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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1966)
Gen. Ket. and Doc. uiv. Newspapers. U of O Library 97103 The Mill City Enterprise • • ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY— OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXI NUMBER 36 THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 8, 1966 $3.50 a Year—10c a Copy I Fir Cone Harvest Now Under Way Foresters as well as the squirrels have their eyes on this year’s crop of Douglas-fir cones. A good crop of cones for tree seed is reported in most parts of western Oregon and western Washington. When a good cone crop year occurs, usually every three to five years, foresters lay in a re serve supply of seed for refor estation work during the lean years. Several thousand pounds of seed are needed each year to grow new trees on timber harvest areas and areas burned by forest fires. Species other than Douglas- fir aren’t producing well this year. The crop of western hemlock cones is fairly good, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Most of the true firs, such as noble and grand fir, have been reported poor to light. The cone crop for Sitka spruce along the coast is med ium to good. Prospects for ponderosa pine appear poor throughout the Pacific North west. Cone collecting has begun in some areas of southern Ore gon and the Willamette Val ley. Forest tree seed dealers and forest land owners are setting up con-buying stations. Per sons picking cones should con tact buyers to find out the kinds of cones wanted, price per bushel, how to test for ripeness and seed condition, and other information. Sacks of cones must be labeled at point of origin. Seeds are us ed for reforestation in areas of altitude and climatic condi tions similar to the area of cone collection. Cone pickers are reminded to observe all fire regulations, obtain a harvesting permit where required, and obtain permission from land owners before picking on their lands. To Graduate Linn County Teachers Invade Area Tamra Morris Tamra Morris to Gel Nurses Pin from Good Samaritan Linn TeachersEducation Group Names Chairman Visit Mills In Schools Here Thurs. About Same The Willamette National Forest was invaded on Sept. 1 by more than 800 Linn Coun ty School teachers, the larg est group tour ever held on the Forest. Half of the group ventured into the Sweet Home Ranger District where Ranger Orval Jess and his staff took them to Green Peter Dam, the Tim ber Service Company’s seed orchard, the South Santiam Tree Farm nature trail, Cas cadia State Park, a U.S. For est Service timber sale, the Tomco, Incorporated sawmill and Trout Forest Camp. The other half of the 800 teachers went to the North Santiam area where Ranger Paul Brady and his staff took them to the Roaring River Fish Hatchery, Simpson’s mill at Lyons, Fishermen’s Bend Camp, Detroit Dam and Lakeshore and Hoover camp grounds. Emphasis was given to con servation education in the schools. Of particular interest for the group were features in the Mill City area where local agencies and mills "pull ed out all stops" to give the teachers a good look at acti vities in the area. The teachers in District 129- J did not participate in the tour. William Lewellen, ad ministrator, said Pro J ect Springboard was keeping his staff busy. However, the dis trict hosted the touring group for lunch Thursday at Fisher men’s Bend park. The Mill City Area Educa tion Assn, selected committee chairmen for 1966-67 at their first meeting this fall. Vice President Fred Gruver presid ed at the afternoon meeting on Sept. 1. The following were appointed committee Tuesday was a rather hectic chairmen: Marion White, Wel day in most homes in Mill fare; Bob Monson, Profession City with school opening that al Ethics; Herb Bastuscheck, day; many people didn’t even Dept, of Classroom Teachers; have their suitcases unpacked Elaine Main, Publicity; Rick from their vacation trips. Ricketts, Citizenship and Leg However, most of the young islature; Charlene Slack, Mem people arrived at the three bership; Sigrun Grimstad, Spe schools in District 12»J on cial Services; Mary Wright, schedule with the day spent Program and Hospitality; Ho in registering and getting set ward Haymes, State Research tled down to really start Committee; Marge Parker, studying again on Wednesday. TEPS; Ben Jones, Scholar- Total enrollment figure on ship. Tuesday for the Mill City Ele Fall plans include a family mentary school was 217 com picnic at Fisherman’s Bend pared to 264 last year. At the park. Gates Elementary school 155 enrolled compared to 115 last year. Santiam High school stu dents turned out 191 strong which is about the same as last year. However, more are expected to enroll later in the week bringing an anticipated enrollment of 200. Grade school enrollment figures cannot be accurately compared to last year as the grades have been shifted. All primary students attend at DETROIT — Two oral auc Gates this year and the upper tion timber sales will be con grades at Mill City. Overall ducted at Detroit Ranger Sta registration is approximately tion this month. Scheduled for the same. auction on Sept. 16th at 11 a.m. will be the proposed San tiam Highway Right-of-Way Timber Sale with an estimat ed 1,650 M board feet of Will- iamette National Forest tim ber. Government appraised value is $49,109.50. The sale involves 1,400 mbf of Douglas- fir, 100 mbf of Hemlock and other species and a 150 mbf of pine. A minimum price of $30.63 per M has been set by the U.S. Forest Service on the: LYONS The regular Douglas Fir stand, $18.28 per | meeting of Santiam Valley M on the Hemlock and other Grange was held Friday even species and $29.33 per thous- jng. jt was voted to put ln and on the pine. the city water at the hall. At The sale, primarily of live the lecturer’s hour Mrs. Geor- timber, is located along high- gja Hayes presented Mr. and way 22 about 32 miles East of Mrs. Ervln Peterson of Mill Detroit. ... ¡City, who showed pictures of Purpose of the sale is for | their recent trip to England. the removal of timber along a table of English souvenirs the North Santiam highway was on display. Plans were from the junction to this side made for the annual Harvest of Hogg Rock which allows Festival and Fair with Sat., the widening of that strip of Sept. 24 the date set. Elmer the highway, and to create a Taylor will be general chair better public view of the hls- man. This year a ham dinner toric spot of the old railroad will be served beginning at bed near Hogg Rock. 5:30 p.m. The proposed Parks San A potluck supper was serv tiam No. 4 Timber Sale will ed following the meeting with be conducted at the Ranger Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hlnce as Station Sept. 11th at 11 a.m. hostess. Following a meeting This sale has an estimated 3,- was held and Mr. Taylor ap 750 M board feet of Wiliam- pointed committee chairmen: ette National Forest Timber antiques, Mrs. Bessie Hamp and government appraised ton; baking, Mrs. Tyler Pinks value is $146,383.50. The sale ton; canning, Mrs. Bertha involves 2,900 mbf of Douglas- Basl; fancy work, Mrs. Lois fir, 850 mbf of Hemlock and Myers; farm booth, Sam Wiz- other species and an unesti er; flowers, Mrs. Celene Tay mated amount of pine. lor; fruit and nuts, Frank Minimum acceptable bid set Basl; handicraft and novelties, by the U. S. Forest Service on Jake Myers; vegetables, Irl the predominent Douglas-fir Plymale; livestock, Lloyd Slet- stand is $43.00 per thousand, to; program, Mrs. Georgia $25.51 per M on the Hemlock Hayes. All exhibitors from &. other species, and $43.00 per Marion and Linn County are thousand on the pine. The welcome. Exhibits will be re sale is primarily of live tim ceived from 8 a.m. to 12 noon ber and is located near High with judging at 1:00 p.m. The way 22 approximately 30 miles judges will be Ben Newell and East of Detroit near Big Mea Ermina isher of the Marlon dow Road. Sealed blds on both propos- County Extension office. ed sales will be received up to 11 a.m. on each of their Don Cree Ha« 'Hot' respective dates at the office of the Detroit Dtetrict Rang er. Two Timber Sales Slated At Detroit Graduating with the 75th class from the Good Samari tan Hospital School of Nurs ing in Portland on Friday, September 9, will be: Miss Tamra Morris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morris, Mill City, Oregon. Representative Edith Green will deliver the commence ment address at exercises held at the Trinity Episco pal Church. Special awards Pictures taken above are of the tour made Thursday will be made by John P. by a large group of Linn County school teachers. The Trommald, M. D., president upper photo was taken as they were getting out of the of the Good Samaritaan med buses preparing to inspect Simpson Timber Co. ply ical staff. Diplomas and pins will be wood mill in Fox Valley. The lower photo was taken at conferred by Chester L. chow time at Fishermen’s Bend park—Photos by Enter Stocks, Administrator of Good prise Staff Photographer. Samaritan Hospial and Med ical Center; Miss Hazel Hinds, R. N., Director of Nursing; and Miss Lloydena Grimes, R. N., Director, School of Nursing. Chaplain John W. Goodyear will give the in vocation. The benediction will be given by the Rev. Peter H. Paulson, director of re ligious education. The new graduate from Mill City is among a class of 63 from Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho and New i By Goldie Rambo Mexico. The Good Samaritan Approximately four miles to Vista. Hospital School of Nursing, of the Breitenbush road is What could have been a Mrs. Hemshorn said they scheduled I founded in 1890, by Miss Em- tragic day for little 5-year-old for reconstruction got out the Salem City map ! ily Liveridge, a Good Sam Jimmy- Hemshorn last Wed this year. The upper 2.4 miles aritan nurse, is the oldest nesday turned out fine, after and looked at the streets the I from Cleator Bend Camp little boy had crossed and it The Rev. Jack Meuser has school of nursing in the Pa about six hours of frantic wor seemed unbelievable. She said ground to the South Breiten cific Northwest. rying by his mother, Mrs. Al she was ready to call her hus bush Road via the by pass been a very busy person the Following graduation Miss Hemshorn. past few weeks. Ministers us band when the child was route is currently being built will join the Good Mrs. Hemshorn and Jimmy, found. He was working the by Young & Morgan, Inc. ually do lead a very active Morris Samaritan staff. She is a accompanied by Mrs. Ray the four miles are com life, trying to care for the graduate night shift at a plywood mill. When of Santiam High pleted, the Breitenbush road mond Porter and daughter, problems of the church and School with the class of 1963. Who knows what goes on Tonya, had gone to the fair in a small boy’s mind as he will then have a total of 11.5 its members as well as car- on “Pepsi Day” with lots of wanders along a dark street miles of recently reconstruct ing for their own affairs and three lane width road. coupons to spend. problems which everyone has. at night looking for his mo ed The piece under construc The youngsters were having ther. But Rev. Meuser has had a great time on the rides, tak But Mrs. Hemshorn said the tion is passable but rough and more than his share lately, ing in the circus and so on family had traveled that route must be traveled at slow some pleasant and some sad. when they stopped for a lunch by car to the home of Mr. speeds. Some short delays A few weeks ago while at a at a hamburger stand near Hemshorn’s brother, Everett may be encoutered due to fel Christian church summer of timber along the road camp near Foster he was play A 5-year-old Salem girl, Ka the barns. Hemshorn who lives only a ling for clearing. thryn Frances Dirkx, was Mrs. Hemshorn said they ing softball with a group of block from where Jimmy was young boys when he broke killed on Highway 22 near were paying for the lunch and found. Although Jimmy seem his ankle while trying to Mehama about 9 o’clock Sun when they turned around, ingly did not have his uncle’s "steal second”. So he has day evening. State police said Jimmy had disappeared. Little home as a destination, per Monument Peak been taking care of his regu the girl darted into the path of 4-year-old Tonya said he had haps it was in his mind. Huckleberries Ripe lar duties with the aid of an automobile when the Dirkx gone "that way,” pointing to One thing about it, hiking Good news for huckleberry car caught on fire and the fa the horse barns. The two mo crutches. is not new to Jimmy as he He was called to Redlands, ther told his family to get out. thers searched the area for goes on long jaunts with his pickers was issued this week Calif., last Monday by the cri The car was parked on the about an hour but could find father and it came in handy when John Taylor at the Gates Guard Station announc tical illness of his mother, shoulder of the road but the no trace of him. Tonya said, Wednesday night. Mrs. Ella Lou Meuser, who little girl evidently became ex “he asked me to go but I As soon as he was safely ed that the Monument Peak had been seriously ill for cited and ran in front of an didn’t want to.” back with his mother he said patch would be open for two After a little more frantic he wanted to go back and days for those wishing to pick some time. She passed away oncoming car, police said. Driver of the other car calling and searching they ride some more. So with six huckleberries. Permits will be later in the week. Mr. Meuser returned home was James Barrie Brutsch, went to the administration rides still operating Mrs. issued at the Gates Guard by plane Saturday so that he also of Salem. The Dirkx building where the police had Hemshorn said at that point station on Saturday, Septem could perform the marriage child was pronounced dead on I heir headquarters. Six offic she was in such a state of ber 10 and Sunday, September ceremonies for his son John arrival at Santiam Memorial ers looked over the entire shock she though she might 11. Permits will also be issued Meuser to Carolyn Daven hospital. fairground and parking lot but as well wind up the day with port on Sunday. The marriage could find no trace of the a flair, so young Jimmy and at the Mehama Guard Station. There had been some ques rites went off smoothly, with youngster. Bv this time about Tonya finished their long day tion about allowing pickers Mr. Meuser’s natural stab- Teen Age Dance five hours had passed and at the fair. ility and his crutches holding Slated for Saturday everyone was fearing the Climax of the whole thing, this year due to the current worst. him up. and to show the endurance of fire hazard in forested areas. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Wor The police issued an APB Not Much Rainfall kids and their parents, the ley said this week that there for the bov and within min- two youngsters and their par Ivy Park School would be another Teen Age utes a policeman called in Wood« Accident Reported at Detroit dance at the firehall Satur from his car saying he had ents were back at the fair Opens Tuesday DETROIT — Weatherman later in the week. However— Injures George Joe M u i ■ e reported th« The Ivy Park Church day night, starting at 8:30. just picked up Jimmy six this time Jimmy was safe; his Detroit area received a total School opened Tuesday morn Chaperones for the event miles from the fairgrounds on mother had a harness on him. Nydegger of Lyons of .16 of an inch of precipita ing, Sept. 6th with 14 children will be Mr. and Mrs. Mike 8, E. Commercial and Vista Wilson. Those attending are Streets. George Nydegger of Lyons, tion for the month of August. enrolled. The new teacher, asked to wear school clothes. an employee of Parkett Log Highest temperature reading Mrs. Esse Robertson, comes By this time it was past Bill Baldwin New ging Co., of Mehama, was for the month was 93 degrees from Salem where she pre midnight and Mrs. Hemshorn taken to Santiam Memorial on the 3rd, and lowest temper viously taught at the Oregon Weather, Detroit Dam said she was sick with worry. Motorola TV Dealer Bill Baldwin of Stayton hospital in Stayton Tuesday ature recorded was 40 degrees State School for the Blind. 7 a. m. Daily Weather Reading The police said they were Pool She will be a big help to She- absolutely amazed that the Hardware & Furniture this morning by Detroit Mobile on the 31st. In comparison, highest tem rie Horner, blind seventh Date Max. Min . Elev. Pct. little boy could have walked week is announcing that he First Aid Unit, following a perature reading for the has added another line at his logging accident. grader attending the school Aug. 31 73 49 155431 0.00 that far so late at night. He reportedly was struck month of July was 95 degrees When he was found Jimmy Stayton store, that of Motorola Sept. 1 75 49 1554.03 0.00 since last year. across the head and shoulders I on the 30th, and lowest tem The school has acquired Sept. 2 79 49 1553.78 0.00 asked why his mother had color TV. He will have sales and ser by a log about 8:15 a. m. while perature recorded was 42 de some new playground equip Sept. 3 80 55 1553 53 0.00 "left him.” He had evidently ment and grounds have been Sept. 4 87 57 1553.26 0.00 gone to the horse barns and vice and has taken space In at work in the woods. The ex grees on the 19th. Total precipatation for the beautified to make the place Sept. 5 92 58 1553.01 0.00 then out the Lancaster street this issue of The Enterprise, | tent of his injuries is not month of July was 131. I available at press time. Sept. 6 88 51 1552.72 0.00 exit and on down Commercial advertising the line. more attractive. Jimmy Hemshorn Gives His Mother a Real ’Thrill' At Oregon State Fair Crutches Fail To Stop Rev. Meuser Salem Youngster Killed Near Mehama Four Miles of Brei tenbush Road Being.Rebuilt Plans for Annual Fair Being Made Marine Reserve Camp Donald Cree returned home Saturday after spending two weeks at Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., with the Marine Re serves at their summer camp. He reported the temperature was 135 degrees when they ar rived on Aug. 21 and the rest of the two weeks .t averaged 116. While he wan there his brother - in - law and sister, S-Sgt. and Mrs. William Mc Clintock and Patty, Mark and Sue from San Diego, visited him. Sue McClintock recently had exploratory surgery on her throat, lungs and voice box to see if her difficult breath ing could be corrected.
