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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1959)
Enterprise __________________________________________ ON' THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NATURE’S EMPIRE___________________________________ VOLUME XV Plans Nearly Complete for Canyon Fair «3.00 A YEAR 10c A COPT MILL CITY. OREGON THURSDAY. JUNE 18. 1959 NUMBER 25 Simpson Safety Slogan Winner I City to Spend $8,000 Paving And Oiling _ _ * r *'* ' » f . Mari Five from Area Linn Takes Teaching Position in Portland Attending Boys State This Week I inn I al/ac I LYON* James Wright, principal ■ f Mari-Linn ~<h«x 1 for the past five years has re igned to take a posi tion in th«- Portland schools. Mr Mayor J C. Kimmel presided at Wright, while here, organised a GATES—-Plans for the 3-day San Five bovs from the Mill City area the regular meeting of the City boys’ camp, and he and Clinton are attending Beaver Boys State on tiam Canyon Fair June 26-27-28 are w. Counc l recently with all councilnien Ijind al <> organized a music camp the Oregon State college campus thia nearing completion. Guests are in- I . present. vited to wear Centennial dress, or which was held in the summer near week. They are Bill Putman, son of any appropriate garb. Events for Don Moffatt, representing the i Suttle Lake. Many front here took Mr and Mrs. Jim Putman; Bob Hill, Friday June 26 will begin at 1 p. m. North Santiam Chamber of Com part. son of Mr. and Mrs. D B Hill, Jr.) There will be exhibits of all kinds merce was present to a.-Jc the city I The M'hool board is now looking Dennis Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mra. to cooperate with the Chamber in for someone to replace Mr Wright Don Jenkins; Jerry Johnson, son of from Mehama, Lyons, Mill City. their effort to get extended area and also Mr Land, who r««cently Mr. and Mrs Lester Johnson, all of Gates. Detroit, Idanha and Marion phone service for the people of this resigned from Mari-Linn to take Forks, In the antiques the special Mill City; and Jim Gulliford. son area The way the issue now stands teaching position in Silverton feature will be an old time Canyon of Mr and Mrs. Jack Gulliford of people in Stayton are able to call Home There will be articles for Gates. All are students of Santiam residents here without paying toll sale by both individuals and organi- Union High school here. The three pictured above are winners in the safe charge, but Mill City folks do not zatiowa. Homemade ice cream will be Sponsors for the boys respectively I have the same privilege. The council served from 2 to 4 by local CYF ty slogan contest sponsored by Simpson Logging Co., are: Simpson Logging Co.. Lyons; U. agreed to use every means possible group—Gay Nineties style. Door *. National Bank. Mill City; Gates of Lyons. From right to left they are Mrs. Robert G. prizes will be given every hour and , to gain extened area service. Fire Department; American Legion Davison, grand prize wanner, $100. Mr. Davison has Jim Putman. Santiam Union High winners must be present to claim Post 159, Mill City, and the Mill worked for Simpson for five years and is a top clipper principal was present to ask the city their prizes Good eats will be served City Lions’ Club. spotter on the second shift. Center is Mrs. Arlie Elliott, . for financial aid for the cnrrent from 1 to 9 p. m by ladies from The program is sponsored every Jr., who won $15. Mr. Elliott has been employed at the summer recreation program which is Detroit. Idanha. Marion Forks, Lyons year by the American Legion and ■ under the supervision of Gleason and Mt-hama. Lyons plant for over six years and is core feeder on consists of training in government F.akin. The City council members Saturday June 27 the fair opens and leadership to aid the boys on the first shift. To the right is Mrs. Ray D. Davis who I voted to aid this program in the again at the Gates Schoolgrounds at their return to school activities in won $5. Mr. Davis has been with the company for the amount of $200.00. lpm The same program will be in By Jean Roberts the Fall. The busy schedule of classea past nine months and is tape machine operator on the The forthcoming Fourth of July force as for Friday. There will be does allow time each after MEHAMA—Loggers may have to however, second shift. i parade was discussed with Mayor a program at 8 o’clock in the gym. noon for tennis, swimming, or some qualify a- firemen, rather than , Kimmel tating the Teen Age Com- announced by Mayor W. R Hutche such recreation. The local area chaii> 'mittae from the high school had con- choker setters, cat skinners, and | man again this year is Ronald Rags- son, There will be a variety of song Drivers License Examiner tacted him and asked for assistance whistle punks, if the emphasis Con i dale. and dance numbers, square dance ex in anangmg a parade route. A ten- tinues on fire prevention ratner tran hibition, presentation of Santiam To Be Here June 22 The Boys State program is in its logging One logging operator stated Bean Festival Princesses, with Carol A Drivers Licen e Examiner will ^t,\e rout<' wa tug gested for use by recently, “I’ve got more money in 23rd year and will continue all week, Sue Ball, local entry, present. having its climax Friday at ths be on duty in Mill City M< nday. | »AC. Street Commissioner C E. Mason vested in fire equipment than in log -tate Capitol when the new Cover- There will be outdoor dancing on T«:ne 22 at i he Fire Hall between the ging equipment. ” presented his paving program for the paved yard, weather permitting, hours of 9 and 4. Tank trucks, a* logging equipment nor of Boy* State will be inaugurat- until 10 p. m. The cafeteria will be Persons wishing original licenses ' the summer with about 2,500 feet were n<«n-exi«tant a few years ago. ¡•d. open from 1 to 10:30 p. m. As in the past years. Dr. Jack Reid GATES—The Gates Woman’s club or permit to drive are asked to file to be paved this year. Dust oil will Sunday. June 28 is oldtimers day is spon-oring a contest for the best applicatiors well ahead of the sche i be used also in needed spots. Mill Now they are required on every land has donated hi.- services by giving a ing as well as portable pumps fire at the fair. Special invitation to plate design which would be suitable duled closing hour in order to as- City has gradually built up a good physical examination to the boys Gates Community church services at for this beautiful section of Oregon, sure time for completion of the re- program with most streets in good extinguishers and a box of fire tools. prior to their leaving Lenthel Rags Each piece of logging equipment condition, except for a few “trouble 11 a m with Arlin Rothauge, stu located on the newly named “Hap- ouiied license test. dale assisted in taking the boys to spots,” that will require extended must carry a fire extinguisher, axe. I Corvallis. dent minister in charge. The fair piness Highway, A 10-inch plate and shovel. Ewch logging truck must study and preliminary work before opens at 1 p m and there will be that could be used for any purpose, also have a double bitted axe ami they can be paved. door prizes. The Cafeteria opens in but especially appropriate for the The council members instructed shovel. One company had several the large dining room at 1. A special now popular wall hanging The cor- Commissioner Mason to spend $8,000 trucks with new single bitted axes. feature this day will be the arrival test is open to anvone living between on this year's paving and dust oil Th trucks were sent home until of a caravan of oldtime cars from Mehama and Marion Forks. Design program. The street department also double bitted axes were purchase«!. Salem. Pictures can be taken at this must be presented on a white circle StiU another trucker found a good I ordered the placing of several ‘,C»u- tjme for a small fee. of paper. 10 inches in diameter, and Oily on falling axes. (They are double T.ar! Parker of Detroit recently ' tion-Children Playing" and Stop Winners in the plate design cna- be mount-d on a 12-inch cardhoard bitted.) The next year they did not test will be announced All entries with the design itself done in color, brought an interesting old reprint of 'ffn placed at necessary points. Police Chief Meader submitted his meet specifications so he had to re will be released at 5 p. m. Th«^ Sinn son Logging Company for which any medium can be used. the January 1, 1800 edition of the police report with $519 collected in place them. Short handled shovels was the sneco sful bidder for 16.000,- Still Time to Enter A cash prize will be awarded Ulster County N. Y. Gazet^ which are not acceptable either. "In case It is not too late to enter an ex D«‘a«lline ¡s 1 p. m. Friday. June was first printed May 5, 1798 It was fine» from nine arrests. There were hoard f et of national forest tim- hibit at the Santiam Canyon Fair 26. opening day of the Canyon Fair published by Samuel Freer and Son 434 man hours worked with the po of fire though.” stated one old time 1 • r located in the South Breitenbush logger, “ you want to grab a shovel. In case you missed the Entry Blank in the Gat«'s school gym Entries may and was a weekly supporting the Fed lice car patrolling 2332 miles using are < f the Mill City Ranger District, 176 gallons of gas Five dogs were There’s not a thing in the world you Th«- total volume Includes 13 400,- in The Enterprise recently just mail be sent or brought there, or mailed eral Party. can do with it ami it's always handy a postal card to the Gates Women’s previously to the Gates Woman’s «100 board feet <>f Dougla--f r and The January 4, 1800 edition became impounded during the month. to lean on.” club, contact one of the members, or club at Gate». Any party may enter fam.«u.s and numerou reproductions [ p ne. 1.900 000 board feet of Western Another logger fixed a trailer Mrs. Glen Henness. secretary at as many de igtis they wish. All en- were ma«le. However the one that Hemlock and 700,000 board feet of with tank, pump and hose to be at Gates. Plea e Note: all exhibits will tries will become the property of Mr. Parker owns is one of the older' tached to a cat to reach inaccesible Western ied cedar and other species. be put in place Wednesday and rhe Gates Women's club, winner will topics and more nearly represents the places, in ca^e of fire. This was not The high bid was $465 895 00 for the Thursday. June 2 and 25 between 10 be aonoun«’ d Sunday afternoon. older type paper u-ed The reproduc accepted because “forest service of- total volume in addition to construc a. m- and 5 p. m. Gates school gym— June 28. clo ing day of the fair tions are made of wood pulp and the fials are not cat skinners.” "Well.’’ tion of access road estimated to coat FLOWERS ONLY accepted Friday origii al were rag paper. The Cen retorted the logger. "They’re not $162,000 00. morning Description, an,l owner’s Other interested bidders were tennial Exposition of 1876 in Phila truck drivers either.” name must be pinned or taped to Young and Morgan, North Santiam delphia first brought the reprints and for Fire wardens are employed every article. Veneer Inc., Timber Procurement were sold on the Exposition grounds GATES—Funeral services for Mrs. each “side.” These men go to work as Centennial souvenirs. In 1877 a Anna (Babe) Young have been set at noon and stay on the job until Company. Capitol Lumber Company, Centennial celebration at Kingston. for 2 p. m. Friday. June 19 at the 8:00 p. m Fire trails are built around Linn Plywi nd Corporation, Timber N. Y. offered another opportunity to Weddle Funeral Home in Stayton each unit by hand where it hss been Owner Lumber Company, Willamette Plywood Corporation, and Rudy Lum* Softball players have been having purchase the paper. with burial in Belcrest Memorial mpos-ible for a cat to net to build 1 ber Company. a rough time playing their games Only two known originals remain, parq in Salem following. trail. The timber wa» sold at an oral because of the weather. How-ever on Loggers in the Breitenbush. French Mrs. Young was taken ill at her Nine Lions member- met at the Thursday night • the Jaycees boat one in the files of the Library of Con auction held in the Willamette Na gress and one with the American An Creek, and Bugaboo area, above home Monday aftcrnon. Her daugh City Park M nday night to give the Simpson of Idanha 10 to 8 in the first tional Forest office in Eugene. park the final cleaning up before the game. In the night cap the Mehama tiquarian Society in Worcetser, Mass. ter, Mrs. Frances Heath was called Detroit have their share of worries it rains they can ’ t work, be- The old paper was deeply bordered When and made plans to take her mother to 4th of July. There were five mowers Tow-n team beat the Gates Fire de in black in memory of the recent Santiam Memorial Hospital, but cause, “cat logging causes soil ero- Surpise Luncheon Held working and the rest of the men were partment 2 lto2. death of the Father of our country. she passed away before she sould re sion.” When the sun shines the hu- busy with sickles finishing up the Friday night the Gates Fire de-1 George Washington. It contained ceive medical attention. probably midity goes down and the men For Mrs. Bill Hoeye job. Working Monday night were partment won from Simpson ,ofl Members of the Presbyterian must leave the woods, "Only time Carl Kelly, Jay Mason. Jerry Pit- Lyons on a forfeit, as some of the speeches made by Senate and House from a heart attack. _ Washing- Anna Josephine Carey was born we can work,” grumbled a truck Women's Association and friends tain, Herb Schroeder. Lee Bassett, Simpson players failed to show up. members commemorating were invited to a surprise covered Andy Anderherg, Barney Scott, Don In the second game Mehama Town ton. excerpts from some follows: The December 8. 1896 at Superior, Wise, driver, “is if it’s cloudy.” dish luncheon last Saturday at the melancholy event which yesterday "Hoot-owling ” has already started. and passed away June 15, 1959. She Moffatt, and Larry Brent. team won over Simpson of Idanha was announced without doubt, has was united in marriage to Leonard When loggers are run out for hu Fellowship Hall to honor Mrs. Bill Plans are now being made to have 16 to 9. been rendered but too certain. Our Young, on April 21, 1917 at Bil- midity one day, most companies start Hoeye. Mr and Mrs. Hoeye and fam- the tables repaired for the steak fry Monday night Simpson of Lyons Washington is no more! “The hero, E. I ng, Mont He preceded her in death hoot-owling. This means going to ily are leaving soon for their new which will be held for members and to a 8 to 7 decision over the Jay- the sage and the patriot of America, in 1959, as did their son, Curtis work at 5:00 a. m Despite rain or home in Corvallis where he is to bo guests Monday night. It is the plan In the second game the Gates on the staff of O6C. Mr. Hoeye has to have all the tables repaired and Firemen defeated the Mehama fire- the man on whom in times of danger Eugene Young, who died in 1953. She shine hoot-owling usually continues been Industrial Arts instructor at every eye turned in hope, lives now all summer. is survived by a daughter, Mra. painted soon. men 8 to 2. Santiam High School for the past sik only in his own great actions, and in Frances Heath. Gates; and two grand Coffee and doughnuts were >erved League Standings the hearts of our afflicted people.” Measure dry ingredients before years, Mrs. Hoeye is vice-chairman «laughters, Cynthia Ann. and Carla Monday night. W L A number of interesting items were Sue Heath, also Gates; and two sis liquid or sticky ones, and you won’t of the Women’s Association and has Simpson of Lyons —.— __ 6 1 noticed in the classified section (not ters. Mrs. Louella Mulligan of Her have to stop and wash your measuring been active in many civic and fra Gates Fire Department .. __ 5 4 designated as such then) with many mosa ______________ ternal organizations. She has also B^ach. Calif., _ and Mrs. Mau- spoons. __.4 4 items appearing in the Sheriff’s sale:. fine Ingram, of Pine City. Minn. Mehama Town Team been a piano instructor here for sev Simpson of Idanha __ .„..3 3 By virtue of writ of testatum fieri < Over-cooking seafoods results in eral years. There were about thirty __ 3 Jaycees 4 facias, issued out of the Supreme, strong flavors, and tough and dry attending Saturday’s luncheon with Mehama Fire Department __ 1 « Court of the Judicature of the people products. Cook fish only until it flakes Mrs. Hoeye receiving many gifts. By Jean Roberts of the State of New York, directed MEHAMA—Mr. and Mrs. Harold and delivered to me. I have chattels, Longfellow have a new addition to Loaded for Boys State lands and tenements of Cornelius their family; a tiny fawn. Benham, which I shall expose to sale Harold, who 1» a truck driver for as the law directs on Saturday the I Freres Lumber Co., high in the Na 12th of February 1799, at the house tional Forest above Detroit, spied Another added feature for the July This Saturday. June 20 at 2:30. of said Benham in the town of Wind the new bom baby lying in a creek, with water washing over it Fearful the Chevrolet Economy run sponsor ham. at 10 o’clock in the forenoon. 4th celebration here will be the judg Peter Ten Broeck. Sheriff.I ing of Centennial Window displays. that the small animal would be chilled ed by Gene Teague. Stayton. will This phase of the affair is under the and dead before the mother returned, have its start at Tom’s Shell station direction of the Teenage Committee at First and Broadway in Mill City. he picked it up and took it home. Warm and dry in a box of straw, Bill Baldwin, sales manager for Weather at Detroit Dam of SUHS. All merchants are asked th« new baby hungrily sucks a bot Teague stated the new Chevy will 7:00 A.M. Daily Weather Readings to get old-time items and dress up Flex a window for the celebration. Mai . Mia. Pep tle. Harold has applwd for permis be drained of gas. the tank sealed The Teenage group ia also in charge off, then only one gallon used in the June 10 .48 1566.87 53 45 sion to keep it until it is grown. drive down highway 22 to Stayton. « June 11 .01 1566 65, of the parade. The children’s parade 64 47 Judges will be on hand to check the . June 12 .02 156 36 will lead off on that day with the 75 52 mileage. .0 1506.32 floats and grouping taking place at 60 50 1 June 13 On hand will be the Bean Festival 1 June 14 .0 1566.39 eitser Hilltop store or the theatre 66 49 princesses, said Baldwin today, and I June 15 .0 1566 40 The senior division of the parade will 58 45 70 46 0.31 1566 52 1 follow. Wednesday, June 17. Santiam Re Mayor Kimmel and other local men ' June 1« There will be a pancake breakfast will be on hand to »ee that the run bekah Lodge. starting at 5 a. m at the city park Thursday, June 18 Tea at Presby is all on the up and up. Motorcycle races will be held in the A 1949 Chevrolet 2-door will be Want To Go Bowling? terian Church; Theta Rho Girls. afternoon and a little league baae- Thursday. May 18. 8 o’clock. Jay- sold for only $9.95 at 5 o'clock Sat Ladies of the area who are interest ball game will be played at 3 a m cette meting at home of Mra. Harold urday. AH that is necessary to be eligible to purchase the car for this ed in bowling when the Stayton In the evening starting at 8 o’clock Simes. Friday, June 19, Oddfellows Lodge. I price is to register at Gene Teague's alleys are completed, are asked to there will be two softball games, Attending Boys State this year are the boys pictured above Saturday, June 20 between the hours .ontact Mrs. Nick Gustafson at followed by a mammoth fireworks from left to right: Bill Putman, Jerry Johnson, Jim Gulliford, Sunday, June 21. Father’s Day. Monday, June 22. Lions Club Steak I of 8 a- m. and 5 p. m Holder of the • "ons, phone ULriek 9-2282 on or display and a dance on the tennis Bob Hill and Dennis Jenkins. court at the school. winning ticket must be present. before Saturday, June 20 Fry. Loggers Now Need to Qualify As Firemen Artists Asked to Enter Plate Design Contest at Canyon Fair Earl Parkers of Detroit Show Old Newspaper Lions Work at City Park Monday Night Simpson of Lyons Still Tops in League Harold Longfellow Raising Tiny Fawn Chevy Economy Run To Start Here June 20 Coming Events Simpson Successful Bidder on South Breitenbush Timber Funeral Services for Mrs. Anna Young To Be Held Friday P. M. Centennial Window Contest Sponsored by Teenage Committee
