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THURSDAY. AUGUST 1. 194G
CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN, CENTRALPCr^P^EGON
PAGE TWO
THE CENTRAL POINT
AMERICAN
He«.,* eb'lsh-d.
September
1».
1»3»
Entered aa second cla»» matter at
the poet office. Central Point. Ore
gon. under the Act of March ». 1*7»
Published weealy at Central Point.
Jackson County, Oregon and devoted
to the beet intereet» of the city and
vicinity.
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loss than traffic accidents. Needle«»
because a completely adequate traf-
I flc safety program of State and
I local government«. fully supported
by th“ people both through organ
ization. and as Individuals can bring
down and hold down the highway
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casualty list. Experience proves that
■uch a purposeful, alllinclusive pro
gram of ’raffle safetly *»-|| lower the
• evident rate.
The Vmeric.in IzegiOn in it» rendi
tion of service to the community.
SUBSCRIIT1ON RATES
State, and Nation through it» Ameri
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canism program,
ha«
conducted
1'ayable In advance
many safety campaigns, distributing
Advertising rate» on application “
millions of pieces of safety literature,
Office—Second Street, off Main
promoting the erection of safety
ARTHUR EDWARD POWELL
billboards and safety signs and us
Editor »nd Proprietor
ing every possible channel to bring
home the Importance of traffic
safety.
Presently the legion is
showing throughout the country its
film •T<«ach Them To Drive" which
Till INDIVID! XI, 1» SI I’REMI
ha« won national film awards. The
One of the most positive * halleng
vet'ran» also are promoting a drivet I
In
the* United training program in our high school»
Io public a< lion
Stale« today is the need to reduce which get» to the very root« of th» I
The number of driving public.
traffic accident**
traffic i nsualties on our streets and
Many organizations throughout the |
momentarily country lik— the I-egion. hieve insti-
highways ouch year,
lessened by the restrictions of Our tuted ami promoted programs to
participation In a i World conflict. 1» further traffic safety and all have
racing back toward Its prewar level ben »u<*<*‘ saful to a certain degree in
At the .present rate. 3«.000 people accomplishing the purpose sought by
without
the co
will be killed and 1 300.000 injured them.
However,
Individual
llie»*
■ luring liUfi, a total comparable to operation of the
the entire population of one- of Our works are In v-aln. In traffic safety.
He can.
major cities. Thl» toll would mean t>he individual Is supreme
Huit scarcely any individual in the by his act In the fraction of a second,
United States could escape the trag- either fulfill the mandate to 1» •
edy of having one or more of hia re. safe highway user or nullify the
latives, friends, or associates killed effort whi'h has been expended to
accident. With safeguard lives and property. There
or Injured In a traffic
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Increasing use of the highways ¡.i is no subasitute for individual cau
the year» ahead the problem will be tion. ami im excuse
Individual
magnified.
e ar •teSMIiess
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An approach to the problem
highway safety meat be positive
constructive*.
Defeatism has
place in our thinking when we con-
slder a basic element of our exist-
enee. Motor vehicle transportation
I» an integal part of the social and
economic life of our country, and
highway safety Is inseparable from
efficient
highway-
transportation,
There Is no more tragic waste of
human liven, no I more unecessary
background to human suffering, no
more needless source of economic
EDITORIALS
X ICTORY DAY DREAMS
August 14. 1946 1» the first an-
niversary of Victory Day. One yrar
Mo with the firing of the la«t «hot
in the far Pacific the great and
tragic drama of World aWr II ended
America, together with her Allies,
were on the l<rink of a new and
shining era. an ent in which the
common man would once again be
able to forge his own destiny in the
constructive.
free atmosphere of
pea ce’.
The last »hackle of tyranny which
the unholy alliance of Nazism. Fas.
cisin and Nipponism hid visited up
on the World for almost a decade
was completely and finally broken
that August 14- More than 300,000
Americans hud given their liven to
break it. The signs in the Mky
pointed to unparalelled opportunity,
prosperity and achievement. Hadn't
America pioneered the building of a
World organization which
would
prohibit the resurgence of such
tyranny for now and for al) time ?
Twelve crucial months have pas-
«ed. They were months of udmlrable
effort, here at home and abroad,
to save the promise of peace whil
effecting a recovery from the
location of war. They were
Fire Insurance
LELAND CLARK
4616
7 N. Bartlett
Medford, Oregon
SNIDER’S
metal work is
OUR BUSINESS
THÉ AMAZING NfW
ALL WORKS GUARANTEED
FREE
Bcltonc Mono-Pac is such
a sensational advance that already
tens of thousands of hard-of-hear
ing people have been delighted
with ho» splendidly they hear
w ith this tiny but powerful device.
No clumsy, separate battery pack
or w ire!
Lawrence's
Jewelry & Gift Shop
Ranelle»»—Rental«
Here s How
Eads Transfer &
Storage Co.
HI H. Fir
Dial 7131
Mcdfortl, Oregon
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High Tension
Porcelain Insulators
XII »lor-k» critically «hort—factorica* pro
duc tlon tilled Into late HO*. Order» being
acss-ptcd on I mi «I» «liipnicnt 18 to 15 month»
and ii | miii availability of associatesi steel
forging» which are brought out.
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Distribution Insulators
Copper Wire
line to »trikes which have J«i«t been con-
chided, the industry Is far Is'ltind consumer
demand«. Order* lire |>re»enlljr being taken
on l>.is|s of
|(l 7 months «liipmcpt.
< I4»S| s TUESDAY
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SALE
USED CARS
I.XRGI«T STOCK IN Mil Till IO
Olli GON TO UHOOSI: FROM.
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X. Sill IT«. NORTH RIVERSIDE
Ml IHOItlt. OREGON
MEDFORD
ROLLER RINK
rill Its — I IN —M \TI III* \\
A HVXhAY NIGHTS
• mm 7:30 to |0:30 pm
Established In your community
3B years
Dial 2675
428 W. 6th SL
Medford. Oregon
KEM-TONE
FULLER PAINTS
1-in. BOARDS
DOORS & SASH
HARDWARE
CENTRAL POINT
LUMBER CO.
month.», or even longer, but in tin it* desire
to ap|M>rlloii that which is available pro
ducers are reticent to ncee|i< substantial
order» to any out* consumer. Native iqiecie«
arc obtainable; however, Inability to secure
l>r<>|M>rtionate quant Illes of treated stubs on
which Io mount them precludes their |M>pu-
lar atss'ptanii*.
Transformer
\<> iniprovvnii m—«mail sized distribution
trati'liirmcrs arc almost completely (inoli
lainaille Ma tin fact uror« li tv not even quoi-
lug delivery time, but aiiti<i|M«te u |>vvn rel
(roui in to 20 month», iai rgcr distr ibui ion
and high tension equipment i being quoit d
12 to 13 months. such used equipment »»
Is available I» Usually found |o lx* 30 to 35
year» old and is being held al lnt|MMnihle
prhs ».
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We Feature Sunshine Crispy Crackers
Thrift Market
Phone 741
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Under New Management
Central Point
Crossarms
Inability
of 1‘ncifie* Northwest crossami
mills to c O| m * with demand« has fot-ee-d the*
development of new sources. \ «at¡«factory
I imh I arrangement lut« been worked out. a»-
»tiring adequate epiaiililie« in the* immediate
future.
Dry Cleaning Service
3 Day Service
l.oceiieei on Pint* Street Across from Kincaid Implement Co.
'I’ I'K'RD PRICES—FREE PICKUP A DEI.IV1.RX’ SERVICE
Fuse Switches, Cutouts,
Disconnecting Switches
Drop Rot for Your Convenience—O|ien Daily 9:30 to 12; 1 to 5 P.M.
PHONE »«»1
CENTRAL POINT
Ill are largely combination copper-poree-
lain prtMlued. and are directly nfiee te*d liy
the artete |M«rv«*lain «liortagc. We* are not
always able, despite out- he»l effort«, to pro
viele suffit lent it, meet ci! tre* nt demand.
NOTICE!
Poles
standard
treated
linn natio
is run
below elei
titles*« and
tilille» to
an* requit-
|H*td
Nominal quantifie« (lf
«illute» are* available* lor
•dar |«ile* produ*-
g «cvcrnl million«
i ement in labor,
if new ac«*c»» fa
lle Interim stand«
relief can la* ev-
»lilt-standard sub-
delivcrii'» in 3 or »
Central Point
Conger-Morris
Pole Line Hardware
Following set (lenient of the »tee| and soft
coal »trikes, straight steel items have ca»cd
off materially ; however, due to |H>rcelain
shortage, any Hem made up in combination
1» very difficult to secure, with many »pec.
ialty item» completely unobtainable.
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Crisp. delicious salad
•ta»ty cokl-cut»—taugt,
juicy meloi» ■and thirst-eiucnching beverage« can
lie yours in a jiffy. Simply coiite* Lore to get yotit*
< ool-as-ice fijixls, w licrc freshiie*.»», f la vor, and
economy are buy-words.
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< ABINET WORKS, SASH. DOORS AND SCREEN'S
Pipe & Pipe Fittings
Made to Your Order
I nprve eslcnted demand. tor «mall steel
pt|»*s have exhausted stock»; mill délit-
erh*, ar«* on allocated ba«i« win, «|coradii*
deliveries. Cast Iron pit»- (« likewise slow,
delverles often running 5 to 7 month«,
ix'iidiiig on size* V|«».| <*. I. fitting, a
sonaldy available iront iiid.qa nelein
darle» in the* metro|s>litan area«.
BOX
SHOOK
CUSTOM PLANING
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Central Point Cabinet & Mill Works
Mm CRXBB, Proprietor
We hope that production will I soon hit its stride—that you won t
k>ava to wait too long for tha t convenience
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of „ electric
service. We
assure you that service will be provided ju7t a* soon a?materials
arc âvduaoic.
On Highway nt North City Limit«
Stamper & Goff Bros.
HARDWARE
The California Oregon Power Company
Medford
Call or phone our new Medford
office at 211 Liberty Bldg, phone
4262. which has recently been
opened by S. C. Mitchell of 214
.Miner Bldg.. Eugene, for the pur
pose of rendering a better service
to the hard of hearing In this men.
Mr. Mitchell is associated with
Janie» N. Taft & Associates of 734
Am. Bank Bldg., Portland, who
have been serving the hard of
hearing since 1634 and are well
recognized in this work through
out tlie state.
COOL-AS-ICE
MEALS
Here is a brief report on some of the more important materials
needed to bring electric service to our Home, Farm or Factory—
X cry limitasi stock» available»—■some sub-
«tandaid material« and war »urphi» available.
OPEN a P.M. |o 2 AM.
PERL’S
Funeral Home
Doctor of Optometry
Successor to Dr. E. D. Elwood
BETTERMENT OF HUMAN
VISION. LENSES PRESCRIBED.
Phone 3881
814 Fluhrer Bldg.
Cor. of Main A- ventral
Medford
Things Stand
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Kyle’s Restaurant
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C. L. PERKINS
I or Oregon, XVei«liingt<ni, Cnll-
Regular Service.
ON THE 00 HIGHWAY
Central Point
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:.5 Years in Medford. Siiecializing
inFiiie Diamonds Only.
Diamond.
ESTIMATES
Welding and
Metal Work
NILLS BODY &
FENDER SHOP
• ih codinoci’
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NTIL production hits its stride there will
continue to be an acute shortage of transform
ers and other materials needed to provide new
electric service
The situation is general
throughout the country — conditions beyond
our control Frankly, we want you to know
just how things stand today, so . . .
Next to Bear Creek Bridge
Telephone 2721
427 E. Main
MedforJ
forvila.
WF HAVE SEdRED THE
SERVICES OF A MAN M ITH 30
YEA1M EXPERIEN't E IN RODI
AND FENDBR
REBVILDING
AND PAINTING.
u
Larins—City Property
PXDDEI» V XV MOVING
Southern Oregon
AND
Real Estate
MOVING
Building a Greater
Automobile
Liability
A. W. WALKER
Slock
A fool and b‘8 mOney “r<: soon
with appropriate
Ing
Victory
Day
parted
rhe forests of Oregon re pre.
months of major frustration in
lt behooves the
public ceremonies.
sent
many
millions of dollarg to thv
which the an* i «: *n mi«*s of man people of the community to co
<reed. selfishn-ss and pride, released
♦>ute to the success of these P - Oregon taxpayers. Don’t be foolish.
from their wartime impotence, oner-
t'«e extreme caution with tire. RI.i-.p
jeel to p*'»e an alarming peril to grams.
words. Victory OREGON GREEN.
As yet the very
peace
In the pell-mell race for tne
Therem H®8 a
fruits of victory and the biasings of Day. ring hollow
i.«,, c —___ J’ American to help
challenge
to
every
peace in which the black market
lizeThe promise of the first V‘Ç’
operator and the Imperialistic Na real—« ----
man ha¿ tory Day. This is no time to «lui*
tion have been co-sinners
to shake olí
of
attain- August 14 is the tim“
jeoparidized his chance*
disappointment-'
the effeexg of the
ing either goal.
-, and start
and
frustration«, to get - —
up
prompted
It is this fa- t that has
that shining
swinging
anew
lor
The American Legion to «*>• for the
“peace and good will • era we en-
e< ibliahment of August 14 as an
visioned a year ago- Dreanit never
annua 1 national holiday when Anieri-
28 N. Bartlett
come true in .sleep
Phone S168
cans commemmorating the memory
Medford, owfim
of <>ur World War II hero dead and
the spirit that motivated their sacri-
flee, may re-dedicate themselves to
persevere for peace in the same
American
Legion posts
spirit
observ-
throughout the Nation
■IXCl/./.l WATER PIMPS—WELL DRILLING—PIMP SERV.
<-IM RAL PAINT—HARDWARE—HOUSEWARE
QUALITY TOOLS—SPORTING GOODS
Armory
Phone 393»
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225 Wsst Main
Medford, Oregor