THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANT!AM HIGHWAY’ - GATEWAY IX) THE HEART OF NATURE'S EMPIRE
VOLUME XIV
MILL CITY. OREGON
NUMBER 37
Scene of Free Watermelon Feed
Sue Poole Heads
Linn County
Speech Bureau
Sue Poole has been appointed Mill
City area chairman for the Commun
ity Speakers’ Bureau of Linn Coun
ty, Oregon Centennial Committee.
Under Mrs. Poole’s leadership, groups
of volunteer men and women will
speak to public schools, PTA, civic
and social groups, as well as educa
tional groups.
Our State of Oregon will be 100
years “young” in 1959 and our com
munity, county, and state needs the
help of each and every citizen to make
the Centennial one worth remember
ing for the next 100 years. To this
end, outstanding speakers of Linn
County have been training themselves
to present the Centennial plans, and
each person’s place in those plans,
to all citizens of the area.
Why are the speakers important
right now, and what is their goal?
They, plus the communications me
dia. are the front-line in activating
the community to begin planning and
working. They will be speaking to
inform and stimulate all groups and
organizations in this area, who have
received a letter from the chairman
requesting speaking time during
meetings.
Centennial speakers offering their
time at this date include Don Paul,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Veness, Rev.
Larry Lawrence, Mrs. Al Nesbitt,
and Mrs. Kenneth Chance.
The Speakers’ Bureau for this
area is a sub-division of many areas
of work, and these areas are under
direction of Roonald Ragsdale.
Congressman Porter
To Visit Canyon Area
Congressman Charles O. Porter will
visit the North Santiam area on Fri
day, September 19, arriving in Mill
City at 10 a. m. After a two-hour
stay, he will go on the Lyons, Scio
and Lebanon.
“I am eager to meet the people of
the North Santiam country,” he said,
“not as a campaigner, but as their
Congressman who stands ready to
assist in any way I can, those who
have problems.”
On September 20, Porter will visit
the upper section of the South San
tiam and attend a pancake supper
given -in his honor by the Sweet
Home members of the Linn Jane Jef
ferson club. The supper is open to the
public and will be held in the CIO
hall from 6 to 8 p. m.
The Congressman’s visit follows
closely his return from Paris where
he attended the conference of World
Parliamentarians, September 7-14.
He will be in Albany amt Western
Linn county two days in October.
Lyons-Mill City
Garden Club Show To
Be Held on Friday
LYONS—The
Lvons-Mill
City
Garden show will be held in the base
ment of the Catholic Community hall
in Lyons on Friday of this week. It
will be open for entries from 8:30
to 11 a- m. then closed for judging,
rind open again to the public from
2:30 to 9 p. m. There will also be a
food and produce sale.
Members of the club will hold a
work meeting at the hall Wednesday
morning beginning at 9:30 with a
rack lunch at noon. Anyone having
flowers or potted plants are wel-
. ome to enter.
Coming Events
A Salem youth operating a remote
lookout station in the Detroit Lake
area fell and was knocked enconscioua
recently and lay for an hour be
fore he revived and summoned help.
He was identified at D*:«ht Fender,
23, of 2060 19th St He waa taken to
a Salem hospital for observation
Wednesday night.
M 00 A YEAR 10c A COTT
Wolverines To Play Monroe
Friday For Season's Opener
The Santiam High School opens
the 1958 Football season this Friday
at Monroe. The Wolverines expect to
have a good season this year. The
team lacks depth in some positions,
but if the spirit and same desire that
has bten shown by the boys, continues
throughout the season, they will have
a good record.
Larry Kanoff and Bob Morgan are
quarterbacks this year. I.arry seems
1
Detroit Fires
Now in Mop-Up
Stage; Still Burns
In the above scene taken at the City Park Sunday can be seen the makings of a big ‘‘free feed of
melons'’ which was sponsored by Charlie Stewart. Several hundreds of people of the area took ad
vantage of getting their fill when about five ton of melons were cut and given away. Stewart was
helped with the cutting chores by several men from the Firemen and IOOF. Bud Cline had his
garbage disposal truck on hand, and the park was left in good order.—Mill City Enterprise Photo.
Fair Goers
Favor Right
To Work Law
Au interesting comparison of terms
on the controversial question of a
right to work law for Oregon failed
to trip up voters in a straw vote con
ducted by the Oregon Farm Bureau
Federation, at the State Fair.
The balloting, done on an electric
voting machine, showed that first day
fair attendants voted 137 Yes to 46
No on the question "Do you favor
voluntary unionism for Oregon?”
The quesion was restated on Labor
Day to read, "Do you favor a right-
to-work law for Oregon?”, and the
balloting narrowed the margin favor
ing such a law but voters still fav
ored such a law by a 119 to 80 margin.
The restating of the question on vol
untary unionism came about because
complaints were registered to the ef
fect that many people would not asso
ciate the terms “voluntary unionism"
with the "right-to-work” terminology.
In other questions pose i during the
first five days of the fair, voters fav
ored a sales tax to offest property
taxes by a 2’i6 to 93 vote.
The question "do you favor elimi
nation of the death penalty for Ore-
g n’, sh >wed most voters taking the
negative view with balloting 141 no to
113 favoring the abolishment of cap
ital punishment.
The race for the governorship con
tinues throughout the Fair week, with
the tabulation on September 3 show
ing Hatfield leading Holmes by 361
votes. The tabulation on the Farm
Bureau voting machine straw poll read
862 for Hatfield and 591 for Governor
Holmes.
The Oregon Farm Bureau Federa
tion booth promote- the organization’s
Good Citizenship Program.
Petitions For Three
Idanha Councilmen
Being Circulated
YVednesday, September 10. PTA at
high school library.
Wednesday, September 10, Marilyn
Assembly, Rainbow f' r Girls, official
visit.
Friday, September 12, IOOF lodge. 1 IDANHA—Nominations are now
Monday, September 15, Lions Club.
Monday, September 15, Masonic ' open for three councilmen for the
I City of Idanha. Councilmen whose
Lodge.
Tuesday, September 16, Woman's )erms expire this year are Warren
Stoll, Kenneth Clark and Marion
Club 5:30 potluck, City Park or Fir
Aiderman.
Manor.
I Petitions for new counc.lmen must
Wednesday, September 17. San i carry the signatures of 20 electors
tiam Rebekah lodge.
and given to the city recorder, Rilla
■ Schaffer by September 20.
Forest Lookout
Injured In Fall
TH I RSI) \Y. SEPTEMBER 11, 1958
Detroit Civic Club
Has First Fall Meeting
' DETROIT—Following summer va-
1 cation, the Detroit Civic club held its
f.rst meeting of the fall, September
10 at the home of Mrs. Harry Spenc
er. in Idanha. Co-hostess was Mrs.
Zella Oja.
I As an added feature of thair
meeting, the ladies toured the Idanha
Veneer plant.
Grass Fire Southwest
Of Lyons Burns Large
Area Tuesday Afternoon
Fire trucks from Stayton, Lyons
and Mehama were called out at
about 3 o’clock Monday afternoon to
fight a stubborn grass fire near the
Mt. Pleasant school. A couple of
homes, one of them the Pete Fiedler
residence, were threatened for a time,
but the combined forces of the fire
departments of the three towns, plus
work done by the Linn Countj- Fire
Patrol association, no buildings were
lost.
It was reported here that a strip
about a mile wide and two miles
long burned.
Plywood Union
To Vote Sat. on
Company Offer
Hlinters Using
Shotguns Get
Warning
Vandals with a shotgun disrupted
telephone service between Turner and
Stayton part of Wednesday and
Thursday of last week. Three shot
gun pellets entered the cable at an
angle and badly damaged the wires in
side. causing failure of the free
trunks between the two towns. Re-
nair crews of the Valley Telephone
Co., worked overtime Thursday in
order to restore service.
With the duck hunting season com
ing on this trouble points to the dam
age that can be caused by shotgun
pellet-. Ix>well Brown Jr., of the
Valley Telephone Co., cautioned
hunters never to shoot directly
toward a wire or cable. One pellet in a
cable can disrupt service and cause
a great deal of trouble for a long
time.
DETROIT—Forest Service officials .
-aid Monday the Canyon Creek fire,
largest of some 40 fifes set by an
electrical storm on August 24 in the
Detroit District of the Willamette
National Forest is now in the mop-up
stage. Ranger Howard Dean stressed
however, that there is stil plenty of
fire burning within the controlled
lines of the area including green
trees, but that around the clock pa
trol is being kept on the fire.
Between 80 and 90 men are work
ing in relay shifts patrolling and
falling snags in the Canyon Creek
area.
The West Humbug fire also in
mop-up stage is still being patrolled
and a sharp eye is being kept on
some 38 fires including Dry Creek.
Total acreage burned is estimated
somewhere between 1100 and 1200
acres.
An emergency kitchen set up in
a warehouse building about 1000 feet
west of the Ranger Station is pro
viding meals for the fire fighters.
The ranger station cook house
provides box lunches for the men on
patrol and watch patrol will be kept
on the -,'irer until a big rain comes
along, said the officials.
The wood» were closed down in the
upper canyon area effective Friday
at midnight, but were re-opened to
logging Wednesday morning at 9 a m.
Oregon Gets 575,322
From Public Lands
to have the edge over Bob, an<l Is
also much improved from last year.
The other backfield positions ie«m
to be wide open, at this point.
Louie Morgan. Jerry Tucker, Gary
Bevier, Ron Kuhlman, John Henry
and Dennis Wirtanen are all capable
of running the fullback slots or the
halfback slots.
The ends this year are Dorman
Gregory. Alan Tuirs, Don Howe and
Dennis Wirtanen. Dorman is the only
end who has an edge over the other
boys at this time.
Bob Boroughs, Tom Fencl, Jim
Gulliford, Jim Fencl, Ray Gulliford.
and Roger Sehaer are all working at
tackle positions.
Bob Boroughs and Tom Fend are
looking best of this group at thia
time.
There are four boys working at the
guard position. Ernie Auderson and
Rodney Sehaer wil probably gut the
call to start over B l> Hill and Larry
Schroeder.
The most evenly matched boys on
the team this year are Don Cree and
Eddie Hirte. Both boys weigh about
170 pounds and neither has bean
able to gain an edge over the o’her
at this time.
Parents Invited
The coaches at Santiam are in
viting all parents and townspeople
to the high school, Thursday, Sep-
temlier 18 at 7:30 p. m. This meet
ing will consist of rule interpre
tations. player introductions, and
a di-cur« ion on protective equip
ment for the boys.
1958 Football Schedule
Monroe, There,
September 12
Maupin. Here
September 20
Siletz, here ....
September 26
McLaren, here
October 3
St. Boniface, Stayton
October 10
Chemawa, there
October 17
Colton, here .
October 24
Jefferson, there
...........October 31
Grange Plans
For Annual
Fall Festival
LYONS—'Santiam Valley grange
held their regular meeting Friday
evening with Blanch Wagner, master,
Pacific Northwest states «nd Alas presiding. Committee reports were
ka will receive nearly $2Vz million heard. A short program was given at
as their share of resource receipts the Lecturer’s hour.
from federal lands, the Interior De
Plans were discussed for the Har
partment announced recently.
vest Festival which is an annual af-
Representatives of the Bureau of ; fair, and will be held at the hall
Land Management will present the Saturday afternoon and evening. Sep
cheeks to the various state officials. tember 27. Jake Myers is chairman
Payments for the entire country and Elmer Taylor, co-chairman.
Negotiating committees for two ri
amount to $18,713,347.74, a record.
Chairmen of the following commit
val lumber unions Tuesday accepted
They represent the shares of miner tees were appointed by Mr. Myers:
idential pay increases for their mem-1
al receipts for the period from Janu Antiques, Albert Stevens; Baking,
bers in Oregon and Washington.
ary 1, through June 30 plus the
Margaret Phillips and Alta Bodeker;
The International Woodworkers of
-hares of annual receipts from graz Canning, Bertha Basl; Fancy Work,
America and the Lumber and Sawmill |
ing leases, public land timber sales
were and other resource management ac Lois Myers; Farm Booth, Albert Jul
Workers Union disclosed they had ac-1 LYONS—Funeral services
ian; Flowers, Celene Taylor and Bea
cepted pay increases of 7*2 cents an held Monday morning at 10 o’clock tivities.
Hiatt; Fruit, Frank Basl and Keith
for Harry R. Vaughn, former Lyons
hour.
Alaska receives $2,250,463; Idaho, Phillips; Handicraft and Collections,
The LSWU had gone on strike to resident, who passed away September $77,192; Oregon, $75,322; and Wash
Warner Hampton and Casper Ger-
back up demands for a 31c an hour 3 at Portland. Services were held in ington $19,570.
¡aths; Livestock, Giles YVagner and
package increase. The IWA which the Drawing Room Chapel of The
Hubert Wagner; Vegetables. Giles
had not struck, had asked for a Colonial Mortuary in Portland with
. Wagner; Advertising, Alta Bodeker
straight pay increase of 25c an hour. Arthur Bimrose of the Christian
Beulah Bowes, and Eva Bressler; Se
Local No. 2896 at Lyons will hold 1 Scieni e church officiating. Burial
cretaries, Lorena Stevens and Fern
a meeting at 9:30 Saturday at the old j was in Fox Valley cemetery at 2:00
Sletto; Treasurer, Lloyd Sletto.
schoolhouse in Lyons when they will p. m.
I A short meeting of the Home Eco
The deceased was born at Neosha
vote on the company proposal con
DETROIT—The City of Detroit nomics club was held following the
Falls, Kansas in 1881. He is survived
cerning wages.
schoolhousein Lyons when they will I by one son, Frank Y’aughn, Seattle, completed negotiations last week Grange meeting, with Violet Wagner,
As an incentive to get the mem Wash.; one brother, Arthur Vaughn, for the purchase of a 500-gallon ca chairman in charge. Plans were dis
bers to turn out for the meeting the Forest Grove; one sister, Stella Foos, pacity fire truck pumper. The pumper cussed for the dinner which will be
Union is having a drawing for a $25 Portland; one grandson, two grand is equipped with 500 feet of reel held in the evening to be served by
daughters, and one niece, Mrs. Evelyn mounted high pressure hose and will the Home Economics club.
bond.
be used in conjunction with rural fire
Morman, of Denver, Colo.
district equipment whenever neces
sary.
Linn Democratic Central
The outfit originally was a fire
crash truck of the USAF at the Port Committee Opens
land base. Tools and other equipment Headquarters at Albany
are to be added to the pumper and
The Linn Democratic Central com
it will be housed at the fire hall at
mittee announces the opening of
More than 13,000 drivers were con- I LYONS—Mari-Linn school began Detroit.
county campaign headquarters at 231
victed of violating traffic laws ini regular . lasses Monday morning with (
2nd St., Albany. The office which is
Oregon during August, the Depart-1 an enrollment of 238 which is 33 over I
being managed by the Linn Young
ment of Motor Vehicles reported to-' last year’s enrollment of 205, reports!
Democrats, will be open six days a
James Wright, principal.
day.
Teachers are as follows: Clinton
week, from 10 a. m. to 9 P- m., ac
License suspensions, based either
cording to Leo McClurg, YD preai
upon mandatory provisions of the Land music instructor; Viola Helsel, ,
dent.
law, court recommendation or discre- i first grade, 25 pupils; Janice Powell, |
Simpson Logging Co., Portland, i Next meeting of th« Democratic
tionary action by the department,. first and second grade, 20; Katie
Skillings, second 24; Ina Bell Morri and Bodeker & Duggan, Mill City, central committee is set for 8 p. m.,
totalled 767 for the month.
The number of drivers who receiv son, third and fourth, 20; Elva Kuik- were successful bidders on timber Friday, September 12 in the social
ed a suspension period fur having too en third, 24; Martha Poole fourth, tracts in the North Santiam working security room, county court houae
frequent convictions or accidents on 25; Allan Ridder, fifth, 23; Glenn circle, the U. S. Forest Service has1 basement.
Senator Dan Dimick of Douglas
their records hit a new all-time high Davidson, sixth, 26; Hazel Wirth, announced.
Simpson was the highest of eight county will speak, and refreshment«
for a single month, accounting for 182 seventh, 27; Ralph Hurst, eighth, 25.
Mrs. Carl Nuttieman is secretary, bidders for 14,200,000 feet of Doug will be served at campaign headquart
of the 767 suspensions ordered in
Van Prichard, custodian, and Gladys las Fir and 3300.000 feet of other ers following the meeting.
August.
species with an offer of $179378,80.
Other resasons for suspensions in Hur«t and Melvina Franklin, cooks.
Advertised price for the stand, tocat-
cluded: driving while intoxicated, j
*d at Tom Creek, was $163,17730.
DeMolay To Have
268; driving while suspended (an ad Lions Club To Hold
The other timber, known as Breit-1
ditional one year suspension manda
tory under Oregon la*). 93; reckless First Fall Meeting Monday enbush Salvage, was purchased by Pancake Feed Sept. 27
The Order of DeMolay will have
driving, 62; violation of basic rule, 48;
The first fall meeting of the Mill Bodeker & Duggan for $21302.50. It
hit *nd run, 4; fatal accident, 8; phy City Lions club will be held at the included 700,000 feet of Douglas Fir a pancake feed at Stayton, Saturday.
sical condition or medical report, 7; regular meeting pLace Monday night. and 50,000 feet of other species. Ad September 27, according to word re
This dinner meeting will begin at vertised price of the tract was $15.- ceived here. Serving will begin at
failure to appear when requested, 16;
5:30 they said.
747.50.
6:30 sharp-
snd failure to pass testes, 15.
Funeral Services Held
For Former Lyons Man
Detroit Buys 500
Gallon Pumper Truck
767 Lose Right To
Drive During Month
More Enroll Monday
At Mari-Linn in Lyons
Simpson Offers
Low Timber Bids