THURSDAY, AUGUST 6. lo ji
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THE QOLD HILL NEWS
Established 1897
Published by Mac’» Printing Co.
C. J. SHOKn Editor
voters voted lo accept till I rnpo»i-
I ton of said company reading as fo l
low s:
The llcu vcr Portland Cement com
pany makes th is o ffe r lo r Ihe leas
mg and purchase of the (.It) »
hvdro-eleelrie power s le. p laid ano
equipm ent, and all of ln< 1 »•> »
rig id . Id le , ami inlet n l m and In
all land lyin g on Ihe west bank nl
Hogue riv e r, between Ihe I aelfh
lllg liw a v bridge and Ihe City bona
lim y , and between Ihe rivet ami
S hiiis Valley highw ay; also all w a h r
ilg ld s owned by Un' I l l y . Ihe cil>
to leave sii i propeOles to this coin
pany fo r a le rn i of live years at a
rental of tin e Hundred h ollars
(S ltltlt in r m outh, w ith ail option
lo purchase said properties at any
lim e d u rin g Ihe lin n of the lease
fo r a price o f $22.600: or, al Ihe op
tion of the city, this company w ill
agree lo pay an amount id money
su fficie n t lo eomplvlc Ihe payment
of Ihe p rin cip a l um oiinl id Ponds
outstanding, issued by Ihe c ity lo
purchase said p ro p e rly, and In pay
a ll in leresl lln le a fie r due mi sahl
bonds: all money paid as rental
lo apply oil purchase price al Ihe
lim e Ihe option may be exercised.
L IT TTK I’ KNOiiRAMH
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Gold Hill Oregon and Vicinity
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E ntered at the P osloffiee at Gold H ill. Oregon, fo r transm ission through
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S ubscription $2.00 a year in advance.
A d ve rtisin g rates on application
FIRE HAZARDS INOUR I < »RESTS
The heavy haze of smoke that has hung low over sou
thern Oregon the past week and in some places has been
so thick as to hide the sun conies as the result of the care
lessness or cussejdness of man, so we are told. Brush fires
in many’ parts of the country have gained headway. Much
tncnev’h as been spent in fighting the fires. At least one life
has been lost and several have suffered injuries to their
persons and many others to their property, yet we are told
that most of these fires have been set by incendaries.
W hat an excuse for brains a man must have who will
deliberately set a fire in the hills, we cannot comprehend.
With one match they can cause the loss of life to the resi
dents and their livestock. They can make barren wastes of
the wooded hills and lay in waste acres of standing timber,
the backbone of our greatest natural industry. And all for
what gain. Grass will be better for pasture next spring, no
doubt. Perhaps deer hunting will be better tco, but our
idea of a sportsman is not a man who will burn out the til
ler of the soil and the people who are endeavoring to make
an existence cultivating the hills, in order to make the deer
more visible when the season comes. The resident can ob
tain a permit to burn the brush and refuse upon his range
land in the proper time of the year when the damage to the
trees will not be heavy. But yet the wanton destruction
goes on year after year. Is it any wonder that some of the
farmers in the Grants Pass area are carrying guns to use
on the persons who are starting the fires in that section of
the country.
If a few of the incendiarists would be taken in and the
sort of justice meted out to them that should be given them,
it would stop a lot of the wanton destruction of our forests
and wood lands.
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THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
As time goes on, more and more comment is passed
about concerning the coming political campaign which will
either return Mr. Hoover to the White House or bring in
a successor.
Right at the present time the temperament of the peo
ple is such that should a real strong liberal run fo- the of
fice he would undoubtedlv receive the endorsement of the
people. The rank arid file of the people have listened all
their life to the promises and would be incantations of the
old regular parties and each time they have been duped
and the same policies go on, getting worse if anything, and
the relief promised is yet forthcoming at the end of the
term as it was before "it began. Why shouldn’t people get
disgusted? The old saying that “you can't fool all the peo
ple all the time” is true, even tho it has been going on for
so long.
The psychology of the mass must be considered. Ei
ther industrial conditions must get a lot better before the
next presidential election or there is going to be a change
in the management of this country, or else its going to re
quire the work of some first class publicity artists to save
the scalp of the administration.
We feel, however, that the bulk of the people are tired
of pinning their faith to candidates who are tied down with
the bonds of a political party anld who, when elected must
knuckle to the man or men who pull the strings, like a mon
key on a stick. It is difficult if not impossible for any man
The option !>> provide lot gnoig
to achieve the position of president of so great a country as
this without the backing of a political machine but it is
much more difficult for a man to follow a true course alter
he has been thus elected and bound with such political en
tanglements as he must necessarily be under our political
system. The layman however will get little support from
a candidate who is placed in the office by a power who has
not the interests of the common people at heart. And in a
final analysis no one is to blame but the common people
for they trustingly follow the siren call of their pet political
party each time an election comes along and are just as
often sold out by the men they support or are misguided
bv their false publicity.
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The wing dam case, decided in the ( ircuit court this
week still leaves the general public in suspense as to who
owns the Rogue river. The decision, according to the way
we interpret it, sort of straddles the fence. 1 he land own
ers on the banks of the stream were said to have had the
riparian rights to the center of the stream yet at the same
time they were asked to pay the miners for their labors.
Even King Solomon could not have done better. Both liti
gants are perhaps satisfied and the public doesn t know
any more than they did before.
in u business o r residence d is tric t
emerging fro m mi »Hey, d rive w a y
o r b u ild in g »hull stop such vehicle
im m ediately p rio r lo d riv in g onto
the sidew alk areu extending »cross
any a lleyw ay. (P 131, sec. 49.)
Let us a ll be happy anil live w ith
in o u r mean», even it we have to
b o rre r Ihe money lo do it w ith .
Charles l-'arrcr Browne.
RESOLI TIOS
good title to said properties.
The Company may defend title lo
all properties in Ihe City's name, lad
the expense thereof w ill he borne
by' the Cement Company.
't he lease lo he and become abso
lu te ly vo id if. on account of legul
d iffic u ltie s , this company is unable
lo develop o r operate I lie |>ower
properties fo r the purpose fo r
w hich tile lease is made, o r should
there be a fa ilu re to obluin w ater
rights fo r id least 1.347 second feet
o f w ater, in clu d in g the C ity's w ater
rights on Ihe west bunk of the riv e r
and Ihe w id e r rig id of Ihe Braden
and .McClure d itch , provided such
fa ilu re shall not e n title the Cement
Company to Hie return o f any rent.
T h is company to agree to supply,
pump, mid d e live r lid o Ihe (.tty s
mums at the pumping p lu td , free o f
charge, a ll w id e r w hich may be re
q u ire d fo r domestic and m unicipal
uses.
When present plant Is in opera
tio n such pow er as now consumed
by Ihe C ity fo r m unicipal lig h tin g
w ill he furnished (ree, and upon
the development of a larger pow er
plant Ihe Company w ill fu rn ish
eleelrie pow er lo Ihe C ity lo an
n n iiiiiu l o f tw e n ty k ilo w u lls fo r
u iu n irip a l use only uud free o f
charge.
Al that lim e, should any a d d itio n .
al pow er he required fo r m unicipal
lig ld in g uud power, same w ill be
supplied hv the Company ut one
eeni per k ilo w a tt hour.
Should Ihe Cement Company at
live ui) 1«
ous clauses o f this o ffe r, uud any
agreement niuile pursuant thereto,
such action w ill eoustilule a fo r
fe ilu re . and property and plunt w ill
revert lo Ihe C ity.
Hue lo lilig u tio n and o th e r events
beyond the co n tro l of e ith e r p a rly ,
the terms of said agreement could
not lie carried out, and said agree
( io lil H ill, Oregon, August 3, 1931
Al a regular meeting o f Ihe coun ment should hr so extended for five
c il of Ihe C ity o f Gold H ill this day (5) years. F u ll power lo eider Into
re g u la rly culled and held al Ihe mid
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rry __________
m il said agreement
leas-
C ity H all in said c ity al Ihe hour o f ¡ng
properties set fo rth in said
eight o’clock p. in. w ith Mayor F e r o ffe r, w illi an option lo purehuse
guson, Recorder It. E. Adams, and the same is hereby giv
iven the Cmfh-
the fo llo w in g members o f the coun ell.
c il in ntlenduuee, lo -w tit: <1. 1!. N ew
Resolved fu rth e r, that th is résolu,
ell, W. E. Ross. A lbert Pankey, Paul
lio
n fo r proposed c h a rie r amend
C. Thompson, J. W. B ryan and Geo.
Hum m ersly. Absent: none, the fo l ments subm itted lo Ihe voters by’
Ihe Council he filed w ilti Ihe Re
lo w in g business was transacted:
corder o f Ihe ('il.v o f Gold H ill fo r
Councilm an Paul C. Thompson in- submission lo the legal voters o f
trodueed Ihe fo llo w in g resolution, said City fo r th e ir rejection o r up
w hich said resolution was duly sec proval, to he voted upon al a special
onded, read, anil adopted hy the fo l ile e lio n lo he held as herein p ro
low ing, Ihe said resolution and Ihe vided.
vote thereon being as fo llo w s:
Resolved fu rth e r, that Ihe Council
deems il advisable and does hereby
RESOLUTION
and herein call and make meessury
o f a vehicle to overtake and puss
IGNORANCE OF T R A F FIC
The people of the C ity o f Gold provision fo r the h o lding o f a spe
LAWS HINDERS WORK any other vehicle w h ich has stopped H ill do resolve us follow s,' and
c ia l election w h ich »hull he and
He il resolved hy Ihe co u n cil of hereby is called lo he held on the
al a cross-w alk o r intersection lo
p e rm it a pedestrian lo cross the Die C ity of Gold H ill, Jackson coun HMh day o f August, 1931, between
(C ontinued fro m Page 1)
ty, Oregon, that the fo llo w in g p ro (lie li gal voting hours on said dule,
roadw ay?
posed amendments to Ihe ch a rie r o f and Dial said lim e lie and Ihe same
in an intersection inte n d in g to tu rn
Ans.
No.
(P126,
sec
38b)
said city' he and the same hereby hereby is designaled as the lim e fo r
lo the le ft shall yie ld to any vehicle
69.
Q.
When
must
pedestrians
are proposed fo r submission to the holding said special election, and
approaching fro m the opposite d i
rection, w h ich is w ith in tlx- in te r yie ld the rig h t o f way to vehicles legal voters o f said c ity fo r th e ir Ihe C ity H all in said C ity is hereby
adoption o r rejection at the special designated as Ihe iio llin g place
section o r so close thereto as to upon Ihe roadw ay?
c ity election lo he held on Ihe 19th
constitute an im m ediate hazard, but
Ans. W lien crossing a roadw ay at day o f August, 1931, as in this reso therefor, and Hie fo llo w in g named
said d riv e r, having so yielded and
persons are In rehy designated ami
lu tio n provided:
having given a signal when and as any point o ther than w ith in a mark
appointed as and fo r Hie Judges and
ed
o
r
unm
arked
crossway.
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127,'
CHARTER
AMENDMENTS
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required by law , may make such left
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Clerks o f said election, to w i l : Fred
M IT ! E l) TO T H E VOTERS HY (1. T u rn e r, M. It. M errim an judges,
tu rn and other vehicles approaching sec. 38c.)
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the intersection fro m said opposite
and Mrs. M illie W alker and Mrs.
70. Q. Is it la w fu l fo r any person
AN ACT
dire ctio n shall yie ld to the d riv e r
Ester G ilch rist, clerks.
making the le ft tu rn . (P 123, sec. to s o lic it a rid e fro m a d riv e r o f
To amend as act e n title d "An Act
He il fu rth e r resolved that the
any
private
vehicle?
to Incorporale the tow n o f Gold H ill Recorder he and he is hereby in-
35c.)
Ans.
No.
(P
127,
sec
41.)
in the C lo ounty
State of
65. Q. What are some exceptions
u iity of Jackson, Stale
o f, structcd to publish Ihe hereinabove
to rules regarding rig h t of way?
h a rle r amendments sub-
71. Q. W hich side o f Ihe highw ay Oregon.” approved by the (lo ve r- I proposed eh'a
m ille • d , lo , , Hie . voters . in ...................
Ihe m anner
d riv
/ Ans.
1 1 1 » . (a) The
in s .
M
l.« e
« , r o f - a vehicle
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outside
of I l incorporated
oi I ; nor February 12, ■ 1895, » 1 as i amended
_ z s . r s r s o n i p r i i m
the nublic hiffhw flV from .
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by the legislative assembly by an act provided |>v la w ; that is to sav. bv
BUSINESS DIRECTORY _ PROFESSIONAL
CARDS ‘ 'o v a te road or drive shall yield low ,,s should peceslrians use.
approved F ebruary 7, 1X99, as publication o f this resolution in fu ll
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the rig h t o f way to a ll vehicles up- Ans. Ih e left hand side. (P 12/, amended by the legal voters nl an 1 w ith the ballot title th e re fo r not
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* proaehing
.election held A p ril 13. 19117, as less than ten (HI) days before Ihe
proaehing on such p ublic highw ay, sec. 41a.)
SHOES FOR T H E F A M ILY
LARRY SCHADE
(P 125, see. 36a.)
72. Q. W hy
should pedestrians amended, by Ihe legal voters at an dale o f Ihe said special election, in
and
M edford, Oregon
(b) The d riv e r o f a vehicle upon and especially ch ild re n he taught to election held A p ril 18, 1921, as the Gold H ill News, a newspaper
MEN’S FURNISHINGS
amended hy the legal voters at an printed in said city, and o f general
a
highw
ay shall y ie ld Ihe rig h t o f w alk on the left side o f the h ig h election
Y our Favorite Jeweler Since
held Ju ly 6, 1926, and lo circu la tio n therein, and Ihe Record
W OO DW ARD’S
way
to
a
ll
authorized
emergency
ve
1918
amend all other amendments th e re er shall also post s im ila r conies o f
w ay?
hicles when Ihe la tte r are operated
m is. They w ill then be facing Ihe to enacted hy Ihe legislative nssem- such notice in three (3) nubile plac
103 N. S ixth St. Grants Pass
m'T!>(>neies. when the drivers
JE W E LR Y , DIAMONDS
es in said c ity , and the C hief o f Po
(r
I
thereof
sound
audible
signal
by
bell,
oncom
ing tr a ffic ami (an step o ff
lie
enscled by the people o f tH<* lice shall post one ( I ) o f said nolic-
W atch R epairing a Specialty
co
o
r
exhaust
w
histle.
(P
125,
sec.
|h
e
highw
ay
if
necessary
lo
prevent
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f
Gold
H
ili
Hint
an
net
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es at Ihe C ity H all, the same being
E L E C T R IC
A C E T Y LE N E
36b.)
being h it. There is less danger o f ! led “ An Act to incorporate the tow n the place o f election, al least ten
E quipm ent C onstruction
66. Q. " h a t should you do upon j(eing ^ it f rom ||„ . rear hv a car.
'o f Gold H ill, in Ihe County of Jack- (H l) days before said election dale,
CAMPBELL CLOTHING
E LE C T R IC W E L D IN G WORKS
the approach o f an authorized
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son, Slate of Oregon,” approved by
Whereas, Ihe agreement referred
COMPANY
emergency vehicle?
1 73. Is H la w fu l to pass a street Ihe G overnor F ebruary 12, 1895, as j lo herein w ill expire in Or'..,! i . n I
Ted E dinger
. . by the legislative assembly
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Ans Upon Ihe approach of any ear proceeding in Ihe game d ire ctio n amended
the company has been operating
Phone 31 M r
Medford, Oregon
6th and K Sts
G rants Pass
ithorized emergency vehicle, giv ' upon the le ft?
] by n n jir t approved
February . 7, - 1899, said pro _____
p e rtle s under the terms of
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authorized
On Main Street near F ront
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a one w av a* amended by Ihe legal voters at i said agreement, and il is necessary
ing
audible
signal
hy
hell,
s
lrin
or
Ans.
No.
Unless
on
We give S & H Green Stamps
an election held A p ril 13, 1967, as fo r Ihe peace, health and safety o f
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exhaust w h istle , Ihe d riv e r o f every street. (P 128, sec. 42a.)
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'amended hy
v o ltra al
ni an the inhabitants o f the c ity that this
by the legal voter»
DR. V. L. D IM M IC K
other vehicle shall im m ediately
, «
..re the
.... same to a position
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74' Q' H ow shou,<l y ° u 0Pera,c election held A p ril 18, 1921. as a- m atter lie determined al as e a rly a
G rants Pass, Oregon
d rive
I Phone 145-J
142 N. F ront St I .,a r.,||P| |O the rlg h t-h e nd edge or when ove rta kin g a street ear?
I mended by the legal voters nt an (late as possible, and II is necessary
at I. h I ighw ....
. ' The d riv e r o t f a vehicle ...............
t I zir» f I f \ tv li/ilzl
Illlt <
il 1, 100(1
Plate W o rk a S pecialty
o v -e f le
c tio n held -July
1926, and flK
as Inal Ibis resolution take immediate
i curb ■ o e
f the
ay clear or (' a .....
n y , Ans.
F. F. BURKE
S atisfaction Guaranteed o r
, intersection o r highw ays and slop j e rta kin g any street car stopiwd or amended hy all other amendments iffe e t, now, therefore.
Medford Tent & A w ning W orks
by the legislative assembly
y o u r Money Back
An em ergincv is hereby declared
and rem ain in such im sition unless about to stop fo r Hie purpose o f enacted
o r jjy vote o f the peoplet lie and tin to exist, and Ibis resohiTon shall
Canvas Goods our Specialty
! i therw ise directed by a police o ffi-
Auto Tops and Glass Inclosnre» ! eer u n til Ihe authorized emergency receiving o r discharging any pas- saine hereby Is amended by adding Y..............
go in to force
niediate-
Phone 391-J
112% S. 6lh St.
' «« i m i and
« i n effect
i i i in i im
neo
i ; i i e«
Medford, Oregon
O ver Peerless C lo th in g Co.
' vehicle shall have passed. (P 126, sengi r shall come to a stop; except Ihereto Chapter Six A, to read as l\ ' upon ils nflot>t•<m und npiiroval.
Adopted by Ihe Council on Ihe 3rd
w here a safety zone has been es fo llo w s:
I sec. 37.)
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CHAPTER SIX A
day .V o f August, 1931, hy Ihe fo llo w -
I 67. Q. When must Ihe d riv e r o f a ! tablished, the vehicle may proceed
SECTION I. The council of tlx in g vote
vehicle yie ld the rig h t of way to a i
past such ear al a speed not g re a t C ity is authorized lo extend the
5 EAS: Newell, Ross, ‘Thom pson,
pedestrian?
.
t<i
ins o f that agreement (luted Oc B ryan . H a m iu rrs ly .
Ans. The d riv e r o f any vehicle, e r Ilian is reasonable and proper.
tober
It),
1926,
helween
(lie
C
ity
NAYS: Pankey not voting,
shall yield the rig h t o f way to a pe
75. (J. Is il u n la w fu l lo drive
destrian crossing Hie roadw ay w ith - through o r over a street ear safely ■old Heaver P ortland Cement com ^^ijid in iitlcd lo the mayor August 3,
pany fo r a fu rth e r term o f five (5)
i in any marked cross w alk o r vvilh-
years. A ll Ihe terms and eondilions I(l3l',,)l ov<' 1* *’ •' **’*' n,a.vor August 3,
' in any unm arked cross-w alk al Ihe zone?
Office of County Coroner
Ans. Yes. (P 128, see. It.)
in said agreement shall remain in
end o f Ihe block, except at intersec
W. II. FERGUSON
tions w here Ihe movement o f Ihe
76. Q. Is it necessary to stop be force and effect fo r a fu rth e r term
MEDFORD
RELIABLE
of five (5) years upon the signing
Ira
ffie
is
being
regulated
by
police
Mayor
fore
emerging
fro
m
an
alley
o
r
p
r
i
REASONABLE
of said agreement of extension. Said Attesi :
OREGON
o ffice rs o r tra ffic co n tro l signals.
vate
d
rive
w
a
y?
agreement
was
authorized
nt
an
B, E. ADAMS
(P 126, see. 38a.)
Ans. The driver of a vehicle w fth- election on July 6, 1926, when the M -13
Recorder
68. Q. 1» It law fu l for the driver
Grants Pass
Medford Oregon
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