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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1968)
Ge*. Ret. ana Doc. Div, Newspapers, U of O Library 9710.3 volume i ► xxm NUMBER 33 ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1968 Up and Down Hunter's Safety Course To Be Held The Avenue August 14 to 17 New Lathe Installed at Hoover Repair By Don Moffatt p It seems that America is Cpl. Tom Drynan of the fast becoming a citizenry on wheels. The Americans are Oregon State police informed becoming more and more a The Enterprise that there will people on wheels than during be a Hunter’s Safety Course early history, when they came taught at the Mehama Ranger west to settle this country. If Station, Wednesday, Thurs you don’t think so, just try day, Friday and Saturday, Au to get into a state park, or gust 14 through 17. The clas any other type of park with ses will be held each evening camping gear or trailer house. starting at 7:30 o’clock. In There just Isn’t any room any structors will be Ron Lindsay, more. And, If you are like us, Barry Drake and Drynan. Drynan says according to we have a good deal more privacy and also a better view state law, no hunter under 17 of the river than when we years of age is allowed to take off for someplace else. hunt unless he carries a safe I don’t think people are trying ty card, which will be issued to get away from other people to all those who complete the for if they were, they’d cer course. tainly stay at home. On our home lot we could probably park 20 trailer houses, and give them more room than they will have at any state park, or private park set up to take care of the tourist. That is not the point. I think most people just want a change of pace. I can remember when we came to this state in 1942, we used to go to the coast oc- casionally— not too often—for a weekend. We usually wound up at some “dump” of a mo DETROIT—A Salem man, tel, because there were not Robert C. Bechtell, 53, was too many real top-flight plac killed Saturday night in a two es available. We used to drive car crash near the summit of from one end of the now called Santiam Pass on the North Miracle Miles to the other in Santlam Highway. He was as search of decent accomoda sistant director of the trans tions. They were there all portation division of the Pub right, but we were always a lic Utilities Commission. He was thrown from his little late. Now the situation in the 10:45 P. M. collis has changed. Lots of real nice car ion despite the apparent use places to rent, but the same old problem, more and more of seat belts, state police said. His car skidded broadside people are taking advantage into an oncoming auto on the of these places. And another highway 2% miles West of thing, more and more people Hoodoo Ski Bowl Resort. are traveling with trailer Bechtell’s brother, Lake houses and tent houses. The Betchtell of Prineville was state parks are full almost killed on Jr., the highway every day of the week, espec in July 1964, same when his car ially during the summer left the highway and plunged months. People have come to over a bank East of Idanha. know that Oregon has the Also in the accident best state parks of any state was a injured Kelso, Wash.; couple, in the nation. If you don’t be Leon Royce 28, who lieve me, just go to almost, was listed in Chartier, good condition, anyone from California, and his wife, Judith, 27, in Washington, or states of the serious condition according to middle west and east coast, at St. Charles hos and they’ll tell you the same attendants pital, Bend. They said both thing. had multiple fractures and All these people want to that Mrs. Chartier also had have a change from their own possible Internal injuries. environment, and why not. The highways are good, they have the time, and most of them have the money so why not take advantage of this re laxed manner of living. You don’t need to think that the coast has all the peo FAIRBANKS, Alaska—Air ple either. That Is just not so. man First Class Louis V. Kel All the lakes and other camp le, son of Mrs. Betty A Kelle grounds, especially ones that of Gates, has been recognized have been improved are “full- for helping his unit earn the up.” At Detroit Lake the “no U. S. Air Force Outstanding vacancy” sign is up early in Unit Award. the week. We’ve just become Airman Kelle, a vehicle op a state where everyone likes erator in the 5010 Combat to congregate. And I’ll bet Support Group at Eielson you’ll find other states with AFB, Alaska, will wear the the same problem, as we are distinctive service ribbon as a becoming Nomads. We like to permanent decoration. travel, we like to see what His unit was cited for high the other parts of our United ly significant contributions to States are like. Let us hope the effectiveness and accomp the people building parks can lishment of the Alaskan Air increase their efforts to take Command operational mission. care of these travel-hungry This is the second time in people. It will take a lot of I the past 18 months that the doing, but it can be done. unit has been so honored. The airman is a graduate The mother of a pretty girl of Santiam High School and received a letter and picture his parents, Mr. and Mrs. from her daughter. The letter Louis R. Kelle, resides on Rt. explained that she was about 1, Lyons, Ore. to marry the man on the pic ture. She said, “my fiancee is a clumsy, homely, uneducated lout about a foot shorter than me. By the way, that funny looking thing in the back ground is an oil well.” Only a small turnout was Do you realize that this is on hand la< Wednesday for about the last of summer va the August board meeting of cation time. School will be go the North Santiam Chamber ing again within a few weeks. of Commerce. J. C. Kimmel, People then will start settling president-elect, presided over down for the winter grind of the meeting. Floyd Eastwood, club and lodge meetings and secretary-treasurer stated that a time of confinement for the Whitewater Challenge many. I always look forward showed a net profit of $558.56 to the time school lets out, as All but $200 of this amount that gives us that freedom. was transferred to the general But, on the other hand, when fund. the schools are in session it Dues for the fiscal year is good too, because these 1968-69 are now due, said pre club gatherings are a neces sident Kimmel and urged all sary part of community life. businessmen of the area to Be glad you live in a country please send in their checks at where we still can have once to Secretary Eastwood chools, clubs, and lodges to at Mill City. Dues are $10 a sort of tie us together. year. Salem Man Killed Sat. in Hiway Crash Airman Kelle Gets Air Force Award f Whitewater Run Again Shows Profit $3.50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy Hoover Repair Expanding To Handle Machine Shop WorkJoHandle AutoParts Jim Hoover, owner of Hoo ver’s Repair in Mill City stat like this part of Oregon. Wood ed this week that they are has had 22 years experience ’n the middle of an expansion in the auto parts business. nrogram, which will bring a The "old men” on the crew complete machine shop and in length of service are Ralph its services to the area. Hoov Bud long and Ole Olson. er said this week that: "I Iris Hoover is bookkeeper. feel this area will continue to Veryl Hoover, who has been grow and our firm is going to active in the business, has grow with it. For a long time just recently retired. we have felt there was a real need for a complete machine shop here. “We have been fortunate in securing the services of Art Spear, who has had 40 years of diversified machine shop experience. He, his wife and three children come here Sea Scouts Ship No. 49 from Las Vegas. They have a girl 13, a boy 5, and one boy members with their skipper months oid. They have pur Tom Drynan and a group of Hoover Repair is adding to their Vegas. Spear has had 40 years of ex 9 chased additional adults made a home here.” __ _-------- ------ a trip service to the North Santiam Canyon. perience in this line of work. He is shown Mr. Spear stated "this is I „2Y71 if?11- week and had a wonderful They are in the process of putting in a mashining a part on the new lathe. a fine community and we are time. complete machine shop. Shown above —The Mill City Enterprise Photo. happy to become a part of it.” Gene Teague of Stayton was is Art Spear, who came here from La3 In other expansion moves, another mechanic, Duane Tay the guide in his drift boat, lor has been hired. He comes with the group taking five here from Springfield. The days for the leisurely trip. Taylors had eight children, They cooked out in nice warm one recently having been kil weather and Drynan said a led In Vlenam. All but three few minor spills added to the are grown. Of the three with excitement of the trip. them, one is of school age. Scouts going were Lee Staf The other member who Is ford, Jerry Hutchinson, Den joining the firm is Walt Wood nis Kelly and Rick Hazelton. from Riverside, Calif., who They took rubber rafts, put A two-car accident on High way 22 just east of the Sports The price of subscriptions will be in charge of the auto ting them in the Rogue at man’s Center injured at least to The Mill City Enterprise parte department. A new Grants Pass and running to two of the five occupants Sat are going to be raised 50 cents building to the north of the near Agnesa. shop is in the process urday. Several of the Scoute ____ _ that ___ MARION FORKS—All but per year in all areas begin present Mr. and Mrs. James Sulli three of the 10 fires started ning September 1 of this year. of being built now. Mr. and had planned on the trip were van and son, Mike, were driv by lightning Saturday in the The management has been Mrs. Taylor and two boys unable to go because of work- ing home from a birthday din Marion Forks area (Mt. Jef holding off raising the sub came here because they, too, Iing at the Stayton cannery. ner celebration in Salem about ferson Primitive area) of the scription price for some time, Other adults making the 11- p. m. Saturday evening Cascade Mountains were out but increased cost of opera trip were Barry Drake, Bill when they were struck from Sunday, Detroit Rangers said tion has finally made this Ijewellen and Harry Day of behind by a car driven by They added the three remain move necessary. The last raise Salem. Les LaMunyan, with John ing fires would be out by was In 1965. Drynan said it was a won Swan as a pasenger. All subscriptions received derful trip and that he was Monday morning. None of the Mrs. Sullivan had signaled fires reached more than a half in the office prior to Septem just sorry more of the boys and slowed up to make a acre could not go. He said he felt in size. Another fire was ber 1st will be credited at the right hand turn onto 5th spotted west of Goat Rock old rate. that too little time was spent street when the LaMunyan Monday morning. Forester New rates will be as fol by young people nowadays car hit them, causing the car Byron Rarey said. He said it lows: Marion and Linn Coun doing this type of thing, that to overturn, taking out a was a hang-over from Satur ties, $4.00 per year; Outside could only be enjoyed to the Stayton district employees stop sign and landing in the day’s electrical storm and that Marion and Linn Counties but fullest by youth. of Pacific Power & Light com ditch. it had burned about a fifth in Oregon, $4.50 and all others pany, who have completed The fire department was of an acre. Goat Rock is locat at $5.00 per year. four years of work without a called out as there was some ed about two miles due East lost-time accident, were hon gasoline on the road, and the of Pamelia Lake and not too ored at a safety awards din ambulance from Santiam Me far from the South slope of ner Friday evening at the morial hospital took Mr. Swan Mt. Jefferson. Swept-Wing Restaurant in Al and Mr. LaMunyan to the hos Four smoke jumpers sent TACOMA — Plywood pro bany. pital as they had severe facial in on two fires in the Bing duction in the United States In noting the four year safe- cuts. It was reported that ham Basin area were to be through the first six months ty-at-work achievement, John Swan’s head hit the wind lifted out by Helicopter Mon Kohls, PP&L local manager, of 1968 totaled 7.25 billion shield with quite an impact. day and transported to the said that over 986,000 working square feet, up from 6.3 bil Although their car over Redmond Air center, Rarey man-hours had been accumu lion in the same period last turned and was totaled out, said. lated without a lost-time acci year. and the Sullivans seemingly Detroit’s Inter Forest crew At the Lions Club steak dent by the men in the Al James R. Turnbull, execu suffered only bruises. How of the U. S. Forest Service vice president of the Am ever, they are being checked was called Sunday morning fry held at the city park Fri bany district, which Includes tive erican Plywood Association, day evening it was announced Stayton and other surround further by their doctor. on a fire in the Sweet Home said this 15 percent increase that Martin Hansen, a long ing communities. Joe Challender, investigat time member and past presi A mishap in June prevented "virtually assures that 1968 ing officer, said no arrests area. dent of the Mill City club the PP&L district employees will be a record year for ply were made. had been named chairman of from reaching one million wood production." He predicted Industry pro Zone 1. This is a distinct hon working man-hours, a record or both for Mr. Hansen and achieved only rarely In indus duction in August and Sep tember will total approximate the local Lions. The announce try. ment was made by Bill Met- Fons Hughes, PP&L safety ly 277 million square feet per teer, president of the club director from the company’s week, or 102 percent of cur general offices in Portland, rent operating capacity. this year. Turnbull said an expected DETROIT—Ronald K. Wilk DETROIT — A $68,579 con The steak fry was highly presented the utility’s silver slowing down of the economy successful with good food, safety achievement award to erson, principal of the Detroit tract for a day lodge develop Grade School the past two ment at Hoodoo Ski Bowl has good cook, (Bill Lewllen) and Kohls in behalf of the Stay later In the year will result in a slight drop in production years, was named superinten been awarded by the board of and a warm, summer evening ton employees. dent of the Detroit Unified the ski facility to C. A. Lance adding to the enjoyment. Ear Larry Penkava, safety ser below present levels, but the lier in the day some “thunder vices manager from the State anticipated year-end total of School District by the Board Construction Co. of Salem. record 14 billion square feet of Education at a meeting The two-story structure with heads’’ had indicated a show Compensation dep a r trn e n t; a now appears certain. er, but the skies cleared by V1 c Helgeson, Workman’s Thursday night. square feet of space will evening. Commenting on a reduction Comi>ensation Board; Floyd He replaces Francis F. Dum 7,000 include a fireplace, kitchen, The regular Lions club din Mullen, Linn County Judge; in house starts to 1,313,000 mer, who resigned after being sales area, and a second floor In June—the lowest rate superintendent for seven deck overlooking the bowl. ner meetings will start Sep and Floyd Jenks, Linn County units Commissioner, also attended so far this year — Turnbull years, to take a superintend The project is scheduled for tember 9. said that even a slight easing the dinner. ent post at Dayton. completion for the opening of of monetary restraint would The company ’ s Albany dis Wilkerson, a graduate of season late in November. Mill City Students trict Includes 104 employees help the housing industry. He Southern Oregon College, has ski Architect for the project is In Albany, Stayton, Sweet noted that June’s total on the been teaching the past 13 Don Richardson Get Degree at U of O Home and Lebanon. of Salem. Op seasonally adjusted rate was years, starting in the Klam erators of the bowl located at still 6.5 percent above the Saturday, Aug. 10 ath County system. He will 1,233,000 unite of June, 1967. top of Santiam Pass, plan continue as principal of the the Some 1200 degrees were con grade school and expects to to construct overnight facili ferred at the University of Pre-Kindergarten Fred Gruver Home hire a new principal for the ties later to replace the lodge Oregon’s summer commence School Meeting Set high school and a vice princi which was destroyed by fire ment exercises Saturday, Au From U of Santa Clara pal for the grade school this last April. gust 10, beginning at 10 a. m. For August 22 Fred Gruver returned home Mrs. Mary Carpenter, chair week, he said. Dummer had in the School of Music amphi man of the P.T.A. Kindergar Sunday from California where been principal of the high H. Nicholas Now at theatre. has been attending the Un school in addition to his oth Local Ranger Station More than half of the (le ten school is announcing this he iversity of Santa Clara. He week that there will be a pre er duties. were graduate Hurston O. Nichols and his grees granted has finished the necessary kindergarten meeting at 1:30 wife, Maryann, son Allen 9 degrees — a total of nearly hours for his masters degree in room 6 at the Mill City about 570 mas- 680, including years old, daughters Allison Weather, Detroit Dam and has been accepted for the Elementary school. 7 a. m. Daily Weather Reading 6, and Ruthanne, 2, recently ter’s degrees and some 110 program. Mr. Gruver will be All residents of the two moved to Mill City and are doctorates. Approximately 530 Pool writing his thesis on “Com communities who have child residing at No. 3 Parkside Dr. baccalaureate degrees were Elev. ren of Kindergarten age are puters in High schools”. He presented. Mr. Nicholas is a forester Aug. 7 77 55 1560.87 0.0 the program at San Among the students to re asked to meet at the school at instituted tiam where he Is an instruc Aug. 8 83 56 1560.53 0.0 and transferred to the Mill ceive this time. a bachelor of science de tor. Aug. 9 85 57 1560.18 0.0 City Ranger District from the gree was Mrs. George Stafford is Frances Reid of Mill He attended the University Aug. 10 87 63 1559.85 0.0 Sweet Home Ranger district. City. Philip D. Van Daff, for again teaching the group this Aug. 11 92 60 1559.52 0.0 He is working as head pre mer Mill City teacher receiv year For further information this summer on a National Aug. 12 85 56 1559.18 0.0 sale in timber management on ed a master of Arts degree. call Mrs. Carpenter at 897-2096. Science Foundation grant. Aug 13 81 54 1558.82 0.0 the district. Sea Scouts Take Trip Down Rogue Accident Here Saturday Night Totals Automobile Canyon Fires Put Out With Minor Loss Subscription Rates To Enterprise to go Up September 1st Pacific Power Employees Feted For Safety Record M. Hansen Named Chairman Zone I Lions Clubs. Contract Awarded Ron Wilkerson To For Hoodoo Bowl Head Detroit School Construction Plywood Industry Set for Record Year
