CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN
volume XIX
CENTRAL POINT. OREGON.
THURSDAY. AUGUST 21. 1947
Law on Building
Shirley Kelly and Lois
Code and Permits
Edwards Wed at Reno
Being Enforced , The marriage of Lola Marie Ed
Mrs. Elliott Wins
Top Honor at Show
SEPTEMBER 8 WITH
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The Flower Show put on Aug. 13
at the Myers-Holland Legion Hal)
B-r-r-r! Had you noticed how-
by the Central Point Garden Club
darned cold the nights are getting
exceeded all expectations as a floral
and realized the fact that fall Is here?
exhibition.
Where has the summer (?) gone?
It seems only yesterday that school
Flower growers were generous in
wu out and the kids were so happy
offering their best products for dis
The Central Point Schools will
that the long vacation Was here. Yet
play. and visitors from throughout
open on Septniber Sth. New build
the valley came to view the results,
it w’ll 01 ly be two weeks from next
ings are nearly completion and it is
Mrs. Roy Kelly, president of the club,
Mond ,y tAat the grind will start
hoped to have them ready for the
was a busy lady greeting out of town
again. Tenapus fugit, as the feller
first day. The staff of teachers as
garden club members and officials
said.
announced by Supt. II. P. Jewett is
among whom were Mary Osgood.
as follows: High School; Miss Martha
district vice-president, and Mrs. Lola
We drove up by the school house
Boshears, Commerical
M is. Ethyl
West, president of Grants Pass Gar
the other day to see how they were
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Rude.
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Fleischer, English; Mr. H. C.
den Club. Mrs. R I,. Nichol, Jackson
getting along with the new buildings.
Shop; Mrs. I-orna Meyer, Home Econ-I
ville president. Mrs. Frank Carter,
We noted that one of the Camp White
omlcs; Miss Imogene Roye. Girls'
Gold Hill club president and Mrs.
buildings was nearly finished ready
Physical Education and Social Stu-
Edith Poe, president of Phoenix club.
for the furnishings, but that the other
dies; Mr. Cecil Warner. Boys’ Physical
The 4-H club display and silver
two were far from ready. This is
Education and Social Studies; Mr. I
tea by Mrs. Mervin Gleason and Mrs.
not the fault of the school authori
Roy Hallquist, Science. Miss Roye is
Edith Jermark respectively added to
ties, nor the contractor. The trou
a graduate of the University of Ore-
the interest of the affair.
ble has been to get the buildings
gon and has majored in physical
Much credit is due Mrs. Nathan
moved from camp. The house mov
education. Mr. Warner is a graduate
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Pinkham, in charge.
ers are having their troubles, too.
of the University of Oregon and has
A check on results of the Central
Just too many buildings to be movefl.
been a member of the university Point Garden Club's Flower Show
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athletic squads. Mr. Hallquist is a gives Mrs. B.
R. Elliott, of Ross
Speaking of builtings—at long last
graduate of Concordia College of Lane, as high ranking exhibitor. The
that old landmark and eyesore, the
Moorhead, Minnesota: he has been exhibits were graded in classes A, B.
so-called Theiss building on the
coach and science teacher at Middle and C. Mrs. Elliott rated 16 As, and
corner of Tine and Second streets 's
River, Minnesota during the past 11 Bs; Mrs. Nathan Pinkham 7 As. 2
being torn down. This building was
year. Band and orchestra and chorus Bs; Mrs. L. C. Gorden. 6 As. 8 Bs anil
condemned as a fire trap by the city
will be directed by Mr. Harry Meyers. 1 C: Mrs. Roy Kelly 5 As. 4 Hs. and
council several years ago, but for on<-
i He will Instruct at Central Point I C; Mrs. W. B. Kincaid 4 As, 1 C;
reason or another was allowed to re
four days each week.
Mrs. Jim Cornutt I As, 4Rs; Mrs. O.
main. It was used for several years
The elementary school staff will T. Wilson 4 As. 2 Bs and 3 Cs; Mrs.
ns an onion storage building. When
be headed by Mr. C. A. Meyers as Myrtle Patterson 3 As. and 3 Bs;
the present boom in real estate start
principal.
First grades will
be Mrs. Mervin Gleason 3 As; Mrs. Bill
ed this corner was purchased by Wal
taught by Mrs. Mae Richardson, and Bishop 2 As, and 2 Bs; Mrs. W. T.
ter Leverette. who stated he expected
Mrs. Grace Cline; Second grades. Mrs. Parsons 2 As. 1 B, and 1 C; Mrs. J.
to build a new theatre there.
He
Alice Gay and Mrs. Gladys Jewett; E. Vincent 2 As, and 2 Ils; Mrs.
also bought every other vacant lot
Third grades by Mrs. Ruby Downing Oscar Minnick 1 A and I B; Mrs.
along Pine street which was suitable
and Miss Mabel Dodson; Fourth ¡ Victor Bursell 1 A and 2 Bs; Lois
for such a purpose—no doubt to keep
Grade, Mrs. Viola Laird and Mrs Dorland 1 A, and 2 Bs; Stella Ander
away competition. But war condi
Rhode Newton; Fifth grade. Mrs. | son 1 A; Mrs. Chas Jantzer 1 A;
tions prevented such buildings going
Marie Dizney, and Miss Eleanor Marla Jean Abbott 1 A; Mrs. Shirley
up and nothing has been done.
Newman. The sixth, seventh and Kelly 1 A: Mrs. Roy Wright 1 A;
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eighth’ grades will run on a junior Mrs. W. J. Gttbhard 1 A and 1 B;
Since Mr. Leverette sold out his in
high type of schedule. Arithmetic Mrs. Donald Patterson 1 A; Mrs.
terest in the Medford theatres th>-
and boys physical education will be John Catey 2 Bs; Mrs. Edw. Jones
new company took aver one of his
taught by Mr. Win. Schaeffer; His 7 Bs, and 1 C; Mrs. Oscar Swanson
lots next to the Faber Market and
tory, Geography, anil Penmanship by 3 Bs; Barbara Parsons 1 C; Mrs.
stated they expected to build the new
Mrs. Kathryn Stani-liff; Science and Effie Borah 2 B», and 1C, Mrs. E
thea’re soon. But someway w* have
penmanship by Mrs. Mary Schuler; L. Lowry 2 Bs and 1 C; Mrs. Thelma
a hunch that they never will. For
Girls physical education, health and Clark 1 C.
why should they spend all that money
English by Mrs. Ruth Dunn; Music
for a new building when they already
and English l»y Mrs. Marie Bjorlie.
get all the theatre going people any
Mr. Schaeffer taught at the Medford
way. After all. Central Point is on
Junior High School last year. Mrs.
ly four miles from Medford and most
Stans-liffe is an experienced teacher
•people who want to go to shows
having taught at Gold Hill and at
Councilman Don Faber, who had
manage to get (hat far. And as for
l’hoenix: Mrs. Schuler has been charge of the street oiling plan this
any other company coming into the
princiixil of the Oak Grove school summer, reports that a number of
Picture we can see no chance. From
the last three years and was formerly those authorizing the oiling in front
what little we know of the moving
at the Lone Pine school. Miss New <p- by their homes hav-fc so far nut
Picture business we would judge that
man has been teaching in Eugene. ^ome forward with the cash for the
a new concern would have a lot of
Mrs. Bjorlie lias taught in Minnesota Job. He stafes that he has collected
trouble getting good films. The big
and has done substitute work in 1770.63 out of the total of $873.97.
houses in Medford and Ashland have
Ashland where her huslsind heads leaving $103.37 still to be paid. 55
contracts which tie them all up so I
the music department of the Ashland blocks (15,9X0 feet) were oiled north
far as this district is concerned. So
schools.
of Pine street and 10 blocks in south
don't hold your breath until a new
Centra Point, besides the additional
theatre Is built in this town.
streets Just west of the school
grounds,
done
where oiling was
earlier in the season. Three blocks
were oiled west of the. tracks and the
money collected by Commissioner
The old Cranfell & Robnett build
Powell and turned in directly to the
ing, better known at the Theiss
county road department. This makes
"7 Several Central Point babies have
building, on the corner of Second and
a total of 68 blocks on which dust
been entered in the current Baby
pine streets. Is being torn down. The
oil was placed this year in the city.
Contest in Medford. Tickets are be
building was condemned several years
Mr. Faber states that on account of
ing sold as chances on a twenty-five
ago 4>y the city council but on account
the fact that payment tor this work
dollar bond which will be given to
of the shortage of storage space dur
must be made to the county soon it
the lucky ticket-holder whose num
ing the war and the impossibility of
Is requested that thqse who have not
ber Is drawn, Each ticket will count
new construction the building was
paid for the oiling send or bring
a« fifty points for whichever baby is
allowed to remain. This building and
their money to him at their earliest
designated by the buyer. The last
ots was purchased some time ago by
convenience.
ticket in each book counts for more
Walter Leverette with the expectation
point«.
of building a theatre there.
Again
Mrs. Inez Ferguson has purchased
Little Kathy Harsh, a winsome
the war conditions caused this plan
a home in Ashland near the South '
little lass, who Just celebrated her
to fall through.
ern Oregon College.
second birthday this Tuesday, has
Recently Mr. Levere(te sold the
been notified that she holds second
the structure (retaining the lots) to
place so far in her division.
L. C. Scott and Bob Moore for a
Let's buy our chances on the bond
noniial sum. they to tear the build
In Central Point and give one, or all,
ing down and clear up the ground.
of our own babies a boost in the
Many rujnors are afloat as to what
contest. Central Point will be repre
sort of building may be built on
sented in almost every division rff location, but nothing definite
the Contest, so get those tickets pur- been reported.
■ haaed right away. It Isn’t every day
that you can buy a twenty-five
dollar bond for only thirty cents!
Attention of the public is culled to
the fact thn» by a recent resolution
of the city council the law regarding
the building code and the securing
Of building
permits for
all new
structures or for remodeling will be
strictly enforced in the future. Any
one planning to build or remodel
should get the proper permit at the'
city hall before work is started. Per
mission and permits are required to
move a building into or through the
city of Central Point.
The building Committee of the city
council has been authorized to en-
force the city building code in the
Juture, This code calls for cement or
stone foundation, brick flues, etc.,
and that floor plans for any new-
building must be submitted to the
building committee and approved by
them before a permit Is granted.
Anyone interested in building or
repair« should call at the city hall
and get the correct Information be-
fore starting work.
Plans Complete For
Community Picnic
The committees in charge of the
proposed community picnic to be
held on Labor Day (Sept. 1) in Tou-
velle Park on Rogue River have
about completed their plans for the
event. Lee Pinkham is chairman of
the general committee, All service
organizations, churches,
lodges and
the general public are expected to
take part. The dinner will lie served
at the picnic grounds near the Mili
tary Bridge.
The old-fashioned "pot-luck" din-
)ier will be served cafeteria style.
Each family attending are asked to
bring cooked foods, salads, cakes,
etc., to be placed on the communit)'
table. Also their own table service, j
The Business Men's association and •
the Masons will furnish Ice Cream ,
and the Odd Fellows are to furnish'
and make the coffee.
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The
club will have
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cession to sell cold
drinks, candy.
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4tc., during the day, the money (<>
help swell the club funds. Swimming
and games will l»e enjoyed following
the dinner.
Those expecting to attend this
community affair are asked to nteef
at the Legion hall at 10:00 o’clock
in the morning on Labor Day. Trans
portation will be provided for those
without any of their own.
1 City Asks Payment
For Street Oiling
Old Theiss Building
Being Torn Down
Central Point Babies
Entered in Contest
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller
Enjoy Northern Trip
Rebekahs Plan for
Community Picnic
Nebraska Club Holds
Picnic at Hot Springs
Tlie Nebraska Club held their an
nual picnic August 10 in the Jackson
Hot Springs park.
Following a big picnic dinner there
were visiting, games, contests, swim
ming, ami the election of officers.
During this election Mrs. L. H. Camp
was elected secretary and Mrs. Char
les Wellman was made her assistant,
Those in attendance from Central
Point and vicinity were Mr. and Mr«.
L. H. Camp and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Wellman. Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Bursell, and Mr. Ed Hadley.
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wards. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Edwards, of Central Point and Shir
ley Roy Kelly, son of Mr. and Airs.
Roy E. Kelly, of Central lN>lnt look
place August 8 at Reno, Nevada. The
bride wore a light grey suit with
pink and black
accessories and a
corsage of pink carnations.
After the ceremony they traveled
south to Moffatt Field where they
visited a short time with Mr. und
Mrs. Glenn Shrier, sister and brother-
in-law of the • bride. They returned
the coastal highway
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and visited In
Cresent City i with Mr. and Mrs. Har-
old Mercer, i alint and uncle of Mr.
Kelly.
The young couple are both grn-
duates of Central Point High School
and Mrs. Kelly is employed at Mont I
gomery Wald« while Mr. Kelly is
employed at Timber Products and
the Central Point Post Office. He is
planning on entering S.O.C.E. this
fall.
The young couple will make, their
home in Central Point where their
homi- is now being built.
A shower was held Sunday evening
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Kelly at Central Point *n honor <>t
Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Kelly, who were
recently married.
Many beautiful
and useful gifts were received by the
young couple for their new home.
Refreshments of cake and ice cream
were served to 41 guests after the
gifts wre opened.
Those present for th evening were
Mr». Alice Hood, Mrs. Wiltord Wal
ker and children. Mr. and Mrs. Loya)
McCoy and children, all of Medford:
Mr. an<l Mrs. Mel Hood anil daugh
ters, of Gold Hill; Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Mercer and children. Mr. anil
Mrs. Clarence Wallace, of Cresent
City, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Mc
Graw and daughter, of Eagle Point;
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hood and sons
of Butte Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Dubbs, of Grants Pass and Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Rd wards and Bonnie and
Mrs. Glenn Shrier arid Son Jimmie,
of Central Point. Also the honor
guests and Mr and Mrs Roy Kelly
and MOHN.
TO HELP—
Myrtle Stockton
formally
with
Rogue River Beauty shop will be
with Mrs. Ross in the Central Point
Beauty shop Thursday, Friday find
Saturday of each week.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Higday and
children left Sunday for a vacation
in California. They will visit friends
and relatives in Redlands, their form
er home, also Greenville and Gridley.
They plan to be away ten days.
Churches
THE FKIHSRATED CHURCH
(Temporary Location:
C.P. Grange Hall)
Rolf JI. Hansen, Pastor
SUNDAY:
9:45 am. Sunday School. Bring
your Bible.
11:00 a.m. Morning Servloe.
6:45 pni. Young People’s Meetings.
8:00 p.tn. Evening Service.
MONDAY:
8:00 p.m. Men's Prayer Meeting In
th« new Sunday School unit—4th &
MRS. STONE IMPROVING-
Alder.
Word has been received from M rw. WEDNESDAY:
Marie Stone, who is taking medical
8:00 p.m. Cottage Prayer Meeting.
treatments in a Portland hospital.
(’lll'ltdl OF CHRIST
that she is getting along well and her
condition is Improving.
L. IL Camp, Minister
9:45 A M. Bible School
11:00 A M. Morning Wifrshlp
Hermon “The Pause that Refreshes"
8:00 P.M. Evening Service
Sermon "The Midnight of the Soul"
8:00 P.M
Wednesday, Mid-week
service.
4:00 P.M. Tuesday and Thursday
K M ED.
COM.MUNITV PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Rev. W.
Gray
Church School
9:45 AM.
Morning Worship
1 1:00 AM.
"Hermon, "The Refiner's Fire."
8:00
Evening Worship
Sermon. "Abundant Life.”
"Good deeds are very fruitful, out
of on» good action of «urs <l«>d pro-
duces a thousand. the harvot whereof
is perpetual.”
KEEP AMERICA
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Miller, of Route
I spent several days visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Wells Mann in Oregon Citv.
They spent a r oupie day« going
around Port! »nd and visited with Mr.
and Mrs. I’ t l-egg ami family
Multnomah.
Mr. and Mrs. Mann and Mr. and
Mrs. Miller motored along the Colum
bia River Highway to The Dullen. All
had an enjoyable trip.
Mrs. Mann and Mr. ( Miller are
brother and sister. Mr. and Mrs.
Mann moved from here five years
ago after living here many years.
Mt. Pitt I Rebekah Lodge No. 1*7
met tn res gubir session with twenty
members ] present.
Under business
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a discussion of 1
Picnic to l»e held for Oddfellow-.
Rebekahs and families was held, and
tail who wish to attend are asked to
bring your own service, as food will
be provided by the Committee.
Also anyone wishing transportation
"ere asked to call Vern Kight. Phone
58$. and transportation will be taken
• are of.
Miss Isiis Camp was the honored
Lovely refreshments of cake and I
coffee were served by Emma Glea- 1 guest at a birthday dinner given bv
"on. Thelma Clark, and Effie Glenn, j," her mother. Mrs. L. H. Camp
NUMBER 47
PENTECOST CRt ltCH OF GOI»
.‘»th ami Pine
Surniay School-—9:45 A.M
Morning Worship—11:00 A M.
Evangelistic Service—7:45 P.M.
JACKWNVILL1
JOUÄWAU
■ILHRIM IIOLINFHS CHURCH
nth a Pine Hts.
H. L. Williams. Pastor •
Sunday School
9:45 A.M.
Morning Worship
11:00 A.M.
Sermon topic: "Spiritual Farming."
Evening Service
7:30 PM.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday night,
7:10 P.M.
TEEN AGERS HOLD
FIRST MEETING III
LEGION HALL MON.
organized Teen-Age
The newly
Club of Central Point met Monday.
August 18 at 7 P.M. in front of the
City Hall for a surprise party.
They were led to the Legion ■ Hall
and there informed that the Leglon-
aires had turnd the hall over to the
club for an evening of dancing and
games.
Nineteen new members were regis
tered, including Mayor Scott and the
city council, who were signed up as
honorary members.
It was announced that the Eagles
of Medford have invited all Central
Point T-A Clltb members to attend a
teen-age dance which is to bo held
in the Y.M.C.A. building. Friday,
August 22. Transportation will be
avaiable at the City Hall at 8 o’clock
for all those Interested In attending,
according to Melvin Kelly, club
president.
The club’s plans, concerning the
community picnic to bo held on
Latbor Day. were completed, and pre-
partition for carrying them out were
set in motion.
The club is receiving tllu enthus
iastic backing of all local organiza
tions and officials. Special assistance
wlili the refreshments, offered Mon
day evening by Snyder’s of Medford,
was very much appreciated by the
club, according to the refreshment
committee.
Relief Corps Enjoys
“Stanley Party
The Wm. II. Harrison Women’s
Relief Corps No. 27, met Tuesday
night in an open meeting with many
guests present. (One gentleman even
brtfUght Ills grandmother!) A very
successful Stanley Party was present
ed by Mr. Mansfield, of Medford, wh)
is becoming well known in Central
Point, ills demonstrations und games
are made more Interesting by his
humorous retparks to fit the occa
sion. Several gifts were given as
I prizes as well as the usual party
gift to every member from "Stanley,"
To many of the people present, this
whs their first opportunity to see the
quality of the Stanley products, and
to see the amazing feats that can be
so sini ply performed in household
tasks by using them. It has been
suggested that sales would rocket
above production, if Mr. Mansfield
<-<>u)d be purchased with each can of
floor wax, furniture cleaner, or win
dow cleaner, so that he could give a
thirty day personal demonstration in
each "Stanley" home.
Delicious refreshments of cookies,
|>ome-made cupcake«, and fruit punch
was served by the following commit
tee: Annadale Bphannon, Helene Mc
Dowell, Nora Hansen, Naomi Cole
man, an<l Thelma Clark.
RAILROAD < ROSSI><;•
The matter of the bad condition of
crossing in Central
the railroad
Point is being taken up by the county
engineer with the railroad officials,
Pine street from city limits to city
limits was taken over as a part of
the regular county road system
several years ago with the expeeta-
tion that this street from the highway
to the eastern end of the street was
to be pnved by the county, with the
city paying one-halt ot the cost.
War conditions, however, put a stop
to this plan, but the county will en
deavor to have the crossing put in
better shape as soon as possible.
B\I*TISMAL SERVICE 8UNDAY—
Rolf 1(. Hanaen, pastor of the Fed
erated Church, announces
that
a
Baptismal Service will be held next
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Furth
er details will 'be announced at the
I I o'clock service at the Grange Hall.
The public is cordially invited.
A'o what?
Thelma Clark would like to find
the guilty party who hid the milk
cans In the bottom of the kitchen
stove at th»- I.O.O.F. hall. Heverl
<>f the Oddfellows have assured her
that they haven’t been on a refresh
ment committee since "way >a«t «uni-
nier.” The ashes haven't been cleaned
out since then either, (hough! One
party made a "forced confession,"
but we think It was to shield another
lodge brother.