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VOLUME XXVII
NUMBER 34
Up and Down
The Avenue
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISF^MIIX CITY, ORECK)N^ THl RSI)AUUUSTJ4^1<)72
Lightning
Sets Three
Forest Fires
II
Jack Johnson With R O T C
City Seeks
Money for
Circle Sewer
____
»4-50 a YEAR — 10<- a ( npv
Mill City Shoe Shop
Has New Owners
State Fair
Starts Run
This Saturday
The former railroad depot
on Wall St., in Mill City, next
to the Enterprise office, which
up to the end of this week has
It sort of makes one laugh,
housed Chuck’s Shoe Repair,
only it isn’t all that funny.
will re-open Monday under
I’m referring to this child
new management.
ish deal about the flag poles
DETROIT—Three small fires
The City Council Wednes They purchased the business
Tickets for reserved and box
which hit the news the past were
started on the Detroit
day night decided to refer part from Mr. and Mrs. Charles seats at the Oregon State Fair’s
week.
District of the Willamette Na
of its Circle Drive sewage Umphress, who have operated Burl Ives and Doc Severinsen
It seems that some of our tional Forest by an electrical
problems to the State Health the establishment for many concerts are now on sale, re
government agencies in Wash storm that moved into the area
Division and investigate ob years.
ported Oregon State Fair per
ington got into a hassle about late Wednesday afternoon of
taining emergency funds from Arriving here this week from sonnel today.
which one had the tallest flag last week. Richard Gassner,
the Department of Environ Forest Grove, via Riverside,
Ives will perform at the Fair
pole. It reminded me of kids fire dispatcher at Detroit
mental Quality for sewer con Calif., are the new owners, Grandstand August 26 and 27,
who come up with the remark Ranger Station, said the three
struction for the Forest Serv Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wille and Severinsen’s concert will
“my Dad can lick your Dad.” were all controlled by mid
ice homes.
man. Willeman was born and be September 2. Show time for
It simmers down to the fact afternoon Thursday.
The
The Wednesdy night action raised in Ohio and following all three will be 8:00 p m.
that this is your money and storm also caused telephone
stemmed from the refusal of his service stint, resided in
Tickets for the Governor's
mine, that these kooky gov- | problems in the area,
the U.S. Forest Service, which California, where he worked Command Performence of the
Gassner
said
fires,
ernment men are fooling
-------
*J ‘ two
------ other
“
owns seven of the 21 homes as production controller for > All-Oregon Talent Show are
concerned, to accept an assess the Food and Machinery Cor also on sale. The Show, pre
ment for sewer construction. poration.
senting “the best of the best”
This matter is being referred
Willeman met his wife, Mar in Oregon talent, will be Sept
those people who have worked I next day by Redmond smoke
ilyn, four years ago at his ember 3 at 8:00 p.m. at the Fair
to the health division.
hard all his life, $26,581 is a | jumpers. Forest Service offi-
The 3,000 gallon septic tank uncle’s wedding. It was his Grandstand.
lot of money!
i cials said they suspected the
serving the homes has been uncle who Introduced him to
On sale August 14 are tick
The agencies who have been
an inc^
rain which
condemned by the health di shoe repair and leather crafts ets for the State Fair Gold Cup
manship and after a two-year Motorcycle Races, set for La
in the race for the tallest flag-1 came with Wednesday’s storm
vision.
pole are the Housing depart- ' prevented other fires. Of the
apprenticeship with his uncle, bor Day, September 4, at 8:30
Cadet Jack M. Johnson, a student at Oregon State
ment, known as HUD. This de. 1 ^res found by aerial survey
Willeman feels he is ready to p.m. at the Grandstand.
take over a shop on his own.
partment had only one skim- i Thursday, one was four miles University, participates in a field problems test. He is
For all events, tickets can be
His wife plans to help with purchased at Stevens and Son
py 45 foot flag pole when the 1 north and west of here, anoth one of 1,100 cadets from colleges and universities in
er
seven
miles
south
and
west
some
of
the
stitching
machines
the 14 western states attending advanced ROTC Sum-
fracas began. Not to be out-!
Jewelers in Salem and Port
and other jobs around the land’s Lloyd Center, or by wri
done by the Transportation and one 13 miles south and ( mer Camp, June 9 through 27 at Ft. Lewis, Wash. He
shop. “It’s really not much ting to the Admissions Office
Department which has TWO, east.
I is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jackie M. Johnson, 227 S. E.
different from sewing mater at the Fair.
75-foot flag poles, now guess i The two fires discovered Hazel, Mill City.—U. S. Army Photo.
ials only the material is a lot
what, HUD comes up with Wednesday (last week) were
tougher,"
she said.
TWO 80-foot aluminum poles., up the Whitewater Creek
A total of 750.9 million
“We like Mill City very
One pole flies the American i drainage, about nine miles east
board
feet
of
softwood
logs,
and all the people we've
flag which surely should be of here.
Scribner scale, was exported ’ much,
Gassner said he expected a
met,
”
’
Willeman. “Only
enough, but the other flies the
from all ownerships in Wash trouble added
few lightning “sleepers” or
is, we couldn't find a
Departmental flag.
ington,
Oregon,
northern
Calif
lying dormant to kindle
to live in town. Finally
Pity sakes, and HUD is sup fires
ornia, and Alaska in the second place
from the recent storm when
got
a
home and had It
posed to be helping poor peo- ' the
quarter of 1972, according to moved mobile
warms up, but to
out
to
Gates."
pie find good housing, probab. I date weather
research economist David Darr
none have been spotted.
GATES—Regular meeting of
The Willemans plan to
ly along with a lot of other! However,
of
the
U.S.
Forest
Service,
a
small
man-caused
the Gates City Council was
change the name of their re
damphool programs that could, fire was discovered Friday in held
Pacific Northwest Forest and cently - acquired business to
17 at the City
be eliminated. Kind of shakes. the Tumble Lake area appar Hall. August
Range Experiment Station in Mill City Shoe Repair. Hours
One of the main is
If you love the outdoors,
you up, doesn’t it?
Portland.
ently resulting from a camp sues was the need for water
you’ll find a forest nursery vi
will
be
8:30
a.m.
to
6
p.m.
The second quarter vol every day, Monday through sit to be an exciting exper
And don’t think this has all fire.
by residents at the east end
ume was 6.6 percent more than Saturday. Shoe repair, leath ience and the Western For
happened under a Republican | Gassner said, of the 25 fires of town who have been on
administration. The only thing' on the District to date, 20 of wells and they are drying up.
The Santiam Guard Station the previous quarterly high of er work and special leather or estry Center invites you to at
that worries me is how in the j the fires have been man-caus- Mr. and Mrs. Thuron Wilson at Mehama was the site of a 704.3 million board feet in the ders plus a small stock of shoes tend its August 29 bus tour to
world can we get these kooks ed.
were at the meeting to see State Forestry department auc fourth quarter of 1971.
and leather goods will be Canby, Oregon where 21 mil
to knock off this foolish spend
what could be done. They are tion Friday, August 18. Up for The volume exported during available.
lion seedling trees are growing.
ing of OUR money?
the last residents in city lim bid was the Monument Peak the second quarter of 1972 was
At nurseries operated by the
When
asked
about
the
pro
up 34.4 percent from the previ posed city plans for the old Industrial Forestry Association
its on the east. Council is road thinning area timber.
checking into the cost of a
Bid species was 770 MBF ous quarter and up 443.3 per RR building, Willeman said: and Crown-Zellerbach Corp-
The second thing that hap
six-inch
water
line
and
will
Douglas
fir and negligible vol cent from the second quarter “When and if the city gets the ' oration, you'll see planting
pened recently which shook
of 1971.
install
it
at
the
cost
of
the
ume
of
other
conifers.
property from the railroad, all stock being grown for two do
me up is letting some judge,
property owners along there.
The timber was sold to Japan was the destination of I ask is that they give me zen forest industry firms in
who most likely knows noth
This would involve seven Freres Lumber Company at 649.4 million board feet or enough time—preferably about Oregon and Washington. From
ing about timber management
property
owners.
Lyons at $75,000 MBF for the 86.5 percent of second quar six months—to find a new spot this total crop of 21 million
DETROIT
—
Three
young
and logging, make a decision
The
new
zoning
ordinance
Douglas fir. Total purchase ter west coast exports.
people
camping
out
with
a
time to move my equip trees, neary nine million will
to let the Sierra Club and
Washington and Oregon ex and
ment.
I’ll probably try to buy be planted in Pacific North
others of like thinking tie up Portland church group were | that the Planning Commis price was $57,750.
Other timber on sale was in ported 727.2 million board feet a lot in town, and put up a west forests during the winter
all those unroaded areas of injured about 3 p.m. Tuesday sion has been working on was
of last week when lightning returned from the lawyers the Shellberg thinning area #1, an increase of 36 percent from new shop, if I can. Otherwise, planting season.
5,000 acres.
struck
near them in the Blue with the part on single unit which included 254 MBF of the first quarter 1972 volume. I may have to move clear out The new container-method
Zane G. Smith, forest super j Lake area
of the Eight Basin, mobile homes being clarified. Douglas fir and other conifers. Shipments from the Washing of town and set up shop some of planting will be demonstra
visor for the Willamette Nat
25
miles
southeast of Now it goes back to Planning This timber was sold to An ton Customs District increased where on the highway, may- ted at the Crown-Zellerbach
|about
ional forest says that the ac
Commission for its approval.
nursery. This method appears
thony DeSantis of Star Route, 40.5 percent to 537.3 million be."
i
here.
tion will have no immediate
An
application
from
G.
T.
Si
1 verto.i, with a total pur board feet. Exports from the
Tescher,
20,
of
Hills-
The Willemans plan to re-| to have great promise in refor
effect on this area as no tim Bill a counselor with the Pittam for water hookups to i chase price of $5,334.00.
Oregon Customs District were decorate and restore the old ¡ esting harvested areas quickly.
ber sales are planned in road boro,
up 36 percent from the pre railroad depot to something of' Reservations for the nur
lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 in block
Hills
Bible
Church
Cedar
less areas before July 1, 1973.
vious quarter to 189.9 million its original state. “We espe sery tour are on a first-come,
group was admitted at San- 2 of Riverview Park Terrace
In the Willamette forest, tiam Memorial Hospital, Stay- addition to Gates was approv
board feet.
want to repaint and put first-served basis. Call 228-
Second quarter log exports I cially
some 220,000 acres of road I ton, with burns and lacera- ed.
up
the
old RR signs, elevations, 1367 for information and reser
from northern California to-1 mileages,
less areas are effected. This . tions. Ambulance attendants
Mayor Bibler introduced
Might even put vations. The cost of $6 00 per
taled 13.7 million board feet, in an old etc. wood
amount of acreage has a poten ' said he sustained burns to the Steve Cahan of upstate New
person includes lunch. Guests
an increase af 1.6 percent from stove!” they added. pot-bellied will board the bus at 9:00 a m.
tial of 40 million board feet of face and neck. Christine Her York who is a Vista worker in
annual cut, and according to ren, 17, of Portland, and Jim the Gates-Mill City area, and
the previous quarter.
at the Western Forestry Cen
A solid waste committee The Alaska log export vol
Smith, it represents some six Eastman, 15, of Beaverton, he told a little of his work.
ter (or 8:30 a m. at 5th and
percent of the forest’s annual , were given out-patient treat- Gates has been interested in will begin touring garbage ume decreased 4.3 percent to a
Yamhill-Old Pioneer Post Of
Mill
City
Weather
disposal
sites
in
the
Salem
second quarter total of 100.1
allowable cut of 623 million ' i ment for minor bruises and seeing about getting some
fice) and will return at ap
The
following
weather
read-1
area
and
other
locations
in
board feet. There is a hearing. burns. The group was walk grant money and Steve feels
million board feet.
proximately 5:00 p.m.
the state Friday.
Douglas fir accounted for ings have been compiled by
set for November 6.
ing down a rocky area on Sad he can be a help in finding
Rod
Pfoertner,
as
a
special
The
32-member
Citizens
34
7
percent
of
total
second
'
Probably the thing that is dle Mountain when the light the right people for the coun Advisory Committee to the
quarter 1972 exports and Port j feature for The Enterprise. Local Talent To
iieing overlooked by all the ning struck nearby, throwing cil to contact.
Rod is doing this as a hobby,
Evironmental Orford cedar 1.3 percent.
Department
of
powers that be, is the prece them to the ground.
and it will be a service for
will
tour
16
Quality
(DEQ)
Other
softwoods,
primarily
j
dent that is being set by this
A helicopter was sent to the Three Loggers Hurt
disposal site in the Wiliam- western hemlock and true firs, i the people of the area who are j Perform at State Fair
action of the Sierra Club. On camp site to bring the injured
ette
Valley and Central Ore- made up the remaining 64 per always wondering just what.
ly a handful of these selfish to the Forest Service Ranger In Crummy Accident
GATES The Rayette Dane
the actual temperature and
gon.
The
will leave cent.
individuals can tie up the for Station at Detroit and Idanha
DETROIT — Three loggers Portland committee
ers,
including Lori Levon, will
at 8:30 a. m. for the
Second quarter shipments rainfall is.
est. I don’t know about some Rural Fire District ambulance sustained injuries about 5 p.m. two-day bus
be doing the opening and clos
Min.
Pep.
Max.
tour.
had a total value of $98.9 mil
areas, but right here in our took them to Stayton.
Thursday of last week when
68 56 0.00 ing numbers on The All Ore
In Marion County the com lion at port of exportation and Aug. 15
North Santiam Canyon, we are
the crummy went off the road mittee
74 54 0.00 gon Talent Show at the State
Aug
16
will
tour
the
Woodburn
almost wholly dependent upon
five miles northeast of here landfill site at 10:30 a. m. an average value of $131.72 per Aug. 17
67 52 0 00 Fair, Saturday, August 26.
thousand
board
feet.
Douglas
the production of our forests.
on East Humbug Road. Dan Saturday August 26, the
75 54 0.00 Lori will perform a solo num
18
Aug.
Our loggers and mill owners
Justus of Gates, Don Sims of Idanha site at 2:30 p. m. fir averaged $133 04 per thou Aug. 19
79 54 o.oo ber on the same program. On
have millions of dollars tied I
Mill City, and John Smith of i Stayton at 3:30 p. m. and sand board feet, Port Orford Aug 20 ...
81 52 0 00 Saturday, September 2 they
up in equipment. Most of our
Lebanon were given out-pa Brown Island South of Salem cedar $279 74, and other soft Aug 21 ...
79 53 000 will appear on the talent show
woods $128.05.
men are employed in the
tient treatment at Salem Hos at 4:30 p. m.
80
59 0 00 again.
Aug
22
Softwood log exports from
woods. If you businessmen
IDANHA — A Lyons man, pital Emergency Center for
Labor Day the group will be
the west coast totaled 1.3 bil
don't think you are “loggers” Wayne Newton, was injured minor cuts and bruises. They
performing on the special pro
lion board feet through the
just tie up our woods for a about 7:40 p.m. Wednesday were taken to Salem by Idan
gram by the Oregon State Em
first six months of 1972, 24 6 Detroit Dam - Weather ployment Associates at 2:30
year or so, and find ut what night of last week, when his ha Rural Fire District ambu Chemeketa Needs
Pool
percent more than for the
happens to the tinkle of the vehicle struck a logging truck lance.
Part-Time Instructors
To select the talent for
Max Min Elev. Pep these
cash registers. Of course, Sier- j trailer broadside on the North
Witnesses said the crummy, The Chemeketa Community same period of 1971.
shows there are audi
ra members don’t give a hoot Santiam Highway on the east which was taking the men to College Adult Education De
Aug 16 62 52 1563.17 0 00 tions held in all major cities
about that. All they can think outskirts of Idanha.
work, was attempting to avoid partment needs qualified part-
Aug 17 72 51 1563.43 0.80 in Oregon and the winners of
of is their own selfish desires The logging truck was in the an oncoming car when it I time instructors for the fall Red Cross First
Aug 18 67 50 1562 35 000 these events are chosen to ap
of having some place where process of making a turn and plunged over about a 40-foot term.
Aid Course Slated
Aug 19 74 50 1562 23 0.00 pear at the State Fair Talent
they can go to see the trees. apparently the victim did not embankment.
DETROIT A Red
Cross Aug 20 76 54 1561.65 0 00 Show.
Al Leach, director of Adult
I would like to recommend see the trailer and crashed into
Education at the college said First Aid Course is scheduled i Aug. 21 78 55 1560 98 0.00
that the next time there is a it.
that instructors are needed for to begin August 29 at Detroit Aug 22 73 57 1560 67 0.00
Lose
Some
Teeth?
He was taken to Santiam
Mill City Kindergarten
big fire in the wilderness area,
sewing, interior decorating, City Hall, under the direction
that the loggers who usually Memorial Hospital, Stayton, by See Joe Chailander
parent education, family life of a SAIF instructor.
Perhaps someone is finding ' education, electronics, refrig Five three hour sessions be Rodney Wilson
take their equipment in to Idanha Rural Fire District am
Registration To Be
fight their blazes, sit bulance, Ambulance attend- steak a little hard to take this eration, secretarial science, ginning at 6:30 (to 9:30 p.m.)
Thursday, September 7
tight and let the Sierra Club ants said he sustained leg and week. Not only in price but engineering and real estate.
are slated on the following Leaves Pearl Harbor
bers go in and put out their shoulder injuries, cuts and in the chewing. Joe Challen-
In addition, Leach said the dates: August 29 and 31, Sept.
A registration meeting will
own fires. They’re not suppos. bruises.
der of the police department college needs volunteer tu 5 and 7, and Sept. 13.
Navy Petty Officer Second be held Thursday, September
Bob
is
employed
by
Newton
ed to have any man-made
here brought in an upper par tors and volunteer instructors
Any advanced First-Aiders Class Rodney E. Wilson, son of 7, at 7:30 p.m. for Mill City
equipment in these areas any Johnson, Marion Forks, and tial denture plate to The En for special interest areas. Per who wish to “brush up” on Mr. and Mrs. Ercill Wilson of Kindergarten in the old Scout
way. That would be a dirty he apparently was returning terprise office which he said sons interested in instruction first aid are being encouraged Mehama, has left his home Building.
trick and I don’t suppose there home from work when the ac he had found in Mill City.
or volunteer work should con to attend.
port at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Pne-registration may be
____ _ of
_____
is a logger in this area who’d cident occurred.
I The owner
these may call tact the Adult Education Of For further information, con for a deployment to the West made by contacting Mrs. Flor
The vehicle was extensively for them at the police station fice at the college, 4389 Satter tact Dave White or Harold ern Pacific aboard the nuclear ence More at 897-2646 or Mrs.
do that —but it is something to
damaged.
or phone 897-2301.
think about, isn’t it?
Drive NE. Salem, Ext. 340.
submarine USS Puffer.
Lucille Berry at 897-2047
t Champion.
By Don Moffatt
Log Exports From
West Coast Total
750.9 Million B.F.
East Gates Folks
In Need of Water
f reres
Douglas Fir
Timber Bid
Lightning Injures
Three Campers
Friday Set for
Disposal Site Tour
Lyons Man Hurt
By Logging Truck
21 Million Trees
Within Half Hour
Of Portland