CENTRAL POINT STAR
VOLUME TWO
Nations Crops
Of Fruit Said
To Be Short
U
Oregon Growers Iteneltt From Low
er Yield« Elsewhere Which
Nooat Market
Gcuerully favorable market out
look for Oregon fruit mid vrgclublrs
1« indicated for the Immediate future
by tlie weekly agricultural aituu-
lion und outlook report Just issUcd
by the Oregon Slide college exlen-
»ion service. Reduced acreages in
some eases und sm aller average
yields for the country in genera*
have resulted in advanced prices.
Oregon yields are, in the main, good.
The domestic apple market is
ranging about 50 per cent above that
of u year ago with domestic com
m ercial production lti per cent be
low a year ago. The (.'anadian
crop is larger, however, anil I here
are prospects of reduced demand
overseas.
Some C.0OO boxes have
moved from Portland to South Am
erica, however, this season.
Pear m arkets continue strong ns
drouth in the east reduced still fur
ther mi already short crop. Willi
C alifornia below norm al,production,
Oregon with a high yield is gelling
the benefit. Somewhat the same sit
uation continues w ith prunes, later
reports still further reducing the
w orld estim ates to 108.000 tons as
compared with 245,804 tons in 1928.
The foreign filbert crop is <>«nsid-
erablc I m -I ow normal, and as Amer
ica im ports n larger volume of these
nut» Ilian is produced here, the do
mestic price will doubtless he favor
able, the report shows. Almond
crops are short here and abroad
which Is expected to Help the w al
nut inurket even though yields are
normal.
SOME GAMES TO THY AT
YOUR HALLOWEEN PARTY
Are you planning a Hallowe’en
p arly? Here are some games sug
gested for giving the evening a good
s h irt:
“A nuine game played nt the be
ginning of the evening will help ev
eryone to get acquainted quickly.
Give each guest upon arrival a card,
cut in the shape of a pumpkin, and
u pencil. As soon as the last one
arrives, announce that five minutes
will be allowed for each person to
find out every other person’s first
m iddle and last name.
“ When Hie lime is up, all are told
to w rite on their cards as many of
the full names as they can remem
ber. Tin guest who remem bers the
most names eorreclely is announced
the winner.
“After Ibis little warm ing-up con
test, five persons are chosen for the
next amusement. They are told
that they are going to be required Io
take a difficult walk blindfohle*.
The walk is in a straight line from
one end of the room to the other,
but they will be nllowed to go over
the route with th eir eyes open llrst.
The walk is in a straight line from
one end of the room Io the other,
high objects such as stools, pillows
and boxes being placed in the path.
“Afler the live selected have pick
ed I heir way along between the ob
jects, making an effort to remember
w here each one comes, they are
blindfolded and started at one end
to walk the plank. In the mean
time, the objects have been quietly
removed, hut the victims do not
know Ibis and cause much m erri
ment by strenuously trying to step
over the supposed harriers."
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Car Burn«
Mr. Onksnmes, son-in-law of Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Hay of Ibis city had
the m isfortune Io lose a new car nt
W enatchee Washington while In
specting fruit nt that plnce The car
enught fire and burned up before
anything could be done.
NUMBER 12
FOREHT I IHE SEASON
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM
WAS DISAHTLROUH ONE I
I'oresl llr< . «luring Hie ?»nst burn
ed over ii tidal of more than 30<l,00tl
ceres within the tw enty-tw o na
tional for* .Is of Oregon and Wash
iiigtoii, accenting to figures just
compiled by Hie Dish let Forester,
I oi l land, Oregon.
The report covers 1.403 fires oc
curring on these national forests.
Of this total, 912 or (17'-. w ere In Id
under one quarter of an acre; an
aildilional .'III or 22*. w ire held un
der 19 Mtl . i li On I s 11' J, or I SO
of Ihe fires i x« edeil 10 acres.
Lightning was resp nslble for
078 of these lire, of 18.1'; of the to
tal. The rem aining 51.0'i 725 Il -s.
were due In human carelessness, ig
norance i.r i't i in I n ii I mulleiousne s,
according Io Hie report.
Careless smokers again head the
list of man-caused, being charged
with 201 of them, Campers rank
next with 179 tires. These two cl a-
scs of forest users arc shown by the
report to have »larteil 01'. of all Ihe
man-caused foes. Ollier m an-caus
ed arc railroads. 88 fires; incen
diary, 59; brush-burning, 38; lum
bering, 10; and miscellaneous 81.
The ilisusterous Dollar Mountain
tire on the Colville covering over
100.000 acres, wos either a • m oker’s
or herry-pteker’s (Ire, white th r
Ducknbush (Ire of 8000 acres on Ihe
Olympic was a sm oker’s fire.
Forest officers slate that the past
fire a**ason v a s one of Ihe most 11 |t •
llcull they have experienced In many
years. They also express appre
ciation of the cooperation on the
part of Ihe general public in car»
with lire and In observing Ihe em
ergency forest closing orders.
TWELFTH FEDERAL RESERVE
DISTRICT CONDITION TOLD
The high level of business activ
ity reached during July was gener
ally m aintained during August.
The position of agriculture did
not change m aterially during the
month. Harvesting has proceeded
rapidly under frtvorable w eather
conditions, and relatively salisfac-
lory prices are being received by
grov’i i s for most farm producís, A
shortage of rainfall during Ihe past
spring and summer lias harmed Ihe
D istrict's livestock ranges and lias
aceelcrntcd m arketing of cattle mid
sheep.
Retail sales in August exceeded
those of July by a slightly sm aller
amount Ilian usual, while w hole
sale trade increased more than us
ual. while wholesale trade increas
ed more Ilian seasonally during Ihe
month. Sales at both wholesale and
retail were above Ihe levels of Aug
ust, 1928. Carloadings on Ihe Dis
tric t’s railroads increased during
August but were few er in num ber
Ilian a year ago. The volume of
w aterborne trade passing Io mid
from this District through Ihe Pan
ama Canal increased, largely ns a
result of increased easlhound ship
ments of refined petroleum prod-
uels.
Industrial production was al high
er levels during August,1929,than in
cither July, 1929 ,or August, 1928,
and Ibis sustained activity was re
flected in a gem rally improved em
ployment situtaion. Petroleum out
put In August exceeded that of July.
Lumber production, as is eustoin-
iry during this month, increased
uhslanlially.
There was little fundamental
change in Ihe hanking situation
.luring August and Ihe llrst half of
September, changes in member hank
uni Reserve Bank credit in use be
ing largely seasonal in nature. Since
April nf Ibis year member hank
loans for commercial purposes have
been higher Ilian in any proceeding
sim ilar period. They expanded sea
sonally during the past month Io Ihe
highest figure of record. Security
loans of these banks have also
been higher Ibis year Ilian al any
previous time and during early
Seplember they were not far below
the record level reached in mid
summer.
Increases In bills dis
counted and in holdings of purchas
ed acceptances al the Reserve Rank
have accompanied expansion in
loans of member banks.
Holds fishy; Clinle
The Central Point Ilenlth unit of
Ihe Jackson County health associa
Turning the Other Cheek
tion held a hnhy clinic at Ihe Health
The millennium will bn Just around
Center building Tuesday afternoon (he corner when you get so good
w ith Dr. Tlalcom and Mrs. Lydia that you'll leave your light dimmed
King in charge. There were twelve after the other fellow has refused tc
41» h is— Wellington News-Journal.
>abiee exaroinetj-
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U . O. Artist Depicts Spirit of Paul Bunyan
TOWN OF ROGIE RIVER
Gladys Sandry ami three of o-.ir
leueherx, Misses I* , in , Willis ami
Mason m otored Io San Francisco
his last w'-el. eiiil. They r»-oo-t •*
very line Hip.
Mr, a;id Mrs Julian and Ralph,
old re s' til-, of our city an- visit
ing old friends here this week. They
look Sunday dinner at Sundry’s
Al Lose and friends were htr.in
ess callers al Waldo, I; isi Solui « a',.
Mr. lio le h rltc a and his sun all 1
d au g h ter have m oved ti inporardy
into Hazel and Hill V, h ite s house.
Mrs. R ichard S oil arrived tO i.lt*
this week I font Grant., tie. Wilil
..er inf. nl daughter, B arbara Lt
There w a. no sitr.o j !>nn.*y and
Tuesday on a ■« cum of Institute.
The teachers all attend ng.
On
iVedueso.iy the room-* w e n ful;
«»lire more, rc arly ali the ill child-
eu returning.
Last Saturday night O’Kcilys hall
was Lie place Io see a real "crow d
oi dancers. Aft. r having such a
»access with their first dance an
other was innoc.!- • « for one w ees
roni next Saturday night.
A sinai! circa» p.tc.ie ¡Is
I
here last .Sur.i.ny but owing Io such
i rainy day there was a small crowd
in attendance.
Alden G albiith and friend from
Klamath I-alls arc visiting his rel .-
tives for a few days.
•Mr. Fred Guy, well known mail
carrier from Gold ltid io Pogue
iiiver passed away last Sunday,
Friends of Mrs. Guy, who teaches
mus e in our schoo . wist. Io express
their sincere regr its to h er in her
great loss. Mr Guy was well thot
„1 in this community.
Paul W rigid who came hottie
from O. \. G. sick is now w orking
t:
i ,.»h te on a new house.
ice ue’s broL ei from Kla;.i-
■ U is making them VISI it.
FrA's
iton Grininietl made a h u m e d trip
to Rogue River, Saturday night and
hack Io Klainath Falls, Sunday.
The long loo-cd tor ram al last.
The first rain since June fell this
week lo the joy of the farm ers,
I miners and hunters.
Mr. McGaskcy and family from
near Grants Pass have moved upon
Mr. Duncan's place and henceforth
will be a p ard n er of Mr. Duncan.
Jim Rohrbaugh was greeting old
friends here thia week. He spent
W ednesday afternoon visiting the
Love girls.
Mrs. Sundry attended Ihe funeral
of Mr. Guv in Gold Hill last Tues-
EUGENE, Or.—The great North majesty and the solidity of the trees
west, land of loggers, has Its own and mountains are faithfully brought
mythology as absorbing and thrilling out in the carving.
ss that of ancient Greece or those
It Is the hope of Mr. Barrett that
countries of the Norseland.
This the statue may some day become the
mythology centers around the famed symbol of the Northwest basic In
Paul Bunyan and hla great blue ox. dustry. lumber, and that Its replica
Tales ot the prowess of the Hercu In towering size may be placed In
lean Paul and of the great strength some prominent place as a fitting
ot the ox are told around bunk house- memorial for thia spirit that Is ao
fires at night, the sturdy loggers vis familiar and so loved by all lumber
ing with each other In Inventing sew men.
“ whoppers."
Mr. Barrett, one of the younger
But so tar the great Paul has
lacked an artist to memorialise him. artfxti of the West, la already achiev
to put him Into everlasting atone or ing fame as an Interpreter of the
paint him on enduring canvas. Mak early Oregon country days. At a re
ing a bid for this honor la Oliver cent exhibition in San Francisco hla
work won warm praise from art crlt- day afternoon,
I-aurenco Barrett, sculptor of the Uni lea. Notable weatern figure« he ha»
,h e H ,« h *>c.iool student bo<ly
versity of Oregon, who has Just com
called a meeting Wednesday after-
made
Include
"Sandstorm,”
a
statue
pleted a working model ot Paul and
I noon to elect three more officers,
of a cowboy and hla horse battling a
j The following students w ere elect
hla great ox.
■torm,
which
stand»
In
the
Legion
ot
ed. Melvin Burnet class manager.
This model Mr. Barrett hopes some
day to see in stone In gigantic size, Honor palace at San Francisco; "The Laura Smith. Annual m anager, and
perhaps 20 feet high. Paul is deplet I Indian," a tribute to the redman, and A rthur Long, Sec. anil Treas.
Al Love and father in law W. F.
ed kneeling at the bead of his ox. as a striking group depicting the last
Wright w ere out on the Applegate
If In contemplation of some great stand of the wild horse. Among his Thursday looking after m ining m at
deed such as the digging of Puget other works is a highly artistic hero ters.
Sound or the carving of the great ic depletion of "St. George and the
Hazel Hepburn is in (he hospital,
Columbia gorge. The ox stands ready, Dragon."
very ill w ith typhoid fever. All her
The artist Is thoroughly familiar with little friends wish her a speedy re
patient at his side. The whole Is
covery.
mounted on a pedestal base, which the lumber industry ot the North
The following local people w ere
In turn is flanked by circular sawa, west, and in hla early youth was etn
on the streets of Grants Puss. Tues
their teeth making a symbolic pat ployed In various mills and logging
day. Mrs. Daisy Laws, Mrs. Mattie
camps. In these he heard the Bun
tern on either side.
Seaman and daughter, Mrs. Lance,
Into the clay model Mr. Barrett has yan tales and as soon as he became
Mr. and Mrs. George Radley, Mr.
put the very spirit of the western an artist resolved to make them on
and Mrs. Love. W. F. W right and
of
hla
tbrmos
for
Interpretation.
woods. The massive strength, the
Paul W right, Mr. Corey. Mrs. W all
Politir« Weakening Board
There is a squabble in the U. S.
senate over the confirmation of
President Hoover’s appointees on
the farm relief hoard, and no m at
ter how it term inates the influence
of Ihe Board will he weakened by
¡1. The farm ing public was p re
pared lo have confidence in the
Hoard as an agency for substantial
relief, hill Ihe attitude of Ihe senate
has disturbed Rial confidence and
brought the suspicion Hint very lit
tle actual benefit can be expected
through the Board.
W aller Scott of Sams Valley is
quite ill al his rural home.
FARM BUREAU STARTS
ORGANIZATION OF POOL
That Ihe F a rm e rs Exchange Co
operative of Medford will again
form a turkey poo* has been def
initely decided upon, said Clay D.
Parker, this week. The F arm er’s
Exchange was very successful in the
handling ot the pool last year and
even greater success is anticipated
this season.
Shipm ents will be
made for the Thanksgiving pool in
Ihe first part of next month and
people having prim e birds for ship
ment at that time should see Mr.
Parker nt their enrlies convenience
about entering the pool.
We will give more definite data
upon the pool in future issues.
TRY TO SING
When the skies «are overcast
And the rain is falling fast,
Try to Sing!
For the sun will fl ine again i
Earth he brighter for the rain;
Try to Sing!
I
If you find your days are blue,
Full of vexing things to you,
Try to Sing!
Fight off anger or a frown;
Always hold your temper down;
Try to Sing!
Others like you when you’re gay;
Then .you scatter clouds of gray.
Try to Sing!
For who likes a face all sad,
Or a moody person mad?
Try to Sing!
—-Maybtlle M. Porter, Biihop G r .
er Jones and daughter. Shirley and
Mrs. Sparks*.
Willi the new saw mill running
and the quartz mill pounding, the
new leaching plant to be ready to
run in a few- days also our new
1 sm eller almost ready the Rogue
River people almost feel as if they
were in a real active little city.
There isn’t a vacant house or shack
in town and the school is full. Hu
rrah for us!
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CAR HITS BIG BEAR
The wild life of the 50’s was
mixed with tw entieth century civ
ilization Tuesday when Mrs. J. W.
Thorn of the London road, driving
a W hippet car bumped into a bear
that disputed the right of way. Mrs.
Thorn was on her way lo Cottage
Grove when she overtook bruin,
who ran ahead of the car for a dis
tance and then attem pted lo cross
in front of the vehicle. The left
fender was <!ente<l and some of Ihe
paint was clawed off by the hear in
his successful effort to extricate him
self.
The hear decided that things were
not what they used to.he and went
right away from there, while Mrs.
Thorn continued her trip lo the city,
hut on her way she stopped at Ihe
Bob Small place and told what had
happened.
Everett Small’s dogs
were secured and they soon took
tip the trail and treed bruin, who
was shot from his perch by Bob
Small. The animal, one of Hie
black v..riety, weighed 200 pounds.
Two hears were «hot in the Prune
hill
district
recently.—Collage
Grove Sentinel.
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Bee keepers of Oregon will gath
er for th eir annual convention in
Pendleton, November 5. A busin
ess and educational program is ar
ranged.
News Gleaned
From all Over
The Nation
■ •'■’HP
Ed
as
J.X «1
. -rlaiii, Medford man
a c>
anion while
ii -ar i ’-in-ai.r.:; when
i . T .c coroners
juri y exonei te i he man who did
the
V «eau to r X orris Sheppard of Texas
has p ro p ; "«i a taw which will
kc the btj.,er of intoxicants equal
•y i gtii.ly w , h the boo! h te r. We
pre: .-.Li ie this will stop Hie practice
of eusioir.e rs .squealing on th eir
I*'» •
boo die
Y 1*. Ha rri.;, t.re ilesn.in who
iive Li 111 -isCl'¡oi.! rcceiveu very :»er-
iou; ; injurie . in i an o; obile ac-
ci<n -nt near the town of Rogue Riv-
er. M inuay and is being treated nt
ra n ts Pa¡ss kor.Tiital.
w liic . tied up
true; ni.m's
riovenu t of roduce in New
k has I k • n amicably settled and
thr; aler cd uni.;, go upon fruit
been av•«»id« i There was con-
rabie Oregon fruit affected by
s<rike.
riinc 5./inlister Ramsey McDonald
of
Pri .iden! Hoover
arc quoted : s s- yiag that an ttgrre-
n e it h:; . ii - n reached w hich will
prevent u; possibility of w ar lie-
tween tie. e two nations and that
there Lad been an agreement which
V* ill slop the naval race for suprem
acy.
Two trainm en died and several
others w ere injured in a nead on
passenger train near Pittsburg.
Kingsford Smith who successfully
completed the trip from the United
States to Austrailia by air last year
now expect to fly from Europe to
California.
Seventeen members of the crew of
the schooner Hretanguc w ere re
moved w hen the old ship listed
while off the coast of Washington.
The crew took to the life boats and
were later picked up by the steam
er Olson.
The Democrats in congress have
asked for a thorough investigation
of Ihe shipping board.
No stocking, no school, was the
terse ultim atum made by the ch air
man of Ihe high school board at
Phoenix, Arizona.
The Coeur ’d Alene country in
northern Idaho is Ihe scene of an
o ther gold rush, following the find
ing of some rich ore in that section
The Oregon football team s met
w ith hard luck in th eir game Sat
urday. The University of Oregon
lost to the Stanford team by a score
of 33-7 in their first gridiron con
test while the Oregon State College
lost 21-7 to the University of South
ern California.
The Pickwich system of m otor
coaches is lo sponsor the building
of a large $500,000 hotel at Eureka,
California.
The m atter of the purchase of the
Lakeview wati «• system from the
private ow ners is to be placed be
fore the people of that city this
month.
A huge bank m erger was formed
at Spokane last week in w hich some
thirty
W ashington
hanks w ere
merged into one corporation.
To Hold Social Meeting
The young people of the C. E.
society will hold a social meeting
in the basement of the church this
Friday evening. Miss Loomis Dav
idson is the chairm an of the social
committee, and w ith her helpers
will have charge of Ihe program .
All Ihe members of the society are
invited. A good time is coming.
Rev. Johnson to Prospect
Rev. J. M. Johnson w ill preach at
Prospect on Thursday evening of
this week, it being Ihe time of his
regular monthly services at that
place. He will also begin next Sun
day afternoon as teacher of the
Bible class in the Howard district
Sunday school. The class is com
posed of both men and women, and
will lake up the study of the book
of Romans. The first chapter w ill
b? the lesson, and the “key” w ord
for the study will be: “Ready.” The
school is union, and the work w ill
be undenominational. A ll a rt wab
coma,
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