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Central THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1955 CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN. CENTRAL POINT, OREGON PAGE TWO AMERICAN Published weekly on Thursday by Central Point Publishing Co., Cheater A. Ashton and Cecil A. Sharpe Jr., owners. Entered as second class matter at the poetoffice, Central Point, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1897 Re-e»tabii«hed September 13. 1928 SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $2 50 Six Months $1.75 Advertising rates on Application Cecil A. Sharpe Jr., Editor 141 North Second St. Telephone NO 4-1323 editorially speaking WE DON'T WANT A SPEEDWAY Wo have been wondering why the new highway remodeling project last summer through Central Point included a "60 mile- per-hour supered curve" at the south end of town. Now we know! At Tuesday's council session, the state speed control board submitted a letter asking that the speed limit through the city on Front street (highway 99) be increased to 40 miles per hour. According to the letter, this request was part of a plan to increase traffic movement on highway 99 from Portland south to the California border. We will have to Join with city councilmen in protesting the speed increase Although the area involved is less than a mile, it still reflects on /i»e safety of our children and residents. We do not want to s^e he heavily traveled street become even more dang erous thxm it already is through a higher speed limit. Even with the traffic light at the Pine street intersection, children and other pedestrians take their life in their hands when they attempt to cross the highway. Crossing at any other of the intersections in town depends on a marked ability to dodge cars. If the state speed control board wants freeway speeds on highway 99, they should have freeways constructed. Endangering lives of residents in small towns by allowinq allowing heavy-footed drivers to scream through is not the solution! 10 Years Ago . . . 1945 Last Friday morning while the valley Tuesday for a 60 day furlough. peacefully returning to his horn", William B. Keizur Sr. was foully Mr. and Mrs. Dick Lawton and attacked by an unseen assailant. daughter, Dorothy Elizabeth, at The dastardly thug approached tended the wedding of Miss Alpha swiftly and unseen, smote Mr. Whilloek and Captain Wayne Keizur a cruel and grievious blow Crews in Medford Wednesday, on the left temDle and after a June 20. short struggle fled without giv Keith R. Lawton bought two ing the staggering and half con- lots across from the E. P. Stone sioux victim a chance of success residence from the city and has ful defense. started to build on same. Mrs Anna Ross celebrated her 75th % birthdav June 21 with a 20 Years Ago . . . 1935 Mrs. E E. Scott and Mrs Buck birthday party on the lawn at man entertained with a handker- the home of her son. James. Mr. and Mrs. E E. Scott, Mr. .chief shower at a surprise fare and Mrs. Joe Swain. Mrs Ber well party for Mrs J. C. Yakel, nier MiKlue and Mr. Swartz went who will leave for Modesto, Calif, camping' to the Lake of the soon to make her home. Woods »Wednesday and return Miss Anna Sherer arrived last ed home last night. night on the bus and is visiting Mr and Mrs. Claude Blaken- at the home of Mr and Mrs. ship sold their property, the form Ix»onard Carpenter until the ar er J. C. Wood home, to Mr and rival of the Sherer family Mrs Kingsbury. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Potter enter The City of Central Point had tained their berry pickers with a a gam of approximately 21 pcr- swimming party last Thursday cent in papulation, according to evening. figure^ made public today by the Mr. and Mrs. Hogan of Idaho Secretary of State’s office. and their two granddaughters The last census as of 1940 spent the evening Wednesday at was 908 The new census will the C. E Fox home. show the city has 1158, the actual count was made by the census committee. This is a gain of 250 Sgt Ray Casebecr, who was liberated from the German pris oner of war camp at Moosburg about six weeks ago. arrived in Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ward are the parents of a baby boy weigh ing 8 pounds and 13 ounces bom Tuesday morning at Com munity hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Marine have purchased the old Owen home and will move as soon as Mrs. Will Owen moves to Portland., Carol Furry, Marjorie Jones, Dorothy Powell, Richard Jewett, Roger Yost and Bill Snyder en joyed a swimming party at Twin Plunges on Monday night. John Ross, Verne Pendleton and Vince Ritzinger went fishing Wednesday. They caught one salmon and 25 trout. R. H. Moore is slowly recover ing from a severe attack of the flu from which he has been suf fering for the past three weesk. Mrs. Edith Deuel and Johnny left Wednesday, June 19, for Den ver, Colo., where Johnny is tak ing treatment for sinous trouble. Book Briefs From Central Point Public Library By Evelyn Graham g. forgiven him—one act had not been forgiven. Adam found himself a reluct ant participant in the tragic crisis. Could his knowledge and memory of past events help un cover the truth—who had be trayed Robert into the hands of the Nazis years before? Here at the end of (he truth ^ere two corpses and one decent, intellig ent individual who had taken up on himself the right to punish with death a man he deeply loved. Swirling around them was the hidden, treacherous river of im- placable hatred and savage bit- terness. The only action left was to rescue Elizabeth from its sweeping tide, Elizabeth—whose love could erase all regrets. “The Hidden River” is the story of a family, set in a country Where the memories of war are still painfully alive. Written with richness, grace and quietness, it has pertinent things to say about the burden of guilt and respon sibility each individual bears for the corruption and intolerance abroad in the world. Oscar A. Sheppard, machinist’s mate third class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ned A. Sheppard, Route 1, Central Point, is helping to prepare the escort aircraft car rier, USS Rendova, for retire ment to the “mothball fleet.” The Rendova, commisioned in October. 1945. played a/ active part in the Korean confli ict and was one of the Ships to- take part in the Enitwetok A-bomb tests. Under the navy’s current drive to economize and maintain top battle readiness, she is being de commissioned. MOTHER IS VISITOR Mrs. Lois Sauer of Oakland, Calif., arrived last Saturday morning to visit with “her son and-family, Mr. and'Mrs. Edward Gilkey, of Central Point. She will be here for two weeks. CAR OF THE WEEK The Hidden River by Storm Jameson Adam Hartley drove through the French countryside, savoring every detail of the landscape Why should he always feel so happy in France? Five years was a long time to stay away. Would everything be so different than when he had last seen it during the war? One thing he was fast discovering—bitterness and hat red were still very much alive. On every side he saw violent re taliation against past collabora tion with the despised Nazis. How ever, life would be pleasant and peaceful in the manor house on the Loire River. There he and Monnerie could re-establish the warm friendship that had flour ished as they worked together in the French Resistance Things were not quiet along the Loire. Two men lay dead, the oldest and youngest members of the Monnerie family. David, cul tivated and charming, had serv ed a prison sentence because he refused to repudiate his life-long friend who was a German gen eral. Francois, the spoiled young er brother, had been persuaded that anything he did would be Vacation Oklahoma Picnic Slated July 10 The annual picnic for former Oklahomans will be held on Sun day, July 10, at the Caveman’s park in Grants Pass. There will be a free barbecue, beef furnished by Roy Couch of Tiller and Noah Couch of Med ford. Everyone should bring lunch including table service. 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