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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1959)
»—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, APRIL 2. 195» WE HAVE SOFTBALL BAT • Toya • Hobbies • Athletic Gds. Block finish Slasher bat, white skiptapo grip. 31-34 Inches. • Guns & Ain<> • Fishing Tackle Comp. Trailers • Bod and Reel Repair • Schwinn Bikes & Repairs CAMP’S SPORTING GOODS 185 First St Stayton, Oregon Automotive & Industrial Maintenance Welding, Diesel Engine Service Shop or Held Delco Batteries Factory Equipment I^ittlaa Parts Dealer for Akoo Welding Products Hoover's Repair Jim and Veryl Hoover Phone 2602 How Long Since Your Watch Was Cleaned ? Still Below Normal Level The Mehama Volunteer Fire De partment was organised in Ma rch, 1957, and since has drilled with the Lyons Fire Departments, under an agreement between the Stayton Rural Fire District and the Lyons Rural Fire district. In the Fall of 1957 the The water supply outlook for the Mehama department acquired the lot 1959 irrigation season (April-Sep j adjoining the Women's Club in Me I tember) in Willamette Valley is stiill hama and a two-truck fire hall was only fair with late season shortages | started and built by the firemen, to be expected in streams that head in [with the help of most of the men in low to moderate elevations of the Jthe community. Cascades, according to a report re- In the earlv summer of 1958 a i leased today by W. T. Frost. Snow used fire truck was purchased. This Survey Supervisor for U. S. Depart became the first piece of equipment ment of Agriculture, Soil Conserva- owned by the Mehama Fire depart I tiion Service and Oregon Agriciultural ment. It was formerly an Air Force Experiment Station. The mountain I crash truck, purchased from Silver- snow-pack increased in above normal Iton. As the boys in the Mehama de amounts during February but still partment say “she’s not much to I leaves the area with only “half a look at, but she is big and she is ¡snow crop”. strong and will go anyplace.” Water content of the mountain The truck is equipped with a I foam snow-cover is only 50 percent of the generating system that is in need ' March 1st normal and 58 percent of of repair, and money raised front i last year's snow at this time. Snow the dance Saturday night, will I be normally continues to accumulate at used for that purpose. When the re I least to April 1 in the high Cascades. pairs are made it will be the only The soil-mantle under the snow- foam equipped fire truck in the Can yon, and with the increased use of (pack is satisfactorily wet. I Storage in multi-purpose reservoirs the highway by fuel transport trucks | is close to normal levels for this time it may come in handy. The members of the Mehama De I of year. I Forecasts of April-September run partment of the Stayton Rural Fire off have been revised slightly up- District are: Gene Coles, chief; Jer : ward in the Willamette Valley. They ry Coffman, secretary; Art Ander son, Gerald Rockwell. Da’j Champ, Austin Longfellow, Don Test >rs, Leo Carpenter, Don Spies, and Jin. Hardy. At the present time fire phones are be;ng installed and hooked up to an air raid horn that was loaned to Mehama by the Four Corners Fire department. This wa, done to save the cost of a fire siren. SAW SHOP Gates, Oregon Eves tk* flaeat watsh should bo daasad and oOed at taaat once a nw-Neglect today—may meea eoatiy repair bills tomorrow. Power Saw Bar Work ★ EXPERT WATCH INSPECTION Chain Sharpening and Re- pairing. ★ FREE! Bring us your hire, always the scourge of small outlying communities, has been no stranger to Lvons ami the surround ing countryside. No water system and ' inshrance rates high. Many times through the years the neighboring towns of Stayton and , MffJ City sent in men and equipment j to help fight the local fires. After each fire there was much talk but 1 no action. It took the almost disas- J. trous Gas Heat Inc., fire of Septem-1 ber 1953 to bring action. Petitions were circulated and in February 1954 the ___ Linn County Court ordered an election to be held on March 6. 1954. By a vote of 10'9 yes to 0 no. the Lyons Rural Fire District was a fact. Roughly the boundaries are the North Santiani river, the Mil! City Rural District, Thomas Creek and the bridge at old Jordan. The first board of directors was made up of John Silbernagel, Ralph Downer, V5 ilson Stevens, Don Huber and Percy Hiatt. This board ordered the first fire truck in April. It was put into operation in September 1954. Since that time a small tax levy along with donations of material, money and labor have built a fire hall. A first aid car with a resus citator and stretchers are a contmun-1 ity affair. An additional truck and water tank are the latest addition to the growing list of equipment that has given a better insurance rate to the district. The first chief was Ralph Hurst. | At present Chet Grimes leads the volunteer firemen in the work that goes on continually. The entire crew works without pay and at times at great danger to themselves. Their only reward is in the know ledge of a service rendered to their chosen communities. As they say, SUBSCRIBE TO THE MILL CITY “the hours are the best and the pay ENTERPRISE TODAY! $3.00 a Year can’t be beat.” range from 72 to 85 percent of the 15 of water; by “working’’ the water— year normal (1938-52). Forecasts for not just letting it run; by consulting ■ the Clackamas are 78 percent; North with the local Soil Conservation Ser I Santiani, 75; South Santiani, 72; Mc vice technicians and County Agents Kenzie, 80; Middle Fork Willamette,' who have additional recommenda 80; Row River, 81; and Willamette at tions. 'Salem, 85 percent. Statewide, Oregon’s water supply 1» Summer flow of the Molalla, Pud outlook for the 1959 irrigation sea-| ding, Calapooya and smaller streams son (April-September) remains poor heading in lower elevations will be to extremely poor except for those correspondingly lo-wer. land.- which have adequate reservoir1 Farmers in the Willamette Valley facilities. The mountain snow-pack can “stretch” this year’s meager ir increased by nearly normal amounts ‘ rigation water supplies by cleaning during February but continues to be and repairing ditches and water con extremely short. Reservoired water trol structures; by using fertilizer to supplies for irrigation are well above get more crop with the same amount normal. t Lawn Mower, Let us Inspect your watch. It’s worth a fex mom«» of your timo to And out whether aH’< waU. There’s no chirp or obligation (or thia mrvlco. Mill City Jewelry ★ We are equipped to handle all types of small engine rebuild ing and repairing. MilA. CITY We U m Genuine Factory Parta Margarine IG A CANNED MILK ★ Telephone 1843 All Work Guaranteed * Marshall's Saw Shop Phone 7351 RealLlS Young sportsmen love the N.ght- or-Doy white cover, compressed resilient core. 12". FIELDER'S GLOVE E M CANVAS GIOVES Full professional si tel Chrome tanned glove cowhide, weired seams, oiled. »*••<* lang-wear.ng men's lite glover hoary white canton flannel Seamed back, knit wrist s*-Cy GARDEN RAKI p ROUNO POINT SHOVEL Keg »2.M s Heovy duty -oke *or all round gardening. 14 sturdy curved teeth. Strang and wall balanced far ge-era* garden work. Hallo« back Uyle, w th long handle. STEP LADDERS 4-FOOT............$3.69 5-FOOT $4.69 6-FOOT $5.69 Safety first! Each step of these stout ladders is supported by a steel rod. Made of kiln- \ dried clear Douglas fir and '\ hemlock — no pine. annual ladder SALE Ken Golliet HARDWARE STORES . ..one UL 9-22t>/ Mehama 5bs.95t Pump or Garden Tractor En gines for overhauling. Why not drop in today I Baker’s SOFT BALL 8 C HUS 99c Gates, Oregon BLUE BELL POTATO CHIPS 40« Regular 59c Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ¿TtzV .PORIŒR sLAU, TV X Shortening OP?so* 3 lbs. 65C We Feature Mayflower Milk Products SUNSHINE HI HO 1 lb. 33e Tomato Sauce 6cans 49e Tomato Juice 4cans 89c Crackers GENE'S MARKET HUNT’S I FLYING A 100 PLUS OCTANE FINALLY! A GASOLINE BURNS CLEAN New Hying A 100 plus is now so completely re fined that imparities never reach your car. It’s the West’s first clean-burning gasoline — the big answer to a big need. HUNT'S We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities Ken Golliet We Give S & H Green Stamps MEHAMA. OREGON DRAPER'S FLYING A SERVICE Your Friendly IGA Store Highway 22 Mill City NEBERGALLS Fishers Biskit Mixpkg- 33e BACON 2 lbs. $1.09 Our Station is Open 24 Hours a Day. Phone 7442 46 oz. PRICES EFFECTIVE APRIL 2. 3. 4 SWIFT'S PREMIUM WIENERS lb. «c pint 59« FRESH PACIFIC OYSTERS
