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ASHLAND, JACKSON COL'N I Y, O REGO N fhu n d ay , May i j, 1948
Plans Completed For Poppy Day
According to Mrs. A. E. Karnes
Fred Hallgren Joins
F. J. Kuntz Store
* s * 1 ForiAerly the « « «
Southern Oregon
Miner
S3.00 per year
Voi. i j, No. n
Mil ANU MRS OMER HILL
who iuiim OMARS out on the end
ol Siskiyou Kouli'Viiid wen- very
Fred Hallgren, Orchard Home
pleuNuntly surpiiHcd this week
Court, Medford, who was form er
when MRS EMILY CARI’EN
A p op py on e v e ry coat
1 ernem krunee In e v e ry h e a rt," w ill be
ly with the Frank Runtz Paint
store in Medford has been tra n s
TER, till Sherm an utreet, run an Hie goal ot the A m e ric a n Leg io n A u x ilia r y fo i th e a n n u a l o b s é r
v a m e o f P oppy D ay here, M ay 20, the S a tu rd a y b efo re M e m o ria l
ferred to the F. J Runtz store of
ud on her own recommending Day.
Ashland w here he will assist E.
BRANCH
OFFICE
BEING
OMAR'S us >i mighty fine place
• om plete plans fot Poppy Day wen- announced today by Mrs A.
QUALIFYING LAST WEEK
J. Davis, manager.
OPENED IN ASHLAND
to eat Nice gesture Mrs Cuipijti- E Karnes, president of the American Legion Auxiliary, following
DURING CLASS A MEET
Hallgren owned a builders sup
ter, bouquets to you . . . . O ther a m eeting of her com m ittee at her home last Monday. Poppies
Announcement of the opening ply and hardw are store in Phoe
By having won either a first or
nice gestures of the week Include will be offered thruout the city
of a branch office of the Jackson nix for ten years prior to the second place in track com peti
the stopping of his big gray Fm luy and Saturday, May 28 and
County Federal Savings a n d time he began work with the tion at the District 3 Class A
Packard by u California driver to 29 so that everyone will have op
let un entire covey of Royal
Loan Association in Ashland this Frank Runtz store in Medford.
portunity to honor the war dead
Davis states that he feels Hall- meet held in Ashland last Friday;
Neighbors across the street, hup by wearing the ir.«morial flower.
week was made by O. H. Beng gren's experience in the buildei seven Ashland High School track
Mrs.
G.
G.
Newton,
Ashland,
pened during their convention
Teams of volunteer workers was elected president of the tson, secretary and managing d ir supply line will be valuable to men have qualified to enter the
here. When an Oregon driver
from the A uxiliary and cooperat Southern Oregon college M oth ector of the firm which has its customers of the store who may State track meet to be held in
does the sutne w e’ll buy him a
ing organizations will be assigned ers’ club, which was organized main office in Medford.
need aid and advice on their Corvallis on May 14.
[at 'le r n . i
under
the
direction
of
Mrs.
M
ar
to
different
parts
of
the
city.
Qualifying were: Randles, sec
building
and decorating pro
ERANK VAN DYKE, local boy}
Bengtaon stated that he telt
jorie Hopkins, Medford, during
ond
in the shotput; Mitchell, sec
All
Poppy
Day
workers
will
blems.
who tnude good, is running u
the Mother's Day festlvit 1 e s the volume of business coming to
ond in javelin throw ; Langer,
quiet cumpalgn for reelectlon to give their time without pay, Mrs.
which were held last weekend at Medford from Ashland m erited
first in discus throw; Nelson,
the house of representatives Karnes explained. Contributions the college.
the opening of a branch office in
first in pole vault; LeBlunc, tied
ERANK, who's usually both seen made for the poppies will go to
Ashland for the convenience of
with
Nelson for first in pole
Other
officers
include
Mrs.
J.
the
rehabilitation
and
child
w
el
and heard ut k>cal gatherings
Ashland customers.
vault;
Nelson, first in the high
fare
funds
of
the
Legion
and
R.
Clary,
Ashland,
vice
president;
around about this time of year,
Mrs. Nelle W. Burns has been
jum
p
and
second in the broad-
A
uxiliary
to
he
used
for
the
ben
hasn't made his usual appear
Mrs. W Lester Coats, Coos Bay, appointed agent for the firm and
jum
p,
Wolff,
first in mile run;
efit
of
disabled
war
veterans
and
Phoenix,
May
13—The
Phoenix
ance while his opponents, BEN
vice president; Mrs. E H. Hahn, the location will be at 15 North
and
Graber,
second
in 880 yd run.
HAY und E II MANN have bit needy children of veterans d u r Ashland, vice president; and Mrs. Main street in the old State Bank Lions Club was officially present
In
the
Friday
meet,
Ashland
ing
the
coming
year.
These
con
ed
with
its
charter
at
a
C
harter
every door on the street. MANN
M arjorie Hopkins, Medford, vice Building where Mrs. Burns now Night banquet held at the Grange scored second with 54*6 points
even showed up In Lithla Park tributions form a large part of president.
has her offices as Justice of the Hall in Phoenix Saturday night against the w inner Medford with
last Saturday m orning and utiliz the money expended by the Leg
Peace.
ion
and
Auxiliary
in
their
vast
The event was attended by 158 84*6 points. However, A shland*
ed tin- uewey campaign to hit
Mrs.
Burns
will
Receive
appli
m em bers and guests who were Glen Nelson came through a.-,
own satisfaction. MANN handed rehabilitation and welfare work.
cations for loans on homes, real served a chicken dinner by the high scorer as he had previously
The
poppies
which
the
A
uxil
out handbills to all the folks he
estate and business property with ladies of the Neighbors of Wood done in the last meet in Klamath
could reach, right after the iary will distribute have been
-
final details taken care of in the craft lodge and the Phoenix Falls.
made
by
disabled
veterans
at
the
speech made by GOVERNOR
Medford
office.
The
firm
is
back
Times
w ere rather slow and
Thim ble Club.
Roseburg Hospital. They are
DEWEY.
ed
by
the
Federal
Home
Loan
distances
short
in the competition
First
social
hour
of
the
sum
Chet
Tompkins,
G
rants
Pass,
Among the few males who a t crepe paper replicas of the fam
bank and carries the current divi was toastm aster for the evening due prim arily to the cold wind
m
er
season
will
be
held
at
the
ous
wild
poppies
of
France
and
tended Weitzel's Departm e n t
dend rate of 3 per cent. They also
and occasional showers during
store style show Wednesd a y Belgium which bloomed on the Am erican Legion hall this com specialize in long-tim e loans and M ayor Henry Trame gave the the afternoon.
ing
Tuesday
evening,
according
welcoming
address,
and
the
p
rin
battlefields
and
cemeteries
of
were BOB REINHOLDT and the
are federally chartered.
cipal speaker was Dr. Elmo Ste
Reverend GEORGE SHUMAN, both world wars, and which have to N. C. Krause, a d ju tan t of A m
Bengtson arrived in Medford in venson, President of Southern REV. TAYLOR TO SPEAK
erican
Legion
Post,
No.
14,
which
seeking uplift, no doubt . . . and been the symbol ol rem embrance
AT TALENT CHURCH
1929 upon his graduation from
the local »;uls, BEA WINES, for the dead ever since the first is sponsoring the affair. K rause the Denver Law School and has Oregon College, who spoke on
Talent, May 13—The Rev. and
the
conservation
of
our
natural
Is
In
charge
of
arrangem
ents.
MARILYN MILLER, and SHIR World War Thousands of dis
Mrs.
Taylor, former missionaries
maintained
law
offices
in
Med
ed the new organization w ith a
Games will be played for e n
LEY WEITZEL, who also model abled men and women, unable to
to
Africa,
will speak at a pot luck
ford
since.
He
has
served
as
re-
resources.
ed during the show, did a fine do other work, have been given tertainm ent and soft drinks and presentative in the Oregon House
dinner Friday, May 18, in th*
m
ixer
will
be
available.
The
Medford
Lions
Club
present
em ploym ent making poppies for
job, well nigh professional.
At the last meeting of the Leg- ° f RePresentatives and is now gavel and bell and District Gov side room of the Talent M ethodist
the A uxiliary this year
lor.
held, Tuesday, May 11, o ffic -' ^ ‘f 8 nom ,nat,on for the State ernor Larry Neeley presented the church. The Taylors are present
PETER J. BURGOYNE
ers for the coming year w ere ’ ' ,n ‘‘
,
Tail Tw ister with an Irish S hille ly serving as pastors of the M eth
Funeral services were held I
odist church in Canyonville, O re
nom
inated.
Ken
Miller
for
c
o
m
-'
In
^
3
4
f
he
u
was
named
general
lagh with coin box attached.
Thursday at the Lltw iller Chapel
gon.
mander,
Clyde
G
arrett,
first
vice
couns®
1
*or,
the
firm
which
was
The G rants Pass club presented
for Peter Jam es Burgoyne, 61, I
Everyone in the com m unity is
com
m
ander;
Orvil
Maifield
a
n
d
:
?
'8^
2
/
edh
ln
1909
ant!
in
1945
a
book
on
Lion
activities
and
the
535 N E. 57th St , Portland. Ore-1
invited according to te Rev. Alice
Carl
Jennings,
second
vice
c
o
m
-1
,
??e
the
secretary
and
manag-
Central
Point
club
presented
gon, who died at Rt I, Ashland
May Wooley, pastor of the Talent
Talent, May 12—C harter night I m ander; N. C. Krause, a d ju ta n t1
J
the bUS1' some Lion signs.
on or about April 1.
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t, officer.
r.
ness has trebled and the company
M ethodist church.
and
finance
E.
Berning
for
the
newly
organized
Talent
Burgoyne was born In Ne\^
is now 8th largest savings and
Brunswick, Canada and had lived Lion's club will be held Friday hausen, Sgt. at arms; John von loan
organization ra the state.
Kuhlm
an,
chaplain;
and
Emil
in the U. S. 27 years and only at the Elks dining room in A sh
4 days In this vicinity. He was land with the m em bers of the Kroeger, for a five year term on
preceded In death by his wife Ashland Lion’s club acting as the board of directors.
Mrs. Frances Worth, Mrs. W al
who died in 1942 In Klamath hosts.
ter Davis, Mrs. Ida Woodward,
Fulls
Ralph Reed Is president of the MRS. ROUSH RETURNS
and Mrs. Bertha Wallis w-ere
He Is survived by two sons. newly organized Talent service j HOME FROM EASTERN TRIP
hostesses at a covered dish lunch
Mrs. Rozella H. Roush, K lam
Louis B and John B. Burgoyne group The affair «will get under-j
eon for the Upper Valley Com
A concert by the form er m em m unity Club which m et last
w ay at 8:00 p.m. Lionesses are | ath Junction, returned W ednes
both of Portland, Oregon.
Oregon's vast land owning
invited.
day from an extended trip to bers of the “Wings Over Jordan” Wednesday.
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“tim ber barons” are very much
choir
will
be
given
Sunday,
May
PAUL HELD
A dinner and program will be Oklahoma w here she visited in
At the meeting, new officers figm ents of overly vivid im agina
Funeral services were held included with the charter night Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Hardesty, 16, at 8.00 p.m. at the Methodist were installed by Mrs. Nell Dunn tions because actual facts and
Guymon, Hooker. Alva, Chero church in Ashland, according to including: Mrs. Margie Clark,
W ednesday at the Lltw iller Chap ceremonies.
figures do not bear out the oft
kee, G uthrie, Stillw ater and the Rev. Robert Mcllvenna.
el for Paul Held, 81, 47 Union
President; Mrs. Elsie Carpenter.” expressed belief that tim ber and
Bill
Hill,
who
is
planning
to
The choir members, who have Vice-President;
Pampa, Texas.
street, who died Monday at the
Ruby
Taylor, trees are all owned by "big busi^
Com m unity hospital in Ashland open the Hillside cafe on North
She visited her sons. Roy Will appeared for several years on the Secretary; Mrs. Marie W ilder- ness.”
______
following an illness of 6 months. Main In the near future, stated iam Roush and Donald Guy national Columbia Broadcasting _i__
spin. „ Treasurer;
and Mrs. Hazel
This statem ent is made by O S.
Held was born In 1866 in S w it today that opening day for the Roush who are attending schools system program will give se v e ra l' Fedderson, Trustee. Mrs. Bettv
selections, both solos and ensem -, Homes was appointed to take C., extension forester, Charles R.
zerland and had lived In this vic- cafe would be released next in Oklahoma.
Ross, who points out th at wood
ble.
nity for 32 years. He was a m em week.
charge of entertainm ent for the
land owners in the state num ber
Lucille
Perozzi,
88
Granite
rest
of
the
year.
ber of the Assembly of God
street, was among the group of COVERED DISH DINNER
Church. He was m arried to Eva
Miss Townsend of the O.S.C. close to 45,000. He says 63 per
cent of Oregon’s privately owned
nurses
who
are
in
training
at
TO
BE
THURSDAY.
MAY
20
Ammons In 1906 near Prineville,
Extension Unit was a guest. The
Boston university, who made a
A covered dish Fellowship din next meeting will be held in forest reserves are owned by in
Oregon.
dividuals w ith holdings of less
special
field
trip
to
Yale
univer
ner
will be served at the Congre September.
Survivors are his wife. Eva
than 5,000 acres each.
sity
this
last
week
to
study
a
re
gational
church
Thursday,
May
and a sister, Mrs. Elsie Prader,
F arm er owners of woodlands
volutionary technique in pedia 20th at 6:30 p.m. All members
Bill Healy, assistant secretary
Ashland.
tric nursing.
and friends of the church are ln- of state and form er secretary o f ’ play im portant roles in the tim
vited. Program will be “Kigh- the Ashland Cham ber of Com ber picture, Ross emphasizes. In
by Cato the Censor
FOR SALE— 1947 Chevrolet) lights of the 100th anniversary of merce, was in Ashland W ednes w estern Oregon, for example,
The
That Governor Thomas Dewey pickup like new 2000 miles, four) the Oregon Conference.” S in g -1 day evening.
evening, He
n e says Mrs.
lvirs. Healy
n e a r there is an average of close to 40
of New York state had made an speed, radio. Your terms. School I ing the "Old Songs" led by Giles and their daughter. Marv Pat en acres of wood for each farm.
Many other sm all acreage tim ber
impression on Ashland voters principal, Newell, California. 1 tp. Green.
‘ joy Salem
'
very much.
owners are local businessmen,
was proven this week when the
city w orkers living in the coun
Cham ber of Commerce, at the
try, and various other investors.
usual Tuesday luncheon, ran
From the national standpoint,
straw poll to determ ine strength
4.000,000 persons in the United
of
potential
candidates.
Dewey
by Elliott Chaze
States own a piece of woodland
led 18 to 13. W arren got two
"This Is a Private H ar
which contains less than 500
votes,
and
Vandenburg
1.
grove with muscles. Seven
acres. Together these small acre
President H arry S. Trum an re
young men with the inten
age tim ber owners control 200,-
ceived
only
1
vote,
which,
ot
sive and brutal training of
000,000 acres of forest. That is
course,
is
indicative
only
of
the
(he paratroops find them
60 percent of all the privately
Republican
strength
in
this
com
selves with the w ar over,
owned forest land in this coun
m
unity.
and them selves as occupa
try, Ross adds.
O ther polls taken indicated lo
tion troops In Japan. Mr.
Meanwhile, a change is taking
cal business men's preference
Chaze takes you through
place in the minds of the sm all
that
the
V
eteran’s
A
dm
inistra
207 pages of hilarious hum
forest property owners, R o s s
tion, rather than the state of Ore
or, and as subtle a picture
states.
Prior to about 1940, few
gon, take over and operate Camp
of Army life today as good
farm ers, for instance, saw an y
White,
vote
on
this
was
19
to
13
reporting can m ake It.’’
thing but a pasture and wood re
In the state gubernatorial race
"This book is authored
servoir in their woodlots. They
the
Earl
Newbry
influence
was
by an AP reporter gone t6
felt it did not pay to try to sell
indicated by the fact that the
war, and who lost none of
small
trees, and it took two life
m ajority of businessmen present
his sense of proportion nor
times
to grow salable tim ber. A
preferred
to
string
along
with
any of his humor. The lan
sweeping change in view point is
G overnor John Hall, who a p
guage is robust and earthy,
now taking place, Ross observes,
pointed Newbry to his post. The
and like any good reporter,
and present day woodland ow n
vote
for
Hall
was
22
as
against
he gives with the facts and
ers
are seeking income from their
10 for Douglas McKay.
leaves the reader to draw
trees.
Nowadays they are talking
In the local senatorial race,
his own conclusions.”
nowlngly of poles, sawlogs, pulp
with Heinie F luhrer and O. H..
"Definitely a good book,
wood and fuel m arkets.
Bengston running for the Repub
but not for the puritanical
F uture m arkets for woodland
lican
selection
F
luhrer
got
the
or squeam ish.”
products
are bound to increase
greatest num ber of votes, 20 to
w ith second growth tim ber be
12.
coming more valuable as the re
T hirty-three members of the
sult
of inroads on the stands of
Cham ber of Commerce attended
old
growth
forests. The day when
the meeting. Judging from the
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Included
in ____
the ,_____
picture ______
above’ Barbara Eliason, Mrs. Mabel instrumental in makin g t h e
farm
ers
can
receive an annual
vote for the presidential c a n d i-1 are Betty Madsen, Pat Grenimier, Winston, Margie Crow, Gloria Mother's Day Weekend program
Main Phone 8011
"cash
crop”
from
their woods is
dates evidently only one Demo- Gloria Busby, Jerry Jerom e, Bev- Fair, Dorothy Howry, and Trubee held last week at Southern Ore- '
not
t«o
far
distant,
Ross con
crat was present.
1 *rly Autry, Carol Vanderwall, Wetterau, These were the people gon college a success.
cludes
Mrs. Burns Will
Operate Savings
And Loan Assn.
Several Ashland
i racksters Leave
For State Meet
Mrs. Newton Will
Head SOC Mothers
158 Aitend Lions
Charter Night
Legion to Start
Social Season
Talent Lions To
Get Charter Fri
Negro Choir To
Appear May 16
Upper Valley Club
Installs New Officers
Repubicans In
C. of C. Like Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey
Stainless Steel
Kimona
Tie
H A LT
Mother’s Weekend Committee Chairmen
Small Holdings
Biggest Factor
In Timber Land