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The Mill City Enterprise
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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.