PACK TWO
CKNTRAL POINT AMERICAN
general disaster it would bring are j
Sports Should Be
urged to write their representatives ■
oppose this bill. The Lee bill i
Available To All,
Shown by Poem to
provides that a census of the wealth <
Says College Man
of the country be taken and the|
The following poem was publish­ net wealth of each citizen be sub-j
The following letter was received
ed in Central Point Herald in 1911 ject to the borrowing powers of
this
morning troni Richard Jewett,
It was written by Joe Hoagland and the U. 8. government, and in case
graduate
of the loini him scnoul
signed Watermelon. We thought you can not pay your quota in casa
i uiv«r •
possibly there would be many of the a mortgage bearing 6% interest and a senior at Willamette
’ sity;
group that would enjoy seeing this. shall be placed upon your proper'y
Dec. 12. 193v
THE WHIST CLUB.
and held by the gov. Only those
Mr.
Kenneth
Powell
(Communicated.)
wh use > net wealth is not in excess of
Central Poiut, Oregon.
"You said you met at Billy's?"
11000 i are exempt front this levy.
Dear Sir:
"That's just what I said
The nominating committee con-
I am not writing from an official
You talk about your good time—
gisting of Mrs. H. F. Nelson, Mrs.
capacity nor do 4 have any bouts
A better one was never had.”
Kila
and
Mrs.
L. E. Williams
to pick. But 1 would like to ex­
Westerlund repored the following
Billy and wife entertained us.
press a few views from the per pec-
slate which was elected to serve for
That we might play the rub;
live of an interested observer and
the year 1940.
We have some tip-top players
one keenly interested in the happen­
President, Mrs. C. M. Hurd; First
Belonging to our little club.
ings in his home town.
Vice-President, Mrs. Gypson Driver;
A copy of your December 7 edi­
There’s Kobnett, Norcross and Fox, 2nd Vice-President, Mrs. Wisehar;
tion of The American has just
Recording
Secretary,
Mrs.
J.
F.
They play them good and hard—
reached me and relates some of your
Newman; Corresponding Secretary,
When the cards are running right
plans for basketball among the
And they have the right kind of a Mrs. H. D. Byington; Treasurer,
town fellows. From the writing 1
Mrs. Dwight Findley.
pard.
obtain the understanding that there
is a large turn-out.
George Fox he is a daisy,
Seals Finance New
During my short experience as a
I tell you he is great.
sports writer and during my sever­
He played around one table
Vocational Training al college years 1 have come to look
Until it was quite late.
much difterently than in
PORTLAND, Dec. 14 (Special) — at sports
And Clem, he is a hummer,
the past. There was a time when
The way he plays would make you This year's Christmas seals, now on
to the building of win-
sale throughout Oregon, will help 4 looked
sigh.
uing teams from super material as
.¡nance
a
new
project
of
vocational
But you would better watch him,
raining for patients convalescing the prime goal and achievement of
For "the hand is quicker than th
.rom
tuberculosis, it was announced the athletic world. 4 looked at
eye.”
aere by Louis G. Clarke, president sports with commercialism and pres­
Clem plays for all that is in them,
Jf tile Oregon Tuberculosis associa­ tige as basic and this attitude re­
presents the view of many. Go out
Don’t blame him for making a hit tion.
and
win championships is the cry.
And when the tallies are counted
The new pioject, Clarke said, will
He is the champion nit.’’
supplement the present year-round This idea rests participation in ath­
program of the tuberculosis associa­ letics in the bauds of superior con­
nd then there is Warren Norcross,
includes public testants and leaves out the poorer.
He's a player from the old school tion, which now
My idea now is that sports should
tuberculosis con-
aealth
education
in
But he’s better at playing billiards
be
available to all who wish to com­
,ro], case-finding, X-raying, and
Than either whist or pool.
sponsorship of the "early diagnosis” pete such as is the plan of college
Intramural program of recent years.
campaign held every year in April.
And Hatfield is a driver,
Clarke Stated
that vocational Of course this idea cannot be work­
So it has been told;
training of persons suffering from ed out on varsity aggregations of
He ran off the end of a culvert
And never hurt a soul.
.ubercnlofitg is necessary because schools nor can it succeed entirely
dischaged patients often can not re- where proper facilities are nut to be
If only the railroad company
had. But sportsmen should go as
mrn to their former jobs.
Would employ men like that,
"In many instances,” Clarke said, far as possible to aid those of school
They would save thousands of dol-
"the job which a patient previously age and past to get much needed
lars
held is now unsuitable for him, or exercise that is possible from a pro­
And keep out of many a scrap.
may have been a contributing factor gram of recreation. Coordination
of mind and muscle, learning to
There were four around one table, in his developing tuberculosis. Re­
training in a marketable skill is es­ work with others, and gaining a
And the gabbest of them all
sential if the discharged patent is spirit of competition is essential to
Said: "Joe, look at that picture
to become a self-supporting citizen.” all individuals. Lesure time of
Hanging on the wall.’*
Clarke said that the new project which we now have bo much i must be
While Joe was looking at the picture will be conducted in Oregon state utilized fully and it is my ' opinion
That seemed to them so ''queer’’ tuberculosis hospitals under joint that sports can do a world of good
They played him one of the meanest auspices of the Oregon Tuberculosis in this respect. Athletics should
trickB—
association and the Oregon State concentrate on moral and physical
development of the individual and
I will not mention it here, ha ha. Board for Vocational Education.
not on the building of great teams
Re-training
of
tuberculous
pa
­
Mrs. Holmes served refreshments,
tients wll be directly supervised by although the latter may develop and
Ice cream so nice and sweet
Charles F. Feike, newly-appointed in its own way be an excellent thing.
And other little dantles
I think that this sort of plan,
vocational counselor in tuberculosis.
That was mighty hard to beat.
Instruction will comprise a wide beneficial to all, might be worked
BiUy, wife and family
variety of courses, including book­ out in Central Point despite the fact
Are going to move away;
keeping, secretarial training and that it is a small town and that
They are going to live In Medford.
courses similar to those offered III facilities are not complete—what
with only one gymnasium. If twenty
I am very Borry to say.
business colleges.
fellows, or more are out for the
But they will stay right with uh ,
Firemen's team, I see little reason
In this little club of ours,
Permit Necessary to
why two teams cannot be formed
To spend some happy evenings
or why they should not be composed.
Carry
Passengers
on
And to pass away the hours.
Perhaps one quint should receive
“Share Cost” Basis emphasis and the other operate as a
Now, members of this party,
"B” club. Yet they might enter the
Don't get cranky at what’s been
In recent years it has been a com­
same league and all have the fun of
told;
mon practice for persons intending
playing, which is after all most im­
Remember, it's only poetry,
to travel long distances to advertise
portant. With proper spirit among
And nothing very bold.
for passengers to "share expenses”,
the fellows the teams might practice
—WATERMELON.
the
The following letter from
together on the night that the gym
Public Utility Commissioner ex-
is available. The clubs could have
plains the law In such cases:
Women’s Club Is
separate managers and coaches and
Dear Sir:
Growing Rapidly "The attention of the Public Uti- still operate tinder the same ad­
ministration with a minimum of dif­
lilies Commissioner of Oregon has
ficulty.
Pro-American, Republican Wo- recently been directed to numerous
Remember that this is just a sug­
men's organization, held an inter- advertisements soliciting the trans­
gestion
that does not seek to inter­
estlng meeting at the Holland Hotel portation of passengers in private
fere
with
your present plans.
on Monday Dec. 11. Following the automobiles, which have appeared
And more power to you.
luncheon the President, Mrs. C. M. In many newspapers throughout the
Sincerely,
Hurd, gave her report on the State state. In most instances the per­
Dick Jewett
Board meeting at Portland from sons offering this service seek com­
Richard Jewett, as you all know,
which she had just returned.
pensation through a "share expense"
Is a student at Willamette Univer-
She reported that the member­ arrangement.
sity and I am in hearty agreement
ship has increased rapidly in the
“The Oregon Motor Transportation
with him. It has been my plan to
state during the past year and en- Act provides that no person shall
use all players and give them the
thusastic study-groups are meeting engage In the transportation of per­
healthful benefit of the ball games.
in the larger towns of the state sons over Oregon highways for hire,
Our greatest trouble in this town is
with a strong supporting member­ compensation or consideration until
that we have only one gym. We hope
ship from the near by-towns and he shall have obtained a permit from
that things may turn out In a way
rural communities.
the Public Utilities Commissioner so that we may have two gyms next
Local chapters are to be given authorizing such operation, and as
year which will be a boon to the
Charters this year, thus making the one condition precedent to the is­
young men of this community.—
work of the units more uniform and suance of such a permit, policies of
K. D. P.
efficient.
insurance with public liability and
Members of Pro-America and all property damage risks must be filed
Asbury Beall, 77,
others Interested in the Dies investi­ as a safeguard to the public.
gation are urged to write their rep­
"It follows that any person per-
To Last Reward
resentatives in Washington I). C. to forming for hire service without
vote for a continuing appropriation compliance with the Motor Trans­
Asbury Beall, beloved, and long
of funds that this Investigation may portation Act is operating in viola­ time resident of Southern Oregon
be continued In a nation that is tion of law. The purpose of this passed away at a local hospital early
harboring so large a radical element letter Is to request the assistance of Wednesday morning after two weeks
it is highly important that the pub­ your newspaper in the enforcement serious Hines. Although he was of
lic be Informed of the efforts of of the law. and If you feel such a the advanced ago of 77 and bls
those in public and private life who policy consistent with
public In­ health had not been good for sever-
are endeavering to undermine and terest, that you refuse to accept al years, his death will be a shock
destroy our American institutions. such advertisements.
It his many friends.
A post card to Senator McNary.
"Youd cooperation in this matter
Mr. Beall was born on the origin-
Representative James Mott and Sen­ will be appreciated.
al Beall homestead on Beall Lane
ator Holman addressed to them In
"Wishing you the Season's Greet- February 26. 1862. and had lived (
Washington D. C. stating your de­ Ings. I am.
Jackson county continuously
in
sire for continuing the investigation
Yours very truly.
since that time, He was a man of
fine qualities, always
i
will do wonders In aiding them in
ORMAND R BEAN.
had a smile
Public Utilities
Commis­ and handshake for hta friends, and
securing the necessary funds.
sioner of Oregon.”
Also the Lee bill, known as
will be missed by a host of friends,
He followed farming all of bls
HII1650, pertaining to the drafting
Ray Yost, father of Roger Yost. life, the farm being on Rosa lane,
of money In case of war, should be
He and the farm will be continued by
voted down in both House and suffered a heart attack Sunday
Senate. Tho Re who realise the was unconscious when he was found hie eon. Earl
He was united In marriage to
drastic term« of this bill and the but Is better at this time.
Joys of Old Days
THCHU1AT, DECEMBER 14, 1039
CENTRAI. POINT, OKKOON
Clara Ellen Rippey, December 6,
1899 at Santa Rosa, Calif. Mrs.
Beall passed away in Medford Feb-
ruary 8. 1932.
Mr. Beall was at one time a mem­
ber of the Medford Lodge No. 1168
B. P. 0. Elks, and a member of the
Ceutral Point Grange.
He I. sui
vived by one son, Earl Beall of this
city, one sister, Mrs. Clara Le ■
I Sparks, Nevada, one brother Lee
Beall of L i kevie w. Oregon. Mr
Beall was a cousin of Vincent Beall.
who now lives on the old Beall
h . e'tead on Beall Lane.
funeral ar. augement ,, in charge
of the Perl Funeral Home will bn
announced later.
Attends Automotive
School in Portland
Mr. Al Maple, easy to please, he's
glad it rained and glad it stopped
Golden Link Class
Pleasantly Entertained
M rs. Mary Catey being warned
not to let her husband use her new
The Golden Link class met Fri-
flower pot for a spittoon and reply-
'
day
noon for a covered dish lunch­
ing that she better not catch him al
eon at the Edward Jones home.
it just once.
About 35 were present. After th«
usual bountiful dinner the regular
Victor Burnell locking the se. r<
tnry before leavin. for hli journey class meeting was held. A short
At this time
to New York and after being gone program was enjoyed
six weeks .orgettiug where he pit*, names were drawn for next year's
pals. Gifts from 1939 were dis­
the key.
tributed with the Pals' name on the
Lois Richardson stuck in the mud gifts. Every one had a jolly time.
in front of the Floyd Hilton home.
Mr. Floyd Hilton of the Home
business has
Some one getting a great kick out Bakery reports that
of seeing the editor riding around grown until they are forced to put
on a delivery car.
on a old Fordson tractor.
Arne Christensen, who for several
years has been connected with Chet
Leonard’s Super Service station in
Medford, recently left for Portland
to take a course in the automotive*
school of the Oregon Institute of
Technology. He is taking a special
course on the newer types of car­
buretors, ignition systems, starter
systems, etc. His old job will be
waiting for him when he returns,
Christensen
attended O.I.T. ten
years ago and has returned to get
his instruction from the same teach-
er, who is now principal of the auto­
motive school.
So what?
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Fancy tortures more people than
does reality.—Ouida.
Mrs. Maude Snider, who escaped
the flu for a number of weeks, rap­
ping on wood whenever she men­
tioned escaping, Is now recovering
from same. She believes she rapped
on the wrong kind of timber.
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