The Gold Hill News
The Moit Thoroughly Read Weekly in Southern Oregon, Published in the Biggest Little Town in the State
VOLUME XLI1
Santa Claus to
Be Welcomed
Here This Week
_________________ m i . l J H IL L , U K L M JN
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BENEFIT DANCE AT
HALL HEBE HATIRDAY
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,
1939
Su persti tious L it lager t
Judge Chisholm Tries
Fear Year of Had l.u tk
Several December Cases
If Candle» Die on Tree
LONDON.—Early Christm as tra
ditions still endure among English
Yule celebrants
No Christm as tree is considered
complete in rural areas unless it is
bedecked with little candles of dif
ferent Colors Many people count it
an ill sign if once lit the candles
go out or are snuffed out before
they have burned to their ends. In
old days the candle was m ade such
a size that it would burn from the
time it was lit until midnight. If
it went out before that, evil was
portended to the family for the com
ing year.
The Yule log, which many hold
should be lit by a brandy preserved
from the previous y e a r’s stock,
should be blown into a blaze by the
maids, but these must have clean
faces and hands or the log will not
light easily. In the north of Eng
land it was once custom ary to let
the servants have free drink so long
as the log burned.
NUMBER 36
Beavers Win
From Glendale,
Lose 2 Games
Several ease.s have been tried in
the local court by Justice of the
Peace John Chisholm since the first
of the month.
Biehard MacKay who has been
On December 1 H arry Leroy Oli
w orking in Klamath Falls came this
ver of T rail entered a plea of guil
week Io stay with bis ‘ m other Mrs.
ty Ix-fore Judge Chisholm on a
Lillie MacKay.
charge of possessing game birds
(llltlSTM AS EVENTS PLANNED
out of season. He was fined $25 and
AT SCHOOL AND LODGE
Floyd Lance of T rinity Center,
C arrying out a stiff three-gam o
costs. Officer was Ed W alker.
OPEN TO PUBI.1C
California visited friends und rela
schedule for the past week the Gol t
John
Woodrow
Bratton
of
S
u
th
tives here W ednesday. His daughter
erlin appeared on December 8 on Hill high school basketball team
Christinas will be appropriately
Both returned with him to spend
a charge of speeding a truck. Up won a thrilling contest on the home
welcomed Io (¡old Hill thia wceit
the holidays in California.
on pleading guilty he was fined boards from the Glendale cugers
w ith the locul organizations p re
$7.50 and costs. Officers w ere F. J. Friday evening, dropped a game to
senting th eir atinuul observances
Mrs. G ertrude Hoserruns has been
the tall Prospect five Saturday eve
Beers and A. E. Stoehr.
in honor of this occasion. Lodges,
quite ill tins week and is staying at
On December 11 William G rant ning and lost to G rants Pass T ues
churches anil the school have plan
the home of her sister Mrs. Buy Et-
Cummings
of Bogue Biver entered day evening in the Climate city.
ned events to take place thia week.
linger and family in Medford
In the close Gold Hill-G lendale
a plea of guilty to angling by p ro
Thia (Thuraduy) evening the
game a packed gym saw the Beav
FOOTS CREEK ITEMS
hibited
methods.
He
was
fined
$25
Methodist church and the (¡old
(By Mrs. Marion Lance)
C. J. Van Zile of Porllund came
and costs. On that same day A rthur ers take an early lead which they
Hill Grunge will join with the
held throughout the game. At half
J uesday to spend some time here on
l.usk of Central Point also entered
school in presenting a gay Christ
time the locals w ere leading the
Misses Butii und Evelyn King, mining business. He is at the Gold
a plea of guilty to possessing a val
nma progruiu and party at the
Loggers by 4 tallies and the final
luugliters of Mr. und Mrs. Furl Hill Hotel.
id
operators
license.
He
was
fined
Ex-Detroit Paper Boys
school auditorium . Everyone is
sing who form erly lived or. Bird.s-
$2.50 and costs. Officers w ere A. E. score was 13 to 19 in favor of Gold
cordially invited to take purl In
Aid 65,000 at Christmas Stoehr
Hill.
Mr. und Mrs. Joe Lewis and fam
•ye creek w ere calling on friends
and Clark Johnson. A com
this free entertainm ent.
DETROIT.
—
Twenty-five
years
The follow ing evening the Beav
ily
visited
W
ednesday
with
Mrs.
11 the community Suturday. Miss
ago the late Jam es Brady conceived plaint was also filed against H ar
A very interesting program con
Cvely u and Mr. E. T ucker of Sel Lewis' parents, Mr. und Mrs Wm. the idea of raising funds to insure ley Glenn Cummings for operating! ers traveled to Prospect w here
slating of songs, readings, a skit
they met defeat at the hands of the
im were m arried Monday and Musty of Central Point.
needy children a m erry Christm as a m otor vehicle w ith no operators
und an oiieretlu will he presented
pent a short honeymoon at Cres-
by
organizing
a
group
of
men
who
license, hut he has failed to appear. Prospect quintet to the tune of 31
during the evening. Santa Claus
to 18. It w as reported th at the
W. B. Patterson of Tulsa, Okla- as boys had sold new spapers in the
ent City, California
H arold Helmley Wilson of Sams
will also he present and will a r
Mr. and Mrs Frank Morgun l e i t ' l,,,mu came T hursday Io spend some city. The idea was for them to re Valley appeared on December 12 Prospect boys each ranged well a-
rive with hags of candy, nuts and
Friday for the home al Full City, time here on business. He is stay turn to their old corners at a stated on a charge of operating a m otor bove six feet.
oranges for all of the children.
period and sell papers to all who
Tuesday of this week the local
Washington after spending sonic ing at the Gold Hill Hotel.
passed
Last year this organiza vehicle w ith four adult persons in boys also played aw ay from home
The (¡range members will p re
time visiting their daughter and
the
drivers
seat.
He
entered
a
plea
tion of oldtim ers raised about
sent a skit entitled, ’’We T hree
w hen they met the G rants Pass
Mr. und Mrs. Sterling Richmond $150,000.
family, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bax
of guilty and was fined $2.50 and
Kings of O rient Arc”, anil the
team on th e ir floor. The final
of
Roseburg
were
week
end
guests
ter amt Karen Ann near Hiviera
costs.
grade school will present an oper
score of this game stood 31 to 21
of Mrs. Richm ond's bro th er in law MRS. HOOD HONORED AT
.into purk.
On December 18, Jam es Lon Be
etta, "W hen Santa Forgot the
in favor of the Climate city squad.
and sister Mr. und Mrs. Joe Lewis l-AYETTE SHOWER FRIDAY
John
Byun
a
n
d
housekeepei,
atty of Fort Lewis, W ashington
B row ns”.
The score at half time was 5 to 12
Mrs. Elsie Mc.Merriek and children and family.
en tered a plea of guilty to opera
The east for the operetta is as
in favor of G rants Pass.
Alice und George who form er!'
Mrs. Melford Hood was honor tion of a m otor vehicle w ith one
follow s: Mr. Bennett, Stanley Bob
Mrs.
Wm.
Puhi,
Max
Schmidt
an
d
The Gold Hill seconds played on
lived at Evans Vulley near Wimer,
ed at a lovely layette show er given head light. He was fined $2.50 and
bins; Mrs. Bennett, Mary Mel.arn-
where Mr. Byun was em ployed al Mrs. C. W. Martin s|H-nt W ednesday Friday at the home of her sister, costs and the fine was suspended. the same evenings as the first team
en; (iraiidinother, Joyce Colvin;
and follow ed in th eir footsteps by
the Dredge moved recently Io t h e 1 shopping in Medford.
Mrs. John Chisholm, Hostesses w ere Officers w ere F. J. Beers and Jack
•Sue, K atherine liases; Tomin.',
w
inning from Glendale and losing
orm er W alter Stephenson place 1
Marvin T hrone; Maid, June W ild on the left fork of Foots creek. Mr. | Mike Tepovac and Vonnie Tepov- Mrs. Joe Lewis, Mrs. D arrel H en H. Beers.
to both Prospect and G rants Pass
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,
—
drickson
and
Mrs.
Chisholm.
s’« ; Tabby, the Cat, Sydney P a rk
reserves.
tyan is employed at the Black i ar have been quite ill recently w ith
Those enjoying the affair w ere ENJOY ANNUAL CHRISTMAS
h u rst; Neighbor Cat. Barbara Na
The local teams will play th e ir
Channel mine w here a new dredge I flu.
Mesdames
Veltie
Biles,
H
arry
Newn-
than; Santa Claus, Blimey Brumes;
PARTY AT CLEMENT HOME
next game follow ing the holidays
s being built. Bedford Biles und
ham, Clyde Kell, Bay W yatt, Delos
Mr. Brown. Boy Cndden; Mrs.
Mrs. George Dorman and Helen
when they open th e ir conference
’.ester Boling who form erly w ork
W alker, W ilmer Bailey, Derwin
Brown, Laura Hungry.
A group of friends enjoyed their season w ith Central Point on the
s|M
-nt
W
ednesday
visiting
Mr.
and
ed for D. II. Ferry on Foots creek
Maple, Logan G ardner, Bulph Born- annual Christm as party at tiie home
Brown children, Allan C arr, Na
local boards January 5.
mil Grave creek, are also einplov- Mrs. Archie Bains and family of anian, Frank Jones and Miss Janet
of Mrs. Jim Clement W ednesday
deau Sw indler, Denise Meunier,
near
Central
Point.
■d al the Black Channel mine.
Chisholm.
Barbara Smith, Ix'c Spencer, Janey
afternoon when they gathered to METHODIST YOUNG PEOPLE
Miss Anna Lee Kyle who is at
enjoy music and visiting in the good ENJOY CHRISTMAS PARTY
Marsden, Je rry Eskew, Darien?
Mr.
amf
Mrs.
Clarence
H
cdgpdh
tending high school at G rants Pass
LOCAL ITEMS
Essman.
old fashioned way. During the a f
spent the week end at the home of of C rater Lake left Monday after
ternoon gifts w ere exchanged amt
Smile children, Susan Miller, Ida
s|ieilding
several
days
here
visiting
Mrs.
Ella
Patrick
and
Mrs.
Jane
The members of the E pw orth
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kyle
refreshm ents of cookies, cake, cof League of the Methodist Church en
D usenberry, Gloria Kilgore, C ar
Mr. and Mrs. Al Eunbeck, who Mr. Ilcdgpcth’s m other Mrs. Bertha Cook returned home this week from
men Ferguson, Orphu Martin, Mir-
Klamath Falls w here they had visit fee and lemonade w ere served.
joyed a Christm as p arty in the
came here from Los Angeles, Calif Hedgpeth.
iah Miller, Bonita Smith, Joan
Those enjoying the afternoon church here Sunday afternoon.
ed for some time.
ornia, bought property and built
Cameron.
w ere Mrs. Sam Kuiknian, Mrs. Paul They served a pot-luck din n er at
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bile.s and
a house near Hiviera, moved into
School will be. closed for the their new’ home last week.
daughter Barbara Jean of Long
Mr. and Mrs. George Brown of Holderness, Mrs. Roy Centers, Mrs. noon and gathered around a C hrist
Carl Routh. Mrs. Sam Routh, Mrs. mas tree in the afternoon to ex
Christm as holidays from Friday
Jay B. Kingery and brother, W. Bruch C alifornia, came Suturday to Medford are the proud parents of a
noon until Tuesday, January 2.
Robinson and Mrs. Babe change gifts.
spend
the
holidays
visiting
his
p
a
r
baby
daughter
born
Friday
morn-1
Tom
Kingery who are w orking the Ber
tha quartz mine on the left fork, ents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bile.s and ing at a Medford hospital. T h e i Smith.
D11 (h rislin a s eve, Sunday night,
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PAST NOBLE GRANDS CLUB
spent several days at their home his sister and brother in law, Mr. young lady weighed 8 pounds, 10 I
December 2-1, the members of the
and Mrs. Bryan W ard and family.
ounces. Mrs. Brown is the form er \ CHISHOLM NAMED CHAIRMAN ENJOYS CHRISTMAS PARTY
al Eugene returning W ednesday.
IDOL lodge will entertain the chil
Zelda Smith und the young lady is OF FUND CAMPAIGN
Mr and Mrs. Lester Boling and
dren and residents of Gold Hill al
Mrs. Leslie C arr of Foots Creek Die granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
The members of the Past Noble
children W allace, Shirley and Geo-
th eir annual Christm as parly. Ev
Justice of the Peace, John A. G rands Club of Gold Hill met in
gie from Camp Joy five miles north visited friends in Gold Hill Wed Tom Smith.
eryone is invited to this event. The
Chisholm, received appointm ent the lodge hall T hursday, Decem ber
of Grants Pass w ere callng on nesday.
Rebekahs are In charge of the p ro
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. D usenberry this week as chairm an of the an 14 for their annual C hristm as p a r
friends in the com m unity Sunday
gram this year which will consist afternoon.
John Tepovac was confined in th» and Donald and Mrs. George Smith nual P resident’s birthday celebra ty. Amethyst friends exchanged
of readings, songs and dances. Any
Community hospital from Saturday and Geneva visited Sunday w ith the tion w hich is held each year to gifts during the afternoon and new
child in (¡old Hill who would like ROY CAMERON INJ1 RED
until Tuesday suffering from a Joe D usenberry family in Sains Val carry on a fight against infantile names w ere draw n for th e 'e o m in g
to take purl in the program is
sprained hack.
ley.
paralysis. Mr. Chisholm received the year.
WHILE
WORKING
AT
MINE
asked to sec Mrs. Paul Holderness.
appointm ent for the Gold Hill and
Those attending the m eeting in
Odd Fellows in charge of the event
Bay Kenaston of Oakland, Cal
Jack Martin arrived home from Sams Valley districts.
cluded Mesdames F rank C arter,
Boy Cameron of Gold Hill was
are Lins Dorman, Art Gorham and
ifornia, came Friday to spend the Oregon State college T hursd a y
He will in turn appoint a com m it Charles Gray, George Dorm an,
I ainfully injured last Sunday w hile
Bill Ferguson.
<
holidays here w ith his parents Mr. to spend the C hristinas holidays tee to assist him in this w ork and Charles Kell. Bob Cook, W illiam
w orking at Die Al Serena mine
Santa Claus will arrive al the
and Mrs. B. L. Kenaston. Sgt Bob with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. W. he and the committee will decide H ittle, Mary Chisholm, L. W hitsett,
'tear Butte creek. He was bending
close of the program w ith treats
Kenaston also arrived Sunday to Martin and Jill.
on wl at means w ill be used in this A. A. W alker, W illiam Ferguson,
"•er a large rock when another
for all the “kids” who will be Dis
spend the Christm as holidays here.
section to raise funds. The Presi ’’aul Thompson, H. D. Force. Ea:-»
ock fell, striking him on the side,
honor guests during the event.
Don and Nona Dungey m otored dent’s birthday, Jan u ary 30, is cele loore, Tom H enderson, W ilbur
le was taken to the Community
The lodge is sponsoring a dance
Kerney Robinson of Dayton, ,0 W ilderville Sunday afternoon brated each year as a time to raise Martin, George Haff, Jim Clement,
lospital at Medford and it is be-
in the hull here this Saturday night
Oregon spent Tuesday and W ednes w here they visited Mr. and Mrs. money to combat infantile p araly Foe Lewis, W illiam Puhi, and D ar
ieved he has several cracked ribs.
to help defray expenses of the
day here visiting his brother, Wes- Earl Ham and family.
sis.
rel H endrickson.
p a rty and everyone is urged to a t
ey Robinson and his sister Mrs.
The next m eeting of the club w ill
J. W. Livingston of Ashland vis-
For
Sale:
200
heavy
ore
sacks,
tend.
Bert Evans and family.
also be held at the lodge hall on
WRC MEMBERS MEET
led several friends here Ibis week.
drill steel, picks, shovels, sledges,
December 28 w ith Mrs. Jim Clcm-
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Biles of Rog wedges, saws, etc.; also apples,
?nt acting as hostess.
1FANEYS SUBDUED IN
The
members
of
the
W
omen’s
Re
beans
and
feed,
I.
G.
N
’eevel,
Feed
ue Biver w ere Monday dinner
IEDFORD TEAM MATCH
lief Corps met December 13 in the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Rich Store, Gold Hill
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AT
Corps
rooms for th eir regular m eet GOLD HILL HOTEL
ardson.
FOUND: a gold necklace, a week
Before a packed house in Die
JEW EL ROlJTH singing "You’re
ago Sunday m orning. Owner can ing. They made plans for the elec
the only one I love”, Io a friend ledfnrd Armory Monday night,I Zane Becker of South Umpqua have same by describing it to R. G.
A pageant "The Coming of the
tion of officers and Christinas p a r
(ing Kong (Jayton and Robby ■ spent the week end here visiting Wigle.
Walking up the railroad track.
Christm as S pirit”, in w hich 32
ty
to
tie
held
December
27.
Jiick com pletely surpassed Sgt his father Abe Becker.
children and young people 1 w ill
A Medford Santa Claus asking ‘oh Kenaston and Paul Bozell in a
Furs W anted. We also Iv y scran
take part will be presented next
MANY
ATTEND
SERVICES
shoppers from Gold Hill if it was inir-riiising team match to draw
Mrs. Italic Smith arrived last week iron and all kinds of metal, hides,
Sunday evening, December 24, at
AT
METHODIST
CHURCH
he
final
curtain
for
Prom
oter
slill dusty down here.
for an extended visit w ith parents, and wool.
7:30, at the Gold Hill Hotel. Mr.
Mack Dillard's 1939 w restling pro Mr. and Mrs. Bert Evans. Mrs. GRANTS PASS BARGAIN HOUSE
Voiles, the pastor and director of
gram.
Il
was
announced
from
the
NELLIE EVANS caught oul In
Smith is from San Francisco, Calif. 624 - 62(5 S. 6th St
Grunts Puss
Tw enty-eight residents of this the pageant assures all who attend
the rain w hile carrying a cake, and ing that Jan u ary 8D1 will bring
section attended the regular ser- a most inspirational evening and a
slo p p in g 'ln to borrow an um brella he next w restling card to the Med
Among those from here who at
NOTICE
vices at the Methodist church last hearty welcome.
ford ring.
from a friend.
tended the w restling m atches in
Sunday m orning w hen Loren Mess
The Bible School session is at
Clara Mortensen, I h e w orld's Medford Monday evening w ere Mr.
When you get up on these cold enger preached a very interesting 9:45 and m orning w orship at 11.
CREIGHTON THOMPSON talking lightweight champion w restler, de and Mrs. Torn Chisholm. Mr. and mornings and sit on the stove for sermon on “T he U nknow n God". T here w ere 30 present last L ord’s
feated her challenger, Gladys Nol Mrs. Bud Snyder, Mrs. Asher, Seth an hour or so trying to get w arm , Members of the E pw orth League Day m orning and 40 in the evening.
about his Glendale ‘pen pul’.
an, in two straight falls, using a Coy, Jim Sale, H arry P arkhurst & don't blame me, for I have bundled choir sang ‘The Old Rugged Cross’ P ra y e r meetings are held reg u lar
The teachers settling down Io a body press for both.
Miss Clara Andrews.
kindling to start that fire w ith. during the m orning services. At ly every Tuesday and T hursday
In the opener Eddie Rodgers
serious evening of "jacks”.
Kindling. 6 bundles, 25c; 30 I m iii - tendance at Sunday school was al nights at 7:30.
was aw arded the decisive tumble
Misses Jill Martin, Bulb Lance A dles, $1.00; also mill blocks and so doubled on that day. Forty-tw o
Plans for a “W atch N ight’’ se r
DENNIS McGUIHE asking a ques- from
frotii Leo
I.co Mortensen on a foul,
foul. Maxine Cook bicycled to Die home slab wood. Bay Cham berlin, Sand gifts w ere received to be sent ,0 vice are under w ay and announce
lion, llicn accidently giving Die on- when Die Glendale man repeatedly of Miss Lance’s grandparents, Mr. (¡ravel and Drivew ay Materials, the C hildren’s home at Corvallis. ment concerning it will appear
Mwer and Toni Henderson still not used the ropes for arm breakers on j and Mrs. George Lance of Foots Gcncral Dump Trucking, Phone
Sunday school is held at 10:60 next week. K. Earl Voiles, Missions
getting it correct on his puper.
¡Rodgers.
¡C reek Sunduy.
Gold Hill 231.
each Sunday and church at 11 a. m. ary; Evangelist.
77ie Spy-G lass
This Saturday evening, D ei-
ember 23. the 1.0.0.1-', bulge
of Gold Hill is sponsoring
their annual Christm as tree
benefit dance in tin- local
lodge hall. Music for the dunce
will be furnished by .Merrill’s
Melody Makers of Medford,
ami a large crowd is rx|*cclcd
to turn out and "step" to Die
music by this aiwuys popular
band. Dancing from 9 tiM 2.
Funds raised nt the donee
will be used for the annual
l.O.O.F. community Christm as
tree which is open to the pub
lic.