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About Central Point star. (Gold Hill, Or.) 192?-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1930)
T H E C E N T R A L P O IN T STAR CENTRAL POINT STAR F R ID A Y . MAY 2. 193« THE PRIMARY ELECTION DRAWS NEAR Published by Mac’s Printing Co.» Gold Hill, Oreg» n C. J. SHORE. Editor Only a few short weeks are left for the voter to 11 ake up his mind as to how he is going to vote upon the c.i'idi An Independent Newspaper published in the Intelests of dates who aspire to the several offices in the countv and state. There are several good men on both tickets a 'king Central Point Oregon and vicinity for the nominations and i‘ will require some thought to PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY judge wisely between them, loo many voters are inclined Entered as second-class matter, October _’O, 19-S at th to pass lightly upon the men who are to pertorm the post office at Gold Hill. Oregon under the act of March 3, duties incumbent upon the public servants but yet there are tew who have not many harsh words for the way the 1879. public’s work is conducted.’ It behooves every public spir ited citizen to look over their voters pamphlets and judge Subscription $2.00 year in advance. Ad rate on application for themselves which man is the best suited to represent his party in the Fall election Office W ith A l Hermanson The right to vote is a privilege for which many have died to obtain. Yet there are many others who are willing to pass up that privilege altogether or. at best, to give it COOPERATION OF EFFORT little thought or attention. GREAT NEED OF SMALL TOWN The small town has many problems—and unlike the How to Raise P o u ltry greater cities, it has few people who are willing to ex B ^ D t .L -D . LaG ta r, V.S ., St. Loult. Mo. D r . L e G e a r 1* raduate o f th e O n ta rio U a g graduate pend their time and energy to back up the enterprises that V e t e r i n a r y C o lle g e , 1 8 9 2 . T h l r t y - a l x might tend to build a greater community. This being the y e a r* o f v e te rin a ry p ra c tic e o n diaeaaea o f liv e stock a n d p o u ltry . E m in e n t a u case it is doubly difficult to induce industries to center their th o rity o n p o u ltry a n d stock ra ilin g . activities in small fields. It is likewise more difficult lot N a t i o n a l l y k n o w n p o u lt r y b r e e d e r . the small town to get its share of the public improve ments for the stronger neighbors have better political ma chinery. They have more influential men. They have more civic or public spirited people and organizations. of range necessary, tin- rais For this reason it behooves the persons interested in L e t’s T a lk T iirk e y tions ing of turkeys was automatically the welfare of the smaller communities to cooperate—to curtailed or abandoned. Not until labor more strenuously for their cities betterment and I very recently did it ever occur to the betterment of the communities contiguous thereto, for Popular Opinion Vastly O veresti nikvoiu- to question the old theory mates the Difficulties of Turkey that turkeys needed all ou,doors for after all, a town is just as big as its surrounding territory feeding and exercising Raising. A G reat O pportunity their will permit it to be. All taxpayers, all wage earners are fo r Profits Being Overlooked by grounds. Now we know that the or at least should be, equally interested in civic attairs and Farm ers and P oultry Raisers old policy of unrestricted range has civic improvement as are the business people although it Nobody knows who started that been one of the most serious fac is a fact the business and professional people are looked up tors in the high death rale among on as the leaders in their community. figure of speech, “talking turkey," turkeys. This method caused chickens and indicate getting down to essen Here is how it works—The business man wants to in-* to turkeys to be brought together on tials, or “down to brass tacks" as ; crease his possible list of patrons. In doing this he natur many people say. Whoever started the same grounds. In this way the ally makes jobs for more wage earners, more home build it, it is certainly an appropriate deadly blackhead disease was trans mitted to the young poults through ers, more people in the city. \ \ hen more people come into phrase to use in discussing the ex the cecum worm (pin worm) of ceptionally profitable but relatively the community it means better schools, better churches, chickens, now recognised as a host neglected industry of turkey rais more amusements, more possibilities for the young people. ing. for blackhead germs. Blackhead is Here is a business in which Therefore everyone, teachers, preachers, working men and the demand has always exceeded truly the turkey raisers most dread farmers should all be interested in the endeavors to bring the supply and yet, ever since 1890 ed, enemy, for unless precautions into the town or city new industries, better roads and oth the supply has been steadily dwind are taken to keep the disease from started amoung the growing er civic ventures. Our great need is more cooperation of ling. Prices have not dwindled getting poults. a heavy loss is sure to be however. On the contrary, they effort for the betterment of all. had. It is easy to see, therefore, have consistently increased from year to year. j why the plan recently adopted by What a wonderful opening fo r , raising turkeys in confinement has Just to show what people will do for a small amount wide awake farmers to step in and proved so highly successful. It is definitely established now of money it was interesting to read that in New York when make some real mone-yl Yet, with quite that turkeys can be raised in much the executioner at the state penitentiary was reported to but few exceptions, they turn deaf the same manner as chickens and ears to the loud knocks of oppor be contemplating his resignation, 200 persons filled appli tunity. Why? with far belter results than were cations for the position. The salary of the executioner is Unquestionably the one great obtuined by the old-fashioned meth drawback has been the old belief ods once held all but sacred. $150 per month. Another Aid-time theory that has that turkeys could not be raised un less given the run of unlimited lately been pretty thoroughly ex Just Wait traveler who was dining in an Ab range. They have always been con ploded Ls Ihe belief that only natur sidered wild things that would not al hatching and brooding metlnaLs Mandy, a colored woman, was erdeen hotel. Hush, whispered his wife; that’s live in confinement. So, as chang were practicable in turkey raising. mating her lunch, when a neighbor ing conditions in various localities It has been dearly established that iame in with bad news. your soup, made greater and greater restric poults hatched in incubators and Mandy, the visitor warned her, ♦ ♦ ♦ prepare yo’sef fo’ some powerful Dad news. Yo husban’ has been in le worst accident. Lan’ sakes! exclaimed Mandy, ef Rastus am dead yo’ shore am gwine to heah some awful wailin’ soon as 1 finish dis meal. Not Much In It For that better r. an d In l.oodera are much less li ely Io succumb Io the scourge of I . • .head und other diseases which prey on their kind, Ilian thqjp fi ti lled and brooded under hens. Ihe nnson for this is that naturally b ib bed put’lls inquire Hie germs of blackhead from older fowls Just iis they do from chickens where pet- • filed Io mu with them. Cou th .• Ilviii .0 Ihey cannot gel out Io run with chickens or with old tur keys, or Io run on ground where chickens have been for 11I least one year. Three other essential planks in Ihe turkey raiser’s platform must he: sound feed, clean wilier und clean range. For those who still adhere Io I lie old ideas about tur keys. this must sound like rank heresy. Yet the truth of such sim ple doctrines i-, vouched for by the foremost authorities on turkey rais ing in the country. If you can raise chickens success- fully, you can raise turkeys with equal success, only don't mix them. Ihe methods of incubation, brood ing and feeding w ill with hut slight niliiptiition enable you to gain equal ly as good results with turkeys, und witli 11 greater reward for your ef forts, The profits so fondly imag ined by those who would like Io try turkey raising are Ihcre for you if you follow right methods. National custom culls for three great festivals every year when nothing hut turkey will suffice as the principal item on the menu und it would not tie impossible to cdu- cate Ihe public Into 11 still wider use of this delicious meat If it were always possible Io supply the pres ent demand. All readers of this article ure wel come to any further help I can give them. I shall I m - glad to hear from those who are truly interesled and who really want Io “Talk Turkey" to a purpose. Address uny inquir ies or comments to me in care of the editor of this pn|>cr. Printing—see us. A Perfect Plate Is A Boon THE IOKERS CORNER are never satisfied unless you are Give us a chance to Figure Gawrwir A. W . NORBLAD Keep him on the job! NORBLAD ____ fa r GOVERNOR COMMITTEE It I N N m i D H A V S II. ( m ! (latrua* IAM OEL F O W 1 U . T m w . i P im i» » ftn Q. J. frsaksl. (itm tta M. II Lamoni. IwrWwnt (NM O - . i u m . i l -------------------------------------- Known llis Chuck A lady was entertaining the small son of a married friend. Are you quite sure ytou can cut your incut, Willy? she asked, watching him a moment. Oh yeasuni, lie replied without looking up. We often have it as tough as this at home. W ith Kind W ords From the Kditor Scribbler: Give to the world the Iwst you have ami the best will come hack to you. Seralelier: Yes, that's the way it's been with every | mx - iii I've written so far. The saddest story of the month wu.s about the absent minded pro fessor who juiiqx-d from an nero- plane and didn’t open the parachute because it wasn't raining. IT e take a Personal Pride in our IPork and that is appreciated by those who have sufTered mentally and physically from old snags and disease-breeding in fected teeth. Plates never ache. They are sanitary and a lasting comfort when pro duced by a skilled operator. I take justifiable pride in the success I have achieved along this exacting line of dental practice. Making Good... H .K 'r r r —— los t I M ultnom ah H o w l A T n w H H : r o a T L A N D .O a iG O N : : DR. I. H. GOVE She Would Sny That Sweet Thing: I didn’t accept Jack the first time he proposed. Catty' thing: No. dear; yon weren’t there. Mn : My plate is damp, complained the Give Me My Due The Judge: Mrs Maloney, »' e ev- Idenee shows that you threw a stone at Officer Waddell. It shows more than that, yer hon or, Interrupted Mrs. Maloney. II shows Oi lilt him. ■ ■ ■ ■ B Watch Repairing Dese right we premised MU gire a gnaraatee e s and whea It moseyhack all werfc. When yen think ef D IA M O N D S think ef ELECTRICITY the new hired help Here’s help that cheerfully works the clock around . , . for only a few cents an hour. Milks the cows—saws the wood— pumps the water—unloads the hay into the loft—goes into the kitchen to do the wash ing and ironing—sweeps and cleans—boils and bakes—even takes the place of ice. Let electricity work for you. on your next job Dr. I. H. Gove Specialist on Plate* and Bridges Dentistry Dons the Modern Way 235 E Main MEDFORD Office phone 372j Res. 768-J Mac's Printing Company Glendale, Gold Hill, r /.T C A L IF O R N IA OREGON POWPP COUPANT Tear Parteen ftcäSäl II Central Point if I o I
