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T he Gold Hill News
The Most Thoroughly Read Weekly in Southern Oregon. Pubt.*hed in the Biggest LittU Town in the Stato
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Effort Beinp
Made to Secure
City Park
Old Bank Building
Torn Down Thia Week
Mr». Artie Laws Honored
At Bridal Shower
X « > \e m h t r J l , i '> t )
Santa Claus To Visit
Here Next Wednesday
NUMBER no
Opening Dance At Lodge
Hall Thia Saturday
Party Honors
School Faculty
The old b rick
bunk building,
On Tuesday evening, November
The good ship LollypOD, bringing
w hich hud served residents o f this
The opening w in te r dance w ill
10, Mrs. A rtie Law« was pleasantly U cargo o f treasure and a group of
section fo r over fo rty years, wus
be held at the IOOF lodge h a ll in
surprised when u group o f her distinguished passengers, w ill dock
torn down this week, the bricks
Gold H ill this Saturday, November
friends arrived to honor her w ith a here, next Wednesday.
were hauled o ff und property is
23. Music w ill be furnished by Mcr-
b rid a l shower.
Santa Claus heads the passenger r i l l ’s Melody Makers o f Medford
now being cleaned up. W ork was
The evening was spent visiting list. W ith him are J o t y the Clown,
done by Elm er Childers, contractor
The p arty honoring the faculty
and a large crow d is expected to
of Medford. .Mr. C hilders ulso has und a dm iring Ihe many gifts which favorite of a ll children, and the attend.
of the Gold H ill school was held at
the bride received.
L o lly p o p ’» Captain who has collect
the contract fo r tearing down ihe
the IOOF hall last Thursday eve
The combined effort»
of city
Those enjoying the evening were ed new tricks of magic from all
(dd brick building next io the Meth
ning w ith eighty people attending.
leaders, (io lil H ill orgauizulioux m ill
Mrs.
Leslie
W
alker,
Charlotte
Wol
parts of the w orld to show his Garden Clubber* Enjoy
odist church w hich served as a
'Hie teachers and many parents of
tin* city council urc being uxud to
grocery store fo r muny years, lio lli ker, Mrs. font Lewis, Mrs. Charles friends here.
children in school and friends of
Pot Luck At Meeting
•ecure a .site fo r u city park fo r j
Smith.
Mrs.
Melvin
Burnett,
Mrs
buildings hud been vacant fo r sev
Sailing through the city streets
the
faculty w ere present. The eve
(■old H ill. Itcklilcuts of (io lil H d l!
eral years and had been condemn- John Essinun. Mrs. W ilm er Hailey, w ith pennants fly in g and music
Garden Club met November 13, ning was spent singing fa m ilia r
have long rculizeil the benefit of u
Mrs.
Sid
Baker,
Mfs.
Eva
Smith,
nl
playing. Ihe L ollypo p w ill drop in the W. B. C. hull. Pot luck d in songs and playing active games.
city purk mid di»eu»«ion» have hem
Tlie old bank b uilding was the Mrs. Hud fo rc e , Mrs. Nina Dusen- anchor and the annual Shell C hrist ner was served at one o’clock. The
Many persons attending were in
held on the subject at various times.
only structure rem aining between berry. Mrs Norman Hailey, Mrs. mas Show, w hich has become a tables were b ea utifu lly decorated hard tim e” costumes, some very
The Gold l u ll Garden club anil the
the I.O.O.F. lodge hall and the ho Laura W alker, Mrs. M ildred W right. holiday in stitu tio n throughout the w ith chrysanthemums and other clever. There was a grand march A
(■old H ill Grunge, in cooperation
tel. When these tw o condemned Mrs. Dale Smith, Janet Chisholm. West, w ill oe given on the ship’s fa ll decora.ions by Hazel Holder- judges awarded firs t prizes to Elsie
w ith the city council, plan to *>ul
buildings are cleared out, it w ill Mrs. Jean Gardner, Mrs. H arry deck fo r the entertainm ent o f local ness and Fannie Kies. An a rticle on Cameron and Paul Holderness, and
fo rth every e ffo rt possible Io se-l mean thut (Here are o nly fo u r b u ild Newnhum. Mrs. Leota Hood, Helen children.
fa ll ro»e planting was read during second prizes to Ma and Pa Joad,
cure a suitable site fo r the purk.
I ings left on w hat was once Gold Dorman. Mrs. Linsley Dorman. Mrs.
Manager T. Hornecker
states, the program . It was decided to Mrs. Katharine Denzer and Mis»
Jim
Blevins,
Mrs.
C
urtis
Parker,
The p ro pe rty belonging to the I H ill's main street before the h ig h
‘The 1940 show is the best we have have a tu rd p a rty some time in Zelma Thompson.
Southern Pacific, located d irectly way changed a block south about Mrs. Joe Blair, Mrs. A rt M ullin, ever had. I he show is tra ve llin g in
The Grange committee put on a
January.
June Lewis, Mrs. Josie Force. Mrs.
across the highway from the post 1.1 years ago.
a lan d-rid ing yacht, painted in gay
radio skit that cleve rly portrayed
Next
meeting
w
ill
be
December
Clyde Kell. Mrs. Delos W alker, Mrs.
o lfice , is considered the most log-!
colors and a sight long to remem
d iffe re n t Grange members and oth
Lester Dusenberry, Mrs Huy W yatt, ber. At the conclusion o f the magic ti at the W. H. C. h ail, and members
ical location. It is pointed out that
Grants
Pass
Auto
Show
ers of the com m unity. The Rebekah
w
ill
please
b
ring
greenery
to
make
Roberta M ullin. Mrs. Freddie Stev demonstration, Santa Claus w ill
there urc alreudy several large oak,
Lodge showed pictures out o f
Christmas wreaths.
trees on the property and that the Friday-Saturday, Nov. 22-23 ens o f Medford, E ffie Blackburn. m ysteriously appear and distribute
“ Grandma and Grandpa’’ McGiures’
Orva Jean Blackburn, Velma Smith
lund is such that it could be fixed
album as they sat and reminisced
The second annual Grunts Puss and Mrs. H arold Laws o f Bogue a unique g ift and a lo lly p o p to ev PAST NOBLE GRANDS
into a very attractive |«irk. This
ery good boy j n d g irl.
on th e ir golden anniversary day.
Auto
Show
w
ill
open
at
the
high
River
ami
the
honored
bride,
Mrs.
MEET
AT
LODGE
HALL
pro pe rty is also ce ntrally located
Parents as w ell as children are
Mrs. Paul Throne gave a reading,
and is the ideal location, being be school auditorium in Grunts Pass A rtie Luws.
invited
to attend the Shell C hrist
“ A M otor Romance” .
Friday
night,
November
22
at
7
p.m.
Refreshments
o
f
jello,
cake
and
The
members
of
the
Past
Noble
tween the railro ad trucks, the Pac
mas Show. E verthing is free.’’
Pie and coffee were served at a
Grands enjoyed a no-host meeting
ific highway anil the C rater Lake The show w ill continue Suturduy coffee were served at the close of
Local performances o f the show
late hour. F o llo w in g the refresh
evening.
the
evening
by
Mrs.
Lester
Dusen
at
the
I.
O.
O.
F.
lodge
h
a
ll
here
cut-off. A park at this p o in t would
w ill be given at the Gold H ilt
ments, music fo r dancing was fu r
Space wus completely sold out fo r berry, Mrs. Clyde Kell. Mrs. Ray-
last Thursday, November 14. F o l
undoubtedly be seen by every to u r
school at 3 o ’clock, Wednesday a f
nished by A rt Gorham, Don Fergu
the
show
c
u
rly
this
week
and
a
ll
lo
w
in
g
the
regular
business
meet
W yatt and Miss Roberta M ullin.
ist passing through this section.
ternoon, November 27.
son and Sonny Hendrickson.
the latest 1U4I model automobiles
ing the convention business was
When firs t approached on the
w ill be on display. Other displays
completed. The next meeting w ill
subject the Southern Pacific o ffi
Scouts To Receive
w ill udd to the showing.
Many Enjoy School
he Thursday, November 28, at the Local Member* Attend
cials turned thumbs down on the
A reoctom eter from ihe office of Awards Next Thursday
home o f Mrs. Earl Moore.
W. R. C. Anniversary
Carnival
Friday
Night
proposition but it is believed that
Secretary of State in Salem w ill be
Those attending were Pearl Gray
i f locul residents can show their
Thursday, November 28, the Boy
on display und persons w ill be able
The Ashland Women’s Belief
The high school auditorium was Madge Dorman. Evelyn Thompson,
determ ination to complete the park
to test th e ir s k ill and reaction to Scout Court o f H onor and the G irl fille d to capacity last F rid ay eve E lin v r Force, Etta Carter, Viola corps celebrated the 50th anniver
after the site is secured, it w ill
Scout Court of Awards w ill be held
mergencies w hile driving.
ning when residents from this sec- Moore, Emma H aff, A lta Clement, sary o f th e ir organization Satur
th ro w u d ifferen t light on the situ
F o rty-five minutes o f profession. I in the school auditorium , starting ion gathered to enjoy the annual Belle Smith, Edna Gorham, V ir day, November 16, w ith guests at
ation. Mayor It. G. W igle plans to
ntertainm ent bus been arranged at 7:30. Both Boy and G irl Scouts high school carnival. The event was ginia Kellogg. Irene Hendrickson tending from Medford, Grants Pass
make a trip to Portland during the
o r each night, consisting o f music, w ill receive th e ir awards at this very successful w ith everyone hav and W illie McLean.
Central" Point and Gold H ilt. Those
coming week und he w ifi V u ll on
time. Parents o f the Scouts and
ances, singing, etc.
representing the Gold HiH corps
ing a good time and nearly every
o ffic ia ls of the company at that
A small charge o f 10c per person others interested are invited to at one w in n in g in prize at some game
were
Mrs. Tom Henderson, Mrs.
tim e.
FOOTS CREEK ITEMS
v ill be made at the door w hich is tend.
P hil Griggs and Mrs. Ed Shoemaker.
o f s k ill, durin g the evening. Miss
The railro ad company would no'
(uy
Jirs.
Muitou
he o nly charge fo r the show und
A delicious dinner was enjoyed
June Bobbins was elected Queen
be usked to help w ith the park ii
ntertainm ent.
V A LLEY RESIDENT PASSES
at 1:30 follow ed by the business
June 1 o f the event and was at
any w ay and it has been pointe,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ernest
Reinkens,
The auto show is sponsored by
meeting. A member o f each corps
tended by Princesses Joyce Cota,
out by sponsoring organization
ic Lions club o f Grunts Pass. Last
W ord was received here this LaVerne Parkhurst and Dorothy M r. and Mrs. A. A. D ixon, Mr. and was asked to say a few words. Mrs.
that the pro pe rty would be at th<
daughter
ear, the firs t lim e an auto show week o f the death on November 15, Quaintance. Bob Spencer held the ->irs Cloyd D ick and
Shoemaker responded fo r the Gold
disposal of the company at all was held in Grants Pass, a p p ro xi
at 1 p. m.. of Mrs. C arrie A. Duncan lucky door number w hich won a Eileen, .Mrs. 1 om Knox, Mrs Mamie H ill corps in the absence o f Mrs.
times.
ratterson , Marie Jones, Mrs. Hay
mately 3.G00 people attended.
aged 83, at Missoula, Montana. She dandy 15 pound turkey fo r him.
Ella Patrick. Several presents w ere
mond Lucas and daughter Char-
had been ill fo r just 20 hours be
received by the Ashland corps.
The student body cleared about
4te W hite and Mrs. P e rry Oilom
PIE SOCIAL BY EPWORTH
Scouts To Have Own
fore her death. Mrs. Duncan lived $40 on the carnival.
A ll corps are invite d to Grants
from this com m unity attended the
LEAGUE NOVEMBER 29
in
Ihe
Bogue
R
iver
Valley
fo
r
many
Pass November 23 to celebrate th e ir
Meeting Building
Parent Teacher potluck supper held
years and has many friends and
56th anniversary.
Read the advertisement« to tfea
in the high school gymnasium at
F
rid
a
y
evening,
November
29,
relatives
in
this
section.
The Hoy and G irl Scout troops of
paper for reliable place* to trade.
Hogue River F riday evening at 6:30
grand warden to visit
Gold H ill w ill soon have a perma the Epw orth League of the Metho
in observance o f N ational Educa
dist
church
w
ill
sponsor
u
pie
soc
I. O. O. F. LODGE TUESDAY
nent meeting place of th e ir own.
..on week. The Home Maker» class
T his week the Duel building next ial in the church basement. The
ssisted Miss W idm er in serving
by M at
young people sponsoring the event
The Grand Warden o f the Grand
to the News office was turned over
ue meal, a fte r w hich a program
Lodge of Oregon, Grant M urphy,
to the Scouts, to belong to them under the d irection o f Miss Zelmu
was given and games were enjoyed.
w ill pay his o ffic ia l v is it to the
perm anently. The b uilding is 123 Thompson, promise u complete eve
Gold H ill I O. O. F. Lodge Tuesday
by 30 feet and w ill provide plenty ning's entertainm ent o f a program,
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Johnson and
evening,
November 26. A ll members
of room fo r the meetings. The games and prizes. The pub lic is
son Otis Jr. of Henley, Oregon were
LQ u a congress not only ▼1
o f the Gold H ill lodge are urged to
Scouts w ill be uble to have th e ir c o rd ia lly invited to attend, and the
guests of Mrs. Johnson's father, Hoy
be present at this meeting.
displays in th e ir own hull now and ladies are asked to b rin g a pie.
MAKES OUR. LAWS J
Cameron and w ife at Delta Motor
the Court of Honor w ill be held In
ITS M EM BERS CRITICIZE
Lodge. They also visited her aunt,
Miss Maxine H o lifie ld of Med
the h a ll each time. Lockers w ill al
Mrs. E ffie Birdseye, and fa m ily over James Out-Maneuver*
OR INVESTIGATE ANY
ford has been a guest this week at
so be installed fo r use by the Scouts
the Arm istice Day vacation. Mr. Piluso In Top Spot
the Elm er Dungey home.
OFFICIAL OR GOVERNMENT
Johnson has been teaching at Hen
DEPARTMENT
7SVEY
WANT
TO.
W.R.C. Collects Clothes
C o lo rfu l Jesse James w on a tw o -
ley, near Klam ath Falls, fo r several
BE THANKFUL!
years.
out-ot-three v ic to ry over E rn ie P il
To Be Sent To Britain
TH IS THANKSGIVING DAY
uso, popular Italian-A m erican grop-
p le r o f Klamath Falls, before a
Mr.
and
Mrs.
W
.
L.
Badley
spent
The Women’s Relief corps of
(By B-DOT-S)
A
Sunday at the home o f th e ir son large crow d o f ladies-nighters at
Gold H ill is collecting used cloth Tho your larde r may be empty
Henry Badley, near Grants Pass the Medford A rm o ry Monday n ig ht
ing in this v ic in ity to be sent to
And fo r your dog there’s not a
where they attended a fa m ily d in in a th rillin g m atch lasting more
Great B rita in . It is pointed out that
bone;
ner.
than h a lf an hour.
a ll clothing that is available w ill Your clothing be in tatters
—AND FOR ANY SPEECH OR DEBATE IN EITHER
James took his fir s t fa ll w ith a
H
O
U
S
E
,
THEY
(SENATORS
AND
R
EPR
ESENTA
TIVES)
be o f great help in the B ritish w ar
And you, in pain, be w ont to
Mrs. A. A. D ixon w ent to Medford press cleverly obtained by jum ping
re lie f this w in te r und everyone in
SHALL NOT BE QUESTIONED IN A N Y OTHER P LA C E ."
moan;
Saturday and took the lesson on onto the low e r rope o f the rin g and
this section w ho has used clothing The prayers you've uttered seem to
(A A T /C L E ! , S £ C T /O N 6 . C O ttS T /TU T /O N O f T » £ LIMITED STATES.)
simple desserts given by Mrs. Mabel th ro w in g his w eight against Piluso,
is urged to donate it at Ibis time.
be
C. Mack o f C orvallis, Oregon when who was giving a ll his attention to
The clothing must be in this week
Unanswered, o r sidetracked on
every Extension U n it in the county a body hold, and later took the pay
as the Salvation Arm y is sending
Ihe way.
was represented w ith over fo rty o ff w ith a leg-breuker. Piluso took
th e ir shipment very soon. C lothing There is y d much to be th an kfu l
in attendance. The lesson w ill be one fa ll w ith sonnenburgs and
may be left at the News o ffice or
fo r
given
at the home o f Mrs. E ffie headlocks, und im m ediately fo llo w
w ith any member of the corps.
On this Thanksgiving Day.
Birdseye December 17 when there ing the Referee’s decision, pinned
Thank God fo r the privilege o f
w ill be an exchange o f Christmas Janies fo r another fa ll, just too late
having
gifts.
fo r the laurels.
A home in a land th a t’s free.
Cowboy Dude Chick maneuvered
Be thankful too Hint the d e v il’s
Mrs. Tom Knox and
daughter B illy Rayburn in to a la ria t spin in
agents
Patsy Lou spent the week end at the middle go, a fte r Rayburn had
JOHN ESSMAN and ERNTE I.IN -
S till remain beyond the sea.
I-akeview, Oregon where they vis taken one fa ll in the second round
GBEN m aking Valentine Cook and
ited Mr. Knox w ho is employed on w ith a superb pin-w heel, and Ray
Laurene Kell leave the o ffice so Dark w a r clouds over Europe
highway w ork.
Tho
they
nre
d
riftin
g
out
this
w
ay
burn was unable to re tu rn a fte r
they could play w ith the carnival
As
yet,
they
haven’t
reached
here
the spin to continue one o f the fin
prizes.
F o r that, be th a n kfu l on tilts
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Stevens and est exhibitions shown in the local
Thanksgiving Day.
tw o children o f Phoenix, Oregon rin g fo r m any weeks.
H AZEL HOLDERNESS overcome
were
dinner guests Sunday at the
E lton Owen made his fir s t South
w ith awe w h ile adm iring A ILE N E Those are just a few things,
home o f Mrs. E ffie Birdseye, also ern Oregon appearance since c h ild
IN L O W S exceptionally big feel.
To be th an kfu l fo r by all,
Mr. and Mrs. V ic to r Birdseye and hood exhibitio n matches, meeting
There are many more things, too,
fa m ily who nre staying at the B ird Eddie Marcus o f New Y o rk C ity, in
BED FORGE re lu m in g from the
Too numerous to here recall.
seye ranch fo r a few weeks.
the firs t match of the evening,
ju n k yard w ith an old p a ir of Tho the day he cloudy and overcast
(
C
riticism ? investigation ? a dictator
w hich he took w ith tw o consecu
bools that would be just dandy to!
The clouds always have passed
A rth u r Smith w ho bought part of tive falls.
w ear w hile fishing, o nly to find
IS THE BOSS OF ALL THE
away.
Riviera
Plantation early last spring,
Altogether it was one o f the fin
out that they were a p a ir B IL L That, too, all here can be thankful
COURTS t J AILS ANO F/R /N G SQUADS.
coming here fro m Fern Valley near est cards shown th is season, and
H ITT'LE had th ro w n
away th e !
for
Phoenix, dressed and shipped a fans are eager to learn the lino-up
week before,
J On thia Thanksgiving Day.
OUR DEMOCRACY
OVER HERE
The S py-G lass
large number of turkey* last week. (or o u t week’s match«*.