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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1969)
VOLLME XXIV -'""’T 1 NUMBER 39 " Up and Down The Avenue By Don Moffatt This week The Enterprise is running a letter to the editor that should l>e of vital import ance to every person in the world, especially parents of school-age children. Too many of us become complacent in these times. We are willing to let someone else take the re sponsibility of raising our children. We are too willing to let the schools, the churches, and the many other organiza tions take over the job of bringing up our children—who if they make it—will become the people who will be runn ing this country a few years hence. As Cpl. Tom Drynan of the State Police says in his let ter to the editor people just don’t want to become involved in helping law enforcement offi cers to get their job done. His letter has to do with the dope being peddled right here in Mill City. He tells of the many young people who are using drugs. It is not a very pretty picture, yet many of us go on our merry way saying “it just can’t be happening here.” Don’t you believe it. Drug usage is here right on our back step, and NOW is the time for ev eryone to become concerned. Let’s not turn deaf ears and blind eyes towards this prob lem. You may not think it is any of your concern, but as long as anyone is using the drugs, it is your concern. Read Tom's letter, then give it some serious thought, and even bet ter, ask him how you can help wipe out this scourge to man kind, especially the youth of our country. Now that fall is really here, and the clubs are going gung ho again, I sort of wonder what happened to our summer. It seems when school starts, ev eryone becomes a little more settled. Club meetings are in teresting most of the time, but it is really nice to be free of all the hoop-te-do of “plan ned-living.” This past summer has seen a lot of improvements in the city. Many homes and business houses have been painted up. and it really makes the old burg look a little better. Many times a little paint and grounds cleaning makes quite an im pression on those visiting our city. As we were coming home from Mehama Saturday night we couldn’t help but notice the amount of debris in the road side ditches. It is truly a dis grace to live in such a beauti ful community and have so little pride in it. Of course on a busy highway such as 22, local people can’t take too much of the blame for the mess it is in. However, I would like to see the highway clean up program instituted again. The North Santiam Chamber of Commerce at the urging of Jerry Coffman spark-plugged a drive to clean up the high way between Mehama and up the Canyon to the starting point of the Whitewater Chal lenge. This was a real success ful program. Other organiza tions took part, and on one Sunday the entire stretch was slicked up real pretty. It was a lot of work. If you don’t think picking up the junk on both sides of the highway for a mile is a chore, just try it sometime. I know my wife and I did just that, and I think we’d be happy to do it again, pro viding the North Santiam Chamber, the Jaycees and their Auxiliary, the Lions and their Auxiliary the Garden club, and other civic minded groups would do the same thing. It might be a little late this year, but it could be done again be fore the next Whitewater run this coming May 30th. Why not bring it up at your club meeting the next time it meets’ It is a really worthwile thing, and one that is not very cost ly either, only muscle-wise. The Wolverines have anoth er -«calp on their belts with the < 1 'feat of Salem Academy here Fidav night Now they are ‘‘•er their third straight vic- • -v when they meet Regis ' • F-iday night. ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1999 ■ ---------------- Regis Rams To Play Here Friday Night The Santiam Wolverines will have another impûrtant game this Friday night on their home field when they meet the Regis Rams. The Wolverines have two wins and no losses and the Rams, last year’s champions of the Capitol Con ference minor league, have a 1-1 record. Starting time for the game is 8 p. m. and it is expected there will be a record crowd for this important league game. Coach Gibson said this week that his boys were in good shape and expect to re tain their winning streak. The recently formed Boos ter’s club will meet at the grade school gym for light refreshments after the game and it is hoped that there will be a group of interested par ents and friends of the team there. This club is to help sup port all the athletic programs from grade 1 through 12 and hope to pick up some of the worthwhile projects the PT A was sponsoring such as the Canyon Scholarship Fund. 6th Grade Visits Egg Collecting Station Near Gates The sixth graders of Mill City Elementary school visited the Minto egg-collecting sta tion near Gates Monday and watched the process used by the Oregon State Game Com mission to collect salmon eggs. The students, were accom panied by Howard Farmen and teachers Leo Poole and Herb Bastuscheck. They ob served the selecting, killing, and stripping of eggs from the salmon. The field trip was one of several to be taken by the sixth graders this year to learn about conservation practices used in our state. Hundreds of salmon were stripped of eggs, and each will be hatched at the Marion Forks Fish hatchery and released into the Willam ette River system next year, to provide salmon angling four or five years from now. After watching the egg-tak ing, the students viewed a deep hole in the North Santi am River and watched hund reds of salmon spawning nat urally on a large gravel bar. Jaycees To Sponsor Safety Course At a recent meeting of the Mill City Jaycees it was voted to sponsor the Young Hunter’s Safety course next year. It was recently completed here under the guidance of Charles Wirkkala and Barry Drake. Glen Bigness is president of the Mill City Jaycees and said a number of activities were planned for this year. " — , , - — Apple Tree at Gates Is Blooming A. D. Burnham, who is em ployed at the Royal Johns n place east of Gates on the Linn County side, brought a limb from an apple tree to The En terprise office Wednesday af ternoon. The branch has sev eral blossoms on it. This has been an cdd year, as Dogwood trees have been blooming in late summer. This is the first time The Enterprise has heard of an ap ple tree blooming this late in the year. Maybe it’s the infla tion that is causing the tree to try to produce fruit to keep up with the rising cost of living. ■ ' ' -- A/ew President Installed Working At Home Again Charles W. Gale Tells of Development Plans for Breitenbush Hot Springs Only a small crowd was out Wednesday night for the an nual installation banquet held at the Riverview in Mehama. There were several conflicting meetings on that night. Harold Wiltse was given the gavel and the office of presi dent turned over to him by Orville Brown, the immediate past president. Frank Han cock of Detroit, the newly elec ted vice president was unable to be present. Floyd Eastwood is again acting as secretary treasurer. The outgoing president praised those who helped make the Whitewater Chal lenge a success, and presented Ed Davis with a gift for his efforts. Davis thanked those on his committees and espec ially Fred Krecklow for his work on the Memorial services on that day. Brown also thank ed the Jaycees for their fine assistance this past year. Speaker of the evening was Charles W. Gale, general man ager of Breitenbush Hot Springs, Inc., who gave an in teresting talk on tourism, and also about the plans for the Hot Springs. Gale said in part: “local people do not appreciate the Santiam area. They seem not to realize the tourist po tential of the Area. At the present time some 40 to 50,000 people pass through this area each week looking for recrea On the left is Harold Wiltse of Stay ton, who was tion. installed as president of the North Santiam Chamber “We plan to develop Breit of Commerce at the annual dinner at The Riverview enbush in a tasteful manner, keeping to the rustic theme. Wednesday. Shown with him is Orville Brown of Gates, We would like to keep it sort the past president.—The Mill City Enterprise photo. of like a mining or logging camp. The project as outlined now will possibly call for the expenditure of some $5 mil lion to fully complete it.” He said that within a few years tourism will be the num ber one cash crop in the state. This area is developing three times faster than any other area in the United States. The A community college for North Santiam river is one of Marion, Polk, part of Linn, and the biggest assets, as many lak southern Yamhill counties was es and streams now are be voted in to being Tuesday, coming nothing but “sewer 5,780-2,299. systems. ” The Mill City Lions club Voters also elected a seven When Gale was on the Mar members are planning a lit member board of governors to ion-Polk County Parks board, ter pickup campaign starting choose a name for the college he was instrumental in having at 5:30 next Monday night. Ac and decide how to finance its summer home owners on the cording to George Long, who construction. North Fork to cease dumping was appointed chairman by Elected were Henry F. Ti- raw sewage into the river. Lions President Fred Kreck- ano, Jay Earl Cook and George At the business meeting low, all club members are ask G. Strozut, all of Salem; John there was some mention of ed to meet at Fellowship hall A. Hebert, Sheridan; Frank J. holding the general meetings to be assigned areas for the Crow, Jr., Stayton; Raymond The office crew at Madison- at night, instead of noon in an pickup. It has been suggested Welch, Woodburn, and Mrs. Davis insurance Co., recently attempt to get more people to that the highway through Mill Anna Bell, Rickreall. moved to the old bank building take an active part in Chamber City be cleared of rubbish first, Here is how they voted in The next board meet then other streets of the city, the Canyon area districts: De just east of The Enterpris of affairs. ing will be held October 1. fice really got a shaking up especially Kingwood be taken troit-Idanha, 24 yes, 6 no, and care of next, if time permits. Frank Crow 23 votes for direc Friday afternoon when a large This is a statewide Lions tor; Administration District boulder, presumably loosened club project, according to 129-J Mill City, 94 yes, 16 no, by the rains, came crashing in Krecklaw, and he says: “this and 80 for Crow; Mari-Linn, yes to the rear of the building. Some file cabinets against is one of the many worthwhile 41, no 26 and Crow 37. the back room wall were top Lions club projects this year, pled to the floor, causing a and I hope that each and every real mess of mixed up papers. club member will be on hand It will be quite a job to re to do his share of the work.” move the boulder, and until Long said present plans call this is done the wall cannot for the Monday night pickup be repaired. Friends told Bud to be finished at 7:30, then the Gerard (Rod) Pfoertner, of Davis it was a good thing group will eat together at a no-host supper at the Sports North Hollywood, Calif., took there was an insurance com over operation of Mill City pany close to the accident. man’s Country Kitchen. LYONS—The Santiam Val At the dinner meeting Mon Hardware this week. He is ley Grange members report a being assisted by Clyde Bates day night, Zone Chairman Mar Blood Drawing To Be wonderful display of exhibits tin Hansen gave a report on a at the present time. The Pfoert- at the Fair held Saturday night. training session which was ners are living at the Bates Held in Stayton Thurs. A large crowd was in atten home until their furniture ar The last blood drive for the held Thursday in Salem. Rog dance, approximately 400 tur er Mink reported on the pro rives, then they will occupy year 1969 will be Thursday, key dinners were served. The ject of building bus shelters in the apartment above the store September 25 at the Stayton outstanding event of the even the area so school students which has been vacated by Grade school between the ing was the speaker, Allen will not have to stand out in Mrs. Herbert Whitaker, the hours of 4:30 and 8:30 p. m. Wheeler, Master of the Ore This event is sponsored by the the rain while waiting to be former owner. Mr. Pfoertner states they Santiam Memorial Hospital gon State Grange who spoke picked up by the bus. Mink on “Sucess”. He stressed co also asked for club support in like Mill City very much, and Auxiliary with the Stayton operation, determination and that it is a pleasure to get up Jayceettes operating the can sending athletes from the local hard work to overcome some teen. school to the Stanford-Oregon here where the air is so pure. A new ruling allows 18 year of the strife and discord in our State f otball game November olds to give blood without writ country today if we are to have 1. The club voted to purchase Cub Scouts To Host ten permission. Age limit to do peace. tickets for those attending. Nickie Nickleson of Gervais This was also done last year. Potluck Tuesday Night nate is 60» according to Mrs. was winner of the shetland K. McKenzie, chairman of the A potluck dinner will be Vein Rush, Lions Calendar I>ony and Mrs. Walter Scott Sales chairman asked that all held Tuesday, September 30, Stayton drive. All persons in the area able and Mrs. Grace Weeder were members get out and cover at 6:30 at the Mill City Grade winners of the baskets. The their areas as soon as possible, School for all cub scouts and to give blood are urged to do program was enjoyed. Taking so the project deadline of Oc parents. Tom Drynan will be so. part in the program were Lisa tober 13 can be met. guest speaker. Cub scouting is Helemn, Tim Culbertson and Virgil Trout of the Mill City open to all boys age eight to his band, Pomona Grange band, Jaycees was present to give (¡even. All interested boys and If the number following Hampton sisters, Mrs. Thur a report on the Area Beautifi parents are invited to attend. your name on The En man Smith and Will White cation Contest which will be There is still an urgent need label reads with old time violin music. ending soon. He brought with f r den mothers and anyone terprise A more complete report will him several before and after interested may obtain further 9-69 it's time to send be in next week with first pictures of many of the im information by contacting Mrs. prize winners announced. a check for renewal. provements made in Mill City Charles Golden ph. 897-2228. this past summer. The contest was sponsored locally by the At Santiam Grange Fair City Council. Clubs assisting were the Jaycees, the Lions, Woman’s Club, Garden Club, and the Boy Scouts. Trout said “we may not win any prizes this year, but it is a lieginning in city beautifica tion. and one tnat should be continued next year.” Wolverines Drop Salem Lions To Academy Pick Up Litter Mon. Night Ron Johnson connected with Larry Hillesland far two touchdowns and Tom Rush plunged into the end zone from the one-foot line to give the Wolverines a 20-0 victory over Salem Academy in Friday’s Capitol Conference opener. The first touchdown came on a 29-yard pass to Hillesland in the second quarter. Doug Cline kicked the extra point to put Santiam ahead 7-0 at the half. The second half opened with Hillesland pulling down a 40 yard touchdown pass from Johnson. The last score in the fourth quarter was set up by a 12-yard pass from Johnson to Hillesland to the one-foot line. On the next play fullback Tom Rush drove across for the score. Cline again kicked the extra point making the score 20-0. The Santiam offense gain ed 13 first downs and 212 yards in the contest. In holding the Crusaders scoreless Santiam’s defense managed to throw the Salem Academy quarterback for re peated losses, intercepted pas ses, and recovered fumbles. De fensive ends Mark Jeter and Tom Rush led the pass rush. Mark Jeter also picked up a fumble and returned it 26 yards where he fumbled and line backer Lynn Cutsforth recov ered for a combined total gain of 27 yards. On the opening kickoff guard Lynn Cutsforth gained some running experien ce returning the kick for 10 yards. Santiam’s defensive backs Ron Johnson and Tom Rush each intercepted a pass to further harass the Crusader offense. Linebacker Mike Long and defensive back Larry Hil lesland accounted for 11 and 10 tackles respectively. After the game, the Crusad er’s coach and captains pre sented Santiam a victory cake. The Wolverines will next meet the Regis Rams Friday night, September 26 at 8 o’clock on Allen Field. The Rams were beaten 22-7 by Jefferson in their first league opener. $4.00 a YEAR — 10c a Copy — Small Vote Cast In Area for Community College Rock Knocks Hole In Wall At Madison-Davis Ins. Pfoertner Takes Over Mill City Store Grange Has Fine Display This Year Herb Hutchinson Quits Trucking Business Above is Bob Morgan, who after working at Gi rod’s Super Market in Stayton, is now working per manently at Girod’s in Mill City. Bob is a Santiam High school graduate with the class of ’62. Following grad uation, he was with the Navy for four years where he was on a submarine. While in high school he was ac tive in all school affaire, and participated in all sports. He is now married, and has two children, Lisa, 3, and Bobby 2. They are now making their home here. —The Mill City Enterprise photo. Recently Herb Hutchinson dosed down his logging truck business here. He stated part of the reason for quitting was I his health, and part became I of insurance company prob lems and lack of experienced ! truck drivers. Fred Moore purchased six of the logging trucks. At one time Hutchinson operated 23 trucks. On the left in the above picture at The company has had sever the annual Santiam Valley Grange Fair al had accidents over the years. he ._. said. time held at Lyons Saturday can be seen i., j . At the , present ...... ........... Mr. Hutchinson is working at some of the fine display shown to visi- North Santiam Plywood. Inc i tors. The right hand picture shows some of the baking and farm produce viewed by visitors. A large crowd was present for the annual turkey dinner.—Mill City Enterprise photos.
