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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1967)
Recent visitors at the home Mis. Florence Kaufman of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Garton of Mr. and Mrs. James Swan Los Angeles is visiting with spent several days last week were George Gillenwater, Mr her sister, Mrs. Mary Turpin. at Selah, Wn„ on business. and Mrs. Orville Oderman of She usually gets up here at Gold Beach, Mrs. Bill Eliason least once a year for a visit. Mr and Mrs. Kenneth H. and son, John, of Albany, Mr. Haddon, son-in-law and and Mrs. Stanley True and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kimmel daughter of Mr. and Mrs. family of Jefferson and Mr. Carl Kelly are spending a Mr. ;md Mrs. James Hyden and Mrs. Ron Phelps and were in Portland Saturday few days here visiting with evening fhere they attended who have been living in San Rhonda of Salem. the Lawrence Welk show at relatives. He will leave soon ta Ana, Calif., are back here the Coliseum. They report a for Germany where he will again, at least for the sum Mr. and Mrs. Estll Swan very enjoyable evening. be stationed with the army mer months. They have re left Monday for their home and Mrs. Haddon will join tained their home for the in Fithian, Ill., after receiv Another small world item— him in a few weeks. past 10 years or so. ing word that her father was Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wirk- in poor health. They had been kala were at Carmen Reser The Dick Posekanys have Mr. and Mrs. Marshall visiting with his parents, Mr. voir over the weekend in been entertaining a number Worley and family, Kathy and Mrs. John Swan and their trailer and as they of guests recently including Kelle and Gordon Wilson of other relatives for the past drove into the campsite, saw his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Albany were in Portland Sun two weeks. their neighbors the Howard Ryan from Chelsea, Iowa, his day where they attended a Farmens. Accompanying the sister, Mrs. Howard Steele family reunion. Mrs. Worley Last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Farmen’s was his mother, and three children from Se said it was a large gathering Verne H. Clark entertained Mrs. Goldie Sorenson, who is attle and his brother and sls- with many coming from out- with a picnic at their home an ardent fisherman. Mr. ther-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don of-state. west of town. Those attending Wirkkala said the fishing was Posekany and two children were Mrs. Sam Mentzer, Mrs. just “average’’ but they had from Coos Bay and Mrs. Jan Mr. and Mrs. Otto Meyers Robert Loucks, and Vernon ice Coy and daughter from an enjoyable time. Reedsport. from Portland visited one day Helfner of rural Woodburn, last week at the home of Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Caswell Mr. and Mrs. Mel Eide were Spec 4 and Mrs. Don Po- and Mrs. Gil Duckworth, Sr. and family of rural Lebanon, among those taking in the drabsky have been visiting at Mr. and Mrs. Francis Clark Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Trout and family of Salem, Mr. and Shakesperean Festival at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Podrabsky and family attended a family Mrs. Herschel Clark and Le- Ashland last week. and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. reunion of the Trout family anna of Stayton and Mr. and in Washington Sunday. They Mrs. Don Clark. In the after Recent guests at the home Bernard Bennett. They will returned home Monday even noon the young people went of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lund return to Ft. Campbell, Ken quist were Mr. and Mrs. ing. swimming over on the North Ralph Youmans, Pat and Tom tucky in about 10 days. Fork. from South Gabriel, Calif. Mrs. Bess Vandermeer Mr. and Mrs. William They were enroute home who has been receiving med Brown and two children from Recent guests at the home Spokane, were overnight of Mr. and Mrs Fred Duffy from a vacation trip to Den ical treatment in Portland is guests at the home of Mr. were his nephew and family, ver. Mr. Lundquist and Pat spending a few days at her and Mrs. Gil Duckworth, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Duffy got in some fishing while home before returning for Sunday. Mrs. Brown is their and children fom Saratoga, they were here with Pat further medical attention. catching some good sized niece. They were on their Calif. one, much to his excitement. Arkansas Family way to San Francisco. Visiting last week at the Larry Brent, former Supt. of Mill City Elementary was home of Miss Frances Namis- in Mill City Monday for a lo were Mrs. Olive Coop and short time visiting friends. family from Noble, Pa. He is now Grant County Supt. Mrs. Golda Martens spent of Schools. Sunday in Eugene visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Har with her son and family the lan’s long-haired Calico cat Jack Schulzs. returned home Monday even Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Peter ing weary and dehydrated son have returned from a va after being gone from home for over a week. Anyone who cation trip to Anchorage, has any information as to Alaska. They spent a week where she might have been is driving the Alaska highway asked tc call the Harlan’s as with their son-in-law and they are curious as to where daughter, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. she went as she seldom Horning who live there, but returned to Seattle by air, leaves their yard. making the trip in three Mill City friends will be hours. glad to know that Daisy Ged des is convalescing satisfact Dr. and Mrs. Paul Barkley orily at the Marian Home and three sons of Ft. Collins, following recent surgery. Colo., arrived Sunday for a She expects to be able to re two week visit with her par turn to her home here in a ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kelly. Mr. Kelly is taking short time. two weeks vacation from his duties at the postoffice and a Too Late to Classify number of outings are plan ned for the visitors. FOR RENT—2 bedroom ap- artment in Kingwood Man Spec. 5 Ronald Umphress or, Mill City Available Au is home on leave from Army gust 5th. Burton Boroughs, service in Vietnam. He is Phone 897-2731. 31tf visiting with his wife and family and with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Um- phi css. He expects to leave next week for New Jersey where he will receive new orders. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hicker son of Albany and former Mill City residents, stopped in Mill City one day last week to visit with the James Olsons and other friends. They were on their way back from a vacation trip to Pennsylvania where they visited with the James Hick ersons. FOR SALE — 8-y ear-old white maned and tailed pony mare with half Arab colt at side. $75 for both or trade. Jerry Pittam, Mill City. 33 Mr. and Mrs. James Olson received word this week that their daughter, Mrs. David Hickerson will teach school at El Paso, Texas, starting next month. She was gradu ated in June from OSU and is also a graduate of Santiam High school. Her husband is stationed with the army at El Paso. You can always trust in our experience! We fiU your prescrip tions carefully for the utmost in effectiveness. Mrs. Alb’n Cooper said this week that her mother, Mrs. John Cook of Detroit, is now home following recent hospi talization. She is resting com fortably in bed. A house guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lund quist the past two weeks has been Miss Georgia Davis of Santa Rosa, Calif. Don .Merryfield, local paint er, said this week that he tak en Nate Nightengale of Stay ton as a partner in the paint ing business. He said his ex panding business made this move necessary and that he would now be able to give faster service on the paint jobs. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Edwards of Kansas City, were recent visitors at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Ralph Earhart. While here the visitors were taken on several scenic drives including one to the Bend lava beds which greatly im pressed them. The Edwards’ were held up on their return home by the rail strike, forc ing them to make a two-day layover in Wyoming. Mill City Pharmacy Don't Miss This End of the Season 25 inch 5 H. P. 2 Speed Western Auto Regular $249.88 SALE PRICE....... $OH Q88 fcU W 24 inch 4 H. P. Western Auto SALE PRICE ...... $1OQ95 MlW Western Auto and Rose Hardware Highway 22 MARION FORKS — Seven members of an Arkansas fam ily miraculously escaped ser ious injuries when a car they were riding in and a station wagon they were towing went over a 30-foot embank ment on the North Santiam Highway about 12 miles East of Marion Forks about 3:30 p. m. Sunday. Mrs. Edna Sparks, 37, suf fered chest injuries, facial cuts and a scalp wound. She is listed in satisfactory con dition at Santiam Memorial Hospital, as were her daugh ters, Angie 2, held for obser vation, Jo Ellen 3, who suf fered a leg fracture, and Pa- mella 5, who sustained a broken arm, hospital attend ants said. Another daughter, Brenda Harman, 18, and her husband, Jerry, 19, were also listed in satisfactory condition and held for observation. The father, Earl, was given out-patient treatment. State police said a tow bar between the two vehicles ap parently broke and caused the cars to go out of control. Both cars were extensively damaged. Mr. Sparks told the ambulance attendants the family had been working in the berry fields in the In dependence area, and were enroute to their home in Van Buren, Ark., when the ac cident. A Bend ambulance and De troit Mobile 1st Aid Unit took the family to Santiam Me morial hospital at Stayton. DETROIT — The Detroit Public school system recent ly hired James Cowan from Kenmare, N Dak., to teach the fifth grade. The position was vacant due to the retire ment of Mrs. Beulah Farrow. Mr. Cowan, a graduate of Minot State College in North Dakota, is 27 years old, mar ried and has one child. His major is elementary educa tion with minors In physical education and education of the mentally retarded. For the past three years he has been employed by the Ken mare School system where he was an instructor for the Educable Mentally Retarded, in the intermediate level. Mr. Wilkerson, elementary school principal received word that Mr. Cowan would be arriving in the latter part of August and is interested in securing a home. All other teachers of De troit school renewed their contracts in April, School Supt. Francis Dummer said Friday. they were riding in collided with a Highland chip truck in front of the Detroit Rang er station. Linda L. Brown, 19, Eu gene, and Mardi Mohler, 18, Portland were given out-pa tient treatment at Santiam Memorial hospital, Stayton, Phone 897-2785 Mrs. Jennie Smith proudly announced this week that she is a great grandmother again. Mr. and Mrs. Mar lin Noyes are the parents of | a daughter, Kelly Shawn, born July 21 at a Portland I hospital. Grandparents are I Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Vail of Klamath Falls and Mr. and Mrs John Kesti of Sweet Home. Mrs. Smith has spent the past month at the Noyes I home in Portland. Successful crops being grown by researchers on land which previously yielded on ly forage will be inspected by Willamette Valley growers at the third Jackson Farm field day Wednesday, August 2. Lust alfalfa ready for its third high-yield cutting, and other thriving crops, will be shown by Oregon State Un iversity soils scientists at the 20-acre experimental farm, located five west of Leban on Highway 34 The program will begin at 9:30 a. m. An afternoon feature will be a tour of nearby vegetable farms in the area where com mercial growers are using new drainage and irrigation techniques tested and refin ed at the research farm. Purpose of the field day is to illustrate progress in the new cropping methods for the poorly drained “wet soils” in parts of the Willamette Valley. The research, now in its fifth year, is a joint co operative effort of OSU and Pacific Power & Light Co. curred when the pickup tra veling east attempted to turn into the Ranger Station and collided with the west bound chip truck. Miss Mohler, who was rid ing in the back of the pickup was thrown out by the im pact. THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE P. O. Box 348 Phone 897-2772 Mill City, Ore. 97360 Published at Mill City, Marion County, Ore. every Thursday Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Postoffice at Mill City, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. The Mill City Enterprise assumes no financial responsibility for errors in advertisements. It will, however, reprint without charge or cancel the charge for that portion of an advertisement which is in error if The Enterprise is at fault. An independent newspaper, dedicated to the development of the timber industry and agriculture in this area. NEWSPAPER \ PUBLISHERS |jg>^,A^S0CIATI0N AFFILIATE MEMBER Subscription Rates Marion-Linn Counties, per year ...................................... $3.50 Outside Marion-Linn Counties, per year ........................ $4.00 Outside Oregon, per year............... ...................... $4.50 DON W. MOFFATT................................ Editor and Publisher GOLDIE RAMBO............................... Society and News Editor Girl Scout Counselors DAVE WARDE ............................................................ Printer CORRESPONDENTS Escape Serious Injury Detroit-Idanha ............................................... Boots Champion In Highway Accident Gates........................................................................ Janet Lewis DETROIT — Two young Mill City .................................................................... Rose Cree ..................................................................... Eva Bressler Girl Scout Camp Counselors, Lyons Mehama....................... -...............Merle Teeters - Jean Roberts from the Willamette Girl SERVICE Means Customer SATISFACTION At Gene Teague Chevrolet We Aim To Keep This Our No. 1 Goal One of the key departments in maintaining our number one goal - Customer Satisfation - is the parts department. A high degree of efficiency is needed to assure this. When you bring your car in, whether for a routine check-up or a major overhaul, parts are at fingertip reach, and Vern Freeburry and his assistant Les Clark make sure Vern Freeburry Field Dey Planned By Willamette Mrs. Jennie Smith left Mon Mrs. Dick Parker and Jerri day for the coast with her Valley Crop Growers Jo spent several days last station wagon and trailer week visiting at the home of where she plans on spending Mr. and Mrs. Don Marshall some time. Prescriptions Our and family and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Scranton and family at Mrs. Elmer Shaw was hon Specialty ITygh Valley. ored on her birthday anniver sary July 26 when friends Visiting at the home of Mr. gathered at her home for a and Mrs. Glen Humes has potluck dinner. Present were been her mother, Mrs. Hazel Mrs. Charlie Powelson from Tucker of Portland and his Santa Clara, Mrs. Ramon Ro MEL EIDE, Owner brother-in-law and sister, Mr. berts from Sweet Home, Mrs. Ph. 897-2812 Mill City and Mrs. Paul Krauss from Floyd Bassett from Lyons Olympia. and Mrs. Claude Bruder, Mrs. Verne Shaw, Mrs. Bud Bilyeu, Mrs. James Grant, Mrs. Cloyd Cox and Mrs. Elmer Shaw. The afternoon was spent vis SALE ON RIDING MOWERS iting. Regular $170.95 Escapes Serious Hurts 5—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, August 3, 1967 Detroit School Staff Scout Chapter, escaped seri where they were taken by ous injuries Monday after Detroit Mobile First Aid Unit. Now Complete noon when the pickup truck The accident reportedly oc they are. Just one of the key factors is our inventory card control system. We know ex actly what we have and what we need each day. It is im portant that our parts are ready at all times for you, the customer. Never worry. If an emer gency arises and you are in need of parts, just call Vern Freeburry - 769-5878. Les Clark Complete One-Stop Service STAYTON