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About The Central Point American. (Central Point, Or.) 1936-195? | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1956)
Central Point VOLUME XXVIII School Round Up Set May 14-16 Parents of children who will enter the first grade at Central Point this fall are reminded of the summer round-up clinic on Monday and Wednesday, May 14 and 16. Physical examinations will be offered through the county health office. Parents are asked to contact Mrs. Clinton Charley for appointment times and more information. Mrs. Charley has reported that there are about 25 appointment times still available at the clinic. She may be contacted at "her home, NO 4-2734, daily after 2:30 p.m. Physical and dental examina tions are required of all enter ing first graders. VALEDICTORIAN— Naihan Douthit, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Douthit of Cantral Point, has been named valedictorian of the Crater High school grad uating class of 1956. During his four years at Crater High, Douthit has earned a grade point average of 1.12, based on a perfect grade of 1. He has been active in sports and school activities and is student body president this year. He won both the Elks leadership and scholarship contests for this district and has also been awarded a NROTC four-year scholarship to Harvard. Douthit just recently won two first place awards in the Oregon High School Speech League. SALUTATORIAN — Lola Campbell Young has been named salutatorian of the 1956 graduating class at Crater High school. She has compiled a scholarship record of 1.29. Mrs. Young is a transfer this year from Illinois Valley High school at Cave Junction. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Campbell of Cave Junction. While at Crater this year, she has been assisting in the school office. A will May The deal National School Assembly be held Friday afternoon. 11. at Crater High school. assembly, at 3 p.m., will with the changes in science. AMERICAN CENTRAL POINT. JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON THURSDAY. MAY 10. 1956 PROCLAMATION City Dads Request Water Hearing To Reduce Rates In the interest of civic bet terment. I do hereby proclaim the period May 12 through 28 as "Clean-up Central Point week." The clean-up campaign is being sponsored in the city by the newly organised Cen tral Point Junior Chamber of Commerce chapter as their first civic project. I urge every citizen of Cen tral Point to cooperate with the movement by cleaning up his property during the two-week period, and to cooperate with the Jaycees in their city-wide project. Donald E. Faber Mayor City of Central Point • Council Okays Jaycee Sponsored City Clean-up The weeks of May 12 through 26 were designated as “Clean up Central Point Weeks” by ac tion of the city council Monday evening following a request from a delegation from Central Point Junior Chamber of Commerce. The newly organized Jaycee chapter represented by Richard Stratton, Gay Hallett and Walter Smith, asked cooperation from the city in a clean-up drive which they will conduct as their first civic project. The Jaycee delegation reported that they are planning two pick up dates. Saturday, May 19 and 26, will be the days in which the Jaycees will man trucks to collect trash and rubbish around town. City residents will be asked to box trifeh and leave it near a curb so it may be picked up. Small contributions may be made to the Junior Chamber by resi dents if they wish. Mayor Donald E. Faber issued a proclamation setting aside the period and urged local citizens to cooperate for civic betterment. Councilmen indicated that a city truck would be made avail able to help with the pickup. Cub Carnival Slated Tuesday In Little Gym A full-fledged carnival with a wide assortment of entertain ment booths will be presented Tuesday evening, May 15, by Cub Scouts of Central Point Pack 40. The event will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Central Point Grade school little gym at Second and Bush streets. Cub Scouts will operate a number of booths and games in cluding fish pond, basketball and bean bag throw, flying saucer, hit the bulls eye, balloon dart, dish toss and ring game. Candy, soda pop, pop corn, doughnuts and coffee will be sold. Charges for the games will be one cent and five cents. The carnival will be the last meeting of the Cub pack before school closes for the summer. Parents and friends of the Scouts are invited to attend. BOARD TO MEET Directors of School District 6 will hold their May meeting on Monday, May 14. at Crater High school. Main item of business is the opening of bids on a new school bus. JONES HAVE GIRL Mr. zand Mrs. John Jones of Central Point are parents of a daughter bom Tuesday, May 8, at Sacred Heart hospital. Weight at birth was five pounds. NUMBER 33 KELLY RETIRES—Roy E. Kelly, above right, ended 11 years of service to the city of Central Point as a councilman on Monday evening. May 7. with his last appearance at a council session. Kelly submitted his resignation April 26 to the council because of health reasons. Appointed to fill the vacancy was William F. Saxbury. above left. Saxbury, associated with John Cupp Furniture Barn, will serve until December of this year. Kelly was honored by councilmen Monday evening with a letter of appreciation.—Photo by Everett Faber. Parrish Installed As P-TA President At Final Meeting Mrs. Stanley Parrish was in stalled as president of Central Point Parent-Teacher Association at the last meeting of the organ ization Tuesday afternoon, at the junior high school. Others installed were: Mrs. Leo Ghelardi, first vice president; Mrs. C. E. Chamberlain, second vice president; Mrs. Leonard Kunzman, treasurer and Mrs. Robert Monsey, secretary. Corsages for the incoming and outgoing officers were made by the Central Point Garden club. Mrs. Hixson and her committee was in charge. Meeting was presided over by retiring president, Mrs. Chester Ashton Invocation was given by Mrs .W C. Higinbotham. Mrs. Walter J. Carr reported on the recent music festival held in Ashland and commented on th« splendid showing made by the Junior High band. Askwith Petition Circulated For School Board Circulation of a nominating petition for Bill Askwith of Cen tral Point for the coming School Disrtict 6 board of directors elec tion was started Tuesday of this week. School board election will be held Monday, June 18. The po sition currently held by Don Patterson of Central Point will be the board vacancy. Patterson who has been a member for the past eight years, is servirg as chairman of the school board. Askwith is manager of the Cheney Forest Products mill in Central Point. He is chainfian of the city planning commission and has been a local resident since 1939. He and his wife have two children, Kav. a sophomore at Crater High school, and Jim, a fifth grade student. Nominating petitions must be submitted to the school district clerk seven days prior to the election. Candidate’s acceptance must .be received five days be fore election. A total of ten names are re quired on the petition. Patterson has not indicated whether he will seek re-election at the present time. Brownie Scout Fly-up Set Tues. HONORED—Mr«. H. J (Ethel) Fleischer, Central Point, was honored last Saturday at the annual dinner of the Jackson County Oregon Education As sociation held at the Rogue Valley Country club. Mrs. Fleischer, who will retire from active teaching this year, has been in District 6 system for the past 29 years. Her total teaching record numbers 37 years. Mrs. Fleischer has been Crater High school librarian and Latin teacher. The annual Girl Scout Court of Awards and Brownie Fly-up will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tues day, May 15, in the Central Point Junior High school library. Fourth grade Brownie Scouts will receive their wings and take the Girl Scout oath. Girls in 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade troops will receive badges. First class badges and curved bar awards will also be present ed during the evening ceremony. Mrs. Alan Jewett will be present to present the curved bar aawrds. Mrs Ben Darras, neighbor hood chairman, will act as mist ress of ceremonies for the even ing Refreshments will be served. Parents and friends are invit ed to attend the court of awards. A letter requesting the prom ised second meeting with the Medford Water Commission and a formal request that water ser vice to the city of Central Point be considered as one large con nect was ordered by city council men at their Monday evening session at the city hali. The action developed after a letter was read from the com mission indicating that the Med ford group does not intend to attempt to adjust the new water rate schedule to the city. It was to be pointed out in the letter that the present water schedule is set up to take care of the 20-year water bond in debtedness and that a change would confuse the issue. Also, it was to be pointed out that the cost to the city would jump from $1.00 to $1.75 under the new schedule. Bohnert Asks Water Otto Bohnert appeared before the council and asked permission to extend the water line on Tay lor road to his home on Grant road. The extension was installed by J. R. Krupp and Charles Bateman to serve their homes. Councilmen approved the re quest and pointed out that Boh nert would pay for the exten sion and that water would be for domestic use only. The ex tension was allowed since Boh nert has property adjoining the city. Ordinance 420, establishing a ¡flood relief sewer fund, was read. The ordinance is designed to allow recent and disburse ment of federal flood relief funds for the repair of the sewer line across Bear creek. Preparation of a new ordin ance which would revise part of the city building code was dis cussed. Seek Two Roads A motion was made recom mending to the city planning commission that they recom mend to the highway depart ment that a paved access road be constructed on both sides of the proposed freeway north from Pine street and that two highway crossings be prepared. L. J. Bigham was elected chair man of the council to fill the vacancy created by the resigna tion of Roy Kelly. William Sax bury was appointed to the fin ance and ordinance and sewer and water committees. Mrs. Helen Abbott, city sec retary, was appointed deputy city treasurer to serve during the absence of Edward Jones. Jones is planning a vacation next month. Councilmen present were M. C. Gleason, Bob Padgett, Bill Sax bury, Harry Tonn and L. J. Big ham. CIRCLE TO MEET Women's Christian Circle of First Presbyterian church of Central Point will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17. Hostess es will be Mrs. E. E. Reams and Mrs. Margaret Wilson. ROGUE VALLEY f WEATHER U. S. Weather Bureau Max. Min. Prec. May 3 66 .06 51 May 4 61 49 .80 May 5 65 44 04 May 6 62 47 .05 May 7 57 46 .05 May 8 57 44 .01 May 9 40 69 Midnite to 10 a.m. Thursday 23 rainfall . May rainfall .95 inches over normal as of May 9.
