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About The American. (Central Point, Or.) 1928-1936 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1935)
Winner of No Prize Whatever 1934 THE AMERICAN VOLUME V ili CENTRAL POINT, OREGON, THl RS|)A\, DECEMBER I». 1II3S ■1 [u s in g s ^ i lUM UM inuiui umifi Once more what we have come to call the ‘ 'Holiday Season" has com* to us. Each year we set aside the time from just before Christmas to just after New Years as a sort of glorified holiday. Just for that short time we look at each oth r as brothers and sisters We search the shops for gifts for friends and re latives and even for those whom we do not know. We contribute to all sorts of funds for the helping of the needy, especially the children • • • Hut how many of us care a darn wha becomes of those same children after the holiday season Is over? Do we follow up their cases and see that they have the things they need all through the year? We fear not. • • • P U I ID p u [C C I T C u n iLini b n Lu 1 t l t g 9 ^ __ iflrmi (Chrtalutas! Me wish to express to our readers and advertisers and par ticularly to those who have handed in news items our verv best wishes for a Merry and Joyous Christmas. The Christmas Play “ Who Is King?" will be given on Christmas eve, Tuesday 24 at 7:45 P. M. This Is a three act play as follows: Act I— The Shepherds Call Scene 1, Announcement of the An-' gels. Scene 11. Visit of The Shepherds. Act II— Journey of The Wise-Men. Scene I. The Desert Meeting Scene II. Nearing Jerusalem Act III— "W ho is King, Herod or The Christ-Child?” Scene I, Herods Wrath. * Scene II. The Child Proclaimed King. The cast of charactersas follows4 Leading Shepherd, Harry Young Jr.; Jocquin. Roger Yost; First! Shepherd. Max Knadler; Second Shepherd, Donald Richardson; Third Shepherd, Norman Hansent First Angel, Joyce Young; Second Angel, Dorothy Smith; Third Angel, Lotus Hesselgrave. Wise Men: Balthasser, Arden Tyr rell; Melcholr, Roland Hover; Gas- par, Jimmy Fleischer. Herods Court: King Herod, J E.d Vincent; First Guard, Earnest Kel ly; Second Guard. George Marine; hird Guard, Harry Joung Jr.; Porter Doyle Mills: High Priest. J. Sanford Richardson; Esrdas the Scribe, Chester A. Eide; First Scribe, Bruce Powell. The Nativity: Joseph. James N Cornutt; Mary, Mrs. Izetta Eide. Porlocutor, Mrs. Lois Cook Young; Costume Manager. Mrs. Ruby Pow ell; Lighting, Ernest E. Scott; Dec oration Maanger, Mrs. I. N. Cornutt; Choir Director, Mrs. Lois Cook Young; Director, C. A. Phillips. Admission is Free. This is our fourth year with The American, and we extenn our thanks to our subscribers, advertisers and all who have made it possible for us to continue here. We have certainly landed in an honest spot In spile of the depression, in all the four years here we have lost lea* than $25 on bad accounts or job work and subscriptions or advertising Our subscription list has tripled and while with our It mi tad equipment we cannot always do the work as we would like, we have big hopes for 1936 and plan to give you a bigger and better paper. Again we say. MERRY CHRISTMAS! THE PUBLISHERS If you have new* Item* we will appreciate their receipt by Wednesday evening' Phone < 01 . -O C A I G I R L PICTURE, STORY \ I'M HE It 10 ■ Junior Class Play y Is Big Success L Br if The Junior class play "lie It Ever j So Humble" given last Friday eve ning was a big success Words of | praise were heard on alt sides. It was an all star cast. The parts were all takep so ably that it would be hard to pick the part presented the best. W j The pay was put on under dlffi- h tjcu lties owing to sickness and poat- C t ponenient. | Mrs. Ethel Fleischer deserves 2 ! much praise for the success of the g | Play. 6 if I? Berean Class Ladies Hostess at Partv ¥ .1 IN DEC. MAGAZINE Readers of The American will he interested to know that a local girl. Miss Catherine L. Miller, aged 0 '*, whose address is R. 1., Box 161, has her picture aud a letter describing a trip she and her mother made re cently in the December issue of CHILD LIFE, a magazine for chil dren. Miss Miller is a member of the Child Life Ben aud Pencil club. The letter is reprinted here: "I wish to write a letter to you about the trip my mother, brother and I took one summer. "W e followed the Old Oriqtou Trail to Illinois. It was a great help In history and geography. While we were there, we visited many rela tives in surrounding states. Illinois t* my mother’s home state. "W e visited A Century of Pro gress. it was a great adventure. We saw and visited many parks and mu seums aud enjoyed them all, especi ally Lincoln Park in Chicago. My fa ther couldn't go with us. so when we got home we told him all about our trip. We were gone two and a half months. "I am enclosing a picture of my brother Jim, our pets and myself, taken last spring. We lived in the Cascade Mountains then; we now live In the famous Rogue River Val ley near Medford, Oregon. The ladies of the Berean class of the Federated church Sunday school invited all the ladies of the church to participate in their Christmas party festivity which was held at We wrote the above paragraphs the Manse Thursday afternoon. yesterday before the rush started, Assisting Mrs. Lewis was Mrs. but today we have too much to do Matie Smith who had charge of the even think of anything to write for games Mrs Kd Gleason who made this column so are going to say the Santa Claus arrangements; Mrs. MERRY CHRISTMAS and let it go Louis Crimea, the refreshments; and at that. • • • Mrs. Wm. Crimea who read the Christmas story and Mrs Paul Mar THE PPP tin, president of the class Following is an editorial from About seventy attended Santa the Oregonian which hits the spot Claus distributed gifts to all. Lovely exactly. We also are glad to welcome refreshments were served and a de this latest of the alphabetical organ izations. And we hope to see all our happen in an election iu one of the lightful time enjoyed by all. HERE'S THE VOTE readers take this method of combat strong Townsend states such as Ore How great a factor will the ing the crazy potato control law gon. Washington or California. Towus.nd plan be in forthcoming which the last Congress in the des Many national figures, including elections in Oregon? peration caused by the constant dri Senator Borah of Idaho, have given Decisive ...... - ....................... ..... 77 ving o f the New Deal, passed at the the plan a "left-handed" indorse '.Mr. Volney Dixon of Medford visi A factor .... ......- ........................ 11 last session: ment. Newspaper commentators all ted The Oakland. Douglas Co., Ore. No consequence .................... 3 "When the PPP meets the AAA, over the country are increasingly Turkey show and reports a very in Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Putney as is destined to occur, what will the active in recognizing the Townsend teresting show. visited at the Clyde Adams home ill Is Senator XlcNarv still out harvest be? The harvest will be po plan as a potential source of politi Mr Dixon can not understand why Butte Falls recently. standingly popular? tatoes, Spuds. Murphies. That's what cal strength. Possibilities of the no Jackson county turkey grower* - ......................— ■ ■ ------- -------- ---- Yes ..................... 7 7 the harvest will he. For the PPP is movement may best be illustrated hy were present—« t least he did not No .............................................. 11 consecrated to the cause of human Undecided 3 the fact that official United States meet any of them. liberty rather than to the uplift of 1930 census figures showed 10,385,- There were 600 dressed turkeys regimentation, and constitutes an 000 persons over 60 years of nge. and 400 live ones. Five distinct How does Governor Martin THE EKDKUATKn CHURCH invocation of the alphabet for some Opinion Poll Alin breeds were on display— bronxe, Rev. Robert Charles Lewla, Pastor land with your people? thing other than new deal boondog- The Oregonlon poll was takeu Black, White, Red and Maragansett. Strong — ...................- ............. 50 Phone SI. ging. PPP means Potato Protest with a view to ascertaining the which is a speckled turkey. There Unfavorable ....................*------ 30 Bible School— A J. Milton, Sup- Planters. There are lots of them in opinion throughout this state as to were turkeys from Rhode Island. rlntendent, 9:30 A. M. Losing out .... ....... 11 the east, especially in New England, the sfen gth of the Townsendites in The Dukota's. Minnesota and many Morning Worship—-11:00 A. M. »Mathilda E. Harris passed away at and they b-ve organiz 'd to frustrate other distant places. the nearing elections. Y.P.S.C.E.— (two groups). 6:80 and embarrass the potato control act a local hospital Sunday morning af BY PALMER HOYT Big crowds were in attendance p. m. Opinions on the Townsend plan ter a month’s illness. She was aged so long as it Is in force. Managing Editor, The Oregonian and much turkey information was Evening Servie*— 7:30 p. m. were quite uniform throughout Ore “ The PPP, an organization of 6(1 years, 8 months. Mrs. Harris was The Townsend plan will be a de gon. There was little difference in to be had Women’* Bible Study and prayer the widow of V . B. Harris of Cen backyard and vacant lot potato cul- meeting, Mr* H. W. Davisson, teach- turists— many of them socially pro tral Point, Ore., where the family cisive factor in forthcoming elec strength to be noted by counties or ]er. 2:30 p. m. Tuesday. minent— have sworn a solemn vow had resided for the past 23 years. tions in Oregon, in the opinion of sections. While the poll Itself was the majority of up-state Oregon edi not submitted to editors in the city The Fisherman’s Club. Tuesday to grow their own potatoes and so She was a member of the Presbyter tors. 7:00 p. m. of Portland. It is known that the defeat an irksome and tyrranous ian church. •Many editors feel that the Town Townsend plun ia extremely strong The Family Gathering, Wednes She leaves four step-sons: Russell statute by lawful means. It seems Nevita Chapter met Friday night there isn't any law against a citizen L. Harris of Portland, Ore.; Herbert send plan will he all important In in the Rose City with a minimum December 5th and the following of day. 8:00 p. m. Choir Practice— Thursday. 7:30 growing his own potatoes. Somehow P„ Oak Park. 111.; Ernest A., Crock deciding local, state and national is membership of between 20,000 and ficers were elected: p. m. the framers of the control act forgot ett, Texas; James S.. Boise, Ida.; sues. These opinions were learned 25,000 and that editors, politicians Worthy Matron, Della Tex; Wor At the Federated church for the to include that provision. And the one granddaughter, Helen June, Oak hy The Oregonian in a survey recent and business men in this city are thy Patron, Ed Vincent; Aanociat ly completed, which was answered Sunday morning sermon the aubject free to admit that the Townsend man in the brown derby and the Park, III-; one sister, Mrs. Celts A. Matron, Minnie Cark; Assoctat Pa dame in the sealskin coat make com Whitcomb, Long Beach, Cal.; and a by a total of 91 newspaper men out plan will be a vital force in the next tron, Guy Tex; Conductress, Clara will be "No Room in the Inn.” Tho music will he selections for the Yulo elections. mon cause for liberty. They intend niece, Mrs. Maud Way, Long Beach. side of Portland. Vincent; Assoclat Conductress, Eve Seventy-seven of the editors re tide. politicians Thought Sc«red Cal. to plant their own. lyn Skyrman; Secretary, Hattie U. The evening 7:30 o'clock service Funeral services were held at the turning the questionnaire believed “ You see how it works out. don't One Willamette valley editor de Hatfield; Treasurer, Selah Paxson; will be of Christmas Cheer und you? If the backyard revolt becomes Federated church here Wednesday that th.* Townsend factor will he de clared : Orglnlat, Sadie B. Kohler; Marshall, many musical selection* appropriate sufficiently general the federal at at 2 p m . Rev. W. F. Shields offi cisive in forthcoming elections; 11 “ The Townsend plan has the poli Velma McCredie; Chaplain, Esther tempt to establish an artificial alti ciating. Interment In the Central believed it will be a factor, while ticians scared No outspoken oppo Sanderson; Ada, Ethel Freeman; for the occasion. tude In the potato market, by dis Point cemetery. Funeral arrange only three though it will be of no nent to it can be successful. If estab Ruth, Margaret Swing; Esther, Hel pensing potatoes as though these ments In charge of the Perl Funeral consequence. CHRISTIAN CHURCH lished political lines still hold even en Hedrick; Martha, Lelota Bennett Mr\«r> Sentiment Strong were extra-fancy oranges, will just Home. Clifton A. Phillips, Minister Bertha Bonney; Warder, in radical Townsend circles, this will Elect, Another question reported on this naturally hog down and wane away. The children will give their Christ Centtnal, Leonurd have some modified effect on Town Edith Scott; week was, "Is Senator McNarjr still This would constitute another much mas Program at the Bible school Scott. send strength.” outstandingly popular?" Seventy- needed lesson in when, where and hour Sunday at 10:00 A. M. This Another Willamette valley news seven tip-state editors held that he how to meddle. One never had sup program will consist of readings, paper man voiced an opposing view Mrs. Rodney Richard and little was; 11 did not think so. while three posed that one's eye would again solos, duets and choruses with a point; alight with gladness on another of son Stewart returned to their home were undecided In their opinions of short Christmas play given by eight “ Advocates of the plan will make those alphabetical entitleSients. But in California this week They plan Oregon's senior senator. children. The children will also re Most of those who thought the a load of noise, but they admit that the PPP, that's different.”— Thn ned to return earlier but owing to At the Federated church next ceive their treats from the church at senator was slipping in popular fa-1 they do not expect to get the »20« a Stewart contracting the latest craze Oregonian. Monday night a Christmas pageant. the close of this service. Their pro __“ measles" were unable to do so vor attributed his illeged fall from month but want 'something done to "The Story of the Christ” will be gram will ho followed by tho Sp«^- Mrs. Richard was the motif of grace to the fact that he had voted bring back good time*.' ” given at 7:30 o ’clock by the Young iai Christmas observance of tho many charming affairs during her for too many new deal measures. Another opinion from the Communion and the pastor will give er Married People'» class. visit here with her parents. Mr. and However, more than 84 per cent oC a re a : An Invitation is extended to all. a short Christmas Story Berman. the answers Indicated that Senator „ 0 u r obgervatlong wouId lt>ad Mrs. Hamrick. Subject, “ Are There Any Wise Men Mrs. Louis Grimes gave a very McNary Is still Oregon’s favorite P<>- fo think , ha, , wo-thlrds of the old Living Today?” The Younger Married People's delightful lunrheon in her honor. litical son. I people will stand by the Townsend Christian Endeavor, 6:30 P. M. class of the Federated church Suu- Those present were Mesdame* Rich The Christmas Sermon will bo giv Governor Well l.ikol plan regardless of any and all other day school had a class Christmas mond. Hamrick. Davidson. Wyatt. The third query concerned the issue«.'* en at 7:30 P. M. and the complete party, with a real Santa Claus, at Hill, Lewis, Grimes, the honor guest standing of Governor Martin with The Alumni Association of the Christmas Story will be the subject Parly Lin*4« Out the church manse Thursday evening Mrs Richard, and the hostess. Mrs the people of Oregon. In answer to: j ^ Linn county editor declared the Central Point High school is holding matter. Come and hear the Old Story They had for their guests the • How doe* Governor Martin now j Townsend movement would be very their annual Senior-Alumni banquet over again and have it explained members of the Young Married Peo Grime*. from a real Biblical Viewpoint. We stand with your people? ’ 50 editors «trong throughout the entire county December 27, 1935, at 7:30 P. M. ple's class of the Christian church Dancing and cards will furnish will sing tho Christmas Carols at felt that the governor's position waS| Another Linn county newspaper this service. 10 were sure that his status j man declared; "It will be a great the entertainment. Delmer Smith la In charge of the Our Christmas Play will be given ______ was unfavorable, while 11 believed facj or> ag at |Paat one-third of the In the High School Audltolum on ticket*. C F Alchley, superintendent of that he was losing out. I voters favor It and they will prob- Everybody come! Christmas eve, Tuesday December A n t i - C i g a r e t t e Leatte of Oregon will Those in doubt as to the potential ab|y Tr)te together regardless of par- 2 1 at. 7 :45 P. M. This la played In on "The rzumij Enemy of «trength Townsend *OVM.eat j „ ive a lecture lecture on — of give six scenes and with twenty charac outh ” at th- Christian Church on would <lo well to consider what hap-j From Marion county came this Y ters. Each scene will be introduced fridav Dec 27 This lecture is sport- pened several weeks ago In the re- , thought: Friday by music making this program a publican primaries sored by the Federated church and punifan p e n s . . - , in the .„e third . . . ... con-1 ..... . „ „ y ra««* "It may )n In „ many casea n,. be a d* - combination of Contata, Pagent and •!i.. Christian church and we Invite greaalonal district In Michigan. Here ,.|a|Te factor as Is always the ras* five candidates sought the non-lnz- j wUh , ht. r .«lmP[)!,.d minority The general delivery window at Play. The free-will offerlBg will bw you to hold this date open tarx*i j »lorn. «*■->>■ One of them. Verier - - - - - - W .M «ln.| Another Marion county editor the Postofflee wtl be open Chrlstmaz used to assist needy people In this Mr Alchley will cire us tne the facts plan Twen , |,e| Indorsed the Townsend plan. Twen-j observed: • day from 9:30 a m to 10:30 g. m , community, with epeclal reference " " "* about cigarettes and win warn Nobody can answer that question i for the purpose of deiivering parcel to under-nourished or scantily cloth in a very effective and Inter- ty-flve tho,„and votes were east «H n s way He will define , rig-! Main got 13.400 of th-m. while hi at present. Its difficulty Is that It I post packages, hut no other services ed children attending public schools. will show the Other e n d , <-lo*e*t opponent received only M N has too large a percentage of quite-1 will be rendered. This service will Admission Is free— We Invite the I «rette and less and Ignorant zealots in Its Isy j be rendered In order that the pa- whole community to come and enjoy Michigan Thought Weak of the cigarette smoker* career This occurrence awakened th membership. Present indications are'iron* may get their Christmas park* a great fellowship time together. he taken 1 free will offering will The complete program is elsewhere b u l »dmis- l l h ~ [ l r » - tr* •*“ — » ■ hut American presa due to the fact that that the Townsendites will be used ages that are late In delvering P r o t e c t T o u r Home In this Isaue of the paper. be delivered, No other mail will hy adroit politicians for their own -ion is Free? Michigan was considered to be one I r ont T u b e r c u l o s i s Our mid-week service will be and no stamps sold. A special program will be arrang- of the weaker state« in the Town- purposes.” Thursday at 7; 10 P. M. Instead of PANKEY, H T B UT From the coast sections the»* was ed by a Joint committee from both s*nd set-up. The natural question post matter Wednesday as usual. (Continued ob page two) church«» Coat*- , ImtedllBteiy grotfs as to what i w ! d C h ristm as S eals , Townsend Pension Plan Strong Say Editors of Oregon Oakland Turkey Show Interesting Affair Slip (iljurrljea Mathilda Harris of C. P. Succumbs Mrs. Tex Chosen Matron O.E.S. Mrs. Rodney Richards Returns to Calif. Christmas Pageant To Be Given Monday Real Xmas Party Held at Manse Senior-Alumni Banquet, Dec. 27 Union Lecture to Be Given Dec. 27 strong. Parcel Post Mail Delivered on Xmas
