Image provided by: North Santiam Historic Society; Gates, OR
About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1969)
The Mill City Enterprise ____________ ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXIV NUMBER 18 Up and Down: The Avenue j I By Don Moffatt I often wonder about the city schools of today. I think we have a real good school system here in Mill City, don’t believe we have teachers who are too permissive with discipline, such as was reveal ed in the newspapers Sunday. Over in Portland It appears that many students are ” allow- ^do^their thing, what- ever it may be. J5«™6 ^ve hard^ Mudeni, and have to other stuaems, thelr little or no resp«^ law in favor of the or the off-beat student, ai teac time comes when thereth i some g3od solid support for dece discipline, our city in bad shape. Now to get Dacs to our own schools. I just don think we have any school who would act in this manner, and I am ^nMent^Lf ihw did they would be caiiea Xi tor lheir Xl .0 by ft. ™jj. or else! There must be dis cipllne and respect for rules or education is lost. This week the journalism class at Santiam is taking a page in The Enterprise to pub fish Santiam Highlights, their Xol newspaper. For some time now, two or three stu dents would spend one period a dav with the crew at The Enterprise, to get a better un derstanding of the ^°rkl^ of a newspaper. I might add that these young students been fine to work with. They seemed to have a real desire to learn, and were Interred in the methods we use. Whether or not they ever go on to make newspanering a career, it does give them a chance to see if they like this type of work. I feel that ycwng peo ple should be exposed to busi ness of every type so theyritave - better understanding or problems faced In the business THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1969 Krecklow To Head Lions Next Year The Lions club Monday night elected a slate of officers to serve for the coming year. Fred Krecklow was named president; Bill Lewellen, 1st. vice president; George Long, 2nd, vice and Gale Larson, third. Jim Wettergreen was re-elected as Secretary-Treasur er, Boger Mink was again named Tail Twister and Verne Rush Lion Tamer. Burton Bor oughs was named as a director for a three-year term. President Bill Metteer an nounced that there will be a joint installation ceremonies with the Auxiliary at the Riv erview in Mehama, Saturday evening, May 10 with the din ner being served at 7:30. There will be several guests that night and anyone planning to attend is urged to contact Mr. Metteer at once. Paul Wilmeth of Salem Tech was guest speaker for the even ing. He gave a talk on the need of forming the Mid-Wil- lamette Education district, which will take the burden of supporting the community vo cational college away from Salem, and spreading the ex pense over a three-county area. The counties involved would be Marion, Polk, Yamhill and a part of Linn county, this area being made up of Detroit-Idan ha, Mill City-Gates and Mari- Linn. Mr. Wilmeth said: “at the present time the Community Colleges in Oregon are not do ing a full job for the post-high school students. There is a real need to expanded facilities and courses at Salem Tech, so it can perform this service for those students of the area who do not wish to attend the four- year college. Right now there are some 42,000 people in the 18 to 29 year age, who are pos sible students for community vocational colleges, and they need training after high school to fit them with he necessary educational tools to assist them in becoming self-supporting citizens.” Mr. Wilmeth said that if the district is formed it will be governed by a board of direc tors picked from seven zones within the boundaries of the district. He said forming the district could come up for elec tion late in August. Officials Enter Beautification Contest Foresight Needed Will the party who took the IJons Auxiliary money can from the bookshelf at The .Mill City Enterprise of fice Monday evening, please return the money. These funds are used for sight conservation and other pro jects. If the party is in need of money please contact the Auxiliary or Mrs. Rambo at The Enterprise office. $4.00 a YEAR — 10c a Copy Serial Levy Vote Set for Monday, May 5; One Director To Be Elected The voters of Administrative School District 129J will be asked to cast their votes on a five-year serial levy at the annual school election Monday, May 5. Balloting will also take The Mill City Lions club an place for election of a school nual White Cane Sale is now director for a five-year term. underway, according to Fred Bill Morgan, is running un Krecklow, incoming president. opposed for the 5-year-term, “Every bit of the money we representing Zone 5. receive from the sale goes to The request for approval of ward sight conservation,” he a five-year serial levy in the said. amount of $38,000.00 per year Through the years the Mill is intended to continue the City club, along with others district’s prepaid financing for throughout the world, have future building and site needs. had sight conservation as their The current year marked the main project. They have also termination of a serial levy provided numerous necessary voted in 1964, which has pro eye examinations and glasses vided the district with $245,000 to school children whose fam interest-free dollars. Since Ad ilies were unable to buy them. ministrative School District Members will be selling the 129J is current’" debt free and canes and cannlsters have also has a very favorable tax struc been placed in business houses. ture, the serial levy becomes a natural and economical form for providing for future ex Idanha Couple Will pension needs. Have Three in Service The Board of Directors and IDANHA—Terry and Larry the Budget Committee feel Lyon, twin sons of Mr. and that the utilization of the ser Mrs. Leon L. (Link) Lyon of ial levy method of financing Idanha will report for Inserv will insure that the district will not be forced to resort to ice training May 7. The Lyons older son SP/4 expensive bonding in the fore Michael entered the armed seeable future, said Adminis service last November and is trator Bill Lewellen. He said: currently serving In Vietnam. “it is interesting to note that Mike is assigned to the 101st that just-completed serial levy Battalion and recently was as has produced funds totalling signed to driving the Battal I approximately $245,000.00 at a I net saving to the taxpayers of ion Commander’s car. Lions White Cane Sale Underway Pictured are Mill City officials and two members of the Jaycee organization who plan on going “all out” on the ABC (Area Beautification contest). The coun cil members will be assisted by the co-ordinating Jaycee group. From left to right are Dale Howell, city councilman; Herbert Peck, Mayor, Joe TerLouw incom ing Jaycee president and Virgil Trout who is just com pleting his term in that capacity. Improvements have already started on some bad spots in town with “be fore and after” pictures to be entered in the contest. City Enters ABC Contest; the school district of almost $83,000.00, wnen compared to raising an equal amount by bonding.” It is also important to take note of the fact that a large percentage of the tax valuation of the district is in timber resources. As this re source is depleted, more and more of the tax burden must be borne by the small property owner. Polling will take place at Santiam High school between th hours of 8 a. m. and 8 p. m. Monday, May 5. Flags Stolen at Fairview; CpI. Drynan Says Serious Offense Tom Drynan, state patrol man, said this week that three American flags had been stol en recently from the Fairview cemetery at Gates. Two of them were plastic and ona was cloth. These flags are purchased and maintained by WWI veter ans barracks in Mill City and cost them considerable time, effort and money. CpL Dry nan said he had “passed the word around” that officials were l .oklng for the juvenilles that had taken the flags and two of them had been returned. He said if the other one is not returned soon further action will be taken and federal auth orities might be called in. While those performing this “prank” may not realize it, the offense is a felony and a possible prison term could be faced if charges were pressed and those stealing the flags apprehended. CpI. Drynan said police felt that as this was a first offense, arrests would not be made for the two returning the flags but warned that leniency could not be expected in the future. It has been frequently said that any civic project started for a city park, on the banks after Easter is a “lost cause” of the Santiam near the new Jaycee A-frame community for that particular year. But Mill City mayor Herbert building. Peck and city councilmen, oth Consensus of opinion seems er residents and organizations to be that this is the year that “Mill City will really improve”. here think otherwise. In early April Mayor Peck officially entered the city in the ABC (Area Beautification Contest; which started in Jan uary and ends in September. Incorporated cities and unin corporated communities in IDANHA - U. S. Plywood- Benton, Douglas, Lane and Linn counties may participate. Champion Papers, Inc., was There is “new blood” among apparent hirh bidder for an council members this year, estimated 1,800,000 board feet some not so steeped in local of Willamette National Forest traditions and sentiment that Timber in the Short Mountain they go along with the com Overstory timber sale conduct ment of “we like our town ed at Detroit Ranger station April 23. just as it is.” the final bidding Douglas- Mill City is in the heart of a fir In (only species bid on) and recreational area and with the other coniferous species logs many tourists that not only and peeler blocks went at $116. By Bumbo pass through, but stop in the per M. Advertised rate was Chairmen of the various also be purchased at The Mill Ci+y To Vote on city with perhaps and eye to $64.40 per M. retiring here some day, a beau The sale included an unesti committees arranging for the City Enterprise or the U. S. $17,545 Budget National bank in Mill City. tification project is timely. mated amount of Douglas-fir North Santiam Memorial Day The holder of the lucky ticket Mill City resident will vote Whitewater challenge met The city council members special cull logs and blocks, today (Wednesday) on a will get a free trip to Reno have been taking picturs of and 51 acres of substandard Tuesday evening at the con for two which includes three $17,545 budget levy for 1969- some of the “eye sores” around timber which sold at $1 per ference room of the U. S. Na days and two nights, food lodg 1970 municipal operations. " Mdi City, along with many town and then when improve acre, the advertised rate, if tional Bank. Ed Davis, general ing and $100 expense money. Polls will be open in the other cities in our country is chairman of the event presided Proceeds from the tickets help city hall from noon until 8 p.m. ments are made they will be included in the sale. being confronted with a real at the session and heard com shown with their new look. A Three other qualified bidders The proposed budget ex defray ct»i of the river run. problem—that of garbage dis scrapbook will be made for the were present at the auction. mittee reports. ceeds the 6 per cent limitation There is no entrance fee for posal. At the present time we The princesses now have contest entry of the “before The stand of timber is located anyone wishing to make the by $7,455. It includes a $45,- have been doing all right, but their new red, white and blue after ” pictures. and approximately 11 miles south-1 run in any type craft. 770 general fund, a $27,300 will not be for long. Recently outfits and will be making a river The new Mill City Jaycee west of Detroit. Safety rules of a coast guard street fund, a $3,900 sewer dis Rud Cline of Mill Citv Dis trip to the Portland Interna president, Joe TerLouw and approved life preserver or wet trict fund and $1,200 for equip posal received a letter from the tional Airport and to the Ice suit immediate past president, Vir must be strictly followed, ment purchased. Mirl-Willamette Valley A i r Follies on May 11. They will be however. DETROIT — Two positions gil Trout will be assisting the An estimated $1.50 will be Pollution Authority, that accompanied by chaperones. as members of the co-ord Princesses include Anita Fox required per $1,000 of true after Mav 15. this year, he are open for school board di city Several other appearances organization. Aplet and Laurie Monn- cash value for the tax levy in cou’d no longer do anv open rectors in the Detroit district, inating are scheduled including a visit Rose They are urging all citizens inger from the Stayton-Meha excess of the 6 per cent limi burning at the Mill Citv dumm which will be referred to the with Governor Tom McCall. of Mill City to enter into the ma area, Linda Roth from De tation. For that reason the Disposal voters May 5. Polls will be spirit They will also ride in parades troit of the contest, whether The total levy is up from the and Patricia Moore from romnanv can no longer nick open at the grade school li DETROIT — Young & Mor in several valley town celebra Mill City. it’s only a small clean-up job $16,186 assessed last year. nn tree limbs, stumps, or other brary from 8 to 8. Inc., Mill City was the gan, tions. in the backyard or the razing Candidates running for the refuse of this tvne. which has successful bidder on an esti Chaperones include Gloria heretofore been burned at the two-year term are incumbent of some old, dilapidated and mated 1,010,000 board feet of Paulsen, Nancy Girod and sagging building. U. S. (Buck) Floyd and Henry Humn. There is a $1,000 fine Visitors View Santiam's Springboard Protect The City is expected to pro timber on the Bugaboo No. 3 Joyce Trout. Hiebert. Running for the five- for disregarding the law. timber sale conducted at De Chairman Davis urged that ceed with plans to improve Now—iust what will the an year term is incumbent Robert their recently purchased land troit Ranger station Tuesday ticket sales to the May 23 swer bo to this latest directive Young. morning. Queen Coronation be stepped The total budget is $193,339, from the government author Douglas-fir was the only up if expenses are to be met. levy which is $157,674 outside ity Dn first imnulse T would species bid on, and sold for The girl selling the most tick feel like telling them where to the six percent limitation. $69.65 per M. Advertised rate ets will receive a $100 Savings The total levy is up from go. but after thinking about was $69.60 per M. The sale bond. $168,382 in the current budget it for a caunle of minutes it was awarded on a sealed sub There will be out-of-town tbn wav to handle it. This with most of the increase due mitted bid with no oral bid judges for the talent contest to salary jumps, increased directive, however, mav cause ding. „ .. on the night of the coronation I fixed costs and new cafeteria more air pollution here than The stand of Willamette Na and the princesses will be equipment. ♦be wav it is now handled tional Forest timber is located judged on their poise, appear Ordinarily. Mr. CHne niles un about 17 miles southeast of ance and talent. ttw limbs, stumns and Detroit. It includes and unes Last year’s Queen, Madyln pftwr burnable refuse to one A Rummage sale which will timated amoung of Douglas fir Smith of Detroit will crown side of the dttmn and then augment the Santiam Canyon special cull logs and blocks the new Queen. burn« it throe ®r four times a Scholarship fund will start on and 230 MBF of western hem The North Santiam River voar. mb'" nrebnblv causes less Thursday, May 1 at the build lock and other coniferous spe Guides will be in charge of the Mr pollution than on® hurn’n® ing adjacent to the U. S. Na cies of logs. actual river run with Gene Hold or a forest slash f’re tional Bank. The sale will run Included in the sale (option Teague assisting boats on the What will happen now when through Saturday, May 3 and al bid> was 27 acres of all spe river and Jerry Coffman at the oaeh homeowner burns his There will be a meeting of those in charge say there are cies logs substandard because launching site above Gates. dobris on hi« own property the Archery club formed here some good used clothing, dish of defect or size. This sold Fred Krecklow has made all The local schools hosted 43 out-of-state visitors first of course, getting a ner- recently on Monday night. es and miscellaneous items. at the advertised rate of $2.50 arrangements for the Memor mlt for a fire Tt would appear May 5 at 8 o’clock at the Jaycee These will be sold at low, low per acre. There were three ial Day dedication ceremonies Monday. Visitors from as far away as Venezuela, Flor that there is iust so much hall. prices. other bidders. which will be held at the ida, and Connecticut, as well as many other states, tmnVn Ip a <Hv®n n’le of robie® Glen Bigness and Jim Rose Goal for the Scholarship will There was no award made bridge in Mill City at 11 A. M. visited libraries, instructional materials centers, and TT1,»»or where it 1« burned have been spearheading the soon be reached and the sale, on the South shore Thinning The court will be introduced at classrooms. Primary interest was centered on the dis Ob. well this is lust the Price forming of the club and said if well attended, should put it No. 2 timber sale conducted at this time and drawing for the trict’s outstanding audio-visual and library program. «MviUration" and more about 30 people had indicated “over the top”. Through the the Ranger Station Tuesday grand prize will be held. Tt is The visitors were on a field trip sponsored by the Divi <mvornm®nt control. W»*U 1”«* an interest in joining. cooperation of area residents morning, due to duplicate bids not necessary for the holder sion of Audio-Visual Instruction, which is holding its have to wait and ®ee what the The club will be officially it was not necessary to make submitted, with no oral bid of the lucky ticket to be pres annual convention in Portland this week. Sue Poole, in rnmom® will he Tn the m»”’- named at the Monday meeting, a house to house drive this ding Th® stand of timber with ent. the above photo, is showing a small group of the visi time don’t get m»d at Rud officers will be elected and year. North Santiam Chamber of tors one of the audio-visual aids to education in the an estimated 500 000 board feet when he f’Hs to n’ck un this more people are urged to come Mrs. Eldon Hutchinson is is adjacent to the Sportsmen’s Commerce members will also Mill City Elementary school—The Mill City Enterprise ♦i-ne of refuse. Tt is no fault of out and sign up for member general chairman of the schol club and is 2.5 miles from be selling tickets as will some ship. his. Highway 22. Jaycees and others. They may photo. arship drive. U. S. Plywood High Timber Sale Bidder Detroit School Dist. To Vote May 5 Young and Morgan High Timber Bidders Rummage Sale This Week To Augment Scholarship Fund Archery Club Formed Here; To Elect Officers Whitewater Princesses To Visit Governor; Make Other Appearances Soon