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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1962)
The Mill City Enterprise xX ____________ ON TTIE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NATURE’S EMPIRE VOLUME XVII MILL CITY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, NOV. 8, HMJ2 NUMBER4fi Earthquake Gives Area A Shaking Morse and Hatfield Win; Daylight Saving Time Carries in State; Ends Mixup Oregon voter» turned out for Tuesday’s election in lurgcr nutniiei'» than anticipated in an oft year election. Pie East pre | cinct in Mill City reported that 75''• of the registered voters cast their ballots As wu» expected < ¡ovemor Mark Hatfield was returned to oljire and It S Senator Wayne Morse was elected to serve his fourth term. Another contest that was watched by many kical |»eople was the race in California for governor when Pat Brown. Democrat defeated Richard Nixon for that office. Hen- is the way Marion <■< ainty residents voted tor some of the top offices and ballot is- New Logging Policy Set For Wind Cut SALEM Loggers salvaging blowdown timber in Oregon’s forests Wil) not be held respon sible for the creation of addi tional fire hazard. State forest er Dwight Phipps announced to- da>. except where the opera tion includes the harvest of in termingled, standing green timber This is In conformance with a l<sig standing policy that a hazard of this nature is a result of the elements and the effect of salvage operations is a reduction of tills hazard However, a permit to harvest timber and to operate power- driven machinery will still be required and normal responsi bilities retained while operating in the area, hr added. foresters and timber owners, facing tlw |«>ssihility of an in sect epidemic emerging from the downed timlier are gearing their plans to salvage this ma terial. thereby depriving tho beetle* of txiard and lodging. Ix-sser wind storms in 1949 and 1951 unleascd a beetle attack of huge proportions. Preliminary estimates indi cate that upwards of 2.6 billion lioard feet, over one-fourth of the timber volume harvested annually in Oregon, was blown down. Hie Columbus Day hur- r.-.o. *, worst in recorded hist ory to »weep the forests of the Pacific Northwest, has caused foresters and timber owners considerable apprehension over the possiblity of an insect buildup. sues Hatfield, 54, Thorton. Hl, Wampler, 3. for U. S. Senator: Morse XX, and Unander IX Con- gressman 1st Diet., Norblud 63. Whipple 73. Ixilior Commisslon- ' . i I II. hi . Ill and Nilsen 91 Representative, Buteson, 83; Bonesteel«, 57, Crothcrs, 54, Day, 73. Hunt, 49, May 75. Ut ter, 43 and Wright 78. The hotly contested issue of Daylight time received 74 no votes and 56 yrs votes; however I it carried in the state. In Linn county voters cast 294 votes for Morse and 115 for Unander for Governor Hat field received 174 votes and Thornton received 232 votes, proving again that Mill City is strongly Democratic for representative, Nancy KI rk|>u trick received 278 votes. Deterlng 131 and Gwinn 116. For labor commissioner Nil- sen received 294 votes and Blair 114. Daylight saving time was ap proved by Linn voters with 185 voting for the measure and 156 I j < >p|>o»cd. The school reorganization bill went down to defeat with 2U8 voting against the measure and ; 148 for it. It was interesting to note local and statewide any measure that looked like it might cost the tax|>ayers money got a resound ing defeat. This mnkes it hard on local governments but the tax situation has left them empty handed. Halloween Pranks Held To Minimum Says Police Dept. Ron Meacham, city patrol man said that Halloween van- allsm in tow-n was held to a minimum this year. Hr had six high school hoys helping him in patrolling the city during the evening and said they did a fine job. Only damage, if it could tie called that, was the soaping of a number of windows of busi ness houses. This seems to be “traditional" at Halloween time. A number of parties for the small youngsters and also high school students were held. About 40 teen agrrs participated in a scavenger hunt with a party held nt the home of John Kelly afterwards. There were the usual number of "trick or treaters" and also groups gathering for UNICEF" and canned food for the needy. Okinori Ono, exchange student from Japan is shown helping with the AES sponsored tree planting project last week. Th»' students and other volunteers worked again this week. ! Residents in this urea felt the severe earthquake at about | 7:40 Monday night. In calling | mound Mill City no apparent damage resulted from the tre mor which measured 6 on the , modified Mercali scale of 12. News releases said the center I <>t the quake was somewhere ’ south of Portland. M.inv in Mill City did not feel the tremor, but others said i it wax quite intense. The weather Monday was “unusual" even for Oregon, as i earlier in the day there was a | wind which reached 65 miles an hour at Newport, and a wat erspout off the coast at Taft. I However, weather here was mild and calm all day. — —— Brent Lists Holidays Coming Up Lawrence Brent has listed a number of activities for Nov- ember and December at the elementary school so that home activities for the month will thus be taken into consideration. Sunday, November 11. is Vet erans' Day and the holiday will be observed at school the tol- lowing Monday with school to be resumed Tu<-sday of that week. Tuesday morning. November 13. a photographer will be pres ent to take pictures of the youngsters and students should remember to wear appropriate clothing. The week beginning Novem- ber 11 has been designa’ed as National Education Week and all parents arc cordially invit ed to visit school on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of that week Parents who wish may cat at the cafeteria with their youngsters those days at a cost of 30c. School will be closed Thurs day and Friday, November 22 and 23 for the Thanksgiving holiday. The school Christmas pro gram is scheduled for Thursday December 20 at 8 P. M. Last years program was cancelled because of the prevalent flu t>u.:. Christmas vacation starts Friday, December 21 and class es will resume Wednesday. January 2nd. PTA Makes $435 At Annual Dinner About $-135 was cleared from the annual ham dinner which was held at the elementary school gym Thursday evening. There was much favorable com ment on the good food and the program. Theme for the affair was "Harvest Festival" and gener al arrangements were made by Mrs. Don Westrick, president. Mrs. Jo Whitsett was dinner chairman and Alice Smith pro gram chairman. Arranging the tallies was Mrs. Alice Hershberger; food, Mrs. Paul Jennings; donations. Mrs. Herbert Hutchinson; serving. Mrs. Albin Cboper; prepara tions, Mrs. Richard Freeman; tickets, Mrs. John Wills; pub licity, Mrs. Leo Poole and Mrs. Goldie Rambo and clean-up, Mrs. Ann Hirte. Appearing on the program were several members of the elementary school staff who sang vocal selections. They in cluded Edna Ross. Marge Par ker, Mary Brent, Doris Wil liams, Doris Sheythe, Spencer Hillsland and Morris Brown. A group of youngsters from the 6th and 7th grade, directed by Alice Smith, presented sev eral folk dances. The kinder garten youngsters, under the supervision of Mrs. George Stafford presented several numbers. John Kelly played piano se lections and Wayne Basye sang accompanying himself on the guitar. Harold Hake and Rich ard Freeman sang two duets. A Scene At The Mansfield Unit Project Scio Boosters To Sponsor Veteran's Day Event, Nov. 12 The Scio Boosters are spon soring a Veteran’s day program on Monday, November 12. There will be a number of dignitaries present including United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. He will be in the Scio grade school during the early morning hours. Anoth»-r top dignitary will be Major General H. R. Spicer, commander of the 25th Air Di vision at McChord AFB in Washington. There will be drum and bugle corps and bands present to pro vide entertainment and reveille will sound at 5:30 a. m. fol lowed by the setting off of sev eral charges of dynamite. The breakfast to follow will be at the Scio grade school. Veteran’s day co-chairmen for the area are James Wag goner and Don Sweet. From Siletz A thrilling game of football was played on Allen Field Fri day night. The Santiam team outfought a rugged Siletz team 13-12. An extra point made by Mike Gleason after the first touchdown, also scored by Gleason provided the slim margin of victory. Santiam dominated the play throughout the game. Their de- rense was impregnable the first Pictured is a group of those assisting with the half except for a glaring lapse AES sponsored tree planting project in Mansfield unit which allowed Jim Sweet to near Breitenbuxh. Also shown is the Gates school bus sprint 79 yards for a score. The which took a load of 7th and 8th graders from that Big Red defense held Siletz to school. The Mill City school bus took a load of SUHS 97 rushing yards and 56 yards students. in the air. Meanwhile the Wol verines gained 243 yards on the ground and 40 aerial yards to Store at Gates flex their muscles in the of Has New Owners fense department. Santiam ran The Gates General store up 13 first downs against three changed hands this week, with for the Warriors. The coaching staff was pleas The silent auction sponsor Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Goble of ed with the aggressive play of ed by ttie Iuons Auxiliary, Salem purchasing the business the team. Randy Marshall’s which was scheduled lor Fri- from Mr. and Mrs, Rex Brit defensive effort and Ron Can Day. Nov. 9 at the Fellowship ton. who have operated the non’ » running were good ex hall has been changed to Sat store for the past two and a amples of this type of ball. Play urday, November 10. according half years. The Gobles said Tuesday they was hard and the goal line to Mrs. Norman Anderberg, have always liked this area stands which held Siletz with- secretary. out an extra pomt proved de- Hours will be from 1:30 un and are living in temporary cisive. til 4 30 and there will be a quarters in Gates at the pre number of interesting and useful sent time. The Brittons plan The week of November 11 to! This game rang down the items for bidding Coffee and to continue living in the Gates 17 has been designated through- | curtain on a successful home c<x>kics will also be served dur area, they said. out the nation as National Book season. The Wolverines ‘ won ing the afternoon. These auc week with the theme of the | three and lost two games at tions in the past have been a year, "I Like Books." Schools, I home. Saturday they try to k»t of fun as ’veil as giving the public libraries and other or put the ’away" games in a public a chanc«» to get an art ganizations and institutions dur favorable light instead of the icle they want. ing this time emphasize the im 1-1 record which stands to All residents are cordially in-1 portance of books and readng date. An effort equal to that of Friday night should give the LYONS — Santiam Valley 1 in our world today. vited to attend. Wolverines a winning season Grange held their meeting Fri During this week Santiam day evening and the officers Union High school will call at both at home and awav. were installed who were unable tention to the importance of to go to Calumette grange on books, newspapers, magazines, Thursday evening. Lloyd Sletto and other printed matter, ac Fred Powers Opens and Mrs. Alex Bodeker instal cording to Howard B. Haymes, led Ada Ply male. treasurer; librarian. The schools plans to: Real Estate Office Fred Powers, who has oper Jri Plymale, gatekeeper; Frank I have a book display presented Gates seventh and eighth Basl. Steward; Bertha Bail, I to the PTA meeting, give some j ated a grocery store east of grades took a straw vote on lady assistant steward; Fern book talks before the classes, ! Gates during the summer sea Monday to determine who they Sletto. secretary: Lois Myers, ’ present a coffee hour for the son is now in the real estate thought would win in the gen Cenes; Blanche Wagner, mu teachers and an appropriate I business. sician; Jake Myers and Giles, bulletin board in the library.' Powers, who has been a real eral election held Tuesday. estate broker off and on for the executive board. Following were the result»: Mr. Haymes also states that Plans were made for the an this week will be Fine Free | past 20 years, states he has had U. S. Senator. Unander 2; nual Christmas party, which Week for overdue books and | a lot of experience in property Morse 20. Rep in Congress. Fisher 9; will be held December 7. A tur magazines which have been management over the years. He has just renewed his license as key supper will precede the Duncan 12. kept overdue from the library. a broker and has opened an meeting. Each member is to Governor. Hatfield 10. Thorn Anyone in the community hav office in his store building. bring food to make up baskets ton 9; Wampler 1 ing books which have strayed Labor Commisioner, Nilson. for needy families instead of from the library and which! annual gift exchange. They are U. Blair 10. bear the school stamp may be Weather, Detroit Dam Senator, 2nd Dist. Huston 17, also asked to bring a gift for returned to a deposit box in the 7 A. M. Daily Weather Reading the Marian Home in Sublimity. Goode 4. library, no questions asked. and Lake Elevation Rep. 12th Dist. McCormick Anyone having books in their Max. Min Pep. Elev. 17. Dctering 3, Gwinn 7. Kirk Elementary School homes which belong to the Oct. 31 64 47 0.00 1500.40 patrick 15. school will be called for if the 1 Nov. 1 64 46 0.00 1499.21 Measures- No. 9. Legislative Tries New-Type school is notified. The public I Nov. 2 66 46 0.00 1497.95 Apportionment Amendment, yes Football Game is urged to cooperate with the Nov. 3 66 45 0.00 1497.21 11. No 10. Lawrence Brent, superintend- > school authorities in having lost 62 44 0.00 1497.05 10. Repeal School Reorg. law, ent of tho elementary school book» returned to the library at Nov. 4 Nov. 5 62 46 0.79 1497.00 yes 16, no 3. said this week that a new type this time. Nov. 6 51 45 0.42 1496.52 No. 6, Daylight Saving time. of football is being played this i Yes 6. no 16. year had been very successful. It is called "flag football" rath Homecoming Queen At SUHS er than “tackle football." He said it is less strenuous and far Wednesday, November 7— safer for elementary age boys. Santiam Rebekah lodge at hall, To date the Mill City boys i 8 p. m. have met four teams in seven Jaycees at hall at 8 p. m. games and won all by a large ■ Thursday, November 9, Morn margin. This week will see the ing Circle at Mary Kelly home. final game on the regular sche Friday. November 9—IOOF dule when Marion meets Mill lodge at hall, 8 p. m. City Thursday afternoon on Saturday, Nov. 10. Lions! the home field. Auxiliary silent auction at Fel- j lowship hall, 1:30 to 4:30 p. m. [ UNICEF Collections Public invited. Masonic Buck feed. AU Ma-' Higher This Year sons welcome. 6:30. The Mill City Ministerial As Monday, November 12—Mar sociation reported that $87.00 ilyn Chapter OES at hall, 8 p.m. was taken in this year compar Lions Club dinner meeting at ed to $62.00 last year during Fellowship haU, 6:30. the UNICEF drive. Wednesday, November 14—P The three Churches compris TA at high school library 8 p. ing tile Association are the m. Presbyterian, Free Methodist City council meeting at hall and Christian. at 8 p. m. After the UNIFEF collecing many of the young people went Field Service "trick or treating” on their own or attended private parties. Tree Planting Lions Auxiliary To Hold Silent Auction High School Io Observe Book Week Santiam Valley Grange Plans Party Gates Students Take Straw Vote Monday Coming Events Project Postponed Tlie American Field Service tree planting project, scheduled for completion Monday, was postponed due to inclement weather. The group, comprised of Santiam High School stud ents, hope to be able to finish the 60-acre Mansfield Unit as soon as weather permits. The group, 7th and 8th grades and high school planted ap proximately 19 acres of Doug- ¡as fir trees last Monday. Hillesland Invites Parents to Meeting In Band Room There will be a meeting of all parents having youngsters in the high school hand in the band room at the elementary school at 7:30 Thursday even ing. Spencer Hillesland. director of the band, is urging all par ents to attend this meeting. Pat Armstrong ruled over the royal court at the Santiam Union High School Homecoming dance which was held Friday night following the Siletz-Wolverine game. Pat is a Junior at SUHS and was escorted dur ing the evening by Paul Loucks. The Homecoming was sponsored by the GAA.
