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CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN r ii VOLUME XI CENTRAL POINT. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1030 NUMBER »I 9 i Musings^ By the Editor Commencemen t Marks Finish of Successful Year Columnist Repeats Mason’s Poem Each Year on May 30 Art Perry, whose Smudge Pot has It does beat the band what prog appeared in the Medford Mail Trib nosticators some of these old-time une for many years, has carried newspaper men are. Several years Walt Mason's "Little Greeu Tents" ago a man who had »pent years as at the head of his column every a reporter and editor and who was Memorial Day for more years than always a bit of a radical, was in our Service« conducted on Memorial we can remember. And we know office. We had known this gentle Day in Central Point cemetery at the Tickets are now on sale for the Graduation of thirty seniors was | in the Southern Oregon College of of no more appropriate words for man for many years and had a good grave« of the Civil M ar and World witnessed by a capacity crowd in Education. benefit ball to be given in Dream the occasion, excepting that the deal of faith in his political shrewd War veterans by the Women’s the high school gymnasium on Fri To Bob Hoagland, Ernest Pink men to whom it was dedicated are land Saturday evening by Jackson ness. We chanced to mention Presi Relief Corps were very beautiful day evening May 26. ham, and Clyde Ix>es medals for i no longer able to walk those paths. county chapter of the Disabled dent Roosevelt and at once this man and impressive. The ladies put about For the benefit of those who did American eVteran» of the World The class of '39 was unique in two sportsmanship, loyalty, and cooper arose and began stamping up and 12 dozen flags on the soldiers’ respects: it was the largest class to ation in athletics for four years. not notice the poem, we reprint it War. down the room, cussing the whole graves and also on the graves of be graduated from the Central Point today: The ticket sale is being conducted To Arlene Scott an award for . Roosevelt family from T.R. down, members of the W. R. C. who passed , High School; and it was the first leadership and service in activities. | by the D.A.V. auxiliary of which LITTLE GREEN TENTS But one remark he made that day on. Many freinds of Central Point “The little green tents, where the Mrs. Louise Hickman is president, class in Central Point to wear caps To Ernest Pinkham the Honor sticks in our memory, He offered people were at the cemetery caring and gowns. These gowns, of a rich Cup, awarded by points earned soldiers sleep; and the sunbeams Members of the auxiliary have been to bet that if the president's pro- for the last resting place of depart play and the women weep, are divided into two teams of which grant of wild spending ever bogged 1 ed loved ones, Mrs. Hoagland and maroon color, were rented from an through participation in activities, covered with flowers today; and be Mrs. Bertha Neff and Mrs. Nettie eastern firm at a cost of $1.50 to and by student and faculty vote. down, he would do his darndest to Mrs. Jones from Ashland, Mr. and each senior, thus making a decided The address of the evening by tween the tents walk the weary few. Cassntan are captains. drag this country into war as a last Mrs. Howard Mayfield from Red saving to the parents, since the Prof. E, W. Warrington of Oregon who were young and stalwart in Music f()r the ball will be provid resort. Sixty-t wo, when they went to the ed by Steve Whipple and his orchest mond, Miss Esther Simington and gowns were worn both at bacca State College was well received. • • • sister Mrs. Pearl Stewart from Duns» laureate and commencement. ra which will be augmented for the Much of the success of the even ( war away. And now comes senator Taft, w..o muir, besides many other old resi “The little green tents are built occasion. As an entertainment tea The class of ’39 is to be commend ing’s program was due to the chorus openly accused FDR of trying to do dents. The cemetery was beautiful ed on the stand taken in this mat- and orchestra music as presented by of sod, and they are not long, and ture. the .Melodears, a girls' trio that very thing. The senator’s idea with flowers of every kind, that ter, and in so doing they are fall students under direction of Mr. they arP not broad, blit the soldiers now with the Whippl* band, will was that when the president began grow so abundantly in the valley. have lots of room; and the sod is entertain with vocal varieties. ing in line with a practice that is Harry Meyers. realizing that his “yes-man” Con being followed in many of the larg The members of the graduating part of the land they saved, when ’’All the proceeds of the ball will gress had gone haywire on hint, he class are: Lucile Brenneslioltz. the flag of the enemy darkly waved, so to needy disabled veterans and er schools throughout the country. Crop Prospects I This class was outstanding also Maxine Brown, Raymond Childress, the symbol of dole and doom. at once started shaking the “Bogey .their families in Medford and vicin Man” of danger from Europe and “The little green tent is a thing ity,” said aCrold J. Parker, D.A.V. I in the number of awards received. Gordon Conrad, Leonard Copinger, Listed in Late the emergency need of more and | Mr. Jewett presented the following: Marjorie Dodson, Margaret Dow, divine; the little green tent is a •hapter commander. “The D.A.V. better national defense. For vast ’s shrine where patriots endeavors thus to provide funds for Outlook Report To Evelyn Stanley and Ernest Barbara Fleischer. Mary Lou Ger country sums of money spent for war mater Pinkham the citizenship awards, for ber, Norman Hansen, Letha Hessel- knee), and pray; and the brave men emergency relief among the wartime ials, if properly spent, would do just outstanding service to class and gave. Bob Hoagland, Clarence Hol left, so old, so few, were young and disabled and to aid in the work of Although Oregon crop prospects as much good as the old “pump school during the senior year, the lingsworth, Frances Homer, Wanda tsalwart in Sixty-two, when they rehabilitation. The rehabilitation priming”. Now, don’t it beat heck have been materially Improved by choice being made by student vote. Hood, Ivy Hugger, Bill Lees Clyde went to the war away.” work includes the maintenance of the timely rains late in May, condi -—Walt Mason. how many "emergencies” have To Norma Jean Wertz with the Lees Howard Long, Bob Palmer, full-time rehabilitation officers to come into being since 1933? And tion of crops, ranges and pastures highest average for four years, the Ernest Pinkham, Durward Porter, serve as special advocates or attor in the country a« a whole are some how ntatiy and varied have been the honor of being valedictorian; and Arlene Scott, Evelyn Stanley, Marion $100,000 To Be neys-in-fact for disabled veterans. new dealistlc panaceas offered for what below average, according to to Evelyn Stanley, next highest, the Strayer, Leatha Vincent, June Wald, “This organization takes care of Used on Stsite the latest information contained in honor of being salutatorlan. our relief? Norma Jean Wertz, Helen Wright, the Immediate needs of the incapaci the current agricultural situation • • * . To Mary Lou Gerber a scholarship and Loyee Wright. Fair Grounds tated veteran and his dependents and outlook report just issued by And the sorry side of the picture and tries to put the veteran on his Oregon State college extention Salem Approximately $109,000 feet once more and render bim and is the fact that all these nostrums the service. , Relatives Visit at Civic Club To will be used this season in the most his family a service that may make have only served to make the patient Hay supplies this year will be un extensive improvement program at sicker. Our foreign markets are all of him a civic asset instead of a Richardson Home Hold Election the Oregon State Fair for many public liability by securing for hint shot to the dickens; our local mark- usually high despite the fact that years, says Leo G. Spitzbart, nian- the relief he is entitled to through ets are all upset; business as a the current crop is slightly below Dr. and Mrs. Ward Davis, June The Civic club will hold their re ager. whole is in the dumps; the same last year in condition. A near record government compensation. and Monte of Salem arrived late Large scale building and 'and- old 12,#00.000 men are out of work. carryover as of May 1 amounted to gular meeting at the Library Wed Saturday night for a short visit with “We ask the general public to pat ' scaping will be undertaken under a The South has „cotton to burn and about 16 million tons, the largest nesday afternoon. This is a vet» offlcei-i ‘ ’ ’ * rs Da'is ’ brother Sanford Rich ronise this dance and thus spend Important meeting as new recent $74 534 grant of the Works no place t° get rid of it; the mid since 1921. ardson and relatives. Sunday Dr. an enjoyable evening while helping will be elected. Everyone interest Progress Administration, Spitzbart Milk production throughout the west don’t know what to do with ed in the civic welfare of Central and Mrs. Davis and children. Mr says. Work has already begun at the disabled veterans to help them their corn; the Pacific coast lumber nation was still at record heights of the 1and Mrs. Richardson and Charlotte, Salem fair grounds, and most of the selves.” business is all haywire. And now on May 1 for that date as farmers Point even ifnot a member i M rs. Mary Richardson and mother thej- are going to feed our own blue were milking an unusually large club are invited to attend. Refresh Mrs. Nancy Wilson visited Mr. and improvements will be ready for the Kenneth Denman was named as ment will be served and plans for ! crowds when the annual event opens jackets on Argentine beef because proportion of their cows Mrs. Jimmy Valentine. June and one of the directors of the Oregon future work talked over. [on September 4. it is cheaper! Egg production also was high on State College alumni association at Rev. Phillips will be the speaker. Monte will stay at the lovely coun | The work includes eotnletion of May 1—about 5 per cent greater try home of tht Valentines for a a recent reunion at Corvallis, fea 1 the huge live stock pavilion, which Consistency, thou are a Jewell! than a year previous. A 5 per cent month's visit. Dr. and Mrs. Ward turing the class of 1914. Mr. Den . is considered the most modern any- Killing little pigs to keep up the Increase in number fo hens and W.R.C. To Honor left Tuesday morning for San Fran | wherp in the Pacific Northwest. It man is a promising young attorney price of pork; pitying the farmers young chickens in farm flocks was cisco to see the fair. of Medford and chairman of the Re will measure 715 by 204 feet when | Members’ Birthdays for not raising wheat for the same also noted, as was an incresed sale ' publican county central committee. [completed and is expected to pro purpose;. paying a bonus for less of chicks this spring. Greatest in Local Dairyman vide ample room for the increasing- **»«*•*»»»•*«**• ♦ The W.R.C. will hold a covered production to hold up the price crease in chick sales is in the Rocky large number of livestock being J dish luncheon Saturday noon at the level, and then buying foreign beef mountain and Pacific regions. Has Record Cow I lv J Calendar of brought to the fair. Present prospects indicate fair to hall. This will be the quarterly by the government itself because it Other improvement« will include is cheaper! But then, who ever ex good fruite crops in most sections birthday party. All members, except PETERBOROUGH. N H.—Wal the remodeling of the stadium to * COMING EVENTS Í pected consistency from brain of the country, the report states. those having birthdays in this do's Queen Esther 320717 has just *•••*«****•«• «cc» «♦■>■• ♦ • « Apples were injured by frezes ill quarter, are to bring a covered dish. completed a record which makes her provide aditional stalls for heavy storming New Dealers, anyway. draft horses; 600 aditional seats Saturday, June 3 • • • most parts of the central and south Gold Hill corps have been invited queen of all eight and one-half year D.A.V. Dance, Dreamland, Med for horse show patrons; a six-lane to attend. But there, if we go on we shall ern states, hut damage was not seri old Oregon Guernseys In class AAA entrance Into the fairgrounds ; re- ford. get so darned mad we won’t be able ous. A good crop of pears is in pros of The American Guernsey Cattle W.R.C. Birthday luncheon, noon. modling of the administration build to sleep tonight. Let’s talk about pect for the Pacific northwest and Class to Repeat Club. Waldo's Queen Esther was "Absent Minded Professor” at ing to provide additional quarters something else for a change. Just California, and cherry prospects are i bred by M. B. Findley of Centralia. [ for broadcasting studios; building Eagle Point at 8:30 p. m. good in all important producing i look at the way those Democrats in Play at Eagle Point Wash, and 1« owned by George H of a new banquet hall and small Wednesday, June 7. 1939 Congress are trying to railroad the states except Idaho and Utah. Peach Stowell of Medford. Oregon and in I auditorium; the paving of a new Civic Club election of officers at Townsend bill through. Doing their outlook is average or beeter. Saturday evenirtg. June 3, 8:30 ten months made a record of 10.- 'drive through the state fair grounds library. 2:00 p. m. Purchasing power of farm pro P.M. at Eagle Point Grange Key 044.4 pounds of milk and 631.0 darndest to prevent a fair and im I the demolition of several old build- partial hearing. Well, all we can ducts in the country as a whole was stone class will give again "The pounds of butter fat. | ings. say Is that "it’s a long worm that last reported at 7 4 per cent of the Absent-minded Professor”. If you “The WPA grant gives the depart has no turning” and there’s another pre-war averages and 80 per cent of missed it before see it this time—a j Marjorie Pierce is spending a two- ment of agriculture, under which (he 1926-930 average. General good play well given—grand enter weeks1 vacation with Minnie Nick- election coming soon. the state fair is operated, the great CHURCH CF CHRIST • • • level of farm prices in mid-Aprll tainment -and for a worthy cause, | leson, at her home on Evans Creek est opportunity in history to re Clifton A. Phillips, Minister was 89 per cent and prices paid by We have a sneaking hunch that model and beautify the grounds.” Bible School 10:00 A.M. Roland the best bet for the Republican party farmers averaged 120 per cent i Manager Spitzbart said. “We shall Hover, Supt. Miss Lysle Gregory. next year is for them to come out pre-war base period. be able to provide especially fine Primary Supt. Copies of the complete report in the oP^n in favor of this plan. facilities this year for all exhibitors Communion and Preaching 11:00 The people of this country are get may be hud at any county agent’s and visitors.” Special Music, Ladles Quart A.M. ting filled up with such tactics «nd office. Spitzbart a I so Indbated that ette. Sermon subject “Why The unless all signs fail, are going to plans are being made for one of the New Testament Church Changed demand a showdown before much Tryouts for Festival ' most elaborate entertainment pro- The World In One Generation.” longer. And a« as another plank In gram ever presented at any of th” Being Held Today Christian Endeavor 7:00 P.M. their platforrm we offer the total i state fairs. Several thousand dollars We will dismiss the evening ser NLRB and the abolishment of the I will be spent this season to secure vice and go hear Evangelist C. C. ASHLAND. May 2»—Casting try national labor amendment of the : the best talent available on the Root in Church of Christ, Central outs for the Oregon Shakespearean law. Also the amendment of repeal coast. Festival will be held in Ashland on and Jackson Sts., Medford. of the ■ present farce called the So- Prayer and Bible Study. Wednes Thursday. June 1. according to An clal Security Law. gus L. Bownter, Festival directorr. day 7:45 P M. Mrs. Eula Foley, • • • Lumber Co. To Leader of Young Peoples Group. With two new plays added to the We received a letter , from our Change Name Mr. Phillipa will arrange the list of repetoire, many new roles are open. this only brother in Minneapolis leaders for the Class in "Christian All county winners of the Shakes The Economy Lumber company week inclosing a snapshot of that pearean Reading Contest are expect from now on will be known as Action.” distinguished eentletnan Lord, how Church Night, Tuesday 6th, will ed to be present to contend for ma that Builder’s Supplies Co. Oliver L. the years do fly. 1« possible be under the direction of the High jor parts. Overmyer is president, A. H. Cot darned kid is as aged as the camera School class and we will' assemble Mr. Bownter states that with the tingham is secretary and treasurer made him look. White-haired, at 7:00 P.M. with our baskets for varied characters In the plays there and Ernest Rodgers, yardman. All wrinkled brow «nd portly form, he is opportunity for many different supplies needed in building may be Supper. Come brlag your lunch may be able to carry a string of and enjoy this fine fellowship individuals to receive recognition of obtained here at reasonable prices. letters after his name, but lo u« he their talents. Festival directors Call for help on your building plan always will be just “Jack”, who THE FEDERATED CHURCH I urge all interested in participating where you will always receive court loved to read instead of being al Phone 51 be present for the Thursday casting [ a (y \ eous treatment and helpful sugges ways making something as his kid I *£.--• 1 à Stanley G. Parish, Pastor. tions. a | Ì brother did. Bible School—9 45 a. m. ed to finish a story he had found • • • Morning Worship—11:00 a. m. J *'* S Sport Shirts and Slacks V) ma’ch Anyway, we ll bet if that picture In a book. After waiting as long yn,_.y Christian Endeavor—7:00 p. m a« he possibly could, the kid threw at Faber’s. had been larger It would have shown 8:00 p. m. Evening Servlci one of the old home-made black the scar across his nose put there There wa< an all day meeting of Bible Hass —Tueaday T dies ’ one day in the long ago by that board erasers made of a hunk the Willow Springs Thursday club 2.20 p m 2x4 covered with sheepskin At the ime kid brother when be wanted today at the H S Chlrfwin home Prayer Maat Ing—Wednaaday to go home after Sunday School in reader and almost took his »oae near Eagle Point. A picnic dinner SOO p. tn. clear off Gosh, what a paddlin’ N®v*s Item: w«"* *• ’ "**• '* e '» ,n < ” •* Am»ricen inouxr, n- the old school house In Spring Is was enjoyed at noon with a musical Choir Practice — Wednesday at that kid got when they finally pomch ter wer."—Howard Coonl«» Prssident of the National Asser.» land to finish some Invention he was program later. S 80 p. m tien o* Manufacturar». working on. but the older lad want- reached home* SATURDAY EVE. ¡Ihr ClnirrliM
