Illinois Valley News
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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