CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN
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VOLUME XI
CENTRAL POINT, OREGON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, Ittdtl
NUMBER »t
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¡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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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'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
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So what?-
ehr (ihurrhciï
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