CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN
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VOLUME XIII
THI'RSIIAY, SEPTEMBER I. IV11
CENTRAL POINT, OKEGON,
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Library Receives
Many New Books
B y the Editor
aMHMNMe************"*e* MMM**'M*
Merry Christmas! Oh. er, er. we
mean it was a darned short summer
we’ve had. And for once we are not
bragging about our “millon dollar
rain", for this time we believe we
could have got along just as well
without rain. Rain Just now mean«
loss of time in the marketing of our
pears, danger of loss by over-ripening
of same, while waiting for the or­
chards to dry up sufficiently to let
the pickers work, to say nothing or
the loss of wage« for the workers.
Also It is raising Ned with the coun­
ty road oiling program, in which the
writer is especially interested.
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We are glad to report that our
genial county clerk. George Carter,
is coming along very well following
a serious operation In a Portland
hospital. We hear that they did
some wonderful things to the lad's
tummy—put in a new lining, or re­
tread. or some such thing and that
when he gets back he will be able to
take on a diet of sow-belly and cawn
pone, topped off with beer and skit­
tles. or what have you, and feel like
a fighting cock afterwards, Anyway,
we'll all be mighty glad to see you
back again. George, and here's hopin'
it won't be long.
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Monday being
Labor
Day
and
therefore not having any desire to
labor (as if we ever have) and having
run out of current literature to read,,
we browsed through our library and
finally picked out an old volume of
Kipling which we had not read for
years. "From Sea to Sea” was one
of that author’s earlier books and
came out in 1 889. or thereabouts.
And as we slouched there in our easy
chair before the blazing flreplace we
marvelled once more at that man's
skill with the tool« of hi* trade—
words.
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He tells of coming from Japan to
America (in a ship that took three
weeks to cross the Pacific.) Of land­
ing at the foot of Market street in
" Frisco", as he called it (woe be­
tide the fellow that takes such liber-
tie.« with the name of that city to-
Of «lipping
day before a native.)
away from the beaten path» of th.:
Cook's Travelers of the day, to fore­
gather with the common herd that
he might learn the true life of the
city. Of a night excursion in China-
town, where he escaped by the skin
from
becoming en-
of his teeth
sudden
tangled with murder and
death.
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Leaving Sun Francisco to etew In
its own tobacco Juice, he boarded i
train for Portland. And what a trip
that must have
been!
Remember
that was in the late ’80s when the
railroad up the coast was not more
than a year old since completion
the
How many of you have seen
age'.'
weird trains of that day and
their
Wood-burning engines with
enormous smoke stacks; dinky wood­
en cars with no more ventilation than
an oven and almost as hot. So-called
"sleepers” with hermetically sealed
windows and beds as hard and bumpy
as the Black Hills of Dakota.
Oh
the "tourist” led a gay life in them
we,
days, brethren—we know, for
too, have traveled some thousands of
miles in the same hard way.
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And think what the country was
then.
traveled
through which he
Coming up the valley of the Sacra­
mento the land wa« Just one vast
field of grain and hotter than th'
hinges of Hades, as the feller said
And as they climbed slowly up to­
ward the headwaters of that mighty
river what miles on miles of virgin
forest—yes and virgin land. too. for
the farms and ranches were few and
far between. Then under the Miadow
of mighty Shasta they crept, up dark
and gloomy canyons and beside bab­
bling mountain streams to the foot of
that historic Barrier which had stood
for untold ages between the sunny
southern lands and the "Oregon
Country,” the Siskiyou*.
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Well not try to tell of what he
saw that day as the train slowly-
puffed it* tortuous way over th it
grade, for you still may see it as he
saw it, for the road still travels the
«•»me snake's path over that great
hill. Dropping down Into the Valley
of the Rogue he surely saw a dlf-
ferent land than we see today. First
Ashland a bustling railroad town of
a thousand or so. Where the metro­
polis now stands was a «-happarel and
scrub oak flat with a dozen or so
shack* scattered along
the
tracks
AFTER FULL »EEK
The dosing day of the 80th Ore­
gon state fair on Sunday. September
7. will bring one of the fullest days
of the entire week's fair at Salem,
with three big programs arrangi <1
for that day.
Sunday will be Fraternal day, with
iraternalists from all part« of the
state to gather on the grounds. High­
lights of this observance will be the
program and colorful drill team com­
petition in the stadium at 1:30
o'clock. The fair will award Bit
trophies in the drill events. For the
program, Secretary of
State
Earl
Snell will give the fraternal address.-
ALno at 1:30 i
o'clock,
exhibition
o
’clock,
harness racing will get under way at
the track, with two 5500 stakes to be
divided among winners in as many
stake
races,
Special enterainnient
and circus acts are scheduled
fo
between the races.
The closing major event of the
fair will be the final presentation
Sunday night of Funxapoppin,
the
outdoor
extravaganza
given
each
night during the fair on the grand­
stand stage. A cast of 7 5 actors,
i
knowh to radio, stage, screen i
and
circus, appears in Fuuzapoppin.
Saturday afternoon will see the
last of the pari-mutuel races and also
Saturday night will bring the last
performance of the brilliant
«tate
fair horse show.
All fair exhibits will remain Intact
until late Sunday night, the manage
ment announces,
In connection with the Fraternal I
day observance, sponsored Jointly by
the Oregon Fraternal Congress and
the fair, a parade of drill teams is
scheduled over the grounds at 1:00
o'clock Sunday, and a picnic in the
late morning hour.*.
Mrs. Minnie Moore showed a big
box and two smaller boxes of books
sent here by Mrs. Washburn of Port-
land for the Central Point Library
These books had the shipping ex
penses all paid and are in very fine
shape. When Mr.*. Washburn’s lius-
band Colonel Washburn was alivo
and they lived here, they also pre-
sented the library with a large col­
lection of books. The library is short
of book cases and the new hooks can
The
not be placed out for display.
Medford library catalogued and in-
dexed the books that Dr. Moffatt pre­
•*ented. The library is badly in need
of a new book case.
Cub Picnic to Be
Held Friday Night
A idg picnic and I’ow Wow has
been planned for the cubs and their
parents at Jackson
Hot Springs
A
tomorrow, Friday,
Friday. September 5.
program has been planned and it is
thought the cub will enjoy it. It is
the starting point for fall Cubbing
activities, The program starts with a
swim for all cubs then a big pot luck
dinner. The costs i.s 20 cents per cub
if they bring their own suit and towel,
After dinner there will be games and
an
contests of every
kind
then
achievement council for all cubs who
are ready for advancement.
Local Girl Lost On
Mt. McLoughlin Sun
Adalene Cassman. with Everett and
of Central
Point,
Nellie Grissom
Kennth Stimson of Eureka and Etl-
gene Holman of Grants Par«. left for
a trip up Mt. McLoughlin last Sun­
day. After a few mile.« up Mt. Mc­
Loughlin. Mias Cassman started to
return to the cump and was lost from
noon until found at 10:30 I’M that
evening.
It has been reported that
Miss Cassman told a friend that she
was thrilled over going but that her
sense of location was bad. and she
would be afraid to try to go anywhere
Miss Cassman
alone In the woods.
Is none the worse for her experience
though she was «naked with rain and
cold.
Miss TERIUTT MARRIED—
Miss Margaret Territt become the
bride of Rev Joseph A. Bowdoin at
the First Presbyterian
church
in
Rogue River Sunday afternoon. Fol­
lowing the ceremony the couple left
on a month's wedding trip,
When LOT I 1’1111 ES KAISEI»—
The ■ City Council raised the price
they return they will be at home at
the Rogue River manse wnere Rev. of their city lots at th»' council meet-
Ing Tuesday evening. The minimum
Bowdoin is pastor.
i lots
The council is
will be 175.00.
I
now working on the city budget and
will meet September 8 anti Septem-
ber 15.
Ao what?
N CM BER 4M
Possemen
Teacher’s Pre-School
Meeting to Be Called
Enjoy Trip to
Calif. Fair
Those who went with the Sheriff's
Posse to the Siskiyou County Fall­
from the Central Point district Mon-
day were B. F. Thumler and Dr.
Bert Elliott. Jack-son County Sheriff
Sid Brown headed the posse of 22
men. Chet Leonard, one of the posse,
reported that they got along fairly
well in the parade with only a driz-
zle but when it was time to drill and
really show off, it was a steady down­
pour and they had to stop. The races
were also called off, but tru«t this
bunch to have a good time in spite
of the rain.
Change Made at
f
Moore-Taber Mill
The Moore-Taber Lumber Com-
pany have bought the Interest of
Armond Taber.
Mr. H. A. Westfall
I has been made new manager of the
firm.
They have purchased a new
lumber carrier. A great deal of lum-
| ber is being stocked In variola* parts
of the city. They have at least five
yards.
Postponed
War Moving Pictures
To Be Presented Sun.
War pictures will be shown at th.
Full Square Goupel Church at 11 S.
Newton st., Medford Sunday, Sept. 7
at 7:45 P.M.
Outstanding features
of the pictures will be the bombing
over Norway, Nazi Invasion’ of Co­
penhagen and Oslo, Destruction of
Namsos. Fight In Narvikafjord, an.l ,
Finland’s fight with Russia.
There will be no admbmion price.
A free will offering will be taken.
Rev. Jena Peterson of Olso, Nor­
way, many years their minister, who
is now visiting here, will present the
pictures.
Improv-
up and
At a meeting of the school board
held Tuesday evening it was decided
to delay opening of school until
September 15th.
This was done to
give opportunity for those working
to continue for another week and ls-
cause of the labor shortage on the
farms and in the orchards.
Maxine Moore and
Floyd
Ham-
mond spent Monday in Crescent City
amid
a
steady
downpour.
They
thought they might escape the rain
in Cen ntral Point. On the return trip
they t.
traveled with the Army trucks.
ia'ster Hansen
is spending the
Junior Kilburn arrived Wednesday week with Johnny Deuel In Medford.
on a furlough from Fort Lewis and
'• *nt to work this afternoon in the
Henry Owen made n trip to Harris-
packing house. We admire his spirit burg where lie vL-Sted hls brother
but to our notion it is a tuff way to ("Hlvin Owen and wife. Mr. and Mrs.
apend a furlough
decided to return to Central
when he did. They drove in
Mr. ami Mrs. Earl Garrett and
own ear.
Mr.
Henry Owen
family have moved to Prinvllle. Mr
up in a t tick and brought a
Hodapp has returned from Arizona
home with him. Mi and Mrs.
and have bought the Garrett place,
visiting Mr. Owen’s
The girls did .not come latck with
their parents and Mr. Hodapp hae
teturned to Arizona for them.
Mrs Gladys Beebe Is spending an
and Indefinite time with her sister Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs
Will Dietrick
daughter and her husband from San­ Fredrick Bubrow In Hollywood She
ta Anna. California are visiting at is also visiting Mrs. W. A. Moon at
the home of Mr. Dietrick's cousin. Ixnig Beach. Mrs.
Beebe, aman-
Mr W. J. Gebhard and other rela- panted by Mrs. Moon, will drive Mrs
Moon's car bank here
tives In the valley.
How True—
Mr. and Sirs. Ivan Hale are living
at in Merlin. Their daughters are keep­
When duty comes a-knocking
your gate.
ing the home fires burning.
Welcome him in: for If you bld him
wait.
He will depart only to come once
more
And bring seven other duties to your
—Edwin Markham
door.
washing
We know it's so
with
From now on every one who nule I eople, Wf print from time to time,
dlshea.
scribe for the American, may send and they are well worth reading as
a copy to a relative or friend in per- they bring a different crows section
Is it a So What, when L. Hatfield
vice, Army or Navy, for Just half of the folk, custom*, and country,
and Henry Maury catch no fish.
price 75c a year—it will cost that than you find anywhere else.
Then we have our own column
much for postage to send a year’s
Jack Tharp says John will have
they would he old papera Musin«*'' written by the editor. A.
copy
and
to change his name as Jack has been
E. Powell, which sometimes make*
at that.
his name longer, than John has been
or cry.
"Sport
you
laugh, cuss.
Any one, who Is not
John's.
Gags” by the shop manager. Kenneth
American
reader of The
Powell.
One of the beat read fea­
subscribe to the paper for
TWO I’KTI RES
ture of the paper this year are the
offer will be good until September 15. I
in the windows of The Ameri­
Any one. a regular subscriber to Th«- j letters from Africa, which are writ­
can office are two picture* taken
American, who 1* behind on their; ten by a former local girl. Mr*. Mil­
of the Nations' Guard in Medford
dred Swain, to her mother Mrs. E.
subscription, come In and pay on-
in I'.ili before they went to Fort
E. Scott. These are extremely in­
year In advance and get a special
Stevens to be mobilized. The first
teresting and are read by readers in
rate on back subscription
three to name each one in this
Pennsylvania. California. Idaho and
In connection with the above offei
picture correct I) will
receive a
by
many people locally. If for any
We will mention a few thing* you
year* subscription to The Ameri­
that I reason you are not reading these,
find
in
your
local
paper,
Will
can.
start to do m at once. Editorials on
you will find in no other:
the editorial page on world situation*
A great deal nt local new* that 1* and problems. The American carries
In no other paper; Church and the Willow Spring News and the
Little he , guessed
near the depot.
schoo' news: grange and lodge new*. I
District
new*
regularly,
that fifty brief years would bring advertising of the local merchant- Howard
written
in
an
interesting
style.
The
a
change.
euch
which it I* w*U worth your time to
So What column. "So What?”.
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read, ad.* from Medford merchants, i
During the school year,
starting
Hpace wl’ not allow- the tain of who consider Central Point a good
about January, we run the first grade
what he sa w and smelled in
field to reach. We all know that It
land. but how he did pan that town, I* necessary to shop in ..Medford for newspaper, which show* the progress
the first grader* are making in their
And it was only a village of fifty
many things that Wr do not have a' School work under their instrm tor,
thousand or «> then, you know, and
Patronize your home- mer- .
home
Mrs Mar Richardson. There arc a
ulld and boisUou* as all
frontier
chant first and then Medford firms ¡
number of new features we plan to
towns are sure to be. Nor can’ wi
who •»licit your trade—well eR-
add from month to month. AH this
tell of how he and a casual friend
•aldlshed and reliable merchants
is your* for only »1.50 a year or tea*
drove over miles of corduroy roads
We have been fortunate the
than three cents an iaaue.
(and sometime* no road* at all) for
100%
year
In
having
letter*
direct
from
The American Is boosting
day
’
«
fishing
on
the
Clackamas.
Of
a
he
called England, written by a slater of Mrs for Central Point and every dollar is
how they caught what
"salmon" with March Brown flies un­ Welghlll of the Rogue Tractor and spent in Central Point when possible
merchandise
needed at
til they wore themselves cut and Implement Company, to Mr*. W*ig- to obtain merchandlm*
Central Point has shown a
(We have a hlll. We also just recently printed a home,
could fish no more.
pci«t
eight
hunch they wer* *t< -Ihend. for out tetter written by Mr. and Mrs Paul steady growth f»»r th»-
»nd erm if the Army <»mp
never taken Thurston* son Jitu. telling of hie year
Western salmon have
kindly to flies ) But if >ou want to trip to Washington D C. where h' had not been talked of I or does not
spend a happy afternoon, go to the entered United States Naval School come (we think it will) we are still
It was a very interesting betting lo0% on Central l-olnt com­
library and get the book for your- of Music
letter.
These
letters from
various ing out ahead.
regret
ft.
self. You’ll not
1
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Yocum and
daughters llene, Ruth, and Shirley
are moving to Jacksonville
Bargain Offer for American
I
A meeting has been
called by
County Superintendent C. R. Bowman
for Saturday. September « at 10:0»
A.M. In the auditorium of the Court
House, This
meeting L* for all
teachers who are to teach in the
public schools of Jackson County ex-
cept those of Ashland and Medford
The purpose of the meeting is to
distribute material, to give lnforma-
tion regarding plans for 1941-1942
term of school and such other items
as are Important, There will be two
sessions, the first, from 10:00 A M .
will be devoted to the administrative
side of the school program and the
second ses.-4on from 11:00 A.M. to
12:00 Noon will be given over to
classroom procedure.
left
Mr. a nd M ra. W. C. Wilson
Tuesday after a short visit with hi*
brother,
Elmer Wilson
The two
brothers and their wives spent Sun-
day and Sunday night at Lake of the
Woods and the local
Mr.
Wilson
showed the SHn Pedro Wilson that It
really can ra I n in Oregon, but it
gave them the opportunity for a good
They returned home by Cra-
visit.
ter Lake Monday ami it waa still
raining.
STAG PARR FOR
JIM ROSS HEED
Mrs. Jim Ros» entertained with a
surprise stag party in celebration cf
her husband's birthday last Monday
evening, September 1. Jimmy Jr.
celebrated his birthday on August
28.
The invited guest« were Ted
Goin. Harry Elden, Ronnie Pinkham.
Sid Brlstoe.
Walter Painter, Alvin
Williams. Gerald Morris, Nate Gris­
ham. Ray Watkins, out of town guests
from Medford were Clatous McCre-
die and J. D.
Ross. Cards were
played and a dellclou« dinner of tried
chicken and all the good things that
go with such a dinner and two beau­
tiful birthday cakes sporting 44 can­
dles were served.
Mesdames
Cla-
tous McCredle. J. D. Ross, Ted Goin
and tlxe hostev« and her daughter
Vivian Ross served the lovely dinner.
The party was a home coming party
as well as a birthday celebration as
Mr. Rose had Just
returned
home
from a trip to Portland where he
went through the veteran'« hospital
clinic. The honor guest received
many lovely gifts.
P.T.-A. Executive
Commtitee to Meet
The executive committee of the
Central Point P.T.A. will meet at the
home of Mrs. John Bohnert on the
north Pacific highway Tuesday, Sep­
tember 9 at 1:30 P.M.
The executive committee is com­
posed of all elected officers and all
committee chairmen, and every mem­
ber should be present. Initial plan*
tor the- year's P.T.A. project* will be
made and the cooperation of every
committee I* needed to insure a well
balanced program of aetivltin*
Mrs. John
Ross and grandson
Johnny Deuel planned to attend the
state fair nt Ha lent hut on account of
Mr*. Rose being 111. the trip had to
be cancelled.
Mr. J. E. Patterson has rented the
W. A. Grant house.
Mr. II. 11.
Nldever
Grace Hall property.
bought
the
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Roas were plea­
santly surprised when Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Bronson and daughter of
San Diego arrived Monday
for
a
short visit on their way to Seattle.
Mr. Ted Goin
took them
fishing
Tuesday morning and upon their re­
turn, the fish must be cooked at
once, so a fish dinner was enjoyed.
Mrs. Bron«on was so pleased with
her visit that she would have been
glad to have spent the entire vacation
here. They left Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. II W. Davisson will live with
hl* daughter Mrs. Ray Wyatt
and
family at Table Rock.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Ralph
l-acy
have
rented th«- Mollie llarrlson house.
Bill
Kelzur returned to Camp
Lewis after a 15 day furlough.
Mr*, c L Pierce, accompanied by
her daughter Marjorie and daughter-
in-law Mr* Harold Pierce (nee Iris
Hill) and Elaine Berry of Granta
Pass, left Tuesday morning for Al­
turas where they visited Captain C.
L. Pierce, who returned home with
them Wednesday to spend the week
end.
C. A. Wigley hae bought
Lawrence property next to
Jscwrence home.
U. hr (ChurrhcH
FEDERATED CHI'IK II
Rev. C. R. Luther Pastor
Telephone ’.‘>3
9:45 A.M. Bible School. Wm. Kam
berg, Hupt.
11 :00 A M. Morning Worship. Mes-
sage by the pastor.
íjubje» t, “Why
We Need a Revival And How We
Can Get It."
7:00 P.M Senior <’. K.
8 00 P.M. Evening Hervir* . Ht udy
In the Book of Job.
Monday 7:30 PM
Men’* Pray -r
M eeting.
Tuesday 2:30 P.M.
1««» die»*
Bible
Ray Anders
A r
And Companion
lnvlf»d fo Bp Ou ent m of
The American
and
Craterian Theatre
To Hee Their Choice of
The Following
CRITERION THEATRE
PROGRAMS:
Ends Saturday NJ tel
(T imm .
Mary Martin—Don Amc-che
and Rochester in
"Kiss THE BOY’S (MM »DRY E”
week
Wednesday 7:30 P. M. Mid
prayer meeting
Thursday 2:30 p.M laHdiefl Aid.
Pm nr Hat. Nite!
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Minister—Carlos Brown
Bible School 10:00 A M
11:00 A M Sermon.
"Paul’s Ex­
hortation* to Th*- Phlllplun*."
Young People 7 on P.M
4.00 P M Sermon
The Contsr-
sion of A Preacher.’’
Tuesday Orchestra Practice
Wednesday Bible Htudy.
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—or—
Sunday,
Monday.
Tuesday
Kon el I Colman In
"I.Il l MITII < IROLINE”
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For Your Guest Tickets
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