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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1971)
City Enterprise VOLUME XXVI Up and Down The Avenue By Don Moffatt ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1971 NUMBER 4 « Land Donation To Aid In Park Development JayceesTo Complete Numbering $4-00 a YEAR — 10c a Copy Chemeketa Sets Open House For Feb. 17,18 and 19 Revote Set On Gates Water Bond “Education With a Purpose" will be the theme of Chem I think if one were to take eketa Community College’s the time he could write a book seventh annual open house about what he sees in old Mex "In the very near futuure the GATEJS—A new mayor and Feb. 17, 18, and 19. ico. It is an interesting exper Mill City Jaycees will start all-new City Council discussed Students, parents, and inter ience to say the least. As we coining around with new house ested citizens are invited to this week recent defeat of the said in the last column, we had numbers for those who haven’t career days where they will $150,000 water improvement planned to spend three days already picked theirs up. There have an opportunity to take bond and decided to chop $25,- in Mazatlan, but wound up are approximately 40 per cent guided tours, ask about cur 000 from that total and resub spending a week there. It is of the houses in Mill City to riculum. watch demonstrations, mit it for another vote follow a beautiful city, and being lo renumber,” reported Roger examine programs and curricu ing an educational program. cated right on the ocean the Penrose, Mill City Jaycee pres The original bond issue was lum for everyone, and talk weather is real mild. We ven ident. rejected 37 to 26 earlier this with students and instructors. tured away from our Mini “When we come around with The open house hours will month hut councilmen indicat home just once during our your new number we would be from 6:30 to 10 p.m., Feb. ed at their Thursday meeting Mexican visit, and I guess that like to pick up your old num 17, and from 9 a m. to 10 p.m., the need for improvements to was folly, for both Alta and bers, if you don’t want them. the water system warrant an Feb. 18 and 19. I got the "Mexican Pip” or We may be short on numbers other attempt at passage at the The daytime hours are main something. We thought we and we could reuse these,” ly for student tours. Students lower figure. would die. This happened Penrose said. Presiding was Mayor Lor from 660 schools will be among when we took off for Guada The new numbers may still raine Mills. Councilmen and the 12,000 visitors expected. lajara. This was another eight- be picked up at City Hall any Lite afternoon and evening their assignments are Delbert hour drive each way through time someone is there to issue hours will provide both adults Neal, street commissioner; Er .some beautiful mountainous them. The more numbers that and students throughout the nie Truehill, safety and sani country. There is some farm are picked up by residents, the Burt community college district an tation commissioner; ing there and they farm right quicker the project can be Wells, building commissioner: opportunity to visit the college up the side of the mountains. completed. Edwards, water com John Kohls (left), Stayton manager Phillips, and Pete Adair. The property, at 4389 Satter Drive, N.E., Sal Marvin In the valley before reaching The Jaycees are asking resi-1 missioner, and Mrs. Bernice the rem em, and learn about donated by PP&L to Mill City for future of Pacific Power & Light Company, dis the mountains there are tropi dents to remember that com Evans, police commissioner. cal fruits growing along the pletion of the house number-' cusses a 34-acre parcel of land with park evelopment, fronts the North San- munity college and its pro- Mrs. Evans was also elected grams. highway. We didn’t pick any ing project is the first step to-1 (from left) councilman Gerald Caryl, tiam river for 400 feet and is the site of Students and staff members council president. because we didn’t know for ward mail delivery to your | Mayor Herb Peck, councilman Clyde an old diversion dam. The city lost its veteran will be available to answer sure what it was. front door. questions. Classes and cur-' council members through res Guadalajara is a city of over riculum will provide displays ignations and decisions by one million people—but we and demonstrations to assist some members not to seek re didn’t get to see too much of visitors in gaining information election last fall. it because of the illness. The In other business this week about the college. motel manager, who could A I p Tl HUUCul HÒ "Till Chemeketa Community Col- the council gave final approval speak English, sent out for lege is an independent college a licensing ordinance cover some pills for us, which aided district established by voters 1 a local businesses, accept- DETROIT — Mickey Hel- some, but it was miserable try mick pocketed 21 points in a an aereetnent with ----------- South- of its four-county area in Sep- ed "■ r* ing to go sightseeing in the game here Friday night in ’ Tom I '/Am Drynan of the ( o. allowing -* the Mill City’s city park along tember, 1969. Its new area in- I pyn I Pacific Cpl. 4 z-v « « 4 1 f« r ♦ V* zv „r, , I zl * z- condition we were in. We did leading the Oregon State State Police has been asked to the south bank of the North eludes all of Marion and Polk clt? to beautify the railroad’s go to a huge city market School for the Deaf to a 71-66 appear as a witness in the pen Santiam river came a step clos Counties, most of Yamhill ‘ no-longor- use<i rlght • of-way where they sold almost every basketball victory over De alty trial in the Tate case in er to reality recently with the County and sections of Linn i here, and voted to spend $3,000 thing. Of course with touchy troit. ¡on strect improvements. Mrs. Kenneth McKenzie, Los Angeles. donation of a parcel of river County stomachs, we didn’t stay long frontage property by Pacific Don Hiebert plunked in 15 area Red Cross blood drive Tom Pomeroy, student body Charles Manson, Susan At as the cooking smelts were to lead Detroit. OSSD held chairman, is asking all resi ___ _____ __ and Power & Light Company. president, has appointed com kins, ____________ Patricia Krenwinkel something else. Wow! three points half-time lead and dents to remember the blood1 Leslie Van Houten were con- Mayor Herb Perk and other mittee chairmen for career We went to a suburb where slowly pulled away from De clrive which is Thursday (to victed Monday of first degree city officials received the deed days open house. we saw many people working troit. day) at the Stay ton Grade murder in the slaying of ac for the property from John The student chairmen are with glass and metals. This OSSD (71)— Helmick 21, School between the hours of tress Sharon Tate and six oth Kohls, PP&L local manager Tom Pomeroy, judging; Mar was a real treat as those people Howard 27. Spicer 10, Black 2, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. It was Ladies night for Lions ers. Under California law, a from Stayton. Mayor Peck said sha Martino, refreshments; are real clever. Some of the Wright 6, Glenn 5. The Santiam Memorial Hos ■ second trial must be held to the only stipulation on the Norm Aiken, parking; and Kar Club members at their meet work is crude, but some is of DETROIT (66)—Slayden 8, pital Auxiliary is in charge of fix the penalty. deed given to the city is for en Rosenbaum, tours. Phi ing Monday, January 25 held the finest quality. The prices G. Lynn 5, Leming 3, Hiebert the canteen. Beta Lambda will be in charge at the Sportsman Country Kit Susan Atkins, former resi future “park purposes.” were moderate also, much more 15, Williamson 13, Crisit 2, Cash prizes are being award dent of a hippie commune on chen. The property comprises a of the information booths. so than at Mazatlan, however M. Monroe 10, Benton 2, R. ed to organizations bv Philippi the Santiam river just east of strip 400 feet long by 80 fee’ Lion President Gale Larson For the first time, trophies, Mazatlan is a real fun town, Lynn 2, R. Monroe 6. Ford so donors will benefit Stayton, was arrested by Mar wide along the North Santi purchased by the student body,. announced that the Highland even if it is a tourist trap. JV score: Detroit 70, OSSD > their organization as well as ion County Deputies and Cpl. am in a southeast section of will be awarded to student dis ers would be returning to per 1 providing the much needed Drynan in September, 1966. One thing that I will always 60. town. The parcel is adjacent plays receiving first, second, form in Mill City on March 5. In the non-league basketball, blood for the Red Cross, place awards. Martin Hansen is chairman remember about Mexico is the As a result of the arrest here, to other property owned by the and third kindness of the people. They game played at Jewell Satur-, Miss Atkins was sentenced in city and sometime in the fu-1 Awards will be based on the of this event and more details were real patient with us and day evening, the score was 90 Marion County District Court ture will be developed into a manner in which the display will be given on it at a later j relates to the curriculum it date. tried to understand what we to 61 in favor of Jewell. for ten days on charge of pos city park. Mel Rambo was appointed wanted. I think the small chil Detroit will play F“alls City, 7116 parcel has a bit of his represents. The trophies will session of a concealed weapon dren were the most enjoyable there Friday, Jan. 29. The 1 ' and was given a suspended six- tory to it. Old-timers in Mill be placed in the new perman Bus Shelter chairman and to me. They were beautiful. will leave here at 3:45 p.m. month jail term and placed on City may recall a small dam ent display case purchased by plans are being made to com plete at least one more this They would remain sober On Saturday, Jan. 30, Mohawk Two of the three victims of two years probation. On Sep along the property which di the student body. year. faced until you smiled at them, will play Detroit here. JV at an airplane crash found dead tember 30 she was taken into verted water to spin genera Program chairman, Roger then they would light up with 6:30 p.m. Varsity at 8 p.m. i at the site of the tragedy in custody by U. S. Marshals and tors and provide power for the Mink, introduced Tom Drvnan, a smile that would put a 500 Both are league games. the Cascades about 35 miles returned to California to face Hammond Lumber Co., first who showed slides of Jefferson watt bulb to shame. Detroit Junior High basket southeast of Oakridge late Sat federal charges. supplier of electricity to the > Park and the Christmas flood On the way home we hit ball team will play Mari-Linn urday were sons-in-law of Cpl. Drynan is scheduled to towii. of 1964-65 of the North San The dam has long since dis one real bad situation trying there Thursday afternoon, Jan. Floyd Hamman, owner and op appear at the trial Monday, tiam river from Mill City to appeared. and all that remains erator of the Hamman Stage Feb. 1. to find a place to stay. At 5 28. Idanha. are a few half-buried concrete Lines which has served this o’clock there was a long line Some of the slides shown abutments jutting out from of trailers and campers lined lieve me. vicinity for many years. They were aerial photos taken when the river bank up trying to tie up for the There is a lot of highway, were identified as Arbie Dale At the City Planning Com they were surveying the dam Presenting the deed for the mission meeting last Tuesday, night. We had stayed there work done, and when they dig' MacDonald, 32, and Douglas1 property to the city, Kohls January 19, Wesley Jahn, Sup age cn the way down, and it was up the highway, you drive in ■ Wilson. 29. both of Eugene, j There will he a Board meet commented. “Pacific Power erintendent of School District the only place in town. Thei*e the ditch, which is a real dusty, j The third man killed in the' commends Mill City citizens i 1129.T, and school board mem- ing Monday, February 1 at 8 was no room for us, but the rocky, bumpy experience. I crash was Charles Lgvern for having the foresight to , hers, Fred Krecklow and Mar- p.m. in the Bank conference manager said we could park think I’ll never complain about [ Rimplev, 31, of the same city. I plan ahead for a river front pin Hansen, requested a var- room. just off the street on some our gasoline tax in Oregon , Only survivor of the crash was i property he owned. The noise again. I the pilot. Terry Littschwager.' The North Santiam Cham- park fof.the enjoyment of its | i iance on the school cafeteria from the trucks would have __ _ _ One of the happiest moments _ ( 31, also from Eugene, who her of Commerce met last residents. As populations in addition. A variance of a five made it impossible for us to of our Mexican trip was when [crawled out of the wreckage Wednesday noon at the River- crease, and recreation sites be- j [ foot setback from S. W. Fourth come increasingly more crowd street was granted. sleep, so I asked him if wc we crossed the border and' in the deep snow and was view Cafe. ------ ... the .1— American -----,---- .1— chamber has received ed. we are hanpy to play a could back into an alley be ---------------- passed ■ through found The wandering during the a In other business, Gale Dor hind the court. This he let u» check point. A former Oregon-1 afternoon on a remote road letter from the Salem Office part In fulfilling the city’s othy petitioned the City Plan goals in the outdoor recreation Behind Gary Richards’ 20 do but we had to back over ian checked us out quickly and [ near Oakridge, of the Bureau of Lind Manage ning Commission for a permit 75 searchers had gath ment stating that they had field.” another man’s property and we were “home safe” or at j Some ° to replace a bam on his pro points, the Woiverines knocked this was something else. The least we thought so, until ered to take part In the search read the recent article in the perty on if. W. Kingwood which off Jefferson 72-62 in a Tri- man who lived in a one-room something went wrong with after Littschwager, who suf Mill City Enterprise regarding Former Area Marine is in the R-l Zone. 'The Plan River League basketball con shack, was cooking his supper our trailer hitch. I thought it fered head injuries, gave con the Canyon Information Tour ning Commission granted a test Tuesday night. in a pot over an open fire, was the springs or shocks on flicting reports about the safe ist Booth to be sponsored by Bakes Presidents Cake special use permit to Dorothy. Gary Taylor contributed 14 points to the Wolverine cause. and after some rapid Spanidi the rear of the car, but after ty- of the other three passen the Chamber and that they Mrs. Altha Grimes of Scio between the court owner and looking the hitch over the gers. Richard Headly led Jefferson would be happy to provide lit and formerly of Mill City re with 18, and Scott Ellison put The men were on a pleasure erature on the BLM parks and ports that her grandson, Cpl. the man. he moved his fire and morning after we arrived in in 14. cleaned op the glass so we Phoenix, I found that the ball trip to view the slide damage recreation sites in the area. Patrick M Grimes, son of JEFF'ERSON (62): Wickett could back in. He did all this had come loose—and how we on Oregon Highway 58 near President Harold Wiltse Keith Grimes of Albany, re 6, Edison 11. Sanders 2, Hamp for 10 pesos, which is 80 cents managed to get in without Oakridge, caused by last authorized Jerry Coffman to cently baked a birthday cake ton 2, Headly 18, McDonald 10, in our money. In the morning dumping the trailer is un week’s snow and rain, accord purchase the “tourist informa for President Richard Nixon The Boy Scout Committee Knight 2, Barns 8. he was cooking in some pop known to me Certainly the ing to deputies tion” signs to be placed west duringhis visit to California. MacDonald and Rimplev of the Mehama Junction. SANTIAM (72) Richards 20 cans for himself and two small “Man Upstairs” was with us CpL Grimes of the U. S. Ma met Wednesday. January 20 at Story 7. Cox 7, Plotts 11, Tay hoys. Then a police car with again. When I took it down were University of Oregon em Headquarters for the informa rine Corps Is a pastry cook at the Scout building county tion booth will be in the Calico Camp Pendleton near the Under discussion was the use lor 14, Pittam 9. Poole 2, Severs •wo policemen drove up and he to have it re-welded, the me-1 ployes. Wilson was ym wwuy invited them to share with chanic said it was never weld-1 news edttor of the Eugene Reg- Cat and will be operated by Wintprn White House at San and maintenance of the build 2. him, which they did. I don’t ed properly in the first place, j ister-Guard._ ing. Also discussed was the use Clemente, Calif. I Hattie Golliet. know what was in the can, but It makes one sick when you! Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ham- I It was announced the State Cpl. Grime# delivered the of the Scout bus, cost and up Marist Stomps they all had some of ft. think of what could have hap- areresMentc of Salem. I police had moved into the Old cake to the president, who in keep. After a lengthy discus where they h*ve ------ lived — for Forest Service Building west turn invited hlip to join him slon it was tabled until the Santiam 59 to 33 I couldn’t help but think of pened \ ---- ----- Orville Downing on this trip The weather here today, manv X®«™ and are verv well of Mill City. The Chamber of for some of the cake and cot- next meeting Santiam traveled to Eugene Lemember awhile back when Monday, Jan. 18 is perfect— known in the Santiam Canyon Commerce will support the fee. Officers nominated and elect to face the Marist Spartans area he complained about the dean about 80 degrees and nice sun ed for the coming yean are Saturday. Jan 23 State Police in obtaining addl ----- ------------ —-----v-— race horse in the higrway shine We will stay here for a . ■.» Committee Chairman Fred _ tionai tenants for the building New Phone Number Santiam played under par, d'tcft near Mehama’ Well on few days, then we'll go to Los j Gruver: Committee Secretary. scoring only 33 points the eather, Detroit Dam Isetters are to be written to r n • rs x- the way down south in Mexi Angeles for a few days before 7 a m Daily Weather Reading the various State offices to en-1 ' or Burning L>aT6S John MacGregor: Committee whole game co. Alta and I counted 27 dead heading on up the coast This courage them to take occupan A special telephone number treasurer George Davis The first half Marist out- Pool d igs along the road. They are is enjoyable, but I still am not The Scout committee meets scored Santiam 28 to 10 San- Max Min Eley Pm cv in the building. It is felt, bas been tosued by the Peoples left there until the buzzards entirely ready for total retire Jan. 20 .51 33 1520 10 075 that a PUC office and em- Telephone Company in Lyons monthly and asks anyone In tiam was unable to come hack clean them up. Then there ment Jan 21 40 32 1525 47 0 06 ploymen* office, among others.' for information on i >uming terested in Scouting to attend in the second half and trailed was a variety of dead horses, anv of the meetings I hope the weather warms up Jan 22 ...38 22 1525.76 034 would he an asset to the can-f^ates for trash. by 26 points. coats and donkeys, which '■efore we get home, as we Tan. 23 —41 39 1521 71 086 yon area residents «- | Lvons - Mehama The next meeting is schedul The final score of the game Tves you some idea of what have the feeling that It is sum Jan 24 .... 45 38 1516 08 0.39 The next regular meeting of wishing information and cor- ed for Wednesdav February was 50 to 33 High scorer for ’he highways look like, ft is mer here, but looking at the Tan. 25 —40 33 151200 0.89 the Chamber wfl! be held Feb rect burning da’es may call 9. at 8 p. m. at the Scout Santiam was Tim Story with a real unhealthy situation, be calendar, I know better. ¡9-2150 anytime. building. > 12 points Jan 28 — 45 35 1509 80 013 18. Detroit Five Loses To OSSD 71-66 Cpl. Drynan To PP&L Gives Blood Drive Appear As Witness Set For Thurs. In Los Angeles Land To City mz Lions Members Honor Ladies Plane Victims Are S Known In Local Area Chamber To Place Tourist Siqns On Highway 22 ai ) City Planning Commission Grants Two Variances Wolverines Stop Jefferson, 72-62 a Scout Committee Elects Officers
