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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1944)
University of Oregon Gateway to The Oregon Caves Ill inois Valley News Volume VIII. ______ No. 18 Esterly Mine Purchased Last Week A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, August 3,1944 New Policy At Cave City Theater Miners To Hold Meet Bernard Roberts, owner of the Cave City theater, and E. Y. Tay lor, resident manager, make an Saturday announcement this week that will bring much pleasure to the theater going public in the valley. Begin A large mining deal that has ning next week the theater will Saturday evening. August Sth, been pending for months, was show pictures every Wednesday the miners of the valley are asked closed last week when R. F. Oli , and Thursday as well as Saturday to attend a large mass meeting held phant and associates purchased 1 and Sunday nights. , for their special purpose by the the famous Esterly mine at the Saturday and Sunday Siskiyou Minerals association. For this week end, the feature old Waldo mining town. Every miner in the valley who The Esterly mine was noted as picture is “Thousands Cheer," with reads this article should communi- one of the biggest producers in nearly all of MGM’s stars in the I cate with every miner they know the state for hydraulic operations, picture. They include Kathryn I and try to get them to attend the and until a couple of years ago, Grayson, Gene Kelly, Mary Astor, | meeting. The purpose of the has been in production for many John Boles, Mickey Rooney, Judy meeting is to acquaint the miners years. The mine was owned by Garland, Red Skelton, Eleanor with what is being done for them Powell, Ann Sothern, Lucille Ball, by the association. G. W. Hale of Chicago. This mine, which is rich in gold and all the other top notchers be The association has been highly and platinum, mined half the plat longing to this popular studio. And complimented by other organiza inum produced in the United that isn’t all, three great bands tions for the results they have al States a few years back, and has are appearing in the picture, Kay ready attained for the mining in always been a big producer of this Kyser, Bob Crosby and Benny dustry in Southern Oregon and al Carter's bands have considerable so Northern California. They ha\e precious metal. We have been informed that Mr. to do about amusing the picture had several letters from others Oliphant and his associates will loving public, and MGM’s famous asking what they can do to further resume operations as soon as ar dancing girls are another feature. the work being done by the Siski Walter Winchell in New York you Minerals association. rangements can be made. Mr. Oli phant will take charge perhaps this says of the picture, "It’s so good The miners of this section the sponsors must regret not nam- should hear all this from the of week end. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Babcock h . . e 1 ing it ‘Millions Cheer’.” It must ficers of the association and other been in charge of the mine since it I be good when Winchell speaks out. important announcements that will has been closed down. They will Wednesday and Thursday, be made. The miners of the val move to Brookings where they August 9th and 10th ley are also going to be asked to The big feature for the middle elect their own member to the have become interested in the lily bulb business, and will make their of the week is “Claudia," hailed as board of directors of the Siskiyou one of the year's classics. future home at the coast city. Minerals association. Each district Laughable, lovable Claudia, the is going to have a representation The Esterly mine is composed of some 2,000 acres and the old young wife whose domestic ups on the board, and the officers of residence on the property has been and downs delighted Broadway au the association will ask the miners one of the show places in the valley diences for two years, is brought to who attend the meeting Saturday the screen by 20th Century-Fox to elect their own man for this since its construction. under the original title of “Claud position. --------------o-------------- ia” in the person of Dorothy Mc The above is only a smattering Guire, who portrayed the heroine of the important things which will NEWS FROM OUR on the stage. The film also feat be discussed at the meeting, which BOYS IN SERVICE ures Robert Young as David, MUST start on time, 8 o’clock, at Claudia’s husband, and Ina Claire the American Legion hall in Cave as Mrs. Brown, Claudia’s mother. Junction, so the meeting will be Claudia is the young wife who over by the time the dance starts. A BOMBER COMMAND BASE, SOMEWHERE TN IN’blA — Pro lives with her husband in a ramb Get there by eight bells and help motion of Cpl. Jefferson I. War- ling Connecticut farm house. Her yourself by helping the associa field to the grade of sergeant has sense of budget is sublime—and tion. been announced at the headquart the general ease with which she --------------o-------------- ers of a XX Bomber Command meets domestic difficulties by squadron with which he is serving simply ignoring them has become as classic as a June bride. Claudia at this base in India. Sergeant Warfield, a bombsight is the American girl—the girl who mechanic, is the son of Mr. and saunters about her home in low Mrs. Clarence K. Warfield of Ye heeled shoes, girlish dresses and Rustic Inn, Caves Junction, Ore collegiate cardigans. One of the surprises of the year “Claudia,” the stage show ran in to old time valley residents was gon. Previous to entering the army Sergeant Warfield was em New York for three years, and the announcement this week that ployed as an expediter by the Dorothy McGuire played the lead Mr. and Mrs. Lew Hammer had ing role with the stage show. Crit sold their pioneer grocery store at Douglas Aircraft company. Mr. and Mrs. Warfield have re- ics say the picture is better than Selma. Mr. and Mrs. Hammer ently purchased Ye Rustic Inn the stage show. have operated this store for many where they wanted a home for years and Mr. Hammer drove a their children to come back to. I truck down the Illinois river once They have two boys of their own a week for a long time supplying and two son-in-laws in the serv miners and others who could not ice. One son-in-law was killed in c<me to Selma to trade. the battle of Midway. Mr. Hammer gained a lot of publicity and recognition for serv --------------o -------- ices he gave those down the river who were unable to make the trip Babcocks Given to his store, carrying provisions Farewell Dinner Party and taking their mail to them. The miners will never forget what Lew Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Babcock who has done for them, and they will have made the Esterly mine their miss him and his pleasant smile Last Sunday was an ideal day home for the past four years, and and affable personality. for a picnic, and the members of are leaving soon for Brookings to The new owners are Mr. and the Illinois Valley Grange and reside permanently were honored Mrs. James Champion of South their friends gathered at the For with a farewell dinner Tuesday evening with about 30 guests pres est Service’s Grayback recreation Gate, Calif., and they also have al park for a potluck dinner and a Mrs. Champion’s parents, Mr. and ent. Mrs. J. V. Kemp. The new owners Instead of an outdoor picnic as day of outing and pleasure. The gathering was only planned took charge this week and will re planned, weather not permitting, side temporarily in the building card tables were attractively set since the last Grange meeting he'd next door to the grocery store. July 31st, but for a quick planned around the very spacious living Mr. and Mrs. Hammer did not gathering, it was one of the most room and a sumptuous buffet sell their residence, and will re enjoyable and well handled p cnic style dinner was served at 7 main in Selma. Mrs. Hammer will o’clock, followed by a social hour, for some time. Clarence Sawyer, master of the take a good rest, but we are of cards and games. Grange and his committee did a the opinion Lew will take some A lovely gift was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Babcock by Mrs. remarkably fine job of it, and time off to fish and hunt, but he Harry O. Smith on behalf of all some 250 residents gathered at the won't be able to take it very long, just resting. He’ll have something camp to enjoy the afternoon. those present. When lunch was finished, some to do even if he has to go to his (•) « « < HHiiHiHHiitimm» e) games were enjoyed, horseshoe chrome mine. I I Selma residents will greatly miss pithing being one of the favorites. COMING EVENTS ] Some played cards and others just the Hammers who were respected visited and had a good time chat and liked about as much as any one in the valley. ting with their neighbors. Community Church Missionary o-------------- The Grange can be highly com group, third Thursday of the plimented on the success of the■ ANOTHER DANCE SATURDAY month. picnic and the weather man was ’ AT LEGION HALL H. E. U. meets every second Tues indeed kind to give the picnickers such a remarkable fine day. More day of the month. The dances given by the Ameri of these kind of picnics and get- can Legion have become so popu Ladies' Auxiliary meet the first and third Wednesday of each togethers should be given this sum lar and well attended they have mer. They are morale builders scheduled another one for this month. and are greatly enjoyed by those coming Saturday night, August O'Brien Women’s club meet on who attend. 5th. The Swingsters orchestra will first Friday of each month. furnish the music and good eats ------------- o ■ ■■ Illinois Valley Garden club meets Robert N. White, SK 3c, arrived will again be served by the Ladies the fourth Friday of each month. home on a furlough to visit his par Auxiliary. LEW HAMMER SELLS GROCERY Grange Held Big Picnic Last Sunday iiii iiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiii iiiihiii Belt Lodge, A. F. 4 A. M. meets ents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh White of fourth Saturday each month. | the Forest Ranger station. -BUY WAR BONDS— Price Five Cents Garden Club Airplane Crash Kills Calendar Planned Pilot; Machine Burns The July meeting of the Illinois Valley Garden club was held last Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Harry O. Smith on Caves highway, with assisting hostesses I Mrs. C. G. Morris, Mrs. John W. Smith, Mrs. Sam Bunch and Mrs. Mattie Seyferth. Members turned out in full force with two guests present, Mrs. Edith Kuhns of the “Little Garden Club” of Portland, a house guest of Mrs. J. J. Villair, and Mrs. For rest Dunham of O’Brien, near the State Line. Garden Calendar was ably pre sented by Mrs. L. W. Monroe. Mrs. Chris Wendt was installed in her new position as secretary. About the rooms were greatly admired white glads with deep red centers in huge containers, and assorted phlox and glads. Refreshments of punch and ' dainty cakes were served from ta bles centered with an arrangement of glads, very effective against the lovely lace covered cloth with crys tal service. Concluding the afternoon pro gram guests made a tour of the garden to view the colorful peren nial border. The new programs for the com ing year will be ready for distribu tion this month and some very in teresting meetings are planned for the club. ------------- o------------- Couple United In Marriage Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Martin an nounced the marriage of their daugrter, Janet Elaine to Private James H. Coan of the USA oil July ' 18th. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Leslie Harney, uncle of the groom in the Federated Community church in Carson City, Nevada. The bride wore a blue suit with black accessories and corsage of red roses and gardenias. Her only attendant was Mrs. Jeanette Phil lips, of Reno, sister of the groom. An informal reception at the parsonage followed the ceremony. After a short honeymoon Mr. Coan returned to his post in North Caro lina. Mrs. Coan is employed in Oakland and will continue to re side at the Blue Triangle club for the duration. The marriage is the culmination of a romance begun last year when the couple were stu dents at OSC in Corvallis. -------------- o-------------- Rooters Club We// Attended Thursday, July 24th, the Illinois Valley 4-H Rooters club held their regular meeting with all members present. The meeting was held at 8 o’clork in the Illinois Valley Grange hall at Bridgeview. Roll call was answered by each member telling some interesting things they had learned about the raising of pigs. Discussions and games were enjoyed during the evening. John Williams is the leader of this young pig club, and from the interest manifested by the young sters who comprise the member ship, this club promises to be one of the real live wires in the county. Monday, August 7th is the date for the next meeting in the same place and same hour. Members are requested to bring a new mem ber, and visitors and parents are ! cordially invited. CHARLENE WALTON, I’i esident. o-------------- Mrs. Harriet Quinby and Mrs. Grace Gordon, returned from sev eral days spent in Grants Pass on business. Last Tuesday they pur- cased a seven room modern house and expect to take possession of their new home about Sept. 1. They are now living in the build ing formerly occupied by the Var iety store. Kerby News Notes of General Interest BY ADAH JONES Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McLean had as guest over the week end, their nephew Donald Sparks of Ohio. Donald is in the service and is tak ing special training at Oregon State College. Mrs. Hollis Anderton and son Jimmie returned to Klamath Falls Tuesday after spending several days visiting at the home of Mrs. Anderton’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Dessinger and also with her daughter Carol who has been mak» ing her home with her grandpar ents. Clay Ramsey received a painful cut on his leg just above the knee Monday, while falling timber for the Puget company. This hap pened the first day he had been able to work for several days. "Our Gang" 4-H cooking club held a meeting and picnic at the home of Dena Jones on Monday. This club was carried on during the spring months of school under the leadership of Dena Jones and Grace Baird. Eva Mae Kessell, as sistant county demonstration agent was present to help the girls finish their record books. Present were Roxa Lee Caza, Lorraine and Bar bara Howell, Marian Starks, Dena Jones and Miss Kessell. —o--- Miss Dorothy Thrasher of Grants Pass is spending the week with her father, George Thrasher, who is now living at the former Anna Wittrock home. Mrs. Jack Brady of Grants Pass /Continued on Page Two) ------------- O Jumpers Get Thrill In Big Plane The past week saw the smoke jumpers in action on five forest fires, three on the Siskiyou, one on the Klamath, and one on the Ump qua National Forest. The fires were held to a total of less than two acres. The highlight of the jumping occurred Monday when an air transport plane operating from the Marine base at Corvallis landed at the Illinois Valley airport, picked up five jumpers, jumped two men near Tannen mountain and three men in a remote portion of the Umpqua national forest. This was the first time that an airplane of the DC-3 class has landed at the local airport. This plane is a two. motored ship and is the type of plane that carries paratroopers and has a capacity of some 28 persons. It is the largest plane that has ever landed on the local airport. The ship had eight Marines aboard when she landed and on leaving had an additional five smoke jump ers. When the smoke jumpers left the ship, it proceeded to its base near Corvallis. Thus far parachute jumping to fires is proving itself very well. A total of 85 individual jumps, prac tice and fire, have been made lo cally this year with but one injury sustained and the injured man is back in shape and jumping. With the SAM Flying Service airplane operating off the local field considerable fire reconnais- ance has been made in this area. The plane carries a full comple ment of jumpers who will jump to fires when and where they are found. Newspapers have been dropped to Pearsoil peak, Canyon peak, Chetco peak, Bolan mountain and Lake mountain with 100 per cent recovery, thus proving the feasibility of supplying remote stations by air. The first accident that has ever happened at the Forest Service's Illinois Valley airport, struck the valley residents with surprise and sorrow last Wednesday afternoon, when the airplane that has been used for the Smoke Jumpers crashed with the pilot Fred Frank at the controls and when the plane hit the ground it burst into flames and was completely destroyed, kill ing the pilot instantly. The accident happened about 2:55 p. m. The plane had been grounded for repairs and appeared to be in good condition. A crew of three Smoke Jumpers with Jack Heintzelman, crew manager, and the pilot started for a fire in the early afternoon. The plane was about 30 feet off the ground when the engine stopped and the pilot pancaked easily to the ground and the crew got out of the plane. Heintzelman asked that the pi lot make a test run before the crew went back into the plane. It was on this test run that the accident happened The plane rose to about 200 or 250 feet when the engine stopped again, throwing the plane into a stall to the left and it crashed west of the airport. When the plane struck and im mediately burst into flames, there wasn’t anything the crew could do but look on, and it made them sick to know they were helpless. The plane was a private one be longing to the S. & M. Flying Serv ice, and Fred Frank was a part ner in the company and was under contract to furnish planes for the Forest Service. --------------o-------------- Baby Fawn Caught In Mowing Machine Mrs. John Williams brought into our office a very young fawn that got in the way of a mowing ma chine last week and the machine caught one of the fawn’s front feet and cut some tendons. John Williams, who was run ning the machine, quickly stop ped the machine and took ' the youngster to the house and it was brought to Dr. Collman who made a splint for the animal and now it is doing fine and walks around begging for something to eat. It is the prettiest young fawn we have, seen for a long time, and is now a regular house pet. We visited the Esgar place (the former McCann ranch and we no ticed there wasn’t an animal on the place that would run away from you. We remarked about this, and we were informed that all the animals were pets, even the high priced full blooded boar was gentle and like to have his ears scratched. No wonder the young fawn quickly became a household pet, and it now roams around like any household cat or dog. Esgar and Williams run the ranch. Mrs. Wil liams is a daughter of the Esgars. - ■ — o-------------- LEGION TAKES IN SIX NEW MEMBERS Wednesday night at their regu lar meeting Glenn Morrison Post No. 70, American Legion took in six new members, Owen Maddox, Cecil Fessler, Jim Griffin, Gilbert Walsh, Gordon Leonard and Her bert Falkenhym. The members voted to repair the roof and Ralph Baumberger, chair man of the committee on the re pairs was instructed to get the necessary material for the job. All members at the meeting agreed to be on hand at 8 a. m. Sunday, August 20 to help do the work. It was suggested that all members of Post No. 70 be noti fied and requested to be there at that time and date so the roof might be repaired before the fall rains start. A motion to build a locker room to store the colors and papers of the Legion was voted down until the roof was fixed. The next meeting will be Wednesday, Au gust 16 and all members are re quested t. be present.