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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1966)
5—Ihe Mill City Enterprise, 'Riursday, Dec. 29, 196tí DETROIT! LETTERS IDANHA to the 7 ! In the New Year now dawn- I < ing, may all your most cher ished plans come to fruition, By “Boots” Champion Twenty eight were in at tendance at the Willing Work ers Clubs dinner and Christ mas party held Saturday night in the social room of the Idanha fire hall. The eve nings entertainment was pro vided by the playing of Bingo followed by the ex change of gifts. Guests included Mrs. Sam Leffler of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Morris of Mill City, Club members Myrtle Gest- son and husband Gudne, Leola Delker and husband Eddie, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brisbin of Gates. Russell Rice of Detroit was released from a Salem hos pital Tuesday following a week in traction for a slipped disc in his neck. t your dearest dreams come true. May you enjoy the full est measure of good health In past issues The Enter and happiness. prise has printed articles on wilderness and conservation and its meaning to us. Do you also mean the same for the Dick and Della Primitive and Wild Areas as classified by the U.S. Depart Mill City, Oregon ment of Agriculture? I would say your definition of Wilderness is a little far fetched, your statement: “lack of people”, but the dictionary states: “a region or tract of land uncultivated and unin habited, desert.” Next, if I was a betting man I too, would bet along with you that Daniel Boone, Jim XI Bridger, Freemont, and men of their time would really flip, but only because of the Best wishes for a way we are using our forest happy New Year. . . and trying to do to our Wild erness, Primitive and Wild areas. I do not believe that all the facts have been laid out before the public on the movement to abolish the Wilderness and HENRY KIRK to open the wilderness with roads and logging. You are invited DETROIT — Funeral serv One only has to travel in the ices were held Wednesday at high country to soon realize 10:30 A.M. at Halsey Metho that our creator and mother to a gala dist Church for Henry Harri nature laid this type of coun son Kirk, 57, a life long resi try out to be preserved. dent of the Halsey area, who We well know that we must died' Saturday at a Eugene have water to survive and we hospital. He had been ill with know that if we as much as heart truble for some time. scuff up the soil in the high He was a son of pioneer country and disturb the natu parents in Halsey, farmed in ral resources, that our water the area for the past 32 years supply is ruined and this soil and was known in the area is not fit to raise timber again for his pure-bred livestock. for many years. He was a member of Halsey Another use is a sanctuary Methodist Church for 44 years for our game animals and and a member of Oregon Fun and Favors For All Farm Bureau and a former birds. Roads into the high country member of Lake Creek would be snowed under about Grange. eight to nine months out of He is survived by the wid the year. STAYTON, OREGON ow, Edna Mae, Halsey; sons, Music by the Tri-Tones Robert, Detroit, Dennis, Sa The Forest Service has done a great job building trails for lem, brothers, Willis, Shedd, our use and anyone with a Francis, Junction City, and little endurance can travel Jim and Raymond, both of them, and thousands do every Halsey; sister, Mrs. Grace year. Brownlee, Medford, and two As far as valuable timber in grandsons. these areas, this is untrue, if Interment was at Alford it were to be logged and roads Cemetery, with Fisher Funer built, more timber would be al Home of Albany in charge. wasted than utilized, ask any Detroit, Oregon logger. Some species of timber that come from the high coun try hasn’t any market of its own, for these species must be mixed in with others that do, in order for the mills to sell it. One should look for whom is really behind this move ment—perhaps it’s big money, il construction companies, or In those who just don’t care. I for one would like to take you on a little tour of some country real close to home and show you things that may change your mind and it is not in the wilderness either, you could ride every foot of the way in your car. Respectfully, Wallace Robertson Mr. Editor: Country Kitchen Advertising in The Mill City Enterprise Brings Results—Try It Every Week Happy New Year obituaries ! To All Our Friends New Year's Eve Party Don't stop now... Move ahead this New Year... Philippi Motor Company STAYTON, OREGON Jack’s Coffee Shop The LAKE LODGE J U , j/v 7 A gift of bountiful joy this New Year. 1967... NewY«a.r We send our wishes for Best wishes... Good your smooth NEW.YEAFl luck throughout the sailing New Year... in '67 Come To Our Gala New Year's Eve Party Live Music by The Gents Accept our best wishes for a successful 1967... Party Favors - Hats * Noisemakers - Confetti Fun For All Good Food Served All Evening Richfield Products Frank Lumber Co. Inc. MILL CITY, OREGON Clarence Ruef Blanche and Louis Mehama, Oregon Come Celebrate This Big Night With Us The Highwayman Inn Joyce and Mac Stayton, Oregon Ph. 897-2400 Highway 22 Gates
