Gateway to The Oregon Caves
University of Oregon
Illinois Valley News
A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts
Volume VII.
Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, January 20, 1944
No. 38
Washington
Weekly Letter
By HARRIS ELLSWORTH
WASHINGTON, D. C., January
15, 1944—When Congress recon­
vened for the second session of
the 78th Congress last week, many
of the same legislative problems—
subsidies, taxes, soldiers’ vote leg-
¡station, commanded the immedi­
ate attention of Congress.
The President’s message on the
State o fthe Union, which was
read by the reading clerk of the
house, did not alter the picture
materially. His recommendation
of a national service law was the
only new element which Congress
did not have actually under con­
sideration.
“Slightly Dangerous"
Brings Two Stars
In Exciting Comedy
Teaming Lana Turner and Rob­
ert Young together for the first
time, the Cave City theater pre­
sents Saturday and Sunday, the
fast-stepping comedy. “Slight­
ly Dangerous.’’ mixing love, com­
edy, excitement, adventure and
suspense into a hilarious screen
play which spells excitement.
An ice cream soda almost plays
havoc with cupid's plans, but Miss
Turner expertly flips it into a
“happy ever after” finale.
Rated as one of the screen's
top glamor girls, Miss Turner plays
her opening scenes as an “ugly
duckling”, later emerging into full
radiance in her first Irene de­
signed gown, and later comes outi
in a wardrobe that any woman |
would give her eye teeth to pos­
sess. Miss Turner has the distinc­
tion of displaying styles which are
forerunner for the coming year I
and feminine fans will be inter-1
ested in the new Irene Castle sil-1
houette modified shoulders, inch)
longer skirts, jackets that dip in
the back, hots that shoot straight j
up, tiny neat veils and two new
up-brushed coiffures in keeping
with the headline news of tomor­
row.
It’s a “wow” of a comedy and
Robert Young takes the delightful
Lana at her own game and makes ■
her like it, too. The ladies will be
clamoring for the theater Satur-j
day and Sunday, if for nothing j
else to see the new styles, but |
while they are getting an eye full
of clothes, they are going to wit-
ne-s as fine a comedy as they ev­
er saw.
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During the adjournment period,
the War Food Administration, in
response to a request for a rec­
ommendation on a bill proposed by
Senator Aiken of Vermont, rec­
ommended a food stamp, program
in place of subsidies. According to
the War Food Administration, the
stamp plan would reach the groups
of workers in the country in the
lowest income brackets, and safe­
guard them from food price in­
creases. The WPA estimated that
this program would cost the gov­
ernment approximately three bil­
lion dollars a year. By the end
of the first week in the session, the
Senate Agriculture Committee was
holding hearings on the food
stamp plan. In contrast to the
estimates made by W’FA, Senator
Aiken presented figures to show
that the food stamp plan would be |
available to approximately sixteen WATER COMPANY
million people in the country, and
that the over-all cost would be BUYS NEW, MODERN
about four hundred million dollars. PI MP FOR PLANT
There was a general feeling that
The Cave City Water Company
the WFA's estimates were ex­
tremely high, and everyone won­ has pQrchased a new, modern
dered on what they based their pump for the city water system,
calculations. The legislation in­ and it is expected to arrive here
volving subsidies, in the mean­ this week. As soon as it is in­
time. is awaiting further action stalled, the water company will
by the Senate Banking and Cur­ have a much better system and
the water will not be shut off as
rency committee.
The House Elections committee, it has been lately.
The new pump will give addi­
having charge of the soldier vote
tional
power and pressure and
bill, took immediate action and
completed hearings and reported has no parts that will need repair­
a modified version of the bill pas­ ing and is fool proof. It will only
sed by the senate. This bill will take a short time to install it, and
come up in the house at about the the old pump can be used as a
time this is printed. I believe standby when the elements or con­
there has been a marked change in ditions beyond one's control, stop
attitude among the members in the the flow of water.
last few weeks toward this legis­
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lation. Under the so-called fed­
eral ballot bills initially proposed, GINN RESIGNS;
there was no certainty that, after MRS. STANTON
the soldiers had marked their fed­ TO TAKE POST
eral ballots, these ballots would
be counted in the respective states,
Dale F. Ginn, superintendent of
and it is admitted that there rests Josephine county schools since
in Congress no authority to compel January, 1940, resigned his posi­
the states to count ballots which do tion Wednesday morning, effective
not conform to the state constitu­ Feb. 10. stating he will move to
tions and election laws. Conse­ Astoria to manage the Ginn Fun-'
quently, it becomes a state prob­ eral home, formerly operated by
lem in tho/e states which have not his brother. Forrest W Ginn, who
already made provisions for soldier died Jan. 2 of an accidental gun ,
voting to adjust their jaws to pro­ shot wound.
vide for methods of qualifying and
Mrs. Noble D. Stanton, chief i
accepting absent voters' ballots. deputy. was appointed by the '
The job Congress has is to assist County Court Wednesday to fill'
in every way possible to distribute Ginn's term w hich expires at the i
and collect ballots throughout the end of this year.
armed forces so that the maximum
“It is with regret that I am fore-'
number of ballots may be cast and ed to take this action,” Ginn stat-’
returned in time to be counted.
ed in presenting his resignation j
before the County court. “I have,
especially enjoyed working with '
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the young people, teachers and cit-j
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izenry of the county. I appre­
ciate the confidence placed in me
COMING EVENTS
by the people of this county when
they elected me to this office. It
Saturday. Jan. 29—President’s is with a great deal of reluctance i
that I tender my resignation."
birthday
Mrs. Stanton has been deputy in
Saturday, Feb. 12 — Lincoln's
Ginn’s office /or the past 17
birthday.
months. Previously she taught for
Monday, Feb. 14—Valentine's day. six years in Grants Pass grade
Tuesday. Feb. 22—Washington's schools and has had three years
birthday.
teaching experience at Bremen and
Sunday, April 16—Easter Sunday. Mooresville. Ind.
In appointing
Illinois Valley Garden club meets Mrs. Stanton. Judge W. A. John­
the first Wednesday of each son said the court feels that Mrs.
month.
Stanton is competent and qualified
H. E. U. meets every second Tues­ to fill the job.
day of the month.
O’Brien Women’s club meet on
Mrs. Clara Magill of the Log
first Friday of each month.
Cabin cafe in Kerby, returned |
Ladies' Auxiliary meet the first home last Friday from a month’s!
and third Wednesday of each visit with relatives and friends in'
Anaheim, Calif.
month.
Club For
Chamber Of
Teen-Agers
Commerce
To Open
On Record
Saturday. January 22 should be
a big day for the teen-age young­
sters of the valley. They are go­
ing to have their own club room
fixed up pretty nice, so they can
have a place to amuse themselves.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary has com­
pleted plans whereby the room
formerly occupied by Arnold’s gro­
cery in the Drews hotel building
has been secured for the club
room and furniture and fixtures
for such a place is rapidly being
gathered to make the place invit­
ing.
Mrs. E. Y. Taylor has worked
hard to get the club started, and
many other ladies have assisted
her. What they need right now is
a few chairs and small tables for
the club room. Also late maga­
zines and games that teen-agers
like to play.
Any furniture you have that you
can spare would be appreciated.
And if you have a dollar or so that
can be spared, this also will be
greatly appreciated, because there
will have to be a small fund to get
the club started on a paying basis.
After the club is going, it is ex­
pected to pay its own way.
Saturday, the opening date,
there is going to be held a silver
tea. and if we have been informed
right, the general public is invited
to take a look at the club room
and help make it a success. The
club will be open Friday, Saturday
and Sunday evenings for the child­
ren, and then on special days the
club will be open for activities that
will not interfere with school
work.
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At last Tuesday evening’s meet­
ing of the Illinois Valley Chamber
of Commerce, the body unani­
mously went on record endorsing
the new Teen-Age club which the
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Legion are
sponsoring. A copy of the reso­
lution will be sent to the club.
While the attendance was not
as large as usual, the interest in
the meeting seemed to be inspir­
ing, and through the talk of in­
corporating the city, it seemed
like something would be accom­
plished if the people of the com­
munity would understand the ben­
efits to be derived from such a
move. Considerable discussion on
incorporating was held and more
will be made at the next regular
meeting Tuesday, January 25th.
The printed map was well re­
ceived and letter heads with the
map on the back of them are now
in the process of manufacture.
The chamber is anxious to have
those interested in developing the
valley and city to attend the next
Tuesday evening's meeting and
hear what is said about incorporat­
ing the city and also to tell your
views on the subject. Many are
of the opinion that the additional
cost of the city government to tax­
payers, would be more than offset
by the reduction in insurance if
and when the city could take over
the water system and develop it to
the standards of the fire under­
writers.
Many points have been brought
out that are to the advantage of
incorporating. Someone should
take the other side and we should
have a full and -omplete discus­
sion concerning such a move.
W aste Paper Needed
To Ship War Supplies
Brown paper bags from the cor­
ner grocery store, cartons and dis­
carded newspapers, salvage from
American wastepaper baskets, are
in the Army now. Transformed
into cartons, special moisture-proof
paper, and paperboard they protect
all types of army equipment ship­
ped to the fighting fronts.
Radio tubes used by the Signal
Corps have three parts—an easily
shattered glass envelope, fine wires
or brittle metal, and a breakable
base.
They must be carefully
packed. To shockproof the smal­
ler tubes, cardboard collars are
used to keep them upright and sus-J
pended.
Glass and porcelain insulators
are safeguarded against shock by
large aomunts of cushioning paper!
in the form of scrap and confetti.,
The constantly increasing use of I
brown wrapping or Kraft papers
and paperboard for shipping med­
ical supplies is a guarantee to the
soldier in combat that first-aid
dressings and anti-infection sulfa-
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To the People
of this Community
THINK IT OVER
How about doing a little cold
turkey thinning after you lay
aside this newspaper tonight’’
You've got a good job. The
chances are there is someone
i else in your
family, per­
haps two or
three, work­
ing
Your
son or your
brother —
may be away
at war.
This war
must end
sometime Your whole family,
your neighbors, are praying it
er Is soon and those fighting boys
of yours will come home safely
But will voi be ready for
whatever happens when peace
comes’
Wil] you have some­
thing laid away’ We're all hop­
ing there'll be jobs aplenty, jobs
which mean making something
for somebody's happiness ana
not for somebody's sorrow
That's where your War Bonds
come into the picture
Sure,
Americans own billions of dol­
lars of War Bonds now; and be-
fore this 4’h War Loan ends
they will have put away billions
more.
But how about you?
You're the one that counts The
bigger the pile of War Bonds
you have when peace comes, the
bigger chance you’U have to slip
right Into the post war world
you're dreaming about tonight
So
411 Back the Attack.”
THE EDITOR.
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War Bond
Drive Starts
With A Bang
The Fourth War Bond Drive has
started, and if the tempo of the
first few days of the drive is kept
up in this county, Josephine will
go over the top, and it will be the
first county to subscribe its quota.
This is too good to be true, but
the start of this war bond drive
was so encouraging that Chairman
Ed Heydenburk was so elated he
couldn’t sleep the first night. In
the valley, Mrs. J. J. Villair had
the same good news to tell him.
The response was most gratify­
ing. Something near $25,000 in
“E” bonds was sold the first day,
and the valley is only expected to
produce around $75,000.00.
But the good start must be kept
up if we are to keep our i ecord
good. The start was easy. The
lagging finish is what wears down
the canvassers, who are giving
their time and energy to put the
war bond drive over.
If you want to help these neigh­
bors of yours, take out that extra
war bond when they call on you
and help make their labor bright
and sunny. In most cases, ordin­
arily, these volunteer workers
would get a merry ha-ha, as they
solicit the sale of bonds. But now
it is different.
The bonds are
necessary to help finance the war,
and they are an investment—only
a loan whereby you earn an in­
terest on your investment. You
are only loaning your money in
the best security in the world and
it pays almost .3 per cent interest.
Price 5 Cents
Kerby News Notes
of General Interest
—
BY ADAH JONES
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hanna, who
have operated the store across
from the high school for the past
year are expecting to leave for
Portland soon where Mr. Hanna
will find employment. The Hanna
family made many friends in the
community and schools, who wish
them much success in their new
home. Wayne and Kenneth Stick­
les attend grade school and David
Hanna is a senior in high school.
George Thrasher of Grants Pass
is assisting Laque Youngblood to
get his store, the former J. H.
Wittrock store, ready for full oper­
ation.
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Twenty-six women and girls
answered the urgent call for more
hospital dressings and came to the
Odd Fellows hall on Tuesday eve­
ning to fold a total of 1012 dress­
ings. Several high school girls as­
sisted for the first time. Several
women and a few of the older
grade school girls came at the reg­
ular hours on Wednesday after­
noon. During the coming weeks
while the need is so urgent the
Odd Fellows hall kitchen will be
open uesday afternoons and eve­
ning and anyone having an hour
or so to spend on a very worthy
cause is invited to come.
Mr. and Mrs. Marchant and
daughter Pearl entertained at a
family dinner uesday evening hon­
oring their daughter and son-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jones of
Klamath Falls. Present were Mr
and Mrs. Charles Martin and
daughters Nancy and Evelyn; Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Phillips and child­
ren Dean and Sharon. Mrs. Mar­
tin and Mrs. Phillips are also
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Mar­
chant. Mrs. Ray Jones was form­
erly Beatrice Marchant, student
and graduate of Kerby high
school.
Mrs. J. H. Wittrock left for
Portland this week where she will
visit her daughter, Miss Mabel
Wittrock for an indefinite time.
Over 100 library books were
brought to the Kerby library from
the Grants Pass library last Sat­
urday. This circulating library is
changed about every two or three
months, these are mostly fiction
for adults and more than half are
grade school age books, the grade
school children being the heaviest
borrowers. Of interest to grownup
readers are some of the new books
which have been donated by a
member of the Legion Auxiliary.
“The Robe" by Lloyd Douglas was
top book for 194.3, Others are
“Mrs. Parkington” by Louis
Broomfield; "Valley of Decision"
by Maude Davenport and "Roughly
Speaking,” by Louise Pierson.
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One hundred books were recent­
ly donated by the Legion Auxili­
ary, collected from various sourc­
es, a number of classics, fiction
and other good reading has been
placed on the shelves from this
source.
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O’BRIEN WOMEN’S
CLUB MEETING
A small number of ladies at­
tended the meeting last Friday at
the home of Mrs Berniece Fess­
ler in Kerby on account of sick­
ness throughout the valley.
The meeting was called to or­
der, roll call and minutes read, fol­
lowed by all singing God Bless
America. A report was made of
the completely furnished room at
Camp White hospital and the club
was proud of the achievement.
After a short business meeting
an interesting program was given
with several poems and a paper
I a ’ c Sowell Takes
on the Advancement of Russia.
Keith Wells’ Place
All enjoyed the gracious hospi­
tality of Mrs. Fessler who served
Keith Wells resigned from the freshly popped corn to guests pres­
county road department when he ent.
was accepted by the Army, and
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the road department has named
Miss Peggy Haberman made a
Lee Sowell in his place.
shopping trip to Grants Pass last
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Buy your Defense Stamp, today. Friday
A. E. Krieger
Buys Haynes
Dress Shop
An interesting transaction was
consummated this week, when Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Krieger of Boise,
Idaho, purchased the Haynes
Clothing Store from Mae Haynes
and Wednesday also purchased the
building that houses the store from
Elwood Hussey. They took pos­
session of the store Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Krieger (Andy
and Frances to you all) are well
versed in the merchandising busi­
ness. having been connected with
other stores and also operated a
cleaning and pressing establish­
ment, where they have to know
materials.
3’he Kriegers are delightful
homey folks and came here to
make their future home. They
have no fancy ideas of getting
rich—they just want to live neigh­
borly among nice folks ami make
a home for themselves and have
enough business so they can live
like Americans should live.
They expect to enlarge the
store as soon as convenient ami
the stock, giving the patrons a
larger selection of goods.
Mrs. Haynes has not decided
what she will do in the future, but
will still stay in Cave Junction for
the present where she has her
home on the Caves highway.
MARCH OF DIMES
NOW UNDER WAY
“The March of Dimes", for the
benefit of infantile paralysis pa­
tients, the movement sponsored by
President Roosevelt, which is now
taking form. January 18 to 29 in­
clusive. and everyone interested
in helping this movement can de­
posit their dimes in convenient
boxes placed in business houses in
the valley.
Commissioner Pete Fredrickson
was in the valley today placing the
March of Dimes where deposits can
be made.
The Illinois Valley Grange will
hold their annual March of Dimes
ball Saturday evening. January 29
for the benefit of the President's
birthday which in turn is for the
benefit of infantile paralysis pa­
tients.
Dr. Sam Osgood is chairman of
the movement in the county, but
placed Commissioner Fredrickson
in charge of banks because he is
not well enough to take care of
the matter now.
Pete asks all interested to attend
the ball and put their extra dimes
in the boxes.
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HOSPITAL PLAN
HELPS FARMERS
When it is necessary for any
member of the family to go to the
hospital, it is a hardship on the
farm pocket book, for hospital
bills are expensive.
Josephine County Rurau Health
Protection Association is the an­
swer for this expense at such a
little yearly payment that all farm­
ers should be enrolled in its mem­
bership.
A report just received from the
association shows that the associa­
tion has 220 paid memberships.
During this time 2.3 persons, mem­
bers of farm families in the coun­
ty, have been taken care of at the
hospital at an expense of $1.-
.37,3.75. Three of these patients
were in the hospital 2.3 days, and
three of them were in 19 days.
This plan is an insurance policy
against sickness or accidents as
far as hospitals are concerned and
the cost is indeed very small, and
remember, it includes every mem­
ber of your family. If a farmer
takes out a membership, he takes
it out for the entire family all for
the one price, $12.60 per year.
If you are interested, write to
Sara H. Wertz, field supervisor,
Lundburg building, Grants Pass,
and she will send you the neces­
sary application to *;ll o«-t. Don't
wait until you haw • > ■' to the
hospital, get your member h'o ow
before something happens.
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