4—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, July 21, 1966
Wins Chain Saw Race
Can Mill City Become the Home
Of a Major Chain Saw Race?
Ken Purdy, chairman of the
Dams and Waterways Com
mittee of the Linn County
Chamber of Commerce has ar
ranged a visit to Linn County
by Rep. Al Ullman.
Ullman will meet a Linn
County delegation at 7:30
Tuesday morning, August 9
at Cascadia Park on the South
Santiam.
After inspecting the pro
posed site of the dam in that
area he will be taken on a
tour of the Green Peter and
Foster damsites, and also will
inspect the Holly project
which is on the agenda for de
velopment.
He will be entertained at
an Albany restaurant for a
noon luncheon where he Is ex
pected to elaborate on the
effect of the tight money
market has on the building
trade.
By Otto Oja
Mill City has all the re want to, and go to the local
quirements, organization, fa bushelers for thier rules, the
cilities, the right kind of peo bushelers and the Jaycees in
ple, a sizable home audience combination have the know
and potential from recreation how and the organization to
seekers in the North Santlam sponsor a major chain saw
area. Recall the State softball race that will receive as much
tournament and witness the notice as the Whitewater
Whitewater Challenge of Na Challenge, and possibly more.
tional notice.
Thanks to Simpson Timber
Last Fourth of July, the Company and Harry Spencer
City Jaycees backed its first of Idanha, a uniform, knot
Chain Saw Race. Chairman less .cutting log was on hand
Charles Huckeby says If he for the contest.
has anything to do with it, the
race will grow. Chain saw
racing is in its infancy, a Boy Hurt By
crowd pleasing event in spite
of too many and controversial I Running Into Door
rules and underdeveloped I
MEHAMA — David Patton,
methods of presentation to
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
the crowl.
The great enemy of chain Ayers, received severe arm
saw races is inadequate and and knee injuries when a ran
too many rules. MUI City Jay into a glass door.
Patton, a high school senior,
cees took a new approach.
First the race, then the rules. had been swimming with sev
Proper way to make rules is eral other boys at the Gene
first have a race and then Clascal home here and was
find out what the race re running into the house when
quires. The first race had only the accident happened.
Injuries to his right arm re
one rule. “Anything you can
pack to the log.’’ Charles quired surgery.
Huckeby added a modifica
tion — "It should look like a
chain saw.” Rules will have Linn Historical
to modify future races if they
to continue. The first race Society To Have
brou ght justifiable com Picnic Sunday
plaints. Probably the saw en
tries modified for profession The Linn County Historical
al races were now wholly ex Society will have their annual
pected, although the race was picnic on Sunday, July 24 at
listed in Loggers World. Lo the Brownsville City park at
cal bushelers with their part 1:30.
Those attending are asked
ly modified production saws
knew they had no chance to bring a picnic lunch and
against the more highly modi their own table service. Cof
fied racing saws which were fee will be furnished. The
perfectly permissable under committee in charge has an
the rules.
nounced that there will be a
If the Mill City Jaycees program of local interest.
Ullman To Make
Linn County Visit
Democrats To Picnic
At Brownsville July 31
C. Lentz, Creswell, cranks up saw to win first chain
saw race sponsored by Mill City Jaycees. Winning
time was 20 seconds for 34-inch log. The “winner-take-
all” race had five entries. Only local contestant was Al
Ward. Other entries were from Dallas, Willamina, and
McMinnville.
Upper Brei+enbush
Hot Spring Foreclose
Takes Effect Tuesday
DETROIT—A mortgage on
the upper Breitenbush Hot
Springs was foreclosed Tues
day of last week in Marion
County Circuit Court. The fa
cility approximately 11 miles
North East of Detroit was ord-
with $125,874 of the proceeds
to go to M. D. Bruckman of
Salem who holds the mort
gage, $9,383 to Marion County
for taxes allegedly owed, and
$2,699 to Bourland Insurance
Agency.
The facility damaged by the
1964 Christmas week flood has
been in operation.
ered sold at a sheriff’s sale
The Linn County Democra
tic Central Committee is an
nouncing a picnic at Browns
ville Pioneer Park on Sunday,
July 31, according to Eva Syl
vester, chairman.
There will be a pot-luck
lunch at noon with coffee and
cold punch to be furnished by
the committee.
To follow the tradition set
in 1950 all precinct workers
are asked to bring a watermel-
oh for the “Free Watermelon
Table.”
There will be a number of
Grand prizes offered on lucky
numbers.
All national, state and coun
ty officials and candidates are
asked to attend and renew old
fi iendships.
Anyone wishing more infor
mation is asked to contact
Stanley Ogden in Mill City.
Why don’t you subscribe to
The Mill City Enterprise.
Six Injured
In Car Crash
At Detroit
DETROIT — Six persons
escaped with non serious in
juries in a two-car accident at
the intersection of Highway
22 and Forest Ave. at Detroit
late Sunday afternoon. The
accident occurred about 5
p.m. when a car operated by
Russell Rice, Detroit, attempt
ed to turn off the highway
onto Forest Ave., and was
struck from behind by a car
operated by Ethel Duncan of
Chemawa.
Both vehicles were travel
ing west and the Rice car had
halted on the busy highway
at the intersection with sig
nal lights indicating he was
going to make a left turn, off
the highway on to Forest
Ave. Several other vehicles
behind the Rice car, noting
the signal slowed down except
the Duncan car which passed
all of the cars, striking the
Rice car in the rear as he was
in the process of making the
turn. The impact caused dam
age to the Rice’s left rear
wheel, tire, and fender, as
the Duncan car’s right front
struck the vehicle. Damage
was also done to the Duncan
car.
Passengers in the Rice car
were his wife, Carol, and two
small daughters. An unidenti
fied woman was a passenger
in the Duncan car.
In the past month there
have been two accidents and
several near accidents at this
intersection. Traffic on the
Highway 22 is becoming in
creasingly heavy each year,
and especially over the week
ends. The speed limit is post
ed as 50 miles per hour thru
the city limits of Detroit on
the highway and motorists
not familiar with the highwrv
perhaps do not know tha
there are three access inter
sections off the highway lead
ing to the city of Detroit. City
officials and the citizenry feel
that for safety reasons the
State Highway Dept, should
install a caution light at the
main intersection of the high
way & Forest Ave. which
leads into the business dis
trict of Detroit. Additional
safety precaution measures
would be to post “no passing”
signs within the area of the
access intersections of the
city.
David Johnson Now
At Fort Knox, Ky.
Cadet David R. Johnson, 23,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jhue
Johnson, Mill City, is attend
ing Reserve Officer Training
Corps summer camp at Fort
Knox, Ky., which started June
19. He is a student of Oregon
State University in Corvallis.
During the six-week encamp
ment, he is receiving advanc
ed training in the military
subjects he has been studying
at school.
Cadets are trained in var
ious subjects which will pro
vide them with the skills nec
essary to command. On com
mand. On completion of the
ROTC program, graduates
may receive commissions as
second lieutenants.
Work Under Way
On New Station
Pete Harris stated today
that he hopes P & L’s new ser
vice station on Highway 22
in Mill City will be completed
in 60 days. However, he said
that was not a firm date.
Work is going forward now
on the foundation.
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4
Say goodbye to that obsolete flame
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flues, when you switch to flameless
electric heat.
No wonder 64% of all new homes and
apartments built last year in a five-
state area we serve chose electric heat.
It’s a big value from Pacific Power.