City Enterprise
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND
VOLUME XXV
NUMBER 3
Up and Down
The Avenue
By Don Moffatt
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1970
Chamber
Backs Road
Petition
Girl of the Month
PP&L To
Spend Over
$1 Million
Doug Hirte To
Leave U. S. Army
$4.00 a YEAR — 10c a Copy
Boy of the Month
Mrs. Douglas Hirte of Cor
vallis was in Mill City Sat
urday. She and her children
had been visiting the Bill Hir-
tes east of Gates. She reported
that she will be meeting her
husband in Hawaii February
4th. He is now serving in the
Army about 60 miles north
west of Saigon. She also stated
that Doug was leaving army
service the latter part of May,
after seven years of duty. She
said he plans on going into
the real estate business in Cor
vallis when he gets his dis
charge.
Mrs. Hirte, who does consid
erable painting, states that she
likes portrait painting the
best, and that she plans on en
tering Linn-Benton Communi
ty college or OSU in the spring
to further her career. She says
she has a real love for people
and Likes to portray their
character on canvass.
Tight Money
Topic at Lions
Club Meeting
We read in the dailies these
days about the “livability” of
Oregon. I often wonder what
we are going to dj for a living
At a North Santiam Cham
Expansion of the capacity of
in the Willamette Valley and
“Tight Money” was the topic
transmission and distribution
in this Canyon of ours if we ber of Commerce Board meet
for a talk given by Floyd
systems needed tJ deliver more
cannot operate our mills, or ing held last Wednesday noon
Eastwood, U. S. Bank manag
electric energy to customers
operate the grass seed indus at The Riverview in Mehama
er, at the Monday night Lions
and work on large steam-elec
try and many others that are Jerry Coffman brought with
club meeting held at the
tric generating plant projects
supposed to be polluting the him a petition requesting that
Country Kitchen.
will require Pacific Power &
Boy of the month for Dec Part of the reason for the
air. I agree with these people the Marion County Commis
Light Company to expend a
ember, 1969 at Santiam High tight money is governmental
that the smoke may not be too sioners improve a county road
record $121,345,000 during 1970
school is Richard Lee Pose deficit spending, Eastwood
agreeable, but try and tell this from Stayton west to Jeffer
on construction and engineer
kany, Jr. Rick is a junior this said. Another reason is that
to the people who depend upon son.
Truck operators and proper
ing.
year and the son of Mr. and billions of dollars are being
the farms and the mills for a
“The activity in our local
Mrs. Richard Posekany of Mill spent overseas that does nit
living. What are they going ty owners who use this road
service areas will require $28,-
City.
to do if all burning is stopped. from Stayton to old Highway
come back and it cannot be
700,000 of the total and the
I am confident that much of 99 in Jefferson have submitted
He was class president his replaced within our own econ
the emoke from the wigwam a petition for immediate con Girl of the month for Dec major projects, such as the 1,-
Freshman year. Class Repre omy.
burners can be eliminated, or sideration. It is a five point ember, was Karen Olsm, a 400,000-kilowatt Centralia,
sentative his Sophomore year.
Eastwood said that during
Wash., steam-electric plant,
at least reduced with proper plan, and is listed below:
He has been J.V. Football, V. the last decade Industry has
Senior
at
Santiam
High
school.
(1) That said county road be She is the daughter of Mr. and will require $74-million,” ac
forced draft. I don’t know all
Football-Manager, Varsity foot been expanding faster than it
the answers, but I do feel that widened, straightened and re Mrs. George Loveall of Mill cording to Allan C. Bartho-
ball, Member of International can pay out of earnings, there
mew, Vice President for
these mills must have some surfaced to more safely accom City.
Relations League and last year fore it has had to borrow to
PP&L
’s field operations.
way to get rid of their waste. odate increased truck traffic
was its President, Intra School pay for these improvements.
Among
her
activities
are
Pep
“This is the first year in the
Much of the waste materials as well as an increased farm Club, this year she is vice-
Council, and this year he is Another reason is that in this
from mills are now used, and use. Present conditions will president, G.A.A., Girls Volley history of the company that
Student Body Vice-President. affluent society we are guilty
improvements have been made not allow two trucks to safely ball, Drill Team and F.T.A. the construction expenditures
Rick hopes to attend the ourselves of deficit spending,
meet,
pass
and
stay
on
the
will exceed $100-million," he
over past years—but for some
Treasurer
last
year
and
this
University
of Oregon and Ma buying things we cannot af
added.
agency to state flat out that paved portion of the highway. year FT A Secretary.
jor in Political Science of For ford, cars, appliances, clothing
(2) The present road condi She plans to attend Oregon
“Most of the local work in
all burning cease, is a little
and various other items, and
eign Language.
tions make it a necessity to State University and major in the service areas will be con
absurd.
doing it on money that we
hold
the
center
of
the
road
in
version of distribution circuits
Senator Packwood has been
have not as yet earned. This
Home Economics.
to higher voltages that can de
speaking in the state recently, order for the large trucks to
has raised the consumer debt
liver increasing amounts of
saying we don’t want any more keep from slipping off the
to the highest point in history.
shoulders,
particularly
on
some
energy
to
our
customers
and
people or industry, as he
DETROIT — Lyle Roger-,
Eastwood said “this has had
of
the
sharper
curves.
enlargement of substations and Dorsey Smith, and Jim Morgan
would like to see our state
quite an effect on the bank
(3) Wider shoulder parking
related facilities,” Bartholo all scored big to pace the host
remain as it is. He should
ing industry. There has been
mew explained.
know that this is impossible. is needed to accomodate the
Detroit Cougars to a lopsided
a
drop in savings of $19 bil
increased
parking
during
the
Work
on
the
big
Centralia
Nothing stays the same. You
101-64 in a Casco League hoop
lion $100 million in the banks
plant will require nearly $47- victory over the Colton Vik
either progress or back up, peak harvest season, a very
of our country in the first
million of funds from Pacific ings here last Tuesday night
and I don’t think the people hazardous condition exists on
10 months of 1969. This is
Power. The first 700,000-kilo-
of Oregon, for the most part this road in winter due to the
Rogers had 24, Smith had 21,
more money than in all banks
DETROIT
—
Voters
in
the
slick
surface
conditions
and
in
watt
turbine-generator
is
due
at least, are ready to just sit
and Morgan also had 21 to
for service beginning in Sep lead the Cougars to a 45-point Upper North Santiam Canyon in Oregon, Idaho, Montana
still and not try for some the spring and summer months
Despite the Wolverines first tember, 1971, and the second fourth quarter outburst and will have a chance to familiar and Wyoming. This makes
due to conjestion.
improvement.
banks tighten up on loans.
(4) The railroad overpass be quarter scoring burst, the a year later.
Governor Tom McCall says
bury the Viks. Glen Gayner ize themselves January 21st
“Interest rates a person
tween
Marion
and
Jefferson
is
with
the
voting
machine,
now
Regis
Rams
cut
shot
Santiam
The
other
generating
plant
that deadlines must be met by
had 14 points to lead the los
being used in most Marion would have to pay to get a
industry in ceasing to pollute extremely dangerous and hard in the 2nd and 4th quarters work this year includes the ers.
loan last Friday would have
the air. Personally I think for a semi-truck to negotiate, to post a 55-46 victory over 330,000-kilowatt expansion of
Lyle Rogers, the basketball County precincts.
the host Wolverines last Fri PP&L’s big generating plant scoring champ for last seas.n
A demonstrator from the been 9%%, which is the high
Salem, Portland, and other cit and
(5) The cost of truck oper day night in the first league near Glenroqk, Wyoming, in the Marion B League, scor Marion County Clerk’s office est it has been for some time.”
ies must clean up their own
boosting its output to 750,000- ed 30 points to pace Detroit will be on hand to explain how
Talking further on the cost
stench producing, before they ations make it imperative to encounter for both teams.
David Pittam led the Wol kilowat.ts, and the initial en to a 78-74 win over St. Paul the machine operates on the of financing housing at the
come up in this area and say use the shortest route between
verines with 20 points and 15 gineering and foundation ac there Friday. Dorsey Smith above date at 8:00 p.m. in the present time Eastwood cited
these mills are polluting the two points.
Upon motion duly passed the rebounds.
tivity for a three-phase 1,500,- added 17 for the victors, while Commercial Room of the De the following example. If a
air.
The Wolverines meet 10th C00-kilowatt plant being built Dave Barbara led St. Paul with troit High school.
persons is building a home
Last week we made a quick Chamber endorsed the petition
Mrs. Reba Snyder chairman valued at $18,500, took a maxi
trip to Portland, on one of its and requests that Marion coun ranked Salem Academy on the jointly with Idaho Power Com 20 points.
better air-pollutkn days, and ty take steps to alleviate the h.me floor this Friday night, pany near Rock Springs, Wy Detroit (78): Smith 17, Rog of the local election hoard urg mum FHA loan, which is 30
and hope to welcome the re oming.
1 can only say that I was hap conditkn that exisits.
ers 30, Harvey 9, Morgan 12, es that all voters in the area years, the house would cost,
The general meeting of the turn of Dick Berg to the line
take advantage of the demon when the loan was paid off,
py when I stepped out of our
Miller 1, and D. Hiebert 1.
strati :n in order to be famil $50,115. This does not include
car in front of our office, to chamber will be held Wednes up. Dick, the teams leading
St.
Paul
(74):
Raymond
10,
take in a good whiff of real day noon, January 21 at The rebounder and second leading Gates Council to Meet Barbera 20, Phillips 19, Melch iar with the new method, so taxes and insurance the owner
that time will not lie lost in would have to pay.
pure air. They can’t get pure Riverview and all numbers scorer, is recovering from mi
er 10, January 12.
nor surgery and hopefully, Thursday Evening
At the present time, demand
air in any city today, so why are urged to attend.
Detroit played Siletz there explaining the operation of the
will be ready to play this
for housing is high. Housing
GATES — The Gates City Tuesday and will play Eddy machine during an election.
net put their own houses in
week.
is scarce in this country, but
Council will meet Thursday, ville here December 16th.
order before attacking job pro
Santiam:
due to this high interest rate
January 15 at 8 p. m. Two
viding industries. I agree that 50 Adult Education
JV games are scheduled at
Hillesland 5, Johnson 9 Rich members of the Environment 6:30 p.m. and Varsity at 8:00 Detroit Woman Hurt qnd the tight money situation,
industry must do all in its
ards 8, Pittam 20, Eide 4, Cox. al Control of Portland are p.m. Senior cake raffle at half
it is not a very pretty picture
power to cut out «moke, but Classes Offered By
Regis:
for the person who wishes to
I feel that reason must be ex
scheduled to be present to an time of the high school game. In Car Accident
Birkholz 6, Dalke 12, Love swer questions regarding the
own his own home.
ercised in this matter.
Salem Public Schools
On Thursday January 15th;
20, Masser 7, Schahtsick 6, condition of the Gates water Detroit Jr. High basketball IDANHA—A Detroit woman
Eastwood said “the forecast
in speaking at an environ
Fifty classes are scheduled Fritz 2, Bentz 2.
system and quality of water.
mental control conference In
team will play Stayton there was injured early Saturday for 1970 in the housing in
This will be the last time at 3:45 p. m. The bus will leave morning whep the car she was dustry is not very bright, and
Portland, Packwood said he for the Winter Term of the Santiam ...;.. 18 10 15 5—46
in skidded on icy highway 22 there Is nJ Immediate relief in
favors a zero population Adult Education Program of Regis ........... 14 15 10 16—55 professisnal men will be pres here at 2:45 p.m.
just west of Idanha and shear sight for the situation. Hous
ent to answer technical ques
growth rate. He also said "we Salem Public Schools which
ed off a stop sign and tele ing starts are down at the pre
tions before the city residents
do not need to run around the opened the week of January 5,
phone pole. The 3:00 a.m. ac sent time, and will most likely
country dragooning industries with most classes being held
are asked to approve a bond
cident occurred near the scal continue at least for the fore
issue regarding the water sys
and people into coming to Ore at South Salem 'High School.
part of 1970.”
ing shack at Dry Creek.
tem. The public is urged to at
gon.” He also said that no Popular favorites for the Win
A club-wide discussion fol
State police said Raymond
further dams should be placed ter Term include: Law for Lay
tend to get the facts.
McCollam, 33, and his wife lowed Eastwood’s talk, and it
across Oregon rivers for the men, I^egal Secretary, anti
Santiam freshmen won their
Margaret Anne, 24, were in was one f the most stimulat
primary purpose of generating Stocks and Bonds.
second ball game by trouncing
the
east bound vehicle which ing meetings held by the local
electricity, citing nuclear pow Due to the usual popular Gervais 59 to 37. Steve Lewel Free Film and Lecture
U. S. Bancorp, including its
ran
off the rtad and into a club for a long time.
er as a means of meeting the response for the Law For Lay len led the Santiam attack
wholly-owned subsidiary, Unit
men series offered in cooper with 28 points. He was closely Slated at LyonsGrange ed States National Bank of ditch. Driver was not immed
power needs of the future.
GATES—A film and lecture Oregon, rerf.rts consolidated iately known, police said.
These issues make for polit ation with the Marlon County followed by Darrell Plotts who
Mrs. McCollam was taken Slaydens Remove Old
ical thunder. Maybe it is all Bar Association, the series will netted 15. While Plotts, Dick free to the public will be held income after taxes and before
right, but I for one am losing be conducted in the Little Gruver and Ron Podrabsky do at the Grange Hall in Lyons security gains and losses for to Santiam Memorial hospital
a lot of faith in our top office Theater of South Salem High minated the boards, Lewellen on Wednesday, January 21 at the year ended December 31, Stayton by Detroit Mobile 1st Buildings at Resort
holders. Seems to me they School. With the stock and was collecting most of His 8:00 p. m. The Subject will be 1969, of $12,480,258, or $3.08 Aid Unit, and later transferred
DETROIT—Mr. and Mrs. Ed
are more interested in gaining bond markets in their present points by pilfering Gervai3 the “Rights of Citizens to per share, compared to $10.- to Salem Memorial hospital
votes than saving our country. condition, the srtaff expects an passes. When the Gervas ball Own and Bear Arms.” The 661,436, or $2.67 per share for where officials said she was Slayden are in the process of
But before they clamp down unusually large turnout for team began shuting out I>ew- sponsoring organization is the the 1968 period. The Increase held fir observation and was tearing down the old Max
on all our industry and farms, the St.cks and Bonds class, ellen, Plotts took over the Association to Preserve Our in earnings of $1,818,821 re in satisfactory condition. The Finnigan cabins on their pro
perty on Erin street.
they’d better think twice or conducted by veteran educator scoring with driving lay-ups Right to Keep and Bear Arms, presents a 17.06% improve McCoiiams reside at Detroit.
The cabins formerly erected
they won’t have enough taxes and market specialist, Howard fr:m his forward position.
Inc.
ment over 1968. Average num
by Roll Morris in the old town
to support their many bureaus. A. Mader.
Scoring: Santiam. I^ewellen
It was founded about 1963 ber of shares outstanding, ad
Manual Communications, a 28, Plotts 15, Podrabsky 8, by Judge Hillard Comstock
of Detroit were moved to their
for stock dividends Warner Peterson
course which will enable in Carpenter 2, lams 1, Gruver in Medford. The public is in justed
present site by Finnigan in
were $4,057,352 in 1969, and
terested persons to learn to 2, Hince 2.
1952. Another building recent
vited to attend.
Killed in Accident
$3,994,567
in
1968.
communicate with the deaf,
ly razed on the Slayden Resort
Staver
also
noted
that
10%
drew so many adults Fall
DETROIT—Wqrd was re property was the former Joe
stock dividend was distributed
Term that an aide has been
ceived
here this week from I-eis home also m wed here
to U. S. Bancorp shareholders
hired to work with the regular
the J jc Muise’s telling of the from tlie old town of Detroit
on
April
15,
1969.
1952
teacher to handle the addit-
At the Mill City Branch of death of their son, Warner A. in Mrs.
i:nal turnout.
Slayden said, the re
Petersen, 39, who lost his life
U.
S.
National,
on
December
Bulletins are available from
moval
of
the old buikllngH
in
an
auto
collision
December
Adolph Brunner, street c:m-
31, 1969. dep sits were $4,455,-
18. The 8:00 p.m. accident oc would improve the looks of
missioner said this week that the Adult Education office, as
485.
according
to
Floyd
East
property as well as the
The North Santiam River
Pacific Power and Light com well as by mail, upon requeat.
wood, manager. He also re curred near his home at Bel their
town, and that the space would
Guides held their annual in Miller is a real outdoor en ported leans on the same date view, Wn.
pany has installed 10 vapor
Mrs. Muise, said his girl allow more trailer parking
stallation banquet at The Riv thusiast, driving race cars and were $2,902,365.
lights in the city recently;
friend was driving nis car during the summer.
six of them at new locations. FOE Auxiliary To Have erview Saturday evening with jet sleds as well as operating
when the accident occurred,
44 attending. Special guests Whitewater drift boats. It is
This wa« done at the request
Charter Presentation
were Mr. and Mrs. Harold said that he does all of these FOE to Have Spaghetti and that her son was killed
of city ouncil members.
instantly by the impact. She Weather, Detroit Dam
The Ladies Auxiliary of Wiltse f Stay ton. He is presi things equally well. He plan--
The new ones are located
at Second street near the San- Eagles Aerie Na. 338-1 will have dent of the North Santiam on passing up a scheduled Dinner Here Saturday was hospitalized with multiple
Max. Min. Elev. Pep
The Fraternal Order of Eag face lacerations of which m st
sports car race to take part
tiam high scho 1 gvm; 6th and their Charter presentation on Chamber of Commerce.
7
a.
m.
Dally
Weather Reading
les
Aerie
No.
3384
will
have
a
were
superficial,
but
required
William Lewellen of Mill in the Memorial Day White
Cedar street SW; East end of Sunday, January 18 at 1 p. m.
Pool
spaghetti Feed on Saturday 200 stiches to close the wounds
Wall street beside Hill Insur Ruby Bigoni, Grand Madam City. Tim Hadley of Albany water Challenge.
7 37 24 1451.77 0.00
The River Guides have set evening. January 17. Dinner The Petersen car was totaled Jan
ance agency: S. W. Douglas Secretary from Portland will and George Miller of Salem
Jan. 8 42 32 1451.20 T
and 8th; S. W. Linn Place and be present to make the presen were installed as River Guide up a special meeting at th'- will be served from 6 to 8 out.
He was employed by Boeing Jan. 9 41 36 1450.82 1.24
8th and N. E. 4th and Cherry. tation. A potluck dinner will board members. Gene Teague Sublimity Firehall on January o'clock with entertainment to
Aircraft at Seattle.
Jan. 10 40 32 1452.81 0.80
A few “dark streets’ still follow the ceremonies and a will serve as chief guide: Al 20 to discuss the Whitewater follow.
Funeral services were held Jan. 11 43 32 1154 oo 001
remain in the city and these large turnout of members is NorblatL. president; Gib Ward, Challenge. All chamber mem The Dallas Aerie has been
will he corrected as soon as being urged by Auxiliary of vice-president and Jerry Cof- bers are also invited to attend invited and other guests are December 22 at Woodland Me Jan. 12 40 34 1454.52 0.48
morial Park. Bremerton, Wn. Jan. 13 55 36 1456 42 1.60
also welcome to attend.
this meeting.
ficers.
man as secretary.
time and money permit.
Detroit Cougars
Break 100 in
Defeating Colton
Rams DownSantiam
In First League
Basketball Game
Santiam Frosh
Trounce Gervais '5'
Gty Gets
Vapor Lights
North Santiam River Guides Have
Installation Dinner At Riverview Saturday
U. S. Bank Makes
Shareholder Gains
Voting Machine To
Be Demonstrated
At Detroit School