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4—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, August 17, 1967 Champions Attend Ambu ance Meet This is Our Forest dar Mills, Multnomah, Tual atin, Canby, Silverton, Stay ton, Madras, Redmond and Chiloquin. Following the meeting luncheon was serv ed by the auxiliary of the Chiloquin fire department. The next meeting will be held at Madras November 10. The agenda of the business will include the election of three new directors to fill the expiring terms of direc tors. A new president and secretary-treasurer will also be nominated and elected for a one-year term. By The Old Man of The Mountains George E. Thomas On the North Santiam River, South of Highway 22 at DETROIT—Mr. and Mrs. 606 4th and Grove. Harold Champion left here I’m sitting in the back yard of my home right in the Friday morning for Chilo heart of canyon valley. There is a little overcast and a few scattered clouds, quin, where Mr. Champion right now I’m looking into the mouth of the North Santi- as a representative of the De im River Gorge that winds its way into the beautiful troit Mobile First Aid uit, Cascade mountains and the lakes of clear cool water attended the Volunteer Am bulance associating meeting. of the Big Cliff and the Detroit Dams. On both sides of the gorge the snow white moun Hosting the meeting was the tains tower up from the beautiful foot hills of forest Chiloquin fire department. green. On top of the snow white mountains there is a Others present were repre shadow from a cloud which gives it a collar of silvery sentatives from Aloha, Ce gray, and beneath it a black cliff, between the collar of The Enterprise Prints Wedding Announcements white snow the silver gray, black cliff and the foothills of forest green. Expert Craftsmanship—Fast Service Too I’m thanking God for giving me eyes to see such a beautiful sight and a brain to realize its worth. Do you know what is in our forest? I have worked in it, “loved it and lived it’’ for over sixty years and be lieve me I know what is up there in those hills. Our forest is a living home for our Deer, Elk, Bear, Wild Cats, Cougers, Beaver, Otter, Moutain Boomers, Skunks, Mink, Weasel, Rabbits, Pheasants, Birds, Bees, Pine Squirrels, Chipmunks and in the spring it is one of Gods loveliest flower gardens. When Autumn turns the dogwood and vine maple leaves to gold, yellow and red and silver it is one of the most beautiful sights ever. The forest builds our homes, that forest is our water shed for our drinking water, for the water that runs the turbines that generate and furnishes lights and power for the whole northwest, and the water to irri gate the farms that raises the food that we eat and be lieve me we need that forest to live. LET US HELP YOU BUILD That’s our forest. Let us help protect it, every A COMPLETE ROOF OF man, woman and child. The Forest Service men do a wonderful job, every one of them, but they just can’t do PLANNED PROTECTION it all, it is up to us to help them. A forest fire isn’t just burning trees it is burning flesh and blood, every living thing in the forest bums, sometimes it is our own Jerry Pit+am Insurance men. I have worked on two forest fires where men burn ed to death and helped to carry them out. After going Ph. 897-2413 or 897-2754 through a deal like that I believe if I caught a man de Mill City, Oregon SAFECO liberately setting a forest fire I would be tempted to INSURANCE "Where planned protection peye off, leave him there in the forest for buzzard bait. with greater coverage at lower coot." 8AFECO«LIFECO»GENERAL «•UMANCI COMRAMKB MATTU WABHINBIOH Careless and illegal trash burning causes many fires each year. Always check lo cal regulations before light ing any outdoor fire. You need a permit and it is pos sible that burning Is pro hibited because of weather conditions. Just a little extra Over 150 Willamette Valley care on your part will help farmers, extension agents, Keep Oregon Green. businessmen and state and county officials attended the NEED A JOB third Jackson Farm field day last Wednesday to view the or a Better Job Ix*ai-n how in 3 hrs. Free results of crop research be Every Tuesday at 7 P. M. ing conducted by Oregon Salem Vocational School State University agricult ural specialists in coopera tion with the Pacific Power & Light Company. The morning tour of the farm, located five miles west of Lebanon, was follow ed by a Chamber of Com merce-sponsored sack lunch eon at the Stay ton city park and a motor tour of central Willamette Valley farms which are utilizing irriga tion and drainage techniques developed at the Jackson ex perilmental farm. The experimental program, now in its fifth and final year was initiated by PP&L and OSU to determine the feasi bility of growing crops of greater yields and diversity of the Willamette Valley. Participants in the morn ing tour were shown how various methods of draining surface accumulations of win ter rain water allowed exper imenters to grow many va- I rieties of vegetable and grain I crops which were previously unable to be grown on this type of soil. University scientists guid ed tour groups through thick stands of ripe winter wheat, a crop which has not i been grown profitably on the | poorly-drained Dayton and , Amity soils of the Valley. The guides explained that the success of the winter | wheat was the result of a | series of 18-inch high ridges i which were thrown up for I the length of the field before ' planting, last October. Dur- I ing the rainy season, the ridges served to channel wat- i er off the field and prevented | it from accumulating in sur- | face ponds > Tour members were also impressed with the experi- I mental plot of feed corn 1 which is tasseling out well | over eight feet above the ground- -obvious proof of the | value of draining winter j rain and applying adequate I ferilizer and Irrigation. Williamette Valley NOTICE We are now Agents for Weider's Salem Laundry & Dry Cleaning In the Mill City Area Leave Your Laundry and Dry Cleaning at Pick Up and Delivery Monday and Thursdays OTTO’S BARGAIN HOUSE Across from the Old Mill City Theatre SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Open Monday Through Saturday 10 to 5 Closed Tuesdays Telephone 897-2896 Farmers Attend Farm Field Day NOTICE Subscribers, please check the label on your Enterprise this week. If the figure following your name is 8-67 your subscription has expired. Why not send in a check for your renewal today. YOU SAVE MONEY By Subscribing to THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE You can save more than the subscription price of The Enterprise by reading the ads and then taking advantage of the bargains offered. Try it and see. Subscription Rates In Marion and Linn Counties................... $3.50 Outside Marion and Linn but still in Oregon . $4.00 Outside Oregon........................... $4.50 The Mill City Enterprise Phone 897-2772 .... Mill City ,Oregon Noble were Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gifford of Nevada City, Calif. The visit served as a Mrs. John Teeters Visitors August 9 at the reunion with his aunt, Mrs. home of Mrs. Jack Ryland Inez Overturf, mother of were her niece and husband, Mrs. Noble, whom Mr. Gif Mr, ano Mrs. Otto Zeigler ford had not seen for 40 of Fresno, Calif. The Zieg- years. Otto Oja, employed as a iets were on their way noir.e from a two week’s vacation faller and bucker at Grays River, Wn., returned home trip into Canada. Mr. and Mis. Edward Sunday evening following a Walz, Joanne, Dorothy, Car two-day closure of Weyer jl. Darrel and Mike, Mr. haeuser logging operations. At the regular meeting of and Mrs. Dale Champ and daughter, Renee and Bonnie the Detroit City Council Christensen picnicked at Tuesday evening W. C. Breltenbush Sunday, Aug. 6. (Cliff) McMillan was ap Guests at the G. W. Coff pointed to finish out a year man home the weekend of and a half unexpired term of August 12 and 13 were their Jimmy Singleton who re daughter, Mrs. David Hoeye signed, and is moving to As of Seattle and a friend, Mrs. toria. Floyd Gray, about 65, of Tommy Millan of Bellevue, Salem, suffering from a res Wn. Roger Dunn, who is em piratory affliction was taken ployed with Kimsey Con by Detroit Mobile First Aid struction Co. at Baker was unit about 9:30 p. m. Satur at his home here for the day to a Salem hospital. Mr. Gray and an unidentified weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Max Mont couple were vacationing in gomery of Eugene were the area when he became ill. Saturday and Sunday guests Sunday at the home visitors at the Idanha home of his brother-ir.-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harry of Mr. and Mrs. Len Davis Monroe and also visited with were Navy Corpsman and Mrs. Lanny Vickers of Seat other relatives here. tle. On Sunday the group was Visiting during the week end at the home of Mr. and joined by Mr. and Mrs. Ger Mrs. Art Anderson were ald Vickers and children and their grandsons, Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Lindley, Martin and Mark, sons of all of Independence. In the Mr. and Mrs. Jack Anderson afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Da of Brookings. The boys are vis and their guests drove staying with their other to Mongold where they en grandparents the James Ver- joyed a turkey picnic lunch steegs of Turner for a couple eon.’ Following the luncheon the young people enjoyed of weeks. water skiing. Vickers, a medi Mr. and Mrs. Donald Crook of Portland were luncheon cal corpsman stationed at guests at the home of his Pier 91 Dispensary, Seattle, brother and sister-in-law, Mr. has received orders that he and Mrs. Charles Crook. The will be transferred to Guam Donald Crooks were on their in November. Henry Kniss of the Detroit way home from a vacation Ranger station was sent to trip to California. Sunday guests at the home McKenzie Saturday and later of Mr. and Mrs. Frank sent to Eugene where he is White were her nephew, working at the Forest Serv Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Albe- ice warehouse in procuring guer and four children of fire fighting equipment and supplie, Ranger Lee Boeck- Salem. Mrs. Edward Tiize visited stiegel said Monday. Mrs. Tuesday with her mother, Kniss is visiting relatives in Mrs. J. F. Webber in Sweet Portland during his absence. Stayton was the victor 12-7 Home. in a softball league game Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rogers played there August 8 vs. and two children have mov Detroit-Idanha. The score for ed from Lyons into the Har vey Kanoff house below the Detroit-Idanha team now town, which they have pur stands 2-1 in favor of Detroit. The team played Mill City chased. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Mc there August 15, Gates here Carley of Eugene visited August 27 and Stayton here during the weekend at the August 29. All games start C. M. Cooper home, with at 7 p. m. The August 29 other friends here and in Sa game will be the last of the lem and also with his par season’s League play. ents in Mill City. MEHAMA DETROIT IDANHA By Boots Champion The Oregon State Fish Hatchery at Marion Forks is getting a new look with blacktopping. The one-day project was done by the State Highwav Department. Lynn, lunirr and Winston Williamson of Idanha, left here for Arkansas Saturday to atte’i > 'h? funeral servic es for their sister, Mrs Rich ard (Evalene) Bismark, who passed away Saturday. Mrs. Bismark had been in ill health for some time. Mr. and Mrs. George Bars- mer of Idanha are making preparations to move their trailer house to Gates where they will make their home. They moved Wednesday. Joe Markee of the Marion Forks Fish Hatchery is being transferred to the McKenzie hatchery near Leaburg it was announced this week by the Oregon State Fish Com mission. Supt. Howard Drago said Monday that Markee has been employed at the hatch ery at Marion Forks for about two years. Markee and his family left Tuesday for his new job. Drago said no replacement has been made to date to fill the vacancy. In spite of many of the young men-folk on fire fight ing detail the teenagers dance Saturday was moder ately successful. Tuesday and Wednesday visitors of last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Advertising in The Mill City Enterprise Brings Results—Try It Every Week Ronald Cannon Graduates From Navy Training Base SAN DIEGO, CALIF.,— Seaman Recruit Ronald D. Cannon, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie W. Cannon of Route 1 Lyons, Ore., has been graduated from nine weeks of Navy basic training at the Naval Training Center here. In the first weeks of his naval service he studied mil itary subjects and lived and worked under conditions similar to those he will en counter on his first ship or at his first shore station. In making the transition from civilian life to Naval service, he received instruc tion under veteran Navy petty officers. He studied sea manship, as well as survival technigues, military drill and other subjects. Woman Holds Down Whistle Punk Job DETROIT— During World War II, it was not uncom mon to see or hear of the fairer sex holding down jobs heretofore considered as a man’s job. During that per iod several women were hired in the upper North Santiam Canyon to do just that. A woman was hired by DuBois Logging Co., as a “whistle punk’’ the phrase meaning signals, and two la dies held a post at Marion Lake in 1943. A woman manned a look out station, Stahlman Point in 1951. A spokesman at the ranger station said Monday various lookout stations on the Detroit District were manned by the fairer sex up to about 1954. Green Veneer, Inc., Idanha now has two ladies in their employ on the green chain. They are Charlotte Yale of Blue River, who rides a mo torcycle to and from work, and Ada Tompkins, whose application was just recently accepted. Miss Yale has had seven years of experience as a mill wright, and has been employ ed at the plant here for about two weeks. For those of you who do not know what a green chain is: it is removing lumber off the chain after being cut by a saw, and sorting veneer after it leaves the lathe. Several other applications by the fair sex have been re ceived at the plant and are being taken under consider ation. A rumor circulating in the area that women can be hired for less than men is not so, said the plant office. Many Visitors At Detroit Dam Over 31,000 vacationers per day took advantage of re creational facilities around U. S. Corps of Engineers re servoirs in western Oregon during the month of July. Visitor attendance at Bon neville and The Dalles Dams on the Columbia River and the 10 completed flood con trol projects in the Willam ette Valley rose from 148,600 in June to 971,500 in July. The July total Is the greatest this year. Detroit and Big Cliff Res ervoirs on the North Santiam River east of here, 151,700 in July, 117,900 for June, 393,- 700 for the year through July, and 98,000 for July 1966. Total number of visitors to all reservoirs for the year through July is 2,839,000, compared to 2,283,500 record ed for the same period last year. Facilities at the reservoirs include boat launching ramps and camping, picnick ing and swimming areas. Sustained periods of high temperature, low humidity and no rain has caused ex treme fire danger conditions in Oregon’s forest areas. These conditions produce fire weather; days when any outdoor fire is an extreme hazard. Keep an eye on the weather; avoid lighting out door fires during critical fire weather. THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE P. O. Box 348 Phone 897-2772 Mill City, Ore. 97360 Published at Mill City, Marion County, Ore. every Thursday Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Postoffice at Mill City, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. The Mill City Enterprise assumes no financial responsibility for errors in advertisements. It will, however, reprint without charge or cancel the charge for that portion of an advertisement which is In error if The Enterprise Is at fault. An independent newspaper, dedicated to the development of the timber industry and agriculture in this area. AFFIIIATE MEMBER Subscription Rates Marion-Linn Counties, per year ___________________ $3.50 Outside Marion-Linn Counties, per year ................ 44.00 Outside Oregon, per year.................. $4.50 DON W. MOFFATT----------------------- Editor and Publisher GOLDIE RAMBO----------------------- Society and News Editor DAVE WARDE __________ ___________________ Printer CORRESPONDENTS Detroit-Idanha -------------- --------------------- Boots Champion Gates------------------------------------------------------ Janet Lewis Mill City--------------------------------------------------- Rose Cree Lyons----------------------------------------------------- Eva Bressler Mehama----------------------------- Merle Teeters - Jean Roberts f
