University of Oregon
Cateway to The Oregon Caves
Illinois VoMey News
A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts
Volume VII.
No. 31
( axe Junction, Oregon, Thursday, December 23. 1913
Price 5 Cents
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Eastern Stars
Elect New
Officers
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KERBY HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
By DO NMS SAUER
Last Friday evening the Fresh
man class held their party at the
high school. The Freshmen and
the invited guests enjoyed games
and refreshments which were
served by Alfreda Vahrenwald.
Louise Mansfield, and Betty Kauf
man, The Science room was dec
orated in Christmas fashion by
Dena Jones, Carol Anderton and
Sylvia Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs.
Jones. Mrs. Baird and Mrs. Welch
were the chaperones.
Mrs. Myrtle Larsen was elected
worthy matron and A. C. Barnes
was elected worthy patron of West
ern Star Chapter No. 64. O. E. S.,
at the Masonic hall in Kerby Tues
day evening. Other officers elect
ed were: Mrs. Freida Messenger,
associate matron; Olaf C. Larsen,
Tuesday evening the Kerby High
associate patron; Mrs. Helen Ul
rich, conductress; Mrs. Mabel basketball team was again defeat
Darger, associate conduct less; ed by the Smoke Jumpers. Wesley
Mrs. Blanche Robinson, secretary Vahrenwald and Jack Sowell grad
and Mrs. Jessie Leonard, treasurer. uates of the1 Class of 1943, acted
Appointive officers will be an as referees.
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nounced later.
Miss
Ruth
Ganiere
visited school
After the business meeting a
Wednesday
to
give
the
Home Eco
very interesting and humorous
program was presented with Chap nomies Class a talk on Contagious
ter members participating in reci < and Infectious Diseases She cov
tations, duets, dialogue and skit ered both the symptoms and im--
in a “back to school days” back munizations on these. This was
ground. under the very efficient Miss Ganiere's last talk in Jose
supervision of Mrs. Harry R. Floyd phine county for sometime as she
as school marm. For their tal has been transferred to Multnomah
ented and accomplished efforts county.
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Mrs. Santa Claus (Mrs. Lew Ham
Thursday morning the Sopho
mer) was ushered in and distribut
ed bags of nuts and candies to the more class put on a urogram in the
English room. After the program,
pupils and visitors.
to which the entire Student Body
Program was as follows:
was invited, all of the classes
Recitation—Sue Martin.
joined
together singing Christmas
Reading—Ruth Wendt.
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Sta tirs— carols.
Olaf Larsen.
Thursday afternoon the annual
Duet. Jingle Bells—Jessie Leon
Christmas program and gift ex
ard and Anna Athey.
Skit, “Santa and Uncle Sam”— change was held in the Science
room. A short skit was given by
Effie Smith and Francis Smith.
Recitation—“I Am Four Years the Seniors, “The Three Christmas
Old” was given by a very, very Bouquets.” Characters: Barbara,
Yvonne Payne; Aunt Mary, Alice
determined Blanche Robinson.
Then all adjourned to the ban- ■ Smith; Katie. Donnis Sauer; Tom,
quet room where pumpkin pie wi'h| Lee Hassler; Dick. Glenn Halm;
whipped cream and coffee were | Harry. David Hanna. After the
served by the refreshment com-1 play Grace Iverson and Sylvia Wil-,
mittee, Mrs. Jessie Leonard and , son sang a Christmas song and this1
Mrs. M. C. Athey assisted by Mr-. was followed by a “Christmas Car-j
Floyd. The Christmas spirit filled i ol Pageant.” The reading in the
the atmosphere. The table beau-I pageant was done by Charlene Mil-
tifully decorated w ith gay colored i ler. After the gift exchange the
ornaments, candles, frosted cones school was dismissed for the
and Santas, adding much to th< Christmas vacation and the stu-
dents will not return to school un-
festive occasion.
Installation of Eastern Star of til January 3. 1944.
ficers and Masonic officers will
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be held next Monday, December
27. The St. John’s day dinner will I NO 1911 STR KERS
be served promptly at 1 o'clock.
NO GASOLINE
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'Çhere is ‘Hope
I R (1WX ccjinmunity, like the rest
of-the world, has been shaken by the
^thniider of guns. This thunder echoes
fin our-cartas wejjnce inore celebrate
?tlii^birth of the Prince of Peace.
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I ct this ftrwiixiper sues no irony in
\ xl i iC xscar*. of war antKthemessage of
hope that^is GpTistnws.
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For it is th'^ ever lasting ho^c of Christmas tlìììr
makes it ,such a vital force in olir lives. That hope
is one of nevver ending period of “Peace on Earth?
While it is trucLthat^theoilumns oEtl^is paper
since last Christmas have beenalominated by the
effects of the war lords on one normal waybf
living-we \ kno\vx that^the peace-loving “little”
men of goodvv ill far outnumber the evil.
These “little” people
tln\citizensx of this
community and other communities like rt\And
it was for these same “littlò? people\that Christ
came into this world 1943 years ago. \
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So Christmas belongs to them aiuknot to
those who plunge the w orld intp darkne\
Let this true spirit of Christmas dominate
your thinking and you can say to all
friends as we now say to you-
A lOl&VLty Ckùsbnas
Creat Show
Coming This
Week End
Post-M ar Program
Heard at Yreka
Mining Council Meet
Western Mining Council took on
some of the 49th state spirit last
week end when it met at Lreka
Inn with J. B. Hall in charge.
Captain J. D. Hubbard. Califor
nia's representative in the con
Fibber McGee and Molly. Edgai gressional survey of western iron
Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, with deposits, brought a message from
a host of other notables are com Governor Warren concerning his
ing to Cave Junction Saturday and post-war program including decen
Sunday at the Cave City theatei tralization of the steel business,
for their Christmas offering, and establishment of plants in the west
and the reopening of the gold
what a show.
From start to finish Fibber and | mines.
As an aid to gold mining, infor
Molly with Charlie McCarthy,
thrown in for good measure keep mation on the formation and oper
the audience in an uproar for the I ation of a placer mining district
entire length of the famous com-1 under the California law passed in
1933, was sought. Steve S. Green
edy, “Here We Go Again.”
of
the Klamath River association,
During the performance, Edgar
Pointing out the fact that cer-
Masons to Attend
Bergen i, (who in reality is Charliei n«me<l si* hydraulic properties in
tificate of motor vehicle registra
Church In Body
McCarthy) makes a totem pole ¡the Happy Camp area that could
tion are needed to obtain gasoline
talk that is rated tops, Many of I f| | ,n a district, totalling 10 mil
and tire rationing coupons. Secre
lion yards of 20c to 35c gravel,
Sunday. December 2*»th, all
tary of State Bob Farrell today re the valley fans have seen this pic "e said there are two other pos-
ture and say it is one of the best |
Masons in the valley are requested
minded motorists to apply early in
sible districts on Elk Creek ami
to go to church.
This request
they have seen.
order to assure prompt processing
Thompson Creek.
comes from Grand Master Hobb,
Who
is
there
among
us
who
docs
of their 1944 vehicle registration
The Council’s request for an
said M. C. Athey, master of Belt applications.
not like to see and hear a good
amendment
to the Scrugham stock
Lodge No. 18. and he hopes all
ventriloquist? Edgar Bergen is
“Without proper vehicle regis
Masons in the valley will comply tration certificates, gasoline ration rated the best in the world, and pile bill, which would allow opera
with the request. It is the closest
this is taking in a whole lot *»f ter tors who could supply ore >f the
books and tire certificates cannot
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partici
day to St. John Day. and that is be obtained." Farrell said. “For ritory, but nevertheless he has this proper specifications to
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program, was dis
the particular day for observing. I
reputation,
for
Chai lie
McCar-
that reason alone. Oregon motor
Rev. Gray has a special sermon ists will want their 1944 registra I thy has made the whole world cussed. The bill in its present
prepared for this occasion, and the
I laugh more than any other per form would restrict delivery of
tions in order from the first of the
ore to those who operated during
Masons are requested to gather year.
former. Bergen with Charlie
the war.
riot.
outside the Cave Junction Com
“However, owners who send
munity church and go in a body. their applications to the motor ve-
And then Fibber McGee
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Services will start at 11 a. m., hide
Molly work overtime making
division late in December,
so you are requested to be on may have to wait until after the evening a hilai ious one for all who A. B. (ORNELE DIES
hand by that time.
first of the year for their regis- see this remarkable picture. Most OE IIEART ATTACK
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tration certificates and windshield all of us are familiar with Fibber
and Molly on the radio Well, the
stickers. Inability to obtain ade
A. B. Cornell, prominent Grants
radio is tame compared to “Here Pass i
COMING EVENTS
quate help for processing appli
insurance man, died suddenly
We Go Again.”
• I cations and the mail congestion
of a heart attack at his home in
•>............. ......................... •Isj I during the holiday period will The theater is going to be Gran t ts Pass last Sunday evening,
crowded both Saturday and Sun He is survived by his wife. Mary;
Saturday, Dec. 25—Christmas.
cause this delay.”
The 1944 registration stickers day evenings, even though it is a son, Carroll M., of the Cornell
Saturday. Jan. 1.—New Year.
Christmas, for a lot of us will
now
are being mailed out to Ore
Fender Works and a daughter,
Illinois Valley Garden club meets '
| want to go some place after that
gon
applicants
and
they
may
be
at
Mrs. H. Looff of Los Angeles. A
the first Wednesday of each'
Christmas dinner, and this show
tached any time after Dec. 15. The
brother and two grand-children al
month.
I is just the place to laugh off a
old 1943 stickers must be removed
so survive.
Mr. and Mrs. Cor
H. E. U. meets every second Tues when the new ones are attached. | hearty meal. We'll be seeing you! nell were well known in the val
day of the month.
The sticker- validate the 1942 li
ley.
O'Brien Women’s club meet on ' cense plates which must be retained
on the vehicle.
first Friday of each month.
BUY MORE WAR BONDS
Kerby News Notes
of General Interest
BY ADAH JONES
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Spies ami
children, Jeanie and Tommy left
for Eugene Wednesday where they
will spend the holidays visiting rel
atives.
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Dave Webb of Kerby ami son
George of Loomis, Calif., were on
business in Grants Pass Satur
day. In the afternoon they made
a trip to Patrick's Creek to inspect
their cinnabar and chrome hold
ings. George returned to his home
in
California,
Monday, after
spending several days visiting his
father and Mrs Webb.
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Mr. and Mrs. Vernard Lackey
and son Donald and sister Betty
Lackey came this week from Sac
ramento. where they have been for
several months. They are spend
ing the holidays with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Laskey, and
other relatives. Vernard has been
called to army service and will
leave in January.
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Employes of the Puget Timber
Company are all wearing big
smiles this week in anticipation of
the big turkey dinner they will
have on Christmas day. The tur
keys are grfts of the company.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Schwarzer
accompanied Mrs. J. IL Wittrock
on her return front Tempe, Ariz.
They arrived Sunday. Mr. and |
Mrs. Schwarzer were spending the
winter in Arizona. Their home is'
near Paulina. Oregon, where they
have a large ranch. They have1
been friends of the Wittrocks the |
past two winters when both famil
ies were neighbors at Tempe
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Miss Mabie Wittrock arrived in
Kerby Monday to attend the fun
eral services of her father. J. H.
Wittrock. Mabie is employed in.
civil service in Portland and will
return Sunday.
State Guard
Dance Was
Huge Success
Company A, 18th Battailion, Or
egon State Guard, held their annu-
al Christmas party and dance last
Saturday, Dec. 18.
From the
great number of complimentary
remarks, it ranked as one of the
best ever held in this community.
Over one hundred and fifty
children were presented with a
generous bag consisting of orang
es, nuts, cracker jack and candy. A
number of pr izes were given to the
kiddies. At 9:45 p. m. the danc
ing began to the tune of Sgt. Free
man’s orchestra. Corporal (Hap
py) Douglas done a grand job
tootin’ his toote*. Sgt. B. Miller
walked away with the door prize, a
beautiful wool blanket. Sgt. W.
Doney and Pvt. A. Kellert wer«-
detailed as M. P.s, but due to an
exceptionally happy ami orderly
crowd had very few duties to per
form during the evening. Includ
ing the children over 400 persons
were present during the evening.
A detail of 23 guardsmen turned
out Thursday evening to decorate
the hall for the occasion and did
a grand job. The hall was decor
ated with evergreens and red and
green crepe paper trimming in
cluding two snowy Christmas
trees.
Sgt. C. Tucker was in charge of
supper ticket sales and needless to
say he done a good job. 150 peo
ple were served chicken supper and
a numbers had only cake and cof
fee as the canteen ran out of food
and Sgt. Tucker with the help of
other guardsmen spent the rest of
the evening trying to contact peo
ple who had bought supper tickets
who were not served, in order to
refund their money.
The net income of the dance, af
ter paying expenses and govern
ment tax will amount to approx
imately $175.
The officers and men of Co. A
feel that the local American Le
gion Post No. 70 have been more
than generous in donating the use
of their building for community
affairs, and for a home for the
State Guard Unit, therefore they
have decided to equally divide the
profits <>f this dance with the Le
gion so that they may use it to
ward making the repairs the build
ing so badly needs. Captain Baum-
berger wishes to thank the public
and Company A for making this
the successful event that it was.
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Ken Morrison writes from Al-
meda, California where he is with
th«- Navy flying corps and has
been doing a lot of flying the past,
month. On December 1st, he be
came 2nd class petty officer and
was assigned to the flight crew,
as flight engineer. lie may get
home for New Years.
Ken went into the Navy just a
year ago and after being at San
Diego a few weeks was sent to
Norman. Oklahoma for three
months training, then to La Guar
dia field. New York, hr Septem-,
her he was -ent to Naval Air sta
tion in Almeria, California.
Ken is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. I). A. ( HUR( H
Dorr Morrison of Takilma, arxl a TO SING CAROLS
graduate <»f Kerby hitfh school.
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Christmas carols will be sung at
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the Seventh Day Advent church
Valley Ranch Gets
early next Sunday morning at 8
Aberdeen Anmis Cattle o'clock sharp.
The church cordially invites all
Seven head of registered Aber the residents of the valley to join
deen Angus cattle arrived by truck in singing Christmas carols.
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from Los Angeles this week, five
yearling heifers and a bull for the
Misg Lois and Howard Taylor,
J. H. Pomeroy Deer Creek ranch, , accompanied by Miss Jewell Mil
and one bull for the John L. Wade ler of Long Beach, Calif., arrived
ranch near Kerby. The cattle are early Thursday morning to spend
from the Woodlawn Farm, Cres ' the holidays with the formers par
ton, III., and were shown at the ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Taylor.
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Ogden. Utah and Los Angeles
stock show«. “They are the finest
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. William and
animals I have ever seen,” T W. Shirley, accompanied by Mrs. Del
Kennedy, manager of the Pomeroy bert O'Brien and daughter. Patsy,
were in Grants Pass last Satur
ranch said Thursday.
Another 31 registered animals day transacting business. They
are expected to arrive by train in also visited Mrs. Emma Trefethen
the near future from Edmonton, ' who is confined in the Josephine
Canada, for the Pomeroy ranch, I General hospital
the manager stated. The Pomeroy
ranch wdl have 65 registered Ab
The growth of new wood in
erdeen Angus cattle, one of the American fore-t«
ev 'ent to
Funeral services were in charge finest herds in the state, it was approximately 1,600 board feet per
second.
of the I. B. Hall Funeral home.
reported.
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