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THURSDAY, MAY 13. 1954 CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN, CENTRAL POINT. OREGON PAGE TWO Central Point 2% Al JK It I t yAk Published weekly on Thursday by Central Point Publishing Co., Chester A. Ashton and Cecil A. Sharpe Jr., owners. BOOK BRIEFS From Central Point Public Library By Evelyn Graham The Central Point Library is pleased to have the opportunity to greet the readers of the Cen One Year ___ _ $2.50 tral Point American through this Six Months $1.7o column each week. Advertising rates on Application. Your library seeks to serve Cecil A. Sharpe Jr., Editor the community through its sev 141 North Second St. Telephone 1221 eral departments. The periodical list includes magazines of inter est to children, young people, homemakers, readers of current Monday, May 17, voters of school district 6C are asked to events, and mechanical arts. On vote in the annual school budget election. the children’s shelves, there are We urge you to appear at the polls on Monday and express interesting and educational your wishes on the budget proposals. Only with your support books for the pre-school and old can the local educational system be kept stronq. active and er youngsters. The young people modem to provide our youngsters with the best facilities. have a varied selection includ As a newcomer to the district, this writer is not eligible* to ing animal and career stories. vote in the school election. The loss of one's voting power is For the adult who derives only recognized when it can not be exercised. We regret that pleasure from reading a good we can not cast a ballot in this election, but we urge you. most •book, there are varied fiction strongly, to take advantage of your right next Monday. titles, modern and historical, mysteries and westerns, and ample assortment of humor, tra vel, biography and history. We have found ourselves quite a townl When the local library is un Yes sir, Central Point is surprising us more each day. Last able to meet the technical re week we published our first edition. With the help of several persons, we secured many local news items which helped to quests, we are able to supple ment our collection with special brighten up the columns. loans from the Jackson County The interest which has been taken in the ''new" Central Point American is gratifying. Many, many citizens have con Library and the Oregon State Library. The Central Point li gratulated us on our new venture and offered their help and brary is a branch of the Jackson support. County Library and recives an With this kind of support, we feel that we are welcome and wanted. This kind of support makes us want to give you the exchange shipment of 50 books best possible newspaper. each month to keep the collection Thank you, Central Point. alive and interesting. The librar ian is always happy to bring specially requested ‘books from A BRIEF GLIMPSE . . . the County Library and is will ing to help you to the utmost of our facilities. From th» Files of th» American The library is adjacent to the First National Bank building and 10 Years Ago . . . 1944 —--------------- is open Monday and Thursday Newly elected pres’dent of the Two Road Projects afternoons from 1:00 to 5:30 Central Point P-TA is Mrs. Doro P.M. Near Central Point thy Williams, who was installed Friday, May 5, by Mrs. P. A. Scheduled for Bids Tracy. Grog Law Revealed Bids on two Jackson county Mrs. Ada G. Parker passed By Liquor Group «way it her home in the WiHow road projects near Central Point Sale of beer, wine or distilled Spring district at 5:40 this morn were received May 11 and 12 at the regular meeting of the spirits for consumption on the ing Oregon State Highway Commis premises is not legal during the Mrs. Oscar Minnick entertain sion in Portland. hours the polls are open on elec ed Wednesday afternoon with a The new structures on county tion day, the Oregon liquor con farewell party for Mrs. Evelyn roads near town are: over Jack- trol commission reminded licen Rosier and Mrs. Loreace Me son creek on the Taylor road sees this week. Neese, who will leave Sunday* vbout three-fourths miles west However, sale of packaged afternoon for their home in Tex of Central Point; and over Bear beer and wine by authorized as. creek on the Upton road about licensees for consumption off Jimmy Bailey, who has been at one mile south of Central Point. premises on election day is per Attu, visited his cousin. Mis. mitted by Oregon law. State re T'vo tyds were received on Evelyn Jones and also H. C. behalf of Jackson county and the tail liquor stores and the Port Breeding at Rogue River. land and Salem office of the structures are to tie constructed Glen Parks is expected home liquor commission will be closed at county expense. on leave Friday. May 21 in accordance with the • • • • At the highway commission meeting, the commission receiv Oregon liquor control act. 20 Years Ago . . . 1934 ed bids on the largest number The city council at its regular of projects every advertised by meeting Monday night spent a them at any one meeting. There busy session. Several matters of were 45 highway, bridge, fenc importance were taken up among ing, traffic signal installation and them being the matter of a city building projects estimated to jail and a public dump ground. cost $5,000,000. Mr. and Mrs. W J Freeman of Central Point, prominent resi dents of the valley for many FETED ON BIRTHDAY Mr and Mrs. E S. Taylor and years, celebrated their 40th wed family entertained at a birthday ding anniversary Thursday even party for their son, Andrew, yes ing with a reception at their terday to celebrate his 17th home to which 100 friends were birthday. invited. Harry Skyrman, Medford at torney. is moving back to the GUESTS OF CHILDREN country home of his parents near Mr and Mrs. Michael Naples Central Point for the summer. spent Sunday with their son and Charles Jantzer made a busi daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. ness trip to Cow Creek Canyon Robert W, Knight at Oregon Wednesday. Tech in Klamath Falls Entered as second class matter at the postoffice, Central Point, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Re-established Septemb er 13, 1928 SUBSCRIPTION RATES GO TO THE POLLS... THANK YOU, CENTRAL POINT ... Into the Past... Last Variety Show Slated on Friday The last program in the cur rent series of the Veterans Hour Variety show and Radio Quiz, sponsored by Myers-Holland Post 129, American Legion, •»< Central Point, in cooperation with merchants of Central Point and Medford, will be presented at 8 pm. Friday. May 14, at the Veterans Administration Domici- lary theatre. This month’s program will be highlighted with the appearance of the Jackson County Songwri ters club in songs of their own composition. The radio quiz will again have as master of ceremonies the manager of radio station KYJC, Jimmy Dunlevy, who will ask the questions and try to get the right answers from contestants, all members of the domicilary at Camp White. Mike Naples, ad jutant of Myers-Holland Post 129, will assist the master of ceremonies. The ladies auxiliary, Unit 129, will serve refreshments of dough nuts and coffee after the pro gram. The public is invited tc be guests of the disabled veterans at this show. WATER PIPE ARRIVES New four-inch pipe for city water main was received Mon day. This initial shipment con tained 1350 feet of pipe. Street Supt. Art Rupp planned to start work today, Thursday, on the water main work in the Oak Knoll sub-division. This and That By Ernestine Lisenbee Strawberry Glaze Pie 3*>4 Cups strawberries (1 qt. Cups sugar 2 T cornstarch V« t salt 1 cup water Line baked shell with berries. Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and water. Cook over low heat until thickened and clear. Pour glaze over the berries. Chill just before serving, garnish with whipped cream and whole ber ries. Note: fresh sliced peaches or whole raspberries may also be used. Diplomacy: The art of saying “nice doggie” until you can find a rock. Here are three safety slogans from other lands. Can you iden tify them? 1. Lassan J ary, Tovabb Erst. 2. Un automovil esta siempre tan barracho como el que lo quia. 3. Vorsicht ist keine Freigheit, Unvorsichtigkeit kein Mut. English translation: 1. (Hungary) Go slower—Get further. 2. (Mexico) An automobile is always as drunk as the man driving it 3. (Germany) Caution is not cowardly, and carelessness is not courage. —(Safe Driver). . ' GUEST OF BROTHER Mrs. Marian Wood of Fort Worth, Texas, has been visiting her brother, Kenneth Hubbart, domiciliary member at Camp White. Hubbart is former associ ate publisher of the Central Point American when thé news paper was owned by Kenneth Powell. Mrs. Wood visited friends in Chester, N.H., and re latives at Great Falls, Mont, and Spokane, Wash., before coming to Oregon. Her stay ' at Camp White is indefinite. Mrs. Wood’s last visit to the Rogue River valley was in 1937. Buy—Sell Through American Classifieds a good drugstore If you are seeking an estab lishment where you and your family can trade with con tinuing satisfaction, we invite you to turn to us. Yes, this is a good drug store. Here you will find ample stocks of drugs and sundries, nutritional aids, sack room supplies, baby needs, etc. Why not make this your Family Drug Store? SEE STEVE AND DORIS AT YOUR FRIENDLY PHARMACY Central Point PHARMACY S & H Green Stamps 214 Pine Street You can’t slice anything so thin that it has only one side. EXPERIENCE CENTRAL POINT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE ANNA R. SCOT 1 ■ Republican Candidate County Clerk EXPERIENCED! THE STEAK HOUSE 3910 North Pacific Hwy__ Phone 3 1171 ANNOUNCES BARBECUED HAM — CHICKEN CMotern Rarbrcae—hftrt just ■ sauce) Served os appointive County Clerk. Am »or and Sheriff in Hood River County. J ■ ^*€T**arY to the law firm of Kavanaugh and McNary. ■ Shrimp — Pen Fried Chtctren Baked Hem — Rabbit. Your Choice Open I A M to 9 P M PAUL and El.VERA WALKER, Prvp Manager for 12 yean of Hood River Ab- atract and Investment Co. Paid Political Adv. by Anna R Scott Committee VOTE FOR »«yx: HENCE MAY 21
