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Illinois Valley News
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Volume VIII.
Cave .function, Oregon, Thursday, May 25, 1944
No. 4
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Washington
Weekly Letter
By HARRIS ELLSWORTH
WASHINGTON, D. Ç. — The
much discussed veterans’ bill,
known generally as the “G. I. Bill”,
was unanimously passed by the
House of Representatives Thurs
day afternoon. The bill had prev
iously been passed by a very large
majority in the Senate and came
to the House at S. 1767. The
House Committee on World War
Veterans Legislation, however,
completely rewrote the Senate
bill. As a matter of fact, the bill
passed by the House was an en
tire new bill, embodying the same
general principles of the Senate
bill. It is believed the Senate will
accept the House version.
The bill as passed by the House
carried several titles or subdivi
sions and a number of sections, and
is a long and comprehensive piece
of legislation.
Chapter I of the bill deals with
hospitalization and claims, and
sets out certain administrative pro
visions, including a section which
recites the procedure for review
of certain cases.
Title II of the G. I. Bill caused
the most controversy on the Floor
of the House It is the part of the
bill dealing with education of vet
erans. The bill as amended and
passed by the House gives due rec
ognition to state educational auth
orities. Briefly stated, the educa
tional provisions are as follows:
The veteran will be paid $50.00
per month while going to school, if
without dependents, or $75.00 per
month if he has dependents. Tui
tion up to $500 per year will be
paid direct to the institution in
addition to the monthly mainten
ance allowance to the individual
veteran.
Paragraph 6 of the education
section of the bill carries this
statement: “No department, agen
cy or officer of the United States,
in carrying out the provisions of
this part, shall exercise any super
vision or control whatsoever over
any state educational agency or
state apprenticeship agency or
any educational or training insti
tution; provided, that Indian
schools operated or supervised by
the United States shall not be in
eligible to supply education or
training under this Title by rea
son of such federal operation or
supervision”. The House spent
nearly an entire day debating that
section. The result is that it rath
er clearly states that there will be
no federal interference in educa
tion.
Title HI of the bill has to do
with loans to veterans for the pur
chase or construction of homes,
farms and business property. As
the bill was first written and intro
duced on the Floor of the House,
the total amount of the loan was
set at $1500. This figure was
amended on the Floor, and the
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COMING EVENTS |
Tuesday, May 30 — Decoration
day.
Wednesday, June 14—Garden club
meeting, annual picnic and elec
tion of officers.
Tuesday, July 4 — Independence
day.
HOLLAND Schoo) Improvement
club meets every third Friday.
Community Church Missionary
group, third Thursday of the
month.
IL E. U. meets every second Tues
day of the month.
Ladies' Auxiliary meet the first
•nd third Wednesday of each
month.
O Brien Women’s club meet on
first Friday of each month.
Illinois Valley Garden club meets
the first Wednesday of each
month.
Belt Lodge, A. F. & A. M. meets
fourth Saturday each month.
DR. GILLESPIE’S
CRIMINAL CASE
Miners Held Nice Evening
One critic says about “Dr. Gil
lespie's Criminal Case,’’, “If this Mass Meeting At Chamber
isn't tops for the Dr. Gillespie ser
ies, it’ll do until a topper comes
along.” That’s saying consider Last Saturday Meeting
able for a critic of motion pictures
to say about any picture.
This picture deals with a num
Saturday evening, May 20th,
ber of aspects of the human be
about
50 miners assembled in th»
ing, and one of the elements con
Circuit
Court chamber of the
cerns a case of a murderer whom
Dr. Gillespie successfully proves county court house in Grants Pass
is a victim of dementia praecox to organize a new mining associa
i
and during this episode a jail break tion.
The rules and by-laws commit
occurs which makes the case much
tee had prepared a set of by-laws
more interesting.
and
they were read, then it was
Another item in this picture
shows an epidemic in the hospital suggested that they be read singly
where Dr. Gillespie works, and and adopted. This was done and
this reproduces the efforts doctors the job was well to completion
and nurses give their patiants when it ame to naming the new
association.
when danger comes.
Then things happened. Presi
Another phase of the picture
shows the case of a Pearl Harbor dent Claude Bristol of the Siski
veteran who has lost both legs you Minerals association was pres
and his dee\) despair in the loss of ent and he was asked to tell what
his limbs is dealt with psycholog- , the association thought of joining
ically and physically in such wise with the new organization and still
as to effect the rehabilitation keep the name of the Siskiyou
which the dialogue makes effec Minerals association.
Mr. Bristol gave an outline of
tively clear, it will be the nation’s
what
the association was doing and
responsibility to duplicate for
said right now it was inactive and
many.
You’ll want to ste this picture. had not held a meeting for a long
It has something of everything that time. He said he did not think
is interesting and instructive as members of the association would
well as entertaining. Take this object to joining the new associa
reporter's tip, this picture is ex tion and cooperating with it.
The name was still the subject
cellent and will be shown at the
for
discussion when it was pro
Cave City theater Saturday and
posed
that a meeting be called for
Sunday nights.
the Siskiyou Minerals association
with the men forming the new as
sociation, and see if the two can
EIGHTH GRADERS
not get together and still keep the
ARE GRADUATED
name of the Siskiyou Minerals as
sociation and have only one demo
Eighth graders of the valley held cratic organization. This was de
the spotlight Monday evening
cided and the next meeting for
when graduation exercises were this purpose will be held Saturday
held at the high school auditorium.
evening, June 3rd in the Circuit
More than 30 boys and girls from court room in Grants Pass.
the nine grade schools received
Miners from the Illinois Valley
diplomas.
should attend this meeting and
The audience, one of the larg help organize the new association.
est to gather for eighth grade ex It will be greatly to your interest
ercises. was very appreciative of
to attend and join this association.
the splendid program which was
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under the direction of Mrs. Wal
ter Freeman, teacher of White
sshool. The program was pub POMONA GRANGE
lished in last week’s issue of The TO MEET SATURDAY
News.
Josephine County Pomona
Those receiving diplomas were:
Selma—John Harold Brewer, Grange will meet at the Redwood
Doyl Hamilton, Jr.,. Mary Lou Grange hall Saturday, May 27 at
Hammer, William Howard Krauss, 8 P. M. The Fifth Degree will
Billie Allene Plumlee, Richard Al be put on in full and all candidates
for this degree are invited to be
len Willis.
Spence—Flora James, Neil Roy on hand.
Some of the state officers are
Freitas, John Olinton Smith.
Holland—Priscilla Ann Davis. expected to be present at this
meeting. Ladies are requested to
Louis Nessele Maurer.
Kerby—Georgia Boling, Bever bring cake or cookies and sand
ly Dick, Richard Dumas, Virginia wiches. This will be the last reg
Earley, Carol George, Gracie Har- ular meeting of the Josephine
ader, Harry Allen Kellert, Thur County Pomona Grange before the
man Later, Harold Max Morrison, state session, which is to be held in
Jack Sauer, Jean Thompson, Mel the Grants Pass high school build
ings June 12 to 16 inclusive. All
vin Ray Wallace.
Takilma—Margaret Lillian Mon convention arrangement committee
chairmen are working nicely.
roe.
There are 15 local committees
Dryden—Agnes Gertrude Ab
bott, Margaret Arlene Buckles, which have been appointed by our
Shirley Ann Clarke. Mary Eliza local Pomona Master Clarence H.
Brooks. Prospects point to a fine
beth Elmore.
White—Phyllis Rebecca Free state session.
Brooks states that he and his
man.
committees
are receiving the best
O’Brien—Ruth Evonne Edgar,
Richard H. Lindsley, Shirley Dean of cooperation from Mr. Elliott
and the Grants Pass and Josephine
O'Brien, Ronald Lee Strong.
Central—Eddie Breazeale, Mary County Chamber of Commerce,
the Grants Pass district school
Ruth Kosak.
board, and Mr. Winslow, super
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intendent of city schools, and the
Grants Pass business people in
Garden Club Meeting
Postponed To Later Date general It has been 2R years
since the last State Grange met in
The June meeting of the Illinois Grants Pass.
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Valley Garden club has been post
poned to Wednesday, June 14, as
delegates attending the Oregon Holland Improvement
Federation of Parden clubs con Club Holds Picnic
vention in Portland, June 6 will be
Friday, May 12th, saw the final
back from their trip and give re
ports of sessions held. The an meeting of the season for the H.
nual picnic and election of officers S. I. club. A large group of mem
will be held on this date, place of bers gathered to wind up the bus
picnic to be announced in next iness of the club and to discuss
plans for the school picnic which
week’s issue.
Watch for announcement and was held Sunday, May 21st at
make arrangements to attend this the ball diamond on Sucker creek.
This season's end sees the club
annual event
far
to the good in finances and
o
A freak calf was born today on expectations for a good season,
Clyde Hays* farm. The calf had starting this fall are held by mem
three toes on each front foot. It bers. At the conclusion of the
appears to be a good heifer calf I business meeting luncheon was
and perfectly normal in all other! served by co-hostesses Agnes Mc-
Irvin and Lena Owen.
respects.
The meeting of the Illinois Val
ley Chamber of Commerce held
last Tuesday evening at Clara's
Bungalow Cafe in Kerby was well
attended and was adjourned on
time for a nice change. Not that
the meetings have been boresome,
but sometimes they last until it’s
too late to even go to bed—(if
you know what we mean).
However, when they do slop
over the time limit, there is always
something interesting that takes
up the time, and the discussions are
always beneficial and instructive.
We can take it once in a while.
Secretary Amy Hussey read an
interesting letter from Secretary
of State Robert Farrell, Jr., which
enclosed several copies of a “True
or False” quiz program. There
was nothing definite done about
the matter, but it would be very
interesting program to use and
very instructive. Maybe Presi
dent Freeman will arrange to have
this program given in the near
future.
Wm. McLean brought up a mat
ter at the meeting before the last
one. Mac suggested that an ex
ecutive committee go over the
business of tihe chamber and in
troduce only the topics that could
be disposed of in the time limit of
the meetings. This matter was
taken under advisement for future
action.
Blake Miller wanted to know if
anything had been done about
asking the Greyhound bus com
pany to change the schedule of the
busses so persons living in the val
ley -co«Hd take a bus for Grants
Pass in the morning and come
home in the evening. During the
gasoline shortage and rubber han
dicaps, this would be a real serv
ice for many in the valley, Blake
believes.
The secretary was asked to
write to the company and see what
could be done.
The next meeting of the cham
ber will be held Tuesday, June 13
at Clara’s Bungalow Coffee shop
in Kenby. Make a note of this
date and don’t forget to attend.
The chamber meets the second and
fourth Tuesday’s of each month.
Kellert’s Variety and
Confectionery Opens
Mrs. Emily Kellert has complet
ed her variety store and confec
tionery department in the Masonic
building in Kerby and has opened
the store for business.
Mrs. Kellert purchased the vari
ety stock of the Valley Variety
store and moved the stock and fix
tures to Kerby where she has ar
ranged a very neat appearing
store.
The confectionery department
is across the large room and is
stocked with all the favorites that
can now be obtained. Mrs. Kel
lert formerly operated the H. &
L. Cafe in Cave Junction.
The Masonic building lower
floor was completely remodeled
for her and given a new coat of
paint, and the room is now very
inviting and clean, and is one of
the best store rooms in the val
ley.
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MORE FUNDS FOR
THE FIRE TRUCK
More contributions were receiv
ed this week for the Cave Junction
Volunteer Fire Department:
K. C. Hamilton, Cave Junc
tion Motor Court
$10.00
E. H. York, Camp U-Rest
10.00
Krieger's Clothing Store
10 00
Sam Miller Muir Court
5.00
Previously reported
55.00
Total ............................... $90.00
The department needs $250.00
to put the truck in good repair.
Out of town residents who own
property should send their check
to help protect their property.
Price 5 Cents
Kerby News Notes
! Political
of General Interest
¡Prognosticator
BY ADAH JONES
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Morrison and
small son moved from China Flats
road camp last Saturday to Cedar
Guard Station near the old Caves
camp. Fritz will have charge of
the blister rust and forest service
fire suppression crew which will
be stationed there this summer.
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Mrs. Anna Wittrock returned
last Wednesday from Portland
where she had spent several days
visiting her daughter, Mabie Witt-
rock. While there she had a slight
accident which marie a cane neces
sary for a few days. After she had
got off a street car and was i<eady
to step on the curb, a man, rushing
to the street ar, ran into her and
knocked her down, causing pain
ful bruises and strained muscles.
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(BY IMA WEBFOOT)
Well, the Roman candles are all
out and the nominating election is
now ancient history, but those of
us who can still say “I told you
so,” will still be counting the votes
and talking the matter over.
I told the boss (“I told you so”)
if he didn’t quit fighting me, he
might lose, and Oh Boy, did he
take a toboggan slide. Too bad.
Boss, I personally wanted to see
you win, but I sure do like the
way you took defeat, chin up, still
smiling, and I do think it is quite
a worry off your mind, and if you
wil[ pardon me for giving you so
much publicity, 1 rather think you
are glad it happened the way it did.
Getting back to the big stuff, the
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Nealy state is sure lucky to get the ma
and two children moved to Grants terial it received when Guy Cor
Bass last Friday Woodrow left don and Wayne Morse received the
Sunday for navy service. He had nominations for the two senator
been employed as loader for the posts. Senator Holman was a lit
Villair Lumber company the past tle ahead of Senator Cordon in
I Southern Oregon, but Multnomah
yean.
county gave him such a majority
Mr. and Mrs. Dell Bigelow re that he won the nomination hand
turned Saturday from Crescent ily. There wree no other posts
City where they spent a few days that had a real contest for state
fishing and also visited relatives. officers.
For our county, the big fight
Mr. an<k Mrs. Phil Dessinger are was on the Judges job, and this
at Klamath Falls spending a few fight put to shame all the rest of
weeks with their daughters, Mrs. the candidates. Four men aspired
Tucker and Mrs. Anderton and for the nomination, but. Judge
their families.
Johnson came out a clean victor.
Now the big fight for this position
Mrs James Waters of Tennant, will be in the November election
Calif., came Sunday to spend a between the Judge and Commis
few days with Mrs. Anna Wittrock sioner Pete Fredrickson, who is
and also to visit her many other ceived the Democratic nomination.
friends. Mr. and Mrs. Waters For this place I'll miss my guess
if some strong independent does
lived for many years in Kerby.
not come out in the fall.
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One of the great surprises in
Mr. and Mrs. George Shade from
out in the valley have purchased the May primaries was the defeat
the home of Ed Burke on the west of Art Kellert for sheriff. It was
side of Kerby. Mr. Burke expects generally believed that Art had the
to go to Medford and make his nomination in the bag, but his
home with his daughter, E.lda rival topped him. However, Art
Burke.
and the Boss are not losing any
sleep, and they both look real pert.
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Dear Readers of The News—I
Clarence Wallaoe had a one day
leave to spend with his family on sincerely hope my little column
Sunday. Mr. Wallace is with the was of interest to you. I tried to
army engineers and is stationed at tell what the indications looked
like, and even if I do say so, I came
Camp Abbott, near Bend, Ore.
pretty near telling the situation as
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Metcalf and I it happened. I'll have to confess
family arrived in Kei by from i one thing, however, most of my
Halfway, Oregon on Monday. Mr. information came from the femin
Metcalf is the newly elected high ine voters, and I do believe that
school principal. At present the they have a better understanding
family is living at Maple Court but of the human intellect than men,
expect to move in a house which both being equally intelligent per
they have rented in Cave Junction sons. I hope to make this column
at a later date.
very interesting during the fall
election, and if occasion arises, I
“Bud” McLean spent a few might burden you with other sub
days at the home of his parents, jects that could be of interest to
Mr. and Mrs. Wm McLean last The News readers. However, un
week. Bud is with the army air til the occasion arises, I bid you,
corps and is stationed at Ontario. Adieu.
Sincerely,
Calif.
IMA WEBFOOT.
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Mr. and Mrs. Geist who have
been living at Johnson’s auto camp MISSOURI GOVERNOR
have moved to their home which GETS FIRST POPPY
they have built on their property
east of the Redwood highway north
Governor Forrest C. Donnell of
of Kerby.
Missouri stole a march on the pub
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lic by accepting the first American
High school days for the senior Legion Auxiliary poppy, dedicat
class ended this week with grad ed to the veterans of World War I
uation exercises held Thursday and the present war, in February.
evening. On Wednesday class work It was presented to him by Mrs.
was finished, the tensity of the Luti» Long Smith, chairman of the
exams was eased, when the “Trail national poppy committee of the
Blazer”, the high school annual Auxiliary, rn Kansas City when
was distributed among the stu Governor Donnell arrived to at
dents. Autograph collecting be tend the Lincoln Day dinner. He
came the most important duty of expressed delight in being the
the moment. The day closed with first to wear a Memorial Day pop
a moving picture show with a film py and evinced great Interest in
from Harold Bowerman of the the Auxiliary poppy program, ac
Forest service. This was a natural cording to Mrs. Smith.
co’or film entertaining and in
Mrs. Smith said, in presenting
structive. Student Body Presi the veteran-made flower, that it
dent Danny Farlien introduced of was given to the Governor in ap
ficers for the next year: George preciation of bills for veterans that
Kellert, president; Clement Arn were passed by the legislature dur
old, vice president and Rosemary ing Govrnor Donnell’s administra
tion.
Sachse, secretary-treasurer.
Last Friday was the high school
junior prom an outstanding event
in the lives of juniors and seniors
as well as invited guests. The
juniors spent many hours turning
the bare old gym into a bower of
tropical beauty with nooks, walks,
on
Two)
NOTICE
There will be no meeting this
coming Tuesday of the Red Cross
Unit in the Crew House on ac
count of Memorial Day coming on
the same date. Watch for future
announcements.