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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1967)
G«H. Ret. anil Doc. Div. Newspapers, The Mill City Enterprise ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXII NUMBER 35 Up and Down THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON A Fire Could Wreck This Scene 21 FitCS Sei Monday By Lightning Simpson Says 25 Of Men Laid Off .................................... * ■ * Labor Day, one of our last major holidays of the sea son, is coming up this next week, and I suppose we will LYONS, August 28 — The DETROIT — Twenty-one have our annual death har fires were reported in the fourth meeting in a joint re The Lyons Union hall will vest. Our highways will again Detroit District of the Wil location effort by the Simp be used as the central inform be turned into slaughter ave lamette National Forest from son Timper Company and ation and employment center nues. Possibly when the new Monday’s electrical storm, a LSW Local 2896 for employ following closure of the Lyons law making it illegal to drive spokesman at the ranger sta- ees of Simpson’s recently plant office on September 8, slowly in the center of the 1 tion said Tuesday. Visibility closed Lyons Plywood Plant and it is expected to remain road causing traffic to pile was poor, so there may be was held Wednesday, August I open at least through the end up will be an assist in mov more fires in the area. Three 30, at Lyons. of September. ing traffic more safely. Let of the fires are described as A meeting for employees of I : An estimated 25% of the . us hope so. These slow poke critical. Simpson’s Idanha Veneer plant's 290 workers had found drivers increase the danger of Plant, also scheduled fori new jobs by this week, Cole They are Fire No. 7—in the rear-end collisions. This new Log Creek area, south of closure, is planned for Sep- reported. Russell said some law takes effect September Hiway 22 near Idanha (two tember 13 at the Idanha 300 job opportunities had 13. I’D bet the patrolmen will or thrre miles) is reported to Plant. been located for the laid off have quite a time until the have burned about five acres Simpson announced the clo workers to consider. motoring public find out that by Tuesday afternoon. sures July 28, and Company “We have been pleased the law is for real. Fire No. 2 is in the Pup officials re-emphasized this with the splendid cooperation Another thing motorists Meadows area about 10 miles week that the cause was poor we received from the union will have to watch out for is south of Detroit, near Pin during these difficult times,” Maybe big city folks don’t know what joins others in this area cautioning ev business conditions. when and if It ever starts to nacle Peak with an estimated a careless match or a cigarette butt eryone to use every precaution against In a joint statement, Lyons Russell said. rain again, the highways will 5 to 10 acres burning. could do to this beautiful scene just fire. The rainy season is not yet in sight Plant Manager Carol Ander be covered with “summer Buck Mountain fire No. 8 north of Gates. Residents who use the and this years drought has broken rec son and Idanha Piant Man Ice.” This means that the ac is located south of Highway Gates Hill road recognize the danger this ords for many years.—The Mill City En ager Harry Spencer said: cumulation of oil on the high 22, near Coffin Mountain dry season has caused. One careless per terprise Photo. “Our relations with local ways will become real slick Lookout and is the largest son could change all this. The Enterprise union leaders and with the when the first rains come. fire of the three with an es union membership have al Motorists will have to use ex timated 100 acres. The ways been pleasant and com- tra precaution until the oil is spokesman said 100 firemen patible. We are at this time washed off the streets and logging crews and others, working closely with the un Funeral services will be highways. Motorists should are on the fires, with an ad ion in relocating laid-off em held at 10:30 a. m. Saturday also use their safety belts. September 2 for Stephen ditional 300 recruited men ployees.” from surrounding regions ex At the four-hour meetings, Wesley Champ, 85, who died As much as we like the pected today. representatives of the Oregon at his home here Tuesday, sunshine, it will be a boon to Hampered b y darkness, State Department of Employ August 29. the economy when the rains fire fighters in most cases ment explain unemployment The services will be held do come. Logging over most stood by until Tuesday morn Boo Music has purchased This past weekend, two compensation benefits, job at Weddle Funeral Home in of the state is at a standstill ing. the inventory of M & M Phil- more members of the North opportunities available in the Stayton with the Rev. James and will be until the cooler The first storm moved in lips 6G service station on the Santiam River Guides Asso state and State retraining Murray officiating. weather comes. Maybe by about 3 p. m. Monday fol- highway in Mill City from | A final tabulation ciation have been licensed by program (MDTA); Ron Rus Although Mr. Champ had of that time someone will buy lowed by a second storm I Mr. and Mrs. Horace McCar- j the State Fish and Game sell, Simpson’s Oregon per been in poor health for sev the two Simpson mills in the which brought wind and a I ley and will take over ac- ’ l scholarship and grant totals Commission, and art now eli sonnel representative, and eral months he was active 2' released this week reveals area, and we’ll get back into brisk rain. Joe Muise, weath- j tive management Friday. The gible to hire out as guides on Burnett Cole, Local 2896 busi until the time of his death, the harness. True, this is a erman, said .42 of an inch McCarleys, who have owned that graduates of Santiam the rivers of Oregon. ness agent, outline health and which came suddenly. fine recreation area, but was recorded in an hour, 4:30 the station for the past seven High school received a grand welfare, pension, and reloca Mr. Champ was born in recreation alone will not be to 5:30 p m. The winds whip- years plan to move to Wash I total of $28,046.00 in scholar- Dick Boedigheimer and Mar tion assistance plans; and; i Poncha Springs, COlo., July vin Sandberg took their ex | ships, and an additional $10,- able to keep men here work ped up high waves on De- ington state, Chuck Becker, Simpson train-(17, 18S2. He lived in Colville, ing. I still think the two can troit Lake and two anglers | Music said today he will 1000.00 in work-study grants. amination last weekend and ing administrator, presents a Wn. for may years, moving scholarships passed the test. go hand in hand. Those who were dumped from their cap-• do ab types of service work, I Twenty -two course in “How to Get a Job.” to Mehama in 1914. He had They are also available for say this area is only good for sized aluminum boats near Heretofore Mr. McCarley was I were awarded to graduates, lived in this area and in Sa I and the total including work- search and rescue work on recreation are quite a bit off the ^he dam. lem continuously until his dem. not doing lube or tune-up svuuy .Ilcu 37. This the rivers when they are Detroit To Have study Kianuj grants reav reached base p !•. p Ritter, visiting here wor^ and now tbe station j nuite significant death. "“ac according to my way of! P. _____ i where needed .................... .. to find bodies „ of those thinking. We have lots ofifrom Washington State, and win be able t0 handle r" q ,___ signincant New City Recorder He was a retired carpenter 3,1 only 37 students graduated in who have been drowned, .• .I __ » nmn ♦biorc». ' « • _______ rx _ DETROIT — Mrs. Russell and was also an avid pros timber left in the area there- ( bjs grandson Dan Travis, of tyes of automotive servic- the cjasg of 1967.. — ----- ------ Gene Teague was the first Rice, Detroit City recorder, pector and hunter. He was fore we should have all the Beaverton, clung to the boat ing. mills tuning to utilize these and Were able to drift safety The Musics also purchased | To the high school student of tbe <jantiam River Guides submitted her resignation to a former member of the wishing to further his educa logs. to the shore. the McCarley home on N. W. tion beyond graduation from to receive such a license. This acting Mayor Harold Cham IOOF lodge at Colville. Surviving besides the wi Alder and plan to move there the 12th grade, scholarship week he stated those who are pion this week, effective not familiar with the North Septemlier 1. Applications are dow, Minnie, are daughters, I was reading something1 porrner Californian in the near future. records should prove quite the other day that sort of | Music had been working at encouraging. The class of Santiam should exercise ex now being received for the Mrs. Goldie Rambo, Mill City shook me up and made me Cleans City Streets the Shell station here for the 1966 earned 26 scholarships treme caution when swim- job and must be in to Mr. and Lila Champ of The . ming or running the swift Champion by September 1. Dalles; one brother. Harley realize that I have been A newcomer to Mill City past several months. and grants. The graduating rapids. Even when the water Mayor Otto Oja recently Champ of Colville, Wn., two around quite a few years. from California recently class of 1965 was awarded 23 is comparatively low as it is submitted h i s resignation grandchildren, Geo-ge Ram This is part of it. In 1935, went to a local store and pur scholarships and grants. The now, it still can be plenty due to employment at Grays bo of Medford and Laura President Franklin D. Roose chased a dozen eggs. The mer Detroit Kindergarten avearge size of the graduat- dangerous. The water is cold, River, Wn. His resignation Rambo of Mill City. velt said. “The Federal Gov- chant started to put the egg ing class during this period and only experienced swim- will not become effective un He is also servived by two ernmen must and shall quit carton in a paper bag for To Open Sept. 18 i of time has been 41 students, should try to swim in til the new water system is great-grandchildren and a this business of relief . - - her and she told him not to *-* z-1 scholarshins z\l n war-, a vxz-a ra and zl T1 work mr-Lr _ _ _ • and DETROIT — Mrs. Rolf An the Nortn Santiam, according completed. A new mayor number i of nieces and ne- Continued dependence upon bother, but she would like study grants have averaged derson reported Monday only to Teague. will be elected by the council phews. relief induces a spiritual and the paper bag. preschool children 29 per year, said Bll Lewel Teague, Denny Frank and at a future date. Six of his nephews will moral disintegration, funda He looked rather amazed seven The Rice family plans to serve as pall bearers. Final Jim Frank ran the river last mentally destructive to the and she explained to him have been registered for kin len, administrator. Thursday, and reported no move to Salem after Septem Interment will be at Fox Val- national fiber. To dole out re that she would use the bag dergarten to date. She added ley cemetery. trouble in any of their trip. ber 1. lief in this way is to adminis to put in litter she picked up there may be a possible nine. Anyone interested in regis ter a narcotic, a subtle des on her way home and then troyer of the human spirit.” place it in her garbage can. tering their children, who Map Shows Pacific Northwest Bell Microwave Towers Today, with over eight Some Mill City residents will become five years old be million receiving payments, seem tc- resent the people fore November 15 are asked the collection of ‘welfare” from California moving to to please call Mrs. Anderson funds has become almost a Mill City. Have you seen any at 854-3453. Kindergarten is scheduled profession. Its recipients are “old time” Mill City residents beginning to make demands picking up litter in their to open September 18 at De rhe recreation 1 eport from like other pressure groups. store bags. troit school, and will run NICOLAI O Monday through Thursday the MUI City Ranger station The relief rolls are higher from 8:30 a. m. to 12 noon. this week still indicates ex TIMBUKTU 9 than in the great depression. Mrs. Norman Thomasson has treme fire danger. Lightning If they run in the millions Golda Martens Hurt LIM ]. O| amity been re hired as teacher. early in the week started sev during “boom” times, what In Car Accident eral fires. No smoking will Twenty-four were enrolled HOREB would they be in another de be allowed when picking Golda Martens, Mill City last year. pression? huckleberries. The berries If President Roosevelt were was injured Monday after HOODOO are ripe in the Tumble Lake, noon in a two-car collision 2 alive today and commented LONO BUTTE Elk Lake and Sardine Creek like he did in 1935, would the miles east of Scio at the in t tuoswsT» I areas. tersection of Oregon 226 and voters have enough “human SPAIMO WV» All campgrounds are open spirit” to support him as they Gap Road. A « but no campfires will be al She is recovering satisfac did more than a generation lowed except In improved ago when “this business of torily at Santiam Memorial CRttOENT ■ campsites in the fireplaces. relief” was launched as a hospital at this time. The Ivy Park church school The south Breitenbush Grant Farris, driver of the "temporary” program to help I ROMSoeol WELCH will open Tuesday, Septem trail and Skyline trail in Jef- ! people until they could get second car was injured. He ber 5 with an enrollment of ferson park are maintained. was charged with failure to 1 i back to work? Relief programs are like stop and yield right-of-way.. 13. El. The teacher, Bonnie Stui- Weather, Detroit Dam taxes Imposed in an emergen MEDICINE cy. Once put into effect they going to be too late. The venga, spent a session in 7 a. m. Daily Weather Reading never cease to be an addition moral fiber of our country summer school in prepara ■ lama th mus Pool Date Max. Min . Elev. Pct al yoke on the neck of the right new is at an all-time tion for her work this year. taxpayer It is the same way low. Aug. 23 92 57 1551.49 0.00 A new wood furnace is be Aug. 24 81 52 1551.08 0.00 We can’t go on forever let- now with President Johnson’s great society. The more he ting the government hand ing built and housed in a Aug. 25 83 53 1660 70 0.00 tries io make everyone happy out billions to every country cement block building at the Aug. 26 96 61 1550.30 0.00 Thirteen relay stations will be con California. All repeater stations will be and free from worry, the of the world, and also to our ¡back of the school. The furn- Aug. 27 81 61 1549.94 0.00 structed in Oregon as part of the new atop mountain peaks to provide un-ob- worse off we are, and unless ( own people, without finally iace is supposed to heat both Aug 28 91 65 1549.49 0.00 $21.7 mi'lion microwave network which structed transmission signals. we wake up pretty soon, it is coming to a day of reckoning. the school and the church. Aug. 29 98 53 1548 91 006 will link the Pacific Northwest with Bob Music Takes Over Phillips 66 Station Here i r $3.50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1967 Scholarships Run High At Santiam Last Rites for Stephen W. Champ To Be Saturday Two More North Santiam River Guides Licensed d Recreation Report Shows Extreme Fire Danger 2 Ivy Park School ToOpenTuesday OREGON
