THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
_____________________________________ ON THE SCENIC NIRTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NATI RE S EMPIRE
VOLLME XV
NUMBER 15
Santiam Takes
First Track Meet
01 the Year
The Santiam Wolverine track team
won their first track meet of the
season. Santiam had 62 2-3 points
while St. Paul h^d 58. Colton 19, and
Perrydale 9 1-3.
Ron Kuhlman of Santiam had 35
points for high score of the meet.
120 yard H H. I Kuhlman, 2 Gul-
liford, 3 Schneider, 16.8.
100 yard dash 1 Kuhlman. 2 Frith,
3 Fogarty, 10.7.
One mile run, 1 Gooding. 2 Cole­
man, 3 Boroughs. 5.16 5.
440 yard dash 1 Frith, 2 Gregory,
3 Bernard 56.8.
180 yard L. H. 1 Kuhlman, 2
Schneider 2, Phillips. 3 Coleman. 2:16
220 yard dash 1 Kuhlman, 2 Ber­
nard 3 Frith. 24.5.
Pole Vault, 1 Kuhlman, 2 Hill, 3
Coleman. 8 feet 6 inches.
Shot Put 1 Fencl, 2 Tucker, 3 Van
deWeil 41 feet Vi inch.
Javelin 1 Kuhlman, 2Hill, 3 Van de
Weil 135 feet 7Vi inches.
Discuss 1, Van De Weil, 2 Fencl, 3
Tucker. 121 feet 7 inches.
High Jump, 1 Gregory, 2 Kuhlman,
3 DeJong 4 feet 9V? inches.
Broad Jump 1 Bernard. 2 Fogarty,
3 Kuhlman.
MILL CITY. OREGON
New High in
THl RSDAY. APRIL 9. 195»
People Packin''
♦3.00 A YEAR Ilk- A COPT
Over 100 Wend Open AudjjjOnS for
House Saturday at
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Branch Equipment Co. Centennial
MEHAMA—Over 400 were present
for the Open House Saturday of the
Raymond Branch A Son Equipment
. Co. in their new building on the high-
, way at Mehama. Many places of busi­
ness in the area «ent bouquets and
plants which added much to the fes­
tivity of the occasion. Factory re­
presentatives of the McCulloch Chain
Saw organization were present and
gave demonstrations during the day.
Free coffee and doughnuts were serv­
ed also.
A drawing for prizes was held
with Robert Miller of Salem winning
th • saw, James Tomb of Lyons the
pin-tail chain and Loweil Cree of
Mill City the file and holder.
•‘The Santiam Canyon Centennial
Contest is assured of being a success”
Gene Teague. Stayton. told members
of the committee at a meeting held
i i his office Monday night. At this
meeting plans were made for an au­
dition and dress rehearsal to be held
at the Stayton Grade school at 2
' o'clock in the afternoon. Sunday,
I April ll>. A total of 29 entries make
it necessary to have the audition.
This give all contestants an oppor­
tunity of appealing in costume on
■ the stag prior to the regular show,
1 which will be held Saturday, April
25 at 8 o'clock.
I
Wendell Halseth of Breitenbuah
Students at Santiam Union High not to be statistics of the event There were three stud­
' was picked by the group to bo pro­
outdone by any other school probably set an all ents over 6 feet tall, and the shortest one was
gram coordinator. Bob
___ Harris and
time record for “cramming” when they packed 4 feet 11 inches. There were 24 boys and nine
'Dwight Cowger will be in charge of
33 of their group into Superintendent Jim Put­ girls in the car, and all of the group was under
An estimated crowd of 400 at­ the stage props, and Wes Sherman
man’s Volkswagon. Other schools have been do­ cover as follows: 21 in the main part of the car, tended the Fireman’s dance at the of Stayton and Ron Ragsdale of Mill
ing the same thing, but it took Santiam to top 10 in the trunk, two under the hood with the Lyons Grange hall Saturday night. City were appointed to solicit for
were awarded to Bill Koch. merchandise prizes to be used along’
them all. Betty Christian, who furnished the engine. The total weight was approximately ■ of Prizes
Mill City and DeLila Champ of with the cash prizes put up by Mr.
picture for The Enterprise gave the following 4,133 pounds.
I Stayton for their Centennial dress. Teague.
, Judges were Mr. and Mrs. Don Mof-
Ed Bell of Stayton and Bob
■ fatt. Mill City; Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Nelson of Everett, Wash., and Mr. Schwartz of Salem have Peen picked
and Mrs Harold McEntire of Vernon­ for emcees for the show and Radio
ia, who were visiting the Jerry Coff­ Station KGAY will be present and
make a tape recording, which will be
man family over the weekend.
broadcast between 5 and 7 o’clock
Following
the
dance
the
Mehama
I Sunday, April 26.
LYONS—Friday, April 10 a day-
Fire department had their annual
lori|f band clinic will be held at the ;
Jim Putman, Mill City, general
pancake breakfast. It lasted until
Mari-Linn school with James Wright !
noon and about 400 persons were chairman of the event stated over
host principal. It is expected that|
served. A highlight Sunday morning 100 people will appear in the show,
between 300 and 400 students will be
San- !
was the arrival of a group from the and that some real talent is signed
Monday evening the North
present.
“Horseless Carriage Club” i Salem up. Two acts which appeared in the
their
tiam Sportsmen’s club met at
This will be the second year for
Santiair.'s baseball team has start­ the band clinic which was instituted ' GATES—Eire brought havoc to “Horseless Carriage Club” in Salem Detroit show have been entered along
clubhouse and discussed plans for
the summer. Group leaders for each ed out with a bang. They beat Scio by Clinton Land, music instructor at | the Robert Blumenstein home at Ni-1 drivers and passengers dressed in with the acts signed up in this part
of the Canyon.
ngara about in a. m. Tuesday. The ’ entennial costumes.
Sunday were scheduled. First Sun­ 11-7, lost to Scio 2-1, beat Stayton I Mari-Linn school.
rickets will be on sale in the
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day of each month will be Art Hagen, 4-2, and won their first league game I Schools to be represented are Turn- ; Gates Fire riena'Ament responded 1
ne ,ir future. Those will be handled
Salem; 2nd Sunday, Jerry Coffman, against Colton 6-2.
.er, Marion. Aumsville. Si
Silverton, immediately and fust action saved
hr •udent» in the elementary schools
Mehama; 3rd Sunday, Matt Burger-
It is the general feeling around Stayton, Tangent, Riverside,
Riverside Crab- ths sleeping ze ti. n of the house. PlCI 101110 lVl(jl I 11 1111
in the Canyon area.
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merster, Salem; 4th Sunda/. Date the local high schoi I that ...e W ol- , tree> Sodaville, Lacomb, and Mari- Fite evidently started on the roof .
nil Proffessor
Maurice W.
W Bren- near the chimney over the living ArfflV 111 llPTmAnV
Champ, Mehama and 5th Sunday, verines will be the team to bring u
Linn.
Proffessor Maurice
home the Marion County “B" League I nen of the Willamette University in room. The oldest daughter, Barbara, |
'] III \JUI 11IUIIJ
Gene Coles, Mehaniu.
an Sth grader was home ill, and
Members are urged to join the trophy this year. The team has ex- | Salem will be in charge.
Army Pfc Gene G. Vs ebb, who«e State Game Commission
was able to assist until help came. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jane-
work group of their choice for the perience at every position and the
Man To Be at North
i needed reserve strength.
Tllere are six children in the family. WMy, live in Mehama, is a member of
eummiyr.
„
Gary Bevier and Don Howe will
The ways and means committee
Mr. Biumenstein has been working in tZe 15th Cavalry’s Headquarters Santiam Chamber Meet
announced that if the turnout isn’t be sharing the catching duties this
Albany, but just happened to return Troop team which recently took se­
Leslie Zumwalt of the State Game
satisfactory, nonworking members year. These two boys along with
about noon.
cond place in the 4th Armored Di­ and Fish commission will be main
will have to be assessed to make up Brian Moffatt will also handle the
Much of their clothing wa-> saved, vision
company-level
basketball speaker at the next meeting of the
the difference in labor. Only two pitching. At first base Jamie Baugh­
their
canned food and
electric tournament in Goppingen, Germany. North Santiam Chamber of Com­
Senator
Wayne
Morse
will
address
weeks remain to finish the dock at man and Dorman Gregory have been the Marion County Farmers Union range, but the livingroom, dining
Webb, a radio operator in the merce which will be held Wednesday,
Detroit Lake before fishing season alternating. Both boys are also cap­
room and most of the kitchen was a troop in Schwabach, entered the April 15 at the Mari-Linn school in
Conference
next
Saturday,
Aoril
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complete loss. Intense heat ruined Army in May 1957 and arrived in Eu­ Lyons.
opens, and that is the project at the able of playing in the outfield. Two at the FU Hall in Marion.
lake for the next two Sundays. Those Freshmen are battling for the second
The Conference will start at 1:45 their unbreakable dishes, many cook­ rope in January 1058. He received
The Chamber has been having good
wishing to help are to bring a ham­ base position. They are Bob Morgan and will have both an afternoon and ing utensils and sheets and table basic training at Ford Hood. Texas.
programs s<b far this year, and with
and Kirt Baughman. Other infield­ evening sessions. Mrs. Agnes Booth. linen. The Gates Firemen’s Auxiliary
mer and camp axe, shovels, etc.
The 19-year-old soldier is a 1957 Centennial events being plannned,
The next meeting May 4 will be ers are Larry Kanoff at short stop County School Superintendent, will has purchased a new set of dishes graduate of Stayton Union High.
all member« and businesemen in the
a pot luck supper with Mrs. William and Louie Morgan who plays third outline and lead a discussion on school for the family, and anyone wishing
Canyon are area urged to be present
“Swede”
Nelson furnishing
the base. Bob Hill relieves these boys district reorganization at 2:45 P. M. to make donations are asked to
for this next meeting.
Moose steaks in memory of her hus­ at third base and short stop. Com­ Senator Morse will speak at 4:15.
leave them at the Gates store.
band, an ardent member, who passed petition has never been tougher than
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Following a potluck dinner at 6
away last Saturday at his home in in the outfield this year. The follow­ P. M., the evening session will get
Weather at Detroit Dam
Annual Teenage Road-e-o
Salem. He will be missed by mem­ ing boys are in the thick of the underway at 7:30. There will be re­
bers of the club, and as he had plan­ battle: John Henry, Don Cree, Bob ports on the National E’U Convention IM A.M. Daily Weather Reedings
Carl Kelly, community chairman To Be Held Here May 2
And Lake Elevation
ned this diner the members thought Gordon, Rod Syverson, David John­ by Herbert Ralph and Darrel Shep­
Elev of the Mill City-Gates Cancer drive
The Mill City Jaycees announced
Hn Mia.
son, Ray Gulliford, Everett Earhardt, ard and a panel discussion on legis­
it fitting to go ahead with it.
that volunteers this week that their annual Teeneage
.08 1542.95 announced today
56 M
April 1
Fred Smith, Jim Bevier, Oscar Har­
.55 1546.2b will be soliciting both communities Road-e-o will be held here Saturday,
April 2
55 44
ris. Manager for this year is Bill lation.
April 3
62 43
T 1548.52 fur funds which will be used for May 2. Blanks will soon be available
Hedge.
.0 1549.64 research. This is the only way in at the high school for those interested
April 4
64 38
The remainder of this year’s
0 1550.54 which this scourge to humanity can in entering.
April 5
67 38
schedule is as follows:
Mill City has won second place in
April 6
50 33 0.20 1551.21 be stamped out, and everyone is asked
April 11, Detroit Here.
the rtate the past two years.
April 7
55 34 0.00 1551.96 to give generously.
April 16, St. Boniface, There.
April 20, Jefferson, There.
MEHAMA—The Mehama Fire De­
Two candidates have filed peti­
Aprjl 23, Colton, There.
partment’s second annual Pancake
tions
indicating their plan to run for
April 27, Detroit, There.
Breakfast Sunday was a successful
the opening on the Mill City board
April 28, Falls City, Here.
money-making venture. The break­
of education. Those filing were Julia
April 30, Falls City There
fast which was held in the clubhouse
S. Bassett and Richard L. Freeman.
May 4, St. Boniface Here.
followed the dance at the Santiam
Mrs. Bassett is at the present time
May Jefferson, Here.
Grange hall, which was sponsored
serving her first term onthe board.
Mehama
jointly by the Lyons and
Her term expires this year.
fire departments. The firemen start­
The term runs for five years.
ed serving breakfast immediately African Nurse "Julia" in
following the dance and were kept
25-Year-Old Cow at Gate*
"Beauty for Ashes" Film
pretty busy until almost 1 o’clock
The full, feature length film
Sunday afternoon. Groups of firemen
Kicks the Bucket''
from various departments in the val­ ‘‘Beauty for Ashes.” in sound and | GATES—An odd sort of “fixture”
ley and their families were present color will be shown in the Free Me­ on the Velma Carey farm is no more!
as was a large group representing thodist church here Sunday evening, That oversized milk cow she had
the Old Car Club of Silverton. Cen­ April 12 at 7:30. This film tells the | for the past 25 years came up mix­
tennial garb was the order of the true story of a native African nurse, ing one day last week. She was of
day for both the dance and break­ ‘‘Julia” who lived for her Lord amidst mixed ancestry, covered with mottled
the superstition, terror and medicine
fast.
men of her own tribe. Produced by black, gray and white fur, and ap­
Victor Macey, Superintendent of Mis­ propriately called “’Patches.”
A son, Don Carey, located her
sions, Portuguese East Africa, with
over 400 missionaries, it is authentic head down, in a kneeling position,
and all filmed on the African Mis­ evidently stopped cold with a heart
attack. Her age must be a near re-
sion Field.
' cord—can anyone report another to
Wednesday, April 8, P.T. A., For-1 Pastor G. E. Davidson invited the top this?
eign exchange students; Rainbow for public to attend, stating “this is by
far the finest film of its kind ever
Girls; DeMolay for Boys.
Public Utilities Commission
Thursday, April 9, Morning Circle, to be produced."
Mabel Nelson's; Toastmistress Club;
Grants Permission for Loan
Theta Rho Girls.
Local
High
School
To Valley Telephone Co.
Thursday, April 9, Mill City Garden
Club one o’clock dessert luncheon at Business Students to Attend i Public Utility Commissioner Jonel
the home of Mrs. Curtis Cline. Host­
|C. Hill Friday «aid he had approved s
esses Mrs. Adolph Brunner and Mrs.' OSC Meeting
(request from Valley Telephone Co.
Charles Dolezal. Guest speaker, Dr.1 Santiam Union High School busi- for permission to borrow >1,172,000,
Helen Gilkey of Corvallis, who will nets students will participate April to issue its mortgage notes and to
speak on Wild Flowers of the North- -.
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and _ 18 ___
in —
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eleventh annual execute and deliver a mortgage.
west
1 meeting of the Oregon Future Busi-
The
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utility
__ furnishes telephone ser-
Friday, April 10. Oddfellows.
wq Leaders of America at Oregon vice to approximately 3,281 subscrib-
I era in portions of Marion and Linn
Monday, April 13, Order of Eastern ,State College.
Star; Lions Club.
Thirty-five Oregon high schools counties, with exchanges at Silverton,
Tuesday, April 14, Three Links have FBLA chapters. Some 250 stud- Turner, Aumsville, Detroit and Mill
[ents from those chapters are expect- city.
Club.
Wednesday, April 15. Santiam Re­ ed to attend tbs state meetings.
The company will enter into a tele-
Shirley Veness, daughter of Mr. and third place; Shirley Veness, second, and
bekah Lodge.
Convention highlights will include ' phone loan contract through the Rur­
Bob Veness of M il City came in second Andre* Slack of Willamina, first. Shir­
Electrification
Administration.
Tuesday, April 17, Martha Troxell selection of the states outstanding al
in the Grand Finals of the Statesman- ley won a $50 bond for her effort, and
Circle of Christian Church at 7:30 P. , business boy and girl, the traditional The money will be used to provide
KSLM Mid-Valley Spelling contest held she is to be complimented upon bring­
spelling be«, talks by business and ed­ improved service to existing subscrib­
M. church social rooms.
Thursday.
Pictured above from left to ing honor to herself and her school.—
Thursday, April 16. 8 P. M , Jay ucational leaders, and office machine ers and to provide future initisl ser­
right are Beverly Litscher of Dayton, Picture by Statesman.
vice to spproximstely 700 subscribers.
ce-tes at home of Mrs. Verne Shaw, displays and demonstrations.
Santiam Takes
Sportsmans Club Makes League Opener
Plans for Summer
From Colton
Estimated Crowd of
400 at Firemans Dance
Band Clinic Slated
Friday at Mari-Linn
Blaze Damages
Blumenstein
Home Tuesday
Mllf! \A/ifh
Morse To Speak
At Marion Saturday
Cancer Fund Drive
Slated for Next Week
Mehama Fire Dept.
Breakfast Is Success
Coming Events
Two Candidates File
For School Board Job