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.
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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.