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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1958)
If every thing was normal. During | mountain lightning storms all look outs stayed at their posts until mid RE-ELECT night. One Sunday evening proved a little alarming for Sharon. Her tow er was struck by lightning, that gave In Eva Breasler her a resounding jolt, despite the fact and Mrs. Cyril Lyons of Ka- she was perched atop her ‘‘lightn.ng Lacomb, Oregon math, California were Thursday ov- stool ” in case of such an emergency. LYONS—It’s not very or ten that a er night guests at the home of his REPUBLICAN NOMINEE The lightning “stool” is a low bench 17-year old girl is left to guard mil- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Lyons. i >ns of dollars in timber wealth. that stands on glass insulators and for Ear) Allen and Lynn Lambert left But that is the word received here by wards off lightning. Actually the Tuesday morning for Eastern Oregon Mrs. Gladys Stiffler, that her grand- whole ’ > tower is well insulated with C OMMlSSIONER, Linn County on a hunting trip. They expect to be daughter Miss Sharron Toland a high lightning rods and sundry other pro gone about a week. Mrs. Leota Word school student at Molalla had spent the tections. Linn County is free of debt. en is substituting on the mail route summer atop a 4,421 foot Lookout During that storm, the huge Breit- If elected I will continue in my best effort during Alien’s absence. mountain and climbed a 100 foot enbush fire started. It is located about Thelma Nydegger was hostess for tower. Mill Toland is a former grade 20 miles (Crow mileage) from Look-, to keep it that way. the Wednesday afternoon card club school student of Lyons and daughter out Mountain. This fire was out of with her party held at the Catholic of Marvin Toland of Junction City al Miss Toland’s area but a shift in the, Pd. Adv. by Wayne E. Downing Community hall. A one thirty dessert so a former resident of Lyons. wind could have proved a threat to luncheon was served followed by Freckled face Sharron served as lookouts in Clackamas county. I • several tables of 500. High score was one of the nine Clackamas-Marion The daily life of a lookout does noe • held by Bea Hiatt, second high by county fire patrol lookouts since July offer much in the way of variety, but Ruth Lyons, and low by Eulalia Ly- 6. She is a charming, vivacious young offers much in the way of fresh air iing were Margaret ster who took her big responsibility and sunshine. Sharron usually got up When in Need of Printing—Call The Enterprise—6651 | on« Kunkle, Donna Asmussen, Bertha seriously, This was Sharron’s first around 4:30 A. M. Between rising and Allen, Berneice Bridges, Rose Bass summer at a lookout. She comes by 7 A. M. when she w’ould climb ett, and Leota Worden. the vocation naturally as her step tower comprised her leisure for Mrs. Percy Hiatt and Mrs. Alex father, Ray Simpson is a forester day. Bodeker of Lyons attended the meet too. Her food supplies were taken up ' ing of the Santiam Hospital Auxili Sharron’» working day 1 began at ary board meeting held at the John 7 A. M. when she made a I formal once a week by jeep. During her first i Frank home in Sublimity Thursday weather report to all points. She was month her food bill was $26.00. That | was taken out of her monthly pay of ‘ afternoon. up on the lofty tower until noon, then Pat Lyons who recently underwent she would scamper down the 119 steps $200.00. Since she had no electricity surgery at the Salem General hospi that lead down the tower. After a 45 and no refrigeration, fresh meat and tal returned to the hospital Thurs minute lunch break, up she would go vegetables were onec a week treat. day for several days treatment. again and was on the job until 8 P. M. Life was lived out of a can. Her water allotment in all was ten I Mr. and Mrs. Howard Naue spent gallons a week. This supply she used the week end in Bend, where they were guests at the home of her broth Myers will be remembered as the to drink, wash dishes and to take her er A. B. Culwell and family. Mr. Cul- former Mrs. Johnnie Shoemaker of bath. When asked about bathing, she replied “I just took a spit bath” sort well is convalescing following surg Mill City. ery. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Freeman from of. The living quarters of Lookout Mr. and Ms. Ivan Smith and child McMinnville were Sunday guests at Mountain were wonderfully simple. ren Ivalyn and Dennis from Pilot the home of Mrs. Ina Stockwell. Rock spent the week end in Lyons, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Walker were sur The house consisted of one small where they visited with friends and prised Saturday evening when a room where sleeping, eating and pic were house guests at the home of Mr. group of friends gathered at their tures of Elvis Presley were enjoyed 1 and Mrs. John McClurg. Mr. Smith is home and a charavari in their honor with a kitchen where Sharron cooked a former teacher at the Mari-Linn on their 9th wedding anniversary, on a kerosene stove, and talked to , school. after which they gathered at the Re assorted friendly rats. The ceiling is Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Palmer and bekah hall where a mock wedding tin, the rats were inclined to munch family left early Sunday morning to was held followed by a social even on anything else. After working hours Sharron con- spend the day at Tillamook. They ing. Refreshments were served at went to see his mother who is ill also the close of the evening. summed books like a fire consumes . a brother that is in the hospital fol The Lyons Methodist church ob forests. She read hundreds of vol lowing a logging accident. served Layman’s Day Sunday morn umes this summer and all by the Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brown and ing with Wendell Weaver in charge light of a candle or flashlight.. When asked if she ever got lonely, | children from Crescent City, Califor of the services. He was assisted by nia spent the week end at the home of Rev. Earl Cotton. the reply was firmly negative. She. her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orville The regular monthly fellowship happily pointed to her nearby neigh-, Downing. dinner which was scheduled to be bors who occupied towers on distant Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mitchell and held at the Lyons Methodist church hills. Trying to follow her gaze would Bess of Salem spent Sunday at the Thursday evening, has been post have strained the sight of an eagle. home of her sister Effie Nydegger and poned due to the ham dinner which is, Nonetheless teenage tradition ---- true ---- — to --------- ---------- ne.ee and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. being held bv the Mehama church. Sharron knew the habits, interests Vaughn Hunt. They also stopped in Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Land enter-1and activities of the nearest young Stayton at the Cletus Nydegger tained with a pinochle party at the r I n'an- another lookout stationed 20 home. home Friday evening. Attending were I m*les away. Mrs. Dottie Boylan of Portland Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walton, Mr. | Visitors were frequent to the look spent the week end at the home of her and Mrs. Donald Huber, Mr. and Mrs. ¡out tower before the forests were daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. I Jack Roisterer, Mr. and Mrs. Leland close‘l to the public because of the fire Jack Reisterer Jr. *'---- ---------- i ' Manning and and Mr. Mrs. Albert danger. Though the place may claim Mrs. Harry Hunt and boys and , Ridder. I the title of the best view in Clacka- Mrs. Christ Hunt and boys from Drain | The Lyons Home Extension unit mas county, the roads are only slight- were Saturday visitors at the Vaughn 1 will hold their October meeting to- better than trails. Most of her vis- Hunt home in Lyons and Ray Hunt ! day, October 23, in the basement of itors were loggers, timber cruisers, borne in Stayton. The occassion hon the Lyons Methodist church, begin-Ior forest personnel. Tourists were not ored the birthday anniversaries of Ining at 10:30 a. m. Eula Wintermote '«Rowed in the area. Mrs. Ray Hunt, mother-in-law of the , Home Extension agent will be pre-1 -More frequent visitors were deer, THERE'S ALWAYS AN AGENT ladies and Darrell Hunt son of Mr. sent to give a demonstration on |She Kept a Pi,e of stones handy so as NEARBY TO HELP OUT and Mrs. Vaughn Hunt. ’’Better Eat Breakfast.” Miss Win- to discourage them when they walked Darrell Hunt celebrated his first termote will be leaving soon for Iran, ln tbe front door, grouse which she Across town or across the nation, you can birthday anniversary on Saturday. and a surprise handkerchief shower does not kill out of season and rats, count on State Farm's famous service and October 18. He was presented with a is planned in her honor. | If you wonder what kind of a teen- it» 9,000 State Farm agents and claim birthday cake baked by Mrs. Alvin Members of the Three Links club “8er would forsake picnics, swimming representatives. They are on the job, Palmer. Later Mr. and Mrs. Alvin of the Faith Rebekah lodge will hold *nd summer dances for the lonely life pledged to give you fast, courteous Palmer and family and Mr. and Mrs. their cooked food and rummage sale of a lookout, here’s your answer, i treatment . , . help when you need it the Walter Collier and son were guests Saturday, October 25 in the building Sharron is as cute as a chipmunk, en at th# Hunt home where ice cream next to Dale’s Food Market. most. If you have an accident, you can be ergetic and is the popular editor of cake and coffee was served. sure that a representative of State Farm Pat LyortS, who was taken to Salem the Molalla high school newspaper, Mr. and Mrs. Ramie Martell and General hospital Thursday for treat the War Whoop. After her senior Mutual is as close as your telephone. sons Timmy and Tommy and her ment was able to return home Sun year she plans to go to the University "Hometown service” is the hallmark of mother, Mrs. Pearl Averill were Sun- day. Mr. Lyons is convalescing fol of Oregon and major in journalism. every State Farm agent. Visit your local |day dinner guests at the home of Mr. lowing surgery. Asked if she will return to her Phone i.gent soon and drive worry-free. and Mrs. Nathan Mitach and family Wilson Stevens has gone to Mon mountain top next year, her reply Mill City . in Lebanon. The occassion honored tana after a calf at the home is his was simple “I sure hope so.” ft Pays Ta Knew Year State Farm Ageat | the birthday anniversaries of Susan sister, near Sheridan, Wyo. He was She and many others like her are ' 5842 Mitch and Ramie Martell. performing a real service all of us ' accompanied by John I-ambrecht. Mrs. Florence Meyer of Depoe Bay Mrs. James Swan of Mill City was who leap into hot baths and turn on STATE FARM MUTUAL spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and a Sunday afternoon visitor at the lights with out a thought that they AUTOMOBILI INSUMANOS COMPANY Mrs. Floyd Bassett. Mrs. Meyers is home of her sister, Mrs. Alice Huber. are luxuries. i leaving this week for Indiana, where Mr. and Mrs. Swan recently return Hem« Office: Bl»«m Infvi, IIII rs I b Care to escape from the blaring she will visit with relatives. Mrs. ed from a vacation trip. horns, glaring lights and idle chat- | ter? If you’re rugged enough, we sug-1 teat a mountain top. I4 2—THE Mil l. 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