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Courier Gateway to The Oregon Caves Illinois Valley News A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS Volume II No. 18 School Board And Budget I Kerby News Notes of General Interest Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, September 8, 1938 Price 5 Cents Banquet Highlight School Mass Jubilee Makes Of Miners7 Jubilee Meeting Held History For Lew Kellert, who is employed in a mill in Lake county, spent the week end at his home near Many times others see us in a tion, Oregon." Kerby, attending part of the Jub much better light than we see our ilee while here. Sam H. Baker as toastmaster selves. The following article in opened the speaking program and Last Friday evening the board Lucius Robinton, chair Mrs. L. R. Bragdon of Portland the Grants Pass Courier tells a introduced Henry Westbrook anti of Union High School District No. man of the board of direct spent the week end with her better story of the Miners’ Jubi V. K. Meedorn who spoke briefly. 1, met in the school building at ort Ditt. No. 1, of Josephine brother, Wm. D. George on the lee banquet, held last Monday Representing Secretary of State Kerby to transact such business County, called a special George place south of Kerby. Mrs. night in the Legion hall, than we Earl Snell, Hugh E. Rosson spoke as may come before it. meeting of the board and Bragdon is a teacher in a Port could tell ourselves, and we are appreciatively of all community ef Immediately after the school budget committee for Mon land school. glad to publish this report of our forts in Oregon, like purposed with board meeting, the budget com day, September 12 at 8 p banquet. Cave Junction. He mentioned par m. in the Kerby high school. mittee met and revised the bud I Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Wilson ticularly the annual pageant at get to be voted on at the next took their son, Howard ‘‘Cubby’’ CAVE JUNCTION, (Special) — Eugene, the round up at Pendle school election in November. Th«' Illinois Valley Chamber Wilson to Grants Pass Saturday, “Mr. Edmondson! Pass the beans!” ton, and the various efforts made It was the opinion of County of Commerce offered its services where he underwent an operation In so addressing the guest of to develop the great resources of School Superintendent Wardrip. for removal of tonsils and ade- honor last night's Miners’ Jubilee Oregon. His appreciation of the in calling a mass meeting in the after receiving a legal opinion noids “Cubby” came home the banquet. Art Drews as chairman Miners' Jubilee at Cave Junction, Legion hall last night, (Wednes from the district attorney, that same day feeling fine. carried out the motive which in was enhanced by the fact that the day) to discuss the high school the last election was illegal, so —o— spires the annual celebration of community is less than a twentieth bus problem. A very large crowd another one would have to be Mr. and Mrs. J. IL Pomeroy, the discovery of gold at “Sailors' th«> size of the territory tributary attended th«> meeting and dis- held. cussion of th«' school problems and daughter, Nora, and sons. Bill Diggin's'’ and the history attend- to Eugene. The budget committee was com were general. anti Bob left Tuesday for their ing the early settlement of 1111- Mr, Rosson in his address gave posed of C. H. Brooks, Deer home in Sausalito, California. Nel nois Valley. President Drews of the Cham- point iind direction to th«' enter Creek; Chas. Miller, Dryden; Sol son Pomeroy, the oldest son will called the meeting to order ber, the Le- The banquet was hed in prising leaders in Illinois Valley Curtis, Holland; IL M. Hayden, remain on the ranch for a few gion hall and was served by the who, through the annual Miners’ and asketi that they elect their Cave Junction, and Rafael Leon weeks. G. A. Peterson of Kerby Ladies Auxiliary of the American Jubilee are dreaming the wonder own chairman. Mr. Drews was ard, Holland. The committee after is managing the Pomeroy ranch. Legion. A bugler sounded the in the valley and its history into unanimously elected. Mrs. Ed much debate decided to leave the —o— “ mess call.” The guests stood in a movement that will add greatly Norman was elected secretary of bus transportation matter off Miss Alvenia Connell of Me silent reverence and gratitude to to the attractiveness of the Red- the meeting ami it was under way. the ballot entirely at the next Minnville has been hired to teach Cod. Then Clyde Edmondson of wooil Empire. Mr. Drews said this meeting is election, but put it in the budget, English, typing and music, also the Empire association "passed your* and suggested a time limit Clyde Edmondson, general man $1200 to be distributed to school girls physical education in the the beans,” and the climax to the ager of the Redwoo»i Empire as be place«! on debate, and three pupils who live one mile or more Kerby highschool. Mrs. Doris second year’s observance was on. sociation, was the guest of honor. minutes was allotted to all speak away from the school building. Sheythe who had been hired for The Miners' Jubilee, Inc., plan- Highways are never completed: ers. The budget was increased suf this position, resigned because of ne»l this year's banquet as a re They are always in the process of C II. Brooks of Deer Creek, ex ficiently to take care of the forth serious injuries which her hus- cognition of the builders of the improvement,” he said. His story plained some of th»1 past history coming election', otherwise it was bantl rereived while working in a Redwood and the Oregon Caves of th»' days when there were cor of the bus angle from its incep practically as the one just voted logging camp. highways, and the creators of the duroy roads and impassable tion this year. Mrs. Effie Smith, on. with the exception of the bus Redwood Empire association. chasms—anil the large place the clerk of the school board was transportation. Mr. and Mrs. George Thrasher Greetings were brought from men of Josephine county played in called on t»> give some of the The board employed Miss Al- and family came from Tulelake Mayor Rossi of San Francisco, and the beginning days of the Redwood school laws so that »liscussion venia Connell as instructor in Saturday to attenil part of the Paul E. Mudgett, president of highway—with a sketch of the at would stick to possibilities lather English, typing and music. Miss Jubilee, returning Sunday. The the Redwood Empire association. titudes of doubters as late as 15 than probabilities. Connell comes very highly recom The question was asked what Thrasher girls are attending Tule The honored guests included years ago—then the $60,000,000 mended and is a graduate of Lin lake schools. While here the representatives of the chambers expended—the plans for the im legal action was necessary to have field college. Thrashers were guests of Mrs. of Commerce of Crescent City and provement of the highway from the bus question put back on th»1 —■ o-------------- Delia Payne, Mr. Thrasher's Grants Pass, the forest rangers, Crescent City to Grants Pass— ballot Mrs. Smith said that there Coming Attractions at mother. county vice-presidents and execu with the extreme costs for cer was no action that could be taken —o— Cave City Theater tive board members of the Red tain difficult engineering feats— now, as the recent board and bud get meeting was held in a legal Mrs. Alva Laws and son, Bob wood Empire association and affil in contrast to other sections of the manner and nothing now could be Next Saturday and Sunday eve by returned to Kerby last week iated units, together with nota nation—and present encouraging nings, “The Big Broadcast of en<l after spending the summer ble men who pioneered in the de »lone to put the bus question back attitude of men in both Califor 1938“ will be the attraction at with relatives at Medford, and velopment of our two great high on the ballot. nia and Oregon and throughout Lucius Robinson said that the the Cave City theatre. with Mr Laws at Trail, where he ways, and have made the Oregon the nation—with the story of the “Gangway, my little sugar has been in the forest service. Mr. Caves and their environs a nation “Cash Customers” (the tourists) board and budget meeting was held according to instruction from plums, for the super-colossal Laws who is principal of the Ker al monument. expending $4,000,000,000 annual show of the year,” is the expres by grade school will be on hand ' Redwood plaques with copper ly in America—the competition the county school superintendent, i and the district attorney and that sion of the star of the picture, W. for the opening of school, Mon- inscription plates were presented for that and what it means—Jo C. Fields the funny man of the day, Sept. 12th. to men who made the famous trip sephine county receiving now at was all they, the board, hail to go —o— screen and stage, the cast also through the mud over the route of least one million of it—in this and on. He explained that the board was told that the recent election Mrs. Don Morrison, who is an the Redwood highway about 15 includes Martha Raye, Dorothy other ways Mr. Edmondson set a Lamour and many more stars of expert horseback rider received years ago which resulted in Red goal before the Miners' Jubilee was null and void and was not to the screen and broadcasting stu quite the surprise of her life and wood highway work being started. and its sponsors that calls for an be considered, and they would dios. Kirsten Flagstad, the great also her first time to have a sur Of that number O. S. Blanchard, all the year around program of ac have to start all over again as Norwegian operatic star, is fea prise landing from the back of a Sam H. Baker, C. A. Winetrout, tivity. The first step wil be the if nothing had ever taken place. Elwoo»l Hussey said that the horse, on Sunday afternoon while George C. Sabin, R. W. Clarke and larger participation in the San tured in the show. Some great song hits are intro returning from the Jubilee rodeo I. A. Robie were present from Francisco exposition in which Jo valley was entitled to good schools duced and all in all it is a full going across the river to her Grants Pass, and Glenn Ireland sephine county has an honored and when prospective real estat»' evenings entertainment that the home from Cave Junction she and Fret! Endert of Del Norte place as belonging to the Red- I buyers asked what schools we had and what the transportation facil stopped in the river to let her county were present. local fans wil be glad to see. Plaques woo<l Empire association. The Wednesday show was too horse drink. A duck flew out of were also awarded to Judg»* H. D. I Chairman Drews then present ities were, he was force«! to tell good to show for just one night, the water near the horse’s head Norton, Wilfred Allen, Eclus Pol ed M. C. Athey, secretary of the them .and on learning there was so Manager Rout has booked it ' causing it to rear up and as Mrs. lock, Frank Mashburn ami James Miners' Jnbilee, Inc., who express no transportation, buyers went for Wednesday and Thursday, I Morrison was in a relaxed position G. Bromley of Josephine county, ed the pleasure Cave Junction en elsewhere. Mrs. Johnny Wittrock thought September 14 and 15. “Treasure' she easily slid off into the water and Judge John I.. Childs and joyed in the presence of the dis that the people should have the Island,” with Wallace Beery, getting a thorough wetting. James McNamara of Del Norte tinguished guests. right to vote on the question as to —o— Jackie Cooper and Lionel Barry county Presentation was made by The Miners’ Jubilee program Mrs. Lydia Gordon of Sacra Art Drews, president of the Cave concluded with the historical pag whether they wanted busses or more This picture confines its story very close to the great book mento, is spending a few days City chamber of commerce, assist eant in the local theatre, L. A. not, and wanted th«' measure put on the ballot so the people could by Robert L. Stevenson, and few with her old friend and neighbor, ed by Queen Ruth and Crown ("Ted”) Athey, directing. decide the question. need an introduction to this book. Mrs. Dollie Duncan. Mrs. Gordon, Princess Evelyn. The afternoon program consist - Many others said they thought Long John Silver and the entire formerly lived on the place now Th»1 plaque is a bronze tablet e»l of a parade, led by the muni th»' people should say whether occupied by the Hugh White fam cast will be represented in the mounted on a Redwood base, and cipal band of Grants Pass. they wanted to pay for busses or ily north of Kerby and the two show. The “gold panning” contest I ot, and resented the idea that reads: “For Distinguished Com years, "Treasure Island” has broken friends had not met for 11 munity Service, rendered in the was held on the banks of the Illi many box office records this year, Mrs. Gordon is returning from establishment of the Redwood nois river at Cave City Park. the board would not give them all show going fans will take ad Walla Walla, Washington, where and Oregon Caves highways. Pre First and second prizes were won that privilege. Some of the speak vantage of seeing it here, for they she visited her daughter, Mrs. sented by Miners’ Jubilee, Sept . by Messrs. George and Matthew- » rs said that if they did not get this opportunity of voting on the have two nights to watch the per Florence Frazier and also spent ember 3, 4, 5, 1938. ( ave Junc- ! respectively. buss«- , th»y would cast their ba I formance, Wednesday and Thurs some time in Portland visiting a lot against the budget. son. She will stop in Eureka, to day, September 14 and 15. There F. W. Jones, principal of ’ the is no advance in price for this visit another son. County School Supt. Local Resident Breaks 1 igh school, askeii 11' the board I —o— great feature. Wardrip Inspects Schools could not meet again and recon- Mr. and Mrs. Courtney, and Arm Building Garage ■o-------------- S'der tl e question? Mr. Robinson James Mansfield of Palo Alto, 1 daughters, Harriet and Gloria, said such a meeting could be held. Wednesday, County School Su M. II. Gates had the misfortune California, is a guest at the home who have been house guests at A motion was made that the cit perintendent Wardrip came out to fall from the roof of a garage the J. H. Pomeroy ranch left the of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Babcock. 1 izens gather at this meeting, re to the Valley and inspected the Mr. Mansfield is the manager of first of the week for their home he was working on at his home new White school building under spectfully ask the board and bu<l- and broke his arm in the fall. Chico, California. in Thoit’s exclusive shoe store in Mr. Gates was putting on a construction. He expressed himself get committee to meet in a spec Palo Alto. He has been w-ith the Kerby Union High School will ridge around the roof and lost his satisfied with the new building ial session an«l revise the budget same store for 33 years. open Monday, Sept. 12. Registra balance and tumbled to the and while the concrete step was an»l give th«- people t)ie chance to ffltlUWHIHHIIIIIHItlllUllllllllllltlllllHIIIHtllHIIIHUIS,«] tion of students and assignment ground. Dr. Collman took him to still a little damp he was asked vote on the bus question. The mo book list« will occupy the fore Grants Pass, where his arm was by Geo. Allen, builder, to put his tion carried unanimously. | COMING EVENTS | of Another motion that carried noon. Teachers will meet at one put in a cast. The accident hap foot print on the step which he unanimously, asked for a delega did. It will remain there as long (b<.................................................. a o'clock p. m. for instructions and pened yesterday, Wednesday. tion from each district to 1 attend ' as the step does. -------------- o-------------- discussion of plans for the school Monday-Sunday, Sept. 5-11—Ore the views ! the meeting and present Mr. Allen says the new building Henry L. Hess, Democratic year. Since registration of stu gon state fair, Salem. meeting. . expressed at the mass will be ready for school Septem dents will be completed by noon, candidate for Governor was a vis- Wed.-Sat., Sept. 14-17—Josephine it will not be necessary for stu tor in Cave Junction last Monday. ber 25th, when the term will start The delegates selected were: Selma—Mrs. Ed Norman. County Fair, Grants Pass, dents to remain after that time. at White school. Dryden—Mrs H. M. Hensley. Sunday, Sept. 11 — Joint 4-H Principal F. W. Jones is enxious dents having used text books that — ■ ■ o-------------- meeting at Don Thompson I that all students register Monday they want to sell should bring Central—J. A. Buckle. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. I.anning and Kerby—Johnny C. Wittrock ranch. Deer Creek. morning in order that he may their books to school Monday, little daughter, have moved to Rockydale—Mrs. Jack Villair. September 21-25—Del Norte know what seating will be requir where arrangements will be made Cave Junction and Mrs. Iutnning O’Brien—Mrs. Frank Stiwalt. County Fair. Crescent City, Cal-1 ed and that he may be better able for the sale of all books if pos will operate the Cave City Beauty shop. i.f»TRia to assign classes to rooms. Stu- sible. (Continued on Page Hi ree) Committee Wednesday Illinois Valley The big show of the year is over, as far as the Illinois Valley is concerned, for the Second An- nual Miners’ Jubilee folded up last Monday evening with the most successful show ever given in the valley. Starting Saturday evening, when Queen Ruth was crowned at the Cave City theatre and then to the Queen’s ball in the Legion hall, the Jubilee went merrily on its way to the finish. Of course, the high light of the Jubilee this year was the ban quet held Monday night in honor of the builders of the Redwood highway when many dignitaries of the highway and the Redwoods Empire attended. Among those who made the banquet a royal success, was Clyde Edmondson, general manager of the Red woods Empire of San Francisco, who made the principal address of the evening. This story is com plete in another column The concessions on “Fun Street” helped some to amuse the folks, and the Miner’s Casino was one of the bright spots of the cele bration. Pat Murphy of Klamath, brought several of his boys along and gave the valley residents a typical old time amusement hall which was enlivened by several musical troopers who knew their stuff, and one room was full near ly all the time with spectators lis tening to the musicians. The gold panning contest was scheduled for Monday morning, but some where there was a slip and it had to be postponed until after the Rodeo in the afternoon, and it was then held on the river at Cave City Park. Bill George, the world’s champion gold panner, won the first prize and Bud Matthews, both of Kerby, won the second prize. The Jubilee was attended by one of the largest crowds ever seen in the valley. With the street filled to capacity with automo biles, it was a hard job to find a place to park a car. The Rodeo held forth in the afternoons, and the mineral ex- hibits were very fine and attract ed a large crowd The Forest Ser vice exhibit in the mineral hall was one of th»' best in the county. A deer and three small fawns were in a pen and attracted every visitor. They were so gentle that they would come up to the fence and eat out of your hand and stand while being petted. This ex hibit attracted as much favorable comment as anything at the Jub ilee. The Forest Service always has a fine exhibit and it is surely appreciated by the folks of the valley and the many visitors. The para<ie Monday at 1 p. m. led by the Grants Pass band was not as good as last year's parade. However, it was one of the at tractions that all was glad to see. Universal satisfaction by the residents was given this year's show, and the committee was urg ed to go to greater successes next year. ■. ■ CARD ()-------------------------— OF THANKS I wish to thank everyone who helped with the Jubilee banquet, especially those who helped serve, the Garden club for decorations an<l those who loaned dishes and silver. If you didn't get all dishes and if any bills are outstanding which we failed to remember, please let me know. Thank you again. Joy Badden. NOTICE Anyone •end to produce having the County Pleate have it ready Sept. the be 12, and around to Monday, truck* pick to Fair, it will up. Or you may leave it at The New* office it where truck* will pick up. Roy Well*, Chairman.
