ILLINOIS
tt
VALLEY
NEWS
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1952
Illinois Valley News
RICHARD C., JOAN PINKERTON
PUBLISHERS
’AN
INDLPLNUENT WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Published at Cave Junction,
Josephine County, Oregon
Every Friday Morning
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
in Josephine County
$2.50
One Year
1 50
Six Month*
Outside Josephine County
.43.00
One Year................................. _...........
... 1.75
Six Month*
..........................
Entered as second class matter June 11, 1937,
at the Post Office at Cave Junction, Oregon.
MEMBER OF
OREGON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN.
DON’T PACK YET
Newcomers to the Illinois Valley,
who form a majority of the popula
tion, marvel at the tremendous
growth in business activity, new con
struction and mushrooming popula
tion around them.
Probably no statement has been
heard by this writer as often as, “You
should have seen the Valley when I
came here in---- ”
The files of the Illinois Valley
News likewise tell the tale of unusual
and almost unbelievable growth of
this remote section of Oregon. Al
ways reflective of business trends,
the volume of advertising in NEWS
columns of recent years compared to
the current volume tells a proud t'ale
of development and foretells of opti
mistic times in the Valley’s future.
Many a recent newcomer in the
freshman class of Cave Junction busi
nessmen, like the writer, studied thor-
oughly the economic future of this
predominantly lumber region. The ul
timate conclusion for each was that
the Valley’s footing was a sound one.
Although the peak in lumber pro
duction has been reached, timber re
serves properly used in this south
west portion of the state will support
for many years the major portion of
the economy of the region, with any
losses in income easily offset by the
steadily growing ranks of Valley
farmers.
To substantiate the latter state
ment, we’re told that about 600 pieces
of Valley land are being used for agri
cultural purposes. Two local repre
sentatives of the U. S. Soil Conser
vation Service and the Illinois Valley
Conservation District are constantly
working toward a more productive
usage of land under cultivation and
are striving for an increase in land
suitable for farming.
Whether you’re a logger, farmer,
businessman or newspaper editor you
need no crystal ball to foretell of big
things in the future of Cave Junction
and the Illinois Valley. Grants Pass
businessmen, national distributors,
manufacturers and advertising agen
cies are all becoming increasingly a-
ware of the growth potential of this
region.
So if you’re planning to pull up
stakes when the boom and resulting
good times run out on the Illinois Val
ley, don’t make any definite plans, for
your wait may be a long one. Invest
your dollars and your future in a sure
thing and ride the Valley bandwagon
to success.
BUDGET
For The City of Cave Junction, Oregon
1952-53
GENERAL FUND
Classification
Street, Office and Jail Light*
Police Department
Chief’s Salary....................... T’
Prisoner Expense
Police Supplies
. ..
Motorcycle Contract .........
Set ui itj Bond .....................
industrial Accident Commission
Police Car Expense .......................
I ii-uranee
.............................
Total for Department
Actual
1951-52
A «Iced by
Department
Approved
$ 368.98
$ 500.00
$ 500.00
2,627.81
120.95
31.95
150.00
10.00
44.06
366.93
3,600.00
125.00
50.00
3,600,00
125.00
50.00
10.00
90.00
360.00
115.00
10.00
90.00
360.00
115.00
......................
1
$4,850 00
Reoorder'» Office
Recorder’s Salary
Assistant Recorder’s Salary
Office Supplies .
Telephone
Heat
Rent
600.00
480.00
226.36
66.51
125.00
Total for Department
600.00
480.00
100.00
100.00
120.00
150.00
600.00
480.00
100.00
100.00
120.00
150.00
$1,550.00
Mitcella neou«
League of Oregon Cities
Publishing Budget
Elections
Propet tl foi City Hall
Sewer System Survey
Civil Defense
Attorney Fees
Auditing
Publishing Notices
Maintenance of Grader
City Dump
Accounts Payable
20.00
52.65
500.00
150.00
200.00
70.00
17.15
75.00
20.00
60.00
100.00
1.000.00
950.00
150.00
800.09
75.00
50.00
500.00
75.00
2,255.10
20.00
60.00
100.00
1,000.00
950.00
150.00
8O«WO
75.00
50.00
500 00
75.00
2,255.10
I otal for Department
$0,035.10
Stair and County Tax Fund
Street Improvements
2,911.67
2,000.00
2,000.00
Total for Department
2,000.00
575.00
575.00
575.00
15.010.10
Estimated Revenues
Present Cash Balance (Street Fund)
Present Cush Balance (General Fund)
Estimated Street Fund
Estimated Liquor Refunds
.................
Estimated Copco Refunds
Budding I'eimits
.................................
Fines
......................... .........
Occupational Licenses ..........................
Delinquent Taxes
...............................
Accounts Receivable
.....................
General Tax Ia-vy .................................
1,556.11
1,953.77
2,100.00
(too (III
487.98
75.00
1,500.00
■2.500.00
1,123.90
350 00
2,763.34
dotal Revenue
Water
15,010 10
Department
Interest on Bonds
........................
Bond Retiremnt Fund
Recorder s Salary
.............................
Watcrmaster’s Salary
New Water Meters
.......................
Water Power
.................................
Parts and Supplies
Industrial Accident Commission
New Auxiliary Pump
.............
Maintenance and New Water Systems
Water Pump Expansion
...............
Office Supplies
................................ .
Pump Site Lease
Watermaster Bond
............... .
Deposit Refunds
.............. .....
'1« '> • Refunds
Meter Installations
Accounts Payable
2,200.00
1.000.00
600.00
1,368.00
451.60
659.62
224.53
27 36
862.13
1.106.39
2.086.69
»111.44
50.00
10.00
12.50
64 00
2.180.00
1,000.00
600.00
1,368.00
500.00
700.00
350.00
50.00
362.13
2,000.00
250.00
100.00
50.00
10.00
25.00
200.00
250.00
902.90
2,180.00
1,000.00
600.00
1.368.00
500.00
700.00
350.00
50.00
362.13
2.000.00
260.00
100.00
50.00
10.00
25.00
200.00
250.00
902.90
Total
Revenue
1,318 03
6,300.00
100.00
3,180.00
CALLED ON IKE AND MAMIE
14 YEARS AGO
June 30, 1938—Fritx Johnson.
Mose La More and Ed Hallberg
went into the hills today to finish
clearing a stretch of road so they
could get to work on their respec-
live claims.
a
Mary Brandy of Grants Pass
is a guest for several days at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Phil Des-
senger in Kerby.
a
Mrs. Delia Payne left on Thurs-
lay morning for Fortuna, Californ-
a to spend the Fourth with her
son.
10,898.03
Wr hereby certify that the above estimates of proposed expenditures and receipts are true and correct
and find that a tax levy of $5943.34 will be required to produce the amount of money needed for the fiscal
year 1952-53.
BUDGET COMMITTEE: Art Drews, chairman, Clem Arnold. Kenneth Deaton. Ford Kellar.
COUNCIL: Fred Salvage, mayor; Larry Goff. Nellie Farlien, Jerry Tillery, Luther Sherier.
Pasaed and approved June 12, 1952.
CHAS. A. HI BBARD, Recorder
I
Published June 20, 27
Eight of Oregon’s 18 delegates
to the Republican national conven
tion flew to Denver last W ednes-
day for a one-hour visit and ex
changed views with General Eisen-
nower and his wife Mamie.
Those making the 2,200-mile
round-trip in one day were:
Delegates Gov. Douglas McKay,
chairman of the Oregon delegation;
Senators Howard Belton and Wil
liam Walsh; Representatives Mark
Hatfield and J. O. Johnson; Carl
Hogg, Mrs. James Mott and Gordon
Orput; four alternate delegates,
Mrs. Marian Lowry Fisher, William
Phillips, William Robinson and
Wendall Wyatt; Jess Gard, nation
al committeeman; Ralph IL Cake;
Robert Letts Jones of the Salem
Capital Journal.
Mr. an«.'. Mrs. J. V. Rosi and Joe
Mellow of Crescent City, spent the COMMUNIMCKAY
A communique on the battle of
weekend at the Frank Mellow
the holiday^ came from the office
home.
of Gov. Douglas McKay this week
which makes Saturday, July 5,
10 YEARS AGO
1952, a legal holiday in Oregon.
Now county employees can have
25,
1942
—
Mr.
and
Mrs.
June
George Webb of Sacramento, Cal- a long week-end of three days.
State offices are closed on Sat
ifornia, were weak end visitors at
.he home of the formers father, urdays.
Dave Webb in Kerby.
OFFER VETERANS’ NAMES
Ralph Messenger, son of Mr. and
\irs. Harry Messenger, came home
ast Sunday on a short furlough.
Ralph is in the Naval Reserves.
•
Mrs. R. W. Johnson left for her
home in Los Angeles after spend
ing a week visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Dow.
•
W. B. Roberts of the Cave City
theater has left for Portland for
a two week vacation. During his
absence the theater will be man
aged by E. Y. Taylor.
LETTERStotheEDITOR
Editor,
Illinois Valley News
Dear Editor:
May I offer my congratulations
to the people of the Illinois Valley?
Indeed, they are to be congratu
lated on their extreme interest and
•ooperative spirit concerning their
■hildren. What care, what thought,
must go into the rearing of these
future men and women!
The school election held on June
16 was for the purpose of electing
one fifth of the members of the
County Unit School Board, plus
two-thirds of the members of the
local school committee, plus one-
fifth of the unofficial high school
advisory committee. This election
irew a total vote in the Illinois Val
ley of approximately fifty. This,
from a probable adult population
>f four or five thousand in the area
from Hayes Hill south to the Calif-
>rnia line. This, from the parent«
uid guardians of the more than one
thousand children who attend the
public schools in this Valley. Don’t
you think it is wonderful, Mr. Ed-
tor, to find so many people who
are enough about their youngsters
to go to the polls and cast their
vote.
Did you know Mr. Editor, that
the polls could not be set up at
the high school in Cave Junction
because four people could not be
found who had time to serve on the
election board? What a reflection
if community interest this is!
Mr. Editor, why are people so
stupid? I have heard many times,
tnd so have you, various gripes:
"School affairs are run by a few.”
"The school board does as it pleases
without consulting parents.’’ These
are just a few of the many. How in
the name of Heaven can the school
board know what the parents want
if the parents "don’t have time”
to go to the polls and vote for a
man or men who will represent
their wishes to the school board?
In the words of the Oregon School
Law one of the duties of the local
school committee is “to report to
the superintendent of schools con
cerning the progress and needs of
the school and the wishes of the
people concerning the school.''
Mr. Editor, I could cover an en
tire page of your newspaper with
the things that make me so dis
gusted with the people of this
Valley concerning schools. We have
good schools, but we could have
much better ones if parents would
only take a little time from their
own selfish pursuits to inform
themselves of the things that so
vitally concern their children.
Sincerely your«,
FOE to Meet Despite
Officers’ Absence
Estimated Revenues
Present Cash Balances
Water Collections
Accounts Receivable
Water Tax Levy
By Murray Wade
ELENORA M. WHITEHEAD
10.898 03
Total for Department
The Valley of Capital Parade
Yesteryear
The regular meeting of FOE will
be held tonight (Friday) despite
the absence of officers and dele
gates attending the Albany con
vention.
The Trailriders will definitely
provide the music for the dance at
Bridgeview Grange Hall Saturday
night, according to President Les
Milligan.
The Eagles sponsored team plays
next at Prospect. Sunday.
The Oregon Cave Aerie is sup
porting a bill aimed at increasing
social security benefits now pend
ing in congress. According to Mil
ligan, the aerie would make its
wishes known tn letters to Senators
Wayne Morris and Guy Gordon,
and Representative Harns Ells
worth.
paid job. Elfstrom has said he will
resign the liquor position if he is
elected. Governor McKay said he
would not accept a resignation be
fore the November election.
STATE GOVERNORS CONVENE
Gov. Douglas McKay left Salem
Wednesday for Houston, Texas,
where he will attend the annual
conference of governors from June
29 to July 2. He was accompanied
by Mrs. McKay.
From Houston, Governor and
Mrs. McKay will go to Chicago to
attend the Republican national con
vention.
BEAVER PELTS TRAPPED
The first beaver trapping season
held in Oregon for 20 years netted
15,252 pelts valued at $120,000.
The average selling price was
$9.73. Other furbearers included
3,635 mink, averaging $13.93; 210
otter, averaging $14.35; 64,000
muskrat, averaging $1.20, and 184
marten averaging $16. Few long
haired pelts were sold. Gray fox
brought 30 cents, skunk 79 cents
and red fox 60 cents.
CAPITAL BRIEFS
It will require nearly two years
to complete current construction of
additions and cell blocks at the
state penitentiary. . . . New safe-
gaurds have been set up to prevent •
embezzlement of state liquor
funds. A former employee has been
arrested on a charge of larceny of
public money.......... Oregon lumber
and logging workers, who worked
only 17 per cent of the man-hours
last year, accounted for 35 per
cent of all industrial accidents. . . .
Oregon veterans, who since apply
ing for their bonuses have moved,
are reminded that their address
should be reported immediat
ely. . . . Students aand tourists vis
iting the capitol in Salem, during
May and June averaged about 300
a day. . . . Col. George Spaur, Ore
gon’s state forester, on military
leave, plans to return to his for
estry work July 1.
_. - — .. o--------------
Letters sent this week to Port
land business firms offer to sell a
list of names of veterans receiving
bonus checks. The 40,000 names
were offered at $25 a thousand by
D. L. Swafford, an army reserve
captain.
Prompt disapproval of the plan
came from William F. Garren-
stroni, director of the State Depart
ment of Veterans Affairs; H. C.
Saalfeld, bonus division director;
John Schum, state adjutant, VFW,
and Tom Collins, state legion de
partment adjutant.
Swafford says the plan is legiti
mate business; that he obtained the JOB PRINTING—Call the NEWS.
names from the C. B. Rhoades Mail
List Co., which said it got them at
county courthouses.
NEWBRY’S BUSY AGENDA
Secretary of State Earl T. New-
bry spoke at a strawberry festival
breakfast Saturday in Sandy, in
the early afternoon crowned the j
queen and Monday morning left
for Providence R. I., with Mrs.
Newbry, where he will attend an
annual conference of secretaries
of state, June 24-29.
A signal discussion on the con
ference program is on the consid
ered revising of state election laws
to conform with federal election
laws.
i
WOULD OUST LIQUOR CHIEF
A suit was filed this week in the '
Marion county circuit court seek
ing to force Governor McKay to
dismiss Robert L. Elfstrom of Sa
lem as liquor control commissioner.
The suit was brought into court
by State Senator Richard L. Neu
berger.
The cause named in the suit is
that Elfstrom is a Republican nom
inee for legislative representative
for Marie . county while serving
as liquor commissioner, a part-time
READY MIX CEMENT
Clyde and Rick’s
Phone 4401
CAVE JUNCTION
Hall’s Accounting
Service
CAVE JUNCTION,
OREGON
Audit«, Bookkeeping, Income
Tax Service and Quarterly Re
port*.
NOTARY
PUBLIC
Member of Oregon Association
of Public- Accountants
IRA S. HALL
JOSEPHINE COUNTY TIMBER SALE
Josephine County will sell at Auction to the highest bidder, at
the Oft ice of the County Court in Josephine County Courthouse
on Tuesday July 15th, 1952, at two (2) o’clock P. M., the timber on
(he tollow ing described County, owned land. To be eligible to bid orally,
it w ill be necessary for each bidder to send ill a sealed bid for at least
the minimum advertised price with a deposit of five per cent (5', )
of the bid. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. The.esti-
mate of the amount of timber on each piece has been obtained by
actual cruise. The minimum price which the Court will accept has
been arrived at by inspection of the cruise and consultation with
the cruiser.
DESCRIPTION
FIR
S. PINE
Y PINE
CEDAR SALE PRICE
E bj of SE1« (timber
only, owned by Co)
Sec. 25, Twp. 34 So.
Range 5 W.W.M.
37OM
3M
87M
$3,201.50
NE1, ; NWS ;
SE ; SW >« ;
Sec. 34. Twp. 34 So.
Range 5 W.W.M.
55OM
160M
306M
85 M
$8,402.50
Ebt of NE»« ;
Sec. 35,
I’wp. 34 So. Range 5
W.W.M.
280 M
1.30M
160.M
320.M
$6.800.00
E1.. ,,f NW»« ; SW •«
of NW '« ; Sec 36,
Twp. 34 So.
Range 5 W.W.M.
375M
9M
113M
198M
$5.081.00
XW»,; Sec. 2,
Twp. 35 So.
Range 5 W.W.M.
146M
8M
2M
N'aofNE». SE*« ;
Sec. 36. Twp. 34 So.
Range 6 W.W.M.
173M
9M
235M
33 M
$4,185.50
NW»« ; NE'.
of SW». ; W »2 or
SW »« ; See. 12,
Twp. 34 So. Range 7
W.W.M.
569 M
33 M
13M
4M
$4.4_'7.( J
S»2 of SW »« ;
Sec. 36.
Twp. 33 So. Range
7 W.W.M.
165M
23 M
49 M
$2,2l '5? 11
XW', ; SE»« ; XS
of SW»« ; SE»,
of SW »« ;
Sec. 18, Twp. 33 So.
Range 7 W.W.M.
72OM
690 M
80 M
$12,5-
>
XW»« : X>2 of XE>. ;
Sec. 12. Twp. 39 So.
Range 8 W.W.M. 2020M
___
75.M
$25,365.00
The folllowing described tracts will be «old to the
bidder on
the same date. These^ tract« will include _ the land.
Description
Fir S Pin» Y. Pine Cedar Pol»« La n d
NE»« of SES ; Sec.
6, Twp. 33 So.
O‘)
Range 5 W.W.M. 293M
110M
3M
40ac. $4,337.50
SS of W>, of SES
of SE ’« ; E '* of
SE»« of SE’..
less 3.3
acres. Sec. 32. Twp.
33 So. Range 5
W W M
S»2 .if NWS. South
of Grave Creek, Sec.
9, Twp. 34 So.
Range 5
W.W M.
116M
10M 998 57.Sac. $2.680.00
XES of SWS ;
Sec. 6.
Twp. 34 So. Range
6 W.W’.M.
5<M
153
40ac. $ 713.50
Lot No. 3. Block 56,
Original Townsite.
Grants Pass, Oregon
$ 350.00
Published June 27, July 4, July 11, 1952