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About Jacksonville miner. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1932-1935 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1932)
The Jacksonville Miner PHIPPS GIVES TOPNOTCHERS PLATFORM TO TEXAS' LOCAL VOTERS Points Pitfalls and Power of County Judgship; Will Fill Long Need (ONRETtP IH Hb? VteARS. AbO SHADES PKORD <H(OH JUMP by K et UNOFFKIALLY HAS e<?u*iEP OtyMPtC KtLORD A>>X/(XEN SWATION AT THE ICS HiXPS'MVtpS In stating this, in part, my plat PfCOPD form and business credo, 1 have WstPAiL not lost sight of the fact that the commissioners’ court, consisting of three members, controls all of the financial business of the county. The commissioners’ court is com posed of the county judge and two commissioners, and two of these constitute a majority controlling the vote on all business measures. steaks javelin etcoño The judge, therefore, cannot with >yCveg.T*N Feer wwtu certainty, state a definite policy it sailed «?*/ landed L4A FEET «4- 'Nines unless he is assured the coopera- ! AWAY----------------- tion of at least one of the commis WAÄJSHES A NEW sioners. WI&HÍ wa?ip's ayMPic AWur The county judge, however, has RECOCP X» Me &O jurisdiction of all probate and guar yaco huctx . es — dianship matters, including will TIME 11.7 SECONDS contests. He is judge of the juve nile court, and also has jurisdic tion of certain criminal cases and actions at law. He also is a mem ber of the district boundary board, which is important in the control of our schools. Also, with the ad-! vice of medical authorities, he com mits the insane to the state hos-, pital, and performs many other im-1 portant functions independent of the tw’o county commissioners. Having been a practising lawyer for many years, I can say with cer VXi ONE 6KC TRACK TEAM tainty that all of these functions will be properly performed. The probate records of Jackson county are in a decidedly tangled condition because for the past 12 or 15 years cations being equal, the county , points out the law and sets an ex the office of county judge has been judge should unquestionably be a ample of business economy and ef occupied by laymen instead of law lawyer, he being charged with so ficiency before the other two mem yers. Many tracts of real estate in many duties that require a knowl bers in a spirit of fair play, he no this county have clouds upon their edge of the law to perform them doubt will meet with their coopera tion. title which eventually will have to properly. be cleared by expensive litigation, Among the best, if not the very If I am elected county judge because of faulty probate pro- there are certain other functions I best, administrations of Jackson cedure. can and will perform regardless of county within the past 30 years, No doubt the framers of our the attitude of the county commis- have been those under Judges who constitution intended that the of- I sioners. I can and will demand a were lawyers. And without casting fice of county judge should at all survey and inventory of all the aspersions upon any person, and times be filled by a lawyer, be property belonging to Jackson without stigma against any candi cause jurisdiction of so many im county. When elected a member ofI dates running for office at this portant legal matters was given the Medford school board, one of time, it is a well known fact that to the county court. Other qualifi- my first acts was to require a I the affairs of Jackson county at thing never before done—a survey and inventory of all property be longing to the school district. This survey discovered considerable property of which the board had i no knowledge. Ends Friday I can also certainly say that money raised in the several road I districts by special election shall FRIDAY AND SATURDAY I not be diverted to other districts, because this can be prohibited by Saturday, October 8 law. I also approve the provision of in law which requires competitive bld- i ding on public contracts and sup in “HELLO TROUBLE” plies. This policy was also inaugur ated by me when a member of the Sunday, Monday, October 9-10 Medford school board. Prior to that , time this business policy had never A Thrilling Western Story been adopted. Previous to my elec- i tion on this board, school supplies I had been purchased by the city i superintendent and one member of Also Louise Fazenda Comedy the school board, which was in vio- “Rambling Around Radio Row” i lation of the law. At my sugges Fox Movietone News tion, the board adopted the policy Adults Anytime requiring that all supplies be pur Tuesday. Wednesday, Oct. 11-12 chased by the board in open ses- I sion. I certainly would require the application of this law to the pur chase of supplies for Jackson county. Thursday, Friday. Oct. 13-14 I believe that taxes can be re duced without impairing any of the RICARDO CORTEZ in j institutions of the county, and Sunday, Monday, Tuesday ■ again point to an example. While chairman of the tax conservation I committee in 1923, I assisted in ANY SEAT making a direct cut of $43,370 from ANY TIME the taxes of Jackson county, and with this without injuring any of the Continuous Shows functions of the county. Saturdays 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. FIFI DORSAY If the county judge, who is chair Sun. and Hols. 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. man of the commissioners’ court, •^ iai . ki “UNASHAMED” TOM MIX this time ure in a grave condition. of town und evened matters some As already stated, the probate what. especially since his likeness businoHM of the county is many es were much larger than tho years behind, and In a tangled con druggist’s. dition. and waste and extravagance Content to leave the rest of tho in administrative affairs have battle up to tho glaring pictures of made deep inroads into the coun the four candidates and to the vot ty finances. Jackson county lias ers. both Chitwood and Zell haw already taken over for taxes, prop been confident of victories erty of tax values in excess of ' can pay attention to their respeY $400,000, and there are now delin tlve buslnesses, which Zell Huhns quent tuxes in th© sum of consid have gon© to |s>t through Hoover erably more than one-half million and Curtis, and which (’hitwood dollars. When property goes to the honestly believes can be revived county for taxes, It is taken off the only through his chosen team. tax rolls and thiiH the taxes of Rave for nn electrified, charged air those who do pay art« increased, filling space directly between the so that each year fewer and fewer two establishments, all Is serene Itersons nniHt bear the greater bur and still on the California street den. There is no doubt, In my judg front this week, both merchants ment. that taxes can be reduced feeling content to let the posters by cutting non essential expenses, do their active campaigning. and many items can be pruned without loss of efficiency. In fact, • Bringing 300 head of young I am convinced that by a proper business administration, all county sheep from the mountain runge in institutions can even be improved prime condition and In better shape on a reduced budget. than his range sheep had ever be If I a melected county judge, 1 fore been. Ben Ihiwson sold the pledge my every effort to fulfill flock to George Colehagen of Rose these conditions. burg tho first of this week. Cole WILLIAM E. PHIPPS. hagen carne to the A ripiegate Sun day In the Interest of the deal and to get tho sheep started on their way to the San Pranclsco market. California Street Air Electrified by Glares of Party War Horse« Smarting under the optical an noyance of viewing Hoover ami Curtis photos adorning the front of the Jacksonville pharmacy. Prank Zell, business man located directly across California street, zealously posted huge likenesses of Roosevelt and (lamer to even the matter. C. C, Chitwood, faithful to the party and president of his choice, had lost no time In gracing front of his establishment with portraits of the nation's two first men, much to the Irritation of Zell, a good democrat from the old school, and something Just had to be done about It. Not being inclined to vio lence such as breaking windows, tearing down posters or smearing paint on glass. Zell sought to off set spell of the evil eyes peering at him all day long by setting up a counter-irritant In the form of pic tures of his favorites—who, he avers, will be the next heads of the nation—directly across the broad thoroughfare. Although Just inanimate pieces of paper adorned with Ink, Zell’s pictures of Roose velt and Garner seemed to break the spell cast across that section COMI Friday, Saturday, October 7-8 CHÁNDU THE MAGICIAN «sail EDMUND LOWE If LA LUCOSI ) Irena Ware Henry B. Walthall roí etow« Sunday, Monday, Tuesday October 9-10-11 DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS In “MR. ROBINSON CRUSOE” Mata., Week Days.......... 25c Nites, Sun. Mats, Hols. 35c Closing Out BUCK JONES ‘THE RIDER OF DEATH VALLEY’ “THE AGE OF CONSENT” NEW PRICES 20c ‘New Morals for Old’ “Is My Face Red?” “THE GIRL FROM CALGARY” OUR COMPLETE STOCK OF LUMBER and uilding Material IS GOING AT Less Than Cost EXTRA SPECIAL! We Have a Special Lot of Lumber Suitable for COVERING will mòàe HAY STACKS There Also Will Be a Large Quantity of Second-Hand Lumber for Sale To Be Salvaged from Present Sheds on Completion of This Sale ELECTRICITY IS THE CHEAPEST THING YOU USE THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY Economy Lumber Co. R. L. Stephenson and O. L. 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