THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 1954
CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN, CENTRAL POINT, OREGON
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COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENTS
GOLD HiLL
TABLE ROCK
WILIX7W SPRINGS
APPLEGATE
JACKSONVILLE
WESTSIDE
EAG-LE POINT
SAMS VALLEY
editorially SPEAKING
Mrs. Lynne Scott
Mrs. Ray Doran
Mrs. Lillian Burnette
Mrs. Arion Christenaen
Mrs. Cayl Hoskins
Mrs. Lewis Conger
Mrs. Ada Bonebrake
Mrs. Floyd Doland
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WE RECOMMEND
With the flurry over candidates in the November 2 general
election, this writer feels that many of the registered voters here
will tend to overlook the proposed legislation which must also be
decided by registered voters.
We strongly recommend that each voter study his official voters’
pamphlet which he received through the mail several weeks ago.
In addition, this column makes the following recommendations
for voting on these measures.
1 SAI^ARIFIS OF STATE LEGISLATORS. We recommend a
yes vote. To draw qualified men into public office, the present salary
scale must be increased to more nearly equal actual costs.
2. SUBDIVIDING COUNTIES FOR ELECTING STATE LEG
ISLATORS. We recommend a yes vote. This measure will eliminate
a confusing situation in heavily populated counties and make the
voters’ job easier.
3. MENTAL HOSPITAL IN OR NEAR PORTLAND. We recom
mend a yes vote. This measure would open the authorized hospital
to all persons afflicted with mental illness and not just aged mental
patients.
4 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. We recommend a yes
vote. Increasing from 8 per cent to 10 per cent the signatures to
place a constitutional amendment on the ballot will prevent “easy"
use and eliminate hurried, faulty changes.
5. STATE PROPERTY TAX We recommend a yes vote. This
measure will place a definite limit on the state which we feel is
beneficial to property owners.
fl. ESTABLISHING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME. We recommend
a yea vote. Let’s go along with other coast states in getting a uniform
time basis.
7. PROHIBITING CERTAIN FISHING IN COASTAL STREAMS.
We recommend a yea vote. Let’s leave stream fishing to the sports
man and tourist. This would benefit only a handful of commercial
fishermen and ruin streams for sportsmen.
fl. REPEALING MILK CONTROL LAW. We recommend a no
vote. We feel any change in present milk legislation would result in
a serious blow to small producers. They are doing a good job now.
In addition, there are two local issues:
’ FOR JUVENILE HOME. We nvommend yes vote,
We fee! that youngsters, not criminals, who get into trouble deserve
a break lad’s treat them like youngsters and not like hardened
criminals.
And on the city ballot:
CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR FTRE HALL AND
LIBRARY BUILDING We recommend a yes vote.
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A new building to
remove two eyesores in our town is worth the two or three dollars
of additional taxes we will have to pay. It’s also a good investment
to protect our expensive fire-fighting equipment.
And remember, vote as you please, but vote.
Church Ladies Attend
Phoenix Presbyterial
Nine ladies of the Central Point
Presbyterian church attended
Southwest Presbyteria! at Phoe-
nix last Thursday.
The main feature of the pro-
grain was the report from eight
delegates from different parts of
Oregon who had attended the
National Presbyterial at Purdue
University of Indiana.
BUSINESSMMN MEET
First meeting of the fall sea
son for Central Point Business
Men’s association is scheduled
for 8 p.m Thursday. October 21,
at the city hall All businessmen
are urged to attend.
CUSTOM
TRACTOR
WORK
NEW EQUIPMENT
GET 'DEER AT KF
Mrs. Vic Noel and daughter,
Vicki, Miss Salley Elders and
Gordon Mekvold motored to
Klamath Falls Sunday. Mr. Noel
spent the weekend hunting in
the Lakeview area and was lucky
in getting a nice buck. He joined
his family in Klamath Falls Mon
day and returned home. Gordon
stayed to attend college classes.
10 Years Ago . . . 1944
A welcoming reception was
held at the Federated church
Friday evening for their new
pastor and his wife, Rev. and
Mrs. Rolf H. Hansen, attended
by a large group of members and
friends of the church.
Cpl. Stanley Jones, who has
been home on a short furlough,
has left for his station at Gov-
emof’s Island, New York.
A week ago Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Kilburn received a tele
phone call from Grants Pass
from a frie-sd of their son, Har-
old, who bunked right next to
him in New Zealand He said
he had promised Harold he
would call them
Enlisting in the U. S. Naval
Reserve from Central Point Oc
tober 2 was Kenneth Milford
Adams, 17 year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Marion Adams.
A fire, which caused damage
estimated to be about $400 oc
curred at the Joe Krupp Ser
vice station a short time before
noon today. Mrs. Clark Mc
Dowell entertained Mr. and Mrs.
George Vincent and Mrs. Nora
Hansen at dinner Wednesday
evening.
Gunnersmate 3c Ben McMana-
ma writes his mother that he
has crossed the equator for the
first time. He writes that he
can’t run around the corner and
mail at letter every time he
wants to.
Mr. and Mrs. George McDon-
ough of Sams Valley recently
i eturned from a month’s vaca
tion spent at the coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Obenchain
went hunting one day but saw
no deer.
20 Yean Ago . . . 1934
Sunday evening at five o’clock
at the home of Rev. D. E. Mil
lard, Miss Helen Noreen Lees
became the bride of Edwin Paul
Martin.
Sanford Richardson made a
trip to Portland some time the
last of August and took the ex
amination for Class A radio
license.
On Saturday, Sept. 30, a no
host turkey dinner was enjoyed
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Kincaid in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Quast.
Emma Lauerman, wife of John
Lauerman, passed away in the
early morning of Tuesday, Oc
tober 2, at their home in Central
Point where they had resided
for the last 22 years
This week a carload of fat,
sleek cattle was shipped by the
Kirtland Farm, owned by Mrs.
Ruth Sparrow, to Portland for
exhibit at the Pacific Interna
tional Livestock Exposition.
Miss Arie Henay, attended a
party in Medford this evening
given by Miss Helen Winter, a
sorority sister of Miss Hay.
Hal Jewett returned home
from the hospital Sunday arid is
doing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Root en
tertained at a wedding breakfast
the following guests, Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Noel, Miss Geraldine
Fox, and the honor guests, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Martin.
We understand that when
Drury Pierce bought the old
old Ford, that he made the re
quest that if anyone asked who
the buyer was to report that he
didn’t know.
Tom Ross and brother, John,
and son, Jim, Walter Painter and
Martin Witte returned home
from their deer hunt and brought
home a deer apiece.
PAINTS FIRE HALL
Frank Bruce of Central Point
has been working at the rural
fire hall during the past week
painting the lower portion of
walls in the truck and store
rooms. The walls are being paint
an aqua color.
Through Lady Laura, the group
rented the coveted Royal Box
at the theater and later had a
second supper at the Savoy Ho
tel. It was disappointing that
such an auspicious evening
should end by one mamber of the
company dead under highly sus
picious circumstances, As In
spector Kirtland of Scotland
yard questions each one, the
reader wonders if it were a crime
motivated by revenge, politics,
international intrigue or person
al gain. Almost everybody had a
motive and an opportunity.
The action of the story is con
fined to 24 hours, yet the rev
elations of the suspects expand it
to many years. The story is so
skillfully woven that it is amaz
ing to see how people with such
varied backgrounds and positions
could have been drawn together
into such a rich pattern of dra
matic action. Only under the
brilliant pen of Francis Parkinr
son Keyes, could a plot be fash
ioned to make the “Royal Box.”
Vote pài
r-
TO JOIN AIR FORCE
Bob Hill, son of Mrs. Oscar
Swanson, left this week to join
the air force.
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PATTERSON
Book Briefs
From Central Poini
Public Library
By Evelyn Graham
Baldwin Castle, the newly ap
pointed ambassador to the oil
rich country of Aristan, and his
bride appeared in London on
their way to the Middle East.
The duty of entertaining them
fell upon Hilary Thorpe, the
Counsellor of the American Em-
bassey. The party gathered to
gether a high-born but improver-
ished widow of an English noble
man, her lovely daughter, a
brilliant and attractive French
cavalry officer, an American
writer and his wife, the Aristan-
ian Ambassador and his veiled
wife and mother-in-law, the rad
iant star of the theater, her
husband-manager and young rel
ative, who played the juvenile
lead in her current hit.
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