Highway Commission Postpones
Public Hearing on Freeway Route
The public hearing concerning
location of the proposed High
way 99 freeway was postponed
late Thursday afternoon, May 17,
according to a telegram and let
ter received by Mayor Donald
E. Faber.
Originally, the hearing had
been slated for Thursday, May
24, at the Jackson county court
house in Medford.
Notification of the postpone
ment was sent by H. B Glaisyer,
secretary of the Oregon state
highway commission.
According to information avail
able, the hearing was cancelled
because of a possible freeway
routing on the west side of the
valley, in the vicinity of Old
Stage road.
Opposition to the two present
routes was received by the com
mission, rumors indicate, with
greatest furor raised over the
Hillcrest line which would cut
through numerous orchard
tracts.
Glaisyer stated in his telegram
to Mayor Faber that notification
of the new public hearing would
be made ten days before the
date set.
Councial Requests
Bids to Wreck
Old Fire Hall
Proposals for wrecking the old
Central Point fire hall building
at the corner of Third and Pine
streets will be received by city
councilmen at 8:30 p.m. Mon
day, June 4. according to action
taken in last Thursday evenings
meeting.
Bidders may dispose of the
building as they see fit with the
exception of the three doors at
the truck entrances and the brass
fire pole. The city will retain
ownership of these items, r
Bids are to be submitted in
sealed envelopes at the office
of the city recorder.
City councilmen also approved
three recommendations submitt
ed by the planning commission.
First recommendation was that
the alley running east and west
between Front and First streets
in block 17. directly behind the
Grange Co-operative Supply
Assn, be vacated.
The Grange Co-op is planning
an expansion program and is
also petitioning for a change in
zone boundaries.
Second recommendation was
that W. T. Phillips be permitted
to construct a duplex dwelling
at 345 North Eighth street. Plan
ning commission action is re
quired on more than one-family
dwellings.
The last recommendation was
that the council communicate
with the state highway commis
sion and make known that it is
the commission's and council's
opinion that the proposed free
way should be constructed either
one mile east of Central Point
or two miles west because the
proposed site would hinder ex
pansion.
THURSDAY. MAY 24. 1958
CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN. CENTRAL POINT. OREGON
PAGE FOUR
If this is not possible, it was
asked that the highway com
mission provide frontal roads
paralleling the freeway for ac
cess.
A city street light located at
the intersection of the Crater
High school drive and Highway
99 was ordered moved because of
a duplication with a highway de
partment light recently install
ed.
The light will be moved to
Oak street and Bigham Drive.
Council members passed a mo
tion supporting the planning
board and other interested par
ties to have the freeway located
west of Central Point.
Fellowship Group
From Gold Hill
Attends Rally
Bv Adah Jones
GOLD HILL — The Senior
Youth Fellowship group of the
Community Methodist church at
tended the Sub-district rally held
at Ashland on Sunday afternoon.
Election of officers for ensuing
year resulted in Grace Gail elect
ed as Christian Outreach chair
man and Pat Bickel as Christian
Witness chairman. Attending the
meeting from Gold Hill was Mrs.
Lawrence Smith, group advisor;
Sandra Densmore, Fred Bowen,
Richard (Hammersley and the
above mentioned girls. Mrs. Nor
man Gail furnished transporta
tion.
The Community
Methodist
church is planning a picnic din
ner, following church services on
Sunday, May 27. This will be in
the church dining room and is to
honor Rev. and Mrs. Bowers and
family. Rev. Bowers has supplied
as minister during the past wint
er and Sunday will be his last
day in that capacity before the
new conference year. A full time
minister will serve beginning in
June.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bruce
and sons, Paul and John of San
Fernando or Granada Hills,
Calif., are spending part of their
vacation visiting Mr. Bruce’s
mother, Mrs. Grace Bruce, on
old highway 99 south. Also while
here they had family gatherings
including Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Bruce and family of Central
Point. They will visit a sister at
Reno, enroute home.
Mrs. Charles Arnold of Long-
beach, Calif., is visiting at the
home bf Mr. and Mrs. ^aul
Throne. Mrs. Throne is her
daughter. Mrs. Arnold is enjoy
ing the warm days as weather
was cool at Longbeach.
Week end guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen
were Mr. Bowen’s mother, Mrs.
Alma Bowen and their son, Mr
and Mrs. Robert Bowen Jr., and
daughters, Karen and Sharon.
The guests were from Richmond,
Calif.
Roy Huffman, former resident
of the Lampman Road area was
a guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs W. F. Romine recently after
having spent the winter in Mex
ico. Mr. Huffman is recuperat
ing from a heart attack.
Mrs. Fannie Egers and Mrs.
H. P. Beers came over last week
from Cave Junction to get Mr.
Charles Fehely, who have been
staying at the Frank Lockwood
home while doing some work on
the graves of pioneer relatives
buried at the Old Jacksonville
cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Abbott
and daughter, Debra of Chula
Vista, Calif., are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Abbott’s parents,
Mr and Mrs. John Cogswell in
Gold Hill and Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Abbott in Grants Pass, par
ents of Richard.
Mrs. Paul Thompson and Mrs.
Cecil Johnson are attending Re
bekah Assembly this week. May
22 and 23. at Tillamook.
Hubert Bailey and his father,
William Bailey, of the Old Stage
road are on a business trip to
Yuma, Ariz. Mrs. Hubert Bailey
operated the Dardenelle Service
station during the absence of her
husband, Hubert Bailey. They
brought back with them Mrs.
Bailey’s mother, Mrs. Bessie
Hendrix for an indefinite stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Jame3 Keyes
have a new baby boy born May
15, weight 8 pounds. Thev have
named him Lawrence Thomas.
He has an older brother and
sister, who are both in school.
Mrs. Bruce Bennett and chil
dren, Jerry, Jennie and Debi of
Ontario, Oregon, came last Fri
day to spend the week with
Mrs. Bennett’s mother, Mrs. Mer
rit Davis .and brother, Dick
Davis. Also other relatives and
friends in Gold Hill. The last of
the week they will visit Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Bennett, her father
and mother-in-law, of Medford.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett will take
their daughter and grand chil
dren back to their home in east
ern Oregon Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Newland
and daughter Jan went to Cor-
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state track meet.
Mrs. Mary Shaw and Mrs
Eleanor Ganong spent the week
end in Portland visiting friends
and also attended the Libarace
concert.
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