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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1971)
flan. Ref and Doe. Di\, Nc*.vi>r>.iper», 1 of < > I ibrary 97 |p The Mill City Enterprise _______________________________ ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXVI NUMBER 32 THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1971 up and Down Recreation I Cat Needs a Home The Avenue | Il |n I ArP til a Form New Chapter Here By Bon Moffitt Now at Peak It may have taken summer weather a long time to get here, but no one can now com plain about cold weather. The temperature here in some parts ef Mill City hit a high of about 96 degrees, and that is hot in any language. All of us who had been complaining about the cold spring, had bet ter not make too much noise about the heat now. Too bad it can’t be canned for winter use. The Recreation report for the upper canyon area indi cates that fire danger is high and No-see-ums are plenti ful in the early evening and morning hours, so bug repel lent is advised. Many excellent views of Mt. Jefferson from scenic spots along the highway and White water Road No. 1044 provide I the photographer in the crowd ample opportunity to get a good picture. South Breitenbush trail No. 3366 is very pleasant and an Pet of the week is this 3-year-old neutered male easy 2.1 mile hike. This is a cool trail on a hot day. j i Siamese cat. He is friendly and looking for a good ’’' au “ campgrounds'* are open, 'home, particularly with adults. He was brought to The Delta campground main road Enterprise office by Patty McClintock, who has been is scheduled for pacing. Gold- ' doing volunteer work for the Humane Society in Salem, en Eagle permits are sold at The cat, Samson, may be seen at the McClintock home the Blue River Ranger District j at ‘ 918 ~ - • — Swift ............................. street until — Thursday evening and - after office. that at the Humane Society headquarters on Turner The blue huckleberries are Road. Patty’s phone number is 897-2410. just starting to ripen with sev eral individuals noticed with cases of “blue fingers.” $4-50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy George Davis Gets I 30-Year Service Pin George Davis, who is weigh master for the state highway in this area received his 30- year service pin at the weigh-1 master station east of Mill City on Friday. Don Townsend from the head office in Salem j came out to present him the GATES—The purpose of the pin. special council meeting held at Mr. Davis .started working' city hall, Thursday, August 5, with the paving crew in the | was to open bids on construct southern part of the state in i ing the new water system. In 1941 and joined the weighmas-1 the absence of Mayor Lorraine ters in 1943. Mr. and Mrs. | Mills, Bernice Evans was act Davis and their daughter, Kar-1 ing mayor. After opening the en came to Mill City in Sep- I meeting she turned it over to tern her, 1959 and now reside Ken Stucketee of Westek, who at 19 Parkside drive. took care of opening the bids. Presenting bids were Pitts burg & DeMoine Steel Co., Rex Kimsey, Pacific Tank & Construction, Reliable Welding Works, Oregon Construction Co., Albany Plumbing & Heat ing, Richard Robertson, Unit ed Contractors, Hinckle Me chanical Contracting and Gale Zysset. Representatives of many of the above firms were at the meeting. After bids were opened there was some dis cussion on them and then Mr. Stucketee announced he would Santiam High school will is take them all back to his of sue football equipment Wed fice and get a breakdown ob nesday, August 18 from 5 to them with results being made 8 p.m. known as soon as possible. The meeting was continued Practice will start Monday, August 23 for those athletes until 8 p.m., Thursday, August who have turned in their phy 12, 1971 at the city hall. sical examination forms com pleted by their doctor. Practice will run from 6:30 to 8:30 every day except Sun day for the first two weeks. Santiam High school’s first game is with Crescent Valley High school at 5 p.m., Parker Stadium, Corvallis, September 10, 1971. There will be an organiza tional meeting of the Ameri can Association of Retired Per sons on Wednesday evening, August 25 at the new Santiam High school auditorium at 7:30. O. W. Galloway, state direc tor for AARP will be present and those wishing to join the new Mill City chapter are urg The astronauts are back ed to attend. Particularly in on earth safe and sound, vited are those that are pres which is a relief to everyone. ently members of the national I still wonder if it is worth it AARP chapter as they are in —but I suppose if we didn’t a position to assist others have people with a desire to wishing to join at this time. learn what it is all about, we’d Several of those attending still be living in the stone age. the last meeting in July ob This all brings about some served that the information thing that has been bugging was a little “dry.” However, me for some time. We can send as most people know this is men to the moon, and know true when the ground work is reasonably sure of when they laid for any organization. will come back and nearly pin Those joining AARP can be point the exact spot they’ll assured that it will mean a land, yet it takes two days to fun-filled winter of card play get a first class letter from Se ing, bowling and other activi World War li Vets attle to Mill City. Ordinarily ties as well as the money-sav we have pretty good service, To Picnic Saturday ing advantages offered through and I am sure that the trouble Members of World War II membership. is not caused by the local of and Auxiliary Barrack No The duies are only $2 per fice, They put the mail out as 3263 are invited to gather at year for the national chapter soon as it arrives, but it is the Clyde Oliver ranch east of and the magazine, Maturity, hard for me to see why this Gates on Saturday, August 14 alone is worth a great deal slow service between Seattle for a potluck dinner at noon. more than that. This is receiv Some characters, with the and here. And now I see by This will be followed by a ed six times a year. Plans are now underway for business meeting at 1 o’clock the papers where they may lack of anything else better to Following the August 25th do, opened city fire hydrant uu, upcucu a ujvjr u/u.uu.the annual installation ban possibly raise the first class and all veterans and their meeting, plans are being made sometime Friday night near | que t of the North Santiam postage to 10c. This would wives are urged to attend. to have some card playing and „i i which nearly i„ j de - . Chamber of Commerce. represent a 2 cent jump on the the school, just plain visiting. Coffee and recently raised surface mail pleted the city’s water storage i At the board meeting held cookies will be served by the and a 1 cent drop in air mail tank of water by early Satur last week. President Jerry refreshment committee. day morning. Not only was it Coffman appointed Chris King rates. Just when this will come So anyone 55 or over, retir a shameful loss of water, when as chairman of the dinner. The is not known at this time. The ed or NOT is invited to attend the system is already taxed by i banquet and installation will postal service is making plans with no obligation to join now for more mechanization for the heavy influx of people I be held on Friday, September or later. There were over 60 handling the mail, and this , over the Friday to Sunday 17, and it is planned to have attending the last meeting weekends, it caused the city ’ s a speaker present. most likely would help out with 23 already members of I Mr. Coffman said they were automatic pump to continuous some. I am sure that the re Junior Varsity cheerleaders the national AARP chapter. cent 17 per cent pay hike for ly pump all night, which cer trying to set up a Kayak river It should also be noted that nearly 700,000 postal em tainly did not do the pump any race sometime in September. from Santiam High school at persons under 55 may join as It will be held from Neal Park tended a workshop on the U associate members. ployees by January, 1973 is not good. This sport, if that is what to the Mehama bridge. He of O campus from Sunday, Au going to improve the service Further information may be one whit, even though it is go these characters want to call also read a letter he had draft- gust 1 to Friday, August 6. secured from Mrs. J. C. Kim Those attending were Barbara it, would have not been so i ed in an attempt to get gov- ing to cost us over $1.1 billion. mel, Mrs. Carl Schaefer, Mrs. Also in this same news re funny had a fire occurred. It i ernment assistance for the am- Gillenwater, Jackie Bradley, Dean Mowry or Mrs. M. G. For boys in the seventh, — > — have ------ well ----- been ------ tragic. —(bulance for the Idanha Rural Cathy Ohrt, Rosie Savage and lease it says that the postal I could eighth, ninth and tenth grades Rambo. Dianne Wills. Their skulldugery did not Fjre Protection district. service plans a major Madi- who wish a more rugged camp Furnishing transpor t a t i o n ____ _____ son Avenue-type public rela- , end with the fire hydrant es- es-. ing experience in our great to convince 1 capade. Snooping around on ' were Mrs. Shirley Bradley and tions «ampaign convince capade Cascades, the Salem YMCA Kanis, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Ohrt people that better service is the school grounds for more will offer two camping exper really happening. , mischief to get into they dis- I j and family, Mr. and Mrs. John iences during August. I Wills, Mrs. Vern Shaw, Mrs. To me there is only one way covered a couple of sacks of August 8-18 there will be a ; Don Gillenwater and Hannah ' lime in the school bus shed. to prove that, and that is in group under experienced su I Catherwood. ‘ This of course, just had to be improving service. All the pervision going into the Mt. The girls report they learn publicity in the world will not j scattered all over the concrete LYONS — Fire insurance Jefferson area. On August 22 Mrs. Eda Stafford, teacher ed a great deal and also had 1 floor of the shed. improve the service until they rates on dwellings in Lyons another group will go for ten modernize their method of I Another consistantly sum- I will drop as a result of recent a lot of fun. The cheering for the Mill City-Gates kinder I days into the Three Sisters I mer problem, especially over garten will have a meeting of squad from Astoria took the re-rating at the city council handling the mail. area, This camp will include j the tne weekends, weexenas, is keeping Keeping in- m- tj Wednesday night by grand prize with between 150 interested parents at the Mill some mountain climbing for City Elementary school at 1 p. Orppnn Insurance Inclirflnrp Rating Rnti„„ and 200 boys and girls attend Away back in 1863 Abraham 1 traders with motorcycles and i (thp the Oregon im. August 20. Those wishing youth wishing a challenging, Lincoln warned the nation other vehicles off from the Bureau. New classification for ing the clinic. to enroll their child or have rugged experience. school grounds. Motorized ve- 1 Evaluating of cheers, stunts against socialism in its entire homes will be placed in a No. These two ‘back - pack” questions answered may do so hides on the irrigated grounds and chants took place every ty when he made these re 17 category, with better fire camping experiences are gear marks. “You cannot bring tears up the turf, and it is a I protection due to better fire evening with new yells and at this time. Children may also be enroll I ed to offer a maximum of about prosperity by discourag constant problem keeping the , equipment. A new water sys routines learned throughout ed on the first day of kinder challenge, enjoyment, and ap invaders off the grounds. the week. ing thrift. You cannot help the tem accounted for the re-rat After the final evaluation a garten. which starts one week preciation of our beautiful wage earner by pulling down ing from Class 8. Richard ' after the regular school open Cascades under experienced the wage payer. You cannot Lindeman, Lyons insurance pizza party was held with fun ing. The fee per month is still guides. Youth who are inter further the brotherhood of ■ man and member of the city for all. The young people ware $10 and anyone wishing furth- ested should contact the Sal housed in dorms at Bean hall man by encouraging class' fire department worked with I er information may call Eda em YMCA, or call 363-9117 hatred. You cannot help the1 I the 17car7"rZ‘boa”rd,diJrec7ârs’w:it,y lheir r<’u„‘ine filled, day ¡Stafford at «97-2030. The for additional information and JI Öl I JCp I Ul I IMvl , n reauesting the re-rating He | starting at 6:30 and “ lights poor by discouraging the rich. . in requesting the re-rating. He 'classes will again be held in registration. Only a few spots ______ establish __ You cannot sound, DETROIT — Detroit’s Ele- ' sajd that a lower rate result I out” at 11 p.m. Free time was I the former Gates High school are still available in each of security on borrowed money, mentary school will have a | lng from the change would between 8:30 and 11 p.m. these camps, so hurry! i building. You cannot keep out of trouble new look when school con- mean a $g reduction per year I by spending more than you venes this fall. Painting of the for a comprehensive home- Son of Local Folks earn. You cannot build char- first grade room and the ex- ma){ers policy on a $15,000 New Tennis Courts Now Completed terior of the acter and courage by taking..................... . facility is nearing , hornej wj]] cost $28 per year Accidentally Shot Mr. and Mrs. Al Pease away man’s initiative and in i completion. I compared to $33 before the Other improvements in the' rate change. In other action, turned home Sunday from dependence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for I facility includes the complete an endowment fund was estab- Yreka, Calif., where they had them what they could and ; renovation of the school’s ; lished for the Fox Valley cem- been to visit their son, Ken | kitchen, and the installation of etery. Perpetual upkeep of a neth, who had been accidental should do for themselves.” This should be pasted up in I new equipment in the kitchen, i grave af the cemetery will be ly shot in the chest with a .22 Seventy-five per cent of the I a vaiiable for a $25 fee. D. M. calibre magnum rifle. The bul- every public office in the Unit ed States. It should especially total cost of the kitchen equip- , Mormon was hired as caretak- | let came out through his back, severing an artery and caus be posted in the halls of Con-, ment is being paid for by a ing him to be paralyzed from gress where our legislators federal grant, the waist down. could follow the advice of this School is scheduled to open The doctor said his injury wise man of an earlier era. September 7. will be permanent and that he ouiiar • I It appears to me that personal will never be able to walk thrift is out of style these <’ again. Mr. and Mrs. Pease said •urity People feel that social security - . __ Tuesday, that he will be mov should enable them to liva live I : _ It has been reported that ed to Medford soon for further without any savings. A lot of | older people are finding out] I seven lots have been sold in medical attention. that it just isn’t enough to i A trailer house was destroy-1 the new Patton Addition. The meet even meager living' ed by fire here aabout 4:30 a. ' 19-acre tract located in the Frank Catherwood standards. Many people on m. Sunday. Idanha Rural Fire [ northwest section of Detroit welfare get more than the 30- , Protection District Chief Dave , was subdivided into some 50 Gets Promotion PFC Frank Catherwood has cial security checks of those ’ Roberts said smoker’s careless- lots by owner Harry Patton of who have worked hard all | ness caused the blaze in the, Portland, who developed the | been promoted to Spec. 4 in their lives and paid into the South Idanha trailer court i addition. Telephone and elec- I the U. S. Army. He and his social security fund. I won- | owned by Jack Butts, Port- j trical cable facilities are all wife, Melody, are now back at The new tennis courts at Santiam High are now nnrl under ground. rr r-z-»i i »i rl 'T'kio The covnn seven Infc lots i Ft. Eustis, Va., where he wiil completed and are being used daily by residents of the der where it will end, and land and another Portland I are the first to be sold in the I be stationed until further or- we’ll all find out pretty soon man. area. The old courts were tom out when the new The lone unidentified occu ■ new addition, and all sales ■ ders. He has just completed or I'll miss my guess. If in auditorium was constructed. The neiw courts are lo j three months special training flation isn't stopped somehow, pant of the trailer escaped .were in the 1971 calender year. The building of new homes i at Indiantown Gap, Pa. Mel cated just north of the gym. When The Enterprise got even by stringent wage and without injury, Roberts said price control, we're headed for The fire loss was covered by I in other sections of the Detroit ody is employed there in Vir- this photo. Karen Davis, in the foreground, was playing I ginia with Mrs. Wesley Jahn. insurance ' area has also been reported. 1 id trouble. Plans Being Made For Annual Chamber In Detroit Area j Cheerleaders Attend Eugene Workshop Football Gear To Be Issued Here Soon YMCA Offers'Back Pack' Trails Camp During August Insurance Rates Drop in Lyons Detroit School To Start Spntpmber 7 I i Trailer House Is Destroyed by Fire — City of Gates Has Special Santiam Grange Festival in Lyons Set for September LYONS — Roy Lamar, over seer of Santiam Valley Grange was presiding master at its meeting Friday night as Mas ter Thurman Smith was un able to attend. Reports were heard from Lloyd Sletto, agri culture chairman and Sam Wizer, insurance agent. The lecturer’s hour was turned over to Elmer Taylor, chair man of the Harvest Festival and Fair to be held Saturday afternoon and evening, Sep tember 18. He appointed com mittees which will be an nounced later. Theme of the festival is "Community More Beautiful. Six applications for membership were read. The home economics depart ment of Santiam Valley held an explanatory meeting. Wom en’s activity chairman, Mrs. Melvina Franklin, Mrs. Lloyd Sletto and Mrs. Bertha Basl will be in charge of the kitch en for the Harvest Festival. Bank Debits Up In Linn County Bank debits for the 15 re porting banks including Linn county were up in June, 1971 compared to June, 1970; the University of Oregon Bureau of Business and Economic Re search has reported. Debits for June, 1971, to taled $95,159,000. For May, 1971, the total was $78,410,000 and for June 1970, the total WB8 $84,227,000. Oregon with 372 banks re porting had a percentage in crease of 14 0% in June, 1971 as compared with May, 1971, and a 17.4 percentage increase in June, 1971, compared with June, 1970. Total banks debits for June, 1971, came to $5,735,141,000. For May, 1971, the total WBB $5,052,736,000 and for June, 1970, the total was $44,883,318,- 000. Canyon Picnic To Be Held Aug. 14 at Fishermen's Bend Park The Santiam Canyon annual picnic will be held August 14 at the Firs at Fishermen’s Bend. Potluck dinner at 12:30. Coffee and punch will be serv ed by the committee. Bring own table service. Come and bring your friend: and enjoy a day of visiting with old and new friends
