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THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, NOV. 21, HNI3
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VOLLME XIX
Tie-In Gai Line Neart Completion
Mehama To
Try To Form
Water Dist.
Union Thanksgiving Mpyy DifCCt
Service to be Held at
Christian Church
A Union Service, sponsored by |
the Mill City Mlnisterian As-i
sociatlon, has been planned for
10 a. m. Thanksgiving day at
the First Christian church. This
is an annual observance for ev
eryone of Mill City and the
canyon area.
Special music will be provided
and a special message of
Thanksgiving will be presented
by one of the local ministers.
Everyone is invited.
Bv Jciui llolwrtM
MEHAMA A meeting will !«•
held Tuesday. November 26 nt
7 30 nt the fire hall, U> try to
■ Irnw final pinna tor establish
ing u water district tn the Me-
hiirnn nren
Mehnmn, a small unincorp
orated town on the bnnk of the
North Santlam. hna had n wat
er pndtilem for year»
Many
wvlla go dry (hiring the sum
mer months and those tluat nre
tn use nn- alternated with septic
tanks nn each <wnrr provides
his own water and sewage sys
tem.
A committee headed by t'nl
(Gilbert son hna been drawing
plana for n workable syst»«m.
The town and Interested per
sists have l>ecn contacted and
hopes arc high for a concerted
effort to establish a district
Tentative plans are to submH
the proposal to the Lyons water
district which has a pump large
enough to supply ls>th areas.
Another storage tank would
need to be Instalk'd <>n the Me
hama side for the new district.
This must lie approved by the
State Water Board
Firemen Set
For Big
Doings Sat.
PT A Dinner
Shows Profit
OIS460.12
Northwest Natural Gas Co. plans completion of
the above construction in southeast Salem by the end
of December. The purpose of the construction is to pro
vide a tie-in feeder main between Turner and the Salem
system.
Ander$on$ Return
From Extensive Trip
Country Supper
Attracts 330
Guests Saturday
One of the most successful
Mr. and Mrs Pemall Ander
I*TA dinner* in recent years
son returned recently from a
was held at the elementary
two month* trip which took
schist) gym Thursday evening.
them to 25 states and Canada.
Novemta-r 14 with about 500 be
They travelled with their bro
Member* of the
Women’s ther-in-law and sister. Mr. and
ing served. Profit from the din
ner was $160.12. Mrs
Albin Auxiliary of Santi.im Memorial Mrs. Harry Seymour of Trinity
Ck wiper,
ways
and
means Hoapl'nl who sjient many hours Center, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs.
chairman, headed the success preparing tor the Country Sup Seymour had arranged for a
per
were
well
rewarded
for
ful event
s|x*cin) tour of the Whltehoune
Donations from
merchants their efforts Saturday night Nov. with a Congressman from Cali
were not solicited this year tiut 9 when 330 guests were served. I fornia which Mrs. Anderson said
Gay checked table ckiths.1 was a real treat.
three h.ims and some cash was
iximpkins and com stalks pro-
received.
They also <qx-nt two days in
Mrs. Gladys I\xlrabaky made vlrkxi country atmosphere
New York City and took in a
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Entertainment was furnished Broadway play.
all the rolls for the dinner as
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well as working on the food by the Hungry Five, a novel
They visited her father and
group of musicians from Stay other relatives in Flint. Mich.,
committee.
Mrs Cooper said she would ton High School and by Mary and from there went up the St
like to thank all those attending Jo Cruson from ¡.yon*. Wanda I-awrcnce Seaway into Canada.
for their patience in being Savin and Kim Williams from
They visited most of the New
Salem, who presented song und I England states and Mrs. An
served.
Adding considerable atmos dance routines. Donna Snider derson said it was very dry in
phere to the evening were Jerry from Mill City sang a group of that urea.
Kosamond and Toni Kosydar I Folk Songs, and Carol Rae.
Another place of great inter
dressed as clowns and selling Salem dance instructor, pro est they visited was the Eisen
balloons ami crocking a few vided appropriate piano select hower lodge and they took a
ions.
jokes.
number of pictures there as
A wonderful spirit of coop they did in the many other
Serving chairman was Mrs
Ralph McCurdy, who with the eration was noted among folks scenic places they visited.
help <>f Mrs. James Seaiiaugh of Mill City and the surround
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson said
and Mrs. 1-eo Poole made the ing communities by the hospital it was a trip that would not soon
attractive aprons worn by the whose combined efforts made be forgotten.
serving committee. They were the project a success.
designed by Mrs Poole and
featured the dinner th«*mc.
"Feeding Time at the Zoo."
Decorations were tn charge of
Mrs. Bill Learning and Mrs. Joe
Bowes with Mrs. Jim Moore
making the posters.
Ticket sales were handled by
Mrs. James Budlong and her |
committee. Helping on the food j These days the subject of
Pacific Power & Light Com
committee were Mrs. Wendell mental retardation is not new.
Heller. Mrs. Burt Boroughs and legislation has been passed in pany reported Wednesday its
Congress which will pour vast property tax payment to Linn
Mrs. Ernest Podrabsky.
Entertainment was in charge sums of money into programs County for the current 1963-64
of Alice Smith and there were to counteract this long-neglected fiscal year will be $321,102.31.
Wayne Goin, PP4L’s Stayton
several variety acts by the lower area of human waste.
In Linn County. L.A.R.C. has manager, reported the total re
grades at the Mill City school;
7th and Hth grade gymnastics, been organized and is actively presents the company’s tax
which were lively and enter engageti in coping with the payment for its electric service
the mentally retarded. facilities in Linn County,
taining; Hth grade gymnastic needs
Goin said the company’s state
acts; selections by the high In Oregon there are 15,000 men
school chorus, directed by Spen tally retarded children and the wide property tax payments to
cer Hilleslnnd and piano selec subject is one which affects a 30 Oregon counties by the No
large segment of people,
vember 15 deadline will total
tions by several students.
I hiring the week of November $5.025.398.64 this year, making
Hie cake walk was in charge
of Mrs. Dave Bamhardt, I’TA 17-28, L. A. R. C is joining in Pacific one of the stAte’s larg
chairman. Publicity was hand the state and national observ est pmperty taxpayers.
ance of Natkxial Retarded Child
led by Mrs. Mel Rambo.
The door prize, a turkey, was ren’s Week.
won by Mark Bonnett.
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Vet Officer From
Salem To Be Here
Veterans of World War I and
their Auxiliary will meet at the
elementary school in Mill City
on Thursday, November 21 with
a |x>t luck dinner to be served
at 6 p. m. und a business meet-.
ing to follow at 730.
Ridgley Miller from the Vet
erans Affairs committee is ex
pected to lie here to answer
questions.
Members are asked to bring
their own table service.
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The November meeting of the
North Santiam Safety Council
will he held at the I-ast Fron
tier on Monday. November 25
with the dinner to be served at i
7 p. m.
Change of time from a Wed
nesday to Monday was due to
the Thanksgiving holiday and
will lie tor this month only.
Topic will be "Fatal Acci
dents-Causes and Prevention."
Coming Events
Thursday. November it
Mill Construction Co. of Salem
was kzw bidder for construction
of a n»w telephone building at
Detroit, Oregon for Valley Tele-
fx^ine Co.
Bids were opened November
14th at the office of Groom,
Blanchard & Lamein, Archi
tects and the contract will be
signed soon. The $10,715 project
will begin soon and should be
completed in March.
A n<-w dial switchboard will
tie installed in the completed
building This new switchboard
will allow subscribers to keep
their telephone number« regard
less of w-here they move or
what type of service they have.
Seven digit numbers will be
assigned, allowing direct dis
tance dialing <DDDl into ano
from the Detroit-Idanha ex
change. When recent cable ad
ditions are connected to the new
switchboard nearly any type of
telephone service desired will be
available.
The anticipated date of con
version to the new hoard is May
1964 and unless the winter is
unusually hard this date should
be met.
Clifford Swift, general chair
man for the 19th annual Fire
men's Benefit which will be
held this Saturday, November
23 at the firehall, said that
things arc shaping up well and
a good time is promised those
I
attending.
There will be many carnival I
attractions and a grand prize
to be given at midnight. The
ever jxqiular bingo wiU be
played with prizes of hams,
turkeys and bacon.
A dance will be held starting
at 9 o’clock with the same or
chestra as last year.
Swift said the ticket sale was
I-arry Morgan of Stayton was
in full swing and residents are
urged to buy as many as ;■ - main speaker at the Masonic
sible to help maintain and im- sponsored teachers reception
prove the department.
held here Monday night Mor
This is the main money-rais gan gave a splendid talk on the
ing event for the firemen and history of the Masonie lodge,
usually draws large crowds.
I giving a concise pirture at the
Tills benefit provides fun for, ancient concepts of file order,
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L>lc Wsti)ry
all
and helps ease
much of the fire department of our country since its begin
support on the tax rolls.
ning. J. C. Kimmel was master
of ceremonies for me meeting
and introduced the principals
of the schools. who in turn in
troduced their staffs.
Leo Russell, master of the
lodge gave a short welcoming
speech on behalf of the order.
Mrs. Barton Snyder sang sev
eral folk songs, accompanying
herself on an autoharp.
Fred Berg, Lion* club calen
Following the meeting the
dar chairman Monday night Eastern Star club furnished re
handed out the birthday calen-' freshments. About 100 attended.
dars to members, and asked
them to get the calendars dis
tributed as soon as possible.
Lee Ross. "Festival of Har-1
mony"
chairman
distributed
tickets to the members
asked them to "get on the ball"
and sell them. This year the'
Salem Senate-Aires will be at
the elementary school gym on
At the November 13 meet
Thursday. December 5. Those
who attended the program last ing of the city council there
rear said it was one of the fin were 9 traffic arrests cited to
est they had ever heard here. court. Three were for exces
sive noise; 1 driving the wrong
way on a one way street; 1 ex
pired drivers license: 1 reckless
driving: 1 driVtng with a sus-
: pended
oeraptors license : 1
with
no
operators
driving
I license; 1 failure to drive on
Spencer Hillesland. band di the right side of the road.
Three juveniles were cited to
rector at Santiam school district
has been studying preliminary Linn County Juvenile court for
sketches of proposed band and being in possesion of alcohol.
One arrest was made for an
concert uniforms. A final de
cision on the style was reached interdicted person in posses
this week. The uniforms will fol sion of alcohol.
Twelve complaints were turn
low the basic style of the out
ed into the police department
fits worn by Michigan State.
The new band equipment will and seven were cleared.
Fines collected for the month
include one majorette costume,
one director’s uniform, and 37 were in the amount of $100.00.
band uniforms. The tuxedo-like
The police car patroled
uniforms are grey with red trap 1,679 miles using 221 gallons
pings and have interchangeable of fuel.
vests to be adaptable for eith
The result of the audit of the
er marching or concert work.
1962-63 books was distributed
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A sample uniform will be ex to the councilmen.
amined at the school in two
week*.
Nearly 100 Present
At Educators
Lions Club
For Distribution
Goodwill Industries
Truck To Be In
Stayton November 27
"Get acquainted coffee’ at the
Gates Women’s clubhouse at2
Goodwill Industries will send
p. m.
their truck to Stayton on Wed
Friday. November tl
nesday. November 27. An urgent
I OOF lodge at hall, 8 p. m.
need exists at the persent time
Saturday, November 13
for all kinds of repairable furn
Annual Firemen's
Benefit. iture; as well as men's clothing.
Doors open at 7 p. m,
Those who wish to contribute
Monday, November 15
their repairable items of clo-
Lions club dinner meeting at thing, furniture, appliances and
and other household
Fellowship hall. Wives
articles are
guests, 6;3O.
asked to call Mrs. R. G. Wood.
North Santiam Safety (\xin- 769-5365, who will arrange for
cil dinner meeting. Last Fron- the truck to pick up your dona
tier, 7 p. m.
tions
Abroad Program
Throe students from Santiam
High school are completing ap
plications for the Americans
Abroad program which is under
the auspices of the American
Field service. Those applying
in this area are the following
juniors;
Cheryl
Challendar,
Joyce Gleason and Sheryl Wil '
liamston.
Members of the local Field
Service chapter will conduct
personal interview* with the
candidates at the high school
Wednesday, November 20 at 8
p. m. Requirements for the i
program include: top scholastic I
record, leadership, ability to
adapt to new situations, and two
years of a foreign language. Ap
plicants, in this instance, are
in their third year of Spanish.
The application forms, which
include reports on health, fam
ily. school activities and grades, 1
and other important factors,
will be sent to the New York .
office upon completion.
Property Owners
Assess Damage
Done by Hunters
By Jean Robert«»
MEHAMA- A* hunting season
draws to a close, people are as
sessing the damage done by ir
responsible hunters.
Ercill Wilson had two cows
shot on the Teagarden place, a
favorite hunting spot One cow
was dead and the other was
shot in the leg and had to be
destroyed. He also reported
about $300 worth of tool* stolen
during the season, from one log
ging site.
Dutch Deete found his cows
out. A hunter had ’tiebbera’«>ir
run over' his Mnce tv+th a jvep.
just a few hundred feet from a
gate.
Not all the damage was done
by hunters however. In the
Whitney area a cattle drive had
walked through an elk hunter’s
camp. The hunters had used
hay for bedding and the cows
had completely demolished the
camp and eaten the hay.
Grant Smith. Art Andersen,
and Don Smolke report losing
an elk to other hunters. Smolke
had shot the elk through the
lungs and trailed the stream of
blood down over the hill. The
elk staggered to a fence, but
was too weak to jump. Two
hunters, hunting below the hill
ran to the elk, hit it in the head
with a hatchet and tied a tag
on quickly before Smolke could
get there.
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Diabetes
Tests To Be
Given Free
Mel Eide, local druggist this
week said the Pharmaceutical
Society of Marton and Polk
counties, in cooperation with the
Marion-Polk Medical Society,
will sponsor a diabetes testing
program in the two-county area
«luring National Diabetes Week,
November 17-24.
An effort will be made to
test as many people as possible
in the two-county areas to de-
tect unknown cases of diabetes.
It 's estimated that there are
1.400.000 people in the United
States who have contracted the
condition without knowing it.
There is no charge for the
•est. Each person may obtain
the test, called Dreypak from
his local pharmacist. All drug
stores in the two counties will
tiave the tests available during
the week or until supplies are
exhausted.
It is to be emphasized that
this is not a fund-raising cam
paign, but a public service pro
vided by the pharmacists and
Iihysician*. The only cost is two
5 cent stamps to be placed on
>*nveiopes for mailing the test
to a central laboratory tor test
ing, and for the answer to the
test Dreypaks are simple, easy-
to-usc strips. Only Dreypaks
submitted before midnight, Sun
day. Nov. 24 can be tested.
A postive or negative analy
sis will be made as soon after
the drive as possible. In addi
tion each person’s family phy
sician will be notified if a pos
itive test results.
The first diabetes detection
drive was made in 1943 in Ohio
and since then the program
has spread to more and more
areas This is the first program
for the Manan-P<Hk eou« ’v
area.
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Detering Tells About
Questionnaire
. Answers
Gerald Detering, state repre
sentative, said this week that
he had over 800 replies from the
tax opinion poll sent out re
cently.
In answer to the question, was
the election result a mandate to
cut $60 million in spending,
there was an overwhelming Yes
vote. 480-204. Should the Legis
lature give the Governor au
thority to cut the basic school
support. Yes 109, No 560.
People answering the poll in
dicated that they believe that
Welfare should get the highest
I cut with 415 voting yes and 75
1 no.
There were 531 favoring a
sales tax to offset property
taxes but this tax limited to
educational use only 171 voted
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Extensive rifle-shot damage
Favoring a sates tax that
to ceramic insulators on high- would aid schools by offsetting
voltage transmission lines of property and income taxes
Pacific Power & Light Comp there were 426 voting yes.
any in the local area since deer
Sales taxes seemed to be de
hunting season began
has finitely favored with 544 stat
prompted the company to issue ing it should be brought to a
a warning to ninirods.
vote of the people.
"There is very real danger to
hunters, who might be under
the high-voltage circuits if they
drop to the ground due to the
gunshot damage, or to other per
sons who might be injured if the
lines break and drop to the
ground unexpectedly sometime
later,” it was stated by the com
pany’s district manager, Wayne
William E. Lewellen, super
Goin.
intendent of Linn County Admin
There has been a greater istrative School District 129J,
number of insulators broken this and Edna Ross, clerk, attended
year than last, he said.
the Oregon State Board Asso
ciation and School Administrat
ors meeting in Portland Novem
ber 14-15. Mr. Lewellen attend
ed the Administrators’ sections
on budget and finance and im
provement of instruction.
Mrs. Ross attended sessions
on new budget laws and new
budget forms. Governor Hatfield
was present to address the com
Sightseers <6004). fishermen
bined banquet Thursday even-
(5627), campers (732). hunters' said.
I ing.
(547) and boaters (508) ran the
Tallies were made at 17 loca
visitor count at Detroit Dani tions withing the Detroit reser
up to 12,370 in October, accord voir area which experienced 14 Weather, Detroit Dam
ing to Donald A. Westrick. pro days with precipitation totaling
Max. Min . Pep. Elev.
ject engineer at tthe multiple, 5.19 inches, two days with a Nov. 13
53 44 T 1512.71
purpose dam.
trace of precipiation and 15 days Nov. 14
54 45 1.53 1511.21
The October total boosted the with clear skies. Temperature Nov. 15
51 39 1.22 1513.93
count for the first 10 months range was from 37 to 77 de Nov. 16
45 41 0.14 1513.61
of 1963 to 405,458 and the grand grees. The 5,627 fishermen Nov. 17
45 42 0.46 1510.49
total for the past 10 years and caught an
estimated
2,000 Nov. 18
44 40 0.78 1509.71
10 months to 2,516,558, Westrick pounds of game fish.
Nov. 19
46 41 0.27 1508.88
Nine Traffic Arrests
-a Cited To Court By
i Police Department
National Retarded Pacific Power
Style Chosen For
Children's Week
Makes Tax Payment New Band Uniforms
Being Observed
To Linn County
Safety Council To
Meet Monday Nite
Dial System
For Detroit
Three Students
Apply for American
Don't Shoot
Insulators Says
Pacific Power
Users of Detroit Dam Recreation
Facilities in October Increase
1963 Total to 405,458
School Officials
Attend Portland
Meeting Nov. 14-15