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About Jacksonville miner. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1932-1935 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1933)
BASEBALL HERE 2 P.M. SUNDAY Applegate va Minerà T he J acksonville M iner Volume 2 Speaking Sc a Copy But You Really Oughta Subscribo Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, June 30, 1033 SALES TAX LAST STATE HOPE FOR SOLVENCY, SAID We’ve just put In our order for some sort of doodle bug that can be «impended above our typewriter Miner Editorial Draw« Fiery —one that will kick up an awful Answer from Debate fuss when we dip editorially Into Champions the realms of th« great unknown. Sales tax, to you. To the Editor' i-c The Miner has established After cogitating for a few hours over a communication received reputation for fairness and keen concerning our editorial expres judgment. Its view« are always sions on the ssles tax last week presented forcefully, so suy stand we decided that, in the Interests of taken Is likely to be accepted by a ■nne voting and good judgment large number of persons. However, (which we roully IX) favor) It The Miner's statements against the might be wise to reconsider things. sales tax should not be accepted Or In other words, think of some without a more profound consider ation of the question. Therefore Itolnts that hadn't entered mind before. Aw, we mean we just , we wish to analyze your arguments didn’t know enough about our sub from a different point of view. You Introduced your arguments ject, so there. against the sales tax with the The rommunlcatlon referred to < statement that you “see little Is printed In the adjoining column. | promise for the proposal for the It was written by the famous Ferry simple reason that part of its title twins—the ones who won the state contains the word tax.” That state debate honors thia spring. After ment sums up the only arguments reading their work. It la eaay to against the levy. Citizens who op understand juat why the Medford pose the tax do no just an a small high achool graduates are cham-1 boy opimscs going to the dentist. pion debatera. The next time we They think of It as something ,pounce upon a topic for v I vis<-< t loft painful and Ignore the fact that it we're going to make certain It Is essential to their well being. haan't been the debate teams' sub | However, In Mississippi where the ' tax has been in use. Gov. Conner ject for the past year. says: "The sales tax comes as c*e near being a popular levy as any When we entered the newspaper bualneaa n year and a half ago we 11 have seen so far. Farmers have provided ourselves with n shock gathered In mass meetings asking that It be Increased.” pad to fall back on in Juat such You state that “It Is much easier altuutlon aa thia. We announced at to boost taxes and add new ones the outset that we were inexper ienced. would make mistakes, but ¡than It Is to lower them." and that that we would always appreciate the sales tax will simply be added tructlvi- irlthism from read to the present burden. According to the "Oregon Voter" for June 24. era. We feel It la the finest sort of "the sales tax is NOT an additional help and cooperation for readers to go to the trouble and take the tax. It In NOT designed to raise more money to spend. Its sole pur consideration of putting us to pose la to relieve the tax on prop- rights when we err. I ertjr. Of the tax raised, all but $250.000, which will be used for Now to forget our red face and ¡unemployment relief, is to be used gel tiack to the sales tax. The re I to replace property taxes.” C. C.1 buttal printed alongside this col Chapman, editor of the “Oregon umn just about covers the ground. Voter.” says: “The general sales We have learned since that Gover I tax. If sanctioned by the |>eople, nor Maier, himself owner of the will reduce farm property taxes 19 largest retail store In the state. i per cent: urban homes five per Is sponsoring the sales tax because ¡cent; corporation and utility prop he Is convinced it is necessary to erty six per cent. or a flat seven maintain solvency. Meier. In his per cent reduction on all property private life, probably would suffer In the state. The sales tax will re more than anyone else--that is. if duce the millage rate In Medford the sales tax will make anyone by two mills.” The reduction of suffer—yet he is public spirited total taxes by the sales tax Is not enough to fight for the enactment a mere theory in Routh Carolina of u sales tax We guess we can the sales reduced the levy on prop-| pay that 37 cents It might cost us orty from 14 mills to five mills. shonld the sates tax go over, so We quote the South Dakota tax this week we’ve given the Ferry ¡commission: “The sales tax Is en article n top head, for there Is lit tirely satisfactory In that ft tends tle of more real importance to Ore- to shift the burden of taxation from kronlana at this tlm** tangible property " In asking for ’ -a.'< an increase in this levy farmers Perhaps our experience with the In Mississippi showed that their sales tax will be shared by others. (Continued on page four) Wc remember several times when we first saw some stranger ws thought to ourselves, "I don't like that guy." Once or twice we even dlu battle with "that guy” before we lound out what he really was like when one got to knowlug him. Some of our best friends now are persons whom we disliked on first The season of independence in acquaintance. setting fires, whether within the j city or without, end« tonight, with Ao we explained last week, the July 1 marking the annual arrival 4^ mere word "tax” is prejudicial In of the time when fires must be h“1."" Fer!’y ’.**"* ’olauthorlxed. announced Ray Wilson, cltgrly point out. so 1» the word chief of the Jacksonville volunteer “dentist.” And, as we have spent fire company anti assistant fire much time fn dental chairs our- ' warden for the Jacksonville dis- selves, that argument struck us |trict. full in the bicuspids. We rcmem- ____ ______ Before rubbish, _ ____ brush or grass I her clearly that we never went to : fires can be set legally after today the dentist's torture chamber«« a permit must be obtained from with glee or much willingness, yet either the city fire department we can't . i look visit chief or district or forest warden. -, i . back on a single --■-*• there that failed to benefit us. Chief Wilson said that the usual j cooperation of the volunteer fire' By the way. we havo noted some company would be given to those ■ thing which so far ha. escaped pub who wished to burn grass and rub lic attention, yet which was one of bish. but that the company would ! the most needed accomplishments be sborthanded this summer be and should draw the greatest cause of absence of several mem p/aiae from Americans who prac- bers who have joined the Brush (Continued on page two) Marine service. Must Have Permit to Set Fire After July 1 Says Chief Wilson But You Just Can’t Make Him Drink Earl Fehl wants to renew his venomous, lying political campaign throughout the county under the guise of getting the voters to reaffirm his election. He wants to resign “subject to a recall vote July 21.’’ If his first election was genuine, however, why does the county judge want to be re elected before his term has scarcely com menced? He wants to again poison the minds of the unwary voters with his arguments based on half-truths and suspicions. He wants to reenact the county’s troubles ere he has had time to stand trial for the last mess he helped put the suffering voters in. Some of the nation’s best logic and much of its common “horse sense” originated in the rural sections. Farmers, mere tillers of the soil, are famous for the simple, homely reasoning they have contributed to the world. Abe Lincoln was just a country fel ler, but he stands out as one of the world’s most sensible men. Fehl would take his dirt and lies—his only ammunition for 20 years in Jackson county —to^ ity- to the rural sections again. But one I thing Fehl has overlooked. That is that no one under the sun knows better than the farmer the simple trut|j truth that “you can take a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” Earl Fehl was taken to the public water ing trough as county judge six months ago, but he has refused to drink or do anything else but alibi and show his ugly disposition. Yet he expects his farmer friends to take him to the trough again July 211 We give the farmers credit for knowing a lot more about ornery horses than that. ham. C. K. Taber. Archie West, Le- Hitch-Hiking Turtle Drops Into Antique Shop Applegate Ozone Roy West, Aaron Rhoten, Leslie Beal and F. B. Harrin. ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥•¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Proves Healthful A crew of 11 men under Ross for Few Days Rest Before Jaunt Northward to Brush Marines [ Dickey was sent to the Star Ranger Number 26 WILL DEMOTE POST OFFICE TO FOURTH CLASS Applegate CCC’s to Observe 4th With Full Day Who is celebrating the Fourth of July to remind folks that some where in the dim past there was a Alice Hoefs* Term End« Tonite Declaration of Independence? Eu gene? Yes. and Camp Applegate is I ule Saulsbury to Get entertaining with a big day of fun Political Plum that will be remembered always, and which will wind up with a big usual, when one political dance in the large new mess hall, party loses power and aro her as for which local orchestras and mu j sumes control. postmascershipa sicians have already offered their soon reflect the change in domi- services. Residents of the upper valley, as 1 nant politics Jacksonville's post I office will be no exception and to- well as families and friends of the I morrow, according to schedule. men *n c*mp, are cordially invited her 10 com® toT tbe day and nlKht> ac" Alice Hoefs Is to ret‘re 'rom . A»lnnincz with with O a VullfiV duties here of four yearr to be re- »ivltia- Gv,t,e" k beginning valley fi»- re placed by Iaila Haulsbury. bourboi. union on the grounds In the fore resident who officially, according noon. Come and greet your friends to the democratic central commit- an<1 neighbors early in order that tee. has received and accepted the y°ur undivided attention can be to ** the appointment. 1 given ~* “ * basket dinner at noon, “ which will be served in the wooded There had been some doubt as i | to whether the local office, a third- | area formerly occupied by the ¡class station, would be affected by kitchen and mess ball of the camp. The log and shake tables, as well the change in national politics, but [ several days ago Miss rioefs re as the plank tables now used in the mess hall will be avaiable for ceived notice that she would be the spread and an army field range | relieved July 1. It was not unt’i ¡this week, however, that Miss will operate to provide hot coffee for the picnickers, it was an Saulsbury announced definitely nounced by camp officials. Each that she would accept the office. person may bring a basket filled to Notice also was given Miss Hoefs suit his own taste. that the Jacksonville unit in the A complete afternoon program is national letter distributing indus-! being planned and the program try would become fourth class to-1 committee remained busy late in “T the PO8t’ the "week“ devTsIng'"new' me^ns of Xlee O c?n \°n entertainment. Events already J through the „ out ar„ rBcett of all „. ThU i u 7 H&lar\ hibition of archery by the best ?he ns tn^i archers in camp and a boxing card aken „ .*'"5 "‘th «‘v‘?ral h0“1" A tlD’b*r fel1 make« ?hp LXl b,ud*et an.d contest may be arranged, it ^nown , a" « waa However, baseball is known, leaf» desirable from a fl- ritHdrable ,u„dpo,„t. Th. hnd. grounds not being available. get already had been cut to where Dancing will continue not later Miss Hoefs found It necessary to than 2 a. m., and special tents will ¡supply many needs from her own be assigned for the benefit of small I purse. children. Hours and service at the office, however, are expected to remain unchanged. It will be necessary for Miss Saulsbury to purchase boxes, safe and other equipment from the retiring postmaster, it being cus tomary for each postmaster to | own such fixtures. Approximate value of boxes alone is about $300, and fn addition bond must be posted by the incoming postmaster which will cut deeply into the first year's income. Midgets Show Up Their Big The change is due entirely to Brothers in Last Games; politics, it has been explained, and Win 5-lt Score in no way reflects upon the effi-. ciency of the retiring postmaster. There had been a petition circa-1 It took nine little kids ranging lated by Miss Hoefs and signed by in age from 10 to 15 years to win every businessman in the city a game on the local diamond for Sponsoring her retention at the the first time in almost two months post but there was no reckoning Sunday when the Jacksonville with political awards. 4t was found. Midgets, under the tutelage of Joe However, in defense of the demo- Nee. sent the Table Rock young jerats' installation of fellow bour sters home smarting from a 5-19 bons in political jobs, it can be said defeat. Their big brothers, however, re that the incumbent republicans ob tained their jobs while the republi tained their accustomed habit of cans were in power, having re- , losing and. if nothing else, should placed democrats when the tables become southern Oregon's cham had been turned. pion losers in a few mure weeks. Miss Saulsbury had been em They fell short in an eighth and ployed in a Medford furniture store ninth inning rally to suffer the bit for several years past and is par ter end of a 11-6 score with Table ticularly well known in Grange cir- Rock. I cles. She has been a resident of According to V. J. Beach, team 1 this city for many years and said manager, a game has been sched last night she would assume duties uled with Applegate for next Sun of the local office Saturday. July 1. day on the local diamond, with --------- •--------- i the probability that a game also In the old days the saloon was will ' be played Tuesday. July 4, blamed for drunkenness, later it 1 possibly with Central Point. There was prohibition and now it-will be I has been no other game lined up repeal. We think it’s about time for I the Midgets as yet, due chiefly to blame the drunks.—Weston to I the scarcity of teams of tender leader. i years and miniature in the ------------- •------------- county and also tu the fact that Resentment over the St. Paul the Jacksonville youngsters are no kidnaping is understandable, Just mean slouches at the game. now the country has need of its In last week-end’s fatal struggle, brewers.—Weston Leader. the Miners managed to keep ------------- •------------- abreast of the Table Rock squad As to the war debt muddle, it’s until the fifth inning, when the default of France.—Weston Leader.1 (Continued on page four» APPLEGATE TO INVADE J’VILLE MINERS SUNDAY Jubilee Program Will Settle Forever Query of What Makes a Wildcat Wild, Says Committee Shades of Noah's ark! I (unless someone invent an inven- Imagine dozens of wild animals H°n) will.be welcomed as entrants turned loose on a field bordered by . In the unique race which probably screaming women, children and ’ will scare all the women to death men. Wild animals that may have ¡and laugh the unafraid into hys Thumbs cocked horizonward may ' put him in that iron ketle, but he In addition to the famous Ap station Monday to complete the j never before seen a human being, terics. Officials assure those con templating making captures of en not be anything unusual these days, j managed to crawl out, evidently plegate swimming pools, blackber machine shed and other phases of or verse vices. but an itinerant turtle, or traveling having heard of such things as ry patches and gooseberry pie, the construction program there. No, it won't be a throwback to trants for the celebration, however, j Noah's gangplank scene, when a that the course will be so laid out tortoise If you prefer, is something turtle soup. Or maybe he had spent which caused the Portland Ore Another group of eight men are I pair of every specie alive raced for that the race will not necessarily else, says Frank Zell, local antique some time in a region where can- gonian to come forth with a lengthy shop operator, former cowboy and ! nihals used ailmlar iron kettles and appreciatory article recently, the engaged in trucking the C. C. C. ■ dry land after a rough crossing. I be to the swift. champion liar of Jacksonville. The wildcat race, a typical early- j decided perhaps he'd better be leg Applegate valley has pure air—the men arriving at Medford recently . but just another unique feature of "This turtle," explained Zell yes ging ft for the Crime City before purest of all, in fact—according to from Jefferson Barracks. Mo., to ¡the Gold Rush Jubilee which will i day amusement, will harken back terday with nary a crnck in his summer faded and he would have a statement made by an army of- ( Mt. Reuben and other camps of the I be held in Jacksonville thia sum- i to the time when Jacksonville was voice or show of humor, "came to holo up In somebody's abdomen flcial at Camp Applegate a few mer August 19. By name it is called .a hardy pioneer city sans mechanl- Medford headquarters. Eleven boys, | a wildcat race, but would be as I cal means of entertainment. Early wnddllng up California street from or abandoned hogpen for the win- days ago. the south early one morning and I ter. At any rate, when I went out The Brush Marines not only have including Harland Clark and J. W. ¡terrifyingly hilarious by any other settlers had to depend on the na dropped in for a short rest and a to flnlHh our chat late the other had a 100 per cent health record Smith of Jacksonville, are ex ¡name. Every known kind of ani tural resources of the countryside few square meals. Yes, I bought day Oscar had pulled his stakes since their arrival almost two pected to return soon from the O. mal. it is planned, will enter the and its untamed inhabitants, both him some liver, we had a friendly and left town. , months ago, but Camp Applegate N. O. encampment at Camp Clat- race, whether large, small, lean or ¡animal and human, for pastime and "Oh. I have frequent visitors like !has ,he tobtation ward for the up- Rop, Practically all of the 73 Port j fat, and will vie for valuable ' occupation and the wild animal chat and I parked him in back of the store in an old iron kettle, „„ „» per Rogue river camps of the hlgh- land boys are looking forward to awards, with the only requirement [ race should awaken a too-dormant „„ j ____ figuring he would be safe from dis- oscar, explained Zell to one of er altitude, and even though > boys a vacation during the Fourth, | being that all entrants- must be j spark of appreciation for nature’s turhance while he rested from his ills more skeptical listeners. "I re-; from the other camps had been which they will spend in Portland. wild and present. It was said, in wonders and quirks among visitors long trek. member that five-legged frog with sent to the local ward with afflic- During the week-end Captain B. an aside by one of the married for the day who watch half appre "No, this wasn’t any ordinary ii lump in my throat," sobbed the tions which appeared as dangerous, B. McMahan, G. I. Jones, first-aid j | commerce members, that house hensively and half gleefully the turtle. This one was unlike the j i old-timer, “and how his demise was ¡the maladies soon disappeared man, and F. D. Meeker, company wives would be barred. antics and bewildered scamperings native loungers which burrow in1 due to my own negligence. Some- ¡after subjection to Applegate air, clerk, hiked 15 miles of the dis- i According to plans outlined, a of a bevy of wild creatures in the I Jackson creek mud or draw in their ! times I almost wish 1 was back on the official said. Whooping cough. tance to Jacks Flat in the vicinity I course will be laid out on the rodeo height of consternation. The races legs when a dog scampers about the open range with all my old I appendicitis and influenza sus- of Dutchman's peak, where they grounds during the day for the en should open the gates of real fun town." specified Frank as he friends instead of being cooped up : pects from the neighboring camps remained Saturday night with trants to race over (that is, if any and amusement when owners of warmed up to his subject. “This in a big city like this,” he added have been released rom Camp Ap James Carrol and his crew of eight of them decide to stay on the various animals attempt to shoo turtle, named Oscar, was just with a far-away look in his eyes plegate after isolation during the Marines who are working on tele course). Wild animals of every de-! : their hopefuls toward winning travelin' through—yeh, going to the and a hopeless gesture of his last two weeks. Lt. Wallace S. phone maintenance for the forest scription and kind will be released I stakes. world's fair at Chicago. Came from gnarled hands wfliich have been Douglas of the medical corps, a service. They returned by way of at the shot of a gun to scamper John Knight, Chamber of Com- somewhere down around the Mexi doing little hut tidy up the famous native of Hillsboro, Ill., has re Little Applegate and aside from after awards for their masters and merce committeeman in charge of can border, made all the dives and antique shop wares for several ported at Camp Applegate for per the pick-up they received in a first to cross a given territory will program for the day. will be glad some of the swims enroute and years past. manent duty aa medical officer. trailer, 21 miles of the distance j be adjudged the winner. The pro to advise any aspiring wild-animal stayed at only the best mud bur "I suppose Oscar is well At the present several groups of were made on foot. While at the verbial hare and tortoise incident trapper concerning the race and rows. Well educated and versed in | way toward Chicago by now,” con- Brush Marines are absent from Carrol camp Mr. Jones submitted probably will be out-tortolsed and suggests that woodsmen and others history, of course ORcar dropped | 1 eluded Zell as he sensed an expose camp, having been assigned to out seven of the maintenance workers out-hared, if early reports are de keep a weather eye open from now over to Jacksonville to look around ¡just ahead If he continued. "He was side work. Local men leaving Mon to the third shot in the arm for pendable. on for likely looking critters that for a few hours. goin’ around by way of Montana day for Vancouver to return with typhoid inoculation. Babbits, squirrels, bobcats, deer, should be able to earn their own “Oscar thought he might stay and was just passin’ through. Yep. fire trucks are Walter Burdell, Joe A new fire truck has been re turtles, snakes, 'coons, rats, porcu- ers handsome prizes when the big for several days, especially after I 1 Oscar was just pasain’ through." pines, in fact anything but skunks | jubilee hits town. -Uujunno uqop ’jjnH Xo>; ' piumbo celved for use at the local camp.