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About Gold Hill news. (Gold Hill, Jackson County, Or.) 1897-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1935)
-"«►r (£Mii Will J 1^ M<wt * - < » W «eldy in Southern O r - o n , Published in the Biggest L ittle Tow n in the State VO LU M E X X X VIH — WORLD NEWS — GOLL> i l I 5 L' Q RE(jCN » T H U R SD A Y, A U G U ST I, 1935 Flowers Destroyed at Seek to Secure N. W . Jackson F air Gold H ill to Have C ity H a ll Grounds Re-establishment o f Board to M eet N ext New General Store Local Copco Agency Tuesday, August 6 The city council and others who N U M BER 17 Funds Allocated for Siskiyou and With the completion of the tran have spent much time and effort Since the discontinuance of the After a brief meeting of the saction by which A. Short of Med trying Io beautIfy the city hall Copco agency here which handled Northwest Jackson county fair New» gleaned from «veal» of ground* hi order (but it w ill be collections and service requests, board Tuesil.iv of this w .ek, the ford became the owner of the Gold the week, mid a little coinmsal credit Io Ibe city, especially for there bus been considerable com group adjourned until Tuesday. Au H ill Auto Park, it was announced fruin the editor'» viewpoint. the fair this full, arc wondering il plaint among local people on the in gust fi, as several members were Wednesday that he w ill establish a 17320673 convenience of the arrangement and unuble to be present. dry goods and grocery store on the T u c d a y of this week llc a ry Ford there is no such thing us civic pride this week considerable agitation The board inspected the building property, which w ill be operated in celebrated hi» 72nd blrthduy. A* among the younger Gold H ill set. has been started. As we go to press erected by the city to be used a» a connection with the tourist camp. And in this cuse, “younger" does it is understood a petition is being kitchen for the free salmon bake In previous year» he retired Io hi» Mr. Short purchased the 4-acrc mountain home on the »hore» of not mean small children who are prepared and circulated uking for and barbecue to be served tair $450,900 W i l l Straighten Lake Superior for two week« vaca not always responsible for Iheir resumption of the service as in the day, and are well pleased with it. tract from Mrs. Leon Wise this week and took possession at once. tion which he w ill »pend quietly. acts— but a group of young people past. State - Line Corkscrew; Benches and tables w ill be built Mrs .Wise, whh also owns the brick Formerly he »hared this outing around 18 and 20 who wantonly Most of the «(¡»satisfaction has next. house on the opposite side of the Turkey H ill Section Alao with (he late Thonia» A. Edison and trampled flower lied» and picked urisen from the fact that often peo I he question of concessions for highway, has moved into the pro|>- John Burroughs. A ccordng to blooms there a few nights ago ple are not at home when the col selling hamburgers or other lunch erty and w ill continue to operate it to Be Improved. According to City Marshal Flier lector calls, and it is necessary for Items was brought up ar.d w ill be newspaper reports Ford looks much as an apartment hotel. younger than hi» 72 years, and Itavis, the twines of the members of them to buy a money order, or further discussed nex! week. Mr. Short now lives in Medford, talks of the future. Instead of the the group are known, and he slates make a trip to the Medford office The committee on allotting -pace hut w ill take over active manage Straightening of the Siskiyou sec past. He feels that there are even lliut allhough they have been rep Io make Iheir payment. Service con for the exhibits w ill go over the harder things Io be achieved than rimanded before, they seem Io de nections and trouble calls must a l ground next Tuesday and those in ment of the store, and is moving tion of the Pacific highway is a step his stock in this week. have already been accomplished. light in destroying the flowers, and so be reported direct, necessitating Cliarge of exhibits can then make nearer realization this week, fol W hile on his vacation he is making he warns that if they are caught phone lolfs. Mayor H. F. Drake, who lowing the allocation of $450,000 by more definite plans for arranging Ham m er gley Clan to plans for future work in his fac again, they w ill answer to him. is leading the action taken here, their displays. the state highway commission at its tories. The many civic organizations lhal states that he feels that the people Hold Reunion Here The premium lists are Io be com meeting Friday of last week. are taking part in the improvement of the town are entitled to the con pleted this week end. an«' w ill lx* Another southern Oregon allot Members of the Hammersley clan, No more 3-per-cent-per-monlh of the grounds, which are intended venience of a local agent. di.tributed at that time. several of whom live in Gold H ill ment wss for the Turkey H ill sec According to a news dispatch in interest on car finance loans can be for a city park as soon as thpy are and vicinity, are to gather here Sat tion near Roseburg which charged by loan companies, II was fully improved, are appealing to the the Central Point American, the Local W om en to Attend was urday and Sunday for their annua! awarded 9116,800. ruled this week by the Oregon su young people of the city to show agency has been restored there, and State Extension Council reunion. It is expected that be preme court. They set 10 per cent Iheir appreciation, instead of care it is hoped that this w ill be done It is not known just when these here. tween 75 and 100 w ill come here, a year as the maximum. This is lessly destroying city property. .Mrs. Effie Birdseye and Mrs. Dick and that while most of them w ill contracts w ill be let and the work Parents are also appealed to, to good new» for car purchasers und Strauss w ill leave this week end to be from the coast states, the East, started, hut it is thought that little Inspire civic pride and re»|>ert for R o .« b u r, Fam ily Injured car dealers a» well. „ „ „ nome attend Ihe slate home economies ex- and even Alaska w ill be represent delay w ill he made, as ihe projects city property, and to enlist the co- a t U v e r n r a d C r o s s in g tension council being held at Ihe ed. are a part of relief work for this Enough fame and movie experi operation of those who come Io tiic w inter, under federal plans. state college campus at Corvallis John Hammersley, pioneer resi ence has come to Miss Marion Sam- city librury to help preserve the Mr. und Mrs. I). Y. Allison and Monday and Tuesday, August 5 and The sums alolted were: 9200,000 grounds. dent of Gold H ill, is in charge of lirl of Salt Lake City, without ac Mrs. Allison's sister. Mrs. Margaret 6. Mrs. Birdseye is slate president for Siskiyou grading under federal arrangements, but due to his illness cepting offers for a movie career. Cotton, of Roseburg, are in the Sa aid grant; 9205,000 for Ashland-Neil of Hie group. Other representatives Mis» Samuel was instrumental in M r*. Thompson to Be cred Heart hospital in Medford for from this county w ill he Miss Alice in Siltcoos, complete plan» for the Creek sector under relief grant; two-day gathering could not he the arrea! of Mrs. Margaret Waley, Garden Club Hostess treatment of serious injuries follow E. Hanley, Mrs. Susie Maust and learned. However, he is expected 9245,000 for separation of the Sis accomplice in the Weyerhaeuser ing a car accident at Tolo overhead Mrs. Rita Myers of Medford; Mrs. Io arrive today, Thursday, and stall kiyou highway from Southern Pa kidnapping, and was offered an op Garden club members w ill be crossing. Their ear turned turtle Maud Port, Jacksonville; Mrs. Ber cific grad?, and the Turkey h ill the ball rolling. * portunity to go into the movie» aft guests of Mrs. Paul Thompson at near Ihe crossing Wednesday after- sector, 9116.800. tha Young, Eagle Point; Mrs. Jen While here a few’ weeks ago, Mr. er motion picture officials studied h tr home Ibis Friday afternoon. noon, but cause of the accident was The Siskiyou mountain highway nie Hutchinson, T ra il; Mrs. J. R. Mc Hammersley made reservations for her news-reel photos. “ I ’d rather he In addition Io ihe usual pleasant ip l learned. Cracken, Ashland; Mrs. Ethel Lath cottages at the Gold H ill auto park. is considered one of the biggest a housewife," Miss Samuel said. Mr. and Mrs. Allison were both rop, Ccntrul Point. social time, fair plans w ill oc fur barriers to north-south traffic be It is understood a program w ill be ther discussed, and committees seriously injured, and Mrs. Colton This slate council is made up of given by members of the group, and tween southern Oregon and north A 71-yrar-uld man “on govern lull'!« (I. was suffering from shock. present and past members of the of course, a big elan picnic w ill be ern California. Support of the en ment relief” was taken into custody Allison is a conductor for South tire district has been given to com county home economics extension held. in Tennessee Saturday after he had CONCESSION SPACE ern TScific lines, w ith headquarters pletion of the super-highway al cmmiltces, which in turn represent The Hammersley elan, of English threatened the life of ^President at Roseburg. ready partly constructed. IN DEMAND AT STATE the home econmics extension units origin, has been organized for sev Roosevelt. He stated that if the Relief work resulting w ill be dis FAIR GROUNDS, SALEM in the various communities of Ihe eral years, through the efforts ok president's train should ever puss Ashland Ball Club and counties. The home extension units Roy Hammersley, who traced the tributed over the entire area. through his city he would “riddle Concession apace al the Oregon Gold H ill Play H ere Sun. are composed of women carrying on family history and contacted its all the coaches with bullets.” Au Stale fair grounds in Salem is at a an organized program for better members. A large number live neat Routine M atters Handled thorities at first thought be was on premium with practically all avail A fast baseball game is in store homes and better fam ily life under Lakeview, Oregon, and others are by School Board M onday ly a radical dissatisfied with the able space contracted. Assistant D i for local fans Sunday when Ihe Ihe direction of the home economic scattered over Ihe slate and nation. administration, but when searched, rector Leo G. Spitzburt stales. Many Ashland Lithians come to Gold H ill extension service of the slate cllege. a .38 caliber revolver was found in uew ride» and shows w ill be featur The general routine matters per for a contest. The Ashland team has CITY RAND PROPOSED a shoulder bolster. taining to conducting school busi ed at the fair this year, August 31 just completed its league schedule TOWNSEND DANCE AUGUST 10 ness were handled at the regular io September 7, inclusive. and jumped at the opportunity to Considerable interest is being meeting of the board Monday eve The interstate commerce commit There has been u good responst* meet Gold H ill’s Townies. The Gold H ill Townsend club is aroused this week in the proposal xion this week turned down Ibe up from counlies which arc plunning “Chief” McLean w ill probably be planning Io sponsor another dance that Gold H ill have a city band. ning, and several items prepara plication of the Gold Coast railroad exhibits in Ihe agricultural build on Ihe mound for Ashland with at the pavilion Saturday, August 10. There are many musicians in the tory to resumption of School in the company which desired to build n ing. industrial exhibitors on Ihe fall were settled. Skinny Wilson chucking for ihe I.ast Saturday night quite a num city and many others who would railroad from Port Orford In Cur balcony of the agricultural building The board signed the <?ontract locals. A record-breaking crowd ber attended a dance given by the like to have instruction on band in ry county to Granls Pass, staling are beginning to plun their shows, with the county providing for giv is expected to turn out for the rlub but due to arrangements be struments, and it is thought that a lhal no proof had been given tbal and many who are exhibiting are ing insturction to pupils in non-high game. ing made at the last minute many fine organization could be built up school districts. The local district there was public demand for it. The taking twice as much space as they did not know of the affair. here and that weekly eoncertts w ill continue to bring pupils from road would tap the limber und min did last year. Waieh for the Gold H ill News A committee is making arrange could be given. Those interested eral wraith of the lower Hogue The fair management Is also plan subscription bargain days Io be an ments for music, and handbills an should get In touch w’ith Mayor H. W illow Springs and Tolo districts mountains, and provide an outlet ning for a number of free attract nounced soon. Plan io subscribe or nouncing the dance w ill be dis F. Drake who is investigating the to this school, and tuition w ill be for produce of the Hogue H iv rr val ions us the fair this year, including paid this district for this service. renew then and save I tributed this week end. feasibility of the plan. ley. Efforts to secure such a route Floyd Heinoel who is a light wire The matter of transportation of have been made for several dec artist pulling on a walking, danc these pupils has not been settled, ades. and letting f the contract for this ing, juggling demonstration. W H A T A D IF F E R E N C E A F E W Y E A R S M A K E bus route is still pending. J. C. McMahon anu Wheeler have a “Intelligent planning and rigid number of shows which they w ill W alker drove the route last year, traffic law enforcement by Oakland, gi«e -in front of the grandstand or and if satisfactory arrangements California official» has resulted In wherever the fa ir management de can be made, he w ill continue this year. a record of no traffic fatalities there sires. including a flying act, hor during an entire month, and a no izontal bars, comedy acrobatic aci, The board voted that an estimate ticeable reduction in (he year’s toll. Spanish of the necessary bus repairs be Webs, double trapeze Soma points in the program are: loop-the-loop trapeze, and a dog made and a report submitted at a Consistent check nnd reprimanding nnd pony show. special meeting Io be called fo r thaj purpose. of all minor violators; heavy fines; An automobile show In Ihe no “squaring" of tickets; and educi- grandstand building w ill be anoth A school nurse w ill again be hired tion of drivers including minors. er feature of this year’s fair with ind Ihe district w ill pay 9250 for her services. Youthful violators are "sentenced” practically Ihe entire floor space in to learn the law nml their own re- Ihe building being used for that aponsibilily. Gold H ill Grange purpose h.v dealers. The stale in stitutions w ill agnin have iheir Sponsors Dance Sat. Dr. F. E. Townsend, sponsor of booths in the grandstand, around the Townsend Revolving Pension Ihe edges of the room. Another of those peppy dances movement, was a visitor in Portland Pari mutuel ticket selling nnd which the Gold H ill grange has this week. He is on a tour of Ihe paying booths w ill be in the south been having at the Sardine Creek country. end of ihe grnndstnnd toward Ihe hall w ill be held this Saturday eve race track nnd two doors have been ning, August 3. cut through the w all to allow easy Good music has been arranged, access to thel puddoek from ihe the Dewitt brorthers of Gold H ill betting booths. having been secured. The Dewitts Flower beds which were planted are recent comers to Gold H ill. to be most beautiful nt fair time, Joe having opened Ihe garage next August 31-September 7, are begin Io the Livingston filling station ning to bloom, and dry grass In Ihe known as Joe’s garage, a short lime parking area Is being burned off to ago. The boys are good musicians, remove a fire hnznrd. and dancers are promised a oood time. B E T T E R T IM E S The ladies of the home extension grooup of Ihe grange w ill have IVinks lire lending, charge of refreshments. Money is moving. T im es' are improving. REBEKAH BIRTHDAY PARTY Re of good rheer We are on our way to The Gold H ill Rebekahs held belter times. iheir monthly birthday party hon oring members having birthilays in FARMERS AND FRUITGROWERS July nt their meeiing Wednesday of BAN|K this week. A lovely lunch was (Community Builders) served. Mrs. Mabie H ittle was Ihe (Beponita Insured) honoree, several others having Medford birthdays being unable to attend. and Comment Stadiin Charlie Says natural ûdnfcs-' _ _ __ilo* »met. wtth ’ bass
