ILLINOIS VALLEY SHINGLE COMPANY
Josephine County - Kerby
June 22, 1939: "C. Slack and A. D. Slack have started a shingle mill about a mile north of Kerby. It will be known as the Illinois Valley Shingle Mill and will cut pine, cedar and Redwood shingles." (Illinois Valley News)
September 21, 1939: "The Illinois Valley Shingle company is erecting a new shed for their machinery and products manufactured.
This company, recently started by Amos and Cecil Slack, is just north of Kerby and has been running steadily since the start, manufacturing redwood shingles but now are using sugar pine bolts. Nolin Noble of Selma, has been working at the mill this week while Cecil Slack has been employed at the Fulks mill at Bridgeview. Woodrow Nealy and Ken Morrison are furnishing shingle bolts at present." (Illinois Valley News)
This company, recently started by Amos and Cecil Slack, is just north of Kerby and has been running steadily since the start, manufacturing redwood shingles but now are using sugar pine bolts. Nolin Noble of Selma, has been working at the mill this week while Cecil Slack has been employed at the Fulks mill at Bridgeview. Woodrow Nealy and Ken Morrison are furnishing shingle bolts at present." (Illinois Valley News)
November 23, 1939: "The Slack brothers own and operate the Illinois Valley Shingle mill north of Kerby." (Illinois Valley News)