Courier
Grants Pass
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. 48
Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, April 6. 19,39
Price 5 Cents
County Court Schumacher
Camp Oregon Caves
Rod & Gun
Passes
Grocery
Holds Anniversary
Club To Hold Contest
Resolution
Is Sold
Completing six years of contin­
uous activity, the Civilian Con­
servation Corps may justly point
The first of the week Clay Mas­ with pride to its state and nation­
sie, a cousin of Postmaster. Mas­ al accomplishments, according to
sie of Grants Pass and O. W. | James Frankland, assistant reg
Green purchased the store and ional forester, U. S Forest Ser­
buildings of Schumacher’s Cash vice, in charge of CCC work in
Grocery from C. L. Schumacher the north Pacific region embrac­
and Paul Hein, and took over the ing the states of Oregon and
store last Monday morning.
Washington.
The transaction was made di­
In honor of the 6th anniversary
rectly through C. L. Schumacher Camp Oregon Caves held open
and was not handled through a house last Sunday when more
real estate agency. Inventory was than 100 people visited the camp
taken last Sunday and the new during the afternoon. Among
owners completed the transaction them were Lieutenant Colonel H.
Monday.
H. Fletcher, commanding officer
Mr. Massie comes from Sun­ of Medford district; E. P. Leavitt,
dance, Wyoming, where he was superintendent of Crater Lake Na­
former county clerk for six years tional park, and L. L. Colvill, as
and later in the grocery business, sistant supervisor Siskiyou Nation
and has a wide experience in the al Forest, and many residents of
business world. Mr. and Mrs. Mas­ Grants Pass and the Illinois Vai
sie have two girls and one boy, ley
who will move to Cave Junction
Many improvements have been
as soon as school is out at Sun­ made in the camp during the past
dance. One of the girls and the
son are teaching school in Crook
county, Wyoming, and expect to
attend the Ashland Normal this
winter.
Mr. Green is from Grants Pass
and his family has moved into the
residence formerly occupied by
Mrs. Scott next door to the gro­
cery store. Mrs. Scott is tempor­
arily quartered with Mr. and Mrs.
Schumacher at Kerby. Mr. and I
Mrs. Green have a daughter and I
two sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Schumacher will
keep their home in Kerby until
school is out when they will move
to their new home some place in
Idaho, the city has not as yet been
designated.
year, including the construction
of a new educational plant includ­
ing library, class rooms and wood­
working shop.
Exhibits of woodwork and other
articles of handicraft made by the
men were on display in the new
woodwork shop and educational
building.
Visitors were shown through all
the camp buildings and learned
much of the operation of the CCC.
On their tour they were served
with light refreshments in the
mess hall.
While there are now only 103
men in the camp, about 100 new
replacements are expected from
the east within two weeks. After
the completion of improvements
in the Caves area and other work
projects in this section, the main
body of the company will be moved
to Crater Lake National park,
leaving a spike camp of 35 men
here during the summer
The following resolution, per­
taining to the courts activities,
was passed April 3rd and is self
explanatory :
RESOLVED, that upon review
of the conduct and administration
of county business and affairs
for the first quarter of 1939, and
based upon the court’s special at­
tention during that period to the
items of efficiency and economy
therein, coordination of county
offices and accounting and book
keeping practices in county af­
fairs and offices, and it appearing
to the court that the system of
book-keeping now used was estab
lished years ago and may be in­
adequate because of the increased
volume and cpmplexity of county
business and that various coun­
ty officials will appreciate a more
modern system of accounting and
the interests of Josephine county
will be best served by investigat­
ing the desirability of accepting
the benefit of state audits and in­
stallation as made available by
statute under the Department of
State of the State of Oregon; the
court proceed forthwith to request
of the Secretary of State such an
investigation under the auditing
division, department of state, of
the availability of the provisions
of Chapter VI, Title 56, Oregon
Code, 1930, as amended, entitled
“Accounting System for Munici­
pal corporations, to Josephine
county, for the aforesaid pur­
poses, and to make recommenda­
tions to this court as to the advis­
ability of accepting the benefits
of said act, for the audit and ex­
amination of the accounts and
Mr. and Mrs. Hein will leave Newly Constructed Woodworking Building at Oregon Caves CCC
financial affairs of the county,
and, or the installation of such Monday for Camas, Washington,
an accounting system, all as pro­ where Mrs. Hein will remain with
nesday and Thursday, April 12
vided by said statute, and to make her parents until Paul and C. L. j Coming Attractions at
and 13. It is one of those com­
find
their
new
location.
Cave
City
Theater
an estimate of the cost thereof
edies that makes you want more,
to the county.
The community is indeed sorry |
especially when Martha Raye be­
“KENTUCKY”
W. A. Johnson,
to lose the Schumachers and
gins to cut up di-does, and she
With
the
glorious
traditions
of
County Judge. Heins. They have been so much
does
a plenty in this picture.
Richard McElligott, a part of the life of the valley the Blue Grass country as its back
In
the picture one of Martha’s
County Commissioner that it will take a little time to ground, and a love that is all fire friends, just a joke, enters her
and pride as its theme, “Ken­
John Valen
adjust ourselves to their absence.
picture in a beautiful legs con­
County Commissioner It would be hard to visualize a tucky,” produced in all techni­ test, and strange enough, she wins,
color, will be the attraction Satur
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more popular pair of grocers than
day and Sunday, April 8 and 9. and thereby hangs a tale worth
Paul
Hein
and
C.
L.
Schumacher.
Garden Club Meeting
Much of “Kentucky” was film­ exploiting. Martha is tops in this
The entire valley wish them the
ed on location in the heart of the picture. Don’t miss it.
Great Success
best of success in their new loca­
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Blue Grass state, and the Ken
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Harper
tucky Derby itself furnishes a
About 50 women attended the
were in Grants Pass the first of
The new owners of the store spectacular climax.
Illinois Valley Garden club meet­
Loretta Young and Richard the week on business and to visit
ing last Friday at the home of are rapidly becoming adjusted to
their new surroundings and have Greene are seen in the leading relatives.
Mr-. C. C. Babcock.
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Mrs. Eunice Brandt, extension the earmarks of being real people roles with Walter Brennan, acad
C. Y. Arnold of Arnold's Gro­
landscaping specialist, conducted who are anxious to carry on in emy award winner also in the all
cery, was a business visitor in the
a discussion on organizing the the same spirit as the former star cast.
“GIVE ME A SAILOR”
county seat the first of the week.
home grounds and the group ap­ owners. While the residents of
Starring Martha Raye, the best
plied some of the principles to the valley dislike losing Paul and
A. E. Williams and Gene Brown
Mrs. Babcock’s home. Several C. L., they wish the new propriet­ comedienne on the film stage,
“Give Me A Sailor,” comes Wed- were in Grants Pass Monday.
other communities were represent­ ors the best of success.
ed at the meeting, including Shan
Creek, Selma and Grants Pass.
An especial nice potluck din­
ner was served, and Mrs. Babcock,
president of the club, explained
is
that this meeting closed the “witch
box’’ contest conducted by the
members and the losing team fur­
nished the food for the dinner.
Miss Nola A. Welch, home dem­
onstration agent, was also present
and gave interesting reports and
dates on coming events for the
near future.
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Mrs. J. J. Villair made a trip
to Grants Pass the first of the
week.
Easter Sunrise Services Attract Thousands
Churches of Nation Hold Observances
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COMING EVENTS
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Fridays—Every 2nd and 4th Fri-
day, Kerby Girl Scouts meet at
the Kerby Library.
Every Monday—Boy Scouts meet
in Legion hall, Cave Junction.
Ralph Huber, Scout Master.
Sunday, April 9—Easter Sunday
services in all churches.
Tuesday, April 11—Home Econ­
omics club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Ray Oppie at
O’Brien. Pot luck lunch. Sub­
ject: “New use of old material.'
Tuesday. May 2—Civic club meets
at the home of Mrs. Amy Hus­
sey, Cave Junction.
Big Dinner
Friday Nite
The Kerby Rod & Gun club is
preparing one of the biggest meet­
ings of any sportsman’s organiza­
tion in southern Oregon. This
meeting will begin with an elab­
orate dinner on Friday evening,
April 21st, and immediately after
the general business meeting will
be held. Both dinner and busi­
ness meeting will be held in the
Ritz Tavern, Kerby.
The dinner will start promptly
at 6:30 and tickets may be secured
at the Cave Junction post office
and at the Ritz Tavern in Kerby.
It is absolutely necessary that the
ticket sale cease on the 18th, and
those who wish to attend this din­
ner must have their tickets pur­
chased by the 18th, and we have
been informed that this will be
religiously lived up to
Guests who will attend the din­
ner and business meeting are
Frank B. Wire, state game super
visor; Roy Fugate, department of
agriculture at Corvallis; Senator
Wipperman of Josephine county;
Glenn Mitchell, forest supervisor;
M. M. Nelson, ranger. Redwood
Forest Service station and Coun­
ty Commissioner John Valen.
Other guests, who perhaps will
not be able to attend the dinner,
will be at the business meeting,
and invitations are being sent to
the Illinois Valley and Deer Creek
Granges, the sportsman's club at
Medford and Central Point, the
Illinois Valley Chamber of Com­
merce and the Grants Pass Rod &
Gun club.
Many questions of interest to
the wild life and the sportsmen of
the state will be discussed and rec­
ommendations made for the pre­
servation of the wild life, not only
of this county, but the state at
large*.
All the grade schools in the
valley are looking forward to the
big declamation contest to be held
in the Kerby high school gym to­
morrow night, Friday, April 7th
at 7:30. Some 20 or 30 students
will be the contestants and the
winners will go to Grants Pass
Friday, April 14th at the River­
side school for the county finals.
Schools who will enter pupils
are Dryden, Central, Selma,
Rocky Dale, Takilma, O’Brien,
Holland, White, Spence and Ker­
by.
There are three division in the
contest. In the first division, 1st,
2nd, 3rd and 4th grades will en­
ter. In the second division the
5th and 6th grades will compete.
In the third division the 7th and
8th grades finish the group. Win­
ners from each division will go
to the finals in Grants Pass.
This contest is the zone finals
to choose the winners to compete
in the county finals, the above
mentioned schools ail being in
zone No. h The winners will be
announced next week.
The high school will also have
their tryouts during the evening
to choose their entrants for the
county finals the same evening.
Cups will be awarded winners in
each division.
The entrants from each indivd­
ual school have not all been chos­
en at this writing, but they will
be ready for the big meeting Fri­
day night.
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Kerby News Notes
of General Interest
Mrs. James Kanely of Whittier,
California, spent the last of the
week in Kerby looking after bus­
iness interests. Mrs. Kanely was
former owner of the Maple Court
Auto camp, which was recently
purchased by Mr. and Mrs. George
Horn of Bell, California.
Mrs. I)e Etta Scott has moved
from Cave Junction to the George
Thrasher house where she will
make her home for the remain­
der of the school year, keeping
house for the Schumacher boys.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L Schumacher ex
pect to leave soon for Idaho where
they will make their home.
Art Kellert and Wm. Farlien
have gone to Lakeview where they
have employment with the Ander­
son Logging company.
That "thar's gold in them thar
hills,” is not just a fictional say­
ing, when George Bour picked a
nugget from his sluice box at his
Canyou Creek mine about six
miles west of Kerby renectly,
which is valued at nearly $100,
weighing over three ounces. Mr.
Bour is a successful miner of long
experience and by patience and
much hard work has brought in
many good specimens.
Mrs. J. H. Pomeroy and daugh­
ter Miss Nora and Mrs. Pomeroy’s
mother stopped over night at the
Pomeroy ranch Sunday on their
way to Seattle.
Earl Matthews of Klamath Falls
part owner of the old Haviland
mine ofl Josephine and Canyon
creeks, spent part of last week
with T. K. I.andros at the mine.
Mrs. Delia Payne left last Fri­
day to spend the week with her
son, Fred Hart at Fortuna, Calif.
Each Easter Sunday morning thousands ot worshipers gather al the gently graded slope ol Mount Forest
Lawn in Forest Lawn Memorial park, Glendale. Calif., for sunrise services. A huge choir, dressed In white,
forms a living cross on the side of the slope. During the past few years sunrise services have become increae
Ingly numerous, and have been held in all sections of the country where weather permits.
Declamation
PINOCHLE PARTY
AT OREGON CAVES
One of the most interesting
pinochle parties of the season was
held last Saturday evening at the
Chateau at the Oregon Caves,
given by the Pinochle club. A de­
lightful dinner was served by the
Chateau before the play.
Those who attended were:
Messrs. and Mesdames Harry
Floyd, Sam Bunch, Harry Smith,
John Smith, George Thrasher,
George W. Martin, J. J. Villair,
Phil Patrick, Raphael Leonard,
Herbert Watts, Eddie Martin,
Earl Boyd, C. C. Babcock, Harold
Hill, A. N. Collman, A. A. John­
son, Mrs. Arline Brown, George L.
Martin, Kenneth Wells, Mrs. Sadie
Smock and Miss Janet Martin.
Mrs. Floyd and Mrs. Smock
acted as hostesses for the pinochle
party that followed the 7:30 din­
ner.
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WHAT THE LEGION
AUXILIARY IS DOING
Easter Sunday at 2 p. m. an
egg hunt will be given at the Leg­
ion hall by the Auxiliary for chil­
dren of Legion and Auxiliary
members. Please bring colored,
hard-boiled eggs.
Next Wednesday will be clean­
up day at the Legion hal). All
members who can turn out to
clean up before the fire season.
On March 22nd the Sewing club
met with Mrs. Inez Webb and a
very enjoyable day was reported.
Monday, March 27, the unit
surprised President Irene Stallcup
with a handkerchief shower, the
occasion being her birthday.
Pinochle was played and refresh­
ments served.
The unit extends its thanks to
Mrs. Ed Pearsal for a generous
donation of magazines for the
hospital.
Ted Athey gave a
splendid talk on Army Day, brief­
ly sketching the history of the
United States Army from the time
of George Washington to the
present time.
We were very glad to have with
us Mrs. Caris of Grants Pass, who
gave us a short talk on work be­
ing done by that unit. France*
White won the attendance prize
and the meeting adjourned.
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Mrs. Cecil Owen and Mrs. Roy
Dr. and Mr*. William A. Brown McFarland of Takilma were at­
made a trip to Grants Pass the tending to some business in Grants
first of the week.
Pass Monday