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CENTRAL POIN AMERICAN VOl.UMB X CK N T R A L POINT, OREGON. M u s i n g s ^ 16 P. I. ». UNITS by an Innocent Bystander * « TH I R S I ) AV, JA N U A R Y JO, | w g W. R. C. Installs New Officers for 1938 REPRESENTED AT OAK GROVE MEET » ui. tisirison Vv oman's Keliei Clean-up Urged By Civic Club * D. F. Amick Quits To Begin Farming SAWMILL ADDS NEW DRY KILN; TO START SOON Church is Held i1* wl8hin‘ ior Mr: and Mr* Am,ck New Officers Are Elected by Church Great River in what is now southern worthwhile conference. i William Richard McLeod, 6i, a hriday for theid annual dinner and Mrs. A. Milton mailed a recent Minnesota. Soou a party was or- 'A t this time the delegates went to re8*<lent of Central Point for the election of officers for 1938. After At a Fellowship Meeting held in ganiztd and the long journey begun the different conference groups, like past four years passed away in Kla- all were seated at the table, Mr. W. copy of the Central Point American the church on Friday January 14, to the land of their dreams. Many membership and publicity program matb FalU> Saturday «uttering but E. Alexander who has been a mem- to her cousin Mr. Lin Spencer in the the following officers were elected Elders, W. a tale has the writer listened to in and hospitality and so on. a very short Uluess. He is survived ber of this organization for the past U. S. Army in Spain, where he is to serve for one year: driving ambulance. Mr. Spencer E. Alexander, W. U. Hover, J. S. the long winter evening» ot what a Then MV.' Lyle ILndiey, 7th aud *■* bbi Wlte' Louise. a" d a 80n- K°- years- pronouhied the blessing, land that was in that day. 8th grade teacher instructed a his- bert McLeod’ of Central Point, also Amid»» laughter, repartee and writes that there are many Ameri Richardson, Roland Hover and J. • • • tory class using for material inveu- *our otber children, George of Glen- friendly conversation an abundance cans there and that his Captain is N. Cornutt. Of course it was all long before lions and the Constitution of United w00tT> Ore.; Harriett, Huntington of good eats disappeared. Those a former University of Oregon mau. Deacons: Wm. Davis, J. Ed Vin the advent of the scrawny youngster [States of America. I ’ark, Cal.; Laura Try, also of Hunt- present were then entertained by a cent, E. E. Scott, Carl Hover, Scott who was the “ baby” of the family A lengthy subject, you will say, in« t on Park. and Emma Harvey of couple of songs sang by a quartette Darby, Don Stanley, Milton Houston, of eleven. But even after our own but he did very nicely for the time HllUboro, Ore. One brother and composed of Mr. Ed Vincent, and Norman Hansen, R. E. Kelley and memory begins to function there he was given. tw0 »infers reside in Canada. Jim Cornutt, Mesdames Carl Hover Chatworth Eide. were contacts plenty with pioneer The Golds, losing side in the conn- Funeral services will be held this and (.hat Eide. A reading, third Deaconesses: Mrs. Bertha Burseli, drive were lined no afternoon at the Conger funeral chapter of Matthew by Mrs. C. A Finish each day and be done with Mrs. Eula Foley and Mrs. Dora life. One dear old gentleman spent ty membership Sherman Divine will Phillips and a piano solo by Mrs. j it. You have done what you could, Jones. a whole half-day trying to teach the on one side of the gym and the Blue Parlor- Rev- conduct the services and Interment Hanson and a piano solo by Mrs I some blunders and absurdities no Secretary, Treasurer, Mrs. Lettie “ Elder's son” how to swing a cradle winners on the other side partlcipat- Oficers for the church and Sun-1 doubt crept in; forget them as soon Gregory. and bind wheat. The old fellow al ed in a grand march and on to din will be in the Medford I . O O F . ce metery. Mr. McLeod passed away day school were elected. Mr. Roland I as yOU can.. Tomorrow is a new Supperlutendent of Bible School, ways used his old cradle to cut tbe ing room for luncheon. The afternoon session opened with in Klamath Falls from the effect of j Hover giving a very good report fo r ', jay; begin it well and serenely, and Roland Hover. first swath about his fields before Sunday with too high a spirit to be cumber- Assistant Supt. of Bible School, starting his big binder to work. a musicial number, two songs by a stroke he suffered at Crater Lakt the church for 1937, the ^He was taken to Klamath Falls hos-j School teacher and officers gave re-jed with your old nonsense.— R. W. Miss Lyle Gregory. Uie Oak Grove school. Those men weren’t used to wasting Hugh Rosson from Secretary of Pital but never regained. He has j ports for the past year. Mr. Alexan- Emerson. Pianist for Bible School, Mrs. things in those days. Slate Snell’s office at Salem spoke many friends here who will sorrow der gave a talk that was the Inspir- Izetta Eide. For fifty years* the old “ circuit at length on Highway safety. at hi8 passing. The town of McLeod ation for a number of New Years' Secretary, Treasurer for Bible Jim Cornutt and Ed Vincent mov rider” moved up and down the land. He painted vividly some horror on B°Sue River was named after resolutions being made. ing a piano at the church dinner. Ed. School, Leona Darby. founding churches, bolding “ pro-, pictures of unnecessary tragedies Pianist for Church, Miss Lyle pulling and Jim pushing. Ed having traded meetin’s, establishing Sunday [ taking place daily in America, most-J ------------- occasion to look behind and saw Jim Gregory Assistant Pianist, Mrs. Milton following with a vase of flowers. Schools, etc. Hia old sorrel mar* ly caused by careless or incompet- grew to know the trails front one < nt driving. He said progn-s was ---- — -------- Houston. settlement to another even better at last being made both by informan- Mrs. H. P. Jewett was hostess to ' Eight of the Gold Hill boy» havo than her rider did, for the old|tive and prohibitive methods in au- tertalned |lbe Ber<an bible class last Thurii- blossomed out with permanents, and Mrs. Lettie Gregory en gentleman would often times dig ajtomobile traffic. day. Mrs. D. M. Gresham was elect- according to the Gold Hill News the the Golden Link bible class at h< ^ book out of his saddle-bags and bury | Talent P.T.A. will be hostess to country home Friday afternoon. A ed assistant teacher. Lessons was boys * r e lovely to their sisters so himself in its contents as the old ¡the next county council meeting in ! by Mrs. Louise Grimes; entertain- they can have their wave» set every fine crowd attended and the usual CHURCH OF CHRIHT nag ambled along. April. good meeting was held, this being ment program by Mrs. Lorlie Min- morning, Clifton A. Phillips, • • • Listen every Wednesday afternoon nick. Refreshments were served j the first meeting of the year. Elec Pastor You know the old Indian super- 1:30 to National P.T.A. N. B. C. Alexander being told for a tion of officers took place. Mrs. during the social hour? The annual I Bible School 10:00 A M. Roland stition regarding these mentally un-j broadcast, name exchange was arranged b y |j°ke that he was to furnish a turkey Etta Lacy was re-elected president: Hover, Supt., Miss Lyle Gregory, balanced. W'ell, though there were I -------------------- ----- vice-president, Mrs. Sarah Vincent; Mrs. Ayers. Present were Mesdames ,or the annual church dinner by Jim Supt. of Junior Dept. plenty of Indians in southern Minn- H ^ t ^ ' F l C I ' V I n s t a l l s Elizabeth Case, Waddle Grimes, Bes- Cornutt— And a turkey being left at secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Martha Communion and Preaching 11:00 esnta those days, none of them ever Booth Dainty refreshments were sle Moore, Norma Higinbothatn, Em- ,be Cornutt woodshed, Mr. A. got paid the slightest notice to the man N e w E q u ip m e n t ma Milton, Lenore Hill, Gertrude ,he blame. Mr. Cornutt planning to A M Subject Sapphiras Sin.' served during the social hour by the who went through the woods read- • Furry, H. Sandvig, Mariea Gehhard. Par Mr- Alexander until he found! Childrens Church 11:00 A.M. hostess and assistants. February ing a book or tinging hymns at the . . . Ina Amick, Elsie Martin, Louise ,hat Alexander didn't leave the tur- Mr8’ I'bBHps. Pastor. All child- top of his voice. Dad used to say Anticipating greatly Increased ac- p,eetln* wiU be at the home of Mr" Grlmes, Emma Hilkey, Minnie Dun- ***• " " und,,r 12 , r e lnT,ted he thought there was a special pro- *lwl*y in baby chicks and custom ° a ■ampman. lay. Lorlie Minnick. Sarah Roe. A. I --------- I C,hrtattaB E" dp“ ™ ' f° ' * » a« P8’ vidence watching over children and batching this season, Mr. and Mrs. B. Mead. Maria Rice Hazel Myers 1 Remember the cooked food sale i Cart Hover, Director 6 :30 P.M. foola. Nitzschke of the Central Point Louise Ayers. France, Wyatt. Bessie at lh* Library all day Saturday. ! Evangelistic Service 7:30 P.M. • • • Halchery have purchased and ln- ISpecial Chorus by choir and good Williams, Mattie Smith and Hostess At the relief corps the people fol- spiritual congregational singing. Ser- Among the men with whom w * , 8taBed their third unit of the famous Gladys Jewett. came in contact as a hoy. done was Jamesway All-electric Incubator hat- low the quaker customs of the men tnon Subject ‘ Why God Did Not The board of director* of the or so much a hero to our young mind rher- making a total capacity of, j ack§on county Chamber of Com- seated all at one table and the ladies Save Stephen From Death.” all at the other. Saturday the curse "Persecution, W hy?” as was Adam Shigley. Born In th) n,*ar|y 8-90# •‘ K*8 They are now merce together with committee Prayer and Bible Study, Wednes wilds of Ohio at about the turn of a position to handle most any chalrmPlli h„ ld th„,r flrit mPetlnK was taken o ff the ladies table by Devotional Leader, the century, he was raised among 81*® J»b large or small and wish th- for th|l! y(,ar at , he Medford Ho, having a Roy Jones seated at one day 7:30 P.M. The Doorkeeper Class of the Fed-1 Mrs. Isetta the Indians and his only playmates co-operation of all poultry raisers Friday noon Reports from the . , . .. . , , . ,^nd of the table and Edward Jones Mrs. Frances Houston. rated Church, which is the high- a( , he o t h fr Eide will lead tbe study period. were young Indian lads When about Their hatches are twice weekly and Tar(ous committees Come, pray with us and let us .7 o f .... -7 .m , w — dlan boy of about hi, age start-! '•<'h Arnspiger, preaident. presided. for a „ hor, „„„J We • mazed «*» presenting a study together. S o what? - 4 ► Ooldeil Link ClaSS Elects New Officers Mrs. Jewett Hostess 'f 0 Berean Class dhp CEliurrliTs C. of C. Endorses Museum Plans Doorkeepers Class Elects New Officers Zl out to see the world. Th e, travell 1 ------------------------------------------------- Xhe ,de> of Ihe eitbllllhmpnt of . ^ „ ^ " .vrnlng T h r a ^ t l n r ' ° f The *« « Par" westward to the MisFwtppl. long always had a liking for books of museum for the city of Medford was opened bv th* singing of a hvmn fo|. I t o t d' dn ‘ U ke *he ,0 b" befor* white m e n ever saw th‘ early-day life? Of course the book. Introduced by Cheater Fitch and W |OWe,i hv pray r a«ked how much a y«»ar It was and ; lowed hv prayer. country L a f r . he wa* to cross the don’t always agree with what we H. H McClure foi,owing officers w*ro eiec-|h* T* ‘ h* P“ r,y r'‘“ rh ** hl* pork‘ ' Mr. McClure, who re- re -1 Th„ Xj,» following and hand over the ipioney with the same country many time« as agen' learned first-hand sitting at the fe e t , presented the Southern Oregon Gem ,Pd for the coming year: president, for the Hudson’s Ray Companv of thei* m*n How we wish we had and Mineral aoclety. atat*d that In Wanda Fare Cas-mln“ ' r* " “ rk ,h" ' " ‘ h* pB«M‘r ,n L Many a tlm* we have llatened to hi* the gift to write the tales we heard a half-day solicitation they had re- dent Mailne Avers S<r T t m . ,h<‘ People linnally have to * tales of trip* he had made from old ............................................................. , . - w . w w » « I * . « ~ ~ c Fort D od ge, Iowa, to Hudson Bsy Some day r-mind M to toll 'he ma, r r)aI worth about I1I.900. It Adalene Casaman associate teach- * f ‘ with a party of Indians to bring back *»ory of Shigley’* owl.” whi n wa- thought that If a nroner fir*- . r _ .. „ the winter's ratj-h of fur* « i» D. F. Amick for 13*4 years priu- ^orpa installed ouicers on aeturuay, ] cipal of the grade school here, has sanuaiy xu. Ceieuiouics were pre- resigned from his position and will We received a letter this week ceueo by me usual (auuiy dinner at ltavs at the end o( this week for his from a California lady who hau noon. | tarra home near Grants Pass. known this writer lor some years upeuiug at 2 o'clock with Airs. ine ioilowiug coiiiinunicatiou was Mr. Amick has been a very popu* £.va smnn as installing oiucer ana muiicu tuis weeg oy tno civic C iu o! tar teacher, and he will be greatly and who knew somethin); of his | m i s . b u m a Uieason conductor. The 10 an ouaiiicss nousc.s, lodges ann missed by his fellow teachers and by wanderings in his youth. The lady turf u cicg at es r.presenting I t j list ot ouicers are: president, Mrs. bitter orgnuisatious ot tne city: me pupils. For several years Mr. had noted our remark that we seem- The Rogue River Sugar Pine Co., I'.A. UUit-l Til l at Uak Grove I iua Henderson, henior Vice-Presi- 1 0 GusiUess .ueu, schools, aud Or aand Mrs. Amick have been makiug t-d to be running out ot ideas tor , a(.adol euuesuay January ta lor dent, ¿1rs. Iva Copiuger, Junior Vtce- gan.actions ot Ceutral Point: is installing a new Moore Dry Kiln improvements on their farm home. this column. Said she: I un ali day council meeting ot Jacn- President, Mrs. Martheua Hugger, tne Civic Club ot Central Point Mr. Amick uow feels that he must of one hundred thousand feet capa ! -on tu. Lints. Chaplain, Mrs. Catherine Merritt, earnestly solicits your co-operation have more time to devote to his city. This is the latest in dry kiln ‘ The very idea oi VOL— running Atieuuants from Central P o in t ! Treasurer, Mrs. Mary Richardson, in a cnau-up campaign to improve tanning interests. His plans are to equipment and will enable them to out of interesting things to wrue ! were m i s - C. L. p.eice, Mrs. lou Secretary, Mrs. Dora Jones, Cou- in., gcnciar appearance of our city. go into the dairy business. handle large orders rapidly. A new about. Why not tell tuc story oi— jturry, Mrs. ooua Burns, Mrs. liar- auctor, Mrs. Lorl.e Minmck, Assts- Vv e especially urge mat all busi Air. and Airs. Amick leave a host steam boiler is being installed to and then she went on to tell oi a vty Cushman, .vtrs. M. A. Adams, ! tant Conductor, Mrs. Emma Htlkey, ness houses set a good txaniple by of friends, for they have been loyal whole list of things we could write Mrs. \v alter ueoharu, Mrs. V ern Patriotic Instructor, Mrs. Hattie cleaning up an paper, boxes, aud supporters of all school and com operate the kiln which will burn about. Fine, my dear lauy, but iiauseu, Mrs. E. C. Faber, Mrs Inompson, Guard, Mrs. Martha1 ucor.s ot ail soils back of and at munity Interests. sawdust and scraps from the mill. someway we have always narco peo- .nartna iJoolu, Mrs. Liliy Hon, Mrs. Booth, Assistant Guard, Airs. Hduu me side of meir stores, The board has hired R. H. Gandee The company is buying its timber pie would soou lire of eternal per- ms e Gicaves, .urs. H. C. William- Kilburu, Color bearers, Mrs. TUne Vv e ask aiso mat orgauizalious to fill the position left vacant by from the government, above Union sonal” experiences, however true or son, Mrs. Anna Mathews and Mrs. j Alaple, Mrs. Louise Ayers, Mrs. Eva having meeting places keep the Air. Amick. Mr. and Airs. Gandee Creek. Idaho white pine will be cut interesting to the participant. Hut P. A. Tracy. _ smith aud Mrs. Clara Farra, Musi- grouuus around these tree trout re come here from Klamath County. mostly and, according to Mr. Chaun- maybe we can look over the old 'Ihe reports ironi units were alive [clan, Mrs. Delpha Cox, Press Cor- fuse and in a presentable condition. Tne resignation of Mr. Amick cey Florey, contracts have been made sketch-book of memory and nnd a with interest, showing much tuougni respondent, Mrs. Mattie Smith, We turtner urge the school au came as a surprise to Uis many with Chicugo firms for the entire few more tales to tell. .and action. j it is of interest to note that Miss thorities to secure the co-operation friends in this city, who have come output ot the mill. * * * I Outstanding among these was j Mary Mee is a charter member of of the chiluren to prevent the scat A contract for logs has just been to regurd him as a fixture in our Let’s go back a half century or from our “ Baby” unit at Elk Creek, this corps, when organised 41 years tering of paper on streets leading schools. .Many expressions of sor let to a large logging company, who more, just for a stall. One ot tne organized last Fall. Already they ago, has served several times to aud from the school grounds. row are heard on the streets in los will cut and haul the logs. A right greatest sources of pride this write; have equipped a lunch room and are as president. Airs. Emma Gleason our aim is civic improvement ing him from our city. A simple, ot way across the tracks from the has is the fact that his parents were serving hot lduches, having held a has just finished her ninth year ns through organized effort. We be- plain man of sterling character, he Southern Pacific Co., has been ob real pioneers. Our old tather was box social to iiuuuce this project. president. Also that Mrs. Minnick Leve that you believe in this lm- has impressed upon the miuds ot tne tained and work is now being doue one of that heroic hand of tearless They have a home nursing class un- has not missed a single meeting dur- provement. Let's put our beliefs ai generations of children who have on the grade crossing. This will be servants of the Alaster known as der the Instruction of Miss Bell, a Ing the past year and Secretary Mr». t0 action. passed through his care the value a shorter and faster way to get the "circuit riders.” Born in a hum on registered nurse. They are enjoy- Dora Jones has missed but one. Mrs. Mrs. Lorie Minnick, Pres. of clean, wholesome living and the logs to the pond. log cabin in what was then the “ oig ing their get-to-gether meetings, the j Mary Richardson was absent from Mrs. Fannie Lawrence, Sec. tact that character means so much This year they expect to keep the v ' " of southern Indiana in 193J, biggest and best of which was the.r the meeting because of the serious I Editor's Note: The above named in life. pond full of logs and the mill run the lad learned all the secrets of p.o- community Christmas party. illness of her mother. Mrs. Nancy ciub ,8 hereby requested to appo.nt1 u th the editt)r u( ning to capacity. Last year there neer life— to hunt as the Indians other reports were similarly en- Wilson aud will be installed later. a committee to perform this service ’ this paper was connected in an of was some trouble in keeping the did; to fish; to follow dim tra ils; lightening and enjoyable. i Delegates to convention to be heid f0r this institution. At least let ficial capacity with the local schoois, mill supplied with timber. and all the rest of the old-time [ Mrs. Mabel Mack announced the in Portland in June are Mesdanies everybody do as we say, aud not as If weather conditions permit the we always found cheerful coopera woods lore. Home Interest Conference to be heid Mattie Smith, Dora Jones, and Lor- We d0 ) mill expects to start operations In tion from Mr. Amick in everything • * • at Corvallis February 8 a n d ll. Mrs. lie .Minnick. Alternates, Martha | ______ connected with the school. The the next few weeks. As a young man he became con- C. W. Wall, president of Oregon Booth, Iva Copiuger and T ille Maple A n n u a ) M e e t i n g Q f verted and entered the Methodist Congress of Parents and Teachers - . American joins their many friends ministry. Then he and his youug will preside at the morning session the best success in their new life wife became enraptured with the Wednesday February 9 as is custom- D* L l ix/t tales drifting back to them of the ary. All P.T.A. groups are invited ” U l. iC lc n c ift l i v l c L e O d About 100 members and friends and the hope we shall see them oft u wonders of the country across the aud urged if possible to attend this — gat hered at the little white church in our city. Funeral Held for for il Held Wm. Richard McLeod » K n ou t ' nrv many J* * ” ,h* *taBla',d * Think what It meant to the voui : the Powell tribe flr DPr|,an, of lhp Or perhaps of the preacher's son in his study of h'storv time tbe old trapp r rescued a party to be able to talk to men who had of twen*y-on‘ women and children LIVE D th» stories told hv the hook- from an Indian marsaere t ” d took I* It to h» wr*Bd**rH at that * e have-them a bund red mile* to «a fe** | proof building la proytded at least r*i*nnden* . Irte II m * n “ " verze THE FEDERATED CHURCH Rev. R. C. lewis, Pastor. Phone 51 Sunday School 9:30 A M Worship 11:00 A M. „ * « ‘" r Senior League 6:30 Evening Services 7:30 P. M. A fOUPU ° f can,'d “ ,h U l W ,d n f" d*J P W * office and left word for Mr. Powell j p M ,!.V ' !l 1*°*.*? " ar.* .moM° Wa,< »bat they had stop pe.f t„ s. thelri Tuesday afternoon Bible Study ran b* «ecur*d The hoard heartily, Pe. M l * After the busir,.— meet- ? * ' ' h'‘ ,r h* d * • M “ ,hp|rl endorsed the idea and voted to em. , daddy * 30 P.M power the Dr > «l d e nt to intv.H •> u '? * * * ' Cb ------— Xlsa Carlton and Mr* Hill will epcia) comm'tte. to InvMtirat th» l w Od Tu*ker say'.ng you could no* be Joint hosteaaes for the Missionary -pclal committee to Invretlg.te th- served b, Mr, OH m . All attend- advertise without boosting be w ty at Mrs. H ill’s home Thurs- rraffwr »rg f*lW r"M baring ha« a r ^ d rim* not gWag to adyJirtls*. ¡Jay January 37. W ,h