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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1959)
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE i ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NATI KE’S EMPIRE_______________________ ____ VOLLME XV Music, Fashion Show Slated Here Thursday Thursday, April 30 the Home Eco- | nomics Department of Santiam Un- j ion high school in Mill Cityy will unite with the school’s music depart ment in presenting “Spring Fash ions and Music.” Mrs. Olivette Roles, homemaking instructor, has promised a series of dresses that date from Centennial time until now—over 60 different dresses and almost as many styles. The band will begin the even ing with two selections and the Girls’ glee club will sing three numbers be fore the Parade of Fashions begin. ! During the fashion parade the band and chorus will alternate in pre- 1 senting background music to allow ' the models to parade before the au- : dienee in a true Spring Fashions in Music Revue. Mrs. Roles wil narrate the pro gram and is also supervisor of the ■ making of the dresses. Earl Loucks | will conduct the band and Robert Harris will direct the Girls’ Glee. Compliments are also due the art de partment under the direction of Mrs. JoAnn Eakin, and the Industrial Arts department under the direction of Bill Hoeye for their assistance. The show wil take place in th» Elemcntnry school gym starting at 8 p. m- The public is invited. $3.00 A YEAR 10c A COPY MILL CITY. OREGON THURSDAY. APRIL 30. 1959 NUMBER 18 A/o One Iniured in This Acc'dent Reception for Retiring Mr. and Mrs. William School Personnel To Be Harris Lease Riverview Held Here May 9th Cafe at Mehama A banquet and reception honoring Edith Mason, Earl Loucks, and Her man Mason, all of whom are retiring from the Mill City school system, is being spons led by the Parent-Teach er assceiation at 7 p. m., Wednesday .»lay J, at the O Idfellow hall. All in terested friends are invited to attend. An advance ticket si le will be held at both th Mill City and Gates ele mentary school and at Santiam Un ion high school. Reservations before hanu will be appreciated by the com- i -.itte'. Calls may be ...a.ie to Mrs. Sid Baughman (3502), and tickets can be held at the door. LiUCKUy no one was seriously injured in this accident which occured on the North Santiam highway just east of the Albert Harris place. Jim Wright, driver of the Simpson Plywood truck was coming west on the highway when the incident happened. It appears that two cars had stopped on the highway preparing to turn off onto a side road. The car shown in the accident stopped sud denly to avoid hitting the car ahead just as Wright rounded the curve with a full load of plywood. To avoid crashing into the car he took to the ditch. The truck remained upright, but the trailer turned over.—Photo by Howard Dean, Detroit. Slate of Officers Elected for Lions Club Stayton Dance ¡earn Wins Top In Talent Show Citations Issued to Many City Residents Citations were issued last week to 13 Mill City residents for violation of the City’s Dog ordinance. They all ap peared at the city hall Thursday even ing and appeared before Municipal Judge Donald Sheythe, who fined each $5. then suspended the sentence for six months. If any of these parties violates the ordinance within that time they will have to pay the fine, plus any other costs which may be assessed. Bob Rash, manager of the Mehama ball club, is shown using the blacksnake whip which was the standard tactic for signing ball players for his club. Signing the contract is Harold Wiltse of Stayton. formerly of Mill City. Wilse moved from Mill City several years ago to play ball in the little leagues in Stayton. After a very succesfui career there he was signed by the Mill City Fire Department (it has been reported that he was the high est player on the team—he was the chief.) He was shanghaied by No. Santiam Glad Society Mehama last year and was chosen as, --------------------------- rookie of the year, but after such attraction to the Mehama ball club. a great honor he decided to go into They previously played ball in the retirement. However, with a little Kansas City league. Dana “Long Arms” Wilson and persuasion with the blacksnake whip he decided to sign the player's con "Big” Chuck Morgan will be hand tract at an undisclosed figure, but it ling the duties at first. Another new is believed to be in the six-figure comer to the club is “Smilin’ ’’Phil Carey, a veteran softballer from bracket. Wiltse's batting average is a steady Mill City high school. He will be at 0.47 hut he hope» to improve after «econd ba»e. Teddy Nydegger will be his 40th birthday which is not far back in his old spot at short, where away. He will be covering the hot he did an exceptionally fine job last vear*nd “Bean Belly” Bill Emerson corner during the coming season. “Glue fingers” Dean Mansfield has will be roving the right field pas the second year he will be receiv ture next to John Mack, who has been ing either Ralph or Frank Earhart hailed as a great centerfielder. All in all prospects for a highly ing eother Ralph or Frank Earhart who will be alternating on the mound, successful season are anticipated by while »r?ther Robert will be play.ng < ptimistic Rash, who professes to be in left field. All three Earharts are able to fill atanost any spot on the newer r er» here and e great added bench. To Have Bulb Sale May 2 Members of the North Santiam Gladiolus Society met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Brunner Satur day evening. At this meeting it was decided to hold a bulb sale Saturday, May 2. In Mill City bulbs will be available at Hilltop Market, and at Lyons at Dale’s Food Market. The sales will .•tart at 10 a. m. Weather at Detroit Dam April April April April April April April 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 73 70 72 68 61 52 53 41 0.00 1557.41 41 0.00 1558.02 41 0.00 1558.71 44 0.00 1559.40 41 0-35 1560.15 41 OJJl 1561.14 44 0.61 1562.50 New Mill City Forest District Due to the increase in work load in the North Santiam working circle, the Detroit Ranger district has been divided into two management units. Th-' new district will be called the Mil City District and will have it» headquarters here. The Detroit die* trict wil keep its headquarters at the present location near Detroit. Edu in Graham, has arrived to as sume the duties at the Detroit Ranger station. He is married ami has a daughter, Pamela and two sons, Ed win and David. Al Sorseth, who has been the Dis trict Ranger at Detroit since 1965, will organize the new district here. Mr. and Mrs. Sorseth, with their two sons, Steve and Craig, will move to No. 4, Parkside Drive this week. The office here will open abott June 1. Idanha Children Swallow Pills; Rushed fo Salem; Local Scouts To Take No Serious Effects IDANHA—Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Part in Exposition Thoml.ins rushed their tnree young Election of officers was the main order of business at the Lions club meeting Monday night. The following were elected to serve for the coming year; Den Moffatt, president; Herb Schroeder, first vice president; Jim Putman, second vice president; Larry The Santiam Canyon Centennial Brent, third vice president; Don Festival sponsored jointly by Gene Paul, tail twister; Norn.an Ander- Teague and the North Santiam Cham berg, lion tamer; Lee Ro>s, director An important school election will and Barney Scott, secretary-treasurer. ber of Commerce played to a full house be held Monday, May 4, when a beard These officers will be installed on May in Stay ton Satin day night. First place winners were for a Charleston number member will be elected to serve on 25th. by Maiyl Metheany and Bobby Christ both the elementary and high school On the program were Gene Skaug l/oards of education. At the same and Alan Tuers from the speech and iansen of Stay ton. They received top time voting will take place on the journalism class at Santiam Union applause from the audience; second annual high school district budget. High. Tuers gave a comprenensive re place went to Cecelia Schindler, also Julia Basjett, present member of port on the founding of the highway Stayton for her solo, "He.” Third the board is again a candidate and over the pass on the Nor.h Santiam i place went to Jerry Wolf, Stayton, for Richard Freeman is also a candidate River and Skaug presented the case his piano solo. Many in the audience felt that for the five-year term. of the American Indian. Both were I Polls will be open between 2 and well presented and enjoyed by the the Keyboards, of Albany were by far the best act in the show. Five 8 p. m. in the band room of the ele- club. young men and a young lady put'on mentary school annex building. Guest for the evening was Jim Hal j a performance that is better than es, new owner of the Drive In. most acts on Ed Sullivan's show. Masons and Wives To Other winners were the Ladies* Aux iliary of Detroit-Idanha for a pan Attend Prineville Meeting Chuck Umphress To tomine to the tune of Goofus, most Some members of the Mill City Re-Open Shoe Shop Here I original act $10 in trade from Stew- i Masonic lodge and their wives plan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Umphress art's in Mill City; Gaynighteis to attend an open meeting of the of Bend were in Mill City the forepart Square Dancers, $10 in trade irom Prineville lodge this Saturday even 1 of the week making arrangements to Hill Top in Mill City; Three Little ing. Girls in Blue, the Veness Sisters, Those wishing to arrange for trans move their shoe repair business back Mill City, $10 cash from U. S- Na here. portation should contact Joe Bowes, They will be in their same old lo tional Rank; Buttons and Bows, from Gene Jacobson, Bob Draper. Wilson Sublimity, juvenile square dance cution near the postoffice. Stevens or Hugh Johnston. group, barometer from Gale’s Fine Gift» and Stayton Variety, Stayton; Rebekah lodge drill team from Stay Bob Rash Signs Harold Wiltse to Ball Club ton, lamp from H. L. Stiff Furni ture store; Keyboards, aecordian number, $10 in trade from Ditter’s in Sublimity; Dawn and Sandra Hellmen, Lyons, $15 cash from First National bank for the most original number. The two top winning numbers will appear on Heck Harper's TV show | on Tuesday, May 12. The entire show was to have been broadcast over KGAY, Salem Sunday, but due to techincal difficulties, it was Impos sible to do so. Something was wrong with the sound equipment the night , of the show. Director for School Board To Be Elected Here Next Monday Mr. and Mrs. William Harris of Mill City have leased the Riverview Cafe at Mehama from Mr. and Mrs. Zen Cutting and will take possession May 1. Mr. and Mrs. Cutting will continue to operate the lounge as in the past. Mrs. Harris at one time ope rated a cate in Eugene and Mr. Harris has been a top flight dinner chef for a number of years at such world-fam ous places as the Arizona Biltmore H »tel at Phoenix, The Sheraton Pal ace in San Francisco, the Waldorf and the Supper Club at Reno, and recently in Hollywood at Pucci’s and Mike Romanoff's. Mr. Harris served his apprenticeship with the Statler Hotel chain at Buffalo, N. Y. Starting Tuesday, May 5 the Riv erview Cafe will be opened at 11 a. tn. for lunch or late breakfast and give continuous service until 3 a. m. Edith Mason The Mill City Cub Scout Pack est children, Leslie, Chuckie and Committee and Den Mothers met at Mona to the hospital in Salem Sun ’ the Joe Lalack home Tuesday even day evening when they discovered ' ing. The group changed the pack the children had consumed 23 of Mr. meeting date from the second Tue»- Thonikins high blood pressure pills. day of each month to the first Tues- Because Mrs. Thomkins had in ■ lay. This was done ,.o It would not duced vomiting, it was not necessary conflict with the firemen’s meeting. to use a stomach pump. Pack 4P of Mill City will participate The doctor i a d they were about iu the pui adc at the Scout Exposition the best behaved children he'd seen in Salem May 9. The parade will start in his office. It seems the pills work- from capitol maul and wil! end at the ed as tranquilizers. fairgrounds. There will tie a scout pic The children had a nic at the fairgrounds at 4:30: Local and were red as beets Den Mothers will be in charge of the no ill effects have shown up. boys during the parade but parent» are asked to be at the grounds follow ing the parade to meet their respect ive cubs. Theme for May will h»- “Down on the Farm" and it is hoped by the com- 1 mittce that all cubs wil] ¿e able to Wilbur Case, of neai GaUa, who visit a loca] fann during t^e month. A group of Den Mothers nave been was injured Thursday morning in a logging accident had not regained attending special training meetings in consciousnes at the time this is being Salem to help them along with theis written. He works as a feller for weekly den meetings. Present at the Young and Morgan Timber Co., De lust meeting were Den Mothers, troit. It was reported here that he Mmes. Croan, Damewood, Hansen, was struck by a falling snag at the Ziebert, Hince and Lalack; Cub Mas company’s operation in the Pamelia ter Beryl Lamb, assistant Délits Hince ( reek area east of Detroit. He suf- and committeemen Stan Vail, G. Kind f-red a broken right arm, broken left red. Joe Lalack and institutional re- wrist, concussion and lacerations of I présentâtive H. Pearce. The next pack meeting will be held the hands and feet. He is now at Good Samaritan hospital in Portland. May 5th. Mrs. Case, who works at Detroit dam has been with her husband in | Portland. Her mother, Mrs. F. W. Campbell spent several days at the Case home taking care of their two small daughters, Cynthia and Ter- resa. Sunday Robert Gray drove Mrs. Campbell and the children to Walla Walla where the children will reniaiu for a time. Carl Kellv and Rusty Whitten, eighth f.ade ti.deiits at Mill City, ha.e -cored again with their science • xhibit of a roi ket launching device which th'-y built. Having won a first pl.ee •'ith this exhibit at the Pitcher Don Howe, hurleu a no- Linn County Science hair recently, hitt. r agini-t the Colt n V kings. for which they collected <5 in prize The -core ended ltl-0 for Santiam. money, they entered the saime ex Howe, with his curie and speed ball, hibit in the Science Fair at Portland fought his way through seven innings last week. When judged at the Oregon Mu with good backing from the rest of seum of Science and Industry, in the Wolverine squad. Bob Gordon was top hitter for the competition with hundreds of other day with a deep double to right of entries from Oregon and Washing center field. The Wolverines r» main ton, the txhibit was awarded second place honors. undefeated in league play. Wilbur Case Injured In Logging Accident Earl W. Loucks Carl Kelly and Rusty Whitten Win Again With Science Exhibit Don Howe Pitches No Hitter Thursday Uerman Mason Baccalaureate Services To Be Held at Detroit DETROIT—The baccalaureate ser vices for the Detroit senior class will be held at the Detroit Church of Christ Sunday evening, May 10 at 7 o’clock. Rev. Harold Roth of the Idanha Community church will give the invo cation and benediction. The sermon will be given by Rev. Glen Lyda of the Detroit Churth of Christ. The class this year is composed of five girls. They are Sandra Young blood. Evelyn Harper, Martha Ma son, Clydia Storey and Marsha Cadle. Future Citizens of Area Many Newcomers in Mill City at Present Mill City rentals are fast becoming a thing of the pa it as an influx of people have moved into town. During Apr., n. ra] new families have moved in. Among them are Mr. and Nr». G- Hum< r. and Mr». Archie Thomp- son, Mi nq Mrs. Gen« McClellan, Mr. and Ralph Earhart, Mr. and Mrs. Rich*. .' i.iew k, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer h rma Mr. and Mrs. John Mack, Mr a-4 •a. V rne Davie. Three ra Lera have .i o» 'd ’rue tne Silver Paddle Trailer urt -hr mo«.th ah T*»ey ar* U uJ Sf«a. Haroid Wo kr. kr a. J ell Meyers and Mr an 1 Colter. Here’s a fine group ot iuture citizens trom this area. From left to right top row are Ricky, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl I-ady, Idanha; Susie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Athel Savage of Idanha^and Mike, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Farmen, Mill City. Bottom row, Dolores, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stafford, Gates; Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurie Bassett, Mill City, and Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Freeman, also of Mill City.
