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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1967)
On. Ref and T>oe. Dir. Newspaper», ” of O Library 9740’ ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXII NUMBER 14 Up and Down The Avenue By Don Moffatt Now that Spring is here— even though we’ve had some inclement weather—residents should turn their attention to cleaning up their premises. It is time to get rid of all the old junk and winter accumu lation from yards, and around buildings. 01 d automobile carcasses should be hauled t o junk yards, buildings should be painted up, and in general things should be put in shape for summer. A trip around our city certainly will prove to you that there is a lot of room for improvement. Why not take the time right this week to get these things done. We should not have to rely on ordinances to make us have pride in our city. We should get the job done on our own. This government of ours is quite a set up. It tries to re gulate every thing that is done. An example is the min imum wage law. Under the new law, the minimum wage level rose on February 1 to $1.40 an hour from $1.25 and is scheduled to go to $1.60 next year. This is entirely too high for some types of la bor. There are still jobs where $1.40 is more than the job is worth, even in inflated times such as these. U. S. News said in a report that the latest changes in the minimum wage are speeding mechaniza tion and resulting in layoffs, mostly among unskilled or least productive workers. President Johnson is expected to announce soon a crash pro gram in noverty areas of big cities. Thus we have one branch of government legis lating jobs out of existence and undermining taxpaying private enterprise, while an other branch of government pours out tax funds to create jobs in its war on poverty. It seems the present administ-a- tion is using compulsion in stead of free choice in many of its programs. We are be coming mere components in a great complicated social ma chine. We are no longer as free as we were at the turn of the century. THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON Daughters To Be Guests of Lions Mon. The Mill City Lions club members will entertain their daughters at a Father-Daugh ter dinner next Monday night, said Martin Hansen, presi dent. Those who do not have a daughter of their own, should make arrangement to bring a girl with them. A good pro gram is being planned. All Lions are asked to attend this meeting, as a report of the nominating committee will be given. Monday night a work party assembled at the Community Center and nearly completed painting the interior of the building. It is now planned to get some chairs, paint them, and replace the old benches, which have been used hereto fore. Those working Monday night were Paul Brady, Jim Wettergreen, Maynard Smith, Perry Jones, Benny Bennett, Bill Lewellen, Ed Davis, Lee Ross and Martin Hansen. Timber Sale For Wind Creek No. 2 To Be Held In April Sealed bids will be received at the Mill City Ranger Sta tion, up to 10 a. m. April 7 followed immediately by oral bidding for an estimated 7,600 Mbf of timber designated for cutting for the Wind Creek No. 2 timber sale. The sale is located in the Breitenbush drainage about five miles from the town of Detroit. Full information can be obtained at the Mill City Ranger station or the Forest Supervisor at Eugene. Mill City Ranger station held three timber sales re cently. Apparent high bidder for the Gold Butte sale of March 24 was Simpson Timb- erer Company. The North Fork Thinning sale of March 27 went to Cuddeback Lum ber Company, and the SMD Salvage sale of March 28 was purchased by Simpson Tim ber Company. The combined total of 5.000 Mbf of timber on the three sales sold for a total of $244,954.50. THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1967 $3.50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy "The Smoking Machine" I To Quit Business; j Sale Starts Today oi Lee S. Ross, who has oper ated the Red & White Store i in Mill City for many years is announcing this week that he is quitting business and has taken space in The Enter prise to announce a closing out sale. He says that every thing must go, and he plans 1 on having the building clear ed by the end of the month. Jim and Iris Rose of Rose Hardware have been negotiat ing with Ross for some time for the property and will Allen Severs (left) and Gary Richards are seen move their hardware store to standing beside the Elementary Smoking Machine, the highway location as soon which proved to classes here that smoking is a “dirty as possible. 'r' habit.” Below is an account of the class demonstration written by Gary and Allen.—Mill City Enterprise photo. Two Lost Girls Found by Police And Explorers THE SMOKING MACHINE when we started; so we clean By Richards and Severs ed it out. The oil in the smok This smoking machine con ing machine was black. The sists of a vacuum pump, gal tubes that represented the lon jar, two-hole rubber stop mouth, throat, and lungs be per, glass tubes (one for the came discolored after a few cigarette and the other for cigarettes. the pump,) rubber tubing The worst cigarettes were from the pump to the jar. Camel, Newport, Kool, Half State Patrolman Tom Dry- One cigarette is put in the and Half, Benson & Hedges nan accompanied by five boys wide part of the glass tube. 100’s. from Mill City Explorer Post We placed about a quart of Students comments: 49 found two Salem girls water in C the jar. After we “It is a dirty habit.” “I night in the Elkhorn smoked a couple of packs of never would smoke ” “Dirty, Sunday Park atea. The girls had been in cigarettes the smoking very expensive, stinks.” “It lost for about five hours and machine, 1 the water became smells on clothing.” Detroit Has Low were frightened but unharm discolored. If you are interested in ed. After 300 cigarettes the this experiment, the mater March Precipitation Drynan found quart of water was a dark ials are on view in the science the Patrolman girls about 8:15 after they DETROIT — Weatherman brown, and the smoking ma room in the elementary LYONS—Walter Leth, from had wandered about two Joe Muise reports that pre the State Department of Agt i- chine did not run as well as school. miles from where they had cipitation for the month of culture will be the guest started. Drynan and the March was 6.63. The above speaker at the regular meet Scouts had separated to cov- precipitation was down 2.37 ing of Santiam Valley Grange er a wide area. from normal for the month. on Friday night, April 7. He The girls, Barbara Board The amount of snow for the will discuss the importance row, 12 and Kim Schanack, 11 period was 18.5 inches. The of agriculture in the everyday became separated from their greatest amount of snow was lives of everybody in Oregon, family about 3 p. m. when 64 inches in 1951. well as agriculture’s im they were walking in a wood Record high temperature as pact on the nation. He will ed area on the Little North for the month was 66 degrees discuss the rapid rise in popu ■ Fork of the Santiam River. on the 23rd, and low was 22 I lation and low earning ca One of the big events in on the 13th. Record high for I pacity of the with the March was 79 in 1960, record I incident of farmers, Scouting was held Saturday families leaving A tour of State forest lands night when scouts, leaders, low by 4 above zero in 1956., the farms. in the Lyons, Mill City and parents and friends attended Mr. Leth, State Director of Gates areas will be held on the dinner and Court of Hon Agriculture started his term Wednesday, April 12, reports or at the grade school gym. in January, appointed by Gov. R. N. Carpenter, Lyons, pre Neal Ammerman of the Tom McCall. He resigned as sident of the newly organized state senator and as field sup- Linn County Small Wood Cascade Scout District in Salem was the main speaker,! DETROIT — Mrs. Harold intendent for Blue Lake Pack lands Association. with his subject, Parental Ob-1 Champion, district chairman ers, Inc., to became director. Assembly point is the Fire A potluck supper will pre Ha’l in Lyons at 9:30 a. m. ligations. Wilson Gilinski, , ■ | I of the American Cancer So- A new youth group has I cede the meeting with Mr. Scout executive from C ; ciety Crusade in the upper been formed in the Mill City-' and Mrs. Lloyd Sletto and Mr. Slides will be shown of the ‘ Willamette ---- -------- ! area council; North Santiam Canyon said Gates area, a 4-H group call and Mrs. Lee Pinkston as Sardine Creek Fire in 1952.1 spoke on Sustaining Member-: i Monday ivi v 11tlay the Lilt- campaign cdi11pdi11 will w iii The slides show the start of ship. ing themselves the Mount hosts. i get underway here this week. the fi e, salvage following the Peak Outlaws. So far 18 Several pledges were re I Captains and volunteers and fire, and the planting of the ceived young people have joined the from those present j their respective areas are, area in 1953. The tour will giving financial group with Mrs. Walter support in | Mrs. Howard Drago, captain, then move to the area to see the amount of $159 Thomas, Jr. as their leader. to the 1 I _____ ___ ________ Marion ______ Forks; , Mrs. Howard today with 90 how it looks She said this week that any scouts. ' Stephens, captain of the Idan- percent of the planted trees boy or girl particularly in Among area scout leaders j ha area, Shirley Knapp, Judy surviving. terested in horses were in Mary Quillin. In " ‘ and J '* While in the Gates area, the present were Verne Peter- Stewatt vited to join. the Detroit area: Lorraine So man, chairman of the Scout tour will visit thinning in 35- They are presently work year old State timber. If time Committee; Herb Bastuscheck, phy, captain, and Mrs. Lyle ing on the training of horses permits, thinning in a 70-year scout leader; Tom Drynan, Rogers, Betty Dean, Carol to ride in parades, planning The Oregon Public Utilities Sea Scout leader and Lenthel Kirk, Eddie Coleman, Irene old stand will also be seen. on a good entry for the July Commission will hold a public Stout and Edna May. The tour will then return to Ragsdale, Cubmaster. 4th parade in Mill City. heai ing on Valley Telephone Mrs. Champion who has Charters were presented to Mrs. Thomas said the group Company’s territorial bound Lyons for a visit to a second served as area Chairman for the sponsors of the Scouts growth Douglas fir peeler needed money for flags, em ary filings April 12 at 10 a. the past 12 years said contri blems and other equipment m. in room 101 of the Public plant showing utilization of and Cubs in Mill City with butions have been on the up Clifford Crook accepting the small logs. and members are planning a Service Building in Salem. ward trend each year. She series of car washes, the first These filings by Valley Tele Carpenter says that any charter on behalf of the Vol said last year's total was unteer Firemen, who sponsor one to be held April 15 in the phone Co. define the area one interested in forestry is invited to attend. Each par the Scouts and Mrs. Louis $353.13 compared to $325.67 lot back of Stewart’s Grocery. only and do not in ticipant is to bring a lunch. Waikart, receiving it for the in 1965. Hours for the project will be served volve any changes in rates Jeyceettes, who sponsor the from 9 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. charges or services. Cubs. Legislation providing for Special awards were given filings by all public Three Candidates File territory to Jerry Rosamond for his utilities under the jurisdic services to Scouting in past tion of the Oregon Public Util For School Board Job years and to Tom Drynan ities Commissioner was pas who gives a great deal of his Three candidates have filed sed in 1964. A number of tele time to the scouting pro for school director, and their phone companies have al gram. names will appear on the bal ready completed their filings. Santiam High School Band lot for the regular school elec Anyone with pertinent in The Detroit Ranger District Herb Bastuscheck present will be featured at Open is slating two timber sales, ed a first class award to Lar House Thursday for the High tion May 1. formation may testify at the Dave Barnhardt has filed hearing by filing a request the first slated for May 1. ry Hayden and second class School. The High School Band This sale will include 7,000 awards to Floyd Peterman, will start performing at 7:30 for the five-year term, repre with the hearing examiner. Mbf of timber is as titled Tom Kanoff, Jr., Dale Daven P.M. A short schedule will senting Zone 1; Albin Cooner Lost Creek No. 2 Sale. and Ollie Muise have filed port, Gary Henness, Jim Ja be run after the band con The second sale will be cobson, George Rust, Craig cert. This will allow interest for the three-year term, repre Camp Permits Now held at 10 a. m. May 5. This Stevens and David Crowther. ed parents and friends an senting Zone 4. The Zone 4 sle is called Minto Thinning A tenderfoot badge was re opportunity to view projects, vacancy was created by the Available at Ranger No. 3 sale. Including are ceived by Dick Gruver. resignation of Don Westrlck “Springboard" demonstrations 2,150 Mbf of Willamette Na Lenthel Ragsdale presented and other interesting accom prior to the expiration of his Station in Mill City Forest timber. term of office. his Cub scouts with several plishments of the students. The $7 Golden Eagle per tional Full information on these awards and a list of the boys It is hoped that all parents mits are now available at the sales can be obtained from the receiving these will be pub will attend and give the teach Mill City Ranger station. The Ranger Station or at lished next week. World War I Vets ers an opportunity to meet new card is plastic and looks Detroit the Forest Supervisor’s of and discuss their children’s much like a credit card. To Meet Saturday progress. Proceeds from the sale of fice in Eugene. The Home Economics area Falling Tree Causes Ernest Ragsdale, command this permit go to the Land will serve refreshments and er of the Mill City Barracks and Water Conservation Weather, Detroit Dam I display the efforts of the of WWI Vets said this week Fund, which is used, in a- 1 a. m. Daily Weather Reading Power Outage Here Homemaking students Pool that the group and their mounts appropriated by Con Interested parents will have Auxiliary members would gress. to assist in developing Date Max. Mln Elev. Pct. ! Mill City had a two-hour meet at the grade school gym outdoor recreation areas and Mar. 29 44 33 1517.91 0.45 power outage Monday after an opportunity to see and to provide additional Federal Mar. 80 41 33 1519.68 0.36 noon, when a tree which was operate some of the equip Saturday. There will be a potluck recreation areas. Mar. 31 44 35 1519.26 0.05 being pushed over by a Cat ment purchased under the dinner at noon with a busi The charge campgrounds in April 1 53 37 151980 0.02 on the old Hammond mill site “Springboard Program ” Festivities will start in the ness meeting to follow. All the Mill City District are April 2 57 34 1520.80 0.00 hit a power line. A crew from Stay ton came gymnasium with the band Veterans and Auxiliary mem Breitenbush and Humbug 1 April 3 63 35 1520.75 0.00 and announcements. and they will be open in May. 1 April 4 A3 34 1521.02 T to repair the break. bers are urged to attend. State Ag. Man to Speak at Grange Meeting Friday Forestry Tour Scouts Get Awards At Honor Court Slated for Saturday Night This Area Cancer Crusade to Start in Upper Santiam Canyon 4-H Club Formed In Canyon Area j V We continually hear about the need for rrio-e taxes to run the country. While all this is going on we cry about tax es being too high. At the same time most of us are clamor ing for more governmental services. The schools want more money, everyone is af ter money, but no one wants to pay the tax. President Johnson continually asks for more money to support bene fits fo»- old people, beautifica tion of cities, social reforms, and many more things we cannot afford and fight a war at the same time. In a so-call ed boom economy, our relief payments continually rise. Johnson also asks for more money to support benefits for senior citizens, stating the need for “an adequate income, a decent home and a meaning ful retirement.” The only thing bad about that is he is speaking like the Indian used to say, with a ‘forked tongue.’ His proposed income tax “re forms” would punish many older victims of the Adminis tration’s inflation, by further curtailing their existing ex emptions and deductions for age. He would also tax their now-exempt Social Security benefits. Is there no hope for our older citizens? How can they cope with Inflation when they live on a fixed income? We people are to blame for this. We keep asking for more, and at the same time are unwilling to pay. The only hope is to curtail govern ment spending for unessen tials, take less services, and write our Congressmen tell ing them we are tired of be ing taxed for these ‘reforms.’ Remember the government takes from us, before it gives to us! money question Taking it with you is not Important—the problem is to make it last until you are ready. Phone Company Boundary Hearing Set for April 12 Detroit District Slates Two Timber Sales Band To Be Feature At Open House Here Thursday Measles Clinic To Be Held April 25 Mrs. Howard Morrison, PTA president, said this week that there would be a measles clinic in Mill City on Tuesday, April 25 at the school. This clinic will be for child ren ages 1 through the third grade and the date is being announced early so that an adequate amount of vaccine may be ordered. Those wishing to have their children immunized at this vital clinic are asked to call Mrs. Howard Morrison at 897-2173 or Mrs. Herbert Hutchinson at 897-2263. Mrs. Morrison said she wished to stress the fact that the vaccine was free but there would be considerable cost connected with the clinic in cluding the services of Dr. Janice Willms of Stayton and the syringes and other items used. There will be a nominal charge of 50c to help cover this cost. However, no child unable to pay, will be refused the vaccine. It is hoped through wide spread measles vaccine that this disease may be wiped out. It has been found in re cent years that measles are not the inevitable and ‘simple’ disease they were thought to be, but complications may cause serious and tragic re sults including mental retard ation and loss of hearing among other things. There will be nurses from the Linn County Health De partment, who will donate their services to the clinic. It is hoped that at least 200 children will be immunized at the clinic. Two Vacancies on Teaching Staff Two vacancies on the teach ing staff of Administiative School District 129.1 have been created by the resignation of Mrs. Gladys Norrie, second grade teacher, and Howard Haymes, librarian. All other staff members have indicated they will return for the com ing year. Staff members who have ac cepted contracts for the 1967- 68 school year are as follows: Santiam High school, Burton Boroughs, principal; and Ger ald K. Gibson, Fred W. Gru ver, Spencer J. Hlllesland; Ben J. Jones, Stephen P. Main, Robert E. Monson, Ju dith K. Parent, Richard D. Ricketts, Doris M. Sheythe, Charlene R. Slack, Philip D. VanDaff, Jack M. Walton, Marion E. White, Donald L. Williams, and Robert T. Wil liams. Mill City Elementary: Ver non L. Peterman, principal; and Herbert C. Bastuscheck, Beulah F. Bowes, Albert R. Glover, Sigrun E. Grimstad, Elaine C. Main, Roger A. Mink, Audreyann Morley, Thelma L. Phelps, Leo A. Poole, Alice M. Smith, Doris L. Williams, and Mary H. Wright. Gates Primary: Olive E. Barnhardt, Helen L. Cox, Marion S. Dorothy, Margie J. Parker, and Gwen F. Schaer. Linn IED Budget Vote April 10 The final hearing on the proposed 1967-68 budget for Administrative School Dis trict 129.1 will be held at 8:00 p. m. Monday, April 10 at Santiam High schol. It should be noted that the Linn County Intermediate Education District election will he held on the same day, with polling places open from 2:00 p. m. until 8:00 p. m. at the regulra polling places es tablished at Gates School and Santiam High school
