MILL CITY ENTERPRISE,
PAGE SIX
The Mill City Enterprise
MHI City, Oregon.
Charlea Wolverton, Editor and Publisher
Elebeth Wolverton, Business Manager
Staff: Leo C. Dean, Mary Jo Wolverton, Patricia Wolverton
Holered second-class matter November 10, 1944 at the post office at Mill City,
Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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since 1825. This land yields the en
tire world’s supply of cascara bark
used by manufacturers of drug pro
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By JIM STEVENS
ducts. The harvest runs to about 1500
The bark of the cascara tree, one tons a year. It is taken from nature’s
of the hundred species of the buck trees.
The past record of the harvesting
thorn family, made famous medicine
for the Indians long before the white and selling of cascara bark proves
man came. The tree, found all over that crime does indeed pay—at odd
the land wes* of the Cascades, has times and places. Cascara bark is a
been used and abused by us whites crop which thieves have been, in ef
fect, given a license by law enforce
ment officers and courts to steal with
Otto Russell
out danger of more than wrist-slap
ping punishment.
The effect has been to create a tra
dition that thieving was roght as
Agency
long as only the pioperty off owners
of cascara trees was stolen. Owners
Fire
who resisted were threatened with
Auto
fire or firearms.
The thieves, of course, have no con
Life
cern with conservation. They strip
Accident
trees completely of their bark, killing
them. They start fires that destroy
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entire stands.
To Protect the Pot of Gold
Buyers of cascara bark have also
been too little concerned with the
i sources of what they buy, especially
, since growing demand and decreasing
supply have made a seller’s market.
Cascara bark remains a crime crop
in the large pait. But now forest
land owners, most of all farmer
SHIRLEY LAIRD
owners of forest land, are demanding
their rightful (protection at the hands
MILL CITY
of agencies of the law. Their cascara
bark crop is worth real money. They
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are trying to manage it for perman
ence. Only a six-inch stump of bark
is needed for the sprouting of new
stems,
“We have only a few cascara trees
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but it is amazing what their bark
has brought in,” a typical woodland
owner told me. "We are guarding
this crop as we would a little pot of
J. C. JONES, Prop.
gold, and I do mean guarding. There
is bird shot waiting for any bark
MAKE YOUR ARRANGEMENTS
pirate who comes this way.”
NOW
More Brush Crop«-
Foresters gues that pickekrs of ev
ergreen huckleberry, salal and sword
Ü10 So. Commercial St. Balam
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Office Ph. 6887
R m , Ph. 6887
Out of the Woods
INSURANCE
SHIRLEY’S
BEAUTY SHOP
Monumental Works
fern collect even now two million
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three items alone. Much of the pick
ing has been done by trespassers on
unprotected property.
Sword fern thrives in the Pacific
Northwest. Florists provide its mar
ket, which calls for new - growth
leaves clean with sharp tips, each at
least 25 inches long. The standard
bunch has 55 leaves, and 50 bunches
are packed to a case.
Tree seeds have never had a better
market than they enjoy today. Flor
ists also buy cedar boughs, rhododen
drons, moss, Oregon grape, Kinnik-
inink and other items of the kind.
While the big plants of the wood
land are “fattening up” each year,
adding layers of wood, spearing to
ward the sun, there are tiny timber
crops on the farm that may make in
come.
Even moss and skunk cabbage have
market possibilities. Ginsing roots,
foxglove, pepipermint, wild berries,
are also prospects.
Let’s get down to earth in the
farm woodlands!
Detroit
JULY 21. 1949
SP, and Eva Hernandez were mar ; law and daughter of Lebanon and
ried June 22 at Vancouver. They will their son Rex. and family of New
port.
live here.
Mrs. Otis White, accompanied by
Guests of the Paul Fletchers over
Harlo, James, Marlene and Mrs. Har the week end were his brother-in-law
ley White, drove to Portland Tuesday
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jack-
to pick up her husband who had ta
son and son Tommy of Springfield,
ken the school bus to Portland for and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fletcher,
some repair work.
Bob and Bruce, and Mr. and Mrs. Ken
July fire season closure of al! Wil neth Fletcher, also of Springfield. All
lamette forests took effect July 9. Per picnickekd at Breitenbush Forest
mits may be obtained from the De Camp on the Fourth.
troit ranger .station.
Mrs. Tom Fryer left by auto Mon
The fine new auditorium being built
by the Army Engineers clase to the day for Salt Lake City to attend the
ne school building is nearing com funeral of her nephew, Lawrence
Maynas.
pletion.
Out-of-town pioperty owners at
Mr. and Mis. Archie Mattoon re- I
tending the public meeting on pro ■ turned recently from a vacation spent
perty problems «in the Detroit area ’ at Idlewilde Park, near Roseburg, in
included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Newport Coquille, where they visited his mo
of Culver and Mr. and Mrs. Raol Mor- ther, Mrs. Guy Mattoon, and in New
riss of Scio.
port. Mrs. Guy Mattoon returned with
Recent guests of the H. I). Burts them for a visit.
were Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Burt and
baby son of W'aldport, their son-in-
BARGAINS
In Furniture, Stoves, Dishei
Clothing, Housewares
McEWAN
$10 CASH
A Friendly Place
To While Away
Your Idle hours
or outsoles of any work
shoe bearing the
FRIEDMAN-SHELBY
trademark.
Weddle Funeral Home
MODERN FUNERAL
SERVICE
Stayton, Oregon
Stop in and See Our
SPECIALS
on
ALL TRAILER
HOMES
GEIGER
MOTOR CO
USED CARS
Bought - Consigned - Sold
1 Mile East of Gates
Near The Maples
GREENLY’S Plumbing & Heating
LET US FIGURE YOUR ESTIMATES ON PULMBING
AND HEATING. NO JOB TOO LARGE AND NONE
TOO SMALL
M AC’S
By MRS, J. A. WRIGHT
145 S. Church, next to Salem Parking
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Galligan of Red-
mond visited the L. C. Davis and L.
L Rynearson homes Sunday. Mr. Ry-
nearson returned with them to stay
cvemight and Mr. Galligan brought
bim home Monday.
Mrs. Earl Capuro returned home
Saturday after a week kspent in Port
land getting some dental work done.
Word has been received here by
Keith White that his stepfather, Wil
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ham Ward, has recovered sufficiently
Open each Friday
from a recent heart ailment an-l has
Mill City Furniture Company
taken employment with a cab com
2:00 to 7:30
pany.
— PORTRAITURE —
Mrs. John Cook accompanied her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr, and
Mrs. Albin Cooper to Bend Sa‘urday
and stayed overnight with her mo-
the-, Mrs. Ben Golden. On Sunday
they atended the ball game at Pow- I
ell Bute wh< re Cooper played on the
Bend team.
Mr. and M's. Cliff Peterson left
and a new pair of shoes
Sunday for Washington. The PRA
will be given to the
recently tiansferred him to a small
twon near Everett. Their son, Dale,
wearer
who finds paper
is staying at present with an une’e
or fibre board in the
at Tangent.
heels, counters, insoles
Joe Villar, section foreman for the
•W.V.
Shop and Residence 4260 Macleay Rd.
SALEM
Ph. 2-7390
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SANTIAM WAR SURPLUS
WORK SHOES
ARMY & NAVY OXFORDS
CLOTHING
TENTS
BOATS
FISHING TACKLE
1 mile east of Detroit
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ATTENTIO N : BUSINESSMEN
We will run your errands or get
your parts for you out of Portland
or Salem in time that will amaze you.
Passenger Air Taxi Senice to Salem
It’s not hard to learn to fly with
a competent instructor. DAVIS
.AIRPORT has engaged the ser
vice of Ted Galbraith, Silverton,
a licensed flying instructor, who will be at the airport daily each
week. Check with Byron Davis, Mill City Tavern, for details.
DAVIS AIRPORT
LANCEFIELD &
BURMEISTER
Phone 394R
STAYTON
OPTOMETRIST
G. C. McKinney Ì ¡FURNITURE
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CIVIL
Richards Tavern
GATES
engineer ’
AT LOWEST
310 S. High St
Ph. 2-2578
SEE
PRICES IN THE
Surveying
John Adams
VALLEY
Construction, Plans and
Specifications
Salem, Ore.
NEW & USED
CARL’S PLACE
Raaementa, Trench
and General Excavating
Silver Saddle Trailer Camp
Mill City. Ore
Ph. 7 03 PO
1605 N. Summer
SALEM, ORE.
Pool Hall
For your excavating
and dump truck work
3-8 yd. 10-B Shovel.
Linoleum
SOFT DRINKS
Detroit
CAPITAL
Wool Carpet
CANDY and CIGARETTES
Appliance«
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AUTO
Living Room Funrniturr
llrdroiiti Furniture
Arthurs Cafe
A friendly place to meet
and ent
Chicken in
the Rough
Information Center.
Detroit, Oregon
24 hour« a day
• TRADE
TERMS
Ph 3-5110
Mill City
SHELL PRODUCTS
AUTO STORAGE* BATTERIES
ZENITH TIRES
FISHING TACKLE
Eye examination
Broken lenses replaced
Eye glass adjustments
Glasses fitted.
Open Every Thursday
1 to « P.M.
also
6 P. M. to 8 P.M. by appointment
General offices at TenBrouk Jewelers, 313 W. 1st St.. ALBANY
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•Delta Band Saws
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I>elco-Kemy Shocks
Phone 3-9151
Liberty
3fter hour, 2-1593
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SALEM. OREGON
Yoder-Martin Const. Co
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Expert Bulldozing
Road Building
Oregon Mutual Fire
Insurance
Phone 751
C. E. 'Pink* Maaon. Prop.
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C »m mereiai and Residential Builder-
See Ed L. Davis
Lyons, K. F. D.
MILL CITY
Service Station
Welcomes you to his new office at
THE MILL CITY FURNITURE CO.
Clearing. Grading and Leveling
Masonry and Concrete Work
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Complete
supply of
all vour
building
needs
31 33 4 3 * Gl \R 3NTF.E Ol R WORk
Stay ton Blue 162-H
OPEN SATURDAYS
Screen Doors
Knotty pine* paneling
Sheet Rock
ALL GRADES OF LI MBER.
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MATERIAL COSTS. YOUR ENTIRE BUILDING PROJECT
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Rpiail Division
Russell Kelly, Mgr