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About Jacksonville miner. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1932-1935 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1932)
r T he J acksonville M iner V olume I <&be EDITOR SPEAKING What the world needs worst of all is a radio that will sign off when snoring commences. 4* And about the only thing people arc doing about debts now is wor rying 4» We’ve solved the mystery why prosperity never comes around the corner the world is round! ♦ To save u lot of red tape and time we’d suggest that the government confine its reports to men working instead of unemployed. 4* Well, now that trifling matters have been attended to, it’s high time something were done about the cost of silk hosiery. 4» Seen in Jacksonville -confirmed prospectors mapping off a mine on the pavement, gutter marking one of the richest veins in the county. + And, as was remarked the other day, modern sets will never appeal to the multitudes until crooners can hear annoyed sufferers snap off radio switches • Don't tell us this Hoover propo- sition to put millions of dollars into circulation and relieve the times is a failure- we found a dime the other day, which is probably south ern Oregon’s share of the new fi nance scheme. GORST SAMPLES RETURN Jt.m TO TON OF QUARTZ ORE A 20-pound sample of quartz orc brought In by Verne C. Gorst pro duced gold to the proportion of $30 a ton. Gorst has been working on a four-inch quartz stringer on his mine on Forest creek. William Blair, local man, milled the samples and amalgamated the gold this week. Gorst will be re membered here as the man who put the Jacksonville railroad out of business and later started air mail service on the Pacific coast. COWS GIVE BIG BOOS TO COUNTY DOCTOR Dr. G .A. Gitzen, with his pro fessional air, is not a very welcome sight in the eyes of Half Pint and One Spot and the rest of the dairy family at the E. H. Taylor ranch. These cows are not particular whether they have TB or not, and they don’t have a bit of use for the annual tubercular test. But since the law requires it, the test must be made, and it was for this purpose that the Medford veterinarian came to the Taylor ranch a few days ago. Reports from the tests howed that the 14 cows were non-tubercular. Mr. Taylor has one of the finest dairies in southern Oregon. The barn and milk house, built over a year ago, are supplied with running water and a cooling vat and all other necessary equipment for pro ducing grade A whole milk. The milk is delivered every morning at the Gold Seal creamery at Medford. Mr. Taylor has a profound liking for his cows; he has them named and can tell you which one is Brownie, Two Spot, or Nita. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HAS BOX SUPPER AT CHURCH Monday evening the Christian Endeavor society of the local Pres byterian church held a well-at tended box supper and, as this is leap year, boys were required to bring the lunches and girls to bid for repasts of their choice. Entertainment features were de veloped by Leonard Gilbert and Jessie Clark, who were in charge. Roy Martin auctioned off the male- tainted parcels and to date no ser ious cases of indigestion have been reported among the fairer sex. Jdfkionvillc, Oregon, Friday, February /9, 1932 HERE’S HOW IT’S DONE IN JACKSONVILLE Alxive are shown, left to right, Arne Carlsen, Paul Winningham and H. C. Whitney, operators of the "Goose Egg" mine, sluicing out the day’s diggin’s. This is a typical scene in yards and lots of Jacksonville and shows indestructible monuments being erected to memory of the city’s famous industry—gold mining. Had we not gotten to the picture first, close oberservation would reveal little particles of gold collecting in the first three or four riffles in the sluice box. Carlsen and Whitney, after wandering around under their l>ack yard, moved over to the old depot property, said depot being shown in the background here, and are dodging first one tunnel and then another in their effort to find virgin gravel. Colors are appearing down in the hole, but more noticeable are the dark colors under the miners’ eyes from much work and too little pie. Well, miners will be miners, so let us pray. J'VILLE TEAM GETS RECRUIT The Jacksonville town basket ball team has been augmented with the addition of Dr. Harold B. Gillis, former prominent college and medical school star. Gillis in the past several games has shown re markable ability and has added much to the interest and effective ness of the boys' team. Just last week they, with the aid of the new player, threw quite a scare into the Butte Falls aggregation, lead ing the game till the last quarter when a couple of lucky shots won the game for Butte Falls. The boys and girls town teams, organized this winter, have had a hard row to hoe. Both teams have built up their membership and de veloped skill to the point where it has become a real thrill to watch them at work. Although the teams have had difficulty in winning a great number of victories they have shown steady progress and have become a real threat in basketball circles. Monday of this week both teams played Talent boys and girls teams at the high school gymnasium here. The girls’ game ended in a score of 9 to 9, and a three-minute over time period was played, neither side making a score. The boys’ game was one of the best and most thrilling tilts this year. Final score was 27 to 29 in favor of Talent, but the game was undecided until the final whistle, despite the fact that Ray Ward,« flashy forward, had been injured. The Jacksonville boys’ and girls’ town teams earlier in the season won games from Tal ent. Thursday night of this week the boys have a game scheduled with the South Methodist aggregation from Medford. The Medford team has earned a good record this sea son and the tilt promises to be a close game. Players on the boys team are as follows: Donald Ken ney, center; Ray Ward and Harold Gillis, forwards; Alfred Babb and Nate Smith, guards; George Witter, Ray Hunsaker, Howard Dietrich and Harlan Clark substitutes. Members of the girls’ team are: Louise Lawhead, center; Anna Burdell, side center; Caroline Stev enson and Mildred Kenney, for wards; Gladys Guinn and Florence Hunsaker, guards; Roberta Metz ger, substitute. These players have worked hard and practised much to give this city a fair representa- N umber 8 HEAP BIG POWWOW AT HIGH SCHOOL FINISHES What is explained to be nothing less thrilling than a powwow con test between red and green groups of students of Jacksonville high school is crashing to a climax this week, advantage to date favoring the greens. Feathers adorning chests of contesting braves and squaws designate which camp wearers are battling for and the owners of red insignia are becom ing scalp-conscious of late. It seems that the entire battle started last week when a race between the students was begun, objective being the greatest number of subscrip tions to popular magazines secured within a seven-day limit War council decided that winners should be awarded eight pounds of toothsome chocolates and the los ers to furnish a banquet and watch, helplessly, consumption of the dainty tidbits. Indians have always been feared for their extreme pun ishments and this skirmish will provide its share. One of the most modem and up- to-date restaurants in southern Oregon is being planned for Jack sonville and the first unit is sched uled to open Saturday for business. Bakery, pool hall, barber shop and private dining rooms will not be CLEANING WITH GASOLINE SHIP TON GOLD QUARTZ complete at this early date but RESULTS IN PAINFUL BURNS TO GOLD HILL STAMP MILL work is being pushed forward rap idly as possible. As a result of using gasoline to A ton of apparently good grade C. L. Swenson Jr., experienced clean a dress, Mrs. Harry Brown gold quartz was shipped to a stamp restaurant owner from Medford is suffering from burns sustained mill at Gold Hill for test from who is opening the place, states several days ago. Mrs. Brown’s j Charles Smith's mine four miles plans are being carried out for a right arm and one hand were se west of Jacksonville last week. It is complete bakery which will feature verely burned. Rubbing the dress not known what returns were ob breads and pastries for both retail in a warm room caused the gaso tained from the reduction. and wholesale trade, equipment be line to ignite, and as Mrs. Brown ing installed in the rear of what was hurrying outdoors with the was the Jacksonville pool hall. The flaming cloth the wall paper caught front of this section will be occu on fire. She was able to extinguish pied by pool tables, lunch counter, the flames immediately, however. barber shop and card tables. Ad Mrs. Brown is remaining at her joining this and connected directly I Applegate home. will be the restaurant proper, where the Wicked Waffle cafe was SNOW ON HILLS formerly located. It was reported this week that The new establishment will be three feet of packed snow lay known as Leonard’s cafe and One of the most unique and orig equipment already here will be above Jacksonville’s large reser voir and has not started to run off inal lamps ever brought to this city utilized with that brought from the as yet. Eight inches of hard snow is being shown to awed tourists and Medford stoie. Interior and ex are on the ground at the head of valley residents this week by terior decorating is complete and Poor Mans creek toward the Ster George Little, curator of the Mu adds a new note of attractiveness ling property. Indications point to seum of Southern Oregon. The to the business district Modernis an abundance of water for the en object, loaned to the institution by tic murals have been painted by a tire summer season for drinking, Barney Cody, has created no small prominent Los Angeles decorator amount of interest and offers to and orange and black color scheme irrigation and mining operations. buy are plentiful. has been carried out in new fix The lamp, more definitely des tures, booths and front. An attrac cribed as a South American chan tive neon sign has been installed delier, was carved from a huge and adds color to the night’s shad ■ cocoanut, trimmed with various ows. By M aude P ool portions of the whole tree and Swenson, who is moving house other tropical vegetation and hold goods here in the next few Clara O’Brien looking colonial pierced with an electric cord and days, pointed out that he will cater . . . Bert Harr taking his pen in fittings for service in any parlor. not only to local restaurant and hand for something or other . . . The whole has been varnished and bakery trade but also to tourists, E. S. Wilson looking very scared presents a fascinating piece of han week-enders and valley residents . . . Dora Saltmarsh worrying about diwork. In fact it is so well fash who enjoy eating a dinner under Shanghai ... a lady making the ioned that Mr. Little and Mr. Cody pleasant and different surround latest salad feel very unimportant find it necessary to keep the lamp ings. Cuisine will be excellent, fea . . . Fred Straube spending all the under lock and key lest some tured by popular prices and mod p.m. in the easiest chair in Medford treasure hunter th ik he has met ern surroundings. Jacksonville and the Applegate country will wel (dental) . . . the forest ranger let his affinity. Another contribution of Mr. come this newcomer who has ting a jaybird out of a trap on Joe creek . . . Mr. and Mrs. Jack Crump Cody’s, a sewing ensemble handed shown substantial faith in the fu (getting the habit when they passed down from his mother, has been ture of this district and will be through J’ville) prospecting . . . arousing comment and recalling greatly interested in announcement Luctta West acting the farmerette days gone by to the older women of the opening this week. . . . Mrs. Eric Anderson watching who visit the collection daily. The ensemble consists of a long pink COMMUNITY CLUB TO the traffic go by. silk ribbon with many couplings HONOR FIVE BIRTHDAYS ' ■■ ' "■■■■■ — — 7 ■ - ■ ■ tion in sporting,circles throughout where useful articles are hinged for immediate service. The ribbon fits Five people of the upper Apple the valley. The boys ancr girls teams have around the worker’s neck, left strip gate district whose birthdays oc been making an effort to earn holding tiny pockets for thread, cur in February will be compli enough money to pay for their spools, needle holders, pin cushion mented with a party given by the equipment but to date are short $14 and tipped with a pink strawberry Community club at the Beaver of their goal. Admission to any of filled with emery for polishing and creek school house February 27. the contests has been set at 10 cents sharpening needles. The right- This decision was made at a meet a person and full value is assured handed extension not only has pin ing of the club held a few days ago, at any of the games either team and needle cushions but also more at which time annual election of may take part in. They have done pockets and a pair of scissors. When officers was held. Mrs. F. J. Rippey was reelected well and deserve the cooperation of the person was harnessed with this Jacksonville as a whole and would outfit all articles were always near president, Mrs. Victor Anderson appreciate a more general interest and never had to be searched for. vice president, Mrs. Leonard Mc and attendance. Those who enjoy Mr. Cody’s mother created the en Kee pianist, with Miss Janet Balis seeing as thrilling and fast a game tire rig and made it herself, being as assistant, and Mrs. F. J. Rippey as the world of sports can offer a variation of models popular more song leader. This organization was established should make it a point to be pres recently. It may truly be said that ent at the next game scheduled as finger-tip control was not intro-1 a year ago and was then known as duced on automobiles. a literary society. plenty of fireworks are certain. NUTTIEST LAMP LENT MUSEUM PANNINGS