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■¡n every r o o m " h a v e a r o u s e d th e
In d ig n a tio n a n d c o n te m p t of a n old
Itinit' c o u n t r y h o te l clerk .
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Mat a in 't n o t h i n g ” , h e w rites. “ We
Itsed to d o b e t t e r th a n t h a t .
We
|put a h a m m e r in ev ery ro o m to h elp
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I rope In e v e ry roo m b u t to o m a n y
|ued to h a n g th e m s e l v e s w ith 'em
escap e o u t t h e w in d o w w ith 'em.
d i d n ’t pay. so we to o k all th e
•pes o u t.
B u t t h e h a m m e r was a
eat co n v e n ie n c e
T h ey co uld use
to b r e a k th e ice in t h e p itc h e r, to
lent on th e flo o r w h en th e y w a n t e d
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, th e y c a m e in h a n d y . ”
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We h a v e w ire d o u r a p p lic a tio n
hr a jo b as m a n a g e r for o n e of t h e
Lg oil c o m p a n ie s.
W e h a v e JuBt
pad th a t o ne m a n a g e r w as c o m p elled
-c o m p e lle d , m i n d y o u — to e n te r -
|lin v is ito rs a n d d r i n k w ith th e m a t
c o m p a n y ’s expense.
He a p p a r -
L t l y c o u l d n ’t h a v e his wife w ith hint
I n d so sh e ra i s e d fuss a b o u t it.
Dine w ives spoil e v e ry th in g .
H e ’s
dw b een fired.
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I An O k la h o m u g irl h a s j u s t h a d a
lucky b r e a k a n d d o e s n 't k n o w It.
Kh> r a n a w a y fr o m h o m e a n d w en t
K a n s a s City " i n s e a r c h of a h u s
band".
A p o lic e w o m a n , who is
Married, d is c o v e re d h e r a n d t o o k h e r
nto c u sto d y .
T h e g irl w as m u c h
rieved o v e r t h e c o n t r e t e m p s h u t
[he police w o m a n to ld h e r she w o u ld
g r a t e f u l in f u t u r e y ears.
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A L o n d o n c o r r e s p o n d e n t bew ails
In a c ab le t h e fact t h a t t h e E n g lis h
| n d c o n t i n e n t a l p a p e r s a r e a lw a y s
i r i n t i n g c r i m e n e w s fro m A m erica.
I ' ll, we s u p p o s e th e y feel t h a t th e y
I n g h t to p r i n t s o m e t h i n g fro m th i s
C o u n tr y . a n d t h a t t h e y a r e d o in g
Ihe b e st t h e y c a n to give a p ic t u re
w 1 A m e ric a n life.
A nd w e g u e ss
| f t e r a ll, th e y a r e giving a t r u e
B*c t u re.
J u s t to i l l u s t r a t e how e ffectiv e
dly w e a p o n s a r e w h en em p lo y e d
|s> th e police, t a k e t h e case of 1 < 5
illc e m e n w ho s u r r o u n d e d an a p a r t -
t e n t h o u se in B ro o k ly n a n d a f t e r a
f " n fig h t la s ti n g 40 m i n u te s , cap-
n ied six m en a n d tw o girls.
The
oliee fired a h u n d r e d s h o t s fro m
lu c h in e g u n s p istols an d s h o t g u n s
b h ile th e besieged fire d at le a s t 40
p ilots in r e t u r n . You w ould t h i n k
Ihe s l a u g h t e r m u s t h a v e been t e r r i
le.
W e ll, th e d is p a tc h s a » th a t
iot on e p e rs o n w as even w o u n d e d
w o n d e r f u l th i n g s t h e s e w e a p o n s th<
kolice c a rry .
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OLD NEWSPAPER
OF 1 3 OWNED
8Ï LOCAL LADY
Very few of us can r e m e m b e r th e
days of t h e Civil W a r.
In fa c t to
most of us t h e Siege of V ick sb u rg is
only a v a g u e bit of a n c ie n t h is to ry
But th e A m erican r e p o r t e r h a p p e n e d
on a bit of n ew s th is w eek th a t
b r o u g h t it vividly back to his mind,
Mrs. Mary J. Gleason h a s in h e r
possession a copy of a n e w s p a p e r
pu b lish ed in V ick sb u rg , T en n . in
1863.
It seem s t h a t w hen t h e vie
to r lo u s Union A rm y u n d e r G en eral
G r a n t e n te r e d th e city of V ick sb u rg
some e n te r p r i s in g p r i n te r s w ith his
f ° r(,ps d isco vered t h e a b a n d o n e d of-
Gee of th e Daily Citizen a n d on
e n te r in g fou nd th e ty pe all set for th e
r e g u l* r edition.
There w as no w h it
Pa Pe r t ° *,e found a n d th e t itizen had
been a p p e a rin g , p ri n te d on. th e blank
s *t*e
o r d i n a r y wall paper.
So th e s e e n te p r is i n g s o ld ie rs p r i n
t e r s set u p a n o te a n d pu t in one
c o r n e r of t h e fro n t p ag e an d p rin te d
a n u m b e r of copies on th e wall p a p e r
an d sold o r d is tr i b u te d th e m a m o n g
th e soldiers.
Mrs. G leaso n 's u n cle se c u re d a
copy a n d on his r e t u r n ho m e on
fu r lo u g h a s h o r t ti m e l a t e r b ro u g h t
th e c u r i o u s p a p e r home.
Mrs.
Gleason, a lt h o u g h a child, can r e m
e m b e r t h e e x citem en t a n d l a u g h t e r
caused by th e re a d i n g of th e ite m s
in th is p aper. T h e p a p e r h a s been
j n tb e possession of h e r fam ily ever
gince
T h e n o te 8Pt l)p by th p so ld | ers
t b a t F o u r t h of JulVf lg63> follows:
Chickens Stolen
From H om e of
Mrs. Dick H ay
Twice d u r i n g th e p a st w eek
so m eone w ith a dep rav ed a p p e tite
fo r ch ick en h a s e n te r e d th e p r e
mises of a w o rth y C e n tra l P oin t
fam ily a n d sto len sev eral fat hens.
E a rly in th e week w hen Mrs.
" D ic k " H a y went to feed h e r c h ic
k e n s in t h e m o r n in g sh e discovered
th a t th r e e fine R hody Is lan d hens
w ere m issin g
She hid th e rest
of h e r bird s of t h a t breed each
n ig h t since, but W ed n e sd a y m o r n
ing fou nd on e w h ite L eg h o rn
ta k e n . P ro b a b ly th e o th e r s w ere
too wild fo r t h e th i e f to catch.
Mrs. Hay, »'hose h u s b a n d lies
very ill at t h e i r home, is a t a
loss to u n d e r s ta n d why any on e
sh o u ld s teal from a person s i tu a
ted ns she is
A nyone so low
sh o u ld get th e lim it if cau g h t.
Safe Found
Papers All
Recovered
T h e sm all safe w hich w as stolen
re c e n tly from t h e C e n tr a l P o in t
Service s t a ti o n was fo u n d W ed n esd ay
n e a r t h e o v e rh e a d ra i lr o a d crossing
at Tolo.
A m a n living n e a r t h a t place n o
ticed s c a t te r e d p a p e rs blo w ing ab out
a field j u s t s o u t h of th e w est en d of
t h e viad u ct an d on in v estig a tin g dis
covered t h a t th e y bo re t h e na m e of
th e service s ta tio n .
C a re fu l se a rc h
disclosed t h e w recked safe ly ing In
a s m a ll gu lly no t o v e r 300 feet from
th e highw ay.
S o t*
T h e safe d o o r had been forced,
..Tw o ,,ays h r i n f , a b o u t R reat o h a n . a p p a r e n t l y by a m a t e u r s .
T he r o b
g Pg -pbe baI1n,,r 0 f th e C nio n floats bers used a sm all chisel to force th e
OV(.r V ic k sb u r g .
Gen G ran t has o u t e r p late of t h e d o o r of ih e safe
■•cauRht th e r a b b i t , ” he has d in ed in off, t h u s en a b lin g th e m to open the
One h in g e w as also b roken
V ic k s b u r g , a n d hp d | d b ri n g hig d in - | lock.
By b re a k i n g a hole in th e p late
n e r w jth him .
T h e “ C itizen " l i v e s 1 off
to see it
F o r th e las t ti m e It on on e side of t h e do or, th e In n er
a p p e a r s on ..w a n p a p p r ." No m o re d o o r w as easily opened.
T h e safe co n ta in e d a b o u t $30 in
w m jt im a g in e th e lu x u r y of m u le
m e a t a n d fricansed k it te n —urg e cash an d all t h e books an d a ccou nts
S o u th e r n w a r r i o r s to such diet n ev er of th e firm , besides som e v a lu a b le
m ore.
T h is is th e last wall p a p e r p a p e rs w hich Mr. P e n d le to n had
e d itio n , a n d is, e x cep tin g th is note, t a k e n from his safety box a t the
fro m t h e ty p e s a s we fou nd th em , h a n k th e day o f th e rob b ery and had
j t w jjj be v a lu a b l e h e r e a f t e r as a placed in t h e sm a ll office safe as
p ro te c tio n fro m fire o vern ig ht.
fU ri08ity "
Messrs. P e n d le to n an d R itzin g er
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a r e very m u c h pleased at th e i r good
fo r tu n e in r e g a in in g th e papers and
say th e y w o n ’t w o rry a b o u t th e com
p a ra tiv e ly s m a ll m o n e ta ry loss.
C learing Snow
On Park R oads
T e le p h o n ic w ord received h e re
from C r a t e r n a tio n a l p a r k la te T u e s
I Cecil S o rel, t h e n o te d F r e n c h a c t day s t a te d t h a t fo llow ing t h e stormy-
ress, h a s h ad a n in te rv ie w w ith period of se v e ra l days, t h e su n was
fussolin i a n d d e c la re s th a t t h e s ta g e s h in in g th e r e , aw l th i s c le a rin g of
In th e reo en t d e a th of R o b ert
lost a s t a r w h e n t h a t g e n tl e m a n th e w e a t h e r will e n a b le th e s m a ll W ith y c o m b e , 51, son of t h e la te Gov
»ent in fo r p o litics
T h e ac tre si w in te r p ers o n n e l of em ployes, if no e r n o r J a m e s W ith y c o m b e , Oregon
Kys t h a t sh e t h i n k s lie w o u ld have f u r t h e r snow falls fo r sev eral days, ■ a g r i c u l t u r e lost a fr ie n d w ho h a s de
Ittained g r e a t h e ig h t s as a n a c to r to open u p th e Dark road front A nn a voted 30 y e a r s to re s e a rc h In th o
111 v e ry t r u e , no d o u b t, b u t we a re Sp rin gs c a m p to th e rim.
b e tt e r m e n t of f a r m in g , p a rtic u la rly
if t h e o p in io n t h a t M usso lin i ha
T h e w in te r crew y e s te rd a y b eg an in th e e a s t e r n p a r t of t h e state.
lever b een a n y t h i n g else t h a n an th e h u g e ta s k , w ith th e r o t a r y snow Mr. W ith y c o m b e ha3 been c o nnected
let or s in c e h e e n t e r e d u p on his
.,low of c le a r in g th e fo u r feet of fresh v ith t h e E a s t e r n O re g o n b r a n c h
olitical ca re e r.
W e c o n s id e r him
now t h a t fell d u r i n g t h e w eek-end , e x p e ri m e n t s t a ti o n at U nion since its
ke g r e a t e s t a c to r in th e w orld. He fro m t h e ro a d t h r o u g h th e p a r k e s t a b li s h m e n t in 1901, an d has been
e v e r y t h in g t h a t goes to m a k e b etw een th e ab ov e m en tio n e d points. its s u p e r in te n d e n t since 1902.
p an a c to r . He k n o w s his d ra m a tic If th i s t a s k is n o t in t e r r u p t e d by
T h r o u g h o u t t h i s perio d " B o b "
• i n t e n t s , h e k n o w s his poses, he f u r t h e r fall of snow, th e y hope to W ithycombP. as he w as u n iv e rsa lly
o « i h ow to a p p e a l to t h e gaih ry c o m p le te it insid e of sev eral d ’.ya k n o w n , h a - been so m e w h a t of a
k n o w s w h a t a r e his lineo an d w ith o u t a n y r e i n f o r c e m e n t aid sen t " p a t r o n s a i n t " of t h e e n ti r e e a s te rn
w to b r i n g t h e m o u t, he know
O reg on livestock in d u s tr y , f o r on t h e
up fro m Medford.
w to d o m i n a t e his s t a g e a n d when
U nion S ta tio n he has c a rr ie d on m osi
ind w h ere.
W o u ld be a n a c t o r .' I
t
of t h e i m p o r t a n t re s e a rc h w ork for
t h e c a ttle , s h e e p and hog ra i s e r s of
M ussolini is n o t a n a c t o r th e r e
t h e s ta te , a n d m o r e re c e n tly add ed
lever w as one.
B u t h e is only
w o rk w ith d a ir y c a tt le a n d poultry.
laving t h e p a r t t h a t a ll p olitical
E v ery I m p o r ta n t pro b lem of e a s t
jaders play.
C o n s id e r R o o sev elt. |
wok a t B e a co n sfleld .
C o n s id e r
Miss L e i o r a D eter. 25, in j u r e d last e rn O re g o n li vesto ck I n d u s try from
lad s to n e, B ism a rc k , p v en t h e f o r m e r S a t u r d a y m o r n in g w h en b u rie d be- t h e e a rl y q u e stio n of v a rio u s m e th o d s
a:.-er w h e n he w as in his h ey -d ay ^ Death th e fa llin g roof of a b a r n , of w in te r fe e d i n g of s te e rs to th e
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w re s te d fro m Its m o o r in g s by a hig n re c e n t s u b j e c t of m a n a g e m e n t of
W * h a v e a lw a y s r e g a r d e d th e mui* w ind , w as n e a r d e a th to d a y , accord- fa r m sh eep flocks, a n d feed in g of
t< an h o n e s t , h a r d w o rkit.g a n i m a l )ng to a t t e n d a n t s of t h e \ - b l a n d baby b eef h a s been s t u d ie d on th is
iltitled. on a c c o u n t of t h e w ay h e C o m m u n it y h o sp ital. L ittle hope was b ra n c h s t a ti o n , u s u a lly w ith hig h ly
v a lu a b l e r e s u lts a c c r u i n g t o th e stock
• i b u s e d d a n d tr a d u c e d to g e t a held o u t fo r recovery.
Miss
k < In w h e n e v e r co n v e n ie n t.
B u t s u s ta in e d tw o b r o k e n legs, sp in al in m en. a c t u a l re c o r d s reveal. W i t h y
i' t o r no k ick , t h e m u le U a lw a y s j u r i s , a n d sho ck
S h e w as feed in g c o m b e was a u t h o r o r jo i n t a u t h o r
* n d a b lc w h en s o m e t h i n g is to be t u r k e y s on h e r f a t h e r ’s fa r m in th e of 12 b u ll e ti n s w hich to g e t h e r co n
> A
A riz o n a r e p o r t s t h a t a s t a t e A sh la n d Mine ro a d d is tric t, w h en th e s t i t u t e a p ro g r e ssiv e twxtbook of
livestock m a n a g e m e n t ea st of t h e
' o l r a a n , p u r t a l n g tw o a u t o th i e v e s a c c id en t o ccu rred .
Cascades.
« ud th e y w e r e g e t t i n g a w a y fr o m
- ■ ■■
—
T h o u g h t h e p r i m a r y In te re st of
■ a. So h e ju m p e d o u t o f hia c a r,
Mr a n d Mrs J o h n S h te l y , o f th is
1» I le a p e d o n t h e b a c k of a m u l e city, t h e i r d a u g h t e r an d h u s h a n d v o f th e s t a t i o n has been t h e livestock
tsarby. IJe g allo p ed t h e m u le a c ro s s G r a n t s P a ss w e r e C h r is tm a s g u e s ts i n d u s t r y , c ro p im p r o v e m e n t h a s been
field a n d h e a d e d o ff t h e fleein g o f Mr. a n d Mrs. C la r e n c e S beely d e velo pe d to a high d e g re e on th e
to th iev es.
It w as a good tr ic k a t t h e i r c o u n t r y h o m e n e a r T a le n t, SoO-acre e x p e r i m e n t a l f a r m T h e r e
d th e m u l e d e s e r v e s all t h e c r e d i t Mrs. C la re n c e S b e e ly ’* f a t h e r of Med- W ith y co m b e b re d an d d e velo pe d th e
f a m o u s U nion b e a rd l e s s b a rle y a f t e r
it we d o n t su p p o s e i t w ill g e t a n y . ford w as a ls o a gueat.
Stockm en Mourn
R esearch Friend
A shland G ale V ictim
R eported N ear Death
Garner Says 200
Million Addition to
Income Possible
Speaker Outlines Increased Revenue to be Raised with
out Additional 1 ax Levies by Ammendments
to Existing Laws,
W A SHIN GTO N, Dec. 29.— S p e a k e r an d R e p r e s e n t a ti v e R ain ey of Illi
G a r n e r said to d ay th e D em ocrats nois, th e p a rt y lead e r, h a d differed
expect to raise $200 .00 0,0 00 in on sev eral p ropo sals to in c r e a se fe d
r e v e n u e w ith o u t a d d it io n a l levies e r a l rev en u e, th e T ex an r e i te r a te d
of taxes, as one m e th o d of m eetin g they w ere voicing th e i r own opinions.
th e t r e a s u r y deficit.
T h e s e n a t e hou se D em ocratic, pol
T he increased re v e n u e , as outlined icy co m m itte e , G a r n e r stre ss e d , has
by him , would be o b ta in e d by th e not decided yet on a ta x in c re a se
e n a c t m e n t of a m e n d m e n t s to existing p ro g ram .
It will t a k e t h a t m a t t e r
laws to stop loopholes th r o u g h which | up next week.
tax es a r e evaded.
G a r n e r p red ic a te d th e D em ocratic
T his is one phase of th e study t h o u se w ould pass a t a r i f f th is
th e T exas re p r e s e n ta t iv e conducted st sslon, but ad ded th a t " I w o n ’t tell
last s u m m e r in to presen t r e v e n u e w hal kind of a m e a s u r e it will be."
leg islatio n , w ith a veiw to p e rfe c t
T h e p o litical c o m m itte e , lie ex
ing t h e rev e n u e law.
plained. had not yet reach ed un
G a r n e r said so m e of th e holes in a g re e m e n t on t h e t a r i f f question.
t h e law w e re left in te n tio n a lly , w hile
o th e r s had not been,
l i e declined
W A S H IN G T O N . Dec. 29 - C on
to d iv u lg e w h a t th ey were, b u t it Is fident C h a ir m a n Raskolt h a s d e fi
kn o w n he h a s m a d e an ex h au stiv e n ite ly a b a n d o n e d his s t a t e liq u o r
s t u d y of m a n y c o u rt decisions on con tro l plan as a D em ocratic p la t
tax a p p e a l cases.
, form plank. D em o cratic c ongressional
A sked d irectly w h e th e r th e D em o lead e rs believe a h a r m o n y session
c ra t s had f o r m u la t e d th e i r p ro g r a m . is in sight a t next m o n t h ’s n a tio n a l
G a r n e r rep lied :
c o m m itte e m eetin g.
s t i l l I D o r g a n i/ e d .
If R ask ob, how ever, does b rin g up
" I f you a r e ta l k in g a b o u t th e o r e it h e r th i s p roposition o r in sist upon
g an iza tio n , we have not
Some d if u vote on u re f e r e n d u m plank, the
fe r e n t In d iv id u a ls h a v e com piled co n g ressio n al c h ie f ta in s a r e ju s t as
t h e i r own p r o g r a m s a n d h av e even confident of vo tin g to r e f e r t h e w hole
gon e so f a r as to put th e m dow n p rohibition q u e stio n to th e n a tio n a l
on puper. hut t h e r e is no a g re e m e n t. co nvention.
"N o o n e can tell w h at th e 25 men
K usk ob’s recent d e c la ra ti o n :
"1
on th e ways an d m e a n s c o m m ittee stro n g ly feel th e p arty sh o u ld t a k e
will re p o r t to th e hou se a m o n th n e it h e r th e wet n o r t h e dry sid e of
aw ay , because no o n e k n o w s ," he th is highly c o n tr o v e rs ia l q u e s tio n ,"
said.
is th e basis for th e hop es for peace
R e m in d e d th a t c h a i r m a n Collier, on th e p ro h ib itio n issue, at least
of t h e w ays a n d m e a n s co m m itte e until the convention.
G leason H om e
A lum ni Lose
B eautiful with
To R egulars at
Yule Lighting
High School
L a st week th e A m e ric a n s ta te d
t h e r e w as only one h o m e in C e n tra l
P o in t d is p la y in g o u t d o o r H oliday
lig hting .
Since t h e n we n o te t h a t
th e E. R. Gleason h o m e h a s been
so d e c o ra te d fo r th e past th r e e years.
T h e effect of ih e colored lig h ts
placed a m o n g vines a n d e v e rg r e e n s
is very b e a u tifu l.
T h e cost is not
g r e a t a n d it is hoped th e cu sto m will
grow .
T h e r e Is no way in w hich we can
sh ow o u r civic pride b e t t e r th a n by
a r r a n g i n g an a r tis tic lig h t display.
W e all t r y to m a k e o u r h o m es a t t r a c
tive by day , why not at n ig h t*
W e d n esd ey n ig h t t h e high itchool
boys sw ept to a n o t h e r victory over
th e boys of t h e a lu m n i te a m . E a c h
y ear, d u r i n g th e holiday, t h e high!
school plays a g a m e w ith t h e alum ni.
Last y e a r t h e a lu m n i won t h e game.
D u rin g t h e firs t half th e g a m e was
r a t h e r one sided w ith t h e high school
boys piling up a score of 12 to the
2 p o in ts of th a lu m n i.
E lden, of t h e a lu m n i te a m , m ade
th e b a sk e t w hich g ain ed th e m th ese
points.
D elb ert A yers a n d D onald
P a tt e r s o n w ere h ig h point men in
th e firs t h a lf for th e high school
team .
Jobless Man
“T h an ked ” for
Finding $500
LOS A N G EL E S . Dec. 30.— H a r
old C ollier has been out of e m
p lo y m e n t fo r th r e e m o n th s . F iv e
d o lla rs looks to him Uko $500.
Five h u n d r e d —
C ollier fo u n d a m oney belt In
tile w a sh ro o m of a d o w n to w n
hotel. It c o n ta in e d $500. W h a t
ev er s t r u g g le C ollier had w ith his
conscience, h e " w o n ," a n d t u r n e d
th e belt in a t th e desk.
As h e stood t h e r e a m a n r u s h e d
up, cry in g t b i t he had lost his
money. T h e c le r k h a n d e d him t h e
belt. T h e m a n t u r n e d to C ollier
“ A re you th e m a n who fo und
It? T h a t ’s t h e finest e x a m p le of
h o n e sty I ’ve e v er h e a r d of.
I ’ll
r e m e m b e r It t h e rest of m y life— "
li e w alk e d aw ay.
Five d o ll a rs still lo oks like $500
to Collier.
Committee
And Mill Man
To Talk Again
T h e C h a m b e r of C o m m erce c o m
m i tt e e se e k in g to sm o o th out co n d i
tio n s so as to re - e s ta h iis h t h e p a y
roll of t h e O w en-O regon L u m b e r co m
pany. expects to co n fe r a g a in w ith
J a m e s H. O w en, g e n e ra l m a n a g e r ,
th is week, a f u r t h e r discussion. T h e
c o m m itte e Is com posed of W. H. Gore,
Ben H a rd e r, O. C. Boggs, E u rl C. G a d
dis, L. E. W a k e f i e ld an d E a r l F e h l
One of th e a d j u s t m e n t s to be m a d e
co n cern s tux levies. Any c h a n g e
th e r e in will h ave to wait u n ti l next
y ear, as th e levies fo r th is y e a r h av e
been m a d e up. T h is will be a la r g e
ta s k , an d involves th e s t a te ta x coin-
mission, th e c o u n ty ass e sso r a n d the
next b u d g et c o m m ittee, it is u n d e r
stood t h a t th e l u m b e r co m p an y d e
sires a s s u r a n c e s th a t In th e f u t u r e
they will not be su b je c te d to w h a t
th ey class an u n f a i r ta x a tio n .
T h e B u tte F a lls school d is tr i c t, one
of th e ch ief tax th o r n s a n d o n e of
th e chief be n e fic ia rie s of t h e lu m b e r
o p e ra tio n s, lopped $9,000 off its levy.
W. H. Gore, one of t h e m a in w o r k
e rs fo r th e r e - e s ta b lis h m e n t of the
mill payroll, sa id t h a t he w an te d
th e public to u n d e r s t a n d t h a t It
was th e c o m m it te e 's p u rp o s e " n o t to
se ttle any prlv u te differences, but to
do all h u m a n ly possible for th e b e n e
fit of the c o m m u n ity as a w h o le .”
Mr. Gore holdr t h a t th e e m p lo y m e n t
of 25o men w ould reflect h elp fu lly In
th e business life of tlic c o m m u n it y ,
a n d a t th e sa m e tim e red u ce e m e r g
ency relief w o rk costs m a d e necessary
by th e times.
P a p e rs fo, th e re o r g a n iz a tio n of the
Owen Oregon c o m p a n y , a s re c e n tly
effected, will he filled at Salem aarly
next week.
In th e second Half th e a lu m n i team
rallied a n d put up a real fig h t uttd
by th e t h i r d q u a r t e r h ro u g t t h e score
up 17 to 9.
H o w a rd D e itr lc h was
T h e W o m a n 's R elief c o rp s will high point m a n in th is q u a r t e r for
hold t h e i r a n n u a l In s ta lla tio n d in n e r th e alu m n i.
S a tu r d a y , J a n u a r y 2, at t h e G ra n g e
A real b a ttle developed in th e In t
hall.
q u a r t e r w hen the a l u m n i w e re ju s t
T h e a n n u a l C h r is tm a s Eve p a rty
F o llo w in g th e d in n e r t h e new o ffi tw o po in ts below th e high school
at t h e F a b e r s t o r e was very well a t
cers will be in stalled w ith Mrs C a t h team .
W h e n th e w h is tle blew th e ten d ed a n d m u c h
enjo y ed .
T he
e rin e M e rritt as in s ta llin g officer.
score was 22 to 16
s t o re was ta s te f u l ly d e c o ra te d for
All m e m b e rs a n d th e i r fam ilies a r e
T h e a lu m n i te a m w a s m a d e up th e occasion a n d w as cro w d ed d u r
u rg e d to a tt e n d .
T h e ro n B row n. H a r r y E ld e n , R oland ing th e evening.
H oover, C h a rle s T a y lo r an d Marlon
T w en ty -fiv e
prizes
w e re glveu
C aster, H o w a rd D ietrich , C arl H oov a w ay d u r i n g th e everiitqg.
T h ese
er, G erald M o m l n g s l a r an d George c onsisted of s t a p le
g ro ceries and
E lden s u b s tit u te .
w ere m uch ap p re c ia te d hy th e lncky
Mrs. a n d Mr. Jas . C a r r an d s o n , ;
T h e high school te a m wa* m ade w inners. N u m b e rs were d r a w n an d
Bud. an d Mrs. C a r r 's m o t h e r , Mr*
up of D elbert Ayers. A lfred , Orville I be one p r e s e n t holding th e rig h t
H ad ley , m o to re d to A p p le g a te riv e r
C aster, W illie E i r h e r , a n d Donald n u m b e r got th e prize.
fish h a tc h e r y below M u rp h y , an d ae-i
Mr. F a b e r a n d his son a r e both
P a tt e r s o n .
E v e re tt G risso m , C lif
c u re d a q u a n t i t y of nice salm o n fish.
ford C asad , R oland C asad. F r e d V ir well pleased o v e r th e success of th e
T uesd ay .
tu * a n d W ayne C o o k er all w ere given j affair.
c n an ce to show t h e i r " s t u f f . "
L u t h e r H azelw ood r e t u r n e d Mon
T he high school g i r l ’s te a m c o m - 1 en d l-ola Hood, fo rw ards.
T hese
day to his r a n c h n e a r W ilderville,
pi.
tely o v e rw h e lm e d th e a lu m n i girls g ir ls played th*- e n ti r e game.
a f t e r s p e n d in g C h r is tm a s w ith his
w ith th e final rtcore of 46 to S.
T h e high school team w as m ade
m other.
F r a n c e s F a lt e r and N aom i Jo h n s o n tip of O enetva Brown, ce n te r. Avis
D ruggist E P Ktone m a d e a b u si f o r w a r d s on t h e high school t r a m Ayers, ru n n i n g c e n te r, E lis a b e th
ness tr ip to Medford th is m orn in g . w ere both high point, firs t o n e m a {ton th well an d K a th e r i n e L a th r u p .
Lola g u a r d s an d N oam t J o h n s o n an d
Miss Mary A Me«, re g is te r e d p h a rm king a b a s k e t th e n t h e next.
H ath L y
islst. a ss isted in th e s t o r e d a r i n g bis Hood w as high point on th e a lu m n i F ra in »-* F a b e r, fo rw ards.
te a m m a k i n g all h u t o n e basket.
man.
Phyllt«
T u rp in .
B erenic e
ab sen ce.
T h e a l u m n i te a m was m a d e up of Kenrnes, J e r r y Jo n ee. lo len * Morn
p ls n t b re e d e r s had to ld him It was t t h a M o rn in g sta r. e - u t e r . R u t h C lark, in g s ta r, F e rn C h e rry h o lm e s and P e g
im possible to p r o d u c e a b e a rd le ss r n n n l n g c e n te r, D elpha Cog an d Mae gy l-aw rence w ere s n b s tlt n te s fo r
.
E tc h e r, g u a rd s , a n d D o ro th y Jonea t h e h ig h school te a m .
b a rle y t h a t w ould n o t s h a t t e r
R elief Corps to
H old Installation
LOCALS
Christmas Party
At Faber Store
H uge Success
TAXPAYERS MEET
WITH CO, COURT
TO TALK BUDGET
At a public h e a r i n g w ith th o
C o u n ty C o u rt a t t h e A r m o r y in Med
ford tod ay a b o u t 400 b u sin e ss m e n
an d ta x p a y e rs of t h e c o u n ty w e re
presen t. T h e m e e tin g w as v e ry o r
d e rl y a n d e v e ry o n e Beented good
n a t u red.
T h e m e e t in g w as s c h e d u le d to
t a k e placo In th e C lrc l u t C o u r t
roo m b u t so m a n y t u r n e d o u t t h a t
It w a s n ecess ary to rem o v e to t h e
A rm o ry .
Matty s p e a k e r s ta l k e d o v e r d i f f e r
ent ite m s o n th e b u d g e t us p rop osed
by th e b u d g e t c o m m it te e a n d th e
co u n ty c o u rt. Tho m ain Idea seem ed
to be to u rg e eco n om y a lo n g all lines.
A lth o u g h so m e a d v o c a te d c u t t i n g of
wuges of c o u n ty em p lo y es In o r d e r
to re d u c e th e ta x atio n .
Many s p e a k e r s sp o k e o f th e n eces
sity of c u t t i n g n u t a ll frills b u t
adm itted th a t th e budget as prepared
seem ed to be cut as low as c o n s is te n t
w ith good b u sin e ss and t h e tim es.
E v en Mr. E a r l F e h l, w h o lias been
ta l k i n g loudly t h r o u g h t h e c o lu m n s
of his p aper, th e R ecord H e ra ld , w as
very su b d u e d w hen It c a m e t o s u g
g e stin g j u s t w h a t ite m s sh o u ld be
cut d ow n in o r d e r to re d u c e t h e
b u d g e t to ta l.
It seem s p r o b a b l e t h a t t h e C o u n ty
C o u rt will now a d o p t th e b u d g e t a s
p re p a r e d , w ith few If a n y c h a n g e s.
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Jacksonville
ToStart Water
Project Soon
J a c k s o n v ille , w h ich re c e n t ly v o te d
a $10,000 bond Issue for t h e I n s t a l l a
tion of a n ew w a t e r s u p p ly , t o d a y
t h r o u g h C. B. D u n n ln g to n a s k e d t h e
c o u n ty c o u r t fo r a rlg h t-o f -w n y
t h r o u g h c o u n ty l a n d , a n d ex pects to
Htart w o rk on t h e new p r o j e c t s h o r t
ly a f t e r th e first of t h e y ear. A lb e rt
B urch, n r c h a r d l s t an d m in in g e n g i
n eer, h a s been c o n s u l te d in th e selec
tio n of sites. T h e c o u n ty c o u r t will
g r a n t t h e lan d fo r t h e rig h t-o f -w a y
a t nn e a rl y d ate.
T h e p io n e e r to w n will d ig a 300-
foot t u n n e l t h r o u g h a h ill w est of
to w n
T h e hill Is o f g r a n i t e f o r m a
tion. a n d th e s e e p a g e w a te r t h e r e f r o m
will be u tilized fo r t h e sup p ly . T h e
tu n n e l is e s t im a te d to cost $ 35 0 0 , a n d
w hen u n d e r c o n s t r u c ti o n will em p lo y
from seven to 10 m en . T h e r e m a i n
ing $6500 will b e used In p ip in g t h e
w a t e r to th o tw o reserv o ir* .
The
len g th of tim e to d ig th e tu n n e l will
d ep e n d o n th e e x te n t o f ro c k f o r
m ation s.
T h e w a te r, te s ts m a d e la s t y e a r
show . Is of h ig h q u a lify , c le u r a n d
cool, a n d fr e e fro m f o r e ig n m a t t e r ,
a n d n ot exposed to t h e o p e n a ir .
P la n s fo r th e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f t h e
new w a t e r s o u r c e h av e b e e n u n d e r
c o n s id e ra tio n fo r s e v e r a l y e a r s . T h e
past y e a r Ja c k s o n v ille w as c o n f r o n te d
w ith a w a te r s h o r ta g e , a n d w as forced
to h au l w a te r fro m t h i r c ity f o r d o
m estic uses.
T h e new s o u r c e will
give, a c c o rd in g to D u n n l n g t o n , a n
a m p le su p p ly fo r All p u rp o s e s .
It
will be r e a d y f o r use by e a r l y s u m
m er, acc o rd in g to p r e s e n t p lan s .
T w o P ay Fine*
D isorderly Conduct
Axel M attson, rid in g w ith a fr ie n d
d riv in g a r o a d s t e r b e a rin g a C a li fo r
nia license, w e re c e le b r a ti n g C h rtat-
m as eve. MMiile on t h e i r w ay fro m
Medford to t h i s city a s t a t e tr a f f i c
officer noticed t h a t th e d r i v e r waa
ta k i n g up too m uch of t h e h ig h w a y
and placed him u n d e r a r r e s t w h en
he a r r iv e d here. One o f o u r city of
ficers a rr e s te d Mr M attso n, c h a r g
ing him with b ein g d r u n k a n d dis
orderly . R eco rd er H a tfie ld fixed hie
hail at $25 a n d b o th men w e re lodged
In th e M edford jail. Monday m o r n
ing Mattson wag fined th e a m o u n t
of hi* ball. $25. w hich he paid Hie
frien d waa assessed. In J u s tle e T a y
l o r ’s c o u rt. $D>A. sen tenced to t h i r t y
day s in ja il an d his d ri v e r's license
revoked to r o ne y ear.
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