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About The American. (Central Point, Or.) 1928-1936 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1932)
PAGE TWO THE THI CK BILL For a number of years the editor his paper has held the position 1 — ——" '■ ' ihat the commercial trucks were pay- He-established. September 13. 192S. in* too small a share of the cost of Devoted to the best Interests of Weeping up our highways. We hare _ . „ . _ stated that position several times. C entral Point ana vicinity. We have read and studied the West top of his profession h»S c^ l!, Entered as second class matter at bill and so far as we can see its who daddied that recall, (and maybe to myself, why shouldn’t I blow out CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITIES he won't') and 8ee you was w .at they said' .‘ in other words, the conversion of cellent work of todav i. 01 thi -nst office. Central Point, Ore- passage will have this result The _____ V you i was. So out I come. I got my own tb(, Normal /School I into a Junior Pcrience as ., *’* gon. under the Act of March 8. 1879. b‘* trailers now operating on the Former Covernor West says the bus." said Fullhouse proudly. "I go College at Ashland, would work a « ¡« d shows, stock with th.*?^ highways will be ruled off; the serni- L0r“ e: ° ! Tl rr : «'here I please " hardship and cost more to the tea- ™eatre Guild and f t J j ? * * m i u s n i i p t i o v r 4 TI.N- trailers will not be affected, logging surest »ay to keep the Democratic "What did they say when they cher training students; the Junior ro,es on Broadway. 1 10 SUBSCRIPTION KATLb trufkll wl|| be |eft Just where they vote in line until election will be to College, besides causing a heavier ,,,.i?hortly after be began ki One year ................................... $2.00 are— l.e under control by the coun “ keep ’em drunk.” Maybe there's came to Louie's?” "Well, first they blow in and be- investment in |he Ashland plant. »* illia*>' A, Rradv offered r * v - Six Months .............................. $1.00 ty court and highway commission. something in that. gin to stall around. I see they're o n ; would probably attract such a small tra.l which he turned do«0 * * excepting that they must renew their Payable in advance. the make the minute they bulge the|number of students that within a t0 »lock After he achie. a c permits every 90 days. The privately Advertising rates on application. Joint. So I sticks. Finally Pete asks .very short time, the costs would be ,,ence on bis return to New v *5 owned and operated trucks will not Office— Second Street, off Main. about the radio.” j so excessive that the Junior College, turned down offer» to rni m- affected This Includes (arm The word shot a chill through Joe. both at Ashland and La Grande, Pictures. It was after su« trucks, fruit haulers and others of This was confirmation. ARTHUR EDWARD POWELL I would be discontinued, and Southern Tbe Royal Family” that h«')^ like class. "Yeh,” went on Fullhouse, "they Oregon would be without a single tt talking screen actor. **' Editor and Proprietor It is our belief that there is noth stall around about this and that and state higher educational school— such ing to all this hooey regarding the keep coming back to the radio. Final as this area was for years before bill. We read that if the bill passes ly they ask Louie if he's heard that the present normal was re-establish all these truck owners will be ruin o. S. BLACKK accordion player ti.at’s broadcastin’ ed. ed; that prices for hauling our com somewhere out in the sticks. Louie "It behooves every Southern Ore DAIRYMAN modities will at once rise enormous - B y - . Just gives 'em the blank mush and so gon citizen who desires to see the ly, but in our opinion that is all pure Fresh Milk and Cre they come straight at It then. They state educational system remain on bunk. It is being urged that if this Delivered Daily ask him if he don’t know the guy the high standard it now holds, who (H it IIICHUAY Coartary Ryley Cooper bill passes no trucks will be possible Phone 14x1 who used to play for him is workin’ Central Pot* desires to avoid chaos in our schools, to move our crops, that all the pres Slnce the hearing held last Mon ent income of the state from truck somewhere on a circus. Then they tell who desires to avoid higher taxes and day afternoon by the State High- ^ „ ‘se and gas uS will'be lost, him the name, Dayton brothers. You who DESIRES THE CONTINUANCE way Commission at the Grange hall , , oureopjnion that all this is been on the air, keed?” (Continued from last week) OF THE SOUTHERN NORMAL regarding the moving and straight- be, 5rougbt forward for political "Yes.” SCHOOL to vote against the school guaranteed The matinee came, and the mock ening of the Pacific Highway be- * , e| alone The bl„ as we aee "That's what they said. They were „ moving bill— to mark the ballot as ,, tween this city and Medford, this } merel thege ..fre|ght train" ery of the act of the sawdust ring; . ROOFS paper has come in for some severe f, ¿ blfh we „ know are , for the first time, the beloved Iorlo hep/ ,al1 r f ht^ Tha‘ ,8> they niade an folloW8: 317 NO criticism regarding its attitude as menace to motorists and provides a verged now and then into the faintest aw^u* sta*l that they were, acted to Then the easy-chair I? e like there waa one or two Uttle taken at the meeting. We have better means of checking up on truck of discords. Estimates and Inspectio» been more or less politely Informed — 1^ ^ p o ^ n T T n ^ a d V f again, the ministrations of Sue, the things they wanted to connect up on March Prepared bluff sympathy of Uncle Dan— and before they damped down for thej Without Charge the waiting, the watching, the fear P|nch Finally Pete, he tells niej property r„eW C e r .r -p o ,n r ,h 0eT.nfonr.0 Carefully For His at the sight of every one who round- wbere ,be sbow H be for the next should keep our nose cut of other , *e " “ i, „„ _, . . „ crease it because we think that more peoples business. sag wJ]| be uge{, wk#n tbege tra„ er ed the edge of the tent. But no one week in ca8e 1 want t0 *et a broad- Future Success S ta n d a r d Roofing Co came who did not smile; at last it cast Then they blew out- That’s all We do not wish to stand under outfits, which now haul nearly twice was night. I know." Ruilders of Water-tight Root, any misunderstanding- It is true aa much freight per gallon of gas Loading activities were on their "That's enough." Joe’s voice was Phone 1077 The courage to refuse theatrical the editor of this paper o^ns no pro* used, are removed, way now. Joe stumbled into the toneless. "It’s only a matter of a day advancement greater than he was 10th and H r Sts. Medf; perty, (aside from personal proper- Personally, we prefer to meet or ready for is believed to be responsible ty) in Central Point It is true we pagg a gjngie large truck or bus any- dressing tent and to the duties of or two now ” making up, long ahead of time. At (To be continued) are new comers. It is also true we day than these "freight train” out- **'' have noted a very pronounced lack fj(8> especially on curves or in the last, attired for the ring, he stepped A V W A W W , forth Slowly he moved forward c ,L of welcome for new comers among mountains. half blind from the pain of his aeh- O O U t n e m v ^ r e g O n some of the alleged business men \\-p beji«,Ve this bill should pass in ing head, picking his way— of this city. But it Is also a fact (be interest of the preservation of He halted! His hands raised In D a n g e r L o sin g that the editor of this paper is a our highways and for the general clutching!* at his side. From over property owner and taxpayer in this good of the people of Oregon. there in the darkness, some one was N o r m a l S ch o o l county, and has been such for t w e n - __________________ calling, half voice, half whisper: ty -fiv . f M n W m therefore claim u n n m « m m a i “ Joe! Joe Barry!" [ ' the right of the small home owner „ , , 1 }* .NORMAL A dim form showed vaguely at the "Southern Oregon is practically to he Interested in whatever affects T!lf,,^<!ru'i',a5ph,er8,0,11 8cb°°J mo^‘ the interest of the county. ing bill should be decidedly defeated shadowy side of a bulky wagon. Once certain to be without a single state In fact such a nonsensical bill should more the voice: school of higher education if the And besides that, the prosperity „ever have appeared on the ballot "Joe! Duck in here— quick, before school moving bill, generally known and business success of the merch- \Ve believe the board of higher edu- some one sees you!” as the Zorn-Macpherson measure, is ants of this town is of very special cation has the right idea. Consolidate The man In clown-white sagged, approved at the November 8th. elec-1 interest to us. Our own business the business management of our straightening from sheer force of tion," according to G. M. Green, and living depends to a very large ex- schools of higher education but leave will. He swerved into the darkness chairman of The Save S. O. N. S. tent upon the prosperity of the mer- tbe physical properties alone, and stumbled forward. association, of Ashland. chants of the city. So we are very Thi8 looks to us like a good thing "Hello, Fullhouse," he said at last. "The normal at Ashland is pro- much concerned as to what will he but the Idea of removing the Univer- ---------- gressing satisfactorily, with an en- the effect if the highway is moved, gjty Corvallis and the abandon- t'HAPTER X rollment this year that is higher than We have stated many times that Ine„t of the Monmouth Normal and last year. This includes many stu we would like to see the highway , he changing of the Ashland and La dents from every section of Southern between here and Medford straight- Grande Normal from normals to Jun Fullhouse did not answer in words. Oregon ened We have gone on record as 1()r colleges is all bunk, He only caught the man by the arm "If the normal is moved to Eu-[ favoring the cutting out or lmprov- Southern Oregon is proud of our and led him farther Into the shadow, gene, these students, and those in I Ing the present curves or sharp turns Normal and wants it left alone So "Listen, keed." he asked at last, i the Monmouth and La Grande areas But we have not and do not advo- we urge our readers to vote "No" 1 ou know why I followed this show will be forced to go to the Teach- In, e entirely nHe ,mov,nV ,f ,‘,h“ h,£ ?W,| r .t0 on School Moving bill. 317*00 on here, don’t you?" ! ers College at Eugene. This will be an new location. We claim the the ballot Joe shook his head. more costly and more inconvenient I that every turn in the present high J_________________ " I ’ve been waiting for something to the students, particularly in south-1 way Is capable of Improvement by ..n m u n n mm to happen all day. I thought you’d ern and Eastern Oregon. Since the simply widening and banking the r u u n i id.N I minimum cost per student at Ash- roadway. Tbe ol<ler you live, the more you seI ,tbe police on me.” "W ho, me? Me tip the bulls? Have1 land is only $330 a year, while the For instance: Beginning at the flnd' By Ylmminy, oudt!" entrance to Central Point on the And the lo,1Ser ‘ bi» political cam- a heart. Anyway,” said Fullhouse, minimum cost at Eugene and Cor- vallis is $574, this will represent a north This "S” turn coould very pa,Kn KO<? on> ,he more ‘‘ IHcie’ we they don’t need no tlppin'." "Do you think I’d be here if they loss of $224 a year average to the ap- easily Improved by simply widen- some things wre see in it. R e p u b lic a n N o m in e e for wasn’t? Listen, keed," Fullhouse proxlmately 300 students from South- Ing the pavement on the inside of lnstance: each turn. The turn at the foot of , hon,e of ,he newspapers are b°l'i grasped his arm again. “ Y’ou ain't ern Oregon at Ashland, "Greater and more important than Main Street is o. K. now. The Faber I1K up eandidates for their political gofn' to stick here and let 'em slough corner presents a more serious prob- ads- and are a8killg enormous prices you? Where's your bean? They'll the inconvenience and extra costs lem but we believe u better system of .for ,bem- Tbls Paper has followed crank the Stingin' Lizzie if they con- to the teacher training students caus- | ed by the change to Eugene, the con- signs showing the turn would help. ts U8Ual P"licy of charging the same nert with you." Joe Barry’s head rolled. "You said version of the normal plant at Ash- Many strangers do not see the pre- I,rlces ,Hr Political ads as we charge sent small sign soon enough to turn for ally otber- But at that we found the police knew. How did you find land into a Junior college is the most dangerous phase of the bill “Economy and Courtesy” short enough to clear approachinng OIle candldate, who when billed for out?" "They come to Louie’s.” j from a purely southern Oregon stand- cars from the opposite direction. &0 cen,s nlore than he thought we "W hen?" point. Larger, plainer signs and white lines ,Wt‘re Koi“ K to charge for his ad, hoi- "Night before last." \ " A Califotjnia survey, authentic on the puvement would, in our opln- lured alld deducted the four-bits from (tonerai Election November 8, |f );(2 'Then why haven't they arrested and accepted as expert, recently re- ion. remove most of the trouble h*8 cbe,k He’s welcome! p o r t e d that a Junior College is not (Paid Advertisement) The notorious "Love corner" can Then ,here’s those ballots. Last I "How do I know?” Fullhouse ask- Justified and could not be maintained readily be cut out by cutting across 8Pri“ K we put in a bid for printing the county-owned lot there and wid- l*"' °IHc*aI Notices of Election at ed somewhat testily. "Don't ask me unless the college had a minimum of ening. The next corner at the north- "hat we thought was a fair price, why they ain't here. I just know what 2500 high school students within a east corner of the Love property can l08t ,b<> I,,b to a Medford firm I know I thought enough of you to radius of 20 miles of the college, be Improved In the same manner. wbo eut our Pf*«» in two. n e failed try to tip you. You never done noth-! There are less than 1200 high school students within a radius of 30 miles The same is true of every bend he- *° Prlnl (he notices according to the in' to me, did you?" "No I of Ashland. tween this city and Medford This °°u»ty clerk's specification and had "I've always felt I done you a dirtyi "Southern Oregon Normal school work of widening the turns and also eVPn his »‘«duced price cut. We smil- Why didn't now gives ACCREDITED JUNIOR wldenlng the present pavement as ed Tb*8 fal1 he bid $1.73 higher rap at that bureau. wn« done south of Medford, can, in for tbe sal»e job and lost by «5 cents you tip a guy? I didn't know what I COLLEGE work, which with a com- our opinion, be done for a mere free- *° a"other Medford firm. This out- you wanted that bozo to look like." i bination of normal teacher training Mon of the cost of buying a new f*t was compelled to enlarge the Joe licked his dry lips. courses, enables a student to taka "That's over anyway, Fullhouse," two ACCEPTED Junior College and right of way and building a new road. 8l‘£,, °f tlle card to get the matter all Now this is the plan we have al- on " e suppose he lost money also, he said at last. "You were telling me teacher training work, yet the Jun- ior College work has never attracted ways advocated. But what wre said "^h*8 time we laughed. Hop to it, they came to Louie's. " “ Y'eh, about eleven o'clock night more than 60 students In any one at the hearing was that we did not brothers! The survey quoted above favor the plan of going straight from can ■«« absolutely no sense in before last; Chuven and Maxwell. I session. me'n says further that a Junior College the end of Fourth Street to Medford, cutting prices on printing below a was get tin' ready to blow, That's must have a minimum of 333, to This would provide u speedway di- fa*r Profit ou the cost of stock and Eouie'd just settled up. rectly Into the city and would, in ,abor- Just to get the best of a cont phooey, you know; I’m out. I quit Justify its maintenance. "The two tacts DISPROVE any our poor opinion increase the dang- P*Htor. The boys will find it a lot Louie. They walked in Just as I was er to the children who are compelled ,lurder to raise their prices to a fair walkin' out. I d just told Louie what false claims as hare been made that to cross the highway to and front livinK ra<e than It was to cut them, 1 thought of him. I don't have to a vast number of students would at- school Our position on Hits Is the 8aw genial Bill Coleman In work for no guy; I can get all the tend the Junior College at Ashland general one that It Is a poor plan to low" Hie other day and he almost jobs I want without workin' for no The attendance ndoubtedly would be have arterial or state highways neur refused to shake hands with us. Nev- slave driver. 1 worked for one guy MUCH LESS THAN THE NUMBER grade schools The life of one child *'r »tlnd. Dill we hold no hard feel- four years, take you right to his Joint. REQUIRED to PROPERLY MAIN- Is worth more than alt the straight 'UR8, even if we do support your op- Guy named Jamison, he's a big shot TAIN A JUNIOR COLLEGE, "However, even admitting that the! speedwavs or "super highways" in P°uent, we know a good fellow when in the oil business, take me back the world. we aee him and wish we could get So we wish to restate our position on V'.ur band Wagon. — C a p a b le \Vo say, "LEAVE TIIK HIGHWAY u’*' were sorry to miss the Feht WHERE IT IS. IF POSSIBLE." But meeting last week We wanted to — Im p a rtia l IF IT MUST BE MOVED, then move hear his latest evangel on "Elect me. It AWAY FROM TIIK SCHOOL an,( forget your troubles." GROUNDS — O f H ig h S ta n d in g And speaking of evangels we met That is our position and we believe IN HIS It Is the majority opinion of the PR O FE S SIO N cltixens of Central point W e li e ve s c r u n a i lit e a g e n c y f o r The American . George R Carter COUNTY CLERK WILL DO TH E AVERAGE FAMI Ly WASHING — U n p le d g e d EXCEPT TO THE PEOPLE OF JACKSON COUNTY N atio n a l B atteries anti — H a s S p en t ••SERVICE WITH HIS I JFK IN AND D ) R JACKSON l ol \ I \ \ SMILE' L E E S ---------------------! I k______ — H is P a st R ecord a guarantee of HIS A B IL IT Y — R e g u la r ly N o m in a te d BA' T H E P E O P L E A T T H E P R IM A K lI.ee S o u . .¿ e r n 1 « c i f i c Business training enable» you to mark tha Success Ballot which electa you for increased earning power and a better opportantt* in Bfo. do not understand How cheep electricity realty Th « average electric washer, for instance, can be op erated from one hour, lo two eno one-half hours, for 1 cenl ^ (our-tub washing can be washed spot- l««W clean in tha modem electric washer in one, to o”» and one-half hour». Electricity it so clean, it »o *1,y *° “’ *> operates to quietly and « to eery e#»«- '«"♦ that many times we (ail lo realiie how tmicl •ervice we receive for the small a.nount ol money * « P*y V o te for On vale rvrrv da*. t « « d in ram * cosche« and miming chair car«. A comfortable toon« berth ior the night a« little at $I.V evira. Avi ior deuils. T- N\kHY TWO TERMS IN LEGISI \ t I RE B attery Service J A C K '* — S e rv e d Y o u W m . M . B R IG G S r e p u b l ic a n n o m i n e e f o b D IS T R IC T A T T O R N E Y si Fbwlioi« November S. IIM2 (Paid Ad*erti»ement) T H t C a -" O R N IA O R E G O N P O W ER C O M P A N Y