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Central Point VOLUME XXVIII AMERICAN CENTRAL POINT. JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON THUSDAY. JULY 5. 1956 NUMBER 41 Council Promises No Water Fee Boost Noel Appointed Evacuation Test To Plan Board, Slated July 21 Askwith Resigns Grangers to Hear Conclave Report At Meet Friday V. E. Noel was named to the city planning commission by Mayor Donald E. Faber Monday evening on the recommendation of city councilmen after the res ignation of Bill Askwith was ac cepted. Askwith, chairman of the plan ning board, submitted his resig nation because of his recent elec tion to the board of directors of School District 6. The meeting dates of the two organizations conflict. Councilmen accepted the res- ignation with regret. Noel, local builder, was appointed to the vacancy. Askwith’s term on the board had one and one half-years to run. A discussion of liability in surance for the city was held and William Saxbury, finance committee chairman, was direct ed to investigate the insurance coverage and to award the policy. A communication from Miss Helen Webster, head librarian of the Jackson County Library, was read informing city officials of the plan to offer more pay to branch librarians for maintain ing evening hours. A motion was made that the offer of additional salary funds be accepted and that the council work out the details of the ad ditional evening hours. A motion was made that the council send a letter to the State- Air Pollution Board concerning the heavy fallout of saw’dust and ash from the Cheney and Triple Milling burners on Front street. The letter is to request in spection and action on the prob lem from the board. It was also decided that the city would cooperate in the Civil Defense test exercise of July 20 and 21. City councilmen in attendance were M. C. Gleason, Bob Padgett, Bill Saxbury, E. R. Yocom and L. J. Bigham. Highlights of the recent state grange convention will be .re ported to members of Central Point Grange at 8 p.m. Friday, July 6, at the grange hall. The report will be given by the special guest, Mrs. Olin V. Poe, Pomona HEC chairman She will also explain about the state grange canning contest. The remainder of the program will be selection by Mrs. Walter Jensen and Mrs O. T. Wilson, the grange musician, will render a piano solo. Master Harold Gebhard will preside over the business meet ing and the HEC chairman, Mrs. Marshall Weidman, will conduct the lecture hour. The display table will be the bird houses made by members of the juvenile grange and will be displayed again in the annual flower show of the Central Point Garden club. 1 Serving committees will be the Chester Wendts, Homer Congers and Henry Congers. ENJOYS VACATION Keith Williams of Alexander Hardware vacationed from Sun day through Wednesday this week. He traveled to Lakeview to inspect his mining interests. Registration of evacuees from the Portland area will be car ried out in a mock Civil Defense test Saturday, July 21, at Crater High school in connection with a nation-wide Civil Defense ex ercise known as “Operation Alert.” According to Major General J. H. Hicks. Jackson county Civil Defense director, the training mission will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on July 21. All southbound traffic on High way 99 will be stopped by sheriffs officers and Oregon State Police and invited to register at the Crater High School Civil Defense Welfare Center. The registration will take ap proximately 15 minutes. Free coffee will be served to make the operation less painful. During an actual emergency, the purpose of the CD welfare center is to register evacuees (Continued on page eight) Permits Issued For Building of Five New Homes Five new homes were started during the month of June ac cording to building permit rec ords reviewed this week at the city hall. During the past month, per mits carrying a value of $50,500 were issued. Obtaining permits were: Don ald Titus to remodel a store building at 221 Pine street for $500; Lloyd Seymour to construct a frame dwelling at 1020 Oak street for $8000; V. E. Noel to build a frame dwelling at 1125 Pine street for $9000. V. E. Noel to construct a frame dwelling at 225 Maple street for $8000; W. T. Phillips to construct a frame duplex dwelling at 345 North 8th street for $9000; Armin Richter & Assoc, to con struct a steel service station at 21 South Front for $9700, and to J. P. Johnson to construct two frame porches at 146 Amy street for $300. Jaycees to Launch First-Aid Kit Sale Through City July 12 Starting the evening of Thurs day, July 12, men of Central Point Junior Chamber of Com merce chapter will conduct a house-to-house “Be Prepared for Accidents” campaign throughout the city. Members of the organization will visit every home in the community, They will present the homeowner with a first-aid chart showing approved pro cedures for dealing with various types of accidents, and will offer to assist the homeowner in checking his first-aid supplies to determine whether his home is adequately stocked for acci- dent emergencies. Where inadequacies are found, Jaycees will be able to offer a selection of first-aid kits so that the homeowner may choose the kit that best meets his needs. Kits designed for use inside or outside the home will be avail able. Auto kits, travel kits and kits suitable for the hunter and fisherman will be included in the selection. The kits are supplied by John son & Johnson through the Cen tral Point Pharmacy. Profits realized on the sale of the kits will be used to meet the costs of chapter projects. Richard Stratton, president, said, “We hope our campaign will alert our entire community to the importance of being pre pared to give accident injuries prompt first aid.” Mayor Donald E. Faber, head of Civil Defense in Central Point, has offered his support of the campaign. "With Central Point and the Rogue River valley des ignated as a relief area for refugees in prime target areas, each household should be equip ped to care for several persons. A first-aid kit should be includ ed in these supplies,” he said. The first day of the campaign will be Thursday, July 12, and the project will continue through July 19, Homer Billups, project chairman reported VISITS WITH UNCLE Mr. and Mrs. Merlyn Shirley of Florence, Oregon, were visit ors Saturday at the home of his uncle, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shir ley, in Central Point. Shirley and his nephew had not seen each other for several years. Buster Hitches Ride With Airline Pilots A dog’s life turned out to be quite a special experience for Buster, cocker spaniel owned by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Braund of Central Point. The Braunds and Buster were returning by plane from their recent vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Braund changed planes for Port- land and assumed that Buster and their baggage were switched also. On arriving in Portland, they had no dog and no luggage. A wire solved the problem and Buster and the luggage were placed on the next flight. How ever, Buster rode in style. There was no pressurized baggage cab in and he made the jaunt in the pilots compartment. Dentist, Family Move to Town Dr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Turner and two children arrived in Cen tral Point Saturday evening from Portland to make their home. Doctor Turner will open of fices for the practice of dentistry in the Alexander Hardware building about August 1 as soon as remodeling is completed, The family is living in the Joe Edwards apartment at 64 North 8th street. Doctor Turner reported that he has his equipment ready to move into the new offices as soon as work is completed there. Lady Lions Club to Sponsor Local Kindergarten Classes For the first time, five-year- old children in the Central Point area have a promising future to look forward to in the kinder garten being organized for next year. Central Point Lady Lions have secured a certified, registered kindergarten teacher to instruct youngsters. The use of the Leg- iofi Memorial hall for classrooms has also been secured. Mrs. C. L. Miller will teach the sessions. She has had seven years experience in Eugene be fore coming to Central Point. Her husband is on the faculty at Crater High school. A tea is planned in the near future by the Lady Lions for all interested parents who would like additional information. Mrs. Miller will be on hand to answer questions and fully explain the operation of the kindergarten. Summer pre-reg- istration will take place at the close of the tea. The first 30 children register ed will attend the first fall morning session. Children will’ be accepted whose ages are five before November 15. The morn ing class is limited to 30 chil dren. If 50 or more are enrolled, an afternoon session will be held. Some of the things the aver age five year old will learn dur ing the nine months of kinder garten attendance are: counting to 10, writing his name, personal neatness and cleanliness, coop eration with other children and the teacher, sharing his supplies with other children, to follow directiohs, be happy away from home and many other items. Three Pay Fines Before City Judge Sewer Line Repair Finished This Week * Three traffic cases were heard in Central Point recorder's court in the past week. Charles R Moore of Ashland appeared before Recorder Arden Pinkham June 30 and entered a plea of guilty on violation of basic rule which occurred on June 23. He was fined 110, Eugene Feldman of Medford arrested June 27 on a charge of no .operators license, entered a plea of guilty in «court June 30. He was fined $5. Jay Heath of Medford, arrest ed on a charge of no operators license, also entered a guilty plea and was fined $5 Repairs of the main sewer line for Central Point across Bear Creek are expected to be com pleted this week, according to officials. The job is being handled by M C. Lininger A Sons. Replacement of the line across the creek, washed out in the December floods, was started June 21. The contractor has dredged a seven-foot trench in the creek bottom for the new line. HOLIDAY AT LAKE Mr. and Mrs. William Saxbury and children left Tuesday for Fish lakee where they will spend the Fourth of July holiday. FIRST MEETING Central Point Lady Lions will hold their first meeting of the new term at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at the home of the president, Mrs. William Saxbury, south 2nd street Contract Adopted Monday Evening Reviled Contract Will Not Demand Increase to Users No increase in water fee« will be made to Central Point resid ents according to official action by city councilmen Monday even ing during their July session. It had previously been an nounced that an increase in water rates was possible be cause of negotiations for a new contract between the city and the Medford Water Commission. However, action by Mayor Donald E. Faber, Recorder Arden Pinkham and city councilmen has secured a suitable water con tract for the city which will not require an increase to users. City councilmen adopted the revised water contract during their meeting Monday. In approving the revised con tract, councilmen stated that the agreement, which will be in force for ten years, should not demand an increase In rates. The new agreement is based on a static number of water connects in the city with a grad uated charge for water after the minimum. The growth in the city and greater use of water by residents should make the cost of water to the city only slightly higher thRn the former contract. As a comparsion to show the effect of the new contract, the following figures for the period July 1, 1954, to June 30, 1955, were presented to councilmen Monday. Water Users ............. 544-563 Former Contract Cost $11,957.25 Gallons 67,874,400 Proposed Cost $14.533.71 Revised Cost ......... $13,606.47 Newspaper Boy Tangles with Bike Ronnie Monia, 13-year-old Ore gonian newspaper carrier, will probably put a saddle on his bicycle after his experience of last Saturday morning. Ronnie, son of Mr and Mrs, E. E Monia of 47 Laurel street, had just picked up his papers at the corner of Pine and Front streets, packed them on his bike and started on his delivery. That’s the last he remembers, according to his report to Night Patrolman Alan Bishop who found him about 6:30 am. un conscious in front of the service station with his bike on top of him. Patrolman Bishop said Ronnie apparently got his foot tangled in the bike, fell and hit his head, Ronnie was taken to the local doctor’s office for examination by Bishop He did not receive serious injuries ROGUE VALLEY WEATHER U. S. Weather Bureau Max. Min. 90 54 June 28 82 47 June 29 79 June 30 45 76 44 July 1 79 47 July 2 78 48 July 3 82 47 July 4 Scattered showers over moun- tain. Warmer temperatures seen for weekend.
