNR, who is recruiting team
school in elections held last
Curtis Vail, Bud Kincaid, El ic will be furnished by the music
a few months ago in which JOHN captain. Assisting Commande i
week. Ann Pirtle and Lorraine m er Biegel and Bill W alters were
ents of the high school
SCHMALTZ and W I L L I A M Messenger are USNR Lt. M. E.
Mis. Floyd Dickey Mrs. Alice Converse, represent the seniors inducted into the Senior Hi Y ; departm
under the direction of O. C.
Woodell,
Otto
J.
Wilda,
and
Eu
MONTGOMERY were killed.
(low land, Mrs. Lola Damcrofl, Glorian Howard, Barbara Reed, club, Monday evening, May 12, Bjorlie
and Ervin Lesser.
The Bellview unschluss which gene Bowman of Ashland; Lt, and Mrs. Louise Pcrrozi are a- and Marilyn Miller were chosen at the high school building.
Baccalaureate services will be
has been set hack to June 20 will Don Barnes, USNR, Phoenix and niong members of the Rebekah by the juniors, Itena Russell and George
Fullerton,
president
of
include the SAMFORI) property. Petty officer Lewis Lindstrom, lodge No. 14 .that plan to attend Barbara Messenger were selected the club, presided at the candle held in the M ethodist church at
eight o’clock Sunday, May 25.
T h is w ill p re clu d e the necessity USNR Talent.
the grand lodge of the Oddfel by the sophomores.
light induction ceremony. Fuller The Reverend A. J.. Edwards of
o f h a v in g tw o elections
Civilian chairm an in charge of lows and Rpbekahs of Oregon at
The contest will conclude jusl ton was assisted by Bill Bissell, the Church of the Nazarene will
DR
ELMO STEV E N S O N, mem bership promotion is Will The Dalles May 18 to 23.
before
July 4th and the girl who Lewis Langer and club advisor. deliver the sermon, and music
WALTER LEVERETT E, a n d iam Healy, secretary of the Ash
Mrs. Perrozl Is a past presl* has received the greatest num R. W. Gardner.
will be by the United Choirs.
W I L L IA M H E A L Y ure keeping land Chamber of Commerc e. dent of this assembly.
ber of votes will be the queen
Ashland high school alumni
then fingers crossed on the Pear Roger Rath, president of Toast
who
will
reign
over
the
Fourth
banquet will climax the week of
Bowl situation. The Oregon state m asters heads the Civic and Ser
of July festivities.
May 26, w ith their annual ban
board of higher education hus vice groups committee; Ph i 1
The other six girls will be the
quet to be held May 31, at the
offered fullest cooperation on the Stanbury, American Legion com
queen’s attendants. Crowning of
Elks temple.
project when w ritten support of m ander, C ar| Halt, VFW com
the queen will take place T hurs
Abbott, Joyce; Adamek, B ar
the exact figures which will be mander, and Ruyul Gardner, Am
day evening, July 3rd In Lithia
bara; Ager, Ruth; Amberg, Wil
ruiacd locally is in their hands. erican Veteran's committee chair
Park.
ma; Ashcraft, Melba; Balfour,
The Lions and Kotarians have man, are members of the Veter
Nita; Balfour, Shirley; Bean,
signified their support, as lias an's organization's committee; Dr
Beverly; Church, Louise; Baugh
the city and the Chamber of Elmo Stevenson and Leland Linn
man, M aryetta; Childers, Clara;
Commerce The slight question are members of the schools com
Membership Drive To
Converse, Lorraine; Crows o n .
One Candidate Left •
mark is in the $20,000 which mittee. Mrs. Elmo Stevenson
Begin With Kickoff
Charlotte; El hart, Dorothy; Elli
LEVERETTE is to raise from the heads the women’s organizations
Junior high school students,
To Fill Commander’s
ott,
Ruth; Gertson, Barbara; G il
Banquet
at
Lithia
industries in Southern Oregon | committee; Ken Miller is the
and all grade pupils are making
liam, Lena; Grossman, Kathrine:
Shoes in Post No. 14
JOHN DAUGHERTY and his Trade Union's committee chair-
Poppv posters that will be dis
Directors and officers of the „ Hahn, Mary Lou; Hale, Darlene:
cohorts In the Riding association | man; Ralph Koozer represents
played in m erchants windows,
M arietta; H am d e n.
Chester Thompson, Ash Ian d next we Jt. May 23 and 24 will be Oregon Shakespearean F e stiv a l1
are putting in lots of time and the industrial firms.
association
will
be
hosts
to
80'
w
ulette;
Hays,
Lois; Hoi ngs-
plenty of work in blasting out
groceryman,
announced
his
with*
celebrated as Poppy days in Ash
The Reverend G. W. Bruce of
postholes and raising a fence for the First M ethodist church is in druwol from the candidacy for land. Hope and help .is the m ean fesidents of Ashland and th e ! ?iorth- Margie; Lowe, Jacquie:
radbirds to sit on come rodeo charge of the church committee; comm ander at this weeks meet ing of the American Legion mem surrounding area at a dinner Maxwell, Matilene; Messenger.
Monday night at the Lithia Hotel M arjorie; Miller, Doris; Morris,
time tills July 4.
Kay Fletcher, YMCA secretary, ing of the Am erican Legion held orial poppy.
The dinner will m ark the be Elouise; Owens, Allene; Pirtle,
will ix*
be soin
sold on tne
the
heads the youth group; Hugh M e-1
. *L t . - t
v »♦ I Poppies win
Ann; Platko, Bernice; Powell.
Kecver is in charge of the Retail Tuesday night at the Legion hall i streets of Ashland both May 23 ginning of the d<ive for m em ber Constance; Ricks, Emma; Rober
ships
in
the
association,
Robert
m erchants; Information
and ___
dis- (h is louves an ) unopposed Held •und 24, and anyone that can as-
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Dodge, president of the organiza son, Charlene; Roberts, Maryen:
semlnation o f publicity is in the for Colonel Harold Jordan, thei
’n *his should call 8961
tion stated today. William E. Sheldon, Adele; Skinner, Shirley;
«'
rem aining candidate. Phil S tu n s-i
**ealy
18 executive secretary and Ulstad, Beverly; Weanus, Eunice;
M Green, and Bob Reinholdt.
inuy is Uie present commanded.
Angus Bowmer is producer. The Wilcox, Mariya; Young, Marv
In order to assist during Nav-1
present a Naval Reserve
program for Monday night will Alice; Youngs, Arils; Wiltse.
al Reserve week five members I v<’lulnto*er unit meets each two Election of officers will be held
M arita; Anguisch, Lois.
be these three.
May
»7.
of the Ashland club ol Toast-
8 at thc Southern Oregon
Allen, Bob, Barger, K enneth:
I-
our
types
of
memberships
are
m aster’s international win speak co,le#e auditorium . Twenty-five
Fourteen m en were initiated
Bayne, Robert; Christlieb, Garey:
available.
Dodge
pointed
out.
A
during the week of May 12 to 18 ,nt*mbeis comprise the group ac- into Ashland Post No. 14 in a
DeVore, Glen; Farr, Harold;
Three members of the Ashland
over radio station KWiN, Roger cord‘,n 8 to Commander Messeng- ceremony which had past cont- flying club have made solo flights yearly membership can be ob- Frink, Robert; Fullerton, George:
i
i
inud
,
?
°
r
$1000'
Thls
entitles
Ratii, president of the group, ap- er wbo, heads thc unit. Plans arc nuuwiers as initiating officers, recently, Dorothy Morris, soloed
the holder to tickets for the eight Garren, Norman; G riffith, Rob
pointed the five speakers H orn, P/’esent•>’
wa^
lncrease ; Initiates w er e: Charles White, Tuesday, May 6, William Briggs. productions
ert; Gwinn, Gordon; Kerr. Glenn
which will b.
ibe m em bership at the usual 1 this unit to 200 members.
1 Ai thur Poehiman, Wayne Sikes, May 12, and Eugene Ritzinger, August 1Ö" A sponsoring mem b e " r ^ 7 " ° ™ £ ? rrnan;D ? tw l11 e L
Monday night meeting.
i J. W. Carter, Basil Craig, Elliot Sunday, May 11. The new ship ¡ S t f
 ' M Ï > s r,: Æ
Speeches, which will be heard
MacCracken, Marcus B. Woods, that the local flying club purchas
lor five minutes each morning
* , ucxets a con
Darby O Toolle, Charles Besondy, ed about a month ago, has al- -------- - to o e , 6.n
, l " - p e r s o n . , . k
Monday through Friday a t 8:46
i^ u ? c.kenbli^h’. Ronal d l R a p p
Valhe L. Squire, Vernon E. Meir, ready accumulated a hundred tributing membership to anv
a.m, will be on the ’ Who, What,
Wade,
time by
------- " ’ less than
’
*
y a-J • r Chester;
A rthur Casand, Eddie Randle, hours
„ flight
-
. members.
____ jers.
mount
$io7oo
Lifetime
™ V Tucker,
/ T eS¡ f Zane;
an« ; W
ade’
and How of the Naval Reserve.'
H arry Morris, owner of Oak memberships, which entitle the
6 i a W«r^id- Fred; WiIkins°n.
i and A lbert Peterm an.
c.,.,llu
e i n e Arnold: Wilkinson, Erwin- W il
Ed Singm aster will speak Mon
produc-
Colonel Mickle M attis was a 1 Officiating were: Commander, Street Tank and Steel Co., is the, member to tickets for all
clay morning; John von Kuhlm an guest of the Elks lodge last Wed-
Karnes; A djutant, Guy Ap- most recent m em ber to be taken Hons throughout the rem ainder o f liams, W alter;
will speak Tuesday; Harold New nesday evening.
Ex-G. I’ s who have taken gen
Howard Oden,
(s* Vice
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— commander,
--------------- - m to-4he club, which brings t h e s i s life are available for $500 00
eral education tests and will re-
ton, Wednesday; Clarence Will Ralph McCulloch, Guy A p p l e - 1-11'1'* * reem an; 2nd. vice co m -1 membership up to fifteen. Art
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iams, Thursday, and Wendell white, Kenton Robbins, and Sid 1 m ander, Emil Kroeger; Chaplain, p <*hlman and Elmer Ayres, own (iU 11 C l u b S t h n n f 6 M
ceive diplomas: Davis, Keith; E
Lawrence, Friday.
Foster Wolfe; Chas. A. Calhoun
Reed entertained Colonel M uttis,! H arry Pinkerton; and Sgt. a t ! ers of
flying field, will speak —
w t o Ml
°
I to the Ashland Rotary club mem- T lI llG o f O r c h e s t r a
Next weeks meeting of Toast who was making an inspection Arms, Jake Lahr.
Benjam in A. De Haven; Garland
masters will have Ed Singmaster tour of the recruiting office in
John Holbrook; Richard Long:
The Legion voted to sell SODA I
Thursday, lilay 15, to tell of
Ashland gun H..H m u
July 4 4th!
; « ! « ■>■•”•
« » "«M a n i shot , „ X g j ,
as toastm aster; Harold Thomas, Medford. Sgt. Southerland, and m em berships for the July
Robert S. Richardson; Victor K
th ' 5 iuture
Wine.
topiemaster; and speeches by M/Sgt. W. W. Morrison of the re celebration and Plym outh auto club
I xvru-kzl’o
_J •-'»•vi
Howard Wiley, and John Nosier. cruiting office in Medford were aw ard after Wm. Healy, secretary „ Mr?- Olenna Mitchell soloed 'V.’° d f .? rcbe8t.r a Monday even-
W alter J. K errigan and Mrs.
John M urphy was a guest of also present.
of the Ashland Cham ber of Com
Kerrigan have returned to their
Bob Hardy at last Monday’s
Colonel Mattis congratulated merce spoke to the group and
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_
¡ Ä
’ä b Ä
meeting.
home on Beach street after visit
>the local Elks lodge oq the re- explained that 20% of the pro
ing Riddle, Sutherland, Roseburg,
tcruiting campaign that they had ceeds from the tickets sold by
- i 4 John Nosier, Ashland, 259- Reedsport and Eugene. Kerrigan
recently sponsored, and plans to Legion members could be re
■ ns 239arneS 241 : and Arf Hask- reports meeting a num ber of
return to Ashland in the near tained by the Legion.
Ashland people in the various
future to be taken into the Elks
T his 20% will be used for the
. N?.xt meeting of the club will locations.
Am erican Legion Jr. Baseball
Mrs. D 1J. Sheldon, Mrs. L ar lodge as a member.
be Monday, May 19.
league which had tryouts last
kin Grubb, and Dr. and Mrs. E.
Five
teams
have
signed
for
the
Saturday under direction of Ken
P. Borden will attend the State
1947 summ er softball season ac
Miller.
Congregational Church confer
cording
to Howard Wiley, presi
Emil
Kroeger
and
Bert
Free
ence in Corvallis, from May 20-
man were appointed co-chairman dent of the Ashland Softball as
22. the Meeting will be held in
Ashland high scho d girl’s ten of the Memorial day committee. sociation. A deadline of June 1
the Federated church.
Mrs. Martel Peters was host
Dr. Borden, m inister of the nis team met the Grants Pass O ther mem bers include Ken Mil has been set for team entries, ess to *he W esleyan service guild
Gerald Gastineau signe d a
team on the Ashland courts, Tues ler, Shirley Berninghausen, Chic Wiley stated.
Congregational church In Ash day,
group Tuesday evening, May 13 three year contract as director of
May
13.
Miss
Dorothy
Und-
Sponsors
and
team
captains
of
land, is vice-moderator for the erkofler is coach for the girls Farlow, Jake Lahr .and John
*he,.Fellow ship room of th< all athletics for the Silverton
the five entries are: Oak Street Methodist church. Members met Oregon schools, this week. G ast
Freem an. •
conference this year.
team. Scores were ns follows:
Tank and Steel, Lee Flink: Steve in the fellowship room at 7 30 ineau will select his own staff of
For the singles. Dorothy Elhmt
Zarka’s Associate d s e r v i c e . for a dessert.
assistants, and will act as head
lost her match: Ruth Seitz, S h ir
Chuck DeAutremont, Newb r y
Alice Willits presided at the coach of basketball and baseball,
ley Skinner. Venita Roberson
Orchards, Earl Schilling; Nosef- business meeting, and a panel and assist in other sports. Silver-
and Darlene Hale won their
cats. Tiny Jones; and the Old discussion on India was made.
ton is a class A school twelve
single matches.
Oscar Bush .will be in charge Timers, John Nosier.
miles from Salem, and is in an
In the doubles .Elhart and of fire control work in the A sh -1 Milo O ’H arra will head a hoard
Mrs.
Larry
Basey
and
young
athletic
league with plenty of
Jerry Mitchell, Lewis Langer, Skinner lost their match, while land area this season and will is - ' of commissioners who will settle daughter are confined to their competition. Coach Gastine a u
Seitz
and
Roberson
won
sue
all
burning
permits.
Bush
all
disputes
arising
from
the
Hob LeBlanc, George Fullerton
home on Granite street with tht had been reelected to teach in
lives at 373 Vista, and can be play. Each team will post an
and Glen Nelson will represent¡r*
..
T- ? ~
the Ashland schools but is ac
contacted
by
calling
21091.
entry fee of $10.00 at the beginn
Ashland high school in the State O O F O ptllY llST S r iC llF
cepting the advancem ent which
Bush
was
appointed
as
State
ing
of
the
season.
This
will
be
track meet at Corvallis, Friday
z .. l
the new position affords.
and Saturday, May 16. 17. Pre- M a r y W a t e r b u r y P h l V lire warden for this area, accord- forfeited if the team drops out
Gastineau was prom inent In
limaries will take place at 1:30
Mary W aterbury played two mg to an announcem ent made by during the season. The entry fee
athletics at W illamette U niver
l'!
a
7tk
district
Warden
wijl
be
refunded
at
the
close
of
p.m. Friday, with the finals a t, num bers and an encore on the
sity, as he played both basketball
I he Southwest. Oregon state the season to all teams which
I 30 Saturday, according to Coach piano, before Soroptlm ist mem- of
and baseball. He gained a rep u ta
protection district at Med- complete the year’s plav
tion as a baseball pitcher and
,* rarik O’Neil.
, bers, Wednesday noon, May 14 forest
ford.
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r
•
i June 11 thc season begins. Lea
Earl T. Newbry, state senator played professional ball. As a
Mitchell will compete in the at the Lithia Hotel. Her mother
gue
games
will
be
played
on
from Jackson county, was elect high school plaver he was select
state meet by throwing the jave- Mrs. Preston W aterbury was a
Tuesday and Thursday nights. ed president of the board of pov - ed on the All-State basketball
lin; Langer will throw thc d isc;'g u est of the club.
Exhibitions will be held on Fri ernors of the Ashland Golf Club team in Missouri.
Boh LeBlanc will partifipate in
Miss Jeanette Sm ith advisor
day’s.
at a meeting held at the Elk*
Prior to coming to Ashland
the 440 dash and pole v a u ltin g ;1 for the Camp Fire organization.
—o-
club Thursday noon. Committee Gastineau was in charge of a th
George Fullerton will run the i which the Soroptimlst club spon-
H. S. Hester, 79 High street, members are: ereens. Dr. George letics at Chemawo. In 1940 he
mile; and Glen Nelson will en terjso rs, told the club about the
hai
kt o .
„
""" bought
■'''“ »*■*' a « restaurant
ira w u ia in and
ana gro-
gro- B. Hull. Dr. Harvev Woods, and came to Ashland to coach b asket
the pole vaulting contest. There “Heifers for re lie f’ campaign
c
S w e n s o n Pres.- eery store in Eagle Point. He Jean Eberhart: membership Ber ball and other sports. The war
will not be prelim inaries for the I which is being made in the Unit-
opened for business last Monday. Lombard, Robert Hardy, and Ed interrupted his work here and he
pole vaulting, 880 dash, mile, and ed States. The local camp fire h ,= ..£ i ^ O£ltht4r?uO.re/ ? n C<L1,ef e’
SnJ?.h
,J®hn W. Mills, who has been ill Ringmaster: building. R ichard left for the Service in November
high jumping contests.
girls are raising funds to huv a df i h L " n
.. B« e
¡n “ oard
Higher Ed- with influenza, is recuperating at Revnen. Lvndel Newbrv a n d 1943. Last year he returned to
Ashland’s high school track heifer to send to Holland
ucation will represent the Board his home.
R o e e rR a th
team took fourth place Saturday,
Ashland in the middle of the year
and deliver’ the commencement
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Worley and
June 15 was set as the deadline and
May 10, at the district meet in
coached at the College along
L arry Basey of G ranite
street
K-u™
«k
r
í
n
í
™
at
the
Southcrn
2.iegon
chi,dren
Di«nn
and
Àìtèn
'from
for"
accepting"
c
h
a
rte
r
"
memhërs
ildren Diann and Allen from for accepting charter members. with his high school teaching un
Medford, with 35’4 points. Grants
ent Wednesday in Klumath College commencement, Thurs-
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Oakland, California have rented The cost of a charter membershlo til the program could be re a r
Pass had 36*4 points.
ills.
day, June 5th.
1 a home at 055 Beach street.
is $50.00
ranged.
Four New ¡Members
In Senior Hi-Y
Rebekahs Plan to
Attend Grand Lodg?
Thompson Leaves
Legion Election
Open For Jordan
Poppies To Be Sold
May 23 and 24
Shakes perian
Festival Ass’n
To Dine Monday
Toastmasters To
Speak For Navy
Members Solo
Elks Entertain
Colonel Mattis
June 1 Deadline
For Team Entries
Delegates to Attend
Church Conference
Girls Tennis Team
Met Grants Pass
Service Guild Group
Discusses India
Bush Is Appointed
State Fire garden
Track Stars Go
To State Meet
E. Newbry Heads
Golf Association
Edgar Smith To
Address Students
K
Gerald Gastineau
Resigns Position