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About The Central Point American. (Central Point, Or.) 1936-195? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1937)
THURSDAY. OCTOnER 31 , 1»3: CENTRAL POINT A RACE fo r LIFE OR A YOCNO DOCTOR t a k e n A CHANCE AMERICAN were my slave I would have CENTRAL POINT, OREGON the bouud with chains in the galley of mv pleasure ship." PAGE THREE Changes Six Years Have Brought To Central Point "Gladly would I bear the chains in thy galley ship. I would ever be near thee then, my beauty.” (Continued from Last Week) "Thou dost not know what thou impressed by «he pro.per.us atmos- ‘ ‘Well— began Mrs. Daily with a speaketh, In the galley of my ship! searching look into the doctor's ove7,heha\ r m' d ,ü Pr" don>inate When the present editor of The merchandise store on the corner of eyes, “ 1 would like to know how full .¡ W,t r* pl* c* It wag beauti- thou wouldst die. Wouldst thou be American came to Central Point in Pine and Second streets. Jack Lees with me for ever— is that thy the fall of 1931 to take charge of you got here so quickly last night. brlath . A1" 8° n ^ »>ls had his shop iu an old building on wish?" Fred told me what happened in watch a , , ' 8pe" - V,u^ the paper he found the town in the the corner opposite the Finley Im a-s he watched the white-faced town, but that don’t explain how Hereford dumps. There were vacant houses plement Co. Next to this was a “ Thou hast said It, my love." cattle as they dotted you got here. You did not drive a the sloping all over the town; many of our small building in which several men "Then thou shalt be. At thy back hill-sides. team or ride a horse, for there are is the pool of life, the waters of p*ople were unable to find steady used to gather to play billiards and Over hills no horses in the barn.’’ thru meadows Allison | eternal youth. Go and cast thyself work and were in imediate danger between this and the service station "Mrs. Daily," he answered, " I will tha'i^twistca"''1 h° can,t‘ 10 the freek there in. and when thou hast obeyed of losing their homes through mort there was an old dilapidated struc gage. Taxes were not being paid. ture, the lower floor of which was be unable to answer your qeustion thru the ranch* ' h " * _______l return and we _____ < <>ursi’ my command, atoll followed U s dwell in the land of for-ver-more. ,h'* B«'hool hoard was having troul.l ' occupied by the Swart* family and at this time. You will just have to • trust me that all will be explained u ng bank fo r some distance and Now be-gone and return again t o lRet,ln* money enough to pay the the upper floor was occasionally as i ached a beatiful spot where me, my prince charming, my b .-! te* chers or the running expenses of rented as living rooms. in hime, I hope.” 'he stream formed a deep pool nestl- loved.’ the school. The great Depression "Oh I trust you Doctor." she re Ray Wyatt was In charge of the -d in among the thick willows. T n e ' "W ell here goes, my princess.” was just geiing into its stride and present Associated station; plied, and then continued, "Do you Verne water was as clear as crystal rt- things looked mighty blue for the know what happened in town last vealin? ........ . , ' ” sai<I Allison laughingly over his Pendleton ran the same station he community. * --- ----- IMHMllflPl night?" now has but handled Richfield pro .■ "■* ................. ... Jackson county was seething with ducts. His partner, Vince Rltsinger, sP*ckled | hanging on the bqshes as he started “ No.” trout seeking a hiding _ place from back to the edge of the swimming- charges and counter charges by L. was operating the old Gateway ser- "Well, it was like this, after you the stranger that suddenly appeared hole. And in a moment the air was A. Banks and Earl Fehl and the co-I vlce ataUon acrog!t froin Faber's. left Fred last night he figured you on the bank above them. hortg of Henrietta B. Martin were -yy- full of flying shoes, socks. Alexander had his hardware would come on out to the ranch, ro 'This looks good to me." said the With a big splash Allison hit the beginning to make their presence and impiement house where the he went to the sheriff's office to teil doctor as he seated himself on the P. Tollesfson clear cool water of the pool as he felt. All in all the outlook was none ubrary now is. T. Sheriff Brown all about our trouble grassy hank to watch the reflection too bright for the building up of a owned the Centra, ,>olnt 8ta|e dove from the high bank above. For out here. Brown loaned Fred » of the fleecy clouds that drifted country newspaper. the buUd1nK n0w owned by tbc horse to ride home on and said he over head and the darting trout in an hour he splashed, swam and dove But with the passing of six years c|ty and uaPd ag a c„ y ha„ ' Tho in the cool invigorating stream, try would get the horse when he come the pool. It was the old western the picture is changed. Today our store room now M by 8afe out in the morning. Well, when the spirit tugging at the heart strings ing now and then to catch the finny town is once more on its way up was vacant. Myrtle Murray was trout as they darted here and there sheriff got here he told us one of th“ of, not a doctor, hut George Alli grade. Vacant houses are all filled; running Myrtle’s Coffee Shop In the at his feet. prisoners he had in the county jail son. George Allison of the — Q taxes are once more being paid, in Isaacson building. The Damon Cafe It was nearly sun-down before broke jail last night and stole the ranch. As he sat gazing in the mir cluding the delinquency incurred was in the Rostel brick building on switch engine in the yard and got ror like depth of the pool the clouds Allison returned to the ranch house during the worst of the depression: the corner of Pine and Third streets, away. He said the prisoner drove aud trout slowly disappeared and in from his exploration. real estate values are once more the engine to Coyote Switch out here their place was reflected to the in- “ Land sakes, Doctor, where have back to normal and there is a big with the Lewis Meat Market in the A1 Hermanson ran by our place and almost had a wreck j ner eyes of Allison, as from a cry- you been all day?" was .Mrs. Daily’s demand for more houses to take same building a feed store in the old Copco build with a special that was coming thru, stal hall the smiling face of dune greeting question as Allison entered care of the fast growing popula ing; Ted Moravia's garage was in the back door of the house leading He left the switch engine and head- Daily. Only for a few seconds could tion. The city is gradually paying the Odd Fellows building now oc ed into the hills afoot. The sheriff he hold the physic picture. Quickly to the kitchen where she was pre off its bonded indebtednes and only cupied by Faber's Feed store. Amos paring the evening meal. said he was going to get a bunch of the face disappeared and in it’s owes about $32,000 at this time, Walker operated the old dance hall "Oh—just inspecting your won exclusive of water bonds amounting the boys together and go after him. place he again saw the fleecy clouds now being torn down. L. C. Grimes derful estate, and enjoying myself in to *$21,500, which are being pa'd Hope they catch him, don’t you?" and the darting fish. had his battery and electric shop In "Oh yes yes, to be sure I hope -That’s strange," thought Allison general. How is June— I mean Miss off through water rentals and are the Faber building where the Men's they catch him." stammered the aft(?r the v|glon bad vanished, "I Daily, this evening?" not included in the annual budget Shop now is. doctor, but in his heart he hoped have 8een thlng8 Mke tha, bappeu "She is gaining all the time, doc-1 and tax levy. The school district The American was then as now in they would never find the thief that before, but I wonder just what this tor. She has been teasing me for also is in better shape than it has the rear of the Cowley building on stole the locomotive. means". There was a puzzling something to eat, and asking me a been for years, having no outtsand- Second street and the editor used you. I ing protested warrants and handling ( H A I’ TKR •> question in the thoughts of Allison thousand questions about to look out dally at the old wood .11 \ L BECOMES SI 8PIC I O IS ag be sat there gazing into the have tried to keep her as quiet as all their business on a cash basis. shed and weed patch in the rear of The line-up of the business houses The young doctor Hpent the re-j depths of the crystal-dear pool of possible, but she is as hard to handle the hank The Southern Pacific malning part of the day wandering1 water He knew that the thoughts as a three-year old buckskin filly. I In the town has changed much In At that time the had not yet decided our money w:.s around over the Daily ranch. H“ .|une. Daily ha sheen centered on don't know how much longer we are these six years. not good enough for them and found it to be not a large ranch, pos- one 0j j wo people. Which one? was going to keep her shut up in that Nip & Sip service station was lo operated a depot and freight house She is. getting mighty cated just beyond the high school sibly three hundred acres. Mrs. tb<? question that he was trying to dark room. here. Since then they have aban on the old highway, which then Daily being a widow, ran the ranch aniWer to the satisfaction of his own suspicious." herself aided by Fred Penlngton, the mlnd Had )une Da„ y bpen think- passed through town on Pine street " W e will sec what tomorrow will boy, and two men who served as ing of the doctor she did not know, bring.’ ’ was the doctor's only reply to the Faber corner and then south cow-hands and worked on the ranch who had given his own life's blood as he pasesd °n into the living room past the high school. W. C. Leever in general. Allison was very much that she might live? Or was she and picked up the evening paper and was mayor and in active charge of DENTIST— X-RAY thinking of George Allison, of whom sat down *o scan the news. He his hardawre store. George Marine she had laughed to scorn years be read the short item about the killing had just opened his grocery store in 219 Fluhrer Bldg. CLASSIFIED fore? The more he thought the of the Mexican by Fred Penington the old Merritt building, now oc Office Ph. 179 Res. Ph 1280 more he got tangled up in his ideas, on the Daily ranch, and how June cupied hy the Damon Cafe. The By ARCHIE PARKER Dr. B. L. Lageson Business Directory until with a shrug of the shoulders Dally had been critically injured b y j’ *f,rary was *n , *1P small building ad- the Mexican, but her life had been|jo,nins tha Mar,np p o e tr y - B. P. he gave up in disgust. A L T O R E P A IR SHOPS saved by the. timely arrival of a . Thf’1 ''« operating a large general I while seated on the hank of the JACK LEES [stream and his eyes were wandering surgeon, the name of whom was not _____ Expert Auto Mechanic at random he suddenly noticed that obtained, but was evidently a new town. Allison then B A R B E R SHOPS [the grass around the sheltered spot doctor from where he was sitting was all trampl read the quite lengthy account of LOV E’S BARBER SHOP ed down. “ Funtlv I did not notice the jail break and 'iow the escap“d (Formerly Gleason’s) this before. Looks like someone has prisoner had, supposingly, tricked Expert Hair Cutting been here quite often." he said, as the engineer of the switch engine Start a systematic., savings., ac Central Point, Ore. his eye« began to take in bis sur and escaped by the use of the en count now and protect your fu For a smooth shave and quick roundings. Suddenly he caught the gine. With a sight of relief Allison ture happiness read the end of the news item which SERVICE sight of something white hanging Go to the from th limb of a willow tree a few stated that no trace of the fugitive F IR S T F E D E R A L SQUARE DEAL BARBER SHOP feet from where he was. "Wonder could be found, and he had evidently S A V IN G S A LOAN ASSN. W. A. Shell, prop. what that thing is?" he asked to made good his escape. M iilfo e l (T o lb* Continued) 37 North Holly himself, as he got to his feet and B E A U T Y PAB I.O RS walked In it's direction As he CE NTRAL POINT BEAUTY SALON came to a stop in front of the object KNOWING LESS AND LESS Shampoo, Finger Wave, Manicure a slight blush tinged his cheeks Permanents ___________ Allison was looking at a white un derskirt. While Allison was in C H E E SE FAC TO R IE S specting the piece of woman’s ap SONOMA V A L L E Y CHEESE parel the truth dawned on his be FACTORY S T A T IO N E R Y S U P P L IE S wildered mind. "The Old Swimming On North Pac. Highway__ I I « N. Central, Medford, Ph. 382 Hole." he cried aloud, "That's !'■ CONFECTIONERY This Is June’s swimming hole, and she uses this under-skirt to swim ROSS & ROSS Candy— Tobhaco— Fishing Tackle In.” In jest he bowed before the Bring Your SPECIM ENS white cloth as if It was a priceless F A R M IM P LE M E N T S TO jeweled rob® contained the fair form " It's always safest and best.” W. E. ALEXANDER of a royal princess. "A h my beauti McCormick-Deering Agent "What is?” ful brown eyed princess. It is with _____ Repairs— Harness " T o think that your rival knows a blushing shame I humbly beg thy T A X ID E R M IS T little more than he seems to and that gracious pardon for so rudely In G R O C E R Y STORES you know a little less than you think and F u rrier truding into the sacred sancturary of you do.” JONES’ GROCERY thy royal bathery." In fancy Allf- P R O M PT S E R V IC E Next to Postoffice ' mn listened to the maiden’s reply. FABER'S MARKET I4 A N. Ivy Medford “Silence, thou unscrupulous Insist On Delicious A Good Placn to Trcde Outside High Rent D Ltrlct knave, thou jackanapes. Thou dost I SAFEW AY not know to whom thou art speak-1 Ing. You calleth me princess as | Groceries, Meat, Feed though I were but a child. Harken Cowley Bldg. to my words, thou rude one, I am H A R D W A R E STORES as old as the cedar* of Mount Le banon. As old as— ” • W. E. ALEXANDER "Ah. but if thou wilt but pardon Hardware. Paints AUTOS. LIV E S TO C K me graciously for my untimely In F r it M T U R K . M r . lu nch es terruption. A* I look upon thy N IP ft SIP SERVICE fair beauty, thy youthful grace and W e want to «apply your Money Physician and Surgeon STATION nerd» without rod tape o r delay. thy maidenly form I can but wonder 3f»2 M edford Rldg. Medford, Ore. at thy words of age Speak my P L A N IN G M ILI O R E .-W A SH . M ORTGAGE CO. Htone’a Drug Store beautiful one and tell me thy secret, C enim i Point C E N T R A L POINT PLANING MILL if thou speak the truth " 4.1 S. Central Medford North Pacific Highway "Oh thou ungrateful on ’ If >"» Dressed and Rough Lumber Mill Work. Sugar Pine Shingles _ ^ ^ ^ ^ C aa^ n ^ C arn ^ ^ ^ ^ Have Your Car T ry an A d in The A m erica n Fall Activities With the coming of the fall sea son come many new actlvltlea at which you will want to look your best. May we assist you? PERM ANENTS F IN G E R W A V E S SHAMINtOH Claudette ’s Beauty Shop H it E. Main Phone I5 IS Parson’s Machine Shop A V I N G S IECURITY GENERAL MACHINE WORK Electric & Acetylene Welding W e sp ecia lize in M o to r R ebuilding 404 East 4th St. Medford, Ore. Phone 119 WE HAUL ANYTHING J. R. B1ERMA Any Time—Any Place Satisfaction Garanteed Private Storage Rooms TYPEWRITERS kM doned the town to the mercies of the truck line* and boarded up the windows of the old depot an trans ferred the agent to other fields. When the highway department do- cided to move the highway off pine street and build a new one follow ing the railroad between this city and Medford, much consternation was felt among our business men, who feared the move would kill the town entirely. However, their fears would appear to have been unfound ed, to Judge by the number of cars seen parked on our streets daily. Since that day our cheese factory has been built, besides a planing mill and sawmill and wrecking yard in the north part of town on the high way and another sawmill just out side of the city limits on the south. All in all, when one comes to look back over the past six years one is impressed with the fact that the town Is continuing to grow and prosper. While It is too near the big city to ever become a big busi ness town again, still there is no finer location anywhere for a homo town. As a purely residence dis trict this cannot be beat. Lying as it does in the center of the valley, close enough to the city so our peo ple can work there without too great an expense, with one of the best schools in the county, live, ac tive churches and fraternal organi zations. we have everything to make life worthwhile DAVIS TRANSFER CO. S. Fir at Eighth Phone 644 A . F. A dam s Lost R iver BUTTER SHULTS BROTHERS Dependable A u to Painting BODY 3 3 « N. Bartlett FE N D E B R E P A IR IN G Phone 10,19 Reasonable GLASS M edford, Oregon Money Loaned [ Huber Packing Co., Inc. : Dr. Burhl Gilpin RAW LE IG H PR O D U C T« EDWARD W. JONES Rawlelgh Dealer Central Point PENDLETON ft PATTERSON General Petroleum Product* Mobil Oil S O T IA T E D SE R V IC E L. C. Crimea STATIO N JEWEL DETER DANCE STUDIO Fick’s Hardware • Speed Queen W aaher» A Iranern • Sparton ft Croaley frlgerator* • Myem Pump* ft Service 21f West Main. Medford Phone 727 or 29JY BA L L ET— T A P - ACROBATIC RUSSIAN— SPANISH BALLROOM “ OAT-TIME DANUINO CLUB" 221 Went Mat* Medford Re- Pilone J K « REFINISHED ! t I j ! ■ Apex Brand : i i Products before the fall rain« atari In M edford’a largeat and first Lighted Paint Shop DAILY’S Auto Painting 20 R. Bartlett M edford Ham—Bacon—Lard—Sausage