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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1951)
; MILL C ENTERPRISE September 27, 1951 2—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE I MILL CITY. OREGON DON PETERSON. Publisher ■mrjraiut DR. MARK I AHHI I ICrSE^i CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: One insertion for 50c or three for $1.00. The Enterprise will not be responsible for more than one incorrect in sertion. Errors in advertising should be reported immediately. Display Advertising 45c column inch. Political Advertising 75c inch. I REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST Will be at his Mill City office in the Jenkins Building Thursday afternoons 1 to 6 p.m. Also Thursday evenings by Appointment NEWSPAPER X PUBLISHERS HOME OFFICE: 313 W. FIRST. ALBANY ^ASSOCIATION •APER THAT HAS NO ENEMIES II \S NO FRIENDS" —George Putnam Boy Scouts or Not? The Hoy Scout population in the Mill < ity area is taking a beating. These lads entered into the spirit of Scout work with the energy only our youth have. Now these same young people find they are stalled. I he old gag “Let George do it!” is working a hardship on the Boy Scouts. Whether this kicking from pillar to post of the Scouts is by plan or neglect we do not know. We do know it is time for a change! It is important that there be a Scoutmaster and Scout committee—both active. Boy Scout affairs have jogged along on a rocky road for an un reasonable length of time. Interest in the welfare of the Boy Scouts waxes hot and cold. If there exists dashes of personalities among those respon sible for Scout work, it is time such things are forgot. Boy Scouts are being hurt by this present lack of decisive action. Boy Scouts are placed in the ridiculous position of having earned merit badges, but cannot get them. There is no down-to-earth plan for Boy Scout activity. Even the routine of meeting regularly has fallen by the wayside. Unless a live Boy Scout troop gets going < ub Scouts will come to a standstill also. The Cubs deserve something better than this. At present Boy Scouts cannot advance further in their worthwhile program. Shall this state of affairs continue? ALL TYPES BRICK WORK CLEANING FLUES GENERAL .MASON MORE « I’llONE LYON'S 76 Box 195. MEHAMA § x x::xx:: x :: x x x x x :: x x :: x :: x x x x x x x x x x x :::: x :: x x x x X x Sardine Creek Fire Ire It’s a favorite pastime—this business of cussing out the other fellow. 'The Sardine Creek fire has stirred the ire of plenty of citizens. State and federal forest services have been and even now are on the receiving end of the lion’s share of such criticism. That’s a fact! Those in the state and federal forest services must “take it and like it. These men represent Oregon and the I .S.A.—they are your governments agents on the scene, the I .S.A. Department of Interior hasn’t the money Tor proper forestry roads and an effective force of trained foresters — a peevish t’ongess so far has snapped I nde Sams purse shut on such items. This same asinine stinginess is a disease of the Oregon legislature also. So what if “college men" were confused about fighting the Sardine creek fire, who wasn’t? The smoke and speed of the fire was terrific. So- called “college men" aren’t super beings because of a few summers experience in the forest service. Foresters must be trained and training takes time and costs money. The co-operation shown the forest service by certain big timber interests is a disgrace. Fire fighting is tiresome and dirty work. The dousing of smoldering stump and snag fires in an area of some 9,000 acres of steep and almost inaccessible territory is no small task and cannot be done over-night. A dozen men cannot do it—nor can two hundred. There is not the slightest doubt in anyone's mind but that the Sardine creek fire should have been mopped up entirely after the first rains and before it “blew-up" the second time and swept towards Gates and Mill City. The sixty-four dollar question is: why wasn't it? The answer is: there wasn't time, men and equipment enough for such a project. I*ut your legislatures under the magnifying glass for the answer regarding forest care in general. If rain and winter weather finally does make the Sardine creek fire say "Uncle" then there's the problem of future Sardine creek fires. Who, we ask, will fell all those dying trees which will make beautiful torches for bigger and fancier Sardine creek fires? Those mute and denuded trees should be felled, this we know. It is true many of the dead trees will be lugged, but will all the snags in that vast burn, be felled? The last canyon forest fire in 1919 gave a big boost in the way of old dry snags to the 19.11 version, the Sardine creek fire. Forestry roads should now honey-comb the Sardine creek burn. All snags should be felled and the work of re seeding done. Shall we “Let George do it?” | The wedding cake cutting ceremony of Mr. and Mrs. John B. McClintock, nee Inna Mae Nelson, who were married recently at the First Christian church in Mill City. Bride’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson of Mill City. (Photo courtesy The Statesman and Robert Veness) a I H B B B § B indication that Russia is ready to come openly into the Korean struggle and start a world war. Meanwhile, evidence accumulates to show that CONSTRl CTIVE CRITH ISM Recurring fires in the Santiam short of such open participation there Canyon area have had their repercus will be only defeat there for the Com sions in complaints of mismanage munists. Allied authorities exude confidence ment, as perhaps might be expected. In any catastrophe, criticism is to be —based on specific military factors: expected. And we are not attenpting Terrain: United Nations forces are to judge herewith its justification. firmly planted—if not dug in—on the What concerns us is keeping on strongest natural defense line they doing the best job possible, if such have yet held in Korea. has been done up to date, or in doing Tanks: There are more American better if slips there have been. tanks in Korea than are likely to be * * * furnished by Russia or manned by Two criticisms have been voiced— trained crews of Koreans or Chinese first, that the guard was let down too —who have developed a distinct sense much when the August sprinkles gave of claustrophobia through experience firefighters a breather; second, that with napalmed tanks. Tanks are not there has been insufficient supervi a decisive weapon under present con sion to make the best use of man ditions. being useful only in valleys. Artillery: The UN’s massed fire power available. To the first criticism, the only power is something new in warfare. answer can be maybe. As it turned The greatest force of American out. the fire did get away again and artillery in the last war was gathered much more valuable timber destroyed. for the terrific fight on Okinawa. In the meantime, whatever money was Twice as much is available in Korea saved by reducing the fire-fighting and improvements have made it many payroll has gone up in smoke many times more effective, guii-for-gun, times over. While it is not true that than anything the Reds have used. Airpower: UN planes dominate the all men were withdrawn in August, it appears probable that had more been air, with freedom to strike enemy retained the loss would not have been troops and supply lines hundreds of miles behind the front. The Com so heavy. ♦ ♦ ♦ 1 munists have some fighter planes To the second criticism, it would be that are reported superior to Ameri j difficult to find any specific answer. can jets but they have few skilled The responsibility rests with the pilots and have been defeated time forest services, but on so widespread after time even when they had larger numbers This is due to better shoot an operation there must of necessity be delegated a great deal of individual ing by American pilots and to superior responsibility to a great many per training in group combat. So far there is little indication that sons. And many of them have car they have been able to establish air ried out such responsibilities nobly. bases in Korea. UN air forces, in The only real protection is in stop cluding close-support carrier planes, ping fires before they get out of hand. cannot be outmatched by the 1,000 To that end, a co-ordinated effort is planes the Reds are reported to have needed and when the present confla gathered in Manchuria. Of course if gration is history some serious Russia should come in openly the thought needs be given in more de picture would change. But an answer tailed planning along that line. Let | by strategic airpower, with the A- the criticism be constructive. In the bomb always a potentiality, would meantime, firefighters in the main then be immediately available. : appear to be doing a creditable job. A grim struggle may lie ahead. —From The Statesman W'e shy from rosy predictions. But short of open Russian intervention, V SHOWDOWN IN KOREA the best information on Korea is that A decision is due. Russia must |he military situation is good. Far accept a severe setback in Korea or less good is the economic and political make a much bigger investment in situation. Not only have millions of that struggle. Koreans been rendered destitute and Sharp fighting which could be the homeless; the productive capacity of prelude of a new offensive, use of the country is dangerously impaired. tanks for the first time in months, Moreover, the South Koreans sharply and the appearance of Caucasian oppose any proposals for leaving the troops all these have caused uneasi nation divided. To prevent the Com ness on the American home front. munists taking advanta'ge of these But the jitters are definitely not in factors may prove a tougher long- order. There is still little evidence range problem than the immedi that Moscow's new support of the ate military one. It deserves equal Reds in Korea is very extensive or attention. — From Christian Science very effective. There is even less Monitor. 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She noticed him nodding and— since they were discussing elec tricity said in a loud voice: “Now maybe MR. LAWSON will explain what electricity is." Skip started up, looked around wildly, and blurted out, “Gee! I used to know, but I forgot." "What a loss to science*” sighs Miss Gilbert. "No one to this day knows what electricity really is. and here we have a genius who could explain it—but forgot!" CopyngSr. From where I sit, I hope this taught Skip that you're better off if you admit you don't know all an swers. Some grownups haven't learned that yet—like the one« who are always telling other people what'« best and what's right and what's wrong. I like a temperate glass of beer, myself, but if you prefer buttermilk I won't argue. I've seen too many "know-it-alls" turn out to be wrong! All Loggers TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY FOR ALL THE LOGGERS IN THE NORTH SANTIAM AREA, I AM PUTTING A COMPLETE STOCK OF LOGGING SUPPLIES IN AT BASSETT S WELDING SHOP AT LYONS. ORE. BETWEEN FLOYD AND MYSELF. 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