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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1926
CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN
SAM’S VALLEY
HOW-
MATERIAL FOR BASEBALL
BAT IS MADE PERFECT.—
The wood for making baseball
bats Is selected with much care.
Experience has taught bat mak
ers that second-growth ash
makes the best bats. Even the
kind of soil the wood grows
on Is Important, for It deter
mines whether the bat will be
strong or weak. The best ash
Is said to be found In those sec
tions of the forest where the
trees grow In masses, forcing
them to shoot straight toward
the sky In an effort to get sun
light.
Here are found the
straight, clear-grained ashes,
capable of withstanding tremen
dous blows.
The selected trees are split
Into billets, which are carefully
Inspected and shipped to the bat
factories. There the billets are
graded by timber experts, after
which they start the seasoning
process. The billets are about
three and a half feet long and
three Inches square. They are
piled In tiers so the air can cir
culate freely through them.
This drying requires from one
to two years. When the billets
are bone-dry they go to the
lathe room where a machine
roughs out the bats. They next
go to expert handle turners who
shape them Into the desired
model. There are some 30 or
40 models or types of bats. Be
fore completion the bats pass
through 11 different lathes.—
Pathfinder Magazine.
HOW
SOME OF MOST POPULAR
FLOWERS WERE NAMED.—
One of the most popular single
flowers among patrons of flor
ists, as well as among the
fortunate recipients of the flor
ist’s wares, says the Mentor
Magazine, Is the fragrant car
nation.
The origin of this name Indi
cates that It means “flesh color,”
for It can be traced through the
French to the Latin caro
(cam-), meaning “ flesh.” The
form of the word carnation Is
patterned after the Italian
carnaglone, "skin color.” In the
Sixteenth century carnations
were also called "Incarnations”
and “coronations.” It may be
seen. then, that the carnation
was so named because of Its
color.
Gladiolus comes from the Lat
in dlmlnultlve of the word for
“sword Illy.” The rhododendron
was named from two Greek
words, signifying “ rose tree.”
Phlox Is literal Greek for
"flame” (from the color of
some of the flowers) and cor
responds *o the German flam-
menblume. or ‘flame flower. '
Aster Is literal Latin for “star,"
and survives In English In
asterisk, which Is the name
for the “star mark" In ty
pography (•).
The daisy was named after
the'sun or “day’s eye.” coming
from Anglo-Saxon words of that
significance. A heliotrope Is a
flower that, from the Greek der
ivation of Its nnme, "turns to
ward the sun”—In other words.
It Is a botanical sun dial.
Chrysanthemum comes from
the Greek words meaning “gold
flower."
(too late for last week)
R. H. Burton, the local merchant,
| wiL ouild a new house on the 80-acre
tract which he recently purchased
| from Mr. Henderlee.
We are glad to note the fact that
the county road crews are in our
vicinity, working the roads. We
understand they will resurface a
mile o f the east and west road, from
Dugan's corner east. They also are
opening up a north and south road
through the John Bigham place. This
will make a great improvement in
getting out from the Meadows dis
trict when finished.
Tom Wright is busy rounding up
cattle for Earl Day. They will soon
drive them to the mountains for the
summer pasture.
Rufus Basom was a Sunday visitor
at the McKinnis home. Mr. Basom
is a cousin o f Mr. McKinnis, and a
former resident o f Lane county, Kan
sas. He says the Rogue River valley
is good enough for him and he in
tends to locate here in the valley.
Mrs. Deusenberry and children of
Medford were calling on friends in
the valley Sunday.
Mrs. John Conley was called to
Myrtle Creek last week on account
o f the death o f her father, at that
place.
S. S. Dellinger, the Kach man, was
{ calling on his customers this week.
John Conley is erecting a new barn
on the place he recently bought,
which was the old Conley homestead.
I The weather has been rather tor
rid here the last few days.
We
hope to have the weather a little
cooler when harvesting starts in
earnest.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bigham arc on
a vacation and pleasure trip through
Iowa, visiting relatives and friends.
We wish them a pleasant trip.
— June 16—
John Halst o f the forrest service,
was a week-end visitor in the valley
over Sunday.
Elmer Wright and family spent
last Sunday at the Dead Indian
Springs.
R. V. Williams returned last
Thursday from San Diego where he
has been for some time on a busi
ness trip.
Park Shelley of Medford was in
the valley this week in the interest
o f the Insurance company he is with.
Miss Frances Fitzgerald has ac
cepted a position in the Sam’s Val
ley store as clerk, during her vaca
tion. Miss Fitzgerald recently closed
a very successful term o f school at
Savage Rapids, at which place she
will again teach next year.
M. M. Abbott of Central Point was
a Sunday visitor in the valley.
Grange meets Saturday evening
and we hope to see as many in
attendance as can possibly come, as
there will be reports from the dele
gate to the State Grange. Also at
this meeting it is planned to organ
ize a Degree Staff for conferring the
work which will add much to the
pleasure of attending the meetings
o f the Grange.
Tourist travel is starting in earn-
est. Quite a number o f cars passing
through the valley daily on the way
to Crater and Diamond lakes. We
are getting good roads through this
way now and it makes a nice drive
out through the valley.
“ Old tvpewritar ribbon container*
are used as desk pin containers in
place o f glass bowls which were
easiiy broken. Typewriter oil is
purchased in bulk and bottled in our
store room. Scrap
, oId and
¡produces a revenue of over *1,000
j yearly, botles for mucilage and oil
are salvaged from our commissary
are made to
department. Efforts
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find practical money saving uses for
every article which otherwise would
be thrown away.”
PAGE FIVE
crotch, the experiment station has has arrived where recent warm
found. Holes are bored through weather prevailed, as the codling
main limbs on opposite sides, a short moth have ladi large numbers of
distance above the crotch, and one- eggs on apple and pear leaves and
half inch rods are driven in and fruit. The eggs will hatch in 8 to
clinched, causing the lim| on one 16 days according to weather condi
side to hold up the one on the other tions, and the apples and pears need
side. The trees soon grow over the a good coat o f poison before the
ends o f the rods, resulting in a perm- j worms come out and begin to eat.
| anen brace.
j The spray recommended by the ex-
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! pariaient station is lead arsenate
Seco nd Co ve r Spray Due
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' powder. 2 to 4 pounds combined with
Time for the second cover spray j 100 gallons of water.
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FARM POINTERS
Tiling May A id Orchard
Low Fares
to California
Unthrifty conditions in fruit trees
in Oregon including dying o f branch
tips, failure to produce crops, and a
sickly appearance in general, are
sometimes due to poor drainage. If
the water level is above the root
system this condition exists, as the
smaller feeder-roots cannot live.
Some orchards including cherry and
pear having good heavy foliage, do
not produce even though good pollin
ation and all plant food elements nec
essary are provided, according to ex
periment station recommendations.
To insure proper planning and laying
of the system a reliable drainage
engineer is consulted, for the cause
0f ^ ¡g unhealthy conditions is often
poor drainage which is remedied by
tiling.
Warm, well lighted and well venti
lated stables are essential to a high
rate o f production, says the Oregon
experiment station. A sanitary barn
has four to six square feet o f window
space for each cow. When cows are I
kept in the stalls most of the time, |
the barn is light enough to read in.
Good ventilation is essential, but
needs such arranged that the cows
are not exposed to draughts.
Cherries picked too green result in
an inferior Oregon product and cut
down on the possible tonnage of the
trees, reports the college experiment
station. If left to ripen properly
their weight is increased and the
public is better satisfied. Coopera
tion with the field man of the can-
nery as to the time o f picking rights
this problem, for every cannery
strives to produce a sueprior pro-
duct.
D.
D.
S.
— Dentist—
Diagnosis
409 Medford Bldg.
F.
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Medford, Ore.
B U R K — FO R A U T O T O P S
Opposite S. P. Depot
MEDFORD
TE N T AND
WORKS
Medford. Ore.
LINKS
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C. A. B O L E S , Agent
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Four trains daily, including
Southern California Express
direct via Sacramento and Los
Angeles.
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Bracing Oregon fruit trees with
small iron rods is a simple and ef- j
fective method of preventing heavily
loaded trees from splitting at the
HOWARD
Reduced roundtrip summer
fares are now in effect. Plan
your trip toCalifomia and take
advantage o f them. Tickets
with 16-day limit are on sale
daily; also season tickets with
Oct. 31 limit at slightly higher
cost, permitting stopovers.
Orchard
Ladders
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FAR WEST” 50c per foot
(These Ladders are very Strong, being constructed
o f spruce)
Best Quality Round Point Shears, for thinning
$12.00 dozen
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Phone 145-J
— Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention—
PERL FUNERAL HOME
Comer Sixth and Oakdale
Phone 47
Medford, Oregon
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So huge are a railroad’s paper re-
inated (he tomahswk they later Itn-
liorted them. The tomahawk as orig j quirements that waste o f a single
inally found among the Indiana waa , letterhead on an average of once a
made of deer horn or atone attached I week by each o f Southern Pacific’s
to a stout wooden handle with a piece | 94,000 employes would cost the com
of hide.
The horn or stone was
pany more than *9,000 a year, ac-
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and shairene.1 They used them to cording to V. R. Ilrnt, stationery
skin their trophies snd for seafplng storekeeper.
human beings in time of war. But
Each year the company’s Pacific
when the Kur«|>*«n* name over they linen expend almost as much for
found a more Ingenious way of niMc- paper used in conducting its corres-
Ing tomahawks, and traded great pondence ,s is spent for news print
number* of them to the Indiana. The paper by the average large metropo-
European tomahawKs were combined
pipes and tomahawks. The handles | litan newspaper. The bill for last
were hollow and used as stems for year’s stationery amounted to *508,-
the pipe I miw I s in the kno’>s opposite 000, sufficient paper being pur
chased to fill 85 freight cars to
the blades.
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capacity.
H ow Bottlea A re C leaned
In the same period 364.425 pen-
When the therm«« flask wants clean- cals. 152.496 pens and 44,748 erasers
Ing the l>est way to do It Is to put w ;K bought and used. Altogether
In enough vinegar to cover only the ! the company carries in stock 5,700
bottom of the flask: then add a small | items under the heed o f stationery
handful of eggshells, well crushed
Into small piece*. Then half All the 1 supplies.
“ Constant experimentation ia be-
flask with cold water, and let It eoak
for a time—say an hour or two. i ing carried on,” Plank said, “ to de
Shake wed to make the eggshell cleeo velop new methoda o f stationery con
off any crust or grease; empty the servation.
Waste has been practi
flask, rinse It wed with cold water cally eliminated in handling o f paper
and turn upside down to drip and dry. I and supplies.
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System in Jackson County.
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CITY CLEANING AND
DYEING CO.
Hats! Hats!
“ W E ARE NOT SATISFIED
UNLESS YOU A R E ”
FIBER TULEY TREATED HATS
Phone 474
On
624 N. Riverside Ave
Highway— Medford,
Oregon
They wear so well— are light, elastic, cool, flex
ible, cheap in cost— 65c and 75c each.
W e also have every kind of Straw Hats from
Men’s, Boys,’ Ladies’ and Girls’ Hats. The
cheapest and Best— Come and let as show you.
25c up;
B. P. Thiess & Co.
"STA R BRAND SHOES ARE BETTER"