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The Mill City Enterprise _______________________________ ON TTIE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NATURE’S EMPIRE____________________________________ VOLUME XVII NUMBER 40 MILL CITY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, NOV. IS, 1962 13.00 A Tear 10c A Copy C of C Board Appoints Committees Boy and Girl of Month Chosen Al a North Suntiam Chamber of Commerce Board meeting ircrntly President A. L. Bark er <i|>|x>mi<*<l several commit tee» to work un project« which were con»l«l«*n*d urgent at this time First committee wit» to work on getting a traffic control light on the highway mtrr»ection near the Santlam golf ct*rr«r where «ever» I have lieen killed Rusty Whitten, senior at SUHS thia summer. While the inter section look« «ale, it ha« proven has tiecn named Boy of the I to tx* one which i« rxtrvmeiy Month He is the son of Mr dangerous. (hairman of thia and Mrs. Noyes Whitten and committee is Elvin (Tommy) participates in all school events ' 'ilMtmpatai of Stayton On lua including sports. committee are Hugh Ashby. 1. E. Sprakcr anti John Davis. Dick Parker wai named to chairman a committee to are if the Highway department will plant grass and treea on the old i allroad right-of-way within the City «>f Gat«*«, where tin* road- hrd has t»crn abandoned. Ihe A combination of a long trip, rails and lira have been taken up. Parker bellevea that till« an inopportune ¡M*nalty, ami u could I m * made into an attrac muddy flckl «-«impounded the tive roadside rest area, anti misery of the Santiam Wolver these are badly needed in tilts ine« as they went down to de feat at ths hands of Warrenton. area 8. E. Wizcr win asked to get 7-0. ■Du* Big Red drove to War Ina committee going on find ing a location tor the sign which I renton's 3 yard lira* on two sep will I m * furnished by Pacific arate occasions only to lx* held Power * Ught company, pro out of the paydirt by inoppor vided the Chamber wlli find a tune fumbles and an aroused location and maintain the sign. Warrenton defense Ron Cannon The Power firm will furnish i led the Woiverirw offense with the sign and have it lettered to precision running on end the specifications of the Cham ■weeps. Mike Gleason ulso add ed power to tlx* Wolverine ber. A committee licaded by Ixsi |iunch but noixxly was able to Moltatt had iM*cn appointed to score. Defense play dominated the sc«' if the highway sign on In- Ivrvtatr 5 at Salem oaikl not | game. Coasts I squalls frustrat I m * changed to better designate ed the statistician so the usual tins «rra. The sign n«zw reads array of yardage and other North Santlam'' and "Stay- such items arc not available ton". The committee is at The 74) score ia irxhcativc of tempting to have North Santl- tile battle. Hani tackling and am. which is not a town, and exchanges of fumbles kept the 1« not on the highway, changed game in an ever changing flux to Mill City, which in reality which saw defenses fighting off is the first city on the highway ■widen advantages gamed by this side of Portland. A tele- the ««ppoaition. [hone conversation with ti«> Warrenton scored their touch highway sign department, did down on a pass play after a 15 not give much encouragement, yard penalty had been called M.di.itt said. against Santiam. Hie extra The next general meeting of ¡xiint was iopfx*<l on th«* first the group will be held at Gates try but an offside penalty gave Wednesday evening. November Warrenton another chance and 21 nt 8 o'clock. the point. Carl Kelly, Gary Whitsett, and Terry Morris played their last game for the Wolverines as fcxitball players. Paul Izxickes was unable to make the trip due to an eye injury. This would have been his last game. Oki- norc Ono also itowed out with this game although h<* had no chance to play in the contest. The Upper Santiam Chapter These five boys leave large of the Linn Association for Re- < gaps to be filloci by next year's tnrded children met November ! team as Santiam enters A-2 6 nt the home of Mr. and Mrs. play in the Capitol Conference. Merle Stewart in Gales. Visiting from the Albany chapter were Mr. and Mrs. Jia- Gregg and Mrs. Carl Ventrella who helped the group become familiar with the program. Officers for the local chapter were elected with Mrs. Ronald Sometime Saturday night Podrabeky to serve as chair vandals broke the glass out of man; Mr«. Merle Stewart us | over 20 mail boxes at the Mill secretary and Mrs. Donald City Postofficc. There was no Hurst ax treasurer. trace as to who committed the The next meeting will I m * held net of damaging government Tuesday, December 4 and the1 property, but if they arc appre movie "Tuesdays Child" will be ; hended they most likely will shown. wish they had found some other 'Hie group would like to form of amusement, as dam stress that this organization is aging government property is n not only for parents of retarded serious offense. children but for all interested At the time of going to press friends. the inspector had not arrived, but Postmaster Kelly spent Monday repairing the damage. Vandals Break Glass In Postoffice Boxes Rod Syverson Makes High Air Force Score Mill City friends will lie in terested to know that A/3 Rod ney Syverson is stationed at Lackland AFB in Texas and will tie there for another two weeks when he will be sent to a school for specialized train ing. Rzxiney received a perfect score in his entrance tests for the Air Force, he took it very nonchalantly saying to friends and relatives, "Oh, anyone could have done it.” But the officer at the Air Force head quarters said it was unusual to make that kind of score. Volunteer Firemen All Set for Annual Benefit Here Saturday Evening The Pep Club of Santiam Un ion High school will sponsor a Holiday Preview Fashion sixzw at tie former Mill City Theatre Tu«*sdi«y evening. November 21) at 7:30. There will be about 18 girls I modeling and fashions will be pres«*nt«.*d thnxigh th«* courtesy of Hagen's Apparel In Stayton. Featur«»d will be sports clothes, schtxil and aftenroon dresses as well as some out standing evening wear. Another feature will lx* spec ial hair-styi«*s arranged by a Stayton Beauty Salon and mod eled by a Pep club member. Those not doing the actual modeling will help backstage* to see that the costumes are ready for the next girl. Proceeds will assist the Pep club members to l«uy new cos tumes for the basketball sea- son which starts December 7 with Amity. Torn Kanoff, general chair man lor the 18th annual Fire men’s Benefit which will be held this Saturday, November 17 at the fire hall, said that all Lion Pr«*siderit Ix»e Bassett brought up the subject of La dies Night on Monday the 26th. an«l it was confirmed by a show of hands of the members at a meeting Monday night. Guest Monday night of Lee Ross was Merle Stewart. I«ee Ross was asked to con tact Orville Widdows of the State Highway Department Sign division to have him come up and give a talk to the Lions in the near future. Speaker for the Ladies' night will be Louis Horn of the State Industrial Accident commission who wlU give a talk and show ■lidos on Israel. He will be ac«x>mpanied by Mrs. Horn and Clyde Huskey who is also with the State In dustrial Accident oommision. Bassett said he had a pro gram lined up for the meeting next Monday night and urged all members to attend. is shaping up well and the us ual good time is promised to those attending. There will be many carnival attractions with a grand prize to be given at midnight. The ever-popular bingo will be played with prizes of hams, turkeys, and bacon. Doors will be open at 7 00 p. m. and the Firemen’s Aux iliary will serve refreshments Barbara Olson, a senior at throughout the evening. SUHS has been named Girl of A dance will be held starting the month. She is the daughter at 9 o'clock with the same or- of Mr and Mrs James Olson chestra that provided music and is active in all school last year. events. Kanoff said the ticket sale was in full swing this week with residents urged to buy as Three Men from An aerial survey of blowdown many as possible. timber left in the wake of the This is the main money-rais Vietnam Take Training Columbus Day storm will be ing event for the Firemen and At Detroit Dam completed this weeked, weath the funds go toward maintain Three young men from Viet er permitting, said J. Herbert ing and improving the depart nam are doing "on the job" Stone, regional forester of Port ment. training in hydr<»-electric engin land. Most residents prefer an en eering at Detroit Dam. arriving The «»operative survey will tertainment of this type rather here th«» first of th«* week. cover approximately 8 million than having the bill put on the They are graduates <tl the acres of timberlands in western I tax rolls. Vietnam College of Engineering Washington and western and ■nd also from the Illinois In A group of SUHS band par zouthern Oregon not already stitute <>t Technokigy. ents met at the band room surveyed for blowdown. Lands They will be at several places I Thursday evening to discuss the involved are state, private, and in the United States for further possibility of obtaining uni federal (primarily National I training and will b«* at Detroit forms for the band. Forest and Bureau of Land1 Dam for a two weeks period. Funeral services were held Spencer Hillesland led the Management). This is part of the International Tuesday from Weddle Funeral discussion in the absence of: The Forest Service, at the Development program. Home in Stayton for Frank I. Mrs. Pennick and those present By Don Moffatt The y«jung men, Pham H. Carter, 79, who passed away agreed that every means pos request of the Timber Disaster Committee of the Northwest Bmh, Nguyen. H Do, and Do. Sunday following surgery on sible should be explored to ob Forest Pest Action Council, is T. Phuc arc making their head his leg. tain the uniforms. The high c«x>rdinating all survey inform About the time we congratu quarters in Mill City. Mr. Carter had been in poor schtxil has an outstanding band ation and making the supple late ouselves upon having a health for the past two years and the community is urged to | mental aerial surveys as need well-behaved little city full of following a stroke and had been get behind the project. It is ed to give covering of an area good wholesome people we get making his home with a daugh particularly desirable to have | totaling 22*3 million acres. The a slap that sometimes rather ter, Mrs. Clyde Golden in Mill tiie uniforms when the band aerial project will fill the gape shakes our faith. We got by makes out of town appearances. in information already furnish Hallowe'en with no damage, but City. He was bom November 24. There were several money-' ed by the state foresters of Ore turn around now and find thai 1882 at Sublimity and was a re- ' making schemes suggested to gon and Washington, private in someone with a sick mind de aid this project and it was dustry, National Forests, and stroyed property belonging to tired carpenter. Survivors include daughters. thought that the district might ' Bureau of Land Management the Federal government and L. G. Storz and family, re Vesta Golden. Frances Temple. also assist with the purchase of districts affected by the storm. that is bad. I’m referring to cently returned missionaries Portland and Delores Davis of the uniforms. Completed surveys will show breaking the glass out of quite from the Philippine Islands, Spokane, Wn., eight grandchild A later meeting will be called the estimated volume of tim a number of the postoffice have accepted the call to head ren and eight great-grandchild to further discuss the posibili- ber blowdown and will provide boxes here sometime Saturday th«* work In the Mill City-Stay ren. ties of properly «Hitfitting the a general map of the windfall night. I didn't stop to count ton Seventh-day Adventist His wife. Crystal, passed group, acording to Mrs. Pen damage by light, moderate and the exact number but heard 32 churches, replacing Morris away in April of this year. nick. who call«?d the meeting. heavy classifications. The aer | were broken. They were in the Venden, who was transferred to They had been married 53 It was noted that while uni ial survey involves sketch map back section of the postoffice the Soutttem California Confer years. forms cost a considerable ping of blowdown areas. lobby. It wasn't done by little ence. The Storz family are mak Final interment for Mr. Car amount of money, they also Survey data will help point folks either as the top row, ing their home in Stayton where ter was at Lone Oak cemetery last many years with reasonable <xit problem areas and deter where most of the damage oc Pastor Storz will give impetus in Stayton. care. mine salvage goals. Stone curred, is 67 inches from the to the work of building a new said. Quick salvage is import fl«x>r. Figure it out for your n«»w church then». Storz spent ant to prevent outbreaks of in self. Muscular Dystrophy Booster 14 years in Veitnam and the sects. primarily the Douglas-fir One of the worst things about past three years teaching at beetle. It is also important to this is that probably when the Mountain View college in the prevent loss through decay and inspector comes, he will ask Philippines where he headed to reduce fire hazard. The data that the postoffice lobby be the ministerial seminar. also will be used as guides in closed at 6 o’clock. A welcome was given the ' determining need for reinven The lobby has been left open Storz family at the 1OOF hall tories of timber stands, prob all night heretofore for the in Stayton. After refreshments able effect on allowable cuts, convenience of patrons. It only were served Pastor Storz show and so forth. takes a few to spoil it for the ed colored slides of th«» I’hilip- ; Eight aerial observers and many. I doubt very much if pines. four aircraft are involved in the ones who did this damage the suppplemental survey. Five have any idea of what the pun- observers are from four west ismment will be if and when Prineville Masons ern regions of the Forest Ser they are caught. Here for Buck Feed vice. one from the Bureau of The annual Prineville visita Land Management, and one Grover Cleveland once said "A tion was heki here Saturday ev each from the states of Oregon truly American sentiment re ening in conjunction with the and Washington. The men have cognizes the dignity of labor buck feed at the IOOF hall. been flying every day that vis and the fact that honor lies in Several members fn»m the ibility would permit. honest toil. We've come a long eastern Oregon city were pre ways since that time, and I sent and following the dinner wonder if it has all been in conferred the first degree in Home Products the right direction. How many Masonry upon Victor Herron millions of productive hours are Coffee To Be Held of Gates. lost each year on the now great The Prineville members have national habit of the “coffee At Gates November 1 6 Pictuied is David Crowsen, plucky eleven year old been visiting this kxige for break." It is a known fact that GATES—The first in a series workers, that is people who are many years and the local son of Mr. and Mrs. James Crowsen of Junction City, of coffees, sponsored by the doing tedious routine assembly kxigi* members will visit Oregon, and Governor Mark Hatfield. Prineville later on. David has been chosen the 1962 Oregon Poster Gates Women's club, will be jobs, will do much better if they Child of the Muscular Dystrophy Associations of Amer the Home Products coffee, giv have a break once in awhile. en in the clubhouse Friday af Take a trip to the state house ica. Health Clinic To ternoon. November 16 from 1 in Salem and you’ll wonder David's first official action was calling on Gover Be Held November 21 nor Mark Hatfield to accept the governor’s proclama to 5 p. m. what is going on. It looks like Anyone living between Stay a glorified coffee palace, a real Then* will I m » a Health and tion in which the governor states “ I do proclaim the ton and Idanha is eligible to picnic. Y«xi can't find a place Immunization clinic at Santiam Union High sclxxil Wednesday. month of November 1962 as Muscular Dystrophy Month exhibit articles they make, to sit down. I was visiting with Noverr.oer 21 between the hours in Oregon and urge that all our citizens give full sup either for sale or as a hobby. a friend this weekend who said port to the work of the Dystrophy Associations of Tht»re are no fees. Residents in a Portland office (govern of 9 and 11 :30 a. m. Nurses To Be Those wishing to mak«» an ap America.” of the area are asked to share ment employees) that some of pointment with the doctor are David, as a symbol of more than a quarter of a ideas with others — ceramics, the "hard-working" gals come At PT A Meeting Mrs Don Westrick, president ■ asked to call Mrs. Sid Baugh million Americans who suffer from the mysterious mosaics, wtxxien articles, knit to work, check in then hurry muscle wasting disease, will play a featured role in ting, f«xxi holiday gifts, trim to tlie coffee shop for their of th«» Santiam PTA said that man at 897-2627. the march for Muscular Dystrophy which traditionally mings or arrangements—any or breakfast, on paid time of Mrs. Byers and Mrs. Yearly course. Personally, think from the staff of the Marion Weather, Detroit Dam takes place during the Thanksgiving season. Public all will be welcomed. A special invitation is extend we've gone too far in this busi County Health department will 7 A. M. Daily Weather Reading contributions from the house-to-house appeal are used to th«» many new residents ness. but I no dcxjbt am far lx» at the Wednesday evening and Igike Elevation by MDAA to finance a compiehensive program of ed in this area to come in and outnumbered by those who are meeting of the PTA and will Max. Min. Pep. Elev. scientific research and services to patients. get acquainted, bring an exhibit enjoying these “layoffs" from be guest speakers on a health Nov. 7 55 40 000 1495.50 The majority of muscular dystrophy victims are work. panel discussion. Nov. 8 55 39 0 47 1494.23 children. Unless a cure is found in time progressive if possible, and a friend. A United Nations Coffee is They both are nurses and Nov. 9 53 46 1.12 149352 natuie of the disease will one day reduce them to a com planned for a later date, when Here’s a good household hint: Mrs. Byers Is a frequent visitor Nov. 10 52 44 0.19 1493.58 to the area. Nov. 11 49 44 0.72 1493.73 pletely helpless condition in which even slight ailments folks will be invited to show To keep cake from getting stale, There will also be a film on Nov. 12 52 40 0.35 1494.12 like a cold can prove fatal. Children afflicted with articles from a foreign country | put it in a paper box in the —a large display is anticipated. I children’s room. physical fitness. Nov. 13 53 40 0.42 1494.27 muscular dystrophy rarely survive to maturity. Wolverines Come Out on Short End Of Long Trip Santiam Chapter of Retarded Children Meets November 6 Pep Club to Lions To Have Ladies Night Sponsor Fall November 26th Fashion Show Air Survey Shows Storm Damage Meeting Held To Discuss Need For Last Rites Tuesday New Band Uniforms For Frank I. Carter L. G. Storz With Adventist Churches In This Area Up and Down The Avenue