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CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN
VOLUME XII
CENTRAL POINT. OKKOON. TIO I LSD A Y. DECEMIIEK 28. 1939
Don Patterson and
Miss Pasterino Wed
Local Happenings
Aa our readers may possibly have
suspicioned. this paper has not had
a great deal of sympathy for much
of the New Deal schemes. But tor
a long time we thought that p«r-
haps the Civilian Conservation Corp-
(more commonly known as the
CCC) was the least objectionable t
them all.
At
least, they
were
thought to be doing SOME good, if
no more than to keep these young
men ou. of mischief. But of late we
hear things that do not sound so
good.
But the height of their bungling
seems to have been reached last
week. Here's the story, with names,
dates and places deleted: (We have
the facts on file but are not going
to print them until we see how the
higher-ups react in the case.)
On a certan creek not more than
a thousand miles from here is a
small farm. This land happens to
lie within the borders of a national
forest, although it was privately
owned many years before national
forests were even thought of. Pass
ing through this land is the road tc
a certain mountain resort. This
road wasn’t much more than a cat
tle trail and the settlers on that
creek had hoped some day the coun
ty and forest service would get to
gether and rebuild it. A couple of
years ago it seemed their hopes
were at long last going to be real
ized.
A side camp, operating as a
branch of a larger CCC camp, was
established and work started sur
veying and cutting out a new right
of way In places it followed the old
road, but in others followed an
easier route where the grades would
be less steep . The owner of th
farm in question, realizing the added
value a better road would be to his
place, gladly gave a 60-foot ease
ment through his farm for the new
road, retaining the ownership of the
timber cut.
This side camp was established
about a year ago last fall and the
first winer was spent in building the
camp, surveying the new road ana
cutting out the timber. In the
spring the camp was abandoned and
the. men mqyed to some-aither place
tor the summer, Only about a
couple of hundred yards of grading
was actually done, and that was left
even rougher than the old road had
been. This fall the men wert
moved back to the little camp and
also more machinery brought in and
work was resumed. Now comes tin
nub of this tale:
It appears that the officials in
charge of the camp decided they
needed a new telephone line up the
creek. So, without saying a word
to the owner of the farm in question
or consulting his wishes in any way.
a crew was sent out to cut a new
swath from one end of the farm to
the other for the said phone line.
Instead of being satisfed with the
60-foot right of way already given,
and along which the forest service
already had one telephone wire
stretched from tree to tree, this
crew went off up the hillside about
a hundred feet or more and cut an
entirely new path.
And when the owner of the land
objected to such high-handed meth
ods he was more or less politely
told "You are just like the rest of
the G------- d d------- d farmers. Just
because you live in the National
Forest you want to be paid for
every bush we cut!”
Now it ap
pears that the line selected by these
high binders went directly across
a site long before selected by the
owner and his wife for their per
manent home. The timber on that
side of the canyon is rather sparse
and the trees cut by these CCC lad’,
while not of any practical value as
timber, were of value as added
beauty of that home site and to help
conserve the water for the bottom
lands below.
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And anyway, they were prlvat ■
property, on privately owned lanl.
and it seems to this writer that
that
things have come to a pretty pas-
in this dictator-ridden land of ours
if such things are to pass unnoted
But, "O no," yon say, "it can't hap
pen here!" Well, such things ARE
happening and WILL happen so
long as we Americans are willing to
sell our birthrights for a mess of
BS. or something.
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And we are going to say right
here that unless the CCC's, the for
est service, or whoever it was that
was responsible for such an open-
faced tresspass on the rights of a
poor property owner and taxpayer,
make« things as near right as can
ba don;., (no one can replace those
trees) we are going to tell the stor
once again, with names and places.
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Wishing you all a
Prosperous New Year.
Happy
and
WRC To Install
Officers Jan. 6
The W.R.C will hold Installation
of officers Saturday, January 6.
There will be a covered dish noon
luncheon for members and
their
families. Members are requested to
bring either a fruit or vegetable
salad or a pie, also their own table
servee. plate, cup and slver. The
installation will be in the afternoon
Mr and Mrs. Albert Milton ar«
Mrs. Margaret Hubbard was very
expecting their daughter Mrs. Fred
eriously ill last Sunday and Mon
Hale and family of Klamath Falls day with food poisoning
She has
home to spehd New Year.
been unable to eat any solid food all
during the Christmas holiday when
The Christian Endeavor of the her friends were so kind to remem
Federated Church held their party ber her with lovely basket and boxes.
The new officers of Nevita Chapt at the Cassman home yesterday af-
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Hulburt
er No. 93 O.E.S. were installed Wed ternoon. They report a very good
and son returned from a visit with
nesday evening at one of the love time.
liest installations ever held in Cen-
relatives in Albany Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. .1 M. Weidman re
trai Point. Preceding the ceremony
Mrs. Edwin Andren sang "Star of ceived word of the birth of a grand
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Grimes have
The East", accompanied by Mrs. son Frank Marshall, born December moved into the Ayers home, where
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to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Frank
C.
Thomp
Sant Koehler. The Installing Offi-
son at Prinevlle.
Mrs. Thompson Mrs. Grimes will make her home
radio
1 * Ls were
- — — conducted im
uapier is the oldest daughter of Mr. and while Mr. Grimes attends
to the y Chapter
Room by the retiring Marshall, Mrs. Mrs. Weidman. The baby has been school at Los Angeles, This morn-
Clara Vincent. Mrs. Evelyn Skvrman named
ing Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Grimes and
after both grandfathers.
presided and welcomed Mrs. Èsther
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Grimes left for
Merritt Sanderson,
Past Grand
Los Angeles where Bill wIII remain,
Mr. and Mrs. Ayers enjoyed huv- Jim Grimes will be in charge of the
Chaplain of Oregon and Past Mat ron
of Nev'ta Chapter, as Installing Ol- ing all thelr family home with them station during his father's absence.
ficer and presented her in the East Christmas da.».
Mrs. L. F. Mathes received word
Mrs. Sanderson then presented her
•Mr. and Mrs. Sam Koehler and this week of the marriage of her
assistants as follows: Mrs. Rose Bis
hop, Past Matron of Ros,, citv Chapt Barbara have moved into their new youngest sister, Miss Gladys Par
er No. 86 of Portland. Installing home in Medford which they have sons to R. L. Mills, Jr., at Liberal.
Kansas, on December 15. Mrs
< haplaitt;
Mrs. Gladys Jewett, in finished building this fall.
Mills lived here with her sister for
stalling Marshall and Mrs.
Ethel
Freeman, Past Matron of Nevita
Mr. and Mrs. II. M. Gfford of Med some time and has many friends in
Chapter, Installing Organist.
ford and Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Buck this city. She was employed for a
time at the Coffee Pot cafe.
The Installing Marshall then cou- were guests at the Arlie Thompson
home
on
Christmas
day.
ducted the Officer-elects to the
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Davis were very
Chapter room. All the ladies wore
happy to have their children. Mr.
floor length white dresses and car
The Past Noble Grand club will and Mrs. Albert Davis and family of
ried bouquets of red carnations tied met with Mrs. Inez Ferguson Tues Klamath Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
with red streamers.
The Worthy day January 2.
Shaw and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schritt
Matron-elect, Beulah Faber, wore
of Medford with them Christina«
white chiffon velvet made _ in pre-
Lowell Blackford was also a
Mr. and Mrs.
'lervyn Gleason. da.'.
vailing mode wth long sleeves and Mervyn Jr., and Jimmy of Klamath guest at the Davis home. Mr. and
a slight train.
When she was in FalL«, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bodin Mrs. Davis received
many lovely
stalled her young son Master Don of Medford. Mr. Bobby Hoagland, gifts from their family.
ald escorted her to the East. Other v.ho is attending Oregon State Col
Miss Arlene Hay left Wednesday
officers installed
were:
Hensley lege at Corvallis, spent Christmas I
Holt. Worthy Patron;
Margaret at the E. R. Gleason home. Mr. morning for Crescent City, called
Swing, Associate .Matron;
Merri't Mervyn Gleason and boys are spend there by the sad news of the death
Swing, Associate Patron; Gladys ing the week here.
of her mother's sister, Mrs. EI tn er
Jones.
Beebe, Secretary;
;
ue<.
Elizabeth la
Faber,
Treasurer; Bertha Bonney, Conduct
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Moffatt and
ress; Lillie Holt Associate Conduct Jack Baldwin and sister of Medford
POEM ON \MAS CARD
ress; iBetta Pankey, Chaplain; Isabel were dinner guests of W. A. Shell
The following poem was sent us
Lavin, Marshall Sadie Koehler. Or Christmas day.
by Mrs. Laura Diaz, who is past 80
ganist; Moutella
Freeland.
Ada;
Marjorie Pena, Ruth; Ethel Stim
Mr. C. R. Elder from
Alaska, years old, in a Christmas card which
son, Esther; Roberta Andren, Mar who has been visiting his sister Mrs. we were glad to receive. It was re
tha Lelita
Massey-
Electa;
Ann H. M. Dorland, left tor Los Angeles quested that we print the same:
Briggs, Warder; and Ray Briggs, this week. Mrs. Anna Bissell, Mrs. My Gospel ship is sailing,
Bound for Canaan's happy shore;
Sentinel.
Dorland's sister, will return to Fort
After the Installation of the five Jones
Miss D<>ris Dorland is visit Oh Glory Hallelujah! The old ship
oi Zion, Hallelujah!
star points, little Patsy Faber re ing friends In Portland but will V
I am on my way to glory,
ceived flowers from each point and turn soon to spend the balance i t
Not long ’till I'll be there,
presented them to her mother. Dur her vacation with her parents.
Oh Glory, Hallelujah!
ing the installation ceremones, Mrs.
Else Carlton Strang, accompaned b j.
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I h.
Mrs.
Ida Berry inaile a busirmss Come and join me. Hallelujah!
Mrs. Laura E. Diaz
Mrs. Dorp* Condit Lantz, sang "Phas I trip t to Ashland Wednesday after-
(Nee Mrs. Long )
ing By,” "Love's Old Sweet Song." " : noon.
and "When I Grow too Old to
Tuesday Mr. and Mrs
Warren
CARD OF THANKS
Dream". Her singing was much on
Postmaster H. T. Pankey wishes to
joyed and add' d much to the beauty Kirkpatrick of Gridley, Calif., who
are visiting Mr. Kirkpatrick's par express his thanks to the patrons of
of the installation ceremones.
Specal guests for the evening, who ents in Medford, called on Mrs. Mar the postoffice for their cooperation
were escorted to the East and intro garet Hubbard. He is manager of in every wa> during the busy Christ
In spite of the largest
duced by Mrs. Sanderson, included Tent City, a lubor camp. He asked mas rusji.
the Junior Past Queen and the new to be remembered to Rev. Phillip;'. volume of mail ever handled since
he has been postmaster. It was prac
ly installed Queen of Job’s Daugh
Mr. and
tically all delivered without any con
ters of Medford, with some of the
ed
having
fusion or unpleasantness.
officers. These guests were the
Christmas.
Misses Colleen Stephenson, Charlotte
Older, Ruth
Nordwick,
Nannet'e
Mr. and Mis. J. W. Miller of Elk
Holmes and Mary Lee Strang. Mrs. Creek visited Mr. Miller's mother,
Sanderson the Guardian for the lo Mrs. Ida Miller Wednesday.
cal Job’s Daughters, also ntroduced
Mr. w r i (rooks, A wot late Guar I-
Vern Hansen Jr. left Wednesday
Mr. O. Kenneth Anderson of Fair
ian and Mrs. Strang, a member of for Portland where he will be under
banks. Alaska arrived by airplane
the Council.
the personal care of Dr. Dillehunt.
to visit his parent« Mr. and Mrs.
The chapter room
and
dining
Pau) Anderson.
room were decorated in keeping with
Mr. Anderson is U. S. weather ob
the red and white color combination
server at Fairbanks and was form
worn by the ladies. The decoration
erly employed at the weather bureau
committee was composed of Lilli''
at Medford.
Hold, Roberta Andren and Harold
Mr. Anderaon, who ha« numerous
Head. The dining room committee
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd K. Dover,
was headed by Mrs. Clara Vincent owners of the Dover Tourist Court friends here, will go to Washington,
and her assistants included
Mrs. & Park of Rogue River. Oregon, D.C., shortly after January 1 to tak«
training
Bertha Bursell, Mrs. Marie Stone, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. a special three-months
course. He will return to Fairbanks
Mrs. Della Tex and Mrs. Geraldim L. P. Mathes on Christmas day.
upon completion of the special as
Askwith.
Mr. Dover informed them that
The first regular meeting held by within the last week that committees signment.
the new officers will be January 9tl) from the following D.A.V., Town
at 8 o'clock in the Masonic Temple send club and the old age assistance
at Central Point.
organizations called on him preval-
A couple of weeks ago we asked
ing on him running for state repre
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Poe of Seattle sentative from Jackson county on our postmaster H. T. Pankey what
re considered the population of our
are spending the Chrlstmas vaca- the democrat ticket.
Mr. Dover was secretary of the town and he said as near as he
tlon with Mr. and Mr«. H. J. Fleisch
state Jackson club in 1938, is now could estimate It from the postoffice
er.
vice commander of (State) DA.Vs he would put it between 1100 and
We have over 50 business
Edwin Gebhard and Robert ven and has been very active In both 1200.
der Hellen of Eagle Point left Sat state politics and veterans affairs houses and no vacant ones. We
urday by motorcar for Chicago for years and is well posted for the feel that Central Point Is showing a
steady growth with people realizing
where they will enter school. The office.
He will give his answer to the more and more that our town is
former will attend an electrical
few bound to forge ahead If they work
school and the latter an air-condi committees within the next
for It and trade at home.
weeks.
tioning school.
Alaskan Visits
Parents in City
Rogue River Man
May Enter Race
City Growing
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May the Coming Year Bring Peace and «
I
Prosperity to You All
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Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Powell
and The American Staff
Mr. Don Patterson and Miss
Laura Pasterino, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Webb, left Fri
day afternoon and were married
Saturday at high noon at Vancou
ver. Mr. and Mrs. Webb continued
on to Prineville to visit Mr. Webb's
parents
The bride was charmingly
dressed in a artichoke green suit
with red Bqulrrel trimming and
brown accessories. Mrs. Webb, who
stood up with Mrs. Patterson, was
dressed in crushed raspberry suit
with brown fur trimmings,
Mr. Patterson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Patterson and a
graduate of the local high school,
He is owner and manager of the
Patterson Service station. Mrs. Pat
terson is a graduate of the Medford
High school and the Ashland normal
and has taught in the local school
tor a number of years. It Is uuder-
.-food that the happy couple will live
in the Sam Koehler house. Mr. and
Mrs. Patterson are expected home
today.
The American joins their many
friends in wishing the happy couple
a long and happy married life.
Townsend Club
Sponsors Play at
High School Tues.
Relief Be Hanged", a three-act
drama, will be put on at the high
school auditorium Tuesday eveniug.
January 2nd under the auspices of
the Central Point Townsend club
The play is to be presented by the
Rose City Players of Portland.
There will be a two-hour stage
show with dancing, singing, comedy
and draiuu. Also five acts of pro
fessional vaudeville. The show will
be preceded by a musical prelude by
Taylor’s Troubadors.
Miss Wilda Morgan
And L. Janes Wed
Miss Wilda Morgan lie ante the
bride of Leonard Jam's December
21 «t Vancouver, Wash. They were
accompanied by Mr. Jane»’ uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Moore of Van
couver.
Miss Morgan
and Mr.
Junes left here for Vancouver the
first of last week
They are both
graduates of the Central Point high
school In the class of '38. Mrs
Janes' parents live here In Central
Point and her gmixlpareuta came to
Central Point 40 years ago where
they lived the balance of their lives.
The bride was dressed in a blue
taffettà dress maker suit. The groom
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jaues of
Agate and will be associated with
his father in his i contracting and
building work. The happy couple
Mrs. Janes'
are now visiting with
parents but will latter make their
home in .Medford.
The American joins their friends
in all good wishes.
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Daddy’s Night”
To Be Celebrated
50 YEARS OF
ARE CELEBRATED
Fifty years of married life were
celebrated this week by Mr. and Mrs.
R II. (Bob) Moore, well known
pioneer residents of this city and
valley. Ou December 18, 1889. Mr.
Moore was married in the old Pres
byterian church in Jacksonville to
Miss Minnie Albrght. They later
moved to Portland, where they lived
for a number of years, later moving
to Gold Hill, where Mr. Moore was
engaged in the hardware business.
They moved to Central Point about
22 years ago and have a beautiful
home on the corner of Oak and
South Third streets.
Mr Moore came to Jacksonville
with his famiv in 1867. He attend
ed school there and later served one
term as treasurer of Jackson count'-.
Mrs. Moore has been librarian of the
local public library for many years.
Among those calling to congratu
late Mr. and Mrs. Moore on their
completion of a half-century of mar
ried life were Emil and Mollie Britt
of Jacksonville only surviving mem
bers of the wedding party of fifty
years ago. They presented the hap-
py couple with a beautiful stand
lamp in commemoration of the
event.
The regular meeting of the Cen
tral Point P.T.A. executive commit
tee will be held Tuesday, January 2
at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Burt Langston. There la a lot of
important business to be done at
this meeting and every member Is
urged to be present if possible.
So what?
When we ask God tn direct ou?
footsteps we are to move our feet.—
Anon.
One of the items in this column
last week was put in on the spur of
the moment and soeras to have been
misunderstood. It was the one
about pasturing chickens. The writ
er never heard Mr. Phillips mention
the matter and the story was told
to us as a joke and the teller said
laughingly that It should be put In
the So What colmun. At that time
there were only two So What’s in,
so we list'd the item mostly as a
space filler, thinking there was
some obscure joke in It. We were
innocent of even knowing the name
We
of the other party concerned,
herewith apologize to Rev. Phillips
and any other party interested and
hope no misinterpretation has been
put into the same. -So What Editor.
Did you notice Archie
Parker's
big grin, it's those new shiny teeth,
The Central Point Parent-Teach methlnka.
ers association will hold a "Daddy's
Night" meeting Thursday. January
.Mr. Gleason using both spading
1th at 7:3« P.M in the high school. fork and spade to work in his flower
The program consists of numbers bed, being afraid if he didn't change
by the 4th grade children and spe tools, he might work so hard that he
cial musical numbers by the church would draw the temper In them and
es. The speaker will be Ilev. Clifton spoil them.
Phillips.
Refreshments will be served .at
Mr. Ed Davis receiving a big love
the socal hour and all dads are gfvei. ly towel bathrobe with a note from
a very special Invitation to come.
Santa saying "Pa won't have to
wipe, just wrap up."
East-West Game
To Be Broadcast
Mrs. Poe of Seattle, who is visit
ing at the Fleischer home, requested
Mr. Flelsi her to get her a calendar
Arrangements have been com as she was unable to get one in
pleted for the broadcast of the an Seattle, so Mr Fleischer took two
nual East-West Shrine all-star foot from the Faber's Market.
ball game at Kezar stadium, San
Francisco on New Year’s Day ac
cording to word received here today
by C. I. Hays, local sales agent for
Tide Water Associated Oil Company.
With Doug Montell, veteran As-
(1IU« H OF CHRIST
socoted Sportcaster at the micro-
Clifton A. Phillipa. Minister
phone, the broadcast of the game
Bible School 10.00 A.M. Roland
will be carried over all stations of
Miss Lyslc Gregory.
the Mutual-Don Lee Broadcasting Hover, Supt.
System and will be heard locally Primary Supt.
Communion and Morning Worship
over Station KUIN,
KULM.
1310
KYC
11:00 A M. Sermon subject 'It I»
Grants Pass, starting at 1: 45 p m.
Tne Last Hour.”
Christian Endeavor 6:30 PM.
Mrs. Gipson Driver left Tuesday Both Junior anti Senior.
afternoon by plane for Seattle to
Evangelistic Service 7:30 P. M.
enter a hospital. It will be severnl The Missionary group
have
will
weeks before sb« is able to return charge of this service and a very
to h«r home on the Old Stage road Impressive service has been pre-
pared, A Mssionary pageant which
you will enjoy, will be given by
about twelve men and women. Spe-
cial musical numbers will accotn-
party the pageantry, Come! Bring
your friends!
Prayer and Bible Study Wednes
day 7:30 P M
Leader of "Training
For Service" Mrs. Eula Foley.
Leader for "Christian Action", Mrs.
W. K. Davis.
A solgan for 1940—"One Whole
Year of Regular Attendance In The
House of God."
(H jp Œliitrrhriî
THE FEDERATED <HIRCI!
Phone 51
Stanley a. parish. Pastor.
Bible School—9:45 a. m.
Morning Worship—11:00 a. m.
Christian Endeavor—4:30 pm
Evening Service—7:30 p m
luidles’ Bible Cl ass - Tuesday at
2:30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting—Wednesday at
7:30 p. m.
Choir 1practice — Wednesday at
I 4
3:00 p. tn.
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