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About Jacksonville miner. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1932-1935 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1933)
V L. Buy • GOLD RUSH JUBILEE Hat Band Today T he J acksonville M iner Volume 2 Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, July 21, 1933 Sc a Copy But You Really Ought* Bubocrib« Number 29 START CONSTRUCTION ON PAVILION MINERS SCORE Mind Your Own VICTORY AGAIN Business... WITH 1 -RUN WIN Ho Jackson county wants to buy hulf Its residents gasoline and oil to vacation In Klamath Fulls for u few days? It's gonna be tough to Gilmore Lions Defeated by get out a weekly newspaper by re Locals After Two Victories mote control for we were unfor tunate enough to see a fuce mon in Other Games Here keying around the courthouse the night bullots were stolen. The Jacksonville Miners prom 'a* ised they would cllinb from the Hut we'll admit Jackson county cellar position and ba a credit to needs some kind of a change. the old town that has made them Venue nay be better than nothing the best dressed team In hou I hern at all. .Oregon. Hunday they made good <»n tlie’r promise for the second There was a time, back In the consecutive time as they added an lawless days of Jacksonville's other victory to their rally. Med youth, when criminals and cut ford's Gilmore Lions, which twice throat murderers were mude to re had defeated tho local nine, was spect society's general scheme of tucked awuy In a ninth-inning thrill things. But we are more civilized .which had the score tied. now udu V'< (him we IO • d to b.’ , During five of the nine innings the score was equal. with the locals People used to be so disorderly i a half Inning ahead. The Miners they hanged murderers, imprisoned scored twl<-o In the last half of the crooks and scared the daylights first inning and Gilmore came back out of (helves Wo have to show ¡with two runs Id the first of the our Intelligence und Justice now, second to even the score. The Min however, und the old order has Just erg then took a two-run lead, which about been reversed. I was overcome in the first of the I C fourth. In the locals' half two more While plunging Into the subject runs were scored and In the fifth (and, believe us. we're plungers) they had a 10-5 loud and added we'd like to point out u curiosity in three more tallies In the sixth. Jurisprudence and law l*-t us, for Gilmore then ralllod with four runs! simplicity, pick Just two of the In the seventh, three in the eighth many murderers Jackson county und another In the ninth to tie | has produced lately. tho score with a half Inning to go. For the Miners, however, who ( One man, a scheming, hardened were Intent on winning the game, deceiver, boasted he was going to revenge was sweet. In the last of kill any man who crossed hla I the ninth Hall singled off the first J threshhold. When u man did knock pitched ball, with Hess singling; at his door with an arrest warrant to advance the runner to second. tn hla hand, he shot him through McIntyre took a one-base clout with the heart. later. when he had time a Texas leaguer to move both run to think things over he boasted ners and Hall scored on a pass ball of bls deed and vowed he'd do the io end the struggle with a safety same thing over again, No repent-1 murgln of three outs to go. Two ance, no remorse, home runs were scored by Gilmore players, I/ewls and Bigham, on He. too. freuk hits. Relnklng and H. Frazier Then take another. brutally killed a man. Beat him for the Minors each poled out three- to death with u tire wrench. But base clouts, while Relnklng socked when he aobered up and cogitated two doubles and McIntyre and the results of hla deed be wept. He Sandy Smith followed with one cried and was remorseful and deep each. ly sorry. He showed he could at Hess, on the mound eight innings least see the error of his ways evan for the Jacksonvllliana. struck out If it was too late to mend them. nine men while Dick Frasier, who I finished the game, fanned Chuck The first man. far more danger- Ward, who last week transferred ouh to society because he boasts be his activities from the Miners to would repeat hie crime, however, the Gilmore aggregation. Hadley, more than four months after be Gilmore moundsman who was »hot in cold blood without warning, troubled with lack of control, fan- remains In the lame county Jail un ned but four men, walked six and sentenced. with avenues he ho|>ea hit one. Hess walked seven men. to escape through still half opened (Continued on page four) to him. The second man. who can see himself In the same horrible light the world regards hint with, was in court Just five minutes. The same Judge who has taken several months to do nothing with the first, pronounced sentence on him and was through In the time it takes to tell of the affair. Just nine days after his crime he was dia- patched to Salem to be dressed In for life. The first man, although he too was Just an guilty, cost the state and Jackson county thousands of dollars to convict him. yet still Isn't committed to state peniten tiary, where two months ago a Jury said he belonged. Now get this picture: The less dangerous of the pair wu^ handled without expense, loss of time or fuss. The more dangerous, not only (Continued on page two) Kelso Relief Fund Still Shy in County Heil Cross relief funds being ; raised to assist victims of the flood i at Kelso, Wash,, now total 118.- 021.95, while the goal is $33,000. according to word received by Chairman J. C. Thompson of Jack- son county chapter. Red Cross. The local chapter has raised hut a smali amount toward this relief fund. He urges all citizens of Jack- son county who have not done so to add whatever Is within their means to this sum that help may . be given promptly to distressed I families at Kelso. Official reports show that thus far 385 families have turned to the Red Cross for assistance. It is ex pected this number will exceed 400 ■ families by the time registrations are completed. Golden Hat Bands Ready for Distribution As ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Jubilee Advertising Gets Under Way Here No. it Isn’t a racket, although Do you have the swell head? there may be those who will make, Is your hat unsightly? n noise as they are divorced from Do you believe in advertising? And. have you 50 cents for a ¡a half dollar. It is the alternative1 mighty good cause? to the plan suggested to require Then you're one of those 300 «'Very male entering the city limits! who are going to wear the new to either wear a beard or pay a golden hatbands printed thlH week fine Into the coffers of the jubilee i for distribution ns souvenirs of committee. It was charitably de Jacksonville's Gold Rush Jubilee. cided thnt beards during this weath-1 Ray Wilson, generally at the or would he cruel and Inhuman Nugget confectionery or there ' treatment, and that fines might abouts, has caused to bo created tend to be excessive, so the male ’ 300 such fedora girders and is population Is going to be excused . rendy, with a pocket full of change, with n mere hatband. That is nat to do business for the Jubilee com ive leniency, for which this old mittee prior to the great day when town long ago achieved great fame. I It is not known whether Bad | all tho bedevilment imaginable busts loose August 19. Advance Fye Pete will be In town most of funds are needed for several causes the time between now and the sfz- to Insure succors and maximum en r.ltng day when the hills burst forth tertainment for the day, and tho with their crop of prospectors, hatbands will furnish much of this sourdoughs and hardrock miners, capital. but males are warned to be certain Voluble traveling salesmen, gul they are wearing golden hathands lible tourists and others with low ere he does leap out from behind sales resistance are going tn buy some storefront with a burning and wear the ribbons, it has been community spirit in his eye and his decided, and that will be that. So famous Colts In hla trembling hand. readers who plan to show up on Pete has a habit of plugging hats the streets of Jacksonville any time that aren't adorned with fancy rib between now and August 19 had bons. He’s Just funny that way. better get the exact change ready, The ribbons, so that there may for there will be no reckoning with he no exemptions, will be 24 Inches home-towners bent on financing a In length and should fit any man gold rush days shindig. It la going In the township, there being noth to be one of those things, and Wil ing yet for any of them to be too son is certain that people are going proud over. Line will form to the to wear his ribbons, so be first in right, with no grumbling mind you, line and avoid Inflation is the ad for Jacksonville is going to throw vice being handed out on street a party than which there will be corners. no whlcher! Friday is election day. Practically every newspaper in the state is telling the voter to either vote for this or vote against that measure. The Miner, not being the All Wise One, is not going to make any such effort. But we know this much. All persons who spend their time minding their own business always seem to get along pretty well and generally do a far better job of running their affairs when they don’t branch out into others’ territory. The same should be true in voting. We are told to be altruistic, to be unself ish in our ballot and vote this or that way because we should for some reason. The Miner believes each voter should mark his ballot as selfishly as possible. I rue democracy, upon which our nation was founded, was based on this human trait. When people start voting for a “prin ciple” and for “altruistic” reasons, they produce such messes as our recent adminis tration developed. We don’t mean any par ticular party or person was responsible—it was the American people trying to solve the world’s ills at the ballot box, and man aging to grease the skids for one of the major depressions of history. Sentimental voting produced prohibi tion, a fine thing indeed—in principle—but sadly impractical in real life. We thought we could pass a law and do away with the evil of spiritous liquors. But the liquors continued on, with man about the same as he was and fermentation just as possible as ever, despite the lofty purposes of Volstead. We, in substance, merely gave up legal regulation and control. No one has ever successfully run a busi ness on purely altruistic lines. They had to look out for their own interests because no one else would. It would be great to be altruistic if the world were only that way, but it isn’t, and we must recognize truth in preference to idealism. Democracy designates that the majority shall rule. Nothing more, nothing less. And if they all vote selfishly—vote for or against measures which they believe they person ally will profit by most, why then it follows that the majority will have what it wants. But when they start voting for the “good of others” or the “good of humanity” they quite often are taking a random shot in the dark. So if you want to follow the precepts set up by the founders of this nation, you will vote as selfishly as you can and expect everyone else to do the same. Because, after all, law is supposed to help you, your neigh bor and everyone to those things most of you want. As for the sales tax, if you are a property owner and feel you will profit most by lift ing some of the burden from real property, then you should selfishly vote for the meas ure. If you feel that it will cost you less to let taxes go on as at present, then vote against it. But don’t get sentimental. The country was warned last fall that if thus and so weren’t voted for grass would grow in our main streets. The election went the other way, and there is less grass in our streets than ever. Your ballot is your own. Make it help you, yourself, as much as possible and let the John Jones and the Bill Smiths look out for themselves. They will anyway. START WORK ON ALL - WEATHER HALL AT ONCE Bumper Strips Ready Bumper strip advertising cards for the Gold Rush Jubilee are icheduled to be delivered from the printers either Friday or Saturday 'Of this week and will be distributed rto motorists immediately. The strips, with cord attached fastening to bumpers of autos, Jubilee Floor to Be Permanent for will tell the world of Jacksonville’s Greater Community Hall «ifforts at celebration and should attain an advertising circulation of for All of City several hundred thousand in the Thin Rummer*« Gold Rugh Jub few remaining weeks before the ilee will be turned into an agency big day. Thia form of advertising : of construction and public Im- is the only one not frequently used i provement, decided the Chabmer and is both inexpensive, effective of Commerce heads Monday night and very conspicuous. A supply of of thin week. The outdoor dance ,tbe strips will be found available pavilion, planned as a one-day tem at the museum, the Basket grocery, porary stand, will be a permanent i the Nugget confectionery and the ¡community hall, according to ac- Jacksonville service station as soon as delivered. Itlon taken. Cooperation of motorists and Durable, vertical-grained flooring tourists will be sought and appre will be used in the construction and ciated in spreading the new» up roof will cover the structure. Ap and down the Pacific coast era proximate dimensions will be 80 by August 19 arrives. 60 feet, the maximum space avail able behind the old U. S. hotel, r where dances now are held. Dance Committeeman Punk Dunnington was given full charge of plans, con struction and financial details. Ar Dear Mr. Enright: rangements have been made with You and I used to be a Medford lumber company to sup But ply all materials except nails and [ pretty good friends. somehow something has work on the structure started Wed nesday morning, with completion come between us lately. expected within two weeks. But just to prove that I Limitations of the present hall were the spurring incentive to per am not entirely ungrateful I would like to offer you a manent construction of the larger dance floor, Jacksonville having be theater ticket with my best come one of southern Oregon’s tra wishes. ditional Saturday night stomping It is for the picture, “The grounds because of Its willingness Nuisance. ” I to permit dancers to ply their pleas ure till early hours the following As never, morning Without increasing oper THE EDITOR. ating expenses materially, the larg er pavilion will enable income to more than double and as a com munity hall it will be even more desirable. It Is expected the Jub ilee day's patronage will pay a large part of the indebtedness, Two new bridge projects for the with following dances clearing the Applegate country have bean I investment. Total cost of material scheduled, and are expected to be 1 will be in the neighborhood of 9800 completed this fall. A state bridge, said Dunnington. possibly a concrete structure, will The Chamber of Commerce meet be built at the Applegate store, and ing. which was unusually well at the county will replace the Cam tended. made great strides toward eron bridge across Big Applegate completion of all preliminary de tails and active work Is underway four miles above Ruch. This bridge now under the watchful eye and i will be built from the general road fund. guidance of more than a dozen Repair work was completed this committees. John Knight, at head of enter week on the Beaver creek bridge which two stringers were broken tainment, has listed a long variety on recently. I of stunts and entertaniments, all ----------- e----------- to be free, that will amuse crowds here August 19, and is busy gather ing in more Ideas and suggestions, i It is planned to lay out the day's i activities like a three-ring circus, providing more to see and do than Jerry McMahan, 14-year-old son any one person can possibly enjoy. of Captain B. B. McMahan of Camp The committee awarded Frank Applegate, who arrived recently Wooleridge, of Central Point, a con from Vancouver. has thrilled tract Monday night to handle de already to the excitement of the tails of the rodeo and furnish 'Applegate. Jerry left Monday with horses for the feature. It was de Ranger Lee Port and son Lee on a cided that the rodeo, to be started week’s inspection trip by horse following an early-day baseball back through the Whiskey Peak game, will be repeated the follow country. ing day. Sunday, for those who stay Jerry was entertained on the over in the old town. Construction first lap of the Journey by the pack of chutes, fencing and grandstand mules which bucked their packs will start at the ball diamond with off, and otherwise staged a real in a few days. demonstration. Making friends with With the departure of Harold the deer which frequent the guard Reed to Whiskey Peak as forest station at Fir Glades was a pleas lookout there, a vacancy occurred . ing experience to the young city in the rodeo committee, which will lad. As extra spice for the outing, be filled by appointment by Presi Jerry was treated to considerable dent Oscar Lewis. Fred Combest razzing because he wished to retire 1 is the other member at the head early and without ceremony. of the rodeo. Mayor Wesley Hart Ranger Port will inspect the cat man, who had been placed in ) charge of U. S. hotel features, left I tle and sheep ranges and telephone ¡for Portland early this week to go1 maintenance, besides conditions at Fir Glades and Whiskey Peak. through a clinic there and it Is not i ’ definitely known when he will re-I The branch bank, however, is i turn. If he should be delayed in the1 seldom out on a limb. — Weston ; northern city his task will have to Leader. be filled by another. Advertising of the Gold Rush Jubilee is v>eing started late this Rush Jubilee, Jacksonville, Aug. week in an intense, state-wide pub 19; Oregon’s Hell-Raising Mining licity campaign. All newspapers in Camp Come Back to Life for a the western part of the state will Day,” are expected to be ready for be furnished news of the affair and distribution late this week. They of Jacksonville's unique plans, as will be designed to fit on automo will be leading newspapers in the bile bumpers and will be furnished eastern part of the state. Bumper with strings for attaching free of strips, bearing the legend, "Gold charge, A feature worked out by Com mitteeman Ray Wilson is being CALL for JUBILEE COPY distributed this week. A golden ribboned hat band, telling of Jack It won’t be long now. And sonville’s celebration, will be sold when August 19 arrives, The to traveling men, and all others, Jacksonville Miner plans to have for 50 cents each, and will be sold a special Jubilee edition off the during the jubilee itself as souven press. irs. The old town will be putting George Wendt, Jacksonville’s bar its best foot forward or, as some tender of last year, was delegated might term it, its wildest and to gather together a real old Ger wooliest foot forward. A real man band for the day to augment old weekly newspaper, with the several musical organizations tales of the latest hanging and that will be present. With rotund stage hold-up. would fit into the fronts, round faces and puffed scene prettily, we believe, and cheeks, the German band will “urn- those of you who are familiar pah-umpah” for the delight and with tales of old. tales of gold, amusement of the Jubilee throngs and early-day romance, are and add an early-day ballyhoo spirit asked to turn journalistic ana to the unique day’s return to min send in your favorite tale within ing camp activity. the next two weeks so that The The historic old town of Jack Miner may be truly representa sonville, originator of the gold rush tive of old Jacksonville and its Jubilee idea in this section, is glamorous history. known up and down the coast for Yams, Paul Bunyan anec its past reputation aa the west’s perfect host, and plans to elabor dotes, tales of the sourdoughs, ate on this impression this year present or past, and so on down when it greets the dawn with one to the merest paragraph will be of the most realistic, ylppee-ing. welcome. Even poetry will be gun-toting recreations of gold strike acceptable. We’ll be watching postoffice days ever to be devised by a pion eer city with a background such as box 138 here in Jacksonville! I -* Jacksonville’s. An Open Letter Two New Bridges In Applegate Soon Young McMahan On Outing Spree
