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Illinois Valley News
A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS
Volume II
No. 36
Headlines
From The
Daily News
Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, January 12, 1939
Student Activities
At Kerby High
County Court Agencies
Pays Visit
Want Moie
To Valley
Information
Price 5 Cents
Kerby News Notes
of General Interest
Chamber
Re-Organizes
At Meeting
Friday afternoon, January 7th,
Teachers of the Illinois Valley
the Kerby girls volley ball team
who attended sessions of the O.
went to Grants Pass to play the I
S. T. A. were Dan Jones, who was
high school girls there. Our girls i
a Josephine county delegate and
lost 38 to 12. After the game re­
Alva Laws who represented the
freshments were served in the
Illinois Valley.
The biggest headline of the home economics room to the play­
Illinois Valley had some distin­
“A sincere interest is being
Last Tuesday evening a rep­
After the business session the
week end was the pardon issued to ers of both teams, The Kerby guished visitors today, (Thurs­ shown by travel agencies of the
teachers tried out the new ping resentative gathering attended
Tom Mooney by Governor Culbert girls making the trip were Dollie day) when the new county court Northwest for folders, informa­
pong tables in the gymnasium and the meeting of the Illinois Valley
L. Olson of California. Mooney Branham, Ruth Watts, Maxene paid it a visit. The three mem­ tion, displays and other material
later were invited into the home Chamber of Commerce to decide
was sentenced 22 years ago for Roberts, Jeanne Villair, Phyllis bers of the court and the county on the Redwood Empire,” reports
economics room where attractive­ whether the chaqiber should be
the Preparedness Day parade Jones, Dorothy McLean, Faye engineer spent most of the day in Lynn D. Hull, representative of
ly decorated tables held refresh­ kept alive or let it die. After
bombing in San Francisco. Olson Tycer, Barbara Hensley, Wilna the valley and cleaned up consid­ the Redwood Empire association,
ments prepared by the Kerby three-quarters of an hour discus­
said Superior Judge McNutt of Maurer, Adelaide McCrady and erable business besides looking Golden Gate Bridge and Highway
grade school teachers, Mrs. Lola sion on several different topics,
the San Mateo county, phoned Bernice Allen, who is manager. over some road repairs and other District, and the Humboldt coun­
Peterson, Miss LaVerne Robert­ a motion was made that the cham­
that Private Detective Martin Miss Connell and Mrs. Villair matters pertaining to the county ty board of trade, who is now on
ber stay as is, the Illinois Valley
son and Alva Laws.
Swanson and San Francisco po­ went with the girls.
a tour of Oregon, Washington and
interests.
Chamber of Commerce and start
lice officers had informed him
Judge W. A. Johnson and Com­ British Columbia.
this year from scratch
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
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that they had shadowed Mooney
He is primarily endeavoring to
it alive.
Dorothy McPhetridge has en­ missioners Richard McElligott and
MEETS
on that day and he was not near tered school here from Prineville, John Valen and Engineer Brown acquaint the people of the Pa­
President Drews brought up
The Illinois Valley Teacher’s
the scene of the crime.
cific Northwest with the many association met on Monday night the matter of incorporating and
Oregon. She is living in Cave made up the party.
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Ivianril V
■«•nie and recreational attractions at the high school for their usual there was some discussion on this
Junction.
The University of Oregon has
s Redwood Empire and the monthly meeting. Tuesday is the point, when Ralph Baumberger
asked the Oregon delegation in
hat the Redwood Empire regular date, but as all teachers suggested that we find out what
The Kerby Badgers c
congress to help in filing applica­ to lead the northern dn
n of highways represent an were invited to the Selma Health the chamber is going to do before
tion for an aviation training the Jackson county “B’
able, safe, routing into Cal- meeting on Tuesday night, the any further discussion on incor­
course at the university.
a. The program is part of teachers meeting was set ahead. porating was indulged in.
when they out-generaled
leral activity to “sell” the
stepping Central Point
Ted Athey brought up the ques­
Mrs. Lola Peterson presided at
Al Capone, the noted gangster, and garnered their thir
ic Coast to eastern tourists the business session at which sev- tion of a name, whether it would
has been transferred from Alca­ conference victory by wi
will come West this summer, eral important topics were dis- be better to call it Cave City or
traz to another institution on to 18.
ilso to make local people con- cussed.
Illinois Valley, and when the
Terminal island, San Pedro. His
s of the many varied scenic
Central Point scored
Alva Laws smoke all cleared away, it was
The
first
report
by
time was up in that institution, Beebe’s foul shot, but
etions in their localities, was on the proposed teacher re­ unanimously voted to call it the
but he has another year to serve Kerby forward, split tl
these attractions in turn may tirement fund and tenure plan as Illinois Valley Chamber of Com­
on another charge.
sold” to the visitor.
with a field goal, and K
was stressed at the Ol S. T. A. merce. The motion read: That
well known is the Redwood at Portland during the holidays.
never headed from there
the chamber continue as the Illin­
The. 40th legislative assembly lead at the first quartet
ire among travel agencies,
A second discussion was held ois Valley Chamber of Commerce
of the State of Oregon met last and at half time, 14 to 8
they take a definite prida in concerning the proposed changes and they asked the wholehearted
Monday.
Charles A. Sprague
ing their patrons over a route and revisement of the Oregon cooperation from the entire val­
In the third quarter th«
took the oath of office as the 22d found their range, s<
offers so many scenic at- school laws. A third discussion ley.
governor of the state.
;ions and so few of the usual was concerning the county decla­
After it was finally decided
points while holding Cen
culties encountered by the mation contest. This was led by that the chamber would go on, the
to one lonely basket,
President Roosevelt sent the quarter ended 25 to 10, 1
er traveler.
Alva Laws who is a member of matter of incorporating was up
name of Felix Frankfurter to the quarter, 32 to 18.
side of snow and ice, com­ the county committee on Decla­ again, and it was voted that a
senate for associate justice of the
ti with many excellent eating mation contest.
committee be appointed to look
High point honors
supreme court. Frankfurter was Schumacher, dcpendabL
over-night accommodations,”
into the matter of costs and re­
It
was
planned
that
at
the
next
born in Austria of Jewish parents. guard with 10 point«
declared, “makes the Red- meeting which will be held in Feb- port at next Tuesday’s meeting.
He has been professor of law at closely by his two team?
d Empire $72,000,000 system urary plans will be discussed for
The matter of nominating new
Harvard university for years,
L-year highways very inviting the spring play day.
officers was next on the program.
guard and Prentice, cc
There is a determined effort by 8 apiece.
those who ar<| driving into
A committee was appointed to The committee appointed to do
German sympathizers to block his
fornia from the Northwest.” keep in contact with legislative this worki threw it back to the
Myers was outstandin
conformation in the senate.
lination of many other winter committee of the O. S. T. A. on main body, so nominations were
Pointers, playing a ste
tl, travel hardships likewise this committee were F. W. Jones in order from the floor for all of­
game and scoring 7 poit
Storms on the Pacific coast re­
es the Redwood Empire high- and Mrs. Thelma Wilson.
ficers for next year with the fol-
The lineups:
cently did damage amounting to Kerby—32
s popular with Californians
lowing
result:
C P.
Some illness in the form of
thousands of dollars, wrecking Brooks, 2
drive into Pacific Northwest colds and tonsilitis has affected
For president—Samuel Smith
F 2
beach camps and homes and Bergman, 4
.»udeta during the winter period. the schools and community this and M. O. Athey.
F 2
Williams
strewing wreckage all along the Prentice, 8
Hull reports many encouraging i week. Among those who are ill
Last Saturday night Mr. and
For Vice President—Paul Hein
C 7
Myers
coast line.
Hill, 8
G 4
Holland Mrs. Ross Wymore held open predictions for an abundant vol­ are Miss Laverne Robertson, Mrs. and Ralph Baumberger.
For secretary—Ted Athey, Lo­
Sch’mach'r, 10 G 1
Beebe house at their lodge, Shona Wau ume of travel during the early Mollie Duncan, Carol Dessinger,
A bill to drop the paupers oath Haberman, 0 8 2
months of this year because of the Myrtice Jones and Mrs. Alva leta Scott and Mrs. Hemingson.
Biasing na, on Elk creek.
for those on relief, was filed in
Friends who gathered for the
For treasurer—Knute Lindgren
Referee, Ivan Harrington, Med­
Laws.
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the state legislature the first of ford.
official opening of the lodge
and C. L. Schumacher.
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the week.
Board of directors — Mrs. Lew
The Kerby seconds lost a close spent the evening playing cards
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Prevatt are
Coming Attractions at
Hammer, Harry Floyd, Robt. Bal-
one to Central Point 9 to 4 after and visiting with one another.
making
their
home
for
the
present
Italy asks her sons to return leading 2 to 1 at the half. Central
Refreshments were served at Cave City Theater
in one of the cabins at Maple zke, Harry Messenger, George W.
home. It is said there are 10,- Point scored 6 points in the the tables and to those seated
Martin, M. M. Nelson and Don
000,000 Italians now in other fourth quarter to win.
Harold Lloyd will come to town Court. Mrs. Prevatt was formerly Thompson.
around the fireplace.
ia
Bertha
Houck.
Mr.
Prevatt
countries and Mussolini wants to
Among those noticed early in for Saturday and Sunday, Jan­ employed at the CCC camp.
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Next Tuesday evening at 8 p.
get as many as possible again un­
uary 14 and 15 at the Cave City
the
evening
by
The
News
report
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m.
in the registration room, the
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League Basketball
der the Italian flag.
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er were, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sim theater in his latest staring film,
new officers will be elected. Nom­
Game Friday Night
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Valley Asks for Law-
mons, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Nut­ ; ‘Professor Beware.”
inations can still be made from
“All the world loves a lover,”
The bespectacled comedian has
ting, Mr. and Mrs. W. Huber, Mr.
the floor at next Tuesday's meet­
Enforcement
Officer
Friday,
January
13th,
the
ex-
so the world is applauding Bryan
and Mrs. L. A. Stone, Mr. and surrounded himself with an ex­
ing. This will be a very import­
Grover, an Englishman who made ceedingly lucky day, will see the I Mrs. L. R. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. cellent supporting cast that in­
ant me«?ting and everyone inter­
An
appeal
to
the
county
court
an unauthorized flight into Rus­ Kerby high basket ball tossers in James P. Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. E. cludes such top-notchers as Wil­
for assistance in a plan of law en­ ested should attend.
sia to get his wife, whom he had action in a league game with J. Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. Cass Wy­ liam Frawley, Lionel Stander, Co­
It was decided that in order to
forcement for Cave Junction and
not seen for five years. The Rogue River, one of the poten- more and daughter, Grace Jarvis, ra Witherspoon, Sterling Hollo­
vote and be a member, it was nec­
this
section
of
the
valley,
was
Russians let him leave with his\ tial rivals for the league leader- Mrs. Rae B. Kilnear, F. T. Dun­ way, and his newest leading lady,
made last Thursday through a pe­ essary that your dues be paid.
wife after paying a fine of $300. ship.
ham, Roy Dundas, J. W. Carl, a young “find” from the Broad­ tition signed by 18 citizens and Before voting time next Tuesday,
Those who want seats better
Ted Athey and the hosts Mr. and way stage, Phyllis Welch.
taxpayers of the Illinois Valley, someone will be prepared to take
Prime Minister Chamberlain of get there early, as the hall is al­ Mrs. Ross Wymore.
The picture deals with the dizzy
said
the Grants Pass Courier last in the money, so you can vote.
England called on Premier Musso- ways crowded with league games.
antics of Lloyd on a cross coun­
Those present at the meeting
Friday.
The petition did not state
lini in Italy this week and was Kerby has one of the best teams
try jaunt, all the while pursued the medium of enforcement be­ last Tuesday were, C. L. Schu­
Chamberlain in the league, but has plenty of Mary M. Robinson
warmly greeted,
by Miss Welch. The story is this.
ing sought, but a similar petition macher, Blake Miller, Bert Wat­
considered settling the Spanish opposition in some of them. Come
Lloyd, employed as an Egyptolo-
Passes
Away
Suddenly
in the past asked for a full time kins, George Scott, L. E. Athey,
war as perhaps the greatest ques­ out Friday night and help boost
gist in a museum, loses his pants
W. Huber, M. M. Nelson, C. Y.
deputy
sheriff.
tion involved in his four-day visit, the home team.
People in the valley were se­ and his job in order to help a
The petition states: “We feel Arnold, Samuel Smith, Paul Hein,
but Italians indicated II Duce
verely shocked when they learned beautiful girl get a screen test. that in view of the fact that a por­ K. Lindgren, Ralph Baumberger,
would inform the prime minister
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that Mary M. Robinson, aunt of When he receives an offer to join tion of dur taxes go for law en­ Art Drews, George Martin, C. H.
that he prefers to let Insurgent “A Poor Married Man”
C. C. Babcock, who recently left an expedition going to Egypt, he forcement we should have a say as Brooks, Don Thompson and M. C.
General Franco fight on to a fin­ To Be Repeated Saturday
Cave Junction for Whittier, Cali­ starts out penniless across the to how it should be used, the past Athey.
al victory.
Everyone present stood when
fornia, passed away suddenly last continent.
and present conditions of law en­
When
the
Illinois
Valley
What follows from that point
Friday.
forcement here is detrimental to asked if they would be a member
Grange presented the comedy, “A
Mrs. Robinson was dearly be­ on is a crazy whirl of dizzy ad­ business as well as the public mor­ and they all promised to attend
| COMING EVENTS | Poor Married Man,” recently in loved
next Tuesdays meeting to help
by all who knew her ane! venture.
als.”
the Grange hall, there was such a
If you can imagine John Bar­
her passing is a shock to every­
The signers on the petition in­ elect the new officers. The dues
demand for another performance
one. She was being X-Rayed in rymore as a budget-bouncing, co­ cluded those of G. A. Hicks, H. C. are $1.00 per quarter.
from
those
who
did
not
see
it,
Monday’«—Every 2nd and 4th,
eo-cnasmg governor
governor who mixes , 1 HilIi Samuel Smith, S. O. Mur-
The meeting adjourned early
a hospital when she quietly slip­ ed-chasing
Y Arnold,
Arnnlil C. , J. IaPilh
„in and all were well pleased with the
Girl Scouts meet at Kerby Li­ that the players have agreed to ped away apparently without good football with bad statecraft, I rov
ray, r
C. Y.
Jacobson,
present the play again for the
you have a rough idea of the up­ J. S. Whitehead, Frances E. Me new arrangement of the chamber.
brary building.
much pain.
benefit of Deer Creek and Illin­
roarious
goings-on when “Hold Mitchell, Florence O. Hallock, M.
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Every Monday—Boy Scouts meet
The doctors, upon examination,
ois Valley Granges.
That
Co-ed"
comes Wednesday C. Athey, L. E. Athey, R. T.
declared they did not understand
in Legion hall. Cave Junction.
H. M. Hayden of Cave Junction
The play will be given Satur­
and Thursday, January 18-19 with Baumberger, T. H. Baumberger,
haw she lived at all, for she was
Ralph Huber, Scout Master.
camp left Wednesday morning for
day night, January 14th in the
George
Murphy,
Marjorie
Weav
­
Friday, January 13 — Pinochle Deer Creek hall and after the almost completely eaten up with er, Joan Davis and Jack Haley, H. L. Hemingson, J. M. Hout, Los Angeles on an extended bus­
cancer.
Beulah C. Hout, and two other
club at Kerby.
play a dance will be held, The
all contributing generously to( signatures not completely legible. iness trip.
Mrs.
Robinson
was
80
years
old.
Friday, January 13—Basketball. price of a ticket to the play will
what is probably the funniest
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Kerby vs. Rogue River in Kerby entitle the holder to the dance, The remains will be shipped to comedy of recent months.
Irvin Tweedy and Floyd Fag-
Marysville, California for inter­
but those coming late, after the
high gym.
nant
made a business trip to Cres­
Friday
night
in
Grants
Pass
the
For
those
who
take
their
foot
­
ment
show, will have to pay the same
final examination for the Red­ cent City Wednesday.
ball
seriously
there
are
some
of
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Saturday, January 14—Play, “A
price for the dance, so it will be
the most exciting gridiron se­ wood Empire girl will be held.
Poor Married Man,” at Deer
folly to miss the show and have
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Cross and quences ever screened.
Immediately after the examina­
Marjorie Varner, teacher at the
Creek Grange hall
to pay for the dance.
daughter Cleo, and nephew Bud
The 7th chapter of “Dick Tracy tions, the committee will select the Rocky Dale school, ran a nail in
The players are rehearsing Cross of Palo Alto, spent the hoi- Returns” is also on the program, first, second and third choice of her right hand last Sunday. While
Saturday. Jnuary 14 — 40 et 8
meeting at Shona Wauna Lodge nearly every night annd it will be ¡days with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bab­ and you won’t want to miss a the applicants. The News will the wound was painful, she was
on Elk Creek. All Legionnaires in tip-top shape for Saturday cock. They left for their home single chapter of this thrilling de­ have the complete story next able to continue her classes as
night.
last Saturday.
week.
tective story.
invited to attend.
usual.
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