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Ci.■vc’-’Hy of Oregon Wi ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS T H E VOICE OF THE VALE E Y Cave Junction, Oregon, Friday, June 13, 1952 ABANDONED CABIN BURNS Missing Records Sought; City Streets To Be Oiled Future City Buying To Require Purchase Orders from Recorder ! One of the fir«t fire« in the «ummer fire «eason was the burning of this abandoned cabin across the east fork of the Illinois near the swimming hole last week. State Fire Warden Lou Blake«lee and Delbert Crowl are «hows controlling the blaze to prevent it« spreading. — Photo by Clarence McDaniel* Four Men Hurt When Car Rolls Into Canyon Ixjvejoy, Moore and llanes from Here; Car Leaves Road Four men, three from Cave Jun ction, were injured when their car plunged about 300 feet down the side of Deer Creek Canyon on the Lower River road about 10:30 Sunday night. The injured: Palmer Lovejoy Jr., 31, lave Junction, right leg broken above the knee and a possible skull frac ture. Randy Moore, 59, Cave Junction, hip and shoulder injuries and lac erated legs. Johnny Hanes, Cave Junction, hip and shoulder injuries and lac erated legs. Philip Hansen, 36, Central Point, skull fracture. According to Deputy Sherriff Les Tythcott who investigated the“ accident, Hanes and Hansen, al though both were injured, manag ed to climb the canyon wall and walk three miles to the Deer Creek Ranch, arriving at least four hours after the accident. Mrs. Jim Garrison notified Tythcott at about 2:30, who with the aid of Jim Garrison, Jack Gray, Richard Willis and Albert Laugh lin of Selma, freed the remaining two men from the wreckage over thirty minutes later. The rescuers worked many min utes to get Lovejoy out from be neath the wrecked car. The job was especially difficult due to the '•deepness and hardness of the can yon wall where the car had rolled to a halt against brush and rocks. Valley Ambulance and Hull and Hull Ambulance took three men to Josephine General hospital. Hanes was treated in Cave Junc tion by Dr. A. N. Collinan, and then taken to his home on the Wal do road. Moore was released from the hospital -Monday morning, an I H ns, n was reported in good con-] dit’on, . ecording to un attending physician. The car owned by Palmer Love-1 joy was a total loss. Randy Moore ! was driving when the car missed the curve and plunged down the bank. I -o------------- I ! ! FARMERS HAVE CHANCE BUY TOP-GRADE HEIFERS TO Valley farmers wishing to put chase top grade four-months-old Wisconsin heifers being purchased on a non-profit basis for replace ment stock should contact Harold Hemingway before Monday noon. About fifty heifers are being flown from Wisconsin to Idaho, from where they will l>e trucked to Wave Junction. ------------- 0-------------- 3 More Baseball Sponsors Sought About 120 Youths Attending Practices Three more sponsoring buainess- es or organizations are being sought by summer baseball organ izer Wes Peters to help accomodate the large numbers of boys now turning out for practice. Nearly 50 hoys have turned out in the older age group, the Cubs, and swarms of the younger lads, the PeeWees, numbering about 70 have shown up. In addition to the Lions as spon sors of a Cub team and Legion be hind the Pee W’ees, one more Cub sponsor and two more Pee Wee backers are needed. The sponsor ship of these groups is relatively painless financially, Peters pointed out. The large number of boys show ing interest in the summer league will probobly make possible a local team league for the Pee W’ees elim inating the need for scheduling out of town teams except for special occasions when they will play Grants Pass. Two teams are expected for the Cubs who will play most games with Grants Pass teams, starting their first game this Friday. Leslie Martin and Don Preston have been added to the Pee Wee coaching staff to help handle this large group. Peters urges parents of boys who have already shown interest in playing to keep up their attendance the Monday, Wednesday and Friday practices. The Pee W’ees meet on the high school grounds and the Cubs practice at Rambler’s field. ' — -o 5-Acre Forest Fire Near Curry Line WEATHER JOBS DAUGHTERS ELECT OFFICERS Webb Only Board Candidate Two projects important to the Polls Open Monday City of Cave Junction were given approval by the city council Mon In All Valley Schools day night when it voted to take Norman Webb of Williams is action to recover missing city rec ords from former city recorder the only candidate to file for the Isabelle H. Small, and to oil parts county school board post to be vot f certain residential streets and a ed upon along with school com mittcemcn at the annual school strip on each side of Main St. The council also voted to inform election Monday. June 16. T<o school committee positions Valley merchants that bills will not be honored in the future unless are open to write-in votes at Kerby purchases are accompanied by pur and ons each at the remaining chase orders signed by the city schools, Selma, O’Brien and Cen tra). A straw vote ballot for the recorder. City attorney Wm. D. Carlson unofficial advisory committee for the high school will also be issued of Grants Pass was instructed to attempt to recover certain records to citizens voting there. Charles Downing is the incumbent. by correspondence and to take leg Polls will be open in all Valley al action should letters be unsuc schools from 2 to 8 p.m. cessful. • Wobb is seeking the board posi City Recorder Chas. Hubbard tion left vacant by Orval Lewman, tried previously to request the whose five-year term expires June records' return by registered Mail, 30. but the letters were returned ’‘un Mr. Webb is a logging contractor claimed,” from an address now be- employed with the Brown Bros. lieved to be iwcorrect. 1 Lumber Co., and a rancher. He The records for city busiuess has two children in the Williams conducted during Mrs. Small's school. term as city recorder now missing Interested in school activities include the daily cash journal, in and curriculums, Webb has served dex file for city and justice court op the Williams school advisory cases, city police records, meter committee. He is an independent receipt books, and records for 70 candidate, not being sponsored by of the 110 $50 water bonds issued any group. in 1949. o The oiling of city streets in cludes about 6,000 square yards on Caves Ave., 1,000 square yards on Watkins Ave. from Caves Ave. to the Redwood Hwy., 2200 square yards on River st., and a 10-foot A Grants Pass man and two swath on each side of Main St., within the city limits, excepting young children walked about nine the portions already paved. The miles away from Oregon Caves oiling along Main St. is pending Monday afternoon, becoming lost when they strayed from the trail, state approval. and were found over 24 hours The oiling approved by the later by a forest service trail crew. council -would cost the cjty as Robert C. Ramboll, hrs daugh estimated $700, and will be done by R. I). Copeland of Grants Pass. ter Marjorie, 11, and son Bobby, 41) portions oiled would first be 5, Jett rhe Caves Monday at about 1 p.m. for a hike over the Ioike graded. Mtn. trail. The three became lost A sub-division on the west side after snow banks forced them from of S. S. Castleberry was to have the trail. They wandered down been the major consideration of Limestone Creek and were found the planning commission when it on the Sucker Creek trail about met for the first time last night. seven miles from Grayback camp. The council approved the sale The trio had spent the night out in of the city motorcycle to Lavern the open in cold temperatures. Saurer for $350. Park Service personnel under Court costs for city cases in Ranger Paul Turner searched for Justice Hubbards court was est the trio all night with no success. ablished at $4.50 in the future. An Illinois Valley Ranger station crew radioed the finding of them Tuesday after they had wandered Reed Dies from Burns about four miles by trail and five miles across country. In Accident Near Kerby The trail crew was composed Robert A. Reed, co-owner of the of Hugh White, John Shallenberg- Illinois Valley Logging C.o., died er and Orlen Pickle. of burns received in an automobile MC ABEE SPEAKS TO fire near Kerby that morning. Reed was severely burned when WOLF CREEK CLASS IVltS Principal Harold McAbee his car collided with a burning gas tank accidentally dropped from a delivered the commencement ad logging truck driven and owned dress to the eighth grailo gradua ting class of the Wolf ('reek Elem by an Ashland man. Funeral services were held Fri entary school Wednesday night, day, June 6, at the Hull and Hull June 4. McAbee spoke to the class on rhapel in Granta Pass. "What You Should (Jet From High o ------- Help the Hospital-------- School.” Althouse, none; Cave Junction, Elwood Hussey and Ruth Rausch; Illinois, Kenneth Hamilton and Sophia Bunch; Kerby, none; Selma, none; Wuldo, Wanda Rogers. Kerby Grade School Graduates 76 At Commencement Exercises Friday Bloodmobile Here Thursday, 4-8 P.M. Three Lost in Hills Overnight Seventy-six Kerby Grade School eighth graders were graduated at commenceinent exercises at the school Friday night. Dr. Wm. Sampson of Southern A careless smoker was blamed for a five-acre fire stopped by an Oregon College of Ed., 'ati >n pre eig' t man forest ranger and smoke sented the commencement address. Eleven awards and prizes were jumper crew under district assist- ant ranger George Morey Sunday presented to de ■ rving students by \merican Legion Auxiliary mem on Whiskey Creek. Located a mile south of the Mc- bers at the exercises. Mrs. Myrtle i Grew trail and about one and one- Clifford handed out the following James F. Deere and Lawrence | half miles east of the Josephine- prizes AmericaTiism Essay con A. Maicon of the Illinois Valley Curry county line, the fire dam- test—first, $10, Andy Mellow; sec were acquitted th s week in a quick , aged only brush and scrub but ond, $5, Barbara Prewitt. jury decision of the alleged theft threatened an area of virgin tim- Poppy Poster contest: Class 1, of some Caterpillar tractor parts. first, $10, Connie Lee Jones; sec The jurj* returned its verdict I ber. Forest Ranker Harold Bower after only 20 minutes of consid man asks users of the forests to ond, $5, Roger Sanders; third, eration. District Attorney Max Me respect the dryness of the season $2.50, ^Connie Milligan. Class 2, first, $10, Pamela Sturges; .second, Millin presented the state’s case in preventing future fires. $5, Don King; third, $2.50, Warren and the defendants were represent Chappel. Class 3, first, $10, Char ed by Wm. D. Carlson, Grants Pass JOB PRINTING ( .11 th. NEWS lotte King. attorney. R. E. Nealy, Cave Junc Arthur Kellert presented the tion, was jury foreman. Q American Legion Scholarship a- The Je‘ie»ndants testified taking wards to: first, Lylabelle Cross; the parts with the assumption that lecond, Richard Pierce. they had been abandoned for junk. Humidity Temp. The balance of the program in The canopy and tracks sold for June High I Low High Low Rain junk by the defendants belonged 2 11 None cluded the following numbers: pro 44 21 95 to the logging firm of Plumlee and 3 45 87 22 None fessional, Garland Benge; invoca- 94 Spinas, and were left near a log 4 None ion, Rev. Paul Kroon; “Pale in 20 92 48 94 loading dock on Deer Creek. 53 8.3 None the Amber West,” Eighth Grade 29 5 94 Witnesses for the state in the 6 .36 53 None chortss; “Farewell to Thee;" pre. 71 HO trial held in Judge O. J. Millard s 7 83 54 None sentation of diplomas. Principal 24 6H- Bf circuit court were Plumlee, Charles 8 53 None Arch Johnson; introduction of 22 65 class pi evident, Frank £ooke; bene L. Davis, Jack and Vern Saurer For week ending June 8. and Kenneth Deaton. Defense wit (Weather information furnished.' diction, Rev. Paul Krooh. The eighth grade graduating nesses were Deere, Maxon, and by Illinois Valley Ranger Station.» I class of 1952 included the follow- Una Mae Maxon. Two Valley Men Acquitted of Theft Single Copy Ten Cents ing students: (Jus Alcorn, Tommy Bailey,Lew is Beck, Mary Lee IJenr.ett, Ken neth Rlair, Carole Bliss, Peggy Bornaman, Fred Bornhouaer. Alan Burr, Donald Camp, Lola Mari* Campbell, I^ee Carothers, Jackie Champion, Shirley Charley, Rich ard Clayton, Frank Cooke, Bob Colee, I.j labelle Cross, Harold Cul- berUon, Donald Culbreath, Glenda Culbrea’th, Wil- a Downing, Rober- 'a Bancan, Sharon Ize Eisan. Barbara Farmer, Johnny Fili- man, Arnold Findlay, Gregory Floyd, Laverne Greenough, Roger Harms, Jimmy Harper. Eugene Harrison, Gary Holm, Sara Hosk- Ralph Ingle, Nadine Jiiner- ins, r ‘ “ field, Billy Johnson, Charlene Kimbler, Don King, Mary Kinky, Clydus Knight, David Knight, Win ston Marshall, Evelyn Mathews, Kenton Mayfield, Peggy Mohr, Jo anne Nunemaker, Doris Owen a, Gary Payne, Ray Phillips, Howard Pickle, Richard Pierce, George Plumlee, Carol Preston, Barbara Prewitt, Judith Randall, Harold Renfro, Norma Faye Robin son. Billy Robinson, Kenneth Ros enberg, Edytha Scott, Bonnie I>“e Scranton. IutVonne Smith, John Sowell, Shirley Sowell, Donna Ste venson, Douglas Thornton, Jan Thornton, Teddy Walden, Allen Warfield, Darlene Wheeler, Gene White, Marlene Wilder, Richard Wright, Shirlene Yandell, Donna Zimmerman. Officer« dlelight Prince«« Prince«« of Kerby Bethel No. 36 of Job'« Daughter« installed in a can ceremony Monday night, June 2, were (I. to r.) Senior Mae Bowerman, Honored Queen Jonelle Benge and Junior Christine Duncan. (Artcraft photo, cut courtesy Daily Courier) Valley School Calendar OK'ed; State Urges Bigger High School IVHS Program Under McAbee Commended By State Official Committeemen Named for Valley Sevan committeemen iuu I four c. nimitteewonien were leit tn- chosen in the Illinois Valley after final primary election returns were released by the county clerk, Ben Coutant, last week. Each precinct was entitled to select one committeeman and one committeewomen. Those persons selected must sign an acceptance at the county clerk’s office on or before the time of the first party meeting. One Valley committeeman posi tion, Republican in Selma, ended in a tie and was broken by drawing lots. Arthur Whitesell was the lucky man. Valley precinct committeemen and women selected include: REPUBLICAN Altliouse, none; Cave Junction. Walter Freeman and Amy R. Hus sey; Illinois, Muriel Collman; Kerby, Elsie Smith; Selma, Arthur Whitesell and Lorena Weiss; Wal do, none. DEMOCRATIC The American Red Cross blood- mobile will visit the American Leg ion hall in Cave Junction on Thurs day, June 19. The unit will operate from I to 8 p.m. instead of the usual 3 to 8 schedule. This may be the Inst visit of the to the Illinois Valley this year. Everyone is urged to donate blood who is physically able to do so. Regional chairman Jackson states that everyone who donated at the last visit in Cave Junction, is eligible to dogate again on June 1!» if tl”-y are otherwi.se physically able. eWJ« VSWXtt&S»W.’. News of Valley . . . BOYS IN UNIFORM »Zee/ ZZ Z Z ZZ Z ^Z/ZZZZZZZZZVZ Z ZZZZZZ z zz •Z-ZZ Z ZZ Z Z Z Z Z >Z ZZZ Z/Z/Z/ z zz zz-z zzzz t » Sgt. 1st Class Luther Tibbs re turned to Ft. Lewis, Wash. Tues day for re-assignment after spend ing a 30-day furlough at th«, home of his parents, the Silas Tibbs of route one, Cave Junction. Sgt. Tibbs just returned from ten months duty in Korea. Airman 3/C Betty Tibbs, daugh ter of the Silas Tibbs’ of route one, Cave Junction, is now attending a radio school at Kee.^pr Air Base, Biloxi, Miss. Betty took her basic at Lackland Air Base after joining the air enrps in January, 1952. The Illinois Valle, schools will have their own school calendar for next year as approved by the county school board Monday night. TI h * board also heard a letter from the state department of edu cation addressed to Supt. L. C. Moffitt commending the program und curriculum of the Illinois Val ley high school, giving credit to educational improvements made by Principal Harold McAbee. The calendar approved by the board calls for school to start Wed nesday, Sept. 3, and end Friday, June 5 for the school yvai> of 1952- 53. Different from the schedule to be followed by other schools in the county, the Valley calendar eliminates two split weeks of in struction during hoh'days. Twelve calendar days during Christmas vacation were designat ed, and a full week of vacation allowed for Spring vacation. A contract to puint the Selma school addition and the interior and exterior of the old Selma school building was awarded Fine Arts Painting Co. of Grants Pass, Supt. L. C. Moffitt reports. Following are excerpts from the letter sent the county district from the state department of education, as released by Supt. Moffitt: ". . . The new building is a great asset to this section of the county school district, and all parts of the plant are bring used to about the full extent of possibilities. “It is unfortunate that the en- tire plant as originally planned could not have been constructed at the time the present building was completed. In addition to the present building being incomplete in some rs'spects, it is now inade quate for the number of students that will pr< baldy be in attendance n»«t fall. Some additional con struction is needed immediately. . . “Mr. McAbee is well informed concerning the general principles and philosophy of a secondary school and its place in the educa tional system. He is to be com mended on his efforts to advance in his profession, but more partic ularly the people of this community should be appreciative of the con scientious efforts that are being made to adjust the Illinois Valley High School to the needs of this community. "His (McAbee’s) plans for the organization of the program of studies for next year were review ed carefully, and with some alter ations 1 should say that these plans are about as adequate as they can be under the circumstance*." The communication was written by D. A. Emerson, assistant super intendent of the Oregon Depart ment of Education, who recently interviewed Principal McAl»ee and inspected the school plant.