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
Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, December 21, 1939
No. 33
Student Activities
At Kerby High
Kerby Rod
& Gun Club
By Eleanor Galeno
Meeting
The Honor Roll for the Union
High School at Kerby, 1939-40
season, first semester and the sec
ond 6-weeks period is as follows:
Freshmen
Average
BARBARA BYRNE
I
BOB \\ EMU
1.25
PAVI.A FOX
1
Sophomores
MARGARET PRENTICE .1.25
EMOGENE ST. JOHN
1.25
Juniors
•
CHARLOTTE SADDEN
1
BARBARA HENSLEY
1
One of the most interesting
meetings of the Kerby Rod & Gun
club ever held was attended by a
large crowd last Friday evening at
the Ritz Tavern in Kerby.
After the business of the meet
ing, election of officers and the
reading of a report by Secretary
McLean, the meeting was turned
over to E. P. Cliff, head of the
Siskiyou National Forest.
JEANNE \1II.AIR
1.4
Mr. Cliff in opening his remarks
VIVIAN PULLEN
1.5
said that he was glad to have an Seniors
opportunity to attend this meet
ELEANOR GALENO
1
ing and hoped to become better Honorable Mention (No grade be
acquainted with all the people here
low 2)
before he had to leave.
Sophomore
His topic was “Big Game Prob
HEIDE SACHSE
lems," and dealt mostly with the Juniors
deer population of the state and
PAULINE ROBINSON
particularly within the national
BERNICE ALLEN
forests. Showing several slides Seniors
which depicted conditions over the
DOLLIE BRANHAM
state, Mr. Cliff showed the deplor
JEAN BECK
able plight of thousands of head
RUTH WATTS
of deer in some sections where the
This week has been one full of
grazing or food value of the for happenings, especially in the sport
ests, were about depleted. Many line.
of the slides showed bitter brush
Last Friday Kerby played Cres
one of the most valued foods for cent City at Crescent City. The
deer, dying and entirely gra7ed of score was in favor of Del Norte.
its food value. Thbn he showed The preliminary was also in Del
juniper trees and mountain ma Norte's favor.
hogany, other food values for deer,
Last Monday the girl's volley
that were entirely stripped of their ball team played Tracey’s Whip
leaves as far as the deer could pets. It was a hard fought game
reach. This condition was very but the opponents were victorious
impressive from the pictures and 40 to 10.
showed the condition of the graz
The Oregon Caves CCC camp
ing lands for deer better than any played Kerby Tuesday evening.
lecture could point out.
The game was hard fought, and
Mr. Cliff also had several maps victory was almost certain, but the
and showed locations where the Badger’s were unlucky, and the
food conditions were alarming and final score was 38 to 33. Tomor
the deer population must be de row night the team will play Med
creased to allow the trees and ford high at Medford. We sin
plants to come back so there would cerely hope for victory.
be plenty of food for the large
Friday afternoon the annual
number of herds now on the for Christmas party will be held spon
ests. Many places are in bad con sored by the Girl’s League and the
dition and it will take years for Home
Economics department.
them to improve. It is a problem Games will be played and candy
for the State Game Commission, will be passed out. Everyone is
and the Oregon Wild Life Federa looking forward with anticipation
tion in cooperation with the For to a very enjoyable afternoon.
est Service to handle, and he thot After the party, school will be
that all of them together with their ‘ closed for the Christmas holidays
individual knowledge of conditions and will reopen on January 2nd.
would be able to work out a plan
Two new pupils entered school
to maintain a reasonable large this week. Helen Schaw from Oak
number of deer so the available land, Oregon and Lawrence An
food supply would keep them from derson, a former student from
starving.
Lakeview, Oregon. Both students
His talk was both interesting are sophomores, and we hope they
and indeed educational and was will enjoy their year here.
greatly appreciated by those who
Kerby High school takes this
heard him talk.
opportunity to wish you all a
After the pictures, refreshments
MERRY CHRISTMAS
were served and friendly discus
and a
sions of the sportsmens problems
HAPPY NEW YEAR
and wild life in general were in
dulged in until late hours.
The new officers of the club
elected for the coming year were:
(Continued
from Paffe Six)
:
J COMING EVENTS
a
Regular Legion and Auxiliary
meeting the first and third
Wednesday of every month.
Auxiliary sewing days every sec
ond and fourth Wednesday. Pot
luck dinner at noon. Everyone
is welcome
Wednesday, Dec. 20—Auxiliary '
Christmas party, 8 p. m., for all
Legion and Auxiliary families.
Monday, Dec. 25—Legion dance.
Monday, Dec. 25—Christmas.
Saturday, Dec. 30—New Years'
dance, Grange Hall, Bridgeview.
Monday, Jan. 1—New Years.
Tuesday, January 9—Home Exten
sion unit wil meet at the home
of Mrs. E. L. Oppie, O’Brien.
Price 5 Cents
News Notes
of General Interest
Garden Club Cave Junction Kerby
Contract Let
Held Annual Drainage
Party Dec. 15 On Again
For Bridge
Over Illinois
The Illinois Valley Garden club
held their annual Christmas party
last Friday afternoon in Kerby at
the I. O. O. F. hall.
A very large crowd was expect
ed to enjoy this much looked for
event, but due to the unusual
heavy rains only about 29 were
present.
Too much credit cannot be given
the untiring decorating committee
and assistants who worked so hard
to gather shrubs, trees, greenery
etc., to give the hall such a glor
iously looking Christmas atmos
phere.
Several attractive and
cleverly arranged tables were dis
played, wreaths, trimmings and
mantle effects were outstanding.
Groug singing of Christmas car
ols preceded the gift exchange. A
very special remembrance for the
occasion was sent to each member
of the club by Mrs. Leo M. Martin,
formerly living at Bridgeview but
now a resident of Waldport, Ore
gon. Not to be outdone in this re
spect, Mrs. E. J. Wilber more than
surprised her guests by bringing in
a large piece of lattice work, load
ed with stockings of different
hues, lengths and widths, and each
filled with gifts she had made her
self, home made candy and hick
ory nuts coming from Michigan.
Later dainty refreshments were
served by Mrs. Samuel Smith, Mrs.
A. C. Barnes, Mrs. C. Y. Arnold,
who were hostesses for this occas
ion
The January meeting of the
Garden club will be at the home
of Mrs. George W. Martin on the
Caves highway.
Good news for Cave Junction.
The county court has notified F.
E. Thompson, engineer in charge
of WPA work for this district at
Medford, that they would sponsor
the Cave Junction drainage pro
ject which the WPA officials re
fused recently
Mr. Thompson and R. A. Berry,
operation superintendent for Jos
ephine county were here recently
looking the project over. On ac
count of the change of hours in
WPA working conditions, Mr.
Thompson had to change the en
tire set up and there may be a
slight delay on this account.
If everything goes well, it will
only take about six weeks before
word is received to go ahead with
the project.
This will give a number of men
work and it is hoped that there
will be no further delay in getting
it started. Mr. Thompson has
done everything he could to speed
up the work, and is assured that
the sponsorship of the county will
be accepted by the WPA officials
at Washington
------Merry Christmas------
Western Star Chapter
Elects 1940 Officers
Dave Bour who is quite ill at
his home in Kerby, is somewhat
better but unable to leave home.
Mrs. Lillian White and his brother
George are caring for him.
Friends of Mrs. Frank Floyd are
sorry to hear of her illness which
came upon her quite suddenly
Tuesday morning; a nurse is stay
ing with Mrs. Floyd and she is rap
idly improving; no company is per
mitted as quiet and rest are or
dered for more rapid recovery.
Mrs. Pearl Horn left Saturday
for Portland to visit a son and
daughter and to seek medical treat
ment. Mrs. Horn is the mother of
George Horn who owns Maple
Court auto camp.
—o—
Mrs. Leo Hassler received word
from her daughter, Mrs. June Caza,
who is employed at Klamath Falls,
that she had fallen in front of her
apartment and had broken 'her
leg. She is in a Klamath Falls hos
pital. An icy pavement is blamed
for the accident.
Dave White returned Sunday to
Kerby after spending several weeks
visiting in southern California.
Don Morrison returnend Sunday
after a business trip to southern
California.
------Merry Christmas---- —
“THE HARDYS RIDE
Election of officers featured HIGH’’ SAT. AND SUN.
the last Tuesday evening meeting
of Western Star Chapter, O. E S.,
The screen saga of a family
when they met at the Masonic hall against the world, yet with it and
in Kerby.
distinctly a part of it, continues in
Following the regular business “The Hardys Ride High," which
meeting and balloting dispensed comes to the Cave City theater
with, a short entertainment pro Saturday and Sunday, December
gram w presented which all en 23 and 24.
joyed.
------ Merry Christmas------
Successful primarily because of
A gift exchange for members their human qualities, none of the
JUVENILE GRANGERS TO
was another happy feature, when Hardy pictures which have gone
INSTALL OFFICERS
all gathered around a brightly before, had more of human nature
decorated Christmas tree which at in it Here, the Hardy family
A great deal of interest is be tracted a great deal of attention,
ing manifest with the Juvenile and as their corresponding number acquires riches. Every normal
Grangers on account of the forth was called they accepted their gift. family has dreamed of wealth and
what they would do with it. Not
coming installation to be held at
Later all adjourned to the din
Deer Creek Grange hall when the ing room where delicious pie, ice many have actually acquired it.
The Hardys leave their little town
Illinois Valley juniors will install cream and coffee were served.
of Carvel for a mansion in Detroit.
the officers of the Deer Creek
The following officers were Their charge account is unlimited
Juvenile Grange.
elected for the ensuing year:
and only the Hardy conscience is
The installation will be held
Sue Martin, Worthy Matron
their guide.
Saturday night and all interested
Raphael Leonard, Worthy Pat
Lewis Stone as always the philo
are invited to attend There will ron.
sophical
Judge Hardy, keeps his
be a large delegation of Juvenile
Clara Hammer, Associate Ma feet on the ground when the
Grangers from the Illinois Valley tron.
Hardy ride highest. So, too, does
Grange at the installation.
George Thrasher, Associate Pat Fay Holden as Emily Hardy, the
ron
------ Merry Christmas------
wife and mother. When the for
Cora Barnes, Conductress.
tune eventually dissolves her sole
GRANGES HOI j D
Francis Smith, Associate Con- loot is an old fashioned iron frying
JOINT INSTALLATION I ductress.
pan which she has always wanted.
Jessie Leonard, Treasurer
The Judge has a new silk hat which
A delightful program was held
Blanche Robinson, Secretary.
she bought for him but which he
last Thursday evening when Deer
Myrtle Walton, Marshall.
doesn't want and for which he has
Creek and the Illinois Valley
Nona Coovert, Organist.
no use back in Carvel.
Granges held a joint installation
Effie Smith, Chaplain.
Mickey Rooney, sewpt by the
of the elected officers for the com
Letha Grizzell, Adah.
sudden turn of events, becomes a
ing year.
Anna Athey, Ruth.
young man about town for one
Mrs. Mildred Norman of Deer
Freda Messenger, Esther
night only, and his acting in this
Creek acted as installing officer,
Martha to be supplied later
sequence alone qualifies him for
assisted by Mrs. Laura Hogue, Mrs
Lucille Floyd, Electa.
the stardom which he recently
Clarence Brooks and Mrs. Jennie
Lola Peterson, Warder.
rated.
! Tuttle.
Frank Floyd, Sentinel.
“Tiny Troubles” and News of;
Preceding the meeting Harold
------Merry Christmas------
the Day complete the program.
Shogren, Grants Pass high school
Art Drews left for Portland
----- Merry Christmas------
instructor and a class of boys dem early Thursday (today) morning
onstrated Red Cross first aid ser where he will spend his Christmas
vices. Mr. Shogren explained the holiday with his mither and other Newspaper Publisher
benefit and necessity of first aid relatives and friends.
I Locates In Valley
training and announced that those
----- Merry Christmas------
wishing to do so could still enroll
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Mallery and
in the class conducted at the union
Mr. and Mrs G. T. Logan left niece, Helen Schow, arrived in
high school building at Kerby each the first of the week for San Cave Junction last Sunday from
Tuesday by Dr. S. B Osgood.
San Francisco and other Califor Oakland, Oregon, and will make
Potluck refreshments were serv nia points, where Mr. Logan was their home in the Ashby Fulk
ed at midnight. Guests from sef- called on business.
I house on the Bridgeview road.
eral other granges were present in
Mrs. Mallery has been publishing
------Merry Christmas------
cluding Commissioner and Mrs.
a weekly newspaper at Oakland
Richard McElligott, Mr. and Mrs.
and Mr. Mallery is educational ad
CHRISTMAS DANCE
Victor Boehl, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ANN RUTHERFORD
Come to the Big Christmas visor at the Oregon Caves CCC
Hughes,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ben
W
Dance,
American Legion hall, camp.
Mickey Rooney s girl friend in
Coûtant.
Monday, December 25th. Music
"The Hardys Ride High" at the
------Merry Christmaa------
------ Merry Christmas------
by Glenn Hamilton’s orchestra.
Cave City theater Saturday and
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Sunday, December 23 and 24.
Admission 75 cents.
Merry Christmas
After a frightfully long delay,
the State Highway Commission
finally let the contract over again
to J. F. Johnson of Newberg, to
build the bridge over the Illinois
river nead Takilma. The bid was
for $12,928.
The contract calls for construc
tion of a bridge over the east fork
of the Illinois river on the county
road. Eight bids were submitted,
and they were opened June 22.
The letting of the- contract fol
lows the longest delay of its kind
in memory of state highway de
partment employes. A few weeks
ago the contract was let and im
mediately recalled. At that time
the record for delay already had
been broken.
The Grants Pass Courier says
that because winter is well ad
vanced it is unlikely that construc
tion of the bridge will start until
next spring.
If this is the case, high water
may take out the present structure
and considerable annoyance and
delay in transportation and mail
delivery will result.
LATER REPORT SAYS
CONSTRUCTION TO START
The following report from the
Grants Pass Courier indicates that
construction will start this win
ter:
Immediate construction is ex
pected of the Happy Camp road
bridge over the east fork of the
Illinois river, according to a letter
received Wednesday by 'County
Judge Johnson from Secreatary H.
B. Glaisyer of the state highway
commission, informing him that
the $12,928 contract has been
awarded to a Newberg firm.
Because winter has already be
gun it was thought unlikely that
work would begin until next spring
but Glaisyer wrote that “it is my
understading that construction
operations will begin immediately.
For once County Engineer H
B. Brown admits that he has plen
ty of road labor. He announced
Wednesday that there are now 190
WPA workers employed in improv
ing the roads in this county, 20
having been added this week.
Never before have there been
more than 120 WPA men employ
ed on the roads, he said. Those
being developed are the Golf
Course, Upper River, Murphy-New
Hope and Happy Camp roads, with
52 men working on each of the
first three named and 34 on the
Happy Camp job.
------Merry Christmas------
WHAT THE LEGION
AUXILIARY IS DOING
The following is a report of the
activities of Glenn Morrison unit
Kerby for work from September
1 to December 21st:
We are very proud to say that
we now have our quota for 1940.
September
Officers were installed; outgo
ing president was presented with
past president’s pin. A presidents
pin was presented to the unit by
Mrs. Pearl Martindale.
Music work was started with
organization of a sextette which
has sung at two entertainment«.
A study of the constitution was
made at a sewing meeting. Check-
a-month of $1.00 a month was
paid for the year
Nineteen cards were sent to
teachers asking them to stress
"safety first” in the schools.
Entertained the Beaver Boys
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