CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN
j Smith o f Sanquentin prison answers
CRATER LAKE
his current
correspondence
there
are i,oing to be three utterly dis
illusionetl people in these
United
DAMON CAFE
Stuu .. Thi "T h cre-Isn ’t-Any-Santa-
Claus” moan won’t be in it.
MEALS—CONFECTIONARY-FOUNTAIN
Now we go with the story. In the
small city contest conducted b y Sun
set magazine, a clever letter mritten
by an inmate o f the state peniten
tiary tr.ok a small prize. Part o f the
essy read:
Ice Cream, or Hot Drinks
Popular eating place o f Central Point
DAMON CAFE
“ This community has mills and
factories. No one is ever out o f a
job.
Recreation and athletic con
tests r.re free.
There are libraries
and churches of all denominations. W .V \V W A 3 A A W A V A W A V A V A ,A , A V A V .W A % , A W A V V .
Jazz orchestras play in the restaur
ants and a 40-piece band plays on
summer evenings.
BLACK
BEAR
"Our chamber o f commerce will
gladly furnish any data desired.
Write our mayor— Warden Frank J.
Smith, San Quentin, California.”
To which came three replies. One
from Oregon asks for general in
formation and says, "A m very much
The mystery o f Crater Lake, its i flanked by dozens o f wonder places, impressed with your city, as I am
looking for a place to settle. I am
awesome beauty, it’s blue water, and when one visits southern Oregon,
married and have one child.”
it’s
marvelous
surroundings
are
Another from Washington wants
folders sent to him o f this interest
ing place.
Retail Merchant Has
Post of Importance
I t the small restaurateur would
serve a meal that would vie with
home cooking, i f the druggist would
have any article a drug store should
have when desired, If the small-shop
laundryman would turn out crisp, spot
less linen—
Then two specific needs In the mer
chandising o f the nation would be re
moved, according to ltay Morton
Hardy, business analyst o f Lansing,
Mich.
"And this would be much better
than finding the town merchunt serv
ing his community by sitting on
civic boards. Ills place In civic boards
might better be a recognition of the
effective, efticient and honest service
he hns rendered the public through
his merchandising,” said Mr. Hardy.
“ I f the retail merchant attends to
his business und does his work well
he is u vllul organ In the business
body of his city or town. He Is the
distributor o f good food, good cloth
ing, shelter, warmth and every means
of health, comfort und pleasure.”
The retail merchant's first need is
education, thinks Mr. Hardy. His sec
ond a recognized code of ethics.
“There are towns In the United
States where 78 per cent o f the re-
full business Is lost to outside compe
tition," he declared.
A Jo Reason One Should
Not Build in Winter
With due precautions and proper
equipment, nearly all construction
work can be carried on in winter and
at no greut difference In cost. The
owner may often profit by saving In
terest on his Investment and by secur
ing earlier use of the strycture.
Although equipment needed for pro
tection and artificial heat lu winter
conatruiilon requires some expendi
ture and there may be some Increase
lu overhead on the job due to delays
from winter storms, these Items may
often be offset by the saving in sal
aries and the reduction in the con
tractor’s general overhead. Labor In
general Is more efficient, as skilled
workmen can be more easily obtained.
It is feasible to plan now and build
next winter— Exchange.
Home Setting Important
Fire Retardent Roofing Paint
For Shingles, Metal and Paper Roofs
tial district in the suburban develop
And the third from reserved Bos
ment of the city. My building pro
ton
would fain know how near it is
gram will not commence until 1930. I
suggest to lot holders with such future to a large city and if Los Angeles
plans: Plant shade trees and fence or San Francisco were close— Sun
hedges now. Four or five yenrs of set.
steady, natural growth will make for
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hardiness that building activities will
With
a
new high speed camera
not disturb. The completed home will
have the beauty and finish that other lens, photographs o f objects in mo
wise would require four or five years tion have been made indoors without
to develop.”
Ban Unsightly Billboards
Tested and Approved by Fire Chiefs o f the
State o f Oregon
Spark Proof, Rust Proof and
Moss Proof
Guaranteed by Standard Roofing Company
Sales Agent
Complete line o f Shop Celebrated Cement Brick
all colois, Building Tile, Sand and Cement
the aid o f flashlights and without
distortion.
A continuous campaign against the
A Frenchman has developed a pro
placing of tailboards upon the state
highways of Tennessee is now being cess for utilizing the ribs and veins
conducted under the direction of the
o f certain leaves for paper pulp and
state department of highways and
public works. Since December, when the reamined for cattle feed and
a stute-wide ‘‘cleanup week” was pro fuel.
claimed, the department hus been re
moving disfiguring signs from the
state roads In accordance with a law
created by the state legislature in 1923
making Is unlawful to erect signs of
any character aloug the state highway
system outside the limits of incorpo
rated towns.
Gold Hill Lime— None Better
Everything in Manufactured Cement
STANDARD ROOFING CO.
Your Servant
S. Fir and 10th St.
Medford, Oregon
V ^ A W A V W A A V A W A W A V V W .V V W A V A V .V .V A V A ’ A
Build With Eye to Future
The home builder today is short
sighted If he puts his money Into any
thing but a well-built and well-de
signed home. It costs very little if any
more to build from a good plan that
puts In those clever little touches here
und there that give the house that in
dividual and attractive look which
means so much when the place Is o f
fered for sale.
YOUR PA Ki N LAS
IN P R O G R E S
Fire Waste Contest
The United States Chamber of Com
merce has made these aw’ards In its
1923 fire waste contest: Portland,
O re, first prize In cities of the first
class; Long Beach, Calif., in class 2;
Battle Creek, Mich., in class 3, and
Albany, Ga., In dnss 4. Albany also
won the grand prize for 1925.
Sign of Permanency
Not all Individuals that are Inter
est'd in Industry own their own
homes, but nearly all humans that
own their own homes hold periuauent
positions.
Their self-iuterest is on
the Job.
W o m en Study Real Estate
Women employed in Denver real-
estate offices have organized a club to !
familiarize themselves with the sub
ject matter and purpose of realty or
ganization and service.
Matters of Growth
When a town doesn’t
weeds do.
Copco Preferred Stock
INCREASES IN PRICE
November 16
Effective November 16, 1926,the price of 6 per cent cumulative
preferred shares of The California Oregon Power Company will be
advanced to
$96 a Share
grow, the
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Buy your lot well in advance of the
time for building and landscape It
CONVICT " S I LLS" PRISON
with trees and hedges, is the advice
given by a far-seelug reader who con
tributes a letter to the series on home-
butldtng In Liberty. “ In planning my Euay on ‘ Small City A dvantage*'
Bring* Inquiries.
future home," she writes, “ I purchased
twe lots, 40 feet frontage each. In
what T.believe will la* a fine residen
Just as soon ns Warden Frank J.
Orders received up to and including Monday, November 15, will
be filled at the present price of $95 a share.
Information about our investment offering to customers will be
cheerfully furnished by any member o f our organization. Shares
may be purchased for cash or on our convenient monthly invest
ment plan.
W e Ara Manufacturer* o f
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Our Constant Aim is to Keep Our Quality and Prices
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Concerns Before Letting Ua Figure on Your Bill.
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