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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1954)
4— THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1954 The Floyd Shepherd’* entertained at dinner Saturday evening in honor Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. of Wm. Jull. Others piesent were Jack Scott Sunday were her parents, minister and Mrs. Jull, Wilma and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Stevens of Lyons. Ralph Jull and Ellen Shelton. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. I R. Grubb and three children of Douglas Hirte, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas. William Hirte, cut the thumb aid and Mrs. J. C. Kimmel spent forefinger of his left hand quite Sunday at the O. E. Hoodenplye home Glen Hearing, formerly of Gates severely this week. The accident hap in Creswell. and Stayton, has opened a barbershop pened when he was splitting kindling. Steve Canyon By AVilton Caniff Mr. and Mrs. Melbourne Rambo tisok their daughter, Laura Jo to Santiaru Memorial hospital Wednesday for observation. Little Stephen Streeter, young sun I of Rev. and Mrs. Noble Streeter, has I been ill with chicken pox for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Myers were in in the former Dawes building. Mr. Wilma Jull. »ho is employed as Gresham Saturday visiting telatives and Mrs. Hearing and children, Shar-1 student nurse librarian at the State on and James, both who attend giade and friends. school, aie living in the Jorgensen hospital in Salem, is at home under the doctor’s care, suffering with an place, now owned by Otto Witt. Stephen Todd, elder son of the infected nerve in one eye. Vernon Todds, has been out of the 1st The youth group of the Christian Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hathaway grade with an attack of the mumps. church visited the Lyons Methodist drove to Nelscott where they will The food sale held in the apartment Fellowship Sunday evening. Those spend two weeks or a month for a attending were: Sybil Dart and Laur at the Detroit Postoffice Tuesday rest, Mrs. Hathaway is still recup- was a success. Proceeds will be used en Dart, Audrey Shaw, Ellen Shelton, erating from a serious automobile a< - j Ralph Jull, accompanied by Glen E. far the Detroit Church of Christ. cident last October. Shelton. Mr. and Mra. Hugh Walkup were A birthday party at the Cecil Lake in Salem Sunday, guests at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. home Friday evening honored then- niece, Mrs. Eddie Stone. Attending the and Mrs. R. H. Walkup. affair were Mi. and Mrs. Eddie Stone Mrs. Otto Witt has been confined to and children, Sharon and Shirley, Mrs. her bed for over a week with a severe Lester Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Charles cate of neuritis, affecting one leg and French, Mrs. Opal McRobert, Mrs. Kenneth Harris, Mrs. W'. J. Robinson, hip. Mrs. Nell Stahlman, Mrs. Gale Doro Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Ferrigno and thy, Mrs. Jack Lake, Frances Cain, family of West Fir, were guests Sun and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lake. day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. At the Christian church Sunday, H. I. Plymale. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan and Mr. the choir will sing a Palm Sunday an and Mrs. E. N. Hutchinson and fam them, and minister H. E. Jull will ily. This was the first time Mr. and preach on the triumphal entry. Sub Mrs. Sullivan had seen their newest ject, "A King Rides in Glory.’' This great granddaughter, Anna Louise church will coopeiate in the Union Ferrigno, who is about 4 months old. • Pre-Easter services to be held this She is their 14th great grandchild. year at the Community church. See The Mill City Enterprise for your Printing ★ * ¥ ¥ Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller of Mill City moved to Carlotta, California, re cently. Mr. Miller had been employed by Vancouver Ply, and Mrs. Miller at Viv’s Steak House. They are both employed at their new location. ATTEND PRESBYTERIAL Attending Presbyterial at the Sa lem Presbyterial church Tuesday a:.j , Wednesday of last week fiom here were Mis. W. W. Allen, Mrs. James Swan, Mrs. John Swan, Mrs. Ralpn Fough, Mrs. Fred Grimes, Mrs. Nob.e Streeter, Mrs. Floyd Fleetwood, and Mis. Robert Schroeder, who is livi: £ ' temporarily at Forest Grove. Rev. Noble Streter of the Presb;. • terian church and William Shuey a member of the session, attended the Presbytery Executives meeting Coivallis Tuesday of this week. Lynne Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Smith, is again attending grade school here after being enrolled at the School for the Blind at Salem. At the Blind school Lynne learned new methods of eye usage, and of ficers of the school let her return to school here. Mrs. Ike Myers entertained at luncheon last Wednesday afternoon, honoring Mrs. Bill Bu kett of Elkhorn on her birthday anniversary. Among tho.-e attending were Mrs. Merwin Knox, Mrs. Kenneth Baine, Mrs. Carl Longnecker and Mrs. Koger Kindred. Power Saws Change Logging Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Jackson and AUTOMOTIVE Mr. and Mrs. Foirest Baker drove the Jackson’s new Ford to Astoria REPAIR WORK (By Jean Roberts) where they spent the week end. Jack- MEHAMA—“Single-jacking” the up he would know that the teeth were sons visited their son and wife, Mr. AUTO PARTS not cutting enough wood, and if the and Mrs. Ratio. The group drove act of one man falling a tree with a motor would pull down — he was push- I Needs to Seaside over the Sunset Highway. . power er saw, is becoming common Lubrication, Washing | practice in this area and is the newest ing too hard. Many logging operators also dis- | Mrs. J. F Potter recently spent a change in the cutting end of the tim- Waxing appioved of the power saw, maintain-| few days in Oregon City where she be- ber industry. ing that it was impossible to do a good came acquainted with her new great , The invention of the power saw, grandchild. Jill Deanne Larson, born which enables a worker to single-jack, job of timber falling with the noisy I BRYANT’S newcomer. As loggers began to mas March 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Richaid is the most revolutionary in Oregon's ter the machines however, logging . Larson (formerly Jacquelyn Potter.) long timber history. TEXACO SERVICE Prior to 1941, trees were felled by companies were forced to buy them to This is their third child and second get workers. Many companies hired I We Give j the age old custom of "hand felling.’ daughter. | (Two men manning a hand saw.) One power saw men to “day-work”, and I S & H Green Stamps I "lead faller”, also hired a "day-set”. The company Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ragsdale are man was always the “ Phone 3202 Mill City was responsible for keeping the saw leaving next Tuesday for Visalia, i ! the other the “secoon faller.” As in running order. California, Mrs. Ragsdale’s former the undercut or face of the tree was Soon workers began buying their home, where they will live. Mr. Rags usually chopped the men were ex own saws and demanding busheling pert with an axe as well as a saw. dale will take over the distribution of jobs. Bushlers are paid so much per a hearing adapter for radio and TV As they stood on opposide sides of ♦ day upkeep on a saw and a specified in the state of California. They are the tree to chop, one man was re amount for each thousand feet of tim quired to swing left-handed, while the holding an auction sale of their ber felled a day. Most cutting crews I | ing blows. furniture. I A bouble axe was a prime requi prefer busheling to day working, but both methods are in common use. Going to Salem last Saturday where site with one blade keen as a razor The lighter weight saws used in fal I for chopping and the other blade, used I they attended the Inter-District con- 1 ling and bucking, enables one man to for swamping or brushing was usually | test of the Toastmistress Club at the do the job that formerly required two. i Golden Pheasant restaurant were Mrs. dull. Woe befell anyone who would I Howard Means, the local contestant, pick up a faller's axe and use I Mr. and Mrs. Don Miley of Gates, Mr. sharp bit to chop anything on | and Mrs. Vincent Palmer, and Mr. ground. ♦ two men still work u partners hut, The introduction of the power saw | and Mrs. A. E. Nesbitt. Winners one does the falling while the other 11 ♦ from this contest go to the regional *»s not welcomed by fallers, who 1 feared being forced out of a job by buck-. The logs are scaled and the i T I the faster method of cutting.Most pay is equally divided. Saws used | of the fallers were busheleis then, and for single-jacking, weigh between 501 1 it seemed hardly fair for a “hand and 75 pounds apiece, depending on set" to compete with a motor. Bush- the length of the bar. Bucking saws ellers—logging name for piece-work, with a smaller motor and shorter bar usually weigh between 25 and 35 or falling by the thousand foot.) Guaranteed Cleaning I Most early power saws weighed 150 pounds. Though the power saw was invented pounds or more apiece and were car 1 hat a "hat you get "hen you let ried through the woods by head fallers to lighten the work of timber falling Us Take Care Of Your and bucking, it is not so easy but what with the motor end, and the second faller with the stinger. Since the head any bushier or day worker can work Cleaning Problems faller carried the most weight and as hard as he wants. was responsible for saving each tree the second faller was accountable for FLUE FIRE WEDNESDAY knocking out the undercut and swamp A flue fire Wednesday morning at ing out before each cut. the Louis Kelly home east of Gates 48 HOUR SERVICE The throttle was opened wide on on the Linn county side, was ex the power saw- and speed was regu tinguished by the Gates volunteer fire Mill City, Oregon lated by the second faller. If he was department. Mrs. Albert Millsap, En Hours 9 to 6 a good worker the motor speed scar terprise correspondent reports no cely varied. If the motor would speed damage done. * For GENUINE PARTS * * * * and SER VICE on.:: Stratton and Clinton * * Brigqs Engines * . . . and ill Maken find * * Modeln of Magneton . . . * * See (all Or * E. H. BURRELLCO * 565 North High, Salem Ph. 3-9106 * ¥¥¥¥¥¥ * ¥ Mr. and Mrs. J. H. 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