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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1967)
Ret and Ltoc. Div Ne* ¿papers, U of O Library 97403 VOLUME XXII NUMBER 33 Up and Down The Avenue By Don Moffatt 4 It would appear to me on this Monday morning that log exports to Japan might have quite a bit to do with the trouble the timber indus try is having right now. A re lease from Industrial For estry Association Facts show that Sen. Magnuson of Wash ington State is well aware of what the exporting of logs to Japan is doing to the econ omy of Oregon and Washing ton. He has given this in formation to Senator Mark Hatfield and others, and they agree that something must be done about it, but when and if something concrete will come of it remains to be seen. It appears that no logs can be shipped to Japan from Alaska—then why so many from Washington and Oregon? 1 presume is has to do with politics—but what ever it is, maybe that is why so many mills have been shut down during the past year. I realize I don’t have the answers when it comes to foreign trade, and I do not believe Washington has ei ther. I do believe that when something is injuring an in dustry in our country, we really should move quickly to alleviate the situaiton. Just what would happen if we, right now, would cease ship ping logs to Japan, and in sist if they needed materials to build with, they purchase our plywood instead? I think it could be done, and I cer tainly wish our representa tives in Washington, D. C. would really make an effort to solve the problem. Maybe then we could get all the mills rolling again, and at a profit too! ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THI RSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1967 State Fair To Open August 26 SALEM—With only a short time left until opening, the Oregon State Fair is clean ing up and leveling off this week the ground on which buildings stood which were destroyed by the July 31 fire. There’s no doubt that all will be ready for Gov. Tom McCall’s big opening at 11 a. m. Aug. 26 for the 10-day run, Robert L. Stevens, fair manager, said today. The carnival will be mov ed to the ground formerly oc cupied by the buildings and will stretch across 17th street (closed during Fair week) into the parking lot on the West side of the fair grounds Huge tents offered by the Rose Festival Association, county fair officials and in dividuals will be placed on the former carnival area to house many of the exhibits losing space in the fire. Stevens and his “borrow ed” assistant, Dick Maul from the State Finance De partment, are measuring available tent space against space needed for county, commodity commissions, farm organizations, the horti culture show and other ex hibits. “It looks like we’ll be able to accomodate everyone,” says Stevens. The art exhibit will occu py two huge tents placed in a "U” shape with a foun- tain in the Courtyard cen- ter. The International Photo Sa lon will move into the sec- I wondered when I read Ond stcry of the Crafts’ a recent news release wheth-1 Hobbies and Mineralogy er some of our governors are building. I Portable wooden booths not just a “little sick.” I am referring to Gov. Kirk of : and cases will provide a Florida. He made a big hul solid backdrop for the ex labaloo about welcoming H. hibitors showing in tents, In the meantime, work on Rap Brown, a Black Power the remainder of the fair advocate when he returned from Cuba. He should have goes on uninterupted Audi met him with a shot gun and tions for the All-Oregon Tal told him to go back to Cuba. ent show, offered free daily at He is really a menace to the the fair, continue on the cause of the Negro. Brown outdoor stage a short dis- told a rally in Florida that ance from where the big the “streets are yours, take bulldozers are clearing the them.” Just what kind of fire area Livestock entries business is this when people closed Thursday and while of his ilk are allow’ed to make final tabulation had not yet light of the laws of our land. been completed, according I think it is time for equal to Mrs. Harold Hauck, live 1 rights, but possibly we’ve stock superintendent, the show will be as large • as gone too far already in giv ever. ing rights to people who do not know, nor have earned the right to have them. Some Accidents Plague of these days, our govern Mrs. Sam Leffler ment officials will see where DETROIT — Seems like they have made a mistake in Mrs. Sam Leffler is having offering so much assistance, more than her share of without getting proper co operation or respect from trouble this summer. Earlier in the year she slipped and those receiving the aid. fell suffering a broken leg. People who flock to the The cast was removed only Tuesday night beaches and other parks and recently. while carrying two six packs resorts to get away from it all, probably would be better of pop while working in the off if they stayed at home, store, she slipped and fell We found that out this past again, severely cutting her weekend. We took off with arm and hands on the brok our "house on wheels” for en glass. Following first aid admin the coast Thursday. Guess istration she was taken by what, hardly room to drive, let alone park a rig. We did private car to a doctor who find a place though. Our two had to put several stitches favorite state parks were in her right arm and hands filled to capacity. At Beverly to close the wounds. Beach we counted 21 outfits parked on the highway. anchor and head for home. Every spot where there was The heat this side of the room off the road, trailers, coastal range was something tents, campers, and all sorts terrific. I thought for a while of outfits were tied up. And that we had hit the Sahara the weather — it was some- desert. This has truly been thing else. We were parked a "long hot summer.” I feel with a view of the ocean, like rioting, but I don't think only it was so foggy that we I would get very far with it. couldn’t see it most of the ’ I most likely would end up time, and it was cold and in the city bastile, so guess windy toe. The best day was about ail I can do, is get to Sunday, and of course that! work and forget all about was when we had to up I the heat. Jack Johnson "Where The Tall Corn Grows" Wins "Sharp Tac" Award This Year The Teen Age committee made a special award this year for the first time. This award is called the “Sharp est Tac” and is given to the person who displays leader ship and works continuously a t the clubs’ projects throughout the entire year. One of the main projects of the Teen Age Committee is the 4th of July parade and Queen coronation. This year Jack Johnson was selected for the award for his outstanding work and leadership ability. Jack is active in all school affairs and will serve as student body president this year. He is also active with the Sea Scouts. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Jhue Johnson. $3.50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy In-Service Schedule For Mill City-Gates School Teachers Faculties of the Mill City- Gates School District No. 129J will report to their re spective buildings for in service August 28th. Curri culum committees will be se lected and will assess the present program and make recommendations for needed improvement at each grade level. Individual in-service needs will be scheduled for each staff member at this preliminary meeting. The staffs for all schools in the district have been completed for the upcoming school year. New teachers in the dis trict this year are: Mrs. Curt Benefiel, at the Gates Pri mary, and Miss Patty Beets, and Wallace Hovey at the Mill City Elementary. Mrs. Helen Cox. formerly of the Gates Primary school has transferred to the San- tiam High School as librar ian. Mrs. Thelma Phelps has transferred from the fifth grade to third grade at Gates. Marten Butte Fire is Now Suppressed The lightning caused Mar ten Butte Fire was brought under control Saturday ev ening about 6 o’clock by crews working out of the Mill City Ranger station. The fire started early Thursday afternoon and cov ered about 20 acres in steep heavily timbered area above French Creek. Forest service officials say that fire conditions have never been worse and around- the-clock watch is being kept on weather conditions. A maximum of 100 men were on the Marten Butte fire with about 15 men still on mopping up operations. One man, Walter Rice, suf fered leg injuries and was held in Santiam Memorial hospital for observation and treatment for a day. Directing activities for fighting the fire was Paul Brady, district ranger with The Willamette Valley may be “where the tall com Maynard Smith, district en grows” if practices developed on the Jackson Experi gineer doing the dispatching. mental Farm are applied commercially where poorly Also in charge was By Rarey, drained Dayton and Amity soils are a problem. O. E. fire control officer. Mikesell, left, Linn county extension agent, discussed Helping fight the fire be LYONS — Some things in feed com experiment with Dr. Warren Kronstad, OSU sides regular fire district the Canyon look pretty dull, scientist, while attending the third field day Aug. 2 at personnel were crews from when it comes to the labor the experimental farm, a cooperative project of OSU the Walczak and Muise cut situation, however Cedar and Pacific Power & Light Company. ters and logging crews from Lumber Co., Inc., is one of Eleven courtties in west Tom Shipler, Fred Moore, the mills that has been on New Employees Hired ern Oregon have received Ercll Wilson, Hiebert and the up. $298,325 as their share of this Whitten and Young & Mor New improvements are be By Mill City Ranger past quarter’s timber sale gan. ing made all the time. A new receipts from forest lands ad There were also several in shaker is being installed, District Recently ministered by the State For dividuals in town out on the which will take care of more estry Department. Another fire control lines. Two new employees re $371,246 in revenues from chips. The pipe capacity from cently started work on the the chipper to the storage Mill City Ranger District. Chief Don Gillenwater was forest lands otherwise obli bin has been enlarged. The ; Gerald W. Lynn, Forestry instructed by the City Coun gated will be distributed to old shaker pipe will be used Technician, transferred to cil to refuse to police areas j the State Land Board for de for sawdust. Mill City from Kettle Falls outside Mill City unless re-; posit in the common school An all steel sawdust stor Ranger station, Colville Na quested by the State Police fund. Land management ex age bin will be installed. tional forest. He began work or the county sheriff’s on a penses amounting to about The mill employs about 40 | July 16 and will be working call for assistance. He may: $162,737 were retained by the DETROIT —Thievery con men, running two shifts; one in sale administration. Mr. also answer calls outside the; agency. tinues to plaque the upper shift five days a week with Lynn, his wife Bette, sons, city, if in his opinion, it is j Counties receiving the rev- North Santiam Canyon. Lat the planer at full capacity Gerald, age 14, Ronald, 11, a matter of extreme emerg-i nue include Tillamook, $94,- est robbery was that of the running six days a week, nine Jesse 8, and daughters, Col- ency. 347.64; Coos, $7,599.03; Clat State Highway Dept. Shop hours a day. een, 10 and Rebecca 8 are liv At the August meeting of sop, $120,341.20; Marion, $3,- East of Detroit, sometime the council the Union Oil 939.75; Polk, $16,089.91 and late Wednesday night of last ing near Lyons. David R. Jessup, Forester, Company was awarded a con Lane, $31,258 80. Vouchers are week. Entry was made through a transferred to Mill City from tract for one year to supply also being sent to Benton Rigdon Ranger station, and the city’s gas and oil supplies County for $1,033.80; Linn, window at the rear of the will be working in timber for the current fiscal year. $8,11125; Columbia, $714.44; building, foreman Glen management. He and his There were five companies Douglas, $14,23736 and Lin Beachy said. He said three chain saws, wife, Mary, sons Matthew, 9, bidding on supplying the gas coln, $652.50. Revenues from state man a battery charger and a weld Mark, 6, Paul 4, and Cynthia, and Union submitted a bid of aged forest lands during 1966 ing outfit were stolen, plus a 8, are living at 825 N. W. San- .2398 per gallon. Verl Hoover, Mayor, said totaled over five and one-half butane tank from a camper tiam Boulevard. parked near the buildings. Eldon Hutchinson, Mill that during this period of million dollars. He added this is the third City Fire chief, said this high danger the council is time the shop has been brok week that he was urging all pursuing its policy of insist en into, two of which has residents to quit burning ing that tall, dry grass be cut occurred in the past 18 trash, even though the bar from private,property. months. rels have a cover on them. The Council members He said during the current agreed to give Shields Re- extremely hazardous fire | Mine a permit to build a mo Mill City Jaycees conditions it was dangerous bile home park if a variance SALEM — Secretary of to burn at all. to the ordinances are allow Mr. Hutchinson said he is State Clay Myers has cer ed by the Planning Commis DETROIT —District Rang Plan for Auction er Lee Boeckstiegel of Detroit asking for the cooperation of tified a new voting machine sion. The Mill City Jaycees are all residents in this regard for use in Oregon elections. There were 27 traffic ar said Monday that all fires on planning on holding an auc Myers issued a Certificate rests during the month of the Detroit District are con as a fire at this time could tion in the near future. easily get out of control. of Approval for the “Vote- July, two traffic warnings; sidered out, but that a close Funds raised from the A spark flying from a cov A-Corder,” which is manu two miscellaneous citations watch is still bein,,' maintain event will go towards finish ered barrel in a backyard on factured by the Datamedia and 23 complaints answered. ed on them. ing of the Jaycee hall which S. W. 2nd caused a grass Corporation of Binghamton. The police car patrolled' He said there were 15 light is to be used as a community fire Sunday evening. How N. Y. 1,332 miles using 127.7 gal ning strikes on the district center. during Thursday’s storm. He The punch card voting de lons of gas. ever the department was Advance notice of the auc added that action was taken vice may now be legally sold called and it was put out be tion is being announced so on 10 of the fires. or leased in Oregon. fore any damage was caused. In addition a man-caused that anyone willing to give Myers made a detailed ex Mill Citv Camp Fire amination of the machine on Girls at Camp Kilowan fire was discovered Sunday, usable articles may arrange District Ranger and There were number of Mill almost at the end of White to have them picked up by July 12. He was assisted by City Camp Fire Girls attend water road in a critical loca calling 897-2231 or 897-2700. George W. Gleason, Dean of Family Have Short the School of Engineering at ing Camp Kilowan last week tion, and " added without Vacation Trip Oregon State University; when the theme for the prompt action the fire could Teen-Age Committee DETROIT — Short and Clackamas County Clerk week’s activities was have caused some grief. sweet, is probably the best Robert Schumacher; Jack F. "Round-Up.” The girls partic The fire burned about a To Have Record Hop way to describe District Ran Thompson, Oregon director of ipated in a trail drive, a rodeo half acre of brush litter and ger Lee Boeskstiegel and his elections; and Larry B. and a Chuckwagon dinner. debris. Friday at Firehall family’s vacation. j Bevens, Oregon elections co Final session started Aug-1 Helicopters were broght The Mill City Teen Age They had planned to spend ordinator. ust 11 and the week’s theme into use during the recent fires, carrying both water and Committee will sponsor a a week in the Mt. Jefferson The “Vote-A-Corder” sys is "The Music Man.” Wilderness area, and left tem uses punch cards to re Going from here last week t forest : er vice personnel to record hop Friday evening. last Tuesday. The electrical cord an elector's vote. The | were Becky Music, Lynn the fires In hard to reach -e- August 18 from 8 until 11:30 storm Thursday put an end cards are taken to counting ' Bodeker, Jean Drynan, Lore | gions. Th? ’copters were tak p. m. to their planned old-fashion centers after the polls are Lawrence. Shelly Smith, Me ing water from a large tank The dance will lx? held at ed campout. closed, where they are tab lissa Lawrence, Cindy Beth- er located on Jogging roads. the ftrehall and a number of | el, Cheryl Lawrence. Jackie ( Borate was also used in the top records will he given The Boeckstiegels were ulated by computers accompanied by Francis Myers said that his office I Smith, and Diane Wills. Lori! fire control, but the ’copters away during the evening. There -vilj be an admission Dummer, who had also plen- has now certified nine voting 1 Levon attended from Gates. equipped with two 10-gallon for singles and ned to spend a few days in machines or systems for use and Kathy Anderson from saddle tanks were of consid I charge I '.Tuples. erable help the ‘wide open spaces in Oregon elections. Cedar Lmbr. Running Two Shifts Now Western Counties Receive Money From Forestry Dept. Police Chief Asked To Answer Calls in City Limits Only Thievery Plagues Shops at Detroit Fire Chief Asks Residents Not To Burn Trash Voting Machines Certified For Use In Oregon Elections Fires in Detroit District Now Controlled
