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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1966)
uiu. Kei and Doc. Div. Newspapers, U of O Library 97403 The Mill City Enterprise ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIA SA NTT AM wr.ww av OREGON Appr-nva ... M HIGHWAY- ’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXI NUMBER 35 Up and Down I The Avenue By Don Moffatt THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER~^~1966 Schools All Local Foresters Set To Open Won Hood Forest Fire September 6 Garden Club Helps Beautify City ■ Logging,OSUStudy Reveals Horse Still Useful for Some Old dobbin still has a place School bells will start to The Lakes Ranger District’s in certain logging operations, a 110-acre research area near ring around the nation next worse fire of the 1966 season according to a research report Gates where there was a The 1966-67 school year will blackened approximately 1200 ■ week. Schools in this area will published by the Oregon State dense stand of Douglas-fir commence with several mark open their doors Tuesday, acres of Douglas Fir and > University Forest Research trees about 40 years old. Av Sept. 6th, the day after Labor ed improvements within the Hemlock timber. Since the ( Laboratory. Mill City-Gates School district. Devils Ridge fire started, a- Day. erage log size was 8.3 inches The OSU study concerned diameter. Kenneth and Frank The elementary and primary Labor Day is the last big ( bout $60,000 in timber has commercial thinning in Doug- holiday of the season, or so schools have had some inter been destroyed. Bain did the logging and Mrs. las-fir with a horse and was Kenneth it has been in years past. esting physical changes. Li It is believed that the fire Bain, kept the books. directed by Alan Berg, OSU This is when parents and stu braries at both buildings have was man-caused. This has All expenses in the thinning forest ecologist. dents alike take advantage of been extensively renovated, been true of 12 of the 13 operation were carefully re OSU researchers found that the last long weekend before many new library books ad fires in the Mt. Hood National i duriqg the test period. the cost of owning and main corded school. They take off for their ded, and additional shelving Forest. Direct cost of getting the logs taining a horse based on a out of the woods favorite haunts, to enjoy their built. Students at both build Approximately 700 Forest to the land working life of eight years did ings will be able to utilize Service regulars, Bureau of favorite outdoor sport. ing came to $25.23 per thous not exceed $1.50 a day. Two I presume there will be the these facilities much more Land Management employees, board feet, the OSU re The men, using a small power saw and usual slaughter on our high-; this year due to having a full- regional and inter-regional have a project port indicated. to fell the trees and a horse ways. This would not be nec time librarian at the Mill City suppression crews, logging The research paper is avail essary if each and every per Elementary school and a company crews and others On the corner coming into town from the west they to yard the logs, could bring able by writing to the Forest 2,100 board feet to the land have planted flowers on the vacant lot owned by Mert son would not take undue teacher aid under the super were on the fire. Research Laboratory, Oregon ing for each eight hour day. State chances with their lives and vision of a certified teacher at University, Corvallis. Those going from the Mill Cox of Stayton. All this takes time, but they can Berg explained that the stu the lives of others when they the Gates Primary school. City ranger station were May be seen at work on their project. They even enlisted dy was undertaken to solve Students in grade 1 through nard Smith, Joe TerLouw and the aid of Woody Heller to man the power mower to get behind the wheel of their cut gras» so the flowers can be seen. Others in the some of the problems of man car. A word of advice would 3 will be attending school at Louis Waikart. aging young merchantable be to stay closer to their Gates and students in grades The high line fire has been picture are Mrs. Heller, Mrs. Jesse Haywood, and Mrs. stands of timber. Many areas home area, and not try to 4 through 8 will attend at Mill controlled and cooler weather Floyd Fleetwood.—The Mill City Enterprise photo. in Oregon are at an age when make too long a trip. This is City. has aided fire conditions but sawlogs, pulpwood, poles and Most faculty members have warmer weather or a shift In one of the things that tends piling arc able to give the Santiam High school opens Alice Smith Attends to make motorists drive like attended special work shops wind might start the huge landowner a profit or pay for Sept. 6, with a full comple the devil was after them. It this sumer. Next week’s En- blaze again. the costs of thinning timber ment of staff with two new would also help if they would teryprise will carry a com i- _________________ Librarian Institute stands, he noted. teachers, Miss Judith Kay stay in line when approaching plete story on faculty mem Part of the problem of small Parent, Business teacher, and Miss Alice M. Smith, from slow traffic, especially if bers and their work this sum 1‘ Wrong Fire Dept. landowners is that expensive Robert Williams, Science and there is insufficient clearance mer. Given Credit for Mill City, librarian for Mill I The proposed bus schedule City Elementary school, has equipment and complicated Math. Don Williams will have Many hew students, begin for a safe pass. Of course methods of logging can’t be the additional duty of football those slow drivers, pulling ning and transferred, have re Saving Mrs. Merryfield | for this school year, starting Last week The Enterprise September 6 will be as fol just completed eight weeks as profitably used. This is when assistant. trailers and boats could help gistered to attend the Mill a participant in the Institute the horse is ideally suited for School will open with regis a lot if they would be cour City-Gates schools this Sep stated in a front page story lows: teous enough to pull off to tember. Vernon Peterman has that the Mehama Fire depart for Librarianship at the Uni use in getting small trees out tration and payment of fees of the forest, Berg said. The i on Sept. 6. There will be an the side of the road when they requested that if there are ment had assisted Don Merry Verne Peterman, grade versity of Oregon. report noted that a horse can i see a long string of cars piled children planning to attend field by giving oxygen to his school principal, said that The Institute, held under a move several small logs or one i assembly and a short run of up behind them. Many of school here that they register wife when he was taking her National Defense Education large log easily; the horse is i classes during the afternoon of the sixth. these drivers do, but then at their earliest convenience. to Santiam Memorial hospital. there might be some changes Act grant, was on “The Li quick to learn and become again, all it takes is one “bull The Mill City Elementary of The credit rightfully goes to made in the bus schedules. brarian and Contemporary Enrollment should be up adept at hauling logs out of i this year at Santiam because headed” driver to spoil a fice is open from 8 a. m. to the Lyons Fire department. Parents will be notified. Educational Challenges.’’ It difficult places. < whole weekend. It would 4:30 p. m. each day Monday Carl Anderson drove the car of a large incoming Freshman Morris—Bus. No. 1—Leaves was directed by Margaret The study was conducted on < class of approximately 70 stu to the hospital and Cecil seem to me that patrolmen through Friday. Lane, assistant professor of would be doing the world a School doors will open for Grimes administered the oxy at 7:15 going directly west to librarianship at the Univer dents. Enrollment will prob Snyders—7:25 (hwy entrance) sity of Oregon. favor if they would haul full attendance Tuesday, Sep gen. ably reach the 200 mark. Last Hunter Safety Course them off to one side and give tember 6. The hot lunch pro Mrs. Merryfield has since returning via N.W. River year’s enrollment fell off to Nationally - known author them a lecture on the live grams will begin operation on been transferred to Bess Kai- j Road and N.W. Alder and N. ities on librarianship and To Start Here Friday 181 at the closing of school. E. Alder continuing East to ser hospital in Portland. and let live way of life. I the opening date with meal consultants from various sec There will be classes for the The curriculum this year Grants Cafe — 7:40 (Savages). guess we can’t expect every prices remaining the same as tions of the United States Hunter Safety Course at the will be somewhat the same ex At this point Bus No. 1 trans were thing of the patrolman, as last year. lecturers dur Mill City elementary school, cept that the teachers will Col. Willis A. Potter fers all 1 thru 3 grade stu ing the visiting starting Friday, September 2 have a huge supply of films they will have their hands session. Away Tuesday dents to Bus No. 7 and re Fifty participants, represent-1 [at 7 p. m. ftdl this weekend. and film strips, and all the Weather, Detroit Dam Passes Relatives received word ceives all of No. 7 4th thru All hunters under the age of 7 a. m. Daily Weather Reading that Col. Willis A. Potter 12th grade. Approx. 75 pupils. ing 16 states, attended the In- ' 17 need this course before equipment needed under the Now we get back to that “Project Springboard” pro stitute, which featured a fully Pool can hunt. They will be gram to enhance and make old bugaboo, inflation. It Date Max. Min. Elev. Pep. (ret.) of Carmel, Calif., passed Bus No. 1 goes directly to Mill equipped educational media I they f ney c ---- 1 a safety card at the the instructional program would appear to me that our Aug. 24 78 51 1555.99 0.00 away Tuesday morning at the City Elementary (7:50) and laboratory for individual and; II ss \*e“ Santiam. Picks up all students group research projects. : end of the course if they com- more interesting and mean government could do more Aug. 25 75 52 1555.74 0.00 Army Hospital at Fort Ord. I plete it satisfactorily. Funeral services will be in S.E. section of M.C. (from toward curbing inflation by Aug. 26 72 52 1555.82 0.05 ingful to students. held Saturday at 2:00 p. m. 1st street E. to Gravel Pit [ Tom Drynan and Ronald cutting out unnecessary Aug. 27 59 Wednesday, Sept. 7 will be 53 1555.25 0.02 at Weddle Funeral Home Junction an dfrom S.E. Fair : Lindsay will conduct the normal school day with regu spending, rather than adopt-. Aug. 28 66 50 1555.02 0.07 view St. to Maple St.) return j course. ing a tight money policy. A I Aug. 29 68 47 1554.78 0.00, in Stayton with interment in lar operation of classes. ing to M.C. schools 8:13 with “big brother” approach to all[ Aug. 30 64 47 1554.55 0.08 Lone Oak Cemetery. Buses will run Tuesday at primary students transferring our economic pains is not the I the regular time. Registration Manning Gets Forest to Bus No. 7. Last child dis answer. If we could get off materials will be picked up at New Rock Creek Bridge charged at 8:15. i Service Cone Contract this kick of social reforms of the office and a team of four The Manning Seed Com teachers will register each of the “great society” and loos Worley—Bus No. 2—Leaves pany was awarded the con the four classes. en up on money, our building [ M.C. at 7:20 going West on tract to coilect 450 pounds of economy would again gain Hwy. to Fox Valley School. momentum and Simpson’s Some students attending Douglas Fir tree seed for the Petersons To Show I Returns to S.W. Kingwood might get back to a five-day Oregon State University this Detroit Ranger District. It is and continues on S.W. King- estimated that 900 bushels of week, which certainly would wood to S. First Ave. and re coming year will be able to Douglas Fir cones will be Pictures at Grange be a boon to many in this turning to Santiam and Mill pay their college bills with needed to provide the amount Meeting Friday Night area. City Elementary (approx. 65 the help of Uncle Sam’s new of seed. The seed collected I The Santiam Valley Grange I believe we need less con pupils.) Last pupil unloaded est financial aid program. year will be utilized for will hold its regular meeting trol of private credit and a at Mill City Elementary 8:13 No-need-to-repay cash grants this the establishment of new at the Lyons Grange hall on tight control on public spend a.m are provided under the Econ plantations Friday, Sept. 2 when Mr. and in 1967. ing. The more money the gov omic Opportunity Grant Pro Mrs. Ervin Peterson will Information concerning the ernment pours into govern Vetters—Bus No. 3—Leaves gram. Oregon State received show pictures they took on a ment spending the more in Gates at 7:15 a.m., picks up $196,000 to award this year restricted and open cone col recent trip to England. flated our economy becomes, students on Linn Co. side of in the “cash for college” plan. lection areas may be obtained and it augments our false river going East to Bo Her This program was okayed from the District Ranger Sta Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hince will boom. Some day, probably af rons with side roads at Mad by Congress in the Higher tion and from the Manning j host the event and there will cone buyer, Earl Michaelson, ! l>e a potluck following the ter it is too late, our Wash Creek and at Pennicks. Re Education Act of 1965. meeting. Those attending are . ington big wigs will wake up turns to the Gates School at Details of the program can Detroit. Cone picking permits asked, if possible, to bring may be obtained from Mr. I to the fact that you can’t 8:00, transfers approx. 30 stu be obtained from the OSU Of “English type” dishes. spend your way into prosper dents 4th thru 12th to Bus fice of Financial Aids which Michaelson. ity- 7. Bus No. 3 continues is directed by Richard E. Pa- This is one of the bridges built following the big No. west on Linn Co. side picking hre. The office is located in Seen on the streets across Uood and is located south of the highway bridge which up all students on main thor the lower level of Erna Plege- Rock Creek Area Near Mill and also was washed out. This new concrete bridge replaces from the bakery Tuesday fore oughfare and side roads ,Hen- man Hall, the student health noon. . . . Mrs. Harry White an old log bridge.—The Mill City Enterprise photo, ness, Rock Creek Rd., Gravel service. giving a garden rake a real Pit d.) to Mill City schools. The Economic Opportunity work-out cleaning up weeds Approx. 52 unloaded and 17 Grant Program is unique in Thinning Road Being Constructed along the sidewalk, Maybe to go to Gates Primary. Picks that to receive a cash grant, she’s giving the young fellows up 35 first, second, and third the student must receive fin who are hired to keep that graders at the Mill City Elem- ancial aid from other institut- portion of the grounds neat tary (those living within a i o n a 11 y administered pro and clean a lesson on how to few blocks plus primary stu grams in an amount equal to use muscles. Maybe she will dents from Bus No. 2; with or in excess of the grant. have some luck. I’ve been try this load he returns to Gates. Scholarships, loans and in ing all summer to get some ac Last students disembark at stitutional employment (but tion on weeds in gutters and 8:25 a.m. not college workstudy), may streets, with only moderate be used to provide matching success. Really what she was Knuts en—Bns. No. 7 — funds. doing was cleaning up a place Leaves Gates at 7:15, crosses EOG, as it is known, pro for an archery range for her to Marion Co. and driving east I vides cash grants to assist students when school opens. picks up students enroute to «tudents with exceptional fi Little Sweden, returns west, nancial need who for lack of taking side roads driving on financial means of their own hwy. to Grants Cafe (7:40) or their families would find Pre-School To Be where Bus No. 3 exchanges it difficult to remain in or en 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade stu ter college. Held in Scout Cabin dents to Bus No. 7 for all 4th To be eligible for an Educa This picture shows the heavy stand of Douglas Pre-schoolers in this area thrue 12th. Bus No. 7 then tional Opportunity cash grant, fir trees on a State Forest Research area in the Rock may attend classes at the returns on back road to Gates, a student must demonstrate Scout Cabin in the City Park, over to the Gates School, un exceptional financial need, be Creek district. This area was logged with a horse. This starting Sept. 13 at 8’30. Mrs. thinning road is being built by the State For loading 1st thru 3rd and tak admitted to college, show aca method was chosen so it could be selective logged, with Florence More will be the tea estry This all 4th thru 8th students demic promise, be reasonably a minimum of damage to other trees. Forester George Department to open up another thinning sale east ing cher and pre-school hours will from Bus No. 3. Bus No. 3 expected to continue a course Schoppert said this area is producing good trees now. and south of Gates. When completed this road will he from 8:30 until 11:30 a. m. goes directly to the Mill City of study until graduation, be The logging on this project was done by Kenneth and For more information those connect up with the old Hammond Railroad grade, Schools. Loads with remain a full time student and be a Frank Bain, with Mrs. Bain keeping a close check on interested may call Mrs. Ro where it can be used to continue the road to other thin ing 1st thru 3rd from Bus No. U.S. citizen or have an immi costs for the State Forestry Department.—The Mill ning sales in the future.—The Mill City Enteprise photo 1 and returns to Gates School. grant visa. bert Music at 897-2558. City Enterprise Photo. Two New Teachers Join Santiam Staff Proposed Bus Routes Published Cash For College Offered to Needy By New U. S. Plan
