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About The times of Willamina. (Willamina, Oregon) 1972-1974 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1973)
Keith Larason R t 1 B ox ^ 3 6 4 Willamina OR 97396 WILLAMINA TIMES, WILLAMINA .OREGON, Wednesday October 24, 1973 _____ Subscriptions $2.00 per year IOC per copy SPACES , 3. VOLUME 65 issue 14 weekend accidents claim Sheridan Mayfield makes one dead, six injured board 4000th jump ' ■ #»> • •' & The early morning hours Saturday saw three major accidents in the Sheridan and Grand Ronde areas, resulting in one fa tality as of this writing, and six injuries. Killed was Samuel O liver Sparkman, 22, of Sheridan. At l;20 a.m . Saturday, he was a passenger in a c a r driven by Richard Munson when the vehicle, westbound on Highway 18, failed to make a right curve on the Sheridan overpass. The car veered ~ ■ off onto a culvert, struck the edge of the bank and rolled 40 feet up the bank where State Police reported that it apparently exploded. Young Sparkman was dead at the scene of the accident, but Superior Ambulance Service of Sheridan was able to get Mun son to the McMinnville hospital in criti cal condition. Both young men had been thrown from the vehicle, and Munson was Guidelines given for fi rewood cutters Persons seeking relief from the energy c risis this winter by cutting their own firewood are reminded that they must have perm ission from forest landowners, ac cording to the Oregon State Department of F orestry. The Department noted that there has been an increased interest in cutting of fire wood. Concern over possible feel oil shortages and electricity cutbacks has caused many families to look to the for ests for wood fuel. Both commercial woodcutters and those cutting for their own personal use must know ownership of the lands on which they are cutting and must have expressed perm ission for the activity. Knowledge of land ownership may be different because the typical ownership pattern is often intermingled county, state, federal and private lands. State-owned forest lands are widely scat tered and offer only limited opportunities for cutting firewood. Information on wood cutting permits may be obtained from De partment offices at A storia, Tillamook, F orest Grove, Coos Bay, Mehama, and Philomath. suffering from head lacerations. Munson was later transferred to Providence Hos pital, Portland, where he remains in cri tical condition as of this writing. . L ess than an hour ea rlier, at 1 a.m., L arry Dean Rose, 28, 644 Harney, Sher idan, was involved in a one-car accident when his car rolled over on Red Prairie Road. Superior Ambulance took him to McMinnville hospital with a broken collar bone. The night’s tragic events were not over yet, however. At 2:28 a.m ., four young people were involved in a collision with a semi truck between Grand Ronde Agency and Highway 22. Worst injured was Margo (Nicki) Mc- Kiellip, 19, Route 2 box 60, Sheridan. Her legs were so badly mangled in the accident that they both required amputation upon her arrival at St. Vincent Hospital, Port land. Critically injured with skull fractures and head lacerations were Dave McGinnis, Grand Ronde and Kenneth Laundagin, Stockton, California. Both were taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital in Portland. Still under observation at McMinnville hospital is David A. Hershberger, Sheridan. A spokesman for Superior Ambulance Service said that emergency training re cently taken by members of the crew was responsible for saving at least two lives which would otherwise have been lost. The accidents were not without irony. Although norie of the accidents was related to the others, the people in all three cars were close friends of each other, and all three crashes, although occurring at widely separated sites, took place within the span of two hours. Second Thursday sales planned On Thursday November 8, Willamina and Sheridan merchants will hold a "Second Thursday Sale." Business in both towns will be open until 9 p.m. that day with special Thursday ONLY bargains. This is a family affair and some m er chants have promised to have at least one bargain to be sold at their cost price. It is a sale for young and old alike. Check THE TIMES on November 8 for the ’’Second Thursday Sale" ads. votes to switch leagues Bob Bates, football coach at Sheridan High School appeared before the school board Wednesday night to recommend Sheridan dropping from double A compe tition to single A, and petition to join the Tri-R ivers league. L ast spring the board gave the coaching staff permission to look into the m atter of changing leagues. The plan was approved by the board by a 3 to 1 vote, with Bruce Williams voting against the change. He felt the people in the community should have some say in the m atter. Sheridan is one of the sm allest schools in the Yawama league, and the coaches feel there would be more student parti cipation in all sports if they competed with schools of sim ilar size, in order to make the change, the plan has to be approved by all the schools in the T ri- M yers league and then be approved by t •? state board of control. i/ayne LeRoy, se cretary -treasu rer of Taylor Lumber Company, told the board members that his firm woulrTdonate mat* erials for building a new grandstand. ivMch is needed when the athletic fields <ke relocated. The board voted against the closure of schools between December 14 and January 14 as suggested by Governor McCall. The schools a r already taking m easures : to conserve on fuel and lights, and the board set up a list of priorities for the use of school buildings. The priorities are; 1. for student use, both academic and extra activities 2. community civic meetings 3. adult education classes. Use of the schools for community re creational activities and renting them out to private groups will not be permitted until the energy crisis is over. Mr. Hilton announced that fuel oil has gone up $1.83 a b arrel, for a 37 per cent increase. He also said the cooks in both schools are making a six week study on lunch costs, and asked the board’s permission to raise lunch prices if nec essary to cover costs. The board discussed having a public meeting in regard to the family living class so that interested parents could get information about the subject matter involved. This class will be taught at the High School during the second se m ester. They also voted to use $515.00 from the contingency, fund for the purchase of a drum set and cymbals for the band. Ted Mayfield made his 4,000th jump at the Pacific Parachute Cen- te r on Saturday afternoon. Only three other men in the western hemi sphere have over 4,000 jumps. They are Jim West, Kentucky; Ray Johnson, Ohio; and Paul Poppenhager, Florida. Sharing the lime light with Mayfield Saturday was Mike Ligett, Regina, Sask., Canada. He made his 300th jump. Blood drawing A blood drawing is tentatively scheduled for Danny Scott, a fork-lift operator at Fort Hill Lumber Company who underwent open - heart surgery Thursday at Provi dence Hospital in Portland. Time and location of the drawing will be announced when final arrangements have been made, according to H arry Hall, who due is in charge of the drawing* The crew at Fort Hill Lumber donated a total of $1,703 to help with hospital and surgical expenses. Scott was released from intensive nar e on Monday, and was reported by the hos pital as "doing fine." Kiwanis Club to hold Charter Night Oct 30 Tuesday, October 30, will be Charter Night for the newly formed Willamina Kiwanis Club. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the grade school. The Willamina group is sponsored by the McMinnville Kiwanis Club, many of whom plan to be in attendance {or charter night, as do other Kiwanis members from throughout the state. The Pacific North west Region D istrict Governor will pre side over the festivities. Eugene Mack, principal of Willamina Union High is the first president of the local organization. Tom Allen, of Tom Allen’s Willamina Insurance Agency is the secretary -treasu rer. The charter night will include a dinner, a regular meeting and entertainment by the Sheridan High School Choir. The purpose of Kiwanis is to sponsor such youth programs as 4-H, scouting and Key club. Annual membership dues are $36 per member. • Remember when View looking west on Main Street in Willamina sometime between 1890 and 1908 when the street was paved. Notice ouse on the right, which is still standing. It must hav<= an experience riding down Main Street when muddy old opera house, ice cream parlor and theatre In» he 1890’s. This is the block which presently runs from the Willamina Cigar Store to the Willa-Wash. Photographs for this paper courtesy of Alice Rudig, Willamina.
