I THE CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN Re-established, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 18it CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN, CENTRAL POINT, OREGON PAGE TWO September 13, -a -HAVy ^JNTElUCl“ 1928 Entered tut second class matter at the post office, Central Point, Ore gon, under the Act of March 8, 1879. Published weekly at Central Point. Jackson County, Oregon and devoted to the best interests of the city and vicinity. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Six Months ...................................... *1.00 One Year .......................................... »1 50 Payable in advance Advertising rates on application Office—Second Street, off Main 7« it necessary to be a high school graduate in order to en list in the Navy? i ARTHUR EDWARD POWELL Editor and Proprietor EDITORIALS j BEAT IT TO THE PUNCH YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE $126 a month by the end of your firat term of enlistment, snd re member that your clothing, lodg ing, medical and dental care are all aupplied free. e e e No. Navy enlistees need not be high school graduates. All appli cants will be given an examina tion containing approximately 10# questions. A grade of 50 per cent or better on this exsmination is sufficiently high to pass the Navy educational standards. However, a high achool education will be valuable to the seaman daring hie Nary enlistment. • o o Depending on your rate and length of service, you can get a cash bonus up to 3300 plus 30 days leave with pay. • • a If I enlist in the Navy or Naval Reserve, will I be sent to a Navy Trade School? What doe» the term "ash can” mean in the Navy? Build defenses against fire in the All new recruits are rent to one of interest of national defense. That four Naval Training Stationa and program should be follower! aggres after a training period they may sively now by every community, take examinations for entrance whither it be a village of 100 or a into Navy Trade Schoola. Those millions, recruita who pass their examina metropolis of teeming tions with sufficiently high grades Fire prevention Is one of today’s are sent to Navy Trade Schoola urgent ''musts.” We must save the before assignment to the fleet. resources that fire destroys, We While attending these schools, must save the time and effort that they will receive regular Navy fire dissipate«. We must save foi pay and free schooling valued at productive purpose the Uvea, the $1500. money, and the materials that feed see fire’s insatiable appetite. What is the greatest possible There Is but one way that can be pay 1 can expect to earn during done. That way Is the voluntary, en my first term of enlistment? thusiastic cooperation of theAmerlcan It is possible to earn as much as people in the gr««atest all-out effort to prevent fire that the world has ever known. Teach fire prevention In the factories of America—the homes of are now carrying. As Mr. Robey America—the schools of America. also points out, In Greet Britain ap And teach it vividly, dramatically, so proximately 80 per cent of all govern that the lessons will be remembered. ment expenditures are for military Any community which is not carry purposes, Here only about 50 per ing on a continuous, persistent fire cent is used at present for those pur prevention drive at thi« time, is poses. Half the cost of government, shirking its duty to the nation. Th» in other words, is for non-defenwe same thing goes for industries and activity, and Congress and our local individuals. Fire destroys hunderds governments have shown absolutely of millions of dollars worth of materi no wleh to make reductions in any al every year—«materials that could Important direction. and should be used for the manifold, To quote Mr. Robey once more, growing needs of defense, and for the "No nation In the world, regardless needs of normal life. of how strong it may be, can stand The most potent community weap such a financial policy indefinitely on against fire Is a modern, enforced and maintain a democratic form of ordinance which will adequately cover government. With our tax bill now such vital matters as building con above that of Great Britain, it clearly struction Inspection of properties, etc. is time to come to our senses.” We One forgotten fire-trap could be th* are rolling merrily along toward na source of a blaze that might wipe out tional bankruptcy notv. and only a the heart of a town. Fire is ever public understanding of the conse- lurking, ever ready to strike. We. quences of reckless. unbridled nun- the people, can beat It to the punch. defense ".-«pending us usual" can "For the first time In history the relative tax burden of the United Statin has now became heavier than that of England." That astonishing fact is stated by Ralph Robey in Newsweek. tax bill, the per Under the now 1 capita tax In this country will be *180 a year. . It is $173 In Great Britain, Our taxes will amount to about 25 per cent of our national in- come, as against 22 per cent In Eng- land. It is true, of course, that English income taxes are greater than ours. But the English are not burdened with the vast numbers of sales taxes, excise taxes and "nuisance” taxes on which our government depends for much of its revenue. Lastly, the English are not burdened so heavily with taxes levied by local government. In Great Britain, the national govern ment collects 90 per cent of all taxes; here the Federal government collects only 80 per cent. We cannot blame the cost of de fense for the staggering tax load we t* save us. Essay Contest on Oregon History To Be Held Soon After I have served my term of enlistment, what benefit* do 1 get for re-enlistment? An “ash can" ia a slang term ap plied to the depth charge used to combat aubmarinea. The average “ash can” ia a container filled with approzimately 300 pounds of T.N.T. and can be dropped over board from a ship and so con trolled aa to explode at depths ranging from 36 to 300 feet. These are generally «carried by the fast shipa in the fleet, as a boat drop ping a charge regulated to ex plode at 70 feet depth must move away from the exploaion area at a speed of 25 knots or more. These “ash cans” are either rolled off the stern or shot from “y-guns” which hurl one right snd one left simultaneously. A kick-off Democratic Rally for Floyd K. Dover-for-Congress will place in the city of Rogue River in the Girl Scout Hall on Friday, Nov- t nicer 14th. at 8 o’clock p.m. Mr. Lester Mathes, general chair man of the Floyd K. Dover-for-Con- gre-s Committee in Jackson County, ay the meeting at Rogue River will be the official kick-off meeting to open the campaign for the new 4th Congressional District for which Mr. Dover is the candidate on the Demo cratic ticket in the May Primaries. Floyd K. Dover, a lifelong Demo crat and active in the party since the World War, is a native Oregonian and a great graniteon of the late Clinton Kelly who helped build the erected first Methodist church to be I in the City of Portland. I gn and which will be held in Eugene Blakely, vice-chairman, and William Hartman, Sr., «secretary. in 1942. In the past ten years. Mr. Dover Mr. Worth Smith of Tah-Wah-WI was active in the Northwest and Ore of Rogue River is honorary chairman gon in the Townsend and Old Age for the meeting on November 14th. Pension groups, and was the nation al delegate to both the Chicago and Cleveland Townsend National Con ventions serving as chairman of the Oregon Delegation, who numbered 320, at the Clevelanl Convention. Response to Mr. Dover’s candidacy for the 4th Congressional District has- been very favorable wherever con- throughout been th f tacts have seven counties of the new 4th Dis- trict. The meeting at Rogue River La sponsored by the Floyd K. Dover- for-oCngress Committee for which Earl Grizzell is chairman. Sandy ¡! Sewing Club Meets At Hazen Hom« The Wednesday sewing club ni t at the Selma Hazen home for a hous» warming. Those present were Mes- dames Alta Kelly, Freda Jantzer, Mary Perry, Ethel McCoy, Foresteen Powell, violet I’owell, Mary Ijing«- ton, Ilene Pendleton, Bonnie Hlgin- botham, Hulburt. and the host«*- Mrs. Selma Hazen. Plum pudding, coffee and hot punch were served. The honor guest received many nice gifts. Celebrate Armistice Dav i Active in veteran affairs amie his return from France, Floyd K. Dover is at present the Immediate Past De- partaient Commander of the Dis- abled American eVterans. At the state legislature—in March 1941 — Mr. Dovei took the successful lead In securing an appropriation for *10,- 000 from the State of Oregon to se cure the National Convention of the Disabled American Veterans for Ore- MEDFORD, NOVEMBER 11 ANNUAL PATRIOTIC PARADE—11 ¡(Ml A M. “DI GOUT” • Rialto :: BIG TIME VAUDEVILLE SHOW SPECIAL PROGRAMS AT ALL THEATRES ICE SKATING AT NEW ICE AREN \ \RMISTICE DANCE AND FLOOR SHOW I! :: ►VA******************************************’ Oakland Wood You Can’t Take It With You” Circulating Heater Underground ROXY Cast Top Cast Bottom Mexican Spite Fire Out West” ’Splinter protection", a vane* In the form of topside armor, is being installe«! on many of the whips of the U. S. Navy to protect gnn crews, ohserverw and signalmen Cast Linings Boiler Plate Sides “Law of The Range 22-in. Fire Box “Moon Over Miami” Strawberry Blonde” O.S.C. Preparing For Homecoming GET YOUR HEATER NOW WHILE STILL EASY TO GET —piu- Deadly Game Liberal Trade in Allowance—Easy Terms Hubbard Bros (Successor to Dr. J. J. Emmons) 204 Medford Bldg. Practice limitisi to eye, car, nose, and throat and fitting of glass«*. Dial 2120 Res. Dial 3460 Medford, Oregon Mnln A lllM'r»l<lc Mi LET’S MAKE A DATE FOR THE GALA OPENING Medford Ice Arena 619 SOUTH GRAPE «SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 SPECIAL SKATING ACTS DIRECT FROM SEATTLE AT THE EVENING SESSION Expert Skate Sharpening POPULAR LOW PRICES Children . . . siwctauw* . . . I nr Vlnil*-d<>n and Skating skate Rental Wilts . . . S|H-,-tat<ir* . . . Frtv- skating and Adini-eion skat«- It' tilal f •» e 5 e Don’t Miss This Big Celebration! petltlon must not exceed two thou sand words In length. (2) The essay may be in handwrit ing or In typewritten form, prefer ably upon paper of commercial let ENDS SAT. NITE! ter Isze, either ruled or unruled, the several sheets being numbered con- FRANK CAPRA’S secutively and written on one only, with blank «pace of about and one-quarter inches at top left-hand margin. (3) The essay shall be accom- SUN—MON. panied by a separate sheet containing JEFFREY LYNN In the name and post office address of the writer, the date of his or her birth, and the name of the school at tended. (4) There .shall also be delivered with the ewsay a certificate signed by the principal or a teacher of the ENDS SAT. NITE! educational institution attended, stat ing that the writer of he essay is a LUPE VF.I,ZE In student attending the same. (5) In order to be considered in competition the essay must be de livered, by mall or In person, to the Public Oregon Historical Society, —Plus Auditorium, 235 S. W. Market Street, JOHNNY MACK BROWN in j than Portland, Oregon, not later Monday, March 16, 1942. (6) All etisays submitted in com- petition will be numbered and nub- mltted, without the names of the SUN—MON—TUE writers or other identifying marks, Don Ameche—Betty Grable to three judges selected by the committee. (7) All competitive essays will ne judged according to their general merit and excellence; but the judges will also take into consideration, in WED—THUR passing thereon, neatness of «manu Jamen Cagney—Rita Hayworth script, accurate orthography, rect grammar and composition, purity and clarity of diction. The Oregon Historical Society has selected “The Old Oregon Country" as the subject for the 1942 C. C. Beekman essay contest, The prizes offered are four In number. viz., first, sixty dollars; second, fifty dol lars; third, forty dollars; and fourth, thirty dollars; and will be awarded for the best four original essays on the above named subject written and submitted by girls or boys over fif teen years of age and under eighteen years of age, attending any public or private school, academy, seminary, college. university or othoi educa tional Institution within the State of Oregon. Each of the four prize win ners will also receive a handsome bronze medal. BY Ralph Biasing The conditions governing the can- The Oregon State College student petition are as follows: body Is making hasty preparations to (1) The essay submitted In com- welcome the alumni when they return to participate in the annual Home- coming on November 8-9, and to se«- the U.C.L.A. football game which will be held in Bell field. Invitations have been sent to alum ni members at all point« on the globe. About 1000 Varsity "O" aluinni members have received invitationi« from Tercey Locey, head of student activities at O.S.C. A Complete program is being pian ned for the Homecoming, on Friday night the rook bonfire will be fired, and effigies of the U.C.L.A. Bruins will be burned. This bonsflre is an annual event. an<1 is built by free li man boys. After the bonfire the students will retire to the Memorial Union ball room. where a rally dance la to be In progress. The rook-frosh football tilt is also scheduled, and fans are urged to attend, because thi« game promises to be very exciting. Saturday, the main feature will be the f«K>tlNill game between O.S.C. Beavers V C LA Bruins. All living organizations will make house signs representing the desired victory over the Bruins These signs will be placed outside the houses, and prizes are awarded to the organiza tion which displays the most Ingen ious sign. Red Cross workers are on ths job In all Army and Navy camps and stations throughout ths country to ssslst In ths Importsnt task of maintaining moral». Above, an Army flier leaves unfinished perianal matters for the Red Cross field director to take cars of while he embarks on an emergency flight serosa country. The Red Cross is the official means of communication between service men and their families back heme. 1 Democratic Rally to Be Held Nov. 14 At Rogue River M HIM | s \xi, Children . . . IO«' ne Tax lr None He I3e 2&C 13c Tax Sc None 3k< 13c S|>ectatot> '■•»ni--i<>n and skating skate Rental Via It- , . , S|MX ta(<HS ''••ni-'ion ami skating skate Rental Ite Ite Ite Tax le Tax 2c X'UIC lie 22c l.->< Ite 4te Ite Tax 2c Tax 4c None i ;< 44 < I.-,«