Illinois Valley News, Thursday, February 29, 1940
Page Two
ATION. Clyde Edmondson, man
F H A LOANS
ager, contacted senators and re
presentatives of California to co- j
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THE MONTH
operate with Senator McNary and
An independent newspaper devoted to the development of the richest
Congressman
Lea.
valley in the world, the Illinois Valley and its surrounding districts.
Valley Lumber Co.
BOISE, IDAHO. CHAMBER
Published every Thursday at Cave Junction, Oregon by the Illinois
West F St.
Phone 47
OF
COMMERCE,
Strongly
urged
Valley Publishing Company.
Idaho senators and representa
Entered as second-class matter June 11, 1937, at the Post Office at
•s
tives to contact Senator McNary Q"
Cave Junction, Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879
'and give their assistance Their
Editor
M C. ATHEY
special interest is cross-state road
ASK FOR
outlet through Crescent City and
SUBSCRIPTION PRICES
increase trade area.
In Josephine County
OREGON TRANSPORTATION
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LEAGUE.
This
league
was
form
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ed at a meeting called at Salem,
Three Month* _____
Outside of Josephine County
Keibel’s
Oregon, by Governor Charles H.
$2 00
Ono Year
Martin, with Neil R. Allen secret
ary. The districts urging better
The Illinois Valley News reserves the right to reject any advertising
rail facilities as follows:
copy which i* <leems objectionable. Advertising rates on application
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1. Medford, Ashland, Grants
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Pass district.
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2. Klamath Falls, Lakeview dis i
trict.
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3. Bend, Burns, Crane district. i:
4. Ontario, Huntington district. :
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5. Crescent City. Illinois Val
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ley, Redwood highway district.
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‘ Each district formed a commit
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don’t want this thing to become part of our lives. It tee of five including the chairman.
^REDWOOD ÉAÁPIKE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS UjSt^ may be as good as you say, but we’re skeptical.” At The chairmen of these respective
were elected to the exec i The Seal of Approval
least we had a chance to express an opinion on the groups
utive board of the League. They
matter— and that we well did!
unanimously approved of Crescent
City harbor and rail connection
MEETING “PROSPERITY”
cost of the revaluation, with state Crescent City to Grants Pass as
and county each raising half, the means of ultimately acquiring a
An organization exists in America today which
estimated two-year duration of the cross-state railroad.
The leauge asked for ten days
regardless of creed, enlists peoples in all sections to
project would cost around $6,000,
to file brief, which is usually
the folds of prayer. Unfortunately we have lost ILLINOIS VALLEY CHURCH Judge Johnson said.
Awarded by the American In- =
If the county should decide to granted.
OF SEVENTH DAY
memory of the nam« of the organization.
stitute of Laundering after
Every effort has been made by
terminate
the
work
at
any
time
ADVENTISTS
Passing Rigid Tests
The group operates, as we recall, by requiring its
the
communities
to
presenif
the
I
the state would have no objection,
Sabbth
School
at
9:30
a.
m.
Pickup
and delivery every Mon I
members to cease their labours at an appointed time Preaching Service 11:00 a. m. Johnson quoted Galloway as say case in the hope improvement will
day and Thursday in Cave
be
made,
which,
when
finished,
and concentrate their thoughts in behalf of some indi Prayer meeting Wednesday at ing. Whatever revaluation has
Junction, Kerby and
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Holland
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been done up to that time would will be a great step forward in de :
vidual. Seemingly miracles have resulted. An Iowa 7 :30 p. m.
veloping northern California and :
stand
by
itself
as
work
completed.
man, sick unto death, suddenly becomes well, notices You aie invited to meet with
GRANTS PASS
:
The Grants Pass business dis- southern Oregon.
his improvement immediately following the moment us.
Map or railroads from Portland
STEAM
LAUNDRY :
trict
underwent
revaluation
a
few
of prayer given in his behalf by the organization. F. W. Cooper, Elder, Kerby. months ago, assistance being giv- to San Francisco showing existing
“Since 1900”
:
On another day a New York woman may find that CAVE JUNCTION COMMUNITY en by James Bunnell of the tax railroads and surveys.
The cross-state line would con-
commission office. There were
she can walk after a lifetime of being a cripple. And
CHURCH
nect Crescent City by rail with
increases,
decreases
and
new
im
Community Sunday School at
so it goes.
provements which raised the total Ontario, Oregon. This rail con- PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
You are perhaps wondering where this ties in 9:45 a. m.
assessable
valuation for the busi- nection is interesting at this time,
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with the subject of “Prosperity.” We have long Preaching
ness
district
about $80,000. Sev- for if the harbor is finished as
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eral businessmen organized pro- planned by district engineers, I DR. A. N. COLLMAN I
repeated the fact that concentrated thought waves
KERBY UNION SUNDAY
Crescent City will have a harbor,
tests to this revaluation.
can and do work miracles. This group has discovered
Naturopathic Physician
SCHOOL
The total increase in the county and therefore, the interstate com
this process, by what manner we do not know. The Sunday Schoo! at 9:45 a. ru. at the same time, including utili merce commission will not have ! SATURDAY AFTERNOONS
fact remains,, however, that thousands of thought every Sunday. All are cordially ties, was $169,33, Assessor Jas. J. their principal election to grant I : :
In Cave Junction
ing railroad permit, which is “if S'
waves given in behalf of some cause, some ideal, has invited.------------ o------------
McFadden said Monday.
McFadden reported that the you had a harbor, we would grant
wrought the impossible.
BRIDGEVIEW COMMUNITY
county
paid $191 to bring Bun the rail permit,” and therefore,
It can be done. “Believe it, and it is so.” Make
CHURCH
Dr. Fred W. Gould
nell here.
Each year $200 has the harbor is the first step devel
up your mind what you want. Concentrate your Sunday School ............ 10:00 a. m. been budgeted for revaluation oping southern Oregon and north
Dental Surgeon
Tuff» Building
thoughts on the subject.
Repeat constantly your Preaching .................... 11:00 a. m. purposes, the assessor reported, ern California.
Phone 4
Defenders ....... 7:00 P- in. but was not spent until last year.
thoughts. It may not be today nor tomorrow, but Loyal
Granta Pa»»
Preaching ...................... 8:00 P- m. Unspent appropriations revert to
your desires, if they are right and justifiable, will Prayer Meeting, Wed. .7:00 p. m.
general fund.—Grants Pass
come into being and you will wonder how such a mir Orchestra Practice, Sat. 7 :00 p. m. the
Daily Courier.
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COUNTY COURT STARTS
CHAMBER MEET—
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L. B. Hall
SEN. McNARY—
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FUNERAL HOME
Page One)
answer questions, direct tourists angles. They may have submitted
a brief, but it was hoped that a
Our editorial last week caused quite a little talk to points of interest and to over representative
from their New
night and meal accommodations.
in Grants Pass concerning the county court. Maybe He suggested that each camp own York office would attend the
we talked a little out of turn when we asked the court er send someone to the office on hearing.
BONNEVILLE ADMINISTRA
to get busy and do something.
his particular day, thereby assur
TION,
who are familiar with the
It seems the county court has been working some ing himself of protection of his in entire district
filed brief. Especial
terests
anti
preventing
the
feeling
time on a revaluation of property, both real and per of dissatisfaction which might oth ly interested in chrome, lime, sili
sonal, in the county, and has made arrangements to erwise spring up.
ca. manganese, etc.
have this work done in 1941 if $1,500 is put on the Mr. Hamilton said he felt that PORTLAND CHAMBER OF
budget next year, which the state will match, giving the best means of getting the max COM merci ;1 Mr. Farmer, the
manager, was contacted; filed
$3,000 for the start of revaluing the property of the imum of tourist business would be brief
and may have had personal
to advertise all the local points of
county.
representative
at hearing.
interest, whether they might be
This is a fine job and we commend the county industrial, historical or geograph- j OREGON BUREAU OF MINES
court for this, a measure we have strenuously advo ical, thereby keeping the tourist1 Earl K. Nixon, director. Oregon
of mines, was in Washing-
cated over a long period of time. They have accom here longer, when they would, of l bureau
ton, D. C., and conferred with
course,
patronize
local
businesses.
plished many fine jobs in the short time they have Mrs. Grizzell suggested a tour i the Rustless Steel people at Bal
been on the job. BUT—this does not minimize the of these places might be arranged. timore, the aluminum people of
necessity of completing a job they began and haven’t Mr. Hamilton was appointed chair Pittsburg, the steel group in Clev
finished as yet.
man of a permanent camp-owners eland, and met Mr. Dodson, of the
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committee, consisting of himself, Portland chamber of commerce,
Mr. Baumberger and Mr. Huber did everything possible in the lim-
IT’S DEMOC RACY
to form new plans or help iron out ! ited time available, but was sure
i "McNary would carry the ball at
wrinkles in the present ones.
was decided to make stories the hearing.”
Somehow or another we liked the outcome of the of It pioneer
STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
life, which would be of
elections held last week on the school consolidation interest to tourists, the subject of : L. D. Fox, trucking contractor,
question.
the next dinner meeting, which hauling for Standard Oil company
Now, don’t get us wrong. It WASN’T because wil be on March 12. Mr. Sawyer from Crescent City harbor to
Grants Pass. Medford, and along
we were delighted that the issue was defeated—not was asked about the older resi the
Klamath River, etc., called at
dents
of the valley who were here
at all. But it WAS because after all, it proved that in the early days to tell of many I their office in San Francisco and '
America still PRACTISES DEMOCRACY.
things of interest that happened urged the company to file a brief
In national and state affairs we often lose sight then. It is not yet decided where or have some one appear from the 1
York office.
of the qualities of the “rule by the people” because this meeting is to be held but this New
REDWOOD EMPIRE ASSOCI-
will
be
announced
next
week.
of the magnitude of the thing.
But no better ex
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Mrs. L. B. Hall, Manager
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Phone 388
Cor. 5th & C Sts.
HULL & HULL
FUNERAL HOME
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TOO LATE!
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DR. O. L. HOHLFELD
409 South 6th Street
Day phone 162--- Night 538
Grants Pass
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Everything the Farmer Need»
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ÌT5 MOTAS CÜMfiXTAßLE'
which our school elections indicated. They proved be BOUNTY COURT
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AS THE ROCKE? AT
yond all doubt that a majority rules.
It’s close to
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home, that is perhaps why it takes on a significance no change in the assessment.
PLACES IN A RVM&IE
¡FRENCH LAUNDRY
A revaluation in Lane county
to us.
resulted
in
the
finding
of
160
new
Here was a situation which had all the earmarks
I & DRY CLEANERS
properties, the Judge said
of being “foisted" upon an unsuspecting people, as it taxable
he was told.
Agencies
were.
Those who prepared this planned economy At the rate of $3,000 a year as
Haynes Clothing Shop
and formulated the mannerisms of consolidation and
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Wittrock'» Store, Kerby
brought about the state law which made the thing
Lew Hammer, Selma
virtually compulsory are not to lx1 blamed for this ap REDWOODS HOTEL
Call: Wed. and Sat.
Granta Pasa
parent "foisting” process.
They realize that con
solidation is the answer to the public school ills in
less thickly populated areas.
What they failed to
SOLICITS YOUR
take into consideration was the human element, the
PATRONAGE
fact that Jones and Smith had ideas of their own.
STA1KÄRÜF
Chances are that consolidation is a bet the people
PROCESS
of the Illinois Valley are overlooking but it remains Excellent Coffee Shop
IN CONNECTION
a fact that only in a democracy would vou and I and
Texaco Gas, Ou Greases
REASONABLE RATES
the other fellow have had a chance to say "Here we
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b
Formerly
QUALITY MERCHANDISE
at the Right Price.
Phone 334
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Josephine County
MILLS
Cash prices for Feeds and
Seeds of all kinds
Phone 123
Granta Pass
Wardrobe Cleaners
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ILLINOIS VALLEY GARAGE
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M. c. ATHEY
LUCILE FLOYD
Holland