4—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Jan. 12, 1967
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DETROIT
IDANHA
MEHAMA'
Detroit Precipitation
By Mrs. John Teeters
Relatives and friends here
have received announcements
Joyce Dewhurst - Ginny Kni.ss
of the birth of a son to Mr.
Saturday guests at the home
and
Mrs.
Charles
Denham
Weatherman Joe Muise re
of
Mr. and Mrs. John Estey
ported the Detroit area re (Marne Wallan) of Beaverton
were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Halli
on
December
29,
1966.
The
ceived a total of 12.58 inches
gan and children of Weed,
of precipitation for the month baby was named Charles Ar
California, Mr. and Mrs. Dar
of December 10. There was .50 thur and weighed 7 lbs 13 oz.
rell Booker and son Steve of
inches of snow recorded for Mrs. Leo Kirsch is the ma
Eugene, Mrs. Norma Booker
ternal
grandmother.
last month.
and
Mrs. Rose Ann Derrick
Luncheon guests December
Precipitation on a 12 year
and children of Mill City.
29
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ed
Castle
(1955) average he said was
John Estey and granddaugh
were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Crem
12.83.
ter Linda Brown accompanied
er of Sublimity and Mr. and
by Carlisle Tubbs drove to
Highest Temperature read Mrs. Fred Lindemann of Ly
ing for the month of Decem ons who were helping Mr.
Portland Sunday morning,
where Mr. Tubbs boarded a
ber was 52 degrees on the Castle celebrate his birthday.
“Jet plane” for his home in
first, and lowest temperature
Mr. and Mrs. Art Anderson
Lubbox, Texas.
recorded was 27 degrees on returned home December 29.
Mr. Tubbs, who was employ
the 22nd.
They had spent the Christmas
ed by the Forest Service here
In comparison the highest holidays with their sons fam
during the summer, spent the
precipitation recorded was ily Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ander
Christmas-New Year holidays
30.86 in December 1964, and son and sons Charles, Martin
visiting with friends in the
the least was 5.29 December and Mark at Brookings and
area.
1959.
I also visited a short time with
He is currently a college
For the calendar year (12 Mrs. Andersons sisters fam
student at Lubbox, and will
months) the Detroit area re ilies the Donald Grahams and
graduate this summer.
ceived 91.51 inches of precipi Jake Van Dykes at Klamath
A non - league basketball
DETROIT, OREGON
tation. In comparison the cal Falls.
game was played here Tues
endar year 1965 received 71.89
Guests New Years at the
day January 3rd at 6:30 pm,
inches of precipitation.
home of Mr. and Mrs. David
Detroit vs. Western Menonite,
Total precipitation for the Blum, Judy and Jimmy were
Dayton. Score on the game is
month
of
November
1966
was
Mrs.
Blum
sisters
family
Mr.
Automotive
not
available at this writing.
recorded as 12.89.
Youth
between
the
ages
of
14
to
22
in
135
and Mrs. Fred Robbeck and
ROME, Italy—Edward M. Lindsey (right)
and
three children of Tacoma, President of Lions International, explains the countries of the Free World are urged by Lions Friday Detroit will play Val-
Washington and her brothers world wide service organization’s “Search for International to write an essay on the theme: setz there at 6:30 pm in a
Industrial
family Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Peace” project to Pope Paul VI in a 25-minute “Peace is Attainable” for a $25,000 first prize, League basketball game. The
Detroit team will stay over
offered by Lions International.
Maintenance
Smith and children of Turner. i private audience held in Vatican City.
Mrs. Lindsey is in center (left) and the Right night for a non-league game
The Pope, who himself is very active in pro
Guests at the Blums January
Diesel Engine Service
Monsignor Paul Marcincus, who scheduled there Saturday at
2 were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas moting World Peace, had words of high praise Reverend
Welding
translated
for the Holy Father during the 1:30 pm.
for
the
800,000
Lions
around
the
world
for
their
IDANHA
—
Mayor
Lynn
Da
Malone and three daughters
Shop or Field
meeting
held
in the papal private chambers, I
efforts
in
getting
Youth
interested
in
thinking
Visitors at the Ida Golder
Dealer for Airco Welding vis swore in councilmen Lynn of Turner.
is center (right).
and
writing
about
peace.
and Harold Champion homes
Williamson,
Ray
Monroe
and
Mrs.
G.
V.
Christensen,
Products
Wednesday of last week were
incumbent Freddie Miller at Bonnie and Stuart returned
Delco Batteries
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hill and
the regular council meeting home December 31 from Cal Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Teeters around the tents are for pro
son Lloyd of Vancouver,
Factory Equipment
Monday Night. Fred Taylor ifornia where they had visited and son Bruce spent the New tection against mortar.
Washington.
is also a member. A mayor with Mrs. Christensens sisters Years week-end at the coast.
Ignition Parts
"We have seen just a little
Visiting at the same homes
and president of the council family the Don Engdahls of They spent Saturday night at
on Tuesday of this week
will be elected at the Monday Santa Rosa, since December Newport and visited Sunday bit of action. The 9th about
5:30 p. m. we received a few
were Mr. and Mrs. Al Met
Feb. 6th meeting. The mayor 26.
with the Roland Irwin family rounds of sniper fire into
calf of Sacramento, California.
Jim and Veryl Hoover
is elected every two years
Mr. and Mrs. Leverett Mel and the H. C. Cadwells at camp. Nobody was hurt
Mrs. Metcalf (Evalyne) are
Phone 897-W11
MID City from the council by the ton and children Shirley and Lincoln City.
though. Then about 9:30 of the
cousins of Mrs. Golder and
council.
Stephen of Central Point were
Mr. and Mrs. Don Bom- same day, about 5 VC set off
Mrs. Champion.
guests Monday January 2 at berger
of Livermore, Cali a trip flare inside our perim
Arriving home from Viet-
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed fornia visited
Members
of
Pacific
Power
here during the eter. A brief fire fight broke
Nam on a 30-day leave, in
Castle.
&
Light
Company
’
s
local
sales
holidays with her parents Mr. out but again no one was hurt
time for the holidays, was
Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Hughes, and
A Hint of Spring in the Air
L. E. Wallen and and we didn’t hurt them staff will join more than 100 LeRoy Hamilton, son of Mr.
Keith, Jana and Marc visited with Mrs.
other
sales
personnel
from
relatives and either. I was on guard duty
and in our Shop
and Mrs. Bill Hamilton of
during the New Years week friends other
here and in Stayton. at the time and I could actual throughout the PPL system Idanha. LeRoy is a hospital
end with his brothers family
at a three-day meeting next
New Year’s dinner guests at ly see Charlie but because the week at Gearhart, Oregon, to corpsman at Chi Li Viet Nam
Come in and look at
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hughes
outpost
is
in
front
of
all
the
in the 1st hospital company,
the
home
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
and children of Astoria.
our arrangements
of the bunkers and Char preview the company’s 1967 1st Marine Division. He will
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Titze Harold Longfellow and sons rest
was behind us we couldn’t sales promotion program.
were guests New Years Day were Mr. and Mrs. Rex Long lie
The session, opening Janu be returning to Viet Nam
Gifts
• Corsages
fire.
fellow
of
Reedsport,
Mr.
and
of their son-in-law and daugh
ary 11 at the northern Oregon about January 25, for another
There is other evidence of coastal community, will stress nine months or one years
ter Mr. and Mrs. James Rich Mrs. Don Spies, Mr. and Mrs.
Plants • Cut Flowers
mond, Barbara, Pam, Tony. Earl Longfellow and sons, war around us also. At night new prospects for boosting service.
Mrs. Jessie Williams of
They were helping Pam cele Mrs. Bernice Longfellow and there is machine gun fire and electric energy usage through
Wire Service Anywhere
Sharon Spellmeyer. Coming artillery constantly pounding the company’s total-electric Portland is here visiting her
brate
her
ninth
birthday.
She
Open 8 A. M. to 7 P. M.
was Santiam Memorial hos I later in the evening to visit Charlie about 4 miles to the living promotions, repotred son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
pitals first New Years baby and play cards were Mr. and north. During the day both Veryl Hoover, vice president and Mrs. Paul Knapp and fam
Mrs. Austin Longfellow and jets and prop driven fighter for sales and area develop ily-
in 1958.
planes are flying low over ment.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cham
Mark Anderson of Eugene son.
230 N.E. 4th Street
Twice they have
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crook head.
pion (our Boots) were visit
spent the week after Christ-
Members
of
the
PP&L
gen
Ph. 897-2452
Mill City
I mas with his grandparents took her parents, Mr. and Mrs. swooped down and dropped eral staff, headed by Clifford ing her brother-in-law and sis
Vernon Goodell of Lyons to bombs on the jungle within Jones, general sales manager, ter, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pulse in
Mr. and Mrs. William Dull.
Canby January 2 where they a mile and a half of us. A will review company • wide , Newberg over the weekend.
visited with Mrs. Goodells bro breathtaking sight. I really sales objectives along with
Estey of
Mr. and Mrs. John —
ther and sister-in-law, Mr. and never expected to see that plans for effective energy Detroit had guests Sunday,
Mrs. Adolph Titze. Mr. Titze close. Our company is suppos marketing.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Halligan
was convalescing from surg ed to be a behind the lines
The meeting has also sched from Weed, Calif., Mr. and
ery he underwent the day be type outfit but as they say, uled discussions on marketing Mrs. Darrel Booker and child
fore Christmas.
there is no front line over trends and advancements in ren from Engene, Mrs. Norma
Mrs. Ed Titze was in Leban here.
electrical equipment and ap . Booker, and Mrs. Rose Anne
on December 5 where she vis “As far as understanding pliances by nationally prom Derrick and children from
ited with her mother, Mrs. J. this war, I can’t say that I do inent electric industry experts Mill City.
F. Webber, who is in the hos either. I can see that these from New York, Chicago and
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barker
people are poverty torn and Milwaukee.
pital there.
and children from Hayward,
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Sted- need help and to get that help
Attending the seminar from Calif., are visiting his parents,
ronsky and daughters, Teri we have to keep the Commun the Stayton area is Joe Meuse. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Leffler.
and Jo Ann of Ealem were ists out. As Doug said, the
The flu bug has been hitting
guests a short time January shacks that these people live
the Canyonites. Must b e
2 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. in could hardly be called a Mehama Ball Park, Inc. drinking the wrong kind of
J. M. Teeters.
home. Most live in a shack
juice.
Mrs. Blanche McDonald of made out of any scraps they
Detroit high school had two
Salem visited Saturday with could find. I dont’ think they Has Recent Meeting
good basketball games. Fri
her nieces families, the Har have ever heard of sanitation.
day vs. Valsetz winning 85-38
By Jean Roberts
old Longfellows and D. L. Tet I have gone into Bien Hoa
and Saturday against the same
ers.
once on a pass and the place
MEHAMA — The annual team 71-37.
actually stinks. For sewage meeting of the Mehama Ball
Earl and Audrey Layman
they just have ditches run Park Inc. was held last week returned January 6 from a va
ning down on either side of with a small attendance.
cation in Texas where they
the street. The few nice places
It was unanimously agreed had been visiting their son
that the French left have been that the by-laws of the organ Sgt. Layman and family. We
taken over by the Vienamese ization would be amended so missed them while they were
and are as filthy as anything that the annual meeting could away.
alse. The people seem to be be held on the first Tuesday Gale Fagan hasn’t had a
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fisher re- happy though and the money in April.
yet. The flu has been keep
cently received a letter from the GI’s and Uncle spend here
Reason for changing the by chance to enjoy his retirement
are
having
an
effect
on
them.
Jim Hirte, who is serving in
laws was that April was some ing him at home.
Viet Nam and thought that A G1 can sponsor a Vietnam what closer to baseball season
Link Lyon and his sons at
his many friends here would ese child’s education for $3.00 and perhaps more members tended the dog sled races Sun
a
month
and
many
are
doing
like to hear of his experienc
would be interested in turning day at Hoodoo Bowl.
it. As soon as we are settled out for the meeting.
es.
Mabel, Poncia morning cook
The letter, in part, is print I will begin such a program.
Members will be notified in at the Cedars, left Tuesday
ed this week. For those who The kids love the GI’s. It’s advance of the changed an for Woodland, Washington.
might wish to write to Jim, a wonderful feeing to have nual meeting.
She plans to return in the
his address is Pfc James A. those kids hanging onto you
spring.
Hirte RA56409311. 483rd Fid. when you’re down town. You
Sue. Co. 266 S&S Bn. APO San have to be careful though, Fagan Retires From
some of those nice little kids
Francisco. Calif. 96481.
THE MILL CITY
“I arrived here November are after your billfold and Forestry Service
30th at Ving Tam. From there watch.
ENTERPRISE
“I can sum up the weather
we flew to Long Bien where
DETROIT—Gale Fagan who Entered as second class mat
I am presently situated. This and terrain in two words, mud has been employed by the ter November 10. 1944 at the
is a 31 square mile military and dust. If it isn’t muddy U. S. Forest Service here for Post Office at Mill City, Ore
complex and my company is and sticky, then it’s hot and the past 15 years retired as gon under Act of March 3.
seated on the eastern perim dusty. Never a happy med of December 31st.
eter. It is 78 miles northeast ium.
The Fagans came here in
“Well, that’s about it for 1943 from Carlton, Oregon.
of Saigon.
NIWSPAPtK
"Since we have been here now. Hope to see you all real Prior to employment with
PUBLISHtKS
it has been nothing but work soon.
the Forest Service Mr. Fagan
ASSOCIATION
Affectionately
and guard duty. Doug must be
was employed by Whittens
Jim.
lucky because we don’t even
Logging Co. here.
P. S. Thank you for the
get a half a day off Sunday.
Following two years of em NATIONAL NEWSPAPER
It’s treated like any other day. stamps, I can use them to ployment there he and Mrs.
Mostly we have been building send film.
Fagan moved to Madras
up our defenses. We have
where he was employed by
built eight bunkers and one
Hank Gannon as road leveler
large outpost, which my pla
Subscription Rates
on the Hay-Stack Dam project.
toon mans. I never thought
Returning here in 1952. Mr. Marion-Linn Counties $6.50 yr.
I’d ever lift so many sand
Fagan was re-employed by Outside Marion-Linn $4.00 yr.
bags in all my life. We also
the Forest Service until his Outside Oregon_____ $4.50 yr.
I have to put a row of sand bags
retirement in December of DON W MOFFATT? EA-Pub
Phone 897-2772
Mill City .Oregon
l around our tents and that
1966.
takes a lot. We have been here |
Mr. Fagan first went to
j 22 days and still haven’t got it I
work for the Forest Service
all done. The sand bags1
in 1948.
For December, 12.58
1 lb. .75
2 lb. 1.49 M
3 lb. 2.15
10 oz. Instant 1.39
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