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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1969)
3^The MU1 City Enterprise, Thursday, Oct 9, 1969 obituaries ] Fisherman "Steal" Air; Hold Breath Nigh tengala ard. All donations to the Har vest Festival are due that night. Refreshments following the meeting were served by Helen Johnston and Alta Bodeker, with fall colors used in the decorations. After the tables were cleared, bingo was play ed, with receipts going to the i GATES-Santiam Rebekah Harvest Festival fund. Lodge No. 166 met recently in Mili city. A report on a visita tion to Stayton lodge the pre vious Tuesday night was giv en. The telephone committee reported that the phone prob lem had been resolved. The \ outh Committee reported that the United Nations Pilgrimage material for the essay and Santiam Memorial Hospital (Stayton) speech contest has been placed BRONSON — To Mr. and in the hands of Santiam and Detroit High schools. Mrs. William L. Bronson. Aumsville, a son, Friday, Sept- Helen Johnston, Carmen 26, 1969. Barnhardt and Bessie Jobe ANDERSON—To Mr. and were appointed to the dues Mrs. Lanny Jo Anderson, Ly committee. The October 15th a daughter, Sunday, Sept. ons. meeting will be a Hallowe’en 1969. party with fancy dress being 28, CRAWFORD To Mr. and required. Those not coming in Mrs. Alfred L. — Crawford, Mill costume will forfeit 25c. Each City, a daugther, Thursday, one attending is asked to bring Oct. 2, 1969. a sack lunch. Garden bingo SEWELL—To Mr. and Mrs. will be played with each one A. Sewell, Vallejo, attending asked to bring some William Calif., a son, Friday, Oct. 3, thing from the garden or orch 1969. ! Dues Committee For Rebekahs L Is Appointed 4 | Name of Team W I Riverview .................. 12 TesMonique Les Coif. 11 5 Drushella Furniture „9 7 Stayton TV B 7 Turner Inn .................. 8 8 Funeral services were held Stout Creek Lumber . 8 8 I uesday, October 7 fr m Wed LaFemme Bty. Sin. 8 8 dle Chapel for Mrs. Minnie Bob’s Market .............. 7 9 Champ who diet! Friday night By Jean Roberts Teague Chevrolet 6 10 at the Silverton Nursing Home. 14 MEHAMA—A fishing trip No. San. Plywood ........ 2 She had been in poor health HIG and HIS Dorothy that could have endeil in trage for some time. Schwindt 207, 550; HTG and Minnie DeGrief Champ was dy. ended successfully recent HTS Drushella Furniture 768, born October 11, 1883 at Win ly because of the ingenuity of 2210. throp. Iowa, moving to Colville, a Mehama rnan, Dana Wilson, Monday Night Mixers Washington when she was 17. lour men, Dana Wilson, Gene Name of Team W L There she met Stephen Champ Coles, Max and Perry Stayton, Sullivan & Spellmeyer 9 3 riding in a light passenger whom she married in 1902. He Wallace & Glidewell . 9 3 plane landed on a small air preceded her in death two 6 6 strip near the wilderness area Bassett & Hancock years ago. Bethell & Wallace...... 4 8 in Montana. Upon landing a The couple moved to Me Shaffer & Hancock 4 8 file on the runway punctured hama in 1914 and later lived in Petersen & Branch . 4 8 this area except for several the nose wheel of the plane. HIG and HIS Jim Sullivan The small airstrip was miles years spent in Salem. 215, 571; HTG and HTS Sulli- Mrs. Champ was a member from any community or any van and Spellmeyer 810, 2306 of the Mill City Presbyterian road. On a short strip at a high Church and a former member altitude it is extremely danger of the Rebekah Edge in Col ous for a plane to try to take QUALITY JOB PRINTING off with a flat tire since it ville. Phone 897-2772 or 897-2930 Survivors include daughters, takes more power to lift the nose for the takeoff. On a tree Mrs. Goldie Rambo, Mill City and Lila Champ, The Dalles. nearby however, was a forest Sisters, Mrs. Marie Skidmore, service telephone placed there Mrs. Elsie Hotchkiss, Mrs. Ir to report forest fires. A : ( Dana used the phone (an old ene McKibben and Mrs. Evel hand crank style) and was able yn Men-Muir of Colville; Mrs. Alice Loiselle of Seattle. Bro to contact a forest service of- thers, Roy DeGrief of Seattle; ficia’ and ask him to bring tire Albert and Virgil DeGrief of patching to the nearest road two miles from the air Colville. Two grandchildren, about Hiking out the two miles Mrs. Laura Nelson of Buffalo, strip. carrying the tire the tube West Virginia and George Ram and was soon repaired, but there bo, Medford and two great grandchildren. Also surviving was no air to inflate it. No had a pump. are many nieces and nephews. one At this time the inventiven The Rev. James Murray of of the Mehama man came ficiated at the services and fin ess play. Spying the spare al interment was at the Fox into tire on the forest service pick Valley cemetery. up Dana tried to decide how Pallbearers were six of Mrs. to the air from that Champs nephews, Walter Woi- tire transfer into the airplane tire. He den, Lyle Shelton, Byron had a ball point pen with a Champ, Dale Champ, Bob plastic cover so he removed the Bruce and Charles Champ. cartridge, heated the plastic to seal it around the pickup ELVIN G. HORNER valve and the airplane tire val LYONS—Elvin G. Horner, ve, and thus stole the air from 62, Rt. 1, Box 218, died Satur the pickup tire to inflate the day at the home of his brother, airplane tire. The tire was still low but Raymond, in Gates. A farmer and carloader at the plane took off successfully mills in this area before his perhaps aided by all four pas retirement, he was a member sengers “holding their breath.” of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Surviving besides his broth er. Raymond, are two brothers, Henry, Dorena, and Orval, Me hama, and three sisters, Mrs. Freida Hunter, Scio, Mrs. Zel- pha Dodd, Kerby, and Mrs. The armies of hunters now Anna Eades, in California. invading field and forest are Services will be at 10 a. m. being asked by Pacific Power Tuesday in Weddle Funeral & Light Company to be cau Home, Stayton. Interment will tious of their aim and avoid he in Fairview Cemetery. firing in the vicinity of power line properties. WILLIAM M. JOHNSON “Shooting at a power line is Services were held Wednes illegal, dangerous and can re day in the Stayton Catholic sult in effects undreamed of church for Marine PFC. Wil by the misguided marksman,” liam M. Johnson, 20 of Detroit said Pacific Power’s district who was killed September 26 manager, Frank Benesh. The power company has al in Vietnam. A native of Albany, he had ready received reports of scat lived in the mid-Willamette tered gunshot damage to insu Valley area almost all his life. lators in its service territory. “Irresponsible shooting of He was a 1967 graduate of facilities can cause outages Stayton Union High School and had enlisted in the Mairne that inconvenience entire com Corps in March, 1969. He was munities as well as endanger sent to Vietnam about a month the misguided gunmen,” he not ago. He was engaged to Laura ed. The PP&L district manager Storey’, Detroit. stated that hunters can injure Surviving are his stepfather even kill themselves with and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Wil or thoughtless shot by causing liam Mohr, Detroit; his grand a lines to snap loose and whip parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Minten, Stayton; three broth through the air and burn or ers. Jim Johnson, Stayton, and fatally injure the marksmen. “One shot can interrupt the Mike and Brian Mohr, both of power which operates every Detroit, and five sisters, Anita thing from can opener to vi Johnson. Portland, and Sharon tal hospital a equipment. It can Johnson, and Lola, Sandra and start fires and cause economic Cindy Mohr, of Detroit. hardship to innumerable homes and businesses,” Frank Ben esh said. “As any good sportsman knows, a big buck or game By Becky Earhart bird is enough of a target to An all school assembly fea keep anyone busy. There is no turing the musical group. “The thrill—only danger—in shoot Wheelers.” entertained both ing insulators and electrical high school and grade school equipment,” he said. Parents are urged to bring students on Wednesday, Octo this message to the attention ber 1. On Monday night September of the teenage sons, the power 30. Pep Club met to vote on company manager added. girls trying out for drill team. The girls also measured the hems in their Pep Cub uni- frms. Then on Tuesday. F.H.A. met to dsicuss topics such as a Baked Food Sale. Donkey Basketball game initiation, and a Spring Carnival. F.H.A. I can do al) things in him also set cluh dues at this meet ing- . . who strengthens me. (Phil 4:13). On Friday. October 3, Club meetings were held during ac God created us with infinite tivity period. Pep Club met to potential to be self-motivated, That’s right. The average cost of a kilowatt hour di «cess loading chickens as a forward-looking, positive- ¡■ossible money-making project. minded individuals. In looking of PP&L electricity is less now than it was 20 years I R.L. als: met. the group was beyond the mist of doubts, ago! But the saving probably isn’t apparent, c< neerned with money-making fears, and anxieties, we will projects, in order to sponsor find new and miraculous ways because most homes are using so much more the club at this years annual to use that inner power that electricity these days. Spring Conference The main comes from Spirit Do not hesi Just look around your home. Many of today’s topic« discussed at the Honor Society meeting included a bot- tate to minimize problems. As convenient, work-saving electric appliances — t’e drive after New Years, a we minimize the appearance of negation, real opportunities television, stereo, air-conditioning, self-cleaning r wash, induction of new -timbers and the Annual T >y for growth, progress, and suc Dunce sponsored by Honor So cess become revealed. c.etv to help the Jaycees Enjoy the security of a complete “profile of protection" for your home - with Of course your home is insured against the obvious things. But is it covered for the unexpected—explosion, extreme storm damage, a car crashing into your living room, for example? We help you protect your home and possessions with a Safeco Home Owners Policy. It'll be free of dangerous gaps and costly overlaps, will save you worry, save you money, »oo. And Safeco pays claims quickly. Call us today. JERRY PITTAM INSURANCE Phone 897-2324 or 897-2754 Mill City, Oregon WHERE YOU ARE TREATED LIKE A PERSON — NOT A NUMBER ¥>u mean electricity to run my appliances costs less now than it did 20 years ago Don't Shoot At Power Lines Santiam Ripples ovens, no-frost refrigeration, to name a few— didn't even exist just 20 years ago. Now they’re working every day, helping take drudgery out of your home. It’s really a good thing electricity costs so little, because people use so much of it to live the modern, all-electric way. Pacific Power Wtxft they make the electricity that make« thingy nicer for everybody.
