The Central Point American. (Central Point, Or.) 1936-195?, August 16, 1956, Image 1

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    Central Point
CENTRAL POINT. JACKSON COUNTY. ORIGON
VOLUME XXVIII
Directors Award
Fuel, Insurance
Contracts Monday
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Farmers Insurance Group of
Medford submitted the low bid
for comprehensive liability in­
surance covering school direct­
ors, employees and busses at the
■August board of directors meet­
ing of School District 6 Monday
evening.
The Medford firm, which has
written the policy for the past
several years, was awarded the
contract on their bid of $1159.70.
Other bidders were: Faber-
Stratton Insurance,
$1208.60;
Bell & Stover, $1238.93; Medford
Insurance, $1242.69 and Tucker
Agency. $1441.57.
Faber’s Fuel, Richfield Oil
Corporation and Standard Oil
Co , were successful bidders for
the gasoline and fuel bids of
the distict for the year July 1,
1956, to June 30, Í957.
Fiber’s Fuel won the stove
Oil, fuel oil and sawdust bids.
Their quotation was: stove oil,
16.2c per gallon; fuel oil, 15.1c
per gallon and sawdust, $3.66
per'unit or $5.50 per truck load.
Richfield Oil Corporation won
the gasoline contract for the
district with quotations of 22.7c
per gallon for regular and 25.7c
per gallon for ethyl.
Standard Oil Co. was awarded
the contract for fuel oil with a
price of $3.00 per barrel, FOB
Eureka, California.
Other bidders were Associat­
ed Oil, Shell Oil Co and Union
Oil Co.
In other business before the
board, it was voted to add 50
.feet of paving and 110 feet of
gutter on the south side of Crat-
■ er High school at the bus load­
ing 2 zone. Oiling of the school
drive > toward Upton road and
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paving of the tennis court at
Gold Hill was also authorized,
Work is to be done by T. R.
Florey.
A motion was made and pass-
ed that two flag poles be pur­
chased for the new elementary
schools at Central Point and
* *Gold Hill.
A routine resolution was pass­
ed allowing the district to bor­
row money from the bank dur­
ing the summer months when
IK■•’» x payments are slow. A stud­
ent insurance plan was also dis­
cussed.
Directors present were C, W.
Anhorn, Lester James, Norman
Gail, Wilton White and Bill Ask-
with.
Cub Scouts Picnic
Slated August 23
The annual picnic of Pack 40,
Cub Scouts of Central Point,
will be held Thursday evening.
August 23. beginning at 5 p m ,
at Tou Velle state park on the
Rogue River.
Games will be played and priz­
es given the winners. The picnic
will be potluck with the pack
E furnishing beverages and ice
I cream.
All parents of Cub Scouts are
urged to contact the den mothers
I in their locality as soon as pos-
I sible.
ROGUE valley
WEATHER
U. S. Weather Bureau
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AMERICAN
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Daughter Seeks Word
About Missing Dad
A letter was recently received
by Central Point police seeking
information on the whereabouts
of Paris Atchley, thought to be
about 60 years of age.
Atchley was a Central Point
resident about 20 years ago ac­
cording to his daughter, Mrs.
Marie Zolman, Alta-Pass, Illin­
ois, who is seeking to locate
him.
Persons who have any infor­
mation about the man are asked
to contact Police Chief Wallace
Bowen.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16. 1956
Snyder to Open
Bakery Saturday
In Howard Bldg.
The Patty Cake Bakery, form­
erly located in Medford, is being
moved to Central Point this week
and it is expected that the firm
will be opened early next week.
The bakery is being moved in­
to the Howard building on Pine
street.
S. V. Snyder is the owner and
operator of the new Central
Point business firm. Snyder has
a record of 27 years experience
in the bakery business. He has
worked in New York City, New
Jersey, Philadelphia and was
chief baker for the U. S. Army
at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey,
during World War II. For the
Central Point Grange mem- past year and one-half, he has
ers will hold their reguhr meet­ operated the Patty Cake Bakery
in Medford.
ing at 8 p.m. on Friday, August
Snyder announced that he will
17, at the grange hall in Central conduct a retail and wholesale
bakery business. He will feature
Point.
The degree work that had been breads, cakes, pies, cookies and
scheduled for the September specialty goods.
If all arrangements of moving
meetings has been postponed
go
well, Snyder said he may be
until later in the year.
ready to open the bakery on Sat­
Have you an heirloom? If so, urday, August 18. If not, the
be sure to bring it for the dis­ firm will be opened next week,
play table. Mrs. Marshall Weid­ probably on Monday.
man, HEC chairman, is in charge
Mrs. Snyder will assist him
of the display table for this meet­ in th-? bakery. Several other per­
ing. She will bring a family tree sons will also be employed in
bedspread for the table. Other the firm.
grangers are asked to bring
Snyder is presently living in
items.
• Medford. He anticipates moving
Delmar Smith, lecturer, er-
to Central Point as soon as hous­
pects to have his safety program ing can be located.
for this meeting. Serving on the
The Howard building location
refreshment committee will be was the former location of a
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Freeman, bakery which was operated for
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Edwards and a time shortly after World War
Effie Caster.
II.
Grange to Meet
Friday Evening
Gates, Paulsen Plan Market
Addition Opening Monday
The store addition in the Free­
man building, being remodeled
by Don Paulsen and Martin
Gates of Paulsen Thrift Market,
will be opened to customers next
Monday, August 20.
The entire ground floor of the
Freeman building has been re-'
modeled and redecorated for use
as a grocery store. A 40-foot
archway has been constructed
between the present market and
the addition.
The two men announced that
they will expand their grocery
operation to utilize the addition­
al space.
The meat department, operat­
ed by Frank Strauss, will be
moved into the new addition and
enlarged. The produce section of
the present market will be en­
larged.
Additional display islands, re­
frigerated cabinets and display
tables will be added and rear­
ranged for customer conven­
ience.
The check stand location will
be moved to better serve the
enlarged store operation.
It was emphasized by Don
Paulsen that the additional space
and the present market will be
devoted strictly to a super mark­
et operation. Foods, produce and
meats will be featured. No spec­
ialty departments will be added
to the operation.
Council, Board
Agree to Closer
City-School Aid
Councilmen composing
the
police and fire committees of
Central Point city council, fire
and police chiefs and Mayor
Donald E. Faber attended the
School District 6 directors meet­
ing Monday evening to propose
closer cooperation between the
city and the school district.
Councilmen attending were E.
R. Yocom, M. C. Gleason and
L. J. Bigham. Fire Chief D. D.
Turn-r and Police Chief Wal­
lace Bowen were also present.
The purpose of the meeting,
as stated by Councilman Glea­
son, was to ask the school board
to outline what is expected of
the city police and fire depart­
ments regarding school matters.
It was also brought out that
the principals of the local
schools and the chiefs of the two
departments would meet later to
work out specific areas of coop­
eration and assistance.
Police Chief Bowen presented
his suggestions for a 10-point
program in which, city police of­
Ball Players Asked
ficers would aid and cooperate
school personnel. Main
To Return Uniforms with
point of this program was a
Boys who participated in the suggestion that twice-monthly
summer recreation program have discussion groups be set up be­
been asked by Bill Esselstyn, tween officers and student driv­
recreation director, to return ers and bikt* riders.
Fire Chief Turner mentioned
baseball suits as soon as pos­
that the city department should
sible.
Both Pee Wee and Intermed­ work more closely with the
iate ball players are asked to schools on fire drills and fire
prevention matters.
return their suits
Both bodies agreed to closer
Uniforms may be left with
Esselstyn at his home on East cooperation between the city and
schools
Pine street.
NUMBER 47
Myers-Holland Legion Posi
Wins State Member Trophy
Street Oiling
Set Next Week
Preparation of city streets for
oiling is being carried on this
week by the city street crew
It is planned to oil those
streets which were not treated
last year. In addition, a number
of intersections will be re-work­
ed and oiled to repair winter
damage.
Employees of the city have
been grading and spreading
granite-oil mixture on city
streets in preparation for oiling.
If preparation work is complet­
ed, it is planned to spread the
oil next week. Hughes & Dodd,
the same firm which sprayed
the oil last year, will do the
work this year.
Streets to be oiled include:
Cherry, north First, Seventh,
Fifth. Alder from the highway
to Fourth,, Ninth from Maple
to Hazel, Bigham Drive and
Bush.
Motorists are asked to drive
carefully next week and allow
the oil to set on the treated
streets.
Kincaid Elected
New Chairman of
Plan Commission
W. B. Kincaid of Central Point
was elected permanent chairman
of the Central Point planning
commission during the August
meeting held Monday evening
at the city hall.
Kincaid, who has been acting
as temporary chairman, takes
over the post from William Ask-
with, who resigned to take a
chair on the board of directors
of School District 6.
Members of the commission
approved and sent to the city
council a petition asking for a
zone change in the southwest
part of the city.
The area changed from heavy
industrial (zone 4) to residential
(zone 1) is located south of west
Pine street. The zone runs south
on Amy street to the alley be­
tween Alder and Ash streets;
jogs over to Haskell street at
the Alder street intersection and
continues to Glenn Way.
It was also voted to accept
the temporary plot plan of ex­
tension four of the Lotus sub­
division in the White City area.
A request for a proposed sub­
division of Jake Meyers property
was tabled for the present pend­
ing a conference of adjoining
property owners.
Members of the commission
present were W. B. Kincaid,
Oliver Obenchain, J. R Krupp,
Victor Noel, and L. P. Lovejoy.
Motorist Cited
After Collision
The car driven by Ruth
Aileen Clemmer, 23, of Route 1,
Central Point, received minor
damage at 8:30 p.m. Saturday,
August 11, when struck by the
vehicle driven by Jesse M.
Storm, 75, Shady Cove.
The accident occurred at the
intersection of Front and Pine
streets. Clemmer was traveling
on Pine street and Storm was
traveling on Front street
Clemmer was driving a 1951
DeSota and Storm was driving
a 1947 Chevrolet.
Storm was cited by city po­
lice for failure to stop at a red
light.
Myers - Holland Post 129.
American Legion of .Central
Point, established another first
last Thursday evening when it
was presented the Clyde R. Dick­
ey Membership trophy for hav­
ing the greatest percentage gain
in membership over the past
four years.
The local post, th first in
Southern Oregon to receive this
trophy from the Department of
Oregon, American Legion, show­
ed a membership gain of over
200 per eent during the period.
In addition to the trophy, the
post was awarded an honor rib­
bon for reaching its membership
quota by December 31, 1956, and
a citation for exceeding its quota
by June 20. 1956. All three
awards are on display in the
window of Central Point Phar­
macy.
Presentation of the awards was
made by Gene Orr, past district
commander, who represented the
department commander.
Members attending the Thurs­
day evening meeting, also heard
reports of the department con­
vention given by the» three del­
egates, Comdr. Jerry Bianconi,
Dewey Gearin and William
Keizur.
It was announced that newly
installed District 13 Commander,
Fred Dayton of Grants Pass, has
called a district post officers and
executive committee meeting for
8 p.m. Monday, August 20, at
the Legion Memorial hall in
Central Point. Every officer and
executive committeemen of «very
post in the district is urged to
attend. Members are also asked
to be present.
The next regular meeting of
Myers-Holland Post 129 will be
Thursday evening. August 23, in
a joint meeting with Unit 129,
Ladies Auxiliary.
Homestead Farm
Shows Champion
Homeplace E 1 e n m e r e 402,
Black Angus bull owned by the
Homestead Angus Farm of Cen­
tral Point, was named grand
champion Black Angus at the
Josephine County Fair held last
week in Grants Pass.
The animal is owned by Mr.
and Mrs. John Cupp, owners and
operators of the local farm
Homestead Angus Farm also
won six blue ribbons and five
red ribbons with the other Black
Angus exhibited at the fair
The blue ribbons were for:
senior get of sire, pair of yearl­
ing bulls, pair of yearling heif­
ers, champion male champion
female and junior get of sire
Benny Peek of Central Point
is herdsman for the farm.
Fish Ladder Job
Started at GH
By Adah Jones
GOLD HILL — Contractors
Cline and White have begun
work on the new fish ladder for
the Ideal Cement company’s
hydro plant at Gold Hill.
They will widen the canal
which will bring water to the
forebay 75 to 95 feet. The old
ladder is to be straightened and
lead directly into the river.
Trash will be carried on an
automatic belt and dumped on
the side. Before men from the
plant had to clean it by hand.
Solid rock near the bottom of
the new fish ladder is being
drilled for blasting. The blasting
job has been sub-contracted.
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