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®J)e (forth Mill Bfetea The Moat Thoroughly Reed Weekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggest Little Town in the State VOLUME XXXVIII THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1956 GOLD HILL. OREGON. CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS Grange H. E. C. Plana Council Approve» Beer Beaver» Tie Fast For Chriatmaa Party Licenae»; Studie» Fire Grant» Pa»» Team PLANNED BY CHURCH, Hose Purchase LODGE AND S C H O O L The high school basketball team The Gold Nugget IL E. C. met at The bin event of (he year u* fur us ilir ciiilurcu of Ulin community arc concerned is scheduled lot next Tuesduy night, December 22. It ii thr iiiiiiuiil Christmas parly s|Hin sored for ninny yeurs by the I. (). It. F. lodge of Gold Hill. Or dinarily Ihi» parly Is held on (Uirisliiitiit live hut thia year it win decided Io have il on Hie regulur lodge niillil. Word has been received by Ihe lodge from Simla Claim Hull he will not fail the children anil Ihul he plans Io be here lliat night to greet them in person. There will be a bug of candy ami nuts for every boy and girl who attends. A program is also being planned nml members of the bulge are ex pecting u big crowd of youngsters and oldsters to enjoy the fun. The program will start al X o’clock and everyone is invited. ChrixIninH I’agennt At School The Inn at Itctlilcueni, u Christ mas pageant by Itev. Win. Thom son Hnnst'hc will* be prtsented lo the eoinpiuniiy by the high school student body and chorus directed by Miss Beulah Sharp, next Wed nesday evening ut the gymnasium. The pageunt, historically accur ate, also draws an imuginury pic ture of Ihe inn-keeper of Itethle- luiii, who turned wuy Mary amt Joseph. Gust of characters includes: The innkeeper. Hubert Mullin. Ilis servant, l.nVern Walker. His wife. Beverly Phillips. Itabbi Jolhen. Champlin Garrison. Shepherds of Bethlehem, Koberl Korlh, Hay Blair, Duane Hutchins, Fred Herrin. Wise Men. Harry Fredrick. Ken neth Ward, Boss Turpin. Julius, a Homan Captain, Howard Wilson. Homan Patrol Leader. Jack Mar tin. Joseph. Janies Cornutl. Groups of women servants nml Homan soldiers. The chorus of Ihirly voices sing familiar Ghrislmss carols, foreign carols, and special pageant music before and during Ihe pageant, which will begin al X o’clock. There is no admission charge. Special Service at Church Tbc Methodist Sunday school will observe the Christmas season with a special service Sunday morning. Gbrislmas songs will lie presented, and (lie church will be specially decorated for Ihe occasion. the Grange Imll Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs. Marjorie Pena, Mrs. Den nis McGuire mid Miss Joyce Hund ley us Joint hostesses. .Motion was made und curried for ail old members lo cull on Ihe new members us soon us possible. I’luns were made for a Christmas parly lo bi given in Hie Grunge bull December 21st, ul 1:30 p. in. All Flora friends will exchange gifts und find out who (heir “Flor as” are. The Grange will have » Gbrislmas party Ibe same evening, when each gentleman will bring a gift for a lady, mid vire-versu. This plan will prevent the gentleman re ceiving n box of face powder, and Ihe lady a box of cigars. Interesting readings were given by each member present followed iy ii “Kitchen Shower Contest" in which Mrs. William Aulenreilh won •he prise. Hefreshliienls of fruit salad, cook ies and lea were »erveil and a pret ty hirlhduy cake cut complimenting Mrs. F. N. Tygurl, whose birthday anniversary occurs this month. All members of the H. E. C. arc urgently requested lo he present al Ihe next meeting,—Ihe last Home Economies club inecHng of 1930. Three licenses for the talc of beer have been approved by Ibe city council. They are for Hie Ace of Spades, Chris' Place and lo Ghat. Linebarger al Ibe Gold Hill hotel. At u special Hireling Wednesday night, the council ordered 199 feet of new rhemieal hose for the fire truck. Additional two-inrh hose for fire fighting muy be purchased later us some of the hose now in use has served Hie city for over 20 years. I. O. O. F. LODGE NEWS (By Toney Boss., Sec., Announcement was made Ihls week by Dseur M. Shepherd that he had purchased (he Gold Hiil Meal Market and would he in cliurge beginning Friday of this week. The niarkel has been operated for the past few months by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Thompson. Mr. Shepherd Is from Hogue Hiver. On Saturday, December 12 H. D. Force, Arthur Gorham, Paul Thoinp- ,on, W. W. ililtle, and Toney Boss visited Jacksonville Lodge No. 10 to ,ee them confer Ihe initiatory de gree on their candidate. About 40 member* were present from ull over Ihe valley. A very nice evening was Hie unanimous opinion of all. Tuesday, December 15, Jackson ville Lodge No. 10 brought their can didate to Gold Hill Lodge No. 120 wlio conferred Ihe first degree on iiim. Saturday, December 19 will be Ibe big Gbrislmas dunce. It will be held g| tin- I. (). O. F. hull. Good music is engaged and we hope everyon* will buy a ticket. Sup|>er will be ex tra. Tuesday, December 22 will be Ihe night for Hie children lo see the Christinas tree and shake hands with Santa Clans. Hemember that all the kids in Ihe eominunity are Invited and welcome lo this Christmas tree and program, and we hope to see them and their parents present December 22 at X p. m. Pete Myer» Passes Away Dance Here Saturday Gold Hill Meat Market Under New Management Word was received here today that Pete Myers, former resident, hud passed away at the county home nenr Talent. He was nbout 75 years old. Funeral arrangements were not known as this issues goes to press. F.I.KS XMAS PARTY TONIGHT The Medford Elks lodge Is hold ing Ils annual Christmas parly in Ihat eib tonight (Thursday). Pro ceeds of Ihe parly are used each year lo provide Christmas baskets for needy families of the Hogue riv- er valley. H. D. Reed mid M. B. Merriman of Guild Hill have been nnpointed lo lake charge of the distribution of Ihe baskets in this locality. ' Good peppy music has been se cured for the Dild Fellows dance which is to be held in the hall this Saturday night. Money raised from this affair will go to defray ex penses of the Christmas tree anil everyone is urged lo attend. Tickets are on sale at 59c. IMPROVEMENTS MADE AT S. P. STATION HERE Percy Gutlnek of Yoncalla, South ern Pacific company carpenter, has been working at the local de|>ot for several weeks building a new loading platform around Ihe build ing. The limbers under the old plat form were in bad condition anil were lorn out. CHUCK Y F IN D Mrs. Leon Wi c visited Saturday with the Hill Alb n family who live near Hogue Hlvcr. She reports Ihat Ihe All ii ’ s have all been «pule sick with Ihe flu but arc better now. Mr. and Mrs. Olney Edingtnn and son Huger of Shasta, California came Saturday for a visit with Mrs. J. L, Edlnglon. Mr. Edlngton re turned Io his work and Mrs. Eriing- lon and Roger ' ill remain here tin til after Christmas. The Spy-Glaatf J. W. Fish ami IL IL “Bud" Force swapping stories at the fair board meeting Monday night when they found out tlial they bulb had been raised in Hie same vicinity near Central Point. The lerrlbli gumbo in Hud section came up for discus sion. Mr. Fish, when a boy, claims lie killed skunks with huge clods of Ihe gumbo attuebed to their tails and lie wondered how they dragged Hie dirt around. Hud came hark with a yarn that pigs on the old homestead died from lack of sleep —Hie gumbo slicking lo Hie pigs’ tails in such quantities that It held their eyes open all the time. Delos Walker, hanging baby dia pers on Hie line Sunday morning, and peering from underneath to see if anyone had witnessed Hie job. The ol' Spyglass got him llio. Got a glimpse of Paul Thompson washing similar articles Ihe other dny, but be declines to hang them up. Gdrl Scouts spreading Christmas cheer bv singing Christmas carols in local stores Wednesday. OUT went to Grants Puss last Friday afternoon where they lied Ibe Cli mate City boys at 15-all alter lead ing by a good mat gin Ihe entire game. Gold Hill paid dearly fur their honors, however, as Jack Mar tin forward, fell during Lie las, quarter breaking his arm in three places. This leaves a rrippled Bea ver team with the basketball sea son just getting under way. Gold Hill took an early lead unit held the advantage al 14 to 4 al the end of Ihe half, over Ihe second team. At this time the first team from Grants Pass was run in. They held Ihe Beavers lo one score and piled up II counters for themselves. The score was 15 lo 13 when Mar lin went oul with three-fourths ol a minute lo play. In the remaining lime Grants Pass got one more bas ket. No overtime period was played lo decide the He. Eagle Point Wins Tuesday Tuesday night the Beavers play ed Laglv Point on Hie home floo.* loosing lo them 25 to 17. Gold Hill led 12 to 11 at the half. During Ihe second half Eagle Point got the best of the Gold Hill players and piled up 14 more points. The game was very rough. The preliminary Tuesday evening was a fast game between the second cams of the two schools with Eagle Point winning 18 lo 21. The con test was close throughout with first one team and then the other taking the lead. Delos Walker was referee for both games. Jack Martin kept score anil Clint Walker was timekeeper. Friday night of this week Gold Hill clashes with Sams Valley on Ihe latter's court. Relief Corps Ha» Christmas Party (I)aisy Paul. Press Corr.) The Women’s Belief orps had their Christmas party Wednesday, December 16. Lunch was served at noon. A small Christmas tree was used for a centerpiece. Numbers were placed on each gift and a number under each plate. After lunch each one look turns in giving Ihe nmhber under her plate and Ihe gift Hud had the corresponding number and a bag of candy was given to everyone. At our next meeting December 23 we will only have a business meet ing. Come early, so those who wish lo go to the school house will have plenty of lime. NUMBER 37 FOOTS CREEK NEWS H. D. FORCE CHOSEN FAIR BOARD HEAD SUCCEEDING J. FISH (By Mr*. Marloa Lance) The ladies of Ihi Foots Creek Sun day School gave a surprise parly Thursday afternoon for Mrs Paul ine W ahl at her home. Befreslunents of cake, cookies, jello and tea were sei veil. Those present were Mrs. Veneil Cerveny, Mrs. Glen I)e Jan vier, Mrs. George Hutchins, Mrs. George Hutchins, Jr. of Medford. Mrs. Tom Henderson, Mr* Clay Biles, Mrs. Lloyd Miller and Mrs. George Lance. On December 20, ¡he annual Christinas tree, pro gram and treat for Ihe children will lie held. Another piece of property in the ommunity has been sold recently. Wesley Niekleson of Texas bought ‘he Arthur Frost place former’s- 'mown as the Dick Hichman prop- •rty, Ihe early pari of Ihe week. Mr. ind Mrs. Frost and family moved o a place about two miles up Evans Creek near Rogue Hiver. Gene Miller arrived here Wednes- tay from Bremerton, Washington ror a visit with his grandmother, Mrs. Pauline Wahl here.and with friends on Sardine Creek. Gene is on leave until after the first of the year when he will return to his ship the U S. S. Texas, which will sail for New York and other ports to be gone for three years. IL I). Force was elected presi dent of the fair board at a brief meeting Monday night. He will suc ceed J. W. Fish. H. El Blankenburg was chosen vice president; Mrs. Esther Gilchrist will again serve as secretary, and Mrs. Perry Wait was named treasurer. Various phases of the fair work came up for discussion but no ac- ion was taken at this session, it being decided to wait until the new officers and other members of the fair board call sessions next year. Funeral Services Held Friday for Geo. Hall Last riles for George Hall, father of Mrs. H. S. Kies of Gold Hill, and a former resident of this city, were held Friday afternoon at the Con ger Funeral Chapel in Medford. In terment was in the Odd Fellow cemetery in that city. Mr. Hail was born in Wisconsin, February 26, 1849. Coming west he first settled in California, then mov ing to Washington, in 1879 where he was married the same year. His wife, Emma .preceded him in death in 1939. They moved to Jackson county 44 years ago and had resid ed here practically ever since. Mr. Hall farmed near Browns ville for some time and also did considerable mining, owning the old Centennial mine on anes creek for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bales, w b- have been living on Fools Creek GARDEN CLUB NEWS for some time where he has been helping Mrs. Bales' father, Mr. Hale, Tomorrow afternoon, Friday, De work the former Mickey Began mine, left Sunday for Alsea, Ore cember 18, the long-awaited Christ gon, near Newport, where he will mas party of the club is scheduled. Past Presidents Esther Gilchrist have charge of a fish hatchery. and Hait i Holderness are hostesses Dick Turpin, who has been ilt for at the home of Mrs. Gilchrist. As previously announced, this some time, was taken to the Sacred Heart hospital at Medford Thurs will begin with a potluck luncheon day Mr. Battin, who lives on Ihe at one o’clock. The hostesses an former Carle place, has also been nounce that dessert is already pro vided, so that members w ill bring sick. dishes to complete the menu. A gift exchange will be held, Mrs. Pauline Wahl went lo Med ford Saturday to visit for several each one attending bringing a gift days with her daughter, Mrs. Maude for the drawing. New members are Invited, and West. old members are urged to bring at E. L. Ernst, who has been in the least one new member. This is also Community hospital at Medford for dues paying meeting. This party is one of the two so several weeks, is reported improv ing, and will return lo his bom? cial meetings of the club year, and, soon. The Casino will be closed with special Christmas observance for Ihe winter. Mr. and Mrs. Veneil planned, an unusually pleasant aft Cerveny who have been living in ernoon is anticipated. the Geo. Lance house during the SAMS VALLEY GRANGE NEWS time he was employed as head cook ut the Casino, have moved baek Ip The newly elected officers of Iheir place near the C. Carr prop Sams Valley grange will go to erty. Hogue Hiver next Tuesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Hob Cook of Gold December 22, to be jointly installed Hill anil daughter, Mrs. Floyd Lance with officers from Live Oak and of Wolf Creek, also Ruth Lance anil (¡old Hill granges. The county in Jill Martin of Gold Hill spent Suu stalling team will be in charge. day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Each grange is asked to bring enough refreshments for their own Leslie Cook. group. Mrs. George Hutchins Jr. and Regular meeting will be held Sat baby soil of Medford spent Ihe week end at the home of Mr. anil urday evening December 19. A spec- Mrs. George Hutchins near Riviera al Christmas program is being pre- iared with a Christmas tree as tbe tain feature. Each member attend- The young daughter of Mr. am Mrs. Harry Cramer of Birdseyi ng is asked to bring an inexpen- Creek Hud lias been very ill. threat ive gift for the tree. Names will be ened with pneumonia is reported ■xchanged before the meeting. mproving. Last Thursday about 25 men met Delon's Theresa Ross of Gobi he grange met to work on the hall. Hill spent the week end at the home The pouring of cement in Ihe forms if her uncle and wife, Mr. and Mrs. vas completed in Ihe afternoon, lohn Holst, construction foreman, George Koster. was well pleased with Ihe amount of work accomplished. Several TWIN GIRLS BORN TO MR. AND MRS. WM. ROSKNCRANS grange ladies met at the community kitchen and prepared a turkey din Twin girls were born Thursday. ner for the workers. December 10. lo Mr. and Mrs. Wil Thirty-four members from Sams liam Rosenerans of Gulls creek. The Iwo infants weighed 5 and 6 Valley attended the state officers pounds each and were named conference nt Jacksonville last Fri day. Our team w n t.rst prize in Joyce Jean and Janice JoAnn. the officers seating drill contest and as all our officers were pres Cooperation ent. we also won a block and gavel set in the attendance contest. This We believe in cooperation. will grace Ihe matser’s desk and is And with our rapid and contin ued growth we are milking satis a welcome addition to the equip factory progress along this and ment. other progressive lines. TEPOVACS HAVE SON FARMERS AND FRUITGROWERS Mr. and Mrs. Mike Tepovne of BANK Gold Hill are the happy pnrents of Member Federal Deposit Insurance a son. born Saturday at a Medfora Cerporxlton hospital.
