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About Jacksonville miner. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1932-1935 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1934)
5°*°°"' V Should Subscribe Today the J acksonville M iner i*W|* -j* ’. in Pini/” “The Sheet That That's in the* the Pink I JackHonville, Oregon, Friday, May 25, 1934 Volume 3 High Nine, Unbeaten, Off for Myrtle ( reek TREES TO GRACE J’VILLE STREETS DURING JUBILEE Tile New Deal Is simmering down to one basic law of supply and demand wherein the clllxm demands that government do the supplying. And about the only way some people could lie brought down to earth with any degree of effective ncss would be to drop them from an airplane (Oke, Clark Wo<»d, you're welcome to try the idea on your pal Olin.) « The south's No. 1 bandit, Clyde Barrow. was shot by Texas ers and peace officer* the other day before he could pull a single machine gun or halieaa corpus Now if Dillinger could just be per suadisi to cross over the Mason - Dixon line. Enthusiasm ran so high in Jack sonville last Friday, election day. that one voter was actually seen to sharpen his pencil before mark ing a ballot. • And one candidate, who didn’t fare so well, says he's going to do his campaigning next time on ground hog day He thinks maybe voters could gopher that. Then, of course, there wax the local gainbier who lost his vote be cause he tried Jo ballot double or nothing, and election board mem ber Joe Wetterer raised an objec tion Instead of the ante. And a great many of last week's candidate«, after finishing their race, kept right on running for the smelling salts. • Pardon us if we gloat over the fact that Rufe Holman, who also ran. probably Is Dunne for politi cally. • When tracing your ancestry back. It would be well to remem ber that it matters much leas where a person came from than where he la going. • Yes. and the fellow who la up and coming generally gets ahead In this world, Is he’s not up too late at night doing It. Jacksonville's decorations, re mindful of celebrations in day» gone by, will consist chiefly of evergreens and garlands made from product« of the woods, an nounced the local decorations com mittee this week The special group, headed by George Wendt, ind including John Knight and Os car ix-wis, decided that local trim mings should be In keeping wit): customs of the lime which the Diamond Jubilee will attempt to portray, when Jacksonville sported flags and trees for aU public oc casions. Karl Yanouch. Rogue for est supervisor, offered to cut 100 trees for this city, and Capt. B. B McMahan of Camp Applegate CCC has volunteered transportation. Streets are being Improved un der the direction of Lee Kauffman and other features of the local en tertainment are being whipped Into shapt* for the occasion, which Is little more than a week distant Fred Hoealey, caretaker of the Beckman bank for Ben U Beek man of Portland, announced that the bank would be opened on Thursday only of jubilee week for five hours. Other museums and points of interest will be open to the public throughout the entire week, with guides and explanatory pamphlets at each place. ------------- •------------- Joseph Earl Crain passed away at his home Tuesday afternoon, after an Illness of the past few years Mr Crain was born in Kan sas June 14, 1890. while en route by covered wagon, with his par ents, to this country. His boyhood was spent on his father's, Joseph H. Crain's, homestead east of Roxy Ann. He is survived by one sister. Mrs. May Turpin, two nieces, Ruth and Phyllis Turpin of Central Point, a niece. Mrs. Hasel Arnes of Eagle Point, two nephews, Earl and Roy Hanscom uf Eagle Point. Funeral services were held at Perl funeral home Thursday, May 24. at 2 o’clock, with Rev. D. E Millard Officiating. Interment was in the Jacksonville cemetery. Art Powell of the Central Point American declared In his last week's edition that his printing press deserves a prominent place — -... a— in the exhibit of old relics during "Let's all let the fellow we owe the jubilee Art. of course, was too modest to carry his search for an do the worrying,” advises Will tiques as far ax the family mirror. Rogers. Next, we suppose, he’ll admonish ducks to shed water.— If we could sec ourselves as oth Weston leader. ers see us, what a business boom optometrists would have. During last week of school, at least, teachers can get a tension from normally indifferent stud ents. The Jacksonville high school baseball team, under the manage ment of W. J. Nee, coach, wus scheduled to leave at 9:30 am. Friday for Myrtle Creek, where the state high school championship Flotation Product Marks game is to be played. The local 1 New Era in Development nine has remulned undefeated of Famous Mine; Two throughout 10 southern Oregon . games, and issued a challenge to , Shifts Tunnel in No. 18 the Myrtle Creek team, undefeated champions of the slate Marking the first shipment of Some reluctance wus noted on ; concentrates from the Opp mine the part of Myrtle Creek, however, near this city. Superintendent Rob for signing a game with Jackson ert Clarke early this week dls- ville when they demanded a 135 I patched a 55-ton car of refined guarantee to make the trip here, i concentrates for the Pacific States but would not offer even >5 guar ! Mines to a Tacoma smelter via antee for Jacksonville to make the Southern Pacific. journey. Through the generosity of Concentrates were from develop Mr. Van Calder, father of one of ment ore in No. 18 tunnel at the the players, the local aggregation I Pacific States property on Jack- will be transported to Myrtle J son creek, and were treated by Creek t<xlay. i new oil flotation units recently in- Those players expecting to make j stalled by the company. A b far as the trip Include Roger Card. I'aul could be learned, there has never Hess, Bud Relnking, Calvin Lusk, been a shipment of concentrates Peewee Van Galder, Byron Backes, ■ that part of the ore containing Wayne Combest, Elliott Rhoten, gold values in chemical or mechan Simon Johnson, Russel Ayers and ical combination with other ele ments In the many years of the Morris Byrne. ■ mine's operation. | According to Superintendent ! Clarke, two shifts of workers are i employed driving tunnel into vir gin territory on the west heading I of No. 18, and one mill shift has , been grinding about 25 tons of ore ■ daily. Values in the Jacksonville | region are known to run largely to I combinations with tellurides and this week's shipment of concen Intensive Search Reveals trates marks a new era in the mine's development. At one time Wooden Mains Filled Up cyanide tanks were used by former With Willow Roots; To operators to treat concentrates, I Have Water All Summer but did not prove effective. Supervisor Yanouch, CCC (’apt. McMahan Help to Furnish Greens to City for Old-Time Decoration Joseph Earl Crain, Pioneer of County, Dies Here Tuesday WATER SUPPLY OFF TWO DAYS AS PIPE CLOGS Jacksonville's water supply re verted to the old oaken bucket Monday night of this week, when wooden mains connecting the large and small reservoirs became clog ged with willow roots and towns people fell back on the old reliable bucket and well-rope water sys tem That is, those who had buck ets, ropes anu wells to drop them Into. Marshal James Littell, with the help of Harold Pence, Albert Heckert and Fred Kleinhammer, spent more than two days locating faulty sections of pipe, and Wed nesday noon water started flowing into the small reservoir again. Drouth caused by the lack of water renewed interest in applica tion for PWA funds to replace the long-slnce worn out wooden con necting mains, and parched people were given to kicking up a lot of dust on the subject early this week. According to Marsha) Littell, the large reservoir is about one-third filled, water standing at the 40- foot level at control tower, and probably will be sufficient to furn ish all household needs during the summer and ample fire protection. S’MATTER POP Jacksonville always was a pe culiar town. More than one local miner has gotten cut of a hole by digging f'Zt. ------------- •------------ 14 GET DIPIXJMAM AT COMMENCEMENT JAYVILLE THURSDAY Fourteen graduates were to re ceive diplomas last evening during annual commencement exercises at the Jacksonville high school gym nasium. Those receiving their de grees Included Lewis Applehaker, Bemadlne Arnold, Preston Card, Roger Card, Ivan Goodman, Har riett Hess, Ernest McBain, Audrey Metzger, Lewis Norman, Hannah Nunn, Albert Olsen, Adella Vogel, Marion Vogel and Valera Winning ham. Principal Milton E. Coe was to present diplomas. Complete program for oom mencement included processional by Jackson County Ensemble or chestra, Ralph Botts, director; In vocation, by Rev. S. H. Jones; sal utatory address, "Hail and Fare well,” by Lewis Norman; com mencement song, Girls' Glee club, directed by Miss Ruth Currin; or chestral selection from “11 Trova- tore”; valedictory address, “It’s Up to Us," by Hannah Nunn; orches tral selections from Schubert's suite; commencement address, "The New Tomorrow,” by Irving E. Vining; songs by W. J. Nee; announcements and presentation of diplomas by Principal Coe. Thia week-end marks the com pletion of school for Jacksonville. bAt 'Po'P XA7A 5 3)12EA w IN 44E OPP MINE SHIPS FIRST CARLOAD CONCENTRATES ÓO nw A- T all Out oT a TJA ll OO k ), JUbT -T+J bm I -4 I KA ■v ! ] Number 21 To Be Queen Mother TRIP TO BUTTE FALLS ON SKED MINERSSUNDAY Ten-Inning Classic at Gold Hill Gives Locals 4 to 3 Win As Bill (Screwball) Turner, Takes Up Duties If feelings were hurt last Sun- day, it was not those of the Jack- sonville Miners, when Screwball Turner threw his last baseball past a Gold Hillite in the tenth inning I to clinch a 4-3 victory for his fel low gold washers and give the Ce ment Makers the second defeat of the season on their home field at Selected on merits of being one the hands of the Miners. of the most outstanding pioneer Both teams started scoring in women in the state, Anne Whit- the second inning, when Jackson- eaker, well-known resident of Eu gene, has accepted the invitation villians converted three hits into to be Queen Mother of Oregon’s two runs, and Gold Hill came back Diamond Jubilee celebration in to cross the plate three times with Medford and Jacksonville next the aid of two hits and two errors. June 3 to 9, observing 75 years of From then on till the fifth, when statehood. The Queen Mother is the daugh bunched hits drove in the tyeing ter of the first governor of Ore tally, it was three up and three gon. John Whiteaker, who served dowqfor each side. Score stood from 1859 to 1862, and is well 3-3 Uli first half of the tenth. known throughout the state. She when three grouped hits again has been active for many years sent a runner past home plate for the Miners. Gold Hill was held in Eugene civic affairs. scoreless, though within scoring distance of the fourth base sev eral times, for eight straight in nings, and both nines played heads-up baseball from the second frame on, when a mistake on either side would have bagged the tilt. ----------- •----------- Working two new players. Bill Turner and I. D. Huffman, and with an emergency infield, the Applegate’s Poet-Prodpec- Miners snapped out of the losing tor Relates More About streak which had lasted for four and showed promise of Ways That Are Tricky weeks, Chief Little Wolf, Indian grap- making coming games, which have pler, was scheduled to perform on and Dark in Early West had local players plenty worried, this Thursday night's mat card for look like close encounters. Screw Promotor Mack Lillard, wrestling By J. C. REYNOLDS ball Turner, who has been mining Louie Miller of San Francisco in In one respect I differ consider in Jacksonville for some time, the semi-final event. The Indian ably from the majority of men. comes from Colorado, where he warwhoop, who delights in apply Most of them are a little shy of played in minor leagues, and at ing his Redskin deathlock, took picking up with perfect strangers, one time put in more than a sea southern Oregon fans by atorm especially in a town. Like to hang son with Denver in the fast West with his display of a wily young back till they can be sure the ern league as shortstop and third buck's tricks. other guy is all right. I have al- base man. His pitching arm has The top spot will bring forth ways been just the other way, al been developed since that time, big Charlie Hansen of Seattle and ways ready to talk to anybody, no and it was with some difficulty Pete Belcastro of Sacramento, two matter how strange they were, that Screwball was persuaded to boys with hair on their chests and either in or out of town. Except, evacuate his favorite mine hole for under their fingernails. Roland of course, some disagreeable per a mitt and bat instead of fishing Warren. Klamath Falls, and Jack son whom I wanted nothing to do pole. Huffman, recently transfer Morgan, Portland, were to be seen red from Yreka, where he played with. in a 30-mlnute curtain raiser, As to whether they were all with that city, led with the stick starting promptly at 8:30. right or not, I would find that out Sunday, gathering two singles and ------------- as I went along. If they were not a double in five trips off Tuffy • Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Eddings of all right, I would soon find a way Kell, Gold Hill chucker. Gold Hill visited Mr. and Mrs. Miners, to date, have won four to ditch them. William Eaton and family Sunday. And when warned against doing games and lost an equal number, so, I always repUed that I fig Gold Hill having been topped by • Elton Caine, who is stationed ured I could take care of myself one run twice on the Gold Hill at the Annie Springs CCC camp, In any kind of a crowd. And after field, and Medford’s Rogues and spent the week-end with home all these years of making good on Talent Relief camp being other folks. losers at the hands of the Miners. that boast. I still think so. Though having been up against One defeat at the hands of Gold nearly every game the sharpers Hill, two from Ashland and one have produced, I am willing to ad- loss to Medford's Gilmore Lions that there were two I never completes in the column of not-so- tried on me and I doubt if I or good games. Next Sunday the nug “ trek to Butte other man could beat them, get seekers will red pepper trick, much used Falls, where Shorty Miles’ loggers in Chicago and other eastern cities, will defend their long string of but not so popular in the west for wins. Butte Falls and Jackson- some reason, simply consisted in ville should be of about equal blowing the victim’s eyes full of strength, the former team having I cayenne. I never heard of its put defeated Ashland last week-end ting a man's eyes out for keeps, 13-7 at Ashland. Sunday's game at Butte Falls but it renders one hors-de-combat instantly and sure makes him will be the last encounter away from the home diamond for the think he is blinded for life. The other one is called the Miners for some time, games be "strong-arm" trick and is most ing scheduled with Klamath Falls’ generally a winner. For instance, Pelicans. Medford Rogues. Butte some fellow is strolling along a »a"?. Gilmore and Gold Hill on side street late at night and meets the local diamond. The Pelicans two women coming along, laugh may journey here for opening day ing and talking. Men who would of the jubilee, June 3, while Hal be on guard against other men and Haight’s Rogues will attempt to who would not let any man ap avenge themselves on Thursday. proach him too closely, will pay June 7, on the local field as a part no attention to a couple of women. of Jacksonville day celebration. Score by innings for last Sun Then just as they pass, one of the women will hook an arm around day’s game at Gold Hill follows: RHE his neck, bend him back over her 020 010 000 1—4 11 3 knee into a position where he is J’ville -A n * vj U e . ki -HB u 030 000 000 03 8 5 helpless and the other one will Gold Hill -•------------- frisk his pockets sooner than it SAvtT), -HE UP4 -A has taken me to tell it. Then he is given a jiu-jitsu fling out into the street and the women vanish down some alley. The women who work this rack That squashes must be kept in et are picked for their brawn and a warm, dry plac. is the advice to muscle and in some cases it has farmers who have a taste for been found that two men in wo squash pie the year around. Ben men's attire were the perpetrators. Dawson, Steamboat farmer, has Another game called the “flim found that to be the secret of flam" is played with great success keeping these vegetables, since he iust as a train is ready to start has been able to keep two banana >.nd its only victims are the good- squashes, grown in 1932, in good atured fellows whose kind-heart condition until a week ago. edness makes them want to be of Mr. Dawson kept his supply ise to their fellow creatures. This piled around the chimney in an game is timed perfectly to the upstairs room, the heat causing (Continued on page four) the shell to harden. RUBE, BEWARE CITY SLICKERS WHEN IN WEST Indian Death Gripper Back on Armory Card By C. M. Payne New Torture Found for Squash Haters
