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THURSDAY. JULY i, 1040 CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN, CENTRAL POINT, OREGON PAGE TWO =■ ?T THE CENTRAL POINT The people are ready to pay th« But they will not permit fuith- political prodigality when the na tion need» the weapons that can make um secure against Invasion. OKAY, BUT LET'S CONVOY IT THIS TIME! AMERICAN Re-established, September 13, 1923. EVE OPENERS Entered as second class matter at the post office. Central Point, Oro gen. under the Act of March 8. 1878. Tho.-c- who hut faith in the ex treme claims of advocates of social ized electric power seem doomed to staggering disillusionment—the bills n coming in. The floodgates of the Federal trea ty were opened wide to pay for unite essai-y government hydro-elec- trie projects. The strongeet kind of political pressure was brought to bear to promote the building of municipal systems to distribute the vast surplus of Federal power paid for with the money of all the tax payers. And what has happened'.’ Down in the Southeast, where the TVA has al most entirely supplanted the private , i electric industry in a whole state, the reductions effected’ in electric rates have been small—despite TVA's im mense advantage of tax-subsidies, freedom from standard bookkeeping methods, countless governmental pri vileges, etc. States and towns in its territory have been suddenly con- fronted with a gigantic tax problem. TVA has taken millions of dollars worth of property off the tax rolls. So have municipalities using its pow er, which have absorbed private systems which once paid a substantial part of the cost of operating schools. Published weekly at Central Point, Jackson County, Oregon and devoted to the best interests of the city and vicinity. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Six Months ................. -............ 51.00 One Year ................................. »1.60 Payable in advance Advertising rates on apDlication Office—Second Street, off Main ARTHUR EDWARD POWELL Editor and Proprietor EDITORIALS OUR WAY OF LIFE Writing in Fortune a short time ago, Wendell Willkle said: "This ef fort to separate ’business’ from the ordinary life of the people and to set it in a distinct and Inferior category represents a profoundly false con ception of our economic system. There are about 10,000,000 private enter prises in the U.S., which employ about 34,000,000 people, who in turn support many millions of other peo ple. Business is a part of life and a way of life. By it we earn our bread, build our homes, care for our children, find expression for ourselves. Every one of us lives directly or in directly by business. . . .It Is business, In the broadest sense of the word— including industry and technology, and including the modern farm. Which In a business enterprise—that has made the American people so groat." For a long time, we, the people, who live by business, have sat supine ly by while the public servants who manage our governmental affairs denounced business, reviled business, fought business, and attempted to destroy private business at every op portunity. The result was the great est and longest business depression in our history. And now, almost overnight, we find It Imperative that wo embark on an unprecedented program of defense rearmament. Do we turn to politi cians in this emergency? No! We turn to business, to industry, to the great factories of America. The principal member« of the prepared ni'ss board lately appointed by the President are business men. And that Is as It should be. Even us in dustry must provide us with the tools of peace, so must it provide us with the weapons of defense. It has taken the direst of crises to reawaken us to the role that private Industry plays In our Ilves Ia>t us not forget It lignin. If we Americans have been suffer ing from any Illusions regarding the cost of an adequate national defense structure, they would be shattered by now. The billion dollars or so re quested in the President’s recent special message to Congress was but a small drop in a very big bucket. Congress has already raised that amount to more than »5.000,000.000 for defense purposes—and that Hum. gigantic as It In, mark» only the be- ginning. Home of the leading columnists have bee-, criticizing high government official* for fulling to frankly Inform the people as to Just what sacrifices are now necemary And that in dictment seems Justified from a com pletely non-partisan point of view. Defense appropriation« have been re quested on a piece-meal basis. No reliable estimate of the total cost has been Issued l»j’ any responsible gov ernment source. And no definit«1 plan has been presented to the peo- pie who must pay the bill. In the opinion of Senator lly rd of \ irginia, who has proven himself s <ool head when it comes to fiscal matters, reasonable rearmnment for this country will coat, not five or six ■ August W. Glutsch Doctor of Optometry Rucceaoor to Dr. Jud Rickert Specialist tn all problems of eve comfort and vision 3ON ITulirer Bldg, Phone 1118 A r « Ekerson PAINT & ROOF Store PARCO PRODUCTS A Roof for Every Home A Pulut for Every Purpoae billion, but n» milch as »20,000.000,- 000. The question before uh now Is not whether we shall rearm to the limit, All are agreed that must be done, The question is how to pay for it in n logical, business-like man- ner, free from waste and too much politics. To that question, there are three related unswers. it will be necessary to raise the debt limit. It will oe necessary to greatly Increase present taxes, anil perhaps to taxes. create new tric rates and make it pay all taxes paid by private companies. TVA, in brief, has cut cents from the power bill—by adding dollars to the tax bill. In the Pacific Northwest, there has been an increasing anxiety on the part of thinking citizens lest that area be •’TVA-ized." In mid-May, proposals to create people's utility districts to distribute power from Bonneville dam went down to smashing defeats at the I polls. And there are many sound reasons why that happened—one be ing that exisiting PUDs have failed in almost every instance to realize the claims of their supporters. The experiment In socialized elec tricity has cost billions of dollars, and produced nothing the people did not already have except greater public debts, more taxes and more public job holders. “No more social ism” would be a fine motto for Am erica to adopt now, when all our available public funds should be de voted to defense. Dr. C. W. Lemery (Mucceaaor to Dr. J, J. Emmen«) 2<M Medford Bldg. I ractice limited to eye, ear, now. and (broat and fitting of glaam -a. I'el. 587 Ren. 1013 Ultra California Vernonware 20 PIECE STARTER SET SPECIAL PRICE »3.95 Regular »5.60 value Swem’s Gift Shop On Main St. Medford DablmeierS HONEY-MADE BREAD C. L. Perkins Doctor of Optomertry Practice Limited to Eye Care without use of drugs Successor to Dr. E. D. Elwood Fresh and Lusrious Model Bakery Phone 278 135 S. Central Medford, Oregon Medford Make SAND-GRAVEL Ami finally, It will be necea- airy to cut the cost of government to the bone. Every nickel spent now for an unnecessary or avoidable pur pose should be regarded as criminal waste. Excessive relief appropria tions, excessive farm aid appropria tions. the luxury of political spending of money to put government into competition with private business, must he stopped. paving streets, maintaining police and fire departments and all the other activities of local government. And the only possible solutions seems to be to pile new burdens on the re- | maining taxpayers or raise TVA elec ------------ 13—J------- r"! im ?■—.■1 -LU I I'—1 CHET LEONARD Super Service Bateman & Son LAWN EXCAVATING Your Headquarters when in Medford. A GRADING RICHFIELD HI-OCTANE — U.S. TIRES & BATTERIES Phone MSFÏ or 1021-R We specialize in correct Lubrication, motor tune-op, brake re-lining, headlight and front wheel adjusting, and Electrical Service Medford 1283 N. Riverside Riverside at Sixth Medford Phone 1204 » OSEOU APPROXIMATELY 200 CARS MUST BE LIQUIDATED AT PRICES REDUCED FROM $50 TO $150 ON EACH CAR 24 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS AND TRAILERS, SAVE UP TO $500 ON EACH. HEAVY TRACTOR 1-3 LESS. BALANCE OF OUR STOCK NOT LISTED HERE FOR LACK OF SPACE IS LIKEWISE REDUCED Here is a naver lo be forgotten opportunity io participate in a multitude of circumstances. This condition has been brought about by unforscen measures of too PERSONAL a nature io be published. The TREMENDOUS PRICE RE DUCTIONS for this immediate ACTION should prove to you the seriousness of this PUBLIC CLOSEOUT sale. Our time for immediate disposal of this entire stock is limited, and our feel ings in this situation are purely impersonal. We know on'y one way to liquid ate at a tremendous sacrifice, as requested by their legal owners; first reduce all prices from $50.00 to $150.00 on passenger cars and up io one-third on commercial equipment, such as trucks, tractors, etc. . . . and then give you generous allowances for your present trade-in; wherocy. in most cases, it will make the necessary down payment. Your trade in need r.ot be all paid for to Stock make a deal. If you do not have th« necessary amount of eash on hand, come anyway, as we are ready and willing to help you. Our new. low CLOSE-OUT FINANCE RATES will be in effect with the beginning of this sale, and so by reading between the lines you should be able to draw your own conclusions as io the purpose of this PUBLIC CLOSE-OUT SALE. Come early to avoid disappointment. We promise you no delay for deliveries. Select the car of your choice and then back your decision with ACTION and come prepared to buy. Any of our 10 courteous salesman will be glad to assist you while selecting the car of your choice. This is the greatest opportunity Medford has ever witnessed. You can make a host of friends by telling your friends, and save cold, hard cash by taking advantage of these TREMENDOUS low prices nowl All Spectators are welcomed without the least obligation! (Signed) AUTO SALES AND LOAN CO. Public Price Close Origin- Out ail» Maie Price Instal me lit r Description CocL t ash or ment* ear Trade and Make» WAS NOW Mo’« In 38 Ford Aux. 4 Pass Cps„ Radio. Heater $590 $ 495 ties 18 38 Ford 2 dr. Sdn., Orig. finish, seat covers 5 7 5 165 495 18 38 Willys Custom Sedan, Hir. low mileage 195 395 135 18 38 Willys Panel Del. ■l-ton. Orig. finish 595 495 165 18 37 Chev. 1 Vi Ton Truck. Furniture Van 6 4.5 525 175 18 Y< r Description Code and Makes Slock Public Price ClosrT Out- origin ally Saie Price WAS NOW 35 35 35 35 35 Studs, truck, duals. Brownie amidshifts Terraplane Cpe. Electric hand, fast car Chrysler Sdn., beautiful wine finish 1 ord Dlx. Cpe., Reconditioned motor Graham Sm. Sdn., new rubber, orig. fin 445 Dn. Pay ment Cash or Trade In In,(ai ment» Mo’s 375 495 325 345 345 295 395 245 235 135 85 8.5 15 15 15 15 15 115 100 37 37 37 37 37 Chrysler Royal Sdn., Htr„ Good Tires Hudson 6 Custm Sdn. Rad. Htr. new tirer Plymouth Sedan. 4-Speed Transmission Studebaker Sdn. Overdrive. Orig. Fin. Pontiac Sedan. Htr. New tires. New Fin 595 575 495 625 625 52.5 495 200 5 15 545 1 75 165 1OO 185 185 18 18 18 18 18 34 34 34 34 34 Stude. 6 Sdn., the reliable car...... ....... Chevrolet lVi ton. Tandem duals...... Dodge Truck, duals, motor recond..... Ford 1>2 ton truck, produce van Fcrd Pickup, good rubber, priced io sell 365 195 395 395 295 295 385 285 315 175 95 135 10O 115 60 12 12 12 12 12 37 37 37 37 37 Studebaker Sdn. O.D. Super Recond. Terraplane Sdn. Htr., Orig. Finish Oldsmobile 6 Sdn. Htr. Rad. good rub. Willys Sdn. 4-dr. cheap transportation Ford Pickup, good tires, new finish 645 585 6 45 295 125 515 195 18 IS 18 18 18 34 34 34 33 33 Ford Tudor, todays best buy, hurry Terraplane Cpe, orig. fin. very cheap Ford Dlx. Cpe., new finish, recond...... Ford Truck 1 Vi ton, duals, wood rack Ford Dlx. Cpe. tan orig. finish ... . 245 2 15 215 2 15 225 i(m 150 345 185 165 165 75 115 1 15 195 185 165 o.» 50 65 65 65 12 12 12 37 37 36 36 36 Studebaker pk-up. hi. box, hyd. brakes Willys Sdn. Hir. Good condition Ford Sedan. Sup. Recon. Orig. finish Ford Pickup, new tires, stake rack ..... Ford Truck. Recond. dual wheels...... 175 345 425 395 475 395 265 365 295 395 13.» 90 135 14M» 135 IS 18 i 5 15 15 33 33 33 33 32 Nash Sdn. new upholstery, runs fine Plymouth Sdn. new tires, good finish Buick Sdx super recond. new finish DeSoto Custom Sdn. orig. finish, radio Packard 4-door Sdn. orig. fin. new tires 235 295 3 45 295 295 165 215 265 245 195 65 85 90 85 65 12 12 36 36 36 36 36 International Truck, duals, good tires Zephyr Sedan, priced for quick sale Plymouth Del. Sdn. Htr. Orig. finish ... Terraplane Cstm Sdn. Perfect good tires Ford Trg. Sdn.. new rubber, very clean 595 545 445 395 425 150 445 385 285 345 150 150 130 95 115 15 15 15 15 15 32 31 31 31 30 Dodge Sedan, a popular car........ 115 Studebaker Sdn. good transportation 125 Studebaksr Cpe. leath. upholsi. sm. 6 1 15 DeVaux Sdn., Continental motor 95 Buick Sdn. runs fine. Buick buyers hurry 75 15 75 85 IO 15 36 36 36 36 36 Plymouth Dlx Cch.. new tires, seat cov. Pontiac Sdn. Hir., Original finish Terraplane Sdn., new tires, orig fin. ... Willys Coupe. Goodrich Super Tires .. Willys Sdn. new finish, low mileage 435 125 135 295 275 365 3 45 3 45 210 195 125 115 115 70 65 15 15 15 15 15 30 30 30 30 30 Buick Sdn. try it, you’ll buy it.......... Dodge Sdn, late series, runs fine........... Franklin Sdn. Only one in town__ . Graham Sdn. hydraulic brakes, erig fin. Pontiac Sdn. 4-door. operates cheap 125 1 15 135 1 15 125 60 95 15 95 75 • • » » 35 35 35 35 35 30 r»P • »•> 25 35 30 Chevrolet 1’ s ton truck, new rubber ... 4 45 350 120 Chevrolet l1» ton truck, dual, good tires 395 325 no International Truck.C40 cab and chassis 325 f4 > International Truck. C40. new tire«.... 425 365 125 Studebaker Truck, cab and chassis.... „ 315 82-50 165 COPY whig i »Y j. i ' 5 15 15 15 15 30 29 29 29 29 GL.*S. 1 ' Studebaker Sdn. Seat covers ..... ........ Auburn Sdn. Todays best buy .L.___ ..' Chev. Roadster, runs fine Ford Sdn. Seat covers, orig. finish Hudson Sdn. Custom 4-door __ _____ ” ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 135 95 95 135 95 6«, 15 10 85 50 32.5U 25 25 35 25 » 515 12 12 12 12 12 15 >1 • • 37-50 12 50 6 25 • • » > 15 Cash * » » » » » - * 1 3 This Public Closeout Sale is Strictly a Closeout of Our Entire Stock. Every Car Must Go! New St,« k Wall Paper Keep This Ad as Your (Genuine) Public Closeout Sale Guide Fire-Retar»!» nt Roofs bring Lower Insurance Rate« Phone 213 38 S. UaHlett ’ ook For Our Banner Street Signs -Then Drive in Our Lot f pen till 11 O Clock Every Night a) Sponsored By AUTO SALES & LOAN CO. Corner 4th and North Rivcraide Medford, Ore. Ph. ne 20*