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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1946)
Vniversity of Oregon te the Oteqc* C«M ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS A Lhe Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts Vol. X, No. 30 Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, November 21, 1916 Cave Junction City Council Vote Monday Here It Is, Harold H aro ld Brew old, new Ta- T a k ilm a » w im m in f champ, put in his bid F rid a y fo r his claim to fam e as a prognosticator. H a ro ld put on an ex h ib itio n o f sw im m ing form last F rid a y evening at his m ill when he en countered a log jam in the pond there. N o t content to go out and break it up in a business like m anner, H a ro ld had to go into a dance. H e danced around fro m log to log fo r a w hile in an a tte m p t to regain his b al ance. fin a lly decided, “ Oh, the heck w ith it ," and plopped into the w ater. PHIL SAWYER ELECTED TO HEAD GRANGE V / ', By P o ll, H e rs e lf creeping P o lli Price 5 Cents GRID SQUAD i’ETED BY JR. CHAMBER EDITORIAL M ith the shift of the ha'ance of control to the Republican side of the cham bers a fte r the recent elections, there seems to be every reason to believe that the 80th Congress, which begins proceed ings in Jan u ary , will put a mucn needed brake on the helter- skelter antics of the handful of labor leaders who have virtually controlled the country’s economic system fo r the past few years. It hag been the apparent policy of the New Deal to shower or ganized labor with privileges, while placing the brunt of re sponsibility upon m anagement. In the last nnalysis, the produc- e-s are responsible for a peace time production t i fulfill the reeds of the puhli-. while irre sponsible labor leaders have ham strung their effo rts with no consideration Whatsoever for the resulting '•haos in the w elfare of the nation. The G. O. P. cannot pass legis lation to cripple completely the fundam ental principles of labor’« well-founded rights, but they will have to come to some solution to the problem of forcing the power mad labor leaders to ac cept the duty to the public w hi'h should he correlative with their rights. The W EATHER “ Doin’ W hat Phil Saw yer was chosen Master Fourteen members of the Kerby of the Illinois Valley G range at Comes N aturly.” high school football team were Electors in the corporate limits the election held during the last JIM REED squiring a RE1 guests of the Illinois Valley J u of Gave Junction will go to the nior Chamber of Commerce at the polls next Monday, November 25, Grange meeting. Saw yer will act HEAD— consistently. regular business -ession of the to elect a five man city council as head of the unit during 1947. Some REPUBLICANS planning group Monday evening, November fo r the first tim e in the history The other officers chosen to what they are going to do to the 18 at the House of Todelope. of the city. | serve with the new M aster are Demos now. Coach John Grahl was guest of Polling place will be in the i Kenneth Robinson, overseer; John FRED KAUFMAN, new Pro honor and the team 's sponsor, A uxiliary room of the American Mellow, stew ard; H arry Kellert, prietor of Holland’- LARGEST Jackie Baldwin, was a special Legion hall, which will be open guest. from 8 a- m. until 8 p. m. assistant stew ard ; Nellie Dow, STORE. W h en H a ro ld ’s head appeared The met ting was he'd to pay chaplain: Emily Kellert, trea su rer: The fourteen candidates who at the w a te r’s surface, he sagely C. H. DEMARAY making call trib u te to Grahl and hi- gridders Isabel Mellow, secretary ; Ben have filed petitions to be placed in the Valley in the interest of for the excellent showing they announced to the w orld in g en George, gate keeper; Mary E ng on the ballot are : the Redwood Empire Association. made in th eir short sea«on this eral, “ 1 suppose this w ill be in land, Ceres; Helen Smith, Po Blake Miller the p a p e r!" mona: B arbara Robinson, Flora: MUSSOLINI’S CHIN, HIT te a r, and to p quaint the boys M. C. Athey W e ll. news is news, we a l Flora Jam es, lady assistant stew LER'S UNRULY FORELOCK mv' as fu tu re JayCees, with the work Paul Palm er ways say, and we suppose H a r ard; Raymond P roctor, F. L. Saw JOHN L. LEW IS’ SHAGGY nf the Ju n io r Chamber. Elwood Hussey old is rig h t. yer and John Dow, executive BROWS— and shabby policies. Grahl wa- introduced by Ha! L arry Musil committee. Moore Jr., program and social Ford Kellar A LARGE TREE falling across d'-pctor. Grahl introduced Len W alter Freeman a trailer house in C. J. nis Johnson, captain o f the team, C. Y. Arnold R. J. McCracken Friends of the newly m arried vho presented members of th Jam es Whitehead ALFRED MELLOW’S offering squad. G. D. W attles By E D IT H F A R L IE N In the business session, the or congratulations. Homer Budd ganization accepted the responsi The drill teams of the post and C. V. Brink auxiliary of Glenn Morrison Post, hility, as a long-term project, of R E S T IN G IN C A L IF O R N IA providing the high school with a The five office seekers receiv American Legion went to Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bears» uitah le football field ready to ing the highest num ber of votes Creek Monday, November 18 to p’ay on for the 1947 sea-on. Phil will serve on the council, selecting initiate 20 new candidates into spent last week end in Eureka. Sawyer, civics director, was ap one of thedr num ber to act as the W olf Creek post and auxiliary. California. Ju st re-ting, eh, folks? Mr. and Mr-. Frank Mellow cel pointed to investigate the possi mayor. Mrs. Pat O'Brien and Mrs. Vera R E T U R N S F R O M C O R V A L L IS ebrated th eir 33rd wedding an n i bility for setting up a recreation E. K. Mikesell, attorney for th<- Trask were also initiated into the Mrs. John Scherzinger has r e versary Sunday, November 17 center for Valley youngsters, as local auxiliary. city, explained th a t the two c a n turned from her “ vacationing” in with a family reunion at the another long-term project. didates receiving the most votes I Emily K ellert of Kerby, district Corvallis. Grange hall at Bridgeview. The bare fact is th a t we, as Hal Moore and Vice President will serve fo r four years, and thr president was in charge of the a whole, have a belly full of Dinner was served at 1 :30 dur A1 Hembree were placed in charge two receiving the next highest \ meeting, which was followed by H O M E F R O M H O S P IT A L ing which a love'y wedding cake of arrangem ents fo r a high school strikes, for strike’s sake. Ugly, will serve for two years. The refreshm ents and dancing. In our “ Happy P appy” corner, was cut and served by recent!’’ box social to he held at the school beetle-browed John L. is off mayor, which will be appointed by Les Basham has his w ife and married Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mel Friday, December 13 under the again in an o th er of his defiant the council for this term , will daughter home; also John Dunn i low, son of the honored guest«. wfclkouts, and it seems as though sponsor-hip o f the JayCees in con h ere after be elected at the No has his ditto and ditto home. A ttending the dinner were Mr. junction with the high school stu he will continue regularly unless vem ber general elections every he is literally forced to realize and Mrs. Charles Mellow, son dent body. two years. TR Y A W A N T AD his responsibilities. B ert and daughter Shirlev, of The next regular business meet The date of the election was set Carl Speith is looking for mud T here is a g rea t significance P ortland; Mr. and Mrs. George ing will be held Monday, Decem- by the County C ourt to comply Snow, the earliest since 1941, chains. Says it took him almost with the Oregon law stipulating and the heaviest early-season 2 hours to g et his car started and Mellow o f Mount Shasta, Cali ben 2 a t Sm ith’s Ranch Hour,.’ on in the fact th a t the states of th a t the ballot m ust be held not snowfall recorded here, fell on hacked o ut of the garage yes fornia; H enry Mellow of Napa, the Murphy Road near G rants South Dakota, A risoha and Ne C alifornia; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pass. The m eeting will, begin at braska voted to amend th eir con less than 80 nor more than 90 the Illinois Valley Wednesday, terday. Mellow, John, Frank, Joseph, Ar 9 p. m., and members and their stitutions to curb the closed days a f te r incorporation. The blanketing the area approxim ately nold, Andrew, Elizabeth and Lor- wives and guests are invited to shop, which is so close to the voters chose to incorporate the f inches deep. The storm covered S IG N S O F W IN T E R bosom of the labor leaders. An 1 raine Mellow, all of Cave Ju n c attend. city Septem ber 24 by a vote of Hayes Hill with a foot of snow Jim and Bill Farlien tossing outraged public opinion against tion; Miss Elaine Angles of Mount -------------o-------------- 57 to 8. slowing traffic between the Val -nowballs at Edith. Childhood these m onsters will eventually S hasta; Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bre ley and G rants Pass. play, eh, boys? te ar down the house of cards wer of Crescent C ity; Mr. and The snowstorm began early they have built for themselves. Mrs. Elmer Davis and -on« Glenn W O U L D Y O U ? W ednesday m orning and con We hope, fo r th e sake of the and Arnold and daughter Milli- Ask Bud and Mary Lou Smith cent, of Gave Junction. tinued throughout the day, tu rn man who earns his living with if th ey would like to take a trip ing into rain about 4 p. m. Miss Priscill« Ann Davis, daugh his hands and muscles, th a t his Due to injuries sustained in an In addition to the record snow over Hayes Hill during a snow automobile accident on the trip te r of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Davis, leaders will have some consider The district conference of the storm. from Napa to Cave 'junction, B. and Alfred F. Mellow, son of Mr. ation for him and lay down the V eterans of Foreign W ars Aux j fall, a record num ber of -now Nemes, father-in-law of Henry and Mr- Frank Mellow of Cave shillelagh they have been wield iliary, held last Sunday at Rogue balls were thrown by the kids of IL L W I T H F L U Mellow, was unable to attend Junction were m arried in Reno, ing so promiscuously, before River, was represented locally by all ages, and resident« dotted the B arbetta Farlien is ill with flu. the gathering. Nevada. Tue-day, November 12. landscape with snow men all ove they knock down the whole a good sized delegation. Hope you will soon be well, the Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Mellow received The bride was attended by stru ctu re th a t responsible men High Gould, Josephine County sister. many lovely gifts in honor of Helen Cormier, and William F. have built. service officer was the featured th eir anniver-ary. Bronson acted as best man. We agree with the editors of speaker. Gould explained veteran ’ M R S. L O C K H A R T B E T T E R rights under federal laws to the It’s the Weather . . . TIME, and admonish labor to Miss Davis wore a rose colored Mrs. C hester Lockhart is much group, stressing service school-. gown with black accessories and tread softly leat it discover— the The following tem p eratu re c h a i' improved following an appendec pass has The drill team from G rants Pass is compiled from official records a ’ tomy. Her many friends wish her hard way— th e size of the Re a beautiful corsage of gardenias. publican stick. It will be a big post gave their well-known exhi the Redwood Ranger Station a speedy recovery and hope she Mr. .Mellow is associated with bition of the Queen Anne Manual. Cave Junctio n : his brother John Mellow in a one, and will use it if necessary. will he home -oon. Local President Mrs. Sharlet logging business in the Valley. He The State Board of Health has Nov H i Lo Pet. Slack reported on the activities of B U S IN E S S IN T H E C IT Y is also com mander of V eterans of G E O R G E L U G T A P P O IN T E D ju st announced th a t the Medical F rid a y 15 56 34 the Valley unit, and it was re O ’ B R IE N C O N S T A B L E Mr. and Mrs. Bert Badden are Arts lab o ra to ry , located at 606 H Foreign Wars Post 4390. 16 51 36 ported that the local unit turned Saturday in Portland fo r a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. Mellow will make East G street in G rants Pass, ha- George Lugt, aon of Mr. and .98 17 52 46 in a more favorable report than Sunday H urry hack folks— w e're hungry! been authorized to do pre-m arital th eir home in Gave Junction. Mrs John W. Lugt of the O’Brien M onday 18 50 48 .62 many larger chapters. examinations. It has previously store and postoffice, has been ap Tuesday 19 46 31 1.36 IN M E D F O R D H O S P IT A L been necessary to send blood Shower Given for pointed constable for the Waldo W ednesday 20 33 31 1.99 Dave Renfro is in the Sacred samples to Medford or Portland Derricks Celebrate 59th precinct, ft was announced this Thursday 21 34 32 .53 H eart hospital in Medford for a and wait fo r retu rn s before a Mrs. Earl Sherier week by County Clerk Ben Goû Wedding Anniversary sinus operation. Hope you’ll be m arriage license could be issued Mrs. Earl Sherier was guest of tant. T o ta l P re c ip itatio n 5 48 Mr. and Mr«. I. W. Derrick OK soon, Dave. Judge W. A. Johnson stated honor at a shower presented by Same period 1945 3 54 celebrated their 59th wedding an ---------- o th at this new arrangem ent would the A uxiliaries of the American 6 -y r. average Nov. fo r 10.21 In 'C'hii Corner . , niversary a t the home of their be a g reat convenience where Legion and Veteran« of Foreign Cars Available for son, B. D. Derrick, Friday. No Wars, Tuesday, November 19 at tim e was an elem ent, and it would We extend the editorial hand vem ber 15. Vets With Priority New Materials Found to also give the public the satisfac the Auxiliary hall in Cave Ju n c this week in "welcome h ark ” to P resent at the dinner held in V eterans of World W ar II with tion of patronizing local business. tion. our old friend Barney and his honor o f the occasion were, in Aid Hoo Aohid Control purchase certificates dated prior The county judge is authorized Refreshment* were served to “ B atting the Breeze” which r e addition to the hosts and gue«;« Nicotine dusts are still the stan to F eb ru ary 1, 1946, are eligible by law to waive the three day the many gupsts by the Legion tu rn s to the columns of the p a of honor. Mr. and Mrs. W. L dard recommendation fo r control fo r a set price sale-by-mail of wait, so a m arriage license can Ju n io r Girl-. The two presidents, lmer on an o th er page. Barney D errick, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Rex o f hop aphids, though -everal of 147 used passenger automobiles be issued immediately a f te r the Mrs. A lberta Budd, of the Legion, chewed the fa t with our readers ford, Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Derrick. the new er chemical dusts have and station wagons in San F ran health certificate is obtained. and Mrs. Sharlet Sleek of the during the sum m er months, and Florence Inman and daughter given promising results for use cisco, the regional office of W ar T herefore, by the cooperation VFW, were in charge, assisted by was eery popular with you with G eorjean. when nicotine is not readily avail Assets A dm inistration announced. of the court and the Medical Art Mrs. N ettie Farlien and Mrs. Lu his tim ely, inform al and w itty able, according to OSC E xperi The Portland WAA inter-regional Laboratory, a m arriage license ther Sherier Jr. style. B E L T LODGE M EETS SAT ment «tation. unit has inform ation and will re can be secured in a few hours’ Also to Edith Farlien, whose Belt Lodge No. 18, A F. A A. The recent scarcity of nicotine ceive orders fo r forw arding to time. R ETU R N FROM PO R TLA N D m anner in presenting tom* of M will hold a ses«ion Saturday sulphate has created an acute San Francisco. O rders m ust be —— — o—. .. . Mr and Mrs. M. C. A they re the short local items add zest to night, November 23 at the Ma problem among Oregon hop grow received in San Francisco not R E T U R N S F R O M C A L IF turned Thursday night from a your newspaper. sonic hall in Kerby, according to ers, acording to a report. This la ter than 5 p. m. November 27. Mrs. Raymond Proctor returned week’s visit with friends and rel Some of you may be interested Ortis Seat, Master. O fficers for m aterial has the advantage of last week from a 4 weeks’ trip to atives. Mr Athey attended the to know that our o ffe r last week the ensuing year will be elected, killing the insects both by contact H O N O R E D A T S H O W E R her form er home, San Rafael, Oregon-U. C. L. A. football game to A ’ Mellow got results. He and and degree work is slated. and by the fum e- it gives off. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Busch of California, a fte r visiting relatives at the Multnomah stadium during Mrs. Mellow were in our office Seat also announced th a t the The new er insecticides tried in O’Brien were honored by a baby and friends around the San F ra n his visit. Tuesday and gave ua a form id m eeting will begin prom ptly at experim ents over the p ast few shower last Saturday evening at ------------- o— i cisco Bay area She was accom able looking Havana, in retu rn 7 :30 p. m., and all members a r t year« are purely co n tact killers, the Busch home. Many lovely gifts panied by her niece, Mrs. Joseph N O V E M B E R H U N T IN G for the one we saved for him. urged to attend. V isiting Mason = hence 'they have to be applied were presented them by the fol Kelly of Seattle, Washington. A N D F IS H IN G C A L E N D A R It looks like things might be and friends are invited. more thoroughly to the u nder side lowing guetse: Mrs. Carl Lemm ------------- «------------- Elk Baker area, closes Decem g etting back to normal a fte r all. — ■ o ■ , , — of the leave«. Most of the m a and children, Mrs. Ted Webb and L E A V E S F O R S O U T H b er 22. . Things can’t be so had when wo B A C K F R O M L. A. chines now used by grow ers fo r children, Mr. and Mrs. Max Carty Mm. R. H. Smith le ft Saturday W aterfowl, open until Dec. 9. iiave only one Thanksgiving date Mr. and Mrs. R. A. G rant re dusting are not suitable fo r ap and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John fo r C alifornia’s San Fernando C ottontail and brush rabbits, this year. So we wish all of you turned Tuesday from a m onth’s plying the purely contact dusts, it W. Lugt, George Lugt, Mr. and Valley, where she will attend the | opens November 15. a happy one. We all have quite visit in Los Angeles and vicinity. was found. The war-horn aerosol Mrs. Carl Spieth, Mr. and Mrs. installation o f officers at the Rc- Salmon and steelhead over 20 a lot to be thankful fo r a t th a t, Mr. and Mrs. G rant reside a t the generators have shown promising W. W. Lee, Mrs. Leila Cooke and -eda chapter o f the E astern Star. j inches, open entire year. if we want to stop and think Gold Canyon Pony Ranch near results with some of the new m a sons Jim and Ed, George Wells, Mrs. Smith is Past Matron of Rogue River— T ro u t over 15 in. it over . . , Kerby. terials but not with others. 1 Mrs. E sther Quinn and »on Jimmy. the Reseda Lodge. November 1 to Jan u ary 16. . . . A lter Ego. LEGION AND AUXILIARY TEAMS INITIATE NEW WOLF CREEK MEMBERS •LO C A LS THE FRANK MELLOWS CELEBRATE THEIR 33rd ANNIVERSARY EARLIEST SNOWFALL IN FIVE YEARS BLANKETS VALLEY RENO MARRIAGE TOLD BY ALFRED MELLOW, PRISCILLA DAVIS VALLEY UNIT WELL REPRESENTED IN VFW AUX. CONFERENCE GRANTS NEW MFDIf AL LAB FOR MARRIAGE EXAM
