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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1950)
Page 2 Illinois Valley News, Thursday, January 19, 1950 JV/z/ieZa ZWZiy T/ ca 'J An independent newspaper devoted to the development of the riche*) valley in the world, the Illinois Valley and it* surrounding districts Published every Thursday at Cave t u I I O K i . . . Junction, Oregon, by the Illinois A S S O C A T I O > Valley Publishing Company. Entered as second-class matter RI June 11. 11, 1987 at the Poet Post Office at Cave Junction, ôregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. J. C. A b e r n a t h y ............................ (' ER $ 0 f \ AT I 0 R * Love That Bum ’ Free to Learn • • • ★ Six Months ......................... <$1.25 Outside Josephine County One Year ............................... >3.00 The entrance to a hotel was at the head o f a sho rt s ta irw a y be tween tw o w alls. One day a d e p a rt in g w om an guest lo st h e r balance and tu m b le d down. In ju re d , she sued the ho tel fo r dam ages. She said the m an ag em en t was “ n e g li gent” in not p ro v id in g h a n d ra ils along the s ta irw a y . B u t the c o u rt denied her c la im . The ju dg e said th a t, since the steps had w a lls on both sides, h a n d ra ils were not re q u ire d . S ta te la w s v a ry . F o r personal gu id a n c e , see y o u r lo c a l a tto rn e y . Is it Slander to C all A Man a "Bum " An a p a rtm e n t house te n a n t had a stro n g d is lik e fo r se ve ra l o f the o th e r occupants. As tim e w ent by, a ll o f the m m ove d out except one. When he m e t th is la s t holdout in the back y a rd one day, the tenant e xcla im e d : “ You are the la st of tf ^HEDWOQD EM PIRE •■ » W O O D IM F » . • • • YOU ARE TME LAST O f T j — . . t u t B u m TfNAMTS M l V THIS B lIllO IN G I , • ,J N ë USPAPÊR^PÏJBUSHERS Unit: May a W ill be Signed By a Nickname? •1 IO C IA T IO N S h o rtly be fore her death, a w om an w ro te a le tte r to h e r d i vorce d husband. A m on g o th e r thin gs, she said th a t she w anted h im to have h e r house a fte r she died. She signed the le tte r "M u d - d ie ” — w h ich was h e r n ickna m e. L a te r the question arose as to w h e th e r th is le tte r could be con sid ered a v a lid w ill, even though not signed w ith the w o m an 's le ga l nam e. The c o u rt said yes. TO PIC ‘A ’ Manfully resisting temptation, we will not repeat Mark Tw vain s apocryphal saw about the weather, but everybody « talking about it and who are we to buck a trend? And if the Chamber of Commerce doesn't hke it, they can sec that we have better weather in the furure. l or the benefit of our many unfortunate subscribers who are spend mg the winter in southern California's smog, let us say that we have had snow; tons and tons of wet sticky flakes about the size of a cigarette- paper, that pile up on power lines, phone lines and trees until the weight can no longer be supported, and down it comes, snow, wire and trees. I Ins naturally works some hardship on the residents of the area, since we have come to depend on electricity and telephones, and trees across the road or prostrate in the front yard are a definite inconvenience. I hat was last week. This week the snow became more and more a snow-rain mixture until at this writing it is pure ram, standing in back yards and barn lots, and meandering around snow-choked watercourses looking for someplace to go. The meteorologists are predicting warmer weather and no more snow for awhile, which might be considered a bad sign because they're usually wrong. But we can hope they're right just this once (if any weather men are listening, we re only kidding) Dollar damage done by the storm is probably incalculable; Copco emergency crews labored around the clock, restoring what service they could in the midst of the storm, only to have lines go down again under a fresh weight of snow. Highway crews worked continuously to keep the roads open, and did a good job too, incidcntly. Logging, mill opera tion, the entire economic life of the Valley came to a stop, and hundreds of men were thrown out of work. Several buildings and hams collapsed from too much wet snow on the roof, and others were damaged. Jimmie Hogue s barn bore up like the noble structure it is, with nary a creak or grumble, while newer structures sighed and folded up in a heap. A section of roof collapsed at the Tycer-Nealy mill, Russell Doran's barn fell, and the shop section of Doyl Hamilton's Selma Garage was crushed under the weight of snow. Damage to several other buildings was averted only by timely work with shovels and stable brooms. Several citizens were startled at the sight of the editor engaged in unwonted exer the bum tenants in th is b u ild in g !” The o th e r m a n sued fo r damages, saying th a t he had been slandered by being de scrib ed as a “ b u m .” H ow ever, the c o u rt denied his c la im . The ju d g e said tha t, so long as no ta n g ib le h a rm was done, the w ord “ b u m ” w asn’t such a serious accusation a fte r a ll! • • • May All Children be Forced To Go to Public Schools? A state la w was passed re q u irin g a ll students between the ages of 8 and 16 to atten d p u b lic schools. A p riv a te school p ro m p tly file d a test case, c la im in g th a t such a la w was u n co n stitu tio n a l. The state o ffic ia ls exp la ine d th a t the y wished to g ive the same k in d o f education to a ll ch ild re n . H ow ever, the co u rt held the la w u n co n stitu tio n a l, v io la tin g ’¿the lib e r ty o f parents to d ire c t the u p b rin g in g and educa tio n o f th e ir c h ild re n .” The judge said the state had no pow er “ to stan dard ize its c h ild re n by fo rcin g th e m to accept in s tru c tio n fro m p u b lic school teachers o n ly .” • • • A fter a Convict Serves His Sentence, May He be Forced to Leave the Vicinity? A con victed c r im in a l served his te rm in the state p e n ite n tia ry and was d u ly discharged. He soon found a jo b in a gas statio n near the p riso n . One day, he was a r rested again. I t seems there was a state la w re q u irin g discha rged con victs to leave the county w ith in 24 hours a fte r th e ir release. tion atop the NEWS building, and be is authority for the statement that shovelful for shovelful, that wet snow weighed more than gravel — and he's got the charity horses to prove it. Probably the worst part was that everybody was in the same boat and you couldn t get any sympathy at all. "You think you got troubles Bud! Listen — ", don't have another one, that will be nice too --------- -— oOo------------- APOLOGIES TO THE NAVY Doyl Hamilton Jr. writes from the U. S S. Rowan in San Diego: The NEWS made a mistake in their January 5th issue They said I returned to the Nasal Base That is an insult; I am a tin can sailor.” 5 on re right, Doyl. it is an insult, and we re sorry it happened Somebody must have slipped it across while the editor was out for a o rd e re d the m an freed. The ju dg e said it was u n fa ir to im pose this a d d itio n a l re s tra in t on a m an “ a fte r he has paid his debt to s o c ie ty ." If a C ot Kills a Canary, Must The Cat's Owner Pay Damages? A w om an’ s cat took a strong d is lik e to a sin g in g can ary, kep t in the p a rlo r of the house next door. One evening the cat slipped in to the ne ig hbo r's house, stole in to the p a r lor, and silenced the ca n a ry fo r ever. The ne ig hbo r sued the w om an fo r dam ages, c la im in g th a t she . m ust pay .. fo r the e v il deed done by short cup of coffe, because we knew better We had an item just a few weeks before, stating that you were on the Rowan And the editor knows , , ,, , h<?r pet. However, the court ruled tiie siiltercnce between a tin can seaman anil a shore side sailor, because that the woman was not respon- he used to play cops and robbers around San ( leinente island himself, baik in the days when tin cans had four chimneys, and DD5-I7 was a high number Maybe some of your shipmates remember the old Perilous Pruitt, flagship of Desiliv 10. She was converted to a light minelayer in I'M’’, and we understand she saw considerable war service as a minelayer anil fast sweep. I or the benefit of you landsmen, a tin can sailor serves aboard a destroyer, a long, narrow, high speed vessel of extremely light construc tion hence the term tin can It s a hard life; the thin hull is packed with high |>owcred machinery, and there isn t much space for living quarters. I he crew is small tor the size of the vessel, and there is three men s work for every man aboard — it gets done, too Watches are long and come often Although it's the most seaworthy of ships, a destroyer lakes a terrific beating in heavy weather, you eat standing up with one arm wrapped around a stanchion, and iou sleep hanging on to both sides of the bunk If vou sleep And there's green water on the decks most of the time So a tm can sailor is tops in his trade, and the rest of the Navv ad mits it And he naturally wouldn't want to be confused with a base sailor whose salt water experience probably consists of a few trips on the ( oronado ferry Hi w s to drop us a few I iiks some time, Doyl? Your friends here in the Valley would like to hear how you're getting along, and wlut the Rowan is doing And we won't try to make a base sailor out of vou again. Dyeing, Ancient Art A n cie n t E g y p t's sarcophagi o f the y e a r 7000 B. C. show exq uisite co l ors, and a g a rm e n t dyed w ith in digo. d a tin g fro m 3500 B. C., has been found in Thebes. T hen ceforth each o f the d o m in a n t c iv iliz a tio n s o f a n tiq u ity developed fu rth e r the use o f fa b ric dyes d e rive d fro m vegetable and m in e ra l sources. It w a s n 't u n til 1856 th a t dye in g began to be released fro m its dependency upon vegetable and m in e ra l sources. In th a t yea r, an E n g lis h student, nam ed W illia m H e n ry P e rkin , d is covered th a t a n ilin e d e rive d fro m coal ta r could be c h e m ic a lly tr e a t ed to produce b e a u tifu l and la stin g M OTES By Claude Newman LINKS ASTIGMATISM LEON HART TO RASSLE?’ W hen the dramatic stories of 1950 are all recorded, the one that stands out may be the heart-warming one written on the golf course by “the little man,” Blazin’ Ben Hogan, a golfer from 1 exas. For sheer human interest, nothing in years has approached the public interest in his comebai < to golf, the fairway robot who was nearly killed in a Texas highway accident last February and was so badly injured few thought he ever would get back to the game he loved so well. Hogan's recovery was a long shot—and h s return as a top flight golfer and even longe. chance shot. O r so it appeared. He had been badly mangled in an automobile-bus collision. His legs were so severely hurt no one thought he could walk right for a long time. He became _____ ________ Claude N eu man an emaciated, skeleton-like man, shrunken cheeks on a mask-like head atop a scrawney neck and scrawnier body. But Hogan came back physically down there in I exas. He woiked bis way back, nursed himself along, and finally began gaining weight. T hen he got well enough to grab his golf clubs again. And at long last he got onto a golf course and began practicing. His was “mechanized” golf on the comeback trail to tournament golf—a scooter that propelled him around the course. He kept on trying, and playing, and finally decided to make a stab at tournament golf again in the 24th I-os Angeles Open at Riviera Country Club, Jan, 6-9. Few thought him able to stand the gaff of this difficult grind— 72 holes in four days. T he game little Texan proved them wrong. He went through not four but five days of tournament play, for the third round was rained out after partially played, and at the finish Blazin’ Ben was right up there—tied for first place with 2S0 strokes and in a title playoff with Slammin’ Sam Snead for first place and top money. Ben, the sympathy of the fans with him, didn’t even need to win the playoff after a great comeback. He was back, win or lose. A * * “ Brass hats” of most sports seldom make sense in the things they do, a “ brass hat” being a highly placed official possessing dictatorial ideas. If such an individual lias a sense of hearing, a fact sometime- to be doubted, then some of the maharajahs in the United States (¡»If As. ociation should bend an ear to the common sense talked by 1 )r. Cary Middlecoff, the golfing dentist. Middlecoff believes the U.S.G.A. could take a leaf from the colors. But progress in the devel- practices of the United States Lawn lennis Association and ' pro opm ent o f ch e m ica l dyes has been needed support for 15 leading amateurs so they can play in more m ost pronounced and ra p id d u rin g tournaments.” the past q u a rte r o f a ce n tu ry. In short, he thinks it’s about time golf’s bigwigs paid some atten tion to its stars of the future by making it possible for them to cut their eyeteeth on tournament play, instead of forcing them to shift Rabbits in Atom Research A p a ir o f E n g lish lop-eared ra b for themselves. T he oniy ideal amateur golf setup, in fact, is the one b its is the newest a d d itio n to the of Frank Stranahan, an amateur who is a millionaire and so can a n im a l collectio n of the A to m ic E n afford to follow the links trail. Most other amateurs don’t play, or e rg y p ro je c t of the U n iv e rs ity o f if they do it's on a shoestring. C a lifo rn ia at Los Angeles. The r a b In tennis, the top-ranked players get their travel and living b its get th e ir nam e fro m th e ir la rg e expenses for tournaments. A golfer can't even accept a free pack of (e ig h t inches long) floppy ears, cigarettes. w h ich have a m in im u m o f c a rtila g e * * * and w h ich the ra b b its are unable to Professional football’s amalgamation of the two leagues, All- raise. The s tru c tu re and size o f the ears m ake them va lu a b le fo r America and National, may indirectly result in Leon H art, the great general ca rd io v a s c u la r (blood ves Notre Dame end, becoming a “ rassler.” sels and h e a rt) research. The A to m H art, who has had collegiate experience as a mat gladiator, asked ic E n e rg y p ro je c t w ill use the a n i $25,000 to sign a pro football contract and now ..as been offeiel m als sp e cifica lly fo r stud ying the $35,000 to take up bone bending. If he’s smart, or more properly, effect o f ra d ia tio n on c a p illa rie s, w hich are re a d ily observable in the financially an opportunist, he'll take up “ rassling.” Even first bout preliminary mat-aJors are getting $100 in the ra b b its ' la rge ears. big eastern arenas these days. And it’s possible to make $100,000 in a year as a top "rassling” sideshow attraction. Citrus Black Fly Control W ith the staff shovelling snow and waiting for power, the NEWS was just a trifle late last week; people have Been kind enough not to mention it. If anyone knows where we can pick up a kerosene powered , However, at the trial, the court linotype machine, we ll be prepared for the next bad spell. And if we ! held ,he *aw unconstitutional and 8 IT'S THE HOGAN STORY _ B y W ill Bernard, LL.B _ _ E d ito r SPORT HIGH DRAMA OF 1950 Must A ll Public Stairways Have Handrails? ' Get Out of Town SUBSCRIPTIO N RATES In Josephine County One Year ....................... ........ <2.50 O r ec 1 P iblish I er • ¡Me. The judge pointed out th a t th is was an o rd in a ry , peaceful cat. w ith no special tendency to be vicious. He added th a t a cat's o w n e r should not be blam ed ju s t be cause the a n im a l o cca sio n a lly m a y re v e rt to his " w ild n a tu re .” Reader's Courtroom C o n tro l o f the c itru s bla ck fly has been given cam p aign status in M e x ico. A na tio n a l com m ittee , sup po rt ed by re g io n a l com m ittee s, w ill d i re ct the e ffo rt In the three states infested by the fly (San Lu is Potosi, T a m a u lip a s, and Nuevo Leon) tw o special taxes are being im posed to finance costs c itru s f r u it grow ers to pay 10 centavos p e r tre e a year, gasoline users to be taxe d 1 centavo a lite r. The c itru s b la ck fly, a na tiv e of South Asia, appeared in M e x ico several years ago. I t has be come a serious pest in some areas, sapping the stre n g th o f infested trees and reducing th e ir yie ld . Speed Penicillin ‘Crops’ P rod uctio n o f p e n ic illin "c ro p s '' can be stepped up th ro u g h X -ra y tre a tm e n t o f the m olds in a new ptocess patented re ce n tly. Doses of 50,000 to 150.000 roentgen units | are ap plied to m old spores. Though m ost o f the spores are k ille d , those re m a in in g are ne w ly induced, m u tated s tra in s w h ich produce la rg e r “ crops " IT’S A DATE! Saturday, January 21st We will be in Cave Junction with the TOPS IN USED CAR BARGAINS. HERE’S AN EXAMPLE 1919 Pontiac Streamliner-Deluxe 2 Door, Priced Way Below Book Value. ALSO The information you will want on the complete line of 1950 Buicks. See You In Front Of The Illinois Valiev News Office STOTT’S BUICK 1 he Best In Used Car Values * ♦ * It's not improbable that baseball will have another $100,000-a-year big leaguer this year. > If it does, his name will be le d Williams, slugging star of the Boston Red Sox. Wiliams, who was the offensive big wheel of the American League last season, will ask for and may get the big pay. Should he put over the deal it’s likely he'll be the only ” 100 grander ” in the majors as Joe DiMaggio of the Yanks, in that category last year, likely won t make it again bceause he was out of actK.-i so much in 1949. Even so, Joe was the “comeback of the yea Copyright 1950 Atlas Features Syndicate
