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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1964)
The Mill City Enterprise u ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY— OREGON'S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE, THI KSDAY, APRIL 16, 1964 Keep Away From Fires Says Chief Scholarship Fund (¡au Lumber For Alaska "Ji San,iom Cony°n Rrms Silverton Schools Help Quake Victims UT*«« f L FleetWfxxl ’lftAfwirfvt In- Mrs. L/welJ in- structor in Mill City for 12 years has accepted a position at Silverton High school where I she will be a member of the team teaching staff in the Eng- Rzui Meacham, police chief !ish department. Them will be and Eldon Hutohinaon, fire seven teachers that will initiate chief an well as other nunn- team teaching in this depart- hrm of the Mill City Fire de- I ment and a now wing has been (mrtmrnt would like to attain I built especially for this. There remind rraidrnt* of certain 1 are about 800 enrolled at Sll- nilra and regulations that must i verton. She will assume her tie rrcogniz»*«! at the time of a I ' duties about August 15. fire I Mrs. Fleetwood (Evangelyn At both the Urban and Flem ‘ Shattuck) came to Mill City ing fires laat week officials 18 years ago. first teaching were hamperrd in their w»rk Thursday morning waa loading time for a big English in th«- grade school and by people disregarding the lawi truckload of dimension lumber which waa being sent later in the high school. She A ladder was removed while did not teach during the years one fireman was on the nii, with a convoy for Alaska to help that country follow her children were small. endangering his life and a mo ing the devastating earth quake. In the picture are Also joining the staff at Sil torist ran over a tire hoar high school after three Alex Bodeker, Dean Hobbenseifken, owner of the truck, ! verton which could have cost some years at Santiam is Jay Ras- lierson the kata of his home had Benny Bennett and Jim Harris, driver. All labor and I mutsen, who will teach in the the hose beim broken. languages department. lumber was donated. The Enterprise photo. Meacham said a Lyons youth Both Mrs. Fleetwood and Mr. was arrested for disorderly ' Rasmussen plan on driving to Plywood For Alaska conduct at a tire at the time ‘ and from their work. Mr. Ras Urtrans leiusr was liunung mussen, who has taught Span Qty Ordinance No. 14, Sec ish and English classes here, tion 54 will be strictly enforced is living In a small house near by officials 'nils ordinance Mrs. O. K. DeWitt and looks The thernusneter on the Can- reads: "It shall be unlawful fur | yon Scholarship fund is warm- after her property when she is any person nt or near a fire j mg up a bit this week, accord . away. to conduct himself in a illsnl- ing to Jack Meuser, treasurer, erly manner or to refuse to TUesday morning hr said funds «taervr prunqitly any order << on deposit amounted to $247.69. any member <>f the fire drpurt- i*TA 'iff leer* and others In- m«mt. For the purpose of this forested in the fund sald they section all members ot U m * tire would like to see more individ department shall be endowed uals contribute, even if It is The United States National with the same pi avers ot arrest small amount. Containers have Bank of Oregon marked up ns are conferred upon peace of Itcen placed in various business major increases in both loans ficers for violations of the or- • houses for this purpose. and deposits over the compar •iiii.iii.ii ot ’.u- CH) of Mill Deadline tor contributions to able date in 1963, according to « • N ! the fund have been set for May E. J. Kolar, president >d it is hope«) that a goal ot The Mill Oty Branch of U. I $600 can !»• rc.i<-h<xt which will S. National recorded total de »How for two scholarships. posits of $3.225.709.92, accord Any senior interested in ap ing to D. B. Hill, Jr., manager. plying for this scholarship may Simpson Timber Company sent to Portland Thurs Loans and discounts for the lo I cemtact Burton Boroughs, San- ( tiam High school principal tor day a big load of Plywood which joined with the con cal branch stood at $1,693.439.99. | the necessary requirements. Scholarship Climbing U. S. National Shows Increase Mari-Linn Lists 1963 64 Honor Students LYONS — Man-Linn school tumor roll students for 1963-M are as follows: Eighth grade: Helen Grosso. Katherine Behrens. Honorable mention. Pat CUpfell. Mary Wilson, Rosalie Rohwein, Cecil ia Van Agtmael, and Jim Cbx. Seventh graile Special hon ors . Robyn Meyers, Maureen James, Cary Kokstis, Brenda Johnson. Honor roll, PameJia Shepherd. IXxie Foster, Vincent Ptavcr. Honorable mention. Glen Walls. John Gilson. Dar rell Huber, T\nnmy Johnston. Susan Sieg, Diana Cox, Wcndcv Walton. Sixth grade Honor roll: Del- mor CUhvell, Christine Henning, Michelle Behrens, Susan Doug- all, Margaret Wilson. Dons Clipfell, Keith Anderson. Hon orable mention, Marilyn Davis, Beverly Conover. Ann Fritchl, Christy Lewis, Dennis Laur ence, Marcietta Mays, Philip .Meyers. Christina Barnett. Fifth grade Special honors: Tara Shepherd. Kim Walker. Honor roU, Lynette McGuffin, Donna Culwell. Patty Larimer, Pamella l^rwic, Rt'becca Ioim- bert. Honorable mention: Car- id Frichtl, Dan Holman, Bill Gilson, Bol> Gilson, Sally Walt- an. Retarded Children Go Roller Skating A number of Linn County Associated for Retarded child ren mothers have been taking their small children to Lebanon tor skating parties. It has been discovered that many retarded learners become quite expert on skates. Mrs. Ruby Dunn, director of I ARC classes and Miss Virginia McCown one of the LARC teachers arc on hand each week to assist with the group. There are classes tor the re tarded y«xingstcrs now being held in Albany, Sweet Home and IXranon. Volunteers arc needed In these areas and many organiza tions also contribute time, money, snacks work and play material. Anyone wishing to help may contact Mrs Dunn a tLebanon, Phone 258-4704 or Mrs. Gates at Albany, Phone 9'28-7449. Ross Named To Head Lions For Coming Year In n short election Monday ’ night, Ix*e Ross was elected president nt the Mill City I-ions | dub. Other* named to serve with him were: Mel Rambo, I first vice president; Mel Eide, I second vice president; Martini Hansen, third vice president; ■ William Ixnvellen. tail twister; I Dnve Wnrde, Lion Tamer; Jim Gordon. secretary - treasurer, and Ovaries Kelly, director for [ three years. M iy 11 was set as tentative1 date for joint Installation cere-1 monies with the Lions Auxiliary. I Following the meeting the I-ions went to Martin Hansen’s saw filing shop at Frank's mill.' He gave an interesting demon stration of how his work is car ried on. showing what modem equipment does to speed up this highly specialized work. Police Report Given At Counci Meeting voy at Salem. Driving this rig was Van Buskirk.— Detroit Highway Men The Enterprise Photo. Get Driving Awards More Comes From Freres At Lyons h . lir • - — ' • Another shipment Thursday was loaded at Freres Forest Products. This truck was driven by Harold Longfellow, who donated his services for the run. In the photo are Harold Longfellow on the right and Dick Schuetz from the Freres staff. Heavy Mountain Snowpack Assures Water Supply Ron Meacham submitted his police report for the month of March at the April meeting of the city council with 8 traffic violations cited to court. There was one each for reckless driv ing, reckless driving cited to Stayton Justice court ; dlsobey- cd stop sign; defectlvc tall The 1964 outlook for water light: driving with expired supplies in the Willamette Val drivers permit and three for ley is "average”, according to having an inadequate muffler. a report released today by T. There were 23 complaints I P. Helsetth, State Conserva turned into the police and 10 tionist of the Soil Conservation of them were cleared. Service (USDA), cooperating Warning calls were given to with Oregon State University. 14 persons for allowing dogs to Oregon State Engineer, and run at large. others. March storms brought Fines collected during the good increases to the snowpack month amounted to $165.00, along the Cascades and reser There was 108.6 gallons of gas voir storage continued to im used with the police car patrol prove. ling 847 miles. Water content of the snow pack increased raoidly during Weather, Detroit Dam March and is now 113 percent 7 A. M. Daily Weather Reading of the 1943-57 average for April 1. This is almost 6 times the and Lake Elevation snow-water on this watershed Pool Date Max. Min. Ppc. Elev. last year at this time. April 8 Watershed soils are well 63 37 0.00 1521 .37 April 9 62 39 0.00 1522.48 primed and are expected to ob- 47 40 0.68 5123.97 sorb little moisture from the April 10 April 11 51 38 0.50 1525.51 melting snowpack. Willamette Valley reservoirs April 12 44 36 0.69 1527.08 April u 47 38 0.07 1528.38 are filling according to a pre- 63 37 0.00 1529.57 determined flood control plan April 11 designed by the Corns of Engin eers as spring runoff progress es. The flow of the Middle Fork of the Willamette was 85 per cent of average during March and has been only 67 percent average since October 1, ac cording to preliminary data aimished by U. 8, Geological Survey, Portland, Oregon. Streamflow forecasts were raised 6 to 13 percent after aboxv average March incrcas«'s to the snowpack on most cf the upper watershed, and now ranges from 97 percent for the McKenzie near Vida to 106 per cent for the Oak Grove Fork of the Clackamas for the April- September period. The North Santiam is ex pected to flow 950,000 acre feet or 98 percent of the 1953-57 average and the South Santiam 650,000 acre feet or 100 percent during the April - September period. DETROIT—The state award ed 1.115 drivers ot the Oregon State Highway Department Maintenance and Traffic Divi sions. safe driving awards tor 1963. In the Detroit area, awards were given to Bob Bagley, one year; George Foster, two years: George Gordon, one year; Ar nold Malone. 12 years; Ken neth Mills, and Dave White one Syear. Tb earn a safe-driving award a State Highway em ployee must drive 55 percent of his working time during the year, without becoming involv-, od in a preventable accident. i " Mill operators and truckers j of the Canyon area were right showing that the Oregon mill in there pitching, and doing| men and building supply firms their part to help out victims are generous when there is a ............................ in the Alaska earthquake. serious need—and the Alaskan ~ Cedar Lumber Co. Inc, Simp situation can be deemed real son Timber Company and serious. Freres Forest Products all sent The move to get donations of big truckloads of building sup lumber and building supplies plies to join the convoy at Sa was in charge of the lumber in lem Thursday, tor the trip to dustries Alaska Aid Commit Portland. Frank Lumber Com tee, headed by Jack Brandis. pany sent their truckload to Brandis said the committee ex Portland earlier in the week. pects some five million feet of There was a 20-truck convoy lumber to be on the ship, plus from Oregon firms at one time. roofing, nails and other build ing supplies. The shipload of material is being insured free of charge, and if the ship sinks the money will be turned over to the people of Alaska. Dock workers were donating their services and it is one of The Mill City Fire depart-1 the largest mass movements at ment, headed by Eldon Hutch solid assistance ever to be insoo, had a busy night Fri-1 amassed at one time in the history of the state. day. It was heartening to many to They were first called out about 8:30 to the Larry Urban see that the people can do home on 3rd and Grove. Two something on their own, without boys came down to Tom's Shell government assistance. It was station and said they thought said, "this is the way this coun there was a fire at the Urban try was built—by individual ac tion”. home. Ron Meacham. police chief went to investigate and I called the fire department over the police phone. The fire had evidently start ed near an inside chimney and smouldered in the wall for several hours. The firemen re sponded promptly but by that time a window had been brok en by the intense heat and the resultant draft of air had caused the fire to really blaze. The house was gutted and most of the rontents were destroyed. The Urban's were not at home. Vernon Peterman, principal Jim Hoover cut his finger on of the grade school here an some of the jagged window nounced today that pre-school glass, which nearly severed a registration would be heM In tendon He was taken to a doc the Mill City Elementary school tor where the wound was op at 10 a. m. Friday, April 24. ened further and the tendon All first graders, or all child repaired. ren w+io will have reached the While the firemen were still age of 6 years on or before battling the Urban fire they November 6 this year should be were called to the Don Fleming registered at this time. This home at 10:30. In this instance will include those children who even the chief's wife had to w»ll be attending school aft get into the act. when she and Gates also, said Mr. Peterman. her daughter, Janet, took the "It is essential that all these car and flagged down one of the young people be registered at firetrucks to give them the this time," Mr. Peterman said, location of the fire at the Flem "so we will know exactly how ing home on Kingwood. many students we will have en The oil barrel on the side of tering school this coming fall.” the Fleming house caught fire An orientation program will and the firemen used chemicals be held at this time when Mr. to quell it before the barrel ex Peterman, and possibly the ploded. Only damage was county health nurse will be pre smoke on the side of the bouse. sent to speak to the parents of children entering school for the first time this Fall. I By Fire Friday Nighti Pre-School Registration Here April 24 Mt. Jefferson Primitive Area Three Publishers to Reclassification Hearing Set Quiz Candidates A public hearing on a pro | posal to reclassify the Mt. Jef gon St., Portland, not later ferson Primitive Area to Wild than July 2, 1964. Area status will be held June 2i AU oral statements and writ at Salem, the U. S. Forest Ser ten statements, including those vice announced today. already submitted in response The hearing on the proposal to the public notice August 5, to enlarge the 86,700-acre Prim 1963, wUl be made part of the itive Area to a 96.944-acre Wild official hearing record. Area will begin at 9 a. m. in Decision on the reclassifica Rooms 6 and 7 of the State tion wiU me made by the Chief Capital building. of the Forest Service after he The central Oregon Cascades has had a chance to review the area has been under study for hearing record. reclassification since 1961. The It may be necessary to limit Forest Service invited and re testimony time at the hearing ceived suggestions from groups if large numbers of persons de and individuals before announc sire to be heard. ing its proposals last August. For additional information or The proposal met with general a copy of the proposal issued public approval with the ex last August, interested persons ception of three outdoor clubs may contact the Regional For which expressed dissatisfaction ester or: with location of the boundary Forest Supervisor. Willamette at four points where they be National Forest. 210 E. 11th St.. lieve additional land should be Eugene. Oregon. added to the Wild Area. Forest Supervisor. Descbutes Regional Forester J. Herbert National Forest, 745 Bond St., Stone advised the clubs their Bend. Oregon. suggested adjustments could not Forest Supervisor, Mt. Hood be made without a public hear National Forest, 340 N. E. 122nd ing. Stone explained that the ad Ave., Portland, Oregon. justments are not a part of the The Forest Service estab Forest Service proposal for lished the Mt. Jefferson Prim which general approval had itive Area in 1930 and enlarged been received from the public. it in 1933. The agency's pres The three outdoor groups tht'n ent proposal would modify the requested the matter be review boundary of the Primitive Area ed at a public hearing. to place it on identifiable topo Persons desiring to express graphic features, eUminate views may do so either in per areas not qualifying for Wild son at the Salem hearing or by Area designation, and add ad submitting written statements jacent areas considered pre to the Regional Forester. U. S. dominantly valuable as wilder Forest Service, 729 N. E. Ore- I ness. At Stayton Meeting Three East Marion County newspaper editors will question two Democratic candidates for high state office at a public meeting sponsored by the Mar ion County Democratic Club, Tuesday, April 21, 8 p. m. at the Stayton Women’s Club, Second Street between Florence and Ida Streets, Stayton. Lawrence E. Spraker of the Stayton Mail. Don W. Moffatt of the Mill City Enterprise and Ralph Rose of the Silverton Appeal-Tribune will serve on the editor's panel. Main speakers wiU be State Sen. Alfred Corbett 'D.-Port land. candidate for secretary of state, and former State Sen. Robert Straub of Eugene, can didate for state treasurer The public is invited to at tend. Changes in state government, particularly in Board of Con trol and State Land Board pol icies. will be the topic of dis cussion. Members of these two boards are the governor, state treasurer and secretary at state. Moderator for the discussion will be Mrs. Tom (Marguerite) Wright of Salem. Marion Coun ty Democratic dub president. Transportation tor Salem res idents to the Stayton meeting will be available. Anyone wish ing a ride or able to take pas sengers should call Jim MiahsU at 363-9787 evenings after 7 oclock.
