Southern Oregon News Review, Ashland, Oregon, Fhursday, March 17, 1949 A state tux agent Ashland at the City ( nesday, March 23. II»- | residents with their problems. A nation-wide cumpiugn, to The American Legion A uxili­ raise five million dollars to uid ary, Unit No. 14, honored Legion Europe's starving and homeless Post No. 14 Monday evening with and to help resettle refugees in a birthday 'X.rty. The event mark the United States and other hos­ ed the 30th birthday of the Am­ pitable countries, will be laun­ erican Legion. ched on Sunday, March 20, by Sixty five Legionairres and the Catholic Bishops of America. their families sat down to the The campaign, which will con­ long banquet tables set In the tinue for one week, closing on Fire Place room at the Legion's Laetare Sunday. M arrh 27, will Log Cabin Pioneer Hall in Win- he spearheaded by special dioce­ burn Way. The tables were de­ san appeals In the 1,16 archdio­ corated with the Legions colors. ceses of the United States. More Blue and Gold, with spring flow- than 15,000 Catholic parishes will TRADE YOUR J ers and greenery used about the participate In the drive. room. In this diocese, the campaign An enormous birthday cake, has been officially Inaugurated which carried out the color through a letter to all pustors scheme, was presented by the from the Most Reverend Edw ard auxiliary to Legion Com m ander i D. Howard, D. D., Archbishop of Frank J. Van Dyke, former por,|and in Oregon, urging sup- John Von K uhlm an A fter the Ashland covered dish dinner had been en- Ashland attorney, will direct the port for (jle raising of $50,000 of CHAMPION'S ROCKS ARE DISPLAYED AT CHAMBER The rock display of Joseph Cham pion is available for view- lng at the offices of the Ashland C ham ber of Commerce. Cham ­ pion's exhibit includes 42 differ­ ent! P' en of rocks, mostly of agat and Illustrates the differ­ ent types of cutting used to bring out the beauty of the agate. Legion Honored On 30th Birthday F. Van l)yke Will Direct Seal Sale Parishes Seeking $5,000,000 Fund will be in hall W ed­ will assist state tax Merlami I’helpe, Charles Klia- son. and Dorothy G. Brabham at­ tended the district conference of the Methodist Youth Fellowship held last week end In Spring field, Oregon. Lawn Mowers Sharpened and Repaired Have Rubber Tire« to fit on iron wheels Grass Catchers-New Handles-New Tires O il ) MOWER IN ON A NEW ONE 0. R. Edwards Repair Shop Sfalci** s bland Phone 7131 Next to the Mart THE re O U D E S T N A M E IN TIME GRUEN VERI-THIN 1-THIM DORCAS Oellcetely «»yled, t7-|«wet ■ -49” MS. fii ML B. J. Jewelers poyed, the cake was cut, with a p ­ sale of Easter seals in Curry, j y ,e total amount of the Bishops' Coos and Fund for Victims of War F ather propriate ceremonies, and served Jackson- Josephine with ice cream, a gift from Bill Douglas counties. Jerom e M. Schm itz has been ap ­ Beeson Ashland Creamery. The Seal Sale is sponsored by pointed diocesan director, and Celia Berninghausen was host­ the Oregon Society for Crippled F ather A rthur J. Sullivan, dio­ ess chairm an, assisted by mem­ Children and Adults. Proceeds of cesan superintendent of schools, bers of the auxiliary. A musical the sale are used to finance the will direct the children's efforts many projects of the society. In- through the schools, program followed the dinner. | eluding the children's hospital at IxK'ally. the cam paign will be Com m ander Von K uhlm an re ported progress with the Legions j Eugene, the Portland Hehabilita , >-ordlnated through Reverend “Kite Contest", and reported that tlon Center in Portland; special Pius B Bauer of O ur I.ady of the plans were being made for him to sum m er camps for crippled chil- - M ountain parish. Ashland. Two instruct youngsters in kite m ak­ dren; surgical, medical ar.d spec relief agencies—the Bishops’ Em- ing. John learned the a rt of kite ial training for individuals; the j ergency and Relief Com m ittee m aking in China several years craft shop in Portland, where ar­ and W ar Relief Services - N at­ ticles made by the handicapped ional Catholic W elfare C onfer­ ago. are sold, and many others. ence—are dependent upon the Evelyn Kreisman. Child Wel­ annual appeal to continue their fare chairm an, reported that a CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH vast program of relief and reh ab ­ program “T he Whole Child" will ORGANIZES MEN'S CLUB ilitation throughout the world. be given w ith prom inent speak- Sunday evening the men of the Since 1942 the joint organiza­ ers analyzing the com plete needs Congregational church met and tions have sent abroad more than of children. This will be an event organjze