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Friday, October 24, 1952
Illinois Valley News
RICHARD C., JOAN PINKERTON
PUBLISHERS
AN
INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
NEWSPAPER
Published at Cave Junction,
Josephine County, Oregon
Every Friday Morning
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Entered as second class matter June 11, 1937,
at the Post Office at Cave Junction, Oregon.
OREGON
MEMBER OF
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN.
CITY BOUNDARIES
AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
Development of the City of Cave
Junction and immediate surrounding
territory has been hindered since its
incorporation due to the limited area
within the city boundaries.
Too few residents have had to foot
the bill for such city services as wat
er, police protection and municipal
court to allow the council to create
other needed services such as sewer
age disposal, fire protection and Main
Street sidewalks and curbs.
Citizens and city officials alike
this week pricked up their ears when
hearing that property owners in the
south end area of the Old Stage Road
might be interested in annexation in
to the city. The sudden interest in
annexation was promoted by the Ira
Halls who would like city water for
two homes they are building next to
their present residence.
Because residents in that area re
portedly would only consider annexa
tion if city water were first promised,
one councilman this week said he fav
ored making an immediate agree
ment on the water issue.
If the problem of water service is
surmounted, those seeking to pro
mote city annexation will also find
some whose first reaction to coming
within the city limits will be, “What’s
in it for me, other than higher tax
es?"—an understandable and logical
question.
Capital Parade
It takes an eye for looking into the
future to understand that if the city
government were supported by addi
tional taxpayers within its boundar
ies now the needed improvements to
Cave Junction already mentioned
could be more easily obtained within
the immediate future.
The operation of existing city fac
ilities and those contemplated would
be considerably more economical if
the burden were shared by a greater
amount of taxpayers, thus benefiting
all concerned.
The procedure of annexation is
relatively simple—requiring only a
majority vote of those to be annexed
after either city voters or the council
has given an. official approval of ac
ceptance. Should 100 percent of the
property owners within the proposed
annexation area be in favor of com
ing into the city, no election is requir
ed after council approval.
The NEWS is in favor of the city
council making every attempt to en
courage and cooperate with any out
lying residential districts immediate
ly adjacent to present city boundaries
when interest is shown towards the
possibility of annexation.
Everyone would benefit in the
additional services that could be rend
ered and resulting higher property
valuations, and last but not least, the
ridiculously low 1950 Cave Junction
population of 283 which has hindered
obtaining additional businesses and
capital in the Valley could be raised
to a point where it would be an asset
and not a hinderance toward Valley
development.
HELPFUL AMMUNITION
By Murray Wade
HOORAH FER WHO’”
The former city recorder’s an
swer file d this week to mandamus
proceedings filed by the city to re
claim reportedly lost records, reveals
that an interesting tussle in court can
be expected.
The unfortunate delay in getting
the case underway and the necessity
of Recorder Hubbard going to Ari
zona for medical treatment offered
helpful ammunition for the answer
already made, as well as for the trial
to come, even though they were no
way connected with the case itself.
by Ed Dailey, an experienced during Teacher’s Institute.
miner from Colorado, who claims
It is the duty of every American
the nuggets were found on Mt. citizen to exercise his franchise
Emily.
and go to the polls and vote on
election day. Ours is a democratic
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pomeroy of nation where the people rule b.v
Sauaalito, California were in the their choice, and the maority of
valley during the past week. They I the people rule.
returned south the first of the
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14 YEARS AGO
week.
Dinner Guest* of Smith*
October 27, 1938—Three good
Miss Helen Johnson of Hollund
The Henry Nortons were dinner
sized gold nuggets were shown who has been atnteding high guests of the II. O. Smiths at their
yesterday to Ed Trembley, miner school in Grants Pass, is home home last Sunday.
The Valley of
BELIEVE
THIS
OR NOT
i
The Democrats hold a 3 to 1
lead over the GOP for imported
campaigners now booked for fin
ishing political crusades.
The lone Republican trumpet
er for Eisenhower and Nixon will
be Gov Alfred E. Driscoll of New
Jersey.
Included in his incompleted
agenda is a public address at Cor
vallis October 22, an address in
Salem October 23 at the Senator
hotel preceded by a no-host dinner.
Leading the Democratic mobil
ization comes Rtp. Harold A. Cool
ey of North Carolina, chairman
of the agricultural committee who
will talk polities patterned for
the farmers of the Bend district
during a “come all” meeting, Oct
ober 27.
•
The Democratic candidate for
vice president Senator John I-.
Sparkman of Alabama will speak
at a public meeting in Portland
Tuesday, October 28 at 8 p.m. in
the Benson high school.
On October 30 Senator Hubert
H. Humphrey of Minnesota will
address a public meeting in Port
land following a no-host dinner.
CONVICTS BEATEN
One convict with 14 stitches in
his scalp was put in the hospital
of the Oregon State Penitentiary
Friday and two others were se-
verly mauled during a flare of
revenge against alleged “squeal
ing.”
More than 30 guards were alert
ed and stood by for two hours un
til convicts were locked in their
cells.
Bryon Neal Dyson, serving two
ten year concurrent sentences for
armed robbery and who on Thurs
day beat up a hospital technician,
got the worst beating by three un
identified assailants at noon Fri
day. Tony Hanna got his beating
early Friday. He was recently re
turned to the prison from Mult
nomah county to serve three years
on a burglary conviction. His at
torney pleaded that he would be
ii> jeopardy if returned to the
penitentiary where convicts had
made threats against him. The
sentencing judge, Frank Lonergan
asked what the attorney wanted to
do; take the man home? Convicts
accused Hanna of tipping guards
of an escape attempt by Wayne
Long. The third beating was re
ceived by James Olen Evans, a
janitor at the hospital, serving
three years for armed robbery.
EXPLORING GOVERNMENT
A study of financing and bud
geting as it operates in Oregon is
being made this month by Domina-
dor R. Aytona of the Philippine
Islands. The study is made possible
by the international exchange pro
gram recently adopted by con
gress.
...
Oregon’s motor vehicle division
of the office of the secretary of
state, and the department of fi
nance and the tax commission ni
trigue foreign students as well as
those from other statys.
ro RUN CIRCUIT COURTS
A bill to give the State Supreme
Court directive powers over cir
cuit courts in Oregon is now being
drafted for consideration of the
1953 legislature.
The proposal, which has received
the approval of the Oregon State
Bar Association, is designed to
eliminate long delays in hearing
cases, limit the time a matter may
be kept under advisement by any
circuit court and empower the
Supreme Court to control, super
vise, direct, manage and adminis
ter the dockets and judicul busi
ness of the circuit courts.
It also would give the high court
the authority to assign judges
from one circuit court to another.
The bill if adopted in its drafted
form would create another state
office for t h e State Supreme
Court to supervise the work of the
lower courts.
A great many members of the
O.S.B. have shown unfavorable
reactions to the proposal.
I
Me Movie Theatres are
Out to Rill Pari-Mutuel Racing
As o Competitive Entertainment Industry
If they succeed it will cost you, the Oregon taxpayer,
$1 million every year
DON’T 1£T THEM TAKE AWAY
pari-mutuel revenues totalling $6,781,960 now going
to fairs, agricultural shows and the state treasury.
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VOTE
327 X NO
TAXPAYERS COMMITTEE TO RETAIN PARI MUTUEL REVENUES
G Ir» s New. E«« .<*>« • ; • * O Jo>
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with a nice fat buck.
10 YEARS AGO
J «jq.v
WANT
TO KNOW
I —If C ameron Raison was think
ing of the late prohib era or the
neoteric laminated anti-betting
measure, when he said. "You can't
legislate morality."?
—How many people have visioned
Senator Wayne Morris as t h e
Labor (third) Party candidate for
president in 1956?
—How many vision Oregon's jun
ior senator as an executive co
ordinator for AFL and CIO—with
a salary greater than that of the
president of the United States?
— How many vision Morse as too
smart to job gibes at the GOP ii
he is not “set” for something?
DEFENSE DIRECTOR ILL
Jack A. Hayes. 45, state direct
or of civil defense, was said by
Salem hospital authorities Wed
nesday evening to be still in a
critical condition. He suffered n
heart attack at his home in Salem
October 12.
Hayes was said by associates to
have been working at a terrific
pace for the past two months.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Constructive letter* to the
editor of general interest are
both welcomed and encouraged.
Although the writer may re
quest hit name withheld from
publication, ALL letter* mutt
be signed when turned in.
October 22, 1942—Announce-
Mrs. Jerry Tucker returned
nent is made of the marriage of
John C. Abernathy to Miss Emma from Idylwild, California where
Francis in Honolulu, T. H., on she has been employed and will
visit her father for a short time.
August 26.
Paul Snyder, of the Lone Mt. Has Appendectomy
Valley Resort came home last
Moonyean Deaton, daughter of
weekend from his station in the
east on a furlough and expects to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Deaton of Cave
Junction returned home Sunday
spend a couple weeks.
after an appendectomy Thursday
Howard Patrick, son of Mr. and at Josephine General hospital. She
Mrs. Phil Patrick was down from expected to return to school today
Portland last week and went home (Friday) or Monday.
McCOURTNEY
REPUBLICAN
( ANDIDATE
FOR—
Commissioner
"My intention it to pro
mote a more efficient county
government and road pro
gram.”
Vote for
McCourtney at the
Nov. 4 General
Election
(Political .Advertisement Paid by Mr. McCourtney)
Front where I sit... ¿y Joe Marsh'
V
Wonder How Miss Gilbert
Is in "Histery"?
By now I guess you've heard
about the spelling errors in the
kids’ report cards this wee!..
A typical card looked like thr:
Arithmetic ...................... 1J
Geography...................... B-
Spelling ............................. C
Grammer ....................... B
I don’t know if Miss Gilbert, th.
principal, actually wrote those
cards, but she took full respon
sibility. This morning 1 hear she
got up in the Assembly Hall- -be
fore all the students an.l started
writing GRAMMAR with two
“a's” on the blackboard 1(10 limes!
t
p u,.:11.
From where I sit. I’ll bet this
makes her even mure popular with
the students. It's nice to see an
expert admit she occasional!«
makes a mistake. Too many so-
called “experts” claim they’re
never wrong on such subjects as
what you or I ought to eat . . .
what we should wear . . . whether
we should enjoy beer or butter
milk. \ really wise person ne»er
claims to "know all the answers"
all the lime.
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