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About Jacksonville miner. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1932-1935 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1932)
T he J acksonville M iner V olume 1___________ ______________ Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, April 29, 1932____________________________ N umber 18 FERN VALLEY HERES U N DAY The Editor DELAYED MEET GOLD LURE NEVER DIMS PALMERITES Speaking TO GO SATURDAY GET REVENGE A n usual, anti-hoarding talk con* tlnucH by multi-billionaires who haven’t turned loose of an extra $10 Mince the atock crash. • And even John D. refuses to give away the shiny dimes, claiming it ia an expensive habit which muat be stifled. No doubt J. I). feared people would hide the coins In an old aock or bury them in the back yard und not atart them rolling back east. • How timea have changed! Three years ago parents instilled children with the wisdom of saving shekels (which is now referred to aa hoard* ing) and spanked erranlt young sters who spent three cents for a Jollypop without permission of the board of directors. • In this connection we might even go so far aa to state, truthfully, that this hoarding boloney handed out alwuys ia for someone else to practice. The half dozen financiers who own enough of the nation’s gold to buy every citizen a com fortable home and give him a sub stantial bank account are the ones who are doing the loudest and most insistent yipping about hanging onto money (by us common folks). We suspect that their antagonism toward buried coins is caused by the inability of Wall Street to lo cate the buried treasure, ferret out family sugar bowls or break into safety deposit boxes. • And we’d like to ask, now that the president, cabinet, congress, bankers, Al Capone and the rest of the crooks have condemned hoard ing, w’hy does our great, pot melted government insist on hoarding the soldiers’ bonus money ? Foremost (?) minds of the country strained themselves, and our patience, de vising a way to help the wobbly banks and railroads of the land out of financial difficulty. And now they’re straining harder than ever to help the fellows who, although not confronted with enormous paper losses, are faced with the awful reality of poverty, hunger and want. And furthermore, all the banks and railroads ever did for us was to skin us out of fat interest rates, service charges and excessive freight tariffs when times were good while the soldiers, who hun grily clamor for the bonus pay now, risked health, homes and happiness for an ungrateful government. No, sir, ’taint right. As result of the torrential rains falling last week-end when the Jackson county field and track meet was scheduled to be held at the Medford fair grounds, the greater part of the long list of con tests was postponed until this Sat urday, weather permitting. M. E. Coe, principal of Jackson ville schools and member of lhe county track board, announced that events run last week, including sev eral jumps, would be counted as they stand, times and results to be official. Saturday’s meet will begin where rain halted events last week end. Jacksonville participants in the short go the other day won a sec ond and fourth place in B class broadjump. The track and field meet will be gin promptly at 9 a. m. Partici pants and alternates who will com pete will be as follows: Class C Boys Bud Reinking, Charles Ward, Malcolm Jones, Robert Jones, George Brown, H. Johnson, Robert Forbes, Harry Pitts, I>eoriard Gil bert, Theron Babb, Paul Hess and Preston Card. ClasH B Boys Roger Card, Edison Crandall, Wayne Combest, Frank Mee, Hous ton Pitts, Walter Anderson, Gerald Branam, Stewart Forbes, George Hueners and Morris Byrne. Class C Girls Anna Smith, Margaret Mens, Thelma McKinney and Lulu Metz ger. Class B Girls Jessie Smith, Bemadine Arnold, Luella West, Regina Pittock, Al berta Hart, Valera Winningham, Winnie Rowden, Madeline Metzger, Mary Ward, Ida Bowman and Ge neva Cottman. Class A Girls Evelyn Coffman, Dolores Smets, Ruth Lyons, Jessie Gaddy, Dorothy- Hilton, Melva Anderson, Mattie Norris, Freda Butcher, Evelyn Ly ons, Eunice Sanden and Annes Nor ris. STREET SWEEPER BUSY In addition to bringing out all the latent cussedness in citizens of Jacksonville and whetting their pro fane abilities, rains of the past week, nay month, brought out Frank Zell, antique shop skipper. Frank not only came out into the weather, but also emerged to do something about it: namely, push a street broom down the gutter and hurry the customary and familial fools of water on their way down- illward. General comment had It that Zell made an ideal white wing and handled ths broom like an able veteran of the horse-and-carriage days. The streeit in front of the Jacksonville Antique shop was thor At a meeting of the Jacksonville oughly scrubbed by the bottle and Rchool board, held Tuesday night, relic buyer by the time the deluge teachers were offered contracts for ended, which was three or four days next year. later. All but three of the present fac ulty were retained, two of the places to be filled by Miss Finwick, REED SHOOTS DOG; who has taught at Gold Hill schools, BOUND TO GRAND JURY and Mrs. Florence Hunsaker. Final action has not been taken on the U. B. Reed, Steamboat resident third opening. M. E. Coe was re who week shot, but did not kill, tained as principal and Joe Nee, a dog last belonginglo L. R. Seymonds, Lorraine Spar, Mrs. Mary Norvell neighbor of the man, was bound and Ray Hunsaker complete the over to the Jackson county list of teachers rehired by the jury Tuesday by Justice of grand the board. Peace Ray Coleman. SCHOOL BOARD HIRESTEACNERS PISTOL PERMIT REVOKED The pidtol toting permit of E. W. (Rufus) Wilson of Foots Creek was ordered revoked early this week by Sheriff Ralph Jennings, following an investigation yesterday of S. J. (Sandy) Blakeley of the same dis trict, that Wilson had “pulled a gun” on Clarence Wilson, an 18- year-old boy Sunday, when with a companion he was crossing a foot log. The sheriff found that the two youths were on public property. It is said the trouble arose over a feud of several months standing and it is possible that other action may be taken. It is reported that Reed shot the dog without provocation, the pris oner claiming that the animal had been running sheep. Four witness es, Andy Farrier, Pat Winfrey, Em mett Addy and L. R. Seymonds, testified that there had been no sheep in the immediate vicinity. Mrs. Alice Seymonds was complain ant, swearing out a warrant for Reed charging malicious and want on injury to personal property. The small dug is recovering from bullet wounds, the projectile enter ing one shoulder and emerging through the opposite side. Reed is being held in the Jackson county jail pending action of the next grand jury. Above picture, taken of Arne Carlsen while off his guard, clearly prolific results of a prospecting trip into the Jacksonville hills. Carlsen's running mate was in the act of drawing the heavy load of nuggets to market, where the huge bundle of pay dirt will be swapped for a side of bacon and a sharp razor, so that friends will be able to recognize the inveterate miner. Photo by Shangle. h K owh UNMARRIED MEN PIRATES TO PASS TABOOED AT STAR FOR SUNDAY TILT — With the decision of the forest The Jacksonville Pirates, Med service to hire only married men ford’s contribution to the baseball with dependents as far as it is pos fame of this historic mining town, sible, comes just one more depres will journey to Grants Pass Sunday sion problem. This affects not only afternoon for a game with the town the Applegate, but the entire Crater team of the Climate city. Scoop forest as well, and is causing much Puhi and Leonard Osborne are co concern among those who have been managers of the team and expect a assured of jobs during previous fast, interesting game on the Pass ball diamond. No doubt many fans summers. Ln certain instances, however, ; of the sport will follow the nine trained men will be employed, Sunday. whether they are married or not, but road and trail crews will take married men only. This will also af fect the lookouts to a certain ex tent, bringing in a few new men for that post. Since the unemployment problem It’s such a fine mine that Harry has become so vital, the federal government has taken this means Whitney can’t find a name for it, to assist in relieving the situation. and a reporter was given the privil- This method will help to cut the edge of writing any kind of a story list of 2300 county men registered about it and even naming the mine. Anyway, Mr. Whitney, who be for work with the Red Cross. Drastic cuts have been made on came famous throughout the entire road funds, and according to Rang city through his affiliation with the er Lee Port, only two crews will be Goose Egg mine, noted for its used this summer in the entire charitableness, has “gone over the Crater forest. One of these will be fence” and started a new mine with located on the Applegate*. Both Walter Scholler as a partner. The crews will be much smaller than workers found two ounces of gold Friday and Saturday, and expected usual. Requests for jobs are continuous to do as well on Monday. It seems at the Star ranger station, which that the new proposition is a lot of stands a good chance of becoming a fun and hard work. No matter how much gold there matrimonial bureau. “Bring on the women," was the request of one of may be, that doesn’t help the name last year’s firemen, who leads a at all, and the gadget must have a name because the mine is a new single life. one. Probably Mr. Whitney will STATE GRAZING LAW conduct a coastwide contest for the IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL best title. Better watch the maga zines for the announcement. The Oregon grazing law, passed by the 1923 legislature, was de NIMRODS GET CATFISH clared unconstitutional and void by the supreme court in an opinion Vivian Beach, Martin Luther written by Justice J. U. Campbell Tuesday. The court in its decision Clogston and Jefferson Davis reversed the decision of John Men- Clogston, salmon fishers per inten dolia and others vs. David F. Grah tion. ended up last Sunday with a am, county judge of Malheur sizeable catch of catfish, preferring to return with whiskered finners county. rather than the proverbial sour grapes. Beach reports that some thing seems to be holding up, or down, the usual run of salmon and, along with other valley fishermen, By M aude P ool returned quite disgusted with the Rogue in general and fish ladder^ and dams in particular. “If this Pearl Arant out after a thrill keeps up,” quoth Vivian, the village at 3 a. m. Saturday. One hun jeweler, “nary a dog will get sal- dred eighty-seven fish busy moned, unless by canopener, during keeping out of Louis Straube’s the entire summer. ” The two Clogs- way. A Little Applegate bear tons admitted the catfish were bit yarn coming to light from way ing so hard that one of the giant back in 1918. Clarence Buck critters had gulped so ravenously and a flu germ disagreeing out that the hook landed inside its tail. in the alfalfa field. Myria They also report that it took quite Smith having trouble with the a bit of time to push the fish the weather. Henry Mankins re rest of the way on down the line ported getting ready to stand and over 'the rod and reel to get it on his head. Slats Wilson ac free. quiring a bassinet and all the trimmings pretty suddenly. Banker says that women will Two old hens meeting up with have all the wealth in the country some scissors at the Taylor by the year 2035. Well, by that ranch after they had got mixed time they’ll be welcome to ours.— up with the zinnia bed. Weston Leader. 6 Kingdom for a Name IKhitney PANNINGS Despite drizzling rain during the afternoon, the Palmer Creek base ball team downed the Jacksonville Gold Diggers, 9-8, in a wringing- wot six-inning game played at the Palmer Creek diamond last Sunday. Although the weather man came in for much cussing and was growled at intermittently in no uncertain terms by the dripping players, fans and teams alike thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon and whooped and hollered as they wrung their cloth ing. As was expected (or feared) by the Jacksonvillians, Lee Port man aged to connect with a pitched ball for a husky hit, but also was fanned by “Doc” Gillis, who hurled the first several innings, allowing but two hits. Nate Smith, booed from a ! showing a week ago when the Palmerite3 lost a game here, threw in the last inning for the Apple- gaters, when the score was tied, and held Jacksonville scoreless. Ernie McIntyre, pitcher for the hill folk, performed well and kept hits scattered. L. Offenbacher, catcher for the victors, showed a proclivity for turning fouls into the hills, and it was remarked that, had the ball diamond been turned arouffH for him.. 17 home runs would have re sulted. Don Dorothy, chubby and cheerful, caught for the Gold Dig gers, assisted by H. H. Farley, who was accused of waving at the out field with his bat. McIntyre, G. Smith, S. Smith, L. McKee, N. Smith, L. Culy, Byrne, 1, Port and L. Offenbacher worked for Palmer Creek white Reinkin g, C. Ward, P. Hunsaker, Dorothy, Gillis, Clark, Lewis and Burdell started for the Gold Diggets. Roger and Preston Card, Paul Hess, Far ley and Hall were sandwiched into play later in the game. Gfilis, who hurled most of the encounter, not only produced his usual trick slow balls bitt also incorporated head work to make hitting difficult for the Palmer men. Nate Smith, in a tardy swing, sent the ball crashing through the distant automobile windshield of the Ray Hunsaker family and the Jacksonville first baseman declared that he heard not the tinkle of falling glass—that to him it sounded like the swish of winged dollars in full flight. Mike Burdell, who tramped grass in left field for the Jacksonville prides, nabbed two hard drives which should have been clean hits and all bitt fell into an abandoned well in the outfield. Port, who also worked out in the great open spaces, nearly grabbed a high fly from a sitting start and Paul Hess reached for a rear seat instead of a sweet to rest his groaning in nards, where he was rudely awak ened with the unheralded arrival of Smith’s windshield-bound foul. Ray Wilson was elected score keeper for the deluge of rain and mirth and much enthusiasm was un covered by the crowd which, con sidering the lateness of spring, was unusually large. The Jacksonville Gold Diggers will play Fem Valley Sunday on the local diamond, and it is ex pected that fans will be treated to a hot contest and close baffle. Score by innings for last Sun day’s game was: Jacksonville..........-........ 034 010—8 Palmer Creek.............. 400 221—9 CANDIDATE FOR CLERK CAMPAIGNING IN CITY Louis Ulrich, son of Mrs. Alice Ulrich of this city, was campaign ing in Jacksonville Tuesday of this week. Ulrich is running for democratic nomination for county clerk in the coming primaries and was busy passing out cards and stumping from the various corners about town. The aspirant to the clerk’s office is a former resident and busi nessman of this city and met many of his old friends. He now lives in Medford.