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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1942)
University ,,f o Gateway to The Oregon Caves II inois Valley News A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts VOLL ME VI. No. 18 Forest War Rules Must Kerby News Notes of General Interest (By Ed Dailey) Be Observed R. B. Phillips transacted busi ness in Grants Pass last Saturday. —o— Jack Prentice of Selma was in The general public anil law en Kerby the first of this week on forcement officials were called business. upon Tuesday by officials of the Siskiyou national forest to aid in Heidi Sachse left last week for enforcing forest closure rules, par Eugene where she will attend bus ticularly during the month of iness college. September, which is expected to be —o— given the strongest test of the Mr. and Mrs. Clay Ramsey left year. last week end for Portland where Supervisor H. C. Obye and As Clay wi'i joek employment in th< sistant Supervisor L. L. Colvill shipyard:.. recalled that Bandon burned in September, and other large fires Frank Zakarel returned from over the forests have occurred in Chetco where he has been chrome the month just beginning. mining and was in Grants Pass The forest service look-out transacting business for several men, suppression crews, rangers days this week. and others out over the forest have been instructed to be particularly Robert Lackey left last Sunday careful now and until the ban is for Portland where he will take finally lifted, in permitting people his examination for the army. to enter the forests. “Under no condition are people permitted to Mrs. Harry Elroy and daughter, enter for recreational purposes, Ethel, spent Sunday at their home the areas’ officially closed,’’ Col before returning to the hop yards vill said. Fishermen and hunters where they are employed. will be free to go to the high lakes — o— and hunting areas as soon as the Fuller D. Bennett and his sis ban is lifted, which is not expected ters, Lottie Woodcock and Lydia until after heavy rainfall, and per Adams, visited at the home of mission is given by the United their cousin, Warren Tuttle near States army. Dryden last week. The closure will be enforced to —o— the fullest extent by all forest em Bert Lewis and family are vis ployes, Colvill added. iting friends in the valley for a short time. They have been spend --- Keep Oregon Green — ing most of the sumnie* at Camp Oregon Caves Chateau White. Open for Patrons Mrs. Ella Meade returned to her The Oregon Caves Chateau is home in Grants Pass after visit NOT closed, but is open as it has ing her sister, Mrs. Clara Magill been all through the season. Some for the past week. people think that the Caves will be closed because the Crater Lake Mrs. Martin Sachse had the mis resort is closed, but this is not so. fortune to turn her ankle which Richard Sabin, manager of the caused her severe pain. She is Caves states that the chateau will gradually recovering and able to be open lin’d September Sth, when be out again. they will shut down for the sea . — o— son, but there will still be guides Laverne Lackey and family have to take patrons through the caves moved from the Jim Hogue hous-> for an indefinite period. to the E. E. Dopyera place, the lat Over Labor Day, the Caves will ter family recently leaving for he able to take care of all patrons Los Angeles whi’e Mr. Dopyera is who wish to see the caves and the employed in northern Idaho. Chateau will be open in full force. — Keen Oregon Green --- But we suggest that if any local residents have friends who wish to OLD TIMER COMES stay over night at the Caves Chateau, that they make reserva BACK TO VISIT tions early, as the Chateau will Henry Becker of Portland spent undoubtedly be sold out for that last week end visiting old ac period. quaintances and neighbors in the — Keeo Oregon Green — valley. PARTY AT SLACK HOME Mr. Becker is the original home steader of what is now known as the Bullock place. He home-} steaded the property on the Illi nois river three years after immi grating here from Norway. The cabin he built in 1912 is still standing and in use. The well he dug the same year is now be ing used to irrigate a victory gar den with a windmill doing the pumping. So much improvement has been made in the valley since he visited here in 1925 that “I hardly knew how to find my way Pt........................................................... 3 around’’ Mr. Becker remarked. : : — Keen Oregon Green — COMING EVENTS [ On a dried grass pad with a of three miles per hour, 85.3 a......................................... ¿ wind percent of all cigarettes tossed Monday, September 7—Labor day. away ignited the grass. The aver O'Brien Women’s club meet on the’ age time for ignition was five first and third Friday of each minutes. month. — Keen Oregon Green --- Every second Tuesday H. E. U. I A family party was given last Sunday, August 30th, honoring Mrs. Ethel Banta, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Cecil Slack. The feature of the celebration was a large birthday cake decorated with 62 candles, and baked by lit tle Zenna Slack, granddaughter of the honor guest. — Keen Oregon Green — Miss Loraine Williford spent Monday in Grants Pass, shopping and transacting business. meeting. Mrs. Lena Payne chairman. Every Third Friday — Holland j School Improvement club meet ing. Every Tuesday—10 a. m. Gar den talks over KUIN. ✓ Ladies' Auxiliary meet the first and third Wednesday of each month. Belt Lodge, A. F. & A. M. meets fourth Saturday each month. Eastern Star meets second Tues day each month. Cave City Women’s club meets every first Tuesday of each month Illinois Valley Chamber of Com-; merce meets every Tuesday noon n Drews hotel cafe. I Price 5 Cents Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, September 3, 1942 Sept. 30 Deadline for Insurance on Fall Wheat Only a few weeks remain in which Oregon wheat growers can insure their wheat crops against all risks for the next three years, the state AAA office reminded yesterday. Closing date for in suring fall-seeded wheat is Sep tember 30. The large number of applica- tions for three-year federal crop insurance received to date indi cate the’ most growers do not want to take chances with crop failure, despite two years of bump er crops, according to Clyde Kid dle. state crop insurance assist ant. i PROGRAM Vows Pledged Keep At Garden Oregon Wedding Green Relatives and intimate friends witnessed the marriage of Miss Helen May Halm, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Halm, to Rob ert Gordon Smith, in the colorful garden at the home of the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry O. Smith at I o’clock Wednesday af ternoon. This was also the twen ty-third wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The attractive blonde bride wearing a gown of white net over satin an<| carrying an arm bouquet of Shirley Temple gladioli was given in marriage by her father. She wore the veil Mrs. Smith, the groom’s cousin, had worn ut her wedding. Alice Smith, in a dress of pink net, carrying an arm bouquet of pink gladioli was the bride’s at tendant. Edwin Smith attended his brother at best man. Rev. George Gray, pastor of the Cave Junction Community church read the service. Preceding the ceremony Miss Anne Morris sang "O Promise Me”, accompanied by Mrs. Charles C. Babcock, who also played the traditional wedding marches. Mrs. Babcock and Miss Morris sang “I Love You Truly,” at the conclu sion of the ceremony. After receiving congratulations and best wishes the bridal party and guests drove to the home of the bride's parents where a wed ding reception was held. Crystal candelabra and white roses deco rated the bride’s table. The bride, assisted by her mother-in-law, Mis. Harry Smith, cut the wed ding cake. Mrs. John W. Smith presided at the punch howl. The young couple left immedi ately for a short honeymoon at the Sawyer cottage in Crescent City, after which they will make their home on the family farm. The forests of Oregon are one of this nation's greatest reservoirs of the Means for Victory. The sawmills, the plywood plants, the fabricating industries, the infant plastic laboratories are now turn ing out the greatest production in their history practically all of it for the army, the navy or for “war industry.” Much has been said about the importance of keeping fire out of our forests. How can we measure the consequences if these forests should be destroyed, either through our own careless ness or through enemy action? Airplane Carriers could not be supplied tie long-length vertical grained fir which cushions land ing decks. Battleships could not get deck ing or gun mounts. Cargo ships would have to find -ubstitutes for the 700,000 board feet of lumber and 300,000 square feet of plywood used in the aver age “steel” freighter. Airplanes could not be crated for shipment as they now are and meta's would have to be found to take the place of wood and ply wood in many fabricated trainer planes and gliders. Engineers under fire at front line river crossings would cal) in vain for bridge timbers. Army camps would become a major problem of housing. War production would be crip pled in a thousand and one vital industries. Railroads could not get many types of cars and ties. Highways would be paralyzed for want of piling »and timbers. Even a concrete bridge must have millions of feet of boards for fo rm«. Agriculture would suffer, for without the forests' control, our summer water supply would soon be gone and floods would wreak horrible damage on farms and cit ies during every rainy season. One hundred years would be needed to repair in part the vast damage which could he done. Of course we have never had any such universal fin** Have you ever travelled through the black ened hillsides of the great Tilla mook burn of 1933’ The rest of us were just lucky that year. We caught our “smokes" before they got out of control. Maybe we didn’t all get that same sweeping high wind. Neither did we have in that year any danger from Jap (danes sowing incendiary “leaves” by the hundreds of thousands. We just hail that ancient enemy light ning which accounts for about 1,000 fires a year and we had another 1,000 fires man made. The secret of forest safety is preventing fires. If you can “spot” a fire quickly, it is easy to put it out with a small patrol. When there are too many big fires there is so much smoke that new fires can’t be spotted. It has never happened but it could happen that with low humidity, too many “smokes,” and stiff winds the whole region could burn. That is the battle we must win beginning NOW' We know that we can “beat the lightning,” but for what a vicious enemy may at tempt we must be completely pre pared. The camper, the hiker, the logger, the railroader, the farmer, everybody, man and wo man, young and old must help keep the air clean and clear above these forests. In the northwest thes<» forests are part of every man’s life and livelihood. This is our battle front and the “zero hour” is near. Sixth Anniversary of the MINERS’ JAMBOREE Under Auspices of the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dr. William A. Brown. Presiding SATURDAY Exercises in the American Legion Hall at 2:45 Orchestral Music................ Mrs. C. C. Babcock “Star Spangled Banner’’. ............. Mrs. C. Y. Arnold Invocation...................... Rev. Geo. H. Gray “All Out for America and Victory’’’ The Chairman "America” ..................... Mrs Arnold “Illinois Valley Victory Center” W. T. Miller “The Hospitality House”. Mrs. Donald H. Telford “Library and Reading Room” Miss Marcia M. Hill “Chamber of Commerce Building" Chas. R. Cooley "God Bless America” Mrs. Arnold Benediction Reception, with refreshments, under direction of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce ANNUAL BALL — American Legion Hall Under Auspices of the American Legion. MONDAY — LABOR DAY 10:00 a. m. Meeting of Siskiyou Minerals Association, Legion Hall. F. I. Bristol, presiding. 3:00 p. m. Oregon Cavemen Annual Meeting at Illinois Valley Airport. Placing of wreath on Billy Mitchell Memorial. Address ........................................ General Clarkson Illustrated Talk Given At Garden Club Meet The spacious picnic grounds and home of Mrs. J. J. Villair on Red woods highway, last Friday was the meeting place for the lllmois Valley Garden club members and guests. The Victory Harvest slow scheduled for the early pa>t of September was discussed. The club finally decided, due to short age of rubber anil gas rationing, each member would be assessed twenty-five cents which would go to USO for which the show was or iginally planned. Reports by members of the com mittee to organize “Keep Oregon Green” guard patrols were made. Guard captains present were Bar bara Owen and Betty Mclrvin. Mrs. L. W. Monroe, Mrs. J. H. Dow, Mrs. Frank Mellow and Mrs. I). E-. Mclrvin reported organiza tions. Mrs. Harry R. Floyd took pictures of leaders and captains. Mrs. Werner Huber’s topic for the afternoon was “Flowers of Switzerland”, illustrating her talk with pictures. Interesting was her description of the ceremony of taking cattle to summer pastures atid the pride taken in melodic bells by which wandering members of the herd could be located. Concluding the program was a talk on fire protection by Harold Bowerman of the Ranger station. Co-hostesses with Mrs. Villair in serving refreshments were Mrs. Huber and Mrs. Smith. — Keep Oregon Green — Oregon Green Guard WHAT IT IS—The Green Guard is a youth activity of the Keen Oregon Green Association, an or ganization of volunteer citizens whose objectives are to protect and conserve the resources of the state. AIM—To make youth conscious of the necessity of eliminating man caused fires and of protecting and conserving our natural resources. PURPOSE—To provide existing youth organizations with another opportunity for community serv ice and to give all youth an op portunity to serve. The program already outlined and available, will not duplicate or interfere with the present work of any estab lished group or organization. It may be incorporated as a part of the activities of youth organiza tions or may be participated in by individual boys and girls. OBLIGATION—The only obli gation incurred by participation in the Green Guard activity is will ingness to serve. There are no fees, dues, or other costs on the part of the participant. PARTICIPATION — Any indi vidual boy or girl or any group of boys and girls of any existing or ganization or agency may partici pate by subscribing to the pledge of the Green Guard and sending the application for participation to the Keep Oregon Green Associa tion, State Forestry Building, Sa lem. Those subscribing to the pledge will be sent instructions as to what they can do in carrying out the pledge. The extent to which they carry out these activi ties will depend on the individual or the organization to which he belongs. ORGANIZATION — Groups of boys and girls, to be most effec tive. should consist of five or more that live close enough to assemble quickly. We might find a condi tion arising where their organized effort may be of inestimable value. Where five or more are organized in a group, a captain will be selected by the group. The captain must be 14 years of age or older. BADGE OF THE GREEN GUARD—The badge of the Green Guard will be a white shield, bor dered in green with the green tree emblem carrying the letters K O G (Keep Oregon Green) and the words Oregon Green Guard. This badge is made of material suitable to be sewn on the member's coat or sweater. IDENTIFICATION CARD — Each member will receive an iden tification card from the Keep Ore gon Green association. This card will be numbered and registered. It has a place for the member's thumb print and signature. PLEDGE—As one who believes in the aims and purposes of the Oregon Green Guard, I pledge my self to protect the heritage of my state—her farms—her fields—her forests. 1. I will obey all official forest protection rules. 2. I will learn the names of the (Continued on page six) i — Keeo Oregon Green — “THE FLEET’S IN” BRINGS TOP LAUGH ( AST. HIT TUNES Avast there, you moviegoing landlubbers! “The Fleet's In"! Meaning, of course, that tuneful new comedy drops anchor Satur day at the Cave City theater, bringing with it a crew of stars who have been cited numerous times for distinguished service in making us laugh and swing to swell rhythm. Featured in the new comedy with music are such popular per formers as Betty Hutton, Ameri ca's Number One Jitterbug; Betty Jane Rhodes, Leif Erickson and Jimmy Doi-ey and his orchestra, which features Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell. Switching her tuneful adven tures from the jungle, and the Army camp of “Caught in the Draft", to a 'Frisco dance hall, Dorothy Lamour doffs her sarong and appears in “The Fleet’s In” as the star entertainer in a jive joint popular with sailors. She's known as “The Countess," with a far-and wide reputation as being sailor-proof. William Holden, who develops a reputation among his shipmates through a series of hi larious coincidence» as a killer-dill- er with the girls, becomes her principal romantic adversary, with the whole fleet betting on whether he'll be able to kiss her. With Eddie Bracken as co-conspirator, Holden not only succeeds in kiss ing Betty he carries her off on the high seas of matrimony. “The Fleet’s In” introduces nine hit songs which have already land ed on the hit parade, including "Tangerine,” “I Remember You,” “When You Hear the Time Sig nal,” "Arthur Murray Taught Me Dane.ng in a Hurry,” "If You Build a Better Mousetrap,” "Not Mine,' ‘ The Fleet's In” and sev eral others. — Keep Oregon Green — Buy your Defense Stamps today. — Keep Oregon Green — Importance of fire prevention as a war measure is noted by sta tistics which show that 95 percent of Oregon’s timber production is used for military purposes. It takes 5,000 board feet for each man in uniform. — Keep Oregon Green — Miners' Jamboree, Sept. 5, 6, 7.
