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VOLUME XXIH
City Enterprise
NUMBER 24
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — ORE GON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE IS, 1968
Girl of the Month
Up and Down
' The Avenue
,
Bv Don Moffatt
A story appears in
week's Enterprise relative to
the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness
area. When you read it you
will note that nearly 100,000
acres of timber land possibly
will be “locked up” for re­
creation use, instead of be­
ing managed as a multiple­
use forest. As W. D. Hagen­
stein, executive vice presi­
dent of the Industrial Forest
Assn, in Portland says, ‘It
is a generous donation on
the part of the public for
single use when you recog­
nize that 61 per cent ef the
area is capable of growing
timber to provide jobs and
commodities for our growing
nation.”
This is the sum and sub-
stance of what can happen
when the Sierra Club and
other outdoor clubs keep
plugging away. If they have
their way nearly all of the
Willamette Forest will be
locked up for the use of a
very small percentage of the
population of our country. It
would appear to me that it is
time our Congressmen woke
up to the fact that by giving
in to these groups, they are
adding greatly to the distress
of many communities. Em­
ployment of men in the
woods, and all allied facets of
this great industry will suf­
fer. If they could but see that
multiple use, proposed by the
Forest Service, would still let
these acres produce trees
for harvest, and at the same
time furnish recreation for
ALL the people who would
like to get into this area.
Good roads into an area make
it easier for older people to
‘-ee thi3 wonderful' country.
Many cannot afford pack
trips, and many do not have
the time to take them. Many,
because of age, or physical
handicaps, are unable to ride
horses or mules into these
areas. So therefore, we urge
each and everyone in this
area to write individual lot­
ters to your Congressmen
now, protesting this locking
up of forests which should be
growing trees which the
country so badly needs right
now.
A manager of a Portland
television station, said in an
editorial comment following
the murder of Senator Robert
F, Kennedy, that each person
who had spoken against him
during the political campaign
should feel as though he had
his hand on the assassin’s
gun I do not feel that way.
I do not think that our coun­
try is coming apart at the
teams. It was a tragic thing,
and we extend our sympathy
to the Kennedy family, but I
am sure they would be the
first to say that this country
is not all bad, and that people
have the right to express
their feelings, The whole
country should not be con
demned for the action of one
person. This senseless slay­
ing will trigger a lot of legis­
lation—same of it good—but
some of it bad. It is impos­
sible to legislate morals into
people—but we must stand
behind the laws we do have,
and deal with murderers,
rioters, and looters more for­
cibly. President Johnson is
greatly annoyed by the riots,
and one of the main planks
in both party platforms most
likely will be a stiffening of
laws in an attempt to protect
peace-loving and law-abiding
citizens of our country.
The campaign which will
get under way again some­
time this week will be great­
ly changed. It is going to be
interesting to watch the out­
come now. There probably
will be changes in how the
delegates feel, after this sor­
did affair in California. These
who are disenchanted with
the Johnson administration
may give their support to
McCarthy, rather than to
Vice President Humphrey.
Only time will tell.
You may not like how
things are going in in our
country, but don’t knock it as
it still i.’ the best form of
i overnment in the world!
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Addition of 100,000 Acres
To Mt. Jeff Wilderness
Area Is Costly to Public
WASHINGTON, D. C- W.
D. Hagenstein, executive vice
president, Industrial Forest
Assn.. Portland, told a House
Interior Public Lands sub-
emmittee that inclusion of
100,000 acres of public lands
into the Mt. Jefferson Wild-
Juanita Jane Arndt has
been chosen girl of the month
at Santiam high school for
the month of May. Juanita is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Arndt of Mill City. She
graduated this year.
Juanita has been a mem­
ber of F.H.A., G.A.A. and she
played Basketball, track a.d
Volleyball. Juanita worked in
the high school library after
school.
She plans to attend North­
western College of Business
in Portland and hopes to be­
come Executive Secretary.
Gates Council Gets
Subdivision Plans
GATES—Plans were pre­
sented for the new Linwood
sub-division by George Kraus
and J. O. Eastridge, both of
Salem, to the Gates City
C.ounçil . during their last
meeting. The new addition is
to be annexed to the city.
Thirty-five homesites are an­
ticipated, they involve per­
manent residences, summer­
type homes, and the possibili­
ty of a separate section for
mobile homes.
During City Council Meet­
ing, Ray Snelson of Gates,
newly appointed Chairman
for the City Planning Com­
mission proposed recommen­
dations on such items as a
25 MPH speed limit on Horeb
St., starting from Gates
bridge and up to Highway 22
intersection. This is to be
enforced by police patrol. Al­
so the placing of stop signs
on all streets intersecting
which most businesses are
located). The signs should
be in effect within the next
two weeks. The recommenda­
tions were approved by City
Council, still pending approv­
al is the possibility of placing
a Red-Orange Blinker light
on the Highway 22—Gates in­
tersection. The State High­
way Department has been
contacted and the City Coun­
cil is awaiting their decision.
Lyons Council Accepts
Budget For Year
LYONS—At the meeting of
the City Council Wednesday
night, June 5, the final re­
vised budget was presented to
the council, and it was unan­
imously accepted, Amount
for the fiscal year 1968-69 is
$17,036.23
U. S. Plywood Company
donated plywood for new li­
brary shelves, with construc­
tion to start soon. Volunteer
help will be used.
Orville J. Brown, president
of Santiam Cable-Vision, Inc.,
made application for fran­
chise to operate a cable TV
system in Lyons. Further
study is being made before
any action will be taken.
The July meeting will be
held Wednesday July 10, In­
stead of Wednesday, July 3.
Bids will be accepted July
10 for a caretaker of the Fox
Valley cemetery. For inform­
ation call Mrs. Evelyn Mor­
man at 859-2366.
The city plans to sell the
old library building and lot.
Rec Program
Needs Help
At Present
School District 129-J begins
its summer recreation pro­
gram Wednesday, June 12th.
Anyone in the school district
boundaries is welcome to par­
ticipate. This year there are
plans once again to include
girls in this program. Possi­
ble activities for girls include:
story hour, films, arts and
crafts, track, softball, tennis,
volleyball, and archery. Se­
lection will be based upon
interest shown.
The boys program will in­
clude baseball, basketball, and
track, if there is interest.
Time schedule starting Wed­
nesday for boys will be:
MIDGETS wiR begin at 3
p. m. for ages 7-8-9, if 9th
birthday is after April 1st
PEE WEES will begin at 4
p. m. for ages 9-10-11 if 11th
birthday is after April 1st.
LITTLE LEAGUE begins
at 5 p. m. for ages 11-12-13 if
13th birthday falls after Ap-
ril 1st.
JUNIOR STATE practices
at 6:30 p. m. This group in-
eludes boys whose birthday
falls after September 1, 1951.
The baseball program is in
need of volunteer coaches
and umpires. All that is re­
quired of volunteers is time
and an interest in working
with young ballplayers. Please
contact Roger Mink at 897-
2311 or 897-2048 for further
information.
Those students wishing to
participate in the program
please fill out the coupon be­
low and return it to the San­
tiam High School office.
erness Area “is a generous
donation on the part of the
public for single use when
you recognize that 61 per
cent of the area is capable of
growing timber to provide
jobs and commodities for our
growing nation.”
He thus endorsed a legis­
lative proposal adding 96.462
acres of Oregon national for­
est to the Wilderness Sys­
tem.
He cautioned, however, it
is the “maximum amount of
withdrawal of productive
lands which local communi­
ties In the area can afford
for exclutlve devotion to wil­
derness.”
Hegenstein pointed out that
the proposed new wilderness
area contains a timber in­
ventory of more than 1.33
billion board feet of merch­
antable timber and has a
timber growing potential of
15 to 20 million board feet
per year.
He said that a January,
1967, Forest Service morator
ium against road building and
forestry on over 31,000 acres
outside the boundary of the
proposed wildernes reduced
annual revenue to the Feder­
al Treasury by $600,000 and
counties in the area, which
share receipts, lost $150,000.
Swim Program To
Be Discussed
Mon.
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There will be a meeting
Monday evening at the San­
tiam High school to discuss
the possibility of opening the
swimming pool at The High­
wayman Inn.
Heads of various organiza­
tions in the area will attend
the 8 o’clock meeting, accord­
ing to Bill Lewellen, school
administrator.
The pool would be opened
as part of the summer recrea­
tion program and swimming
lessons would be given. How­
ever, the pool would not be
open on weekends. Cast of
operating the pool for the ses­
sion would be approximately
$2,400.
would like to
(Name)
participate in
(Name of activities)
as part of the 1968 Summer Recreation Program.
(Parents Signature)
Jaycee Princess
Cars Crash East of Mill City
The above accident occurred just east of Mill City,
when a car driven by Charles Simons of Salem, driv­
ing west crossed the highway at N. E. Alder. The on­
coming car driven by Jay Phillips of Ontario driving
east could not stop in time to avoid the crash. Dale
Bilyeu and Dennis Clipfell took Simons to the hospital
in Lyons Ambulance. No one was seriously injured,
—The Mill City Enterprise photo.
Strawberry
Crop Worth
$17.6 Million
It’s strawberry time in
Oregon. And, Oregon leads
the nation in the number of
acres and in the amount to be
processed.
According to the Agri-Busi­
ness Council, 12,500 acres will
be harvested this summer, re­
sulting in 80 million pounds
of strawberries. Nearly 95 per
cent of the crop will be pro­
cessed.
Jim Heater, chairman of
the Oregon Strawberry Com­
mission, predicts that the val­
ue of this year’s crop will be
$17.6 million. “Of this figure,
the state’s growers will pay
$6.4 million to pickers,” he
said.
Since most of Oregon’s pick­
ers are 10 to 16 years old,
this money is pumped back
into the state’s economy in
the form of new school cloth­
es, recreation, and so on. Hea­
ter notes that a good junior i
picker can make $6 to $10 a
day, while a good adult pick­
er can make from $10 to $15.
The average strawberry
field is picked 4 to 5 times
during the season, which
starts in early June and runs
through July.
Jim Heater is one of the
state’s 1,300 strawberry grow­
ers. Along with his father,
Maurice, and two brothers,
John and Jerry, he owns and
operates Drift Creek Cove
Farms in Sublimity. The
farm has been in the family
for five generations.
Softball Teams Have
Practice Game
GATES—The women’s soft-
ball teams of Gates and Mill
City had their first practice
game together, Monday night
at Allen Field in Mill City.
The Gates team beat Mill City
by a sizeable margin. Virginia
Blackburn, first-basemen on
Mill City team slugged in a
homer, bringing in three run­
ners on base and herself.
What a power-house hit, that
must have been.
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They plan on having an­
other practice game at the
Gates Ball Field this Thurs­
day, game time will start at
7:00 p. m. Come out and root
for your team.
No regular league games
have been set up as yet. Coa­
ches will have a special meet­
ing to discuss league games,
places, and times, in the near
future.
Boy of the Month
Shirley Stone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Stone and a student at Santiam High
school has been selected as a 4th of July prin­
cess by the Mill City Order of Rainbow Girls.
One of the five girls chosen as princesses will
reign as Queen over the events.
Chamber To
Seek Slate
Of Officers
At the June board of direc­
tor’s meeting of the North
Santiam Chamber of Com­
merce, Dick Parker, acting
president, appointed a nom­
inating committee for the
1988-69 officers.
The committee recommend-
atons will be presented to the
members at the regular meet­
ing of the chamber which
will be held June 19 at The
Riverview Cafe at 12 noon.
Nominations may be made
from the floor for officers as
well as the slate presented
by the committee. Floyd East­
wood, retiring president, was
named chairman of the nom­
inating committee.
Officers whose terms ex­
pire are Floyd Eastwood,
president; Dick Parker, vice-
president; and Jerry Coffman,
secretary • treasurer,
Board
members are Nils Bittner,
Idanha; Walter Brisbin,
Eva Sldebotham, Gates; Glen
Graham, Mill City; Cliff
Coleman, Stayton. Directors
are elected for three years
and other officers for one
year.
At the board meeting mem­
bers heard a report on the
6th Annual Memorial Day
Whitewater challenge. The
Chamber netted about $375
on the event. This money, as
in the past, will be used in
promoting the area.
No Motors on
Marion Lake Trail
Says Ranger Dist.
Al Gardner of the Detroit
Ranger station said this week
that starting on Saturday,
June 15 there would be no
motorized vehicles allowed on
the Marlon Lake trail.
This is the first step in the
improvement of the Marion
Lake Scenic area which was
authorized by regulations
from the office of the secre­
tary of agriculture on Octo­
ber 11, 1967.
It is expected that there
will be a complete phase-out
of motor boats on the lake by
1972.
The Marlon Lake scenic
area will differ from Wilder­
ness areas In that sanitation
facilities will be allowed for
the convenience of travelers
and there will be other de­
partmental differences.
Presbyterians Begin
Two Services During
Budget Wins Approval
In Second Ballot
The $200,000 Marl-Linn
school budget which was re­
submitted for vote Monday,
passed 143 to 105. It was
narrowly defeated in a May
6 election. Monday’s vote was
the largest in the district’s
history.
The budget had a $112,763
tax levy and failed to pass by
two votes in the earlier elec­
tion.
Frederick Wayne Alban
was chosen boy of the month
of May at Santiam High
school. Fred Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Wayne Alban
of Mill City. He graduated
this year.
Fred was In Varsity S. Fred
participated In Track and
Football. He won the District
track meet in the 2 mile. Fred
hopes to attend O. T. I. in
Klamath falls and major in
the Automotive Engineering
Field.
Planning Commission Formed at
Gates; Ray Snelson Named Chairman
Idanha Passes Budget
IDANHA—At a special elec­
tion of the Idanha Rural Fire
District Monday, 21 votes
were cast in favor of a $4,-
476.00 levy to balance the bud­
get. The figure is above the
6 per cent limitation, but
not to exceed 10 mills. The
total budget is $6,26.00. There
was one opposed vote.
$8.50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy
GATES — The Gates City ing codes regarding the new
Planning Commission recent­ Linwood Addition across from
ly formed, appointed Ray the Gates bridge.
Snelson of Gates, as Chair­ They plan on meeting with
man, Gael Cutsforth as Vice the Marion County Planning
Chairman. Secretary had not Commission to learn new
l>een appointed as yet. Mem­ methods and proceedures of
bers to date are: Kenneth a Planning Commission. Re­
Harrison, Lola Hennes«, El­ commendations already ap­
sie Vokle, Dave T. Barnhardt, proved through the City
and Olive Sherman. Others Council are, the Stop signs
are asked to come if interest­ to be placed on all streets in­
tersecting Center St. and the
ed.
The next meeting Is sched­ 25MPH speed limit placed on
uled within the next two Horeb St., and a red-orange
weeks, date hasn’t been de­ blinker light to be used on the
finitely set, but will be an­ highway 22 intersection is
nounced later. The topic to awaiting clearance through
be discussed will be the new the State Highway Depart­
zoning regulations and build- ! ment.
Summer Months
Beginning Sunday, Fath
er’s Day, two morning wor­
ship services will be celebrat­
ed at the Mill City United
Presbyterian church.
The first, or contemporary
service, will begin at 9:30;
while the second, or tradition­
al service will begin at 11.
Two services will be held
through the summer, and
will continue to be offered
throughout the year. If they
prove helpful to the church
and community.
Sunday church school clas­
ses will continue to be offer­
ed during the summer, ac­
cording to Pastor James C.
Murray.
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