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OOLP HILL, OREGON, T H U R S D A Y , O C T O B E R 8, 1936
N U M B E R 27
BEAVER PORTLAND TO TAKE UP OPTION
All MembersG.C.
Robbins Family
HurtlnBadCrash
IIBAD-ON COLLISION SATURDAY
KVK SENDS EIGHT LOCAL
PEOPLE TO HOSPITAL
FOOTS CREEK
NEW S
<Bj Mrs. Mariaa Laa««)
C IT Y DRAFTS F IN BALL
M A C H IN ! O R D IN A N C E ;
WINB LICENSE OK EH ED
The city couacil Monday night
(Frances Reames, Reporter)
approved the license of the Ace of
Oscar JoeUon of Heppner, Ore­ Spades to sell wine, which applica­
gon »topped at Riviera Auto Park tion was made to the state liquor SCHOOL BAND OUTLOOK
IB VERY PROMISING
Friday morning while on hi* way
commission and sent here for the
The following are (he members
to Roseburg on business. He plan*
council’s sanction.
knd the instruments they play in the
Io move hi* fam ily to Ashland soon.
The first reading of a pin hall o r­ high school band. Cornets, Joe A lii
As he ha* takeu a contract there for dinance, which w ill license __
•on, Howard Wilson and LaVern
road work which w ill necessitate chine* of this type in Gold H ill, was W alker; clarinets, LaVern Dungey,
him being there for several month*. read at the council meeting. The lic­ Hilly Hepd, Mr. Knapp; E -flat alto
He w ill leave his wife'» father. John ence call* for a fee of 95.00 for a horn, Kenneth Ward. Evelyn Chris­
Uile* in churge of hi* work at Hep three-month's period on each ma tenson; drums, Hoss Turpin, P h y l­
chine.
pner.
lis M iller, Freda Young, Beth Heed,
There are six pin ball machines In Mary Hose Bailey; baritone-trom-
Several from hare attended the the city at the present time. When hone, Norman Blair; trombone, H or­
funeral service for Mr*. Frank Irish the ordinance is put into effect It ace Wilson; xylophone, Mr. Knapp;
thut was held at the Church of God w ill bring approximately 9150 into taxophone, Leo Walker, Billy Force.
at Bogue Hlver Friday afternoon the city coffers each year while at Louraine Force, Lorene Kell.
Piano conductor, Freda Young.
with Interment in Rogue River the present time no revenue is be­
ing derived by the cily from this
Mr. Knapp is band leader and is
cemetery. She and Mr. Irish came
here over a year ago from Lansing, source. About ninety per cent of Very well liked by the members.
They are consdering getting uni­
Michigan and bought property near the towns and cities in the state lic­
form * and have sent for sample*.
Riviera Aulo Park and built a ence these machines.
Negotiations Begun Monday
to Complete Purchase of
City Property for Dam Site
Gold Hill Grange Growing
A* New Member* Join
In a letter personally presented to
the city council Monday evening by
W. H. Muirhead, vice president of
The Gold H ill Grange met Thurs­ the Beaver Portland Cement com­
day, October 1 at their regular meet­ pany of Gold H ill, that company sig­
ing with the Sams Valley Degree nified its intentions to take up its
team conferring the third and fourth
option on city property, which it
degrees upon 20 candidates; two
from G riffin Creek; five from Sams has had under lease for a dam site.
The property, which includes the
Valley and thirteen of Gold H ill.
Quarterly reports w e r e read. city water plant on Rogue river, is
Eighty-one paid up members were desired by the company for a power
reported. A committee from
the site and since they have been suc­
Home Economics club reported the cessful in a law suit with the Cali­
new regalia would be ready for the fornia Oregon Power company to
secure power rights at this site, they
next meeting.
The secretary wishes all sales are now ready to negotiate for the
slips turned in that credit may be purchase of the property.
An option has been in effect since
had for them.
The Home Economics meeting October 19, 1926, w ith the purchase
w ill be held October 13 at the home price set at «22,600. During this time
of Mrs. Pearl Ferguson. A ll birth ­ the cement company leased the
day and wedding anniversary gifts property at the rate of 9100 a
for Flora friends up to that meeting month, this to apply on the purchase
price, now leaving a balance of
date should be brought or sent.
H ie serving committee for tha «10,000. This agreement expires Oc­
next Grange meeting is composed of tober 19, 1936.
The option was originally granted
Mrx. Rose Gay, Mrs. Galbreath, Miss
Ethel Henderson and Miss Alice for a five-year period but because of
delays in the litigation, it was re­
Harper.
F ifty members and forty-one vis­ newed by a 69-to-l vote at special
itors were in attendance. A rising city election August 19, 1931.
By
of the United O
States
vote of
rw
thanks
s s s « a **u »
was extended
C A lC I lU e il
to
IO
* decision
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ta tU Y
One of the un»l serious aulotno-
bile accident* in recent month* oc­
curred Saturday ulght near the W II
low Spring* service station, between
(•old H ill and Central Point, and in
jured seven members of the G. C.
Robbins family and Mrs. Bobbin»'
M r*. Bose llainon, all of Gold H ill.
Traveling in the Bobbin»' Chevro­
let sedan on their way home from
Medforil about eight o'clock Satur home. About three or foui month*
The band w ill be playing by the
day night, the machine crashed ugo she became ill ana was moved Mrs. Clarence Cook Escape* time the basketball season open*.
head-on into u Ford coupe driven to (irants Pas* over two months ago Injury W hen Car Tips Over This w ill add pep to the game, as
by Mark Axtell of Grant* Pass. All where she passed away Tuesday,
Well as furnish more pleasure to
members of the Bobbins family and September 29. She leave* her hus­
Mrs. Clarence Cook of Gold H ili those who watch.
Mr. Axtell were badly hurt in the band at Bogue River where he mov­ raireculously escaped serious injury
smash and were taken to the Com ed recently since selling ib e lr borne last Thursday afternoon when the LARGER G LEE CLUB T H IS TEAS
niuuily hospital in Medford.
to Mr. and Mrs. Donahue from I xm W illy * sedan she was driving turned
We also have a Glee club, one
Mr. Kohhina Hurt Worst
Angeles, California. and three step over on its side near Central P o in t which is larger than it has been
Mr. Bobbins is suffering from a sons in Michigan.
The accident took place when Mrs. for a number of years. There are 21
fractured pelvis and numerous cuts
Cook turned out to miss striking a girls and 24 boys, with Phyllis M il-
anil bruises. It is also possible that
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Galbreath boy on a bicycle on the “S" turn U r at the piano. The name th? girls
there are Internal injuries. He w ill who live near the Alaska Auto just this side of Central Point. As have chosen is “Miss Sharp and
be confined to the hospital for some Park and their daughter, Mrs. Grant the car swerved, it struck loose Her Fiats.” The boys have not cho­
time.
Neeley and daughter Gay of Med­ gravel and tipped over on its side. sen their name yet. Miss Sharp is
Mrs. Bobbins was severely cut on ford attended the Gold Bush cel­ Mrs. Cook stated she was driving at the excellent Glee club instructor.
the head, arms and legs but was ebration at Yreka, California, last a moderate speed at the time of the
As far as is known at ^present, the
able to return to her home near week. It is their former home and accident, which probably saved her first big program in which they w ill
Gold H ill Tuesday. Mrs. Humon was they have many friends living from serious injuries. She was only H a g w ill b« at Christmas.
VaUcy for their assistance tn Suprema Court in May 1935, the
badly shaken up and bruised.
there.
badly shaken up by the mishap but
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Just now the Glee club Is prac­ the initiation.
*
•
Beaver
Portland
eompany was
The Bobbins children were all
the car was quite badly damaged.
ticing “ I'm a Lone Cow-hand” with
granted
permission
to
build the dam
Pie
and
coffee
was
served
in
the
bruised and scratched by flying
Gene M iller left Sunday fo r Brem ­
She was alone in the car.
amusing pantomifte.
newly decorated dining room up­ after the suit had been in the courts
glass. They are: June, age IS; Stan erton, Washington, where he w ill
stairs. Credit for this is due the more than fifteen years.
ley, I I ; Joyce, 9; Winston, 4, and loin his ship the SS Texas after
improvements made
LOCAL ITEM S
Home Economics chib.
Neil, 2. June was the most unfor spending the past ten days visiting
• New roofing is being put on the
Gold H01 Health Unit
tunate, she receiving a brpken an hi* grandmother, Mrs. Pauline Wahl
W alter Bower of Klamath Falls gymnasium and a play shed is be­ H I-W A Y IN N C AFE CHANGES
kle, hut is recuperating at home
and friend*.
Holds First Fall M eeting
visited over the week end at his ing built for the grade school chil­
Axtell, driver of the other car,
HANDS D U R IN G W EEK
dren.
home in this city.
suffered a fractured knee and cuts.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Doomsiuiter
The Gold H ill division of the
He was taken to a Grants Pass hos­ and son Nelson Lae and .Mr. and
Miss Mildred Smith spent the
Mr. and Mrs. H a rry Easton, who Jackson County Health association
STUDENT BODY OFFICERS
have operated the H i-w ay Inn here
pital after spending Saturday night Mrs. M. Kilgore of Grants Pass were week end in Medford the guest of
inaugurated its series of meetings
The following are the student
her
sister
Mrs.
Geo.
Brown.
for the past two years, this week
in Medford.
Tuesday evening guest* at the home
body officers:
fur
the fall season on Tuesday, af­
Cause uf Accident Uncertain
sold the business to Mr. and Mrs.
of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Boomslulter
Furnished house for rent. Inquire
President— Leo Walker.
J. A. Bonney of Medford. The cafe ternoon, October 6 at the home of
The cause of the crash has not and daughter Mrs. Louis D ruif.
of Mrs. H. D. Reed.
sdv.
Vice-president— Phyllis M iller.
been determined. There were no eye They also enjoyed the evening play­
w ill now be known as Bonney’s the Misses Jacobs on the Pacific
highway.
Secretary— Merle Kendall.
Cafe.
witnesses. State police are investi ing (he new game, Monopole.
Mrs. Floyd Lance of W o lf Creek,
Treasurer— Freda Young.
The meeting opened with the
gating.
Mrs. Bonney is now in charge of
visited Thursday w ith her parents,
Sargent-at-Arms— Roberta Mullin.
Lins Dorman First on Seen«
the new business. Mr. Bonney is reading of a letter of encourage­
Benjamin Harrison who form erly Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cook.
Yell Leaders— Sybil W alker and
I.insley Dorman, of Gold H ill, lived here but now living at Grave
convalescing in a Yreka, California, ment from the president of the as­
Lloyd Hammond.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Robert
Robinson
of
on his way to Medforil, was the first Creek rereived word last week that .
hospital from bad burns received sociation, Miss Mildred Carleton.
valley v
Reporter— Frances Reames.
Sams Valley visited friends in Gold
Many plans for beneficial work
person to view the scene of the “
August 30. He is a lineman for Cop­
“I" «
north « ' H ill Saturday.
co. Mrs. Bonney waas form erly cook was discussed and the unit extends
wreck. He took Mrs. Bobbins and Port Orford on the coast, had lo s t1
FRESHM AN IN IT IA T IO N FR ID A Y
a most cordial invitation to anyone
Stanley to the hospital, an ambu­ everything by fire and another sis­
at the Tow n club in Medford.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hammerxly
The freshman initiation w ill take
lance carrying the other victims of ter living at Coquille passed away moved Saturday to Sawyers Bar.
Mr. and Mrs. Easton plan to visit inerested in welfare w ork to Join
place Friday and the initiation par­
the accident. He and other motor at the time of the fire.
friends in Grants Pass for a time, the Gold H ill division and unite in
California, where B ill has employ­
ty
Friday night.
ment.
1st* who arrived shortly, lifted the
uniil Mr. Easton fully recovers from this work.
The meeting was held on the
his recent illness. He is able to be
car off Mr. Bobbins, who was pin­
Mr. and Mrs. H. Korth left Sat­
Every
day
is
somebody’s
birthday
NUGGET
NEWS
NOTES
lawn,
and as it was the tenth anni­
ned beneath. Other members of the urday evening for San Francisco,
up and around now after nearly a
From 7th A 8th Grade«
versary of Miss Nellie Jacobs’ part
month’s sickness.
fam ily were able to crnwl from the California on a business trip to be or somebody's anniversary. How
about a box of candy from H orn­
in health w ork in Gold H ill unit, a
car.
gone several days.
ing’s Shack, Grants Paas.
«dv.
The seventh graders are learning
special cake w ith ten candles was
Both nutomnhiles involved In the
SARDINE CREEK N EW S produced and much merriment
the 121st Psalm.
collision were badly damaged, the
Mr. anil Mrs. Elliot Butler and
Geo. H aff returned Friday from
By Mrs. F. N. Tygart
Since
the
high
school
boys
turned
caused by her efforts to blow the
Impact knocking them into the ditch. son Tommy of Medford were M o n -■-------
e — Bar,
—— • California w here «••
Sawyers
he
the fire hose on the baseball dia­
candles out.
day evening guests at the home of has been working for the past sev
Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Smith were
mond it hasn't been so dusty.
The ladies present were Mrs.
Mrs. Effie Birdseye and fam ily.
ersl months.
shoppers in Grants Pass Wednes­
Edith Howes wrote two letters to
Tonv Engel, Mrs. Paul A. Throne.
day.
A truck load of about tw enty-flve
E ‘?
le« W ed n e«»v June Robbins. One whs signed by
Mrs. Pauline W ahl, Mrs. Clay Biles,
nil
the
eighth
graders.
June
hopes
re f ig h te r , w e re taken n n tn . h , m o rn ,n g io r
K la m e th f o r a visil
Miss
Nelly Jacobs, Annie Boye, Mrs.
fire fighters were tnken up to the
Ed Shipley has been quite sick
F. W. R id e r, Mrs. W. G. Howes,
Employees at the Beaver Portland Anderson ranch Thursday morning w ith her sister, Mrs. Rose Card- to be back in about two weeks. Her the past week.
ankle is in a splint. Several eighth
M illie W alker. Jean Bove. Miss H el­
cement i>lnni “split the melon” Iasi to check the fire that had burned I well.
grade Safety First experts were in­
en Parish. Miss Lyndall Jacobs and
week— Hie melon being a huge wa­ over the top of the mountain from
Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Barnes were
C. E. Bratton of Herman, Minne­
terested in a new car which over­
Mrs. Emily Lively.
termelon Unit had grown on a vine Caris creek and also Applegate
dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and
sota, and Miss Lucille Bratton of turned near Thorne's place.
whieh hud come up near the plum,
Mrs. Ed Fiene.
Minneapolis, Minn, father and sis­
Benny Reams killed a black
evidently from seeds tossed away
I.O.O.F. N E W S
Mrs. Norman Baxter was taken to ter of Mrs. Wm. Allen arrived this
widow spider Tuesday morning
the year before. All of whieh again the Sacred Heart hospital at Med­ week for a visit here.
(By Toney Ross, Sec.)
Mrs. Harold Smith was in Med­
w hile waiting for the bus.
proves lliat dust from the plunt does ford Tuesday suffering with a very
ford on business one day this week.
Outdoor basketball practice has
Miss
June
Moore
of
Ashland,
spent
not hinder vegeglatiou.
Tile plans are to go w ith our can­
sore throat.
the week end here w ith her parents, been started.
Ralph Dusenberry is employed i l didates Io Golden Rule Lodge No.
Nathan and Edwin Banry walked
Hurry Easton, who prepnred the
78 and have them confer the second
Mr. and Mrs. Henry M iller from Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moore. She is at­
the Lively Lime company.
barbecue for the fuir here and sick Grants Paasx were visiting Thurs­ tending Southern Oregon Normal w ithin a few feet of a doe Sunday.
degree for them. Wednesday, Oc­
Some good pictures of colored
ever since, wondering how come the day at the home of their son Lloyd for the second year.
Miss Beverly Christensen spent tober 14. Everyone that wishes to
people
were drawn by eighth grade
other 2,1)00 survived so well.
go should be at the lodge hall not
and fam ily near Riviera.
Sunday
in Ashland.
Monday evening Mrs. Dennis Mc­ history class members. The seventh
later than 7 p. m. Don’t forget the
Guire entertained her patrol of grade students are drawing pictures
Mrs. Noel Kellogg limping nround
date
and be sure to go. That means
Rally Day w ill be observed by G irl Scouts at a pot luck dinner. A f­
A DOLLAR
of Indians.
from rheumatism after wading in the Foots Creek Sunday School
you too!
ter dinner the girls studied on their
the Rogue while fishing, bui saying Sunday, October 11, w ith ■ basket
Is a Good Friend
tests. Those enjoying the evening
it was worth it ns she caught a fish lunch at noon.
C. D. WOOLVERTON PASSES
Save One.
were Jill Martin, Mildred and Lu­ Sam* V alley Student*
about (-------------) that long.
AT ALMEDA, CALIFO R N IA
Many
are
better
than
one,
cille Smith, Dorothy Ham and Ruth
To Give Play Friday Eve
I-. A. Rates of Albany has return­ Lance.
Save Many.
ASH, W ALKER was seen tearing ed to look after his property, the
C. D. Woolverton, a form er resi­
Look upon each one
The Sams Valley high school stu­
across a field and then hurdrling Black Channel mine.
dent and father of Alex Woolverton
As a Good Friend.
B EING IN TW O BUCKS
dents
w
ill
give
a
three-act
comedy-
¿p an oak tree, nt the Chief W h it­
of this place, passed away October
Then you w ill not part
drama entitled "W here’s Grandma.
sett ranch Wednesday. The big rush
second at the home of his daughter f
W ith them foolishly
Clyde W alker and two sons Trestle Friday evening, October 9, at 8 p. m.
CARD OF THANKS
was caused by Molly Moo Cow.
Mrs. Rertha Gamble of Almeda, Cal­
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. and Leo and Frank Carter returned
A small admission fee w ill be
FARMERS A FRUITGROWERS
ifornia. His body was shipped to
We wish to express our apprecia- Wednesday noon from a successful charged. The pupils are working
U N T IL NOVEMBER 15 an en­
BANK
Forest Lawn cemetery at Los An­
tion to all Ihe kind friends and rnorn,n«’s hunt
Sardine creek, fo r new basketball suits and pro­
Member Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
largement free w ith every doxen
geles to rest beside his w ife.
neighbors who have assisted us In P y?e ¡.nd
b° ¡ h
’ n,ce
ceeds from the play w ill be used for
portraits nt Then's Photo and Em­ many ways during our recent fire L . o n e ' M ^ S S J n . i J ”
Mrs. Alex Woolverton who left
that
purpose.
The
public
is
urged
Mr. and Mrs. A. Meunier and fam­ here Tuesday evening to be with
broidery Studios, 72 So. Sixth St.,
to
attend
and
help
the
students
in
ily of W o lf Creek spent Sunday In him w ill return home Sunday
Grants Pass, Oregon.
01-29 loss.— Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Smith.
I seen.
this w orthy cause.
Gold H ill w ith relatives and friends. morning.
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