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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1968)
°*n Ret. and Doc. Div. Newspaper», U of O Library 97403 The Mill City ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — ORE CION’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME xxm • NUMBER 19 Up and Down The Avenue I By Don Moffatt ■ ------- ■ » Back home at last, and we’re glad to be here, all in one piece. After having travel led over 3,700 miles, without accident, we can only say, Thank God for a safe trip, and we really mean it. We never saw an accident while away. We had one close call in Los Angeles. We were sailing along, keeping up with the traffic on the San Diego Freeway, when I goofed up and got into the wrong lane. A fellow, close on our bumper swerved around up in anoth er lane, and we nearly crack ed up. With some fast man euvering, we squeeked out of it, and that isn’t bad for mak ing several trips clear across that big city. One unexpected thrill came to us on the desert between Yuma, Arizona and San Diego. We were zipping along when all of a sudden a jet plane flew over us at power-line level. He was really pouring on the coal. I heard a roar and before I could realize what was happening, it had hap pened. He zoomed over us and flew on down the road aver another car, then went straight up, doing some wild gyrations, then a fast outside loop and over the range of mountains. I could feel my hair, what little there is left, stand on end. I said to Alta, I’ll bet my face is red, as I feel all hot. She said, "ha,” you’re as white as a sheet. The car seemed to settle down into the pavement from the pres sure when the jet went over I’ll bet that jet jockey really had a ball pulling that caper. Now to get back to work. It is hard to settle down and get into the swing of things. Our faithful crew did such a fine job while we were away, I feel like doing it again— later, of course. THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON Power Co. Sponsors Seminar Princess Pacific Power and Light Company has announced it will sponsor an engineering career seminar for teen-age I boys again this year as part of the 1968 Junior Engineers’ and Scientists’ Summer In stitute (JESSI) scheduled in mid-June at Oregon State Un iversity. The eighth annual PP&L seminar June 19 will give local high school boys enrolled in the annual JESSI program an opportunity to meet and talk with professional engineers Metteer was elected and scientists and learn about as Teresa princess for the 4tn of career opportunities. The youths will tour Paci July celebration in Mill City fic Power’s engineering, con and will represent the Lions and Lions Auxiliary. She struction, power, design and club a Junior at Santiam High computer departments at the is and the daughter of general offices in Portland. school They will meet many of the Mr. and Mrs. Bill Metteer. for this years parade utility’s top engineering, sci Theme entific and technical people in which the Queen and her will ride is “World of during a morning tour, and court will visit the Oregon Museum Yesterday.” of Science and Industry in the afternoon. The one-day seminar is part of a two-week session at OSU in which the boys participate in typical college-level and technical courses of study. The JESSI program, in its 13th year, is aimed at encour Hazel Gabriel, Gates City aging young men with science recorder said this week that and mathematics aptitudes to pursue careers in the sci she felt some of the residents ences and engineering by ex in that city were not aware posing them to samplings of of the provisions in Ordin study courses and by availing ance 37B. This relates to wa established technical person ter service and payment of nel to them for discussions of accounts and was made ef fective in September 1965. career opportunities. All water service bills are Inquiries about the JESSI program should be directed to due on the first of the month the schools, the announcement and are delinquent by the stated. The program is direct tenth of the month and may ed to high school sophomores then have the water cut off and juniors, and parents of if not paid by the second boys with aptitudes for sci month. The city also requires that ence and mathematics are urged to encourage enroll two months deposit shall be ment in the JESSI course at made in advance of a hook-up to the system. Oregon State. Mrs. Gabriel said she felt that if residents understood the provisions more people Mari-Linn School would comply. A copy of the ordinance may be obtained To Graduate 28 On from Mrs. Gabriel. Gates Water Users Service Cut Off If Bills Not Paid I have been wondering if we in the United States, will lose our free enterprise sys tem. If we do, we will have lost the one thing that has made this country great. If we take away our right to work as free men, and the right to invest the fruits of Wednesday Evening Grade Schoolers To our labors so it will benefit LYONS—Eighth grade grad us as individuals, we will be uation at the Mari-Linn Visit Portland Zoo on the road to ruin. DETROIT—A pincic lunch School has been tentatively Essentially the ideal of free set for Wednesday evening and a visit to the Portland enterprise began as a right May 29, at 8 p. m. in the Zoo is the day’s program of the individual to choose school gymnasium. There will Thursday for the first and his own means of making a be 28 students receiving their second grades of Detroit. livelihood without hindrance diplomas. Cheryl Adnson, First grade room mothers by government or any other Nancy Dougall, Robin Foster, accompanying the group will coercive agent. It is the in Wayne Fowler, Sue Frichtl, be Mrs. Linda James, Mrs. dividuals’ right to apply him- William Harris, Arthur How Jean Roth, Mrs. Nancy Mc elf to his chosen career with ard, Bob Johnson. Kenneth Clure, Mrs. Yvonne Hills, initiative, energy, skill and Hughes. Suzanne Kuiken, Jer- Mrs. Howard Drago, and Mrs. courage, and to reap what raletta Mays, Patricia McClel Gien Reinke, teacher. Second ever rewards accrue from his lan, Sandra McDougal, Ricky grade room mothers will be wi dom and efforts. Another Mentze, Julie Myers, Kenneth Mrs. Shirley Knapp, Mrs. facet of free enterprise is the Namitz, Debra Ramsey. Kay Maryann Levering, Mrs. Bet ideal comprehended by the Riddell, William Sieg. Paul ty Sheldon, Mrs. Marcia Guer necessity of competing with j Simmons, Harley Smith, Greg in and Mrs. Buelah Teacher. others who choose the same Slayden, Elsie Smittle, Geral The bus will leave here at career, and the disposition of Smittle, I.aVerna Taylor. Ken 8:45 a. m. and return at 4:30 the fruits of our labor to the neth Walker, Laura Wiggins, p. m. Driver will be Harold greatest advantage again in Dan Wilson. Champion. competition with others, through barter and trade. Free enterprise should even give us the right to fail, without interference of the govern ment. We should not have to be guaranteed anything by the government, as after all, the government can give you only what it has taken away from you in the first place. Parents and friends are ur Let us hope and pray that rewarded and to know sometime soon, we can have ged to attend the annual A- efforts they have backing of parents people in our nation’s capi wards Night which will be and friends. tal who have a sane fiscal held at the Santiam High school gym the evening of nolicy. Let us hope that this deficit spending for all sorts Tuesday, May 14. “foolish” programs can be ter The presentations will be Santiam PTA Gets minated quickly If we don’t given, starting at 7:30, to all we will cease to function as a athletes, both young men and Gold Oak Award strong nation. It would be a young women at Santiam Mrs. Ellen Rust, president pity if this were to come to high. of the Santiam PTA and Mrs. i >ass. There will also be depart Fred Gruver, membership mental awards including chairman, were in Portland The little boy was trudging those in home ec, music and last week where they attend ;dong carrying a big sack such. One of the anticipated ' ed a state PTA awards lunch that was labeled, “orange awards of the year, given to eon. juice”. From a corner of the the outstanding boy athlete i The meeting was held at sack came a small drip. A at Santiam. will also be given j the Sheraton hotel with about lady stepped up, put her fing Tuesday evening. 900 attending. The Mill City- er on the leak, and sampled Burton Boroughs, high! Gates organization received the same. “Just what do you school principal said he I a Gold Oak leaf award for have in there, little boy, a would like to see a good turn-1 outstanding achievement in leaky carton of fruit juice?”, cut this year as attendance in | membership. There were only a«ked the lady. “No, mam”, the past has been dropping. 1 58 members in 1967 and there replied ♦»’“ boy. “puppies.” Students do like to see their' are 83 this year. Santiam To Have Award Night Tuesday, May 14 THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1968 $3.50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy Voters Reject Journalism Class Willamette National Forest Visits Enterprise City Sewer Plant Last Week Supervisor Dave Gibney Ordinance Tells of Consolidation Plan Mill City voters, casting 205 votes against and 63 votes for, rejected a proposed ord inance for construction of a sanitary sewerage system for a portion of the business dis trict on the Marion county side of the Santiam River. The State Sanitary Author ity for years has been after the city to stop these business firms from dumping raw sew age into the river. Following the counting of ballots Tuesday night a spec- al city council meeting was held for the purpose of ac cepting the bid of Fery Con struction Co., of Stayton for constructing the system at a cost of $7,945. This amount will be paid directly to the city by the five owners of property involved. According to state law the city is respon sible for sanitary conditions within the city, and for this reason, the system will be op erated in the same manner as the sewer system in LARK addition. The properties will be assessed a monthly fee for maintence of the system, af ter it is installed. Forest Service Men Busy on Rescues on Detroit Lake DETROIT — Two Forest Service employees were en gaged in debris removal from Detroit Reservoir with a boat to which log booms were at tached. Thomas T. Levering and and George D. Pflug were working near Hoover Camp ground (Santiam Arm of De troit Reservoir) when Lever ing glaced toward a fisher man’s boat and noticed the man who had been fishing, was in the water clinging to an over-turned boat. Setting the boom logs free. Levering and Pflug went to the aid of the man, pulled him into the Forest Service boat, recovered some of his gear, and towed his small boat to Hoover Campground. Sitting on the edge of his boat while trol ling, waves from a passing boat apparently caused his boat to upset. The next day Levering and Pflug rescued two boys in a boat on the lake. Their motor had conked out. They were paddling around more or less in a circle with a stick they had picked up in the lake and a broken paddle. It is not known how long they were stranded before they were dicovered by the forest serv ice men. Gibson's Trackers Take Third Place Track Coach Gerald Gib- son’s young track team took last place against more exper fenced Salem Academy and Regis trackers in a three-way track meet at Regis Friday. Salem Academy won the track meet by gaining 109 points. Regis took second with 78 points and Santiam with 23. Fred Alban claimed the two mile, giving Santiam its only first place in the meet. Fred ran it in 11:14. Residents Asked to Pay Up Scoreboard Pledges at This Time Benny Bennett, chairman of the Lions Club Memorial Scoreboard committee is this week asking that all those who have pledged money for the project to please get their ¿•hecks in as soon as possible. “Response to the drive has been gratifying,” said Bennet and when the pledge money is paid in sufficient funds will be on hand to complete the irojec’ A Journalism class from the Mill City grade school visited the Enterprise office on press day last week and saw just how a newspaper was print ed. The Meihle press got out of adjustment and put on a “show” for the young people, strewing newsprint around until it was fixed. Patty Marie Beets is the instructor for the group of 6th, 7th and 8th grade young sters. Those visiting the plant were Craig Hosier, Russell Blumenstein, Bryan Randall, Jerry Baney, Marie Wright, Grace Haueter, Sharon Muise, Mitchel Alban, David Harlan, Debra Barnhardt, Rebecca Savage and Jackie Clark. Wolverines Defeat Salem Academy 4-3 Bob Wards’ two run homer in the sixth inning gave the Wolverines a 4-3 win over the Salem Academy Crusad ers Friday, May 4 at Salem. The Crusaders started the scoring by collecting three runs in the third inning. The Wolverines came back in the fifth inning however, when Sophomore, Tony Grant got a double and Senior, Denny Cline bunted. Both Tony and Denny scored on Wayne Bar tows double. This inning end ed without any more scoring by either side. Th the next Inning the Wolverines third baseman, Bob Saltimachia singled and was driven in by Bob Wards hard hit home run, the only homer for the Wolverines this year. This ended the scoring with the Wolverines winning 4-3, giv ing them a 5-6 league win loss record. Summer Softball Team Organized Girod’s Super Market will be the sponsors for the Wom en’s Softball team this sum mer with regular practice and games scheduled. There will be a practice each Monday evening at 6:30 at the Grade School field and games will be held on Allen Field each Wednesday night. The women met last week for a practice session and election of a captain with Virginia Blackburn named to the position. Flovd Blackburn will coach the team. Others turning out were Leatta Janes, Esther Cline, Billie Porter, Glenna Ward, Gloria Urban, Beverly Sulli van, Sherry Baldwin, Myra Mumey, and Sheri Richards. Curt Benefiel Resigns As Head of Mari-Linn School Wednesday Curt Benefiel submitted his resignation as principal at the Wednesday evening meeting of the Mari-Linn school board. The budget at the school was voted down Monday and Mr. Benefiel said he felt such a defeat showed a lack of con fidence in his ability as an administrator. He said he had spent three years trying to make all the improvements he possibly could at the school as well as keeping expenses in line ! with ever rising costs and ■ still hold budget expenditures down. Mr. Benefiel said his decis ion war not anything he had anticipated but was a direct result of the budget defeat. Board members said they were going to defer action on his resignation due to the unexpectedness of his an- •■'•irrn'rent. About 20 businessmen were present at the Mill City Ranger Station here Tuesday afternoon to hear Dave Gibney, Willamette National Forest Supervisor discuss reasons why the Mill City and Detroit Ranger Districts should again be operated as one district, with headquarters located at the Detroit station. A like meeting was held at the Detroit Station in the forenoon. In 1959 the district was di vided as at that time it was believed that further refine ment of Forest Service man agement policies and prac tices necessitated a smaller, more compact district. At the present time, a study indi cates that small size of dis trict is not necessarily the best. The President of the United States and Congress has de cided that larger districts will prove to be more efficient because a higher calibre of men can be utilized. It is the contention of officials that men will be willing to stay on their jobs longer, and thus increase the efficiency of for est management. Mr. Gibney listed five rea sons which indicate a consoli dation of the two districts is desirable: “Access to about 80 percent of the Mill City District is via Detroit, resulting in high travel costs and a reduced working time. “The two districts now share a common work center adjacent to the Detroit Rang er Station which is 20 miles from Mill City. This restricts efficient administration of the Mill City District, hampering communication, and incon venient location of tools and equipment. “Mill City has the lightest workload on the Forest, re sulting in somewhat higher costs, particularly in overhead personnel. "The shared work center at Detroit is segregated for each of the districts, resulting in wasted space and a degree of confusion. “A better utilization of per sonnel and an upgrading of their competence is made pos sible by consolidation.” DETROIT—Young & Mor If this proposal is adopted gan, Inc. of Mill City was the Lee Boeckstiegel, the present successful bidder on an es Detroit Ranger will move to timated 2,100,000 board feet Mill City, and Paul Brady, of Willamette National For Mill City Ranger will trans est timber offered by the U. fer to Cottage Grove. Brady S. Forest Service In the Camp- is now working at that loca Creek Intermediate #-2- tim tion, with a plan to move ber sale conducted at Detroit his family after school is out. Ranger Station T u es d a y No new ranger is being hired for Mill City at the present morning. Total purchase price was time, pending the outcome of $49,529.20 plus purchasers the consolidation, and Joe credit. Total value stumpage TerLouw will act as assistant and KV was listed as $46,095.- ranger until the office here 80. Douglas-Fir the only spec is closed. Gibney stated he could see ies bld on went at $25.42 per thousand, one cent above the no reason for present person advertised price. Western nel who live in Mill City to Hemlock and other coniferous move to Detroit. He also said species logs and Pine logs that about $37,000 would be saved annually under the new sold at fixed rates. The sale involved 1,110,000 plan. Following presentation of board feet of Douglas fir logs and peeler blocks, 640,000 data, Gibney answered ques board feet of Western hem tions asked by those present. He also gave a short discus lock and other coniferous species of logs, and 320,000 sion of the pressures being brought to bear by conserva board feet of Pine logs. Although there was four tion clubs who are requesting qualified bidders only one that certain forest areas be bid was cast, this on the taken out of timber sales. A Willamette National Forest Douglas-Fir. Companies represented was: Advisory board meeting has Bugaboo Timber Co. and been called for Friday at Eu Young & Morgan Inc., Mill gene. City. U. S. Plywood-Champ ion Papers, Lebanon, and Freres Veneer Co., Lyons. The sale composed of live timber is located approximat ely 25 miles S. E. of Detroit West of Highway 22. Young & Morgan Get Timber Bid Detroit Needs City Recorder; Saul Zone To Leave Camp Fire To Hold Ceremonial Here Thursday Evening There will be a Grand Coun cil Fire Ceremonial meeting for all Camp-Fire girls and Bluebirds Thursday, May 9th at 7:30 P. M. at the Santiam High School gym. Included in the meeting will be the be DETROIT—The City of De stowing of Ranks, and the troit is seeking applications presentation of activity a- for a City Recorder and a wards for the year. Parents Water Supt., the vacancy be are welcome to attend. ing created by the resigna Accompanying the group tion of Saul Zone who is mov from Detroit-Idanha and Mar ion Forks areas, which will ing away. Interested persons are ask include the Third grade Blue ed to file separate applica- birds will be Mrs. Lee Boeck- tions on the two positions not ' stiegel, Mrs. Yvonne Hills and later than May 20. A special Mrs. R. K. Wilkerson. Mrs. Paul Brady heads the meeting of the council will 1 Canyon Camp Fire Leaders be held on May 21. Applications may be presen-1 association, The Mill City ted to the city recorder or to groups are sponsored by the Mayor Harold Champion. 1 woman’s club here. Mrs. Velma Carey Honored After Serving 26 Years as Gates School Cook GATES—Mrs. Velma Carey retired from her position as head school cook at the Gates schools for over 26 years, Tuesday, April 30. Mrs. Carey recalled the years when the ■chool lunch program first be gan with the Gates Women’s Club active in raising funds and even food to provide for the lunches. Mrs. Carey was honored by all the grades and Individually by the children when cards and gifts of money were giv en to her. The first grade pre sented a folder of pictures they had drawn; the second grade presented a book full of pictures of Mrs. Careys acti vities in the kitchen; the 3rd grade composed and sang a special song.
