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Cateway to The Oregon Caves University of Oregon Illinois Valley News A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surroundinif Districts Volume VIII. Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, September 21. 1911 No. 21 Mine Council Gets Money Kerby News Notes of General Interest Foi Plant Laque Youngblood made a busi ness trip to Medford last Monday. Kerby Hi Freshmen Get BY EMILY KELLERT The Works —a— Katherine McLean has been on ; the sick list the last few days. One of the outstanding mining organizations in the west is the Mr. and Mrs. Hull of California Western Mining Council, composed of 25 mining associations in Cali have purchased the Tuft property. fornia and the Siskiyou Minerals association of Southern Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Hart have moved W’MC has just secured an al into the Hogue cabin near the lotment from the United States Youngblood market. Bureau of Mines for the erection —o— of a $200,000 electrolytic and Les Henry, Jr., left Sunday for mathane gas plant for the treat Treasure Island after visiting his ment of iron ores and ferro-alloy father in Kerby for several weeks. steels. The plant will be erected 0 at Redding, California. George Carvalho and Elva Mes- WMC also secured an appropri ation of $5,000 for further explor ' senger made a trip to the High ! Plateau with Charlie Trefethen atory work in that region. If it wasn’t for the work of this Tuesday. —o— association, this appropriation would never have been made for Adding much to the appearance this section of the west, and the of the Bungalo Cafe was the very mining fraternity should be proud attractive red roof just finished by of the organization and the work A. C. Hamrick last week.. Mrs. it is doing. Clara Magill plans to make other The Western Mining Council additions as material is available. will hold their annual meeting in She recently added a full length Grants Pass for the election of of back porch all scree, cd and con ficers Wednesday, October 18th. crete front steps. This work was This meeting will be one of the done by W. C. Wieland. largest mining meetings ever held in Grants Pass and will attract mining men from all of Northern A few friends gathered at the California and Southern Oregon. Millie Trefethen home recently to celebrate the birthday of Charlie o-------------- with the following present: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Taylor, Miss Lois SCOTT S MARKET Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Tay HAS NEW OWNER lor, Norma McCready. Les Henry and Les Henry, Jr., Elva Messeng Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Marshall of er, Dean Wells, Nat Woolley. Irene Los Angeles, arrived in the valley McCasland and the hostess, Millie recently and last Monday took pos Trefethen. session of Scott’s Market, which they purchased from Mr. and Mrs. George P. Scott. The deal includ ed the building, stock and resi Double Feature at dence. Cave City Theater As time and materials permit the Saturday and Sunday new owners are planning extensive improvements,. To enlarge the If the perfect crime is one in store they are taking out the back which the perpetrator escapes de partition which will give them ex tection, then the arch-perfectionist tra space for a larger stock of gro of all time in the criminal world ceries. Later a new ice machine is Jack the Ripper. will also be installed. For the Ripper, in a series of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall operated murders that had the whole world a large grocery store in Los An in terror, not only was never ap geles and are thoroughly familiar prehended, but Scotland Yard, with the business. They are grad nemesis of criminals, never even ually getting acquainted with the came close to apprehending him. local people and promise to give It remained for Mrs. Marie Bel the best of courteous service to loc Lowndes to supply the most those they serve. satisfactorily shuddery study in Mr. and Mrs. Scott opened their her novel, "The Lodger,” which new building five years ago and comes to the screen of the Cave have served the valley faithfully City theater Saturday and Sunday. with their excellent service. They Now, out of the terror-filled sec deserve a much needed and long recy of half a century, the story vacation which they are going to has been brought to the screen in take soon. They like the valley what preview critics have hailed so well they may return later and as “the greatest of all shockers!” still make the valley or nearby Wi0 ploys "The Lodger”? You'll vicinity their home. have to go see the film to find ------------- o - ■ that out—and you’d better not WHAT THE LEGION AUXILIARY IS DOING Mrs. Gwenda Wylie, district president of District No. 4 will visit Unit No. 70 next Sunday, ar riving at 11:00 A. M. and leaving on the afternoon bu^ Luncheon will be served and all members are urged to attend. If you can not be there as early as 11:00 do not hesitate to drop in later. COMING EVENTS Friday, Sept. 22—Garden Club at the home of Mrs. C. C. Crevia- ton at O'Brien. Wednesday, Sept. 27 — Victory Fleet day. Thursday, Oct. 12—Columbus day. Monday, Oct. 30—Halloween. Community Church Missionary group, third Thursday of the month. H. E. U. meets every second Tues day of the month. Eastern Star Chapter meets the third Tuesday of each month. Ladies' Auxiliary meet the first and third Wednesday of each month. O’Brien Women’s club meet on first Friday of each month. Illinois Valley Garden club meets the fourth Friday of each month. i go alone! The second feature is “Yellow Rose of Texas” with Roy Rogers and his all-star cast of performers. This picture is a little unusual for Roy, for he gets into a Show Boat with a lot of pretty girls and a lot of more excitement. It’s an unusual western picture, but you sure will enjoy seeing Roy pull himself out of the difficulties he gets into. When Roy Rogers comes to town in a western picture, every one knows it is going to be a good program, and this is no excep tion. It's a double header with two great pictures. Of course there are two shows Saturday night. If you can’t get into the first, you can on the second show. HOOSIER HOLIDAY WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY — ■ | j I ' , I Kerby Union High school cele brated initiation of Freshmen and teachers by the Seniors Friday. September 15th from 8:30 a. m. until 11 p. m. During the day Freshmen wore baby clothes. The boys were in sunbonnets and cosmetics were ov- erdone and slightly misplaced in most instances. New teachers were not spared from the ceremonies. Principal Jerry Medcalf was scantily clad in overalls, one leg of which was re duced to shorts. Mrs. Minium. Miss Osgood. Mrs. Wertz and Miss Pickett wore dresses inside out. half sox, old shoes, and all teach- ers had to appear with freshly washed, uncombed hairr. After a big day of fun with study intermixed “Frosh” were ordered to appear at 8 p. m., when the Seniors really put on the “works”. Under the able direction of George Kellert, Senior class presi dent and William Hill, vice presi dent, initiation ceremonies were put through with paddle flourishes. A tantalizing menu of grasshop pers and worms was served to the Freshmen. It took five upper classmen to convince Rita Baird that she should eat supper—but she did. All who attended the party enjoyed cookies, ice cream and cake at 11 o’clock after which the party broke up. Principal Medcalf assured the students that they could plan and have as many social events as they wished and that anyone not com plying with rules and regulations would be barred from further par ticipation. "Parties are not ra tioned,” he said. -------------- o-------------- GENERAL COWGILL INSPECTS ROOMS General Ralph P. Cowgill of the Oregon State Guard, made a spe cial trip to Cave Junction last Monday to inspect the new rooms built by Co. A recently. The general said he was well pleased with the quarters and said he would immediately order equip ment sent to the company. A Federal inspector will look the quarters over at a later date. Capt. Ralph Baumberger has re ceived word that he will be ordered to Camp Lewis next month for schooling. All commanding offi cers in the Western Division will be called to school. ------------- o-------------- Payment to Be Made for Plowing Under Crops The 1944 agricultural conserva tion program will again make pay ment for plowing under green ma nure crops advises Jens F. Svinth, county agent. The payment for 1945 has been tentatively estab lished at $3.00 per acre for a fall seeded leguminous crop turned un der and $1.50 for a fall seeded non-leguminous crop. In order to qualify for this payment, the farm er must turn under a good growth that has had the inspection of his community committeeman. Now is the time to plant this green manure crop, suggests Svinth. It may be that the time of planting and the manner in which it is fer tilized is the determining factor I in having a good crop to turn un der. Further details regarding this practice can be had by consulting the county agent’s office. Featuring the "Hoosier Hot -------------- o-------------- Shots”, a musical organization that is well known over the radio, will be in the cast of the “Hoosier Holi !D. C. D.’s Of Selma day” which comes Wednesday and See Ancient Quilt Thursday next week. This picture is full of musical The D. C. D.’s of Selma met last numbers with a large ca.st of hill week at the home of Mrs. Audrey billy characters who will keep you Trautfether. After lunch she dis in jitters all through the show in played a number of quilt«, one be termingled with one of their char ing about 89 years old and belong acteristic musical nun^ers. ing to the Dean Warren family. “Hoosier Holilay” is a good hill The next meeting will be October billy picture and those who like 12th at the home of Mrs. Jennie hilldnlly entertainment will get a' Tuttle and featured hofobies and great kick from the songs and collections will be the highlight of dances. the day’s program. Price Five Cents NEWS FROM OUR BOYS IN SERVICE KERBY HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Sept. 11. 1944 Dear Mr. Athey: Altho it has been quite some time since I left the valley to become part of Un cle Sam’s army I often think of the Illinois Valley and all my friends that are part of it. I am now in-------------------- where I find many things new to me. I am trying to get used to the hot, sultry climate and the dense trop ical jungle. Parts of the jungle are very beautiful with its strange vegetation and many species of beautiful tropical birds. The mountains are quite high in Gui nea, some peaks of the Owen-Stan ley range reaching up some 16,000 feet. Life is rather primitive here and we make everything we need from »crap and the jungle. Mail is the one thing I like to get here and that includes the "Illinois Valley News” that my folks send me. I am still very much interested in the valley and en joy to read how it is progressing. I am very proud to hear of the fine progress many of my former Scouts are making in the various branches of the service. I hope that the Illinois Valley Legion Post will again sponsor a Scout troop after the war. I firmly believe that the training and morale build ing of Scouting has helped many former Scouts who are now fight ing on every front. Hoping that you and Mrs. Athey are enjoying the best of health, 1 am, Cordially, PT. RALPH W. HUBER. 39145531 278 Repl. Co. 5th Repl. Depot, APO 711 c/o P M San Francisco. ------------- o-------------- Kerby high school has a larger class of Freshmen this year than they have had for some time. There are 31 enrolled. —o— Five new teachers are at high school this year and they report that the school is progressing very nicely. All the students are look ing forward to a very active year. Dear Ted: Things are going about the same as ever with me so I have no complaints. Sure Ted I knew your birthday was in July. As a matter of fact I wrote you wishing you the best of returns but evidently it never arrived at the time you last wrote. However, Ted, my best wishes are always with you. Will you tell Mornay I received the Oregonian he sent and that I surely appreciate it, also give him my regards, also Mrs. Athey. You spoke of Murphy Hicks. Is he around there? Tell him hello or do you ever see Ott Vogue? So long for now Ted. The best of everything to you. Always. SGT. HOWAI) WEYEL, 652 Bomb Sq. (H) 25 Bomb GP APO 634 c/o P M, NY NY ■ o-------------- Frank Mellow, U. S. Navy, ar rived last Friday on a short leave, to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mellow on Caves highway. ■■ ■ - o-------------- Word was recently received by Mrs. Ben George that her son Pfc. George P. Koumalats was wounded in action in the European theater of wac. No other information to date has been received. o Mrs. Olaf C. Larsen received word recently from her son Tom Walton, S 1/c that he has arrived in San Francisco and will be home soon for a short visit. Tom has been in the South Pacific for the past 15 months. -------------- o------------- Initiation was held at the Kerby high school last Friday, Sept. 15. All the Freshmen wore flour sacks with a baby bottle full of milk, around their necks. The boys wore baby bonnets and the girls tied their hair up on top with a bright colored ribbon. At noon they were marched through Cave Junction and Kerby by the Seniors. In the evening the public was in vited to attend the dance hold in honor of the Freshmen. A good time was enjoyed by all. ------------- o-------------- WINNING WITH WAR TRANSPORTATION Prospective purchasers of used trucks again are urged to make certain before acquiring the ve hicles that their proposed opera tions meet all wartime operating requirements. The warning was given by the Office of Defense Transportation and should be heeded by Illinois Valliy prospective truck buyers, otherwise they may discover after purchasing a used truck that it is impossible to obtain gasoline to operate the vehicle. Wartime shortages of tires, gas oline and equipment according to ODT have made it necessary to ap prove only those truck operations deemed necessary to the war ef fort and to the essential civilian economy. Meanwhile it is learned that ur gent needs for new school buses to replace worn-out equipment are being met partially this year, after almost total lack of school buses for the past two years. J. Monroe Johnson, ODT director pointed out that War Production Board ap proval of 1944 production quotas will enable ODT to authorize pur chase of approximately 5,000 new school buses this year and that "more than 2,400 of this number already have been released to schools where new buses are essen tial to prevent pupil absences and to replace equipment no longer safe in operation.” Many Illinois Valley residents by this time have learned the trick of detecting tire punctures through the comparative air loss system. But those who do not are told that any passenger car tire that is 3 pounds below the lowest of its running mates can be suspected of having a puncture and any truck tire that is 5 pounds below may have a puncture. It is pointed out that many wo men who have the responsibility today of taking care of the fam ily automobile ... or truck may save themselves the inconvenience of a flat tire and perhaps a ruined tire by using the comparative air loss system and having tires checked accordingly. ------------- O-------------- 1911 PROGRAM GIVES MORE ASSISTANCE Belt Lodge To Meet Saturday Evening Attention should now be given to reseeding and developing our non-crop pastures, states Raymond Mthrop, chairman, county AAA committee. The 1944 program provides more assistance for pas ture development than in former years, Lathrop points out. In ad dition to payments for brush re moval and general preparation of land for pasture seeding, the pro gram this year makes payment for grasses and legumes used, ranging from 15 cents to 45 cents per pound. For example, perennial rye graas, red and alsike closer used in reseeding pastures earn a payment of 15 cents per pound. Orchard grass, alta rescue earn a payment of 30 cents per pound and bent grasses, chewings fescue and subterranean clover will earn a payment of 45 cents per pound. We hope farmers will consider the use of this practice, the chairman said. These mixtures are paid on recommendations made by the county agent for that particular farm or community. Belt Lodge No. 18, A. F. & A. M. will hold their regular meeting Saturday evening. September 23 in the Kerby Masonic hall. Two candidates to receive first degree work. All members re quested to attend. Visiting breth ren are cordially invited. LEW HAMMER, W. M --------------o ■ ■ Ixrng Distance ( alls (¡o Through Holland Connections have been made at the Holland exchange of the Smpck telephone company, where by long distance calls over the Pa cific Tel. 4 Tel. Co., can be made at Holland. Formerly long distance C|lls to connect with the Smock line had to come through Kerby. The Ker by exchange will continue to act as a long distance station, but the local calls will go through Holland for long distance connections. Subscribe for The News. Youth Fair Program, Pet Parade The big show will start this week end, Friday and Saturday, Sep tember 22 and 23, when all the children who desire, may exhibit their products. The Josephine County Youth Fair will be the at traction of the month. Under the personal management of Lloyd C. Baron, the exhibits are open to any Josephine County youngster between the ages of 6 and 20, and he or she can ex hibit anything they have made. 4-H club members have already contracted for nearly 500 exhibits of their handiwork, and the Fu ture Farmers, high school boys and girls, have added materially to these exhibits. The Hobby Show is also open to all youngsters from 6 to 20. Bring in your hobby and put it on dis play. The Pet Parade will be one of the really big features of the fair. Here children from 6 to 20 years of age, may enter any pet they have, and the parade will start at 1 p. m. Saturday afternoon. It will be held in the fair grounds, and will not be too long for the very young children. From all indications, the Pet Pa rade is going to vie for top honors at the Fair. Pets from birds to horses may be in the parade, and it is a safe bet to state that many and varied vehicles will be hauled and pushed by the children holding their pets. If you don’t see any thing else at the Youth Fair, don’t overlook the Pet Parade Saturday afternoon. The Pet Parade is sponsored by the Lions Club and Don McGregor is the general chairman. Follow ing is the entire program for both days: FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 9 a. m. till noon—Entering and arranging Home Economics Ex hibits—-Alice I.indsay, general chairman; Mrs. Jens Svinth, as sistant. Superintendents in charge of di visions : Clothing — Evelyn Thompson and Mae Lowden. Foods—Mrs. Ebb Hogue. Canning—Muriel Pealer. 1 p. m.—Judging of exhibits. Miss Marian Farrell, Home Demonstration Agent, Jackson County; Mrs. G. A. Lium, Grants Pass; Mrs. John White, Grants Pass. 3 p m. till 6 p. m.—Entering and arranging Agricultural Exhibits. Superintendents in charge of di visions: Woodworking—Mrs. B II. Prin gle. Gardening—Mrs. E. L. Kendall. Dairy and Swine — Raymond Browns. Poultry and Rabbits—Don Mc- G regor. 5 p. m.—Free testing of all 4-H dairy animals over 6 months by Dr. Campbell, veterinarian. SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 8 a. m.—Livestock Judging Con test—Jens Svinth, county agent, in charge. 9 a. m.—Judging of Hobby Ex hibits. 9 a. m. till 4 p. m.—Viewing of displays and exhibits of Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Schools, 4-H Clubs, Junior Red ross. 9:30 a. m.—Judging of F. Fl A. and 4-H club livestock—Earle Jos- sy, 4-H Club agent, Jackson coun- (Contlnued on I’age ThrM) ------------------0----------------- Auto Drivers License Examiner to Be In Gave Junction Monday Ward McReynolds, state exam iner for drivers and chauffeurs li censes will be in Cave Junction, Monday, September 25th. Mr. McReynolds will have his office in the Teen Age club room in the Drews building from 11 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. All those who wish to apply for drivers licenses should be there during the above stated hours and take the examination.
