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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1944)
Illinois Valley News, Thursday, July 6, 1914 Page Two I Illinois Valley News An independent newspaper devoted to the development of the richest valley in the world, the Illinois Valley and its surrounding districts. Published every Thursday at Cave Junction, Oregon by the Illinois Valley Publishing Company. Entered as second-class matter June 11, 1937, at the Post Office at Cave Junction, Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879 M C Editor ATHEY SUBSCRIPTION PRICES In Josephine County One Year . -..... Six Months ...... Three Months . «1 50 ..........................75 50 Outside of Josephine County .................... One Year $2 00 The Illinois Valley News reserves the right to reject any advertising copy which i* deems objectionable. Advertising rates or application C r ED WO OD O re EMPIRE L P <1 R 11 S NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS PEi -IATP- U i HT) NATIONAL CDITORIAl— in^ Vr ASSOCIATION IT’S HERE, RIGHT HERE! ed history niver travelled a hundred miles from the place of his birth. • Some fishermen had toiled all night and caught nothing. ‘Let down yohr net where you are,’ a man on shore called to the discouraged crew. It came up so full they nearly swamped their boat. Success comes to many who leave home in its quest. But look about you. Count the successful people in your community. Note how many are home-town products who, perhaps unable in their youth to leave home, swallowed their disappointment and let down their buckets where they were. Note, too, that the people on the ship did not have the water poured down their parching throats. They first had to do something for themselves. They had to let down their buckets’, and they had to pull them up. The fish did not jump into the boat. The fisher men had to work as they had never worked before to secure their catch. Now this is as far as we intend to accompany you along this particular road. Just a parting admonition. Many a bucket has been let down that never came up either full or empty. The thirsty owner failed to tie a sound knot in his rope.” The News has claimed since its existence, that this is the “Richest Valley in the World,” of course we are speaking of the nrnerat wealth, and some day, and we will live to see it, this will be proven, for the minerals here have not even been scratched, the great develop ment is to come, and cpme it must. We might add in closing, “Let Down Your Bucket Where You Are,” you might get a terrific wallop in what comes up. Among the many house organs that come to our desk is one which we think is the most constructive organ in the United States, the “KVP Philosopher,” published by the Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Co., makers of better parchment and oiled papers. In the last issue of the “Philosopher,” there was a lead article entitled “Let Down Your Bucket.” It is the old theme of “Meeting Prosperity,” in a new I OFF IN A CORNER WITH PHIL SNORT dress. But read “Let Down Your Bucket Some months ago on the back cover of this maga Dear Ed: There was a kid who never did a mean thing in his.life, zine we ran a quotation from Booker T. Washington, he never took toys from other boys the great Negro educator. It was this: ‘Let down or was the cause of sordid strife; the little bird’s nest were safe at your bucket where you are.’ He had used the expression in a speech on the need rest, on the ground or in a tree, little girls, with dangling curls, for race friendship. It was the story of the old sailing like he would always let them be. He’d ship, blown off its course, lost, and in desperate need never bat another brat or grab his of fresh water. One day when it seemed they could cake or pie, things not his own he’d let alone and straightaway pass hold out no longer, they sighted another ship. them by; he wouldn't lie to any guy ‘Water, water, we die of thirst!’ they signalled. to shield a thing he’d done, ot tor ‘Cast down your bucket where you are,’ came back ture cats or tie brickbats to dogs to see them run. To manhopU he the reply. grew, as boys do, and maintumed Thinking their signal misunderstood, they repeat his boyish ways, he had no lights ed their signal. Again came the answer, ‘Cast down to guard his rights thru-out his life-long days; not an enemy, no your bucket where you are!’ The captain caused a bucket to be lowered. It not one had he upon thW mundane came up, filled with sweet water. For several days stool, this you may believe, when they had been drifting off the mouth of the Amazon, | whose mighty flood spreads far out of sight of land before it is conquered by the sea. ‘Cast it down,’ Washington said, ‘in agriculture, in mechanics, in commerce, in domestic service, and in the professions.’ It is an old theme. Dr. Conway used it in his famous ‘Acres of Dia monds.’ Another variation is the pot of gold at the foot of the rainbow which the weary seeker finally found in his own back yard. There are innumerable other versions. But it bears repeating. The man who made the greatest impact on record- you perceive that he was born a fooL The foregoing verse-prose was written a great number of years ago and has been published several times. The reason I am sending it in is because, among other rea sons, there have been many new comers to our valley who will re main here and who have school children that will attend our schools and become owners of the school park that I am advocating near Kerby, and which I believe will be established in the not dis tant future. The above verse be longs with what I have written in days past, and which I plan to con tinue until the park is a reality. In fact, I consider it belongs among my wildlife writings, and that of our youths of school age. PHIL. ------------- o ■ IJVVWAV.WAWAWAMAMWAAMi AT KRIEGERS This Week We Offer BEAUTIFUL DRESSES A New Line Just Received! $2.79 to $10.98 $5.98 to $11.98 SLA( K SUITS ALSO GIRLS’ BICYCLE SHORTS AND OTHER SHORTS $1.19 to $2.25 Many Items for Babies Shower Gifts, Etc. KRIEGERS < YOUR HOME OWNED STORE !■ ■ J Agency for Artcraft Studios. Your negatives developed and printed. 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Janet, known as on.' 4 the best girl riders in the Pacific North- vist, first climbed into the s.mdle wher she was .wo yens old; she broke White Foot, and oth. r mounts to ride and has frequently won in the racing events at the Spring Show held by the Mustang- ers, Pendleton saddle club, of vhich Janet is a member. In 1934, she was the Round-Up junii r queen. But it is not only in horMrnnnship that brown-eyed, dark haired Janet cxcells. Now a sophomore at the Uni.ersity of Oregon, in high school days she was awarded a student pilot's flying license after instruction which included 20 hours of solo flying; she is an excellent shot; plays a fine game of golf and tennis, is an expert angler and skis and swims'V'ith excellent form. However, Janet's life basn t been .1 fun. 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