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About Gold Hill news. (Gold Hill, Jackson County, Or.) 1897-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1933)
M c cSüMifo The M ost Thoroughly Read W eekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggest L ittle Town in the State VOLUME XXXVI m TRUCK BILL SAID INVALID Sm all Truck Owners Score In Fight Against New Law J) H IL L, O K I? .< )N, TH U RSD A Y , Al (,t >1 17, Cold Hill, With 18 Sets Twins Lays Claim to Record- What, No Challenge: „J’VILLE MAKES FINAL PLANS All of us buve heard of twin J Io Medford, cities, so-cullrd because ut then Olliers living near Gold H ill are geographic locution but this paper Catherine and Kenneth Itumsay, Wishes to nominate Gold H ill, Ore- just west of town; Clinton und gon, as The T w in City because of a Clifford Shoemaker, sons of .Mr. pecularily in its population for it and Mrs. Joe Shoemaker of Galls is able Io boast eight sets of twins creek; Elsie and Els worth Bing of within Hie i-ity limits, and ten oth- Sardine creek; Lester and Chester ers are found in the surrounding | Holey, sons of Mrs. Alice Foley community served by its school of Kanes creek; Elizabeth and district, «welling the number to IN. Frances Ferry, daiqfhters of Mr. Donna and Donald Mullin, twin and Mrs. I). II. Ferry, of Foots duughter und son of Mr. and Mrs. creek; Jean antfoMurlorle Skelton, Art Mullin of this city arrived Sun whose parents tire Mr. und Mrs. L. day morning, to start this already I;. Skelton of Riverside colony; Iwin-mnided town to wondering Lester und Chester, ami Ada and just how many twins it could claim. Allic Cole of Sardine creek—an Naturally they created quite a sth other rase of “double twins" in for besides being the eightrentn the same fam ily; ami James Uriah pair, they enable Gold H ill to boast and Win. Jeremiah Smith. of three families with four twins, These last Smith twins are not each. June und Janet Mullin ure the related to the Tom Smith family. other twins in the Mullin futility. So far ns has been learned they The Tom Smiths nnd the Dale have the distinction of being the Nortons also have four babies who oldest twins in the community. arrived in pairs. T heir names are Janies Uriah is better known as Gladys ami Harry, and Geraldine Jim Smith, and is a prosperous and Jerry Smith, nnd Wayne amt rancher on Sardine creek. His Frances, and Eileen und Irene Nor brother, Wm Jeremiah, lives in ton. Gold H ill, and is more fam iliarly Merl ami Melvin Lewis, sons or known ns “Jack**. Il might be Int.-r- Mr. ami Mrs. Joe la*wis, anti esting to note here that these twins Florence W nlklin, children of married Misters— but not (wins. Mrs. Dan McCarter, make up Gold They were Huttie ami Nellie Vro- ILII's e ig h t sets. man. The Wyatt twins, Mildred and If all that dosertT lay claim to MargHrel are also claimed by Gobi some kind of a record, we're ready H ill, ns they have long been rest Io give up. Also, we’re ready to dents here, only recently marrying challenge any community of sim and moving to neurby addresses. ilar population to bring forth as Mildred is now Mrs. H arry Newn- many twins ns we have found. hmii of Sams Valley, ami Mnrgaret I f we have skipped any we w ill ir Mrs. Veltie Biles, who until Inst lie more thun glad to have them summer lived here, hut lias m oved, called to our attention. Small tru ckfr* of Oregon won their first round of Hie fight uguinsl (he Truck and Bus bill passed by the slule legislature, when Judge Lewelllng of the Marion county circuit court guve the opinion lliul the law was Invalid, und staled that be would restrain Stale U tility Commissioner C. M. Thomas from enforcing the luw. In making his decision Judge Ixiwelling slated that there is no factual basis for creating the classes which the luw us passed specifies. In explaining the unfairness of the classifications he pointed out ttiut the luw exempted curriers who huul logs exclusively from many of the burdens und duties imposed on trucks buuling timber of finished products from logs. He cited that log buulers were classified as spe cial curriers without regard Io the distance involved in their o|tera> lions and that they were relieved of niuny stringent regulations up- plied to contract haulers enguged in hauling lumber. T h e courts have held," Judge la-welling said, "that there must be a factual basis for legislation cre ating classifications for such clas sifications to be vnlid, nnd here is an instance where no such factual basis exists.** The court intimated that other Jayville and Gold H ill to parts of the law were questionable Committees for Fair Next ni 1 ■ 1 •• n Z' and that hr could do nothing other M onth Report Progress r l a y I n J u b il e e U a y U s a m e thun restrain Thomas from enforc --------- ing its provisions. Each wrek brings lidded interest As un added attraction of the In commenting upon tire law ns hi the fa ir to be held in Gold H ill Jacksonville Gold Rush Jubilee day It relates to the handling of prod September 22 anil 23. according to | | to be held this Saturday, the Gold ucts, Judge l.rw ellhig said: Mrs. Isis W alker, general chairman, H ill and Jayville baseball teams “The prdeominunl public inter- j nnd her crew of assistants. w ill mix in 11 game 011 the latter’s est in such transportation und Its The first mineral specimen for diamond Saturday morning. resulting contracts is that facilities display was brought in by Toney Gold H ill has already chalked up be provided with reasonable regu- . Boss from his gold mine on Foot-, three victories over Ihe Miners and lotion* that such products of the creek this week. Others who wish of course feel they can do it again. farm and orchard be speedily nnd to display samples may bring them The boys from the old mining town seasonally moved to processing to the News office for safe keeping have a different idea however, and plants nnd to the market. until the fair. They should be label ure priming to deal out a dose of "The application of this law w it* ed according to minernl content, | hum ility— said by the Miners us to Its stringent rules and regulations mine laken from, mid name of ow n be what the llillites need. to contracts of this nature In effect er of specimen. “The Gold H ill team has gotten means that one who undertakes to Mrs. Walker also contacted the altogether too cocky over winning contract for the transportation of Holcomb Mineral Springs ill Sums a few games this year," Manager prunes or hops from the orehnrd Valley, and they w ill exhibit miner-1 or yard wherein they are grown to nl water from that resort. Orchnrd- saying, “and if they come over to th r drier, though but a short dis ist* nnd ranchers of the valley are Jacksonville Saturday we w ill show tance, if any public road is trav nrl<o showing th e ir interest, nnd them the ins and outs of the great ersed, the operator must first sub plan to have specimens of their American sport.” mit him srlf to all the burdens and finest products at the fair. Other Miner team members have Every business man of Gold H ill duties applicable to a common car added that they are confident thev is expected Io have some repre rier." can turn the tables on the Gold H ill An npiieal to higher courts on the sentative display. team. Of course Ihe playing field Is An milled feature for the enter luw is to be taken. the place to settle these little argu tainment of visitors— a slow’ auto ments nnd the Saturday game w ill race— is also being worked out. W h a t Happened to N R A prove which outfit has the right to Mrs. W alker is perfecting her do the crowing. S p irit in Gold H ill? plans this week for the salmon bake which is the big free attraction for Tw o weeks ago the first NRA Friday evening. Already, several Garden Club M eet* F ri. Eve mass meeting was cnlled in Gold wholesalers hove been contacted to to Perfect Plan* for Fair H ill nnd nbout 25 or 30 Interested contribute supplies, and the re business men, women and towns sponse is very gratifying. The Gold H ill garden club w ill people gathered to discuss the op Gold H ill has not sponsored such meet in regular session Friday eve erations of the vnrious codes ns an ambitious event for many years, ning, and every member is urged they effect small towns. It wns de and the cooperation of each individ Io be present a« work Is being got cided to secure a speaker to ex iini w ill be necessary Io make the ten underway for the fair next plain the mnlter more fully. event a success, nnd Idens nnd help month. Last week A. IL Rnnwxdl, Medford from everyone is solicited, Heads of departments for the fair chamber of commerce secretary GET ON T H E BAND WAGON are especially urged to be present addressed the meeting here giving NOW FOR GOLD H IL L ’S FAIR. nnd report wlint action they "re a detailed address on NRA and ready to lake to contact exhibitors said the smaller towns would be First Aid Course Concluded in their division. expected Io cooperate. When the meeting to organize wns called for tills Tuesday, how ever, something had happened to the NRA spirit, as but six business men nnd three townsmen were present. Is Gold H ill going to be one of the few towns that does not cooperate? Another chance w ill be given, dnte to be announced Inter, nnd everyone should be out — residents as well as business men. I.O.O.F. LODGE NOTES On account of the hent there was 11 short nnd snappy session nt the I.O.O.F. lodge Tuesday evening. Lemonade nnd cookies were served. Every one that can w ill go to Cen tral Point next Monday night. Toney Ross, Secy. The W. R. C. w ill hold nn all day meeting August 23 nt the home of Mrs. Geo, Dorman. NUMBER 19 W ith M eeting Here Tuesday County Nurse Sybil W alker com- pletcd I he First Aid course she has been conducting here with a meet ing Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Aurele Meunicr. Six ladies were present of the twelve who enrolled for the course nl the close of the school year, to take the final examination, and at the close of the afternoon, Mrs. Meunier served refreshments of enke and lemonade. Several of the group asked that the county nurse give instructions in advance first nid. but she said this would not be practical unless a class of nt least eighteen la lies would interest themselves in the work, nnd attend regularly. All Ihe instruction is free, nnd if locnl Indies wish to tnke the course they should inform Miss Nellie Jacobs, local health chairman. T O FORECLOSE ON S YLVA N ITE Attorney Ellery, representing the state labor commission was in Gold H ill Saturday and met w ill, ;nca who have claims against the Sylva nite mine. lie w ill file suit to foreclose on the mine to gain possession of It. It is expected the case w ill be dispos ed of within the next 6(1 days. MRS. ROBBINS RESIGNS The formal resignation of Mrs. O. Robbins, nee Rhoda Cheney, who taught in the local schools Inst year, was received here today. Although quite definite rumors have reported all summer that Mrs. Robbins did not intend to return, she did not return her contract un til this week. A new teacher w ilt be seeured as soon as possible to fill the vacancy. Jubilee Program Saturday to Be Rich in Romance and History Drawing heavily from her vast fund of history, romance and legend the obi gold camp of Jacksonville— Oregon's first— is preparing one of Ibe wildest, most hilarious recep tions for visitors to her second an nual Gold Bush Jubilee ever con cocted in the west. The Jubilee w ill start at the crack of dawn Saturday, August 19, and w ill continue till the lust dog has been hanged the next day. Bearded sourdoughs, hardrock miners, pioneer maidens w ith 17 petticouts and a bustle have been reading up on old Jacksonville in anticipation of a complete recreation of the town when she was one of the west’s most glamorous and exciting communities. Quirt, unassuming res ident* have suddenly transformed themselves into “bad" hombres bent on mischief and entertainment and burros, laden with sluicing equip ment, have reappeared from the musty pages of the past to take visit ors bark to that day when men were men and the ladies could bake a loaf of bread. In harmony with the festive spirit the Jacksonville chamber of com- inerre—guiding spirit in next Satur- day’s hell-raising,— have provided a rodeo, three dances, outdoor wrest ling arena, baseball, a real Monte Carlo, races, contests, gold panning .exhibitions and dozens of other fea- tures. Three historic museums, fam- ' ous old buildings and the spot where ! gold was first discovered w ill be pointed out to visitors and a pioneer parade w ill present a pageant of early-day raiment nnd transporta tion. Free camp ground nnd picnic spots have been prepared in antici pation of even greater crowds than last year, when more than 10.000 persons watched Jacksonville live up to her reputation for pioneer hospi tality. McLe&n Holds Gold H ill Team to Three H its As M edford W ins 14 to h At last the winning streak set up by the Gold H ill baseball team has been broken. Behind the excellent pitching of Chief McLean the Med ford Rogues turned the trick Sun day when they beat Gold H ill by a score of 14 to 1. This was the first loss for Gold H ili in 19 games play ed this year. McLean, star Ashland Normal athlete, who w ill leave soon to join the San Francisco Seals in the Coast league, held the hard-hitting Gold H ill team to three scattered singles, struckout 13 and had con trol of the situation at all times. Mc Lean also helped win his own game by (founding out a homerun, 3-bag- ger and a single in five trips to the plate. Hammersly started on the mound lo r Gold H ill but was replaced in the last part of the third inning aft er nine bits had been chalked up against him. Tuffie Kell then took over the pitching duties but was al so touched for nine hits. These hits coupled with several bad errors on the part of other Gold H ill players aided the Rogues in running up their tallies. Gold H ill made its lone score in the first half of the ninth when Em ory walked, stole second and scored on an overthrow. One of the highlights of the game took place in the eighth inn ing when the Gold H ill team caught Haight, Medford manager, napping on first base by pulling the “hidden ball” trick, much to the satisfaction of the Medford players also. A return game w ill be played on the local diamond Sunday when the Medford team w ill come to Gold H ill. According to Manager Haight of the Medford team, McLean w i’ ’ be in the lineup here but w ill not pit.’h. Manager Thompson of the Gold H ill team plans to knock the oope bucket over Sunday by sur prising the Medford outfit. He w ill make several shifts in the lineup. Box score of Sunday’s game: PLAN RELIEF CANNING HERE New Deal’ W ill Help Needy to Help Themselves This W in ter The old adage that “The Lord help* those who help themselves’ is the watchword of county relief this w inter, and plans are going forward to organize a program that w ill enable the needy of the county to really help themselves prepare for the winter in a self- respecting and worthwhile manner. The first step is a county-wide canning program. This has been made possible by the Reconstruc tion Finance corporation which has donated 91,000 to Jackson county in cans and other equipment, includ ing a large 15-jar canner and a sealer for canning in tin cans. All families eligible to relief are to “rustle” their own vegetables and wood and to bring them to the can nery— which in Gold H ill w ill be established at the Odd Fellows hall. Many people were furnished seed for their gardens last spring, and so have their own vegetables already provided. To other* the committee points out that no doubt there are many families here who have raised more than they can use, and who would be w illin g to share w ith those less fortunate in exchange for work. In order that those who w ill need vegetables may get in contact w ith those having surpluses, it is requested that gard eners w illin g to share their crop contact either , Mrs. Millie W alker or Mrs. Mary Chisholm, members of the Gold H ill canning committee. Corn and beans w ill be the first vegetables canned here, w ith pos sibly tomatoes and others being bandied later. Gold H ill The firs' meeting to organize the relief canning was held here Satur AB H Foley, cf ............ ... .... day morning when Gold H ill and 1 Gardner, ss, 2b .......... Sams Valley ladies met with Mrs. • Builcy, 2b, r f ...... ........ Mabel Mack, county demonstrator, 0 Emory, If ........ .......... and learned the use of the steam 0 cooker and the sealer. Mrs. E ffie Force, c .................... . • Birdseye has been appointed dis C. Kell, 3b ................... 1 trict chairman to supervise the Hammersly, p ........ .. SARDINE CREEK NEWS work in Evans Creek, Rogue River, T. Kell, rf p ...... ...... • By Mrs. S. A. Dusenberry Gold H ill and Sams Valley districts. Shaver, lb ..........................4 1 Canning w ill be done each week Coy, ss ............................... 3 0 for the next two months beginning Jean Upton of Sams Valley spent last week here visiting Dora Smith. 36 3 1 6 next week. Evans creek w ill have the canner on Monday, Rogue R iv. Medford. Marian Edmunds of Medford AB H R E er on Tuesday, Gold H ill on W ed spent several days last week here Swanson, lb ..................... 6 3 1 1 nesday and Sams Valley on Thurs visiting Nina Croft. 1 I 0 day. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L illy and Forett, If .............................5 The Gold H ill committee inclu les Haight, ss ........ ................ 5 2 0 0 sP in' , Su, ”d? af,ernoon Hoffard, cf ....... ............... 5 2 2 0 Mrs. M illie W alker, chairman; Mrs. visiting the Croft fam ily. Brown, 2b ......................... 5 2 2 0 Jesse Hayes, Mrs. Mary Chisholm Mr. and Mrs. John Simpson o f ! Williams. 3b ..................... 4 1 2 0 nnd Mrs. Arthur Braden. Medford visited Sunday w ith Mr. The county committee wishes to Harrington, rf ........... _... 5 3 3 0 and Mrs. E. C. Fiene. stress the fact that all families who Jonas, c ....................... ...... 2 1 1 2 Mr. and Mrs. R. Sutherland, Mrs. McLean, p ......................... 5 3 2 0 were helpeo by the county re,!ef Eva Newton nnd Mrs. P. L. Wait Lake, If ............................. 1 0 0 0 last year should get in line and were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. put forth their best efforts to can nnd Mrs. H. H. Elhnrt in Ashland. 43 18 14 3 Iheir own vegetables for the coming The Holw’ell threshing machine Summary: Hits off Humniersly it winter under this plan. Those who of Gfunts Pass has finished thresh in 3 innings; off Kell 9 in 5 innings cooperate in the canning w ill be ing for J. U. Smith, E. C. Fiene and off McLean 3 in 9 innings. Struck much more apt to receive other Oliver Pierce. out by Hammersly 2, by Kell 2, by- hel(> this w in ter than those who are Mrs. Eva Newton, her brother McLean 13. Walked by Hammersly unwilling to help themselves in this Curtis M iller and her daughter Mrs. 2, by Kell 1. by McLean 4. Homeruns practical way. It is estimated that 25 cans w ilt Lulu Dusenberry were native McLean and Brown. be available for each person in lowans from here who attended the tach needy fam ily and with this to Iowa picnic hi Gold H ill August 6th. Boy Scout* On Outing go by, parents can start now to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sutherland of A t Foots Creek M ine line up vegetables for their share, Portland arrived Friday night for i The necessary fuel can also be ob a few days visit here w ith their The Gold H ill boy scout troep, mother Mrs. Eva Newton and other accompanied by their scoutmaster. tained by the individual family w ith comparatively little trouble if they relatives. Linsley Dorman, hiked to the Cook- show their willingness to cut it. Mr. and Mrs. R. Sutherland. Mrs. Ross mine on Foots creek early Eva Newton und Mrs. L ily Dusen Tuesday morning, spent a night berry, motored to Grants Pass Mon camping out, and returned home Attend Funeral of Aunt day evening for a short visit with Wednesday. (Some wanted to stay in Ashland Wednesday M r and Mrs. J. D. Starns and fam longer, but Scoutmaster Dorman re- j ily. ports that their first-day appe’ ites Mrs. M illie W alker, daughter J. U. Smith and faim ’y. Mr. mil left nothing to live 011 the second Sybil, and Mr. and Mrs. R. I.. M iller Mrs. R. L. Cook and son Clarence of day in camp!) and family drove to Ashland Wed Gold H ill and Mrs. Margaret Mc Aside from the experience of nesday to attend funeral services Adams of Grunts Pass spent the day camping under the stars, some of lor Mrs. Nellie M. Gall, aunt of Mrs. Sunday nt Crescent C’ty and re the boys took advantage of a trip Walker and Mrs. Miller. ported ideal weather condition« through the mine. Mrs. Gall died Sunday night a there. Those on the outing were La short time after she was stricken verne W alker, Dale Clement, Jack with paralysis while enjoying a DEL RIO STARTS PACK Martin, Kelly Clement, Laverne, family gathering at her home. Donald anil Bill Dungey, B illy Mrs. Gall was born near Dunlap, The Del Rio orchard, just west of Betz, Leo W alker, Mark Campbell, Harrison county, Iow a, A pril 22, Gold H ill, started the Bnrtlett pack Ted Whnrton, Ray Blair, Buster 1872, and came to Oregon when Thursdny morning. Crews are made Mullin, Kenneth Ward. about 16 years of age. She m nrr’ed up of local workers under the di Scout Executive M erritt M erri August 27, 1902, to E. E. Gall, who rection of H. M. Aldridge of the Betz man took the boys’ blankets and survives her. Packing company. Burial was made at Central Point. grub to the camp in hi* car. -Ì
