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About The American. (Central Point, Or.) 1928-1936 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1936)
r.uu THURSDAY, APRIL 1«, I nati Th« AMERICAN. C'KNTRAL POINT. O R R «^ . TWO »Irable man who appeared underpaid states the case succinctly In saying reported being taken on flies. It has I t>y his present employer. It ha» made that ‘ neither an indiriduai nor s ' been necessary to resort to the uso busiui-ss can employ at continuing of night crawlers or eggs during th-* j lots of stockholder* mad. The stockholders »ay that salaries loss nor unduly increase operating ' pas' w'i'ek. Ite-estabtUhed. September IS, 1SS8- liouil Condition» ; should be commensurate with ser- cost without jeopardizing through Dorot®d to the boot Intorests of The roads have dried up to some I vices, and that it would be difficult | bankruptcy the employment of those ' entrwl Point and rldalty. extent since las' week-end- All lower j In many instances to pay too much I now employed.' Entered as «ocond class matter at ‘ In other words, only a prosper- I roads in Applegate are open and in ! for competent judgment and lead- •hr •'o*t office. Central Point, Ore i ership. Merry!« Stanley Rukeyaer. | ous industry can sustain a perman fair condition The end of travel on gon. under tbe Act of March 8. 1879 , an instructor lu the School of Jour- ent increase in einploymnet. For a the Squaw Lake road is two and one s u b s c r i p t i o n RATES | nallsm at Columbia University and time Jobs may be created by spread ! halt miles from the Lake. All side six Month* .....................- * 100 a contributor to a news syndicate, ing work, and men can be kept on roads above Prospect are closed. The One Year --------------- ------- ....... |l-*0 | recounts this remark made to him at a loss, if the employing concern Crater Lake highway is open and in Payable in advance I recently by “ the principal stockhold has surpluses out of which to pay fair condition. The road up to the wages. But such reserves are soon x- lake is open to within 1-4 mile of Aiteertlalng rate* on application. er of a leading corporation": Off!— — Second Street,^off_Maln^ “ We pay liberal salaries to our hausted if used to cover deficits re the rim. The Lake Creek road is op department heads, but in a sense w sulting from employment of surplus en to the Soda Springs, but rough ARTHUR EDW ARD POWELL labor." above Lost Creek. The Butte Falls- are underpaying them. If they bad Editor and Proprietor The Post points out that “ expan Lake of th? Woods road is open to the courage to go out on their own sion of private enterprise would be within 7 miles of Fish Lake. The ! and compete with us in restricted aided if governmental extravagance Camp 2-Imnaha road is closed. The i territoi i t s , i U ^ y s u u l t l e a r n vastly j more than their present salaries were curtailed and government com Elk Creek road is in good condition petition with private industry held to Bitter Lick Cre-k. The Evans ! However, when they show signs of In check.” Creek is open to travel to the mouth THE CONTEST being restive, we keep them with us of Salt Creek. Last year a concerted movement by holding the feed bag of salary in The snow has been melting quite was made to beautify the town. The crease» before their noses." j rapidly the past few days and only Besides that, many stockholders prizes given were of little Intrinsic I 18 inches of snow remains at Union value, but the spirit of the affair are remembering that taxes make Creek. Skiing should be fair at both was worth much to our people. the salaries much smaller than they Union Creek and at Crater Lake There was created a better feeling appear. And that in a depression It Park of pride in our home town, more is the man with a sizeable income Although the clearing weather has neighborlines» and understanding who Increases his contributions to than had been felt for many years charity and takes care of the unem considerably Improved fishing condi So enthusiastic were the contestants ployed members of his own family. tions It has also resulted in rapidly melting snow. This has tended to that It was decided to make it an keep streams high and cloudy. This annual affair. THE CHIEF SOURCE OK JOBS condition applies particularly to the So this year we are again starting “ Industry cannot be coerced Into drainage where all a contest to see who can raise the absorbing unemployed labor," says Applegate When brought to the shop streams are higher than last week be»t garden, or hhow the best-kept the Washington Post. at the end are roily. Squaw Lake should bo yard, etc. And we feel sure that Telephone Offie.e “ Rather It should be encouraged fair to good. All streams above those who take part will be amply to provide work by the removal of rewarded In the satisfaction of existing obstacles to further expan Prospect are too high to be worth Sandy Richardson knowing how much they have added sion. That Is the essence of various fishing. Evans Creek has yielded Central Point some fair catches and should be to the enjoyment of us all. suggestions offered by the National Everything which adds to the Asoclatlon of Manufacturers in a good this week end. Elk Creek and beauty of the city, either 111 better- statement Intended to afford a basis Big Butte Crek are about the same kept yards, flower gardens or even for study nnd discussion of employ as last week-end, water slightly clearer and lower. Little Butte Creek Just a general “ clean-up” adds to ment problems. Is high and muddy below the mouth the money value of every bit of “ The manufacturers, it Is pointed property in the City. Everyone en out, are now carrying on their pay of Dead Indian creek and though the joys beauty, and few are so poor rolls about 2,000,000 fewer persons water is dropping some, It will prob Established In your community 23 years that they cannot add their mite to than the maximum number recorded ably be high and roily during the Phone 47 428 W. flth St. the sum total of this campaign, and In 1929. With from 9,000,000 to week-end Above the mouth of Dead Medford. Oregon Indian Creek the water is clear and nothing you can do is more worth 10,000,000 unemployed, it is obvi a few fish have been caught. This while. ous that Industry cannot provide We hope to see > very family In work for the entire army of jobless. stream Is expected to improve over town take part in this contest. And Ye the opposite Impression is con the week-end if the present weather at the close we want to meet you all veyed by the alternate scoldings and conditions prevail. Some fishing is In the city park for a real old-fash appeals which President Roosevelt is done in the Main Rogue River be Expert Photography tween the bridge below Trail and ioned picnic. accustomed to direct at business Fino Portraits a Specialty the mouth of Big Butte Creek. All year's Beautification Contest the men. lakes are frozen over except the Medford Bldg. Let's go, folks, and make this “ The question is not what Indus best ever! Registrations close April try ought to do but what it can do Squaw Lake. No catches have been 25. So come in now! under given conditions. The N.A.M. The American WALKER» VISIT HERE Judge aud Mrs. Arlie C. Walker and son of McMinnville. Oregon, vi sited over Easter with friends in Medford and with Mrs. W alkers brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Every User Likes the New John Deere Road and Fishing Conditions Told by Forest Service THE LIGHT-DRAFT SPREADER WITH THE BEATER ON THE AXLE AND THE BOX-ROLL TURN Because of its distinctive features which permit better work, lighter draft and easier loading, the New NOUN* John Deere 3-beater, tight-bottom spreader with the beater on th e axle and box-roll turn appeals to everyone who has seen it. The low down box dqes away with high pitching— the hard work in manure spreading. High drive wheels, roller bearings, large, non- wrapping four-bar upper beater, and fewer moving parts make it easier pulling for your horses. The beaters are low down— manure is released close to ground for moreguniform spreading— manure does not drift. Box-Roll Turn permits short turn-arounds with out tipping. TUBES CHECKED FREE «c > PERL’S Funeral Home I I Al this Store You Cel Q U A L I T Y S E R V IC E Kat at International Vs Lunch Din iters Freshly Frozen Ice Cream 118 E Main nearly twice as ma Phone 998 heavy-duty trucks Top Notch Eats. G. J. Morris, Prop. W e Specialize Home Cooking at Reasonable Prices Medford Farmers Attention * O F F IC IA L M AG NETO R E P A IR SE R V IC E G enuine New F actor}' Parts D A W S O N ’S ? any other maker F o r t y - f o u r manufacturers in this country build heavy-duty trucks, 2- ton and over. International outsells the nearest rival nearly two to one. And mark this: In all trucks, from Vi-ton up, International regis trations the first seven months o f 1935 are 67 per cent over the same period in 1934. The entire truck industry together gained 32 per cent N o other leading truck, re gardless o f size or price, equals Inter national’s gain. (Figure! based on R. L. Polk & Cs. Data) Time has taught truck users this truth — International delivers extra value. The rising tide o f demand is for I n tern atio n al Trucks be cause here is the best paying truck investment. Come into our show room and look over the models built for work like yours. 4 4 N. Front St. Phone 263 Medford, Oregon “ Friend” »PRAYER» Stationary and I ¿ i S. Riverside, Ave., Medford, Ore, Portable Water System s. Pumping Machinery DIESEL ENGINES-MOTORS L. GRIMES, Cenimi Point, Assodate Denier Upholstering Shop WI A.udf Maître»wx Mule to Order E. R. White Sales Engineer Medford Flower’» Mattress & Internolionttf sizes ronge t___ i P tio n e 9 4 » Oregon «O» K. Main St. *400 Medford Baldwin Piano Shoppe BARGAIN» IN C a V , a ® W Main A ll w ork gu a ra n i erd PIANOS Vied lord n u ns a Office 20 ». ('entrai Plant » I I N. Central Medford, Oregon SHULTvS B R O S . Auto Painting I v «*| h mlaldr BO D Y I I* North Bartlett . . ■v . - , Phon« 27 Ilea *, n iable Jk F E N D E R R E P A IR IN G * G l.A H » Medford. Oregon ■1 MEDFORD, OREGON When in Medford 14 South Central Recon «1 Hand Rebuilt KAHM IMPLEMENTS At Bargain Price» Call and sec os at i«> ». Grape Bt. MesUord You can make a one-m an lime-spread ing outfit ou t of the New John Deere by using the low-cost lime-spreading at tachm ent which we can furnish. Hubbard-Wray Co. Shangle Studios THE GOLDFISH BOWL A few week ago, newspapers throughout the land ran on their first pages lists of salaries paid to executive* of big corporations. The lists are still being made public In Washington, but they no longer hit the front page, why? Well, in brief, the salary lists have lost their “ shook values," If, Indeed they ever had It. To be news, any item must contain some ele ment of shock or surprise. It devel ops that the salaries paid to corpor ation executives were neither shock ing nor surprising execept to some folks who found that their neigh bors were putting up a better front than their Incomes Justified. Nobody has yet said why the gold fish bowl publicity. It may have been an attempt to force salaries down. It certainly hasn’t achieved that ob jective. It has encouraged some firms to bid for the services of a de- Burn of this city. Mr. Walker is Cir cuit Judge of Yamhill Co. and a bro ther of Jackson Co. Treasurer, A. C. Walker. Mr. Walk r is the younv- est Circuit Judge in the state NAL « «