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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1941)
University of Oregon Gateway to The Oregon Caves » llinois VaSley News X A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts Volume V. No. 32 Grangers Install Officers <1 » I I I Cave Junction. Oregon. Thursday, December 11. 1911 KERBY HIGH SCHOOL NEWS By Elva Metarnger The Girls' Volley Ball team played an exciting game at Grants Pass last Monday evening. This being the first game of the sea son for Kerby, Grants Pass de them by a score of 30 to . I feated if» Joint installation ceremonies fori g- _.. Doris Jones was high point Illinois Valley and Deer Creek of girl. Kerby challenged Grants ficers were held last Thursday eve Pass for a return game here Thurs ning at the Illinois Valley grange day night, Dec. 11. hall in Bridgeview, with Mildred —o— Norman, county grange deputy, Kerby attended the first annual acting as installing officer, assisted by Peggy Hogue, Jessie Elmore basketball jamboree held at Med and Dolores Brooks. Past Pomona ford on Friday, December 5. The Master Freeling L. Sawyer, intro Jamboree consisted of six games of eight minutes each, played by 12 duced Mrs. Norman. Officers installed for Illionis basketball teams of southern Ore Valley grange were, George Wells, gon, Kerby’s opponent was Pros Master; Loren George, overseer; pect. The game was an exciting Ruth Wendt, lecturer; Bessie eight minutes. The score was tied Watts, secretary; May Sawyer, until the opponent sunk the ball treasurer; Phil Sawyer, steward; into the basket just as the bell was J yce Payne, lady assistant; Pearl ringing to end the game, thus mak Barrett, chaplain; Helen Halm, ing the score 5 to 3 in their favor. Ceres; Yvonne Payne, Pomona; An unlucky break for Kerby. This Barbara Byrne, Flora; Harry Mills, was not a conference game. gatekeeper; Ortis Seat, Chris Wendt, and Ben George are mtm- Grants Pass visited Kerby Tues b< i s of the executive committee. day night in another basketball Officers installed for Deer Creek grange were, C. H. Brooks, mas battle. Again Kerby was defeated ter; Wilbur Stire, overseer; Lona 24 to 37, Lawrence Looper being C\ vey, steward; Marion Brook., high point man with 10 points. This lecturer; Manan Dietrich, secre was only a practice game with tary; Warren Tuttle, treasuier; Grants Pass. —o— Jol-n Buch er, a.-sistant steward; Mary Buckles, lady assistant; Jen Last Monday morning Mr. Jones nie Tuttle, chaplain; Anton Spinas, brought his radio to school so that gatekeeper; Laura Hogue, Ceres, all the students could hear Presi Emma Stire, Pomona; Maud dent Roosevelt’s message to con- Hogue, Mora; Ed Norman, mem gress asking for a Declaration of ber of the executive committee. War. All the students gathered Balloting for state officers se in the Science room to listen. lected the following: Morton —Remember Pearl Harbor— Thompkins, master; L’Rena Slack, lecturer; Bertha Beck, secretary; Ray W. Gill, Judge W. A. Johnson Dinner Party Honors and Pete Zimmerman, members of California Matron the executive committee. The Waldo Motel at O’Brien last Obligations in the third and fourth degrees were given Bob week was the scene of a very de Smith and Wendell Lee. Several lightful gathering when Mr.’ and candidates will take this degree at Mrs. Robert Balzke were gracious tl.e Deer Creek grange next Sat hosts, entertaining 18 guests at a dinner party honoring Mrs. Grace I urday evening. At the close of the meeting re of San Francisco, and the birth day anniversary of Clift Johnson. freshments were served. Remember Pearl Harbor— The large* room was made at tractive for the occasion with bou S. O. S.l Vwouncement from Red Cross quets of fall flowers. The long headquarters that a call came to I table was beautifully decorated, Josephine county Tuesday to con- centered with a lovely flower ar ti ibute $2500 to the American Re . rangement of small yellow chrys- Cross for the relief to the armed anthemums and tall yellow tapers forces and di.-l- essed civii’.ati«. in bronze holders. The evening was spent playing Those lat • in ge’ung their mem bership in .-r v mtir.g to make con- games and pinochle. Mrs. Grace who visited Mr. and triliuticn- may do so by sen li ig to the Red ' ross I .■•o'ouarters, Ll’.nc • Mrs. Balzke for about two weeks burg hulling, (-rants Pi-i or left last week for her home in San Francisco. 'eave at News c i'fice. Emergency Hospitals Planned Airplane Lookouts Manned Establishment of two emerg ency hospitals in Josephine county ai d several first aid stations were planned by the Medical Disaster Relief Division of the Josephine County Defense Council Monday night. Directed by Dr. S. B. Osgood, chairman of this division, the first aid committee, medical care com mittee and sanitation committee made arrangements for location and supplying first aid stations and emergency hospitals. The committee also issued a call for nurses in Josephine county, graduate nurses or those with any practical nursing training, to tele phone the County Health Unit, 156, or Mrs. Martin Sachse at Kerby for the valley, and leave name, ad- dress and telephone number. Henry J. Soderberg donated the use of the armory building on North Sixth street for use as an emergency b spitaj in Giants Pass, and the American Legion hall in Cave Junction was offered for the Illinois Valley emergency hospital. First aid stations are already es tablished at Cave Junction, Selma and Mount Sexton, ami the dis- aster relief division planned simi- lar stations for the Holland store. J. E. Moore, superintendent of the Josephine General hospital, was named in charge of the emergency hospitals and Miss Ruth Last Monday night, men we lv stationed at Tennessee Pass look- out station for airplane observa tion. The lookout will be manned from now on, and beginning Thursday, (today) the Waldo look- out station will be manned for the same purpose. It is hoped, by men who are in position to know, that the county authorities will make these two stations the official lookouts. This will facilitate matters in find ing men to man the stations, which is going to be no small task. These two stations will be sufficient to observe any airplanes coming in this direction. Last Monday, Murphy Hicks and Robroy McLean were at Tennessee Pass. It was difficult to find any one to go up Tuesday, so George Hicks thought the situation serious enough for him to close his Texaco i Service station and garage and with Mr. Foster kept the post man ned for any emergency. Wednes I day night E. N. and Joe Cook were on the job. Todays crew has not as yet been named. At the Waldo lookout, under the direction of Harry Floyd, a crew will be on the job every day and night beginning today. Harold Bowerman, ranger of the Redwood Ranger station is in charge of the lookouts, they being Forest Ser vice stations. Waldo is operated (Continued on Pane Four) (Continued on Page Four) I I EVENT December Birthdays BORN To Mr. and Mrs. Alton Celebrated at Cooke Sowell at the Freitag Maternity Home Last Saturday 1: me in Grant- Pass, Thursday, December 11, at 6:48 a. m., a Last Saturday evening a party baby boy, named Norman Earl, celebrating birthdays occurring His weight was 8 pounds, one- the first week of December was half ounce. held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Cooke in O’Brien. Games ?............................................ f were played, dancing enjoyed and COMING EVENTS | at midnight a sumptuous supper was served to the following guests: 3...................-...................................... ¿1 the birthday celebrants, Mrs. E. N. I i'day, December 12.— Garden Cooke, Wanda Brown, Mrs. Hattie club annual Christmas party and Evitt, Bertha Curnow, Audry Re gift exchange. Lone Mt. Valley nert. Mrs. Esther Quinn and James Resort. Curnow; guests, Mr. and Mrs. E. Tuesday. December 16 — Eastern R. Brown, Jay Evitt, Mr. and Mrs. Star election of officers, Christ Rinerson, Mr. and Mrs Coogan,, mas gift exchange. Mae and Richard Webb. Mrs. Wed. Thurs., Dec. 17-18 — Kerby Blackle Strong, Mrs. Pat Strong. P.-T. A. benefit show at Cave Ronald Strong, Merlin Bush, Mrs. City theater. Bright, Clifford Morris, Mrs. H. J. 1' iday. December 19—Box Social, Woodbury and Billie, Mike Wells, Takilma school, 7:30 p. m. Ev- Mr. and Mrs. Conner, Lou Webb, eryone invited. Lionel Quinn, Jimmy Quinn, Mrs. Every second Tuesday H. E. U. Curnow with Hallie and Earl, Mr. Payne and Mrs. Phil Patrick, Joseph meeting. Mrs. Lena chairman. Cooke of Seattle, Guilford and Every Tuesday—10 a. m. Gar James Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. E. V. den talks over KUIN. Cooke and the host and hostess, Illii - Valley Development league Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Cooke. ni< ets second Monday each ----- Remember Pearl Harbor— month. room, open from 2:30 to 4:30 Announcement p. m. Tuesday and Saturdays, Cave "Our Part in the Present Emerg Junction Library at Auxiliary ency” will be the theme fir discus- Kerby Lodge. A. F. 4 A. M. meets: don at the Illinois Valley Men's fourth Saturday each month. Sunday Morning Forum which Ladies' Auxiliary meet the first meets in American Legion hall and third Wednesday of each! from 10 to 10:45 a. m., Sunday, | December 14. All men invited, j month. I (By Ed Dailey) Mr. and Mrs. "Dad” Clark of Roseburg were visiting at the Hur ley Wilson home for a few days. X A WHEREAS, a state of war has been declared to exist between the United States of America and the Japanese Empire; and WHEREAS, the Oregon National Guard is in active Federal service; and ( / Martin Sachse and two daught ers, accompanied by Mrs. Dessin- ger and Ed Dailey were shopping in Grants Pass last Saturday. —o— Frank Floyd was visiting rela tives and friends in Holland last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lackey, Sr., returned to ’heir home last Friday in Kerby. Mr. Lackey has been confined in the Lavi pital in California months, where he minor operation and is improiing gradually and feeling better. —o— W. J. McLean and son, Bud. w ere on a iwhing trip o/c<- the weea end ar.q as usual the big ones got away. Therefore no fish story. —o— Mrs. Mabel Ramsey left last week for Portland where she will visit relatives indefinitely. Harbor— — Remember Pearl Word has been received from a few of the local boys who are working on Wake and Midway islands, that they are all safe and everything was all right. Mrs. George Martin received a cablegram for her son John Aber nathy, radio operator at Midway, that everything was all right, or words to that effect. Mrs. Dollie Duncan received ward from her son, Alton Duncan Wednesday that everything was all right there. Several others have heard from the boys in Grants Pass, and it seems certain that up until now they are all right. If the islands are taken, it will make the boys prisoners of war, if they are not taken away from the islands. WHEREAS, it therefore becomes my duty as ( hief Executive and Commander-in Chief of the military forces of the State of Oregon to take such steps as mai I m * necessary to safeguard the lives and property of the citizens of Oregon ; and WHEREAS, provisions must be made for fix > ing responsibility for the coordination and the direction of the efforts of the military establish ment, law enforcement machinery, and volun teer civilian defense organizations; —Remember Pearl Harbor— BLESSED Kerby News Notes of General Interest y< Proclamation Price 5 Cents ? NOW. THEREFORE. I. ( HARLES A. SPRAGUE, under the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Oregon and Direc tor of Civilian Defense, declare an unlimited emergency to exist and (1) Authorize and direct the voluntary en rollment of a State Guard pursuant to the pro visions of Chapter 91, Oregon Laws 1911, and hereby appoint Brigadier (¡eneral Alvin C. Ba ker commander thereof ; (2) Designate the Superintendent of State Police to coordinate, supervise and direct the activities of all regular peace and other law en forcement officers of this state in all matters and respects touching the needs and measures for state and civilian defense in cooperation with the armed forces of the United States: (3) Authorize the State Defense Coordina tor to direct and complete the voluntary civilian defense organizations of this state and to expe dite the enrollment and training of personnel for civilian protection services. ( I) I hereby enjoin the people to comply promptly with directions of duh constituted mil itary and civil authorities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the State of Oregon to lie affixed. Done in the City of Salem this eighth day of December, in the year of our Ix»rd, nineteen hun dred and forty-one. CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Attest: Governor. EARL SNELL, Secretary of State. Postmaster • nd McLean Kerby also has blanks. Women and men both can register and let the county de- fense committee know what you would be able to do in case of X emergency. You will not be called unless the emergency de mands y ■. you your can be heln Register classified and so the KERBY ROD AND GUN CLUB TO ELECT OFFICERS Friday night at 8 p. m. in th. I O O. F. hall in Kerby, the Kerby Rod and Gun club will hold their regular annual meeting and elec tion of officers. There has been a splendid pro gram arranged and some refresh ments at the ••nd of the meeting All members of the club are asked to attend this meeting, as there will be some matters pertaining to the national emergency that need the attention of the club mem bers. IMPORTANT In order to limit the use of high ways at night by theater patron» schedules for the Cave City thea tre are being rearranged as fol lows: Saturday night: Feature at 7 p. m. and 9 p. m. News and short subjects will be shown once only between feature showings. Sunday, Wednesday and Thurs day: News at 7 p. m. followed by the feature, the news and short subjects will be shown again at 9, with no second feature showing. • First Aid Class Starts Tuesday Red Cross first aid classes will start next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in the American Legion hall, and Harold Bowerman, in structor hopes that he will have a large class to graduate. It had been planned to start the classes next Monday night, but im portant business comnels Mr. Bow erman to postpone the opening un til Tuesday night, Our readers are asked to spread this ir.forma- tion along, so that all will start Tuesday night. It is planned to hold classes every week day night for the first week and to recess during Christmas week. The course consists of ten 2-hour classes. First aid is going to be one of the most important factors during our national emergency on ac count of the war. You may never have cause to use it in the val ley, and you may have reason to use it any time in our own midst. Hut you may be in another local ity any time, and it would be a God-send to have the information given at these Red Cross first aid lessons. First Aid is vital in the preven tion of accidents as well as treat- ing the • wounded when accidents occur, First aid, important at all times, is i highly emphasized as a national defense aetvity. It is of the utmost importance now in pro tecting our national health and de fense production in all branches of work. Those holding unexpired enrds may be called upon to act as as- alstanta. No matter how recently your card was issued, the work should be reviewed so that all in juries may be efficiently handled. — Remember Pearl Harbor— District Commander Visits Loc’d Post District Commander Victor Ma- celli and three comrades from Roseburg, visited Glenn Morrison Post No. 70, American Legion, on December 3rd. Commander Ma- celli had great praise for the Post on both membership and activities. Comrade Don Morrison identified a headstone that was recovered in Grants Pass by J. D. South who found it while tearing up his floor for repairs. The headstone was that of O. W. Purdy, Co. D, Wis consin Inf., Civil war veteran. Comrade Morrison packed this man out of the Chetco hills some 30 years ago. Purdy died on the way out and was buried in the Kerby cemetery. The stone will be placed in its proper place after 30 years under someone’s floor. Ladies Auxiliary Have Hope ( best • ————— One of the novel features of the year under the auspices of the American Legion Auxiliary, is a hope chest which they are going to give to some lucky person at the Christma- dance, which will be given due publicity as to time and other features. The hope chest is full of blan kets, bed spread, towels, hand work and other pieces that any young matron would give a great deal to own. The chest is on display at Martin's Hardware and can be inspected there. Contact any auxiliary member for further details. Box Social at Takilma School Friday evening, December 19th, the Takilma school will hold a pro gram and box social at 7:30 p. m. The program will be a pre- Christmas one and will take on thc spirit of the year for the occasion All are cordially invited. — Remember Pearl Harbor— Look out for pedestrians.
