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About The American. (Central Point, Or.) 1928-1936 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1936)
The American has maintained its leadership throughout the depression because It has the courage of its oonvictions. VOLUME VIII 1[HE AM ERICANI Death List Grows m In Drought Area , Mercury Soars CENTRAL POINT, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY ». IDS« SaunderTngTl MISS WALLACE AND . wed With apologies to It. W. R. Installation Of Officers is Held Monday If you bav« news Items ws will appreciate their receipt by Wednesday evening. Phone <01. M MUER SO SUPT. HEDRICK IS SPEAKER AI REA REPRESENTS P EA Last week we promised to say something about our trip to the South. And that the time has come The Odd Fellows and Kebekah to write the darned stud we do not lodges held their installation last have the faintest idea what to write Monday evening. A good crowd about. We came down to the Bay Miss Imogene Wallace, daugther of _____ j present. E. H. Hedrick, superintendent of district to see our daughter and as George Wallace of Central Point,be The tollowing officers were iu- city schools, was one of several lead it was the first time we have ever came the bride of J. W. McCoy of CHICAGO. July 9. — (8 p .)— Scat Chicago, while what dropped fra c-1 Rta" e(l by the Oddfellows: Noble ing speakers to appear before ses been in this part of the state with Ashland in a 1 o'clock eeremory Sun tered rains brought temporary re tionally. ¡Grand, Guy Humphrey; Vice Grand. sions of the National council of edu a car we have had a lot of fun. But day afternoon in the First Presby lief today to a few sections in the Ilolts Hit New England Wade Humphrey; Chaplain, Robert cation, considered in education at cir so far, by the grace of something, terian church of Portland. Dr. J. nation blankted by stifling beat but New England, enveloped by the Humphrey; t onduetor, I.arry Copin cles as one of the highest honorary we have escaped being pinched for Hudson Ballard, pastor, read the im no general break was forecast in the spreading heat, saw a 65-year record j ,!er: Secretary, J E. Vincent; Sup- organizations In the teaching profes breaking the traffic laws. We hereby pressive service, the vows being taken torrid weather. heat broken by electrical storms ports f° r Noble Grand and Vice sion. which met Saturday in con express our gratitude to the Califor before members of the immediate Grand, Iva Coplnger, Mary Richard junction with the 7 4th annual con Deaths reached at least 168, and which caused an estimated $100,000 nia traffic officers for their for families. son, Clara Vincent, Mrs. D. F. vention of the National Education as damages from fires started by light blazing destruction continued to Amirk bearance and patience with a green The bride and groom were unat sociation being held lu Portland this ning. mow crops in the fertile fields of the horn in a strange land. tended. with little Julia Norby. Rebekah officers are: Noble week. Hedrick is also to be official Some cooler weather in a few middle west. Misery, want, and des- " * * ¡daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore pair grew in the agricultural regions, states was seen by J. R. Lloyd, fore- Grand, Bessie Fredenburg; Vice representative of the Parent-Teacher We hud heard that Oakland was J. Norby of Vancouver, Wn . as ring Grand, Rette Pankey; Chaplain, Ida assocation at the department meet Spreading east, the heat wave l n - l ‘ as,er at the Chicago weather .In quite a big city. But when we got I bearer. Miss Ethel Rand, organist. Henderson; Secretary, Minnie Buc ings. volved about half o f the nation. a n d | , l o n ’ but he wurned that tom orrow here the other night we drove right played the wedding music. kles; Treasurer, Louzella Damon; A general exodus of educators from through the blamed place without The bride was gowned in a navy tem peratures in three figures were in wU1 fi,,d a11 the a ffe c ,e d « • « •>a<' k Conductor, Clara Farra; Warden. Medford and Jackson county was ob prospect for most states from ntld- in ,he " ear repord c<,lum" even knowing we had left Berkeley! triple sheer ensemble, finished with Sally Musty: Insid Guardian, Erma served this week-end as teachers I “ ‘ ■P 0’-'8 ,rom New York 8ta,e ln' In the darkness we never discovered self-colored tucked chiffon, worn continent to the eastern seaboard. <ycatd new heat records would be Hedgpeth headed for Portland to be present at Rain fell spasmodically, dampen we had reached the bigger city until with a brimmed hat of navy faille set, while Connecticut, New Jersey opening sessions of the convention we had driven right onto the ferry taffeta. Accessories were in matching ing parts of North Dakota, Minne- and Michigan expected continued today. Probable attendance at the landing— and that wasn’t where we colors. r.r.d her corsage was of Cecile sota. Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, high marks. gathering is estimated as between had wanted to go either. We were Brunner roses, lilies of the valley while some few localized areas were No appreciable beneficial effect 10.000 and 15,000, with the most drenched In downpours. headed for San Leandro. And did and Parma violets. | was seen for the drought belt. South lamed educators in the nation lead we have a sweet time getting across A bridal luncheon for the wedding Among the latter were Effingham. Dakota's only rain was a trace at Ra- Crater Lake National Park, Ore.. ing the list. the town and finding the way south? party followed the ceremony, scene III., with 2.42 inches of rain; Devils | pid City. Light sprinkles at North July 8 (Special) Scientific explain- C. R. Bowman, county superinten And when we finally did get to the of the affair being the “ Sign of the Lake. N. D., freak weather spot of Platt and David City constituted Ne ution of the puzzling deep blue color dent, is also attending the conclave, address we wanted, we couldn’t Rose’’ tearoom. The bride and groom the nation, with 1.48 Inches, and braska’s rainfall, and it had no effect of Crater Lake waters is advanced serving on the reception committee rouse the folks and had to go to an left later in the day, planning an Kankakee, 111., with .5S of an inch. on drought conditions. by the Carnegie Institution, Wash., yesterday. C. G. Smith, principal of auto park and get a cabin, which extended honeymoon in the north. Chicago had only light showers D.C., In acurrent bulletin, campiliug the senior high school, Is among Aids Late Crops was just what we ought to have done They will be at home in Ashland the resutls of extensive research those who will be present at sessions Crop experts said that the rain in with less than a tenth of an inch of in the first place and not try to find after August 3. rain, hut they promised a day’s re carried on for several season past. as is also Miss Louise Basford, school I, to find our way about strange cities The bride is among the best known “ Why is Crater Lake so blue?" is supervisor. Esthel Church Leake, but light in most instances, made spite from yesterday's high tempera figures in southern Oregon musical in the dark. one of the most popular questions tures. supervisor of music In the city the outlook good for late crops espe- • • • circles, having appeared prominently Misery and despair grew in the asked by park visitors. A number of schools, will be present to direct the The next day (Friday) we got in all progressive music activities f o r j0*®*^ f ° ra<e fertile middle west over mountain theories had been hitherto offered, Jackson county teachers' chorus in The state's main crop, spring inveigled into taking the ladies into several years. She has been specially crop destruction and lack of respite unsupported by deftnate proof. appearances before the assembly. the downtown district in Oakland on active in the Oregon Music Teachers' wheat, was damaged almost irrepar from brailing heat as the torrid wave Dr. Edison Pettit, member of the ably several weeks ago by lack of a shopping expedition. And we will association, having served as Jackson spread east; New York city had a Ml. Wilson Observatory staff r.f tell the world that's no place for county chapter president. She is a lso jra' n temperature of 100 degrees, a new astronomers and an authority in the Among other North Dakota com- record for the date, and Washington study of light, made laboratory a country editor. They led us Into associated with the Daughters of thel stores where we wandered for eons American Revolution, holding the (g munities reporting rain were Cros- had 97, both hottest days of the year. analysis of Crate I>ake water samples through acres and acres of tables flce of vice-regent of the Ashland by, with 1.02 inches; Williston, .32 In the New York metropolitan for its purity and light conductivity, Drake, High-speed trains of new light 18; area officials expressed fear of a learning that the liquid is similar to and racks and booths filled with chapter at this time. She has di- Inch; Bismarck. 08; things no mere man has any idea I vlded her time between Central Point, Dun Center, .16; Garrison, .02; Mi- scarcity of milk and other foodstuffs seven years settled ocean water with weight deaign will be placed In what to do with and finally got out Medford and Ashland and has a large not, .20. and State Agricultural Commissioner a minimun amount of sediment. This dully day-time operation by the with an expenditure of possible two number o ' friends in each commu Grain traders took quick note of Peter Ten Eyck called a meeting at amounted to 8 8 parts of solid matter Southern Pacific Company on Its coast line between San Francisco and nity. bits. Which is quite a record. the raiufall. Corn fell more than 3 Albany, Saturday, to discuss the sit in a million. • » • Mr. McCoy is well-known in south cents a bushel at the opening in uation. Dr. Pettit came to th conclusion Los Angeles ahu it January 1, ac Saturday, being the Fourth, we ern Oregon and state hanking circles that: “ In any event the predominant cording to announcement by A. I). bravely set sail in the “ good ship and was president of the Oregon color of the lake is due to multiple McDonlad, president. sedan," as Friend Bob used to say. Bankers' association in 1925 and scattering of light by the water Those trains, of distinctive design to see what we could of the great 1926. He has been identified with molecules. Super-imposd upon this and culminating three years of re city of San Francisco. And did the Ashland's progress for many years, Is the reflection of sky, clouds, and search, will be constructed at the son-in-law take us places to see and is- prominent in social and crater walls. On a clear day, with Pullman Company's plan In Chicago. things The first thing we saw was musical groups. rippled surface, the reflection pheno Two complete trains are to be bulR Ample accommodations for hun Extension of the export subsidy on mena is submerged by the scattered at a cost of approxlamtely $2,000,- the great new Oakland-San Francisco dreds of campers, fishermen, pic wheat flour from Pacific northwest bridge. And take it from us, it light. If the sky Is overcast, the (»00, to give daily north and south nickers, bathers, and hikers are av states for one year has been approved sure looked monstrous from the only light available is from the bound service, Mr. McDonald said. ailable in newly equipped public be by Secretary Wallace, giving promise ferry as we passed below it. What clouds, the color Is predominantly The streamliners will be 12 car ing developed along the Roosevelt of the removal of more than 2 Vi gray. won’t man do next? The great trains Including chair cars, parlor John Anglifnd. former Klamath Highway by the Resettlement admin million bushels of wheat from Ore structure is near enough completion “ In a word, the blue of the Cra car, parlor-observation car, dining so it looks like a finished bridge Falls taxi cab driver, Monday entered istration in cooperation with the gon, Washington, and Idaho by this ter Lake and the blue of the sky car and tavern car, powered with device. The subsidy applies only to are the result of the selective scat a plea of guilty to a charge of as Forest Service. right now. high-speed streamlined steam loco • * • sault and robbery while armed with Crews of workers, 866 in all, have exports of flour to the Philippines tering of light rays which have been motives, it was stated. They will be This program was launched last diverted from a straight course by air-conditioned throughout and fit Turning west from the ferry build a dangerous weapon. Angland will been engaged in carrying out an ex ing we passed along the famous be sentenced the end of the week. tensive forest and recreational de March, and by the time it expired molecules of water in one case and ted with every known modern con Ruth Talbot, of Medford, held in velopment program in Resettlement's by limitation of time June 30, there molecules of air in the other. Blue Embarcadero, where great ships venience and refinement. from all over the world lay at their the county jail as an accomplice, Coast Range forest conservation area had been 190, 206 barrels exported is made up of the shortest light Each train will have a rapacity of has entered no plea. embracing over 1.200.000 acres, in by means of this aid. As it takes waves, less that one fifty-thousandth 465 passengers. They will bear the docks, loading and unloading their Angland and the woman were ar cluding the Sisuslaw National forest. about 4.6 bushels of wheat for one of an inch in length, anl it is these cargos. What stories those old huil 1- name “ Daylight", long Identified ings could tell. Not being any rested at Kalamath Falls. Work adjacent to the coast high barrel of flour, this was equivalent that are sent back to the observer with fast coast line service on the The pair stand charged with rob way has consisted largely of setting to approximately 875,000 bushels of due to the extreme depth and purity relation to Peter B. Kyne or Jack San Francisco-Los Angeles run. London we shall not even try to ex bing John L. Little, Williams Creek u p camp grounds, rustic picnic wheat. The new program is limited of the lake water." press our thoughts about the matter. district miner, of $180 after beating tables, fire places, parking space, to 575, 300 barrels, or a movement On our way we passed the noted him with an auto crank on a lonely water facilities and other camp ac essentially in pioportion to that at “ Fisherman's Wharf" where we saw road near Gold Hill. commodations. Crews further back tained in the past four months. Little sustained a fractured arm in the forest areaa have concentrated the great fleet of fishing craft tied Funds for carrying on this type TIIE FEDERATED CHURCH up for the holiday. Then on through and numerous bruises in the combat. on building truck and horse trails, of export assistance come from cus ll< v. Robert Charles Lewis, Pastor The woman is alleged to have act what was once the San Francisco reducing fire hazards, setting up tom receipts, 30 per cent of which The United States National Bank, Phone St. World's Fair, now an apartment ed as "lure". Little told the authori lookout stations and stringing new were made available through AAA which has a direct Branch in Med Bible School— A. W. Ayers, Sup- ties he had intended to marry her. house districts Then through the telephone lines. amendments for use in stimulating ford, reports a continuation of Its rlntendent, 9:30 A. M. Presidio, with its military formalness The recent built Cape Creek camp, export or other use of surplus com Morning Worship— 11:00 A. M. Recent guests at the H. T. Pankej Just below Yachats, is nearing com modities, and in encouraging pro phenomenal growth, according to of Slipped through without being ficial statement Issued to the Comp Y.P.8.C.E.— (two groups). 0:30 home were Mr and Mrs. O. Olson of picked up by the MP’s. Then came pletion and will have accommoda- duction of crops needed for domestic Mr. Owen Is a brother of tions for about 200 visitors. Picnic consumption. This same source is troller of Currency as of June 30th p. m the approach to the Golden Gate Portland Deposits now stand at $105, 236,- Evening Servles— 7:30 p. m. bridge, where we got a near view Mrs. Pankev. I grounds border a clear mountain responsible for the recently an {>05.83 and total resources $114,- of that great structure. At this time ; tream and every effect has' been nounced fiber flax subsidy program 603,329.74. marking a growth in de Women’s Bible study claases Tues they have Just finished weaving the Returning toward the heart of the 1 made to retain the primitive natural and for the diversion of walnuts to posits of over ten and a half millions day afternoon from 2 to 3 o’clock *o charge of Mrs. H. A. Davisson. From gaint cables which span the Golden -Itv we drove up to the top of the ¡beauty. Additional accommodations unusual channels of trade. and a growth In resources of over 3 to 4 o'clock in charge of Mrs. R. Gate and the bridge hasn't begun to Twin Peaks. And the sight of that ! have been set up nearby, overlooking twlve millions in the past twelve C. Lewis. great city stretched below us was I the riotous Devil's churn, take form. months, approximating Its former er. 2:30 p m. Tuesday. • • • worth coming far to see In the back- Clearing of down timber, Improve- gains of almost a million dollars a The Fisherman’s Club, Wednes The famous Cliff House above the ground lay the bright blue Bav ment of paths and roadway, and set-1 month day 6:00 p. m. Seal Rocks has been closed And the where were anchored seven of Uncle tinz up of additional benches on Cape Since its last statement in March, The Family Gathering, Wednes seals must have seen ns coming, for ^sm's “ bulldogs of the sea," with Perpétua add much to enjoyment of The first cover spray for the deposits have Increased even in ex day. 8:00 p. m they hnd all taken a sneak by the their accompanying destroyers, each one of the finest viewpoints on the control of second brood codling moth cess of that ratio, or a gain of al Choir Practice— Thursday. 7:1C hip anchored fore and aft in perfect coasts. time we got down near the rocks larvae should be completed on all most five and a half millions. p m So we sauntered on down the beach formation What a commotion those Sutton Lake combines freshwater Early in June the United States I and had our lunch on the sand. Then peaceful-appearing monsters could bathings, ramping, hiking and ca varieties of pears and apples by July National increased Its capital struc- t 'll HIM I I AN CHl'RTH a few rides on the thingumaglgs have raised in that town had there noeing In Its attractions. Finishing 18, according to the recommendation ture by the Issuance of new stock to Clifton A. Phillips, Minister of C. B. Cordy. assistant county along Midway for the younger been occasion. touches are being put on an elaborate agent, and L. O. Gentner, entomolo th amount of $750.000, making the | Bible School: 10:00 A. M., Roland layout of ramps at Siltcoos Lake, generation. * present total In capital, surplus, un- | Hover, Supt. • • • On our way hack to the ferry we largest body of fresh water along the gist of the So Oregon Experiment i divided profits and reserves of ap Communion and Preaching. 11:00 Driving along the ocean drive we had th“ good fortune to find that coast and the ramps run from the Station. proximately nine million dollars. A. M Use three pounds of lead arsenate enjoyed the freshness of the breeze great thorofare. Market Street, al- shore of the lake to the ocean, a Mr. George T Frey. Manager of Senior Endeavor 7:00 P. M.. le a fresh from the Aleutian Islands, or most deserted, on account of th-! distance of about two miles. Special in one hundred gallons of water. the Medford Branch, also stated that der, Woodrow Phillips, Director, J. At least we saw double holiday Instead of return- provisions have been made for park I? leaf injury from spider mite is some such places, '* wat gratifying to maintain this Ed. Vincent. no windbreak off in that direction Ing directing to Oakland w e took the ing bouse trailers at this camp. appearing, use an oil-lead arsenate oontlnue dgrowtb In deposits, as It Evangelistic Services, 8:00 P M., Berkeley ferry, which dropped us at Personnel to supervise most of the combination as follows: 1 % gal not only represented new business, and Harry Young will sing. .pod for a few minutes at th- the end r,f a three-mile mo’ » extc>,r'- recreational development has been of light-medium or medium summer but returning prosperity for old cus Orchestra Rehearsal Monday 8:00 Zoo we waved a friendly greeting to |ng out Into the Bay A very pleasant temporarily assigned to the Reset-, 0,l emulsion, pound spread er. and tomers. “ Another gratifying fea P. M the family ancestor And excepting drive on a warm day. 2 pounds of lead arsenate tlement Administration ture." stated, " is the Increase In Prayer and Bible Study Wednes for the loss of a bit of hair and the But we are going to leave some est service. hundred gallons of water. loans and discounts, showing that day 7:45 P M Directional leader. ancestral tall we couldn't see much of this narative for a later dav. We The oil-lead arsenate combination there is a constantly Increasing de Marjorie Jones Mm. Victor Burse] change In appearance between us of couldn’t tell all we saw in a month Rev. and Mrs. Lewis were over« should not be used on apples, be mand for money with which to con will review 2 Sound. Sundays, anyway. And today and the rest of the monkeys night guests of Mr and Mrs Ward cause it may complicate residue re- duct commercial and farra enter Junior Endeavor Friday 2 30 P M l.” a« the feller *ald apee. Hyde of Murphy last Monday night novel harvest time. prises." Mra. Ustta Elds, director. Scientist Explains Blue of Crater Lake S. P. Streamliners On Coast Run * }\ New Camp Spots Flour Export is On Oregon Coast Extended for Year Angland Admits Assault, Robbery (EI jp (Cljurrhpa U. S. National Show Growth j Final Cover Spray Urged by July 18 » * j