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About The American. (Central Point, Or.) 1928-1936 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1931)
Live merchants attract business to the cltjf by advert ising, which I» a basis for price, quality an<| a square deal for all. VOLUME 4 THE AMERICAN Central Point Is going along, picking up here and there. Wo have reason lo Irci proud of our l>voplc and city, Roost for it. M t l l l K R 11 HOW THE LOAN BANK WOULD AID [ The Interpreter , |_Ej m m Annual Dinner Christmas T ree A n d Presents New Financial System Would Aid Prosperity Turning In O f False A la rm s Must Stop! HARBOR PLAN MEETS SUPPORT BY SENATORS By S. O. BURGDORF We have been told, time and again, ! that London and virtually all Eng The Past Noble Grand club met land has little crime, thunks to the ■ The practise of turning in false Wednesday at the home of Mrs. efficiency of Scotland Yard and the fire alarms has ceased to be fuu- Inez Ferguson. A chicken dinner other police organizations and also ny. It is no longer a joke and the was served at noon. to the rigorousness and celerity with citizens of Central Point are This was the annual Christmas ,hbh the British courts handle .Housed over this foolish and cow meeting ami a Christmas tree and rrintinal cases. But there seems to ardly trick. Business men who are Resolution exchange of gifts was very enter Even If the report of the division hav been a slip up somewhere. Scot reposing peacefully at home taining. WHEREAS, a large number of on the land Yard reports that there has sleeping the sleep of the just, re engineer, who is working taxpayers of Jackson county, Ore Those present were Mesdames plans and estimates for the develop been a steady increase in crime and fuse to keep silent on the matter gon, are fnancially distressed, and Clara Vincent, Mary Richardson. tnd are entering u vigorous pro ment of Crescent City harbor, is that more men are needed to com unable to pay interest and taxes; Catherine Merritt. Nellie Sim not stiiiinltted before congress Con test. bat it with any success. A great in- Ida Henderson, Emma WE. THE UNDERSIGNED, be mons, Some action should be taken to venes, the appropriation will be in erease in burglaries is reported and lieve they could be materially re Gleason, Iva Coplnger, Ernestine cluded in the first Rivers and Har apprehend the person guilty ul this is ascribed to the hard times. Hostell, Luzella Damon, Minnie lieved by cutting costs of county bors legislative bill, according to I the offense and good, swift pun The user of automobiles in robber In the November 27 issue of Thi other mortgages upon which the dls Moore and the guests were Minnie governmental overhead in the engi- telegram received Wednesday by C. ishment should he passed to the ies is credited to the example set by " " .„ - — ‘ neer's department by countv comniis- Buckles, Florence Eddy and Baby American appears an article headed, count hank will lend him enough E Gates, president of the Northern offender. American outlaws. Motor car thefts 3 “ Favors New Loan Banking System." money to meet his hank’s present Bert Rostell. signers overseeing all highway con California- Southern Oregon devel The common council will do have increased by 50 per cent. President Hoover proposes a system needs without having to foreclose The next meeting will be at struction und repair work by ap opment association from Senator * * * the people of this city a great of home loan hanks to encourage on the Blair home and sell it. the home of Betta Pankey and pointing supervisors to carry out McNary, now in Washington. favor hy digging In and stopping Well, we'll have to do something home owning. At the same time. Mr. Blair hears it will center around election of their instructions; the turning in of false fire alarms. It is expected though, the mes besides shutting down the oil wells. We have been asked for an ex- f , °m hili cousin Will that the latter officers. ALSO, that said supervisors shall And the time to sturt digging into sage points out, that the report will That certainly reduces the supply of pianatlon of the plan and print below h8* succeeded in getting the (norl receive $5 per day, same as deputy the matter is right now lie submitted before congress con American oil but what are you going and article from the Science Muni- g " * « •>> farm renewed after he assessors, and no mileage; venes, and every effort is being to do about imported oil? One of tor. one of the nation's leading dall> *'8<l almost despaired of It. Behind ALSO, that all purchases of ma made to expedite the completion of tlie scenes the reason is that Banker the Oklahoma refining companies an newspapers, which will give out chinery. equipmen., supplies, etc., the report. Senator McNary as nounces that it is going to import readers an intelligent understanding. Brown knows now he can take Cous shall be made In open court by sealed sured President Gates that he was in Will's mortgage to the disc Hint ltussian oil to fill orders and sup We quote: bids, and all bids to he opened in doing everything he could to see ply retail stations. It seems that "President Hoover's plan for es hank and get money on it it he open court at a subsequent date, and that the hill went through and that should need to do so to meet an every time we get things fixed up tablishing a system of home loan dis all bids to be made open to public the appropriation would be made. to suit us in this country, somebody count banks, similar in the home emergency. inspection; Mr. Gates firmly believes that ac And down the street, Ernest W il sends an SOS to Russia and then all building field to the federal reserve THEREFORE, be it resolved that tion will be taken at this session of liams. who has a steady job in the we have done goes for naught. banks in the field of general com- we submit this resolution for your congress, and recently wired Sena • * • merce, is a project which comes clos post office and has been putting his earnest support and endorsement. tor McNary that the association The common council held a hear-1 er home— both figuratively and lit- « a v i » « into the building and loan as- A Chicago packing house has Also that a copy be forwarded the ing at the city hall Monday night In! would not tolerate any delay and At a meeting and supper held at taken steps to help the cotton plant honorable county court. Sponsored erally— to the ordinary family thun soclation for years, has decided this asked the Senator to determine what connection with the trouble that Is the time to build a house. But thejn,,, Christ Ian church Wednesday eve- er. It is going to spend 10 per cent by Sams Valley Grange Road com arose over the attempt to take out, anything else that has yet been done building and loan association, with a j ning at « 30 o'clock a men's forum progress was being made on the re- |ot its returns on its sales in the to turn the economic tide. mittee. The the fire truck when a false alarm : lot f it money tied *P hi I ropt rt t> » a oraanized Hi. tai.i. ■ wen 1 " " l,iv 1 south to buy and store cotton. The (Signed) L. M. SWEET, Chairman was turned in last Thursday night, Ll ! - _ - e _ . h a s been putting him off for several „.ranged In the form of a square and " ‘ por, for " n •>xpPn- packing house will get a lot of good GEO. McDONAUGH. Sec. in the mixup “ Sonny“ Gleason was! to restore confidence in the Ameri months about the loon. Now it can places were arranged for 24 Th- d,,llrp ° f f *vp million dollars and it publicity out of the scheme even if J. L. F R IN K hit over the head by Night Watch can financial system. His first, the let hint have It. And Mr. Blair, who dinner was served by a committee ol *® ,,pllpvpd ,h8t lr ,h,s *Hm reduced it doesn't help the planter any. launching of the National Credit cor the Board of Army Engineers will P. H. McKINNIS man Myers and It is claimed that it has more than one string to his bow, j („dies from the church, poration to help small commercial M. A. SCHULZ » a s an unwarranted assault. will get a few days work as a pins Kev „ E Mtllara ar,ed as ohalr- approve It. It is pointed out that a Somebody sent a lot of juvenile hanks keep afloat, has alredy check reduction, however, would not ne (ileason was represented by At tcrer's helper. man and after the delicious dinner books to police headquarters in Lynn, ed the medieval practice of hoarding. cessarily mean less depth of water By L. M. SWEET torney Enright and Myers by At These are some of the things that baU baen disposed of called ou all In the harbor than was suggested Mass. Much surprise was expressed. This, although the cerporation itself are meant when the financiers say! Pomona grange held with Bellview torney F E. Newman. the men present for an expression of|jn „ „ original r„ port But we think it was a good idea. Is only getting under way The stress |h# n„ w ln(ltltu„ on w, „ heI|) subordinate October 24. passed over the I opinion as to the advisability of The hearing was held before e Those police ought to read the El- Telegratns have also been received whelmingly by the above resolution, packed house. The evidence was con on country banks has been relieved bulli|nf aIld Ioan «.„„„nations, forming a Forum club In Central lie Dinsmore stories instead of the which has been misinterpreted and sidered by the common council and by the knowledge that support is iugs banka, commercial hanks and p 0|„| The opinions were unanimous from Senators If tram W. Johnson and ■ Muff they do read, if they read any misconstrued by some to such a de a disposition of It will he made by coming. Similarly the announcement farm loan companies t„ thaw out in favor of the idea. It was the gen Samuel H. Hhortrldge and Represen time. The Elsie hooks won't hurt gree that I feel, as author of the that body at their regular meeting of the mortgage hank plan will en their frozen assets and to maintain eral opinion that such a club, meet- tative Clarence F. Lea. all of Cali hem. courage confidence in the realm of liquidity. The main result of the new fornia. and It Is expected that once resolution, it deserves clarifying in next Mond. y night. 10 «! about a dinner table once a Thome building and home financing move will he an encouragement of the revised estimates of the Division justice to public interest. A conflht of authority seems to month, where discussions of the inu- engineer are in Washington, that An Albany, U. Y., man has writ Under the heading, “ We, the un have been the real issue and cause even before the necessary congres normal lian king functions. Among . . . nrohlems confrontili* our city _____ _ first-class P confronting our city )m|# trouhu, wl„ „„„«-(enced in ten 17 Lord's prayers on a dime. He sional enactments can put it Into op these is investment dersigned,-’ calls for overseeing of of til* trouble. and county could be heard, would having the harbor project placed be I k the hero who wrote a 1(5,033 eration. mortgages. ail construction and repairing of react for the benefit of all the mem | word history of the United States The ways in which it will help No business is mure fruitful in the bers and he a means of better under fore congress In the regular manner highways by the county commission on a post card. These accomplish when once established are numerous, development of responsible citizen standing and service to the cont- through a rivers and harbors hill. ers through supervisors appointed ments leave us cold. We think a good At the hearings which have been but a few examples will illustrate „|,ip than home purchasing Tlu m unity. by them to carry out their instruc held during the past two years, the deal more of a man who can write a their effect. Here, for instance, is n movement, which was growing at tions. This paragraph has been con After several talks hy Judge Spar- association has submitted a mass of 'heck for $5 and get it cashed at factory worker whom we may call the rate of >00,000 a year up to strued as meaning that commission row. W. E Alexander, Prof. Jewett information and data which, It Is he bank. That’s what we call wru Henry Blair. He has been laid off 1929. has been interrupted as a re- ers are to be on the job steadily on and others. B. E. Scott was elected ,.|a|med, proved conclusively that a ng niost of the time for months, and in- suit of the financial insecurity felt full pay, car furnished, likewise gas, » • • a president of the new club and Ed water outlet is absolutely necessary terest on the mortgage on the Blair during the last two years both by po- oil etc. The public must not be de- j J Vincent secret ary-treasurer. 1(, Northern California and Southern The New York police wanted to bungalow has gone unpaid John tenlial home owners and hy poten reived into believing all it hears, and, The ladies of the ( bristlun church *;on If any appreciable develop— end a guard along when Rudy Val Kelsey of the Home Savings hank, tial lenders of fund« for home buy- sometimes imagines. The records dis-1 have agreed to prepare and serve nl ,,f t|ieir resources Is to be made. le planned a trip to Alban;-, Rudy whlch holds the mortgage, does not ing The president’s move, taken af close the fact that our supervisors, the dinners for the club at cost. j __ _ _ _ _ _ - ■ Itfusod. Rudy Is married now and have been receiving annually be- J Last Sunday evening the following want to foreclose It, hut has told Mr. ter extensive consultation, will re- Mu-lcal --lection were gi ven dm a . i D * 1 probably safe from girls hut there tween $7000 and $9000 in travel- program was given at the Union Blalr he may have to do so. Now the instate faith In homes as a medium ih* the evening and will be a regular A n o t h e r P i o n e e r *s a time when it would have boon mortgage discount hank is organized, of savings by the people and of in- “ ' " “J . ing fees which we mainlain is most- church ; feature of the meetings. O f Central Point good thing to guard him against * . . . . , . . ly a nasty, petty, inexcusable, hide- [ Piano prelude, variations, "My and while he probably cannot take vestment by the hanks. In so doing The next meeting of the club will. them , (imr ttme Ja"nnary. Announce- Passes A w a y fensible graft. How easy to become Faith Looks Up to Thee;“ song, con Mr. Blair's mortgage there and get Ir will help greatly to set general gregation; prayer. Rev. Johnson; I» discounted. Mr Kelsey has some business recovery in motion." »111 h„ made later as to the travel minded when a straw boss or The country ought to be under songs by choir, "Keep Silence Be'ore — —— --------------- Henry Hobart Taylor passed away two can do the work just as w e l l , time and all men interested in the bligations to Senator J. Ham. Lewis Him, “ His .Mercy Endureth. Let P n r t l 11 l i f t ) I betterment of our city are urged to • ' home near Central Point early (Continued on Page Four) M a s o n ’s Planning 4 Illinois. He has announced t h a t ________ _ _ ________ Jesus Have His Way," "Come, Let Sunday morning from a heart attack, attend. P ro g ra m W a s i* would not accept the nomination N e w Chapter Us Worship;" announcements for lie was horn May 23. 1*64, on the 'ir vice president. Well, no one has L i b r a r y R e p o r t week; Sing Unto the Lord," choir; donation land claim near Medford, V e r y Interesting Scottish Rite Mason* of Medfotj Christian Endeavor |t*lk d about that very much hut it response hy choir; " A Good Thin* to I which Is now known as the Woster- Shows G ain in »just as well to have the air cleaned Give Thanks," choir; sermon, Rev. and Jackson county are busy getting Innd orchards. He was the sixth C. O. Hoover, lecturer of the Jack W o rk s on Plans 8 advance. J. Ham. didn't say any- v white child born In Jackson county. R e a d e r Interest Johnson; "When the Harvest is sonville grange, presented an agri ready for the Ceremony of Const! bing about the nomination for presi-' I Or N e w I e n r Ills entire life was <pent In the fa st," choir. cultural program to a large group of luting the Chapter of Rose Croix, Jdent Maybe he thinks that if he lets) • — — Rogue lllver valley in the farming Central Point may well be proud grangers Friday evening. Different next Monday evening. December 7 Iks know that he won't accept o{ ber |j|,rary The report of the li- The executive committee of the industry, with the exception of a phases of farm and orchard work Lee Smith in charter for which was recently ’ rant- Christian Endeavor held a meeting frw years when he was engaged in be vice presidency, they'll be forced t,rarjan for November, just issued, r-v• c *» * ■ ■ r ■ ' "" " eme Couiict, Ancietr at the home of Carl llofar, president ,|IH « raising in Malheur county, Divorce inni b name him for president. At the „^ows that constant progress is being and Accepted Scottish Rite, and the of the society, Wednesday evening „ e was married to Florence Isa- (invention that named Hoover Sen- made and that many new readers very interesting and practical farts installation of its first of'icer* 41* The purpose of the meeting was In rt„ ra Horkersmtth December *, 1881, Hattie L. Smith of Central Point tor Watson of Indiana said, when are bejn(5 added. were disclosed not from the point o i l ■ ■ ... •bed if he were a candidate, "You There were 1122 bonks and maga filed suit for divorce from Lee Smith theory but from the actual personal r h * p"*r of Ko"p , ro11 * * M nT appoint commlttee-wfor the work this |n Ashland. Oregon ganized under Letter* Temporary In coming veer and to discuss plan tn Wednesday She Preparations were practically com bight go further and fare worse." So f j nes loaned in November. Sixteen in circuit court experiences of the reapective speak January of I93U, the lecond of four make a bet'er society, charges cruel and Inhuman treat pleted to celebrate their golden wed foe Republicans did. That may be new rea<j pr!, were added during the ers. co—ordinate bodies of the Scottish Eula Te'i on wa< appointed chair ding anniversary on December 8, of foe course of events in the case of monjh and $1.57 in fines collected, ment. desertion and Infidelity. The grange has been Invited to put Rite to be established In the Rogue man of the prayer meeting commit The two were married in Van this year with a family reunion to fir Lewis. The Democrats will prob- q rs Moore, the librarian, has on a program at the Phoenix grange River Valley. It had seventy name« tee with Helen l^e« snd Ardig Cnsurt hr- held at *?.elr home In Central couver. Washington, on August 19, foly go further and fare worser. worked hard and faithfully for a December 8 and plans are being ar on the petition for Letters Tempor working with her Dorothy Inmann Poiat. 1921, and have two children, Mild * * * number of years in the interest of ranged by the lecturer. ary. and it now has more than on.) was appointed chairman of the so He leaves his wife and the follow The Chicago Dental society reports (he uHrary and the report just i3 red Louise, 7, and Barabara Lee. 2. Nomination and election of offi- hundred and twenty-five members rial committee. On the lookout com ing children Jesse M and Edwin H. Mrs. Smith asks custody of both of bat it has made a world-wide survey gue<J ghowg that her work is being cer* for the ensuing year will be held whose names sppear on the charter mittee are Elizabeth Fleischer, chair- Taylor of Kuch. Ore., l^-on ('. Taylor M»'! has discovered that American appreciated by the people of Central the children. at the next meeting December 11. Dinner will he served at six o'clock man. J>.hn Lathrop and Ethelyn n* Central Point. Stella Anderson Mrs Smith also wants the prop 'h are the healthiest and the p0jm, at the Masonic temple In Medford H< tt. Elizabeth Southwell was ap- and John N. Taylor, Medford; Flor- erty in Central Point, valued at $759. b*t, somest. We have also found j -------------------------. The ceremony of constituting th# pnlnted chairman of music commit- ence Thro, kmorloa. Eagle Point; at d owned by the two. $75 attor I. O . O. F. Lodge the: reliable since an adhesive pow- H as R ecovered; Chapter, and the Installation of of tee !»<• -le Milton, pianist. Henrler- t>abe| Witcher. Redding. Calif.; one ney’s fees and $40 a month support has been made available. We Elects O fficers fleers will start at 7:80 After the la llngzer. assistant, and Elisabeth brother. C. C Taylor, Sed*o Wooley. T o Return H om e during the settling of the ease. Sl.e *d to hare trouble with ours drop- ritualistic ceremonies, there will be Kiel»« her. » >ng leader Others who Mash.; on# slater. Ellen Aschoff is represented by G. W. Trill, local out when we got excited. --------- At a reguiar mretlng of Central an addresa hy a prominent memher were appointent for work are l^nrlne Trouldale. Ore , and 11 grsndrhlld- • • • Mrs. L. L. Poutre, who has been •attorney. The Hugger and Janice Me***igrave for ren. The Smiths are quite well known Point lodile, I O O F . Monda) ol the Rite from Portland ■ We used to think blackherrylng confined in the Community hospital Funeral service* were held from Scottish Rite hoys are expecting ev poster making and Graie llerm ssjns ring members were night, the foil« in this rtty and their home is Just .■*» great sport. We never thought in Medford for five or six weeks, as the Conger Funeral parlors Tuesday, cry Scottish Rite Mason In Jack in a- publicity reporter. I It as a business A farmer in a result of injuries received in u a< runs the street north of the Val elected as officers: A very unusual meeting was held Ilecemher 1, at 2 p m Rev. D. E. Al Henderson. N. O.; Ernest county to he present, and will be Miltm county, Texas, has made It <ar accident, will be removed by andra Hotel cabins. Mr. Smith ha* Sunday night which couststed of a Millard was In charge or aervlcea disappointed If they are not there. * regular business, however, and re- ambulance Saturday to her home a recently figured in the Medford po Reame«, v. G ; Ed J. Vincent, secre rudi > program This proved very ia- and hartal was made In the Jack - tary. Earl Scott, treasurer There lice court. that he has picked 500 gallon* mile west of this city. terestlr* Klhelvn Scott, who * « » son) tile cemetery, Lombard and Mr* Citarli Mr*. were about loo present. Including ¡'»m an acre of blackberries and Mrs. Poutre will be confined to h?t trade’ , is to m- comntimeated on . — ■ of Griffin Creek district wei- Howell Nancy Wilson will leave soon for vieiting members from Medford. Ash |**d the berries for 25 cents a gal- bed for a month or six week« ¡»he her work. ! Mrs. L. K. Edmund's parent* of city Tueiday attending >h < land. Jacksonville and Gold Hli! in the *• Let's see That makes a total of is a victim of a hit-and-run driver San Franciaca to spend the Christ All young people are invited In at- Dorris. Calif , hare been visiting at loda#* The fraternal good time had Sunday school workers’ confèrent - •L'. Pays better than wheat or cot- who collided with the Poutre car on mas holidays with her daughter. M. tend the meeting* each Monday sight, her home the past two weeks. at the brick church is related in another local Item Pearl Balke and family. N . as a rule, doesn't §■? the highway a mile south of town HAVE THE TRUTH IN THE MATTER Examples of I he \\ orkinjjs of 1’he System of Home Loan Hanking Shows Many Benefits For The Family. Read The Article Council Hears Assault Case Special Meet Song Service Union Church Was Enjoyed Men 's Forum Is Organized At Meeting