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About Central Point American. (Central Point, Or.) 1925-1927 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1926)
CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN November Volt Story (Continued from page 11 started the region on the highroad to settlement. Paradoxically, it was gold in California, primarily, not in Oregon, that contributed much to the latter territory’s early .popula tion. Many gold-seekers, disappoint ed with the results in the California mother lode country, departed fo r the land o f promise to the north. Still others, whose objective was Cal ifornia when they started across the plains, on arriving at the point where the trail forked, dismissed thoughts o f California and headed fo r Oregon. "Glance back only fifty years— a little more or a little less— and you see the region o f Copco service in embryo. Those were the days when its first timber was felled, when its first acreages were cleared and tilled its first primitive saw mills and grist mills erected and put in opera tion. Trading posts and stations that were destined to become in turn settlements, towns and cities, to see log cabins and rough sawed lumber structures displaced by stone, brick and reinforced concrete business blocks, came into existence. gue river apples an dpears are ship Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Johnson are fam ily to arrive here from Richland, ped to London and South America__ expecting their daughter and her Oregon soon. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy this region’s history has been one o f Williums will take up their residence steady development, o f improved at the dairy farm o f Mr. Frank Van- methods o f operation in most lines Dyke south o f Medford, where Mr. o f human effort, o f new crops and Williams wil be enguged in helping manufacturers, and o f constantly in with the dairy work. creasing productivity. “ The year 1926 finds this mid land empire most auspiciously laun ched— already well advanced into a new epoch, and in one respect more so than most regions throughout America, east or west. In the years to come this epoch will be dated from the beginning o f hydro-plectric de velopment, which now gives almost certain promise o f the universal utili zation o f electricity fo r power, heat and light wherever feasible through out the entire civilized world. SHELEY’S BARGAINS KNOW TH ESE WEBSTER’S W OM EN NEW INTERNATIONAL They run true to T y p e Though They f JOHN B. SHELEY spsllsd, pronounced, end defined in ---- e---- YOU 37 acres, close in, free soil, good May be Extremes. fruit land, pumping plant, store house and other buildings. Small cash pay This is the story o f two women ment will handle or will trade fo r who you know. They live in our town propetry. Price |2,000. community. They run true to type 6Vk acres close to good town, though they may be extremes. pumping plant, all under cultivation, There is the one who puts on her 8 room house in good repair, barn, street clothes, dabs a bit o f powder wood shed, % acres o f pears, free soil, some farm machinery goes. on her nose and fares forth to shop. Price $3675 with terms. She hunts and hunts and hunts. I a When she arrives home she is dizzy 440 acre tract o f wheat land, all under cultivation, 4 room house, and jaded— all mussed up physically large burn and other buildings. and mentally. Price $8800. Would trade fo r town There is the other who really has property. learned the art o f' shopping. She 22 acres close to good town, all reads the advertisements before she under cultivation, 6 acres in clover, starts out— she finds out exactly 7 in alfalfa, free soil, fenced, level, what she wants and where to get it. 3 wells, 9 room house, milk house 2 chicken houses, cellar, wood shed and In this manner she saves time, money arage. Price $41,000. Would trade and effort. She comes home fresh as or good income property. a daisy and ready to get the family 266 acres close to market, 165 a good meal. And the moral is— A Straight Line pasture and timber, 100 under culti vation, fine alfalfa land, free soil, is the Shortest Distance Between farm land level, fenced, well and creek, garage, barn and chicken Two Points. Read the advertisements, house. Price $6,000. Small cash pay shop afterwards. ment will handle. "Hydro-electric development is said to be in its infnacy. In the field o f Copco operations you will find it a healthy infant afld amazingly well developed fo r its years. A brief history o f this outstanding fac tor in human progress, as exempli fied by its development in southern Oregon and northern California, will appear in the next issue o f the Volt. •A t this writing Judge Colvig is visiting in Los Angeles, having just “ During this period, too, the re made the trip from Medford in an gion’s wonderful system o f highways air mail plane. He plans to return had its beginning. Many o f the splen via air route, too. did motor routes we know today had ---------+ --------- their start as trails— the same trails $650 buys 5 room house in Cen -------------------- ---------------------- * used by the pack trains and stages tral Point, garage, chicken yard, a t th e C h u r c h e s barn, city water and well, good gard in pioneer days to meet transporta en spot. tion requirements to and within the N ew » o f D oing» in Central | region. t 8 acre tract close in, new house, Point House» o f W orship barn, gurage, wood house, chicken "O nly the pioneer can know the ------------- — ---------- --------------- @ house, on route, fine alfalfa and fruit Stupendous handicap o f inadequate ranch. 6 acres in fruit, 3 acres in Christian Church. transportation facilities. It was with Rev. T. M. Jones o f Corning, Cali alfalfa, good water supply, shade the coming o f the railroad that south fornia will preach at the Christian trees. About $1200 will handle, balance good terms. era Oregon really began to come church Sunday, Nov. 28 at 11 o’clock into her own. Rail transportation His subject will be, “ The Man o f all here was not a thing o f sudden birth. Ages fo r the Mne o f all Nations.’’ • , A few men are still living who can A cordial invitation extended to all Second Door East o f P o s to ffic e County A gen t fo r the B en efit Savings recall its every stage o f development Come and renew old acquaintances. St Loan Association. and most pioneer grandparents in southern Oregon and northern Cali Federated Church. fornia remember the latter stages T itle o f Sunday school lesson, " R e that broguht it to completion. Judge lation o f Disciples to Present and W illiam M. Colvig.* who -came to Future.” John 17:14-26. tins region in 1851, recalls that the Outline, 1, Separation, 2, Sancti railroad was extended as far r.orth in fication, 33, Unification, 4, G lorifi California as Redding, during 1&72, cation. and south from Portland to Roseburg N ext Sunday morning we will ob O iegon, in th Uem pqu» valley, at serve our annual Home-coming day. about the same time. Stages and w ag It is most fittin g that the people o f on trains continued as the connect the church and community keep such ing link, serving the expanse o f terri a day. We need th eohme-coming in tory between these two points until the church as well as elsewhere. Will the sumer o f 1885, when the railroad all our members and friends please entered the Rogue river valley. see that the old members and the Thousands of New Words DICTIONARY The "Supreme Authority“ H ere ore a fu w t a m p U t ; hot pursuit Rad Star Air Council capital ahlp mud gun mystery ship & P. boat it rodents aerial cascade Ksthonia American l.agion Blue Cross girl scout airport cypar crystal detector uippio superheterodyne shoneen /» thia atorahouao o f in fo rm a tio n ■ert'in# you? 2700 R u m 6000 Illus tration* 407.000 W o rd , and Phreees G aaetleer end Biographic* (Dictionary Cer tha Bmaft — W r ite for a sample page o f tha N ow Word*, apsclman o f Regular sod India Papers, KRKB. G. & C. MERRIAM CO. Springfield, Mass., U .S. A . Central Point Feed Store JESSE L. KICHARDSOM HAY — GRAIN — SEED — WOOD Phone 41 Store M — Local and Long Distance Hauling— WE BUY PO U LTR Y Central Point M O V IN G Oregon - “ YO U R F A C E IS GOOD, B U T IT W O N ’T GO IN R E G IS T E R Business Houses "E v e r since the advent o f rail fa new comers have a special invitation cilities connecting it with the nations to this service. New members will be markets— and o f the world, fo r Ro- received.. E xtra »pecial services fo r Sunday evening. Rev. J. J. Simms, noted A ll kindfe of Furniture Repaired Old Furniture Bought Refiniahing and Repairing at 36 So. Grape, Medford Read the ads O ffic e Phone 965 Res. Phone 966J 2 DR. H. P. C O L E M A N Chiropractic, D iet and E lectrotherapy Ore. License No. 264 Lady Ast. Fourth Floor M edford Building MEDFORD Oregon PERL FUNERAL HOME Com er Sixth and Oakdale Phone 47 Medford, Oregon GEORGE E. FOX REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Good Bargains in Land and City Property Central Point - - Oregon KSON COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPAlfY batracia of Tltla aad Titla la sca. Tha oaly completa Title aai ¡a Jachaos Coaaty. ford . . . Orogoa W. G. TRILL Attoraey-et-Lew— Notary Pahlic Caatral Palat - - * Orogon WE BUY—SELL AND EXCHANGE FOR WHAT YOU HAVE Before Selling or Buying See Us RICE 2ND HAND STORE II South Front S t , Medford author, lecturer and editor will give an illustrated lecture on “ Evolution or the Bible, Which?” at the Sunday evening service. There will be a union young people’s service at 6:30 o’clock. Mr. Simms will give the young folks a series o f pictures, illus trating Bible stories, songs, etc. L et’s have the house well filled with young people. I f the more than forty rgular attendants at the evning ser vices will get busy the house will be well filled to enjoy this splndid ser vice. They will all stay fo r the illus trated lecture o f the evening. Mrs. Simms and her daughter will sing several selections. ' The address Sunday evening at the Federated church, given by Mr. H. W. S’pHver was well given and well received.Mr. Spilver’s address was on the subject: Men’s Responsibility to the Church; and among other things he emphasized the responsibility o f the father in the home, first. He showed that as the church is God- ordained, and stands fo r the very best in all that concerns us„ it is im possible to be a true Christian and be indifferent to the needa o f the souls o f the children. A touching illustra tion o f th* thought was given in an incident out o f his own life, when, after his mother had died, his father a true Christian man, kneeled in prayer fo r guidance, with the little son on on* aide and the little daugh ter on the other. We can not guide these children aright without help from God. Another thought developed eras that the Christ life within the soul will naturally want to find expression in servile to others. W e are saved to serve. W e save ourselves by believ ing in Jesus Christ W e save others by serving with Jesus. This time is most opportune fo r men to serve in many practical ways, in extending the kingdom o f our Lord. H .v# you bought your C hrietasi R -.U -— ADVERTISERS The Prettiest and Most Prosperous Country Surrounds Central Point. Most of these good people read their own weekly home paper Central Point American An advertisment in these columns pays both directly and indirectly W e claim the best weekly circulation of an yexclusive weekly paper in Jackson county IF YO U W O U LD CATER TO THESE HUNDREDS OF READERS Advertise regular in this paper They are going to patronize “American THE CASH