..This Swim Fund indicator was put up Tuesday by
at Heart Federal Savings and Loan in Burney.
for the sign were donated" by Intermountain
it was built by Dave Greenacre, and painted by Rick
art students. A special thanks to Heart Federal for
Ithe Swimming Pool Committee to erect the sign on their
IM News photo by Arlene Bartram.
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CALIFORNIA NEWSPAIR
PUBLIIERS ASSOCIATION
VOL. XXI NO. 48 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1978 20 PAGES 2 SECTIONS BURNEY, CALIFORNIA 20 CENTS PER COPY
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Eus twood b u ys ranch
CASSEL -The Rising River Ranch, who sources say represented pressed his interest in acquiring mination to own the property result-
part of the estate of the late Bing Eastwood in the transaction, property here. Later upon learning ing in the purchase.
Crosby, was reportedly sold to Clint Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Meyer, that the ranch was available through Future use of the property is ex-
Eastwood for the purchase price of brother-in-law and sister-in-law of the death of Mr. Crosby, Eastwond, pected to be as in the past--a private
$1,900,000 the late Mr. Crosby, have managed we are told, expressed his deter- recreation facility.
The 1,067.5 acre ranch located near the ranch for the past several years.
Cassel, 12 miles east of Burney, to- The terms of the sale indicate they
gether with all buildings and equip- are to receive 2% percent of the net
ment sold at auction in the Redwood proceeds received by the estate from
City Courthouse on November 22 to the sale of the ranch.
Roy D. Kaufman, the highest bidder, Eastwood visited the area and ex-
Appointments
announCed
the event permanent assignment
changes are desired, vacancy
announcements will be posted and all
interested persons will be considered
for the vacancies.
FALL RIVER MILLS - As a result
of Fall River Elementery School
Principal, Roger Condom leaving to
accept a new position in Williams, the
Fall River Joint Unified School
District has announced interim and
terhporary administrative school
assignment changes. Bryce Dethlefs
has been assigned as the acting
elementary principal for the Fall
River Elementary School. Dethlefs
has been serving as the school
principal-teacher for Tamarack Con-
tinuation High School. Dale Thorsted,
director of Indian Education and
Special Projects, will assume the
Tamarack High Continuation School
principal-teacher position. The inter-
im assignments will require that the
entire existing administrative staff
assume temporary additional work-
loads in the areas of Indian Education
and Special Project writing.
District Superintendent, Ralph
Villani, stated, "These temporary and
acting assignments were deerned
necessary because the district is
facing an unknown financial situation
for the coming year. Furthermore.
the district is studying total
administrative organization. This
temporary arrangement will afford
the district time to re-evaluate all
administrative assignments."
It was emphasized, by the district,
that these changes are temporary. In
Linton
will speak
to chamber
BURNEY - Peter Linton, a consult-
ant for American Resources, Inc.,
Kansas-based firm that is seeking to
mine diatomaceous earth in the Lake
Britton area, will speak at a general
meeting of the Burney Basin Cham-
ber of Commerce scheduled for noon
at Burney Bowl next Monday, De-
cember 4.
Linton will speak on "Working in
Harmony With Nature". American
Resources, Inc., is having the same
environmental problems as Grefco
Co. in securing permits to mine
claims in the Lake Britton area.
At the meeting the 1979 slate of
officers will be presented as well as
new board members.
Any interested citizen is welcome
to attend the meeting, President
Wally Hilliard said. "
Layoff brings out talent
Y: Buck Buchanan
- Some move, some cut
go snomobiling or
or fishing, some just
some start a new trade
an old one.
story of many people now
the Publishers Mill for
ath now.
lipherd, 42, never one to sit
to his wife, Arleta,
trade.
tooling some of the finest
most solid--
has seen in a literal
takes pride in his work--most of the
furniture is pine or mahogany."
To supplement the meager income
they now have, Arleta is painting
landscapes--particularly pictures of
barns.
"I sold three the other day and that
helps", she said.
She is a self-taught artist.
"I just picked up a brush about a
year ago and started painting", she
said. The results are very good, in-
deed.
The Shipherds are also baking
homemade bread to sell for addition-
al income.
"You have to use your imagination
--and abilities --when things go
wrong," Arleta said. "And you put
your faith in someone else besides
yourself. But there is one thing you
have to do--you have to get up and do
it!"
The Shipherd's like many American
families these days, have been trying
to "get back to the basics'" for the past
several years. They tried Kansas --
and that was fine for a couple of
years--then Wyoming--' 'which
wasn't so fine." Barry said.
But married in Burney, they
returned here and "we are going to
stay regardless of what happens."
Arleta said.
With five children-three of them at
home -- the Shipherd's have to get
up and go in the morning -- to make
it.
Ani:l they do.
Unemployment
seminar set
BURNEY - An "Unemployement
Seminar" will be held on Thursday,
November 30 starting at 7:30 p.m. at
the Veteram Memorial Hall here,
Bob Maxwell and "Erby" Eubanks,
VFW representatives who organized
the seminar, have reported.
Maxwell said that representatives
of the State and Federal govern-
ments would be here to discuss un-
employment programs -- and em-
ployment programs.
said he considered
an art--I believe it.
gh unfinish-
rkled with quality.
some of his finished
ored around the living
rented home he and his
in Johnson Park. He has
I orders for several of
the pieces from people who have
heard of his talent.
' One of his finest is a gunrack which
he will put the finishing touches to this
week. Other products include coffee
tables, and tables, night stands and
occasional tables.
Petition
presented
REDDING - Shasta County Super-
visors Monday received a petition
signed by 131 Burney-area residents
asking that Eastern Shasta County
be given its own dispatch station in
the county's new 911 emergency tele-
phone system.
Supervisors recently approved the
system for the unincorporated areas,
but eliminated an original proposal
to provide separate stations n
Burney.
Richard Elliott, deputy director of
Emergency Services, said the
Burney area can be handled as effec-
tively from the dispatch station at
the county in
Over a cup of coffee the writer
learns that the new trade is a means to
survive. Shipherd was not employed
at the mill long enough to draw
unemployment and "to survive in this
world you have to work--and work at
what you do best," he says simply.
For many years Shipherd worked at
horseshoeing in Alturas.
"He wasn't just a run of the mill
horseshoer," wife Arlcta said, "but an
artist at his trade, He has Shoed some
of the top show horses in the world."
• "The furniture he is making has no
nails, no staples--and he uses no
particle board", Arleta added. "He
left, displays pieces of furniture he is making while awaiting word that Sierra
reopen the former Publishers Mill. To alleviate his unemployment situation the
worker is building gun cabinets, coffee tables, end tables, night stands and other
order. Wife Arleta, on right, is painting and selling art work. IM News photo by Buck
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Juvenile nabbed
after robbery
MONTGOMERY CREEK - A 15-
year old Montgomery Creek juvenile
is being held by the Shasta County
Sheriff's Department on a kidnap
and armed robbery charge following
the robbery of Montgomery Creek
Store here November 18.
According to sheriff's deputies at
FR chamber
seeks top
'citizen'
FALL RIVER MILLS - The Fall
River Valley Chamber of Commerce
is asking for nominations from the
Community for the "1978 Citizen of
the Year award, presented annually
by the Chamber in January.
Nominations should be put in writ-
ing and must give the reasons for the
nomination, according to Joyce
Gibson, chairman of the Chamber's
Citizen of the Year Committee. Let-
ters of nomination can be mailed to
her at Box 351, Fall River Mills.
Last year's recipient was Phyllis
Tonkin, who was honored for her
many years work at Fall River Air-
port.
Chamber
will seek
donations
FALL RIVER MILLS -,The Fall
River Valley Chamber of Commerce
is collecting donations from the com-
munity to assist with the ceramics
program in the extended care facil-
ity at Mayers Memorial Hospital.
The elderly patients have been do-
ing ceramics work for some time,
according to Mrs. Sylvia Frumes,
R.N., director of activities at the
hospital. However, the cost of sup-
plies is now running between $30 and
$40 per week.
Joyce Gibson and Paulette Hendrix
will be heading up the fund raising
during the Christma season, and a
check will be presented to the hospi-
tal before December 25. The cham-
ber will feature a display of the
patients ceramic work at their next
meeting December 11.
Donations for the project may be
sent to the chamber at Box 475, Fall
iver Mills.
the Shasta County Burney substa-
tion, Charlotte Caudle, wife of the
owner of the store, was heldup at
gun point by a youth who had his
face covered with a ski mask at
about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Novem-
ber 18. Mrs. Caudle was forced into
her automobile by the youth who was
carrying a rifle. She was ordered to
drive off a dirt road near Diddy
Wells. The youth forced her to tie
rself to a tree but she escaped,
returned to the highway and caught
a ride to a friends house where she
notified the sheriff's department of
the obbery.
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The youth, who escaped with a
deposit bag conta.ining about $4,400
in cash and checks, was later appre-
hended by authorities from the sher-
iff's department. Most of the cash
and checks have been recovered.
Development
group meets
on Tuesday
BURNEY - Twenty-two persons
turned out for the first organizational
meeting of the Economic Develop-
ment Committee of Eastern Shasta
County held at Burney Bowl last
Tuesday.
Bob Boisselle, who has been
instrumental in getting the organiza-
tion going, emphasized that the
purpose of the committee will be to
, improve the employment base in the
area. Hopefully, the organization, in
time, will be able to assist the
formation and expansion of local
industries as well as securing outside
plants. Boiselle forsees small indus-
tries locating in the area, with from
five to 20 employees.
Bob Jones, manager of Shasta
County Bank outlined the formation of
a non-profit corporation.
Boisselle stressed that the group
should be optimistic and be confident
bout the future of the area. He said
we "must feel optimistic and believe
in what we are doing--to get anything
done."
Next meeting of the group will be on
Tuesday, December 5, starting at 7:30
p.m. at
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