THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
ON THJC SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NAT!’RE’S F'MPIRF
VOLLME XV
NUMBER 6
Progress Being
Made to Change
Mill City to Dial
Í3.00 A YEAR Ilk- A COPT
Mehama Girl Seouls Visit Enterprise
15% Increase
In Real Property
Valuation in '59
First in Mill City With
Centennial Dress
Forest Service
Buys Houses,
Lot in Mill City
For the past several months legal
In listing activities <>f the Willam
The Oregon State Tax commission'
and paper work has been about all
ette National Forest Service in this
ha* ordered the elimination of the
that has accomplished a-« far a» con
area for the past year, information
¿Normal Condition factor in real and
version of Mill City to the dial sys
has been given out that six residences
(personal property assessment,
assessment. This
tem of telephone. Formal papers are
in Mill City, formerly owned by the
change to be effective for the 1959
being signed, and after approval of
Army engineers have been purchased
tax year.
the stockholders last week, things are
and rehabilitated in readiness for
To determine the effect in Linn
starting to move forward.
personnel when the Detroit District
< ounty valuation. Assessor Jason T.
In a letter to The Enterprise today,
will be split up. Also purchased in Mill
■ Anderson of Linn county, directed
Lowell Brown, Jr., said:
City were the house and lot on high
that a study be made by Deputy As
“Valley Telephone Co. announced
way 22. owned by Mr. and Mrs.
sessor Al Brown.
to-day that the Mill City dial conver
Fred Moore, which will be used
I As a result of this study the Asses-
sion was progressing nicely. Larry
for an office building. At the present
I sor is applying a 15% blanket in
Wednesday afternoon the above group of Girl
Cole of Kenworth & Associates of
time it is not known when the split of
i'crease
to
all
real
property
assessed
Scouts,
Troop
34
of
Mehama
made
a
visit
to
The
Mill
City
Bellevue, Wash.,, Engineers for the
the district will take place, but it is
lvalues and maintaining a 20% posted
Enterprise plant to see how a newspaper is printed. The
project, is in Mil) City at the present
expected it will be done before the
[ratio. As intended by the State Tax
time doing the actual staking and en
four girls pictured above are Maren Wallan, Harriet
summer work season begins.
.Commission
this
action
increases
the
gineering layout of the plant. When
Golliet, Joan Owen and Linda Coffman. In the troop but
New camp grounds were establish
'fixed personal valuation, a blanket
this is completed and in some 4 or 5
ed in the Detroit District at Hoover
not
in the picture is Bettie Coles. Mrs. Ken Golliet is
increase in real property will not
weeks,, if no probelms occur, we
Falls and Piety Island, the latter ac
change the tax between neighbors in
leader of the group and Mrs. James Owen assistant
should start contstruction sometime
cessible
only by boat.
|U
taxing
district.
leader.—Mill City Enterprise Photo.
in the summer of 1959 for completion
While the state had a good fire
|
The
1958
tax
was
based
on
a
in the end of the year. Concerning the
Ada Plymale above, of Ada’s season in 1958 in the Willamette
¡County valuation of which 70% was
switchboard, for Mill City, the plans
real
property,
20%
personal
property
Needle
Shop is believed to be the National Forest, it was the worst since
specifications have been drawn and
and 10% utilities. The 1959 valuation 1 first lady in Mill City to come 1951. One hundred and thirtyeight
are with the REA in Washington, DC,
I will be approximately 73% real, 18.6 i to work in a Centennial dress. fires blirned 1,284 acres during the
at this time for approval. Upon their
season. The five-year average s 84
percent personal and 8.4% utilities.
approval, we will send them uirectly
I Mrs. Plymale was caught by The fires and 151 acres. There was, how
,
This
illustrates
that
a
blanket
15%
to the manufacturer, who will be able
increase in assessed valuation of real ; Enterprise photographer at her ever, improvement over 1957 in man-
After having been off the air for
to give us a better idea of actual de
property results in adjustment in ' store recently. Many business caused fires. Thirty-eight fires burn
a
few
weeks
due
to
power
troubles,
livery of the switchboard, which is
classes of property and has no bea>- men have started to grow crops ed 88 acres in 1958, while in 1967 43
normally about 9 months these days.” the station of Santiam High School
ing between individual owners.
' Amateur Radio club is now back on
of “spinach” for the Centen fires burned 300 acres. There was not
logging operation fire dur
the air. K7GLQ will be remembered
nial. Many workers at Simpson's a ing serious
the year. Seventy of the 138 fires
as the station that sent out 36 mes
plant also have substantial were set the night of Aug. 24 by a
sages during the dedication program.
I
growths,
and are adding to the ■evere dry lightning storm that pass
One
out
of
every
16
person?
in
the
The station has been elected member >
victim
of
some
United
States
is
a
|
Centennial
spirit
ed over th; north half of the forest.
of the Military Affiliated Radio Sta
“«o the‘"¿nerkan" Relay f'’rm ofheart and circulatory disease
tions and*/
l
I
ZI M
T
4'
o 4*
S? o 1 * k v*«
U
*411 M , 4 1
_
League. It is a member
of the Oregon a Ja-°n Lee °f Salem. Heart Fund]
nii"can
help
to'send
chairman
for
Marion
county
remind-
. Emergency Net a> —
Bv Rod Sehaer
annua' February campaign |
I messages in time of distress or em- .^ as
January
28 the OCE Freshmen
By Jean Roberts
' of the Oregon Heart association got
1 ergency.
¡■queaked OUt a win over Santiam, I—----------------------
MEHAMA—“In Oregon a customer
. under way.
er is a customer,’’ says Calvin Smith, i Bob Harris, trustee of the station
Lee also pointed out that heart di
The Wolverine club hold the lead ' V • |
■who recently stopped at a service and Bob Veness, who is associate en .-eases are not confined to adults as
up
to the end of the third quarter. I
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gineer
of
the
station
hopes
than
an
station in Little Rock, Ark., "but in
so many persons believe. Figures re- I when the visitors tied the score 39 telMMVIlltr
Little Rock, you’re only a customer emergency will never ai i»e. but should leased by the American Heart Asso-
GATES—Mr«. John Minty of Salem
it come, the station will be prepared
if you are white.”
! elation show there are more than all. Dorman Gregory was top scorer| Word was receive
met with the Leaders of the G«tos
mo-
with
tw
’
o
fixed
stations
and
two
with
23
points.
Colburn
and
Johna
three
Santiam
High
‘
i
students
have
Two boys, Calvin Smith of Me-
500,000 children of school age
| .
Gampfire Leaders at the schoolhouse
.... ___
______ i. ih. been
‘4*11 chosen tn
to nla\
play or sing in the on Tuesday afternoon. Date for the
hams, and Vernon Billings of Stay- bile station and four c< -netent op- fering from heart diseases.
(»
The
game
was
played
at
a
rapid
All-Nor*' w«t Conference Band or Father-Daughter Banquet nas been
-on, who graduated from Stayton high era tors.
The Heart Fund campaign, Lee «»x-
and was * probably
one of the x Choru«
meeting v*
of the
*, . pM(.e
•»
iixri uo !n
jii March.
mm » ■•* The
1
nt'
v*»'
school last year, have recently re
plaiped, is the principal source c best showings of ...............................
the Wolverine team | Muaic Educators from the States of «eF for MarA 7th, in the Gates High
turned from a tour of 17 states.
School building, at 6:30 P. M. There
funds fcr the Oregon Heart associa
— ■ this season.
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana
Their goal was to reach Florida but
tion. which supports research, educe-j Santiam 49—Fencl 5, Baughman 6, an(j Wyoming will witness the per- will l>e a program and films shown.
they got only as far as Louisiana be
I turn and community service programs <jregory 23, Kanoff 9, Howe, 4. Re- : forn1ance of the Star groups on the Mrs. Robert Kelle will attend a Fly-
fore turning for home.
up training meeting in Salem in Feb
thi
tin oughout Oregon.
i serves: Gordon 2.
last night of their convention.
Stopping at Little Rock they were
• The campaign, which opened Feb- I OCE 52—Pillar 6, Hushbeck 2, Col- ' Representatives of the band have ruary. The annual Council Fire will
surprised at the attention they re
jruary
1, will be climaxed on Sunday, burn 7, Baxter 12, Johna 12. Re-ei v’ been t hosen from these states and be in April, date to be set later.
ceived at a service station. Four at
Mrs. Minty gave a handcraft dem
i
February
22. when thousands of ■ Graver 9, Manilla 4.
Mill City should be proud to have onstration, on bird feeders etc., and
tendants swarmed around the little
I
The
Santiam
Freshmen
scored
over
i volunteers in nearly every major city
been represented in this group. 8an-
Volkswagen, which Calvin drives.
Public health departments used to I in Oregon sta?e a door-to-door solid- I the Mill City grade school 30 to 23. Uia Harris, first clarinetist of the types of feed for birds, the National
One washed the windshield, another |
,
:i receive phone calls from distraught I tation for funds.
Whittsett was high scorer for the high hool band has been .■ elected to project for Campfire's being ‘Con-
checked tires, another checked <
ervatior.’ this year. Those present in-
put
put
in
$2
worth
wh
“
.,
ha<1
J
ust
l^med
that
on-
I
play in the Co’ ferenc» 'and. The A"-
Eddie Mays, prominent Portland game with 9 points.
•while the other one * ;
uded Mi . Don McWhirk, Mrs. Rob
e
. •
thoir
n playmates
AVmutiH h.
’ld COI1-
e
their
ch
’
M
’
s
had
con-j
Sa
nt
ia
m
-
W
aid
porr
Conference chorus «*.- chosen it: the ert Oliver, Mr». Jerry Rosamond,
of gasoline. A negro customer calked
drove Dacted paralytic polio. They wanted] | restaurant operator, is state chair-
Saturday
night
the
Wolverines
this
same
manner,
and
chosen
for
up and all four attendants w-'.'..-- to know how to safeguard their young- i j man of the Heart Fund, and he has
Mr Rob
Kelle. 'rs C'enn Hen-
group was Bernice Potter, aitotst snd
j urged the peole of Marion county to lost to Waldport 59-47.
back into the station, completely ig-1
-.
Mi
Z
<fa
R in at-on and Mrs.
I ster, and unfortunately the health of-1 give as generously as they have in
Dorman Gregory had 14 points _____
Jerold ________
Tucker,
' e students will
noring his presence.
Um. Penrick.
Ificer had nothing to suggest beside
and
teammate
Larry
Kanoff
tipped
i
eave
f
or
Seattle
March
t,
ard
will
the
past
“
so
this
great
fight
against
In Little R;.ck signs were out ad
'_______
rehearse _ 1 _______
r th re»- full days before
vertising a coming ball game, pro normal «’are or, in some cases, gamma heart disease can be continued and in 12.
It is only after seeing a game of-1 presenting the concert.
' expanded.”
ceeds of which were to be used to ,• globulin.
ficiated a« this one was, that we can
gob jiarrig, a veteran of the*e con-
Today everyone knows about the
finance private schools.
“I only wish,” Mays said, "that
The two boys visited one afternoon almost miraculous Salk vaccine, and every person in Oregon could visit be glad that we have the Rood offici- ■ ferences has made • the .statement,
to us by
group found at these
„ brought
..
. our own as- , the musical
murical groups
at a high school south of Little Rock. the phone calls have stopped. Paraly ; the University of Oregon medical luting
sociation.
Very
seldom
do
you
see
C(
,nferenc«s
are
always of the highest
Students questioned didn't seem to tic polio hasn’t.
i school and learn first-hand of the
If a physician could have one wish, | great research work that is being an official who won’t accept some liature, and the thrill of being chosen
have any concern as to the color
barrier; older people did however. it probably would be that all parents I , carried on with funds from the criticism and put it to use, if neces- for these group* should not only be
sary. It seems to me that we could shown in the genuine thrill that the
Calvin asked one woman about the have their children inoculated against | heart association.
do with a little less hooting and boo- three representatives hsve stiown. but
integration problem and sne prompt every disease for which protection is 1
Don Marshall of Mill City is taking
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ing by the spectators.
: should also be reflected in the Mill space in this issue to announce the
ly answered, “ Just hush up. we available, and would maintain that
Santiam
47
—
Fencl
2.
Baughman
6,
(-¡ty
area
¡
n
the
fact
that
we
have
I protection.
opening of his saw shop at Gates. He
don’t talk about it down here.”
Gregory 14, Kanoff 12, Howe 2. Re- })een chosen to »end these students, purchased the business from Max
One trip through the Shriner’s :
Of all the states the boys visited
serves scoring: Bevier 5, Boroughs 2, j am 8ure they will represent San- Greenough about the first of the
Calvin preferred Arkansas. “Looks hospital in Portland would convince j
Gordon 4, Moffatt 6.
' tiam in a highly personal and musical year.
more like Oregon than any of the anyone that vaccinations are the
Waldport 59—Boenker 6, Newton way.”
I Homelite Chain saws will be dem
others.’’ He has thought of returning. world’s least-expensive insurance.
3, Hoffas 16, Torrey 8, Zeek 10. Re- ,
Unfortunately, too many Oregon I
onstrated during the day '*•*•■■■0.-
Saturday,
“There is a new -pulp mill going in
serves scoring Kimball 2, Barclay 3, |
February 7, and there will be a draw
near Little Rock, but top wages are parents either think polio is now de
Grady
2,
Meinert
5,
Remington
4.
ing and the one holding the lucky
only «1.50 an hour. Meals are cheap feated, or that shots don't need to
The JV’s also lost their game 37-
A panel discussion by the following
ticket will have his choice of one of
er though, got a breakfast of ham be given until symptoms start. Both
theories are dangerously inaccurate. high school seniors will be conducted 29. Jerry Tucker was high point man
three chain saws.
and eggs, for 40c.”
Actually, the United States had at the PTA meeting in the library on for the losers with 10 points.
Homelite has six different models
The race situation doesn’t appear
of saws this year. Coffee and dough
on the surface as no one talks about more paralytic polio in 1958 than Wednesday, February 11. Questions
| Residents of this community were nuts will be furnished free to visitor«
it, but Calvin's uncle who is a judge 1957. This would seem to indicat« that on the agenda will - be: Should the
' shocked to learn of the death of on opening day.
and a practicing attorney told him Salk vaccine isn’t as effective as I school-leaving age be lowered to 16?
Jeanne Jennings, Fred Smith, Ju
John Jubb, 34, wrestling, track and
that "he has been straddling the claimed but what it really mean« is
a«»i«tant football coach at West
fence for 30 years, as his customers that too few people have taken ad lie Randall, Sandra Rowen, Rodney
Sehaer and Betty Christensen.
Linn High school, who passed away
are 50% negroes, but he was afraid vantage of its protection.
Should we permit smoking at age
, Only about 2,300,000 sho.s of Salk
Friday afternoon during a basketball
sometime he might be cornered."
vaccine have been shipped to Oregon, 1«?
game between the faculty and atu-
Brian Moffatt, Lou Morgan, Bill
which obvisously isn't enough to safe
denta as a March of Dimes benefit.
Wednesday, February 4, Santiam
guard many of our 1,726,630 people. Hedge, Betty Christensen, Phyllis.
Cause of death was at first reported
Bob Boroughs.]
■u ww
.
The annual meeting of the Marion to be a heart attack, but later the re Rebekah lodge. DeMolay Boys at
I Until 75-80 percent of tn« popula- Pate, Judy Hoeye and
community; | County United Fund will be held* sults of an autopsy showed it to be Stayton.
Things to do in the
1
' tion, adults and children, has received
Thursday, February 5. Morning
Monday evening, February 9, at a a piece of chewing gum which had
the necessary three shots, it ts pos Enough or too few?
Circle at Mary Kellys. Toastmistress
Gene Skaug, Don Cree, Sondra 7 o’clock dinner meeting in the Gold become lodged in a bronchial tube
sible Oregon may experience expidem-
This week, Jennie Smith has fill ics stach a« that which struck Detroit Christiansen, Rodney Stubbs, Carol Room of the Marion Hotel
in Salem.
..—
r\ A graduate of Pacific University, club. Betta Kappa Theta Rho.
ed one of the windows of her i store this past summer.
Thursday, February 5. Garden
All members of the board of direct- jubb taught for a year in the Mill
Ball and Phyllis Neal.
with antiques. It is a splendid show
CUy E| i emenUry
ementary „chool,
*chool. followed by Club dessert luncheon at 1 o’clock at
How important a part should ath or«, agen y executives campaign City
Seven to 10 months are neeaed to
ing of items of yesteryears, and one give the full sene« of shot at proper letics assume in school program?
workers, and contributor«,
contributors, a«
as well aa
as g year ag a88
aMI8tant
cOa8ih in the local home of Mrs. Curtis Cline.
worker»,
|8tant coa-ch
of interest. Mrs. Smith saiu some of intervals. By calling the family phy
Friday, February 8. Linn County
Shereen Muir, Phyllis Bickett, Con their wives or husbands, are urged hi|fh 8cboo) where he ai80 uught
the high school girls have been in sician for an appointment today, pro nie Stewart, Ron Kuhlman, Allan to attend by Marion County United i„4U8trial Art, about five or six Workshop at Lebanon (no school).
and stated they have see.i things they tection can be completed by the peak Tuers, Larry Kanoff, Ernie Andersen, Fund President, Judge Rex Hartley. | yearg a(f(,
at on(> tinie waa rate<j I.O.O.F. lodge.
only previously had read about.
Monday, February 9. Lions club.
Musical
entertainment, reports, ag # ..Liula All-American.” and also
of the next season, and paralytic and Tom Fencl.
Displays of old items are always polio could become as rare an Ameri
Burton Boroughs and
Gleason election of board members, and con- I 8erve<j for several year* in th« Serv- Marilyn Chapter, OES.
of interest to residents and visitors can di-ease as smallpox.
| Tuesday, February 10. Three Links
* ' thellce.
Eakin, both of the high school facul- «’deration of future plans for
to the area. Possibly more stores
jubb ma(U hig hoTOa with tbe w club.
ty, will each moderate two of the Fund are included on the program.
will have displays during tan Cen
Wednesday, February 11. PTA.
Those planning to attend are asked B sbuey8 until be bcame married
discussions. Don Paul did the ground
Wednesday, February 11, Marilyn
tennial year.
to
make
reservation«
with
their
areal^
hjg
Katherine,
who
worked
work.
Local PTA Heads To
.
... tha
jn tba jjjjj dty bank. A Assembly of Rainbow for Girls.
to
There will be a dessert pot-luck board members or by writing
Attend Stayton PTC Meet following the program, with every- United Fund, Court House. Salem. sister of Mrs. Jubb married Al Zuber,
March of Dimes Returns
a former soft ball player hare.
Guests of honor at the next Stay, lone invited to bring a serving for
4-H Stitching Time Club
Here Light This Year
Surviving, besides the widow and a
ton PTC meeting will be the presi 'each member of the family present.
Weather at Detroit Dam 1-year-old son, John Jr., are Jubb’* Meet« at Mr«. Hince Home
Rex Ohmarx, president of the Mill dent >f thj Mill C ty PTA Georg« I The fifth grade mothers will serve
The Mill City 4-H Stitching Time
City Lions club reports this week Humphreys and President of the coffee.
7:06 AM. Dally Weather Read lags parent« ef F.«ta<ada and a sister of
_
that collections were rather light here Man-Linn PTC, Mrs. Guy Hartle.
Club met at the home of our leader,
A ad Lake hie» a lion
: Portland.
Kiev I
this year A total of «140 59 was col 1 A very interesting program is
Max Mia. Pep.
Of interest here is the fact that Mrs. Dellas Hince. Mrs. Hince told us
The Round Robin Pinochle club met
lected. The JayeeEtte« assisted by planned for the evening, said Jerry 1 at the home of Mrs. Kathleen Story January w
43 M 1.93 1496.7« Bill Ingram, who taught in the high about the picnic we are going to hare.
the Lions Club Auxiliary collected Coffman, Mehama, president of the I Monday night. High was won by Mrs. January 29
45 35 0.34 1500.73 school here the past two years, is at Mrs. Jane Hedge's 4-H club will join
«98.40 in their porchlight campaign, Stayton PTC. It ee-ill include a talk I M. G- Rambo, Pinochle by Mrs. Ken- January 30
43 36 0 59 1496.93' present teaching at West Linn. us for the picnic.
This week we started a new project.
and the balance of «42.19 was collect and some pictures by an exchange , neth Chance and low by Mrs. Don February 1
42 3« 0.06 1492.27 Dwight Catherwood, formerly of Mill
ed in March of Dimes containers in student from Finland. AH parents ar« Carlson. M
John Muir will be host- February
46 32 0.00 1487.07 City, was basketbail coach at West Head Scarf.—4-H Reporter, Kathy
the busmens houses.
K. Farrier.
invited to attend.
less next at tile Story home.
46 32 0.07 1485.50 Linn for a number of years.
F ruary 3
Santiam High Radio
Station Back on Air
Calvin Smith and Vern
Billings Make Tour of
Seventeen States
Fund
Drive To Take
Place in Feb.
Santiam Drops Games
To Waldport and OCE
Santiam Music
March 7 Date for
Father-Daughter
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Health Officer
Advises Shots
Marshall To Hold
Saw Shop Opening
Saturday, February 7
John Jubb, Former
Teacher Here Dies
Window of Antiques
Displayed at Jennie's
United Fund Meeting
To Be Held in Salem
Monday, February 9th
Coming Events