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About The American. (Central Point, Or.) 1928-1936 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1932)
/« l it Lire aier< hauls attract bon Inn« to the city by advertising. which is a b u -i- for price, quality and re deal for all. it VOLUMI: 4 THE AMERICAN Central Point in going along, |.i< king up liere and there. We hair reason to feci |>roiul of oar people and city. Iloost for it. CENTRAL POINT, OR LOON, IHI'RKIIAV, MARCH 2*. Il»;ta TALENT FILES FOR SHERIFF’S JOB f e ice- ^ , v L. M, Sweet Urges Support Meier Tax R eduction Plan River on Fire Causes Many To Investigate BANK PRESIDENT T ^ Well Well Known Known Tmffi, Traffic HAS HIGH PRAISE Officer Decides to With the entry of Charles P. T a l-! ent Into the already overloaded race for the nomination for sheriff, we Tuesday afternoon we noted a expect another anguished howl from big column of black smoke rising the "Lighthouse on the Alley” on down near the mouth of Bear weat Main street, Medford. All creek. For several hours this right. Lew, but we believe a native smoke rose in dense clouds to the hardly clan son of Jackson county, who has lived sky. Some thought someone's he has no y here all his life has as good right oil tank was afire. Others said to ask. for a local office as a certain f o the Editor of The American; . ments and not destroying or crip- it must be a service station. MEDFORD. March 23.— Special— __ Californiat who had just acquired in aunounceing my candidacy for pling the safe and sane readjustment . The explanation was simple Although no formal statement has Charles P. Talent, Today P iled for Nomination on Repub ^D a residence in Oregon, had when he the office of County Commissioner, of the necessary efficiency in all when we drove down the highway yet been issued by bank officials in lican T i ket. Has had Many Years Kxperi- ____ aspired to the highest office in the my declaration in paragraph No. 1, said departments. This declaration, to Investigate. We found the fire volved in the transfer of tne Jackson eous Rift of? the people. Also we can oaiied for the Meier tax-revision and I think, cannot he misunderstood or ence as Law Officer. on the slough back of the Scherer County bank to the First National see no shadow of that up-state poll- retrenchment program. At a prior misinterpreted. No department was orchard, »/here the catfish bite. hunk, under the direction of the state C. P. Talent, former captain of the southern Oregon district of the tical “ gang" in Charlie’s ehtry. date I had called the attention of thej excepted, or coddled into believing A leaky valve in the pipeline used banking department on Monday, C. state traffic work it» southern Ore- state traffic department, after hav- * * * .public to this program in detail and for a moment, that so called "xmas" to distribute smudge oil about the tV. McDonald, president of the Jack- gon, for eight years a member of tlie lug served for seven years in the unc Tbe gtq|.my weather of the past outlined specifically that this meant packages were to be handed out as orchard let a lot o f oil escape and son County bank, when interviewed V 0 v i**i in — few days, plus the closing of the a reduction in budgets of twenty daily manna to appease their troubl- run into the slough, covering al ' today, expressed the highest appre slute traffic force and one of the ranks as private, corporal aud ser- best-known peace officers In this geant. 1 1,1 Jacksonf County trank, has put a (20) percent, and a ten (10) per- ed aching breasts, so prone to aome- most all of it heavily. Some fish ciation for the attitude shown by section o f the stute, today filed for With the reorganization of the lamper on business generally. Farm- cent cut in departmental overhead times imagine public office is a pri- ermen. thinking the oil might kill the bank's depositors, throughout the Republican nomination for coun- state law enforcement forces ho re ------------ - are waiting more or less patient- as found agreeable to said depart- (Continued on page four.) the fish, set fire to the oil. the recent crisis. ly sheriff. I signed to take over his present po- ■k y to get into their fields, and m e n ------------------------- -------- The fire burned over the en "On behalf of the officers and di Mr. Talent, now field represents sitlon, which necessitates his almost who usually find work in the or- ? tire slough but did no serious rector.! of the Jackson (‘ ounty bank." tivo for the state license department constant traveling over the state and jured hot» hards, are cussing the weather man harm. said he, "I would like to publicly of the secretary of state's office, has brings him in close contact with the free of thank our depositors for their splen been frequently mentioned as a can- sheriffs of every county in the state, d sheep; 7’* . . . • did loyalty and spirit of unselfish didate, but not until today did he This has enabled him to further fa- Works, hi The depositors of the Jackson cooperation toward the institution in definttely decide to enter the race. mlliarile himself with not only the ounty bank certainly showed a won- its recent difficulties— a spirit re In his "application" to the Repub- best methods of law enforcement, ' erful spirit of cooperation with thi^ sponsible for surmounting a serious llcan voters of the county for the hut the business administration of 11 tank officials in the recent settle-1 crisis at tile minimum deluy and With nomination, Mr; Talent states that tlie office, including the lssulug of house iiuent of the difficulties of that insti- minimum sacrifice to all concerned.” “ efficiency based on experience" motor vehicle licenses and tax col son.ible r ution. They readily understood that ____ w___ to ca*rry "This spirit extended through- which naturally means economical lections. Mr. Talent expects nquire 51th was much better to make the ad- out the bank's clientele, from the administration of the affairs of the on this work, except for a brief leave le St. ustment through the good offices of The Oregon State College military smallest depositor to the largest, and wfftce* wiU be h‘ 8 only ‘'«‘ »'paign of absence which he will secure to he First National rather that to th a t, *°! A report Just given out bv Delilia riage licenses between 1923, when band'.' which 'lV on 'tou r’ of"\he".Ute ! did " ot 8 P8<k,’ n ev“ “ • « « tbp K «”*1 ",0“ “ ° r lettv‘ n* , the ™ter8 , do 8UCb W “ «» contact work as " *ave a high-salaried receiver ^ r l m e n t H i " ? ! 6. ! " m" 1U ° ‘ ^ " • ^ « V ^ a r y . ,n " “ »« and be compelled to wait “nvoMhs months Stevens Meyer, county clerk, shows 9 helpers were employed, and 1931 during the spring vacation, and “ V b* th_« which appears in Medford Friday, had bee" atta" led- I am therefore »uch an application to serve them j office Mr, Talent made the following nd perhaps years for their money. how experience in that office counts with six. Mr Talent *8 “ member of a plo- statement: In the last table is given a record (tomorrow) night, has been secured1* 1“ 1 *° Per"°nally take this oppor-! his method allowed them 50 % of for economy, In the first table a comparison is given between the years of the amount of Clerk's and Record- for a short concert at the Central lunl,y of le,tinK our depositors know ' family, his father, the late A. '1 have had eight years experience teir depo-its in cash, and the bal- . ^ . th i?>irst" M o t i o n a l 1923 and 1931 and shows the num- er’s fees collected from 1919, when Point high school at 11 o'clock t o - , bow mucb we appreciate their action, ■ ■> ' nt. having been the founder as a law enforcement officer and her employed in the office each the two offices were consolidated, to morrow morning, hjere will be no j10^ grateful we are for the aplr- “ n ®. °.*11 one of * , have been criticized for some errors >uld dispose of the sécurités of the it of loyalty and helpfulness they « ‘‘ 11-known pioneers of the valley. ' I may have made. I do not claim to month and the net fees collected. It and including 1924. In 1925, Delilia charge and the public is invited to ackson County bank. have shown ” Mr. Talent l,H8 b**D 8 life-long real- be perfect, nor do I say thut I have will be noted that nearly $4,000 more Stevens Meyers was elected clerk.' hear this celebrated organization, Other officials of the hunk ex- (lent . of Jackson county. He establish- never made mistukes. No man ever fees were collected in 1931 than in The table since that date shows that The Oregon State college military What has become of the saw mill 1923, and that an average of 9 help- a total of $108,036.50 was collected, bund, which appears here In concert pressed the same appreciation. They * 11 Htat* v' i(b rt (0,d f ° r efficiency rnterod the business of luw enforco- , , graletul ’ V * 1 for the at- during the __' year he was captain of id box factor» which was to be ers were employed in 1923 as against and the total expenses was $97,429.- Fridtfy, March 25 has played at every were particularly _______________ •”_______ (Contlnued on page four.) ie ad y to start here this spring. tit tide of many of the largest deposit- 6.5 for 1931. It will be remembered 95, a profit for the county of $10,- world lair on tile Pacific coast since 1900. Organized in 1892. by Colonel ors, who in case of loss, had the that the more fees collected the more 607.55. tiAl We note that recently we have m work entailed. The table plainly, will be noted that from 1919 .1 I). Letcher, then head of the mil- most to lose ilte a lot of lumber trucks between In this direction the Standard Oil shows that an efficient trained office to 1924 , inclusive, the office was Nary department of the college, the re and Medford. Some one must force, carefully supervised can easily run a* a joss of $3,969.54, again ,,8!>d has grown to its present pro- company of California came in for IJM doing something besides cussing do more work per helper than a new, showing the value of training. The portions of from 75 to 85 members, specific commendation,) as well as e weath? r. untrained force. | county will have to pay for the train- It has won the name of being one ol most other large depositors, who also Owing to the inclement weuther| • • • The second table is self-explaina- ing period of new officials and the the best college bands on the Pacific' Pf°mptly waived 5(1 per cent of their on Friday night, the Central point r Accordin. o reports, 1 feet deposits. tory, showing the comparative num-; American can see no sense in mak-1 , oaRl- _ , ------ Orange was not as largely attended |ow has f; lien thi- winter in Crater Captain H I,. Baird, nationally " Tbe Standard Oil company, how- au . 1 ... —• ber of law cases, equity cases, mar- ing a change ke National park. Think of it! known veteran bandmaster and for- ever," as one official expressed it Senator Frederick Steiwer today buslncss, candidates were ballotted “• mind mer student of Herbert L. Clarke,! "t*°t only waived its 50 per cent, but udvised the county court in a tele on for membership in this rapidly F o r VEAII 1 t)vl;t 1 O R I E A R I ( Ml retaker used to hole up there and 1 world 'am oui cornetist, has directed voluntarily waived the entire amount gram that he was taking steps to growing organization. No. Helpers Net TVrs No. Helpers Net Fees Month shut in for months. Now they Month the band since 1905, with the excep — thus handing over for the benefit, ward securing federal employment Jan. .. ........... 8 $ 1,408.95 $ 1,131.85 J[ ep a whole crew up there and with Jan. .. ........... 9 l>ur" " { tbe “ 'tertalnment hour, tion of year before last, when he was ,,t the bank aud Its depositors a sub- aid for this state, und that there was 871.80 Feb. .. ........... 7 1,354.35 e aid o f t he big rotary snow plow Feb. . ........... 9 stantial sum. Certainly this, was a * co,“ e81 bulw'v » ‘ b* men and 011 a .sabbatical leave in the east. nothing definite to report Mar. .............. 7 960.25 1,400.50 1 ep th« park roads open all winter, Mar. .. ........... 9 iciiiiM iouniiuii m t i l ' i loyalty u y« n y a m i * of u civic and wo,m u ° n 8“ bJect8 «f ” 1,ll« r« 8t * l” ' r — a11, i Some of the events and festivities » demonstration Apr. .. ........... 9 1,308.75 ........... 7 1,533.65 1 Apr. . i spite ot such snowfall. We are Senator Steiwer is supporting the played for by the baud were the Lew- seP-sacriflce for which the officers Kivel* ,a wrttl'»k form, or Impromptu 1,334.35 May .. ........... 7 1,284.22 formed they expect to have the May .. ...........10 is and Clark world fair In lM S rth e I and director's of the bank are not *"J‘>*ed. f,d,>r'“ “ "'cigency road .Id bill, for »ere for ........... $ 1,084.69 June 1,621 80 strawberry festivals in Roseburg in <>nly deeply grateful, but for which gl" M .tl“ “ M Were " " th« winning |-n appropriation of $125.000.000. vds to 1 he lake open for travel June . .......... 9 er way», July ........... 6 874.05 1,459.85 An after April 1. It is sure a July .. ........... 9 1910, 1911 and 1912; the Panama- the entire community may well be | sido In the contest the ladles are and It Is expected to come to a vote Aug. ........... 6 1,406.70 740 95 ........... 8 I -nderful trip when the heavy snow- Aug. made responsible for the program In congress ere the end of the week, Pacific exposition in San Francisco proud." Sept. ., ........... 6 851.80 1,397.70 Sept. .. ........... 8 at the next meeting which falls on Under the appropriation Oregon will on. in 1915, and a number of state and 1,295.35 Oct....... ........... 6 1,259.65 Oct. ... ........ 9 April first. be allotted mote than $3,000,000 county fairs in Oregon. In addition Nov. ........... 6 Nov. ........... 9 1,194.85 1,067.23 This h.(evv snowfall will be a god- Delicious refreshments wore sorv- ^or *ld in road work. to these trips, the band has always ........... 6 878.95. Dec. 1,252.35 .o O l t i d to all who use Irrigation water Dec. ... j ed by the younger members of the Senator Steiwer assured the coun- taken an annual concert tour during tOl.ER thl» valley this year. With plenty Krange ut the close of the program. l> court he appreciated the serious- the spring vacation, through the Total fees for year $12,627.64 $16,446 95 Total fees for year I t N i l water »tops of all kinds should be On Wednesday, April sixth, the n,'ss of the situation and was doing state and neighboring states, each $12,576.94 Total Expenses $12,483.12 Total Expenses od and! if anything can help this j Home Extension Unit will meet |n \ all he could to secure relief. averaging 1200 miles. !ley out if the depression that will Central Point Grange hall, at which According to County Engineer A year ago the band accompanied it. ‘ Tl. sight of bumper cropr Above fees include only regular fees turned over to General County |he Oregon State football team to time Miss Case, nutrition specialist Uaul Rynning, 91 men are now em- iwing g. enis to put life into ev- Fund Dog License fees. Circuit Judge s Salary fees, District Attorney s Chicago, where it took an active part 1 of O. S. C. will be with us, also Ployed on county relief work and it one. Salary fees and other special fees not Included. („ parades and formation marching The c ircuit court late Tuesday J Mr8- Mack. These ladles will be as- 18 hop. d to continue the work for AN The 1929 Legislature passed a law providing that the papers and cases a, (he Oregon State vs West Vir- Issued an order, at the request of *>y Mesdames, Verginia Bohn- another month or six we«k*. An ef- Maybe on don't think the state | Bled by state, city, county or irrigation districts be filed and recorded free. Kinla Kame, Thanksgiving day. To Niedermeyer, Inc., directing that the *‘r* a,,d Eva Smith in demonstrating *8 la'lng made by the counties lice are on the Job Just start and that copies be made free for them In February, 1932, tbis office lost tallng its appearance-, it Is estimated 1 sheriff hold the Pacific Record «-'onomleal meals. This means ,jf tbe 8,a,p- to hayo the highway nethlng and see. We are proud $13.00 In the recording department and $184 00 in Circuit Court filing fees, that the band appearg before more Herald equipment and building and wholesome, but not. fsney cooking, «»mmlsslon continas financial assist- ~ ^the rec?' 1 they are making. Since by reason of this law. No record was kept of the free copies furnished ! than 200,000 people each year. j the personal property of Earl H ‘ The,e meetings are open to all ladies ance ,n ,h* work. It Is expected 1 inanim ation of the force, law- under this statute. that by June 1, employment will be In addition to its many other ac- r .h l, Ita editor, in "status quo.“ { '» lbp '■‘» " "'» n R y . and we ear,,. *, N D £ * f c e r s [ h a v e had a much harder Included In the 1931 expense above there were ufflclent record books tivlties, the band. In cooperation with pending further orders of the court I •T request your attendance Hours available for snmo of the Jobless ou >e of It By the way. will It not on hand Jan. 1st to last until about June 1st of this year These books Kappa Kappa Pal. national band fra- The plant was recently closed under froni 19 A M to 3.30 P. M federal road work. practic to equip their cars with were purchased In advance in order to take advantag. of a discount on t.rnity, sponsors an annual contest „ judgement execution, as the re- Twenty-two hundred men are reg Among the twelve ladies of south- NTS Ho. If u man out on patrol could quantity of books purchased at one .Ime, ind cost $111 no. .11 which more than 20 bands have „„(* of a libel suit award o f $ 15.900 " rn Oregon who attended the recent istered as unemployed in this county. notiflr. instantly in case of ‘ already signified intention of e n -, favor of Roy H Parr, game war- Homemakers meeting at O. S. t’ A check is now under way to deter orted Jerlme, it would help > mine how maily of this number are terlng. Two years ago this contest ...... N i.d c meyer. Inc., hold, a were four ....-rubers of fentral F COMPARISON Ol FILINGS -— the wrongdoer. From what ' possessed of modest menus and how was recognized as a national high mortgage against the plant. The namely, Mesdames Mabel Equity Case« I j AW .'«Hf«« MiirrLtif« IJr. Dog Lie. hear k f the scheme in the large Year many are iu need. situation Is now in somewhat of a A U I*a«hrop. Arnold Bohn- filed DM Issued ISHU<-)l ! ^ tern d in - it ought to work fine Y'ork legal 3t.ll-m .te I #rt F 1 1923 229 14« 270 62 City. Arguments on the motion for a 1931 342 189 573 1874 new trial filed by Tehl's attorneys ( iw c< Wt thought there are expected to be heard next week in» I a eal r of Weights and Meaus Year 4 lerta's Recorder's T o I n I by the cifoult court. Total lit»" ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ils district. Now we see ffe* fee* fe«** Tbe defense now claims that An- 1 1119 $ 5 . 1 0 1 2 « f « ,067.90 derion Mee, one of the libel anil $11,169.1« t 9,558.021 _______ Mrs. Sally Williams passed away n't agr with the Farmers' Ex- 19*0 5.219 54 8.495 20 « - — jurors, is not a resident of Jackson 11.714 74 13,23« 27 The many old friends of Mark P at her home in this city thfc morn- nge Ms rt Maybe some of those 1921 4.51141 Ernest Rostel. member ot the Cra- county, but Instead resides Just Welch will be sorry to bear Of hisj ing at 3 o ’clock. She hag b*-en fail- 5.899.80 10,411.21 12.360.42 rs start k badly waiting for their 1*22 5,433.30 S.248.50 11.681.80 12.832 68 ! ter Lake park staff, returned Tues- across the line in Josephine county .i«-Mth at Medford. March 17th, from lux in he a l t h for a number of ¡rests, a at tfe. Sunrrest scales. We hear 1923 «.J49.15 8.579 49 12.827.84 12,57« 94 day from Roseburg and Orants Pass in the Thompson creek country. Mee heart failure, after he had undergone1 and on Tuesday evening she suffered t at Sit ea many trucks waited a 1924 6.195 70 «.712 10 12.307.80 14,017 1« where he spoke briefly on wild life his friends say, always thought he a major eperatlon. He was a real a stroke of paralysis from which t time • >r a chance to unload. By in the Crater Lake park. He upoke lived In this county. It will be one dent of this city for many years, she failvd to rscovar. t be perfectly fair, even to Total 132.599 3« before the Boy Scouts and the Kj of the grounds presented by the de- Mr. Welch leaves his wife. Flora. $38,002.99 170.512.33 $74^,481 89 Mb« K>aves fo mourn her loss, on« he haan't wants club of Roseburg. fense for a new trial. and five children. Mrs. Robert R son, Alvin Williams and one augh- 1925 f 5.913 40 < 8.760.76. 1 12,674.16 $13.922 15 Rostel plans to return to Grants ■ ■■■ Poellnltz. and M. 8 Welch of M«d- ter. Mrs. Nora Dynge, both of this 192« 4.119.JO 7, ;) 17.15 11.136 45 14.1(8.73 Pass In a week or two to speak he- A young man while helping a rath- ford, Orme K. Welch of Heao, Nev city, also six grandchildren Her fruit deliveries at the packing 1927 7.015 25 7.293 40 14.309.65 14,0(1 »4 fore the chamber of commerce fo- er stout woman into a bus said. Good Harley Welch of ria.rameatw, and husband. Leonard Williams, prede- ,t. la èhe only critic.«ni we have ; 1928 8.423.45 7.254.90 15.(79 35 14.480 25 rum there, showing picture* of Cra- woman, had you taken more yeast Harry Welch of Vallejo, Calif. Also ceased her Hp ____, _________ ___ _ . , mmm flvn year* ago. rd fro fruitgrowers or workers 1929 9.899.90 7.972.15 17,872 )5 14.911 14.911 44 44 fer l^ ke and telling of it* beauties when you were young you’d have been two brothers and three el»»er*, at Mr* William* **• a pi»>n»ar real- 1920 10.44140 Banks as a fruit man 7,279 55 17.919 95 13.501 12 ............. nd wild life. Plans are also under lighter.** ; follow*: Mrs. Emma Payne, of Ash- dent of Jackson County, was a mom- 1931 9.979 97 6.466.98 18.44« 95 12,482 12 ay for the showing of moving pic- Stout woman. "Had you taken more land. Mr*. J. C. Barnard end Mrs. ber of Mt. PlH Ke^ntaah la«dge. and seems t o hare fallen 1 • p. ' - y- -. ' - ol. x 11 .11 • u <1 i.ave »>*•• 1 • . • 1 ■ i- - 1 I"- 1 W* h e ' -d IU(J * '■ Total * ^ ^ ^ ^ d a t!o u a d on page 4) 157.992 «7 150,043 S3 $108,036.50 $»7.428 »5 1 M M brad." land, Win. Welch of Tulaa, Okta. .her passing. Co . Records Show Efficiency in Office Of C ou n ty Clerk u Throw Hat in Ring O. S. C. Band High School Friday A . M. Bai Halts T eA t. 1 r ' J ' Steiwer Aids Attendance At Grange JMeet Hdp Unemployed L IT Property Is Held Intact B y C ou rt »3 Rostel Blossom» Forth as Lecturer On Crater Lake s fe ■ ' ' ' Pioneer Lady Mark P. Welch Passes at Home Dies at Home In This City Today From Heart Failure