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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, IMS COCTRAL POINTAMERICAN. PACK TWO But why should the National Gov in the open country connecting with ernment spend such monstrous, in THE CENTRAL POINT .Main Streets that extend from the calculable and senseless billions of Atlantic to the Pacific and from dollars in peace-time that total Canada to Mexico and the Gulf. The “pressure" in Washington is above the expenses of war-time? Re-established, September 13, 1038 the same, yesterday, today and to That is an international problem and not concerned with the trend Entered as second class matter at morrow, and the disposition in the towards socialism and socialistic the post office, Central Point, Ore American capital favors all kinds of gon, under the Act of March 8, 1879. political bosses, labor bosses and ideas that weakened and not strengthened the United States.? Published weekly at Central socialistic schemes that dirty the Point, Jackson County, Oregon and face of Miss Democracy. devoted to the best interests of the The President of the United States city and vicinity. blasted the 80th Congress in unrea MUSINGS SUBSCRIPTION RATES sonable words. But he fumbled (Continued from Page 1) Six Months |1.25 when he said that “during the last One Year $2.00 16 years American people have been Payable in advance. creating a society which offers new were low. There were only a few Advertising rates on application Office—North Second Street opportunities for every man to en really solvent taxpayers in town— joy his share of the good things in and they had all they could do to ARTHUR EDWARD POWELL Editor and Proprietor life. . . But we are forward-looking pay the taxes required to pay off in protecting those values and prin that awful debt. No city adminis ciples and in extending their bene tration even dared to think of rais fits.” His political partners shud ing the tax load enough to put in dered. but decided to play the game. any more city improvements. ALONG MAIN STREET The President calmed down and J. E. Jones flow he is getting along better with And so the years went by. Every Washington, D.C., April—Half >f Congressmen. Some even seem to city council spent many weary hours the people in the United States are favor socialized and undemocratic trying to think up some way to packed into crowded cities and suggestions, including taking over make the debt payments and at the suburbs. ‘They assume to "know-it- ‘medical science," National control same time make the many improve all” and to prove it they round up of schools, and balky labor bosses. ments asked for by the citizens of the “leaders," whereupon pickets At the present moment it looks as the town. It was a most thankless and hoodlums pull off sensational though the White House and Con job—and still is, for the matter of stunts that make news for radio gress will “kiss and make up." that. They're cussed if they do and! commentators and headlines for the The Big City politicans from New cussed if they don't. Small cities of metropolitan press. York across country through Chi our class just don't have money The other half—and the Big Half cago and on to San Francisco are enough to do all the things the —live in small cities, villages, and swallowing Presidential pills. The people seem to think they want. union Labor Bosses found it a little Today we can be thankful that the easier to call a ridiculous coal min men of old who managed the affairs ers strike in protest of a nomination of the city did as well as they did to by the President of a man to a high keep the city solvent. ENDS FRIDAY I — Federal post. There was no demond from Since the coming of the war and America’s Main Street for Congress Camp White our city has had many to approve the President’s recom- new problems. Our population has mendations to interfere with the increased rapidly; new industries credit at the banks; or to regulate such as the planing mill, the rail commodity exchange to interfere in road ties business, the “stud” mill, the field of transportation; to im and ethers, have all brought new SABU ûa lRUSSELL TurhanBEY pose ceiling prices on scarce mater ials, or for Government loans to PHÛNF private industry. 2424 STARTS SATURDAY — Anyhow, most of these measures FABULOUS resembled pipe-dreams. The Ameri — ENDS SATURDAY LOVFRI — can Main Streets said "pooh!" Looking at the whole question Errol from another standpoint we find the political situation as bad as it was under the Roosevelt New Deal. Vivaca How anybody can wade through the — STARTS SUNDAY — LINDFORS recommendations and agree that it *n f is a Fair Deal is almost beyond com Advtnturti nf tht RILEYS prehension. / But the present Administration is bounding forth with speed that the taxpayers will have to pay for. Poli tics rule the roost in the metropoli tan districts. At the same time Main Street is still thinking sensib’.v and sound. The Nation as a whole is on the very peak of a crisis that can't be cured by the National Government taking over the affairs of the great medical profession, the local schools and a thousand other socialistic activities right here in the United ENDS SATURDAY — States. Main Street is safe and so are James Gleason • ’Digger'O'Dell most of the State, city and town (JOHN ■ox ernments AMERICAN — EDITORIALS kJ problems. Our streets have had to1 much heavier traffic, parking bear____ is becoming a problem, and the cost of operating the city’s business has more than doubled. So the city council of today is faced with enough serious problems without being perpetually bothered with “demands” and “petitions. ’ And we are told that some crazy folks are even writing anonymous letters to the mayor! The place for such communications is the waste basket or the kitchen stove. If the writer hasn’t the guts to sign his or her letters they should be ignored, not worried over. • • ♦ So, after all is said and done, Cen tral Point isn’t so bad a place in which to live. We have good schools, good churches, live civic organizations, and our people, while not wealthy, are the salt of the earth. Here we have good neighbors, good friends and a cheerful way of life not often found in larger cities. Let’s be thankful for the blessings we have, and quit worrying. NOTICE OF MEETING OF COUN TY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TO EXAMINE ASbLbbMt.Nl ROLL8. 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