CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN
VOLUME I.V
t E N T R A I . P O IN T , OREGON.
M u s in g s ^
tiy an Innocent Bystander
Thf "meloncollc" day* have came,
a* the fell r ¡»aid. Here only a few
day* ago we were sweltering in Ih-
heat and sleeping in our birthday
suits, and no»’ we have been com
pelled to put up the old heater again
in order not to freeze as we eat our
breakfast And also we are wonder
ing if we hadn' better be thinking
of the winter's supply of wood, or
at least worrying where in heck it
is going to come front.
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NEW RULES FOR
T H I H s D A Y . AUGUST 2 « ,
H »7
M MIIEIt U
Secretary of State
Urges Motorists to
Use Slower Speed
The city council at a special
SAI.EM, Aug 25 — Karl Snell
meeting this week discussed the wa
ter situation and listened to some I *tcr*‘,Hry of state, experimenting
rather caustic remarks from Mayor with a governor which restrains the
Hatfield, who slated that he exp n- speed of his car within a maximum
ed all city employ * to enforce the
of 50 miles an hour, has called upon
laws of the city without partiality
all motorists of the state to try a
and without fear or favor.
speed limit experiment in the inter
After some discussion, a resolu
est of safer highways.
tion was adopted making it the duty
"It is an easy matter for each in
of the Recorder to place in th-
dividual motorist to adopt a self-lnt-
hands of the Water Superintendent
a list of all water users who fall to Po^d maximum speed without going
n an effort to curb th*- growing
number of highway accidents which
annually take a heavy toll of lives.
The latest statistics show that Ore
gon is one of the 2« states in the
nation contributing to the increase
in fatalities for the first six months
of 1937 over the first half of 193«
Once again the fruit season is in
This stare had a 19 per cent gain
full swing In the Rogue Riv-r val
in t.raffic deaths during the period
ley. Once more we see truck after
as compared with a national Increase
truck loaded to the skies with pears
of 13 per cent.
passing along our highways.
And
While authorities differ over th
it do"s our souls good to see so pay their water rental by ,h-- date *°
” ^ nBe of " ,s' aII,n* “ * Av
many of them, too. Let us priy specified In the regular notice malt ernor," said the secretary of state. solution of the problem of excessiv.
I "T ry driving at not to exceed 60 speed, all agree
that
something
that the market will be good and ed each month.
I miles an hour on some scheduled should be done to stop killing on the
th' growers conte out without too
Upon receipt of this list the Water
much red ink.
I Superintendent must Rive at least trip and experience the pleasure an i highways. Some maintain that a re
convenience as compared with high turn to fixed speed limits is the best
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j two days notice of intention to shut
speed driving.”
solution. Charles p. Pray, superin
Talk about nerve! The other day | off the water from such delinquents
| The gasoline saving and the ab tendent o f state police, asserts that
as the devil in our shop was busy j If the amount due Is not paid before
sence of mental and physical strain enforcement is difficult
under ho
at work, a young, rascal from the the time sp.-cified. the Superintend
at the end of a trip more than com present motor vehicle law because
ing town up the creek slipped up to ent shall shut off the water. The
pensate for the few minutes lo3t by the act sets no definite limit oil
our front door and sneaked off wlrh mayor advised Superintendent Cum-
(traveling at lower speeds, declared speed.
said devil’s bike.
We wonder it ntings that he would be held
re-
Mr Snell.
He requested motorists
Mr. Snell said that although en-
that kid actually thought he could sponslble for failure to enforce t l i - e i
not
only
to
try the experiment but | forcement Is a vital factor, educa-
get away with such a stunt? In rules.
The council feels that it is unfair alto to convey their reactions in let-ition and engineering should not In
these days of police radios, tele-
ters to his office where studies ai .overlooked in any broad program to
phones, high-speed cars and so forth , to those » ’ho pay their water bills
being conducted on various phases curb highway accidents.
He is an-
he stood about as much chance as promptly to allow others to ham
of motor cot operation. Including xlous to secure expressions on tin-
a snowball
in Tophet of getting f a r ; back and pay when
they
please,
traffic conditions, definite speed lim- subject from motorists of the state,
with a* slow moving a vehicle as a , There is none too much water at
its and controlled speed.
In the belief that no la»' is wholly
bicycle.
¡best and the council feels that only
The
whole
program
was
launched
effeclve
without popular support
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I those who pay promptly as the Or-
W ill Hold Reunion
O f Old Soldiers
On Friday, Sept. 3
The forty-fifth annual Reunion
of Southern Oregon Soldiers and
Sailors Association will be held In
the Armory at third and Bartlett
Streets in Medford on Friday. Sep
tember 3. Registration will be at
11:00 a.-iif. A picnic dinn r will be
held at noon in the armory.
The Woman's Relief corps of
Central Point is ask-d to be present.
A special Invitation is extended to
all Civil War veterans
Visitors are requested to bring
their own silver, pies or salad. Other
table service he furnished.
Their will ’ be a program at 2 : on
p. m.
Ripening Rooms
For Pears to Be
Used This Year
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J UST F A N C Y THATI
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McBee Buys Out
It appears that Former Presldeu: ,
Goold Interest
Hoover doesn't have much luck a*
a fisherman whenever h* comes t->!
Mr Earl McBee of th* Metal Craft
Southern Oregon
Next
time
hei
come» he ought to get some of our, Shop ha* purchased the interest of
local boys to go with him just to Mr Harry Gould in th* business snd
prove there are fish In this part cf Is now the owner and manag- r of
the shop Mr McBee ts well hnown
the country
In the vallay.
We do seem to have mighty poor,
The alogan of
If Mac cant fix
Inch with our hired help
First w e,H . »hrow It away" I* always conn**»,
mad- a printer out of our youngest ( pd with ht* n*m*.
son and aa soon a* h* acquired th»j
necessary skill he left for a better Now the, too, has taken another Job
paying job. Th*h onr baby daughter . Which make* the old man hump to
stepped in and learned th* trade ¡ g t the old rag out
As Mayer of the city of Central
Point, I suggest that the Resolution
declaring that it shall be the duty
of the Water Supt. to cut off City
Water at dwellings or places of busi
ness of "delinquents" in accordance
with the terms of said Resolution,
be strlckly enforced And that it
will not be necessary for the Mayor,
Councllmen,
Recorder
or Water
Committee to instruct him futher to
do so.
I further suggest that there shall
be no "Special Prlveleges” granted
to any one on the part of City Em
ployees; That we as employees of
the City of Central Point shall b-
impartial and see that every citizen
abides by the Constitution and Laws,
Ordinances and Resolutions gov
erning the City of Central Point,
and all treated justly, without fear
or favor.
1 also suggest that the City Mar
shal co-operate with, and support
the Water Superintendent In en
forcing water regulations.
The City of Central Point is a
Municipal Corporation and should
be operated like any other business
corporation. We must pay City bills
promptly, and in order to do this
with the least possible friction, we
must see that those indebted to the
City shall pay their hills promptly.
I believe that the Law’s and
Ordinances governing Traffic, Row
dyism. and other violations should
he
rigidly
enforced,
and
fines
Imposed upon the violators therof
(Signed I
L HATFIELD.
Mayor
August 23, 1937.
Ripening rooms for pears from
the three Pacific Coast states will
be available In five cities this sea
son, according to a report iisued this
week by the Pear Bureau. This is
an addition of two new cities, thes-
being Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
Receivers in these two cities watch
ed the r suits of ripening operations
In New York very closely this past
season, and as a result, have ha-1
ripening rooms established in their
own cities so that
"conditioned"
pears could be sold on the
fruit
stands instead of the hard, green
pears heretofore offered.
New Yorflc has
had
ripening
rooms for several years and the use
of them has increased
each y ar.
Chicago
originally
had
ripening
rooms which were dropped during
the depression and were
resumed
again lats year Boston started rip
ening rooms last year and will con
tinue this season
Leaders in the pear Industry be
“ G la d ” Association
lieve that properly ripenedd pear-
will highly stimulate sales, and that
Covers Four States
pi-ars will advance in popularity ac
cordingly. They point out that years
GRANTS PASS. Aug 23
Per
ago green bananas w -re sold and
eventually ripening rooms had to be manent organization of a four-sta *-
established for bananas, and state.1 association was completed here Sat
that the same conditioning is ne urday wht n the North» st Gladiolus
cessary for pears.
In cities where j association elected officers, adopted
no pear -ripening rooms are estab a price schedule and voted to hold
lished. the Pear Bureau
suggests three meetings yearly, with at I as'
that banana nr
tomato
ripening one each year here.
L E. Weeks of Salem was elected
rooms could be utilized
Professor Henry Hartman, hortl- president; Frank H. Reum. Medford,
culturist for the bureau, has done vice-president; and H M. Pentii of
a great deal of scientific rea-a-rch «‘ortland, secretary-treasurer.
The association include* Oregon.
pn th* proper ripening of p-ar«, and
this information
has been widely Washington. Idaho and Montana An
Invitation was extended the Califor
publicized by the bureau
nia association to join the group
llut for
once a crime has been | dlnance requires should b- allowed
committed
In
Southern
Oregon to use the water
Scctts Enjoy Trip
Mr*. Florence Morgan
The full text of th- resolution
which the Trill cannot lay on Cen
tral Point
You know, as a gen ral? will be found on page two of this
To Mountain Park
Dies Under Auto
thing if the person reporting In- * issue,
fractions of the law doesn't know j
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Mr, and Mrs. E. E. Scott during
Mrs Florence Morgan, 25. of 1211
just where the person committing Oregon Caves O ffer*
their vacation at the home of their West Tenth street, Medford was i’i-
the act lives they say it was done by
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aon 1,1 w hite Kish, Montana accom- stantly killed Tuesday afternoon
John Doe of the Central Point dis
*yt a n y
H i k i n g 1 r i p s panted their son Lester and wtf? up when the car in which she was a
trict, when w“ who live here never
( the Sun highway to Logan pass into passenger upset and rolled over two
heard of such a person. This time
.the National Park.
and a half times on the Pacific hlgii-
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u u u a i Monument,
.» h h i u i i i c i h
Oregon
laves
National
They werp up ^ to, q (
w#y abollt ; ; mllw north llf M„ d.
from Medford:
Ore., Aug. *5.— fSpecial)— Already ens and saw many big glaciers. They ford.
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recognfz d for its rare uud rgrouud
saw elk, hear, deer and goats
Seriously injured In the Josephine
To judge from remarks heard (beauty, this monument is coming Having three sets of field glass* s General hospital at Grants Pass and
about the street* It would s eni tfcal into Its own as a “ hiker’s paradise," with them they enjoyed every sight, not expected to live arc Mrs. Peail
some of our people are under th- reports Ranger Max Carter here on near or far. While there th»y spent Harriet Johnson. 24, of 1208 West
Impression that the city council have summer assignment,
two days going up Into Canada and Tenth st. and Jack Thomas Wool-
been lying down on the Job in th-
Nine miles of trails emanate from stopping at the Prince of Wales ho folk, 26. of 721 Alder street.
present water shortage, The trurli *bv Oregon Cav * chateau area thru tel. They were within five miles of
Mrs. Johnson and Mr Woolfolk
Is these men have been doing ju*r 'bick forests still carpeted with ex* Iceberg lake.
w *re In a very critical condition this
as much worrying as anyone and travagant display* of wild flowers, j
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afternoon
Mrs. Johnson had not
have been and now are quietly in- On the summit of Mt. Elijah, four
recorded consciousness.
Civic Club to
vestlgatlng several possibilities to mile* by easy trail from the chateau,
a
large
snow
drift
still
lingers,
but
remedy the situation. Just have pa
Meet Wednesday Mrs, Stella Obenchain
tience, folks, our city dads are work at Its edgt-s spring flowers are throw
ing
their
beauty
to
h«
wind.
ing on plans which will give us
W ed in M edford
The Civic ’ Club
will hold their
Not far from Mt. Elijah in an at
plenty of »*ater and th se plans will
tractive small valley are th- Bigtlow regular meeting next Wednesday af-
be put In operation just as soon
Married at the coifrl
house
in
Lak»s, covered with Wocus or pond . * moon September 1st at 2:30 p in
Is humanly possible.
Medford August 1 Uh Mr*
Stella
lilies, just now In the midst of early Everyone is urged to be present that»
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When in full bloom, th is at all Interested In civic affairs.] Obenchain of Central Point and Mr. Los Angeles Folk
Right now it would help some if blooms
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■ - ___ . . ___ ______ — . _____1 E. O. Crosby of Port Orford, Owing
their tlower* transform the surface of th • The club considers every such party I
those who are in arrears in
A t Parker Home
a member as there is no du-s. All tp th* serious illness of Mrs. Cros
water rent would drop In and square »a ter into a solid mas* of yellow
b y » sister, Mrs. Stewart the mar
new
people
in
the
community
art
with a slightly green backet'ound
up. We understand that about on-- won
Yan Page and daughter Catherine
riage was a very quiet affair.
third of the water user* of the town »here broad flat leaves arc vlsibl- invited *o conic out and get ac-
arrived at the home of Archie Par
Mrs.
Crosby
Is
well
known
here
Llght refreshment* will
ar. behind
Let’* do our part by behind th*- blossom*. Near the lak~ quatnt*d.
and has many friend* who ex- ker from Los Angele* Monday night
be
served
keeping up to date in this matter are found tall larkspur. Indian paint
He is varntionlng in
! tend best wishes. Hhe owns a lovely i8’ midnight.
The meeting will be held in >he|
You know the city ha* to depend on brush. Princes pine, wild columbine
west of town which she ha-i*he Rogue River valley
He is also
DoU t target tu coin-' and * om,‘
the water rentals to pay the monthly bleeding heart*, bqtterball*. phlox. | Library
made a spot of beauty for all who | looking for property in the valley
hr(ng
a
friend
star flowers and many others.
pass that way. Mr. Crosby Is a plan- 88 he would like to make hi* home
btlls.
er
foreman at Port
Orford.
Mr*, here.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bohner* spent
.Crosby will continue to make her
M r Page is a cousin of Archie
A queer coincidence occured the Dr. Gilpin to Open
Sunday at Diamond laihe.
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home here for the present
Parker, and his wife Margaret ha*
other day.
ft seems that on th-
been with the Parkers for the pasl
very same night a certain fo rm er '
Office in City The W. R. C. held their regular j
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.meeting Saturday afternoon. They;
Mrs. Milton and daughter of Rogue week.
"duly elected and qualified" party '
Mr. Page reports that time* ar
who had long been a professed ,
voted to furnish a basket of gro- Rivfr have been visiting at the home
Dr. Hurhl Gilpin. Physician ami
enemy of the Chamber of Commerce, i
cedes to a needy family in Central of her son, Albert Milton and fam- pretty good in the painting line in
surgeon ha* recently opened up ni
arrived In Jackson county after an i
Polnt.
Hy and bwr daughter, Mr*. Owing* T/o* Angeles. He Is a painting and
cies at 202 Medford Bldg. T h »» * !
Interior decorating cotnractor. He Is
enforced absence of four years, the
rooms have been newly redecorated
very much Impressed with this val
chamber building caught fire Queer|
and have an entire front of glass
ley and would like to remain here.
stuff, eh?
Not casting any reflec- J
brick
ttons, of course.
Dr. Gilpin is a grauate of th--
Mrs. L. Damon returned to her
Nebraska University
Medical col
home from the Community hospital
Just a little over two weeks ai d
lege and later post graduate work
Friday and la doing aa well as could
our schools will start their year'* |
as an Interne at the Immanuel Hos
be expected.
She |* able to be up
work again.
We
understand th
pital. Omaha
pact of the time.
opening has been set for September
Dr. Gilpin was associated with
13, just to make It unlucky for the
the U S. Health work and also with
kids. And we hear that there w.ll j
the U. S. Army. His work will be
probably be one of the largest en
gen ral practice and surgerv.
rollment* in the history of the
Dr. Gilpin will take over Dr. Wil
school. That's one thing our town
son's part ice her— and will have hi*
V O L U N TA R ILY to follow what la
can be proud of. anyway
We cer headquarters at Stone'* Drug »tor*.
good is the beginning of under
tainly have a good school and can He expects to be her- two evening*
standing It — CLEMENT of A L E X
point with pride to the achievement
every week
ANDRIA
of many of its gradual*».
Which
h*lp* some.
MAYOR STATES
VIEWS ON CITY
Husband*
nick ha* a
worked oat.
for hi* wife
pocket
take notice!
Mr. Mill-
very satisfactory system
He leaven th-- car home
and keeps h k-y In hl«
During the shsence of two of th*
popular teacher* of Central Point,
the hnabands were w en exchanging
visits at ieaat every day to com pat*
notes or to offer condola ne*a
It was rough going for at b-ast
lone of th* bicycles that was borrow
ed Mo say the least I the other dsy.
It had been ridden through thorns
enough to that It required two n » *
I tires
Mr. and Mrs. Jones
Have N ew Daughter
Boru to Mr. and Mr*. P K June*
of Sam* Valley at the home of Mrs.
Jycox in Medford Saturday morning
a baby daughter I>ol* Evelyn Moth
er and daughter are doing
nicely.
This I* the second daught r of Mr.
and Mr*. Jone*.
QIljp QHutrrljpfi
CHURCH OF CHRIHT
Clifton A. Phillips.
Pastor
Bibb- School 10:00 A. M. Roland
Hoover. Supt.
Communion und Preacling 11:00
A. M.
Childr n's Church, 11:00 a m
Mrs Phillips, pastor
Senior. Junior and Intermediate
Chrlstain End*aver 7:00 P M.
Evangelistic service, 9:00 p. m.
Subject: "The Most Ne-d*-d Thing
In America.” We will continue the
study and lecture of last week and
give the Gospel application "Sonny"
Hansen will sing
Pray r and Bible study Wednes
day evening 7:45
Devotional Lead
er. Norman Hansen
Mr* Phillip»
will review 2nd Timothy.
THE FEDERATED CHURCH
lt»-v. It. C. I*-» Is, Pastor.
P l-o n r ,11
Mr. Hamburg, Supt. Mumlay School
Bible School, 9:30 a in.
Christian Endeavor (Junior and
8 nlor groups i 7:00 p m
Evening Worship. 8:00 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing.
Rev Ktanley Parrish will hare
charge of both morning and evening
services Ang. 2#..
Ladles Aid will meet In the Itase
ne m of the church, on Thursday,
at 3:00 o'clock.