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Goldie Rambo
Freres Veneer Company
was the apparent high bidder
on the Elkhorn Ridge timber
sale auctioned at 10:00 a.m.,
December 28, 1966. The sale
was appraised at $283,074.00
and was purchased for $628,-
865.00. There were 158 oral
bids.
The sale contains an esti-
mated 10,700,000 board feet of
timber (4,900,000 feet of Doug
las Fir and 5,800,000 feet of
Hemlock and other coniferous
species). It is located near
the headwaters of the Little
North Santiam River.
This sale, when completed,
will provide access by road
to Elkhorn Lake.
Towards the end of the year
the slowness in the building attending the Stayton meet
industry increased unemploy ing.
Dianne Schulz had been se
ment which was indicated by
lected
to represent Santiam
the year end need to give
High School as princess for
to those less fortunate.
Several homes in the area the annual Whitewater chal
were hit by tragedies, some lenge.
connected with the war in i Plans were in full swing
Vietnam, which we sincerely i ■ for the Jaycee Easter egg
hope that by another year hunt, which was always sched
uled come rain or shine land
will cease to exist.
To each and every one of usually it rained).
Mr. and Mrs. Burrell Cole
our good friends and readers
had
observed their 50th wed-
we wish the best of every
ding anniversary celebration
thing for 1967!
at the Gates Woman’s club
JANUARY
house.
Affecting the entire area as
The University of Oregon
well as Detroit, was the build School was coming to fast has
the largest fall
ing surge in the upper canyon close; it seemed endless to all term recorded
roll in its history,
with construction and reno students, fast to parents, and with honor
565 students having
vating the main idea in the especially those of graduates. achieved
grade point averages
Wilda Wilson had been
minds and hands of most
3.50 or higher during fall
people, This was the result named Valedictorian and of
term. This total was exceeded
of the destructive floods of Sharon Rose, salutatorian. by
the 1966 honor roll for
Both are now attending OSU.
the previous year.
Winter term, which was
One of the area’s oldest res Bill Lewellen had made a the
19
students
higher, with 584
trip
to
the
east
coast
(Shaker
idents, Thomas Lincoln Hen-
listed.
Heights)
to
view
Project
ness had passed away at a
Ronald James Ohmart, son
Beaverton nursing home at Springboard in action.
of
Mr. and Mrs. Rex A.
Whitewater
princesses
were
the age of 102.
Ohmart,
Box 405 of Mill City
sales
busy
with
their
button
News had been received by
Mill City friends and relatives for the big Memorial Day was among top students on
the honor roll.
of the tragic death of JoAnn event.
An unprecedented 70 stu
May
Challender Nash in Juneau,
Graducation was the big dents made grade point aver
Alaska, at the age of 23.
Carol Anderson had been news with many Santiam ages of 4.00, or all A grades,
named manager of the Simp High School students receiv this fall. Of these, seven were
son plant at Lyons, replacing ing scholarships. Ben Jones, from Portland, and 21 from
school counselor, was spark Eugene.
Robert Mollay.
Heading the Mill City Odd ing the students in their moti Grade point averages at the
University are based on a
fellow lodge was Sam Harris vation to secure them.
with Juanita Emerson head Jim Grant, active Jaycee scale with A scored as 4.00,
member was “politicking” for B as 3.00, and C as 2.00.
ing the Rebekahs.
The Mill City Lions club the office of state Jaycee vicfe-
was promoting two civic proj president.
ects for 1966. That of num Many organizations were Help Needed for
bering homes in the city and holding installation of officers Mother's March
making trash containers to for the coming fall and winter
Mrs. Barbara Manchas of
assist in keeping the city terms with one of the liveliest
the
Lions
and
Auxiliary
Salem
said this week that
streets cleaner.
held at The Highwayman she was very anxious to
February
Inn. Maynard Smith was the secure women in this area to
At Gates John Roten had prize
winner for the “best assist with the Mother’s
the
named
fireman
of
been
”
March of Dimes pioject.
year, There were five en- costumed.
She stated that it had be
gineers from foreign coun The Mill City police car,
tries studying the Detroit driven by Chief Jim Taylor, come increasingly difficult to
Dam project The five were had gone over the embank find people to do this, partic
spending 18 months in this ment leading to the city ularly in the smaller towns.
country touring various such center. He was reported to be Mrs. Manchas said that al
on his way to the scene of an though the Polio problem had
installations.
The Cedar Lumber Com accident. Taylor was pinned been greatly overcome the
pany was shown in picture under the car for a time, re money obtained from the
and story in The Enterprise. ceiving only minor injuries. March of Dimes was used for
The firm has been in opera The car was badly wrecked. many other things, particular
“Topics of the Day" was ly in the research on birth
tion eight years and now has
politics
— with politicians defects, muscular dystrophy
over 30 employes.
geared
for
action and words and other diseases not yet
Jerry Coffman of Mehama,
well known civic leader and —not always fitting the ac under control.
There will be a public meet
car salesman had announced tions to the words, however.
Minto Park was dedicated ing at the Marlon Motor
he would run for county
in May and particularly hon Motel on Thursday, January
commissioner.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Richards ored was Mrs. O. K. DeWitt, 5th at 7:30 p.m. when Dr. Neil
Buist, director of the birth
had observed their 50th wed an ardent conservationist.
June
i
defect
center at the University
ding anniversary.
The largest crowd in the of Oregon Medical School will
March
The Ken Golliet store at history of the annual North speak.
Mrs. Manchas urged every
Mehama had hben sold to Mr. Santiam Whitewater Chal-
.
interested in this program
and Mrs. Tony Shafer and Mr. leng was on hand, lining the one
banks of the Santiam and on to attend.
and Mrs. John Shafer.
Anyone wishing to help
Mrs. Martha Bowes, resi the bridges in Mill City. Huge
dent of a Salem nursing home crowds also thronged the with the March of Dimes pro
had been honored on the oc treacherous Spencer Hole east gram in this area may phone
casion of her birthday anni of town; in fact all the way her at Salem, 364-2815.
versary and presented with a from the starting point above
70 year pin by members of Gates to its conclusion at
Mehama. The exciting run
Santiam Rebekah lodge.
The Mill City Woman’s club was filmed for TV release
had observed the 75th anni by Don Hobart.
The Highwayman Inn swim
versary of the founding of the
General Federation of Wo ming pool at Gates had been
Alfred J. Urbano, District
men’s club and the 45th anni renovated and opened by Carl
versary of the Mill City club. Kelly, Jr. and Mac McFarlane Director, of the Immigration
The observance was held at with Red Cross swimming les and Naturalization Service
the home of Mrs. Charles sons drawing many young advised today that the annual
sters and some oldsters.
alien address report program
Kelly.
Plans for the annual Mill is again under way.
Schools in Administrative
According to Mr. Urbano,
district No. 129J had been City 4th of July celebration
selected as a pilot school for was in full swing with TAC 22.420 aliens reported their
an educational program to be —Teen Age Committee mem addresses last year in the
known as Project Spring bers being assisted by an adult State of Oregon. The number
this year is expected to be
board. William Lewellen, ad steering group.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gleason slightly larged. Urbano at
ministrator, said it would be
a definite asset to the district. had accepted teaching posi tributes this anticipated in
Dave Reid had made state tions in Ponage for the com- , crease to the recent amend
,
to the Immigration laws.
wide news over the contro ing school year. He had been ment
The Immigration official
versial Stayton water canal he principal of the Gates school
owned. He threatened to blow for several years.
pointed out that the address
up his dams rather than in Girod’s Super Market had reports are required by law
stall new fish ladders. Boise- started a complete modernl- , and wilful failure to comply
Cascade and the City of Sa zation of their store which with these requirements may
lead to serious consequences.
lem agreed to purchase them was to take six weeks.
At Detroit and Big Cliff
Form with which to make
as they used power from the
Dams a big visitor increase the reports are available at
canal.
had been noted over previous all Post Offices and Immigra
April
tion and Naturalization Serv-
Mark Hatfield had been years.
Jnly
ive offices. It is an easy mat
guest speaker at a North San
Ah! What is so rare (in ter to fill out one and return
tiam Chamber of Commerce
Continued on page 3
it to the same office.
meeting with 200 area people
Ronald Ohmart
Honor Student
$3.50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy
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Looking Back Over 196« Freres Veneer Hl’h
I Bidder on Elkhorn
Leaves Mixed Memories
Timber Sale
In looking back over the year of 1966 we find
nothing too spectacular happening in Mill City. That
statement, however, is probably too inclusive. There
are always things of great moment occuring in the
lives of most of our residents and readers. What may
dull and prosaic to one person is exciting to another.
However, the overall picture has been one of seem
ing contentment and steady growth for our area.
Thursday, January 5, 1967
Stayton Wins Johnnie Clark Retires After 38 Years
Service With Southern Pacific Railroad
Holiday
Tournament
Stayton took the Second
Annual Holiday Tournament
trophy by defeating Pleasant
Hill 68-58, and Amity 70-55.
Amity was second, by de
feating Santiam 79-55. Pleas
ant Hill was third by defeat
ing Santiam 64-53.
In the first round, it started
out with Amity taking Santi
am 79-58. Mike Dixon and
Dave Stephens of Amity had
25 and 20 points respectively.
Dennis Davidson was high
for Santiam with 16.
Amity: Van Otten, 7; Morris,
6; Southworth, 4; West, 8;
Dixon, 25; Stephens, 20; Wil
liams, 9.
Santiam: Davidson, 16; Ben
nett, 12; Tuers, 1; Yankus,6;
Jones, 4; Ward, 3; Lalack, 2;
Hansen, 4.
“I won’t be working on the
Amity
20 19 25 15—79 railroad.” This might well be
Santiam 13 20 11 4—48 the chant this week for
In the second game, Stay Johnnie Clark who retired
ton, behind Daryl Stroschlne December 30 after working for
and Ron Middlebrook, beat the Southern Pacific railroad
Pleasant Hill, 68-58.
for 38 years.
Stroschlne scored 32 and
Clark, a well known resi
Middlebrook 17 In the first dent of Mill City, says he
round triumph. High for plans to take things easy for
Pleasant Hill was Dave Rob a while and to do a little
erts with 18.
traveling. This, in most peo
Stay ton: Stroschine, 32; ple’s opinion, will not be hard
Middlebrook, 17; Brown, 4; to take, especially as the SP
Guttormsen, 7.
has a real nice travel set-up
Pleasant Hill: Erickson, 4; for their present and retire
Collins, 8; Putschier, 6; S. ment employes.
Dowdy, 12; D. Dowdy, 10;
Mr. and Mrs. Clark live on
Roberts, 18.
a small acreage east of the
Stayton 17 16 20 15—68 city which has always kept
Pleasant Hill
him busy during his “spare
16 15 13 14—58 time.” He is also extremely
The battle for third was active in the Mill City Odd
between Pleasant Hill and fellow Lodge.
Santiam, with Pleasant Hill
Clark went to work for the
taking it 64-53.
SP March 14, 1928 at Aums
Steve Dowdy lead Pleasant ville, just before the year of
Hilt with 21 pofht4 and Den the big crash. Going wages
nis Davidson lead Santiam on the section then were $.37
with 23.
per hour. During the depres
Pleasant Hill: Putschier, 5; sion days the men received
S. Dowdy, 21; Collins, 3; D. $2.70 per day for a three day
Dowdy, 16; Roberts, 14; Erick week. However, the work was
son, 3; Wampler, 2.
steady, which in those days
Santiam: Davidson, 23; Ben many would like to have had.
nett, 9; Yankus, 12; Tuers, 2;
Mr. Clark came to Mill City
Jones, 5; Hansen, 2.
in April of 1938 when there
Pleasant H. 20 13 10 21—64 were six trains coming in and
Santiam
15 17 6 15—53 going out of town. There
Stroschine and Middlebrook were daily runs to Idanha and
took Stayton to the Tourna back as well as to Albany.
ment trophy, scoring 22 and
When Mr. Clark came to
17 points respectively in the Mill City there were 30 men
70-55 bombing of Amity. Mike working on the railroad, he
Dixon scored 18 for Amity. has been the only one here
Stayton: Smith, 11; Guttorm for the past several years,
sen, 6; Stroschine, 22; Middle taking a demotion in order
brook, 17; Brown, 5; Carey, 2; to stay at home. At the time
Christenson, 2; Biever, 2; of his retirement he was see
Schotthofer, 2; Taylor, 1.
ing ihat the cars were clean
Amity: Dixon, 18; Stephens, and ready for loading.
10; West, 8; Morris, 6; Van
During the years of World
Otten, 13.
War II he ran a fire patrol
Seven all-star players were from here to Idanha and was
picked from the four teams.
They were: Ron Middlebrook
and Daryl Stroschine of Stay
ton, Steve Dowdy and Dave
Roberts of Pleasant Hill, Dave
Stephens and Gary Van Otten
of Amity, and Dennis David In an overtime play-off the
son of Santiam.
Santiam Wolverines squeezed
out John F. Kennedy in the
final quarter to win 52-48 at
the Capital Conference basket
ball play Tuesday night.
Santiam in the final quarter
led 46-35, Kennedy then tieing
the game 48-48. Into the over
time period Santiam edged
out Kennedy when they were
able to make four free throws.
Simpson Timber Company
Davidson of the Wolverines
was the apparent high bidder scored 14 points, with John F.
on the Eagle Rock timber sale , Kennedy’s Church Bourbon-
auctioned at 10:00 a.m., De npais scoring a high of 15
cember 22, 1966. The sale was points.
appraised at $274,478 and was
Santiam and Kennedy now
purchased for $476,928.00.
are tied in the league records
The sale contains an esti 3-1.
8 20 7 13 0-48
mated 7,800,000 board feet of JFK
Santiam 16 16 14 2 4—52
timber (5,000.000 feet Douglas
fir and 2,800,000 feet of hem In the JV game, John F.
lock and other coniferous spe Kennedy won over Santiam
cies). It is located due south 52 to 31.
of the old Eagle Rock lookout There will be two home
in the Breltenbush Drainage games here on Friday and
on the Mill City Ranger Dis Saturday when Scio plays
Santiam January 6 and Cas
trict.
cade plays Santiam January 7.
Santiam Wins
Overtime Game
Simpson High
Bidder in
Aliens Must Report Timber Sale
Address Again
Man Fined on Child
Neglect Charge
Clarence Wallace Jr. was
arrested here today by Mill
City Police on a municipal
warrant charging him with
causing minor children to
become dependant.
He was lodged in the city
jail under $100 bail.
Weather, Detroit Dam
7 a. m. Daily Waather Reading
Pool
Date Max. Min . Elev. Pct.
Dec. 21 44 36 1453.84 0.10
Dec. 22 44 35 1451.63 0 00
Dec. 23 52 35 1449.78 0 08
Dec. 24 10 35 1449.39 0.38
Dec. 25 40 34 1 1M 99 1 02
Dec. 26 38 .36 1448.43 0.09
Dec 27 39 32 1447 56 0.00
Greg Pearce To
Receive Therapy
For Injuries
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pearce
returned Sunday from Brem
erton, Washington where they
visited their injured son, Greg
Pearce at the Naval hospital.
They said he was getting
along well considering the
seriousness of his wound and
the subsequent pneumonia
and infection.
He was accidently wounded
while serving in Vietnam
when a gun fired when it was
being cleaned.
He received a chest wound
which paralyzed him from the
chest down; however his arms
were not affected. Mrs. Pearce
said some feeling seemed to be
returning and he will be sent
to a Naval hospital in Cali
fornia shortly for therapy
treatments. His doctors state
he has about a 40% chance
of walking again. Greg, how
ever, does not agree with
them. Just before his parents
left he said, “I’ll be walking
again—and soon, no matter
what the doctors say.” With
determination like that, he is
bound to succeed and his
many friends wish him luck.
made assistant foreman in
1945 and foreman in 1946. Mr.
Clark was in charge of pro
tecting Southern Pacific in
terests when the new highway
was built to Detroit. The
tracks ran parallel to the
highway.
Mr. Clark said he had many
interesting experiences in the
years he had worked for the
railroad, some time on the
humorous side and some trag
ic. One of the most tragic
was the time many years ago
when a woman was on a
trestle at Niagara and was
Young & Morgan Inc., Mill
ran over by the train. Mr. City, was apparent high bid
Clark said the woman evident der at $187,112 for an esti
ly panicked as she saw and mated 3,200 M board feet of
heard the train, but she did Willamette National Forest
not jump and the train could timber offered by the U.S.
not stop in time to avoid Forest Service in the South
hitting her.
Whitewater No. 3 timber sale
Mr. Clark was with the rail here Thursday.
road long enough to get in on Government appraised value
some of the “plush” wages of the stand was $53,965.
and benefits," from the time he
The sale, located approxi
received $2.70 for a days hard mately 15 miles East of
work to the present when he Detroit, and primarily of live
received more than that for timber involves 1,700 mbf of
an hour’s work. Low wages Douglas Fir, 1,000 mbf of
for railroad workers is now Western Hemlock and other
$2.50 per hour with time and coniferous species. 200 mbf of
a half for all overtime, and Pine and 300 mbf of Cedar.
many fringe benefits.
There was five logging
Clark’s fellow workers pre firms represented at the oral
sented him with several gifts sale with Western Hemlock
upon his retirement including going at $146.00 per thousand
an automatic card shuffler in the final bidding.
(that’s really taxing things
A minimum price of $15.48
easy), a cribbage board and per thousand had been set
a plaque. An interesting fea by the U. S. Forest Service
ture of the attractive, in on the Western Hemlock and
scribed plaque is the two other species.
bent spikes, coated with sil
ver, that Mr. Clark took out
of a rail many years ago. At Mailbox Vandalism
that time he was working Could Bring Fine
against time—and an oncom
ing train to get the nails re Mailboxes are protected by
moved and was denouncing Federal law, and pranksters
the person that drove them in or vandals who damage or de
stroy the boxes and their con
with such vigor.
tents may be in for a heavy
fine or imprisonment, Post
Seaman J. Matthieu
master Kelly warned today.
In Da Nang, Vietnam
The Postmaster noted that
James A. Matthieu, son of some 25,000 mail receptacles
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Matthieu were damaged or destroyed
of 900 Taylor Road, Mehama, in the past year. It was also
is serving in the U. S. Navy noted that 2,641 persons were
as Seaman Apprentice, sta arrested in the year up to
tioned in Vietnam. He is a June 30 for damaging or de
member of the U. S. Naval stroying mail receptacles.
Postmaster Kelly quoted
Construction Battalion which
recently set up battalion head from law: “Whoever wilfully
quarters at Camp Haskins, or maliciously Injures, tears
down or destroys any letter
Da Nang, Vietnam.
Seaman Matthieu is serving box or other receptacle in
with MCB-58, an Atlantic tended or used for the receipt
Fleet Battalion recommis or delivery of mail or any
sioned in March of 1966 after mail route, or breaks open the
)>eing disestablished in 1946. same or wilfully or malicious
While deployed in Vietnam, ly injures, defaces or destroys
MSB-58 will be on eight "Sea- any mail deposited therein,
iiee” battalions under opera shall be fined not more than
tional control of the 30th $1,000 or Imprisoned not more
Naval Construction Regiment. than three years.”
This applies to all mail re
ceptacles and the mall in
Bill Grimes Aboard
them, even though the boxes
are bought by citizens and are
Cruiser Long Beach
USS Long Beach — Senior their personal property.
Chief Machinist’s Mate Wil
liam A. Grimes, USN, son of Idanha Soldier
Mr. and Mrs. Chester L. Completes Advanced
Grimes of Lyon«, Oregon, is
a crewmember aboard the Training at Fort Riley
nuclear-powered guided mis FORT RILEY. KANS —Pvt.
sile cruiser Long Beach which Luther H. Stinson, 19, son
recently joined the Seventh of Mr. and Mrs. Troy L.
Fleet on station off the coast Troy L. Stinson, Idanha, com
of Vietnam.
pleted eight weeks of Army
The Long Beach is the only advanced individual training
nuclear cruiser in the U.S. at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Navy, and the world's first
Pvt. Stinson received fur
nuclear surface ship. She is ther classroom and field In
also the flagship of Rear struction in hand - to•hand
Admiral A. S. Goodfellow, combat, drill, first-aid, tactics,
Commander Cruiser-Destroyer and other skills Introduced to
Flotilla Seven.
him in combat training
Young & Morgan
High Bidder
Timber Sale