4—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Oct 9, 1969
THE
LETTERS
TO THE'
EDITOR
■» ting about my generation, if
' | you are really worried about
the condition of things today,
why not try and correct them
both sides of the fence?
Sincerely,
Vai Chai lender
13800 Biola Ave.
La Mirada Cal. 906:18
MILL
CITY
ENTERPRISE
r. O. Box 348 Phone 897-2772 Mill City, Ore. 97360
Published at Mill City, Marinn Comity, Ore. every' Thursday
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City, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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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.
TO THE EDITOR,
An independent newspaper, dedicated to the development
I have just finished reading TO THE EDITOR:
of
the timber industry and agriculture in this area.
the Mill City Enterprise, es
Earlier this m nth I visited
AAl.MOtK
pecially the letter from Betty your beautiful Valley for a
McCall. It really did me some few days, and left, having :
Ie. ‘VSPAPER
good to see this. Finally maybe bought a small country proper
k PUBLISHERS
some of the "people” in this ty?
"ASSOCIATION
area who were trying to ignore
Until I move in next spring
this alcohol problem will real I’d like to keep up with the
Association • Founded 7885
ize that it is our problem, local news, and enclose $2.50
Subscription
Kates
yours and mine. 1 have talked for 6 months subscription to
Marion-Linn Counties, per year ....................................... — $4.00
to some adults who readily ad your paper
Outside Marion-Linn Counties, per year ............................. $450
mit that they have been using
Thanking You,
Outside Oregon, per year ............................
$5.00
beer, gin, bourbon, etc. They
Sincerely Y urs,
say that to them it is no worse
DON W. MOFFATT.... ............................... Editor and Publisher
Roland Barker
than the drugs their children
GEORGE LONG ............................. Assistant Publisher-Printer
Las Vegas, Nevada.
consume or the music that we
GOLDIE RAMBO .................................Society and News Editor
younger generation resort to. LETTER TO THE EDITOR:
ROSE CREE ............................................... Local News Editor
Maybe not, but how about
First I would like to com
CORRESPONDENTS
the things—hard liquor and mend Tom Drynan, for his let
Detroit-Idanha
........................................................
Boots Champion
these other alcoholic drinks ter to the Editor. In spite of
Gates __________________ _________________ Toni Thomas
lead to. It is very difficult and knowing it would ruffle feath
Mehama...................................... Mrs. John Teeters - Jean Roberts
sometimes terribly embarras- ers in the wrong direction.
Lyons ____________________________________ Eva Bressler
i.ng, for us as “teenagers” to Thanks for an interest in our
admit that our parents are in young people.
volved. What do we know
There are some people who
about it? I don’t know, except are willing tj give of their
the first step is to admit that time and have in the past tried
BIT IT’S A LONG, LONG RAINBOW!
we are involved and then real in many ways to help our
ly take the bull by the horns young people. We have Blue-
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i nd liecome involveil. I per Birds, Camp Fire Girls, Cub
Mèi L. & i
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sonally have talked to quite a and Boy Scouts, which, with
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riuml>er of “people” about this. adult leaders, is a start in the
Some young people that I right direction. Still, even for
know are aware that their par these younger children, people
ents are, or have, used some are not interested. When m >-
kind of alcoholic drink, and tiler’s are asked to help, lead
we’ve talked about it, but and guide these children by be
AND KEEPS THE WORLD IN FOCUS
there’s not much “we” can do. ing a ‘‘den mother” or Camp-
They know where their par Fire “Guardian”, They reply,
ents are, and what they are Oh! I can’t that’s my bowling
doing, but there’s still not day or that’s my Bridge day,
much we can do.
or I have a Pinochle party organizations, and I am sure the road to a more full useful
Believe me after talking to that day. Then there are par will be continued, or at least and contributing member of a
some of these adults who are ents, where both work and the I hope will be continued by community, the fewer we have
involved I am too sick and children are turned loose, I some other group. There were to spend tax dollars on wel
scared to think of what’s going know I have felt and know of measles clinics, Kindergarden fare, detention in a facility far
to become of them, somebody others that have felt like free support. Help for needy child youth or in penal institutions.
has got to help them, some baby sitters.
ren, Room mothers and others
Volunteering or accepting
how. What kind of grandpar
Last year, because of lack to help with school parties and when asked to help make our
LYONS—Election of officers
ents will our children have, if of interest and everyone too programs.
area a better place to live was the main business at the
our parents keep on experi busy, our PTA folded.
The unfortunate part of our needs no apologies. Even if meeting of Santiam Valley
menting with these drinks?
This was an organization endeavors, if that is the proper our efforts didn’t turn out as Grange held Friday night, el
I realize this is a takeoff sa working for our children. Oh. phasing, is that the known re well as we hoped. we tried.
ected were Thurman Smith
tire of Mrs. McCall’s letter yes, people ask what did they sults can only be seen on a
Their is no evil more imper master; Lee Pinkston, Over
from last week’s Enterprise, do?
long term basis, as in the re ious than indifference. It is the seer; Mrs. Georgia Hays, lec
but it’s frustrating to see the
Well to name a few things duced cases of measles.
breeding ground for many turer; Mrs. Fem Sletto, Sec
grownups trying to justify The Canyon Scholarship which
In the case of scholarships, problems in society.
retary; Mrs. Ada Plymale,
themselves, by constantly fret- they spearheaded with other any youth we can send down
When people criticize or com Treasurer; Roy Lambert, stew
plain a good thought is we ard; Frank Bast, assistant stew
don’t pretend to be perfect but ard; Berta Basl, lady assisttant
we try and what have you steward; Alvin Palmer, gate
done to help?
keeper; Mrs. Doris Miley, Chap
Let’s get behind some kind lin; Lois Myers, Ceries; Celene
of a program to help our Taylor, Pomona; Bessie Hamp
young people.
ton, Flora; John Shafer, Lloyd
Sletto and Elmer Taylor the
Mrs. Howard Morrison. executive
committee; Mrs. WHAT PRICE AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL?
Clara Wizer, musician.
It has been almost four years since Congress passed the
The new officers will be in Water Qaality Act and two years since the Air Quality Act
stalled November second at was adopted. Has anybody noticed any improvement in our
Crowfoot Grange with Po
mona Grange officers doing streams, or in the air over our cities?
Yes, we are on our way to winning our fight against pol
the installing. They are also
invited to take part in the Art lution. Voters in many states have voted higher taxes to mod
and Photo exhibit.
ernize municipal sewage treatment facilities which in many
"There isn’t a game bird
cases were obsolete half a century ago. Industry is stepping up
that flies or a trophy head in
its ]>ollution control activities and is making important strides.
existence that is worth endang
Many companies voluntarily started the antipollution crusade
ering the life of a hunting com
panion.”
back in the ‘thirties’ and hundreds of millions of dollars have
This statement was made by
been spent to provide industrial air and water pollution control.
John McKean, state game dir
Petroleum companies alone are now spending a million
ector, as he urged hunters to
dollars a day to eliminate pollution from their plants. The iron
be careful with firearms during
The Detroit School Board of and steel industry has invested over one billion dollars for clean
the hunting seasons which will
Education
will hold their reg air and water.
be underway during the next
Such expenditures do not necessarily mean instant im
three months. McKean voiced ular monthly meeting October
hir concern over 13 nonfatal 9, at 7:30 P. M. in the elemen provement. Air and water pollution control facilities must be
firearms hunting accidents tary school.
designed, built, installed.
w hich have already occurred
There will be no school Fri
Pollution control equipment is usually expensive. Pol
this year, eight of which invol day, October 10, due to State lution controls at one foundry added $1-5 million to the orig
ved juveniles.
Wide Inservice Day.
inal cost of $20 million. Few companies can afford to do the
All of the accidents except
A Marion County Health entire job in one year. So they install as much equipment as
ont were the direct result of I Nurse will be at the Detroit
careless handling of firearms. School October 9th to weigh, thnir resources permit, and plan future improvements.
These investments normally bring no return of income
The lone exception involved | measure and _ give eye exams
the wounding of an individual to the first grade through the but do achieve a broad social benefit. One way of improving
in line of fire with neither the third.
industry's performance is to provide some form of tax assist-
victim nor the shooter know
ance to companies in meeting the costs of pollution abati-
Detroit
Jr
High
is
schedul
ing of the other’s presence.
ed to play (football) at St.
McKean aimed some of his Mary’s Thursday, October 9th ment.
But industry’s efforts alone will not bring about clean
remarks at parents who allow at 3:30 p. m.
air and water, for 80 per cent of the pollution in this country
youngsters to hunt without
The Detroit Cougar Football is from other sources. Human sewage dumped into our streams
supervision or without ade
quate training in the safe hand team will play Cascade Locks after inadequate treatment is our worst source of water pollu
ling of firearms. One juvenile there Friday. October 10th 3:00 tion. There are a myriad of sources of air pollution, including
shot himself while illegally p. m. Students are requested home heating equipment, incinerators and autos.
hunting quail on his parents’ to bring a sack lunch.
Ws will have clean air and water. But this will not happen
property. Another accident in Detroit school district clerk
overnight
and it will cost ns money. We will be paying higher
|
Ruth
Miller,
announced
this
volved youngsters hunting rab
bits with their parents’ permis I week there is 111 elementary taxes and higher prices before we are able to see again “Our
sion but without adult super students enrolled and 124 Jr. alabaster cities gleam above the fruited plain."
Sr. High students for the en
vision.
suing
year 196!» and 1970. In
r
Oregon
law
requires
that
ju
The true iact* about anything
men. Nobody ever claimed they
veniles less than 18 years of comparison there were 99 ele
are seldom pure and never simple.
were all perfect. But one thing age must possess a hunter mentary students and 99 Jr.
ON DISPLAY NOW
Facts often are deeply hidden, like
certificate to hunt on Sr. High students enrolled last
is certain: No other agency, insti safety
lands other than their own or year.
the seven-eighths of an iceberg
tution, or group of people of any
Mrs. Dallas Benton Idanha,
those of a parent or guardian.
which always lie under water.
kind is engaged in digging out and Juveniles under 14 years of has leased her Beauty Shop
All Models — Cars and Trucks
age must be accompanied by to Mrs Steve Simpson.
When your newspaper reporter
publishing important facts about adults,
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
and youngsters under
Mr, and Mrs. Gale Fagan De
says to the mayor, or the school
our public life.
12 may not hunt big game.
troit returned home last week
Reports of investigating of from Orville. Wa*. where
superintendent, or the chief of po
That’s the job of a free and un ficers
OVER 100 1969 Dodge
indicate the accidents oc they had been visiting Mr. and
lice, "May 1 ask you a question or
licensed press. This newspaper curred because of some in- .Mrs. Henry Kniss.
Cars and Trucks at Wholesale Prices
two?” he is really "diving” for
fraction of the basic rules of
Some excitement occured
would like you to remember that firearms
SAVINGS OF $700 — $1,000
safety. One accident last week in the Eagle Rock
facts. He hopes to bring to the
during National Newspaper Week, occurred because the victim area. The story goes, a sky
light of day other related names,
thought the weapon was un cart got loose from Cal Mar
October 5-11.
Full Line of Sunbeam and Simen Imports
loaded One youngster almost | I digging Co , and went sailing
figures, or relationships which will
lost a hand while he was drag through the air. “LIKE A BAT
tell his readers a fuller story.
ging his loaded rifle through OFT OF HELL". It was found
the brush by the muzzle. Sev- needless to say very badly I
Good newspapers, good news-
• ral accidents occurred while damage«!.
Dealers For:
pap« linen constantly dive, dig, and
firearms were being load«! or
orote beneath the appearances of
unloaded. Five accidents in-
Bodge Cars A Trucks
v Ived pistols, six involved .22 Generally, some kind of hunt
Chrysler leasing
things to their deeper, often hid
Salem
caliber rifles, and two involved ing is available through the
< all makes A- models)
den meanings and connections.
shotguns. Ten hunters shot remainder of the year All hun
Sunl>eam A Simca
themselves, and three shot oth ters are urged to use firearms
Reaver A Often Road
There are all kinds of news-
Phone 364-0184
er persons.
with care and to follow ex
tampers A Motor Home*
p ~crs and all kinds of newspaper-
Hunters are reminded that a plicitly the ten commandments
long hunting season is ahead of firearms safety.
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Santiam Grange
Elects Officers
Hunters Asked To
DETROIT
IDANHA
The Truth Generally Lies Under the Surface
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