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The Mill City Enterprise
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VOLUME xxin
NUMBER 8
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1968
Ready for State?
Chairman Named
Up and Down
The Avenue
Bv Don Moffatt
$3.50 a YEAR —- 10c a Copy
OCI Man
Tells Lions
Of Program
People living in rural areas,
like Mill City, can well be
thankful that they do not
Mike Colbert, educational
have many of the problems of
By Grace Hitter
director of the Oregon State
cities. True, we may have
Correctional Institute in Sa
some problems with young
STAYTON—Mrs. Floyd Fair
lem was speaker at the regu
people, but they are minor.
president of the Santiam Me
lar Monday night dinner
I couldn’t help but notice the
morial Hospital Auxiliary,
meeting of the Lions club.
difference in young folks we
was general chairman of the
Many people have no concep
see every day here, compared
luncheon Thursday at the Cal
tion of what goes on behind
to the ones I saw in Salem
vary Luthern Church. Mrs. I
those green walls of the in
Saturday. True, it is not a fair
Paul Emmel, wife of the min-'
stitution. Colbert said “more
comparison, as I saw only a
ister, gave a spiritual reading
people outside Oregon know
RAY SNELSON
very few, when you consider
and prayer. One hundred ten
about the progress we’re mak
Ray J. Snelson of Gates has ladies attended the luncheon.
how many young people there
ing in educating and rehabil
are in a city the size of Salem. been named chairman of the
Mrs. Dorotheen Wilson, pro
itating felons than they do
I happened to be in Meier & Canyon scholarship drive this gram chairman, introduced
right here at home. It is the
Frank’s Saturday afternoon. year. He is an employe of the Sister Joseph Catherine and
first educational prison in the
I was sitting on the mezzanine Bonneville Power administra her group “The Girls and
country.«
and noticed that the place was tion and has wide experience Boys, Singers of Regis Class
Colbert went on to say that
filled with young people—and in other fields.
of 1968.” The excellent pro
the first inmates they had
Mr. Snelson and family have gram of six numbers with gui
they were not the type who
was in 1959 when they re
should have been there. They been residents of Gates for tar accompanist was highly
Pictured are some of the members division winner will then play second ceived 80 transfers from the
certainly should have been at the past year and he is a na praised by all.
home. They were insulting, tive of Washington state. He
Don Moffatt of Mill City, of the Santiam Wolverine Basketball place team of the minor division at 8:30. prison. The institute handles
is
a
1953
graduate
of
Cash
not exactly the “flower” type,
president of the Board of Di team who are on top of the heap in All games will be played at McNary felons who are “first timers"
but they were not what I mere High school and attend rectors, was the principal league play. Saturday night March 2nd High school. The winners of the Satur and have sentences which run
would call the elite of our ed Central Washington state speaker. He stressed the many will be the first night of the Capitol Con day night contest will play the follow under 10 years. He said: ‘we
society, if you get what I college where he majored in advantages and services pos ference playoff. Santiam will play the ing Monday for the Capitol Conference get some good ones and some
mean. They had little or no educational Psychology. His sible in smaller community second place team of the major division Championship and the right to enter the bad ones, but we do have a
program of education which
concern for anyone, even past experience also includes hospitals. New air condition in the preliminary at 7 P. M. This will
state tournament at Coos Bay.
seems to be giving proper as
themselves, or the could four years in the U. S. Air ing is now being completed
possibly
be
Serra
Catholic.
The
major
sistance in guiding some of
Force
and
three
years
as
a
have found something else to
for each room. A sizeable do
these people back on the right
do. They moved the chairs volunteer Counselor at Wash nation was given toward car
track.”
around, blocking the flow of ington State Reformatory. Mr. pet for west hall.
Detroit Postoffice To
Colbert said all felons first
traffic and had to be told by Snelson has been active in
There are 97 members on
go to the state penitentiary
civic
affairs
since
coming
to
a policeman to move them.
the active staff. Gale Chris
Have Open House
where they are put through
They threw litter on the floor, Gates and is a member of the tensen is Hospital Adminis
the diagnostic center to deter
and in general were about as Gates City planning commis trator and Mrs. Yvonne Cran
DETROIT—The public is mine whether or not they
sion.
obnoxious as they could be.
dall is Superintendent of the
invited through the press to should he placed in OCI. Most
When this young policeman
nursing staff. Mr. Moffatt
Detroits New Post Office of the inmates there are in
asked one young "punk” to
said, “No more than two visi
“Open-House” to be held Sat the 18 to 26 year bracket.
move, he got a real insolent
tors for each patient”, is a
urday, March 9th from 2:00
The Santiam Wolverines
the group 97 per cent are
answer. How nicely he would
hospital rule too often abused clinched the Capital Confer home court. The Wolverines P. M. to 4:00 P. M. Included Of
school drop outs, and
have fit into the woodshed on
resulting in temperature rise ence Minor division cham controlled the boards, and in the program will be the high
of them are married and
our farm, years ago. I’ll bet
and prolonged illness for the pionship, and a berth in the led the second place Rams the presentation of a new flag to half
have no saleable skills. Fol
a buck he would have chang
patient.
Postmaster Mrs. Gordon (Phy
Conference playoff, as they
their teenage mar
ed his tune. Just what the
G. W. Schachtsick stated defeated the Regis Rams and entire game. The score by llis) Hill, by Mayor Harold lowing
riage they get too deeply into
store owners are thinking a-
the new XRay costing be Scio Loggers February 16 and quarters was 12-9; 22-12; 24-20; Champion.
debt, as they want to s.art out
bout letting this type of per
tween $25.000 and $30,000 and 17. These victories give the and 14-17. Eight of the 10
Refreshments will be serv at the top. They buy too much,
son, both male and female
the air conditioning $40.000 Wolverines the light to play Wolverines scored.
ed
Joy
the
Deyolt
Woman
’
s
Terry HanJen 14, Mark Civic Club. The new 'faclftty speqd too much, and that is
overrun their store is beyond
are all paid for.
the second place team of the
the beginning of their down
me. I’m certainly glad I’m not
J. C. Kimmel reviewed the Major division, which appears Bennett 13, Alan Yankus 12, went into operation January fall.
Steve
Pearce
and
Denny
a policeman on that beat. He
early beginning of the hospi to be Serra Catholic, March 2
7th.
We are now getting a lot
indeed has a rough job, as he
tal. raising money, plans and at McNary High school. If the Cline 10, Bob Ward 9 and
of people who are mixed up
The Santiam Bean Festival other things. He stated a car Wolverines win that game, Terry Savage and Pat Kelly 2.
can’t give them what they
in drugs. Some are peddlers,
The following night the Thieves Enter Home
need most, a good shaking up. Teen Dance committee, Jim diac room will soon be fitted they will go on to play the
and
many young people get
Wolverines
returned
home
Dayton
of
Stayton
and
Jerry
for use.
Oh, well, this is just part of
winner of the Regis and Stay
into trouble trying drugs just
the price of the great society Coffman of Mehama had to
Mrs. Rex Kimsey reported ton game, on March 2 at Mc to battle with the Scio Log In Idanha Area
for “kicks.”
gers and come out on top of
we live in. Don’t correct the call in some high school stu on the Cheerette hours of ser Nary.
The teachers, all who have
that match 56-42, to assure
young people, you may upset dents to help select a Rock vice, stating 2086 hours ser The
IDANHA — Thieves are a- master degrees, work in edu
Wolverines
showed
themselves
o
f
the
Minor
and Roll band. The two men vice by adults and 925 by Jun
their lives.
gain at work in the upper cation and teaching discipline.
of their abilities Friday League Championship.
There was just the opposite said they weren’t up on what ior cheerettes for 1968. Receiv some
North Santiam Canyon. The
as
they
defeated
the
Regis
Wolverines high scorers home of Elwood (Woody) Hil- He said they teach vocational
view of young people Satur the young people liked in the ing pins were: 100 hours, Arta Rams 72-58 on the Ram’s
subjects much the same as
were
Mark
Bennett
with
23
day nieht when we attended way of music.
Glidewell and Blanche Wal
sabeck was broken into while
and Denny Cline with 15. he was at work and a transis Salem Tech and OTI. They
the birthday dance of the Cas Attending from Santiam lace; 200 hours, Marie Hotting-
This win gives the Wolverines tor radio, a suit, several give them intensive training
cade Foothill Squares, a dance High school were Kathy Dug er and Jean Mayo; 300 hours,
a 16-5 season mark, and a 10-1 sweaters and other articles in order to fit them for some
gan
and
Lonnie
Bodeker
and
group of people of all ages
Alice Thomas and Grace Dit-
type of employment when
league record. Their last of clothing were taken.
who enjoy the great American Christine Rogers, Karen Pet- ter; 400, Eva Humphreys;
they get out.
game is a league encounter
pastime. A group of young erson, Dennis Tower and Jim 500, Lura Fair; 1000, June
Mr. Hilsabeck said entry
Colbert said: "we also have
with the Gervais Cougars was made by the breaking of
Bartow and 1,800 Alta Shel
folks in the late teens and Hiebert from Detroit.
to
give them some social
Friday,
February
23
on
the
early 20s were present. One
The Stayton Lions club are ton. The Cheerette program
the glass in the front door. education. Many of them
Cougars’ home court.
young fellow, Jim Steele, as the sponsors of the Bean Fes was started in 1961.
The home, with no close
To add to the Varsity’s neighbors, is located about don’t even know how to act.
sisted in calling the dances. tival this year and members
Mrs. Paul Kirsch installed
They don’t know how to
achievements,
the
Junior
Var
He was tops, and so were all said that the fact that upper the officers and board mem
two miles above Idanha.
keep clean, or how to mingle
the other young people who canyon students took time to bers, Mrs. Floyd Fair, presi Drainage problems in the sity has also posted a fine
and work with other people.
attended. They were having attend the planning session dent, Mrs. Amanda Gavette. city was again under discus mark this season as they have
We have to teach them to give
fun, and thev also had respect showed that all young people vice president, and Mrs. J. C. sion at the February meeting a 15-4 record and have not Weather. Detroit Dam of themselves, and to con
lost
any
of
their
league
games
for others. Just what are the band and made other plans Kimmel, Sec-treas. Directors: of the city council. An eas-
7 a. m. Dally Weather Reading tribute something to society.”
this year.
Mrs. John Apple, Mrs. Mary
parents of today doing about were not goint to “pot”.
Pool
“Our aim,” Colbert said, “is
:nent
has
been
obtained
from
their young folks? Don’t they
The group selected a dance Tuers, Mrs. Byron Shuck, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Heller
Date Max. Min. Elev. Pct. to determine his good points
Mrs.
Mrs.
Hubert
Wagner,
even try to teach them man for the Teen portion of the
lithe number following Feb. 14 49 28 1488.22 0
and start from there; outline
Mrs. Grace Ditter, Mrs. Utah to lay and maintain a drain
ners? Áre they so busy mak Festival.
15 48 28 1488.97 0
things he can accomplish and
line
across
their
property.
your
name on The En Feb. 16
ing a living, that they can’t
A highlight of the dance Crowson and Mrs. Betty Wal
1489.63
0
48 37
Feb.
work with him as an individ
If this works out according terprise label
he concerned as to how their will be a door prize of a car lace.
reads Feb. 17 52 37 1490.26 0.35 ual.
to
plan
it
will
eliminate
the
children are growing up? Par to be painted in gay colors
Feb. 18 56 41 1492.01 1.32
Colbert said the national
standing water on Southwest 2-68 it's time to send Feb. 19 62 47 1497.44 2.00
ents had better wake up at under the auspicies of the Cal
average of returnees to prison
once, and do something about ico Cat in Mehama. The car World Day of Prayer Broadway and surrounding | a check for renewal.
1 Feb. 20 55 46 1509.19 2.19 or correctional institutions is
properties, It is still necess-
it. We can’t let the “welfare is being donated by Philippi
79 out of 100. At OCI the rate
the
approval
from
ary
to
get
state” and all these so-called Motor of Stayton. The car To Be Observed By
is about 25 to 30 percent re
the State Sanitation Depart-
relief programs take over en- will be displayed between now
turnees. Many of these return
the
drain
as
the
ment
for
on
these
and
Bean
festival
time
and
tirely. I know those
Area Churches
because they are not ready
drainage
water
will
go
into
government p r oj e c t s are will also be in the Grand
to gc outside and face the ob
drumming up all the work parade.
The annual observance of the river.
ligation of being good citi
Other
sewage
and
street
they can for their pet projects
be
World Day of Prayer will
zens.
in order to make their jobs
held at the Mill City Presby lighting problems are also
He said it costs about $4,000
more secure, but in the final Student Council
terian Church at 1:30, Friday being worked out by council
per year to keep a man in
analysis, it is the parent who To Sponsor Car
afternoon, March 1. the event members according to Veryl
prison, so the old saying of
The Canyon Scholarship drive in Mill City is again un “lock the s.o.b. up and throw
should take over the reigns
to be sponsored by the wom Hoover, mayor.
and teach their own children. Wash Saturday
A city budget meeting will derway under the chairmanship of Ray Snelson of Gates. away the key certainly is not
en of the various churches in
be held March 6 at 8 p. m. at This year young people of the area are being particularly the answer in any way, least
Members of the student con- the community.
Francis Bodeker With cil at Santiam High school are Refreshments will be serv the city hall for the purpose encouraged to donate small amounts to the fund. It is belived of all financially, as far as
sponsoring a car wash Satur ed during the hour of fellow of setting up the 1968-1969 they will thus feel more a part of the scholarship which the taxpayers are concerned.
Navy in San Diego
day, February 24 at the high ship following the service in budget. Anyone wishing to some of them one day will receive.
Juvenile problems should
SAN DIEGO Feb. 12—Sea school parking lot from 10 A. the Sanctuary. Everyone is speak regarding the budget
Scholarship goal is $700 which will be given to two stu be handled in their own com
man Apprentice Francis L. M. to 3 p. m.
cordially invited to attend, mav attend this meeting and dents at Santiam High school this spring to continue their munities, and not placed as a
Bodeker, USN, son of Mr.
Proceeds from the car and a nursery is provided for authorized paid by council education at institutions of higher learning.
burden on state Institutions,
Francis H. Bodeker of Mill wash will benefit the student the small children.
express his views.
All high school young people sending in 50c along with said Colbert. Some of the re-
Hills totaling $1,161.58 were the coupon printed in this and succeeding issues of The En sponslblity should be met lo
City, has been graduated from body treasury. However, in
authorized paid by council terprise, will have their name appear weekly in this paper cally. He said: "these people
nine weeks of Navy basic case of rain the event will be
members. Police chief Don on the Scholarship Fund Drive Honor Roll. The same will are your responsibility, and
training at the Naval Train postponed until a later date, Dog Catchers To Be
illenwater give his report for apply to persons under high school age who send in 25c.
ing Center here.
according to those making the
you’ll be getting them back.”
the month of January with
In the first weeks of his arrangements.
All donations may be sent to Canyon Scholarship Fund,
Benny Bennett, chairman
In Mill City Feb. 28
eight uniform traffic citations; P. O. Box 566 at Mill City.
naval service he studied mili
of the memorial scoreboard
tary subiects and lived and
The Linn County dog catch 4 municipal warnings: 9 muni
fund said at the present time
worked under conditions sim Pvt. Moore Now
er will be at the city hall in cipal citations issuer! The po
it amounted to $1,448.51. More
CANYON H C H O L A R H H I P
ilar to those he will encounter
Mill City on Wednesday, Feb lice car patrolled 2,126 miles
Is expected to come in The
on his first ship or at his first Stationed in Korea
ruary 28 and those wishing li using 202.5 gallons of gas.
goal is $2,000.
TJ. S. ARMY, KOREA
There was one prisoner NAME
shore station.
censes for their dog may get
President Maynard Smith
In making the transition Private Ronald J. Moore, 23, them at that time.
lodged and 7 cases processed
announced there would be a
from civIHan life to Naval ser «on of Mrs. Margret Moore,
Licenses for males and through court. The police de ADDRESS
zone meeting at The River
vice. he received instruction Mill City, Ore., was assigned spayed females are $2.00 and partment answered 23 calls
view in Mehama March 7 and
under veteran Navy pettv of as a wireman with the 7th are $3.00 for female dogs. Al and one traffic accident was
that the ladies night would be
GRADE
IN
SCHOOL
ficer« He studied seamanship Infantry Division in Korea. so anyone having an animal reported.
held at the same place Friday
a« well a) survival techniques, Jan. 25.
The next regular meeting of
they wish to dispose of may
night, March 8, with the so
military drill and other sub His wife, Jo Anna, lives at give them to the dog catcher the citv council will be March AMOUNT OF DONATION
cial hour starting at 6:30.
6109 W. 62nd S. Tulsa. Okla at this time.
13 at the city hall.
iects.
Bean Festival
Committee
Starts Work
Santiam Wolverines Clinch
Minor Div. Championship;
Drainage Problems
Discussed at City
Council Meeting
Canyon Scholarship Drive
Getting Under Way Now