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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1959)
» I L ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHW \Y — GATI V n VOLL ME X\ NUMBER 31 School Here To Commence September 1 st *3.00 A UAR 10,. a COPT ♦ Up and Down The Avenue Citizens of the Week Bv Don Moffatt » Lions Members Asked Span Fpctival To Work at Park Mon.; Mon ^'"CMlVdl To Stain Picnic Tables At jldyton 10 All Lions club members are asked I to report to work at 7 o’clock Mon day night at the City Park with paint brushes and the task of stain ing the picnic tables will be tackled ' Official opening of the Santiam A few workers sh wed un Monday I P»an j Festival i< scheduled for Thurs night and put the finishing touches f day, July 30 with plans for many on some of the tables. They have new attractions completed, according been bolted together to make them more rigid, There are tables now to to Joe Steinkamp. general chairman. accomodate about 125 people in the I The grand parade will be Satur- park, and more will be built this ' day. August l at 5:30 with Harmon Drushella. Richard Duncan. Wilmer summer. Van Vleet. Ed Spitz, M Van Driesche Ace Underwood was employed to and Frank Forrette. committee in fix up a small “building” to house! charge the gas tanks for the kitchen range, i ______ | th* big attractions absent This was made necessary because kids had u cut the P“"1 ^veral - years — |s the some "ambitious” k.«» •— for — best ----- gas line into the cabin. A new toilet ^ea! in the ,,atp for 50 . featuring was also installed in the men’s rest Santiam green beans, at the Bean hole Feed Saturday. room this week by Art Hedge. It is hoped that within the next The Amateur show will be Thurs- week or 10 days, some fireplaces will ' day. the kids parade Friday, the bean be installed in the park. hoppers ball, and the Albany Bag pipers are concluding features of the big celebration. The Browning Bros. Carnival will again be on hand and are celebrating their 50th annivers ary in business. Rides for the kiddies are being featured at reduced prices in honor of the anniversary event. Another new innovation this year ■ - the mineral and hobby show, with Mrs. Lyle Sanders and \V. A Martin Mrs. Leo Poole, past president of general chairmen of the event. the Mill City Toastmistress club re- Coronation ceremonies for Queen ceived word last week that the club scrapbook which had been awarded Marylee Miller is set for Thursday first place in both district and re- at 7.30 p m Ed Bell, chairman of gional conte ts last »prlng and re- the talent show states that an out cently sent to the International con standing display of talent has been vention in Minneapolis. Minn., for lined up A special feature of the judging received top honors there— show ia the return of Jack Larsen, BUT The scrapbook along with who appeared a number of years ago hundreds of others, pla ed first, but and has since been on the F.d Sulli it was necessary for their display van show. Red Skelton TV show and board exhibit to accompany it. This is currently due to release records on board was sent by express and ar the Fraternity label. More floats than ever before have rived three days late. The Mill City club after having been lined up for the grand parade been announced a* first place win with a sweepstakes prize of $50 bo ners in the International event were be given; a first prize of $25, second then disqualified and it was neces-) place $15 and third spot winner will sary to do the judging all over again. receive $10. The divisions tor the Mrs. Poole says it is all highly frua- parade will be civic and fraternal, trating, to put it mildly However tha I Commercial and marching units. Mill City club is justly proud of the fact that the scrapbook was good enough to place first international ly even though the necessary display board kept them from retaining the honor. Begin July 30 Figures are not necessarily things 1 of interest, but I read an article this A full staff of instructors has now , week that should produce some been secured for Santiam Union High i thought by everyone. For a long time school, a.'ccrding to J B Pu’mun, , the government, or should I say our superintend nt, with school schedul government, as that is what it really ed to start September 1. The early is, has been growing by leaps and opening Js’e will allow for a 10- bounds. New bureaus are formed, * day Christina - vacation and a week’s more people are getting their feet in to the public trough. We should not vacation in the Spring. Pictured above to the left is Laura Jo Rambo, Teachers returning for another ■ blame the people for accepting these daugnter of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Rambo. When this picture year include Gilbert Adam», who 'vill positions with the government, but was taken she was 11 years old. In the next picture are teach sciencr- Burt an Boroughs, so on the other hand, we should do Robin Hoeye 2, and Jonathan Hoeye 7. They are the cial studies, guidnnc“, I’. E and coach i something about bureaus being form- children of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hoeye. ing; Gleason Eakin. English, driver ■ ed We should learn to demand less training, P E. and aching; Mrs. , from our government, and do more Evangelyne Fltetwo.id. English; Bob 11 for ourselves. Harris, soc'al studies, bend and chor Take the relief situation at the us at the nigh school and the Gat( s present time If this could be handl school; Don Paul, commer’inl de ed locally instead of by the county, partment. state or federal government fewer New teachers join'ng the .staff are: people would be on the relief rolls— Mrs Virginia Haskett, of Portlard, and those who really should be there. who will be librarian and have girls 1 would have enough to get along on. 1 P. E. Mrs. Haskett formerly taught at never could see giving people on re West Fir and last year attended lief the same standard of living as Portland State. those who a< tually worked for a liv- Charles Honey of Salem, who will ing. Maybe that is not the proper be shop and crafts instructor taught attitude, but I am of the old school, To the Beckie Holt, the 5-month-old daugh- last year at Parish Junior High in where I feel each indivudal should at Salem. His wife, Mrs. Kathryn Hon least try to make a living for him- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Holt of Mill City. Next is ey will be the Home Economics in self. \\ e have a far too liberal relief Craig Allen Blackburn, age 3, the son of Mr. and Mrs. structor. She has just received her setup in the country today. As long Floyd Blackburn. On the extreme right is Skye Shaw, Masters degree from OSC. as we will take care of certain people, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Verne Shaw. Ronald Morgali of Salem will teach they will be willing to accept the mathematics and is a recent graduate i dole. of the University of Oregon. Here are the figures I would like Jerry Rosamond is the new cus you to see. It was taken from an ad todian and will have an assistant dress given by Edwin Vennard. man working for him. aging director of the Edison Electric Institute to the Rotary Club of New York and to all fellow citidens in- ' terested in preservation of freedon under self-government: Smokey the foret fire-fighting “Federal government no-ilefense hear togethei wth his friends the spending per family has increased legal-eagles in the ?tate forestry de a timber operator or anyone else (a from $86 in 1930, to $548 in 1959, or partment. are on the alert In this railroad. power company, etc ) is re more than 500%. critical fire-danger period—not only sponsible fer paying fire-fighting “Federal non-defense spending has to help save Oregon’s biggest resource costa: i increased from $2 6 billion in 1930. to but also to help save the state thous- 1. If he started the fire through $28.1 billion in 1959, or about 1000%. i ands of dollars in fire-fighting costs. negligence; “Exclusive of the armed services, 2. If he did not start the fire but Already, part of an estimated mik the Federal government now em lion dollars saved or the state «as had ah additional hazard on the forest Mr and Mrs. John Muir this week ployes 2.1 million people as com the action of assistant attorneys and (such as slashing) and the fire completed a deal whereby they pur pared to 644.000 in 1930, an increase by general as-igned to the forestry de started by a natural cause like chased the former Seventh Day Ad of over 200%: partment, Attorney General Robert Y lightning or spread through the land ventist building next to the Eldon “In May 1959. Senator Harry F. Thornton said today. If legal actions from another origin. In these cases Hutchinson residence. They are mak Byrd said: “Nearly 40 million Amer now pending are successful. tf\e state the operator still has a legal duty to ing extensive repairs to the building icans will receive direct payments will ollect another $251,25189 to make reasonable effort to fight the at the present time, and when they from the Federal Treasury this help pay the bill for putting out for fire. * open they plan to serve hamburgers The attorney general’s office in est fires. iyear!” along with their baked goods. Systematic action on the part of the 1951. together with some private at “In December, 1954. Rowland R Definite date for the opening of state through the justice depart torneys who had previously handled Hughes, then Director of the Bureau the bakery has not as yet been set, ment. to make people responsible for such cases, initiated comprehensive A deal was completed Saturday but it is expected to be some time of the Budget, said: “(The Federal fire? help pay the expense of dousing collection procedures under Oregon government) is among other things, whereby Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pit- in August. Mr. and Mrs. Muir have the flames has only been going on the statutes. Now all the legal work is Al Sorseth, ranger of the Mill City tam, who operate an insurance operated the bakery here for many the largest electric power producer jiast few years. Before that, the state done by the attorney general's of in the country, the largest insurer, Ranger District this week reports agency here, purchased the building years, and the news of the re-open fice and the state saves the cost of took the financial beating itself. two fires in the area. One was in the on the Santiam highway from Mr. ing will be welcomed by residents of the largest lender and the largest The first and biggest amount in attorneys fees which have run as high the area who have become accustom borrower, the largest landlord and the damages collected by the state was as $35,000 in one case, Thomas C. Freres Logging operation Monday in and Mrs. Lowell Stiffler. Largest tenant, the largest holder of The Stifflers, who moved to Lyons the upper French Creek area The ed to their good bakery products. grazing land and the largest holder $285,00 incurred in fighting the Vin Stacer and Nicholas D Za fl rat os are fire was caused by a cable rubbing sometime ago. decided to close their The building on Boardway which the assistant attorneys general now cent Creek fire (Coos County) in has been occupied by the bakery and of timberland, the largest owner of 1951. Another $184,101.89 will be re a-signed to the forestry department. on a dry log in fall and bucked timb electric store here, a* Mr. Stiffler is j employed in Salem. Pittam’s Insurance agency has been grain, the largest warehouse opera covered by Oreg n if a consent-to- Since 1952 there have been no real er Quick action on the part of the The Pittams, who moved here sev sold to out-of-state parties, who plan tor, the largest shipowner, and the suit bill sponsored by Senators Morse ly major forest fires and the timber logging crew controlled the fire be- largest truck-fleet operator. For a fore it was a fourth acre in size Two eral years ago from Idanha, plan to to put in a boat shop. country which is the citadel and the and Neuberger now before Congress industry “deserves a real pat on the tra tors and a 2,500 gallon pumper move to their new location from S. world's principal exponent of private passes. That is money the state fig back for their cooperation,’’ Stacer were used to control the blaze. W. Broadway sometime in August. Polio Immunization Is enterprise and individual initiative. ures the federal government owes said. He attributes the drop in fires to They will do some remodeling with Fire at Mining Headquarters the fact that liability laws are tighter, Oregon as its share of the fire cost. One house was destroyed by fire the intention of renting part of the Lagging Says Medical Soc. i this is rather an amazing list.” Other large amounts that have been the increased value of timber has at the mining headquarters on the I building. “ All taxes in 1930 took 13% of the Local physicians have been asked made loggers more conscious of the paid to the state for fire-fighting by Little North Santiam River Sunday to advise manyof their patients that 1 national product, as compared to 29% responsible operators are $18.000 for need to protect their investments, and morning. The fire was confined to I in 1958. their polio immunity is sagging. The the Little Fall Creek fire (Lane because the increased vigilance by the “The National debt has grown from county. 1950). $70.000 for the Sardine state in collecting fire-fighting costs one house. Jim Hewett and eight Marion-Polk County Medical So ciety’s public health committee, $540 per family in 1930. to $5500 per Creek fire (Marion-Linn, 1951), $70,- Hom those responsible for fires. Forest Service men fought the blaze chairmaned by Dr B. L. Trelstad. en | family in 1959, an increase of more 000 for the North Fork Trask fire makes everyone more anxious to help I Two pumpers from the Mill City dorses a “booster” fourth shot two than 900% And in this year of great (Tillamook. 1951) $90.000 for the Smokey the Bear Keep Oregon Green. Ranger District were used. , The fire started on the roof of the years after the three-shot series is prosperity, we are not requiring that Tioga fire (Coos, 1951) and $22,000 house by sparks from a chimney. our government live within its income completed. The same recommendation for the Williams River fire (Coos. Lightning Fire« in Detroit District has been made by The National from Federal taxes. We are about to 1952). These figures do not indicate Reception To Be Held Three fires were started in the Foundation, which promoted the or- go farther into debt, meaning we will the loss of timber caused by fires; Detroit Ranger District by the recent I borrow from future generations and Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. iginal Salk vaccine research. only the cost of fire-fighting 1 lightning storm, however all three Many Marion county residents are 1 may devalue the dollar in order to Another $27,150 is at stake in a Charles C. Dunbar I were confined to burns of les» than candidates for the fourth shot, Dr, get more government hand-outs to federal court case involving tne Bog- | an acre each. Fires were reported at DETROIT — A reception honoring Trelstad’s committee advises The day. Timber sales in the Williametta us Mountain forest fire, and a 140.- Mr and Mrs. Charles C. Dunbar, (the Coffin Mountain; Bruno Mountain Salk vaccine became available locally “Mr. Vennard says: “If these trends 000 Jackson county case is on appeal National Forest for the fiscal year ! and in the Marion Creek area former Mabel Moore) will be held at in 1955. and m intensive program of continue, what will our children face before the state supreme court. This | 1959, ended June 30. were among the public school immunizations was 30 years from now? Isn’t it about was a power line fire and the state the home of Mrs. Ella Johnson at , heaviest on record, according to completed by the medical society and time that we took a serious look at is trying to collect from the Californ Detroit, Sunday, August 2. Assisting figures released by the U. S. Forest the hostess will be Zella Oja. Veta local health department in April 1957. this situation and do something about ia-Oregon Power Co. for its share of Service. Oja. Mabel Parker, Zeta Schlador. The Society has no present plans for it? And by we. 1 mean you and I—1 the blame for this blaze. The supervisor for the forest. Dave Alice Reiner, Mrs. Donald Dunbar of a mass innoculation program in the not someone else." Laws to require owners and oper Albany and Mrs. Robert Dunbar of Gibney, said that 657 million board schools for the fourth shot this year, ators of forest land, loggers, etc Outlook, Wash. Mrs. Keith Moore of feet of timber valued at more than however. IOOF Lodge No. 144 held their in- $18.000.000 was sold. An additional to take a hand in protecting the woods Sandy will serve at the punch bowl According to the committee, recom Gates Firemen To Have have been on the books for a long and Mrs. Rodney Moore of Portland stallation of officers at their regu 45 million board feet waa auctioned at mended schedules for individual pa time, but have not been diligently en will be in charge of the guest book. lar meeting Friday night with Earl a value of $1.344,195, but the two tients will vary with individual phy Float in Bean Parade forced until recent years. The first Both are daughter-in-law of Mrs. Harper installed as Noble Grand; transactions involved were not com sicians. but the public is reminded George Loveall, vice grand, Orval pleted prior to June 30. The Gates Volunteer Fire Depart American compulsory fire patrol law Charles Dunbar. that polio cases in 1959 in Oregon ment plans to have a float in the was passed in Oregon in 1913, re Timber cut in the Willamette Na The open house will be held from Knutson, warden: A. T. Kneneke. are running double the 1957 and 1958 Santiam Bean Festival parade Satur quiring forest land owners to provide conductor; H. 1. Plymale. chaplain; tional Foreat during the same period 2 to 5 o'clock when friends of the John totals for this date. Clark, right supporter to noble totaled 516 million board feet and day, August 1, according to Red Ry- adequate fire protection or, if they couple are asked to come. The re did not, enabling the state forester ception is honoring the mariage of grand; Lee Dike, left supporter to was valued at over $10,600,000. nearson. Fire Chief. There were 695 aeperate sales of Any youngster 12 or under who to set up fire patrol districts and Mr. and Mrs Dunbar and also to mark noble grand; Walter Thomas, left would like to ride on this float is charge the expense to the owners who the retirement of the former Mrs. supporter to the vice grand; Charley timber during the year They ranged were getting this protection. This was M >ore from the postoffice, where she Stewart, inside guardian; Albert Har in size from a few shingle bolts to asked to contact Mr. Rynearson. ns, outside guardian; Ray White, 40 million board feet. About 600 of All arrangements for their trans based on the idea that an unprotected has served for 31 years. past grand; Otto Koeneke, se the sales were over two million board The Dunbars were married July 9 junior portation will be made by Fire de piece of forest land is a public nuis ance, and all private, state and feder at the First Methodist church in Sa- cretary; Dell Smith, treasurer. Trus feet in size, 51 were between two and Mrs. Elsie Goode, who recently partment members. tees are Charley Stewart ,Irl Ply- 15 million board feet and 14 were al land in Oregon is now protected. purchased the Last Frontier Resort lem. male and Otto Witt. Subsequent laws now provide that over 15 million board feet. has announced that swimming iea- it was announced that the annual During the Dast five fiscal yean, sons will be given next season. A W eat her at Detroit Dam Rev. | and Mrn. Stanley William* • nd ' lOOF-Rebekah picnic will be held the timber cutting budget period, the number of inquiries have been re- Stephen, of Caldwell, Idaho, arrived at North Santiam State park Sunday, cumulative allowable cut waa 1,989 ceived about the possibility of lea- 7:60 A.M. Daily Weatker Read lagt Gladiolus Show To Be And Lake Elevation in Mill City Tuesday evening with I August 16. billion board feet based on the ap sons this summer, but as the new Maz Mia Pep. Elev Held in Lyons August 8-9 Santiam Rebekah lodge served re proved allowable cut limitation in ef their household goods. They spent the owner, Mrs. Goode, Goode? and managers, 95 61 000 1565 84 According to reports from Lyons, night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. freshments following Fridays instal fect for each of the budget yean. In Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Malone, took pos July 22 92 62 trace 1565 72 the N^rth Santiam Gladiolus Show Herbert Whitaker and returned to lation ceremonies. the same period 2.435 million board session so late in the season, plans July 23 feet of timber was sold and 2.117 79 54 0.05 1565 52 will be held at Mari-Linn school on Caldwell Wednesday. Thursday they for a swimmirg instructor could not July 24 Mrs. E. K| Fish and Mrs. Arthur million board feet of timber was sold 77 54 000 1565.36 Saturday and Sunday, August 8 and will return to Mill City with their July 25 be made. 85 53 0.00 1565 26 9. The public is invited to exhibit other children and Rev. Williams will Hedge were in Turner Thursday af- and 2.117 million board feet cut. Tha However, a life guard is on duty at July 26 82 49 000 1565.12 at the show and more details will be assume the position ax minister of ternoon where they visited the Turn sales objective for the fiscal year the pool and a number of people are July 27 er Memorial Home 1960 is 530 million board feat. 69 47 0.00 IMfl ■ given next week the Christian church learning “on their own.” July 28 Toastmistress Club Wins Top Place in International Contest Muir's Bakery Moves to New Location Laws Now in Effect to Enable State to Collect Fire Fighting Cost Two Fires Reported In Mill City Ranger Dist. Pittams Buy Stiffler Building Large Timber Sales Made in National Forests Officers Installed by I00F Lodge Friday Frontier To Give Swim Lessons Next Year
