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About The times of Willamina. (Willamina, Oregon) 1972-1974 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1973)
ü . vV. Yccom Box 38 Willamina, Oregon 97396/ of Willamina-Sheridan WILLAMINA TIMES, WILLAMINA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10,1973 P.U.C. No decision was reached at the Mon day, Oct. 7 P.U.C. hearing held at Willamina City Hall to hear arguments concerning doing away with Southern Pacific’s Willamina agent. William C. DuValle, P.U.C. hearings examiner, said that a decision should be reached in 30 to 40 days. Subscriptions $2.00 per year 10( p er copy VOLUME 65 NUMBER 1 1 stalemated Local lumbermen expressed concern about maintaining adequate service if the agent was removed. Their case was represented by Alvin Alexanderson, assistant Attorney General, Oregon State Department of Justice. Attorney Oglesby H. Young, representing Southern Pacific Railroad, Sheridan Chamber makes rural tour and others testifying in behalf of S.P., stressed economy and centralization of services due to computers and claimed that service would be equal or better than in the past. Roger P. Campbell, Rate & Service Superintendent, Railroad Division, P.U.C., recommended approval of S.P.’s application to do away with the Willamina agent. He stressed that they are interested in quality service and any problem s shippers have should be brought to his office’s attention. In acas In case agent services are discon tinued, local boxes at each place of business would be provided for bills of loading and the conductor would sign them for the railroad. About 20 interested people were at the hearing representing lumber firms in cluding: Taylor Lumber, Ft. Hill Lumber, U.S. Plywood, Riverside This pastoral scene caught the eye of our roving Lumber, and Boise Cascade. Testifying for Southern Pacific were photographer. The rolling hills and the contented cattle Alden Kilborn, Portland, S.P. Tran sportation Co. assistant vice president for operations; Abbott Calston, Portland, District Traffic Representative; Steven A. Burd, San Francisco Bureau of Transportation Research for Southern Pacific. Accident injures youth Rosella Parker stops to pat the nose of a friendly horse on the Rock Creek and Gopher Valley Loop road during the twenty-five mile scenic tour taken by the Sheridan Chamber of Commerce members and guests. The tour was part of their regular Oct. 1 meeting and made an interesting break in the routine. Sheridan Chamber of Commerce members and guests, including several senior citizens, enjoyed a twenty-five mile scenic tour along the Rock Creek and Gopher Valley loop road during their regular meeting time on Monday, Oc tober 1. First stop was at the Jesuit Novitiate on top of the hill, just north of Sheridan. There are twenty-six students at the Novitiate at the present time, three priests who are teachers, and three retired Jesuits. Next stop was at the O.C. Yocom ranch, where a home cooked lunch was served to the group. Hosts for the lunch were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shukar, who 8 pages manage the ranch. Tour guide Irene Dickey assisted with the cooking and serving. About 300 head of angus and hereford cattle graze on the 1300 arce ranch, which is located between Rock Creek and Gopher Valley. Mr. Yocom said they plan to invest in more cows in order to get about 200 calves in the spring. A stop was made by one of the feed barns where we got a close-up look at some of the angus. Mr. Harold Ladd donated the bus for the tour and also drove. He is familiar with the area and along with Irene Dickey, told of interesting spots along the way. A two car collision at the intersection of Harmony Road and highway 18 hospitalized nine year old Kevin Pugh, son of Mr. and Mrs': Fred Pugh of Rt. 2, Box 240, Sheridan. The accident occurred 8:15 p.m., Thursday, October 4. Four other youth in the ’71 Chevrolet driven by 18-year-old Diana Pugh, were taken to the Mc Minnville hospital for outpatient treatment by Superior Ambulance. They include Diana & Kimball Pugh, and Jackie and Kevin Bruer. Driver of the other vehicle, a ’67 Jeep, was Ronald K. Quick, 18 of Tillamook. Neither he nor his passenger received injuries. The Sheridan fire department was called to wash gas off the road due to a burst gas tank in one of the vehicles. Diana Pugh was issued a citation by the police for failure to obey a stop sign. Kevin was released from Bes Kaiser Hospital in Portland on Saturday. He received a cut on the head and was under observation for possible concussion. . , , ... ■ create a quiet restful scene to the eye oHhebeh o ^ gimQnson Willamina 7 th and 8th grade football players These are the players who defend Willamina at the 7th and 8th grade level football. They deserve just as much support The Willamina eighth grade football team stayed on the winning track last Wednesday, with a 12-6 triumph over Sherwood on Willamina High s field. The Wolverines dominated the contest with excellent ball control, as fullback Bart Bryant rushed for 157 yards in 29 carries and Mark Kelson quarterback sneaked 7 and 6 yards for both Willamina tallies. as our varsity team. Remember, they’ll be varsity, too, someday. Middle guard Aaron Booth and defensive end« Chic Colleton played outstanding football. Booth was named “Lineman of the Week” and fullback Bryant “Back of the Week” The Willamina Seventh Grade suffered defeat Tuesday at the hands of the Dedicated advisor aids School pep club BY VANCE WELTY One frequently hears “They ought to do this” or “They ought to do that” at the high school. Few people in the com munity are aware of the fact that if they want to share their interests or talents with high school students, the school is, in most cases, delighted to let them do it. Bonnie Davidson is the new advisor to the Willamina pep club. Thanks to her involvement the pep club is coming alive and the membership grows each day. I didn’t know that the doors were so wide open for community participation, either, until I heard about Bonnie Davidson. At a Booster Club meeting last year, the complaint was made that Willamina high showed very little spirit. It was pointed out that there were no signs or banners anywhere to even indicate when or where a game was going to be played, and that the school didn’t even have a pep club as such. Bonnie Davidson asked if there were any way she could help—and she found out. At the time, there was an informal pep club with a membership of six girls and no advisor at all. Mrs. Davidson was made advisor, and the results have been dramatic. The pep club presently has 31 members and is still growing. The group is active, enthusiastic and always looking for new ideas. Mrs. Davidson was reluctant to be interviewed by the newspaper at first. “ I don’t want the members of .the pep club to get the idea that I’m doing this for publicity or personal glory,” she said. “Couldn’t you just write about the club itself apd not say much about me? ” I pointed out that the idea behind the article was to show how people could participate in helping young people and that it was important to use her as the focus of the story because of the example she had set. That put things in a different light. “Well,” she said, “I feel that it is important that people in the community know that if they are interested in sharing their talent with young people, their help is needed. These kids need to know that somebody really IS interested in-'them. Even if a person can only contribute an hour a week of his or her time, that can make a lot of difference to these youngsters. “Personally, I find working with these high school students to be one of the greatest things that’s happened to me. It really makes you feel alive—all warm and good—something that no amount of pay could provide. “As far as advising the pep club is concerned; I’m not here to actually do die work—the members do that—but" to lend a guiding hand and let them know that I’m behind them. “F o r' example,—I guess I’m old- fashioned in some ways; there are things that a pep club did when I "went to high school that I guess are considered ‘out’ now. These kids aren’t interested in tradition—they want to try new things. Well, as an advisor, I don’t force them to do things my way, I try to help them with the new ideas they want to work on. ” Sheridan Seventh Graders. The boys never gave up trying, but two much bigger boys from Sheridan ran right over the smaller Willamina boys. One of Sheridan’s touchdowns came on a seventy three yard run around the end that surprised everyone. Sheridan continued to control things throughout the game. The final score was Sheridan 7th - 34, Willamina 7th - 0. Students of die month Joni Huntley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Huntley, and John Dillin, son of Mrs. Olga Dillin, and John Dillin of McMinnville, were named girl and boy of the month for September at Sheridan High School. Though only 17 years of age, Joni has gained international fame with her high jumping ability. Her other track events are long jump, 100 yard dash and hur dles. he has been on the volleyball team for four years, and a cheerleader for two. Joni is vice president of the honor society and the senior class. She is a four year member of GLA, and GAA, and a two year member of FTA. John was vice-president of the student body and secretary-treasurer of the honor society during his junior year. He is a member of Letterman’s Club, senior class president and plays in the school band. John also enjoys sports and has participated in football and baseball for four years, and basketball for two. Vandals break in Vandals broke into Willamina Union High School Wednesday night or Thur sday morning, robbing three vending machines. Willamina police report th at the thieves entered the building through a window and caused about $75 worth of damage. They made off with about $18 : from the machines.
