Gateway to The Oregon Caves
Illinois Valley News
A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS
V olume I
No. 48
Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, April 7, 1938
News Items From
Kerby High School
Caves CCC
Camp Host
At Dinner
From Grants Pass Courier
The celebration of the fifth an
niversary of the founding of the
Civilian Conservation corps was
carried out Sunday at the Gray-
back CCC camp notwithstanding
the rain which made it necessary
to serve dinner in the mess hall
instead of in the open in the Gray-
back camping grounds where long
picnic tables had been arranged.
It was necessary also to cancel the
sports advertised.
Between 200 and 300 people
from the Illinois Valley, Grants
Pass and other sectiohs were on
hand to inspect the various camp
buildings and view the handiwork
on exhibition in the class rooms.
There were samples of leather
work, rope tieing, wood carving,
string weaving, and the frame
work model made to scale of a
building to be constructed at the
Caves during the coming season.
At Grayback camp at present
there are 103 men from the south
—Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi and other southern
states. Replacement of 80 men
will be added to the camp April
15. Lieutenant Jos. W. Scooey is
in charge, with H. J. Ticknor, pro
ject engineer, A. L. Mallery, edu
cational adviser, and Lieutenant
W. T. Hamilton, mess officer. J.
A. Ulrich and Charles Reagan are
engineering foremen, Lawrence
N. Foy and John L. Doureghty,
construction foremen, Lawrence
M. Loban, master mechanic and
William Doty, blacksmith.
More than 200 guests sat down
to the barbecue feed in the mess
hall served by company cooks and
waiters.
Lieutenant Scobey in
troduced his staff and E. P. Leav
itt, superintendent of Crater Lake
park, who gave a short history of
the park service from its begin
nings of one national park to
nearly 40 parks, 70 national mon
uments and more than 100 other
points of interest such as battle
fields, cemeteries, etc., all com
ing under the park service, and set
aside for all time for the enjoy
ment of all people of present and
future generations.
The principal work project com-
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| COMING EVENTS
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Every Tuesday noon — Illinois
Valley Chamber of Commerce
meets.
Friday, April 8—Kerby Hi school
Senior class play, 8 p. m.
Sunday, April 10—Palm Sunday.
Tuesday, April 12—Civic club at
the home of Mrs. O. E. Jones.
Tuesday, April 12 — Miss Kola
Welch, home dem. agent, will
hold a meeting in the Bridge
view Grange , hall.
Potluck
luncheon.
Friday, April 15—Garden club at
the home of Mrs. J. M. Smock,
Holland.
The seniors are very busy this
week practising and making final
preparations for the play to be
given Friday evening. “Crashing
Society” is a lively comedy which
no one can afford to miss.
Mimeographing on the annual
also started this week.
Announcements have been or
dered for graduation, and already
the students, especially the seniors,
are including thoughts of gradua
tion in other routines.
Last Friday, April 1, at the
County High School Public Speak
ing contest at Merlin, Cora Pren
tice from Kerby tied for second
place. The schools that entered
the contest were: Wolf Creek,
Merlin, Hugo and Kerby. Cora
is a sophomore this year.
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High School
Play Friday
The Senior class of 1938 are
all set to go with their class play,
“Crashing Society,” which will be
presented Friday night, April Sth
in the Kerby high school gym.
“Crashing Society“ gives all the
cast an excellent opportunity to
display considerable talent, and
the children are making the most
of their opportunity. The curtain
goes up at 8:00 p. m.
The school board has erected a
stage in the gym and there will be
seating capacity for all who de
sire to see the show. Following
is the cast of characters.
Adam Dunigan, Ken Robinson;
Elsie Dunigan, his wife, Lucy
Whitehead; Marguerite, oldest
daughter, Ruth Roth; Christobel,
youngest daughter, Loretta Mc
Cracken; George, their son, Ralph
Messenger; Mr. Van Witherspoon,
Ivan Haberman; Mrs. Van Wither
spoon, Dorothy Gibson; Cyril Van
Witherspoon, Chester Martin; the
Tutor, Juanita Squire; the Virto-
oso, Myrtice Jones; stage mana
gers, Jack Morris and Karl Theu-
erkauf; prompter, Norma Tycer.
The play is being coached under
the direction of Miss June Dalh-
gren.
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Friendly Mission To
Open Slimmer Season
The first service in the 1938
Summer Season porgram of The
Friendly Mission comes on Palm
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The Sunday afternoon services
on the three Sundays in April be
ginning with Palm Sunday are all
introductory to the launching of
the program for the summer
which really begins with May
Day.
There will be pageants on Eas
ter, April 17th, as well as on the
Sunday following.
The summer program for The
Mission contemplates six Chapel
periods each day: at 7, 9, 11 in the
mornings; 5, 7, 8 in the late after
noons and evenings.
The five Sundays in May will
be given unusual attention be
cause of Decoration Day, the
theme for the five Sundays being
“My Country! ’Tis of Thee!”
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Grade School Public
Speaking Contest
Sunday, April 10—Soft ball game
between Cave Junction and
Monday, April 11th, will be the
Kerby.
finals of the grade school public
speaking contest, to be held in the
Saturday, April 16—Deer Creek high school gymnasium, we should
and Illinois Valley Granges will say the semi-finals, and an inter
hold Fun Night.
esting program is assured.
Schools competing will be Sel
Sunday, April 17—Easter Sunday. ma, Holland, White, and Kerby.
All schools are invited to partici
Friday, April 19—Good Friday.
pate, but the above mentioned are
the only ones now entered.
Tuesday, April 19—Election reg
This includes speakers from the
istration closes.
5th and 6th grade division and
the 7th and 8th grade division
Sunday, May 1—May Day.
The program will start at 8 p. m.
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Sunday, May 8—Mother’s Day.
Patrons of the State Line Ren
dezvous will be glad to hear that
Friday. May 20—Primary elec the pleasure house will again op
tion.
en for the summer, Saturday,
April 9th. A fine program has
Monday, M»y 30—Memorial Day. been arranged for this night.
X
Election
County Land
May Decide
Vacancy
And Water
Price 5 Cents
Dairymen To Meet
To Form Association
Dairymen of Josephine county
will meet Monday night, April 11.
at the court house at Grants Pass
to complete a county dairy asso
—
ciation. This decision was reach
From Grants Pass Courier
The News presents herewith ed at a meeting held March 28th.
The by-laws committee which
George Thrasher of Kerby, suc the second of a series of six
was
appointed at this meeting con
cessful applicant for a homestead ' articles dealing with possibili
sists
of Franz Schutzwohl, Ben
in the rich Tule lake farming dis ties of agricultural develop
Nelson,
Geo. R. Riddle and Vic
trict of northern California, Wed ment and land utilization in
tor
Boehl,
who will report to the
nesday confirmed his intention to Josephine county. These are
resign as county commissioner— based on a recent survey com dairymen. Officers for the com
after he receives official notifi pleted by the Farm Security ing year will be elected.
Consideration of the Bang's
cation.
Administration at the request
He had not been notified Wed of and in cooperation with local, , testing program will be given at
nesday noon, formal word usually state, and federal groups and the meeting and important infor
being received some time after of agencies interested in planning mation given regarding this test.
The organization of a dairy herd
ficial lists are released for pub a coordinated utilization of
improvement
association will be
lication.
county land and water re
discussed, and information relat
Thrasher's expected resignation sources.
ing to the establishment of such
it developed, would at least be
The first article of this series
an
organization will be given.
within the next seven months and dealt with the Illinois Valley,
Since the dairy industry returns
probably within time for a com and subsequent articles will
missioner to be elected in Novem take up the Merlin and Grants to Josephine county more income
j than any other farming enterprise
ber for his unexpired term.
Pass areas, concluding with
it is important that all dairymen
These possibilities appeared:
general land use planning rec
of
the county affiliate themselves
Upon receipt of his resignation ommendations. Each article is
with this group.
or disqualification by reason of an impartial presentation of
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changing his residence to outside facts as found by qualified in
the county, the two remaining vestigators and are not to be
members of the court could ap interpreted as briefs for any
point a successor.
special group or interests in the
If the resignation occurred 20 county. The next article will
days prior to November 7, the next appear in the April 14 issue.
general election, a commissioner Editor’s Note—The News is very
would be elected for a full four glad to publish these articles, and
year term. The county central while it may appear Merlin and
committee of each party would Applegate districts do not concern
MOLYBDENUM
choose a nominee, the nominee’s us, they do if we work for a coor
The greatest single factor in
names to appear on the ballot. dinated program, and we want our the demand for metallurgical re
Candidates could also file as in readers to know about the other search has been the automobile.
dependents. Names also might districts.
I With the coming of faster trans
be written in on the ballots.
DEVELOPMENT OF APPLE-
portation and the placing of a
But if the resignation occurred
GATE VALLEY
piece of complicated machinery in
less than 20 days prior to the gen
Article No. 2
the hands of the public at large
eral election of November 7, 1938,
Construction of a large reser there came an insistent demand
the commissioner appointed by the voir on Applegate river for com that the machinery be foolproof.
county court would serve until the bined flood control and irrigation The sudden shearing strains that
following general election, which
of Applegate valley should be con were placed on gear teeth, axles
would be in November, 1940, for
sidered as part of the possible de and drive «hafts was far beyond
a full four year term.
velopment program for Josephine the capacity of endurance of the
The situation is interpreted county according to a report of metals then existent. In desper
similarly to that occasioned by the land and water investigation of ation the manufacturer turned to
death of Sheriff H. II. Lister. A. the Farm Security Administration the metallurgist for more and bet
Donley Barnes was appointed
presented at a series of meetings ter metals and he got them.
sheriff by the county court to recently held in this county by
So in answer to the old cry,
serve a full four year term, thus Roscoe E. Bel), land classification "get a horse," there came tough
tion. The person chosen then will expert and J. Winter Smith, water alloys. One of the complimentary
serve a full four yer term, thus
metals used was molybdenum.
utilization specialist.
changing the sequence of elections
When molybdenum was first
More than a quarter of a mil
permanently.
lion acre-feet of water flows past found among the metals it was
Thrasher in confirming his in the gauging station on the Upper confused with both lead and
tention to resign said that he could Applegate in average years, over graphite, the three being classed
not set the date until all details 90 per cent of which is now wast as one metal. The Greeks were
were known to him.
ed. In addition to the present ir- first to note this metal. It was
Six Month» Grace
digation in Applegate valley, first classified as an element by
Selection of the homesteads, ac there are now many thousands of P. J. Hjelm in 1 782. Th«' metal
cording to the Klamath Falls As acres both in Josephine and Jack- is extremely soft, having a hard
sociated Press correspondent, has son county which might be irri ness of only 1 to 1.5. Its specific
been set by W. H. Tingley, chief gated if water were available in I gravity is 4.7. It occurs in the
clerk of the reclamation bureau the late summer when the stream ore molybdenite as a silvery
office, for April 15. Selection flow is small.
white, shiny, flaky metal that will
will be on the basis of qualifica
During winter and early spring peel off readily under the pres
tion ratings with the top-ranking
high water causes much flood sure of the finger nail. It is not
homesteader being given first damage in many parts of the val easily confused with any other
choice and so on. Tingley said ley. Construction of a high dam metal except perhaps, graphite.
the bureau would distribute the on the Applegate river below If there is any doubt as to the
homestead* about five days later Grouse creek would permit storage metal it can be reasonably estab
and that the deadline for estab of 38,000 acre-feet of water for lished to be molybdenum merely
lishing residence would be six
late summer irrigation and pre by heating the suspected sub
months from that date.
vent flood damage. Because of stance. If it is moly a distinct
The Courier in its deduction the surplus of water available sulphurous fume will be given off.
may be right, and we expect they such a dam could be operated pri The ore will also give a bluish
are, concerning the four year marily for flood control during gray streak on paper. Or if you
term, but The News was under the the winter months and could al must be fussy, b<»il a few mili-
impression that the commissioners
ways be filled by the large stream grams of the ore in dilute (1:1)
MUST alternate, two commission available after March 1.
nitric acid in a test tube for a
ers could not be elected the same
Water might be distributed by few minutes. Dilute this further
year.
ditches on both sides of the valley to 10 or 12 cubic centimeters and
We have just been reliably in and into the lower end of Williams add a pinch of xanthate. If moly
formed that Mr. Thrasher was valley to serve lands now irrigat bdenum is present a pink to pur
ninth on the list of applicants. He ed from Williams creek, making ple precipitate will be found.
expects to leave shortly for Tule this water available by exchange
The mineral occurs in flakes,
lake to select his farm, but will to lands higher up Williams val and sometimes massive form, dis
return to settle up his business ley. Stored water might also be seminated through the formation
here before leaving permanently carried over the ridge to serve in which it occurs. It is found in
lands now irrigated by high pump granite, gneiss, schyst, marble and
ing lift along the south edge of quartz. A contact between lime
Miners Asked To Aid
the Grants Pass Irrigation dis stone and granite or greenstone
Mineral Exhibits
trict, making a big saving in oper is a very good place to prospect.
The principal use of moly is in
At a recent meeting of the di ating costs and relieving the pres
rectors of the Miners’ Jubilee, it t ent irrigation district from exces the steel industry as a hardener.
Also it is used as a pigment and
was stated that they would ap- , sive pumping costs.
Such
a
dam
on
the
Applegate
in
the chemical industry.
preciate the cooperation of indi-)
The principal supply for the
vidual miners who would bring in | river together with necessary
good specimens of ores to be ditches for distribution of this American market is from Climax,
placed on exhibit at the coming water to the 16,000 acres in the Colorado. The ore is crushed and
two counties would probably prove the concertrate recovered by flo
Jubilee.
It was requested that the min too expensive to be justified for tation, The product ¡s shipped in
ers leave the samples at The irrigation alone. Such an enter barrels and sells at 42 cents a
News office and tagged right prise might be economically feas pound.
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then and there, and the committee ible if part of the cost could be
charged
to
flood
aontrol
benefits
Joe
N'uese,
who has been visiting
will pick up the samples and take
and government aid secured in the here for the winter, left Monday
care of them.
way of low interest rates.
for his home in Marshall, Minne
o
—
Development of the water re- sota. He plans to return again
W. A. Brouillet made a business
next winter.
trip to Crescent City Tuesday.
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Resources
Activities
In Mining
Fire Truck
Guaranteed
1
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By Chamber
A few of the faithful met last
Tuesday noon for luncheon at the
Illinois Valley Chamber of Com
merce meeting, and those who did
not come missed a good chicken
dinner.
The president asked for a re
port on the literature comm'tteo
and the yreported progress.
W. J. McLean reported on the
big meeting for next Tuesday
night at the high school when a
6:30 p. m. banquet will be served
by the girls of the home econom
ics class of Kerby high school in
the school building. Dinner sharp
at 6:30. Some interesting talks
will be given and then a fine pic
ture, taken by C. A. Winetrout
of Grants Pass will be shown. The
picture is in colors and the talk
Mr. Winetrout gives as the pic
ture progresses is indeed interest
ing. We don’t know whether he
has any oil wells in his picture or
not, but maybe he can tell us
somethin* about them. Mexico
and oil wells are a hot topic now.
Tickets will have to be procured
for this dinner or else—So get
your tickets and be sure to at
tend this interesting and instruc
tive meeting and program of the
Chamber next Tuesday, April the
12th. No noon meeting.
Dr. Brown announced the open
ing of the Friendly Mission play
ing field and the meeting of the
group Thursday evening at the
Mission.
Dr. Brooks made a report on
the water system for the city. He
stated that he did not want to
take the responsibility of prepar
ing a petition to present to the
water users. He asked the club
to prepare the petition and he
would see that it was circulated.
Elwood Hussey said that too
many of us were thinking of the
cost, »20,000 or $25,000 foi; a
water system. The cost of any
system will be distributed over a
long period of years and will not
hurt anyone, when the monthly
bill ¡s received for water and fire
protection.
Wm. Wasmond thought a peti
tion would be useless. What the
water user or property owner
wants to know first is what the
system is going to cost and he
wa* under the impression that we
would not get very far until this
fact was determined.
Blake Miller said that he had
contacted most of the water users
on the north side and that he was
sure everyone of them would be
in the water users association if
properly set up.
Dr. Brooks, speaking of the size
of pipe line, thought that a 10 in.
pipe line was not necessary, and
believed that a six in. pipe would
be sufficient and would meet all
requirements. There was much
discussion on water and water sys
tems for the city, and the final re
sult was to get data on the cost
of a small system and see if it
would be possible for the few users
to establish a water users associa
tion and build the system.
Considerable discussion was en
tered into on the fire truck for
Cave City. C. Y. Arnold wanted
to know if anyone knew when the
truck would be finished and what
was the delay. President Drews,
who has the truck in his garage,
said it would take between $10 to
$15 to complete the truck and
the Chamber then guaranteed this
amount if the truck would be fin
ished immediately.
Mr. Drews
promised that the necessary work
he had to do would be finished at
once. The Chamber wanted to do
something for the fire department
and deciiied to give a dance some
time in the near future for their
benefit. Time and late to be an
nounced later,
John L. Dougall, candidate for
county judge, was a visitor, but
was too modest to talk about his
own affairs. A member told that
he was a candidate and was run
ning on the republican ticket.
Mr. McLean announced that the
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