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The Mill City
VOLUME XXIV
NUMBER 4
Up and Down
The Avenue
Bv Don Moffatt
When I read about all these
government programs which
are supposed to be of great
assistance to the underprivil­
eged people of cur country I
cannot help but think about an
old fable which I read. This is
a stcry about a lazy bird meet­
ing a fisherman with a can
of worms and asked him for
one.
The fisherman agreed to give
him a worm, and all he asked
in return was one of the birds’
feathers.
The bird thought this was a
goad deai so agreed and the
exchange was made. The next
day when the bird got hungry
he decided that possibly it
would be easier to trade an­
other feather far a worm in­
stead of digging up one for
himself. After some thought he
decided to hunt up the fisher­
man again. After several days
of this trading feathers for
worms, the bird found that he
could no longer fly in search
of food. He continued to make
his daily trip to the fisherman
on foot until all of his feathers
were gone. At this point, the
fisherman picked up the fat
bird and cooked him for din­
ner.
This should be a good lesson
for all people who continue to
ask for handouts instead of
trying to help themselves. May­
be they, like the bird in the
fable, will become so accust­
omed to taking the easy way
out that they will no longer
be able to take care of them­
selves at all. Sometimes I feel
that this is the way we are
drifting. If it is, it’s time we
got off the merry-go-round, and
stood on our own feet.
I read this over the week­
end. and it is directed at all
those people who think that
our country is going to pot.
Did you know there are over
200 million Americans in thi3
country, and they are not all
bad—as some would make you
think. Over 68 million are gain­
fully employed. There are over
180 million who are not com­
munists. More than 40 million
couples will remain married
and more than 178 million will
not die of cancer. Over 50 mil­
lion auto drivers will still be
alive at the end of this year,
and over two million new
homes are being built to house
two million happy newlyweds.
Cheer up, your chances of
reaching the age of 85 are ex­
cellent.
You will notice a Chamber
of Commerce story on this
page of The Enterprise tells
that this is the last year it
will sponsor the Whitewater
Challenge. This has been one
of, the major projects of the
Chamber not only for operating
funds, but also for publicizing
the area. It has done a good
job of this and has provided a
lot of entertainment not only
for those who made the river
run, but also for the spectators.
These things are of great im­
portance to any community,
especially ours. Competition
for the tourist dollar is increas­
ing, and unless we in this area
keep abreast of the times, and
keep informing the tourists
coming into the state that we
really have something here,
we’ll be left on the outside
looking in.
While the Chamber has been
pressured by outside the area
forces to not hold the run any­
more, I feel that this is not
the right course to take. It is
all right for the Chamber to
seek other means of financing
their operation, but I still be­
lieve the Whitewater Chal­
lenge should be continued. It
gives people something to do.
Now that the Chamber no
longer will sponsor the event,
why not the Jaycees, or pos­
sibly the North Santiam River
guides. It would be a natural
for them. While it is no big
money maker for any group—
it is established, and is a
worthwhile project. It’s up for
grabs, now I wonder who will
step in and keep it going.
ON THE S6ENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1969
Orville Brown
President of
N.S.CofC
At the last meeting of the
North Santiam Chamber of
Commerce, Orville Brown was
named as president. He had
been vice president but was
advanced to his present posi­
tion upon the resignation of J.
C. Kimmel who was forced ta
resign on advice of his physi­
cian.
The industrial committee of
the Chamber has been invited
to attend a joint meeting of
the Mill City Planning com­
mission and the City council
for Tuesday, January 21 at the
city hall. Time for this meeting
will be 7:30.
There was considerable dis­
cussion on the Whitewater
Challenge, which is always
scheduled for Memorial Day.
Because it is becoming increas­
ingly difficult to get coopera­
tion of members to handle the
many facets of the river run, it
was decided to phase out the
program after this year.
Officers reported that law
enforcement men have com­
plained about the extra work
entailed, and even went so far
as to blame the river run for
accidents occuring on the river
this past fall.
So, unless some other organ­
ization wishes to take on this
project, the final Chamber
sponsored run will be this
May 30th.
There was a lengthy discus­
sion on the possibility of rais­
ing the annual dues, as the
Whitewater Run was the only
other source of revenue for
the Chamber.
Dick Parker, and Floyd
Eastwood of Mill City and
John Kohls of Stayton were
appointed to serve on the ways
and means committee.
The next board of directors
meeting will be on Wednesday,
February 5, at the Country
Kitchen in Mill City.
It was announced that the
Indies’ Night which had been
scheduled in January will be
held February 19 at the River­
view in Mehama.
The Bloodmobile will be at
'he Stayton Grade school on
Tanuary 30, and as there is a
shortage .f blood, all those who
can are asked to donate blood
between the hours of 4:30 and
8:30.
Honor Student
Gene Teague, one of the >
Canyon’s River guides accom­
panied men from the Marion
County Sheriff’s Search and
Underwater Rescue unit made
a recent search far Herman
Ferber, 72, Stayton resident
who disappeared some time
ago. It has been believed that
lie fell into a ditch running
through the City of Stayton.
The men went down the
ditch in Teague’s boat making
a through search of the banks,
but no trace of the missing
man was found.
Teague said the only way the
search can be properly made
will be a foot by foot search
of all the territory adjacent to
the ditch which has been cov­
ered by high water.
A similiar search will have to
be made of the Santiam in an
attempt to find the bodies of
the two hunters who lost their
lives last year. Plans for the
search are being postponed un­
til the water recedes.
Miss Diane Rush was recently named out­
standing student of the term at Salem Bus­
iness College, where she is enrolled in a legal
secretary program. Diane was a'so on the
honor roll for the fall term wit a a 3.73 G.P.A.
She began her training at the Salem School
in September 1968 after graduating from San­
tiam High School in Mid City in June 1968. In
addition to her class room work Diane also
works for the school as a part-time reception­
ist-secretary.
Snow Collapses
Summer Home
At Detroit
DETTROIT—Snow collapsed
a three room summer home on
Tumble Street last Thursday
night. Extent of damage to the
home owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Byington of Leban­
on was not learned.
Continued snow since Jan­
uary 7th piled up on many
other unattended summer
homes here, and it is feared
that more such incidents may
occur.
Rain on the snow could add
much weigh Increasing the
danger to buildings.
Summer Home
Historical Society At Detroit Is
Gutted by Fire
To Have Speaker DETROIT—Fire gutted the
interior of a two bedroom sum­
mer trailer house in the Fisch­
At Court House
er addition early Saturday
The Linn county historical
society will meet in the Meet-
ng Room, S. W. corner, down­
stairs, of the Court House in
Albany on Sunday, January
26 at 2 p. m.
The main speaker will be
Herbert Babitzker research
chemist, bureau of mines.
He will have slides to illus­
trate his talk and will speak
on “Bureau of Mines in rela­
tion to Linn county.”
Floyd Jenks is president of
the Linn county historical so­
ciety.
Linn County Judge
To Speak at Santiam
Grange February 7
LYONS—The regular meet­
ing of Santiam Valley Grange
will be held Friday evening
February 7th. Preceding the
meeting a 6:30 pot luck supper
will be served.
Floyd Mullen, Linn County
Judge will be the speaker.
Judge and Mrs. Mullen and
Mr. and Mrs. Russ Gott will be
the guests of the evening.
On Saturday evening Febru-
ai-y first they are scheduled
to visit Scio grange, and will
furnish the program with Mr.
and Mrs. Thurman Smith in
charge. Those wishing to share
transporation are asked to
meet at the grange hall at
7:15.
Sheriff's Dept.
Makes Search for
Lost Stayton Man
morning.
The 3:00 A. M. fire forced
the owners Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Young of Salem and several
guests to flee in their night
clothes into the snow. The fire
reportedly was caused by the
explosion of a floor furnace.
The Idanha Rural Fire Dept,
was called but much of the in­
terior of the trailer was de­
stroyed before their arrival.
Detroit Wallops
Falls City 81-62
DETROIT — Lyle Rogers
scored 35 points in Tuesdays
game of last week to lead De­
troit to an 81-62 basketball win
over Falls City.
Bill Rodewald with 22 points
was high scorer for the losers.
Detroit (81): Hiebert 7, Rog­
ers 35, Smith 14, Williamson
8, Drago 7, Harvey 10.
Falls City (62): B Rodewald
22, S. Rodewald 9, Kingry 15,
Flippo 10, Stennes 4, Frink 2.
Fridays game vs. Valsetz
there was postponed and a
tentative date February 22nd
has been set for that game.
Detroit will play O.S.S.D. here
Friday at 6:30 P.M. and Val­
setz will play here February
18th.
Jr. High will play Mari-Linn
here on the 30th of January
at 2:30 P. M.
PP&L Starts
Modernizing
Water Plant
Construction is underway on
a $21,000 project to modernize
Pacific P.wer & Light Comp­
any’s water filtration plant in
Mill City. Raymond Lillie &
Son Construction Co., Albany,
is the contractor.
J;hn Kohls, PP&L local
manager in Stayton, reports
Jiat modernization specifia-
ons call for replacing the two
oxisting wood frame structures
with two new concrete block
buildings.
“The company plans to re­
place the water treatment
jlant control house and a raw
water pumping shed with two
fireproof concrete buildings,”
Kohls said. “Built into the new
943 square foot structures will
be a separate chlorine room and
i chemical storage area.”
Kohls said the existing build­
ings, built in 1948, are being
replaced because the buildings
are now inadequate to house
PP&L’s modern pumping and
filtration equipment.
Cliff McMillan
Named New Mayor
For Detroit
Detroit City Council at the
first meeting in January elect­
'd Cliff McMillan as mayor
shortly after he and two oth-
?r recently elected councilmen
were sworn into office.
The other two, new to the
council, are Frank Hancock,
;ubsequently elected as presi­
dent of the council, and Frank
Anderson, was was appointed
building commissioner.
Retiring mayor Harold
Champion, who presided over
the swearing-in ceremony, was
appointed water commissioner,
Wayne Wright, the fifth coun­
cilman, was reappointed street
commissioner.
$4.00 a YEAR — 10c a Copy
Richard Duncan, Stayton,
Named Santiam Memorial
President Thursday Night
At a meeting of the directors generator large enough to run
of Santiam Memorial Hospital the entire hospital in case of a
held in the board room of the power outage.
h.spital Thursday night, Rich­ At the general board meet­
ard Duncan, Stayton attorney, ing besides electing Duncan as
was elected to succeed Don president, Harvey Kuedel was
Moffatt as president. Moffatt named as vice president; Gil
had just completed two terms Schachtsick was re-elected se­
in that capacity.
cretary-treasurer and J. C.
Prior to the general board Kimmel was re-elected to the
meeting, a stockholders meet­ executive board.
ing was held, when a report
President Duncan stated he
on the election was heard. Five would make his committee ap­
incumbents and two new mem­ pointments at a later date.
bers were elected.
New board of directors elec­
Re-elected from the Mill ted by the auxiliary includes
City-Gates area were J. C. Ruth Cummings, Mill City;
Kimmel «nd Julia Bassett; Reta Cruson, Lyons; Dorotheen
from the Lyons-Mehama-Elk­ Wilson. Mehama; Nita Sand-
horn district, Hugh Johnston ner, Mary Lou Danielson, Stay­
and Hattie Golliet, were elect­ ton; Marie Hottinger, Sublim­
ed. Gus Kirsch was elected ity; Amanda Gavette, North
director at large; Joe Samek Marion.
was elected to represent Stay­ New auxiliary officers are
ton, and Gerald Heuberger for Dorotheen Wilson, president;
Betty Wallace, vice president;
Sublimity.
At this meeting the finan­ Helen Kimmel, secretary;
cial statement was read and Mary Tuers, treasurer.
the report by Administrator
Gale Christensen given.
The annual report showed
GATES — The Gates city 163 births during 1968; 5,845
council held their monthly out-patients, 1,639 in-patients
meeting on January 16. Two and 529 surgical cases. Patient
men from Westech of Salem days totaled 6,917, and the av­
attended the meeting and talk­ erage hospital stay was 4.2
ed to the council about a study days, one of the lowest in the
state.
of the Gates water system.
1316 council voted to have Christensen said the num­
them look over the Gates wat­ ber of outpatients during 1968
er system. A special election was down 155 from the pre­
will be held later to have a vious year; in-patients were up
bond issue for a new water 53; patient days up 539; babies
District Ranger Lee L.
tank, according to mayor Jim up two, surgery cases were
down 13 and average patient Boeckstiegel announced today
Siegfried.
stay was about the same. In­ that the Forest Service is clos­
come was up 15 per cent
ing the Breitenbush Road to
Christensen stated it has general public use. This action
been a good year, and said the was precipitated by the extra-
following amounts of money emly hazardous driving condi­
had been spent in the follow­ tions in the area. The restric­
ing departments:
tion will be lifted as soon as
Santiam’s Wolverines were Administrative, file cabinets, the conditions improve.
dropped by host Scio, 55-47, two typewriters and a new
Under normal winter condi­
last Friday night. The lose adding machine, $1,254.50.
tions the Breitenbush Road
gave Santiam a 0-3 league re­ In fixed assets the main item would be closed, because of the
of expense was the air condi­ snow. This year the Detroit
cord.
The Wolverines took a two tioning which cost $39,715. Ranger District made a salvage
point first quarter lead, but Other main items were carpet­ timber sale in the Devils
were outscored by 8 points in ing the west wing hall, and Creek-Breitenbush Forks Sum­
he 2nd. This left the half-time other miscellaneous items mak­ mer Home areas. The sale re­
score 30-24, in Scio’s favor. In ing a total expenditure of $41,- quirements are such that the
the 3rd period, Santiam was 862.95. A new clothes dryer purchaser is required to plow
again outscored, by 4 points. was purchased for $154.95. In the road for his use.
The Wolverines made a final the medical-surgical depart­ The unusual amount of snow
ittempt to comeback under ment a total of $1,481.18 was in the area this year prohib­
Scio’s press in the 4th quarter, spent; surgical instruments, its the operator from plowing
$973.20, and in the laboratory the road beyond that which is
jut couldn’t manage it.
Larry Hillesland led the $2,634.50 was speiu. The total safe for his operations. The
Wolverines with 14 points, amount of equipment purchas­ road is plowed single lane with
lary Richards and David Pit- ed this year amounted to $48,- periodic turnouts. This condi­
tam held second place with 8 361.28.
tion makes the road very dan­
The parking lot has been re­ gerous when large numbers of
points apiece. Top rebounder
ior Santiam was Gary Richards surfaced with blacktop, and a people use it.
new helistop is being built.
with 10 rebounds.
Those persons who have of­
The Wolverines will meet Another major item contracted ficial business in the area may
the Regis Rams next Friday for this past year and nearing continue to use the road but
installation Is an emergency are cautioned to drive with ex­
night on Santiam’s court.
treme care, using tire chains
and not to exceed 20 to 25 miles
New Construction at PP&L Plant
per hours. They are also cau­
tioned to watch out far other
traffic on the road.
The timber sale was made
to cover this time of year to
afford the operator maximum
opportunity to remove the ma­
terial with the least interfer­
ence from the general users
of the area.
The sale is for the removal
of dead and down material as
well as danger trees within the
summer home area. The re­
sults of the sale will leave the
area in a much safer condition
for the user as well as improve
the aesthetics of the area.
Gates to Bond For
New Water Tank
Wolverines Cut
Down by Loggers
Local Girls Receive
"Caps" From
Salem Tech.
Weather, Detroit Dam
7 a. m. Daily Weather Reading
Pool
Elev.
Jan. 15 41 32 1471.68 0.55
Jan. 16 37 32 1465.90 0.37
Jan. 17 36 34 1459 75 0.89
Jan. 18 37 28 1455.95 0.07
Jan. 19 34 28 1452.03 0.07
Jan. 20 36 30 1447.79 000
Jan. 21 36 30 1443.46 0.06
Breitenbush
Road Closed
To Public Use
A workman from the Raymond Lillie Construction
Company, Albany, removes the foundation forms for
Pacific Power & Light Company’s new water pumping
building at the utility’s water filtration plant in Mill
City.
Nineteen girls in the one
year dental assistant training
program at Salem technical vo­
cation community college re­
ceived caps in a traditional
ceremony Friday night at the
college.
The capping signified the
girls had successfully complet­
ed half of their training. Speak­
er was Mrs. William Starkey,
Silverton dental assistant and
caps were presented by Mrs.
Sally Foster, Instructor.
Among those receiving caps
were Kathy Duggan, June
Kennedy, Sheryl Oliver and
Susan ihieber from this area.