Image provided by: Rogue River Valley Irrigation District; Medford, OR
About The American. (Central Point, Or.) 1928-1936 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1934)
THE AMERICAN ' U U MK VI C EN TRA L. P O IN T . O R E G O N . T H I IW IA V , 'I A \ J l DEVERS VISITS Council Adopts New HERE IN INTEREST Traffic Ordinance to OF HIS CANDIDACY Replace Obsolete one M usin^s— By an Innocent Bystander W e f e a r t h a t som e of th e people may h a v e b een a bit f r i g h te n e d T u e s day e v e n in g a t w h a t w as su p p osed to be a n e a r t h q u a k e . We w a n t to r e a s s u r e t h e m — it w as only E lecta, th e new f o u n d a t i o n s h a k e r , a r r iv in g in th e c o u n ty to s t a r t h e r b e la te d cam - U reg u || h a s , r i g lu t0 tx p e c t paigtt fo r t o u u t j J u d g e . lib e ra l s u p p o r t fr o m th e fe d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t for th e d e v e lo p m e n t of ir- T h is m is g u id e d lady, by h e r e n t r y tig a tio ti, re c l a m a t io n a n d d r a i u a g . in to local politics, will do m o r e to d is tricts , riv e r a n d flood c o n tr o l a n d in s u re h e r h u s b a n d s sta y for his full s i m i la r p ro je c ts in t h e opinion or tim e in Salem , t h a n a n y o t h e r th in g , j \j Uevers of S alem , c a n d id a te for In o u r o p in io n th e b e st th in g for th e R ep u b lican n o m i n a ti o n for t ’on- E a rl w o u ld be to lay off tr y in g to Kress from t h e first O reg o n district in f lu e n c e t h e v o te r s of t h e co un ty, » b o w as in J a c k s o n c o u n ty t h i s week " bile we h av e n o th i n g a g a in s t Mrs. m eetin g up w ith so m e of t h e vo ters. Kehl a s a wife a n d h o u se k e e p e r , o r " T h e in f lu e n c e a n d scope of th e s e h e r r e p u t a t i o n as a lady, we do n o t] p ro je c ts a r e not local bu t ex tend c o n sid e r h e r at all c o m p e te n t to hold beyond s t a te b o u n d a r i e s an d sh o u ld such a n office. c o m m a n d th e a t t e n t i o n a n d consi d e r a t io n of th e fe d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t W h a t we w an t to see is u m a n to a m u ch g r e a t e r d e g r e e t h a n Is t r u e w ho h a s s p e n t y e a rs in business, w h o , a t t h e p r e s e n t t i m e . " U evers d e ltas a w e ll-b alan ced m in d , and w ho ¡ d a r e d . is a c le a r, h o n e s t , th i n k e r , elec ted a s 1 “■Contributions by th e fe d e ra l gov- co u n ty ju d g e . T h is is n o t b r i d g e . | e r n m e n t to th e d e v e lo p m e n t a n d n o r p ing -p on g , n o r yet a W ed n esd ay | m a i n te n a n c e of th e s e p ro je c ts sh o u ld s t u d y clu b . T h e m a n o r w o m an , if a s s u m e th e c h a r a c t e r of a n a ti o n a l you p lease, w ho t a k e s hold of tin* o b lig a tio n r a t h e r t h a n a fe d e ra l d o m a n a g e m e n t of su c h a " b i g b u s i n ation . " L o c a l c o m m u n it ie s s h o u l d be r e n e s s " as is J a c k s o n C o u n ty , m u s j be ti t l e d by N a t u r e a n d lo ng y e a rs of lieved of th e b u r d e n e n ta i le d by th e t r a i n i n g to be c o m p e t e n t to hold th e d e v e lo p m e n t of th e s e p ro je c ts a n d th e s t a te sh o u ld assist in b rin g in g job. to th e a t t e n t i o n of th e f e d e r a l go v A n d in o u r o p in io n , we h ave ju s t e r n m e n t p ro je c ts of such c h a r a c t e r su c h a m a n in E a r l H. Uay. W h e n a n d i m p o r t . " Uevers who h a s been in c h a r g e of he w as in t h e l e g i s l a tu r e , E a r l Day e s t a b li s h e d u r e p u t a t i o n a m o n g h i e j ,h e legal d ivisio n of th e s t a t e h ig h - fellow m e m b e r s as a m a n w h o k n e w i "«V d e p a r t m e n t sin ce 191!» h a s ju s t w h at h e w a n te d a n d w ho n e v e r a s k -j '•«*'« « ratU ed a leav e of ab se n c e w lth - ed a n y u n f a i r fav o rs. T h ey felt th a t |<>ut pay in o r d e r to c a r r y on his cam - w h en h e a sk e d fo r a n y t h i n g for I Paign for C o ng ress, lle fo re go ing to J a c k s o n C o u n ty , it w as s u r e to be a i ^ m in 1917 to Join th e s t a f f of f a ir p ro p o s itio n . And he s a v e d t h e ¡ 'h e a t t o r n e y g e n e ra l he w as fo r f o u r r o u n t y t h o u s a n d s of d o ll a rs w hen h e A 'e a rs d i s t r i c t a t t o r n e y for L a n e o p p o sed th e bill In tro d u c e d by t h a , co un ty. F e h l fac tio n a u t h o r i z i n g th e tra ils- p . . . ' • •« fer of $5t),l)IH! fro m th e ro a d f u n d » U D l I C L i b r a r y B enefit to T ow n to th e c o m m is s a r y fu n d . W e all k n o w how t h a t fu n d w as w a ste d fo r p o litical reaso ns. I W e h av e ju s t been h av in g a n a r g u m ent w ith a good frien d of o u r s c o n c e r n i n g school a ff a irs . We w ere to ld t h a t t h e r e w as no use in a t t e n d ii.g scho o l ele c tio n s b ecau se th e y w ere a lw a y s " r u t a n d d r i e d " a f f a ir s . T h a t s o u n d s a w fu l foolish to o u r m ind . How in heck can a n h o n e s t ly c o n d u c te d election w h e re an y t a x p ay er in th e d is tr i c t h as an e q u al r i g h t w ith an y o t h e r — be " r u t an d dried'.” ’ W e hold t h a t ju s t b ecau se th e p eo p le in g e n e r a l a r e too lazy, o r too i n d i f f e r e n t, o r too s o m e th i n g to com e o u t a n d n o m i n a te a n d elect w h o m t h e y will, th e b o a rd sho uld not be b la m e d if th e y ex p ress p r i v ate ly t h e i r choice fo r th e p erso n to be ch o sen . • • Now th av school is o u t th e pub lic lib ra ry will becom e of even m ore v a lu e to th e to w n . T h is is a b r a n c h of the, J a c k s o n C o u n ty P u b lic li b r a r y an d is s u p p o r t e d p a r t ly by c o u n ty fu n d s a n d p a r t ly by t h e city. Few people realize th e n u m b e r of books lo a n e d t h r o u g h o u r lib ra ry . E ach d ay th e l i b r a r y is o p e n t h e lo o m is th r o n g e d w ith r e a d e r s an d people sele c tin g or r e t u r n i n g books. T h e li b r a r y is filling a big place in th e lives of th e yo un g folk s a n d e v e r y t h in g possiole sh o u ld be d o n e to e n c o u r a g e Its use. Mrs. Moore, th e li b r a r i a n , h a s g iv en fr e e ly of h e r tim e in t h e p a st in ' h e in t e r e s t of th e l i b r a r y a n d s h o u l d h ave t h e h e a r t y co o p e ra tio n of all o u t citizens. • T h is elec tio n fo r school c le r k is a b s o l u te l y fr e e to all w h o w ish to e n t e r , ( a t least, if t h e y can q u a li fy as to leg al rig h t to vote o r h o ld o f fice.) T h e r e Is no reason anyone q u a lifie d who d e s i re s th e o ffice m ay n o t e n t e r t h e race. T h e b o a rd of d i r e c t o r s m ay h a v e p e rs o n a l p r e f e r e n ces a s to t h e c a n d id a te s , b u t t h a t d o e sn 't m ean th e peop le h a v e no r i g h t to select w h o m t h e y will. And we b eliev e th e b o a r d will t a k e th e p eo p les' choice in good faith. 9 • » Freem ans O bserve 40th A nniversary Mr. a n d Mrs. W. J . F r e e m a n of C e n tra l P o in t, p r o m in e n t r e s id e n ts ot th e valley for m a n y y e a rs , cole- b i a t e d t h e i r f o r tie th w e d d in g an i- v t r s a r y T h u r s d a y ev en in g w ith a r e ceptio n at t h e i r hom e, to w h ic h l o o ft lends w e re invited. An a b u n d a n c e of s p r in g flo w ers a d d e d b e a u ty to th e ro o m s a n d to th e s e rv in g tab le, w h ere Mrs. L. L. H a tfie ld a n d Mrs. We see by th e p a p e r s th a t “ O ra n d - Sam K o h le r p ou red. The F r e e m a n s ' sons an d d a u g h t e r s m a ” w hose a b o d e Is on N o rth F it Mr. s t r e e t in M ed fo rd , h as been a w a r d e d |w e r e p re s e n t for th e occasion: the m u c h -c o v e te d P u ll it z e r prize fo r and Mrs. H e n ry F r e e m a n of P o rl- th e " m o s t o u t s t a n d i n g pu b lic a e r - ! ) a n d , Mr. a n d Mrs. L e o n a rd F r e e m a n vice by a n y A m e ric a n n ew sp a p e r. " • of C e n t r a l P o int an d Mr. a n d Mrs. And we a ls o n o te th e m o d esty w ith ’ R o b ert K in caid of C e n tra l P o in t, Ju lia which Bro. R u h l passes (he h o n o r on Mrs. F r e e m a n 's m o t h e r , Mrs. to th e J a c k s o n v ill e Miner. W e m ay Owen, w as also a guest, s o u n d e n v io u s ( a s we a d m i t we a r e ) 1 Many lovely a n n i v e r s a r y g if ts w ere but w h ile we feel th a t t h e a w a r d w b * i ( r elved d u r i n k th e ev en in g by th e well p laced, s till in o u r o p in io n th e h o n o re d couple. u n it e d e f f o r t s of th e c o u n ty p re s s of A mos W a lk e r, r e p u b l ic a n candi t h i s c o u n ty a id e d a bit in g e tt in g tin d a te for s h e r i f f w as in to w n th i s Mail T r i b u n e t h i s a w a r d . week t a l k i n g to th e vo ters. W hen And we sh all expect to e n t e r , h c in te rv ie w e d by th e A m erican Mr p o r t a l s o f t h a t no b le s h eet w ith f e a r " a l k e r »«*«•*•« , h ** r " P ° " w h t‘’h and trem b lin g h ereafter. And n o : had ^ e n b ro a d c a s t th a t he I n te n d e d d o u b t Bob a n d A r, will be g e t t i n g " f i» ' h e e n t i r e force In th e sh er- n ew h e a d g e a r at once. T h ey w o n 't * "«»«* if elected , was a r r o n e o u s . even lo o k at us c o m m o n m o r t a l s ' He s t a te d he did in te n d to give t h e w I people a new d e a l a n d t h a t a n ew • • • set-u p p r o b a b l y would be m a d e In S till t h e q u e s tio n ot a p u b l i c " e o ffice, but th a t no p ro m ise s to d u m p i n g g r o u n d is u p in t h e a i r 'h o s e e i t h e r in th „ office o r out h a v e " u n d e r if we h a d all th a t tr o u b l e -ver ben m ad e. Mr " alk e r has c le a n in g u p o u r back v a rd fo r n o th - been a r e s i d e n t of t h e R o g u e R iv e r ng H o pe th e c ity d a d s will arriv* valley fo r m a n y y e a r s a n d k n o w s th e ¡n e e d s o f th e office to w hich he as- at so m e c o n c lu s io n soon | pirea. • • • We w an t to call a t t e n t i o n t o th e ] new t r a f f i c o r d i n a n c e p r i n te d in an- o t h e r c o lu m n . T h e r e h ad been a lot of o b s o le te law s on o u r b o o k s w h ich v e t # all re p e a le d w h en th e n ew on* was a d o p te d W e ho pe e v e ry c a r o w n e r a n d d r i v e r will re a d th i s a n d sto w It a w a y f o r f u t u r e s tu d y . And. b e tto r, a b id e by it T h e city counctil a t Its r e g u l a i j by bell, s i r e u o r e x h a u s t w h is t le m e e tin g M o n d ay n i g h t s p e n t a busy ! th e d r i v e r of e v e r y o t h e r vehicle] session. S e v e ra l m a t t e r s of i m p o r t sh all I m m e d ia te ly d ri v e t h e «ante to In position as n e a r a s po ssib le a n d a n c e w ere t a k e n up, a m o n g t h e m p a ra lle l to t h e rig h t h a n d e d g e or being t h e m a t t e r of a city ja il a n d I c u r b of th e s t r e e t , c le a r of a n y In a public d u m p g ro u n d . P u rc h a s e te rse c tio n of s tre e ts , a n d s h a l l sto p of th e l a t t e r has been held up a w a i t e n d r e m a in In su ch p o sitio n u n les s o th e r w i s e d ir e c te d by a police o r ing th e a d j u s t m e n t of a m o r tg a g e tra ffic officer u n ti l th e police o r fire on t h e p r o p e r ty in q u e s tio n , b u t d e p a r t m e n t vehicle s h a ll h av e passed. th e p u rc h a s e is e x p ected to be c o m 1 2.) It s h a ll be u n la w f u l for p leted soon. th e d riv e r of an y vehicle, o t h e r t h a n T he city has long felt th e n eed of one on o fficial b u sin ess, to follow ' a ja il as a t p re s e n t o f f e n d e r s a r e t a k any fire a p p a r a t u s t r a v e li n g In r e sponse to a fire a l a r m c lo s e r t h a n en to M edford a n d if fined th e money- five h u n d r e d feet o r to d ri v e in to goes to th e c o u n ty in s te a d of th e o r park s u r h vehicle w ith i n t h e block w h e re fire a p p a r a t u s h a s s to p p e d in city. An o r d i n a n c e r e p e a l in g se v e ra l o b a n s w e r t o a fire a l a r m o r w ith in tlitee blocks of a point w h e re a fire solete o r d i n a n c e s a n d a d o p ti n g new is in progress. tr a f f i c r u l e s for th e city w a s a d o p te d . E. T h e d r i v e r of a v e h ic le u p o u | T h e full te x t of th i s o r d i n a n c e is a street a b o u t to be i v e r t a k e n a n d pushed by a n o t h e r veh icle a p p r o a c h as follow s: ing from th e r e a r s h a ll give w ay to O rd in a n c e N o . 2t)o th e right In fa v o r of th e o v e r t a k i n g T R A F F IC CODE vehicle on s u i ta b l e a n d a u d i b l e s i g AN O R D IN A N C E r e g u l a t i n g t r a f nal being givz-n by t h e d r i v e r of t h e fic on th e s t r e e t s of t h e City of C e n o v e r t a k in g vehicle, a n d s h a l l n o t i n tra l P o in t. J a c k s o n C o u n ty , O reg o n , crease th e speed of his veh icle u n til g o v e rn in g th e o p e r a t io n of a ll v e com pletely passed by t h e o v e r t a k in g hicles, a n d p ro v id in g a p e n a lty for vehicle. v io latio n of th i s o r d i n a n c e . F. i l l T h e d ri v e r of an y vehicle T H E P E O P L E O F T H E CITY O F C E N T R A L P O IN T UO O R D A IN AS u p o n a s t r e e t, b e fo re s t a r t i n g , s t o p ping or t u r n i n g fro m a d ir e c t line FOLLOWS: sh all first s e e th a t su c h m o v e m e n t SE C T IO N 1. cun he m a d e in sa f e ty a n d if any P ro to » t ing P a v e m e n ts . p e d e s tria u m ay be a f f e c te d by su ch T h a t it s h a l l be u n la w f u l fo r an y m o v e m e n t s h a ll give a c le a rly a u d p e rs o n , p ers o n s, f i r m , o r c o r p o r a ible sig n a l by s o u n d i n g th e h o r n tion to d riv e an y t r a c t o r or o t h e r an d w h e n e v e r th e o p e r a t io n of an y heavy vehicle on th e paved s t r e e t s o t h e r vehicle m a y be a ff e c te d by su c h of th e City of C e n t r a l P o in t to th e m o v e m e n t s h a l l give a s ig n a l as r e w heels of w h ich m ay be a t t a c h e d a n y q u ir e d in th is sec tio n plain ly visible m u d ho ok s, lu g s or o t h e r pieces o r to th e d riv e r of su ch o t h e r veh icle p a r t s t h a t m ay c u t o r i u j u r e th e ot the iu te n tl o u to m a k e su c h m o v e p av in g of s a id City of C e n t r a l P o in t, m en t. o r to d r a g , h a u l o r convey ou o r o v e r (2 1 T h e s ig n a l h e r e i n r e g u i r e d a n y p av ed s t r e e t a n y logs, poles, t i m bers or a n y o t h e r o b je c t, in a m a n s h a l l be given e i t h e r by m e a n s of n e r t h a t w o u ld in a n y c u t, i u j u r e o r t h e h a n d a n d a r m in t h e m a n n e r d eface su c h p av ed s t r e e t o r a n y p a r t h e r e i n sp ecified, o r by a m e c h a n ic a l o r e le c tric a l sig n a l device, w hich thereo f. h a s b een a p p ro v e d by t h e S e c re to ry S E C T IO N of S tate. R e g u la t in g M o to r V e h ic le s . ' W h e n e v e r th e s i g n a l Is given by F o r t h e p u rp o s e of t h i s O r d in a n c e m e r /is of th e h a n d a n d a r m , th e d r i v th e t e r m ' s t r e e t ” s h a l l lu e a u ev ery e r s h all s h a l l in d i c a te In t e n ti o n to public way, t h o r o u g h f a r e a n d place, s t a r t , sto p o r t u r n by e x te n d i n g th e in c lu d in g alley s, ro a d s , b rid g es, c u l h a n d an d a r m h o r i z o n ta l ly fr o m a n d v erts, v ia d u c t s a n d o t h e r s t r u c t u r e s 1 bey ond th e le ft *dde of t h e vehicle. w ith in th e b o u n d a r i e s of th e C ity of O. Upon all s t r e e ts , e x cep t u p o n C e n t r a l P o in t , O re g o n , u se d o r in I on e-w ay s t r e e ts , th e d r i v e r of a ve- te n d e d fo r use of t h e g e n e ra l public i h i d e s h a ll d riv e th e s a m e upo n th e for vehicles. t i g h t h a lf of th e s t r e e t a n d s h a l l T h e t e r m “ v e h ic l e ” s h a l l m ean d ri v e a slow -m o ving v e h ic le a s close every m e c h a n ic a l device m o v in g ov ly as possible to th e r i g h t h a n d e d g e e r th e s t r e e t s of t h e City of C e n tr a l or c u r b of s u r h s t r e e t , u n le s s it is P o in t, O re g o n , by a n y o t h e r p o w er im p r a c t ic a b l e to tr a v e l on su c h side t h a n h u m a n po w er, e x cep tin g only of th e s t r e e t an d except w h en o v e r such as m ove ex clusiv ely on s t a t i o n t a k i n g a n d p assin g a n o t h e r vehicle a r y ra il tr a c k s . s u b j e c t to th e li m i t a t i o n s a p p lic a b le T he te r m " m o t o r v e h ic le " shall In o v e r t a k i n g a n d p ass in g se t f o r th m e a n e v e ry self p ro p e lle d veh icle in t h i s act. m ov in g o v e r M e s t r e e t s of th e City In g ro s sin g an I n t e r s e e t i o l n of ot C e n tra l P o in t , O reg o n . s t r e e t s or t h e i n t e rs e c tio n of a s t r e e t T h e t e r m " p e r s o n " s h a l l m e a n a n d by a r a i lr o a d r i g h t o f way, t h e d r i v in c lu d e a n y i n d i v id u a l , c o r p o r a ti o n e r of a vehicle s h a ll a t a ll ti m e s ass o c ia tio n , c o p a r t n e r s h i p , c o m p a n y , c a u s e su ch veh icle to tr a v e l on th e firm , o r o t h e r a g g r e g a t i o n of in d i v i d r i g h t h a lf of t h e s t r e e t u n le s s su c h uals. r i g h t h a lf is o b s t r u c t e d o r I m p a s .SECTION 3. sable. T h e L a w s o f t il e S t r e e t . H. T h e o p e r a t o r of a m o t o r ve Tlie law s of t h e s t r e e t e v e r y h e r e hicle s h a ll, on a s ig n a l, by ra is in g w ith in t h e c o r p o r a t e lim its of th e t h e h a n d , from a p e rs o n r id in g , l e a d City of C e n tr a l P o in t , t h e law s r e g u ing a h o rs e o r h o rs e s o r o t h e r a n i latin g t h e m o t o r veh icle t r a f f i r a r e m als in t h e o p p o site d ir e c ti o n , b rin g h e re d e c la re d to be u n if o r m w ith th e su ch m o t o r veh icle i m m e d i a te l y to a M otor .V eh icle L a w s of th e S t a t e of stop, a n d r e m a in s t a t i o n a r y so lo ng O reg on in t h e r e g u l a t i o n of M otor a s m ay be re a s o n a b le to allo w su c h Vehicle T r a ff ic on th e h ig h w a y s. a n i m a l o r a n i m a l s to pass, a n d if «t t i c d i c n c c t o t r a f f i c r e g u l a t i o n » - t r a v e li n g in th e s a m e d ir e c ti o n , »hall It s h a l l be u n la w f u l a n d u n le s s use re a s o n a b le c a u ti o n in p a ss in g o th e r w i s e d e c la r e d h e r e i n w ith r e su ch a n i m a l o r a n i m a l s ; p ro v id e d , spect to p a r t i c u l a r o ff e n se s it s h a ll t h a t in ease s u r h a n i m a l o r a n i m a l s c o n s t i t u t e a m i s d e m e a n o r fo r any a p p e a r b ad ly f r i g h t e n e d o r t h e p e r person to fail o r neg lec t t o com ply son o p e r a t i n g su ch m o t o r v e h ic le is with a n y ru le o r r e g u l a t i o n d e c la r e d sig n a le d so to do, su c h p e rs o n s h a l l c a u s e th e m o t o r of s u c h veh icle to hi th is o r d i n a n c e . It s h a l l lie u n la w f u l for th e d r i v e r cease r u n n i n g so lo ng as s h a l l be ot a n y veh icle to d isobey t h e i n s t r u c re a s o n a b ly n e c e ss a ry to p r e v e n t a c c i ti on s of a n y o fficial t r a f f i c sign or d e n t a n d in s u r e th e s a f e ty of o th e r s . sig n al placed in a c c o rd a n c e w ith th e I T h e d r i v e r of a v e h ic le s h a l l pro vision ot t h i s o rd i n a n c e , u n le s s not at an y tim e d r i v e t h r o u g h o r o th e r w i s e d ir e c te d by a police o f I o v e r a s a f e ty zone o r a r e a set a s i d e ficer. w ithin a s t r e e t f o r t h e exclusiv e use It s h a ll be u n la w f u l for t h e d r i v e r of p e d e s t r i a n s an d w hich is so p l a i n of an y v eh icle to fait to sto p a t all ly m a r k e d o r in d ic a te d by p ro p e r in t e rs e c tio n s on P in e s t r e e t e n t e r i n g signs a s to h e p la ln ly visible a t all P in e s t r e e t in th e B u sin es s se c tio n ti m e s w h ile set a p a r t a s a sa f e ty bet wet-n F r o n t S treet a n d F o u r t h zone o r a r e a . s tr e e t, w h e re t r a f f i c " s t o p " s ig n s a r e J. 11 » T h e d r i v e r of a vehicle placed. F a i l u r e to sto p a t su ch t r a f sh all not d riv e to t h e left s i d e of th e fic “ s t o p " s ig n s s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a c e n te r line of a s t r e e t in o v e r t a k i n g m is d e m e a n o r. an d p assin g a n o t h e r veh icle p r o c e e d It s h a l l be u n la w f u l for a n y p e r ing in th e sam e d ir e c tio n , u n le s s su c h son to d eface, I n j u r e , k n o c k d o w n or left side is c le a rly visible a n d is fr e e re m o v e a n y t r a f f i c sig n o r s l g n a ’ from o n c o m i n g t r a f f i c fo r a s u f fic i placed o r e r e c t e d . a s p ro v id ed h e r e ent d is t a n c e a h e a d to p e r m i t su c h in. an d su c h p e rs o n d o in g so is g u ilty o v e r t a k i n g a n d p a ss in g to be m a d e in safety . of a m i s d e m e a n o r . ( 2 ) T h e d ri v e r of a veh icle s h a l l Itule« o f t h e S t r e e t A. T h e d r i v e r of a n y v e h ic le ov not o v e r t a k e a n d pass a n o t h e r v e e r t a k i n g a n o t h e r veh icle p ro c e e d in g hicle p ro c e e d in g in t h e s a m e d i r e c in th e s a m e d ir e c tio n sh all p a ss at tion at a n y ra i lr o a d g r a d e c ro s sin g a safe d is ta n c e to th e left t h e r e o f , nor a t a n y I n te rs e c tio n of s t r e e t s u n an d s h all not a g a in d ri v e to t h e r i g h t less p e r m it te d so t o do by a t r a f f i c sid e of th e s t r e e t u n ti l s a f e ly c le a r o r police officer. K T h e d r i v e r of a m o t o r veh icle of such o v e r t a k e n vehicle. B T h e d r i v e r of a m o t o r veh icle w hen tr a v e l i n g upo n a d o w n g r a d e s h a l l follow a n o t h e r v e h ic le m o r e upon a n y s tre e t s h a ll n o t c o a st w ith closely t h a n is r e a s o n a b le a n d p r u th e g e a r s of su c h v eh icle In n e u t r a l . L. ( I i Any perso n d r i v in g a ve d e n t, h a v in g d u e r e g a r d to t h e speed of su c h vehicles a n d th e t r a f f i c upon hicle on a s t r e e t s h a ll d r i v e t h e s a m e at a c a r e f u l an d p r u d e n t speed n o t an<j c o n d itio n of t h e stre e t. C. T h e d r i v e r of a n o v e r t a k i n g g r e a t e r t h a n is r e a s o n a b l e a n d p r o m o t o r veh icle s h a l l give a u d i b l ’ per. h a v in g d u e r e g a r d to t h e tr a f - w a r n in g w ith h is h o rn o r o t h e r w a r n tlc, s u r f a c e an d w id th o f t h e h i g h ing d ev ice b e fo re p a ss in g o r a t t e m p way a n d an v o t h e r c o n d it io n s th e n ting to pass a v e h ic le p ro c e e d in g in ex is tin g , a n d no p e rs o n s h a l l d r i v e an y veh icle upon a s t r e e t a t su c h t h e s a m e d ir e c ti o n . D. I l l t 'p o n t h e a p p r o a c h of an y a s p e e d a« to e n d a n g e r t h e life, lim b police, t r a f f i c o ffic e r o r f ire d e p a r t i ot p r o p e r ty o f a n y perso n . fContinued on Fag« Two) m e n t «cblcU. »r. m s a u d ib l e Lignal 1 a. N U M B E R 32 IO, N ear M urder T h reatened O u r r e p o r t e r saw tw o well k n o w n local c itiz e n s e n g a g e d in w h a t a p p e a r e d to be a fu r lo u t q u a r r e l In fr o n t of t h e d r u g store. T h e lady w a s v e ry m u c h excited a n d th e g e n t l e m a n w as e lo q u e n tly s e t ti n g f o r t h h is sid e of t h e q u e s tion. T h e la d y e v e n ex p re s se d a w ish sh e h a d a g u n to s e t t l e t h e argum ent. T h e r e p o r t e r w as on t h e p o in t of c a llin g t h e c o n s t a b le , b u t d e cided to let m a t t e r s t a k e th e l t course. l a t t e r s h e saw t h e n e a r c o m b a t a n t s a g a in h a r d a t it n e a r t h e post o ffice a u d still l a t e r in fr o n t o t M arine's. C a r e f u l i n v e s ti g a ti o n disclosed t h a t th e w h o le a f f a i r w a s m erely a n a r g u m e n t a b o u t t h e sales tax — t h e lady b e in g for, a n d t h e g e n t l e m a n a g a i n s t t h e said tax. So f a r no c a s u a l t i e s h a v e b een r e ported. W o m a n s R e lie f C o rp s mot S a t u r d a y w ith tw e n ty - tw o m e m b e r s in a t te n d a n c e . O ne m e m b e r w as l n l a te d in to th e o r d e r . R e f r e s h m e n t s w e re serv ed d u r i n g t h e so cial h o u r by M esd am es H um phrey. K ilb o u r n e . Maple a n d J o n e s . New m e m b e r s a r e c o n s t a n tl y b ein g a d d e d to th is p a t r i otic g ro u p o f w o m en . Mr. N. L. C r l s t e r of T u rlo c k , Calif, is a g u e s t a t t h e h o m e of his s i s te r e n d b r o t h e r - i n - l a w , Mr. a n d Mrs. W . P. G rim es. Mr. C r ls te r is aff lic te d w ith a t h s m a anil it Is hop ed t h a t th e c li m a t e will a id in h is recovery. W e d n e s d a y e v e n in g th e ladies of th e m is s i o n a r y circle e n t e r t a i n e d th e play cast of f o u r te e n m e m b e r s w ith a W a t fie S u p p e r In t h e re c r e a ti o n a l p a r l o r s of th e F i r s t C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h V ern e C o k e r of B en d a r r i v e d T h u r s d a y to a c c o m p a n y his wife a n d in f a n t d a u g h t e r to t h e i r h o m e in t h a t City. Mrs. C o k e r h a s b een In th e valley f o r s o m e ti m e a n d w hile h e re h a d h e r to n s ils rem o v ed . S e v e ra l cases of m e a s le s a r e r e p o rte d a m o n g t h e school c h ild re n . Mr. a n d Mrs. F le i s c h e r h a v e h a d a s g u e s t s th is w eek Mr. W . E. O r r of V e n tu r a , Calif., an d Mr. a n d Mrs. M. M. W ln a u s a n d son Bobbie of S e a ttle . Mr. O r r is a b r o t h e r of Mrs. F l e i s c h e r a n d Mrs. W in a n s a sister. T h e r e will be a c a n d i d a t e s ball a' th e O r ie n t a l G a rd e n s a t M ed fo rd S a t u r d a y n ig h t a cco rd in g to a n a n n o u n c e m e n t by " D a d " D y n g e, m a n a g er. All c a n d id a te s a r e u r g e d to be p re s e n t. Miss May J o n e s of S o u th B r e w s te r Mass, a r r i v e d S a t u r d a y f o r a n ex te n d e d v isit Ht th e hom e of h e r n e p h ew E d w a r d Jon es. Mr. a n d Mrs. W. A. S h ell of K l a m a t h F a ll s s p e n t S u n d a y a s g u e s ts ot th e E d w . J o n e s family. Mrs. G eo rg e W rig h t, Mrs. A lv in W illia m s , a n d Miss G ra c e H e r m a n - son left T h u r s d a y m o r n in g f o r M e r rill, O re g o n to a tt e n d t h e g r a d u a t i o n ex ercises of Mrs. W r i g h t ’s g r a n d d a u g h t e r , Mary J a n e B o w m a n . TAX IS OPPOSED BY CALIFORNIANS SAYS FORM ER RESIDENT (i. 'I . (kw |K 'r, L o u ^ Bcu< li, C a lif., in O reg o n J o u r n a l As a f o r m e r r e s id e n t of O re g o n fo r a n u m b e r of y e a r s a n d a p r o p e r ty o w n e r th e r e , I s till t a k e a n in t e r e s t in s t a te news. 1 n o te t h e r e is m u c h p ro te s t a g a in s t t h e sales ta x passed by t h e sp e c ia l s e s sio n of t h e le g isla tu r e , a n d feel it m i g h t be of in t e r e s t to m y O reg o n f r i e n d s to n o w how th e peo ple of C a li fo rn i a lik e it in a c t u a l o p e r a t io n . One m a n c o n c e r n e d w ith t h e b u y ing a n d m a n a g e m e n t of o n e of t h e la r g e s t s t o r e s in L os A n g eles, tell m e his c u s t o m e r s a lm o s t u n iv e r s a lly c o n d e m n t h e ta x a n d a r e v e r y d is a g r e e a b l e a b o u t it ; t h a t t h e co llect ing of th e sales ta x sets u p so m u c h s a l e s re s is ta n c e in th e m i n d s of th e b u y e rs t h a t it a ff e c ts th e v o lu m e of b u sin e ss q u it e seriou sly. T h r e e s p e c ia lty s t o r e s say t h e to u r i s t s a n d w i n t e r v is ito rs in th is section a r e li m i ti n g t h e i r p u rc h a s e s to t h e n e c e ss a rie s of life a n d a r tic le s of s m a ll v alu e, to a v o id p a y in g a sales tax in t h i s s t a t e . T w o p a r t ie s w h o sp end t h e i r w in te r s in th e Los A ngeles a r e a , a n d h a v e m o n e y to sp en d freely, say th e y w ill not s p e n d $100 for t h e p riv ile g e of paying $2.50 tax a b o v e th e p u r c h a s e price to th e state. T h e id e a p u t f o r w a rd t h a t O regon will g e t t h e t a x m oney fro m people t e m p o r a r i l y in th e s t a te will p rove a d e lu s io n t h e r e as it h a s here. H o tels a n d r e s t a u r a n t s a r e very o u ts p o k e n a g a i n s t th e sales ta x , cla im in g t h a t it r e s t r i c t s apenri- a n d lo w ers t h e n u m b e r of t h e i r c u s to m e rs. One o w n e r of a la r g e o r a n g e o r c h a r d , In O r a n g e c o u n ty , SHys t h e sales tax on w h a t he h a s to b u y for his fa r m a n d living m o u n t s to m ore t h a n th e r e d u c t io n In h is p ro p e r ty tax. T h e o w n e r s of s m a ll hom es, a n d people on s a l a r i e s a n d w ages, claim th e sales tax Is c o s tin g t h e m m o re t h a n an y r e d u c t io n In ta x on p ro p e r t y th e y ow n. T h e la b o r in g m en a r e b it te r ly op p o sed to t h i s tax. A d a i r y m a n , sellin g his milk at w h o le s a le to a city d i s t r i b u t o r , say s th« cost of th e sales ta x co m e s e n tire ly o u t of h is pocket. T h e c o m m e n t g e n e r a l ly is t h a t t h e sales tax h a s been p u t on t h e people of C a lifo rn ia hy t h e p o litic ia n s on th e public p a y ro ll b e c a u s e th o lim it in tax in g p r o p e r ty h a d b een r e a c h e d a n d , not b e in g w illin g to p ra c tic e d ra s tic e c o n o m y a n d c u t s t a t e ex pense, t h e sales ta x w a s t h e only m e th o d left open to t h e m t o ra i s e a d d itio n a l m oney , A s u g g e s tio n to th o se in t e r v i e w e d t h a t t h e s a le s tu x m ig h t m e a n to t h e p r o p e r t y ow n o r, a lo w e re d to t a l t a x a t i o n , b r i n g s f o r th v e h e m e n t a n d u n p r i n t a b l e d e n ia ls. It is In t e r e s t in g to s t a n d n e a r t h e ru s h re g i s te r s In t h e d i f f e r e n t s t o r e s a n d h e a r t h e c o m m e n t s fr o m pur c h a s e r s on t h e C a l i f o r n i a sales tax . If soni). O re g o n p o litic ia n s c o u ld d o th is th e y w o u ld c ease t h e i r s u p p o r t of th e sales ta x in O reg o n . T h e G olden Link Bible C lass will M M 'AL G I R L WI N S H O N O R IN P O R T L A N D H O S P IT A L nipet F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n a t th e hom o of Mrs. F r a n k C och ran. Miss E r m a H a m r i c k , d a u g h t e r of T h e e i g h t h g ra d e p u p ils e n jo y e d Mr. an d Mrs. J e s s ie H a m r i c k w us a picnic a t A sh lan d T u e s d a y . T h ey p ro m o te d to A s s i s ta n t Day S u p 't. a t left by t r u c k a t nine o ’clock a n d t h e Good S a m a r i t a n h o s p i ta l In F o r t - Miss H ainrlr.k w a s b o rn a n d s p e n t t h e day sw im m in g , p la y in g land. ra ise d h e re . She w o r k e d In F a b e r ' s te n n i s a n d a ll re p o r te d a fin e tim e. S to re, a n d l a t e r In P a x s o n 's D ru g W i l b u r Y akcl has jo i n e d t h e CCC S to re . S he t h e n to o k t h e s t a t e e x a n d Is s t a ti o n e d at C r a t e r L ake. a m i n a t i o n a n d won n e x t to h ig h e s t Miss H a m r i c k h o ld s t h e sec Mr. a n d Mrs. F r a n k C o c h ra n w e re place. ond h ig h e s t positio n in t h e h o sp ital. M edford v is ito rs T h u rs . m o r n in g . Mr. a n d Mrs T r a il S u n d a y . J. T. F r y visited at Mr. a n d Mrs. H. F . Y oung a t t e n d ed t h e m usical festival in A sh la n d . — C hief T w o Guns Mr. B r it to n an d fam ily a n d b r o t h e r of E a g le P o in t a n d Mr. a n d Mrs. j Dbn F a b e r of A s h la n d w e n t on a f i s h in g t r i p to Casey's C a m p S u n d a y T h e y r e p o r t a very su cces sfu l tr i p . \\ hone p r o f ile Mr. a n d Mrs. L- H a tfie ld a n d Mr. a n d Mrs. W. H. W a t t of M edford e n jo y ed S u n d a y d in n e r a t t h e H e w l e tt a t E a g le P o in t. Mrs. H e w l e t t Is 1 y e a r s old a n d m a k e s h e r ow n b re a d ' — It'a fin e b re a d too. M akes a m ickle. T h e J u b i le e h e a d q u a r t e r s in Med fo rd h a v e very m a n y a rt ic l e s of pio : n e e r days. It is well w o r th a n y o n e s ti m e to t a k e a d a y off a n d look th e m over. The a d o rn » B u ffa lo nickel I s <lea«|. M any a nick el b a tin g B u ffalo n ick els W ill k«-cp w o lv e s fr o m the- d o o r . Farm ers and F ruitgrow ers Bank ( 1.9 .» .: -~r,. - i . . In«i i rr«| )