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AMERICAN
Published weekly on Thursday by Central Point
Publishing Co., Chester A. Ashton and Cecil A.
Sharpe Jr., owners.
Entered as second class matter
at the postoffice, Central Point,
Oregon, under the Act of March
3, 1897. Re-established September
13, 1928
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THURSDAY. APRIL 21. 1955
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Cecil A. Sharpe Jr., Editor
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Editorially speaking
LEAVE IT TO THE WOMEN . . .
Tuesday afternoon it was our pleasure to visit the annual
flower show put on by the Central Point Garden club.
We can describe the show and displays only by saying . . .
magnificenti
Hours of effort and thought were shown by the striking dis
plays and exhibits of flowers and arrangements.
Our orchid of the week to members of Central Point Garden
club.
MAPK YOUR BALLOT . . .
Next Thursday afternoon, residents of School District 6 will
be asked to mark their ballots for or against a $350,000 bond
issue for the construction of two elementary schools at Gold Hill
and Central Point.
Wo favor the construction of the new buildings and we
sincerely hope that the legal voters of the school district will
also give their approval.
Classrooms are needed now, both at Central Point and at
Gold Hill. Plans are roady, decisions have been made as to the
type <^f buildings needed. The school board has gone as far as
possible . . . now they need your help to finish the iob.
Make it a point to vote for the bond issue next Thursday.
Book Briefs
From Central Paini
Public Librarv
Bv Evelyn Graham
"Letter to a Stranger”
by ELtwyth Thane Beebe
The heroine of Mrs. Beetle's
new book is F.ve Endicott a sen
sible and successful novelist. One
day she received a letter for
warded from her publisher. It
seemed like hundred« of other
fan letters but Eve could not
forget it. The writer was Joanna
Marshall who was so unhappy
because of her father's domina
tion that she took exception to
the happy endings of Eve’s book«.
S' e wished that Eve could write
for her a happy ending that
wou’d come true.
The plot of fae novel is the
unfolding of the story of Joanna
and her eccentric artist father,
of the involvement of Eve in
their lives and also the life of
their next door neighbor, Ritchie
Forrest.
* > a guest in the Marshall
home Eve encountered the haunt
ing spirit of Margie Forrest, the
dead wife of Ritchie whom Beau
Marshall had adored hopeslessly
for years. Since Eve resembled
the dead Marge she became the
embodiment of all Marge had
meant to them. There in the
Marshall house 9he experienced
the eerie feeling of having her
own identity slip away and feel
ing the compulsion of the dead
woman. In this strange atmos
phere she was on the verge of
accepting Beau’s proposal of mar
riage and attempted to arrange
the marriage of Joanna to Ritchie
Forrest, with whom she herself
had fallen in love.
Because of Mrs. Beebe’s skill
ful writing this fantastic tale is
a compelling story. The theme
might appear to be morbid but it
is handled with such lightness
and grace that the reader can
scarcely lay the book down. Like
Eve's famous novels, Mrs. Beebe
also manages to arrange a happy
ending.
Board, Committee
See Equipment Demo
A demonstration of the new
pickup and the remodeled jeep
of Central Point Rural Fire Pro
tection District was given mem
bers of the board and budget
committee Monday evening at
the rural fire hall.
Pumping equipment was oper
ated and other firefighting equip
ment mounted on the two units
was displayed..
WIN FLOWER PRIZES
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Taylor of
Old State road exhibited some of
their choice primroses at the
Jerome Prairie flower show April
8. They were awarded first, sec
ond and third prizes and also
came away with the sweepstakes.
CIRCLE MEETS TODAY
The Women's Service Circle of
the Presbyterian church is meet
ing today, Thursday, with Mrs.
Cliff Smith on Grant Road.
Local Youngsters
Win Draw Contest
Two Central Point youngsters
“cleaned up” in the recent draw
ing contest sponsored by Davis
Transfer & Storage Co. of Med
ford.
Jodie Van Horn, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. D. Van Hom of Central
Point, and Sandra Davis, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Davis,
Rt. 2, Box 165, Central Point, took
first prizes in the two age di
visions of the contest.
The contest involved drawing
a picture of a Bekins or Davis
truck. Van Harn won first prize
in the 7-10 age group and Davis
won first prize in the 10-12 age
group. Their names wtre an
nounced
Wednesday evening.
They have been presented toy
models of Bekins moving trucks.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Van Hom
and family have recently return
ed to Central Point. They had
been living in Medford for sev
eral months.
TRIP TO EAST
Mayor Don E. Faber left Mon
day afternoon for Chicago and
other middle western points. He
planned to pick up a new car.
At Lewisville, Ohio, he will at
tend the funeral of his grand
mother, Mrs. Anne C. Faber. She
was the stepmother of the late
E. C. Faber. He is expected home
Monday, April 25.
Demonstration Given
To 4-H Sewing Club
Alice Thompson and Nancy
M<*Kay, gave a demonstration on
how to make mitered comers
and how to make a round pocket
at the Tuesday’s meeting of
Needle and Thread 4-H Sewing
club.
The meeting was held at the
home of the leader. Mrs. Arden
Pinkham.
The next meeting will be Tues
day, May 3, at the Pinkham
home.
Nancy McKay, reporter
GUESTS OF PARENTS
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Miller of
Eugene were weekend visitors
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Weidman.
Don Patterson, of Grange Ch
op Supply, has been confined to
his home since last Wednesday
suffering from the flu.
Carl S. Hoskins
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