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Gateway to The Oregon Caves Illinois Valley News A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND SURROUNDING 1)1 STRU TS Volume II Cave Junction. Oregon, Thursday, September 15, 1938 No. 19 Price 5 CenLs I School Board Puts Busses On Ballot X At a special called board meet ing of Union High School Dis trict No. 1, at the school house in Kerby last Monday evening, a large attendance was on hand to demonstrate to the board of direc tors their choice in the matter of putting the bus measure back on the ballot. While there was much mixed sentiment on the question, those favoring putting the bus proposi tion back on the ballot seemed to be very much in the majority, at any rate they made the most applause when the occasion de manded. The board members present were, Chairman Lucius Robinson, H. M. Hensley, Harry Smith, Martin Mauer and Loren George. The budget committee present were, Raphael Leonard, C. L. Mil ler, C. H. Brooks and Sol Curtis. Chairman Robinson said he had called the meeting to reconsider the budget and asked for expres sions from those present. .Mem bers of the board and budget com mittee at first were the only ones to speak, and the sentiment was pro and con. W. K. L. Harber of Bridgeview held the floor for some length explaining how some school laws worked in Colorado and cautioned the folks of the Illi nois Valley to not put too large a burden on the tax payers. While Mr. Harbor’s talk was not alto gether on the subject at issue, however, he proved to be a highly intellectual gentleman who seem ed to have the interests of the people at heart, and while his talk had nothing much to do with the situation in the valley, he was trying to draw parallels of w’hat happened to the folks in Colo rado and did not want the same thing to happen here. After much discussion that did not seem to be helping matters any, and the crowd was becom ing restless for action, Raphael Leonard asked that the committee vote on the question of whether the bus measure should go on the ballot, voting yes and no. The board of directors and the budget committee voted on the question and the count stood: Yea—4. No—5. For a time the measure seem ed settled and the bus measure would not be on the ballot. But someone called to the boards at tention that the budget commit tee had voted on the question and it was a board matter and the budget committee had nothing to do with it. The board realized this and another ballot was taken with the following results from the board members only: Yes—3. No—2. So the bus measure will appear on the ballot at the next school election to oe held October 8th at 2 p. m. in the school house at Kerby, together with the publish ed budget to be found in another column of this weeks paper. The issue is now clearly before the people to decide. After this result, the crowd good naturedly started for home, and the meet ing was over. BLESSED EVENT Born to Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Rey nolds of Kerby at the Josephine General Hospital, Sunday, Sept ember 11, a baby boy, weight 6 pounds 4% ounces. 4 Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Whiteman of Kerby, at the Jose phine General Hospital, Friday, September 9, a son, weighing 8 pounds. I I COMING EVENTS | tb....... Wed.-Sat., Sept. 14-17—Josephine County Fair, Grants Pass, September 21-25—Del Norte County Fair, Crescent City, Cal ifornia. o Coming Attractions at Cave City Theater The most modern of heroes, airplane test pilots, are glorified in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s first aviation picture in more than two years, “Test Pilot,” which stars Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracey, with Lionel Bar rymore heading a major support ing cast at the Cave City theatre, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18. The picture, based on an origi nal story by Frank Wead, and giving an intimate insight into the lives of men who dare death to pave the heavens for future generations, has been acclaimed by aviation experts, military and civil, to be the truest, lovable role of an aircraft manufacturer who hires Gable and who finally persaudes him to give up his per ilous life. Supporting players include, Samuel S. Hinds, Marjorie Main, Ted Pearson, Gloria Holden, Louis Jean Heydt, Virginia Grey, Pris cilla Lawson, Claudia Coleman and Arthur Aylesworth. For next Tuesday and Wednes day, Sept. 20 and 21 Manager Fred Rout has booked, “Blue- oeard's Eighth Wife,” the Para mount comedy which brings Claudette Colbert and Gary Coop er together in a new screen part nership to which both stars have been looking forward for a num ber of years. Not only is the story laid against the background of Eu rope’s most glamorous resorts, but to make it authentic. Director Producer Ernst Lubitsch sent a crew of photographers across the Atlantic on a fourteen-week trip, from which they returned with more than thirty thousand feet of film. In selecting the cast for this latest Paramount production, Lu bitsch exhibited as much care as he did in gathering his sceneic background. In addition to form ing the brand-new Colbert-Coop er partnership he selected a sup porting cast which includes such well known actors as Edward Ev erett Horton, David Niven and Elizabeth Patterson Children's Caravan Shrine Home Off For In The Offing Convention Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P. Greiner of Arlington, California, are making many improvements at the Richardson place about three miles north of Kerby. The Grein ers recently purchased the Rich ardson place and are planning to make it a Shrine Children's home similar to the home they have at Arlington, California. The home they have at Arling ton, California, is of the boarding type with boys and girls between the ages of five and 15 entered, they must be of good health and good character. Obedience and discipline are maintained at all times. Regularity of hours, meals and duties for each child is part of the training. Christian training along with the secular education is believed necessary for the highest type of civilization. Large playgrounds with swimming pools, riding horses and various other atheletics are maintained at the Arlington Shrine Children's home. Mr. Greiner is from New York state, where he served in the state assembly and state senate. He has been associated with char itable and missionary works and has gained an enviable reputation. The children of the home he hopes to establish here will be entered in the Kerby schools, as the founder believes the children should come in contact with those from the different walks of life rather than just a few. Glenn Morrison Post No. 70 will be well represented at the National Convention which will be held in Los Angeles, September 18, 19, 20 and 21, when a car load including Elwood Hussey, C. Y. Arnold, Ted Athey, and with them will be Luke Wyatt, com mander of the post in Grants Pass. The local delegates will leave early Friday morning and meet the big caravan at Medford which will include perhaps 500 cars and will go on to Sacramen to where a big time is scheduled for them that evening. Then on to Los Angeles, Sunday, arriving there in the evening. In Mr. Hussey’s car will be the bass drum that Ted Athey carried all through France during the World War, and which is con sidered a historical relic at this date, and in 20 years from now will be a very valuable exhibit in any museum. The accompanying photograph was taken by the Courier Monday and appeared in the Courier in last Tuesday’s edi tion. The News has prepared a spec ial double truck from which thou sands of dodgers will be printed and taken to Los Angeles by the local boys who will use their best efforts to have the delegates fol low the bass drum home over the Redwood highway and visit the Oregon Caves on their return. The boys are taking on a big task, but the bass drum will ma terially help the advertising as it is regarded by all Legionnaires as one of the finest exhibits coming out of the World War, and will be of especial interest to all Le gionnaires attending the conven tion. It is expected that hundreds of cars will be coming home over the Redwood highway next week Josephine county is raising end. their quota for the Redwood Em --------------o-------------- pire Association's building exhibit at the San Francisco World’s fair Wedding Anniversary next year. The sum MUST be rais Miss Dahlgren Bride Celebrated Saturday ed in order to have this county's Of Coach Jones exhibit in place when the fair Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Smith cele opens, and Grants Pass has about At a simple but pretty cere brated their wedding anniversary completed its part of the amount. mony of last Sunday afternoon last Saturday evening by giving Illinois Valley will benefit just at 3:15 o'clock in Bethany Luth a party at the State Line Rendez as much as Grants Pass in this eran church at Warren, Ore., vous. exhibit, and we are allowed to Miss June Dahlgren, daughter of A large number of friends from be a part of the Redwood Empire Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Dahlgren, be all over the valley gathered to even if we are in Oregon, and the came the bride of Dan Jones, Jr., wish the happy couple many more State of California gave a huge son of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Jones years of connubial bliss. During sum to build the building and al of Tigard. The Rev. J. A. Martin the evening a mock marriage was lowed Josephine county of Oregon officiated. Cedar boughs and dog performed which gave the guests to come in with the rest of the wood were garlanded around the much merriment. California counties in the assoc altar which was banked with pink Buck and Sonny Smith and iation. and white gladioli and blue as Frank Schiska furnished the mus M. C. Athey was selected as ters. ic for the dancers and later "hot chairman of this drive for the Il The bride wore a gown of light dogs" and refreshments were linois Valley and he has the blanks blue chiffon with a V-neckline served the guests. for those who wish to subscribe and accordion pleated skirt. Her Those present expressed the for this splendid exhibit which white tulle veil was caught in a hope that another happy gather wil be in the Redwood Empire cap of lace and seed pearls and ing would be given next year. buiding, and Josephine county has she carried a bouquet of pink -------------- o-------------- . the favored spot at the entrance rosebuds and bouvardia. She was of the building. Subscriptions will given in marriage by her father. Party Honoring Ladies be taken and paid monthy for 12 Miss Anna May Dahlgren, her months, so it wi not hurt anyone sister’s aid of honor, wore a dusty Given Last Friday ______ I to give a dollar a month for 12 pinn marquisette frock and car months, so it will not hurt anyone ried an arm bouquet of pink as Last Friday at her home on member of the committee calls on ters. W. E. Mason acted as best , Caves highway, Mrs. E. L. Hodg- you, you will know what the want, man and the ushers were Elmer ! don was hostess with a stork show- your signature on the dotted line Jensen and Bill Dahlgren re given in honor of Mrs Frank i —that you will give a dollar or A reception was held after Mellow and a birthday anniver more a month for the next 12 the ceremony at the home of the sary surprise for Mrs. Elizabeth months so the county can have a bride’s parents for relatives and Holland of Bridgeview. Many creditable exhibit. close friends. Presiding at the lovely gifts were given Mrs. Mel If you are missed, will you be table were Mrs. L. A. Jones and low and to Mrs. Holland, a pic a good sport and come in and let Miss Anna May Dahlgren. ture besides other gifts were pre us know at The News office. It For traveling the bride wore a sented Mrs. Holland. will be hard for the committee brown wool three-piece suit with Refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Leo to call on everyone in the valley rust accessories who is greatly interested in this After a short wedding trip the Martin and Mrs. Harry Floyd. exhibit, so it will be greatly ap young couple will make their The following guests were pres ent: Mesdames Leo Martin, Frank preciated if you will call and help home in Kerby, Ore., where Mr. Jones is the high school coach.— Moreland, Frank Mellow. Eliza out in the solicitation. Every business institution in Portland Journal. beth Holland, Mattie Seyferth, Edith Hayes, Syd Jacques, Agnes the valley and every service sta --------------o Smith, Effie Smith, Daisy Bald- ' tion and auto camp as well as Mrt. Huntress of Medford, and win, Eva Peters, Sadie Smock, ! patriotic citizens, should sign for Mr. and Mrs A. A. Johnson were this exhibit. You will all get it Harry Floyd. Kate Lewis, Grace Hudron, Sophia Bunch, Sol Cur- I back, and more next year dur the guests of A. S. Rosenbaum, tis, Elizabeth Wills, Walda Mau,- ing the fair, and the exhibit will District Freight and Passenger er, Martel Lewis, Pearl Houck. ; enhance your chance of return. Agent S. P. Co., Medford, at a Elda Yarbrough, Jessie Leonard, Let's all get behind this drive and dinner party which he gave at the Lizzie Hodgdon and Miss Helen see to it that the Illinois Valley Oregon Caves Chateau last Sat Floyd. is very willing to do their share urday evening. Illinois Valley Must Help Put In Exhibit Reports of Pageant All Seem Favorable Politics Beginning To Perk Up With enough time since the Jubilee for people to express their views on the Pageant your reporter has not found any com plaint worth mentioning. Those who took part did so with a will and determination to show the paying public there are By M. C. Athey enough people in the valley to put The political situation as re on a real show. gards the county is beginning to One cannot mention the out take notice of things generally standing actors or singers as all and the many candidates in par took their parts so well the entire ticular. The situation at present cast would have to be named. is complicated because both coun Everyone in the play said they would be on hand next year and ty central committees have mud- do even better if such a thing is died up the water in their delay ing the nominations for Commis possible. Between the third and fourth sioner Thrasher's unexpired term. Mr. Thrasher resigned August scene George W. Martin rendered two solos which were enjoyed by i 20th, and the committees knew of all. Mrs. Babcock accompanied it long before this date and have had plenty of time to make their on the piano. Joy Armstrong started the pa selections, but both have been geant by singing the "Indian Love stalling and the longer they stall Call,’ that was a gem. Next the the more tense the situation be- Both committees will Indian scene with the picturesque comes. chief, Bill Armstrong and the have to do something before the genuine scalp dance by Harold 23rd of this month as this date is Hill. the dead line for nominations, pe The second scene showed the titions, etc. sailors finding gold at aid Waldo. For Mr. Thrasher's position When the “Swede", Jim Wells there has developed a small regi found a nugget so large he had ment of aspirants, and who will trouble in holding up all were giv get the "nod,” no one, unless the en a good laugh. chart is all slated, knows. One The third scene showed the vil thing is certain, one of the com- lain, Feriling Sawyer getting mittees will nominate an Illinois rough with the heroine, Joy Arm Valley man, and perhaps both strong but the hero Dr A. N. Coll will, they should, and this man man came to the rescue in time will get the backing of all the val to save her. ley and we know most of the bus The court scene with Roy Wells iness men in Grants Pass want a as judge was full of laughs es man from the valley for this posi pecially when he used a bladder tion. We are entitled to it. on the head of Hallelujah played The judgeship is also coming by Johnny Wilber. in for its share of consideration. There again the villain tried The regular party nominees are to get rid of our hero but the tables were turned and justice going to have plenty of company during the campaign if all file won in the end. The fifth scene was an old who have signified their inten time saloon in the early days and tions. All in all, it looks like quite a gave a chance for some gun play. The hotel scenes followed with campaign coming on for the coun many laughs and the show closed ty positions and there may be with an old time dance after the some dynamite along the line. wedding of Suzanne and Sutton. One thing is certain, the longer F. W. Jones made a very impres the committees postpone their sive minister and the scenes be duty, the more dynamite is going tween Mrs. Lola Peterson as Mar to be expected. --------------o-------------- tha and Mrs. C. L. Schumacher as Sarah, Harold Hill as Pete and Protect Wild Birds M. C. Athey as Sputterer were Now Being Released full of laughs. Maxene Patrick made a charm J. H. Pomeroy, a lover of wild ing and gracious sister and th« others as miners, police officers, game birds and a breeder of hun gamblers, and Chinese were all dreds of the prettiest wild birds effective in their respective pMrts. ever released in the state, has re Buck and Sunny Smith, Frank cently released some 200 odd Schiska played their guitars birds, some of which are semi throughout the play and for the wild Mallard ducks. Mr. Pomeroy at his own ex dancing with Johnny Wilber help pense breeds the birds and when ing out with his harmonica. his pens become congested, he re The cast follows: Wm. Armstrong, Harold Hill, leases them, hoping the valley Frank Mellow, Orval and Ortis will soon become one of the best Seats, Ted Athey, George Mellow, stocked wild bird spots in the Pa .Jun Payne Ken Wells, Roy Wells, cific Northwest. His desires will Jim Wells, Freiling Sawyer, Dr. be realized if the local residents A. N. Collman, John Smith, Keith will help protect these birds until Wells, Frank Schiska, F. W. they become sufficient in number Jones, M. C. Athey, Johnny Wil to make hunting a pleasure. ber, Roy Smith and J. Earl Clay Mr. Pomeroy is to be lauded for ton. his efforts in helping stock the The ladies were: Joy Arm valley with such fine wild game strong, Mrs. C. L. Schumacher, birds, and in a few years the val Mrs. Lola Peterson, Mrs. Roy ley will be one of the greatest Smith, Marene Patrick and Mrs. C. wild bird hunting places in the C. Babcock at the piano. state. But right now, let us all protect them and let them breed ------------- o-------------- until the valley is well stocked. Townsenders Remain Ix>yal to Mahoney Evidence that the rank and file of the Oregon Townsend club are remaining loyal to Willis A. Mahoney, democratic nominee for United States senator, has been more and more apparent during the last ten days, W. J. Conrad, Mahoney's state campaign mana ger announced today. “Straw votes taken among the Townsend clubs since I)r. Town send’s visit show that Mahoney has made a small gain among the membership in the past few weeks," Conrad said.. “It is evident that pension pro ponents in Oregon are uniting to help Mahoney in his strong fight in their behalf during the past five years,” Conrad declared. “We are grateful for this confi dence.” Kerby Rod and Gun Club To Hold Picnic Sunday The Kerby Rod and Gun club will hold a picnic and pot luck lunch next Sunday at Bolan lake. ■ A group of men have been at the lake during the week building a dam so as to raise the water in the lake eight feet above the present level. This will give more water for the fish and make a much better feeding ground for them. Those who have been at the lake building the dam are, Ken Robinson, Oscar King, Archie Earns, Mr. Adams, H. M. Hayden, Shorty Phillips, Jack Hayden, Jimmie Davis, H. W. Williams, and Ray Hauser of the Ranger station. Mabie Ramsey, president of the Rod and Gun club says the public is invited to attend thia picnic. The club will furnish coofee free.
