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About Central Point star. (Gold Hill, Or.) 192?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1929)
tUE CENTRAL POINT IÍAR CENTRAL POINT STAR Fttun¥.J)(?TüÜEK U. 1029^ THE JOKERS CORNER >f ria«ss.^...»t r g-am ■ r HE gift of greatest _ * charm for any lady is a beautiful Ring. And if you would double its charm, buy it here, where the newest styles in Ring designing are offered at moderate prices. Published by Mac’s Printing Coa Gold Hill, Oregon C. J. SHORB. Editor _____ An Independent Newspaper published in the Interests of Central Point Oregon and vicinity__________ PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Entered as second-class matter. October 26. 1928 at the post office at Gold Hill, Oregon under the act of March 3, lloras Grown Wien taking a ahort cut into town through the south forty Joe Fish cume upon a stranger who * as strolling in the meadow. Joe being of the inquisitive nature, asked the stranger his name. Sinclair Lewi» he replied. Have 1879- ------------------------ ~ ------------------------- you ever heard of it? b Subscription $2.00 year in advance. Ad rate on application Nope, unswered Joe. Have you ever heard of the pres ident of the United States? Nope. Ever heard of Lincoln. ; n Nope. Have you ever heard of Washing parrot, were being sold at auction. WHY A CUT-OFF VIA ton? Now what uni 1 offered for this WILLIAMS CREEK Nope. beautiful bird? said the auctioneer. you ever heard of Cod'* Five bucks, said a customer. We have said little about the matter of the WiHianjs Have Yah, I think so, answered Joe I’ll make is ten. said another. Creek road to the Coast hailed as a short cut. We telt Wasn’t his last name darnmis? Then the parrot spoke up, ’’Don't that the people of the county would take the trouble to be a piker, daddy,’’ he croaked. A Repeater find out the truth about the proposed road and its utter Make it fifteen and i’ll give you a The officer had laid violent hands kiss. impossibility at this time, realized. on the drunk who stood on the cor In the outset we wish to make clear our stand on ner. Finally the drunk got angry. The flapper was showing her roads. We are in favor of better roads. W e should like Shay, he said. I’ve a good notion maiden aunt about the city and stopped for lunch in a Bohemian to see every community receive their share. Likewise we to punch you again. Again? asked the eop. Why you cafe. As soon as they were seated are in favor ci a judicious expenditure of the people s mon haven’t done it the first time. the flapper pulled a package of cig ey for these things. In taking the stand we are we do not Well replied the drunk, I had the arettes, lit one and offered the pack in any wav want to hinder the improvement ot the W ll- shame notion before. age to aunty Aunty was horrified. liams Creek market road—which by the way is at the pres Why Mabie, she gasped. I’d sooner Early To Bed make love to a strange man. ent time better than any road in this county that we have had the pleasure of traveling—outside of paved or oiled A group of guests were dining at Heck, who wounldn't said Mabie, the home of little Olaf’s parents. but where’ll we And one? roads. Williams Creek has ,at present a fine, wide road One of the ladies, who was quite which would be the pride of any locality. 1 he road from fond of the youngster, promised him T »m *rM n fro m T u b Medford to Provolt is in a better state of repair than is a nickle if he would kiss R*r. Olaf Aa ladU a from Oklahoma recently complied, and the guest gave him a lewgtt* what was thought to be the the road from Provolt to Grants Pass. shiny new nickle and said: eady remalaiBg woodeu both tub to These facts are minor points but are produced here Now dear, wasn’t that nice? i e made It Into a huge tom merely as a matter of information for our readers. An Oh. I dunno„ replied the little fel tem, M y the Dearborn Independent other fact that should be kept in mind is the fact that the low coyly. The old man always Sour W H entire Williams creek country is in Josephine County and gives the maid a dollar. fl I m L BBQB— MiBfoao. o # l Office With A1 Hermanson -Wit la the wine of Intellect." to m . ene has aald. Cynicism la the same turaed te vinegar.—Boston Tran- script. not in Jackson County and any taxes levied upon the peo Just Like Old Tinea ple of Jackson county to build the road will be spent to A gold-digger had died and ail her worldly goods, including her pet build a road in another county. , Now then, to get back to the subject at hand, the mere name of the Williams Creek Cut-off is misleading posal to build the road would die a natural death when for it is in reality not a short cut. It is true the route ac the true facts were found out about the road. \ \ e expect cording to present surveys, which are but tentative, there to make further comment upon this project in the future but a trifle over three miles saved in actual distance. It if it is found necessary. We do not believe that it is wise is quite likely that the grade would be lengthened by that to squander so many thousands of Jackson County Dollars much when the actual road is built. in the building of a road in Josephine county which will never be a short-cut and never be a feasible trucking road. Another fact—In making the proposed route it will At best it will be but a scenic road unless the present, spleti be necessary fo climb to a summit of some 37°° f®et which did road is abandoned. means a difference of about 2000 feet greater than the Hayes hill on the Redwood highway. It also means that there will be very little trucking over the road for the ad HAIL THE CHAMBER OF ditional climb will more than offset the additional three miles distance on the other road—providing the proposed COMMERCE highway is built according to survey. We are pleased to see the revival of a spirit to keep ac tive the Chamber of Commerce. \\ e only hope that every Another feature is that with the high altitude of the eligible resident becomes an active worker. It is generally Greyback divide of 3700 feet and lying as it does midway conceded that every man owes a duty to his God, his coun between two heights of over 5000 feet the proposed road try, his neighbor and himself and in keeping with this would be snow bound, for parts of the year or if kept axiom of life we believe that every person who derives a clear would add materially to the upkeep of the road. 1 he present road, however, is free from snow all year round living in our community or from the operation of our in and is in very good shape, being oiled from the pacific high dustries owes some, of his time, effort and money to the betterment of the civic, spiritual and industrial advance way to Crescent City. ment of the city. The C hamber oC Commerce is a body We believe that the county, court erred in spending which, if properly supported and attended, will do more the money in Josephine county to make a survey for a for the building of the community’s industries and ad road when the same money could have been spent more vancement of its civic welfare than any other organiza judiciously in our own county to make the traveling of tion. Let us rally to the support of the Chamber of Com our own residents, taxpayers and visitors, more pleasant merce and do our duty, as a citizen in our community. and comfortable. We feel that our county court would be serving their county better should they remain in their own field and finish and maintain the roads in Jackson county before they wander off the reservation into the wilds of another county with the intention of spending from a quarter to a half a million dollars of the taxpayers money upon a project which will be a detriment to more people in our county than it will aid. These are but a few of the arguments against the pro posed Williams creek road. \ \ e had hoped that the pro- nJ*— ¿¿J n r j V F R Y housewife «ho keep» up l ij w it h the market know, that canned tomatoes are among the bargains of the month. For they can be bought lor less than ten cent, a pound canned, to »ay nothing of the saving of time which would be consumed in selecting, peeling and cooking fresh ones. Hurray for Youth I But does every housewife know that tomatoes have received a real endorsement from one »ho ought to know, as to their good influence on beauty? Edna W'allace Hopper, youthful at sixty-eight (o r is it seventy?) asserts that it is the om nipresent tomato which has been largely responsible for her continued NATURE CURE Naturapathy Is The Most Exact And Scientific Of A ll The Healing Arts, Dr. A. R. Hedges Health Institute Stewart Building 235 E- Main Street Phone 170. Medford You surely will be making no mistake in starting a growing account with this bank. " 'I a,critic my retention of health amt vigor and what I have of good looks.' 'be told a i l admiring group of friend, after the show, ’to toma toes. I eat vegetables of all sorts, hilt tomatoes lead the menu. Spinach is lovely, too, and carrots are divine. But tomatoes are best of all. You can eat them in anv form, and they do you good. Canned one, are a, good as fresh ones, too.’ " Now what more could anv woman want? A combination of heautitier and economy. 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