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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1970)
DETROIT IDANHA Bv Boot» Champion It was announced here this week that Mrs. Lloyd Hend rickson, who has taught high school here for the past four years has resigned because her husband is being transferred. Mr. Hendrickson is employ ed by the U. S. Forest service here and is being transferred to Twisp, Wn. Mrs. Jeannie Blake of Mill City has bene hired to succeed Mrs. Hendrickson. School will open September 8, with 9th through 12th grade registra tion set for September 2 in the commercial room of the high school. Recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Estey were Mrs. Bernice Lee and son, Clyde Shields of Pasadena, Cal.; Mrs. Edith Shields and Mrs. Mabel Parker, both of Silver- ton. The three sisters of Mrs. Estey all attended school to gether many years ago in the old town of Detroit. Other visitors were Mrs. Donna Workman and son, Neal of Vancouver, Wn. They also visited at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brown, and at the home of her sister, Mrs. Linda Jenk ins. U. 8. Plywood-Champion Pa pers, Inc., closed down Friday morning about 9:45 due to trouble with veneer clippers which failed to function prop erly. However, office person nel remained on the job. Mill operations resumed following the repair of the clippers. Greg Slayden and Gary Lynn left by plane Thursday for a week’s visit with rela tives and friends in the San Diego area. Spending the day (Tuesday) in the Marion Forks area was Rex Gibson of Salem and his guests T.V. star (Virginian) James Drury and his family. The group spent the afternoon at the quiet and peaceful pri vate lake of the Scott Youngs, where a bit of fishing was the order of the day. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Young of Salem who have been vacation ing here at their summer home observed a four day family We Have A Brand New Supply Of PRE-FINISH PANELS A Good Price Selection reunion here Thursday through up of forest service crews and 4—The Mill City’ Enterprise, Thursday, August 20,1970 Sunday. In attendance were employees of Green Veneer their daughter Judy, Mr. and THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Inc. were on the fire lines. Mrs. Art Young and infant son Assistant fire control officer P. O, Box 348 Phone 897-2772 Mill City, Ore. 97360 David Carl, all of Salem, Mr. Dick Gassner, Detroit Ranger Published at Mill City, Marion County, Ore. every Thursday and Mrs. Robert Carlson and Station, said a patrol will be Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Postoffice at Mill son Scott of Beaverton, and kept on the fire as long as City, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. GATES—The annual reun deemed Mr. and Mrs. Edward Young, necessary. their daughter Susie and son ion of those who attended Gassner said two more small The Mill City Enterprise assumes no financial responsibility Gates High school, their fam Mike of Ixmg Beach, Calif. fires were spotted Sunday in for errors in advertisements. It will, however, reprint This was the first time all of ilies and friends was held Sun the district. A five man forest without charge or cancel the charge for that portion of an the family had been together day at the old Gates High service crew was sent to the advertisement which is in error if The Enterprise is at fault. in a number of years. All left school. French Creek area about 4:00 An independent newspaper, dedicated to the development for their homes Sunday even A no-host dinner was served p. m. to put out about a 10 X of the timber industry and agriculture in this area. at noon followed by a business 10 fire also believed to have ing. Subscription Rates A surprise birthday party meeting, election of officers been man-caused. $4.00 was mkl at Marion Forks and an afternoon of visiting. Two smoke jumpers from Marion-Linn Counties, per your ............ $4.50 Lodge Sun. evening honoring The rooms were decorated in the Redmond Air Center were Outside Marion-Linn Counties, per year $5.00 Marshall Bradley of Mill City orange _ and black, the school dispatched about 6:00 p. m. Outside Oregon, per year Editor and Publisher on his birthday anniversary. | colors, and the "Pirate” theme Sunday to Whiskey Creek, in DON W. MOFFATT....... Assistant Publisher-Printer Traditional birthday cake, ice was used by Mrs. Dave Barn the wilderness area, where a GEORGE LONG cream and coffee was served hardt and Mrs. George Staf small fire was spotted. Society and News Editor NORMA LONG . to the honored guest and Mrs. ford. ____ Local News Editor Gassner said, it is believed ROSE CREE ... Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. Scott | Mrs. Joe Fritchi (Ruby Ny- this was a sleeper, a hold over, MARY KELLY .. _____ Local News Editor Young, Mr. and Mrs. Bobistrom) from Corvallis Is pre from an electrical storm. MEMBER /vu.Mhtk Johnson and family. Carry and sident of the group and Ansel Steve Murphy of Portland, Hayward from Portland is Oregon J'm and Susie Morgan and Secretary-Treasurer. EM Newspaper Sharon Derrick. The Bradleys Over 60 attended and a group Publisters Pf+PER are spending the summer in picture was taken. Mslsia Association Association - Founded 1885 the Marion Forks area. A letter was read from Mrs. Mrs. Carolyn McDowell, Mar Ferd Jones of Gold Hill, whose CORRESPONDENTS ion Forks, accompanied by her husband was principal of the sister, Mrs. Lydia Vanderwell Gates school for a number of 'letroit-Idanha .................................................... Boots Champion and other relatives of Eugene, years. Mr. Jones passed away Hector Macpherson, Republ- Gates ____ ______ _________________________ Rose Cree have returned from a three last February. can candidate from Linn Coun Menama................................... Mrs. John Teeters - Jean Roberts weeks visit to British Colum Mrs. George Stafford, a ty for the State Senate, has Eva Bressler bia and other points of interest graduate of 1925 was the only teen appointed to the Forest Lyons ........................................... in Canada. Traveling by camp former teacher present. Mrs. Advisory Council for the Wil er the group returned home Stafford now teaches the kin lamette National Forest. TIME TO BACK-OFF via the Northern Route. Mrs. dergarten. The appointment was made McDowell is employed as a The oldest graduates present by D. R. Gibney, Forest Sup cook at Marion Forks Lodge. !„ vlc Mrs. Stafford of Gates, ervisor for the U. S. Depart were Mrs. Ada Tompkins and fam-1 _ Ansel _______ Hayward j------------- 1 of Portland ment of Agriculture Forest ily of Idanha have returned and Joe Bowes of Gates, all of Service. home following a weeks visit the class of 1925. The Forest Advisory Council at he home of her mother, in I Coming the farthest distance has 12 members from the gen Idaho. | was Mrs. __________ Edward ______ Chance (Al- eral public to advise the For Mr. and Mrs. Len Davis at- lura Dike) of the class of 1934 est Supervisor on broad aspects tended the wedding of Miss from Santa Barbara, Calif. of Forest Service programs Donna Hayne to James Hamer, I Darwin Biwer from Salem and policies and has, in the Alhanv nn both nf of Albany, on Sat.urdnv Saturday. ’ 1 received the door prize. past, met twice a year. The 4:00 P. M. ceremony was In making the appointment, Herman Grafe from Portland held at West Albany Baptist was elected president for the Gibney stated: “In these days church and was followed by a coming year and Ansel Hay of increasing public concern reception at Swept Wing Res- ward from Portland was re about the environment, I be tuarant located on the Albany elected secretary-treasurer. lieve a strong and effective highway. The new Mrs. Ham Among the graduates or Advisory Council can be of er is a cousin of Mrs. Davis. former students present were great value to the Forest Serv I Ansel Hayward, Portland, 1925; ice and to the public interest it Mrs. Joe Frichtl (Ruby Frich- represents.” Itl), Corvallis, 1937; Mrs. Jose- Macpherson, a farmer and ' phine Powell Miller, Portland, long-time resident of Linn 1926; Mr. and Mrs. Thurlow County, has also served on the Cole (Karen Andresen), ........................ Al- French Pete Creek Ad Hot bany, 1948; Lowell Cree, Mill Committee, and has, for sev , City, 1928; Charles Sears, Cor- eral years, served as chairman I vallis, 1941; Mrs. George Staf- of the Linn County Planning ' ford, (Eda Nystrom) i Gates, Commission. Actively cam ■ 1925: Richard Nystrom and paigning for election as a State Oscar Nystrom, Niagra; Mrs. Senator, Macpherson has em | Verna Stoffel Hunziker, Port- phasized his views that the re I land, 1941; Ed Davis, Mill City, creational values found in our 11948; Mrs. David Barnhardt1 national forests must receive I (Carmen Stafford) Gates, 1946;I greater priority. He stated I Dan Romey, Troutdale, 1949;! “Multiple use is the name of Herman Grafe, Portland, 1936; the game, and by careful plan Joe Bowes, Gates, 1925; Mrs. ning we can have both lumber Edward Chance (Allura for homes and added camping Chance) Santa Barbara, Calif., opportunities that serve as an SET PRIORITIES NOW— 1934; Bob Kelle, Gates, 1940, escape hatch for nerve frayed, The need for setting priorities in federal spending becomes Mrs. Darwin Biwer (Elizabeth urbanites.” critical with each roll call in Congress. This warning has been Boch) Salem 1934; Kenneth repeated so often, it's in danger of becoming a political cliche Dike, Spokane, Wn., 1938; Bob rather than the standard practice it should be. Oliver, Gates, 1945; Orville It is obvious in setting priorities that not every spending Hayward. Mill City, 1929 and program is necessary. Some projects must wait for more fav Richard Sears, Seattle. orable times. Others must be cut back. The reunion next year will To do this, we must insist on maximum efforts on the be held again on the third Sun part of the Administration and Congress to: day in August. * Stay within budget requests or find other areas of sav 1 Gates High School Reunion Held Sun. Macpherson Now On Wil. Forest Advisory Council NA e ¥ Subscribe tc The Mill City Enterprise 0BITUARIESW ■HMSflEBIHMI ’ V Forest Fire Hits East of Idanha GORDON LINN GOODWIN Eugene—Gordon Linn Good win passed away Sunday, Au gust 16 at his home in Eugene. He was born September 28, 1910 at Gates, and lived most of his life in this area until mov IDANHA — Mop-up opera ing to Eugene about 2 months tions continued Tuesday fol ago. Survivors include two lowing the containment of a sons. Raymond of Eugene and 22-acre fire in the Willamette Clell of Springfield, two daugh National Forest about a mile ters, Linda Rose of Kent, Wn., and Barbara Lee of Springfield East of Idanha. The blaze started about 2:30 and 7 grandchildren. Also, one P. M. Friday along highway 22 hrother, Raymond of Eugene leading to speculation that it and two sisters, Wilma Berry of Stay ton and Wanda Howe was man-caused. 16 smoke jumpers and two of Roseburg. Funeral services will be airplanes <13-17 and B-26) from the Redmond Air Center drop held Friday, August 21, at the ped retardants to aid local fire First Christian Church in Mill fighting crews. In addition City at 2:00 p. m. with the Rev. three uirve bulldozers uuimozers anu and three unw Charles FTiltz officiating with tankers also were on the scene.1 In terment at the Gates Cent- Some one hundred men made etery. He causes 9 out of 10 forest fires because he's careless with matches, with smokes, and with campfires. Don't you be careless. Please-only you can prevent forest fires. ee ing when this cannot be done; * Phase out doubtful and outmoded programs; * Resist making comitments for future spending until the fiscal situation has improved. House actions to July s). 1970 on all spending bills have exceeded the President’s budget authority requests for fiscal 1971 by $7,486,977,0(10. On the Senate side, similar actions through the same date have exceeded the President's requests by $4^155,9‘>0,000. It is time someone started worrying about the taxpayers who have to come across with these vast billions. The spend ing spree has got to stop if inflation is ever going to be con- t rollable. Kracker Barrel Log Scale Books and Fun Store For Sale The Enterprise Antique and New Gift Items SNACKS — GROCERIES Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday 2 to 6:30 p. m. 700 N. W. Alder Phone 897-2507 Worry Is there a hole m your home insurance big enough to drive a car through ? Maybe you ought to think about a switch to Safeco. A Safeco Homeowner Policy covers the gape and elitni« nates overlaps. For more information on a worry-free way to cover your home, call Frank Lumber Company, Inc. Young 4 Morgan Timber Co. 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