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©I» (ÊJOIÔ M í VOLUME XXXIV "^»"»W — — — ——— Gleanings o f the Week ITEMS OK IN TER E ST EX TRACTEI» FROM WOULD HAPPENINGS AND BO ILED DOWN FOB OUR READERS. l VW W "I ■ ■ ■ ■ XWWW l W W W Vl W l Mll U X X U M l l i m K — l l l l l l MM M nnimi u H H GOLD HILL, OREGON, _ THURSDAY, MARCI I * t ’ i«n2 -MM— ___________________ _____ ______ •'* ' U II.................................. BOARD RETAINS MR. MEISINGER Vote to Bar M arried Teach -T — T Consolidation of Sams Valley w ith Gold H ill D istrict Is Suggested The p o s s ib ility that the Sams Val Icy school d is tric t may be annexed to the Gold H ill d is tric t and a bus lin e established, arose th is week when Hie boundary board w ith h e ld decision on a p e titio n to annex a p a ri of the d is tric t, (lending action o f I I k - Sums V u llry board. It costs Sams Vulley 84000 a ycai lo m aintain its high school, and much lo w e r taxes could be made possible by the consolidation w ith Cold K ill. A p e titio n by Geo. Lym an to have Ids p ro p e rty annexed to Gold H ill in o rd e r Hint iiis c h ild re n m ight gt t bus service here, brought a p ro test fro m the V alley school board, mid subsequent investigation by the county boundary board. It Is thought the board w ill suggest the consolidation, o w in g to the high cost o f m n liilH in in g Hie Sams Val ley high school. Many Civic Improvements Loom W ith Reopening of Dance Pavilion Flans made al an enthusiastic meeting o f the Gold H ill Commer C AN D I DATES STATE POLICIES cial club Wednesday evening, to B eg in n in g w ith this issue the Sponsor dances in the local dance ! N ew s c a rrie s a colum n devoted p a vilio n an,j UM. ,|,t. proceeds fo r NUMBER 46 JURY FINDS REED GUILTY Verdict Rendered A fte r 20 to p o litic a l cand idates and th e ir The French e vid e ntly th in k th e ir er»; W age Cuts Are c iv ic im provem ent projects, met Hours Deliberation; New p la tfo rm s . W a tch it fo r a d d i women have enough to »uy, w ith w illi he a rty approval o f a ll pres Probable tio n a l statem ents each w eek. out te llin g them how to ru n th e ir ent, and cooperation was promised T ria l to Be Asked co u n try. Lust week the French sen- by the c ity co u n cil, w h ich , at a n tr turned dow n n h ill Io give w o m special session the preceding eve State Vice-Pres. Addresses Al (lie re g u la r session of the en the rig h t to vote, by a vote of ning had voted to give the club First P .-T . A. M eeting Here A verdict o f m u rd e r in the sec 193 to 0. school board Iasi Monday evertthg rig h ts to the concession. ond degree, the p enalty fop w h ic h • • • II was vob d to retain G. I Meisin- Such im provem ents as a sw im I he firs t meeting of the recently is life im prisonm ent, under Oregon Ten e rn t gas is now lieing e n ger, fo r Hie last fo u r years, p rin m ing pool, and a c ity park and play o rg a n iz id Gold H ill Parent-Teachers joyed by P o rtla n d m otorists as the cipal o f tio ld H ill school d i , t r it l ground were mentioned at the association was held Wednesday law , was re tu rn e d Tuesday m orn result o f the gas " w a r " now raging meeting, and these m atters w ill he afternoon at the school au d ito riu m , ing against A lb e rt W. Heed, Den No. 57, fo r tile com ing 1932-1933 In that city. The p rice has steadily considered la te r w hen plans are ver, charged w ith the m u rder o f Mrs. Guy Stager, presiding. declined since the w u r started and school year. d t fin ite ly form ulated. Mrs. Tollefson, state vice presi V icto r K n o tt, A shland policem an, Several interested townspeople a few stations have gone us fu r ns P re lim in a ry action to the more dent addressed the group on the Novem ber 18. The ju ry deliberated attended Hu- in 1 ting. 8 and 9 re n t gasoline. comprehensive program was taken "A im s and Purposes o f the P.-T. A .” fo r 20 hours before agreement was At the same session a m otion to • • • by the club Wednesday, committees and urged that they jo in the stale reached. , h ire single teachers, o n ly, unless It hus been suggested to the being a p p o in t.d to inspoct Hie pa- organization. She also announced The case is by no means closed leaclier» have dep n d ciils and no House coinage chairm an Somers, v ilio n , report on n ry repairs, the county council to he held at ' w i,h ,h “ ve rd icL how ever, as Dc- other source o f income, was c a r who-.e com m ittee is m aking a s il nnd to contact orchestra managers. Medford, A p ril 9, when the stat - ^el,st A tto rn e y Gus N e w b e rry w h o ried. ver investigation, to have s ilv e r Dates fo r the opening dance w ill president w ill he present. : stated that the ve rd ict v.-as not in W. II. Ferguson was r e b in d as Junior Ch»s Play Event coins made square so they w on't be announced soon. W atch fo r Mrs. L. I.. Smith talked on “ Be ! ' nc w i,h ,hc l'v k *m’ ce b rought out ja n ito r, and H a rry C hilders us bus of Thursday, M arch 10 s lip nut o f o u r fingers so fast. We th i ni and he prepared to cooperate sp o n sih ility and H ow to Best Get n the tr ia l, has announced he w ill d riv e r. Both these men took sulary aren't w o rry in g uboul them s lip In th is project fo r the betterm ent C hildren to Take R e sp o nsib ility” file a m otion fo r a new tria l. He 'I tic annual J u n io r Class p la y, cuts, and it has been mentioned ping out o f our hands- we ure won o f o u r com m unity. and Mrs. B. L. M ille r and Mrs. Sta w ill base his plea on the alleged that a ll si bool employees. Including ,|io iisiire d to raise funds lo r class d i-rin g w nere we can get some in to misconduct o f a ju ry member on ger gave short talks. |t,,- | ,-iiclici s, w ill be h ire d al re a ctivitie s cacti year, is scheduled our hands! Auto Collides W ith Horse The proposed co n stitu tio n and b y Sunday, and w ill also cite num er duced wages, when fin a l contracts fo r n ix l Thursday, .March 10. ous e rro rs in the co u rt procedure. ire subm itted. The p la y chosen th is year, is On H ighw ay Near Town laws was read by Mrs. Pena and the An in d iu n fisherm an from Klam- Reed steadfastly m aintained his assembly voted lo accept them as A m otion was made and c a r r i'd “ W ith the H e lp o f S cotty," a clever n tli took a load o f smelts Io Ihe not Io re -h ire Coach Paul D. Aug three-act comedy, abounding innocence, th roughout the tr ia l last “ , | read and revised and lo jo in the in P o rlla n d police departm ent last stead. E a rly lust i-rid a y m o rn in g a c a r j S( a(P association. Dues were sel at week, and stuck to his a lib i th a t laughs, uud evolving around the d rive n by Tom Palm er o f Grant week to be d istrib u te d to the needy he was not at the scene o f the ;.*c a year. F in a l uclion on contracts fo r e ffo rts o f young l) r . Dale to keep Puss co llid e d w ith a horse on the by the Sunshine d ivisio n o f tin- The suggestion was made by Mr. crim e at the tim e o f the m urder, bus d riv e rs and o ilie r te n rh ln g po old man De I ’ ression fro m his door. P acific h ig h w a y about three-quar- Meisinger that meetings could start and that it was his tw o tra v e lin g police. In ch a ra cte ristic Ind an m an sitions was postponed u n til a spec It w ill he given at the school au ters o f a m ile south o f Gold H ill. ner. he dt cried p u b lic ity o f his ial u n itin g scheduled fo r March It . McQuade and at 2:30 instead o f three, w h ic h was companions, Paul d ito riu m , beginning at eight o'clock The crash k ille d Ihe horse and agreed upon. name, stating b rie fly , "F o lk s must Lee Jackson w ho w ere g u ilty , and And at popular request o f those in and is under the d ire ctio n o f Miss s lig h tly in ju re d Palm er and George cut.” A fine program preceded the w ho escaped in Reed's car. attendance, it was agreed Unit Mr. A lb e rtin a Hankey. • • • T a y lo r, also of Grants Pass, who meeting. It included songs by the Three witnesses w ere called to Angslead w ould be reconsidered nt The cast o f characters is : was rid in g w ith Palm er. T a y lo r re boys’ and g irls ' choruses, extem por substantiate Reed’s a lib i, James A lexander McGarvock, 71 year-old th is time. Dr. Dale ........... Leroy Tompkins ceived a had cut o ver the eye and aneous speeches by resident o f (ile n a rm , Belfast, got tw o public Reedy o f A shland stating that Reed Routine b ills were rend and a l V iolet M illa rd ............... Elsie Baker Palmer's elbow and knee were in speaking students, a short sketch was at the Ashland p olice station w o rd lie was h e ir Io a 817,296 Den lowed. a m otion was made and Scotty . .... W allace Iverson jured. ver, C olorado, (stale. The nest day “ T o the F lag," by Ihe second grade, in the cro w d that gathered d u rin g carried lo re ro o f a pari o f Hie gym Mrs. C lancy ..... E d ith D usenberry As the p a ir were d riv in g along and a three-act play, “ Lantern the excitem ent a fte r the m urder. he was dead fro m the shock o f this nasium, the contract being a w a rd I he “ p oor” w e a lth y uncle ....... .. the highw ay the horse suddenly IJ g h t” by the Freshman class. good fortune. Yes, such news w ould He p a rtic u la rly noticed Reed, he ed lo Mr. Chappell o f Hie P ortland .......... - .................... _ C la ir Johnson dtished onto the h ig h w a y d ire c tly h r a great shock Io most o f us, in said, “ because he kept his eyes on B la cklia w k Roofing M aterial Com Tom M illa rd , the v illa in ............... in fro n t o f the car. The horse was th ese days o f depression! me.” A ham burger stand cook tes pany, and void» was taken to ad Former Resident Killed by ....................................... Ted K ilte r • • • k ille d almost in s ta n tly and the side tifie d that Reed had eaten at his vertise fo r next year’s w ood sup Addle Featherw eight Madge C roft Road Construction Truck shop that n ig h t, and talked to h im o f the car was caved in and the H enry Ford is reported us mak ply, delivery lo be made Ju ly 15. Zora Hansard unit Edna Bloom , w in d sh ie ld broken. ing preparations to risk m illio n s on about some guns he owned. Tho V io le t’s friends ............... Gene \ \ ord o f the death o f Charles F. th ird witness stated th a t Reed ate the tu rn o f business w ith his new vieve St umbo and Lois Johnson M itch e ll o f W illitts , C a lifo rn ia , at breakfast at his coffee shop the autom obiles the Ford "4 " anil “ 8.’' Gold H ill Rifle Club Get» Admission bus been sel al 25c fo r M any Enjoy Clever one tim e a resident of th is c ity , and m o rn in g a fte r the m urder. He is getting ready In operate all Charter From N. R. A. adults and 10c fo r ch ild re n . Lodge Program a re la tive o f Mrs. Rees Chapman, plants at capacity and to tu rn out The state’s star witnesses w ere was received by frie n d s here this O ffice r Laym on, K n o tt’s compan 1,500,009 cars a year in the hope The tio ld H ill R ifle and P istol Grade Girls W in from A group o f about tw e n ty -fiv e week. Mr. M itc h e ll’s death was the ion, w ho id e n tifie d Reed as one o ther huge m anufacturers w ill fo l e liih has been issued a c h a rte r by Odd F e llo w s enjoyed the fine en result o f in ju rie s received w hen lit o f the tw o men in the ca r w h ic h lo w and the depression w ill be put Jacksonville Thursday the N a tio n al R ifle Association, ac terta in m e n t presented by H a y was stru ck by a tru ck w h ile at he and K n o tt stopped in the Ash on the run. co rd in g lo announcement mude this Thompson, Bud Force and Norman w o rk on road co nstruction eight land ra ilw a y yards, and O ffic e r The Gold H ill grade school fem week at the headquarters o f the A fte r nine days spent on a liny- in in e basket h a ll team met the Bailey at the m eeting o f the order miles n o rth o f L a y to n v ille , C a lifo r Roy P arr, w h o said he had stopped association in W ashington, I), C. frozen lake in the rugged moun Jacksonville grade g irls at Juckson- Tuesday n ig h t. The hoys, w ith N o r nia. the Reed ca r at K lam ath Junction T lic o ffice rs o f Hie new d u ll are: Mr. M itch e ll, an expert auto me e a rlie r in the evening. P a rr said tains (if B ritish C olum bia, Mrs. E d vile last Thursday a fternoon, and man as harm onica player, put on t'.lco G ilc h ris t, p re s id in t; M. B. a Jack and J ill dancing skit, w h ich chanic and highw ay m achinist, Reed was one o f tw o men in the na C h ris lo ffe rio n and her com M errim an, vice-president; B. E. eume o ff victo rs by an 18 to 8 fu tu re committees w ill fin d it hard was employed here d u rin g con fro n t seat o f the car, w h ile panion, W illia m Graham. P ortla n d score. a Illa iilirn h iirg . secretary; W illia m stru ctio n o f the - Sardine Creek th ird was asleep in the back. flie rs, have been found. The couple, 'Ih e local g irls showed up w e ll to beat. Ferguson, treasurer, and F loyd G. The next entertainm ent is sched road, and was know n to many w h o w ere c h a rtin g a new a irw a y to and give prom ise o f fine m ateriul The state contended th a t w h ile Lance, executive o ffic e r. uled fo r M arch 15, w ith M e rritt tio ld H ill residents. Alaska, report Hiut they experienced Jackson lay asleep in the re a r seat fo r fu tu re high school quintets. The clu b is one o f about 28110 H ittle , W .H. Ferguson, H ow ard F uneral services w ere held F r i o f the car, Paul McQuade and Reed extreme cold one day being 50 de The liite-tTp was: active r if lq shooting clubs allfils. Dorman and C. W. Stumbo in day, F ebruary 26, at Mount Shasta. com m itted the m urder, and b a llis grecs below zero. They almost des Lois Cameron and E velyn Hnm- Inted w illi the N ational R ifle Asso charge, and members look fo rw a rd He is survived by his w ife , and tic experts stated that the bullets p a ire d o f livin g found, they stale, ner, fo rw a rd s. ciation. due to the constant storms, and one small daughter, 2 1-2 years old, were fro m Reed’s gun. L o rra in e Tom pkins and D o ro th y lo a nother treat. On March 8, the Gold H ill Lodge his parents, and three sisters. fin a lly when an a irp la n e fle w over Sm ith guards. The defense contended th a t w h ile them and did not e rtu rn fo r three Local Basketecrs W in Reed w ent in search o f an auto reg Frances Davis center, and M ar No. 129 is lo co n fe r the firs t de gree on a mem ber from Medford Phoenix Defeats Rogue hours, Mrs. C h ris lo ffe rio n broke istra tio n station, McQuade and Tw o Games W ith Talent jo rie Cameron, side cenler. dow n and cried. Jackson com m itted the crim e. Barbara Skelton substituted fo r Lodge No. 83. • • • River for Championship The presentation o f evidence was D o ro th y S m ith nt guard, D o ro th y In the Inst conference basket At least fourteen lives were lost marked by m any co n flicts. Defense hall game of Hie season, the Gold going in la te r fo r L o rra in e T om p Grand Jury W ill Not Phoenix basketball hoys lead the A tto rn e y N e w b e rry in W ashington in flig xis anil la n d stressed the H ill cagers came through w ith a kins. Convene U n til Later county league as 1931-1932 cham fact th a t Laym on had been quoted slides w h ich fo llo w i d w arm w inds double v ic to ry w ith the Talent pions by v irtu e o f th e ir 20-10 v ic as saying a few hours a fte r K n o tt and heavy rains Iasi week-end. One teams Inst F rid a y evening. The Three-Y ear-O ld Bate» The grand ju ry named last week to ry o v ir Bogue R ive r on the Jack had been k ille d , that he could not fa m ily , trapped by a 00-fool w a ll of contests were played on tile Talent Baby Dies Wednesday w ill not convene u n til more c rim so n ville flo o r last evening. w ater, w hen a na tu ra l dam in Hie describe the men, p o in tin g out th a t court. The tw o teams, w in n e rs in th e ir "he surely could not do so, six inal m atters have accumulated, ac gorge above tlic lr home broke, were The hoys’ game was very close Friends here received w o rd ol c o rd in g to D is tric t A tto rn e y George respective conferences, did not play weeks la te r,” at the tim e o f Reed’s rescued o n ly a fte r the father and and when Ihe fin a l w h is tle blew Hie death o f little Pauline Bates, A. Codding. The o n ly c rim in a l mat th e ir usual snappy game, and Bogue arrest. He also declared that Jteed’s one son had drow ned w h ile a t Gold H ill held a o lie -p o in l m argin three year-old daughter of Mr. and te r now pending is that o f D c R iver, especially was weak on o f le tte r to D enver relatives w h ic h te m p tin g to save tw o small c h il over Hie Talent aggregation. Gold Mrs. L. H. Bates o f Bogue R ive r W illia m s, fo rm e r Gold H ill m in in g fensive, hul Hie large cro w d o f fans stated that he “ was a v ic tim o f c ir dren. W hen found, the fa th e r was H ill g irls won by a com fortable at tw o o'clock Wednesday m orning. prom oter, bound over to Ihe grand attending the game, report the con cumstances” and that he planned h o ld in g them so that th e ir heads m argin. Gause o f death was given ns croup, ju ry fo r alleged larceny by bailee, test one w o rth seeing. w ere above the flo o d waters, and to re tu rn to Ashland when he had T h is name concluded the con- The Bales fa m ily are fo rm e r re si Bogue R iver's mainstays. Pitman enough money, and prove his in W illia m s is now at lib e rty on $1000 he died n few minutes a fte r H r fi rence schedule fo r Hie Gold H ill dents o f Gold H ill, Mr. Bates having long bonds and is liv in g in Los Angeles. and O’ K elly, missed many rescuers reached him. hoys team and a (»lance over Hie been seel ion foreman, and w h ile It is reported he is try in g to secure shots and set-ups w h ich had been nocence, xvas p ro o f that he was not g u ilty. For, said N e w b e rry, nei record fo r the season shows the here, they lost another daughter, aid in p ro m o tin g a new ra ilro a d I th e ir strong points d u rin g the sca- th e r McQuade n o r Jackson have year was successful. In a ll games w ho died o f consum ption. son, the breaks o f tile games seem done this. fo r southern Oregon. played, c e n f rence and n o n-confer j ing to he against them, as the b a ll' The ju ry b a llo tin g was said to ence Coach Angstend’s L a m lias an LODGE DANCE SATURDAY EVE i many times ro lle d around the rim ' have been deadlocked, and th e ir PAST NOBLE GRANDS MET iverage o f m ore Ilian fift y per cent, o f the basket, but fe ll o ff the hoon - decision is regarded as a com pro and considering ihe green m aterial A n o th e r benefit dance w ill he Past Noble Grands o f the Gold 1 w ith o u t scoring. mise ve rd ict. It is also reported lie had lo shirt the season w ith a sponsored by the I. 0 . 0 . F. lodge H ill Rebekah lodge met at Hie home th a t at one tim e they w ere v e ry good show ing lias lie 11 made. o f Gold H ill in the hall here th is o f Rebecca Boss Thursday, Feb. 25. BERTHA COY RETURNS near to a fir s t degree m u rd e r v e r Saturday evening. Music w ill be Those present w e re : Olive T u r FROM PORTLAND HOSPITAL d ict w h ich demands the death pen MBS. MOORE. SEW ING furnished by the Melodettes. ner, L ily C arter, Lola Reed, E dith a lty. No re cord o f the b a llo tin g was C LU B HOSTESS FRIDAY A week ago F rid a y tills orgnni- Cameron, Lucy Mce, Bena Davis Miss Bertha Coy, w ho underw ent kept, the ju ry stated, as ballots w ere Hon put on a dance and around $15 Pearl Ferguson, K atherine Lance, un operation at a P ortland hospital so numerous. M any heated argu Mrs. E a rl Moore was hostess lo was reuHzed fo r Hie benefit o f the E lin o r Force, Mabie H ittle , Evelyn on Monday o f last week, returned ments arose d u rin g the tw e n ty Hie Sewing club al her home Inst n e d y . Due to a last m inute change Thom pson, E tta C arter, Viola Tuesday o f this week, and is con hours o f d e lib e ra tio n . ¡F rid a y nfternoon w ith sevenh en in Hie dale, the cro w d was not os Moore, Madge Dorman, Belle Smith, valescing at her home here. Miss I n nihers present. large as it w ould o therw ise have Rebecca Ross. Coy, w ho has suffered fo r some VOTERS MUST REGISTER Tin' ladies planned a h ike up been, lin t the organization hopes Refreshm ents were served at the tim e from a nervous d iso rd e r beacon h ill this F rid a y afternoon, expects a large cro w d th is S atur close o f the meeting. w h ich puzsled doctors had a tum or- A ll persons e lig ib le to vole at lo he follow ed by lu n ch at Mrs. day, and assures everyone a fin e The next meeting w ill be held like g ro w th removed from her neck, the com ing p rim a ry election must evening. Joe I ew is’. at Ihe home o f V iola Moore March and it is now thought she w ill fu lly be registered and are urged to at Mrs. Moor? served delicious re- The Melodettes w ill again fu rn is h recover her health. Mrs. I. O. Z ic- tend ,0 this m a tte r in the near fu fccdiluents at the close o f Hie afl the music. The orchestra has tw o r o lf accompanied Bertha on her ture. Voters o f th is section can 1 1 noon, w h ich was spent in needle new members and prom ise red E xtra copies o f the News on sale P o rtla n d tr ip , re tu rn in g w it li her register at the o ffic e o f H. D. Reed, I hot numbers fo r the dunce. w o rk and vis itin g . at J im ’s C onfectionery, each week. Tuesday. over the postoffice. Smilin’ Charlie 5 1 Lei me tcli you — our ancestors didn't gei that way siftin’ hack and talkin' about their predecessor»!" 1«.
