Lnivecsity of Oregon
Gateway to The Oregon Caves
Illinois Valley News
A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts
Volume IX.
Cave Junction. Oregon, Thursday, September 13,1945
No. 20
DOUBLE FEATURE
Valley School PROGRAM
New Members Youth Fair
COMES
SATURDAY, SUNDAY
Population Is A big double feature program County FSA To Featnre
comes to the Cave City theater
and Sunday nights.
Nearly Double Saturday
Stock Sale
Heading the list is “Main Street Appointed
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All calculations for the attend­
ance of school children for the Il­
linois valley schools took a tob-
boggan ride when school opened,
and school authorities were taxed
to the utmost to keep pace with
the large attendance.
In the Kerby high school as of
Wednesday, 120 have registered.
Tops last year was 80. Principal
Jerry Medcalf expected 100 stu­
dents, but was greatly surprised
to have 120 and they are not all in
yet—more students are coming.
Taking class enrollment we have
the following, Freshmen 34; Soph­
omores 47; Juniors 19 and Seniors
20. Football was the order of the
day Wednesday afternoon and 24
suits were given out, that's all th<
school has. They could have had
40 boys out if they had suits. An­
other dozen has been ordered.
The facilities of the schools in
the valley are absolutely taxed to
the very limit, and it is a serious
problem to find places to put all
the children. It will eventually
be taken care of, but in the mean
time, parents and pupils should
cooperate and help. We are fac­
ing the largest enrollment in the
history of the valley, and we are
proud of everyone of the kids.
In the grade schools the same
condition exists as they do in the
high school. Look at the number
in each grade:
First, 34; Second, 42; Third, 29;
Fourth, 38; Fifth, 29 ; Sixth. 35 ;
Seventh, 38; and eighth, 25. This
makes a total of 270 students in
the Kerby grade school. Beside*
this, there are 33 pupils at O’Brien
and 32 at Central, making a total
of 335 pupils and there are more
coming.
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GARDEN CLUB TO
MEET SEPT. 28th
“Guest Day” will be observed at
the September meeting of the II
linois Valley Garden club Friday
the 28th at the home of Mrs. For
rest Dunham near the Quarantine
station at the State Line.
Mrs. H. O. Smith, president of
the State Federation and Mrs.
Gladys King will have important
reports to make from their recent
meetings at Corvallis and should
be of interest to all members and
a large attendance is expected.
Other important matters will be up
for discussion so members are re-
quested to make it a banner oc-
casion.
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BUY WAR BONDS
♦ COMING EVENTS ♦
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Thursday, September 20—Boostei
night Grange hall at Bridgeview.
September 27 — Kerby Rod 4 Gun
club will meet in the IOOF hall
in Kerby.
Friday, September 28—Illinois
Valley Garden club at the home
of Mrs. Forrest Dunham. O’Bi i-
en.
The Women’s Missionary Society
of the Selma Baptist church
meet every third Thursday of
the month in the new unit at
the church.
Ladies' Auxiliary meet the first
and third Wednesday of each
month.
American Legion Post No. 70
meets the first and third Wed­
nesdays of the month.
Veterans of Foreign Wars meet
the 2nd and 4th Mondays.
Marguerite Rebekah Lodge No.
Ill meets the second Wednes­
day of each month at I. O. O. F.
hall, Kerby.
I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 55 meets
second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month, I. O. O. F. hall,
Kerby.
Belt Lodge, A. F. & A. M. meets
fourth Saturday each month.
Community Church Missionary
group, third Thursday of the
month.
O’Brien Women’s club meets on
the second Friday of each
month.
After Dark,” and then “Song of
the Range.”
“Main Street After Dark” is the
true story of girl gangsters and the
way they operate to fleece unsus­
pecting soldiers and sailors is told
with impact and excitement.
Edward Arnold, who played the
villian in his last two pictures,
“Kismet” and “Mrs. Parkington.”
moves over to the side of the law
in the new picture and does a fine
job of creating a brand new kind
of detective character in Lt. Lor-
rigan. L'sing his own wit and in­
genuity as well as the department's
most up-to-date scientific appa­
ratus, Arnold traps a whole fam­
ily, who are victimizing the na­
tion’s fighting men.
“Song of the Range” brings a
new cowboy, Jimmy Wakely, top
notch singer of western songs,
rides to stardom in the picture.
The story involves a risky at
tempt to uncover the secrets of a
gang utilizing a clever means of
evading certain state laws. It is
full of action with new songs an.I
plenty of laughter.
DR. GILLESPIE BACK AGAIN
Comes Wednesday and Thurs­
day, another entertaining Gillespie
picture, presenting the comedy and
drama of the Blair General hos­
pital in good balance and afford­
ing Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gilles­
pie, and Van Johnson, as Dr. Ad­
ams, further opportunity to bring
before theater audiences human­
ized portraits of medical men.
This is a dependable family pic­
ture. It’s the kind of laughter-
and-tears screen story which Gil­
lespie adherents like.
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Veterans Of
Foreign Wars
Organize
New appointments to the Jose­
phine County Farm Security Com­
mittee for the year beginning July
1 were announced this week by B
W. McVeigh, county FSA super­
visor, Room 8, Lundberg building.
Grants Pass.
Harry O. Smith of Cave Junc­
tion, a well known farmer, wa-
appointed for a three-year term.
Mr. Smith takes over the duties
previously performed by Mr. Clar­
ence Sawyer of Cave Junction,
whose appointment expired June
30, 1945.
Nelson O. Ward of Grants Pass,
Lower River Road, was appointed
for a one-year term to fill the po­
sition held by Ray Reeves, whose
term expired June 30th, 1945.
Mr. Smith and Mr. Ward are
well known progressive and diver­
sified farmers of Josephine coun­
ty. Their services on the FSA ad­
visory committee will assist the
people in carrying out their farm
credit servicing, as has been done
in the past years.
Ben Nelson, owner of the Clov-
erlawn dairy, Grants Pass, and
Ben Watts of Murphy, owner and
operator of the Watts farms are
incumbent advisory committee
members.
McVeigh praised the work the
committee has been doing in
adapting the FSA program to farm
needs of the county. The commit­
tee reviews all applications for
farm ownership, rehabilitation and
water facility loans in addition to
making an annual appraisal of the
needs of individuail borrowers and
county farm programs.
Henry E. Brudos of Portland,
associate supervisor, was appoint­
ed to this office July 1. Mr. Bru­
dos has moved his family to Grants
Pass and plans his permanent res­
idence there. He has had consid­
erable farm experience and will
be a big asset to the county office
force.
The government is prepared to
assist fanners with long-time cred
it loans to finance the purchase of
family type farms, dams, irriga­
tion systems, well, livestock, equip­
ment, minor improvements to
buildings, and land development.
A future announcement will be
made regarding financing the pur­
chase of farms for war veterans.
The FSA advisory committee-
men may also be consulted in ex
plaining the over-all program.
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I-a.st Monday night Illinois Val­
ley Post No. 4390, Veterans of
Foreign Wars was officially in­
stituted at the Legion hall in Cave
Junction. Arthur McDonnell of
Del Rogue Post No. 2302 of Grants
Pass was installing officer and
swore the following officers in:
Commander W. O. Burch by
proxy; Sr. Vice Commander, E. G.
Shoulders by proxy; Junior Vice
Commander, C. Y. Arnold; Adju­
tant-Quartermaster. Geo. Covey;
Sergeant at Arms, F. R. Hoffman; JOHN H. CLAYTON
Chaplain. Roy David; Judge Advo­ PASSED AWAY IN
cate E. Y. Taylor; Trustee, L. E. GENERAL HOSPITAL
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W. O. Burch was unable to at-
John Harrison Clayton, aged 78
1 tend being laid up with a broken
years, of Selma, passed away last
‘ leg. E. G. Shoulders was also kept
Sunday, September 9th, at 10:30
at home by sickness.
a. m. at the Josephine General
Pete Fredrickson, department hospital, where he had been taken
, commander of the state, presented a few days before.
i the post with a myrtle wood gavel i
Mr. Olay ton was born at Erca.
( donated by Donald Thomas of D< 1
Illinois, May 5, 1867, and had been
Rogue Post. This is the 39th gavel
a resident of Josephine county for
Thomas has presented to new posts
the past 29 years, and followed
' since the first of the year. Com.
mining as a profession, although
' Fredrickson -aid that a year ago
inactive for the last few years,
•there were only 480,000 VFW’s.
He is survived by one son, Earl
I while today there are over a mil
Clayton of Selma, a brother, Ira
' lion and a half.
Clayton, and a sister, Mrs. Lizzie
Art Kellert turned the gavel ov­ Wi-li4i-r. both of Visalia. Calif.
er to Roy David who acted as com­
Funeral services will be held
mander the balance of the even­
Friday, September 14, at 1:30 p.
ing Other visitors and speakers
m., at the Selma Baptist church
were V. J. Moran, district com­
with Rev. Anderson officiating and
mander of District 11, Hugh W
the L. B. Hal) Funeral directors in
Gould county officer of veterans
charge of arrangements.
affairs, Floyd Dover, past district
Interment will be in the Selma
commander, James Christian, com­
cemetery
with Belt Lodge A. M.
mander of Del Rogue post, Col.
Ted Hopkins of Rogue River post, 4 A. M. of Kerby officiating fol­
Mrs. Roy David, past president of lowing the regular services. Mr.
the Ladies Auxiliary of Del Rogue Clayton was a member of Bek
post and Donald Thomas. Her­ Lodge since 1917.
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man Wood of Del Rogue post act­
ed as marshal.
Clint Hawkins
HEALTH CLINIC
and D. R. Ely of Rogue River post
were also visitors.
At the September 12th clinic,
The new post starts off with 25 six medical patients were seen, one
members. The post was closed, school child inspected, one dip-
after which all gathered in the theria immunization given and one
Ladies Auxiliary hall for refre«^ smallpox vaccination given.
ments. The next meeting will be , I The next clinic will be held on
held Monday. September 24 in the .September 26th from 10 a. m. to
American Legion hall.
[ 3 p. m.
The Rustler's Calf club of
Bridgeview met last Monday, Sep­
tember 10th at L. Maurer’s home
according to Charlene Walton, sec­
retary. Tuesday, September 18,
they will meet at the home of Bob­
by Pansent’s.
Of much interest to the 4-H
clubbers is the coming livestock
auction to be featured at the
Youth Fair to be held at the fair
grounds near Grants Pass Friday
and Saturday, September 21 and
22, with W. S. Carpenter, instruc­
tor and advisor of the Future
Farmers of America.
The fair is open for any youth
organization in Josephine county
and the stock will be featured
mainly by 4-H members and FFA.
Two steers will be furnished by
club members of Illinois valley.
Blanks for all entries will be
furnished the exhibitors through
the county agent’s office. Live­
stock must arrive at the grounds
by 8 p. pi. Thursday, September
20 and garden and poultry must
be in place by 9 a. m. on Friday,
September 21. Entry blanks must
be filled out and returned to the
county agent’s office or to W. S.
Carpenter by September 20th.
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COUNTY TEACHERS
ELECT NEW HEAD
Hershel Mannan, pripcipal at the
Jerome Prairie school, was elected
president of the Josephine county
division of Oregon State Teach­
ers’ association at a meeting last
Sa^qfday forenoon in the circuit
court room of the county court
house following the meeting of all
teachers of the schools of the
county.
Elected to serve with him were
Herbert Lewis, vice president and
Miss Helen Goode, secretary-treas­
urer, both of the Grants Pass
school system.
Following the election, teaching
personnel of the schools of Jose­
phine County School District re­
mained for a short meeting, laur­
ence C. Moffitt, county school sup­
erintendent, introduced Miss Neva
Dallas, the new county school sup­
ervisor. Miss Dallas outlined the
testing program to be carried out
during the year.
Marguerite S. Stanton, clerk of
the county school district, talked
of the school census that will be
held this year through the schools
and which must be completed by
October 25th.
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Price Five Cents
Shriners
Ball Next
Saturday Nite
Preparations for the Bill Day
Shrine club-sponsored ball for the
benefit of the Shrine hospital for
crippled children are progressing
rapidly, committee members told
The News last Monday. The dance
will be at the fair grounds. Satur­
day, September 15th.
D. G. McGregor, chairman of the
committee in charge, called atten­
tion to the fact that, contrary to
the belief of many, the hospital is
not for the benefit of Shriner’s
children only, but for all children
in the state who are crippled and
whose parents are financially un­
able to pay for proper medical at­
tention.
Whether you dance or not, buy
a ticket to this ball. You are giv­
ing to one of the most worthy
causes of humanity in the country.
If you want to buy a ticket and no
one has asked you, any Shriner in
the valley has them for sale. If
you don’t know them, come to The
News office and get one.
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News from Our
Boys and Girls
In the Service
BUCK’ RENFRO BACK
IN ARMY SERVICE
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Renfro have
just received a telegram stating
that their son Aubrey L. "Buck”
Renfro has been released from a
Japanese prison camp and is now
back in the Armed forces, and
will be returned home as soon as
possible. The telegram was from
Acting Adjutant General Edward
F. Witsell, Washington, I). C.
They also received a postal card
from Japan signed by “Buck,”
stating that his health was good
and that he had received a box
Mr. and Mrs. Renfro had sent him,
and said the box was received in
good condition.
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Lieutenant Alfred Mellow, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mellow,
came home last Friday from Italy
where he was a member of the
125th Light Artillery, 34th Div.
Alfred is home to stay, having
been put on the inactive list. Mr.
and Mrs. Mellow have four other
sons in the service.
Alfred has served overseas three
BOOSTER NIGHT NEXT
and a half years, having seen ser­
THURSDAY AT GRANGE
vice in North Ireland, England,
Africa, and Italy, and was in five
Booster Night will be the big major battles.
The happiest
event at the next regular meeting moment of his life he said was,
of the Illinois Valley Grange, next “to get home.”
Thursday, September 20th, at
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their Grange hall at Bridgeview.
Bill J. Hill Sl/c (Y), son of Mr.
This will be an open meeting and Mrs. L. W. Hill, who has
and everyone interested in the spent a short leave in the valley
welfare and workings of the visiting relatives and friends, re­
Grange are cordially invited. Lad­ turned to San Diego last Sunday
ies are requested to bring sand­ evening, where he is now sta­
wiches and salad.
tioned.
Bill also visited his
Rationing
Of Cheese
Off List
The OPA removed all varieties
of cheese from rationing effective
at 12:01 a. m. last Wednesday.
The agency took this action as
the Agriculture department re­
moved all cheese controls follow­
ing notice from the army that
some military stocks of Cheddar
cheese can be used to meet re­
quirements of foreign claimants.
Price
Administrator
Bowles
said the action will make possible
a small increase in the amount of
meat and butter people can buy
with red points.
Technically, cheese stays on the
Higher Speed Limit
ration list hut now has a zero val­
Increases Bus Service
ue. This means it could be re­
stored to rationing on short notice
Lifting of the 35-mile speed lim­ if conditions should warrant.
it will have virtually the same ef­
fect as a substantial increase in MEAT RATIONING MAY
the number of highway buses serv­ END 1ST OF OCTOBER
The end of all meat rationing
ing the West’s transportation
needs. This was the assertion of by October 1st was seen as a pos­
F. W. Ackerman, vice-president of sibility by some rationing officials
Pacific Greyhound Lines, the bus although no date has been set.
If supplies look good by the end
system that provides local and
long-distance service in seven of the month, rationing will go,
western states. The bus executive it was said.
stated that Greyhound is revising
OPA’s action Saturday night re­
schedules on the time-saving baxis moving limits on the slaughter of
now permitted by the ODT.
livestock was taken in expectation
“When the wartime speed limit of heavy runs of cattle to packing
was reduced to 35 miles per hour houses. It was accepted generally
in September, 1942,” Ackerman as indicating a possible early end
explained, "it meant a marked de­ of rationing.
crease in the number of trips a bus
Shoes may go off rationing be­
could make, and a corresponding fore November if OPA and the
decrease in the number of passen­ War Production board see fit to
gers each bus could carry in a follow recommendations of the
shoe trade.
given period”.
"Schedules are rapidly being re
Bowles has assured Congress
adjusted to normal pre-war oper­ that most rationing will end this
ating time, and this will increase year. Sugar and fats and oils,
the service to all the points where however, remained dubious. Mr.
Greyhound operates.”
Bowles said continued scarcity of
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their supply made their release
Mr. and Mrs. Don Kinkade left “impossible to predict” with ac­
last Sunday for their home at Al­ curacy.
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turas, Calif., after visiting in the
valley the latter’s sisters, Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Beek ar­
Will Trefethen on Caves highway rived last week in the valley from
and Mrs. Charles Johnson of Ta­ Canada where they have been vis­
kilma. Mr. and Mrs. Trefethen iting for several weeks. They are
accompanied them south and will here for an indefinite stay and are
remain for a few months visit making their home at the Orange
there.
4 Black camp.
grandmother, Mrs. Lee
Grants Pass while here.
Hill in
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Mrs. Bert Woodbury of O'Brien
received a letter from her son,
George F. Allen, who has been sta­
tioned in the Philippines, saying
he was discharged from the Army
July 31st and is with his family
at Roosevelt, Oklahoma. George
said he was glad to be back in the
good old U. S. A.
Leslie Snively SC 2/c, visited his
grandfather Fred Krauss and his
uncles, Henry, Lou andL Fritz
Krauss this week. He has seen
service for 17 months over seas
and in the Pacific.
Mr. and Mrs. James Curnow
made a trip to Grants Pass Tues­
day evening, and brought back
their son, Earl, who is home on
leave from the Army. After a few
days visit with relatives and
friends at O’Brien, Earl will pro­
ceed to Ft. Lewis, Wash., to re­
ceive further orders.
Earl has
been in the service for over three
years.
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REDWOOD HIGHWAY
TRAFFIC INCREASES
SAN FRANCISCO — Automo­
bile traffic along the coast
through the Redwood Empire ha-:
been jumping steadily upward in
numbers since April of this year,
a study of the car movement at
Oregon-California boundary points
revealed today. Comparison of
April 1945 for the Redwood high­
way and the Oregon coast high
ways showed a 40.2 per cent in­
crease. In May the increase was
39.8 per cent. In June there was
a sharp increase of 60.6 per cent.
In July the increase was 84.3 per
cent.
At Dorris and Hornbrook traf­
fic increased but not at markedly
—rising from 2 per cent in April
to 67.6 per cent in July.
August and September count*
will show more than 100 per cent
increase in automobile traffic ov­
er the same months in 1944 all
estimates in the Redwood Empire
indicate.
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Mrs. Frank Freitas left for Seat,
tie to visit her son, Clinton. She
expects to be gone about a week.
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Roy Hervey of Hornbrooke,
Calif., is visiting relatives and
friends in the vgjley this week.