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GOLD HILL OREGON,
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1936’
NUMBER 42
JUDGE COLVIG,
PIONEER CITIZEN,
Townsendites to Enjoy
Home Economics
Mrs. Coy Injured
Sky-Line Trail Picture*
GRANGE PLAY
Social Evening Tonight
President Appoints
Last Thursday by
Shown
at
Grange
Meeting
PRESENTED BEFORE
Committieea
Explosion of Oven
PASSES AWAY Another peppy social evening will
Ihe Gold Hill Grange members
| he enjoyed by the Gold Hill Town
LARGE AUDIENCE
The Home Economies club of the
Mrs. Susie Coy was badly seared
were entertained at Iheir meeting
Jutljjc william F. Colvlg. piunaer, send club ul their hull on the main Gold Hill Grange held their first
about Hie face and neck, and haj
and w ill beloved citizen of Soutb- floor of the Odd Fellow building, meeting of the year in the Grange her hair and eyebrows singed Thursday, January 16, by the For
“Mama’s Baby Boy,” the clever
estry department when Mr. Mc
vi ii Oregon, punned away in Med* tonight, Thursday, January 23.
Hall, January 10, with 13 members when Hie oven on Ibe fiamo range Reynolds showed bis motion pic tbree-act comedy presented by a
A speaker hus been secured Io talk
and two guests present. President at Hie Hogue Nook Inn exploded ture “.Sky-line Trail,” which in
lord. Friday, Jauuury 17th.
cast ot Sams Valley grangers and
on the Old Age pension plan pre-
He was porn in Knoxville, .Mil- ceiling the social hour, and a good Mrs. Nelle Kieler was hostess, who Iasi Thursday evening.
eluded scenes from Mt. Hood to sponsored jointly by the Gold Hill
appointed
the
following
officers,
Mrs. Coy had lighted the oven, Crater Lake.
•ourl, September 2. 1845, u„d crowd is expected to be out to hear
and Sams Valley granges, was play
Mrs. Hazel Fish, vice president, hut later discovered the burners
crossed Hie piali» with H wagon bini.
Thirty-seven members and eleven ed before a large, appreciative au
Mrs.
I’eafl
Gray,
treasurer,
Mrs.
had
gone
out.
After
waiting
a
short
tram at the age of six years.
visitors were present. Eight new dience ut the Gold Hill school au
Ladies are asked to tiring lunch
lime for fumes to clear, she attempt
I he luiuiiy setiied at (.uuyon- for two In a pan, and a "tin pan Florence Howe, secretary.
nembers received the first and sec
Mrs. Minnie Fiene was appointed ed to relight the units, but the fumes ond degrees. At a special meeting ditorium Wednesday evening of
viile, Oregon, where Judge Colvlg and hand shukinug" social will be
this week.
witnessed many interesting pio curried out. Duneiug will be pro chairman of Ihe ways and means exploded, blowing open the oven on Thursday. January 23. these new
The play revolved around two
committee,
who
asked
Mrs.
Carrie
door,
the
flames
searing
her
skin,
neer incidents, which he loved to videil after the lunch.
members will be given the third
Puhi, Mrs. Evugene Smilh, Mrs. and singeing her hair. She also re mil fourth degrees by the Sams 40-year-old “young" lovers who
recount.
each tried to deceive the other
Puuline Tigarl and Mrs. Lucy Ed ceived 11 large bruise on her arm Valley degree team.
For several years the family
about their age — as well as the
dington to assist her. Mrs. Marie when the stove door struck it as
lived on the present C. E. Gray
The committee in charge served fact that the marriage would be
Christensen was apiioinled chair It was forced open. Fortunately her lough nuts and coffee.
FOOTS CREEK
ranch near Hock Point bridge,
very convenient financially, each
man
of
Ihe
fancy
work
committee,
clothing did not ignite, preventing
at Guld Hill, where Judge Colvig’.,
Wednesday evening, January 22, supposing the other to be wealthy.
NEWS
anil
the
making
ot
a
friendship
more
serious
burns.
The
explosion
father practiced medicine.
the Sams Valley grange play “Mam
Mrs. McLean, the charming wid
quilt was planned.
dumaged the oven considerably, ma’s Baby Boy,” was given here in
He enlisted in Co. C 1st Oregon
(B y M rs. M a rlo n tornea)
ow, whose son was 18, found it
caving
in
the
top.
The
meeting
was
followed
by
a
cavalry in 1862 and spent much time
’he school gymnasium.
necessary to disguise him as only
birthday surprise party, in honor
This is the third accident in the
mapping the Klamath. I.ake. Har
1 he Black Channel mine on the of the members whose birthdays Coy family in recent months. Just
13, and her suitor, Luther Long,
ney and Malheur counties. He was left fork of Foots ereek was quiL*
CCC
Enrollment
in
This
presented his 17-year-old daughter,
ixvur
hi
this
month,
who
were
Mrs.
before
Thanksgiving,
Mrs.
Coy
with a group of soldiers who were liudly duimiged during the recent
District at Top Strength Julia, as a child of 12. Needless to
among the first to see Crater Lake, i high water. Ed Prefountain, who Florence llow es, Mrs. Marie Chris Crushed her toe by dropping an ice
say, matters became complicated
tensen,
and
Mrs.
Evagene
Smith.
cream
container
packed
with
meat,
In 1879 lie married Addle Bird-| is working with F. A. Bales, esti
Wilh five new companies install as the children attempted to play
»eye, a member of one of southern mated it at several hundred dollars. They were asked to leave Ihe hall and her daughter, Mrs. Lola Reed
their parts, although unwillingly,
Oregon's best known pioneer fam The Lance Brothers placer mine for a few moments. When they suffered an injury to the base of ed in recently abandoned camps
and were not simplified when Mrs.
ilies. He served as school super* on tile rigid fork, report no dam returned, the sounds of “Happy her spine in a fall recently while and with several hundred new men
McLean’s mother, Mrs. Blackburn,
Birthday”
songs
met
them,
and
they
On
duly
at
Valentine’s
cafe
in
Med
inlrndent ul Jackson county, Dis age, ami have moved considerable
filling up the vacancies in the old hoping to help her daughter’s case,
trict attorney for the first judicial ground during tlie past three weeks. were delightfully surprised with 9 ford, where she is employed.
companies, the Medford CCC dis appeared in a gay red outfit, with
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district, including Jucksou, Cuke, Jo Mus G. Miller of Carson. Washing- beautiful birthday cake and punch, j
trict is back at a full strength of 22 a red bandeau about her white hair.
sephine unit Kluiiiuh counties, lie Ion, who fame down for his wife, with appropriate decorations, scry- Bantam Hen Takes
cd
by
Ihe
hostess,
Mrs.
Nelle
Ric-
camps
about 4,400, according io Finally even the colored maid got
was uttoruey for the Southern Pa who has been visiting her parents,
Credit for Big Egg a story and
the masquerade spirit and appeared
ter.
A
very
enjoyable
afternoon
in the Mail Tribune.
cific railroad in Jackson county for Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Boomslulter,
in an abbreviated dress reminiscent
was
had
by
all.
I
he
five
new
companies
arrived
several years and in 1913 was ap was forced Io detour 35 miles in
They
lay ’em big in Southern
of
comic opera days.
The
next
H
E
C
meeting
is
to
be
'
o
/i
unn
t
during the past week and special
pointed lax and right ot wuy agent Ihe \\ illamelle valley due Io water
The plot was enlivened by the
held
nt
the
home
of
Mrs.
Pearl
,
trains
brought
replacements
to
fill
for the company with offices In on Ibe highway.
Gray. January 28tht. and “F lora1 A
hen’s egg. weighing
fact that Mrs. McLean had earlier
Portland.
measuring 914 in up the old companies to the ap borrowed $200 from a new friend
Friends” arc requested to bring
proved
strength
of
200
men
each.
He retired in 1918 and came to
Mr. mid Mrs. Wallace Galbreath their “wedding gifts” to Mrs. Rider ches in circumference the long way
Co. 1622, Camp Coos Head, has of hers, who later proved to be her
Medford Io muke his home with his
and 7% inches around the narrow-
have returned from Southern Cal at that time.
moved
to Camp Sitkum near Co suitor’s sister. She very unsympa
daughter, Mrs. William Warner.
way. was displayed in town Wed-
ifornia, where they went to spend
thetically revealed both parties* fi
Services w ire conducted Monday
I nesday by W H. Heed, who resides quille. Other recently abandoned nancial status, as well as telling the
Hie holiduys with friends and rela Gold Hill Beats Talent;
camps
occupied
Wednesday
by
new
at 2 p. 111. nt the Perl funeral home, tives.
on Ihe former Martin place on the
companies are Wimer, occupied by ages of “Mama’s Baby Boy”, and
with services in charge of Warren
Play at Phoenix Friday old stage road.
’Daddy’s Baby Girl.”
Masonic lodge No. 10 of Jackson
Mr. Reed said he found the egg in Co. 4742, which came from Grand
Mrs. Pauline Wahl returned Io
The financial difficulties of the
Marais,
Minnesota;
Gasquet,
occu
ville.
The Medford post of the
The Gold Hill high school Beav- his chicken house which contains
her home near Hiviera Sunday af-
pair of lovers, threatened to spoil
pied
by
Co.
709,
also
from
Grand
American Legion presented rituu
hcr i er* , won iheir second
a flock cf Rhoil - Island Reds and a
ler
two
months' visit with her
e r 1 1 iw
o moninx
.. . . consecutive
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the match despite their frantic ef
lath c services at tide graveside in , p (l;IU((ht<.r
G „ w „ , and ,
! 1 conference game Friday evening few bantams. He says one of the Marais; Steamboat, occupied by G i forts to fcet through the ceremony
the Jackson vdh cemetery. The Na- ,,
Medfor<|. Mr
M„ Fran J *’h*n they trounced Talent high by bantams took credit for laying the 703 from Allen, Minnesota; Apple- without delay. But when their
tional
ml Guard fired the Iasi military E||io„ ;u)(, son
haye be<,n a score of 31 to 5. The week before huge egg as it cackled and “carried gate, occupied by Co. 2702 from Lut
stocks recovered from the depres
sen, Minnesota.
salute.
J“ ‘-
Slavina
,1
Mr,.
Wahl’s
home for ! <,° 1’1 H,M b<’»' Cen,ral P o ln t
on” something fierce that day.
slaying at
sion, and a lucky real estate deal
Camp
Clear
Lake,
south
of
Klam
Surviving Mr. Colvig are Mrs. some lime
Talent did not have a B team so
developed
for the widow, things
ath Falls, w-as occupied by Co. 3740,
Wm Warner of Medford. Mrs. Floyd
a preliminary game was played be Local Instructor* Attend
took a more normal course, and,
which
arrived
Friday
from
Madi
Cook of Portland, and two sons,
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Joclson and tween Iwo learns of Gold Hill stu
Child Psychology Classes son, Nebraska, with 180 men. Cap according to the heroine, “All’s
Vance (Pinto) Colvig of Hollywood
dents.
well that ends well.”
daughter, Lorraine of
Ashland.
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tain Oscar M. Steele is commanding
and Don Colvig of Weed. Califor were Sunday guesls at Ihe home of
"*«h‘ ,he A <•"<» B teams
Mrs. E. W. Empey as the charm
Interest
in
classes
in
child
psy
officer. Lieut. Eric F. Hupple is
nia. all of whom attended the fu
Mr. mid Mrs. John Biles. Their son, , go Io Phoenix for contests.
ing v .Jow, gave a fine interpreta
chology which began in Med camp surgeon.
neral services.
I.eon . who has spent Ihe past week
tion of her part, as did Jerome Fitz
_
ford this week, is being shown
Many other relatives and friends al the
it- home of hi» grandparents, * none Rates Reduced
gerald, as her suitor, Luthter Long.
locally,
with
three
members
of
the
came from a distance, including Mr.
> 1 , > ■ > t, > 11 them home.
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accompanied
in
Farm District* teaching profession here attending. SAMS VALLEY NEWS Mrs. Anglin, his sister, was splen
and Mrs. James Lathrop of the
didly portrayed by Mrs. J. C. Dug
They are Mrs. Maud Hobinson, Miss
Southern Pacific offices in Port
An exceedingly large crowd at gan.
Mrs. Effie Birdseye and sons,
Reductions
in
farmer
telepboee
Mabie
Moore
and
Miss
Joyce
Hand-
land. Mrs. Effie Birdseye and sons
tended the regular meeting of
Glenn anil David, were in Medford line service and semi-public tele ley.
Wesley McDonough as “Mama s
David and Glenn, anil Sam Mathis
Sams Valley Grange Saturday eve Baby Boy,” and Helen Burreson as
Monday afternoon . . attend Ihe phones in .Medford. Gold Hill and
The
classes
which
deal
with
“The
of Hogue River.
ning. Mr. and Mrs. Filbert Glass of Daddy s Baby Girl,” were unusu
funeral of Hie late William Colvig. Jacksonville as of January 1, were Psychology of the Exceptional
McLeod and Mr. and Mrs. William
who passed away al the home ot ordered last week by Erank C. Mc Child." are being held in the senior
ally good in their roles, while Mil
RAF. CLEMENT HOSTESS
Perry and Mr and Mrs Taylor of
his daughter, Mrs. Will Warner. Culloch, public utilities commis high school building in Medford.
dred Duggan us the negro maid,
Eagle Point were very welcome vis
IN HONOR l.L C ll.i.E SMITH
Friday, at the age of 91. A nephew, sioner, Salem.
They are conducted by Dr. V. D. itors. Tamale pie and coffee were and Mrs Geo. McDonough as the
Harry Colvig, son of Ihe laic Vol-
At Jacksonville and Medford the Bain of Southern Oregon Normal served for supper. The large crowd grandmother gave good character
Miss Hue Clement entertained on ney Colvig, of Grants Pass, passed
.-inner line service was reduced school faculty, and meet each Mon- of young people then enjoyed an portrayals.
Monday evening ut u surprise parly away Ihe same day at his home at
Other members of the cast were
from $8.40 to $7.50 as well as hav daya at 7 :30 o’clock for a period of hour and a half of games.
in honor of Miss Lucille Smith's Los Angeles, California. In 1879
Betty Wilson as Cynthia Anglin,
ing availlable farmer business line eleven weeks.
birthday. Cards anil dancing were Will Colvig us he was known, was
Julia Long’s cousin, Gerald Fitz
service for Ihe same rate. The lat
The course is not only of inter
A large delegation of Sams Val
enjoyed by the Misses Jill Martin, united in marriage to Addir Birds ter formerly was $12.
est to teachers, but to parents and ley grangers is planning to attend gerald as Wilbur Warren, and Dor
Wilda Mayfield, Dorothy Hum. l.a- j eye, eldest daughter of the late
othy Straus as Sylvia, Wilbur’s girl
Al Gold Hill Ihe farmer lines others directly concerned with the
(be Pomona grange meeting at the
velle Eddington, Virginia and Betty ' David and Clara Birdseye, who
were reduced from $6 a year to $5. training of children. Two hours K. of P. n u l l in Medioru, Saturday, triend, who were chums of young
Shoemaker, Mildred and
.ucilte came here when the Indians were
McLean, and had much fun at the
H. B. Hammond, manager of the of upper division credit will be al
Smith and Rae (’lenient.
still here and settled on the old Pacific Telephone and Telegraph lowed for the courses. It will Junuury 25. The meeting starts at expense of the two young people
ten o’clock in the morning and all who were forced to masquerade as
Birdseye place. Their first home company nt Medford, announced count in education, and is accepted
BAILEYS HAVE DAUGHTER
was in Hie small house ut Hiviera that this change of rate is being by both the state university and uiose atiemang are requested to “kids.”
Altogether, the play was fine en
plantation orchard. At that time made to conform with rates in oth state college. Anyone, however, bring one main dish and one side
Mr and Mrs Wilmer Hailey are the Mr. Colvig was county school su er comparable exchanges of the P. whether interestede in the course dish for the dinner at noou.
tertainment. and was greatly ap
parents of an eight-pound baby perintendent. His parents owned T. A T. company in Oregon, oper for credit or not, may enroll.
plauded by the audience which en
The Ladies club met ut the Paul joyed every minute of it.
girl born Monday evening, Janu Ihe property now the home of Mr. ating under similar conditions.
Schulz home Thursday with Mrs.
ary 20. The baby lias been named and Mrs. Charles Gray, near the
Several piano selections by Miss
Tourist
Travel
Heavy
Paul
Schulz and Mrs. Glen Spurliu Catherine Orme preceding the play
Nancy Lee.
Hock Point bridge, where Dr. Col HEALTH UNIT TO SPONOR
In State Last Year as hostesses.
and between acts, and a novelty ne
vig practiced medicine.
ANOTHER “POUND" PARTY
gro
dance number during intermis
Luke Barker Says:
Mrs. J. B. Cota was calling on sion. were also well received.
Tourist traffic in Oregon during
i
Mrs. Ira Gilstrap of Junction
The Gold Hill Health Unit will
The granges sponsoring the en
City, Oregon, uecoinpanied by her hold another community party on 1935 was the heaviest since 1929 friends in Table Hock Monday.
tertainment, netted a neat sum.
nephew, Lee Riller. of Gold Hill, Wednesday evening. January 29 at according to Secretary of State
A farewell party was held Wed
were Sunday dinner guests al the 7:30 p. m. in Ihe high school gym Earl Snell, Salem.
Records for the year show that nesday evening at the Chas. Dug
home of Mr. and Mrs. Marion nasium. The public is most eor-
I.OO.F. NEWS
! I.nnee. She was returning from a dially invited. Admission will be a 100,303 foreign cars registered in gan home for Miss Ruth Smith, who
left
Thursday
with
her
parents,
the
slate
during
Ihe
12
month
per
' three week’s visit with her daugh- pound of staple food or a jar of
Everyone on the degree team
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ler and family at Areata, Califor- vegetables suitable for use in the hot iod, an increase of more than 8000 Mr. and Mrs. Bud Smith, for south « • V
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S $ . uv
M 'T
s v,
UVAUtfJ
evening,
*cr **•*. 1354 record hut short of ern California.
n!n. Olhcr callers Sunday nt the lunches being served at school.
January 28, as the Gold Hill lodge
the 1929 all-time high record by
I I.nnee home were Mr. and Mrs.
will confer the first degree on some
approximately 3000 ears.
Professor and Mrs. E. W. Einpev
Floyd I.nnee and daughter, Ruth, of
candidates from Ashland and there
Student Body New*
were shopping in Medford Satur
Wolf Creek, and Mr. and Mrs. Boh
is a possibility that there will be
By Frieda Young
IT COULD BE WORSE day Little Darleen and Donald Em some from Jacksonville. AH broth
Cook and Wilda Mayfield of Gold
pey were visiting Dalton and Dor
1 Hill.
ers should be present at this meet
Our basketball team defeated Tal
een Straus Wednesday afternoon.
There
are
times
ing as 1 am sure there will be some
ent 3t to 5 in the game plnyed here
When rain is not falling
Mrs. Waring Throne of San last Friday evening. We will plnv
thing doing. There will also be a
The Sams Valley boys basketball big feed.
And Meadowlarks are calling.
Diego, California, who is visiting Phoenix there next Friday evening.
—Toney Boss, Sec.
team was defeated by Butte Falls
The fields are shewing green.
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claire There will be three games, the
Friday night by a very close mar
And soon we will have again
Sluinbn, Is now ill with the measles. grade team, the second team game
GRANGES SAY “THANK YOU”
gin.
They were ahead until the
The
finest
weather
Her brother, Claire Jr., has jusl re anil the first team game. We all
last quarter, when two members
In the whole wide world.
covered from an attack.
The Gold Hill and Sams Valley
wish the boys the best of luck.
Meantime, new settlers are com of the team went out on fouls. granges which presented the play
Butte Falls Ihen shot the two win
ing.
Mrs. I. O. Zierolf left Thursday
"Mama’s Baby Boy” here Wednes
Thrr girls are starling Iheir bas
ning
baskets, making the score 29-
And
times
generally
,
for Corvallis to he the guest of her ketball practice this week.
day evening, take this means of
T h ' bad (Klag about th* bumper
31. The Sams Valley girls trounced thanking the many peole who gave
ARE LOOKING UP.
brother and family.
eropa ia that they take a feller
the Butte Falls team by practically
• w a y fro m moat o' th* bail game
Ed Holing of Applegule was over
The second semester’s work was FARMERS AND FRUITGROWERS doubling the score on them. The the piny their hearty support, to
Hally la trk in oa baarin’ some-
several days last week helping Geo. started Monday. Two new students,
make it a financial success, as well
BANK
boys are sure they w ill do better as cooperating in other ways.
golf boga aas Mtryat-
Koster nt the Holing mine that he Thelma Walker and Mnrle Korth,
(Community Builders)
in the return game to be played
has lensed.
—Sams Valley and Gold Hill
| enrolled for this term.
Member Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. here.
Granges.
m u s
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