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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1939)
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 III Illinois Valley News, Thursday, May 25, 1939 No. 3 George Lewis Pioneer Dies At 82 Student Activities At Kerby High Bright red covers with the title “Trail Blazer, 1939” in silver let ters, marks the high school annual as usually attractive. The staff I completed the work Tuesday and I issued the numbers Wednesday. The’ annual is neatly done with attractive art work on the adver tising pages and class write-ups that include something of interest abdtN every one. Best of all is the 10 pictures of the student groups, building and faculty. The books will be real treasures to the students as the years pass. After the seniors had finished work on the annual they gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jones for an evening of celebration. Games and songs for entertain ment and ice cream and cookies were served as refreshments. ------------ o------------ From Grants Pass Courier George W. Lewis, who was “John Law” in Josephine county for 20 years, died at his home in Grants Pass Sunday evening about 6 o'clock at the age of 82 years. He had been setting gopher traps Sunday afternoon at his home south of the Caveman bridge where he retired after his last term as Grants Pass chief of police. He complained of “sharp pains” in his chest when he re turned to the house. A physician was called, but before he could arrive, Mr. Lewis passed away. Mr. Lewis’ son, Lloyd Lewis, former chief deputy sheriff under Don Barnes, has been critically ill Great Show Coming at his parents' home for the past Saturday and Sunday three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd In “Gunga Din,” which comes Lewis moved to Grants Pass from Cave Junction when he was ap to the Cave City Theater Satur day and Sunday, May 27 and 28, a pointed deputy sheriff. George Lewis' 20 years as a law story is told of how an old native enforcement officer were divided water carrier realizes a life-long between being sheriff and chief of ambition to perform a brave act police. He was county sheriff of soldiery. Cary) Grant, Victor McLaglen three terms—12 years, and chief of police four terms—eight years. and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., have In 1905 he was elected sheriff and the leading dramatic roles as the had made Grants Pass his home three sergeants in the British since that date. He held that of Army. Sam Jaffe, who will be fice two two-year terms, and then remembered for his outstanding went into the livery business, performance of the Grand Lama where the W. S. Maxwell company in “Lost Horizon,” portrays the title role of the native water car is now located. When E. T. McKinstry was rier, Gunga Din. How he ultimately saves the elected mayor, he appointed Lewis chief of police for two years. Lat lives of the three sergeants and er Mr. Lewis was elected sheriff other members of their battalion again, and held that office eight with the use of his only military years. When George Fox was accoutrement, an ancient bugle, mayor, he appointed Mr. Lewis as brings the story to its powerful chief of police which position he climax, and lends significance to held for six years. During his en Kipling’s closing line: “You’re a tire period as sheriff, the late E. better man than I am, Gunga H. Lister, Josephine county sher Din.” iff for about eight years, was his MEMORIAL DAY SHOW AT THEATER, TUES., MAY 30th chief deputy. In honor of Memorial Day, next Mr. Lewis was born January 31. 1857, in Linn county and in the Tuesday, May 30th, a special fall of 1872 came south with his showing has been arranged of parents and settled in the Illinois “The Duke of West Point.” Capturing the behind-the scenes valley on a farm. He was first connected with mines on Bolan romance, gayety, adventure and creek, and after his marriage excitement of life as it is lived at lived on a farm about 20 years be the United States Military Acad emy, this picture captures the ad fore coming to Grants Pass. He was married in 1882 to Miss miration of all who see it. This Delia Holland, daughter of James picture runs two nights, Tuesday E. Holland and the former Marie and Wednesday. Ganyard, both of Michigan, who PRIDE OF THE NAVY” Coming for one night only, came to Oregon by boat. To this union were born Melvin Thursday. June 1, a new side of Lewis, now of the Columbia Na Navy life is shown in “Pride of tional Forest at Randle, Wash., the Navy,' This drama presents Charles Lewis, Long Beach, Calif., James Dunq, in the role of a Bert Lewis of Tucson, Ariz., Al crack pilot and designer who bert Lewis of Long Beach, Calif.. hates th: Navy but loves the Cap Lloyd Lewis of Grants Pass, Irwin tain’s daughter. A double bill is on for this night Lewis of Seattle and two daugh ters, Ada and Lola, who died sev ami the second picture is “King of Alcatraz,” an action packed tale I eral years ago. Mr. Lewis had eight brothers of a noted Public Enemy who and sisters, of whom the following makes his escape from Alcatraz. are living: Mrs. Eveline Wether Disguised as a woman, he and his bee, Grants Pass; Mrs. Eliza!». ,h confederates board a small coastal Holland, Bridgeview; Mrs. Mary steamer, overpower the crew and F. Hiatt. Santa Rosa, Calif., Ja ne .ake possession. This double program is playing Lewis of Holland and John Marion ore night only, next Thursday, Lewis of Portland. Funeral services were held June 1st. ------------ o------------ Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock { from the L. B. Hall funeral home. ■ ■ ■ o------------ Dr. and Mrs. A. N. Collman re I turned home Sunday from a bus iness trip to Portland. Commencement Program Held for Graduates Amid one of the most colorful settings of the school year, eight boys and girls sat on the stage of the high school gym tonight, and received their graduating diplo mas. While the class was depleted during the school year by pupils Kerby News Notes of General Interest moving away, the class neverthe less is indicative of the calibre of young men and women striving for advancement and an educa tion. Following is the Commence ment program which was held to night, Thursday, May 25th: PROGRAM Processional ....................................... AI am Altenia Connell Ret George Gray Invocation Cave Junction Community Church Song, "Stout Hearted Men"’ ................ Boys’ Sextet Ken Morrison, Bob Schumacher, Louis Gallegas Jack Hayden, Delbert Hill, Vernard Lackey Address ........ ....................... Dr. Walter Redford President, Southern Oregon College of Education Song, '"To a Wild Rose"'............ ............ Girls' Quartet Wanda Burch, Maxene Patrick Phyllis Jones. Myrtice ¡ones Scholarship Awards, Presented by Ferd W. Jones High School Principal Presentation of Girls' League Gift Myrtice Jones President Girls' League Awarding of Diplomas .................... Lucius Robinson Chairman of School Board Benediction .............. Ret Gray CLASS ROLL Wanda Burch Les Henry, Jr. Delbert Hill Myrtice Jones Phyllis Jones Vernard Lackey Maxene Patrick Elwood Squire CLASS MOTTO Out of School Life Into Life's School” CLASS COLORS- Orchid and Silver CLASS FLOWER Whue Carnation Whither the Young Graduate? Maybe This Holds the Answer COMING EVENTS |ummwwwiwmniiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiftttTtr-‘Ttr.... ‘‘[¿J Fridays—Every 2nd and 4th Fri day, Kerby Girl Scouts meet at the Kerby Library. Every Monday—Boy Scout« meet in Legion hall. Cave Junction. Ralph Huber, Scout Master. Doagla« Fjirbanki, Jr. bid« _ Join Fontaine farewell in “Cons.« Din Cary Grant and Victor MrLazlen are co- •tarred with D ob « in the film adapt» tion of Kipling’« immortal ballad. The grade school P.-T. A met last Thursday evening for the last meeting of the year with election of officers the main interest. New officers elected were, Mrs. Clem Sauer president; Mrs. Wm. McLean, vice president; Mrs. Lola Peterson, sec.-treas. Out g~’ing officers are Mrs. Art Kellert, president, and Mrs. Alva Laws, secretary. After adjournment Mrs. F. W. Jones and Mrs. Peterson were in charge of entertainment and Mrs. Martin Sachse and Mrs. Wm. Far- lein in charge of refreshments. The grade school picnic held Friday at the Holton creek ball ground was a decided success even though the clouds threatened rain and a few drops fell. Ball games were played before ansi after din ner. The picnic tables were load ed with all that makes an ideal picnic and everyone had well filled plates. Five gallons of ice cream, fur nished by the P.-T. A., kept the youngsters busy getting in line for another cone and the parents and teachers busy dishing up. Mrs. Cora Magill generously fur nished the cones. Bobby Laws, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Laws, had an operation last Saturday for the removal of his tonsils. The operation was performed at the Grants Pass hos pital and Bobby is recovering sat isfactorily at his home. —o— Mrs. Wilda Fitts spent the week end at Kerby. She has charge of a school cafeteria in Salem, but has been trying to find a location in the Illinois Valley. She with her two sons hope to buy a ranch and find the climate here especial ly suitable. While here she was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Cooper. How the average high school stu dent will be occupied one year from this June has been determined by a recent survey of 1,000 of last June’s graduates. Teachers colleges, busi ness colleges and vocational schools will absorb 140 graduates from the school surveyed, all in towns of ap proximately 3,000. Clerical jobs tn grocery stores, fill ing stations, shoe stores, etc., will be filled by 236 graduates. This total includes delivery boys and “handy men,” most of whom serve part time in a clerical capacity. Thirty-one salesmen also received the sheep skins this year. The latter Includes house-to-house canvassers. Stud, nts numbering 171 will attend college or university the first year, with a large percentage failing to return the second year. Lack of in dustrial opportunity has Increased college enrollment. A total of 162 will remain at home without finding work. This figure Includes girl grad uates 'mt planning to work. Agriculture will claim 190 grad uates, many of whom are returning home to work. Included also are youths who are going to work on a farm for the first time. Seventy seven are listed under a miscellane ous heading. Including truck driv ers, CCC enrollers, mechanics, waiU res sea and odd-job workers. Highway Accidents Eureka, Calif. Both cars were badly damaged. Another accident occurred near Wonder when a sedan operated by * harles Vance Johnson of Takil- ma collided with the Illinois Vai- ley freight truck driven by Harold Hill. Fortunately no one was hurt seriously in this accident. Dewey Dixon of Kerby is in the hospital at Grants Pass, with his felt leg badly fractured in two place« as a result of an automobile accident over the week end three miles south of Selma Dewey s coupe collided with a potato truck driven by Darrell S. Button of Dr. Collman Appointed New Deputy Today, Sheriff Don Barnes ap pointed Dr. A. N. Collman of Cave Junction, chief deputy sheriff of the county, and he was sworn in immediately. Lloyd Lewis was appointed last year, but has been in a very ser ious condition from a nervous breakdown, and recently his doc tor told him it would be impossible for him to go back to work for six months. The sheriffs office needed the deputy, and insofar as Lloyd was unable to go to work, it was nec essary for Sheriff Barnes to make a selection for chief deputy un til he could return, as the office was getting crowded with more work than the force could handle. Dr. Collman has been a resident of the valley for several years and has made a host of friends who wish him well in his new duties. Dr. and Mrs. Collman and their baby will move to Grants Pass as soon as they can find a home. ------------ o POPPIES TO HELP DISABLED VETS Townsend Plan Out Twelve million poppies will be worn in the United States this year in tribute to the World War dead, Pearl Martindale, poppy chairman of Glenn Morrison unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, predicted today as nationwide preparations for the observance of Poppy Day, May 27, were be ing completed by the Auxiliary. Making of the little red memor ial flowers is now completed and millions already have been distrib uted to local units of the Auxiliary in readiness for Poppy Day. In exchange for the flowers the poppy workers will receive contri butions for the welfare of the war's living victims, the disabled veterans, their families and the families of the dead. More than one million dollars is expected to be contributed. The money will go into the rehabilitation and child welfare funds of the Legion and Auxiliary, remaining largely in the communities where it is raised to finance the local Legion and Auxiliary welfare activities dur ing the coming year. A large corps of local Auxiliary women will work Saturday even ing at the Poppy dance under the leadership of Mrs. Martindale. ------------ o------------ For Vote FIREMEN TO MEET MONDAY NIGHT Art Kellert and Wm. Farlien spent the week end at Kerby with their families. The men have been employed at Lakeview and when they returned to work took with them Mrs. Kellert and sons George and Harry and Mrs. Far- lein and children Barbetta and Danny. They will remain at Lakeview for" the summer. (Continued on Pa^e Two) Drama! Those living in the valley who intend to accompany the Cavemen caravan to San Francisco June 15 to attend Cavemen and Josephine county Day at the fair, please let M. C. Athey at The News office know so this information can be given to the committee making all arrangements. It is hoped a large number of valley people will go on this trip. Price 5 Cents An Associated Press dispatch of May 24th carried the following: The way was cleared Wednes day for the first vote in congress on the Townsend old age pension plan, a political hot potato for many years. Released by the ways and means committee for house con sideration, a bill embodying the latest version of the plan prob ably will be called up for debate in that chamber next Wednesday. The vote should come the next day. The bill was brought out of the committee with the sanction of house democratic leaders who are confident of its defeat. The leaders also figured the vote would “put on the spot” a num ber of congressmen who have made friendly, if sometimes in conclusive, gestures toward the Townsendites. The bill voted out was Dr. Fran cis E. Townsend’s latest version I of his plan to give elderly persons I a sizeable monthly pension. It was introduced only Tuesday by Representative Joe Hendricks, democrat, Florida, and proposes pensions up to 1200 monthly. It would be financed by a 2 per cent tax on the gross revenue of retail business and a one half of 1 per cent levy on the gross revenues of producing, manufac turing, wholesale and jobbing establishments. Chief George W. Martin of the Cave City Volunteer Fire depart ment, has issued a call for a meet ing of the firemen for Monday evening, May 29 at 8:30 sharp. All members of the department are requested to attend. The meeting will be held in the fire hall where the truck is housed. ------------ o Miscellaneous Shower Given Mrs. Hammer Last Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Lew Hammer was an honored guest at her home in Selma when about 20 Eastern Star members gathered at her home and sur prised her with a miscellaneous shower. After a social time was enjoyed Mrs. Lola Peterson presented Mrs. Hammer with a large dish pan full of useful, dainty gifts. Following the opening of the packages dainty refreshments were served to conclude the after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Hammer recently lost their home by fire and are now making plans to build in the near future. ------------ o---- - Mrs. Mary Jacques of Holland was in Grants Pass Saturday at tending to business. Mr. and Mrs. K. D. LeVan of the H. & L. Coffee shop left Tues day for Brookings. They expect to be gone the rest of the week.
