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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1963)
The Mill City Enterprise ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY—OREGON'8 FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XIX THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, Let the Bells of Freedom Ring I City Park Ready for July Fourth , 196.3 $3.00 A Year — 10c A Copy North Santiam Plywood Adds Machinery New Plywood Plant Starts Production The City Park is in the best Another chapter in the In shape it ha« been for many dustrial growth of the North years and I .ions Club member«, Santiam area was written re headed by Barney Scott have cently when North Santiam made thia a g<«xl spot to «pend Plywood started making "wood the 4th. The weatherman haa en sandwiches" f plywood) in promised favorable weather; their plant just west of Mill and while It not expected to Cty. be hot at least rains are not North Santiam Plywood has Above is the new cold press installed by North made remarkable growth since in the picture. The Queen selection is being Santiam Plywood west of Mill City. It was put into op they first started building late made Wednesday evening at the eration just recently in making plywood. The veneer last summer They put their former Mill City Theatre at 7 drying plant has been in operation since last Septem veneer dryer into operation in o'clock and the Coronation ball September and last week saw ber. will follow immediately at the their first carload of plywood i high school gym. loaded and «hipped from the Many more activities are plant. planned in the way ot conces They now hire some 35 men, sions at the park and the day with the new operation respon will start with a 6 to 10 Lions sible for about 20 new employ club pancake breakfast. ee«. This had added consider The parade will start at the ably to the «tabilif t the area’s Sportsman's Center at U ecenomy. The Lrm will manu- o'clock and 10 fkmtn are en- ft-cture all thicknesses of ply tered. Judging will be at 10:30. wood when they get into full Th«' Kiddie parade sponsored production and will have a ca by the Jaycettes. will be judg pacity of about a car and a ed in front of the postolllce at half a day. Other mills in the area have 10:30 and then join the regular parade shown continual growth in the past few years, and al! of these The I -ions Auxiliary will run increases make« this area one a lunch concession and bingo i of the most stable in the state game at the park and the Jay- as far as steady employment cees will have their dunk tank is concerned. again this year The Jaycees Tha idea of government of the people, by the will also have a horseshoe pit ching tournament at 1 o'clock people, for the people woi new to the world on at the park. No entrance fee« July 4th, \776. By the nation then born this idea ar charged and a trophy will be This picture shows a crew of men working on given. hat since been tried, tested and proved the best Th«' Jaycettes pie eating con the spreader, putting the plywood into sheets ready hope for all montine* test will be held in the park at for the press.—The Mill City Enterprise photos. 2:30. There will be a double head er Little League and Peewee Hudel To Show Film Proudly we so/ute the founding fothort on thii, the Daily Vacation Bible baseball games at All<*n Field birthday of our country. firmly we ora raio/vad that our heritage prior to the fireworks which is At Santiam Grange School To Begin of froodom, doting bock fo that day, thall forever ba mamtomod. the part al the program put on Albert Hudell. who live« (XI Here July 1 Sth In Little League action this by the Mill City Firemen. a ranch north of town. will help I past week. Mill City bowed to The rest rooms at the park 1 hb* fourth of July gh«vt im n Rood cbtsace to rraf fl.-in our belief in The Daily Vacation Bible .have been repaired after vand- furnish the program for the school which is sponsored by the the Stayton All-Stars twice. the Unltivl Staten of America. It r I vcn ik a chanre to think back on what This first game, at Stayton, alls «xxnpletely wrecked the Santiam Valley grange on July Mill City'churches will start building and plumbing last I 5 at the grange hall between Monday, July 15 with Miss Alice was a 14-1 score while the re our forrbearerN went thru to form a. country of fnixlom. Thin year many year. Lions officials state there Lyons and Mehama, turn game at Mill City was a He will show films on Hawaii Smith as director Classes will 4-0 decision. Both games were is a $200 reward for the appre ureas are celebrating the Fourth by “Ringing the I m *U s of Freedom.” start at 9 a. m. and end at 11 :30 hension and conviction of any and of the recent Santiam and continue for two weeks. I seven inning affairs which were Why not do it here in Mill City? The Enterprise would like to h«*ar every one damaging property in the Whitewater Challenge. Children starting school this played mainly for practice and Other entertainment will be park and the city is being asked Iwll in Mill City ring at 12 o’clock tlie «lay of the Fourth. Won’t everyone in Fall and all those throguh the to give the players an idea of the entire Scotts Mills Drill to have the police patrol the sixth grade are eligible to at the relative strengths. town who han a Isell, or who I n in charge of a church or other property A lack of hitting kept the area to try and protect things team who will demonstrate their tend. Classes will be held at well-known drills. Mill City team from making there from now on. hating a bril, |4cake coopenate? the Presbyterian and Christian i a better offensive showing. churches. I Their defense kept them in John Adan», an a delegate to the Continental CongreNN in Philadel Any adult who is interested in both ball games until the late helping is asked to contact Miss phia, wrote in July, 177(5, when the pnM'lanuitktn of the Declaration of Smith or notify their own min innings when the pitcher tired. Playing ball for Mill City Independence wax greeted by the Uberty Bell, that the event should be ister. were Bobby Ward and Rex celebrated with bells "from thin time forward forever more." Can’t we Britton a catcher; Mark Ben- nett, Alan Yankus and Wayne Mill City Elementary help to revive this old tradition? Rosamon. pitcher; Terry Han Principal Hired sen. first base; I-arry Hilles- land, Tony Grant and Craig Ar*t- ’- hand look at Are fire fighting 5 Vernon L. Peterman, who has Students Make Honor New Exchange Student The Willamette National For- b« served as superintendent-prin- Shaw at second base; Rosa est was getting its fire control as sessions moved front the j cipal at the John Day schools mond and Bennett (again) at Roll At OSU organization into shape in pre school to nearby forest area for the past eight years will be shortstop; and Terry Savage for demonstration and practice. Oregon State University paration for a probable hot, _ __ _____ ___ and Monte Lalack at third base, the principal of - die Mill City Kathryn E. Johnson of Lyons dry and hazardous summer. In the South Fork Delta area, elementary school next year. 1 Outfields were Wayne Bar instructors turned temporary and Nicholas D. Ross of Me Eighty men from all districts according to William Lewellen, tow. Doug Hoppell. David Pit hama an» list«*«! on Die spring of the Forest attended a three- firebugs to set small practice administrator. tarn. Kenny Kindred, Bruce fires. Trainees learned how to t«*rm honor roll from Oregon day fireman training session at Peterman received his Bach- Roscoe and Larry Marshall, State University. t McKenzie High school near swing pulaski and shovel to elor degree font Eastern Ore- To Play Joly 4th To qualify for honor roil Blue River. Elsewhere in the build fire line and snuff out gon College of Education in ■ Both the Little League and flames, to keep a sharp watch listings, students must make Forest, lookouts, and guard sta 1949 and his Master's degree Pee Wee teams will play in a at least a B plus averagt* for tile tions were being manned and a for spot fires, and how to "mop- from the University of Oregon twilight double-header against up" a fire, or put it dead out. , term. Miss Johnson was sing 15-man interforest suppression , Mehama July 4. In regulation In smoke chasing classes, in 1956. crew began training at Belknap Residents of this area were led out for special recognition He and his wife and three games, both teams hope to get they learned how to determine Camp on the upper McKenzie shocked Monday to learn of as a straight-A student. a compass c«Hirse from a given children will move to Mill City into the win column before the Miss Johnson was graduated river. th<- death of Floyd F Völkel, fireworks display begin. point, in this case Castle Rock about August 1. last month in Business an«i 62, Gates postmaster. Fire school was held recently Lookout, and follow it across Technology; Ross will be a with 57 trainees and 22 instruct roungh country to a fire. Mr. Völkel was well known sophomore this fall in Agricul By Rarey Shows Them How ors in attendance. They will fill to all in the area and was liked ture. Courses in fire detection were jobs as lookixits, fire guards and rvapected by everyone. ChriMliin Elmo Sorenaea from and with suppression tanker held at Foley Point, about 14 He had gone hiking on Elk Estejerg, Denmark who will at- crews. Other year long employ miles east of Blue River on horn Mountain early Sunday Gates Church To tend Santium I nion High next ees attended to become more the Foley Ridge road. There morning with two companion» Honor Pastor Sunday lookouts learned year under the auspices of the familiar with the ifre control prospective of Gates, Rex Herron and Don how to use a fire finder and GATES The Gates Commun- American Field Service, lie will job. Winslow. . ity church will have a potluck make his home with Mr. and Warren Prcssenting, Fire Con pinpoint a smoke so that ground crews can locate it. Völkel complained of being next Sunday honoring Rev. Mrs. E<l Calkins. trol officer and Assistant Wil tired about 9 a. ni. and deckl and Mrs. Bob Alliston, who are Instructors going from Mill fred Starkovich of the Forest ed to stay lx'hind while hi» leaving this church, and Mr. Service in Eugene were In City were Irv Steers and Byron coni punk vis completed the and Mrs Bert Martin and Mrs. Burned Roast Nearly Rarey. From Detroit. Ed charge of the session. climb. 1 Helen Edholm, who are s<x>n Tlie training is designed to Graham and Howard Dean at When they returned nix i >ut leaving the community. Burns Dew Drop In teach inexperienced men the tended. 4:15 they discovered his I body. ! Mr. and Mr«. Bob Alliston Traine«?s who attended from fundamentals of fire fighting, Death was attrilmted to a heart will lx* leaving to work in the Patrons of the Dew Drop In map reading, use of compass, the Mill City station were Tony attack. ! harvest at Walla Walla. Wn„ east of town last week were care and use of hxils. fire pre Cboper. Whetstone lxx>kout, Sa Mr. Völkel was born January June 8. In August they will go wondering what was cooking vention, law enforcement and I lem; Gary Whitmore. Henline 22 at Barnard, Kansas where to Forest Grove where Mr. when they drov«' up in front of Hebo; Bill Rada. radio and telephone communi Lookout. he attended high school and th«' Alliston will læ assistant pastor tli«' place. It had much the same cation. Emergency Lookout. Pasadena. I University of Kansas for two i of the Christian church. Charles Montgomery, otkir as arises from branding As the session was held, oth Calif.; years. cattle. Someone asked Jesse er crews worked to man 14 Pearl Creek Guard, Salem: He was married to Elsie I ern Star lodge. Savage, owner if she was roast lookouts and five guard sta Steve Rada. Suppression crew. Boynton on May 15, 1926 and Survivors besides the widow, ing a "Shtoonk" of comic strip tions throughout the Forest. Pasadena. Calif.; Charles Mar they lived in Salem for a Elsie, include his father, origin. The Forest expected to have all tin. Suppression crew, Lyons; number of years, moving to George P Volkel, and a sister, It wasn’t funny for J«'ssie lookouts and guard stations Nelson Geraths, Surveying aid. Gale« in 1949 I Ola M. Hughes of Salem. Staton: Neil Davis, Engineer, though, as it seems a roast i manned by July 1. He had served as Postmaster Funeral services are from was left on the fire the night A 15-man interforest suppres Mill City; Dave Hickerson, nt Gates for a number of yearn i Golden Mortuary in Salem at before an<i completely burned sion crew was in training at Bear Point Lookut. Mill City. and was an active member 3:30 p. m. Wednesday, and up. The entire insid«' of the summer headquarters at Relk- Detroit Hanger Station of the Gat«*» Fire department, interment will be at Belcrest cafe had to be washed to get nap camp on the upper Mc John Bryant. Emergency look serving as assistant chief. Memorial park. Byron Rarey, instructor from the Mill City Ranger rid of the grease film, but the Kenzie river. The crew will be out, Stayton; Danny Groah, H? was a member of Mill The Rev. Oral Mick is in o«lor lingered on. available on short notire to Emergency lookout. Silverton: District explains use of lookout “firefinder” to, front City lodge No. 180 A. F * A. charge of the services. Jackson, Emergency left to right: John Stanfield, who will be Buck Mountain Mrs Savage said if her hus other National Forests in Ore Leete M. and of the Al Kader Shrine. Pallbearers are Duane Gib- band had not taken precaution gon and Washington. Training lookout. Lubbock, Texas; Dean Lookout at Blue River this summer and Glenn Rettmann He was also an active member son, George Laird, Charles against fire when building the will continue throughout the O’Reilly. Suppression crew. who will be Hills Peak Lookout at Rigdon.—U. S. Forest of the North Santiam (Camber Kelly, Albert Toman, Rex Her- place. It would have burned to summer. Detroit; Gary Gibson. Suppres Service Photo. of Commerce and of the East- ron and Don Moffatt. the ground. ' At fire school, trainees had a sion crew, Salem. Little League Drops Two To Stayton Preparations Being Made I
