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The M ost Thoroughly Read W eekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the B iggest Little Town in the State
VOLUME XXXVI
WORLD NEWS
and Comment
I —News gleaned frum events of
Ihe week, mid u llllle ( 'O l l i l i i n i I
frum Ihe editor'* viewpoint.
School District Makes
Council Recomments Three
Application to CWA
for State Liquor Licenses
for Work on Ground*
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Gold H ill School District No. 57
this week filed an ui>|>licutlun with
Ihe district CWA hoard for work
to be done on Ihe school grounds,
The amount totaled «1570.77 am^
cover* work on a retaining wall
around the school pluyground. Al
though CWA appropriation* are
being cut down and many men laid
off Jobs over Ihe entire country It
> is fell the Job may be upproved
when reorganisation of the CWA Is
completeil
At the board inerting Monday eve-
nlng it was voted to advertise for
bids for BO cords of wood, the sup
ply necessary to heat the buildings
each year.
Other routine business was taken
care of Monday evening.
Private air compuuie* may have
charged too much for carrying the
U. S. m ull*—but it ut least didn't
cost the government six lives, many
injured pilots and 13 plane* We
are not in favor of monopolies of
Ihe ulr mail contracts, but there is
no substitute fur (ruined idiots, us
private companies know, und the
sooner veteran fliers bundle the
mull, the belter off ever) one w ill
he. And while investigation* are
being made, it might be well Io In-
inquire why our expensive army
uir service is not better equipped Jayville Trims Gold Hill
und better trained. In case of war
in Final Game, 28 to 11
they would need a good knowledge
of air route* und mountain flying.
The
Jacksonville
high school
Why have they not been so truinel ’
basketball tennis made It doubles
Better relieve them of Ihe re
Iasi Friday night when they defeat
sponsibility of getting the mail
ed the (io ld H ill high teams to the
through now und give llieui some
tune of 28 Io I I und 12 to 11 in
acliiul pruclice. Private companies
a doubleheader played on the Jack
tra in their pilots by sending them j
sonville court.
over the route for a yeur with un-1
T h e gam e b e tw e e n the firs t team s
other pilot before they "go it alone"
of the two schools ran along
— and we really don't blame them
smoothly w ilh but very few fouls
for charging u pretty penny for
for the greater part of the play. The
their expert service.
Beavers led 8 to 7 ut hulf time and
Foots Creek
News
The city council okt-hed the
names of three local businesses for
state liquor license* at u special
(By Mrs. Marlon Lance)
meeting Wednesday evening. These
w ill lie referred Io Ihe Slate Liquor
Board a) Salem for filial approval
The establishment* named were: ’ Mrg. Victor and Mrs. Effie Bird-
Ace of Spade* confectionery, Chrls'i ,eye were joint hostesses with Mrs.
Place and John Hayes.
| eloyd Dick when the Civic club
This is the procedure followed in met at Ihe home of Mrs. Dick F ri-
naniiug local denier* in communi- day afternoon. Deports showed that
tie* when there are no state liquor j $13,00 had been taken in from the
storr*.
Food Sale and Pie
Social held
Bonds were required to be filed recently to make it possible to send
wilh the applications sent to Salem. two deligates to the Home Makers
The regular monthly meeting of conference at Corvallis February
the council w ill be held Monday 28. March 1-2-3. Mr*. C. T. Baker
evening.
and Mrs. Effie Birdseye have been
elected to attend. Those from here
attending the Pie Social and pro-
Rebekah Card Party on
W ashington'* Birthday gruiu Thursday evening were Mr,
und Mrs. Edward Guelzlaff and son
Frederick, Mrs. Lloyd M iller and
A very pleasant evening of card
children Bowland and Phyllis, Beth
playing was experienced by a num
Boomsluiter, Mr*. Effie and Victor
ber of local fans last Thursday
Birdseye and Sybil W alker of Gold
when the Behckuh lodge gave a
H ill. A piano duet was played by
Washington's birthday card party.
Miss Boomsluiter and Phyllis Miller.
Games played during the evening
There were thirteen present for the
were bridge and 5(M1, Mrs. Paul
club meeting. Mrs. Elizabeth Fowler,
Thompson und M erritt Hittle were
Mrs. W. A. Johnston, Mrs. Cecil
high scorers in bridge while Mrs.
Itoberts, Mr*. C, T. Baker, Mrs.
Eddy of Central Point nnd Chas.
Charles La Cross, Mrs. Sam Sandry,
in 500. The
Skeeters w e re high
Mrs. Albert Mellvain, Mrs. C. E.
rooms were attractively decorated
Bostwick, Mrs, Joe Woodcock, Mrs.
in red. white und blue and tally
Thomas Knox and the hostesses.
cards were tiny hatchets for the
men nnd red cherries for the ta
George L. Drummond who spent
dies. The Kebeknh ladies wish to
some time in Klamath Falls has re
thank all the people who attended.
turned to his home near Riviera.
Everyone w ill be looking forward ,
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to the next informal nffair which ,
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w ill be held next month. ‘ h ' d’ «' How land'and ph ylli, gpenl Sunday
of which has not yet been set
Ash|and as guests of her aunt
il looked like close results with
both teams playing about even,
After the rest period the Jayville
boys returned w ilh apparently new
spirits and from then on the game
was in Ihe basket fo r them. I hey
led by 17 points at the end of the
game.
Bitter nnd W alker were off feed
SARDINE CREEK NEW S
and with the absence of Lingren
By Mrs. l.ily Dusenberry
this considerably crippled the Beav
er outfit for the last game of the
season.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Harold
Smith
The prelim inary wns a good fast
and n
Dora
Smith
T h ir t y Slate imlire officers, four
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, Dcloros Drennen ano
o r* »m
iin
national guani troops and about »««»»•* *»»J» h«’h teams
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visitrd w ith friends nnd relatives at
From Austria comes indications
that that country may return to the
monarchic form of government Hu
mor has it that Archduke Otto may
be welcomed back to the throne.
Chancellor Dollfus* who has been
struggling to restore peace after a
civil war among Communists, So
cialists nnd Nans, seems to support
the proposal. Perhaps he is anxious
to be relieved of his responsibil
ities.
NUMBER 47
GOLD HILL. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH I, 1934
Mrs. Anna Meyers.
Independent Town Cage
Tournament Planned for
Gold Hill March 15-16
Plans for the second annual inde
pendent basketball tournament are
being made here this week. The
evrnt w ill be staged at the high
school gymnasium March 15 and IB.
Invitations w ill be sent to all in
dependent quintet* in Southern Ore
gon. There are about 18 good teams
in this section of the state and it is
hoped that at least a dozen w ill
enter the tournament. Among the
team* that may send, their fives
here are: Spartan A, C., Methodist*
and Presbyterian cagers of Ashland,
St. Marys, South Methodists and
Drop Seats, all of Medford; Central
Point, Sams Valley, Applegate CCC,
Butte Falls, Canyonville, Glendale,
Medford Tiger Cubs, three city
league teams from Grants Pass and
the Gold HiTT townies.
I-ast year a very successful tourn
ament was held here and it is hop
ed more enthusiasm w ill be shown
this year.
867 Arrest* Booked
In January by State
Police, Report Show»
Tourney Here
Friday Draws
Four Entries
Rogue River, Eagle Point
Ashland Junior High and
Gold Hill Beaver* to Vie
for Honor* Here.
Plans have been completed for
the Gold H ill invitational basketball
tournament to be held at the high
school gymnasium Friday and Sat
urday evenings.
Four teams have been entered:
Eagle Point, Ashland Junior high
Rogue River and Gold H ill. The
Medford Tiger Cubs dropped out of
the tournament at the last minute,
leaving but four teams.
The tournament which is spon
sored by the Gold H ill Commercial
club in cooperation w ith school of
ficials is expected to draw a large
crowd to the city.
Play w ill start Friday evening at
7:30 o’clock, with two games book
ed tha^ night
Saturday night a doubleheader to
decide third place winners and the
championship w ill be played. Sec
ond place w ill automatically go to
the loser of the championship game.
Drawings were completed this
week, the name* of the teams being
drawn from a container and fate
alone deciding how the team*
should line up. The complete sched
ule is printed below.
The Gold H ill Garden club co
operating with the Commercial club
w ill entertain members and coaches
of all teams at a feed in the Odd
Fellows hall immediately after the
championship game Saturday eve
ning
The state police during January
reporied 867 arrests rosulting in
levying fines for a total of 89,126,
sentence* of 70 years and collec
tion of motor traffic fees of 113,-
668 Superintendent Chas. P. Pray
announced at Salem Tuesday.
In general lay enforcement 255
arrests were made, fines assessed
for $1,044 and 66 years sentences.
One arrest was for murder. The
largest sentences were for larceny
under 850, for which 64 arrests
were made, resulting in 17 years
sentences. The largest fines were
for disorderly conduct for a total of
8157 on 18 arrests.
Most arrests in the fish and game
department were for illegal posses
sion of deer, 17 arrests recorded re
sulting in two years sentences and
8100 fine. Hunting in closed season
resulted in nine arrest* w ith fines
of 8280.
Schedule of Games
Driving while intoxicated still led
Friday evening:
the list of the heaviest fines asses
7:30 P. M.— Rogue River vs. Ash
sed in the traffic enforcement, for land Junior high.
82,075 for the 25 arrests. Ninety-
8:30 P. M.— Eagle Point vs. Gold
three arrests were made for driving H ili.
without licenses. Total arrests in
Saturday Evening:
traffic enforcement was 516 and
7:30 P. M.— Game to decide third
fine* assessed at 86,202.
place.
tf:30 P. M,— Championship con
Many Activitie* on Garden test.
Club Calendar Thi* W eek Appropriate awards w ill be pre
sented immediately aftei' the final
Cleaning window» of the club game and then all teams w ill enjoy
rooms at the city hall was on the a lunch at Ihe Odd Fellows hall
Garden club program at th eir meel-1 prepared by the Gold H ill Garden
ing Inst Friday, and they are now club.
ready for the bright flower-appli-
Admission prices w ill be 25c and
qued curtains which w ill be hung 10c for each evening. Season tickets
at the next meeting. March 9, Ten w ill be honored both for students
members were present Friday.
j and adults.
This week, the club sent a |
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Mr, and Mrs. Alden Galbrath who
live near the Alaska auto park are
the parents of a 7 pound son, born
Wednesday February 21. at the
Community hospital in Medford.
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! Mr*. G. H. West of Mi
Medford called
mother Mrs.
350 citizens witnessed the d e lira -
d
of the first ,he V “n H,,v,nberg ranch in Sanw
home of her «
lion Sunday of the memorial to
. .
» i* if time w ith ^ a^ ey *ast Sunday,
Pauline W ahl Tuesday, Other visit
SUte Pfclicrman B u rrrll M-B»ur.m, 1 “ J ó r i < .’ ! ¿>5.
7Z “
.
,
, I
ors there recently were M r * George
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Alice Duesnberry re returned
tu rn e d
to Io u n „ tchins,
.
a Mrs.
- . n D. s A. vi McDonald and
A
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,h,
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a
week’s
ab-
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Elliott Butler and Iwo
spot on Mt. Sexton where he was quarter w ith the score 7 all. In the ,i(.ncc
due to a severe cold.
sons of Medford.
ilnln Inst July when he stopped two Inst quarter of play first one team
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youths in a stolen car.
led nnd then the other with the
Mr# E v - S|nj(h an(J Mrs E rro ,
Mr, and Mrs. W illiam Pickett of
Miners one po nt in the leud when Smjth cnj|e(j on Mrs. W innie Goven- Los Angeles and Mr. Pickett's sister
Horace Mnnnlng, Klamath Falls
the final jnm sounded,
or one day this week and found her from New York were visiting at
lawyer, has been indicted for the
Bill Hammersly of ...... I H ill blew
„ e .„ bcjng ,.((nfined t0 her beu
the Pickett auto camp several days
murder of his former Inw partner, the whistle for the opener and Ivan f(>r ovef # we<k>
last week.
Stale Representative Ralph W H or Harrington of Medford officiated
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an. Manning w ill stand tria l before
for Ihe main event,
\ , rg. p. 5, Burns of the Blossom
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan and
Judge Wm. M. Duncan, a personal
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linin
' re tu rn e d to her home Sunday son from near Seattle, Washington,
friend of both Horan and Manning,
Railroad Labor Back*
af,er spending a week with friends have spent the past week at R iv ie n
according to present plans.
Amending Hauling Clause and relatives in Ashland.
auto park white looking for a new
location for an apiary business.
W ith five men out for the gov
Bailroud labor throughout the
A large number of Boy Scouts
ernorship so far, and numerous
other* mentioned, it Is refreshing' country w ill unite in support of the from Gold H ill chose our coramun-
Mr. and M r * George Lance enter
to hear State Treasurer Holman Pettengill bill HB »100 introduced in iiy for a fourteen mile hike last Sat- tained Monday evening with a
the the iiouse of representatives on urday.
birthday dinner for Mr. and Mrs.
say he is not a candidatc for
| February 19 by ¡1 B. Pettengill of I
Charles McMerrick and children.
position.
Mrs, L illie McKay and Mrs. C. \ V . ___
Indiana for the purpose of ameiid-
Mrs. McMerrick was the honor
number of plants to Medford to be W . R. G Entertain Corp*
Patricia Maguire, 28 year old ing the fourth section known us the Martin of Gold H ill called on M rs ., guesb
used in landscaping the court house
Chicago girl, has begun her third “long und short haul clause” of the Eva Newton one day this week.
From Central Point Wed.
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grounds.
year of uneonselousnes, a victim interstate commerce act.
East
Applegate
CCC
Cage
Tliis announcement was made to-
Mr. ami Mrs. Homer Elhart and
On Saturday evening the ladies
of sleeping sickness. Famous doc
Team To Play Here Soon w ill serve a lunch, furnished by The local chapter of the W. R. C.
duy by I. A. Snider, state chairman gOn B illie of Ashland made a brief
tors who say thnt every generation
entertained Wednesday noon for a
western conference committee of ca|| in the neighborhood Sunday
the Commercial club, to the bovs group of 22 members of the Central
has its new disease, and that sleep
A real exhibition of the cage ' participating in the invitational
evening.
ing sickness Is ours, are studying Ihe railroad labor organizations.
Point corps. A New England dinner
sport is in the making as Ihe local | basketball tournament. Mrs, Icie
“ Passing of this bill by congress,
her ease. Lately she has shown
f.ee Grlmmett of Medford took town team is making arrangements ! Walker is chairman of the menu was served which met w ith much
signs of recovering, nithough most Mr. Snider said, “w ill go far
enthusiasm of those present The
dinner
w ilh Ralph Dusenberry last
towards solving a serious unein-
to meet the fast Applegate CCC and serving committee. The event tables were attractively decorated
case* are fatal.
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ployment
problem
in
western Saturday,
basketball outfit on the pavilion w ill be held in the Odd Fellows w ith a miniature log cabin w ith
A, a recent banquet of Portland states. The fourth section, as inter-
h a ll
small fir trees surrounding it and
Several from this community a t - ' court next Tuesday evening,
real estate men, in which the 75th prated by the inter-state commerce
a small chopping block and hatchet
The Applegate team is composed
birthday anniversary of the state commission during the last fifteen tended the dance given in Sams Val-
Medford Sets Saturday
near by. The early spring flowers
lev
last
Saturday
and
reported
a
of
a
galaxy
of
former
high
school
whs being observed, n newspaper years, has resulted in diversion o
were used in small vases and tall
March
3,
A*
Dollar
Day
stars from Portland to Podunkville
slides one realtor “huffed and the greater pari of transcontinental very pleasant time.
tapers were at each end of the long
and
they
have
trimmed
ail
oppon-
puffed” and blew out ail of the 75 non-perishable freight to the inter
table which served 32 members of
A
Dollar
Day—that
makes
{he
A jolly evening wns had Thursday ents in this section of the state,
candles on the huge eake in one big coastal steamship lines. Passage o
dollar forget the troubles of infln- both corps.
outburst of air. If an Oregon real the Pettengill hill w ill enable the February 22, nt the home of Mrs. Glen Lingren, a former Gold H ill
! tion— has been planned by Medford
estate salesninn cun do that well wc transcontinental railroads to coin- Nina Dusenberry, in honor of the high school player, is a member of
WOOL BUYER IN VALLEY
merchants for this Saturday, March
presume it would not even be nee- pete upon n fa ir basis w ith inter- seventeenth birthday of her dnugh- the outfit. The Applegaters have dc-
3, when they invite residents of the
feated
all
other
CCC
teams
in
the
ter,
Mabel.
The
parlv
came
as
a
sur
essarv for n California realtor to coastal steamship lines nnd as sub-
David Nelson, wool buyer, well
valley to Medford for an early sea
put in the huff nnd puff.
stantinl portions of this revenue prise to Miss Dusenberry. A large Medford district and are to go to
known to many valley residents, is
son value-giving event.
Eugene
soon
to
meet
the
winning
number
of
her
friends
gathered
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| w i|l revert to the railroads, rnil-
Merchants in every line are coop again in Jackson county to contract
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road employment and payrolls w ill outside her home and caught her team of CCC outfits in that district.
In a game played in Medford a erating in the big event, and season- wools for the New Jersey woolen
Mr*. Steelman Honored on
in(.r,,„S(, purchasing power w ill be completely unaware. Games were
al bargains, from household needs, mills, which he has represented
Anniversary by W . R. C- added to and all industry, agricul- played and refreshments were serv few weeks ago Applegate won from rendy-to-wear. hardware, and drugs here for several seasons
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(oral and business in the inter- ed during the evening. The guests the Gold H ill townies by a score of
Mr, Nelson, who maintains an of
59 to 19, One CCC player hooped in w ill be found on the D ollar Day
A very delightful surprise party mountain nnd western slates w ill remained until a late hour.
fice
at the Farmers Cooperative E x
counters.
Among those present were: Dale 30 tallies during Ihe game. Basket
was given Iasi Friday afternoon at feel the resulting benemicial ef-
In this issue Burelson’s, Penneys change building on North F ir
nnd Ruth Smith Jean Upton nnd ball fans around here are anxiously
the home of Mrs. Winona Steelman fr »s-
Haymond Wyatt ‘of Sams Valley, awaiting the appearance of the and Medford Furniture and Hard- street in Medford states that his
. ware set forth their D ollar Day company was the largest buyer of
in honor of her 78th birthday an
Leroy
Tompkins, Herbert Lingren, team on the pavilion court.
I. O. O. F. NEWS
' specials, while Fluhrer’s Bakery wools in (he Willam ette Valley last
Woodrow Shaver and the Misses
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niversary. A number of her local
calls attention to its new Spun year, and that their mills rank sec
Ray Thompson proved himself to i Effie Pallon, June Moore, Vivienne Perry Sargeant Get*
friends, members of Ihe W. H. C. of
ond in size in the United States.
Bread.
this city, gathered for the occasion be nn excellent chef ami everyone I W right, Roberta Mullin, Mary Force,
Wool growers who have done
Sam*
Valley
Mail
Route
I
Readers
w
ill
do
well
to
study
the
during which refreshments were that wns present enjoyed the feed, Violabelle Morrow, Mrs. Tom Roh-
ads carefully and fill Iheir needs at business w ith them in the past w el
served, Those present were Mrs. I am sure.
inson nnd Mr. nnd Mrs, W ilm er
The Star mail route from Gold tin's time—when their Dollar buys come Mr. Nelson this year, and are
Edith Bryan, Mrs. M illie W alker,
Remember to b - out next Tuesday ; Bailey of Gold H ill; Charley and
heartily recommending him |o oth
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Mrs. C. W. Davis, Mrs. H F Drnke, evening. Something doing every Dorn _
Smith,
Mr. ......
and .......
Mrs. George H ill to Beagle has been let to the the most.— And as always, when
Smith nnd family. Mrs, Wm. W right J lowest bidder, Perry Sargeant, who shopping, tell the merchants “1 saw er g ro w er*
Mrs, Matilda Parker, Mrs. Alice minute. We are go'ng to be busy.
He w ill contract this year’s wool
Toney Ross, Sec. i nnd fam ily, Ralph
Dusenberry, w ill soon take over the duties for a the ad in the Gold H ill News.”
Carey, Mr*. Rose Gay, Mrs. Ada
or w ill buy sny left from last year’*
period
of
four
years.
Lester Duesnberry nnd the hostess,
Coi k, Mrs. Helen Shoemaker, Mrs.
Old papers for sale at The News crop and urges growers to get io
Frank Childers has held the con
O. C Purkcyplle and the honor W illard Akin, 14-yenr-old Denver Mrs. Nina Dusenberry and the hon tract
office.
M touch with him at once.
for
a
number
of
year*.
oree Miss Mabel Dusenberry,
(Colo.) lnd, is 6 feel 8 Inches tall.
g u n t, M r* Winona Stccliuan.