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W IL L A M IN A . Y A M H IL L COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1983
$1.50 A YEAR
VOLUME 27. NO. 5
T0STUDY FOREST
FIRE PREVENTION
n DAN CUPID HAS
HAD BUSY WEEK
BURNETT-PFEIFFER
Sent in by M rs . P. W. B urnett
lo o kin g toward the revamping
Miss Florence Pfeiffer, daugh
and tightening up of Oregon’s
ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. P fe iff
forestry laws, to the end that the
er of Alexandria, Minnesota, and
possibilities for Eres such as the)
Howard Burnett, son of Mr. and
recent holocaust in northwestern
Mrs. R. W. Burnett of Willamine.
Oregon may be largely averted
Oregon, were united in marriage,
in the future, Governor Julius L.
Friday, Ssptember 15, at 2 p. m.,
Meier has appointed a committee
at
the home df Mrs. Grace Reed
of the state’s leading foresters to
of
Willamina. The ceremony was
make a study of. and report to ’
preformed by Eldsr J. W. Boyn
him. what is needed in the way
ton of New berg.
of new legislation and public ed
The bride wore a traveling suit
ucation to further guard again-t
of chocolate brown wool jersey,
forest loss.
with hat to match. The groom’ s
Comprising this committee are
sister.
Miss Mary Burnett, acted
Lynn F. Cronemilier. state fo r
as bridesmaid, and was dressed
ester, chairman; C. J. Buck, re
in brown silk crepe. Both bride
gional forester, U. S. forest serv
and bridesmaid wore corsages of
ice; and Thornton T. Munger,
sweetpeas and larkspur.
director. Northwest Forest Ex
Mr. Leo Green ot Portland, a
periment station.
life long chum of the groom act
W ith reference to the formation i
ed as best man.
of the committee the governor
Guests present were the groom’ s
issued the following statement: j
parents and his brother Laurie,
“ The disastrous foreat tires in
of Willamina, and his sister Mrs.
Oregon during the last few years
A. A. A llw orth and children of
which have caused destruction of
Battle Ground Wash., Mrs. H. R.
millions of dollars in timber val
Burnett of Willamina, and Mrs.
ues prompt me to secure a report
Grace Reed and daughter Eleanor.
as to their causes, in the belief
MARTHA JANE BRANSON
The bridal couple le ft immedi
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
SCHOOLS ARE OPEN
that public interest demands that
ately after the cermony, the best
Mrs. Martha Jane Branson. 84 man acting as chauflfuer, and are
everything w ithin reason be done
The
executive
committee
of
the
The W illamina schools opened
died Sunday at the home of her
to minimize the recurrence of
on Monday as per schedule with Yamhill countv un it of the Ore daughter, Mrs. Frank Han merle, spending a few days near Scap
such fires.
poose, at the summer cottage of
a good attendance in all depart gon State Teachers’ association
“ Oregcn is reputed to have the ments. The first dav was devoted met at the courthouse in McMinn in West Linn.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Green of
Martha Jane Butler crossed the Portland, parents of tne best
most progressive forest laws and to registration and assignments, ville September I I . and it was
the best statewide protection or but now things are organized and decided to hold a county teach plains with her parents, Mr. and man. Fron there they w ill leave
ganization of any state in the teachers and pupils are settled ers’ institute in the McMinnville Mrs. Sanford Butler, in 1854, for an extended trip through
settling at Salt Creek, near Dal southern Californiajand into Mex
union and yet I cannot help be down for their year’s work.
high school on Saturday, October
las. A t the age of 17 she was ico, after visiting the bride’s
lieving that somewhere in our
The registration to date is as 14th.
married to Isaac Newton Bran brother, Dr. H. W. P feiffer and
policy of timber operation and use follows: In the H ig h School,
A round-table discussion of
son
and went w ith him to live on fam ily of San Diego, California.
of the forests for recreational Seniors 20. Juniors 26, Sopho teachers’ problems w ill be featur
his donation land claim at M ill I
purposes we have neglected to mores 12, Freshmen 22 and Post- ed in addition to the regular de
They w ill be at hrme at W illa
creek. Five years later she and mina after about October JOth.
place that protection around our
partment
sessions.
The
institute
Graduate 2; a total of 82. In the
Mr. Branson moved to Willamina
forests which a p r u d e n t and j
GraJes, F irst ar.d Second 21, w ill also include addresses by C. where they lived for ten years,'
FE N D A LL-U N IC U M E
thoughtful people should demand. Third and Fourth 16, F ifth and A. Howard, state superintendent
when they moved to Ballston,
A t McMinnville, last Saturday,
“ I am wondering if in our legis Sixth 23, Seventh and Eighth 32; of instruction, and J. P. Carlton
where Mr. Brason died in 1904. September 16, occurred the mar
of
the
state
teachers’
association,
lative policy we have listened too total 92.
Mrs. Branson became the moth- riage of Mr. Eldon Frank Fendall
much to the timber operator who Three bus lines are bringing in and a meeting of coaches in the
t
er
of nine children, six of whom and Miss Wilma Abbey Unicume.
u n iy " A
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i.rw v league.
ic»Wu«=.
I
athletic
wants to operate, or the hunter pupils from non-highschool dis county
No county funds are provided ^
’ ve: Three sons, EH m o f W il- M r. Fendall is a son of Mr. and
who wants to hunt, or the land tricts, Frank Smelser, of Wiila-
for
coducting
the
institute
this
,am’
ns* and Charles and Roy of Mrg Guy Fenda|)t 0|d-timers in
clearer who wants to burn re miua. is running the Hillcrest
but through the co-operation West Linn; three daugnter Irs thjs sectjon> whose farm residence
gardless of hazardous weather and Willamina River routes, and year
y
’
.
.
. . .
niivti Rrt»f>din<r
. . . ..
•Olive
Breeding and Mrs. Frank is
about three miles out on the
conditions, or the vacationist who L- L. Ladd, of Sheridan has the of education leaders and the in
Hammerle of West Linn and Mrs. Willamina River road, and the
terest
of
the
teachers,
it
is
to
be
wants to go when and where he contract on the Yam hill River
Rose Burke of Seattle She also
.g thg daughter of Mr> and
continued as an annual event.
pleases.
route.
leaves
three
sisters.
Mrs.
Mary
j
Mfg
Charkg
Unicume Qf thg
M
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“ I believe it is high time we
Har tman of Willamina, Mrs. R. Creek neighborhood.
are finding out where our present
GREAT
FIRES
D. Mendel of San Francisco and
The young covple are both well
HIRE GRADUATE NURSE
policy ’ s leading u«’ and what can
Mrs. Sarah Elgin of Dorris. C al. known here, having spent their
he done to prevent man-made
The destructive Tillamook coun and one brother, John Butler of
young lives in this vicinity, and
The Yamhill County Heaith as ty fire of 1933 covered more acre
forest conditions which make pos
Sheridan.
both are graduates of the W illa
sociation
have
hired
Miss
Ora
F.
sible the conflagrations we have
age than any fire in Oregon since
Funeral servics were held Wed mina high school.
had in different parts of the state Scovell, graduate nurse, fo r a the days of organized forest pro nesday at 11 A. M. at the the
during the last few years.” —The ¡month, much of her time to be tection. Oregon’s mountains, how Oregon City funeral home, Rev.
WEISE-BECK
devoted to the prevention of tu ever, show evidence of even
Forest Log.
Earl B. Cotton of the W illamette
Another wedding tha t t o o k
berculosis.
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greater fires. The Yaquina fire of Methodist church in charge, and place in McMinnville last Satur
The association hopes the clubs 1846 covered about 450.000 acres;
A LEAF FROM THE LIBRARY and organizations in the county the Nestucca fire of 1853. also on interment was made in the Bal- day, September 16, was that of
Mr. Walter Weis and Miss Doro-
w ill place Miss Scovell on their the Coast range, about 320,000; ston cemetery.
At the regular meetang of the library
Mrs.
Mary
Hartman
and
sons
¡
’
thy
Beck.
board the following officer» were elect programs, as nine new cases of the Silverton fire of 1865. about
Mr. Weis is sawyer at the Fos-
tubercolosis have been reported 1,900,000 acres; the Coos Bay fire Lou and Frank, and Mr. and Mrs.
ed for the ensuing year:
E.
Branson
and
son
Morris,
from
ter
mill, and his bride is adaugh-
President, Mr». K E. Shetterly; vice in the county.
of 1868 about 3.000,000 acres. The Willamina, attended the services ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Beck,
president. Mrs. Rant Neely; »ecratary.
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1902 fires on the Cascade range at the Balston cemetery.
Mrs. Richard Cheadle; treasurer, Mrs.
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The following communication (un
on
both sides of the Columbia
l^*o Mitchell; president of the board.
PENDLETON ROUND-UP ON
signed) was received by mail Wednes
river swept about 600.000 acres,
Mrs. Paul Mullen; librarian, Mrs. H G,
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morning; ‘‘At a dinner last Sunday
COMMUNITY M E. CHURCH day
Wileox.
Many folks from this part of mostly in the Lewis river water
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Unicume an-
R ev . E dward T erry , P astor
There will be a special meeting of the Oregon are heading for Pendle shed.
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nounced the engagement of their dau-
board next Tuesday evening Sept., 2«.
The great Tillamook county fire
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ghter Doris Evelyn to Mr. Glenn Edgar
ton, where the 24th revival of
Special Public School Sunday, will be
A candy sale was held last Saturday
the sp irit of the old wild west of 1933 was singularly free of observed in the M. E. Church in recog Mendenhall. The wedding date was not
from which the Library realized $4.14,
human fatalities, only one so far nition of the opening of the public ; disclosed.”
this will be spent for replacing lost swings into action this morning,
State Library books. The Library offers and w ill continue for three days. as known. Other great fires were schools. A special invitation is extend
ATTENDING COLLEGE
a cordini invitation to everyone to take During the Round-Up the fam more destructive of human life. ed to the members of the School Board,
the
Faculty,
the
parents,
and
the
school
out books there is no charge.
The
Peshtigo
(Wis.)
fire
of
1871
ous “ Happy Canyon” pageant,
Arnol Neely, Floyd Edmiston and
Twenty nine books were loaned to pa with 300 Indians in the cast w ill took 1.500 lives, the Hinckley children. This recognition service will
be
held
at
the
regular
church
hour,
8
p.m.
Chriitino
Jensen are attending Linn-
(M inn.) fire of 1894 took 418
trons last Saturday.
be enacted nightly. Winners in live«,
The
Sunday
School
invites
everyone
field
College
at McMinnville, starting
u ie b
Cloquet
iu q u ei iiviiu
(M inn.)
u ./ m
fire
v »u
of
•
Two of the new books on the shelves bucking, roping and bull-dogging lives, the
each Sunday at 10 a. m. their studies there on Wednesday. The
1918
had
a
toll
of
400
persons,
the
to
be
present
for your enjoyment are: "Belle Mere”
Epworth League meets at 7 p. m. , latter two are freshman and were over
— Norris, and ‘‘Mothers an Children” — at the Pendleton Round-Up are Yacolt or l^ewis river fire of 1902' The Epwort
1 earlier in the week for registration.
A
good
service is being planned.
recognized as w orld’s champions. snuffed out l8 lives.
Eisher.