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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!
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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.
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