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Newspaper Page TextLOCAL P. O. or RURAL ROUTE • The T im e s cornes t J y o u f r e e th r o u g h th e c o m p lim e n ts of y o u r a d v e r tis e r s . I I I A ■ " I A VW* Jy l i t T a % V o lu m e I T h e T i m e s t G o ld j 4 i j l J O r e g o n F e b r u a r y 7 ,1 9 5 2 GOLD Hill lllil BONDS s o lo - c it y tiiiD ii h i g h G o ld H i l l 's c r e d i t r a t i n g in f i n a n c i a l c i r c l e s i s h ig h , r e f l e c t i n g f a v o r a b l y o n th e c ity a d m i n is tra tio n . T h i s w a s g r a p h i c a l l y i n d i c a t e d on M o n d a y n ig h t w h e n G o ld H i l l 's $ 1 2 ,0 0 0 g e n e r a l o b l i g a t i o n f i r e b o n d s r e c e i v e d f o u r b id s a t n e t i n t e r e s t r a t e s r a n g i n g f r o m 2 .6 7 to 3.15 p e r c e n t. T h e U .S .N a tio n a l B a n k o f P o r t l a n d , M e d f o r d b r a n c h , w a s lo w b i d d e r w ith a n e t r a t e o f 2 . 6 6 6 7 ' p e r c e n t. B ly th & C o m p a n y , T U R N E R S W O R N IN P o r t l a n d , o n e o f th e AS C IT Y S U P T . n a t i o n 's l a r g e s t if n o t O F G O L D H IL L th e l a r g e s t b o n d h o u s e in th e c o u n t r y , b id 2 .7 5 G o ld H ill t h i s w e e k p e r c e n t. h a s a new c ity s u p e r in T h e F i r s t N a tio n a l t e n d e n t ,G e o r g e T u r n e r . B an k of P o r tla n d ,C e n H e o ffic ia lly b e c a m e t r a l P o i n t , b id 2 .9 2 5 C ity S u p e r i n t e n d e n t a t p e r c e n t ; a n d th e h ig h M o n d a y n i g h t 's m e e t i n g b id w a s f r o m F o s t e r & o f th e c i t y c o u n c il w h e n M a r s h a ll,P o r tla n d , h e w a s s w o r n in b y th e b o n d h o u s e , w ith a n e t m a y o r , O .W .N e w la n d . o f 3.15 p e r c e n t . Im m e d ia te ly a f te r " T h e s e b id s a n d th e ta k in g th e o a t h , T u r n e r r a t e s o ffe re d by th e s e w as h an d ed a th re e -p a g e fin a n c ia l h o u s e s is a ty p e w ritte n in s tru c tio n g o o d i n d i c a t i o n o f th e " m a n u a l" lis tin g h is v a r f in e c r e d i t r a t i n g o f io u s d u t i e s ,w h i c h i n c l u d t h i s c i t y , " E .C .K e l l y , ed: c i t y a t t o r n e y , to ld th e W o rk in th e w a t e r d e c o u n c il. p a rtm e n t. In s o m e c a s e s , s u c h W o rk in th e s e w a g e a s th e S t a t e V e t e r a n s d e p a rtm e n t. B o n u s b o n d s .th e r e h av e W o rk in th e s t r e e t d e b e e n no b id d e rs . p a rtm e n t. T h e m o n e y d e riv e d W o rk in th e p o l i c e d e f r o m th e s a l e o f b o n d s p a rtm e n t, and g e n e ra lly w i l l b e u s e d to b u y a w o rk . n e w L a F r a n c e f ir e tru c k . T u rn e r has been a r e w h i c h h a s a l r e a d y b e e n s i d e n t o f G o ld H ill s i n c e o r d e r e d b u t w ill n o t b e l a s t s u m m e r , c o m i n g d e l i v e r e d f o r s o m e tim e f r o m L o n g B e a c h , C a l i f . , y e t. H e h a s b e e n d riv in g a la u n d ry tru c k r e c e n tly f o r th e A m e r i c a n L a u n A U N T IE P A U L S O N d r y in M e d f o r d . R IT E S IN C A L IF O R N IA F u n e r a l s e r v ic e s fo r M r s .E m m a P a u ls o n ,a f o r m e r S a rd in e C re e k r e s i d e n t , w e r e h e ld in J a c k s o n , C a lif ., on J a n . 20. M r. and M rs . P a u ls o n c a m e f r o m S w e d e n to m ak e th e ir ho m e on S ar d in e C r e e k in 1 9 0 8 . M r s . P a u ls o n s o o n l e a r n e d to r e a d a n d w r i t e E n g l i s h , a lo n g w ith h e r c h i l d r e n . S h e to o k a n a c t i v e p a r t in c o m m u n i ty a f f a i r s a n d w a s w e ll know n an d r e s p e c te d by h e r n e ig h b o rs a n d f r i e n ds. S h e w ill b e r e m e m b e r e d b y m a n y a s " A u n tie " P a u ls o n . S u r v iv in g a r e 3 s o n s , H e r n e r a n d H e n r y w ho l i v e in O r e g o n , a n d H a r r y o f C a l i f o r n i a , tw o d a u g h te rs , H a r r ie t G h o r N o. 6 F IR E D E P A R T M E N T O R D E R E D TO STA Y IN S ID E C IT Y L IM IT S F I R E S T A R T S C O N T R O V E R S Y . W hen th e E a r l C o o k h o m e a c r o s s th e R o g u e R i v e r f r o m G o ld H i l l w a s d e s t r o y e d b y f iir e a n d s o m e o n e to o k a G o ld H ill f i r e t r u c k o u t s i d e o f th e c ity l i m i t s to fig h t th e f i r e , a d i s c u s s i o n a r o s e o n th e r i g h t s o f th e c i t y to f ig h t o u t s i d e f i r e s . T h e C o o k h o m e a b o v e w a s a t o t a l l o s s d e s p i t e th e f i r e m e n 's e f f o r t s . T h e C ity C o u n c il o r d e r e d th e f i r e d e p a r t m e n t to k e e p t r u c k s i n s i d e th e c i t y l i m i t s . ( P h o to b y B o b R o u th ) S A R D IN E C R E E K HOM E DESTROYED, F L U E F IR E TOO F i r e s w h ic h h a v e p la g u e d th e G o ld H i l l a r e a fo r s e v e ra l w eeks c o n tin u e d l a s t w e e k , d e s t r o y in g o n e h o m e o n S a r d i n e C r e e k and s lig h tly d a m a g in g a n o t h e r in G o ld H ill. T h e p r e v i o u s w e e k ,th e E a rl C ook re s id e n c e , a c r o s s th e r i v e r f r o m G o ld H i ll, w a s d e s t r o y e d P O L I C E C H IE F S H A T T O O B IG O R H E A D TOO SM A LL A c o m m o n c o m p la in t t h a t p o lic e c h i e f s g e t th e b ig h e a d ......... G o ld H i l l 's rjew c h ie f , G e o r g e T u r n e r , c a n 't f il l th e b i l l o r e v e n th e h a t. M o n d a y n ig h t w h e n h e w a s p r e s e n t e d b y th e M a y o r w ith th e o f f i c i a l p a r a p h e r n a l i a , in c lu d e d w a s a fa n c y c a p w ith a R e s id e n ts c o lle c te d g o ld b a d g e o n th e f r o n t . fo o d , c lo th in g a n d o t h e r T u r n e r p u t i t o n .H is e q u i p m e n t to a id th e e a r s cau-ght i t . • C o o k s. C o u n c i lm a n D on M o r T h e F r a n k Y o g th o m e r o w t r i e d o n th e c a p . It on S a rd in e C re e k w as c a m e dow n o v e r h is e y e s d e s tro y e d on S unday, P L A N IN G M IL L It f it le d n o n e o f th e J a n . 2 7 th . c o u n c i l e itit h e r . R E O P E N S IN G .H . M r . Y o s t w a s a lo n e CO OK ED FOOD a t th e t i m e o f th e f i r a T h e S . & R . M illin g S A L E SA TURD A Y C o m p a n y , k n o w n in G o ld a n d h e a t t e m p t e d to p u t i t o u t b u t a s ohe<w *« H ill, a s " th e p la n in g o Ao b e n e f i t , c o o k e d fo o d ab o u t s u c c e s s fu l, he b e m ill" , re o p e n e d la s t c a m e p h y s i c a l l y e x k a a e t • a l a #¿11» b e h e ld i n w e e k w ith a c r e w o f l 3 . e d a n d w a s u n a b le to leeap G a i l ' s M a r k e t,G o ld T he firm s u rfa c e s H ill, (^i S a t u r d a y . th e f i r e u n d e r c o if tr o l . b o a r d s f r o m a n in c h to M r s . Y o s t Wa» in § b . S p o n s o r o f th e e v e n t s i x i n c h e s , d o in g c u s is a G o ld H ill c o m m i t t C a l i f o r n i a a t th e tim r> to m m i l l i n g . e e o f th e C r a t e r P T A , T h e s h i f t w o r k s f r o m o f th e f i r e . T h e c o u p le t f a s liv in g in c lu d in g D o r o th y P a r 7 :3 0 a . m . to 4 p .m . a lo n e and th e y l o c t «¿1 k e r,A lta C le m e n t, and o f t h e i r p e r s o n a l b e lo n g , M i l d r e d N e w n h a n . M r s . F lo r e n c e V an in g s . A ll ty p e s o f c o o k e d H o r n o f G o ld H ill i s T h e o r i g i n o f tiie f9 re fo o d is e x p e c te d to b^, s t a y i n g a t th e h o m e o f w a s n o t9 ie& e£ m in P c?. o f f e r e d a t th e b e n e f i t . h e r so n and d a u g h te r- L a t e l a s t ( iv e e £ ,f ir e i n - l a w , M r .a n d M r s . C . in a flu e s e n t th e f i r e SIG N S O F S P R IN G V a n H o r n o f G a l l s C r e e k . d e p a r t m e n t to th.e J a c k D u n la p h o m e in G o ld D on M o rro w h a s a l H ill w h e r e o n ly m i n o r m e ly an d H a rta B ry lla r e a d y o n d i s p l a y o n io n o f C a l i f o r n i a , 14 g r a n d d a m a g e w a s' d o n e b e f o r e s e t s a t h is G o ld H ill c h i l d r e n a n d tw o g r e a t th e d e p a r t m e n t p u t o u t H a r d w a r e s t o r e ......... th e fla m e s . g ra n d c h ild re n . F l o w e r b u lb s a r e u p T he G o ld H ill F i r e D e p a rtm e n t w as o r d e r e d by th e c i t y c o u n c il n o t to go o u t s i d e o f th e c i ty l i m i t s to fig h t a n y fire s . T h e o r d e r , i n th e f o r m of a re s o lu tio n o ffe re d by C o u n c i l m a n P a u l M o llo y a t M o n d a y 's s e s s io n o f th e c o u n c i l , w a s c a r r i e d u n a n im o u s ly w ith a fu ll c o u n c il p r e s e n t. T he m a tte r had been b r o u g h t to a h e a d b y a u n id e n tifie d p e r s o n s ta k in g a c ity t r u c k o u ts id e th e c ity to f ig h t th e C o o k ra n c h fire la s t S unday, a n d b y th e a p p e a r a n c e o f F i r e C h ie f M e f o r d H o o d b e f o r e th e c o u n c il to a s k f o r i n s t r u c t i o n s . H ood and v a rio u s of th e c o u n c il p o in te d o u t t h a t if th e f i r e t r u c k s w e r e a llo w e d to g o o u t s i d e o f th e c i t y to fig h t f i r e s , t h e s e th in g s c o u ld re s u lt: 1. T h e c i t y 's f i r e r a t in g f o r i n s u r a n c e p u r p o s e s , w h ic h is n o w 7 (g o o d ), m ig h t b e c h a n g e d to 10 ( b a d ) , r e s u l t i n g in h i g h e r i n s u r a n c e r a t e s fo r e v e ry o n e . 2 . S h o u ld th e t r u c k s b e o u t s i d e th e c ity a n d a m a jo r f ir e o c c u r in s id e th e c i t y , G o ld H ill m i g h t b e l e g a l l y h e ld re s p o n s ib le fo r lo s s e s . 3. I n s u r a n c e o n th e c i t y f i r e t r u c k s c o u ld b e c a n c e l l e d , le a v i n g th e c i t y l i a b l e f o r a n y a c c i d e n t s t h a t m ig h t o ccu r. P r i o r to th e m e e t i n g , C ity C o u n c i lm a n E r n i e C o o p e r to ld T h e T i m e s th a t he h o p ed a r u r a l f i r e d i s t r i c t c o u ld ¿>e f o r m e d , e m b r a c i n g G o ld H ill, w h e n th e n e w f i r e tru c k h a s b een s e c u re d . If s u c h a d i s t r i c t w a s f o r m e d , a t le a s t one p i e c e o f e q u ip m e n t a n d s o m e o f th e f i r e m e n w o u ld a lw a y s b e l e f t i n s i d e th e c i t y l i m i t s to f ig h t a n y f i r e t h a t m i g h t b r e a k o u t w h ile th e o t h e r e q u ip m e n t a n d m e n w e r e o u t s i d e th e c ity lim it s . R u ra l fire d is tr ic ts a r e c o m m o n in O r e g o n and a r e g e n e ra lly s u c c e s s fu l. R ogue R iv e r h a s a r u r a l fir e d e p a rtm e n t a s d o es C e n tr a l P o in t.