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Published by Mac’s Printing Coa Gold Hill, Oregon
C. J. SHORB. Editor
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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
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you ever heard of it?
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Nope, unswered Joe.
Have you ever heard of the pres
ident of the United States?
Nope.
Ever heard of Lincoln.
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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
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entire Williams creek country is in Josephine County and gives the maid a dollar.
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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-
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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
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Health Institute
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" '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
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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. What a chance to he
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