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ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS
An Independent Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Illinois Valley and Surrounding Districts
Volube XIII, No. 12
Cave Junction, Oregon, Thursday, July 13, 1950
Price Five Cents
Bank of Illinois Valley Opens
Plans For Large
Formal Opening of Bank
To Be Saturday, July 15th
Tlie Bank of Illinois Valley will officially open its doors for busi
ness this Saturday at 1:00 p.m., when A. A. Rogers, State Superintend
ent of Banks, makes formal presentation of the bank's charter to the
board of directors, and S. A. MacEachron, vice president and manager
of the Portland branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco,
cuts the ribbon across the door.
However, due largely to the energy of President Cliff Sparks and
his limited staff and the hearty _______________________________
cooperation of the contractors, the
bank was "unofficially opened for
business yesterday (W ednesday),
the same day the charter was issued
Fite At Moore's
Mill; O'Brien
by Superintendent Rogers. Sparks,
looking little bedraggled a f te r a
hectic opening day, rep o rted th a t
the first d ay ’s business more than
fulfilled his expectations.
The southern portion o f the
M eredith building was converted
into banking quarters, w ith th e
steel-reinforced concrete vault ad
joining a t th e re a r. The vault
door, installed by the Mosier Safe
com pany and contain in g th e very
latest in trip le tim e-lock com bi
nations, opens directly into the
banking space, y e t due to the
unique arran g em en t n eith er the
door n o r th e vault tak e up any
floor space from th e banking
room.
The fix tu res and panelling of
th e bank’s rooms are done in
beautifully figured m yrtlew ood
m an ufactu red b y Axel L und of
th e W est C o ast V eneer com pany
of C rescent City, C a lif , and w ere
b u ilt u n d er the supervision of
Phillip K ellar of Cave Junction.
The asphalt tile flooring, m atching
th e m yrtlew ood, was laid by the
Ed Moran F lo o rcraftin g company.
The ceiling is covered w ith acoustic
tile, which is decorative as well as
useful in keeping down d istractin g
A group of high school and col
lege young people enjoyed a
w einer roast and swimming party
out at the George Gray home last
week and a re m eeting again this
evening (T hursday) a t the same
place. They are taking up as th eir
study Dr. Peale’s book “ A Guide
to C onfident Living’’ an d invite
any young folks of these ages to
join them.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kelley and
fam ily of Everson, W ashington
spent the holidays w ith Mrs. Kel
ley’s brother and sister-in-law ,
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Black o f D ry
den, an d also visited w ith m any
old friends in the Valley.
The Moore Tim ber Products
W. K atin announces th a t they
C-ompany had a fo rest fire in their
logging woods, Sunday, Ju ly 9. will o]>en a C offee Shop approxi
The fire burned 4 acres of slash m ately A ugust 1, a t the T rails
and green tim b er one-half mile End M otor Lodge.
east o f the Redwood Highway
Q uarantine Station. A heavy
C arlotta Milligan le ft fo r Seal
stand o f green tim ber, down logs Beach, C alifornia, last week to
and logging
equipm ent were spend a m onth with her a u n t and
th reaten ed by the blaze.
unele, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones.
T he fire was reported to the
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Redwood R anger S tation by the
Mr. and Mrs. V ern Black and
Redwood H ighw ay
Q uarantine d a u g h te r Bernice, accom panied by
Station, and was stopped by the . Q]enna an<l Lonnie D ritm an,
crews o f the S ta te Fire P atrol, ' visjted Mr. and M rs. H . H. Fox a t
Moore Tim ber Products, and the Lake Creek, O regon last weekend.
U.S. F o rest Service.
This fire is a rem inder of the
Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. (P op) T ay
dan g er of fo rest fires to the Illi lor, o f O ntario, C alifornia w ere in
nois V alley’s payrolls and recrea the Valley visiting w ith old
tional resources. The woods a re J friends. Pop and Mrs. T aylor w ere
alm ost explosive a t this season of ' form er residents of Cave Ju nction.
the year, an d no precaution should
be ignored in our attem p ts to pre
Mrs. N ettie Cham berlain of
vent a tragic conflagration.
Redding, Calif., is visiting her
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daughter-in-law ,
Mrs.
Gladys
Sherier Family Holds Big
Reunion On July Fourth
Cham berlain o f Kerby, fo r a few
weeks.
Mis>
Gibbon,
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Parade, Barbecue, Banquet,
Bank Banquet
Near Completion D ance M a rk Bank Opening
E laborate plans a re being made
by the O’Brien W omen’s Club fo r
the banquet to be held in their
clubhouse this Saturday a t 7 :30
p.m. in honor of the form al open
ing of the Bank of Illinois Valley.
An extensive program is under-
way, and no pains are being spared
in th e preparation of a delicious
dinner.
Tickets for the banquet may be
purchased a t M artin's Dry Goods,
Holmes’ Valley V ariety and Ap
parel, Illinois Valley H ardw are,
K’s Electric o r Ruth A nn’s A n
tique Shop. Additional tickets may
also be purchased at the door, but
the ladies hope th a t most people
will purchase tickets beforehand
in o rd e r to give an estim ate of the
num ber who plan to attend. Any-
one wishing to attend will be
welcome.
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The hank opening celebration sponsored by the Rough and Ready
Ramblers in cooperation with several other Valley organizations, will
begin next Saturday afternoon (July 15) at 1 p.m. with a parade.
The procession wilt lx- led by State Superintendent of Banks A. A.
Rogers and Mrs. Rogers, followed by S. A MacEachron, vice president
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of the Portland branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco, and Mrs. MacEachron, S. Clifford Sparks, president, and
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M artha £
Unites Couple
The wedding of Pauline Blanche
Robinson and
E rnest George
Jaw orski was solemnized July 8
a * - P- m - ’n lhe Assembly of God
Hl Kerby. Rev. W antland read the
lovely double rin g cerem ony in a
beautiful floral setting.
T he bride w as given away by
her fath er, I.ueius Robinson. She
Further Thanx Expressed wore a w hite sum m er suit with
white accessories and carried a
By Ramblers and V. F. IV. bouquet o f yellow rose buds. Her
T he Rough and Ready Ram blers only a tte n d a n t was Mrs. K. W.
and the V eterans o f Foreign W ars D urham , m atron of honor, who
wish to express th eir appreciation w ore a yellow suit with white ac
to th e following people who as cessories and caried a bouquet of
sisted with the F ourth of Ju ly cel pink and yellow gladiolus. Charles
ebration and whose nam es w ere Rogers, a friend of the groom, was
m istakenly om itted from last best man.
Miss Mae Bowerman attended
w eek’s news.
C lay Ramsey, who built the Ilh e lighting of the candles
Miss Lucille Robinson played
bingo s t ”nd, th e G rants Pass Bui
letin, B yrd’s m arket, Mr. and Mrs. th e w edding music. Mr. E. G.
Jack Spitz, Caves Building sup- Jacoby sang.
plies and F ru ih t’s.
T he ushers were K. W. Durham
A it Drew's, Bob Behm, Mr. and E - G - Jacoby.
Owen for use of his public address
Following the w edding was a
system. F ran k Mellow and Elm er reception a t the home of the
Johnson, who gave m any hours of bride’s parents.
tim e and labor.
The beautiful four-tiered cake
F irst prize in the fiddling con- 'vas cut
Mrs' E ' G Jaco b y- Mrs.
S.
E.
Robinson,
a u n t of the bride.
test went to th e H uffm an brothers,
second was won by Sadie Hanson, I seJ' e<*
punch,
and additional prizes w ent to Mr. I O w r f ,f ty * uests sl« ne<1 the
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H uffm an, senior, Bud G arrison
and E rnest B uttram .
TICKETS ON SALE FOR
G.P. GLAD SHOW
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Bank of Illinois Valley.
This group will be followed by
the bank's directors and their
wives, the mounted Rough and
Ready Ramblers, and a large num
Kerby Wedding
ber of organizational floats.
The parade will leave he jutne-
tion o f the Caves and Redwood
highways, trav el northw ard to th e
House of Todelope, and reverse
direction to stop a t the location of
the bank. O fficial c a rs will stop
im m ediately in fro n t of the bank,
with m ounts facing th e bank. O f
ficials, directors and dignitaries
wall debark and g a th e r on the walk
in fro n t of the bank.
A fte r introductions, Supertend-
ent Rogers will form ally presen t
the bank’s c h a rte r to -the hoard of
directors, and it will be accepted
by P resident Sparks, who will in
troduce M artha E. Sparks, cashier
of the bank. Cerem onial cutting of
the ribbon officially opening the
Bank o f Illinois Valley will be
perform ed by 8 . A. M acEachron,
and the hank will he open to in
spection b y th e public, and will
accep t business.
This will com plete the form al
portion of the celebration, and the
Ram blers will present e n te rta in
m ent, open concessions, and p re
side over a lavish free barbecue
a t Ram bler's Roost. Funds fo r the
barbecue were contributed by the
m erchants and businessmen of the
Illinois Valley. It was impossible
to compile a list o f these contribu
to rs before press time, but it will
appear in our next issue. The b a r
becue will last from 2 to 4 p.m.
A t 7:30 p.m., th e O 'Brien
W orthy President L ester Tyth-
cott, W orthy Vice President Glen W omen’s club will present a ban
Perry and B rother Bid. Freel were quet a t th e ir clubhouse. An elabor
apparently so tired from loss of ate program has ‘been prepared
! sleep while operating the conces- for the occasion. Everyone in the
sion during the Ju ly 4 celebration Valley is welcome to atte n d th is
, th a t only the President could banquet; tickets a re on sale a t
j m ake i t to the Ju ly 7th regular various business houses in Cave
II,etriiig. B rother Aulton H utf- Junction, or may be purchased at
"”‘n waa th ere unJ in K'*’'1 "Pir4t the door.
9:30 p.m . will m ark the com
a fte r
place in the
fiddlers contest. Judging from the m encem ent of the C arnival Dance
'‘m ount o f hams and bacon won in the VFW pavillion a t Ram bler’s
i from th e Eagles Wheel of Chance Roost. Good music is prom ised for
a lot of people will e a t well for 1 this festive event.
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The S herier fam ily gathered for j Pasadena is visiting her brother
a fam ily reunion on Ju ly 4th. ; F rank Gibbons and fam ily.
Tliey m et a t the home o f the Guy I
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noise.
! Wilson W elsh and fam ily spent
The Bank of Illinois Valley is a Dicks for a big dinner.
Those p re se n t w ere: G ilbert the weekend visiting relatives in
m em ber o f the Federal Reserve
system , and through th e Federal Sherier, Cave Ju n c tio n ; Mr. and Swiss Home.
Deposit Insurance corporation has Mrs. H arold McGee, Longdale,
W endell Seat lias been
th e maximum depositors insurance C alifornia; Mr. and Mrs. W illiam
protection available. The B ank’s S herier and daughters B arbara G r a n t s P a s s ''-sitin g his uncle,
stock is owned by the people of and Jean n e, P aram ount, Calif Merle G riffin and fam ily.
the Illinois Valle,y and th e hoard o rnia; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Robin-
Rev. and Mrs. Guy W ylie and
o f directors is composed o f local son and son Dickie, Petalum a, ,. . „ _ D „ D
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their son Rev. R obert W ylie, from
men who are vitally interested in [ C alifo rn ia; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce ^ olville
W ash, w ere to u rist
Season tick ets in the foi-m o f
the developm ent and grow th of Jo rd an , son Leonard and daughter
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visitors in Cave Ju n c tio n over buttons a re being sold this year
Cave Ju n ctio n , th e nearby towns, Bonnie, Ashland O regon; Mr. and ! Sunday> and atten d ed chureh serv.
by the G rants Pass A ctive Club
and the Illinois Valley.
Mrs. Roger Babcock and daugh- ices. Rev. R obert is the pastor of
sponsors o f the annual Gladiolus
The bank will conduct a g e n te rs Sharon and M arilyn, Cave Church of God
c<), ville.
Festival.
e ra l banking business and serve Ju n c tio n ; Mr. and Mrs. E arl Sher-
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Available from an y A ctivian or
its custom ers in all o f th e ir bank ier, daughters Reatha, E arline an t
Faye Johnson was h u rt in a from M cLain’s D rug C en ter in
in g requirem ents. It is planned to son Billy, Cave Ju n c tio n ; Mr. and recent accident n e a r Selma.
G rants Pass or M edford, the but-
m ake loans of all ty p es; com Mrs. L uther Sherier, Sr., and sons,
tens
cover both g re a t evening en-
m ercial, installm ent, auto, equip Paul and Donald, Cave Ju n ctio n ;
The Church of God is holding a
tertainm
ent events . . a t a reduced
m ent, and real estate. In addition Mr. and Mis. I.uther Siierier Jr., Youth cam p this week out a t the
th e hank will handle all .types of and d au g h te r Vicki, Cave Ju n c 3-C Camp with delegates from all | <ost-
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checking accounts, savings a c tion; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Covey over the state. Miss M erle Dean
The M utual B roadcasting Sya-
counts, escrows, collections, ex and son Ronnie, Cave Ju n c tio n ; G riffin and otlvera are here from tern’s popular m orning program
change, U. S. savings bonds, and Bill Kibbs, Los Angeles, Calif- G rants Pass.
“ Mel V enter and th e B reakfast
conduct a safekeeping and safe o rn ia; Bruce Robinson, A lturas, I
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G a n g ” will a p p e a r in the Cave Stanley
Nations Injured
man City. A ccording to releases
deposit box business.
An in terest ra te o f 1 *4 % will
from K.FRC, San Francisco, the In Logging
Accident
"G ang” is planning some re tu rn
he paid on all savings accounts and
(W anda S tout)
trick for G ran ts Pass residents.
Stanley E. Nations was badly
c ertificates mf deposit up to $10,- Jr. W o m e n 's Club Has Meet
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Rogers of Some tim e ago he was given a live | ¡nJu rc d lute Monday afternoon
000.
The Jr. W omen’s Club held th e ir ‘ ...
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C alifornia w ere holiday guests of goat by the O regon Cavemen and when he fell from an A fram e
The officers of the bank a re : S. __ ,
reg u lar m eeting F n d a y in the
an<) Mrg C urfey
They the animal has caused such studio while w orking for Ted W ebb Co.
Clifford Sparks, president and
uxi lary oom.
all celebrated the fo u rth a t Cres- trouble th a t it’s been a “one goat near the sta te line. He was rushed
chairm an of th e board of direc
J e rry Rosenberg was elected ,ent Gjty
to the Josephine General Hospital,
practical joke.”
to rs; George W. M artin,vice presi
president fo r th e rem aining f is c a l1
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G rants Pass by the Valley Ambu
dent; and M artha Sparks, cashier.
Professioinailly, V enter will stage
lance Service.
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Mr.
and
Mrs.
H.
B.
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hort
had
The board of directors is com
the show on th e G ran ts Pass foot
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Brading,
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gave
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guests
from
Mt.
Hood.
Oregon
posed of: J. C. A bernathy, Dr. A.
ball field, F riday night, Ju ly 28th. j
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inancial
rep
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on
the
hun
and
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alifornia
last
weekend.
N. Collman, K. C. H am ilton, H arry
At th a t time, they will actually !
O’BRIEN NEWS
H ouse.’’ We would like to thank I
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W. Holmes, George W. M artin,
record khftrr S a tu rd a y m orning
(By Mrs. Blanche Lackey)
all those who helped make it such | Mr. and Mrs. Roy S tout enter-
Ray NickeTson, S. C lifford Sparks,
broadcast. Then S aturday night,
Roy Wells and Gordon W hite. a huge success. W e’d especially J tained lelatives from C alifornia the Lyle Bardo O rch estra from
Dick Stew art is in M edford, im
like to th an k Cave C ity Grocery, over the 4th holiday. Dutch Aber, th e program , will play fo r the
Members of th e finance com m ittee
proving a fte r an operation on his
form erly of Takilm a was also a Queen’s Ball.
a re K. C. H am ilton, H arry W. j
° ! n To,leL°,pi ’ <
eye.
guest.
Holmes, George W. M artin. Ray
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Nickerson and S. C lifford Sparks I
Holhngahead the American
Troop 70, Boy Scouts o f O’Brien
Mr. Peay o f W ashington is R A ID D C M D V C T f ) C C
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| Legion and the A uxiliary for their
D /A 1 I\U 3 IT lU V C i 1 U v . V .
to th an k all the people who
sta rtin g a Com m unity Church at
n l u •’
c j
help & nd donation 8-
Mrs.
Mickey
Baird
and
new
patronized
th eir firew orks stand
OOH L ttI P in f f ting junday
Plans for a picnic and work day Takilm a and Bridgeview. E very
daughter
Vicky
Lynn
le
ft
for
«-specially
the orchestra,w hich
one
is
welcome
to
atten
d
.
Sippie
Covington
announces at the playground w ere made for
Crescent City where they will played on Sunday. P ro fits maile
th a t the Illinois Valley Gun Club ; Sunday, Ju ly 16, fo r all members I
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the sale of firew orks will be
has nearly com pleted the tra p ' and then- families. The playground i Harol<1 Brewald
building a make th eir home. Mickey Baird is
already in C rescent City and is used to finance a cam ping trip for
house on its shooting ground at and its facilities are open a t all new saw mill south of Takilma.
working fo r bis fath er, C larence 'h e troop, sta rtin g Ju ly 15.
the Proctor rarwh, on Cem etery tim es for all the children o f the
Don Johnson cam e back from Baird, who recen tly le ft Cave
road.
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Illinois Valley.
Reedsport, Oregon to pick up his Junction to open a saw-mill.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
E. S later of
All m em bers are urged to a tte n d
Guests fo r the evening
w jfe and children and retu rn ed
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the m eeting there this Sunday at H ilda Magnuson and Mildred ■
them fo r a few days vacation.
a t th e C lifton Lackey home.
10 a.m ., in order th a t th e house Gamble.
Eugene Borg was retu rn ed to
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may he finished and the trap set
H ostesses w ere Peggy Faulk. ' J a c k Taylor, an old tim e Mai-
Cave Junction by the Valley A m
up. Bring your axes and shovels ? ? * rljL C?y ey’ B etty Doney an l |d e n t of Takilma, had his parent« bulance
Service
la st
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Aho o f Wil-
as well u your g u n s; th ere is a | AdelLa Bodden.
| with him for a few day». They from th e Hospital in G rants Pass m ington, C ali/., a re guests o f the
small am ount of c le a n n g to d o .
N ,xt m eeqng will be J u ly 21. were unabie to stay for the 4th of He will be in bed for s t least one William V arners of Cave June-
before th e »hooting can begin.
a t 8:30 p.m.
I Ju ly celebration*.
more week.
' tion.
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F. 0 . E. NEWS
Moore’» New Mill-O’Brien
By LAURA ABBEY
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Crandall J r ,
of Quince, C alif., Mr. and Mrs.
F red C randall and son K arry and
B«‘rnice B ritton sp e n t W ednesday
w ith th eir parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B- C. ( randall
Newcomers to the V alley from
K lam ath Falls a re Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Snyder.
Mr. and Mr«. Ellis Ballard
sp«mt the weekend in Crescent
City, C alifornia
Mrs. Ervin Ellis is ill with a
severe sore throat.
Mrs Jim PacK of G rants Pass
visited the B. C. C randall’s and
the Ed. A bbey's o r B’riday.
Mr. and Mrs. W endell Ellis and
d aughter o f G rants Pass spent
Sunda,- Witii th e ir parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ervin Ellis.
Mr. and Mrs. G eorge Holms of
A rcadia, C a l'f n n ia were visitors
a t the Ed. Abbey home, Friday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Anderson
and gueests from Medford, Mr. and
Mrs. E v eritt Evenaizer «»pent the
w-eekend at C rescent City, Calif.