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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1940)
University of Oregon J * £ A » .<11 r * 1 llinois Valley News A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interets of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts Volume IV Santa Clans ( » Midway Isle Santa has arranged all his dates and he has promised to visit most of the stares in Cave Junction, and when he does, he is going to have a bag of goodies and will drop off a few in each store. Santa had to arrange his hours to the best possible advantage, so the following schedule will have to be lived up to, and we do hope that a lot of people will be in the stores waiting for him to appear. Here is Santa’s schedule, for Saturday afternoon, December 21: Mrs. White's Variety Store from 4 to 5 p. m. Model Grocery from 3 to 4 p: m. Martin’s Hardware from 5 to 5:30 p. m. Arnold’s Grocery from 6 to 6:30 p. m. Haynes’ Clothing Shop from 6:30 to 7 p. m. Scott's Market from 7 to 8 p. m. Cave City Drug Store from 8 to 9 p. m. Leaving for Midway Island, where Uncle Sam is building a naval outpost and air field, 10 men from the Illinois valley took the bus from Grants Pass last Friday for San Francisco, where they were given a medical exami nation, and after passing it, signed for a year’s stay on the island to help in the defense program. All the boys who were in the draft age, were given a release to go to Mid way. They sailed, if the schedule was followed today (Thursday) from San Francisco for Midway, and If nothing went wrong all the boys were on the boat when it left. The crew was engaged by W. A. Branham, foreman of the Pom eroy ranch, and the men will work for J. H. Pomeroy & Co., Inc., of San Francisco. It has been rumored that an other crew of men from the val ley are expecting to get a call to go to the island if they want a job there. The men must sign up for a year, and their expenses are pail there and back if they stay the year, but they can leave when ever they want to, but will have to pay their own fare home if they do not stay a year. ------------ o--------•---- BOB GEORGE IS SERIOUSLY HURT » Today, Thursday, Bob George was seriously injured while driv ing a team on his ranch. The horses bolted and ran away and Mr. George was thrown from the wagon, which ran over him. Dr. A. N. Collman was called and rushed him to the Grants Pass hospital for immediate treatment, as his injuries were considered se- riou ». No word has come back and his condition at this writing is not known. -o________ Mrs. Bert Badden returned from Crescent City Wednesday, where she had been vir'ting a few days with her husband. BL 1 COMING EVENTS [ ......................................................... . Wednesday, Dec. 25—Christmas. .Wednesday, Jan. 1—New Year’s |W< Day. O’Brien Woman’s club meets first and third Friday, 2 p. m. Cave City Women’s club meets • every first Tuesday of each month Regular Legion and Auxiliary meeting the first and third Wednesday of every month. i Valley Boys Ciiy Stores Last Thursday evening, W. H. Branham, foreman of the Pomeroy ranch, discovered fire and smoke coming from the big barn on the ranch and hurried to try to put it out, but was unable to do so, and the barn and contents wqs a com plete loss. The barn, which was a very large one, was packed to the ceil ing with a new crop of hay, and in order to get it all in, it had to be baled. There was also some stock and considerable farm ma chinery, saddles and harness in the place. The stock was out but one calf, which was destroyed. The harness, saddles and other equip ment was also destroyed. The flames, which lit up the sky for miles, attracted quite a gathering, but there was nothing anyone could do but look on. We believe Mr. Pomeroy will build an other barn in the spring, but he has not given us this information. It is believed the fire was start ed by a spontaneous combustion in the hay stored in the loft. .1 Valley Boys Who Left for Midway Leave for Pomeroy Barn Burned Last Thursday Night ) Price 5 Cent« Coming to -O- I Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, December 19, 1940 No. 33 Pictured above are the boye who left San Francieco for Midway Island today (Thursday). Standing— W.. A. Branham, foreman of the Pomeroy ranch, who went to Grants Pass to see the boys off. Larry Mu- sei. Art Kellert, Hugh Morris, Don Johnson, Jack Morris ande Claud Tucker. Front row—Woodrow Nea- ley, Al Brown, Harold Trefethen and Edward Sowell. (Courtesy Courier Photo and Engraving). I 25 Men Start KERBY HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Classics Of Disney Art Working On Mr. Kirby Brumfield, represent ing the State Board of Vocational Education, called at tht high school last Thursday to consult with GARDEN CLUB’S Principal Jones regarding the pos 4 DECEMBE RMEETING sible use of the school’s shop and equipment as a unit 111 the educa-j The December meeting of the Ever since the advent ten years Illinois Valley Garden Club wm After hoping that the west side tional phase of the National De highway would get started this fense program. Mr. Jones believes ago of Walt Disney's Mickey held last Thursday in the form of winter, and nearly losing hope, that the program will materialize Mouse, people the world over have a Christmas party at the home of the project finally came and the for Kerby and that through this been able from time to time to es Mrs. George Thrasher in Kerby. men went to work this week with the community can assist in the cape the realities of this world The rooms were beautifully dec B. D. Derrick as foreman of the developing of the defenses of the an(j ]ose themselves in fantasy. orated with foliage and emblems nation. Publicity will be given the ■ • • Today, when the world is in signifying both the gaiety and the job. The work on the west side was details of the project as early as chaos, it is truly an event of great sacredness of the season. The dec importance to be able to escape orating committee were compli begun on the south end of the possible. -o_ for two whole hours and live in a mented on their work and tire road working north, and it was The Kerby Badgers started the world of make-believe. hoped that enough work could be less effort. The event is the Great Walt done this winter to assure travel basketball season/ with a victory A short business meeting was over the highway for all winter. of 28-15, when they played Glen Disney Festival, a quintet of bril followed by the singing of Christ dale December 9th. If they keep liant Disney hits which opens at mas carols. Mrs. C. C. Babcock, L. H. Walther, superintendent of Josephine county for all WPA up the good wor|< we are sure they the Cave c'ity Theatre Christmas president and chairman of the pro work, was in the valley the first will come out on top. Monday night Eve and Christmas night, dem- gram committee gave an interest of the week getting the men start the second team played a good onstrates the number of hit-parade ing talk on the origin of each. Mrs. ed on the project and said that in game against Glendale. The score numbe(s which the Disney produc- L. H. Inman led the group in sing tions introduced to song-loving ing "Jingle Bells," “Silent Night” the near future that a crew of men [ was Kerby'19, Glendale 8. I -o- America. from the west side crew would and “Little Town of Bethlehem." Details of the Lincoln Essay The list is led by such favorites' Mrs. Inman and Mrs. A. A. John come to Cave Junction and finish contest sponsored by Past Presi as “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad , the drainage project here. son then favored the club with dent’s club of Daughters of Union Wolf? ” “ , Ferdinand,” “ , Some Day “Away in the Manger.” o Veterans, were received by Mr. My prjnce Will Come, ,” “Heigh' Mrs. Babcock then told of our Jones last week. The subject this Ho - “Whistle While You Work country’s official tree, a large Se O’Brien Women to year is “Genealogy and Boyhood “pm Wishing" and “One Song.”| quoia located in Grants National of Abraham Lincoln.” The spon- ^11 but the first two numbers arej Hod Christmas Party Park. Much space could be allot soring organization is furnishing from “Snow White and the Seven Saturday Evening ted her for the details contributed a Lincoln Trophy cup on which the Dwarfs,- which heads the Festival. to everyone’s interest in the name of the winner will be en The first title comes from “The: Christmas season. graved. The plan is to continue a A mention of bells inspired Mrs. The O’Brien Women’s club met series of contests for several years Practical Pig,” while the second • was originally heard in “Ferdinand W. F. Darger to tell of her col at the home of Mrs. L. H. Inman until the biography has been cov the Bull." These, with “Donald’s lection which began with a school with 18 members present. Mrs. ered. The cup is to become the Lucky Day” and “The Ugly Duck-1 bell used when teaching school. W. F. Darger, Mrs. H. C. Vernon property of Kerby high school. ling,” make up the Walt Disney Since then she has added a cow of Cave Junction and Mrs. Hack Festival. bell, a sheep bell, a bell dated ett of O’Brien were guests. The league games that Kerby Music in Walt Disney’s pictures 1872, a Belgian and a Swedish The witches’ baskets were i always serves to heighten action will play will be as follows: bell, the latter two being listed in onened and what a surprise we i Jan. 10—Phoenix, there. and oftentimes dialogue. In “Snow the hobby magazine. all had. The contents went far | Jan. 17— Gold Hill, here White and the Seven Dwarfs.” the Mrs. E. J. Wilber read two beyond our expectations and the Jan. 18— Rogue River, here. musicians were faced with the clever and appropriate poems and Iosin- side is to entertain the win- I Jan. 24— Central Point, here. longest and most complicated as- officiated as Santa Claus, distrib ners to a dinner party, Jan. 25— Jacksonville, there. signment they ever had. Their ef- uting gifts among the members, The Christmas narty was dis- Jan. 31—Rogue River, there. forts are rewarded by the con herself contributing a huge basket cussed and this will be held Sat- Feb. 1—Phoenix, here. tinued popularity of the picture's of gourds and receiving a beauti urdav evening, December 21, at Feb. 7—Jacksonville, here. song hits. ful scrapbook from last year’s dec the O'Brien school house at 8 Feb. 8 Gold Hill, there. —.------ o------------- orating committee for her assist o'clock. An entertaining program Feb. 11—Central Point, there. David White left for San Fran ance. Mrs. Wilber also acted as is planned and there will be good The Kerby Badgers won a nip cisco today (Thursday) after vis auctioneer to add to the New things to eat. Mrs. Chris Wendt gave a very and tuck battle with the Grants iting relatives and friends in tile Year’s gift fund. In fact, Mrs. Wilber “stole the show." interesting book review of Eva Pass Freshmen on January 17. Ed valley for the past ten days. —o-- A group of high school students Emery Die. born in Illinois. July, win Smith of Kerby was high point man with 11 points. Gale Smith of surprised and delighted everyone George W. Thrasher made a trip lRr>2. Tn 1890 she moved to Ore gon City and taught school in the Grants Pass trailed with 9 points. to Grants Pass today (Thursday) by enacting an old Yuletide cus The game with Phoenix the 10th to meet his daughter, Grace, who tom, bringing in the Yule log and old Barclay school. Mrs. Joy Armstrong is to give of January will be our first con has been visiting in Oakland for singing carols. Dainty and delectable refresh the next book review, “I Married ference game. We sincerely hope the past few months. While there that we get as good a start in the he found Mrs. Herb Tycer i nd ments were served buffet style by Adventure.” The next meeting will be held league games as we have so far Dean Wells in the depot and the hostesses, Mrs. Georgr Thrash- brought them to their home in ee, Mrs. Robert Balzke, Mrs. Jack January 3 at the home of Mrs. in our non-conference games. Kerby. Smock and Mrs. Harry Floyd. Earl Boyd. (Continued on Pa«» Seven) For Christmas I L2R ¿S I: I J lì Ill'S I r f
