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A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS
Volume II
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No. 30
West May
Yield Needed
War Material
Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, December 1, 1938
Student Activities
At Kerby High
Carolers To Sing
On Redwood Highway
The first basketball game of
the season will be played at the
Kerby high Friday, December 2,
There is a possibility that the
The singing of Christmas carols
between Kerby and Crescent City is becoming each year increasing several groups from the various
high school. This is not a league ly popular all over America. The centers may be assembled at the
game.
big cities are organized by dis­ Christmas tree on the grounds of
The following interesting ar­
tricts and in their civic centers the Willadora and all join in sing­
ticle was released through a Unit­
Heide Sachse left for Los An­ large forest trees are transplant­ ing carols at the time of the light­
ed Press dispatch last week from geles, November 23, to finish the ed and decorated with electric ing of the tree. The three great
San Francisco:
school term. She is staying with lights. In some cities great ave­ festivals of the Christian church
With the United States depend­ her aunt in Los Angeles. Heide nues of trees are decorated for might be used to great advantage
ent upon importations from all was in the freshman class.
the festal season and bands of this year since both the “de is y
parts of the world of nine of the
singing carolers will tour the com­ ocho” and Christmas come on
“strategic mineral supplies" nec­
Last week was the final ending munities and sing praises at every Sundays.
essary for the carrying on of mod­ of the boys interclass basketball home.
The people especially interested
ern warfare, a campaign has been games. The junior class, team
In keeping with this growing in the singing of Christmas carols
launched for making the United ■ two, came out on top, winning all festal planning of the nation it is throughout the valley have asked
States self-sufficient in nearly all : of the games they played.
being suggested that we in Illin­ Mrs. E. L. Coovert, as an exper­
of these minerals by the develop- '
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ois Valley form many bands by ienced teacher and supervisor of
nient of known deposits that exist 1 Ralph Baumberger
communities and on Christmas music in the public schools of
in the western states.
Eve plan to sing along all the Portland to direct the choruses
Jails His Pet Bear
This development is declared to
main thoroughfares and in all for the larger assemblies and to
be all the more necessary at the
communities. It is further be­ guide in the organization of the
Ralph T. Baumberger of the
present time for the reason that
ing considered as a possible plan campaign. All who are interested
Cave City Park Auto camp, has
China, major source of tungsten,
to have a group of singers start in such a movement for the
recently constructed a large iron
on the Redwood highway at Hayes
which is indispensable in the hard­
cage for his pet bear from the
Christmas season should commun­
ening of all iron and steel, is pass
Hill and sing at every center
bars of an old jail cell which he
ing into the hands of Japan and
through the valley to and includ­ icate with Mrs. Coovert; Cave
got in Grants Pass.
Junction.
Spain, principal world’s source of
ing the State Line.
The cage is about 12 feet
mercury, is still too embroiled in
square. The floor is of concrete
war to make it certain that Amer­
into which the bars were set. A
ica could import enough for its
Fire Destroys Cabin
Song Written By
roof keeps bruin from creeping
own needs in event of war.
On
Caves
Highway
Dryden
Composer
out. The cage is equipped with
The campaign has been under­
a swimming pool for his nibs and
taken by a private non-profit or­
Miss Jettie Moseley of Dryden,
Last Friday morning a cabin
also a small inclosed “den.” The
ganization whose objective is the
recently
composed a song entitled
formerly
belonging
to
Mr.
Mc-
cage is situated near the highway.
development of all resources of
Knight, but now owned by H. C. | "My Hilltop Home." Miss Cora
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the western states.
Vernon, on the Caves highway, E. Barnes of Kerby, made an or-
The nine minerals that are in­ Hotel Drews Again
’ chestration and Jack Bennett’s
was destroyed by fire.
dispensable for the manufacture Open For Business
John Bayer, a nephew of Mrs. orchestra played it at the Legion
of modern war materials are an­
Vernon, occupied the cabin. dance last Wednesday, November
timony, chromium, manganese,
Mrs. Marie Wilson will open the Cause of the fire is unknown. All < 23. The song was well received
mercury, mica, nickel, platinum, Hotel Drew's and cafe next Satur­ household furniture and personal and Miss Moseley expects to place
tin and tungsten. With the excep­ day, December 3. Mrs. Wilson effects belonging to Mr. Bayer it with a publishing company in
tion of mica, the United States is comes from Medford where she were a complete loss.
i the near future.
exceedingly poor in production has lived for the last five years.
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of these minerals, although de­
The cafe will be open and short
Basketball Season To
posits of all, with the exception of orders will be served any time, New Literature For
Open
Friday Night
tin, are said to exist tn the west­ but there will also be regular din
Tile Coming Season
ern states.
ners.
Friday night opens the basket­
The minerals or metals are nec­
The rooms of the hotel have
Automobile traffic is going to ball season for the Kerby high
essary for the manufacture of all been renovated and new furni­
be good next year on account of school team which starts the sea­
types of guns, ammunition, armor ture installed. The public is in­
the fair at San Francisco. Thous­ son with a game with Crescent
plate, rails, automobiles, machin­ vited to visit the hotel and cafe
ands of cars are going to stop City high school team.
ery of all kinds, virtually all elec­ next Saturday and get acquainted
enroute to the fair, and they must
The Kerby boys have a good
trical equipment, cutlery, struct­ with the new proprietor. Free
stop some place. Mostly, they I team this year and they should
ural steel, tools and implements, chili will be served Saturday af­
are going to stop at places they go places and make a name for
hardware, tinware and building ternoon.
know about, or have heard about, themselves. The Crescent City
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material.
or have cards and literature tell­ boys also have a good team and
At present the United States is
Articles of Historical
ing about the camps.
i the first battle of the season
dependent on importations from
The News job printing depart­ I should be a good one, even if it
Value
on
Exhibit
all parts of the world. The bulk
ment is prepared to print your ' is not a regular league game. It
of antimony comes from Mexico,
cards with mileage tables on the starts at 7:30 p. m. in the Kerby
The
opening
of
the
Woman
s
China and South America; sheet
mica from British India and also Exchange at the Willadora last reverse side and attractive fold­ high gym.
ers for your individual camp. See
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Madagascar; tin, from the East Saturday attracted unusual atten­
us about your printing needs for
tion
because
of
the
large
variety
CONTRIBUTED
Indies; nickel, platinum and
next year. You should be making
chromium from Great Britain; and high quality of the articles on
plans now for this work and have i A man wakes up in the morning
tungsten from China and mercury display.
your literature out where it will after sleeping under an adver­
Among
the
imported
articles
from Spain.
do
the most good.
■interest
centered
in
the
hand
em
­
tised blanket on an advertised
Statistics were offered to show
broidered
blouse
patterns
from
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mattress, and pulls off advertised
that the United States' consump­
pajamas; takes a bath in an ad­
tion of these minerals is as exceed­ Switzerland, the Chinese and
vertised tub with advertised soap;
ingly large, but the production is Porto Rican luncheon sets, the Birthday Party For
hang beaten brass ware from In­ Mrs. Mary Valen
shaves with an advertised razor;
small.
dia,
the Coty compacts from South
dons advertised underwear, hose,
For the first step in its cam­
paign to make the United States America, with picture tops of
Last Tuesday a delightful birth­ shirt, collar, shoes, suit, handker­
self-sufficient in these minerals, mariposa butterfly wings from day dinner was given in honor of chief; sits down to a breakfast of
the complete technical survey of Brazil.
Mrs. Mary Valen, who was cele­ advertised cereal; drinks a cup
The display of pictures include brating her 80th birthday. A large of advertised coffee; puts on an
the situation, aided by state ad­
ministrative officials, federal de­ some very attractive Japanese number of friends wished Mrs. advertised hat; lights an adver­
partments dealing with new raw prints.
Valen many happy returns and tised cigarette; rides to his work
Among the many unusual arti­ enjoyed a splendid dinner at the in an advertised auto on adver­
materials of the region, business­
tised tires; with advertised gaso­
men, and privately and publicly cles shown merely for their per­ Valen and Cameron ranch.
owned electric utilities. As soon sonal or historical value are some
Those present were, Mrs. Glenn line; and then refuses to advertise
as the survey is complete, which beautiful and rare statuettes done Mitchell, Mrs. Tom Fry, Mrs. Will on the grounds that advertising
will be early next year, confer­ by a clay model artist of Para­ Hayden, Mrs. Don Cameron and does not pay.
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ences will be convoked and steps guay, evening shawls from China son, Mri Harry Messenger, Mrs.
taken for the development of all and South America, with an Homer Roberts, Mrs. Mary Mc- World Tour Movies Are
domestic sources of these min­ American antique quilt, log cabin Briety, Mrs. Cliff Hale and John
Shown To Active Club
pattern, done in materials no lon­ Valen.
erals.
ger available, very finely finished,
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Motion pictures of his world
..................................... . ..................■ and more than a 100 years old.
tour were shown by Ralph Baum­
Mrs. Brown is exhibiting one Empire Advertising
COMING EVENTS j very rare antique piece which is
berger of Cave Junction to mem­
Representative
Here
bers of the Active club and their
supposedly
from
the
royal
palace
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wive* at a dinner meeting in the
in Peiping, China—the figure of
Friday, December 2—Basketball. an aged man done in rich shades
Jack Paul, representative of Redwoods hotel Tuesday evening.
Crescent City vs. Kerby in high bf exquisite embroidery.
The program including scenes
the Empire Advertising company
school gym.
The W’illadora is on the Red­ of San Francisco, was in the val from China, Japan, Ceylon, South
Every Monday at 7 p. m.—The wood highway two mile* south of ley W’ednesday developing inter­ Africa and South America, color
Girl Scouts meet at Kerby Li­ Cave Junction, and the exhibition est in billboards which his com­ shots of African wild animals be-
•s open freely to all between 10 pany desires to erect south of ing an especially entertaining
brary building.
Crescent City on the Redwood feature—Grants Pass Courier.
Every Monday—Boy Scouts meet a. m. and 6 p. mi. week days.
highw-ay, calling the tourist« at­
in Legion hall, Cave Junction.
BLESSED EVENTS tention to the Oregon Caves and Spanish Castle Cafe
Ralph Huber, Scout Master.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crater Lake.
Now Serving Meals
Saturday, Dec. 10—Legion Aux­ Mellow last Thursday, November
The boards are very attractive
iliary Bazaar and luncheon.
The cafe at the Spanish Cattle
24, a baby hoy. The young fel­ and would give this section much
Legion Auxiliary Sewing Day is low was named Andrew.
attractive advertising that would is now open and meals are being
pay dividends. Several business served by Buck and Sunny Smith.
postponed until Dec. 30th.
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Buck and Sunny« are well
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ross
Wymore
are
men
have already signed to help
Saturday, December 24—An­
nual election of officers, Belt taking over the lodge at Shona pay for the boards and with the known in the valley and their
Wauna camp on Elk creek the cooperation of the business men in many friends are wishing them
Lodge No. 18, A. F. A A. M.
first of the year. Mr. and Mrs. the valley and Grants Pass, it is the best of success in their new
Sunday, December 25—Christ­ Cass Wymore will continue to hoped to have at least six bill­ venture. They are making a spe­
mas.
operate the service station and boards of this type along the high cialty of hot chili, short orders
Sunday, Januar 1—New Year. cabins.
and sandwiches.
way.
Price 5 Cents
Kerby News Notes
of General Interest
REA Fights
Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Wilson For Highway
and sons Howard and Norman,
went to Roseburg for the Thanks­
giving holiday to spend the day Improvement
wth relatives. Bernard Lackey
had charge of Wilson’s store dur­
ing their absences
Mrs. Lottie
Woodcock
of
Grants Pass spent Thanksgiving
holiday with friends and relatives
at Kerby and ate Thanksgiving
dinner with the group that gather
ed at the 1. O. O. F. hall for a
community dinner. A. Woodcock
of Bly, Oregon, son of Mrs. Wood­
cock, visited his mother while
here.
Charlotte
Badden,
Myrtice,
Phyllis and Doris Jones, Kenneth
Morrison and Woodrow Nealy of
Kerby attended the party given
by Mrs. Florence Hallock at her
home south of Cave Junction last
Friday evening. This was given
for the young peoples class of the
Cave Junction Sunday School and
about 15 young people were in
attendance. The evening was
spent playing games.
Teachers of the grade and high
schools spent Thanksgiving at dif­
ferent points. Miss Roberson and
Miss Connell were at Miss Con­
nell’s home in McMinnville over
the four day vacation. Mrs. G. A.
Peterson motored to Portland to
spend the holiday with Mr. Pet­
ersen, who is in the Veterans hos­
pital recuperating from an oper­
ation. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Laws
and son Bobby went to Rogue
River and Grants Pass. Mr. and
Mrs. F. W. Jones and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jones remained
at their homes in Kerby for the
holiday.
Mrs. Alva Laws, Mrs. Nellie
Wilber and Mrs. F. W. Jones at
tended the project leaders meet­
ing held at the Home Economic«
room in the Grants Pass high
school on Monday.
Miss Lucy
Case of the Extension service of
Oregon State college, was the in­
structor. Project leaders from
Home Economics units of Jose­
phine county were in attendance
and were very much interested in
the lessons on meat cookery and
selection which they will pass on
to their various units at the De­
cember meetings. The Illinois
Valley unit will meet on December
13. This meeting ha« been sched­
ule for the Grange hall. The
project leaders hope every worn
an who is eager to keep up on new
ideas in meat cookery and espe­
cially the young homemakers will
be able to come for the whole day
meeting, starting at 10 a. m. with
potluck lunch at noon.
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Interest and enthusiasm were
evidenced last Sunday evening by
the group who gathered at the
Cave Junction Community church
for the Sunday evening “sing"
which has recently been started
by those enjoying music and sing
ing. Everyone is invited and if
they have an instrument they can
play they are requested to bring
it and use it. I^rst Sunday there
was a saxophone, violin, flute,
autoharp
besides
the
piano.
Choruses and songs were led by
Miss Bonnie Lee and Mr*. Flor­
ence Hallock with Mrs. Lee at the
piano. Special numbers were
given by Joy Lee, Mr. and Mrs.
Byron Gray, Mrs. Hallock and
Bonnie Lee. Because of a wed­
ding at the church the coming
Sunday evening, the "sing” will
be held at the home of Mrs. Flor
ence Hallock.
HOUCK PREVATT
A wedding of interest to the
many friends of Miss Bertha
Houck, formerly of Kerby, and
Clyde Prevatt, of the Oregon
Cave* CCC camp, took place at
the home of Miss Houck's brother,
Wm. Houck, at Rogue River on
Friday evening at 7 p. m.
Miss Houck formerly made her
home with her aunt, Mrs. Wm.
Bigelow at Kerby, and Mr. Pre­
vatt’* home is in Palaka, Florida
The young couple are planning to
be at home in one of the Maple
(Continued on Page Three)
In monthly session in San Fran-
isco recently, the executive board
of the Redwood Empire associa­
tion adopted plans for a final cam­
paign follow up designed to ob­
tain allocations for highway pro­
jects requested by respective
counties, for inclusion in the 1939
1941 state highway biennium bud­
get in California.
Plans for winter highway traf­
fic-building campaigns were to be
launched with intensification of
direct sales promotion and pub­
licity activities in the Northwest,
the Southwest and the Central
Northwest supplementing national '
publicity and advertising cover­
age under the direction of Harry
Lutgens, chairman, publicity and
advertising committee.
Objectives of the association's
highway travel program are to
make the Redwood Empire System
of highways and its transporta­
tion facilities the major winter
route to travel during the spring,
summer and fall months.
Preliminary plans for increas­
ing the quantity of folders, pho­
tos, cuts, mats, exhibits, displays
and other material dealing with
the Redwood Empire were devised
and early planned, in order to
capitalize to the fullest extent on
channels and opportunities gen­
erated by Exposition year, in co­
operation with the Chumbera of
Commerce unit.
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Coming Attractions at
Cave City Theater
Attractions coming to the Cave
City theater the rest of this year
and those already booked for next
year, are the best programs on the
American screen, and the valley
patrons of the theater can con­
gratulate themselves that they
are going to have an opportunity
to see the best pictures obtain­
able.
Of special interest to most thea­
ter patrons is the announcement
of Manager Fred Rout that he
has secured the best serial ever
made for showing in the near fu­
ture. It is entitled “Dick Tracy
Returns,” and if you like thrilling
detective stories, this will fill
your hearts desire and then some.
Watch for the announcement of
the first episode soon. Begin at
the start of this thrilling feature
and see all of them. They will be
shown on Wednesday's program. ’
Saturday and Sunday
“Next in the Hardy Series”
will come Saturday and Sunday,
December 3 and 4. Undoubtedly
you have already heard of it by
this time.
Featuring Mickey
Rooney, Lewis Stone and the
other members of the Hardy fam­
ily, "Love Finds Andy Hardy,” is
given added box office impetus by
the addition of lovable Judy Gar­
land to its already imposing cast.
“Love Finds Andy Hardy” is
good, wholesome entertainment
that every member of the family
can thoroughly appreciate.
Wednesday and Thursday
Movie cameramen, who can or­
dinarily work anywhere from the
roof of the Empire State building
to the depths of the Pacific
ocean, had to have special pro­
tection during the filming of the
new Southern Asia sensation,
"Booloo,” Paramount's Malay ro­
mance, which comes Wednesday
and Thursday of next week.
On one of the most dangerous
assignments in the history of the
motion pictures, the cameraman
worked for a year in the trackless
jungles of Southern Asia, four
hundred miles north of Singapore.
Since the cameraman worked
with wild tigers stalking about on
every side, cages were constructed
with thick iron bars behind which
they ground away at the cameras,
and so spectators were presented
with the unusual sight of men in
cages with animals on the out­
side looking in.