University of Oregon
Gateway to The Oregon Caves
A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts
Volume VII.
Cave Junction. Oregon. Thursday. January 13, 1911
No. 37
Save Paper
Says Salvage
Committee
Plans for continued salvage of
tin cans, kitchen fats and rags, old
clothes and paper were discussed
at a meeting of the county salvage
committee held Thursday night at
the courthouse.
The paper salvage program will
get in full swing this week. Chair
man Henry E. Tetz. announce with
the city and county schools acting
as collection stations. Money for
hot school lunches, milk funds or
other organization projects may be
obtained from the sale of waste
paper, Tetz explained. Full de
tails on price quotations are avail
able at the high school office.
Magazines should be tied to
gether in 40 pound bundles. Old
newspapers should also be tied to
gether and the third large source
of waste paper, cartons, should be
torn apart and bound together into
flat packages.
Individuals with
waste paper to contribute should
notify a nearby school or student
and the bundle will be collected.
Each school is asked to keep its
collection until notified to bring
the paper to the railroad car at
shipping time.
Business houses are asked to
save unwanted letters and envel
opes by placing them flat in a
box. Crumpled paper is not want
ed.
The chairman also urged that
only clean papers be donated as
an added safety measure for the
children who will be handling the
salvage.
Although the active campaign in
collection of old clothes and rags
is closed. Tetz asked that further
contributions be left either in >he
courthouse basement or at the sal
vage depot in the former Mac’s
market on H street. The clothes
will be sorted for cleaning next
week.
A carload of tin cans is almost
ready for shipment, it was dis
closed, and an effort is being made
to complete filling the ear immed
iately. The grocers have given
full cooperation in the gathering
of tin cans. Housewives are asked
to take used tin cans immediately
to their grocers in order to get the
car shipped as soon as possible.
The national advertising pro
gram in the collection of kitchen
fats has aided Josephine county’s
collection, it was reported at Tues
day’s meeting.
The giving of ration points for
the fats has accelerated the fat
collection here also. Need for con
fined donations of fats was em
phasized.
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GARDEN CLUB H AS
SMALL ATTENDANCE
Due to much sickness in the val
ley and bad weather conditions,
Mrs. Gladys King, secretary of the
Illinois Valley Garden club, re
ported a very small attendance at
the meeting last week which was
held at the home of Mrs J. J. Vil-
lair. Assisting hostess was Mis.
G. W. Martin.
O. K. Beals, county agent,
scheduled as guest speaker of the
afternoon, was unable to come but
may at some later date. Very little
business was transacted and it is
hoped all members will be able
to attend the February meeting
which will be at the home of Mrs
Elizabeth Holland in Bridgeview.
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I COMING EVENTS f
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Illinois Valley Garden club meets
the first Wednesday of each
month.
H. E. U. meets every second Tues
day of the month.
O'Brien Women’s club meet on
first Friday of each month.
Ladies' Auxiliary meet the first
and third Wednesday of each
month.
KERBY HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
By DONNIS SAUER
Last week two educational films
were shown at school. One of
these. “American Patriot”, por
trayed the life of an old gentle
man who realized how much Amer
ica has progressed in the last one
hundred years, and the other
“Beauty for Keeps" told the story
of how wax, one of nature’s pro-
ductg helps preserve household
furnishings.
Precipitation Grocery
For 1943 Is Stores Sell
Very Low
To G. P. Man
Price 5 Cents
Kerby News Notes
of General Interest
BY ADAH JONES
Teen-Age
Club Planned
For Valley
Mrs. Loren«» Beebe and sons re
turned Sunday from Eugene and
Springfield where they visited rel
According to the records of the
Two transactions this week that atives.
Plans are being formulated by a
Redwood Ranger station, 1943 was will be of general interest to Ker
group of interested women in the
Mrs. Phil Dessinger sent a few valley to open a Teen-Age club for
the driest year of the last three by citizens and nearby points, was
years where records were avail the purchase of Arnold’s grocery days in Grants Pass on business the youngsters. The movement is
able.
store in Cave Junction and the ' and also visited her brother and I being sponsored by the American
The 40.44 inches of preciptation Wittrock grocery store in Kerby, his wife Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brady Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary, and a
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A Student Body meetings was reached during the year was 25.07 to Laque Youngblood of Grants
large number of ladies who do not
Among the service men here on ! belong to the Auxiliary are going
held in the English room Wednes inches shorter than in 1942 and Pass.
day. After the business had been 16.89 inches less than that of
Mr. Y oungblood is well known ! leave this week are Lonnie Dixon. I to give their support to help get
taken care of, the Junior class fur 1941. The biggest difference was in the county seat town, having youngest son of Mr and Mrs Fred the club started.
nished some entertainment. The felt during November and Decern-1 been the general manager of Grov Dixon, and li ven M iler, son of I
There is a location available for
Lonnie is recup the club rooms. The room in the
program consisted of a dance, a her, when the shortage amounted | er's refrigeration plant across the Mrs. Krieger.
short skit, a song and a few nov to 29.11 inches or two and one-1 railroad tracks from the S. P. de erating from an operation. He is I Drews hotel building formerly oc
elty numbers, which went over big half feet less than last winter.
pot, and leaves that position to in the army and stationed in Lou cupied by Arnold s grocery store.
The recent snows promise some ' take over Wittrock’s store, with isiana. Irven has been in the navy This room could be fixed up to
with the audience.
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relief from drought next summer. i the added stock of the Arnold for over two years and has seen make a very desirable location for
action in the South Seas.
Mrs. Phipps of Grants Pass gave Continued snow and rain are nec-' store.
«tich activities as the Teen-Age
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a talk on the possibility of begin essary to fill the natural reservoirs [
The stock from Arnold’s grocery
club would require.
Mrs J. II. Wittrock lias sold the
ning a course of Home Nursing at in the mountains. Following is a j was moved Tuesday and put in the
In order to get the movement
J. 11. Wittrock store to Laque' under way and give the youngsters
the high school. She stated that 1 table showing the precipitation by Wittrock store.
the class could consist of no more months in the years 1941, 1942
We have not had an opportun-1 Youngblood of Grants Pass. Mr a place to congregate and amuse
than 20 girls and preferably Jun and 1943:
ity to see Mr. Youngblood as yet Youngblood also bought the stock themselves during the evenings, a
1941
1942 1943 but we have been told that he of groceries of the C. Y Arnold great deal of work is necessary.
iors and Seniors. There is nothing |
Kerby I Considerable expense will entail
13.05
7.76 13.26 plans t0 open for business in about store in Cave Junction.
definite so far about establishing Jan.
2.46 five days, that should be about people are happy to have tile Wit the installation of such a club
8.20
•,27
this course, however it would offer Feb.
trock store continue in operation room, but after it is in operation,
3.46
1.59
4.77 next Monday, Jan. 17.
excellent opportunity for those March
as it has been one of the many it is expected to pay its own way.
April
4.08
3.77
2.53
girls who might be interested.
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grocery and merchandise stores of But getting it started is going to
6.31
May
1 20
l.M
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the valley since 1916. Mr. Young be a job, and anyone interested
1.74
.20
.61
June
blood is moving the stock cf gro- in helping such a move, either with
July
.00
.34 NEWS FROM OUR
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DOUBLE FEATURE
series and equipment from the I finances, furnishings, donating a
.02
.02
.19 BOYS IN SERVICE
August
PROGRAM COMING
Arnold store and plans to have the! little help, or other ways of put-
.05
.04
Sept. .......
.99
store open in the very near future.' ting their shoulder to the wheel.
SATURDAY, SUNDAY Oct.
1.09
7.57
.42
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4.75
Nov.
8.92 18.79
Word has been received from!
should contact Mrs. E. Y. Taylor,
“Pilot No. 5”
2.66
18.08
17.73
Dee.
Richard Messenger, son of Mr. and j
and she will be jrlad to give all the
Mrs. Harry Hessenger, that he has “NO FARM BLOC’"
details, and where such help can
Amid the wreckage of planes
Totals
57.33 65.51 40.44 been commissioned an Ensign in SAYS ELLSWORTH
be put to the best advantage.
and aircraft guns on a blasted
o-
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the U. S. N. R. and has been
jungle airfield, the exhausted rem
WASHINGTON
A newspap- '
ordered to Cornell university at
nants of a flying squadron await Army Needs More
er publisher who came to Wash I RED ( ROSS FUND
Ithaca, N. Y., for training.
the certain return of the enemy I Surgical Dressings
ington a year ago, Rep. Harris LARGER THIS YEAR
bombers. Save for one plane hast
Corp. Donald Doney of Cave Ellsworth (R-Ore.) today ques
ily improvised from the wreckage
Thirteen women met Tuesday Junction, now stationed at Fort tioned the existence of a farm bloc
Josephine county’s quota for the
of others, they are defenseless' afternoon at Crew House. Red
Lewis, Wash., did not have a very in Congre s. saying it can be found 1911 Red Cross War Fund drive is
against the enemy. But they are j wood Ranger Station, to fold sur
nice Christmas holiday. He spent only "in the imagination of some $1 1,300, about 66 per cent higher
unshaken.
gical dressings. O’Brien, Bridge the time in the hospital having an writers and commentators."
than last year and by far the larg-
Major Eichel calls for a volun view and Holland were well repre
"When I came to Congress," e-t quota ever given to this county,
abcess in his throat removed. He
teer to fly the lone fighter to in sented with workers and now that
is now O. K. and back in the Ellsworth said. “I thought there F. G. V. Gordon, drive chairman,
tercept the approaching bombers. the holidays are past and we are
was a ‘farm bloc.'
ranks on duty.
announced today.
The mission is a forlorn hope, al settling down for the winter, we
“So I came here forewarned, and
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Sixty eight per cent of the fund,
most certain death to the pilot. But hope very much to have a better!
For the information of the boys therefore, forearmed. I sought oi $9.800 will go to th«» National
the five remaining flyers, Vito Al attendance from Cave Junction.
away from home in the service. immediately to locate and identify Red Cross and 32 per cent $4,500
essandro, Everett Arnold. Winston The Red Cross is asking for more
Keith Wells and Oliver Boyd went this monster that was blocking will be retained in this county.
Davis, Henry Claven and George i and more surgical dressings and
to Portland this week for their good legislation and forcing the This is almost an exact opposite of
Collins instantly volunteer. The we hope the ladies from this sec
final physical. Keith passed and , passage of its own selfish demands the division of funds last year when
major selects Collins for the task tion will respond.
“1 wanted to help strike it down 62 per cent remained in th«» county
will be in the service, but Oliver
He takes off.
—behead it and rend it asunder
was turned down.
and 38 per cent went to national.
It then develops that the other
do away with it as an evil and un- Last year's quota was $8,600 and
FRED L. MOCK
flyers are uncertain about Col
A letter from Robert Norman American growth upon our gov was oversubscribed.
Fred L. Mock of Cave Junction,
lins’ character and much discus
White
to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ernmental system. But I can not
The increased wartim«» respon
sion is directed against and one for passed away last Friday, January
find it.
Hugh
H.
White,
states
that
he
has
sibilities
of the American Red
him. and the major asks all the re 7th. at the Josephine General hos
“I conclude, after a year of Cross has necessitated an all-time
finished his training and made his
pital,
where
he
had
been
taken
for
maining flyers to tell the story of
rating as storekeeper 3/c in the search, that the farm bloc does not high budget of $200,000.000. Field
Collins’ life. Nevertheless the fin medical treatment a few days be
U. S. Navy, and also eports that exist as a living thing but is only directors, hospital, club and recre
al episode of the picture shows fore. Mr. Mock had only lived
he
likes the country very well, found in th«» imagination of some ation workers are with American
Collins realizing his great dream in the valley for seven months.
writers and commentators.”
wherever
that is.
armed forces in virtually every
Survivors are three daughters, I
which is to help annihilate the sin
“It is kept alive in the public command overseas. On the home
H?
wrote
in
his
letter
that
after
Mrs. Mabel Wetzel. Junction City,
ister force in the world.
the war he hopes to return there mind solely because the word ’bloc' front, too, the Red Cross has
It’s a great picture and finds Kansas; Mrs. June Zimmerman,
to
make that his home and want« 1« much easier to write than the broadened its service. It finances
Franchot Tone playing the lead Grants Pass; Mrs. Pauline Hen-
his paients with him and want mote accurate phrase ‘representa the gathering of blood plasma, the
bree.
Cave
Junction;
two
sonsj
with Marsha Hunt opposite him
them to be as enthused with the tives from agricultural states’.”
training of volunteer nurse’s aides
and a great cast of other players. Harold in the Navy and Ted in the
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and numerous other operations
Air Force; and one brother. Wal country as he is. Bob said that
Mr«. C. E. Lawson of O’Brien, such as prisoner of war packaging
he
was
a
very
busy
person
“Tish’’
ter Mock of California.
Herbert White, son of Mrs. M made a trip to Grants Pa-s mi bus centers.
The second feature is an extra
Funeral services were in charge
Stewart of Grants Pass, and a iness. L. E. Athey substituted in
fine comedy, made for laughing^ of Hull & Hull Funeral home.
Salaries of permanent Red Cross
cousin of Bob, writes that he also the postoffice during her absence. workers are financed by endow
purposes only and in this it hits a
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happy chord with every audience.!
has completed his training in the
ment funds set up years ago, Gor
Navy and is a gunner s mate 3/c.
“Tish'’ with Marjorie Main and
MISSING
don stated. Funds raised in this
Both boys are in the Navy sta
Lee Bowman start all the fun and ( To the Peopie
campaign go directly to the aid
of this Ccmmunity
tioned somewhere in the South Pa
those who have seen Marjorie
and relief of service men here and
Main in other pictures know what -
cific.
abroad.
Kill. OH HE KILLED
comedy she can produce.
United States Mannes paid the
The Illinois Valley chairman will
stiffest price in human life per
Both pictures are good, and! square
be announced a little later, and
yard for the capture of
there will be another record crowd
Tarawa, vital Pacific outpost
this chairman will announce her
FOREST SERVICE
It was kill er be killed Your
at the theater, so come early and
co
workers.
boys did not
CRUISING TIMBER
get a good seat.
flinch when
they ran into
Registration
the deadliest
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The Redwood Smoke Jumper
fire power
Books Now Open
Crew
has
been
employed
since
the
along the
Housewarming Given
beaches of
first of December on the cruising
this impor
The county registration book*
Kellerts in Kerby
of the timber stand on the Happy
tant Gilbert
Islandstrong
are now open and those who need
Camp Road and Page mountain.
Six sections have been cruised to
to register in order to vote at th«»
I.ast Saturday evening on ar-1
This a sault bloody and tost
May primaries, can now do so.
date in some of the heaviest stands
riving home from the show Mr. and ! ly. is one of the many which
ruujt be made before Tokyo and
For the convenience of the val
Mrs. Art Kellert were pleasantly
of Douglas fir in the Illinois val
B< rlin are pounded into dust and
ashes.
ley residents, County Clerk Cou-
surprised to find the house full of
ley.
are you doing to back up
The cruising is being done by
tant has appointed several regis
guests including Mr. and Mrs. Joel the What
boys’ Remember these are
the Forest Service preparatory to
Hudron, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hogue. I boys from this very community,
trars in different parts of the val
perhaps from your very home
ley to register voters, saving them
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey C. Hamrick.! Any
timber
sale
work.
home in your neighborhood
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a trip to Grants Pass.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Slack, Mr. and' which todav does not display the
Treasury’s red white and blue
Mrs. Clay Ramsey, Mr. and Mrs.
We do not have the complete
4’h War Loan Shield proclaim
American Legion
list, but Mr*. Lucile Floyd at Hol
Oliver Green, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ing
We bought Extra War
Bonds" is not t-ai-kinq the at
land, Lew Hammer at Selma, and
Taylor. Amy Hussey, Marie White,
Dance Saturday
tack
Every Extra War Bond
Major Grrgory Boyington, M«r
M. C. Athey at Cave Junction are
Millie Trefethen. Helen Farmer,
you buy be< n s a direct fighter
again-' Jai a- a- d Germany If
in« Corp« fighter pilot from Ok registrars.
Les Henry. Maurice Sauer and
If possible register in
The
American
Legion
will
give
a
you co ild but see one man die
(Bill Strigles) better known as
on toe battlefield, you would not
dance Saturday night, January 15 anogan. Wash., who was reported your precinct where you vote, but
c nt the cost of \our slight sac
Nat Wooley.
in the Legion hall at Cave Junc missing after shooting down his if this i* inconvenient, register at
rifices to b.iv Extra War Bonds
26th Japanese plane in a raid over any of the places, as well as at the
Game« and cards were enjoyed I to make each succeeding assault
tion.
less costly in the lives of our
until midnight when <. delightfull bovs.
Freeman’s orchestra will furnish Rabaul Jan. 3 to tie the record set court house in Grants Pass.
Better register early hefure you
lunch was served by the ,*,i«jts. ,
Yo'i can't afford NOT to buy
the music and the Ladies' Auxili by Major Joe Foss, another Mar
Fxtra Bonds in the 4th War Loan
ine, in this war. and Captain Eddie postpone it too lone. .ml then find
A beautiful mantel set was pre-, if
ary
will
serve
a
midnight
lunch.
you would help these boys.
Rickenbaclser, of the Army, ii you cannot vote because v<»'i failed
sented to Art and Emily fromi
THE EDITOR.
“The Bunch."
I
to register before th«» bo k« clo-e.
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Buy your Defense Stamps todav ] World War 1