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Ken. Ref. and Doc. Div Newspapers, I of () Library 97109 The Mill City Enterprise ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND___________ VOLUME XXIV NUMBER 38 ; THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1969 Slick Highway Causes W reck :Up and Down i The Avenue I By Don Moffatt Early risers don’t need the calendar to tell them that au tumn will soon be here. The official date of its arrival is September 23. For seme time now, cool, crisp mornings have heralded the coming event. The days of autumn known as Indian Summer have been well named. There is some thing about the smell of fall that is easily identifiable with quiet woodland paths that for uncounted centuries knew nothing but the tread of wild life anti the mocassined Indian. This is the vision cf America that so many of us would like to preserve as nearly as pos sible in fact as well as fancy. And thanks to the efforts of a great many citizens in public and private life, the prospect is growing that the vision will be preserved. Forest trails and wilderness areas are now clas sed among the nation’s most treasured assets. But as this is being written this Monday afternoon, there is a real chill in the air, the sun is blotted from a normally clear sky by burning fields in the valley. It is a stinking mess, and as I said last week, I wish they’d set the whole works afire at once and have it over with. This is just like pulling a tooth a little at a time. Real painful. I took a little time off Fri day and went to Idanha and Detroit. I was really surprised at the condition of Highway 22 up along the dam where the new paving has been spread. I thought.as I went along the road that this certainly would take away some of the chanee of highway accidents on this stretch. Then to my surprise, early Saturday morning we had three bad wrecks with three fatalities. This should be a lesson to us. The first rain for many days had fallen, and everyone knows what that does to high ways. It makes them slick as glass. Remember until the hea vy fall rains come, be careful when we have showers. Football season is here, and from the looks of things, San- tiam Wolverines are off to a good start. They won their opening game from the Stay ton Eagles, and this Friday night will be the first home game of the year. The Wolver ines will be butting heads with Salem Academy, and have high hopes of keeping their winning streak going. Go Wolverines, keep up the good work. Mer chants in Mill City and Gates have taken a full page in The Enterprise this week to show they at- backing the team all the way. Stayton Man Speaks at Lions Meet Sandy Cox, manager of Guer- i don Industries at Stayton was | guest speaker at the Mill City ' Lions club Monday night when 1 a pitifully small number of members were present. To preface his remarks a- b.ut the advancement in mo- bil home construction, Cox told how their company pick ed Stayton for their new plant. He stated it was partly because Mrs. Marie Hoffman, 27, was killed and her hus of the warm reception of a band, Willie injured in a one-car accident about 2:30 a. few Stayton business men m. Saturday. State police said the westbound car driven who took the trouble to go to by the husband, apparently skidded on Highway 22 their Idaho plant to present which was slickened by the first rain in several weeks. reasons why Stayton was the ideal location for the indus The car slid off the road and struck the embankment of try. Mr. Cox stated that tax the Sardine Creek bed. Hoffman was taken to Santiam structure and advantages are Memorial Hospital in Stayton where he was in satisfac not always the reason for the tory condition. —The Mill City Enterprise photo. locating of an industry in a state, however Oregon was much more Interested in their Two Hurt In This Wreck industry than Washington. He said the plant at Stayton is the 29th plant and the largest Guerdon mobile home in the United States. Two other related industries have located in Stayton as the result of the Mobile Home manufacturing plant. Mr. Cox had slides to show progress on construction. They had a lot of trouble to begin with be cause of the snow and bad wea ther. At the present time there are 63 employed in the plant and seven in the office. Over 100 will be employed when peak production is reached. At the present time they are pro ducing 1 double mobile home each day, and expect to increase this soon. At the business meeting Fred Berg was appointed sec retary to fill out the term of Two persons were injured in the above car when it Jim Wettergreen who is be went out of control on wet, oil-slick pavement about 2 ing transferred to Washing a.m. Saturday. Injured in the car were Barbara David ton state. Vern Rush, calendar son, owner of Barbara’^ Beauty Lane in Mill City and chairman passed out supplies Leon Gilbert of Gates. This accident occurred about four to the few present, and set miles west of Detroit, and near the same time Mrs. Wil October 13 as the deadline for lie Hoffman was killed in a like mishap.—The Mill City sales. Enterprise photo. Firemen To Visit Homes in City According to Raymond Por ter :f the Mill City Volunteer Fire department, firemen will be calling on all residents of the city to give them informa tion on what to do when re porting a fire. They will have with them a card which will assist residents in giving pro per information when turning in an alarm. What the firemen need to know most is the proper loca tion of the fire. They want Each night when I’m home, the number on the house, the I try to watch the brief out street, a land mark, or a neigh line of the news given on bor’s name, this is mostly in channel 8. Dick Ross is a real case the party calling is new good newscaster, or at least 1 to the area and not known thing so—but just recently personally by firemen. They they have started playing o ( ask that when calling the de- lot of goofy music after their partment to stay on the line, news cast. I think they are if possible, until all the infor trying to outdo the ungodly mation is understood by the so-called music following the fire department. They will also answer other Huntley - Brinkley newscast. Please Dick, get something a questions of residents. little more soothing to the ear. It is nad enough to listen to all this riot news without having our eardrums mutilated follow ing the broadcast. Almost any sound, even silence would be better than what you’re using now as background following a good presentation of the news Of course I still like to pick up the daily newspaper to get GATES—A group of friends all the facts. Neither radio nor under the direction of Bill television can give that to you. Hirte assembled Sunday at the as they just don’t have the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jcc tme. For headlines it is jU3t Bowes to put a new meta! fine, but for depth, it just isn’t roof on the barn. Mr. Bowes has been incapacitated with there arthritis for some time. Among those making up the San-Ham Chapel At work crew were: Bob Kell? Clare Rush, B. D. Bumgarner Lyons To Be Delma- Skillings. Bill Hirte. Dedicated Sunday Erwin Tucker, Glen Henness. The new Santiam Chapel at Verne Clark. Byron Davis. 01 5th and Birch streets in Lyons lie Muise, Harold Wilson, will be dedicated at 3 p.m. Charles Wirkkala. Monte Car- this Sunday, according to word penter, Edward Chatfield and received tiils morning by The Frank Baechler. Enterprise. Several other assisted but Rev. N. D. Davidson, Oregon their names were not learner! District Superindent of the As at press time It was reminis sembly of God will ge the guest cent of an old-fashioned bam «peaker. raising Firemen Called To Put Out Fire at Lunsford Home Pre-School Opens Firemen were called out at about to put out In Mill City Thursday a fire 8 at a m. the Sunday home of Mr. and Mrs. Florence More, teacher of the Pre-School children in this area said that a few more 5 year olds could he accomo dated. Classes started Thurs day, September 11 and will meet every Tuesday and Thurs day from 8:30 to 11:30 A. M. The y ungsters are still at tending pre-school at the old scout building in the city park. Mrs. More said anyone hav ing childrens toys, puzzles, small cars and such to donate may contact her at 897-2646. The disbanded PTA gave a cash contribution to the school and Mrs. M;re said she was able to purchase phonic and math books with the money, which was greatly appreciated. Mrs. James Lunsford, 749 Sun set Court. The fire of undetermined rigin started in the upstairs of the residence. Mr;. Lunsford stated Monday that no one was upstairs at rhe time the fire started. She said: “the firemen arrived in about five minutes after the alarm was turned in, and isn’t that wonderful ser vice.” The fire laddies succeed ed in saving all the furniture, even though the house suffer ed from smoke and water dam age. The Lunsfords own the form er Kellon pr ]»erty and have moved there until their home can be rebuilt. She said they had insurance. Bloodmobile Slated For September 25 Visit at Stayton Mrs. K. A. McKenzie, chair man of the bloodmobile visit at Stayton, stated today that bkxxl ’s badly needed at this time. The mobile unit will be stationed at Stayton Grade school Thursday, September 25 from 4:30 to 8:30 p. nt. Mrs. McKenzie said that it i; n t necessary for persons 18 to 21 to have a permission slip from their parents to donate blood. She said that the increase of automobile accidents make it imperative that all those who can, to donate bLod at this time. It might save a life. $4.00 a YEAR — 10c a Copy Election To Be Held Tuesday For Mid-Willamette Area Education District An ( lection of considerable importance to residents of this expense of the college over a area will be held Tuesday, greater area, and thus would September 23 from 8 a. m. to provide money to expand the 8 p. m. The purpose of the elec college so it could serve a tion is to submit to the voters greater number of students. It has been a proven fact the question of forming of an area education district, to be that technical colleges are real known as the Mid-Willamette important in teaching people Area Education District, and of all ages to be self-support the election of the first board ing. Not all people are fitted to be engineers, college profes of directors. sors, lawyers or other so-called The boundaries of the pro posed district as established by "white-collar” positions. The the State Board of Education tradesmen, if properly trained would take in the following can get employment at any areas: Administrative School time. Salem Tech has a high District No. 129J Mari-Linn El rate of graduate placement, ementary School District 29J which proves the necessity of and Detroit Unified School Dis this type of training. Besides election of the gov trict 123J; all the area in Mar erning directors, the election ion county, Polk county and Yamhill county except school will establish a financial base district 29J in Yamhill county. for the college. Frank Crow, publisher of The creation of this Mid-Wil The Scayt n Mail is candidate lamette Area Education dis Santiam will meet Salem for director of this area. Crow, Academy this Friday night on trict would be of great benefit to those seeking vocational Allen Field to begin the regu lar 1969 football season. Tne training. Up to the present Wolverines have 15 returning . time, Salem Technical Voca- lettermen, 13 of whom are sen | tional Community college has iors. Tne two other lettermen lieen supported entirely by the are juniors, Tom Rush and Salem School district, which is entirely unfair to them. Gary Richards. The forming of the propos The starting team is made up of 10 seniors and one jun- ed district would spread the lor. The offense will center around the passing of Ron Johnson to ends Larry Hilles- land, Tony Grant, and Mike Elliott, and the running of hacks, Tom Rush, Howard Ly- The Santiam Boosters club ness and Doug Cline Opening holes for the backs will be an will kick off their year’s ac all senior line, most of whom tivities this Friday night, as Santiam Wolverines host played some varsity competi the tion their sophomore year and the tough Salem Academy Cru all of whom played last year. saders on Allen Feld. A reserv section has been set asidi The linemen all weigh near 160 ed for boosters wearing red hats. pounds with the exception of Any old red hat will do. Greg Davis at 205. Immediately fallowing the The Wolverine defense was a key in last Friday’s action game, a coffee hour will be against Stayton by preventing held in the elementary school i - k . i . vk t . crow the Eagle's offense from scor gymnasium. It is hoped that ing. Calling the defensive sig this after-game social hour who has been publisher of The become a regular event, Mail since 196!, was asked t.a nals is defensive captain Mike will following all Santiam High serve on the Mid-willamette Long. home games. Community College committee The team is faster this year Sports fans are invited to in April, shortly after it was having a quicker line and sev join friends on the fifty formed. eral sprinters in the backfield yard their line, Concerning the role of the led by Doug Cline who runs the game. and stop in after community college, Crow said, the 100 yard dash in 10.3. “A community college should The Wolverines are present be designed to serve all peo ly rate 1 16th in the A-2 ranks ple with the district whether and expect to get stiff opposi they are 18 or 80 years old, tion from 13th rated Regis. and whatever their needs Helping Head Coach Gerald may be, no matter what their Gibson is Assistant Coach Rich Rod Pfortner of California previous education may have ard Moore from Days Creek and Junior Varsity Coach Bob has recently purchased the Mill been, and in terms cf their pre City Hardware from Mrs. Her sent and future aspirations.” Williams. He added that “since a com bert Whitaker, and plans to take over operation of the bus- munity must be served to de Hospital Auxiliary velop and maintain a reservoir ness Friday, September 26. Board To Meet Mr. and Mrs. Whitaker with of trained manpower for tech The Santiam Memorial Hos Hugh Jull purchased the bus nical and vocational employ pital Auxiliary Board of Direc iness from Don Jenkins in July ment, the college must meet tors will resume their regular of 1957. Alxiut two years later, the general educational needs meetings beginning Thursday, the Whitakers jnirchased .lull’s f all students, provide remed interest. Following the death ial instruction when necessary September 18. A potluck luncheon at 12 o- of M”. Whitaker, it became and provide basic adult educa clock noon at the home f Mrs. too much of a load for Mrs. tion with emphasis n commun Clarence (Amanda) Gavette Whitaxer to handle, hence the ication and computational skills will precede a full business sale which is just being cul and the psychology of getting along with people.” minated. program for the afternoon. First Home Game To Be Played Friday Boosters To Meet At Game Friday Californian Buys Mill City Hardware Santiam Wolverines To Play Salem Academy Here Friday Neighbors Help Roof Barn at Joe Bowes Place The Santiam Wolverine Football squad looks real sharp this season and with a win under their belts, they will be working hard Friday night when they meet Salem Academy here in the first home game of the season. Pictured from left to right bottom row are: Greg Eide, Doug Cline, Tony Grant, Greg Davis, Mike Long, Bruce Roscoe, Lynn Cuts- forth, Mark Jeter, Larry Hillsland, Rick Posekany, Gary Richards. A'an Severs. Back row: Coach Richard Moore, Steve Lewellen, Mike Elliot, Jim Story, Jim Lyness, Paul Freeman, John Ruby, Howard Lyness, Ron Johnson, Tom Rush, Larry Eide, Gary Plotts. Gordon Plotts, Jerry Hutchinson, Coach Gerald Gibson. Photo by Stanley Ogden
