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
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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
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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
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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,
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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)
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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