Nwipapen.
The
VOLUME XXII
NUMBER 19
Up and Down
The Avenue
By Don Moffatt
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON'S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY^ MAY 11, 1967
Clay Myers
Speaks at
C of C Meet
Whitewater
Princesses Begin
Busy Schedule
It would appear that the
The North Santiam Cham
people of Oregon have just
ber’s Whitewater princesses
are starting out on their busy
about had their fill of taxes.
schedule of visiting events in
This was brought sharply into
Secretary of State Claj’ the area. This Thursday they
focus at school election time. Myers was guest speaker at will take in the Ice Follies in
Many school budgets in the a recent joint dinner meeting Portland. Their chaperone
state were voted down. May of the North Santiam Cham will be Mrs. Shields ReMine.
be right or wrong, but down ber of Commerce and the Then on Saturday they will
Stayton Chamber of Com- appear at the Pet Parade put
they went. It would appear to merce.
on by Mari-Linn school in
me that the public has just
Myers, a fluent speaker Lyons.
been taxed to the limit. I do said he could see nothing
Other facets of the annual
not belive that people voting but a bright future for the en Whitewater Challenge pro
no on school budgets had tire Willamette Valley in the gram were discussed at a
anything against education. years to come. He said "Ore recent board meeting. One is
That seems to be the case gon has experienced no wild that this year flowers for the
when anyone votes against influx of growth in the past Memorial Day part of the pro
a school budget that they are years, but has had a good gram will be dropped from a
against education. I feel that healthy growth, which is low-flying plane over the riv
the Portland teachers have what we need.” “Industrial er at Mill City.
Speaker at the next genera'
done a disservice to their pro growth has been steady and
fession recently when they solid, not being connected meeting of the Chamber will
decided they were going to with defense contracts. We be Richard Calhoun of thr
march to Salem to protest have had a real healthy in Holidays Magazine. His topic
against many things. It al- crease in the electronics field. will be “Tourists and Tourist
ways amuses me when teach February has been the 27th Attitudes.”
ers say, “Look at all the month in which employment
money we’ve spent getting in Oregon has shown a gain,
an education.” I don’t feel a and this was in spite of the
bit sorry for them. They are slow lumber economy, which
well paid, and in many in is one of the major factors of
stances are getting much more employment in our state,”
than they are worth. I don’t Myers continued.
Myers said that 70 percent
mean by this that we have
of
Oregon’s population is lo
a lot of poor teachers, but we
do have some that certainly cated in the Willamette Val
are not fitted for their chosen ley. Oregon will try, and must
William Cleveland Angel,
profession. And as far as pay keep its livability in spite of 21, of Salem was found slain
growth
in
coming
years.
is concerned, they have had
Sunday near Elk Lake, east
many raises during the past Tourists by the hordes will be of Mill City. His body was
few years and they should visiting this state and we discovered by a fisherman
have because for a long time I must keep it clean and beau and an autopsy disclosed
he said.
they were not paid enough for tiful,
Fred Graham was master of I three bullet wounds in the
their work.
ceremonies, and introduced I body.
This all leads up to taxes. Bud Freres, Stayton mayor,
All identification had been
I blame the Federal govern i who made a few remarks removed and his body was
ment’s waste of tax dollars 1 about the growth of his town, propped against a rock. A
for much of this tax unrest. I stating they were proud of car which he borrowed from
have to go back to the Indian the accomplishments made.
his sister in Salem is still
situation again. It seems that
Sound effects during Mr. missing.
Uncle Sam is still trying to Myers’ speech were furnish His identity was not learn
right some of the wrongs in I ed by the cafe.
ed until Monday when news
flicted on our "first pioneers,”
media described his physical
the American Indian. So what
aspects and the clothing he
did the government do. The, Scho'arshin Winner
was wearing. He was identi
Bureau of Indian Affairs last
fied by his sister, Mrs. Mary
year launched a $200,000 proj
Hauley.
ect to provide some 20 all
Angel was a 1962 graduate
i
electric homes for the Quin-
of South Salem High and had
ault tribe which lives in the
recently been attending col-
rich fishing and timber coun
lege in Portland but had quit
try of Washingotn State’s lush
to earn more money to con-
Olympic Peninsula. The first
tinue his schooling. He was
units were completed last
described as a good student,
winter and boast of real gra-1
I athletic and without any
cious living. Electric ranges,
known enemies.
electric refrigerators, electric
A former Salem and Amity
heat, electric washers and
1 resident, Horst Gerhart Stei-
driers and electric hot water .
mle, AWOL from the U. S.
heaters. In February the first1
i Army, was charged late Tues
seven families abandoned
day with first degree murder
their run-down shacks and I
of Angel.
moved into their new dwell
Steimle will be arraigned on
ings. Guess what. Everything
the charge before Marion
was ready in these all-electric
. County District Judge E. O.
home except electricity. Some
Stadler.
of the great planners of our
government forgot to see if
there was electric service to
supply the homes. So our
Donna Griffith, daughter of
Indian brothers moved in and
bought kerosene lamps, gaso Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Grif
line heaters and stoves. What fith, has received a scholar
a waste, and I wonder just ship that covers fifteen
how long we as taxpayers are months tuition to the Pacific
The Mill City Steering Com
going to put up with such School of Beauty in Portland.
gross waste of our tax dollars. Donna, who has been an mittee, Inc., met at the home
honor roll student this year, of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Berg
Four federal and three state has been active in sports and Monday evening to make
and county agencies have is a member of Girls Athletic plans for the Annual 4th of
been fighting since early last Association and Drama Club. July celebration.
winter, trying to pass the
The following chairmen
buck on failure to provide
were named: Publicity, Lou
electric service to these Simpson Timber Co.
ann Goffin and Wanda Rich
homes All the while they
ards; Displays, George Love-
bikker and fight amongst To Thin Timber Near
all; Park Concessions, Jim
themselves, I presume more Brei+enbush Springs
Girod and Fireworks dona
tax dollars are being squand
high bidder tions, Jim Wettergreen.
ered in an attempt to get for The the apparent
Anyone wishing to display
Mansfield
Thinning
service to the homes.
timber sale held by the Mill a hobby or craft or any or
I honestly do not believe City Ranger District on May ganization desiring to raise
there is any way to find out 4, 1967. was Simpson Timber funds by operating a conces
just how much money is be Company. The sale consisted sion may call Mrs. Goffin at
ing wasted in our enormous of an estimated 140 M board 897-2915 or contact Mr. Love-
government complex. That is feet of Douglas-fir and other all prior to May 16.
why I am in favor of sacking I coniferous species which ap The committee and mem
90 percent of all government praised at $2,830.80 and sold bers of TAC as well as others
“aid” programs until we can for $4,480.00. The timber sale in the community have been
is located near the Breiten- working hard to make this
find out what is going on.
bush Hot Springs and will celebration the best to date.
All one has to do is to read recover volume that would The next meeting will be
the facts and they can soon normally be lost.
held at the Berg home May
see that we are wasting much
16 at 7:30 and the committee
more money than we are
would like to have every or
using wisely. If we could Fire Permits Needed
ganization in the city have
eliminate waste in govern
two representatives attend.
ment, federal alone, that is, For Trash Burning
Attending the Monday eve
Eldon Hutchinson, fire chief ning meeting were Louann
we would have ample funds
to build all the schools and said this week that starting Goffin. Javceettes; Jim Girod
libraries, take good care of Monday. May 15, anyone wish and George Loveall, Jaycees;
our senior citizens, and at the ing to burn trash withing the Jim Wright and Delbert Go
same time cut our taxes by city limits must have a fire forth, Fire Department: Jim
a large figure too I think the permit.
Wettergreen and Bill Meeter,
These may be obtained at Lions Club: Jack Johnson,
people we send to Washington
should have a little more con the Hutchinson home at 314 [T.A.C.; Wanda Richards and
S. W. second street.
cern for Ms, don’t you?
Betty Berg. Lions Auxilliary.
Salem Man Slain
East Of Mill City
i Steering Comm.
Plans For July 4th
Celebration Here
i
Whitewater Princesses Chosen
$3.50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy
Forest Service
Names12to
New Board
The Chief of the U.S. Forest
j Service has approved estab
lishment of the Willamette
National Forest Advisory
Council, and twelve prom
inent men have been ap
pointed as its first members.
The council is established
to advise Forest Supervisor
David Gibney on broad as
pects of policies, programs
and procedures affecting Na
tional Forest Management.
The council is Intended to act
as a forum, helping the Forest
Supervisor to sense the im
pact of programs on Forest
users.
The council will meet twice
a year. Its first meeting is
scheduled for May 16 at the
headquarters of the Willam
ette National Forest in Eu
gene. A second meeting will
be held in August and will
consist of a one-day field trip
to areas of importance to
current
management activi
.Stayton, sponsored by Frank ties of the Forest.
iam Memorial Day Whitewater Challenge Lu in her Co., Inc.; Larie Goss, Stayton Union
In addition. Supervisor Gib
were chosen this week by their respective H'gh, sponsored by Gene *eague Chevrolet; ney may call special meetings
schools. They will compete in a talent show Christine Rogers, Detroit, sponsored by of the council as necessary.
for the honor of being queen at a program Green Veneer, Inc., Idanha; Brenda Phillips,
Formation of Forest ad
Stay ton Union High, sponsored by Simpson visory councils is part of a
to be held at the Mill City Elementary School
Gymnasium the night before the b'g river Timber Co., and Patti Eastwood, sponsored nationwide Forest Service
run. Above from left to r ght arc the prin by Cedar Lumber Co., Inc., Mill City.
program to seek counsel of
cesses and their sponsors: Debbie Schumach-
informed citizens on current
management activities. The
council is advisory only, and
Hitchhiker Taken on
Is not expected to make de
Nightmare Ride
I cisions for the Forest.
The first twelve members
IDANHA — A hitch hike
rider turned out to be a night who will serve two-year terms
mare for young David Sebo, are: Lester E. Anderson, Pub
20, of Portland following a lisher, Random Lengths Pub
pickup by three unidentified lishing Co., Eugene; James
Bariev, Timber and Logging
men at Salem.
The Mill City Lions club
Young Sebo, who was em Manager, Cascades Division,
members and their^wives will
ployed in Portland was head United States Plywood Corp
have An opportunity of’seeitig
ing for his home in California oration Lebanon: The Rev-
colored slides of the Orient,
when
picked up by the three I ■ erend Stanley W DaV. Oak
Five North Santiam Can
when Emmerson Teague of yon high school girls were Sn
strangers
Salem. The
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Cl 117 i .
.
Salem will be present to tell recently named princesses to beat him up and dumped him ' 1,?.r' A 'any Democrat-Herald,
of his recent trip to that area. reign over the annual Memo out about 3:45 a. m. two miles Albany: Robert Gehrman, Fo
rest Engineer, Weverhaeuser
The dinner meeting will be at rial Day White Water Chal east of Idanha.
6:30 Monday evening, May 16 lenge May 30.
The young man found his Company, Springfield: Rex
Gibson, Vice President, U. S.
at Fellowship hall.
One of the five will be way to the J. W. Thornton
At the meeting Monday selected as queen of the event home in Idanha, where the National Bank, Salem; Wil
night Lions voted to give $25 which features a 13-mile incident was reported to lard C. Marshall, partner,
to the Canyon Scholarship river run by diver craft of State Patro'man Tom Dry- Gideion Stoltz Beverage Dis
tributors, Salem; Don W.
nan.
fund. They also voted to pur all sizes and shapes.
chase a pair of glasses for a
Officer Drynan investigat Moffatt, Publisher. The Mill
The princesses are:
local student.
ing
the incident, found the City Enterprise. Mill City;
Patti Eastwood, 18, a senior
A film on Japan and its in at Santiam High School in spot on the highway where Dr. Robert Moffit, Phvsician
dustrial growth was shown by Mill City and the daughter of the assualt occurred, thus ver and Surgeon, Springfield; Ed
ward Poland, Poland Insur
Burt Boroughs.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Eastwood. ifying the incident. No com
It was announced by Pre Chris Rogers, 16, a junior plaint has been filed, Drynan ance Agency, Brownsville;
Stuart Rich, School of Bus
sident Hansen that joint in at Detroit High School and said.
iness Administration. Uni
stallation with the Auxiliary the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
versity of Oregon, Eugene;
will be held at the Riverview Lyle Rogers of Detroit.
Rae Yankus Receives
and Lyle Swetland, Secretary,
at 6:30 Friday evening.
Larie Goss, 17, a junior at
Lane County Labor Council,
On the recent White Cane Stayton Union High, and the Scholarship from
Eugene.
drive, over $125 was collected daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Kaiser Foundation
to aid the sight conservation Larry Goss, Aumsville.
program.
Brenda Phillips, 16, a jun Rae Yankus, daughter of
ior at Stayton Union High Mr. and Mrs. Al Yankus, who
School and the daughter of will graduate June 4th from
Students Receive
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Phillips, OSU has received a scholar
Awards During
ship from the Kaiser Founda
Stayton.
Debbie Schumacher, 17, a tion.
Recent Library Week
The work-study grant is in
The Elementary school held Regis High School coed and
a poster contest during Na the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. the amount of $3,000 and she
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Ohmart
tional Library Week, The Leonard Schumacher, Aums will enter the Kaiser hospital of Salem will not have an
at Oakland for study on July excuse to forget each others
winners will receive books ville.
The queen will be selected 1 and will get a degree as birthdays, Their first grand-
at an assembly. From grade
4, Mrs. Morley’s room, Mich- on the basis of appearance medical technologist. Her ma- son, Rickie Ryan, was born
aell Arrance won first place, and talent. Talent competi jor at OSU has been in the on his birthday, July 27. On
Jerry Shepherd, second place; tion will be the night before field of Microbiology.
May 3rd a little granddaugh
Miss Grimstad’s room, Linda the river run.
ter, Cynthia Jane Ohmart
Miss Eastwood will perform Log Weigh Station in
Kanoff, first, Lynette Beheler,
arrived to help his wife Grace
second; Mrs. Phelp’s room, a dance, Miss Goss is a vo
observe her birthdate.
Area
Hit
By
Strike
Shelly Richards; Mrs. Main’s calist, Miss Phillips plans a
Rickie is the son of Mr.
It isn’t too often that pick and
room, Sylvia Bradshaw, first, rlance number, and Miss
Mrs. Wesley Ryan and
ets
appear
in
this
area,
but
Schumacher
will
deliver
a
Jackie Bradley, second. Mrs.
Cynthia is the daughter of
women
pickets
were
reported
Williams’ room, Jerry Raines, speech.
Mr. and Mrs. David Ohmart.
This is the fifth year for at area scaling stations by
first, and Carol King, second.
Waldo is the brother of
Bud
Freres,
Lyons
mill
op
the
White
Water
Challenge.
Mrs. Bowes’ room, Patty El
Rex Ohmart, assistant man
erator.
The
strike
has
been
liott, first, Ron Podrabsky The river run is from three
ager of the Mill City branch
and Fonda Sarff tied for miles above Gates to the called by the office workers of the U. S. National Bank.
union
and
the
Columbia
River
Lyons-Mehama
bridge.
second.
Log Scaling and Grading
Nancy Lalack receives spe
Bureau. Local 11 of the office Kindergarten Officers
cial recognition as sweepstake WWI Vets and
workers
in Portland struck At Detroit Elected
winner.
Auxiliary To
for higher wages and a new
DETROIT—Mrs. Rolf An
contract.
derson was elected president
Weather, Detroit Dam Meet Saturday
of kindergarten officers of De
Ernest Ragsdale, command
7 a. m. Daily Weather Reading
troit School District 123.T at
er of Mill City Barracks WWI Rural Fire District
Pool
Date Max. Min. Elev. Pct Veterans has announced that Budget Planned Below a meeting last week. Other
officers include Mrs. Robert
Apr. 26 44 33 1530.58 0.55 there will be a meeting of his
Young, vice president; Mrs.
Apr. 27 48 35 1530.95 0.20 group and auxiliary members Limitation In Lyons
LYONS — The budget com Fred Taylor, secretary, and
Apr. 28 44 35 1531 34 0.09 at the Mill City Elementary
mittee of the Lyons Rural Mrs. Stella Markee, treasurer.
Apr. 29 51 36 1531.34 0.00 school Saturday.
There will be a potluck din Fire district held their meet Mrs. Anderson is in charge
Apr. 30 49 39 1531 64 0.13
May 1 52 40 1531.98 0.01 ner at noon followed by a ing Tuesday night, May 2, of kindergarten registration.
Last year’s Kindergarten
May 2 54 38 1532.39 0.00 business meeting. Among ' at the Lyons Fire Hall. A
May 3 60 39 1532.60 0.00 items to be discussed will be general discussion and plans class and the mothers had a
May 4 61 41 1533.16 0.00 the time of the annual picnic i made to keep the budget be picnic Tuesday, May 9 at
May 5 60 40 1533.65 ooo for the two groups and a dis low the 6% limitation. Budget 11:30. Hostess was Mrs. Billie
May 6 69 45 1534.19 0.00 cussion of the Veterans’ pen committee members are Har- Drago of Marion Forks. They
I ley Scott, Andrew Silbernagle, had a tour of the Fish Hatch
May 7 69 43 153508 0.00 sion plan.
George Neal, Kenneth I^ewis ery. Games were played and
All
members
are
urged
to
43
0.00
1536.18
May 8 76
refreshments served.
I and David Danielson
May 9 72 »0 1537 59 0.16 attend.
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Slides of Orient
To Be Shown at
Lions Meeting
Children Born on
Grandparents
Birthdays