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The Mill City Enterprise ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLLME XXIV NUMBER 32 ■— jllp and Down ; The Avenue By Don Moffatt — THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1969 — Local Man Killed When Tractor Tips Goldenweds Pee Wees Tournament CoChamps I School Board Views Tentative Building Plans $4.00 a YEAR — 10c a Copy Garden Club Makes Plans For Show In a news release last Thurs The Board cf Directors of day, U. S. Senator Mark O. Administrative School District Hatfield is giving the Forest 129J met with architect Ben Service a bad time. He states Cave Thursday, July 31, to A Mill City man was crush there is discrimination in the Mill City PeeWee baseball view final preliminary plans The Mill City Garden club ers climaxed their season by and models of the proposed will hold their annual Flower plan to destroy Marion Lake ed to death Friday afternoon becoming co-champi ns of the auditorium addition to Santiam facilities. He says the sheep of when the tractor he was driv Arizona get a better break ing turned over after he back Stayton Invitational tourna High School. Preliminary plans show August 19th at the High than “humans from the pre ed it off a small embankment. ment. This tournament was a and models of the proposed School gymnasium. Theme for His 12-year-old son was also servers of the nation’s wilder double-elimination affair which construction will be on display this year’s show will be “Dah ness.” He said it is unsettling pinned beneath the tractor, means that before being elimi in the high school office for lia Time Up the Santiam," ac to see the different criteria for but received only minor in nated from the tournament a any persons interested in view cording to Mrs. Wendell Hel animals and people applied by juries. team must lose two games. ing them. Marion County sheriff depu the U. S. Forest Service. Hat Mill City performed remark Tentative plans call for a ler, who is show chairman. Anyone may enter the show. field is talking about the For ties said Wayne Douglas Rice. ably. They lost their second late fall bid opening for the Entries will be accepted from est Service recommending that 33, 421 N. W. Alder St., Mill game on Wednesday and there proposed auditorium. 9 to 11 a. m. Door will be open an Arizona wilderness be City, was killed instantly in fore hail to win four straight brought into the national sys the 2:1-5 .p m. accident on the to the public at 2 p. m. Entries games to win. The fourth must be picked up by 7 p. m. tem. In that area they will al R. L. McCall farm east of game was called because of Friendly Deer Swims Some cash prizes will be darkm ?ss, resulting in the co low fences, herders cabins and Stayton. Two heavy - duty wreckers awarded. championship with Gem Cafe Detroit Reservoir ether things made by human were needed to free Charles Pictured are Mr. and Mrs. Verne Clark who will be of Stayton. This tournament beings to be allowed. The following schedule will Rice, who was pinned under celebrating the 50th milestone of their marriage on was played all last week in Up here at Marion Lake ev his DETROIT—Boaters on De be used: father’s body for more than en the toilets will have to go, two hours. Attendants at San Sunday, August 10. Their sons and wives, Mr. and Mrs. Stayton. Mill City featured troit Lake and residents in Division I—Arrangements— the well will be capped, the tiam Memorial Hospital said Herschel Clark of Stayton and Mr. and Mrs. Francis go d pitching and hitting con the cottages near the Brazier Class I—Santiam Sunset (us boats removed, and every ves he was in good condition late Clark of rural Salem are hosting a reception at the sistently during the tourna Small summer home here got ing sunset colors) tige of man-made articles will Friday with only bruises and Fellowship hall of the Presbyterian Church from 2 ment. Mill City won their first a treat Sunday morning when Class II—Mountain Rain two games on Saturday by a small buck deer deckled to have to be destroyed. bows (pastel colors of flowers, abrasions. until 5 P.M. scores of 4-1 and 11-2. The swim across the Reservoir. Here comes the rub. In the A veteran of the Korean Mr. and Mrs. Clark (Maud Braden) were married third game Saturday evening The buck plunged into the water showing, if desired.) beginning Forest Service Chief War, Rice was born in Grand Class III—Miniatures. Edward P. Cliff was against Junction, Colo. He came to in Smith county Kansas August 10, 1919 and have lived was called because of dark lake near the Brazier Small A—Small, 5 inches. ness. in the Mill City area for over 40 years. He was in the home about 8:30 A. M. including Marion Lake in the Mill City in 1961 from Cali B—Larger, 7 to 8 inches. In the Little League tourna Small said it took him about Wilderness area. Hatfield is fornia. He logged for about 5 lumber industry for many years and also raised cattle. blaming the forest service for years until he was injured in He has continued with the latter since his retirement ment at Stayton, Mill City 10 minutes to swim across Class IV—Fun Without Flow ers— now saying they will destroy a logging accident. Since then several years ago. The Clarks have always been active didn’t fare as well. After win the swift waters. At the time ning their first game 3-0, they there were a number of boats A—Driftwood, Prest prod all evidence of man in the wil hp had i>een doing other work. in community and fraternal affairs. Friends and rela lost the next two by scores of in the area and all paused to ucts, greens, moss, fungus, etc. derness area. Rice was a member of the Mill tives of the couple are invited to greet them at the 4-2 and 2-1. The 4-2 game was watch the little fellow swim, B_—Seashore. Rocks, shells, In April of this year, Lee City Jaycees. Church and they ask that no gifts be given. Photo by nine innings in length, with Small said. weeds, driftwood. Survivors include his wid iBoeckstiegel, ranger at De five innings being regulation Stan Ogden. It’s not uncommon for deer Division II— Horticulture— troit gave a talk to the Nortn ow Alice, Mill City; sons play. Mil! City’s team this year to swim across the Reservoir, Class I— Named Pom Pom Santiam Chamber of Commer Ronald and Danny, all of Mill was excellent defensively. but it is a rare treat when you Dahlias. City; mother, Mrs. Margurite ce. He said the plan to remove Summer Recreation is sched can catch one of them doing A. One blossom with foliage all facilities was no fault of Dean, Beverly Beach; father uled to end Friday, August 8th. it. It is interesting to watch (Garden Club members only.) the Forest Service. He said Eugene Rice, San Diego, Calif.: Programs this week include them as they ride in the water, Class II— Dahlias, all types. thev were just carrying out a brother Ronald, Fort Wayne- archery every day from 2-4, with heads held high. A. One blossom. directive from Congress. So it wright, Alaska. weather permitting. Many priz A. Three blossoms of differ Services were held Tuesday goes when dealing with Con es are offered. Basketball for ent varieties. gress and other government at 11 a. m. at the Mill City next year’s 6-7-8th graders will Bob's Food Market TACOMA, Wash.—Bronson Class III—All other flowers. agencies. None seem to be sure Presbyterian church. The Rev. J. Lewis, executive vice presi his finger on the real problem be available from 4:30 to 7;00 A. One blossom. James Murray officiated with what is going on. Some stuffed dent of American Plywood As when he called for the same p. m. High school basketbailers In Lyons Has Three B. Three blossoms. shirt senator, under pressure Weddle Funeral Home in sociation, today (M nday) hail sence of urgency and priority may play from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. C. Spray of blossoms. Buds of outdoors groups, jumps to charge of interment at Fair ed the action of the Western for housing that has gone into permissible, and foliage must Prize Winners view cemetery. the floor, makes a bunch of re Governor’s Conference endors the nation’s space programs.” be attached if grown on stems. commendations without think ing the intent of the proposed LYONS—Mrs. Monroe Walk Division III—Plants— ing of the overall consequenc National Forest Timber Sup Class I House and Patio er won a $25 prize and Mrs. es. So they pass a law, issue ply Act of 1969 as “a giant step A. Flowering. Kenneth Lewis and Mrs. J. directives, and start on their in the right direction.” B. Greens and Planters. Culweil won third prizes in a way. A fter it is too late, people Be sure pots and plants are The 13 western governors Standby canned goods contest set up a hue and cry about STAYTON — The Newberg held bv Bob's Fo d Market, a well groomed. ended their annual meeting not tearing all these facilities Berri ci Court won the sweep participating store. last week with unanimous sup out of an area, stakes prize in the grand pa port of a resolution endorsing Bob said Monday night that tie. But I do think that the rade of the 31st annual San there were the first winners legislation which would pro Forest Service should not be tiam Bean Festival here Sat of prizes he has had since the vide funds for more intensive blamed too much for follow urday evening. management and higher yields contest has ben running. ing their srders from the high From 3,000 to 4,000 persons DETROIT—Sealed bids will in the National Forests, a ma er ups. I might be wrong. I am jor source of supply for west be received by ’he District viewed the procession in which at times and will be the first ern lumber and plywood pro Ranger at Detroit up to and the Staytan Rebekah Lodg ■ to admit it, but on the other not later than 10 a. m. August won the fraternal division float Adult Driver Training ducers. hand, maybe Hatfield should DETROIT — A 21-year-old 25 on an estimated 250,000 b. f. prize; Girod s Market, Stayton To End August 15 “ The nation's unfilled need do something about sweeping of Federal timber or the Tom for commercial; North Eugene Salem man, recently returned for decent housing for low and the crumbs off the rug of the Don Williams, who has been Creek „verstorv timber sale. Junior High band, for the band moderate income families at DETROIT—Two unidenti Senate, where some of these from duty in Vietnam, and his Oral bidding will follow im division: and the Starlet Baton teaching adult driver training prioes they can afford has fied women escaped serious in damfool things are originated. 22-year-old female companion through the sponsorship of Group, Lebanon, for marching. reached crisis proportions,” mediately. drowned Thursday afternoon Lewis said. “We cannot possib Winner of the trip to two Santiam High school, said this jury Sunday night when then- The sale of Willamette Na car loft highway 22 about 500 I have noticed of late where in Detroit Lake. ly meet this need without in tional Forest timber is located World Series games or $750 week that the course would feet west of Detroit Dam and end Friday, August 15. college students who create Marion County Deputy Sher creasing the productivity of about 4 miles East of Detroit, was Bill Gehlen. Stayton at He asks that anyone inter plunged over an embankment. campus turmoil and try to dic both private and publicly held involves 250.000 bf. of Douglas torney. iff Sam Brown said Craig ested in learning to drive con Detroit Mobile First aid Unit The Kiwanis club reported fir log; and peeler blocks ad tate policy are now running commercial forest lands.” was called to the scene of the into much stiffer opposition Spickerman, son of Mr. and Lewis explained that th“ vertiser! at $75.85 per M. Oth selling 1,000 chicken dinners tact him by calling rhe school, accident about 10:45 P.M., but 897-23’1. from administrators and the Mrs. Gilbert R. Dehut, Maine Forest Service could increase er timber included in the sale Saturday. the victims did not seek its public. A Gallup Poll now says Ave. N. E. and Cyrthia Todd, its sales of timber to manu is an unestimated amount f aid. Ambulance attendants that eight adults in every 10 El Monte, Calif., were boating facturers by as much as two Douglas-fir special cull logs said tiie victims were very believe students who violate thirds provided funos are avail and clocks at $1.85 per M and lucky that trees in the area on the lake near Piety Island laws and regulations during able for the practice of mere an unestimated amount of stopped the vehicle from rol campus demonstrations should shortly after noon when the intensive forest management [ Western hemlock and other ling several hundred feet down coniferous species logs at be expelled. accident occurred. on public lands. the embankment onto the En $75.85 ]»ei M. “ This objective would not April Doyle, 15, Mrs. Tcdd’s It seems to me that it takes gineer’s Road leading to the The Douglas special cull logs a long time for the public to sister, told deputies. Spicker impair other forest values in and western hemlock and other Dam site. The vehicle landed wake up to the thing I preach man jumped into the water to any way,” Lewis added. “The species will be s:ld at fixed up side flown, standing almost ed at ’.he beginning. Most of rescue her sister after she fell Forest Service itself, togeth rates. on its nose with only the rear the disturbances on the cam from the boat. Heavy winds er witn responsible conserva- of the car visible from the In addition there is within The Santiam Valley Grange pus are caused by a real small pushed the craft away from tionisc.;. all agree that increa ;■ the sal? area an estimated 14 highway. at Lyons will have their an X Vegetables — ed harvest rates on public tim minority—and I doubt very the two. deputies said. The victim's apparently took acres cf all species of sub Warner Hampton. Earl Ply- nual fair September 20. At a lands are entirely consist-1 much if these people are going a curve too fast, getting out Varied reports from respon ber standard logs which the bidder special meeting recently the male and Louis Hampton. ent with protection of recrea to college to really learn any sible people seem to conflict. into loose gravel along the side may elect to purchase at SI thing. They most likely are do One source said Mrs. Todd was tional, scenic and environmen an acre. Bids my be submitted following committee: were ap Forestry Display— Ron Lindsay, and Richard of the highway, causing the pointed: ing what they have done all sitting on the edge of the boat tal values.” driver to lose control of the for either (optional) the stand I — Antiques — Jennings. He emphasized the proposed their lives — Cause trouble. dangling her feet in the water vehicle. ard or substandard timl)er. The Estelle Spiva, Joyce Lam Kitchen— They should receive less and following a picnic lunch, and legislation, which aireadv has substandard timl>er. if includ Lucy Palmer, Violet Wag less recognition. They shoukl that she lost her balance and the support of the leadership ed in the bid, will be sold at bert and Adam Toepfer. ner, Hubert Wagner. Margar II Baking— be kicked out of college at the fell into the water, and that in both houses of Congress, the advertised rate. Bessie Hampton Grethel et Phillips, Tyler Pinkston, first sign of a ruckus—then Spickerman dove into the would not affect lands now des Turnidge and Rosie Whitney. Doris Miley, Blanche Thomp banned from the campus until water to rescue her. Waves ignated as wilderness, any na son, B. Strochlne, and Kent III Canning— they can prove that they really were reported to be running tional or state parks or areas Bertha Basl, Rita Whitney, Hampton. within the National Forests want to learn something. Going from three to five feet high Country Store— and Elizabeth Winslow which are obviously best suit to college is a privilege many at the time of the tragedy. William Dull, Tommy Palm IV Fancy Work— ed for purposes other than young people never have. To DETROIT — Detroit High Two other people were re timber production. Lois Myers, Clara Fultz, er, and Butch Aerni. me it is a sin to have hard school was the target for more Mary Fletcher and Ada Plv- Greetings— Lewis said that the nation’s working students associating ported to be in the boat at John Shafer, Olene Smith destruction when vandal; male. with this sort of rabble rouser. the time with Mrs. Todd’s desperate need for reasonably sister, April Thev were Mrs. Bessie Hampton, Gloria Shaf broke out five windows in the V Farm Booth — priced housing is directly re The c'llege administrators are ’s .'’-year-old daughter, and lated tc the problem of ade- Sam Wizer, Joe Bower, and er, Tony Shafer, and John structure which is now under going tc be forced to make a Todd reems'ruction following a dis George L ng. who has been Luther Miley. Lambr echt. few hard, tough decisions along another youngster. Reports in ouate raw material supply for asterou.; fire earlier in the Fair Board— this lin-. The sooner the better dicated that Aoril did not know plywood and lumber which are associated with The Enterprise VI Flower*— year. Vending machines in the how to start the motor and the Elmer Taylor, chairman; for the past couple of years, Celene Taylor, Helen Shaf still the most economical ma for all concerned. If we kick drifted away from th“ terials for quality construction was this week advanced to As er. June Whitney, and Marie John Shafer. Master; Giles girls rest rooms were broken out those who are not there to boat Wagner. L. E. Sletto, G. D. into and the coins stolen and “This isn’t the only answer, ’ sistant Publisher by Don Mof Dull. better equip themselves to swimmers before aid could reach them. VI! Fruit!», VutH anil Seeds— Myers, and Fern Sletto. secre their c.intents scattered about fatt owner of the firm. The he said. "However, improved earn a living, maybe we won’t the school ami football grounds. Frank Basl, Ixiuls Thomp tary. State Police Officer Tom forest management on both Enterprise has been published need so many new buildings Keys to the machines were Drvnan said Mndav that dailv public and private lands over here for some 21 years, and son, Luther Stout and Keith Secretaries— Ever think of that’ Fern Sletto, Blanche Wag either 1 st or destroyed in the search for Spickerman’s bodv the long term can go a long beginning with the issue of Phillips. fire. has be-m called off with the way toward keeping the cost July 1. it has been under VII—Han 'icraft. Novidtie*— ner, and Clara Wizer. In addition a school bus Beulah Bowes. Alvin Palm Program— Marriage resembles a pair of anticipation that the bodv will of new housing within the Moffatt’s wnership for the Georgia Hays, Thurman parked in the shed at the rear er, and Myrtle Toepfer. past 16 years. shears, so joined that they can’t float to the surface, and only rich of the average family. Smith, Alice Smith and Rev. of the building was plastered be separated, often moving in periodic searches will be made “At the same time, the finan There will be no change in IX Livestock— with t substance of some sort Thurman Smith, Roy Lam Charles Fultz opposite directions, yet pun Mrs. Todd's body was taken cial structure of the country is management policy, and it is The incident apparently ac ching anyone who tries to tc Weddle Funeral Home in no longer adequate to the need. a step toward eventual owner bert. Lee Pinkston, and Nick Publicity— |curred Sunday night Alta Boedeker Wagner. < 'me ret ween them. Stavton Secretary George Romney put ship for Ix>ng Plywood Leader Lauds Governors' Action On Timber Supply Two Drown Many Take In The Detroit Ranger Stayton Festivities Station To Receive Timber Bids Aug. 25 Lake Thurs. Women Escape Injury In Car Plunge Santiam Valley Grange To Have Fair September 20 George Long Named Assistant Publisher Of The Enterprise Detroit High School Receives Vandalism
