DETROIT
IDANHA
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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