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About Central Point times. (Central Point, Or.) 1964-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1965)
A p a rt O le q & H /l Tuesday morning.. . I f while strolling down the main street, Central Point residents are hearing a ll kinds of strange moans and groan, It's Just us. Evidently, those aches and pains at the police TIMES CENTRAL POINT by N o rm a je a n Second C lass P o stag e Paid At M adford, Oregon department were catching. Of coune we had an excuse.. , and it wasn't going hunting! We were moving our office, and first I threw my back out of Joint. Next here came Joyce hobbling in after falling at home on an apple. Then Bob started moaning his back hurt from liftin g a ll the heavy equipment. . and we won't talk about Jim! KH PER COPY THU RSD AY, O C T. 21, 1965 VOLUME I NUMBER 44 Second Graders View City Activities Library Tour Visit City Oh boy! Anyway, we are moved to our new lo c a tio n .. moved In but not as yet settled. Took me a half an hour to find a pair of scissors and no one yet knowft where the scotch tape Is. Paper clips? What a laugh. We did find one pencil but It disappear ed within a few minutes. Little by little we are digging out the news for publication this week. I f we misplaced some please forgive us......... Hooray.' SOC students proved their patriotism last Friday while other college students all over the country were staging "sit-ins", "speek-ins" carrying signs, shouting slogans and do ing a ll they could to show con Some 65 visitors from a ll over the state visited th e Central Point Library Tuesday afternoon. The State Library sponsored the tour of Trustees and Librarians to the county libraries of Multnomah, Tillam ook, Douglas, Josephine and Jackson Counties. The object of the tour was to study county library systems. tempt for this country's pollciei in southeast Asia. Last Friday's "Speak-In", at Soc was not organised by dis enchanted students, but rather by a group of adults. I f this seems strange then the actual discussion was even more so. Too often we get the Ides most young people are In favor of sign-holding, slogan shoultng demonstrations, and the adults are the only ones who have the ifisdom to lead. Yet last Friday at SOC the case seemed to be Just the opposite. It was the students, those who may possible be call ed Into service in the theatre of operation, who felt the STROLLING DOWN THE AVENUE............. What better tim e to take the class out for a brisk walk than a beautiful fa ll day? We glanced up from our desks at the Tim es Tuesday noon to see two second grade classes from Mae Richardson School enjoying the sights and places of business on Pine Street escorted by teachers, Mrs. vonder Hellen and Mrs. Ryerson. United States must make a stand In V iet Nam. The adult sponsors o f the "speak-In"were in favor of getting out. It was an adult, not a student who caused the U .S. troops of " N a d -lik e tactics. " It was an "adult", not a student, who became excited when Jim Randall of the Ashland Daily Tidings took a picture of the County Commissioner Don Faber, (le ft) , Medford Librarian Omar Bacon and County Commissioner meeting. Finally, it was adults ttln forth idealistic R °dne7 Keating chat outside the Central Point Library during the state wide tour. The commission who were ers Joined the tour in Portland and traveled with the group as far as Southern Oregon, visiting a dream world ideas. number of libraries on the way. It seemed evident to us that the sti dents of Southern Oregon * College were not about to be Burglaries Plague Local Police coerced Into "Berkeley-like" situations by a few non-college individuals. The meeting seemed to be an Three burglaries are under investigation by the Central Point Police Department. indication that SOC students clearly realise the problem which exists, but are not prone to a radical point of view in either directions. Orchids this week to city patrolman Lee Blasett for helping three nice ladies in distress. The gals stopped by Monday to express a big THANK YOU to the patrolman who came out to change a tire for them on Sun- day morning when a ll the stations were closed. Mrs. Don Piening from Fresno, C a lif, was one of the ladies who said she w ill always remember the courtesy of the Central Point Police Department. Did you know that of the 365 days in this year, 1, 037 have been designated for special national observance and cele bration? of Portland Tuesday offered the apparent low o f four bids at J 4 4 ,977— Just $3,368 under its nearest co m petitor-- when the Portland U .S . Army The first reported to police Engineer district opened bids was the theft of two hub caps from one of the vehicles parked on the used car lot at for rental of two core drills and operators at the Applegate 145 S. Front Street. James R. Miles, owner, repeated the theft and valued the stolen articles at $30, Four rings, a class ring, one Black Hills gold baby ring, one woman's Black Hills gold r*nR and a ring with one mby and white «ones were taken from the Donald C . Adams residence sometime Sunday, Entry was made through a sliding glass patio door which had been broken by a large rock. No value was placed on the rings. Edmond R. La Font, 70S S. and Elk Creek damsites in the Rogue River basin. Other bidders were Medford Diamond Core D rill Company, Medford, $48, 345; T ri-D ia m ond D rill C Construction, Ephrata W ash,, $73, 080; and Boyles Brothers D rilling Com pany, Salt Lake C ity, $78,647. The core drills, both filed skid mounted, w ill be required for 550 hours of day shift d rill ing and perm ab ility pressure testing, 475 hours swing shift and 60 hours standby. Applegate damslte is located about 55 miles southwest of Central Point, and Elk Creek Fifth reported to police of the theft of two five-g allon cans damslte is northeast of town and and about 35 northeast of from his camper parked In front of the LaFont residence. Medford. Both w ill be con structed by the Portland U .S . Army Engineer dirstrlct to pro vide flood control, irrigation, future water supply, fish and I f chiltken were taught in the home by their parents and la the ahcools aad Sunday schools by their teachers, one GRASS F I R E . . . . . Children playing with matches simple little rule o f action, think of the sorrow aad suffer ing It would save, not to men were responsible for a one- quarter of an acre grass fire on tion the countless millions of noon, dollars. This rule of action wouldn't require any naw laws, It Point Rural Fire Department Table Rock Road Sunday after Members of the Central extinguished tha blase. w ild life enhancement, water quality control, power gen eration and recreation. Upon com pletion, they w ill become units in die Corps of Engineers' comprehensive plan for development of tha Rogue River basin's water resources. Parents Invited 'Back to School at Richardson "DAD's Dessert Your Family" is the theme of the Richardson PTA on Back-To_School-Night, Tuesday, October 26th, at Richardson School. By this they mean of coursei "Take your fam ily out to Richardson for dessert after the evening meal at hom e." The Richard son PTA w ill provide home made cake at IOt per slice* and coffee or punch for 5$. This w ill be served in the school cafeteria during the same hours the schoolrooms are open for BACK-TO-SCHOOL- NIGHT activities, according to Mrs. Richard Dunn, PTA president. Serving tim e w ill be 7i00PM to 8«30 PM. Jewett PTA To Meet Jewett PTA w ill meet Thurs day, October 21, between the hours of 3il5 and 4i45 PM. Jackson County Health nurse w ill speak and answer questions. There w ill be an introduction of teachers. The saving stamp Restored McKee Bridge Dedicated Dedication of the restored Mckee covered bridge was attended by some 200 interested persons, Sunday afternoon, October 17. This bridge was built originally in 1917 on land deeded to the county by pioneer Upper Applegate land-owners Adelbert and Leila McKee, now deceased, whose many descend ants presently reside throughout the area. The bridge has been closed to traffic since 1956, being replac ed by a cememt structure built afternoon's ceremonies. Nfr. Lacy introduced the several guests among whom was Wesley Hartman, retired Jackson County superintendent of bridges; McKee bridge construction was his first Job with his father, Jason Hartman, who built many of the covered bridges of the county during his life tim e , Mrs. Imogene McCoy, Ashland, was also introduced. Mrs. McCoy, through the efforts of Applegate of America, read New England societies greeting, also those Grange members and those of Talism an Lodge of the Knights the second grade. of the Pythias, as w e ll as local individuals. ments w ill be served by second duce Don Lacy, Knights of Pythias member, chairman of the project, as master of the upstream across the Applegate River, The 1964-65 winter snows destroyed the roof of the covered b ridge---now restored program w ill be explained. Lunch contest posters w ill be exhibited. Entertainment by Refresh County Commissioner, Rodney Keating, was present to intro a member of the Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges of individuals. County Commissioner, Don ald Faber, introduced County 400 PARENTS V IS IT RICHARD SON SCHOOL Judge Earl M ille r. Judge M ill During National School Lunch stated that the dediction of week last, week, nearly 400 this restored structure for post- parents had lunch with their erity expressed the dignity, chil<fren in the Richardson character and symbol of the School Cafeteria. Daily men- splrit of the pioneers of the an“» consisted of the typical Vern O'Brien, Applegate class A school lunch, and the Grange Master, stated that th very favorite main courses of Grange contribution toward boys and girls were featured, restoration of this bridge was 8 ° ^ parents and pupils enjoyed the form of a m em orial to th tbe opportunity of lunching first Master of the local Gran together at school. In addi- V a l Haskins. don> P"«nts were better able Rev*. Lester Stevens, Ruch to understand the school lunch Community Church pastor, f Pegram , and the value of a the invocation for the cerem well-balanced hot lunch each les. «M?. Always of interest Is the •Little Pig Barbecue' cater ®>«cha nlcs of serving an aver- the barbecue dinner served, a8e • ! 350 boys and girls each following dedication cerem, noon, «ud the orderly habit* on ground* adjacent to the < **’*7 have farmed in eating. historic bridge. and returning utensil* to the kitchen. grade representatives. } F * f >
