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©htw Volume I THE TIMES, Gold Hill, Oregon May 1. 1952 10 Cents No. 18 GOLD HILL CITY SPECIAL ELECTION SET FOR MAY 15th V.F.W. INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS VOTERS ASKED I V F w- auxiliary installs new officers TO CHANGE CHARTER Voters in Gold Hill w ill go to the polls tw ice in one week, May 15 and May 16. On May 15, voters w ill be ask ed to approve five changes in the city charter as w ell as the city budget and on May 16th. the Sta te primary election w ill be held. At the first election , these ch a rter changes are proposed: 1. The mayor shall be elected • at the regular biennial election New VFW officers installed at the Gold Hill Grange on Sunday, in <ew VFW A u x iiu r ^ r ffic e r H n sta lie ^ n to office Sunday i n c X held in November, 1952, and on cluded the follow ing, picture above, front row, left to right:Thomas each biennial election thereafter Hill include: standing, left to right. Mabie Goodwin. Vada Dahl. Ruby Short, O. K.D ahl, and Reed McKay: back row, left to right: Vaughn to serve a term of two years, b e Whitmore, Lillie MacKay, Tressa Short, Helen Shoemaker, and Whitmore. R. R. Griffin. Commander Henry G. Albrecht, Ethmer Bo- ginning on January 1, following seated; Lena Laricks , president; and Nannie McKay, treasurer. en, Peter Sangwin and Fred Goodwin. election . At the regular biennial ander Arthur Smith of Redwing, election in November, 1952, there SCHOOL DISTRICT 6 TO OPEN The Gold H ill V .F.W .Post BOND BIDS MAY 5th M inn.; Noble Grand Pres. -Elect shall be elected 3 council men to # 7416 and Auxiliary held joint Irene Johnson; Grange HEC chair serve a term of two years beginn installation of Officers at the The school board of district 6, man, Ethel Askin; Juvenile Grange) ing Jan. 1, 1952, and 3 council- Grange Hall April 27th. which includes Gold Hill and Cen-I men to serve a term of four years, W illiam Bell, Past Command Advisor, Grace Bruce and Pres, of tral Point, w ill open bids at 8 p. in] beginning Jan. 1, 1953, at the bi er, of Medford, aided by Merle Gold Hill BPW, Vera Stewart, the on May 5th for the sale of $195- ennial election held in November Beneka of Medford and C o l. Ted last four a ll being from Gold H ill. 1954 and on each following bienn 000 in bonds for school construction. Hopkins of Rogue River installed: A Past Pres, pin was given ial November election there shall Henry G. Albrecht as commander, Gold Hill voters on May 15th wi to Lena Laricks, and a past chap be efected three councilm en to succeeding Clyde Beck:Rolland be asked to approve a city budget lain pin to Lillie MacKay. Ruby COL. HOPKINS STRICKEN serve a term of four years. of $14, 085, approximately $3,000 Griffin, Sr. Vice-Pres;Thomas J. Whitmore received a gift far serv C ol. Ted Hopkins, realtor of (The present provision calls for of which w ill be for fire equipmen Short, Jr. V ice-Pres. ;Reid McKay ing as secreury far the past three Rogue River and Gold H ill, is in election of all council members and personnel. Quartermaster; Fred Goodwin,Ch years. The Auxiliary presented the Josephine General Hospital foil each two years.) The reason for the election is aplain; Orel K .D ahl, Judge Adv gifts to Mrs. John Walker and her owing a heart attack in his Rogue 2. There shall be elected bien that this year's budget exceeds thai ocate; and Dwight Davis, Surgeon in su llln g team . The Post present River office on Monday. nially, on the same date and at of last year by more than 6 per cer Appointed officers are Adjutant, ed potted plants to the Aux. Pres. the same tim e as the State bienn the lid fixed by the State. Dwight Davis, Officer of the Day, Lena Laricks and to the insulllng HEALTH UNIT ial election is held, a recorder Most of this increase is due to in Peter Sangwin, and Trustees officer, W illiam Bell. who shall also serve as city treas provement of fire protection faclll Ethner Boen, Vaughn Whitmore, The Gold Hill Health Unit urer. The Hall was decorated in ties, $ 1,000 for assistance to the v< and Peter Sangwin. w ill m eet May 6th at the home of untary fire department; $ 1,000 tor purple and white lilacs, and re 3. All regular elections of the Auxiliary Officers insulted Mrs Arthur Boye an Highway 99. additional fire hose and $1, 500 pa) freshments were served to over city of Gold Hill shall be held on were Lena Laricks, Pres. ¡Teressa There w ill be an election of offlc ment on fire truck bands. a hundred. the first Tuesday in November of Short, Sr. V ice-Pres. ¡Helen Shoe e n , and it w ill be the last meeting the years and at the same time A salary raise touting $900 is pr maker, Jr. Vice-Pres. ¡Lillie until September. posed for the recorder and water cc as the State Biennial elections. MacKay,Chaplain; Mabel Good lector, so that if the treasurers off 4. The judges and clerks of e l SLIMS TER VS. BUSINESSMEN win, Conductress; Ruby Whitmore ice is combined with that of record ection shall be paid fcr their ser Sect. .Nannie McKay, Treas. ;Veda er. the total salary would be $2400 vices and the amount of such com AMETHYST REBEKAH LODGE At the Gold Hill benefif game Dahl, Guard; and Virginia Heagy The Past Noble Grands Club The esublishlng of a city office pensation shall be determined by between the Sllmsters and the Three year trustee. of the Amethyst Rebekah Lodge which would be open regularly for Businessmen, the electric score the council and set forth in the Insulting o f f i c e r w a s th e held their Thursday m eeting at the service of the citizens is plann board gave up, so what the final resolution of the council. President of District # 7, Mrs. the home of Mrs, Earl Moore on ed if the change is made. It was un score was depends upon whom you (The proposed amendment to Sec John Walker. Her in su llln g team ask. Second Avenue. New officers were dentood. 8 of Chapter III of the charter would was composed of Conductress, Last year's budget was $11.285. Members of the Slimster’t remove that provision of the present in su lted : Mrs. Lester Parker, pres, Augusu Hall of Medford. Sr. V- team included: Grace C aldw ell, A budget of slightly less than $13, 30< succeeding Mrs. Wilbur Martin; charter setting the pay of election Pres. Beryl Watson of Rogue River Teresa Short. Lorraine Hall,Doris was proposed by the council budget Mrs. Lester Parker, vlce-pres.; officials at $ 2 .5 0 . The amendment Jr. Vice-Pres.Bertha Smith of com m ittee but when the citizens Knapp, Betty M olloy, Rose Schmidt, would place the determining of e l and Mrs. Earl Moore, treasurer Rogue River; Musician Mabel budget com m ittee tat down to stud) Joan Dusenberry. Pearl Walker. The new secretary, Mrs.Darwell ection officials pay in the hands of Drinkwater of Grants Pass; Sec. the figures, they added nearly $R00 Nora Bailey and Dorothy Turner. Hendrickson, was unable to atten the council and the amount of pay Patte Hopkins of Rogue River; to bring the total to $14, 085, On the Businessmens team: and was installed by proxy. Mrs. would be set forth in the resolution Treas. Helen Lusk of Medford; Delos Walker. Don Morrow,Fred Paul Thompson, past president, calling the election . For a number Chaplain Bessie Ptwers of Grants Lester. George Turner, Bill Hall, acted as in sulling officer. The GOLD HILL V.F. W. AUXILIARY of yean the election officials have Pass. Guard Pat Close of Shady Wilmer Bailey and Angus Todd. incoming and outgoing presidents The V.F. W. Auxiliary to V .F . been paid >5. 00 which exceeded Cove; Patriotic instructor, Nora were presented with corsages of Post * 7416 met Friday April 25th the charter provision.) Walker of Medford, and the with Pres. Lena Laricks in the cha 5. The recorder shall perform the spring flowers, the gift of Mrs.G four color-bearers,'L ucille O' FOOTS CREEK PIONEER DIES Final arrangements were made for function of city treasmer and be cus Dorman. Toole, Marie Roach, Mary todlan of the moneys and funds of During a short business session installation of officers for the en Schultz and Mary DeBerry, all Albert W. Mattis. 75, a pioneer the city. suing year. Relief chairman. Lilli, of Medford. conducted by Mrs. Martin, plans MacKay reported Ruby Whitmore a resident of Jackson county and until were discussed for holding some a short time before his death resid Other distinguished guests at and Laurene Kell ill, and cards wt PARENT-SON BANQUET m oney-raising event. The members sent. It was decided that the auxll the insunations were: District C h ing in Rogue River, died Sunday in The Future Farmers of America Medford Funeral services were to aplain Minna Stewart of Grants voted to make a contribution of iary would present the Juvenile Gr held a Parent-Son Banquet at the be held in Rogue River Wednesday fifty cents each, in lieu of holding ange of Gold Hill with a flagx* Pass, Grants Pass Pres. Ruth Johnson; Crater High School Cafetarium a cooked food sale. Ashland Pres. -Elect Edna Lafferty; with burial in Woodville cem etery Lena Laricks, Pres, appointed Thursday evening with 230 in a tt tiicrc The next meeting was scheduled she following com m ittees for the District Commander .Charles Smith endance. Mr. Heigh Ohlong, State Mattis resided from 1879 to 1929 of Grants Pass. Medford Command to be held Thursday May 22, at 3 ensuing year: Publicity and Nation; past president, gave an Interesting on a ranch at the now defunct town er Ed Smith; Ashland Commander Home, Nannie McKay, Membershl p. m. at the home of Mrs. Frank talk on the 7000 m iles he had tra - Cornelius Rost. Past District Comm of Draper oo Foots Creek He engag veled and t h e t h i n g s h e b ad Helen Shoemaker; Hospital. Lena Carter on the Old S u geRoad. ander. Jack Stewart of Grants Pats; ed In mining and farming and report experienced. A large group attended the re Laricks, Relief. Lillie MacKay. Poj edly once made a fortune In gold. District Horpiul Chairman Clyde ception far new members and the chairman, Ruby Whitmore. Two honorary members were Another square dance Friday I chosen, Don Faber and Otto Bohn- Jessup of «Grants Pass; V .A .V .S , Following the meeting the ladi, sermon by Rev. Charles Brown of night, 8 p .m . i ert. Chairman of the School Board. Portland at Gold Hill Community Inez Jessup of Grants Pass,Comm served coffee and cake to the Post. Methodist Church CITY BUDGET IS UP FOR APPROVAL o O
