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About Jacksonville miner. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1932-1935 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1933)
LETS START A LONERGAN FOR VIPER CLUB T he J acksonville M iner Volum« 2 ¡Speaking JUST TRAINS It 1s said that people grow up. 5c a Copy But You Really Ought» Subscribe Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, May 26, 1933 SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION TO BE JUNE19TH never School Tax Collection Changes Made by Legislature Explained A Lot of Wasted Sympathy... (AN EDITORIAL) Number 21 Miners Tackle Medford Nine Home Towner* to Plav Fast Medford First Stringer* in Decoration Day Practice Game at Fairground* Park The popular thing, both during the trial in Eugene For as fur back as we can re and afterward, has been to express remorse and sorrow member, steam trains have been School dlatrlct No. 1, Jackson- that the innocent little «laughter of Mr. and Mr». Banks tile moat faHcinutlng wonder of the world* The huge Iron monster», rille, will hold It» annual meeting should be made to suffer so. Much pity is expressed at "Sure, we'll take '«-in <>n, and maybe we’ll lick ’em, too, puffing pungent coal smoke and at the local high school Monday the situation which Mrs. Banks faces. .in*wcred the Jacksonville Miners ball team yesterday when exhaling hissing clouds of stourn, evening. June 19. according to Mr». A lot of bosh ami wasted sympathy! asked it they would consider playing a game Decoration day nlwuys brought us images of far V. J. Beach, aecretary. One new away places. different people, member I» to be „elncted at that How about the innocent wife of the slain constable, with th«- Medford Merchants, first string team of that me atrunge scenery, travel, mid that 'time by qualified voter» present. tropolis and well nigh winners already of the southern Oregon who nearly «lied from shock at news <»f the tragedy? Chung««» In the high »chool tui spice of all existence, variety. league. Sh<- still hovers between life ami death Iler mate is tion tax levy method» mude by the r definitely and forever taken from her. Ambitious and willing to try anything «»nee, the Miners de Whether freight or passenger, ¡ 1933 Oregon leglalature affecting when one of the ponderous kings i thia city and the we»t »ide of the cided they'd talk, eat. sleep and think baseball for the next And how about th«- children of Officer Prescott ? of the shining steel rails shook the ,county are explained In the follow-j few «lays and do their durndest to show the Medfordites Tue»- How about their plight ? Their father shot down in cold earth under our feet we were Ing paragraph»: blood while defenseless and trusting! Isn ’ t it far more dav just what swinging a pick and shovel all winter can do For a number of year» in Ore- ¡ moved mentally as well as phys sensible to save a few of our multitude of sobs for them ? for some of the local players. - , ~= ically. Rail transportation to us gon a tax haw been levied in each | It was expecte«! that anything m»■ «»■ W hy can't Jackson county, and the entire state, snap then seemed to be u live, wonder county for the purpo»«» of paying ful thing. Although wo were too the high school tuition of pupil» out of this cheap sentimentalizing «»ver a despicable young to put our thoughts to words, who come from dlHtrlct» that do earns clash, although the Med- murderer's accomplice ami her «laughter and shed a tear we sensed that railroads were the 'not maintain high school». Thia' for th«- wife ami family of th«* slain constable? Cottrt- fordites are conceded to be far chain which bound a great nation ¡tux has been levied by the county KUperior. “They’ll have to play bet- | U U W L U llILL room hangers-on wept as Attorney Lonergan of the together. They looked lm|M>rlunt. court upon Information and advice ter ball than they've shown lately, ” ' furnished by the county superin They sounded Imixirtant. Important. They defense plead for the return to little Ruth May of her challenge«! a Miner player when AAlllllft OIIMHAV were Important -not only to us, tendent and claims for tuition have parent s. he heard of the game h OUlWAl but to the world we were growing been made by the various high To »tart at 2 p. m. sharp, the Did anv of those present shed a tear or utter a prayer »chool districts and huve been ¡up In. Decoration tilt should furnlwh not -------- for the return of a beloved husband and father to tljp 'W-C- ¡checked and paid by warrants only ba»«ba!l thrill», but also some Tho Last Game Dropped 8-4, the thv railroads were drawn by the county superinten On land Prescott family? amu«em«*nt to fan» who take up' ---- — ot>«t I mp «« t«<<! monarchs of travel and dent upon the county treasurer. Miners Show Much And ther«- is talk of a Lonergan for governor club! »eat» in the immenae fairground» Th«* 1933 legislature passed the «•ommorco. Even telegru ph and Improvement grandstand, and their money ’ » telephon« wires. following the non-hlgh »chool district law which worth one way or another ha» been right of way» from one ocean to < hang«*» slightly the administration It was quite apparent, during the earlier «lays of the The Miners, base- assured. “If they don't yell their __ Jacksonville _ the other. seemed to pay homage of thia fund The non-hlgh school trial when sentiment strongly favored Defendant Banks, head» off. we'll make ’ em laugh ball nine undaunted by two defeats to th« thundering train» and add«*«! territory of th«* county has been that l h«* Oregonian, in its news articles, strongly fav their heads off.’’ bantered another to one victory so far this s«*a»on, dignity and imistriance to the lev divided Into five zones made up of player, who has done it before, will travel to Gold Hill Sunday for ored Banks. And. true to The Oregonian’s inimitable eled roudhed which supported Klim (lie »everal school districts. Zone “And if the Miner» have any trou- what is consider«*! one of the custom, when th«- verdict was rendered that newspaper nierlng st«*«*l rail» which either met No. 5, which Include» territory ad-| hie. Just »tick in the Jacksonville | toughest games of the early-season In the horizon or mwiiiik around Jacent and tributary to Jackson swung around to the popular cry of the moment and Mert-hanf.» to pull 'em out of the schedule. Twice the Miners have moat graceful curve», ville, Includes the following «lis- ¡ lauded that jury. hole,” volunteered Ray Coleman, t»een defeated on the local dia -K-V 1 tríete: One bit of information, gained in Eugene, might one of the latter (who are getting mond, the second humbling <-om- Boardlng (hoae train» by humun» Zone No. 4, Southwest rather vain about their playing 'ing last Sunday when the locals throw some light on th«- situation. It is said that Frank often cliang«*d th«* course of their District No. 2, Griffin Creek ability). dropped the honors 8-4 to Med live«. Several time» we had ridden Lonergan, chief attorney for the defense, is a political District No. 3. Ruch. Regardless of the outcome, how ford's Gilmore Lions. for day» on the puffing paswenger» protege of The Oregonian. District No. 15. Independence ever. the Miners and Medfordltes _ a ciassy out- Gold Hill, boasting to new country, new friend» and District No. 21. Missouri Flat. If a newspaper is t<* I»«* of anv value to the state it plan to mix It next Tuesday, and I fit with plenty of batting and pitch new experience». Brakemen, con District No. 27. Uniontown. invite all their friends to get in on i Ing strength, has shown up well serves it should lead its readers in the right direction, ductor», engineer» and firemen oc District No. 30. Provolt. the show. in the southern Oregon circuit and cupled exalted poaltiona In our es not sit «»n a fence until the crowd makes up its mind No. 33. Sterling. I looms as a real threat to the Jack- timation. Surely, nothing was great-1 District and then break its neck, through editorials, to catch up District No 34. Thompson Creek. ' sonvillians. who are optimistic er or.more lni|M»rtant than the roll-1 District No. 40, Applegate with them ami pretend it was there all the time. Twin Plunges, After ' ; enough to tackle 'em no matter roada of th«» nation' District No. 43. Forest Creek. Ij, might I»«* a goo«l idea for The Oregonian to invest how big they come. Manager Too Much Weather, Beach has been District No 6«. Watkins. working night and in a weather vane that it might more easily tell which But that wax before we grew up District No. 72. Anderson Creek. ■lay in an effort to whip the Jack enough to feel that, because we Opened on Tuesday way the wind is blowing. District Beaver Creek. No 82. sonville gold diggers into shape were learning thing» we’d never District No. K7. Little Applegate for the encounter, and although he ■u»f»ected exlated. the world was Twin Plunges, Ashland's contri At the annual school meeting i "going to the dog»." O'Brien, art. others attending re- bution to the recreational sports is not betting heavily on a victory. held Jun«* 19 of this year the entire ’Gate Schools Close riS*.C ' celved prizes. Proceeds will be I of southern Oregon during the Is d«*sirons of letting the nearby of the non-hlgh school territory A few day» ago we Invented 35 warmer months, finally managed Hlllftes know there is such a thing used for a tennis court. cents In a railroad ticket Juat MO I county comprising the above named With Varied Program to come across a day which was as a baseball team here. ----------- •_ — ------ we could again relive th«* thrill of school districts will vote on the en In last Sunday's game, which al warm enough to Justify opening listening, from the Inalde of a pas- tire list of candidates In such a In observance of the close of Colorblind Bachelor the popular resort. announced most seemed on ice for Jackson manner aa will cause oue candidate aenger coach, to the conductor'» sc I hki I b Watkins presented a dis- ville until the sixth inning, real Clyde Briggs, manager. warning "all-aboard!” We noticed to be elected from each zone. The tlnctlve program kYlday evening The Plunges, which are the last big-league class was shown for the Swing* Wicked Iron l»olllng place in each district is des the quickened beat of our pulse, before a packed house. An out- word In modern design and sani first four innings by the Miners. felt that there should have been s ignated as the school house and standing feature was the musical Even though he is unable to dis tation. are furnished clear mineral Two double plays, airtight fielding | the hours of election on June 19 bitter-sweet parting to be both re- presentation by Capt. B. B. Mc- tinguish betw«*en the beauties of water from three springs which and one-two-three . putcuts . prevailed ___ pi« ntb«-re<| and forgotten, and that will be those designated by the Mahon and several of his recrultH pink and blue, there is an Apple form on the property and. coupled ^or four innings, «nd in the fatal Isiurd of education In the notices over the horizon new country, new from the C. C. C. The male quar gate bachelor who possesses a with a filtration and chlorination sixth, during a shower, pandemon- drsstn« lay awaiting the traveler. liosted in each district. The schrtol tet with harmonica accompaniment flare for Ironing that many of the system. make what is conceded to ,nm- or something worse, broke board In each district Is the elec and two piano solos by Capt. Mc a. » successful housewives don't have; be the purest and most desirable out among the Miners while the We scanned the crowd in the day tion board and ballots of this elec- Mahon were especially appreciated thus he contributes another ______ ex- swimming water in the state, ac- invading Gilmore Lions, of Med _____ _____ t ______ _ ___ t _ _____ tlon will be canvassed by the dis- couch. Elderly women, a boy scout,. by the audience. Others contribui elusive feature to his community. cording to board of health offi- ford. were at bat. Chiefly because s group of cigar-chewing men tell-.*1"**’* boundary board which is made Ing to tile entertainment besides of a sudden burst of errors on the Carl Margreiter is the laundry cfals. Ing stories. Empty seats every "P of thp county Jutlgir. the two Pupils and adults were the < hris- _ artist _ _ who can coax the latest Of particular delight to swim- Part of the honse-towners, the where, yet the laundered seat cov-, county commissioners and the tian Endeavor and girls from Beav Crinkles" away' with either hand niers from all parts of southern Mons chalked up six runs to place ers adorn«*«! every cushion back in county school superintendent, er Creek school. /«nd had the ironing done on Tues Oregon and northern California themselves in a comfortable lead, the car, exaggerating the lack of These five men will hold Office Little Applegate and Applegate have been the unique arrangement Uke all amateur bush teams, the patronage this boyhood monarch of T«»r five, four, three, two and one schools have dismissed with pic day this week, according to a pan of the tanks, which are twins in Jacksonvillians showed a mixture oramic view of the procedure of ours suffered as the years rolled yettr respectively as they receive nics as the closing feature. Ruch fered by an observing homekeeper. size and shape, save that one is of flash and class, intermingled slowly and laboriously on._________|the highest, next highest, etc., * and Uniontown are closing this But Mr. Margreiter was not above heated while the other is kept at with an occasional proclivity for number of votes. The director re- week with neighborhood picnics. profitable pointers from “ lower temperature particularly errors. It is these rough spots, Our reassurance returned some-1celvlng the lowest number will hold Thompson creek school honored accepting his observer advised him tor those who feel loggy in heated which twice have almost donated what, however, when the metallic Office for one year and his zone their closing day with a picnic about folding a who pillowslip so the water. Swimmers who like an al- the game to Medford, that Man ring of a locomotive bell announced (Continue«! on page four) which had the raffling of a bed blue border would be on the out- most tepid bath, or those who pre- ager Beach hopes to iron out. Wet that our Journey was about to be-i ■ . spread as an additional feature. side. (Then he folded it wrong, fer the bracing cold Immersions weather has eliminated nearly all gin. Two short blasts from the i _ _ e The spread was won by Mrs. Jack and thought the border was pink.) have been provided for in the ar- practice recently and players were whistle predicated an almost «in- Sunday to Be Big . v*o tv ar nm on t nnd O A — g-a Sunday « ’s rangement, and Wrifh with ♦F»« the rx.wvL, pools in- I sent home — after discernible motion. Gradually, with — dependent of one another, there are I with - * instructions to “pray for dry a lack of effort, the cars slid past I Day for Applegate no closed days at Twin Plunges. weather.” If suitable skies favor til«- station, gathered momentum . Popular prices and special in- daily workouts and will permit de- Religious Groups aa th«* first crossing dropped b«*- ducements to picnic parties and velopment of several former stars hlnd at an interesting pace and I groups groups also also are ---- offered offered--- by by the the who have been spending the winter A big day for religious organiza soon the familiar clicking of wheels Twin Plunges management, as well mining here, prospects for the By LLEWELLYN A. BUNKS and rail-joints announced that the tions of the lower Applegate »ec- — a-team dHrJng the monthB as twic«*-a-week open air dances tlon Im» been planned for Sunday. trip was on in earnest. when the weather permits. will be rather bright, observers May 28. when the Applegate Sun ----------- •------------ say. and Sunday's display of real WHAT! NO ROCKING CHAIR? Happy memories of former «lays, day school entertains the Thomp- »on < r«-«-k Sunday »< liool with a pic- • The construction program at the ! ability brought much en«»urage» when we were donned in kn«»e pants ranger station, halted by head- ment to patriotic followers who and round eyes, with slightly drop ; nic um a result of an attendance1 I hc Jacksonville Miner, always willing and anxious to ' Star quarters last week, continued Mon-1 would like to boast of a winning ped lower Jaw. on such departures. ¡contest waged between the two We remembered h«>w our ears anil »Choo!» in which the loser elected pouse some good and worthy cause, wishes to bring to thf dav with 10 men from the Seattle team. The Gilmore Lions, formerly necks had been polished by an anx to entertain the winner. The Fro- attention of Jackson county citizens a glaring oversight. In Bar conservation camp employed in ious mother Just as if cinders volt Sunday sch<M»l und Rev. and fact, we believe it could almost be termed another miscarriage th® carpentering. Ross Dickey of traveling under the moniker of Medford is retained as chief car- I I Medford Junior Merchants, while wouldn't find their mark the first Mrs. D. D Randall will hold serv- i of justice (Continued on page four) time we watched for a chance to ices. A coniplJTe program has been There is no rocking chair in Llewellyn A. Banks’ hospital stick our head out the window. We planned. In anticipation of pre- were taken back so vividly WB al- vailing weather condition», the ! room ! Have southern Oregonians become so callous that they can Who Dat Man? Query Saturday Night Crowds moat expected the conductor to event may be held at the commun »top and tell us an Indian story, ity hall. The Sunday schools rep sit at home in comfortable chairs while THE Mr. Banks sits or ask us if this was our first train resented were organized by Rev. |cramped in a straight-backed chair in a Eugene hospital? As* They H<x»f to*Al Stewart’s Melodies Here Randall. American Sunday School rid«* un«l where were we going. W here is our moral responsibility, our civic pride, our sense I missionary. (Continued on page two) _ lof duty? Is Jackson county truly a den of iniquity, a trough “That’s what I want to know, |that, so long as no one else had > where selfish, corrupt politicians are so busy wallowing in who is he and where did he come ever gotten the idea locally, he Early Pioneer* Soon Tired of Being Sugar ¡their «>wn greeed that they can neglect the comfort of a fel 1 from. ” is the most frequently over should direct it. heard question in Jacksonville on ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ low man? There is no doubt about the na p , Saturday nights, declared one of tural rhythm and musical ability Have we become so blasphemous, so sacriligious that we Daddies, Say* Reedsport Scribe in Discourse ' the best customers last week. “And of the dark-skinn«*«i citizens of this can permit a double of Fredric the Great, Queen Marie. Wash- as for me. l'<1 like to know myself 'country, and Al has done his race That I m what Percy Dickerson I welcome all travelers. The bears ington, Lincoln, the Roosevelts and Zangara to teeter back where this Al Stewart came from, I proud, a» well as teach eight Jack- said last week when he returned I used to climb tn and help them land forth in a four-legged chair while we rock unmercifully and why is he here?” . sonville and M«Hiford boys things to town with a wee cub. Dickerson selves to anything they wanted. in chairs built for the purpose? The Al Stewart being spoken of. they never even suspected about visited Lake Tahkenltch last Fri They were particularly fond of I | by the way. is a resident of this music, and dance music in particu Is there no conscience in the whole of the Rogue river section, living about a mile from lar They have been playing at the day and ran across the tracks of sugar and always hunted around i a bear. After trailing the old lady ; for that sack. The boys wore not valley? Why, L. A. Banks is just another Messiah being per the very hall wherein he conducts local Saturday night dances for for some distance Dickerson man inclined to kill the hears, only secuted by the state with unupholstered, unrockered chairs. W’e his Saturday night dance orchestra, several months under the business aged to catch one of the cubs anti doing so when they needed fresh I which is fast becoming famous for management of Howard Lewis, and returned to Reedsport with his meat. How to stop the raids and | know he is another Messiah—Mister Lonergan and Mister its superior brand of melody and have yet to receive criticism for trophy. Early tills week he returned teach Mr. Bruin a lesson tn good I I lardy said so! their melody. i harmony. to the battleground in the hope manners cansed some deep think Of course, we realize that the Messiah never murdered an Al, as well as being musically Rather than beat holes in drums that he might pick up a compan ing. Then a bright idea material innocent constable, but the Good Government congressmen and direct music which Jerks like | inclined, knows something ab«»ut ion to the cub he had captured, but ized. are working on that and by press time it is expected there two stations clashing on a radio. human nature too. and has figured nothing doing. When in White Horse they out some new surprises in rhythm While on the subject of bears, bought a box of seldlltz powders, will lie a hall dozen eyewitnesses to testify that He even fought Stewart has been furnishing his which he plans to bring out from eight boys with orchestrations of* there are more ways than one of mixed it with sugar and sat back the power trust and sewer bonds too. all popular pieces and teaches them under cover this week-end. "People catching them, but I don’t think to await results. Soon the bears But to get back to our subject, electr—er, rocking chairs. to play music like they do in the like to dance to music which makes many of you have used the seldlitz felt th«* need of refreshments and them like it. and which almost powders to do so. Back In the days climbing Into the cabin made a Your best rocking chair contributions will be received at once larger cities. None of this small I moves their feet for them,” stated town dishpan harmony for Al, who at The Miner office. But mind you, no sticking pins under the of the Klondike gold rush a couple dead set on the sugar left out for when telling of hiB plans, has directed orchestras in some of “ Stewart of prospectors working on the cop them. Climbing out again, they vis cushions. and if you don't believe it can be San Francisco ’ s and Hollywood ’ s per ledge Just back of the White ited the water bucket, for the sugar you Just drop up to the U. S. W’e must rally to the cause. Mr. Banks is no common mur most fashionable cabarets. ; done, Horse were continually bothered did not set well In their little tum hotel hall any time this coming Now occupied at chauffeuring. j Saturday night.” with the bears raiding their sup mies. Then, oh hoy! did the bears derer. He must be treated with special vonsideration in Eugene and Salem. The rest of us might he kicked around to either plier whenever they had to leave know what hit them? Ears and raising chickens and producing his Those who have danced to Al’s the cabin. It was not convenient to eyes, as well ns mouth, fairly burst die or recuperate in a lousy den for a mere traffic violation, melody, the towering colored man, music have an inkling of an idea nail and board up the only window with the effervescing salts, and but Mr. Banks has not committed anv such minor transgres some six and a half feet tall, with I that his latest plans are going to they had In the log cabin, so they hruln called it a day. In fact, he sion. He is a big offender and should he treated as such. arms extending a like distance hor be worth listening to. and are look took chances. They did tiot fear hu was through with sugar for all time izontally, Al Stewart decided south ing forward to tomorrow night, Bring on your rockers now. There is nothing too good I ern Oregon should have its own when they can be present in the man beings, for in those days the and particularly from that cabin. tch string always hung out to —Port Umpqua Courier. for our martyr! up-to-the-minute dance band, and popular hall to get in on the fun. can happen when th.-' tw< ¡MIMFRS TRAVEL ft I 11 II I I I UU IIRU Once Too Often
