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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1939)
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, No. 20 Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, September 21, 1939 «.IL Pacific Keiby News Notes of General Interest Highway Improvement Pacific highway distance be tween Wolf Creek and Pleasant Valley will be shortened by two and one-quarter miles to 14 miles, if present plans are carried out in construction, Location Engin eer A. A. Kirkwood said Tuesday, reporting that the proposed line for the new highway has now been staked out from a half-mile north east of Wolf Creek to a mile south of Pleasant Valley. Part of this reduction in mile age will be due to a three and one- half mile stretch “straight as a die” extending from the southern foot of Sexton mountain to be yond Pleasant Valley The sec tion will closely parallel the pre sent highway on a line about one- quarter mile east of it. The Mackin gulch route, which would have taken the highway far to the west of Sexton mountain has been rejected in favor of a route that will roughly follow the old highway across the mountain, but in a straighter line and with all of the sharper curves remov ed. A deep cut about 2,000 feet long through the mountain will make this shortening possible. It is planned for the new high way to take leave of Sexton moun tain more than half a mile west of the Mt. Sexton service station at which it departs from the peak at present. The staked right-of-way begins a half mile south of Wolf Creek runs slightly south of the old highway, crossing it between 400 and 500 feet south of Wolf Creek Tavern. The proposed route then re verses its course from a south easterly direction and roughly fol lows the old highway the entire distance to Grave Creek, but on a much straightur course. The trav eling distance between Grave Creek and the head of Mackin gulch will be lessened by 4,000 feet. The highway will approach Grave Creek on the west bank of Salmon creek. There will be ne turns on the new highway of more than 10 de grees curvature, Mr. Kirkwood said. The present road has curves of 48, 52, 57 and 58 degrees in crossing the two passes. o DANCE SATURDAY AT LEGION HALL Wm. McLean and son Bud left Wednesday for Pistol River for a hunting trip. Faye McLean will have charge of the Kerby post office during Mr. McLean’s ab sence. —-o— Claudia Buck left Sunday for Ashland where she will enter Southern Oregon College of Edu cation for her second year. A clipping from a San Fran cisco paper received by Mrs. Millie Trefethen stated that announce ments were out for the wedding of Albert Louis Boch of Rich mond, California, and Georgia Wells of Grants Pass. Mrs. Tre fethen states that the couple uere married September 2nd. Mrs. Boch is a daughter of Mrs. Tre- fethen and a native of the valley. Wm. Mackey of Crescent City passed away recently. In the ear ly days he was a prominent resi dent of the valley and all the old timers will remember him. He was buried in Crescent City. —o— Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Webb > of San Diego, are living in one • of the cabins at Maple Court. The Webbs, recently married, expect to make this their home for the winter. Mr. Webb has mining in terests on Fiddler's Gulch west of Kerby. —o— Mr. and Mrs. James Engle of Los Angeles and formerly of In diana, spent last week at the Maple Court while looking for a location in some part of South ern Oregon. Wm. Bigelow is reshingling the porch on his store. Clyde Pievatt is helping with the work. p},................ ..«.«.pi Regular Legion Auxiliary meet ings, 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. Auxiliary sewing days. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month. All day meeting. Pot luck at noon. Everyone wel- come. Sept. 20 to 23—Del Norte Coun ty fair, Crescent City, Wednesday. Sept. 27—Auxiliary card party in Auxiliary meeting room, 8 p. m. Friday Sept. 29 — Young Demo cratic meeting, at Kieth's Auto camp. Friday, September 29 — Illinois Valley Garden Club at the home of Mrs. Harry O. Smith. Meet ing scheduled for this week is postponed on .account of sick ness. Friday, September 29,—Booster program by the Illinois Valley Grange at Grange hall. Bridge view. Public invited. Saturday, Oct 7—Harvest Home dance at Illinois Valley Grange Hall, Bridgeview. Crescent Stay Out City Fair Of Wai? Impressive In the past three weeks we have all read and discussed the new Work! War and wondered what role America will play on this ghastly stage. The following ar ticle, prepared especially by Mor gan M. Beatty, AP Feature Ser vice Writer, and appearing in the Humbolt Times of Eureka, Cali fornia, is to us one of the best re views of the situation. Washington—If history is any guage, there are three big bar riers to American neutrality in another great war. Hera they are straight from experts who them selves profess no bias: 1. Our very efforts to main tain neutrality dragged us into the World War and the war of 1812, our only two struggles with European nations since 1776. 2. The profits of trade in war time are important to American capital, especially when 10,000,- 000 of our citizens are unemploy ed, and it’s not natural to aban don our stake in world trade at a time when the financial going is best. 3. Americans wear their hearts on their sleeves, and will find it difficult, as they have in the re cent past, to stand by unmoved when modern bombers rain death on old-world cities. From the early days of the re public we have stood upon the principle of the freedom of the seas, and tried to maintain a tra ditional air of neutrality. It’s a good trick, if you can do it, but we haven’t always been able to do it. Looking for Profit* Lumber is on the school grounds at the grade school to build a garage for the school bus Phil Dessinger and Hollis Ander ton started work on the building Tuesday. Members of the Nolaettes, 4-H Room Improvement club of the high school, who exhibited at the Josephine County Fair were for tunate with ribbons. Phyllis Jones won a blue ribbon and the scholar ship to summer school; Myrtice Jones won a red ribbon and Mil dred Norman a blue ribbon. Mr. and. Mrs. George Phillips of Clinton, Illinois, were guests last week of their cousins Amos and Cecil Slack and Mrs. Harry Mills. While here the visitors were taken to the Oregon Caves, Red woods and the coast as well as other places of interest, From here they went to California to visit relatives. Under complete new manage ment, the regular dances at the American Legion hall will be re summer this coming Saturday, September 23. A new orchestra will make its J. M, Finch, who has spent the appearance at this dance and summer on Canyon creek mining, many new features are scheduled is at his home in Kerby for the for the start of the season. winter. | COMING EVENTS | Price 5 Cents - Mr. and Mrs. Bert Adams who have a mine on Canyon Creek are spending a few days in Kerby, Mrs. Adams had received a letter from her sister, Mrs. Lottie Woodcock, who is in Olympia, stating that her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Duffy is critically ill and has been removed to a hospital. Mrs. Duffy spent her early life at Kerby and has many friends in the valley. ----------------------- o ■ ----------- FIRST DEER OF SEASON BROUGHT IN BY DICK SOWELI Take the war of 1812 against the British—in which we really were taking sides with Napolean and France against the rest of Europe. Long before that war started, our President, Thomas Jefferson, had developed some pretty forth right ideas about European wars. When the British and the French started fighting, he wrote to his old friend, Alexander Donald: “Since the war is decreed by fate, W’e have only to pray that the soldiers eat a great deak” That was one way of saying that he hoped American trade would profit from Europe's bad fortune. And he, with the tra ditionally neutral European states insisted on the rights of neutrals to carry on their ocean-bome bus i iness. Here’s the way modern-day Phillip C. Jessup, Columbia Uni verity's expert on international law, views that situation: “Theoretically, the neutrals’ position was that they should be let alone ... to continue their normal commerce. Practically, (Continued on Page Two) FLASH c. H. Brooks, return- ing from the Crescent City fair, today gave us the information that the Deer Creek and Illinois Valley Granges, repre senting the exhibit for Josephine County, won first prize for county ex hibits outside of Del Nor te County. Mr. Brooks and Mr. F. L. Sawyer and a commit tee from both Granges were in attendance at the fair and arranged the winning exhibits. Wednesday the Del Norte County fair at Crescent City op ened its gates to the public with one of the best exhibits seen on the fair grounds for years. This year’s fair is better and bigger than ever and the prize money is larger than ever, mak- ing competition keen for every purse and prize, The displays all over the county show deep inter- est in the agricultural and horti culture fields. The Illinois Valley is well rep resented this year with a splen did exhibit sponsored by the Deer Creek and Illinois Valley Grang es, anil their exhibit is one of the best outside of the county of Del Norte. F. L. Sawyer is in charge of the exhibit. Friday and Saturday are the two big days this week end, and many people from the valley are going over to attend. o SHINGLE COMPANY ERECTS NEW SHED ' ' ' 0------------------- Remember the little blonde bombshell who played the role of the little Dutch girl in "The Buc caneer”—lovely Franciska Gaal? She’s coming to town again — with Bing Crosby — in her ’ sec ond American offering, "Paris Honeymoon,” which opens Sat urday at the Cave City Theatre. The gorgeous blonde who is described as "a combination of Helen Hayes, the early Mary Pickford and Clara Bow,” comes to the screen as "Manya”, fair est flower of the mythical princi pality of "Pushtainick,” famed for its roses and beauteous maid ens. “Pustalnick” is the place where Bing, as an American.mil lionaire, has to choose between Many and a gay divorcee, Shirley Ross, to whom he has already plighted his troth. And it’s a role which fits her like a glove. It calls for verve, vivacity, vigor and vitriol, because, you see, Manya is a spitfire peasant girl who knows when she is in love and does something about it, in the manner of her Pustalnickian for- bears, a rough and hardy race of mountaineers. Which is right in Miss Gaal's line! Born the thirteenth and youngest child of an aristocratic Budapest family, she was expect ed to lead the sheltered life of her class. But she shocked her family by announcing on her thirteenth (a lucky number for her) birth day that she was going to be an actress. She went to dramatic school and, through a lucky break, got the lead role in “The Stupid Man,’’ which made her the toast of Budapest. She went into pictures and ap peared in such roles as “Kiki.” Her first role was in the "Buc caneer" where, in spite of such actors as Fredric March, Akim Tamiroff, and Margot Grahame, she managed to shine and impress American audiences with her por trayal of the Dutch girl, Gretch- ent” Then came “Paris Honeymoon,’’ which called for a spitfire to play opposite Bing Crosby in a cast which includes Akim Tamiroff, Shirley Ross, Edw. Everett Hor ton and many others. And in spite of the fact that Hollywood is lit- terally littered with luminaries, M iss Gaal was chosen for the role —giving America another oppor tunity to feast its eyes upon her! o------------- The Illinois Valley Shingle company is erecting a new shed for their machinery and products manufactured. This company, recently started by Amos and Cecil Slack, is just north of Kerby and has been run ning steadily since the start, man ufacturing redwood shingles but now are using sugar pine bolts. Nolin Noble of Selma, has been working at the mill this week while Cecil Slack has been employed at the Fulks mill at Bridgeview. Woodrow Nealy and Ken Morrison are furnishing shingle bolts at Kerby grade school Parent present. Teacher Association held a spe cial meeting Monday evening. •<> Few were present because of lack Burwell O'Kelly of Rogue Riv of time to notify members. Mrs. er was in Cave Junction Wednes Clem Sauer, newly elected presi day looking the valley over with dent was in charge of the meet the view of locating here. Mr. O' ing with Mrs. Lola Peterson sec Kelly is a butcher. retary, Mrs. Peterson read a brief review of the last meeting and picnic held last spring. As this meeting was called to find the immediate needs of the school for supplies that the asso ciation might help provide. The teachers were asked to state the needs. Mr. Foerst, principal, told of the lack of hammers, nails, lumber and a few little things the shop would need. It was voted to give 110 for the purchase of supplies. Shop work has been made possible for the grade school boys through the efforts of the P. T. A. Kerby P.T.A Meet Monday Autumn Arrives; Here’s the Route RAINBOW GARDENS CHANGES NAME Dick Sowell scooped all of the boys this year when he drove through Cave Junction with a 225 pound 10-point mule deer. Dick was over in the Bly coun try and got his deer early Wed nesday morning and immediately started home. He came through town about 5 p. m. Wednesday af ternoon. Mrs. Ed. Lind received word that her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Long, had passed away at Deadwood, S. Dakota. Mrs. Long was a resi dent of the valley for a good many years FRANCISKA GAAL CAST OPPOSITE BING CROSBY Autumn arrive* officially here and throughout the northern hemi sphere on September S3. bringing what astronomers call Ibe “autumnal equinox" when the sun crosses from north to south across the equator. In the above chart, which shows the various “leanings" of the earth with regard to the sun at the start of each season, the earth Is shown to be something like a great movable floor In space. The sun is near the center of this floor and the earth moves around the outer edge of ft. On account of the confusion of names similar to the Rainbow Gardens, Mrs. Gladys M. King has decided to change the name of the Gardens to Lone Mountain Valley Resort, a high class resort of pleasure and quiet seclusion from the hub-bub of the city. Mrs. King and P. R. Snyder have built one of the finest re sorts in southern Oregon and next year hope to have it completely finished for a pleasure resort un equalled to any in Oregon. High School Students Elect Officers This week has been a busy one at the high school in Kerby. What with freshman week initiations, and elections of officers for the different classes the high school pupils have been going through rather a strenuous week of it. Friday evening you will see the final initiation party, when the student body will partici pate. Class election results were as follows: Senior Class— President............ Ray Bergman V-President Ivan Haberman Sec.-Treas. .........Ruth Watts Member Student Council .... Dollie Branham Junior Class— President ................ Faye Tracer V-President Robert Smith Sec.-Treas Wilno Maurer Member Student Council .... Betty Bergman Sophomore Class— President .... Harry Schultz V-President Lloyd Morrison Sec.-Treas. .........Harry Wilder Member Student Council .. . .......................... Lyle Frietas Freshman Class— President ................ Paula Fox V-President Jack Sowell Sec.-Treas. Elva Messenger ................................ Bob Wendt Student Council Members— Ken Morrison, Jeanne Villair, Dollie Branham, Betty Berg mann, Lyle Freitas, Bob Wendt Student Body Elective Officers— President .... Ken Morrison Sec.Trean Jeanne Villair Girls’ League and the Boys’ Athletic Association have not yet elected their officers. •o- WHAT THE LEGION AUXILIARY IS DOING Fourteen legion and auxiliary members attended the joint in stallation of Grants Pass, Med ford, Ashland and Kerby officers held at Medford. Installation was held in the K. P. hall which was packed. Harold Prestel of Grants Pass very ably acted as master of ceremonies. Addresses of the evening were given by Dept. Commander Neil Allen and Dept. President, Mrs. William Horsfall. Both gave in spiring talks -tressing among oth er things membership Mrs. Hors fall said membership in the Amer ican Legion Auxiliary is some thing to be exceptionally proud of as it can’t be bought nor ac quired by any means, except ser vice in the World War of a fath er, brother or husband. At the regular Auxiliary meet ing Wendesday reports Were heard from various committee chairmen. Membership! Chairman Sharlet Slack asked that due* be in as soon as possible. Hospital Chairman Emily Kellert reported 12 balls of carpet rags and one and one-half pounds of silk sent to the Roseburg hospital. Library Chairman Irene Morrison report ed the library is being painted and has a new window and book chute. Also asked for |1.50 for mending supplies, which was giv en her. Also granted was Legion and Auxiliary publication shelf. A motion to not serve dance sup pers for an indefinite period was carried. A card party was planned to be held in the meeting room. Irene Morrison was appointed library chairman for the coming year; Sharlet Slack is to keep the Girl Scout chairmanship until January 1st and Pearl Martindale volunteered as cradle roll chair man. The meeting was adjourned to sing two songs in observance of National Music week, Ijater refreshments were served in the kitchen .......... - o ■ ■ ■ Sam Stinebaugh of the Stine- baugh Oil company of Granta Pass was in the valley Wednesday looking after the interest* of his company.