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from my perspective . . . I
am trying something new to see if this works. Today at lunch with
friends, Eb told a little story about one of his co-workers at
the W.D. Miller Sawmill down China Hill. When we got home I told
him I wanted to record it and see if I could figure out how to
put it on the website so others could enjoy it also. Click
this link
to listen.
Yowie . . . this opens a whole new arena of fun! Speaking
of sawmills, I got a delightful email from Ed Smith (who
graduated from Etna High School in 1961) asking to be put
on the notification email list for new postings. "My father, Roy (Stub) Smith, built the sawmill at Findley Camp for Doug Eastlick and was the first foreman of that mill. He later built the mill for Eastlick in Montague and was the millwright there for many years. My mother, Dorothea (Dot) Newman Smith, was raised on a ranch at Herd's gulch in the valley. Both my parents graduated from Fort Jones High School in 1937. One of my three brothers, Jim Smith, lives in Greenview and is the Commander of the local American Legion Post. My wife Marlene is the daughter of the late Paul and Ethel Norris and also graduated from Etna High. Ethel worked for Minor Cross, Gleason Balfrey and Don Murphy in downtown Etna. Paul worked for the Forest Service." I wrote Ed back asking if Marlene had any photos of when her mother worked at Minor Cross or Balfrey's. I wasn't sure if I dare ask WHY his father's nickname was Stub (since he worked in a sawmill) . . . thankfully it wasn't for the reason one would think: "The name 'Stub' preceded his sawmill days. As a small child living up Moffett creek he didn't wear shoes in the summer time and was forever stubbing his toe and usually had a bandage on it. The nickname 'stub toe' was shortened to stub." I looked all over for a photo of the sawmill at Finley Camp, but didn't find anything. If anyone has a copy, please send it to me so I can post it. Remember this photo that showed Diggles Drug, which later became Balfrey's?? The sign just to the left of the wagon driver says 'Drugs'. I seem to recall reading something at the Museum that said the metal was on the front part of the building after there had been a fire.
Marilyn Krell brought these advertising cards from Diggles Drug so I could scan and post:
Hmmmmmm. . . maybe I'd better stop for now and google 'Barbo Compound' as my hair is definitely getting grayer . . .
In joy! Che'usa
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