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JUBILEE
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T he J acksonville M iner
Volume 2
Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, July 21, 1933
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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
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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
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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!
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-* Jacksonville’s.
An Open Letter
Two New Bridges
In Applegate Soon
Young McMahan
On Outing Spree