Friday, November 16, 1934 The JACKSONVILLE MINER Page 2 -------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------- The Jacksonville Miner IhiblKhed Every Friday at JAt'KSONVHJJC. OREGON OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF JACKSONVILLE Entered as second-class matter February 19. 1932. at the poetoffice at Jacksonville. Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879 LEONARD N. HALL Editor and Publisher MAUDE POOL------ --------------- Applegate Editor PHONE JACKSONVILLE 141 Address All Communications to Box 138 Subscription Rates, in Advance: One Year_______ $1 00 Six Months.. .......... 50c In Its Tougher Stages You can treat 'em rough, but that doesn’t mean motorists driving over the Old Stage road will like it. And. if you ask them, probably every sufferer from the drive’s corduroy will point out w’ith emphasis that such fabrics as road sur­ facing just aren’t being worn this sea­ son, or at least shouldn’t be. The Old Stage road, that famous drive leading through Jacksonville, skirting rim of the valley toward Gold Hill, is one of southern Oregon’s most beautiful stretches of highway when it is smooth. Now it shakes the cheaters off the best rubber-neck era. Once traveled by stage coaches, now marked by signs bearing the legend, “This is a great country,” the road is not only a scenic drive, but also a very busy boulevard, yet it has been allowed to become so rough in many places it doesn’t even rate as good as a short­ season mountain trail used once every blue moon—if that often. The Old Stage road has become a drive which empha­ sizes the old and tends toward profanity in description of its stage. Lack of at­ tention has led residents of the drive to believe original ruts cut by early-day freighters are still chiseled deep into the roadbed. In fact, it is safe to say that even a knee-action ride would develop rheuma­ tism over the road in its present state, and perhaps a bit of a call at the county court would develop enough drag to en­ able a drag to be used on the road. Any­ way, it would be worth a try, even if a little equipment on the stretch would end its free distribution of massages to mot­ orists who pass that way. Phooey on Boogies Lately we have read of and listened to a lot of doleful destroyers of public faith and confidence who would have us believe America and the world is on the verge of something or other that’s going to be simply awful. Phew! Such people. We are warned our government is shaky, that we are spending ourselves into bankruptcy and plunging into all sorts of bottomless pits, especially so near an election time. Business wizards are fretting, large investors want Roose­ velt to promise this or say that, and the bedlam in national and state affairs is not only confusing, it is decidedly de­ pressing. Confidence in the United States is hard to obtain or maintain by watch­ ing big things and big men. But an over­ whelming assurance in this nation can be gained right here at home which is far more reliable and well-founded than the witty sayings of any professional ob­ server or economist. So what? We expected that, and here is our proof, which we believe is irrefutable in showing that this nation will continue great and powerful and good. And it happened right over here on Applegate a few days ago. A family living over the hill suffered the loss by fire of their little home, in which they had settled for the winter. Neighbors and CCC workers of the sec­ tion. themselves pressed for money, took time off one Sunday to build the unfor­ tunate family a new one-room house which would shelter them during the winter. And. to top it off. the work was done during a drenching rain, but the couple dozen men and their wives went on with their labor and lo! ere night fell there stood a modest but sincere monu­ ment to that great natural resource of neighborliness and generosity of an American people. The Washington mon­ ument, towering more than 400 feet into the air, could carry no greater tribute to the elements which founded and fos­ tered this great nation. A little one-room home, built of do­ nated lumber by Brush Marines from Roosevelt’s CCC camp and neighbors working without thought of gain, save in comfort for other humans. A nation with people like that can’t be wrong. Let’s sing America again, and really thrill to its strains. 4 w Hardest Steel Is Pig Iron That’s Been Through Hell States must protect their rights or get left. And. you can bet, no one is going to leave gun-totin’ Arizona high and dry, no siree! This ruckus concerning Parker dam in Arizona and the governor’s resultant calling out of the militia to protect his state’s property and water rights along the Colorado river have stirred up The Miner’s admiration, whether the ques­ tion be right or wrong. After all. our government is made up of individual states and we don’t blame Governor B. B. Moeur a darned bit for declaring martial law to prevent robbing of Arizona’s natural resources by other states. We would resent invasion of our water and power by other nations, and it is just as reasonable to rise in wrath when an adjoining state would do the same thing. Of course, Governor Moeur may have been hasty or ill-advised, but just the same it whets our interest and kindles moral support for any individual who will rise and fight for a principle. It shows courage, character and a sense of moral decency which is not overshad­ owed by mamby-pamby, kiss-your-ene- mies sentimentalism for which this age is noted. Too much reason, you know, leads to a lack of it. Moeur’s martial law at the damsite was regarded by some as insurrection against the government. But just the same, we’re for slapping the old gent be­ tween the shoulder blades. We think he’ll do his state and the nation, too, some good by taking a clear-cut defensive stand. We can’t have national independence without a foundation of state and indi­ vidual independence, and if you don’t think so, just recall what the Civil war did for this country, even with all the faults of war. The Old South may have lost her fight, and may have been wrong in her stand, but she helped make a white man out of the North, Sir! Bluntly, the fellow who hammers hell out of you is the same guy who pounds you into shape and tempers your mettle. And as far as Arizona is concerned, we say go to it, Moeur—don’t give southern California a darned thing that’s not rightfully theirs. Let ’em drink their wonderful climate and you keep on hav­ ing your share of the Colorado river. She’s been flowing through Arizona for thousands of years. or-less forgotten influence in young people's lives today. The talk was interesting and it Jacksonville High School was greatly enjoyed by the girls. o----------------------------------- ■ ♦ Mrs. Burke also visited the stud­ HIGH PROSPECTOR STAFF ent-body last Tuesday and played Editor....................... Helen Lamb musical glasses. The girls hope to have her return soon. Assistant Editor....................... .Lucille Flitcroft COST OF THE WORLD WAR Business Manager..................... Who does not admire a flag as ........................... Morris Byrne ---------------------------------------- — it furls gracefully in the breeze! These silken banners In many MRS. BURKE ADDRESSES GIRLS' LEAGUE MEETING beautiful colors and designs are probably admired even more on Mrs. Burke, evangelist from the Armistice day throughout the First Baptist church of Medford, world. gave a talk on character and how While they float above the pa­ one could read faces and tell what rade of people who thrill to the sort of character they possessed. martial music and the general idea She spoke of the Bible as a more- 1 of it all, how many stop to look on High Prospector Hello Stranger! > the other side? Perhaps the real horribleness of war is unthought —the cost of it, unrealized. Imagine, If you can, a roll of money large enough to buy the state of New York, including its huge metropolis. Then add to it a roll capable of buying three states the size of Maryland. The sum to­ tal would be equal to the expense of our last war. GRADE SCHOOL CURIOSITIES All classes from third grade on up in grade school have had a »lack widow spider to study the past week. Mr. Nee, science teach­ er, found the specimen in the front of his home. Teachers have shown pictures and explained that the black widow spider is the only spider in the United States known to be poisonous. LEGAL NOTICES In the County Court of Jackson County, State of Oregon NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the MATTER of the ESTATE OF ELIZABEH RT CRONE­ MILLER. Deceased Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of above entitled es­ tate All persons having claims against said estate are required to present same with proper vouch­ ers to said administrator at office of H. K. Hanna. 32 North Central avenue. Medford. Oregon, within six months from date of this not­ ice. HARRY HELMS. Administrator Dated November 9, 1934. (Nov 9 16 23 30) --------- > In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon In and tor Jackson County JACKSON COUNTY BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, an Oregon building and loan cor­ poration, Plaintiff, vs. L. T. SPICKELMIER and ELT A L. SPICKELMIER husband and wife; ELLSWORTH G. ROB­ ERTS and LEONA J. ROB­ ERTS, husband and wife; also all other persons or parties un­ known claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in or to . the real estate described in the complaint on file herein. Defend­ ants. SUMMONS TO: L T SPICKELMIER and ELTA L. SPICKELMIER. husband and wife; also all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in or to the real estate described herein, IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON, you and each of you are hereby required to appear and answer the com­ plaint of the plaintiff on file here­ in against you, or otherwise plead thereto, within four (4) weeks from the date of the first publica­ tion of this summons. You are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer the complaint of the plaintiff as re­ quired herein, or otherwise plead thereto, plaintiff will take n de­ cree against you for the relief de­ manded in said complaint, which is succinctly stated as follows, to- wit: For a judgment against the defendants L T Splckclmier and Elta L. Splckclmier, husband and wife, for the sum of $872.93, plus interest at the rate of 10'1 per annum from the 30th