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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1952)
(jitti'Wi tc the Oteft* Cite* ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS THE VOL. XV Potent Brew Explodes Bottle, Cuts Arm of IVHS Freshman An exploding bottle of beer ob tained from the son of a man be lieved to be manufacturing “home brew” sent James Scott, 16-year- old Cave Junction freshman at IVHS to the hospital Tuesday aft ernoon with a severed artery and biceps in his upper left arm. According to Dr. A. N. Collman, who treated young Scott before accompanying him to the hospital, a tourniquet administered by Si Iliggins and the new town patrol man, Wm. Deal, helped save the boy from bleeding to death. According to town and county authorities still investigating the incident, young Scott and an un identified youth had a cache of three bottles of home made beer which they visited Tuesday after noon to find one bottle had explod ed. Scott reportedly had the othe two bottles in his hand and was walking north on Main Street near the C. G. and E. gaarge when one bottle exploded, leaving the boy uninjured. Observers say Scott crossed the street continuing north with the second bottle beneath his arm when it, too, exploded tearing a deep gash in the boy’s upper arm. Deal and Higgins took hint to Dr. Collman's office after applying the .tourniquet. Valley Ambulance tbtnc the boy to Josephine General hospital where he underwent surg ical repair of his severely cut arm. Deputy Sheriff Les Tythcott -expected to obtain a statement Thursday from the second boy’s father belived to be manufacturing the explosive brew responsible for the accident. Scott has been staying with his aunt, Mrs. Cora Barnes of the Cemetery road, while attending school. His father is employed in Brookings. -------------- o-------------- Valley Archery Club Formed Six Valleyites have formed the Oregon Caves Bowmen, an archery club, and are seeking prospective members to attend a meeting Fri day, June 20 at the home of Claude Reinoehl in Kerby. The club hopes to have a target range available for members, who must be of high school age or over, and plan practice and tournament shooting for the near future. Interested persons should con tact Mr. Reinoehl prior to the meeting. No equipment is required for membership. Reinoehl has been making bows and arrows as a hobby and is now kept busy with orders from archery enthusiasts. Anyone interested in archery or bow and arrow hunting can contact Reinoehl or the other five mem bers: Raymond "Rocky“ Jones, Art Savage, Vic Meiser, Ronnie Terrel and F.arl Reinoehl. California Family Stranded Monday A Redding, Calif., family of four children and three adults stopped in Cave Junction Monday night requesting Red Cross aid and shelter after blowing out a tir» on their automobile which exhausted their supplj of cash. The mother, father, mother-in law and children hed left Californ ia with $30 for Toledo, Ore., where the father had employment. Mrfc Jay Haynes of the Shell Motor Coui t furnished a cabin and Harold B-overman dug up some cots to »!• ep them for the night. The Lions club furni-f.ed their meals, l ied Cross aid could not be obtained ontil the next morning. The family was informed by Harold Bowerman, local Red Cro-.; chairman, that they could get suf ficient gas from the Grants Pass chief of police to get the,a to Med- Tord where tfeey could obtain add ition^ aid from th» Salvatio- Army. It is not known whether they took advantage of this offer. Benefit Show for Medical (’enter June 10 Net proceeds from the movie ’Smoky” showing Tuesday, June 10 at the Ivy Theatre are being given to the Medical Center for improvement of the hospital prop erty, the executive board of the Center announces. Larry Musil and W. R. Roberts, owners of the Ivy, have offered all return« from this showing of Will James' classic horse story to the hospital fund. OF TB^VALLEY Cave Junction, Oregon, Friday, June 6, 1952 No. 7 Source of Beer Being Investigated by Police VOIC E School Vacation to Begin Next Week The halls of Valley schools will echo with boisterous shouts of glee when the classes for the 1D51 -52 school year are dismissed today. School age youths will have about three months to shake the kinks out of their legs and to eventually yearn once again to return to school. Depending upon next year’s school calendar yet to be adopted. Valley students will probably return about Sept. 3. o-------------- Hardball Teams Being Organized Two Age Groups of Boys to Play 8 Games Valley’ hardball teams for two age groups of boys are being org anised this summer by IVHS coach, Wes Peters. A Cub team of 12-16-year-olds is being sponsored by the Illinois Valley Lions dub and will be coached by Al Mellow. Orlen Pickle is coaching a Pee-wee team, spon sored by the American Legion, for the younger boys, 8-12. A regular summer league which includes Grants Pass, Ashland, Medford, Eagle Point and Central Point, was organized last spring, leaving the local teams to obtain games on an independent basis. Peters hopes to obtain eight non league games with the different teams, especially Grants Pass. Team sponsors will furnish bats and balls and the high school will loan needed catchers equipment. The boys will furnish their own gloves. Transportation of the boys will be the responsibility of the coaches and parents. About 30 Cubs turned out for a practice Wednesday afternoon and the same number of Fee-wees had signed up to play Wednesday, although they have not turned out yet. ■ - ■ o------------- - Single Copy Ten Cents FORMS FOR SALVAGE MILL Exploding Truck Tank Burns Man A gasoline tank dropped from a truck about three miles north of Kerby Wednesday morning ex ploded sending the driver of a pass enger car behind to t|ie hospital with third degree burns over his entire body. , Robert A. Reed, 36, Grants Pass partner of the Illinois Valley Log ging Co., was following a truck heading south when the truck’s gas tank fell, was crushed by a truck wheel and exploded, bursting into flames. Reed headed his car for the ditch to avoid the tank, was thrown clear, lolled through the burning gaso line and was found lying in a ditch by the first person on the scene. Gordon Leonard of Cave Junction. The truck’s driver and owner was Harold L. Edmonds, 24, of Ashland. Leonards and Edmonds exting uished the flames on Reed’s cloth ing and called Valley Ambulance Service which took him to Jose phine County hospital. At last re port, Reed was expected to live even though his entire body, excep ting a narrow strip directly under neath his belt and his hip pocket where he varied a wallet, were burned badly. Tom White New Commander Tom White was elected comman der of Glenn Morrison Post, Ameri can Legion, when the post elected new officers for 1952-53 Wednes day night. Other officers and convention delegates named were: first vice commander, Nat Wooley; second vice-commander. Early Elmore; chaplain, Harry Hartwell; adjut ant, Melvin Rigdon; sgt. of arms, Jack Loveday; finance officer, Loyd Burnett; executive commit tee, Olaf Nason. The four delegates to state con vention are Tom White, Elwood' Hussy, Melvin Rigdon and Les Henry; alternates, Olaf Nason, Jack Spitz, George Bonner, and Art Kellert. ■ ■ n — Wm. Deal Appointed Board Approves IVHS Curriculum Chief of Police Calendar Approval Due Monday William Deal assumed the duties of chief of police for Cave Junc tion J’i/>» 1 following the resig nation ut-William Burke last wa F. Deal was approved for the pos ition at last week's town council meeting. Coming from Roseburg, Calif., Deal was with the police force there and an MP in the army pre vious to that time. Deal’s wife and two daughters will move to Cave Junction aftei Justice of the Peace Chas. Hub school is out in Roseburg. -------------- o--------------- bard meted out sentences to 15 persons during the past week. Justice court cases included: Leonard Olsen, no operator’s li cense, $2.50 and $4.50 costs; Ortha L. Reich, no operator’s license, $1 Active training for the coming and $4.50 costs; Robert Nolan, no vehicle license, $2.50 and $4.;-0 fire season started June 4 at the costs; I.avern Sauer, no mud flaps, Siskiyou Aerial Project, Illinois $2.50 and $4.50 costs; Lewis Jac Valley Airport. The group now training com obsen, overload, $72 and $4.50 costs; Alva F. Muse, overload, $66 prises the foreman, Cliff Marsnall, and $4.50 costs; Chas. L. Buck, three squadleaders and five smoke overload. $74 and $4.50 costs; jumper filemen, all of whom are Ronald E. Bird, four adults in driv returnees this year. An airplane ers seat, $5 and $4.50 costs; Earl 1 is scheduled to arrive next week, C. Reinoehl, no operator’s license, and the parachute jumping com $1 and $4.50 costs; John Sullivan, pleted by June* 12. failure to stop and give informa On Ju-ne 16 a much larger tion, $10 and $4.50 costs; Floyd group of new men will Begin train L. Campbell, inadequate brakes. ing to be ready for active fire $2.50 and $4.50 costs; Wilfred E. jumping by July 15. Longan, reckless driving, $20.50] --------------o-------------- and $4.50 costs; Harold Lee Arn old, shooting bull frogs, 30 days | Cave Junction Cubs suspended. Retain League Lead Municipal court eases included: A 7-6 win over Central Point Petrick L. Corrigar» basic rule, $7.50; and Frederick Hulsey, protected the Cave Junction Cub’s lead in the Rogue Valley baseball drunk on public str««t, $15. league when they played at Central --------------o-------------- Point Sunday afternoon. Jimmy Quinn Injured Bob Smith saved the day for In Highway Mishap the local nine by snagging a fast line drive over second base in the Jimmf Quinn,^son of the J. D. ninth to end a last-minute rally Quinn family of O’Brien was by the Central Point Millers. thrown from a truck and critically Hueners was given credit for injured Sunday night neai Redding the Cub victory with Saffer and Calif. M. Campbell sharing the pitching Quinn, a Navy seaman return chores. ing to the Alrneda Naval Air Sta ■ -o------------- tion after a leave spent in the Abandoned Cabin Valley, waj riding in the back end of a pickup truck driven by Burns to Ground Harold Gump, of Goble, Ore., An abandoned log cabin across when the driver swerved to avoi 1 striking a dog and Quinn wa- the east fork of the Illinois River buined to the ground at about 1 thrown to the highway. The Quinns left immediately fo> a.m. Sunday morning. The owner Calif, on hearing of the acci- i is unknown. Clarence McDaniels, Don Mc dent. Young Quinn’s arm wa broken in sc. eral places and he Clure and Ed Jankovich turned sustained some broken ribs as well in the alarm to the Kerby Guard Station which sent a truck out to as other injuries. keep the blaze from spreading. The -------------- o building was enveloped in flames LOGS BEING HAULED on arrival of the pumper. Only OVER HAPPY CAMP ROAD the chimney remained standing. The fire’s origin is unknown, The Illinois Valley lagging < ■>. i is now hauling logs over the Happy except that some kids were known Camp Road for the Moore Timber to be playing around the nearby Products Co. from a forest service swimming hole earlier Saturday. sale. Anyone driving a private car over the Happy Camp road is Travel to the Coeet Mr. and Mrs. Goidon Anderson cautioned to watch for the logging trucks. spent the weekend on the eoart. NEWS (’orrespondent No v Has Telephone Mri. Virginia Babcock, cor respondent for the NEWS in the Holland district, reports she now has a phone by which she can be reached. Man Critically Hurt 15 Cases Heard by In Mill Accident A flying crank handle struck Justice Hubbard Richard James on the side of the head while working at the Olson and Ross mill June 2. In critical condition, he was taken to the Com munity Hospital in Medford by the Valley Ambulance. The Cave Junction man was treated by Dr. Versteeg before being taken to the hospital. Emil Vahrenwald of the Hol land district was taken to the Josephine General hospital June 3 by the Valley Ambulance for a skin graft on a previous burn. Vahrenwald was burned seriously two weeks ago when the hose pull ed loose from a weed burner lie was using, causing fire to spread to his clothing. -------------- o------------- 25-ACRE COPCO FIKE ON PROPERTY A 25-acre fire swept through the right-of-way of the California-Ore gon Power Co., two miles west of Patrick's Creek Sunday. A power company crew went out to protect Copco’s property. The fire is reported to have burned itself out. Nows of Valley . . . BOYS IN UNIFORM z az z zzz z z z z z z zzz z z z z z z z z z z >z zzzz zzzzzziVzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Cpl. Dan L. Rigel, son of Mr. and Mis. Dan Rigel, Sr., of Hol land, left May 20 for Spain to help build a landing strip for the air corps. Cpl. Rigel graduated from Grants Pass High school. —o— Sgts Raymond N. Rigel, another son of the Dan Rigels, has recently returned to March Airforce base in Riverside, Calif., from a tour of duty in Germany. Sgt. Rigel has three presidential citations and two oak leaf clusters he received while in Korea with the 33rd Bomber squadronsHis squadron completed 245 missions without losing a plane in combat. —-o——- Sfc James R. Payne, son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Payne, Cav» Junction, completed on May 17 a three and a half month "light and heavy weapons infantry leader course" for enlisted men, at Ft. Benning, Ga. Sfc Payne enlisted in the army 3*6 years ago. He is a graduate of IVHS guiding one of the forms into place. The re built mill is expected to be in operation late this summer. —ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS PHOTO Formi for the foundation of the new Salvage Mill now under construction are shown Being lowered into place. Herb Salvage, part owner of the mill which recently burned, is shown Smokejumpers Begin Training Housewives, organizational heads and anyone with news of interest are urged to con tact Mrs. Babcock, phone 1209. rhree Kerby Women Three Kerby women were in jured when the brakes on the cal they were ruling in failed to work and the car crashed over an em bankment May 26. Mrs. Gladys Chamberlin, her daughter Nettie, -and her mother Mrs. I.ela Albin were taken to the General hospital in Eureka for treatment and observation follow ing the accident. The women were approaching the intersection of Highways 299 and 101 when the brakes fail«-*!. The car hurtled across the highway and over an embankment wreck ing it completely. Diamonds Involved in Three-Car Collision While returning from Eugene last week, the Diamonds, of the Town and Country motel, were involved in a three-car collision near Myrtle Creek that injured Mrs. Diamond and her father slightly. Mr. Diamond had been in the hospital in Eugene for three weeks. He was reclining on the back seat of the car at the tinje of the accident and was not hurt. Mis. Diamond, who was driving, reports that a car directly in fr«(it of her came to a sudden stop. She was able to stop her car before colliding with the car ahead, but two cars following at a high speed crashed into the reur of the Dia mond auto, demolishing one of the cars. Mrs. Diamond and her father sustained wrenched necks. WEATHER Temp. Humidity May High Low High Low 26 27 28 29 30 31 90 92 78 78 85 67 90 June High Low 50 51 53 48 49 46 20 86 21 90 M HO 80 25 18 23 34 High Low Rain None None None None None None Rain 79 41 94 24 None For the tu’rifui May 26 to J une 1. ( Wea ther information furnished by Illinois Valley Ranger Station.) 1 Valiev School Calendar To Be Adopted Next Week; Fees Approved Changes in the Illinois Valley High School curriculum for 1952 53 were approves! in a apecial meeting of the county school board at the high school Monday night. The board nlso approved a new fee system to be used at IVIIS next year and decided to withhold action on the proposed calendar of Valley schools until the regular meeting next Monday night. Included in the changes of the curriculum proposed by Principal Harold McAbee were the addition of a senior math course, an auto mechanics class, an additional hour of band, and an arts and crafts class. Principal McAbee proposed a Valley schools calendar for next year which included some changes from that adopted for Grants Pass and other county schools. The Grants Pass calendar included three split weeks of instructions, which McAbee said, met with some disfavor by Valley teachers, and always results in poor school attendance. The board decided to take ac tion on the separate Valley calen dar next week after all teachers in the Valley had been contacted <n the proposal. Because other county schools use Grants Pass school bus facilities, they are bound by the Grants Pass calendar. The need for a second type of high school diploma for those stu dents unable to successfully com plete al) school and state gradua tion requirements was considered by the board. The board favored the awarding of some type of certificate in lieu of a diploma us proof of classwork which was suc cessfully completed. No action was taken by board members on a second type of dip loma, but more consideration of the matter was promised after Principal McAbee had time this summer to investigate what other schools were doing The new high school fee system to be inaugurated next year in cludes a package activity card to be purchased by the student at the beginning of the schol year. Th» card would include such privileges as: book rental, use of school tow els, OSA A insurance, the Trailblaz er, Cougar's Echo and school activ ities requiring paid admission such as athletics. This overhauled version of fe»s payment has been overwhelmingly approved by the PTA and by parents answering a questionair». All board members were present at this special meeting with th" ex ception of Lew Hammer. High school advisory committeemen pre sent included Charles Downing, Wm. McLain and John Smith.
