T he J acksonville M iner
Speaking
You can’t judge a town by its
gossip—we hope!
PIRATES PLUCK
EAGLES; TO TRY
DITTO SUNDAY
Through a combination of weak
Well, these lawyers certainly do
pitching
by Runtz., poor fielding
have a lot to “said.”
and lack of hitting force on the
part of the Medford Eagles, the
If you run into a car and the Jacksonville
Pirates easily won
driver gets out, »miles und apolo their first victory
of the season H-2
gize», it’s a sure sign he’s a can on the local diamond
last Sunday.
didate.
Best, starting for the homeguar.ls,
was touched early in the game and
At last the season has again ar was replaced by Hughes, who hand
rived when everything is straw led the Eagles well for the balance
berry something or other—short of the afternoon. Coffman, woo de
cake, pie or blond.
cided to let the Jacksonville bench
grow cold so far as he wa.< c »»-
Now that cellophane has taken cerned, rei’< ved Runtz for the Eag
the country completely we expect les after the latter had lost the
soon that even babies will arrive game, score being 6-2 at the end
wrapped in the darned stuff.
of the fifth frame. Best’s home run,
with one on, was the feature of the
We note with intere t that the afternoon and marked the only two
weaker sex is coming out in longer runs scored while Coffman was in
skirts now so that by the time cold the box. Swanson, for the Jackson-
weather arrives knee-lengths will villiaris, carried most weignt with
be the rage.
the big stick, getting three out of
five tries.
And this is the time of the year
Crowds were ex
when all history students declare
pecting Ben Coff
this used to be a very unstable
man, Jacksonvil-
world—new king every week
lian, to start the
some darned war cropping
game, but Runtz
whenever any notable blew
was on on the
nose. (Authority: Paul Hess.)
lineup, with Ben
held as relief. The
game was in a
We haven’t yet decided fully
bad way for the
whether Miner readers were nearly
unfortunate or fortunate a few Eagles when Coffman entered but
days ago—for they came close to the hurler held Medford sluggers
losing their editor, such as he is. to three hits and got more than a
One of our readers, who has not half dozen strikeouts. A sudden
seen fit to take the paper, received change made in ground rules,
a playful jibe from a correspondent which previously had permitted but
in these columns a few weeks ago two bases on balls landing in Daisy
intended purely as friendly i en creek, old wagons and rubbish
tion. The pun fell not only on deaf, heaps, favored the Pirates and per
but also quick-tempered ears.
mitted the circuit clout.
But the providence of the stars,
Next Sunday the Pirates will
which must have been in special po journey to Medford to play the
sition, kept the two apart till the Eagles on their home grounds. It
first desires of passion quieted in is expected that Coffman will be
the breast of the angered one and started then, giving him another
he was able to inform ye scribe this opportunity to show he is more
week of the near assault, adding than bench material. General opin
that had he encountered us sooner ion was that Coffman in three in
he woulu have “knocked our block nings displayed real ability and
off” without so much as telling us compared well with both Jackson
why. Which again causes us to ville chuckers used. Each team
wonder why it is no one ever ex playing here used one Jacksonville
pects an editor and his staff to man.
make mistakes.
Preliminary arrangements are be
Other men in other lines make ing made by Louis Puhi, manager,
Errors once in a while without be for a game next month with a na-
ing put on the spot. The butcher, tionally-famous women’s nine hail
the baker, the candlestick maker ing from far-away Wichita, Kan
and even Uncle Sam’s letter car sas. This probably will be the first
riers make mistakes occasionally encounter the girls will have in
and are in no particular position to Oregon and, if negotiations are
cast the first stone, although it is completed, promises to be one of
granted all are welcome to express the most novel and interesting tilts
their views—as gentlemen.
of the entire season.
Oh, well, something new and dif
ferent every week—guess we’ll
have to start wearing our football County Students to
suit after each issue. But really,
folks, don't take The Miner too
Play ‘Patsy' at ’ Gate
seriously—it ain’t healthy (for us.)
A group of talented Jack-
son county high school stu
dents will present “The Patsv,”
an exceptional three-act com
edy at Applegate grange hall
Saturday, May 21. The play is
of a high class production,
containing eight or nine char
Applegate Grange was host to
acters, and promises to fur
20 boys of the Agricultural class
nish a complete evening of en
from O. S. A. C., who, with Pro
tertainment. The students are
fessor Hyslop, were touring Rogue
bringing musicians with them,
River valley in the study of the
and a few hours of dancing will
famous winter blue grass. Profes
follow the play. A small admis
sor Hy lop gave an interesting talk
sion price will be charged.
on the tour and its benefits. Sever-
all of the boys gave short talks,
among whom was Charles Elmore signed, was devoted to appropriate
of the Applegate. During the tour, Mother’s Day numbers.
the students made a study of other
Applegate Grange placed third
grasses, some of which were en in the one-act play contest spon
tirely new to them. They spent Fri sored by the Jackson County Rec
day right as guests of Charles reation club. Final presentations
Hoover of Jacksonville vicinity, the made at the senior high school at
famous blue grass man who ‘would Medford, Saturday, _ with Rogue
ather make a mountain green than River winning first pTa'ce, and Cen
o make a million dolfars.”
tral Point second.
The college people went from
here to Klamath Falls, expecting to
While visiting a friend living in
be back to Corvallis for classes a small suburban town recently I
Monday.
noticed that a fox terrier belonging
The Grange dispensed with their to the family had a new litter of
regular business meeting Friday puppies. I said to my friend’s
evening. The lecturer’s hour, con younger brother: “Well, Bobbie, I
ducted by Herbert Elmore, newly see Mitzie has puppies.” Bobbie
elected lecturer to fill the vacancy promptly replied: “Yes, and it’s her
left by Mrs. Lois Fret well who re- third helping, too.”
GRANGE HOST TO
TOURING STUDES
VOTERS FLOCK TO POLLS
GRANGERS
LOCK UP 40
Treating them rough and mak
ing them like it was the handling
some 40 candidates received while
at the mercy of the Jacksonville
grange, which was in official ses
sion Tuesday night in the old Jack
sonville county courthouse in this
city.
For the first and only time in
the history of this commonwealth
were the aspirants placed where
the general public wish they were
in the latter part of heated political
contents and congratulations on the
grange’s appropriate lodging of the
candidates in the local bastile have
been pouring in. There has been
some criticism, however, because
grangers failed to hold the horde
behind bars till after election, hav
ing handcuffed Shorty Morris and
Everett Beeson, the long and short
of the campaign, together and
marched the small army into the
ing into Jacksonville from the
packed hall after a few minutes re
nearby hills for the primary
spite in the chill confines of the
election tomorrow. These gen
dungeon.
tlemen, all good naiured and
Several new stunts were includ
true, are advocates neither of
ed
in what is characterized as the
“clean - house elections” nor
best
meeting held this spring, not
clean shaves. Bottom left
least
among which was the draft
shows Ivan Offulcurve, hurler
ing
of
candidates’ wives for the
of note, who was chased so far
evening
’s stump speeches. The two
into the mountains he had to
feminine
aspirants, Mrs. Moyer and
borrow a modern conveyance
Mrs.
Carter,
were represented by
and carry a week’s provisions
their
husbands.
Lots were drawn
to make the journey.—Photos
for
a
two-minute
speaker for the
by Verne Shangle, staff pho
Above view »hows a few of
group,
J.
H.
Fuller
doing the hon
tographer.
the many votera who are flock-
ors.
As well as having nerve enough
to inaugurate a new type of treat
ment for political candidates, the
Jacksonville grange fed to the
I brim every man, woman and chiia
present and the distant hills re
Now that election is but a day in the offing and the sounded
with vibrant echoes of the
political campaign is seething to the nth degree we general hilarity and good fun in
dulged in by those present. Mem
find on every hand bitter references to the “gang” bers also were given an earful of
qualifications of the would-
which has had one hand on our throats and the other vocal
be office fillers, who were called
in our pockets for a long time—years on end. But upon, or rather demanded, to sing.
Meeting was adjourned at a late
somehow we don’t subscribe to the gossip.
hour with all sides aching from
As comparative newcomers in the valley, which we laughter, and ice cream.
It Won’t Be Long Now!
think is the best place in the world to live, we have
been unable to observe operations of any gang of ras
cals who are so mean they sour milk with a casual
glance. True, all men aren’t perfect; neither are all
of them scoundrels. And we believe what most of our
readers might have mistaken for a “gang” is merely
a team of county officials working together for har
mony, efficiency and effectiveness.
Did you ever try to drive a mismated team, one
horse heading for the barn, the other for the pasture?
What a relief a little gang spirit would have been
then! We had a good example of the value of gangs in
our town basketball team this winter. Consistently,
through each man trying to be the shining light, did
they lose games and only on those occasions when they
worked together did Jacksonville hang up wins. And
the same goes for baseball. Where would the nines be
if they didn’t act friendly in a game, work together
and help one another? What would happen to the score
if they reprimanded each other, fought among them
selves and refused to play ball?
So maybe instead of yelling “clean house—it’s our
only chance to avert starvation, taxes, foreclosure and
the measles” we ought to change the cry to one of
praise—help instead of hindrance—and thereby be
come one of the gang ourselves. Webster should have
prepared another dictionary for politics. The same
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MORE PEOPLE WALKING
PLUMBERS, WHAT!
In the year 1930 there were pro
duced in the United States 304,000,-
000 pairs of shoes, but in the year
1931 this number was increased by
almost 12,000,000 pairs. It is cer
tain that some of this increase is
due to the fact that there has been
an increased demand for cheaper
shoes, but it also is certain that
more people are walking and more
shoes are being needed.
A Canadian writer recently said
“The politicians and financiers
seem to me to be the plumbers of
the modem world: always going
back to the country for something
they haven’t got and always pre
tending that it is only the absence
of that particular implement which
prevents them from doing their
job ”
COLEMAN TRIES CASE
In Justice Coleman’s court Wed
nesday a case was tried involving
John Matney and John P. Daley.
Matney wanted to recover posses
sion of his ranch on Applegate from
Daley, who has it rented. George
Codding was appearing for Matney
and Gus Newbury for Daley. A
good number of Applegate ranch
ers were present as witnesses. The
case is being tried by a juiy of six.
A verdict was delivered in which
Mr. Matney was given a mortgage
on the crop to insure the rent.
“How’s your boy getting on in
school ?”
“Well, he’s reached the age when
he thinks less of passing an exami
nation than of passing the car
ahead.”—Cappers Weekly.
BEING GOOD ROMANS
No doubt readers this week
will note the many political ads
inserted by candidates anxious
to approach people of Jackson
ville, Ruch and Applegate dis
tricts through their own medium
—The Miner. They have gone to
quite an expense and no small
amount of trouble to meet j ou
on your own ground, to tell you
why they believe they should be
nominated tomorrow and what
their qualifications are.
But, more than that, they have
demonstrated through their very
willingness to allot advertising
money to this section their in
terest in us and their desire to
gain our good will. Is it not
logical to expect that, should
they reach office, they will con
tinue to evidence a concern for
this part of Jackson county?
Read all the political ads this
week before you go to the polls
and remember those represented
have not treated us with indif
ference—they have come to us
through our own channels.