CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN V O M 'M K X C E N T R A L PO INT, ORBÜON. THt RtiUAY, «K TtM IKR ÜM, 1887 " M u s in g s .^ By an Innocent Bystander 1 hanks, folks, for your expres­ sions o f good will toward the better tw o-th irds and self. As we start our seventh year here we do so with re­ newed courage and a feeling of thankfulnss for so many good neigh­ bors and friends. 16’ PERSISTENT Requirements of III EMIT DM LIFE Proposed Contract j OF For Medford Water By Mrs. L. H Smith What the t i t ) Will Pay; gallons on all water used above the, Aly advent into the R ogu e River How we do enjoy these autumn $1.00 per month for each water minimum. Figured on the basis of a lthmiirh h k . ' alley wi,b ni>' late husband, was user, for which the city is a l lo w »« the present number o f water users days. Although we have a hunch it during the “Room days" of m o . this will amount to w o n ’t be long until the rains start arriving in Medford. April 16 on 50 00 gallons of water for each user in the city, For all water used above 5000 $4,333 per year. Of this amount the and our disagreeable season chases train N o- and berth 16 A hug and maintenance cost gallons as above, the city will pay operating us all to the nearest heating plant \ Y * 8\and,n* abollt ' “ e »•*- 15c per thousand gallons. should not exceed $1,333. leaving ..o u • t,on and on inquiring tor a hotel $3.000 per year to he used to pay in- still we are soakin g in as much of were told that the town was full to What the C on su m er Will Pay: terest on the bonds required to build the bright sunshine as we can a n d ! 0' * ' flowing, when a gentleman The ( lty o f Central Point agrees ik«* new avatem and also retire th* hope to store up enough energy to s,e PP*(l forward and remarked that under the contract to never char* bonds themselves. ^ This amount | he thought he could take care of us. last through the winter. its individual water users h s s than should retire these new bonds in fit- I / J ' i 8 . " a.B Mf- Halley of the Palace the regular M edford rates for ou t­ teen years or less. • I Hotel where the last available room side users of water. A t present this W e were talking to an old re si-l'n town wus No. 16, where we re­ rate is $2.50 per month minimum, Will Tile New System Require dent the othpr day and he told o f for two week«. Additional Taxation with 5000 gallon allowance, and 20c the appearance o f our business d i s - ', num,ier "lt>" has persistant- p?r thousand gallons With an annual income o f more for all ad­ ■ i . , , , ly tollowed me all these intervening trict when he came here twenty-five | years but I attach no superstition " o ditional water used. (A n y am ou n t.) than $4000 from water rentals, til necessary bond issue to pay for in­ years ago. Then three blacksmith it as nothing important has yet o;- What the City Will Save: stalling the new system should au­ shops were always busy; there were ciirred either good or bad. After s — As the new system is a gravity tom atically be taken care o f and no several big packing houses in town; new ownership. There month minimum from each user soon In any c as»— whether or not surely, the business of the town d i s - : were two newspapers will in Central be $1.50 plus 5c per thousand Medford Water is obtained. appeared. More and more people ar-| Point at that time— ' The G lobe” quired the habit of shopping In the w,tb Lynn Purden as editor, and hi», tow., i , ‘ 'The Herald" under Sam L. Patti- big to w n to the south. Today it ap- Lon. The Globe soon went out of bu- pears the only thing left for us is l Biness and I do not remember how­ to be satisfied as a purely resident!-1 long the Herald remained. There a l'd istr ic t. And even that is th r e a t- 1 have been many papers o f short dit- James Matthew Alley will open C. H Howell, well known resident k _ , . w _ , I ration during these years. Am ong the Evangelistic Campaign for the of the Berrydale district for many ened by shortage o f water, without ^ var1oU8 editon< ynd man„ er* local Church o f Christ on Wednes- years, passed away suddenly yester­ an abundance of which no city can | w-ere Bacon and Gleason, Roy Bebb. day, Nov. 3, : 30 p. m. Evangelistic I day morning front a heart attack. live. j Sheley and Gainer and other 1 do Aliey has had no vacation du ring He lived with his sister, Mrs. Mar- not recall. Then cam*- Ellis Gault the summ er months hut has e o n t i n - , ;;aret H. Seyler, on Berrydale ave- irom whom Editor A. E Powell took ued his work every night even in nue W e wish som e or all the people Mr. Howell was well known here, . . . ¡o v er the paper under a burden o f , the hot summer. W e are very for- who say the rate charged .or Med- d e h c and with the persistent work i tunate to have him return to us for aa he had served as deputy county ford water is so high as t ° be pro- and pluck o f himself and family has | this Fall Campaign. D o n ’t fail to assessor in this district for a num ­ hibltlve would take a drive about given us a fine paper for 6 years. , hear him. every night except Mon- ber o f years and was well liked by Berrydale and then out through t h e 1 « ' ,, ny ° thrr durln* d»>- 7 :3 0 p m Glorious music at all who knew him. Funeral arrange­ _ . _ . . . . . . - n i y residence here.) i every service and hear these Soul ments under the Perl Funeral Home Oak Grove district west o f Medford j pxt°nd heary congratulations to s tirrin g Sermons, will be announced later. and see if they can find any e m p t y 't h e Central Point American. j C om e! Bring Y our Friend* £ house* or vacated property caused — ----------------------------* | CLIFTON A. PHIL LIP S, pastor Evangelist Alley C. H. Howell Dies To Hold Revival From Heart Attack by the high w atu rent For mind p r o g p e c t M a n W e d s c , I I J* you. these folks pay exactly the i _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ __ ¡J> L . O C & I L a d i e s same rates we will have to pay if we get the water. ! The P.T.A. Oregon Congress school 8 8 • PROSPECT, Oct. 27.— A lovely I o f instruction met In Medford Fri- And remember, these districts wedding took place at the h om e o f 1 dav October 21st. Mrs. W all, presi- havp grown from a few scattering Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Carter of Pacific | den( 0f the Oregon State Conference houses to their present proportions Tarrace, Klamath Falls. Oregon Fri- j K a v P „ very instructive talk on the with the Medford water rates In op- day evening. October 22 The bride, » „ h je c t "To K now I? You G ro w ." eration. If these rates were so ter- Miss Alice Kos became the wife o f | Those attending from here were rlhlv prohibitive it would seem : Mr Waldo Nye at a pretty ring cere- Mrii B Adams, who was delegate, ribly prohibitive It wou a m mony p , r. ormed by the Christian M„ P1prre. president of the local these districts would long since gone rh|irch er of Klamath Falls, organization and also membership back to desert, instead o f building The bride is w 11 known th.o -. , hairman: Mrs. E C. Faber, chair- and is at present a teacher at Cristal man of p ubltcity; Mrs Donald Burns up as they have. Oregon The g room is the son of Nel- and Mrs. j w . Gebhard, Secretary of son and Clarice Nye. pioneers of 't h e County Connell. W e hope that none o f our readers Jackson County, and well known j J____________________ Klamath County . . . ... is g oing to hold a grudge against us here a» well as for the stand we are taking about where he was teacher for 2 years, he L « e g l O n A u x i l i a r y is now employed by the Jantzer mill Medford Water. As you all know by as contractor in the timber this time whatever we fay In our The brides maid was Miss Mar­ Mrs. John Knders, radio chairman edit orial columns is an honest opin­ jory Kos, a sister o f the bride, and o f Klamath s'alis lor Medford Cntt No 15 o f the A m ­ ion o f what we believe to be best f ° r Mr Livermore, erican Legion Auxiliary, has an­ the community. W e have no axe to was best man. The bride was lovely nounced that a radio broadcast will in white silk tulle over satin aud grind in the matter, but we do be­ carried a bouquet o ' ;>lnk rose buds be given over station KM ED bn afternoon. November pres-nted Wednesday lieve the BEST answer to our water Many lovely gifts were 3rd at 2:15. A special membership pr oblem is to connect with the Med­ the bride and groom . About 20 guest, were present in­ program has been arranged and a ford system. cluding close friends and relatives. talk will be made by Mrs. Edna Ov- • • • Th* house was decorated with ermyer. president o f the Auxiliary. We all know SOMETHING must autumn flowers and folage. Refresh­ The broadcast will im mediately pre- drive, which be done. And while we d o not say ments of ice cream and the brides ee«| the membership •tarts November 4th Hnd will close getting Medford water is the ONLY rake were served bv the hostess. The bride and groom left for a on Armistice night. Mrs. Nettie El- solution, we do believe It is the honeymoon after which they will ienburg is membership chairman f o r BEST solution for all concerned W e make their home near Prospect. The Medford unit and she will he assist­ are aware it would be possible to many friends wish them much hap­ ed by a large c om m ittee of Auxiliary workers. dig another well, (and thereby in­ piness. Klamath Falls Girl Attend P .T .A . School To Broadcast crease o u r already heavy cost of j Mrs. Ay re« received word from pu m ping) and so PE R H A PS get Delbert that he likes it in Albany along for a time. Nob ody knows very much. He is attending Albany college. what kind o f water we would get or (w ith the amount o f irrigation wa­ ter being turned on th» valley about us) how pure It would he. • • • W e find there are still people; about town who believe any water which has no had taste, must o f nr cesslty be pure. They do not realfz there are many g erms which k v - no flavor which are nevertheless In ju rious to human health • • • However, s o far as this w r ’ ter i concerned, we are going to a b d e b the will o f the people o f Cen tra1 Point as expressed at the polls If they d o n ’t want the M"dford water, no one can forre It on th*m Hc*-- ever. the petitions asking for »n * election to settle the matter are be­ ing signed rapidly and will be pre­ sented to the city o f f ic ia l . .Monday. Regular Meeting of Civic Club Wed. Civic Club will hold their ,'i a r 'm e e t in g W ed*«aday zfter n at the library at 2 30 At this * plans will be made for a coog- food sale and b« « » r , . ET\rTn¡^. he community ie Invited to fhe tent Let Ph^rn ou tr be- e on . one e who who haz » ‘»f ^ ■ _____ »erred, Refresh men s before will be the laat m* Mon o f officer». Mr. Landon who is at the Coni- munty Hospital is im proving and hopes to he able to return horn* soon. Thanks! We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to all who contri­ buted in any way to make the an­ niversary number o f this paper pub­ lished last week merit whatever suc­ cess it deserved. Mr H. P. Jewett for his very able article on the progress the Central Point Schools have made in the past six years; Mr E. P Stone for his interesting story on the boy scout tropp and its work for better citizenship, Mrs. P. A. Tracy for the P.T.A story and the, many worthwhile projects it has a c c o m ­ plished; Mr A. H. Hanwell for his kindly letter as well as the pat on the back by a bashful business man who requested that his name not be printed; and to ail who have helped in the past six years as well as with this special number, with helpful suggestions, words of encourage­ ment, news items, printing or adver­ tisement— W e thank you. Marjorie Jones and Roger Yost Married O Thursday morning. October 23 Miss Marjorie Jones, da ughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edw Jones was m a r ­ ried to Roger C. Yost, son o f Mr and Mrs. Ray Yost, at the Knotts' home in Medford. Rev. Jos Knotts perform ed the cerem ony in the pr - sence o f their immediate families; Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Jones and son Stanley. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Yost and son Clayton and da ughter Lois. Both the bride and groom are graduates of the 1!)36 class o f C. P High and Mr. Yost attended Wash­ ington State at Pullman, Wash., last year. They will make their home at th* Purkeypile Apts. The American Joins their many friends In best wishes. NI MUER a 1. VAUDEVILLE TO BE TREAT AT CARNIVAL GIVEN BV GRANGE Just look at this folks. You'll got • he biggest nickels worth you ever saw at the Vaudeville Friday night, October 2«. The place is the big car­ nival al th “ Central Point Grange hall and Vaudeville time is 10 o'clock. The varied and entertaining pro­ gram is being presented by Mia* Jewel Deter, talented duncer and In­ structor at the Deter Dauce Studio aud includes the fo llow in g numbers: "Italian Gypsy Dance— Jewel De­ ter. "S o ft Shoe T a p ” Mary Lu Ryai). "A c r o b a tic Stunts’ ’ Helen aud Paul Blumenstein. "R ussia n Folk D a n ce " Peppy Riddle. “ Buck Tap S olo” Frances Cor- many. "T h e Merry-Go-Round- Broke D o w n " Song and dance by Jewel Deter. There will be a 5 cent general ad­ mission charge at the door in ex­ change for a Vaudeville ticket which admits the holder to the big show from the stage at 10 o ’clock. This will be a big night In the ca­ reer o f your little nickel and a big evenings entertainment for you. Don't miss it! Mrs. Hubbard Enjoys Visit From Friends Birthday Party At McCoy Home On Thursday afternoon. October 21st a birthday party was given at the h om e o f Peggy Louise McCoy to celebrate her sixth birthday. Those present were Jeanett Brown. Patty Lou Hamilton. Patsy Faber, Alice Parker. Lila Holt, Von- nie Scott. Anne Marie Bohnert, Shir­ ley Holland. Raym ond Nttzschk *, Jimmie Gleason, Teddy McCoy, R o b ­ ert and Richard Dunn, Mrs. Harry Dunn, Mrs. Chas. McCov, and Mrs. Verne Pendleton and Mrs Kenneth MrPrry. Games wen* plaved and refresh­ ments o f je llo and cake served Ev­ eryone had a g ood time, especially By Mrs. P. A. Tracy Peggy who received many lovely Hot lunches were discussed at a birthday gifts. P.T A. executive board meeting held Thursday, Oct. 21st at the home of MU. Walter Gebhard. If It meets with the approval of the membership this will be the m a jor project o f the year. The much hoped for playshed has The Christmas Seal will be on sale bc*n shelved for the time being. 1 soon. Let us all help as much as pos­ The regular meeting o f the P.T.A. sible in this worth while effort to has been postponed until Nov. 12 on fight the white plague— T u b er cu lo­ account o f the football game to be j sis.. The proceeds from the sale o f played at 2 :3 0 Nov. 5 on the lo c a l' the seals are used in any way neces­ field between Central Point and i s a r y - to furnish warm clothin g or Glendale. nourishing food to those a f f l i c t 'd T o date the membership en roll­ with this dread disease, to build on* ment is 103 the largest for a num­ room cottages so patients who are ber o f years. waiting to go to the hospitals may he com fortab le at home and not be in danger o ' spreading this trouble to their family. This year th*' school children will not sell the seals so do not wait for Prof, and Mrs. Ezra Potter of them to call on you. Seals will be Ames. Iowa, while recently on their sent out to various people and It is way to Chicago to visit their son hoped for a generous response. met with an accident which coal both iheir lives— a blowout threw the car Into u ditch killing Mr Pot- ' ter instantly and his wife soon die-1 In a hospital nead Clinton. Ia. Mrs. | Potter was a double cousin o f Mrs. Philander McEntvre. ln l years j L. H. Smith. old. passed away at a Medford hos­ pital early last Saturday Mr McEn- | tyre was active and in good health almost to the end. Grocery stores and many other Mr McEntyre had lived In Mad- business houses will !>*• closed be- ford for the past 37 years and was tw e-n 2 : 3 « and 4:3 0 Friday. No­ the Jackson County's first old ag»- vember 5th for the big football pensioner. W hile he had no relatives game between the Pointers and he left a host o f friends to miss him Glendale. and grieve at his passing Funeral service« were held In th* Perl Funeral home Tuesday after­ noon. Hot Lunches May Be P .T .A . Project Christmas Seal Sale To Start Cousin Local Lady Dies in Auto Smash Oldest Resident Passes; Aged 101 Stores To Close Mrs. Margaret Hubbard received a phone message Tuesday morning that some of her friends would visit her later that day. About noon Mrs. Weaver, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. M cAl­ lister from Medford arrived with loaded baskets— scalloped potatoes, meat, salads, a big apple pie and many other delicious eatables. Mr*. Ghomel had th oughtfully fixed up on e o f the vacant cabins aud arrang­ ed beautiful flowers. This little group o f old friends enjo yed a very pleasant arternoon. W hen the visi­ tors departed they presented Mrs. Hubbard with several quarts rtf fruit Mud glasses o f jelly, Mr. nd Mrs. Marine Enjoy Calif. Trip Mr. and Mrs. G eorge Marine and daughter Gwendolyn accompanied by their guests from Pennsylvania left Saturday for San Francisco to sec the Golden Gate bridge and the other beautiful sights They return­ ed Wednesday. Mr. Felter and Mrs. Davla plan to leave today f o r their home. Mrs. Smalser will re­ main as "h e received a message from her son that he would be In Salt Lake on business and w ould contin ­ ue on here and return with her Skating Carnival Coming Saturday There will he a Carnival on skate« jit 'h e skating rink at the Arm ory In Medford next Saturday evening. Everyone com e so as to be sure and not miss the fun. This will be as much fun to watch as to take part 111 It next Saturday evening, October 30. , Mr Humphrey reports that the turkeys have grown too big this year Turkeys that were hatched at the same tlm*' as last year are much larger and the big dem and Is mostly for small bird«. A hig piece o f Jasper weighin g 0 7 pounds was uncovered In the Eagle Point district hy Archie Par­ ker and Is on display at the Cham ­ ber of Com m erce win dow Shorty Tnrrell Is assistant sexton as well as carrying the mat! to and from the Post office to the tra’ n. So w h a t?- (Flip (ilntrrltpi; C I H 'R C H O F C H R IS T What doe« an ziety d o ? It does not empty tom orrow , brother, o f Its sor rew; but oh i it empties today o f It» strength. Ian MarLaren Mrs. L. H Smith com in g into the o 'f ic e for another paper as the bov* took her r da ughter of o f Mr Mr I | m months w ere Richard • »'! ' f MrnifxT P1H4 ) Clifton A Phili p* Pastor Bible School 1 0 :0 0 a. m. Ro'a Hover, Supt. Communion and Preaching 1 a. m. Subject " T h e Rook o f Ac*: Special Music by Mrs. Virg n a i Mrs Edith Bohnert. Evangelistic Service 7 3« p Subject "T h r ee Evangelists bn* O Message Special Music, by T Young People» Ch oir” Senior, In termediate and Junl Christian Endeavor 6 30 p m The Revival Campaign open» W< I 7; 30 p m Jam «» All* v will I ad ■' again and he request» the prayer of every Christian In this com m u n ltv Remember the date, W*d. Nov 3 7 :3 0 p. m. Come L*-t ua work ard pray together. Glorious Music and Heart-Stirring Sermons. TH E F E D E R A T E D l HI KCII Rev. R. f\ Is -» is. Fast or. P h o n e 81 The pastor o f the "L ittle Red Brick Church will r -leh rate his 42nd Spiritual Anniversary next Sunday night " 3« oVIoch He will spesk on ' ‘Chang*-« I have »een In the Church and in the W orld since I h •• c a m e a follow er o f Chrtat forty-tw o years a g o - —18 95.”