;llp and Down 1 Wolverines
:
*
The
Avenue
Bv Don Moffatt
i Take DdVton
InOTPlav
In 0. T. Play
Trees Come Down At Park
Dental Office1971 Wet Year Power Co.
To Be Built
Here Soon
Lou Myers brought in the
following record of rainfall in
I 1971 from Elkhorn Valley.
This past year had the largest
Beginning with this issue,
The Enterprise starts its 27th
I amount of rainfall since
I keeping records from 1955. The
year of service to the area. It
»
The Santiam Wolverines
I lowest amount recorded was
wasn’t even a teenager when won a cliff hanger Tuesday
Pacific Power & Light Com-
A telephone call to Dr. Leon 73.79” in 1965.
we bought it away back July night from Dayton in a rough
ard F. Hayes in Salem today Elkhorn Vally Rainfall 1971 ' pany reported today it is ask
1, 1953. It seems that time has and tumble game that found
......................... 20.90 ing the Public Utility Commis
a way of slipping by, but what them tied when the final
confirmed a rumor that a new January
February ......................... 11.00 sioner for authority to increase
a mess the world would be in whistle blew.
dental building will be con March ............................ 13.12 water service rates in Mill
if it just stood still.
The game which was mark-
structed here across from April ........................ _...... 7.77 City by about four cents per
I can remember when I fin ed by fouls ended at half time
the
Toman residence. Cost of May ................................ 4.63 day for household services.
ished my formal education, and with the score tied 19 all. In
John Kohls, Stayton manag
the
unit
will be about $40,000. June ................................ 4.56
that was back in 1928, some the second half the game was
July ................................
.62 er for PP&L, said about 600
people in my class said there tied many times, and at the
A building permit for a August ............................ 2.62
Mill City residential and in
was no use of working at our , end of regular play the score
The old city park, which was deeded by the Lions modular type office was pick
..................... 8.81 dustrial customers will be af
trade as it wouldn’t be long j was 38-38. In the overtime per- Club to the school district a few years ago, got a face- ed up at the City office De September
October ............................ 6.73 fected by the increase, the first
before things were so mechan I iod Gordon Plotts made four ifting la.'t week. Pictured above are Clare Hennes3,
cember 31. Work will be start November ..................... 18.13 revision in water rates since
ized that we couldn’t get free throws to ice the game.
1964.
work. That was a long time Dennis Budlong was top scor who is removing the diseased trees from the area. Wes ed as soon as possible, and it December ..................... 21.08
Kohls said the additional
ago, and the newspaper busi er for the Wolverines with 17, Jahn, school superintendent is assisting with the work. is expected that the office will
revenues are needed to help
ness has continued to make some of them dropped was Thursday many of the trees wh ch hrd b en marked by be ready for use by March 1.
' offset the higher costs of doing
great strides forward. With the from away out in the corner. Forest Service personnel as diseared were pulled over
I business and to help carry
Dr.
Lawrence
Miller
will
advent of new electronic sys Gordon Plotts had 11. Dave and the stumps removed. Hugh Johnston of Lyons be the dentist in charge, and
{capital costs related to system
tems of typesetting and with 1 Lambert led Dayton with 17. trucked away the debris. The ground is being leveled, he will be assisted when ne-
expansion and improvements.
offsett printing, another ma The final scnre was Santiam which wil make it easier to keep the grass mowed. 1 cessary by Dr. Hayes, it was
“Since 1964, Pacific Power
jor step is now being made in 48, Dayton 42.
—
The
Enterprise
photo.
has been engaged in an ex
I
learned
here
this
week.
the
game. While
The
dance team,
mt_ publishing
T-’ a.
.
1 Ile Wolverettes
VÏU1VC1CHC3 UCU1LU
ICulIl, .
tensive program of plant im
The Enterprise still sticks to who had won first place in
provement and expansion de
letterpress for production, as their diylsion recently at
signated to furnish our cus
our equipment IS far too good Springfieldi put on the half
tomers with adequate, modern
to scrap, many of the other time show, with a precision
Some people have inquir and efficient water service,”
newspapers in our two coun dance routine that would put
ed why some of the trees in the Kohls said.
ties have gone offset, and The ------T television shows to
By Goldie Rambo
The Jaycettes were provid- | Sue Crowther received an- °'d City Park, west of the Mill
The water filtration system
Statesman-Journal is now in! s shame.
bame
Anothler year has passed ¡"8 entertainment for oldsters other honor by being named City Elementary School, were has been improved and a 250,-
the process of changing over,
1000 „ gallon reservoir ......
has been
DAYTON (42). Raymond
--- -------- 8,
SUIUCUUllg
IU CVC1V-
- , ,
.i
something to
every- " .
8 Queen of the Junior-Senior re»”oved.
with a multi-milllon dollar ex King 8. Lambert 17, Freeborn bringing
prom.
Over two months ago the constructed
to increase ¡the
the
one_a little good and perhaps series of bingo parties
........................
pansion program. That much I 1, Galaviz 4, Bansen 2, Baker a
I Board of Directors of Adminis- totaj storage capacity to 400,-
Chamber May—
bad But this time ofj The North Santiam "
money would put lots of beans
Dick Posekany, Timber man- I i trative School District 129J qo O gallons.
.. ........... ' year we all feel like starting of Commerce had placed a
in the pot—but I’m sort of .2-________
----
S ANTI AM (48): G. Plotts 11, j afresh; jfs
wiping the tourist information center at ager for Frank Lumber com consulted with the Forest Ser-1 “During this period of con-
glad that we still produce our D. Plotts 3, Budlong 17, Walk- . siate ciean and to a great ex- Hattie Golliet’s Calico Cat at pany, was named head of the vice, regarding the dead and struction and expansion our
own paper in our own plant, er 11, Cox 2, Taylor 4.
tent jt ¡s Up to each one of us Mehama.
Clackamas-Marion Forest As diseased trees in the park, operating cost increased sub-
where we have complete con .Dayton .10 9 8 11 4 42 t0 mafce this year better than March—
sociation. The weather was Their advice to the School stantially,” Kohls noted. “As
trol of when we go to press, ^„tiam
8 fl 9 10 10—48 last
: The Southern Pacific rail- warm and sunny with temp Board was to remove those an example, the average hour-
and a complete independence.
trees which were dead and di- | ]y wate rates for our water ser-
JV Score: Santiam 38, Day | For the area the past months ' road had announced plans to I eratures in the 80s.
To me that is worth a lot. ton 34.
seased, so that the remainder vice employees has increased
abandon
tracks
through
city
Blakely
Construction
com
i have seen modest growth and center, a traffic hazard that
There may come a day when
of the trees could be saved. , 49 per Cent and property taxes
pany
held
on
Open
House
on
the
way
things
are
shaping
up
this newspaper will be pro-;
After much deliberation it was have increased for $3.584 In
no one will miss.
one
of
»heir
new
homes.
They
the
next
year
promises
to
be
Camp
Fire
Girls
and
duced by the new process |
I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strom- have built many more since decided to ask the Forest Ser-, 1964 t0 $7122 in 1970,” Kohls
a
good
one.
but that will come after my, Bluebirds Sell 2,360
were the new owners of then. Richard Blakely and vice to mark those trees which sajd
As this is being written the quist
time.
the
Mill
Pharmacy, pur family had purchased the for needed to be removed. It was | “We simply have to obtain
snowflakes have tapered off chasing it City
Boxes of Candv
from
Mel Eide who mer Jepsen home.
I als?. decjded
remove some 1 additional revenues if we are
A Canyon Camp Fire Lead leaving plenty of them in the with his family now reside in
I can’t help but admire Sen.
The Junior Olympics were of the old stumps in the Park (n continue to provide Mill
hills,
however.
On
a
clear
day,
Margaret Chase Smith, when er’s Association meetting will coming into the city from the Salem.
I held here May 20 with 300 at the time the trees were re- pity customers with a high
Dedication ceremonies of the competitors from ages 10 to 15. moved, and to level the park , standard of services and a good
she put the finger on our be held Monday, January 10, west, our town looks very pic
Senators who are absent so at 10 a. m. at the home of turesque in a tranquil setting. new high school auditorium
Under attack by the Mid grounds so that they will be I water system,” Kohls empha-
had
been
set
for
March
18
with
much of the time, and NOT Sharon Crook.
Willamette
Air Pollution con easier to maintain. This spring sized.
The meetings, which have There is plenty of recreation Secretary of State Clay Myers trol were the Wigwam burn new grass will be planted in I
voting on important legislation.
1 in the area, winter and sum
the park, where needed, and I
Mrs. Smith, who hails from previously been held on the mer, but the smoke (less now) to give the address.
ers in area mills.
t additional
trees will be planted Earl Humphreys
Many friends attended the
Maine, states that many of our 1 first Tuesday of each month, I coming from the nearby mills
Cool and wet weather damp to
replace some of the dead Out of Hospital
Senators are out around the have been changed to the first
first !
85th birthday party held for ened the Memorial holiday
indicates that there is employ Ruby Brisbin, who seems to
country making speeches for Monday of the month.
spirit. However, the parks and and diseased trees which were
Earl Humphreys, former
The Bluebird and Camp Fire ment for most.
get younger every year. It was forest camps in the area were removed.
fabulous fees, when they have
Mill City resident, who was
will now turn the pages also the Brisbin’s 24th wed
been elected by us to represent i girls have completed their an-| of We
filled to capacity. It takes more
injured in an automobile-train
The Mill City
.....
., Enterprise ding anniversary.
us and to take more interest in ! nual candy sale. This year the
than rain to keep an Oregon Booster Club Makes
accident at St. Helens on
.................
t
12
girls
sold
2,360
boxes
with
P
rlnt
*
d
du
J
ln
«
*
e
P
ast
,
Girod
’
s
Hilltop
market
was
the affairs of our country. Mrs.
i
and recall some of the celebrating it’s 11th annivers vacationer at home.
Plans for Ham Dinner Christmas Eve has been re
Smith says she’ll propose a I $226.45 of this going to the months
June—
from intensive care
highlights
for
you.
The Santiam Booster Club moved
ary. Comparing prices then
Constitutional
amendment local groups individual treas- J
There were 39 Seniors grad-
at
Good
Samaritan in Port-
January
—
I and now—only a slight rise uating from Santiam High will
win be
uty holding
iiuiuuig its Annual ]yncl
that would require automatic uries. Mrs. Fred Krecklow was j
noted,
Ham
dinner
next
Thursday,
'
E
¡,
d thrpe.WPeks
expulsion of any member of I the chairman for the candy | Snow had hit the area after I 11ULCU.
with many awards given. Gary
a pleasant fall and early wint
To?h
At The Enterprise a new Richards received the Girod January 13, at the Mill City ,
Congress not present for 60 I sales this year.
er with every other car head Fairchild Scanagraver had Sportsmanship award; Sue Elementary School Gym.
JJCILCUI
I
percent of the iuu
roll tail
call votes
|
killed
in
the
accident.
Hi3
ing east carrying skis.
Dinner will be served from young son received minor head
been installed, making it pos- Crowther the Girod character
in any session. WOW! I wond- City Park Gets
Society-wise, installations of sible to have many more pic-
er what I’d do to George or d ;-L+-.X \A/-U
Gary Richards, best 5:30 to 7:30 p. m. Chairmen for injuries.
new officers was the order tures in the paper. Don and award;
Norma if they only showed up , r'lynT*'-’ '
dy
senior
athlete
award from the dinner are Bobbie Bud- I Earl is the son of Mr. and
of the day (or night). At the George were like kids with a Stewart’s Grocery
for work 60 per cent of the ' From W. S. ReMine
with Rick iong and Carmen Barnhardt.
Mrs. George Humphreys for
Ticket Sales chairmen Fred merly of Mill City and Idanha
time!
| i<
_ _______
Mayor Herb r
Peck
told __ ' first
a]d city council meeting Ger- new toy!
Posekany
receiving
the Sousa
__
Clyde
Bate
and
Krecklow and George Long
A sure sign of Spring was
The people of the United t Enterprise this morning that |
~ . the
.. I i Clyde Philips were sworn in the announcement that the award and Twyla Fultz the will be contacting Booster Club and now of 3826 S. E. Lafette
States have become so accus- ' • the city had j .................
ust obtained
Arion award.
Court, Portland. The Hum
councilmen and Herb Peck Santiam Golf Club women
tomed to poor
attendance and , ‘ deed
___ ___
-
for _ a __
! sJtrip"öfa‘th7 old!as
The Mill City Volunteer members with maps with des-1 phreys family is caring for
as
mayor.
urnrlr
from
nur
1
ignated
areas
for
advance
were
getting
ready
to
start
lack of proper^work from^our, raj]road right-of-way that in
Firemen presented the Rural
Earl’s son, George, who is 14
The Lions club placed trash their new season. It really was Fire District with a check for ticket sales.
government officials in high1 tersected the new city park,
months old.
barrels
around
town
as
an
Arrangements are being
a very open winter—the skies $1,000 for a new mobile phone
places that we deserve just I from W. S. ReMine.
campaign to keep just stayed open a little too system. Part of the money was made for a cake walk to be
what we are getting out of
This will now enable the anti-litter
American Legion Post
them. Maybe we should wake city to go ahead with plans Mill City clean as well as long. Letting out water that is. received from the November held during the dinner.
I April—
up and put a little pressure on for the new park without any green.
' benefit.
I The next Booster Club meet-1 To Meet Friday at 8
Pacific Power & Light Com-1 April came in on a high
our Congressmen to see that restrictions. The park is lo
Linda Long received the Ing will be held February 11
The Mill City-Gates Amer
they take a little more interest cated on the North Santiam pany had donated a parcel of wjnd with some damage to the Achievement award given by following the Colton-Santiam ican Legion Post #159 will
foVGiris'AdvU- game.
in what is going on in Wash River, east of the Jaycee hall. river frontage land for city area, including the toppling of
I All proceeds from the dinner meet January 7 at 8:00 p. m.
park development. Pete Adair the steeple at the Community ory board
ington. If they want the job
at the Eagles Hall.
so badly, then why don’t they War I Vets To
was appointed to serve as park church.
| Back home from a trip to go to the Canyon Scholarship
The newly formed post will
Fund.
supervisor.
Stewart ’ s . Grocery
had a jr
urope were
Mr. and
Er- —
take care of it.
,
i.uiupu
WC1C 4UI.
OKU Mrs.
11 kk Q. KJk
hold initiation of members as
Meet at Gates Sat.
February—
' , break-in
-- —
with --
police running - yjn peterson an(j yr and Mrs.
well as installation of officers
A Sanitation check was slat- ' down some leads,
A meeting of the World War
I am somewhat ashamed of
1 Floyd Johnson. They have Car and State Truck
at this meeting.
agenda
ed
for
the
city
with
cesspools.
Also
on
the
police
I
Veterans
Barracks
-3263
and
the John G. Blaine society in
since shown their colored
Following the initiation and
Collide Near Mehama installation,
our state which is advocating Auxiliary will be held on Sat septic tanks and grease tanks was the narcotics raid carried slides to many groups.
refreshments will
MEHAMA—An automobile ■ be served by the American Le-
the keeping of people out of urday, January 8. The meeting to be inspected by city offic- out by city, state and county
The American Association of
Oregon. Sure we have a wdn- will be held at the Gates Club ials. Mayor Peck said this was officers with four young men Retired Persons (AARP) was and a State Highway Division
*/,v,s,u _ " gion wives.
to comply with city sanitary charged.
here at jhe pub]ic ¡s invited to at-
derful vacation land. And it is House.
1 formed here with 70 joining truck collided near l._._
I
Plans
for
Easter
were
under
6:15
p.
m.
Sunday.
There
will
be
a
potluck
din
regulations.
true that our area is real
at the initial meeting. Orville
I tend.
Sandra
Kay
Sullivan,
23,
commit-
1
way
with
the
Booster
club
crowded during the tourist ner at 12 noon with the meet The school budget
Downing was named president.
season. But I certainly am not ing following. All World War | tee met and the tax increase planning an Easter breakfast
Ed Whitmore was named Box 174, Lyons, struck the rear
in favor of attempting to build I veterans and their wives are was set at 4.03% or 0.47 per and the Jaycees an egg hunt. chairman of the Capitol Chap of a highway sanding truck, Area Students Make
| The school budget (for the ter of American Foresters.
' according to police.
thousand true cash value.
a fence around our state at any invited.
OSU Honor Roll
The
time of the year. We are still
---- weather, like the spring
- - first time) went down to de-1 j About 500 attended the high 1 Mrs. Sullivan was taken to
Names of local students who
xirac
vorv
r'anririmn
—
inrind-
fpat
hv
a
VOt©
of
260-238.
Salem
Memorial
Hospital
for
was very capricious— spring- feat by vote of 260-238.
1 school graduation with Twyla
a part of the United States of Gates Union Service
made
the scholastic honor roll
like one day and snow thel It was reported that Mill Fultz and Kenneth Goforth re treatment. Her daughter, Sher fall term have been announced
America, and I would hate to Has Hew Operator
next. Old timers. Wildlife and City was to try for home mail Pajyjng the Canyon scholar ry Kay Sullivan, 5, was given by Oregon State University.
see the day when I couldn’t
Bill Dunn, of Aumsville has flowers were all mixed up with delivery, with former mayor ghjp, Alternate was Sandy outpatient treatment.
hook up our travel home and
Local students on the list
Driver of the truck was John included
I J C. Kimmel saying that pe-, oliver
move freely in our own coun taken over management of the the sudden changes
Michael Long, a so
Gates
Union
Service
station
Howry
of
Detroit.
He
was
not
However, “Weather” or not, titions were o be carried.
| Princesses had been named
try. I know what I would think
phomore in Humanities and
as
of
January
1.
plans were under way for the 1 Results of petitions were not for the 4th of july celebration injured.
if when I tried to cross the
Social Sciences, with a 3 64
Mr. Dunn has operated a annual 4th of July celebration noted.
I and they were Gloria Poole, •
border of Oregon and was told
grade point average.
dairy
farm
at
Aumsville,
and
by
the
Steering
Committee
Mrs.
Frank
Severs,
chair-
g
on
j
a
Martin,
Susan
Crow
by some official to “go back
Hutchinson Again To
Also, Randy E Wilkinson of
said
this
week
that
he
had
sold
headed by Ed Whitmore. Mrs. man, said that the $1,000 goal (her and Jenny Chance. Miss
home, we don’t want you or
Mehama, a junior in science
all
his
stock,
and
will
move
to
Head
Firemen
Here
Fred Krecklow was acting as of the Santiam Canyon Schol Martin was later selected as
your outfit traveling in our
with a 4 point.
this area as soon as he dispos co-ordinator for the ccrer.e-
corona- arship had been reached
reached.
-----
At the December meeting of
state, or our country.”’
i Queen.
I The city budget which had
tion.
Bob Ditter had joined the the Mill City Volunteer Fire
It is just another case of es of his farmland.
Of interest at the grade been defeated by voters was Insurance firm of Madison Department, Eldon Hutchinson Detroit Dam-Weather
some people over-reacting to
Pool
a situation that exists. Better lands coming into our country. school was the Time Capsule to be re-submitted for approv and Davis. He is the son of was re-elected chief. Chief
Max. Min. Elev. Pep
Hutchinson appointed Ray
We flew a lot of Cuban re placed by Herb Bastuscheck’s al with only $130 less than George “Sparky” Ditter.
settle down and learn to live
31
Porter and Don Hutchinson as Dec. 2» 34 23 1446 45
this modem world. We can’t fugees into our country dur 6th grade—to be opened when first. Officials said if services July—
20
fence people in, nor can we ing the past few years, and they were seniors in 1977. It were to still be provided more , It was announced that the assistant chiefs and Charles Dec. 30 36 32 1441.93
22
Dec 31 39 35 1439 68
fence them out, I mean our made them a lot of promises will be fun for them and oth cuts could not be made.
Mill City Woman’s club would Golden as drill captain.
Trout season opened under have their 50th anniversary
01
Bernard Bennett was elected Jan. 1 40 36 1439.75
citizens. If these Blaine Soci we cannot keep—but now ers to look back at the items
24
balmy skies, some rains com observance in September with President; Ralph Youmans, Jan. 2 43 36 1439.75
ety people really want to do these people are having a real placed in the capsule.
3 37 25 1439 80 T
Susan Crowther had been ing later in the week. The us Mrs. Melbourne Rambo and vice president; Clyde Golden, Jan
something constructive about rough time, and we’re support
00
secretary, and Bud Cline as > Jan. 4 35 24 1438 80
our population, why not cut ing them. Doesn’t make much named Homemaker of the Year ual throngs of fishermen were
(Continued on Page 7)
98
at Detroit Lake.
treasurer.
| Total Pep. for week
at Santiam High school.
down on people from foreign sense to me
i
!
Diseased Trees
Removed from
City Has Prosperous YearM C ,y Park
I