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ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS
A Live " i r e Newspaper Published In the Intcres 1» o flh e Illinois Valley and Surrounding D istricts
Volume X II.
No. 3
Washington
Weekly Letter
Ciri Scouts
Hold Court
Of Awards
School Closing Events Calendar Kerby High
Did You Know?
The Kerby schools, in keeping | grades and any room parties or
with the Josephine county school picnics. There is to be no all school
unit calendar, will close Thursday, — all day picnic this year, and any
Illinois Valley Chamber
By HARRIS ELLSW ORTH
une , 1. 48.
, picnics or parties will stem direct-
of Commerce Activities
The Senior Class at Kerby High b ' from each individual room and
Com petitive exam inations for
The first Court of Awards for school will attend last classes Fri-1 be held in the school room or on
young men ■who might wish tw Troop No. 1, Girl Scouts, sponsor­ day, May 28th.
the school grounds. Busses will de
The Illinois Valle'y Chamber of
The Seniors decided to leave
enter the U. S. Naval Academy at ed by the American Legion A uxil­
I part soon a fte r noon for their last Kerby on the night of May 6, at Commerce held its monthly m eet­
Guy Rucker, hot lunch m anager, ■
Annapolis or the U. S. Military iary was held W ednesday at the announces that Friday, May 28th, j trip More complete plans of this
6 o’clock sharp. They drove all ing W ednesday evening a t the
Academy at West Point will be Legion hall. The Court consisted
will be the last day hot lunches n*‘ure will be announced later,
night and the next m orning at 8
held Ju n e 12th in the post office of Mrs. Emily Kellert, District will be served a t school fo r this
High school commencement will am ., they found themselves in Woodland Inn, and although the
buildings in a num ber of cities in Chairman for Illinois Valley; H ar­
school year and that regular cust- j OCCUr Saturday night in the High San Francisco. O-dear me-what a tu rn o u t was small due to illness
the F ourth Congressional District. old Bowerman, Committee C hair­ --------
. other
.
nnl gymnasium
______ :..... at . - 8 p.m. The ride.
School
omers will need , . to make
a r ­ 1 «A
and other unexpected distractions,
On the basis of grades earned, I m an; Committee Members, Mrs. J.
rangem ents for the rem aining commencement address will be de
They
checked
in
a
t
the
Cadillac
the meeting was a huge success.
will make appointm ents to fill sev­ S. W hitehead and Mrs. J. W Mar­ days.
livered by Dr. John Schulz, as hotel and were assigned rooms.
U nder old business, qne of the
eral vacancies, and will be glad to tin ; Leader and A ssistant Leader
The final week of school events sistant professor of psychology at A fter a general wash to remove
furnish com plete details to any­ of Troop No. 1, Mrs. George Mor­
most
im portant issues, the photo­
Southern Oregon College.
the sleepy looks they were ready
one interested.
ey and Mrs. Harold Bowerman. sta rts Sunday evening, May 30th,
graphic folder o f the Illinois Val­
The
senior
class
left
in
six
cars
The com petitive exam inations Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Cook of Med­ at 8 p.m. in the Community church Thursday evening, May 6th, for to see the sights of San Francisco. ley was discussed, and voted upon
Their sponsors took them to
referred to are not academy ford were visitors. Mrs. Cook is at ( ave Junction, when Frances
We
San Francisco; Friday was claimed Golden Gate Park where a tour and passed unanimously.
entrance tests, but are exam ina­ A rea Field S ecretary fo r Rogue H. Ball, rector of St. Luke's Epis­
hope to have one of the nicest fold­
as Senior Skip Day. The tw enty- was
conducted
through
the
copal
church
in
G
rants
Pass
will
tions conducted by the Civil Serv­ Valley area.
ers on the coast, and we are going
four participating Seniors drove
ice commission for the purpose of
Brownie Troop No. 2 with Mrs deliver the baccalaureate sermon. all night and arrived at the bay Museum of N atural History and ahead with arrangem ents to have
from there they w ent to the
Monday, May 31st, is a legal
providing me with a rating of the E. H. York, leader and Mrs. Geo
city about 9 a m. Friday morning. A quarium where they spent at it printed as soon as possible.
scholastic ability of applicants for Duncan, assistant leader, partici school holiday and all Kerby
The members voted to sponsor
Under supervision of Garland
appointm ent. It is my policy to ap pated in the ceremonies. Follow­ schools will be closed. Tuesday and Benge, class advisor, and in least two enjoyable hours, seeing a child to the coming 4-H sum m er
the
fish.
A
tour
thru
the
park
point boys making the highest ing the Flag salute, H arold Bower­ W ednesday will be exam ination
company of Jack Galland, Mrs. brought them beautiful scenes camp at Lake of the Woods. Plans
grades in these exam inations man gave a talk on Girl Scouting; days for all high school classes ]
Rose Benge and Jack Owens, the such as trees, statues and flowers. were made to have a booth a t the
Those who are appointed will enter the history of Troop No. 1 by H el­ except seniors; double period will
4-H Madri Gras to be held in early
group
utilized every precious
i rom the park they visited
the academies July 1, 1949.
en York; the Girl Scout welcome be used .thereby causing Period . minute of their three days seeing
June, for a really original idea—
Playland where the slides, coast­
The num ber of those applying by Marilyn M asters and the 1-4 to occur Tuesday and Periods
the highlights as planned by Mr. ers, fun houses and other am use­ watch for it!
for academy appointm ents has de Brownie song by the Brownies. 5-7 to occur Wednesday.
We had as our special guests
Benge. The group returned to m ents really “ took a beatin’__
creased considerably during the Mis. York was invested as in ter­
Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. in j Kerby safe, tired and happy Sun-
L. C. M offitt, county school sup­
From
here
all
returned
to
town
last two years. I mention this fact mediate leader and in tu rn , invest­ the High School Gymnasium, the J day evening.
erintendent, and Harold Bower­
to give encouragem ent to those ed the following Fly-Ups as Girl Senior Class of 1948 will stage ; It i, to be noted th at an omis- to eat. A fter dining a t Clinton’s man, of the Redwood R anger S ta­
C
afeteria
our
party
divided,
some
boys who would like to apply but Scouts, R oberta Duncan, Deanna
Mr. Bowerman showed a
W 'i
i^
•
i
sion ' n the copy 3ent t0 the News going to Sutro skating rink and tion.
hesitate to do so, fearing the field Hembree,
Donna
Zimmerman,
W ednesday evening, Ju n e 2, at office last week was responsible
short movie which was very in ter­
others
to
Cliff
House
and
Tele­
of com petition is too crowded. Bonnie Scranton.
8 p.m. in the High School gym for the fact th at two Senior Class
esting The film was based on the
graph Hill. W earily they fell into
There may be some tendency also
The T enderfoot Scouts of Troop nasium, the eighth grade of 1943 Play characters were not men­
tuberculosis
Mobile X-Ray u n it
bed for a night’s rest.
to think that, because these ap­ No. 1 were invested at this tim e will have its graduation exercises
which will be in the Valley May 26.
tioned. Bonnie Ward played the
Then
came
Saturday.
Some
pointm ents are made by congress­ by their leaders. Those making and Rev. Gordon A. Hypes of the fine part of Mrs. Griew, a greedy
Every adult should avail them ­
men and senators, some sort of in­ the promise and receiving pins Christian church in G rants Pass little old lady who figured large­ w anted to shop, some w anted to selves of this opportunity to have
sleep.
Some
w
ent
to
the
Zoo.
fluence is required. Every boy in were, Bonnie Allen, Treva Allen, will deliver the address.
ly in the plot and Dorothy Brock- O thers to Bay Meadows to see the a free chest X-Ray.
my congressional district has Mae Bowerman, Beverly Brill-
T hursday, the last day of school, miller furnished the singing voice
It has been brought to the a t­
races. There was so much to see
equal opportunity to win an ap hart, Janice B urnette, Carol Burr, is reserved for finishing any class
heard off stage. O ur apologies, in such a short tim e th a t d ifferen t tention o f many members th a t a
pointm ent. If he makes a good Louise Holly and Marian Wallace. work, giving out reports and please.
num ber of the children in the
groups w ent to such places as Em ­
grade in the com petitive exam ina­ One year stars were presented to
Valley are walking on the high­
barcadero,
F
isherm
an’s
w
arf,
Nob
tion referred to, can pass the Helen York, Phyllis Dick, M ari­
Hill-Coit Tower, Top of the M art, way on the wrong side of the road
physical exam ination, and has
lyn Masters, M arguerite Dillard
and they should be told of the dan ­
and
China Town. A few w ent to
good personal record, he will be and B arbara Clayton by Mrs. Bow
ger
of this practice. L et’s all be
the campus of the University of
appointed.
erman. Badges earned during the
alert and avoid a tragic accident.
C
alifornia
at
Berkeley.
It seems to me the opportunity year were presented Helen York,
There were 28 who made the Remember, money spent in the
for receiving an education at one Phillips Dick, Marilyn Masters,
trip and all wished the seniors had Valley makes the Valley grow.
of the two academies is well worth P atricia W right, M ary Cook, M ar­
a week instead on the one day.
working for. Although they are guerite Dillard, B arbara Clayton,
Six cars composed the caravan.
naval and m ilitary aiadem ies. the Bonnie Salvage and Beverly Brill-
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Benge and
train in g given is of college stand­ hart.
P erhaps the biggest vaudeville
To build up the fire departm ent Jack Galland acted as sponsors. LOCAL BAKERY NOW
ard. A career of honorable science
A fter the program a p arty cel­ show ever to come to Cave Ju n c ­ and keep it in good shape for Sunday m orning a t 7:30 all bade
UNDER NEW MANAGER
awaits those who graduate.
ebrating the first birthday of tion, will appear in the Ivy theatre, every em ergency, the firem en are
good bye to ’Frisco, tru ly calling
A num ber o f senators and rep- Troop No. 1 was in order with the Tuesday, Ju n e 1st, sponsored by
giving th eir annual ball Saturday, it a city of charm.
Mrs. Ruth Tycer, well known
resentatves have recently spon­ serving of cake, ice cream , punch the A m erican Legion’s fun o r­
June 19th in the A merican Legion
The trip home was delightful form er resident of the Valley re­
sored legislation calling fo r a and coffee, to all present. The ganization the 40 and 8 group.
hall.
as many saw the beautiful P itt turned to Cave Junction recently
drastic revision of the United cake was made and beautifully
Vaudeville th a t will p ut the
All the proceeds will go to the river which harbors the Shasta and has opened for business to
Nations organization. I shall not decorated by Mrs. Joy Badden.
old tim ers to shame will be on the fire departm ent which is in need Dam.
the public, Ruth and Lola’s bak­
attem p t to discuss the details of
program with a cast of 30 people, of much additional equipm ent and
All arrived safely a t home Sun­ ery, where they will fea tu re de­
the proposal other than to say that,
singers, dancers, beauties, two accessories.
day night, a well tired but happy licious cakes and pastries.
on the face of it, the idea would
and a half hours of en tertainm ent
The big event of the ball
gang. Oh, that Senior Sneak Day
They will cater to clubs, o rgan­
appear to pave the way fo r the
full of fun every minute.
the selection of the F irem en’s could come once a week.
izations, o r parties, in need of
division of the nations of the world
There will be no standing room Queen. This young lady will be
these pastries fo r special occas­
into two opposing groups, one led
tickets sold. When all the seats are selected to rule over the eve
T h e C i t y C o u n c il a t its m e e t ­
ions. The display case h ere after
by the United States and the other in g la s t M o n d a y d e s ig n a t e d
gone— th a t’s it — you’ll be too nings en tertainm ent, and the fire
will carry a variety of bakery
by Russia. It is true that such a C le a n - u p a n d P a i n t - u p t im e
late to see this g reat show, so men hope th at a large num ber of
goods
where you always will be
division seems to exist now, but f r o m M a y 1 5 to J u n e 1.
get your tickets early and be on girls will give th eir tim e and
assured of som ething good to eat
without the official sanction of the
hand
to
see
the
fun.
T h e C o u n c il a ls o s t a t e d t h a t
talents tow ards the fire depart
fo r th a t hungry family.
world organization.
a n y y a r d n o t c le a n e d u p b y t h a t
Y A n Id
,nry
m e n t Al Z*p f’ ° f A1’3 «»dio Shop
Mrs. Lola Petersen is now ta k ­
It seems to me those who are t im e , i t w i ll b e d o n e b y th e c it y
Y. A rnold are the local com mittee j , chairm an of the queen contest
ing
a course a t the Ingliss Baking
sponsoring the revision idea over­ a n d c h a r g e d to t h e p r o p e r t y
to see th a t everything goes all and girls are asked to see him
Twenty members of the Kerby
looked one im portant fact. The o w n e r .
right here. The big show is being an d get into the contest
Bethel, Jo b ’s D aughters, with school in Portland and a fte r Ju n e
1st will be connected with Ruth
UN was form ed for the purpose of
organized in Medford and will play
The queen will be selected from their guardian, Mrs. C lara Ham-
preventing fu tu re w ars of ag­
there th ree nights a fte r leaving the list of candidates who sells nier, and associate guardian, and Lola’s Bakery.
Cave Junction.
gression and was not actually set
the largest num ber of tickets to Harold Bowerman, attended the
up to settle the differences arising
the ball. A real handsome prize m eeting of Bethel 13 in the
out of World W ar II. In other
goes with this honor and several Masonic temple on Monday eve­
words, UN is fundam entally an
other
contestants will be her prin­ ning.
POPPY DAY TO BE
organization to keep peace a f­
Miss Nellie H ershberger acted
cesses and they also will receive
te r peace is established, but peace
SATURDAY, MAY 29th something worth while.
as queen in the absence o f Queen
has not yet been won.
Memorial poppies, which people
Pbe ^ ' rem an ’s ball is going to B arbara Calvert. Oscar M. Shep­
The proposal to revise the UN
of the Illinois valley will w ear in be
social event of the season, herd served as associate guardian
organization will not be acted up­
honor of the war dead on Poppy and tbe atten d an ce will tax the for Charles R. Cooley, now en
on by congress at this session. T hat
Eugene Dove resigned the prin- Day, S aturday, May 29, were re- caPacity of the Legion hall. When route to South America.
is a good thing, because I feel that
The Kerby bethel extended an
cipalship of Kerby high school to ceived by Glenn Morrison u n it of tbe
call on you, be ready to
The atten d an ce a t the irrig a­
such a step should be taken with
nvitation to members of Bethel
accept the vice-principalship of the American Legion A uxiliary buy your tickets.
tion
m eeting last Tuesday eve­
g rea t caution a fte r considerable
13 to attend the C h arter Night nt
the Milwaukie Union high school. and came from the Roseburg h o s - ___________________
ning in the A m erican Legion hall
deliberation.
Kerby
on
May
20.
Mr. Dove leaves a large num ber pital where the little red flowers
Lilacs and tulips were used for was disappointing to the local
of friends who regret that he is were made by disabled veterans of GARDEN CLUB TO
decoration
on the refreshm ent com m ittee who had hoped the
leaving Kerby high
both world wars.
' U fll fl
D I J
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table, the same two flow ers being farm ers and business people of the
The new principal of Kerby high
BELT LODGE TO
Making these flow ers provided
PLANT SALE
Valley would come out and learn
repeated in arrangem ents in the
school to take Eugene Dove’s place
w hat the advantages of Irrig a­
V^ e ra " S at thI
The ,llin o ii Valley Garden club m eeting room
MEET SATURDAY
was elected Monday night at the hospital all during the w inter and will hold a plant sale in Cave
Impressive initiation ceremonies tion m eant to the Valley.
A special meeting has been board meeting. He is Clarence sprm g months. It has given these Junction on Friday, May 21st on
However, th ere were nearly 40
were held for Joan Hutchins, Anna
called by W orshipful M aster Scott Hagen, principal at Langlois. He is tence oV h
« P " - the sidew alk in fro n t of M a rtin ’s Mac Meyer, Sharon Lee Sloan, P a ­ who w anted to learn more about
39
years
old
and
has
been
at
Lang­
T u rn er for S aturday night, May
mnee of being able to earn money Clothing store
tricia O nyett, Kathleen McGregor, the proposed development and
15th, at which time the third de­ lois fo r the past 11 years and has again, often a fte r m onths of idle.
All members are requested to
heard F ran k H ard, Reclamation
and Jo Ann Harmon.
been
principal
fo
r
the
last
nine
gree will be exemplified.
E ngineer give a clear ami concise
h o rn /? h i
m0Tey iS/ ent bring “ ny plants they can ’P“ 1-”
D
uring
the
initiation
ceremonies
All members urged to attend years. He received his bachelor’s home to help support th eir fam- from their own gardens, as con-
the Misses Shirley Pederson and explanation o f the project as it
degree from Oregon S'.nte and is ilies, who o ften have difficulty tributions to the sale
and visiting brethren welcome
effects the Valley.
Ann
Corthel sang a duet Later,
studying with the U niversity of t i o n T n ? 1 veterans hospitaliza-
This sale is made possible
Jim Spencer, secretary of the
Miss Corthell presented a vocal
Minnesota fo r hig m aster’s degree.
Tb
Wh° 8re “ na , * t0 W° rk throu>rh the c u r te s y and gener-
Rogue Valely Irrigation associa­
solo.
Miss
Sara
Archibald
accom­
[ He is m arried.
littL 7 7 er9 arC T v CaS ° f the ° ’ ity of W E Moorp - f G rants
CAVES CHATEAU
panied at the piano fo r the duet, tion gave more inform ation and
O ther teachers who have been
FU nders
uT b’
wb° h" <rown the Plants in and Mrs. Melvin O tis played the explained some of the opposition
elected for next year are : Garland riTtl g i ’ s
OPENED THIS WEEK
,
" "
° " the his greenhouse.
Many choice
th a t is being brought out in the
accom panim ent fo r th e solo.
G. Benge, Kathleen M. Clarke,
light.
two
w
o
rld
*
w
ars.C*
meter,eS
b°
‘h
fIower
•"<* vegetable
The Oregon Caves chateau and Mrs. S ara W ertz and Mabel D
A group of several p aren ts of
Victor Boehl, president of the
W|H be offered a t 25c per dozen. the Kerby bethel m em bers a tte n d ­
Coffee Shop opened for business Ballard in the high school.
association operted the meeting
this week according to Jam es
ed the meeting.
Mrs. Rose W. Benge, Mrs. Lor­
and a fte r the talks many questions
NOTICE
Mr- *nd Mrs. B. E. Tabor of
Christiansen, m anager of the O re­ na T. Byrne, Mrs. Hazel Ingham ,
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were asked and some points
gon Caves resort.
n,
_.
T
Kerby recently heard from their
Friends will be glad to know
Mrs. Ju lia Williams, Mrs. Irene
cleared up th a t the audience
Blue .sky I-aws do not perm it son Lawrence C. Tabor, 21st U.
The main dining room in the Cribb, and Mrs. M argaret M Love
th at Dave Webb, who is in the St. wanted to know.
distribution
of
new
spapers
on
S.
Air
Service,
stationed
in
Ashiya
Chateau and the store will not in the grade school.
election day so the News will go Air Base in Jap an , and sta te th at Vincent hospital in P o rtland, is
The local com mittee is working
open until the last o f May or
nicely recovering from a m ajor hard to raise the Valley’s quota
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to press W ednesday afternoon and he likes the service immensely and
possibly about June 1st. However,
operation, according to word re­
Mr. and Mrs. David W hite made
Mr. Christiansen was glad to re ­ a business trip to G rants Pass on be in the mail for delivery Thurs- is doing a fine job He it payroll ceived by George Webb from to help put the project over. The
day
morning.
The
News
will
ap-
clerk
of
h
eadquarters
squadron,
big m eeting is Ju n e 8th in Med­
port th a t the form er Chef is in Tuesday. Mrs. W hite was also hav­
Dave’s nurse. It is hoped he will
charge, and excellent food will ing an appointm ent with the den­ precíate it if all advertising and entering the service Ju n e 6th have a very speedy recovery and ford when the g ..em in en t will
hold a meeting to determ ine
news copy be in the office not 1st- a fte r his graduation and was
be served a t this popular resort.
tist.
be able to retu rn to his home at
er than Tuesday afternoon.
raised to corporal on April 15th.
whether the p roject is wanted by
O ’Brien.
the people or not.
Senior Skip
Day Enjoyed
Screwballs
Fireman's Ball
On The Loose
Date Is Set
Coming June 1
Sat. June 19
Clean-Up Time
Keiby Bethel
Makes Visitation
Contracts
Given Many
Teachers
Irrigation
Meeting Held
Tuesday Nite
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