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Gateway to The Oregon Caves
Illinois Valley News
A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY ANI) SURROUNDING DISTRIC TS
No. 43
~ Volume I
Phil Snort
Tells About
"Hen Acres"
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Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, March 3, 1938
Local Folks Just
Missed Being Killed
Electrical
Extension
Completed
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Bearss were shocked Wednesday
evening to learn that they were
in a bad automobile accident that
1 had all the ear marks of a fatal
jolt, but both came out of a ser-
DEAR ED:
F. W. Cooper, constructing en
ious wreckage with nothing but
This is gonto be a letter about
gineer, who took the contract to
minor scratches, bruises and a
Rough-and-Ready and all what
build the O Brien extension of the
good
shaking up.
I
joins it. I wuz over to Cave City
California Oregon Power com
Mr. and Mrs. Bearss were re
tother day, and they wuz a hull
pany’s line, completed his work
lotter critters what jumped me, turning home from the Pass and the first of the week, and the line
and wanted me to write a article when about four miles out of the is now ready for the current, with
tellin' all about Elwood Hussey’s city on the Redwood highway saw the exception of testing and put
hen-acres, and they ast me did I , a car coming toward them and ting the final touches on the
j when about to pass, the other car
ever see any fish in Rough-and-
line.
Ready creek, and how many kinds turned abruptly in front of How
The line started from the old
of oak they wuz in the Illinois ard’s car, giving him no chance Carl Krause home and went to
Valley and what did I know about to get out of the way, the collision O'Brien, a distance of six miles
was inevitable. The other car was
goats.
' and was completed in 30 davs. a
I gess as how they is a lotter badly wrecked.
remarkable short time consider
T. M. Murphy was the driver of
hen-acres over in the Rough-and-
ing the work that was necessary
Ready country, and I gess it's a the other car and was reported to to be done, cutting the right of
dern good place to raise hens and have been under the influence of way through timber and digging
liquor. He had a passenger with
their husbands and children—if
holes, erecting poles and string
they can find grass enuff to make him by the name of A. Melwood, ing the wire, etc. Most of the
of Grass Valley, Calif., who was
nests of so’s their children will
time during the construction, Mr.
have a place to hatch and sleep in the rear seat. After the ac Cooper employed 16 men from
in. They’s one thing certain: cident Melwood, it was stated by the valley.
they’s plenty of sand and gravel witnesses, picked up a bottle of
The power is expected to be
over there and hen raisers won’t liquor and tried to hide it in the turned on some time early next
ditch. A farmer saw the action
hafter buy any grit; all folks will
week, as the only remaining work
and rapidly took charge of the bot
hafter buy fer their hens is corn,
to be done js the finishing touches
tle and asked the man why he hid
wheat, egg-mash and a few other
which the company men will have
it. He was reported as saying,
confectionaries. Of course they
to do, Mr. Cooper’s work being
“I thought it might go bad with
will hafter move the big holders
Muryhp if it was found in the car, completed.
so’s the hens can find room to
He installed all the services and
so I hid it.” The officers took
scratch in.
transformers
on the line, totaling
charge of the bottle.
Now as to the fish in Rough-
some 30 KVA capacity, and the
Mr. and Mrs. Bearss were
and-Ready. I don’t remember
line is considered one of the best
thrown into their windshield and
just azackly about seein’ any fish
jobs of its kind in the valley.
a large lump on Howard’s head
in that air creek, but I see lots of
In the near future, it is expect
testifies to the jolt they received.
them out on the bank lookin' fer
ed
that three tap lines will be
Howard's head broke the glass but
grasshoppers and a diggin' angle
built
to accommodate farms, mills
did not cut his head. Mrs. Bearss’
worms, and a little later in the
and mines near the main line, giv
head struck the rear view mirror
fall you will find lotsa fish up in
ing the people living near the line
the Rough-and-Ready hills, where ui>is jo oooid i(«tus a paoqs pup the same service as those on it.
from her scalp.
they gits hog-fat on acorns. Naw,
Completing this line is the ear
Besides being bruised and cut
they haint any fish in that air
mark
of improvements to the val
a little, Mr. and Mrs. Bearss are
creek, on account the rocks come
ley
that
are gradually coming, and
congratulating themselves that
down so sw’ift they all gits
more
and
more of this develop
they were not taken for a last ride
knocked in the head and killed.
ment
is
in
the offing and will be
Now about oaks: they’s white | or perhaps maimed for life.
eventually realized.
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oak, red-oak and live-oak. The j
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latter is divided inter tan-oak, bit Complete (¡old Mill to
Lew
Hammer
Reported
ter-oak, sweet-oak, pin-oak and Operate at Worlds Fair
Gaining Health Rapidly
chinquipin-oak. Everybody satis-
fied? Oke.
A concentration and cyaniding
The latest reports from the
Now goats: If they’s one thing ! mill for the treatment of gold
this country is good fer it’s goats. I ores will be one of the unusual Josephine General hospital say
that Lew Hammer, the popular
Only one thing agin 'em: you can’t exhibits in store for visitors to the
be a church member and raise Mines, Metals and Machinery merchant of Selma, is well on the
road to recovery and his condition
goats, cause they haint no law Pal.ice at the 1939 Golden Gate
is most favorable.
agin cussin’ goats and you can't International Exposition on San
All the miners up and down the
belong to the church and cuss. Francisco bay.
creek are anxiously awaiting his
Raise goats, by all means, but be
This mill will not be a model but return to health as they miss his
prepared to give up your religion. a full-sized plant equipped with
I see that “Subscriber" says that stock machinery capable of treat calls with “grub” and mail as well
Ted Athey and George Bour wuz ing 25 tons of ore per day in ac as his genial smile and cheery
out in the moonlight area a dig- tual operation. It will be modern words.
Visitors are now allowed to see
gin’ after nugets. I wunder if in every way, with flotation and
“
Lew
” and his condition this
he, or she, as the case may be, cyanide treatment. The display
morning,
Thursday, is reported as
didn't mean moonshine area, era, will occupy an area 50x60 feet
aria or what-not? Anyway, it and will be operated by a trained “just fine.”
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sounds derned eerie.
crew.
Earl
Snell Candidate
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Mining Exhibits, Inc., a n<>n-
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profit organization handling the For Re-election
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mining industry’s displays at the
Secretary of State Earl Snell,
fair will be in charge of the ■ ex-
COMING EVENTS
whoe name has been mentioned
hibit.
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as a republican candidate for gov
Every Tuesday noon — Illinois Examinations for Drivers ernor, senator or eastern Oregon
congressman, announced Saturday
Valley Chamber of Commerce To Be Held Here
he would be a candidate for re
meets.
election at the May primary elec
Friday, March 11, Secretary of
Friday, March 4 — Joint school State Earl Snell will have state tions.
Snell, ex-speaker at the state
board meeting at Kerby of both examiner-, in Cave Junction be
legislature
said:
grade and high schools.
Bus tween the hours o 10 a. m. and 4
“The constitution of this state
transportation to be discussed. p. m., to receive applications for
places a limitation on two terms
licenses and permits to drive mo
on the office of secretary of state.
Tuesday, March 8 — Cave City tor vehicles.
“If the ’people of Oregon see
Women's club will meet at the
Anyone in the valley who wish
fit
to return me to this office for
home of Mrs. Schumacher, at es to renew their drivers license
another
term I shall continue to
2 p. m.
or take the examination for their
strive to the utmost to render
first should be on hand at the
Wedneshay, March 9 — Legion Chamber of Commerce building courteous and efficient service
and will apply the limits of my
Auxiliary will hold their regu- on the above date.
knowledge and ability to service
lar sewing day. Pot luck din-
of
the state and solution of its
ner. All ladies please come.
MODEL RAILROAD CLUB
many problems ”
HAS GOOD START
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Friday, March 11—Operator's ex
amination for drivers license at
Cave City Model Railroad club
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Cave Junction.
is under way to a good start. A
meeting last Friday at the Del
Thursday, March 17 — St. Pat Rio auto camp was a great suc
rick's Day.
cess. After a short business meet
ing we enjoyed pictures which I
Friday, April 1—All Fool’s Day
Ralph Baumberger had taken on
various world tours.
Sunday, April 17—Easter Sunday.
A meeting is scheduled for next
Friday evening, March 4th, at 8
Sunday, May 8—Mother’s Day.
P ni.
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Monday, May 30—Memorial Day
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Support the Fire Department.
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Accidents never pay
Dr, E. E. Brooks and Elwood
Hussey made a business trip to
Crescent City yesterday.
Dr.
Brooks reported several severe
slides and plenty of rain.
NOTICE TO VETERANS
The director of the U. E. Em
ployment service desires that all
unemployed veterans seeking em
ployment register with the nearest
office of the U. S. or state em
ployment service during March,
1938. Such registration carries
no promise of a job but assures
the veteran of assistance in secur
ing employment. If unemployed
it will be to your advantage to
register. Your local post of any
ex-service organization will ad
vise you of the location of the
nearest public employment office.
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Rural Route
Mail Plan
Discussed
Mrs. Ed Pearsall, chairman of
the rural mail route committee of
the Chamber of Commerce called
a meeting of those interested in
the new plan last Tuesday after
the Chamber’s meeting.
She said she had received a let
ter from a resident of O’Brien
which he had requested she read
at the meeting and then give to
The News to publish The letter
follows:
DEAR EDITOR:
Price 5 Cents
News Items From
Kerby High School
Friday evening the students
lost the spelling match to the Par-
l ent-Teachers association.
Faye
McLean was the last of our squad
I to be spelled down, but there were
still several of the opponents still
standing.
The girls of the home economics
class gave to the members of the
school board, their wives, and Mr.
and Mrs. Jones a dinner Friday
evening. We believe all present
enjoyed themselves.
Monday, February 20, the
Girls' League held its regular
meeting. After a brief business
discussion the girls played games
out-of-doors.
The basketball squad and Coach
Jones left Wednesday for Ash
land where they will attend the
conference
tournament there.
Those on the team are: Marvin
Prentice, Bob Schumacher, Bud
Brooks, Ivan Haberman, Les Hen
ry, Don Hill, Ray Bargman and
Ken Morrison.
Tuesday evening the Kerby
Granddads inflicted a defeat of
46 to 37 on the Cave City Pops
in a stirring game of basketball.
A preliminary game was played
between the high school second
team and a team picked from the
rest of the high school boys. As
the electricity was off at intervals
throughout the evening, a bit of
variety was attached to the games
To enlighten the Illinois Valley
Chamber of Commerce us to pro
posed change in mail ervice—Can
any member of the Chamber tell
me what way the change would
benefit the people in need of mail
service? No, they can not.
To have offices removed or dis
continued from Takilma, O’Brien
and Holland, would leave the
people that now have an office to
walk into and mail a letter or
make an application for money
orders, standing by the road side
on a cold winter day wondering
when the rural carrier was going
to be along. The rural carrier of
Kerby can not take care of his
present route during the period i
of deep snow and get back to '
Coming Events At the
the Kerby office on schedule.
Cave
City Theater
Isn't it possible this schedule '
was suggested for the benefit of
The 13th in the series of the
the minority, not the majority.
popular
“Hopalong Cassidy” pic
Do the Hunt's, the Sherier's,
the Brown’s, Hills, Babcock's or tures from stories by Clarence E.
any one else living on the old Mulford, Hopalong Rides again
stage road from CaveH Junction with William Boyd playing his
to Takilma have mail service? No familiar role of “Hopalong" with
they don’t, and some of them a good supporting cast of well-
come five or six miles to receive known stars.
“Hopalong Rides Again” finds
their mail. Do you think the
the
musketeers riding into the
change would help these people?
dangerous Black Buttes gulch to
In no way whatever.
The only change that would dislodge a band of cattle thieves
preying on neighboring ranches.
be a benefit is the following:
The star route carrier start The film introduces young Billy
from O’Brien, service boxes to Lee whose riding and roping will
Takilma as he does at present win him a large and enthusiastic
time, leave and pick up mail at following of fans.
“45 Fathers,” on Wednesday,
Takilma, then serve people on
March
9th, is by far the funniest
road to Bridgeview to corner
where Mr. Woolley turns to Lee Jane Withers has ever played in
You will laugh until your sides
Sowell ami George Bros, ranch.
The right kind of cooperation hurt. For an evening of fun for
with federal, state, county would young and old this is tops.
Wednesday night will inaugu
build a bridge across the Illinois
and carrier could serve Hunt’s, rate something new, Grocery
Brown’s, etc., then turn south on Night. A basket full of groceries
Redwood highway und make pick will be given to a lot of folks who
up for O'Brien postoffice which ! attend that night.
would also save K. & L. mail truck
Legion Endorses
about 15 minutes.
.Mr. Hussey states that last Water System
years contract was $8941. Last
years contract was no different
At a meeting of the American
than 1931-1936 or 1938, as the Legion last Wednesday evening,
contract is taken for four years. it was reported that Otto Adair
This contract does not include just was getting along fine.
the mail from Grants Pass to
G. A. Peterson was reported
Crescent City and return, as Mr. confined to his home sick.
Hu-sey would have the people be
The post endorsed the move to
lieve. It includes the transporta secure a water system for Cave
tion of mail from Gold Beach to City and Kerby if the latter wishes
Crescent City and return also.
to join in the plan.
Mr. Hussey also states the hand
The matter of cooperating with
ling of freight takes up too much Manager Jones of the Cave City
time. He's wrong again as usual. theater in presenting a Legion
A survey made by the post office picture on March 16th was agreed
department for the general sup upon.
erintendent of the Railway Mail
Wesley Young resigned as the
service in the month of August, chaplain and Wm. Martindale
1937, established the fact that too was elected to succeed him.
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much time was taken at the Ker
by, Oregon and Crescent City, Honor Student
California postoffices. For veri
At White School
fication of this statement consult
the present postmaster in Grants
Those on the honor roll the past
Pass, Oregon. The service rend six weeks at the White school
ered by the K. & L. mail truck has . were:
not varied one hour in three years
Margaret Smith, Jimmy Mayes,
and eight months of service. If Barney McQuay, Yvonne Payne,
the Illinois Valley Chamber of Vada Beard, Joyce Payne, Bob
Commerce had water, light and Wendt, Emogene St. John.
telephone service comparing in
There were 11 pupils who had
any way with the mail service, perfect attendance.
they would have something to ad
Two pupils had perfect scores
vertise.
in spelling the past six weeks.
Furthermore, the star route They were Emogene St. John and I
was the service used during the , Ruth Beard.
pioneer days of our country. Peo- '
The school had a Valentine [
pie receiving star route service party February 14th and many!
have service on Sunday's and hol valentines were exchanged. Wash
idays, the same as other days ington’s birthday was observed by i
Star routes were the mean* of a program, each child taking part
mail transportation long before in it
the rural route existed.
Look out for autos.
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Creat Meet
Of Chamber
Tuesday
Last Tuesday was one of the
best attended and most interest
ing meetings of the Illinois Val
ley Chamber of Commerce held
for some time. And on top of
that, Mrs. Pickett and Mrs. Jack-
son served a perfectly delicious
chicken dinner.
President Drews asked Elwood
Hussey to introduce the guests,
which were, Mrs. F. C. Stiwalt of
O’Brien; Phil Sawyer, proprietor
of the Illinois Valley Ice & Cold
Storage company; H. S. Morgan,
county
commissioner;
H.
B.
Brown, county engineer; George
Thrasher county commissioner;
Capt. Chas. J. O'Neill and E. C.
Coats, Grants Pass, with the State
Safety Council for auto driving.
The president called on Com.
Thrasher to tell the Chamber
what the county was planning on
roads for the valley, and the com
missioner gave a statement of
wftat they wanted to do, but
whether they would be able to
do so or not, was up to the State
Highway commission which hail
the matter under advisement.
The new road under discussion
was the improvement of the pre
sent road from O’Brien to the Ore
gon Caves highway, which goes
through Waldo, Takilma, Holland,
then to the Caves highway. This
road, the commissioner told us,
was not to be considered as a sec
ondary road, but a county road
and the State Highway commis
sion would put it in first class
condition with one new bridge.
After completion, the commission
would turn the road back to the
county for maintenance, which
the county agreed to keep up.
This road would make it pos
sible for tourists to go to the
Caves by this cut off, returning
down the Caves highway to the
junction and on north. By this
route the tourist would see more
of the possibilities of the valley
and would travel through the
richest section where the farms
are in a higher state of develop
ment. The present highway does
not pass through this section.
County Engineer Brown took
the technical possibilities of the
road and explained by maps where
and what was proposed. He point
ed out where this road would tap
the road leading to Happy ('amp,
and the county would improve the
Happy Camp road to a point
where it reaches the forestry
boundary, at which point it is ex
pected that the forestry service
would improve the rest of the
road to Happy ('amp. This would
give that big section a fine road
out and a great deal shorter than
the present road they use to Yre
ka. The engineer read the fol
lowing bulletin, entitled:
“Mining and Transportation Pos
sibilities of the Happy Camp and
Sanger Peak Roads”
Sanger Peak road, which inter
sects the Waldo-Takilma road at
Waldo, runs through the Camp
Chiiago and Preston Peak mineral
areas. This area is highly miner
alized but is held back due to lack
of transportation facilities. The
mineral mined is chrome and cop
per, the estimated tonnage being
250,000 tons.
The "Queen of Bronze” copper
mine near Takilma hue approxi
mately a tonnage of 500,000 tons,
copper and gold. During the war
this group of copper properties in
this territory worked approxi
mately 140 men. The "Queen of
Bronze”
mine
has
produced
around 1,000,000 tons of copper
and gold ores.
The estimated tonnage for the
entire group of mines is this area,
which includes the “Queen of
Bronze,” ''Mabel,” “Little Cow
boy,” “Khorey,” is 750,000 tons.
They have approximately 280,000
tons blocked out and mined on the
dump.
These mines operate only when
copper is above 12 cents since
transportation costs could not
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