Image provided by: Central Point School District #6; Central Point, OR
About Gold Hill news. (Gold Hill, Jackson County, Or.) 1897-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1935)
-a* ' r T h * M ost Thoroughly Read W eekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggest L ittle Tow n in the State VOLUME XXXVIII GOLD HILL, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL n , 1935 T T ” WORLD NEWS and Comment —New» gleaned from eveots of com me at from the editor's viewpoint. the weak, «n<l « little Another severe storm hit the southland early this week causing much property damage and loss of life. Louisiana, Mississippi and low- er Alabumu were in the path of the tornado. Thirty-one lives were lost in these states with additional fu- talities in Texas and Florida where the slurni also hit with considerable force. California wus not omitted either, heavy downpours causing flooded area» nround Los Angeles. President Roosevelt signed the huge work relief hill Monday und the pending of the 94.880,(100.00(1 w ill now get underway. About 9300,000,000 of the amount is ear marked for "white collar" workers, it was stated. Work for over three million destitute persons Is contem plated under the relief bill. The enlistment of 110,705 more CCC recruits wus ordered Monday to bring the Civiliun Conservation corps to its full strength by May I. There are now 370,000 in the ramps and this is expected to be raised to 600.000, A three billion dollar increase In bank deposit* over the country for the past six months wus reported by officials of the Federal Deimsit In surance corporation this week. Progress Shown in Paving Project; Complete by M ay The pnving crew working on the super highway through Gold H ill have completed the concrete shoul der on tlie soutli side of inaio street, and are preparing th .V o a .r Copco-Cement Company Case Being Heard 1 n Washington, D . C. Courts Arguments in the cuse of the Cal iforiiiu Oregou Power company versus Beaver Portland Cement company over their right lu divert water from Bogue river for power uses, which has been in the courts for a number of years, are being heurd in the supreme court in Washington, D. C., this week. The cement compuny hud won u two- Judge decision last fall in the ninth district court of appeuls in Sar Francisco hut the power ronipau) uppeuled to the supreme court. The ixiwer company is represent ed by A. E. Beanies, Medford attorn ey in its appeal in Washington. Hi concluded his arguments Monday and wu* followed by counsel fo- the Beaver Portland compuny anr the City of (iold H ill who owns the property along the river which has been under purchase contract to the cement company since 1926. The ee«e arose a number of years ago when work wus started on a hydro-electric plant to be built to furnish power for the cement com pany plant anti for use In the city of Gold H ill. Work on the project ha* been held up ever since, with the ease hanging fire In the differ ent courts. Annual Dinner for G rad uates Event of Wednesday The unuuul bunquet given by Ihn Women’s Belief Corps for the sett lor class of (lie local high school was given at the corps hull April 10 at noon. Besides the 17 of the 18 members of tlie gruduuuting class, four members of the faculty nd Mrs. Dennis McGuire were guests. Tw en ty four corps members also enjoyed the affair. The tables were beautifully decor ated in blue and silver, the class colors. Decorations included small . . . . . ... * * * boskets Bed with silver The napkins were white with elgtit- een bluebirds wingin** ’ •»•Jr way oui into the world— representing th* graduates as objects of happiness. Tlie centerpiece was a miniature stone foundation to signify the class motto, “We have laid our foun dation, may our structure n e v e r fall." During the dinner hour sever»' speeches were made by officers of the corps, members of the faculty, and several students. bed on the north side of the present strip of bluck top, which w ill wid, x the road to 40 feet. The concrete on the north side is bring poured this week end, and then the work of building the shoulders and resurfacing the center with black top w ill be undertaken. Tlie work is being done efficiently and with amazing rapidity, and it is expected thut the entire job w ill be finished by the first of May. Although motorists have been to some inconvenience during the con struction, the highway has at no People are Becoming time been closed to travel, and at “F air M inded” Already the worst, only short detours have been necessary. During the past two years the The town is planning to celebrate Garden ciub und Gold H ill Chamber completion of the highway with o of Commerce have put on a com pavement dance. munity (air here that lias met with much success. Although the event is held in tlie (all of the year, Mrs. M rs. Holderness New icie Wuiker, general chairman says Head of Garden Club pcope are already getting "fair minded*' und are making plans for Mrs. I ’. E. Holderness was chosen the event this year. Tw o wholesale president of the Gold H ill Garde** houses have already offered contrl- club ut its annual election Inst F r i tmtions, one a ease of canned milk day, when twenty ladies gathered nt and another a quantity of coffee. the home of Mrs. J. A. B lair for ths Tlie Garden club is already mak regular meeting. ing prepnraions for the fair. Resi Other officers chosen were Mrs. dents of the rural districts have of A. Meunier, vice-president; Mrs. b fered to cooperate and the various Desimini, secretary, and Mrs. \V. C. grange organisations of the valley Bower, treasurer. w ill be contacted soon. Mrs. Holderness succeeds Mrs. Last year a huge salmon bake, Cleo Gilchrist who was active in or with free salmon served to every ganiilng the group, and who nas one. was the highlight of the fa ir been president since its inception Although the piece de resislanec for two years ago. this year has not been decided at Final plan* were made at this this early dale, II is side to say it meeting for the dinner honoring city w ill be plenty good. officials and husbands of club mem bers, details concerning the fair Pavement Dance Planned were discussed, and other routine W hen H ighw ay Completed business was transacted. Six new members joined. There is considerable talk around For the April 19 meeting it Is planned to have n speaker from the town of appropriately celebrating county agent’s office address the the completion of Gold Hill's new club. It n speaker eoines, the nieet- 40-foot highway when it is com If the speaker is secured, the meet pleted. In other words there i . a ing w ill be at the city hall rooms. movement on foot to get a move on Otherwise, Mrs. Gilchrist w ill he the feet as it has been suggested that a fitting way to celebrate hostess at her home. would he a big pavement dance. A meeting of the Chamber of NEW S OBSERVES B IR TH DA Y W ith this issue of The News is Commerce and Garden club has sue number one of volume No. .'IK been called for Monday night in th«. is printed and the paper enters up city hall when suggestions w ill be on a new year. The News is one of presented and discussed. Anyone interested in the plan Bio oldest publications in t h e county, and has seen Jackson should he present at the meeting, county through thick and thin (iold H ill w ill have a highway Last week The Grants Pass Courier through its main street which ev observed Ils 50th anniversary with eryone should be proud of and an a big edition. Twelve years from event to celebrate the new roadwuy now we hope Io celebrate in a like w ill be good advertising for the fashion. town. NUMBER I ! Garden Club Celebrates Birthday With Dinner for Husbands, Council An unutuully sociable time whs spent by a group of about sixty men und wouieu of Gold H ill at the din ner given by the ladies of the local Gurden club Mondny evening honor ing the city officials and their wives und the husbands of the club mem bers. The occasion also celebrated the second anniversary of Ibe Garden club. in addition to the social part oi the evening a lively discussion ot civic problems preceded (lie pro gram of entertainment, when a sug gestion was made by A. Meunier thut the men of the town form a civ ic group to assist the Garden club with the fair and its gt-ncrul civic activities. President A. A. W alker of the Commercial club invited any who so desired to affiliate them selves w ith that organization which has assisted the ladies in their work in conjunction with the city council. This club, in spite of a small membership, has remained active the past several years, and President W alker pointed out that, with an enlarged membership the club could become an unusually ef fective organization, not only in work with the Garden club, Put In general city-wide and community activities. A good Dcrcrntuge of Inc men present signified their willingness to join by signing a membership list. H. D. Reed proposed that a park area be created long the new high way. Mayor Drake pointed out that this was not city property and dif ficulty might be experienced iu getting permission to use the land but pledged his support if action is taken. Several favorable comments were made for this proposal. The mntter of completing the city park unit ubout the city hall also came up and it Is expected that this w ill be rushed to completion. Mrs. Cleo Gilchrist, retiring pres ident of the Garden club, introduced the new officers, who are: Mrs. P. E. Holderness, president; Mrs. A. Meunier, vice president; Mrs. D. De simini. secretary, and Mrs. W . C Bower, treasurer. The evening’s entertainment In cluded a vocal solo by Mr. Dennis McGuire, coaeh in the city schools, who sang “Without a Song," accom panied at the organ by Mrs. Holder ness. and a group of ladies present ed a skit, “The Mellow Drammer," in pantomime. The rooms and tables were beau tifully decorated for the occasion in yellow and white. Bouquets of nar cissus graced the tables ¿nd forsv- thia was used about the room to carry out the spring motif. At each cover a tiny candle in a gum drop holder signified that this was the club’s anniversary dinner. Seattle M an and Glen Lingren Autos Crash E arly Sunday M orning “Hobgc’ Ik, H r j . ” Cast Ready for Curtain Friday “Hobgoblin House”, the three act mystery play which the junior and senior classes of the Gold H ill high school w ill present Friday evening, A pril 12, at eight o’clock in the high school auditorium, ig sure to m a lt shivers run up and down your spine and to give you a good evening's en tertainment. Effe Patton is the prim and sedatt old maid aunt of the two charming young ladies, June Moore and Jean Smith, who are very much deter mined that they shall marry, despite their aunt’s wishes, the brave he roes, Rowland M iller and Cecil Hayes, who finally rescue them from a desperate situation. Leslie Walker as the old caretaker of the Hobgol»- lin House reveals lhe source of the mysterious happenings and wins sympathy, even though he has beell an accomplice in a kidnapping plot Opal Rodgers and Marcel Paudois as 'he negro servants are true to the reputation of the black race in their susceptibility to “hants" and fairly turn white at the appearance of ghostly apparations. Francis Davis as the English maid tries at first t<. be very' brave, but is really as over- ome by the blood-curdling yells as the two negroes. Lloyd Holifield as the escaped maniac is simply tern fying and has the whole household “scared out of their wits”. Delos W alker as the guard who comes in search of the maniac gives the wo men members of the household a feeling of safety, but in the end re veals an entirely different identity. Doris Johnson as the kidnapped girl appears at a very opportune time and reveals some surprising things. Come and see what they are! The admission is twenty-five cents for adults and fifteen cents for children. Glen Lingren ot Gold H ill and N. A. Hanson of Seattle, miraculously escaped death early Sunday morn ing when their cars collided on the Pacific highway in front of the It. E. Blankenhurg home ubout 5:30 o’clock. The accident was caused when Hanson, a traveling man tor the Sehuffcr Pen company, who had been driving most of the night, ap parently dozed momentarily and swerved into the Lingren machine. The machines met nearly head on, the heavier Lingren car, a Chrysler sedan knocking the salesman’s Pon tiac coupe into the ditch after tear ing off two wheels, damaging the fenders and running board. The Lingren car wag also quite badly damaged. Hanson was knocked unconscious from the impact and cut quite bad ly by flying glass from the c a r window. He was pulled from the wreckage by Lingren who was un hurt except for being stunned, and who summoned aid at the Blanken- burg home. The Bozy Tepovac fam ily heard the crash and also were on the scene shortly. Hanson was rushed to the Community hospital In the Blankenhurg car where his Injuries were treated. An artery on his left arm was cut and he suffer ed the loss of considerable blood. A number of stitches were required to close cuts on his arm and face. There were no bones broken al though attendants said an x-ray Ladies’ Aid P lant Cooked would be necessary to determne if Food Sale Sat., A p ril 20 there were internal injuries. Hanson carried insurance on his Those wishing to buy cooked car which w ill take care of the dishes for their Easter dinner w ill damage to both cars, it is under have the opportunity a week from stood. Saturday, April 20. when t h e Ladies* Aid of the M. E. church hold Don’t Forget A pril 19 a cooked food sale at Drake's groc and 20 are Cleanup Days ery. Residents of this city are again reminded that next Friday and Sat urday, April 19 and 20 have been proclaimed as cleanup days in G ok H ill. Property owners are urged to cooperate by having rubbish piled in containers where trucks furnish ed by the city may pick up the box es and haul it to the city dump grounds. Fire Marshal Chas. Kell has irko suggested that now is a good time to burn trash. A permit for burning is not needed now but w ill be required as soon as the dry season arrives. tifully decorated for the occasion in BEAVERS WIN SEASON OPENER AGAINST EAGLE POINT NINE By Junior Robinson The high school baseball season opened w ith a bang last Friday with a fast game against Eagle Point. The Beavers left the field with the vic torious smile to the tune of 13 to 10. Although the first three innings were accompanied by lots of errors, both teams tightened down in the remaining four to make the game more interesting. The Beavers journey to Sams V al ley next Friday and hope for an other victory. L I T T L E P E N -O -G R A M S Si KOktAIMUNC WITH *«AR BUMMPA MO tKIIMB VO STAY THAT WM MS U M * A5 Mt «TMN5 HIS MOO , JUOOtSSWT’ USSIH, MMT XOU tX IR ] GOtN’ OUT WITH MB LBS' * ( GoûONtçç'weaj < * « a routtiM os ™ W4Y TM ïoocm T m » o«««. »VMAOV*, —^ F J BRUNRT ¿MOWC4 màrchi How «T , FUW‘! 9 A •n* fluT QARetR ruwr what wa retv. uh * oom! wa’ftc Law Will Save Property from Foreclosure S m a l l Paym ent o f Delin quent Taxe« w ill Postpone Tax S a le Six M onths; M ust Act Soon. A law enacted by the late session of the Legislature allows taxpayers whose land is being foreclosed now by the county for delinquent taxes to pay 10 per cent of the amount due for 1930 and prior years, and by such payment get an extension of time for six months in which to bring back instalments up to date and save their property. This pay ment must be made before a decree is entered in the present county tax foreclosure proceedings. The 1933 legislature of Oregon passed a law which gave to taxpay ers owing taxes for 1930 and prior years, the privilege of paying those taxes in ten semi-annual instal ments. The first instalment became due July 1, 1933 and succeeding in stalments became due at regular in tervals of six months thereafter. Any taxpayer who kept these instal ments up to date was in good stand ing so fa r as taxes for 1930 and prior years were concerned. The law provided, however, that should any taxpayer fail to pay three in stalments when they became due, his property would be subject t a foreclosure, and the present fore closure proceedings being conduct ed by Jackson county involve those persons who had not kept up the in stalments payments. Investigation shows that a very small per cent of taxpayers under stood that 1930 and prior delinquent taxes could be paid on the instal ment plan, and this fact is undoubt edly responsible for the large num ber of delinquent taxpayers includ ed in the present county tax fore closure proceedings. Undoubtedly the last Oregon legislature took this fact into consideration when It pass ed the law allowing taxpayers to pay 10 per cent of the amount involved in the foreclosure proceedings and get the six months extension of time. In the present connty tax fore closure suit a decree could be takeh April 5, 1935 but the law giving re lief to the taxpayers w ill not tak<> effect until June 12. Therefore, I f the decree in the present fore closure proceedings should be en tered on A pril 5 it would be impos sible for any taxpayer of Jackson county to take advantage of tne rem edy which the legislature provided. District Attorney George Codding has announced that altho the decree could be taken on April 5, that he w ill not have the decree entered un til sometime after the new law takes effect so that all taxpayers whose property is now involved in the present county tax foreclosure proceedings w ill have an oppor tunity to commence their payment of taxes bv instalments and thereby save their homes. All taxpayers whose payments are delinquent to the extent that fore closure has been started, are advis ed to call at the sheriff’s office. It is altogether possible, Codding said, that a very small payment may fore stall foreclosure and thus save homes and farms. Sheriff Svd Brown can explain fully the present lenient law. Gold H ill Am ateurs to Broadcast Thursday Eve Gold H ill w ill be on the a ir Thursday evening over radio sta tion KMED of Medford when a group of young people from this city present a program between 7:30 and 8:00 o’clock. The program w ill be in charge of Earl McBee former resident of this city. The program has not been announced but w ill include vocal and Instru mental numbers. The radio station has been featuring amateur nights every Thursday evening for some time.
