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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1969)
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXIV LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NUMBER 26 THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1969 Juniors Lead Honor Roll; Name 17 HEY KIDS! Get your free turtle and en ter the turtle race on July Students making the final 4th. Entry blanks are available I six weeks and semester honor through the school summer re roll at Santiam High include creation program now and quite a long list, many of have to be on a ‘'first come” them consistent top “grade get Ute free turtles basis—for makers.” the supply of free turtles is SENIORS 6 weeks Sem. limited. Be thinking of a name Sheryl Alban 3.86 3.71 for your turtle and ideas for Lonnie Bodeker 3.86 3.71 decorating him for the grand Judy Boroughs 3.83 3.83 race. There will be four or five Deborah Chance 3.60 3.80 elimination races and the win Ester Freeman 3.71 3.85 ner of each heat will lie enter Stewart Hill 3.50 ed in the grand finale—and Joe Hince 3.66 vour turtle might be the speed Janice Jacobson 3.50 iest in Mill City! The race will Sherry LaMunyan 3.57 3.71 begin at 2:00 p. m., July 4th, Karen Loveall 4.00 4.00 at the Santiam High School Deborah McClellan 3.83 3.83 tennis court—and time will Cathy Whigham 3.71 4.00 tell as to when the races will JUNIORS be over. Your turtle won’t be Melody Bamhardt 3.50 3.83 here until some time around Douglas Cline 3.50 July 1—but enter now. Think Linda Crowther 3.67 386 3.85 of a name for your turtle be Rebecca Earhart 4.00 4.00 fore getting your entry blank Larry Eide 3.67 3.83 —and good luck! Ixtulse Graver 3.57 3.57 And if you are between the Larry Hillesland 3.83 4.00 age of 10 and 14, enter the Virginia Lankins 3.57 3.57 greased pig contest. (Our re Michael Long 4.00 3.83 grets to you who are under Patricia Moore 3.50 3.50 10 or over 14, but we had to Karen Oliver 3.83 3.83 show the pigs a little consider Susan More 3.50 3.50 ation too!) The pigs will be Karen Olson 3.71 3.71 given a fair start at 3:00 at Al Garry Plotts 3.57 len Field and all you have to Alan Raines 3.50 do to get your twenty-five cent Brace Roscoe 3.50 3.83 entry fee back (plus more Donna Snodgrass 3.57 3.71 cash) is catch that pig and hold SOPHOMORES on to him (or her). LaDonna Bradley 3.57 We’ve seen your competitive Herbert Carpenter 3.57 spirit demonstrated time and Susan Crowther 3.57 3.71 time again (win or lose) in Barbara Etzel 3.71 3.71 school events—so let’s see it Twyla Fultz 3.85 3.85 again on July 4th. Charles Geelan 3.57 3.57 Your Teen Age Committee Linda Hampton 3.57 Mill City. Richard Posekany 3.86 4.00 Rebecca Wilson 3.71 FRESHMEN Weather, Detroit Dam Debra Bamhardt 4.00 4.00 7 a m. Daily Weather Reading Gary DavLs 3.57 Pool Greg Eide 3.57 Elev. Mary Gav Fleetwood 3.57 June 18 92 58 1567.01 0.00 Vickie Moore 3.57 3.71 June 19 83 .54 1566.96 0.00 Victoria Olson 4.00 3.85 June 20 75 55 1566.88 0.00 Gordon Plotts 3.57 June 21 66 54 1566.77 0.00 Kimberly Posekany 3.71 3.71 June 22 71 55 1566.87 0.09 Rebecca Savage 3.57 June 23 61 54 1567.08 0.97 Hope Willson 3.71 3.71 June 24 58 49 1567.97 2.13 William Wood 3.86 3.71 Extra Cash Bonus Given In Subscription Campaign An EXTRA money-making opportunity was announced to day for the super sales-kids in the Mill City Enterprise sub scription campaign. This is an opportunity for one of the boys or girls to win an extra $10 bill. A $10 bill will be given to the sales kid who sells and turns in the most NEW subscriptions during the next week of the campaign—for this Saturday’s and next Wednesday’s tum-in-days. s >' This extra bonus is in addition to the original prizes and commissions announced at the start of the campaign, and all courtesy of Stayton Sports and new orders handed in to count Hobble Shop, Stayton Oregon. All sales-kids not winning on this new cash bonus will also count the same votes on one of the major prizes in the campaign will receive cash the original prizes. Responses to the youngsters’ commissions on all orders they quest for new and renewal or sell during the 3-week drive. ders has been more than grati There can be no losers. Sales Kids Listed fying so far, as subscribers are taking advantage of the oppor Listed below in alphabetical tunity to pay while the cam order are the names of the paign is on and to help some boys and girls who have signed ambitious boy or girl win an up to work in the campaign. unusually valuable prize or Final sales-kids will be those cash commission. from this list who remain ac High sales-kid will receive a tive by making their regular $77.95 Schwinn bike or $75 in reports with subscriptions on cash. Second prize will be a the turn-in days — each Wed $65.95 2 speed stingray bike or nesday and Saturday during $60 in cash; third, a $54.95 the three weeks. .Schwinn Stingray bike or $50 Phone numbers are listed in cash and the fourth place with each name for the con winner will receive a $45 venience of residents who may Schwinn Typhoon bike or $40 wish to call a special young in cash. Schwinn Bikes through ster to renew or subscribe HERE ARE THE SUPER S ALESKIDR Glen Abrams—Marion Forks, Idanha . 854-3667 John Archer—Mill City ................................. 897-2443 Debra Bamhardt—Gates «97-2675 Ixiri Bethel—Mill Cltv «97-2029 Craig Blackbum—Rt. 1. Lyons «97-9G3? Russ Budlong—Mill Cltv .................. «97-245« Ralph Earhart—Mill Cltv ........................ «97-2160 Karon Easter—Mill Cltv . 897-2172 Mike Golden—Mill Citv ................................. ^‘7-922« Mike Hancock—Detroit ...................... ............. «54-3490 \nita Hills—Detroit .................................... «54-3441 Sandv Hoover—Mill Citv ........................... «97-2324 Rill Lewellen—Mill City ............................. «97-262« Toni Luton—Detroit «54-3687 Kennv Morgan—Mill Citv ...... ........ «97-23«« Brvan Randall—Mill City no phone Rick Richey—Lyons, Mehama ..... 859-2231 Ronnie Shepherd—Rt. 1, Lvons «97-2147 Jim Wright—Rt 1, Lyons...... «97-2957 <uzv Wilson—Mill Citv....... ............. ............. 897-2270 $4.00 a YEAR — 10c a Copy 4th of July Activities Being Planned Here The Mill City Steering com mittee members have been busy completing plans for the 4th of July celebration with many activities planned. Roger Mink and Janice Lew ellen, who are in charge of the summer recreation pro gram for the school, will hand le the many events planned for the park and ball park, includ ing the tennis court. There will be greased pig races, egg toss, needle in hay stack, and other events with cash prizes offered for the winners. There will be baseball games, archery demonstration, pic eat ing contests, turtle races, sack races, hula hoop contest; in Pictured is the Queen of the 4th of July celebration in Mill City this year, Janice Lewellen, who will be a senior at Santiam High school this year and mem bers of the Junior court, Timmy Hamp ton and Erica Peterson. They were crowned at ceremonies held Friday ev ening at the Mill City grade school gym. Former Valley Newsman Dies Hearing Clinic to be Held at Mari-Linn School July 3 HEPPNER — Wesley Sher man, 51, editor and publisher of the Heppner Gazette-Times anti former newspaperman at Dallas and Stayton, died in Washington, D.C., Sunday. Sherman, a former president of the Morow County Chamber of Commerce, died of an appar ent heart attack. He worked for the Polk County Itemizer-Observer at Dallas for about 15 years be fore becoming part owner of the Stayton Mail in 1958. He came to Heppner in 1961. Sherman had gone East with his wife Helen and daughter Cathy Jo, for the wedding of their son Bill in Boston next Sunday Sherman is survived by two other s :ns, Richard and James. The Heppner editor had just been honored with several awards in the annual newspap er contest sponsored by Ore gon Newspaper Publishers Association. There will be a pre-school Vision and Hearing clinic at the Mari-Linn school at Lyons July 3 from 9 A. M. until 2 P. M. All children ages three through six years of age are welcome to attend this vital clinic. A child may be less than three by not more than two months. The Oregon State depart ment of Health staff will test hearing and vision. Nurses from the Linn County health department will be present to answer questions. There is no charge for this service and anyone having any questions may contact Mrs. Verl Moberg at 897-2736 in Mill City or Mrs. Jean Owens at 859-2280 at Lyons. A feature at the 1th of July celebration here in Mill City will be the hobbies anti collec tions of people In the area that will be on display at the Mill City grade school gym all day on the 4th. Those wishing to display their hobbies are asked to bring them to the gym on July 3. Mrs. Clyde Richards will be in charge of the displays and mare information may be ob tained by calling her at 897- 2288. During last year’s cele bration many visited the gym to see just what their friends, neighbors and others had dis played, many expressing inter est in the varied talent and patience shown by those ex hibiting their “spare time” col lections. Cafe at Mehama. Harold Wiltse of Mehama was named president; Frank Hancock, Detroit, vice-presi dent and Floyd Eastwood, Mill City, secretary-treasurer. Named to the board of di rectors were Ed Slayden of De troit; Don Moffatt, Mill City; Hattie Golliett and Chris King, Mehama: Len Davis. Idanha; John Kohls and Dave Scheneh- lv from Stayton. N. S. Chamber Elects New Officers Hobbies To Be On At Meeting June 18 New officers for the North Display In School Santiam Chamber of Commer ce were elected at a regular meeting of that group Wednes Gym Over July 4th day noon at the Riverview Pfc Terry Lockrem Injured in Vietnam DETROIT — The following recreational report was releas ed this week by Detroit Ranger Station. Elk Lake Road Is now open Miss Janice Lewellen, dau to Elk Lake with road condi ghter of Mr. and Mrs. William tions reported as fair. Breiten- DETROIT—I^awrence Good Lewellen and a student at San bush Lake is open within 200 tiam High school was crowned yards of the lake. To drive to win, 19 Halfway, (East of Bak Queen of the 11th annual 4th Olallie Lake drive north on er) received a collar bone frac of July celebration in Mill City S-46. about six miles above the ture in an accident about 10:30 at ceremonies held at the grade Willamette-Mt. Hood Boundry, A. M. Monday at Pamelia Lake school gym Friday evening. to the Squirrel Creek Road on 18 miles east of Detroit. Forest Service sources said She was crowned by the the right. This will connect with the road to Olallie Lake. he and several others were car 1968 Queen, Shirley Stone. Miss Lewellen won the jud The majority of trails with rying a section of siding from ge’s approval with her spark in the Mt. Jefferson Wilder an old guard house building ling personality and presenta ness area are closed due to that had been torn down to a tion of a comedy skit, a take snow, with the exception of fire when the section accident off on the TV “'Laugh-In” pro the Pamelia and Marion I «ike ly dropped. Goodwin, a new gram. She was also very poised Trails. A short section of the arrival here for summer work throughout the question and Pacific Crest Trail immediate had been assigned to the For Service 12-man suppression answer period and her entire ly north of Pamelia I-ake to est Elk Lake campground is open. crew. The crew was sent to stage appearance. ,ell:i T;nk^ Monday to bum Miss Lewellen was sponsor The LWCF charge system- ■£am torn down building. ed by the Mill City Lions is in effect at Hoover. South the Goodwin taken by De club and Auxiliary and was shore, Riverside, Whispering troit Mobile was First Aid Unit to Falls, Marion Forks. Humbug escorted by Ron Johnson. Memorial Hospital. She will reign over the 4th and Breitenbush Campgrounds. Santiam where attendants said of July celebration along with Woodpecker Ridge is free of Stayton, he was in satisfactory condi sr.ov,-, but there are numer members of her court, Marge tion late Monday. Ambulance Ruby, Darlene Rue, Twyla ous trees across it. Lake Mow- attendants to carry him Fultz and Louise Gruver. All ich in the Eight Lakes Basin three miles had from the accident of the princesses presented area is still frozen over. their talent numbers in an ex The trail to Hunts Cove is scene to the highway. tremely “professional” manner still covered by snow but pass making the judges decision a able with the Cove still snow Baptismal Ceremonies difficult one. Miss Ruby gave ed in but a few campsites are a dance routine: Miss Rue a free of snow. Half of Hunts Held at Detroit Church DETROIT—Baptismal cere pantomine; Miss Fultz, a piano Lake is still covered by snow. For those hikers wishing for monies were held Thursday ev solo and Miss Gruver a comedy skit. Louise Graver received a short family outing the In ening at 7:00 P. M. at St. Chris the $20.00 check from TAC for dependence Rock Loop Trail tophers church for Miss Laura selling the most tickets to the located a short distance in Storey and Mrs. Donna Gifford coronation and dance which from Highway 22 on the Mar of Detroit. Performing the rit ion I«ike Road Is suggested. ual was Father Frank Callan, followed. Master of ceremonies for the The view from the top provid S.G., pastor of the church. Miss Storey and Mrs. Gif evening was Mike Wilson, es a rewarding panorama of TAC advisor assisted by Stew the upper North .Santiam Can ford are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Storey of De art Hill, active member of the yon. Though it began raining here troit. TAC group. Following the baptism cere The new Junior Queen and June 22 this did not seem to King Erica Peterson and Tim dampen the campers spirits, monies a reception was held my Hampton were crowned by Fishing has been fair in all at the Storey home to which members of the family were last year’s royalty. Laurel areas. in attendance. Also attending Fultz and Tania Brown. was the Godparents of both girls. They are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Minton of Stayton, God parents of Laura, and Mrs. Theo Houck, Idanha and Phil lip Vollman of Willamina, the Godparents of Donna. DETROIT — L. D. McFar land Co.; of Eugene was award The summer recreation pro ed the contract on a sealed bid for an estimated 1,700,000 board gram got off to a rip-roaring feet of federal timber on the start last week. After three McCoy Pole No 3 Salvage sale days it began raining and the conducted at Detroit Ranger boys headed indoors for bask etball. When it rains, basket Station Thursday, June 19th. 1,350,900 board feet of Cedar ball and baseball skills are L gs advertised at $14.65 per practiced in the nigh school thousand sold for $14.75 per gym. New participants are al Mayor and Mrs. Herbert ways welcome in: archery, 1 Peck attended the 82nd an thousand. Other species of timber in P.M.; basketball, 2 P. M.; Mid nual Pioneer Picnic at Browns volved in the sale was 275 get Baseball, 3 P. M.; Pee Wee ville last week. The mayor had MBF of Douglas-fir logs and Baseball, 4 P. M.; Little League receive?! an Invitation to re peeler blocks advertised at $82.- 5 P. M. Wednesday evenings present his city and extended 60 per thousand, an unestlmat- the gym is open for basketball greetings during his short talk. Also attending the events ed amount jf Douglas-fir spec at 7 P. M. The Junior State baseball were members of the Melody ial cull logs and blocks at $160 per M and 75 MBF of Western team is now under the direc Aires, a Mill City musical hemlock and other coniferous tion of Frank Catherwood, a group. The Rev. Charles Fultz species logs at $55.05 per thous senior at O.C.E. and former played in the orchestra and Santiam High School great. his daughter Twyla played a and. Douglas fir. western hemlock This is for boys whose birth piano solo. Deep Purple. Mrs. and other coniferous species, dates falls after September 1, Don Dishing plhyed a violin and Douglas fir special cull logs 195?. However, coaches are solo, O Solo Mio The Peck’s said they had a and blocks sold at fixed rates. still needed for Pee Wee’s and Included in the sale was 293 Little League. Interested per thoroughly enjoyable day and acres of all species of substan sons are asked to contact Rog ft was really an “old-fashioned dard timber (because of de er Mink at 897-2311 or 897-2048. event, 1 eminding one of the get- Girls’ recreation is living to-gethers of many years ago. fect or size) which sold at the advertised rate of $1.00 per acre beaded by Santiam Senior Jan Another event of interest was ice I^ewellen. The girLs meet a spelling bee by a group of when included in the sale. The stand of Willamette Na weekdays from 2 to 6 P. M. 5th and 6th graders; something tional Forest timber is located All thise interested are in that was very common long R miles Southeast of the De vited to come and bring a ago but not heard of too much friend. troit Ranger Station anymore. Janice Lewellen 4th of July Queen Young & Morgan Eugene Firm High Top Timber Bidder Bidder on Timber DETROIT—Two timber sal es of Willamette Naional For est timber with an estimated 7.400.600 board feet of timber was conducted at Detroit Ran ger Station Friday morning. June 20»h. Largest of the two sales was the H m Creek No 3 timber Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lockrem sale located 14 miles Southeast received a telegram last week of the Detroit Ranger Station. saying that their son. Pfc. Ter Successful bidder for the es ry Lockrem of the U. S. Mar timated 4.900.000 board feet of ine Corps had been wounded timber was Young & Morgan in action in Vietnam. The ac Inc.; Mill City. There were tion was about 9 miles from three qualified bidders at the the Vandergrift Combat base 10:00 A. M. oral auction. D:ug- Quang Tri Province Republic. las-fir logs and peeler blocks He sustained multiple frag sold at the advertised rate of mentation wounds to the left $80.50 per thousand, and wes side of chest and abd ¡men. The tern-hemlock and other coni left knee was also injured by ferous species logs $48.05 per thousand, five cents more than hostile mortar fire. He was treated at the third the advertised rate. Included in the sale was an medical battalion and then sent to the US Naval ship, the unestimated amount of Doug las- fir special cull logs and USS Repose. His parents and girl friend, blocks, and 157 acres of all Rita Whitney, have received species of substandard timber several letters since his in The suitstandard timber, be jury and said he was getting cause of defect or size, sold at the advertised rate of $2.50 along fine. He said he would like to hear per acre when included in the from his friends here and sale. Douglas fir special cull l gs Mrs. Lockrem said they could «ecure his address from her I and blocks sold at a fixed rate Recreation Report Shows Fishing Conditions Fair fact something for those of all ages. Of particular interest this year among the young fry is the turtle races and youngsters wishing more in formation on this should see Mr. Mink or Janice Lewellen. There will be a number of concessions in the park Includ ing Bingo, jungle board, pop corn sales and hamburger shack so that It should be a day of “fun and eats” galore. The Mill City Lions club members will be ready for the early-risers with their pan cake breakfast starting at 6 A. M. and operating until 10 A M The parade will start at 11 A. M. with the Kiddie parade to start at 10:30. Many organizations and clubs in town are busy work ing on their floats with the theme “Yesterday and Tomor row.” The full day of activities will climax in the evening with a giant Fire Works display at Allen Field. Larry Goodwin Injured In Accident Summer Recreation Program Underway For Youngsters Mill City Mayor Attends Brownsville Picnic Friday
