University of Oregon
Gateway to The Oregon Caves
A Week Of
Illinois Valley News
the War
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War Production Director Nelson,
speaking in New York City said
“America’s industrial plant is re
ally beginning to roll.’’ He said
airplane production schedules for
the first three months of this year
have been met or exceeded, and
production of tanks is ahead of
schedule.
Mr. Nelson said production of
merchant ships is “rising rapidly”
and this year’s schedule should be
met. A Garand rifle is now avail
able for “every one of our combat
• ddiers who is supposed to have
one,'* he said. Production sched
ules for anti-warcraft and anti
tank guns also are being met.
However, “this is not time for
easy optimism,” he stated, because
the production of war goods is so
huge a job “we can break every
record we ever made and still fall
short of the need.”
The Senate passed and sent to
the House legislation to set up a
$100 million smaller war plants
corporation under the War Pro
duction Board. The corporation
would obtain contracts from Gov-
erncent Procurement Agencies and
reaward them to small enterpris
es, breaking the orders into sub
contracts where necessary.
Civilian Supply
The WPB ruled persons buying
toothpaste or shaving cream in
tubes must turn in to the retail-
ers some kind of tin or tin-coated
tube for each one purchased,
The board froze sales and deliv-
cries of all new bicycles for adults,
including those already ordered
and paid for.. Red Cross local
chapters began collection of the
extra cloth made available by the
elimination of cuffs from approx
imately 50 million pairs of trous
ers now on hand in stores. The
salvage clip will make about 300,-
000 new suits.
The board ordered production of
cover caps of tinplate or terne
plate, used as closures for catsup,
jelly etc. stopped immediately,
and of crown caps for bottled
beer and soft drinks stopped Ap-
il 30. Production of fluorescent
lighting fixtures was also ordered
ended immediately; of vacuum
cleaners, April 30; and toys and
games made of metal, plastic and
other essential materials, June 30.
The board curtailed use of crude
rubber and latex in 50 articles, in
cluding fire and mill hose, stor
age batteries, etc.
Priority Order Compliance
The WPB reported investiga
tions of 14,00 firms for compli
ance with priority orders have
been undertaken since last June.
Reports have been completed on
3,500 firms, the board said, and
of these 1,600 showed no viola
tions while approximately the same
number reported minor violations
1 cugh misunderstandings. The
• eports resulted in 35 suspension
■■ leis. affecting 46 firms and one
individual. Thirteen federal agen
cie and more than 3,500 investi-
"atoi* .ire cooperating with the
board in th(> surveys.
Price*
T e Office of Price Adminis
tration froze manufacturers,
wholesale and retail prices of
p' mbin ' fixtures and of 44 com
ic n household electrical appli-
arices, all at March 30 levels. Ceil
ings were also set on wholesale
prices of bond, ledger, book and
plain and fancy cover paper and
brisk.Is, and on producers quota
tions for Pennsylvania anthracite
coal. The agricultural department
till the retail cost of food is now
1 "> per cent above the 1935-39 av-
’■age, but is still below the 1929
.evel.
A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts
No. 49
Volume V.
Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, April 9, 1942
KERBY HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
The Senior Class play is one of
the hits of the year at Kerby Un
ion high school and will be cast
Friday, April 10th, at 8:00.
The play has a cast of 11 mem
bers which includes three aristo-
crats from New
’
York, the Wade
twins and their suitors, Aunt
Mary, and Dora the housemaid
who falls in i love with the aristo-
crat’s valet.
Gloria, one of the Wade twins,
is falling heir to $50,000 and it
seems as though the V’an Schuyl-
ers from New York are gold-dig-
gers and are out to get what they
can.
The play has three acts and
each is packed with excitement.
Due to the labors of the senior
class in the production of this play,
we hope that there is a large
crowd attending.
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There are two new students
who have just come into Kerby
high school. They are Bob and
Helen White and they were form
erly students in Klamath Falls.
We hope they like it here in our
fair community and that they will i
make many friends.
Elva Messenger, one of the
junior girls, has gone to Seattle to
visit her brother Ralph. We hope
that she will be back soon and
that she is enjoying herself while
in the big city.
“Army Day’’ was a very great
occasion in Kerby Union high
school.
We were privileged to
have Mr. Ted Athey and Mr. Ar*
Kellert come and talk to us on
the significance of “Army Day.’’
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BENEFIT DANCE
SATURDAY NIGHT
Every one who likes to dance
should attend the big Benefit
Dance Saturday night in the Le-
gion hall, Cave Junction.
If you don't dance, buy a ticket
to help the man who was doing his
best to help the people in the val
ley by standing watch at one of
the air observation points, and was
accidentally shot.
There is a good sized hospital
bill, doctors’ bill and other neces
sities that must be paid for, and
the volunteer worker was left
without funds to meet these emerg
ency bills,
It is up to the community to
help make this dance a decided
success. If you don’t dance, buy
a ticket anyway and help the good
cause.
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Kerby News Notes
of General Interest
Death Rides School
The Highway Posters
(By Ed Dailey)
Tuesday
Charles Allen Worden, 75 years
old, left his home on Rough and
Ready flats Tuesday morning for
O’Brien where he was to meet
Eugene Brown and from there,
Mr. Brown was to take him to his
mine on the .High Plateau to do
some carpenter work. Mr. Wor-
den arrived at the Waldo Motel
about 7:30 Tuesday morning.
where Mr. Brown was waiting for
him. and Worden started to turn
into the Motel yard when a large
diesel powered truck and trailer
coming north collided, instantly
killing Mr. Worden and absolutely
demolishing the Ford sedan he was
driving.
Mr. Worden was one of the old
time residents of the valley and
was highly regarded by all who
knew him. He, however, had bad
vision and was a little hard of
hearing, and perhaps never saw
the large truck coming down the
highway. Worden turned direct
ly in front of the truck, and the
driver. Warren Dale Blagdon, of
Harbor, Oregon, had no chance to
dodge him. Blagdon said he saw
the car coming but had no idea he
was going to turn in front of him.
When Worden’s Model A Ford
sedan and the big diesel truck and
trailer collided head-on, the car
flew to pieces and scattered over
an area of 500 feet. Mr. Wor
den’s mutilated body was found
143 feet north of where the truck
and car came together in front of
the Waldo Motel, state police re
ported. The truck was owned by
Clifford Kamph, of Harbor.
The Worden family has lived in
the valley for the past 15 years.
He is survived by his wife, Sarah
L. Worden; a son, F. M. Worden
of Ventura, Calif.; Mrs. P. P.
Führer and a daughter, Pearl, of j
San Fernando, Calif.; a son in the
Panama Cana) Zone and a daugh
ter at home.
Coroner Virgil Hull was called
to O’Brien immediately after the
accident and took charge of the
body.
Attractive
Twenty-four very attractive
posters were placed in the hands
of the Poppy Poster chairman of
the American Legion Auxiliary by
April 1, closing date of the annual
contest held in the schools of the
Illinois valley. The judges found
it very hard to choose the three
best in the three classes of post
ers as all were good, but a few
outstanding ones were picked.
But one poster was returned in
Class 3 and that was made by
Noma Madden, high schol junior,
th's will be sent to state poppy
chairman with the first in the oth
er classes. In class 2 Sammy North
of Takilma placed first; Takilma
also had first in class 1 with Alan
1 aunsbery the artist. These win
ing posters are on display in the
window at George Martin’s hard
ware store in Cave Junction and
will be sent into the state chair
man in a few days. The remain
ing posters will be displayed at
eighth grade graduation in May.
In class 1 Max Morrison placed
second with an unusual design;
and Peggy Monroe third, both the
pupils at Takilma shhool. In class
2 Pearl Marchant, high school
freshman, showed originality and
uncommon ability; Barbara Owen
of Takilma took third place with
a very fine poster.
Other entrants were: Jean
George, Carol George and Greta
Rose McCabe of the Payne school;
Dorothy Gray, K. U. H. S. fresh
man; Albert Eggers, Melvin Wal
lace, Frances Eggers, Jean Wallace
of Takilma; Patricia Holland,
Margaret Madden, George Strong,
Delores Borah and Betty Early,
Charlene Rose] and Sandra Smith,
Jim Crooks and Walter Hunt,
Craig Stalcup, Howard Wilson and
Jack
Sauer, Charles Basey and
J
Wesley Baird, Lois Brewold and
Jeanne Zosel, Louella Rondeau
and Zenna Slack. Dena Jones and
Georgia Goklsby all of Kerby grade
school.
Mrs. Ferd Jones, poppy poster
(Continued on I’aae Four)
Result of Crash W hen Truck Hits Sedan
COMING EVENTS I ATTENTION CIVILIAN
......................................................... -W DEFENSE WORKERS
Every Third Friday — Holland
School Improvement club meet
ing.
T’ublic Library in the Auxiliary
r ■ nn* will be open on Saturday
afternoon only from 2:30 to
4 :30 p. m.
Sunday, April 12th there will
men
in
print
Care
Junction
take
and
to
picture*
for identification card*.
Policemen,
firemen
and
air
raid warden* personnel will re
port from 10 a. m. to 1:30 p. m.
First Aid worker* from 1:30 p.
m. to 4:30 p
m.
Pleate observe
the*e hour* for your division*.
Thi* work is absolutely neces
sary
and
to
save
espense
you
and time, it ha* been arranged
to have expert* in Cave Junc
tion
on
the above
date
American Legion hall.
at the
The pic
ture* will cost each person 3Sc.
at the time th, picture i* taken.
<
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Morrison,
who have been living in Washing
ton the past winter where Fritz
was employed by Bonnevile dam
returned to Kerby last Monday
and will remain in southern Ore
gon, where Fritz has employment
with the forestry service. He left
for Gold Beach Tuesday.
Mrs.
Morrison will remain with her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Jones un
til they find a place to live at Gold
Beach.
BIRTHDAYS CELEBRATED
A large number of relatives at
tended the family reunion at Mrs.
Clara Magill’s Bungalow cafe last
Sunday when they gathered to
celebrate the following birthdays:
Mrs. Anna Parker, April 5, 1861 ;
Ella Meade, March 24, Ida Sav
age, April 6, Lincoln Savage, Ap
ril 20 and Pauline Shier on March
27. After all received congratu
lations a delicious dinner was
served by Mrs. Magill to the fol
lowing guests: Mr. and Mrs. Lin
coln Savage, Mrs. Anna Parker,
Tuesday Is
Last Day To
Register
Do you want to vote in the
primary election to be held May
15, 1942? If you do you must
make sure that you are registered.
If you were registered before and
voted at the last general election,
you are still eligible to vote. If
you did not vote at the last gen
eral election, you MUST register
again.
Anyone that will become of age
before May 15, 1942, must reg
ister to vote.
If you have recently moved into
this district from another part of
Josephine county or state of Ore
gon, you must register so you may
vote in the present precinct in
which you live.
If you have moved into the state
from another state, and will have
been in your present home six
months before May 15, 1942, you
are eligible to register to vote in
your present precinct.
Registration books CLOSE
TUESDAY. APRIL 14, 1942. Tues-
day of next week is your last day
to register for the May primaries.
For your convenience County
Clerk Coutant has made the fol
lowing official registrars.
This
saves you from a necessary trip to
Grants Pass to register.
How
ever, you are always priviliged to
go to the county court house to
register if you desire. Valley reg
istrars are:
Selma, Clara Hammer.
Kerby, John Wittrock.
Cave Junction, M. C. Athey.
O’Brien, Marie Balzke.
Holland, Lucille Floyd.
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HAROLD HILL HOME
BURNED TO GROUND
Last Saturday evening, the old
Harold Hill ranch house, on the
old Waldo stage road, burned to
the ground about 6 o’clock.
The house was vacant, no one
living there at the present time,
but Gay Smith, who has the ranch
leased, had about 300 pounds of
seed stored in the house, and this
was al) lost.
Harold Bowerman took the for
est service fire truck to the scene
as soon as he was notified, but
when the truck arrived the house
was a complete loss. Other build-
ings near by were saved.
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W HAT THE LEGION
AUXILIARY IS DOING
A greater number of poppy
posters came in from the schools
of the valley than have been made
in several years. They were proud
ly displayed last meeting by Mr*.
Ferd Jones, poppy chairman. Some
of them are real works of art and
all show that much thought and
time has been expended upon
them. Judging will be done and
prize winners announced in the
near future.
The Ladies’ drill corps, meeting
every Thursday evening, was or
ganized by Glenn Morrison Unit,
MICKIE SAYS—
has since expanded and become a
separate
and independent organi
TO MAKE MO KJ EH, YA
zation composed of women both in
GOTTA SPEKJD MOUEH,
and out of the Auxiliary. Offic
Aki' VM ERE RIKI HOU
ers selected by Drill Sergeant R.
T.
Baumberger, and voted in by
SPE KID ir AKtŸ BETTER
members, are ably carrying on
TUAKI BH ADVERT!SIKIQ
where he left off. About 30 wo
I
men are enrolled, and about half
FOR MORE ßlZKJESS
of
them turn out for regular drill
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practice. As the sole purpose of
this corps is to get a measure of
fun out of the war situation to
balance the more serious work in
the various defense set-ups, we are
making the most of this angle.
Giggles from the officers and “en
listed men" as well as from the
audience testify to this.
Legionnaires! Turn out In force
for the benefit dance, Saturday,
April 11.
A group of women desiring
form a Red Cross Motor Corps
Unit for the valley met at the H'
Miller garage on Caves highway
Thursday night (tonight) to start
taking a mechanics course.
Mr. Miller offered his services
to the group. The present plans
are to have at least one or more
of the personnel of each casualty
station belonging to this Motor
Corps. As soon as it is found
enough women holding advanced
Red Cross First Aid cards or hav
ing 30 hours of a standard course,
are available for this corps. They
plan to ask for driving instruc-
tions as has just been completed
in Grants Pass.
finger
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Cooper ex-
pect to move soon to their ranch
near Bridgeview which they
brought from the Jollifies.
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Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Nealy
are planting a Victory Garden on
the Frank Floyd place, Mr. Floyd
generously donated the ground for
this purpose. Several other gard
ens have been started around Ker
by.
Leaving for Portland Friday, 76
men from the county will report
for duty from the list of regist
rants of the county.
The fidlowing men from the val
ley are in the list who will report
and leave tomorrow for Portland:
Joseph W Walton, Selma.
Harry A. Wilder, Selma.
Virgil H. Milner, Kerby.
Howard L. Yarbrough, Ciave
Junction.
Noel O. Streeter, Selma.
Marvin C. Ramsey, Kerby.
Harry J. Walsh, Selma.
Bruce B. Brahs, Cave Junction.
Motor Corps Unit to
Organize in Valley
be
Frank Floyd visited relatives
and friends in Holland last Sun-
day.
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Jim Waters transacted business
in the county seat this week.
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Miss Edda Burke spent Easter
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Burke.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. W’. House were
in Grants Pass last Saturday on
business.
VALLEY BOYS
TO LEAVE FOR
ACTION FRIDAY
I
cat rday. April 11— Benefit dance’
Legion hall.
O'Brien Women’s club meet on the
first and third Friday of each]
month.
Tin - lay. April 14—H. E. U. meet-1
ng at the home of Mrs. Jessie
Leonard on the Holland road.
Every second Tuesday H. E. U.
meeting.
Mrs. Lena Payne
chairman.
Henry Howe was in from his
mine on Canyon creek for sup-
plies.
Price 5 Cents
The above rutuio i* the Ford sedan in which Charle*
was riding in when hit by the big diesel truck.
Part of
fender is on the fender of the truck.
The cut it loaned to
the courtesy of the Grant* Pass Courier from the Courier
plant.
A Worden
the Ford's
u* through
Engraving
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Mrs. Owen Bell of Medford is
visiting at the home of her daugh
ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Bears* for a few days.