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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1921
Page
4
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In Monmouth on April 24 a driver said a Morlan guide post was nine feet out of position causing him to misjudge a turn. Marshal Stewart weighed the evidence with bystanders, a police judge fined him after saying the post was placed there on purpose. The driver disputes the charge and cites a witness to the judge's remark.
Independence argues for compliance with a 1917 act on routing the Pacific highway, accusing the state highway commission of overreach. The town contends the route favored by the commission increases costs and says the law’s constitutionality should be tested in court.
A string of social events fills a week in Independence with visits from Miss Tracey of Los Angeles, a Jones family reunion for Helen Jones’s eighteenth birthday, and gatherings of the Altar society Civic club and American Legion Auxiliary. The Civic club promotes a Community House in Independence and the Parent Teacher Association plans a final meeting at the training school with Hopville guests.
The article extols Oregon towns building auto camps to welcome travelers. Medford and Ashland boast new grounds, others along the Pacific highway widen guest facilities. Stories recall Portland soldiers in France and praise Medford for hospitality shaping a future Mecca for automobile tourists.
A farmer uncovered fifty thousand dollars in bank stock and currency buried the previous week near Safeblowers. The discovery followed a harrowing car incident involving the same area and prompted officials to investigate the loot’s origin and ownership.
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