ün,w«»‘r of orp?rtB Gateway to The Oregon Caves Hinois Valley News i A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts Volume V. No. 10 Dedication ( ave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, July 10, 1941 Local Health Unit Will Meet July 17 Half Million DOUBLE FEATURE SATURDAY. SUNDAY Price 5 Cents Kerby News Notes Personal of General Interest “Robbers of the Range" Weaving its exciting plot about (By Ed Dailey) the schemes of a band of crooks and gunmen seeking to enrich Mr. and Mrs. B R. Adams came themselves through the construc­ in from their mine on Canyon tion of a railroad across the plains, creek to spend the Fourth. Tim Holt’s new starring film, —o— "Robbers of the Range”, presents Mrs. Martin Sachse has her Representatives of the United a vivid portrait of the old South­ brother. H. S. Park of Los Ange­ Plans for the big dedication of Persons delinquent in payment States Forest Service, of Governor west of some sixty years ago which les, visiting at her home for a few of personal property taxes are the Illinois Valley Airport are get­ Langlie of Washington, and Gov­ comes to the Cave City theater weeks. ting well under way, and the more faced with the immediate prospect ernor Sprague of Oregon have pre­ Saturday and Sunday. the committee delves into the mat­ of either paying the taxes or los­ sented the need for additional for­ ter, the larger the celebration When the early railroads came Sachse garage opened for busi­ ing property, in accordance with est protection for certain critical through the West speculation and ness with C. Curtis of Bakersfield, | a new stringent state law, Sheriff looms. areas in the Pacific Northwest to land-grabbing and chicanery were Calif., in charge, lie will special­ ( A. Donley Barnes declared Thurs­ Edward Cliff, supervisor of the Congress and $500,000 has been rife, and many unscrupulous men ize in general repairing, body, fen­ day. He is advertising to affected Siskiyou National Forest was in allotted for this purpose, accord­ made fortunes in the wake of the der and auto cleaning and carries owners to advise them to make the valley today and going over ing to H. J. Andrews, assistant survey parties. It is in this tur­ Texaco gas and oil. Mr. Curtis payment. plans for the big event. Mr. Cliff regional forester in charge of the bulent era that “Robbers of the and family have rented a cottage told us that it was now assured The law makes it mandatory division of state and private for­ Range” is laid, and its swift action from J. H. Wittroik. that a good speaker from the re­ for h;m to file warrants for delin­ estry, who has today returned lend realism to its absorbing story. gional forest service would be on quent personal property taxes, the from Washington, D. C. hand to dedicate the airport. Ma­ The young Western star plays C. Anderton and family of warrants having the same force The protection will be placed the part of a rancher whose lands Klamath Falls and Mr. and Mrs. and effect as a judgment in civil jor James Frankland, assistant re­ in western Washington and Ore­ lie in the path of a new railroad Ed Dessinger and son, were visit­ court for a lien on either real or gional forester, in charge of the gon, where the major defense ac­ building to the Pacific Coast. The ing at the Phil Dessinger home oersona) property. division of engineering from Pcit- tivities are located. This area pro­ land agents securing rights of way land, has accepted the invitation to Personal property is appraised over the Four I h. duces about seven billion feet of for the road are crooks, double­ dedicate the field, and everyone by the county assessor or his dep­ —o— timber annually, or approximately crossing the line on one hand, and who knows the major, are de­ Bill Hazelrig and family were uty at the time real property ap­ Stamp Your Own 25 per cent of the national supply. terrorizing the ranchers on the lighted that he will attend this im­ visiting with their daughter and praisals are made. The owner is Letters; Carrier Not About one-fifth of it goes to the other, and as part of their pro­ son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. C. Curlie notified at that time of the amount portant celebration. defense program. It includes, tre­ cedure two of them frame the There will be a general meeting Allowed to Do It of appraisal. If the owner is not over Sunday. mendously important power de­ youthful hero on a murder charge, of the entire group of commit­ at home when appraisal is made he It has come to the attention of velopments, shipyards, aircraft and j in order to get him out of the tees, Friday evening, July 1 Sth in Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Woodcock may learn the amount at the as­ the American I.egion hall in Cave the post office that some of the aluminum factories, and manufac­ way. of Phoenix were guests at the Bert sessor’s office. A stage hold-up gives Holt a Adams home over the Fourth. Junction, at which time each com­ patrons on the rural route put turing plants of all kinds. Army The sheriff mails out bills for mittee chairman is expected to tell money in their boxes and expect camps and maneuver areas and chance to escape. Posing as a no­ nersonal property taxes when they —o— what his committee has done and the rural carrier to stamp their highways of military importance torious killer, he boldly visits the Fuller I). Bennett of McCldud, become delinquent, but not before. are located here. headquarters of the land-agent Calif., visiting relatives in Kerby Sheriff Barnes said that it is the what remains to be done. The letters or postal cards. A serious fire season could crip­ group and takes a job working for This is strictly against the rules committee chairmen will now have property owner’s responsibility to over the week-end. to get busy and see that this cele­ of the post office department, and ple the production of lumber and them, so he can learn their plans provide all information necessary —o— bration has everything that we Postmaster Athey asks the patrons piling, damage transmission lines, at first hand. Knute Lindgren of Kumfy as to value of his personal prop­ of the rural route, please not to; and block roads. Airplane traffic can all give it. "Scattergood Baines’* Kamp dining room visited Fran! erty and also to learn the amount Blake Miller, chairman of the expect the carrier to do this. Buy | might be grounded by dense smoke. One of the series of pictures Floyd in Kerby the first of the of his assessment. parade, and one of the principal your stamps from the carrier and Heavy calls on industry for fire based on the world-renowned stor­ week. Personal property taxable in­ eve 'ts of the dedication has many stamp your own letters, and make fighters would slow down produc­ ies by Clarence Budington Kel- cludes movable articles used in pro­ tion. These funds will permit ad­ land, "Scattergood Pulls the nov 1 ideas and will tell what he everybody happy. Clem Sauer took his range cat­ viding income, as livestock, mer­ ditional precautions against the Strings” opens Saturday with Guy tle to the summer range on Suckei chandise, buildings, ditches, flumes -' ■ ...... O----- - has accomplished towards getting usual hazards, as well as against Kibbee, in a warm, human inter­ everything that he wants. In or­ Valley Folk Spend 1th Creek and Jim Hogue took his to and equipment, boats, service sta­ extraordinary situations that may pretation of the title role—which, the range on Poker Flat country tion equipment, farm implements, der to help Blake, anyone who has In (’rescent City occur. a horse that they can ride, an old it is understood, he will portray last week. logging machinery and business The money will be divided be­ in all the series. vehicle, buckboard, old fashioned furniture. It does not include a Many residents of the valley tween the states and the federal buggy or carriage, covered wagon, The true-to-life representation Mr. and Mrs. Fred Corsetti and person's home furnishings or his spent the Fourth at Crescent City agencies engaged in protection and oxen, stage coach, old model au­ of a small town and its inhabitants daughter of Klamath, Calif., spent private automobile.—Grants Pass and enjoyed the crab feed and the will supplement funds already bud­ tomobile, the older the* better, bi­ is presented in this case through the Fourth at the Ed Burke home. Courier. entertainment provided for visit­ geted. The organization planned cycle tandem, velocipede, or any the medium of the romance be­ —o— ors. Some of those that we saw will consist of both large and small thing that will be appropriate in tween two of the youngsters of Mr. and Mrs. Harry George and suppression crews, smoke-chasers, Coldriver. the cavalcade of events parade. [ were: daughter of Huntington Park, Family Reunion at Mr. and Mrs. Ben George and lookouts, prevention guards, and plea-e get in touch with Blake Mil­ Frowning upon the theory that Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Burke Hibbard Home family took their new Ford pickup inspectors. The suppression crews ler and tell him what you have. He I rural communities do not foster celebrated the Fourth in Klamath with a load that included Mrs. B. will be employed in the construc­ will also need some teams to pull I sophisticates, this “Scattergood’’ Falls. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Hibbard, who P. Ilrockson and children of Grants tion of protection improvements, vehicles and if you have a gentle story proposes to show that the reside near Bridgeview, enjoyed Pass, Mrs. Euna Partsafas and between fire calls. They will be team let him know. youth of smaller towns is just as Ferd W. Jones, high school prin­ the pleasure of having all of their children; the two latter ladies are provided with trucks and will make Th<* program has taken definite apt to be worldly-wise as his ur­ cipal, spent the Fourth of July holi­ children home over the Fourth. sisters of Mrs. George; Jean and quick responses to reports of fires. ban cousin. Most of them go to day with his family at Kerby, he it Coming for the occasion were E. shape and will be run according to schedule and will not last over Carrol George, daughters of Mr These crews, which will be organ- high school and college, see educa­ spending six weeks at the Univer­ I; II ilili.ud, Medford; O 8 Hib­ zed, trained, equipped and ready tional motion pictures, listen to the sity of Oregon summer school at bard, Portland; Mrs. C. M. Leary, two hours. It will be published in and Mrs. Loren George. Others were Mr. and Mrs. Loren to go, are much more effective every detail later. radio, and take advantage of the Eugene. Stockton, California; Mrs. P. S. George, Mr. and Mrs. George than much larger pickup crews. The field is going to have modern facilities of transportation Dunn, Fresno, California. — o — Wells, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wells and Prevention guards will enforce new “hair cut” and will be put to visit big cities. Seated at the 16-foot table, The Lininger Sand and Gravel Kenneth Wells. Mrs. Tom Her­ closures, check, and register forest t!... i - p. ssible condition. It’s An added feature of this double company have finished their rock spread with the bounties of life, vey and Mis. Hervey's sister and users. B >W, but con Bidet able lc Inspectors will give par­ bill is“March.of Time” in "Austra­ crushing job and are dismantling under the gorgeous cypress trees ing will be done and if there are brother-in-law, Joe Sowell, Mr. and ticular attention to the provisions lia at War,” which brings to the the crusher and will move it near at the front of the house were: E. Mrs. Keith Wells and children, Mr. of the logging code and the state nnv holes, they will be leveled up screen what this rugged dominion Medford where they have a con­ R. Hibhard, Roger and Charlie and a good landing field will be and Mrs. M. C. Athey and Mrs. fire laws. is doing in the Pacific crisis today. tract starting this Monday. All the Hibbard; Mr. and Mrs. Hibhard, J. M. Smock. About 15 per cent of the total is ready for the dedication. o men who were working in Kerby Kenneth Hibbard, Mr. and Mrs. C. o— —... — budgeted for special equipment, Many outside places will be in- M. Leary, Jack and Beverly; Mr. Popular Young Couple have gone to Medford. quarters, and miscellaneous over­ v ed to attend and put entries in Enjoyable Party and Mrs. P. S. Dunn, Eileen and —o— head items and supervision. Exist­ Wed in Grants Pass the parade. Happy Camp is ex­ Held at Willadora Donald; Mr. and Mrs. Buckmin­ Clay Ramsey spent Ju'y 4th a’ ing equipment and quarters will be pected to come over with some ster, brother of Mrs. Hibbard, and Miss Bernice Allen and Karl his home in Kerby and returned used and large purchases will prob ­ It.d:ans. Smith River may bring their daughter and family, Mr. and A pleasant social evening was Theuerkauf surprised their many to his work at the Forest Service in < vi some of their tribe. Grants enjoyed on July Fourth at the ably not be required. Mrs. Maise, Vernon and Vende The CCC will, as usual, be avail­ friends in the valley when they Powers, Oregon, Sunday. Pas- is expected to have something “Willadora'’ when friends gath­ Maise, all of Stockton; Mr. and learned of the wedding that took — o— alon;. olden times in the parade as ered to celebrate the birthday an­ able for forest protection, but will Mis. Varner and daughter of Pas­ place in Grants Pass, Thursday, v. I] < rescent City. Miners, cow­ niversary of Mis. Bert Watkins. A serve as second line of defense. adena and Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Mrs. Ella Meade of Giants Pass July 3rd. Miss Allen is a daugh­ in . Id’ers, with all the para­ huge fire cracker was presented to Logging crews will be called when Hibbard. ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Allen is assisting her sister, Mrs. Clara phernalia that goes with them will her with an accompanying poem, needed as in the past. Magill in the new cafe which had ------- o The season is late, which per­ and Karl is the son of Mr. and its big open house last week. She be expected to appear in th'* line and when the fuse refused to light, Mrs. A. Theuerkauf of Camp Muir. WHAT THE LEGION f march and as the years roll by. it was discovered that the cracker mits time to organize. The plenti­ Accompanying the young couple to plans to remain here indefinitely. AUXILIARY IS DOING lat< r developments in the line of was full of gifts for the guest of ful rains have produced an extra­ —o— Grants Pass were Mr. and Mrs. tia sp rtation will be seen until honor, which the other guests en­ ordinary amount of grass and Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Savage of weeds which may be troublesome George Allen. Bud and Betty and The new colors were formally the v»iy last word in automobiles joyed seeing her open. Of Mr and Mrs. August Theuerkauf. Grants Pass were in Kerby to at­ present'd to the Post last week. and an airplane bringing up the Those present were Mr. and later, when they mature. After the ceremony they re­ tend the opening of the Log Cabin The auxiliary marched in a body to e* d < f the parade will pass by the Mrs. Wm. F. Harger, Mr. and Mrs. course, not even a guess can be turned to Cave Junction where cafe which moved into its new the Legion meeting room, Presi­ rev:» wing stand. It is going to be John IL Dow, Mr. and Mrs. Bert made at the kind of fire season we they, with a large group of friends building last week. Mr. Savage dent Lucille Arnold introduced a celebration worth while, and the Watkins and the hostess. Mrs. Wil will have this year. This should not be considered an and relatives, attended a charivari is a brother of Mrs. Clara Magill Aunt Mary White who made tho entire valley should take a lot of liam A. Brown. all-out effort to meet a crisis, but at the Owl cafe. They will make and Mrs. Ella Meade. -------------- O—---- ------- presentation. interest in this air field develop­ their home in the Lola Petersen Marie White brought as guest Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. White these precautions are believed to ment. -------------- o-------------- home near Camp Muir. to the meeting, her sister Mrs. Hull and daughters, Betty and Mary, be sufficient to prevent undue .... ■1 'Oy Pl- 5 and son, Richard, of Oregon State damage or delay to the defense pro­ OREGON DEMOCRATS TO from Los Angeles. The attend­ IMPORTANT gram. HOLD PICNIC JULY 20th ance prize was presented to Mrs. college, Corvallis, were the guests COMING EVENTS All committee chairmen of the Hull. of Mrs. Betty and Ralph White of The Democrats of the state are airport dedication and the mem­ The annual Legion and Auxili­ a.............................................. -...............bi Cave Junction over the Fourth. bers of the different committees holding a big picnic July 20 in ary picnic will be held on July 27 Friday, July 11—Meeting at Le- Mrs. White is Mr. Harold's mother i Mrs, Grizzell Buys are expected to report at a special Jantzen beach and every county in at Elwood Hussey’s place south g on hall on Airport dedication. When here the Corvallis residents Jiffy Way Lunch meeting to be held Friday evening. the state will send a queen candi- of the river. Satui