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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. American 08/23/1956to Bny s Sbare ;Cd11 C. P. American 1956 S'' L3 P Art*~ngements will be com- ~ ~letec~i' this weekend between G'licst~r A. Ashton and Cecil A. ~ ~~iarp~ Jr., co-publishers of the 5 C~attra~l Point American, for t$e purchase of $harpe's interest in i the Central Point Publishing c~mphny by Ashton. - When gal agreements are slgnedy .As ton will become the ~ole~owner of the newspaper and corm@rical printing shop. `.~~iiton has not announced fiutu~'e plans for the Central ~?alnt :American or for the cbm- -mercial printing side of the firm. ~halrpe has revealed that he - itiis family intend to enjoy fir ~~ first vacation in seven ;; ~. ?rh~efore m~cing plans for future. • ~t~~~~ae~.-, tbva men and• their faini- 4.~~li' eaxne. to Central Point in Y A ii- '-~~t2ii 1864, and purchased the antral Point American from Kenneth Foweil" and the estate tsf the late Virginia Ellen Powell. since May 1-, 1854, the date of tYie, .purchase, the partners have produced the Central Paint .American,- a weekly newspaper se1`ving School District 8, and Cg~lducted -a commerical printing business in ,conjunction with the ~... no~vsps~per. ~ - ~ 5 .'~.'~~.'F9~G' _ _ _ s _ ' 'i ~;ocu n,,tsnarpe Jr.,y~df~ r ,,. w.~-:.-.-. ~: l61 North Second St. ~ G -! •c, TQ~eAho>~l~t,.~( '!~ k5~i$' ~ ~ . ddifoYially speaking .. , ~ ., ,,, ;: __ FG1R Oxl~ Ii~I~T TIME Befot'o this wrtter pulls the cover over thta old "mill" #or iho final limn,- he would -ike to leav9 you wiih a f®'w passing 'thaughte. Central Point and its people have been good to us for the pass two cmd ono•half years and we will retain. many memories. nt Iri~ndship~, experiences and minor trlbulattona. On the whole, wd wi{t regtat tho separation, but we feel the gain M knawie,dge aztd maturity will, al lecist: in part, make up for any pt'esent situation, We w1-1 cherish kho momoriea surrounding the birth of our youngest child while rostdenta of thta town. We wtlt cherish the memoriaa of friendships whtch we hope will not end, We will cherish the part wo have play©d In the life of a small American town. We will choriah iho [ooltng .that we have been, able to corttclbufe, in our small way, to t}ro growth and progress of this city. Tho vali.to o[- those momorlos will not ovArahadow, however, t}re droame wo hold for Central Point which we are sure will evontually become roallty. If yotr will bear wiih us, wo would 11ke io point out a few small thing~ which wo hopo .will b© done to improve this town .. , "our Lawn ' ... if you pleas©. !"trek, we would liko to soo a complete business s©ctlon develop along Pine streak. Noxt, wo would like to sae the many "abeentoe" buatnosa ownora and ornployoes become an activo part of Central Point, both by reaidonce and by interest. Furthor, wo would llko to aeo the city administration op- orcxtod on a saund business basis and the many complaints .from reaidonta halted. Wo would llko to eve the city officials take's afncore ink©riysl in the town and continually drive and work for its lmprovomont. Noxt, we would llko to aeo tho fit you'll pardon tho exprea- s1onJ mossbacks of our town take a completely new outlook toward the town and atop the opposition which they are con- tinually offorinq to growth, devolopm©nt and progress. Finally, wo hope that soma day, this clly will work out soma arrangernont to provido paved streets, concrete.walks, unclutier- od vacant Iota, trim and noat homes in all parts of town and parka and recreation facilittea for !ts youth. I~r short, we sincerely 1~ope That Central Point wi over- come its ."growing pains" and dovelop" into a full it ged, aGtlve city. Our= suggQetlons may bo too pointed for some io aces , but we are making thnm~ only because nt the sincore interest we have in the town and its people. Wo believe the people of phis town will not disappoint us. It has been our pleasure . goodbye. C. P. American 1956 '