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Illinois Valley News, Thursday, January 21,1913
WAR RATIONING
SUGAR—Stamp No. 10 in Book 1.
good for three pounds, expires
January 31, 1943.
COFFEE—Stamp No. 28 in Book
1, good for one pound, effective
to February S, (For bookhold
ers 15 years of age or over on
ly*.
GASOLINE—Stamps numbered 3
eath good for four gallons (to
tal 32 gallons» effective De
cember 1 to January 21, 1943.
TIRES — Inspection dates: Cars
with license numbers from 1 to
110,000 prior to December 26;
110,000 to 140,000, between
December 26 and January 2;
140,000 to 170,000, January 2
to 9; 170,000 to 200,000, Jan
uary 9 to 16; 200,000 to 250,-
000, January 16 to 23; 250,000
and above, January 23 to 31.
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But when the midnight hour is
tolled.
They cover their heads in shame
I
less fright
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At the cry, “Kee, Kee, Keerist,
but it’s cold!”
Newfoundland,
December 26, 1942
So back to the States they are
Dear Sir:
going
Hope I will be able to retire and
To
sleep
in a real bed, as of old.
join you by this time next year.
But in the meantime there is a To slip their strong arms ’round
their loved one
tough job ahead.
Your grand
Her
fair
slender form to enfold.
newspaper is an inspiration when
ever I have time to read and I
Then off to sleep in warm com
never want to be without ft.
fort.
1 am enclosing some poetry. If
And wifey’s soft hand they will
you use it I am sure the author will
hold.
not care, as he must have taken
part of it from some similar To wake, terrorized by a “Kee
Bird” nightmare
source.
And
the cry. "Kee. Kee, Keerist
Remember me to “Phil Snort”
but it’s cold!”
and please keep printing his good
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articles.
Sincerely,
O BRIEN WOMEN’S
A. A. WHITESELL.
CLUB
MEETING
Lt.-Col., U. S. Army.
LETTERS
THE OLD JUDGE SAYS...
“THE KEE BIRD"
U.S.WAR BONDS
CLASSIFIED ADS
I
You have heard the wail of the
siren.
As an ambulance sped down the
street,
And mayhap, you've heard the
lion’s deep roar
Down in Africa’s grim desert
heat.
Or the piercing cry of the tiger
At night, as he stalls his prey,
Or the locomotive's high shrill
whistle
As it sped, through the night,
on its way.
THE RED BLUFF California an
nual Hereford Show and Sale
will be held on January 29th
and 30th at Red Bluff, Califor
nia. 140 registered range herd
bulls and 30 registered females But these sounds sink to a whis
will be sold under auspices Te-1
per,
hama County Cattlemen’s Asso
You’ve reard nought, I assure,
ciation. Address Hereford Sale
’till I’ve told
Committee, Box 391, Red Bluff, Of the blood-curdling cry of the
California for catalogues. 38-ltc
Kee Bird
In
the
Artic’s frigid cold.
ABSTRACTS — Title insurance,
affiliated with Commonwealth,
Inc., Josephine County Abstract This bird looks just like a buzzard,
It's large, it's hideous, it's bold.
Co., Masonic Bldg., Grants Pass.
In the night, as it circles the North
Pole
TIRES
Crying, “Kee, Kee, Keerist but
it’s cold.”
High grade valcanizing. recap
ping and general tire repair.
The Eskimos tucked away in their
S. & M. Tire Shop
Igloos,
at Junction Redwood and
Toss fretfully in their sleep.
Pacific Highways.
25-tf
While their huskies asleep in a
FOR SALE—Good, dry wood, oak
snow bank,
and fir, in any amount. Cave
Start burrowing a’way down
Junction Wood Yard. Inquire at
deep.
Drews Hotel.
37-4tc
FOR RENT or SALE—Cozy 3- For this cry is so awe inspiring
It freezes the blood I am told.
room furnished house, on the
As
the Kee Bird flies in the arctic
banks of the Illinois river. In
4
Crying. “Kee, Kee, Keerist but
quire at The News office. 23-ltf
it’s cold!”
WANTED — Wool and Mohair,
hides and pelts, junk batteries, The Mounties, abroad in their dog
radiators, scrap iron and all
sleds
scrap metals. Grants Pass Bar
Visiting these Wards of the
gain House, 624-626 So. 6th St.
Crown,
Phone 86.
50-t4 Often hear this cry and stare sky
ward,
WANTED — Large trunk, usable
With a fierce and sullen frown.
condition.
Mrs. C. G. Slack,
Kerby, Oregon, Rt. 2.
38-ltp
WANTED TO TRADE 80 unim For odd things happen in the Arc
tic
proved acres in
Mendocino
And many weird tales they have
county. Calif., for property in
told,
the Illinois valley. See Jack
Hout, Camp Hoquiam, Cave But their voices drop to a whisper
At the cry, “Kee, Kee. Keerist
Junction.
34-4tc
but it’s cold!'”
SEPTIC tanks and cesspools clean
ed with modern, sanitary pump And many a brave man on this
ing equipment. Write CW-10,
Base site.
care of this paper, or phone
Strong and bold, from a north
511-J1, Grants Pass.
23-tfc
west state
FOR SALE- Guernsey bull calves. Are taking the first ship back to
homeland.
Raise yourself a bull or a piece
To forget this fierce bird’s song
of meat.
Put your order in
of hate.
now. J. O. Seat.
38-ltp
The January meeting of the club
was held last Friday at the home
of Mrs. Tressa Cochran with Mrs.
Phil Patrick and Mrs. Dick Thomp
son, assisting in serving a dessert
luncheon.
The president, Mrs. E. J. Wil
ber read a beautiful poem, fol
lowed by roll call with a Bible verse
given by members. Sixteen mem
bers were present with one visitor.
Mrs. Delbert O'Brien.
The discussions centered around
the setting up of a Red Cross cen
ter to meet each Wednesday af
ternoon in O’Brien, the needed
help for manning the lookout, time
for coming meetings, scrap books
and other matters. The treasurer.
Mrs. George Hicks, announced the
purchase of another bond.
Recognition was also taken of
the death of the beloved member
and historian of the club, Mrs.
Frank E. Barrett, who will be
greatly missed at the meetings,
and the recent mariage of Miss
Ruby Hosford, now Mrs. Richard
P. Thompson, who will be moving
soon to Portland to join her hus
band who is employed there.
The February meeting is to be a
luncheon meeting at the home of
Mrs. Earl Boyd assisted by Mrs.
George- Hicks, Mrs. Cora Morris
and Mrs. A. E. Williams. This
date, February 5th, will also be
the election of officers and judg
ing of scrapbooks.
Mrs. L. W. Monroe read letters
from an American woman residing
in France, and Mrs. W. A. Brown
read a paper on “The American
Woman and Religion,” illustrating
it with both pioneer and modern
religious leaders. The afternoon
closed with a contest of hatmaking
in charge of Mrs. Bud Hoskins.
“Judge, I didn’t realize till the other night
when 1 ran across an article in the pa[x>r
what a whale of a lot of industrial alcohol
the government needs for the war."
“ 1 should say it does, Chet. I understand
the beverage distillers around the country are
producing about 240,000,000 gallons of indus
trial alcohol this year for ammunition, tires.
Conjtr tritt of Altoholit títvtra¿t I niimu ir», I'it.
Miss Canada \\ ields a Torch for V ictory •
AND
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HOTELS
COFFEE SHOPS
In Connection
allied war industries. Every day,
as production facilities expand,
more women are joining their
ranks. This girl is a skilled welder
in an aircraft factory at Fort Wil
liam, Ontario, working on fuel
tanks for Hawker Hurricane fighter
planes. These tanks are the self-
»paling type which are a protection
«gainst bullet punctures.
Under the latest Canadian labor
regulation* this young woman can
so longer quit her job. as she could
up to a few days ago. without giv
ing notice of separation in writing.
H r employer cannot lay lice off or
d »"harge her. All manpower and
w,manpower in the Dominion, in
f.-.ct. is now commandeered for war
service* w.iere needed. Even "help
wanted" and ‘‘situations wanted"
advertisement» are to be govern
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We thank you for this coopera
tion.
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Don’t Wait Until it is
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ment controlled.
A schedule ot labor priorities is
being established for control of
manpower. If a man or woman has
been induced by a Selective Service
officer to transfer to another posi
tion which contributes more effec
tively to the prosecution of the war,
he or she will be entitled to the
same right ot reinstatement after
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population of military age are al
ready in the armed forces. Approx
imately three fifths of the popula
tion, excluding children, house
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