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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1967)
Gen. Ref. nnd lk>c. Div. Newspapers, ’’ of O Library 97403 The Enterprise ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY —OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXH NUMBER 36 Up and Down The Avenue By Don Moffatt This Thursday is the big day for schools in Mill City. Registration is expected to be about the same as last year. One thing the officials of our school can be reasonably sure of is that they will have little of the trouble that plagues schools in larger cities, and that is the problem of long hair on the boys, and too short dresses on the girls. The young people of Mill City in the past have been more or less conservative in their dress, and certainly do have letter manners than many children of larger cent ers. We have a few, of course, who seem to have a little trouble conforming to the standards set by our school, but they are no problem. The school publishes a small handbook of rules, and each student can easily find out what he has to do to conform to the high standards set by our school. One thing for sure here, is we don’t have to watch which rest room the young people enter to tell whether they are boys or girls. What a bles sing. THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1967 $3.50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy Fire Fighters Control All Major Blazes Detroit Fires Appear To Be Controlled sent to the fire lines there. Oregon Office of Emergen cy Services maintained a communications base at Hoo doo Bowl and kept its civil defense center open in the Capitol as a direct commun ications link to and from the fire fighting area. Deschutes CD Director Bill James manned the field base. Teams of women usually working in two shifts at the local restaurants and the school, made thousands of sack lunches to be dispatch ed to the fire lines. The gym served as sleeping quarters for fire fighting crews and school buses were used for transportation. Fire crews were moved out of the gym Sunday preparatory to the opening of school Tues. Even though everyone con nected with the fire was working long, hard hours, there was a humorous side, too. A crew from Rogue River Inter-Regional from the Star Ranger station, Jacksonville, Oregon, feeling the need for clean clothing solved the pro blem by draping large green bath towels around them selves, and washing all of their clothing at the local Wash & Dry. They looked like little green men from Mars. A supply man noting a large kettle of eggs boiling in the kitchen of one of the cafes remarked, I hope the hens don’t slow down on the production line now. One of the girls on the lunch bri gade, hearing that a busload of beatniks had been brought in on the Buck Mountain fire, quipped, well, they came to the right place for a quick shave and a short hair cut. A man noting his cigarette lighter was out of fluid said he guessed he would have to rup up on the ridge and get a light. Forest Fires Ravage Santiam Area Fire Costs Forest Service $2.5 Million; Make Big Change in Allowable Cut By Don Moffatt By Boots Champion Monday afternoon it looked as if fire fighters DETROIT — District Rang who had been battling the big blazes up the Breitenbush er Lee Boeckstiegel, said road for more than a week were making some head that Detroit District’s major way. This writer was taken on a “tour” of the fires by fires in the Willamette Na- Ranger Paul Brady. It was a mess to say the least, and tional forest are all under something to make me realize the need for ample roads control, and that without into the woods area, regardless of wilderness or not. some unforseen threat, things The first fire we came to was the Eagle Rock fire are shaping up pretty much. I which consumed some 650 acres, or will have by the He said demobilizing was in time the burn-out Is complet-1-------------------------------------- • process Tuesday on the Buck Keith PhiLips can be seen here on a ridge over ed—it could be a lot more if | by the National Guard. Here Mountain fire, and that op looking the Eagle Rock fire, which by Monday after conditions are not just right. we came across Ralph Mc erations on that fire would When we stopped to take a be turned back to Detroit noon had burned over some 650 acres of timber. Eagle picture of this fire, Keith Curdy, former ranger here, who was fire boss on this job. District control Wednesday Rock can barely be seen in the smoke. Just to the right, I Phillips was on fire watch. He said things were coming morning after being directed off the picture two bulldozers, one operated by Sid He pointed out a wisp of dust under control Monday, and since Tuesday of last week by Baughman, the other by Verl Moberg, were cutting coming out of the heavily by the time we go to press, an “overhead” crew from a fire trail right down the side of the mountain.—Mill wooded area up near the top all major fires will be trailed Eldorado National Forest in of one ridge. He said “there and in the mop-up stage, pro City Enterprise photo. Nevada. The Buck Mountain are two dozers working there viding other electrical storms fire, five miles west of Mar making a fire line down the or high winds do not hit the Eagle Rock Fire Camp ion Forks, was in the mop-up steep side of the mountain. area. stage Monday after being The cats are being operated The mop-up work will be contained at 1,360 acres. Con by Veryl Moberg and Sid turned over to the local rang trol lines were completed at Baughman." It c e r t a 1 nly er personnel, as the big fires about 2 p. m. Monday. takes a lot of plain nerve are brought under control. Containment of the Air and also considerable know The cost of a series of big strip Fire atop Santiam Pass how to keep these machines fires such as those now being We read from time to time was reported Monday, Ad- right side up in this type of controlled will run Into a lot where there is a group of ditlonal use of retardant operation. When the fire of money. Foresters estimat people who are trying to get helped keep the 7,700 acre trails are completed men will ed today that more than $2.5 all the holidays changed to blaze m check. set "burn-out” fires to at million have been spent to Monday. Just why, I for one, More than 3,500 men were tempt to consume the trees fight Santiam area fires. It do not comprehend. Why .on the lines Monday, Bull remaining to prevent a later has taken over a week to get should we change every holi dozers worked to smother flare-up which may spread to the fires under control, but day, which heretofore has hot spots inside the 20 miles other green timber. J i m at this time, barring unfore been set aside to honor some of fire lines extending from Craig of Klamath Falls is seen adverse conditions, all special day or person. Sup Sand Mountain to the Blue fire boss on this job. Brady fires will be in the mop-up pose we change St. Valen ! Lake area and back to Hoo- said the major fires In the stage. tine’s day, Feb. 14, or Lin | doo Bowl. Mapping 1 by in After the fires are out, for district were all under an coln’s birthday, Feb. 12, to a frared photographs helped esters will be faced with the “ overhead ” crew from out Monday ... or maybe Christ the 1,700 fire fighters in the side the district. The Eagle job of planning salvage sales, mas to a Monday. Personally, mopup operations. I Creek fire is about five to utilize all timber damaged I feel we should keep those Two field kitchens, .sup This picture shows the Eagle Rock Fire camp j nb"sv;¡by t^ fir^ Th^ m days as they are. These days plied and staffed by men of where some 800 men are red. Don Hanson, of Bend, ser- r[ver from Detroit. Craig and! make a lot of changes in the were set aside for a specific 1 the Third AAW Battalion of vice chef, said it took about one day to get the camp Brady said the steep terrain allowable cut of this area for purpose of honor, not just (the Oregon National Guard, in operation. Of course some improvements have been made it real rough fighting several years. Just what the to satisfy the urge for a long were in operation Monday made since the camp was first set up. Huge amounts,the fire- Logs roll from the I final outcome will be is hard weekend, where people can feeding fire fighters on the estimate at this time. of food are prepared to feed the tired and hungry men ¡upper reaches, spreading fire ■ to Sea hit for the mountains or the Airstrip fire at Santiam pass. Scouts from Mill City clear to the bottom of the In charge of the ktichen beaches. Too much emphasis as they come off their shift battling the blaze.—Mill ridges. were used by the Forest Ser- has been placed on the “get team were Lt. Richard Rey City Enterprise photo. One of the big jobs in vice to keep spectators out ting away from it all” and nolds of the 110th Signal Co. fighting a fire like this, of the woods during the Too Tired To Care not enough on facing up to and Sgt. 1/CI Vernon Eck LYONS — The Bonneville Brady said, is the setting up. closure, reality. It is like the man ert, both of Salem. LTC Mor Power Administrtion has leas of fire camps to take care of I who “hits the jug” to forget itz Pederson, commander of ed 10 acres from Mrs. Laura the men He said all local Nead. It will be used for a hub his problems, or the person the Third Battalion said they stores and people in the area who “takes a trip with LSD,” would probably be on the fire material yard for 500,000-volt had been real cooperative in line construction in the Will to get away from the trouble for two or three days. assisting with this work. He Communication, k i t c he n amette Valley. They have leas of everyday life. What this said: “we are now keeping world needs today are people and mapping support is be ed this property during the men in this area to be sure who can face their responsib ing supplied for the Airstrip construction activities for the fires do not get into the sum ilities, and do it as men and fire crews by the State For Oregon-City - Marion 500-kv mer homes in the Breiten- line, the John Day - Marion women. Thank heaven that estry Department. bush Hot Springs.” A teep mounted relay, 500-kv line, the Marion-Al most of our people are good, Acting Governor E. D. Delbert Goforth, well- sane, hard-working folks, who which was developed by the vey 500 kv line and the Mar Potts was in the area Mon known Mill City resident, has can take their “lumps” and Department several years ion-Lane 500-kv line. These day checking on fire condì- taken over • the operation of continue on their way in a ago, was moved on top of transission lines will be com tions. the Shell Service station. sane manner. The sooner we Hoodoo Butte where it is re pleted in sequences during the After leaving the Eagle It has been run recently by ceiving and relaying all mes 1968 through 1970 construc can forget all of ths balder Rock fire we drove on up to Ed Andersen, and Bob Music, dash about a “pill for every sages to insure operations of tion program. a point above Breitenbush who now has the Phillips 66 The transmission lines will thing,” the better off we’ll be. field sets. Hot Springs where another station on the highway. Tom A field kitchen and crew, be part of the 500-kv overlay Another thing, this being large fire camp was set up Kanolf, who with his family capable of feeding 500 men grid being constructed to afraid of punishing a child moved to Bend recently, op for doing wrong because to at a meal, were sent to the bring additional power and erated the station for many Here is the Eagle Rock Supply center. Two of the Blue Lake Fire camp. A re increased reliability to the ra- correct him may upset him, years. men who are on duty are shown getting a little much- tardant mixing unit, along padly growing Willamette is certainly not the way to Mr. Goforth will be assist needed rest. It is quite a job to keep track of the equip raise young folks into law with trained personnel were Valley area. ed in operating the station ment used by the men. — Mill Enterprise photo. abiding citizens. Many times by LaVern Ohrt, who has a good working over in the Devils Ridge Fire Camp had considerable experience wood shed will straighten in that line of work. them out a lot faster than a The North Santiam Sports Mr. Goforth has taken trip to a psychiatrist. I’m for men club will have their last space in this week’s issue of using a little leather now and meeting of the year at the The Enterprise to announce then, and not so much court club site on Detroit Lake the opening of the station room parlance in the future. Sunday, September 10. This which will be known as Dell’s We see too much of this type will be a potluck dinner be Shell Service. of thing every day now. When ginning at 12:30, according to young people gang up and Art Hagen, president. beat an individual for appar Mill City Pre-School Mr. Hagen said there had ently little or no reason, it is been some complaints about Mothers To Meet time for law-abiding citizens the lodge being locked when to band together to see that members or groups wished to Tuesday Evening the law’s are enforced. I feel use it. He said the reason for that our courts are far too All mothers of 5-year-olds the action, taken by board lax in enforcing the law. members, was to prevent un interested in sending their They let minor offenders off scheduled teenage parties. children to the Mill City pre too easily, and thus they have Any member wishing to use school are invited to a meet a bunch of repeaters on their the lodge may have the care ing Tuesday, September 12 at hands, who if not brought up 7:30 at the Recreation Center taker open it for them. short, may turn into harden in the Mill City park. Mr. Hagen also said that ed criminals. Paul Brady, Mill City District Ranger is shown Here is where the National Guard set up their Registration will lie held on Courts which do not back in this picture talking over the fire situation with Fire kitchen to take care of the men fighting the Devils the creek area used for water September 14, up their police officers are Boss Ralph McCurdy, who is in charge of the Devils Ridge fire in the Breitenbush area. Men can be seen supplies was very low and Thursday becoming a menace to our Ridge Mac ’’ was ranger here at one time. He lined up for chow, and the tables have been set up in they would be fortunate to from 9 to 11. For further in " ige fire. “ "Mac way of life. They _ must see! said Monday afternoon that the _______ fire was _ coming under the background. Many from Mill City area have been have enough water to last formation call Mrs. Florence More at «97 2616. that the laws are enforced.1 control.—The Mill City Enterprise photo. 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