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CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN. CENTRAL POINT. OREGON THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1 PAPE SIX THE CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN He-e.tabll.hed, September IB. t»ï» Entered a. .econd c I bm mattor at tUe post office. Central Point, Ore gon. unde.- the Act of March ». 1ST» Published weekly at Central Point Jack-on County. Oregon and devoted lu the best intere.t. of the city and »Iclnlty. SUBSCRIPTION RATES &x Month« ...—.. ....... ................... »m One Year .................... —. ....... - ti 00 Payable In advance Advertising rate, on application Office—Second Street, off Main 4RTHUR EDWARD POWELL Editor and Proprietor mu« Include both Justice and honor. BUTTER AND MARGARINE met in wbat is likely to l>e a death battle i in Congress nt the very end of April, when the House moved the margarine measure to the floor for a debate in which Southern Democrats led the fight for a showdown on the repeal of oleomargarine taxes. A hundred and thirty Democrats voted for re peal and only nine Democrats against it. Ninety-four Republicans favored repeal as against one hundred and twelve. The Democrats mixed the Issue with a move to step-up the markets for Southern cotton, which plays an important .part In the oleo margarine industry. The Republicans evidently voted to continue to take their butter straight from bosaie’s milk-bag. fore® the laws and I do not Imply Hunt Hall as governor doe. or will The following violate hl. oath and encourage lax recent edltorial which appeared In (<>r eame t„ naught. But subsequently law enforcement. But his legislative Oho Oregon Statesman, Salem, under ! | in legislative sessions Hall has been record shows such consistent sym the champion of those elements, that the headng— pathy with the elements which de 1 would weaken the control act and In IT SEEMS TO ME grade public morals that one cannot 1943 fought hard against recommen By (I varies A. Sprague expect him to reverse his field and dations of the liquor commission of In to Senator DougUs McKay is carry the bull in bhe opposite direc bills to strengthen Its enforcement tion; or to strike down, as Governor CO ngratulated on ending the shadow boxing in the current gubernatorial machinery. Snell did, the efforts of liquor and Hall has also been on the "liberal" gambling interests to relax laws ano race and getting down to cases. The 1 republican primary contest ought net I side when voting oni bRls regulations. •----- . in the to be an Alphonse-Gaston act of no- gambling. 1......... - 19-17 .— session ---------- HB --- McKay's phrase "a drift to a wide 2, os would have repeal- blesse oblige. The race lies between 312. as amended, open state" Is the signal for thu the Incumbent. John H. Hall I and ed the law giving a loser in gambling battle In this campaign. That <ftlft is Senator McKay. There are sharp games double recovery. Former Gov differences between the two which ernor Os West exposed the menace the public is entitled to know about. of this bill, how it served the purpose McKay opened up the subject in his of the professional gamblers, so it radio talk of Munday night and dis was badly defeated in the house. But cussed frankly the divergence of Ball was one of the five who voted OVERT EDITORIAL Is a reprint I quors. The big power in this battle of the views on issues of public morals be br.ad-apread is the American hou.se- tween him and Governor Hall. wife, who has given ma.rgarlne a fair McKay put his finger squ-arely v trial on account of the high cost of the issue of this campaign: "a drift HIGH SPOTS IN CONGRESS all foods, Ask Mother—and she Will toward a wide open state.” Two of •I. E. Jones Washington, DAT.. May—Editor tell you that the Department of Agri- his opponents favor liberalizing th- Vandenberg took oft his Senatorial culture and the medical soc let le 3 sale of alcoholic liquors, which means gloves back home in Michigan a few agreed that margarine is Just ax virtually the return of the saloon. days ago, and talked to his neighbors healthful a food as butter. Gov. Hall makes no such pron- Of course, everybody knows that nouncement in his platform but his in the language of ye editor. Senator Vandenbur is regarded as a possible margarine has been a victim of poli- I ! legislative record closely Identifies choice for President of these United tics for more than a half a century. I him with the liquor-slot machlne- States; but some ot us oldsters in the But when the women ot our Ameri bookie gambling interests. McKay Washington newspaper game would can home«» made up their minds to while no reformer has consistent! feel very sorrp to ih-ave him step fight this issue to a finish it was only stood for measures to conserve public down from the editorial heights. a question of time before 'political is morals against the greed of com When he talked to his homefolks the sues and arbitrary and unreasonable mercial interests. other day he stuck an editorial pen taxation of an article of good food This personalizing of the campaign into Stalin's ribs, and told him that would win its rights. involves no element of "smearing" HIGH SPOTS in Congress are top Instead ft presents the records of th< ”we shall not surrender to Com munist conspiracy in the United ped by the excitement over the ap candidates for Che careful appraisal States." He added a solid warning proaching .political conventions of the of the voters whose favor they seek Kepublician and Democrat parties. to Americans; On his record Hall Is particularly I "We are suicidal fools if we do not The best prophets in the news;>aper vulnerable. In his first term it. tli. root out and destroy any treason at World of Washington are reporting legislature (1933) he lined up to homo which may bring a World re that President Truman will be nomi fight t'he liquor control measure de- volution to the United States." He nated. On the other side of the signed by the Knox commission as a asserted -with the force of a duuble- opinion in the National Capital with substitute for the lately-repealed pro flsted editor that "we do not propose Senator Taft as second choice. Hall assailed the plan as th tbition. The Iron Curtain seems to have impractical, denounced the proposal to be isolated in a World that has been Communlzed by conquest. We been dropped on HtaSsen as the Re- to establish state stores for sale of Henry Wallace is splritous liquors and predicted tlfy do not «hut our eyes to the cold, ptrillelan choice. Il would fail and cost the state large hard facts that there are those In the running in reverse—backwards. World who respect nothing else 'but won’t be long now before the coun sums of money. Hall suported the force.” Senutor Vanderburg em try will know all about it. Vander- effort of some druggists who wanted "choose to the business as vendors of hard 11- phasizes the conviction that pt-ace burg does not seem I house Governor Dewey leads in party run.” EDITORIALS , POUIEIali Formerly Rupp's Dining Room FOOD IO A.M. - 3 A.M. — Closed Thursdays ' vi - “ Ï *1 Mr. H. W. Conger of Conger-Morris Fu neral Parlors has now held this office for two terms—the past eight years. With this in mind, I have filed my candidacy for the office of COUNTY CORONER on the Re publican Ticket at the PRIMARY ELEC TION May 21st. « r Past experience as County Coroner and the firfest of facilities at Perl Funeral Home will assure competent administration of the duties of Coroner. Your support will be sincerely appreciated. « Vote For WILLIAMM. FRANK PERL McAllister REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE for the Office of republican candidate for DELEGATE * COUNTY CORONER To th« National Convention Served Four Seuions in Oregon Legislature. Speaker el Heu»e in 1943. Veteran of last w»r. Fever» liberal, constructive party platform and nomination of Oregon’» fevered candidate. V, VOTE 70-X Paid Adv. Watch Repairing OREGON He Knows GUY • the county as few men know it—its physical geography—its roads—its finances and its needs. TEX FIRE & AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE Central Point, Oregon TEX for Pro-TEX-lon Get a load of this I I I TRY OUR VITAMIN D Homogenized Milk IT'S DIFFERENT I GILMAN’S SANITARY DAIRY P.O. Box 190 Central Point Ì R Reputation for Expert MEDFORD. • the job of County Commissioner in all its ramifications by having served since 1941 as such Commissioner. Mr. Sprague is ex-Governor of Oi gon. It has also been a cuttom to alternate be tween Medford's two funeral directors for this office. Remember The Iaiwrence Lawrence’s Jewelry • how county budgets are made and the laws governing them. He has had SIXTEEN years experience in mak ing and spending public budgets. down those controls which proti I youth and preserve standards of cl! f decency. LAWRENCE’S COUNTY COMMISSIONER • the laws under which counties oper ate and the limitations set up there by. J K»y’s election as governor put man on guard whose record shJ Chat he will resist the drives to brJ It has been an established custom for voters of this county to choose one of Medford's two funeral directors as County Coroner, because of the central location of this community in the county and the adequate facilities available here. Pd. Adv. McAllister for Delegate Committee. Herb Grey, Chairman on the job as not merely local; H Is general a the country. So great is the .take the slot and pinball machine buain and In racetrack betting that syn cates flourish which rub out rlvJ corrupt police and afford a favoral seedbed for criminal edements. J IT'S TIME TO CHANGE for it. Another bill desired by the gatnbl- ing fraternity was the bookle bib Which would have legalized bookie establishments or placing bets on out-state races. Hall voted for the 1.111 every time it came up; McKay Only the veto of voted against It. the late Governor Snell prevented it | from becoming law. 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