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About Gold Hill news. (Gold Hill, Jackson County, Or.) 1897-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1932)
e (Solò The M ost Thoroughly Read W eekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggest L ittle Tow n in the State * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * + * * * * * « * * * * « * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * « * s * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * OMM********«******«********' **************************«**%***«************•***********«*******««******«** VOLUME XXXV — i— — — ONLY 15 OUT TO C ITY CAUCUS D e c id e That Candidates M ust Be Nominated By Petition W ith an attendance of but 15 people at (lie city roucus Monday evening, the group decided that the fairest way (or citiaena to get their names on the bulled at the Novem ber election was by inruns of c ir culating petitions, rather than to receive nominations from sueh a small repras« illation. The small attendance Is a true Indication of the Itnerest shown In the coming election. No issues are Involved, and thijre hns been no rush since the caucus by local clti- cens to get their num ri into the field. Tw o pelt.ions were taken from the meeting Monday, one for Bertha Coy. who w ill be out for re-eteclon ns city treensurer, and one for Pan McCarter, for city reorder. A third IM'titlon is also in the field— that of II. D. Force for city rc^ordei Mr. Force wns recently npimintcd to that office to succeed B. E. Ad ams who cioved to Medford. Mayor Ferguson staled some time ago that he would not run for an other term. Tw o members of the present council have also signified that they w ill not run for re-elec tion. They nre Giro Gilchrist and Paul Thompson. The other four, Al I’ankey. Oi a Newell, J. W. Ilrynn. and W. E. Boss, have not made def inite statements concerning their possible candidacy. Mr. Pnnkry bus i>een mentioned for mayor but stated today that he would not be a candidate. But fifteen names are necessary on a petition In order to have one's name appear on the ballot. Petition blanks can be secured from Record er Force, by anyone wishing Io make the race, or by anvone wishing Io circulate a petition for n friend. Filing doses November 1. Sardine M in im Co. Act» to Prevent M ud in Rogue A lengthy urticle by Joe Wharton in Monday's Grants Pass Courier complains that the Skeels und Gra ham mining operations at the mouth of Sardine Creek here ure muddy ing the Bogue River as far down the river us that city and beyond, und points out that muny fishermen have left the vicinity, resulting in a large loss of money to that town. Although this pu|>er has not no ticed any serious discoloration of the water recently and hns seen many fishermen casting on the r if fles here below the mouth of the creek, we ir e glad to rejMirt that the local company has ulrrndy taken action nt the suggestion of the stale game commission Io do Ihcir part in remedying the conditions com plained of. A dam hns been constructed n short distance from Ihe mouth of the creek which allows the mud to settle Instead of being carried Into the river. LOCAL MAN CLAIMS LONGEST MASONIC MEMBERSHIP IN STATE B. (',. Marlin, Kt> year-old resilient f this city, reached his 05th year f membership In Ihe Masonic lodge unday, Seplember 25. This Is Ihe ¡ingest period of membership of ny Mason in Ihe stale. Mr. Marlin, though nearing 90 ears old, is still quite netive nnd ist fall made a trip by railroad i Canada. 1111,1, HAMM ER8LY SURPRISED ON S E V E N TE E N TH B IRTHDAY Bill Hnnmiersly was honored at plensant surprise party Tuesday rening, September 27 on his sev- ileenth birthday, when his mother itertalned n small group of hfs lends. The young peonle nlayed cards id other games and lovely re- eshnienls were served nt a late nir to Lots Cnnieron, June Moore, wise Smith, Jeanne Hnmnierslv. •roy Cameron, Bill Hnmmersly nnd erb Llngren. —— — GOLD HILL. OREGON, Sams V alley Road Graded; Surfacing Starts Monday (■railing of Ihe Sums Valley rou<i between Gold H ill and I tie Crater Lake highway, which has hern un dcr operation all this summer, was completed Tuesday, Engineer James G. Bromley, slate highway mainte nance engineer for this district, has announced. Surfacing of the road w ill be started Mnnduy by the county, he said, w itli equipment lad ng set up on the rust end of the projert, on the gravel bar near Ihe Podge bridge across Bogue river. This Is *i project wh'ch has been artively sponsored by the Gob) H ill chamber of commerce. Members of this organization made the trip over the pi oposed route with Leslie M. Scott anil It. H. Baldock of (hr state highway commission l a s t spring. These :wn men were again visi tor in Gold H ill last week in re sponse to a letter from Secretary Toney Boss concerning establishing n viewpoint on Blackwell hill where tourists could slop to enjoy a view of Ihe valley. “B i* Bey” R itter. Local W re tier, Going South “Big Boy" B iller, Gold Hill's eon tribulion to Ihe squared ring is get ting in shape for u series of wrest ling bouts in California. Ritter is booked w ith several of the best grapplers of the roast and w ill open the fall season with a place on a curd at Marysville. “ Big Boy* bus been wrestling for the Inst five years and has made quite a showing in sporting rireles around here. Last fall and winter he npi>eared on several mat eards io Grants Pen* and has many fans that are hoping he w ill make a good showing in California. Bitter Is now employed at the Beaver Portland Cement plant and w ill slarf i.itcnsive (m ining soon for Ids bouts early next month. Free Clinic For Children A t Courthouse October 19 The Sparrow Memorial CJinir for children w ill be the scene of a free cJnic for handicapped children on Wednesday, October 19, at the court house. Medford, Oregon. Dr. Kiehurd B. Dillehunt, orthopidi« specialist. Dean of the Oregon State Medical School and in charge of the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children i>t Portland, Oregon, w ill Conduct the clinic. Dr. Henry Dixon a prominent Portland neurologist, w ill also conduct a clinic on the some day and place for children handicapped by nervous or mental diseases. The Jackson County Medical So ciety nnd the Jackson County Public Health association were instrumen tal in obtaining these two promt nent men for ibis clinic. All ar rangements nre lo be made through the Jackson County Health Depart ment and no children w ill be ad mitted to this clinic without being referred bv their family physician or a county nurse. Parents or friends of crippled or handicapped chil dren nre advised lo get in touch with either the family physician or the County Health Department nnd make arrangements nt nn early date. So many have already made a r rangements that laic comers may have lo be left out. !*" — 1 W re c/ THURSDA SEPTEMBER 29, 1932 in Which Two Died H ire This picture shows the car from :|t the right. Ih e driver of the car which Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Tuttle daughter a t Ihe Tuttle’s lost control of T ra il, Oregon, were thrown to as she attempted Io pass a string of their death Sunday, September IS. ears. The accident occurred on the when it turned over end for m d,|Skrst edge of Gold H ill. The driver as it struck the Ford coupe shown I of the other car was uninjured. D river of Car W hich Struck Bills, Busier and Budget Occupy Board's Tim e Holxgang Boy Tried Here g ....... / • Mrs. U S '. Ward, whose car Much routine work was disposed of bv the directors of School Dis- stiiiek Victor ilolzgang, 10, neui trlct No. 57 ut their meeting Tues- Medford S jl.irday appeared in Judge day evening, with bills, buses and jf. i|. Head'!, court Monday to an- thc budget taking up most of their strer a chgrge of driving with a lime. California license. A fine of $10 After allowing various bills, the and costs was imposed for the of board sign at the contract of Garl fense. Bouth, newly hired bus driver, and Mr. Ward's car struck the Holz- accepted his bond and that of R. gSng boy Saturday afternoon about V. King, driver o f the Birdseye, 2 :3O when be darted in front of her creek route. Clerk Bertha Coy read | r as he left a truck driven by his * < «J1 the tra ffir department’s report at* M other. He had attempted to climb Iheir Inspection of Ihe buses, and the truck when it was mov- the board acted to have lights in Dig. but had been told to leave it. stalled as required by law . This In crossing the highway he was final detail brings the buses belong * nek by Mrs. W ard, and was ing to the district up to a high own fifteen feet into the air, standard of perfection. Mist Coy suffering severe injuries when he slates that Safety Engineer Bourns landed on the paving. who represents the Century Indem No charges arising from the boy's nity Company with whom the buses injuries have been placed against are insured has made the state Mrs. Ward, but she was arrested ment that nil the local buses are by state police becaue of improper much above Ihe average, and highly license plates. She has lived in Med commended the board on keeping ford two years, it was claimed, them in such good condition ¡and had neter had an Oregon li- October 28 was set as the date ; cense. for the special election to ratify The condition of the boy. at first the badge! and the tax levy nec was thought possibly fatally injured, essary to raise the amount needed showed conf iderable improvement to conduct the schools Ihls year. yesderday, according to newspaper The budget was planned by a com dispatches from the Sacred Heart mittee composed of the directors hospi'al. nnd Churles Gray and Silas Fleming A second improper license case who mel September 15. was heard r»y Judge Ree t. Glenn The budget w ill be published in Jones appearing befoic him Tues this paper for two successive day« His car bore a Washington li weeks, beginning with next week’s cense. A suspended five-day sentence issue. was given. The board authorised Superin tendent Thomason to purchase a Extra copies of the News on sale mimeograph, Hnd other minor mat at Jim’s Confectionery or this office, ters were disposed of. each week, 5c. C False Fire A larm Not W m . Lee Greenleaf Start« Appreciated by Official« T o u r; Speak* In Ashland A practical joker w ith a per verted sense of humor pressed the button to sound the fire siren short ly before midnight last Saturday night while the weekly dance was In progress. Acting Marshal George Hammers- ly, on duty at the dance hall, rushed to Kell's garage, along w ith others who thought the alarm real, but was unable ol find out who was responsible for the trick. Members of Ihe fire department nnd citizens who were aroused needlessly from their sleep appre ciate the stunt about ns much ns does the lifeguard who answers a V E R N IC E MARTIN fake call for help from a swim CELEBRATES B IRTHDAY mer. City officials promise that If the culprit is found he w ill be se Vernlce Martin whs hostess to a verely punished. number of friends at a party Sun day afternoon on the oecasion of W H EA TLEYS LEAVE FOR IOW A her birthday anniversary. The children played games and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wheatley left amused themselves in various ways Wednesday morning for Atlantic, and late In the afternoon lovely re Iowa, to make their home. They arc freshments were served. being accompanied by Frank Doty Guests were Frances and Patsy who w ill drive for them, as Mr. Bennies, Dorothy Mercer, Sylvia Whenlley is not well enough to Croft, Beulah Llngren, Roberta Mul drive sueh a distance himself. Mr. lin, Helen Dorman, Aileen Shorb, Doly expects to be gone about a Arlene Cameron, Marjorie Cameron, month. He w ill visit at Cody, Ne Mary and Lnurslne Force, Nelly braska, his former home, before re Perkins, Sybil W alker, Phyllis M il turning lo Gold H ill. Misses Leona ler, Vernlce nnd Evelyn Martin, nnd nnd Lucille Wheatley preceded Iheir Gladys Allen ami F.dilh Brooks of pnrents to lown two weeks ago. Their son, Clarence, w ill remain Medford. here. Mr. nnd Mrs. C. A. Whllloek nnd Allan Cameron of Medford wns two children of Medford were guests of Mr. nnd Mrs E. T. Ham Sunday. visiting friends in Gold H ill Sunday, NUMBER 25 Local House» Reopen For W in te r Nelli«, Apple Pack TO MAKE RELIEF PLANS MONDAY After a iwo-weeks shut down, the! Boot and I'ankey packing house in Gold H ill reo|*ene<) this week, and ! W ednesday afternoon began packing W inter Nellis pears. Later they plan lo handle a fair run of apples. The Del Bio plant, which has Council W ill Invite Discus* been operating the last six weeks, xion; Urge Citizens to A t* except for short lay offs between croj < of pears, w ill reopen the firs! tend and Cooperate of next week for W inter Nellis and apples. They finished parking Com ice pears yislenlay afternoon, mark Arrangements have been made to ing the close o f the heaviest wort discuss and make plans for the w in o f'«heir season. ter’s relief program at the meet The Edmiston packing house in ing of the city council next Mon Sams Valley dosed their pear rue day evening. last Saturday and have not definite The council w ill bear Judge If. ly decided whether they w ill pad D. Reed, who as local Bed Cross apples. hairman, has a good idea of the W ork al Hie Van Hoevenberg o r aeeds of the community. Judge chards anil packing plant, also ir Reed also knows something of Sams Valley was completed tw< ulans w h i-h are being worked out weeks ago. This plant handles onb over Ihe county ¡¿nd lias some very the crop from the Van Hoevenbcrr ?ood suggestions to make. Other pear orchards. suggestions are welcomed. Many I ocj I people have been em People o! the < ommunilv who are ployed by these plants this season nteri sled in this work and are w ili ng to helo in any way, arc urged to Former Gold H ill New» attend this meeting o f the council Editor W in» Pres» Aw?.r< and take part in the discussions. It is hoped that a good crowd w ill Ben Hur Lampmun, editor of Tli turn out. Gold H ill News back in 1916, now So far, Ihe city of Gobi H ill is ‘Mi the Portland Oregonian staff without any definite relief program. wns uwarded the prize as Portland': Tiiis condition exists in the face outstanding columnist at a meetinj of the fact that every other com of the Press club in that city last munity in the county has already Thursday. Mr. Lampman received done much in the way of eommun- Ihe unanimous opinion of 40 mem ity canning for their needy, as well bers and received a cash prize of as creating some organization to pro «5. vide odd jobs for those who w ill Lampinar came to Gold H ill in be w illing to work in return for 1916 from the state of Michigan. His food and clothing this year. column known as “Overdrafts* in One step has been taken, here, The News attracted the attention of through the county,. organization, The Oregonian as w ell as other pa which appointed Mrs. H . D. Reed as pers of the slat»- He was offered a local food chairman. Mrs. Reed is job on the Oregonian that same year asking that all who possibly can, con and accepted. starting nut as police tribute at least two quarts of th eir reporter. F a r the last ten years he canned fruit or vegetables to the has been a fuB time editorial w riter community's relief larder. Mrs. on The Orrgonian. Reed has already collected some of this, but mere -w ill be gladly ac cepted. Enrollm ent a t School Now The county committee has recent Shows H ealthy Increase ly traded several truck loads of cull pears for cull potatoes from Klam An increase of 32 pupils has been ath county, and has also traded made in the enrollment at the lo- fruit for salmon from Curry coun cal schools since the first of the ty. Staple foods are also gathered by year. the county end individual commun A compai ison between the enroll- ities can obtain some help from the ment now and at the close of the central organization, but not w ith first week of school is as follows: out first shewing their willingness Grade Present First Wk. to help themselves. I t ’s Gold H ill’s First grade ... .....28 28 move next. 24 Second grade 21 ...... 27 24 Third ............ Fourth .......... ... 23 23 Sophomores Put Frosh T h ru Fifth .............. ......25 23 Paces at P a rty Friday Eve. Sixth ............ .....26 18 Seventh ____ ...... 25 24 Members of the Freshman class Eighth .......... ....25 24 of Gold H ill high school arc now High school ....... 55 42 full-fledged students, having been Only two grades, the first and the duly initiated by their sworn ene fourth showed no increase, while mies, the sophomores last Friday the sixth grade showed the largest evening. At this time the sophs were increase of any one grade, w ith 8 hosts to the entire high chool stu new pupils enrolling. The second dent body and faculty for exercises and third grades gained three pu climaxing a week in which the pils each, the fifth and seventh, two Frosh had bowed to rules of con each, and the eighth grade, one. duct and dress laid down by the This made a total increase in the sophomores. grades of 19. Tortures at Friday's party in Thirteen high school students en cluded suitcase race«, string eating, rolled after the close of Ihe first peanut races in which the peanut week. was rolled across the floor w ith Total enrollment of the entire the nose, eating hot dogs which had school Is now 262. as compared with been treated generously w ith vine 230 nt the beginning of the year. gar and salt, and several other un Wm. Lee Greenleaf, noted humor ist and reader, who has been spending the summer months at his ranch on the old stage road a few miles, from Gold H ill, made his first appearance of the fall season at the Ashland Normal Tuesday. Mr. and Mix. Greenleaf are planning a tour of the state and other parts of the coast and have booked appearances at some of the larger towns of the coast. He is known all over the west as in authority on Shakes- pcar and his favorite presentation SCHOOL BUYS MIMEOGRAPH is Rip Van W inkle. A number of years ago Mr. Green Superintendent J. A. Thomason leaf was principal of the Gold H ill completed the purchase of a late schools and is well known here. m o d e l mimeograph Wednesday mqrning, following authorisation by MRS. M IL L IE BUNN DIES the board at their Tuesday meet ing to secure this equipment. The Mrs. J. C. W alker received wmrd machine is now at the school, ready Monday of Ihe death of her aunt, for use. Mrs. M illie F. Bunn of Medford fol lowing a major operation early Form er Gold H ill G irl Sunday morning at the Sacred M arries H ilt, CaL, M an Heart hospital. Mrs. Bunn w ill be remembered by many people here, At a pretty ceremony at the Meth ns she stayed w ith Mrs. W alker sev odist parsonage in Talent Sunday eral weeks lost winter. Funeral ser afternoon, Violet Winkleman, for vices were held Wednesday and mer Gold H ill girl, was united in were attended by Mr. and Mrs. J. marriage to Frank Perry W ilb ur of C. W alker, W. R. W alker. Mrs. T. A. H ilt, California. Mrs. W ilbur Is a Robinson r.nd Mrs Kathryn Phillips daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. of this city. Winkleman who moved from Gold H ill several years ago. Mr. W inkle- Mr. and Mrs. R. Corbett of HIM, man was section foremnn at Gold Calif., spent several days this week H ill when they lived here. Miss w ilh Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Martin. Winkleman attended Ihe Gold H ill schools and is quite well known SUBSCRIBE FOR T R B NEW S here. pleasant tasks. After generously affording all this amusement for the benefit of the other guests, the Frosh were allowed lo play games w ith the upper class- men and lo share the delicious re freshments of cake and punch pro vided by the host class. A llan Paul Breaks A rm W hen Cranking M o to r W hile attempting to crank a Ford truck for a friend in Medford last week, Allan Paul, Gold H ill man, fractured his right arm in four places. He is now carrying his arm in a sling. Paul said the car “kicked” hard enough to throw him about fifteen feet from the machine. LODGE HOLDS SHORT SESSION The I. O. O. F. lodge No. 129 met Tuesday night and after a short business session adjourned, it being a very hot evening. Watch for news next week.
