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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1969)
3—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Oct. 23, 1969 Salem Scene $ r V by Everett E. Cutter í Advertising in The Mill City Enterprise Brings Results—Try It Every Week SIGN TARGET PRACTICE anti-gun legislation and regis < COSTLY AND DANGEROUS tration of private firearms. ’.JS ( » Per haps vandalism is univer There should, perhaps, be sal and unsolvable, or perhaps some brain registration pro some quirky desire to preserve gram for those who would use •* a "woolly west” image is re their sporting arms for sense ,« I sponsible for the bullet holes less acts of destruction of pul>- À we are accustomed to seeing lic property. < ■ in our highway signs. And the people of Oregon Either way, with hunting should realize what such care season upon us, the State lessness is costing and threat Highway Department here is ening. and the legislature _ geared up to replace thousands . should take steps to bring pen- \ ' V of signs mutilated by target1 alties into line with those for practice again this year. And , littering, at the very least, no matter what the motivation, * - ,-X. ss s t S N sign shooting is both costly and dangerous to Oregon cit GULF COAST DISASTER AREA—When vicious Hurricane Camille tore into the Mississippi and izens. Louisiana Gulf Coast, thousands found shelter, food, and clothing in hundreds of Red Cross shelters By Becky Earhart Those w ho cry for “economy such as this. Designated the official disaster agency for the nation, the American Red Cross will be in government” might consid Spirits are high as Home- providing emergency care and long-term assistance for all those who need it. Red Cross hopes to raise coming draws near. Homecom er the following: a minimum of $15,000,000 for Gulf hurricane relief. More fortunate Americans can aid Red Cross in this On Oregon’s 7,500 miles of ing princesses were announc gigantic humanitarian task by sending their contributions, small or large, to the nearest Red Cross chapter. state highways alone there are ed Friday, Oct. 17. They are 100,000 signs of warning, di as follows; Senior Marge Ruby, rection and guidance, each of escorted by Doug Cline; Junior during the last part of activity State, November 7 and 8. Mrs. dleton, California and Salem which is designed to last for Rita Whitney, escorted by period. This pep assembly fea Sheythe, the advisor, spoke on before moving to Eugene about seven years. Because of vanda Bruce Eeyers; Sophomore Jen tured two skits put on by the special education areas, such 3 years ago. During World lism, of all types, average life ny Chance, escorted by Lynn cheerleaders. Sophomores won as the Peace Corps, Vista, etc. War II he was employed as an of these signs is half that. i Cutsforth: and Freshman Jeri the Spirit Stick for their en As a special service, F.T.A. electrician in California. In About 30,000 signs must be Jo Parker, escorted by Rod thusiasm and support. has decided to serve refresh Salem he was a maintenance replaced every year, but 17 ney Luke. The queen will be ments at the school board worker for the State Forestry G.A.A. and F.T.A. held meet crews of two to four men each. announced during the halftime meetings, which are held on department. The annual cost, according to of the football game between ings on Thursday, Oct. 16. the 2nd Thursday of each Surviving are the widow, the Highway “ Department’s the Santiam Wolverines and G.A.A. met after school to dis month. Oda C. Mombert of Eugene; sign division, is $100,000. The the Chemawa Braves, Oct. 24. cuss plans for Homecoming. son. Dale Mombert of Eugene; cost, double what it could be Following this game the an Committee reports concerning "I daughter, Mrs. Ramona Blas- if signs were allowed full life nual Homecoming Dance will the Homecoming dance, half ingame of Manteca, Calif.; expectancy, comes from gaso be held in the high school bal time entertainment for the and three grandchildren. A cony. This year’s Homecoming Oct. 24 football game, escorts line tax revenues. brother, Harold, died earlier “Lf we didn’t have to spend theme is “Homecoming Ecs- for the princesses, and Spirit this year. Week activities were given at the money here, it could be tasy”. Graveside services were held Class meetings were held on this meeting. It was decided to put into improving highways at 1 p. m. Monday at Fairview have a G.A.A. workday on Sat or many other better places,” Friday, October 17 during the Cemetery, Gates. one sign division spokesman first part of activity period. urday, Oct. 18. HARRY M. MOM BERT The Senior class made plans • F.T.A. met on Thursday says. Funeral services were held Paint and other defacing for Spirit Week, which began night. The main purpose of agents are a big problem, he on Monday, Oct. 20 and con this meeting was to induct new in Salem at the Virgil T. Gold says, but one bullet hole will tinues on through the week. members, who are as follows: en Mortuary Monday at 10:30 junk a sign which otherwise Seniors also discussed topics Shirley Stone, Susan Crowth a. m. for Harry Merle Mom- might be refaced and saved. such as the concession stand, er, Twyla Fultz, Barbara Et- bert, who died Friday in a Most are made of aluminum, the magazine sale, and other zel, Linda Hampton, Ken Go Eugene hospital apparently of with reflectorizing paint for money-making ideas. The forth, and Larry Moberg. Fol cancer. Freshmen class was given in lowing the induction, the club night driving safety. Mr. Mombert, who was 67 Why people shoot at road formation and advice concern discussed the F.T.A. State Con years of age was bom in Mill signs defies logic of the main ing Spirit Week activities. vention to be held at Oregon City and later lived in Pen- A pep assembly was held tenance people. Signs get shot up even on main highways, not just back roads, sometimes by passing motorists and 7' sometimes by neighborhood plunkers. “The aluminum signs make a nice, big clang when they are hit,” says the sign division man. “Maybe frustrated hunt ers pick on them when they can’t find any game.” He cites an instance of one sign being installed just out side a small southern Oregon community. It was removed eight days later because it al ready had 148 bullet holes in it. More important than the cost, however, is the danger factor. Where da shells go af ter passing through the signs? Bullet holes have been found in signs in downtown Portland. Even out on the road there are blind spots, or cars around corners or nearby inhabited areas. Furthermore, a sign ob literated by too much abuse —a shotgun blast, say—can be come an unreadable driving hazard. It is illegal, of course, to dis charge any firearm on a high way right-of-way. Conviction for a first offense can result in a $100 fine or up to 10 days in jail. The penalty is doubled for a second offense, and a third conviction within a year can cost a violator $500 and up to six months in the municipal jail. Ironically, a litterbug in Oregon now can be fined up to $500 for his first offense in a far less deliberate and haz ardous act even though the practice is offensive and pun ishment is just. It should be stated that this writer is strongly opposed to ANNOUNCING $1.00 Steak Night Every Tuesday from 6 p. m. to 10 p. m. 10 Oz. Dinner Steak with choice of Garlic Toast, Salad or Baked Potato. 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