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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1972)
The Mill City Enterprise ■''i * VOL’^eV^». -= .«1ER 16 ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY -OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1972 $4-50 a YEAR — 10c a Copy tfwwtu * O ' \ 0 Seabees Get In Some Good Licks at Park b k -nd Down The Avenue Progress Is Being Made On City Park Only Few Out At Budget Hearing I Cheerleaders at Santiam Named . !~ -i..., ■ i—iB LL ... False Bomb Threat Hits Local Schools A budget hearing was held at Santiam High School Thurs day evening, April 13th, for Elections were held at San discus-ion of the operating tiam High School on April 5th Don Moffatt budget for 1972-1973 conduct for the 1972-73 Junior Varsity of schools in Administrative Cheerleaders. The selection At the City Council meeting Schoo) District 129J. tryouts held before the stu last week, among other things Questions of Interested vot dent body included one group the question of an official city ers included scheduled raises yell, yells in groups of threes, Santiam High School, Mill flower was brought to light in rates for social security and and, finally, an individual yell. By Gold ir Rambo City Elementary and Gates by Mae Mowry. I guess the retirement taxes, replacement Elected as next year’s J. V. Garden Club thought the Mari It takes true dedication to a of field lights, and scheduled Cheerleaders were Kathy Cor Elementary schools received gold should be used, especially cause to brave the cold rain maintenance projects. Explan ning, Rhonda Meader, Verlene their first bomb scare Thurs day forenoon. Wes Jahn, sup- at the new city park as it is laced with Intermittent snow ation of budget items was pre Peterman, Sally Poole, I a"d | erintendent stated the call a flower that has an odor that | showers which hit the area sented by Wesley Jahn, bud Christv Spurgeon, all Fresh- esh;1 came through the school switch isn’t exactly like a rose, if you Saturday and Sunday. get officer and superintend board at “10:45'¡mi^g'that'a know what I mean So I But this did not stop a large ent of schools. I will be made up of the ’ follow (bomb would be going off at " ....... " ..... thought a good heading for a group of Seabees armed with ing Junior girls: Patti Babbitt, I 11 a. m. story would be “City Promotes power and hand equipment Linda Long, Sonja Martin, The person who made the Stinking Flower." But after an from turning out to level Free Bingo Par+y I Starla Neal, and Gloria Poole. i call did not say in which explanation by Mae, 1 decided , ground, remove stumps and I-------------------------------- school the bomb was planted, the the Garden Club had pro get the new city park in the Set by Jayceet+es ' so all three schools were evac bably put quite a bit of east section of town ready for uated. A search by school of thought into their choice. Mrs. tree planting. A heavy low- The Mill City Jayceettes are ficials and police failed to turn Mawry said the Marigold is a hoy was donated for use by sponsoring a free bingo party up any bombs. bright, hardy flower that is Lloyd Pickett of Sweet for senior citizens on Friday, When the school board met easy to grow, and one that the Home and much equipment April 21, at the Fellowship hall Thursday night, they passed a youngsters possibly wouldn't was brought in on it. of the Presbyterian church. resolution stating that any disturb in the park. It is bug The bingo party, which is The Seabees were from the time a bomb threat is received, resistant, and I think she said Salem reserve unit with the free to all participants, will be I which might endanger the stu- that it will keep other insects from 1 to 3 p m. Refreshments men coming not only from that I dents or personnel, school will at a safe distance. This was area but from Albany, Sweet will be served, and home bak be dismissed immediately and Linn County Clerk, Del why they wanted to plant Mar ed goods will be given as Home and Corvallis. Riley, released a reminder to students told to return to their igolds around the new trees, prizes. Many townspeople do not to keep other insects away. All senior citizens are invit day that those intending to homes. | realize all the work that has In case school is dismissed There you have the story, and ed to come and bring their vote In the Primary Election I gone on before this time; the , to be held May 23, must be for the reason of a bomb threat the city dads are going to mull friends. many meetings, speeches and one additional day will be add registered by April 22 this ever for a month before paper work done by a dedicat If your name, address or ed to the school year in June, deciding if they will give their I ed few. The drive has been political party has changed after the regularly scheduled blessing to this flower, which headed by Mrs. Dean Mowery Gun Association To since you last registered you closing date. has such a bad smell, and assisted by Mayor and Mrs When a threat is received at must re-register. If you have make it the official city flower. Herbert Peck, Mrs Leo Rus Have Meeting Here attained the age of 18 by May the schools, bus drivers will be Personally, I think the choice sell, Mrs Doris Rogers and The National Association to 24, 1972, you may pre-register. notified immediately and stu is all right, and I’ll go along others. Keep and Bear Arms will have Register at the registrar in dents who normally ride the with the club’s idea, if tha» I Through the efforts of the a monthly meeting, Monday, your own area or at the busses will be transported to makes any diference. After all, J above people some 350 shrubs April 24 at the Mill City Fire Clerk's office. The Albany of their homes as quickly as pos it is only for a year, and if and trees were donated by the Hall fice will be open from 8 a. m. sible. there are those who are against Oregon Correctional Institu Buck Hill, candidate for until 8 p. m. Saturday, April the marigold, they can express tion having a value of about county commissioner for Linn 22. Only those registered by Seventh Grade to Wash Cars— their view at the council meet $1,500. Some of these have al County will be guest speaker. this date will be eligible to The Mill City seventh grade ing next month, or just keep ready been planted with oth Following his talk he will an vote May 23, 1972. class will be holding a car quiet and make a different sug-, ers “heeled in" ready to be swer questions. Registrars in Mill City are wash Saturday, April 22, from gestion for next year. planted in the spaces leveled Everyone is welcome to come Stanley Ogden for Linn Coun 10 a. m. to 4 p. rn. in front by the Seabees. to the meeting and bring a ty, Mrs. Joe Challendar for of the grade school gym They have reserved the | friend. Marion County. Lois Scott at A clean car guaranteed or Work progressed "it a good dates of May 20 and 21 to re-1 Gun legislation will also be U. S. Bank can on longer, by the job will be redone. Check pace Saturday am' -nday at turn to Mill City to assist in discussed. law, act as a registrar. the classified section for rates. the City park, an«_ I for one, planting the trees. want to express my thanks to I Wills Brothers Shingle Mill the devoted people who turned Santiam High School Yarsity Cheerleaders allowed members of the San out to work, and to serve lunch tiam Chapter, A.A.R.P. and the to this fine bunch of Seabees Mill City Garden Club to use from Salem who brought their storage shed to serve hot and manned the heavy equip coffee all day Saturday and ment. It would have taken a month of hard labor to do A group of Seabee«, along with several pieces of Sunday with members donat what they did in the two days. heavy equipment did considerable work at the new City ing food for the noon hot lun And, when it comes to expense, Park Saturday and Sunday. In the top photo, several ches. we got by for only the fuel Saturday’s lunch was sup the machinery used, or at least men were putting in a metal cuivert in a drainage ditch plied by the A.A.R.P. group that is my understanding. The In the middle photo a huge stump is being ripped out and the home made buns were park, when completed, will be of the ground and in the bottom photo, the stump )« donated by Mrs. Richard Free a real asset to our city. There being pushed into a low spot where it will be covered man. The ladies on the serving probably will be problems with fill dirt. The man on the big dozer had just re committee were Mr KI Down with upkeep and keeping van turned from Vietnam. He is a past master in heavy ing. Virginia Lewi‘. Abe Mow dalism down, but that is seem equipment operation as were the other men on the job ry, Lillian Peck. V ¡yniir Reed ingly the price of progress in The park is taking sha|>e, and The Enterprise will have and Louise W:> to.r our present “liberated” coun Sunday's lunch was supplied try. Let’s all congratulate the more r,tones as park work deve'ops. by the Gartien Club of Mil) workers for their untiring ef Lay Study Committee City. The ’ ¡dies on the serving forts in getting things under committe w' re Kate Doble. way at our newest city park. Elsie G od, Dorothy Peterson To Meet At Santiam Doris It will be a fine spot when it Rogers and Goldie Ram. is completed, and one that is iso helping were Mac There will be a meeting of bo; easily accessible for young and and the Lay Study Committee on Mov< ry, Lillian Peck old. Tuesday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. El. ne Russell. in the office'of the Superin On both days Herb Peck We read in our history books tendent, Wes Jahn, at the San- '■ pt the stoves going and the about taxation without repre I tiam High school. joffee hot. He also made ar- North Santiam Real Estate sentation being th«- spark that ■ rargements for the fuel truck Any other members of th» fired the American Revolution. has done some extensive re community who wish to con’ and for washing off the equip Now, with taxes where they modelling to their building on ment after the work was done. Mill'City" _ The ( orc welcome. _ are, are we firing up for an Highway 22 in 1 Emmett Brewster donated of Varsity Cheerleaders chosen recent- Poole, Patti Babbitt, Starla Neal. Linda other revolt? If our early Am two offices have been com his time on Saturday and Sun erican colonists were against pletely refinished with panel day to help save some of the ly at Santiam High School are Gloria Long and Sonja Martin. S. Poole Photo taxation without representa ing, and wall to wall carpet small trees. tion, they should have tried it ing has been installed. Sunday morning the resi NewJ.V. Cheerleaders Chosen Tuesday afternoon a new with representation. I feel dents of Mill City may have what people are against most lighted sign was installed. been awakened by the sounds The remodeling has been is this forever burgeoning fed of men working at 7:00 A. M. | done by Al Yankus, who with eral government. The maze of with heavy equipment which I Thursday, April KI M il City bureaus, the duplicity of pro his wife, Mabel, handles the Grade school baseba team necessitated some of the men real estate business. Al says the utter waste, the grams, having to wake up at 5:00 A.M. government payrolls, he now has the outside to played Sublimity al Si olimity. in order to get here. All these huge Jim Wright pitched all five made necessary by big govern- paint. innings and recorded ix strike men should be given our ment. It is our own fault to outs with five hits ag inst him thanks for the beautiful job some extent. We don’t raise done under adverse weather He walked two batt«: s. heck when we hear of the state conditions. The final score wat Mill City or federal government adding Further donations of food to 5, Sublimity 1. The team hit another bureau. We just sit serve the men will be greatly well, batting over 00. Mem passively and let them fleece bers of the Mill City team appreciated. Anyone wishing us, just like a lamb being tak are: Dan Legassie, .m Wright, to make donations please con en to slaughter. We should Steve Hampton, M urie Rich tact Mrs. Mowry at 897-2635 or rise up in indignation when Mrs. Russell at 897-2822. ards, Mike Morgan, Rick Lady, more people are put on pay r It was quite a heart warm Jim Crowther, Jei -y Payseno rolls, and until we put a stop ing Sight (the FEET were cold) Kevin Long. and to this increase, we will be All clubs wishing to sponsor ' to see the good natured men forced to pungle up the money a princess for the annual 4th being served by clubwomen to pay for our lethargy. of July celebration are asked , clad in heavy jackets, scarves to fill out the entry form sent Detroit Dam Weather and boots. This writer put in Rebellion is not a good word, to them by the Steering Com Pool a short stint there and fully but unless we can discipline mittee and turn it in no later Max. Mln Elev. Pep. appreciates the long hours and ourselves and quit asking for than May 15. everything under the sun from April 12 47 33 1549.67 1.18 considerable amount of plan- The Queen’s Coronation will I ning that went into all the the government, we’re headed he held under the direction of April 13 41 33 1550.17 0.38 I preparation. for bad trouble the Jaycees this year with, April 14 46 35 1550.46 0.04 Mayor Peck is considering a Mike Wilson as chairman. The April 15 49 41 1550.18 0.05 "come see” day later this One proud new father said: Jayceettes will assist the Jay April 16 46 35 1552.99 0.49 spring k> further stimulate in -you know, a guy no more cees in helping the girls select April 17 43 31 1552.91 0.37 terest in this project which than gets the door bolted their outfits and decorating for will soon be a source of much . . ....... — . JV Cheerleaders are Rhonda Mead- Verlene Peterman and Sally Poole, against the wolf, than the the coronation which is to be April 18 42 33 1553 48 0.02 pride and enjoyment to all | Total Pep. fo week 2.53, held June 10. residents. er, Kathy Corning, Christi Spurgeon, Phufto by Sue Poole. stork flies in the window!" Registration for Voting Deadline Is Saturday, April 22 North Santiam Real Estate Office Is Remodelled Mill City Grade Team Beats S ib Jaycees To Handle Fourth of July Queen's Coronation
