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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1937)
MINERS’ JUBILEE SEPT. 4-5-6 A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS DE THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRIC TS Volume I Number 17_________________________ Gave Junction. Oregon, Thursday, September 2, 1937 Price 5 Cents Caravan of Boosters Have Their Picture Taken by G. P. Courier Staff Artist Jubilee Boosters and Queen can-lidoles on a caravan to Ashland. ner, Miss Fay McLain, Miss Dorothy Grbson, Miss Lucv Whitehead, Medford and Grants Pass, pause long enough to have their picture Frank Schiska, taken by the Grants Pass Courier Staff Artist. Mrs. Pearl Martindale, Mrs. Viviar Taylor, Mrs. G. A. Peterson, Mrs. to right, back row: Mrs. George L. Martin, Mrs. Reading from left Millie Trefethen, Miss Edda Burke, queen elect, Mrs. Rov C. Dundas. Mrs. Opal Var Martel Maurer, Mrs. Keliert, Mrs. Elwood Hussey Irene McCasland, Mrs. Opal Henrv, Miss Irene Hoffman. Miss Nelle Hayden, princess elect. OFFICIAL PROGRAM Smelter Will Miners To SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER I Illinois Valley Welcomes you to the Miners’ Jubilee 3:00 p. m.—Miners Protective Association meeting in the Stockade. 5:00 p. m.—Official Opening Sailors Diggins. 9:00 p. m.—Kangaroo Court in the Court House. 9:45 p. m.—Queen’s Ball, Legion Hall. 10:00 p. m.—Queen’s Coronation, Legion Hall Be Ready To Oyerate Fi >nt row: Elwood Hun.ey, Miss Bertha M. Caid. Miss Evelyv Boyd, Miss Dora St. John, prince"*', elect, Mrs. Georire Wells. Miss Maxrne Patrick, Mrs. Bob Rout, Misj Lois Cain, Mrs. Opal Miller and Ted Athey. Mrs. Eleanor Aiken, princess elect is in th« picture, while Miss Eilcnc Whitehead is hid behind Mrs. Kellert. Photc Courtesy of the Grants Pass Courier. Queen Edda the 1st Meet Here Saturday It’s all over, but what a grand and glorious fin ish. Not a certainty until the last box was counted, All Hail, Queen Edda, the First, queen of the First Annual Miners’ Jubilee of Illinois Valley, Oregon. One of the largest crowds ever in the Cave City Very important meeting for all the miners of Southern Oregon, theater turned out last Wednesday night to see and will be held in l ave City at 3:00 know who was elected queen. After the first show p. m. in tlie Stockade. was over, Manager Jones called all the girl candi The meeting is under the aus dates up on the stage and told them how we all ap pices of the Miners’ Protective preciated their efforts, and then introduced M. C. Association and is being ealled so all miners in the district can heai Athey, who said a few words, and then nresented what is going on around the each candidate with a pound box of candy. country that affects their in President Art Drews then took over the program terests. Prominent speakers will be on and read the list of candidates as they appeared, but the program, among them are sta-’ting with the smallest number and on up to the Representative Miller of Joseph Princesses and finally the queen herself. ine county; State Senator Johnson It was a great finish to a great campaign. The and Ear) K. Nixon, State Mining girls were radiant in their old fashioned dresses and Administrator. Plan to at*»nd th:s nr et’ng bonnets. The committee was so excited at the finish light now, and then plan on stay of the count that they neglected to announce that ing all the rest of the time and they had decided to have three princesses with the take in the Jubilee. It s ”-»"r Ju queen, and it was not discovered until too late to rec bilee do whatever you want with ■ it. Its whole mission is for tify the mistake, and they ask the indulgance of the the develonment of the mining I public for the oversite. industry in this section, a n d I Miss Edda Burke of Kerby was elected queen and the Miners Protective Association Dora St. John, Eleanor Aiken and Nelle Hayden were has the same mission. elected princesses. The girls, in charge of Matron of Honor, Mrs. George L. Martin, drove to Grants Pass today to select their robes for the coronation NEW SHOWS AT ( AVE CITY THEATER exercises Saturday night. Following is the final standing at the close: Getting ready for the big Jubi lee, where it will be demonstra ting what it can do f •• *’ •• miner, the smelter of the Precious Metals Recovery & Smelting Co., Inc., of Seattle, Washington, will be up ---------- 4---------- and ready fur operation during the Jubilee. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 5 W. F. Carff and Mr. McBride of the company are on the «-roum Jackson County Day and have prepared the exhibition Sailors Diggins and Ore Exhibits Open All Day. space near th«“ Sailors Diggins’, where the smelter will be on dis 9:00 a. m..—Rock Drilling Contest play and operating during the Ju- 10:00 a. m.—Gold Panning Contest at Kerby. I bilee. We wish to call special at 11:00 a. m.—Sports of all kinds. I tention to all those visiting the 1:00 p. m.—Band Concert. smelter. Do NOT touch the smel- 2:()0 p. m.—Rodeo, Rodeo Grounds, admission 40c. j ter while hot for operation nor I the sand that comes from it. You 7:00 p. m.—Band Concert. will get burned very badly if you 8:15 p. m— Pageant, Stockade, admission 40c. do. DO NOT TOUCH. They still need more concen ---------- 4---------- trates to make a proper demon- tration. If you have any, bring MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6—LABOR DAY it in. If anyone desires informa (¡rants Pass Day tion before Saturday, see either of the above mentioned gentle Sailors Diggins and Ore Exhibits Open All Day. men, and they will be glad to answer all questions. 9:00 a. m.—Log Sawing Contest. There will be an assayer here 10:00 a. m.—Rock Drilling Contest. with the smelter and he will be 11:00 a. m.—Gold Panning Contest at Kerby. operating just as soon as he can 12 Noon—Judging Ladies Old Fashioned Costumes get set up. Assays will be free With the picture "Love is and Men’s Whiskers. Stockade. to those furnishing concentrates News,’’ the managemet o£ the 1:00 p. m.—Parade. Starting at North end of City during the Jubilee. Large operators—If you un Cave City theater gives us one of and Disbanding on Caves Highway. interested in the development of the best pictures of the year. The 2:00 p. m.—Rodeo, Rodeo Grounds, admission 40c. this district, you should see this old raying still holds good that if 4:00 p. m.—Prof. Vining of Ashland will address the smelter and find out what it will a dog bites a man it is not news, business men of Southern Oregon. Stockade. do with your particular kind cf but if a man bites a dog. that's concentrates and ore. The com news. 7:00 p. m.—Band Concert. So th«- directors said that “Love pany does not guarantee a cure 8:15 p. m.—Pageant. Stockade, admission 40c. all for minerals, but they will tell Is News,’’ and so it has proven in 9:30 p. m.—Old Fashioned Ball. Legion Hall. you what they can and cannot do. every instance where the press and won’t make any promises they has been able to run it down. Do can’t deliver. They can handle not fail to see "Love Is News*' KERBY ROD AND GUN CLUB Picnic Held by Legion most of the ore and concentrates at the Cave City theater Friday, HELD WEINER ROAST SUN in this district, but they may run September 3. Bank nite, too. and Auxiliary Sunday For Saturday end Sunday an up against something that migh* The Kerby Rod and Gun club take some time to work, but if this | other fine picture is on the board. Both the American Legion and held a weiner roast and business is the case, you ci... bank on com "Kid Galahad,*’ and it is a wow Auxiliary held a big picnic last meeting last Sunday in the grove plete cooperation by these men. For Monday, September 6th, Sunday on the west fork of the of President Hayden’s auto camp. “Go Getter" is the picture, and - o------------- A 110 rod was given as a prize Illinois river at the bridge where this is also a great picture. Mr. and W J. McLean of Kerby won Mrs. Edward Grite and little Jones has outdone himself in nr the Redwood highway crosses. A the prize. After the meeting, a son Richard John of Portland, viding good entertainment for the large crowd attended and the day large bon fire was started and all are visiting at the home of her Jubilee. was spent enjoying a pot luck enjoyed weiners and -- for an parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. j --------------o------------ dinner and resting and swimming. hour. Grite. Subscribe for the New Edda Burke ..................................... 6,955,750 Dora St. John 5,085,750 Eleanor Aiken 3.691,000 Nelle Hayden 2,646,000 Edith Stanfield ................................ Emma Owens .................................. Evelyn Boyd ..................... -............ Eileen Whitehead ........................ 868,250 696,500 360,250 285,500 Lois Caine 183,760 Maxene Patrick ............................ * 73,000 Dr. and Mrs. William A. Brown the returned missionaries from Buenos Aires, have rented the Cochran cottage on the Redwood highway and will make their fu ture home there until The Friend ly Mission is completed. - --------- -o INITIATION POSTPONED American Legion Auailiary ha. postponed their initiation ficers from September 15th, at which lime of of let to the the Legion will install jointly with the Au« I- '•ry. --------------O------------- George Spach and Mickey Mc Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cox Allister are progressing nicely of Madera, Calif., are visiting Mr. with their new house on the and Mrs. George 1» Martin. ground where the old one burned
