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About Gold Hill news. (Gold Hill, Jackson County, Or.) 1897-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1934)
e (Colò The Moat Thoroughly Read W eekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggest L ittle Town in the State VOLUME XXXVI Gold Hill Cagers Capture Tourney Honors Saturday Gold H ill Boy Scouts Attend M edford Court of Honor Monday Eve .Member* of Hoy Seoul Troop No. 17 of (iold H ill attended the month ly Hoy Seoul court of honor in Medford .Monday evening. The meeting wus in charge of Scout Executive A. O. Söderberg, Slid liel-l at the county courthouse. Eight scouts from the Gold H ill Rogue River Takes Second troop received their second class awards. T in y were: l.aVern Dun- and Ashland Junior High gey. Jack .Martin, l.eo Walker, Marvin Helts, Donald Dungey, Ted T h ird ; Players Feted at Wharton, Murk Campbell and Buster Mullin, Tile loeul scouts Banquet A fte r Games were complimented for the splen did showing made. I.nverne W alker also qualified for By defeating Hit* Engle Point high ids second class budge hui wus un school Irani in the first round und able to uttenilMhe meeting. The troop was accompanied to thru xwumpiug Hogue Hiver in the championship guiur, the Gold H ill Medford by Scoutmaster Lcluml Cook, Assistant Scoutmaster Ted high »riiool Heaver* annexed the Hitler and M. It. Merriman, chair first annual invitalionul rage tourn man of Hie local executive commit ament held here Friday and Satur tee. day evenings. The Heavers had all they could E. T . Ham Get* State do to down the Eagle Point Cheese- Liquor Appointment makers Friday evening 23-22 hut they coasted into the championship E. T. Hum, proprietor of Ham's by virtue of an easy 32 to 13 win j (>r<M'ery anil Market in (iold H ill, received word last Thursday of his ALL-STAR TOITtNAMENT ' appointment by the State Liquor TEAM Hoard us ininngcr of the branch liquor store for (iold Hill. Mr. Hain Helow is given the players se- ' w ill conduct the business along leeted by u committee consisting with his regular store, A shipment Of Heferee I.. I.. D.,.1, M, II \l. i of liquors is expected within Hie rimun and It. E. Hlunkrnhurg week. for the mythical all-slur team of the (iold H ill invitational bas Sister of Dick Robinson ketball tournament The players Dies; Buried Here Sunday were selected on their playing in Hie touriiainent games only Vitginiu .Mary Hiatt, wife of W ill and not from their showing dur is M, Hiult, of (¡rants Puss, died last ing the entire season. Thursday in Ashlund. The Hiatts FORWARDS: Lee of Ashlund have been residents of Grants Pass and Kell of (iold llill, for Hie last 14 years. .Mrs. Hiatt C ENTEH: Ted Hitter of Gold wus ii sister of Dick Robinson of H ill. lids city. GUARDS: Grove of Eagle Mrs, Hiatt was 53 years, 7 months Point and Lingren of (iold llill. and 29 days old at the time of tier Honorable Mention: Marshall death. , of Eagle Point and Peek, Hogue Funeral services were conducted River. from Hall's funeral home in Grants over Hogue River. The hoys from Pass Sunday. Rev. Henry Miller had down the Hogue hud won from the charge of the services. Burial was Ashlund Junior high learn Friday made nt Rock Point cemetery. Surviving her are her husband. evening 17 to 14 to enter the W illis M, H iatt; five children, championship round. Freda, Hasel, Vlctorlne, Rayford, Herb Lingren, (iold Hill runnin;.' guard, beat the Rogues single hand and Gertrude; a foster daughter, ed by ills spectacular basket throw Mrs. Alexis Bcliey of Sun Francis« ing and floor work, Lingren scored co; ii sister, Nancy E. Walton of 17 tallies, four more Hum the entile Los Angeles and three brothers, Hogue River learn. He was aided by Howard J. Robinson of Ashland, Philip IL Robinson of Salem, nn l his teammates who “fed" him the ball during the game. The Reaver« Richard Robinson of (¡old H ill and played smooth basketball and show n host of friends in Southern Ore gon. ed splendid teamwork in the con test. H EALTH U N IT MEETS Tlie box score of the champion ship game follows: The Jackson County Health Unit Gold H ill 32 13— Rogue River met Tuesday afternoon March 6 at Kell (ft) F (6 , Martin the home of Mrs. Em ily Lively. A W alker (G) I- (3) Peek very pleasant and successful aft H itler (3» ( I ) Fuss ernoon was spent working on a (3, McLaren quilt. Lingren (17) (i Raker G Horton (1) Those attending were: Mrs. G, L. Subs: Gold H ill, Robinson, Cor Drummond, Miss Nellie Jacobs, nuti (1 ), Johnson; Rogue River, Mrs. Ixila Reed, Mrs. Anita Blair, Rurdette, Meek. Mrs. Millie Walker. Mrs. W. G. c Howes, Mrs O. C. Palmer, Mrs. (1. W. Pfeifer, Jean Boye, Annie Boye. Mrs, A. Mi'iinii i, Mr*. Miilh- < lol ders, Mrs. I.elsy M iller. Mrs. (). E. Clark, and Mrs. Emily Lively, Tlie As a climax to a successful bas next meeting w ill be held March ketball tournament, member* of tlie 20 nt the Imine of Mrs. Myrtle (¡old H ill Garden club served dinner Childers. to ull players, coaches, school of ficials and members of Hie ('.handier Ross of the Chamber of Commerce. Donations for the banquet were of Commerce, sponsors of the af fair, at the Odd Fellows hall alter made by: (¡old H ill Supply Co, Hams Grocery, the championship game Saturday Drakes Grocery, evening. Between 40 and 50 young Gold llill Meat Market and Fluh- athletes, their roaches and business rer’s Bakery of Medford. men attended. Hogue Uivcr 17; <><hiand 14 Awards for Hie individual players A fast and rough opener started and .schools were made after the the conference off when the Ash dinner, A. A. W alker, president of land Jr. high team tussled with tlie Chamber of Commerce, acted as Hogue Hiver high in a game tliul toastmaster and presented ribbons was Ihe Hogues from Hie first and to members of tlie Gold H ill team, ended up Hogue Hiver leading 17 champions of the tournament, to 14. Both outfits played fast hail Hogue River, runner-up, Ashlund | w itii Ihe l.itiiiu city b o v ^ tra ilin g Junior high, third place winners in by several points throu^Hht* the the touriiainent and to the five | game. Scott, speedy ce n flc ^ in tlie players picked on the mythical all- Ashland learn showed up well for star team. his outfit in sinking several shots Those that responded w ith r e as well as gelling Hie lip off, Tlie marks were: L. 1» Deni, referee of Hogue Hiver boys all played a good the tournament; Coach Cook of game w ith no one player outstand Gold llill; Coach Robert* of Rogue ing but all working well together. River and Principal Johnson of R. River— 17 14— Aslihind Jr. High Rogue River; Conch Barrett of Marlin (6) F (5, Fowler Engle Point; Coach Rogers of Ash Peek (1) F (3) Lee land; PrlnciiMil Thomason of Gold Garden Club Serves Dinner to Tourney Player* and Club Hill; R. E. Blankenburg and Toney NUMBER 48 GOLD HILL. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1934 (Hack Page Please, WZïCif Is Your P et Nui »ance? C ity Councilmen H ave Many Applegate Baaketeers Fail to P lay; Game Scheduled for Tonight Co. Chamber of Commerce Is Proposed Uncle Sam’s Applegate tree troop- Do you have a pet nuisance? Are son suggests that Cook smoke Cam i ers went back on their word. The you highcrcd with ingrown toe els., Hecorder Force’s biggest nui 3-C’s basketball team were schedul nails? Do you lie uwuke nights sance is the city council them ed to meet the Gold H ill Townies Hearing strange noises? Does your selves, T h |y are always making ; on the local hoards Tuesday eve 1dm write a letter Io someone. ning but did not arrive or even bridge partner trump your uees? Although the city council can« ! take trouble to let the Townies If you aren't bothered with any of |not regulate all the nuisances there know that they were not coming. the thousand and one nice nuis- are in this world they decided Mon utiees there ure in this world you day evening to get in touch with The game had been scheduled for Smaller Communities Favor I more than a week and failure of ure lui;ky. county officials in regurd to the the Apph-gaters to show up did not M ove to Create Organiza The city councilman have plenty licensing of stray dogs that ure said ' set very well with local fanx. it wus brought out at the monthly to be tearing up gardens in the city. Tonight (Thursday, Hampson’s tion for Benefit of Entire meeting Monday evening. Council Besides giving the various nuis Groceteria team from Grants Pass man Gilchrist has a mosquiloe ances un airing the council discus County. were scheduled to play the Tow n nuisance; Councilman Cook is sed the street lighting question at ies but due to a tnixup in dates pestered by stray dogs, another greut length. The light committee on the part of the Grants Pass boys councilman is bothered by the was instructed to see that the wat A suggestion made by Editor A. they w ill not be down. An effort meowing of his neighbor's eat; tage was cut down to keep the is being made to secure another E. Powell of the Central Point Councilman Cook's nerves ure monthly service bill at a minimum. American, (hat a County Chamber team to fill the place tonight. jangled because the engineer on the Clyde Kell is now in charge of of Commerce be formed in Jackson Southern Pacific Shasta toots the the city pifinping station. Frank A valuable Jersey cow belonging county, is receiving favorable rec whistle too much while going Fink was appointed to take charge to George H aff was killed Saturday ognition in many parts of the through town. (Councilman Thomp last month hut has other plans. night on Blackwell H ill when ' county, according to word received struck by a car. Soren Christenson here this week. A similar plan was proposed by purchased the animal for fox feed. the Gold H ill News about a year ago, when the Diamond Jubilee cel H igh School Senior* ebration was first planned, but be- Miss Mary Tepovac, daughter of Select Class Play i cause of the political situation in .Mr. and Mrs. Boxy Tepovac of this ! the county at that time, no action “Nothing Ever Happens”, is the city, and Donald Hosecrans, son of was taken. ' title of the play selected by the Now, however, many feel that Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Fraley, of H ilt, senior class of Gold H ill high California, were married at Yreka, school to be presented by them. such an organization would be very California, Saturday morning, The date for giving the play has advantageous in securing benefits to the entire county. It is understood not been set. Practice w ill get March 3. that the smaller towns including That evening a wedding supper under way this week. A complete Jacksonville, Eagle Point, Prospect, synopsis and cast of characters was given for the young couple at Phoenix, Talent and Central Point the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth w ill be given in the News at a are very favorable to such a step, later date. Nelson and fam ily of H ilt. Later and they are awaiting comment the couple were charivaried by a from this section. crowd of nearly 300 people, accord Beavers O ff to Norm al The plan would call for a board ing to word from the California School Tournament F ri. of directors to be formed including town, --------- representatives from Medford, Ash- Mrs. Hosecrans attended the Gold Twenty-three high school basket- land, Jacksonville, Central Point, H ill schools and lived most of her ball trams of Southern Oregon w ill and the Gold Hill-Rogue River, life in this city. gather in Ashland Thursday, F ri- Prospect-Eagle Point and Phoenix- Mr. Hosecrans is employed at a day and Saturday of this week for Talent communities. lumber m ill in H ilt and the young the seventh annual invitational These would work unitedly for couple w ill make their home in tournament sponsored by Southern Jackson county, and projects desir- that city. Oregon Normal. ed by the individual districts would S. P. to Pay Total M a ry Tepovac Weds H ilt State T ax M arch 15 California M an Saturday Oregon's largest taxpayer, the Southern Pacific company and af filiated interests, w ill take advan tage of the new three per-cent tax rebate luw whereby a three per cent discount is allowed for pay ment of (he total year's tax by March 15, according to J. A. Lath rop, tux and right-of-way agent in Portland. On .March 15 the company w ill enrich the coffers of state, county, school and city by payment of I I , - 25«,273.45, representing the total PJ34 lax payment on the company's properties in Oregon. These proper ties curry a tax vuluiition of |3«,- 01,910. Saving effected by the dis count amounts to 137,638. In the past Southern Pncific taxes have been paid in two equal payments on May 5 and November 5. Probe Death of Former Gold H ill Boy on Resident U. S. S. Pennsylvania A strange death of a former res Marine Corps headquarters for ident took place Saturday morning | the Department of the Pacific, in when Mrs. Jessie M. Cook, 49, of San Francisco, announces that Brugie, wus found strangled near Donald F. Gay, of Gold H ill was her ranch in the Heugle district. recently transferred from Sea The case was first announced as School, R, D.. M.C.B., NOB, San suicide but investigations are go Diego, Caifornia, to the U.S.S. Pen ing forward under direction of nsylvania, for duty with the marine county officers und state police in detachment aboard that vessel. an effort to uncover more clues as Marines aboard ship, except officials are puzzled by some us- those attached to aviation units, |H*cts of the death. man torpedo defense and anti-air Tlie coroner’s jury Monday re craft guns, perform guard duty, and turned a verdict in which they stat when landing operations are nec ed "Mrs. Cook's death was caused essary, are first ashore when by strangulation, the person or trouble threatens. persons guilty of a crime by reason Private Gay is a son of Mrs. Rose of her death are not known,” H. Gay, Rozalis Ranch, Gold H ill, Mrs. Cook's body was found Sat Oregon. urday morning about 11:30 lying beneath a beam, placed between Nineteenth Set of T w in * two trees, with a short rope around Are Born in Community her neck. W. D. Wert, who was employed by Mrs. Cook on her James and John, the third set of homestead, found Ihe body when he returned from a visit to the twins in the Tom Smith fam ily and neighbors, he Iold the coroner’s I tlie nineteenth pair in the Gold H ill at Ihe jury. Wert removed the noose 1 community, were born and carried Ihe body to the cabin 1 Sacred Heart hospital in Medford in an effort to revive her, he staled, last Friday evening March 2, The :is he thought he could hear her boys are named for their two I grandfathers. breathing. Tlie twins bring the number of When his efforts failed, he came to (¡old H ill to call County Coroner children in the Smith family to 13. Perl. Perl reached the ranch early The three sets of twins were all Saturday afternoon, after a mile born in the last seven years, the and a half walk in from the high two oldest, H arry and Gladys, be ing seven years, and Jerry and way to the homestead. Verna are five years of age. In ad Mrs. Cook, who resided in Gold H ill for some time and was well dition, two gills, Bonita 3, and Bar known here, had threatened sui bara, 14 months, have been born to cide before, it was stated. She had the Smiths. The eldest of the thirteen chil not been well for several years and this was given ns the reason for her dren is Miss Zelda Mae Smith, 18. art. ROY SCOUT NEW S Mrs. Cook is survived by two by Leo Walker daughters, Mrs. Cecil Byrne and Mrs. Ethel Caton, both of Chieo, The Boy Scouts are going out to California; one sister, Mrs, Hattie Childers Scott, Marysville, C alif Table Rock in Ted Ritters truck and ornia; her step-mother, Mrs. Chil then hike up on top the rock and ders of (¡old llill, und step-sister, hunt Indian arrow heads. They are Mrs. Claire Stumho of Foots creek. going Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, Tlie boys that have not passed Mrs. Mary Chisholm of this city has been appointed administratrix all the second-class test are passing them now. of the estnte. Leo W alker received an order for a boy scout neckerchief for pass PAY YOUR TAXES ing his second class test first. Don’t fight for time Make time fight for you Plan to attend the Grange Home Don’t take the count Talent piny, “Everybody’s Getting Take the discount Farmers and Fruitgrowers Hank Married," at the Hogue River H. S, gym, Wednesday evening. March 14. (Deposits Insured) Medford, Ore. Adm. 15c and 25c. The Gold H ill high school Beav- ers, accompanied by Coach Cook and Superintendent Thomason w ill be among the schools represented. The Beavers drew a bye in the first round of the playoff and w ill meet the winner of the Medford Junior high-Prospect game at 9:00 o'clock Friday morning. I f vic torious the Beavers w ill play again Friday evening. The players going to the Ashland meet are: Herb Lingren, Delos Walker, Clarence Kell, Junior Rob inson, Jim Cornutt, Ted Ritter, Arnold Horton and Burl Johnson, i M. B. Merriman w ill take part of the boys w ith him. have the added backing of the Iarg- er group. It is understood the Medford Chamber is very favorable to this procedure, if the other communities desire such an organization. Local people are invited to ex press their opinions on the matter, to make the organization work pos sible in the very near future, if de sirable. Entries Coming in for Independent Tournam ent Indications point to a very fast independent basketball tourna ment to be staged here next F r i day and Saturday. March 16-17, W. R. C. SURPRISE MRS. DRAKE Several of the best teams in South ern Oregon have already sent in A very delightful surprise party their entry lists and more are ex was arranged for Mrs. H. F. Drake pected this week end. A complete last Monday morning at the home list of quintets and the schedule of of Mrs. Ada Cook, The affair was playoff w ill be announced in next planned by her many friends in week's paper. the Relief Corps in honor of her birthday. She received a number GARDEN CLUB TO M EET F R L of pretty gifts and cards. The ladies of the W . R, C. have been working The Gold H ill Garden club w ill on a beautiful quilt top which they have its regular meeting at the city presented to the honoree. Those 'iall this Friday afternoon, at 2 pjn. present for the occasion were: Miss Olive Turner, Mrs. Rose Gay, Mrs. A D D ITIO N A L LOCAL ITEMS Edith Bryan, Mrs. Purkeypile, Mrs. Helen Shoemaker, Mrs. Steelman, Chuck Green of Chico, California, j Mrs, C. W Davis, Mrs. Ada Cook, s visiting here w ith friends. Mrs. Bessie Henderson. Mrs. Glenva Zelda M, Smith spent the week ' Kegg, Mrs. Dekum, Mrs. McNabb. end at her home here. | Miss Harper and the honor guest, Mr. and Mrs. H. F, Drake spent Mrs, H. F. Drake. Tuesday in Grants Pass attending to business matters. I. O. O. F. News Chris Jorgensen has been suffer ing from a severe cold this week. Brothers Robert E. Cook, Ray It was feared he was contracting Thompson and Paul Thompson pneumonia. were appointed on a new enter Mrs. Douglas Cameron and baby taining committee and we are ex pecting something extraordinary daughter returned to their home from these three. The O<W Fel- from the Sacred Heart hospital lows and Rebekahs are invited to a I r *dsy- Social given by the Golden Rule! Mrs. Lelah Bowers of this city lodge No. 78 at Grants Pass on the and her daughter Mrs. Bud Condit evening of March 14. Everyone that of Grants Pass were Medford bus can go w ill be sure to have a good iness callers Monday, Mr. and Mrs. W ire and sons left time. Tuesday morning for Marysville, Sec’y. Toney Ross California. They form erly resided Ed Dimmiek, field assessor for In that city before coming here the county in this district, has been several months ago. Mrs. George Hammersly motored working in (¡old H ill for the past week. He finished his work here to Medford Monday where she vis ited I.aVonne Garman in the Sacred Wednesday. Heart hospital. LaVonne was able to Mr*. Paul Strahan and baby have leave the hospital Tuesday, after returned to their home at the Gold undergoing an operation for ap- Hill Auto Pork from the Love Ma-, pendicitis, and is convalescing pt j the Hammersly home. adv. | ternity home in Rogue River.
