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NUMBER 36
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1968
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lip and Down
The Avenue
By Don Moffntt
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A year ago today, Labor
Day, 1 was up in our forest
lands, along with thousands of
others. I was surveying the
damage being caused by our
big forest fires, the guest of
Ranger Paul Brady. It was a
sickening sight, believe me.
Today, it is cloudy with the
sun just peeking through the
overcast. It is pleasantly warm
and there is not a fire in the
woods, except those of the
thousands of campers, taking
what advantage they can of
the last big holiday of the year.
I^abor Day is always a fizzle
of a holiday for us here in the
newspaper business. Monday is
always one of our busiest days.
On this holiday there is no mail
service, and that is bad. But,
we can’t win them all, so we’ll
work today, and then take
some time off later. I came to
work sort of feeling sorry for
myself, but then I got to think
ing about all the people who
are unable to work, then I sin
cerely thanked God that I was
able to work, and lived in a
country that was strong enough
to fight all the things and peo
ple that seem to be doing their
best to tear our country down.
I can’t help but mention the
fiasco in Chicago during the
Democratic National conven
tion. It was really a bad thing
to broadcast to the world via
video media and the newscasts.
What must other countries
think of us. That is but one
part of it—what do we think of
ourselves. I do not hold with
police brutality, but neither do
I hold with the group of people
who were determined to march
on the convention and attempt
to force their way into the hall
and disrupt the normal nomin
ating proceedings. I, like many
others, feel these young demon
strators could have gained their
point by meeting in the park,
electing a few of their “best”
leaders, and then seek admis
sion to the convention floor,
to plead their case, if they
truly had one. All this shout
ing of obscenities and head
bashing is just not the way
to accomplish their desires.
It should prove to all those
who try to have peaceful dem
onstrations that they just don’t
do the job—even when the
mobsters make plans in ad
vance to cause disturbances. I
predict that there will be more
senseless killings before law
and order can be restored to
our cities. All people must be
made to realize that any law,
even if they do not agree with
it is better than no law at all.
Until all segments of our socie
ty learn to obey laws, we will
have troubled times. No polit
ical figure, state or national
can be everything to everyone.
The government giveth, the
government taketh away. Sa
goes the battle all the time.
The Forest Service gave us a
ranger district here in Mill
City in 1959, when they de
cided that the Detroit district
could be handle«! better with
the split—leaving part in De
troit, and forming the Mill
City district. All went along,
supposedly well, but the public
did not know that the Mill
City district was alw’ays mar
ginal—it just didn’t make
enough to pay its own way.
This is not uncommon for gov
ernment operated projects. It
is had though, because when
an area gets used to having
something, it hates to give it
up, and that is the way Mill
City feels about losing the dis
trict. However, it is not as bad
as it sounds. It is like a wound,
it will heal before long and
things will continue to go
along as they have in the past.
As far as business is concern
ed, it will make little or no dif
ference—about the same a-
mount of money will be spent
here. The houses owned by the
government will continue to
oe occupied by forest service
personnel. The people living
nere, will have to drive to the
Detroit Ranger station, but
that isn’t too far, considering
the modern day highways.
They will be driving a much
shorter distance than many
who commute from here to
Salem—and in large cities,
many more miles are traveled
t.nder a lot worse traffic con
dition' So, while we hate to
The Really Big One Got Away
Several Log
Sales Set
For Area
DETROIT — Plans for the
sale of some 21,000,000 board
feet of timber is scheduled to
go cn the auction block in the
Detroit and Mill City districts
in the next several months was
announced recently by the Wil
lamette National Forest.
Most cf the sales are sched
uled in the Detroit District be
tween now and January 1. Two
smaller salvage sales are due
in the Mill City District.
The Forest Service said it
was announcing the Log Creek,
Blowout No. 2, Skyline, Hom
Creek, East Bugaboo, Blowout
Beard Creek Observatory, Lost
Shoe Pass Salvage sale plan
now so that interested buyers
could inspect the timber before
snow falls.
Lots of Sausage
Being Prepared
For Oktoberfest
MT. ANGEL—Three tons of
Mt. Angel sausage are being
prepared for this year’s Okto
berfest, September 19-22. Half
will lie reserved for the huge
dinners Saturday and Sunday,
the other half will be available
for sale.
More tables will be set up to
handle the larger crowds ex
pected this year.
Dinner hours are Saturday
1:00 to 9:00 p. m., and Sunday
11:30 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. at St.
Mary’s School. The school is
across the street from the
highsteepled Gothic church
that can be seen for miles
around.
Mt. Angel’s famous wurst-
maker, Franz Schmidt, is bus
ier than usual selecting cuts
of high grade beef and pork
which he combines with spec
ial spices to make the popular
Oktoberfest sausage.
Citizenship Class to be
Offered at YMCA
In Salem
Starting on Thursday, Sep
tember 19th, at 8 p. m. at the
Salem YMCA will be another
series of citizenship classes of
fered to those persons plan
ning on becoming U. S. Citi
zens by naturalization. This
series will run for 8 successive
Thursday evenings, starting at
8 p. in. These classes are offer
ed at no charge as a public
service of the Marion County
Bar Association and the YMCA.
Mr. Gerry Bartz of the At
torney General’s office will be
the instructor for this series.
No pre-registration will be nec
essary—just be on hand for the
first class on Thursday, Sep
tember 19th. For further infor
mation, call the Salem YMCA
363-9117.
Army Engineers Ask
Bids on Clearing
Revetted Slopes
Bids for clearing revetted
slopes and aprons at 37 loca
tions in the Willamette Valley
have been invited by the Port-
land U. S. Army Engineer Dis-
trict.
Colonel Robert L. Bangert,
Portland District Engineer, said
the clearing is maintenance
work. He will open the bids in
his office. 628 Pittock Block,
Portland, at 2 p. m. September
17. A month and a half are
allowed for completion.
Thirty-three of the locations
are along the Willamette, Mo
lalla, Santiam, South Santiam,
McKenzie. Middle Fork Wil
lamette and Coast Fork Wil
lamette, and four are along the
main stem Willamette.
lose the prestige of having the
station located here—that is
about all it will amount to
within a short time. It just
goes to show, though, that one
should not put too much stock
in an economy that fc based on
governmental projects
Pictured is Mrs. Lee Bassett with one of the nice
silvers she and her husband caught on a recent fishing
trip to Warrenton. The one she is holding is a 13-
pounder but she hooked a bigger one that really did
get away. Joining the Bassetts for a day were Jerry
Coffman and Jim Strout of Stayton.
Leaders Needed for
School To
Camp Fire, Bluebird
Groups This Year Begin Thurs
Slash Burning Mill City Ranger District
Underway in Now Closed To Public;
Upper Area Consolidated With Detroit
DETROIT—Some 104 acres
of slash in six units in the
Park Santiam area near San-
tiam Junction, and twenty two
acres of slash in the South
Whitewater area was touched
off Tuesday morning under the
Supervision of the U. S. Forest
Service.
Fire Control Officer, Byron
Rarey, Detroit Ranger Station
said if weather conditions hold
approximately sixtytwo acres
in the Martin Butte area and
some fifty five acres in the
Devils Creek area in three un
its will be set off Wednesday
morning.
Some two thousand nineteen
acres in 88 separate clear-cut
units in the Mill City-Detroit
Districts is scheduled to be
burned in the U. S. Forest Ser
vice slash burning program
th s fall.
DETROIT — Closure of the
Mill City Ranger District went
into effect this week in the
merging of Mill City and De
troit Districts, Willamette Na
tional Forest Supervisor David
Gibney has announced.
Merger of the two districts
with the main office at Detroit
is scheduled to became effect
ive November 3, under the plan
approved by the regional for
ester.
The Mill City Ranger Sta
tion was closed to the public
September 3, but will continue
to be used for certain activi
ties during the weeks required
to phase together the opera
tions of the two districts. All
telephone calls to the Mill City
District should be made to the
Detroit Has Soggy
August This Year
DETROIT—Weatherman Joe
Muise, reported that the soggy
August of 1968 set a new re
cord based over a 24 year per
iod when the area received a
total of 7.40 inches of precipi
tation. In a 24 hour period end
ing August 26th, 1.67 of an inch
was recorded.
Average for August based ov
er a 24 year period is listed as
1.26.
Driest August based on the
same period was listed in 1955
and 1967.
Highest temperature reading
was recorded as 96 degrees on
the 1st compared to 103 de
grees in 1967. Low temperature
reading was listed as 44 de
grees on the 20th compared to
33 degrees in 1951.
Mean for August Js listed.
as 62.2 degrees, average 63.8 de
grees.
The schools of Santian Ad
ministrative District 129J is all
set for opening on schedule to
day, September 5.
Teachers have been meeting
this week in preparation for
classes on opening day. Foot
ball practice is in full swing
with the first home game slat
ed for Friday, September 13,
with Stayton. This should be
Permit restrictions on some
a real good game, according to
863,000 acres of land protected
Coach Gibson.
by the State Forestry Depart
ment have been relaxed due to
the unseasonably damp weath
er which has reduced fire haz
ard throughout the state.
The areas are still under reg
ulated closure, because of the
likelihood of increased fire dan
While there were no fatali ger when the weather becomes
ties listed in this particular dry, hot and more seasonable.
Extreme fire prevent'on care
area, highway accidents took
their toll in the nation, listing is still needed in these areas, Detroit School Has
688 killed in the three-day but permits are no longer re
quired to enter them.
Fewer Students for
Labor Day weekend.
In West Oregon Forest Pro
The toll far exceeded the
Opening Day This Year
previous record of 636 for the tection District, permit restric DETROIT—There was still
summer’s last holiday, set in tions on Closure Areas 1, 2 and a vacancy on the teaching
1966. It compared with 518 ve 3. totaling an eighth of a mil staff when school opened here
hicle deaths during a recent lion acres, have been lifted, Tuesday morning in full ses
non holiday weekend of sim permit restrictions have also sion. The vacancy was created
been dropped on the 42,875 acre
Don Summers, who works ilar length.
Oxbow area in Western Lane by the enlistment In the army
The
record
toll,
counted
with the Indians in the Puget
Forest Protective Association. of Joe Zelpher who taught
sound area, will be at the First from 6 p. m. local time Friday
In west central Oregon, re math and science.
to
midnight
Monday,
was
more
Christian Church in Mill City
School District clerk, Mrs.
strictions
on the 46,000 acre
than 10 times greater than the
this week-end.
Fred Miller, announced there
Brooks
Scanlon
area
and
on
the
He will be at a Get-acquaint numlier of Americans killed in 43,800 acre Ochoco Closure have are 137 elementary students en
ed Pancake breakfast at the combat in Vietnam during the been raised.
rolled and 57 high school stu-
church basement Saturday same period.
In east central Oregon, the dents at the present. This fig-
morning at 8 O’clock when
Rudio Mountain Area, Middle ure she said is down from last
memljers and friends of the
Fork-North Fork John Day year’s enrollment of some 200.
church are urged to come and District Three Nurses
River Area, Mitchell Unit Area,
meet him.
Baldy Mountain Area, and the Many in De+roit Area
Mr. Summers will conduct To Have Fall Meet
Kinzua Unit Area, totaling
the regular services at the.
more than half a million acres, For Holiday Weekend
church on Sunday according to September 9
DETROIT—The Upper North
are now open with no permit
Minister Charles Fultz.
Santiam Canyon hummed with
The first program of the fall restrictions.
entry restrictions on activity as thousands of fisher
season for District No. 3 nurses the Certain
264,000
of the Klam men, vacationers and picnick
will be September 9 at 7:30 p. ath Forest acres
Protective
Associa ers took advantage of the sea
m„ Oregon State Hospital Nur tion have been reduced.
The son’s last big holiday. The
ses’ Residence. Topic of the areas
weather cooperated beautifully
affected
are
the
Green
discussion will be “Games Peo Springs, Kings Cabin and and everyone seemed to be en
ple Play”, systems of transac Boulder Creek areas. These joying their vacation.
DETROIT — Muddy trails tional relationships as describ areas had previously been clos Forest Service camp grounds
and snow at higher elevations ed by Erie Berne, M. D. It will ed to entry entirely. Permits and State Parks was filled to
made an interesting mark on feature Dr. J:hn Carter, direc are still required, and persons capacity. Fishing was reported
the weekly recreation report tor of one of the community wishing entry should apply for as good and water skiers were
for the Central Cascades which psychiatric units at Oregon permits at the KFPA headquar out in reconi numbers. No ac
was issued last Wednesday by State Hospital.
ters, located west of the Weed cidents were reported in the
A native of Iowa, Dr. Carter Ashland junction cn Highway area making this truly a me
the Willamette National Forest.
Detroit District warned hik obtained his medical degree at 97.
morable holiday.
ers of muddy conditions fol the State University of Iowa
College
of
Medicine.
In
Jan
lowing unseasmal rains. Rains
Shucks, It Didn't Hurt At All
may have also damaged the uary, 1968 he completed the
huckleberry and blackberry three year psychiatric residen
crops in Detroit, Mill City, cy program at Oregon State
Sweet Home and McKenzie Hospital. In addition to being
unit director at Oregon State
districts the report said.
Travelers were reminded to Hospital, Dr. Carter Is consult
check with the ranger station ant at Oregon State Correction
for latest information on the al Institute and Douglas Coun
Lake French Creek road to ty Mental Health Clinic.
Tumble Lake.
It is expected that there will
be about 88 Camp Fire and
Bluebird girls this year and
all former leaders and assist
ants as well as any others that
are willing to help in this real
ly worthwhile and rewarding
experience are asked to call
Mrs. Bill Shepherd at 897-2147.
The Mill City Woman’s club
will again sponsor the girls as
they have for many years.
The Canyon Camp Fire Lead
er’s association will meet on
Tuesday, September 10 at 10 a.
m. at the home of Mrs. Bill
Shepherd. Main purpose of the
meeting is to secure leaders
and assistants and anyone in
terested is urged to attend
Those who have worked with
the girls find that it is a real
pleasure as well as guiding
the girls in a constructive and
entertaining way of life.
State Relaxes
Forest Land
Restrictions
Holiday Traffic Sets
Record 688 Killed
Missionary To Be
At Christian Church
Some Forest
Trails Are Muddy
William Grimes In
7 a. m. Dally Weather Reading Navy for 16 Years;
Pool
At Gulf of Tonkin
Elev.
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U.S.S. Long Beach—S.P.C.M.
William A. Grimes, Husband of
Shirley L. Grimes of Rt. 2, Box
218A Scio, is serving aboard the
nuclear-powered guided cruis
er USS Leng Beach in Viet
nam’s Gulf of Tonkin. The ship
maintains surveilance of all
aircraft flying ever the gulf or
North Vietnam.
S.P.C.M. Grimes is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Grimes of
Lyons, and has been in the
navy 16 years.
Nurse Lois Gruver, can be seen giving a shot to
John Ohmart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Obmart at the
Well Child Clinic held last week at the Mill City Ele
mentary school.The PTA and other interested people
have worked for the past several years to get the clinic
back in Mill City—The Enterprise photo.
Detroit Ranger District now.
“It was initially proposed
that the Detroit District Rang
er, Lee Boeckstiegel, would
live in Mill City after the mer
ger, but this was not approved
because of regulations affect
ing our ability to finance the
Ranger’s move,” Gibney said.
He added it is believed that ef
fective relationships between
the Forest Service and the com
munity are assured.
The Detroit Forest Service
District was split in May, 1959,
forming two districts. Forest
Service officials felt the area
was too large as one District,
and thought that better admin
istration and closer ground su-
pervision would be gained by
splitting the district A Forest
Service headquarters was set
up at Mill City, and District
Ranger, Al Sorseth, of the De
trait Ranger Station was trans
ferred to Mill City. Ed Graham
succeeded Sorseth here as Dis-
trict Ranger.
Gibney said it is now felt
that consolidation of the two
districts is in the best public
interest.
New Ordinance To
Be Proposed at
Council Meeting
The Mill City council will
meet at the city hall for a reg
ular meeting on Wednesday,
September 11 at 8 p. m. At
this time a new ordinance will
be up for discussion and pos
sible passage.
The proposed ordinance is to
repeal the present trailer
house Ordinances No. 81 and
106 and will set up standards
for mobile home parking in the
city.
This has been a controversial
issue for some time and any
one wishing to discuss the ord
inance is Invited to attend and
express their views.
Well-Child Clinic Has
Good Turn-out for Pre
School Examinations
There were 14 Pre-school
physicals given at the August
29 clinic at the Mill City grade
school and about 25 immuniza
tions. There were 12 smallpox
innoculations and several other
shots given.
Mrs. Lois Gruver said she
would like to stress that moth
er’s should follow up these im
munizations in about 4 to 6
weeks. The Linn county health
office is open each Friday and
the shots will be free. Both
Marion and Linn county resi
dents may also attend the well
child clinics in Stayton which
are held each Tuesday at the
city hall.
Mrs. Gruver, registered
nurse, said she doubted very
much if more clinics again
would be held here as they are
operated through federal funds
and located in central areas
which for residents here would
mean Detroit and Stayton.
Helping at the August clinic
besides Mrs. Gruver were nurs
es fr :m Linn county and Dr.
Van Veen from Stayton.
Detering Attends
Tax Conference
State Representative Gerald
Detering Is attending The Na-
ti >nal Tax Association Confer
ence this week in San Francis
co as one of the delegates of
the Oregon legislative Tax
Study committee. This Is the
61st annual conference of the
National Taxation Association.
The Theme of the conference
is Tax Harmonization.
Detering is a board member
f Oregon Tax research, a State
wide non governmental organ
ization and also a member of
the legislative Permanent Tax
Study Committee