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CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN VOLUME IX Musings^ tiy an Innocent Bystander C E N T R A L P O IN T . O R E G O N , T H I II S I M V , J|’ |,y ISSUED Big Fish Plays OF UNLICENSED With Big SCHOOL AGENTS Page |.y n»;t7 N U M B E R :n* Safeway Pioneer Day Long Whisker Contest Starts L CGC HONORED AT OIHNEA TUESDAÏ The Sa few ay Store is starting its One by one the old la ndm ark ' j annual Pioneer Day contest and sale disappear. Tht> we k they are teal - I j Thin is a unique affair with prizes iUK down i he old dance hall which I given for the most artistic set o r bad become an eyesore and tlretrap. | whiskers shown by a customer. Now if we could only induce aont Th*- contest runs for about two public spirited cuss to build a fine months and some fearful and won Application blanks for vocational new building in its place. The ques (oiks, Maten this is a big-fis h with surprise, and that moment was ■ Charles Taylor, of Washington. D, tion 1», however, who would occupy school licences have just been mall- Hj orv al)(| ■lot a big fish-story. You just what that salmon ( o r horse | derful mugs should be displayed by C.. assistant director o f the Civilian | the contestants. No clerk in a Safe- . ed front the State Department of . ’ , it? w as com pletely | -s Hay«* H I w h Conservation Corps, who is making heard o f the big O n i thlu k) needed. I , way store will he allow ed to shut*' * • • | Kducation too various private voen- ■ ■ caught o f f guard, I had the bu< k tell thaï-, Well I can , during the contest, under pain of a an inspection tour o f the CCC dis And just to follow the good ex- flonal schools (hat do business In | ^hat tot awa> fever for sure. The next thing 1 r e - 1 trict» o f the Pacific coast, arrived In $5 fine. Rob and m o r am ple, can we not persuade several Dregn. Chapter 413. Oregon Raws now. so help nt* allied was that my reel was singing Medford Monday evening from San At o r near the close o f the coni st other ow ners o f ancient and more or j 1937, provides that any private vo- pow er to the fish, and I had clamped down on the r e d | Francisco. He cam e by way o f the the custom er who has registered In lees (m ostly more) dilapidated rational school operating for profit. | Last Saturday night the gang all with my thumb as I threw In the Redw ood Highway and was a c c o m this contest and who displays the buildings along our principal street ®nd its salesmen, must be licensed to wanted to go up on the R ogu e River lever o f the star drag, but the tight-1 panied by Kenneth W o lf e of San most artistic hairsute appendage to wreck them and clean up? A m on g operate in this state. ( for a Sunday picnic. " O K " says I. er I tightened the star drag the i Francisco, Mason o ffic e r, and L. It. will be given $25 in cash Several Dr. C. A. Howard, Superintendent " W e 'l l go. you guys can do you the buildings which have served faster that baby went. I was yelling Pragter of Portland, assistant to the reports that picnicking and I will angle for th. to Ernest to get his trout line reeled oth er prizes will also be given. their day is the old B. P. Thelss o f Public Insruction. chief of CCC work for the U. S. F or Call at Safeway and get your many Inquiries have been received elusive sa lm on ." buildin g and the small shack be in while 1 was doin g my best to stop est service. a vacation Sunday morning dawned rath-t the salmon. His reel came o f f th* name down, then take tween the beauty salon and the from the established school». It is Mr. Taylor and party were enter jfr om the drudgery o f eternal shav Jones' Grocery. They are a dlstlm t expected that all schools and sales- early, but it found the Parker fam ily trout rod and all in all we were in tained at dinner at the Hotel Med ing. men operating in Oregon will be li-j da wnin g Just as early in preparation a heck o f a pickle menace and should be torn down. Finally Ernest i ford by the hoard o f dir ector» o f the censed not later than August 1. 1937 for the picnicking jou rney up the got straightened out, but by this Jackson County Cham ber of C o m People who have come in contact Rogue to the Given ranch. Shortly time the salmon had about all o f ■ One hears a lot o f grumbling merce and several CCC o ffic e r» from about our alleged city water system with high pressure salesmen and un after the sun began to cast its glit my line. I handed the pole to Ernest the local headquarters. In a brief ethical school practices have been tering sun-beam s across the grand and told hint to hold on for these days. For several years there deal address, Mr. Taylor sp oke highly of has been an undercurrent o f feeling aware for some time that there is a .an d glorious valley we were raisina life, and I made a mad dash for the the wide-spread reputation of the the country anchor. In less time than It takes 'o that Central Point should connect definite need for regulating and c o n a cloud o f dust upon local cham ber and expressed his up with the M edford water system, trolling such schools and their sales highway. tell I had the boat headed for thi SALEM. July I t . — -Flags on slat pleasure for the reception given him men. The legitimate schools w e lc o m and if things don't get better soon, The trip was un-eventful, and shore, but alas I was jjust a split buildings were low ered to half-mast He briefly reviewed the new law (and we don't see bow they can> ed this legislation as a means o f re soon after arriving at the river 1 second too late, with a final rush the W edn esda y in memory o f ex-Qover- continuin g the CCC for three years and dishonest had my salmon tackle a seem bled, th* sa lm on tore t i e this is going to be still more s t ro n g gulating unethical book from his nor Julius L. Meier, who died at his and said it would greatly Increase competition. oars in the boat. I told Ernest (uiv mouth b e fo r e | could take the pole home near Portland this morning. ly urged. the usefulness of the Corps. * * * b o y ) to clim b in and we would from Ernest. W ell I was pretty sick G overnor Martin, sh ock ed when He thanked the local cham ber for A few years ago the writer took shove off. I silently slipped across about It. That was the first salmon I newspapermen told him o f his pred it« cooperation with the CCC work it upon himself to look into this river to the farther side. After r ow ever lost in 29 years of salmon fish ecessor's death, said Meier was "a in this district and also spoke of ing up the river to a point I thou ght ing In the Rogue, and it was the man who has been an active contri the flue cooperation received by the matter a bit. At that time we felt the cost would be prohibitive. But would be a good place to an chor 1 largest sa lm on I ever tied onto butor in the econom ic and cultural local forest service officials. nosed the boat out into the channel our town MUST have water and if, I continued to fish until they d e v e l o p m e n t a l our people." The party left Tuesday morning Senator Joe T. Robinson, the De At the right spot I dropped th > called us to lunch, but I didn't have our present system is inadequate ' ; The g overnor sent a telegram Of for Klamath Falls. From there they mocratic leader, died early W ednes is time we got busy and acquire anchor. I told Ernest to go ahead any luck and very little appetite. A f sympathy to Mrs. Meier and said lie expected to go to Crater Lake anil day w ith - —In President Roosevelt's one that will be adequate. Sentlmen' and fish for trout and I began let ter lunch I went out and fished u n would attend the funeral Diamond I-nke and then to Roso- w ord»—-his “ face to the battle.” ting nut the spinner in the sw ift til after sundown but nothing doing. for the old horse or the old water tiurg. Mr Taylor will attend a m -cl The (54-year old Arkansan, h!s channel. The salmon were playing W e all came h om e tired but well sat system that has served us so long ing o f the educational directors of party's Itader in the senate since le ap-frog with one anotther along isfied. for there was nothing to do is all right, hut if our town is to the Corps in Corvallis this week 1922 died alone in his apartment contin ue to grow we much provide the river and I felt pretty good. I but to be satisfied. If loosing a big home. He was found face downward was slowly letting the spinner down salmon and having my thumb burn a water system which will at least on hi« bath room floor, after a weary Mr. L. T. Dike, ow ner and mana give us real fire protection. stream when all at on ce W H A M , ed off, almost. Is satisfaction then I week o f fighting for the administra • • • Works somethin g hit that spinner like a ton should be satisfied.— but I’ m not, I ger of the Medford Ladder tin g court reform bill. This week we are told there were o f brick. It was more like the kick am goin g back after that salmon and has been in business for seven years. He manufactures a new picking days when the pressure was so low o f a mule than the »trik e o f a sal get revenge. bucket m anufactured by Mr. Will people living bn the secoifH flo o r mon F or a moment I was parallzed H l h Annual Young Paop W s Bible A R C H IE P A R K E R Foley. The dem and for these bu ck Conference at the Federated church could n't draw a drop of water! And ets is increasing all the time Thev o f Central Point, Oregon at the same time the great majority Tuesday. are sold on ly through Mr. Dike and July 20th, to Sunday, July 25th o f our people who irrigate lawns and the American Fruit G row ers’ Inc. Samuel L. Hanson o f Portland. gardens, do so from private wells, The program for the opening day Buy direct from the manufacture Is as follow s : Tuesday, registration so It cannot all he blamed on hot Camp Scott Y oung num ber tw o was and put the balance in the bank. Mr. and Assignments. Registration yesterday m orn ig elected depart- weather irrigation. fee Herbert Dynge, 19-year old son o f Crater Lake National Park. July wish $1.50. Rising ) ment com m and er o f the Oregon Uni- 14.— The Crater Lake rim road was Henry H. Dynge o f Ross Lane and Foley i» a local man anti we bell, <5:00 o'clock . him success. What would happen if a real fire | ted Spanish W a r Veterans at the o f opened to travel this week. Breakfast at 7 o ’clock Light out at It had Mrs. Nora McCaw o f Klamath Falls should start in our city, when our ficial business session in the Med been closed since last 10 p. m Each class period will close autumn by who was seriously injured In a high- Retiring department snow drifts. water pressure Is too low to reach a ford armory. with a fifteen minute recess. | way accident last week, was rem ov secon d story? Such fires do happen com m ander was Hugh S. Rogers of Bring your hlhle, n otebook and Six miles o f the 35-mile rou ió I *d last night from the Community and we have no assurance "it can't Hillsboro. around the lake from the lodge to hospital to the home o f Mr. and Mrs. Little mitids are tamed and sub pencil. Also bring your ow n bedding The Spanish War Veteran c on v en the North Entrance ranger station W. R. Heath, 1027 Narragan street. happen here.” dued by misfortu ne; but great towels and soap There will be a full • * • tion convened last Sunday morning Is paved. Crushed rock surface c ov 8 :1 5 a m to Herbert is sl ow ly im provin g ex minds rise above it Washington time program from W e want more people to come and the last meeting was install- ers 12.4 mile section from the ran:;- cept for his eyes. closing service in the everning Irving. cloud<.ap on th„ h re to live We want more and bia- ment o f new officers W ednesday e v e - ; (,r Such Interesting teachers and in gcr businesses. When the new saw- nlng at the Armory. The Medford 1 follow ed hy four miles graded i George Elmer Smith and Roily structors as Rev. I). D. Randall, Rev. Mr. Traver Hair took his mother mill gets into Its swing, there will streets were fu ll of Jolly groups ,,r surface to Kerr Notch, from whichl to Tilla m ook recently to be with her Clark trying to stretch their mouths R .C I.owls, Rev E. R Martin, Rev members. 1 be at least a few more fa m ilie s want- veterans and auxiliary fou r miles are paved to the |g»st | da ughter w ho is seriously sick big en ough to take in a whole water W C. Fancette. Rev. .1 R. Turnbull ing to move here. How can we ask ( And the drum corps did much to Uv- r r e e k ra„ f e r Rtatlon T he rematoli! and Rev L. W I*amkin will take melon. them to com e and invest any monev P„ ,lp the town. part In the conference. Mr. and Mrs. Oassman left for eight miles to Park Headquarters is her . or even to rent a home, when Maxin*' Ayers walked across the an oiled dirt road in good condition. Lake o f the W oods this afternoon we can't offer them even protection for a number of days. Golden Gate Bridge barefooted an I against fire. now wonders why the blister« on her Mr John Ross received a letter feet. from his daughter, Mrs Edith Deuel This is a serious situation, folks, I HI IK H OK C IIRIMT at Portland stating that her mother, and it behoves every mother's son o f Overheard at a busill*'*« house Clifton A. Phillips, Alden Wallace Galbreat h. 3t*. . us to get our think-tanks In o rd»r Dr. and Mrs. Goldsberry * f Mrs. Ross was operated on Monday “ You can sell anything If you use Pastor was coni ractnr and ev olve SOME way o f solvin g il . Gold , Hill logging . ................ _ , Central Point returned Tuesday m ornin g and is suffering badly, al en ough printers Ink” Sure you can Bible School 100« A M. Roland i It f A Tuesday night from ou m r nresent prestni mains mams are art leaking leasuia and **"■* killed instantly at X o clock _ an extensive journey though the operation was a su cre.« once, but ail the printers ink in the Hover, Supt. the wholp outfit is ou tg ro w n : If our in a timber camp near Yreka. Cali around the world. They | world w o n ’t sell to the same party left here C om m union and Preaching 11 "0 Mr. W. A. Shell is building a new city well is drying up: if the time fornia He was struck by th*' top *> February 2* and tailed shortly a f again, if the claims are not hacked A. M Mrs. Ruth Hover will slug stairway at his h om e and Is plan a spar tree which snapped o f f an 1 has com e to junk the whole thing | up by the goods terward from New York on the The sermo nsuhject " S o m e B lb lr n ning further Improvements. and put in new. let’s be brave and crashed to the ground. Queen Mary They travelled through Facts Which Destroys th*' Theory of The bod y will be brought to Med sensibl and get busy. A California car thinking tills was . Europe and then sailed for the Far Evolution ” Mr, and Mrs. Duncan moved into * • • ford Thursday m ornin g hy the a hick town and being lu< ky enough East, goin g via the Suez canal. Their the Clements place yesterday and Children's Church Service 1 1 : « 0 W e are not goin g to waste any K oonz & Pills funeral horn • of Hilt Itinerary Included such to choose a minute when Constable places :•» Mr. and Mrs. T A M Mrs. Phillips, pastor. All c h il P. H om er moved Funeral services will he held at 2:3n time thinking of the sh ort-sighted Bert H edgpeth's head was turned to India. Burma, Straits Settlem en t,! into the Duncan house. dren from first to eighth grade In Perl chapel, ness of men who are gone. But th • this afternoon in the turn around in th*' middle o f th » clusive are Invited. China, the Philippine» and Japan. tim - for AC TION is at hand and I t ] ' h e Rev E 8 Rartlam. rector o f 8* Mr*. Bert Hedgpeth and Mrs. street. The jou rney ended with a trans-Pa- Senior, Intermediate and Junior is our hope that those who are a ”, Mark’s Episcopal church, officiatin g clflc voyage to Seattle. Dr. Gold »- Cochran are both on the sick list Miss Ruby W ebster and Miss Avys Endeavor at 7 : 0 0 p. m. Interment will he made in the Siski the helm in our city will throw aside berry said he wonld resume his den- Evening Service at 8 :0 0 p m .Mr. Mr John Heine form erly with the Ayer* while in the big city walked personal wants or dislikes and tak ■ you Memorial park ¡tal practice In a c ouple o f days, b<- into what they thought was a fine A. M. Tyrell will preside and N or Faber Market is now with the W et- the preliminary steps to brin g about j ing tem porarily associated with Dr tern Staten W hole sale House. Mr. soft drin ks parlour ( lik e any other man Hansen and Eugene Humphrey Mr William Cutshall and family a solution o f this problem L. L. Sanders in the Medford Cent -r and were will present the lantern slides— pic Heine recently bought property here ordin ary coun try r u b " ) o f Martlney. California visited at the building until he acquire« offic e» o" when served with tures o f Palestine and Syria W K and intends to continue to make h's quite shocked This week we were criticised 4 i h om e o f Mr. and Mrs. W alter Hilkey Alexa nder will address the people at his own. drinks that w eren ’ t soft and then home here. and bit sharply because we “ c ou ld n ’t »ee for several days Mr Cntshall this time. The Phillips' fam ily will discovering they were in a saloon. any places worthy o f mention » « Mr Hilkey were boyh ood friends In be at Fir Point atendlng a Young Fly time I* here. Gel your fly ; beauty spots except the little park California, We hope the spray, sprayers, screen and sw a tte r * 1 Little Phyllis W oold ridg e was pe o p le ’s Conference across the street and Alexander's.” ' at Alexander's Implement Co. H ere shopping with her father at Alexati- Church members and the people of Mr and Mrs W ayn e Higlnbothan Sorry, lady, but we'll get around to you will find a com plete line o f these i,d'r's Implement House Wednesday. the com m u n ity will attend the ser and Mr. and Mrs. Clair» Higlnbothan you and your beautiful home » o i t » m otored to Crater l-ake Returning to their home her* • very day necessities vice here in large numbers. and Dia day. Monday were Dr. and Mrs W H The first log hit the water at th Prayer service Wedn esday 7 :4 5 mond Lake over the weekend l e a v Mr O D Tu ck er received the sa*l new mill pond Tuesday evening :•* p m Mi"« Lyle Gregory will have ing Saturday and returnin g Snndsy Heckman, who have been visiting In Those fellow* at the state h izh -l the east. news o f the death o f hi* father. J.8 8 : SO o ’clock. charge and will review the hook o f evening way " h o t ” plant are sure early rl j They were accompanied h om e by Tu ck er at 8acram ento, Tu**dav Coloaslans. Mr. D L Davidson and E. P *er*. They get that darned rumbling, Mr. and Mr* Andrew Crup anal Mrs H e c k m a n s granddaughter Miss morning Mr Tu ck er has many Always W e lc o m e ! S to n e decidin g that you could n't machin e goin g in the wee sm » ' hours tw o children Roy and Viola o f Fre*- Pauline Haas of Fredonia Mi«« friends in the valley w ho will h» tell the difference In cigarettes bv and disturb our ’ beauty sleep , no. C a l i f , are visiting relative* and Haas stopped t Spokane and S e a t - 's o r r y to hear o f hia passing The TH E F E D E R A T E D C H 1 R C I I the taste Why can't they keep Christian friends here. Mrs Urup is a daugh- tie. W a s h , f o r a few day* visit h e - .A m e r ic a n joins the c om m u n ity In Rev It C. Lewis, pa stor Phone <5t hoars? ter o f Mrs. Nancy Wilson and a *ta- fore contin uin g to Medford She is|<xtending sympathy to his family, Mr Kamherg. Supt. Sunday *rho*>l • • • tar at Mr* m »v RUartoB Thev expected to arrive here today and i ■ ■■ - Bible school 9 30 a. m Our attention has h en called ' o plan on m a k ln r an extended visit will remain as a gueat of the H eck-i N O TH » Morning worship, 11 On a. m the fact that In our write-up of th» here. man* for the next month A girl'* kittenhall team has been When the women Christian Endeavor, Junior, Inter- new library last week we failed .*> organiz ed In Central Point There Get started. medlata. and Senior groups 7 : 0 0 p. give Friend Tex credit for ' h e dona Mr. William Ferkle y's name was Sid Blood haa moved his offic e has been a fairly g ood turn out for They get what th -y want' m. tlon o f a w in dow — «ash. frame, cas unintentionally omitted from those from the T engw all Agency to 122 N practice but more players are need Witness the Civic Club Evening W or sh ip 8 00 p m ing. screen and all Sorry, old son. who helped In redecoratin g the new r e n t r a i Mr Blood handles all kind« ed. And the Library Building W ednesday night. Fam ily G ath It was a pure alip o f the pen and library Mr Feckley cav e many o f real estate, farm*, city property. What will they do neat* This team is goin g to play th " ering 8 : 0 0 p m meant no slight. Lik e the rest o f ’em hours work h an g'ng the wallpaper rental», etc Mr C L O off, g ene n ! , T able R ock g irl’s team Friday ev* - F tit MIR** A M » 4'ltl I T G R o w i l l « Thursday a ftern oon 2:0 0 p m you did your part and it was ap as well a* helping with preparing fire Insurance agent has his offlc nlng All girls Interested meet f.t i RANK f - a d l's Aid Society meets tn the base the wall for the paper preciated with Mr nioou Fah er’* c o m e r at $ 15 promptly j <Deposit. Insured) metn o f the church. M Jonah Flags Lowered in Honor of Former Governor Meier F.D.R.’s Best Friend In Senate Dead Ladder Co Makes Picking Baskets Young People’ * Bible Conference Next Week Veterans of Spanish W ar Close Session Crater Rim Road rkvnee Boy Able Is Now Open To Leave Hospital S o w h a t? — '-oiTPrer Killed Clip (Churriipn By Falling Tree GolcUberrys Return From World Tour Dr. and Mr*. Heckman Return From East What Next ?