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THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NATURE S EMPIRE
VOLUME XIV
NUMBER 27
MILL CITY. OREGON
THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1958
M M A YEAR 10c A COTT
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New Mail Route
Started July 1
Wins Special Prize in Safety Essay Contest
I
Aumsville Man
Drowns Sunday
At Niagara
Douglas Hirte Receives
The Chevalier Degree
Ball Games and
Fireworks Set
For July Fourth
GATES—The Chevelaler Degree,
highest honor that may be bestowed
by the DeMolay order, was concerred
on Douglas Hirte, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Starting July 1 a changg was made
W. B. Hirte of Gates, and Marion
in the mail service and routes, ac
Schollian and Jim Urhammer of
cording to Postmaster Charles Kelly.
Turner, on Saturday evening in the
Hamman Stage Lines who has car
State Policeman Wally Cobine and (Stayton Masonic Hall. The degree
Residents of the area are invited to
ried the mail as far as Idanha for
Ted Baughman recovered the body team was composed of Earl Wipper spend July 4th in Mill City. The Fire
many years will terminate their run
of Thomas Joseph Van Duesen, 28- and Lawrence Edwards of Turner, men and the Lions club have joined
at Mill City and the Star Route from
yegr-old Aumsville resident Monday Henry Tate and Doc Martin of Stay forces to bring two little league ball
Tdanha to Marion Forks has been ex- ,
afterno on from the whirlpool at Nia ton, and Jack Gulliford, of Gates for games in the evening of the fourth to
tended to Mill City.
gara where he had fallen in while the Mill City organization.
be followed by a giant display of
The Hamman Stage Lines will car- I
Vocal selections were rendered by fireworks at Allen Field.
fishing Sunday afternoon. Firemen
ry the mail from Salem to Mill
from here and workers from the dam j twleve Rainbow girls of Mill City, and
The concession stand at the ball
City by way of Turner, Aumsville,
cooperated with police Sundav after i "elr> < iipxell sang ihe Lord s Pray- .)ark will be handled by the auxiliarieH
West Stayton, Sublimity, Stayton, i
'
the accident
in an attempt to locate |*r’’ «^«npamed by Mrs. Clipfell. of tht, Firemen and the Lion, club
Scio and Lyons. Mehama will be serv
the body. Cobine and Baughman went Larry Morgan of Staytbn was toast-
Rex Ohmart, president of the Lions
ed on the return to Salem.
into the pool in a rubber boat and | master. Mrs. Sid Maughman and Mrs.1 club stated today that the nark has
lack
Gulliford
and
Mrs.
W.
B.
Hirte
Jerry Pittam, who has the contract
were successful in raising the body,
been cleaned up and anyone wishing
to carry the mail rom Mill City to
were on the refreshment committee. to picnic in the shade of the tree»
from the bottom of the pool.
Marion Forks, will serve Gates, De- i
is more than welcome.
Van Dusen was fishing with a bro
troit, Breitenbush, Idanha and Mar- |
ther, Melvin Van Dusen, at Niagara
ion Forks. This route will have box
east of here when he apparently
delivery for those living on the route
slipped on a rock and fell into the
and desire this type of service. For
deep hole, according to officers.
I
information, consult your postmaster.
He leaves his widow, Phyllis, and
The schedule for this route will be
two children, Thomas Bart and Dan
to leave Mill City at 9 a. m. and re
iel.
turn at 3:50 p. m.
i IDANHA A timber sale was held
Born December 5, 1929 at St. Ig
The mail from Salem will arrive
natius, Mont., he lated moved with
by Hamman Stage Lines at 8:30 a. m.
Harold Duane Billington, 15, Sa recently at Eugene with successful
his parents to Portland where he lem, was wounded fatally Tuesday bid going to Harold Waller Log-
and 1 p. m. and will be dispatched at
graudated from Central Catholic high afternoon when his .22 caliber rifle ging Company,
8:45 and 4:05 n. m.
school. He moved to Aumsville in discharged accidentally.
The sale was the Brientenbusb
For further details and closing
1949 and married Phyllis Wyant in
times check the schedule in the lobby
Billington had left Salem Tuesday drainage in the Short Creek area.
1954.
Volume was 950,00 board feet of
of the Post Office.
morning with two companions. They
K. C. (Huck) Goins will be driving
For the past six years he had heen fished in the Santiam river near Douglas fir and pine and 50,000 board
the mail truck for Pittam.
employed by Willamette Builders of Lyons, then decided to hunt. They I feet of associated species. Total vol
Aumsville. He was a member of St. went to Fox Valley just west of Mill ume was 1,000,000 board feet.
Forest service appraisal price was
Boniface Catholic churcti and the City.
Knights of Columbus in Sublimity. I Billington and another boy were $11,615. total sale price was $33,370.
| One-quarter mile of road is to be built
shooting at a snake. Billington
1
_
Additional survivors include his
1
mother, Mrs. Francis VanDusen; thought the snake crawled under
under . a according to forest service specific«"
four sisters, Eileen, Barbara, Ger | shovel in an abandoned farmyard. He tions.
Competitive bidders were: Simp-
aldine and Jacqueline; another broth was using the rifle butt to turn the
’ > mg; Howell and Gulliford,
er Michael, all of Aumsville; and I shovel over when the weapon fired,
Athel
Savage; Baughman & Pentlick,
1
the
bullet
entering
his
heart,
killing
Mrs. Elsie Ann Van Dusen, Salem.
Piper Lumber Co.; Young & Morgan
Recitation of the Rosary was Wed him instantly.
His companion« were Kenneth Graham Logging Co. and Bodeker &
The U. S. Natioanl bank of Port
nesday at St. Boniface Catholic
Duggan Logging.
land has marked up a 71-million dol
Mrs. William Lee, Mill City, a former employee of The Mill church at Sublimity. Requeim Mass Turner, 17, and Dennis Casey, 15, An error was reported recently
lar gain in deposits since June, 1957. City Enterprise, put her experience to work in winning a special will follow Thursday at 9 a.m. at the both of Salem. Billington’s parents,
Total deposits as of June 23 were
church with interment at St. Bar Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Billington, and concerning the Scar Mountain sale.
Volume board feet was reported 11,-
four sisters are among survivors.
$781,784,201 compared with $710,,- prize in Simpson Logging Company’s safety essay contest.
bara's cemetery in Salem.
400,000. Correct total board feet was
She won $25 for telling in a sincere, moving way what safety
721,850 a year ago.
112,400,000.
During the same period, loans and at Simpson means to her. She thought and wrote:
discounts for the statewide system
"Tomorrow looks so bright—so crowded with promises and
reached $356,388,971, a gain of better plans, hope-so's and maybes. There's a house to finish and a
than $32 million. This increase is an pasture to fence, and a little boy waiting for the best box-kite
indication of U. S. National’s assist
ance in providing business and per ; r.i the world; the kind that only a Dad can make.
"But our tomorrows depend upon the safety today of the
sonal financing, E. C. Sammons, pres
man who holds our dreams in his big broad hands. Safety at
ident pointed out.
The Mill City branch reported total Simpson Logging Company means he’ll be home tonight—to but- j
About 50 to 75 residents of the area |
deposits of $1.744,983.87 as of June ton a little girl’s nightie; to build a kite while the wind’s still
served by the Valley Telephone Com- ating at a very small margin of pro-
23. Loans and discounts on the same high.
Nelson J. Leonard, Seattle, Thur*-
pany were on hand Thursday forenoon ' fit much less than the 6% allowed by
date totalled $734,322.16, acording to
Other
winners
from
Simpson
’
s
Lyons
Plant
were
Mrs.
day
submitted a bid of $10,935 to b»
law.
when
a
hearing
on
the
rate
increase
D. B. Hill, Jr., manager.
i ne commission caunvi,
■cwsum* low of seven bidders when bids wore
The
cannot, according
Total resources for the U. S. Nat Lowell F. Fleetwood, Mrs. Alice L. Miotke and Mrs. Maurice W. was held before Sam Maerz who re
ional system, with its 65 banking of Rea in the adult division; Nelson Geraths, Eugene Skaug and presented the Public Utilities Com to Maerz, force a company to give a I opened by the Portland District,
fices throughout the state, stood at Fred Sutherland in the high school division; Penny Christensen mission. Chairman of the meeting certain type of service, and stated Corps of Engineers, for two cranes at
$863.579,154 compared with $790,440,- and Beverly Minten, upper elementary division and Sandra Rea was Mayor J. C. Kimmel and secretary all the company is required to give. Lookout Point Dam on the Middle
! under the law, is adequate service at Fork Willamette River and one at the
was Bob Hill.
132 a year ago.
in the lower elementary division.
a reasonable rate, and it is pretty dif- Detroit Dam on the North Santiam
“Oregon’s only home-owned state
D.
B.
Hill
presented
the
case
for
The contest was open to the families of employees in Simp
wide bank, U. S. National plays an son’s Oregon operations. Employees themselves were not eligible. the residents of the area, stating is ficult to say just what adeaquate ser- | River.
The cranes must be delivered, in
is.
active part in the development of this
was the understanding of the patrons vice
stalled
and tested within 120 calendar
The
Utilities
man
stated
now
that
state," Hill commented. “Our bank
of the company that there would be the increase in rates had been granted days.
|VERN THOMAS LOSES TWO
sincerely believes in * tremendous
no increase in telephone rates until that improvement in service will be
Other bidders were: Dalzell Rigging
FINGERS IN SHOP ACCIDENT
future for this region and will con
such time as the system was convert the first order of the day. He also Co., Berkeley, Calif., $01,999; Paul-
Mrs. Vern Thomas, formerly of ed to dial, also mentioning the fact
tinue to work closely with the people
Mill City writes informing friends that the date for dial service had stated the commission would be check son Machine Works, Portland, $11,-
of this area in the further develop
538; Air Mac Incorporated of Ore-
that Vern lost two fingers on his been set for August 1 this year. Also ing to see that this was done.
ment of commerce, agriculture and in
gon, portland, $11,611; Nissen Ser-
Mr.
Brown
stated
that
a
call
for
right hand recently in a shop acci
dustry.”
LYONS—Miss Beulah Lewis of the dent. He was taken to St. Mary's brought out was the service given by bids for construction of the company vice Co., Milwaukee, WIs., $11,829;
During the past 11 months, U. S. Lyons
Variety Store, who is agent for hospital in Tucson, Ariz. Those wish the present company.
would be made immediately upon the McMahon Brothers, Inc., Portland,
National has opened two new branch
Martin Kelly talked on the num approval of the loan.
the
Hammon
Stage
Line
in
Lyons
$12,794; and Walter Dankas, San
ing to write them may do at at this
es and announced plans for two oth
Francisco, Calif., $15,524.
states there is a new bus schedule ef address, 1920 Belvedere in that city. ber of subscribers being served by
Rate Schedule Given
ers. A second branch was opened in fective
each line, and complained about the
July
1st.
The
following
buses
for
Following
i*
the
rate
schedule
Klamath Falls and a new branch was
Mrs. Thomas also writes that their poor service and maintenance of the
established in the Menlo Park section leave Lyons going to Salem, at 11:35 son, Patrick, has joined the army and lines. Others were given an opport - Mill City, Aumsville, Detroit, and the
a.
m-
and
4:20
p
m.
also
one
schedule
is taking his basic training at Fort uity to express their complaints at ’ Turner Exchanges.
of northeast Portland. A second
that
leaves
at
8:10
going
to
Mill
City
Manually Dial
branch for Eugene will be opened some
Ord, Calif.
the meeting.
Service
Operated Operated
She said it has been “nice and
time in August. Late in the year, a and down the north side of the river
Lowell
Brown,
owner
of
Valley
$5.50
1 party business
$3.50
new branch at S. E. 48th avenue and to Salem. This 8:10 a. m. schedule warm,’’ 105 degrees. Whuff.
Telephone Co., then gave a brief his-' 2 party business ..... 3.25
goes
from
Stayton
thru
Scio
and
over
4.50
Woodstock boulevard will be ready to
tory of the company from its Incep 10 party business .... 2.75
Lyons and on to Mill City.
3.50
According to notice received here,
»erve that section of eoutheast Port I to Schedules
tion,
stating
that
the
lines
were
in
arriving in Lyons from
1.50 Frederick William Haack, father of
Extension phones , 1-50
land.
bad condition and that they had been ,
Salem
going
east
is
far
as
Mill
City
Residential Rates
1 Mrs. Leland Kaplinger of this city,
A new building was completed in
at the time he took over operation of 1 party .................. $3.00
8:10 a. m. and 12:45 p. m. One
$4.60 passed away Thursday, June 26, at
May for the Hillsboro Commercial are
the company
schedule arriving in Lyons from Sal-
3.60 the home of another daughter, Mrs.
2 party _____
2.75
branch with a major remodeling and
He gave a« reason for the delay in 4 party .. ________ 2.50
1
em
and
leaving
for
Bend
at
7:50
p.
m.
3.00 Max Shulz, of Jefferson. A resident
expension program, including a mot-
constructing the new dial line* as 10 party .... . _____ 2.50
' Anyone leaving on the 7:50 p. m. bus
3.00 of the Salem area for many yean,
or bank, now under way at the Citi
The
summer
recreation
program
lack of financing. Under the law it is
i he had been in ill health for some
zens branch at Grand avenue and S. to Bend will please purchase their sponsored jointly by the City and the necessary for the company to sell 40%
ticket
prior
to
6:30
p.
m.
week
nites
time.
E. Alder in Portland.
School
district
and
under
the
super
of
the
amount
of
the
loan
in
stock,
and 6:00 p. m. Saturday nites at the
Mr. Haack wag born in Theresa,
vision
of
Gleason
Eakin
is
naw
in
and
then
the
balance
of
60%
can
be
store at those hours. Anyone wishing
Dodge County, Wiac., February 26,
full
swing.
About
60
young
boys
are
borrowed.
He
stated
the
cost
of
the
Well Child Clinic
a time schedule may have one as they
1866, and was a member of the Luth
! playing little league baseball at the system here would be in the neigh
are available at the store.
Wednesday,
July
2,
Santiam
Re
eran
church. He came to Oregon in
Held Here Recently
borhood of $200,000. He also said
present time.
1890, later spent some time In Cali
A total of 28 children receivi ed ser-
Mr. Eakin states there is not much that according to present plans the bekah Lodge, official visit.
July 3, Firemen’s dance at Gates. fornia, and then returned to Marion
vice* at the well child conference and
response from the Gates area, and in loan will be granted about November
Friday, July 4, Fourth of July county. He was a member of the
mmunization clinic held at Santiam
vites all youth in that area to come 1st of this year, and that work will go
Union high school June 24. The area
and join in the fun. They will be more forward rapidly after the money is celebration. Two ball games, Inde Farmers' Union and the Marion Com
served by Mill City, Gates, Detroit
available. In building the new system pendence, vs. Mill City, and fireworks munity club.
than welcome.
and Idanha.
i Starting July 7, the tennis court about half of the money will be used following at dark. Concession stand I Surviving are five daughter* and
a son: Mrs. Schulz, Jefferson; Mrs.
will be open at the ball field.
Six children were seen by Dr. Stone
will be open to the youth of the area. for equipment and half for labor.
Eric Brander,
Troutdale;
Mis*
and 10 polio shots 10 DPT shots and
Brown also stated that he had
Girls will have the courts from 2 un-
Laura
Haack,
San
Francisco;
Mrs.
RI4
HARD
SCHIEWEK
NOW
three smallpox vaccinations given.
raised
the
pay
of
the
chief
operator
Two employees of the Portland Dis- til 3 and the boys will begin their
Orville, Albany; Mrs. Leland Kap-
Lenore Lee and Jackie Farrier of I trict, Corps of Engineers, have been game s at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Gladys Mason and that on the first SERVING ON OKINAWA
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa—Mar lingcr, Mill City; and Frank Haack,
the PT A, Kathleen Story of the Chris presented with cash awards, one for
of July operators also got an increase
ine
Pfc. Richard E. Schiewek, son of Petaluma, Calif.
tian church and Ethel Hutchinson, I Special service «nd the other for BOY WE’VE HAD IT
in pay.
One of the sister* of Mrs. Kapling-
health chairman, aided with the work sustained superior performance.
In speaking of the 25c charge on Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schiewek of Lyons,
ALL 1HIS WEEK
and husband of the former Miss Glor er, the former Mis* Bonnie Haack,
at the clinic.
phone
calls
made
after
10
o
’
clock
at
This
week
had
been
a
bugaboo
for
Elaine Olson, 2706 S. E. 84th ave.,
ia Carr of Lyons, is serving with the wa* an elementary school teacher tn
an Engineering Division employee, ; The Enterprise. Monday, the motor on night, this being printed In the new
Mill City many year* ago.
was presented with a $250 special ser our display typesetting machine went directory, Mr. Brown stated that to Third Anti-Tank Battalion of the
Third Marine Division of Camp Han
his
knowledge
there
never
has
been
a
'
but
it
could
not
be
repaired
in
time
to
vice award by Lt. Col. J. Newton Cox,
sen, Okinawa.
Deputy District Engineer, for con help out for Tuesday and Wednesday, charge for service after the 10 o’clock
This outfit use» the "Onto*,” a new RONALD RAGSDALE IS
hour and that it should not have been
ducting the Red Cross blood bank for ' the really busy days in our plant.
< ENTENNT1AL BOARD MEMBER
Marine
Corps anti-tank weapon.
Hence many news stories have been printed in the directory.
the Portland District from 1949 to
Word was received here today from
Some customers complained of hav
cut short this week, and some adver-
1958
Weather at Detroit Dam Don Penfold, that Ronald Ragsdale
ing
been
charged
for
a
2-party
line
'
t.sements
had
to
be
left
out.
The
Oscar
L-
Bergevin
of
the
Seago
Bab and Jack Sullivan of Mill City
7 00 A M. Daily Weather Readlags of Mill City has been named to the
resented the low bid for razing the ing Hopper Dredge Biddle, was pre ! motor is supposed to be back in pro service where they were on a four-
county board of the Oregon Centenn
And lake Elevation
party line. Mr. Brown stated all these
old Mill City high school building sented a $200 sustained superior per duction by this evening—we hope.
Max. Min. pc*. Elev. ial commission.
descrepancie*
would
be
rectified
formance
award
by
William
Owens,
and at this time workmen are busy
His job will be to coordinate any
58 55 0.69 1566.45
Mr. Maer* in speaking of the rate June 25
When ironing corduroy press on the
earing down the old structure which Coaatal project engineer at Fort
activity
in this area with the activity
1566.21
0.00
26
77
57
June
holds fond memories for many of the Stevens. The award was for the per wrong side using a steam iron and increase stated it was justified and June 27
0.13 1565.90 of the county board for the Oregon
66
51
that
probably
if
the
patron*
went
to
soft
towels
for
padding.
iod
January
1956
to
April
1958.
local folks who had attended school
60 48 0.48 1565.77 Centennial celebration next year.
court, the court would award the June 28
While acting master of the Dredge
there.
Ronald la a member of the Jaycees
June
29
65 48 0.00 1565.90
New cold-water detergents are gen telephone company an even greater
They stated today that they will Biddle, there were no lost time acci
June 30
58 60 042 1666.03 and is also active in the Linn County
rate
inereaae.
Figure*
were
given
dents
for
a
continuous
period
of
1»
,
tie
—
can
be
used
on
woolen*
and
fonn-
have the lot cleared before Septem
,
07 51 trace 1566 10 Historical Society.
showing that the company was oper- July 1
dation garments saftely.
rr.onthj.
ber 1.
Rifle Shot
Fotdl tO Ldi!
Waller Logging Gets
Breitenbush Timber
Bank Shows
Deposit Gain
Telephone Hearing Held
Here Draws Large Crowd
Seattie Firm Bid low
For Three Cranes
At Dam Projects
New Bus Schedule In
Effect At Lyons Now
Father of Local Lady
Dies In Jefferson
Recreation Program
Now in Full Swing
Two Army Engineers
Employees Receive
Cash Awards
Old High School
Being Razed Now