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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.
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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
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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
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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.