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Mill City Enterprise
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY—OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND
VOLUME XXVII
NUMBER 33
Up and Down
The Avenue
By Don Moffatt
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON
Small Forest
Blaze Is
Extinguished
Till RSDAY^ Al GI ST 17,J972
Representing The Santiam Canyon Area
UM » YEAR — 10c a Coyy
Santiam Memorial
Now Has Weekend
Emergency Service
Marion Forks
Lod(J6 May
Be Rebuilt
Gale Christensen today told
Next Monday and Tuesday,
The Enterprise that Santiam
August 21 and 22 will see an
Memorial hospital at Stayton
other big show in Miami. This
now has at least emergency
will be when the Republicans
room coverage for the week-1 MARION FORKS Canyon-
____
DETROIT — A forest fire
hold their National Convention. that burned some two acres of
ends. As there are now only >tes of the North Santiam Can-
The airwaves will be full of timber, in the Bruno Meadows
two practicing doctors in Stay- yon were saddened by the de
speeches and promises again area of the Willamette Nation-
ton, it has been impossible for , structive fire that destroyed
as it was when the Democrats | „1
“j Forest last week, was
them to take care of emergen, j Marion Forks Lodge 16 miles
held forth there. One thing nrought untjer control the next
cies on a 24 hour daily basis. East of Detroit early Wednes-
though, Nixon at least knows; dav
y. s
' The board of directors has day morning of last week. The
day fThursdav)
(Thursday) U.
S. Forest
Forest
who his running mate will be. i Service, Fire Control Officer,
I been working for some time popular landmark with its
We will again have many de- I Vai Andermatt said. The fire
' hospitable staff was widely
to alleviate this situation.
monstrators on hand, but they I of undetermined origin was (
As the situation now stands. known to many a traveler as
state they will be peaceful. first sighted Wednesday about,
according to Christensen, there w,
as t0 manY vacationers
One of the groups who will be I 7:45 p. m., burning in an area
will be a doctor in the emer- ■ who annually visited the area.
protesting will be lead by Jeff ; of "decayed timber” two and :
1 gency room at Santiam Memor-1 The blaze was reported about
Nightbyrd of the Youth Inter I a half air miles Northwest of
ial from 6 p. m. on Friday 12:30 A. M. Wednesday by a
national Party. He has rejected ! Marion Forks in the Bruno
passing motorist, When vol
I nights until midnight on Sun- unteer
some plans of that party in Meadows area.
firemen from the Idan
day nights. This facet of the
order to maintain “complete ¡
1
fl
ha Rural Fire Protection Dis
program
is
expected
to
be
on
The
39
men
on
the
fireline
good faith in our nonviolent
a permanent basis. This does trict arrived, the roof of the
\ fl
pledge to the Miami Beach were aided by two helicopters
not mean that the two local two story wooden structure
community.“ He continued:. and a bulldozer.
doctors will not handle any had collapsed.
“Our goal is to protest against | The site of the fire was next j
BL
emergencies. This is to give
Cause of the fire which start-
party
in
its
'
to
a
clear-cut
area
and
fire-
;
the Republican p«i <.y
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them some weekend relief.
I ed in the south end of the
war strategy, not to disrupt the men were having difficulty in
Christensen said that over structure, was undetermined
‘extinguishing fires in burning
community.” So be it!
¡extinguishing
burning! j
cnnoc Fnrncf
nffiniplg j j
the Labor Day weekend, there but it was thought possibly
Then along comes another snags.
Forest Rprvino
Service officials
will be a doctor at the hospi- due to faulty wiring,
of the group, one Shari White- said the helicopters were used |
tai from 6 p. m. Friday until' The lodge was constructed
head. She says the non-dele- to dump water on the blaze
6 a. m. Tuesday. The hospital in 1946 and opened in Novem
gates plan to surround the Re- , Thursday morning,
is doing its best to give the ber of that year. It was owned
publican delegates at the Con. I Andermatt said cause of the
area the best service possible by Mr. and Mrs. Scott Young
vention Hall on August 22 fire is still under investigation,
during the time there is a doc and in recent years operated
in what they called a “March
tor shortage. Many doctors by their daughter Mrs. Dorothy
for Murder.” Among the plans
have been contacted but noth Johnson.
the demonstrators will present
ing definite for the immediate; Mrs. Johnsen said she had
will be that President Nixon
future is in sight.
accept the Viet Cong seven
j cheeked the building about
point peace program and a I
i mid-night after closing for the
Shown in training for the Shriners Twentieth Annual East-West All
I night.
$6,500 guaranteed income for
all American families of four.
Star Football Game are members of the West Team, Dennis Benton of
U. S. Forest Service men as
How sweet it is! I mean, I
Detroit High, John Ruby, Gordon Plotts and Assistant Coach, Gerald
sisted in preventing spread of
how in the name of common |
Gibson, all of Santiam High School. The game will be played Saturday,
the flames to surrounding for
sense could the government
ests. Highway 22 was closed
August 19, at the Pendleton Round-Up Stadium with pre-game activities
guarantee that kind of money
for about three hours, state
to
begin
at
7:00
p.
m.
__________________________
for every family of four in the
police said.
United States? If Nixon would I
I
Last weeks fire marked the
agree to such a program, he
Keep Out of Pump
second destruction by fire at
would be even worse than the
At the General Election this
| the site. In February, 1946,
leaders of the Democratic November, Mill City will elect
House; l+'s Dangerous
. flames wiped out the Scott
party. Under McGovern and a Mayor and two Councilmen,
I
| Youngs first lodge on High-
I
Shriver, and this I heard on said City Recorder Judith Bo
Someone evidently got
i
' way 22. The couple rebuilt
the radio Monday, in a speech gle this week.
through the fence at the Mill
DETROIT—The peace of this ! I near the site and it has stood
by Shriver, that there would
Mill City’s Water Reservoirs City pumping station, owned
little community was disturb i for a little more than a quar
The terms of Mayor Herb
still be dinners at the White Peck and Councilmen Dale are back at full level, accord by Pacific Power & Light Com
ed Thursday when it was ter of a century
_ as a _____
___
popular
House when he and McGovern
ing to John Kohls, Manager for pany sometime between Sun
learned that escaped convict place for travelers crossing the
win the election this fall, but Howell and Larry Plotts will Pacific Power & Light Comp day p. m. and Monday a. m.
Calvin Wayne Dow Jr. was in Cascade mountains and as a
people who needed to be fed expire. The councilmen posi any, who said the Company John Kohls, PP&L manager
the Breitenbush area. He had base point for fishermen visit-
tions are four year terms and
would be there instead of the
greatly appreciated the prompt, from Stayton said Tuesday af
escaped from the Oregon State ' ing the many lakes and
“fat cats” who now eat there. the Mayor, two years. Council response and co-operation of ternoon that whoever it was
The Mill City City Council!----
"
» ' on t, Tuesday! streams in the area.
Hospital,
Salem,
man
Howell
is
Building
Com
What a crock of crud. I’m sure
residents
who
curtailed
water
shut
off
a
480
volt
automatic
missioner and Plotts is Safety
The Scott Youngs came to
they won’t set up any soup
usage last week when an em switch, causing one of the met in regular session last ----------„----- — ......
lines at the White House if Commissioner.
ergency developed at the raw pumps to shut off. Another Wednesday evening, August 9.1 He was captured early Fri-< Marion Forks in 1932, to a
Anyone wishing to run for ! water pump station.
The Council authorized pay day morning while asleep in 40 acre tract where they lived
they are elected. Of course, he
pump cut in and the water
a vacationing couple’s trailer in a pole house in spring,
any
of the
is required
, —
— offices
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Kohls said the assistance of level at the reservoir did not ment of $1,703.85 in bills.
didn’t really mean that literal, —
near Breitenbush Resort.
summer and fall. Winters were
The
police
reported
60
traf
ly. He is a smart man, but he is to file a petition with^the City j the city officials in permitting drop.
While a flock of law enforce- j spent in Detroit,
also a politician who is doing Recorder at least 30 days. the city patrol officer to tour
However, all people are fic citations and 27 warnings
The lodge and restuarant
his utmost to get that facet of prior to the November elec-1 the residential area allerting warned that these 480 volt issued and two prisoners lodg ment officers trained rifles,
the big political families, ’ tion, and must be a resident householders to the need to switches are not to be fooled ed. There were 14 complaints pistols and shot guns through I business at Marion Forks de-
namely the Kennedys, back[ 12 months prior to the election., curtail water was extremely with. They are dangerous and reported, 84 incidents and three I the trailer window, two state veloped over the years as trav
The nomination petitions helpful.
into the White House. It will
could cause sudden death to accidents reported. Court cases I policemen rushed inside and elers and fishermen stopped
grabbed Dow, who was sleep on their travels.
be interesting to listen to the may be obtained at the City
“Our inspectors at the re. whoever monkeys around with processed were 62.
In other business, the City. ing soundly with a .22 caliber
promises of both parties, but Recorder’s office at the City servoirs could see the water them.
The Youngs retired several
granted a permit for a mobile magnum pistol beside him.
remember this one thing. No Hall any weekday between the levels beginning to rise in the
years ago leaving management
home on Fairview Street.
matter how many programs hours of 10:00 a. m. to 12 noon two tanks almost simultaneous
— - -
v one of
-- ; to their
vuvii uuu^iiiui
I >111 mi I V,
The
capture ended
daughter Dorothy.
Everett Hamilton of Mill the area’s biggest manhunts | Their son Robert Young and
ly with the patrolman’s an Two From Area
they put on, to “help” the and 1:00 p. m. to 3:00 p. m.
nouncement from the patrol
City Hardware asked why his for an escaped felon in many I family also reside at Marion
people, saying the government
car’s loud speaker,” Kohls ex Attend Camp for Blind display items had to be taken years. The search began about Forks. Members of the family
will pay for this or pay for
Sherie Kay Horner of Mill off the sidewalk when other 6:15 A. M. Tuesday after Dow said they believed the lodge
plained.
that—it is all bunk,.as it is the Mill Ci+y-Ga+es
He said the installation of a City and Jeff Cohn of Lyons stores did not comply with sawed through a bar in the would be rebuilt a second time.
people who will be footing the
Maximum Security Unit at the
bill via taxation.
Kindergarten To Reg. portable pump permitted re arrived at Sunset Lake Camp this rule.
Mrs. Johnson estimated in
A proposed franchise with Hospital and jumped some 25 surance on the building and
sumption of normal water us Sunday, August 13, to attend
A meeting for parents inter, age last Thursday evening. a special summer camp co Pacific Power and Light was feet to temporary freedom.
This following article was
contents will cover about one-
sent to me recently by a man ested in enrolling their child The company’s engineers are sponsored by National Camp read.
The capture came about 6:50 third of the loss. Antique fur-
The Council will meet again A. M. after Mr. and Mrs. Arth niture, dishes, cut-glass me-
whom we met when on that for kindergarten this fall will now making a study of what for Blind Children and the
Hawaiian tour this spring, Bob be held at the Gates Grade needs to be done to assure North Pacific Union Confer Wednesday, August 16, at 8:00 ur Range, Portland, returned mento’s and Keepsakes were
ence of Seventh-day Advent p. m. at a special meeting to to their trailer after being lost in the flames.
Bell. He lives in the state school on Monday, August 12th ample pumping capacity.
accept bids on the sewer cautioned the night before by
ists.
of Massachussets — but the at 1:00 p. m.
The fee will again be ten
Thrilling events are rare in and drainfield installation on police to leave the area when
thought of the article is good
advice any place in the world. dollars a month and the If the number following the life of a blind child and Circle Drive and read new Dow eluded pursuing officers Detroit Residents
Read it. I think that it is real teacher is Mrs. Eda Stafford. your name on The En this summer, ten camp ses- resolutions proposed for the in the area Thursday. The
For those unable to attend
sions for the blind are being city.
good. Of course it will not
Ranges noticed a plastic rock Limited on Sprinkling
label reads conducted at the Wilkeson,
suit everyone, but then what the meeting, it is possible to terprise
guard on the front of the
of
enroll on the first day
Washington camp with visually
does?
DETROIT Due to the re
trailer was in a closed posi-
8-72
it's
time
to
send
school which is September 12
handicapped kids from coast-
THE SQUARE
tion after they had left it open. cent hot weather and heavy
a check for renewal.
to coast attending.
□ SQUARE! Another of the at 9 a. m.
A curtian had also been clos use of water, the Detroit City
If you wish further informa
good old words that has gone
ed. A window had been closed Council ordered restrictions on
the way of love, and modesty, tion you may call Mrs. Staf
and glass in the door broken. sprinkling and other unnec
New Drive In Market
and patriotism. Something to ford at 897-2675.
Ranges poered through a essary use of water in the De
be snickered over, or outright
Residents of S. W. Spring window and saw a man sleep troit area.
laughed at.
Beginning Saturday morn
street had an enjoyable exper ing on a bunk in the trailer.
□ Why, it used to be that some of his own money for a
ing, August 12, all residents on
The
Ranges
notified
the
law
ience
Monday
night
when
a
there was no higher compli- rainy day, rather than count
fawn decided to make a visit i enforcement command post 12 the West side of the North
ment you could pay a man on using yours.
to the area. The deer was miles from the trailer and Santiam Highway can water
□
A
square
guy
who
reads
than to call him a square
spotted
just near the duplex many of the police, sheriff’s on odd days, and all those re
when
nobody’s
shooter. The ad man’s promise scripture
across
from
the Al Pease resi deputies and FBI agents from siding on the East side of the
of a “square deal” once was watching, and prays when no
dence.
It
evidently
was just Salem and Portland converged highway can water on even
as binding as an oath on the body’s listening; a guy who
doing a little exploring, as it I on the trailer. State Police days.
thinks
Christmas
trees
should
Bible. But today, a square is a
There will be no watering
went down behind the duplex, [ Lt. Mark Kezar and Trooper
guy who volunteers when he be green, Christmas gifts
or unnecessary use of water
looked
around
then
went
back
j
Barry
Drake,
using
a
key
furn
doesn’t have to. He’s a guy should be hand-picked. He
the way it came down the ished by the Ranges, entered after 12:00 noon on any day
who gets his kicks from trying wants to see America first In
the trailer and took Dow in until further notice.
street from the east.
everything.
to do a job better than any
custody.
Obviously tired and in
Mr.
Pease
says
that
deer
□ So, will all you gooney
one else. He’s a boob who gets
Then there was the guy who
have been coming down in the some minor pain from injuries
so lost in his work he has to birds answering this descrip
area recently. Also chipmunks received when he leaped from brought some things to a laun
tion,
please
stand
up;
you
mis
be reminded to go home.
and squirrels are making their J the third floor window at the dromat and sat watching his
□A square is a guy who fits in this brave, new age;
homes in front of the Pease State Hospital, Dow was underwear and socks being
doesn’t want to stop at the bar you dismally disorganized, im
[ ____
searched and taken to the tossed about in the dryer. Next
and
Moffatt places.
and get all juiced up because properly ghosts of the past . . .
Qfaln Penitentiary
Donif nnt iarv about 8:20 to him a pretty girl sat in
Al said these chipmunks are 1 . State
Stand
up
and
be
stand
up!
he prefers to go to his own
real
intelligent.
He
says
he
'
A.
M
He was later transfered front of her machine where
squares
who
home. He hasn’t learned to cut counted! You
has
some
strawberries
in
a
to
the
Marion County jail her silk and lacy bras were
comers or goof off. This nut we turn the wheels, and dig the
A panel of the glass front at Circle K was broken small garden. The chipmunk where he awaits trial on a whirling around with the oth
call the square gets all choked fields and move mountains, Sunday morning when a local patron, thinking they took the green berries and put I charge of first degree murder er unmentionables. “Care to
up when he hears children and put rivets in our dreams; had their car in reveree, started to pull out of the park them on a fence support so in the death of Lt Robert change places" smiled the
singing “My Country "Tis of you squares who dignify the ing area in front of the store. Luckily, no one was in they could ripen In the sun. Greer, an officer at the State young man. “Your machine is
Thee.” He even believes in human race; you squares who
that’s what the man Penitentiary who was knifed showing a more exciting pro
hold the thankless world in jured in the mishap. The front was boarded up tem Anyhoo,
God. and says so in public.
gram than mine."
said.
* in the prison yard last April.
porarily
awaiting
repairs.
.
place."
□ A square is likely to save
F
|7
Councilmen
And Mayor
Water Service Here
Back to Normal
Found Near
For Council
This Month
Curious Deer Makes
Visit on Spring St.