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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1967)
The ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXII NI MBER 7 A Up and Down The Avenue THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1967 Davidson To Pacific Power & Light Hosts Business Leaders in Stayton and Canyon Area Dennis Davidson has been selected to represent Santiam High school in the statewide competition for the W. O. “Bun” Kelsay Memorial Schol arship, sponsored by 1C0A Life Insurance Company in Salem. The scholarship, awarded annually goes to an outstand ing Oregon high school senior Nearly 150 civic and busi ness leaders from Mill City and Stayton met the principal officers of Pacific Power & Light Company at a dinner meeting and heard them pledge the company’s con tinued long-term support of community progress and de velopment. The dinner guests, includ ing a large delegation from Mill City, gathered at the Santiam restaurant in Stay ton to hear Glenn L. Jackson, chairman of the PP&L board of directors; Don C. Frisbee, president and George L. Beard, vice president and gen eral manager. Bv Don Moffatt I had quite a shock the other day, when at noon my wife, Alta, and I went home for lunch. You know she is working at the office, since our regular gal, Goldie is "vacationing” with a bum knee. We hear on TV about “reach for the soup.” I’ll not mention the brand we used, but we did reach for the soup and came up with a can of oyster stew. What a surprise. It was nearly all milk, and a poor quality of skimmed milk at that. I counted the oysters, three and a half, to be exact, and they were midget ones too. I can tell you one thing, they should do better than that. I firmly believe in ad vertising, but not unless you produce the goods. Needless to say, that is the last time we’ll try that brand of stew'. Our Spring in the Air took a sudden turn for the worse Monday, when there was a mixture of snow flakes, hail and rain . . . and sunshine all in the same period. We here cannot complain about this winter, as it has been one of the mildest we have seen for many years. While many parts of the country are dig ging out from under a blanket of snow, we’ve enjoyed nice weather, with even an ab normal amount of sun for this time of year. $3.50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy Responsibilities Gutk'ned Jim C. Gulliford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gulliford, Box 65, Gates, stands guard at an outpost during the field portion of his training as a Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class (PLC) candidate at Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Va. The PLC program, de signed especially for college students, leads to a commission as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve for excellence i n football, scholarship and citizenship. The grant is a full tuition award covering four years of study at Oregon State Univer sity. In alternate years, It is presented to the University of Oregon. Winner of the scholarship We see now where Presi is selected by a judging com dent Johnson is trying to get mittee, composed of Oregon a huge appropriation for up sports writers and broadcast grading the police depart ers. Judges chairman is John ments of the country. That ny Carpenter, Portland KOIN might be all right, but I think radio and tv sports director. a great deal more could be ac Davidson has played quar complished by having the terback, fullback and safety r____ for the Santiam team. He was courts back up our police. Many times when police do j named all state football and take in a bulprit, the judge | basketball, and has earned 12 Bottom has been hit in the will slap him on the wrist I varsity letters. Santiam coach and let him go. Another way I Gerald Gibson says Davidson U. S. homebuilding slump and to eliminate a lot of trouble I is “the most explosive athlete an upturn for Oregon forest with younger ones who get I have ever coached. He has products markets was pre in bad with the law, is to let. everything and will do any- < dicted in Salem today by C. Henry Bacon, Jr., of Seattle, the police use a little more tning thing tne the coaci coaches ask.” persuasion in making arrests. I Scholastically, he ranks president of Simpson Timber Those young folks are almost fifth in his class. He is presi Company, at a meeting with able to defy the law. A police dent of the honor society and 30 Oregon managers. man is hardly able to defend a member of the student coun- Bacon reported on his com- himself without having to face ; cil. He hopes to continue his pany’s 1966 results and 1967 the wrath of the public on I education right through a doc- ope: ating plans with mill claims of police brutality. I I ! torate in chemical engineer- and timberland representa firmly believe if a young man i I ing. He is the son of Mr. and tives from Simpson operations is old enough to kill, rape and I | Mrs. Alvin Davidson, 423 S. in Portland, Albany, Lyons, rob, he is old enough to eat W. 8th in Mill City. Idanha and Eugene at a meet Davidson is one of a large ing in the Holiday Inn. “knuckle sandwiches,” dished out by law enforcement of group of candidates represent “I believe we have hit bot ficers. This will also put an ing high schools all over the tom in the recession in build other burden on police de state, who hope to win this ing products,” Bacon said. partment heads, as they would scholarship. Five finalists will “There is a rapid decline in have to be real careful who be selected from this group surplus shelter in the United they employed as policemen. this month. The 1967 winner States today. Current fore Sometimes police get “real will be named sometime in casts estimate that 65,000,000 tall” when they stand behind March. housing units will be needed a badge. So, where is one to over the next 25 years. This start and where is one to is an average of 2.6 million stop? I do believe, that better $2,000 Grant Received homestarts per year, or double enforcement of laws by our what we have done in most courts would be of great as For Automated Library recent years.” sistance to all law officers. Bacon said 1966 business At Mill City Schools results in the forest products aside from pulp and Administrative School Dis industry, Stayton Man to paper, were disappointing. He trict 129J has been notified Speak at Sweet Home by the advisory committee for credited Simpson’s Oregon op with making a good John Woodcock, presiding the Oregon Small High School erations contribution and spoke opti minister of the Stayton con Study project that its applica mistically of the company’s gregation of Jehovah’s Wit tion for automated library ser ability to compete this year nesses has been selected to vices has been approved. with man of its plants mod speak at the next circuit con Funds in the amount of $2,000 ernized or replaced by new fa vention of the group to be have been reserved on an cilities. held at the Sweet Home High open-ended basis. In addition Simpson is a family-owned School, March 3-5. Appearing to this commitment, Linn in the Saturday morning ses County Intermediate Educa company, established in 1890 sion of the program he will tion District has committed and now engaged in national speak on the subject. “Let funds in the form of com and international trade. Its Your Light Shine Before puter time and professional major land holdings and programming services, to aid plants are in Washington, Ore Men.” The assembly will reach its in the development of the gon and California It also climax Sunday, March 5 at 3 computerized library service. has lumber operations in p. m. when the New York re This project will provide Saskatchewan, Canada, and presentative and principal local schools with computer Chile. speaker. Alvyn L. Franck, will ized library processing serv C. D. Davis, of Albany, show the Watchtower Socie ice and, most important, with Oregon, timberlands manager ty’s all-color film, “God Can automatic information retriev and area spokesman for Simp al. It is interesting to note son, presided at the meeting. not Lie.” that this project in its total Pat Reiten, Seattle, outlined will be the first one of its kind Simpson’s 1967 merchandising and promotion plans. Fun Night Planed in the United States. upon completion of a training course which includes instructions in small unit tactics, map reading, drill, first aid and the compass Gulliford, a student at Oregon Co’lege of Education, Monmouth, will be eligible for commissioning upon successful completion of the course and receipt of his degree from college. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Eugene Bender) Frisbee outlined two pri mary responsibilities of the power company—to provide an assured supply of depend able and economic electric power and to participate fully in the development of local communities served by PP&L. “Our future is closely aligned with the future of our service areas.” Frisbee said. Prospects for Timber Council Men Code is Topic Detroit Board To Hear Talk Accepts Teacher Timber Ind On Safety At Recent Pay Schedule Council Meet Look Brighter At Detroit School DETROIT—Fun night will Fred Bassett Seeks Weather, Detroit Dam be held Monday, February 7 a. m. Daily Weather Reading 20 at 7 p. m. in the Detroit Office At Mt. Angel Pool High School gym. There will Date Max. Min. Elev. Pct. Fred Bassett, son of Mr. be father-son basketball; mo 56 34 1479 44 000 ther-daughter volleyball and and Mrs. Earl Bassett of Stay Feb. 8 55 35 1479.18 000 Feb. 9 ton, former residents here, is other games are being plan among students at Mt. Angel Feb. 10 48 37 1479.41 T ned. Refreshments will be serv College seeking student body Feb. 11 52 34 1480.11 000 Feb. 12 43 34 1481.21 0.12 ed. This is sponsored by the ’ office. Fred PTC and proceeds will go to- r"~ is a candidate for se-¡ Feb. 13 53 35 1482.56 0.52 Feb. 14 45 32 148337 0.24 cond vice president. ward projects of the club. The North Santiam Safety Council meeting is changed to next Monday night, to avoid conflict with registration for the Oregon Logging Congress at Eugene. The topic for the February meeting will be sponsored by Frank Lumber Company with Dick Posekany as topic moderator. Guest speaker will be Rob ert P, Miller, Coordinator of Safety and Training for In ternational Paper Company. A standard course in train ing for supervisors will be presented. Tony Shillingburg of Timb er Operators Council said this morning that Miller is a good speaker, and has learned his business from the ground up. A good turnout is urged for this meeting. Water Deposits for Gates Businesses GATES—A fixed rate was set for water deposits for businesses at the Thursday night city council meeting. A $10 fee was decided, which is the equivalent of two months of water service. The decision was based on the deposit for private homes which is $7, the equivalent of two months water service, said Hazel Ga briel, city recorder. The March council meeting will be held on the 16th in stead of the 9th as Mayor Siegfried would be unable to attend the 9th. Several ordinances were adopted at the last meeting of the City Council here last week. One item which came up for discussion was whether to adopt the Marion County or League of Oregon Cities building code. The city ordin ances are now in the process of being overhauled. The council seems to favor hiring a local man as building in spector, instead of relying on a Marion county inspector. Rex. Ohmart, recorder said the 1967-68 budget meeting will be held March 1. Free holders, who will be named soon, will serve with council members on the committee. A building permit was granted to Hoover Repair for an addition to their repair shop, and A. L. Olmstead was granted a building permit to construct a garage on N. E. 5th street. Mayor Hoover presented to Chief Taylor, through Patrol man White an award from the National Police Officer’s Association of America for reducing major crimes. There is still some pressure being placed on the city by the state to improve sewage disposal. No action was taken at this meeting. Kimmel Again Heads Hospital Executive Commitee at Santiam DETROIT—Thursday even ing at a regular monthly school board meeting, they accepted a teachers salary schedule as presented by the teacher salary committee. It asks for increase from $5300 base pay for tne current year to a $5800 base for the Bache lor’s Degree with $200 incre ments to a maximum of $820 in 10 years. The straight $200 increment schedule was selec ted over a $5400 base base on an index schedule as present ed at the last monthly meet ing. Coaching responsibilities, teaching experience outside the school district, and credit hours required to advance on the schedule all were increa sed. Superintendent Francis Dummer was offered a three- year contract to continue as school administrator. The school is planning a board member and administrative visitation to six-year high schools In the state this month for the possible adop tion of a six-year high school program for the 1967-68 school year. Even Evenson, who has served the past 15 years on the board of education at De- troit, tendered his resigna- tion to became effective this March 1. Mr. Evenson and his wife will be moving to DeLake to make his home. Henry Hiebert of Idanha was appointed to serve as mem ber until the next school elec tion. “Your objectives and our ob jectives go hand in hand.” The PP&L executive re viewed the wide range of staff services available to help solve local problems. The company maintains a staff of specialists in the fields of timber and wood products technology, agriculture and food processing, tourism and recreation and research fields including geology and fisher ies biology. Both Frisbee and Jackson forecast an Increase in tour ism in the local area and said recreation will become more important in the local econ omy. Increase in Tourists Jackson predicted boom ing surge in the state’s tourist Industry and said this will lead to population growth as more people are exposed to the desirable living conditions and cultural advantages Ore gon has to offer. He added that new people are the key to greater oppor tunities for attracting new industries to broaden the economic base, "because in dustry in its search for a qual ity labor force is following people to areas with good liv ability.” Area Has Livability “Our greatest asset is the livability, the good environ ment,” Jackson said. "Small towns have a splendid oppor tunity to create and protect an environment in which people want to live.” Jackson cautioned that much housekeeping and plan ning needs to be done throughout the state to pre pare for the population growth. To Build Big Bteam Plant Beard outlined the scope of PP&L’s power supply system and reviewed the company’s recently announced plans to build a million-kilowatt coal- fired steam electric generat ing plant near Centralia, Wn. The Centralia plant will be built jointly by PP&L and the Washington Power Co. The Northwest will require a number of these large steam plants as the region gradually shifts from a base load of hy droelectric generation t o thermal power, Beard noted. He explained that the hy droelectric resourses of the region will be largely develop ed by the mid-1970s, and thereafter the utilities will build large steam plants to supply their power needs. Wayne Goin, PP&L’s local manager, was master of cere monies at the dinner. Joining the luncheon speakers were other P&PL representatives from Portland and Albany. Those from Portland included Homer Beale, West-Oregon division manager; George Freck, executive assistant to the general manager, and Glenn Gillespie, news direct or. Frank Benesh, Albany district manager, attended from Albany. At an executive board meeting at Santiam Memorial I Pacific Power Officials Hosts at Dinner Hospital Tuesday night the! board re-elected all officers for the year. They are J. C. Kimmel, chairman; Douglas Heater, b - - • vice chairman, and Gil Detroit School Budget Schachtsick, secretary-treas urer. Other board members are Mert Cox and Don Mof Committee Meets fatt. I r ÉL DETROIT — The budget f r committee of Detroit school met recently to propose a Goldie Rambo Submits budget for the 1967-68 school To Surgery on Knee year. With the adoption of Goldie Rambo was admitted the new salary schedule, sal to Santiam Memorial hospital aries would be one of the larg at Stayton Monday and sub est increases in the budget. mitted to surgery on her knee Other items of capital out Tuesday morning. Friends say lay and the operation of the she is coming along all right new high school facility would but will be laid up for some Don C. Friabee, president of Pacific Power & Light increase the cost over last time yet. She hurt herself Company, addressed a dinner meeting of community year. when she fell at home. When it rains it seems to leaders from the Stay ton and Mill City areas last Mon Budget Chairman Ray So- day night. Also appearing on the program were Glenn ' phy asked the committee to pour. Mrs. Rambo’s father, ' give the budget further study Steve Champ spent a couple L. Jackson, chairman of the PP&L board of directors, 1 in an attempt to make cuts of days in Santiam, too. but and George L. Beard, vice president and general 1 manager. is now at his home here. 1 in the budget. 1 / / 7 F \
