EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS
Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County
V olume 11,
N umber 48
COOS BAY ENTERTAINS
STATE NEWSPAPERMEN
District’ s Prosperity Due Natural
Resources and Co-operation
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While being an editor may car­
ry with it a few penalties and
plenty of joys, the greatest of
the latter assets is the annual
outing at the convention of the
Oregon State Editorial Associa­
tion, with its attendant enter­
tainment.
Notwithstanding the fact that
that section of the state which
happens to be host to the Oregon
newspapermen and their wives
during their annual convention
usually profits to the extent of
from ten to twenty thousand dol­
lars’ worth of free, front page
publicity—apparently the good
people of the Coos Bay country
vied with each other in the en­
tertaining of their guests, with­
out thought of reward.
Right now the Coos Bay coun­
try is one bright example of per­
manent as well as war stimulated
industry, strong rivalry and at
the same time co-operation in its
broadest sense. The individual
cities, towns and communities
may have their jealousies and ri-
valri°s, but t r u e ^.-operation
is the keynote in the develop­
ment of their country at large.
The News only wishes it could
afford to reproduce the attractive
and beautifully illustrated book­
let issued by the Chamber of
Commerce of Marshfield, which
tells the story truthfully and as
only a real publicity artist can.
This booklet may be had by writ­
ing to the Chamber of Commerce
and as a souvenir alone amply re­
pays for the trouble of sending
for it.
The Coos Bay country is bless­
ed with one of the most wonder­
ful natural locations of any spot
in the Northwest, with the beaut­
iful Coos Bay everywhere, in
front, in back and on nearly all
sides of the country, with its
arms, bays and bayous reaching
back into the forested mountains
and farmed hillsides offering and
inviting water transportation for
the products of the outside world.
This bay and the nearby ocean
not only furnish the transporta­
tion facilities, but from their
abundance of sea food and fishes
lend their share in the country’s
prosperity, with fishing and cold
storage being no small part of
the districts’ industries.
From a scenic standpoint it is
one beauty spot, with a climate
almost as good as Eastern Clack­
amas. with a little too much wind,
but wind of the true salt water
variety and little of the artificial,
hot air mixture.
One might say that any coun­
try where Nature has been so
lavish in its spread of resources
in Jorests, water ways, coal de-
Conclucied on back puye
E stacada ,
O regon ,
T hursday .
A ugust 15.
1918
Fire of Doubtful
Origin Destroys Mill
Soldiers to be Guests
Next Sunday
At about one o’clock last Tues­
day morning, fire was discovered
in the Yocum lumber mill near
Springwater which spread until
it completely destroyed the mill,
yards and stock of lumber.
The first indication of fire was
found by the watchman in the
main mill but not near the engines
or boilers.
This blaze could
easily have been extinguished
had water pressure been avail­
able, but for some unknown rea­
son the usual steam pressure kept
in the boilers at night was miss­
ing and the flames gained rapid
headway.
The mill and business wrhich
had formerly been conducted un­
der the name of the Cascade
Lumber Company was owned
and operated by Thos. Yocum of
Garfield.
Mr. Yocum arrived on the
scene the next morning and found
everything a total loss, the burn­
ed lumber being valued at atbout
$2,000, and the mill and equip­
ment at about $3,000 with no in­
surance carried.
Sunday, August 18th is the
date set for the Knights of Col­
umbus picnic at Esiacada Park
when that worthy organization
and its friends will be the hosts
to at least 500 soldier boys and
their wives and sweethearts.
The people of Estacada and this
community are invited to be pres­
ent and to aid in giving the
soldiers a good time. These sol­
diers are taken from those sta­
tioned at Vancouver and come
from all parts of the United
States.
On the Sunday following no
picnic is scheduled as yet for
Estacada Park, but the Found­
ation Company’s employes are
expected on Sunday, September
1st.
Juvenile Premium List
Being Distributed
Within a few days the prem­
ium lists of the 1918 Annual
Clackamas County Fair will be
ready for distribution.
Already the premium lists cov­
ering the juvenile exhibits are in
circulation, this department be­
ing in charge of assistant county
school superintendent, Brenton
Vedder of Gladstone.
Every youthful farmer should
obtain a copy of this list, wheth­
er members of boys’ or girls’
clubs or not.
The classifications included in
this list comprise nearly all prac­
tical exhibits, including agricul­
tural, livestock, domestic science
and poultry, with liberal cash
prizes as premiums.
Through Mr. Vetter, as emer­
gency county club leader, the ad­
vance premium list for boys’ and
girls’ industrial club exhibits at
the state fair, are also being dis­
tributed.
Molalla Editor
Going to France
Gordon J. Taylor, editor of the
Molalla Pioneer, is the latest re­
cruit to the Y. M. C. A. forces,
expecting to leave for work in
France within a few weeks,
¡hiring his absence the Pioneer
will be conducted by his son.
County Ready For
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Draft Registration
Within a few days Congress is
expected to pass the necessary
legislation to meet the require­
ments for more men for selective
draft service to include men from
18 to 20, inclusive and from 32 to
44 years of age, inclusive.
Approximately 100,000 Oregon
men will Be affected by this new
law. All these men will be re­
quired to register on a day, pro­
bably early in September, to be
proclaimed by the President as
soon as Congress passes the bill.
The undertaking is a larger one
than former registrations, being
estimated as including fully one
third more registrants.
Among the registrars appoint­
ed in this portion of the county
are the following: Barton. Nan­
nie L). Silva; Boring, Amy L.
Morand; Colton, L. P. Elliott;
Dover, H. H. Udell; Eagle Creek,
Florence C. Glover; Estacada 1,
Jess M. Bartlett; Estacada 2, E.
Mae Yonce; Garfield, Chas. Dun­
can; George, Fred Lins; Logan
Laura L. Kirchem; Springwater,
C. M. Folsom; Viol«. James Ful-
lam.
21 Year Olds
Register August 24
Every young man in the United
States who has passed his 21st
birthday since Registration Day
for 21-year-old-men last June5th,
must register for the draft on
Saturday, August 24th.
This call should not confuse
with the big Registration Day
to be held in September, for re­
gistration of all men between the
ages of 18 and 45 years.
$1.50 P er Y ear
ESTACAOA CHAUTAUQUA
CATES UECIDED UPON
A u g . 30*31 And Sep. 2 Scheduled
For The Raddiffe Programs
That E s t a c a d a is to have a
Chautauqua session and a good
one is now an assured fact, with
the dates of August 30 - 31 and
September 2 decided upon.
Just where the sessions will be
held has not been decided.
At an enthusiastic meeting on
Tuesday evening the promoters
of the assembly elected the fol­
lowing officers and appointed the
following committees:
Chairman
Prof. M. B. Signs
Sec.-Treas. Mrs. J. F. Uivelace
Chairman Tent Committee
W. R. Woodworth
Advertising Committee
W. Givens, Jas. Park, Mrs. J.
F. Lovelace
Junior Committee
Misses Gladys Carpenter and
Jessie Hannah
Food Committee
Miss Minnie Schrepel
Red Cross Committee
R. M. Standish, Mrs. Lovelace,
and Red Cross organization.
Social and Decoration Committee
Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Spark«, Mrs.
Lovelace, Mrs. Morgan. Walter
Givens, Miss Dillon
Ticket Committee
General Givens (Blues)
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Park
(Reds)
In the «sale of tickets a great
“ Offensive Drive’’ will be launch­
ed with Gen. I’fcrk in command
of the Red forces of America and
Italy and Gen. Givens in charge
of the Blue forces of France and
England.
Gen. Park’s aides will be Mrs.
Adix, Prof. Signs, Miss Dillon,
Dr. Weils, J. W. Reed and Mrs.
Hillman.
Gen. Givens’ staff will consist
of Mrs. Lovelace, S. P. Pesznec-
ker, Mrs. Sparks, Bert Finch and
W. R. Woodworth.
Season tickets covering all en­
tertainments will be sold for $2.
with children between 8 and 14
at half price and youngsters free.
Further information as to the
programs etc. will be announced
later.
Local N urges’ Reserve
Quota Attained
This community is now 100%
in its quota for the Nurses’ Re­
serve Corp-, the quota being one
and that one volunteer being Miss
Rosalie Allen, one of the E. H.
S. popular alumni. Others de­
siring to enlist in this worthy
work may do so by applying to
Miss MinnieSchrepel of Estacada.
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