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— r (Solii « ill Xfit» i i n The M oit Thoroughly Read W eekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggeat Little Town in the State VOLUME XXXVI GOLD MILL, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1933 Oregon Plants WORLD NEWS To Benefit By At a Glance CoucreteCode New* ul the world brought to the reader in rupxule torni. Fiorelle II. l.u (iuurdia, fusion candidate, wus elected to the mayor ship ot New York city Tuesday over Joseph II. McKee, independent can didate, mid John I*. O'Brien, In cumbent. Balloting was marked by violence its officers «nil l.u (iuurdia supitorter* utlcpiptcd to prevent illrgul voting. Both l.n Guardia und McKee ran on a platform to wipe I out Tammany domination. Bonneville Project Call» for Void License» Bring Two Into Judge Reed's Court Tw o drivers of cars carrying void license plates ran afoul of the luw during the past week, and appeared before Justice of the Peace H. D. Heed here. They were Oscar McNeil of the Rogue River district and Vern Zornes of Wimer. McNeil was fined $5 and costs, nnd Zornes was sen tenced to five days in jail. Both fines were suspended. First Cement Bids Decem Mrs. Millie Walker Starts ber 1—Code to Give Ore Red Cross Membership gon Equal Chance T. J. 'O’Harra Laid to Rest Wednesday Death Monday Ends Suffer ing After Eight Years As Semi-Invalid; Had Lived in County 42 Years 'Die annual drive for Red Cross memberships opened here Wednes Northwest cement producers are day with Mrs. M illie W alker as Thomas Jasper O’Harru, more anxiously awaiting the formation of chairman, and she is making per lam iliarly known to bis many ' the cement industry's code prior to sona Icalls on citizens to secure friends and ocquainlances as •Jap", For the first time In Hi years an bidding on I tie first section of the llicir support. The membership Is j is dead, and with his passing Gold official representative of Russia was received by the President of Bonneville dam December 1. The $1.00 per year. The drive is to H ill and Jackson county has lost the United Stairs at the White I coile w ill place Oregon und Wash close November 20, and Mrs. W al one of its best-loved and most high House In the person of Maxim I.it- ington firms on an equui basis wilh ker urges lliul ail who possibly can ly respected citizens. outside concerns. should give Io this worthy cause. vinnff, Russia’s commissar of for Death came early last Monday The first construction contract eign affairs, preliminary Io |>os- after an illness of a little over three w ill call for 145,000 barrets of ce siblr recognition by the United weeks which wag complicated by ment to be supplied by low bidder. Victor Birdseye Injured States. Chief bidding rivalry Io Northwest When Forced o ff Road hts weakened condition caused by récurrent paralytic strokes during firms eonies from Callforniun pro A nalionul guard alrplune carry the past eight years. ducers who arc uhle to manufac Victor Birdseye of Ibe Birdseye ing George It. Johnson, noted aer A beautifully simple service was ial photographer nnd explorer, ture cement ut 43 cents a barrel less creek district west of Gold H ill, held Wednesday afternoon in the than home companies whose aver suffered pufnful injuries last Thurs crashed into a residence in Conger funeral chapel at Medford, Shrewsbury, N. J., killing the two age barrel cost is *1.33. Additional day evening while riding his motor end interment was made in the fam costs of transportation met by the cycle home from Rogue River. Bird plane riders and five negro occu California firms w ill serve only to seye was forced from the highway ily plot at the Odd Fellow cemetery pants of the house. reduce the murgin to 30 cents a by a car wilhoul lights, striking a there. Rev. L. F. Belknap, who had barrel. mail box post near Ihe Cloyd Dick known the fam ily for many years, Claiming that Hu American-Hel and had preached the services for Home producers (Mint out that place this side of Rogue River. lenic Ireuly of extradition is d e a r Mrs. O’Harra fifteen years ago, of California firms' are already sup Birdseye was taken to the hos ly violated by (iic rc e ’s secord re ficiated at the chapel, and two fusal Io surrender Samuel Insull Io plying eeiuent to the Boulder dam pital in Grants Pass where it was hyms, "Beautiful Isle of Some project and the San Francisco hay necessary to take a number or American justice, move was under where” and “Going Home”, were bridge. A total of 1,250.000 hurrels stitches to close wounds on his way Tuesday lo terminale the sung by James Stevens of Medford. agreement by the Uniteci States de of cement is required by the Bon body. He also suffered from lacer At the graveside, the Central neville dam project. Engineers have ations about the bend and chest. He partment of slate. Point Masonic lodge which he had supplied figures showing thut in the is now reported as improving. Mrs. Birdseye and their small often attended, conducted the last Texas Guinnn, Broadway night event Oregon and Washington com panies divide the contracts it w ill 1 son, were visiting in California at rites with their impressive burial club quern, on a theatrical tour of services. the Pacific cons), died of intestinal mean approximately «3.000,000 to Ihe time but arrived home Friday Twelve of Mr. O’H arra’s old the Northwest area in industrial Io he w ilh Mr. Birdseye. flu in Vancouver B C. Sunday. H.*r friends, some of whom had known age was variously estimated be and transportation pay roll. him for the entire 42 years he had The United Slates government “Barons and Bunyans" tween <0 and 90. lived in Jackson county, were paB- form of contract provides un4< r , -1 1 . « - " » » '• Begin Liar Competition bearers, those bearing the casket Investigation of s reto rt that J. article 7 that only articles, mater- I being Sprague Riegel and John inis nnd supplies produced under ’ A. Ruble Padilla, student leader of Tlie Paul Runyans and Baron Wilkinson of Medford. Dewey H ill Havana, Cuba, was seen wiping Ins codes of fair compelilion approved ; Muncliuuscns of Gold H ill began of Prospect, Bert H a rr of Applegate, hands on the American flng before under Hie national industrial recov their competition Io prove who is and H. D. Reed and W . H. Fergu ery net, or under the president’s r e - , boarding n plane for M iam i Sunday the biggest liar in the local Odd son of this city. Honorary pall was being made by United St iles employment agreement, shall lie used In Ihe performance of the ' From tiihetA E....C emsfw cmfm bearers were J. O. Isaacson, L. authorities today. work, except when Ihe contracting Fellow lodge Tuesday evening, at Hatfield, Geo. Fox, W. J. Freeman officer certifies that this require the regular meeting. W. W. Hittle and Fred W iley of Central Point, The Golconda Mines Company an- ment is not in the public interest. captains the Runyans, and H. I). and Frank Amy of Medford. l.ounced today it bad made "im por Mr. O’H arra was born September or that the consequent cost is un Force is the head Baron. tant” silver-lcnd discoveries In From the results, there w ill be 13, 1856 at Centerville, Appanoose reasonable. the famed Coetir d’Alene region of It Is further provided that so f ir plenty of tall stories told in the county, Iowa, where he spent eight north Idaho. ns practicable preference also shall next few weeks for the hoys arc years, and then crossed the plains be given Io tin use of locally pro sharpening (heir wits and their with his parents to settle in the The bridegroom Wasn’t able Io be duced matrr'iils if such use does longues— for there is a big banquet Willamette Valley. He passed his at the wedding. »0 the union was not involve higher cost, inferior ut stuke, nnd it is no lie to say that ninth birthday while on this event solemnized by the girl ami her par quality or Insufficient quantities. they all would rather be the eaters ful journey. When he was 13 the ents with the rooster In the role of fam ily moved to Weston. Oregon, than to be the trailers the bridegroom. She was a Chinese A good many experts at the game where he grew to manhood. He be Health Unit to “Talk g irl nnd It happened in Canton. showed up Tuesday night, and the came uffiliated w ith the Masons at Business" at Lively Home judges had to admit that all were Helix. Oregon, and retained mem There was a possibility today that bership their till his death. Wednesday of N ext W eek good. an arms meet might be called by On December 1. 1880 he was unit Besides another session of lying, Premier Mussolini for four Euro A business meeting of the Gold the nomination of officers is sched ed in marriage to Lena Kendall, at pean powers nnd the United Stales H ill health unit has been called by uled for the meeting next week, and the Kendall innch near Pendlet n, as conferences w iili that in view Chairman Nellie Jacobs Wednesday all are urged to be present. adjoining his father's ranch, which were held Monday w ilh Hermann afternoon of next week, November is still in the fam ily. To this union W ilhelm Gocring, German minister, 15, at the home of Mrs. J. M. Lively three children were born, Lilah 25 Single Men of County nnd Pryce O'Harra preceding their in Rome. ir. tills city. to Applegate CCC Camp parents in death and Lelah O'Harra The ladies w ill hear the reports Cuba is again in the throes of of last year's work nnd w ill plan Powers of this city surviving The following named single men civil war. n rebellion Wednesday their program for this winter. Mem In 1891 the O’Harras came to taking the lives of nt least 32 nnd bers are urged to keep the date nnd tetween the ages of 18 and 25, with Medford, making th eir home there 100 suffering wounds, when sol place of meeting in mind, and be dependents, were enrolled as the for three years, then moving to diers nnd members of the ARC so sure to attend, as there arc many quota of twenty from Jackson Tolo and later to Central Point. Mr. county nnd are assigned to Com O’Harra until then hnd been prim ar ciety attempted Io overthrow the details to be cared for. pany 92(5, CCC, camp Applegate F- ily a farmer, and although a very existing government. ______ The wool quilt which the Indies 41, Ruch, Oregon: successful one, securing his share, made w ill be awarded the winner Burnette, Orville O-, Talent; Cave, of worldly goods, most of which Is at this meeting, also. Marvin C., Medford; Dews, Garrett represented in rich farming lands, J., Medford; Flaherty, Darsey U-, he would often say to his friends, Rogue River; Flynn, Harold E., “1 am just a simple farmer,” and Gov’t Calls for Bids on Lafferty, Robert T., Med seemingly made this a motto, living Sams Valley Star Route Medford; ford, Logan, J. Dee, Medford; Lov p. quiet unassuming life, and never ell, George M., Jacksonville; Mur holding himself better than his Postmistress Nellie Becd an phy, Woodrow J., Medford; Nickell. triends or even casual acquaint t« * nounces this week thut the govern W. Francis, I.ake Creek; Oden, C lif ances. ment w ill receive bids on the ford IL , Medford; Pcgg. John M., After his retirement to Central Beagle and Sams Valley mall route Medford; Pitts, H arry S., Medford; Point about 1905, he enjoyed a more out of Gold H ill through her office Robbins, Edward E„ Medford, Row- or less active life for a time, travel up to the early part of January. ley, Ralph I)., Ashland; Snyder, ing considerably and enjoying hunt Bids should be scaled, and turn Earl If., Medford; Stanley, John B., ing and outdoor sports. This period ed in Io the local office In lime to Medford; Vincent, W illis C., Med was marred, however, by the death be sent to Washington before Jan ford; Wilson, Oscnr O., Ashland, of Mrs. O'Harra in 1918. uary 1ft. About eight years ago he suffered The eontrnct, which is now held Rogue River Ladies Aid I his first paralytic stroke and came by Frank Childers is awarded for to u Hold Bazaar Nov. ‘ ° d#ugh, ,nakc hls Pe™ »nent u iu U « ™ , iv v . 16 sv t0 ,his hJj er Mrs a four-year- term. — Smilin' Charlie There he a u n iversal language, but y* tfottl go & long w a y s 'fin d place where tn Am erican dollar lign * ain 't well I List of routes, forms for applica tion and bonds, and all necessary information w ill he furnished by Ihe local postmistress, or ran be obtained by w riting Ihe second as sistant postmaster general at Wash ington, D. C. . . . . . . . . . r, . . The Ladies Aid of he Presbyter- ian church nt Rogue River w ill hold their Rnzanr at (he Community hall, Thursday November 1ft, beginning nt 1.30 p. m. A chicken dinner w ill be served in the evening and Alaska pictures shown. Mr. nnd Mrs. I.en Martin of Grants Bertha Coy was a business visit Pass visited Mr. nnd Mrs. M. B. Mer or in Medford last Saturday. riman Saturday and Sunday. NUMBER 31 Lucille H ittle Marries Medford Man Saturday Banks Will Buy Raw Gold From Oregon Miners Miss Lucille H ittle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hittle of this city, and one of the most popular young ladies of the younger social set, was married in a quiet home ceremony to Mr. Lyle Lindley of Medford, at the home ot the groom's father in Medford, Saturday eve ning, November 4. Reverend W. R. Baird of the First Christian church of that city o ffi O n l y Bank A ffidavit Re ciated, using the impressive ring quired for Marketing o f service, which was performed be fore the immediate families of the Raw Metal — Banks W ill bride and groom and a few in ti mate friends. Purchase at >25 Per Oz. The couple took their places be fore Rev. Baird in a room beauti fully decorated w ith pink chrysan Banks in this territory are now themums and snowberries. The in the field to buy raw gold from bride wore a dress of dark blue crepe and her corsage was of miners of the adjacent streams and sweet peas and roses. The cere hills outright at a price to be ia mony was followed by dainty re nominal comparison to the world freshments served by the bride’s price, according to information re mothr. ceived from bank officials. Those from Gold H ill who at This action is in accordance with tended were Mr. and Mrs. W. W. H ittle and son, M erritt, Mrs. Jewel President Roosevelt’s executive ord Blount, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gray er of October 25. Gold w ill be bought from miners Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ferguson and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lance and on a basis of «25 Der ounce out right and in any quantity, officials daughter, Ruth. Mrs. Lindley has spent her en said, it being only necessary to pro tire life in Gold H ill, attending cure the name and address of the school here and graduating with miner, the name of the mine and the Class of 1931. At that time she information as to whether placer or won the Balfour key, which is an quartz gold. No affidavit is re honorary award given the best all quired of the miner, this buying around student. Since finishing her move carried on just as it was when school career, she has spent most banks bought the gold outright at of her time w ith her parents, but « 7 . The price has been set at pres for the last few months has been ent at «25, since the government employed in Medford. Her unusually sweet disposition price on gold. 1000 fine, is ranging and fine personality won her many around «31 and «32 per ounce. This friends in this community, as well difference is made to make up for as wherever she went, and it is the non-purities to be found in with sincere regrets that it is nearly all raw gold. The same d if learned that she plans to make her ference was used before the price of gold soared, banks buying at «17 home elsewhere. The groom, although not so well when the market price was «21. known in Gold H ill circles, has a Local bank officials report gold of fine reputation in Medford, which this district is from 700 to «50 fine has been his home for several on an average. Only one affidavit is required In years. He is a graduate of the Med ford high school, attended Ashland shipping the gold, which is made Normal for two years, and com out by the bank and sent together pleted his education w ith tw o years w ith a complete list of names of miners whose gold is included in of college. H e is now employed w ith his the shipment to the mint, or Feder father in their barber shop in Med al Reserve to which the gold is sent. The new ruling greatly simplifies ford and he and his bride plan to make their home at the Lindley marketing new gold, and still en apartments on Oakdale avenue ables the miner to profit by the recent increase in price. for the present. The young couple has the best Mr. and Mrs. Ted Dole from wishes of their host of friends for Foots Creek transacted business a long and happy married life. here Wednesday, and Mrs. Dole made a short visit w ith Mrs. Celia GIRL SCOUT N E W S Combest. Wednesday November 8, these Scouts passed their Tender Foot tests: Winona Dungey, Althea Betts. Virginia Ham, Yvonnie Quakenbush, and Mary Bose Bailey. These new members make up the Star Patrol. A special ceremony was observed, commemorating National Scout week. Mary Linda W ild is our new Lieu tenant. The leaders, lieutenants and captain are planning many interest ing events for this year. In two weeks a mother and daughter banquet is planned. We hope to be able to have this in the Relief Corps rooms. Each scout has a definite Hnd prominent part in this social event. In handicraft the girls have made strips for a hooked rug. We hope to complete this rug before Thanks giving. The Troop sent a new hand book to Ruth Johnson and each patrol is looking forward to sending her a surprise. The magazines displayed in the window are on sale Wednesday a ft ernoon between 4 and 5 o’clock. BOY SCOUT N E W S Wednesday November 8th the boy scouts gathered at the scout hall to study more about first aid. However, due to the absence of Mr. Cook the boys played ping pong for u short time. Later in the eve ning Mr. Merriman reviewed the Bowers. Although a semi-invalid s, nce , ha, t|me> hj> w#g always , boys in the first aid work they bad last week. patient sufferer, and his remarkable personality and cheerful lispositlon ’ A ,ter ,be mee,in« n'° s‘ kept his many friends close to him. bo? T ’ " * ,0: " ‘ hC b,a“ ,,iani5’"1l1 ns w ell as securing new ones for “nd P'-Oeii black man for a w hile SS vA W lllA t* A ll fA M t A A VM A M m7 n" hi7 ^ “home. then they all M went home. Mr. Merriman plans to secure Here in Gold H ill he was a fa some veteran poppies. They w ill m iliar figure as he drove about the be sold Saturday for 10 cents apiece by the scouts. (Back Page Please) 36 States V ote W et to Insure Repeal o f 18 th Amendment Repeal of the prohibition amend ment by December 5 was predicted today after votes were tabulated fallowing election^ held Tuesday in the East. Utah, Pennsylvania and Ohio have already brought the number of states that voted for re peal to the necessary 36. South Car olina and North Carolina, however, favored remaining dry. W ith the wets springing into the lead in Kentucky, the third of the Southern states voting Tuesday, the death blow to the amendment was assured. Had that state voted dry, repeal could not have been had until December 6, newspaper reports indicate. W ith this new situation, a call for temperance after repeal, and for barred doors against the old sa loon has arisen from members of the Wickersham commission which made a study of the prohibition situation during the administration of President Hoover. They have also called for low liquor taxes to keep prices down and drive out bootleggers; for the assiduous exercise of local option; and for the manufacture of liquor by a government-created corpora tion to control sales and prices. In a speech at Des Moines, Iow a, Wednesday, General Hugh S. John son, said a "complete and efficient organisation” w ill be set up soon to enforce observance of the re covery act.” Johnson is on a tour of the middlewest giving addresses in the interest of the NRA. 8UBBOWU« FBB T U I HBWl •BM tha T o m >
