University of Oregon
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I LI NO I S VALLEY NEWS
A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts
Volume XI.
No. 43
Washington
Weekly Letter
Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, February 17, 1949
LADY IN ERMINE WITH
BETTY GRABLE COMES
TO IV Y THEATER
Valley Scouts B ring H om e the Bacon
PRICE 5 CENTS
K eib y High
Lions Hear
School News
T alk From
Of Interest
City Manager
SATURDAY
By H A R R IS E L L S W O R T H
Randolph Scott heads the im
posing cast as a U. S. M arshal who
About the tim e this le tte r ap seeks to wipe out gangs infesting
pears in p rin t, I expect to be newly created Oklahoma te rrito ry ,
Many fans will jo urney to C en
The Illinois Valley Lions club
tral Point Friday, Feb. 18. Again held their regular m eeting Mon
aboard an airplane on my w ay in “ R eturn of the Bad M en."
to M edford, Oregon, where, on
go see w hat our boys are up day evening at Todelope cafe with
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
» F eb ru ary 20, official opening cei
against. H ere’s K erby’s lineup: an excellent attendance. Several
The song and dance packed
monies a t the V eterans Adm ini
Senior V arsity— Douglas Holly, G rants Pass Lions were there,
Paul Sherier, Buzzy. H ammer, My Ken Bremmer, of the F irst N ation
stratio n Dom iciliary C enter will musical rom ance, “ T hat Lady in
be held. I have been invited by E rm ine,” in technicolor w ith Bet
ron Crowl, Lewis K iauss, Alfred al Bank; Geo. K. Stam bough,
Hale, Bob Magwire, Jim Owen, engineer; Dave Franklin, of Ish-
D eputy A dm inistrator, Mr. D. M. ty G rable and Douglas Fairbanks,
Myron M archant, Ed Radcliffe am ’a T ran sfer; Jam es K night,
Shute, who heads VA Branch II, J r. G lamorous B etty as a C oun
Ju n io r V arsity— LeGeane Brown. m anager of Pierce Auto F reight
f
to be present and speak at the cere tess, sings a num ber o f tu n efu l
Ronnie M aurer, Buddie Kaufm an, in G rants Pass; Erving Reeter,
monies. This is a g re a t event for d itties and Fairbanks as the con
Bill Kester, Don Noel, G erald Mil m anager o f Prestel M otors and
Southern Oregon, which m arks quering Colonel who is stym ied by
ler, C larence Lewis, Dwain Cross. John P orter, city m anager of
the opening o f a w orderful facili her secret w eapon, blows him sky
ty for veterans of all of the w est high.
Last F riday night the Kerby G rants Pass.
ern states.
I am m aking this T U E S D A Y A N D W E D N E S D A Y
team traveled to Eagle Point to
Edward H enneberry, music in
trip (incidently, not at public ex
play their seventh league garni1. stru c to r at Kerby, brought two
E dw ard G. Robinson and B urt
pense) to help as much as I can
Our boys lost 49 to 29. But they of his pupils and accompanied
L ancaster costar as fa th e r and son
in my small way to emphasize the
made up fo r this T uesday night them on the piano as they sang
in “ All My Sons” in a pow erful
im portance of this occasion.
when they played C entral Point solos and a duet. The pupils w ere
dram a of an A m erican fam ily
at Kerby and the visiting coach had .Miss Mildred Prentice and Keith
The new dom iciliary cen ter for
caught in the a fte rm a th o f a war-
to rush his first stringers in to Haggard.
veterans is the group of splendid t i m e m an u factu rin g scandal.
Each sang two solos
save the game. More about this and then sang a duet. They were
buildings form erly known as the Louisa
H orton, stage actress
game in an o th er column.
Camp W hite Hospital, built o r makes her film debut and brings
given a rousing hand and the sing
iginally by the Army a t a cost of
The Ju n io r V arsity won their ing was greatly appreciated. Ben
a fiesh kind of glam or to the
$5,254,000. A fte r the war, the screen.
game 32 to 37 at Eagle Point.
George hail charge of the pro
m em bers of the Oregon delegation
gram .
repeatedly recom m ended to the T H U R S D A Y A N D F R ID A Y
I he speaker of the evening was
The high school had a visit Mon
The Search” is the sto ry of
V eterans A dm inistration th at this
Mr.
P orter, who gave the club
day, by Dan Cupid. His handi
hospital be used fo r th e care of m other love around which the plot
memhers
a word picture about
work was to be evidenced every
veterans. The Surgeon G eneral revolves is th a t of a young m other
planning a city, and told of the
where.
H
earts
were
given
nnd
r
e
of the A rm y had also urged the whose fam ily is disrupted and torn
ceived by various m em bers of the pitfalls and unsightly conditions
VA to acquire the hospital, and ap art. Separated from her son.
Troop 20, Boy Scouts of A m er ioned out of wood. Many other student body. Cupid seemed to th at hinder the grow th of a city.
it was likewise recom m ended by becomes a w andering refugee. The
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ica, displayed a m erit badge booth items were used to complete the have done a good job. Clifford
the Navy D epartm ent which used dram a of gripping climax to one
display
which
had
a
16
foot
front.
Sowell did a swell job on the V al
it for alrout a year. In spite of of the most rem arkable pictures of a t the Scout Exposition in the Hi-
WILLIAM HEUSTIS
A Court of Honor was held at entine box.
Teen building in G rants Pass, F ri
all of the recom m endations and recen t years.
9:00 p. m., with the following Val
The Mississippians were greatly AFTER RESCUE, DIES
facts in favor of using the Camp
day evening, F eb ruary 11, th a t ley Scouts receiving aw ards: Dick
enjoyed by the pupils of the high
W hite H ospital, those who w ere Junior Women’s Club
won first prize in the Boy Scout M asters, second and first class; school and grade school last T hurs IN G. P. HOSPITAL
the high brass officials of the VA
division.
Bill Martin, first class; Duane day. There was a record a tte n d
W illiam H eustis, 81, passed
a t th a t tim e rejected the idea.
Adopt Club Pledge
The presidential aw ard fo r the Nealy, second class; Ronnie Terrel, ance and everyone was overw helm
away
Tuesday, F eb ruary 15 in the
When it appeared to be d efinite
A special m eeting of the Ju n io r best booth in the exposition, which second class; H ubert Blue, second ed by the perform ance.
Josephine G eneral hospital.
th at, unless som ething was done,
included Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts, and first class, and Pete Brown,
The Sophomore class will give
W ord was received th a t “ Bil
the fine hospital would be torn W om en’s club was held last week E xplorer Scouts and Cubs, w ent to first class. Five of the boys re
a party S aturday, F eb ru ary 19. lie” was very ill and needed to be
at
the
home
of
M
argaret
Nowak,
down or sold fo r ju n k by the W ar
ceived branded cowhide patches It will be a dance and p a rty com brought out from his home 1
with all members giving the newly Troop 21 of G ian ts Pass.
Assets A dm inistration, S enator
The Illinois V alley display in fo r having trained a new Scout bined. Everyone is invited and
adopted
club
pledge:
“
I
pledge
miles down the Illinois river from
Morse introduced a bill in the Sen
the Boy Scout class consisted of a during 1948. The troop was pre startin g time is 8:00 p. m.
Selma. Virgin Hull brought out
ate, and I introduced an identical my loyalty to the Ju n io r Club 14 foot tow er, constructed of poles
sented with an aw ard for having
On Friday the general science his am bulance and with the help
bill in the House, to direct thp Women by doing b e tte r than ever and held together by rope lashings.
increased in mem bership 10 per- class will present an assembly pro of DeW ayne Dahl and Bruce L ath
V eterans A dm inistration by law before w hat work I have to do, by A rope ladder extended to the top cent .during the year.
being prom pt, honest and co u rte
gram to the students of the high rop, sta rte d down the river S a tu r
to acquire and use the buildings
This was the first inter-district school which will include folk danc day night.
ous, by living each day try in g to and an actual count showed that
Lathrop drove his
as a dom iciliary home fo r veterans.
accomplish som ething, not merely 89 people o ther than Scouts competition th at Troop 20 hits ta k ing, presentation of most recent four-wheel drive truck as fa r as
D uring the Second Session of the
to ex ist.” Maude Lackey, presi ascended the ladder and from the en p art in and the leaders are well facts in science, instrum ental solo Packers Camp w here Hull was
80th Congress, the bill was passed
platform on top w ere able to view satisfied with the results. Altho and a history of folk dancing. This
dent, presided.
forced to leave the am bulance.
by both houses of Congress and
Playground equipm ent was fin all the other a ttra c tio n s in the our sights were on the coveted program is under the guidance of
The truck went on down to Oak
signed by the President, w here
ally chosen by m em bers and will building. A t one tim e five men Presidential aw ard and our predic Mrs. I jucille Kelley, science in-1 Flat where Billie was w aiting, and
upon the V eterans A dm inistration
be ordered as soon as w eather averaging 200 pounds apiece were tions were somewhat upset, we structor.
was brought to the am bulance anil
began its work of re-conditioning
perm its work on the grounds. A nna on the tow er inspecting the con plan on doing b etter a t the Med
Also, the students have success then into G rants Pass.
and prep arin g the buildings for
struction
and
the
74
rope
lashings
ford A rm ory Saturday evening, fully made arrangem ents with Mr
Nelson was appointed tem porary
Local boys who helped w ere
use as a dom iciliary home. This
February 19. We hope to see H enneberry to have his Glee Club E rnest D unbar, Cecil H athaw ay.
chairm an during the absence of th a t held it together.
work was com pleted tow ard the
Inside the base of the tow er was many Valley residents a t the show and soloist from that group, appear
Elaine Tradew ell.
Bill Robinson, Lynn G illette, Carl
end of last m onth, and the facility
A social h our was enjoyed with a tripod th a t was used to suspend and feel sure th at you will be on the same program. The music Anderson and Shorty Noble. The
is now in operation. I am very
will be the same as th at broadcast boys repaired telephone line as
Dot O'Dell and E ttie B randing, a sack of food. N ext to the tower “proud of your boys.”
proud indeed to have had a p art
Troop 20 wishes to thank the over KUIN last Thursday. An in they went down so communication
assisting hostess in serving re fre sh was a shelter m ade of boughs and
in the establishm ent o f this home
ments. Mrs. Ted B urnette was a decorated with a “ bug light,” deer following people for the interest vitation is extended to patrons of could be m aintained to Oak Flat,
and to be able to take p a rt in the
guest. The next regular m eeting horns, pine cones and clothes hang shown and especially fo r the tra n s the schools. Program will begin 18 miles down the river. The Red
cerem onies which will form ally
will be held in the high school ec. ers constructed o f wood. The portation furnished: H arold Bow- a t 8:45 a. m.
wood R anger Station stayed open
open it.
room, Friday evening, F ebruary cooking dep artm en t fe a tu re d 10 erm an, David “ H ap” Lloyd, Pete
all night to render w hat help was
d iffe re n t cooking utensils all fash Blue and Mrs. Richard Nealy.
18th.
necessary from there. The group
Oregon, and p articu larly the
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arrived in G rants Pass alrout 4
F ourth Congressional D istrict of
WHAT THE LEGION
a. m. Sunday morning. It took
O regon, is highly honored by hav
AUXILIARY IS DOING
4 '/i hours to drive eight miles from
KNOW
YOUR
TEACHERS
ing Jam es V incent, an Eagle Scout
Ladies Auxiliary to Post 4390 Oak P lat to Store Gulch through
I
of Brookings, Oregon, chosen as
(By S ara W ertz)
V eteran's of Foriegn W ars, held two feet of snow.
one of the tw elve o utstanding
The funeral will be held Friday
s
th e ir regular business m eeting
Eagle Scouts in the United States.
Monday, February 1 1, at the High a t 2 p. m. w ith Hull & Hull o f
In my opinion, th ere is no higher
“ N ot h u n g ry ” was the unusual of the tri-section plate, all the school. There was « very good ficiating. Belt Lodge will have
honor which a boy of Eagle Scout
and alm ost m iraculous greeting plate is filled with wholesome sup attendance and we were very glad charge of the graveside services
age could receive in this country.
made by the 5 m em bers of the plem entary food. T here is always to have Mrs. P atte Hopkins of a t L aurel cem etery. The lodge
O utstanding Eagle Scout Jam es
G. N. McCauley, form erly m an Board who came to the Home Eco
milk to drink, anil often additional Rogue River, Dept. H istorian, as will convene a t 1 p. m. and go di
V incent came to W ashington, a- a g e r o f the E vergreen hotel in
nomics room a t noon Tuesday fru it juice. A bowl of soup a l a visitor.
rect to the cem etery.
long with his eleven equally dis \ ancouver, Wash., has been named
They hastened to explain that they ways precedes the main meal.
W illiam H eustis was born De
February
28,
will
be
social
night
tinguished collegues, arriv in g on re.41dent m anager of the Oregon
had ju st enjoyed w hat more than
W eather of unspeakable des and the com m itte has som ething cem ber 13, 1867 at Vandalia, Illi
Tuesday to spend two days in the Caves R esort, Jam es C hristiansen,
200 pupils experience daily — a cription and subsequent work slack very special planned for th a t date nois, and had been a resident of
C apital, and then left fo r New Caves m anager, announced.
nourishing and satisfying noon has added to the num ber of chil so be sure and attend.
the Valley since 1912. Survivors
York where he will p articipate in
McCauley, whose appointm ent meal a t the K erby School C a fe
dren w ithout means b u t hasn’t
On March 8, election of officers include two sisters, Mrs. Essie
Scout functions until Saturday. was confirm ed by the directors
teria under the able m anagem ent lessened appetite. Jobs such as will be held and it is hoped th at Bowen and Mrs. Mary McCabe,
The high point of his visit in W ash recently, worked from 1929 to
of Guy Rucker.
helping serve or cleaning the din all members be present to help both o f Kansas.
ington cam e T hursday m orning 1934 a t the O regon Caves during
Mi'. Rucker took charge of our ing room answ ers the problem for elect the new officers.
when the twelve boys presented vacations while a student at
T r a f f i c S a f e t y C h a ir m a n
th eir A nnual R eport fo r the Boy Oregon S tate college. He became P. T. A. sponsored school cafe some. The cafeteria supplied 21
Scouts of A m erica to P resident assistan t m anager of the E ver teria in 1947, bringing to th a t de free meals daily in Jan u ary . Gen
W ord has ju st been received
T rum an, the honorary head of the green hotel before the w ar and, p artm en t his broad background of erous cash contributions for wel
that
G overnor McKay has appoint
fare
departm
ents
of
local
organi
experience,
firs
t
as
a
restaurant
j
Scouts. On W ednesday m orning, a fte r fo u r years service with the
ed Dave Franklin, G rants Pass, as
a special b reak fast, which was a t Naval A ir Corps in the Pacific ow ner in A tlanta, Georgia, then zations have provided meals for
Josephine County T raffic S afety
a c a te re r in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. an additional 21 children during
tended by about 200 citizens and th eater, retu rn ed as m anager.
Jan
uary.
chaiim an. Dave is the ow ner of
Rucker
had
several
months
of
governm ent rep resentativ es from
D uring his earlier service at
Isham ’s T ra n sfe r company.
Mrs. H a rry H artw ell is Mr.
the United States, Canada and New- the Caves McCauley w itnessed the specialized train in g in food p re
A box social will be held in the
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R
ucker’s
com
petent
assistant.
She
paration
and
re
sta
u
ra
n
t
m
anage
Zealand, was held a t the W ash construction and opening o f the
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Colby of
m ent a t the well known Juel's comes early each day and ably dis Masonic hall in Kerby, Monday
ington Hotel in honor of the group. Chateau.
charges her duties in preparing evening, February 21 a t 8:30 p. Cave Ju nction M otor C ourt, re
Follow ing the break fast, V incent
Mr. and Mrs. McCauley will re A nderson T raining Center.
and
serving food.
Both Mrs. m., by Bethel No 36 Jobs D augh turned home Sunday m orning
He
was
5
years
with
the
M
ari
reported to the guests on the main in G rants Pass until shortly
ters.
from a w eek's visit in Portland.
nation-w ide scouting activities and before the public opening of the tim e Commission as chef, was in H artw ell and Mr. R ucker skill
All Masons, E astern S tars and
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fully
direct
th
eir
student
helpers.
stru
c
to
r
to
hundreds
of
would
be
com m unity
service
perform ed. Chateau. McCauley will m aintain
th eir families, which includes the
Because
Mrs.
H
artw
ell
has
bakers
and
chefs
in
CCC
camps
The Scouts had luncheon in the h eadquarters at the Oregon Caves
D aughter’s fam ilies, are urged to
S enate Dining Room, and the re office at 625 South Sixth stre e t in throughout the south and s e r v l
(Continued
on
Page
4)
attend this interesting event. A
2
years
during
W
orld
W
ar
II
a
m ainder of th e ir tim e was taken G rants Pass.
good program of music and a card
a Navy stew ard. Mr. and Mrs.
up by visits to the Congress, S u - 1
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p arty will highlight the g e t to
W eather reports from the Red
prem e C ourt, and other points of I
Rucker live on the B ar H eart ANOTHER PINOCHLE
AUTO
EXAMINER
TO
gether.
wood
R anger Station for the past
Ranch
in
Takilma.
in terest in th eir N ation’s Capital.
Indies please bring well filled seven days ending F ebruary 13,
The young people think of Guy PARTY SATURDAY
BE HERE MONDAY
baskets. Coffee will be served by 1949, a re as follow s:
R ucker as the man who serves
The Ladies A uxiliary are spon
GARDEN CLUB
A traveling exam iner fo r oper generous helpings, who give-
the Masonic lodge.
soring their fourth series of pin
D ate
Rainfall Hi T. Low T.
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ators and ch au ffeu rs licenses will seconds or even thirds if w anted
NEXT FRIDAY
ochle card parties next Saturday,
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be in Cave Junction next Monday, Older pupils and adults know that
Miss Cecile Hawk accom panied
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Illinois Valley G arden Club will F eb ru ary 14, in the American Leg back of the preparations there is F ebruary 19th, at the Legion hall.
W inners a t last week's p arty were by her room m ate, Miss Lucille
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m eet F riday, F eb ru ary 25, at the ion hall betw een the hours of 10:30 skilful buying and careful plan
"P ap p y ” Beene, C harlotte Slack, | Gale, from O regon S tate College,
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Lpgion A uxiliary room at 2 p. m. a m. to 3:00 p. m , according to a ning.
Joy Badden, Fred D eaton, Les Corvallis, spent the weekend with
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Ben Bones of G rants Pass will be recen t
announcem ent
released
These days piping hot chili i s , H enry and Irene McCasland. The the form er’s parents, Dr. and Mrs.
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guest speaker, his subject “g lad ” from the Secretary of S ta te 's o f the favorite dish. No m a tte r what
A uxiliary invites those enjoying A. N. Collman. They le ft Sunday
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bulbs.
fice.
is served on the largest division a social evening of cards to attend. afternoon via Greyhound.
Total
. 1.78
Oregon Caves
Resort Has
New Manager
Jobs Daughters
Box Social
WEATHER REPORT
FOR ILLINOIS VALLEY