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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1968)
Gen. Ret. and Doc. Div. Newspapers, U of O Library 9740.'? Enterprise VOLUME XXIII NUMBER 51 ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, DIX’EMBER 19, 1968 Lions and Wives Up and Down Peck Given See Slides of The Avenue Oath of Office Olympics in Mexico Wow! Some Fish By Don Moffatt And a Ho, Ho, Ho, and this Monday morning it looks like a White Christmas. In den’t know any more if it is safe to say white Christmas for fear of stepping on some toes. I’m saying this in jest, as surely no person Could take offense to the old song or saying. Like I’ve stated bef:re, many of the so-called under privileged people are fouling their own nests by too much dissent all at one time. Pos sibly they have complaints about equality, but it is get ting so the minority is getting the majority of the breaks in some fields. Take the field of entertainment—many of the people in the entertainment field today, could do much better in some other line—they certainly have but little talent. Outside of good lungs, they have so little to offer. I would hate to be in Presi dent-elect Nixon’s shoes right naw. He has a real hard row to hoe believe me. All of us are crying about inflation tak ing our money, and all of us are for lower taxes, and all of us want high income. All these things spell inflation. The ones hurt the most, of course, are the people on fixed incomes. Our elderly citizens who no longer have any chance to in crease their income. These are the people we need to be sor ry for. The rest of us can sort of shift for ourselves. Nixon will have his hands full, trying to satisfy everyone, hut I believe he has the in testinal fortitude to do what is best for the country, even though it may not be popular with certain groups. I hope he can do something to curb the growth of union demands. The unions are getting out of hand. If they were running the factories, I would surmise that all the factories would be bankrupt within a few years, as greedy union leaders would spend mare than the factories could possibly make. This was proven in the printer’s strike in Psrtland. The union men tried to operate their own newspaper. Even with heavy assessments on their members, they still couldn’t make the grade. I feel that Nixon has ap pointed real good men to his cabinet, and that he will give them the latitude to work on their own, which will be something different for Wash ington. D. C., at least under the present administration. I just don’t think Nixon will try to nut his brand on every thing that is done. Of course he can have the final say, but at least he has a good group of men to help him shape the destiny of our country. We’re coming right down to the wire on Christmas, and it is time to give some serious thought to many things. One of the pre-Christmas comments comes from Governor Tom McCall—who states that drink ing is a factor in more than half of Oregon’s fatal auto crashes. The Governor said, “A driver who stavs out fr^m behind the wheel when he has been drink ing mav give others the great est gift of all—their lives.” How true, so give it a think when you take that extra little snort out of your jug. Stay at home if you are going to hang one on. Now let us get back to the more happy thoughts of the Christmas season. Christmas will soon be here. It is a sea son for giving and receiving. A season of gladness fir most of us. A season of religious dedication for too few of us. A season of memories for all -f us. Christmas always has been a season of gladness and sadness. It is a time many of us think of loved ones who have passed on before us. But we should rejoice in the fact that we have many free doms left. We still can wor ship in our own way. go and come as we please, and for the most part, live in the best nation in the world. If you don’t believe this—fust read - bout other countries, and As Mayor yw Tw Annual Christmas Program at School Set for Thursday Evening at 8 O'Clock Bethlehem Babe .. Grades 1-2-3 Away in a Manger Gradesl-2-3 THE LITTLEST ANGELS— Angels We Have Heard on High .. . Elementary Chorus THE SHEPHERDS VISIT — While Shepherds Watch Their Flock by Night.................... ........... Elementary Chorus THE KINGS VISIT— Carol of the Drum .......... ...... ................. Santiam Chorus The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Bay .......... Santiam Chorus Birthday of a King ............ Elementary-Santiam Chorus THE EXODUS — Beautiful Savior Santiam Band Joy to the World..................... —........... Combined Groups Adeste Fideles ........................ ............. Combined Groups Rudolph The Red-Nosed Rein deer .............. Santiam Band Jingle Bells Rhapsody ............ ..................... Santiam Band TABLEAU CAST Leri Krieger, Roxann Derrick, Erica Petersen. LITTLE A NG E LS— Lori Krieger. Robin Pfaff, Su sie Wright, Robin Pfaff and LARGE ANGEL Sandy Bizek MARY ............ Karen Wilson JOSEPH ... David Crowther SHEPHERDS Ray Blakeley. Larry Moore, and Mike Gibson WISE MEN... Terry Baney, Al vie Shaddon and Russell Blumenstein. Masons Pick Hoover for lop Office Leo Russell, a past master of Mill City Ledge of Masons, Monday night acted as install ing master when new officers were elected for the coming year. He was assisted by in stalling marshall, Wilson Stev ens, and installing chaplain, Bill Shuey. Dec Kimmel also assisted during the ceremony. Veryl Hoover was named master, Herb Peck, senior warden: John Roten, junior warden; Don Moffatt, treasur- er, and Charles Kelly, secre- tary. Other officers appointed by the new master are as follows: Floyd Johnson, senior deacon; Alex Burrell, junior deason; Dale Howell, senior steward. Vern Rush, junior steward; Verne Clark, marshall; Bill Shuey, chaplain, and Leo Rus sell, tyler. All officers were lnstaolled except Dale Howell, who was absent. Master-elect Hoover gave a short talk thanking the masons for the opportunity to serve the lodge, and Verne Clark, out going master thanked his of ficers and the members for their assistance during the past year. UFO Objects Reported by ily damaged. It landed only a few feet from the railroad Gates Residents tracks. In the car with him more later. Mr. Fisher is the electrician and head main He escaped with only a few tenance man for the administrative school district 129J. bruises but his car was heav First Snowfall of Detroit District Season Hits Area Ranger To Take Timber Bids their manner of living. If you still believe it is better under another form of government —why don’t you pack up and leave. The sooner the better. Many of us still think our country and our form of gov- ernment is the best in the I world and would like to con- tinue the way we are. James Wettergreen Gets Cash Award For Top Work Lions members entertained A cash award of $282 was presented to James W. Wetter- their wives Monday night at green of the Detroit Ranger a dinner and for the program W* tit Station at an all-District meet were given an ipportunity of ing. This award was for sus 1 1 ' seeing slides of the Olympics tained above average work in Mexico City. performed during fiscal year 1968 at the Mill City Ranger Program Chairman Roger station. Mink had invited Dr. Charles Mr. Wettergreen was re Bowles, head of the Willam sponsible for the completion of ette University Physical Ed the Mill City District’s obliga tion of 40-milli:n board feet In ucation department, and his pre-sale to standard, under ad wife as guests. verse conditions and with a re Dr. Bowles had taken a tem duced work force due to the porary leave from his duties '1967 fires. and spent the time taking He was also responsible for many colored slides of scenes I tHe layout selling of an addi- at the big event. He talked j tional 42 million board feet of during the showing of the fire salvaged timber, again slides, giving those present a with reduced monies and man comprehensive idea of what power. takes place at the Olympics. Faced with a time limit, Jim He stated the Mexican people devised a new type process for have a deep love for their sale layout called "Prescrip country, and during the time tion Cutting.” the Olympis were in progress This is a method of designat there were no riots or distur ing what trees an be cut on a bances of any kind. Following particular timber sale and showing of the slides he ans eliminates marking individual wered questions from the floor. trees in the field. President Bill Metteer stat ed their would be no meeting Man Escapes Injury In Monday, December 23, but there would be a meeting Car Accident Monday Monday the 30th. There will The snow laden, icy streets be a board meeting Wednes of Monday evening were the day night at 7:30 at the Jim Pictured is Mrs. Lee Fisher of Gates with two of cause of an accident about Wettergreen home. It was an 6:30 when Alfred Crawford, nounced that 10 members had the chinook salmon she caught when she and her hus driving a small compact car 100% attendance so far this band were on vacation near Garabaldi. Mrs. Fisher said slid down a 40-foot embank year. these two were caught within an hour and they got two ment east of town. At the December meeting of the City council bids for the $11,000, improvement bonds were opened and read. These are the Bancroft bonds sold to finance a sewer system pro ject in the city’s business dis trict. The U. S. National bank was the successful bidder with the effective interest rate of- fered at 5.7314. Only other bidder was the First National bank with an interest rate of 5.9871. The to tal interest cost will be $4,413.- 20. Ordinance No. 109 regarding the acceptance bid and settling the assessments for the users of the sewer project was adopt ed. Ordinance No. 110, one de fining junk and prohibiting the keeping thereof in certain places in the city of Mill City, prescribing penalties for viola tion and declaring and emerg ency, was adopted. There was further discussion on a new police car with a price list being studied. How ever, no action was taken. Mayor Veryl Hoover gave the oath of office to the re cently elected mayor, Herbert J. Peck. He will assume his duties at the January 8 meet ing. The council voted to make provisions so that the purchase of various items could be done I through the State of Oregon, department of general service, procurement division. There will be consideration of purchase of a new police car through this division before any purchase i$ made. Don Gillenwater submitted While it won’t be winter, his report for November with officially that is, until this 15 traffic warnings noted. weekend, Monday morning There were 6 traffic citations, saw considerable snowfall in 19 complaints answered and Mill City area. Starting nine cases processed through the early it kept it up all day, and court. The police car patrolled by nightfall there must have 1,528 miles. been two and a half or three inches on the ground. Flu Fires Bring Out It did produce a beautiful sunrise Tuesday morning and Fire Laddies There were two flue fires as the day progressed, there last week with the volunteer still remained a threat of snow, firemen called to the home of however the temperature got Mr. and Mrs. Don Myers at to about 38 by noon. The lights began flickering 169 S. E. Juniper on Thursday a few times Monday afternoon, evening. There was some smoke dam and residents were concerned age at their home. Then the about a power failure as the firemen were called to the heavy wet snow began to fall home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe on power lines, however, up Stodila where there also was to the time this is written a flue fire. No damage was Tuesday noon, all is well. done there. With the recent Motorists are being caution cold weather people have been ed to DRIVE CAREFULLY stoking their heating elements during this period of the year, with the resultant over-heat when a slip can cause a fatal ing in some cases. ity. The annual Christmas pro gram of schools in adminis trative district 129J will be held at the High School gym, Thursday evening, December 19 at 8 o’clock. The combined choruses and bands will be featured and the theme will be “The Holy Night”. Processional Elementary Band THE ANGEL APPEARS TO MARY— O Holy Night .... Baritone Solo Greg Davis, Elementary—San tiam Chorus. Silent Night .. Santiam Chorus JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM Once in Royal David’s City .... .......................... Grades 4-5 What Child is This ................. .......................... Grades 4-5 ANGELS APPEAR TO THE SHEPHERDS— As Lately we Watched............ .......................... Grades 4-5 Angels and Shepherds .......... ......................... Grades 4-5 THE NATIVITY— Dear Little Child Grades 1-2-3 $4-00 » YEAR — 10c a Cow DETROIT—Sealed bids will be received by the District Ranger at the Detroit Station, up to and not later than 10 a. m. December 26 on the Log Creek Ni. 2 timber sale, which will go on the auction block. Oral bidding will follow im mediately on an estimated 5,900,000 board feet of Willam ette National Forest timber. The sale involves 4,200,000 board feet of Douglas-fir logs and peeler blocks, an unestimat ed amount of Douglas-fir spe cial cull logs and peeler blocks, 1,100 MBF Western hemlock and other coniferous species of logs and 600 MBF of Cedar logs. Advertised rate per M is Douglas-fir and peeler blocks, $19.45; Doulas-fir special cull logs and blocks $2.40. Western hemlock and other coniferous species logs. $35.15, and Cedar logs, $2.00. Western hemlock and other coniferous species logs, Cedar, and Douglas-fir special cull logs and blocks will be sold at fixed rates. In addition there Is within the sale area an estimated 244 acres of all species cf sub standard logs which the bidder may elect to purchase at $2.50 an acre. Bids may be submitted for either the standard timlier alone or for the standard tim- her and substandard timber. The substandard timber, if in cluded in the bid will be sold at the advertised rate of $2.50 per acre. The stand Is located about 12 miles siutheast of Detroit. More Storm Damage Reported by Residents Mrs. Chris Barker said this week that they felt they were lucky to still have a house to live in after the “twister” of December 7. A large pine tree located near the top of a 50 hot cliff in the back of the Barker home, was ripped off about 20 feet up, falling in their back yard. It came within five feet of their kitchen. Their home is located at 224 8. E. Hazel. Mrs. Myrtle Bates, who lives in the same vicinity had the roof of her car port ripped ff by the same storm Heavy Snow Hits Upper Canyon Area DETROIT—“Old man win ter” moved into the Upper North Santiam Canyon Sun day and dumped about 1 inch es of snow in the Detroit area sometime during the night. It continued to sniw most of the day Monday, but much of it settled as it fell. There is still about 4 inches of snow remain ing on the ground as of Tues day. Reports indicated the heavy snow storm snarled traffic through the Santiam Pass Sunday night. The Marion Forks area re- pirtedly received about 15 inches of the white stuff late Monday afternoon. No serious accidents were reported in any of the areas. was his brother, Ron Craw ford who was uninjured. He was driving about 30 miles an hour when the car went out of control on a curve. Mr. Crawford is employed at Green Veneer at Idanha. Mill City police officers said there was much “slipping and sliding’’ of cars during the early evening Monday but no other accidents were re ported. Weather, Detroit Dam 7 a. m. Daily Weather Reading Pool Elev. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 11 49 12 42 13 42 1 1 44 15 47 16 45 17 35 34 37 36 39 40 33 32 1464.77 1465.96 1462.50 1459.94 1457.86 1455.77 1453.24 1.44 0.41 0.00 0.33 0.02 1.12 0.78 Detroit Ranger Station Planning Commission Now Working on Projections For '69 City Beautification The Mill City Planning Commission in session Tues day night laid out some am bitious plans which would in clude maps laying out the area in an attempt to work for city lieautlfication and better land utilization. They reported the city al ready has put earnest money down on a tract of river front age on the Linn County side which can be developed into a city park. This is choice land, and Gary Holloway of Albany, who assists the local group, stated there is little land on the river here left for park development. He has urged that the city acquire these sites now, before they are all gone. The beautification pian for Mill City will be patterned after those used in independ ence and . Scio. These two cities have moved forward along these lines in the past year. The Cmmission is planning a joint meeting with the City Council January 21, when they will attempt to coordinate their plans with those of the city in an effort to make a workable situation for the peo ple of Mill City. Other things the planning ccmmFsion will werk for dur- GATES — It was reported that an unidentified flying ob ject was seen at Gates last Thursday evening. Residents saw red and white lights blink ing off and on, and then a bright light lighting up the sky towards the North. Pre ceding it were what looked like four UFO’s traveling south. Then the UFO’s hovered close ly to one of the mountains, but it did not look Hke they landed. The objects were re ported to look triangular shap ed. Those said to have seen this were Billy Gabriel, David Gill, Patricia Ann Johnson, David Nash, Billy Nash, Mary Nash, and Jody Nash. They were all outside near the Trav elers Cafe when they saw the objects. ing the new year will lie traf fic on streets, expanding the city limits, zoning regulations which may need upgrading. Another topic discussed at the Tuesday night session was searching for a suitable land fill garbage dump, as the one now being used is reaching its limit. Holloway said Tuesday night that Mill City is now the larg est city in Linn county with- cut a central sewage system, and that before too many years, it will become necessary to build a suitable sewayje treatment plant. Decked for Holidays DETROIT—Detroit Ranger Station Is sporting two lovely decorated trees. One adorns the front officei, while the other, a larger tree hills a prom inent spot at the rear of the building. This tree is flock ed in white with pink rose buds and was decorated by the girls in the office, who made the rosebuds. A large Christ mas wreath adorns the outside front door. A spokesman at the station said Monday that a total of 1,967 Christmas tree permits have been issued to date. Of this figure 1,006 permits were issued last weekend. Lyons Baptist Church To Present Cantata The Canyin Baptist Church at Lyons will present a Christ mas program and cantata, Sunday evening. December 22 at 6 o’clock. The Cantata is “Love Trans cending” by John Peterson and the public is invited. Jaycee Christmas Lighting Contest Coupon To enter, fill out coupon and mail to Dewane Traw, P. O. Box 666, Mill City. Nam«» Address □ Class A (Over $25.00) □ Class B (Under $25.00) Entries most be in by December 21
