Gateway to The Oregon Caves Illinois Valley News A LIVE WIRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS Volume IV No. 1 Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, May 9, 1940 Meeting of Chamber at Oregon Caves The Illinois Valley chamber of commerce will hold its annual meeting at the Oregon Caves next Saturday evening, May 11th, and dinner will be served promptly at 7:00 p. m. If you plan to attend, you should contact the president, Art Drews or secretary, Elwood Hussey and tell them you are coming and how many with you, otherwise accommodations cannot be prepared. There will be a good delegation from Crescent City and Grants Pass at this meeting and every in­ dication points to one of the greatest gatherings in the history of the local chamber. It is expected that many will want to go through the Caves be­ fore dinner. To those who desire to do so, they should be at the Caves at 4:00 p. m. and they will be conducted through with a com­ plete lecture as given to all tour­ ists who see the Caves, with some extra pointers for the chamber visitors, for their mission is to send guests to the Caves and have first hand information concerning them. When someone asks you about the Caves, it is much bet­ ter to know exactly what you are talking about and give the inform­ ation accurately. If you go through the Caves and hear the lecture, you will know all about it and a’so can tell of the won­ derful lighting effects that are now installed and the Caves are more beautiful than ever. Make it a point to attend this chamber meeting and by all means go through the Caves and get an ear full of information. ........ ’ O— O’BRIEN CLUB HONORS LIBRARIAN Miss Marcia Hill, county librar­ ian, was the honor guest of the O’Brien Woman’s club last Fri- day, at a luncheon, with Mrs. Rae Oppie, hostess. Miss Hill entertained the mem­ bers with a review of nine books and owing to her limited time only the highlights could be given. Fol­ lowing are the list: “Morally We Roll Along”. “The Country Kitchen”. “Down the Garden Path”. “Soaring Winds”. "I Wanted To Be An Actress”. “I Ran Away to Sea at Fifty”. “Portrait of Jenny”. (Continued on Faite Five) ....... ........... KJ COMING EVENTS L j l*t«*l((M«(«(Ill'••••••111(1(•••*«••*«( ....................................a Sunday, May IZ—Mother’s Day. Saturday. May 11—American Leg­ ion Auxiliary card party. Monday, May 13—Regular meet- ing of the I. V. chamber of com- merce. Tuesday, May 14—Home Exten- sion Unit meeting at Mrs. Mat- tie E. Seyferth, Bridgeview. Thursday, May 16—O'Brien Wom­ en'« club at Mrs. Fred Galeno's, 2 p. m., sharp. Tuesday, May 21—Western Star Chapter, O. E. S. will hold its Annual Memorial service. Saturday, May 25—Annual Auxil­ iary Poppy Dance. Tuesday. June 4—fave Junction Women’s club at the home of Mrs. H. C. Vernon, Caves high­ way. O'Brien Woman's club meets first and third Friday, 2 p. m. Price 5 Cents Our Fourth Kerby News Notes of General Interest Anniveisary Number The Intermediate room of the Kerby grade school held “Open House” on Wednesday afternoon with pupils and teacher, Miss Effie Sweet, as hosts and parents and friends guests from 2 to 4 p. m. Each guest was met at the door by their host who guided them around the room to the exhibits of their work accomplished dur­ ing the past school year. Among the exhibits were samples of let­ ters written in English classes, ge­ ography booklets, music booklets, art work which included finger painting, stick printing, paper tearing, posters done with crayolas and pencils; health posters and safety posters, penmanship, and history exhibits. The Happy Workers’ 4-H club had a partial exhibit of their work. They ex­ pect to exhibit their completed work later. Punch and cookies were served to all the guests by the young hosts. Miss Effie Sweet, teacher for the intermediate room states that she had but three visitors dur­ ing the school year, so the “open house” was given as an opportun­ ity for parents to view the work of the pupils in their various de­ partments. Mrs. Blanch Collins of West Le­ banon, New York, was a recent guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jess Barnett. Mrs. J. H. Pomeroy and Mrs. Frank Williams of Sausalito, Cal., are spending a few days at the Pomeroy ranch near Kerby. Both were guests at the Girls’ League Tea on Friday afternoon. A number of people of the val- ley attended the meeting held at the Redwoods hotel on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of or­ ganizing a Josephine county unit of the Oregon Wildlife Federa­ tion. Among those who attended were Clarence Stout and Paul Sny­ der and Mrs. King of O’Brien, Ralph Huber of Cave Junction, Mr. and Mrs. George Horn, Eve­ lyn and Earl Horn, Shorty Phillips, Clem Sauer, Ken Robinson, Fred Linkhart, and Wm. McLean. Two local men were honored with of­ fices. W. J. McLean, vice presi­ dent and Fred Linkhart, treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. W. Zeillemaker of Glendale, California, are visiting friends in the community. At the Illinois Valley Teachers meeting on Monday evening busi­ ness pertaining to the closing days of school was discussed and grad­ uation was arranged. The date of the eighth grade graduation will be the evening of May 12 with Rev. C. G. Morris of this valley as seaker. About 34 eighth grad­ as speaker. About 34 eighth grad- lomas. This will be held in the high school gymnasium and has always been one of the outstanding events of the school year. Selma teachers, Mrs. Myrtle Walton, Miss Ila Mae and Miss Ruby Higanbotham and Miss Lois Speaker served refreshments at the close of the meeting. A Bingo game made entertainment with I Merle Farmer and Miss Effie , Sweet as prize winners. This was the last meeting of the , school year. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Atter­ bury, daughter and son-in-law, all of Medford, were guests at the . home of Mrs. Millie Trefethen on Sunday. Roy Barnett and Son Ed of Salt Lake City were guests last week Illinois Valley Juvenile Grange of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Barnett, and meets first and third Saturdays at the George Thrasher and Tycer homes. They left Monday. of each month at 2 p. m. Regular Legion and Auxiliary Mr. and Mrs. W J. Clark of meeting the first and third I Roseburg were week-end guests at Wednesday of every month. Auxiliary sewing days every sec­ the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hurley ond and fourth Wednesday. Pot Wilson. Mrs. Clark was a guest luck dinner at noon. Everyone at the Giris' League tea on Fri- day afternoon. is welcome Illinois Valley Chamber of Com­ Mr. and Mrs. Bert Adams of merce meeting, every Monday Canyon Creek were in Kerby on evening. 8 p. m. Noon luncheon second Tuesday of every month, j (Continued on pare five) The publishers of the Illinois Valley News take considerable pride in presenting to their sub­ scribers their fourth anniversary ■umber. This issue contains 32 pages of the tabloid form and six pages of the regular edition. We want to thank all the valley people who contributed articles to help make this issue an outstand­ ing one. We do not believe there is unother small town weekly pa­ per in Oregon that has presented such a complete and excellent edi­ tion to its subscribers, and we are justly proud of the edition. It waa only made possible bv the expert help and advise of one of the beat journeyman and ad salesmen we know of on weekly papers, Victor Zahn, and with his help and the other members of the family, wo are able to present this edition on time, well printed and an excel­ lent edition of facts concerning the great Illinois Valley. All the cuts were made by the Grants Pass Courier engraving de­ partment, but moat of the photo­ graphs were taken by M. C. Athey. The Courier loaned us some of them, and we are grateful to them for their cooperation. This edition should be sent to many places out of the valley. It tells a history and facts that are interesting and educational, and anyone interested in the valley would be glad to get a copy. We will wrap, stamp and mail this edi­ tion to anyone in the United States for 10 cents per copy. Give ua your list of names and we will do the rest, and you will receive many letters telling that they had re­ ceived the paper and how they ap­ preciated it. Take our word for it. Send as many as you can. It is better than writing a letter tell­ ing of only a few facts about the valley. We have tried to cover most of it, but of course, we have missed many items of interest which we hope to correct next year. . najer’ ave me, the bone and the sinew, the heart and it are yours, my mother, I thank you. I thank you in my eyes, the blood in my veins, for my speech, for ing. All that I am is from you who bore me. ue me, unmeasured from the beginning, my For all the love \t for the hand that led me, the voice that mother, I thank arm that shielded me. the lap that directed me, nursed me. rested me. at night, my mother, I thank mom For your smile in t you. I thank you for t^e tearß^ou me, the songs you sung to me, and ministering*. All that the prayers that you I am is by you, who for me, for your trust and For the faith you for your praise and your your pride, my mother, I you made mine. All chiding, for the justice you that I am you taught me. ons and despairs, my For the sore travail that you to, the sobs and moans mother, forgive me. Forgive me the pe k from you, mother, forgive me. I wrung from you, and for the strength For the fears I gave you, for the alarms and the dreads, my mother, for­ give me. Forgive me the joys I deprived you, the toils I made for you, for the hours, the days and the years I claimed from you, mother, forgive me. For the times that I hurt you, the times I had no smile for you, the caresses I did not give you, my mother, forgive me. Forgive me for my angers and my revolts, for my deceits and evasions, for all the pangs and sorrows I brought TIMBER COMPANY HAULING PILING to you, my mother, forgive me. For your lessons I did not learn, for your wishes I did not heed, for the counsels I did not obey, my mother, forgive me. Forgive me my pride in my youth and my glory in my strength that forgot the holiness of your years and the veneration of your weakness, for my neglect, for my selfishness, for all the great debts of your love that I have not paid, mother, sweet mother, forgive me. And may the peace and the joy that passeth all understanding I m * yours, my mother, forever and ever. Amen. ^¿/> J J DILLON Planning Another Big Jubilee At the regular Monday meeting of the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce last Monday night, the new by-laws were read and adop­ ted, and the secretary was in- structed to file a copy with the corporation commissioner. Discussing meetings, it was