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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1959)
_______________________________________OX THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NATURE’S EMPIRE VOLI .ME XV MILL CITY, OREGON NUMBER 33 Mrs. Brunner Takes Honors At Glad Show Citizens of the Week _____________________ ___ __ $3.00 A YEAR KR- A COPY THl RSDAY. AUGUST 13. 19.39 Elementary School Here Opens Sept. 1 Detroit School To Register Students On September 2nd DETROIT—Registration date for the Detroit school has been changed from Tuesday, September 1 to Wed nesday. September 2. On September 3 the teachers will meet at Stayton and there will be no school. Thurs day, September 4. textbooks and as signments will be given out to stu dents. 'School classes will be resumed on Tuesday, September 8. Cemetery in Fox Valley Century Old Saturday The Mill City Elementary school LYONS—Mrs. Adolph Brunner of | LYONS-—Marking the 100 years In will open its doors for the 1959-60 Mill City won grand champion hon Centennial events is the Fox school term Tuesday, September 1 at ors at the North Santiam Gladiolus Cemetery, which will be 100 year» 8-io a. m. a.cording to Larry Brent, show held at the Mari-Linn school old this Saturday. The land was do superintendent. Students will be en house Saturday and Sunday, with a nated by John Preston and Martha rolled and, with the exception of the huge creamy white Lorelie exhibit. Chosen as Citizens of the Week are the three Frances Berry, who crossed the plain» first grade, will be dismissed at 2 p Several hundred blooms competed children of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Grant of Mill in 1854 and homesteaded in the Fox m. Luncheon will be served in the for honors, which drew entries from City, Jerry 3, Dale 5 and Tony 6. Valley district. At that time the Fox school cafeteria on the same schedule Portland, Silverton, Harrisburg. Al-1 Valley schoolhouse stood there and it used last year, at a cost of 25c per bany and Redmond in addition to the was put under the jurisdiction of th» meal. Lunch tickets may be purchased Santiam Canyon gardners. school board, which has carried out at the school office in advance. Mrs J. W. Bowers of Harrisburg the work all these years. Children entering the first grade won the reserve champion trophy The first burial at the cemetery are to be a compamed by a parent. A I with a pink Spic’ N Span; Mirl Vaw- was Francis T Berry, son of Mr. birth certificate and physical examin ter of Lebanon showed the best re and Mrs. Berry, born June 24, 1854 ation report are required for each cent introduction in “Little Dreamer” and died August 1859 of diphtheria. first grade student before enrollment and K. L. Harding of Portland en- i It is also understood that two other is final. A child must be 6 years of tered the best seedling for the show little girls of the Trask family wero Ronald Porter of Lebanon entered Mrs. Carl Kelly is featured in this age on or before November 15, 1959. also buried near the same time. They the best spike in the junior division week’s Pacific Power and Light Co., in order to enter the first grade. First also died of diphtheria. grade children will be dismissed on showing a clear pink “Friendship.” ad on page three in The Enterprise More persons were employed in A meeting was planned for August The entries in the Junior division A picture is shown of Mrs. Kelly the first day as soon as enrollment ¡Oregon in mid-July than in any other’ 15 but due to the Centennial Wagon were excellent and unusually large Receipts from 19 national forests at her home and she tells of her has been completed. Busses will operate September 1 on July in history, says State Employ- Train arriving at Independence it has this year, said Lenthel .Ragsdale of of the Pacific Northwest Region hit electric appliances and the hours of the ante schedule as they were last ■ ment Commissioner David H. Camer- been postponed, however a meeting Mill City, who was the general chair a record breaking total of over $65.- work they save her for a small cost | on. An estimated 705,100 Oregon- will be held later, with the date to 600,000 for the fis.al year ending per day. Although electricity is taken year. Any student, elementary or high ions had jobs last month compared be announced. man. school, who needs transportation to In addition to winning the grand June 30. according to Reginal For for granted in our modern scheme of ' to 704 400 in mid-June, and 681,400 Purpose of the meeting is to elect champion. Mrs. Brunner also showed ester J. Herbert Stone. This money, living, we do not always fully real and from school, may take advantage i in July a year ago. officers, appoint committees and also the sweepstakes, won the Timberland which is deposited in the general ize how essential it is or how many of bus service. A surge in wage and salary em- plan a work day for improving the A room fee of $2 per student to Garden Trophy, the North American fund of the U S Treasury, was ap time a day we use it, until the pow- I ployment more than offset losses of cemetery Plans will be made for • help cover the cost of special room Gladiolus Council Medal and had the proximately $9.000.000 greater than er happens to be off for a short supplies, is uue and payable at time agricultural work, Manufacture of money-raisin^ project for upkeep of the previous high of two years ago, period. best three spikes in the 300 class of registration. Upper grade students wood products, food processing, eou- the cemetery. Mrs. Bowers had the best three and more than $19.000.000 greater Gladys Mason of Mill City, presi enrolled in physical education classes i tract construction, and trade all re- spikes in the 400-500 class and the then last year’s receipts. ! ported excellent worker gains. dent of the cemetery association re may obtain towel service for the best spike in the 200 class. The record is due to the increase in A sag between strawberry and bean ports that she has visited a number shower rooms for a fee of $1 for Mirl Vawter showed the three best the volume of timber sold. About harvest peak harkened a farm job drop of small cemeteries throughout the the year. spikes in the 200 class, and Porter in $65,000,000 came from the sale of There will be a general meeting of 5400 under the mid-June total. The state and she says that great im addition to the best spike in the jun national forest timber. Livestock of the faculty of the Elementary farm activity providing the largest provements are being made and that ior division also showed the best ar grazing, power fees, and other land schol Monday, August 31. Staff mem number of seasonal jobs was cane people are taking more interest and rangement in this division. uses made up the $600 000 valance. feeling more responsibility in caring bers have been assigned as follows: berry harvest. The Willamette National Forest Total unemployment was estimat for these sacred places of loved ones. Mrs. Doris Sheythe and Robert on- Upland bird hunters may find (Oregon) topped all other forests in Thorpe, 7th and Sth grades; Mrs. ed at 27,600-—3.8 per cent of the She also said where cemeteries are the Pacific Northwest with receipts ly fair gunning this fall in many Audreyann Morley and Leo Poole, total labor force. Last year 44,900 neglected they present a sorry looking totaling $10.981,666.05, The next sections of the state despite the 6th grade; Mrs. Vera L. Smith and Oregonians were seeaing work in July* i sight five forests with high returns were: high carry-over of adult birds this Mrs. Jane Truitt, 5th grade; Mrs. Mrs. Masons asks that everyona Gifford Pinchot (Washington) $8,- spring The optomistic out look by Mary Alice Loucks and Miss Jewell » j do their share. The cemetery is being ii yi the game commission during the mowed now. and contributions are Benjiman Lee Roten. son of Mr. and 939,481 99; Siuslaw (Oregon) $6,- spring breeding survey has now turned Boone. 4th grade. Miss Sigrun Grim- MfC VPl'll I HAITIAN needed. Those who wish to make a Mrs. Ben Roten, Mill City. Oregon, 912.589.27; Umpqua (Oregon) $5.- to one of concern following incom »tad, Mrs. Helen Fowler and Mr». 1 11 ’ '*• 11 1 ’,UI 1 ,UO donation is asked to send it to Mrs. was sworn into the U. S. Navy, at 348.236.87; Olympic (Washington) plete brood counts in several key Lou Putman. 2nd and 3rd grade»; 1 Bert Lyons, Mrs. Alice Huber, both Portland. Oregon, July 28, 1959, in the $5.111,964.58; and Mt. Hood (Oregon) upland bird areas. Mrs. Mary Brent and Mrs. Fern1 $4,870,592.58. Eight other forests of Lyons or Mrs. Mason. Mill City. rating of Seaman Recruit. Sletto, 1st grade. Miss Alice Smith' According to field reports, nesting Money may also be deposited in th» Bennie attended Mill City Element- had receipts exceeding $1.000.000. conditions in eastern Oregon have will handle library and girls physical bank at Mill City ry school. He made application for Twenty-five percent of the money been the poorest in years, and brood education classes and Earl Loucks I Mrs. Mason is responsible for many enlistment at the Salem Recruiting received will go to the counties in counts on pheasants, quail, and par will teach elementary band. In a recent letter from Mr. and , nf the improvements made at the Station and was processed for enlist which the national forests are located. tridge appear to be considerably be Mrs. Vern Thomas of Tucson. Aris.. j cemetery in the past, ment by Millard W. Volgamore. EOC, Last year 55 Oregon and Washington low the counts of last year. Produc they sent a dramatic report (with pic USN. Navy Recruiter. counties rttceived over $11,500.000. tion in the Willamette Valley and in tures and clippings) of the recent Shortly after receiving the Oath Mr. Stone pointed out that this year Jackson and Klamath Counties seem monsoon storms with torrential rains Bennie left Portland for San Diego, these same counties will share in the to be about normal. sweeping the city, with 1.64 recorded Calif., where he will undergo basic distribution of about $16 400.000,. In UmatiUa County, pheasant pro in one night. Gale force winds were training for approximately 10 weeks. Actual payments will be made after I duction ductjon appears appearg to be critica critical, i. with with accompanied by thunder and light final verification and audit has been repor t s showing only 8 per cent of reports showing only 8 per cent of The Mill City Garden Club met ning, and Alma admitted she was completed. The moneyjs to be used the hens with broodg Th„e broodg Thursday evening at the home of just “plain scared.” The Silverton Harvest Festival by the counnties for public roads and are small, averaging only three chicks Mr. and Mrs. Otto Witt with Mrs. Numerous home were struck by which is an annual event will be held schools. per brood. Last year during the mid Witt and Mrs. Jennie Davis as host lightning with considerable damage for 5 days starting August 17-23. “Multiple-use management of our July counts, 81 per cent of the hens esses. A no host dinner ¿was served. but no loss of life. With all the storm Schedule of events start with the national forests pays off in numerous were with broods which averaged Mrs. Harvey Tolbert, presided at the temperature continued high, Kid’s pje eating contest, fast draw LYONS—Funeral services were ways,” Mr. Stone said. “In addition 5.7 chicks per brood. the business meeting. Mrs. Adolph ranging around 95 degrees. I contest. Drum and Bugle Corps, Im- to the money turned in to the Fed Valley quail and Hungarian par Brunner, chairman of the Flower held Tuesday morning at 10.30 from Alma said in her letter that “for manual Lutheran Boys choir all at the Weddle Funeral Home in Stayton eral Treasury and local governments, tridge production in Umatilla Coun Show announced August 27 at the fun” they drove around town after j the City Park. for Thomas Phillips, who passed away national forests contribute to local ty is also low. and the chukar par- date for the fall flower show which I the rain seeing how many cars were1 At 6:30 Thursday a Box social Saturday afternoon at Santiam Me welfare through investments and trdige observed to date sh<tw only 17 will be held in the Friendship Hall. | stalled in the middle of the streets, will be held also at the City Park. A morial hospital at the age of 83. Phil permanent improvements, payrolls, per cent of the hens with broods com The theme this year will be “A keeping their fingers crossed that free watermelon feed and Horseshoe lips, a long time resident farmer of and through furnishing such vital re pared to 80 per cent last year. Century of Gardens” Classifications they wouldn’t do the same. She said tournament will be held at the park Pheasant production appears to be for the show are as follows: Division the waterran off the street fast— Friday with a beard judging contest the Scio area, was born September sources as water. recreation. and low in Malhuer County with incom 1 Forest Fire, featuring red, orange where, no one seemed to know. 15, 1875 at Jordan He had been in wildlife.” t0 be held on the downtown street» plete returns showing 55 per cent and g>ld. Div 2. Canyon ^Sunset, Jis-1 jhe Thomases are enjoying trailer i Satui'lav morning ill health for the past year, and en of the hens having broods averaging inRr pink and lavender. Div. 3, Mt. |louse living mnte every day acording tered the hospital Friday. Phillips Saturday afternoon a Centennial has spent the past several years in Neighbors Give Assistance .6 chicks per brood compared to 7- ! Hood, all white tiding a white con- to ro€ent letter. j parade is to he a 2 P. M feature per cent averaging 7 chicks last year. tainer. Div. 4. Blue Lake, featuring Lyons and had lived his entire life In Filling Up Woodshed followed by the JayCette Flower Other upland bird species in Mal blue*. Div. 5. Grandma's Bouquet. in the Scio and Lyons areas. show at Eugene Field school. GATES—Woodsheds are fast be- heur County show poor production, Div. 6. Modern Style, any color, may j Survivors include two sons, 'Wayne There will be a family night picnic, and Gail Phillips of the Jordan dis coming extinct in cities, but in the particularly chukars and sage grouse. be used. 7. Tiny Tots, minature five | Band Concert and Oldest couple con I small towns and on farms, they are Pheasant and other upland bird inches and under. Div. 8, Corsages, trict, and one brother Early Phillips test at the City Park in the evening, of Scio; four grandchildren and three i still important items. And. an empty production in the Willamette Valley day time and evening. Div. 9. Junior, I i climaxed by dancing, featuring both great grandchildren. Another son, ! one about this time of the year can appear good. More then 90 per cent same classification as adults but sep modern and square dancing at Eugene Glenn Phillips, was killed about a cause as much worry as the empty of the pheasant hens observed had arate division from adults. More de Field School grounds. cupboard of Old Mother Hubbard broods averaging 7.2 chicks per tails of the flower show will appear year ago at Kingston. Sunday. August 23 will wind up the I fame, if it happens to be owned by brood. These counts are comparable later. Festival with a Threshers Breakfast a lady turned 70. long a widow, and to last year. Present at the no host dinner were: The Mill City Volunteer Firemen at the City Park from 7 to 10 A. M., no children. She said not one word, The statewide inventory of upland Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Graham. Mr. and were called out Monday to extinguish at 1 p. m. there will be an Old Time but the Gremlins knew, and last week game bird production will be com Mrs. James Swan, Mr. and Mrs. Her a grass fire back of the James E. Threshing Bee at the MikkeUen farm end they got the little clan togeth plete by August 12 to provide the lat bert Schroeder, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Poole residence in Kingwood. Fast er, and via the grapevine and the est information for the August 14 Witt. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dolezal, work by the firemen averted what Hunters are advised by the game right pas« word, coins clinked in a hearing when the seasons and bag Mrs. J. C. Kimmell. Mrs. Rachel Olm could have been a disastrous fire. Monroe To Play Football commission that except for two areas, coffee jar. and on Monday and Tuesday limits for 1959 will be set. stead, Mrs. Faye Verbeck. Mrs. Althea With grass tinder dry at this time applications for controlled deer tags pickups and cars rolled, and helpers Grimes and Mrs. Jennie Davis of the year firemen are repeatedly Game September 11; are considerably below the quota es volunteered to put three box load» warning everyone about fires. If you To l$»ue Gear Augu$t 24 tablished. These controlled tags for of mill wood in that well-known Dale Smith With us a barrel to bum paper, be sure Coaches Gleason Eakin and Burt which a fee of $5.00 is charged, give woodshed, much to the surprise of there is no danger of it getting Boroughs will check out football gear hunters an opportunity to bag an the worrying lady. Not only that, Army at Ft. Bliss away. extra deer during the hunting season. but when the mill owner heard the People with vacant lots, who have let to the boys at Santiam Union High Dale Smith. 1958 graduate of San-. The game commission said that the story he said “come on back for the tiam Union High school, is now with them grow up to grass should take school at 3:30 p. m. Monday, August some means of cutting the grass to 24. The coaches hops to greet about Alfalfa and Hart Mountain control 4th box load—it’s on the house” the Army at Fort Bliss after finish 36 aspirants for this year’s team. led seasons are already oversubscrib Such nice people live in small towns! ing his basic training at Fort Ord, GATES—September 1st has been curb this fire hazard. The Wolverines will have about ed which will make a drawing neces And her friends and neighbors, as Calif. From there he went to Chicago set for the opening of the Gate» three weeks to get ready for their sary to determine successful appli well as Mrs Mary Howell herself, say to the Medical Hygiene School where grade school, and registration will first grid contest of the year when cants. All other areas are below quo Thanks a Million to everybody who he studied Food and Meat Inspection take place that morning. Mr$. Fred Moore and they meet Monroe here on Allen Field. Many of the rooms have been re ta including the Snake River and helped in any way. procedure. While in Mill City young Granchildren Injured decorated during vacation, a new bus Wallowa Park areas Cedar Creek in Smith worked in the meat depart Tillamook County. Cherry Grove in Fend and Borough* on ment at Stewart*» Grocery. While was purchased in the Spring, and all When Car Door Open$ Bodeker-Duggan Log Washington County. Corvallis Wat stationed at Fort Bliss he is also tak teachers and other personnnel con Mrs. Fred Moore and two grand- — . . ... —J* . . . * . ershed in Benton County and Pine Shrine Football Team ing a night course at Texas Western nected with the school last year, will children. Gary and Randy Moberg IrUCk Hits Ditch Monday Creek in Baker County. Tom Fencl, son of Mr. and Mrs Joe College. His mother, Mrs. Lillian again serve this year. were severely injured two week, ago Qn Breitenbush Road Deadline for submitting applica Fencl and a 1959 honor graduate of Smith, of Carson, Wn. in a letter to when they were going to church at tions for Controlled Deer Seasons and Santiam Union High School left Sun The Enterprise asked that the paper One of the Bodeker and Duggan Sweet Home and the right hand door Furniture Store To Unit Elk Hunts is August 17 and a day for Pendleton where he will play be sent to him as he liked to keep logging trucks driven by Bill Emer of their pickup suddenly came open. drawing is scheduled on August 25. in the East-West Shrine B Football track of his Mill City friends. Lillian' Open In Gates Mrs. Moore, who was holding the son of Mill City hit a graveled I game. There will be a two weeks prac said she also missed her Mill City two small youngsters was thrown shoulder on the Breitenbush road GATES — Mr. and Mrs. Wm Hutch Weather at Detroit Dam tice period before the August 24 game. friends. eson have been doing some repairing out, with all receiving numerous cuts Monday, went out of control and 1^9 A.M. Daily Weather Reading« Fencl will play tackle for the West and a new floor has been laid in their and bruises. Larry Moberg, who was rolled over the steep bank. Emerson team. Mr and Mrs. Fencl and fam- And Lake Elevation former furniture store building, and also riding in the pickup was not jumped from the truck when ho saw Ricky Harper, daughter of Mr. and Elev [ ily took Tom to Pendleton. On Mon- Max. Mia. Pea he could not keep it from going over, reports it has been leased by a Mr. injured. 70 54 0.00 1563.46 1 day Bob Boroughs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harper celebrated her 14th August 5 Mr. Moore brought the family back and figured he probably saved his and Mrs. Huffman, from Bend, who birthday anniversary Tuesday with a i Mrs. Burton Boroughs was called and 78 54 000 1563 24 August 6 plan to open a New and Used Furni to Dr. Reid for treatment, which con life by so doing as the truck landed »1 55 0.00 1563.05 | will also be on the team. He left swimming party at the Last Frbn- ture business soon, about which more sisted among other things of picking cab down at the bottom of the ravine. August 7 95 57 0.00 1562.96 | Monday for Pendleton Gleason Eakin tier. In the evening the birthday cake August 8 14 a quantity of gravel and stitching The truck was loaded and one log hit 1 states that Fencl and Boroughs were and ice cream were served to a fam details will be published soon Many the cuts. The are all recovering satis the river with the others under the 91 56 0.00 1562 August 9 will be glad to know this new busineM ily g rou P which included her brother 90 56 000 IM M j the starting tackles on last year’s August 10 trailer when the truck landed. factorily. is coming to Gates. and family, the George Lovealls. 85 54 0.00 1562.53 I squad. August 11 Willamette National Forest Hits Record Mrs. Carl Kelly Featured in Pacific Power Company Ad High During July in Oregon Upland Bird Outlook Poor Benjiman Lee Roten Enlists in U. S. Navy Writes About Heavy Rains in Arizona City Garden Club Sefs Fall Show Date Silverton Harvest Event Starts Aug. 17 Funeral Services Held For Thomas Phillips Residents of Area Asked To Be Careful About Setting Fires Controlled Deer Tag Demand Slow Gates School To Open Monday, September 1
