The Gold Hill
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Benefit Piay
At Rogue River
This Friday
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Mr*. Dorman Ho*te»»
To Pa»t Noble Grand*
Dll Thursday afternoon, Muy 8,
.Mrs. George Domiun opened tier
home to tne members of the Pusl
Noble Grunds for their regular
meeting. Ttie usual business pro
cedure tor the club was carried out.
The entertainment committee for
this meeting was Virginia Kellogg
Till» Friday evening, May Hl, the und Jewel Routh.
Northwest Jueksmi county fuir
Tliere were sixteen members
board will present their play "Gol present Io enjoy the ufternoon. They
die, Inc. ’ hi tne tngn acnool uudi- were Delia Kell. Butli Lewis, Madge
toriuni in Hogue River, starting at Dorman, Mabel ||ittle, Etta Carter,
eight o'clock, file play is a comedy Evelyn Thompson, Elinor Force,
in three acts anil all characters are Viola Moore, Bessie Henderson,
from Gold Hui and vicinity. The ■ Fillet Martin, Emm» Huff, Alta
play was directed by Miss Zelma Clement, Carrie Puhi, Willie Mc
Thompson.
Lean, Jewel Bouth and Virginia
The |day was presented in Gold Kellogg. One guest, Ada Dusenherry
Hill on April 30 to the largest and three children Jimmy Kellogg.
crowd to ever attend such an event Pally Clement and Nudru Moore
here. Many complimentary remarks were also present.
huve been beard concerning the
At tiie close of the meeting dainty
pluy which centers around Joshua refreshments were served by the
Perkins, a good-natured, lovable hostess. Ttie house was gay witli
farmer. It is a very good play fill sprays of spring garden flowers.
ed with humor, pathos and sus
The next meeting will he Thurs
pense. The characters are exceed day, May 22. at the home of Mrs. It
ingly well drawn and a good turn D Force. The entertainment com
out is expected in Itoguc Itlver. All mittee will tie Bessie Henderson and
funds will be used for the fair here Willie McLean.
tins rail.
Characters of the play are: Josh
ua Perkins, an aged farmer. Paul More Gold Hill Men
Throne; Susan Galloway, his niece, Receive Draft Paper*
Dorothy McGuire; Effie Todd, his
housekeeper, Bessie
Gail; Bessie j Jackson county selective service
Todd, her daughter, Lucille Dor hoard No. 2 is mailing additional
man; Seth Higgins, B.P.D., Harry questionnaires to registrants. Resi
Newnliam; Martha Sniff ins, a pro dents of Gold Hill who have re
duct of the village. Evelyn Thomp ceived their “papers" recently and
son; Ebenexer Bandall, postmaster their order numbers are:
Stevenson, llowurd George, 50k
and financier, Lins Dorman; Mar
vin Duncan, a journalist. Buster
Walker, Clyde Leslie, 518
Mullin; Miss Goldie, a tourist, Es
Train, Ralph Harold, 566
ther Gilchrist; Warren Perkins,
Walker, Leo Keith, 56k
Coy, Seth, 570
Joshua's son, Norman Gail.
Bitter, John Haymond, 606
Slover, Hulph Clinton, 613
Cub Pack To Hold Meeting
Baxter, Norman Elier, 637
For Parent* June 10
Weide, John Frederick, 647
Burreson, Norman Henry, 665
The Gold Hill Cubs, puck No. 17
Allison, Theodore R„ 669
met at the Grange hall Tuesday eve
(ireer, Ellsworth Paul, 6R5
ning at 7:00 o'clock.
Kell, Clarence Anthony, 691
Den No. 3 presented the skit, "A
Shadow Operation," which accord
ing to patient, was not successful, Gails Enlarge Gold Hill
even though the presentation was. Market This .Week
Plans are being formulated for
the next Pack meeting to be held at
Gail’s (iold Hill Market is being
the Grange hull on June 10. At that
enlarged this week lo give them
time the parents and prospective
Metter facilities to display a more
rub members are to be guests.
complete line of hardware und to
Games are to be under the super
give them a retail space for their
vision of the assistant cub master
line of Albers l-'eeds, hay und grain.
and den chiefs.
The added space is in the Harry
Everyone should save the date
building, between ttie Market and
for the next meeting, June 10. There
John Chisholm's oft ice. The hard
will lie more announcements con
ware will he moved into ttie new
cerning this meeting appearing in
space und the feeds will be dis
this paper at later dates.
played in the section now taken by
Hardware. Frank .Pinkerton is in
TEACHERS HONORED AT
charge of the construction work.
BRIDAL SHOWER THURSDAY
John Chisholm's office will re-
Mrs. Kathryn Denzer and Miss
:nain
(he same and he will still
Zelma Thompson were honored at
storage
space.
have
u bridal shower lust Thursday eve
ning at the home of Miss Joyce
Hundley with Miss Madge Mitchell
assisting the hostess.
The evening was spent playing
games and delicious refreshments
of coffee, cookies and ice cream
wedding rings were served.
Those invited to the affair were
the Misses Grace Bigham, Allene
Inlow, Bea Evans, Beth Paulsen,
Dorothy Burkett, Mabel Moore,
Sarah Jone Thompson, Mrs. Dennis
McGuire and Mrs. John Essman.
Eijfht members of the Gold Hill
Garden club attended the opening
»lay of the State Federation of
Garden clubs convention held in
Grants Pass. Those attending from
here were President Fannie Kies,
two delegates Mildred Newnham,
Mary Mattson and five visitors,
Lottie Frost, Hazel Holderness, Eva
Smith, Jean Gray, Caroline Bicter.
Tl|2lrs(l;i)z
Maxine Cook and Chester
Bennett Married April 13
Miss Katherine Maxine Cook,
duughtcr of Mr. und Mrs. Alva
Cook of Gold Hill and Chester Cal
vin Bennett, son of .Mr. und Mrs. C
Bennett of Sams Valley were mar
ried in Bern», Nevada, April 13. The
wedding took place at 3 o’clock in
the ufternoon und ttie ceremony
was performed by Bev. Harrison.
The bride wore a navy blue silk
dress with black accessories.
The bride is a member of the
Gold Hill high school student body
and ttie groom is employed in the
lumber mills at Prospect. The young
couple will make their home near
Prospect,
H.E.C. Member* Enjoy
Meeting in Medford
Gold Hill H.E.C. met at the home
Eish in Medford
luesday with Mrs Earl Croft as co-
hostess. There was a very good at
tendance and guests of the club
were Mrs. Ida Jones of California,
mother of Mrs. Fish and Mrs. Alice
Marsh of ttie Jacksonville H.E.C.
Jesse Fish was also present and
helped with the program.
On entering each lady was pre
sented a buttonier of roses. The
business was taken cure of, several
Flora friends were remembered
with Mother’s day cards and birth
day presents and cards. The prize,
an embroidered lunch cloth, was
won by Ethel Martin.
'Hie program was as follows: the
oldest mother, Mrs. Ida Jones and
youngest mother, Mrs. Marie Christ
ensen cut ttie lovely decorated
cake for Mothers Day which was
baked by Mrs. Croft; 'reading.
Where new babies are salted and
buttered, Billie Shuntermun; song
Georgia, Jesse Fish; reading for
Mothers and Fathers Day. Marie
Christensen; song, America, by all,
'ed by Mr. Fish. Refreshments of
ce cream, cake, nahiscos and cof-
'cc were served by the hostesses.
The next meeting will be May 27
on Hie banks of the Bogue by Ly-
•lians witli a pot luck picnic lunch
eon. Everyone is to meet at the
Grange hall at 11:30.
of .Mrs. Jessie
'BELIEVE IT DR NOT”—
NIGHT RAINBOW SEEN HERE
As strange as it seems a night
rainbow was seen in Gold Hill last
Sunday evening at eleven o ’clock
by several residents here. It was
ruining quite bard and the moon
came out from behind the clouds
and shone very brightly for quite a
white. A complete rainbow was
formed over the west end of the
valley, witli all ttie colors of n reg
ular rainbow, athough not quite as
bright as the day time variety.
Among those who reported they
saw the rainbow were the mem
bers of the George Dorman family.
Mr and Mrs. C. M. Scott have
sold Hie Riverside Cafe to Mr and GILCHRISTS HAVE DINNER
Mrs. Curl Garman of Palo Alto, Cal.
GUESTS THURSDAY EVENING
Mrs. Kathryne Denzer’s room • *r> -
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went to a show in Medford Wed
Last Thursday evening Mr. and
nesday.
Mrs. Cleo Gilchrist invited a group
Louis Shoemaker left last Friday of friends in to enjoy one of the
'or Portland where he will be era- Guardian Service dinners. Follow
Joyed foe some time.
ing the dinner Mr. Gilchrist show
ed colored slides.
A Bit of Satire Too!
Those enjoying the dinner were
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Blevins, Mr. and
Today we noticed where,
Mrs. Dennis McGuire and Joan, Mr.
\ smudge pot lived up to its name. and Mrs. I.ins Dorman, Mrs. Kath
That seemed to he a bit unfair
ryn Denzer, Miss Zelma Thompson,
Quoting places as a game!
Ir. and Mrs, Dcrwin Mapel, Mr.
hit, come Io think of it. ’buy gum’! •ml Mrs. Gilchrist and Charles.
i pot s a pot, 'so what?’
nimlge, or one upon a fire to hum. 3ANTAM BEN RIDES TO
lets black unless cleaned up a lot. TOWN ON SPARE TIRE
\.t cleaning up, you’ll likely find,
iold Hill, Oregon, rates as ‘tops'!
ler population, tho small, is kind,
Cxcept when patience stops.
'heir patience, it would seem;
•'or years, has been under strain,
hie to Sister City’s attempts to de
MA and TOM ROBINSON plant
mean;
ing their whole garden together luite successful, too, in the main.
this year without a word—they
both being authorities on the plant 'et. Gold Hill is a thriving place
ing of seeds and usually disagreeing ter folks are happy und contented,
‘opulations small, are no disgrace,
on all of the debatable questions.
Vhcn with concrete, friendships
Six days a week the Devil works
are cemented.
Works overtime on Sundays—
'esides, Gold Hill is self sustaining,
And he's ready once again,
ot yelling, Help! if you please,
To go to work on Monday,
specially not lo Uncle Sant com
plaining.
So if all evil you would shun
And keep your conscience level Old Hill stands on her own feet,
she’s not down on her kneesl
You must begin at early dawn
And work just like the Devil,
By R • , • S
The Spy-Gia ss
GOLD HILL, OREGON
I.ast Tuesday night when Bill
Autenrieth came to Gold Till to at
tend lodge one of his bantam hens
came along with him, riding on the
spare tire all the way in and back
home again. The hen had appar
ently gone to roost on the spare
[ire and was not noticed by Mr.
Autenrieth until he was ready to go
home. For several hours while
lodge was going on the hen made
herself at home and snoozed while
the cars whizzed by.
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FOOTS CREEK ITEMS
(W> Mr*. Marion Lnocn)
Mrs. .Mary Mattson was hostess
Tuesday of last week for a joint
meeting of Hie Riverside and Wi
mer Extension units. Mrs. Jacque
line Brier Jones, county agent gave
the second lesson on intestinal hy
giene. Tiie next meeting will be
May 20 at 1:30 at the home of Mrs.
William Bressel near ttie Gem Cot
tage when «lection of officers will
be held. Those present from Wimer
were Mrs. M. W. Wright, Mrs.
Frunk Greenwood, Mrs. Adele Fur
rier, Mrs. Bettie Hillis, Mrs. C S
Campbell, Mrs. James Parks, Mrs.
Will White, Mrs. T U Ware, Mrs.
Bobi-na McClure, Mrs. J H Ralston,
Mrs. William Moore, Mrs. B P O’
Brien, Mrs. Hugh Clark, Mrs. Jake
Moore, Mrs. II I! Christenson, Mrs.
Tom Owens and Mrs C M Willis,
from Riverside club, Mrs. A A Dix
on, Mrs. Effie Birdseye, Mrs.- Hans
Fret. Mrs. John Gray, Mrs Cloyd
Dick, Mrs. Eugene Burton, Mrs.
Norman Schuler, Mrs. W L Badley,
Mrs. Earl Grizzell, Mrs William
Bressel, Mrs. Victor Birdseye, Miss
Alma Gardner, guest of Mrs. Matt
son, Mrs. Marion Lance, Mrs Jac
queline Brier Jones, and Mrs. Mary-
Mattson, hostess.
The Foots Creek Sunday school
observed Mothers Day with a pro
gram and preaching service by Bev.
I). I). Bandall from Medford, who
was accompanied by Mrs. Bandall.
Following the service a basket
lunch was served which was en
joyed by a good attendance.
Mrs. J. H. Snider and daughter
Sandra Lynn who have spent the
past three months at the home ot
her aunt, Mrs Haymond Lucas left
Thursday for Eureka, California, to
visit her sister. They will then re
turn to their home at San Diego,
California.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Cameron were
dinner guests Sunday at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Effie Birdseye,
and family. His son, Leroy, who
was called in the draft at Bedding,
California about three weeks ago is
stationed at Fort Ord near Mon
terey, California in the radio and'
communication work.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christensen
have had as their guests their son
Carl Jr., wife and son from Denver,
Colorado, who is an airplane pilot
and Mrs. Christensen’s brother, W.
It. Kicks and daughter Juanita from
Ferndale near Bellingham, Wash
ington.
W. R. Hagen, who has spent some
time at I.os Angeles, California, re
turned to his home at Riviera Auto
Park Thursday. His mother, Mrs.
Bertha Hagen, passed away April
22 at her home in Los Angeles. Mrs
William Gagnon and son Billie
were called to San Francisco, Cal
ifornia last week by the illness and
death of her sister.
Mrs. Victor Birdseye, Mrs. W. J.
Wilson and Mrs Mamie Patterson
attended the grammar school moth
ers tea held at Rogue River Friday
afternoon. Mrs. William Bressel at
tended the annual Mothers Day tea
given by the Civic Club in the
Community hall at Rogue River
Friday afternoon. Friends of Mrs.
Martha Stead took her in her wheel
chair. She was presented with a
corsage for being the oldest mother
present.
Mrs. B. F. Johnson, formerly Lu
lu Riles, and son Stanley from I.os
Angeles, California, who formerly
lived here is visiting at the home
of her brother, Mr and Mrs. Bed
ford Biles and son Ronald near
Bogue River. Dn Saturday she and
Mrs. Biles drove to Algoma near
Klamath Falls to spend Mothers
Day witli Mrs. John Biles and fam
ily. Mr. Johnson was stationed at
Perl Harbor, Hawaii, for three
years in the navy, and about *ix
months ago was transferred to
Manila.
Mr. and Mrs. George Martin had
as their guests Sunday their son
Harold and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Martin and daughter Norma Gail
and Mrs Robert Martin's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Henderson from
Grants Pass.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Rusho from
Tnlent were calling on friends Sun
day including Mrs. Cloyd Dick in
this community, Mrs. David Mc
Laren and Mrs. Martha Stead at
Rogue River where they lived for
several years. Mr. Rusho is now
employed at the Bear Creek orch
RECEIVES HROKEN ARM
Dale Smith received a broken
arm Monday of this week when a
horse he was riding fell over back
wards. His arm was broken close
to the elbow and has been placed
ard near Medford.
in u cast.
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Garden Club Meet*
At Home of Secretary
The Gold Hill Garden Club met
May 9 at the home of Mrs. Willie
McLean. There were thirteen mem
bers and three visitor* present to
enjoy the afternoon.
The member* present were the
Mesdame* Fannie Kies, Mildred
Newnham, Willie McLean, Bessie
Ferguson, Madge Dorman, Mary
Mattson, Julia Tulare, I^ottie Frost,
Edith Bryan, Beulah Pefftey, Elin
or Force, Tittle Cook und Pauline
Tygart. The guest* included Mrs.
Jean Gray, Mrs. Hawkersmith of
the Meadows and Miss Gardner of
California.
The delegates to the convention
to be held in Grants Pass Wednes
day and Thursday, May 14 and 15,
are Fannie Kies, Mildred Newnham
and Mary ■ Mattson.
Fannie Kies, president of the
club,
appointed
the following
stunding committees for the club
year: Junior Garden Club, Hazel
Holderness, Bessie Ferguson and
Edith Thompson; Civic, Etta Cart
er, R. G. Wigle and Alta Clement;
program, Eleanor Force, Beulah
Pefftey and Pearl Gray; Press and
Publicity, Madge Dorman and Viola
Moore; Amateur Flower Shows,
Ruby Whitmore, Ada Cook and Ir
ma Ritter; Ways and Means, Mary
Mattson, Lowell Meunier and Til-
lie Cook; Plant Exchange, Eva
Smith, Carolyn Ricter and Nona
Centers; Field Trip,' Pauline Ty
gart, Mildred Newnham and Esther
Gilchrist; School and*Conservation,
Dorothy McGuire, Lena Essman
and Nora Bailey; Highway Beauti
fication, Nellie Reed, Anita Blair
and Julia Tulare; Remembrance,
Edith Bryan and Louise Robinson;
Membership, Lottie Frost and Jew
el Routh.
At the close of the pleasant after
noon delicious refreshments were
served by JV*. McLean.
The next meeting will be held
May 23 in the WRC room. The re
ports Of the convention in Grants
Pass will be given by the delegates.
GOLD HILL NEW S OBSERVES
FORTY-FOURTH BIRTHDAY
This week the Gold Hill News
observes its forty-fourth birthday.
The paper was established here in
May, 1897 by F. K. Churchill, who
now has a printing shop in Port
land. The News has been published
continuously since that date and
has not missed a single issue—2888
publications in all.
GARMANS BUY HI-WAY
CAFB IN MEDFROD
Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Garman who
returned to southern Oregon re
cently from Palo Alto, California,
this week purchased the HiWay
Cafe in Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Gar
man are weft known in Gold Hill
having lived here for years, before
going to California. Mrs. Garman is
a sister of Mrs. Clyde Walker.
BOY SCOUT NEWS
Earl Bennett, Scribe
Joe Fields has been elected as
first aid hian. The District Com
missioner, Paul Peterson, talked to
the Scouts about the camporee.
Scoutmaster Thompson showed the
Scouts some posters advertising
saving stamps and bonds. They
were distributed in Gold Hill and
Rogue River. There were twelve
Scouts present.
W.R.C. TO HOLD SPECIAL
MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY
The members of the Women’s Re
lief corps will hold a special meet
ing in the corps rooms next Wed
nesday afternoon, Mav 21. at two
o’clock. Arrangements will be made
for Memorial day and all members
are urged to be present.
JUSTICE COURT CASES
On May 3, Lee Davis Marsden of
Gold HiM appeared in court on a
charge of operating a motor ve
hicle without an operator’s license.
He entered a plea of guilty and
was fined $2.50 and costs.
Paul Frederick Maxwell of Seat
tle, Washington entered a plea of
guilty on May 6 to speeding a truck.
He was fined |5.Q0 and coats.
NUMBER i
Parkers Open
New Store
Merchandise of the grocery store
at the Gold Hill Auto Park was mov
ed over the week end and the Park
er* opened their store for business
Monday in their new location. The
modern combined store and apart
ment for Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Parker is nearing completion, the
old store building has been torn
down, and the parking space in
front of the store is being filled in.
The new gas pumps arrived this
week and they will be installed
soon.
Official opening of the store has
been set for Saturday, May 24. Mrs.
Dave Winn started working at the
store this week.
The new store gives the Parkers
twice as much floor space and pro
vides room for attractive display
racks, more shelving and an alcove
for accessories. The east end ot
the interior of the building is de
voted to groceries and the west end
to a lunch counter with facilities
for a bar.
The entire floor space of the
building is 64x34 feet. The 3-roora
apartment in connection with the
store will be completed soon.
Commencement Set For
Wednesday, May 28
Commencement exercises will be
held for the fourteen graduating
seniors of the Gold Hill high school
Wednesday evening, May 28, start
ing at 8:06 o’clock. Dr. J. R. Jewell,
dean of the school of education at
the University of Oregon will be
speaker for the evoruig.
Baccalaureate services will be
held Sunday evening, May 25 in the
school gymnasium with Rev. Her
man S. Hcichard of the Grants Pass
Presbyterian church, delivering the
sermon.
Seniors graduating this year are
Edith Howes, Vera Jones, Valen
tine Cook, June Robbins, Betty
Shoemaker, Helen Wilson, Winona
Dungey, Shannon Thornton, Kelly
Clement, Creighton Thompson, Tom
Henderson, Bill Force, Delm a r
Chapman and Don Ferguson.
This Friday evening the juniors
will entertain the seniors at a pic
nic held at McKee bridge.
School Board Decide*
On Salary Schedule
At a special meeting held Monday
evening at the Wm. Autenrieth
home the school directors of the
Gold Hill district decided by a vote
of 2 to 1 to revert to the salary
schedule adopted by them earlier
in the year. This schedule gives all
of the teachers a slight raise in
salary.
Mr*. Holderness Attend*
Girl Scout Conference
Mrs. P. E. Holderness returned
Saturday evening from the Pacific
Northwest Regional Conference of
Girl Scout leaders held at Seattle.
On Wednesday evening a rally was
held in the civic auditorium at Se
attle. Between 2000 and 3000 Girl
Scouts put on a demonstration by
forming the trefoil and in the cen
ter was a human flag made by the
girls.
The Girl Scout program is defi
nitely working toward and with the
nutional defense program. By teach
ing girls through their fields in
scouting to be cairn, normal, help
ful and healthful girls, they are de
veloping better citizens in every
community. A girl who can cook
and serve a good meal, take care
of children intelligently, do first
aid work in ordinary cases, do or
dinary tasks around a home is con
tributing to national defense. Any
girl who is taught to live a normal
useful life in ordinary times will be
able to meet most emergencies
cnlmly and efficiently. There are
now nearly 650.000 registered Girl
Scouts in the United States. At the
rally there were several Girl Guid
es from Vancouver, B. C., and their
lcteder*.