The Mill City enterprise., July 10, 1958, Image 1

THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NATURE’S EMPIRE
VOLUME XIV
MILL CITY, OREGON
NUMBER 28
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Fire Damages
Millsap Home i
Monday A. M
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Up and Down
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Simpson Firm
Names New
Vice President
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1958
Cooperation Asked in
Taking Old Papers to
Scout Collection Building
M W A YEAR 10c A COTT
Many People of Area Stay at
Home Over Long July 4 Holiday;
See Ball Games and Fireworks
A call came this week from Mrs.
' A. R. Tohl, owner of the building
where the scouts are asking residents
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I to bring old papers and magazines in
their perpetual drive.
What I have been preaching ever
Mrs. Tohl asks that all those leav­
since coming to this area Is that the
ing paper and magazines at the build-
GATES—One of Gates’s oldtime North Santiam highway and over San­
SEATTLE WASH..—Appointment i I ing to do so during the hours that the
If the perfect weather and the 1 —-------------------------------------
landmarks, the Albert Millhap home, tiam Pa** is the best way to get over of C. H- Bacon. Jr., of Shelton to a liquor store is open, 12 noon to 8 large crowd were anj- criterion, the *be
botb Kames. Gleason
mountain. This has again been newly-created position as executive I I p. m. She stated some people just pile Fourth of July celebration sponsored
was attacked by fire just before the
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sponsored | , haliin,
haton, high school baseball coach.
coach,
noon Monday, which left the upper forcefully brought to light in a clip­ vice president of Simpson Timber I the paper, up in front of the door by the Firemen and the Lions club I dfs*rv** .*
T*?'* ,OF the
story a total loss, with much fire ping received here from Mrs. Hen­ Company in Seattle w'as announced j making it nearly impossible to get it and their respective auxiliaries was I play of sportsmanship ariong
- the
and water damage inside below. It rietta Quinn, taken from the Seaside recently by W. G. Reed, Chairman, open. The cooperation of the public a huge success, as the grandstand at ,ocal yi>un/ fry” who were resplend-
was first noticed by men putting on Signal. Something else I know is that and Thomas F. Gleed, President.
the high school ball park was over-1 et ,n red •h,rts and caPs- The visiting
| , is be ng asked in this matter.
a new roof, who complained of the if this canyon were in California, the ( Ba(.on who haj sen.e(J aS vice pr„. ,
flowing Friday
night.
Everyone teams- '*eaPW green shirts and caps,
heat but did not see smoke at first— Chamber of Commerce would have it ident anj general manager of Simp-
seemed to have a wondergul time, were each treated to a free hotdog
then it seemed to break out all over. so publicized that it would be built up gon Lo„in(r Company since 1933, will
and it was really a “shirt-sleeve” af­ and coke following the games.
Manning the concession booth were
The Gates Fire Department arrived to a much greater extent. Anyone who aggumeH
fair.
resDonsibility for
the Comp-
assumed responsibility
for the
Comp­
were volunteers from both Auxil­
immediately, but a second call to the gets away from this area to take a any’s overall sales and operation func­
The double-header soft-ball game iaries, including: Pauline Brunner,
Mill City Fire department was joon vacation realizes this when they come tions relating to Simpson divisions in
between the Little Leagues of Inde­
necessary. Some insurance was car­ in from Eastern Oregon, over the Washington, Oregon and California. '
pendence and Mill City aroused a Lora Mason, Ceil Croan, Betty Pit-
ried on the house ,but none on the pass, and down the Santiam Canyon.
The Oregon liquor control com­ lot of enthusiasm and many a “i ..." . tarn, Mabel Hunter, Clara Wirkkala,
Gleed explained the new position
mom Agnes Carlson, Mabel Yankus, and
contents, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Don
I want the people here to realize in Seattle will provide additional ser­ mission reports that distribution of and “dad” went home slightly hoarse
McWhirk who rented it. Volunteers just how wonderful the scenery is, vice by coordinating the efforts of funds during the fiscal year ended but proud as punch, even though Mary kelly. Business was brisk es­
pecially between games. Taking care
did carry out most of the contents, and for that reason here is the clip­ the vice presidents and general man­ June 30. 1958, was the highest in
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but water damage will be consider­ ping which gives and outsider s view' agers who have direct charge of the OLCC history a total of $17,820,-
- four hours were Sherry Pittam and
of our country. Trouble with us we operating companies, the Simpson 692. Of this, the state’s general fund
able.
| Janet Hutchinson.
The McWhirks and one son were in live “too close to the hills to see the Paper Company at Everett, the Simp­ received $14.808,401. $2,079,734 went
The matinee at the theatre before
Stayton at the time of the fire and mountains.”
son Logging Company in Washington to the various incorporated cities
the festivities, and the colorful dis­
only the three younger children at "MRS. QUINN DISCOVERS
and Oregon and the Simpson Redwood throughout the state and the county
play of fireworks put on by the Fire-
home. Mr. Millsap happened to be at SCENIC ROUTE TO EAST
Company in California. Simpson is one treasuries received $925,108. A total
| men at the ballpark later in the ev-
the home of his son, Ralph Millsap, j Mrs. Henrietta Quinn returned of the nation’s leading producers of of $7,349 went to the state’s census
iening also added much to the occa-
in Portland.
1 Monday from a quick trip to Reno, lumber, plywood, doors, insulating and fund.
i sion.
For the present the McWhirks will where she drove her sister, Mrs. N. accoustical products and paper.
The all ocations for the past 12
stay with relatives in Lyons, and E. Leakey, of Newcastle, Ind. Mrs.
Some of the "local color" that . Many
- famiies
, - . had
, - , reunions
.
. of
— re-
Along with Bacon’s promotion, the months exceeded previous annual
many offers were received for help Leakey spent a month here with her Company executives also anonunced distributions by over $2,000,000. went on behind the scenes during 1and fr,®n,U dur,nK tbe day.
in storing their belongings, as well sister and was met in Reno by her the appointment of Hal W. McClary, According to Joseph A. Nance, ad­ preparation for the Fourth of July' i either at their homes or in the form
as those of Mr. Millsap, until perm­ son, Joseph Leakey, who came up from formerly manager of lumber, plywood ministrator, reductions in inventory celebration for the youth of the com- I 1 of picnics at the City park or other
anent arrangements can be made. San Francisco.
and door products, to succeed Bacon and more economic operations are munity, a* well as for others, pro­ recreation spots nearby. There was
Congratulations are in order to the
Mrs. Quinn drove back alone and, as vice president and general manager largely responsible for the increase, bably js not known by the majority a steady stream of automobiles going
and coming over the North Santiam
several young men who assisted the because of the many stretches under of Simpson Logging Company at even though gross sales have averaged of the populace.
highway during the holidays, many
firemen.
repair in the Mount Hood loop area Shelton.
about 2% les, than during the 1957! One does not like to expose sore with trailers and boats.
on the way out, she shopped for a
spots to the public gaze, but some
Also promoted within the Simpson fiscal year.
It was reported that a large crowd
different way home. Thus It happen­ organization at Shelton are Gil Os­
of the recent vandalism which could
The
OLCC
biennial
budget,
as
ap
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ed that she crossed the Santiam pass wald, advanced from insulating board proved by the 1957 legislature, esti-■ easily have disrupted the entire af- attended the dance in the school gym
and found herself in the middle of products manager to succeed Mc­ mated that a total of $29,276,695 , faiy should be made known to avoid at Gates Thursday night. This was
some of the most gorgeous scenery Clary as lumber, plywood and door would Le available for distribution such events in the future if possible. sponsored by the Gates Firemen.
ever encountered.
products manager; Harvey Warnaca, during the two-year period. At the; First, when members of the Lions
Sweeping vistas of mountains, lakes from sales manager of insulating and half-way ’ point
point’ of the biennium,'
club went u tbe C,ty l>ark for their
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and the Santiam river unfolded, the hardboard products, to succeed Os­ 60.87% of
< the total requested has recent ,teak fry and 6e,wral “clean­
pine forests with their complete lack wald as insulating products manager been allocated.
up” of the place for use of the pub­
of underbrush looked like something and Jack Wetherby from insulating
lic, they found their two gas tanks,
In the 5th annual Corvallis Invi­ out of a storybook, young deer could
originally attached to their com-
tational Softball Tournament which be seen in plenty and the white, tall products promotion director to succeed
Warnaca as sales manager of insulat­ Simpson Paper Company, and Gordon mun*Jy ^kitchen for jjs « in cooking
was held June 28 through July 2, squaw grass was in bloom.
ing and hardboard products.
Manary, of Arcata, California is vice on the big range, had been complet-
Gordy McMorris of the Nored Build­
Mrs. Q. says she could have kicked
ly pulled loose from the building, the
D. F. McCall, of Everett, is vice president and general manager
ers team was named as all-star short­ herself for missing this delightful
out and
and’ over 401 DETROIT—Detroit School District
attachments torn out
president
and
general
manager
of
Simpson
Redwood
Company.
stop. Last year in the tournament he route on the eastbound trip and kept
I gallons of gas 1 had escaped—which may 8et fo“r t,me’ •’ mucb federal
was named as all-star short stop and wishing she "had the whole world
it expected fo. the cumin»
— I could have been very dangerous to “id
also the most valuable player.
along” to share the marvelous views.
the pranksters. Several of the men school year s opertions.
Nored Builders who placed third
She reports that, though the San­
I had to load the tanks into a pick-up i b rom " ashington, D. C., CongreM-
in last year’s tournament won the tiam route is 20 miles longer than
I truck, take them to a service station 1 man "alter Norblad sent word the
championship this year, going thru the Mount Hood, the road is straigh­
to be refilled at their own expense,1
educaton commissioner has ap-
the tournament undefeated. In the ter and better, so one can actually save
I and install them at the park again. I,r,,v*d Detroit’s request for aid end
final game Nored’s defeated Ruben­ time on it. She advises anyone plan­
This time, they were stored inside.
set a tentative amount at $11,148
stein’s of Eugene (coached by Bob ning to drive to Bend to take the
I Second, when getting ready for the The school district, however, had bud-
Dombrowsky, formerly of Mill City) longer, lovelier route.”
ball games on the glorious Fourth, it Keted only $3,000 in federal aid be-
by a score of 3-2.
loud-speaker I 1 caus
it ap-
was learned that the loud-speaker
cau"4 « * at budget-making time It
I
Also playing for Noreds this ■ear
Oregon sportsmen are reminded, gestions may also be Stated orally at system was not in working order, due Pear*d the federal program might be
I
get
sort
of
a
slow
burn
at
some
are Jim Grant, Don Carey and Carl of the articles sent out by the AAA, that the 1958 hunting regulations will the meeting.
to the fact that some clever person or curtailed.
Beyer (Mt. Angel.)
Last year Detroit received $6,175
which does such a good job of pub­ highlight a public hearing to be held
The final rules will be set on July persons had completedly removed the
licizing some of the tourist attrac­ at 10 a. m. on July 11 at the game 25, at which time recommendations speaker, even t b7\7refull7'cHppir' g under the f«d«ra> aid program for
tions in our beautiful state. This ar­ commission's Portland headquarters, to the tentative rules will be heard. the wires, showing that it was some­ districts where federal properties
Marion County IOOF
„ his business.
have created enrollment or tax prob-
ticle I now have reference was to a 1634 S. W. Alder. Following the hear­
Proposed recommendations to the one who really knew
ing
the
meeting
will
be
recessed
for
Then,"
finally,
"the
morning
of
the
Jor1,1oc?1
*£’!
place
east
of
the
mountains.
They
To Picnic At Bush
commission by the staff calls for th«
buget
calls
for
$77,028
total
spending
two
weeks
and
recovene
on
July
25
at
Fourth,
when
most
people
were
re-1
did show Eugene as a taking off
establishment of 64 separate deer
Park In Salem July 12
point as a route over the mountains, which time the final rules will be set. management units. These will become laxing and getting ready to celebrate ' next year, including a $3,500 emerg­
The Marion County Oddfellows pic­ to Eastern Oregon, but they didn’t
Of major importance at the July 11 permanent units with the possible ex­ later in the day, the new president ency fund.
Under state school law the district
nic will be held this Sunday .July 13 even show Salem, and highway 22, hearing is the probability that the ception of minor boundary changes. of the Lions club had to call several
at Bush Park in Salem, according to which everyone is beginning to re­ game commission will make the final In the main each unit covers a major of his members to come and help couldn’t spend any extra federal
Otto J. Keoneke. Entrance will be at cognize as the best way over the decision on the unit hunt system fori deer herd range or may incorporate clean off the benches of the high money received beyond the budgeted
the Mission Street gate. Dinner will mountains. The route which is south the taking of anterless deer before several herd ranges. In Northeastern school grandstand which had been amount, but it could carry it over to
be at 1 p. m. with the committee fur- of where and closed much of the the two weeks recess is called. This Ore., the deer units corrspond to th« completely covered with rocks and j next year, says Guy Waldroop of
nishing coffee and cream.
time in the winter, and is jo crooked will be a drastic change over past established elk units which hunters gravel from a “rock fight" the even-1 the Marion Count school superintend­
All Oddfellows and Rebekahs are that you can look into your own gas procedures since the commission nor­ have become familiar with during the ing before, engaged in by a few ent’s office.
invited and asked to bring their own tank when going around some of the mally allowed two weeks prior to final past several years.
playful youths, no doubt, who never
table service and picnic lunch.
hair-pin turns. When will they “come adoption of the regulations. If the sys­
A specified number of permits gave a thought to the fact that it
alive" and give the motorists an even tem is adopted, the unit hunt regula­ would be issued for each unit which would take hours of work on the part
break, instead of sending them over tions and the antelope rules as an­ would entitle the holder to take an of others who were trying to enjoy
Drivers License Examiner
these old routes—even though they nounced will not be further modified anterless deer during a given period. a holiday, too. So a few willing
do
have beautiful scenery. Ours here and will be the final regulations when Depending on the status of the herd, workers bent their backs in the hot
Coming Here July 17th
The Charles Wirkkala, who lives
adopted.
isn’t to be sneezed at either.
some units woudl have more permit* sun to further the recreation for the
A Drivers License Examiner will
than others. It is highly probale that young people, all the time wonder­ I on the river on S. W. Spring street
The
commissioners
tentatively
de-|
be on duty in Mill City Thursday,
Continuing along the same vein
for some units no permits would b« ing if some day they would learn to nearl lost their pet cat to a raccoon
July 17 at the Fire Hall between of thought, C. E. (Pink) Mason cided on these procedures when it was issued.
appreciate it and to “help instead of ! recently. They heard their cat howl­
the hours of 9 and 4. according to counted 487 cars between I and 5 learned that deer hunters could have
hinder.”
ing, ami ran out to find a raccoon
The
permits
would
be
issued
free
only
a
little
more
than
one
week
in
word received here.
dragging the cat down to the San­
o’clock Sunday afternoon, so even in which to file applications for the unit and become valid during the latter
Persons wishing original licenses spite of the lack of proper publicity,
tiam river. Residents who know the
part of the season. The unit system
or permits to drive are asked to file residents of the state are finding hunts if the final decision was de­ would not affect the general buck Postmasters Attending
mannerism, of the raccoon state they
layed
until
the
July
25
meeting.
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applications well ahead of the schad- out about this good route. Up at
can easily drown a cat or dog by
Meeting of Association
The
mechanics
involved
in
proces-
deer
season.
AU
deer
tag
holders
could
uled closing hour in order to assure Breitenbush it was reported that
: getting on their backs and holding
sing more than 200,000 applications exercise the freedom to hunt anywhere At Medford This Week
time for completion of the required
, the animal under the water.
over
5,000
had
registered
this
past
and
holding
a
public
drawing
would
in
the
state
for
buck
deer
during
the
license test.
IDANHA—Four Postmasters of
Mr. Wirkkala stated the cat did
weekend at that popular resort. necessitate a filing deadline of not general buck season, whether they held
That's pretty good. Time will come later than August 18. If the decision a unit permit or not. A permit holder their respective offices, Grace Nei- not show any signs of damage from
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Neal, Sublim I its experience.
the county will give this area on the unit hunts is not reached un-1 would be restricted to the unit for bert, Stayton; Clara
Santiam Cheerleaders To when
its just share of highway funds and til the second hearing, It would leave which he drew if he desired to take ity; Harriet House, Grand Ronde, and
Moore, Detroit, will motor to
Have Dance Saturday Nite that 11 mile stretch will be oiled, but three weks before the filing an antlerless deer. It might also be Mabel
Medford
to attend the Oregon State Ned Richards Taken To
The cheerleaders of Santiam Union Then watch the traffic come up the deadline. However, it would take at well to mention that only hunters convention of the National Associa­ Salem Hospital Tuesday
least a week or more of this time be- with unuused deer tags would be al- tion of Postmasters held there this
H gh are scheduling a dance at the Canyon.
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GATES—Ned Richards was taken
fore maps, application blanks, filing lowed to participate. In other words week. They will return via Crater
gymnasium Saturday night. Dancing
to Salem Memorial Hospital on Tues­
Ed Cooke, former resident, when procedures, and other unit hunt in­ if a permit holder kills his buck dur­
will start at 8 o'clock. Music will be
Lake or the coast. One regular mem-i
by the record player and all young visiting here Monday stated this is formation could be sent to all license ing the regular season, his antlerless ber of this group Mrs. Ruth Lyon», day by his granddaughter, Mrs. Wln-
I
»till
a
plenty
good
town
in
which
to
agents and become available to the deer permit becomes invalid and he Lyons will be unable to attend on ac­ nifred Sauve, where he was found to
people of the area are invited to
i could not hunt during the unit season. count of the illness of her husband. be suffering from a gall bladder in­
come. A small admission will be live. He says the air here is much hunter.
fection. He has undergone som« sur­
better
than
at
Salem.
It
is
fresh
and
By
setting
the
unit
hunt
rules
on
j The staff will propably recommend
charged and there will be free re-
gery, and will remain for further
clear up here at this altitude he said. July 11, hunters would have the In­ the taking of about 30,000 antlerless
freshments and a cake walk.
| treatment. All his friends wish him
The party will be chaperoned by He predicted a shift of population formation pertaining to the hunts and deer, which is about the same number Gates Reporter Finds
| a speedy recovery, and return home.
this way, especially after the new applications blanks by the week of | taken each year since 1952. In order
Gleason Eakin.
Enterprise Gets Around
, road, which is now being staked out July 21. This would give all nimrods ' , to achieve this kill it will be neces­
between Aumsville and Salem, is eom- ample time to make their choice of sary to issue about 100,000 permits,
GATES—The Mill City Enterprise ( i Detroit Boy Hurt In
1 pleted. Just don’t sell this area short. area and file applications.
which to most hunter» may »eem like is just a smalltown paper, but it aure |
Mehama Boy With
| It still has a potential that many
Such * change in regulation» pro-1 1 a lot of permits, but conservative min­ does get around! Mr. and Mrs. Ned Fall From Bed
communities do not possess and cedures makes it mandatory that all imum when kill records and hunter Richards have received a long letter
Army At Fort Ord
DETROIT—Raymond Sophy fell
from Col. Willis Potter at Arling­ off hi, bed Sunday afternoon and was
Ford Ord, Calif.—Army
Pvt. someday the right party or parties person, with suggestions pertaining success are analyzed.
Past kill records show that a ton, Virginia, congratulating them on unconscious for * half hour when he
Daivd Zollroska, whose wife, San- will come along and realize this po­ to the unit hunt system be prepared to
dra, lives in Stayton, Ore., recent­ tential, develop it and make a neat present their view, at the July 11 fourth of the perimt holders would their 80th wedding aniversary, and sustained a blow on the head.
He was taken to the Santiam hoa-
; kill their buck during the general recalling the old days when he lived
hearing.
ly completed the field communica­ piece of change doing it.
She July 11 hearing will also see buck season, which would eliminate around Mill City and spent much time 1 pital where he received medicak at-
tions crewman course at Fort Ord,
Weather at Detroit Dam established the tentative hunting reg­ ¡them from the unit hunts. This would with members of their family. They I tention. he was then released and
Calif.
Mas. Min. Pr»- E1W. ulation, covering the seasons, bag .leave about 75,000 hunters with valid also, are the proud recipients of a ' returned home with his parents, Mr.
The 23-year-old soldier entered the
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Mrs —
Ray Sophy,
72 53 0.00 1566.13 limits, and other rule, for the taking permit» for the unit hunts. Less than letter from Gov. Robert D. Holmes, and —
Army last March and completed basic 1 July 2
79 55 0.00 1566.16 of big game, upland gam« birds, and ' one-half of these would be successful complete with State Seal, n’every-
training at the fort.
1 July 3
It in reported that Edgar Morrison
$
,<5 * ,• 0.02 1566.26 firbearing animals. Interested per­ ! in taking a deer during the unit sea- thing. The Governor and Mrs. Holmes
Zolkoske, son of Mr. and Mrs. John > July 4
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91 59 0.00 1566.31 son, are advised that recommenda­ ! sons, which would make tbe actual kill joined in congratulations for their will undergo surgery soon on the leg
A. Zolkoske, Mehama, is a 1954 grad­ 1 July 5
94 60 0.00 156647 tions and suggestions for the coming ' about th« number desired. In addition, long term as good Oregon citizens, injured in a logging accident a year
uate of Stayton Union High School ’ . ■ 4
99 56 0.00 1566.41 season, should ba submitted to the' some of the deer taken by the permit and their 60 years of wedded happi­ ago last April. He has been unable
and a former employee of Cox 4 Bry- July
to work since the injury.
ness!
& nt
56 0.00 1566.28 commission n writing However, sag- | holders would be buck deer.
July
Oregon Liquor Funds
High During June
Vandals Again
At Work at Park
Gordy McMorris Named
All Star Shortstop At
Invitational Tourney
Detroit School District
To Get More Federal
Aid for Coming Year
Hunt Regulations Io Be Set AT
Hearing July 11 In Portland
’Wild' Kidnapper Tries
To Snatch House Cat