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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1972)
Marilyn Chapter 145 Honors Past I Matrons and Patrons and Mrs. William McClintock attended Chadwick Chapter OES in Salem last Tuesday ev ening. Special guests at the meeting were Karl Wipper, Worthy Grand Patron, Bernice Wipper, Grand Esther, Clarice Rossner, Grand Chaplain, Alice Robinson, Past Grand Matron, George Reed, Grand Commit tee Member of the Home En- downment Committee, who was making his official visit, Gloria Hoffman, Grand Repre sentative to Arizona in Oregon and four Worthy Matrons and Worthy Patrons. Marilyn Chapter No. 145 OES met Monday evening at the IOOF Hall. Guests escorted and intro duced were Felix Wright of Silverton, member of Blood Bank Committee of the Grand Chapter of Oregon and Gloria Hoffman, Grand Representa tive to Arizona in Oregon. Mrs. Mabel Carlson was re ceived into the Chapter by af filiation from Navato Chapter No. 690 in California. Mrs. Gordette Garton receiv ed her proficiency card. A number of members were reported ill. Under Good of the Order Mr. Wright gave his talk on the Blood Bank and Mrs. Hoff man spoke briefly. Past Matrons and Past Pa trons were honored and each presented with a gift. Those honored were Mrs. Leora Stev ens, Mrs. Halle Toman, Mrs. Maud Clarke, Mrs. Alice Rupp, Mrs. Mary Gulliford, Mrs. Vio la Hirte, Mrs. Gladys Lake, Mrs. Dorothy Peterson, Mrs. Mabel Yankus, Mrs. Gordette Garton, Wilson Stevens, Merle Garton, Verne Clark and Bill Hirte all of Marilyn Chapter. Visitors were Mrs. Phyllis Thede, Jr. Past Matron of Chadwick Chapter. Salem, Mrs. Lillajean Faris, Jr. Past Ma tron of Salem Chapter, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Wright of Ra mona Chapter, Silverton. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Mabel Yankus, Mrs. Mary Kelly and Mrs. Viola Hirte. A decorated birthday cake honoring Mrs. Marilee Lyness, Associate Matron, was served. Mr. and Mrs. Gil Duckworth, Attending the dinner and so GARAGE SALE: Saturday, January 15. 220 S. W. King- wood. 10:00 a. m. to 3:00 p. m. Tools and Household Items. 2p Dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Cree were Mr. and Mrs. Don ald Cree and Anthony, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McMorris, Fred Alban and Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam McClintock, Patty, Sue and Mark. The dinner was in honor of Don Cree whose birthday was on Friday. PattyMcClintock and Fred Alban accompanied by Lori Kent and Garry Ritchie of Sa lem attended Installation of Officers of Job’s Daughters, Bethel No. 48 at Salem Satur day evening. Caryn Riley was installed as Honored Queen. Patty is a member of Bethel No. 48. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Cree 5—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Jan. 13, 1972 DETROIT IDANHA Back in the "Good Old Days" By Boots Champion A son was bom to Mrs. Claude Jenkins, Detroit early. Tuesday morning, Jan. 11 th/ at Salem General hospital. He weighed 8 pounds 6 oun ces at birth and has not been- named yet. Mrs. Jenkins ia the former Linda Brown. Maternal grandparents arq Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brown and great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Estey, both of Detroit. James Monroe, Detroit, who was admitted earlier in the week to a Salem hospital un derwent major surgery Mon day. Attending the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Cleveland profes sional basketball game held at the Portland Coliseum Sat urday were, Rev. Harold Roth, In the above photo, courtesy of Charles and the focal point for the people who used to pick sons, Randy and Ricky and Mary Kel y, is the old steam engine that used to up their mail and supplies when the train came in daughter Linda. Host Portland serve the area in the early days. This shows every day. defeated their opponents. where the “action was” in Mill City then. It was A girls basketball game De troit vs. Falls City will be banners naming the group on played there Thursday (today) The Old "Skunk" Provided Service to Albany board. at 7:00 p. m. The freight trains hauled mostly logs from the logging! camps to the sawmills. It was j common to see a train of 25 SANTIAM HIGH SCHOOL to 30 cars, loaded with logs,1 snaking its way down the I 1971-1972 Home Basketball Schedule crooked railroad between De- j troit and Mill City. Sometimes Jefferson the Albany-bound freight ‘Tuesday, Jan. 18 Kennedy would back up the track al ♦Tuesday, Jan. 25 most to Gates and then with a ‘Tuesday, Feb. 1 Salem Aca. Colton full head of steam, throttle wide ‘Friday, Feb. 11 Scio open, bell ringing, and whistle •Friday, Feb. 18 Regts shrieking, it would charge 'Friday, Feb. 25 through town to try to make ‘Tri-Rlver Conference Games the grade. Sometimes this pro cedure was repeated several Varsity Games at 8:00 p. m. times. If they could not make it then, some of the load was J. V. Games at 6:00 p. m. on Tuesdays left on the siding until the next day.—The above article j y Games at 6:30 p. m. on was compiled by Charles and , Fridays Mary Kelly. cial hour Saturday evening at the Spring Hill Country club at Albany given by U. S. Ply- Champion Papers were Mr. and Mrs. Al Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Golda Martens, who Mrs. Lowell Cree and Mr. and was recently released from the Mrs. Alvie Davidson from Mill hospital, has been at the home City. About 70 were present. of her son, Jack Schulz and The above picture is of the old City. Kids used to have fun riding the family in Eugene while recup Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Swift erating. The address where she from Mossy Rock, Wn., spent “skunk” a gasoline powered coach coach when it made its turn around for can be reached is 1685 Hays the weekend in Mill City with which made runs from Albany to Mill the trip back to Albany. Street, Eugene, 97402. her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bodeker P. J’s Beauty Center 239 S. and other friends and relatives. W. Broadway. Open Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. - Mr. and Mrs. Terry Coryell 5:00 p. m. Evenings by appoint from Beaverton spent the week ment. Phone 897-2137. 45tf end at the home of his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Shriver from Tigard were Sun day dinner guests. In the early 1800’s the Cor- | with E. D. Olmstead as engin- I be turned around to be ready vallis & Eastern Railroad eer, ppr. left Mill City Citv at 4:17 4-17 P. P M. M 1 to leave for Albany in the Mrs. Dean Mowry received reached the upper North San- i on that date, a time of nos morning. word Wednesday, January 5, of iam valley. This railroad start talgia for some of the “old- They would let the kids get the death of her mother, Mrs. ed at Newport and was to end i timers,” several of whom took James Rasmussen, 2327 S. in the Madras area. It was the ! pictures of the historic event on board and ride over to Linn County where the turn-around Manor Drive, Sacramento. The dream of Colonel Hogg, who In the years before good A” switch was located, then Mowrys went south immedi wanted a way to transport the | roads and automobiles, t‘ “ ___ toe | back to the depot where it was ately. wheat, cattle, wool, and timber train was the only link to the , parked for the night. To of Eastern and Central Oregon The Presbyterian Women’s directly to the seaport of New cutside area of Albany, Salem, i of these kids’this was the long- Association will meet at 1:30 port where it could be loaded and Newport. Mill City was esj train rjde they had ever the terminal for two daily pas- had. • ■ On — several occasions the this Thursday afternoon, at senger trains, two freight skunk was chartered by differ the home of Mrs. Roy Epper on the ships of the world. The railroad pioneers strug trains, and a motor coach. The ent local fraternal organiza son. Mrs. William Lyness is gled on up the North Santiam passenger trains, consisting of tions to carry them to the val president of the group. River through the toughest one baggage car and two pas- ley to visit other groups of the It has been announced that road-building area xxx in the state, aciigci senger wavnes, coaches, nauicu loau-uunuxiig dica vxxc svavc, hauled the same denomination. They a potluck dinner will be held reaching a point in the White-1 freight, express, and the mail, would leave in the evening in Fellowship Hall of the Pres water area called Tunnel When the train arrived from and return very early the next byterian church at 6:30 p. m., * Creek. While tunneling Albany almost the entire town morning. The skunk was de Sunday, January 16, to which through a rock bluff, their re- | would be there to meet it. Re corated with streamers and everyone is invited. The an sources ran out and they gave sidents could get their mail, nual Congregational meeting Is up the project and went into orders of supplies, and greet scheduled for 7:30 p. m. fol the hands of the receivers, thus the passengers all in one trip lowing the dinner. ending the dream of one of to town. It was the “main Oregon’s great pioneers, Col. event.” of the day. Clyde Rogers, who has been Hogg, for whom Hogg Pass The dark-colored motorized hospitalized in Salem for sev was named. I coach, affectionately called the eral weeks following major Lumber Company I “Skunk,” both from its appear- By Frank Stromquist surgery, was able to be brought of Hammond Hammond, Oregon, acquired ance and its aroma, was a home last Wednesday evening railway ♦ Chewing on pencils can cause and seems to be recovering the holdings of the defunct gasoline - powered lead poisoning according to satisfactorily. He is being C&E Railroad, later selling coach. It was very handy for the New York City Health cared for by his wife and by the railroad to the Southern those wanting to spend the Dept. It is not the “lead” in their daughter, Mrs. Troy Pacific Railroad, keeping the day in Albany. It left Mill City timberlands for their saw, around 6 in the morning, and the pencil that does the Wambaugh, of Hubbard. mills. arrived back here about 7 o’- harm, but rather the paint. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hucke- The Southern Pacific oper- clock in the evening, ♦ A possible first step toward by (Janeta Johnson) are an ated the railroad continuously I When the old skunk pulled development of a vaccine nouncing the birth of their in the Mill City area until | into Mill City in the evening against malaria in humans first child, a son, named Ryan November 19, 1971, thus end j the kids in town were there has been taken by a group Keith, born to them on Jan ing nearly 90 years of railroad to meet it. After the engineer of U of Illinois researchers. uary 4. The new arrival weigh service to Mill City. The last and conductor had unloaded ed 5 pounds, 15 ounces at birth. train, consisting of 13 cars, 1 the freight the skunk had to ♦ Relief of migraine headache Paternal grandparents are Mr. without drugs is possible and Mrs. John Huckeby of Last Train Ends Railroad Era Here says Dr. Joseph Sargent of Judsonia. Ark., and maternal the Menninger Foundation. grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. He claims that he has train Lester Johnson of Mill City. ed a group of patients to con STUDIO OF HAIR DESIGN strict the blood vessels in their heads by conscious ef open six days a week, 9 a. m. fort, just as yogis control in to 5 p. m. For appointments ph. 42tf ternal organs at will. This! 897-2100. constriction, he says, relieves the pain of migraine. Sr., moved Saturday after noon to Renton, Wn. Their new address is 95 S. Williams, Ren ton, Wn. 98055. Article Tells About Railroad History Here Pharmacy Topics. 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