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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1943)
University of Oropon Cateway to The Oregon Caves A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts Volume VII. No. 25 Cave Junction. Oregon. Thursday. October 21, 1913 I ! Washington ; 'Weekly Letter; Smoke Figure It Out For Jumpers Leave Valley Yourself Kerby News Notes of General Interest A double feature bill is offered BY ADAH JONES the theater fans this week end by 1 Les Henry. Jr., left Sunday by the Cave City theater. plane to rejoin his ship at Vallejo. The first feature brings to the I Calif., after spending a two weeks WASHINGTON. D. C —Anoth screen a great favorite of local ; leave with his father at Kerby ami fans, Roy Rogers, in “ Romance er session this week, this time with sisters at Bremerton. Wash. on the Range. ” The plot deals' members of the Production Execu Residents of the valley were sad An Editorial From the Washington —o— tive Committee of the War Pro with ‘Roy's search for a gang of dened to learn Tuesday that the Post Heide Sachse and Louise Ham fur robbers who have killed his duction Board along with Mr. A. crew of smoke jumpers, stationed mer arrived at their homes last cowpuncher pal while getting away The Treasury Department ’ s War H. Bunker, head of the light met at the Redwoods Ranger station at Friday from San Francisco for a als division of WPB. Wilson (act with stolen pelts. Roy is foreman Cave Junction, had left the valley Saving- Staff has inaugurated a two weeks vacation. Both girls ing WPB chairman) presided ami of Arrowhead Ranch, managed by for Gold Beach, where they expect new and hopeful campaign to step are employed in government of Jerome Banning and owned by ab up the sale of war bonds through did most of the talking, with Mr. to be for the winter. They will fices in San Francisco. payroll savings. Until recently Bunker to furnish statistics and sentee landlord Joan Stuart, a do brush disposal work at Gold —o— technical knowledge as called for. young New York socialite, played Beach and neighboring territory the Treasury sought to have every Mrs. Clara Magill is enjoying a wage earner set aside 10 per cent The members of the PEC—includ by Linda Hayes. Miss Hayes, dis for the next few months. every payday. Now it has raised visit with her daughter. Mrs. Lo- ing a couple of army generals and turbed by’ the series of fur rob It is also anticipated that the beries. and suspicious of Banning its sights. To each of us, it say, zena Lewis, who is here from Ana some admirals—said nothing. crew will be used in other forest heim, Calif., for a month’s stay. Once more we were told that goes West incognito to detect the ! work this winter, but this an simply "Figure It Out Yourself.” culprits. The wide open spaces The appeal is a democratic one, of the three alumina-from-clay plants nouncement will be made later. Mrs. Herbert Marchant returned a sort to which Americans are cer previously approved for construc and the western moonglow con The smoke jumpers did a re this week from Drummond. Okla., tion — one in Wyoming, one in trive quite easily to develop the ! markably fine job this summer tain to respond. Mote than 26 million individ where she went tn attend the fun South Carolina, and one in the romantic sequences between Roy and are believed to be the means and Linda. ual Americans are now buying eral services of her grandmother. Northwest—would not be approved The second feature is a thrill- of keeping down some bad fires bonds regularly through a pay Mrs. Nancy Wright, who died near now. that might have gotten away if the Perhaps not | Grants Pass a few weeks ago. Mrs. There is a little bauxite left in packed drama of the Far North, jumpers had not been there before roll savings plan. “ Nor ’ hwest Rangers ” and is an all of them can manage to meet, Ruby Phillips, daughter of Mrs. Arkansas — enough to last about the fires had a chance to spread. the 10 per cent quota. A great Marchant, returned to her home in two years. We have a small stock exciting story set to a fast tempo Jack Heintzelman. superintend of guns, conflict and love in the many of them, h iwever, can man-! Redmond last week after spend pile — about one year’s supply. ent of the jumpers, will also leave land of the midnight sun. and the age to set aside much more. Some ing a few weeks with the Mar After that — unless we can keep in a few days for another station talented young trio, James Craig. families have two, three or even chant family. the sea lanes open, we will have where he will be in special work —o— Bill Lundigan and Patricia Dane four members bringing in pay NO alumina at all1 for the winter. He expects to be Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Morrison and checks each week. And with ov- In the face of these facts are backed by a supporting cast back next year. I ertin e work, the size of the pay son Fritz Lee came over from (which were fully admitted at both which includes such noted char -------------- o—------------ acter personalities as John Carra- I checks has increased. Depending Agnes* last Friday where they meetings) WPB to date refuses to PUGET TIMBER CO. I on individual circumstances, it have spent the past summer. Fritz consider developing a means of dine and Jack Holt. Craig, tall and stalwart, is one may be possible for such families was protective assistant there but producing alumina in our own OFFICIALS VISIT of two boys orphaned in an Indian to save as much as a third or a I will be assistant superintendei at country. The thing smells to high raid—the other is Lundigan—who NEW SAWMILL SITE fourth of their aggregate incomes. | the forest service road camp at heaven. * * • matures in a country where gamb The Treasury is asking them to I China Flats during the winter. Mrs. This week the Puget Timber ling is a favorite pursuit and who forget the old 10 per cent mini Morrison and son will stay with After the subject had been pret company had as guests in the val her parents Mr. and Mrs. F. W. ty well threshed over in the meet succumbs to the lure of the click ley. Bob and Frank Schaffer of mum and to think in terms of a I Jones. ing chips and whirring roulette maximum—to invest every cent ing, and we were about ready to Eugene. Bob Schaffer is the man —o— leave (in disgust). Representative wheels, but is withal a charming ager of all the company’s sawmills they possibly can in war bonds. J. II. Hill received word of the It is in the enlarged incomes of Coffee (D., Wash.) asked Mr. carefree knight of the casinos of and Frank Schaffer is secretary wage earners that the real danger death of Mrs. Hill's mother at Mill Bunker, (who, by the way, in pri chance. Lundigan plays the role treasurer of the company. Mrs. of the boy who followed the other of inflation lies, as former Food City, Oregon last Friday. vate life is a top executive for Accompanying them were Mr. Hill went to be with her mother a Alcoa), who owns the bauxite de path, to law and order and the and Mrs. Horace Baxter of San Administrator Chester C. Davis I few weeks ago when she received Northwest Mounted Police, and to recently reminded us. The Treas- | posits in South America. The re Francisco, and C. A. Chadburn of word of her serious illness. ply was that the bauxite is prin whom comes the heart-breaking Seattle, who were here to look ury’s job is not merely to raise 1 duty of arresting his best friend. cipally owned by the Aluminum over the new mill being construct money it can do thnt readily Kerby library is a very popular -------------- o-------------- enough from banks—but to siphon Company of America, but the Brit ed at Kerby. off the steadily expanding excess place with school children during ish Aluminum company has some STATE SCHOOL O. L. Watterman, district sup buying power of the average Am the hours it is open on Tuesdays holdings there also. erintendent of the company, with SUPPORT FUND Mrs. Kate Sachse erican family, and to see that it | and Fridays. Coffee then said: “Thanks, offices in Kerby, entertained them and Mrs. Ferd Jones are in charge. is set aside for future, instead of gentlemen, I think that gives us HAS ARRIVED with a dinner at Mrs. Magill's Bun current use. The best way of do Diane Morey donated four girls’ the answer to our question.” And galow cafe, and took them over Dale Ginn, county school sup ing this is through the regular al books, which are very popular with the meeting broke up. erintendent was in the valley yes the valley showing the company's lotment of some portion of the the girls. The two libraries from • * • terday and informed The News resources and other items that individual's earnings as they come Grants Pass are being called in Why did Wilson and WPB prev would interest them. that the October portion of the due each week. The allotment and Mr. Ginn brought out new iously approve the alumina-from- -------------- o-------------- ones when he called on the schools state school support fund had ar must be made in one way or an clay plants and then some 60 day rived in Josephine county and the THINGS YOU SHOULD other if value is to be kept in the Wednesday. later reverse their decision? That clerks of the school districts may KNOW \BOl T TIRES American dollar. It now depends question ha« been a hard one to Mrs. Bruce Hanna received word pick up their portion at the county upon the good sense of the Amer get answered. It has not yet been of the death of her mother, Mrs. treasurer’s office. The second Effective October 1, eligibility ican people in “figuring it out” officially answered — probably half of the fund will be received for new Giade 1 passenger car whether we can avoid compulsory L. P. Martin at Raymond, Illinois, never will be. Two rumors ap April 15th, 1944. tires will be restricted to persons saving*. Let us get behind the last Wednesday. Mrs. Hanna was peared this week which, if they are unable to go back because of trav This fund was voted by the peo having a total allowed mileage of new campaign! true, give an unofficial but rather eling conditions. ple to offset property taxes. Some 601 or ore miles per month. This nasty answer: -------------- o-------------- —o— school districts did not make a action is taken as a teporary meas Rumor No. 1—Aluminum inter levy this year, and they will not Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hanna have ure ami is intended to reduce the Teachers to Attend ests have only VERY recently be benefitted by this fund, as it had letters from both their sons in demand for Grade 1 tires until Regional Conference completed negotiations for the was made to offset property taxes the service. Robert Hanna who such time as the production of purchase of some West Coast ship ami where none are levied, no entered the navy from here i« synthetic tires is of a sufficient On November 4th and 5th there ping facilities — assumption is money will be received. volume to warrant a return to the will be a meeting of the Southern somewhere in the Pacific. Robert such a deal insures post-war im Stickles, Mrs. Hanna’s son is ini Fidlowing are the schools and present eligibility provisions. Oregon Regional conference for all England in the air corps. putation of bauxite from the very amounts to be received. The Oc- Automobile dealers, heretofore -chool teachers of Josephine and rich Dutch East Indies deposits. tober portion is one- half this prohibited from taking tires or 1 O 1 Jackson counties and the Southern Rumor No. 2—Aluminum inter amount: tubes from their unmounted stock Oregon College of Education, to Nicl R. Allen Appointed ests DID NOT complete negotia Kerby High »2.035.95 for the purpose of mounting them be held at Ashland. tions for control of one of the Selma Grade 1.413.57 on used cars held for resale, are On State Mining Board An interesting program has been three proposed alumina-from-clay Holland Grade 725.35 now permitted to do so upon local arranged with speakers of national ' plants, thus giving them little or Kerby Grade 1.554.70 board authorization. Niel R. Allen. Grants Pass attor repute headed bv Dr. F W. Hart j no interest in the proposed fur Takilma Grade 86.42 Used tractor and implement of the University of California, 1 ney, was appointed a member of ther development of alumina from Dryden Grade 553.78 tires have been taken from ration . the State Governing Board of the who is acting in an advisory cap clay in the United States. Payne Grade 234.03 ing. This permits any person to State Department of Geology and acity for the government in the These reports are passed along' White Grade 302.00 buy such a tire without a certifi Mineral Industries by Gov. Earl field of aviation. for whatever they may be worth. Rockydale Grade none cate. Snell Tuesday, succeeding the late All schools will be closed on No We are entitled to a much better O'Brien Grade 273.79 If your tires are recappable, you vember 4th and 5th. and the teach Albert Bunch of Medford. Burch a and more reasonable answer than Central Grade none should have this done at once, be ers will be required to attend the mining engineer of international has thus far been given officially Spence Grade 454.58 fore the carcuss is beyond repair. conference. Transportation will reputation, had served on the gov — for the fact stands reaffirmed This is mandatory on the part of be furnished from Grants Pass to erning board since the depart owners, for if it is not done when Ashland by Grants Pas« school ment’s inception. tGIVE DEER HIDES (Continued on Page Four) it is needed, you might have a hard busses, special permission having Gof. Snell in making the ap time explaining why you didn't been obtained from the office of pointment stated Allen is well PI............... ........ •••••••....... j) TO GOVERNMENT and are requesting new tires. Re qualified to serve in such a cairn Aviators need coats made from capping now does not require a Defense Transportation. COMING EVENTS city as he believes Allen has the -------------- o-------------- deer hides to keep them warm certificate. Just let your dealer confidence of not only the small •»........... ¿1 I when flying high in the air. The have your tire and he will do the POSTOFFICE TO MOVE miners but of the bigger operators Saturday, Oct. 31—Hallowe'en. i Isaac Walton League in Grants rest. But don't neglect this im as well. Through his long back TO NEW LOCATION I Pass will see that the government Thursday, Nov. 11—Armistice. portant matter, if you want to keep ground of mining practice, Allen Thursday, Nov 25 Thanksgiving gets the hides if left with them. your auto running. Postmaster C. Y. A mold re is familiar with all kinds of min December 8 Health Clinic at the The league has taken in 40 —... o-------------- ceived instructions this week from ing and with the mining statutes Auxiliary room. hides so far. Leave them at the | the Fourth Assistant Postmaster of the state, the gofernor said. Illinois Valley Garden club meets Rogue River Hardware warehouse! Raspberries! Local mining leader, expressed the first Wednesday of each and Ed Heydenburk will take care I Mr. and Mrs. Clay Ramsey General to move the Cave Junc satisfaction Wednesday morning tion p<»stoffice to his building. of them. month. came into the office Thursday of Arnold’s grocery store will take that Southern Oregon would con Aircraft Demonstration school last week with a box of raspber tinue to be represented on the Mondays and Thursday, Red Lt. Gordon Morris, U. S. air ries that were twice the size of half of the building and the post state board, and stated they believe office the other half. Alterations wood Ranger Station Crew corps, arrived in the valley last the average berry during the berry Grant, Pass, as a mining center, House, 8 p. m. Saturday for a few day« visit with season. Five berries filled the top of the building will be made at is entitled to such recognition. II. E. U. meets every second Tues 1 his mother. Mrs. C. G. Morris on of an average box one way and once and the postoffice will move Other members of the board are November 1st. Patron, of the of day of the month. 1 Caves highway, and other relatives. four the other way. The rasp Sam H Williston, Portland, and O’Brien Women’s club meet on Lt Morris i« stationed in Los An-, berries were the finest box of ber fice will get their mail Monday, W. H. Stayer, Baker.—Grants first Friday of each month. geles and is instructor in meteor- ries we have ever seen, any old November 1st from the new loca Pas, Courier. tion. | ology. Ladies' Auxiliary meet the first place any old time. The berries -------------- 0-------------- and third Wednesday of each were raised at the Ramsey home | By HARRIS ELLSWORTH s Double Attraction At Cave City Theater This Week-End Price 5 Cents month. | Buy your Defense Stamp, today.1 in Kerby. Buy Defense Bonds and Stamp, Subscribe for The New,. How To Get Ration Book Number 4 Citizens of the valley will be issued the new ration book No. 4 next week beginning Tuesday, Oc tober 26th and continuing for Wednesday and Thursday, October 27th and 28th. The books will be issued from the following places. Those who live nearest to the registering places are requested to go there, but this is not mandatory: Selma Grade School Kerby High School Holland Hotel O'Brien Grade School. The schools and hotel will be open for registration between the hours of 4 and 8 p. nt. Please do not go there before 4 p. m., and don’t come after 8 p. m. The school teachers will handle the books and you can help the teach ers ami yourself by being patient and get the i ew blank« at the school houses and then fill in the names. The News office has a few blanks that will be t iven out anytime anyone calls for hem. For each person to be regis tered, the person doing the regis tering MUST bring along War Ration Book Three. All the facts needed to fill out the application will be the full names, ages, and sex of members of the family, OPA says. Consumers will not have to declare stocks on hand—either commercial or homecanned. Any member of the family can register for all. War Ration Book Four will be used beginning November 1 for processed foods, canned goods, and sugar. Green stamps A, B. and C (for processed foods and canned goods) will become valid November 1. and will remain valid through Decembei 20, 1943. Blue stamps X, Y, ami Z (for processed foods and canned goods) from Book Two are still valid and will remain so through November 20. Green stamps in Book four will be used in exactly the same way as the blue stamps in Book Two— the letters indicate the validity period, the numbers indicate the point values. On November 1, sugar «tamp number 29 also be comes valid and is good through January 15, 1944. Other stamps in Wai' Ration Book Four will not be used until a later date. The stamps in Book Four labeled "coffee” were print ed before coffee rationing was discontinued. -------------- o Eastern Star Chapter Initiates New Members • Western Star Chapter met last Tuesday evening for their October meeting with Worthy Matron Francis Smith, presiding. Following the regular business meeting Louise Hammer and Elva Messenger were initiated into the Order. Refreshments were served at the conclusion of the evening at two table, centered with huge bowls of pink Michaelmas dai,ic* and white cosmo*. — o--------------- WHAT THE LEGION AUXILIARY IS DOING The Unit is now over the top in membership. Yearly donations for Department Child Welfare and Hospital Funds have been made and poppies ordered for next year. Donations were also made to the service men’s cigarette fund and to the War Chest. It seemed like old times with Pearl Martindale, Zenna Jennings and Marie White at the meeting. Pearl is here on a short visit from Utah and Zenna from Portland. Marie', work has prevented her at tending for several months. After the meeting light refresh ments were served to Auxiliary member, and Legionnaires. ■ ■ o--------------- Mr. and Mrs. Murphy Hicks left last Friday f >r Oakland, Calif , where they will visit relatives i.i- definitely. T*
