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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1937)
Court®* MINERS' JUBILEE SEPT. 4-5-6 A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE II I.INO1S VALLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS Volume I Cave Junction. Oregon. Thursday. July 29. 1937 Number 12 Commercial Club 0 K's Resolution Garden Club Holds Thei»r Annual Picnic ASSAYOR Dl l ICES LEASED Ghrome from Brown's Mine STATE The IHineia Valley GarAu-a elwk Offices of Charles Lull, assay- held their annual picnic ia River er, on the corner of Eighth and side park, Grants Pass last Fri- "H” day. We had the Gold Hill Gar den club ladies as our guests. delicious Last Tuesday noon the regular weekly Cave City Chamber of Commerce club luncheon was held with a splendid attendance. Mrs. Lavina Hussey gave the members and guests one of the finest chick en dinners yet served, anil the hungry appetites were more than satisfied. If we keep on getting lunches like this we will need a larger room to accommodate the crowds. Price 5 Cents picnic dinner was streets, were 'eased las' liu.isday uftvrnoi n by the Cham- A 1 er of Commerce at the instruc en tion of the state department of joyed by all. Both clubs took part in the af ternoon program. Those taking part were: Reading, Elinor Force. Game, Mrs. Bower; Reading, Mrs. Kirkham, and mandolin se lections by Mrs. Helen Hertz, all of the Gold Hill club. Reading. Mrs. Lucille Floyd; Poem, Mrs. B. Badden and another reading b> Mrs. A. A. Johnson, all of the Il linois Valley club. The group sang a few songs, some old acquaintances were re newed reaching back over years t< school days. During the after noon Mrs. Effie Smith gave ar interesting talk on gardens. We parted looking forward to another picnic somewhere in July 1938. MRS. E. I. WILBER, Delegates From Kerby Fire Minded oology and mineral industries te Last Monday night, a large del free egation of Kerby business men at ,v. , y office according to J. R tended a meeting of the Cave City Volunteer Fire denar'inent L'.rvey. Albert A. lewis is the state as- and both cities are strivinr to provide adequate protection for yer who will be stationed in th« the cities. ■ cul office, the site for which was Kerby men were tul-1 of what < leeted after several were in the Cave City boys 1 nd h ue and ipected. Some of the equipment what they expected to U j a.id as i I lls offices may be purch sured them that they w ju’.d help Kerby in anything that the citi used by the state for Lewis’ use zens wanted to do in rc.’ard to Vice President Drews called the E. K. Nixon, administrator, said fire protection. meeting to order after the lunch ere Mi ndliy. It was generally discusse.i that and called on A. A. Johnson to The mining geologist tt be sent with both cities bavin- a true'; of present the guests from O'Brien, eie in the near future wyll make some kind tl at cot.Id get to a fire for a large delegation from the s I < ■ dqliarters in the : t suy of- in a hurry with a pump that would southern end of the valley at ’ice wi.ile in Grants Pass exam- pump water from a tank, both tended the meeting. Mr. Johnson in ni’ mines and prospects to cities would be pretty well pro introduced J. R. Welsh, Robert '¡ng up to date the state mines tected until such time as a water Baltzke, Roy C. Dundas, Fred Ga i.alo,-. Grants Pass Courier. supply was installed. leno and C. E. lurwson. Eugene Both places having such a truck C. Iverson, district engineer of could help one another in case of the Queen of Bronze mine was trouble, and the cooperation be also introduced. tween the two towns was assure I Mr. Johnson said, after the in at the meeting of the firemen. troductions, that his delegation Chief Jones told of how tie had come to ask assistance from local department was formed and the local Chamber in getting a advised the Kerby boys to do like power line extended to O Brien. wise and form a volunteer fire de He said the present line only went partment, such as the Cave City to about three quarters of a mile boys have formed then get some south of Kumfy camp and that apparatus that was adequate and only about six miles of line would the fire protection problem would have to be constructed to reach be pretty well solved. O’Brien. He also enumerated the Many phases of the matter was large number of farmers and generally discussed, and -the Ker miners wno would use tne line al by men left with the idea in mind ter it was constructed. He also of repairing and getting the r enumerated cn the electr’c ma present equipment in first class chines that would be installed if shape and be prepared for emerg the power was available ncludinz encies that are liable to lappen elec tric ranges, electric refrige:- in the hot weather months. ; tors, radios, washing machines, It was understood that tie etc., and expressing the belief Kerby boys would form a volun i hat n < f ! f on th* teer department at once along the line would add many such con same lines that the Cave City de veriences to their homes if tile y partment has just organized. Ti c had the power. local men pledged all the support Min.ng and irrigation was also they could give to Kerby in help mentioned. The belief being uni- ing form their own department, This loading platform built at Wiiderville to load 2000 tons of c.nome ore for the American Rustless Iron and bleel Corporation of which they need as well as Cave versal that the line would pay a dividend at once if constructed Baltimore, Maryland, is swelling freight traffic over Grants Pass municipal railroad, the California & Oregon Coast line. The chrome, City. hauled in continuous 8-hour round trips from High Plateau in northern California beyond O'Brien at Eugene Brown’s mine by the truck by the company. It would only shown in the photo below, is backed up the incline to the elevated I linkers from which it is dropped into railroad gondola cars below. At --------------- o--------------- take another six miles to reach top, J. E. Bartlett (left) and J. E. Hutcheson watch a truckload of ore dumped. Chrome from other mines is moving to other shipping Takilma, and from there only a points at Grants Pass, Glendale and Medford.—Cut courtesy of the Grants Pass Courier. short distance to the Queen of Bronze mine, which would be the largest potential user of power "Fighting Coward,” is the bill in the entire valley. for Friday, July 30 at the Cave Elwood Hussey stressed the Elwood Hussey of Cave City The boundary between Alt- City theater. It is one of those necessity of immediate action and Fred Galeno of O’Brien made h<> use and Kerby voting precincts thrilling pictures where mystery and at a meeting of the O’Brien a hurried business trip to Salem w.-.s changed by the county court and intrigue hold the audience delegation after the luncheon, the first of the week and had a la t week Wednesday to transfer spell bound. helped draw up a petition for sig For Saturday a-nd Sunday the brief visit with Governor Martin. four sections of land from Kerby natures of those who would use 11. M. Hayden, president of the rate river, 100,000 precinct to Althouse. The governor, according to the management has booked "Hills of the power line, the same to be i the Illinois river local men, is keeping in close Karby Rod and Gun club, re-1 Wyoming," with William The change was made on peti- Old presented to the Public Utilities from Bolan lake Steelheads to the ti< n presented by residents of the Boyd as the star. contact with What the people of turned today Commission at Salem, demanding We have no specif- affected precincts. The transfer When Boyd appears in a pic Southern Oregon ar* doing and where he planted 30,000 silver that they order the company to point in Josephine pl. ces sections 24, 25, 35 and 36 ture, speed of action and machine what is being done ia our section. side fingerlings with the help of The build the line immediately, He displayed a* unusual amount two boy scouts. The club has re- < of township 39 south, range 8 gun tempo timing are required petition will be circulated at once of interest ia th* chrome ore centljT planted thousands of f h in the making of the film. west, all in Althouse. and taken to Salem to the com shipments fra-w th* valley, a»d in Deer creek, Sucker creek and The picture presents against a It is an annual duty of the mission. expressed th» h*pe that ia the the Illinois river. court to name voting precincts at sweeping panorama of beautiful Mr. Galeno said he had talked Wm. J. McLean planted 50,000 near future this *cn w«ulJ he their July meeting, so in these western country, a cattle-rustlers with one of the representatives of proceed Mt Nh»«»«vilke, thereby -Mastheads in the Illinois river matters no vote is necessary as and ranchers war in which the the electric company and that he saviag tha ■ »4 Mhi)»xw.«a*> t* th» the first of the week and then put , < ■ letimes is the case in changing reservation Indians hold the ba-l had given the electric man all the east a*a«t. 25,000 in Deer creek and 25,000 riting our man at the school district boundaries. ance of power. Wm. Boyd a>s information available. He Maid hatchery to notify (kavanase Mtewtia dtoAitd t'fea** 'Bis «a Sucker creek. "Hoppy" brings the Indians to the the line was needed by those wh* [ bapu4 £• bga aMu h* att-e-n-d th»« 1» tine »ear future 25,000 more these fish are ready NEBRASKANS TO PICNIC ranchers’ aid and leads his com live in the district. We certainly appre- ?0i »*!»»•’ JM m I kwi iw wubvsp. MlvwMsubes will be planted in Deer SUNDAY IN THE PASS bined force in a magnificent C. Y. Arnold presented tUi fd- Th» vieMfeMFS heft. tÄ»i fcVH,seFRSHr WSth «»•«te a«d 25,000 in Sucker creek ! cooperation in this At a meeting held recently mounted dash against the cattle lowing resolution which wnw t bn> ■WF«pi*ws<nei» t-fea<- i«f t«h<« p<*» ass.Q !5,*w* i» th« III i»oi ri»«> plans were made for the annual thieves, led by the crooked gov imously adopted: hwltf tes •i««l 1 -5,«Ms» m « m -* »> »« ho ar mub F*“ «ü iMSWF swt-ws« picnic of all Nebraskans to be ernment agent in charge of the * t axi>in>ft«luM.MKa 'ii®. -il®. ¡S-oi.i.t-h'eur-n ? (Mt-lKiUM ta&lM*. held in the Grants Pass city park. Indian reservation. Cave City, Orc绫*- , Vtw $*4$**»>i«i!k kaMMMfe «*M* «nw ............. ■ O” - --- — • Sunday, August 8th. Jaly IT, 1«! kleesL'wo® an «■* pwXAur-Mioiti, *» ««nM <ee-iet.hjr rwMM> i-v«4 4 p * om (4» i (®»w<»»«». [ 10». Wti.«-, Ml. Jibe Lira«, ^a»M6aiFK< 0*4 fl—»* ■H.i<welh fia'seo*; A basket lunch is to be held CALIFORNIANS LIKE te th« Utilities Mit-ait-w Una«/.»; mim fS«1-4*1 tt ft ',.«« «J m A* 1 i* 4h» « mmh — imdws'hpyi. THE ILLINOIS VALLEY m » n»Bfl and everyone attending O<f the Îta4o «f Oc-opmix. : »wl>f ««4 ft«» < W mm >«I u 4 m » p-r-wwiteeS' ft» fw a — ked t'« bring their own table (ns viws* »<f th» fe*4 t*l«.*»4* O JW» 1-4 tkflA :« hwis« 'A»««» ‘ A h t’+iMa* i»ema.n.M».s'i'f»R"'i: fpwisa Wm. Stout and Frank Lukins siFvifte. ♦ag<a«'. ¡«8« i,«f O'B ip :«««, MbN*MM* '¡4<aw a««4 Gwa : Sfi4il ft» t*l‘«|l'«vs<- ' ftm* »« mnm *»* ««>4 * petiVMMi fp*«» by th« were guests of O. E Jones last 6 s ke :4 1*M» O mm *— |Aio.-*iV»w*$. -’T >M>r 4< l i« *»«»«««1 t* Bv«la<a ’4» t)'’'I3r-i«»» a»Ai-M< fav hh» W‘r. Vm. .('. Tuesday and gave the valley the <»lf ft» «»«-««<• «« ««ft« «rlAy * &M, • l«4>«, Hki* HMMftoii «Niar ta^wM Np s* cmknui4 as the Commission can once over. They took i'n the •«tneMHe <•#« JWM Mw ft* wf the p«M»we )**•• •* trib» <4*- ■Kepfcfr, OFwjnWfi '4'» wtyutiBili of1 ffe« Gam? commis not make such orders effective Caves and inspected several mines rtfrirr.-ia (ftr-osMn «« mm «—»* ■’*• Ittwur ?il'r. MoLiiisvi: • -ion held list Friday and Satur-immediately except in cases of and saw mills. (WR-ri-wn and aft»» th* OF- • Tn ansWer to your letter j.f da/. real emergency. If you will ad- Both gentlemen are from Cali vwy a«ls by twiw Cbsmbitn ar»«i o Hr. <nd ‘i’rs. H i.vkijs of ¿*ort- July IWtth, addressed to Mr. Wire, The Commission decided *o vi.-e us as to the number of clos fornia and said they would like o’t-hvr eiftzea» 'Would iiidickte that land. arrived at their summer the supervisor, we have allocated ill»“ the lake to angling for the ure signs needed, we will be glad | to stay longer and promised to re the present and, anticipated rev home near BridgeviewQJuly 25, to Josephine county, 125.000 Sil. remainder of the season. This to v nd you a supply. turn soon as they were impressed enues would more C'an juiftify where they’ intend spending their vers and 500,000 Steelheads. ' order will not become effective Yours very truly, with the future possibilities of summer vacation as usual. Of these, 50,000 Steelheads go I until 25 days aftor its passage in- ( (C..ntlnued on Pas* Three I Oregon State Game Com. the valley. Galeno and Hussey Visit the Governor be occupied by tie state's Kerby Rod and Gun Club Plant Streams With Trout ALTHOUSE. KERBY LINE IS ( HANGED Coming Attractions At Cave City Theater