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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1968)
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Poole from Seattle accompanied his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Poole, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Cor bett and Brian of Portland and Jim Storey to the OSU—UCLA football game at Corvallis Sat urday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Flatman of Vallejo, Calif., visited this week at the home of Mrs. Maudie Flatman. He is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Flatman. The Flatmans said they planned to make Mill City their retirement home. Sherry Baldwin has recently moved to Eugene where she expects her husband, who has been serving in the army, to join her soon. She has spent the past several months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pittam. Week-end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Metteer were her mother, Mrs. Ruth I^rsen of Madras and her nephew, Ray Blakely of Prine ville. They left for their Cen tral Oregon homes Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brady and children of Cottage Grove visited friends in the area Mon day. Mr. Brady was formerly District Ranger here, and both were active in community af fairs. Mr. and Mrs. Don Moffatt Marie Perkins of West I .inn were in Hillsboro Saturday af visited Saturday with her sis ter, Pearl Lawson, mother of Mrs. George Long. Mrs. Perk ins came to Mill City with Mr. and Mrs. John Webster and family of Gladstone who were in the area to take in the Gladstone-Regis football game. The group visited at the Long home Saturday evening before returning to their homes. Terry Hansen who is a fresh man at OSU spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hansen. Linn Stafford, Fred Alban and Ray Taylor who are at tending OTI this year spent the week-end at their homes here. ternoon, visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cris McMann. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fleet wood were in the Eugene area over the week-end where they visited with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Beisel. Mrs. Wilma Moore returned home Saturday from a vacation trip to Hawaii. She said she had a wonderful time and that the weather and water were perfect for top notch enjoy ment. Mrs. Moore said the flight home was quite bumpy and the passengers had to keep their seat belts fastened. Forming an elk hunting par ther, Mrs. Marvin Stafford were in Portland a week ago attending a fall hair styling show. Mrs. Stafford operates the Lyons Beauty Körner and Elaine is attending a Salem beauty school. ty in Elgin last week were Fred Moore, Verl Moberg, Del bert Goforth, Larry Moberg, Jerry Grissen and Elbert Jack- son. Goforth was lucky enough to get a nice spike. The party came back to Mill City early as Moberg contracted the flu virus. The Rev. Elmore J. Gilstrap Mrs. Dick Olmstead returned Elaine Stafford and her mo Salem, chaplain and author of several books will be the guest speaker at the First Christian Church in Mill City Sunday when minister Charles Fultz is on vacation. Friday after visiting with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Barker and family. Mrs. Olmstead had ar ranged a 60th wedding anni versary for her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Velvie Lewis of John L. Morgan, son of Mr. Lyons, earlier in the week. and Mrs. Clyde Morgan, is home on leave from Ft. Ord, Mrs. Glee Waters is progres California. He has been in the sing satisfactorily following service since June and will be surgery performed at Salem leaving Thursday after visit Memorial hospital last Mon ing with his sister, Juanita day. She is expected to return Morgan, who is taking nurses home this week. Her son and training at Good Samaritan her sister from Seattle, Mrs. hospital in Portland. Gladys Hunter are assisting in the management of the Mill, 8. !—r—>——• . Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rose, Mr. City Wash and Dry. and Mrs. Albert Toman and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Toman of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ettinger Stayton, were in Spray over received word last week of the the week-end. They attended death of his sister-in-law, Marie the wedding of Lynn Robison, Ettinger, wife of Lester Etting daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Art er cf Medford. She died in a Robison, former residents. Medford hospital three days af Lynn is the granddaughter of ter surgery for varicose veins Mrs. Albert Toman. had been performed. She seem ed to be getting along satisfac Last Monday evening Mr. torily but it was believed blood and Mrs. Olen Spiva of Lyons clots caused her death. Mr. and and Mr. and Mrs. Verne Clark Mrs. Ettinger had visited in attended Marguerite Chapter Mill City many times. O.E.S. in Lebanon. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Clark were in Turner where the Splvas were hosts to the Worthy Patron’s Chib of the Order of Eastern Star. Old Man Winter Hits Detroit Area Prescriptions Our Specialty DETROIT—Old Man Winter threw his weight around pret ty much Sunday and Monday blanketing some areas down at the 2,500 level with snow, and pelting other areas with heavy rainfall and blustery winds. Winds were pretty strong during the night Monday, or it could have been in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. At any rate it was blowing hard enough up the canyon to a- waken this reporter. According to reports, some of the loggers were chased out of the woods early Tuesday morning due to snow. A large slide was reported to have occurred on French Creek near Martin Butte Road approximately two miles N.E. of Detroit. This plus other tur bulent disturbances have caus ed a lot of debris to be deposit ed in Detroit Lake. A spokes man at the Ranger Station said, the heavy rainfall has also caused some damage to Forest Service Roads. Mill City Pharmacy Too Late to Classify MKT, EIDE. Owner Ph. 899-2812 Mill City FOR SALE—100 gal. oil storage tank In good condition. Ph. 897-2982. 46 Guarding your health is our foremost goal. Our only aim is to assure careful and quality service, for your good health. You can always trust in our experience! Rest assured . . . any prescriptions filled here are compounded with extra care. Robes and Lingerie Better Check Up On These Right Now. They Would Be Ideal For Gifts Ada’s Needle Shop Phone 897-2141 It Takes Only A Few 227 S. W. Broadway Mill City Mrs. Noyes Whitten has almost decided that it isn’t worth it. She means fixing up the grounds around their place. The above picture was taken on S. W. Douglas street, where she has spent many hours beautifying an area near the railroad tracks across from their home. The photo shows a portion of the fence which was tak en down. This one post has been removed several times she said. “It always happens after football games. It seems when we contribute to the PTA, the annual, and scholarship funds, these few young people would ap preciate it enough to let citizens’ property alone.” —The Mill City Enterprise photo. Bus Driving Workshop To Be Held In Area Your Social Security By C. I. Flaten. Dist Mgr. Linn-Benton Community Col Smith’s death was tra lege has scheduled Bus Driv gic, Betty only because she died ing Worksh ps in accordance in an not auto accident but more with the State Department of sc because she left 3 small chil Transportation request that all dren and a bereaved school bus drivers complete a What does a father do husband. to keep state-approved Bus Drivers’ house, feed the children, keep course. them clean, get them off to These workshops will be school, without their mother? held in Sweet Home, Lebanon Bill Smith tried a succession of and Mill City on November 12, hired housekeepers, but none 19, and 26, and in Albany, Philomath, and Central Linn on stayed long. The good ones November 13, 20, and 25. All charged more than Bill could classes will be held from 7:00 afford, and the housekeepers he could afford weren’t very — 10:00 P.M. This program is offered as capable. Bill had checked with Social a public service by Linn-Ben Security to see if there might ton Community College in co be some benefits, because Betty operation with the I ED office, had worked about five years State Department of Transpor before their marriage. He lear tation, and the school districts. The course is free-of-charge to ned there were none. As she had not worked since the first all drivers. The course consists of nine child was born, her earnings hours of instruction in the were not recent enough for the areas of Defense Driving, children to be considered de Management of School Bus pendent on her for their sup Passengers, Driving the Route, port at the time she died. That and Laws, Rules and Regula was in 1966. Last month Bill read a news tions. Teaching the workshops will paper account of changes In the be a team of three Instructors Social Security law affecting —Jay Gould of Sweet Home, children whose mother had Jay Dunmyer of Lebanon, and died. He called at the Social Security office, found out that Richard Crisler of Corvallis. Any bus driver desiring the change In the law does more information about the make his children eligible and course may contact the Adult filed an application. As a re Education Office of Linn-Bent- sult, he will receive about $200 on Community College (926- a month for the children. Bill says he can now afford to hire 6091). an excellent housekeeper and make sure the children are New City Officers To well-cared for. The names in this story are fictitious but the Incident Is Have Orientation real. If a "Bill Smith” sees this story, the folks at the Social Meeting in Portland Security office hopes he will An orientation session for call to learn whether benefits persons elected for the first are now payable to his child time to serve as mayors or city ren. council members at the Novem For answers to questions a- ber 5 election will be held Nov bout Social Security contact the ember 17 in Portland. The ses Social Security office In Sal sion will precede the opening em located at 702 Church St. of the 1968 convention of the N. E. Telephone number 585- League of Oregon Cities. The 1793. That office Ls open from League’s 43rd annual convent 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Minday ion will be held November 17- through Friday. For the con 19 at the Portland Hilton Ho venience of those who cannot come in during regular office tel. The session will open with hours the office is open on a noon luncheon talk by Ed Monday evening until 7:30 p.m. ward C. Harms, Jr., city at torney, Springfield. Harms Is former mayor of Springfield and a past president of the League of Oregon Cities. During the afternoon, a pan el of three experienced city of ficials will discuss various as pects of city government. J. W. Barney, city manager, Hills boro, will discuss city organiza HAROLD JACKHON MORRIS tion and prorgamming of city Friends and relatives in this activities. Arnold C. Swanson, area were saddened to learn of councilman, Astoria, will re the sudden death on Saturday, view working relationships be November 9 of Harold "Jack” tween elected city officials and Morris of Portland. the city’s administrative offic He was bom December 20, ials and staff. Mayor Morgan 1909 at Mehama where he at G. Beck, Ontario, will discuss tended school. He worked as intergovernmental aspects of a lumberman, logger and on the city policy-maker’s job. ranches during his lifetime and More than 1,100 Oregon may had made his home in Estacada ors, councilmen and other city for a number of years. officials and guests are expect Death was attributed to a ed to attend the League’s three- heart attack. day convention. Survivors include a sister, Herbert Peck Ls the newly elected Mill City Mayor and Mrs. Fred (Eva) Duffy of Mill Dale Howell and Larry Plotts, City, four brothers, Roy and Elvln of Portland, Wayne, Bon Jr. are the councilmen. neville, and Lee of Salem. Bert Morris of Mill City and Ken neth Morris of Prineville are uncles of the deceased. Effie Smith of Oregon City is an aunt. Also surviving are sev eral nieces and nephews and a host of friends. U-haul, pick-up or bag, or Funeral services were held truck delivery. Firewood, Tuesday, November 12 for Mr, U-haul or truck delivery. Morris from Weddle Funeral Hardwood Components Inc. Home in Stayton at 2 o’clock Mehama with the Rev. James Murray Ph. 839-2777 or 897-2976 in charge. Interment was in Fox Valley cemetery. Hardwood Mulching SAWDUST Tom Drynan Speaks To Idanha Youth On Drug Usage 5—The Mfll City Enterprise, Thursday, Nov. 14, 1968 SEE US FOR PLYWOOD PANELS IDANHA—Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry Hiebert were hosts at a Young Peoples meeting of the Idanha Community church, when the group met at their Idanha home Sunday at a 5:00 P.M. meeting. Guest speaker was state po lice officer, Tom Drynan of Mill City, who gave a talk on marijuana and the weed’s ef fects. To augment his address officer Drynan showed the group samples of the weed in cluding plant leaves he con fiscated near Lyons. He also showed a colored film on mar ijuana, denoting whether the weed is harmful, or if it should MILL CITY. ORESON be legalized. Phone 897-2610 Following the showing of the film the Young People asked questions on the subject in cluding the use of L.S.D. To augment his answers on the The Enterprise Prints Wedding Announcements L.S.D. questions officer Dry nan showed a short film on Expert Craftsmanship—Fast Service, Too L.S.D. and Its drastic effects. Following the meeting re freshments was served by the host, Mrs. Freda Hiebert to Tom Drynan, Rev. Harold Roth, Martha Taylor, Henry, Gerald Jimmy and Donald Hie bert, Ricky, Mike and Gina Williamson, Delva Saner, Shar on Johnson, Robin Whiteley, Kathlyn Hancock, Linda Roth, Glenda Beachy, Paul Michael son and Dorsey Smith. The first of the groups spec ial meetings scheduled Nov. 17 through the 23rd will be held at the Idanha Community Church Sunday at 7:00 P. M. Guest speaker will be Rev. Clyde Freeman of Vancouver, Wash.; who will include chalk drawings and magic to aug ment his address during the meetings. Mill City Oddfellows To Have Visitation Of Grand Master The Mill City IOOF lodge will host the visit of the Grand Master of the state of Oregon on November 15 when he pays his official visit to Mill City and Stayton lodges. The meeting will start at 8 P. M. and Rebekah’s are also invited to come and meet the state official. Enjoy the security of a complete "profile of protection" for your home - with tosses Of course your home is insured against the obvious things. But is it covered for the unexpected—explosion, extreme storm damage, a car crashing into your living room, for example? We help you protect your home and possessions with a Safeco Huit'e Owners Policy. 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