University of Oregon (jfteMtif te the Cfoeych CfVeJ ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts Volume XI. No. 31 New Oificers Elected For Belt Lodge A t th e ir reg u lar November m eeting, B elt Lodge No. 18, A. F. & A. M. had a special dispensation from the G rand Lodge of Oregon, to hold th e ir annual election of officers in November instead of the usual tim e in December. The m eeting was exceptionally well attended and afterw ards a special geese luncheon was given the m em bers by the W orshipful M aster A rth u r K ellert, which all greatly enjoyed. The following officers w ere elected and appoint ed at the m eeting: Scott T urner, M aster Claude M asters, Senior Warden George Morey, Ju n io r Warden F reeling Saw yer, T reasurer H arold Bowerman, Secretary Kenneth Robinson, Senior Dea con. Phil Sawyer, Jun io r Deacon Dave W hite, Senior Steward George Logan, Ju n io r Steward George M artin, Marshal A rth u r K ellert, Chaplain Bill George, Tyler. Mr. and Mrs. John Lugt and son, George, are spending several weeks up in Lone Mt. Valley, at Mrs. P earson’s residence, afte r disposing of their business in the O’Brien store. We hope Mr. and Mrs. M athiason and Mr. and Mrs. E aton, who came recently to our valley from San Gabriel, Calif., will like our friendly community. The K erby P.-T. A. Study club will have th e ir first m eeting next Tuesday, December 2nd at 2:30 p. m. in the prim ary school build ing. The topic chosen is “ Infant and Child C are.” This is a study group, and open to all mothers in terested in child study. ■O' Thanksgiving plans are many for our community. Some fam il ies are preparing the traditional tu rk ey feast, while others do not feel gastronom ically inclined. At any event, it’s a day of “ Thanks giving” fo r w hatever we have. Mrs. Jam ison, who form erly lived in O’Brien, is still confined to her home in F ruitdale, bears the best wishes of her many friends here. Some newcomers in our midst are Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Barker, who are living up near the Maddox residence in Lone Mt. Valley. ■ ~o — Mrs. Ruby Thompson has gone to Roseburg to spend Thanksgiv ing holidays with Mrs. Albert Thompson, who will be rem em bered as Mrs. T resa Cochran, one tim e resident of O’Brien. Jim m ie Penniger is to have his tonsils removed this week end. Mrs. Buddy Maddox w ent to Crescent City last Tuesday on bus- C ontributions for this column may be le ft at the O’Brien store n ot la te r than W ednesday noon for publication. CROP ESTIMATES SHOW DECREASE IN PRODUCTION The crop production in the U nited States this year is estim at ed a t 5 percent below 1946, but only 1 percent below the average of the five excellent years, 1942- 1946, according to this w eek’s farm price, crop and w eather re view prepared by the OSC ex tension service from USDA m ar ket reports and other data. Ac cording to the governm ent crop rep o rt, corn and other feed grains are below average but total food grains are a record high. Hay, oilseeds, fru its, and truck crops reached relatively large, or above average production. For the country as a whole, overall yields are reported below average, but to tal crop yields in the w estern region are well above average. Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, November 27, 1947 GREAT PICTURES AT IVY THEATER New Illinois Boy Scouts WATER MEETING IN GRANTS PASS PRICE 5 CENTS Laurel Cemetery Bethel Is Studying foi Association Organized Examinations Makes Report A very im portant m eeting, th at will in terest citizens of Cave Ju n c tion in p articu lar and valley res idents in general, will be held I W ednesday, December 3rd in the council cham bers of the G rants The la u re l Cemetery associa Members of Troop 20, Boy Pass city hall. Monday evening eight members This m eeting is sponsored by tion has a fine rep o rt to make of of the Council fo r the newly- Scouts of America, assisted Harold form ed Jo b ’s D aughters attended Bowerman in the cemetery clean the S tate Board of Health and has work accomplished on the grounds a meeting of Bethel No. 13 in up Saturday, November 15. Those to do with all kinds of w ater sys of the old I. O. O. F. cem etery G rants Pass. Those attending present were George Morey, Scout tems. I t is in reality a school, which the association has taken were, Mrs. Clara H am m er G uard M aster; Wesley H artw ell, Alfred showing w hat happens when pipes over fo r im provem ent and beau ian and Harold Bowerman, Asso Hale, Jackie Cook, Billie Kester, leak, and also shows how and what tification. The old burned area on the north side has been cleared ciate Guardian. O ther Council Jo e Mellow, W alter Farm er, Lar to do with faulty plumbing. From a health standpoint, this is and the brush area on the crest members making the trip were ry W right and Bob Parsons. The V irginia Steim er, B arbara Robin boys turned out a lot of work and one m eeting people of the city of the hill to the west has been son, A lberta Budd, Helen Ulrich, aided the association in one more should atten d and know some cleared. A loop road has been The time of the roughed out from the north en Ruth M asters and Alice Bower step toward the completion of the thing about. m eeting was not given us, but we trance to the south entrance. The large task before it. man At the regular meeting T hurs believe Mayor Hussey can pro m anzanita brush has been cleared It was a beautifully conducted from the old portion o f the cem day, November 20, the troop vide this inform ation. meeting and the Council learned etery. And the roadside has been many things to help th eir own studied for the coming first class cleaned up. The northeast corner examinations to be held in two group. of the property has been re-sur- The appointed officers fo r the weeks. All but five members of Star Chapter Honors new Bethel which will be known the troop are now second Class Past Matrons and Patrons veyed and 136 lots laid out. All the above work has been as Illinois Bethel are: Beverly Scouts and by the first of the Last Tuesday evening W estern contributed as follows: Dick, tre a su re r; A rlene Buckles, y ear it is planned that all will be Tycer & Nealy Lum ber com lib rarian ; Shirley O'Brien, music F irst Class and in possession of S tar Chapter O. E. S., at th eir reg ular meeting, entertained Past pany furnished a tra c to r and two ian; Billie Plumlee, outer g uard; many m erit badges. Visitors at the m eeting w ere: Matrons and Past Patrons, with men fo r four days to do clearing Peggy Monroe, recorder, Mary EX-COUNTY NURSE Lou Hammer, chaplain; Jean Mc Mrs. Lou Hammer, Mr. Rossiter the la tte r putting on the degree work. This work was supervised by Ronald Tycer personally. Jim Kinnon, Sr. custodian; Thelma and Mr. Small, local Cub Scout work. DIES IN PORTLAND Guests from G rants Pass were Payne and Sam Bunch furnished Plumlee, Jr. custodian; M arjorie Master. Visitors are always wel The many friends of Mrs. Edith McKinnon, inner g u ard ; D arlene come. Mrs. M argaret Barnes, a past th eir Fordsons fo r cleanup work, Phipps, ex-county nurse, were Wilhelm, Charlene McDaniel, N or w orthy grand m atron of the in both the old and new sections of saddened this week when word ma Buckles, Patsy O’Brien and Grand C hapter of Oregon, Mrs. the cemetery. O thers co n trib u t was received of her passing in Marilyn Masters, the five m essen Rodney Culvert and Miss C arlotta ing work were George Wells, Dick TWO MEN INJURED Portland. She had been ill foi Wiseman, and a large num ber of Sowell, Bit Smith, George T hrash gers. more than a year and left several members and visitors attending. er, Tom Tycer, Hugh W hite, Ray IN ROAD MISHAP The Bethel will be instituted on weeks ago for medical treatm en t W ednesday, December 10. All Refreshm ents were served by W hite, Bob Smith, Sophia Bunch She accompanied Dr. S. B. O s parents of these girls are invited. Leo Hassler of Kerby and A r the com mittee in the large dining and M attie Seyferth. good on his many trips th ro u g h M aster Masons and E astern Stars th u r C arter of Takilma sustained room where tables were beautiful U nder the leadership of George out the county and served on the always welcome. painful leg and perhaps internal ly decorated with lighted tapers Morey the following Scouts helped on the cleanup, Wesley H artw ell, clinics held in Cave Junction in injuries Friday afternoon at the and chrysanthem ums. the Legion hall. Mrs. Phipps was Election of officers at the next A lfred Hale, Billie K ester, W alter site of the Kern & Kibbe road op the wife of Jack Phipps of the | erations on the Happy Camp con m eeting will be Tuesday, Decem Farm er, Bobby Parsons, Joe Mel ber 16th. Visiting members al low, L arry W right and Jacky Cave Junction B arber shop. struction. Cook. The boys were attem pting to ways welcome. George W. M artin has com plet Former Residents Honored p u t a line from a “ c a t” to a shovel ed some 150 concrete lot m arkers which had become stuck in the FAULTY BRAKES CAUSE On 60th Wedding Anniv. and plans on making more. mud, when the cat backed up and j ju y A r T Ih P h lT g V eterans organizations have caught the boys before they could j / r i r l / s l / I L C ii/C /Y ld Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Derrick chosen a site for th eir Memorial form er residents of the Valley | g et away, crushing C arter s knee | F orty two per cent of vehicle and now making th eir home in and H assler’s rig h t leg. Both men <jefects resulting in fatal acci- Park and clearing of th a t section G rants Pass, were recently hon Oregon S tate Highway commis ware rushed to the Josephine Gen dents in Oregon last year involved will he in charge of A rth u r K el ored on their 60th wedding an n i sion sta rte d w orking on the Red eral hospital a fte r receiving first fau lty brakes, the Oregon State lert. The sale of dance tickets fo r the versary in Tillamook where they wood highway th a t portion th a t aid by Dr. Collman. C a rter’s knee Motor association warned, in urg Thanksgiving Eve dance has been passes through Cave Junction last was so bad the G rants Pass doc ing Oregon m otorists to check were visiting. The Townsend hall was beau week, and the work will continue to rs advised a bone specialist and their brakes for the w inter season going along nicely and there will be a good source of revenue for he was taken to Eugene by the tifully decorated for the occasion. until completed. There were 41 fatal accidents fu rth e r improvement of the cem In the evening a b u ffe t lunch was The crew under Sam Bunch, is Hull & Hull ambulance. involving vehicle defects in 1946 etery grounds from this dance. served with the following friends, grading the street, w idening it to and 17 of these involved faulty Additional donations to date relatives and grandchildren pres the full 80 feet o f th e highway brakes. No other one d efect fig have been received from Mr. and ent: Messrs, and Mesdames L. G. rightofw ay, and will gravel that ured in more than three fatal Mrs. K. C. Hamilton, Samuel J. 46 POUND CHINOOK Ross, A1 Smiley, B. H. Boles, M. portion not paved from the north crashes, the Motor association M i l l e r , Mrs. H arry O. Smith, Rup P etty, E tta G unster, Ed D errick, ern city lim its to the Caves high SALMON CAUGHT said. e rt Leonard and Mrs. A nna W itt- all of P ortland; Geo. Derrick of way junction. W ork is now go BY J. J. VILLAIR Indicating the im portance of ad rock. Elsie, O regon; W. L. Derrick of ing on a t th e Caves highway ju n c equate brakes, the association re Myrtle Point, Oregon: Mrs. Dave tion intersection. ported on recent braking power Cammock of U nity, Sask., Can T here is hopes in th e fu tu re tests, completed by the American ada; Mrs. Geo Casady, I S. Rer- th a t the electric light and tele Automobile association. These rick, B. D. Derrick and fam ilies phone poles may be set back or re tests showed th at modern brakes of Tillamook; Mr. and Mrs. Frank moved from the main street, but Mr. and Mrs. R obert Smith h id e’s engine. Berns and fam ily of Lebanon, and until this is done, the stree t can develop more power than the ve- w ere tran sactin g business in the Mr. and Mrs. Logan Derrick of not be widened fu rth e r than 80 “ The tests showed th a t when a county seat last Friday. Astoria. feet. car weighing 3500 pounds and Many lovely gifts and congrat Mr and Mrs. Ken Robinson and having good brakes, is traveling ulatory cards were received by 20 miles an hour, it takes 90 family of Kerby, shopped in Sammons Lashes at Those Mr. and Mrs. D errick. horse power to bring it to a stop G rants Pass last week end. Who Throw Bricks at Us in 18 feet. This is as much power Mr. and Mrs. Gage o f Caves WEST COAST SAWMILLS OREGON STATE COLLEGE— as is developed by the average m otor,” the association reported. highway were in G rants Pass last If Am ericans would spend more PILE UP LUMBER “ Around 188 h. p. is developed in week end on business. tim e considering w hat is right with Lumber is piling up at West the U nited States and less on what the brakes while bring a car to a Mrs. Thelma Soares le ft last Coast sawmills in ever increasing is wrong, everyone would be bet stop in 71 feet from a speed of 40 week for Redwood City, C alifornia quantities due to critical sh o rt te r o ff except those advocates of miles an hour. At 60 miles an age of railroad cars, H. V. Simp various isms who seem determ ined hour, the tests showed the brakes for an extended visit. She recen t son said today. Gross stocks on to underm ine the one governm ent develop 280 h. p. in order to stop ly sold the Tip Top B eauty shop to Mr. and Mrs. M atthey M. Smith. hand a t the end of O ctober stood th a t has provided the m ost free in 160 feet. a t 559,756,000 board feet, an in dom and opportunity over the "These figures on horse power Mr. and Mrs. J. J. V illair made Merle Young and Mrs. C. G. crease of 54.7 per cent in six longest period in the w orld’s his a fishing trip to Gold Beach at required to bring cars to a safe Miller of the Model Grocery, le ft m onths over the 361,778,000 stop should indicate the im por the close of the season there in tory. last Monday for W hite Salmon, board fee t of last May. Mills Such was the contention of E October, and Jack hooked and tance of keeping brakes in first- south of P ortland on the Southern C. Sammons, president of the landed one of the largest Chinook class condition. Good brakes are W ashington, th eir old home, both Pacific system are feeling the United States N ational bank of salmon of th e season, a 46 pound a m ust to assure safe driving dur to take care of business m atters. pinch most severely. P ortland and fo r 17 years a mem er th a t took all the strength he ing the coming w in ter.” Mr. and Mrs. H arry Messenger “ Continued strong order file, ber of the state board of higher bad to land. le ft last Sunday on a two weeks calling fo r heavy lum ber ship education, in a vigorous address The big fish was caught at the Trapping Season Open vacation trip, via Redwood high m ents throughout the next sev to m em bers of the Men’s Faculty draws, at the mouth of the Rogue way and before retu rn in g home for Mink, Muskrat, Etc. eral m onths,” Simpson said, “ ce r club in Corvallis. river when the tide was going out. will visit in Los Angeles and San tainly indicates heavier than usual Speaking on the “ Miracle of The above picture of Jack and the T rapping season fo r mink, construction right through the A m erica,” Sammons w arned his salmon was taken ju st a fte r the muskrat, o tte r and raccoon open Diego. w inter on home and industrial listeners against those who try to catch. cd November 15th, it was an Buddy Squire of the Floor A building. Norm ally building slows convince youth in p articu lar that nounced by the Oregon S tate down during heavy w eather.” "capitalism is on tria l.” He said Game commission, and will extend C arp et M aintenance company o ’ Cum ulative orders for the first capitalism is not as much on trial Qoapl e f 0 WeJ to F ebruary 15th. T here will be G rants Pass, son of Mrs. Judy 44 weeks of 1947 was 6,223,601,- as communism, which “ has re-> no open season on m arten, fisher, T u ttle of Cave Junction, was in 000 b. f . ; 44 weeks in 1946 was duced Russia to th e poor house On Thanksgiving Day the valley last week taking care beaver and ringtail cats. 5,614,558,000 b. f. and the 44 o f th e world, and socialism which of several custom ers doing house T rapping license fee is $3 and Miss M arguerite Shirley Camp weeks of 1945 totaled 5,235,637,- is rapidly pu ttin g England th ere.” cleaning. bell and A lbert A. B eelart, both trappers are required to m ark 000 b. f. their traps with a brand regis of Cave Junction, will be united Production for the first 44 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gillespie of in m arriage Thursday, November tered with the commission. Land- FIRST A ID COURSE weeks of 1947 reached 6,083,917,- 27 a t 9 a. m , the Rev. A A. Meyer owners, who are not required to the Log Cabin grocery at Selma, 000 b. f.; same period in 1946 was TO BE GIVEN SAT’DAY of the Catholic church, o fficiat buy a license, must, however, reg le ft last Friday for Eugene, re 5,857,581,000 b.f. and fo r 1945 tu rn in g home Monday. They vis H arold Bowerman will conduct ing. Only mem bers of the im ister the location of th e ir land totals were 6,334,830,000 b. f with the commission each season ited friends and attended the foot I a F irst Aid course n ex t Saturday, m ediate fam ily attending. Miss Campbell is the daughter they trap All persons are re ball game Saturday. j November 29th, a t 7 :30 p. m., at HEALTH CLINIC j the Seventh Day A dventist church of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Campbell quired to file within 30 days a fte r Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Hamilton and the groom, a son of Mr. and the close of the season a report Dr. S. B. Osgood and his sta ff | on Caves highway. on the num ber of anim als taken and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton Mrs. Mike B eelart of Elgin, Neb. Everyone interested in attend- will conduct th eir next Clinic on The last legislature passed a le ft Wednesday for Toledo, Ore- The couple will make th e ir home W ednesday, November 26, in the i ing these courses is welcome. law abolishing the sale of trap p in g i gon, to spend Thanksgivin- with for the present at the Illinois Mo Am erican Legion hall from 10 a. licenses to nonresidents. Mr and Mrs. Eaton Lough. It pays to advertise in the News. tel on Redwood highway m to 3 p. m. One of the greatest full w eek’s program ever given by the Ivy Theater, comes this week end with “P ursued,” one of the really g reat w estern plays, which shows F riday and Saturday, with Teresa W right and Robert Mitchum sta r ring. I t’s a great picture. Space prevents us from telling the story. Three days, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday next week, comes the picture we have all heard about, “The Egg and I,” with C laudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. If you have read the book, you know the story. Then on Wednesday and T hurs day comes “Forever Amber.” A book millions have read, now in a great picture. Linda D arnell ns Amber and gives one of the best perform ances of her career. For this picture the m anage ment of the th eater has no choice in admission prices. The produc ers set the price, 30 the prices for “ Forever A m ber” will be raised for these two performances. State Highway Commission Grades Street L o c a ls