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City ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXV NUMBER 2 Up and Down The Avenue By Don Moffatt THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1970 Three Timber Sales Held At Detroit For the past several weeks, or months in fact, there has been a lot of undue bad pub licity ab:ut Santiam Memorial DETROIT — An estimated Hospital in Stayton. The worst of these blasts about the hos 10,680,000 board feet of timber pital came in a Capital from Detroit District of Wil Journal article published the lamette National Forest was latter part of December, writ purchased in three sales here ten by Don Kenyon, one of the reporters on that newspaper. Tuesday, December 30. Successful bidders were He raised a great fuss, with big headlines, about a preg Young & Morgan Inc.; Mill nant woman being denied ad City on 9,000,000 board feet of mittance to Santiam Memorial, timber in the Upper Leone stating that she should have been classed as a “dire emer region 10 miles northeast of gency’’ case. I cannot agree here. Freres Veneer Co.; Lyons, with him, nor with the Stay on 1,040,000 board feet in the ton Mail in their interpreta Devils Roaring Creek Salvage tion of this case. In the first area 12 miles East of here, place, neither of these writers has the ability, or at least I and Seneca Saw Mill, Eugene don’t think they have, any on 640,000 board feet located more than I have, to deter in the Hanson Creek Thinning mine whether any person is area one miles East of here in in "dire need” of emergency the vicinity of the State High treatment. The hospital for way Maintenance Shop. Included in the Young & some time now has been the brunt of gossip, so to speak, Morgan purchase was 4,600,000 that it is not ddng its job in board feet of Douglas-fir for the community it serves. I feel $41.70, or five cents over the that Santiam Memorial is one advertised rate. 4,400,000 board of the best small hospitals in feet of Western-hemlock and the state, and I will continue other species for the appraised to think so and defend it until value of $26.95 per thousand, such time that someone proves and 135 acres of substandard to me without reasonable timber for the appraised value doubt that it is otherwise. They of $2.50 per acre. The Freres purchase was of can shout about not admitting patients, but the one thing 580,000 board feet of Douglas- these writers fail to compre fir at $25.35, or five cents more hend, or else they do not wish per thousand over the adver to accept the fact that na one tised rate, and 764 acres of can be admitted to any hospit substandard timber at the ap al without first having an ord praised value of 5 cents per er from a doctor, giving the acre. The Seneca purchase was of hospital authority to admit and treat the patient. In this case 490,000 board feet of Douglas- of the pregnant woman, which fir at the advertised rate of is being blasted from paper $43.05 per thousand, 150,000 tj paper, had only been board feet of Western-Hemlock to a doctor once during her and other species advertised pregnancy, and that doctor at $25.10 per thousand and an was in Salem. The nurses in unestimated amount of Drug- Santiam Memorial did the pro lac fir special cull logs and per thing, when they advised blocks at $3.70 per thousand. Included in the sale was 57 her to go to the Salem doctor f:r treatment. The only error acres of all species logs sub made, if any could be charged standard because of defect or against the nurses, was that size which sold at the adver they (Id not first call a doctor tised rate of $1.00 per acre. and let him make the decision as to whether or not it was an emergency, needing immediate attention. There has been far too much “buck passing” at Stayton, with the hospital being the Scape goat. Many times the blame should have been plac ed on the medical staff—but again people must realize that Guard Ron Johnson and for doctors, too, are human beings, and have a point of exhaustion ward David Pittam were elect when they cannot function ef ed to the 1969 Santiam Holiday ficiently without rest. How Tournament All Star Team. many of the people outside of Tournament winner Marist, the medical profession, or the placed three players on the nursing profession, or the hos team while Stayton and Wil pital administration would put lamina each had one player up with many of the stresses on the team. The players are and strains that they are plac elected for their performance ed under from time to time. and sportsmanship. True, these doctors chose their Pittam’s 26 point output »- profession of their own free gainst Willamina was the best will and accord, therefore they scoring effort for any player cannot blame others when the in the tournament. David’s going gets rough. They should season average so far is 8.8 have )>een conditioned for points per game, with a sea these strains when they took son total of 80 points. In re their training. But remember bounding Dave is third with this, every person has a break 60 rebounds and an average of ing point. Just where is yours? 6.6 rebounds a game. —and who are these news Team captain Ron Johnson paper writers, who feel that it is the team’s leading scorer Is their duty to call the shots with 122 points and a 12.7 game in this game of ping pong average. Johnson has been a they are playing, using the [ key player in the close games hospital as their ball. They thus far. Besides being the could better serve their com team’s leading scorer he leads munities by trying to find out the team in assists with 22 and why these things happen, in has 21 steals to lead the team. stead of attempting to place the blame on any individual or group of individuals. the hospital and its board >f I, t:o, feel that there have directors. been some mistakes made in I think that this case has both the administration, and been blown out of proportion, in the service given by the and in the case of the Salem doctors in Stayton. but by the newspaper, it has plenty to same token. I do not feel that dig up in its own back yard, it is the place of any layman to without going out into the condemn any of them without hinterland. They have taken first knowing for sure what is an isolated case, blown it out of proportion, and as far as going on. Som°thing else that may not I can see, they have only done be known is that Santiam Me a great injustice to OUR hos morial has a record of being pital. I still maintain that Santiam one f the highest in the state fo- giving service to indigent Memorial is a good hospital patients, and a look at the re staffed by competent people, cords. showing how much is and it most likely will be op charged off each year would erating long after the writers he enlightening to manv who of these articles are “over the are condemning the actions of hill.” Johnson, Pittam On Tournament All-Star Team In Air Force SAN ANTONIO — Airman David L Cline, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. (Bud) Cline of Mill City, has completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. He has been assigned to Keesler AFB, Miss., for train ing in communications elec tronics systems. Airman Cline, a 1965 graduate of Santiam High School, earned his B.A. degree from Oregon State Un iversity. Sportsmen Club Committees Named Art Hagen said this week that the North Santiam Sports men’s club would not have an other regular meeting until April 6. However, he has ap pointed his committees for 1970 and they are already work ing on their schedules for the year. Serving on the Boats and Docks committee will be Frank Kolsky, Bob Feskens, Frank Lowe, Willis Black and Don Miner; Grounds, Bob Gil mour, Fred Halverson, George Koertge, H. Oberman and New el Wilder; Building, Bob Sim mons, Bob Gilmour and Art Hagen; Plumbing and water system, Les McCormick, Verne Sattley, Bob Schunke and H. Girod; Entertainment, B od Schunke, Jerry Coffman and Margaret Black; Painting, Ken McFarland; Refreshments, B. Smith, Cona Hagen, Wanda Obermand and Ada Keortge. *JGN Drive Again Reaches Goal $4.00 a YEAR — 10c a Copy Two Killed In Wreck Ed Davis, Jr., director of the Marion-Polk United Good Neighbors drive, said this week that the drive had again g lie “over the top” both locally and county wise. In the Canyon area $1,805 was contributed which is about the same amount as last year. Of this amount $700 goes to ward youth and recreation ac tivities and $350 remains in the emergency fund f r those in dire need before other help may be obtained. Virgil Trout was general chairman for the canyon area with his wife, Joyce. Mill City chairman; Hazel Gabriel and Faye Moore, co-chairmen In Gates and Shirley Hill headed the drive in the Detroit area. Mr. Trout was awarded a placque for his outstanding ef forts in the campaign. Mr. Davis said he appreciated the The heavily damaged car operated by Curtis Alan work of all the volunteers and Wolfer of Salem is shown ready to be towed away fol those who contributed so gen lowing a tragic two-car accident Tuesday, December 30 erously. on icy pavement east of Mi 1 City. Valerie Jean Koenig, Snow and Ice Makes Roads Slick By Jean Roberta 19 of Gervais was killed in the accident. The driver’s 15 year old brother Kim, died later at Salem Memorial hospital from injuries suffered in the accident. The driver received a broken arm and dislocated hip and is in fair contition. — Enterprise photo by Stan Ogden Detroit People Hurt in Wreck MEHAMA — First major snow storm of the season struck Mehama Saturday, slow Ing traffic on highway 22 and stopping it on all of the hill roads. Kubin Hill road, one of the steepest in this area, was near ly impassable with about eight inches of snow. Harold Hon-■ ess attempting to get to Me hama, slid off the road with I one pickup and walked home I to get another vehicle. His I second pickup with chains opened the road. He laughing ly said he still had a “cat” at home if all else failed. Nick Wagner waited at the Detroit Students Back foot of the hill to warn his mother not to attempt to come 1 In New School home. County gradermeni DETROIT—High School stu ¡worked into the late hours of i dents moved back into rebuilt the night to keep the roads Detroit high school Monday. open, fearing that another day I The facility was heavily dam of snowfall would make it im-1 aged by fire last March 11 and possible to get the grader over, grade school students had been the road. sharing their building with high schoolers since then. High In the picture above the car driven by William Mc school students, working in If the number following Millan is being hitched to a tow car by Vern Ohrt of near freezing temperatures, did much of the moving chore your name on The En Vem's Shell station in Mill City. Passengers in the Mc Millan auto were Susan Morgan of Marion Forks, Kerry Monday. reads Murphy and Steven Murphy of Troutda’e. All are re The high school building is terprise label completely rebuilt except for 1-70 it's time to send covering from their severe injuries. The accident occur red last Tuesday on icy pavement east of Mill City. some work remaining in the a check for renewal. library. —Enterprise Photo by Stan Ogden. Two Lose Lives in Dec. Hiway Crash A tragic two-car crash Tues day, December 30 took the lives of two young people in an accident on icy pavement on Highway 22 at Niagara, east af Gates. A young Gervais woman, 19-year-old Valerie Koenig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Koenig, was dead on arrival at Santiam Memor ial hospital following the 9 a. m. accident. Kim Loren Wolfer, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wolf er, of Salem, died about 6:20 p. m. at Salem Memorial hos pital. Wolfer and Miss Koenig were passengers in a car driv en by his brother, Curtis Alan, 21, state police said. William Myles McMillan, 17, Detroit, was listed by police as driver of the other car. Passengers in the McMillan auto were Susan Morgan, 16, of Marion Forks: Kerry Murphy, 16, and her brother, Steven, 18, both of Troutdale, who were trans ferred from Santiam Memor ial to Emanuel Hospital, Port land, where both were listed in go:d condition. State Police Cpl. Tom Dryn- an said the Wolfer car appar ently skidded on ice or had a blowout just before the col- lis'on. Miss Morgan suffered a bro ken back and suffered intern al injuries and is reported to be recovering at Salem Me morial hospital. Young Mc Millan was released from the hosn’tal Sunday and is recup erating at h:me. Weather, Detroit Dam Max. Min F-lev Pep 7 a m Daily Weather Reading Pool Dec. Dec. Dec. D c. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. 48 43 48 41 42 40 44 40 41 43 39 4 35 5 39 6 36 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 36 37 36 33 34 35 35 36 33 29 29 30 22 25 1471.68 1470.99 1468.43 1468.43 1466.23 1463.50 1460.50 1458.18 1457.65 1456.38 1455.39 1454.55 1453.54 1452.27 0.31 0.08 1.75 0.63 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 T 0.52 0.00 0.00 Enterprise Records Yearly Events By Goldie Rambo As this year-end review is being written, just one week before Christmas, it is a nice, diuiost balmy day. But De cember of 1968 was quite gentle also — and then came January and one of the worst snow storms to hit this area in many years. However, as far as snow is concerned it’s strictly for the birds and skiers—I’m too old to enj:y it. ThG is the season to be gay and full of cheer but it is also the time to think hack over the past year and reflect on happenings, good and bad. It seems to me that there is now too little concern shown for others: for justice, mercy and the dignity of man. But a new year is starting and a good time to sweep past errors away and start out on a new path with higher purpose. January—1969 The town was all “lit up” and winning the sweepstakes in the Jaycee sponsored light ing contest were Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Harlan with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. John MacGregor oth er winners. The scenes were very decorative with the back ground of snow. On January 2 a heavy snow fell—about six to eight inches of the stuff—and that was nly the beginning. The thermomet er stood at 20 degrees. Things were booming over at Santiam High school with a bomb “planted” during the Holiday basketball tourna ment. Damage was done to the restrooms. Art White and John Swan narrowly escaped injury or death when White’s pick-up truck was clipped by a South ern Pacific freight train. Everywhere—talk was a- bout the weather as people, cars, birds and animals were slipping and sliding through the stuff. By January 16 there was 160% of the normal fall. Roofs were collapsing, some people, too, and the birds were getting very hungry. Administrative School Dis trict No. 129J was proposing plans for an auditorium at San tiam High school—a serial levy was suggested as the best means of raising the money needed. Herbert Peck had taken of fice as mayor with Larry PLtts. Jr., and Dale Howell the newly elected councilmen. Orville Brown was named to head the North Santiam Cham ber of Commerce and a big decision to be made—should the Chamber again sponsor the Whitewater Challenge, a look- efl-forward to and heavily at tended Canyon event. With the help of the Mill City Jay cees it was again backed by the Chamber. February— Snow level was getting higher and higher—although most business was carried on as usual. Stovewood was one of the fast selling items. De 4th of July celebration. TAC appointed to head the White (Teen-Age Committee) and water Challenge and had the Steering committee were started working on the many working with other organiza details connected with it. Hill tions to get plans formulated. Insurance Agency owned by April— | Ed Davis and J. C. Kimmel A number of citizens here had changed hands with Les were helping promote a Com Madison of Stayton in partner munity College under its own ship with Davis. Mr. Kimmel status for Salem. (Salem Tech i was to retain his interest in nical Community Vocational the L & C Finance company College has since become and K & K Development com Chemeketa Community Col pany, a home construction lege). firm. Princesses had been selected Mrs. Eldon Hutchinson had for the Whitewater Challenge accepted the chairmanship of with Patricia Moore represent the Canyon scholarship drive ing Santiam High; Rose Aple», with the goal of $1,000 set. This Regis; Anita Fox, Stayton; would allow for two scholar Laurie Monninger, Stayton, ships for students attending and Linda Rot) Detroit. | Santiam High school. While many school districts May— were having all kinds of bud The Mill City Lions club get trouble, at Mill City and had elected Fred Krecklow to Gates, the budget was passed serve as their president and easily on the first try—157-70. Mrs. Ieo Poole headed the On Wall street the old Mill Auxiliary. City Bank building was being There were 43 out-of-state remodeled by Charles Kelly visitors viewing the oulstand- and was to house the newly- , ing Audio-Visual aids being formed Madis n-Davis Insur used in Administrative School ance company. (Formerly Hill District 129J. There were Ins.) some representatives from as Mill City schools and citi far away as Venezuela. zens along with other com An Archery club was In the munities were offering assist process of being formed with ance to Detroi* School staff Glen Bigness, state patrolman as their high scho 1 had been and Jim R se, Hardware deal completely gutted by fire. Ar er, spearheading the group. son was suspected. The Hilltop Market was Pacific Power & Light Co. again burglarized (same as had started remodelling their, last year) with thieves going March— water filtration system here, through the roof airduct. No Snow was barely ut of the with $21,000 the amount bud clues were obtained. way in most places—but plans geted. Bids had been called for the Ed (Bud) Davis had been i See YEAREND on Page Three were started for the annual spite all the inconveniences caused by the weather—pe pie were so much nicer. Helping hands were evidenced every where with struggling motor ists and pedestrians helped with a cheerful smile. Charles Fultz, pastor of the Christian church was heading the Heart Drive for the area and at Santiam High school Deborah McClellan was nam ed homemaker of the year. Teachers at the school got another 5% cost of living boost in salary. Trailer ordinances in the city were causing discussion and confusion. Council mem bers were making an effort to get all rules and regulations equalized. The City park which had been supervised by the Lions club was turned over to School District 129J for school use. A new city park Ls being developed near the re cently built scout cabin, near the Santiam river. A common sight in town that month were a number of fieer and elk foraging in yards for fo dstuff, driven from the mountains by the heavy snow. An Organizational meeting was hell by the Fraternal Ord er of Eagles with C. H. Patter son of Portland and George Ix>ng, Mill City, handling the many details for the new lodge here.
