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VOLUME XXIV
NUMBER 45
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1069
New System Used at Mill City School
! Up and Down
; The Avenue
Electrocuted
Monday
By Don Moffatt
Don’t you sometimes get a
little sick to the stomach when
you hear about what a rich
nation we are? All this talk
about affluence comes amid
the strife of our cities. It
comes at a time when we here
in Mill City do not have
enough bonding capacity, or at
least we didn’t a short time
ago to finance a sewer system.
We are more lucky than some,
as we do have good streets and
good schools. Seme of our peo
ple have a tough time of mak
ing both ends meet. Some of
this is their own fault because
they will not work unless it
is a job of their own choosing.
They feel the government will
take care of them. Possibly,
but it surely isn’t the true
American way. I don’t think
the homeowners can be called |
tax stingy, but they are be-!
coming disenchanted
with |
sending their prime tax money i
to Washington, where it is
often spent unwisely.
I know that school teachers
and school systems have quite
a job on their hands—that of
educating our children. The
thing that surprises me the
most is how many of our
young people know so little
about grammar. I hear stu
dents, even in high school
who still say “me and you,” or
“them things” for example,
and various other improper
grammatical uses, that I was
taught in the grades. We send
these young people to college,
and some of them should still
be in high school, as far as
their ability to speak properly
or read and assimilate what
they read. I don’t mean by this
that all our young people are
nit-wits or uneducated. That
is not the case, but unless we.
as parents, wake up to the
fact that the children must be
given some basic training at
home, they’ll be left out in the
cold when they are older. We
must start them out on the
right track to begin with, and
stick with them, or the teach
ers will continue to have two
strikes on them before the
child reaches school age.
We see now where some feel
that public campaigning for
office is becoming too danger
ous, that presidential candi
dates and others seeking high
office will have to keep off the
streets and resort to television
to put their campaigns across.
I think it Is a sin when a
country, which is supposed to
be so highly advanced cannot
control the minority of bums
we have. We’ll just have to
treat the bums like the animals
they are It is regrettable when
candidates can’t make public
appearances without the fear
of someone shooting at them.
I think the time has come
when we deal in the ancient
manner of an "eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth.” If
we’d eliminate some of this
violence, by dealing with
some dissenters with like
VIOLENCE
I believe
it would stop a lot of this non
sense. About all we do now is
give them a big play in the
newspapers and on radio and
television, making them feel
like big shots. When we have
a mad animal, we destroy it,
so why not do the same thing
when this type of person goes
sour? We certainly can’t rely
on our courts any more. 1
know right now, there will be
a lot of “do-gooders” who’ll
wring their hands when they
read this, but I'd like to see
the country returned to the
law-abiding citizens and not
turned over to the hoodlums.
And Herr’s a little chuckli—
After attending a series of
lectures at a self-improvement
clinic, a man stormed into the
leKler's office and demanded
»xtra free advice or his money
hack.
“Y- u told me to make new
r nd* and see what happens,'
'■ mplained. “I did that but
'.ng happened—and now
-tuck with three new
Santiam Boosters
Club To Meet
Thursday Evening
The newly organized San
tiam Booster’s club will meet
Thursday evening, November
6 at 8 o’clock in the Mill City
Elementary school gum.
All members and anyone in
terested in joing the club are
urged to attend this meeting.
Rex Davis, president, said that
final plans for the Santiam-
Staytan football game on Sat
urday evening would be made
at that time.
Some Booster jackets still
remain to be sold and orders
will be taken for anyone still
wishing to purchase them.
These bright colored jackets
add a great deal of color ta the
Santiam rooting section.
Booster Club membership
is open to anyone in the com
munity above high school age.
It is not necessary to have a
school-age child to participate
in this peppy program. Main
purpose of the club is to sup
port all sports and other school
activities throughout the year.
$4.00 a YEAR — 10c a Copy
Santiam Wolverines To
Play Stayton Saturday in
Big Game of the Seasoon
Mill City friends and rela
After winning their last
tives were saddened to learn
game of the regular season at 2041.
Sophomore tailback John
of the tragic accident Monday
Gervais 40-12, Santiam won
afternoon that took the life
the right to play major divi Ruby again got on the score
of 22-month-old Richard Gale
sion champ Stay ton, Novem board in the third quarter with
Bush of Idanha.
ber 8 at 8 o’clock on Stayton’s it 5-yard run; brother Dave
Ruby kicked the point after.
field.
He is the son of Mr. and
The Cougars drove for 6
The
Wolverines
got
through
Mrs. Gale Bush (she Is the
the entire season undefeated. points after they intercepted
former Launa Randall) who
The Wolverines had a 13 a Ron Johnson pass in Wol
had just moved into a mobile
¡joint
first quarter with the verine territory.
home at Idanha Sunday. The
In the fourth quarter How
combined efforts of John Ruby
father was installing a tele
ard
Lyness scored from 4 yards
and
Doug
Cline
scoring
touch
vision antenna on the roof
downs. John Ruby’s touch out and Tony Grant scored on
about 12:45 p. m. when it hit
down was on a 3-yard run and a 30-yard pass. Ruby kicked
a power line and the charge
Cline’s on a 22-yard run. Dave one of the extra points. John
was sent to the trailer.
Ruby kicked the extra point. Ruby was the leading ground
The child apparently had a
Gervais
scored a touchdown gainer with 195 yards. This
hand on the trailer, was stand
in
running
back a kick-off 85 was an offensive game for the
ing on damp ground and was
yards
against
the Wolverine Wolverines as they used three
stricken, state police said. The
"suicide
squad,
”
which is made quarterbacks and never were
father was not hurt.
up of Juniors, Sophomores, forced to punt.
After efforts to start the
Defensively Mike Long
and one Freshman.
family car failed, Bush ran
In the second quarter Larry Doug Cline and Larry Hilles
with the child to nearby San
Hillesland scored on a 15-yard land had 5 tackles each. Long,
tiam Highway where he flag
punt return and Ruby kicked Allen Eevers and Ron John
ged a state police car.
the extra point. The defense son each intercepted a pass.
The big talk about town
Officers Gerald Norris and
held the Cougars scoreless.
Frank Tsatskowski transport
The half ended with the score now is to beat Stayton, and
Canyon Merchants have a
ed the family to a doctor’s of
full page in The Enterprise
fice in Mill City. The child
this week, urging the Wolver
was dead on arrival despite
ines on to victory Saturday
Tsatshowski’s mouth to mouth
resuscitation efforts.
night, November 8 at 8 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Bush have a
4 years old.
Pictured is Nancy Sharp using some of the “Bas daughter,
Weddle Funeral Home is in
George (Sparky) Ditter, 59
ket Brigade” instruction material now in use in the charge of arrangements.
Mill City, a timber faller for
elementary schools in District 129J. Students find this
Lone Pine Logging Co., was
material interesting and instructive.
seriously injured in a woods
accident on Evans Mountain
Thursday.
Ditter, according to his part
ner, felled a tree uphill and it
rolled down, striking another
A unique system has been
Parent - Teacher reporting
log which hit him. He was tak designed to provide the ele conferences are scheduled next
en by Lyons ambulance to San mentary school classrooms week at the Mill City Ele
tiam Memorial Hospital in with a mass selection of in mentary and Gates Primary
Stayton and later transferred structional materials on a giv schools.
DETROIT—A hungry l>ear to Salem Memorial Hospital en subject area. Teachers sub
Notices are benig sent to
preparing for hibernation went where he underwent emergen mit monthly requests to the parents indicating the time of
looking for some of man’s food cy surgery.
lacal instructional materials individual appointments. On
and wrecked a trailer here,
A relative said that Ditter center for media congruent to Wednesday afternoon, Novem
state police said.
received broken ribs, head in subjects taught. Sources are ber 12, students of the 4th, 5th,
By Don W. Moffatt
The bear broke the glass juries and a punctured lung tapped for a tremendous var 6th, 7th, and Sth grades will
One of the most interesting using drugs as a release from door in a trailer in the Stahl- According to word received iety of materials including: be dismissed from school at
meetings this writer has at tension. He said he thought man Addition in an area of here this week, Ditter took a films, tapes, records, study 11:45, immediately after lunch.
tended in a long time was the drug helped him, but he summer homes and trailers, turn for the worse Saturday prints, books, and transpar Although all parents cannot
held Tuesday night at the became hooked, and it lead to tore off the refrigerator door, and remains in serious condi encies. Media sources include be scheduled for Wednesday
Mill City Elementary gym his downfall. He said; “a drug opened cupboards, ate tin cans tion.
local library and center, coun afternoon, it will enable the
when Dr. Ronald Winters addict will stoop to any means of food, and generally wrecked
About two weeks ago, Ditter ty, state, federal, and other teachers to meet with most
from OSU and Richard Holl to support his habit. I even the interior, police said.
received another less serious free Dan agencies such as Bell of their students’ parents.
man, Portland, a drug addict stole money from my wife,
The owner was listed as Rog head injury when a limb fell Telephone Company, Shell Oil,
Thursday the Gates Primary
spoke to a crowd of some 400 son, and mother. A dope ad er B. Tulley, Portland, wh) on him. Ditter lives at 309 First Association Films, and others. teachers will be meeting with
people, who came to “Hear dict is immature and irrespons was not present.
St. in Mill City.
The success of the “basket parents and students of that
It Like It Is” on drugs.
ible. There is no sure cure for
brigade” can be readily at school will be dismissed after
Cpl. Tom Drynan introduc drug addiction, and the only
tributed to the fact that the lunch. Parents will again be
ed Dr. Winters who gave a way out is death. Right now,
district has at is finger tips a receiving notices of appoint
Student
Delivers
Instructional
Materials
talk explaining that there are I have my habit controller!, hut
vast array of materials instant ments and should make every
thousands of drugs available I can’t completely break it.”
ly available upon request. effort to be prompt.
on shelves of drug stores,
Hollman talks to school
The parent-teacher confer
While many of the outside
which are perfectly safe when groups, and stated that it is
sources have excellent mater ence will relate to the individ
used as prescribed by physi impossible to dry up the source
ials to offer a school curricu ual progress of the child and
cians, but by the same token of drug supply. The only solu
lum. much of the media is not present an excellent opportun
can be very dangerous when tion is through education of
available at the time it Is ity to become better acquaint
not taken as directed.
the young people. They must
ed with the child’s school prob
needed.
He said that many of the ad be made to realize the pitfalls
When the “goods” are as lem and his teacher.
vertised over the counter of drug use, and its lasting ill
sembled by the instructional
drugs like Vivarin or Tirend effect n their minds anrl body.
materials center staff, they are
usually contain nothing but Parents must help to impress
placed in handy baskets and
caffein, which can be found upon their children that noth
are shuttled off to designated
in coffee. He said; “many ing good can come from ex
classrooms. Once in the class
people will take these drugs perimenting with marijuana or
room, the materials may be
to pep themselves up during any other type of drugs.
used by student and teacher.
the day, then take some other
Hollman said: “if you are ap
Records are kept of materials
concoction to put them to proached by a pusher, be sure
requested and received. These
sleep at night.” He inferred that you have means of turn
rec :rds include information
that many of these drugs are ing him in. Even if jou have
such as material evaluation,
really not very effective. He sense enough not to touch it,
Most business places in town
audience, curriculum effective
said many people make a habit remember, there are others
took a long "break” Tuesday;
ness. and instrumentality.
of keeping old drugs which who may not exercise good
Also using a basket brigade in fact it lasted about 2 hours
were prescribed for a certain judgment and try it for kicks.
system, is the Linn-Benton when strong gusts of wind
ailment. When the drug has This can lead to disaster.”
County Intermediate Educa downed power lines just west
accomplished its purpose, the
The main message brought
tion district Brxjk and Film f Meander Inn and snagged
remainder should be destroyed out at the meeting was to
Library. Baskets of films anrl some lines near Gates.
as medicine cabinets become LEAVE DRUGS ALONE.
Once again everyone was re
other instructional materials
full of pills and users forget
During the question anrl
are brought to Mill City on minded just how much we de
what they were taken for. answer period, it was learned
the county c urier vehicle pend on power to carry on ev
Many drugs can be lethal if that parents should watch
twice a week Rapid service is ery day business as stores,
they are taken after alcoholic their children carefully for
banks, post of flee, print shop,
given by this method.
beverages have been ingested. behavorial changes, as this
shoe shop and other places had
Dr. Winter said that using may mean they are using
their quiet hours.
marajuana did not necessarily drugs. I^earn to communicate
Most homes In town had
lead to use of hard narcotics. with you children, and dis
power hut in many places the
It may help, but it depends cuss the problem openly with
outage was from about 1 o’
on whether or not the user Ls them. Don’t try to sweep it
clock until 3:15 p. m. When
an addiction prone individual. under the rug. as it won’t
the power went off the fire
At the time of going to siren gave a sharp blow and
Some can tolerate drugs with work this way.
press Wednesday forenoon, when the lights came on the
out becoming habitual users,
It was also brought out that
there has been no reports of fire alarm system for the bank
others cannot.
pushers are not too careful
vandalism in the area result poetoffice anti Enterprise of
Dr. Winters said that what they use to dilute drugs.
ing from Hallowe’en. It may fice was triggered, giving peo
alcoholic beverages were also People who use drugs after
be that the football game a* ple in th se places a bad mo
a menace when not used in they have been “cut” have no
Gervais took many young folks ment until it was turned off
moderation, and it was also way of knowing exactly how-
out of town.
possible to get “hooked" on much of the drug they are
by Charles Kelly, postmaster
There was very little “win
consuming.
alcohol.
dow"
decorations
seen,
and
Dick Hollman stated he has
People who attended this
not one obscene word was no No School To Be
not had much of a life since he meeting, set up by Cpl. Dryn
ticed on any window.
was 17 years old. and has been an certainly came away with a
The usual trick or treaters Held November I I th
on drugs for 21 years. At one better knowledge of the drug
Mike Farmen is shown carrying the basket used were
out, but it did not seem
Veteran’s Day will he ob
time he was an honor student problem. Drynan has repeat in a new unique system in use in the grades at Mill City
and an accomplished musician, edly stated at other meetings elementary school district 129J. The handy baskets are there were as many as last served Tuesday, November 11
year. The young people are to by the Mill City-Gates schools
playing with Anson Weeks, that we have a drug problem
Classes will not be held on
a well-known dance band It here, and one that must be shuttled off to designated classrooms where the in be commended on their ac-
ri ns on this night
that day.
structional material is put to use.
was at this time he starter! coped with.
Mill City Logger
Hurt In Accident
Crowd of Over 400 Turns
Out To Hear Discussion
On Pitfalls of Drug Abuse
Bear Wrecks
Trailer House in
Search for Food
School Has
Parent-Teacher
Large Audio- Conferences Slated
Visual Source For November 12
Power Outage
Slows Down
Business Tuesday
Hallowe'en Is Quiet
In Mill City