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About The American. (Central Point, Or.) 1928-1936 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1934)
THE AMERICAN M tl.lM K VI C EN TRAI - POINT. OKI (AIN. M u s in g s — I By an Innocent Bystander If our readers fall to find the us ual pep in our paper these days, they | ran blame It on Old Hoi who hat : been entirely too intimate tile |>:.»t i few days. Here's hopin g U will cool o f f soon. We hear that Senator Joe Dunuej is com in g to Southern Oregon s o o n ; to try and wake up interest lu hie candidacy for governor. If he. or any oth er candidate can wake up Inter est In anything but the hot weather he will be a dandy- and should be elected to any offic e he wants. TH IIM UI. \l G t S T . t n IW3I N O I UER IH Local Merchant F«rm °"«?°*IN 0IIIE REPAIR E Tn Trum Changed I h m Tells of Incidents lu lUUfi Broad Drouth LOINS WILL AID OWNERS IN NEED On Journey Home SOUTHERN OREG. 1-iist week we published coun f o f the trip east by an ac- j showin g different war tones and lo- Mr. and cations, Mrs. E. C. Faber and daughter Fran- cea. Thi week .VO give the storv o f ' their Journey home. . Tlie day s-»t for our departur> • • * (Th ursda y) we were favored with an Bro. Hall, erst-while horse-whip honest-to-goodness sh ow er with pb-n- ping expert, has displayed quite a bit ty o f lightning. Delayed for a short As the rain slowed down we o f c om m on sense when he abandoned time. the ranks o f the parlor pinks anil took our departure for Louisville, Her.» we encountered mir second family V l t o i t “should I shower. " We hacked ' o u r 'ear ‘ under fortifications, etc., connect- ed with the world war. This build ‘ >*K was erected as a memorial to the Farm outlo ok information cover I iug current and prospective produc- jt l o n and marketin g situation for products, dairy products, The Federal Housing Admin istra PO RTLAN D, August 2 a. (S p ecia l) poultry Senator Joe Dunne, republican g u lambs and wool, beef cattle, hogs, tion. established as a result o f the bernatorial nominee, accom panie d by fall-sown grain, and clover seed has Nutioual Hou sing Act, was form ed \rthur \V l'riaulx. republican state just been prepared by econom ists In as an aid to property owuers w h o for the O.S.C. extension service. Com I chairm an- leave here September 1st ¡ o n a 17-dav swing through southern modity notes on hay, feed grains, the past few years have beeu unable end eastern Oregon. This 1» th» flaxseed, beans, hops, potatoes. aj>- to give their property the ueceasary first m ajor trip undertaken by the p!es, pears, prunes, walnuts and fil tare. Hut in order to obtain such a republican standard bearer during berts are Included. loan it is not necessary that one's " O f outstandin g im portance to Ore- the drive for votes since the primary _ , . . . . i .i . .u_ . .prop erty be in dire need o f attention. n - 1 senal p Du*'n<’ <nade * a u c * o n farmers at this time is the tre- ' » * « ‘ "1 campaign trip last week. I mendoua d r o p in National hay and 81 are “ ' ‘ « « b e d to a M I A Senate Dunne's central Oregon teed grain production, coupled with it»»« and the borrow er may use his who , *‘ 11 ,n b» U,e <>u ,he f**ld" o f France. Shortly after fou r o'clock the next morning we were traveling westward on R ou te -(0. Here we i< mid all .......... manner f o lk s — . rich oi . o f ------- .... — sleeping out on lawns or u I poor »Bering oaks For a * few der sheltering oaks. For few miles miles after entering Kansas we saw some crops hut they grew thln nenr as we «umpaign venture met with such sue-1 shor, pastures and ranges and oth er j as he sees fit— provided the money is ists. " T h i t | expended for the im provement of | pr oceed ed ...... h V T e V T l t t u T "gre^n icss ^ ' that “ »< republican republican headuarters headuarters de-j de -1 fe fe e e d d s s ." ." says says the the econom economists. tci-mlned the first tw o weeks tn Sep-, will undoubtedly result in a greater j buildings in his possession. W heth - nrlnted so ns *n he readahle There's cover at a service station but as we vegetation. Many cattle graaing in . . . . . . . . were unable to g e t o u r car entirely j stubble fields Indicated that K a n s a s ; 1 m l,,r 00,11,1 w e" bp " P ' ' " 1 b >’ the «laughter o f cattle and calves, a n d j e r the house needs a coat o f paint, nothing- like good old black and under our bedding and clothin g were had a fair crop o f wheat but no corn, Jovial senator on a further contact oth er adju stm ents In livestock, than a new foundation or the addition of white for legible printing. trip. at any time f o r decades." I a new room to provide apace for a drenched. We cotnlnued our jou rn ey either in Kansas or .Missouri, F ollow in g is the schedule o f the A marked reduction In hog pro-1 g row in g family, makoa no difference Speaking o f the territory covered rfo they ure goin g to "E n d Pover in about one half hour on hard sur- republican gubernatorial candidate ductlon and a smaller la mb c rop In as far as the loan is concerned. Like- road. In about twenty five l , n Route No. 4(1 we saw many men ty in C a liforn ia" with L'pton Sin face (an d his party: rtept. 1 Grants P hhs ; 1935 is certain to oc cur, says the d r wise, li he chooses, the farmer, for clair m the chair. W e were una- minutes we encountered a b o u t cutting corn stalks to pt. " Marshfield republican picnic: culitr. copies of w hich may be obtain- Instance, can live in his house as it We were Inform ed j ware that they w ould admit there twelve cars waiting for water that I feed for i Httle. oth er im provements Sept. 3 Keedsport and Gold Reach: »•d from coutny agricultural agents. 11* and make across the road to subside »» n Western Kansas that one tow n; was such a thing i uthat state. And run popt. 4 Rosehurg: Sept. 5 M edford. Except for higher costs, at least un- m o r e essential to the profitable op- could continue their journey. |,ad shipped 45 ears o f fam ished ca l-; he was nominated for g overnor on they Sept. i> Ashland; Sept. 7 Chiloquln; til new feed 1« available In 1935 the . ration of his farm, such as putting the most fantastic platform we h a v e | " w in line and waited for mi t i e It was no unusual sight to t e n ^ a new S Malln and Merrll; Sept. 9 poultry ou tlook w ould he quite fav- up „ new silo or building ever seen- He proposes to acquire | hour before being able to continue. „ j,„|f dozen trucks, with barrel* und 10 Klamath Falls; Sept. 11 nrahle and the dairy ou tlook some- fence. vacant lands and start colonies where 1 " ran *nt0 showers almost the eh- milk cans and pails, gathered about W hile this new building improve- I.akeview roundup; Sept. 12 Burns; what better than for several years. everyone works for the community. tire day until we arrived in C olu m a well, waiting for their turn to gei Sept. 13 John Day and Canyon City; Feed supplies will be very low t h l s [ „ . e n t movement is being superivsed bus, Ohio. Colum bus while not in a supply of water. We thought that And to buy up factories which have Sept. 14 Fossil. Spray and C on don ; winter, but no general shortage of ¡and made possible by the goveru- failed to make a go o f it aud put men print very often is a forward looking a very pitiful sight. Sept. 15 Pendleton Houndup; Sept. hunian fo o d is expected. ment the monies loaned out arc not city. It has many beautiful man- to work in them. And if the other At Denver, ou r next stop, we fou nd Ifi Dufur, W asco County Fair; Sept. The clover seed crop Is very pool federal funds but rather the proper- factories which have struggled ou | along, private h om e's as well as pub- some of ou r relatives away at their >hls year and carryover stocks small-. „ ,,f lhe i n* u (u t|o u * frum whl(. h thu 17 Astoria W O W picnic. i lie institutions. Of course, we wou- tlirough the depression cannot stand summer cabins up in the high Hook er than usual, the report points out I- ans are secured. The Federal the competition o f the state-owned d,Jred w b " re a l> ,hp w eallb comBf ies. Here we had our first night o f Prices are advancin g, especially for Housing Adm in istration merely oils from. To answer this question will concerns, they can quit and join the refreshing sleep for several weeks. A/! • H 1U U » K< od <l uantit>r 8,’e<I ° t which the sup- up already existing machinery by require a separate discourse by our gang-— or go hangi Denver is a most beautiful city. All I V I a c l e i l l b y i T e a t p|y ¡8 expected to be esp ed a ly light. guaranteeing paym en t o f the loans editor. Tlie first evening we camped the new houses that have beeu built Production o f feed grains In the in t-use of default by the borrowers. W e admit we haven't much faith i 1" ,he *mal‘ town ot R lch ard- Our for sev»»ral years are o f brick. W e Mi . and Mrs. John Clark ol 1 M-hole coun try will be only about 65 It Is surprisingly easy to obtain Indiana, drove thru the business dltsrict that tinl Point, both iruit workers In • p er cent o f averag, and o f hay about iu the Utopian dreams o f Mr. S i n - 1'-ex' *t o o w a* Alexander. such a loan, provided, of course, where we saw a number o f factories Market prospects for clair. He has always been a dream eri " “ c " " I' n " “ '-’ 1 ‘ " r evening and found tb e lighting most Medlord, are in the Sacred l l e a i t i p g per Mr fall-sown feed grain which can be property on which the loau is sought and an opportunist. And realizing |a,ld " " tb ‘n l,fri1 1 ,llir « 1 " 1 lal a. |,||Ulant. One large building wa 3 lirspilal receiving treatment. meets certain requirements. After that he siood no chance for election I U WaBJ , f“ c t^ y T ^ " 1; ! decorated with 1000 electric lights ( lark suffered a heart attack Tu es harvested early in 1935 are g o o d as ascertaining the type and tho day and Mrs. Clark became exhaust Socialist, he abandon ed that ¡ 1 1 1 i“ * ‘ al w o " 1' 1 hili factory is owned Th0 building wa8 out-lined with the a* a stocks o f feed grain are expected to am ount of the w ork wanted don e all end controlled by the Frigidaire ed from the extreme heal. i>,.rty and put on the cloak o f D em - 1 ¡lights and with various designs be low by that time. ti e borrow er needs do is to cull in a This mienral wool Is Mr. Clark was said to be ill a oc racy. But it all show s that all th" ! o r punition ¡stars, triangles, squares and many Index figures o f farm price levels contractor o r a building supply deal ; luMiiuiactursd Horn hard, flinty rock g eaily improved condition y e s te r d a y ; show „ -harp upward trend durin|i gullible ones .loll t live lu Oregon. 1 other figures. We spent at lease er approved by the F1LV and obtain mined adjacen t to the factory, lu one hour at the city park located a l and Mrs. ( ark was also recovering | ri>(.ent weeks, although yet generally m i estimate o f the cost. This done he freak summ er ,hl,‘ Pro<' P!if‘ the rock 1s melted and rapidly, according to the attending ,.:r helow parlty. Th(, general aver- This lias been a most iu tlie center o f the city. Every submits h filled out blank provided We have had all kinds o f "u n u s u a l” . i'. i--1 1 •-d pi ‘ do, t liipp d all o\ (.yenlug a large fountain is brightly physician. *.ge o f furm prices must still rise a- by the administration either to the weather since last spring, but tlu ' 11 d ‘tn 1 11 r K a r illuminated with many different col- b ut 50 p.-r rent to reach parity, ac- contractor or io any national ba nk, worst freak o f nature was the big ««Mories. No on e is able to w ork In which change every few minutes I'dltlg to the indexes g iv en ill thi state bank, industrial bank, building v.ind the other night, which blew the tN* factory long as the particles In , h!„ nd ln to ...................... one another. The I and loan association, or fin ance C or r oofin g o f f a lot o f buildings and: •" ' irr 1 ' fountain also changes shape. It will tween price« received and prices poration approved by tho FHA. If I lungs. No on e is allowed in this fae j u t en ough good R o g u e River V a l be high then flatten out like a m u sh i paid by farmers may be wiped out the loan is approved you then sign a tcry to see the process the rock is Simultaneously A1 IMche's now ley soil in our eyes to start a farm room and change into various shapes by next year ow in g to short crops I rondssory note (n o t a m or tg a g e) this wool. We in the Sahara Desert. W e had just | u* f -iru to rusk- and hues. M hii )- cars— at least one store location In the D euel-b uildin g, this year. j and the funds are advanced. Loans have some samples that we brought next to Luman's fine new establish been telling some Eastern folks that thousand— park around the square j of from $1 00 to *2.000 will be 't o m e with us, and will be pleased to ! we never had hurricane* in Oregon. “““ ' | i!itring tlie eool o f the evening and ment, is being remodeled, while j granted on each o f front on e to five . .. ___ « , u show samples to any one interested , , , . . , removal sale at the hardware and and now we are proved to be an " 1 drink in the beautiful sight. properties. Loans larger than $2,000 aw-ful liar. It d o n ’t pay to talk to o 1,1 • cetng m. mor- j , _.p arrtVe at sp orting goods store at 327 East ('uaititiuing the active cainjmlgn or any sized loans or more than five . , ... „.„..ti, r Indianapolis, our next stop is a more da> and » airlv e at Main street is in full swing. much about the Oregon weather. „ , . , Pocatella Idaho This is the nre- will he given . . . great railroad center. G ood roads I ro< alB,,a- |,,ano- * nls 18 ln e Instead o f paying drayage c o m p a n started tw o months ago to put an different properties iailiate in all directions. Westw ard 1 Pi)lat« p « r o w in g district o f the ies to move Al P ic h e’s merchandise end to payment o f fraudulent gas consideration. Which reminds us o f a story we We traveled for foi- As for the fees o r interest charges Gov* rn nient United States. from its present location to the new tax refunds, two more cases havi heard o f a certain Westerner w h o . ' r,’ m I" d |a» aP«“ 8 the > miles in this potato district. At been plac-il In tbe hands o f district they are considerably lower than to store, he is offerin g everything ill was brag g ing to an Eastern tourist 18 ‘ ar* p reservoir nt h< hold back the winter and spring ov- , h " Present time Idaho is shipping hardw;|re Kood(l ..„oklim « H o m e y * In different part* o f the those on loans pr ocured through tlie about what a w onderful cou banking procedure. Pri ,e about r rl,,w A '•*ul!lar Pr°Ject a« the «'* Kansas By. St. Louis and , |(t„ M11)K , o o l* . s p o r t i n g good.- " ,H,e by P. J. Stadelman. secretary ordin ary lived in. He talked a long time vate Institutions granting the l o a n - Hies Ol -hin.ie. 'lie dam is under way in ' h , , HO n,arhtit'' H ,< , h , r e are " ° ‘’" '¡ M s h l n g tackle and leather goods, a' \ " f 8ta,B- l " b)' ' ak " ' ' before lhe grand the advantages and posstbiltti Ohio. Eventually the iu Ul« pa,lt' drastically reduced price* to mak( ! iur-v 1,1 ua<h ‘ ounty. Roth o f these are forbidden to charge more than the place and at last admitted 1 tt had '"n oaville, We stopped a short distant from ¡ room for new fall and winter arti-1,i,He8 a PP"a r to be of such nature five dollars for a loan o f *100 for , . , , . „ „v.wi storage water frota the flo od control just one drawback. w h e n askett Tills Include* Interest that an indictment will be returned one year. will be user! for irrigation p u nieses Locateli* at Mr. and Mrs. W in k le r ’s| c j,,8 Mail Tribune what that was, he replied. " W e hav* and arrest and convic tion o f tho o f ties and all, and since this is taken Th> tourist Bald ,b e saniB a« we use storage w a t e r . . tarni. Mrs. W in kler was a former no water here.” fender follow , believes the state de- out in advance payment must equal Continuin g west on R ou te No. lu Central Point girl, Mias E lisa b eth 1 tnat ought to be easy. All they had .. . . .1 . . . , the face valine o f the note, and no t> do was to run a >ipe line to the 1 we erosaed Wabash river at Vinceu- Duncan. They have a real ranch and and the trees loaded to breaking : purtment. loan. If the i o » a8^ ‘ >( could ■ " f 8 > ,bp oldest city In Indiana. T h e 'w l l l have a bountiful potato crop, points. I " W a s h in g t o n and California also more, on a one-year U ' s h a r ^ a s t h e ' - could blow they Waba8h bottom beside* producin g The next point o f Interest was Snake| Across the river at Ontario, thru ¡a ppear to be having plenty o f trou - loan covers a lo n ger period up to tho stn k as ar as t e > cou ' * ' j lu !| ,.ora pas an abundance o f melon, river and aspeclally a point called.; \ h | m and John Day highway. Camp-: M> of the same sort, several cases maximums o f three years the Inter would soon have enough water tt ^ ____ _ __ Thousand ----— Spring Farm s," this cantaloupe and other crops. , 'One ----- ------------------ ----------------- ----- . Ing the last uigiit at Prairie City, having appeared recen tly", reports est charged Is In the same p r o p o r float all the uavies in the world. Wt next arrived at St. L ou is and sight was so grand that alt the cars where an enterprising woman has a Htadelnian. "In Washington, one of tion. . ii i ir- passing the wholesale dis tric t,estopped along the road side o f the real auto cam p : a nice grove and a the cases has been referred to the | Payment Is made In monthly or I Hst we ' fp called upon i n : Installments extending Duplex I Eruuces demonstraterl her ability asj farm. One «ide o f the canyon l*jfl<iwlng stream During our trip o / postal authorities, and It is probable j seasonable go down and run that old a driver as there were a great many dark rook several hundred feet high.|7uM0 miles we stopped at a good that It will be prosecuted on a charg- j ov er the period o f the note (from jress, formerly own 1 b^ ‘ ' t.u ck s all around us and much t r a f - 1 About lu feet from the top t h e s e , many <ani|i grounds. W e fou nd the ot using the malls to defraud. This one to three years, o r with special Ranks. It gave u* the sntvxers to . _ . . . ___ „ . . . . , ____. ______ . lie. We went thru one wholeaal- (springs gush out and fall down Into j western »amps much better kept, angle o f the gas refund matter may permission, for five y ea r s). They g o about that old shop. W e caught tish m ark-t. This business had been th« canyon. It ts a most w onderful many with baths or shower*. F la m o discourage some o f the attempts to must be |>aid on the date due and a ourselves lo okin g for “ armed guards" established for 100 years. There sight. T h e river is about five hun- j gag, tables, chairs, bed springs, and defraud the state, as no one tikes to line o five cents on the dollar for and watchin g for "dastardly c o n furnishing linen. face U n d e Sam on such cha rg es". the amount o f the payment can be w-ere many women employed In dred feet wide and only In one place mattressaes, some spiracies." Hope we won't he ac 'nip- -<-d If the payment Is ov e r 15 any Indication that th» |i is ou r opinion that tourists are not W e l f a r e B u r e a u jiaekiug olives in bottles. T b e s . was cused o f “ ji m m y in g " the press, as duya late. Wei look in g for the cheapest camps, but e l'r e s were shipped in from Spain, water was utilized for power. was once done when Earl Fehl tried pay fair prices for Anybody ow ning real property Is l! was interesting to see them r e (<uld not ehlp w onderin g at such j are willing to to operate It after wo left the jo b. The Welfare exchange In the city eligib le for a loan whether the prop are told that the w a t e r . modern convenience*. move the pits from green olives. waste. W e and he found It wasn't as simple as ir The» did this as easily as we *eed Mumbles over precipices and travels Traveling the John Day highway ¡'.all In M»-dford will open for busl erty h.» com m ercial, residential or 1« nked. it was an I.grii'iiltiiral provided, o f course, he • herrl*«. The lh»-vniome»er ranged | lo n m ile s from a lake. ¡th er e was a narrow strip of Irrigated ines Tuesday morning • round 100 and we hurried w estw a rd! The next fifty mites the land is I land. About one half of tho roaJ nounced Saturday, aud Is tn remain meets tin requirements. The owner How times have changed sine»- end arrived in Kansas City where so rich and fertile in spite o f the lack ! * a8 graded but full o f rut*. One rpen W ednesday and Thursday from or ow ner* must earn five times the those hectic day*. Where once we 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. am ount of the payment* for any glv* fenct i 0,1 r relative* k “ pt busy trying t u j o f rain fall It produce* * g ood crop half the road was hard surfaced. coun try folks could sit on the I T h - exchange work is being car» I . n lim e and (he property most be m « k - us com forta b le w i'h Ice drinks. . f sag-. |I Is a visionary dream thal| »he vicinity of Ocai ho dam they h a d ’ rnd watch the firework*, now all is som - time in s o m e future age t h e ' i i o water al all and so had no crop», rwd on us an SE RA pr oject, anil nsss. d upon as being worthy o f th» W - spent one da» h e re . Most of th p*are, at least on the surface. There government will see fit to pump thi Farth er west in the redw ood distrlc' tho,«. in c h a r g e are lo o k in g forward ! repairs to be made. Personal integ- p:»rk* tn the city • r< dried up. th 1< no dissenting voice to cry " W o l f * there was a large;*»* having a large number o f pack- rlty is also considered In granting a » raas crisp and dry. » » they were no' • ater out o f Snake River and distri fcbove the dam no matter what the gang may do. children's clothin g loan l-riguted. Tlie most Interesting bute It ov er the excellent soli. In crop of wheat, alfalfa alid potatoes uk-s Including And we are not so sure that-* just building in Kan-as ( B y is tlie War the v i d n l l y of Twin Falls and one South from Bend there i* little to be brou ght to the exchange. the best thing, either. It pay* some Mrs. L. S. Prior and tw o children memorial This edifice Ir construct other town but «maller in six“ , we «can excejit Service Station* and a » Summ er I* a fine time for clean in g; time* to have som eone watching for A* a clim ax to our out closet* and b u n d le s 'o f ^discarded |,,f K" n' b l* an » b a *e been vl.ltlng few Ja-krabbft*. ____ ________ ___ ___ _ ___ _________ ___ ___________ ed out o f concrete circula r .brick found the finest crop It ha* ever .la,,,, mistake* and picking flaws in things rht seeing trip w- returned by the loth“ * will be gladly receiv ed for 3,1 I is 25 feet lu dia meter at the base i» e n oar oppor*unity to see H er- There is snch a thing as being too Abel o f this city for the past tw o vrall* they hare a fine Irrigation aystem. east entrance to Crater l-ake. Here diatrlbntlon am ong th " needy, Mi*e It I. mh-like. But o f ronr*e we h a v e and I 1* feet at the top. month*. During her visit ahe, with a r“ tw o feet thick and it is 2 9 f e e ' R aeerri« to ua that som - o f t h - e - we encountered 2 mile* o f crushed Helen Carlton said yesterday, the Pulit*-r Prize newspaper to do her sisters and parent* made trip« Tho».* having bundle* may call high. We to ok t h - elevator, which f- r m e r s will have to rent land to loc h , ten mile* o f dirt road, no oil, c u r watching for n*. which I* "s om to Crater L a k e and Creacent City 92> oi l.»ok us to wltliln (wenty feet o f the store the abunant alfalfa crop*. Here dust and bump*, for mile*. We had the relief offic e, telephon e Mr*. Prior and children left this p 'n ' large t c travel In aecond and some tim e Mis* Carlton at 8 9 8 -J -l. top Here we had a beautiful view tn several o f the towns are week for her h om e In Flint, wher« large low gear. W e ri solved that o f th“ »-wire city. This shaft Is bean warhouse*. We saw a Mr. C. A. Bolen o f Los Angelus ber husband is em ployed as inspect « ATI H TH IS m F A I'K : flanked by tw o others, on e on each milk condensery at List. Idaho, wher»- »Md n n - r a d v ise any frienda to . rid Mr*. L. M Boden o f the Mira ot In the Chevrolet Motor Car shop* If your Incky and see your side. One d i«plays all kinds o f arms s » : o milk 1« eondenaed and ehlpjied travel tbla road W e arrived horn- r* h i m r gwr Vista .»r-hards name here yon will receive a tick- taken from th. ti- m an* In tb e la'»- all over «outbeeu California. W e fi®e and ready for w ork, feeling a»- The IM*t Noble G r a n d » clu b will the E R G i««*on home Sunday * t»> sum*“ picture show in M ed war. ga* masks, bomb* and all oth er w»re much lmpieaeed by the w-onder- -ured that we can secure a good re- meet Tuesday September fourth a* ford Name» will be drawn from war material*. On the other *1de tnl apple crop* at W els er and New freshing night • sle e p *t th“ rinse of Km ma Gleason All Nft Id red William* it very much im- the home of oar paid up subscription list provej at th* Community H-»rpltal the v*'E w r e r - c r e d v U t ataf* P!y m ''«*h Thb a p p l ' j wore U r g i a n y day e m V n ere aiV -d to ha presant. j Central Pt. Couple Piche Has Sale Before Moving r Gasoline Refund Frauds Checked i To Open Tuesday j