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"f' * The* •ill City Enterprise ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON'S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXV NUMBER 26 Up and Down; The Avenue ; By Don Moffatt ! Summer is here, and it is easy to tell by the excessive heat, at least that is the way it hit me Monday forenoon, after having spent from Thurs day at Lincoln City attending the 83rd annual meeting of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. The meetings were held at one of the supposedly “hot watering holes” on the coast. YECK. I’d rather have a convention at The Riverview. There’s a good view, the place is clean, atmosphere friendly, and the price is right. The at mosphere at the coast was all right, but we had to pay a heck of a price for it. Meals were not too hot, and the prices were in orbit. I’m not men tioning where it was held, be cause what I’m thinking now woud be cause for a law suit. Nevertheless we did have some fine speakers, and I learned a thing or two, and that was the main reason for going. I can eat at home—much better, and for less too. Sound like a true Scotsman, don’t I? One of the fun highlights of the meeting was when Reuben A. Long, author and rancher, humorist and philosopher of Fort Rock did “his thing.” He told stories for about half an hour, good clean, real hum orous stories that could be told anywhere. It is a pity that some of the “bearded wizards of TV” who are supposed to be funny can’t take a tip or two from a man such as Mr. Long. May his type of humor live forever. It’s a sure cinch that a lot of stuff we get pumped at us on the boob tube will soon pass away, or at least we can hope. Things look a little brighter here in Mill City right now. Circle K is coming along fine with their new building, and the big underground storage tanks have arrived across the street from Bassett’s Chevron station, where before too many days, the old building housing Don’s Tire shop will be torn down and a new mod em service station will be built there. These things make a lot of difference in the ap pearance of a town through which a highway passes. Many thousands travel this route each week, and it will make quite a difference in the tourist appraisal of the city. Of course the new teaching auditorium and band addition at the school comes in for a share of the activity in the old home town. It really looks pretty good right now. Don Walker is building a new home this summer, and K & K 13 getting another residence und er way. Makes one glad he lives where there is a steady growth. We’ll have a good sized city here yet if we keep our noses clean and keep work ing. 54.00 a YEAR — 10c a Copy THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1970 Nutty Drivers Troublesome At Detroit Dawes Building Just About Razed Workmen keep tearing away at the Old Dawes building in Mill City, and before long this old landmark will be just a memory to the old-timers of the area, and the new resident» moving to Mill City, in the fu ture, will never know what had stood there. The removal of the old build ing brings a sort of sadness to many people, but progress be ing what it is, all old things evntually have to come down. Just what Shields ReMine plans to do with the lot has not been determined to date, but it is not expected that an- other business building will go up there because of the parking problem. The lower picture shows the building as it looked last week. Both pic tures are by Stan Ogden. By Boots Champion DEROIT — If the maniac squirrel drivers in this area think the good citizens here appreciated their four hours of hell raising Friday night into the wee hours of Satur day morning, they have anoth-1 er guess coming. Due to their foolishness one of the gang hit a bank just east of the city limits throwing him out of the car. This resulted in a 4 1 a. m. ambulance call and aI trip to Santiam Memorial hos pital in Stayton. After he was' checked by a nurse at the hospital he refused medical aid and returned home with the ambulance. This sort of thing is rather disgusting. Our ambulance is not a taxi. It is manned by hard-working volunteers who put in count less hours, and whose sleep many times is disrupted at all hours of the night. And what are the parents thinking about when they al low their teenagers to roam the streets and highways all hours of the night. If they need evidence as to what their kids are up to, all they need to do is drive to the hill where the State Highway Depart ment workshop is located (pro bably racing) and look at the black tire marks left on the highway. If this is not con vincing enough, drive on into Detroit and take a good look at the tire-blackened city streets. This sort of destructive nonsense has to come to a screeching halt, before some one gets maimed for life or even killed. If the “punks” think their names are not known by the Detroit City Council and the State Palice after this recent shameful escapade, then they better think again. Lions Installation To Be Held Saturday DETROIT — The Detroit Ranger District of the Willam ette National Forest has em ployed Donna Hepp for the summer as a “chainman’’ on a reforestation team. Donna is from Portland, and a junior at the University of Washing ton. majoring in landscape ar chitecture. When she receives her degree. Donna would like to be associated with land-use and management of our na tural areas, and believes her present job training is founda tion experience toward that goal. She finds the work phy sically demanding but feels at ease and accepted working in what is generally thought of as being a man’s field. Last summer Donna work ed as a swimming teacher and life guard. She has traveled a great deal enjoying the outof- (loom and camping. She is in terested in native plants, the ecology of the forest, photo graphy, and just plain wander ing around the woods. Donna is enthusiastic about her job and stated, “it seems almost as though it was tailored for me.” 4th of July Activities Planned Here The Mill City Steering com mittee members have been busy completing plans for the 4th of July celebration with many activities planned. Roger Mink and Janice Lew ellen, who are in charge of the summer recreation pro gram for the school, will hand le the many events planned for the park and ball park, in cluding the parking lot in front the Grade School. There will be greased pig races, egg toss, needle In the haystack, and other events with cash prizes offered for the winners. There will be baseball games horseshoe tournament, pie eat ing contests, turtle races, sack races, hula hoop contest; in fact sometning for those of all ages. Of particular interest this year among the young fry is the turtle races and young sters wishing more information on this should see Mr. Mink or Janice Lewellen. There will be a number of concessions in the park includ ing Bingo, jingle board, pop corn sales and hamburger shack so that it should be a IDANHA—A Portland wom day of “fun and eats” galore. an sustained severe burns to The Mill City Lions club her face, arms and parts of her members will be ready for the body, and an Idanha man re early-risers with their pan ceived painful burns to his cake breakfast starting at 6 hands in a freak accident A. M. and operating until 10 about 7 p. m. Saturday. A. M. The accident occurred when The parade will start at 12:00 a car driven by Mrs. Jane noon with the Kiddie parade Speilman stalled about a half also started at 12:00 noon. mile East of Idanha, near the Mrs. F. Gruver is in charge Green Veneer office. of the Hobby Demonstrations Henry Hiebert attempted to to be on display in the Grade get the car started by pouring school Gym. Anyone wanting gasoline into the carburetor ftirther information on this when the can caught fire. He should contact her after 4:30 in tossed the burning can away the evening. which in turn struck Mrs. The full day of activities will Speilman, who was standing climax in the evening with a near by. giant Fire Works display at She was taken by Detroit Allen Field. ambulance to Santiam Memor ial hospital, and transferred to Providence hospital in Port land where she is employed as a nurse. Mr. Hiebert received out-pa tient care at Santiam Memor ial. Mrs. Speilman is reported to be recovering. Two People Burned In Freak Accident Commitee Chosen Cub Scouts To Have New Owners Take Bank Cafe Here To Check Men Breakfast Sunday Over Mr. and Mrs. Les Ornelas A Cub Scout breakfast will are the new owners of the For School Job be held Sunday morning, June Bill Lewellen, who is leav ing Mill City for a position at Springfield said this morning that Dr. Clarence Hines of Eugene has been named chair man of the screening commit tee which is charged with the responsibility of submitting the names of five qualified people to take over the posi tion here. The other two men on the committee are William Dolmyer, Linn County super intendent of schools, and Mer lin Morey, who holds a like position for Marion county. The committee is expected to have their recommendation in to the local board by July 7, and a successor to Lewellen Next big event here will be should be chosen by July 11th. the annual 4th of July cele bration. Committees have been working diligently getting the plans made. There will be the usual parade. This year the Kiddie Parade will start just ahead of the main parade, so Installation of officers of the they can join, making a con Mill City Lions club will be tinuous stream of action. The held Saturday night at the parade will disband at the Riverview in Mehama, accord city park, where an afternoon ing to word received here this of fun is being planned. There morning. will be the regular fireworks Installing officer will be display in the evening, put on John Hobson, past District by the Mill City Volunteer Governor of Salem. firemen. Since Bill Lewellen, whe Many people have found that was elected president, is leav Mill City is a real fine place ing here for a new position in to spend the Fourth. Not too Springfield, the president will big. not too little, but just be Gale Larson. George Long right for family enjoyment. who was first vice president I^ast year many from the sur asked to be relieved of the job rounding tourists parks spent as he has other committment- wme time here, adding to the ind felt that he could not take crowd. an the added responsibility a this time. With all this talk and fuss Wives of Lions and friends about pollution of our country, ire invited to the installation. one thing the experts most Cocktails will be server! at 6:30 likely will overlook and that is and dinner at 7, followed bj an educational program, which installation. will be necessary to make it work All the government can strew their litter witl agencies in the country will utter abandon. They must lie of no avail unless the people learn to accept the responsibi. themselves really want to help ify of taking care of their own . tit, and they should. The litter—and unless they do, we time is long past when people just might bury ourselves in using our parks and highway» our own trash. Detroit District Hires Girl as u, Chainman" 28, for all cubs and their famil ies at the Eagles Hall. They will be serving from 6 a.m. to 9 p. m. The Scout committee will be cooking and serving the break fast of hotcakes, bacon, eggs and coffee. Weather permit- ting, the breakfast will be out- side. Bank Cafe. They opened the restaurant Monday and will be open seven days a week. The Ornelases are originally from the Portland area and prior to their move to Mill City were operating the Triangle Cafe in Salem. Chamber Re-Elects H. Wiltse Wilderness Lakes Shorelines To Get Protection Don's Tire Sales The North Santiam Cham In New Location ber of Commerce held it’s an DETROIT—A step to pro tect the shorelines of lakes in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness east of Detroit, was announced Friday by Regional Forester Charles A. Connaughton, U. S. Forest Service. Effective July 1, it will be unlawful to have pack or sad dle animals within 200 feet of the shoreline of any lake in the Wilderness, except for the purpose of watering, loading, unloading, or through travel on established routes. The Wilderness is in por tions of the Willamette, Des chutes, and Mt. Hood Nation al Forests. The protective action was taken under Secretary of Ag- griculture regulations in order to “promote, perpetuate, and restore the wilderness charact er of the land,” Connaughton said. Don’s Tire Stiles moved their nual installation banquet at stock from the location on the Riverview Cafe Wednes day evening, June 17 with ap Highway 22 to his new place of business, the former Herb proximately 22 attending. Mrs. Hattie Golliet was mis Hutchinson Trucking building tress of ceremonies introduc at 4th and Broadway in Mill ing the officers for the com City. Don Martin, owner, has been ing year and the guest speak in business in Mill City at the er, William Reynolds. Reynolds owns an advertis old location for the past six ing agency in Salem and, also, years. In the new location he will works with the State Highway Department promoting tourist have considerable more room The 4th of July Queen Coro trade in the State. Reynolds to take care of his business and nation Ceremonies will be held hardt, Karen Davis, Lisa Gab said “tourism is our third larg he says he can service all types of tires whether for log trucks at the Mill City Grade School riel and Penny Lewellen. If you have not purchased est industry receiving 326 mil or passenger tires. Gym Friday evening at 8:C0 lion dollars in tourist trade p. m. The coronation was or tickets for the coronatian, you last year.” He suggested sever His old building w;ts torn iginally planned for the High may buy these at the door Fri al ways to promote the can down and burned Tuesday ■ morning. A new Standard Ser School but has been changed day evening. The Junior Queen and King’ yon such as a travel informa vice station will be built there to the Grade School 1 cation. tion center, promoting a water Master of Ceremonies will are Steven Whitmore, son of festival at Detroit I-ake and be Charles Kelly. The four Mr. and Mrs. Ed Whitmore and stressing the logging industry. Circle K Building princesses competing for the Linda Graff, daughter of Mr. Chamber officers for the queen honors are Debra Barn- and Mrs. Willard Graff. 1970-71 term are Harold Wilt se, presklent, Cal Culbertson, vice-president and Chris Knig. of Commerce Officers Installed secretary. Directors are C. L. Kelly, Mehama; Orville Brown Gates: and Farris Benton. De troit-Idanha. Coronation Ceremonies To Be Friday Evening Coming Up Weather, Detroit Dam Pool Max. Min. Kiev. Pep 7 a. m Daily Weather Reading June 17 67 49 1567.71 0.00 June 18 79 50 1567.74 0.00 June 19 85 59 1567.77 0.00 June 20 90 60 1567.79 0.00 T June 21 92 64 1567.90 June 22 88 60 1567.90 0.00 June 23 89 61 1567.82 o.oc If the number following your name on The En terprise label read*- .vd v.uux., p.esiuent tor the com 6-70 it's time to send ing year, and Chris K ng. Secretary, of the North San tiam Chamber of Commerce. —Enterprise Photo a check for renewal. Workmen are progressing rapidly with construc tion of Circle K’s new building at the entrance to Mill City on Highway 22. The opening date for the new store has not been set at present, but it is possible that it will be ready for opening in 30 days.—The Mill City Enterprise photo.
