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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1959)
4—THB MILL CITY ENTERPRISE THVRSDAT. JANI’ARY ». 1959 AND NOW Alaska it 900 miles long and 800 miles at its widest point. The distance from Juneau, its capital, to Seattle, is roughly 900 miles. Map above, showing most of the principal cities, gives approximate route of Alcan Highway, entered from U. S. at three separate points: Seattle, Spokane and Great Falls, Mon tana. Alaska, our brand new 49th state, has few rivals as a vacationland. Every year thousands of tourists visit the territory for big-game hunting, fresh and salt-water game fishing, skiing, wate' sports and mountain climbing. Others come to enjoy the magnificent scenery, the charm of the native races and cultures, and Alaska's romantic historical background. Most tourists used to come to Alaska by way of one of the most scenic water routes in the world. This is the Inside Passage from Seattle, Washington, along the beautiful fjord-fringed coast to Juneau and Skagway. But now there are highways and modern facilities for adventure-bound motorists. National Parks that have offered spectacu lar campsites for years are now awaiting their greatest influx of fellow citizens, who will inspect the state that's twice as big as Texas, fantastically rich, and whose lively past is only prelude to an almost boundless future. Motorists planning to visit Alaska this summar should check with their auto asso ciations or travel agents for latest informa tion on road conditions and facilities in the areas they wish most to see. Next to fishing and lumbering, tourism is now the third largest industry, as people ALASKA • • learn that Alaska isn't all icebox. In fact. Anchorage's climate is very like that of Minneapolis. Since 1946 the population has more than doubled, from 90,000 to 212,500. Although highways have opened new areas, much of Alaska is still a huge, raw, untapped and unknown land. Until now, 99% of the land has been U. S. govern ment-owned, and barely 5% of the country has been surveyed. With more than ICO million federally-owned acres now open to private ownership, people and capital are expected to pour in. Travel by air to Alaska has increased to the point where Anchorage is the third busiest air terminal in the United States, standing behind only New York and Chi cago in number of planes landing and taking off. Alaska, only 54 miles from Russia at the Bering Strait, has all but two of the 33 minerals deemed strategic by the U. S. Tourists, whether going for fun or a sorious looksee, might well ponder the remark of Walter Hickel, who has made $3 million as a contractor since he hit Alaska penni less in 1947. "By God," he says, "I'd love to be a young man in Alaska 50 years from now." so a cele! ration of the first birthday of little Pam Richmond who was the first New Year’s baby bom at Santtam Memorial Hospital last year. Mr. and Mrs. Horace McCarley, Jr. of Bridges visited here several day» last week, returning home Saturday. Saturday evening guests at the D. L. Teeters home were Mrs. Teeters cousin and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ed- Iwin Good »nd children of Jalem. Recent guests at the Harry Monroe h».me were Mrs. Monroe’» brother and wif.-, Mr and Mrs. Max Montgomery I of Roseburg. I Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crook spent a ouple of days the first of last week visiting in Portland.’New Year's Day guests -t the Crooks were. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Crook and Greg and Mr. and Mrs, Robert Crook and Bar bara of Mil! City. Mr. and Mrs. Vern on Goddell and Mrs. Ev# Crook. The Jerry Coffmans were in Seattle a couple of days visiting friends the middle of last week. The Howard Ross family returned home Friday from a vacation trip to San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. McCarley and Roxie returned home Saturday from California, where they spent the hol idays visiting relatives, going as far as San Diego. l THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Entered as second class matter No- ’ember 10, 1944 at the post office at Mill City, Oregon, under She Act of March 3. 1879. EDITORIAL NATIONAL v^.l!a#c5T NOI1VI3OSSV r saiHsnane aidVdSMIN Marion-Linn Counties, per year 93.90 Oataide, Marion-I.inn Counties {3A0 Telephone 6651 or 7605 DON W. MOFFATT. Editor-Publiakar NEW and USED 1 "A F * Furniture » .&J T.,c. e s the Summit," an old timer, Vic Sparks (left/ of Skagway, t’lls R. A Dutch" Derr. A narrow-gauge railroad now takes visitors in comfort over that once heart breaking trail. The rail rood goes from Skagway, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Yukon Terri tory. • s* *■ ww Alaska has a number of first-class hotels and motels. This is the new ultra-modern Fairbanks Travelers Inn in Fairbanks Wise travelers make reservations ahead during the busy summer season. « t X Visitors to Skagway will run into many such characters as this. Here Scotty Johnstone (left) represents "Soapy Smith", the town's famed outlaw of gold rush days. Scotty's wife. Smokey (right) acts as clerk of the kangaroo court which is put on foe the entertainment of visitors to Skagway Ixt’s 1) A N C E ,t to the Music of g>'^v Cy Shannon now playing at the RIVERVIEW CAFE W-\ Every FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY NIGHTS Try Our Delicious STEAKS CHICKEN SEA FOODS '/ou'll Enjoy Spending an Evening Here. The Riverview Cafe Phone UL 9-2171 Mehama, Oregon Snug in her papoose board, little Romany Tekla Wood hits the trail with her parents from Camp Denali near McKirley Park The hikers are pausing to admire a panoramic view of the Alaska range Nearby is 20.3C0-ft. Mt. McKinley, highest poin* in North America. PRINTING WORTHY THE OCCASION For life*! moat notable event» (Wedding», En gagement», etc.) the In vitation or Announce ment must be »ocially correct, dignified in format, perfect in craft «nt>n«hip. Best way to make sure of thia is to put jour prob lems of social printing up to us. \T e know >r/inl io do and how to do ill CITY ENTERPRISE ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ CARPETING and LINOLEUM We Give and Redeem Penny Saver Stamps 367 3rd St. Stayton MEHAMA i By Mrs. John Teeters Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Eri kson left the first of last week for their home at Healdsburg, Calif., after they had spent the Christmas holidays visit ing at the B L. Kirsch heme and with other relatives and friends here. 1 The Harold Longfellow family and , Douglas Teeters spent New Years at .the Chris McDonald home at Tumalo, returning home in Friday. I The Rev. James Hardy and son Stephen have both been confined to their home with the mumps. Mrs. Hardy t ok the mump • before Thar.ks- givii g and w as followed by their daughter Lorna who has just recover- ' ed The Paus Douche family <f Can yonville visited relatives ar. 1 friends here a couple of day» during the New Years holidays. i S. Sgt. and Mrs. Wayne Bass and son Craig left the last of the week for Camp Pendleton, Calif., where Bass is stationed with the Marines. | The family had enjoyed a two weeks leave visiting with his mother, Mrs. Mabel Bass in Lyons and her parent». I the L. E. Wallens. The Mehama Firemen were called to the Howard Ross home early Mon day morning to put out a fireplace fire, tjuite a bit of damage was done ' to the floor and timbers under and near the fireplace. | Harry Monroe has taken a years lease with option to buy, on the Frank Kimery house here and is making ex tensive repairs on the house. Friends here received word of the death early in December of Roland Liedke in Palo Alto, Calif The Liedkes 1 were residents here a number of years ago Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson and children visited with Mr. Johnson’» brothers family the Merle Johnsons of Glendale the week end before last. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Finkner of Akron, ¡Colorado were house guests of the B. ' L. Kirschs for several days They al- I so visited relatives in Silverton. The Finkners »nd Kirschs were formerly neighbors in Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lee and family of Salem % ¡sited < ne day the 1 first of last week at the Ed Ca-tle heme »nd transacted business here.. New Year’s Day dinner guests at j e Jim Richmond home were Mr. and rs. Jim R chter and Mr and Mrs. Art Richter and two son* of Stayton. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Tiette and the hosts, Mr. and Mr*. Richmond and two daughters. The gathering was al-! 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