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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Speed limit
increase is
topic of new
ODOT study
The Oregon Dept.
of
Tr a n s p o rt a t i o n
(ODOT) has started a
process for studying
and
determining
whether to increase in-
terstate speed limits to
70 mph for cars and 65
mph for trucks and bus-
ses.
Legislation passed
late in the 2003 Session
(House Bill 2661) gave
ODOT the authority to
conduct engineering
and traffic investiga-
tions, take public com-
ments, and then let the
Oregon Transportation
Commission decide if
speed limits should be
increased.
The Oregon Trans-
portation Commission
is considering whether
to endorse a plan to
conduct two rulemak-
ings and reach a final
decision by August
2004.
The first rulemak-
ing would establish pro-
cedures to follow and
evaluation criteria to
consider for increasing
speeds.
From mid-
January until March 11,
the public would be
invited to submit com-
ments to the Speed
Zone Review Panel, a
five-member panel
formed in 1994 to con-
duct hearings and rule
on the state’s contested
speed zone cases. Pub-
lic comments would
also be taken by a law
judge presiding at a
March public hearing.
In this period,
ODOT staff would ex-
amine all segments of
the interstate system to
gather data regarding
speed, accidents, and
vehicle mix. Among
other aspects, it would
note the location of
safety corridors and
problem bridges, the
road geometry and
pavement conditions,
and the availability of
law enforcement re-
sources.
A second rulemak-
ing would then get un-
der way in mid-May to
start the process of ac-
tually proposing to
change speed limits.
The Speed Zone Re-
view Panel would again
receive public com-
ments and then make
recommendations to the
commission, which
could act to adopt any
speed limit changes.
Mysterious note inspires questions about Iraq war
CJ’s Kenney finds a note in her pocket she believes is from Iraqi factory worker
By BRITT FAIRCHILD
Staff Writer
Cave Junction resident
Kathy Kenney doesn’t
know exactly who or when
or how -- but she knows
why.
A note she found in a
pocket of her new pair of
pants was an apparent call
for American awareness
about the situation in Iraq.
Kenney bought the
Jones of New York pants,
made in the gulf state of
Qatar, last week at Meier
& Frank in Medford. But it
wasn’t until she returned
home and went to wash
them that she noticed the
small piece of paper,
which she crumpled to
throw away.
The wrinkled words,
“No Business As Usual,”
caught her attention.
Typed on the other
side of the paper: “Wake
Up! Is the slaughter of in-
nocents, the devastation of
cities, the nuclear contami-
nation of Iraq not real to
you?...Can you numbly
carry on while...explosions
from American bombs dis-
member the fragile bodies
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John Floyd
John Floyd, 77, of
Cave Junction died on Sat-
urday, Dec. 13, 2003 at his
home.
Private interment will
be at Laurel Cemetery. A
memorial service will be
held in the Red Garter ban-
quet room on Sunday, Dec.
28 at 12 p.m. Hull and
Hull Funeral Directors is
in charge of arrangements.
Floyd was born Feb. 5,
1926, in Wheeler, Texas,
where he was raised. Dur-
ing World War II, he
served in the U.S. Navy.
After his discharge, he
worked for the railroad. In
the early 1950s, he began
working as a truck driver
and owned and operated a
log trucking business. He
also worked for various
companies throughout the
state until his retirement in
1990.
On July 14, 1979, he
married Annetta L. Wylie,
who survives. He moved to
Cave Junction 33 years
ago.
He was a member of
the American Legion Post
70. He enjoyed hunting,
fishing, mushroom hunting
and gardening.
In addition to his wife,
survivors include three
daughters, Happy Wylie
Shire of
Myrtleholt/Caversgate
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Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004
Kerby Belt Building
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Kathy Kenney of Cave Junction shows the label that documents her new Jones of
New York pants were made in a factory in Qatar. A note found in the pocket, she
believes, is from a worker.
(Photo by Steve Fairchild)
of frightened children...I
guess it’s alright to look
away when the atrocity
isn’t targeting white
Americans.”
Kelley believes the
note was put in the pocket
by the person who made
the pants and not someone
in this country.
“They wanted me to
have it,” she said. “I feel
like I got it because I’m
not active (about the situa-
tion in Iraq).”
Intrigued yet some-
what bewildered by the
note -- she had purchased
clothes made by the same
company in the past and
found no notes -- she
phoned her sister in Illi-
nois. She also phoned the
store and asked a sales-
woman in the misses
sportswear department if
anyone else buying the
same pants had found a
note. She said the sales-
woman knew nothing of
and Mary Sallee, both of
Cave Junction, and Anita
Floyd of Portland; two
sons, Robert Clarke of
Grants Pass and John
Clarke of Cave Junction, a
sister, Eileen Whitaker of
Oklahoma; three brothers,
Herman Floyd of Okla-
homa, Kenneth Floyd of
Texas and Donald Floyd of
Michigan; and five grand-
children.
A son died in 1957 and
a grandson died in 1986.
Platte, Neb. On Nov. 24,
1951 in Julesburg, Colo.,
he married Twila F. Hor-
ton, who survives.
He served 20 years in
the U.S. Navy and retired
in 1974 as chief aviation
boatswain’s mate. He re-
ceived 29 decorations in-
cluding the Legion of
Merit, Purple Heart and the
Navy and Marine Corps
Medal.
He also received deco-
ration for bravery in the
1966 fire aboard the U.S.S.
Oriskany CVA 34. His
service included the Ko-
rean Conflict and three
tours of duty in Vietnam.
He moved to Grants Pass
from Redwood City, Calif.
In Nov. 1971, then moved
to Selma in 1973.
He enjoyed fishing,
NASCAR and helping
people.
In addition to his wife,
survivors include two sons,
Samuel Fay Hartford of
Puyallup, Wash. and Noel
Eric Hartford of Hunting-
ton Beach, Calif.
A son, Harlan Keton
Hartford, two brothers,
Carroll Hartford and
Harlan “Brownie” Hart-
ford, and a sister, Florance
Kopsco, died before him.
Noel Hartford
Noel Vance Hartford,
68, of Selma died on
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003
at his home.
A nicheside service
was held on Tuesday
morning Dec. 23 at Haw-
thorne Memorial Gardens
Mausoleum, with the Rev.
David Goodrich of Imman-
uel United Methodist
Church officiating. Mili-
tary honors were provided
by the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. Chapel of the Valley
L.B. Hall Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
It is the family’s wish
that memorial contribu-
tions be made to the
American Cancer Society,
31 West 6th Street, Med-
ford, OR, 97501.
Mr. Hartford was born
on Feb. 5, 1935 in North
the note, but agreed to
check the pockets of other
pants in the store.
Kelley said the myste-
rious note has spurred her
interest in finding out who
placed it. She said she
plans to contact Jones of
New York about the note
and will try to find the
pants factory. “I’m curi-
ous,” she said.
Oregon State Police
(OSP) recently announced
that a predatory sex of-
fender no longer on post
correction supervision is
living in Grants Pass.
Gerald E. Stewart, 50,
is a convicted sex offender
for first-degree attempted
sex abuse and third-degree
sex abuse. He is described
as a white male, 5’4”, 145
pounds, with brown hair
and gray eyes. He also has
an artificial right eye.
Stewart currently re-
sides at 621 N.W. A St.
The purpose of such a
community notification is
to reduce the chances of
further victimization by the
offender and to promote
community awareness and
safety, according to OSP.
Those with informa-
tion about this offender
committing additional
crimes are asked to phone
area law enforcement
agencies.
The crew at
Taylor’s Sausage
wish you all
Happy Holidays
WE HAVE SNACKS FOR ALL
YOUR HOLIDAY PARTIES
*Pepper stix
*Beef stix
*Our Trailbuster soft jerky
*Party platters
$35 (feeds 25)
$45 (feeds 35)
*Fancy crackers
*Large cheese selection
*Micro beers & wines
Events
*Friday, Dec. 26
Southern Oregon Blues Band
Special: Choice of sausage dog & a pint
$4.50
Mondays thru Football Season
1/2 lb. barbecue burger
with fries and salad - $4.95
Draught pitchers - $6
THURSDAYS - 6:30 p.m.
Open ‘Mic’ Night with Jake Thompson
DEQ seeks to
keep Medford
basin air clean
The Oregon Dept. of
Environmental Quality
(DEQ) has unveiled an air
quality plan aiming to as-
sure that the Medford-
Ashland area continues to
meet federal and state air
quality standards for “PM
10” particulate matter
through at least 2015.
Exposure to high lev-
els of PM 10 (particulate
matter about one-seventh
the size of human hair) is
considered a risk to human
health due its size.
DEQ is seeking public
comment on the proposed
plan through Dec. 31.
The proposed plan is
available for public review
at DEQ’s Web site at
www.deq.state.or.us/aq/
index.html.
GP residents
notified of
sex offender
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