VOLLME XVII
CENTRAL POINT. OREGON
»
ERSEL DEE LEWIS
PASSES TO REWARD
B y the Editor
FATHER S VOICE
Father’s Day, as many might as
sume, was not conceived in the egot
ism of a man, but was originated by
a woman. To Mrs. John Bruce Dodd
belongs the honor of emancipating
Pad from his confines by creating an
annual Father’s Day. which we cele
brate fnfnt'y in the month of June.
Years and years ago, when I
Was jest a little lad,
- An’ after school hours used to work
Around the farm with Dad:
An' when the sun was settin’ low
When eventide was come,
Then I’d get klnda anxious-like
About the journey home.
An' Dad, he used to lead the way,
An’ once a while turn ’round an’ say,
So cheerin -like, so tender: “Come,
Come, my son, you’re nearly
home!’’
That allers used to help me some,
An' so I followed Father home.
I'm old an' gray an' feeble xnow,
An' tremble at the knee.
But life seems jest the same today
As then It seemed to me.
For I am still so wearied out,
When i eventide is come,
An' still get kinder unxlous-like
About the journey home.
Father leads the way,
An' still my
i
An’ once i a while I hear him say,
So cheerin'-like, so tender: •'Come.
Come, my son, you’re nearly
home!"
An', same as then, that helps me
some.
An' so I'm followin' Father home.
—Origin Unknown.
We wonder how many of our
readers remember that tomorrow is
election day? On that day the citi
zens of Oregon have the priceless
privilege of deciding for themselves
whether or not they want to adopt
certain propositions put up to them
by the recent legislature. And at
least one of those propositions is
mighty Important, too. That is th"
question regarding the state building
program. It is a shameful thing that
our great elate has so long neglected
the wards under ftbr care. It is a
shame that every one of our state
institutions is so badly overcrowded.
Take the Boy»’ School at Woodburn,
for instance. That institution is so
badly overcrowded that the state
board of control recently sent notice
to the various county Judges of the
state that no more boys may be sent
up there until conditions are better.
What shall be done with such delin
quent lads?
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Or take the Fairview Home for the
feeble-minded. . There are some 200
mure patients In that Institution right
now than the buildings were de
signed to care for. And every coun
ty has a long waiting list of those
who should be receiving care up
there right now. And the same con
dition exists in every one of the state
institutions. It's time the people of
Oregon woke up and did something
about it. We urge every voter to
go to the polls tomorrow. Friday,
June 22, and vote “yes" on the state
building proposition.
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The second matter on the ballot is
a tax on cigaretes—the money to be
used for the support of the public
schools of the state. Oregon stands
far behind most of the states of the
union in the amount of state sup
port for schools, compared with the
amount raised each year by direct
tax on the real property in each dis
trict. However worthy the object
may be, we fear too many voters will
take the view that cigaretes are too
scarce and hard to get for them to
add anything more to the cost there
of. So far as this writer is concern
ed we have a feeling that if the legis
lature of two years ago had not made
so generous a Christmas present to
the hundreds of foreign corporations
paying Income tax iri this state, but
had used the surplus which was ac-
lumlatlng in the income tax fund to
cut the local school levies, they
wold have accomplished the same re-
suit without having to resort to > a
cigarette tax.
ENLISTS IN Till. NAW—
Brant M. Culbertson, son of .Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel E. Cull»ertson and
Theron C. Gorden both have recently
enlisted in the navy and are waltlre
boot training.
Tommy and Sis,
They Can’t Miss
Through his profits as a junior
street salesman of a Kansas news
paper, nine-year-old Tommy Jovalis
is the proud possessor of a 8100 and
a S50 War Bond. But he doesn’t own
them alone. He asked the man at
the post office to make them out in
his name with h s tw.,-vcar-old sis
ter. Frances, as co-owner. He pre
sented them to her on their joint
birthday last month.
Tommy has been "in business”
since la«t July. Every afternoon
after sihool, he plies his wares—up
and down Kansas Avenue in Topeka.
“It was his own idea to save his
money.” according to his father.
"As soon as h- started, he b gan
bringing his money home to hi»
mo.her, anj asked her to save it for
him. lie wanted to put it into War
Bunds. lie wanted to do something
for his America.”
Asked what he intended to use the
bonds for. Tommy replied. “Some
day I want to go to college, and I
want Frances io go, too,"
CITY THIS WEEK
Aiting under the provisions of a
law passed l»y the legislature this
year. Secretary of State Robert S.
Farrell recently announced that an
official census of this city would be
undertaken Immediately, City Re
corder Tex was asked to secure at
least^ix enumerators to take the
count.
Yesterday Mr. R. F. Lefor, repre
sentative of the secretary of state's
office arrived in the city and made
plans with Mr. Tex for the count to
start today. Six enumerators have
been appointed, consisting of the
following: Della Tex,
supervisor;
Alta Kelly. Dora Jones. C. II. Mosher,
John C. Jones and Rev. W. A. Par-
sons. A school for the enumerators
was held so that all would understand
their duties, All expense of the
census will be paid by the state.
The reason for taking this census
is as follows: Under the laws of Ore
gon all cities within the state receive
an apportionment of the money re
ceived from the sale of liquor and
also from the tax on gasoline. At the
present time this amounts to »2.07
per capita for all residents living
within the city, based on the latest
federal census, (in this case, the 1940
■ensus.j Due to the fact that so
mans- communities in the state have
had abnormal Increases in popula-
tlon since 1 940. the legislature felt
that using the 1940 figure as a basis
wa- unfair to these communities, so
nassed an act providing that any in
corporated city of town In the state
of not over 2000 population might
request the secretary of state to make
a special count and that this new
figure would be used in making
future allotments.
Just how many new residents have
come into this city since the 1940
■ensus w.iw* taken ts» of course not
Known, but most estimates place the
figure at from 3oO to 400. which
would give the city about 1200 to
1 300 population. Whatever the exact
figure, it is certain that the new I
count will bring a very appreciable
sum of money into the city treasure.
Joint Installation of
Officers of Legion
& Auxiliary June 28
l'rsel Dee Lewis passed away
Thursday morning. June 21. lie had
l>een ill for some time. He was born
June 8, is*5 at Corning. California
He was married in Medford, June 15.
1915 to Miss Vira Henderson, daugh-
ter of ; Mr. and Mrs. Al Henderson
To thi» union was born one daughter
Mrs Nona Stone. Beside his wife and
daughter he leaves to mourn h.s
passing two sisters. Mrs
Annette
Munder and Nema Perel, one brother
Armine Lewis, all of Isis Angeles., a
small granddaughter Donnys Dow
Stone of San Francisco,
Mr. Lewis had lived in Central
Point for the past 43 years and has
many friends that will regret his
passing Sympathy is extended to his
sorrowing family.
Funeral services will be held ht
Perl's funeral home Monday after-
noon it 2 I’ M.. Rev. Ml’lard officiat-
ing. Interment will be in the Cen-
tral Point cemetery beside-his par-
ents.
Mrs Nona Stone and little ila ugh-
ter Donnys of San l'rancisco is with
her mother and grandparents during
this time of sorrow.
Committees Announced
ror Auxiliary Installation
Howard Gault Is
Appointed Sheriff
By County Court
Howard C. Gault, chief deputy in
! the sheriff's office, was appointed
Wednesdav to serve out the unexpired
term of Sheriff Syd I. Brown who
passed away last Sunday, Last rites
for Brown were held Wednesday.
Gault was sworn in eary Wednes
day afternoon and announced he
would retain the present office per
sonnel. Members of the county court
said early naming of the sheriffs
successor was necessary in order to
handle legal matters pertaining to the
office.
The new sheriff was appointed as
chief deputy in 1935, and has served
since then except for several months
at Camp White. His appointment Is
for the term ending with the year
1 946. Candidates for the office "111
enter the May primary in 1946 and
the party selections will then com
plete in the general election in the
fall of that year
The successful
candidate will assume office with the
start of 1 947.
The newly appointed sheriff 1« a
native of Medford having been born
there in
son of pioneer
’ parents. He and Mrs. Gault and
l their three children make their home
| it 105 Tripp street. Mall Tribune.
In behalf of the American Legion
Auxiliary Unit 129. I make the fol
lowing requested report;
Officers— President. Mary E. Haw
ley; 1st vice president, Nettie Case
man; 2nd vice president. Lola Kin
caid:
treasurer.
Martha
Krupp:
chaplain. Lorlie Minnick: secretary.
Zoe H. Hill; Historian. Helene Mc
Dowell, Sgt. at Arms, Julia Williams;
Color bearer. Opal Hoagland.
Executive
Committee—Chairman.
Nora Hansen:
Violet Ross. Jose
phine Christenson. Alice Seymour,
and Olive Goin.
Receiving Committee at lnstal'a-
tion—Mary E. Hawley. Nettie Cass-
rnan and Lola Kincaid.
Publicity—Mrs. Virginia Powell.
Tickets at door—Martha Krupp
and Ferna Nltzschke.
Escort—Julia Williams.
Seating Guests at dinner—Alice
Seymour. Wilma Grisham.
Kitchen
Food
Committee—
Chairman. Nora Hansen, Vio.et Ross,
Ruby Brown. Olive Goin, Sarah Cul
bertson. Josephine Christenson, Jan
ice Holmer. Grace Shrier. Helene
McDowell, and Lenore Hill.
Waitresses and table decorations—
opal Hoagland. Zoe • Hill. Lucille
Koski. Vivian Pryor, Barbara Haw
ley. Gwen Goin. Jeannette Brown, I
and volunteers.
Flowers and Corsages—Made • nil
donated by Lorlie Minnick and Zoe
Hill.
All members and committees will
please report as early as possible,
Thursday morning, June 28th to pre-
pare dinner.
Dinner will be served constantly
from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Grange Hall,
W irking men. come as you are from
work an<I return at 8 P.M. for cere-
mony.
Tickets are for sale at Square Deal
Barber slurp, Krupp Service Station.
Stone’s Drug Store. Faber's Market
and by members of Post and Auxl-
liary.
Contributions must be at Grange
Hall or Faber’s Market, early ntorn-
ing of 28th.
We wish also to thank all mem
bers for donations, also the business
men and stores tor sponsoring our
program and The American Legion
for ba< king us so freely.
May we thank our other members
and friends for their contributions
and may otherwise not be able to
take part actively: Elizabeth Faber,
Marie Stone, Jennie St Arnold, Leia
Lamb, Luzella Cash, Lodi Crabb and-
Edna Kilburn.
Mary E. Hawley,
President
The Ladies Auxiliary of Myers-
129,
American
Holland Post No.
Legion, will have their installation
of the unit and officers the evening
of June 28. 1945 In the Grange Hall.
The program will start at 5:30 p.m.
with a ohicken dinner to which the
public is invited, There will be a
charge of »1.50
per
plate;
the
proceeds to go to the Memorial
Building Fund.
Following the dinner, the installa-
tlon of the unit and officers will be
held at 8:oo p.m.
The ladies have arranged a splen
did program of music and talks by
prominent Auxilary officers from th»
State Department, including Mrs.
Charles Js>mmon. State Auxiliary
President of Pendleton. Vice Presi
dent. Mrs. Earl Templas, of Klamath
Falls; Secretary, Mrs. Mae Whit
comb. Portland, and District Presi
dent Mrs. Wm G. Wylie of Newport.
Oregon.
The Auxiliary of Medford Post No.
15 will install the officers of the
local unit with Mrs. Charles Lemmon.
State President, installing the unit
and
Mrs
Mae Whitcomb, State
Secretary, presenting the charter.
.Mr. and Mrs. Briton returned Sun
There will be guests from the
Auxiliary of Ashland, Grants Pass. day night from a three weeks visit
to their former home in Oklahoma.
and Roseburg.
Music will be furnished for both
the dinner and installation cere-
monies by Mrs. Alexander's Hawalln
Stringed Ensemble of Medford. Ore
gon.
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Sydney Isaac Brown, sheriff of
Jackson county the last ten and one-
half years, and one of southern Ore-
gon's moat widely known citizens,
passed away at his home, 504 South
Holly street, Sunday evening about
7:30 o’clock.
Recitation of the Rosary was held
at the Perl Funeral Home Tuesday
at S p.ni. 1 Funeral Mass was held at
the Sacred I Heart church at 9:30
Wednesday • morning with Interment
in Siskiyou Memorial Park. Medford
Elks lodge was in charge of services
at th» grave.
Father Hamilton
officiated.
Otticial U S. Navy Photc
ip. Mechanics go over SOC
scout bi-plune after mission over
Jap territory. War Bonds pay for
parts and equipment needed to keep
these air fighting "eyes” in con
dition for service.
U. S 1 't.uury Dtfarliotal
Quarterly Birthday
Party Held Saturday
No. 27
. Wm. H.
held the
party
Saturday,
having
i birthdays
I giniä Powell. Edna Kilburn Jennie
The Myers-Holland Post No. 129. Jones and Hattie Taylor.
American ix-giun. held their regular
We were ulso very happy to wel-
meeting last Thursday. June 14. 1941.
In th» Sportsmen's Club.
come Mary Hawley as a new member.
Election of officers for the com
After the business meeting some
ing year was held and all present
time was spent playing Bingo with
officers were re-elected.
The fidlowing were put back in prizes of lovely bouquets going to
flee: Joseph R. Krupp, Sr. Com Jennie-Jones and Helene McDowell
mander: V E. Powell. 1st Vice Com
Delicious refreshments of cake, ice
mander; Walt Hawley. 2nd
Vice
cream and punch were served by
ommander; W. IV. Crabb, Adjutant;
Seldon I>. Hill. Chaplain;
L. P Viola Trautman and Beth Wheeler.
Mathes, Finance Officer and the
Next meeting will be July 7th.
oilowing executive committeemen;
tames C. Ross, H. 1’. Jewett. W. B
MITICI!
Kincaid. Harvey Cassnian. and Don
Nevit i Social Club will meet nt
ald E. Falter.
Masonic Hall Friday, June 29th at
The Post voted to have a joint
12:00 noon, for n covered dish lunch-
■nstallation with the Auxiliary In
<■ m. Hostesses Edith Scott and Betty
Hie Grange Hall on June 28, 1945. at I
furnishing dessert.
which time
several
distinguished
Oregon legionnaires will lie present
The building eopimitte made a
splendid report Comrade Carl Chris
tensen. who is supervising the con
struction of tile building reported
the foundation complete and some
stringers and floor Joists laid.
( Ill ItCII OF CHRIST
The only thing the committee
1C. Gilbert Cays, Minister
needs Is more money and more man
power.
SUNDAY:
10:00 A.M—-Bible School.
As this Memorial Building is being
11:00 A.M. .—Morning Worship,
erected in honor of all the boys and
girls from Central Point and vicinity servanee of the laird's Supper.
In the armed forces, money and la by Virginia Bohnert.
Omnipotent Christ."
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bor from every one is solicited.
6:45 P.M —Junior Bible Club.
Sunday a group of our Comrades
7:00 P.M -Youth Fellowship.
braved the heat and really did ho me
P.M.—Evangelistic Service.
8:00
work.
Monday evening another group Congregational singing that you will
turned out and put in about three enjoy. Solo by Mary Jane Matthew».
Sermon. "Binding Satan."
hours of hard labor.
Our thanks to the seven .Scouts of TUESDAY * THURSDAY
8:00 AM.—"Gospel Meditations“
Troop 40 who really turned some dirt
broadcast over KM ED. lie sure to
last Friday evening.
The Comrades who promised to tune in.
drive some nails when the founda WEDNESDAY:
tion was completed tire asked to be 7:30 I’M.—Billie Study and prayer
there Friday evening, June 22, and meeting. The Book of Revelation is
Sunday, June 24. when the sub-floor being studied.
8:13 P.M.—Choir Rehearsal
will be started.
Work Progressing on
Legion Memorial Bldg.
NOTICE
The Navy Mothers Club will meet
for an afternoon meeting at the home
of Mrs. Hattie Taylor June 27 at 2
o'clock.
IIOLINESH CHURCH
(Wesleys n)
Corner 6th and Pine Sts.
Rev. Clifford W. Thomas, Pastor
I EDERATED « IIUR« II OF
CENTRAL POINT
Members of the Junior Bible club
The Brick Church
chaperoned by Mrs. Carl Hover and
llcv. Rolf IL llnn-en, Pastor
Mrs. Ed. Huilivan enjoyed a welner
roast Monday at the
Bert Elliott SUNDAY:
9:45 A.M —Sunday School. An in-
home on the Central Point-Jackson-
vllle road.
ter< sting class for everyone
11:00 A. M. Morning Wor»
Message by the pastor. A cord <1
vltatlon is extended to ill to won
at this hour.
6 45 P.M. Junior Y.l'. «roup meet
roup
In auditorium. Senior Y.l'.
meets In the church parlor* Mrs
Oliver .Mann, i guest »peaker.
8 :00 P ,.M. Gospel Service. What
do you do on Sunday evening? Come
to church.
MONDAY :
8 P.M.—Men’s Prayer Meeting.
W EDNEHDAY:
Mid-week Prayer Servk
War’s Most Famous Picture
VISITIN'«; IN CENTRAL PINT—
Mrs Mary Coker of Vallejo. Cal.,
is here visiting her sister. Mrs. Lettie
Gregory and daughter. Lysle.
will return to her home. June
SHERIFF OF COUNTY
IAHEN BÏ DEATH
«.IVEN TRF tst'RV—Ted R. «•»mble, national dirct tor ol tlv Treasury ■ Har
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nhot.irranh. r, sei end from left. on Iw» Jima a« Brigadier Gen- al Robert Dem :
and Lieut. General Alexander A. VandcrgriH, Marin- Corp» Commandant, look
on. Thia picture is thc 7lh War Loan Insigne.
Active pallbearers were William
Grenbenner, Vern Smith, Jerry Pier
son. Vern Hastings, Howard Gault
and Paul Hanlin.
Honorary pall
bearers were Eugene Thorndike, Bill
von der liellen. Charles Myers, Clat-
ous McCredle. George Neilson ami
Cy Owens.
The end came nt the close of a
restful day. Sheriff Brown had been
gravely ill for several weeks, follow
ing major operations In a Portland
hospital. The past week he had
shown slight Improvement. He had
been under an oxygen tent for several
lays. To the last he showed the
ha rnct eristic cheerfulness and cour-
tge which had endeared him to hun
dreds of Jackson county residents.
Sheriff Itrown was born August 14.
1892. at lirackettsvllle. Kinney coun
ty, Texas, where he spent his early
youth on a cattle ranch.
He later
followed railroading for scieral years.
He came to this city In 1905 and
immediately became Identified with
the business and civic life at Medford.
He was one of the founders of the
Jackson County Fair association.
Jne of the organizers of the Jackson
County HherlfC.'» Pyss», In more
recent years, he was first president
of thst group,
He was an ardent
horseman all his dajs. He also en
{aged in business in Medford, Inckud
Ing lumbering and mining. He was
■i charter member of the Medford
lodge of Elks.
In June, 1911. lie was united In
marriage to Miss Ann Cotter at San
Francisco who survives.
At the time of his passing, he was
serving his third term as sheriff of
this county, lie was well known in
law enforcement circles throughout
he state and at one time was an
officer of the .State Sheriff's associa
tlon. ne
He also helped organize the
local chapter of the Foot printers, As
i public official,’ he was kn<>wn for
his courtesy ami coolness and helpful
kindness, iiarth ularly toward Juev-
nlles who came under his can
Besides Ills widow he Is survived
by three daughters, Mrs. Dixie Tra
han and Sydney Brown of this city,
and Marie, of Han Franclsc •; u son
George I., in the Heabec; two sis-
ters, Ethelwyn Soule,
I-os Angeles.
and Mary Noland, Salem; three
brothers, Cedi, Loa Angeles, Chris
IL, Phoenix, Arlz, und William I’.,
Seattle; and his mother, Mrs. W. T.
Brow n, Seattle; also two grandchild-
ren.
Ill Vis ANHLAND 12-11
Centra) Point stepped into the win
column with a 12-11 conquest over
Ashland in 13 innings.
Central Point grubbed a four run
lead In the first innln*
at end of the eighth
of the ninth saw tt
10-10. Each team col
a run 01
the twelfth Inning Wil
Studders
shoving across the w
score in
the thirteenth on twi
and a
walk.
Dewey Hill, veteran Studder cutch-
er. got a home run In the first
inning with the bases loaded.
Scores;
Central Point .
.12 14
4
Ashland .............
11 11
3
Worley, I-ees, Colley and
Hill,
Sage; J. Mitchell, Gosnell. , Jones and
Larson.
1’1 NTE«OSTAI, flit I« II
or GOD
Parsons, Pastor
Sunday School. Classes
groups with good <<>nse-
NOTICE
crated tea, hera. H. Trautman. Supt.
Will the lady, who wanted to list
11:00 AM. Morning Worship. Her
on by the Pastor.
house for sale, please call at >ny o,
8:00 l’..M. Evangelistic Message flee. liais lost tini addreas.
from the word of God.
L. J. Reed. Broker,
8:00 I’M. Tuesday evening, Bible
Phone 562, Central Point.
Study.
e
8:00 I'M. Wednesday evening, the
oun* people of th« church meet fot
Dr
their services. This group Is a grow-
Ing group and I are out to serve the
Lord I. if you are a young p> rson and
nut s attending any youn< people'«
trvi< e come ami enjoy the blessing
if the Lord.