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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1959)
The Mill City Enterprise ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY - GATEWAY T(> THE HEAKT OF NATURES EMPIRE VOLI ME XV MILL CITY, OREGON NUMBER 20 Motorcycle Races Slated Here Sunday Sunday, May 17 at 12 noon Yoar of motorcycles will fill the as Mill City holds its second Moto Cross Scrambles run of the season. Work has been progressing on the course the past two months. The track has been improved, electricity added, a new concession stand built and general improvements made throughout the area. It is believed by the Mill City club that the attendance of 1,000 at the last race will be doubled Sunday. There will be a full field of riders. Entries are expected from Bend, Rose burg, Eugene, Salem, Corvallis, Leb anon, Albany, Oregon City, Port land and Mill City. Trophies for this race displayed now at the U. S. National Bank here have been sponsored by The Last Frontier Les’s Tavern, Haley’s Drive In, Red & White Store, Res sler’s Service Station, P & L Ser vice, Mill City Tavern, U. S. Nat ional Bank, and Meander Inn of Gates-Mill City area and Dale’s Food Market, Thiel’s, Lyons Tavern, Riv erview Cafe, Bridge Tavern, Ginger bread House, Ray Branch & Son Equipment Co. and Simpson Logging Co., of the I.yons-Mehair.a area. The North Santiam Chamber of Com merce donated the following mer chandise for a drawing to be held among all riders competing: East man Starflash Camera kit, Bronson Spinning reel, camp cook kit and service for four, trolling pole, salm on pole, Prepo gas camp stove, tackle box and a camp axe and flash light. Old Cars on Display Another added attraction for this race is the showing of antique auto mobiles by the Silver T Horseless Carriage club of Salem. They expect to have about 17 of these oldtime cars here for this showing. To Be Installed Sunday THURSDAY, MAY 14. 1959 Wolverines Take 10 Games Without Loss M OO A YEAR 10 c A COPT Darril Hershberger Takes First Place in Jaycee Teen Road-eo July Fourth Plans Talked at Lions Meeting The Mill City Jaycee Teen-age Roa<i-e-o was held Saturday after noon on th? Elementary School parking area. Darril Hershberger won Coach Gleason Eakin’s Wolverines first place and will be Mill City’s have made an exceptional record in representative at the State finals in baseball this Spring by winning 10 Stayton on Sunday, June 17. The games in a row. They lost only one, winner of the State Roadee-o will game this season and that was to go t<? Washington, D. C. in August Scio. Sin e then they have topped to compete with other State winners all comers. Monday they defeated for Colleife scholarships. Darril dis Falls City 6 to 1 in the first of a played an excellent knowledge of best—of-three playoff for the driving regulations in the written Marion B title. Wednesday the team quiz and showed exceptional driving went to Falls City for the second ability in handling a car and maneu of the series to decide the Marion vering it through thc> obsticle course. B representative to the state. If The other winners were Pat Wil Falls City wins, a second game will kinson, second place; Eugene Skaug, be played immediately. third place; Rodney Stubbs, fourth Gary Bevier pitched the game and Bill Putman, fifth. Monday and tossed a one hitter. I Local sponsors were Tom’s Shell Santiam got off to a good start Service; Draper’s Flying A; Jerry with two runs in the first and three Pittam Insurance; Silver Saddle Ser more in the third. They got one more vice; George Laird Insurance, Jack's run in the fifth. Kanoff had a triple Richfield Service; D. B. Hill Inst and “Little John” Henry had a ance, Philippi Ford and Gene Teague double. Don Howe was catcher for Chevrolet. Without the help of these the Wolferines. businessmen the road-e-o would not have beep possible this year. The Jaycees thank Judges Wally Cobine and Perry Clipfell for their part in this worthwhile event—See picture of winner on Page Six. At the meeting of the Lions club Monday night, Lowell Fleetwood gave a report on plans for the annual Fourth of July celebration here. The board gave Fleetwood an o. k. to plan a breakfast for the morning of July 4 to start off the day's activities. He also stated there were plans in <he making for a parade, and motorcycle races will be held in the afternoon. There will also be a little league baseball game in the after noon and a double header softball Frances Nesbitt, daughter game tn the evening. Some good teams of Mr. and Mrs. Al Nesbitt, will be will be lined up for this event, and installed as worthy advisor of Mari with softball coming back strong lyn Assembly, No. 60, Order of Rain hfere this summer it is expected a bow for Girls, at a ceremony an huge demand will be on hand here all nounced for 2 o'clock Sunday after day. noon, May 17, at the Oddfellow hall. There will be the usual fireworks The other officers will also be in display in the evening following the stalled at that time. softball games, and an open air dance will follow to wind up the act ivities. Ron Kuhlman, son of Mr. and; The fireworks will again be put Mrs. Lee Kuhlman, Albany, and on by the Mill City Volunteer Fire Shereen Muir, daughter of Mr. men, and the dance will be handled and Mrs. John Muir, Mill City, by the Jaycees. It was announced at the meeting were chosen this week as Boy that joint installation of officers for The softball seas ,n opened offi and Girl of the year at Santiam the Lions and Auxiliary will be held cially here Monday night when the Union High School. Monday, May 25 at the hall. Burt Jaycees and Simpson Logging of Boroughs, who was Lion of the Week Idanha met in the first game. The recently, presented Jim Putman as score ended 13-8 in favor of Simp Lion of the Week Monday. Guest of sons, but the game was called on There will be a United Fund meet the evening of Srank Moore waa account of time, so another game ing tonight (Thursday) in the Jaycee Erv Steers, who is with the new will have to be played. The s«*cond The 1959 irrigation season water meeting hall at 8 o’clock. The pur forest district here. game was between Mehama town team The Mill City Elementary school and Simpsons of Lyons. The score i outlook in the Willamette Valley has pose of the meeting is to elect a of this hassle was 5 to 1 in favor of not been improved by April rainfall person to serve on the Marion Coun softball teams traveled to Mari-Linn which was below normal according ty United Fund Board to represent school Thursday afternoon to play the Simpsons. Community last of their regularly scheduled a report released today by W. T. the Mill City-Gates Wednesday night the Jaycees will 1 Cheat. In the past. Mill City and games of the season. The girls lost and Frost, Snow Survey Supervisor, Soil meet the Gates Firemen at 6:30 Simpson of Lyons will meet the Me- Conservation Servile, U. S. Depart Gates have been included in the to Mari-Linn by a score of 18 to 21, ment of Agriculture and Oregon Ag- North Santiam area without having i but the boys posted another win to hama Firemen. Friday evening the first game will ricultural Experiment Station. The any local representation, while such | the tune of llto 5. The boys have be between the Mehama I Firemen below normal mountain snow-pack, towns as Turner, Jefferson and Mt. i suffered no losses this season, hav- and the Mehama town team and the coupled with the difficient April rain- Angel, have members on the county 1 ing defeated Detroit, Gates and t second game between the Gates Fire- fall. will produce only fair to poor board. With a person from this end I Mari-Linn. St. Boniface forfeited irrigation water supplies except on of the canyon there to present the i their game to Mill City by failing to men and Simpsons of Idanha. I thoye streams where reservoirs will problems of the area and protect our arrive as- scheduled. I sustain the summer month. flow to interests, much better satisfaction and service from the United Fund can near average amounts. The Eighth Mid-Willamette Val- World Diplomacy Topic ' ley Industrial Arts Fair will be held Water content of the west side be expected. The meeting is open to everyone and Of Discussion at Presby. | in the Santiam High School gym * . • j Cascade snow-puck snow-pack is only 43 per-i per nasium here and will be open to the cent normal. The snow is melting ra all adults will be permitted to express Manse Friday Evening public on Saturday from 10:00 to pidly with the effective snow line at their views and to vote for a repre A discussion on “World Diplomacy' 12:00. 1:00 to 4:30. and 6:30 to Funeral services were pending at 4200 feet in the southern part of the I sentative. . 1 xvv ■ s I... J J. .a.x ORAA was held by a group of interested 9:30, and on Sunday from 1:00 to the Howell-Edwards Chapel « in Salem basin and dropping to 3500 feet in Um the persons at the Presbyterian manse j 3:00 p. m. for David J. Kliewer, 74, who died north part. Friday evening. Resource persons Mid-Willamette Valley school unexpectedly Monday at his home, Mountain soils are well wetten. attending to assist in the discussion shop« will bring their better pro 344 Norway St. NE in that city. He Early May rainfall will sustain this were Don Paul, who lived for a num jects on the afternoon of Thursday, was the father of Harold Kliewer of condition as well as improve the ber of years in Hong Kong, and 3am May 14, for judging by a group Lebanon, a former Mill City mer moisture condition of hill and valley A group of Boy Scouts from Troop Britwum of Ghana, Africa, who is at ¡of North-Willamette teachers on chant. soils. No. 49 of Mill City joined hundreds present majoing in Forestry at OSC Friday the 15th. Kliewer, a Salem area resident „ . , . . _ Storage in the five multiple pur- This is the annual fair at which of others in taking part in the an I in Corvallis. since 19-16, 1 . was stricken about 9:45 | se re8erv0jrs operated by the Corp» I The group received many insights our local shop boys have been so suc J ««» » J ’H ** flea) nlHrvAtltl nual Scout Circus at the State Fair-1 p. m. and was dead when first aidmen of Army Engineers is ill percent grounds in Salem last Saturday, {into better understanding of our re cessful in the past. Having the fair and an ambulance arrived. Death was normal. lationship to the new countries of May 9. To enable the scouta to be the world. Mr. Britwum's own con here this year baa been made pos believed caused by a heart attack. i Forecast of the AprilsSentember sible by the local merchants and part of the “encampment” near the Kliewer was employed as a cus clusion was that our foreign policy todian at the Hollywood 1 branch -------- runoff has been revised taking into grandstand Friday night, Mrs. Arth-, ! would be helped a great deal if will give the people of the community low precipitation. an opportunity to see the surpria- ur Kerr accompanied them and spent' postoffice and formerly was a cus-, account the lne ,0 * . April Apru P reclP todian at the Blue Lake Cannery.' T*»’, has resulted in a lowering of the night sleeping (?) in her car, as Americans would learn more of the ingly excellent work done by high He was born Oct. 31. 1884, at the forecasts as follows: Clackamas, none of the fathers of the boys were problems of the new countries, and school students. i that our foreign policy in the future Mountain Lake, Minn. Kliewer was 78 per cent; North Santiam, 68 per- free to remain over-night. should be based on more understand a member of the Christian Missionary Sou% Santiam. « P«c*nt; There was a parade Saturday af Alliance Church McKenzie, 74 percent; Middle Fork ternoon and later “all was well,” ing. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Sar- Willamette 63 percent; Row River according to report», until one en - - he was 64 percent; and Willamette at Salem. terprising young scout of the local ah Kliewer to whom brigade tossed an “empty” canned- married in 1915 at Mountain Lake, 76 percent. Flow of streams heading at lower heat container into the bon-fire. It Minn.; two sons, Harold Kliewer, The Mill City Garden club met Lebanon, and Robert Kliewer, Long elevations in the Cascade Range such evidently exploded, blowing about Thursday for a dessert luncheon at Beach, Calif.; and three grand as the Molalla, Calapooya and Pud 15 feet into the air. Result of the ding River will be only fair during thoughtlessness was the destruction Some 200 acres of Oregon and the home of Mrs. Lowell Cree with children. the Spring season and poor during of Bucky Lyons’ pup-tent, of which California lands should be set aside Mrs. Harvey Tolbert as co-hosteas. Mrs. Tolbert, president, presided the summer. he was justly proud, by fire. He had for scenic and recreational values, Flow of many of the streams will bought it with his own hard-earned the Bureau of Land Management at the business meeting. Mrs. Adolph Brunner gave an interesting talk on money. reported this week. . be similar to the 1944 water year. Virgil T. Heath, state BLM sup gladiolus. The June meeting will be Fortunately, no one was injured State-wide, Oregon’s 1959 irriga- ,tion season water supply outlook is by the blast. However, there may have ervisor, proposed among the other at the home of Mrs. Danny Moore only fair to poor except on those been some ijured feelings, as the tracts that about 50 acres along the with Mrs, Fred Grimes as co-hostess. ! streams with irrigation reservoir fa- Scouts were brought home a little LittleNorth fork east of Mehama, Election of officers will be held and ilities. Reservoirs hold an average earlier than expected. Bucky's grand be included in tracts set aside for new secret pals chosen. Present for the m«*eting were supply of water but will be seriously mother’s good intentions "back this purpose. Mmes. E. K. Fish, Danny Moore, Ra- depleted by excessive irrigation de fired.” [chel Olmstead, Charles Dolezal, mands this summer. April precipita John Henry Injured in [Curtis Cline, Adolph Brunner, Fred tion fell way short of normal. Stream- E. L. Roye To Give flow will drop off rapidly during the Free Donkey Rides Sunday Game Here With Jefferson Grimes, J. C. Kimmel, Frank Hayes, By Rodney Sc ha er Herbert Schroeder, Otto Witt, Har By Rodney Scheer next month unless unusually heavy Friday, the Wolverine spikers won rainfall occurs. E. L. (Ace) Roye, who lives on Thursday the Wolverine nine down vey Tolberr and Lowell Cree. Mrs. J. McCully Mountain near Lyona, has the Marion County District “B" track 1 C. Dickinson of Salem, and Mrs. The next report on water supply informed The Enterprise this week ed the Jefferson Lions 4-0. The game William McClintock were guests. meeet at Salem. Although Santiam was marred by an injury to center took only one first place, they pick conditions will be released by the that he will be giving free rides on fielder, John Henry, who was knock ed up enough lower places to win. Soil Conservation service at the close bis educated donkeys to kids at his ed unconscious by a Jefferson player. Santiam qualified five men for the of the irrigation season, about Octo home this Sunday bee ween the hours Henry was rushed to Santiam Me Santiam Wolverines Beat of 2 and 5. Mr. Roye has been train morial hospital, where he spent the state meet, May 15 at Springfield. ber 10. The five qualifiers are Tom Fencl, ing these little donkeys for pome time night and returned Friday morning. Detroit Here Wednesday Bv Rodney Schaer Louie Morgan, Jerry Johnson, Ron and has them properly trained for Gary Bevier pitched and Don Last Wednesday, May 6, the Wol- Kuhlman and Dorman Gregory this type of service. Howe caught this game. Tom Fencl picked up the only first,1 Roye said he will be traveling verines swamped Detroit 17-1. The Wolverines had little trouble in win with Browning Bros. Carnival this this was in the shot put. ning. season. The Wolverines had 85 points, St. Pitsher Don Howe allowed only one Paul 69, Jefferson, 68, O.S.D. 61,' MacLaren 48, Falls City 36, Siletz 22, | hit. Gary Bevier was catcher. LYONS—The regular City Coun Santiam got seven runs in the first Valsetz 16, Perrydale 12, Colton 10, cil meeting was held Wednesday ev Wednesday May 13, PT A instal inning, eirht in the second, one in and St. Boniface 5. lation and Centennial contest. Mari ening. Before tse meeting R. ~ L. lyn Assembly, Rainbow for Girls, the fourth and one in the fifth. De I Stewart, manager of the Pacific troit’s one run came in the fifth. ’ DeMoiay, Mill City Fire Hall. R. G. <rf Detroit Dam __________ J¿g¿,,¡SSÍ Thursday, May 14. Toastmirtrees The Lyons and Mill City Spring _____ of Al- 7:66 / A.M. " Daily Weather Read “ lags .)any an<j i>,n Black, engineer from Garden club show, "Wheels of Time,” and Theta Rho Girla. Only 28 Show Up to Friday, May 15, IOOF lodge. And Lake Elevation Portland were hosts to council mem will be held I riday, May 15 at the Sunday May 17. Rainbow Installa Mai. Min. Pep. Elev bers at a dinner at Riverview Cate. Catholic Community hall in Lyona. Vote on City Budget 45 37 0.91 1563.19 At the business meeting they ar- Entries will bj received from 8:30 tion at 2, lodge hall. May 6 Only 28 citizens of Mill City were Mon.'ay, May 18, Lions club and 68 41 trace 1563.35 | cepted maps for the street lights as a. m. and relet-sed at 8:30 p. m. May 7 interested enough in the affairs of All sp-.'imen must have foliage M j ..»nie iodge. 76 42 0.00 1563.08 ( laid out by the engineer, and more May 8 the city to cast their oailvts at the Tuesday, May 19, Woman's Club. 60 42 023 156'’.95 lights are to be added to the city and be g.nu by the »xhibitor There May 9 •Vednesday, May 20. Santiam Re budget election here Tuesday. Of 51 41 0.20 1562.97 lighting system. Other business in- will aLo be a plant and food sale. May 10 Ribbons will be awarded for the bekahs, Sai.tiam Memorial tea 2 to the 28 votes cast, 25 were yes and 8 N 41 0.08 1562^4 i eluding naming of streets and setting May 11 no. outata -di. g cxhib.t in each division. 5 at O K. DeWitt’a. 69 43 0.00 1562.571 speed limits in the city. May 12 Softball Season Gets Underway Monday Nite Irrigation Water Supply Still Far United Fund Meeting To Be Held Here Below Normal Elementary Boys Win At Mari- Linn Thursday Shop Show To Be Open Here Sat.andSun. Band and Chorus to Present Spring Concert Father of Former Here Thursday Night Merchant Dies Monday On Thursday night of this week, provided there are not too many students ill with measles, and flu, the elementary band and chorus will pre sent their Spring concert in the ele mentary gymnasium. The program will commence promptly at 7:30. The chorus is under the direction of Doris M. Sheythe, and accompanied by Alice M. Smith, pianist. The band includes students from Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8, and is directed by Earl W. Loucks. The public is invited. Both of these groups have been doing an outstanding job this school year in their choral and instrumental classes. They recently presented con certs at Lyons and Harrisburg, in re sponse to invitations from the public school systems in both places. Fol lowing the Harrisburg concert the entire group was taken to Benton- Lane park for an afternoon of recrea tion where they enjoyed swimming, roller skating, outdoor concession rides, and other entertainment. The beginners’ band, also directed by Mr. Loucks and including children from the fourth grade level, will give their concert Monday night, May 18, in the band room at the elementary school. Chick Mason, Detroit Wins in Jaycee Contest Charles C. “Chick” Mason, well- known sportsman of Detroit, is the first winner in the Mill City Jaycee’s fishing gear raffle. Chick’s name wa< drawn last Wednesday in the first of 10 weekly drawings to be held by the Jaycees. He chose a spinning rod. The next drawing will be held at the Jaycee hall Wednesday evening. The public is invited, but it is not necessary to be present to win. Tickets are on sale at the Sportsman's Center, Verne’s Clip Joint, Jack's Richfield, or any Jaycee member. See picture on Page Two New Rest Rooms Added to Drive In Jim Haley, owner of the Mill City Drive In has been working putting on an addition to the west side of the Drive In building. The new space ■will be usd feor rest rooms and stor age. Elmer Stewart has been assist ing wtih the project. This will be a great additioa to the service for the traveling public. Jim said if the public will cooperate they will maintain “home clean” rest rooms for their convenience. Local Boy Scouts Have Big Time in Salem m a ff h ij Propose North Fork Area for Park Use Lyons City Council Okays Street Light Plan Lyons-Mill City Garden Show Planned May 15 Coming Events Garden Club To Elect Officers at June Meet
