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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1937)
Illinois Valley News A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN TH Volume I Number 4 * r t •X Chamber To Visit Caves Tues. Tuesday June 8th, is the date set by Manager Sabin of the Ore gon Caves for a pilgrimage of the Cave City Chamber of Commerce to the National Monument. This trip has been planned for a long time, but a definite date •vas the sticker, Mr. Sabin finally was able to give us next Tuesday and the officers of the Chamber are expecting a very large at- tendance at this affair. The trip will feature a big ban quet at 8 p. m. m the main dining room of the Chateau, after which the entertainers will give a fine program and then dancing for those who desire may be indulged in. .Anyone, and there should be several, who desire to go through the caves before dinner, should leave Cave City at about 5 p. m. in order to give time to go through and be ready for the banquet at 8 o’clock. Mr. Sabin is one of the most popular managers of National Monuments in the United States, (we still insist on taking in a lot of territory), but we know where of we speak in this instance be cause experts agree to this. Mr. Sabin knows his Chateau and the members and guests of the Cham ber of Commerce can expect a very fine evening. Those who have been through the caves can leave Cave City at 7:15 ordinary driving, and be at the Chateau in time for dinner. However, those wishing to go through the caves should leave at 5, and this is a grand opportunitv to see the most wonderful moun. tain of marbel in existence. Those who have signified their intention of making the trip up to the present are. Dr. and Mrs. Robert McCune, Mr. and M rs. C. Y. Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Hussey, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Athey, Mr. and Mrs. Al Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Gooding, Mr. ami Mrs. A. Theuerkauf, A. J. Drews, L. E. Athey, Mrs. E. L. Coovert and Bert Watkins. Many more have signified their intentions of go ing but at present we do not have their names. It will help matters if those who contemplate making the trip will let any of the officers of the Chamber know. The officers are Dr. E. E. Brooks, C. Y. Arnold, Elwood Hussey. You can also leave word at the News office if it is more convenient to do so. Anyone not a member of the Chamber who desires to make the trip are cordially invited. Just let your desires be known and you are as welcome as the sunshine. INTERESTS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND SURROUNDING DI STRU TS Cav Junction. Oregon. Thursday, June 3, 1937 FOREIGN WAR VETERANS HOLD INITIATION HERE Del Rogue Post No 2302, Vet erans of Foreign Wars of Grants Pass, moved out to Cave City for an initiation of new members into their Post last Saturday night. Members coming from Grants Pass were. Commander Warner Conrad, Service Officer Hugh W. Gould Quarter Master, Rufus Moss, Sr. Vice Commander A. H. Morton, Jr., Vice Commander G. R. Patterson. Chaplain Arthur W. McConnell. Also Win. R. David, Wm. R. Cuniley, John Huddleston, Nels Pearson, Walter Childers, Bert Swigh, Perry Miller and L. L. Dugen. Nine new members were added to the roll and are as follows: Ken" neth Smith, Elwood Hussey, James R. Welsh, Clement Y. Arnold, Geo. W. Thrasher, Leland R. Smith, Wm. MacKenzie, David Leach and Anthony T. Hutter. The iniation was conducted in the new Chamber of Commerce building and lasted more than two hours. Del Rogue Post has the reputation of being one of the very best posts in their juris diction. Price 5 Cents HELEN FLOYD’S PUPILS PRESENTED IN RECITAL Rehearing Of Copper Granted From Waldo Railroad Good news was spread over the valley the latter part of last week when the first truck load of cop per ore from the Waldo mine went through the valley on its way to the smelter at Tacoma. In no time at all the owners of the Wal do had a car load of copper on the side tracks at Grants Pass, and by now it should be in the smelter at Tacoma. Mike Hughes ami his son Max, have worked hard in getting the mine in a position for shipping ore this summer and now they ex pect to get going in a big way. Trucks will be hauling ore from the mine to Grants Pass nearly every day the rest of the summer if expectations are carried out. The Queen of Bronze mine, ad joining the Waldo property, ex pects to get the mine in shape to start shipping ore very shortly. The road work is progressing rap o idly and it is hoped that by June 15, the mine will be ready for op Townsend Club To Meet erations. Thursday, June 10th This is indeed good news for Il linois valley, Mining operations If you are at all interested in are going t< be carried on in a the Townsend plan you are re much larger scale than ever be quested to be present at the nest fore. meeting to be held a« the Cham ber of Commerce building in Cave City next Thursday, June 1C. There will be nominations of of ficers for the coming term and dis cussion of future work for the club. There wdl be a national con vention at Washington, D. C. in L • July and ‘.het will be discussed also and whether this club shoo'd send a delegate or not. Those A trip never to be forgotten is who are interested in the meeting through the nationally famous seem to think there will be new Oregon Caves, a national monu life injected . •!<> Hie club frori ment set aside by the government now on, so ill into es.’?d at.* cor for the citizens of the nation and diially invited to attend. all others who wish to see them. One hears much about the eaves -o- in this section of the country, but ALMA’S DRESS SHOP like al' who live in natures won derland. few have taken the FULL OF PRETTY THINGS FOR LADIES trouble or pleasure to go through the caves, because we are so close Beaulieu’s dry goods store, now- to them, but we want to imp i ess owned and operated by Alma Mar. on all who have not been through tin, has been stocked with a fin« ie these wonderlands, do so at the new- line o’ merchandise and is earliest possible moment, for it now operated uder the name of is an experience one will nevei forget, You will see the largest Alma’s Dress Shop. block of solid marble imaginable, Specializing in ladies ready to wear garments and lingeries and No, you cannot imagm * it. you Rollin’s runstop hosiery. Mrs. must see them to appréciât" the Martin carries a complete line in spectacle. It was our pleasure to be in- hosiery in all shades, sizes and in vited by A. L. Mallerv, vocational both service and sheers. A hosiery club is now being op director of the Caves CCC camp, erated by Mrs. Martin and every to take a ride up to the caves and lady in the valley should call and through the courtesy of Managei get acquainted about this new George Sabin, we were properly ■o attired and started through thi club. Just arrived in the store is a wonder of wonders. NEW TRACTOR large shipment of attractive lad- While wailing our turn we ha I IN THE VALLEY ies new house dresses, and when the pleasure of meeting Dick Row- I we were in the store a lady came in ley, head guide, and through hit A new R. W. 30 McCormick and raved for half an hout over courtesy we secured an accurate Deering tractor, rubber mounted these new dresse and went out narrative of how the caver were passed through the Illinois valley with two of them. This reporter f'rat discovered and mucn other today. is not versed in the technique of valuable information concerning The new machine is for Smith ladies dresses, but when this cus mis national nionum«'». and Sawyer Brothers and will be tomer left the store we were con Before we go on with Mr. used this year to run their thrash vinced Mrs. Martin had some very Rowley's narrative, we want to ing machine. attractive dresses. mention that last Monday was The boys are justly proud of 1 The Dress Shop is located in quite a day for the Chateau, their new tractor and all who have Cave City and Mrs. Martin has Guests there included Mr. and had to help supply wood for the just received a lot of nice things Mrs. .Phil Metschan, whom all old oid one are likewise rejoicing. for babies. We suggest the ladies timers around Josephine and Jack- of the valley shop this attractive son counties wdl well remember o store and see what is in store fur and now owner of the Imperial BASE BALL BOYS WILL them. and Roosevelt hotels in Portland, HOLD PRACTICE GAME With them were Mr. and Mrs K. -n- K. Kubli, Mr Kubli was born in Next Sunday afternoon, the Coming Attractions Jacksonville, and he first visited base ball club will hold a practice At Cave City Theater the Oregon Caves 54 years ago game on the Cave City ball park and this was his first trip back grounds, All lovers of the na Tomorrow night, June 4th, since that time. J. O. Watson, at tiona) sport are urged to come out "Lucky Terror," comes to the pat- torney of Roseburg, Mrs. J. R. and if you play ball, bring your rons at the Cave City Theater, Hyde of Grants Pass ami Sheriff mit and join the fun. with a good cast of characters. and Mrs. E. H. I Lister of Jose- There is considerable work to Saturday night, Edward Arnold phine county and I Mr. and Mrs. be done in getting the diamond and Frances Farmer in “Come an«l G.. .G. Gerbet of ' Portland were in shape to play on. and if the Get It," will be the attraction and all registered at the Chateau. ball bays will turn out all thii Sunday, "Camille" with Greta George Gerber and Phil Metschan I work can be accomplished before Garbo and Robert Taylor will be are old friends of ours and it the attraction made the holiday doubly pleasant the game Sunday afternoon Joint application Grants of Pa»», Oregon and Crescent City, California, to eatabliah a rail road line between the two cit ies awaits rehearing by the in terstate commission, commerce according to recent press dis patches. A preliminary examiner's re port recommended that the ap be plication denied time some ago. The commission later granted rehearing, be will set the date after which of is word re ceived from the interested par as ties to when they will be ready to proceed. Revival of the Ci escent City- Grants Pass railroad project is believed to mark another step in plans that were being considered in a tentative form last fall but which eventually were cast aside as not being feasible due to the rather involved financing plan. Construction of such a project would break down the northern California-southern Oregon rail barrier and be the means of bring ing about important development in the agricultural, mining and industrial life of this section. Discovery of Caves Is Told » a in meeting old friends. Now to go on with our story ubout the discovery of Oregon Caves. This is the first time the following story has been published and the information given is all founded on facts. Here is Mr. Rowley’s narrative: THE DISCOVERY By Dick Rowley Head Guide, Oregon Caves Elijah Davidson, living in Wil liams valley, having come there with his parents when he was but a small boy, was raised on the frontier and in the mountains and hid «lone a great deal of hunting to obtain meat for the family. He went out on one of his hunting expeditions in the fall as usual when furs and hides were prime. He made a camp some distance from his home, high up in a moun tain meadow, and while following his trap line and hunting for any game he might find, his dogs chanced on the track of a bear. Davidson wounded the bear, am1 in following it, with his «logs, chased it down into the mouth of a cave. Hearing where his «logs had gone, he followed them. He gathered a few splinters of pitch to make a torch and went in the cave and killed his bear some lit tle distance from its mouth, and in that way, the Oregon Caves were discovered. This was in the fall of 1874. After he got the bear out, and on a pack horse, he went home in the Williams valley. It was then too late in the fall to go back and further explore the cave. Some months later, however, after tell ing several of his friends of the caves, he, with them, decided to go over and explore them. They provided themselves with balls of strong cord and sufficient pitch torches, and made a very complete trip in the caves, going as far back as we go at the present day. The caves then remained as they were when Davidson discovered them for a number of years. There was so much interest taken in the caves that the Gov ernment set them aside as a na tional monument and then built a trail landing to them from the Williams valley and also from the (Continued on Page Two) Last Thursday evening. Miss Helen Floyd presented a number of her pupils in a musical and dance program in the Odd Fellows hall in Kerby, which was greatly enjoyed by a large number of rel atives of the pupils and frienus. The following program was given: Waltz tap, Margaret Smith. Tap dance to accompaniment of “A Beautiful Lady in Blue,’' Dor othy Thrasher. A Shirley Temple dance by Elizabeth Mellow of Holland. Dance, "My Little Girl in Yel low," by Carol Stewart, Holland. Military number by Barbata Byrnes, Holland Little Peasant girl doing a waltz clog, Heide Sachse. Guitar solo, “My Wild Irish Rose," and "I Wish I Was Single Again," Harold James and Earl James of Bridgeview. Special tap, Joe Walton of Sel ma. Special number, “The Two Hoofers,” by Caroline Hayden and Janet Martin. After the program refresh ments were served. o COME AND GET IT’’ ATTRACTION SAT. AT THEATER Saturday night at the Cave City theater you will have an op- portunity to see one of the finest dramas of the north woods ever produced. This picture appeals to all, not alone to woodsmen or lumbermen, because of the human interest of the love of the man for woman and for the real he man work done by those in the east. Edward Arnold the star, is at his best in one of these kind of parts and if you have not seen him before you will never miss a picture of his after seeing “Come and Get It." Frances Farmer the co-star with Edward Arnold, pluys a dual role and does it so well the powers that be in the picture world de cided to make her a star in her own right. Miss Faimei ix ti Seattle gill ami gives a splendid performance in noth the role of mother and daughter. It must be se-Jll to be appreciated, Tw<> shows Saturday at 7 and 9 p. m. —o - - ■ — - ■ Big Meeting Of Pomona Crange Held Josephine Co. Pomona Grange met Saturday, May 29 at Fruit dale in the Grange hall to a very flattering attendance. The meet ing started with a family pot-luck dinner at 7 p. tn. and the regular business session of the meeting convened at 8. F. L. Sawyer, master, opened the meeting and after the regular business session was over those in attendance heard some distin guished visitors talk, among them Ray W. Gill, state master and Mrs. Gill; Mr. Dalton of the Secretary of State’s office. State Master Gill gave the mem bers a very constructive as well as instructive message concerning Bonneville power and the farm ers cooperative market idea. Mr. Gill is always a constructive think er and when he talks he says something. Mr. Dalton gave an interesting talk on gas sales and the tax prob lems that confront us. He was well received and appreciated. Mrs. Helm, Pomona Grange Lec turer, put on a very fine and in teresting program that was en- joyed by all present. State Senator A. w. Johnson talked on the berry situation which was very interesting to those in the berry raising business and gave a great deal of thought to the whole problem. Mr. Sawyer was indeed grati fied at the attendance and said that nearly every subordinate Grange in the county was rep resented by their officers as well as many other members. He said the reports from the individual Granges was indeed encouraging, showing that all the Granges in this county are in an exceedingly healthy condition. -—O-------------- Dr. McCune Moves Into New Residence Dr. and Mrs. Robert McCune have moved into their new home about n half mile north of the doctors office on the main high- way. Dr. McCune wdl still maintain his office in the Hussey. Brooks building in Cave City, where his office hours will be from 9 to 12 Ladies Auxiliary Hold a. m. anil 2 to 5 p. m. A tele Initiation Wednesday phone will soon be installed for the convenience of his patients. Last Wednesday th«* Ladies ------------- o ----------- Auxiliary of Glenn Morrison Post DUMAS CLASSIC AT CAVE No. 70, held their initiation of THEATER SUNDAY NIGHT new members in the American Legion hall. The Dumas love classic of "The The following new members Lady of the Camellias,” provides were initiated: Mrs. Pearl Mar a peculiar brilliant vehicle for tindale, Marie White, Charlotte the glamorous Garbo, She gives Badilen, Adelaide Mcl'rady and an unforgettable intensity to the Noram McCrady. most dramatic role of her career. While the ladies were hohling Taylor, whose amazing success in their initiation the American Leg a brief two years on the screen ion boys ha«l an informal discus hax mr.de him an international sion about the Boy Scout trip to figure, comes into hia own as a be taken in the near future, Fur- dramatic actor of rare talent in ther details of thia interesting the exciting role of Armond. trip will be given in this paper A notable supporting cast in ax soon as more information is cludes Lionel Barrymore, Eliza- available. beth Allan, Jessie Ralph, Henry deserving incident Another Daniell, Lenore Ulric and luiura should be given much credit is Hope Crews, and there is not a that shortly before Memorial Day performance among the group the Legion boys with the coopera that does not deserve praise. tion of the CCCcamp '»«»ys spent ‘Camille” comes to the Cave several days in cleaning up the City theater for two performances cemetery groundx and Sunday Sunday, June <J. First show at decorated about 25 graves. 7, second at 9 p. m. Before closing the meeting it - - ■ o------------------- was reported that the Poppy Dr. and Mrs. Osheroff and Mr. dance held last Saturday was a and Mrs. Grover Medley of Med- big success and much credit goes ford, were the guests of Dr. and to the ladies for their untiring Mrs.. Azorin Sunday and Monday efforts in selling tickets anil pop at the Holland hotel. Dr. and pies for this event. Mrs. Osheroff said Dr. Azorin ------------- O-.------------ cheated them while here, They Mrs. Banta started for Biggs went fishing and Dr. Osheroff creek from Kerby last Tuesday claims Dr. Azorii. caught al) the morning with 150 head of cattle fish before they arrived. from the Pomeroy ranch where One rests on his laurels when they will graze during the sum he's through and not before. mer
