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About Gold Hill news. (Gold Hill, Jackson County, Or.) 1897-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1935)
fc k (£<rfib Mill Wdw». ____________The M ost Thoroughly Read W eekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the B iggest L ittle Town in the State VOLUME XXXVIII_________________ * * GOLD HILL, OREGON, m e— THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1935 j*—*—— — NUMBER 4 *ss^S9ESS5S9SSSSSSSSSSS5SS55ESSSS9EK5SESS5BB9B5SSB9BSBHK5SBSSB3SSMaMM^?^!SES» Beaver Portland Cement Co. Wins Dam Suit “Buy Oregon” Products Days Start Friday W eek o f May 3 to 11 Set to Advertise S t a t e M a d e Goods; Sponsored by Man* ufacturers Association. School Board Hires New Teacher* And Rehire* Bu* Driver* and Janitor f). It. Sloan of Phoenix and Miss Joyce Handley of Canyonville were retained by the school directors of District No. 57, Monday night to flit the vacancies on the stuff of the local school for next year. Doth new instructors buve hud several years of experience and are highly recommended. Mr. Sloan ha, l»ecn instructor in the Phoenix school for (tie past seven years and Miss Hundley has taught at Canyonville for several years where she is now working. A!i present bus drivers wen- re- hired for next year at the same sal aries. Those now serving the sys tem who were retained are: Clyde and Clinton W alker, Carl Rou'h, Ernest Ross and C. IL Routh. Hugh Hayes, present janitor, was also rehired at the same salary. T h e board voted to set September 0 as the opening dute for the full term. This is one week Inter than usual but inastnurh as most schools open on the second Monday of Sep tember the board members thought it well to observe the same date here. John Ritter w ill furnish wood for hrating Ihc school next year, his bid of $4.60 per cord being accepted by the board. W ith everything set for the big dance which w ill celebrate the com pletion ut the Gold H ill paving Sat urday night, the city is looking for ward to one of the biggest eveuts of tbi» kind ever held here. Plans call for roping off the block between Trannuh's shop and the Gold H ill garage for dancing until ubout 11, when ull w ill go to the big pavilion Io complete the eve ning. Arrangements have been made to light the block with big flood lights, and the orchestra w ilt be placed on a truck provided by the local cement plant. During the early part of the evening, state traffic officers w ill take charge of directing traffic around this stretch of the highway, and dancers w ill have full swing. To add to the gaiety of the oc casion, confetti and serpentine w ill be available and a real carnival spirit w ill prevail. A committee of ladies from the Gold H ill Garden club w ill serve hot dogs and coffee near the pavil ion. In addition to celebrating the completion of the pavement, t h e event w ill afford the Garden club Finishing Touch an opportunity to raise funds for to 40-Foot Main the community fair which they are Street Underway sponsoring this fall. The Commercial club, city of Only the job of grading the ficials and the garden club are shoulders remains, and then the 46- joining forces to stage the dance. foot highway through Gold Hill'» muin street w ill be complete. This work is being done us rapidly as R. H. Rhoten, Former the weather w ill permit, the urtua1' Resident, Pa**e* Away paving having been completed Wed Word has been received in this nesday, after several day's delay due to rain. city of the death of R. If. (W ildcat) The new street extends from the Hhoten at Yreka. California. He Livingston service stution corner at passed away Saturday, April 20. sixth street east through the busi He was one of the three Rhoten ness -district to the Hogue River bridge at the extreme east edge of brothers whose success at pocket hunting in the hills of Southern town. The old road bed was not chang Oregon and Jackson county, netted ed, but the former eighteen fool them fortunes in gold. The luck of bluck-top strip was left as a found» the Rhoten brothers and their tion, and concrete was poured on spending made them widely talked etch side, extending the street to of figures in this section 35 years the curb on the south side, and tak ago. One of the pocket strikes netted ing In railroad right-of-wav on the them $56,660 according to stories. It north. The center was then covered was taken from the mountain from which Gold H ill received its name. with all-weather surface black-top. R. H. Rhoten had been living at to complete the job. A big easy curve was surveyed Yreka for the last 22 years and is from the bridge and the bluck-top survived by a wife and two chil surfacing used there Io Conner» dren. P rior to that he had lived in with the concrete on Main street. Jacksonville and vicinity. The third cuiupuign to make resi- dent» of this state better acquainted with Oregon made products and to “sell Oregou to ourselves" w ill get underway this week in all commun ities of the state. One of the uiost important links in the “Let’s Sell Oregou To Our* selves" campaign scheduled for Maj 3 to 11, is tlie merchant in each in dividual community. Jack Easson, president of Kasson's Soap com pany, in accepting the appointment as head of the stale-wide commit tee for dealer cooperation, stated: “Acceptance by the merchants of Oregon of this campaign h a, been instantaneous and very gratifying, for without the active support of the merchants in the several com* niunities of Oregon, campaigns of this nature would definitely fail." “To display and feature food, clothing, furniture, and other ex ample» of Oregon industry is but another way of making it easy for all of u , Io test Oregon quality, and the directors of this campaign firm ly believe that to test Oregon qual ity is but another wuy of discover ing bow vitally important industry is to the stale of Oregon." The 1U35 spring campaign w ill synchronize the n e w s p a p e r s , schools, farmers, industrial employ ees, manufacturers lumbering peo ple, shipping and every other form of Oregon industry, in nn effort to acquaint the |ieoplc of Oregon with what Oregon grows, mukes, and creates. “We are just beginning to appre cinte that the payroll dollar in our state is as important to the m er chant and the farmer as it is to the manufacturer. Oregon is entering a new era. Power development and transportation progress only servi to emphasize the need of Industry's support, and the merchants are playing a valued and Inqwrtant part The city now has one of the finest in railing these facts to the atten tion of customers," further stated main streets of any small town In this section. Mr. Easson. The work was done by the state highway commission. Mother's and Father’s Day Program at Grange Solinaky Guilty on Park Fraud Charge* Members of the Gold H ill grange arc giving a Mother’s and Father's day program at their meeting In the city hall building, tonight, May 2. The public Is invited to attend. Aft er the program, the grange w ill hold n short business session. Friday W as H ottest April Day Since 1926 According to the weather bureau in Medford, Friday was the hottest April day for the last nine years. In 1026, on A pril 27, the mercury reached the 07 mark, which w a , the highest recorded for an April day. Last Friday the thermometer hit 84.4 degrees» a n d on Saturday reached 84 for the warmest spell this year. The warm weather was general over the state. Rain on Monday and Tuesday brought cooler weather to the state. EAGER LODGE TO ELEC T Members of the Crater Lake Aerie No. 2603 living in the Gold H ill dis trict are reminded that election of officers w ill take place at next F ri day's meeting. May 3. Officials of the Order confidently expect one of the largest turnouts the organiza tion has seen in years. Initiation of candidates w ill also take place at the meeting on F ri day. Paving Dance] Saturday Will Initiate Hi-way Sentence w ill be passed Saturday on E. C. Solinsky, former superin tendent of Crater Luke National Park, convicted Tuesday on 14 counts of defrauding the federal government. The jury was out sev en hours. The (rial was held in Portland and many southern Ore gon people were called as w it nesses. Council to Meet Monday The regular monthly meeting of Ihc city council w ill he held Mon day evening ut the city hall at 8:66. One of our pupers contains un ar ticle on the identification of the ludder used in the Lindbergh kid naping thiit reads belter than any Sherlock Holmes. A wood expert traced l»y planer mark3 a one by four of southern pine to one of 1566 mills in the south and then back to a yard ut Newark where Himptnian worked and from which he bought lumber. This man also proved by microscopic examination thill marks on the ladder w e r e identical w i t h those made by Hauptman’s plane. In fact under cn iurgement these marks showed up almost like a piece of molding and proved beyond any question that they were made by this particular plane. All told it is a wonderful and remarkable detective story, W olf Creek Tavern Sold to E. R. Burchiel W olf Creek Tavern, one of the outstanding historic spots in this purl of the country, has recently been purchased by E. R. Burchiel of Santa Monica, Caiiiornia, from J. L. Dougal former owner und op erator for more than ten years. Mr. Ruruchiel is an antique deal er, and one of the finest collection of early Aineriean antiques to be found anywhere in this country is now being used to refurnish the Tavern, among which are some of the original furnishings. These beau tiful old pieces are for the enjoy ment of the guests and may be pur chased at reasonable prices. W olf Creek Tavern, established ir 1857, is the oldest continually op erated taverns in the Pacific north west. It was an important stop on the sixteen days journey from San Francisco to Portland in the old stagecoach days, and has housed practically every important person ality found in the northwest during ihe early history of Oregon. It was here that General U. S. Grant established headquarters dur- ng the Indian campaigns in Oregon. Jack London completed his “Valley of the Moon” at this famoux Inn, and it was here also that President Hayes rested on the first journey o the West ever made by a presi dent of the United States. Not only has Ihe tavern been fa- loiis historically, but It has long ieen noted for its beautiful and estful surroundings, its comfort- ible rooms, and its splendid meals. Carnival Grade Crossing Scout Tomorrow to U. S. Supreme Data Presented Be Gay Affair Court Decides to Commission Against Copco County Engineer Rynning Take* Prompt Action to Aid Local Overhead Struc ture. Mayor H. F. Drake today re ceived a letter from County Engin eer Paul Rynning telling of action taken by him in presenting appli cation to the state road commission for the proposed overhead crossing in Gold H ill which would serve to connect ihe Pacific hghway with The proposed evossing was dis cussed first at a meeting called by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce attended by Mayor Drake three weeks ago, and later R. R. Blanenburg represented Gold H ill at a meeting conducted by the Coun ty Engineer. Complete data was pre sented by Gold H ill at that time. Phoenix was the only other town in the county to compile such infor mation, and when word came to Mr. Rynning this week of the meeting of the highway commission for the purpose of discussing elimination of grade crossings, he at once sent reports on these projects. In his communication w ith Mayor Drake, Mr. Rynning enclosed cop ias of his letter to the commission and the comprehensive report he made to them. The letter follows: Medford, Oregon, May 1 1935. Oregon Slate Highway Commission, Public Service Building Portland Oregon. Gentlemen:— I hereby submit requests for grnrL crossing eliminations in the towns of Gold H ill and Phoenix, both be ing in Jackson county. 1 have been requested by these two cities, through the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, to assist them in making this applica tion. Neither city has an Engineer or Surveyor and I gladly prepared the maps and the application for them. I w ill be pleased to have you take up further correspondence directly w ith the officials of the respective cities. I w ill, however, be glad to do anything I can to assist either your department or the cities. Very truly yp"— PAUL B. RYNNING , County Engineer. The big Scout Carnival that ev ery one has been looking forward to w ill start at 8 p. m. Friday, May 3, in the high school gymnasium. The proceeds of this carnival w ill be used to send a troop delegate to the Scout Jamboree at Washington, D. C., in August. Among the many interesting fea tures of the carnival are the beano game, dart throw, hoopla, nigger baby, skill shot, pin ball, wheel of fortune, fish pond and flve-for- one games. The girl scouts w ill have the home made candy booth and w ill have charge of the serving of hot dogs and coffee. General admission charge w ill be 10 cents which w ill allow competi tion for the valuable door prizes which are to be distributed. These prizes have been kindly do nated by Gold H ill merchants: A. A. W alker— sack of flour. Ham's Grocery— Basket I. G. A. canned goods. Becker's Drug store— automatic card dealer. Johnson Hardware— hoe. Ace of Spades, and Smoky Morse — marble machines. Pacific Barber Shop—hair cut, shampoo and tonic. Seth Coy— grease job. Rogue Nook Inn— chicken dinner. Drake’s Grocery— dish pan and frying pan. Chris’« Pool Hall— box of 24 can dy bars. Meat Market— 81 beef roast. Nugget Service Station— 1 gallon oil. Gold H ill Auto Park— candy. Hayes Pool Hall— candy. Gold H ill News— subscription. Right t o Build D a m in Rogue River for Powet Purpose* is Okehed After Year*. After a fight of more than 15 years, the Beaver Portland Cement company this week received sanc tion in the United States Supreme court of their proposed power dam to be constructed in the Bogue riv er just above Gold H ill. The local company's rights were contested by the California Oregon Power company of San Francisco, which owned the land on the oppo site side of the river and claimed riparian rights. They contended the cement company had blasted a new channel which would divert the wa ter from its proper coarse. The suit was carried through the federal district coart for Oregon and into the ninth circuit court of ap peals at San Francisco, and the liti gation dragged on until this spring a favorable decision was given the cement company, in the appelate court. The power company then appealed to the federal supreme court, bat again lost their case. The cement company proposes to construct the dam to furnish power to run its plant in Gold H ill. Truck Driver Land* In Court on Drunken Driving Charge After Accident Local Student* Take Part in County Music Gary George Rapp, truck driver Festival at Ashland for the Consolidated Freight line, appeared in Judge H. D. Reed’s court in Gold H ill Monday morning to answer charges of driving while drunk. _»jtasa4fll Rapp was sentenced to serve 30 days in the county jail, pay a fine of $166, and had his drivers license suspended for one year when lie plead guilty to the charge. The arrest was the outgrowth of an accident which occurred Satur day night near Bonney's G rill when Bapp, driving a heavy truck, struck a highway bridge near M iller’s gulch. The impact knocked the truck on its side upsetting its cargo which included several barrels of oil that soaked the driver and contents of the truck. Rapp was not injured, suffering In the report, Mr. Rynning point only bruises, and the truck escaped ed out that the crossing was used by local und tourist traffic, and with little damage. heavy commercial traffic during the fruit season. That it would afford Horticulturist W ill a safe crossing for the four school Address Garden Club buses, and that the crossing as it is now is hazardous due to the po Lyle P. Wilcox, until recently hor sition of the depot, and because ticulturist for Jackson county, and freight cars are often parked on the now employed in a similar capacity three side tracks at that point. oy the Southern Oregon Sales cor He explained how the present poration, w ill be the guest speakei grade crossings could be eliminated, on the Gold H ill Garden club pro and attached a map showing location gram Friday of this week. His sub of the proposed overhead route. subject w ill be "Treatment of Plant T o c a l officials are very pleased Diseases and Eradication of Pests.’ w ith the action Mr. Rynning has The meeting w ill be held at the taken, and are very optimistic about city hall, and w ill convene in bust the success of the project which, ness session at 2:06 in order to be if okched would be financed by fed through by three, which i« the time eral funds allotted by this session of set for the address. President Mrs. congress for such purpose. Holderness urges that members make a special effort to be on time. MRS. HAMMERSLY HOSTESS A good attendance is expected, a« TO PAST GRAND CLUB Mr. Wilcox is an authority on the subject he has chosen, which is ar The past Noble Grand club met important one to every gardener. TTiursday, April 25, at the home of Any visitors who might be Inter Dora Hammersly. President Rena ested, are cordially welcomed. Davis provided the usual surprise entertainment. Those present were FORMER RESID ENT W IL L E N T E R T A IN H EA LTH U N IT Mesdames Lucy Mee, Pearl Fergu son, Madge Dorman, Katherine Mrs. O. C. Palmer, form erly a res Lance, Della Whitsett, Ada Cook Rena Davis, Etla Carter, L illie Car ident of Riverside colony, now liv ter Mabie H iltle, E linor Force, Em ing on Coleman Creek, has invited ma Hnff, Delia Keil, E v e l y n members of the Gold H ill Health Thompson and the hostess, Dora unit to be her guests next Tuesday May 7. A covered dish luncheon Hammersly. Katherine Lance w ill be hostess w ill be served, and the regular business session w ill be conducted. to the next meeting. Pupils of the fifth, sixth and sev enth grades, under the instruction of Miss Marjorie Pena and Miss Ma bel. Moore are representing Gold H ill in the annual music festival being held at Ashland today. Group songs and several folk dances w ill be presented by these students. Mrs. Pen* teaches the fifth grade singing, and has charge of the folk dances, while Miss Moore teaches singing in her grades. The pupils taking part and the songs and dances they present, are as follows: The fifth and sixth grades sing “Wanagi Wacipi Ola wan;” “Blliy Boy;" “Dancing School;” “Pop Goes the Weasel;” “Home on the Range;” “D aw n;” “Pigeons;” and “Old Kentucky Home.” The folks dances are “Come Let Us Be Joyful;" “Irish Jig;” "Black Nag," and “Highland Fling.” Members of the singing classes include: Fifth Grade boys— Ivan Chambers, Bobbie Rosecrans, Bruce Kegg, Leon Grigsby, Benny Reames Jimmy Martin, Harlow Banry, Joe Smith, Norman Blair, Floyd Boyer, Ion Drummond, Leo Thompson and Fred Korth. Fifth grade girls— Lillian Shoe maker, Marian Binder, Mary Rose Bailey, Hilda Heap, Laurene Kell, Virginia Centers, Beth Reed, Lucille Rosecrans, Josephine Baldwin and Eleanor Pomeroy. Sixth graders— Evelyn and Ruth King, Virginia Ham, Valentine Cook, Althea Betts, Betty Shoemaker, W i nona Dungey, Edith Howes, Jose phine Prefountain, Catherine Pom eroy, Pearl Shoemaker, June Rob bins, Robert Nendel, Billy Lee Reed, Dotchell Rosecrans, Delbert Shoe maker, B illy Force and Creighton Thompson. The dancers are: Seventh grade— Jill Martin, Lucille Smith, Dorothy Ham, W ilda Mayfield, Ruth Lance. Sixth grade— Betty Shoemaker, Val entine Cook, Winona Dungey, Al thea Betts, Edith Howe, Kathryn Pomeroy Virginia Ham, Ruth King. Fifth grade— Beth Reed, Mary Rose Bailey, Virginia Centers, Laurene Kell, Hilda Heap, Lucille Rose crans, Lillian Shoemaker, Marian Binder and Eleanor Pomeroy.
