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CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN •« VOLUME XI CENTRAL POINT, OREGON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, Ittdtl NUMBER »t w ■« i»" Musings^ ■ rr I ¡Newly weds Taken For Wild Ride Elmer Wilson Buys Hardware Store Tomorrow Last Friday night Mr. and Mrs Elmer E. Wilson, long connected John Tharp were Invited to meet with the hardware business in Med . ...... Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gillaspie at the ford, last week closed a deal with In a special announcement sent A chicken dinner will be given by the Leever estate and took over the Ayers home and go riding, much to out from New York Wednesday the tomorrow Friday, hardware etore recently operated by I their surprise when they arrived ^*e <• Die club National Asosciation of Manufactur . September 22 from 11’30 to 1:30. Dale Smith, who gave up the bust-1 there they were put in a trailer at is rather ers give its attitude on the subject tached to the Lofland car and joined It has been thought that it ness a short time ago aud is now of War and Peace in order to dear a hardship for some to help furnish employed at Montgomery Ward's a caravan of about twenty cars. A up any misunderstanding. The fol tor a dinner and then attend and store in Medford. Much interest has been shown stop was made at the Purkeypile The second week of school finds lowing quotations give the gist of pay for same. So this dinner Is Mr. Wilson started as a clerk for all work well under way. There this week in the annual 4-H Live apartment and Mr. and Mrs. James different. Everything is bought so the old Nicholson Hardware in Med the announcement: "American in stock Fair on Fifth street between Harrison were als0 put in the trail- have been an unusual number of dustry wants Peace." "Europe's the ladies should have a good turn er with Mr. and Mrs. Tharp, The ford. This lirm later became the Bartlett aud Riverside in Medford. problems do affect us, but our do A number of local boys had stock on two young married couples wer» out. Thia dinner is not only worth Medford Furniture & Hardware Co. late registrations in high school and mestic problems still must com«) exhibit and carried away a fair pro given a wild ride over the valley. the money but the money is used A few years ago the firm sold out the total enrollment there has been brought up to 134. There are first." "In a world distraught by portion of the prizes. Among all the noisemakers there tor civic betterment of our city, In an«l has since been known as the thirty-three seniors, the largest this case it is almost a case of eat Hanson Hardware Co. Mr. Wilson1 force the best way to preserve re The members of the Central Point was a» old bell made In Germany senior class in the history of the ing your cake and having it too. presentative democracy is to prac retired from the company a few school. The new course in cbetuls- Livestock Club exhibiting at the 1-H in 1786 and brought to this country Meet your friends and neighbors at tice R-” months ago and has since been rest try has an enrollment of twenty- county livestock fair at Medford by Mrs. Ayers’ great, great grand • • • P was a big dinner , the Library tomorrow noon. ing and recuperating at homo. were Norman Smith,*Roland Smith. father in 1S60. It live. Commercial courses are very Such announcement is especially Allen Hllkey, Robert West. Rob«’rt bell and certainly “ it can heard ~zz be Trsrd The new firm here will be known popular; there are thirty-one in noteworthy just at this time when Grishain. Gray Thompson, Dale Sey for a long distance. as the Elmer Wilson Hardware. iu bookkeeping, thirty-six in short After riding ' Snider’s Dairy Congress is meeting in special ses mour, Robert Colley and Albert all over the valley, the Medford I With his long years of experience in hand, and thlrty-two in typing. Shop Makes Fast Growth the hardware business aud hi. wide classes have an enr’ollmeut of twen'- sion for the purpose of considering Thompson. There was very strong police stopped the car and trailer — and made the young married couples | the repeal or amendment of the competition in all classes. acquaintance in the Rogue River Snider's Dairy and Produce Co.! valley the new owner expects to | ty-nine. neutrality law. For years we have The winners for the local club get out of the trailer Into the car. There are many new students in located at North Bartlett, where build up an excellent business here. heard that it was the manufacturers were: Registered Guernsey Senior At last they returned home ar- 1 In- high school this year. Those in the and ’ bey have been since 1919. Perhaps and Wall Street which dragged us Calf, Norman Smith. 3rd; Gray vited the mob in for cookies He states that as soon as he and his I no one item is as necessary to our wife, who has been helping him this upper classes from other schools into the late war. If so they have Thompson, 5th. Grade Guernsey cool drinks. At the same time another group national health as plenty of pure week, have completed a check-up of i are Dwight and Glee Moore from learned a sad lesson. Senior Calf, Albert Thompson, 2nd; • a • of people gathered at the Cam- milk and butter. No part of agri the present stock, orders will be Prospect; Aileen Berry from Ash Gray Thompson, 3rd; Roland Smith. culture has made such forward placed for new goods to bring the land; Jessie Corson from Missoula, "War destroys lives. War wrecks 1 6th. Grade Guernsey Junior Calf. eron home to take the recently Mont.; David Chum from Medford; wedded couple Miss Loretta Cara- strides as dairying. It is one of the stock up to date. Depleted lines homes. Economic chaos and years Senior Buck, 1st; Junior Buck, 1st, Jeanette Metternich from Medford; greatest assets to the Rogue Valley will be filled up and new lines or of crushing depression are its in and Junior Doe. 1st were won by eron and Mr. Herman Boast of Min Leona Rector from Glendale Calif.; and also one of the government s dered. A full line of shelf and evitable aftermath. It imperils rep Dab Seymour. In the Grade Duroc nesota "ho were married at Eugene Bertha Cardin from Medford Junior greatest source of income. Snider's September 7 on a joy ride. Mr. builders' hardware will be carried; resentative democracy. Free insti- Gilt Doe Dale Seymour came 2nd. Dairy and Produce Co. furnish the as well as sporting goods, ummuni-1 High; Paul Murphy from Medford tutions are among its early victims. The Duroc Fat Hog class, Norman and Mrs. Cameron had a treat ready Junior High; Evelyn Mays, from very best dairy produce possible aud tlon, etc. and Invited them in. After enjoying 3rd. Gray Thompson, 6th. Ultimately no one can escape the Smith, 3rd, New Mexico; Gladys McIntire from the growing demand for them prov«« The American welcomes I the new ruin of war." No clearer picture The pen of I fat hogs, Norman the treat they were not going to play Medford High. the statement. the fair and were going to take firm to our city and hopes for their was ever drawn of what war really Smith. 2nd aud Roland Smith, 5th. Every one is welcome to visit the success. We hope to see Mr. and Class officers have been elected In the Chester White fat hog class, bride and groom on a ride but they means. We all want none of it. plant and see for themselves how Mrs. Wilson move their 1 hoin» to and the student council will soon Dale Seymore, 1st; Gray Thompson. could not be found. have student activities under way. scrupulously dean everything is this city soon. But while the writer is absolutely- 2nd and Robert Colley, 6th. The Senior class elected Norma kept. Many mothers of bottle ted Central The local leader of the Vern Hansen Is opposed to scud'ng American boys Sage, president; Keith Copinger, babies speak very highly of the overseas to fight anyone's battles, Point Livestock Club is Mr. iVice-pres.; Lila Croucher, Secret benefits their child derives from us- P. T. A. Plans for Home from Hospital He has and we are still more strongly op C. F. Smith of Seven Oaks, lug Snider's Vitamin D Milk. Teachers’ Reception ary; Mario Gione, Treasurer; and Mr. Vern Hansen, who was ser- posed to lending any foreign power been very successful in building it | Bob Grisham, historian. The Jun They also have other bottled one dollar to pay for war material, up into a fine club, the membership iously hurt in an auto accident two drinks, Ice cream and sherberts The Central Point P.T.A. execu iors elected Dick Wyatt, President; having increased this year almost weeks ago, returned to home his yet we feel that there will be no are all made to order for special oc-1 tive board held a special meeting Marjorie Pierce, Vice-president; Lor- Saturday, much Improved, though harm in repealing the arms embargo 50 per cent. casions. These food are no longer at the home of Mrs. P. A. Tracy, taine Davis, Secretary; and Lewis still in a serious condition, He had section of our present neutrality considered luxuries but every day Thursday, September IL The pre Grimes, Treasurer. The sophomores sident Mrs. M. A. Adams gave the elected Woodrow Phillips, presid law and in its stead allow ANY na Mrs. Holmes Surprised i ten ribs broken and the floating food. , i ribs were torn apart. L... Mr. Hansen's tion wtich cares to take chances to There are 36 employees working Committee chairman their material ent; Lois Yost, Vi :e-presldent; and By Son’s Visit i sister who had been visiting him, in this plant. and plans were made for the teach Nadine Musty, Secretary-Treasurer. "Titiy C.fflH AND ^ArtKY all they returned home Monday. His mother ers’ reception to be held Thursday Th* Freshmen elected Edwin Froh- please. If doing that works a hard I Mrs. Mollie Holmes and daughter Mrs. Paul Johnson of Burlington, i :<«vning Sptemb*r 21 at 7:30. The rekh, president; Robert Colley, vice- ship on Germany, that will not be California arrived Sunday. Mr. Han- Outside Students Boy and Girl Scouts will give the president; Franklin Gebhardt, Secre our fault. Herr Hitler hasn't earn Gladys were very happily surprised program and Mr. Frank Hull will tary, and Marie Garrett, historian. ed much respect nor sympathy, any- when their son and brother, Dr. Joe sen thought that if he rested Sun- At Local School Holmes of Los Angeles, arrived in day he should be able to go to work present the scout charter and be the I The Freshmen initiation party way. time for breakfast with them Mon- ■ Monday but the doctor say if he • • A largr number of students from speaker of the evening. will be held Friday evening at which Dr. Holmes’ longing goes to work in four weeks he will outside districts are attending th- We are glad to see that the lea«l- ‘ day morning. __ time the Freshmen will become re Vern Jr., left for for mother and home »proved tool be doing well, local high school again this year, era of the Republican party- have much for him and he left suddenly1 Salem to att«nd gular lumbers of the school by th«' school this week a total of forty have enrolled at tin agreed to bury the hatchet during ,process of initiation stunts planned present time, The Howard district the present emergency. With ali for Central Point. t by the upper classmen. Mrs. Lathrop Speaks After breakfast and »hen Mi leads in numbers with fifteen and Europe afire, now is no time to play There is no freedom on earth or for work. Dr. To Coutny Committee Willow Springs is next with sev- n. polictics. However, that doesn't Holmes had to leave and mother drove to the represented are in any 3lar for those who deny free Women Members of mean that we have put aside all op Holmes Mrs. Lathrop spoke at a jotnt Other districts dom t<, others..— Elbert Hubbard. Brophy home in the Eagle V. D. Agate, Table Rock, West Side, Ken position to New Deal policies. When Point district, where they spent the meeting of the county extension wood, and Elk Creek. These Htud- Faculty Entertained the proper time comes we shall be Ding Copinger and his dog Droopy day and had dinner. Mrs. Brophy alumni and the active committees ents from non-hlgh school districts ready to get into the fight again. Is Dr. Holmes sister, Tuesday they at the home of Mrs. 8. A. Hutchin have their choice of attending any visiting school In search for a II’- Foreign wars do not change facts Mrs. Mildred Ross and Mrs. Lu visited Mr. and Mrs. John Moffatt. son at Trail Friday evening. She high school in the county and it tie "higher education". here. If *'e believed that the New cille Hulburt were hostesses Tues presented an interesting informal Mrs. Moffatt is a cousin of the doc speaks well for te high standards of Dealers were wrong in their ideas Mr. Jewett looking most cute in- day evening to the women faculty tor. They also visited in Ashland I account of her trip to England. She the Central Point High School th.it andpractices; if they were bringing and with Bert and Ernest Rostel pointed out ’hat it was impossible so many have chosen it as the one deed while modeling one of th ' members at the home of Mrs. Ross. the country to the verge of bank Thia was the first meeting of the here. Dr. Holmes left for home for her to find a flour sifter, tuna dunce caps were worn this week by to attend. ruptcy with their reckless spending, Tuesday evening, traveling by way fish or salad macaroni in the the beaten but unbowed freshmen. year, the evening being spent in so much the more the administra sewing. English shops. Eight hundred dele of Reno, Nevada. tion should be changed. If we have gates representing 37 countries at New Editor Chosen A surprise linen shower for Mrs. Lois Richardson and daughter, doubts about the advisability of let tended the world meeting, Mrs. Charlotte, thinking up clever names Ethel Fleischer whose home was Orville Gibson Is For Central Pointer for all their dux, chix, and animals. burned recently, was the main fea- ting the 'Wallaces, the Ickes, the Lathrop said. The conference speech Perkinses or the Corcorans run the Killed in Accident es were given in English, French At a meeting of the Student Conn ture of the eveenlng. During the affairs of government in times of Woodrow Phillipa talking himself evening each guest hemmed and ' and German. Films were shown in ell, the executive body of the Stud- peace, will they be any more quali Mr. and Mrs. James Gregg re work of the different countries and ent Association, held Wed nesday out of a difficult situation by de monogrammed a dish towel for Mrs. fied in time of war's alarms? ceived the sad news of the death of Mrs. Lathrop pointed out that those evening, Norma Sage was elected daring he wasn't responsible, nn Fleischer also. • • • Refreshments were served i their aon-in-Iaw Orval Gibson in an shown from Tasmania could easily editor of the Central Pointer for time, no how. The war in Europe has raised auto accident Sunday. No parti« i- have been taken for the Rogue River late hour. this year. The editor will choose Don Patterson feeling that Oil heck with the pear business of this lars have been received about the valley fruit industry. Those in attendance were Mrs. her staff and will have the first is cold mornings five o'clock la no valley. According to reliable re Those present at the meeting sue out soon. The Central Pointer James Harrison, Mrs. Jewett, Mrs accident, The body will arrive ports prices for Medford Bartlett« were Mesdames Ida Seymore, Mabel is issued semi-monthly and will be time to consider getting out of bed Fleischer, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. arrangements morning and on the eastern auction markets hav Mack, G. Gates, Leila Mae Ouster- printed in the American print shop. —much loss doing It. Webb, Mrs. Meyers and the Misses made for interm« nt here. declined from 25% to 40% sin«e hout, Mildred Ager, Gladys Camp The four page four column set-up The Gibsons were married in this And more than half the people Evans, Paaterino, Carter, Ottoman, the war started, which means that Eyre, Boshears and the hoatesaes valley in 1929, and lived here until bell, Eudora Bohnert, Rita Myers. used In previous years will be fol in the world agreeing with him. our growers are only going to real 1936, when they moved to Califor Maude Port, Lillian McCracken. Mrs. Hulburt and Mrs. Rosa. lowed again this year. The paper is ize from 818 to 827 per ton for ex nia and settled at Pico, close to Los Nora Strauss, Jennie Hutchinson. Norma Sage announcing 1 n financed through subscriptions, ad tra fancy fruit and from 88 to 822 Angeles, Mr. Gibson having estab Mrs. Lathrop has returned to vertising, and special funds raised triumph, "Ah, 1 caught a fly!" per ton for the fancy grade. Norma being an expert fly catch« r lished a house painting business Corvallis where she conducts a by student activities. • • • student boarding house, She will by her own modest admission. around Los Angeles. In just two more weeks this pa Mr. and Mrs. Gregg visited them return in a short time to the valley, CHURCH OP CHRIST per will have completed its eighth Coach Hulburt getting In some where she is scheduled to give a this summer. Clifton A. Phillips, Minister year under the present management. extra training via the lawn mower number of addresses about her trip Bible School 10:00 A.M. Roland What changes these eight years have after dark. A couple of Medford men have Mrs. Effie Caster accompanied her The annual meeting of the Dis brought. Several of the men who acented the offer of tearing down to Corvallis and will have charge of — Hover, Supt. Mirs Lysis Gregory, Primary Supt. toojc prominent places in the bus!-; the Fleischer house after the fire, the boarding house during Mrs. trict Federation of Women’s Clubs Communion and Preaching 11:00 will be held in Ashland, Thursday, ness and civic life of the city then for the lumber they will salvage. Lathrop« absence. A M. Solo, Mrs. Ruth Hover. October 5. Mrs. Peterson, stat'' have either passed away or moved | E. E. Minnick Christian Endeavor 6:45 P.M. president, will be guest of honor. A to other communities. New busi AND COMPANION Evangelistic Service 7:45 P.M. I covered dish luncheon will b» nesses have come into being <he| Are Invited To Be The club Prayer and Bible Study Wednes served at 12:30, the Ashland Guests of The cheese factory, the planing mill, th«' I day 7 45 P.M. Special Bible Read- to furnish the equipment, hot rolls factory — to hatchery, the mattress • ENTRAI, POINT AMERICAN Jog. Mrs. J. N. Cornutt. Leader in and coffee. All members of the An entirel- and the mention just a fe<- Every subscriber and every I inch local Ladies' Civic club, which Is a is we planned to go into a num I "Training For Service", Mrs. Foley, (with th« CRATERIAN THEATRE, Medford new city administration of advertising help« bring that day Mrs. Milton Houston will lead exception of one man) Is handling ber of new home* this week, we of nearer. So today we are making [ the member of the Federation, are In to see either of the two following "Christian Action." vited to attend today. So course wished to put out as good a the affairs of the city pictures following extra bargain offer: many new face. are seen on our paper as possible. With our equip To NEW subscribers (not renew Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jon-s .c- THE FEDERATED CHURCH streets that w. can't keep track of( ment a large run has to be planned Ending Saturday Nite! als) we offer the paper for 15 companied by their daughter and Phon« 51 them all. But The American still j Stanley G. Parish, Pastor. in advance, so we planned for a 6- months tor only 81.00. Or yoo may small grandson Theron made a trip goes on—reflecting the social an 1 S'orma Shearer—Joan Crawford Bible School—»45 a. m business life of the city as best it | page paper and when it wag too late have the choice of the paper for 12 to Grants Pass Saturday leaving and Rosalind Russell in Morning Worship— 11:00 a. m. to change found that we were badly months and a ticket to the Rialto Mrs .Middleton and Theron at their "THE WOMEN" may. And still boosting for "th- Christian Endeavor—6:30 pm home. swamped with ads and compelled to Theatre for 81.00. —or— best little dty in the county.” Evening Service—7:30 p.m. For renewals of preaent aub- tarn down some and not call on Mr. and Mrs. Austin Smith and I sidles* Bible Class—Tuesday •t Hutldnt. Monday, Turadar others. Thia necessitated the leav | serf pt Ions we offer the paper tor 15 Lamily trenn Lakevlew vlsi’ed Mrs. 2:30 p tn Mrs. J. C. Woods received the sad ing out of many features we hoped j months for 81 60. Or you may have Smith s mother Mrs. Holt last wsek- Meeting—Wednesday at the paper for 12 Prayer 'he .ac choice of that to run. But we promise you Irena Dunne — Charlas Boyer news Tuesday of the death of her Caroline Hörer spant Sunday wlth P ». 7:30 months and a fUslto ticket. nc • 'WHEN TOMORROW COMÍA sister In Ohio Mr. and Mrs Woods some day we will have some Delores Bohnert at the Bohnert Choir Practice Wednesday at THE ABOVE OFFER EXPIRES real equipment and can give you a visited thia sister on their trip to hon«. 8:00 P m- (XTOBBR 1st psper every week. Gettysburg this ’eat summer. By the Editor — So what?- ehr (ihurrhciï LOCALS I