The Mill City Enterprise
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTI AM HIGHWAY— OREGON'S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND
VOLUME XIX
NI MBER 46
Cheer Leaders At Mari-Linn
Young Man
Caught While
In Local Store
A bizzarc break-in, preceded
by the setting off of n string «»C
firecrackers, brouglit th«1 ar
rest <>t a 19-yrar-old Spring
field youth about 3 a. m Sun
day.
Mill City authorities were flrat
alerted when Tom Morris cal
led Jim Knodel, who waa on
duty, that there waa a prowler
uround the I Jeer Hom Motel.
Knodel arrived at the acene
and as lie wai watching around
ti>e prim 11 ana saw movements in
Kellum'i Grocery and upon
moving in closer aaw a young
fell«av packaging beer.
Aa he entered the store the
thief run out the back way,
Knodel culled for him to halt
ami fired ahuta in the uir. A
chase followed with Tian Morria
ami Gibba Baker, a motel re-
slderit. joining in. with the thief
captured on the highway near
the Red & White atore.
Knodel called state patrolman
Tom Drynan to witness the
statement made by the thief
when he admitted entry
to
Kellum's atore not only Sunday
evening ixit said he also ntlilx-d
the store the week lietore
He was lodged In the Mill
<*lty Jail and was then taken
to the Marton County jail where
he |uatcd (1.500 bail on a charge
of a burglary not in a dwelling
Application for a winter-sporti
devekipment inside Mt Jeffer
son Primitive Area on the east-
cm «lo|>e« of Three Fingered
Jack has been turned down by
the Forest Service.
Resorts, roads, and mechaniz
ed equipment are excluded from
Primitive. Wilderness, and Wild
areas of the National Forests.
These Classified wiiderneas-tyjx-
ureas are established for public
benefit as natural, undeveloped
environments, it was explained
by J. Herbert Stone, Regional
Forester.
The ajiplication for the winter
spurts devekipment, by Western
Star Devekipment Company of
Salem. would involve construc
tion of about five miles of ac
cess road from the Sanuarn
Highway in the vicinity of
Square Ijike in the Deschutes
National Forest. The Mt. Jef-
ferson Primitive Area also in-
cludes portions of the Wiliam-1
ette and Mt. Hood National For- ,
està.
Proposal for reclassification
of the Primitive Area to Wild
Area status was announced by
the Forest Service in August A *
public hearing, to grve interest
ed persons an opportunity to
present their views, will be held !
sometime after February 5 ’ •»
there is sufficient demand.
Dog Alerts Owner
To Fire Danger
Mrs. Tom Kanoff
Heads Seal Drive
Tlie 57th Annual Christmas
•*•«1 campaign In Marion-Polk
ixainties will receive Its tra
ditional sendoff Friday, Novem-
tier 15. with the general mail
ing of Christmas Seuls to resi
dents. said Mrs Tom Knnuft.
who is local chairman.
Gradyn Stnlem, Salem and
Fred Zito, Dallas, co-chairmen
state that militons of Ilves have
lx '-n saved since the first con-
ti dution waa made tor a Christ
mas Seal. "But the saving of
lives is not enough." they nddcd
"We are also continuing to
wage a relentless fight against
the suffering, tragt-dy, loss «
time ami money that result from
TH and other diseases that af
fect breathing. Many of these
other respiratory diseases are
not only gravely hnrmful in
themselves but increase su
sceptibility to TB "
Figures released by the U. S
Public Health Service show that
rrspiratory disease ranks first
nmong disablers of people and
fourth among causes of death
One of the goals is to alert
every person to the fact that
chronic cough and shortness of
breath, most common symptom,
of respiratory disease, may in
dicate the presence of n seri
ous ailment and require the ad
vice <rf a physician.
Safety Council To
Meet November 25
Tony
Shillingbcrg
of the
Timber Operators Council. Inc.
<,f Portland announced this week
Hint the next meeting of the
Safety CYiuncil would tie held at
the ldist Frontier, Monday ev
ening, November 25 with the
no-host dinner starting nt 7
o’clock and the meeting at 8.
The topic will be "Fatal Ac
cidents, Cause and Prevention."
A members of the State Indus
trial Accident commission will
lead J discussion on the sub-
p -< t.
Mr. Shillingberg said there
had lieen 14 fatal accidents in
the logging Industry recently
and therefore it was a timely
and vital subject.
Plans Being Mede
For 19th Annuel
Firemen's Benefit
focal firemen have started
their ticket sales for the 19th
annual firemen’s benefit which
will be held here Saturday night,
November 23. Tickets sales are
going good, ns usual, said some
of Hie smoke enters.
Money rnised from this bene
fit goes for department equip
ment and maintenance.
$3.00 A Yew — 10c A Copy
THE flILL CITY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, NOV. 14, 19413
GATES- Possible tragedy - was
averted by a Utt e dog at the
home of Mrs. Mabel Knutson
Friday night. Her pet's persist
ent whining at the door about
10:30 caused Mrs Knutson lo
open the door ana discover
smukc and sparks at the hack
of the house. Going to the base
ment. she found a fault in the
flue of the wood furnace had al
lowed fire to start burning into
the wall. After calling the Fire
Department. Mrs. Kuntson, who
was alone in the house except
for her two young grandchild
ren. poured water on the fire
and had it under control by the
time the fire department
rived.
An unusual sidelight to the
story was that the first the
Gates Fire department knew of
story was that the first the
dents heard the Mill City
truck going through town wrth
the siren wide op<“ft.
Gates
It seemed that the
Fire siren was not working. nor
were the phones connected to
the set-up.
Mrs.
Bob Blumenstein,
a
neighbor of Mrs. Knutson had
phoned in the alarm, or had
tried to but could not reach th*
Gates department. She then
caUed the Salem operator who
also vainly triad to get the de
partinent.
Mrs. Blumenstein then caUed
the MiU City fire department
who responded to the call and
stood by until the members ot
the Gates firemen could be con
tacted.
In this picture below are Earl Layman, Detroit
mayor, Walt Skinner, Marion County Civil Defense di
rector of Salem and Veryl Hoover, Civil Defense director
for this area. They were on hand Saturday forenoon to
help unload approximately $6.000 worth of survival
supplies which will take cate of some 2377 people in this
area front Mill City to Idnnha. In the second photo a
hoist load of supplies is being lowered down into an
other level at Detroit data. The third photo shows
some of the organized confusion as civil defense work
ers, employees at the dam and Boy Scouts from Mill
City assisted in unloading the two truck loads of sup
plies. In the lower picture, The Enterprise photographer
climlxHi many stairs to get an "on top view" of the pro Rabies Clinic To Be
ceedings. Skinner said there were 14 eartons of medical
stores, and 49 sanitary kits. 296 cases of food, 476 wat Held at Fire Hall
er jugs, which look more like cans. Each of these jugs A rabies clittic will be
held at the Mill City Fire hall
had a plastic liner, which will be installed and then the on
Monday evening, November
containers filled in case of an alarm, said Don Westrick 18. from 6 until 9 o'clock. Cost
project HU|X'rintendent. Few people realize that the dam of the vaccination Is nominal.
provides a safe shelter in case of an atomic attack. The clinic is being held in
There is room enough in the structure to take care of cooperation with the Linn Coun
all the people in this area, allowing each 10 square feet ty Health department and there
is also one at the Lyons Fire
of »pace. The entire shipment weighed 23.130 pounds. hall
at the same time.
This may not be a T-bone steak diet, but it would keep It is important that your pets
people alive for some time.
be vaccinated against rabies
This action was taken through the efforts of Veryl every two years. Rabies is
Hoover, who believes that even tho there is no immedi spread to man and animals from
ate threat of war, it is well to be prepared.—The Mill saliva of the rabied animal, It
may enter the body through a
City Enterprise photos.
break or scratch in the skin.
New Freezer Now
Installed At Hilltop
A now freezer to store frozen
foods, turkey, and moats was In
stalled at Hilltop Market this
past week. The unit Is a pre-fab
job nnd wns brought by truck
from Eugene. Two men worked
about six hours to install the
large storage unit.
Omey Lovell, moat manage»
at the market said they plan to
cut, wrap, nnd sharp freeze
meat for the public as soon ns
they get the unit in operation.
Weather, Detroit Dam Dave Hickerson
Max Min Pep. Elev.
Fraternity Pledge
.* A M. Dally Weather Reading
and Ijtkc Elevation
At Linfield College
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Nov. 7
49
40 0.17
Nov. 8
56
39
Nov. 9
50 42 1.17
Nov. 10
53
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Nov. 12
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LINFIELD COLLEGE. Mt -
Minnvllle — David
Hickerson.
1497 05 former resident of Mill City, is
1501.74 among more than 200 Linfield
College students who have pled
1511.32 ged one of 10 Greek letter social
organizations on the campus,
1514 73 folknving annual rush week act
1514.92 ivities.
Hickerson is a pledge in the
1314.29 Delta Psi Delta fraternity.
Cheer Leaders were recently elected at Mari-Linn
school for the year. From left to right in front row are:
Patricia Clipfell, Lynda Shephard and Rosalie Rohwein.
Back row: left to right, Katherine Schmitt, Valerie Chy-
tka and Cecelia Van Agtmael.—Stayton Mail photo.
Talk to Chamber
Members Nov. 20
Work Started
On High
School Add
Local Girl
Runner Up In
Essay Contest
Perfect weather aided Veter
an's Day activities with the
Unn County celebration draw
ing thousands. The day started
with pancake breakfasts in Al
bany, Scio, Brownsville and Leb
anon.
A group of 20 students from
Santiam attended the breakfast
at Scio where they got to see
Raymond Burr. TV star, with
some managing to get his auto
graph.
The 20 students were class
winners at Santiam on an essay,
"What Freedom Means to Me."
Winners at the local level
were Sharon Williamston, Pat
Moore, Melody Rosamond, Jes
sie Parker, Theresa Gleason,
Sharon Rose, J an eta Johnson,
Laura Rambo, Mary Lou Schro
der, Janet Hutchinson, Christine
Chance. Sherry Pittam, Jahn
Kelly, Ed McCuray, Linda Duf
fy. Mary Bowman. Ron Ohmart.
Carol Ragsdale. Joyce Gleason,
and Claudia Hayden.
From this group top class win
ners were named: Pat Moore,
freshmen;
Claudia
Hayden,
sophomore; Joyce Gleason, jun
iors and Ed McCurdy, seniors.
The semi-finalists throughout
the country received certificates
of merits for their essays.
Don Podrabaky was named
the Junior Citizen at Santiam.
At the official banquet held in
Albany at the Elks chib Mon
day evening the top winners
were named with Congressman
Robert Duncan presenting the
$5(X) bond to the winner and a
$1(JU bond to each of the runners-
up. Joyce Gleason received one
of the $100 bonds, an honor not
only for herself, but to her
school and parents.
Among dignitaries present for
the banquet was Governor Marie
Hatfield. Main speaker of the
evening was Raymond
Burr
and he held the rapt attention
Ot everyone for 45 minutes.
William Lewellen, adminis
trator of the school district here
said it was an outstanding day
and one in which the young
people could be proud to be a
part.
Jerry Coffman, president of
the North Santiam Chamber of
Commerce said at a recent
board meeting that John Quartz
representing a
Salem
Sign
A contract for construction of
Company would be presert a* a four-room addition to the
the next general meeting of high school here was awarded
the Chamiier which will be held Thursday to DaTke Construction
at Gates. Wednesday. November Co. of Salem with a bid of
20. A location for the direction »9.350.
al sign advertising the Detroit , Work
worx has
nas already
aireaay started
siarrea on
Lake recreational area has been I tie building, said William Lew-
secured. just sou’h of Salem ellen, administrator who expres
where Interstate No. 5 connects sed his belief that the district
with Highway 22. Mr.Quartz will will receive their money’s worth
be present to show a mock up from the contractor. Work will
of the sign, and all chamber be completed in 100 days.
members are asked to come out
The offer was low among nine
to this meeting to express their bids, which ranged to $67,781
views.
Estimates cost is $61.000.
The project includes one gen
The Chamber has been work
ing for 10 years or more try eral classroom, a special class
ing to get a sign directing traf room and a home economics I
fic to this scenic area, and it laboratory.
The building is financed out,
now appears that the efforts
of Jerry Coffman, president of a $68,400 special improvement;
fund.
have brought this about.
A lot of work has been done
searching for a location which
is suitable to place a sign of
this type and it was agreed by
National Education Week is
the Board of Directors that this
being observed this week and
site would be acceptable.
on three days and two evenings
conferences are being scheduled
with grade school parents.
Area educators and their
There wil not be an evening
entire personnel will be honored conference on the 14th because
guests at a reception sponsored of the PTA ham dinner. How
by the Mill City Masonic lodge ever, on the other two days
Monday. November 18 at 8 there will be scheduled confer
o'clock. This meeting is to tie ences with parents being noti
in with National Education week fied of the time.
and the program is in charge of
Any questions that parents
the history and education com have will be answered at the
mittee of the local lodge.
conferences acording to Vernon
Larry Morgan of Stayton has Peterman, principal at the Mill
been secured as main speaker City Grade school and Bill
of the evening, and Superin Gleason, principal at the Gates
During October 960 Oregon tendent William Lewellen ad grade school.
schools operating hot school ministrator of the local schools
Open House at the Mill City
lunch programs received 59 wil give a short talk on the pro grade school will be the evening
train carloads of donated com gress being made here, and also of November 20 and will be held
modities. according to Dennis something of future plans.
on November 21 at Gates.
Patch, director of the Oregon
Assisting with arrangements
Following the program of
school lunch program in the talks and musical numbers wil be the PTA room mothers
State Department of Education. which J. C. Kimmel will MC, helped by the cheerleaders.
The distributed commodities, refreshments will be served.
Refreshments will be supplied
donated by the U. S. Depart
All Masons and their wives by the PTA.
ment of Agriculture, amounted and all school personnel of
to 891 tons of food which had a Detix>it, Gates. Mill City and
wholesale value of $567,262.00. Lyons have been tnvited.
Foods distributed consisted ot
frozen chickens, frozen beef,
frozen turkeys, butter, cheese,
dried egg», lard, roiled wheat,
Wednesday. November 13
Bob Hill, manager of the Mill
flour, rice, cornmeal, and dry
Order of Rainbow for Girls at City Branch of the U. S. Na
milk, Canned goods included
tional Bank said this week that
pork, corn, apricots, and green hall, 7:30.
Thursday, November 14
beans.
work was progressing on some
PTA ham dinner at grade new features to make the bank
Last year prices charged to
Oregon students for a lunch var school gym. Serving time 5:30 more attractive for its patrons.
ied from 15c to 25c for element to 8 p. tn.
Roger Nelson has been paint
Friday, November 15
ary students and from 25c to 35c
ing the inside of the bank and
POOF lodge at hall at 8 p. m. on Tuesday a Portland firm
for high school students.
Monday, November 18
hung fiber glass (»rapes at the
Each of the 2.781,000 individ
Bid or Bunch Pinochle club at windows.
ual lunches served included a
half-pint of milk purchased Elsie Ohmarts home. 7:30.
Hill said a mural type wood
Round Robin Pinochle club at carving will be placed on the
from local dairvmen in Oregon.
An additional 18,000.000 half Margaret Boroughs at 7:30.
wall later. Before next summer
Masonic lodge reception for a much needed air conditioning
pints of milk were purchased for
use in schools under the Special teaching staffs and school per unit will be installed at the
sonnel in area, Detroit, Gates. bank.
Milk program.
During the last school year, Mill City and Lyons schools.
Hill said the business here
Oregon School Ikinch programs 8 o'clock.
was expanding considerably
Tuesday, November 18
received a total of 4.096 tons of
and he had asked the directors
Woman’s club at Clara Morris some time ago for the needed
food from the U. S. Department
home, 8pm
of Agriculture.
improvements.
School Lunch
Program Is
Big Business
Area Educators
To Be Guests of
Masonic Lodge
Coming Events
School To
Observe National
Education Week
Mill City Bank
Gets Improvements