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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1957)
•—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE THl'R‘”'AY, FEBRUARY 21, 1957 Unusual Fire Season Noted There Is No Substitute For Local g» Oreoon State Forestry Board NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING y 9 y 578 Lightning Fires Reported Salem Sand and Gravel Company HEAVY HAULING Common Carrier — Heavy Machinery and Equipment Phone Salem Day 2-2461 Nite 2-4417 EXCAVATION and CONSTRUCTION tó-TON MOBILE CRANE CONTRACTING AND RENTAL Photo Finishing Color or Black and White Film Movie or "35" in Color Cameras: We can supply the Eastman Line, Ans- co or Poloroid Cards for all occasions. Looking for a gift? Come in, We have them Mill City Pharmacy Dependable Prescription Service J. C. Kimmel MILL CITY Phone 6607 détroit Jefferson Has Hands Full Here Friday Night I By Boots Champion Felicitations are in order for Mr. and Mrs. James E. Harris of Idanha upon the birth of a daughter born I February 5 at Santiam Memorial hospital at Stayton. There was a fair attendance at the March of Dimes bingo and card party sponsored by the FOE Auxiliary, and Jefferson got a surprise and gen held at the Detroit-Idanha school uine scare here Friday night when SALEM----- An unusual fire sea of the animals had been killed by Friday when $42.79 was netted. The I the Santiam Wolverines played one Detroit-Idanha school netted $27.73 son, improved protection practices, foresters, hunters and individuals of their best games of the season, major progress in forest land rehab employed for control work. In spite via coin cards distributed by the and had Jefferson, top of the league school. Mrs. Al Sorseth, chairman of ilitation, continuation of the insect of this tremendous kill there was tied up at the end of regular play. survey and increasing forest plant apparently no reduction in the the polio campaign for Detroit prop Jefferson went through the entire ing on privately owned lands, mark amount of damage. The control work er, reported a total of $82.38 was season without a loss to win top place collected, which is above the amount ed the activities of the state forest is to continue. in the league. collected last year. ry department and its cooperating The damage by animals was not At the end of the first quarter Mill The Cedars Tavern scored 198 protection associations in the ad limited to porcupine. The black bear points to Meander's 147 in a chai-¡City had a one point lead, but at the ministration and protection of 12,- became a menace to young Douglas lenge shuffleboard game played Sun- half, Je ferson -had a 22-20 advan- 000,000 acres of Oregon’s forest lands fir and spent a considerable part of day at the Cedars. The Cedars also tage. In the third quarter the score during 1956. his time peeling the bark from the won a victory over the Maples in a stood 30 for Jefferson and 26 for A fire season which saw 578 light root collar and trunk. Reports in Santiam. In the final stanza both game. ning fires out of a total of 987 and dicated that a single bear could kill recent At a special school election held teams were playing their best, and the necessity of closing the fire sea as many as 1.000 trees in a single Monday at the Detroit-Idanha school I when the buzzer sounded at the end son in late November after it had year. A cooperative control project on the preliminary budget as madj2 of regular play the score stood 37 been formally opened a month earl resulted in the killing of more than by the local levying committee fo^a' the overtime period Jefferson ier, were the unusual happenings in 200 of the animals. a field goal to win the game. the ensuing year, the vote was 29 to | made ’ protection during the year. The Oregon forest conservation act 9 in favor of the budget. It will now Again had the Wolverines been able i The acreage burned during the appears to be well received by the go to the rural school district board to connect with their free throws, the I regular fire season was 4831 acres, loggers of the state. The records for further consideration and allo Champions would have been defeated. I placing it in the list of one of the indicate that violations are less than cations for rural school district funds ; It was a wonderful game to see and i most favorable in recent years. Then, one-half of one per cent of all area Supt. Harold Regele of the Detroit- j fans were plenty proud of their team. I during the latter part of November ] logged. This act, approved in 1941, Idanha school announced that a. The JVs played a good game but lost and early December, continuous gale requires that the logger leave his square dance will be held in the ' 51 to 43. They* were ahead many like winds came down the Columbia land in productive condition. school auditorium Friday evening, • times during the game, and showed river gorge, contributing to an ex Tree planting has become a major February 22 betwen the hours of 7:30|F°°d form, tremely high fire hazard in the north- activity with the private landowner. and 9:30 p. m. A group of enthusi-i In the Varsity game Bevier was ! west part of the state. Farmers are increasing the area of - from Mill City has been invited, high point man with 12. Others scor- Numd ous fires broke out and the plantations each year and the indus Regele also reported that all Detroit-' *n£ were Smith 4, Thomas 6, Muir 4, 1 governor issued a proclamation clos- trial groups are planting many areac Idanha school teachers were reelected I an<i Kanoff 5. I ing the season in northwestern Ore immediately following logging with for another school year at a special _ Ta^e. Tw° ^rOm Shedd gon. It was the first time that such out waiting for nature to do the job. board meeting Monday evening. The final home game of the sea- action had been taken in the 46-year The result has been a demand for teams -------- were The regular monthly PTA meeting ' son for the - high _ - school ------ --------- ' history of the state forestry depart- M «-.Rings that far exceeds the capac Will be held at the Deliojt-Idanha I bl '*' Tuesday evening with ity of the Oregon forest nursery. school tonight (Thursday) at 8. , ment. ! Shedd. In the JV mix they had an In Clatsop county, two fires broke Orders during the first four weeks Mr. and 'Mrs. John Estey were ea»F time. Coach InKram used the . out cast of the city of Astoria and of the fall shipping season were more business callers in Portland on Sun entire squad during the evening, and I burned some 6000 acres before being than twice the full capacity of the day, where they were joined by Mr. they came out on top with a’ 41-25 I brought under control. Another fire nursery. Estey’s sister, Mrs. Ethel Brown of score. got away from slash burning in the In addition to the farmer and in Longview, Wash. Enroute home they Larry Kanoff lead Santiam with Cronin creek watershed and spotted dustry demand, it is expected that visited their niece and family, Mr. 1 15 points. Others scoring were Smith I over several thousand acres of land, the tree planting under the acreage and Mrs. IL R. A. Cavanaugh and with 12, Thomas 13, Muir 2, Bevier I most of it belonging to the state. reserve program of the Soil Bank children at t Owgon Mrs. 2, Epperson 2, Chance 12 and Po- ()*-gon City. , Smaller fires occurred on the Trask Act will call for -some 15,000,000 for Cavanaugh is the former Lor- drabsky 3. The locals have one more river in Tillamook county and in est tree seedlings each year. In order raine Booker. On Tuesday the Estey’s game on their schedule which will be I Clackamas and in Linn counties. to meet this demand the forest ser motored to Ocean Lake where they 1 played at Colton Friday night. Improved protection was empha vice will act as the financial sponsor were guests of his sister, Mrs. Gladys sized during 1956 through special for a new nursery to "be operated by Montgomery for a few days. training of protection groups. This the state forestry department. Steps A correction on the Cub Scout included setting up seven ten-man have already been taken to secure a Pack hot cake and sausage dinner I overhead crews made up of selected suitable site. at 1 which will be held February 25 ... A new areas and costs study was 6:30 at the Detroit-Idanha school.) individuals qualified through exper THURS.-FRI.-SAT. ience and fitness to take over large made during the year which will be It was previously stated in last i February 22-23 ’ project fires during periods of emer used in the distribution of Clarke- week’s issue they would entertain McNary Section 2 funds. It is the their parents. A thousand pardons, SCOTT BRADY, in gencies. Another new departure was the regular cost revision which is made the dinner is open to the public. The MOHAWK training of selected individuals from periodically in all states in the Un traditional blue and gold dinner is industrial organizations in order to ion. Under the federal policy, half sponsored annually by the Cub — PLUS — fit them as hosses on the fire lines. of the Section 2 funds will be distri Scout Packs in the month of Febru-j ESTHER WILLIAMS. Three such training sessions were buted on the basis of this new esti ary and is nation-wide. It is the one] GEORGE NADER, in I held, with a total of approximately mated cost and the balance on per project of the year to raise funds for UNGUARDED formance. Increasing costs of person | 100 men taking the courses. Another necessary items. step in this work was advance train nel, materials, equipment and sup MOMENT ing and basic instruction for the sea plies have made the revision neces sary. sonal fire crews. During the year, a total of 3,135,- Activities have continued in the SI NDAY ONLY 900 forest tree seedlings were plant various state forests which have in ed on 3799 acres of state forest lands. dicated inventories of I^ne county February 21 In addition, 8000 acres were seeded state forests, and similar studies PORTLAND, Feb. 1* Appoint by helicoper. In the process of con initiated in Tillamook county and on ment of Kenneth “Jack” MacDon structing snag free corridors, 108,- the Elliott state forest. GARY COOPER, ald, 46, bi safety supervisor for its 437 snags were felled in the Tilla Timber sales over the biennium today by the Simpson Logging Com mook burn. Accomplishments for have brought in a total of $2,479,170. MARI ALDEN, in 1956 as for the entire project from its However, with the slump in the pany. MacDonald will be on the staff of beginning July 1, 1949, to the first of lumber market two recent sales fail the year are as follows: ed to bring any bidders. Plans at the Pat Reiten, Simpson personnel sup DISTANT DRUMS No. fire crews 5 present time are to withhold all ervisor in Portland, and will supervise safety in Simpson production plants I ' Acres aeriallj mapped til 9,520 sales until next spring. in Portland, Albany, Lyons and I Acres aerially seeded 8,000 53,590 Idanha. Doors Open at 7:06 P. M. Acres planted 3,799 32,98« MacDonald’s long background in Comphte show can be seen any Ilers I'luucvo , . No. trees planted 3,135,900 26,406,950 saftey training and engineering in No. snags felled time up to 8:30 108,437 640,620 cludes 15 years with the American Miles fire breaks 55 115 Red Cross and several years with i Lookouts built 4 the U. S. Rubber Company and Kais No. fire crews 5 er Aluminum and Chemical Company. 9 Miles road built 145 MacDonald has been residing in I Mile» road maintained 290 1,587 Th© 1956 aerial survey of 27,000,- Following the panckae feed mit on Spokane, but will establish his new , 000 acres of Oregon’s forest lands in- by the Santiam Chapter of th1 De home in Portland with his wife and , dicated that there is still 536,130 ac- Molay at Stayton last Wednesday 10-year-old daughter. ers of widely scattered spruce bud night, Capt. Walter Lansing of the worm infestation, mainly in the Blue Oregon State Police was the main Representative Norblad mountains of eastern Oregon. This speaker of the evening. included 476,000 acres of light in Capt. Lansing used “The B'g Appointed Rep. Whip festation, 63,660 of medium, and 5,- Fight" as a topic in addressing the Rep. Walter Norblad, has again 280 heavy. DeMolay boys, and many guests pres been appointed Western Republican Due to the nature of the infesta ent. "In the present day life,” said Whip, if was announced today. This assignment is in addition to tion, in was decided that no control Mr. Lansing, “everyone has to fight work was necessary in 1957. Howev in some way for extistence. There is his regular committee positions as a er, entomologists were cautious in a fight for education. It is impossible member of the Committee on Com their predictions and indicated that to play our way through life. Formal mittees and the Armed Services it is quite possible that a major in education is necessary, although Committee. festation during 1957 would neces there are those who feel they can get Evan th« finest watch sitate control work in 1958. They by somehow without it. In my work chocrid be cleaned and ofled them some of the right living habits recommend that plans be made to I have come in contact with ma.ty ct lent once a year. Neglect test such a situation. I young people. It takes no brains to be of life. today—may mean costly One example I can remember as a Porcupines have become a major a bum, and not much more to be a r*P*!r bills tomorrow. threat to the ponderosa pine forests , hoodlum. Some of these young peo- young man was given me by a rail oft he eastern part of the state. In pie die young of ’lead poisoning’, and road man. He said that a man is expert watch of th© areas the damage has been re others end up in penal institutions.” worth $2 a day from the soles of his ported to exceed that of forest fires. In continuing Cpt. Lansing said: feet to his chin. From there on up de INSPECTION A study made last year under the di "We can’t drift through life. In order pends upon the individual. He can be rection of the state forestry depart to amount to something, one has to worth whatever he chooses to be ment showed that more than 12,000 strive to better themselves. It is easy worth. It depends upon him.” He stated further: "Always try to i to acquire the habit of doing nothing. I think we were put on this earth to do the best you can. If you can’t get Let ui inspect your watch. improve ourselves and do the best we straight l’s in your studies, get as 11 • worth a few momenta of your time to find out can with the life that has been given close as you can, but continue to try.” Following the talks the DeMolay xbethar sH's well. There', us." no chart» or obUgation for “The secret of most people who degree was exemplified by a team thia service. wind up in penal institutions or oth from Albany. The DeMolay boys are also plan er houses of correction is that some not drop in today f where along the line they were not ning to organize a basketball team, Baker’s given the proper love—this cannot be with a series of games planned be tween other chapters of the district. accomplished unless some love and consideration for others is shown:” Another speaker of note at the Telephone 2643 meeting was "Dad” Beatty of Corval MILL CITY lis who gave a brief but weighty talk. "•Lee Gen uine Factory Parte He told his audience that: "some peo ple feel they have to show off or be smart alecks to get the attention they want. This is not the case. Society can easily get along without this type of person. They are in reality a men ace to society. DeMolay was organis ed to give young men a good c'.ean or s rifili ganization to work in, and to teach : Minstrel SHOW Detroit High School Gymnasium FRIDAY, MARCH 1st 8:00 P.M. THIS MINSTREL SHOW WILL LAST A FULL HOUR ALL NEW ALL FUN Sponsored By The DEANHA P. I. A Admission: Adults 50c Simpson Logging Co. Appoints Safety Man Capt. Walter Lansing Speaks at DeMolay Meeting at Stayton How Long Since Your Watch Was Cleaned ? FREE! OLYMPIA with pleasure! Mill City Jewelry
