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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1964)
he Mill ty Enterprise ON THE SCENIC NORTH .SANTIAM HIGHWAY— OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND voli mi : XX THE MII.LC irV ENTERPRISE. Till RSDAY, .IAN, I«, Hl»I $3.00 A Year — 10c A Copy - Help Make Education Survey Mill City Veneer Co Buys Lathe Cookie Truck New Chicken Helicopter Business Started Winds Up in At Mehama Used To Seed Santiam River By Jean Roberts MEHAMA — A large metal building situated behind the Mehama Guard station is the A total at 1,500 acres in the new borne of Mehama Egg Inc., owned by Dana Wilson. Max North Santiam Canyon area Stayton and Russell Wilson, and were helicopter seeded during will soon house 6 (XX) birds to be this last week. The Detroit and Mill City district« of the Wil U3«*d as breeding stock. The new business is designed lamette National Forest report to supply hatching eggs in a ed completion of their portion heavy breed for the Wiiion of the forest'« tree-seeding pro ject. Hatchery nearby. The project used 1,427 pound* Six thousand chicks will ar- rive today (Thursday) and the of tree seed For cone pickers, owners are struggling to divert this represents 2,854 bushel« of water which made a veritable Ixxjglas-fir and noble fir cones. river through the building fol ■ Most of the seed applied was picked in the Santian Canyon lowing the rain. Foresters attempt to A second building will soon area. be under constructkin of ap ■ plant” the seed at, roughtly, proximately the same size and the same elevation the cones it will house an additional 6.000 I were picked. birds. The Vertex Helicopter Com pany of Chehalis. Wn.. was the contractor on this job. There were 2.800 acres seeded for the Willamette National Forest in this project. Officials of Mil) City Veneer Co., today said they have placed an order for a Ox* fuith«* from Cor Manufacturing Oo. In Port land. This will tie installed as stain as |««alhie In a new plant which li tiring built near the firm's prrsent holdings just writ of Mill City. When the lathe is put toleration they expect to about 10 men an the first shift Also on order are a clipper, barker and conveyor. A burner will be erected at the mil) site Plans now are for the «itera tion bi be ready about the first of May. A oookie truck driven by Rob ert H. Brandt of Monmouth went into the river Thursday ev ening at Fisherman's bend west of here. Brandt was found the next day in a telephone booth and told a story of a trip in the icy waters of the North Santi- am. The truck went straight down the bank without overturn ing. State police said a search for Brandt began Thursday ev ening after his van-type truck was found nosed into the river. The cab of the truck was not me uuovv men were part of the group tendent of Schools; Dr. Willard Bear, as immersed in the river. A search the riverbank found no sign of educator» who spent Thursday and sistant superintendent state department of of the driver. Friday making an education facility and of education, who headed up the study, A state police officer stated program survey of Administrative School and Dr. Walter Shold, deputy superin Brandt was spotted at the Stay District No UW Front lot! to right ar* tendent, Marion County Intermediate ton Junction on Oregon 22. Brandt said a wheel bearing William Dolmyer. Linn County Superin- District.- Mill City Enterprise photo. apparently had locked, throw I ing the truck off me road. H • said he jumped from the truck and then fell in the river when he went to the cab to get some clothing. Brandt said he was swept downstream by the water and remembered little of what later The Santiam Wolverine« lost transpired. their first league game here Junior Vanity basketball has He was treated for shock. J. C. Kimmel was sworn in TYiesday night to the Serra Sa . not received much mention up Tony Shillingburg today an to serve his 6th term as Mayor bers 35-32. j to date, yet they have been nounced that there will be a at the January meeting <«f the By Bill Wilaoa» This loss can be attributed di playing a hectic schedule of | meeting of the North Santiam city county. Sworn in to serve rectly to poor performance at Santiam emerged victorious games which have often resem- i Safety omrncil at the Last Fron- their second trrni as council the free throw line. Tne n«*w farm zone or "green bled dog-fights. To bring the I after a hard-fought battle here | tier Wednesday. January 22. men were Stanley (hnnre arwi with the Stayton Eagles Friday This Joss moves Santiam from licit" law passed by the 1963 season into focus, they began There will be the usual social Very! Hoover. fMhcr c«iuncil- a three-way tie for first with Legislature became effective with a 35-34 win over Sheridan; night, 49-47. Stayton dropped to hour and no-hoot dinner prior to rncn are C. E Mason. Delbert Serra and Centra) to third place January 1. according to Coun- this was followed by a 69-21 Herb Schroeder reported re a 1-2 win loss record in league Goforth and Archie TTx>mps«in., in league standing. ty Assessor Al Brown, and first romp over Scio. Sheridan re cently that vandals have been play as Santiam raised to a 3-0 the meeting. On the agenda for this night Th«' C«iun«*llm<*n will serve in I This by no means eliminates applies to real property tax as turned to defeat them 36-50; then at work in Fairview Cemetery record. Santiam is now in a will be a discussion of mobile the same capacity ns they , the hard-fighting Wolverines as sessments for the 1964-65 year. Gervais prevailed 56-57; three-way tie for the top of the and near Gates, He said they have have this past term Goforth. a «xintcndrr. Tin* n<*w law lias two main finally Stayton edged the Little tipped over and scattered some , league, with Serra, and Central. span, wire rope and rigging. A representative of the Timber { ki II cc commissioner; 1 lower, , Scoring tor Santiam: Sheythe divisions, the first relating to Mark Sheythe was high point R«*d 36-39 to give them a 2-3 20 to 25 foot stones from graves. line Equipment Cb., Portland vlce-mayof; Chance. sanitation; 11. PtMlrabsky 10. Marshall 10, land within areas dnignated as season so far. man for the winners with 24. This was the only marking for I will be present Mason. streets; and Thompson. Ohmart 6 and Cannon 5. ' "farm use zones” by zoning Stayton. 47 — Novak 27, Phil Joe Cogar lead.« JV scoring some of the graves and officials T px Barger has built a new building Inspector. comml*»loner». and the se<xmd as he scored 52 points (32 in the are having quite a time decid lips 2, Butler 2, Gouoman 11. miniature steel- spar which will Date of the public hrn ring of relating to farm land outside last two games). He is followed ing where they belong. Sattley 5. “No Name" street between S. Goodwill Truck To such zones. Santiam 49—Sheythe 24. Mar be on display that evening. by Craig Bennett, 45; Roger The association has offered a A representative or a wire W. 4th and S W 5th wai set Be In Stayton Assessor Brown explains that TUen. 43; Frank Catherwood. $25 reward for apprehension of shall 2. Podrabsky 13, Ohmart rope firm will be present for 8 p. m. in the city hall on 'farm use zones” can be 31; Bill Pennick 33; David Ba those responsible for the acts. 4, Meuser 3, Cannon 3. Goodwill Industries will .«<*n«l F««bruary 12. Scoring by quarters. their truck to Stayton Wedn«is- created only by proper zoning ley. 13; Dennis Davidson. 2 and There was some discussion day. January 22, to collect authoriti«*« of countiea and Fred Bassett. 1. Craig Bennett Stayton 10 7 19 12— 47 on drainage problems in the Santiam 10 13 13 13— 49 i items of clothing, furniture, ap cities. When sucn a zone is started off in grand style by Thieves Take Change city; als«i Mime street problems JV score: Stayton 39, San- pliance* and other household creat«*d. all the land within it scoring 15 points against Sheri After Breaking Into with action to be taken when* must be used for farms, schools, dan and 22 against Scio. Joe tiam 36. goods. possible. Those who wish to contribute churches, golf courses, parks, Cogar has taken up the slack G rod's Hilltop Market Ron Meacham, police chief, Sometime Sunday n i g h 11 Election and installation of their repalrnble discards are and necessary public utility in as Bennet’s scoring fell off as he submitted his report for De officers was the main order of asked to call the Goodwill re stallations. and for no other pur hit for 16 points against Gervais thieves broke into Girod's Hill Diane Merrill Now At cember with 11 traffic vk>lnti<ins business at the meeting of Vet- and Stayton. When the boys top Market here, but evident-1 presentative. Mrs. R. G. Wood poses. being rcport«*d as cite«! to «xxirt .it 7'.‘i '.i.;> Stayton She will ar Zoned farm land must be ap- get together, JV scores should ly did not take any merchan-' Ft. McClellan, Ala erans of World War I at the There were three viola I ions of Mill CTty Elementary school range for the truck to pick up praised and “assess«*d at its soar. disc, according t o Florent the basic rule, three failure to true cash value for use and not Mrs. Clifford Swift said she Saturday. The pressing defenses of the Frichtl, manager. He said only the articles. stop nt stop signs: two operat nt the true cash value it would diminutive sqjuad has payed off $4 71 was taken from one of the had received word from her A pot-luck dinner was served ing a vehicle with no operator's have if applied to other than to a certain extent. As the team cash registers. daughter. Diane Merrill, that to Post and Auxiliary members license; one vehicle license ex farm use.” Here gets more familiar with their Entry was gained by break she would be graduating from before the business meeting. pired: one excessive noise from "Farm use” means the use usage they should increase ing through the front door. Retiring commander is H. J. basic training the latter part muffler and one operating ve of land for raising and harvest their effectiveness. Everything As The Enterprise went I > of January. She is now station Peterson. hicle with a suspended license. ing crops or for the feeding, points toward an interesting JV press. Frichtl nad heard of no ed at Ft. McClellan in Alabama The meetings will be held on There was one arrest for as breeding and management of schedule ahead. and has a temporary rating of the second Saturday of each progress by police officials. sault an«l battery; one complaint livestock or for dairying or any corporal and is a WAC squad II month at the elementary school filed in Linn county for fleeing other agricultural or horticultur ron leader. She will be re-rated with the usual potluck to be ser and eluding a police officer; al use or any combinations ved at noon and the business on graduation. one complnint from Marion thereof. If the lanii is uesd ex From Alabama she will go meeting to follow. county Justice court for escap clusively for this farm use, it Installing officer was William to Ft. Slocum in New York ing from a police officer after will qualify without any appli where she will be at the In- Hespketch. commander of the a legal nm*st had ix*en made. cation being made to the Asses formation Training school. Woodbum Post. S«*vcn complaints were turned sor. New officers elected and in Diane has always been interest in to th«* police and five of The privil«*ge of special as-. ed in writing and when through stalled are: Alvin Straughn, them cleared. sessment will be lost if the own with her WAC schooling will be commander; Robert Rust, sen The police car patroll<*«l 1,307 er grants leases or options to part of the staff giving news ior vice-commander; Clyde Oli miles using 196 4 gallons of gas buy the surface rights for other ver. junior vice-commander; releases. oline. Fin«* money collect«*d than farm use. or fails to use j Ernest Ragsdale, quartermast tailed $151.00 the farm exclusively for farm er; Earl Loucks, chaplain; H. SEA1TLE. Jan. 14 — "It ’ s back use. If the failure occurs after J. Peterson, judge advocate and SeeAs Judge Job school session will be the larg July 1. the exemption will con to schixtl" this week for the en legislative officer; William San- est single company training pro tire management team of the Scott Shows Slides tinue for that year: if the fail dahl. adjutant; Robert Hawks, gram they have undertaken. Simpstin Timber Company. ure occurs before July 1, the Sgt.-at-arms, and Claude Lewin, AT Lions Meeting Bacon said the three days at Study and training sessions exemption is lost for thnt year. trustee for one year. Archie for 110 superintendents, mana Alderbrook Inn will be “hard Blimey Scott showed color«*«! Helman, trustee for three years. gers. staff heads—everybody up work done with the head.” slid«'« of events of th«* past f«*w Auxiliary officers installed thru vice president, president Classes will run mornings, af years which Lions and Auxiliary were Ellen Rust, president; ternoons and evenings with time and even the Comanpy chair members hnv«* enjoyed. It show Irene Lewin, senior vice presi- man will be held at Alderbrook out only for meals and a few ed various Christmas anti oth dent; Irene Peterson, junior stretch periods. Inn. Mason County, this Thurs er fiartles during the y«»ars, up Wednesday, January IS vice president: Pearl Oliver, Bacon said the primary ob day. Friday and Saturday. to and including me farewell treasurer; Blanche Jones, chap Santiam Rebekah Lodge at Working with Simpson pres jectives of training will be to jxirty given for Scotts just re- lain; Mary Loucks, conductress: hall at 8 p. m. ident, C. H. Bacon, Jr., in de create Company-wide under ccntly. Martha Ragsdale, guard, and Junior Chamber of Commerce veloping courses aimed at im standing of how Simpson fared Scott, who recently milgncc! Audrey Sandahi, secretary. at hall at 8 p. m. proving management techni in 1963. what it plans to do in as president because he is leav North Santinm Chamber of ques are four top instructors 1964 and its long-range goals ing Mill City, pinned the presi Commerce at Gates Women's Barry Drake in Charge from the American Management in the forest product industry, dent's pin on Fred Berg. clubhouse. 8 p. m. C. H. Lens The school sessions will fea- Association of New York. Th«* lx*e Rosa gave a report of the Of Navajo Trading District II Parks Supervisor of student body will come from ture the first showing at a new Christmas basket program and Salem will speak on tourist Post in Arizona every Simpson operation in color movie describing Simpson stated 100 school cafeteria promotion. Mrs. Charles Wirkkala said Washington. Oregon and Calif- Timber Company. The movie is tlckris had been purchased with AFS meeting at high school, this week that tn a letter she fomia and from regional offices to be given wide distribution remaining money from the Russell Fast, who will appear 8 p. m. Election of officers. had received from her son and in the West, Midwest, East and among Simpson production Christmas basket funds, which Friday, January 17 areas and customer«. Movies al daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. South. will he used for children who here Saturday, January 25, nt the Mill City Elementary gym. Circuit Judge Ralph M. Hol Barry Drake that they were en “Our line managers and so will be taken during the IOOF lodge at hall. 8 p. m. are not getting hot lunches now. is a past-master of pantomime. heads of service departments training sessions to be shown man, senior judge of Oregon's joying their new location at a Monday, January ?0 He will appear with other mem will be instructors,” explained later at employee conferences. Fifth Judicial District, is a can Navajo Indian trading post at Lions club dinner meeting at bers of the Oregon Journal Attending the sessions from didate for Justice of the Oregon Lukachukai, Ariz. He is in Bacon. “The experts from the Bob Gordon Makes Juniors. Ijirry McClung, di hall at 6.30. Supreme Court. charge of the Post there and American Management Associa this area will be: Round Robin Pinochle club at Fall Term Honor Roll rector said he will appear on E. V. Bennett. Louis A. Blas The prominent Clackamas says he is rapidly learning to tion will spell out the series Rose Havwood home 7 :30. Robert P. Gordon, son of Mr. the same program with Victor and It will be up to us to work er, Chester D. Davis, Leland County jurist filed January 8 in speak the Navajo language. and Mrs. Jim Gordon, Mill Borgn who will appear in Port A. F. 4 A. M. meeting at hall out pracatical applications. The M. Pugsley, Ray N. Robb, all Salem for a non-partisan Su They are located about 150 8 p. m. City, mn«le the fall term honor land April 12. preme Court position on Ore miles from Holbrook. Ariz., and entire three days will be de of Albany. I Bid or Bunch Pinochle club. Th«* Oregon Journal Juniors roll at Oregon State University. Ralph Casselman. John J. gon's May 15 judiciary ballot. the elevation is 7,000 feet with voted to thinking, learning, un- He is a senior this year in are being brought here by the 7:30 at Darlene Ruby home. 1 derstanding and developing Connors, Secil W. Eckert, Arnie This is the position from which plenty of snow on the ground. Tuesday, January 'JI American Field Service. the School of Science. ' ways to improve the overall E. Gabrielson. William A. Me-1 Justice George Rossman is re The Drakes have two small Tickets for this performance To be eligible for honor roll tiring. Kensie. all of Portland. Women's club at Frances results of our Company.” sons, one almost 2 years old sal«* _____ now. _________ Proceeds ____ will _ Swift home at 8 p. m. Scholar listing, students must make at are on ______ Robert K. Molloy of Lyons. Judge Holman is 49. and has and the other 7 months. Both AMA leaders, who have serv ’S program ii»vu for nil the ini- Ab oro piograul ! ship load fund offering. Fine ed as teachers to business tor least a B plus average for the, lx* used Harry F. Spencer of Idan served 14 years on the Circuit young people are well known in 1 I locally. loi-ally. term. Court. arts program. 140 years. say the Simpson ha. Mill City. Councilmen Sworn in at Last Meeting Poor Free Throw Record Gives Close Game to Serra Farm Zone Law Now In Effect SantiamWins North Santiam Close Game Safety Meeting To From Stayton Display Mobile Spar Junior Varsity Making Good Showing in Games Vandals At Work In Fairview Cemetery War I Veterans Install Officers Loca! Simpson Men To Spend Week in Training Sessions; Review of 1963 Coming Events
