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THE MILL CITY
ENTERPRISE
THE RSDAY. OCTOBER 1. 1953
Improper Handling Of
Livestock Cuts Profits
Improper handling of livestock dur
Enteied as second class matter No ing loading and hauling to market
vember 10, 1944 at the post office at causes losses running into thousand«
Mill City, Oregon, under the Act of of dollars annually ih Oregon alone,
March 3. 1870.
according to Harry Lindgren, Oregon
State college extension animal hus
Subscription Rates
Per Year Marion-Linn Counties $2.50 bandry specialist.
Outside Marion-Linn Counties $3.00
Reports from slaughter houses indi
cate that trimmings made necessary
DON W. MOFFATT Editor-Publisher by bruises represent'a national loss of
PEARL EIDE
News Reporter several million dollars each year. Mil
lions more are lost through weight
shrinkage and illnesses that result
I SE CAUTION. Hl NTERS
from undue exposure or lack of feed,
With the opening of the deer season water and rest.
Saturday, hunters are urged to be I Since these losses are reflected in
more than careful that they shoot only | lower market prices for animals, Ore
deer. Each and every year reports gon producers have a stake in reduc
come that hunteis have carelessly ing such losses to a minimum, de
shot cattle, horses, their own compan clares the OSC specialist.
ions or any other moving object that
Lindgren says transit injuries can
happens to appear in their line of be lowered if animals are not hurried
vision.
during driving and loading, particul
| Be sure when you pull the trigger arly when they are passing through
I that it is deer that you are shooting gates or narrow passages. Squeezing
at, not some ranchers livestock.
against posts and walls causes severe
Many hunters complain about the
and deep bruising.
many posted areas, and more land is
A canvas slapper or electric prod
being posted each year. Where should
should be used to encourage stubborn
the blame be placed? Right at the
animals. Sharp sticks, whips and clubs
hunters feet! Their carelessness in
cause injuries that reduce the value of
past years has caused much of this the carcass. Another precaution the
posting.
shipper should take, if possible, is to
Another thing one reads about each
select a carrier that has adequate fa
hunting season is death from heart cilities and a reputation for handling
failure. Hunters should learn to act livestock with a minimum of rough
their age. Avoid too vigorous climbs,
treatment and losses.
and do not hunt to the limit of your
Vehicles used for transportation
endurance. Always save some of
should be reasonably clean and dry,
your strength to take care of your
with inside walls free from rough pro-
self in case of emergency.
L rarpfnl of Jections that might cause injury. Ani
Last, but not least, L- --------- —
mals should be provided with good
fire. The recent rains should eliminate
feed and water and an opportunity to
most of this hazard, but good hunters
rest at regular intervals in transit,
always take precautions when in the
the specialist says.
woods.
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With citizen interest
aroused
OCR PHARMACISTS
through Highway Lifesavers activi
October 4 to 10 is being observed as ties there has been a steppir.g-up also
' National Pharmacy Week this year, in the number of driver license sus
and we were reminded when we read pensions based upon more prompt
this news of the many services that reporting of traffic court convictions.
we have come to expect from our In June, 119 licenses were suspended
I pharmacist, unthinkingly. Take a and in July, 164 were suspended. The
■ prescription for example. It may be State Police and Traffic Safety Divi
| for any one of ten thousand drugs, and sion as well as the courts are finding
yet, we hand it across the counter to “political” pressure to get light penal
our pharmacist without a thought to ties for serious traffic violations eas
his not having it at hand. It is one ier to cope w-ith since citizen interest
of those things that we have cohie to has been alerted in almost every coun
accept fiom him in his health service ty through the Lifesavers organiza
tion.
to our families.
Yet, should we accept it merely as
"standard practice”? His investment
Card of Thanks
in stock alone runs to amazing propor
tions today in our world of new drugs
The president of Lodge W. B. F. A.
and medication. Hundreds of his
drugs are called for but once or twice Charles Dolezal, wishes to thank all
a month, causing him to keep these the ladies who helped to cook the won
items on hand, at an incalculable cost derful dinner for the district conven-
when we compare inventories in other
JSpecial^ thanks go to^ Gladys
stores. His is a professional service, Podrabsky
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- who baked the - delicious,
far above the normal mercantile stan- beautifully decorated cake in silver
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dards of running a store. He knows and ^wtiite
— it
1 was
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__ masterpiece, and
Hattie -
Fencl
who
his responsibility, and he constantly to
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— Kazda
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stands guard against the threat of fessed the twelve chickens, Many
disease, no matter what it is, or when thanks, girls-________________
it may strike.
Pharmacists are one of our major express our gratitude—to them for
bulwarks against the threat of disease, their ceaseless service in the protec-
This week we pay our respect—and tion of the public health.
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• Uniform top quality in
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• Hold* up under worst
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