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About The Central Point American. (Central Point, Or.) 1936-195? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1948)
VOLUME XXI CENTRAL POINT, OREGON ar (Extension Agent Talks to Unit öjr the Editor THURSDAY. OCTOBER 21. 1948 High School Carnival NUMBER 4 Navy Mothers to Hold All-day Meet Coming Friday Night Miss Eula Wintermote, County ■ .......... Extension Agent, presented the The all-day meeting of the Cen- There are several measures on project, "Pattern Alteration” to the The 1948 High School Carnival tral Point Navy Mothers Club No. the ballot for the coming election i Central Point Extension Unit, Wed- 4>ven by the Central Point High 466 will be at the home of Mrs nesday. October 20, at the home of School students will be held in the Henry Kilburn, at Oak and Fourth which we think should be voted Mrs. Stella Anderson. Miss Win Central Point High gym on Oct. 22, on Wednesday, October 27, which is down emphatically. First of these Navy Day. When would be a more termote displayed charts showing at 7:30 P.M. is the proposed 6% limitation The Central Point High School appropriate tune for all Navy methods of altering the several amendment. We can see no real need for this proposal at this time. a \ esterday the county court passed pattern pieces and demonstrated has chosen four candidates for Mothers to come to a meeting with resolution fixing a name for the the correct way to take body mea queen, one from each class, They the local club? The slogan, "Once The county assessor's office has Our advice is to leave the old law new cement bridge across / 3" ” surements with the result that are Irene Bartley, freshman; Ernes- a Navy Mother always a Navy completed the 1948-1949 assessment Bear alone and vote “No” on this one. Creek on the Central Pjint market several members were measured tine Conklin, sophomore; Jean ■ Mother," is meant for you and you rolls and turned them over to the • • • sheriff for collection as announced road east of this city. The huge for their own future reference. The Hamilton, junior and Ortha Traut- and you. The next measure we don’t like structure will hereafter be known man, senior. Tickets are being sold importance of accurate measure If your boy is home, safe and today by C. A. Myers, assessor. is that providing for a boy’s camp as the “Isaac Constant Bridge” m by the students of each dass. Up well, think of the mothers who will The rolls this year comprise ten ments. measuring the pattern with over in the rainy belt of Washing honor of the man who first took up individual measurements and care to date the freshmen are leading in never see their sons again, or of the volumes with over 22,000 parcels of I ton county. The bill is not careful I a Donation Land Claim on the land fully studying patterns before be the votes. boys who came back and are going property listed with the tax figured ly drawn, does not cover the real upon which the bridge stands in ginning a garment were emphasized. There will be all types of conces- through a living torture in the separated on each. needs in the care and reformation 1852. This is in accordance with Mrs. P. B. Snook. Chairman, be sions from raffles to refreshments thousands of hospitals in our land. The total assessed value of the of delinquent boys, will be costly the pi esent custom of the court in gan the business session with re and including a door prize. Much can be done to help make the county is $46,985,779.05, an increase in its administration and we feel naming major county bridges in creation in the form of group sing The queen contest will close at days more pleasant for these dear of $4,709.998.97 or slightly more the money could better be used to j j honor of some pioneer who lived in ing led by Mrs. Arnold Bohnert, 8:30, but the crowning of the queen ones, just some writing paper,, than 11 % over the previous year, a provide additional facilities at the the vicinity in the early days of the followed by the drawing of the door will come later in the evening. stamps, magazines, books, beside j l*rge part due to new construction. present training school. They had county’s history. The High School band will play games or money for slides, Don’t | The total amount of tax to be prize which was won by Mrs. Eldon trouble enough keeping the CCC during the queen coronation and we feel a little selfish when we see collected this year in Jackson coun Holmes. The naming of this bridge is camps morally clean when they had * 1 particularly appropriate on account Mrs. T. J. Muse reported that Cen follow with a short musical pro- a mother and loved ones attending ty is $2,713,554.00, an increase of oceans of money to carry on with I of the fact that both roads leading tra IPoint Unit had won the gavel, gram. the final services for a son whose $619,132.09 or 26.5% over last year. and we feel that such a camp is not to the new bridge from the east an award given by the County I The proceeds from this carnival body has been returned home for This year’s tax is divided as follows: the answer to the problem. Vote city limits of Central Point and Council, for being the most out will go toward athletic expenses burial? Can't all Navy Mothers schools, $1,819,595.97 or 67.06%, and the buying of new equipment. give a day or two a month to come county, $328,170.44 or 12.09%; cities, 505 X No. from the Hamrick road, as well as standing Unit in the County during • • • the past year. out and help the club carry on a $329,991.53 or 12.16%; irrigation, the bridge itself, are upon land once Mrs. Chas. Jantzer, Finance Chair Legion to Entertain worthwhile project for our boys $197.459.85 or 07.28^ ; fire patrol, In the matter of allowing non a part of the Constant claim. i who did so much for us and now $38,336.21 or 01.41%. property owners to vote in bond Í Isaac Constant was born in Clark man. asked that members be pre ask so little and get less, With the elections for school districts we be- i county, Kentucky on April 5, o" paring bazaar articles and collect All Valley Posts Oregon's 6% limitatioin law pro reopening of the hospital at Camp vides that taxes can not be increased lieve that people who do not own In 1812 his parents started for ing items for white elephant sale real property should not be permit Illinois, but stopped for several which is planned for December. The The Myers-Holland Post No. 129 White there will be lots to do but more than 6% over the highest tax proceeds from this affair will go to ted to vote to saddle indebtedness years in Ohio, finally settling in American Legion, will be hosts to till then we can help other hospitals. of any of the three previous years Don't forget the date, Wednesday, without a vote of the people but the on those who do. It is argued that Sangamon county, Illinois, in 1820. the Azalea House fund and for all Legion Posts in the Rogue River such non-property owners may Here Isaac grew to manhood on , other Unit activities. Valley, the evening of Oct. 28, 8:00 Oct. 27. Potluck dinner at noon, taxpayers have the privilege of Miss Martha Johnson was a visit p.m. Stork shower after a business meet- voting any amount of taxes on vote on county and city bond issues farm and was married in 1833 to and therefore should be allowed to Lucinda Merriman. To this union or from Westside. Others visiting Area Commander Harry Pinker ing. Members are asked to bring themselves that they wish however vote at school elections. 1 In our eight children were born, two dying I were Mrs. M. B. Caster, Mrs. John ton. of Medford, will be the princi some interesting item about Navy the amount voted will not change Taylor, Mrs. J. S. Lydiard, Mrs. J. pal speaker. Mr. Pinkerton, who has Day. All mothers who have had the tax base in future years. humble opinion, the whole thing is in infancy in Illinois. This year every school district in wrong. We think any voter who ' In 1849, having been told by his A. Johnson, Mrs. Walter Childress just returned from the Legion Na sons in any branch of the Navy, or does not own real property should 1 physician to seek a milder climate, and Mrs. Roger Dew. It is hoped tional convention, will give the high has sons in now or in the Naval the county voted to exceed the 6% limitation, while the county and not be allowed to vote at ANY ! he, with a friend, set out on horse that all of these ladies will join. lights of the convention activities, Reserve are urged to attend. It was decided that, if possible, most of the cities did not exceed bond election, school, city or county. back for the Oregon country. On All veterans in the valley are the November meeting will be in this limitation. We are “agin’ ” this one, too. arriving safely in Oregon City the the Grange Hall in Central Point. urged to attend. Schools Close for • • • There has been no state tax in The carnival committee have the two young men spent some months Oregon since 1937 while on the Teachers Conference annual carnival plans for the 3rd As for Joe Dunne's eternal old looking over the country, coming other hand taxes have been sub well advanced and it looks like this I age pension bill, it is just as crazy as far south as the Rogue River Keenan-Jantzer annual affair will be bigger and i [ Central Point Schools will be stantially reduced by the state aid as the others the people of this state valley, where he was specially better than ever. Wedding Event I closed on November 4th. and 5th. to schools which has been paid out have turned down. If this measure struck with farming possibilities of nPrmif thi> niAanrl the I of the stato income tax for the past The grand door prize will be a tn permit the tnnrhorc teachers fr* to attend carries the present old age assistance the Bear Creek basin. Both men Of Interest $350.00 complete feed-room suit», to annual regional educational confer (several years. law will be superceded and federal then returned to Illinois to get their This year the schools of Jackson see it in the John Cupp window. ence to be held at Ashland. This participation w >11 stop. The whole , families. 4 I county will receive from the state Miss Marilyn Keenan, daughter of There will be plenty of prizes, burden will i<Ti~tipon the state, and Setting out from Independence, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Keenan and Mr. lots of entertainment, and fun for is an educational conference for all i 1 $826,569.00 which means an average teachers of Jackson, Josephine, ' it is a well known fact that state Mo., with a large wagon train the Lake, and Klamath counties. There | saving of 17.1 mills on the county revenues for welfare are decreas Constants spent a hazardous sum Robert Jantzer, son of Mr. and Mrs. everybody. Remember the date Nov. 11, 12 will be over 1000 teachers in attend tax levy. Converting this millage ing and the new burden would be mer crossing the plains and arrived Charles Jantzer, both families of into dollars it means a saving to the Central Point, were married Satur and 13. ance. entirely impossible to meet. Also in Jackson county late in the fall i tax payers of the county of $17.10 the bill provides for an entirely new of 1852. Here he took up a Dona- day, October 16, in the St. Luke’s on every $1,000 of assessed value. Lutheran church at Reno. Nevada. Ray C. Smith, of Portland, field one-man commission to administer tion Land claim lying east of what 22 Members Attend worker for the Northwestern Christ- the law, which would mean two was later to become the city of They returned home Sunday and for District ------- — Convention - ■ - . mu ian nume Home for the aged, located at New Cafe Opened welfare commissions in the state, j Central Point. He later acquired the present are staying with Mr. Jantzer ’ s parents. They will soon Of Garden Club» Beaverton, Oregon, was a guest Near High School both with their staffs of clerks, . a tract of land west of the county 1 'speaker at the Church of Christ bookkeepers, medical advisors, etc., road and now included in the pre- move to Rupp’s apartment. Sunday, arriving on the morning Mr. and Mrs. Milton Gordon ac Twenty members of the locul The whole thing is absolutely 1 sent city limits (known as the Con- A new business enterprise open companied the couple. Mrs. Gorden Garden Club attended the district train and leaving for Klamath Falls ed its doors to the public last Mon screwy and should be snowed un- stant Tract). I is a sister of Mrs. Jantzer. convention held at Cave Junction in the afternoon. day morning at the corner of Fourth der. Vote 311 X No. Of the six children who came Mrs. Jantzer wore a beige dress Monday. The meeting was held in and Bush on the Old Highway. to the valley in 1852 with their I Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Stringer art' In the writer’s opinion the “li- j parents, all but one grew to matur with brown assesories and wore the Illinois Valley grange hall. The local club won first prize in the owners and operators of a small quor-by-the-glass” bill means just ity on the old home place, were ■ pink carnations. Mrs. Gordon wore cafe. opening the door wider for the re married and lived in the county a aqua dress with black assesories attendance having 50% of their j membership. and wore pink carnations. The building is made of the turn of the old saloon. The Knox many years, in fact all but one died Mrs. Ed Vincent and Mrs. Roy COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH pumice stone and is a very neat Mrs. Jantzer graduated with the Law has done a good job in Oregon • in this county. These children Central Point class of ’48 and is Kelly received their past presidents’ _ (Federated Church) looking affair. in holding down the lid on liquor | were: Rolf H. Hansen. Pastor pins. With Mrs. Effie Smith, past 1 now with Bordens. An apartment is built in the back and should be strengthened, if any (Continued on page seven) ( Sunday: I The American joins their many state president, presiding. of the building which will serve as thing, and not weakened, Let’s 8:30 a m. Teachers’ Prayer Meet- A demonstration of flower ar ing. friends in congratulation. a home for the Stringers, . Sand leave well enough alone. Vote ranging was an interesting part of Service Officer School 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. We’re wiches, fountain service, popcorn, 1 “No” on this one. grOWing. Come C-'IIIV and c.i.u grow with ...... us! . etc, will be sold, The cafe will the day’s program. • • • At Legion Building 11:00 a m. Morning Service. Spe serve the public from 8:30 I CARD OF THANKS a.m. And finally may we say that the cial choir music. Bible sermon. Mr. and Mrs. Max Randall, of of kindness and sympathy until 10 p.m. The ' 6:45 p.m. High School A Senior veteran’s bonus amendment is an The Annual Service Officers’ Redwood Falls, Minn., recruit Mis Young People groups Mr. Stringer is the son of Mrs. other screwy thing. In the first school conducted by the Depart neighbors and friends in our recent sionaries to South Africa, arrived , 7:45 p.m. Evangelistic Service. Joe Foster of this community. He always remain with us sorrow will place why have not the various ment of Oregon, American Legion. at the Medford airport Tuesday ' Enthusiastic Gospel Singing is a veteran of World War II serv veterans’ organizations backed the J held ¡n the Legion Memorial a precious memory. Our sincere afternoon in their private plane and ' Monday: all those comforting thanks for 8 p.m. Kansas city Gospel singers. ing as a Medic in the Army in the bill? Why is it fathered entirely • Hall on Oct. 28, 1948. were guests in the L. H. Camp home Philippine Islands and Japan. by a political candiadte who is us- ' Mr. Leslie T. St.Clair, assistant deeds, and also for the lovely until Thursday. They spoke at the Don't miss them. Wednesday: flowers. Mrs. Stringer is the daughter of ing it for his own political use and department service officer, will be 7:45 p.m. "The Hour of Power” Mr. and Mrs. Earl Terry. She's a Church of Christ Wednesday even Ed Eldred benefit? And why are the men of in the city to conduct classes in all Midweek Meeting for the whole ing. This is their first visit to Ore Paul Nitzschke & family native of Nebraska, but has lived family. the Oregon National Guard who phases of Veterans Service Work. gon and Washington. Mrs. Eber High on the west coast for eleven years. valley were called into service prior to All service officers in the CHURCH OF CHRIST Coming to Central Point from Pearl Harbor and who remained in will be in attendance. L. H. Camp, Minister Grants Pass. Any veteran or members of ve- service longer than any other divi- 9:45 Bible School for all ages. 11 00 Morning Worship Com- sion left out under this bill? And terans' famiiles are invited to attend munion and Sermon. Lady Lions Hold if the income tax revenues ever if you have any question pertaining 7:00 Youth Groups come down from their present high to Veterans' Compensation, G.I. 8:00 Evening Service. 2nd Dinner Meeting level, the cost of such a law might Insurance, attending school, under : 8 00 Wednesday, Mid-week Serv- Ice. easily wreck the state. Again, vote either Public-Law 16 which is for The Central Point Lady Lions i 9 00 A M.—Sunday KWIN. I Veterans ’ camping disability, or “No.” had their second meeting of the Public Law 346—commonly called month Tuesday, October 19, 1948 PKNTKCOm* CliriK'H OF <¡«>1» the G.I. Bill, you are urged to attend Bili and Pirn- with the usual dinner at Smitty’s and have these questions answered. Ranch House. PI1.GKIM iioi . imss < m it« h The cedar chest and afghan draw •th A Pine St«. ing Friday, October 15th made Wedding of Local Harry Heck. Pastor Pink O'Connor of Central Point A.M. Sunday “ School ‘ ‘ 9 45 Couple Announced Morning Service 11:00 AM winner of the cedar chest and L. C. 7:30 P.M. Reutor, of Medford, winner of the Evening Service Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hawley, re Praymer Meeting Wed. 7:30 PM afghan. We wish to thank the Every One Welcome! cently announced the marriage of peopel of the community, who help their daughter. Carrol, to Mr. Merv- ed to make this venture a success. CENTRAL POINT High School Gym in McAllister in Yuma, Arizona. The Central Point Lady Lions are PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Both young people are well Sunday, October 24th: sponsoring the new chapter at Gold known in Central Point, having 9 45 a.m. Hill--the date for the Gold Hill Sunday School: , OCTOBER 22, 1948 attended school here. 10 00 a.m. Morning Worship: Westminister Fellowship 6 30 p.m. Charter Night is November 10, 1948 Mervin is the son of Mrs. Edna (meeting with the Jacksonville at 8 p.m. which will also include 7:30 P.M Hawley of this city. group, at Central Point) dinner and dancing. The young couples are making Monday, October 25th: Pubblicity Chairman, Choir Practice—7 30 pm. in their home in Pennis. Calif., where Admission Free ! Fredda Davison I church. Mr. McAllister has employment. These singers are radio artists Friday, October 29th: The Kansas City Gospel singei-. Congregational Dinner, (6:30 p.m. | No one ever did anything worth a group of six colored men. will <md this promises to be a real treat in church parlors, Few men are lacking in capacity Concessions exP' ‘1 ’ ', doing, unles, he wa. prepared to go but they fail because they are lack present a concert at the new Com for the people of Central Point. The have • ri: s~»i. ti-uv ’ i»"“'«' ing in application.—Calvin Cooli munity Bible church next Monday public Is cordially invited. 166. Jacksonville—Phon« 801 «omething of a bore — Bishop Steere. DOOR evening at 8 o'clock. dge NOW $46,885,773 I Churches Coming Sunday High School Carnival !! Bingo Raffles PRIZE I
