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About The American. (Central Point, Or.) 1928-1936 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1935)
THURSDAY, APRIL I I , IM S The A K U U C A I, CENTRAL POINT, OREGON PAOIfi TWO to 21 iu favor of Central Point for Motor White, Hoover’» Friend the girls. It is now feared that there will be national Safety Council and other* _ ... w . There will be an Easter program another wheat short a Ke, due to the These laws are considered by safety J & y S K e p U D l l C a n S IVIU Sl just after Sunday school on Easter dust storms which have caused da-’ authorities as a basis for efficient Save U.S. from Facism Re-established, September 13, ls2b. mage in the mid-west comparably1 traffic control, and include: A In i 111 u i n i t u »M R S u h it r The Helmlpy‘ lett s “ m8 ' al,#3rJSunday followed by an Eaater egg Devoted to the best Interests of to that done by last year's drought, form Drivers’ License Law, a Uni K d X Kan Uar, h l Wedne*d ,y afternoon APr" 3 Ul hunt by the little folks and a b a sk " Central Point and vicinity. Farmers producing other products: form Mnancial Responsibility Sta . ’ . . . ' . i . ! 8pen<1 the nig!lt with Ka*Ph VAilson dinner by the community at one Entered as second class matter at read the story in which Oov. All L nd famHy o f Tahto Rock. Mrs. WH- . . k The hour was set to . . . m ! thr -ost "office'*Central Point, Ore- ,ikew,8e n ew and difficult pro tute, and Uniform Traffic Ordin Landon of Kansas declared that a | son Deing being a sister oi of me the yieimiej Helmley Mrg shide . who . . com , |ng 1 out enable )g from «on under the Act of March 8 187». which hive been caused large ances. ’ ’ * ■ ------- of * th --------------- *•-' , In ” adult and child safety educa- meeting will be called soon of th* brothers. And Thursday morning Medford with “ group of girls to ly “ *■- by *t the “ failure government’* SUBSCRIPTION RATEB: farm relief program to produce thej tlon, formation of school boy pa Representative Republicans in half »¡they jeft (or Hazelton. Kansas, going hold 8erv|ce,, in the afternoon to One Year ................................. $1.00 risuits that were anticipated by the trois to direct pedestrian traffic n ear dozen or more mid-western states to! bjr way Qf Crescent City. Wm. Helm- llave t|me , 0 join u8 before dinner Pli Months ........................... $ .T# ovarly opflml school buildings, tsU klltknH t of put out a new declaration of Repub- |ey drove the truck wlnl- Charles Kveryoue t8 welcome We would ^ any whQ Payable In advance. All of this emphasises the fac* j of courses In safe driving for high | lican principles to fit the new order drove he sedan. Mith him were egpeclaI)y ,,ke Advertising rates on application. that the American farmer, if he is I schools, and sponsorship of commu- aud make new issues for a new day. his mother, wif* and two little girls formerly been members of our Sun- Office— Second Street, off Main. 8chool mee( re_unlon on to work his way out of depression, nity safety programs, are among the' This seems to be on the face of it They plan on stopping in California ^ is going to have to work hard— and plans to be urged. 'a good idea. But 1 only know what to visit friends and relatives for ^ ARTHUR EDWARD POWELL think hard He cannot depend on By enlisting the American Legion, I have seen in the papers. I have about two weeks. The Helmleyc, Editor and Proprietor outside agency for his economic sal highway safety has gained a power- heard such a convention discussed have made quite a number of friends: casually at various times by various j whne with us the past winter andj vation. The whims of nature, and ful ally. 1 Republicans. I was not aware that we were sorry to see them go. — the ancient laws of supply and de They - STRIKE! the plans were in any way formula- are wheat farmers in Kansas and mand cannot be controlled by flat The ominous word "strike” is ted and have given no serious winter is a slack time for them while The farmer's best weapon lies iu the agricultural cooperative— coope again heard on the Pacific Coast, thought to the details of such a plat- summer Is a strenuous one. So far ratives which are owned and con Unlons have called “ lockouts” again-1 form. their farms have not been hurt by However, I fear that America may the terrific winds so prevalent In trolled by their members, and which, st certain tank steamship lines which Hat. Only enlist the abilities and energies oi refused to accede to the demand that drift into Fascism in the next two or that section of the country this ROB STEELE in thousands of producers in order to 'n o one not belonging to a union be three years unless we Republicans spring and we hope they continue to »» work toward a common goal. One ' employed. «I act with real courage aud wisdom. escape and that the Helmleys will J ‘Big Calibre’ farmer, faced with disorganized dis- Entirely aside from the merits of The Republican Party must meet the return to spend another winter wlth| 'E p is o d e 2 " L O S T J l ’ N G L E " tributlng machinery, profitless prices either aide of the employer-employe challenge to our ancient Democratic us. and chaotic markets, is powerless— disagreement that has disrupted ' liberties, not by denouncing the Miss Irma May left Friday eve HU ALL WE <1 ItE— OR KILL? Sun., Mon. ten thousand farmers, joined togeth steamship operations for more than shortcomings of this Administration ning April 5. to spend the week end For several years, the politician* er in one organization, can fight a year, this fact is highly signifl-' but by guaranteeing the common ANNE SHIRLEY In In Portland. of the country have been working a winning battle. cant: The new strike was called in | man something specific in the un- L. M. Montgomery's Mrs. W. E. Empey and Mrs. Joel overtime in denouncing the evils oi The old saying that self-help is violation of the agreement entered mistakable terms of a covenant, Dusenberry went to Gold Hill Tues the electric utility Industry. Bran the only worthwhile kind of help, into by the union at the time the; It should include economic securi- “ Anne of Green dishing the sword of eloquence, they was never truer than in the case ot federal government started its arbi-jty, whch means insurance against day to meet Mrs. Empey’s brother Ralph Allsman who came from Sa have stood bravely between the pu modern agriculture. Gables” tration proceedings. In other words,! the uncertainties of ill health, the lem. He is planning on staying a blic and the alleged economic mon union heads saw fit to call a new i degradation of unemployment and ster which sought to devour them. TAXKH Roll THE I1KKAD BASKET strike— even though the arbitration poverty in old age. The fear of these few weeks with the Bmpeyg and may [ Tue»., Wetl. enter high school here. He Is a soph- j All of this amounted to a prelude "It will do no harm to have a re board, In which they had expressed insurable calamities has pushed Eur- omore. to au attempt to destry the “ mon minder that when the Congress pas confidence. is still at work! ALINE Mac MAH ON 'ope over the brink from an imper- Ralph Roger and family moved; ster"— and It has come to fruition ses laws requiring the expenditure GUY KIHRE It has been observed that when feet democracy into a rule of dicta- in the so-called Public Utility Act of money, the people will have to the steamship strikes began, public tors— Statin, Mussolini, Hitler and into the house on the Coffey place « B A B B IT T »» of 1936, which is now under consld pay it When a deficit exists, it must sympathy lay with the striker. There the Balkan rulers. The slow inexor- Thursday, ApriH. Stephen Wilson has leased what Is elation in Congress. If the Act passes be met Temporary borrowings by were grounds for believing that la- able forces of the depression in known as the R- V. Williams place. practically every utility holding com tin- Treasury may take care of it for hor on some ships had been under- America will persuade those ... " ° Mr. and Mrs. Fitch Snyder, Mrs. I pany In the nation will be forced the present, but finally the taxpayers paid and overworked, and the public fear hunger, sickness. idleness and : out of busiuess by 19 40. will come to a day of reckoning. wanted these matters corrected. a degraded old age to follow the fu- f <a as ‘ f' ani ‘ !"*' n . ° a’ | . , , . . ,, .. . . . „ . ,, . . . . i their son Walter and daughter Joyce Raising tax rates does not seem However, It was not long before that tile leadership of some radical dema-1 ' It might not be a bad idea If the MEDFORD CASH & CARRY Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Davis and daugh public were given a chance to learn popular. Imposing a new levy on sympathy was lost— violence, broken gogue who will push us as Europe ter Ida Belle and Mr. Orrln Atkin CLEANERS & DYERS what holding companies are for, why small Income is anathema to those promises, and the spread of mlsln- has been pushed into tyranny. This son were all callers at the Helmley they were created— and what they who vote large appropriation. . . .But! formation by radicals were the worst demagogue will betray us to a ruth- Free Pickup and Delivery home Monday evening. April 1. really are, as distinct from what the people with small Incomes will pay enemies of the union cause. Today, leas plutacracy backed by the caste Mr. Sam Dusenberry had a severe auti-power politicians say they are— directly In all they buy or use, even with ships tied up again, the public's consciousness of the military as Phone 170« 330 E- Main heart attack Sunday. Fern Johnson that they have been an important If they pay no direct tax. They are mood is one of justified anger. It demagogues have done all over Eur- took him to Medford to see a doc factor in practically every great In the ones who suffer most from go- will not submit to domination of the ope. tor. He spent Sunday night with his j dustry, and that they were develop vornment extravagance. worker by capital— and at the same jf parliamentary government in brother Joe and his family. "The present high rate of taxes,-time, it will not submit to domlua- America keeps weakly monkey- ed long before an electric company The Sams Valley high school boys especlally state and local assess- tlon of the public Interests by unions j doollDg with makeshift measures existed. . .. , . j « . _ , i. _ . . . . auu tn piajxAi uaocuau with »»»ill veil- and au girls played baseball Cen- ments, is one of the main erasons which represent only a small pro- and denying security to the common , „ , . , . . . . . It can bo proven that the holding „ , . . ° , , , tral Point high teams at Central man eager to work, danger lurks' . . . . . . . . ... . . . company was the greatest single fac small concerns are closing up and portion of workers. ahead. The precious liberties for _ . , . . . . , tor in bringing gas and electric ser their business going to chain stores HEAUTY SERVICES v 1 3 in our favor for the boys and 10; $ which our fathers have fought fo r ! vice in this country to its present | and other large rorporntlonsu. The Traffic Toll in AT A SAVING . J >9 _ 300 years will be swapped for the stage of efficiency, which is the overhead of taxes Is so large that a i*;I’ e n n a n e n t W a v e s .................... $ 1 . 0 0 j small business is at a serious disad O r e g o n T e r r i f f l C fake security of tyrants who will highest In the world Before the {F inger Wave wet, 23c, dry, ...A8cS . .■■ then add the arrogance of their holding compuny, each utility could vantage." * Shampoo ................... 8BcS serve only Its little district. Outside That was written three years ago— In 1934 in Oregon, ihe toll from power to cold, hunger and penury, ♦ Hot Oil Khanipoo ............... ...... BOcw STANDARD i---- - ........................ ................85»a — Í ot the large cities of the country, and its author was former President automobile traffic alone was suffl ' If the Republican Party has the £ i«.. Haircut Calvin Coolidge. Since that time ROOFIN G CO. where demand wus sufficient tc rient to populate the City of Halsey,, courage to turn to the humanity of {¡Marcel ............................ ...........25«* Justify the building of lorge, fist- the tax problem has become critical north of Eugene. The loss was as Lincoln and away from the property! I*. Manicure ...................................... class plants, service was necessarily — taxes levied by all units of govern great as two Morro Castle disasters, minded leadership which has dom- y Scalp Treatment ...................... 50* { Builders of Watertight Hoofs Last year in the United States au- inated it most of the time for 20 uncertain. Rates were high. Break ment are rising to the point of con {('o m b Wave ............................. 23c { downs were frequent. .Management fiscation, and government indebted- tomoblles killed enough people to years, we can save America. But Am-j :♦! Fnotals ........................................ — 5 tk * E S T IM A T E S a n d IN S P E C T IO N erica cannot be saved by merely de-, and engineering personnel was fa ness has "oared to an undreamed-of populate both Salem and Bend. jçHjretorow Arch ........................ 25c;« W IT H O U T C H A R G E peak Ihe people will eventually | These startling facts were pointed nouncing the faults of Roosevelt. from being of the best type « 410 H EAST MAIN S i PHONE 84 { We must make an iron-clad cove The holding company provided a have to pay the bill— every penny of out by the Oregon State Motor asso- I’hoiu. 805-.! { Work dont by lludtnll undtr ju pertision ♦ elation, which, with the Oregon nant with the people to do certain means whereby every town, small or 10th « Mr Medford ................. Congress of Parents and Teachers, is definite possible things which will large, could enjoy the most efficient \ I'OMKRFI L ALLY FOR NAKED sponsoring a statewide "Let's tjutt relieve the pressure of want and the and least expensive service. It joined Aroused by the frightful record fear of approaching poverty. But as Killing'' traffic safety campaign. finutll plants Into larger Intercon of traffic accidents and injuries dur Dr. I. H. Gove Dr. C. W . Lemery Oregon’s motor vehicle death rate I say, what I read in the press about nected systems— and practically did ing 1934, II,non Posts and Auxilia the coming Republican meeting is per 100,000 population during 1934 away with failures In service. 1> (fiuceeaaor to Dr. J. J. Emmens) ries of the American Legion are unit DENTISTRY 204 Medford Bldg. was 33, an increase of 5.9 over 1933 all 1 know definitely about it. made available to operating com ing In a 4-polnt program for greater1 I ractice limited to eye, ear, nose, Medford. Oregon panies the highest calibre of manage The state was 17th from highest in safety on the streets and highways. and throat and fitting of glaaeee. ment, engineering, legal and othet the United States' 1933 death ratej DON’S R A D IO SERVICE According to an announcement from Tel. 507 Res. 1013 - roster. counsel. It was able to obtain the the National Headquarters of th1 Toward solving this problem, Mrs! money for Improving facilities and W W Y Y Y W W W W W Y V rtV y W W Legion, the efforts of the Legion Announces W. H. Young. County Council prest-1 extending operations. In return It naires will be guided by a handbook ¡dent, states that it is the aim of the T R O W B R I D G E received fees, based on work done distributed by their National Amerl-j Brill Metal Work» Parent Teacher associations of Jack- j from the operating company. H O T P O IN T cnnisin Commission in cooperation Cabinet Work» GENERAL SHEET METAL It is an Interesting commentary with the National Bureau of Casualty son County to set up a safety pro- j FURNACES Ä HEATING ¡gram In the schools: get safety de-j Everything In Cabinet YVork that the holding company hus been and Surety Underwriters The 1 » - ,,, . . . . . , , , 100 E. 8th. St. Medford Electric I finitely recognized in the rurlrcul- heartily endorsed by David Lillen- gion's program includes: Phone 418 E stablished tn 1008 utn, arange for safety talks, seek that, head of the TVA, which is it 1. Recommendations for uniform Refrigerator» self a holding compuny, owned and traffic legislation. 2.Plans for safe more adequate legislation on safety operated by government. Mr. Lllien ty education among children and and create other activities aimed at Safe I ns u nine’ at a Nov trig reducing automobile accidents. The hem known mime in electric thal, not so long ago, condemned adults. 3. Recommendations fot Oregon Mutual Fire BERT PECK nppliiuice* now enters the field what he believed were abuses of In Improved enforcement of existing with the last wont In dividual holding companies— but traffic laws 4 Sponsorship of bet Insurance Co. CONGER Automobile Repair (Incorporate«! ) added that without the services oi ter traffic engineering REFRIGERATORS Funeral Parlors LKLAND CLARK, Agent And Service good holding companies, electric and Under legislation, the Legion will 1» North Bartlett 8t. Phone «418 407 E. Main Phone 207 gas service could never have reached recommend the uniform traffic laws FABER n iT L D IN G Medford, Ore. Phone 1400 Medford 713 W . Main St. Medford present peaks of efficiency. established hv the National Con The proponents of the present bill ference on Street and Highway Sa do not pretend to eliminate holding fety and endorsed by such groups as Phone 813 company evils or abuses through the American AutonfOblle Associa O. S. BLACKFORD E A D S ’ TRAN SFER sound, well-considered regulation tion, the American Association ot DAIRYMAN which would protect the interests ot Fr«-»h Milk and Cream & STORAGE -V " utility Investors, the public and the Delivered Daily 1013 N. Ontral, Medford For Storage or Moving sf government alike. Instead, the) Phone 14x1 Central Point ________ Honaehold Good. lump the wheat with the chaff, and propose to destroy the holding com pany entirely— aud to destroy with \du lts 2 3 < K id d le s IIN- It hundreds o( millions of dollar* P E R L ’ S E X P E R T which the American people have In EH ., S a t. WATCH and JEWELRY Funeral Home vested In our large electric systems «They are working. consAously oi Repairing Established In your rommuniti J t l k H O L T . I l»M I \|| L O M E 23 years otherwise, on the supposition tha* At IH’pr«*»»1on Prices Phone 47 428 U\ 8th St 13 So. ( entrai Ave. Medford the way to cure a dlsoase Is to kill “ Best Man W in»’ ’ Medford, Oregon the patient. C. Earl Bradfisb Preme Sal. Nile rublid-splrited utility cxevutiyea Com e to no lees than government officials This Classified Directory W ill be found useful Sun., Mon., Tne. offer their sincere support to legis & SO U T H E R N O R E G O N ’S O LD EST lative proposals which would remedy ItON ti ll UOLMAN When in Medford abuses and enable properly managed Bulldog Drummond SEED H OUSE holding companies to serve the pu PHOTOGRAPHERS PHYSICIANS bile to the best of thetr abilities. It Strikes Back la no solution of the holding com For Dependable Seeds and Courteous Shangle Studios Dr. B. C. Wilson Expert Photography pany question to destroy the com Larvo* Young Service Physician and Surgeon Klar Portraits a Specialty panics, when that works to the de Stones' Drug 210 Medford Medford Kldg. Stör* trtment of all who use light and Bldg M«M.. Thur», Central Point power, who have Invested money- Medford n EIA \ I.AY E In in private utilities, or who have an, Dr. Jud Rickert Medford Oregon Interest In forwarding sound polirlea OPTOMETRIST “ Evensong’ “ Four Seedsmen Since 1910" in both government and private bttsl- (rimi Glasee*. The American WORK HARD— THINK HARO S a m s V a lle y Item s EDITORIALS : Medford School I fof Beauty Culturel I I Ï E I M ONARCH SEED & FEED CO.