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About Gold Hill news. (Gold Hill, Jackson County, Or.) 1897-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1935)
i. t Mill Wttw The M oat Thoroughly Read W eakly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggest L ittle Tow n in the State F o rty Grangers Attend Active M eeting Thursday Mr». Corn Olson is expected here the lust of the week to he u guest of her granddaughter, Mrs. Norm- an Bailey for an indefinite time. Mita .Marjorie Cameron retnraei. to her home in Aahiand Saturday after a two weeka vlall with rela tive, in thia rity. .Mra. M. II. Merriman arrived home from Portland Monduy after spending several days attending the Rose Pealival and vlalling relatives. Mr. and Mra. Cecil Johnson have moved to their home across from the city hail. They recently remod eled the house and built a new bath room. Mr. and Mrs. I.eon Wise relurneti Io Gold H ill last Thursday from Redmond where they hud been called by the death of Mrs. Wise's father, Prank Forrest. Funeral aervins were held in Redmond that day. Mrs. J. W. Livingston accom panied the Wises on the trip. She visited her sons in Redmond. Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Drake, in com pany with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Berk and daughter Ellen of Grants Pass spent Saturday and Sunday on a trip to the coast, visiting Crescent City, (iold Beach, Bandon and returning via Roseburg. They re turned to (iold H ill Monday noon. It was the first vacation for the Drakes for a number of years. Garden Club Comm ittee* For Year Are Named The Garden club met Friday. June 7 at the home of Mrs. D. Desimlnl with eight members pres ent. Reports covering activities of the busy month of May were given. The delegates to the eighth annual con vention of Oregon Federation of Garden club, gave their reports. A Joint meeting to discuss fail plans is to be called Tuesday, June 18. 8:00 p. m. at the council rooms w ith representatives from the Com mercial club. Gold H ill Grange, Im provement committee of the city council. Women’s Relief corp and the garden club. Weedy gifts were exchanged aft er which the hostess served delic ious refreshments. The next meet ing. June 21, w ill be at the home of Mrs. II. I) .Reed. At this meeting the members are asked to bring their choice and perfect blossoms to be used as an Informnl flower show. The following committees have been appointed for the year 1935- 36: Program: Esther Gilchrist; flow er show and exhibits, Viola Moore, Anita Blair and Rose Gay; plant ex change, Mudge Dorman, Ada Cook and Louise Robinson; field trips, Nellie Reed and Pearl Ferguson. Membership: Elinor Force and Pessle Hays. Civic, Lois Rlankenburg a n <1 Bertha Coy; school, Alice Harper and Mrs. McGuire; conservation Icle W nlker nnd Faye Harris; road side and highway, M illie Walker; publicity, Lucy Desimlnl. Members of the Gold H ill grange mel in Iheir boll Iasi Thursday for the regular meeting and an Interest ing program. There were to in at tendance Io enjoy the games and re freshments which were served at a late hour. Lecturer Mudge Croft Ross pre pared the program which included tile following numbers: music selec tions, Nina and Sylvia Croft and Murk Campbell; song. "The Grange* is Marching On”, congregation; rending, "Children's Hour” Charles Smith; play, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell and Sylvia Croft; reudiug, "Dear Mother's Love” Dommu Christen sen; exercise by the children and a reading "Example” by Mrs. Ed. Flene. During the business hour Mr. Gal- later of Talent gave quite a long talk on insurance. He also explained the sales slip idea and urged local granger* ‘ c save these slips. Mrs. Ross was chosen alternate delegate to the state convention al McMinn ville June 10-14. Worthy Master Ed Flene and b u wife, however, are attending litis meeting. Mrs. Soren Christensen reported on the Home Economics club which wus organised last Friday when eleven ladies met in the grange hull. Mrs. Christensen w ill be president and Mrs. W ilbur Martin was chosen secretary-treasurer. This organiza tion w ill play a big part in grange affairs and are already devising sev eral tnoaey-muking schemes. The nine new members who have Joined the grunge during the past week are: Mr. and Mrs. J. W . Fish. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Smith, Mrs. An geleno Eslramado, Everetl Rosen- rruns, Thomas W. Wude, Mrs. Lucy Edington and Frank Doty. The next meeting of the grange w ill be held Thursday evening, June 20. Close to 5009 Eagles to Attend 1935 Convention As reservations pour in day by day for the 1935 stale convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Io he held in Grants Pass July 4, 5, and 6, it becomes apparent there w ill be closer to 5000 visiting Eagles than the 3000 originally ex pected. Claude Gotschnll, general chair man. said this week that more than 1600 requests for reservations had been received, and that many ad ditional inquiries had come for in formation on ramp grounds of the vicinity. Plans are complete for the huge water carnival "Venetian Nights,” ‘o be staged on Rogue river nl the Grant* Pass city park. The Grants Pass band nnd visiting bands and orchestrns w ill furnish music as the parade of decorated boats sweep along the river, highly colored with flowers nnd streamers and iltiminaldd w ith individual lights from within their decorations and from flood lights along the river >unk. At leas! three city bands w ill urnish music during the conven- ion, nnd many d rill learns and drum corps from all over Oregon 'lave already mude reservations. **% a**v*******»»*************V Fourteen men's and eight ladies' i d rill learns w ill he in Grants Pass Io participate in convention activ ities. Five men’s drum corps and the snappy Indies' drum corps from Klamath Falls have also registered. A U T O IN S U R A N C E Southern Oregon league baseball complies w ith games w ill be played every after noon on the Josephine county fa ir Oregon’s new grounds diamond, and a big dance Financial Is to he given each night, w ith a Responsibility ten-piece orchestra furnishing mus ic. The convenlion dance on the Act. evening of July 3 w ill open the social activities of the conclave. Other attractions In the way of entertainment arc boxing, swim ming. golf, fishing, boating, a ir plane rides, lours nnd a bowling P R IC E S tournament, in which eight teams are below the average arc alrcndy entered. OUR OUR S P E C IA L R A T E S FO R FARM ERS The R. A. Holmes Agency (Since 1909) Jackson Co. Bank Bldg. Phone 444 M edford AeMeeMev********************** NUMBER 10 GOLD HILL, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1935 VOLUME XXXVIII “Railroad W eek’’ Being Observed in W est “Railroad Week", so proclaimed by governors and mayors of states and cities in 22 western slates is being given widespread recognition throughout Oregon this week, June 10-15, according to J. A. Ormandy, general passenger agent of t h e Southern Pacific company, chair man of ihe committee of Oregon railroad men sponsoring the week I in this state. FO O T S C R E E K NEW S (By Mra. Mariaa Lanca) Annual School M eeting Jackson County Receives >1,377 State F a ir Funds and Election M onday Apportionment of 847,175 among Ihe various counties for fair purpos es was made last week by Secretary of State Snell. In each instance the amount received by each county by Ihe tax levy of one-twentieth of a m ill plus *4.32 representing the division of Multnomah county’s ex cess above the maximum of 816.506. Allocations to Jackson county was 91377.21 and Io Josephine county, 8342.06. The funds are used in each county for fairs. Inasmuch as Jackson county does not hold a county fair, other community fairs are aided. The Gold H ill Garden club expects Io get aid for the annual fair held here in the fall. A committee is now working on a premium list, which is expected io be very attractive this year. Tlie Foots Creek Sunday school observed Children’s Day Sunday with a program following (he class es. The following numbers were given: song, "Following Jesus”, by congregation; scripture In chorus; Lords Prayer in unison; welcome song, by four girls; recitation, Duane Hutchins; recitation, "The Love of God”, Norma Lea W ard; song, 'T a k e My Life and Let It Be", congregation; recitation, His Prais es, Tommy Henderson; recitation, “Love of God”, Ruth Thompson; song, "By GaHlee”, girls class; rec itation, "When 1 Grow Up”, Rulb Thompson; recitation, “ Why Am I Glad", May Riles; song, “A Child of the King", congregation. Mrs. George Hutchins and Mrs. Clay lilies gave the Ten Commandments Dusenberry-Gale Wedding Event of Last January m a contest for a bible to be given l*y Mr. Carle. Following the pro Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Dutenberry gram Mr. Carle made a short talk last week announced the marriage on the bible. of their son, Arthur K. Dusenberry The Rogue River Extension unil to Miss Ilene Roberta Gale of Med held a strawberry social Friday ford. The young couple have been evening at the community hall at married since January 20 but had Rogue River Io raise funds for the kept the event a secret. Mrs. Dusenberry is the daughter stale home economics council. At tending from here were Mrs. Victor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gale of Med Birdseye, Bobby Cameron, Mrs. E f ford and is a graduate of Medford high school. Mr. Dusenberry grad fie Birdseye and son, David. uated from high school here this W. M. Carle and daughter Mrs. year. The young couple a r e making Lucy Vieaux and daughters, Lucille their home on Sardine creek. and Dorothy, H arriet and Jimmie Short of l.ake creek visited the Foots Creek Sunday school Sun Grants Pas* Band Give* day and called on former friends Concert E very Wednesday including Mr. and Mrs. Laster Bol ing. Mr. and Mrs. Clare Stumbo, W ith the first program last week Mr. and Mrs. Chambers who live at .he Grants Pass municipal band be the form er Carle home, also the gun a series of weekly concerts that George and Marion Lance families. w ill be carried out throughout the summer. The concerts are given in Mrs. Jennie Fenlason of Portland the beautiful park every Wednes slopped at Riviera one day l a s t day evening starting at 8:15. week Io visit her brother M. C. The concert last week wa« th, Boomsluiter on her way north from first appearance of the popular having been with her daughter at band since 1932 and a huge crowd Berkeley. Mrs. Fenlason and Mr. greeted the organization. The aud Boomsluiter recently received word ience was estimated at over a thous of the death of their mother who and, many persons coming from a passed away at her home in Mich distance, bringing picnic lunches to igan nn Memorial Day al the age of enjoy before the program. 87. The Grants Pass band is one of the finest groups of its kind in Ihe Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles McMerrlck state. The organization now boasts nnd children, Alice and George left 40 pieces and the quality of music Wednesday for a trip south. They rendered w ill please anyone. C. went by W illiams Creek to spend Gotschall is director. Each program the night w ith Mrs. McMerrick’s features soloists which adds to the parents. Mr. and Mrs. George I- oyc - high quality of the entertainment. less and also called on her sister I f you like band music, and en Mrs. D. C. Mills at Jacksonville. joy a picnic, take a tip from us and They plan to visit Mr. McMerrick’s spend a Wednesday evening in that sisters and brother at San Fran friendly town of Grants Pass. cisco and his mother, Mrs. Alice McMerrlck at San Diego, California Mrs. Jessie McDole and sons Marvin and Irw in moved during the past week from the former lohn Short property to I-aurcl ramp south of W olf Creek Io be near where the new dredge is be ing huili. Mr. and Mrs. Bedford Biles who have lived at an aulo camp near Rogue River for the past year, moved Sunday to Mount Sex- Ion Auto camp where Mr. and Mrs. Percy Thomas plan to move soon. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lance and daughter Ruth w ill move this week to Laurel camp to wait till the house at W o lf Creek that they plan to occupy is vacated. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Carr and son Allen have moved to Grants Pass recently. County G rader Goes Over C ity Streets Friday the county grader was put over the streets of Gold H ill putting them in better shape. The job was lone without expense to the city, the amount of 858 being due Gold H ill from county funds. Townsend Club* to Picnic in Ashland P a rk Sunday A basket picnic lunch fo r all Townsend club members of South ern Oregon has been arranged for Sunday. June 16, to be held in Lith- ia park in Ashland. All members of this community are Invited to bring lunches and enjoy Ihe picnic. The Mr. and Mrs. Tom Knox and Ashland club w ill furnish coffee. A daughter Patsy Lou were Saturday speaker has been engaged to talk evening callers at the Birdseye during the afternoon. home. They are spending a few days at their home on Ihe highway, daughter Ruth of Gold H ill enjoy Inking a short vacation from Mr. ed a picnic at their cabin Sunday Knox work at Holland, Oregon, evening. They also called on Mr. where he is employed on a steam and Mrs. Marion Lance and Mrs. G. Ik Stead. Other callers were Mr. shovel. and Mrs. Carl Magerlc and fam ily Mrs. Horace Jones and Mrs. Rosa of Rogue River. During Ihe week Gny from Riverside colony were Mrs. Effie Blackburn of Rogue Thursday afternoon tellers at the River, Mrs. Charles McMerrick and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Griggs also home of Mrs. Pauline Wahl. visited at the Lance home. Mrs. Earl V. King of Birdseye Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Boomsluiter I creek was taken to Ihe Josephine General hospital at Grants Pass received word Monday morning Wednesdny for a major operation. their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Nelson | Reports Saturday stated that she is Boomsluiter of Grants Pass was rushed to the Josephine General improving rapidly. hospital Saturday night w ith an at Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Heap and tack of appendicitis. family of Riviera Plantation or Clyde Martin is the owner of a chard spent Friday In Medford Ruick coupe purchased last week shopping. from the Gates Auto company at Mr. and Mra. Floyd Lanes s a d i Medford. Interest in the coming school elec tion Monday, June 17, has not been ' running very high and as far as is ' known no one has announced bis intention of running for the Job of school director or of the position of clerk of the district. The term of Earl Ham as director and Bertha Coy, clerk, w ill expire with the annual meeting. The meeting w ill be called at the school house at two o’clock. The an nual report w ill be read by M i s * Bertha Coy, clerk, followed by the election. William Flipped Struck By Auto Saturday Night Gold H ill M an Knocked U n conscious W hen H it Near Dance Pavilion W h ile Crossing H ighw ay. Old Shaver Barbet Shop Building Torn Down The old Shaver barber shop build ing, one of the landmark* of Gold H ill, i* about gone. Piece by piece a crew of workmen have been wreck ing the old structure for J. W. L iv ingston who is erecting a garage w ith part of the lumber. Built in the 90 s the building was one of the leading business houses in the "good old days” old timers say. For many years is housed lh< Shaver barber shop, operated by C. A. Shaver and in late years by Tom Shaver, now of Central Point. The outcome or the result of many a sporting event and polit ical campaign was predicted w ith in the confines of the old structure and if the old walls could speak, no doubt some interesting yarns would be revealed. W ith the removing of the build ing, The Gold H ill News shop and Hays’ Place are the only businesses left on the old main street of Gold HUI, and we’re telling you it’s get ting lonesome over here. Gilmore Lions Accent L o c 1 I’ i Challenge B u t D a te* Conflict • In answer to a challenge issued last week by thè Gold H ill baseball team to the Gilmore Lions club of Medford, the following answer was received this week: Medford, O re , June 9 Marvin Emery, Manager Gold H ill Baseball club, Dear sir: We ain’t fakin' nothin' off no body and that goes for you too. After recovering from a severe cast of apoplexy suffered during our reading of a ridiculous article in our daily rag, “The Medford Maii Tribune” regarding your challenge to the highly touted Gilmore Lions of Jacksonville. We wish to state at this time we accept your challenge to a game of baseball at Jackson ville, Oregon. The game w ill be played on the 16 of June 1935. As to the gate receipts the winner w ill take ali if the same is satisfactory to you. We w ill not play in Gold H ill because of the diamond you have there, which yon know is lousy due to the railroad track* in right field. If this is okeh by you let us know immediately so we can gel out our advertising. Yours truly, Bob Lewis, Mgr. Gilmore Lions The ¿nine however w ill not be played due .to • previous arrange ment being made w ith the Caves fcity CCC team, who w ill come to Gold H ill for a contest Sunday aft ernoon. A later date w ill be set, however. Last Sunday Gold H ill lost to Rogue R iver by a score of 27 to 6. Games scheduled for the future are: Sunday, June 18— Caves C C C here. Sunday, June 23— Takilm a there. Sunday, June 30— Rogue River here. A pair of games are also being arrnnged w ith Crescent City and it is possible the locals w ill go there to play during the July 4th celebra tion. Pear Festival M a y be H eld in V alley in 1936 Members of the Jackson county chamber of commerce publicity committee Monday evening discus sed the feasibility of holding a pear blossom festival in Rogue River valley next year. The festival would be held in the spring when the pear blossoms are at their best. A slogan, “Pear-adise of the Pacjf- tc” was suggested to be used in ad vertising the affair. W illiam Flippen, 72-year-old Gold H ill man, is in a Medford hospital with serious head injuries, the re sult of being struck by an automo bile while crossing the Pacific high way from the dance pavilion Satur day evening, about 9:30 o'clock. Mr. Flippen and Alfred Newnhxm were walking together from the pa vilion across the s t r e e t w h e n .he accident happened. As the two men reached the center of the high way Mr. Newnham suddenly discov ered a car approaching from the west. He called to Mr. Flippen, who was on his right a few paces ahead. When Flippen did not stop and see ing the danger of him being struck, Mr. Newnham made a grab to pull Flippen from the path of the oncom ing machine but it was too late. The car grazed Flippen, the hinge on the rear door striking a te rrific blow on the'right side of his head, just back of the temple. Flippen was knocked to the pavement uncon scious. Newnham said he could feci the car scrape the back of his own hand a t he tried to pull Flippen to safety. P erry Ashcraft, Ashland automo bile dealer was driver of the car that hit Flippen. He was alone at the lira -. Ashcraft had niticed the men too late to avoid the accident but applied the brakes and came to a stop on the side of the road w ithin a few feet. He immediately offered his assistance. Dr. W . P. Chisholm was called and first aid was given. An ambulance from Medford was also summoned and stale police notified. The ambulance arrived at eleven o’clock and Dick McKay, son of Mr. Flippen, accompanied him to the hospital BABY CLINIC HBLD A very successful pre-school baby clinic was held at the city hall Monday afternoon. Quite a number of children were examined by D r. C. I. Drummond, county health doc tor. The affair was sponsored by the local unit of the Jackson County Health association. Mr. and Mrs. George Dorman and daughter Helen spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Maybelle Dotson and family near Central Point. Helen stayed there for a few days visit and Bud and Linsley Donald Dotson visited their grandparents here the first of the week. Saturday and Monday Specials Head Cheese ..... 20c lb. A Gold H ill Product Fryers, ............ 35c each 3 fo r $1.00 Lam b Steaks, 2 lb*. 25c Young Beef L iv e r 19c lb Gold Hill Meat Market S. W . Parks, Prop.
