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9 The Jacksonville Miner Published Weekly at JACKSONVILLE, OREGON T he J acksonville M iner What WAS the World Saved For? (Continued from page one) CELEBRATES 80; GIVES BERRIES was with a group of friends that a girl remarked that her brother was coming west and wanted a driver und helper and a man to gather sage brush for fires. This adven turous youth accepted the Job. Dur ing the trip he reached hiH seven! te«nth birthday. His first job in the new country was in the mines in Utah, and it was five years later in that stute that romance crossed his path and he married. Since that time he has worked at many occupations, in cluding blacksmithing, freighting, farming and mining. Mr. Powell says he likes sou^crn Oregon cli mate, but other thun that, Utah holds a place in his memory as the best location of all. Some of his best friends were found among the Mormons. One of his favorite possessions is a butcher knife he started seven years ago, and he worked on it in three different states. The blade is made from a cross-cut saw, and the handle once held a mighty position in the shape of a deer’s horn. thing certain; after three years of wishy-washy poli Reaching the age of 80 years is Entered as second-class matter tics, soft pedaling of the true conditions of the coun something of an accomplishment. February 19, 1932, at the post office try, promises of prosperity just as soon as this or that But bestowing tokens of kindliness upon one’s neighbors in honor of at Jacksonville, Oregon, under the the event is even a greater achieve legislation is passed by our politicians and money act of March 3, 1879. ment and one which all might well grabbing by interests which already practically con wish to attain. C. IL Powell of Big LEONARD HALL.. Editor and Publisher MAUDE POOL....... . .......„ Applegate Editor trol the nation’s wealth it is high time for a change Applegate became an octogenarian June 3, and on that day presented of influences at the capitol. Steadily the economic con neighbors with rounding baskets of Address All Communications to Box 118 glossy red strawberries from his Subscription Rates, in Advance: dition has grown worse, with all of us suffering as a own garden with a reminder of his One Year____ $1.00 Six Months-------- 50c Headquarters: celebration. Mr. Powell, who spent consequence. Every mother ’ s son can see plenty on THE NUGGET CONFECTIONERY day at the home of his son,; Telephone 162 every hand—overproduction, an abundance of every the Dewey Powell, at Medford, holds] thing, and in the same glance observe poverty, hunger in high esteem the coincidence of his birthday anniversary with that SLANTS and want. of King George’s of England. Enioying comparatively good We believe it is these things, and not pure selfish health, on the Earthquake except for rheumatical in ness, which has prompted the bonus army to move in terferences, and still retaining the By MAUDE POOL to drive a Ford, Mr. Powell on Washington to do a bit of lobbying for themselves. ability continues to care for his garden In the dark, silent hours after and home, which are the pride of Their claim that “ we fought for this country and, if midnight, when a quivering bed in his life and the nucleus of his am- I fused in the mind of a profound necessary, we propose to run it’’ is not as communis bition. Perseverance and a creative With the rubber problem solved, sleeper that the earth was quaking, desire form the keynote to the hap a great war couldn’t deprive Amer tic as it may at first glance appear. It would mean came the vague but satisfying recol piness of his solitary life and the ica of any necessity except chewing lection that really nothing serious merely the transplanting of the men who actually did success of his remarkable garden gum. could be happening because reliable the nation’s work into the seats of those who produced and home which grew with ambi tion as the propelling force from a old southern Oregon is free from the frightful phenomena affecting nothing themselves but spent the fruits of those who mere cabin among the pines a few ago. other parts of the world. did. Of course, taken as a whole, the bonus army years Now there is a woodshed, well, Harold B. Gillis ****** might make darn poor politicians, but who can say reservoir, fence, garage and flow A serious-minded woman sick at ers and trees, ample rewards for PHYSICIAN AND heart because an earthquake oc that would be a disadvantage? The trouble is now that hours o patient labor. His method SURGEON curred and she slept on, unable to one group runs the country while another fights its of digging his well is commendable. get in on the thrill of it. He descended a ladder to the bot Office in Jacksonville A sickening sense of fright at Wai's and pays its bills. tom of the well, filled his bucket dirt, and climlxsl qut again to midnight dispelled with the idea Sanitarium Of course we don’t expect any drastic action or dis with windlass up the bucket, trip by trip, that had anything dreadful hap Hours— Mon., Wed., Fri., 9-12 pened the frogs would not be sing orderly uprising on the part of the bonus backers un excavating to the desired depth. 6-9 Every Evening ing. . . . less aggravated into such a course but it is easily pos Evidence of busy days is seen in A serious story of a midnight every nook and corner about his Phone Jacksonville 81 tremor shot to pieces with the im sible that Washington will feel their influence and be place. There are the home-made plication from a doubtful listener tools fashioned from auto parts; th«- that something was under the bed come duly respectful of their weight and numbers. It hoe, wheelbarrow, dust pan and the rake, each one of which he fondly and that a snorer was about. is plain that, during such troublous times as these calls "Henry,” all showing a re Another thriller ruined with the Medford past few ’ years, the ballot box furnishes too mild an markable degree of adeptness and accusation that the narrator had a originality of ideas. dream. agent for shaking up our lawmakers and divorcing F >r companionship he has his Typewriter A creaking house and a dreadful them from growing indifference to the people and dog and his car, which he also noise caused a mother to investi Exchange gate the possibility that a member their real needs. An emergency exists—and the vets, terms “Henry." Sometimes “Henry” refuses to go, and that causes of the family was sleep-walking. Typewriter using the same tactics taught them in the World w* ar, trouble. ****** Charles Powell is a pioneer of Specialists Many people refused to believe 18 are going to meet that emergency with action and de the west, but he has been an Ap hours later that anything unusual termination. They are going to show’ a nation that w’as plegate resident for only seven Corner Main and Grape Sts. had occurred, one remarking that years. It was by a chance remark Medford he had read a week ago about an darn glad to feed them and w’ave flags in time of war that he left his home in Illinois and PHONE 1363 earthquake in Mexico. crossed the plains to the west in that it always has its army with it — and how! They 1869. It was one Sunday when he Some delightfully happy to think that they had been awakened and are going to demonstrate to the nation that, although thus let in on the strange exper they do not all have college educations, they do have ience. , w’hat is more vital—experience and common sense, Our idea of no job at all is to be coupled with a will to do things when the occasion, a bill collector during these years arises—and we predict it would be w’ise for Washing of Hoover prosperity. ton to heed their reasonable and just demands and PORTLAND RANKS THIRD thereby prevent Lord knows w hat. % It might be remarked that Port land was one of six cities in the ROTARIANS TO BOOST mer. The following Rotary commit- j United States that made individual tee is in charge of this unique ad- [ SOUTHERN OREGON vertising project: Tarney Steward, gains in the dollar volume of build ing permits in March as compared chairman; Walter Leverette, Hor with March of last year. Now, it The first official showing of a ace Bromley and Rod Waters. may be provincial to rejoice that , series of beautiful scenic paintings Portland is fortunate rather than designed to attract tourist travel Claude (Shorty) Stevens, mem that most of the other cities of the to southern Oregon was made at • ber Medford fire department, I country, including Los Angeles, are [ the Medford city park Tuesday and was of in the Jacksonville Saturday fore unfortunate, in this respect. But no caused much favorable comment noon coaching the local I one would deny us our satisfaction from those who viewed these speci firemen in the art of fire volunteer fighting, when we merely compare Portland mens of modem advertising art. care of equipment and laying of with itself, temporarily setting the This unique advertising project, hose. Many helpful suggestions other places to one side, and note I which is being sponsored by the were offered by the towering smoke not only that Portland issued per Medford Rotary club, is expected: eater to Chief Wilson and his sev mits for $2,319,615 in building in to draw thousands of tourists to eral assistants. He played a return March as compared with $677,750 this territory this season by telling for a short time Wed in the preceding March, but also a picture story of the many scenic engagement nesday evening of this week, when that this big figure was more than attractions in this vicinity. The Ro the regular weekly drill was held 11 times as great as the total for tary panels feature beautiful oil for the volunteer firemen. the preceding month of February. paintings of Crater lake, Lake o’ * * * Incidentally, in actual volume of the Woods, Diamond lake, Rogue • Vacant houses continue to be building, Portland was third in the river and other vacation spots and in this city and last Sunday, nation, outranked in totals only by will be placed in prominent loca scarce when the Barrie family, here in New York with close to $7,000,000 tions at five-mile intervals on the with the Jacksonville and Los Angeles with $$,464,480.— Pacific highway north and south of connection Gold Mining company, moved from The Commonwealth Review. Medford. Other panels, bringing out Lula Saulsbury’s house on South the agricultural, industrial and edu Fifth street to Ross Scott’s house cational advantages of this section on South Third street there was If things keep up at the present also will be displayed to advertise rate there’ll soon be a lot of high southern Oregon as an ideal place another family ready to move right in. John Heckert, who was awarded priced cars parked in front of the to live. a contract to transport school chil poorhouse. Only a few of the proposed pan dren beginning in the fall, was Mrs. els were on display this week, oth Saulsbury’s new tenant. Improve ers being in course of completion ment work is being completed on OREGON HAS 160 PLANES by the Cleveland studios of Med the Fifth street residence by F. W. Oregon, with 160 airplanes, of ford. Of special interest was a ser Clogston. * * * which 87 are licensed, stands twen ies of four paintings showing the tieth in the states of the union in origin of Crater lake with each step • Bill Canaday, who with J. B. respect to plane ownership, it is faithfully portrayed by the artist. Hulse has been mining on the for indicated by a study recently com This series proved of great educa mer Macintosh property with regu pleted by the aeronautics branch of tional benefit to many local people larity since winter, continues to the department of commerce. The who were not familiar with the glean handsome cleanups from the total number of planes in the coun process of formation of this famous backyard diggings. This Daisy try was 10,672, of which 7553 are scenic wonder. Much favorable com creek yard has been one of the licensed. This state is twenty-first ment from the tourist is expected richest back-door mines in the city in number of pilots, with 221. The to result from this series, as well as and seems to be as dependable as total number of licensed pilots in from other panels, which are varied taxes—always turning up some thing new. Canaday early this year the United States 17,628, of whom in design and coloring. 512 are women. New York stands Plans are being completed for the bought the small house and lots on first in number of aircraft, licensed early installation of the panels well Third street at a very reasonable and unlicensed, with 1203. Califor in advance of the start of the tour figure and has managed to more nia is next with 1193, and Illinois ist saason, which is expected to than pay for the property with gold third with 719. California leads all break all records because of the produced literally under the back states in number of pilots, with Olympic games and the numerous porch. * * * 3380, followed by New York with national conventions which will be 1787 and Illinois with 1097. held on the Pacific coast this sum- Subscribe for The Miner today. The California Oregon Power Company The Place to Get Good Home-Cooked Meals Hot Dinner Sandwiches HEADQUARTERS FOR T he J acksonville M iner THE NUGGET Sandwiches, Fountain Drinks, Candy, Cigars Barber Shop and Pool Hall in Connection SOUND HORN FOR CURB SERVICE PHONE 162 i
