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
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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
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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
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.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