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ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS
A Live Wire Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts
Volume XII.
No. 13
Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, July 21, 1919
JUDY GARLAND AND
MICKEY ROONEY IN
“ WORDS AND MUSIC“
Washington
Weekly Letter
The first few days a fte r the
House of Representatives moved
into its new q u arters in the W ays
and Means Committee room in the
new House office building, I thot
the tem porary set-up would work
out well. I have changed my mind.
The sessions are little short of bed
lam. In spite of every e ffo rt on
the p art of the presiding officer,
the noise and confusion is terrible.
As a result of the general high
noise level on the floor, the loud
speaker system used by those who
address the House is operated at
w hat seems to be full volume—
with six am plifier units blaring
down a t us from along the walls.
A boiler factory in full produc
tion would be a nice quiet place
by comparison.
A few days ago I was asked by
a wire service re p o rte r w hat I
thought of the situation, and when
I thought we were going to ad
jo u rn and go hom e.” This rem ark
com m ents I said “ We should ad-
josrn and go home.” This rem ark
I find was widely quoted on the
radio and in the newspapers. There
was, however, a g re a t deal more
behind my rem ark than revealed
by the short easy quote. A fter
w atching the House of R epresenta
tives in operation fo r nearly two
weeks under these extrem ely try
ing and adverse conditions, I am
convinced th a t no more than the
vitally necessary bills should be
considered now. This session must,
of course, complete the annual ap
propriation bills. I t should also
com plete action on a few u n fin
ished items of relatively low im
portance— and then adjourn.
I am certain th a t consideration
and action upon highly im portant
and com plicated legislation should
not be attem pted under present
conditions.
The announcem ent of plans for
distributing insurance dividend
checks to some eleven or twelve
million veterans during the Con
gressional campaign year of 1950
touched m any political nerves
around the capitol. It was freely
stated by Republican members of
Congress, and on p re tty reliable
inform ation it seemed, th a t these
checks actually could be sent out
during 1949 but th a t the d istrib u
tion was delayed until next year
for political reasons. I o ffe r no
opinion on this because I have no
direct personal knowledge about
it— but I do know th at things of
th at sort have happened in this big
governm ent of ours.
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Vern Cady made a trip to
G rants Pass Tuesday to m eet his
m other, Mrs. A rrivalla Cady, who
arrived from San Francisco, and
will visit here for the summer.
State Forest Fire Could Have Been
SATURDAY MATINEE
AND EVENING
By HARRIS ELLSWORTH
T here has not been a g re a t deal
of publicity given to the fact, but
before long the federal govern
m ent through the V eterans Admin
istration will begin the d istribu
tion of cash to veterans. The to
tal will be two billion, eight hun
dred millions of dollars! Think
w hat th a t am ount of new, unobli
gated, spendable income will do
tow ard bolstering up a slightly
sagging U. S. economy. No, fo r
once an outpouring of federal
money is not listed under the head
ing of governm ent spending. This
will be the retu rn to veterans of
World W ar II of overpaym ents
they have made on th eir National
Service Life Insurance policies.
The V eterans A dm inistration
refers to the paym ents as a spe
cial dividend. Anyone who held
NSLI for as long as th ree months
is eligible for paym ents. V eterans
need not w rite the VA about this
A pplication form s will soon be
available a t all post offices. AU
the veteran needs to do is obtain
a form , fill it out and mail it to
the VA.
In a le tte r I received recently
from VA A dm inistrator Carl R.
G ray, Jr., he sta te s: “ Every e f
fo rt is being made to speed up
work in connections with paym ent
of the dividend. We hope to mail
out the first checks some tim e in
Ja n u a ry 1950, and to have the
paym ent substantially completed
by Ju n e 30th.”
Price 5 Cents
An outdoor adventure packed
with thrills, is a story about a lov
able vagabond who was branded
an outlaw, a headstrong girl and
a g re a t horse, is “ Black E agle,”
which fe a tu re s handsome William
Bishop and lovely V irginia Patton.
Making contributions to the
local hospital fund since last week
from the Siskiyou Forest Products
employees a re : Clarence M artin,
Ferris E. Jones, Chet Lockhart,
R. P. Doran, Jam es B W alck, W.
E. Kiser, E. A. Sutton, S. F. Perez,
E. 1). McConnell, P. R. Lovejoy,
R W. Budd, R. H. Campbell, D.
L. McGihon, H arry E. Causey,
Stanley E. Johnson, and F lu h re r’s
Bakeries sent in a nice check.
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SUNDAY and MONDAY
Ju d y G arland and Mickey Roon
ey, make th eir 10th screen appear
ance to g eth er in “ W ords and
Music,” a technicolor musical,
based on the lives and music of
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz H art,
A m erica's g reatest song w riting
team . Top sta r personalities pro
vide many song and dance num
bers you will long rem em ber. It
is a lavish production from sta rt
to finish, and it’s a movie you
don’t w ant to miss.
BENEFIT DANCE FOR
HOSPITAL SATURDAY
A record attendance is expected
next Saturday, July 23rd, when
the Illinois Valley G range spon
sor a dance for the benefit of the
I. V. Medical C enter hospital fund
a t the Bridgeview G range hall.
The Easy Vnll-'y Boys will fu r
nish the music and will contribute
their share to the cause. And as
for the ladies of the G range, they
are making every e ffo rt to serve
delicious foods for the m idnight
lunch which is. always a popular
feature of their dances.
If you haven’t purchased your
dance tickets yet, get them a t the
stores in the Valley, the admission
is 75c per person.
It is money
well spent for the hospital fund,
and you get an evening's e n te r
tainm ent besides.
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY
“ The Secret L and,” with Robert
T aylor and Van H eflin, in a tech
nicolor spectacle fa r o ff the beaten
track. I t ’s a b reath taking adven
tu re into a new world, when 4000
men take th e ir ships and planes
on a 12,000 mile voyage into the
unknown. If it's action, suspense,
dram a, disaster, sights never be
fore to be seen, see “ Secret Land.”
“ Hollywood Barn D ance” has
many surprises fo r you, which is
the second bill sta rrin g E rnest
Tubb and Lori T albott. Both
featu res are w orth seeing.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Lois B utler, new 16 year old
star, is p erfectly cast as Mickey
in the film of the same name. She
plays the p art of a typical tomboy
who is constantly g ettin g into
mischief. She sings songs th a t are
perfectly fitted to her fine voice.
Co-stars are Irene Hervey, H attie
A COURIER PHOTO AND ENGRAVING shows the fire in a spectacular mood. The wind fanned the
McDaniel and Bill Goodwin.
flam es into a fu ry fo r a tim e Friday afternoon, b u t died down in the late evening when the wind
changed, saving m any homes and farm fields.
Preparations
In Making For
Annual Jubilee
Citizens of the Valley will again
have the opportunity of expressing
their choice of a queen candidate
for the Illinois Valley Jubilee,
startin g A ugust 1st.
This annual celebration, spon
sored by the A m erican Legion, has
in the past been the biggest en
tertain m en t event, and all pro
ceeds go tow ards the support of
the local post’s yearly program of
service to the com m unity and up
keep of th eir property.
The candidates who aspire to
be queen will make their initial ap
pearance at the Ivy th e a te r July
30th a t 9 p. m. T h ereafter each
co n testan t will be provided with
tickets and from then on until
A ugust 31, will make every effo rt
to sell her tickets which entitles
them to 100 votes. The ticket is
admission to the Q ueen’s ball S a t
urday, Sept. 3, and the dance Mon
day, Septem ber 5.
The contest is open to sponsored
candidates between the ages of 16
and 21 years and unm arried. O r
ganizations should choose their
candidates now and gr,t in the
com petition early.
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The fire news is ancient history
The blaze was entirely in state
but a few items need to be told. fo rest te rrito ry and privately
W hen it was learned S aturday a f owned land. John Kincaid, state
fire warden in G rants Pass was in
ternoon th a t the fire was gaining
charge until Frank Ham ilton, dis
and out of control, nearly all the
tric t m anager from M edford took
homes in the path of the fire, I over. L atet, we understand, H en
moved th eir belongings to the ry Webb of the Rough & Road,'.
Legion hall. Every spare truck,
Lum ber Co., took the job of con
pickup and m any cars were put to trolling the fire.
work moving residents out of the
Everyone helped who could. It
district. A bout 60 people were was « m arvelous dem onstration of
homeless fo r S aturday and Friday
friendly cooperation.
nights, but relief crews from local
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residents w ere equal to the occas-1
ion and found sleeping q u a rte rs'
fo r all. The Red Cross came to LEGION AND AUXILIARY
th e ir relief with provisions. How- ;
EXTEND THANKS
ever, many local people sent pro- j
visions to the Legion hall before
Glenn Morrison Post and the
the Red Cross moved in. Legion Legion A uxiliary wish to express
A uxiliary with many volunteers their sincere thunks to the many
worked all night Friday und late individuals and m erchants of the
S aturday providing food for the , community, the Red Cross, mem
homeless and fire fighters.
bers of G. P. Legion and A uxiliary
Only two injuries occurred d u r for the splendid spirit of coop
ing the fire. Dr. Collman treated eration and consideration during
Lee H iatt who lost a toe on his the recent fire. (E d ito r’s N ote—
right foot in a freak accident and The entire community warmly
AI H em bree suffered bad foot thanks the Legion and A uxiliary
lacerations while fighting the fire. I for th eir tim ely help and assist-
ance during the em ergency).
The generous offers of food,
trucks and equipm ent which evac
uated fam ilies from the stricken
areas, sleeping accom m odations in
homes and motels, arid the u n tir
ing effo rts of those who com batted
the fire, fed and prepared foods
for the needy, are to be highly
complimented.
Legionnaires and the A uxiliary
are committed to a life of service
to its community b u t w ithout the
generous support of fellow citizens
we could hold little hope of a t
taining our success. Thank you
each und everyone fo r the p art
played in serving our com m unity's
time of need or distress.
H. F. H artw ell, Commander,
Glenn M orrison Post No. 70.
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W. A. and Don Doney killed
three cougars Tuesday afternoon
in the vicinity of G rayback moun
tain.
Th<- D oneys have killed 13
bobcats and five cougars this year.
When you see a cougar or cat, get
in touch with Doney. He has the
dogs and can get them.
BELT LODGE WILL
MEET SATURDAY NITE
The regular business m eeting of
Belt Lodge No 18, A. F. 4 A. M
will be held next S aturday even
ing, Ju ly 23rd. All Members are
urged to atten d . V isitors always
welcome.
Claude M asters, W. M
WEATHER REPORT
FOR ILLINOIS VALLEY
The w eather report from the I
Redwood R anger Station fo r t h e '
period ending Ju ly 17, 1949, is as
follows :
Date
Rainfall
Hi T. Low T
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
....... ........ 00
....... ........ 00
....... ........ 00
....... ........ 00
....... ........ 00
___ ........ 00
.......00
89
98
104
104
95
88
92
65
58
55
56
68
68
62
M ill Workers
Help Increase
Hospital Fund
MOVING OUT from the Rough and Ready flats fo rest fire last Friday. Many residents moved their
belongings to the A m erican Legion hall. Pictured above are H. Renfro and Ivan B urr loading a set
of bed springs on a trailer, while Chick Nickerson and B arbara T refethen put dishes and household e f
fects in the trunk of a car.
—Cut courtesy of the Grants Pass Courier.
VALLEY ARTISTS TO
EXHIBIT PICTURES
T hree artists from the Illinois
Valley will be represented a t the
Second Annual Southern Oregon
A rt Exhibition in G rants Pass July
23 and 24 a t the high school li
brary. The exhibition will be
open to the public betw een 10 a.
m. and 9 p. m.
Mrs. Harold Bowerman of Cave
Junction has a num ber of scenic
paintings and a ttra c tiv e flow er
studies on show, and Helen W at
son and Grace E therton of O ’Brien
are both represented by several
interesting studies.
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WHAT THE LEGION
AUXILIARY IS DOING
(By Joy Badden)
Glenn Morrison U nit mht in reg
ular session before a jo in t instal
lation of officers with the Legion.
Delegates cards fo r the coming
convention in Salem were received
and signed. Reports included one
on the work th a t members of the
unit contributed during the fire.
It was reported th a t the p a rty at
the Domiciliary Home at Camp
W hite was a huge success. The
group from here contributed cup
cakes and home-made candy. The
evening en tertain m en t included
pinochle, poker, five hundred, crib-
bage and hearts, with prizes for
high and low scores. A le tte r of
thanks from Mary Mitchell, Auxil
iary chairm an fo r the Home, says
the men are still talking about the
cakes and candy.
The m eeting recessed to install
the following officers:
Sergeant-at-arm s, Irene McCas-
land; ; Chaplain, S harlet Slack;
H istorian, Amy Hussey; T reasurer,
Lida M iller; Secretary, Daisy Nas-
sen; Corresponding Secretary, Ev
elyn Budd; Second Vice-presiden»,
M yrtle C lifford; First V ice-Presi
dent, Hazel H enry; President Dora
Combest. Joy Badden, 4th district
president acted as installing offi
cer. A beautiful past president’s
pin was presented to Evelyn Budd.
O ut o f town guests who had
come hoping to hear reports from
Girls S tate representatives, Doris
Hall and Marilyn W urn, were Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Wilcox and Mr. and
Mrs. Noble Stanton. Mrs Wilcox
is departm ent rehabilitation chair
man of the American Legion Aux
iliary.
The unit said goodbye re g re t
fully to Mrs. Jess M artin, who with
her husband is leaving soon for
C alifornia. Mrs. M artin was first
vice president the past year. Mr.
and Mrs. M artin, who have been
active in com m unity youth move
ments, will be sorely missed.
A near capacity crowd rem ained
a fte r adjournm ent fo r re fre sh
m ents of ice cream, home made
cake and coffee.