CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN
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Tomato Culture Shipments
GEORGE
LOVE,
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Fruit Told by
IÜ PREPARE Ideal in Valley
O.S. Men FALLS DEAD WHILE
TO ENJOY OLD AGE
Reimer Declares
C K S T K . I L POINT* OKKGON, T i l l i:M>\V A l H I ST «». 19*6
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By an Innocent Bystander
W ell, folks, the m ore or less in
nocent Bystander is once more on
the job . For the past four weeks « e
have been
wandering
amid
nett
scenes. But it is time to get
hack
hom e and take a look or ' w o at what
is g oing on.
M AII1KK
,
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At least one educator has
been
W. A. Gates, head o f the Bagiev
Rogue river valley is ideal for t o
found who “ uses his n oddle'’ as the
Canning com pa ny and
him self
a
mato
culture,
the
Kiwanis
club
was
feller said. The editor of this great
com m ercial grow er o f tomatoes, in
We note that Friend Hob has a l s o j famlIy Jo|ir|wl and
his family were I told at its wekly luncheon-m eeting
troduced Prof. Reimer who has at
returned from attending
both
na
Invited one day last week to take jin the Hotel Medford today by Proi
tained eminent success in elimina..-
tional conventions. And we are w on
dinner with Mr.
and
Mrs.
D. F. F C. Reitner. dir ector o f the sou th
ing blight in the Rogue valley.
dering it the fact that both he and
Aniick at their home in the Eastern
Kinphasizing the grow in g im port
ern Oregon experiment station near
F.D.R. are alumni o f
"D e a r
Old
outskirts o f Grants Pass
Talent.
ance o f the business here, Mr. Gates
H aw v a-a-d " has had anything to do
On our arival we found that this
P rof Reimer pointed out that con stated that to m ato production
has
with his desertion of his party (at
worthy couple had been putting in a
ditions here were peculiarly fav or grown to 140,000 cases this year
least he has always claimed to be a
very busy summer on what they call
able for the growth o f tomatoes. He front 38,000 cases
the first
year
Republican l and his taking up the
their “ fa r m ". And the result
tt'.ts
emphasized
that sunshine and rdy commercial culture was started
*n
New Deal.
well worth the labor Such flowers,
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(w a r m th prevail during the summ er the valley. This is in addition to the
such fruit and such
a garden.
It
months.
large tonnage taken by the cannery.
And we also note that the entire
would take a much better pen than
" W e raise firm, solid tom atoes o f
Miss Shirley Riebel of Grants l’ as-
New Deal gang
are aw fully
busy
ours to describe it all.
excelent color and fla v o r ." the pro- entertained
the
Kiwanians
with
these days goin g up and down
the
Hut what impressed us most was
land cryin g that Mr. Landon was too the solid c om fort o f the place. The fessor said. “ W e have few er trou bles three piano solos She was warmly
her technical
skill
vague in his speech o f
acceptance old house on the property when Mr. with diseases here than in other dis applauded for
tricts.”
and Interpretive ability.
and also that the Republican
plat-
Am ick bought it, had been remodel-
Prof. Reimer exhibited plants to
Samuel Clarke attended the meet
form was stolen from the old Demo- M - n d ref|ni„ hed
a very h eau tlfu I,
yellow ing as i visiting Kiwnnlan and V. .1.
cratic pla tform of 1932. plus a few an(, gtr, k|nK manner. A n „ i u settin(f show the effect o f western
mosaic
disease Naniltz was a guest o f the club.
vague and uncertain additions. W ell. amon|f ,,omp
y tree8 and w on_ tom ato blight and
being
It was announced that the Med-
isn't it better not to make a lot ot dprful rlowprg addpd mnrh
to thp and told o f the e fforts now
made
to
wipe
out
these
ailments.
Se
•ord
clu b would be represented
at
rash promises and threats and just (.OI|negg
, hp home.
lection of good seed from disease- the district ronvetnion
in
Seattle
do what cornea to your hand with a '
|, wag vpry apparent that
when
free plans is*essential to successful August 9-11, by J. H. Fletcher, Ev-
right good will And even if the Re- thy (jm P comes to retire front active
production he stressed.
| erett Faber and G. C. Hriggs.
pubicans did steal a bit from that oi l i work |n the public schools Mr. and
pla tform, why not. It was a perfectly Mrg Amlck wlll have a finp home tn
good pla tform and although a Y»it which
to retire and
with
dusty and faded, still had never been Pnough to make a living.
Local People Visit
Valley Sweltering
Big ‘G lad” Show
As Mercury Soars
land
,,sed-
Hut the crow ning event of the visit
was the dinner served by our host-
It appears that the Stale Highway ,.gg pu*^ ()f f r i e l chicken, fried as
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Moore
and
( om m issio n is not going
to allow mighty few women know how to fry Afollie and Hmll Hritt
o f Jack son
Talent to stay on the map.
Which ¡{. fJuffy mashed potatoes;
salads ville attended the Gladioli show tn
may be Juat as well. If they have a* that almost melted in one's mouth, Grants Pass Friday afternoon.
Mr.
much trouble with speeders up there and go much else we lost track ion? Moore reports he never
saw
such
as we do here, they will be better oil j before the dear lady brought in an beautiful glads. The show was held
without the highway.
,
old-fashioned apple pie “ like mother iu an immense room, the side o f
which was banked with gladioli In
' used to wish she could bak e."
We com m en d the action o f the city
A j) jM a u. the brief visit was all vairous forms, arches, etc. There was
council regarding the riding
o f I>1- j too short, we being compelled on a c - j o n e large flag made o f red, white
cycles about
our
streets.
Riding count of having promised to assist, and blue blooms.
double is dangerous, especially little aj g f lll|pra| that afternoon, to "eat | A large V-shaped
table run
the
kids. And the sidewalks were made and run •• aK tli** saying Is. But w e ' length of the room with tw o long
to walk on, not as bicycle paths And arP jjoplim tn rate another
" i n v it e " tables on each
side o f
this.
T'.te
tt e understand the council also voted MOn1P other time.
tabb-s were all covered with flowers,
to allow the mayor and recorder to
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T o help celebrate the show
the
j
“"""‘I"! with any sale of
Medford and
the
valley
peeled
down to a minim um of wearing ap
parel
today
as
the
thermometer
reached a new seasonal high mark.
No relief front the intense heat of
the past few days was in evidence,
the official forecast being for fair
I
weather tonight and to m orr ow , not
much change In temperature.
The mercury shot ab ove the cen-
tury mark yesterday for the
first
time this year, reaching a maximum
of 101 degrees.
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A detailed list by years of all car
■ot shipments o f fruits
and vege
tables Iu Oregon front 1925 to 1935,
inclusive, has just been issued as a
mimeographed circular by
the e x
tension service at Oregon State col-
iege. The list, the most com plete of
its kiud to be issued f o r this state,
gives the shipments by counties and
shipping points wthin the counties.
Potatoes, pears,
upples,
onions,
fresh prunes and c au liflow er a c
count for the hulk o f
the car lot
shipments o f fruit and vegetable# In
this state. The trend
has been up
ward in regard
to
potatoes
and
on ions, the peak o f 54 78
carloads
having been reached In 1934 for po
tatoes and m s for on ions the same
year. Ten years ago the fig ures were
1252 and 5 1 S carloads for these tw o
commodities.
Hood River is the point o f origin
o f a large part o f the shipments, es
pecially apples, pear* Hnd strawber
ries. Medford ranks first
In pears
The Dalles first In rherries, Milton
for fresh prunes and Salem for dried
prunes.
Klamath County last year shipped
3798 cars o f
potatoes, compared
with (¡99 cars from Deschutes and
315 from Malheur. B rooks in Marlon
county Is the leading shipping point
for celery, ami onions, while Nyssa
In Malheur county ships
out
the
most lettuce, the report shows.
The information
was compiled
from official car lot shipment
re
ports o f the U. s. department o f a g
riculture, by students at O. S. C. em
ploye,) under the NY A. The work
was supervised by staff members In
the
extension
econom ist's
office.
Copies are available for distribution
to those Interested.
For those needing more detailed In
formation, listings
were made
by
months for each shipping point, but
thfs tabulation was so
volum in ous
that It was placed ou file for public
use but was not published.
Oregon Seed in
j
Holds Party
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fo*
b>
P.N.G. Club Meets
Demand as Supply
j having from on»* to a dozen bouque*
At Simmons’ Home
Lessened by Drouth
For Young Family o f gladioli In every window
prope.
i\ty
tv, without having to watt ioi h r<-
gula r council meeting. This is a good
idea and «ill expedite such aalea
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George Love, til, a long-tim e resi
dent o f Central Point, d r opped dead
in the o f f ic e o f Dr Bishop in Med
ford this morning o f a heart ailment.
Mr. and Mrs. Love had gone to the
d octor's offic e to consult hint In re
gard to Mr. L o v e ’s health, and while
there Mr. L ove suddenly collapsed,
dying instantly.
Mrs. Ira Love was at on ce called
to the phone and after som e search
succeeded in getting Sandy R ich a r d
son to take her out where her hus
band, who is a brother o f the de
ceased. was working, to tell him the
sad news o f his brother' death.
G eorge I-ove was born in Missouri
April 1R, 1875,
and passed
away
August 6, 1936 in Medford, He had
been a resident o f Central Point for
a n um ber o f years and leaves a host
o f friends to mourn his sudden pass
ing.
Funeral services will be held at
the Perl Funeral H ome Saturday at
330 p. m. Ii rment will -
the
Central Point ( emetery.
So what?—
George Fox trying to get his mon-
<•> back for som e deeds he had that
Mr. Isaacson signed 23 years ago.
Sidney Bristow went rishini
never caught a fish.
and
Som eone wanting
a ride home
from M edford follow ed Mrs. Powell
tw o block s and when they ca ight up
with hnr found
she
was a total
stranger. " O wad
s om e p o'er
th
g lftlc gle us, to so nursels at alien,
see us”
THE
FEDERATED
C H T ItC H
llcv. Robert Charles Lewis, Pastor
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The P. N. G. Club o f Mt Pitt lte-
Pbone S I.
j |,ekuh u „ ) g P met at the home o f Nnl-
Bible Sch ool— A. W. Ayers, Snp-
| |)e Simmon s, on the Old Stage Hoad,
sister Simmons, president, presiding, rlntendent, 9 : 3 0 A. M.
Morning Worship— 1 1 : 0 0 A. M
There ure
so many
of
members
Y.I'.S.C.E.—
( tw o g r o u p s ) .
6 :1 0
| workin g In the fruit, only nine were
( present. Those answerin g to roll call p, m.
Evening Servles— 7 : 3 0 p. ni.
were Iva Coplnger, Clara Farra, Ida
W o m e n 's Bible study classes Tues
Henderson, Minnie Buckles,
Clara
Vincent, Etnmu Gleason, Mary Tllch- day arternoon from 2 to 3 o ’clock 'n
ardson, Catharine Merritt, and the charge o f Mrs. H. A. Davisson. From
hostess There were tw o visitors pre 3 to 4 o ’ clock In cha rg e o f Mrs. R
C. Lewis.
sent, Mrs. W in terh ouse
and
Mrs
er.
2 : 3 0 p. m. Tuesday.
Barlow.
The
F is h erm a n ’s
Club, W edn es
The P N. G ('lull of Olive Relielt-
day 6 : 0 0 p. m.
ah Lodge requests Mt. Pitt l e d g e ' s
The Fam ily Gathering,
W ed n es
presence along with other P. N. G.
day. 8 : 0 0 p. m.
Clubs o f this District at a picnic lun
Choir Practice— Thursday.
7:3C
cheon at H elm an's Park in Ashland
p. m.
on the 16th o f August. Sister Clara
Farra invited the club to meet at her
C H R I S T I A N C H ITR C H
home Sept. 1st. After the business
Clifton A. Phillips, Minister
meeting d o s e d Sister Simmons
as
Hibe Sch ool 1000 A. M.
Roland
sisted by Sister Coplnger served de
licious
sherherl,
Cool-ade
and Hover, 8upt.
Com m u nion follow ed by Preachin g
cookies
1 1 :0 0 A. M. Subj. " H e a v e n . "
Mrs.
Izetta Wide and Mrs. Carl H over will
sing.
Senior Endeavor 7 : 0 0 p. tn. Bob by
Vincent, leader. J. Ed. Vincent, di
rector.
Evangelistic
Service, 8 : 0 0 P. M.
Subject “ T h e Last Th ree Pla gues of
The R e v ela tion ." When
are
they
coin in g ? and W hat wlll they be?
Junior Endeavor Friday
2.30 P.
M. Mrs Izetta Elde, D irector
Prayer and
Bible Study,
Wed.
7 15 P M Miss Lyle G regory,
De
votional !<cader and the pastor will
explain th«- Divided Kin gdom .
The coun cil had
already placed a
TllP chrlllt|,|l c h u r c h ciitei ta in e.l! R e b e k a h s E n j o y
The severe and continued drouth
price on each hit of property
and -p,IPgday evpnj na with a farewell
in tlie middle west has bad marked
there is no good reason the city o f - ' party h onorin g the Harry Young fa-1
e feet upon future field seed supplies
fleers should not be given authority rn 1 1 y w |,0 arp moving
to
Medfot.l;
repotts E II.
Jackman
.extension
to con c lu d e the business when
th ,„ WPPk. Tbp party was held
on
Vlt. I’ itt Rehekah L odge No. 167 agronom ist at Oregon State college
if an opportu nity arises.
the jawn nf the J. Sa nford Richard met tn regular session In the I O.O F, In many cases, alfalfa, clover and
son home. A niee program had been Hall Wednesday evenin g with Sister grass sed crops In the drouth
area
W e hope to see the state offl< ials , arran(,,,d The Orchestra played two Bessie Fredenburg N G. presiding.
have been practically ruined, which
get busy and have better signs P>»‘- j numbers. Rev. Phillips lead in pray Sister Clara Vincent, chairm an of will doubtless have Its effect
on
ed along the highways on each
(pr s PVernl readings o f her own c om - G ood o f the Order Com. o f this Dis prices for the 19 3« supplies.
o f the main intersection.
We
ar* pOS|t|()n by Mrs. Phillips were much trict appointed Sister Mary R ich ard
Oregon raises a large tonnage of
well aware there are a lot o f fools pnjoypd virs. Reynolds told o f con- son, chairman of Good o f the Order field seeds now, and will
probably
oil the move Ihes days who hahitu- ^ tijtlons In Nebraska and
how
»•■* of Mt. iPtt Rehekah L odge f o r the be called upon to supply a larger
ally pay no attention to signs. But should appreciate Oregon. Ed Y i n - 'n e x t meeting which will lie August proportion of
the nenntry's
needs
there are a good many more who try cent sang and Mr.
Alexander
ex 19th All members are requested to than usual. Seed crops
of
which
to he law-abiding and who will obey pressed the sorrow that would
be be present as Sister Richardson pro Oregon has a virtual m onopoly, such
the rules if they know what they felt and words of appreciation for mises you a hilarious good time.
as bent grass, are not expected to be
are.
each mem ber o f the family.
Sister Clara Vincent. Chairm an ot affected as much, except as demand
After all the nice things were said the District Convention notified our for such seed is Increased
by the
And that makes us think.
Last Mrs. Y oun g responded
saying
she Lodge that the District Convention shortage o f other types
week in our article about the death was not leaving and would see us all will he held in Central Point, Oc:
Many Oregon farmers
w ho
had
o f little Avis Brood, we said the c or often but thou ght It fine to say the 31st. Mt. Pitt Rehekah
Ixtdge No not contempla ted harvesting
some
on er's ju ry railed it an "u n a v oid a b le n|ce , h |n(tg w h|le people were still 167 to be the hostess L odge assisted crops for seed have now decided to
acciden t,
with
both
parties
to h iving ,
by Ruth Rehekah I^odge No.
t of allow them to mature for this pur-
b la m e ." That was an error
What
Games were played until
a late Jacksonville.
pose, says Jackman.
the Jury did find was that there was hour. Lovely refreshments
of
lee
" n e g lig e n c e on the part of both par- )TPam and home made ca k e
were
ties," which is true. Of course t h -
greater blame rests on the man who
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disregarded the law regarding speed j
within Incorporated towns. W e hold'
this man should be punished to the ^
extent of the law. if only as a warn-
ing to others Regardless of the fine
C O R V A LLIS . Aug. 5.— One o f th “ j
point o f " n e g ig e n c e " the little girl Is
finest private libraries in the state |
dead and nothing
can
bring her
whose cs'relesa- on mtnln* and geology, belongin g to j
back And the man
the late Hiram Dryer McCaskey n; I
ness or dam phoollshness or what
Central Point, will he added to the]
ever yon wish to call it should He
Oregon State college campus l l h n r v I
punished. W e hop«- the trand
Jury
The «-ollectlon consist- o f
more
will do Its duty In this matter.
than I lino hound volumes and sever
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al unbound volume«.
W e wish to o ffer a hearty vote of
Mr McCaskey was well kn«*wn as
thanks to the o fflr lsN of «'rster
an authority on the gold. sl!v«-r a m i.
lsike National Park Th. other day
quicksilver ii*»<>urce* o f the l"nite«l \
we drove up there for the first time
Stales and the mineral and senlogi- j
this year And the ranger on duty a'
cal characteristics o ' the Philippine l
the checkin g station, when he heard
Islands.
we were newspaper people
Just
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handed us a sticker and wished li
Vrs H II McCaskey Is giving the
ft pleasant visit And he didn t tsk- t 'I..« r\ as a memorial to the late Hi-
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our dollar, either Then later we ran ram D McCaskey If will not he a s
„ s '1
into Ernest Rnstel. publicity man rt sembled until fall after the o p en in g ,
the park and were shown ail over of the school term, when appropriate
the new headquarters building, and «¡«■dlcatlon ceremonies will be arran
dorm itory That new building Is cer ged
tainly a beautiful structure snd o n -
unethlng That wonderful lake Is
worthy o f its setting Whereever we
irtesy
even
more beautiful from the east
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went, we were met with courtesy
And the
ami all. o r at least, almost all, I, our
our end than from the l^ndge
drive over to Diamond 1-ahe Is very
U«-» -t tons answ-red
nice, to o
Hut the road from lli i-
One ot the most beautiful floats and commercial sweepstakes winner In the Portland Hose Festival
beats
i se o f you
who have mond 1-ake to 1'iilon Creek
parade this year was this Vlklnr ship— entry o f tl.e General Petroleum corporation. On Vikiag rhipv,
the gargoyle oa the bow r-pret«nied a bold spirit o f adventure. The ship is seen headed away- from a
around the rim road, them all. Oregon can well be proud
su&xet.
•ve
rartalnly
i lfr-'d t f her lake, acd w o d <
Regular Meeting
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Winner In Rose Festival Parade
McCaskey Library
To State College
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Boy’s Body Found
Floating in Pool
Near Gravel Pit
The body o f Victor Martin. 12 year
old hov who disappeared
Saturday
on a fishin g Jaunt and had not been
seen since, was thin m ornin g at 8:aO
o'cloc k found floating In the dredge
pond o f the Medford Concrete C o n
struction com pa n y on Bear
Creek,
near the north city limits o f Med
ford The body cam e up on ly a few
?»*ef from where on e o f six charges
o f dy namite hud been fIr>-<1 Sunday
In an effort to bring the bod y to the
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Mr. and ^fra W illiam Askwlth at
Prosp«-ct were overn ight
guests of
Mrs. Aakwl'h'a f»«*>er Mr 0 «iy T.
i o a t night rareatiy.