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The Mill City Enterprise ______________ ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY— OREGON'S EAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND NUMBER 1» THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE, Tilt RSDAY, MAY », 1»<¡3 Jaycee Recreation Area Chamber To Select Officers At a ehort board of direct or» meeting held recently at I the Bank Cafe, President A. L. | Barker, Detroit named the fol lowing on U m - nominating com- | mWta • Floyd Völkel, ehalr- man. Archie Thompson, Mill City and Wayne Goin, Stayton. Thev arc to »elect a »late of officer« to present at the gen eral meeting to be held at Gat«-«. Wednesday, May 15. Jerry Cottman reported that he hud »ent letter» thanking all tlKMk- who had been so co opcrutive tor the Chamber'» Flrat Annual Whitewater Chal lenge. Coffman stat«-d possibly that this »hould lx- held later next year, po»»ibly on Memorial Day In thia way it would not come on Sunday and conflict with church »ervice». Thia will I m - diacuaaed at a later date, Ixjwevcr. Meanwhile, the (Tiamber be gun |Jan» for an Auguat Water Show at the Detroit Reservoir. This show will include txiut races, water skiing arid possi b- ly a water pageant and furthcr plans will be discussed at the May 15 meeting of the Omni- lx r Both participants and resi dent» were enthusiastic about the Whitewater event, accord ing to Jerry Coffman, general Wet weather has slowed Four fire-places were recent chairman. down the Mill City Jaycee Rec ly built in tile area These are reation Area Project und the project will not be resumed of the small Forest Service until the area becomes a little tyj* where the family can drier, reported Park Chairman roast hotdogs or make coffee. Jim Grant this week. Th«- lo On«- more of these are planned cal Juycccs have been waiting plus a large group type fire several weeks for the weather place where larger crowds can to change so work could be lie accommodated. A "wood" continued. day has also been planned so GATES — Wilma Bumgarner At their regular meeting of visitors will have materials tor und Manor Stovall attended the May 1st the Jaycevs set aside their tires Four more table« Oregon Home Economics Exten a budget of $350 oo for imtne- are ready to be put in the sion Council as representatives diate use in thr park. Acoord- l>ark on the first work day. of the Santiam Canyon Home The grand opening has been Extension Unit, last Wednes mg to Grant !!>«• first thing on the agenda is reworking of the set for the Fourth of July, day afternoon at OSU in Cor access road and enlarging of Weather Man permitting of vallis. "Atttitudes and Your the ¡Mirking area. course. Future” was the theme for the 31st Annual meeting of the Council. Santiam PTA To Columbus Day Blow Mrs. Bumgamer attended the Associated Country Women Down Timber Sold at Install New Officers of the World meeting at the Home Economics Auditorium. The Grade zcbuol chorus nnd Local Ranger Station Mrs. Bumbarner, who is ASWW several instrumental numbers 1.23 million board feet of chairman for the Santiam Can will be featured at the Wed Columbus Day blowdown tim yon Unit, has a pen-pal in nesday evening meeting of Snn- ber was sold on May 6 at the England who is a member liam PTA nt the high school Mill City Ranger Station, Will of this international Home library, according to Mrs. amette National Forest. Economics organization. James Wright, program chair In a single sale. Multnomah Mrs. Stovall attended the man. Plywood Corporation bought the project leaders workshop at the Tlicre will also lie installation 1 23 million board feet for $50.- Food Technology Auditorium, of officers for the ensuing year 14100. “Die sale includes 12 That evening they attended and reports will be made on acres of blowdown in the Sar a banquet at the Memorial Un Entertainment the recent state convention din«1 Creek Drainage ion Ballroom, The sale includ«*d 730 thou was provided by the Honey which Mrs Bamhnrdl. newly elected president and Mrs. Wil sand board fo«*t of Douglas-fir. Lovers, a quartet of girl folk liam Learning of Gates attend 1480 thousand board feet of singers from OSU. Speaker at Western Hemlock and other the banquet was Dr. Gerakl ed. species logs, nnd 20 thousand R. Wallace. Superintendent of Th«- recently purchased TV Ixiard feet of Cedar. Corvallis Schools, whose speech for the elementary schtsil will Multnomah Plywood paid lie presented to the school that $59.10 per thousand board feet was entitled, "The Key to the Future". About 500 guests at- evening, according to Mrs. !>>n on Douglas-flr ami minimum tended the banquet. Westrlck, president. 1 bid prices on other species. There were over 700 Home The meeting will i start Deuglns-fir whs appraised at Economics members at the promptly at 8 p.m. $22 80 jier thousand board feet. Council representing units from Weather Slows Jaycee Project all over the state. Marion Coun ty sent the most representatives approximately 125. Mrs. Bum gamer and Mrs. Stovall will give a short report on these meetings at the May 23 Exten sion meeting. The Council was held April 30. May 1 and 2. Santiam Ripples Capacity Crowd Attends Band Concert National Anthem to Colonel Bogey with the nudience re sponding enthusiastically. Solos were played by Don Podrabaky. Scott Hillesland, Pats y Pennick and Carol Schaer. John Kelly gave an outstanding rendition of Rhap sody in Blue on the piano. Accompanists were John Kelly and Mrs. Daniel Kleihege. Band officers this year are Ron Bassett, president; Scott Hillesland, vice-president and Carolyn Davenport, secretary treasurer. Proclamation Nat™! Shm Day fashion To Be Held Sunday, May 12 in Portland This being the time of year when nature doe* her part In ranking Oregon one of the moot beautiful place« la the entire country, and It in also the time of yr*r when all un sightly pile* of rubbish and traah should be removed. Ef forts should be made by all rvaidents to clean ami repair their premine* to rruake them more presentable, Let us all work together to make this a more beautiful and healthful place to Ihre, ItanrUng together for one week of concentrated effort of clean ing. repairing and repalati**. Now. therefore, by the auth ority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Mill City. I do ‘ hereby declare the week •f May 17 to 17. inchiaive. be set aside an fleoa-L'p week. I do hereby request that all citizens <io their |«irt in making this week one of cleaning and beautifying our city. Signed : J. C. KIMMEL “Mayor of MUI City National Shrine Hospital Day will be held Sunday, May 12, at Shrine Hospitals all over the nation and at the Shrine Hos pital for Crippl«! Children at S.E. 82nd and Sandy Blvd, in I Portland. Shrine Hospitals are dedicat ed to returning crippled chil dren to normal health. Any child of normal intelli gence and under 15 years of age. regardless of nationality, color or religion, is eligible. Th«- parent’s inability to pay for care elsewhere is a re quirement. Thia condition is tempered to meet circumstano ea. The majority of cases require treatment extended beyond the financial capacity of the av- erag«- parent». Idea for the hospital was de vekqxd at Imperial Council S«-ssion 40 years ago in Port- land. The Shrine hospital was ded icated in 1924 with 40 beds and it now has 80 beds and an ap praised valuation of over $1.600.000. More than 11.000 children have been patlente at the Port land Shrine hospital There 1» a corjtant waiting list of more •han 205 children and average length of hospitalization is gl days I Local Barber Has Accident Monday Eve There was considerable con Fashions around the world cern and speculation in town was the theme for the annual early Tuesday morning when fashion show for Homemaking it was reported that Dick Tur students a t Santiam Union pin, 81. local barber for many High school held at the theatre years had been robbed and txnlding Thursday evening. slugged Earl Ragsdale noticed Mrs. Rooemary Freeborn is the lights on in his barber instructor in Hom«- making this shop on Wall Street about 1:30 year and the girls showed a and going over to investigate lot of style, color consciousness discovered Turpin on the floor and talent in their varied dis and blood flowing from a wound play of fashions. on his head: the cash register The stage was colorfully dec overturned on the floor and orated with white and blue what looked like attempted streamers and large pictures of robbery. many well known places He called Ron Meacham, po "around the world" were dis lice chief who also thought ft played on a blue background. looked like Turpin had been Committee in charge of in slugged. Tom Drynan was vitations and programs were called to the scene and he in Dianne Minton, Jean Glunz and turn called Sgt. Wayne Huff Christine Chance; Decorations. man of the criminology depart Barbara Olson, IJnda Bassett. ment in Salem. Alice Bickett, Ruth Cogar, In the meantime, Turpin was Jackie Lute and Terry White; taken to Dr. John Reid for Script, Tamara Morris, Suzy treatment, but when he re Carlson and Bonnie Boroughs. gained consicousness he was Arrangements for the tea not immediately able to tell which was held in the library the officers just what had hap room of the high school follow The Mill City Jaycettes held pened. However, as things be ing the style show, were made came clearer to him he said by Mary Cogar. Janet Hutchin their last meeting at the home the last thing he remembered of Carol Smith with Joanne son, Laura Lyons, Ginger Rich Wettergreen, newly elected was slipping and falling just ards, Sandy McCann and Jo president resigning from her after he had put money from anne Calkins. office as they are moving from the cash register away. During the intermission Janet It was not unusal for Dick the city this week. Hutchinson sang several se Carol Smith, vice-president, to work late at his shop so his lections accompanied by her wife was not unduly concerned mother. Mrs. Eldon Hutchin wiU serve until a new president when he did not arrive home. ■ is elected. son. who also played several Officers deducted that he I Plans for the annual 4th of piano selections. | July program in the city were grabbed the large, heavy cash Girls displaying fashions register as he fell, thus giving were Karen Meader, Juanita ! discussed and it was agreed the impression of a robbery. to give prizes to those who Morgan. Elizabeth Neil, Sandy Turpin received a cut on the There will be a city budget Neil. Laura Jo Rambo, Dianne enter decorated bicycles, tri election held on Tuesday, May Schulz. Judy Severs, Gloria cycles and doll buggies. There back of his head, but Dr. Reid 14 at the city hall from 2 un- Stodola, Susan Whitsett, Jackie will be age brackets for these said all he needed was a little rest. "Dick" is not a man that til 8 p.m. Grundy. Linda McCann, Ginger entrants Purpose of the election will Richard*. Bev The group also planned to knows the meaning of that Loch rem, Clau- ta* to levy a city tax for the dia Hayden. Carol Bhimenstein. sponsor entertainment at ths I word and was back on tbevjob a«am Tuesday afternoon look fiscal year beginning July 1. Uirotta Bolton. Linda Duffy. park including 3 legged races, 1963 in the total amount of Sheila Herron, Shirley Huege, relay races and a pie eating ing as jaunty as ever. He was greatly chagrined, $14,563 00 which includes a tax Marilyn Hurst, Myra Mulford. contest. There will be prizes however, to find that “a little levy outside the 6% limitation given. Pat Pittam, Carol Stevens. in the amount of $7,450.03 as Sheryl Williamston, Linda Bas Those attending the meeting slip" had caused so much com provided in the Oregon Sta were Paula Grant, Shirley motion. sett. Alice Bickett. Bonnie Bor Hoover, Cleta Wills, Joanne tutes. oughs. Suzy Carlson, Christine Wettergreen .Carol Smith, Car Chance. Mary Cogar. Ruth Co- ol Carson. Carol Luellan and I gar. Janet Hutchinson, Diana I Minton. Tamra Morris, Bar a guest, LouAnn Coffin. Hostess for the next meet bara Olson. Linda Addison, ing will be Cleta Wills. Juanita Bayse. Sherry Bennett. I>eanna Carpenter. Car o 1 y n Progress in development and Davenport. Yvonne Gillespie, maintenance of National Forest Donald McWhirk Joins Ellen Howell, Ann Johnson. resources in Oregon and Wash Gail Learning. Glenda Logan. "600 Club" At Naval ington is outlined in an annual The Portland U. S. Army Mary Ann Meader. Lynda report. "Multiple Use High Air Station Recently Engineer District wiU invite Parker, Sharon Pate, Nancy lights—1962", being distributed I Stewart, Christine Story. Shar- j Oak Harbor. Wash. — Donald by the U. S. Forest Service, bids Friday, May 3 for debris on Bassett. Kathy Boroughs, E. McWhirk. aviation electron Pacific Northwest Region. clean-up at Detroit Reservoir on the North Santiam River, Rosemary Dueber. Rosemarie ics technician third class. USN, Late in 1961 President Ken DeVine. Sandra Duggan and son of Mrs. Margaret E. Mc- nedy, in a special message to 45 miles southeast of Salem. is Congress, presented a "Devel Colonel Sterling K. Eisimin- Geneva Johnson. Whirk of Gates. Ore., among the 32 enlisted men of opment Program for the Na ger, Portland District Engin Patrol Squadron Two at the tional Forests.” Progress made eer, said he would open the bids in his office. 628 Pittock Detroit Soldier Naval Air Station Whidbey toward the long-range objec Island. Oak Harbor, Wash., who' tives outlined by the Presi Blixtk. Portland, at 2 p m. May 14. He said he expected the [ Re-Enli$ts for Another recently joined the "600 club" j dent. particularly the progress work to cost about $25,000. after having more than 600 in 1962, are shown in the book Tour of Service Six months are allowed to flight hours during the calendar I let. complete the work. The 24-page publication con Wheelus AB. Libya—Senior year 1962. I These men accounted for, tains 40 photographs depicting M « ster Sergeant Walter G. Montgomery of Detroit. Ore., nearly half of the 63,896 enlist same of the work relating to Lyons Boy Receiving has re-enlisted for another tour ed hours flown by the squad management of the water, rec of service in the United States ron both on deployment in the reation, timber, forage, and Recruit Training At Alaskan area and at their home wildlife resources of the Na Air Force. tional Forests. Naval Training Base Sergeant Montgomery is as- base on Whidbey Island. The unit's primary mission i the chief controller sistant to San Diego, Calif.—Dwayne L. is anti-submarine warfare, us loiii<i Verbeck received word Zimmerman, son of Mr. and with the 1950th Communica- ing the SP-2H (P2V-T) Lock Tuesday of the death of his tions Squadron at Wheelus. Mrs. Keith L. Zimmerman of A graduate of Franklin High heed "Neptune" patrol bomber brother. Neil Verbeck of Sil Route 1, Lynns, Ore., is under School at Portland, Ore., he is which is capable of detecting, verton. Arrangements are pend going recruit training at the the son of Mrs. A. A. Reiner localizing and destroying en ing at Unger Funeral Home in Naval Training Center. San emy submarines. ( Silverton. Diego, Calif., with graduation of Detroit. His wife is the former Mar slated for April 19. The nine-week basic train- tha B. Blystone. daughter of ing includes physical fitness, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blystone basic military law. military Edmon, Pa. drill, customs and etiquette of the naval service, swimming and survival and first aid. During the training period, I recruits receive tests and in terviews to determine their fu ture training and assignments. 1 Jaycettes Make Plans for July 4th Celebration Here City Budget Election Tuesday Two Gates Women May 14 at City Hall Attend Extension Meet at Corvallis Santiam Union High School Band In Concert A ciiiwicity crowd attended the Santiam Union High school Band concert which was held at the elementary school gym, Friday evening, May 3 nt 8 p.m. Directing the hand was Spen cer Hilleslnnd and the program was dedicated to J. C. Kimmel for his work in the community and his continued Interest and support of school activities. He has served as Mayor of Mill City for 5 terms. All types of music was play ed by band members from the $3.00 A Year — 10c A Copy I Ily Ed McCurdy Jim Hirte is Santiani's new student body president for next year. After campaign speeches Thursday, the students elected new officers. Vice-president for '63-’64 is John Kelly, Frances Reid will be the new secretary, and Sherry Pittam, treasurer. Kathy Dishong was elected ad vertising manager and Joyce Gleason is next year's publicity manager. President Jim Hirte appointed Don Podrabsky as Parliamentarian. The new senior class presi- dent will lie Ed MetMrdy. Laura Lyons is class represen- tatlve and I-arry Drake is vice-president, Secretary Wan- da Johnson, Treasurer Ginger Richards and Sgt-at-Arms Rich Walker complete the senior Exec. Our freshmen held a dance Saturday for next year's in coming freshmen, built around the framework used for the Junior Prom. I I National Forest Progress Outlined U.S. Army Engineers Seek Bids on Detroit Reservoir Clean-Up Dogs In Marion County To Receive Rabie Shots At Mehama May 9th "Die Marion County Depart ment of Health and the Marion County Veterinarians will hold another rabies clinic in var ious towns in Marion county during May. I>»gs should be vaccinated at least every two years, according to authorities. The dogs must be over 4 months old anti on a leash. They must also be accompan ied by an adult. Vaccinations will be given at Mehama May 9 from 6 un til 8 p.m. at the Fire truck garage. I Grand Council Fire For Campfire Girls To Be Held Friday The annual Grand Council fire for Campfire girls in this area will be held Friday night. May 10 at the high school gym at 8 o'clock. Achievement awards, honor beads and campships will be given at tile grand council. The Campfire girls are spon sored by the Mill City Woman's club and they are giving a campship to a deserving girl this year. Club members are furnishing _ cookies, punch and coffee to be I served following the council. Arrrangements are being made by Mrs. Leo Russell assisted by a committee from the club. In the spring a young man’s fancy — turns to base ball in this case. Shown above is Oki at bat. Although he regularly plays the position of shortstop he posed for The Enterprise photographer in the batter’s box. In fact Okinori Ono, exchange student from Japan is a real lover of the sport and does well at it. He also partici pated in other sports during his senior year at SUHS.
