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About Gold Hill news. (Gold Hill, Jackson County, Or.) 1897-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1933)
£!jc Mill 5iete>8 The M o it Thoroughly Read W eekly in Southern Oregon« Published in the Biggest L ittle Town in the State VOLUME XXXV GOLD HILL. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1933 1 17213608 RELIEF PASSED « 250,000 M en to Be Put to W o rk in Forests by President's Plan Plan» In give employment In 250.- men before curly summer Mre included in President Roosevell's re lief proposals given congress Iasi week. 'Hie measure wui passed by the senate Monday and went Io the house Tuesday. Ils final passage is praelieally assured. Work would he provided in for est service, and prospective sites for thousands of ramps for these workers are la-iug selected by the I'. S. forest service which is ready to carry out its pur, of the gigantic employment plan on short notice. Much of the employment would be on the Pacific coast, where reforest ation, fire prevention and checking disease are necessary. A rcei lit Washington release out lines the work planned us follows It. Y. Stuart said today the forest service lias un assortment of duta iiimed to put the plan into effect quickly. Included is an outline of the types of work needed in the nat ional forests ahd places where the work is needed most. No sites have been named definitely. The service is studying other plans relating Io the feasibility of cooperative activity between fed eral and state governments and private owners of lands which in many rases ure intermingled in wooded areas. Camps consisting of a maximum i f lltll men in each arc planned. Larger rnntns would lie luiprartle- uble In most cases bemuse of the distance men would be required Io travel Io work, Sluurl said. Types of work outlined include improving forest fire protection through const ruction of lookout lowers, telephone lines, roads and trails; water developments; build ing of range fences, and disease control, particularly while pine blister rust which is comhuttcd by destroying the host plants, goose berry and currant Imshes. This type of protective activity is most need- cd along the west coast unit In New England. ooh > * Sylvanite M iner Die« from Stroke Saturday A « ▲ Sardine M ystery House Get» Radio Publicity MJ --------- - Foots Creek News More and more tourists w ill lx* altrarted Io the Gold H ill communi ty this summer due Io the excellent (By Mrs. Marlon loinca) publicity being secured by Ibis region in which the "House of Mys Ruth Lance of Gold H ill spent the tery" is localed. week end ut the home of her grand Last Sunday, a fifteen minute parents Mi. and Mrs. (ieorge Lance. program devoted to the peculiar Dick Swacker of Grants Pass hut ities of the Mystery House was broadcast over Kt id id San Fran formerly of Rogue River spent Ihe cisco, and was heard by innumer past week working on his quartz mine on llirdsey creek. able pros|tertive Oregon visitors. The. Mystery House lias heroine Dorothy Smith spent the week increasingly impulur i geh season end ut the borne of her brother and lust year a new fenture was Lawrence Smith and wife nt Sar added to inlrresl Its visitors. Each dine creek. person saw gold punned, and was Louis D ruyf from Picketts auto given whatever amount of gold was cump wus in Medford Friday and In the shovelful of dirt panned. Signs w err placed ut strategic also n dinner guest at the home of poinls along the highway near this Mr. and Mrs. Huber and family. city. and many travelers visited the The Gold H ill Irrigation company holies. This year Ihe more extensive is building a new flume across advertising campaign has been at Fools creek where II crosses Ihe tempted which undoubtely wilt Champlin properly, , tiring other« to Ihe ‘‘Mystery House." Charles Champlin Jr. of Med John I.lister, who is In charge of ford visited relatives ut El Ora Ihe Mystery House, pnd W. I.. Van Ranch last week during vacation Houfen, owner, are Io tie heartily from Ashland Normal. congratulated for their effort«, and keftl peupli shout I take every , >- 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Prichrt and porltinily to do n II lie personal ad children Chariot! and R o I m t I from vertising for this interesting place. j Grants Pass were Sunday dinner | guests al the home of Mr. and Mrs. I V. E. Cerveny. High School to Observe Mrs. F. I.. Pickett who lives near Apirl 1 in Annuel Picnic I Delta Farm on the highway west of Gold H ill is recovering nicely Students of the Gold H ill high from a major operation performed school and members of the faculty Inst Tuesday al Portland. plan Io spend March 31 in the Ash Mr. and Mrs. R. Boland and family land city park al a picnic thut has hern an annual affair with the local who have lived on Birdsey creek for students for many years in observ some lime moved to Medford last Wednesday where Mr. Roland is ing All Fools day. The students and teachers w ill employed at Ihe Owen Oregon Lum lenvr Gold H ill curly Friday morn ber company. ing mid spend the day In Ihe park. The lime w ill he s|ient in playing games, climbing the hills, going In the movies or whatever else may appeal Io the piekniekers. At noon a lunch w ill he spread and agnin in the evening if the noon lunehers don't have loo large appetites. An interesting part of the day's entertainment w ill be when the hoys on Ihe Gold H ill baseball I cbii , play their first game of the season ngainst the A|lilnnd high school team in the afternoon. Ted Dole was transacting busi ness in Grants Pass last week and while there traded his car for a V- Eight Ford. Glen DeJanvIer from Fools creek was also In Grants Pass Tuesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Boomalulter and daughter Befh had as their din ner guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Malcom Kilgore and son, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Roomsluiter and «on Nelson Lee of Grants Pass. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Boomsluiter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Gnl- bralh near the Alaska auto park, and also railed on Mr. and Mrs. Grant Neely and Mr. and Mrs. Al den Galbrath. Al Hurley who has been staying nt the Maybell mine on Birdseye creek left Inst week for his home at Spoknnr, Washington. His brother Otln Hurley who took over the pro perly some lime ago has two men working and ore is being run through the mill. Mr. and Mrs. Puul Newton and daughter from Los Angeles, Cali fornia visited Inst week at the home of Mr. Newton's rousin Roy Tom pkins and family nt Riviera Plan tation orchard while en route north. They escaped injury during the earth quake. Hut their home was ruined. Also the homes of a number of relatives. Mrs. Effie and Mrs. Victor Bird- si ye attended the meeting of Ihe Civic club Friday afternoon at the Inline of Mrs. Carlos Magerle al Rogue River with Mrs. Allen Mc- (iregory assistant hostess. There was an attendance of twenty-one. f.leetion of officers was held. The lormer ones being re-elected; Mrs. Clyde Dick, President; Mrs. C. T. Raker vise president; Mrs. Victor Birdsey, secretary; Mrs. Cecil Rob erts, treasurer. Il was voted to start a fund to present to the out standing liny and girl student Grad uating from Ihe Rogue River High school beginning with the class of 1934 u gift of twenty-five dollars each. Hoping other organizations of the community to come in and help. The two food sales Io raise money Io send a delegate to Carval- lis to attend the Home Makers con ference were a derided success. Il w ill he possible for two delegates to go. Mrs. Clyde Dick, president nnd Mrs. Effie Rirdseye. chairman of lit Home Exlention unit left Wed nesday March 29 for a three day Conference Io be held nt Corvallis March 30, 31 and April 1. r.|>enl Wednesday evening State Fair M a y Be Held; Plan» Being Formulated After much publicity which threatened Ihnl there would he no slate fair held this year because of lark of funds, word from Salrin this this week indicates that plans are to he made to hold the fair as usual. Max Gelhar, director of Agricul ture is formulating plans for approv al of the fair board which meets next week. Mr. Gelhar stairs that hr has re ceived many letters from previous exhibitors urging that the fair be continued and declaring they yould consent to drastic reductions in Ihe premiums offered. Frederick W illiam Thorne, in charge of (tie mining o|M*rntions at the Sylvanite during the illness of Mr. VanCamp, died at a Medford hospital Saturday night. Mr. Thorne had hern ill but a few days. I.ast Tuesday night he suffered u stroke id the mine and was rushed ,o the hoapilal hut his condition was not thought to he of a serious nature. Mrs. Thorne and son arrived lair N O TIC E lost week and were nt the bedside of Mr. Thorne when he passed awny. Anyone interested in organizing They returned Io Tacoma with the an independent hnschnll team for hoity Sunday. Gold H ill is invited Io attend a NOTICE. GUN CLUB MEMBERS meeting nt the Shaver Barber shop Wednesday evening. April 0, 7:30, A meeting of the Gold H ill Rifle when the mailer w ill be discussed. mid Pistol Club Ims been culled for Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Keslerson and Friday evening, March 31, 7:311 p. in. at the News office. All member« children Dorothy ami W illier of Klamath Falls spent the week-end please lie present. here with Mr. mid Mrs. Wm Puhi. It. E. Rlunkenburg, Secy. IN T E R E S T IN G C A S T A N N O U N C E D FO R “Y E L L O W S H A D O W ” ; D A T E IS A P R IL 14 1 r ----------------- !--------------- BOARD HIRES 2 NEW TEACHERS Final Decision on Mu»ic De partment to Be Made Friday With hut Iwo except ions, Ihe Gold H ill school faculty w ill re main the same as last year, accord ing to urtion taken at the regular meeting of directors Monday even ing. The new teachers arc Miss Madge Mitchell, who w ill teach Hie sec ond grade, and Lee Powell who w ill act as coach. Miss Mitchell coin+s highly recommended from Sams Valley where she has taught the last three years, and was re elected Io her fourth vear. She w ill rurcccd Mrs. Madeleine Pendleton as second grade teacher. Mrs. Pen dleton taking the duties of first year teacher, following Ihe resig- mdion of Miss Harper who is re tiring after 15 years of service here. Mr. Powell has been teaching at Philomath, Oregon. He wll be grade coach and w ill assist with high school athletics. He w ill also tench mathematics and science. Mr. Abbott w ill not return. Petition Is Presented A petition containing these pro posals and signed by sixty-one taxpayers and parents of the dis trict, 27 of whom have children in Ihe schools, was uresented Io the board for consideration. The text of the petition is as follows: “We the undersigned tax payers and parents do hereby petition the Board of Directors of School District No. 57 of Gold Hill, Oregon. ‘T o hire no teacher who re sides outside the State of Ore gon. “Also we deem it advisable, under present financial condi tions to hire none other than those who are dependent on teaching for a livelihood. ‘‘That special teachers for music be discontinued but to maintain music in the school by requiring a teacher or teach ers to teach this subject.” Special Meeting Friday Night The board discussed at length the matter of hiring a full time music instructor, nnd plan to take final action at a special meeting on F ri day. Four of the five bus drivers were rehired at the same salaries as this year. They are H arry and Frank Childers, Carl Routh and Clyde Walker. The matter of adjusting the salary of Clinton W alker was car ried over until Friday. A contract for next year’s wood was signed with C. W . Doty who w ill deliver and stack the wood for ?3.0fl per cord. Boy Scout» Take Tender Foot Testa Tuesday Eve Sixteen members of the Gold H ill Boy Seoul troop took the first part of their tenderfoot test Tues day evening when they recited the scout oath, scout law, scout motto and gave the definition of the scout badge. The work was conducted under the supervision of Scoutmaster Je rome Abbott, and was heard by members of the exeeutive rommit- teee. They are A. A. Wnlker, M. B. Merriman, W . H. Ferguson nnd R. E. Blankenburg. These men were loud in their praise of Ihe boys and their apparent enthusiasm for the work. Scouts Inking Ihe test Tuesday were James Green, Leo Wnlker. Lyle Thompson, Donald Skelton, Jack Martin, Robert Mullin, Lavern W alker, Dale Clement, Theodore Wharton. Raymond Blair, Lavern Dungey. Only two boys who have signed up for scout work were not present. They are Paul McQunt and Leonard Kell. . "The Yellow Shadow", the Junior- Marie lilies, ns Alice Perkins is senior play Inis hern scheduled for the heroine mid Hob Gay, ns Her- April I I and Ibis unusual mystery licit has the masculine lead, play is being looked forward Io Ted Ritter has the part of Gil- w llii much interest in the commun- hert Wright, a dignified attorney, Ity and a large crowil is expected. but press reports ure that he has Arnold Horton is cast as Sheriff to craw l into a woodbox— which Macklin, whose ability Io ask Intel- would be hnrd on his dignity, wc ligent questions Is amazing. , should say. Edith Duseiilierry Is an old innld Genevle Slumbo is Mildred Mnr- of 40 who gets '‘vibrations." vine, sister of Herbert, the hero. Jim Gav is Ihe lunatic husband Dorothy Hannnond has Ihe very of Nell Travis, portrayed b.v Lois interesting job of coroner. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Nichols of Med Johnson, Ihe eccentric housekeeper With such a east of interesting ford, Mr. and Mrs. George Watson of Vlewcrcst lodge. ' ehnrnclers there Is no doubt Ihnt of Beal Lane and Mr. and Mrs. Guy The colorful Chinese character is this mystery comedy w ill be well Know what is going on in Gold Humphreys of Sams Valley were played by Clarence Kell who Is , worth seeing, so be sure to reserve practicing rattling off real Chinese j Friday, April 14 for the high school Hill—Subscribe to The News and guests of Mrs. Marjorie Pen» Mon day evening. Ipngue-lwlslers. I play. keep Informed. NUMBER 51 County Relief Reorganized; Local Committee in Charge FIVE ADMIT BALLOT THEFT Three local people, Berlha Coy, M B. Merriman and Mrs. P. L. Waite received appointment this week as member« of the local committee Io handle relief work in lids section, under Ihe new system for unem Good Gov’t Congre»» M em ployment relief which is being es tablished in Jackson county. ber» Plead G uilty; Bank« The plan, as revealed at a meet and W ife Arraigned ing of Hie county committee in Med ford yesterday, lakes the work out 1 of a small group ut the county seat, Five men, of Ihe Iwenty-one in ami localizes it for curb road dis trict. dicted for Ihe theft of ballots from Iri each district a rcprescnlalivi the courthouse vaults February 2», is appointed by the Bed Cross, the all active members of the Good Legion, and the Grange and Ihese three have direct supervision of se Government congress, pleaded guil curing work and food supplies for ty before Circuit Judge W. M. Dun can, Tuesday. the needy. Under this plan it is expected | They are C. Jean Conners, vice- that the work w ill he much mort i president of the congress, arrested efficient than before. Not only w ill | in an abandoned mine shaft near the unemployed benefit more di Gold H ill two weeks ago; Wesley rectly from this system, but local : M cKitriek, alleged guard of L. A. grocers w ill receive the orders for Banks, slayer of Contable George the food, and the work w ill be i Prescott; R. C. Cummings of W i done in this road district. m er; W ilbur and Mason Sexton, Those wishing Io apply for relief brothers, the first arrested in the work through the Jackson county I ballot ease, and known as "court relief committee should applv tc house boarders." the sub-committee for the Golf It is experteil that others indicted H ill district at the office of Berthe w ill also plead guilty. It is under Coy. stood that sentence w ill not be passed until all have come to trial. M any at Last Rites for M rs. J. W . Clark Funeral service for Mrs. 4. W. Clark, held at the Odd Fellows hall Sunday afternoon, were attended by a large crowd of her townspeople, relatives and friends, who gathered to pay their last respects to this woman who during twenty vears of life in Gold H ill had made so many friends. Rev. R. E. Millard of Medford, delivered the sermon. The Church of Christ quartet, composed of Mrs. Eurresou, Miss Edington, Mr. Col lett and Frank Childers, sang two beautiful hymns, and the Rebekah lodge of which Mrs. Clark was a member, had charge of the services al the grave. Pallbearers were Carl Routh, I-ce Cook, R. E. Cook, T. A, Robin son, Toney Ross and Charles Barge. No Change in Shasta Service at Present Contrary to dispatches released last week which stated that the Shasta passenger train would dis continue service between Eugene and Grants Pass, word has be;n re ceived that any change in train ser vice on this line has been postpon ed indefinitely. Tw o weeks ago reports were that the Shasta was to be taken off entirely north of Medford. Later, it was planned to make Grants Pass the northern terminal, and adver tising was released to that effect. This week, however, the order was canceled, and it is thought that the service w ill remain unchanged on this line. I. O. O. F. LODGE NEWS The smoker was indefinitely postponed due to unforseen cir cumstances arising. Next Tuesday evening all Odd Fellows that wish Io visit Woodville Lodge No. 217 al Rogue River should be at the hall a little early as we are going to pay them a visit. Come, lets go. Toney Ross. Secy. Banks Arraigned L. A. Banks and Mrs. Banks were arraigned before Judge Duncan Tuesday in connection w ith the murder of Contable Prescott. Only ? small group was present, the time of the hearing not having been made public to prevent unneceaaary disturbance. They were given until A pril 10 Io enter their pleas on the Mae. Attorneys Joseph L. Hammersly of Portland, brother of John Ham mersly of Gold H ill, and a former resident of the city, w ill defend the Banks, aided by Attorneys Phipps and Enright of Medford. A brother, W. A. Banks of Tujunga, California, came this week and w ill aid his brother during the trial. Banks is one of the 21 indicted in the ballot case, also. Sensational evidence in the bal lot theft was brought out last week during the hearing of the plea to remove Sheriff Gordon L. Scber- merhorn from office. Officials also admitted that at least a dozen sign ed confessions had been secured. Details of what happened the night the ballots were taken con tinue to come Io light. Latest dis closures are that cheers of the Good Government congress group in a meeting at the courthouse that night, drowned the noise made when the window was broken through which the thieves gained entrance. It is said that L. A. Banks was making a speech, and as he made an especially sensatinoal statement, leaders of the applause group stamped their feet and cheered. At the same time a Ford car was start ed back of the courthouse and the combined din drowned the sound of the breaking glass. In another speech made later, Mr. Banks raised aloft his fountain pen with a match stuck under the clip, forming a crude cross. A l though those not ‘‘on the inside" wondered why this caused so much commotion, it has been revealed that it was a pre-arranged signal in dicating that the ballot stealing was in progress. Joe Sowell of Kerby was the Mrs. Tom Smith was visiting guest of Chas. Skeeters, here Sun day. friends in Medford Saturday. C A N Q U E N C H B E E R T H IR S T A T G R O T T O ; C O U N C IL P L A N S R E G U L A T IN G O R D E R W ith the announcement that beer w ill agnin flow freely April 7, Chris Jorgensen, local confectionery pro prietor, has made all arrangements to be the first local dispenser here. Mr. Jorgensen has been assured by wholesalers Ihnt he w ill have a supply for sale sometime next F ri day, and he has already prepared his cabinet Rnd cooler for the sale of draught beer. The enbinet is Ihe same one which saw heavy duty in pre-pro hibition days, and Chris says it is rnrin’ to go again. Mr. Jorgensen carries a beer ad in this issue of the News, and so Old papers for sale at The News ______ tf the office. far as we have noticed is the first one in the state to announce sale of this new-old beverage in this manner. With the coming of legalized beer, a new problem has arisen for the city council. So far, there is no reg ulation of beer licenses except thru a federal law, and according to members of the Gold H ill council, some local measure Is planned to regulate sale w ithin the city lim - Rs, and to secure revenue for the city treasury. The regular council meeting is scheduled for Monday night, when this problem w ill be threshed out by the city dads.
