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A / Th* Mo,t Thoroughly Read Weekly in Southern Oregon, Publiahed in the Biggest Little Town in the State VOLUME XXXVlll GOLD HILL, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1935’ ■-* WORLD NEWS FOOTS CREEK NEWS and Comment (By Mr». Marios t.aaes) —New» gleaned from events or the week. «od ■ Utils cornmeal from ili» sdltor'i viewpoint. Phyllis .Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mr». I.luyil M iller hud the honor of being the outstanding pupil in the freshman class of the Gold H ill An order of Oregon angleworms school ami ha» her name rngruveii got a ride to Chicago recently Io on the Heed Freshman Cup. This is hail Ihe hook of Jim Smith, Los An- u new uwurd in the school. gele» sportsman. who planned a Utile fishing trip near the Windy The Hogue Hiver Extension unit City. .Smith wired a Portland sport-1 •’* which a number of ladies from ing goods store to send four pounds ’ here arc interested in Ihe work, w ill of the worms by airmail as he plan meet Friday, May 31 at the cominun- ned to take a plane east and do some ily hall at Hogue Hiver for program fishing that afternoon. The worms, planning. This w ill be in the nature long fat night-crawlers, are much of a picnic and every lady is invited in demand in Portland. Io attend. Captain Albert W. Stevens, com mand, r of Ihe 1935 National Geo graphic Society-Army stratosphere flight, has gone to Hapld City, South Dakota, to begin preparations for the flight this summer. The takeoff w ill be al ths same place as Ihe one last year. The supreme court Monday put a crim p in the administrations pro gram when it ruled the whole NHA program was illegal because con gress handed over too much power to President Roosevelt. The decision was a shock Io the New Heulers und an effort was made immediately to «bail a new law to replace the a d . All codes were wifted out by the court'» ruling. The 9200,000 ransom demunded for the return of nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr., of Tacoina, was ready to be paid to kidnatiers according to an ad in a Seattle paper Tuesday. Y o u n g Weyerhaeuser wo» kidnaped lost week end. D R IES T MAY POINTS FOREST F IR E DANGER A benefit dance is to be given by the Gold H ill Odd Fellows lodge al their hall Saturday night, June I, for C. Carr who is a member and has been III for severul years. A large attendance is anticipated, and every one is invited to attend. Os.ar Moe returned Thursday t from the Veterans’ hospital at Hose- burg having been there for the past three weeks. On Friday he nnd his family moved to the John Dole place. The Sam Chisholm property where they have been living has been sold to parties from Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Moe have lived on the Chisholm place for some time since moving from Grants Pass. »1 Ball Club in Good Form Sunday; Beat Glendale Loggers 6-2 Announce Memorial Gold H ili scored a well-earned vic tory over the Glendale ball team on the local diamond Sunday after noon, sending Ihe Loggers home on the short end of a 6 to 2 count. In a previous game played at Glendale the locals lost and Ihe victory Sun day avenged the defeat in no un certain terms. The Ceinenlmakers grabbed t h e lead tn the first inning by shoving over one run. Glendale came bark w ith a tally in the second frame to tie the score. Four hit» produced three more runs in the second inn ing for the local tossers to give them a safe lead. Another run was added in Ihe fourth and seventh frames. Glendale was held scoreless after the third inning. Every member of Ihe Gold H ill team came through with at least one hit, Foley leading ihe parade with three snfe swats. Manager Em ery poked out a homerun a n d Gardner hammered a long drive to Centerfield for three bases. The Gold H ill battery, Wilson to Coy. held the Loggers in check, al lowing but five scattered hits. Seth Coy’s arm was in good shape as he threw out three men trying to steal buses. The box score: Glendale— 2 AB R H J. Pete. 3b............. .......— 4 1 !.. Pete. If......... . ..............4 0 Schleiph, c. ........ _______4 0 Untes, lb . ______ _______4 1 Tanner, p. ___ ..............4 0 Decker, r f ............. ............. 4 0 A. M iller, c f . ___ ______U 0 Program John lilies was injured at the dredge Sunday forenoon, and was taken to the hospital. It was found his hip was injured and he had Stewart, ss.......... ......... J 0 some minor bruises about his head Nelson, 2b. ____ -----------4 0 and fare. He was able to return to Gold H ill—« his home near Riviera Auto park in I.. Foley, cf................. 4 2 3 the afternoon. T. Kell. 3b. .............................. « 1 l Bailey, 2b___ ______ 5 1 2 Among Ihe twenty eighth grade | Coy, c.............. — ........ .. ............5 0 2 graduates from the Gold H ill school Gordner, lb . ____ 4 0 1 this year, eight were from this C. Kell, ss................. „4 0 1 community. They are Champlin Emery, If. ....................... ......... 3 1 2 Garrison, Duane Hutchins, Albert Davis, rf, ................... 3 1 2 Heap, Jean Skelton, Marjorie Skel Wilson, p. ......... 4 0 1 ton, Kennelhea Kegg, Anne Kegg. Hammersly, lb .......... ................1 0 0 and Larin Chambers. This closes Walked by: Tanner, 3; Wilson, 2: :he fifteenth class of eighth grade Hils off: Tanner, 15; Wilson, 5; graduates of Mrs. Maude Coy Rob Struck out by: Tanner, 11; Wilson, inson due to Ihe school board vot 5. ing to bar married lady teachers. The driest month of May since 18(H) and the driest May w ith one possible exception since 1875. has created a forest fire situation which every vacationist should bear in mind as he starts his recreation trip in the next few days or in June, ac Mrs. Jessie McDole entertained cording to the forest service. “Add ed Io the unusually dry condition of May 18 in honor of the hirlhdny ol the forest”, sny forest officials Mrs. Ben Harrison, and Ihe wed- ling anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. “spring vegetation, ordinarily serv ing us a valuable fire check at this Leslie Carr. Those present were Mr, time of year, has been delayed, ow :nd Mrs. Harrison and fam ily. Mr. ing to the cold earlier months, nnt1 .ml Mrs. Carr and son Allen and Donald Drummond, Mr. and Mrs. the result Is a fire hazard extraord Clyde Mapel nnd son, Derwin, innrlly acute for this season.” tarvin and Irvin McDole and Mrs. Forest service records througi May 20th show a total of 37 fires In McDole, hostess. All enjoyed a very the 20 national .forests of Oregon ■Irasant evening after which re freshments were served. and Washington. Twelve of these fires were canard by careless smok Hoy Cameron of Sawyers Bar, ers; 10 by debris burning; 5 from California was nn over night guest camp fire ; 3 from lightning nnd ? al Ihe home of his sister, Mrs. Effie from lumbering operations. Largest Birdseye nnd family Thursday. F ri- acreage burned has been in Oregon the Sluslaw national forest topplnr Iny he visited his daughter, Mrs. A l bert Smith nt Granls Pass. He re the list with a lotnl of 7 fires and turned Io Cnlifornin Friday after 285 acres. The Willam ette national noon by his son, Lcttoy who was a forest suffered next acrenge loan junior in the Hogue River school, with 184 acres, nnd Ihe Deschutrs Rnd w ill spend Ihe summer working national forest has had 153 acres nt Ihe mine where his father is burned over. In Washington the foreman. largest ncrenge burned has been on the Colville national forest In Fer A community party was held tn ry county, while Ihe Olympic nat honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Dole Sat ional forest has had the largest urday night al Ihe Hose hall. A number of fires. gathering of nbout 90 people at These figures point to the Import tended and were served refresh anee of extreme caution on Ibc ments. part of the public with ciguleltes Mrs. Effie and Mrs. Victor Bird nnd campfires, it is said, ltecrea- tlonists are reminded that no camp seye attended Ihe final meeting of fire this lime of year is snfe built the Civic club at the home of Mrs. against a roilen log and that no Cecil Roberts at Hogue Hiver Friday campfire should be left until Ihe uflernoon when installation of of last spark is out. “No smoking ficers was held. There was an at w h ile traveling on forest, brush, or tendance of fourteen present. C. Carr has been moved back to grassland" is held a valuable rule for this fire season. Carelessness Ihe Sacred Heart hospital at Med w ith matches nnd cigarettes Is a ford from 305 Portland avenue, prolific source of fire damage each where Mrs. Carr is slaying. She vis ited her son Leslie and family Sat year, it is pointed out. W ith Ihe realization that a large urday, returning Io Medford Sun port of the population Is directly day. Mrs. Lee Malone of Birdseye and Indirectly dependent for a live lihood upon Ihe fulure forests of creek underwent an appendicitis this region, an increasing group of operation at Medford Wednesday citizens In all walks of life is awak morning. Reports are that she is ening to the importance of cutting gelling along nicely. Paul McQuat who has been living down the appalling annual fire losses, It is stated. This Increusci near the Alaska Auto park for some interest applies to logged off land lime left the first of the week for as well as merchantable timber, Seattle, Washington, for an indef since people are seeing that cut ov inite stay. David Birdseye nnd Ralph Biles e r land must soon be depended up on for new crops to sustain the tim are employed at I h e Del Rio ber industry when virgin stands arc orchard at Rock Point during the fruit thinning season. NUMBER 8 J 11 *« *■ ■ I. O. O. F. NEWS Jacksonville lodge No. 10 is giving a benefit dance for Hrother C. C. Carr, Friday night, May 31. This w ill be a hard lime donee. There w ill also he a benefit dance for nrother C arr in the hall at Gold H ill, Saturday night. June 1. Every one that can attend both dances, do so. Toney Ross, Secy. W ith but a short week to plan Memorial services, a well-rounded observance has been arranged for tomorrow (Thursday) morning by local veterans, cooperating with Ihe Women’s Relief corps. A short, but impressive program w ill be given at Ihe city pavilion, beginning al 10:00. It w ill be as fol lows: Song, “America,“ by assembly. Invocation. “Lincoln's Gettysburg Address,” Mildred Smith. Memorial Day address, by F. G. Philips. Memorial Day selection, Mrs. C A. Vroman. Flag Salute by Junior club of Ihe Women's Relief Corps, followed by singing of Star-Spangled Donner by assembly. The parade w ill then form out side of the pavilion in the follow ing order: G. A. R. veterans. Spanish American W ar veterans. World W ar veterans. Women’s Relief Corps. Junior Corps members. Boy Scouts. The procession w ill then march Io the Hogue River bridge on the east edge o f Gold H ill, where a short service w ill be held honoring the naval heroes and flowers wiH be dropped on the water. The parade w ill then disband and be taken In cars to the cemetery, where the Junior corps girls w ill decorate Ihe graves of veterans, and a flag raising ceremony w ill be held and bugle call sounded. Junior Corps members w ill as semble at Ihe corps rooms at 9:30 for final instructions and proceed to the pavilion in a group. Gold H ill has held no formal Me morial service for several years, and the organizations which are sponsoring the revival of this pat riotic duty, hope that local people w ill respond by attending Ihe serv ices. and taking whatever part they can in them. People with cars who w ill trans port members of the parade are ask ed Io follow Ihe marchers to the bridge and be ready to pick up those who need transportation to the cemetery. Any who have flags are urged to display them at their homes during the day. Most places of business w ill be closed during the day. DOWN MEMORY’S LANE— THEY PASS Annual School Meeting and Elcetion June 17 Burglars Enter Three Gold Hill Business Places The annual school meeting of Dis trict No. 57 is set for. Monday, June 17, at the school house. At this time voters w ill elect one director for a three year term and a district clerk. The term of E. T. Hum w ill expire at the June meeting and a successor w ill be elected. Routine business was transacted by the hoard at its regular meeting Ham’» Grocery, Gold Hill Monday night. Hardware and Southern Bus drivers’ contracts and bonds were signed at the meeting and Miss Pacific D e p o t Robbed Berlha Coy, clerk, reported that all teachers’ contracts had been signed Sunday Night. and returned. Members of the school board and Superintendent L. T. Cook made a Thieves were active in Gold H ili tour of inspection of the school some time Sunday night when they property this week, checking up on repairs necessary before the reop entered three places of business and stole merchandise a n d a s m a l l ening of school this fall. amount of money. The places vic timized were Ham’s Grocery, Gold Irrigation District H ili Hardware and the Southern Win» Suit Over Tree Pacific depot. Entrance to Ham’s grocery was The suit of L. R. Skelton against made by way of a window in the Ihe Gold H ill Irrigation district ov rear of the building. A fter gaining er the cutting of a fir tree on the access to the store, the robbers pro- Skelton place over a year ago was ceded to help themselves to mer started Wednesday in circuit court chandise, including a quantity of in Medford. A verdict in favor of the liquor from the stock of the Oregon irrigation district was returned late Liquor Commission which is hand led by Mr. Ham, Ten bottles of li Wednesday. quor were taken after the locks on Skelton sought 81,800 damages for the display case were torn off. A a tree which was cut down by em picnic ham, some lunch meat and ployees of the irrigation district about a half box of candy bars when repairs were being made to were also carried away. flumes. The tree, which was valued Although the cash register was at 8000 by a state college tree auth unlocked and could be opened by ority was located near the ditch and pulling a lever on the side, the the irrigation district officials de thieves tried to pry open the slid cided it was necessary to remove ing drawer and when they failed at Ihe fir as roots would damage the this, pried the top off. No money flume. was found as Mr. Ham does not The suit has been hanging Tire make a practice of leaving receipts since January 1934. It was schedul in the store over night. ed for court Monday but a jury was Tw o empty cream bottles gave ev- not drawn until Tuesday. idence^if the job being done by F. P. Farrell represented the h r! youths. gation district and E. E. Kelly and The rear door of the storeroom R. B. Hammond were lawyers for was unlocked and it is supposed the Skelton. robbers used this means to take out their loot. The front door of Hom’s Brown and White Selling store was also unlocked and the undoubtedly left the building Champlin Subdivision thieves that way after closing the rear door. At the Gold H ill Hardware store, This paper erroneously stated last three dosen knives, including hunt week that two tracts in the Champ ing knives, about 10 dosen fishing lin subdivision near Foots Creek flies and leaders, and a 2 2 caliber had been sold by the Irrigation dis rifle were stolen. The cash register trict. was also opened and about a dollar The tracts were part of t h t and a half’s worth of pennies taken. Champlin property, and the sales Entrance to the hardware was gain were made by their agents, Brown ed from the storeroom which is used and W hile, of Medford. ointly by M r. Ham and the hard G. S. Hutchins is buying the small ware. tract on Ihe highway at Fools Creek Depot Door Jimmied and Mr. and Mrs. Irish have pur The door on the south side of the chased the next tract. Southern Pacific depot was forced open w ith the use of a sharp steel IN REVIEW instrument that marked the door casing as if made w ith a thin chisel. The marks on the cash register at Ham’s and on the casing of the door at the hardware were identical to the marks on the depot door. A pair of pliers, a few cents in change and a key were the things taken at the depot. State police were called Monday morning and are w o rkin g on the case and Southern Pacific detectives are expected to examine the pilfer ing of the depot. Louiae Smith Wins Normal ScholsriEip Miss Louise Smith, a graduate of the Glass of 1935, last week received word that she had been awarded a scholarship to the Southern Oregon Normal school at Ashland. The scholarship was awarded by tha Hogue River Valley Woman’s club, and is given each year to some stu dent in Jackson county. Miss Smith was president of this year’s Gold H ill graduating class. GOLD H IL L BATTING AVERAGER Hits A. B. Davis, M.................. ....... 6 13 Emery, M............... .......6 1« Foley, L ................. ... 6 17 Coy, S...................... ......6 19 Bailey, W ............... .......5 1« Kell, T ................... ....... 5 17 Foley, F ................. ___ 1 4 Kell, C................. ........ 4 18 Gardner, L . ........... ....... 3 13 Wilson ................... ....... 1 10 W alker, A......... . ..... 0 4 Hammersly, B...... 4 Avg. .4SI Due to Memorial Day The News ig issued a day early this week. j
