Illinois Valley News A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY INI) SURROUNDING DISTRICTS ---- —------------------------------- Volume I f Cave Junction. Oregon. Thursday, December 30. 1937 No. 34 Price 5 Cents T w”" £-A r : y » -V • ■ * * ■* I 1 I 1 ■r s' iMr L ' £ té ! *• • /• fSH la.* J ■ iz .-¿W •:3 1 1 A NEW YEAR AHEAD! Saturday night the old year will be past—Just water over the dam, so to speak, and we can look forward to the New Year and what we can make of it. There is no denying, we can make of our lives what we desire. We will get out of life just what we put in. and no more. Making our own destiny is not an easy task, hut it is a grand one, and worth the effort, so we are going to tell our readers that we visualize for them a most prosperous and happy New Year, those of us who live in Southern Oregon, especially if we will help our selves get it. v How can we help ourselves? How can we make the New Year bright and prosperous? Not so easy, UNLESS we have a sincere desire and a genuine f BELIEF that we ('AN help ourselves, and then start out to do it. still believ ing that our efforts will be* a success. In plain, ordinary language we mean this. Whatever you are doing, do the best von can, and be happy in doing it. even if it is cutting wood for wife or mother to get supper. We never know what avenues are going to be opened up for us, avenues of success. These avenues appear much quicker for those who are doing the best they can with the job they have. Just for arguments sake, suppose you have a menial task that is not all one • would desire. You may hate the job, and show it. Your very thought of dislike w ill be very apparent to all. You will not be doing your best, consequent ly no one offers a better job. for they see you as you really are. On the other hand, suppose you do not care much for Masons And Eastern Star Installation Last Monday afternoon, St. John's Day, Belt Lodge No. IK, A. F. & A. M., and Western Star Chapter, O. E. S., held a joint in stallation at the Masonic temple in Kerby. A very appetizing dinner was served at 1 p. m. and immediately afterwards the installation took place. Past Master Geo. Thrasher called the meeting to order and then gave the gavel to F. L. Saw yer who presided. The Chapter was first on the program and Mrs. E. B. Pearsall acted as installing officer. Mrs. H. M. Hayden acted as installing marshal and presented the fol lowing duly elected officers for the ensuing year: Maud Hogue, worthy matron; Kenneth Wells, worthy patron; Lola Peterson, associate matron; Lucius Robinson, associate patron; Sue Martin, conductress; Clara Hammer, associate conductress; Blanch Robinson, secy., Rachel ^ThraSlIer, treas., Bessie Watts, or ganist; Cora Barnes, Ada; Mary Hayden, Esther; Mrs. Walton, Electa: Frank Floyd, sentry; Jes sie Leonard, warder. Two addi- ional stars are to be installed at he next meeting, Jennie Tuttle and Patsy Knox. F. L. Sawyer then acted as in stalling officer for the Blue lodge with John Valen acting as install ing marshal. He presented the following elected officers for the ensuing term: George W. Martin, worshipful master; A. N. Collman, senior warden; Kenneth Wells, junior warden; F. L. Sawyer, treasurer; (Continued on Page Four) A'?' t* HR 'a win? a */* A ""A, > sixar" I V x •r. >•/> tea z. NJ ¿«7; 'ty .« ' FY i 1'1. F "»• v * *'• ni. ” * .5È* p < ‘ I * SBKST a VC r ♦ .j/i’ ! ’■•f 2' ’ Wl » -J » I -1 III tfJfF Coming Attractions At Cave City Theater Lovely Eleanore Whitney and handsome young Johnny Downs, America’s favorite young romance team, have gone dramatic! In their new comedy romance, “Blonde Trouble,” which comes to the Cave City theater, Friday, December 31, gives this young couple an excellent opportunity to demonstrate their ability. For the first time the couple will not dance, and both expressed themselves as being perfectly sat isfied with the arrangement, since their roles permit them to do an even greater amount of love-mak ing than they have heretofore en joyed. On Saturday and Sunday, “The Singing Marine,'’ with Dick Pow ell as the star will be the attrac tion. X- In the picture Powell is a Ma rine, and he can sing. So his com rades get up a purse to send him to New York to have a try at "Major Rowes" amateur hour. At the same time on her own, Dick’s sweetheart essays to enter her voice into the competition. She doesn't get by. But Dick be comes a tremendous success, and there's a story fit for a king’s ransom. — o - (’(’(’ Boys Entertained On Christmas Eve The CCC boys were entertained on Christmas eve by a group from Cave City and the program was well received by the boys, even joining in singing several songs. Those taking part were, Jean ette Martin, in dance numbers with Miss Helen Floyd at the pia no. Mrs. C. C. Babcock and Frank Schiska gave a piano and mandolin selection an<l Mrs. Babcock also sang several numbers. George W. Martin rendered two baritone so los, accompanied by Mrs. Babcock. Ted Athey told some of his hum orous stories but when offered to sing, they all decided it was time to leave. A r « Ä Friendly Resume Of Mission Activities Open Festival Of Chamber On Thursday night, January 6th The year just drawing to a will occur the opening festival in close marks the most successful The Friendly Mission Chapel. year for the Chamber of Com merce. A lot of interesting work The heating plant is being in has been done and a few outstand stalled this week and the lighting ing things have been accomplished. as well and we are assured that The Miners' Jubilee, while not everything will be in readiness for strictly a Chamber of Commerce this auspicious community occas activity, was endorsed by it and ion. helped to a grand success by its The program will be given by support; the power line extension the Cave City Community Church to O'Brien is now almost a com players, being a repeat program pleted reality; the school but like by request. wise. January Cth is known in the Entering the new year with our Christian world as “The Twelfth election next Tuesday should start Night” (after Christmas), “The Three Kings Night," and “Gift us off with new enthusiasm and a new resolve to work in close Night.” It is the church festival celebrating the coming of the Wise harmony for the good of the ma jority. Your new officers are Men and the bringing of their gifts helpless unless you give them of gold frankincense and myrrh to lay at the crib of the World’s Re your wholehearted support. We have as unfinished business: deemer. As a part of the service on this the proper policing of Cave Junc night the lights on the Christmas tion, the reclamation and irriga tree in the yard of The Willadora tion project; the power line ex will be turned'out and the follow tension up the Caves highway; the ing day the 60 foot fir Christmas registration of cars; the establish tree will be dismantled. The star ment of a recreation park by the on the tree is three feet in diam- Forest Service; the establishment ater and carries 20 frosted bulbs, of a cooperative buying of the while the tree itself has 200 col farmer's produce. ored lights. It looks like a boquet There is a year's work in these a- it is illuminated every night. It projects alone and there are a number of things that are getting carries 6,600 watts. Rev. William A. Brown, found in shape for action. Therefore, ing pastor of The Friendly Mis 1938 should be a most interesting sion challenged all America Sun and busy year for the Chamber, day to immediately take the fed and these accomplishments will eral government out of relief and set a new mark for itself. Chamber of Commerce work is to solve the pressing problem of not personal work or for personal unemployment. He said: “Let the government at Wash aggrandizement, but for the good ington turn back to the people of of the commdnity. Our personal America the total problem of un ideas may seem wonderful to us employment anil relief. It is ours but if the majority don’t see as (Continued on pa<« Two) (Continued on Page Thr««) your job. but you go ahead and do the best you can and do it with a smile and good will and try to do it a little better than it has ever been done before. Someone is hound to notice it, and a better place is as sure to come as night follows day. This applies to everything that is done. It does not matter. The princi pal thing is to do it well and be happy in doing it—Then the avenues to some thing better appear. We are not sup posed to know where these avenues come from. If we did, there wouldn’t be any fun in doing them, because we would know just what was going to happen, and then all the excitement of lite would be taken from us and ingen uity and the determination to win one’s own battle would be robbed. So we do not know where the good things of life come from. We just know they WILL come, and the avenues taken is imma terial. The New Year is indeed bright with hope. Our part of the state is going to have a new intensive campaign to let the rest of the state and country know what advantages await the miner, the home seeker, the farmer, and pleasure bent tourist. But we can make it a great deal more brighter by being hap py and smiling all the time, letting others know we are delighted with our section and its possibilities for further development. Thought is the greatest force in the world. As you think, so you are. Let’s give our part of the state its greatest boost with constructive thoughts. They travel through the air like lightening, so with this bright, New Year upon us, let’s give it the finest constructive thought we know how to send. Ladies Auxiliary Urges Action on Service Bill The American Legion is spon soring a bill known as the Uni- ' ersal Service bill in the congress of the United States, which pro vides for the drafting of capital as well as men, in case the country engaged in war. This bill proviiles for the fix ing of prices and wages at a reas onable pre-war level so while your sons and our son* are getting a dollar per day in the trenches, large fortunes cannot be made by those remaining at home. This bill is of interest to every person in the United States who does not want war. If every eligible man and wom an belonged to the American Leg ion or their auxiliary, we could say to congress, pass the Univer sal Service bill and it would be passed. If you are a World War veteran, his wife, sister, mother, daughter or son, you are eligible. Whether you can, or care to at tend meetings 'or not, join and give us numbers to pass this bill. If you arc not eligible find out about this bill and write your congressman urging its passage. -------------- o-------------- GARDEN CLUB PARTY Friday, December 17th, th<- Il linois Valley Garden club held its annual Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Leo Martin in Bridgeview. The hostesses for the day were Mrs. Leo Martin, Mrs. Kate Lewis, Mrs Daisy Baldwin and Mrs. Kate Walton. A delic ious lunch was served at 1 o’clock. The first Christmas in panto mine was very well presented by a group of ladies under the direc tion of Mrs. Leo Martin. A short business session, then came our exchange of Christinas gifts. The decorations were dis played by Mrs. Mattie Seyferth, Mrs. C. C. Babcock, and Mr*. Rachel Thrasher, There were 38 club members and four guests present. Mrs. E. J. Wilber. Grangers Hold Joint Installation The Illinois Valley Grange met Thursday evening, December 16, with an unusually large attend ance. About 85 were present. A joint installation of officers of the Illinois Valley and Deer Creek Granges was held. Mrs. Ed Norman of Deer Creek was the in stalling officer. She was assisted by Mrs. Warren Tuttle of Deer Creek, Mrs. Al Tompkins of Il linois Valley anil F L. Sawyer of Illinois Valley. The ceremony was conducted in a very beauti ful and impressive manner. Mike Wells was given the obligations in the 3rd and 4th degrees. The agricultural committee gave a very fine report consisting mainly of a general review of the topics discussed throughout the [>ast year. Legislative committee members H. M. Hayden and Bessie Watts both gave short reports on legis lative topics and the labor situa tion in relation to the farmers welfare. H. M. Hayden was presented with a gold watch charm, bearing th«* emblem of the Grange, as a reward for his faithful services in conducting the old time dances sponsored by the Grange. Clarence Sawyer, retiring mas ter, gave a farewell talk, in which he thanked all of the officers and members for their cooperation which helped to make the year a success for the Illinois Valley Grange. A fine literary program was conducted by Lecturer Addie Mar tin; H. M. Hayden rind Pearl Re- delf. After the meeting a chicken noodle supper was served by the (Continued on Page Two)