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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1959)
The Mill City Enterprise ‘r* *>; ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEW AY TO THE HEART OF NATI RE’S EMPIRE VOLUME XV MILL CITY. OREGON NUMBER 30 Thar's Gold In the Hills Work Io Start Sunday on Scout Cabin Main item of business taken care of Monday night at the regular Lions club meeting was further discussion about the new addition to the Scout cabin in the city park, to make it suitable for a recreation room for the youth of the city. Lee S- Ross, chairman of the build- ing committee of the Lions club has called for a work day this Sunday. All those in the community, whether they belong to the Lions club or not are asked to show up at the scout cabin at 8 o’clock Sunday morning to the addition can be framed and the roof put on at that time- Beginning this late in the year, it will take the help of everyone interested in the youth program of Mill City to get the job done. Heretofore the scout cabin has been reserved mostly for scout ac- tivities, and when the new kitchen and rest rooms are added, it is the plan then to open it to youth groups for their parties and meetings The funds from the annual Lions Community Calendar sales will go to this project this year. The calendar sales will be started in the near future, said Martin Hansen, who is chairman this year. Some Graduates of '59 Begin at Schools of Higher Learning A number of 1959 graduates of Santiam Union High are going to institutions of higher learning this year. Several who are working now plan on going next year Among those that have enrolled at Oregon State college are Judi Hoeye, whose father Bill Hoeye is on the faculty this year; Ron Kuhlman. Alan Tuers. Rodney Schaer and Vernon Johnson and Ernie Andersen. Going t>ack to Oregon State College will be Douglas Hirte and Lahny Podrabsky Enrolling at OCE will be Miss Phyllis Pate, Miss Phyllis Bick- ett. Gary Bevier. Miss Carol Sue Ball, and Larry Kanoff. Miss Sandra Olson is attending business college in Portland. Shereen Muir completed a Florist course in Portland this summer and at Peerless . Bakery in is now working ---------=----- Salem, but plans on getting a job •with a florist in October. Tom Fencl has enrolled in a Salem Vocational school where he will study electronics Miss Carol Veness is studying to be a dental technician at a Seattle school. Among those in ser vice are Dart-el Herschberger, who is with the Airforce at Lowery Field, Denver, Colo., and studying electron ics. Oscar Harris. Walter Thomas and Bill Longenecker are also in the ser- ice Miss Darlene Underwood will enter a beauty school in Salem next ■week. Among those working and planning on completing their education later are Louie Morgan. Don Cree. Brian Moffatt. Bob Boroughs, Eugene Skaug and Fred Smith Robert Ditter, is attendoing his sophomore year at the University of Portland Texaco Station Here Has New Managers The Mill City Texaco service sta- tion is again open under new manage ment, and will now be called the B&B Texaco Service. Operators are Buck Perkins and George (Bob) Loveall. both well-known to residents here. The station, which has been in a run-down condition, is being repaint ed on the inside and the outside premises are also being cleaned up Hours will be from 7 a. m until 10 p. m- daily Perkins and Loveall have taken advertising space this week to invite the public to come in and get ac- quainted with their service. Oregon Visitors Spend Over $175 Million in '59 Visitors to Oregon during tu« 1959 travel year spent more than Si75 million, a record amount. Travel industry income figures were released today by Frank Jenk ins, chairman of the Advisory Com mittee to the Travel Information Di vision of the Oregon State Highway department. The new high represent ed an increase in traffic, a larger ex penditure per day per person and the fact that each of our visitors stayed an average of a quarter day longer. At itf meeting the committee ap proved the Travel Division s budget, which outlines a strong advertising program for I960 $3 00 A YEAR HR- a COPY THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. 1959 7/ ■ I ì V 4 All 1961 graduates who wish to en ter the 1960-61 National Merit Scholar ship competition should register now at the school office, James Putman, principal, announced today The Na tional Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test will be given at 9 A. M-, Tues day. March 8. 1960 (or Saturday. March 19, 1960). To be eligible for the test. Santiam High students must be second-semes ter juniors or first-semester seniors at the time of the examination. Sud- ents must pay a $1 fee on the day of the test. Any interested student who is unable to pay the fee should con sult Burton Boroughs, counselor The tests are given each year by the National Merit Scholarship Corpor ation a* part of the nation’s largest independent scholarship program. Last year 550.000 students competed in 14,500 schools for more than $3.5 million worth of four-yeat scholar ships. Awards are granted on the basis of intellectual merit, but student finan cial needs determine the size of in dividual stipends, which are renew able each year without further test ing. The N’MS exam, administered by Science ResearchAssociates of Chica go, also is valuable to students for se lecting their careers or planning their courses in high school and college, James Putman observed After the test, each participating student will receive an interpretive folder that reports individual test re sults for comparison with scores of high school students across the count ry Thus, James Putman said, stud ents may learn their educational strengths and weaknesses— whether or not they plan to attend college. In addition to the NMSC grants es tablished in 1955 by the Ford Foun dation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, about 90 industrial cor porations, foundations, and individu als give scholarships through NMSC- J V There are more kinds of gold than one in the mountains around this area says Walt Brisbin, who buys cones for Manning Seed Co. Above can be seen Birdie Wilson and son Bobbie and Dorothy Arthurs and Dickie Students Asked to Register Now for Nat. Merit Scholarship >. Picking Fir Seed Cones Profitable Business, Says Walter Brisbin “Picking fir seed cones is a profit able business this year” said Walter Brisbin of Gates, who is local buyer for Manning Seed Company He said there is an exceptionally heavy yield of fir cones, and this together with a tremendous demand for the seed by public and private forest land own ers who are planning major reforest ation projects offers a means of ex tra income to individuals as well as entire families or organizations for the next few weeks- The cones are ripening in the upper elevations now, and squirrels have begun their annual cutting. The cones of higher elevations produce a better quality seed therefore this areas is in one of the best seed producing spots in the west, and seed grown here is in demand all over the world. Cone collectors have several sourc es for their activities. This includes the squirrel caches, current logging operations and from open growu se cond growth trees. Nature lovers need have no fear that the squirrel is going to starve during the winter months because his cone cache has disappeared. This furry resident of the forest stores tar more cones than is required for . his winter food supply and many of Hayward gathering some of the bumper crop of Douglas Fir cones in this area. Mr. Bris bin reports that the Otis Floyd family of Idanha brought in $90 worth of cones in two days.—Picture by Stanley Ogden. Postoffice Here Being Remodeled This Week Patrons going into the Postoffice Monday were quite amazed at the changes which were made over the weekend The office is being com pletely modernized with Postmaster Kelly and Ace Underwood doing the work. The old “peep-hole” type opening is gone and a broad open counter has made the room practically all in one. following the trend of the new post offices. There will be a wainscoating of striated plywood all around the lobby The modernization job. when completed will be pleasing to the patrons as well as a more pleasant and efficient place for the staff to work. C. B. Langford Hurt In Automobile Crash Near Grand Rounde C- B-. Langford, 80.of Mill City, was injured in an auto crash Friday near Grand Ronde lle suffered face and chest injuries when his car skidded on wet pave ment and plunged into a ditch on Highway 18 west of Grand Ronde He was taken by ambulance to the Mc Minnville General hospital and later was transferred to the Providence hospital in Portland. He was reported to be in good condition Funeral Held Saturday For John W. Peabody, Former Theatre Man Funeral services were held in Stayton Saturday afternoon for John W Peabody, former manager of the Mill City theatre. Mr. Peabody passed away at San tiam Memorial hospital Tuesday fol lowing a short illness, although he had been in poor health in recent years He was born September 22, 1881 near St. Helens. Oregon He was married to Lucy Ebert at L* Oddfellows Cut Wood Cook. Neb. January 17. 1907. He For Ailing Detroit Member taught school in Washington county Members of the Oddfellow Lodge. for 27 years living at Forest Grove. He was manager of the Mill City the No. 144 of Mill City went to Detroit atre for several years before it was Sunday where they cut wood for Jim purchased by R P- Veness. Geibeler, who is in ill health. Survivors are the widow Lucy. Mr. Geibeler has been a member of three daughters. Mrs. Selma Work- the order for 51 years, according to man. Sheridan. Wyo.; Mrs. Esther information received Monday night Letson, Scio; and Mrs Mary Ann by The Enterprise Welter of Stayton; three sons, Ethan of Beaverton; Lester, Eugene, and Weather at Detroit Dam Frank of Seatie; one brother, Joseph 7:M A.M. Daily Weather Rcajiags Peabody of Granta Paea and 16 grand- 1 children. And Lake Elevation FJev Burial was in the Lone Oak ceme- Max. Mia. Pe». 62 49 021 1550 60 I tery at Stayton- September «4 47 001 154928 I--------------------------------- September Mtaa Rosalie Bassett has returned 82 47 035 1548.02 September 66 53 053 1546 82 to her studies at the University of September 60 49 0*8 1546 06 i Oregon, after spendnig the summer September 53 4 • 0 7« 1546.24 vacation at the home of her parents. September 59 49 006 1545 23 I Mr. and Mrs Lee Bassett September Santiam To Meet Siletz Saturday In First League Encounter By Dennis Wirtanen Butch Warde. grandson of Dave Warde, Mill City, and Butch Merinert. a former Mill City boy led Wald port’s shower of touchdowns, to de feat the Wolverines 39-12 at Wald port Friday. Dorman Gregory received a 40-yard pass from Bob Morgan to rack up six points and first blood for San tiam In the final quarter Bob Gordon received a 10-yard pass for another six points and that ended the game. Although the score was lop-sided Waldport gained only 48 more yards thah the Wolverines. This Saturday Santiam travels to Toledo to play Siletz in the Wolver ine’s first league encounter. At C of C Meet the cones are not found There are plenty left for him. There is little need to worry about ripe seeds in the squirrel cache. He checks his cones and will not start cutting until the seeds are ripe. It is difficult to predict the extent of the season’s demand for seed, but it will be far greater than ever before because of the greatly ex panded reforestation program. There is also an added factor- A good crop of Douglas fir cones occurs only at intervals of several years. Total failures are not at all infrequent. This means that the agencies en gaged in reforestation projects must provide a backlog of seed in order to meet planting requirements for the lean years. “Seed cone pickers are playing an important role in reforestation” said Mr Brisbin. "A pound of seed will plant about 640 acres of ground, or an area a mile square. When the seed companies get the cones, they dry them to get the seed Nature provides each seed with wing, so they will carry farther with the wind, The companies “dewing” the seeds and treat them with rodent repellant The dewinging process is done, to enable helicopters to get the seed to fall di rectly to the ground with a minimum of drift, he said- In about 40 years a tree grows tv about 16 inches on the stump and will scale about 250 board feet, said Mr. Brisbin- He said he would like to see more i local families getting out to reap | this harvest A family can make $30 I to $40 a day now. The cones are need- 1 ed and there is a good market thia I year. A bumper crop such a* this comes only every few years, he con- eluded- About 25 members and guests were present last Wednesday night at the first fall meeting of the North San tiam Chamber of Commerce. One rea son for the small attendance from Mill City was conflicting datss. Only committee report of the even ing was given by Jake Myers, who told of a meeting in Salem with Mr. Hunters are advised that the 1959 Widows of the sign department, re upland game bird «nd waterfowl rule lative to a historic marker for Nia book is now available at all license gara dam. No action was taken how agencies. The regulations synopsis ever at the meeting covers seasons, bag limits, and open Don Hiner told of the Hampton areas for the take of all species of up cabin at the state fair and said it land birds and waterfowl. Rules cov was well worth seeing—a credit to ering the public shooting grounds are the Hamptons and the Canyon. also included in the synopsis. Main part of the evening was given Hunters will tfbte that the shooting over to a talk by Ed Schroeder, depu-1 time table included in the synopsis ty state forester and Marvin Holland has been rounded out to the nearest of the timber management division. five-minute mark instead of the odd Some of the slides were before and minutes as in the past- This system after shots taken of the Sardine should make it much easier for hunt Creek fire up the Canyon ers to determine the proper shooting At the close of the meeting the time for each day’s hunt. Gates women served refreshments In addition, attention is brought to The October meeting will be held at i the opening of the waterfowl season Lyons, most likely at Mari-Linn on October 7, whan shooting time school. will bpgin at noon, and the opening of the upland game bird seasou on Oc tober 10. when shooting will begin at .8 a. m. The October 10. 8 a m shoot ing time applies to waterfowl hunt ers as well as upland game bird gunners. Trapping regulations for the 1959-1960 winter season are also available for distribution Upland Bird Rules Available Many Interesting Exhibits Make Grange Fair Successful Event LY’ONS — The Santiam Valley Grange held their annual Harvest Festival at the grange hall Saturday afternoon and evening. Jake Myers was general chairman and Elmer Tay lor co-chairman. There was a fine display of antiques, baking, canning, flowers, fruits, fancy work, vege tables, handicraft and hobbies. There was a large attendance. Lunch was served at noon, and there was a turkey dinner in the evening troduced Warner Hampton, master of ceremonies for the program He in troduced Warmer Hampton, master of the grange. The following program was given: reading by Bonnie Cru- , son; charleston dance by Judy Dasch, Stacey Graham and Marlene Thayer, of Stay ton; accordion solo. Dawn Hellemn, piano solo, Bobby Christen | son. vocal solo, Sandra Hellemn; cane dance by Wendy Weddle, Linda Meyn. and Lorie Meyn; dance. Bobby Chris tenson and Maryl Mathney; flute solo Marie Hampton, which was followed by a talk by Harry Wiley of Leban- j on. Numerous door prizes were drawn which were donated by the merchants of Lyons, Mehama, Mill City and Stayton. Juan it* Brown drew the lucky number for the pillow cases and Keith Phillips the lucky number for the cart of fancy work. First prise in the talen program went to Sandra Hellemn, second prize Dawn Hellinn. and third to Bobby Christenson and Maryl Matheny for their dance. Winners in the various divison in the fair were, antiques, Glenn Julian. Jr; baking, Bertha Basl. Jean Roberta. Sara Kay Wagner. Margaret Phillipa. Lois Carpenter, Melvina Franklin, Fern Sletto, Rose Thayer. Giles Wag ner, Betty Tinney, Doreen Hellemn and Dawn Hellemn. Canning, Bertha Basl. Jean Roberta, Sara Kay Wag- ner. Vergine Scott, Margaret Phil lips. Fern Sletto. Rose Thayer, Steve Dark, and Maude Zimmerman Fancy work, Ruth Lyons, Ida Sanders, Jua nita Brown, Lois Carpenter. Rose Thayer. Maude Zimmerman. Farm booth, Bertha Basl- Flowers, Bertha Basl, Gladys Lake. Addie French. Sara Kay Wagner, Earl Brunk. Anna B Julian, Vergene Scott Donna As mussen. Alice Dougall, Nancy Dougall Mildred Asmussen, Rose Thayer, Mat tie Stout, and Doreen Hellemn. Fruit, Bertha Basl. Earl Brunk. Al bert Julian, Gregg Tinney. Vance Tinney, Jake Myers, Bob Carpente», Lloyd Sletto, Giles Wagner, Steve»« Dark and Luther Stout- Handicraft, Novelties and Hob Ralph bies. Jean Roberta. Mrs Stanley, Henry Jarvey, Ivan Darby. and Rose Thayer. Vegetables, Bertha Baal, Earl Brunk, Albert Julian, Harriet Gol- liet, Jake Myers, Bob Carpenter, Hen ry Jarvey. Lloyd Sletto, Mildred As mussen. Giles Wagner. Steve Dark, W. W. Carter and Luther Stout. Among those attending the home- coming services at the Christian church Sunday were Mr and Mrs. Erank Powell from Silverton; Mrs. Josephine < Powell) Miller and Vicki, Mr. and Mrs Ira Shanks from Port land; Mrs. M C. Huston and Dolynn and Mrs. Elwynn McDonald (Mar jorie Huston) and three daughters from Tillamook; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Propts and Maxine, Mr and Mrs Ray Plymale and Lydia and Mr and Mrs. Johnny Plymale of Lebanon; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jull and son of Corvallis; Mr and Mrs. Ed Cooke. Gates; Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Mason, and Mrs. Lyle Mason. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Peterson, and Ruth Nesby all of Salem Coming Events Wednesday, September 23—7:30 p m Women’s Association meeting at Fellowship halL Wednesday. September 23—Lions Club Auxiliary at the Andy A nd er - berg home at 7:30. Order of Rainbow Judge« Give Pointers The three judges gave some fine for Girla. lodge hall 7:30 n- m Thursday, September 24—Mill City pointers on preparing entries for the fair. For instance it would be better Toastmistress elnb at Mari-Linn to have cakea unfrosted unless en School, 7:30 p. tn. Beta Kapa Theta tered in decoration competition. In i Rho, 7:30 p. m. at lodge hall- Friday, September 25—IOOF lodge vegetables and fruit such as pears and apples, carrots, potatoes, beets, at hall. 8 p. m Saturday, September 26— Three etc. Pla e five on a plate and do not exhibit green with ripe. Have all uni Link Bingo and Card party, IOOF form in size and clean. Do not mix hall at 7:30 p. m. Sunday, September 27 — Public »mall and large. Be sure grain ex hibit« are free of all foreign elements. Installation Order of Rainbow for On flower displays, be sure to look Girls at 2:30 p- m. at the IOOF hall. Monday, September 30—Lions club at back of flowers as well as front. Several were disqualified due to dinner meeting, 6:30- C. W. F- meets brown «pots on back. Always display at Christian church 1:30 p. m. Tuesday, September 29—Campfire some foliage with specimen. Rather than display a flower with damaged meeting at Mrs. Wendell Heller’s at 9:45 a. m petals, trim them off.
