T he J acksonville M iner
Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, June 3, 1932
IN TIE
FIRST POSITION
The Jacksonville American
gion junior league baH<*ball team
f lai id- in line lor the southern Ore­
gon junior luugue championship,
having an equal chance with Verne
Shangle’s picture takers and H.
Fluhrer’s Doughboys, each team
having di opped but one game. It is
thought locally that the Sliangles
can I m * made to make a poor ex­
posure when the teams meet for
the second time. The first game of
the season, played with Verne’s
charges, resulted in Jacksonville
having its picture taken as a lo.-Ung
nine. No definite dale has been set
lor the three-way playoff.
Two all-star teams, one from the
northern end of the valley and the
other from the southern extremity,
have been chosen to compete for
the s< uthern Oregon all tar hon­
ors. The winning players n will be
chosen to play Klamath and Jose­
phine count) champions for tiie
honor of representing this end of
tiie state in tin* upstate finals. Al­
vin Reinking, Paul Hess, Charles
Ward, Houston Pitts, Elliott Rho-
ten, Simon John on, Roger Card
and Albert Johnson have been
picked a J;e k -oir.
( ontribu
lion to the 30 men to Is- pitted
Kg no t tin- mini, r tip of tiie val
ley. Al the conclusion of this lilt
lb players will be selected as the
southern Oregon all-star team.
Jacksonville juniors won their
last league game of the schedule
Tuesday afternoon, playing Ash­
land at Ashland, score 9-3.
STUDENTS REAPPEAR
IN LOCAL HABITAT
A large number of Applegate
young people have returned, or are
aliout to return, to their homes for
the summer vacation after a term
of study in various high schools or
other institutions of higher learn­
ing Five are high school gradu­
ates.
Jacksonville: George Brown and
Louise Johnson, graduates, Winnie
Rowden, Valera Winningham, Jose­
phine (.’lute, Thelma McKinney,
Frank Mee, Madge Barshaw, Guy
Watkins, Luetta West, Jessie
Smith, Morris Byrne, Katherine
Fletcher, Vernon Taylor, llobert
Dail), Susan Davies and Reginna
Pittick.
Medford: Evelyn Nelson and
Louis Buckley, graduates, Maurice
Ritcnev, Pearl Arant and Erlene
Taylor.
Ashland: Ix*e Port Jr., graduate,
and John Harr. Southern Oregon
Normal, Leora Culy; Oregon State
college, Ashton Forrest and Charles
Klmore. Carlton Preston will leave
Chicago on May 20 on his return
journey.
PORT ANO RANGERS
AT FIRE SCHOOL
Ranger L. C. Port and eight men
from the Applegate, including for­
est guards and lookouts, left Tues­
day for the annual forest service
training camp which is being held
at Owen Oregon camp No. 2 12
miles beyond Butte Falls instead
of at Union Creek as in previous
years.
Ranger Port is instructor in num­
erous phases of the w'ork, two of
which are advance compass work
and class B fires. Albert Young is
instructor in extinguishing a big
fire, or class C fire, which is an
imaginary affair burning in the
woods, where all of the men are
shown how to proceed in conquer­
ing the supposed flames. Various
other types of work in the for­
ester’s line of duty will I m * taken up.
The camp is in charge of Norman
C. White of Medford and is lasting
three days, June 1, 2, 3. A forest
official from the regional office at
Portland was expected to be pres­
ent. Those attending from Apple­
gate besides Mr. Port and Mr.
Young are Truman Lewis, Jim
Winningham, Clarence Buck, Wal­
ler (Salty) Stevenson, John Byrne,
rirvin Lewis, Lee Winningham and
Hugh Combest. Leonard Andrews
of Ashland, under supervision of
the Applegate district, also is at­
tending.
William McDaniel is left on duty
at home and Carl Garrison and
Dean Saltmarsh were unable to at­
tend camp on account of illness, the
latter being quarantined with chick­
en pox.
SIX PICKUPS TO A GALLON
Always 'in the alert, Verne Shanglr, staff photographer, clicked this remarkable action picture of this
old c lassic as it whizzed past at the terrific speed of 11*4 miles per hour, sending Jacksonville into an
uproar the first of th«* week. In addition to its streamline design it is the first automobile ever seen
locally that was old enough to be paid for and still in running condition. The two fair maidens are un­
known to us, but if w? had their phone numbers we wouldn't tell anyway.
Aw Nerts
More ¡fain
Rain, more rain and then still
more lain has been the bill of fare
dished out to southern Oregon peo­
ple for so long they are about re­
signed to a summer of what would
I m * termed in the San Francisco re­
gion as "high fog;” in Portland as
"Oregon climate” and here as some­
thing which, if reprinted in these
columns, would bar the paper from
the mails. Anyway, baseball games,
picnics and general celebration of
the two-day holiday over the week­
end were postponed because too
many children could not swim and
had to be kept indoors.
The double header benefit game
to have been played on the Medford
diamond last Sunday was postponed
until this week-end, when the Jack­
sonville Pirates will tangle with
Talent and Hilt will try its prowess
on Gold Hill. The Medford Eagles
will battle Grants Pass. Proceeds
will go to the widow of John Lo­
gan, who was frrmerly a Jackson­
ville player.
The Jacksonville Gold Diggers,
hometalent team which was to have
played the 401 ranchers on the local
diamond, probably will remain idle
as the proposed game with Pros­
pect failed to materialize. Even
scheduled practices for the w*eek
were deluged to indoor hangouts.
It is reported, on good authority,
that ducks are getting disgusted
and it is doubtful if insurance agen­
cies will accept policies from any
weather men till summer actually
arrives in fact. Three old prospec­
tors have been seen high ini the
hills at work on what closely re-
sembles and ark.
14 APPLEGATERS GIVEN
GRAMMAR DIPLOMAS
Fourteen pupils of the Applegate
schools have completed their eighth
grade work and have received their
diplomas. Although not all of them
were able to be present for the
graduation exercises held at Ash­
land Friday each one feels the sat­
isfaction of work well done and is
looking forward to a new undertak­
ing in high school this fall.
Those receiving diplomas were
Josephine Ginet, Francis Harris and
Almeda Rose, Sterling; Warren
Mee, Henry Head, William Pittock
and Lucille Brookfield, Applegate;
Leah McKee and Billy Townsend,
Beaver Creek; Alice Madsen, Rus­
sel Ayers and Isabella Black, For­
est Creek; Wendell Matheny, Ruch;
Dow Lewis, Watkins. Miss Esther
Mankins of Sterling section com­
pleted her eighth grade work in
the Jacksonville school.
The Editor Speaking
Diving Champions and Chain Stores
N umber 23
SMOKE EATERS
HOLD CONFAB
The Jacksonville Volunteer fire
department No. 1, organized in
18./6, held its irregular monthly
meeting Wednesday evening for the
discussion of pertinent matters and
for the purpose of electing officers
for the next year. The group of
fire chasers met in the old city hall
and chewed a quantity of rags over
new badges, lack of equipment,
lack of tunds, need for improve­
ment of the No. 1 crew and fittings
and the weather.
When the smoke cleared away
Ray Wilson was tagged as chief,
Andy Smith first assistant and
Harland Clark secretary-treasurer.
A new member, your humble news­
gatherer, was accepted as prospec­
tive firefighter, being detailed to
grass fires lxjcau.se of his large
feet. Catalogs were scanned and the
few pennies remaining in the treas­
ury counted until all present were
once again accustomed to the feel
of coin. It was decided to order im­
mediately badges for six active
members and the chief, who was
allowed an extra fancy nickel-plated
insignia. Clark reported shortage of
about a dollar in the available xund
for payment of the badges and the
offer of The Miner to donate money
received from the first two year’s
subscriptions taken in at The Nug­
get confectionery under the special
.ate offered this week was ac­
cepted by the company.
Roy Elliott, fire chief of Med­
ford, has offered full cooperation of
his department in assistance, train­
ing or coaching to the Jacksonville
squad and Saturday morning at 10
o’clock one of his men is scheduled
to be on location in this city to aid
in drilling the fire company mem­
bers in the art of “getting there
and putting ’em out.” Details such
as laying hose, making connections
and approaching fires will be dem­
onstrated.
The fire company asks that Jack­
sonville citizens remember that the
first two yearly subscriptions to be
turned into The Nugget during this
week’s special rate for The Miner
will be turned over to the depart­
ment to enable them to pay for
shiny new badges which are now
enroute from Chicago to grace
breasts of stalwart smoke-eaters of
this city.
Last week-end the nation’s most skilled diver, Geor­
gia Coleman, was in our midst exhibiting some of the
intricacies of her art. Georgia was here in the inter­
ests .of the 1932 Olympiad to be held in Los Angeles
this coming August, as was Josephine McKim, and
thrilled the audience with her finished performance.
Miss Coleman holds practically all women’s high, I
low, outdoor and indoor springboard and tower titles
and probably will capture the Olympic honors, com­
peting with divers from all over the world. In 1928
she placed second in two events of this classic.
Georgia Coleman has, and deserves, the admiration Something new in Uncle Sam’s
and respect of all Americans who appreciate skill, per­ fire fighting has been evolved here
in the use of women at the lookout
fection and body-building sport. Yet the forces of hu­ posts.
is imperative that every mar­
man nature, deception and cunning psychology have ried It man
on a lookout keep his wife
played a large part in her climb to the upper rung of on the job with him. If a fire oc­
within a two-mile radius of
the ladder of the most dramatic branch of aquatic curs
his post he is required to extinguish
sports: diving. As in every other line of human en­ it, while in his absence his wife
take charge of the station. As
deavor, Georgia’s career has not been without its will
each couple goes on duty this sum­
L. C. Port will spend
rough spots, rough not particularly to Georgia, but a mer few Ranger
days with them instructing
to the real sculptor of her ability—an unknown and them in the use of the fire finder
and other instruments.
unheralded former companion and coach.
This new method, which is being
used
entire Crater forest as
We knew Miss Coleman five or six years ago down much in as the
possible, is put in use to
in Texas before her meteoric rise to national and bring about more effective service
fire suppression. In the case of
world prominence. A certain young chap, Sammy in
I lightning fires and other instances
Howard—himself a diver of title, had visions of devel­ of emergency when the fire occurs
sections remote from the valley
oping Georgia into a champion. For more than two in
or any forest guard the lookout is
years he drilled and coached the girl, humored her dispatched to take charge of it. The
fact that a contented lookout gives
whims, whetted hei’ ambition and developed her from better service also is considered.
local to state, then southern A. A. TJ. district cham­ Mr. and Mrs. Dean Saltmarsh of
will go on duty at Tal­
pionships. For an entire summer and winter they Jacksonville
lowbox in a few days. Others going
duty later are Mr. and Mrs.
saved their nickels, worked hard and made plans for on
Lc°rard Andrews of Ashland at
the long trek to Los Angeles, where Howard was cer­ Wagner Butte, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Winningham of Klamath on Whis­
tain his protege would continue toward her goal.
key Peak, and Alex Schichtl on
Dutchman
’s Peak.
His prophecy was correct. Upon arrival in the big
city he went before the powers that be, told of his
SEND IN NEWS
charge and secured for her a tryout at one of the best
Whether your cow just had
a blessed event or your moth­
athletic clubs on the coast. Her ability was instantly
er-in-law has left, it’s news
recognized and Georgia Coleman became a member of
to your friends and neighbors
—
send it in promptly and
the swimming and diving aggregation of the Los An­
we’ll appreciate the contribu­
geles Athletic club. Thirty days after her arrival she
tion. The Miner wants news
from
all its readers. Big news,
won the southern California title—first step toward
little news—scoops or even
national recognition.
poetry; come one, come all—
to post office box 138 or drop
Newspapers from coast to coast carried wire ac­
it off at The Nugget confec­
tionery. We’ll be looking for
counts of how this new “find,” who could scarcely
you.
WIVES TAKE PART
IN FOREST PATROL
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