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XXXIV ................................... ' ................— ...................................... « ....................................................- ......................... <,01 1 ) HI1-L, OREGON, THURSDAY bl-T E M iuT ir ...........................*............................................................. « » > » » l^ — — ■ Ä g w ^ ^ ^ .a - « ./.T T . - ' — " 93 -~ _ _ X t 'M J i l . R 37 W. A. Cook Cut« L ittle News and Another Notch In Subscription Recorc Comment — ' ITKMS OK INTEREST EX TRACTKO FROM WORLD HAPPENINGS AND ROILED OBSERVE 60 111 ANNIVERSARY down for our readers . Vromnn Family Gather« to Family and Neighborhood Dinneis The News has received a fine Christmas present— one It al ways looks forward to _ and with it W. A. Cook has put an other notch in his subscription record. lots! Thursday, Decem ber 24, Mr. Cook renewed hla subscription to The News as ha* been his custom on the day be fore Chislmas for many years. Just how many Mr. Cook says he can not remember but we have record for ihe la»t sis years that show he has never failed Io make The News this Christmas present— and himself a Christmas present of The News. And Mr. Cook' says this has been his habit for several years prior to our records. Thank you Mr. Cook. A re Events o f Christmas Day their Christmas ihniier' «m xi’s ^ M ^ j ‘" T ' h ^ ' tn ,‘'r,aint<’ at ,hp oW SEVERE STORM SWEEPS STATE U r of Jacksonville, Mr. am] Mrs flm lu T » .«?• «.H i ,' a" 11 ro" and I rapped In a closed burn on Idt Honor Parents; Resident« John Hayes o f this city and B in I > ° ci y’ ' , r - anfJ Mrs-O tis Heavy Snow Blocks Traffic; farm neur Prairie Du Chlen, W lt- Hayes of Reno, Nevada j and son of Ashland and ru n tin , Julin Burris, SO, fought Here Nearly 50 Year« Local People Encounter eM r and Mr« i i i>- l . I ;Yr - and Mr#-Pete Smith and baby of battle to death w ith un enrugrd ’ ir. and .Mrs. Jack Pickard spent Grants Pass. d u X e ’r*M ray j“ ‘ n " '” e ,®f <»“ > Wests in the home bull last week. R u rrlt’ body was D ifficulties daughter, Mrs. Jack W ilson, in Med- of Mr. and Mrs. A rth ur Braden were found by neighbor« who noted Clirislmus H ilt year in the home <> d. Mr. and Mrs. Al H ildreth of th e'r daughter and husband Me that he won not ubnut h it ploce. of .Mr. and Mrs. Cyrruus Vromnn f uttc Falla, ’ the of Timber,' , A ,,er Almost all h it clothing had been of Gold H ill, had even more than' --- M latter I n i n a Ul sister .»irs. of Mrs. and Mrs. Ray E lliott, ............... days of rain and I iekard, were also guest in Ihe W il Oregon. torn off and he bail been gored. " ■ " " “ ■’ ¡ snow here in the valley, w ith rug. its usual significance, for during • • • son home. Misses Nellie and l.vndell Jacobs *"*. blizzar<*s in the mountains Christmas week, ull o f (heir seven A whale It not a fish. T h lt was children and man) of their g and Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Reed were entertained on Christmas day fo r ‘" a *n fu ry by **»nderstorms the deeialon handed down in c ir children und great grandchildren Christmas dinner guests o f Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Morris Kallslrom of an< floo<ls alon« the coast, a lu ll Mrs. J. C. Thompson at Medford. cuit court in Portland and on thia gathered Io help them celebrate Central Point, and their daughter,1 Ca’n£ , ' Ionda' antl Tuesday, in the interpretation o f «oology Edward their sixtieth wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hammersly Miss Olga Anderson, of Medford j * t * f rcnz>' o f w inte r weather, O. Lessard and Joe T. Lessard, h it which occurs January 0. were hosts at dinner on Christmas Mr. ami Mrs. Joe Lewis and fam- c,ear*"« b rijfht sunshine ton, were freed of all legal respon •lav lo Mrs. Harninersly’s parents, ily siient Christmas dav al the home *'‘*n‘ »dfiy and Thursday, w ith an- Tw enty-tw o were present al the s ib ility fo r the tla yin g of u whale fam ily reunion in honor of Mr. and Mr and Mrs. Jim Clark, and Mr. and of Mrs. Lewis’ parents, Mr. ami Mrs I °*’le r beav>’ rain intervening Wed- »« z v ._ a _ . ’ n e s r ia v n i i/h t Which recently inhabited a slough Mrs. Vromun, the p arly including ! ine Lodge Program nesday night. Mrs. R. E. Rlankenburg. Musty, al Central Point. in the Columhiu river. At the home o f .Mrs. Susie Coy, Reports over wide areas o f Ihe Given Christmas Eve Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carter and their five daughters und two sons— • • a the entire Cov fam ily enjoyed son, and Mr. Frank Rodgers and < oast and inland territories state Nell.e I Mrs. Jack Smith) and hus T h irty people were injured latl band n l Gold H ill, Mrs. Pearl W il Hie annual Christmas party spon Christmas dinner and the dav, to daughter, were Christmas guests of that Ihe storms were the worst of week w hen idles of railroad ties be liams of Los Angeles, Mrs. Rlanclu sored by the Odil Fellow and Rebek- gether. The party included Miss Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Carter. In the the year, crip plin g tra ffic, commun came loote on a speeding flat ear Haley of San Francisco, Mrs. Eva ali lodges of Gobi H ill, was Hie us Eva Coy, who leaches al Roseburg. afternoon the entire party enjoyed ication by telephone and telegraph, an.I were flung among a crowd of I’roi tor of Sacramento, und Ressie. ual fine success, w ith approximately amt Mrs. Dick Robinson, Mr. and a show al Medford. causing slides along Ihe coast high passengers nwaling a tubway train (Mrs. Janies Johnson! and husband •KM) people o f Ihe community in at Mrs.tWin. Reed and fam ily, Bertha Mr. and Mrs. E.- T. Ham and ways, and in some places the ac in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The acci and 5etl> Coy. C lifford W right of daughters were at Medford for companying high winds did consid >f Portland, George Vromnn of tendance. dent caused a near panic. Frighten Princeton, C alifornia, and Mr. and Mrs. Madge Dorman presided dur Homedale, •idaho, was also a guest. Chirstmas. spending the day w ith erable damage. ed women screamed and ran to Mrs. Ernest Vroman of Central ing the program of Christmas reel Mr J. Hailen and children. Jack Mr. Ham’s sister and brother-in-law, River Rises Six Feet safety. The Rogue riv e r rose rapidly, Point, as well as six grandchildren lationa in which th irty children par and Nona of Medford, spent C hrist Mr. and Mrs. C. A. W hillock. ticipated, Inter heralding the a rrival mas at the C. W. Martin home in Frank Fink o f Medford spent reaching a high point of approxi and four great grandchildren. Three year old Margaret Royer of Santa Claus, who w hile the lights this city. Christmas at the Elmer Dungey m ate ly six feet above normal Sun Married in Wisconsin of Tampico, Illino is, found a aafet) Mr and Mrs. J. W. Bryan were home. day afternoon, w hile at Grants It was on January fl, 1872, that were dimmed, entered Ihe room and ra ro r blade, and not knowing what Miss I lia Deeter and Cyrenus Vro th rille d the children as he greeted Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gray were Pass the water intake guage showed to do w ith R, proceeded io solve man look their marriage vows, at each one w ith a handshake, in q u ir j Mrs. Howard Drake. hosts al dinner Christmas, their it to be 7.3 above normal. the problem last Saturday by swal Lake Pippin, Wisconsin, anti soon ing i f they had been good and dc Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cook were daughter. Miss Alelha Gray, who Aside from a little wet snow on low ing R. Her parents and physi afterward Ihey established a home served his gifts. Then the children hosts at dinner lo Mr. and Mrs. Al teaches al Medford, and th eir sons the floor o f Ihe valley Sunday cians were marveling nt the fuel in Minnesota, where Ihey resided formed a long line, and each receiv va Cook and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs Marshall and Richard, being home which soon disappeared, and the that the child apparently but suf fo r five years. Then Ihey made th ed a sack o f candy, nuts and fru it. Floyd Lance and daughter, Ruth, for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. W. surrounding hilltops showing a fered no ill effects. Those taking pari in Ihe pro Mr. and Mrs. John Cook, Mr. and white blanket fo r several days, li t H ie t r i p | i , | h c far west, by ra il Io (Continued on Last Page) tle discomfort was experienced San Francisco, and on the boat up gram were Jimmie Martin, Edith Mrs. George Lance and Mr. Millard. Samuel Renn, founder o f Aber to Washington, Io live until the Ham, Kathrine Hayes, Lorene Kell, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moore, June here. Outlying ranchers, in higher deen, Washington, celebrated bis N tr I ’erees Indian wars. That was Dale Tracy, Billie Fore«, Aelone and Yvonne were guests in the home Holiday Traffic Acci levels, report much deep snow, looih Christmas this year. “ Depres fifty years ago, and when the up Cameron, Carol Ham, Frances Ross, " * M«a. Moore’s mother, Mrs. Ste however, and expect it to remain dents Occur Near PUv phenson o f (irants Pass, Christmas sion? Say, I've seen Christmases so rising in Washington became tooun- Laura Mae Ross, Benny Wharton, Travelers Encounter Hazards black Ihal they make our present ' comfortable, Ihe Vromans packed Virginia Centers, Laura Dungey, and eve and Christmas day. The slippery Pacific highway Local holiday travelers also tell Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W ardrip of caused a near-serious wreck on troubles look like a m inor ill, ” Ihe all (heir earthly belongings, anti lime Davis, who gave reeitalions. Coquille spent Christmas w ith Mrs Blackwell h ill Ihe day before o f experiencing difficulties. patriarch said. brought their fam ily of five Io Hie Musical numbers were rendered by • • a Mr. amt Mrs. O. C. Stanwood, who « W a rdrip ’s parents, Mr. ■ and Mrs. Christmas, and a sleepy truck d riv Rogue IHver valley—ahead of Ihe little Vonnie Moore and Creighton Ered Stone of this city. were Christinas visitors at Crescent Dr. T. F. Songer, 94. of Ashland, railroads—and before Ihe c ity of Thompson, June Moore and Jean er ditched his ear not far from the City, returned Saturday in the Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Walker and pioneer Southern Oregon physi Medford had been founded. Hammersly, each playing a solo, town o f Rogue River, the same day rlan, and w ide ly known Ihrough- and Patricia Meisinger and Creigh Mrs. Minnie Lowe spent Christmas to figure in the second holiday midst o f the storm, much lightning Settled on Sardine Creek accompanying the rain on the coast w ith Mrs. Ethel W arrenfeldt at Med oul Oregon, died Iasi Saturday. He tra ffic accident o f last week. Sev After a long, weary journey they ton Thompson played a piano du route, and through the Smith River was one of Ihe firs t doctors in Ihe turned their horses into a clearing el. A tableau. “ The Coming of ford. eral m inor collisions and other canyon water spouts deluged the Mr. and Mrs. T.awrence Whitsett Rogue rive r valley. Pence," was presented by six girls, ditched cars were also reported up Sardine Creek, and slopped to • • • car as they poured through the rock were Christmas dinner guests of the make their new home. The land Helen Dorman, Evelyn M arlin, Mar latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. along the Jackson county highway, walls, and warned of impending There is magic Io some hank ac was owned by Sam MaHliews, now garel Rraden, M arjorie Cameron, but w ith less serious results. slides. A blizzard was encountered counts. p articula rly about Cnrisl livin g at Rogue River, of whom Roberta Mullen and M ildred Smith, Walker. The Blackwell h ill accident oc in Ihe mountains, and on the flat Fourteen guests were present at mas lime, it was revealed in Salem. Mr. Vroman later purchased it, and w ith a hidden chorus accompanying curred only a short distance from the A. A. W alker home Christmas just west of Grants Pass, Ihe high An Oregon C ity woman having a it is now farmed hv his son-in-law, them. where a turkey truck crashed a day fo r a bountiful turkey dinner. way was covered w ith water in long dormant and almost forgotten Jim Smith. According to Mr. V ro tree the Saturday before. The p rin The guest list included Mr. and Mrs. many places, but in spite of the account in a Salem hank recently man, Mr. Matthews is (lie only pio Local Teacher Delegate cipals in the accident were Mr. and Hugh Hayes and three children, Mr. many hazzards encountered, th e ir wrote Io Ihe hank inq u irin g about neer o t th e ir generation, besides To State Convention Preiscndain and Fred Raker, besides Mrs. M. S. Mayer o f Alameda, Cali tr ip wqs necessarily the 8(1 or 90 cents she believed she themselves, who remain. fornia, who having safely crossed the'-Walkcr fam ily. The fine turkey trip was uninterrupted, although ’ t ill had Io her credit. She said her M illing in w inte r and farm ing in Mrs. Maude Robinson, seventh served at the dinner was a huge 15- the Siskiyous, removed th e ir chains necessarily slow and cautious. husband was out of work and I hat summer, the fam ily prospered slow and were looking forw ard to a safe On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Joe even those few odd cents would ly hut surely, and tTiroilgh all these and eighth grade teacher in the lo pound bird, a g ift from an aunt of (rip to Portland, where they were cal schools went Io Portland Sun Blair, accompanied by Mrs. Paul Mr. Walker, whose home is in Wyo look big to her jusl now. Hank fifty years, Mr .and Mrs. Vroman to spend Christmas. Coming over Thompson and Mrs. Aletha Robbins, clerks found the old account as have considered this community day, Io attend the state teacher's ming. Blackwell they h it an icy streak, convention. Mrs. Robinson attend Mr. and Mrs. W ilm er Bailey were left fo r Los Angeles, taking the Pa stated and between the time they their home, only leaving 11 for as official guests' of Mr. Bailey's mother, Mrs skidded toward a truck, turned and cific highway, but were forced to found It anil the lime ihe Oregon short trips or visits, ami twelve ed the convention oppled over, completely demolish C ity woman received the balance years ago, they purchased their delegate of Jackson county. She Toney Ross, and Mr. Ross. Christ ing their car, and both the .Mayers turn back at Klamath Junction relum ed home Thursday. mas day. when road o fficials told them that if had grown from 90 cents Io $15. present home oil Blackwell creek, at were badly cut and bruised, necessi • • • A holiday trip lo Crescent City the Siskiyous were entirely impass- tating several stitches. Mr. Mayer the edge of the city, which has seen in (he same pioneer s p irit—“ I ’m was made by Mr. and Mrs. O. C. ble. Monday they made a fresh Mrs. Jane Adams gave her hus the celebration o f th e ir golden wed was rendered unconscious, and did band Hirer Christmas presents last ding, ami now their sixtieth anni going up in an airplane, loo, the Stanwood and tw o sons, where they not "conic to” u ntil he had been re start, taking the Redwood highway, firs t chance I get.” But u n til then, were guests on Christmas of Mr. and making a safe trip , although week. Each was a hoy. The Adams’ versary. they do not plan Io forsake their Stanwood’s father, E. C. Stanwood, moved lo a Medford hospital. The only a few hours after th e ir car have seven other children, five Eight children were born Io them, ear. fo r allhough he is 85 and Mrs. and their1 son, Ed Stanwood and couple left Medford Christmas eve, had gone through the canyon, a boys and tw o girls. a daughter, Hattie, the w ife of Jim Vroman. 75. both are spry, alert and fam ily, whose home is at Crescent hoping to spend Christmas in Port slide was reported beyona Xerby, land, in spite of everything. Smith, having died twenty-seven w hich held up tra ffic f5 r some Mrs. Martha Ash of Rfrminghain, years ago. Eleven grandchildren and aelive, and every year have made City, also. They returned here Sat lime. Albania, hopes the depression ends fifteen greatgrandchildren have also trips up and down the coast high urday. Goes to Sleep at Wheel ways, "and we’ll mnke many more, Mrs. E ffie Birdseye, and sons. State Issues Warnings soon. Charles Ash hopes it lasts blessed their years. Simple concussion of the brain too,” they both say. , Glen, David and Victor, ami the The state took every precaution unite a w hile vcl. The reasons are and cuts and bruises were suffered Roth have been active in local to inform motorists of conditions Ihal Mrs. Ash, in an alim ony ver lodge circles, Mr, Vroman being on by Lester Stebbins of Klamath Falls as soon as action could be taken dict, agreed Io accept $10 a month Odd Fellow and Rebekah, and Mrs. as the result of an automobile acci afte r're po rts o f the storm were re from Churles u ntil Hines are bet Vroman is also a Rebekah. Mr. Vro dent which occurred about a mile ceived. and Monday all interstate ter. and a half south o f Rogue River on man is also a charier members of tra ffic was routed over the Red the Pacific highway last Thursday Ihe (Told H ill G. A. It., and is one wood when possible, u ntil Ihe Sis m orning about 4:00 o’clock. o f three surviv'ng members, and kiyou pass lo C alifornia could be In the lruck w ith Stebbins was Mrs. Vroman is a W. It. C. cleared. Rut before warnings could R. H. Estes of Columbia, Canada, Ow ned One of F irst Cars be broadcast, more than tw enty A.- newcomers in this field, we want to thank the a hitch-hiker whom he had picked T heir lif • in the valley, although cars had stalled on the Green up. Estes was uninjured. m a'l ed by many hardships, and its man; pet pie with whom wc have had an oppor Springs road to Klamath Falls, and Stebbins went to sleep w hile d riv share of struggle, has also had j tunity to ,'do business for their friendly attitude others were forced to turn back a ft ing and drove head-on into a cul many bright spots. They have seen and their liberal support. er encountering the impassable vert in front of the Calligar resi many improvements. and recall v iv drifts in the Siskiyous, dence. Estes was also asleep at the idly the coming of automobiles, Train service, delayed more than time o f the accident. The two ybuths having owned one of the firs t in Also wc feel have made many friends here Ill six hours Monday, was almost nor were going south, Stebbins to Klam Hie valley. T il's car. a high, door our contacts outside of our business, and WC mal Wednesday and Thursday. ath Falls w ith n Ford truck fo r the less Buick of 20 years ago, carried want to extend to them our greetings at this Ford agency there, and Estes to Los I hem many m ilt s over Hie rugged HAS STEEL SLIVER REMOVED season. , \ Angeles. mountains and beautiful valley s of ('ergon, Wnshintgon and C alifor ^ « ■ 7 X 5 ^ ----------- Howard Dorman, who has had a nil. On one of their trips into School To Reopen So at this time we wish cur subscribers and all piece o f steel lodged in his fore California, by way of Kennett, they the people of this fine community a z Next Monday Morning head since last August, underwent an caused much excitement, fo r the operation fo r ils removal Tuesday. e'ty marshal declared Ihey w i re Hie Classes at the Cold H ill schools The sliver, which was chipped from first to have ever made such a trip HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR w ill resume next Monday morning a wedge w hile Howard and his bro over Hint route. They traveled up after the holiday vacation. School ther were cutting wood, h it Mr. D or Ihe stale Io Portland, taking three was dismissed a week ago Tuesday man, rendcirng him tem porarily un days to make Hie trip each way. The Publishers. afternoon and many o f the teachers conscious. It gave no immediate fording Ihe creeks, here, and p u ff and students spent the holiday per trouble, however, hut lately has ing up grades, there, hut always ar iod visiting w ith friends and rela caused much pain, necessitating its rivin g safely— and says Mr. Vroman,- tives in other cities. removal. pmflin* Charlîc Say^ A nt / qu ' e -----------ss. Abu wonder why- grandmother wore/ five or six petti- coat9?«-—]>id a n y o f you youn& Ladies <-ry, a Jiaircloili cnair?' Happy New Year!