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ì.' » € (Slïtfo The Most Thoroughly Read W eekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggest Little Town in the State VOLUME XXXVII — WORLD NEWS COLD HILL, OREGON, THU RSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1935 Gold Hili Grange May be Formed in Near Future A meeting was held in the room below the Odd Fellows ball last Thursday evening for the purpose of ili.'.cusslss U ic possibility of organ ising a grange in Gold H ill. About twenty people ultemled the meeting. .U lliiir Brown of Suleni, state deputy grange master, spoke at the meeting. It. E. N'ealon of Table B im k, introduced the speaker and also gave a »hurt tulk on grange af fa il». Another meeting ha* been called for Tuesday evening, February 10 at which time the organization w ill lie completed. The meeting w ill be held again in the room below the Odd F rllo w s hull and w ill start at eight o’clock. It is hoped that at least tw enty-five charter members w ill be secured by that time. Per ry Waite has charge of obtaining the required number of signatures and had secured about 20 up tc Wednesday of this week. FOOTS CREEK NEW S Beaver Cement Company Takes Over Rail Line Work on Firebreak on Hill Started Monday NUM BER 45 Life of a Legislator . . , Construction of the fire guard on the h ill north of town was started ' Monday morning, w ith a crew of 7 -New» glM lted troni eventi of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Knox, Mr. J employed. The project is under the By CLINTON P. HAIGHT, llie week, unii u little conmirai and Mrs. Roy ilo llis i r and Mrs. Editor Blue Mountain Eagle, , supervision of the state emergency ’ 110111 (lie e d ito ri viewpoint. Bertha Lund of Bogue River, Mr. Canyon City, Oregon. i relief administration. and Mrs. Victor Birdseye, Mrs. Effie Two more applications fo r SERA Birdseye und son. Glenn, from here STATE HOUSE. Salem — Let'» appropriations were made Saturday attended the Jackson Countv dra After deliberating for eleven chatter. These spring days make us matic contest held nt Hie senior high C. & O. C. Road from Grants i Mayor Drake look the estimates to r tw itte r like a bird, hours mill nix minutes, u ju ry of six school in Medford one evening last D X 4 .-U I tui , • Ike work to the office of Harold S. men mid four women ul Flemiug- Spring. Glorious spring. There is Pass to Marble Mountain Grey Medford. week. I011, N. J., found Itruno Richard only one crop that is harvested in Now Under Management ° " e “ PPUcalion c a l l s fo r re the springtime—the law crop. And Hauptmann guilty of murdering Mr. und Mrs. George McDermott painting the city hall inside und what a crop? The legislature has Charles Lindbergh, Jr, Judge Treu- m d children Margaret and George Oi Local Ftrrn outside and the other job is fo r im adopted about fifty state codes. cliurd ha« let the week of March Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Graves who proving the city hall grounds. These codes may have as many a» have lived where the Foots Creek IK a» the time for Iluuplitninit to An estimate for an adequate sew 250 regulations, and each regulation Assuming operation of the Cal- icliool house form erly stood w hile er system for the eity was made by ha; the effect of a law. They include be sent to the eleetrie chair. The Mr. McDermott and Mr. Graves • iform a and Oregon Coast railroad C. W. Martin and this has been sent every human activity. And then we tria l bud lasted nearly »ix week». were ru ttin g wood on Ihe Champlin u ntil October, Hie Beaver Portland to PWA officials along w ith figures I took on the NBA (slate court en properly have bought the B ill Cot Cemeut company of Gold H ill ha.» on a promised reservoir. The mysterious ex plosion unil forcement) w ith its 500 codes w ith i taken over and w ill operate the tin.-. ton place on Birdseye ereek and Kinking of the U. S. navy d rigible a potential 250 laws each, making a | The lease which muy he extended, moved lust week. Mrs. Graves is Macon, about one hundred mile» modest 137/88) regulations, cover Valentine» Day Dinner visIHng her parents at Montague. j was announced Saturday by C. H. out in the Pacific ocean from San Dcmaray, receiver for the road. Enjoyed by W . R. C. ing everything from a corn doctor to California, for several weeks. Francisco, caused another Io*» of a lead nickle in an unlaw ful slot Under the terms of the lease, four m illion dollar* to this country. Thirty-aeventh Anniversary machine. And two weeks yet to go. Dcmaray, said, the cement company The local chapter of Ihe Women’s It was the third large dirigible dis Donald Skelton, son of Mr. and Bills, bills, b ills! At home we get aster, the Shenandoah crashing in of Rebekah Lodge Observed Mrs. H. I - Skelton, who was struck w ill pay all upkeep and operation Relief Corp met for a regular meet our bills on Ihe first of eacn month. ¡costs, besides putting the track and ing Wednesday, February 13 and 1025 and tile Akron in 1933. Only by a car last Thursday evening The 37th anniversary of Ihe Am- while rid ing on the highway near equipment into shape at present and also entertained th eir families w ith At the legislature we get theip every tw o member» of the crew of the I paying interest on receivers c e rtif a special Valentines Day dinner at day in the month, w ith more than .Macon were missing, HI survivor* rthyst Rebekah lodge was observed M iller Gulch w ith out a tail light on four hundred now in the House icates now held by the Southern Pa noon. bring rescued. at th rir^ X gular meeting Wednesday Ins bicycle i* recovering nicely. He alone. There w ill be 56 bills coming cific company. The company is also After the usual business meeting evening w ith a party honoring the was moved to his home Saturday up Monday fo r final passage We War clouds began to get blacker ehurter member*, Mrs. Carrie Puhi. from the Josephine General hospital to take care o f incidental hauling the members exchanged valentines suggest that we vote fo r them, ten at I hut may be available over Ihe road Due to the snow storm only 13 were this week when Italy called one at Grants Pass. Ills leg was badly Mrs. I.ucy Mee and Mrs. K a te during the time of their lease. present. Mrs. Icie Walker was re a time, and then, flip heads and tails quarter m illion men to color* und sprained und he received scalp and The company is practically the instated in the corp. It was voted to to determine whether we vote yes ordered thousand* of soldier* o ff to Kellogg, w lio lives in Medford, al nose injuries. only industry served by the road at hold a public Saint Patrick’s Day or no fo r each block o f ten. Africa as fresh hostilities were re ways makes a special effort to at Our w orking principle. Contrary ' present, Dcmaray said. The cement dinner March 13, to raise money to coiled on the fro n tie r between Ita l tend this observance. Mrs. Clay Biles und daughter Bon of course. In law the defendant is firm uses it to haul lime rock from A clever program was presented carry on the re lie f work of the or ian Somaliland and Ethiopia. nie Jean uceonipanied by Mrs. Paul presumed to be innocent u ntil he is by Mrs. Mabel H ittlc, Mr. and Mrs. ine Wahl made a Irip to Sums Valley i Ihe Marble mountain quarry fo r use ganization. proven guilty. In the legislature we Trouble hu» just started to happen Charles Carter anil Mrs. Marjorie Thursday of lust week and culled on in making cement at Gold H ill. Oth always assume that a b ill is guilty er business, such as hauling lumber fo r the parents of the famous Pena. The skit was taken from the Mrs. Hichard Hunsley and fam ily Applegate Irrigation u ntil it is proven innocent. First, we Dionne quintuple!*. While in Chica Crocket fam ily r a d i o broadcast. who are form er residents of Foots has been little during the past year, Project Application ! he said. get its parentage and be sure that Mrs. H ittlc as announcer made many go last week on a vacation Mr. and Creek and were very active in Sun i The lease is between the receiver Sent to PW A Official» its papa is not a foster father. Ba Mr*. Dionne were greeted w ith the references to the best remedies for day school work. sure that some law yer is not prac , and the company, under authoriza- news that a m illion dollar suit for graying hair, indigestion, etc., Mrs. ticing law on you and be sure that 1 tion of the circu it court. The court An itemized project form, calling breach of contract hail been filed Pena and Hie Carters gave musical Mrs. L. L. Smith and daughter, it is not conceived in greed, born of against them by the century of pro numbers in true Crockett style. All Mrs. Nelson Boomsluiter and sou authorization was made January 31 fo r funds to to>ai more t h a n $1,- selfishness and nurtured in decep and the lease wus completed Ihe first 420.Odd in developing the proposed were dressed In appropriate cos gress lopr bureau. Dr. Defoe, several Nelson Lee of Grants Pass w e r e Applegate valley irriga tion a n d tion and even then not many mis Chicago newspapers und several of tumes, striped overalls und plaid culling on friends in the community o f last week. Friday the company took the en power projects, was drawn up takes w ill be made by voting no. i shirts predominating. ficials of the Canadian government recently. Mrs. Boomsluiter who has gine used on this road to Gold H ill Thursday night by water users at A F iglit-T h e House can lie so d u ll Tile guests of honor were present were named a* co-defendant*. been employed nt the Bund Box and where it w ill undergo reflueing and 1 the valley under the Applegate that it is stupid w ith the reading ed w ith earmdions during Ihe eve- Shoe Box at Grants Pass fo r some The 98th anniversary of the mar • ning. and light refreshments were lime has now been appointed man other major repairs. W ork has bee» i Valley Improvement district when clerk drolling along w ith the mon started on track ant bridge repair. they met at the Applegate hall in otony of the firs t and second read riage of Mr. and Mrs. H ew ert ; -erved by a committee of Mrs. Mary ager. The road, in which Ihe city of Jackson county. ing of bills. A ll is quiet, peaceful and , Chisholm. Mrs. M a u d e Robinson Hoover, former president, p a s s e d Grants Pass owns a share, extends The proposed district would in happy. Fish. Somebody said “ Fish” Saturday but the rouble were many I and Mrs. R. E. Cook. Kenneth Heap who has spent from Grants Pass to Waters Creek. clude lands in the Murphy area. and a dozen men were on th e ir feet miles apart. Mrs. Hoover was at •inn time at Marysville, California, Dcmaray was named as receiver r The form , drawn w ith the assist ready to go over the top. These home in Palo Alto w hile Mr. Hoover Rogues artd Beavers Break •(•turned last week Io visit his par number of years ago and has direct ance of Frank P. Farrell, attorney: fishing interests fish w ith a long was in Hie east on business connect Even in Gaines Friday Eve ent*. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Heap at ed operations since. Toni R. Pearce, Josephine county- line, and a little, innoeeid b ill can ed w itli a life insurance company of Riviera Plantation orchard. W. H. Muirhead, vice-president of water master, and a Mr. Smith, a be g dynamite factory. Fish. The which be Is a director. T h c conference-leuding Rogue the cement company, made the fo l United States engineer from Med fight is whether the fish shall he River haskefball learn continued its The two Smith hoys who have low ing statement: ford, was drawn to be presented to put into a basket or into a tin can. Ilucy Long’s dough’ t , Rose, who march to u championship when they oecn s axing at the home of Mrs. “ The principal tonnage handled C. C. Hockley, state engineer for Sounds innocent. But i f you men is n student at the I dslana slate heat the Gold H ill A team here F ri university, never lens s the campus day evening in a close game. The Pauline Wall! have returned to their by Ihe railroad is the limestone PWA, and to the United States plan tion “ Fish" in these historic halls products of the cement company and ning council. you-ought to have a w ire mask on alone ami is closely guarded at all score was 19 to I I , both teams bring iiiin ii' at Medford. this tonnage is expected to run into The fo ur prnieipal items on the like a catcher in a baseball team. time* as a larrautlonary measure. o ff feed on shooting, missing many Mrs. Fred Offenhacher of Apple- a considerable figure fo r the 1935 form according to Pearce were as The kids. Now we are on a subject The fam ily said the protection was easy ones. It was Hie seventh con Mte was a guest Saturday at the season. follow s: that we w ill fight fo r—the kids. necessary because of the hatred of secutive victory for Rogue River. “ The railroad w ill be operated home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Boling item No. 1.—Construction of i r r i Fish don’t interest us but i f anyone the senator's political opponcnls. The game was featured by close and was accompanied home hv Mrs. under the management of W. H. gation system for the valley, togeth says anything about our kids they guarding w ith many foul* being in observance of the 25lh anni called on both sides by Referee Deal. Boling's mother. Mrs. Bertha Poyei Muirhead, vice-president of the ce er w ith ditches, wiers, head-boxes, w ill have to lake our measurement fo r a wooden overcoat. We are versary of tile founding of the ftoy Only one player, Hutch of t h e who w ill visit friends in the com ment company and under ilie direct ets., approximate cost of »400,000. supervision of C. W. Pritchett, su Item No. 2— Development of pow proud of them. A fine lot of young Scouts of America, President Roose Rogues, was pul out of the game munity fo r several weeks. perintendent of the cement com er in connection w ith the dam. sters—clean cut, alert, courageous velt addressed the nation F r l d a v however. pany’s quarry. J. M. Blevins w ill be R. Towne of Sitka, Alaaka, where Item No. 3.—Comprehensive sur and making very creditable appear from W e llin g to n , D C. Ho- m illion Gold H ill’s It learn clicked verv ■e is teaching In government work auditor in charge of Ihe Grants Pass vey and study of the area, approx ances upon the flo or—they are all boy scolds over the coii 'i . r^neat- effectively in Hie prelim inary when office. imate cost $20,000. under 30. M illard Rodman, 24, or cil the seollt oath os. Hie radio they snowed Ihe Rogue River It's s visIHng his daughter, Mrs. Vencil “ W ork is already under way on Item No. 4.—Irrigation develop Crook is our baby; Rosco K rie r of that day ns part of the observance. under an avalanche of baskets, Cerveny and also a daughter at Bend, Oregon. Ihe rehabilitation of bridges, road ment fo r Ruch, W illiam s creek, and Waseo is 25; W illiam Knight, Doug When the game ended Ihe Reaver« way and equipment. Locomotive No. adjoining a r e a s , totaling 30.000 las, is 25; L yle Thomas o f Polk, 25; Ten negroes were killed Friday were lending. 44 In 11. Mr. and Mrs. John Riles and son. 301 was taken to Gold H ill Friday acres, $1,000,000. W alter Norblad of Clatsop, 27; night when a tornado raged over ii Leo Walker and Rolrnson pepper Ralph who have been ill w ith where it w ill be given a complete About 100 men, representing th« W illiam Dickson of Multnomah, 28; section of Texas nenr Grapeland. ed the net w ith field goals fo r Gold throat trouble are improving. Mrs. reflueing and general overhauling 50,000 acres under the proposed pro. W alter Fruher, Marion, 30; and The storm wrecked llilrty-on e ten H ill's big margin. len ry M iller has also been ill dur at Ihe cement plant’s shops in prep jeet, were present. Miles Cantrall, H arry Boivin of Klamath, 30. Ore ant houses. A number of o t h e r aration fo r Ihe season's operations." chairman of the district, presided. gon, to you we dedicate these youth ing the past week. negroes were injured. High School Teams Play The cement plant started fu ll W illiam Carl is secretary. ful solons. Ralph D uffield of Stockton, Cal operations this week, w ith both Plans fo r incorporating the dis Children. That reminds us. They at T ilcnt Friday Night Enrollment Guin Shown ifornia, was a dinner guest Satur- Ihe raw grind and finish grind trict were discussed and a quest enjoy the legislature: it reminds at State Higher Schools A return game w ith Talent high lay at the home of Ids uncle and working. ionnaire was filed out fo r Hockley. them of th eir debating societies. Delegates from the W illiam s creek Nearly every day the children from school w ill take Ihe Reaver hoop aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Lance. He Enrollment for the w inler term at team to Hie southern county town and his sister Mildred Peninger area discussed alternative plans for some school w ill visit the legislature Gold Hili School Boy Oregon's six institutions of higher Friday night of tills week. The pent two days in Rogue River due irrigating their 20,(810 acres, Pearce in a body and they feel like rooting Struck by Car W hile education Increased 18.7 tier cenl Beavers won from Talent in a game o the illness of their grandmother, said. just like they do when they go to a Riding Bicycle Home over w inter term a ye ic ago. jum p played here last month. Only one Mrs. G. 8. Stead. Their mother, Mrs football game. We would like to ing from a total of 5.536 students to more game remains on the schedule Carrie Peninger was called h e r e take the lid o ff some day to hear Donald Skelton, 16-year-old son of Dance at Odd Fellows 0,570 students, It was announced a! for the local gym. Jacksonville w ill two weeks ago. Mrs. Lance return Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Skelton of the Hall Saturday Night them. Eugene this week from the office of Reading clerk. He is Jim Vernon. come Io meet Ihe locals later in the ed to Rogue River w ith her nephew Riverside d istrict, had his left leg the chancellor. The nel Increase 1« Io help care for her mother who He reads fo r hours. And then he has month. broken and nose broken when he The Odd Fellows lodge is giving 1,031 end a substantial gain is shown has been III for some time. collided w ith a ear near town Inst another dance in their hall Saturday a machine to spray his throat w ith, in every Institution except Hie medi Thursday evening w hile on his way evening, February 16. A sim ilar af fo r after reading old d ry bills fo r cal school in Portland which re Geld Hill Townie» Beat Legislature Passes Bill home. Young Skelton suffered from fa ir was held two weeks ago. The an hour his neck gets tired. At firs t Phoenix; Lose to St. Mary» stricts Ils enrollment each year. we thought that he was out of w ind to Stop Petition Racket face lacerations. The accident hap public is invited to attend. Oregon Stale college. Monmouth and was pumping himself up like a pened about six o’clock. The town basketball team won Normnl and Hie University of Ore- i spare tire. He was taken to the Josephine A b ill making It unlaw ful to pay gon lead in gains in the order from Phoenix on Ihe latter's floor The Only Thing Lacking Here are Ihe bad children. Booze, General hospital in Grants Pass Tuesday evening by a count of 40 named. At Corvallis enrollment or Io receive money or other con beer, wine, speakeasies, hotels, res lumped from 1,030 a year ago (Ids ' Io 29. Wednesday evening they sideration for circulating or secur where he is gelling along as well as Peter Kekovitch of Zadvarje, taurants, beer halls, dance halls; all can be expected. were defeated on Ihe local court, term to 2,543 nt present, a gain of Jugoslavia, has never tasted tea, fighting one another w ith legisla ing signatures fo r recall petitions 20.8 per cent. The normal school in- j 59 Io 23 by the SI. Marys All-Stars coffee or alcohol, never has been in tion for each wants the money— has made its way through both bod MRS. BIRDSEYE HONORED creased from 408 in t'1’’ , an a d d it Of Medford. love, never married, and is only greed, selfishness, deception. But of ies of Hie 1935 legislature. The b ill Two games w ill probably he on Mrs. Effie Birdseye, chairman of 120 years old. ion of 30.0 per cent, '« I lie nt the course the saloon w on’t come back. the Jackson county extension com university the gain was from 2,053 the Townies schedule for Hie high was passed last Saturday. And Peter has never been in the They are already here. The fire w ill school gym next week. Seth Coy, mittee the past year, was honored Rogue River Valley. When and if to 2.413. or 17.5 ner cent. ROBINS HAVE BABY GIRL at Corvallis this week when she he comes, new vistas of life w ill fly when the booze bills come In. The Increase In freshman or first who Is handling the hookings. Is More fire —chain stores, tax ex was eleeled president of the Stale hurst upon his startled vision. enrollments nt both the university , Irving Io gel the Central Point in emptions, tax bills, labor bills and Mr. and Mrs. Don Robins of H\e Home Economics Extension coun and the state college are among Hie ! dependent team here Monday eve election changes. But a fight can largest in the TTntf"d State*, p Is ning and Wedneday night SI Marys Pflnckwell h ill district are Ihe par cil. F ifty women from Jackson FARMERS AND FRUITGROWERS start any time on anything. ents of a baby g irl weighing seven county are attending the fifth an BANK pointed out. The « 'I’v r s it v increase w ill return w ith two teams. Cigarettes. There are only three pounds, three ounces, born last nual Home Interests Conferenee in (Community Builders) for this class Is 35.0 per cent and SURSCU1UB FOR TUB NEWS Wednesday at Medford. (Deposits Insured) session at Corvallis this week. tlial of Oregon «tale Is 61.2 per cent. (Back Paga Please) and Comment (By Mrs. Marlon Iain ce)
