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^j’tTuttary »7-103 ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — ORE GON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXIII NUMBER 18 THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON Up and Down To Have Open House The Avenue On May 7th at 7:30 P. M„ By Pon Moffatt Santiam High School will fea ture the High band and chor us the first 45 minutes of the program. The balance of the program will allow parents and friends to visit the various high school departments. All teach ers will be in attendance and if any question need answer ing about their programs, an opportunity will be available. Projects in the Home Ec onomics Department, Indus trial Arts and Art will be on display. Also many of the innova- tive practices and equipment wil! be available for viewing such as the closed circuit TV Springboard and the improved instructional Material Center. It is hoped that some of the Computer equipment will be available so that parents may view the equipment and its operation. The Home Economics De partment will provide refresh ments to all visitors. The concert will be free to the public. The band and chorus will have its last op portunity to display its tal ents In a concert situation and everyone is urged to at tend. The Band recently re ceived a 1-rating and the Chorus a 2-rating, both rat ings well above the average. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1968 Seniors Lead In Six Weeks Honor Roll Speak On Joint Districts FRESHMEN We’ve covered many miles Barbara Etzel 3.57 since leaving Oregon on our Toby Fencl 3.57 District Ranger Lee Boeck- vacation and have seen many 3.57 stiegel of the Detroit District Twyla Fultz things, and also have learned 4.00 Ranger Station announced Richard Posekany a few things. When we came 3.57 this week that a meeting of Rebecca Willson into Reno at the end of our SOPHOMORES area businessmen and city of first day out, we drove in a ficials will be held at the De Melody Barnhardt blinding blizzard which made troit Ranger Station May 7th Lynn Cutsforth it necessary for us to turn 3.71 at 10:00 A. M. Purpose of the Rebecca Earhart on our lights. It got down to Larry Hillesland 3.85 meeting he said, is to inform about 25 above before morn 3.57 the people on the current sta Virginia Lankins ing, so we were glad to leave 3.50 tus of the study that’s being Michael Long that town behind us. made on the consolidation of Karen Oliver Our next day’s drive was the Mill City-Detroit Districts. Alan Raines uneventful and we wound up 4.00 David R. Gibney, Forest Bruce Roscoe past Las Vegas. That town 3.71 Supervisor of Eugene, will Donna Snodgrass has never offered us anything conduct the meetings. Boeck- JUNIORS of Interest. It was real cold 3.57 stiegel said a similar meeting Karen Loveall and nasty that whole day, 3.85 will be held at the Mill City Deborah McClellan windy and cloudy. We got to 3.57 Ranger Station later in the Alan Mulse Phoenix the next afternoon SENIORS day. and found the weather more 3.50 Fred Alban to our liking. After we got 3.71 Juanita Arndt settled in our motel we called 3.50 Kindergarten to Have Dennis Cline our daughter-in-law to be. She 3.66 Peggy Cooper got in touch with our son, Graduation May 9 3.50 Linda Fultz Brian, at work, so we had The PTA sponsored kinder Terry Hansen dinner together. This was on garten will have their grad Kandee Henneae a Thursday evening, so we uation on Thursday evening Jack Johnson 3.66 had time to drive around May 9 at 7:30 at the Old Gates Pat Kelly 3.50 Phoenix, the sun city, the next school. Mrs. George Stafford June Kennedy 4.00 day, and get acquainted with Is the instructor. 3.66 Steve Pearce our surroundings. One thing Those having children who Kathy Rose 3.83 we found was that all the peo will be in the graduation cer Diane Rush 3.57 ple who served us In cafes emonies are asked to have Vicki Rush 3.57 and service stations were the youngsters on hand about Charley Stewart wonderful. They were cheer 10 minutes early. Shary Stubbs ful, and acted as If it was a The picnic and field day Alan Yankus 4.00 pleasure to be of service. Ser will be May 10 and hot dogs vice folk in our state could and buns will be served. Par take a few lessons from these ents and friends attending people. I don’t mean by this may bring other food if desir that the people serving us at ed. home are not polite, but these The field events will start people do go out of their way at 10 a m. to Erive you a feeliug of being welcome. This was also true at Grand Canyon National park where we also spent a dav and a half. The American Red Cross Following son Brian’s wed has offered a course in First Susann Heller, a freshman ding Saturday forenoon, we Aid for Mill City. This is to had a good visit with our at Oregon College of Educa DETROIT—Graduation ex be a 10 hour course held in ercises for 14 8th grade stu tion from Mill City, will serve son-in-law and daughter, Mr. five 2-hour evening sessions dents at Detroit school will be as editor of the 1968- ’ 69 Grove and Mrs. John Frace and their held May 22nd at 8:00 P. M. in over a three week period. daughter, Claudia. They came at OCE. Instructors will be from over Friday, and left for San The Grove is the OCE year the schools elementary gym. the Salem area. Firm dates The evenings program will in Diego, their home, on Sunday book published by the stu will be set later but the course afternoon. dents. Its name was derived clude a speaker and a musi probably be held In May. We went up to the Park from a grove of fir trees lo cal program. A buffet supper will An expression of interest is Monday, and hit another cated, prior to the 1962 Col is planned for the graduating needed in order to determine snow-storm. About seven In umbus Day storm, where the students following the pro if we have enough partici gram. ches of snow had fallen Sun Humanities — Social Science The students are: Ricky Al pants to hold the class. day nieht. Monday was a nice building now stands. Anyone interested should ley, Glenda Beachy, Dennis day, although it did get real call the Santiam High school Miss Heller, an elementary Benton, Mary Bittner, Rhon cold up there. Ice on the pud office at 897-2311. da Calbreath, Randy Gardner, dles and huge icicles hanging education major is the daugh from the hotel in the morn ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Frank Golden, Donald Hie- ing. We saw many things of W. Heller of Mill City. She bert, Jeanne Hopson, Pat Lyon, William Meyer, Sus- interest and found the Grand Canyon is just that, grand. graduated from Santiam High sanne Morgan, Susan Reeves and David Stevenson. Words seem futile In describ school in 1967. ing it. It is well worth look The North Marion Huskies ing at, believe me. There is Business Department At Work stomped the Santiam Wolver a man, Fred Harvey, who has ines in a 5-0 baseball game at his name on everything. I ex Santiam Friday, April 26. The pected to see a sign down in Huskies scored in the last the Canyon, “dug bv Fred i three innings to beat the Harvey,” but of course we Wolverines. know that no human being This loss put the Wolver could create such a thing of ines in fifth place in confer beauty. ence play with a 4-5 league We saw Indian ruins, and record. The Wolverines next were impressed with the way game is with the Salem Acad the. made a livipg in the emy Crusaders Friday May 3 early days. We also stopped I at Salem. at Montezuma’s Castle on the return to Phoenix, and got i another lesson in early Amer ican history. One has to mar vel at the manner in which these “true” Americans lived. Susan Heller To Edit Yearbook At OCE Next Year ' April Showers Bring Snow to Detroit i I also had an opportunity to talk with a Negro man at Phoenix while he was wash ing our car. He was a young family, and seemed to be real man who had done his stint in the service, was raising a intelligent. In the course of our visit I asked if he minded answering a few questions. Of course, I was interested in his reaction to all this rioting, burning and looting. He said: “I’m with the Mayor of Chica go. If they break the law, they should be punished, even if it means shooting some of them." He continued. "I work ed for everything I have, and 1 certainly am not in favor of giving things to people. I teach my kids that they must earn what they get in life.” To that I can only add Amen. I wish more peoplq. both black and white would learn that lesson. I’m writing this in the Frace’s Bookstore in National City, where it is nice and sun ny and the temperature just right. Our daughter took us up north to near Escondide. where Lawrence Welk has his Big Money Winner At Shell Station Merle Minton had quite a thrill Wednesday even ing when he spelled MINUTEMAN in the Spellorama game which is being conducted at Del’s Shell station along with other stations in the country. Mr. Minton was a $500 prize winner and he is pictured receiving the check from Delbert Goforth, station owner. Mr. Minton said he hadn’t been able to work the past year, following major surgery. His big smile denotes that he is more than pleased. Mr. Goforth said there had been about $613 given in prizes at his station since the start of the game about one month ago. Public Hearing to be Held on Sewer Issue A public hearing will be held in the City hall on Thursday, May 2 at 8 P. M. for the purpose of discussing the proposed general obliga tion bond for the purpose of installing a partial sewer system. This is for the busi nesses located on the north side of the river. This bond issue is to be vot ed on May 7 and anyone wish ing to discuss the matter is urged to attend the meeting Thursday. Red Cross Courses To Be Offered If Detroit 8th Graders Interest Shown To Graduate May 22 Detroit-Idanha Ball Team Needs Summer Coach Huskies Dump Wolverines 5-0 The business department at Santiam High School is developing a shorthand tape collection. Judy Parent, instructor, prepares tapes for dictation exercises. The consoles in her department are currency being used for tpeed building in letters. The students like using the tape recorders and enjoy practicing at home. Shown us ing the equipment is Delrena Carpenter. trailer court, golf course and 1 . New Directories Are -estaurant. It is a real nice I Received by Mill City layout. Sunday we start on our way And Area Residents May is here, a bright fresh ’■«ack up the coast, and back *o work. On this trip I learn month and in the mail this ed something else—I’m not a week were the new telephone "ood loafer. I guess. I’ll al directories for area patrons. ways have to work, as I get 'Listed are Stayton, Aumsville. real restless after about 10 Detroit. Idanha. Lyons, Me of the idle life. While I hama. Gates. Scio, Turner and have enjoyed every minute, Mill City numbers. it will be good to be back Anyone in town not receiv- home. We’ll be seeing you | ing one may contact the Val- soon. ' ley Telephone office. DETROIT — April arrived with a forecast of showers, which is supposed to bring May flowers, but it also brought snow showers. The following is a report of April weather pulses as compiled by weatherman Joe Muise. The month was slightly cooler than the 24 year aver age; ranging from a high of 82 degrees on the 29th to a low of 2 degrees on the 13th. The hotest April day of a 24 year record was 89 degrees on the 29th. 1957. The lowest ex treme of the same period was 18 degrees in 1951. Total precipitation for Ap ril was 3.18 inches compared to the average on record of 4.27”; with greatest 24 hour fall of .68 on the 26th. Re cords show heaviest precipita tion of a 24 hour April dav was 2.16” on the 19th in 1965. The driest April of 24 year re cord was in 1956, when 1.71” total was recorded. Snowfall was normal, 2 inches. But in 1948 eleven inches accummulated in Ap ril. 7 inches fail in 24 hour r.eriod of April 19th 1961 was recorded. $3.50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy DETROIT — The Detroit- Idanha Woman’s softball team (League) is now being organ ized. Anyone interested In joining in this summer sport is asked to please contact Mrs. Jules Hill. She said the group is also interested in finding a coach. She added this could be either a man of woman. Mrs. Hill said it was hoped the team could be organized in time to get in some prac tice in May before the sched uled games. Voters May Obtain Absentee Ballots Fire Permits Now Needed Don Hutchinson, Mill City volunteer fire department chief, said this week that per mits were now needed in the city to do any kind of burn ing. Only burning allowed without a permit is a covered trash barrel. Permits may be secured from Mr. Hutchinson at 354 S. E. Grove or from his fath er, Eldon Hutchinson at 314 Second street. Mill City has a very good record on fire losses and with the coopera tion of residents this can be maintained. District Cuts Election Costs Bill Lewellen, administra tor for school district 129J said that costs for school elec tions were being cut this year. There will be an election on Monday, May 6 to elect a di rector for a five year term. Clare Henness, who is cur rently serving as chairman of the school board is unopposed for the position, with no oth er petitions being filed. Heretofore, elections have been held tx>th at a Gates and Mill City poling place with elections usually held from 2 until 8 p. m. It is now necessary to have the polls open from 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. and with the usual small turnout of voters, particularly in the Gates district Mr. Lew ellen said the board members felt that one polling place would be sufficient. This is particularly true when the polls are open 12 hours, allow ing anyone to get there one time or another. Portland Woman Injured In Car Accident Sunday DETROIT—A young Port land woman and her compan ion escaped serious Injuries when her small convertible and another car collided on the North Santiam Highway a half mile East of Detroit about 4:55 P. M. Sunday. Taken to Santiam Memor ial hospital, Stayton by De troit Mobile First Aid Unit was Miss Nikki Grisanti, 20, of Portland. Hospital attendants said she suffered broken ribs and list ed her condition as fair Sun day right. Driver of the other car was Brazier C. Small, 76, a Salem MEHAMA — Miss Anna Attorney who resides at 436 Jane Stout, 94, longtime Me Vista Ave. S. E. Salem. hama resident whose nursing career extended more than half a century, died Tuesday Sportsmen Are Asked in a Silverton nursing home where she had been two yaers Not to Violate The A native of Ilwaco, Wash., she came to Mehama shortly after her birth with her par Litter Laws ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stout, wh6 had lived here pre With the summer outdoor season coming on, fishermen, viously. She attended Oregon State hunters, boaters, campers, and University and took her nurs other outdoorsmen are re es training at Willamette San minded by the Game Commis itarium in Salem, becoming sion to be careful with their one of the first trained nurs litter and either take their trash and tin cans home with es in the county. them from an outdoor excurs Hospital Director In J907 she became superin ion, or deposit their garbage tendent of the Sugar Pine in receptacles if such contain Milling Company’s hospital in ers are available. Phil Schneider, state game Sugar Pine, Calif., and during World War I she served as a director, said that failure to civilian nurse at the Army do so could cost the offender training camp near Corvallis. loss of licenses, such as vehic During here career she was le. boat registration, and hunt employed in most Salem area ing and fishing licenses. hospitals, including Willam Schneider said that a law ette Sanitarium, State Tuber passed by the last Legislature culosis Hospital, Salem Gen prohibits discarding garbage, eral, Salem Memorial and trash, debris, glass, cans, and Morningside Home for Feeble other litter within 100 yards Minded, now Fairview Hospi of or within any waters of the tal. state. Later she returned here to In addition to other penal set up a nursing home in her ties. the court in which an in parents’ home and worked as dividual is convicted of a vio a private nurse until her late lation may order suspension 70’s. of the permits or licenses de Survivors include sisters scribed above. Mrs. Mary Mulkey, Salem, Director Schneider voiced and Mrs. Joseph F. Stephens, the hope that not a single Columbia City, Ind.; brothers hunter or fisherman would Ray, Portland, and Luther, violate this law and thus risk Mehama. his hunting or fishing privil Memorial services will be 2 eges. He urged conscientious p. m. Saturday in Weddle mor outdoorsmen to police their tuary, Stayton. Interment will own ranks bv reminding any be In Fox Valley Cemetery, one observed casting or leav Lyons. ing litter about and to report violations to authorities. Well-Known Area Nurse Dies Tues. County Clerk, Don Penfold, has proof that Linn County residents are scattered to the four corners of the earth. The Clerk’s Office has been receiving applications for ab sentee ballots from many tem porary addresses of Linn County citizens. West Paki stan, Sandi Arabia, Virgin Is land, Hawaii, Alaska, Viet Nam, Germany, and England are a few of the far sounding names as well as many ad dresses from military person nel that is identified only by an A.P.O. Number. Penfold stated that any pro perly registered elector may obtain an absentee ballot up on making written application to his office at least five (5) days before the election If: (1) he expects to be absent from the county on Election Day, May 28, 1968. (2) he is physically unable to go to the polls. (3) he resides more than fifteen (15) miles from the voting place. (4) he Is in the mlltiary ser vice of the U. S. Government. The County Clerk request ed that those desiring this ser vice apply early enough to al City Budget Passes low ample time for the com pleted ballot to be returned At Tues. Election Only 49 voters turned out to him before election day. to register their approval of the city budget at an election If fhe number following Tuesday held at the city hall. VOUr name on The En- Total amount of the budget . * . I I wa, 870,782.00 but only $6,- ferprise label reads 667.24 needed voter approval, i amount was in excess 5-68 it's time to send of limitation of taxes imposed a check for renewal for district. Weather, Detroit Dam 7 a. m. Daily Weather Reading Pool Apr. 24 52 36 1550.07 0 08 Apr. 25 55 39 1550.27 0.0 Apr. 26 47 43 1550 59 0 73 Apr. 27 58 37 1550 98 0.0 Apr. 28 71 42 1550 88 00 Apr. 29 81 44 1550 83 00 Apr. 30 77 46 1551.30 T
