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/ I r c O fâ Will The M oat Thoroughly Read W eekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggest L ittle Tow n in the S t i t * VOLUME XXXVII WORLD NEWS and Comment —News glcuned rioni «venís or • he weak, und u Hllle comment from the editor'« viewpoint. A Japanese army uirplune early thl« week scattered leaflets over the envirous of Peiping threatening drastic action in the event the Chinese do not punish the soldier» who allegedly fired on Japanese troop», wounding a dozen, while tin Japanese were inurrhing between Chihsicn unil Malunyu (near the Great W all) within the so-called demilitarised «one. Chinese author* Hies at Nanking elulni no knowledge of the inrident. GOLD HILL, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1934' W o rld F a ir Picture« Shown Here Tonight Although the World's F air Is 2,- 000 miles uwuy, and far beyond the ' reach ut most of us. Gold H ill citi zens w ill be uble to take a trip to the fair by proxy, this evening, when pictures of the fulr are to be shown ut the Gold H ill hotel. Jumes M. Stewart, lecturer w lil present the series, of pictures which are In color, und local peoph w ill see for themselves the untra- modern buildings, the funtuslic ex hibits of prehistoric creatures, the detulTed reproductions of foreign villages, and the nulive countrymen who have been brought to Chicugo for this fuir. Mr. Stewart’s lecture gives a viv id story of the exhibits, und those who attend the show this evening w ill be well repaid. The (iohl H ill Garden club will sponsor the event. Admission is 10c und 15c. Voters Go to Polls Friday to Cast Ballots NUMBER 6 Commencement Exercise G O L D H IL L H IG H S C H O O L W EDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1834, 8:00 P. M. High School Gymnasium PROGRAM Processional, Trisgian High School Orchestra Connecticut Marcii ..... Poll« Open from 8 to 8; Most Interest Center« on Sale« Tax Measure and Gover norship Race. Ten Seniors Get Diplomas Wed. Evening High School Orchestra R. A. Botts, Director L. N. Messenger Give« Com The Green Cathedral ....................................... High School Mixed Chorus Mrs. Minnie P. Guy, Director mencement Address; Ted R itte r Introduction of Speaker .............................. ...................... J. A. Thomason Address: “The Truth Shall Make You Free” ................. Southern Oregon Normal School L. N. Messenger Awarded Balfour Key. Friday, May 18, is election day. Finis was written to the high Voters of Oregon w ill go to the school career of 10 Gold H ill stu .... W. E. Boss polls tomorrow to cast their ballots Presentation of the Diplomas ... ...... „.............................. dents w ith the commencement ex Chairman Board of Education on state und county offices and state ercises Wednesday evening. Accused of sluying Miss l.ouise measures. Although interest in the Before a packed house L. N. Mes Jappesen, 23. Utah girl, Millard Beatrice Palmer prim ary hus not been running high Valedictory's Farewell ......... ............ ........ ...... ......... ...... senger of Southern Oregon Normal Hickman, 40, wus hooked by police a large vote for a prim ary election on a murder ehurge Monday after is expected to be cast over the Hungarian Dance, Third and Fourth ................ ...... High School Orchestra school addressed the class of ‘34, bringing to them as well as all pres stale. oficer« said they had discovered a High School Orchestra on ent in his message, the work to be Commencement Program bruise on the man's leg anil a deep With six republicans and two Recessional High School Orchestra done by those who are just now scratch on his hand. Mis» Jeppesen'» In Ashland, M ay 25th democrats in the race, the chief finishing their first twelve years in body wus found in Golden Gate park ludtle centers in the nomination Jacksonville H igh W ins school, and entering the school of at San Francisco early Sunday, The Gold H ill high school orches for governor. General Charles 11. life. County Championship by about an hour after lliekmun told tra under the direction of H. A. Martin seems to have the edge on Ted Ritter, one of the two mem officers she hud left his apartment. Bolls, w ill be among the orchestras Mahoney for the democratic nom Beating Gold H ill, 9 to 3 bers of the class who started here in of tlie county combined in one ination while the strength of the re F R O M O U R F IL E S the first grade was awarded the Bal Mrs. I.ucie Matthirsen of Chicago, group to play ut the eighth grade publican nominee« is pretty well di Playing a consistently strong four Key. This is an annual award Illinois, who is a century old this commencement program to be heli vided. Tw o name» w ill appear Oh brand of ball, the Jacksonville high 25 Year« Ago given to the best all round student the builol that have withdrawn week started her birthday celebra in Ashland, May 25. school baseball team took the of the class on the merits of scholar tion with 85 decendants in attend The high school orchestra from from the race, E. P. Dodd of H er ship, loyalty and achievement. From The Gold H ill News ance ami an announcement about the locui school w ill be the largest miston has relinquished his sup championship from Gold H ili in a Beatrice Palmer, valedictorian, ex of May 7, 1909. port in favor of Joe E. Dunne. game played at Gold H ill last F r i how to live to be 100 “Every morn group of its kind represented. pressed the feeling of her class in ing nt 8:30, I start my day with a Eight players are included in the Wednesday, Charles Hall, of Oswe day afternoon. The score after the cup of black coffee in bed,” she high school orchestra. They are: go, said he hud retired from tlie seven innings of battle wus 9 to 3. Through the courtesy of B. H. seeing so many present and welcom said. “For the oilier lurals I eat June Moore, piano; Jeanne Hum contest, leaving but five in the Neither team hud been beaten this Moore of the Gold H ill Lumber CoM ed them all. There was no saluta- whatever appeals to my appetite." the News man was enabled to enjoy torian award made this year. mrrsly, saxophone; Jim Gay, trump race. season. W . E. Boss, chairman of the Board The complete list of candidates a very interesting visit at the rail) et; Laverne Walker, trumpet; Kite Gold H ill scored two runs in the In a message to congress this Patton, saxophone; Phyllis Miller, for state offices is given below: of the company on Sardine creek, of Directors awarded the diplomas third inning to take the lead and it Republican Ticket. week President Roosevelt proposed drums; Mark Campbell, clarinet, which is now in full operation and after a few words of good advice to looked as it the Miner string of vic For Congressman— a plun whereby loans for moderili* und Iris Duseuberry, violin. Mr. sawing about 15,000 feet per day. those receiving the awards. tories might be due for a stop. The Those receiving diplomas were: J. M. Devers. alion would be made by private Botts also assists with the violin. The mill itself is a model of con Miutrs retailiated in the fourth Dora Smith, Herbert Lingren, Bea James W, Mott. agencies which would tie insured by venience and is modern in all re trauie however, pushing over three Palmer, Victor Korth, Mabel Dus- For Governor— governmental agencies against loss spects as far as it goes. A uniqut Junior Play, “A Dollar run% on a combination of hits and Sum H. Brown. up to a certain percentage of their feature is a locomotive that is to be enberry, Clarence Kell, Mary Gay, bad errors by members of the Gold Joe. E. Dunne. Dow n,” is W e ll Acted advance. Mutual mortgage inaurane used in pulling the logs to the mill Ted Ritter, Dorothy Hammond, and HiU nine. Vivienne Wright. Rufus C. Holman. under governmental direction lu en ■over a track built some two and a The score was tied again in the Sunday Turning the graduates One of the cleverist and best act Frank J. Louergan. able private agencies to mnke first quarter miles back into the timber. last half of the fourth when Gold with their parents and friends gath Ulysses G. McAlexander. mortgage loans on newly construct ed school plays of many yrurs was H ill shoved across uuother tally. ered in the high school auditorium ed houses up to SO per cent of the given by the junior class of the Gold For Secretary of Stale— A movement is on foot among the for the baccalaureate services. The Jacksonville scored again in the Carl Abrams. appraised value of the properte H ill high school last Thursday eve- l>coplc of Gold H ill Io hold a formal address given by Rev. Baird, pastor fifth, sixth and seventh to put the Earl Snell. ning. The play drew a packed house would also be provided. game on ice und win the silver cup, christening of the mountain just of the First Christian church of and everyone went away with a big l o r Supt. Public Instruction— uwarded by the Jackson county ath across the river on the south from Medford was a timely message to Charles A. Howard. Portland's water front was rel smile after seeing the many compli town and bestow upon it the name the class of ‘34. letic association for the chsni|>ion- atively quiet early this week when cated problems confronting princi For Labor Commissioner— of "Echo mountain,” thus preserv Classes at the Gold H ill schools ship team. Gust Anderson. pals in the cast. the battle front for supremacy be ing in a way an ancient Indian w ill be dismissed tomorrow for the Hess for Jacksonville and Kell for C. H. Gram, The characters were so well cast tween employers and employes mov legend. Owing to the peculiarly summer vacation. School w ill be re Gold H ill, both pitched good games. Democratic T ic k e t eil to the city hall and overnor's of it is difficult Io iiick out any out- responsive echo from the mountain sumed early in September. Nine hits were made off Kell and tnnding player, each one doing well For Congressman— fire, where Governor Meier promis five off Hess. Six errors on the Gold they regarded it w ith superstitious W. A. Delzell. eil the state would take a hand in in his part. The presentation showed H ill team proved eostly. Hess awe and courageous indeed was the Ashland T w in Plunges John 1). Goss. keeping law and order ulong the that Miss Albertina llankey, direct struckout 12 and walked nine. Kell brave who could be induced Io as R. R. Turner. water front if police and sheriff- or, had spent much time in coach cend it even part way and none of Open Sunday- M a y 20 struckout eight and walked but one. For Governor— ing tin* cast, and much credit is due deputies cannot do it. them could ever be induced to reach The box score: W illis Mahoney. her for the way it was carried out. the summit where the “talking Twin Plunges, Ashland’s famous Jacksonville (9 ) Charles II. Martin. Retween-act numbers were given Twelve of the 30 Oregon counties spirit" dwelled. swimming and dancing resort, w ill made no levy for 1931 for the pay by Frederick Guetxlaff in two piano For Secretary of State— officially open for the 1934 season VanGalder, 2b ............... Everett Logan. ment of bond principal and interest, numbers and the sixth grade boys The people of Sams Valley have next Sunday, May 20th. As a free Johnson, c ...................... Joe. E. Shelton. while eight of the counties hereafter sang two songs. The high school or purchases! the telephone line from attraction to interest patrons and Beinking, ss ...... ............ Horace E. W alter. w ill have no bonded debt for which chestra also entertained before the this place to Moonville and w ijj spectators, the lessees, Messrs, Hess, p ............................ For Supt. Public Instruction— to make levies, a statement issued play- hereafter operate it as an independ Knollin and Hoyman, have an Card, lb ___ _ _ ______ Forrest E. Dunton. at the stale treasury department ent system. nounced that they w ill have at 3 I.usk, 3b ................................... 2 J. W. Leonhardt. recently revealed. Automobile Deaths Are P. M. Sunday afternoon, an exhib IUiolen, If ............................... 0 For Labor Commissioner— Doubled Over Last Year A petition is being circulated ask ition in swimming and diving by the Ayres, rf ................................. 0 W alter Shuholm. Less than 18 hours after they ing for a new steel bridge across members of the University of Ore Combcst, cf ............... 1 Sales Tax Measure Interests were rounded up by authorities, During the month of April, this Bogue river at the site of the pres gon acquatic teams, who are mak Balloting on the sales tax meas members of the gang wltich kid ent wooden one, and it is high time ing the trip to Ashland for that pur 9 9 naped W illiam F. Gettle, Beverlv year, deaths from automobile acci ure is expected to be close. This such a thing was done. The prescr»' pose under the auspices of the Gold H ill (3) Hills millionaire, Wednesday were dent fatalities reach 33. This is measure has been drawing the bridge is now 33 years old, having plunges. Some of the members of R H started toward the grey walls of more than twice as mnny as report most attention of the election. been constructed in 1876, and has this team are training for the Pa San Quentin prison. They men were ed last April, when 15 deaths were There is a divided opinion on the Miller, ss ................................. 0 1 sentenced to life terms Tuesday. recorded. measure as to how the sales tax has L. W alker, rf ....................... 1 1 0 been patched and propped and cific Coast championship, and have Eighty-five deaths have resulted worked in other slates but the fact Lingren, c ............................. 0 0 (I worked over about as long as is records Io their credit which are Because Gettle said the trio had not first that it has raised the necessary rev Kell, p ....... _........................... 0 1 0 possible. higher than any inter-collegiatn inflicted serious bodily harm, the from accidents during the records yet made. — men hope for parole after serving four months of this year. During a enue whether it is liked or not. Johnson, lb ........................... 0 1 ■ I like period last year 71 deaths re should be in its favor. One of the latest developments is D. W alker, cf ......................... 0 0 ; i This is the first lime in the his three and one-half years. sulted. a baby swing and cradle that runs tory of southern Oregon that so The amendment allowing criminal Robinson, 2b ......................... 0 0 A total of 425 were injured dur trials without a jury is anothfr Cornuti, 3b ........................... 1 0 I) by a clock work. The baby is in many stellar athletes w ill entertain, Tuesday night Governor Julius 1 1 0 closed in a sort of hammock, and free of charge, at any pool. Meier sent a telegram to President ing April, out of 1,637 accident re measure that has created quite a Davis. If .................... the clock cocks it for half to three-' The T w in Plunges of Ashland Roosevelt to use his influence in ported. bit of interest. If passed an accused 3 5 tl quarters of an hour with a single have been leased by E. R. Knollin ending the coast's longshoreman’s person, w ith the consent ' of the Tuesday afternoon the Beavers winding. Its inventor has a number and H. S. (M ike) Hoyman, both in- Junior-Senior Banquet at strike. judge, may elect to waive trial hv went to Butte Fails where they lost of children of his own. structors in physical education of jury and be tried by the judge in the Ashland H otel Monday --------- 1 the University of Oregon, for the court alone. In cases where a jury Ihe final game of the season to the The town of Gold is the only one 1934 season, and as a compliment to is used the amendment provides that high school team of that place. Tin- Members of the senior class and a verdict of ten would convict ex score was 10 to 7. The two teams of its size in Oregon which permits them the University boys are com- faculty of the Gold H ill high school, cept in cases of first degree murder had previously played a tie game cows Io run at large in ihe streets. jng to Ashland to show southern were guests of the junior class at Not only do cows roam thorugh the Oregon people examples of wonder- when a unanimous verdict would be on the local grounds. the annual junior-senior banquet necessary. streets of the town nt w ill, but ful swimming and diving. It is ex held at the Plaza hotel in Ashlnnd LOCAL LADIES TO C O NVENTIO N yearlings, two-year olds, calves and pected that hundreds of people Monday evening. almost any kind of a bovine seem from southern Oregon and north Twenty-eight were present at the M iner« and Gold HiU Mrs. Eber Davis and Mrs. Chas. io have Ihe right of way in Gold ern California w ill be present Sun affair. Opal Rodgers, junior class Ball Teams Play Sunday Kell left this morning for McMinn H ill. day afternoon to witness the exhi president, welcomed the guests in a ville to attend the state Gnrden club | bition. brief talk and Ren Palmer, senior W ith each team holding a win convention being held Friday and GARDEN CLUB POSTPONED president, responded. Several other over the other, the Jacksonville Saturday of this week. They plan Io BECAUSE OF ELEC TIO N Mr, and Mrs. W ilbur Robinet and talks were given by members of the Miners and Gold H ill Cement- spend Sunday on the coast, and on daughter Joan of M errill, Oregon, classes and teachers. makers w ill clash Sunday on the Monday w ill go to Tillamook to the The regular Gnrden club meeting, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Table decorations were attractive Gold H ill diamond to see whieh out Grand Lodge session of the Re which is scheduled for this wet-k, Holderness Tuesday and Wednesday ly enrried out in the class colors fit can take Ihe playoff. Tlie Miners bekahs, to which Mrs, Davis is a d e l-{ w ill be held Friday of next week, of this week. Mr. Robinet is an in- and small paper airplanes with the won from Gold H ill by a score of 8 cgntc. May 25, because of the primary slructor in the M errill schools. name on the propeller, served as to 7 and the Cement-makers turned election being held in the city place cards. around a short tine» later and beat Andrew Buckles went to Central council rooms, this Friday. The first sawmill in the W illam After the banquet a number of the Miners 14 to 8, Point Friday evening to attend the ette valley was built at Newberg, the guests attended a movie. Several Last Sunday the Miners lost to the graduation exercises of his son. Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Rill Reed and Mrs. Oregon, in 1837 or 1838. It was also enjoyed a swim in the warm Gilmore Lions of Medford while the Buckles is employed on the lo c a l,M a ry Chisholm were Friday shop- swept away by high water in the spring pool in Ashland. section. Gold H ill team was idle. ers in Medford. winter of 1840-41. Ancient H istory We often wonder what tK’ chronic reformer ha* t ’ be thankful for*