University o{ Oregon
Cateway to The Oregon Caves
III inois Valley News
A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts
Volume IX
No. 38
Executive
Committee
Meeting
An executive meeting of the
Illinois Valley Chamber of Com­
merce was held Mopday evening
at the Redwood Ranger Station.
Walter Freeman and Harold Bow­
erman were appointed on a com­
mittee to advertise the recrea­
tional resources of the Illinois
Valley.
The need for contacting tourists
as they enter southern Oregon was
very thoroughly discussed, this
being very important as a well
planned trip to the various points
of interests in the whole state
means that the tourist spends
more time in our state with the
result that he has a good vacation
and the income derived from a
few additional days spent in the
state is business well worth going
after. '
A resolution was adopted, re­
questing the county court to send
the county engineer to inspect the
bridge over the west fork of the
Illinois river between O’Brien and
Takilma, this road is known as
the Happy Camp road, it has been
reported to the chamber that this
bridge is not safe for our school
bus.
Proposed suggestions for legis­
lation action regarding cars pass­
ing a school bus unloading children
was also considered, it was re­
ferred to the legislative commit­
tee for action.
The secretary was instructed to
contact the Redwood Empire and
suggest that the Redwood Empire
roadside signs are in need of re­
pair, and that they be repainted
and repaired.
Considerable discussion was he’d
on a proposed folder showing the
various points of interests both
locally and statewide. This was
referred to Mr. Bowerman’s com­
mittee with instructions to report
back at the regular meeting.
The irrigation committee was re­
ported to be working with the
Illinois Grange in gathering data
regarding the proposed irrigation
project for the Illinois Valley and
Deer Creek.
HEALTH CLINIC
The next meting of the clinic
will be at the Legion Hall, Cave
Junction, Wednesday, January 23
from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m.
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♦ COMING EVENTS ♦
Illinois Valley Grange meets the
first and third Thursdays at 8
p. m.
Friday. January 25—Illinois Val­
ley Garden Club, at home of
Mrs. John Dow. Caves highway.
Saturday evening, January 19—
Special meeting of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars auxiliary at
the Legion auxiliary room in
Marguerite Rebekah Lodge No.
Ill meets the second and fourth
Wednesday of each month at
I. O. O. F. Hall, Kerby.
Co. A, O. S. G., meets every Fri­
day night.
Belt Lodge, A. F. & A. M. meets
fourth Saturday each month.
Eastern Star Chapter meets the
third Tuesday of each month.
H. E. U. meets every second Tues­
day of the month.
Illinois Valley P.-T. A. meets the
last Thursday of each month.
The Women’s Missionary Society
of the Selma Baptist church
meet every third Thursday of
the month in the new unit at
the church.
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.
Ladies Auxiliary V. F. W., meet
2nd and 4th Mondays.
Ladies* Auxiliary meet the first
and third Wednesday of each
month.
I. 0. O. F. Lodge No. 55 meets
second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month, T. O. O. F. hall,
Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, January 17, 1946
I. V. Crange Will
Sponsor Polio Dance
On January 26 the Illinois Val­
ley Grange will sponsor the Presi­
dent’s Ball to help raise funds for
the National Foundation for In­
fantile Paralysis.
Ever since these dances were
started to help raise money for
polio suffers the Grange hall at
Bridgeview has been the scene of
one of the finest dances given in
the valley.
This year the Grange will again
give a dance for the same noble
purpose of trying to help those
suffering from Polio and dancers
of the valley are all invited to at­
tend and help swell the funds.
These dances are given all over
the United States and those who
do not dance are requested to buy
tickets and help the cause.
There Will be the same fine
music and to top the occasion off
there will be eats that has not
been surpassed anywhere.
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Rod and Cun Club
To Meet Thursday
The Kerby Rod and Gun Club
will meet at the Kerby High
School on Thursday, January 24,
1946. The public is invited to this
meeting. An interesting program
has been arranged, moving pic­
tures, also eats. This will be elec­
tion night as the club has not had
an election since the start of the
war, an entire new set of officers
will be elected.
The Gun Club is a conservation
group. In 1940 they reached a
membership of over 300. In 1945,
or rather the latter part of 1945
their membership total was 177.
It is planned to bring the member­
ship ovhr the 300 mark rn 194'*.
Come out and help in our conser­
vation plans.
VALLEY OF DECISION
CAVE CITY THEATRE
THRILLER SATURDAY
Boasting one of the top casts of
the year, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s
“The Valley of Decision,” now at
the Cave City Theatre, is a vivid
and exciting film version of Mar­
cia Davenport’s best-selling novel.
Co-starring an outstanding new
romantic team in Greer Garson
and Gregory Peck, the film also
offers such sterling performers as
Lionel Barrymore, Donald Crisp,
Marsha Hunt, Preston Foster and
Dan Duryea in characterizations
matching in depth and excellence
the work of Miss Garson and Peck
both of whom have surpassed
themselves in the film.
"The Valley of Decision” is the
story of the Scotts, who have built
a steel empire, and of Mary Raf­
ferty, the girl from across the
tracks who comes to work as a
servant in the big Scott house. In
love with Paul Scott (Peck) from
the moment she meets him, Mary
struggles against this love she
feels can never be realized. Mary
takes the younger Scotts under
her wing, sees them married; finds
too, that Paul returns her love.
But Mary's father is bitter
against the Scotts, feeling that .t
was their fault that he lost the
use of his legs while at work in the
steel mill, and the conflict is
temporarily resolved when Mary
goes to England with the newly
married Connie Scott.
She returns, after two long
years, at the elder Scott’s request,
to marry Paul, only to witness her
employer’s death at the hands of
her own father in a dispute. Again
she leaves Paul, although he still
wants to marry her. Then, in a
thrilling climax. Mary returns to
claim her rightful place in the
Scott home.
You’re bound to enjoy “The
Valley of Decision.”
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY
Ray Milland, who did nicely in
“The Uninvited,” is here to be
seen again in a picture compound­
ed primarily of mystery, although
this time the human and realistic
kind that can be explained, and
ultimately is, without the aid of a
belief in ghosts.
For suspenseful development,
story surprise and general excel­
lence in its field of entertainment,
the picture outranks most of its
contemporaries.
State Game
Commission
Regulations
The 1946 angling regulations
were tentatively set by the Oregon
State Game Commission at its i
meeting held in Portland on Jan­
uary 12. The final regulations
will not be adopted until the ad­
journed meeting on January 26,
in order to provide an opportunity
to hear any objections that may
arise.
The general season for trout six
inches or over in length will be
from April 20 to October 31 in all
counties except Lake county where
the season will open May 20, and
Harney county where the opening
date is set for May 4. The bag
limit will be the same as last year,
15 fish or 15 pounds and 1 fish
in any one day, but not to exceed
30 fish or 30 pounds and 2 fish in
any seven consecutive days.
The taking of trout 10 inches
or over in the coastal waters dur­
ing the winter months will be pro­
hibited except in the specified
portion of the North and South
Umqua rivers. This action was
taken to help conserve the sup­
ply of cutthroat trout.
Salmon and steelhead 20 inches
and over may be taken the year
around as before with the excep­
tion of certain waters for which
specific seasons are set.
No
changes were made in the regula­
tions affecting jack salmon, striped
bass, shad and sturgeon, which
may be taken the year around on
hook and line.
Black bass hereafter may be
taken the year around in all coun­
ties except in Klamath county
waters which will be closed dur­
ing May and June to such fishing.
The eight-inch minimum length
limit on black bass also was re­
moved. On account of the abun­
dance of perch in most waters
where this species is established,
the bag limit on these fish was tak­
en off. Otherwise, the bag limit
for spiny-rayed fish remains the
same as before, 30 fish or 20
pounds and 1 fish but not exceed
30 fish of all species combined.
This limit will prevail in all coun­
ties, including Umatila county
which previously had a special reg­
ulation.
In order to stop the illegal snag­
ging of salmon in the Rogue and
Umpqua rivers, an order was
passed regulating the size of hooks
and location of sinkers or weights
on the line.
The regulations for the Rogu >
river and its tributaries remain the
same as before with the exception
that the season will open on April
27, and that the open season in
the area between Illinois falls and
Fall creek will be during the
months of December. January and
February.
Specific regulations for Jose­
phine county are: Fall creek open
to angling; bag limits for Bolan
and Tannen lakes made the same
as general trout bag limit.
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Kerby High School News
Last Tuesday, January 15, Pro­
fessor Medcalf drove a bus and
took over part of the student body
and the basketball team to Jack­
sonville where the Kerby high was
to play that night.
The first game between the B
string teams was hard fought and
ended with Kerby in the lead.
Williams with eight and smith
with five points were Kerby’s
point men. Brown for Jacksonville
was high point Ynan with six.
At the half Jacksonville was
leading by one point but the final
score was 12 to 14 in Kerby’s
favor.
The A game was similar to a
football game with both sides
fouling quite often. At the end
of the first quarter Kerby led by
three points. At the half the score
showed that Kerby had gone to
pieces and threw the ball away.
The final score was 11 to 26 in
Jacksonville’s favor.
Payne of Kerby was high man
with eight points and Offerbert
was high for Jacksonville with 13.
There is another game to be
played Friday, January 18 against
Rogue River here. We hope to
see all the friends and patrons of
Kerby High at this game, and root­
ing for the home team. Incidently
there is a B string game to be
played that night so you will have
double entertainment. Remember
we’ll be seeing you at 7 n. m. this
Friday.
January 10 Kerby High School
volley ball teams went to Grants
Pass to play the teams there. De­
spite the fact that we tried hard
our teams were overpowered. The
final score showed that Kerby did
not play the net enough to win.
The Grants Pass girls were quite
experienced at “killing" the ball.
Kerby High will play a few more
games with Grants Pass and will
practice hard to beat them.
Mrs. Wertz, our physical educa­
tion teacher accompanied the
team. On the way home the school
bus broke down and some of the
students did not get home until
6:30 p. m.
On January 11, St. Mary and
Kerby High mixed in an evenly
matched battle. The final score
was St. Mary 26 and Kerby High
24.
High point man for Kerby was
Johnson with 11 points and Rick­
man and Iven were high for St.
Mary with six points each.
As a preliminary game the sev­
enth and eighth grades of Kerby
grade school played the freshmen
and beat them by four points, the
final score being 14 to 18 in favor
of Kerby.
Girls of Kerby Union High
School will play the Grants Pass
High School girls in three games
I of volley ball Friday beginning at
2:15.
Parents and others interested
are invited to attend, admission
being free. The games will be
student refereed; Doloris Lock­
hart, senior, will referee sopho­
mores and Mary Lou Hammer,
sophomore, for upperclassmen.
Captain of the upperclass is Do­
lores Lockhart and for the sopho­
mores Dorothy Brockmuller.
Price Five Cents
V. F. W. Auxiliary
To Close Charter
Next Saturday
Membership in the auxiliary to
the Veterans of Foreign Wars is
growing rapidly.
All eligible women of the val­
ley are urged to attend the spe­
cial meeting to be held Saturday
evening. January 19, which will be
the last meeting before the charter
closes. All new applicants will be
voted upon and obligated that
night so as to have their names
inscribed upon the charter.
There will be a committee at
the meeting room to assist with
the filling out of application
blanks.
Initiation will be held in the
near future.
Committee Named for
Polio Fund Drive
George Manche! will head the
committee in charge of the birth­
day ball, a feature of the drive
for funds for the National Foun­
dation for Infantile Paralysis, C.
E. (Chet) Tompkins, drive chair­
man, said today. Date of the
dance will be announced later by
the committee, Tompkins said.
The drive chairman named the
following members of the Lions
Club, sponsor of the drive, to head
various committees for the cam­
paign within the city: E. V. Ped­
erson, publicity; Gerald G. Ack-
len, activities; Gaylord Tice, wish­
ing wells; Oren Masters, high
school and grade schools; and Wal­
lace Stearns, industrial contribu­
tions to the state, in addition to tions.
American Legion
Kick-off for the March of Dimes
the many other benefits, financial
and otherwise, which they bring is scheduled for January 14.
Dance Saturday
to this western country. National
forests receipts are constantly ris- WHAT THE LEGION
last
Ì
'"K. aa naUenal forest timber AUXILIARY IS DOING t
At their regular meeting
comes
more and more into use.
Wednesday evening the American
This use was, of course, acceler­
Help of women of World War
Legion decided to give another of ated by wartime demands. Since
families to carry on the work of
their splendid dances.
national forest timber is cut under the American Legion auxiliary for
As usual there will be good mu­ sustained yield management, the
World War II veterans is needed
sic and the ladies will put on the resource will not be liquidated, and
by Glenn Morrison unit of the
good eats.
cash returns to local government auxiliary, Marie White, rehabilita­
The post contemplates having should
continue
to
increase tion chairman, stated today as the
a public address system in the near through the years ahead.”
unit continued enrollment of mem­
future.
Estimated returns to Josephine bers for 1946.
Six new members were taken county for fiscal year 1945 was
"Welfare of disabled veterans
in at Wednesday night’s meeting $11,908.
always has been a first interest of
and Marvin Prentice showed pic­
the American Iægion auxiliary,"
tures of unusual interest taken in
said Marie. "They are the com­
France and Germany. After a Bridgeview 1-H Calf
rades of our sons, husbands, fath­
lengthy discussion the Legion vot­ Club Is Organized
ers
and brothers, and they have
ed that in the future Legionnaires
Bridgeview Rustler’s 4-H Calf sacrificed health and strength in
will not be admitted free.
Attendance at the meeting was Club was organized on January 7 defense of our country. We feel
it to be our responsibility ti help
very good and a large crowd is at the Bridgeview Grange hall
them
and their fnmilies in every
expected at the dance Saturday
with Alfred Mellow as leader. Mr. way we can.
night.
“After the first World War the
Baron, county 4-H club leader was
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condition of the disabled was de­
out
to
assist
with
the
organization.
States Get Share of
plorable. The auxiliary worked
National Forest Receipts The following officers were elect­ with the Legion to secure adequate
ed: President, Loyal Freitas; vice- hospital care and just compensa­
Over a million and a quarter president, Mellicent Davis; secre­ tion for them, and to help them
dollars are being returned to the tary-treasurer, Lorraine Mellow.
get started in life after they were
-tates of Washington and Oregon,
Meetings are to be held on the able to leave the hospitals. This
as their share of national forest second Thursday of each month, work for the disabled of World
receipts for the fiscal year ended
War 1 continued to be a major ac­
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June 30, 1945, according to in­
tivity of the auxiliary, increasing
formation just received by Region­ Oregon Cheese Output
as more veterans became disabled
al Forester H. J. Andrews, Port­ Up But Butter is Down
as a result of war service.
land. The secretary of the treas­
"Now we have the disabled vet­
SubVcantial increases in cheddar erans of World War II, more than
ury has sent a check for $639,-
085.59 to the state treasurer of and cream cheese production in one million of them, who need the
Washington, and one for $600,- Oregon were recorded in the first same type of aid. With the help
148.85 to the state treasurer of half of 1945 but creamery butter of the women of World War II
Oregon,
says Chief Lyle S. Watts output dropped 20 per cent over families who are now coming into
See Our Valley From
in letters addressed to the respec­ the first half of 1944, reports the our organidation, we are expand­
The Air Saturday
tive governors. This makes a total state director of agriculture, E. L. ing our rehabilitation program to
of $1,239,234.24 received by the Peterson, in referring to the Ore­ include them all. The activity has
Pilot Snider of Grants Pass, con­
gon manufactured dairy products strong appeal to these women and
two Pacific northwest states.
templates flying his light plane to
These contributions are due to figures covering this period. The because of their closeness to the
the Illinois Valley airport Satur­
the states under the provisions of report was compiled jointly by the veterans of this war, they can give
day, January 20. He will give in­
the acts of May 23, 1908, and federal and state departments of to the work the outstanding and
struction in flying and make
March 1, 1911, which provide that agriculture.
sympathy so necessary to its suc­
"show me” flights. The trip is de­
Rutter output in the first half cess.”
25 per cent of the receipts from
pendent upon the weather and may
each national forest during any of 1945 was 10,445,000 pounds;
Glenn Morrison unit of the
have to be postponed.
fiscal year shall be paid to the cheddar cheese production was American Legion auxiliary is now
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state for the benefit of the public 13,885,000 pounds from whole invisiting into its membership all
Work on Grade School
schools and public roads of the milk and 223,000 pounds from mothers, wives, sisters and daugh­
counties in which such national part skim milk. Total make of ters of World War II veterans
At Kerby Progressing
forests are situated Distribution cream, cottage and other cheeses who have joined the American Le­
Ten or 12 men are working to to counties by the states is pro­ was a million pounds greater than gion, those of persons who died
finish the new grade school being rated on the basis of national for- in the first half of 1944.
in the service, and women who
Nearly 25 million pounds of themselves are veterans of the
built at Kerby. The framework is • est acreage.
Andrews points out that an ad­ canned evaporated milk were war. The enrollment of those
up and sheeting is on the roof.
The different rooms are begin­ ditional 10 per cent is made avail­ were handled for a new record. eligible through World War I is
ning to take distinct size and able for expenditure by the forest Sizable gains were made in the being continued as in previous
service, U. S. Department of Agri­ output of condensed milks and in years.
shape.
The kitchen has been enlarged culture, for the construction and dry whole milk while drops were
Sewing day will be next Thurs­
so that it will accommodate more maintenance of roads and trails recorded in non-fat dry milk solids day, January 24.
students. From all appearances within the national forests. This and other dried products except
the new school will be one that amounts to $255,634.23 for Wash­ whole milk.
Although there was a decrease period in 1945)—in the average
the entire valley can be proud of. ington, and $240,059.46 for Ore­
of only 1.4 per cent in the total number of patrons delivering
gon.
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"Throughout the years since milk and cream received at dairy cream to Oregon plants. The num­
American Legion dance, Satur­
day, January 19, 10 p. m. at Le­ these acts were passed,” says An-' manufacturing plants, there was a ber delivering whole milk was
gion hall. Midnight lunch. Every­ drews, "the national forests have I large drop (from 17,507 in the down slightly and averaged 11,070
been making these cash contribu- first half of 1944 to 13.890 in that 1 patrons.
one cordially invited.