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ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY— OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND
VOLUME XXI
NUMBER 16
Plans Made
For Minto
Park Event
Whitewater Court
Princesses Start
Button Sale Drive
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1966
"Pock Creek" Now Repaired
Names of the Whitewater
Challenge princesses and their I
sponsoring firms were recent
ly released by Bud Davis,
president of the North Santi
am Chamber of Commerce.
Princesses and their spon
sors are: Reba Miller, Detroit
high school sponsored by I
Green Veneer; Dianne Schultz,
Santiam high school, spon
sored by Cedar Lumber Co.
Inc., Jo Roberts, Stayton Un
ion high school sponsored by
Last Wednesday morning, The Enterprise received
Simpson Timber Co.; Judy
several telephone ca ls about the condition of the old
Scott, Stayton Union high
school, sponsored by Freres highway between Mill City and Lyons, relative to two
sunken places in the highway, left there by Linn county
Forest Products and
i
Sue crews when they put in two culverts. Finally someone
Bates, Regis High, , sponsor-
ed by Stuckart & Minden, got so sick of the condition that he made a proper sign
for the spot. It really brought results. This photo was
Inc.
The girls are now out sell- taken at 8 o’clock a. m. and by noon the road was fixed.
Ing buttons advertising the Wonder why the county messed around so long before
Whitewater Challenge and re- it was repaired.—The Enterprise photo.
port good success so far.
Minto Park on the Santiam
River near Gates will be dedi
cated on Thursday, May 26,
at 2 p.m.
The 106 acre park has been
under development for the
past two years by the Marion
County Park Commission.
There is presently about 40
acres nearing completion.
Charles Gale, director of the
Regional Park and Recreation
Agency said this week, “We
are particularly anxious to
get this park open and publi
cized before Memorial Day
weekend”.
That is the date of the an
nual Whitewater Challenge
sponsored by the North San
tiam Chamber of Commerce
and last year drew about 15,-
000 people to the area.
The park is one of two
new developments on the San
tiam River by the Parks Com
mission. The other is Pack-
saddle Park near the old Min
Dr. Frederick Ratzeburg,
to Fish sta .ion. This is the
site used as the starting point professor of psychology at Os Cornelius Bateson, a former
wego and psychological con state representative, who is a
for the Challenge.
sultant in the Oswego schools, candidate for state senator
has been elected to a fellow this year was speaker at
ship in the American Public the North Santiam Chamber
Fire Destroys House
Health Association.
of Commerce at Gates Tues Opening of bids on Detroit’s
West of Mill City
Mr. Ratzeburg has a num day night. Bateson spoke new high school and gym was
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hendricks ber of friends and relatives briefly on several topics. The
scheduled by the school
and their four children lost in the Gates-Mill City area as I first was the education of our board Monday, for April 27
their home Saturday morning his family lived here for ma- children and how the expense
at 8 p.m.
by fire. The Lyons Volunteer ny years.
will increase as the popula Plans for the new facility
Fire Department responded
The citation states that he tion increases. He said that it
to the call but the fire had has done notable original would be impossible to lower have been completed by Sa
a head start and the house work of a character to give taxes as long as the public lem Architect Benjamin Cave
at a site South of the present
was a total loss. The firemen him recognized standing. » ’
continues to demand more ser school building.
believed the fire started from
Dr. Ratzburg is a life mem vices from the government.
Voters approved a $300,000
an overheated stove. There ber of the American Society
On air and water polution bond issue to finance the con
was no injury and the house, for Clinical Hypnosis Educa- > he stated that the Willamette
located about four miles east tional Research Foundation has a good chance of having struction last July. The one
of town, was owned by Her and many other foundations i as had a mess as Southern Cal- story new building will in
bert Mays of Lyons and was and chapters of his profession. ; ifornia. As industry moves clude six teaching stations, an
into an area the more chance English classroom, library-li
believed to have had some
the e is of smog. He said that brary workroom, TV and au
insurance coverage.
industry was neessary, but it dio-visual room, combination
does bring air polution prob science and mathematics
classroom, mechanical arts
lems.
With more and more people shop and drafting room, and
Salem has been chosen as coming to the area and the in aministratlve offices, accord
the site for the 1966 Oregon crease in tourism, it is going ing to Cave.
The gym will be 80 by 96
Square Dance Festival to be to become necessary to keep
feet
and will include showers
streams
like
the
Little
North
held July 28, 29 and 30.
Fred Berg, chairman of the
Plans for the event were an Fork clean. These problems and lockers, attached PE ac-
Canyon Scholarship drive is nounced by Frank Kale of will have to be met, and now. tivity area and space for
reminding residents this week Monmouth, president of the is the time to start planning, j bleachers.
that an all-out drive is under Mid-Willamette Valley Area Following his talk he answer Construction will be of re-
way for funds to put the $600 Council of Square Dance ed questions from the floor.1 inforced block masonry and
goal over the top. Volunteer Clubs.
He was introduced by Floyd laminated roof beams. The
solicitors are making a house
Headquarters for the Festi Eastwood, program chairman. gym walls will be of concrete
to house campaign Wednes val, expected to draw between
Jerry Coffman spoke briefly tilt-up type.
day evening (April 20) and three and four thousand per on the progress at Packsaddle
When the new plant is com
anyone wishing to contribute sons,
BUJIO> will be w«
—. Salem park, the launching site for i pleted the present space will
South
even a small amount may do i nigh School. Ed Warmouth, the Whitewater Challenge. He be converted to elementary
so at this time.
| president of the Silver Spurs said there is now a two-way school use.
It will be of assistance to square Dance Club of Salem, road into the area, and that
rest rooms are now available.
those on the drive if residents I wni be general chairman,
will have their porchlights on , The three days wm include Mill City Boy Souts have
if they wish to donate.
j workshops, panel discussions, worked in clearing out the
Berg said he would like■ lessons, a style show and brush, as have several mem
to emphasize the fact that this three big dances. Special fea- bers of the Chamber. The
arhnlarahin. with ture wjjj be a nationally Chamber is planning on hav Residents are reminded that
is a lneal
local scholarship,
two seniors to receive the $300 known square dance caller for ing a wiener roast for the April 23 is the deadline for
awards at Santiam High the dance on the last night of Scouts to show their apprec registering to vote in the May
iation for their efforts.
school. No amount should be the Festival.
24th primaries.
Wayne Goin gave a report
considered too small to give
Advance registrations can
Any registered voter that
and in this way it is indeed, a be obtained from John and on the progress of the White has changed his name, address
community project.
Beverly Ketchum, 1052 Nor water Challenge program, sta or political affiliation is also
Deadline for seniors to have mandy Drive South, in Salem. ting that everything was com obligated to observe this
ing along on schedule. The deadline before re registering.
the essays on “My Philosophy
princesses had attended a
on Life’’ handed in to Ben
Registrars in Mill City are
meeting recently at the home
Jones, counselor at Santiam
Mrs. Joe Challendar for Mar
of
Mrs.
Verne
Shaw,
chaper
High school is May 1.
one, where the buttons were ion county voters and Tom
passed out. The girls are now Kanoff, at Tom’s Shell Service
selling the buttons, which en in Linn County.
title ’.he holders to admission
The annual Spring music to the coronation to be held Accident Near Dallas
concert will be held Monday here May 28 at the Grade
evening, April 25 at the Mill School gym. Dick Parker also Totally Wrecks Car
«00 Dolía ru....
DETROIT — Mrs. Florence
City grade school gym at 8 gave a report on the coming
activities, stating the girls Domashofsky, 33, Dallas, and
o’clock.
Those presenting the musi would make TV appearances her son, Gary, 10, were given
500 Dollars...
out-patient treatment for cuts
cal entertainment for the ev this year.
and bruises, at a Dallas hos
ening are members of the San
pital, following a two-car col
and Detroit Kindergarten
tiam
High
school
band
400 Dollars .
lision at the junction of High
chorus and the 7th and 8th
To Graduate Class
way 22, and highway 99W,
grade band.
DETROIT — Kindergarten near Rickreal about 10 a. m.
Musical numbers to be pre
300 Dollars .
sented offer a wide range and graduation exercises will be Saturday.
They were riding in a car
everyone shoull find some held April 27 at 1:30 in the
driven by Louis Domashofsky,
thing to their taste. There will school cafeteria.
200 Dollars
be popular, sacred and secular
A program of songs and Dallas. Driver of the other
numbers.
poems will be presented by car was Richard (Ricky)
Everyone in the community the children under the direc Johnson, 18, Detroit. Neither
100 Dollars ...
is welcome to attend and no tion of their teacher, Mrs. Johnson nor his passenger,
..dmission will be charged. Di Norman Thomasson. Diplom Butch Diment were injured
recting the spring concert is as will be presented by Supt. Young Johnson said his car
was totalled out.
Spencer Hillesland.
Francis Dummer.
Dr. Ratzeburg
Receives Honor
Scholarship Fund
Reaches Half Mark
Bateson Speaks at
North Santiam
Chamber Meeting
School Bid
Opening Set
For Detroit
Salem Picked for
Square Dance Meet
Saturday Last Day
For Registration
Spring Music
Concert Set for
Scholarship Monday, April 25th
Fund Gauge
Daylight Saving
Time Starts Sunday
$3.50 a Year—10c a Copy
Fishing Season To Open
Saturday Morning; Area
Braced for Annual Crowds
Don’t forget about Daylight
Saving Time. This takes effect
this weekend. When you re
tire Saturday, April 23, be
sure to set your clock ahead
one hour. This will make it a
short night, but think of what
a nice long day you’ll have Oregon anglers have been
Sunday.
waiting for a long time for Browns Mountain crossing.
Blue lake will be stocked,
Saturday, April 23, official
opening day of trout season. but boat launching facilities
It has been estimated that and parking will be limited.
some 400,000 anglers are eag Suttle should produce kok
erly poised for the mass in anee and brown trout. Access
vasion of Oregon’s lakes ana and campgrounds will have
streams. The season opens at some snow, but the rugged
fishermen of this area seem
dawn on that day.
Officials say that coast to pay little attention to these
streams remain off limits to hardships as long as they an
the invaders until May 21, as get their lines into the water
in hopes of getting the wily
A series of wayside parks do high mountain lakes and trout.
along The Little North Fork their tributaries within na
north of Mill City is planned tional forest boundaries in the
by the Marion County Park Cascades. There are excep
tions to the high lake rule.
commission.
The commission instructed Those in doubt should consult
Charles Gale, park director, to their angling regulations. Ma
ny of the popular fishing cen
get the construction started.
The first site to be develop ters down through this moun
ed will be on land bordering tain range will be available
portions of The Little North for the early opening.
In some areas, melting snow
Fork road no longer in use.
The old road has been relo or bad weather could make
cated in several places and the opening show miserable
the areas will be primarily or put the streams out of
shape for top fishing.
A number of building per
used for picnic facilities.
Local anglers have been mits were presented for coun
It is planned to get the first
area in use by summer and having some luck already in cil action at the April meeting
park officials will observe its catching trout over 15 inch of that body.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Dob-
usage. “If it looks feasible, es in length right here in the
and people like the idea, we Santiam at Mill City. Jim renz were denied, by unani
hope to develop several more Lundsford just recently pull mous vote, their application
ed one of these beauties out of to build a tavern on NW San
similiar sites,” said Gale.
the Santiam.
tiam Blvd.
Merchants and those han Harry Booker was granted
dling sporting goods are all permission to build a 16’x24’
braced for the yearly trek to addition to his home.
this area on the opening day.
Delbert Goforth was grant
Some fishermen have even ed permission to build a new
picked out their favorite rock home on SW Ivy. In other
on the shores of Detroit lake. building permit action Herb
Usually there are so many Peck was granted a permit to
boats in the lake on opening build a 14’xl8’ storage shed
Jerry Coffman, candidate day that you could almost on his home and Archie
for County Commissioner of walk across the lake on them. Thompson was advised he did
Marion County, Position No. 2 This year probably will be not need a building permit to
who lives at Mehama, was the the same.
remodel the Inside of his
only representative from the
Anglers
should
tie
into
building at 110 NE Enterprise
Canyon Area at the “Opera
tion Valley Health” meeting some dandy browns and rain place.
For some time the fire de
in Salem Monday. This was bows at Wickiup, but a full
set up by the Marion County îeservoir may make kokanee partment has had for their
Commissioners and Mayors angling a little slow. Camping own use a respirator, as well
from interested cities had areas are limited with access as using the one belonging to
to the reservoir off the Prin the city. It is expected within
been invited to take part.
The meeting, according to gle Falls road to the dike. a month both Chief Jim Tay
Coffman dealt with funds Craine Prairie is available via lor and patrolman Les White
and agencies involved in com
will be qualified to operate
munities that wish to im
the respirator and at that time
prove, expand or build new
it will be placed In the police
sanitation or water systemr.
car. When this takes place
He said the meeting was in
anyone needing the respirator
formative and educational.
Santiam High School will will be able to have the bene
Marguerite Wright, Salem, is
join
other schools throughout fit of its use by calling either
co-ordinator of the program,
the nation in observing Na the fire or police department.
and introduced the guest tional
There was considerable dis
Library Week, April 17
speakers. Cliff Coleman, Stay
cussion
on street problems,
to 23, according to Haward B.
ton councilman was present. Haymes, Librarian.
uncut grass, drainage and san
Most of the meeting dealt
The dual themes for this itation problems in the city.
with communities adjacent to j'ear are, “Know What You No action was taken at the
the freeway, where ooopera-
Talking About—Read and Wednesday evening meeting.
tion between cities cculd be Are
utilized in forming districts “Keep Growing—Read” and
will be carried out by a num
for water and sewer usage.
Just what the program will ber of activities in the school.
mean to communities of the Students who work in the li
upper canyon are not ascer brary are helping others con
tained at this time, but Coff struct bulletin boards and oth
man said if any communities er displays in the school, a
expected to take part in the fine free week is being ob
program, they would have to served for overdue books, a
present a comprehensive re survey in the form of a Ques
Tony Shillingburg of Tim
port on their needs before any tionnaire is to be taken to
program could be considered. find out what students think ber Operators Council, Port
of their library and how well land, Informed The Enterprise
they use it, and a field trip this morning that the pro
to Willamette University li gram for the North Santiam
braries and Oregon State Li Safety Council set for April
brary is planned for Friday 27 at the Highwayman Inn
for the student-assistants. It will be provided by the Mar
is hoped that every teacher ion County Sheriff’s depart
There will be a blood draw will call attention to the im ment. The Marine Division of
ing at Stayton Grade School portance of reading and of li the department, under the di
cafeteria, Wenesday, April 27 braries in their classes in rection of Dep. Richard Bay
some manner.
and Lt. John Wilkerson will
from 4:30 to 8:30.
The quota has been increas Mr. Haymes asks the gen take part as will Sheriff Tom
ed, particularly due to the eral public to return any Bachelder. On the agenda will
American Red Cross blood books which they may find in be Safe and Sane Boating,
program in Viet Nam.
their homes which bear the Safety
Equipment, Fire
All who are able to donate official stamp of the school, Equipment for Boats and
blood are urged to do so.
hooks which may have been Traffic Safety Rules for those
checked out by people who pulling boats and trailers on
Weather. Detroit Dam have graduated or which have our highways. Scubba diving
Date
Max. Min. Elev. Pep. found their way into hories in from the boater’s standpoint
i Mill City.
will be discussed. They will
and I>ake Elevation
A recent addition to the li bring with them their search
7 a. m. Dally Weather Reading
April 13 46 38 1547.81 0 03 brary is a set of the McGraw- and rescue truck, displaying
April 14 65 35 1547.79 0.03 Hill Encyclopedia of Science equipment used in this phase
April 15 62 42 1547.56 T ’ and Technology which is a of their work.
Members with teenage sons
April 16 70 39 1547.86 0.00 gift from Dr. Ed Rada, for
April 17 f« 38 1548.12 0.00 mer resident of Mill City. This are asked to bring them to
April 18 62 35 1548.11 0.00 gift is given in memory of this meeting, as it should be
of Interest to them.
April 19 56 34 1548.06 0.00 his father.
More Parks
Slated for
Little N. Fork
3 Building
Permits Get
Council 0. K.
Coffman Attends
Operation Valley
Health Meeting
School Observes
Library Week
Sheriff's Officers
To Bring Program fo
Safety Council Meet
Bloodmobile To Be
In Stayton April 27