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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1938)
Gateway to The Oregon Caves A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS Volume I No. 49 County Land And Water Resources The News presents herewith the third of a series of six ar ticles dealing with possibilities of agricultural development of land utilization in Josephine county. These are based on a survey recently completed by the Farm Security Administra tion at the request of and in co operation with local, state and federal groups and agencies in terested in planning a coordi nated utilization of county land and water resources. Previous articles have dealt with the Illinois and Applegate valleys, and subsequent articles will take up the Grants Pass area. The next article will ap pear in the April 21st issue. DEVELOPMENT OF MERLIN Article No. 3 Irrigation of an additional 11,- 000 acres of good farm land m the Merlin area north of Grants Pass is pointed out as a possibil ity in the report of the Farm Se curity Administration, presented by J. Winter Smith, water utiliza tion specialist and Roscoe E. Bell, land classification expert, at a re cent planning meeting held at Merlin. Investigation of nearly 20,000 acres in the Merlin and Hugo dis tricts revealed that approximately 11,000 acres of sparcely timbered and brush lands possessing good soil types, are located where they could be irrigated by storage res ervoirs or pumping and lend themselves to economic clearing. An area of about 1000 acres is already under irrigation from summer run-off of Jumpoff Joe and Louse creeks, while the re maining 8000 acres cannot be economically irrigated due to lo cation, rough terrain, poor soil types or excessive clearing casts entailed. Land and water surveys indi cate that two storage reservoirs located on Grave creek at the county line, and Jumpoff Joe at the lower end of Winona valley, would store sufficient water to ir rigate about 10,000 acres, while an additional 1000 acres along the Rogue river could be economically irrigated by pumping from the river. A seven-mile diversion ditch would be required to trans fer water from the Grave creek reservoir to the Merlin area via Jumpoff Joe creek. Irrigation of the 10,000 acres indicated above would involve about 30,000 acre-feet of reser voir capacity. Water records in dicate that even in unusually dry years, sufficient flood water goes to waste on the two creeks to store 18,000 acre-feet on Grave Cave Junction. Oregon, Thursday, April II, 1938 News Items From Kerby High School The senior play, “Crashing So ciety,” was given last Friday with success. Committees have been selected for advancing ideas on the Car nival to be given April 29th. Work on the annual, "The Trail Blazier,” is moving forward under senior class leadership. Last Sunday the American Legion set out 20 shrubs in front of the school building. This is a forerunner of a plan to beauti fy the school grounds. The program for commence ment is beginning to be formu lated. Mr. Irving Vinning of Ashland will be the speaker. On Monday April, 11, at the high school, the following grade schools met for a public speaking contest: Selma, Kerby, Holland, White and Spence. The winner of the upper divis ion was Imogene St. John of White; the lower division, Faye Kennedy of spence. The girls of the home economics department provided a Tuesday evening dinner sponsored by the Illinois Valley Chamber of Com merce. Sixty-five plates were served. ------------- o-------------- Price 5 Cents ŒÎJC Spirit of (faster Mahoney Captivates Audiences Ringing denouncement of trade treaties which injure markets for Oregon farm produce, and a firm pledge to fight for farm prices based on cost of production were the keynotes of addresses by Wil lis Mahoney Monday at Medford and Tuesday night at Grants Pass. Mahoney is candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for United States senator. “A reciprocal trade treaty should always be a good horse trade for the United States, or we shouldn’t enter into it,” Ma honey declared. "Certainly no treaties of this kind should be per mitted to do serious injury to ag riculture, labor or industry, upon which the welfare of Americas rustU uy Loretta 1 oung. High School Play Big Hit Friday night at the Kerby High School gym the senior class of 1938 gave their class play, “Crash ing Society.” It was one of the best plays ever given by the high school in the valley and everyone who saw it agreed they were well paid. The story had to do with a fam ily from a small town in the mid dle west who had come into a for tune and the mother decided she would get into society in New York. It is a farce comedy and laugh followed laugh in rapid succes sion. Every member of the cast acquitted themselves with honor. Miss June Dalhgren, who direct ed the play is to be congratulated on her choice of a cast and on the splendid job of directing. Those who handled the stage and props also deserve praise for work well done. Cora Prentice gave a reading of “Laska" be tween the first and second acts in a most convincing and gracious manner. Following is the cast of characters in the play: Adam Dunigan, Ken Robinson; Elsie Dunigan, his wife, Lucy Whitehead; Marguerite, oldest daughter, Ruth Roth; Christobel, youngest daughter, Loretta Mc Cracken; George, their son, Ralph j In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord descended from Heaven and came and rolled back the stone from the door and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning and his raiment white as snow. And for fear of him the keepers did shake and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the women: "Fear ye not; for I know ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. "He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."—St. Matthew 28:1-6. The American people are still in the trough of the sea. as it were, hut as Lincoln said, “God still reigns and the Republic lives.” Sunday those of us who belong to a church, will attend to give thanks to God for the Ix>rd has Risen. Rome was not built in a day nor will it be in a day that the good old times will return, but condi tions will get better and if we hold to our faith, that we believe in a Just God, a Merciful God, and a God who is ever present, we will pull through. “The Lord is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want,” and “I Will Fear No Evil,” from the 23rd Psalm, are two of the most helpful thoughts, and anyone holding them constantly and BELIEVE, will find that the Ix>rd has indeed Risen for them. Postmasters Get New Instructions on Route The following instructions was received to all postmasters affect ed to day: With discontinuance of star route 73310, Takilma to O’Brien, and extension of Kerby rural rt. No. 1 to supply Takilma, com mencing April 16, pouches should be handled by the rural carrier until further notice as follows: (Continued on Page Two) Kerby make direct pouches to Holland and Takilma and Holland “Gold Is Where You Find | and Takilma make direct pouches It,” at Cave City Theater to Kerby. It is understood that mail from (Continued on rage Three) With George Brent and Olivia O'Brien and Cave Junction for de Havilland as its stars, “Gold Is Kerby will continue to be handled (•Jill tHHIHHHIHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIHHHia'a] a 2 Where You Find It,” a thrilling over star route 73304, as hereto melodrama of California in 1870, fore. | COMING EVENTS comes to the Cave City theater, Any mail from Holland for Ta |Q«IH*HHIIH«HHH«««HH«tltl«IHI«IH«H«ll*HIIIII(llllttlll[aJ Saturday and Sunday nights with kilma, O’Brien and Cave Junction, Every Tuesday noon — Illinois a special matinee Sunday after or from Takilma to O’Brien and noon at 2 p. m., April 16 and 17. | Valley Chamber of Commerce Cave Junction can be dispatched This picture deal- with a phase of ' as hand pieces to the rural car meets. gold mining that will indeed be rier. Recommendation has been interesting to the miners of this made for establishment of way Friday, April 15—Garden club at section as well as everyone else. pouch to be handled by the rural the home of Mrs. J. M. Smock, It tells a story hitherto untouched carrier. However, until authori Holland. by the movies, the hydraulic min zation for such service is received ing whereby tremendously pow the above arrangements of pouch Saturday, April 16—Deer Creek erful streams of water ripped I es as now authorized should be and Illinois Valley Granges will away hillsides from the debris of | employed. hold Fun Night which the miners sifted their | --------------o------------- metal. Sunday, April 17—Easter Sunday. "Dead End” starring Sylvia Sid Easter Dance Saturday ney and Joel McCrea, another By American legion Friday, April 19—Good Friday. powerful drama comes next Wed- ' nesday. You have heard a.' kinds , Saturday evening, in the Amer Tuesday, April 19—Election reg of stories about the ice man, see I ican Legion hall in Cave City, the istration closes. “Dead End" and get acquainted | Legion will give an Easter dance with an entirely new kind of ice with many novelties that will make Sunday, May 1—M.iy Day. it one of the outstanding -ocial man. Friday night, April 22, Manager j events of the month. Sunday, May 8—Mother's Day. Prize baskets will be conven Jones has made arrangements to present the high school play, iently arranged and this feature Friday, May 20—Primary elec "Crashing Society,” that made will cause no end of worry to the tion. such a hit last week. Popular de dancers until they are all gone, mand made the second presenta for they will be a prize worth hav Monday, May 30—Memorial Day. j tion necessary ing. WILLIS MAHONEY millions depends. “I have no patience with the so- called favored-nation clause by which other nation- automatically take advantage of the concessions we make to nations with which we perfect trade agreements, and this without these nations making the slightest concession to us. In my opinion we should deal separately with each nation.” Mahoney emphasized the fact that a continuous fight also is necessary to save the home mar ket for the farmer. "The farmer belongs to that ex clusive American class for whom Cooperative Marketing the stock market gambler fixes prices for al) he produces for Planned by Granges sale,” he charged. “You never Illinois Valley Grange met last see plows, harvesting machinery, Thursday evening, April 7th with hats, shoes, radios and so forth a very large attendance. (Continued on Page Two) Agricultural committee chair ------------- O ■■ man, Roy Wells, gave a report of the agricultural meeting held at Grants Pass the evening of April 5th. He stated that at this meet ing plans were formed whereby the Granges of Josephine county could cooperate with Jackson county in cooperative marketing of livestock. This system has been used extensively in Jackson NICKEL county and has proved to be a The ore of nickel first discov great aid to the farmer. ered proved very disconcerting to O. W. Henry was given the ob the Germans that were working it. ligation in the first and second de The ores of copper and nickel grees, and Elmer Massey was give almost an identical stain to given the third and fourth. the rock- in which they occur. On the lecturers program, Miss Especially in the apple green Sara Riley, county health nurse, stains is this true. Due to the talked upon the work and various green stains in the ore, the oper departments of the county health ators were mining it for copper, unit. Senator W. A. Johnson but when the ore was smelted, no gave a talk on legislative control copper appeared. Because of the of social diseases. disappointment they named the Yvonne Payne and Emogene metal "Kupfernickel." The word St. John, White school students, meaning, copper demon. Nickel both gave readings. is a word from the Greek and means demon. The metal was first identified by Cronestedt, in $2,50(1 Forestry Barn 1751 and was reduced to its pure For Redwood Station state first by Richter in 1804. Nickel is a metal of the iron Construction of new (2,500 barn to stable 30 head of horses group. It is malleable, ductile, will be begun next week at the hard and silver white. It is mag Redwood ranger station at Cave netic. Two of the main sources of Junction, it was announced Wed nesday by C. D. Cameron, super nickel is the ore granierite; and intendent of construction for Sis from pyrrhotite. Granierite is a kiyou National forest, says the G. soft amorphous, hydrous silicate of magnesium and nickel of apple P. Courier. The barn is to be 116 feet long green color. Its specific gravity by 50 feet wide and about 30 is from 2.3 to 2.8. Pyrrhotite is feet high. About a month will be a combination of sulphur, iron, ar required by 15 ERA workers to i senic, copper and nickel which is build the structure (Continued on Pase Two) Activities In Mining High School Girls Feed Chamber One of the exceedingly fine meetings of the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce was held last Tuesday evening in the Kerby high school when the home econ omics class prepared and served a very fine dinner to more than 60 guests! Mr. and Mrs. Willis Mahoney and daughter Mary Jane and Clar ence F. Hyde, were guests at the dinner. Mr Mahoney is a candi date for United States senator and Mr. Hyde a candidate for state labor commissioner. President Drews asked M. C. Athey to act as toastmaster and he introduced Mr. Hyde who said a few very fine complimentary re marks. Athey then introduced Willis Mahoney as the next Unit ed States senator from Oregon. Willis Mahoney paid a glowing compliment to the girls who pre pared the dinner and told those present a few of the ideas he has for future development of this part of the state. He said we now have a senator from southern Oregon, let’s keep one there. Mr. Mahoney is no stranger to this part of the state having lived in Klamath Falls for a long time and knows the needs of this sec tion. Mr. Athey also introduced Clar ence Winetrout of the Ford agency in Grants Pass, and asked him to introduce his party. After the dinner, the party ad journed to the gym, where seats had been prepared and Mr. Wine trout showed many reels of pic tures. Some of them in colors. He had recently made a trip through Mexico and took many pictures while on the tour. They were very interesting and his side talks helped explain situations not familiar to the audience. After the pictures, Mr. Wine trout introduced Miss Floradale Campbell, who danced right into the hearts of everyone present. An acrobatic dance that would do credit to any stage review. She was accompanied on the piano by Miss Eleanor McQuity. Lester Shaw and Fred Dayton put on a singing and talking skit that brought down the house with laughter. Next Tuesday noon in the us ual meeting place and all mem bers should be present. Contestants Chosen for Public Speaking Contest Monday evening the county pub lic speaking semi-final for grade schools of this district was held in the Kerby high school gym. Schools taking part in this event were Spence, White, Selma, Hol land and Kerby. The contestants in the lower or fifth and sixth grade diaision were: Betty Kennedy, Spence; Yvonne Payne, White; Ernest Krause, Selma; Troy Riblett, Hol land; and Lewis Schumacher, Kerby. In this division Betty Kennedy of Spence school won first place, Ernest Krause of Sel ma, second and Yvonne Payne of White third. Contestants in the upper or seventh and eighth group were Emogene St. John, White; Leroy Campbell, Selma; Barbara Bydne, Holland. Emogene St. John won first place, Leroy Campbell second and Barbara Byrne third. The county final, in which these district winners of the four coun ty districts will compete, is to be held in Grants Pass at the Baptist church, Friday evening, April 15 at 8:00 p. m. Mrs. Bob Rout left yesterday for Los Angeles where she will spend Easter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rout, who recent ly visited here They will all re turn together as Mr. Rout has purchased property in the valley and will make his home here per manently with his family.
