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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1951)
July 26. I951 4—THE MILL CITY' ENTERPRISE IDANHA Sprague Instructs In Fire Reporting Results of Clinics In Linn Co. Given department for stenographic help to By REBA D. SNYDER handle the addressing and mailing of The Spar Cafe gave a picnic for the Green Guard kit. Rush orders By JAMES STEVENS The Linn County Health Depart went to printers for more manuals, their employees last Thursday at How do you report a forest fire? arm bands and membership cards. Suttle Lake. Those attending were _ Keep ___ _ ____ headquarter* ment conducted sixteen pre-school Oregon Green The Green Guard* . . . KOG headquarters was a madhouse. proprietors, Mr. and Mrs. Hinch; advises the process is very simple, clinics throughout the county this In 1942, shortly after he took over Mary Gordon, a guest; Mrs. Pearle spring. A total of 547 pre-school direction of the Keep Oregon Green | “For heaven’s sake,’’ Kuehner Geibler; Evelyn Stevenson; and Mar Just go to the nearest telephone and children were examined at these clin- says: “ I want to report a forest fire. ” pleaded with Priaulx, “ don ’ t send any As ociation, Richard L. Kuehner pro- ' jorie Igou. That afternoon Mrs. L. I The operator will connect you with I ics. This number is about one-half more publicity out on Green Guards 1 posed a youth auxiliary to supplement C. Davis and son, Johnny, drove to ' the nearest fire warden. I of the five-ycar-old children in the •he programs of adult workers. We've got 20,000 applications in al the lake. This was the information given by county. The. data concerning their Having a lifetime of 4-H club experi ready. At a cost of 15 cents a head, North Santiam Willing workers Keep Oregon Green County chairman physical condition provides a fair ence in dealing with youth, Kuehner we’ll soon go broke 1” club met last Wednesday in the home Charles Sprague of Marion County in |. picture of the health status of this It is likely that just one more gen put together the Oregon Green Guards. From the very first, Dick Kuehner eral news release would have upped of Georgia New. Some members a stepped up drive for catching forest a*te group. Cavities in the teeth were the most I insisted that this was not to be just the Green Guard membership to were working and some were on vaca , fires before they spread. I common defect; 40 per cent of the tion. This contributed to a small at 50,000 or more eager boys and girls. Said the county chairman: “This is another youth organization but an tendance. Refreshments were served the worst fire danger year in the past ' j children had one or more—usually— activity which could be taken on by Kuehner's last recommendation be ! cavities. Of the total number 53 per after an enjoyable social hour. third of a century. We n ust prevent Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Campfire fore he went away to war was. “Keep Mrs. K. O. Swanson's sister and every possible man-caused blaze. i cent had been to a dentist at least quiet on the Green Guards. Let the Girls, 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers Gudne Gestson's brother, Mr. and Any fire today is a potential killer of once. clubs, schools, communities or small kids pass it along by word of mouth.” Defects connected with the nose Mrs. Kris Gestson were weekend groups of boys and girls in rural And so the only publicity given to guests of the two families last week people and destroyer of timber, pay and throat were found in 14.4 per cent rolls and jobs. We need the full-time of the children examined; 4.7 per cent areas or in cities. Kuehner worked up the Green Guards movement in the end. The Kris Gestson's are from support of every man woman, and a Green Guard kit, which included a past eight years has been the annual had defective vision or other eye con manual for members, a membership invitation for kids to participate in Milwaukie. i child.” ditions; and 1.6 per cent were definit A stork shower was given to Mrs. “No rain has fallen or consequence card as attractive as that of any pri the state-wide essay or poster contest. .James McKinney la t Friday night. since the last of March,” the fire pre ely underweight. vate club in America, an arm emblem, Omitting teeth, 75.3 per cent of Self-Reliance Appeal . . . Twenty-seven friends met at the home vention leader stated. “There is little a gummed poster for the youth’s of Mrs. Quincy Smith and brought hope for the rest of the summer. We the 547 children were classed as having Still the membership applications home, and other stuff dear to the roll in. We have had to adopt a pro lovely gifts. Mrs. McKinney thought urge every citizen of this country to no physical defect. Of the children heart of every kid. gram of austerity, chopping off the she was attending a commercial party, appoint himself a committee of one to 73.3 per cent had been protected ' Power of the Press . . . against diphtheria. The percentage names of all Green Guards when they , but when the salesman did not appear, Arthur W. Priaulx, KIMI Publicity reach 16 years of age, chopping off mock bingo was played instead. Mrs. stop forest fires for the duration.” varied by clinics from 53 per cent to , Fire protection leaders in this sec 100 per cent. However, only 15 per I Director, broke the story of the Ore all those who move or change ad H. IL Storey, co-hostess and caller of tion are: George Bunke, District cent had had their immunizations : gon Green Guards in one carefully dresses. Even with this gentle tread the numbers, cleverly sat where she timed release through every news ing on our part the kids of Oregon could see Mrs. Kinney's card qnd Warden, Moliola; Mel Crawford, Dis before the age of 2 years; 61 per cent ; paper and radio station in the state. continue to seek out Green Guard ' called out only her numbers for a trict Warden. Sweet Home; and S. T. been vaccinated against small pox and Moore, District Ranger, Detroit. 69 per cent against whopping cough. The story invited all boys and girls membership. Through September of i basinette full of gifts. Immunizations completed in the first between eight and eighteen to join 1950, 6,252 applications were received Mr. and Mrs. Gene Miller and three year of life are desirable. Sixty-four the Green Guards. The response was at Salem headquarters for the first I children of Kellogg Park, Milwaukie per cent of the children were born in a deluge. Thousands of letters poured nine months of ¡950. There arc ap arrived Saturday, They spent the Oregon and 58 per cent of the total into Salem headquarters. Kuehner proximately 30,000 Green Guards on i weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. had lived in Linn County for five frantically called on the state forestry the rolls today. ; Gordon and family. years. The group which had lived Mrs. Eric Nyberg returned home The Green Guards defy the laws of in the county for less than five organ izationa*l gravity. Successful Sunday from a Salem hospital where Oregon State College—Commercial youth organizations are supposed to last week she underwent surgery. possibilities of extracting chemicals years showed the same diphtheria immunization rate as the group which have adult leaders. The Green Guards Her sister is caring for her. from Douglas fir and ponderosa pine had been in the county for five years. Gene Rice spent two days with his supply their own leadership. The barks have resulted in several firms remarkable feature of this youth unde, Frank New and family last ( becoming interested in development MILL CITY movement is the never-ending flow I week. L. of extraction plants, according to Dr. Lee Hopson returned home Sunday of new ideas, new plans and enthu E. F. Kurth, professor of wood chem siasm from the members themselves—- after a six-week.s vacation with his istry at Oregon State college. A FRIENDLY all spontaneous which pour into state mother in Portland. Lee plans going The potential normal annual supply j bean picking soon. FAMILY headquarters. of Douglas-fir bark from Oregon and Mention Green Guards to an ex Washington, Dr. Kurth said, is about ATMOSPHERE perienced Oregon educator and his a howling success and he shakes his l'a million tons, which will yield ap eyes will glow. Ask him why this i head in mystification. PREVAILS proximately 375,000 tons of extractives unorthodox, home-talent, loosely- su Art Priaulx thinks he has the consisting of tannin, wax and dihy- pervised phenomenon of youth is such answer: ramiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiun im mi iiiiiiiiiuiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiHHiiiiiiwiiUHiKiiiiiiiiHiiimiHfliiiii I droquercetin, a new drug with medi “Fcr once the kids have been put cinal value. Bark residues can be completely on their own,” he says. utilized for fuel, soil conditioners and They have been left to their own other products after the extracts Rabbit raisers everywhere are I devices. They have given the prob- have been removed, he added, finding that a little CALF hem— protect our forests from fire. Dr. Kurth, who was recently recog- MANNA added to the diet | The amazing response to this Individ-1 nized for his outstanding research, is of the doe and litter helps of the chemistry section of * the ual enterprise system job in this chief ' *’ u* , turn mediocre gains into big, Oregon Forest Products laboratory at I year's unseasonable fire weather.” highly profitable ones. It is a good pattern for Washington, OSC. He said current market values of these three products obtained Balanced feeding makes the ! or any other forest state. from an average ton of dry Douglas- difference, It takes remark- fir bark are $26 to $49 for tannin, ably little CALF MANNA $65 to $100 for wax, and $700 to $1300 for dihydroquercetin. Pointing out that tannin is now in short supply in this country, Dr. FREMII DAILY — VERY REASONABLE PRICES Kurth said 70 percent of U. 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It wouldn’t be a bad idea, now that you’re about to leave on a vacation trip, to put your valuables in a safe place. Then, make that last double- check of the house: fasten every latch, lock every door, secure every window and basement op- ening Wouldn't be a bad idea. either, to notify the neighbor hood policeman or constable that you're going to be away. The mere fact that they make a regu lar check of your place might be enough to discourage any house burglar. Check again when you return. These looters jimmy a lock so cleverly, you might not wise up for some time. COU N TE R F E IT E RS-SHORT CHANGE ARTISTS Other vaca tion hazards: counterfeit money and the short-change artist. Con viviality flows freely at beach re sorts and vacation centers, an ideal situation for the gyp and the passer of phoney money. For two weeks out of your life you become a big spender, and you love it—but, brother, don't De careless with your change. 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