Gold Hill news., June 27, 1935, Image 1

Tke Most Thoroughly Road W eakly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggest L ittle Tow n in the State
VOLUME XXXVlll
15112956
and Comment
—News gleaned (r o a everts or
Ih r week. ta d a Ulli« cotumsel
from tbe •dJIor', viewpmnk
The Prince of Wales celebrated
h i, 41st birthday anniversary Sun­
day and there was the usual firing
of gun, and so forth to observe the
event. The Prince 1, still unmar­
ried, a fact that has brought many
columns of article, in the p re ,,
and made him the world's greatest
publicity hound.
The tria l of Mrs. Margaret Waley
for the »200.000 ransom kidnaping
of »-year-old George Weyerhaeuser
of Tacoma, w ill get underway ear­
ly in July. Her husband, Hannon
M. Waley, plead guilty and i* now
nerving a sentence of 45 year, in
the penilenliery but be maintain,
his wife knew nothing of the kid
aaping until after It was commit­
ted. The fact that the woman was
caught red-handed of trying to get
Hd of the “hot“ money indicate,
she had a hand In the deal. How­
ever, it w ill be necessary for the
government to start the long and
expensive proceeding, of proving
to the ju ry that she w a , implicated.
Shod and Tablet to Be
County Court Issue*
Public Invited to
Rogue River S till H o k b
Statem ent Concerning
Built for Salmon Bake
E at— and W o rk at C ity
Body of Drowned M in er
Old Age Pension*
H a ll Friday, 26th
By utilising lumber from an old
building owned by the city, a shed
w ill be built to house the oven for
the salmon bake for the Northwest
Jackson County fair to be held in
Gold H ill this fall.
A large oven is already on the
ground at the city hall and with
minor repairs w ill I n - serviceable.
Tables and benches w ill also be
co n s tru e d , making it possible to
accommodate a large number of
people.
The shed w ill be built on the
city hall grounds where most of
the fair activities w ill take place.
M olalla
B u c k a ro o a
Ride Through City
Several cowboys, dressed in full
regalia, aroused the curiosity of
Gold H ill people when they were
seen riding down the highway Sun­
day noon.
The riders were “headin’ for the
roundup"—probably not the last
one— but 'he one Io be held at Mo­
lalla. Oregon, July 4, and the “rare’ 1
is an advertising stunt for the cele­
bration.
Right of the cowboys cluttered
out of Klamath Falls last Friday on
their way to Ashland and up the
Pacific highway to Molalla. The
boys are supposed to race, each
day's jaunt being timed.
Strikes have spread like wildfire
Following the burkarooa came
over the whole United Stales and
several tru rk , and trailers carry­
Oregon and Washington are not the
ing relief mounts for each racer.
only slates confronted with
the
problem of settlement. In K an,a,
prison Inmate, In the state coal Cub* Love to Prospect
mines have been on strike; in Ken­
Sunday: Score i* 11-10
tucky, state police w rre ordered
out this week to settle difficulties
Prospect won from the Gold H ill
when strikers at a plant in Clear­ Cub, baseball team Sunday by a
field routed county officers. Also one-point margin, 11-10. A rally
down in Huey Long's empire, the by the Prospect leant In ihe late
state of IxMjislana, 300 garbage col­ innings brought Ihe necessary run
lectors In New Orleans went on a for the victory. The Gold H ill boys
strike which was said to be inspir­ however tossed away Ihe game
ed by Long himself. And one can when Dusenberry knocked a home-
imagine the iaconvrnieoce experi­ run but forgo! Io touch second
enced when garbage collectors go base and was called out. The two
oa strike, especially in a place learns have each won a game from
tbr other outfit now, Gold H ill
where Huey lives.
winning on Ihe Prospect diamond
Now that the NRA codes have a week ago.
been found unconstitutional, many
firms that were assessed heavy Beware of Dangerous
"code
administration" fees are
Firecracker* Say* Earle
trying to get their money hack.
Most all branches of business were
Hugh K. Earle, state fire marshal,
hacked for the assessments with calls attention to the added danger
threats that legal action would be connected with the use of fire ­
taken If they did not pay. Now crackers this year. One product
many of the firms believe that in­ known as a bomb which is about
asmuch as the assessments were one inch long and 3-4 inch in di­
sort of on the order of obtaining ameter is claimed In have contained
money under false pretenses since 43 grains of explosive. The ex­
the codes were found unconstitu­ plosive was not a gun powder but
tional. are figuring turn about Is reacted with much greater violence
fa ir play. But most of the money than gun powder. This Is over four
went to high salaried administra­ limes the violence of the customary
tors and it Is doubtful If the firm , flrecracker und the hazard con­
w ill get very far.
nected with them is much greater.
Dealers cannot escape their re­
W ith the fiscal year ending on sponsibility in selling these high
June 3#. a few day, away, figures explosives and particularly when
show the government's spending selling to minors. Parents should
for the past 13 months w a , nearly also properly instruct their chil­
three and one-half billion greater dren, otherwise there
may he
than the Income, with the national many serious accident, and disas-
debt standing at close to thirty iroe: fire losses.
billions.
D riv e r* M ust Have New
Perm its N ext Monday
All old operator', permits expire
at midnight Sunday, and state po
lice this week issued a warning
that arrest, w ill be made for not
having a new permit.
Early this week bul one-fourth
of the ITite's 400,000 drivers had
taken out new license, bul extra
crew« were put on at the office of
the secretary of state in Salem to
take care of the rush for permits
Ibis week end.
Permits cost one dollar and are
Issued for a period of two years.
OTIB R. HACKBTT BUTS
COATES IN TER EST
Announcement
was
made this
week that O tl, E. Hackett has pur­
chased the interest of C. E. Contes
In Ihe Coate,-Hackett Co., uaed car
dealers In Grants Pass. From now
on the firm w ill be known as Otis
E. Hackett, Used Cars.
I8 8 U E PAPER DAY
■AB LY N E X T W EEK
Due to publication day falling on
July 4th next week. The News w ill
be published on Wednesday Instead
NUMBER ia
ISOLD HILL. OREGON, THURSDAY. JUNE 27, 1935
M ining Relief Act
In E ffect July 1st
The mining art passed by con­
gress and signed by the president,
providing for suspension of annual
assessment work on mining claims,
"held by location in the United
States.” becomes effective at noon
July 1.
The »ct is of Interest to scores
of miners in this county nnd all of
southern Oreon.
Four clnuses in the act particu­
larly interesting to miners are:
“ (1) Those persons or firms who
were liable for the payment of fed­
eral Income lax for the calendar
year 1934, must do assessment work
this year on mining claims in
which they hold an interest. (2)
A notice to hold elaims under ben­
efit of this moratorium must he
filed by noon. July 1, 1935; said
notice also lo contain a statement
of income tax non-liability.
(3)
Such suspension does not apply lo
more than six lode claims held by
an association; nor to more than
120 acres In placer claims by an
Individual or 240 acres by an asso­
ciation. (4) 12:00 o’clock M. July
1st means 12 o'clock Meridian
(noon) not midnight."
A community work day which
w ill prepare the city hall grounds
for more detailed preparation for
the Northwest Jacksou couuly fair
which w ill be held in Gold H ill in
September, ia being planned for to­
morrow— Friday — afternoon and
evening.
The Gold H ill Garden club is
sponsoring the project, and a pot
luck picnic supper w ill be served
on the lawn at five o'clock and as
much work as possible w ill be
done before dark.
A general cleanup of the grounds
is planned, flower beds w ill be
cultivated and weeded, and
the
walks w ill be cleaned. This w ill
lay the foundation for more elab­
orate beautification of Ibe grounds
through Ihe summer.
As soon as lumber from the old
house near Ihe pump station is
available, the construction of park
benches and tables w ill begin, and
material from thiis w ill also be
used for a shelter over the large
oven which is to be installed.
Much interest has been shown
over Ihe community in
prepara­
tions for the fair, and it is hoped
thal there w ill be a good turnout
for this pari of Ihe work Friday.
The general public
is invited
and families are requested to bring
a covered dish and sandwiches for
their own group. Also their plates
and silverware. The Garden club
w ill furnish coffee.
I. O. O. F. N E W S
Frank Carter was elected Noble
Grand and D. R. Hendrickson, Vice
Grand for Ihe ensuing term Tues­
day night, June 25. All members
that w ill be present Tuesday, July
2. w ill be able Io partake of the
best feed of the year, according to
Ihe two chefs, Paul Thompson and
D. R. (Sonny) Hendrickson. Don't
fail for I am sure this w ill be good.
— Toney Ross, Sec.
Editor Gold H ill News:
“On account of the fact thal
Ibere have been several old age
pension stories recently published
in a Medford paper, we feel thal il
is only fa ir to the aged people of
Jackson county, who have been so
grossly imposed upon by political
propaganda and otherwise during
tbe last two or three years, that
the Court make a statement rela­
tive to old age pensions.
“One article stales definitely that
the sum w ill automatically be »30.
This is a mislake, for the reason
that Ihe amount available w ill de­
pend upon the number of appli­
cants that are eligible in (he state.
There w ill be a total of federal,
slate and county money of »4,000,-
000, and the amount that can be al­
lowed each person must necessar­
ily be affected by the total amount
available.
“Another misleading article in ­
dicates that the age w ill be sixty-
five years. Tbe law in the state of
Oregon is seventy years, and w ill
so remain until changed by the
legislature.
“Allhough Ihe federal bill men­
tions July 1st, the counties are un­
der the jurisdiction of ihe State
Relief Committee, and must await
their instructions. 11 w ill, of coarse,
be necessary for anyone
who
thinks he is eligible to submit an
application in the regular manner,
which application must be careful­
ly investigated before approved.
"Another limitation on the fed­
eral bill is similar to ihe law now
in operation: namely, it is available
only for those in actual need and
whose income is less than »30 a
month.
"Definite instructions w ill doubt­
less be received from the State Re­
lief Committee within a few days,
and w ill be published."
Yours truly,
Earl B. Day, County Judge.
Ralph Billings, L. O. Caster,
County Commissioners.
Local and Personal Items
Miss Mildred Smith, who is em­
Our coffee w ill please you. H orn­
ing’s Shack, Grants Pas*.
adv ployed in Medford, spent Sunday
at home.
Miss Beulah Lingren is spending
Clay Biles and family of Riviera
a few days in Portland as guest of
and Ed Koster spent Sunday at the
her uncle, Lee Cheney.
Toney Boss home.
Miss Sybil W alker underwent an
W e make our own ice cream at
operation for the removal of her
Horning’s Shack
tonsils while
In Portland last our fountain.
Grants Pass.
adv
week.
Among Medford callers this week
Mr. and Mrs. Bill W ertz returned
Friday from Marysville, California were Mrs. Cora Olson, Mrs. N or­
where they had spent a week vis­ man Bailey and Miss Zella Cover-
iting relatives.
dale.
Three month« have passed since
the drowning of Fred Spangler,
46-year-old miner, in Rogue river
a few miles above Gold H ill, and
stilt the body has not been found.
Spangler drowned w h e n
he
jumped as the boat in which he had
been riding, ovei turned. The acci­
dent happered March 26. Although
water in the river has lowered
since, no trace of the body has
been found.
Stale police and others searched
for the body at the time but could
not find it. It is thought the body
might be lodged in some deep hole
and held there by the current.
Tow nie* Beat T akilm a;
Play Rogue* Sunday
Takilma's baseball team bowed
to the Gold H ill Townies Sunday
afternoon by a score of 9 to 8. The
game was played at Takilm a. The
series between the tw o clubs now
stands at one victory each.
Gold Hill's ancient rivals. Rogue
River, w ill come here Sunday tor a
game and when these two teams
meet almost anything ia apt to hap­
pen.
Although Rogue River took the
measure of the Townies when the
teams met at Rogue River a few
weeks ago, fans say there w ill be
plenty of money on the locals to
bring home the baron Sunday.
Other games scheduled for the
near future are:
Sunday, July 7— Williams here.
Sunday, July 14— Crescent City
here.
Donkey Baseball to Be
Featured a t G rant*
P a ** Celebration
Donkey baseball— tbe sport that
took the world's fair by storm last
year—w ill be a feature of the ibg
Grants Pass Fourth of July cele­
bration.
Every player except the pitcher
and catcher w ill be on the trained
donkeys. The batter w ill remain
on the ground until he has struck
the ball. Then he w ill TR Y to get
to first base, unless of course the
donkey decides differently and goes
to third base— or maybe he w ill de­
cide nol to go at all. In that case
the batter can pick up his donkey
and carry it to first base if he
thinks he still has time to beat the
ball there.
The baseball burros cause a lot
of h ilarity whever they stop, and
those who are subject to sickness
from the old
ailment
laughitis,
should stay away from the game,
it was said.
Many other features are on the
celebration program. A full page
advertisement, sponsored by
the
enterprising business houses of the
Climate City w ill be found on page
three of this issue. Look it over,
and when you are in Grants Pass
tell the merchant that you saw his
name in this paper.
Word from the Ray Kenaslon
family states they have taken an
apartment in Oakland, California
Mr. Kenaslon expects to open a
barber shop some time later.
Mr. and Mrs. Haymond Mayfield
of Pleasant creek were visitors at
Mr. Mayfield's home here Sunday.,
Dick and Joe returned home with
them for a two wckes' visit.
F. W. Stone and daughter, Netty,
motored to Coquille lust Thursday
where they are spending the week
with their daughter and sister,
Mrs. E. A. W ardrip and fam ily.
Mrs. Celia Elder, who has been
employed by Mrs. John Hays for
BABY SHOWER AT LYMANS
some time, went to Union creek
last week where she is employed as
A group of thirteen Rebekahs
nurse.
drove to the Lyman ranch on the
Sams Valley road Tuesday after­
For your convenience we w ill
noon for a surprise visit on Mrs.
have sandwiches made up to serve
I.vman and her baby daughter,
during the three-day Fourth of Ju­
Shirley
Katherine.
ly celebration. Horning’s Shack,
A pleasant afternoon was spent
Grants Pass.
adv
inform ally while Mrs. Lyman open­
Seth Coy. manager of the Stand­ ed Ihe gifts brought by the ladies
ard Service station in Gold H ill for the new baby. A number of Re­
has just completed the building of bekahs sent gifts who were unable
a storeroom for greasing equip­ to come nnd many lovely things
ment at the station, making it were received.
A delightful lunch was served by
more
convenient
for
servicing
cars. Ben Paul did the carpenter the ladies at the close of the after­
noon.
work.
The Gold H ill Auto park is again
handling Richfield gasoline, ac­
cording to an announcement made
Ihe past week.
Workmen
were
busy Friday and Saturday repaint­
ing the pumps and installing signs.
Mrs. Horton Beaman and son
from San Francisco, arrived Tues­
day to be guests of Mr. and Mrs.
C. W . Martin for the summer. They
were accompanied by Jill Martin,
who had spent several weeks in
the Bay City with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Martineau
who recently sold their home on
the Sams Valley road near town,
moved to Medford, Tuesday. Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Mayben, the new
owners, are from Riverside, Cal­
ifornia, and look possession Tues­
day. Mr. Mayben is a retired army
officer.
W ally Iverson left Saturday night
for Payette, Idaho, where he has
taken a job as linotype operator on
the Payette Independent, weekly
paper of that city. Payette is a city
of 3.000 just across the line from
Oregon on the Snake river. W ally
had been employed on The News
for two and one-half years, learn­
ing all branches of the trade and
Firecrackers and fireworks
a« his many friends w ill be glad to
Horning’s Shack. Grants Paas, adv hear of bis advancement
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Elliott, Mrs.
GRANGE M E E TIN G TUESDAY
Elliott's mother, Mrs. Justice, and
Due
to the regular meeting night
daughter W inifred, all of North
Hollywood, California, visited sev­ of the Gold H ill Grange falling on
eral days last week at the Earl F. July 4, il was decided to meet on
Moore home. Mr. Elliott is a cous­ Tuesday, July 2, next week.
in of Mrs. Moore. They returned
Miss Olive Turner, who has spent
to their homes last Friday.
the past year in Long Beach, Cal­
W hile motoring on the old stnge ifornia, has gone to DuBois, Ne­
road to Rogue river Friday eve­ braska, where she Is spending the
ning, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Reed and summer w ith relatives.
Miss Bertha Coy had the novel ex-
perionee of having a large deer
Plan« for the Gold Coast railroad
jump In front of the car. Johnnie which is to be built from Port O r­
states the animal nearly crashed ford to Leland, above Grants Pass,
into Ihe ear but by stopping quick­ have advanced to the stage that a
ly Mr. Reed was able to miss It. Sev­ survey has been made for the junc­
eral people have reported seeing tion w ith the Southern Pacific line
lots of deer this year and hunters at Leland. Officials of the two
are impatiently walling until Ihe companies conferred" this week and
season opens this fall.
agreed on tw o prospective routings.
$500 Granted
for Fair Prizes
by Co. Court
Cush A w ard * W ill A ttra c t
M an y Exhibitors to F irst
Annual N. W . Jackson Co.
F a ir; Date i* Sept. 21.
Unusually keen competition at
the
Northwest Jackson
County
fa ir this fall is anticipated by tbe
fair board which wa* successful
this week in obtaining a grant of
»500 from tbe county court to be
used as prize money for exhib­
itors. Saturday, September 21, is
tbe date set for tbe event.
Tbe fa ir is tbe outgrowth of tbe
small community fa ir held here
tbe last tw o year« and w ill be
known as the Northwest Jackson
County fair, for tbe first tim e this
year, having grown to tbe extent
that it w ill take in tbe entire ter­
ritory w ith the granges from Rogue
River, W im er, Sams Valley and
Gold H ill, and the Rogue River
Civic chib cooperating w ith
the
Gold H ill Garden club and tbe lo­
cal Chamber of Commerce in tbe
undertaking.
W ith this larger scope, and w ith
tbe cash prizes a* an incentive to
exhibitors, it is expected that the
fair w ill more than triple its form­
er sise, and be one of tbe finest
events of its kind in this section.
Grange booths w ill be a new
feature of the fair this year a* w ell
as a 4-H club department and a
general children’s department.
A premium list patterned after
the list used in former county and
state fairs w ill be published as
soon as it has been okehed by the
county court, a draft having been
submitted Wednesday of this week.
As this is the first time that cash
prise* have been awarded for ex­
hibits here, classification* w ill be
more strict than in form er years,
and it is urged that exhibitors read
tbe general instructions contained
in tbe premium list carefully, so
that they w ill not be disappointed
because tbe item they enter has not
qualified because It was not pre­
pared according to instructions.
This w ill be very necessary in or­
der for judges to make th eir de­
cisions fairly.
Garden Club Studies
Flow er A r r a n *
Looking forw ard to the flow er
exhibits at the Northwest Jackson
County fa ir to be held here this
fall, tbe Gold H ill Garden club
studied flow er arrangements at tbe
meeting last Friday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. H . D. Reed.
Bouquets were brought by tbe
members, about fifteen being in
attendance, and the flow er show
committee, including Mrs. J. A.
Blair, Mrs. E arl Moore, and Mrs.
Rose Gay, assisted by Mrs. Cleo
Gilchrist, grouped the bouquets in­
to various classes to be used at the
fair. This w’as the first step in •
study course on flow er arrangement
preparatory to the flow er show at
the fair.
At each meeting this summer,
flowers are to be brought, and
group classifications and arrange­
ments w ill be discussed.
It was decided to cancel the reg­
ular meeting of the first week in
July due to the Fourth of July hol­
iday, and the next regular meeting
w ill be at the home of Mrs. R. E.
Blankenburg, Friday, July 19.
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The regular monthly meeting of
the city council w ill be held Mon­
day evening, July 1, at the city
h a lt
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