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About Gold Hill news. (Gold Hill, Jackson County, Or.) 1897-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1935)
it tEolÖ Hill »ett» The Moat Thoroughly Rood W eekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggest L ittle Tow n in the State ÜOLÜ H IL L . O R E G O N , V O L U M E X X X V III ffl l " » l . ................................. V « V - NUMBER T H U R S D A Y , N O V E M B E R 7, 1935 31 — R. C. CAMPAIGNS 10 PREVENT ACCIDENTS Program Inaugurated In Local Chapters to Cut Down Farm and Home Accidents The American Red Cross him lajnchod • nationwide i*nrpal«o to sllnilnala haxards In the hum, and un the farm that no* take an annual toll of nearly 16.000 Uvea, according to a racml atata- aisnt by Jatnaa L. Fleser rice chairman tn charts of donieatlr operations “Every Had Croaa chapter la lielne asked tn play a part In thia ranipalga.” Mr Flsacr said "Haxanls In the varl oua communities «Ul ba pointed out. The children In nur schools through out Ute country will he glveu a Hat of the home haxards and naked to enroll parenta or relatives In the light against them." Nearly live million man. women, and children were temporarily disabled In the home« o f America last year hy ac cldanta. oflV ulx of the National Safety Council have revealed Moat of the ac cidents In which person* were kill»' and Injured could have been prevented according to thia safety agency, thl- fact alone largely motivating the Red Cross drive for aochtent elimination. At live cooperation of social, civic, educational, veterans', and other group* has been secured, lied Cross Inspection forma or horns check list* will be die trlbuted to boinsa where there are no children with the help of theee or- gunlsatlona. l)u< to Inaccessibility and lack of compensation coverage, little or no pioneering baa been done In tha field of farm safety, the Red Cross states. However, more people were accidental ly killed In agricultural pursuit* last year than In any other occupation, mak ing the need for safety education and farm home Inspection apparent. Other agencies now active in the ac- oldent-preventlon field point to the fact that. because of Its nearly 11.000 chap ters and branches, the lied Croaa baa a unique opportunity to succt-aefully promote a project of this nature. Hume accidents Injure many more than do automobile acrkleuta; they kill nearly as mauy. claiming an average of about KO Uvea dally. In terms of dol lari and cents, for the practical minded, huiue aoclueuta coat more than 11,000 per minute. Accidents of all types are Public Ennuy No. 4. Only three dliuwses cause as many deaths each year heart dlsuaae, cancer, and cerebral hemorrhage. "The home la not the pine« ot safety It Is commonly supposed to bo," said Mr. Fleser In communtlna on the new Red Cross service to the community. "The tied Cross, as a part of Its char- tsred obligation to prevent death and alleviate suffering, is conducting tlite humanitarian program to cut down the mounting toll of avoidable personal la- fury and death In the homes of the country." The annual Red Cross roll call, run ning from Armistice l)ay to Thanks giving Day. la one of the means ot backing such a campaign. All cltlxena of tha United States are offered the op portunity to Join and assist In tha work of the organization. Little Damage Done Hallowe’en Night This town experienced one of the quietest Hallowe'en eclebrulions in its iiistory last Thursday night. No serious damage was reported, only minor mishaps taking place. Store windows reeelved their annuel soaping. The flag|>ole nt the (¡old H ill high school was torn down and part of the stove wood scatter ed about the grounds. Mother Nature probably ran he given credit for holding the H allo we’en pranks Io a minimum as a steady drizzle that night put a dumper on the eelebrntors’ spirits. School Census Shows Boys and Girls Even Yes. Mother Nature has a law of averages throughout her creation, scientists claim, and this was clear ly illustrated here Inst week when the figures of the school census were compiled. The records showed llml there is exactly the same number of boys as girls between the ages of 4 and 2(1 in the limits of the Gold H ill school district, the totnl of 21)0 per sons between these ages being even ly divided to 145 hoys and 145 girls. This total is about 15 less than Inst year, District Secretary Mrs. P. E. Holderness states, after perusing the figures which were taken by Mrs A. A. Tylee and Ernest Iloss this year. Fair Picture Appear« In Sunday Oregonian Slate-wide recognition came Io the Northwest Jackson county fair, unit to the (iold liill grange Sun day, when the picture of the local grange’s prize-winning booth was curried in the Kurin, (larder, and Home «action of the Sunday Ore gonian, Portland. A news Hem carried w ith the picture Iold of plans to continue the fuir next year, and lisled (be officers who w ill direct the event. The picture has been rarrled in the (¡range Ilu llrtin and (he Grant! Pass Courier besides (he Gold H ill News, and much eouinient has been heurd on the excellent quality of (he products which were arranged in the lioolh. These were all grown in (he (¡old H ill section, most of which is uniter the local irrigation ditch. Local and Personal Items Council Grants Beer License to Lineberger A package and retail beer license Pass, Fred was granted to Charles Linebarger by the city council at the regular monthly meeting Monday night. Mrs. Neil Doty, Sr., has been Mr. Linebarger plans to open a bar Miss June Moore and Delos W alk er of SONS were week end visitors quite ill and is confined to her in the (¡old H ill hotel building. home. at their respective homes. The council ordered several ar Mr. and Mrs. Win. Force finished ticles for the fire truck and fire de Bud Snyder, Mr, Bennett, Dr. Havre and Stewart Chisholm vis work in the fruit Monday at the partment to give the city adequate protection in case of fire. A Sia ited the Corporal G mine on Sar bear Creek orchards in Medford. mese connection and shutoff nozzle dine creek Saturday. Mrs. Frank Carter has been con were among the things ordered. H arry Newnham returned to his fined to her home for the past W ith the new connection and noz home here Thursday from a Med several days sufferng with a se zle it w ill be possible for firemen ford hospital where he underwent vere cold. to carry the hose into a building a major operation. Mrs. Jack Heyland and children. and turn the water on or off at the nozzle instead of signalling for the I.o pie and Ed Shoeitu4ker of Jack and Nona, spent Sunday u water to be cut off at the hydrant guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Martin Kanes Creek, who have been w ork as is now the rase. This w ill speed ing near Klamath Falls, returned and family. up the fire fighting work and re the last of the week. Mrs. Olive Kierseey, who has sult in less damage from water The Carter futility have moved been visiting here and at Rogue when fighting fires inside of build into the tenant house of Walter River for the past two weeks, left ings. A dozen chemical fillers were Dungey. Mr. Carter works for the Sunday evening for her home at also ordered at this time. State Police Will Kuhli Logging company on Kanes Sierra Madre, California. Another St ,000 w ater bond was Continue License Check creek. retired recently by the council. It Friends here of W. Adams, pro was of the series due December 1, Stute poire officers are still con Mrs. Pearl Ferguson, Mrs. Madge prietor of the Redwood Gardens 193«. A saving of «139.78 was made tinuing their check-up of drivers Dortuan, Mrs. Hena Davis and Mrs. near Grants Pass, w ill be sorry to by taking up the bond at the pres operating without official operat Delia Kell attended the Rebekah learn of his sudden death from a or's licenses according Io word district convention at Glendale, to heart attack on Wednesday morn ent time. This brought the total in debtedness of the city of Gold H ill from the southern Oregon head- day, Thursday. ing. down to «23,500. quarters in Medford and citation of Mrs. Hose Hillings visited for a Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Stidd, who offenders w ill take place. The po lice are checking motorists closer short time Tuesday w ith her moth have spent the past several weeks Health Unit Has Fine than ever before and quite a num er, Mrs. Mury Chisholm. Mrs. H ill here, left Wednesday for their Meeting at Boye Home ber of operators have been notified ings was on her way from Seattle, home in Bend. Mr. Stidd has had Washington, to Long Beach, Calif. charge of the work done on the to get their |>ennits. The Gold H ill divsion of the Jack- Lively, John Chisholm and N o r James M. Hilton appeared in Jus- Rev. Garland w ill hold services sou County Health association he lu lice of the Peace It. D. Heed’s court both morning and evening at thle man Bailey houses. a most interesting meeting at the Saturday to answer a charge of Methodist church in (¡old H ill. Ev The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. home of Mrs. W. F. Boye on th-: driving without a permit. eryone extended u cordial in church w ill hold their annual ba- Pacific highway Tuesday after vitation to be present. Sunday xaar and chicken dinner at the noon, November 5. Grant« Paa« Man Hurt in School at 10 o’clock w ith Mrs. I. O. O. F. dining room on Thurs Miss Mildred Carleton and Mrs. Collision, Tolo Crossing Esther Gilchrist, superintendent. day, November 21. Please remem Dr. Green attended and gave shorl ber the date and come and patron talks with much vaaiuahle advice Mrs Mary Chisholm and Mrs ize the ladies and help with the and instruction pertaining to thi I.. T. Robinson, of (¡rants Pass, M a u d e Robinson attended Re work of the society. waa taken to a Medford hospital lale bekah lodge in Medford Monday good work they are doing. A community party w ill be held Inst Thursday suffering from in evening. The President of the Re Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Autenreith juries to his back sustained in an bekah assembly was making her drove to Fort Jones, California, at the gymnasium Thursday eve automobile collision near the Tolo official visit then, so the evening Thursday of last week to visit Mr. ning beginning at 7 p. in. The ad overhead crossing. No arrests were was a very enjoyable one. with the Autenreith’s brother, Louis, and mission w ill be a jar, or pound ui made hy investigating officers. De ; confering of the degree and a talk help him celebrate his 74th birth as much of anything suitable fo> tails of the accident were not heard by the President on courtesy and day anniversary. They returned the making soup. The object of this here. I friendlness to the members of the I same day. Travel over the Siskiyou party is to help provide hot lunch 'lodge and also Io outsiders, so they i mountains that night was the worst es lor our school children. Come S. Valley Grange to Give ; would know members were profit- j ever experienced by Mr. Autenreith. one, eoiue all and have a good a heavy fog making visibility poor. time. Play Friday, Nov. IS ing by belonging to Rebekah. A uer the serving of tea, coffee and cookies at the Tuesday meet A play I'llcd, ‘'Mama’s Baby Hot Lunches Under Same Party for Teachers Set ing, the society adjourned to me“t Hoy,” w ill he given by the Sants Plan as Last Year for Thursday, Nov. 14 at the home of Mrs. Esther Gil- Valley grange ul the Sums Valley c.nist the first Tuesday in Decem school house, Friday, November 15. Hot lunches for school children A party honoring the Gold H ill ber. The play is a clever comedy and a under the plun inaugurated hy the Among those present were Miss school teachers is being planned well-lruined cast w ill present it. Gold H ill rieultn unit lust year for next Thursday evening, Novem ! Mildred Carleton, Mrs. D r. Green A fine crowd is expected, and all w ill agum be served at the school ber 14, when the Gold H ill Garden of Medford, Mrs. R. C McCormick, interested in the grange, or in good beginning TSexday of n ie x t club and the Gold H ill Health unit Mrs. Cleo Gilchrist, Mrs. Mary entertainment are urged to come. week, Mrs. M illie W alket, chair w ill cooperate in planning the Hutchins, Mrs. W. G. Howes, Mrs. Admission w ill be 25c and 10c. man of arrangements, lias announc event. Helen Parish, Mrs Clara Biles, Mrs. ed. The party w ill he to welcome the Millie W alker. Mrs O. C. Palmer of Mrs. Huniiuh RoutTi who served teachers to Gold H ill and to give Phoenix, Mrs F. G. Philips, Mrs. J SAMS VALLEY NEWS (he lunches last term w ill again be parents and patrons of the school M Lively, Mrs C L McNab, Mrs. Election of officers took up the in charge. For a time a plan to an opportunity to become acquaint Pauline Wahl, Mrs. A. B. Wright, main portion of the regular meeting Ujiance the program through WPA ed w ith the instructors. Miss Lyndall Jacobs, Miss Madge of Sums Valley grunge Saturday funds was considered, but because A very informal evening’s enter Nelson and the hostesses, Mrs. W. night, November 2- Those elected last year's arrangements proved so tainment w ill be planned w ith a F. Boye and Mrs. Jean Boye. to fill the chairs for the coming satisfactory to parents, the health number of “m ixer” games arrang year were: Master, Jerome Fits- unit and school officials, it is to ed in addition to a few musical se City Gets $21.89 from geruld, re-elected; Overseer, Wes be resumed under the same man lections. State Liquor Taxes ley McDonough, also re-elected; agement. Parents are urged to cooperate The problem of food supplies with the two groups planning the Steward, Rurle Burreson; assistant A cheek for «21.89 was received Steward, Hershal Harper; Lecturer, for the lunches is always a large event, and to make every effort to recently by the city of Gold H ili E llu l Duggan; Chaplain, R. H. one, and the cooperation of people attend. from the stute liquor commission as Seegmiller, re-eleeeted; treasurer, of the community is urged this year. the city’s share of liquor, tax rev Tonight, Thursday, a community S. S. Abbott, re-elected; secretary BEA PALMER HONORED enue for the quarter ending Sept Elsie Strauss; Gate Keeper, Hill Dug party is beng sponsored at the high ember 30. The tax is apportioned school gym by the health unit and gan; Ceres, Mildred Duggan; Po Miss Beatrice Palmer, a graduate according to population and is paid mona, Ruth Sag'; Florn, ISetty W il admission w ill be a quart of veg of the Gold H ill High school of the every three months. son; Lady Assistant Steward, D or etables or a pound of the staple Clnss of *35, has been selected for othy Straus. Executive committee: foods suitable for preparing soup, membership in Phi Bela Sigma, the Student Body News Brothers Hamlin. Geo. McDonough, or other one-dish meals. Macnroni, teacher's honorary society at South (Frieda Yeung, Reporter) and M. A. Schulz. Helen Burreson potatoes, crackers, flour, sail, etc., ern Oregon Normal and Junior col in addition to canned foods are lege at Ashland. Phi Beta Sigma is was re-elected as pianist. Our touch football team w ill play Committees for liie coming year among the desired items. the national society and Io be cho Those unable to attend this week sen for membership in it is consid Rogue River at Rogue River Wed w ill be announce.: later. their donations to ered a great honor for those tak nesday afternoon. We wish them Those on the serving committee can t a k e were Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Empty, Mrs. M illie W alker, Contributions ing teacher training courses. Miss lots of luck. We are taking advantage of these Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Clark and M il w ill he accepted throughout the en Palmer is the daughter of Mr. and nice sunny days in getting pictures dred Duggan tire year. Mrs. O. C. Palmer, formerly oper A marked improvement in the ators of Alaska Auto park, now liv for our year book which w ill be published the latter part of the Professor Empey reported that he health of school children here has ing near Phoenix. year. was very well pleased w ith the re been noted by both the parents Tlie boys physical education class sults of the carnival. An exceed and the teachers since the hot Garden Club Notes has started plnns for a "smoker" ingly large crowd uttended and nil lunches were served, and Increased Garden club members are asked to be held in the gymnasium No side shows and attractions were interest is being shown in them. worthy to watch the bulletin in the post- vember 22. The money raised w ill generously patronized. The nigger All contributions to this baby throw was one of the best cause w ill be deeply npprtcinted office for place of :he regular meet be used by the basketball team in ing, Friday, November 15. No host making a trip this year. drawing cards ns the bnbes were by all concerned. ess was named at the last session The lizard in the cage for the Inbeled Prof. Empey. Miss May and SHANGLE. YOUR P H O T O - and the meeting w ill be at the city , biology class is still alive, but it is Miss Orme, nil local teachers. Ev eryone wanted Io try their luck grapher, reminds you that blit 41 hnll unless some member wishes feared h e .w ill not fare so well as Ihe flies decrease. and the result was that they all days remain before Christmas. Ten to entertain at her home. Dixon Sewell of Grunts Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Chisholm the of Ibe Meadows sjient I be week end visited Wednesday at Stone home. in Gold H ill on business. three reeelved badly bruised noses, of these are “mailing days.” Ar etc., from loo mnny sudden eontcats range for that personnl gift— your photograph— now by calling SHAN- with a hard baseball. GEE’S STUDIO. No. 1308. Medford. Roger Treshnm hns been quite The wedding of Wayne Higgin sick with measles and threatened botham, former student at Gold pneumonia. H ill high, and Miss Loretta Williams Marie Siegmiller is also on the of Central Point was an event of sick list. Sunday. Portland public schools are lead ing the state of Oregon in the adop tion of safely education in the reg ular high school curriculum, ac cording to the Oregon State Motor association. School officials have agreed to each a course in “Sports manlike Driving,” prepared by Ihe American Automobile association. TO W N SEN D SOCIAL NOV. U There w ill be a social and a speaker nt the Townsend club ' room downstairs in the Odd Fel- i lows building, Thursdny evening, November 14. Everyone bring sand wiches or a cake; also cup and plnte. Everyone is welcome. Daisy Paul, chairman. FOOTS CREEK NEWS (By Mrs. Martoa Lane«) The Foots Creek Sunday school enjoyed a Hallowe’en party Thurs day evening. A number of games were played under the leadership of Mrs. Vencil Cerveny. superin tendent. The rooms were decor ated by Mrs. Lloyd M iller, Mrs. Geo. Hutchins and Mrs. Cerveny. Re freshments of doughnuts and cider were served to a large crowd. Sun day evening Rev. D. D. Randall, Union Sunday school missionary of Medford, was present and showed a number of pictures. ' Mr. and Mrs. G. Morgan and daughter of Seattle, Washington, arrived in the community Saturday for an indefinite stay on account of their daughter’s health. .Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Anderson, who own the Anderson Auto Park near the Rogue River bridge, are comfortably located in their new home they recently bought at La fayette, 32 miles south of Portland. They spent most of the summer traveling, making a trip to Yellow stone National park and visiting the coast three times. Mrs. G. H. West of Medford, spent the past week here as the guest of her mother, Mrs. Pauline W ahl and also visited Mrs. Beatrice C. Jones and Mrs. Georgia Kettle at Champlin El Ora ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Galligar, Mrs. Effie Birdseye and son David, Bobby Cameron and Edsel W hite attended the Hallowe’en party ami ten-cent social at the community hall at Rogue River given by the Civic club Thursday evening. There was an attendance of over one hundred. , A very interesting pro gram was given including a one- act play “L ittle Edward.” Mrs. C. H. LaCross and Mrs. C. Murray made Hallowe’en hats for every one. Fortune telling booths were in charge of Miss Evelyn Schmitt and Miss Julia Quinby. Refresh ments of pumpkin pie, punch and coffee were served. Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Tompkins and children, LeRoy, Lorraine and Lor etta, of near Medford, form erly of Riviera Plantaition orchard, plan to leave Tuesday for a visit w ith relatives in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Butler and sons. Pat and Tommy, of Medford, were Sunday callers at the home of Mrs. Effie Birdseye and fam ily. Bert York of Applegate, was over during the week end gathering his ranger cattle, part of which were near the highway. Mr. and Mrs. Charles McMerrick of near Medford, were out to their place Monday. Mr. ¡McMerrick is now employed at the Wortman or chard south of Medford. Wm. Cotton, who has returned from Klamath, where he was em ployed during the summer, has bought the place form erly owned by his father on Birdseye creek and rented the W illis H iatt prop erty and plans to farm both. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Thompson and fam ily spent Sunday on Pleasant creek as guests of his uncle and other relatives. Rebekah President Visits Local Lodge Friday Eve Cora Heaton, state Rebekah as sembly president, paid her official visit to the Amethyst Rebekah lodge of Gold H ill last Friday eve ning, November L She gave mem bers of the local lodge a very in structive talk. There were a num ber of visitors present including Mrs. Jud Rickert and Mrs. Maude Stickel of Medford. N O TIC E TO D E L IN Q U E N T W ATER USERS Notice is hereby given to water users delinquent 90 days or more in water rental payments, that if the required payment is not made by November 15, w ater w ill be shut off. EBER DAVIS, MarshaL <
