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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1937)
Illinois N alley News, Thursday, June 3, 1937 Page Two Illinois Valley News An independent new-paper devoted to the development of the richest valley in the world, the Illinois Valley and its surrounding districts. Published every Thur day at Cave City, Oregon by the Illinois Valley Publishing Company. _______________ Editor M C ATHEY Business Manager I.. E. ATHEY SUBSCRIPTION PRICES In Josephine County $1 50 .75 50 One Year Six Months Outside of Josephine County One Year $2 00 The Illinois Valley News reserves the right to reject any advertising copy which it deems objectionable. Advertising rates on application ( AVE CITY OR CAVE JUNCTION? from the surface, had been con- ■ verted into marble. This differs from other lime ledges from the fact that others were not subject ed to such internal heat and pres sure. And then, as mountain ranges had been raised from the crinkling of the earth’s surface, or from volcanic action, this lime ledge had been raised from the floor of the ocean, where it was first formed, to an elevation that is now 4,000 feet above the ocean’s surface. That occurred before the glacial periods. Then great glaciers drifted down from the north at different periods of time, estimated to be from half a million years to 250,000 years— possibly as late at 140,000 years ago. The water from these melt ing glaciers found its way down through cracks and crevices in the marble. Slowly and steadily, through long periods of time, it washed and corroded crevices in to rooms and passages, some just barely large enough to admit a person’s body, others great rooms. The largest of which is some 300 feet long, 50 feet wide and 40 feet high. The rain and snow on the surface of the mountain above the caves slowly filtered its way down through this marble, which, is pure lune, dissolved a certain portion of it. As the water would trickle down over the walls of the caverns, it slowly left a de posit of pure crystallized lime, forming stalactites and stalag mites and incrustations of lime over the walls When a light is reflected on them, it brings out most beautiful effects. Contrary to what some people might imag ine, that these caves were formed by volcanic action, they were en tirely made by erosion and crys tallization. before the tunnel exit was con A man doesn’t like to stay in a structed. It is here that you go house alone all night, either. back and penetrate the mountain That's why he buys a revolver. to the furtherest point. On our way back, you pass through the Learn to stop grumbling. If Cathedral Arch, by the White you cannot see any good in the House, and the Coral Garden, Ni world, keep the bad to yourself. agara Falls, the King's Palace, Neptune's Grotto, the Petrified CAVE CITY’S Forest, the Grand Column and then through a series of passage POPULAR CAFE ways to Joaquin Miller's Chapel; to the Garden of the Gods, Lake HOME COOKED MEALS Michigan, Old Mt Shasta, Twin Sisters; then you see the Atlan tic Ocean, Chesapeak Bay, Devils (’old Plate Lunches Washboard, and on into the great and Sandwiches Ghost room. Passing through this room, we find the most beautiful Ice Cream and Soft Drink* thing in the caves. Paradise Lost. ♦ We, as human mortals, are not responsible for the Ghost Room, where you exper “monikers” mother and father hand to us. We knew ienced total darkness by extin guishing the lights you are 1000 a regular “he” man whose mother had named him feet vertically down from the sur “Percy” when he was a baby. This fellow would al FRANK HATLEY, Prop face of the mountain and 3300 most break your neck if you called him “Percy,” but feet from the entrance. Then we that was his name and he couldn’t help it. pass under the great Suspended All cities, unincorporated like Cave .Junction (as Ceiling, that is only eight feet Uncle Sam’s postoffice calls us), are the same as the thick, covering a room 25 by 50 feet. This is considered by many above mentioned boy. Postmaster General -Jim Ear WARDROBE to be the most interesting thing ley, (papa in this instance), named the postoffice in the eaves, from the fact that CLEANERS Cave .Junction, and when you want mail to come to it is completely cut off at either & DYERS you, that is the correct way the mail should be ad end and is supported only by the ides extending back into the for dressed. mations. This veiling, weighing Like “Percy” we have no choice in the matter. hundreds of tons, forms the floor TRU SHEEN The citizens of this city want, and are going to de to the room above. After you MOTH PROOFING mand, that the place be called Cave City as it was in pass under this ceiling you climb FUR STORAGE— the beginning. Before we had a postoffice the town around the end of it, back over the top. You then look down into 1 Free Pickup by Grants Pass was called and known as Cave City, and that is what the great Ghost Room. Colored the Chamber of Commerce and everyone else we Laundry electric lights bring out the effect have talked to, wants the town called. We have yet that one would see on the screen to hear one single individual living in the common of Dante's Inferno and the River Grants Pass wealth who wants the place called Cave .Junction. of Fire, rough and ruggec wall There seems to be an undercurrent of opinion formations. From that point we ■ * 11 iiiiiim iiimiiiiiiiiii i | enter the tunnel that is 512 feet outside of our city that believes the place must be long, which leads to the surface. called Cave Junction. Why, we don’t know. But Finally by traveling down the nevertheless influence was brought to bear on the After the Government set tFica trail a quarter of a mile, you are caves aside at a national monu Postmaster General and we were “dubbed” “Cave ment, it opened up the narrowest back to your starting point. Groceries Junction” much to our dislike. The intentions of of the passageways and put in The caves were electrified in those interested were all good and true, just the same steel stairs and ladders where it 1931, an accomplishment that has Fresh Fruit and interest “uncle” and “aunt” would have towards the was necessary to climb to higher brought out interesting features Vegetables that otherwise were impossible to boy “Percy.” But when “Percy” grew up to be a reg elevations in the various caverns. show visitors. In Season When one makes the trip through ular guy his name was quite a handicap to him. Pa them, When Elijah Davidson discover you start into the entrance pa Farley, through the influence of “uncle” and •l at was originally discovered, af ed the caves, there was only the Radio Tubes “Aunt" has christened us with “Junction.” ter traveling several hundred feet track of his bear and his dogs and Repairing Large numbers of letters come addressed to Cave on that level, you make a climb to follow, for there was no trail for men, nor marks on the trees, City, and the mail always gets here, but have a money over various different ladders, un such as woodmen generally fol til you have reached 110 feet in Illinois Valley order come to you with Cave City on it and try to height. Then you come back near low. Nor were there any trails cash it. It just can't be done. While our Postmaster, ly to the surface of the sloping such as a few people would make Grocery George Rowley is the most accommodating person mountain again; from there, you in traveling across the mountain C. Y. Arnold, Prop. in the world and goes out of his way every day to give go back directly into the moun side with horses or on foot, until CAVE CITY extra service he is not entitled to, nevertheless, he tain for some 3300 feet, where the the caves were set aside as a na tional monument in 1909. Even largest of the rooms are found. cannot cash a money order that has Cave City on it. To eliminate the necessity of then, there were only about 360 If he did, the postoffice department would refuse to retracing all your steps on the people who visited the caves the » redeem the order, because, technically, there is no trip, the Government drilled a first year. But those people I Cave City according to the postoffice authorities. tunnel from the furthest point in, would tell of what they had seen, I So when you receive a money order addressed to Cave out through the side of the moun so that the number increased, I to the surface. This tunnel year by year, until 1920, when City the only recourse is to send it back to the issuing tain I is now used as the exit, making there were more than 1 KOO peo office and have them change the name from Cave the trip about two miles from the ple who visited them. They had I IRENE’S City to < ave Junction entrance through the caves, and to travel about 10 miles by one I BEAUTY SHOPPE trail from William ; valley or eight I 'l’his will happen more often in the future, be back to the starting point. miles by trail from the Holland Cave Junction, Ore. I cause the people» of (he* community WANT the name While making this trip, one valley. The first year the road I Open Evening- by Appointment j goes through rooms that have been ( e>; “Cave City," they NO NOT want “Cave Junction,” named Watson's Grotto, Petrified was built to the entrance of the I ni....... Phone | and we can’t see for the* life* of us whe “Uncle" and Garden, River Styx, The Wig caves, 10,000 people travelled it. | Enjoy a a smart hairdress at I “Aunty" won’t heln us get our name* changed They wam, where there is a perfect Since then the annual visitors I Irene’s Beauty Shoppe. Per-1 manents, refreshing facial and* lif e* us mel want tei help us in every way possible. We form of a human face called Old number from 25,000 to 32.000. I I all beauty aids Remember, Rain in the Face; and l.ittle Mir are old enough now to know what is good and bad for 1 IRENE’S FOR BEAUTY’’ I us and we* should be* allowed to have* something to say ror lake. Then you have reached Men engaged in football under Permanent* $2.95, $3.75, $5.Ool the upper level where nature had much more danger of serious concerning the name* the* world is going to know us by. formed an outlet that was used go 35c, 50c i injury than tho-e in the prize I | Fingerwave* Marcel* 75c, $1.00| What are* we* going to elo about it? Let’s get to as the exit for a number of years ring gether. Either make* a determined effort to have* the* name* changed or accept what has been thrust upon Going Up ! us and. whether we like* it or not, use* it, for it is very embarrassing at time's and much tremble* is being caused In the* constant application of the* two names, “( ave* City and “Cave* Junction." Of course, if the* people' of this community incori »orate* the* town, that would simplify matters, because an incorpo rat eel town c n usually choose its own name, However, in this matter, if the government thinks we* are tread ing on its own tele's, it might choose* to be* a "naughty" pare nt and tell us to take* what we* have and like* it. ‘ Percy and “Junction" are* synonymous to us, and though "Papa barley may make* us take* “Junction” we won’t like it and never will, ami regardless of the postoffice* name, Cave City will still live ami this thriving, grow nr, well intentioned community would like* very much to be* known as "Cave* City."* "Unde" have a heart—Give* the "Kiel" a break. DISCOVERY OF CAVFS TOLD (Continued from Pax» One) Illinois valley. The Government then placed them under a guide and guard to show the people through. In 1922, the Govern merit and the state of Oregon con structed the road that is now in uae After the Government made a national monument of the caves, (set aside by President Taft in 1909>, Alexander A Winchell, a professor of geology, visited the caves to make a geographical and geological survey for the Govern ment In making that survey he spent about seven days studying the caves and surrounding terri lory. In his report, he gave a good, clear description of how they originated, and of the period in which they were formed. THE FORMATION He started out with the for mation of the caves, which is tei hnically a lime ledge, but which by internal heat and pressure J 1 I I After returning through the Owl Cafe [*J llllllllllltllMtlllltHtMS«llllllllllllltlllllilllllll||l||||||Q iiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Poor Lo’s Revival. ANTA MONICA, CALIF. —Despite the blessings of civilization which we have bestowed upon them, includ ing diseases, whisky, soda pop, and $2 overalls, the American Indians are in creasing. S This should give our red brothers cause for worry. Suppose they got so numerous that we gave this coun try back to them? Already we are in debted to these orig inal inhabitants for quinine, cocaine, cotton, chocolate, tobacco, corn, beans, squashes, pumpkins, grape fruit, huckleberries and hundreds of oth er remedial drugs Irvin S. Cobb or foodstuffs. More- over, an eminent authority says the curative methods of the old medi cine man had values which in many respects excelled that the white man has produced and suggests our scientists might well adopt certain aspects of the aborigine's plan. What if we did that very thing and then, by the way of exchange, invit ed the tribesmen to take over such trifling problems as an unbalanced budget, our European debts, sit- down strikes and the younger gen eration? Cleaning Up the Stage. T T AVING lost their licenses, four- * 1 teen burlesque houses in New York won’t ever get them back if the officials keep their word about it. With this example to go by, au thorities might next try the idea of cleaning up the legitimate stage tbere — the spawning - place and breeding ground of shows in which filthy lines and filthier scenes are freely offered to pop-eyed audiences recruited from what we call our best families. Poisoning the moral atmosphere of the theater aopears to be the favorite sport of a new scl ool of dramatists Who, when they were little boys, had their mouths washed out with soap for using dirty words, yet never got over the habit • • • The Fate of Beauty Queens. T (JST as the v ;>ather gets warm so J the contestants won’t catch i iiy- thing worse than sunburn, that out break of annual monotony known as the beauty contest will stir the popu lace to heights of the utmost indif ference. There will be no dress re hearsals beforehand. With beauty contests, it’s the other way around. And then when Miss Cherokee Stripp or Miss Clear View has been hailed as America’s prize package of loveliness, she will, if she runs true to form, put her clothes back on and catch the next train for Cali fornia with the intention of starring in the movies. On arrival, she will be pained to note that none of the studio heads is waiting at the station to sign her u| . also that practically all the star ring jobs are being held by young ladies who. in addition to good looks, have that desirable little thing called personality. *nd next fall she’ll be dealing ’em off 'he arm in a Hollywood hashery. • • • International Slickers. g D UMORS persist that ’he United Sta.es, Great Britain and France are preparing for eventual agreements on monetary stabiliza tion, tariff and trade adjustments, price-fixing of essential commodi ties—and, believe it or not brethren and sistren—a settlement of the de faulted foreign debts owed to us. Maybe it’s significant -or. if you want o be broadminded and char itable about it, merely a coincidence —that every dispatch from Euro pean sources on this matter lists the debts last. And. verily I say unto you, that’s exactly when and where they will come—last. I seem to see the big three gath ered at the council table for the final session and La Belle France moving that, everything else having been arranged to the satisfaction of the majority present and the hour being late, the de’tiil of those debts be put over to some future datt. John Bull seconds the motion. Mo tion carried by a vote of 2 to 1. Uncle 3am being feebly recorded in the negative A Sense of llumor. f""\AMON RUNYON, who being *■' wise, should know better, re opens the issue c>f whether many people have a sense of humor This provokes somebody to inquire what is humor, anyhow’’ I stand by this definition. Humor is tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn. Lots of folks think a sense of hu mor is predicated on the ability laugh at other folks, which it wrong. A real sense of humor Is based on our ability to laugh at ourselves. You have to say. not as Puck did, ' What fools these mortals be," but, "What focli we mortals be." That's why tew women have a true sense of humor. Usually a woman, even a witty woman, takes herself so seriously, she can never regard herself unsenuusly IRVIN 9 LOBB «—WNU Servie»
