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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)