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The Mill City Enterprise ÓS ■ v Vr V , , ■ ===== ,iBER 43 * and Down The Avenue By Don Moffatt ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND THE MILL CITY’ ENTERPRISER-MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1971 Valley Tel. Has Open House Here I can’t help but feel sor ry for the hunters in this coun try today. There are so many hunters, and not too many real More than 300 persons vis honest to goodness sportsmen, ited the offices of Valley Tele that there just is not enough land nor enough game for ev phone Co. here last Wednesday when the firm held an open eryone. I can remember when I house. Purpose of the event, ac learned how to hunt back in cording to Bill McCall, service North Dakota, and that was a “fur piece back” when there manager in Mill City was to was plenty of game. We knew acquaint the public with the everyone in the area where we operation of a modern tele hunted. We carried fencing phone system. Many of those tools with us,. When we came who attended were school stu to a fence, we just took the dents from the area schools. To a layman the maze of wire down, drove across and then put the fence back up. wires in the plant is just like This went along for quite a a bowl of spaghetti, but to pro few years and everyone was fessional telephone men, each happy and content. Then came wire has its specific use, and the increase in population, not they know where it is supposed so much in our rural area, but to be hooked up. Pictures on this page will the hunters from Minot and other cities decided that they, show some of the office too, would come to the country | equipment installed in the en- where hunting was good. They | ' larged facilities in the Mill went through fences, but many i ' City plant. This is somewhat different just cut the fence wire, and le* it lay. Livestock got loose, , ' than the old telephone system used here for many years, went into the fields, and all heck broke loose. The irate when it was a locally operated farmers began posting their concern. The service then was much more personal, but ev land. Could you blame them? eryone realizes that as times I guess most of the land back there is posted now just change, modem methods must like it is out here. Who is to be used to keep up with the i pace of modem business. blame? You can nail it right | Coffee, punch and cookies down to the so-called sports were served to the visitors. men. They not only ruined it for themselves, but also for all the good honest fellows who really enjoyed hunting. I feel that most people who go hunting are good sports, but it takes only a few dum mies to spoil it for everyone. The present generation is hav ing a tough time finding any place to hunt. It is too bad, but maybe these young hunt About 15 members attended ers will live long enough to the Booster Club meeting held get rid of the pseudo sports last Tuesday evening, October man—the real ding-e-ling, 19, at Douger’s Drive-Inn. Al who is causing all the trouble. so attending were John Ruby, If you were a farmer or ranch Gordon Plotts, Rebecca Sav er and had a beef shot, what age and Jenny Chance, student would you do? You would be representatives of Santiam come very agitated and would High School. The meeting was post your land in self defense. conducted by the Booster Club You’d have to protect your President, Doug Knudsen. livestock. Some hunters even A lengthy discussion was shoot up farm equipment and held on the Club’s activities buildings. Thank God they are and the majority present felt in the minority. that the club should expand it’s purpose beyond the Can We decided last week that yon Scholarship Fund and we would take a little time off work with the grade school and haul our trailer to the as well as the high school on coast. I figured there wouldn’t various projects. be too many people out there. As in the past, the scholar Ha. and Ha! It was not the ship fund will remain the case. We did call one of our club’s primary project and the favorite haunts Thursday to annual ham dinner will be held see if there was any space ov- sometime in January with all erlooking the ocean. The an- proceeds going to the scholar swer was “sorry we’re full.” ship fund. An exact date will So we went anyway and be announced later. wound up at Beverly Beach. The Booster Club issued a There were plenty of parking challenge to the high school spaces on Friday afternoon, student body for a matching but by Saturday they were fund to purchase a stereo sys pretty well filled up. Just goes tem for the student commons to show what these three-day lounge. Thermometers will be weekends do. The rains came placed in the Mill City Phar in fits and starts. Sometimes it macy window showing the came down in torrents, then standings of each group. the sun would come out, so all Various fund-raising projects in all, it was a pleasant week were discussed and it was de end. We were joined by Mel cided that the cake raffles and Goldie Rambo, and their will be held again this year at pet purp, Sam, in their new the basketball games. camper. Everyone had a good The club will meet again time between showers. Then Friday, October 29, following of course, when the weather the football game, in the grade did get rough, we went into school gym. Vern Peterman, the trailer and had some good grade school Principal, and the card games, and of course ( student body president have things to eat. You can have a been asked to attend to offer lot of fun at the coast even j ideas of what the Boosters in the fall and winter. might do to help at the ele mentary level. All interested This Monday, we’re celebrat people are encouraged to at- ing Veteran’s Day, for the first tend. time on a Monday in October. It is the wrong day and the wrong month, but some people Herb Carpenter did take the day off. I got most Now In San Diego of the time off, and thanks to Navy Seaman Recruit Her a loyal crew, George and Nor bert D. Carpenter, son of Mr. ma Long, and many of our correspondents, things went and Mrs. Leo D. Carpenter of along smoothly on the home Route 1, Lyons, graduated front, and we’ll get the paper from basic training at the Nav al Training Center in San out on time. What I'm wondering now is Diego. how many will celebrate the real Armistice Day. I know be individuals and celebrate one business house for sure the real holidays anyway—and that will fly Old Glory, and I intend to do so. I’ll have to that is The Enterprise. I’m work that day. but it won’t just too darned old fashioned stop m e from remembering to let any group foul up the the first Armistice Day, and entire world. While we’re sup what it stood for—and just to posed to go along with all these remind you—it wasn't to pro vjmphool ideas, we still can vide a long weekend ’Booster Club To Meet Fri. Bill Tells How It Works Above Bill McOall, Service Manager of this area for Valley Telephone Co., is explaining some of the In tricate telephone equipment to a group of school stu dents, who on last Wednesday, took advantage of the open house. The company has expanded their building here in Mill City.—Enterprise photo. en House Dave Launer, Valley Telephones Central office super visor and a group of Mill City students. Community Action Meet Held at Gates $4.50 a Y’EAR — 10c a Copy Loses Life Monday Car Crash Takes Life of K. Buckley GATES — The first meeting Funeral services will be con of the Communty Action Pro ducted Thursday, October 28, gram, sponsored by the Exten at 2 p. m. at Weddle Funeral sion Service of Corvallis was Home in Stayton for Karen held Friday at the Gates Com- i Rae Buckley, who passed away munity clubhouse. Mrs. Kitty I Monday, October 25, in an au Horton of Stayton was in to accident. Rev. Charles Fultz charge of the meeting. will officiate with interment Mrs. I lene Wheldon of Sa- at Lone Oak Cemetery in lem gave tips on nutrition and Stayton. money-saving meals for the Mrs. Buckley, the former low income family, or all fam i Karen Rae Loveall, graduated ilies for that matter, complete The above picture is of Kar- 'from Santiam High School with with recipes. A pan of baked en (Loveall) Buckley, taken the class of 1969. She was vale beans was prepared and served when she was valedictorian of dictorian of her class and a at noon, plus a pinto Lean her class in Santiam High member of the National Honor cake, with coffee being served school. Society. She attended one year by the Women’s club. of college at O.T.I. in Klam Needs of the communities in ath Falls before her marriage the Canyon area were discus to William Buckley on Sep sed, and ways to help others tember 12, 1970. with new ideas and suggestions Karen was born April 28, made. Volunteers are needed 1951, in Tillamook and spent who can drive and assist in most of her life in Mill City. transportation to food centers, Surviving besides her wid clinics, hospital or doctor of ower William and daughter fices. Marci Ann are her mother, One goal for the program is Mrs. Edith Loveall of Chand for each community to have a ler, Ariz., parents, Mr. and Senior Citizen Drop-in Center Mrs. George Loveall of Mill like the one in Stayton where City, grandparents, Mr. and residents can make their needs Mrs. Earl Harper of Scio, Mrs. known, whether for transpor Jerry Coffman, president of Ni n a Wilson, Salem and tation to a doctor, reading ma Mrs. Geraldine Case of Mill terial, food or other require the North Santiam Chamber of City. Also, brothers Robert B. Commerce told members at ments. Loveall, San Diego, Herbert Plan of action is to become their recent meeting that the R. Olson, Klamath Falls and state has promised to fix up better acquainted with your Jimmy Olson, Mill City, sisters, neighbor and lend a helping a boat ramp at the bridge site Nancy Kay Loveall, Chandler, at Mehama when the bridge hand, not only at Christmas, job is completed. There had Ariz., Karen M. Olson, Fort but every day in the year. McClellan, Ala. and Victoria Some feel this project is long been some question as to Sue Olson. Mill City. overdue. The next meeting whether there would be access Karen was a member of the will be at the Gates Clubhouse to this popular boat loading Presbyterian Church. At the and unloading site. It had November 12 from 10 to 12. been used as such for many time of her death, she was a The public is invited. distributor for the Oregonian Present at the last meeting years. Bob Mobley of Taylor’s Park newspaper. were Kitty Horton of Stayton, and Ilene Wheldon of Salem, was present and asked the demonstrators, Lola Henness Chamber of assistance In get and Mary Wilson, of the Gates ting some road work done in Women’s club, Mrs. Ruth Hurst his area. He said some 295 and Faye Moore, Mill City, Jo families are renting camping sephine Anderson and Shirley sites there now, and that there would be 550 campsites for IDANHA — Two summer Stinson of Lyons.. rent when the area is fully homes in the Idanha area were developed. broken into and occupied for Lowell Brown of Silverton, a at least two days last week. long-time Chamber member Neighbors said theiy noted a was present and said that he white car parked at the homes, would be leaving soon for the but thought it could have been Bahamas where he will be friends or relatives of the managing Continental Tele owners until things got pretty phone Company, a phone sys Chances are improving that tem about the size of Valley noisy over there including the Detroit-Idanha Rural Fire Telephone here. H? showed what appeared to be some Protection District will get pictures of the home he will shooting. Ray Monroe said he federal funds for a new am- occupy, much to the envy of became suspicious of the un usual behavior at the two bulance. Chamber members. homes and notified the own The State Traffic Safety Coffman said that a speaker Commission originally had left from Chemeketa Community ers. He learned that the own the project off its list of fed College would address the next ers had given no one permis eral requests for this year. general meeting of the group sion to move into the homes. But several projects have been which will be November 27th. During the lapse of time how ever, before anything could be finished, or dropped from the A representative of the Small list so now the upper canyon Business Administration was done about it, the Intruders left and apparently have not request is back on the list. present and spoke of how their been apprehended. The commission will ask the loan program works, mostly The car according to Mr. State Emergency Board this through, and in cooperation week to approve the revised with local lending institutions. Monroe had been stolen, and since it would not operate on list. The Detroit-Idanha group its own power, police towed wants $8,132 for a new ambu it away, he said. lance to replace the old 1969 The homes, located near the Volkswagen bus. The North School Play To Be North Santiam River at the Santiam Chamber of Com South end of Blowout bridge merce has been working with Given November 18 are reported to be owned by the district to secure this much The school play for this a Dr. Fox and a Mr. Hoover, needed equipment. semester has been chosen. It is both of Salem. entitled “A Phoenix Too Fre The report said extensive quent” and was written by damage had been done to both Cub Scouts Attend Christopher Fry. homes. There are three parts in the Skating Party play, 1 boy and 2 girls. Dyna 36 Cub Scouts of Pack 49 mene is to be played by Fran Mark Hatfield Visits of Mill City attended a skat ces Blumenstein, Doto by Jen ing party at Skateland in Sal ny Chance and Tegeus by Don Kracker Barrel Here em Thursday evening, October Wilma Bumgamer of the Hoover. 21. The play will be performed Kracker Barrel Store here Transportation was by the Thursday, November 18, at the said Thursday that she had Scout bus which was driven by Santiam High School auditor a couple of unexpected visitors Warren Coffin. The other ium. Tickets will be available in her store. adults accompanying them on Two men came in and pur I at the door. the trip were George Standish, chased ice cream bars and Wcbelo leader and Den moth were browsing around the ers, Mrs. Glen Humes, Mrs. establishment. John Lengacher and Mrs. Wal i Detroit Carnival Set One of them was Senator ter Thomas, Sr. Mark O. Hatfield, who was on For Saturday Night his way to Bend DETROIT — The Detroit Light Snowfall school’s annual carnival will be held Saturday, October 30, Card Tournament Here Tuesday Night from 7 to 11 p. m. in the Ele Some snow was on the mentary gym All classes from To Begin November 2 ground early Wednesday the kindergarten through the A reminder that the Santiam morning, giving residents here 12th grades will participate. Women’s Golf Club is begin a warning of what is to come The program will include ning their annual fall bridge in the months ahead. the usual booths and conces- and pinochle tournament Tues This seems a little early,' sions which will provide re- day, November 2, at 9:30 a. m. but reports come from San freshments, entertainment, and The tournament will run tiam Pass that there is lots fun for all. A cake walk will each Tuesday for five weeks. of snow there, and Wednes also be included. Refreshments will be served. day morning chains were re Another highlight will be a Anyone interested, may con quired. Looks like a long cold turkey raffle, sponsored by the tact Mrs. Rudy Tohl at 897- winter. Deanha PTC. 2774. Boat Ramp Under Bridge Gets 0. K. Vandals Occupy Summer Homes New Ambulance Not Dead Issue Robert Knutson, State manager for Valley Tele phone discusses decorator telephones with students. Buck Hicks, Val ey Telephones Central office re- pair man. shows students the repair equipment for Cen tral office equipment. Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend American Legion Posl To Be Formed Here This weekend is the time to catch that extra hours sleep as we go back on stan dard time Sunday, October 31, when daylight saving time ends. Set your clock back one hour Saturday night and you should be in time with the rest of the world come Sunday morning. Sunday is also Hallowe'en and. as far as we know, it will be celebrated then, so be prepared for all the lit tle trick-or-treaters. It seems some areas are observing Hallowe'en on Saturday this year. Charles Barney of Mill City has announced that plans are underway to form an Ameri can Legion Post in the area Mr. Barney has met with Glen H. Howe who is the Depart ment Adjutant of the Ameri can Legion and with Don Dree- sen. the Department Command er. A meeting will be held Nov ember 4, Thursday evening, at the Oddfellows Hall for org anizing nd setting up a char ter. All interested persons are invited to attend and may con tact Mr Barney at 897-2484 for further information.
