Friday, November 30, 1934
The JACKSONVILLE MINER
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The Jacksonville Miner
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JACKSONVILLE, OREGON
OFFICIAI. NEWSPAPER OF JACKSONVILLE
Entered as second-class natter February 19. 1932,
at the postofftce at JackaoriviLle. Oregon, under
the act of March X 1879
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Goober Politics
This may be anything you want to
call it, but for once a village editor is
writing what he really thinks. It con
cerns Medford’s proposed bond issue to
provide an ample sewage disposal plant,
which will be voted on next Tuesday, De
cember 4.
For several years past the Medford
sewage disposal plant has been hopeless
ly overloaded. It is inadequate, and could
not properly treat sewage if a flood were
raging down Bear creek. Once not long
ago an effort was made to float a bond
issue for a sewage disposal plant, but the
eminent Llewellyn A. Banks, through his
Medford News, defeated the proposal.
Again Medford’s civic leaders familiar
with the problem have taken up the task
of putting over a necessary bond issue
for the septic tanks, and again the Med
ford News, this time under the hand-me-
down editorship of Moore Hamilton, is
attempting to defeat the issue.
The News is bucking the bonds be
cause—Editor Hamilton writes—Med
ford cannot afford the added debt bur
den. Hamilton claims more water run
ning dowm Bear creek is the only real
need, and contradicts opinions of the
state board of health, engineers and city
officials who have actually spent some
time studying the problem.
Any person at all familiar with the
Medford situation, or with sewage dis
posal difficulties at all. will agree read
ily that it is neither extravagance nor
foolishness to provide ample facilities
for treating sewage from a city of
12,000. There are some improvements
which it is an extravagance to be with
out, and a sewage disposal plant most
certainly is one.
We have an idea that Mr. Hamilton’s
apprenticeship under Llewellyn has in
fluenced his journalism. Banks’ forte
was appeal to the “agin” instinct be
cause he had nothing else to offer his
readers, and the murderous editor made
it his policy to take the “other side” ir-
regardless of community welfare or pub
lic benefit. We believe Brother Hamilton
has followed the same course in taking
his stand against the bond issue. He
practically admits present equipment is
wholly and shamefully inadequate, but
raises the question “can Medford afford
a new sewage disposal plant?” But if
Medford can afford to exist as a city,
then she most certainly can and should
afford to take care of the sludge her
people flush into Bear creek.
Although few of us have enjoyed the
luxury of college journalism, we have
CAT SUICIDES
AS ATONEMENT
A TRUE STORY
By J. C. REYNOLDS
About two months ago an un-
bidded guest in the form of an
emanciated tabby-cat, introduced
herself to me as I was eating my
noonday meal and made the sign
of distress, indicaUng that she was
nearly famished
Now I have always been a Good
Samaritan in the matter of half
starved cats and dogs, so I made
her welcome with a saucer of milk
and other odds and ends. She ap
peared to like the complexion of
everything around my little dwell
ing and took up her abode with
me from that moment.
Now I do not need a cat any
more than I need a million dollars
when half that much would be
plenty. I can easily do all the rat
catching, squalling and fighting
that is necessary around thebe
premises myself. But this tabby
turned out to be such a model of
good behavior that I let her stay,
and she is still with me.
However one day, after having
adjusted herself satisfactorily to
existing conditions, she returned
from one of her daily expeditions
abroad, accompanied by a half
grown, illegitimate daughter which
!
enough crude sense to realise that it is
an obligation on the part of every editor
to consider only community and public
welfare in taking an editorial stand. The
old Banks-Fehl idea of championing the
“other side” ir regard less is passe, or
should be.
It is The Miner's conviction that Med
ford—or any other city faced with such
a problem—should not hestitate one
minute in voting a bond issue, however
painful, to provide ample sewage dis
posal facilities. And we are really sorry
that cur friend and contemporary,
Moore Hamilton, should follow up his
brilliant victory at the polls for repre
sentative from Jackson county with such
an unprogressive, obstructing stand
against the needed bonds.
We know from past experience that
Editor Hamilton w’rites first and finds
out afterwards and The Miner wonders
if it wouldn't help straighten out the lad
to take him to Medford's sewage dis
posal plant, let him smell the awful
smells, let him see the disgusting sights
and let him try to figure out a better
way of handling sludge—other than ink
ing his printing press with it.
Day of Thanksgiving
Our Pillar—the Small Town
Commenting unofficially on CCC en
rolles. a Brush Marine officer recently
told The Miner an interesting fact which
bears out one of this paper's convictions
—that the small town and its inhabi
tants form the solid foundation and
the Dackbone of our national greatness.
First enrolles sent to southern Oregon,
for the most part, were from the larger
cities of the east—the melting pots, as
school textbooks are wont to describe
them. They presented officers with
many trying problems of discipline. But
the CCC officer, in describing character
of latest arrivals from east of the Rock
ies, said they were of a better type both
morally, physically and mentally. They
came wholly from small towns and cit
ies of the middle west.
Population of most large cities, par
ticularly those of the eastern seaboard,
is made up of foreign elements, immi
grants from other countries, while peo
ple living in the middle and far west
come from an older, more Americanized
stock. As a most pronounced example of
this difference is Oregon herself. Very
few foreign-born or speaking people re
side within her boundaries. Half the res
idents here can trace their family back
to a trip across the plains in an ox-cart,
while the other half came chiefly from
western states. Their parents, their
grandparents and their great-grandpar
ents were those wholesome, red-blooded
pioneers who biulded a group of colonies
into one of the world’s greatest nations.
Too, the recent crop of foreign-born
and broken-English speaking gangsters
and criminals of our large cities would
indicate that the great “melting pots”
are fast being filled with dross. Al
though the term “American” when re
ferring to any person other than the
original red man is ambiguous, still we
of the great west and small towns can
lay rightful claim to being about the na
tion’s nearest approach to bonafide
Americans.
she had kept hidden out in the
woods until a propitious moment
should arrive for the young lady
cat to make her debut in civilized
society. I use the word "illegiti
mate” advisedly, as the mother ap
pears to be unable to produce even
the remotest kind of proof to the
contrary I am prepared, though,
to overlook such small irregulari
ties when I reflect that any blame
for the occurrence should be laid
squarely upon our moral reform
ers, who apparently have made no
provision for this sort of emer
gency.
But this daughter, I state re
gretfully, was the direct antithesis
of her parent, being a degenerate
of the worst type and possessed
of a devil which neither slept nor
rested. After becoming acquainted
with the criminal characteristics
of this youthful worker of iniquity,
I bestowed upon her the name
of Awwa, which as all well-in
formed theologians know, is the
name of the wife of Beelzebub, the
mother of his nine sons, and a bad
actor in her own right.
Not satisfied with being fed to
repletion, this young feline terror
ist would descend to thievery
whenever my back was turned.
Nothing in the eatable line was
safe from her depredations unless
secured under strong cover, and
sometimes not even then. Other
instances of her innate depravity,
committed usually at night, had
better be left untold.
turned and was basking her well- undersigned has been appointed
fed self tn a sunny spot, probably administrator of above entitled es
(to my distorted imagination) tate. All [lemons having claims
framing up some future devilment against said estate are required to
By a curious coincidence the i present same with proper vouch
target I bad selected to shoot at ers to said administrator at office
was in a direct line with her bead of H. K Hanna. 32 North Central
I called her attention to this and avenue. Medford, Oregon, within
suggested that she move, to which six months from date of this not
ice
she paid not the slightest heed.
HARRY HELMS.
Three times I warned her and
Administrator.
was about to utter a fourth warn
ing when suddenly a spasmodic Dated November 9. 1934
cramp seized my trigger finger (Nov 9 16 23 30)
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and the gun was discharged. Here
apparently occurred another co In the Circuit Court of the State
incidence, for the gun and Awwa's
of Oregon in and for
head both went uff simultaneously
Jackson County
At least the gun went off and i JACKSON COUNTY BUILDING
Awwa's head flew off, which
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, an
amounts to practically the same
Oregon building and loan cor
thing in trigger-nometry.
poration. Plaintiff,
Some acquaintances of mine
vs.
hearing the shooting, came over to L. T SPICKELMIER and ELTA
investigate and a jury was quickly
L SPICKELMIER. husband and
impaneled When all the testimony
wife; ELLSWORTH G ROB
had been taken, a verdict was ren
ERTS and LEONA J ROB
dered that, as I had warned the
ERTS. husband and wife, also
deceased three times in accord
all other persons or parties un
ance with law. and she had not
known claiming any right, title,
moved, it was very evident that
estate, lien or Interest in or to
she must have determined to com
the real estate described in the
mit suicide in that way. as atone
complaint on file herein, Defend
ment for her many and grievous
ants
misdeeds and that I was in no de
SUMMONS
gree to blame for her untimely
TO: L. T SPICKELMIER and
demise
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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 teal estate described
herein.
IN THE NAME OF THE
The Oregon Historical society,
headed by a committee composed STATE OF OREGON, you and
of you are hereby required
of Ben B. Beckman. Leslie M each
to appear anti answer the com
Scott and George H. Himes, an plaint of the plaintiff on file here
nounced recently the selecction of in against you. or otherwise plead
"Marcus Whitman” as the sub
thereto, within four (4) weeks
ject for the 1935 C. C. Beekman from the date of the first publica
history prize and medals.
tion of this summons.
The contest will be open to any
You are hereby notified that if
boy or girl over 15 years of age you fail to appear and answer the
and under 18 years attending any complaint of the plaintiff as re
private or public school within the quired herein, or otherwise plead
state of Oregon, and compositions thereto, plaintiff will take a de
submitted must not exceed 2000 cree against you for the relief de
words, according to rules set up manded in said complaint, which
by the society Four prizes, rang is succinctly stated as follows, to-
ing from $60 to $30, will be wit: For a judgment against the
awarded for the best four original defendants L. T. Spickelmier and
essays on "Marcus Whitman " All Eita L. Spickelmier, husband and
county, city and state libraries wife, for the sum of $872 93. plus
should have books on this Oregon interest at the rate of 10'/j per
character, and entrants in the an annum from the 30th day of Sep
nual contest may secure complete tember. 1933, plus $95 00 attor
information from school teachers ney's fees, plus $18.90 for insur-
of the state.
C. C. Beekman, for whom the
awards are named, was a fam
What
Many a time I pointed out to her ous Jacksonville character and his
son.
Ben
B
Beekman,
now
of
with the toe of my shoe the error
of her ways, and repeated to her Portland, heads the society
the commandments against steal
The way to keep the frost from
ing and the coveting of groceries
belonging to others, but without getting on the pumpkin is to put
Cleaning Means
avail. Picturesque profanity of the a thick crust around it.—Weston
most lurid variety only seemed to Leader.
to
incite her to further atrocities.
Thus matters rambled along for
several weeks, till came a day
when a friend presented me with a
fine, plump trout, measuring a In the County Court of Jackson
trifle over 12 inches in length. This
County, State of Oregon
trout, tender and savory, I had NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
broiled to a rich golden brown, an
MENT
epicurean morsel, a treat fit for In the MATTER of the ESTATE
the gods, and laid it on a platter
of CARL E PALMER. Deceased
in the place of honor on my table,
Notice is hereby given that the
while I stepped outside for an in undersigned administrator of the
stant. I returned just in time to above entitled estate has filed in
see the incorrigible Awwa leaping above entitled court and matter his
from the table with my beautiful final account and report and said
trout and quickly disappearing in court has fixed December 2flth,
Real protection for your in
a nearby thicket.
1934, at 10:00 o’clock a m., at
vestment in clothes. That's
courtroom
of
said
court
at
Jackson
While eating my troutless din
one of the advantages of
ner I fell to thinking of various county court house, Medford, Ore
using quality service. Long
little chores I ought to do. There gon, as time and place for hearing
er wear, better appearance
was that old forty-four of mine, any and all objections thereto and
and the asset of self confi
for one, that should be cleaned for settlement thereof.
dence are other important
ELTON HODGES.
and oiled. Strange how I should
considerations when your
Administrator.
think of that at such a time.
cleaning is done by the
I decided I would fire a shot (Nov 30 Dec 7 14 21)
Pantorium.
hrough the barrel to loosen the
rust (if any), then clean and oil it In the Caunty Court of Jackson
County, State of Oregon
so it might be in good shape if the
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Indians took a notion to go on the
warpath this fall, as was their In the MATTER of the ESTATE
OF ELIZA BEH RT. CRONE
custom in days gone by. By the
MILLER, Deceased.
time I had secured the weapon and
PHONE 244
Notice is hereby given that the ’■------- ----------------------------------------- J
was ready to shoot, Awwa had re
Beekman History
Prizes Announced
ancr premiums, plus $5 00 for con-
ti’iu ilion of abstract of title, plus
all , >laintlff's costs and disburse-
men s hereinafter to be taxed, plus
intee.it on said judgment at the
rate of 10' < per annum from the
<!at< of the decree herein, and that
said decree and Judgment be held
a first and prior lien upon the
folk wing described real property,
situ ited and being in the county of
Jacl son, state of Oregon, to-wit
Commence at the southeast
comer of the cast half of tiona-
tl >n l-urid Claim No. 72, in town
ship 37. south of range 2 west
of the Willamette meridian. In
Juckson county, Oregon. and run
north 510 5 feet; thence south
8!> deg. 20 min west 869.5 feet
for the true point of beginning;
ftom this true point of begin
ning. run thence south 0 deg 07
min. east 271 feet, thence south
89 dog 20 mln west 217 feet;
thence north 0 deg 07 min. west
271 feet; thence north «9 deg.
20 mln. cast 217 feet to the place
of beginning, containing 1
a< res more or less; subject to
a easement for road purposes
mer a strip of land 20 feet in
w dth along the north line of
a) ove described tract, same be-
ir,; the east half of lot 19 of
J< jack subdivision, unrecorded.
Subject to the liens of By Med-
f< rd irrigation district.
And for a further decree fore
closing
plaintiff’s
mortgage
ugainM the real property herein -
above described.
This summons Is published in
The Jacksonville Miner, Jackson
ville. Oregon, by order of the Hon
orable H !> Norton, judge of the
above entitled court, duly made on
the 4th day of September. 1934.
Th< date of the first publication
of this summons is the 9th day of
November, 1934.
GLENN O TAYLOR
O. H BENGTSON
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
126 East Main Street
Medford, Oregon.
(Nov 9 16 23 30)
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