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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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