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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1937)
Illinois Valley News « A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS Cave City, Oregon, Thursday, May 13, 1937 Volume I No. 1 J. H. Pomeroy Improving Twohy Ranch Hearing of considerable activity going on at the old Twohy ranch a reporter of the News and Dr E. E. Brooks took a ride o'fer to see what was going on. This fine old ranch has been neglected for years and not un til the present owner, J. H. Pom eroy, nationally known builder and contractor, took hold of the property could one see what the possibilities were in the way of development in the valley. We were met by Mr. Pomeroy and his son Robert, and when we told them that we came over to look the place over and get a news item. Mr. Pomeroy immediately t-ked us into the house and gave us all the information we could think to ask. The old saying, "the bigger the man the easier he 1- to approach," certainly holds good in this case, for Mr. Pomeroy, while one of the nations largest builders, was just as cordial and fine a gentle man as one would wish to meet, and his son Robert and another son, John Nelson and Mrs. Pom eroy, who later ca ne home from Kerby, were just as gracious as the father and husband. One doesn't want to meet, a more de lightful family th ui the Pomerov clan. We could go on for the en tire i«ngth of this article raving about cne of the most charming families >n the whole country, for that is just what they are, but our story must deal with their now famous ranch. Mr. Pomeroy comes to the ranch to relax anil rest after a hard seasons work, and has made it one of the show places of We- tern Oregon and he hasn’t started yet. Covering 2000 acres he holds one of the finest pieces of pro perty in this section. The boys have cleared considerable of the bottom land and this year they have 160 acres under cultivation and expect to have double that next year. Grain is the principle crop this year. A big 8-room residence i- un der construction with all the latest modern conveniences, with a huge big living room with the interior being finished in knotty pine and has an 8 foot fireplace. Another part of the house will be for the children, for Mr. and Mrs. Pom eroy have three hoys and one daughter, and in this part of the house is found another large liv ing room with another big fire place This beautiful home when finished, will excell anything in Southern Oregon. When looking over the sleeping porch—this is an added feature of the hou-e, we were startled at a cry from a large, beautiful pea cock, who was under the roof out of the rain A hobby of Mr Poni- erop is the collection of rare birds and raising them. He has at pres ent a large collection of all kinds of game birds and has an incu bator where egg- are hatched and his stock of birds is getting larger every month. When he gets too many he turns some of them loo-e to roam as they will and many hunters will have him to thank for a plentiful supply of birds in the coming years The peacock mentioned above is as tame as a hen and flies all over the ranch but always comes back home to roost. A few more families like the Pomeroy’s, who have the means and desire to see progress made, and the Illinois valley will become one of the most famous valleys in fx *ate, as well as the richest a builder, Mr Pomeroy ha- '•Sne of the biggest jobs on the . acific coast. He just finished a big contract on the Golden Gate bridge, and now has under con tract to erect the steel for the (Contlnusd on >**•• Two» AMERICAN LEGION SPONSORS TROOP OF BOY SCOUTS Kerby Post of the American Legion has sponsored a Boy Scout Troop. Doe- your boy belong? All parents who have a good red blooded American boy should see that he gets into the Boy Scout- If you have a girl, have her join the Camp Fire Girls. Investigators of juvenile delin quency have reported in investi gation! and searching of records of inmate- of various penal insti tutions that only in rare insances ha- a member of one of hese or ganizations slipped from the straight and narrow path The lessons of honesty and in dustry, of good sportsmanship and good fellowship received in the-e organizations instill habits that last a lifetime. An old poem -ays that a boy who loves his mother never makes a wicked man and that also ap plies to the girl. But we also know that boys and girls trained in these movements make much better citizens than those allowed to roam the -treets where they will form their own gangs and find their own amusements. The Kerby Post of the Amer ican Legion is to be congratulated for their enterprise in sponsoring a troop of Scouts and the Illinois Valley News will do all in their power to help the movement. ------------- o-------------- Mothers Day Observed at Bridgeview Price 5 Cents Building for GIRLS SOFT Chamber Of | KERBY BALL TEAM WINS Chamber is Commerce Modernistic Meeting After being delayed several weeks on account of bad weather, Elwood Hussey i- nearing com pletion of the Cave City Cham ber of Commerce building. The new structure has a frontage of 32 feet and is -10 feet deep, mak. ing two store rooms 12 by 40 feet. The new building is one of the best in Cave City and is an ad ded improvement and certainly an asset to the city. Modern in every detail with facilities for the Cave City Chamber of Commerce on one side of the building and the State Liquor store on the other. In the Chambers room, Clifford Talley ha- painted two very at tractive mural paintings and the room will be one of the finest places in town. One of the most elaborate displays of product- grown in the valley and another display of mineral and forestry products, will have a conspicuous place in the Chamber of Commerce room. These exhibits are now being gathered and will be added to from time to time. The com plete exhibit will be one of the best ami will feature this -ection of the state. With a new improved grave) roof, stucco exterior and com. pletely plastered inside, the build ing will be modern in every de tail, Mr. Hu-sey having spared no expense in making it a very sub stantial building to suit the new tenants. As soon as completed, the Mis sionary Society of Cave Cit, church will dedicate the building and the Chamber of Commerce will take possession and start moving in their exhibits. Thi- will give the Chamber a place tc hold their meetings and transact all its business with a secretary always on duty who will registe’ out of state cars as they pas; through the city. ------------- o-------------- Wednesday evening. May 12 sav a good representative meet ing of the Cave City Chamber of Commerce in their new building for the first time. Several ques tions of great importance to the city and residents of the Illinois | valley were discussed. The hospital committee gave a splendid report of what had been accomplished so far. There have been three offers of a lot donated free and one citizen of the valley said he would donate $100 as soon as a building was started. The committee reported that between four and live thousand dollar- would be needed to build the hos pital and furnish it right. It was suggested that a clinic be formed or that an association or corporation be formed and they pay the doctor and hospital expenses. A motion was made and carried that the committee be instructed Saturday CHAMPIONSHIP Last Saturday afternoon at the county-wide play day held at the county fair grounds at Grants Pass, the Kerby girls soft ball team won the county champion- -hip. Kerby girls had to take two teams to the cleaners, but had no trouble in defeating North Fruitland 4-3, and Merlin-Oak Grove 15-11. Girls playing on the Kerby team were: Fay Tyleer, Pauline Rob inson, Virginia Thrasher, Adelade McCrady, Winnifred Hassler, Charlotte Badden, Clarissa Welch, Dorothy McClean, Alto White, Jean Villair, Heide Sachse and Caroline Hayden. --------------- o--------------- APPRECIATION To all the citizens of the II linois Valley and adjoining dis tricts, we desire to thank them from the bottom of our hearts for all the cooperation extend ed to the publishers of the “Il linois this News ” Valley cooperation, Without the News would not be possible (Continued on Page Two) ------ —O------------- We want to personally thank the Chamber Commerce of of Grants Pass, the Jackson Coun Governor to ty Chamber Medford, A F. & A. M Pass Through Morrison Illinois Valley These Commerce of Belt Post Lodge No of 18 of Kerby, Glenn No. 70 and the Illinois Valley Grange, who have welcomed us to the institutions do valley not gen erally udvertise and it is a gen uine complment when they put the ir signature to a welcome Governor Martin and his caval I such aa i, painted on another cade of Oregon people traveling page of this paper, and we want to file Golden Gate bridge fiesta to >ay that we surely appreciate will !>« royally welcomed by the the magnitude of this welcome Mother's Day was a grand day Oregon Cavemen and Cavewomen coming from these sources. We also want to thank all at the Bridgeview Community and escorted about the city by church. Caveman police when they arrive ither business and professional in Grants Pas- for luncheon on men and women who have ex Beautifully decorated with fir | Tuesday, May 25, Chief Big Horn tended such fl/ttering greetings boughs and blos-oms of apple, I H. S. Bullock told the Chamber of to us. It is indeed gratifying pear and dogwood blossoms inter , Commerce of Grants Pass at a to have so many extend greet woven in an artistic manner, the weekly luncheon last Monday. mgs to our efforts church presented a beautiful pic We want to say that we ap More than 450 care are expected ture. The work was done by preciate all the wonderful in the entire cavalcade from the volunteer workers the day before things that have been said /bout NEW OWNERS AT north, central and eastern Oregon. and was really a picture. us and we hope that we can The governor ’ s party will arrive ORANGE & BLACK A program of two musical num bers and one reading by Vivian ( AMI* GROUND in Grant- Pass Tuesday noon for measure up to all expectations lunch at the Redwoods hotel and We would be ungrateful if we Pullen, Harold James and Veda, a two hours stay while waiting did not personally mention the Last Wednesday Mr. and Mrs Beard respectively, all on the for caravans to join the party wonderful cooperation given uS theme of Mother, were delight Wm Wasmond, of Los Angeles, from central anil eastern Oregon. by Elwood Hussey. Mr Hus purchased the Orange & Black fully rendered. The entire body will continue over sey hds gone out of his way time A duet was rendered by Rev camp ground in Cave City and the Redwood highway to Crescent and time again to help further Haines and his daughter Opal Var took possession immediately. They plan extensive improve City, passing through Kerby and this publication, and most of the ner with musical accompaniment ments of thi- popular camp and Cave City about 3 p. m. and will complimentary advertisements which was enjoyed by all. when finished will be one of the continue on to Eureka where a in this issue were Secured by The morning service was well ball is being staged in honor of him in his desire to see the pa best in the state attended 52 people being present, Oregon's governor. They will , per a success. Chas. Benedict, former owner, and the interest and attention wa- We have had considerable complete their trip from Eureka plans on making his future home really very gratifying to the pas trouble in getting our pl/nt as to San Francisco on Wednesday in Ohio, so we are told. tor who delivered a touching ser where the St. Francis hotel will be sembled and have not had time mon on the words of Jesus, "Be to personally call on all the mer headquarters. Wilson’s Building hold thy Mother." Further plans for the luncheon chants in the valley. If anyone New. Modern Home include a skit which ha- been has been missed in this issue it The platform and altar rail were neatly trimmed with green worked up to get Mayor Joe Car- is because there we, 9 not hours Kerby will soon have one of ery, and the word MOTHER son of Portland, through the Cal enough in the days to </llow us the finest residence- in town when , to see you all, but it will be our was written in large green and ifornia bug station the new home of Mr. and Mrs. H ; white letters on the wall just back At last Monday- luncheon of pleasure to see you personally H. Wilson, of Wilson s General ( in the near future of the pulpit. the Grants Pass chamber, C. A Merchandise store, is completed l L E and M C. ATHEY Seated in ea-y chairs on the It is a 6-room re-idence and sits Winetrout urged as many people Publishers. platform near the speaker were on the hill opposite the -tore in as possible to join the local cara -------------- o ------------- van attending the bridge dedica two mothers, honor guests, one Kerby. tion. Plans should include the | Coming Pictures At an elderly Mother. Mrs. Tre-ham | Modern in every respect and of the Bridgeview store typifying a decided asset to the city, Mr. people stopping for a few minutes Cave City Theater Mothers of mature years of near and Mrs. Wilson are going to in in each town as a good will boo-t the age of Jesus' Mother when itiate the new home with open for tourist trade, which Grants The program for this week at He assigned her to the care of house just as soon as they move. Pas- people will have to fight for from now on instead of it being the Cave Citey theater opens Fri. His beloved friend John. o-------------- thrown in our lap. Winetrout ad day night. May 14 with "Tarzan The young Mother, Mary Buck PASTOR FROM CALIFORNIA Escapes," featuring Johnny Weis ded. The coast highway is taking et. a Madonna type, very fittingly | VISITS REV ED WRIGHT a large percentage of tourists who muller and Maurine O'Sullivan typified Mary th» Mother of Jes Rev. Frank Patterson of Santa i ordinarily would travel this way. Saturday, May 15, a Peter B us a* she was when we first meet Rosa. California, was an unex Kyne story which is always worth Kerby and Cave City people her in the bible. pected and a very welcome visitor should also help in this direction. the price of admi-sion, “Valley of A beautiful boquet of flowers Sunday morning at the Bridge Every tourist traveling through Wanted Men" and on Sunday and of appropriate color were pre view Community church. the valley helps the good work Monday. May 16 and 17, “One hi -anted to each Mother by the pas He and the Rev. Ed Wright are along As many as possible should a Million, starring Sonja Heinie, tor. old time friends, and the time, join the caravan going to the big internationally known skater, sup >j------------------------ between -ervices was spent in vis I bridge dedication from thi- sec ported by a good cast of players With Milton Ackeril and Aubrey iting and reliving past experiences tion Citizens throughout the val including Adolph Mnejou “Slim' Hammerick passed through in the ministry. Arrangements ley should also do something to let the regular feature pictures, se the valley Tuesday on their way were made for Rev Patterson to those pas-ing through in the car lected shorts and new- reel will to Grants Pass They came from occupy the pulpit as gue-t speak avan that we are on the map. Dec- | be shown. Commencing next Sunday the the Ackeril mine and while here er during his next business trip orate the stores and make a fus- told friends that the mine was here, some time in June He is over the governor and don’t for regular Sunday matinee will be doing fine and prospects were in j proprietor and manager of Pat get Joe Carson. Portland’s pop discontinued and the night show deed bright for the future. will be on Monday nights instead terson Picture- incorporated. ular mayor. He's our friend. May 29 To Be Poppy Day Poppy Day will be observed in Illinois Valley this year year on Saturday, May 29. Irene Stall cup, chairman of the poppy com mittee of Glenn Morri-on unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, has announced. Extensive pre paration- for the observance of the day are being made by the Auxiliary women. Memorial poppies, to be worn in honor of the World War dead and to raise funds for the welfare of the di-abled veterans and needy families of the dead and disabled, will be distributed throughout the valley. The flowers have been ordered from Roseburg where they have been made by disabled veterans. "Poppy Day is the day of per sonal tribute to the men who gave their lives in the nation's de fense," explained Mrs. Stallcup. On that day everyone can show that they still remember and hon or the -acrifices of those who lost their lives in the war. The pop py is their flower, made in their memory by their disabled com rades. "The American Legion Auxil iary will ask no set price for its poppies. We want everyone to wear a poppy and to contribute as he or she is able for the flower. All contributions will be used for the work of the Legion and Auxil iary among the men who lost health and strength in the war, and among the children whose fathers are dead or disabled. ..... — o--------------- Former Principal Moves To Klamath L. 1). Sowell, former principal of the Kerby grade school, who recently resigned the principal ship. moved last week to Klam ath Fall- where he has accepted a position with the Algoma Lum ber company. R. G. Sowell, his father, also left for Klamath Falls where he will be employed by the same company as foreman in the woods. L. D. Sowell will run a steam jam mer, loading flat car- with heavy timbers Expecting to make permanent connections with the lumber com pany, the former principal will make his future home in Klamath Falls, but the senior Sowell will return to his home in Kerby in the fall. All the friend- of the Sowell’s, while they regret their leaving this section, hope they succeed and like their new duties. ------------------ o------------------- POPULAR HURT TRUCK DRIVER UNLOADING NEW EQUIPMENT OF THE NEWS Tom Palmer, popular driver of the Medford Crescent City Truck line, while loading a heavy box of machinery for the Illinois Valley News, was severely injured last week when a heavy box fell on him tearing the ligaments in the ankles of both feet. He was removed to the Crescent City hospital where doctors would not permit him to be removed to his home until last Sunday He is now fa-t recovering and his many friends hope he will soon be back on the job. FLOWER SHOW AT KERBY BEST YET The wild flower show, held this week in Kerby was one of the be-t ever shown We are indeed sorry that a representative of the News was not on hand to give the show proper representation, but we hope '.hat in our next issue we will have a full and detailed account of the show
