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ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS
THE
VOL. XV*
A logger believed to be a resi­
dent of Central Point was found
dead by two fellow workmen about
three hours after a log rolled over
him near the headwaters of the
north fork of Reeves Creek Wed­
nesday afternoon.
The body of Hubert Blackwell
was discovered at 4:15 Wednes­
day by two loggers, John Wortman
and Harold Buth. All three were
employed by the Dick Nealy Log­
ging Co.
Officers who investigated the ac­
cident and recovered the body re­
ported Blackwell, a bucker, w’as
evidently killed at about 1 p.m.
when the log rolled over him.
Coroner Virgil Hull, assistant
coroner Walter Entnken and dep­
uty sheriff Les Tythcott investi­
gated and returned the body to
Hull and Hull Mortuary where
funeral services are pending noti­
fication of next of kin.
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Renew al S2.50
NEWS subscribers are reminded
that only ten days remain to renew
subscriptions either to date or in
advance at the old rate of $2.50.
The four-year-old rate will give
way to $3.00 in the county begin­
ning July 1, which will more close
ly reflect current costs of newspap­
er production.
Through June 30 renewals and
new subscriptions for as many
years as desired will be accepted
at the old rate.
For the economy wise, the Illi­
nois Valley News will inaugurate a
new schedule of rates which will
include a bargain two-year rate
of only $5.50 in the county and
$6.50 outside—a 50-cent saving
for each two-year renewal.
The NEWS is giving out Christ­
mas presents early this year by
shoving ahead all expiration
dates not falling on the first day
of the month to the first day of the
month following the current expi­
ration date.
For example, all expiration dates
falling on August 15 will be chang­
ed to read September 1, allowing
15 days Dee gratu.s. This change
will allow a more efficient and sim­
ple method of subscription book­
keeping, by limiting expiration
days of the 850 NEWS subscribers
to but 12 days in a year.
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Bidache Sentenced to
75 Days in County Jail
For driving under the influence
of alcohol, Vick Bidache, 43 of
Cave Junction, was sentenced to 75
days in the county jail by Justice
of the Peace Chas. Hubbard early
this week.
Other justice court cases for the
week included: Ronald Dunaway.
n:> warning device, $2.50 and $4.50
costs; Carol H. Ellis, no operator’s
license, $2.50 and $4.50 costs; Clif­
ton C. Marshall, no operator’s
license, $2.50 and $4.50 costs;
Frank E. Cardinal, no operator’s
license, $2.50 and $4.50 costs.
Ortha L. Reid, no operator’s lic­
ense, $5 and $4.50 costs; Dwayne
Badger, overload, $101.50 and
$4.50 costs; Russell Harrison, no
operator's license $2.50 and $4.50
costs.
Municipal court cases included;
Buell L. Pritchard, drunk and dis­
orderly, $44: Duane Nealy, reck­
De-
less driving, $10: and Donald ~
Pell, basic rule, $10.
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Lions Installation and
Ladies Night Tuesday
The Illinois Valley Lions Club
will install their recently elected
officers at a ladies night supper
meeting at the OBrien Women’s
club Tuesday night at eight.
In addition to the officer instal­
lation, Lions, their ladies and invit­
ed guests will see a Ford movie,
"American Cowboy.”
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3 IVHS Students Have
Perfect Attendance
With high school attendance re­
cords now complete for the past
year three students have been an­
nounced by Principal Harold Mc­
Abee to have perfect attendance.
Patty Sue Kellar, freshman:
George Bell, sophomore; and Orvil­
le Camp, junior, maintained per­
fect attendance records for the
year.
The average daily • membership
of IV high for the year was 222.5,
while the average daily attendance
was 202.7. The overall percentage
of attendance for the school wa«
91.1, McAbee reports.
Priscilla Mellow Elected
To District Office
Priscilla Mellow was appointed
district color bearer number 1 at
the annual election of Veterans
of Foreign Wars Auxiliary dis­
trict officers in Rogue River, Sun­
day June 15.
Attending the District numbe»- 7
encampment from 1'rnl post 4390
from the Auxiliary were Priscilla
Mellow. Katherine Raines, Milli­
cent Looper and Sharlet Slack.
OF
THE
VALLEY
Single Copy Ten Cents
('ave Junction, Oregon, Friday, June 20, 1952
No. 9
Log Backer
Killed In Woods
VOICE
Valley Clubs Plan Many Activities Valley Casts But Mrs. Small Denies Retention
For Fourth of July VFW Celebration 4! ï?ï “Ä Of Records Reported Missing
Parade, Youth Events
Amateur Show, Dance
Planned for 3 Days
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vote Of 41 persons helped elect the
only county school board candidate
’ ..LI and 1 sclrool commit
......... ­
Norman VI
Wabb,
teemen Monday.
W«bb’s nearest rival was a write-
in candidate, Ray Oyler of New
Hop*, who received six votes. Of a
total of 2S1 votes cast in the county
Webb received 224.
Sub-District committee members i
elected for Valley schools included:
Carl Jacobsen, Selma; Don Rosen­
berg (3 year term) and Harry
Appy (l yr. term), Kerby; A. E.
WilUaius, O’ Brien and Charles ¡
Downing received all of the nine
votes casts for the high school ad­
visory committee.
Central returns are not yet avail­
able.
I
was taking action to recover cer­
tain city records from the former
recorder, Mrs. Small branded as
"scurrilous and libelous’’ the impli­
cation she had retained any city
books.
A three-day fourth of July cele
Al
Mellow's Lion—sponsored
Former
City
Recorder
Isabelle
In an open letter to Mayor Sal­
bration will be held at Rambler Cub team took their first game of
H.
Small
this
week
denied
with
­
Field by the Illinois Valley Post the season from Grants Pass 10-9
vage published below, Mrs. Small
holding
city
records
used
during
4390 VFW with the aid of other in a contest in Grants Pass stopped
claimed possession of receipts used
her administration.
during her term.
Valley organizations and will in­ at the end of the fourth inning due
Referring
to
a
story
in
last
clude a parade, youth activities, to rain, Fi iday.
Mrs. Small demanded from
week’s NEWS stating the council Mayor Salvage a retraction of th«
amateur program and dance.
The local boys capitalized on five
implied charges and denied having
The American Legion and Aux­ Grants Pass errors and wild pitch­
ever been previously approached
iliary, O’Brien Womens club, Jun­ ing to edge out the city team. The
relative to the missinif records.
ior Womens club and the Rough game was a non-league game as the
Mayor Salvage received his copy
and Ready Ramblers are cooperat­ Cave Junction squad is not a mem­
of the below-printed letter, but
ing with the VFW to stage this an­ ber of the Southern Oregon Fee-
had.no comment to make this week.
nual event.
Wee Baseball league this year.
The letter follows:
A childrens’ parade on Rambler«
Next game scheduled will be on
Mr. Fred Salvage1
field Friday, the fourth, will start the 4th of July here.
the celebration off at 1 1 a. m. Cash
The starting lineup for the Val­
Cliford Owens of Cave Junction Mayor of Cave Junction
prizes will be awarded to children ley team was Arnold Mellow, cat­
received three broken ribs and a Cave Junction, Oregon
up to 16-years of age entering dec­ cher; Earl Reinoehl, pitcher; B.
laecerated face Monday evening Dear Sir:
orated bicycles, pets, horses, nov­ Verstegen, first baseman; E. Sams
I was amazed to learn for the
when his small Willys coupe struck
elties and other entries. A Cub second baseman; J. Eggers, third
an oil tanker at the approach to the first time and to read the scurrilous
baseball game will round out Fri­ baseman; C. Marchant short-stop;
bridge over the West fork of the and libelous matters as officially
I reported by you and the City Coun­
day's daytime events in the after­ R. Ingle, left fielder; J. Harper,
Illinois River.
noon also on Rambler» field.
center fielder; I Watson, light
Driving north at about 6 p. m. ! cil of Cave Junction published
The first work toward the turf­
Open air dances at the VFW fielder. Also playing in the gam*
Owens misjudged his clearence about me in the June 13th issue of
grounds will provide evening enter­ was Pat Simington for Ivan Wat* ing of the IVHS football field with the Asbury tanker, striking the Illinois Valley News under the
started
Tuesday
with
the
laying
of
tainment on the nights of July 4th son.
the truck near the front left wheel. heading "Mis.-ing Records Sought”,
and 5th.
Carl Versteegen's donated the pipe furnished by the school dist­ Owen’s car was spun crossways at and reporting that the City Council
Races, games and stunts for use of their car for transportation rict.
at the approach and was totally de­ “voted to take action to recover
Vic Schrieber of the IVHS staff molished from the impact and be­ City records from former city re­
youths will be sponsored Saturday to the game.
and a school district maintenance ing wedged between the truck and corder, Isabelle H. Small”.
the fifth by the Legion, which will
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man layed the 1054 feet of pipe railing.
RECEIPTS FOR RECORDS
award cash prizes.
which will carry water .for the 21
An amateur program sponsored
.In the first place, you know
Traffic was stalled both ways
detachable sprinklers to be used for over half an hour on the Red­ that at the Council meeting preced­
by the FOE auxiliary will be the
n the growth and maintenance ol woods highway until the Freeman ing iiiv retirement in February,
feature Sunday starting at 7 p. m.
at the VFW grounds. Cash prizes
the field.
wrecker and a logging truck pulled 1951, I presented all City Records
will be awarded to winning partici­
Bob Martin and Tom West fall the coupe free. Damage to the in my custody for examination
pants. Those desiring to enter the
did the ditching with Martin’s c- truck’s wheel and frame necessita and insisted that my accounts be
Sunday competition should contact
Capt. Loyd A. Burnett, Cave quipment Saturday.
ted it being towed to Grants Pass audited, which was thereafter dono
Mrs. Ruth Rausch at the Bob and Junction, graduated June 14
Ira S. Hall, whose written report
Principal McAbee announced Arnold Thompson, Route three by
dated February 7th, 1951, shows
Ruth Shop.
from a refresher course for re this week the donation of lumber Medford was the truck driver.
Jxxal organizations including serve officers a- ‘ne Army Com­
After being freed from his fold­ all accounts in balance, with the ex­
the Boy and Girl Scouts will pro­ mand an<( Genera' Staff College by three firms to fence in the foot­ ed-up car , Owens was taken to Dr. ception of petty cash in which there
ball field next fall. The mills giving
vide eats and concessions on the at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
Versteeg for treatment by Vullgv was an overage (due to payment
VFW grounds during the entire
The two week course was design­ lumber were Hammer Lumber Co., Ambulance, ar..! then taken home. out of my own pocket of minor ex­
celebration.
S. H. 4 W. Lumber Co. and Cabax
The west fork bridge is one of penses for which 1 was not reim­
i ed to prepare him for a key assign­ Mills.
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the several notoriously narrow bursed)—all of which records, to­
ment with an Army logistical com­
Maintenance work being done bridges between Grants Pass and gether with the overage, was on
mand. The logistical commands are
groupings of service and technical abound IVHS this summer include- the California line. The bridge it- Februnry 8th, 1951, turned over
i nits responsible for supply, trans­ the refinishing of the gym floor, <elf measures but 17-feet with the to your City Recorder, Charles
Hubbard, who signed receipts
portation and communication sup­ which will he painted with the nec approach 19 and one-half feet.
therefor, which I have in my pos­
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port ofcon.bat forces.
•Mary lines for volley ball a .id
and exact copies of which
Captain Burnett, a soil conser­ badminton. Janitor Les Basham 5s J. Eisan Chosen Alternate session
Miss Hazel Peterson, girls phys­
I enclose herewith.
vationist
for
the
United
States
ical education teacher at IVHS,
doing the work.
The Council also reports through
To Girls Nation
and three other physical education Department < f Agriculture, served
the press that you have previously
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in the Army from December 1941
tried to communicate with me at
instructors will spend the summer to November 1945. He has been
Selma Girl Graduates
Joanie Eisan of Kerby, senior at an address “believed to be incor­
bicycling through Europe.
awarded the Philippine Liberation
IVHS,
was
chosen
alternate
dele
­
rect.” None of you have at anv
Miss Peterson, Miss Jeanette Ribbon ansi the Asiatic-Pacific From BYU, June Z
gate for Girls Nation to be held in lime since my resignation asked or
Masiiiohis, .University of Oregon; modal with campaign stars foi,
Miss Dolores Lockhart, foster Washington D. C. neat month, . ontaeted me about anything con­
Miss Jackie Bogan. Salem high service in the Japan Air Ofensive,
cerning the City's affairs. 1 have li­
school; and Miss Pat Mounts. El- New Guinea, Luzon and Western daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otte while attending Oregon Girls' State ved tight here in Grants Pass, had
Tryon of Selma, graduated from last week.
miria high school, sail from New Pacific campaigns.
Sent by the legion Auxiliary, a telephone nt all times, electric
Burnett returned Sunday night Brigham Young University, Provo,
York o n the ‘‘lie de France,”
Utah, June 2. She was a student Joanie and Claire Cooper of Selma 'ights, city wnter, dog licenses, mail
to
Cave
Junction.
French liner, for Plymouth, Eng­
box, number on my house, license
in the college of commerce.
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were among the 220 girls who at
land, June 20, after a 10-day car
Dolores graduated from Kernj ended the auxiliary-sponsored on my car, and have been in plain
sight, and in addition, my home
trip across the U. S. via Cleveland Martin’s Dairy to
High School with the class of ’46.
After one year of college she work­ lathering al the state capitol and here has been open to, known to,
and Washington, D.C.
Sponsor Fee-Wees
and visited by your City Officials,
ed two and one half years foi Willamette university.
From England and Ireland the
At the week-long session the who have also met me on tne
Rogue River Title Co., in Grants
girls will travel to Sweden, flying
Martin’s Dairy was secured t his Pass, before continuing her educa­ ’iris participated in mock govern streets of Grants Pass, in the
from Stockholm to Helsinki, Fin­ week as another sponsor for the
nental activities on the different Court House, in restaurants, and
,
land to attend the Olympic games, Fee Wee teams of boys 8-12 years. tion.
Mrs. Otto Tryon wos on hand for levels, local, state and national passed the time of day with me,
July 19 to August 3.
Caldwell’s Sporting Goods do- the graduation exercises. She was Joanie, the daughter of Mr. and without inquiry of any kind as to
The four globe trotters plan to nated six bats to each of the two accompanied by a sister-in-law,
'he records; and I have been In
Mrs. J. I). Eisan, acted aa a council­
hike and bicycle through Germany. Pqe-Wee teams.
Mrs. Lome Elliot of Costa Mesa, woman and senator, and participat­ Cave Junction numerous times in
Al Mellow announces his Cub Calif, and Mrs. Doyle Hamilton
broad daylight and have been seen
Norway, Finland, Switzerland, It­
ed in a senate debate which helped by your City Officials, without
aly, France, England, Ireland and team will practice Mondays and of Selma.
Wednesdays and Fridays at 6:30
In Mrs. Tryon's absence, the ler to win points toward her «elec mention being made of any records
Sweden.
p. m. on Rambler’s field.
Claude
Ramseys stayed with Mi .ion as alternate delegate to the missing during my service to the
Toward the end of August they
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Citv.
i'ryon
who
is convalescing from national meeting.
will leave from Harve, France, on REBEKAHS TO INITIATE
The girls stayed at Lausanne RETRACTION DEMANDED
an auto accident March 5 in whirti
the “Liberia’' and will arrive in
This is to demand an immediate
Hall on the campus while in Salem
his leg was broken.
AT JUNE 25 MEETING
New York August 27.
retraction by you and publication
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Miss Peterson will resume her
there if of the charge that I have
Initiation of new members will
COMMISSION TO
retained or refused to deliver up
Mellow
Elected
Into
teaching duties at IVHS this fall. be held at the next meeting of the PLANNING
anv records of the City business of
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Marguerite Rebekah lodge June CONSIDER SUB DIVISION
District
VFW
Position
Cave Junction which were in my
25. Degree staff members are urg­
The Cave Junction Planning
FOE Installs Past
custody during my term as City
ed to be on hand.
commission was to have met last
Al Mellow of Cave Junction wa“ Recorder.
Vacationing Rebekahs accounted night to consider the proposed Cas­
President, Trustee
ISABELLE H. SMALL
for the small attendance at the tleberry sub-division on the west elected senior-vice commander of
District 7 of the Veterans of For­
The
contents
of two boxes of
June
11
meeting.
side
of
town.
.1.
Hal Moore, sr.. and 1 ewis
eign Wars at the annual district
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Al Zaph was chosen chairman of meeting at Rogue River last Sun­ city records allegedly receipted by
Jacobson were officially installed
Recorder Hubbard included the
I he commission last Thursday, but day.
as junior past worthy president Demand for Mill Men,
following articles according to Mrs.
no decisions were reached due to
and three year trustee respectively
Mellow,
the
local
post
command-
I ei, and feilow district officers were Small:
all members not being pre-ent.
hv Denutv Grand Worthy Presi­ Loggers on Increase
BOX NO. 1-1 meter bk; 2 boxes
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dent D. II. Floyd at the June 13
installed into office by Dept. Com­ of water dept, cards; Al Thayers
meeting of the Fraternal Order of
Increased activity in the county’« Move to Grant« Pa««
mander Wm. Ashworth. The dist­ collection receipts; 2 pkg water
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Abernathy rict
Eagles.
lumber industry caused the demand
meeting included a noon dinner
blank«; 3 bks police tick­
The regular meeting tonight for loggers and saw mill work­ have moved to Grants Pass where served by the Rogue River Auxil­ .statement
ets; election ballots, ballot bk; 1
(Friday) is the last meeting before ers to exceed the available labor Jack is employed by the Daily iary.
check bk. nos 1-71; 1 check bk nos.
Courier.
the FOE convention in Albany.
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Grants
72-300; 4 bond ledgers, bond acc’t;
This Sunday the Eagle-sponsor­ supply during May, the
z.
|
complete
eity police file, receipt bk,
Pass
office
of
the
state
employ
Medical
Center
Names
ed Cave Junction baseball team
ledger sheets, complaint and all pd
nlays Butte Falls there. The local ment service reports.
New Officers for Year
bills; 1 complete city ledger, con-
About 168 out-of-state workers
team is now leading the league.
•aining all deposist, check register,
helped fill the gap in labor demand
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Sophia Bunch was elected presi­ in-out funds, state street tax acc’t.
and supply, with unemployment
ROUSE EARNS SCIENCE
1 police, bail ledger, daily cash
dent of the executive board of the
leaching
the
summer
time
low.
record; 1 «et comnlete ledger
DEGREE AT OSC
Illinois
Valley
Medical
Center
wnen
There were but 300 yet unemploy­
the board held its monthly meeting sheets for 11*47,’48,'49,'50; all spe­
Roy Earl Rouse of Cave Junc­ ed at the end of May.
Among the Navy men anoarrt June 12 at the home of Mrs. George cial obligation notes, no 1-50; 5
tion waS among the 1176 senior.«
Worker shortages also existed
light cruiser USS Manchester Martin.
pkgs paid bond coupons in envel­
and graduate students receiving among auto mechanics, office the
when
she
returned
to
the
U.S.
from
ope with bond data; envelope con­
Included
in
her
cabinet
for
the
degrees at the Oregon State col­
second tour of duty in the Kor­ coming year are Sue IL Martin, taining tally sheets, ballots of city
lege’s 83rd annual commencement workers, waitresses and domestics. her
combat zone was Chester Gib vice-president; Beulah Hamilton, election, Nov. 11, '50; I petty cash
exercises June 9. He completed The demand for hops workers also ean
liam, metalsmith fii-eman, USN, corresponding secretary; Peggy ledger; 3 files of pd bills; bank
work in the school of education for increased.
son of Mrs. Sybil N. Sowell o-f Hubbard, recording secretary; and statements, cancelled checks, water
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a bachelor of science degree.
dept; bank statements, cancelled
route 1, Cave Junction, Ore.
Don Rosenberg, treasurer.
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Recent Visitor«
August 3 has been announced checks, gen’l dent; pd. bills water
Visiting wit,h the Jack Spitz fam-
Ship's serviceman first class,
BETHEL NO 36 HOLDS
the date of the auction planned acc’t (file); complete shasta file
lv for a week recently were Robert USN, Charles T. Miller, of Seima, as
LAST MEETING OF SUMMER
by
Anyone having art­ including all pd. bills, payroll
Spitz and Ronnie Althouse, of is now at the Kwajalein Naval Sta­ icles the to board.
donate is asked to leave sheets; I insurance, bond file: I
Kerby Bethel No. 36 of Job’s Hollywood, Calif., and John Schlot- tion, in the Marshall Islands.
them with Mrs. Geo. Martin or withholding tax file; 1 unpaid bill
Daughters held their last m .ting terbeck from Urbana, Iowa.
One of the major refueling stop* with any other member of the file; complete city alphabet file;
of the summer Monday, June 16.
for all military aircraft crossing hoard. All proceeds will go toward CO.P.CO. file; John Dillard fran­
Meetings will be resumed in the To Visit Hubbard*
the Pacific, Kwajalein is the larg­ the Medical Center fund.
chise dated Nov. 6,'50: water file,
fall.
est military installation in the Mar­
containing all resolutions, map,
M
rs.
Chas.
Hubbard
’
s
son
and
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The girls celebrated Claire Coop­ wife, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wagner shall islands.
Briggs correspondence.
er’s birthday with a cake.
JUNIOR
RAMBLERS
PLAN
—O’­
(signed by) Chas. A. Hubbard
of Beikeley. Calif., will arrive the
few
middle of next week for a to
­
Received 2-8-51
Sgt. Norman Spitz, stationed at SUMMER ACTIVITIES
BOX* NO. 2— 1 bx containing
days visit with the Hubbards.
Ft. I«ewis, Wash., spent a short
The Junior Ramblers held a pic­
furlough this week with his parents nic at the Illinois River Tuesday aerial map, receipt: 1 file of re­
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Spitz of Cave evening, June 17. Several similar corded deeds, resolutions; 1 file
Harry Holme« Recuperating
Temp.
Humidity
events are slated for the summer map, water resolutions; 1 minute
June High Low High Low R ai n Hairy Holmes, of the Valley Var- Junction.
bk. ordinance bk; 1 city seal; 1
by the group.
9
86
48
54 None iety and Apparel, is back at the
62
Ramblers present were Stevie pkg affidavits; 1 pkg new ledger
The E. C. Ramseys of Dryden
.02 store, but still recuperating, from
46
49
9 1
10
60
with boxes; 1 palmer
were notified last week by the war Howie. Eldon Sams, Pat Eisan. sheets,
46 Nontk a week-long illness.
36
72
58
It
subdivision dedication, city platt;
.01
60
department that their son, 1st Lt. Richard Fields. Sonny Fields, Nad­ I bx paid water receipts; 2 receipt
55
32
92
12
I
ine Jimerfield, JoAnn Kinley and
88
40
25 Nonv Attend. Univertity Cla««e<
13
62
Robert J. Ramsey, is missing in
ledgers; 1 pkg bank deposit slips; I
Wes Peters, baseball and basket­ action on a flight in the Korean Johnny Sowell. Chaperones were confiscated punch board; 1 city
96
.59
46
72
14
54
Donnas
and
Walt
Goldsby,
Geoigia
ball
coach
at
IVHS,
will
be
attend
­
18 None
44
91
15
73
theatre. Lt. Ramsey’s B-26 failed
water ledger and water card file;
For the period June 9 to June 15. ing summer school at the Univer­ to return from a recent mission and Freitas and Ron St Cyr.
1950-51 city budget.
Guests
included
Dale
Sams,
Ed
­
(Weather information furnished sity of Oregon this summer. Mrs. has not been heard from since. He ward Robinson, Johnny Howard.
(signed by) Chas. A. Hubbard
by Illinois Valley Ranger Station.) Peters will stay in Ashland while was serving with the t3th air force. Patsy Herther.
Received 2-8-51.
he is in school.
Cubs Victors In 1st
Tilt with Grants Pass
Sprinkler Pipe
Being Installed
Burnett Finishes
Reserve School
IVHS Teacher
To Tour Europe
News ofJValleyJ. . .
BOYS IN UNIFORM
WEATHER
Past Recorder ('laims
Receipt from Hubbard
For All City Books
Bridge Accident
Injures Local Man