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CENTRAL POINT STAR
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VOLUME TWO
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1029
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Car Licenses
for 1930 May
be Had Now
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NUMBER 22
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HTATB FIRE WARDEN
GIVES SAFETY RULES
The Story o f Oregon Rail
Road Building—h o . Three
FOREST RESOURCE SURVEY
BEGUN IN NORTHWEST
State Asks
For Million
Highway Bid
Bei ailing Un* regrettable disaster
How much timber is there In Ore
in which three young girl student*
gon and Washington? How long
of the Monmouth normal met u hor
will it Inst? What rate of cutting
rible dentil in it student’s boarding
Building of the railroad lines in j company attacked the legality of ' can the industries of this region
and rooming house last year, ulien ' Oregon through the Willamette, L’m- .the other’s existence. Gaston asked maintain forever? How long can
a warm b. ailed house mother care-! pqua and Bogue river valleys is the! to have the rival company restrained u,e f . S. supply its own needs for
lessly .....................
placed a “welcome
historical story - en- 1 from using the name of his company. pu|p WOO(I> airplane spruce, furni-
.....'......... home”
‘....... ” . subject of an
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candle in the window in too close, titled “From Trail to Bail” which is It was mutually contended that each tllre> hardwoo,ls. etc? These and
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proximity to the Christinas tree, and appearing each month in the Sou- company was illegally organized? o|her ,ju<. <|U(.uions ,nay lx. anawer.
ill the hope of avoiding the destruc- I them Pacific Bulltein, according to Neither company won any particular ’ e(, fairJy a(,.urate|y
,ong by
People buying cars around this lion of properly through holiday I’urkepile, local agent for the ruil- advantage until October, 1868 when
• , survey of . forest
,
. re
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’
,
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,
a
nation-wide
time of year ami dealers who huve carelessness, State Fire Morshall road company. The chapter of the
ille .. state
legislature
reversed
the
i
•
.u
¡«
A million dollars worth of road
,
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. .
| sources beginning in the Pacific
been waiting for the 1930 license Clare A. Lee lias designed and is | story appearing in the current issue action . taken
by the same body tw o’ Northwest
improvements,
nearly all of it to
sending
out
to
the
lire
chiefs
ond
'
of
the
magazine
tells
of
the
fight
years
previous
and
designated
the
Even,ua,,y’
,he
surve^
season will be happy over the an
nouncement made last week by Sec- press of the staie a “Holiday Hap- j for supremacy made by the “East “East Side” company us the one to i*
e< °
carried ou in a be done on the Oregon coast high
1 , ,hls c®un,ry’ ac' way was ordered advertised for the
retury of State Hal E. !!<•■ m . who pines* Declaration ’ as a unique re- Side” und "West Side” companies build the railroad and receive the' iores.,ed
,
cording
to
Thornton
. Munger, di January meeting of the state Higway
hus said that 1930 license stickers minder if the dangers that lurk in in Congress ami in the state legisla government lami grant.
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.
.
,,,
,
..
was
re(.,or
of
(be
Pacific
Northwest
For- Commission this week by commis
may be used ou cars registered for holiday season decoration ami fes- ture; of the advent of Ben Holladay held that the “West Side” company
. Experiment . ...
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r.
j sioners during a conference with
’
J
est
Station,
Portland.
the first time on mid after December tivities. The resolution is supple- into affairs of the railroads; of the did not actually hold a right to the
federal and forest officials.
Oregon.
20. In other words, people, having meiited by a list of things to avoid "East Side” victory' and completion grant, since the legislature merely
Estimates of r?vercjes, showed
At its last session. Congress in
new cars or old ones not registered in holiday preparations us u guide of the first twenty miles of railroad named the Oregon Central company
here In 1929 may apply for their Io o "IDippy New Year because of a from east Portland south into the in the designation it made on Oc cludes in the Forest Besearch Act that there will be available 810,000,-
193(1 registration mid operate under Safe as well as a Merry Christmas.” Willamette valley.
tober 10, 1866 and that on that date (McSweeney-.McNary, of 1928 pro 000 beyond the bond and interest
it at that lime. This action will 1 Intended for general observance
neither
company existed as a legally vision tor making a forest survey requirements. Of this amount 83,-
Joseph Gaston, a resident of Jack
tend to greatly expedite the giving in the home bill especially upplic- sonville and later of Portland, org constituted organization. The fight of the United States. Later, an ini- OoO.OOO will be required for mainten
of automobiles us (Jiristnias gifts able to church, school, lodge, or anized the company which proposed was carried to Congress where Hoi- ,ial al’Pr“priation of «30.000 was ance and 87.000,000 for new con
ami will move a great many curs i other places of general assembly i |O build a railroad on the west side today won another victory from ‘ made, which was alloted to the Paci struction and improvements.
In addition to its own road sched
from the dealers* floors, according where electric service is not avail- of the river by way of Hillsboro, Gaston. After a feeble effort to con fic Northwest Forest Experiment
ule,
the highway commission allo
Station
to
commence
the
survey
in
to reports that huve come into the all
Forrest Grove and McMinnnville to tinue work the promoters of the
Secretary of state’s office from all
Corvalis. S. G. Elliott of California “West Side” company turned their the Douglas fir region of Western cated 8610,000 of forest funds avail
Washington and Western Oregon. able the coming year. Nearly all of
Avoid use of sperm or wax candles was at first associated with Gaston attention toward other projects.
parts of the state.
Another important announcement ami ta|iers, especially where flume in making surveys, but later pro
In the summer of 1869 Holloday Plans have been shaping for this the 87,000,000 already allocated.
Projects ordered advertised for
made by secretary (loss is that sher will come in contact with flamable moted a rivul company organized marshaled his forces for the supreme project for some months and actual
the
January meeting on the Oregon
field
work,
as
a
preliminary
test
of
materials,
such
as
combustible
dec
iffs will issue temporary permits ef
for the purpose of building a road effort to complete the first twenty-
fective commencing December 201 h, orations, Christmas tree boughs or on the east side of the river through mile section of the road south from j methods, started this month, com- coast highway will leave but 22
so that people who do not desire to evergreen foliage, curtains doll Oregon City, Salem and Albany to East Portland before the time limit ,,lcnc’n8 *n W,ashing,on County. miles of road which has not been
Improved to a certain extent. This
mail their applications Io Salem may dresses, etc.
set by the government expired on <,re8°n-
Eugene.
gap will consist of two pieces of
Where available use only elec-
December
25.
Aided
by
the
earn-!
A
group
of
technical
men
is
be
secure temporary permits at their
(iovernment aid for the building
county seats. These will be good trie illuminations, they are better, of a railroad connecting Oregon and ings of his steamship company op- in8 added to the staff of the Forest which Douglas county will have 7.4
until the regular license slicker is j safer and che:i|»vr in the long run. J (;a|jfornfa was assured when Con erating between Portland and San Experiment Station to conduct this miles and 15.2 miles in Lane county.
sent to the applicant from Salem to lie sure Io have electric Installations ! gress passed an Act on July 25, 1866, Francisco, he purchased locomotives project. Horace J. Andrews, senior An offer was received from Lane
be affixed Io the windshield in the and lighting fixtures inspected and providing a land grant from a point rail and other building materials, forest economist, has been chosen county that it would co-operate on
the coast road to the extent of 25
place of the temporary permit. A thoroughly tested by a competent
||,(. Central Pacific in California More than four hundred men and ’° he ’he leader of the project in
fee of 25 cents Is charged by the electrician for defective insulation through the Sacramento valley north several hundred carts and animals ’his region. Mr. Andrews has had per cent. Two of the January coast
projects are in Lane county.
sheriff for each temporary permit and short circuits before using.
,o Portland. The California-Oregon were 1>,lt on ,he i° b- Three sawmills j wide experience for this position, is
For the January letting the com
issued by him. In Multnomah and
Avoid paper shades on or close railroad company', later acquired by ¡worked at full blast cutting out tint- a graduate forester, has cruised tim-
Marion counties, the Portland of to electric light bulb und muffling the Central Pacific was named in hers f°r Hes and trestles. The first | her in the west, including the San- mission ordered advertised the Gre
fice at 09 l-'iftll strict and the Salem of light bulb in tissue paper for the Act to build the California se c -' rail was ,aid on October 28. T h etiam National Forest, Oregon.
Re- nada south section of the coast high
counter in the Stute building will colored light elfect is highly dan-¡,ion of the road. There was at; “J- B. Stephenson", firs, locomotive,1 cently he has been with the Michi way, a distance of 6.4 miles. An-
The imitation fireplace that time no properly organized rail-1
’rip on November' gan Department of Conservation as other section is 3.7 miles from Sut-
continue to serve those who do not gerous
road company
in Oregon
so ____
the ,E 1,1 ,he
of «he big “drive” state fire warden. For this depart- ‘on Eoke nor‘h of Florence.
In
desire to aply for license by muil.
with lump . bull, burled in a mass of' ___
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county
Yaquina
i.i i.........
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,
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. to ____a
o a ' r a tia Partially
llv m n s l constructed
r i i r l . x l h r i . I o bridge
,. a z - m c
m e n , ment
h e o ru
ized th e la
n d land
ee n n - econ
Lincoln county
the the
i aquina
Bay- Bay-
he a n organized
the
People registering new cars, or crinkly red ...............i.......
paper should
be espec-
of a company
receive
across
cars not registered in Oregon in inlly avoided for the porous mass the land grant was to be made later *be t.lackainas was washed away, omic survey of Michigan’s Northern South Beach section and the south
1929 will be issued ii windshield is such a retainer of heat as to give by the state legislature.
j wrecking the work of several weeks. counties, a piece of work which for Ferry slip was ordered advertised
sticker and a set of 1929 metal plates just the condition of combustion to
Gaston began Io organize the Ore- Bu* Holloday did not give up. Hain esters consider classic of its kind and the North Ferry slip at Alsea
while those who are re-registering convert the counterfeit fireplace in gon Central Company in September or *hine, day and nighty the road in this country. Mr. Andrews was Bav- The largest of the projects for
will retain their 1929 metal plates to a real one.
1866, and during the session of the was pushed southward. On Decern , in ’he air service during the war. _ January^ is ’he bridge across the
Hogue River between Wedderburn
and will receive only a windshield
Avoid use of flamable decorations, legislature in that year his company ber 23 the last spike was driven He will report in Portland shortly and Gold Beach.
sticker as evidence of having paid particularly paper, cotton and cel was named as the one to receive the and in the afternoon of the following after January 1.
The last gap on the Ochoo high
the proper fee.
Other members of the staff of the
luloid. Use instead glass baubles, land grant, and to build the railroad day ,he locomotive was run over the
way
was advanced to advertising in
under
the
provisions
of
the
congres-
j
rebuilt
bridge
to
the
terminus
at
survey
so
far
chosen
are:
B.
W.
tinsel and artificial articles and ma
FARM POINTERS
sional Act. His intentions to locate Parrot’s creek about six miles south Cowlin, associate forest economist; January. This is the section of 10
terials.
Dregon City. Christmas eve of F. L. Moravets, junior forester; and miles between John Day and Barn-
Avoid use of cotton balling or the road on the west side of the val-
Poach leaf curl causes a greater
ley
did
not
meet
with
the
approval
,S,’9
foun<l Oregon with the initial Philip A. Briegleb, junior forester. house Ranch.
Fores, money allocation was as
loss than any of the other diseases other llamable materials for artific of several members of the company unit of what was Io become one of
Bruce Hofman, long time logging
follows;
Suislaw highway. 850,000;
common in Northwestern peach or ial articles and materials.
its
greatest
railroad
arteries.
engineer of the U. S. Forest Service,
Avoid use of cotton butting or whose interests were on the east
chards.
Subsequent chapters of the story will assist in the survey during its Oregon coast highway, 871,500; with
side.
As
a
result
a
second
Oregon
other llamable materials for artifle-
883,500 from the slate; Weston-El
ial snow, especially in presence of Central company was incorporated will tell of the completion of the beginning in questions of cruising,
Dozrns of bonfires, built on the open lights or flames. Use mineral >n April, 186/ and then the governor, road in 1887 and the building of converting factors, accessibility, gin, 830,000; Soda mountain section,
sidewalks of New York, are used wool and non-inflamable artificial' Ceo. L. W oods, was chosen as presi- other lines in the state that are now zones, etc. Announcements of fur on Burns-Canyon City road, 8100.-
by fruit deniers of that city in pro
a part of the Southern Pacific.
,her additions to the technical staff X f iln ir s n H t v o r
snow.
I dent.
Tiri a h - 1 In I
Salmon River. 865,000; I Ukiah-Dale,
tecting their stalls from cold wea
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will be made shortly.
Avoid flimsey and highly flam-1 NN i’h this company Elliott nego-
862,500;
«with
862.500
from
the state;
ther at night. This unusual method mable materials for children's and Hated a contract to construct l.»0
BAD BOY
The headquarters of the fores, Heppner-Spray, 829,000; with 826,-
wns observed by prof Henry Hart
grown-ups’ costumes, especially in niiles of the road purporting to rep
survey will be in the Lewis Build 000 from the state; and Jefferson
man of Oregon Stale College, who tile presence of open lights or! resent an eastern capitalisi by the
Little Emily ran into the house
county; surveys, 826.000 and main
is spending the season in the east llames. In case flammable clothing name of A. J. Look. He obtained 82,- erfing as though her hear, woiuld ing, Portland.
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tenance, 835,000. An additional 876,-
for the Medford Winter Pear Com
break.
or decorative materials are used,I 000,006 of the company« preferred
(»00 for Willamette highway from
mittee.
“WTiat’s wrong, dear?" asked her LOCAL WOMEN WIN
make them fire resistant by dipping slock and bonds were to be issued
the
state was announced.
PRIZES
NATIONAL
CONTEST
them in a solution of ammonium him for the purpose of buying cquip- mother.
An
offer was received from Mar-
Recent studies by Geo. O. Gatlin,
“My dolly—Billy broke it,” she
phosphnte: Fire resistive solution; men, and materials for the road
rion county of .«100,000 in 1930 to
marketing specialist of the Oregon
sobbed.
Jackson
county
housewives
had
Ammonium phosphate (commercial After several months in the East,
be used on the north Santiam on a
Stale college shoxf that there are I pound; water 1 gallon. Immerse during which time he obtained four
“How did he break it, dear?”
entries in National Contest.
50-50
basis. No action was taken on
145 cooperative organizations doing
“I
bit
him
on
the
head
with
it.”
Great interest has been occasioned
materials in this solution, wring locomotives, machinery and a small
business in this stale. An upprnisal and dry. Will not injure fabrics amount of building materials, on
among local housewives in the an the offer. The next meeting of the
of the present situation and sug
nouncement from Chicago of the commission will be held in January.
credit or by purchase with the com
THE EFFICACY OF PRAYER
and will make colors fast.
gestions as to the trend of future
prize winners in the National Can
In case cotton u»ed for Santa pany's bonds, he returned to Ore-
AND AWAIT ACTION
development are contained in a bul Claus' wiskers and decorations for 8<>n and began construction on the
A darky soldier was having a ning Contest held recently. Among
Two
darkies died. The one who
letin just published and ready for his costume or for costume for railroad.
good deal of trouble getting a mule the Jackson county women who
appeared
firs, at the pearly gates
free distribution, entitled "Coopera children’s plays in the presence of
In the meantime Gaston had been J started. He coaxed and begged and had entries in the contest were Mrs.
tive Marketing and Purchasing in open lights or flames, make them' given financial assistance though finally sank to his knees and be- A. Milton Cass, Medford; and Mrs. was told by St Peter that his record
was perfect and that he could have
Oregon in 1929.”
subseriptions
and dona-, gan praying earnestly, the Missouri John Wl McBride, Central Point;
fireproof.
I cash
his heart’s desire. "Now what will
The grand champion winner in the
Fireproofing'solution for cotton, ,ons of land. Washington nnd flivver watching him intently. The
you have?”
AT LAST A CURE?
etc.: Two pounds of sulphate of Yamhill counties and the city of moment he rose the mule started off contest was Mrs. Mary Hvass of Ken
“Well, boss," said the dark one,
ammonia; four pounds of chloride' Bor*'and ' ° ’€d ’° l,ay Hie interest a, an easy pace without a word be nan, Wis., whose entry of a quart “I’se always wished for a million
ing
said.
of peas brought her 81250. Mrs.
Extract fluid from the spinal can of ammonia, and three gallons of <Tn lar8e amounts of bonds as soon
“What in the name of St. Swithin Hvass was awarded first prize of dollars.” and St. Peter handed over
‘'»’rtain portions of work on the
al with a syringe reducing and final water. Apply with spray and a l-,
the money.
«250 by the judges for the best entry
ly eliminating the pressure. Restore low to thoroughly dry. This solu- road were completed. With this help is the idea of that?”
The other darky appeared a day
“Well, sub,” explained the dusky in the vegetable class, and 81000
the fluid by injection into the “pec tion will also supply a sparkling Gaston wa» a,so rea(,y ,0 s,art grad’
or
two later. lie was told that his
philosopher.
“Ah’s
a
pow’ful
believ
surfncP
|
ing.
None
of
the
land
grant
would
as grand sweepstakes prize for the
toral or any sizeable muscle.
record
was also perfect, and that he
And spinal meningitis is cured.
In ease flamahle materials are be received until twenty miles of er in the efficacy of prayer and fines, jar of food in the three classes colild have anything he wished.
when he knows that as soon as Ah of vegetables, fruits and meats.
In any event, a Bock Springs, Wy used for decorations, such ns cloth.1the road had been built.
“Boss, sub, jus, give me 810, a
The firs, prize of «250 in the meat
oming doctor has developed that celluloid or paper (in spite of ■ Gaston's "West Side” company gets de Lawd’s forgiveness Ah’ll
pair
of dice and an introduction to
weapon for use against a pernicious wnrningst never attach them to “broke ground” or. April 15, 1868, jes’ whale de tar outer im, so he class wen, to Mrs. Dudley Brooks that nigger with the million dollars.”
und heretofore too often incurable electric light cords, fixtures or! on " si,e at ,he uPPer end of Fourth nacherly gets started when All’s fin of Hoba Bed, Ala. for a jar of chick
en, while Miss Margery Drew, of
affliction. Idaho is Interested having lmlhs. They do and may catch fire, street in Portland nenr tfie foot of ed prayin’ ”.
HOME, SWEET, HOME
Athol.
Mass., won the prize of 8250
Marquam
Hill.
The
following
day
been scourged In various localities,
For motion pictures in the home
Teacher—“Now
children, today
ANOTHER
METHOD
on a jar of pears adjudged firs, in
and will undoubtedly investigate or bulbs. They do nnd may catch grading was started on the “East
we
are
going
to
pretend
that we
Side” road beginning a, n point in
Salesman—You say you wan, ten the fruit section.
and make application if the effec fire.
are in a laundry. Johnny, wha,
tiveness of the method shall prove
In all 85825 in cash prizes was happens when a bucket of suds is
For motion pictures In the home East Portland no, far north of where neckties.?
Fair shopper—Yes, my husband distributed to 208 winners in the brought in?”
to be as claimed.—Examiner, Mont or outside of regulation motion pic the Southern Pacific shops in Brook
pelier, Idaho.
ture theatre he certain thn, film is lyn are now located. Work did no, can pick out the one he likes anil contest in which more than 25,000
Johnny—“Pa and ma si, around
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women arid girls from all over the and gel cock-eyed.”
of the non-flamahle or slow burn progress far on the latter road until I’ll send the rest to my brother.
Elliot, encountered financial dtffi-
United States had entries.
Pineapple may be colored and ing kind
MODERN PROBLEM
slightly flavored by dissolving red Remove Christmas trees nnd nil cuties and in September, 1868 his
Mrs. Hvass is a veteran canner nnd
CAREFUL, GEORGE
cinnamon, randies in its juice and flammable decorations immediately controlling interest in the contrnc,
puts up yearly between 600 and 800 She—Jus, think of it! A few words
Angie—Have Mabie and Dick go, quarts of food to cu, living expenses. mumbled by the minister and people
allowing the slices to stand in the after the holiday season as they Io construe, the road was acquired
are highly combustible nnd ex by Ben Holloday. For the next six their divorce yet?
juice for about four hours.
She had planned to pu, up ten quarts are married.
Mae—No, they haven’, decided of peas for home use this year, bu,
tremely dangerous nnd the slightest years Holloday played the leading
H e~Y es, by george, and a few
which parent the child is to have took extra pains with one jar which words mumbled by a sleeping hus«
Red apple peeling may he cut and ac, of carelessness may mean life role in Oregon’s railroad projects.
During the summer of 1868 each custody of.
she decided to enter in the contest. band and people are divorced.
long regret.
i.'scd us a garnish on salad».
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