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Newspapers,
U of O Library 97103
VOLUME XXII
NUMBER 32
; Up and Down
The Avenue
By Don Moffatt
Mrs. Doug Hirte came to
The Enterprise office Thurs­
day to show a couple of her
newest paintings. One was of
her uncle and titled “Seaman
O’Brien.” It showed good col­
oring and made him look like
a seafaring man. The other
was a street scene from Par­
is. She is giving a demonstra­
tion of her painting ability on
the courthouse lawn in Cor­
vallis soon.
She also had with her some
articles received from her
husband, Capt. Douglas Hirte,
who is serving in Vietnam.He
had been on leave in Bankok,
Thailand. He sent her a brass
candlestick which measured
40 inches in height. It can be
taken apart and used in many
different ways. Mrs. Hirte is
a collector of brass items, so
she was more than pleased.
He also sent her a table set­
ting for 12, in brass. This was
one of the most complete sets
I had ever seen. It was made
by the Crown Jewelers of
Bankok. It was burnished so
it looked just like gold.
I am a firm believer that
people of all races and color
should do something for
themselves. I think as things
stand right now the colored
people owe it to themselves
to clean up their own mess—
it is not entirely of the white
man’s making. The white man
didn’t spawn the likes of
Stokley Carmichael. We had
nothing to do with his warp­
ed mind. I wonder just what
would happen to one of us
here in Mill City if we would
suggest that President John­
son, along with several other
people of prominence, be kill­
ed. We most likely would be
put in jail forever, and never
be given a chance to get out
on any pretense. A resolution
has been introduced in Con­
gress asking that the United
States attorney general in­
stitute criminal proceedings
against Carmichael under the
laws of the United States
which provide penalties for
sedition. That would be fine,
but I am afraid that our poli­
ticians are “gutless wonders”
so to speak when it comes to
handling anything of such
consequence, which may cost
them some negro votes next
year. On the other hand, if
they do not take some action
to protect the people from
this type of hate monger,
they may well feel the wrath
of the white voter, who in
spite of all the cry of civil
rights, still must have some­
thing to say about his coun­
try. I think as long as Car-
miehael likes Cuba he should
join forces with Castro, and
then maybe we could have a
little peace and quiet here at
home. Personally I say let
him stay there, and if he does
come back, and our govern­
ment doesn’t do somethnig to
him, and others of his ilk,
then it certainly is time for
the colored people to take
care of him in their own way.
His swift extinction might
just be one way to correct a
lot of our troubles.
These same colored leaders
say that their boys fighting in
Vietnam know how to kill
now. and that they will turn
on the white man when they
come back home. If I were
the colored leaders, I would­
n’t be too sure about this.
They might find themselves
on the receiving end of this
wrath, if any there be. com­
ing from men who have been
fighting for a country they
feel is a good place for them
to live.
Time alone will provide the
answer to a lot of these ques­
tions. I for one do not think
continual pouring of dollars
into aid programs for these
pedple will solve the problem.
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND
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City To Get
2nd Water
Job Aid
Offered to
Simpson Men
Pacific Power & Light Com­
pany is building a new 250,-
000-gallon water reservoir on
the south side of Mill City to
help serve the expanding
southwest section of the
town.
Wayne Goin, PP&L’s local
manager in Stayton, reported
that the contract for the
clearing of a road to the site
and the construction of the
tank foundation has been
awarded to Raymond Lillie &
Son of Albany.
The road will extend half
mile west from the south end
of 4th Street to the site, Goin
said.
The tank will be erected by
the American Pipe & Con­
traction Company, Portland.
Milton Hector, a Pacific
Power water system engineer
from Portland, planned the
new addition to the system
after study of the town’s pres­
ent and projected water
needs.
Hector chose the construc­
tion site based on its prox­
imity in relation to the city
and its altitude. The new
tank had to be located at an
even height with the existing
tank of water in the system
would naturally seek an even
level and overflow the lower
tank:
When completed in Octob­
er, the new reservoir will
measure 32 feet in height and
will be 37 feet diameter. It
will be built of welded steel
sections and mounted on a
concrete ring foundation. A
guage board on the north side
of the tank will allow com­
pany personnel to monitor
the water level from a dis­
tance.
Chamber To
Seek Answers
To Shutdown
At a meeting of the Board
of Directors of the North
Santiam Chamber of Com­
merce held here recently,
Floyd Eastwood asked for as­
sistance in preparing letters
to representatives in Wash­
ington, to see if anything can
be done about the tight ply­
wood market, and see if there
is some relief coming along
these lines. This action was
triggered by the recent an­
nouncement that Simpson
was closing their two plants
in Idanha and Lyons. Anoth­
er mill going down this year
was Willamette Ply at Aums­
ville.
It has been known that the
market for plywood has been
real low for some time, and
rumors have been flying as
to why the two plants clos­
ed at this time, when there
was some indication of the
market getting better. Dick
Parker and Don Moffatt
were chosen to work with
Eastwood in preparing the
letters.
Eastwood has appointed
Cliff Coleman and Wayne
Goin of Stayton and Cal Cul-
ertson of Mehama on the
Industrial Committee for this
fiscal year and said two
more from this area would
be named soon.
There will be no general
meeting in August, and the
next board meeting will be
held at the Bridge Cafe in
Lyons.
Job placement help for
men whose jobs are being
lost by the closure of the
Simpson Timber company
plants at Lyons and Idanha
are being offered at the Un­
ion Hall in Lyons.
State Employment service
agents will be on duty there
each Wednesday morning
from 9 a. m. to 12:30 p. m.
to provide information on
unemployment benefits and
job placement.
Some 325 men are being
laid off by the closure of the
Lyons plant and about 75
will be laid off later at Idan­
ha.
Union Business Agent Bur­
nett Cole said Simpson was
helping in every way pos­
sible to assist their employes
find work elsewhere.
Simpson personnel officer
Ronald Russell of Albany
said wood Industry firms
have been contacted about
the trained, experienced men
available.
A number o f families
from this area have secured
work at a new veneer plant
at Kettle Falls, Wn.
Cole said the Union is ne­
gotiating with the company
regarding seniority rights in
Aerial photo of Mill City shows route of new 000-gallon tank will augment existing facilities in Mill
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Pacific Power & Light Company water reservoir indi- Clty to Provide water service to the rapidly growing
cated by white dot at bottom center of photo. The 250,- southwest portion of the town.
Mill City Women’s
Softball Team Has
Win Over Stayton
League play got off to a
good start for the Mill City
Women’s softball team, last
week with a victory over one
of their tougher opponents.
Stayton, winning by a score
of 14 to 7. Pitching the en­
tire game for Mill City was
Geneva Johnson.
The was quite a bit of ac­
tion throughout the entire
game as both teams are about
equal in playing ability.
Those playing for Mill City
were Geneva Johnson, pitch­
er; Wilda Wilson, catcher;
Myra Mumey. 1st; Jessie Bod-
eker, 2nd; Billie Porter, 3rd;
Glenna Ward, short stop;
Bev Sullivan, left field; Glor­
ia Urban, right field, and
Cheryl Chailender, center
field.
Mill City played Gates
Tuesday and will play De­
troit here August 15 at 7 p.m.
Idanha Man Has
Fingers Injured
In Mill Accident
Virgil Lewis Family Dennis Davidson to
Are'Steer Rustlers'; Play in Annual
Shrine Grid Game
All a Mistake
The things that happened
following the purchase of
one steer last Saturday by
Virgil Lewis, could only hap­
pen in a B-rated western, or
so the family thought until
the next day.
The steer was purchased
and brought home but it
broke out of its pasture the
next day with the family
searching all afternoon for it.
The family saw the steer in
Mel Eide’s pasture land near
Gates. They finally caught
the animal, borrowed a trail­
er from Royal Johnson and
with the help of Bill Christ­
ianson and his horse Stormy
brought
him back home.
Detroit District Fire
No sooner was the steer in
Crews on Out of
his own pasture when Joe
State Fire Calls
Bowes drove up and told
Santiam Grange Plans
DETROIT — The Regional Lewis that his steer was in
For Harvest Festival
inter-forest suppression crew the Bowes pasture
LYONS—A special meeting of the Detroit District were
So back they went to the
will be held Friday night to flown from Salem to Ellens­ Bowes field and sure enough
make plans for the annual burg. Wash., Thursday morn­ It was their newly purchased
Harvest Festival and fair of ing and then transported to animal. With a shock of dis­
Santiam Valley Grange. Com Wenatchie to help bring un­ may the Lewises realized
mittees will be appointed at der control a forest fire in the they had innocently rustled
this time.
Wenatchie National Forest No. 1 steer which was mark­
Sam Wizer, presided at on the Clem Elum District.
ed the same as theirs.
the meeting held Friday.
The fire reportedly caused
They notified Eide that
Mrs. George Hays, who was by logging operations burned he was missing one steer
a delegate to State Grange, some 68 acres of timber be­ I and that they would return
gave a report. During the fore being brought control I it Monuay night.
lecturer’s hour Mrs. Giles District Ranger Lee Boeck-
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have
Wagner presented
Grange stiegel said Sunday.
I decided they don’t think
Emblem ceremony. She was1 The suppression crew re- much of "cattle rustling”, ev­
assisted by Mrs. Jake Myers I turned home Friday.
en on a small scale.
IDANHA—Marion Spencer
of Idanha sustained a smash­
ed finger in an industrial ac­
cident last week at Gr~?n
Veneer Inc. log docks.
The accident reportedly oc­
curred when the trailer of a
log track swung around
while being loaded and his
finger became pinned be­
tween the trailer and the
frame.
He was taken to a Dr. by
private car.
Reports indicated that a
portion of the finger had to
be amputated. Spencer is a
log truck driver for Benton
Trucking, Idanha.
Dave James, vice-president
for public affairs for Simp­
son Timber Co., and John
Stentz, personnel manager
for the company, were at The
M’ll City Enterprise office on
Tuesday.
In talking with Don Mof­
fatt regarding the closing of
the Lyons and Idanha plants,
James said he would like to
spike the rumor that the
mills were closed because of
any desire to “break the un­
ion.” He said reason for the
shut down was strictly be­
cause of the price of plywood.
He said the mill had not been
sold to date, but they might
sell It if the price was right.
A representative of the
North Santiam Chamber of
Commerce had written Mr.
James regarding the impact
the closure had on the econ­
omy of the area.
layoff and vacation pay still
due. He said the union is
also trying to preserve the
vacation rights of men plac­
ed in other mills.
Union and company offi­
cials met in Portland Wed­
nesday, to further discuss
the Health and Welfare ben­
efits and to try and secure
some paid-up benefits for the
men. They will, no matter
what the company decision
is, be able to Individually
carry on the present health
plan.
Also under discussion was
the Simpson pension plan
which is available at retire­
ment age to men who have
20 years of wood industry
employment. This will also
be received by workers who
have become disabled.
Workers for Simpson who
were stunned by the closure
Idanha Young Man
about a week ago are gradu­
ally working out their em-
On Missile Cruiser
polyment problems, either by
Machinist Mate Third Class themselves or with company
Gordon M. Smith, USN, son or employment service as­
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. sistance.
Smith of Idanha, Is partici­
pating In sea trials aboard Weather, Detroit Dam
the light guided cruiser NSS 7 a. m. Dally Weather Reading
Springfield following a six-
Pool
month overhaul in Boston, Date
Max. Min. Elev. Pct.
Mass.
Aug. 2 86 54 1558.69 0.00
Operating from her new Aug. 3 89 54 1558.37 0.00
homeport, Norfolk, Va., Aug. 4 87 55 1558.07 0 00
Springfield will conduct the Aug. 5 85 52 1557.72 0.00
sea trials to insure maximum Aug. C 77 53 1557.42 0.00
operating efficiency and pro­ Aug 7 70 55 1557.13 0.00
ficiency of her crew.
Aug R 77 54 1556.82 0.00
Dennis Davidson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Davidson
and a 1967 graduate of Santi­
am High school will be one
of those playing in the annual
Shrine East-West Football
game which will be held at
Pendleton, August 19.
Tickets for the game may
be secured from Pendleton or
LaGrande Chamber of Com­
merce. For more informa­
tion those Interested may
contact Mrs. Davidson. Sev­
eral people from here have
indicated that they will
attend the game including
Al Ward, Jr. who will fly his
own plane.
Dennis is presently at La-
Grande where he is in train­
ing for the game. He will at­
tend Linfield college this fall.