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P. O. Box 348 Plume 897-2772 MW City, Ore. 97380 DETROIT IDANHA Published at Mill City, Marion County, Ore. every Tbureday By Boots Cbamvioa ■The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Dec. 5, 1968 THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Postoffice at Mill City, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1878. The Mill City Enterprise assumes no financial responsibility for errors in advertisements. It will, however, reprint without charge or cancel the charge for that portion of an advertisement which is in error if The Enterprise is at fault. An independent newspaper, dedicated to the development of the timber industry and agriculture in this area. » Subscription Rates Marion-Linn Counties, per year .... ................................. $4.00 Outside Marion-Linn Counties, per year............................. $4 50 Outside Oregon, per year........................................ $5.00 DON W. MOFFATT...................................... Editor and Publisher GOLDIE RAMBO........................ . ...... Society and News Editor GEORGE LONG ...... Printer CORRRBPONDENT8 Detroit-Idanha........................... ...... .............. ...... Boots Champioa Gates..................... -......... _......... ........................... Betty Johnson Mehama.............................. Mrs. John Teeters - Jean Roberts Lyons .......................................................... —.......... Eva Bressler Advertising in The Mill City Enterprise Brings Results—Try It Every Week Many upper North Santiam homes were the setting for family gatherings on the Thanksgiving Holiday. Others traveled to various valley towns to be with their famil ies and friends. Ed Slayden and Red Crist took advantage of the Holidays to go bird hunting in Central Oregon, also going were Mr. and Mrs. Gale Fagan. All re turned home Sunday night. Idanha’s population was in creased by two with the recent birth of twins to Mr. and Mrs. Charles James. The little girls have been named Sherry Ann and Cheryl Ann. Mother and babies arriv ed home from the hospital last week. Mrs. Otto Oja drove to Long view Tuesday to bring her husband home from the hospi tal. Mr. Oja was hospitalized about three weeks ago follow ing a logging accident In which his leg was broken. Holiday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tow ers and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Storey were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Storey of Forest Grove. Detroit will play Mohawk there Friday at 6:30 P. M. in » unum the season’s first basketball game. On Tuesday Dec. 10th the Cougars will play Colton there at 6:30 p.m. Holiday dinner guests at the Detroit home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson were their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson, Jr. and children, Gregory, Douglas and daughter Shelly of Port land, and Mr. and Mrs. Ole Erickson of Mill City. The Idanha home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Snyder was the DETROIT JUNIOR HIGH HONOR HOLL Diane Beachy .................... Carol Sheldon ..................... Lucy Young .................... Bonnie Young..................... Robin Wilkerson ............... Richard Roth ..................... Randall Roth ..................... Marty Gardner .................... Ronnie Lynn ...................... Judy Benton ..................... Sherry Williamson .......... 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL Robert Crist...........................4.0 Gina Williamson................... 3.9 Glendii Beachy ................... 3.8 Gary Lynn ......................... 3.6 Dorsey Smith ..................... 3.6 James Morgan ................... 3.5 Sue Morgan ......................... 3.4 Ricky Alley........................... 3.4 Karen Shephard....................3.3 Paul Michaelson........... ,....... 3.3 Jeff Drago .................. 3.2 Randy Gardner .................. 3.1 11 mi■ setting for a gathering of the family and friends. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Snyder and son Garry of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Snyder and family, The Dalles, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schaf fer, and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Pittam and son David, all of Mill City, and Mr. and Mrs. Le land Pittam and family of Eu gene. Mabel Poncia, Pearl Giebeler and Kenneth Harris of Detroit joined other guests at the home of Mrs. Poncias daughter, Mrs. Laura Seaburg, Eugene, for the holiday observance. Among those entertaining with a family gathering were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brosig of De troit whose guests were, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Brosig and family of Silverton, Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Parker and son James, Bend, Mr. and Mrs. Gor don Cave and family, Salem, and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Brosig and family of Mill City. The Lake Lodge was the set ting for some forty dinner guests, and employes o n Thanksgiving Day. Spending the Holiday here at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, the Walter Dew hursts was Mrs. Myrtle Mark of Klamath Falls. She left Sunday for her home. Miss Sharon Louise Voll- man, 19, of Willamina, who lost her life in an auto accident Friday, was the niece of Mrs. Theo Houck of Idanha and Mrs. Thelma Storey and Earl Lady of Detroit. Services were held Tuesday in Willamina Christian church with interment in Evergreer Memorial Park, McMinnville. The Detroit High Schoo’ Chorus will present several se lections tonight (Thursday) un der the supervision of Miss Margaret Minden, at the reg ular meeting of the Deanh? PTC meeting. The meeting wil’ be held in the library of thf Elementary school at 7:30 p.m Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Leming and son Tommy of Idanhr drove to Sheldon, Wash. Fri day where they visited with the Charlie Cannon’s and dau ghter Brenda. Word was received here Sat urday that the Joe Muise’s planned to leave Oceanside, Calif., Monday of this week. However, they plan to take it easy on the r I urn trip home Mr. Muise was hospitalized with a heart/attack. Holiday Events Planned for Upper Canyon Area Gift That Gives THE YEAR 'ROUND — A Subscription To The Mill City Enterprise IT ARRIVES EVERY WEEK TO REMIND THE RECIPIENT OF YOUR THOUGHT FULNESS. $4.00 Per Year — In Ad A GIFT CERTIFICATE Furnished Free By The Mill City Enterprise Will Announce Your Gift vance in Marion and Linn Counties. Anywhere in Ore. 4JfO Outside Ore. THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE 86.00 DETROIT — Many pre-noli- day social events are planned in the upper North Santiam Canyon this month. The Home Extension Unit has scheduled Monday, Dec ember 9th for their annual Christmas party. The 7:30 p.m. event will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Boeck- stiegel. There will be an ex change of gifts, and bingo will set the stage or the entertain ment. The Woman’s Mission Socie ty of the Idanha Communnity church will hold their annual Christmas auction Dec. 12th at 7:30 p. m. in the social room of the Idanha Fire Hall. The event will feature hand made articles, candy and baked foods. Mrs. Barbara Whiteley will be hostess. On December 15th the Idan ha home of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Williamson will be the setting for the adult Christmas party for members of the Idanha Community Church. The Willing Workers Club has scheduled December 20th for their annual Christmas turkey dinner and party to be held in the social room of the Idanha Fire Hall. The event will Include the members’ hus bands. The Idanha Community church has set December 22nd for their annual Christmas pro gram which will include a play The program will begin at 730 P.M. On December 31st an old-fashioned “watch night ser vice” will be held at the church at 930 p.m. A candlelight communion service Is also scheduled for January 5th at the church at 730 p. m. U. S. Forest Service person nel of the Detroit Ranger Sta tion has scheduled December 21st for their annual Christmas party. The event will be held at the Woman’s Club House at Gates. The American Legion and Auxiliary, Idanha Poet 141, will hold their annual pot-tuck lun cheon and Bingo party Decem ber 14th at 7:30 P. M. in the social room of the Idanha fire hall. Plans have not been complet ed or the Detroit Community Christian church and the school programs. GATES Betty Johnson Ph. 897-2491 dayB Ph. 897-2456 eves. November Both Warm and Wet In Detroit Area Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Bamhardt spent the weekend with their daughter of family, Mr. and DETROIT — According to Mrs. Ed Stier and son, Eric, in Juneau, Alaska. They went by weatherman, Frank Hancock, jet but because of a storm, the who has been keeping track of plane by-passed Juneau and die weather pluse during the went on to Anchorage and absence of Joe Muise, the De back to Seattle. Friday morn troit area has received 16.70 ing the plane went out on inches of precipitation for the schedule and a belated Thanks month of November. Average giving dinner was held Friday. per day was listed as .556. Greatest amount of rainfall While there they enjoyed a trip to Mendenhall Gacier. They re in a 24 hour period was record ed as 3.24 inches on the 9th turned home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gudne Geston day of November. Warmest day of the month recently went to Cottage Grove also fell on the 9th when the to visit friends and relatives. On Thanksgiving day they temperature was 59 degrees. went to the Athol Savage home Lowest temperature reading for dinner and on Friday they was recorded on the first day went to Milwaukie to visit two of Nov. when the temperature dipped to a cool 25 degrees. of Gudne’s sisters. There were 7 days of sun Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kadin were shine and 9 days when the in Medford from Tuesday to temperature reading was re Sunday visiting relatives and corded as 32 degrees or below friends. that degree. Shary and Mary Stubbs were The upper North Santiam home visiting for the Thanks Canyon received its first snow giving holiday. They are at of the season Saturday when tending school in Portland. 3% inches of snow was measur Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brisbin ed at Detroit. It has melted ex spent two days visiting with cept on lawns and in shady his granddaughter and husband areas. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Henderson at Lake Oswego. From there they went to Portland and Mrs. Brisbin spent the weekend vis iting with her son, Ansel Hay wood and family. Walter Bris By C. I. Flaten. Dist Mgr. bin returned home for the Medicare’s Medical Insarancc weekend. The Hayward family Carry-Over Deductible brought Mrs. Brisbin home on Did you know that you may Sunday. be able to use some of this The Virgil Lewis family year’s doctor bills to meet next spent Thanksgivin with the year’s $50 deductible under Paul X. Smith’s in Salem. Medicare’s medical insurance? The Virgil Lewis family re Well, read on- cently visited with Mr. and According to Clair Flaten, so Mrs. Bill Sills and children in cial security district manager, Hillsboro. if your expenses for covered Spending Thanksgiving at services are $50.00 or less for the Glen Henness home were 1968, then any expenses for their son and family, Keith, covered services you have in Doris, Terry and Ronnie Hen October. November or Decem ness of Albany; also Mrs. Hen- ber of this year can count to ness’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. ward your 1969 $50 deductible. Roy Taylor. For example, in the year The Willard Gabriel family 1969 your expenses for covered visited with Mr. and Mrs. services are $45.00. Of this, Charles Mason, Mrs. Gabriel’s $30.00 as part of next year’s parents, in Sweet Home on $50.00 deductible. This means Friday. Mr. Mason is recuperat that when your covered medi ing very well from his recent cal exjoenses next year go over back surgery. $20.00, you will have met the Earl Henness and family of $50 deductible for 1969. So be Beaverton visited with Mr. and sure to send these carry-over Mrs. Glenn Henness Saturday. bills in with your first claim The Earl Henness family will next year. be movin to Ogden, Utah on If your expenses for covered December 20. services do not go over $50.06 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chubb until the last three months of of Oakridge visited at the 1968, says Mr. Flaten, then any Floyd Swaim home from Wed expenses in the last 3 months nesday until Saturday for the of 1968 which counted toward Thanksgiving holidays. Mike the $50 deductible for this year Swaim was home from college can be counted again toward for the holidays. Sherrie Evans the $50.00 deductible for 1969. was a dinner guest at their For example, your expenses home on Thanksgiving. were $20.00 for January through The Doyle Sarff family spent September and $70.00 for Octo Thanksgiving with Mrs. Sarff’s ber through December 1968 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles (making a total of $90.00). You Dougherty In Port Angeles, can count $30.00 of the October- Wn. There were other relatives December expenses toward the present also. $50.00 deductible for 1968—and Kim Gabriel went on a Sea you can count the $30.00 again Scout camping trip to the toward the $50.00 deductible Deschutes river over the week for 1969. end with Herb Hutchinson and Since you have met the $50.- son, Jerry, and Leo Poole, Jr. 00 deductible for 1968, medical The Willard Gabriel family Insurance pays 80 percent (or spent Thanksgiving with his $32.00) of your $40.00 of ex parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert penses above the deductible. Gabriel in South Beach. For further information Lisa Gabriel stayed with her about Medicare or any other aunt and family, the Kenneth Social Security matter, contact Searcy’s in Portland for a the social security district of couple of days. Mrs. Searcy and fice at 702 Church Street NE daughter, Debbie, brought Lisa in Salem. Telephone number home on Saturday and spent 585-1793. Office hours are from the night at Gabriels. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday Thanksgiving guests at the through Friday. For the con Ross McCombs home were venience of those who cannot their daughter and family, Mr. come in during regular hours, and Mrs. Bill Heinlein and the office is open until 7:30 Cindy of Salem, and Mr. and p.m. Monday evening. Mrs. Vem Kealen of Gates. On November 26, Mrs. Virgil I-ewis gave an afternoon birth day party for her daughter, Suzie, to celebrate her 7th birthday anniversary. Those at tending were Paul Lewis, Judy Roten, Toni Roten, Ginger Ga briel, Stephanie Monson, and Randy Harrison. The chidlren were served individual cup We would like to take this cakes and a clown cake. opportunity to thank all of our Mr. and Mrs. Paul X. Smith friends and relatives for the of Salem were guests at the cards, flowers, and visits while Virgil Lewis home the evening I was hospitalized following a of November 26 to help grand recent accident Also for the daughter, Suzie celebrate her kindness shown me and my birthday. family on my return home. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hennes Your thoughtfullness will al with his two sisters. Lillie ways be remembered. I^ake and Edna Ratzburg In Mrs. Donald Ketchum Salem on Sunday. and family. 49 Your Social Security cards ■ nuuiiB^p Subscribe to The Mil City Enterprise $4.00 per Year Read it Every Week CARD OFTHANKS To our many friends and as sociates in Detroit, Idanha, Mar ion Forks and vicinities, young and old, for their kind words of sympathy, masses, contri butions to the Heart fund of Oregon and the Cardiac Care Unit Concord, California, we extend our sincerest thanks and gratitude. Our loss is a very great one and we thank you for helping us to bear it. The Ralph Farrow family 49
