Ünfvmity of Orerò» t* the Otyen CiM - ♦ ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS THE VOL. XV VOICE OF THE VALLEY Cave Junction, Oregon, Friday, July 18,1952 No. 13 Single Copy Ten Cents Deal Replaces Thayer As Watermaster; Special Meeting to Air Water Problems Jubilee Queen Contest Opens 25th ('luIts, Individuals Urged to Enter Girls Head-on Crash Injures Crescent City Woman A head-on collision between a local car and one driven by a Cres­ cent City driver three miles south of Cave Junction sent a woman to a Crescent City hospital Satur­ day night. John C. Cannon of Cave Junc­ tion slammed on his brakes when approaching another car ahead of him also going south about 6:45 p.m. Saturday. The action of the brakes hurled Cannon’s car in the path of a northbound nut » driven by Wm. E. Helms of Crescent City. Mrs. Helms received severnl frac­ tured ribs in the crash and was tak­ en to Seaside Hospital in Crescent City by Valley Ambulance Service. Neither of the drivers was injui ed. Both cars were extensively damaged. -o The American Legion Jubilee Queen committee is amaiting ans­ wer- this week from Valley organi­ zations asked to enter queen candi- lates f >r the annual Jubilee Queen contest which opens July 25. The queen ansi princesses witi reign over the three-day Jubilee Aug. 30, 31 and Sept 1 which is expected by the Legion to be the biggest in the history of this an­ nual affair. Selection of the queen is based solely on ticket sales to the Queen’s ball Friday, August 30. The coronation will precede the ball at the Ivy Theatre. Queen candidates 16 years and older can be sponsored by either individuals or organizations and can be either married or single. Ai an added incentive each candi­ date will receive a 20 percent com­ mission on all tickets sold in her The high school girls will oppose behalf. Each ticket represents 100 the high school boys in the nine- votes. member Donkey baseball game to - ■ ■ — o------------- be sponsored by the Lions club on the IVHS field, Sunday, July 27 ai 2 p.m. Pat Wright and Bob Vaughn began lining up vacationing IVHS students of their respective sex t prove their ability at staying a board the donkeys due into Cave Four Cave Junction pitchers Junction next week for the big were used in an attempt to find a annual show of fun and laughter. clicking combination to stem a Included in the show of the af­ surge of 20 Grants Pass hits in a Hogue River Valley league game ternoon of the 27th is a donkey at Rambler’s field Sunday with polo game. -o the city boys pounding out an eventual 16 to 6 win. With Wayne Saffer not on hand to handle the pitching chores and without first baseman Ixni Maurer, the local squad was unable to dis^-ay its previous league leading form. This first loss leaves them The county school board Mon­ in a tie with the Merchants from Grants Pass whom they had beat- day night announced the following teacher assignments at Valley en once earlier this season. John Rossiter started the Cave schools: Mrs. Vivian C. Campbell, Cent­ Junction hurling, retiring in the first inning after giving two runs ral; Mrs. John Schrieber, Mrs. Har­ and two hits, and was followed by riet F. Benson, Mi's. Bessie Watts Boh Whitcomb, five runs and eight and Daniel Archer, Kerby; Mrs. hits in five innings; Jim Owens, six Pauline I.ewey, third anil fourtl hits and six runs in one inning add grades, Selma; Mrs. Virginia Hen­ Larry Maurer, IVHS sophomore, nes, English at Illinois V’alley High four hits ad three runs in an inning school; Stanley Smith, physical ed plus. ucation, football, track, IVHS. o— Smith replace« Norm York who resigned to accept a coaching pos­ ition at Myrtle Point. Norman Webb, newly-elected school board candidate, was sworn in ass board member. Mrs. Chloris T. Axtell and R. L. Hammer were re-elected chairman and vice-cnai •- Over fifty lightning-started fires man, respectively. and a mercy flight after an injured ------- ■ o forest service employee kept the smokejumpers of the Siskiyou aer­ ial project busy the four days be­ tween Friady and Monday. A man dispatched from the Mc­ Cloud guard station was injured while felling a tree at one of the many fires. Foreman Cliff Mar­ A second organizational meeting shall and a squad leader jumped of Valley boys interested in a hot Friday in the rough lava country rod club was held last night at east of Mt. Shasta with a special the Legion hall. type of stretcher and drugs after A big turnout was expected by being briefed by a physician on Police Chief Wm, Deal, who is treatment of the victim. helping the boys organize. I-ast The injured man had died by night the group was to elect of­ the time the two jumpers had ar­ ficers, decide upon dues, club name rived, even though it took them and adopt rules and regulations <»nly an hour and a half to reach by which to govern themselves, the scene after receiving the call. During the week a mechanic The stretcher was used in packing was obtained by Ted Hooey who <>ut the body. will instruct the boys in repair work on their hopped-up buggies. LICENSE EXAMINER TO The following hoys were nomin- ated at the previous Thursday’s MISS ONE WEEK HERE meeting attended by 25: president. The state license examiner, Albers, Madden, Kaufman; vice- Richard Johnson, will not make president, Campbell, Free!, Mar­ his regular Monday visit to Cave shall; secretary-treasurer, Pritch Junction next week. ett, Nealy Campbell; road captain, The Grants Pass office north of Albers, Marshall and Madden. the city will be open six days a — - o-—- - week next week. Johnson will re­ IN LILY PARADE turn Monday, July 28, at the usual Cave Queen Roberta Bryant and hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. caveman Don Rosenberg of Cave ---------------- o----------------- Junction were among the Caveman OES MEMBERS INVITED TO delegation participating in the ROSEBURG RECEPTION Brookings Lily Festival parade Members of Western Star Chap­ Sunday. ter of OES were reminded this week of the reception tomorrow night (Saturday) in Roseburg for Leila Wimberly, worthy grand ma­ Temp. Humidity tron of the Grand Chapter of Ore­ July High Low High Low Rain gon. and Beatrice Churchill, grand 7 100 55 20 None 92 chaplain. 8 104 58 92 22 None The reception will be held hy 9 104 60 24 None 94 Roseburg Chapter No. 8 in the 10 93 57 34 None 92 at Roseburg Juninr High school, 25 None 11 92 60 8 p.m. daylight standard time. 26 None 92 50 • 1 12 ---------------- o ■ 99 54 21 None 13 N Visiting fr»m San Pedro For week ending July 13, 1952 Mrs. Joy Parkingson, Jr., of San (Weather information furniahed Pedro, Calif., is visiting her mother by Illinois Välky Ranker Station.) Mrs. Art Kellert. Girls Oppose Boys Al Donkey Ball Although this was only a »mall fire act intention­ ally for training purpoiei at the firefighting school at Camp Grayback the latter part of June, the 65 boy» enrolled then are now facing the real test in petroling and jumping over tinder-dry •E Mrs. Hubbard Is NEWS Writer Mrs. Peggy Hubbard replaced Mrs. Wrn. A. Brown as Cave Junc­ tion correspondent for the Illinois Valley News this week. Mrs. Brown, who has faithfully submitted local news items for some time, was forced to quit be­ cause of ill health. Individuals and organization- both, regardless of location, are encouraged to phone M bs . Hubbard at 6311 about meetings, visits, births and other items of local interest. Mrs. Hubbard joins the follow ing correspondents weekly comb­ ing the Valley for news: Mrs. Vir ginia Babcock, Holland, Ph. 1209 Mrs. Fritz Krauss, Selma, Ph. 621 ; and Carole Bliss, Kerby, leave news at Kerby postoffice. Bank Protection Work Is Praised Stream bank protection done at his place last year was praised thi- week by Richard A. (Dick) Smith according to resident soil conserva tionists, who urged other farmer- to begin now to protect their land before winter high water. With aid and planning from resi­ dent soil conservationists Burnett and Rigdon, soil conservation eng­ ineer Robert Miller and the IV Soil Conservation district, a 2.000-ft riprapping job along Sucker Creek east of Cave Junction was con­ structed by Smith to prevent the usual deposition and gullying dam­ age. Logs and trees were laid along the banks and in deep cuts, cabled together and tied to standing trees and stumps to prevent their work- ing away. Willow cuttings will be planted in the riprap for the permanent protection of the dykes and bank Smith cleared the channel of stumps and trees which would oth­ erwise create a log jam, diverting the stream from its main channel. --------------o — 4-H Club Sends Five To Summer Camp The Illinois Valley 4-H Dairy Club met with Danny DeMersse man last Thursday evening July 10 with a potluck supper and wein- er bake. All members were present. The leader reported that a doz­ en tee shirts with our club name on them had been ordered for us to wear at the fair. We also discussed plans for at­ tending 4-H camp at Grayback this week starting Monday for 13 year olds and under. Those going include Norma and Roberta Mar­ tin, Carolyn and Danny DeMersse- nian and Carole Appy. Meeting was adjourned. Roberta Martin Reporter FILM ON CREDIT Illinois Valley Lions will view the motion picture. “Credit— Man’» Confidence in Man” at their meeting at the Todelope Tuesday night at 8. forests throughout the Siskiyou National Fore»t area. Thi» unidentified firefighting school enrol­ lee was undergoing training in a course on fire suppression. —ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS PHOTO Summer Sidelights I : = X ON . . IVHS STUDENTS "III),)ait of Douglas county drained by the South I’mpqun river above the town of Myrtle Creek, all of Jack ><»n, and the balance of Josephine county. Although no plans exist for clos­ ure here, the ranger station re­ minds loggers, miners and recrea­ tionists that burning conditions are becoming critical. Extreme caution is urged. .. ■ <)- — ■■ ■■ Joan Smith has been in Chico California helping her aunt, who is getting ready to move up here. — o— Walter Mickey is in San Fran­ cisco working and spendii ' the summer with his aunt. —o—- Gail Randell, from Eureka, I California is spending part t of the summer vacation with her cousin, Warren Cooke. —o— Raymond Stout and a from California visited with Ray­ mond’s folks over tho weekend. He is working in California for th«- summer. BOB STE1MER WITNESS —-o--- Charlene Bliss is working as a IN CALIFORNIA TRIAL waitress in the Cave City Coffee Bob Steimer left Monday to Shop. serve as witness in a damage suit --------------o------------ trial in Crescent City. Eagles Io Initiate Steimer witnessed a truck-car accident over a year ago which is At Hall This Friday now being settled in court. He was expected back the middle of The FOE will initiate new mem­ the week. Ken Mann is holding bers at its Friday night meeting down the fort alone at Bob’s Barb­ starting at 8 p.m. at the Kerby er shop in his absence. Aerie home. - o-------------- Starting Saturday night, July 26 and for every two weeks thereafter 3 VALLEYITES WORKING the Eagles dances with the Trail­ AT 4-H SUMMER CAMP riders playing will be held on the Three Valley people are working VFW open-air floor. at the 4-H Summer camp in session Members are reminded of the since Sunday at Grayback Camp Sept. 6 and 7 convention, and with about 60 young members en­ that they can pay dues at the Caves rolled. Barber Shop next to the bank. Working with the 4-H’ers are: Kohath Krauss, craft instructor; News Correspondents Jackie Strnhkirch, coun*elor-in- tructor; and Thelma Marchant, Persons with small ch b and cook. ------ -- —— o---------------- personal news items are encour­ REBEKAHS HOLD LAST aged to contact one of the fol­ lowing NEWS correspondents in MEETING OF SUMMER the Valley — Marguerite Rebekah Lodge No. Mrs. Petty Hubbard Ill held the final meeting of the Ph. 6311 summer June 25 at the Kerby Mrs. Virginia Babcock I OOF hall. Phone 1209 Fifteen past noble grand weff present for the meeting. Mrs. Frits Krauss The Rebekah degree was confer­ Ph. Selma 621 red upon Judy Kellert. Edith Far- Car«!« Bliss lien, former member now living (Levae News at Kerby P.O ) in California, attended the lodge Local Nine Loses 1st League Game Teaching Posts Are Announced Jumpers Fighi California Fires Three Months of Dirty Water Blamed On Mud in Well The resignation of Al Thayer as city watermaster was accepted by the city council Monday night who immediately appointed Wm. Deal to assume the part time duties of watermaster in addition to his posi­ tion as chief of police. Thayer resigned when he found city recorder Hubbard and coun­ cilman Sherier scraping three to four inches of red mud from the bottom of the two reservoirs. Dis­ covery of the mud was made by Sherier and Hubbard when the well i an dry unnoticed until water users complained of a complete lack of water pressure Friday. While the reservoirs were dry both floors and the wall of one tank were scrubbed clean. City authorities Monday night blamed the past three months of dirty city water on the accumula­ tion of mud on the bottom of the well. They maintained the red dirt was flushed down the lines each lime the well became low. The city water system assumed its ustlal role of being the chief topic at council meetings Monday night. Mayor Salvage called a spec­ ial meeting of the council and townspeople for Monday night, July 28 to air the problems sur­ rounding the water system start­ ing with its origin. Salvage said he wanted the peop­ le to know the reasons why tho system is incapable of ever carry­ ing its share of the city financial burden. The water system operated about $355 in the red during 1951- 52. Salvage added he wanted to air the problems involved with the financial burden imposed upon the city when the system was first bonded which will within a short cime require an increased tax rev­ enue tu retire bonds and pay ac­ crued interest. To cover the cost of increased city water use during the dry sum­ mer months the council increased he minimum water rate to $5 for users both with and without mete rs. Twenty new water meters re­ cently purchased by the city will mon be installed. The list of those users to get the meters is headed by restaurants, gas stations and >ther businesses believed to be us­ ing more than a normal amount of water. Police Chief Deal reported prog­ ress in the forming of a Valley .lot rod club for Valley youths. (See additional details elsewhrre ill this issue.) Al) council members were pres­ ent Monday night with the excep­ tion of I«arry Goff. ■------------- o-------------- Holrodders Are Boys' Siale Organizing Club Activities Told WEATHER Three IVHS students who at­ tended Boys’ State in Salem last month were to have related their activities there to Glenn Morrison Post, American Legion, Wednes­ day night. Wayne Spencer, Warren Down­ ing and Doug Hoskins comprised the trio sent by the local post to become further familiarized with government on the local, county and state levels. Wayne was elected to the posts of city councilman und justice of the yeace and served in those capacities in the mock government­ al activities. He also ran for state senator, and although he made it through the primary election, was defeated during the genei-al elec­ tion. Warren was defeated for the positions of city recorder and state representative. Boy Hunted by 30 Men Returns Alone Five-year-old Eddie Yarbrough wandered out of the woods at 8 p.m. Saturday night about two hours after he was missed by his parents and hunted for by about 30 searchers. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Yarbrough, missed Eddie around 6 p.m. and notified Deputy Sheriff Les Tythcott who organized a search party. Eddie returned home two hours later with but a few scratches after his wanderings in the woods along the west fork of the Illinois while the search party was hunting him near his home just west of Cave Junction.