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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1941)
University of Or«-cn 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. 45 Redwood Empire A ss ' ii Meet Price 5 Cents Cave Junction. Oregon, Thursday, March 13. 1941 COOPERATION IS KEYNOTE FOR SELECTIVE SERVICE The advantage which comes to a Selective Service registrant by closely cooperating with his local board were stressed today in a statement by Lt. Colonel Elmer V. Wooton, director of selective ser vice for the state of Oregon. In outlining a few of the most important things for the registrant to remember in his contact with his local board, Colonel Wooton pointed out that the registrant's full cooperation not only speeds up the machinery of the selective service system, but directly bene fits the registrant in a number of definite and concrete ways. ‘‘The importance of the regis trant keeping in touch with his lo cal board and immediately notify ing it when he changes his address and moves from one place to an other cannot be exaggerated,” Col onel Wooton declared. ‘‘The rea son for this is obvious. The regis trant who fails in this violates the law, places himself in needless jeopardy, does himself an injustice and ccauses the local board all kinds of needless trouble.” The state director also empha sizes the fact that registrants can save themselves—and their board —much grief by exercising great care in filling out the question naire for his classification. “Every local- board has an ad visory board,” he said, “and the registrant who is in doubt as to how to answer any given question should consult this board and fol low its instructions. That's what the advisory board is for. And to advise him on any other puzzling matter, too. “The registrant who believes he has been placed in the wrong clas sification and wants to make an appeal has at his service the Gov ernment Appeal agent attached to his local board. This government appeal agent is charged with the duty of protecting the interests of the registrant, as well as those of the government, and to assist and advise him as to the procedure in making an appeal.” Colonel Wooton complimented the local boards of the state for their understanding and broad sympathy in dealing with individ ual cases. “The registrants appreciate it, too,” he added, ‘‘as witness cor respondence and oral comment from them. We don’t want any registrant to forget that the local board is his friend and that co operation works both ways. It makes things much easier for everyone.” -------------- o-------------- With more than 200 civic, busi ness and professional leaders of the nine counties in attendance, led by Chas. H. Demaray, Grants Pass president, progress reports on Redwood Empire Association ac tivities during the past few months were submitted by officers, unit presidents and committee chair men at the semi-annual asociation convention in Santa Rosa last Fri day. Vital importance of highways throughout the Redwood Empire as strategic and access military roads; growing competition in many states for the tourist dollar through state tourist development programs; recommendations for improvement of Redwood Empire highways, including necessity for added funds for storm damage re pair, to be submitted to the state highway commission and recom mendations for support of pending legislation in Sacramento were features of the one day session. It was also pointed out that ef forts would be increased to bring cash spending and vacation traf fic into the nine counties by wide spread promotional campaigns in cooperation with transportation companies, and travel directional agencies. A tremendous volume of work, outstanding results and specific plans for the future were consid ered and acted upon at unit and committee meetings and at a spec ial luncheon session of the Board of Directors. Action included, support of campaign to secure more state and federal highway funds; utilizing local events as additional tourist attractions; approval of legislative measures designed to assist high way construction and mainte nance, revision of wayside enter prise folder to include points of interest and location; appointment of special wild flower committee' and educational program; and sup port of effort to improve Sausalito lateral highway to Golden Gate bridge. Selection of the convention city for the 21st annual Redwood Em pire Association convention, to be held in October, 1941, will be de cided at the next meeting of the executive board, with Grant« Pass Chamber of Commerce, Humboldt County Board c* Trade and Lake Coun‘v Chamber of Commence be FEBRUARY GARDEN ing the principal bidders. Those attending 'mm Josephine CLUB MEETING HELD county v.ere: Judge W. A. John AT THE BUNCH HOME son, and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Dem aray, Grants Pass. The February meeting of the ------------- o-------------- Illinois Valley Garden club was held at the home of Mrs. Sam CHAMBER MEETING Bunch recently with co-hostesses, MONDAY NIGHT Mrs. Mattie E. Seyferth, Mrs. Elizabeth Holland and Mrs. Joe The dinner meeting of the Il Houck assisting. linois Valley Chamber of Com An interesting incident was the merce will be held in the Legion reading of the minutes of the first Auxiliary meeting room Monday. meeting of the club held February March 17th, at 7:30. Please »e- 12, 192“. Six of the eight charter cure your tickets in advance. members were present at the 1941 Good speakers will be present to meeting. tell a message worth hearing, and Mrs. W. F. Darger displayed a all in the valley are urged to at book which has been in her pos tend. session for 42 years. This treasure, bound in olive wood contained pressed flowers from the Holy Look out for pedestrians. land. *••• •*«••(•*••««•• lsllll'«ltissss<<lll WtttlHttWtlltttHtll*T) Mrs. Jack Smock gave an in j COMING EVENTS j teresting, illustrated talk on new varieties, mentioning particularly •♦»•••••• •♦•»♦••••»WMlWHHlHiiHHlI•••••••••••••»•••»•••[ej the blue gerianium, the glorified Christmas rose, the yellow colossal Saturday, March 15 — Auxiliary and the scarlet wisteria tree. card party in the Auxiliary The members were requested by meeting room. Mrs. H. P. Floyd, chairman of the Friday, April 25—Garden Club program committee to bring ar Daffodil* Tea at the home of rangements to the daffodi tea to Mrs. H. O. Smith, Caves High be held at the home of Mrs. H. O. way. Smith on Caves highway, Friday, Regular Legion and Auxiliary April 25th. A prize will be given meeting the first and third for the best arrangement. The Wednesday of .every month. plant auction will be continued at O’Brien Woman's club meets first this meeting. and third Friday, 2 p. m. ■ o Illinois Valley Juvenile Grange Ladies of the Legion Auxiliary meets first and third Saturdays will hold a card party Saturday, of each month at 2 p. m. March 15th in the Auxiliary meet Cave Junction Townsend Club No. ing room. Everyone is invited to 1. meets every Tuesday night in attend. Nice prizes yill be award the Chamber of Commerce ed to winners and consolation and traveling pinochle prize. ‘ building. 4th District Voted By Population Told By Precincts Legislature Redwood precinct has the great est population of try in Josephine county with 1,301 residents, the census bureau reported to tne News last week, while Placer is low with 11.". The report is die final one to be made for Oregon, i.nd is entilled “Population by M.r.cr Civil Divi sions.” Black face figu.es indica’e pre cincts in the vail. y. The county’s popuation of 16,- "01 is split as follows: Althouse ........................................ 473 Applerogue ............................... 976 Dimmick ......... 610 Furry .................................. 245 Fruitdale .................................... 764 Galice ........................................ 203 Granite HiU ............................. 924 Grants Pass 1 .......................... 782 Grants Pass 2 ......................... 818 Grants Pass 3 .......................... 873 Grants Pass 4 ................... .... 774 Grants Pass 5 ......................... 766 Grants Pass 6 ......................... 362 Grants Pass 7 .......................... 542 Grants Pass 8 .......................... 1,111 Kerby .................................................. 715 Leland ........................................ 247 Lucky Queen ........................... 326 Merlin ........................................ 472 Murphy ......... ,........................... 687 Placer ........................................ 113 Redwood .................................... 1,304 Selma .................................................. 605 Slate Creek ............................... 521 .................................................. 222 Waldo Williams .................................... 562 Wolf Creek ............................... 304 --------- n--------- “THIRD FINGER LEFT HAND,” IS RIOT OF FUN The state legislature last Mon day passed the new 4th congress ional district for the state with out the expected battle that the house said they would give the senate's redistricting. Benton county was the seat of contention. The house passed the bill including Benton county in the 4th district, but the county wanted to stay in the 3rd district, so the senate dropped Benton county and sent the bill back to the house to concur in. It was said that there would be a big fight in the house, but when the bill came up, it was adopted as amend ed by the senate and sent to the governor for his signature, which is expected to be forthcoming, and perhaps the bill has been signed by this time. The new district comprises Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Jose phine, Lane and Linn counties, which gives this district a new member in Congress. He will not be elected until the next general election. o-------------- Farmers To Sign Up Estimates Josephine County Agricultural Conservation association will be gin its annual farm plan and esti mate sheet sign-up this month. As in the past two years, all farm ers who wish to participate in the 1941 conservation program must sign one of these farm plans. In 1940, 950 farmers, operating 1100 tracts of land, cooperated in the program and this year it is ex pected that about 1100 farmers operating 1300 tracts of land will participate, this increase being due largely to great interest created by the County Conservation asso ciation distributing 20 per cent superphosphate as a grant-of-aid. AAA community committeemen will be at the meeting held in the valley to answer any questions that farmers may have concerning the 1941 farm program and also to point out different soil building practises by which cooperators can earn a full payment on their farm. The meetings in the Illinois val ley will be held Thursday, March 20th in the Bridgeview Grange hall and March 21, Friday, in the Deer Creek Grange hall. -------------- o------------- Myrna Loy, teamed for the first time with Melvyn Douglas, aban dons her role as the ‘perfect wife’ to keep the man who made Garbo laugh in continuous hot water in “Third Finger, Left Hand,” hilar ious story of a romantic mix-up, coming to the Cave City theater, Saturday and Sunday, March 15, 16. Miss Loy plays a magazine ed itor who, because of her boss’ wife is jealous, invents a mythical hus band whom she’s supposed to be trying to find to get a divorce. The deception is perfect until Douglas, who has learned about it and is in love with her, blandly shows up and assumes the role of the missing spouse. Her family likes him. She doesn’t—and pro ceeds to keep him in al) manner of trials and tribulations. She scan dalizes Niagara Falls on their “honeymoon.” He invites another couple to join them in a “double honeymoon.” Her attorney plans ways and means of getting her a divorce so that he can marry her Birthdays Celebrated himself. And all three start to At the Owl for Two wards Reno together. But after all the laugh-packed troubles they A very enjoyable evening was go through, Myrna and Melvyn spent last Friday, March 7th, when find they’ve really been in love several folks gathered together at with each other all along. the Owl to celebrate the birthdays “Arms and the Men—U. S. A.” of Miss Dorothy Gibson, and Mrs. By March of Time Elton Riley. Also on the bill is the full story Dancing and pinochle were en of the first peacetime conscrip joyed during the evening, and a tion in U. S. history, and many delicious lunch was served to those other phases of the nation’s huge present. defense program, are pictured in Guests for the evening were: this timely subject. Misses Vivian Taylor, Edda Burke, Many historic incidents in con Gertrude Bloomingcamp, Eileen nection with the new Selective Whitehead, and Dorothy Gibson, Service Law are included, with Messrs. Milt Akerill, Bob Pape, scenes of life in U. S. training Dave Addison, Floyd Bohan, Ted camps and how the young men in Athey, Ed Scherffius, Jim White- the nation’s citizen Army are be head, Nat Woolley, Mr. and Mrs. ing welded into a defense fighting Roscoe Ball, Mr. and Mrs. C. force. It also shows how Ameri Thacker, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Reed, can industry has already begun Mrs. Elton Riley, and Mrs. Irene capacity production of weapons, McCasland. machines and munitions. --------- o--------- This film is an impressive and Grand Loctee Officers thrilling introduction to the new kind of life which many thousands To Attend I. O. O. F. of young American men will ex The Grand Warden of the Grand perience during their year of ser Lodge of Oregon of Odd Fellows, vice. will make an offiial visit to the --------------o Mrs. Robert Balzke of the Kerby I. O. 0. F. Friday, Mareh Waldo Motel, O’Brien, was shop 21st for an official visitation. All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs ping in Grants Pass the first of are urged to attend the meeting. the week. -o——— Tx>ok out for autos. Support the Fire Department. KERBY HIGH SCHOOL NEWS New I.V.D.L. (By Jeanne Villair) Organization Work on the Girl's League ten nis court has been progressing quite rapidly this week. A tractor Incorporated has been donated to help in grad ing and leveling it and the high school boys are doing the work. The Seniors started practicing their class play last Tuesday and the stage has been put up in the gym so they can rehearse on it. The name of the play is, "Here Conies Charlie,” and the cast con sists of: Charlie Hopps, Jeanne Villair Larry Elliott Herbert White Mrs. Fanny Farnham ............ Barbara Robinson Vivian Smythe-Kersey ........................ Betty Bergmann Mrs. Caroline Smythe-Kersey .......................... Faye Tycer Uncle Aleck Twiggs Bill Hensley Ted Hartley Edwin Smith M ortimer Smythe-Kersey . ............. Harold Jaim > Nora Malone Mildred Norman Tim McGrill Bob Smith The Kerby basket ball team won their first game in the Ashland tournament by defeating Eagle Point but they lost their second game to Bonanza. This put them out of the tournament. Both the boys and girs are start ing soft ball practice and organiz ing teams this week. The Illinois Valley Teachers’ Association met at the Kerby High School last Tuesday evening. At the meeting they discussed grad uation, the grade school oratori cal contest to be held March 25 in the high school, in which all the grade schools in the vicinity will compete, and the play day to be held here in the spring. It was decided at the meeting to have all the eighth grade graduates of the valley come and visit the high school on April 3, so that they will become acquainted with the high school and work. The county superintendent of schools, Dale Ginn, spoke on school affairs at the meeting. The high school teachers served a lunch and the Selma teachers entertained. Those on the honor roll for the last six weeks were: Freshmen Donnis Saurer, 1. Betty Strong, 1. Charlene Miller, 1. Eric Johnson, 1. Alice Smith, 1.25. Glenn Halm, 1.5. Sophomore Bob Wendt, 1. Barbara Bryne, 1. Bob Kunkle, 1.25. Jim Baldwin, 1.25. Muriel Inman, 1.25. Joyce Payne, 1.25. Wesley Vahrenwald, 1.5. Junior Margaret Prentice, 1. Heide Sachse, 1.25. Virginia Thrasher, 1.25. Louise Hammer, 1.5. Senior Jeanne Villair, 1. Wilma Maurer, 1. Vivian Pullen, 1. Rarbara Robinson, 1. Bernice Allen, 1. Dorothy Hogue, 1.25. Charlotte Parkinson, 1.5. Pauline Robinson, 1.5. Bud McLean, 1.5. ------------- o-------------- FOLKS APPRECIATE CCC BOYS DANCE Cave Junction, Ore., March 21, 1941. To the Boys of Company 5483: We would like to express to you our sincere appreciation for the grand dance given by your Com pany, Saturday, March Sth. It was one of the best dances ever held in the American Legion Hall, and we truly say the decora tions were original and worthy of praise. We feel sure that all those who attended this dance join us in ex tending to you our "thanks” and good will to those who made it possible for such an enjoyable evening. Sincerely, Two Friends of Co. 5483. ----- -o Mrs. J. J. Villair made a trip to Grants Pass on business last Monday. Last Monday evening, the Illi nois Valley Development League was organized and held their first regular meeting in the Kerby high school science room. There had been two previous meetings held for the purpose of getting the incorporated papers and by-laws prepared for the ini tial meeting which was held last Monday. The object of the new organiza tion is to promote the welfare of the valley inhabitants an<V help levelop the agricultural, mining, lumbering and social life of the valley. The first big objective of the league was to bring to the atten tion of the military forces of the nation, the advantages of the Illi nois Valley air port, which has few equals and no superiors in the in terior regions, for an army air port where men can be trained and have living conditions, as to cli mate, scenic and health, that would be superior to most air port fields. All of this information with maps and accurate data has been forwarded to Washington where it will be placed in the hands of the proper authorities. The League believes that if the army engi neers will make a complete survey, they will undoubtedly put a train ing station in the valley for air men. It was also brought out that the valley offers unsurpassed facili ties for an air port ammunition dump and field artillery practice range. Natural advantages that would attract army attention once a thorough investigation was made. It was also discussed that with a big army air port located here, development of the Crescent City harbor would be materially boosted. Harold Bowerman gave a word picture of what a fire district could do for the protection of homes in the valley. Considerable discussion on the matter ended with a committee being appointed to look into the matter. The com mittee consisted of Harold Bow erman, Ted Athey and they could choose as many more as they de sired. Ted Athey brought up the mat ter of a play ground for the young er generation where tennis courts and other athletic forms of amuse ment could be held dost- to Cave Junction. A committee was ap pointed to look into the mntter. The committee consisted of Mrs. Dorothy Bearss,«, Harold Bower man and Ted Athey. After the business was trans acted, the members adjourned to the domestic science room where delicious light refreshments were served by the ladies, to about 30 members present. The officers of the new organi zation for the coming year are: M. C. Athey, president; Raphael Leonard, vice president; Beulah Hamilton, secretary-treasurer and George Martin, Harry Floyd, K. C. Hamilton and Blanche Robin son, directors. The next regular meeting will be held Monday, April 8th in the Kerby high school building. --------------o • BOGUS RIVER VAL. GRANGE TO BRING TRAVELING ROSE Saturday, March 15th, Roguo River Valley Grange will visit Il linois Valley Grange to present them with the Traveling Rose. This is not the regular meeting night of the local Grange but it is the regular meeting night of the visiting Grange. Ortis Seat, master of the I. V. Grange wants a large attendance and asks all Grangers to be pres ent Saturday night for this meet ing. Illinois Valley Grange will take the Rose to Deer Creek on Thursday, March 20th. ■ -o------------- Mrs. W. F. Darger Vras in Grants Pass on a shopping tour the first of the week.
