THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NATURE’S EMPIRE
VOLL ME XIV
MILL CITY. OREGON
NUMBER 12
Jack Flook Gets
Achievement
Medal from AF
PP&L Installs Power Giant
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 7. 1956
Linn Centennial
SS-90 A YEAR 10c A COR
Rebekah Lodge,
Lions club members are asked to
turn out in force at the city park
I next Monday night at about 7 o’clock
V/1 I I IV VI I
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with paint brushes and brooms and
Sweeptakes winner in the grand pa
Ron Ragsdale and Rex Ohmart went mops, when it is hoped the outside
TRAVIS AFB (Calif.)—As the re
r_____ and
_ _____
to Albany Monday night to take part o{ the building ____
can be __ painted
the rade at the Santiam Bean Festival In
sult of outstanding achievement with
in a meeting of the County Centen- inside cleaned The inside was” paint- Stayton Saturday afternoon went to
Military Air Transport Service at this
nia( committee. At this meeting the | ad when it was built a couple of years the Rebekah lodge. This organize-
Northern California base during the
group was incorporated with the fol * ago, but
Knt the
ths» outside
f-tiitsiwim ia
mouq and t*
tion
place in the fra-
is a mess,
on also won first place.in
fru
past six years, M'Sgt. Jack W. Flook,
lowing named as incorporators: Ross it is believed by some members it ternal division. Second place in this
son of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Flook in
division went to the Rebekahs of Ly
McCormick and Russell Tripp, Al should be painted up.
Mill City, Oregon, was presented the
bany, and Joe Gregg, Lebanon.
Commendation Medal at a formal cer
Some folks have the idea that this ons and third to the Stayton Metho
On the board of directors are Don park is not open to the public. This dist Y’outh Fellowship.
emony here this week.
Penfold, Holly, county chairman and is not so. The park is available to
In the commercial division. The
Making the presentation to the
the following city chairmen: Ronald any group, and the kitchen can be Stayton Mail took first; The Apparel
sergeant was another Oregonian, Col
Ragsdale, Mill City; Stan Soli Sweet ' used for a nominal charge for use Center second; and Camp’s Sport
onel Donald French, formerly of Eu
ing Goods, third.
Home; Joe Gregg, Lebanon; Mrs. J. of gas.
gene who is now commander of the
In the marching division the Salem
C.
Thurston,
Scio;
Russell
Tripp
.
nnaerstooa
rnat
me
riy-
I
It
was
understood
that
the
Ply-
MATS 1501st Air Transport Wing.
the - Eugene
Albany; ( harley Shipley, Browns- wood Union picnic Sunday would have Cherrians
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Colonel French, in making the pre
ville and Frank Kirk of Harris- been held here, if they had known Highlanders second and Stayton Boy
sentation, represented Brig. Gen. I
Scout
Troop "
No. 50 third.
burg. The next meeting of this tbe park was available.
“
George F. McGuire, 323rd Air Divis
Prize winners in the talent show
group will be held Tuesday, August.
ion commander.
112 at 8 p. m- in Lebanon.
and pet parade were as follows:
As non-commissioned officer in
Senior Div. (1) Gail Jungswirth
Wallace
Eakin
of
Albany
was
charge of the MATS information
and Norma Nuxoll, Pantamine; (2)
| elected as publicity chairman for
services function at Travis AFB, the
Judy Brandt, Corvallis. Tumbling,
’ Linn county. Frances Eckhardt of
sergeant was responsible for the op
Ballet; (3) Mike Lydall, Corvallis,
' Albany, was elected chairman of the
eration of the 25-man staff as well as
vocal.
! speaker’s bureau, and it is hoped to
unit responsibilities of serving on
Junior Div. (1) Debbie Hackett,
have a sub-chairman for each town,
numerous advisory boards for the
Salem, baton; (2) Sandra Helmti,
whose duty it will be to find a speak-1
commander. Sergeant Flook as staff i
Lyons, vocal; (3) Douglas Haselton,
er for the Centennial work in each
advisor to the MATS commander on
Corvallis, dance.
town and city.
public and community relations and
Pet Parade: Sweepstakes, Mary,
Mike Haggerty, assistant to
press.
Sally, Christy Smith and Robin Fritz
state centennial co-ordinator,
Terminating his six-year tour at
lined the structure of the Oregon
( with a litter bearing
_ the hen that
Traves AFB, Sergeant Flook is sched
den egg,
egg , ' i a 1 banty hen
Centennial planning since its in-
Higher prices and lower incomes J laid
>a^d the go
gO i ](jen
uled to depart in September for as
Enough electricity to serve the year-around needs
ception in 1954 under Governor A Paul continue to squeeze
the buying,power
1
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ez owned
vv 11 x. ’ 1 Iz by
y V the
11 x. k Smith
j III 1 Va I girls
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signment with the Air Force Radio
of
33,000
homes in Pacific Power & Light Company's
of the consumer’s dollar, according to. Tricycles, (in order of win) Debbie
Patterson, with additions by Gov.
C
and Television Service in Turkey.
service areas will be produced by spinning this massive
Elpio Smith and Gov. Robert Holmes. an agricultural extension economist York, pennJr Nash, Billy Gabrielson.
A vetertan of more than 15 years
at Oregon State college.
| Bicycles, Cynthia Mi-Lain, Valerie
rotor
for
the
first
of
three
68,000-kilowatt
generators
be
•with the military service, Sergeant
Mrs. Elvera Horrell says ituow McLain, Randall Fritz.
ing installed this summer at PP&L’S Swift hydroelectric
Flook served as an Armed Forces cor
takes »1.03 to buy what »1 would
Costumes, Chris and Susan Cor
respondent during the Korean con
project. Dwarfing an engineer (lower left), the rotor
buy a year ago. At the same time, in nett, Dan and Sammy Baldwin, Jeff
his
flict. The sergeant, who began
stands 24 feet high, is 22 feet in diameter and weighs 287
comes have ¿lipped somewhat lower and Jennifer Ullman and Earlynne
newspaper writing
_ with the Salem
tons. Each generator will produce 229,100,000 kilowatt
then they were at mid-1957. Higher Waller.
Capitol Journal while attending Mill
retail prices, that have inched up to
hours
of
electricity
annually
under
average
water-year
Horses. Debbie Duncan. Mary Log
City High School, entered the Army
the highest point on record this June, | Boberts i i—
conditions,
enough
for
the
year-around
use
of
all
homes
and _ Donetta Bates, Ken-
Air Corps in 1939. He served with the
combined with these lower incomes, netb Hoffman,
in a city of 132,000 people.
,
Military Intelligence Division and lat
Doll Buggies, Teresa Lang »nd Ce
Marion and Linn counties each have put a double pinch on the con
er in Public Relations Division during ------
_ leste
_ _ Basi; ___
____ and Marc
Sally, _
Jeannie
will receive »714 of the »30,000 of sumers purse strings,
World War II. In 1945 he received his
Although recent reports show that Porj. Heidj Henrickson,
state money allocated by the state
discharge from the Army Air Corps
department of agriculture for preda incomes are on the upswing, per cap-1 pet, judy and George Smith,
to assume the position of managing
tory animal control during the fiscal ita spendable income is still not quite Valeda Henrickson. Brenda Coles,
editor with the daily newspaper in
was last
what it wag
Ust year at this I Ciowns and Comics, Don and Dar
year ending June 30, 1959. This re up to whst
Merced, California. After two years
time,
th«
economist
notes.
the
rell Carson; Elmer, Kevin and Ken
port
comes
from
M.
E.
Knickerbocker
with the Merced paper, Sergeant
r It costa
. . toe consumer
—'-------- more to buy Hoffman; Maudle Ballard and June
chief of the department’s division of
There were about 20 members pre
Flook worked for the Modesto Dee,
all major living items, and on most Fretwell.
animal industry.
Fresno Bee and Associated Press be sent at the regular meeting of the
Floats: Scott Drushella; David
i Predatory animal control is a three- she has to pay an all-time high. Food
fore returning to the Air Force in North Santiam Sportsmen’s club
most,
clothing increas- Holt, David Johnson, Larry Schuetz,
A plan to broaden an,l strengthen way program between the state aad increased the
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1949. He was assigned to bases in Monday night. There was a report on
and Lori Bradley; D<>n Lucy and
Texas. Michigan, Hawaii and the Far the progress of tearing down the mill adult homemaking education in Ore- federal government and the counties. ed the least,
Chuck Harteloo.
addition of such courses as Funds designated for each county According to Mrs.
East before returning to the states at Gates, donated by Oregon Pulp gon by -----------------
.... develop
--------- are availa|>1
buy
Judges were: Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
4 Paper Co., was made by the build home management, child
avaiiBDie ’ t0
to th<
me exUnt
exwnv th>t cou?t
wuhv - . • takes a little more than . »1.04
.. to -.„.
ia
in 1952.
Cornett, and Mesdames, Richard
m.Uhin, tai. t.r “« “»•
In the citation read at the presenta ing chairman Gene Coles. He reported ment, and family finances has been •es t appropri.,.
„ .
by buy a year ago; slightly more than Schuetz, Carl Johnson, David Brad
tion ceremony it was stated, in part, that the work was going slow due to announced by the state division of vo the program, whic his conducted
cational
education
and
the
Oregon
the state in cooperation with the u. »1.04 for a 1957 dollar’s worth of med ley, Gordon Ullman, Lloyd Girod and
“His constant cooperation with local lack of help from members. The job
ical care and reading and recreation; Ray Fritz.
State college home economics educa S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
civic agencies in the immedate are must be completed by this fall.
about »1.03 for personal care; near
Some 200 youngsters participated
tion
department.
Attending
from
Mill
greatly enhanced the Air Force po
It was voted to hold another picnic
ly »1.03 for transportation; and al in 64 entries.
City
was
Olivette
N.
Roles,
Home
Ec.
sition in community life. Sergeant Sunday, August 24. The group will
Linn County Democrats
most »1.02 for housing.
Flook’s constant devotion to duty in meet at the mill site at Gates early teacher.
To estimate the change In retail
Adult education courses in home To Hold Annual Picnic
sured that immediate and accurate in in the morning and have lunch at the
—of things used in everyday liv-
making
are
vurrently
offered
through
Linn county’s fifth annual Demo- Pntea
formation was made available to the Lake site at noon. It was suggested
sampling is made on selected
press in a continuing manner to great that the ladies go on to the lake and Public schools in more than 80 Ore- cratic picnic will be held Sunday, "'*> a
Retail prices cover the entire
gon
communities
with
more
than
13,-
<,nn
wiH.
13,-
1
August
17
at
rlver
par
k,
Lebanon,I
ly credit the Air Force. ~
The
’
ser- work on the grounds and the men
of family buying including as
geant’s meritorious achievement re- work tearing down the mill. The 500 men and women enrolled 1 'as* beginning with a potluck dinner at
at 2,000 different products or
____ to ________
,__ year. Most of the classes are given ” at Bt ^Tso
„ to
—___
fleets great credit upon himself and _______
members voted
purchase _ a 5,000
112:30 p. m., _______
according
Don Pen- services.
vj|t| From among these, 300 of the
Valley newspapers last week car
the United States Air Force."
; i watt generator to be used at the lake n>gbt for periods of two or three f0|j_ Holley, general picnic chairman. most important ones are selected for ried the obituary of Frederick A.
hours.
»phe .Jane Jefferson club will have
The sergeant, his wife Dorothy. site. New members introduced were ‘
Bruckman, who for many years was
Major emphasis in the past has charge of serving. Coffee will be price sampling.
along with children George and Pa-1 Mr. and Mrs. Seamster of Salem, and
| The sample includes mom? than 80 associated with his son in the devel
skill
courses
—
clothing,
up-
been
on
mela, will leave early in August for Vic Cooper of Stayton.
furnished by the central committee, ’ foods, clothing of all kinds, rent, opment and operation of the Breit
watermelon.
a short vacation in Oregon before the j prjze winners for the evening were holstery. and some foods—but the and there will be free
home OnllClOUip
ownership IVBVOp
costs, puisne
public VX
trans- UIIUU3I1
enbush Mineral ik>Ur>I>K3
Springs auu
and was
. J
. •
oa ) ' I flOIllr
4AISS ’ well
’VO
sergeant departs for the middle East. Hattie
,
Schlies, a sleeping bag, do-! ne" Program is aimed at broaden- i.. ®’’JL
th'rir portion, automobiles and their op- known by many people in this ricbl-
nated by Schlies Bros; Don Gentler,1 *n*.course
to include other luck food and table service for their l crating costs, reading and recreation, ity.
five quarts of oil. donated by Karl bas,<- are<" ot homemaking. Addition families or guests.
personal care, medical care ^nd oth-| Frederick A. Bruckman, who for a
Krietzer’s Richfield Station. and Vic
,uch courses' wl>> ’trenthen the ed- i A program of speaking and music ers. Both services and commodities number of years operated creamer-
Woman's Club Circulate
—
i
and
better
serve
¡
4
Being
arranged,
and
there
will
be
cational program
J ¡es at Albany and Brownsville, later
Petition to Keep Livestock Cooper, cutlery set, donated by the u homemakers
of the state, it was ex-1 supervised games for the children. are included in the sample
club.
, .
being associated with Brackman’s
Off North Santiam Hiway
Jerry Coffman, president of the
p,n
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Bertha Kohlhagen. state supervisor £,.„«„-1
Funeral Services To Be rfeld Sun(lay July 27 in a
hom(i
Under sponsorship of the Mill City ; club commended the members who of home economics education, and ™nerd' Services Meld
Woman’s Club, a petition is being have donated their time working on ' May DuBois and Isabella McQues- For Former Idanha Lady
Friday for Mrs. Edwards; m Salem.
. . ,L
tn
n J Lt
Mr. Bruckman was born March 31,
circulated by Mrs. O- K. DeWitt to the mill and working at the parking > ton, DCS home economics education | IDANHA—Funeral services will
establish a livestock district which lot at the bean festival. Ten percent department, are leaders in program Wd Thursday afternoon at 1 p. be Mother ot Mrs. PoarabsKy 1878 at Tio(ra< IU > and came to
m.
Mrs. Mattie Edwards of Scio, moth- Oregon with his parents as a child,
will affect that portion of the North ' of the proceeds of the parking lot will
at the Little Chapel of theChimes, er of Mrs. Ernest Podrabsky of Mill' At one time he was aasociated with
Santiam Highway which lies between I be paid to the bean festival associa- development.
As
the
first
step
in
the
program.
430
N
K
iii
ings9a
i
f
or
Mrs.
John
City and a frequent visitor here, pass- the Weatherly Ice Cream Co. in Port
Mehama and Detroit Dam on the tion. He also announced that the two one-day conferences were held (Anna
Sundquist. who
who passed
passed ed away in a Lebanon hospital Sun- ]and. He was credited with inventing
(Anna M.) Sundquist,
| membership is nearing the limit of
Marion County side of the river.
la<t
week
at
Oregon
State
college
for
away
Sunday.
Entombment
will
be
at
day evening following a long illness. the first automatic ice cream cone
If successful, this will mean that I 250 members.
adult homemaking teachers. Nearly 40 , Lincoln Memorial.
Funeral services will be conducted machine and founded the Pacific
livestock will no longer be permitted
teachers and local vocational directors ( The Sundquists were partners in
for Mrs. Edwards at 2 p. m., Fri- Coast Cone Company. He retired for
to run at large and be a menace to
participated in discussions on how to 1 the Idanha Lumber Co. They retired ■lay afternoon, August 8. at the Scio several years after sale of that com
traffic adjacent to the highway Herb Wenkes Have
make homemaking classes more ef in 1951 leaving shortly after for Christian Church. Interment will pany in 1919 and later was asao-
This condition is generally referred to
fective and which additional courses Portland.
Car
Accident
Monday
take place at the Miller Cemetery ciated with his son in the operation
as a “closed area,” but the correct .
are needed. O. I. Paulson, state di
She is survived by her husband, near Scio.
of Breitenbush Hot Springs until it
term is a “livestock district.”
Herb rector of vocational education, met
IDANHA—Mr. and Mrs.
John, and sister, Ida G. Gabrielson
Surviving are five daughters, Beu was sold in 1956.
Wenke and three children, Kathy. with the group.
and Ganne Peterson,
lah Griffin of Atwood, Illinois; Laura
He leaves the son. Merle D. Brack
Mike and Betty Jo escaped serious
Recommendations will be referred
Kerr of Foft Dodge, Iowa; Julia Mill man, Salem; two granddaughters,
injuries when in attempting to miss to adult education leaders in the var
another car their auto jumped over ious communities for their use in Points of Identification of er of Alpena, South Dakota; Daisy Elizabeth A. Fairham, Omaha, Neb.
Shimanek of Scio, Ore.; and Gladys and Mary Lou Trowbridge, Salem;
some boulders and landed on a big planning local course offerings.
Ants and Termites Given I Podrabsky of Mill City; one ton, I and four great grandchildren.
stump.
| Home management courses design-, Four points of identification which George Scott of Roseburg; and num-
Funeral services were conducted
The accident occurred about two ed to help the homemaker better or
Russell Kelly, this week is starting miles above Idanha at the scaling ganize her time and work have been will help people recognise the dif 1 eroua grandchildren and great-grand last Wednesday with interment in
Riverview cemetery, Portland. It was
to saw cedar logs at the M 4 R saw- station and 'a wrecker was called to especially requested, it was reported. | ference between flying ants and ter children.
mites are:
«eggested that friends contribute tu
mill located at Mehama. The leasing remove the car.
1 Colorado has an effective home man-, 1- Anta have a “wasp” or pinched
the Heart Fund in lieu of flowers.
of this mill was necessary to fill or
Mr. Wenke suffered a cut over his agement project built around a “wife
Trailer
Hitch
Break
der» he had on hand at the time fire eye as did son, Mike. Mr Wenke and saver” theme that was used as a sam waist. Termites have a “chemise” or
wiped out his mill here last Tues daughter Kathy were taken to a Sa ple project. Other courses suggested straight waist.
Causes Trailer to Upset;
2. Ant wings are usually ’.ranspar-
Former Resident, Mrs.
lem hospital where they received med [ included family finance, family re-
day.
ent. Termites' wingg are opaque Breaks Woman's Arm
Kelly will employ six men at the ical attenion and returned home.
de-
' lations, teenager guides, and child
white.
A trailer hitch broke on a pickup Jean Gould Dies
new operation. He will operate at I
velopment.
Mrs. Jean W. Gould. 36, of Mc
3. Ants have forewings longer than truck and caused a trailer house to
thia location until the mill at Mill i
the hindwings. Termites have both tip over, which in turn turned the Minnville, died at her home Sunday.
city can be rebuilt so metime thi» fail Drjver$ License Examiner
wings of almost the 9ame length and truck over, breaking the arm of She was the wife of Lyle Gould. An
Gene Skaug Gets Scalp
winter;__ __________ To Be Here August 14fh
longer than the body.
Mrs. Jewel Hendrix, formerly of autopsy was scheduled.
Funeral services were held at 2
4. Most ants have jointed antennae. Salem. The accident happened just
_
. -
A Drivers License Examiner will Cut While Swimming
p. m. Tuesday at Macy 4 Son Chapel,
w*st of Mehama Tuesday morning.
weather at Detroit Dam , be on duty in m u City Thursday, a 0- Eugene Skaug, son of Mr. and Mrs. Termites have straight antennae
Mrs. Hendrix was treated at San with interment in Evergreen Me
T OO A.M. Dally Weather Readiaga igust 14 at the fire hall between the W. E. Skaug of Fog Valley, suffered
tiam Memorial hospital and then morial Park. Graveside services will
• hours of 9 and 4, according to an an- a cut to his head recently when swim Hour» for State Glad
And Lake Elevation
transferred to Salem Memorial,, be under the direction of Knowlae
FJev. I nouncement received from the iepart- ming at “Convicts’* in the Little
Mas. Mia. Pep.
Show
This
Month
Set
where her coalition is reported a* Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,
North Fork near Mehama.
85 57 0.00 1560.92 1 rr.ent.
July 30
| Survivor» are two daughters, Mrs
Mrs. ] Katie Skillings, publicity good. It was a compound fracture.
Persons wishing original licenses
Gene dove off a rock and h.t a beer
84 59 0.00 1560.12
July 31
The pickup truck was being driv- Penny Hilton and Alice Ann Gould,
chairman
i
for
the
State
Glad
show,
or
permits
to
drive
sre
ssked
to
file
can
which
was
half
submerged,
in
0.00
1559.65
89 59
August I
en by her husband. E. B. Hendrix, a McMinnville; a brother, William S
89 59 0.00 1559.35 applicstion« well ahead of the flicting the wound which neceasi- has given the show hours this week. shovel operator. They were enroute Wood, Portland; sisters, Mrs. R. P
August 2
87 52 0.00 1559.20 I scheduled closing hour in order to tated three stitches. Seems funny Saturday, August 16, the hours will to Salt Lake City where he was to be Strasser, Portland, and Mrs, Normas
August 3
74 M 0.00 1559.04 assure time for completion of the re people can’t keep debris out of the be from 2 to 8 and Sunday the 17th, employed.
August 4
Murray, Bellflowers, Calif.
12 to 7.
river.
81 56 000 15U.83 quired license test.
August 5
i
'
Top in Parade
High Prices Put
Squeeze on
- Consumer S's
Marion and Linn Get
S714 Each for Control
Of Predatory Animals
Sportsmen's Club To
Hold Picnic August 24
Adult Homemaker
Education Work
To Be Expanded
Former Breitenbush
Man Dies in Salem
Russ Kelly Leases
Mill at Mehama