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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1968)
G»n. Ref. and Doc. Div. Newspapers, IT of O Library 97403 The Mill City Enterprise ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — ORE GON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXIII NUMBER 28 THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1968 = Logging 1890 Style $3.50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy First Place Winner Up and Down The Avenue By Don Moffatt Oh, dear me. Here it is Mon* day again, and for once I’m almost glad it is. Usually Mon days leave me cold. Hate to get back into gear again and face the world, after having had a little time off. This weekend was some thing else. The lawn needed mowing, the edges needed trimming, and there were many other things to do a- round home. It would have been easier to stay down at the office and work. Moist of the young fellows who I rely on for help were away some place, so I was stuck. Saturday afternoon, when it was good and hot, I decided I might as well get with it. I cranked up the little push mower to do the trimming first. Lo, and behold, the darn ed thing had sprung some thing. It vibrated like a teen ager doing a modern dance. I finally gave up on that one. Then I tried to start the rid ing mower. It wouldn’t even give with a feeble chug. I pulled on the starting cord until I was wringing wet with sweat—not perspiration. My glasses got all fogged up until I couldn’t see. I’d just got a new pair a couple of weeks ago. So—I took them off, laid them gently on the grass and continued my ef forts to get the engine start ed. I took a step sideways to give the rope a mighty jerk and guess what—I put my No. 10 right on my new glasses. “Well, for goodness sakes” I said. Can’t you just hear that? “I’ve stomped on my new specs.” I didn’t break the lenses, but I surely did put the fix to the frames. I picked up the pieces and went to the house. I told my wife I would like to sell the whole D------- place and live like a hippie. She didn’t go for that at all. So I sat and cooled off, and tried to figure out some plan to have all the lawn work done like the affluent big city folks do. I thought about my checking account, and knew that I couldn’t swing that. Af ter an hour or so, I decided to try the mower again. Guess what. It started the first pull, so I did get the mowing done. In the evening I found my old lenses, went down to the shop and found some old frames, and stuck the two to gether, and thus made it through until Monday morn ing, when I went back and got myself all fixed up again. If there is a moral to this story, it would be to heck with the lawn, let’s hook up the trailer, and head for the coast. No lawn down there. 1 have been reading about President Johnson going to South America and pledging our support to strengthen their countries and promote social justice. Wow, and the loan is for some $112 million, I wonder just how much you could borrow from the United States government to start a business for yourself? Some times I wonder if we aren’t trying to be “big brother” to too many outside interests. I now see where the gov ernment is trying to find out iust what agency authorized the poor people to set up camp in Washington, D. C. Did you know how much it cost us to let these people desecrate our National Capitol? Figures on the clean-up were set at $85,- 000. It cost us a total of some $1.2 million. Funny isn’t it, how these expenses mount, and in a time when we're get ting clipped an additional 10% to hold down inflation. I just wonder how long we’ll just stand idly by, and let our of ficials spend us into bankrup tcy. when we could use the money ourselves. We might even be able to save a penny or two for our old age. After several synonyms had been given for the word “jubilant’’ a sixth grade boy added: “Oh, I know what you mean now—it’s like jubilant delinquency!” Many Floats In July 4th Parade Here A cool, drizzly morning soon turned out to be an al most perfect day for the July 4th celebration in Mill City. Kids, floats, foods, concessions and fireworks were much in evidence during the day. The day started with the Lions club pancake breakfast at 6 A.M. with many organiza tions in town having food and game concessions in the park Winning first place award in the July 4 parade in following the parade. Mill City this year was the float entered by the Lions There were afternoon ball Club and Lions Auxiliary. Truck and lowboy used was games and fireworks in the furnished by Fred A. Moore. It was driven by Jim evening. The floats were very good this year and showed a Wright.—The MiU City Enterprise photo. lot of effort on the part of many. Girod’s Hilltop Market won the sweepstakes prize with their beautiful floral entry in the grand parade. The Logging as it was done in the 1890s and Irl Plymale is handling the old saw. theme for the entire celebra is the theme of the IOOF-Rebekah This float won third place here July 4. tion was “World of Yester day.” Shirley Stone reigndd as lodges. Driving the horse is A. L. Carr —Loyd Sidwell photo. Queen of the event with Tania Brown and T>aurel Fultz the A new orchestra known as Junior court Queen and King. Grand Sweepstakes Winner the Melody Aires has been The Mill City Lions club formed in Mill City, directed and Auxiliary won first place by Earl Loucks, longtime resi in the main parade with their By Roger Mink dent and a former band direc float “The wonderful world The summer recreation pro tor in the Mill City-Gates of Tom Sawyer.” gram has been averaging a- schools. They have been get Second place went to the bout 110 smiling faces, includ ting together for practice Mill City Christian Church ing 30 girls, each day. Each since May and will make a with their replica of a church week brings new iiarticlpants, public appearance Thursday and third place went to the so don’t be afraid to start evening, July 11 at 7:30. Mill City IOOF and Rebekah now. Activities are varied, The concert will be held in lodges with their float depict with the majority taking part the basement of the First ing horse logging in the early in baseball. Other activities Christian Church and there days. include archery, basketball, will be a free will offering to In the Kiddie parade there bicycle racing, running races, help defray the costs for ut were three divisions with Da finger painting, and arts and ilities at the church. vid Wright winning first place crafts. in the bicycle division with There will be slides on the In last week’s action there land shown following Cathy Lyness second and Den were many prizes taken home Holy the band concert. Mr. Loucks ise Stewart, third. In tricvcles. from the field day that fea said there are about 11 in the Mike Stewart was first, Bever tured bike racing. In base orchestra and that it is a non- ly Trout, second and Stanley ball, Mill City No. 1 Little denominational Murray, third. group. League beat Mehama, as did In the miscellaneous entries the Pee Wees. Mill City No. 2 a clever “Caveman” float Little League lost to the De- showed Kim Clark, Tom Kan- roit Little League team. The off, Mark Podrabsky and Junior State team lost to Stay Greg Crook in realistic attire. ton 5-0 in the first game, and They were the first place win 4-2 in the second game which ners with Randy Shelton and went into extra innings. The Roger Crowson of Stayton second game was filled with Fred Gruver, Santiam High dressed as clownis placing se excitement all the way. Both and winning third on games featured good sound school teacher who is attend cond were Joe, Erick and baseball. On the fourth of July ing the University of Santa horses TerLouw. the Mill City Little League Clara this summer, had the Mathew In the youth division TAC teams faced each other in a misfortune of losing his wal was the first place winner double header. Team No. 2 let recently. He was eating with the Camp Fire girts sec won the first game 7-1 and No. in a restaurant and when he ond and the Boy Scouts, third. 1 won the second game 7-5 got home from there discov There were number of Both were fast moving and ered his billfold was missing. saddle clubs in a the parade Above, Carol Frichti, daghter of City Fourth of July parade. The float some very good baseball was This week his wife, Lois, had the wallet mailed back with the Mount Peak Outlaws Mr. and Mrs. Florent Frichti rides the depicts the miniskirt, 1790 style.—Loyd exhibited. first. Marching units, This week’s activities will to her at Mill City. It had placing cars sweepstakes winning float entered by Sidwell photo. and other entries feature on Thursday a trea been found by a Chevron ser antique added to the attractiveness of Girod’s Hilltop Super Market in theMiU sure hunt for boys and girls vice station operator in Sun parade. of all ages. There will be bas nyvale when he was cleaning the The Age Committee ketball on Tuesday, Wednes out a restroom. Mr. Gruver assisted Teen by the Steering com had only about $5.00 in the day and Friday, from 7-9 p.m. Second Place Winner mittee deserve a great deal of Mill City Pee Wees No. 1 wallet but did have some im for the well planned will play No. 2 on Wednesday portant papers. When return credit at 4 p,m. Friday there is a ed the cash was gone but the parade. field day beginning at. 2 p.m. papers were all intact. Friday evening there will be Companies for which he a Junior State double header carried credit cards had all in Mill City with the Detroit been notified so that Mr. Gru team. ver would be protected from their use by unauthorized per sons. *’ DETROIT — Weatherwise, the month of June has been about as average as average can be. Daytime temperature averaged less than 1 degree cooler than the 24-year aver age. A series of 12 meetings Night time low was 2.7 de have been scheduled through grees warmer. The mean out the state for the purpose temperature at 59.8 degrees of explaining proposed chang was 1.5 degrees warmer. es in the logging codes prior The high for the month was to a public hearing to consid Latest developments in the er the revised codes for adop rapidly expanding field of 95 on the 26th and the lowest sprinkler irrigation will be on reading was 38 on the 9th. tion. The meeting in this area for display for Oregon and Wash Precipitation at 2.22 inches loggers, log haulers, and oth ington farmers and landown was only .23 inches less than ers interested in the lumber ers July 30 and 31 in Yakima, the 24-year average of 2.45 inches. There was no snow industry will be July 18, 1968 Wash. The event is the first an Indicated in the area of ob at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers, City Hall at Spring nual Northwest Irrigation servation, and just a trace Fair, sponsored by Pacific of hall. Greatest 24-hour pre field. Propose<l code was develop Power & Light Company, the cipitation was .50 on the 29th. ed by the Digging Safety Code Sprinkler Irrigation Associa Record of extremes for the Advisory committee, compos tion and Washington State 24-year weather history for ed of representatives of all University. It will be held on the Detroit area is quite in areas of the lumber industry, the Central Washington Fair teresting. Records for the month of June for instance: after more than a dozen meet grounds in Yakima. High. 107 on the 17th in 1961. Thirty booths with equip ings during the past year. The meetings will be con ment displays from Oregon, Low 30 degrees on the 1st in ducted by personnel of the Ac California, Washington, Idaho, 1951. June of 1947 had a total of cident Prevention Division of Utah and Nebraska will be on 8.13 inches of rainfall, 1.32 exhibit and demonstrations of the Workmen’s Compensation The First Christian church was win- Seated are Debbie Golden and John Bo Board with representatives of a variety of sprinkler irriga inches of the total falling on the Advisory committee in at tion systems are scheduled in the 9th. ner of second place in the July 4 parade hack. The driest June was in 1951 tendance to answer any ques the fairgrounds plaza and .06 total. in Mill City. Standing is Linda Fultz. parking lots. tions. Still Time Earl Loucks Directing New To Get In On Music Group Here Rec Program F. Gruver Has Stolen Wallet Returned Weather Report for Logging Code Changes To Be Adopted July 18 Detroit Area Given Display of Sprinklers To Be Shown by Pacific Power
