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About The Times. (Gold Hill, Or.) 1952-1953 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1953)
appointed CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO AID IN ROGUE RIVER BUDGET - MAKING NAMED If the drainage situation west of Pine street In Rogue River Is to be cared for out of the city bud get next year, it is likely that a tax boost to co llec t $2,000 Addi tional w ill be necessary. That was the opinion of Mayor Fred Dengler and several of the city councilman and to help them in their findings, a citizens bud get com m ittee of three was nam ed. They are: -J Vera Bayless, Nick Nlquette. and Ed Kron. The drainage problem has worr ied the residents of Pine street area for som etim e and several have appeared before the city council asking that something be done. It was estimated that $2,000 would be needed to adequately drain the area X Rogue River. Oregon voi. n April 23,1953 THE TIMES FISH STORY ROD AND GUN CLUB TO ASK AID IN GETTING MORE FUND FOR FISH WORK COMMUNITY FAIR Plans are progressing for the Rogue River Community Fail. Local leaden are encouraged by the enthusiastic response of those contacted. Leaders w ill be available for local 4-H Clubs. Projects planned include Forestry, Farm Electricity, and Camp Cooking. These three subjects of local im portance and interest have not been practiced extensively in the past by local 4-H groups. In Home Economics for 4-H girls leaden are also avail, able. • A m eeting for anyone in terested in this work, or leading a group, and those who are now in 4-H Clubs w ill be held at the Fellowship Hall of Hope Presby terian Church on Friday, May 1st at 7:30 p. m. Miss Jean Brooks from the county extension office w ill be present to answer questions and give advice. e sire to keep the above date open for this important m eeting, and don't forget the dead-line is May 1st for naming • the Rogue River Youth Fair, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL MAY 2 The Spring Musical of the Rogue River Schools w ill be pre - sen ted on Saturday, May 2, at the High School Gym. Tte primary grades, under the direction of Mrs.B.M.Kearns w ill sing and do rhythm games and folk dances from 7:30 to 8 p. rfi. The High School Musical w ill begin at 8 p .m . The theme is “Far Awgy P laces.” The Musical was o g g in - ally scheduled for May 1st, but the school and music director, Mr. M ichaelis. graciously chan ged the date so as not to interfere with the Enti< prise Grange Fash ioti Show to be held on May 1st. No. 71 10 Cents_ NO CHINOOK HAVE BEEN com the fish ladder on the south side has been closed. Fish and Game ing up the Rogue River past the men this week were attempting Savage Rapids dam because of the work being done and because by tunnelling and flooding the CHOSEN CHAIRMAN A lice Sanders of Rogue River has been chosen chairman of the livestock and farm crops booths of the 1953 Oregon State college Agricultural weekend May 1 and 2. Events for the weekend in clude horse.sheep, hog, beef and dairy showmanship contests, crop j u d g ii^ a luncheon, rodeo, out door steak fry, and a dance. Agri cultural weekend has been a tradi tion for approximately 20 years on the OSC campus. Miss Sanders, junior in agri culture, is the daughter of Mr. ant Mrs. Frank R. Sanders, St. of Rogue River. The Gold Hill Rod and Gunclut whose members include sports - men in the Gold Hill-Rogue Riv er area, Monday night voted to ask other fish and game organiza tions to help them secure a larg er state appropriation for fish pro pagatlon. Ired were sportsmen over what appeared to be a slight of the ar ea by the State Fish and Game Commission whose spokesman. Cole Rivers, told the club: “ If there is fish in any part of the Rogue, sportsmen can reach them easy with modem transpor tation. " Motel owners complained that people cam e to the area ex p ect ing to be able to fish and to c a t ch fish along the banks of the Rog tunnel to allow fish to use the ue. old ladder, according to Cole • More outspoken was Milton River, state biologist. Salmon dc Steinm etz, Gold Hill council not use river's north side ladder man and ardent fisherman. Said he: "1 believe what we need is a new fish and game commission. Y oj've set up rules and policies that you feel ate law . Some of f e you sit too long in one spot. ” He pointed out that a few years ago the Rogue had plenty of fish and that deer were plentiful. At that tim e, he said, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Vlr ginia had little gam e and prac tica lly no fish. Those states got themselves some good fish and game com - inissioners and now they have plenty of fish and plenty of deer while Oregon is living on her past reputation. Rivers complained that there was only $ 3 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 available for fish propagation work and on this plea the club voted to Join with other sportsmen and to ask the legislature for more funds. A TO SPEAK AT MINING MEET Fay Bristol, President of the Oregon Mining A »ociation w ill spepk on Chrome at the House Select Small Business Com m ittee hearing on the Mining Program which is to be held in FASHION SHOW San Francisco April 25th. • This meeting is under the The Enterprise Grange sponsorship of the Oregon Mining Fashion Show w ill be g iv e s May Association, Los Angeles Chamb 1st at the Evans Valley School er of Comm erce, San Francisco Gym at 8 pm.Burleson’s of Med Chamber of Commerce, and the ford are supplying all fashions Nevada Mining Association. from bathing suits to wedding gown- 100 YEARS OLD TODAY was Mrs. ROGUE RIVER TRACKSTERS Small children w ill be W .S.C asey, pictured above, wh< Rogue River grade school ath cared for du ln g the show. resides at Route 1 Box 407, Gold letes showed their elder brothers Hill (just east of Rogue Riser) MOTORBOATS TO BE KEPT how to do it on the Rogue River with Effie Badley. Mrs. C a s e y AWAY FROM RAPIDS DAM track last Saturday, defeating Eagle Point 50 to 31. was born in Illinois on April 23, A line of buoys is to be place On the same day in a triangul 1853, and today was to celebrate 1,000 feet above Savage Rapids ar m eet Rogue River high school with her son sod three daughters dam to keep ripples from dam scored 36 points while Illinois but Illness in the fam ily prevent aging the work now being done Valley was scoring 58 1/2 and ed the planned celebration there, it was announced this Eagle Point 56 1 /2 / w eek. I WEATHER COUNTYWIDE GRADE SCHOOL TRA^K MEET SET FOR MAY 2 School authorities said this week that plans were being made far a countywide grade school track m eet at Rogue River on May 2. T h o« Interested in further d e tails should phone W illiam E » e l- styn at the Rogue River grade school. Planes operated for the Rogue River Valley Traffic Association have twice been In the air this month breaking up clouds that might have brought rain, hall, or snow to the valley. Both flights were of short dur ation and were made on April 6 and April 9th. The traffic association has re ported it w ill announce weakly how many flights were ma da. There has been some suggest* Ions that the fruitgrowers follow the lead of Copco and ca ll a meet of the various group« mon thly to report on their activtes. Copco reported monthly 00 the cloud seeding for snow work.
