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The M ost Thoroughly Read W eekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggest L ittle Tow n in the State
VOLUME XXXV
WILL VOTE ON
13 QUESTIONS
School Consolidation Among
M atters on November
Ballots
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Thirteen proposed constitutional
amendments, initiative measures and
referendum bills will be on the bat
lot at the November election, re
ports Hal E. Boss, secretary of state,
in whose department the completed
IM-titionn net filed.
A measure providing for the con
solidation of the I'niverslly of Ore
gon und the State college at Cor
vallis, establishment of a leaehers’
training college ut Eugene, abandon
ment of th.' normal school plant at
Monmouth und conversion of the
normal schools at LaGrande and
Ashland into Junior colleges und
transferring
the university law
school to Salem. has btrn assured
of a place on the ballot.
The tax and debt control pro
gram includes one proposed con
stitutional amendment und two ini
tiative men:,ores. The. constitutional
amendment is an enabling act giv
ing authority to limit tax levies and
bond issues under general law.
One of the initiative measures
authorises the ereulion of lux su
l*ervising boards in each county
through
pcintment by the gover
nor. The boards svould be composed
of three nu mbers who would serve
without compensation. The measure
rmixiwers ihese boards Io review
budgets made by tnx levying I xm II cs
and reduce and e ’iininate items by
unanimous vole. Action of the
hoards is subject Io nppeal to the
state tnx commission by the levying
bodies or trn interest'd taxpayers.
The hoard would net only in an ad
visory capacity over special tux lev
ies und bond issues approved by the
voters.
The other initiative measure pro
vides for incrensing the rale of the
personal incom tax from 5 to it per
cent, affect higher brackets, and re
during pertain rxemptions.
Completed fetitions for the so-
cnlled stale grunge water power
amendment were among the last to
reach the slate department. This
amendment relates to the control
and <t< velopinenl of water power
and water power sites, both by the
state and the slate in conjunction
with the federal government.
The initiative measure sponsored
by the Oregon Highway Protective
association provides for the classi
fication of busses und trucks, with
relation to weight, increases the fres
and eliminates trailers in cases
where the eomhined weight of the
vehicle and load exceeds 3000 lbs.
Repeal of the stale prohibition
laws is provided in an initiative
measure sponsored by Harry R.
Crltchlow of Portland, und for
which petitions have been com
pleted.
The taxpayers’ voting qualification
amendment, providing that all per
sons voting on tnx levies and bond
issues shall be loxpayirs, is also
complete and ready for the ballot.
Another proposed constitutional
amendment referred by the legisla
tue authorizes criminal trials with
out Juries bv consent of the accused
person. This amendment was fath
ered In the 1031 session by Senator
Crawford of Multnomah county.
A Ihird proposed amendment pro
vides Hint the <1 per rent limitation
provision l i n y he applied Io levies
of any one ol three previous years,
instead of Ihc preceding year.
There also will be on the ballot
three referendum measures attack
ing nets approved by the 1931 legis
lature.
One is directed at the 1931 legis
lative net which prohibits commer
cial fishing on the Hogue river. An
other n lln c k s the legislative net pro
viding n tax of 10 cents a pound on
nil oleomnrgnrlne manufactured and
sold in the slate of Oregon. The
third referendum directed nl the
legislative nssimhlv Is a lin e d n l the
net appropriating approximately $1.-
182,000 for Ihe support of the high
er cducnHcnnl Institutions.
Extra copies of Ihe News on sale
at Jim’s Confectionery, each week.
GOLD HILL, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1932
North Dakota Youths Find
Nugget on Sardine Creek
Three young men, Hulph Page,
Hob Cameron and Carl Hangland,
of Westhope, North Dakota, are
writing Io Hirir friends buck home
Ihese days, giving Gold Hill much
well-merited praise.
Two weeks ugo. in a tour of the
West in scorch of work, they were
ultraeted to Ihe House of .Mystery
sign on Hi** Pacific highway at Sar
dine Creek. The offer of “Erie Gold
Dust Io All Visitors” seemed almos:
loo good to be true. However, they
decided to Investigate, and found
(hat Mr. Van Houtcn’s promise was
as always, as good as gold.
Enquiring regarding the posslbll
Hits of mining in the vicinity, and
after explaining that their finance*
and iher larder both needed imme
diale support they received Ih*
owner’s permission io plueer min«
oil nearby ground, Ihe Berkeley
Square claim.
Two «lays lal*r, wllh half an
ounce of heavy dust already accum
ulated, they found the largest nug-
g *( Ihul h.ix been plnccrid from
Sardine (’reek ill present times
These young men ure now wonder
ing why people live anywhere ex
cept in Hi vicinity ot ('■«Id lliil.
Trade A t Home!
NUMBER 13
M éat M a rk e t Opens Tues.; P T I Q
H ardw are Ready N ext W eek
Gold HR again has a meat market,
and by the 2uth of July, according
' lo M. S. Johnson will have a hard-
i ware and lurniture store lo replace
the hardware closed out in April by
O. C, Stanwood.
The niw meat market, of which
Joe Woodcock and Roy Moore are
Whereas, We, The Gold Hill Chamber of Commerce,
proprietors, opened officially Tues
deem It to be to the best interest of the City of Gold Hill and
day morning in the former meal
Ihc Community lhat every one Trade at Home,
market building where Jack Pickard
Therefore He It Resolved:
until recently ran the Gold Hill
lh a t The Gold Hill Chamber of Commerce goes on
Market.
record and condemns the action of every public official or
Mr. Woodcock and Mr. Moore are
public servant, or person In business, or other person or per
both expert butchers and meat cut
sons deriving a living or benefit from the City of Gold Hill
ters and are carrying a fine stock
or from School District No. 57 that does roi patronise Home
unusually complete in both fresh
Industry, and docs h's trading outside of Gold Hill.
and cured meats.
THE GOLD HILL CHAMBER OP COMMERCE.
Through contact with the people
of this community on their meat
wagon route from Rogue River they
And in this connection may we add:
This week Gold Hill has two n< w businesses opening up, a meat already have a wide acquaintance
market and a hardware store, which the town has been without the and have established a line trad«
locally which is glad to know that
last two months.
During this time, many of us have hud occasion to feel (he in they are locating their shop in Gold
convenience which the ubsence of such businesses can cause. They : Hill, making this city their head
have, doubtless. cost us time and money which would have been saved quarters.
They will continue to maintain
if we had had such businesses still opcMUiug here. And. too, when Gold
Hill did not have meals aud a hardwugt line, many regular visitors to ' their ranch at Rogue River w*heri
our city from outlying districts were ntlrufled to other towns, because much of Iheir meal is fattened and
they could nol readily buy all the things they needed at Gold Hill, and. I prepared for market. Tiny buy
I stock in Ihc Rogue River and Apple-
rather than visit two towns, they stopped coming to Gold Hill.
Which should m ale us all slop und think a minute. Of course, gate valleys.
They will continue to run their
weld H ill Fire Case
the moral is, TRADE AT HOME.
If we lose valuable businesses, and consequently the accommoda wagon in the surrounding country,
Again In Circuit Court
tions and service they give, we not only lose, as Individuals, hut we cut serving Sams Valley and the terri
Testimony of O. IT. Newell and i down the amount of money circulating here, and in time, the whole town tory southeast toward Jacksonville,
as well as the Apphgate district and
W. E. Boss was heard Saturday be feels a distinct loss.
Gold Hill now has ns complete a business district as any town the Hogue River territory.
fore Circuit Judge II. I). Norton, in
Because of the scope and volume
the damage suit of Susie Coy, R. A. cl its site. Its merchants arc all up and coining and boost whole
Robinson, of Gold Hill, and the heartedly for Gold Hill nnd its Interests. They derive no more benefits of their business they are able to
Royal Insurance company of Eon- from living in Gold Hill than does any other individual. They make their handle a wider variety of meats than
don. Eng., (.gainst the city of Gold j living here by giving service. Just as does any wage earner. And in is usual in a community this size,
Hill, for alleg d damages amount turn they have all the responsibility of extending credit in times like and Gold Hill is fortunate in having
ing to >3730.93, ns result of a fire ' Ihese. and of kreping up Ihe standard of their stocks so lhat the resi them locate here.
H a rd w a re to Open N ext Week
March 31, 1930, tlud destroyed prop dents of Gold Hill can have the kind of service that they have a right
The hardware and furniture store
erty belonging to Susie Coy nod to expect.
When we run to Ihe rity for our wanls that can be filled at home being established by Mr. and Mrs.
Robinson and covered by a policy
wc are rutting our own throat. We excuse ourselves by saying lhat the M. S. Johnson will occupy the build
Issued by the Royal concern.
The complaint alleges that the home town merchants charge more. A fair comparison will show that ing in which Mr. Stanwood operated
city of Go 11 Hill was negligent in in most cases our home merchants’ prices are Ihe same as those in the his hardware, and which is owned
not Inking precautionary steps to (ities. except perhaps on their highly advertised specials. And it is not by Mr. Johnson.
The Johnson’s are former resi
prevent the control of the fire after unusual to find that what is saved on one purchase in the city, is tost
dents of Gold Hill, at one time hav
it tiail been started, upon the orders on another that is not up to standard, or is actually higher.
Another thing that many of us never take into consideraion: The ing many business interests here.
of the fire chief to burn off grass
and rubbish on a vacant lot. in a general cost of living In Gold Hill more than makes up for the differ Prior to their departure five years
cleanup campaign. The fire got be- ence on the cost of foodstuffs here—if there is any. Taxes are much, ago they enjoyed a large grocery and
yong control nnd burned the build much lower Ihnn on city property, rent is often less than half what your hardware business in what was lat
ing occupied by Ihe Coys mid Robin home would cost you in Ihc city, etc. And every business we lose by er divided into two stores under the
sons ns a dwelling nnd reslnurnnt.
not suptMirting it, means, also, that we are boosting our own taxes, be ownership of E. T. Ham, grocer, and
Gold Hill is renr senled by At cause the city has lost another man who helped pay its bills—and we Mr. Stanwood.
The stock now being placed by-
torney A. E. Beanies, anil Ihe plain who are lift have Io make up for this loss. So we finally have to pay
Mr. Johnosn includes a line of new
tiffs by Attorney Gus Newbury.
out in one way or another what little we thought we were saving.
So, we ask you—does it pay to take your money to the city, and and used furniture, such as beds,
in
Ihe
end. lose the service of your local merchants, and the support dressers, gas and electric stoves and
Rural M a il Carriera
they
give
to your town, which you finally have to make up from your a variety of chairs and tables. Early-
Convene In Medford
next week his hardware stock will
own pocket? We think not!
So, let’s keep ihe two new businesses that are locating here, and nol be received and placed, and the Gold
The annual stale convention of
Hill community will again be served
Ihe Oregon Hural Letter Carriers’ lose any of the others, by giving them all our most whole-hearted sup
by
an up-to-date hardware store.
association was held nl Ihe Masonic port.
The Johnsons have many friends
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hnll In Medford Saturday. George
in this community who are glad to
Gold H ill Beats Leland
Wallace, local mail carrier, who has Ask for Federal Funds
welcome them back. They are now
carried mail for 18 years, was in
fo r Railroad to Coast
in C loseG am e Sunday residing in the Waller Dungey resi
attendance.
dence hack of the Gold Hill hotel.
W. T. Robinson of Yamhill, vice-
With the score tied in the ninth
Presumably arising from Ihe new inning the Gold Hill baseball team
president • f the association during
Ihe past year, was named presidenl mining activity in Southern Oregon pushed over the winning run in the H ealth U n it to M eet
for the coming term. There were 8fi announced this week, n message was lust half of Ihe inning to take a close
at M rs. L ively’s Home
sent to Senator McNary at Washing game from Leland on the local dia
delegates at Ihe convention.
At the banquet held nl the M. U ton, D. C„ requesting assistance in mond Sunday. The final score was
A meeti'ig of the Gold Hill Di
church aSiurday evening, J. E. Vin securing $9 5000,000 of Reconstruc 6 to 5.
vision of the Jackson County Health
cent of Central Point presided, and tion Finance corporation money to
The game was close and hard association will be held on Tues
John Goins of Albany gave a short complete the ruilrou:' between the fought with Kell of Gold Hill and day, July 19 at 2 p. ni. at the home
talk, previous to the announcement Rogue River valley nnd Crescent Tnnner of Leland opposing pitchers, of Mrs. J. M. Lively.
of Ihe retirement of Archie Parker City, California, and to extend it holding Ihe batters to well scattered
The county nurse. Miss Gertrude
uf Monmouth, carrier for 29 years eastward to connect at Klamath, hits. Kell struck out a dozen during Bryan, will be present.
and George Wallace of Gold, who Falls with the Southern Pncific nnd the contest, allowed seven hits nnd
A full uttendnnee is desired as
Great Northern lines.
has carried mail 18 years.
walked one. Tanner struck out eight this will be our last opportunity
Next year's convention will be
Already 100 miles of rond have hatters in six innings and Powers to have Miss Bryan with us prior
been constructed but are not in use struck out two in the last three inn to her departure for the Middle-
held nt The Dnlles.
nnd Ihe money requested from ihe ings for Leland. The Gold Hill ag •V’cst.
government would make possible gregation gathered eleven hits off
WOODIE SHAVER IS CRACK
At a meeting held at the home of
SHOT, C. M. T.C RECORDS SHOW completion of the road nnd would the Leland hurlers.
Mrs. Lively Iasi week Ihe following
make accessible much of Ihe nat
Butte Fnlls will piny at Gold Hill committee chairmen were appointed
Wonilie Shaver will return home ] ural resources stored In the moun Sunday nnd a real game should re for Ihe unit:
from C. M. T. camp this week-end tains of Southern Oregon which sult as each team has two victories
Nurses: Mrs. C. W. Martin and
with n badge signifying that he is vary from carbon dioxide gas which over the oilier and this will be the Mrs. O. C. Palmer; publicity Mrs.
proficient with the rifle or machine can be manufactured into dry ice, deciding contest. The game is billed J. M. Lively; educational, Mrs. Lola
gun as slim !» shooter nnd first-class io the most precious of metals—gold for 2 p. m. and fans are urged lo Reed; supply, Mrs. M. B. Merriman;
gunner. Patrick Show of Medford, —in large quantities.
finance. Miss Bertha Coy.
attend.
If Ihe railroad is construcled, it
another of the ten Jackson county
boys nt camp won a similar badge. would doubtless be only a short
Methodist M inister to
All of Ihe students attending Ihe time until the Crescent City harbor Lodge Appoints Committees
Preach Each Sunday
1932 training camp fired special is developed, ns ihe absence of rail and Trustees for N ew Term
Gold Hill Lodge No. 129, I. O. 0.
courses at Ihe army rifle range Iasi connections wllh Ihe inland, was
Reverend Hulbiird has been ap
wekk, lu ll enly a limited number one of the reasons given hv Ihe F. met In regulnr session Tuesday
qualified for ihe greater degree of engineers when Ihey refused to rec evening, July 12. The new officers pointed ns n( ntster in-charge at
skill represented by the more covel- ommend n congressional appropria started off with a bang, and had Gobi Hill Methodist church this
their work o. k. The Noble Grand year and services will be held Sun
neeording Io Ihe news dispatch from tion for its'development.
Senator McNary replied lhat the appointed the followink sick com day night at 8:00, lieginning this
Hie camp received this morning.
proposal to obtain the money may mittee: Geo. McDonough, Sams Val Sunday, July 17. Everyone is cor
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES he submitted by f«>rmnl application ley; H. S. Moore, Evans Valley; C. dially invited to attend.
Evnngelistic services are being
to the Rccorstructlon Finance cor W. Slumbo, Foots Creek. The trus
Everyone is cordially invited Io poration and suggested conference tees arc Paul Thompson, W. W. Hit- conducted each night the rest of
the Christian Seii nee services in the with Walter D. Shultz, its represen lie nnd T J. West. The new officers the week by Rev. Cloud who has
are going to issue Iheir plans of en just finished a fine series of serv
old Woodman building. Sunday tative nt Portlnnd.
tertaining by the first meeting night ices at Jacksonville.
School 9:45: services at 11:00.
H. D. Reed left on this evening’s in August. Those that like peppy
Ed Bolt was a business caller in
Mr. nnd Mrs. Joe Lewis motored train Io spend a week in San Fran and snappy meetings should attend
Medford Monday.
cisco and to visit hti spn, Charles. frojn now on.
|ÿ Crescent City Saturday.
Among Ihe mailers coming bifore llir Gold Hill Commercial club
nl their meeting Iasi Friday, was the mailer of Trading at Home, and
Hie club went on record ns urging the residents of the community to
spend their money in Gold Hill, where it will remain Io circulate fur
Ihe good of those who live here.
Following is (he resolution which the Commercial Club passed:
T
V I A 11 I
U IIP C
II U U L
MINE PROJECT
Low Grade Ore W ill Run 10
M ills for F ifty Years,
Is Prediction
Negotiations embodying what is
said to be one of the largest mining
deals ever made in the state of
Oregon were completed Saturday
with the purchase of 0,000 acres of
diversified gold bearing properties
located principally on Grave creek
in Josephine county by the Pacific
Minerals, Inc., according to an an
nouncement made Monday by W. A.
Hutton, niembtr of the state mining
board.
The company is headed by Ar
nold II. Gosa ot Detroit, ex-mem
ber of the board of dirtetors of
General Motors eorporaton and of
the Kelvinator corporation. Mr.
Goss is also bead of Ihe Emily Gold
Company at Brookings for which
George Human rsly and Jim Clem
ent of Gold Hilt are now working
on ihe project on Mt. Emily which
has been underway since Ihe mid
dle ol Ihe winter.
Includes
21
Properties
The mining deal in Josephine
county involves |680,000 a n d
first payment has been made
by the buyers, according to officials.
The purchase includes 21 different
mining pro|ierties and 32 owners,
the principal ones of which are Col
umbia Mines. Miller Hill, I-eland
Land, Golf end Steam Bier hydraulic
properties and practically the en
tire gold hearing floor of Grave
creek. The ledge properties consist
of ’Yellow Horn, Jim Blaine, Star,
Esmeralda and ten other partially
developed properties. The engineer
ing force of the Pacific Minerals
company of Detroit has for the
past several mouths conducted an
extensive scrutiny of these proper
ties before making settlement, ac
cording to Pacific Minerals engineer,
W. F. Hayden.
To Build Dam ia Jackson Co.
The purchase also includes ex
ceptional water rights, embracing
47 miles of flumes and ditches and
bids have been received for the
construction of a large dam on up
per Grave creek in Jackson coun
ty. Work on the dam will start im
mediately and when finished w ill
impound several thousand acre feet
of water, which will provide for
the continuous operation of the dif
ferent projects.
The Pacific Minerals Inc., which
has its main office in Detroit, Mich.,
has opened a branch office in the
Del Rogue building in Grants Pass,
with W. F. Hayden as engineer in
charge.
Although details have not been
worked out, plans are now under
way for starting operations im
mediately on an extensive scale.
Construction of the large dam, it
self, will r.o doubt result in the
employmenl of many men.
M t. E m ily Is M ountain o f Gold
The C uiiy county property con
tains the large low-grade, free-
milling gold deposit on Mount Em
ily, nine miles east of Brookings,
Oregon, up the Chetco river. The
size of the deposit staggers the im
agination ( f even a miner. The
property is from 1500 to 2500 feet
wide and more than three miles
long. Outcropping and exposed
this entire length is an ore body
300 to 400 feet wide, showing 400
lo 500 feel in depth on the cliffs
at each end. Thousands of assays
show the values of this free-milling
ore body io average from $2.50 to
$3.00 a ton. A 10 ton pilot mill in
stalled at the west end of the de
posit shows, after considerable op-
ration, a highly satisfactory saving
of the gold contained.
Ten mills of 1000-ton capacity
are planned for this Mount Emily
deposit, it is said. The ore body is
big enough lo run them at capacity
for 50 years, according to J. H. Gal-
Ingher, Portland mining engineer.
The PaeiHc Minerals, Inc., is a
Detroit corporation and is financed
in the east. There Is no stock for
sale and according to the engineers
big work is contemplated for the
coming months.