mild roar. Many age groups 3—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Aug. 24, 1972
to build a better more fair de-
were represented but a short
mocratic America, not from
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
age of members from the
fear and stagnation. Each sue-’
school years of the 1950’s was P. O. Box 34« Phone 897-2772 Mill City, Ore. 97360
ceeding generation feels fear
noted.
Published at Mill City, Marion County. Ore. every Thursday
at the hands of change, this is
Those attending were: Walt Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Poetoffice at Mill
natural.
But this does give each gen- [ GATES -Close to 50 people and Ruby Brisbin, Orval Hay-1 City, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
ward. Susie and Jackie Wil
j eration the right to hold back attended
__________
the 14th annual son, Clare and Norma Lee and rhe Mill City Enterprise assumes no financial responsibility
just as many incidences of he the knowledge and expansion school reunion
at
the
old
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The fol patitis among American mili-
....... „. at there Gates high school building on Susan Henness, Louise Grafe for errors in advertisements It will, however, reprint
the _____
next generation
lowing article, given to us tary, as among people you of
withost charge or cancel the charge for that (xirtlon of an
own narrowing
level,
-
, Sunday, August 20. They Taylor of Lebanon, Herman advertisement which is in error if The Enterprise is at fault
originally by Jim Alexander, a choose to label “Hippies.
Grafe, Portland, Glen and Lola i
Next you stated, “I pay taxes 1 started gathering at noon and
printer from California, ap-
As far as potheads go, mari i o provide welfare payments from then on the gentle buz Henness, Clyde Barney of' An independent newspaper, dedicated to the development
peared in the August 3 issue juana
Shaw, Ansel Hayward, his of the timber industry and agriculture in this area.
smoking is neariy as fQr bums who
wQrR
zing of a few voices gained wife and grandson Al from
of The Enterprise. We reprint wide spread among the middle
di
MEMBER
MtMtJtK
momentum until it reached a Hubbard, Weaver Clark of
it here for your convenience.) to upper-daw middle «^d hould
nd
fey
Oregon
Hillsboro, Mae Shearer of
Amencan adults as i is among „
outside
wedlock ..
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
about how you feel. You elect Hillsboro, Rosalie Smith of
Newspaper
*
I am one of the Establish high school and other aged i
groups. For someone who is' Corruption in government ed that man, it is your respon Stayton, Lou Kelle, Oscar and
Publishers
ment.
pot; how convenient ar*d pnyaJe a^encies falls at all sibility to see that he listens Richard Nystrom, Dave and I
AaaocMkM - Foundad tSSB
™ ® ■ÜR Association
I work and I am proud of it. 1 berating
.¿.¿Lid
Carmen Barnhardt and daugh-1
you
should
leave out alcohol-1 I ^eve^s- It *s true there are peo- to you, the people.
I
I pay taxes to provide hos the* Na7“kinZron*ou7
Sul
scription
Rates
road*s' Ple living off welfare who do | To go on you remarked. “I ters. Edith Stafford, Verna
pitals for the Hippies with he
Marion-Linn Counties, per year_______________________________ 44.50
—
*
j
--------
ai — want
a
better
world
that
is
not
deserve
it,
but
Mr.
Alex
Hunziker
of
Portland,
Norman
patitis, potheads with over today. Social drinking is no ander what of our veteran’s re constructive, not a bitter world and Betty Carey of Albany, Outside Marion-Linn Counties, per year------------------------ 15.00
it’s a deadly disease
doses, and free lovers with joke,
Don and Helen Carey of Stay Outside Oregon, per year--------------------------------------------- |5J0
iI which in some way affects turning from military service that is destructive.”
social Hiseasos
who are injured or can find no
Whether you like it or not ton, Ruby Frichtl ,Joe Powell
I pay t a x e s to provide '
American family
DON W. MOFFATT .............
Editor and Publisher
jobs and must support them
Now . I assume —
Mr.
schools for sit-ins, books for
r. Alexan- selves or their families who you helped make this world Miller. Wilbur and Betty GEORGE LONG ......................... —..... Aasistant Publisher-Printer
what
it is today, bitter and de Meinert of Waldport, Marion
burning, rallying points for ^that y°uf s„taJt^,?t “pil1’ have no understanding finan
structive. America and Russia Klecker of Stayton, Ed Davis NORMA LONG ............ _............. -........... Society and News Editor
off-campus riots, and study heads ~ with
” *U overdoses
~ ” is re cially able relatives to look af are fighting a cruel and use of Mill City, Winifred Kanoff FRAN BRADAC ........... _....................................
Printer
courses in anarchism.
j ferring to hippies again. Use of ter them. Are we to call them less war in Indochina. Ireland and W. Ed Seamster of Salem ROSE CREE _____________________________ ______ Local News Editor
pills,
or
barbiturates,
is
more
I pay taxes to provide wel-1
MARY KELLY ....................................................... Local News Editor
bums and kick them further .is in heated battle over reli- and Betty Kelle.
fare payments for bums who | widespread among the aver into degradation and depres- |gion with Britain. The Arabs
CORRESPONDENTS
After a huge potluck dinner
age
American
adult.
How
of
don’t think work is dignified,
Detroit-Idanha
_____________________
____________ ___ Boots Champion
sion.
And
what
of
the
mother
was
enjoyed
by
all
it
was
time
and
Israel
are
at
each
other
’
s
but that poverty should be, I ten do you hear your friends with children, who is widow- throats. I could go on but my for pictures. Every one gath Ga'es _____________________________________________________ Betty Kelle
casually
complain
that
they
and bonuses for fertility out- !
ed or deserted? The ax for point is made. If you want a ered on the front steps of the Lyons ____________________________________________________ Eva Bressler
side of wedlock.
. can
- ’t , sleep and need a sleep- them too? On the other hand, better world; what have you old high school for the event. Mehama .......
-......... - Mrs. John Teeters-Jean Roberta
I respect the law because I | jng
s not aspir-
‘ | in, brother), or are too tense what about the “bums” on the done to issue it in? Nothing, The school has just been newly
know of no alternate.
i and upset and need a tran- administrative end of welfare, but pass on your, and people painted so looked exception
I bathe regularly.
quilizer, or need that little with fat padded incomes, who like yours, narrow minded hat ally nice but the lettering at
I walk proudly under
i drink after work or before quietly dip their fingers into reds, fears, and rumors. You the top of the porch hadn’t
flag, not all over it
bed? And what about chil welfare reserves for their own make America unable to heal been repainted so this year’s
I believe in resolution,
dren
who die or are poisoned purposes. Graft in welfare its wide and various wounds pictures will be a little differ
revolution.
from
overdoses of candied as rests at all levels Mr. Alexan by declaring that you shall ent.
I want a better world that
der.
A business meeting was held
miraculously determine who is
is constructive, not a bitter pirin or candy-coated, animal
Bob and Bruce Blumenstein
As far as poverty being dig fit to be an American. Each with election of officers taking
shaped vitamins, which our le
world that is destructive.
one of you reading this, what place. Herman Grafe was re
nified,
how
callous
a
state
gal
drug
manufacturers
place
I am tired of filthy hair,
Phone 897-2679
elected president for another
filthy bodies, filthy words and on the market to entice high ment. Poverty is a major is litttle bit of kindness or under- year and Mabel Smith was
j
standing
did
you
pass
on
today
sue
in
every
city
today.
Our
er profits. And just who do
Love People.
your fellow man to make elected secretary-treasurer to
I am slow to anger, but soon you think sees all this and ac American economic system is I I to
this country a better place to replace Ansel Hayward. An
based
on
supply
and
demand,
cepts
it
as
the
right
thing
to
those of us who believe in our
live in? If you can not think of sel will continue in capacity
country are going to keep do? Your children, that’s who. with a large excessive un
then wake up and of historian. He is gathering
America beautiful by flushing So guess who sets the exam i tapped labor pool, function ' 1 anything,
——‘.1.-.. it’s —
... the
. Vin hippies,
—i —- the
♦ I. — all the information he can to
ing to keep wages down and' realize
not
the pothead protesters down ples Mr. Alexander.
manufacture
income
high
by
j
radicals,
left
wingers,
or
the put in book form. It is a slow
Now
as
far
as
'
“
free
lovers
”
the gutters of their own
job as it is hard to dig out a
keeping
jobs
scarce
and
in
foreigners
who
are
making
(here
I
will
assume
you
mean
minds.
T .icensed and Bonded
venereal diseases). Venereal high demand. That’s the facts! America unfit to live in; it’s lot of the information he is1
seeking.
No
one
enjoys
the
hopeless-
'
you
and
I.
disease is in epidemic propor
Fifteen Years In The Santiam Canyon
Dear Mr. Moffatt:
Being as next year will be
As you were kind enough to tion in America today among ness and shame associated with J To top your article off you the 50th anniversary of the
print Mr. Alexander’s article, all age groups, but highest in being poor and it is those who mentioned, “I am tired of fil- high school building, a com
please print my “letter to the occurence among military per- degrade the poor, by laying thy hair, filthy bodies, >» filthy mittee was appointed with Ed
Editor.” As I feel very strong sonel, high school and junior all the blame on them, who are | words and Love People,
This statement is almost too Davis, chairman, Lola Henness
ly about what I wrote, please high level children, who by the the crudest.
Now
I
would
like
to
add
'
unbelievable
to comment on. and Marian Klecker to help
way
didn
’
t
all
catch
it
from
print my article completely
him. We want to make a
unabridged and unedited. In a “free lovers.” (I assume you something here you slightly Filth is in the eye of the be- really big celebration of next
overlooked.
My
paycheck
de-
holder,
Mr.
Alexander.
Is
the
i
are
including
middle-class
ad
country which prizes above all
year and the committee is go
freedom of the press and ult wife-swappers in that creases each month as more dirt on a logger any cleaner ing to work towards this.
money
is
taken
out
for
social
than
the
dirt
of
a
long
haired
term.
)
speech, I feel that my article
Wilbur Meinert of Waldport
Most of today’s generation security benefits to the aged, young man who has just work.
has the right to be heard and
will have his name on the pla
Even
more
so
than
for
wel-
,
ed
in
his
garden
or
himself
just
grew
up
on
old
wive
’
s
tales,
read in Mill City. Perhaps,
que for having come the great
Highway 22 — Mill City
hopefully it may even draw and got various kinds of trou fare. Would you call these peo. ’ came home from a day in the est distance. Weaver Clark1
pie bums for getting hand-| , woods? As far as words go,
ble,
because
their
parents
were
more comment than Mr. Alex
of Hillsboro was the oldest na- |
ander’s slightly narrow story. too frightened and uptight to,outs whether they contributed ( you can read filth into any tive born attending. He was
ATLAS TIRES and BATTERIES
instigate
a
little
sex
education
'
or
not
in
their
lifetime
to
so-
j
word
you
wish
to
if
you
set
If you cannot print my arti
born 80 years ago, come Janu
your
mind
to
it.
As
a
matter
of
in
our
schools.
Did
you
know
cia
l
security?
I
certainly
would
cle in its entirety please re
ary, in a log house at the base
i not, because I believe in a so
turn it immediately, as I will that most young girls with un ciety that takes care of its mem fact an article like yours is of the hill across the highway.
Expert Tune up and Brake Repairs
submit it to the “Statesman”, wanted pregnancies, when bers, young or old. So I’m not pure filth to me and many He lived in Gates until he was
“Oregonian”, or “Corvallis Ga questioned thought they were griping about my paycheck, if other Oregonians.
I would be curious to know about 17 and attended school (
zette Times”, in hope that i to young to get pregnant? If in any way it can give aged
what
“Love People” means to in the old school house that
parents
are
embarrassed
to
someone will give my views
IV e Pick Up and Deliver
Americans a little more digni you, sir. I have met some very sat about where the high
tell
their
children
the
facts
of
equal attention.
school is now.
ty to live on.
beautiful
people
of
all
ages
life,
then
our
schools
must.
Respectfully,
Areal unexpected highlight
| You said, “I respect the law
Kathleen (Rose) Eisele Proper sex education at an I because I know of no alterna- who are making a positive ef of the afternoon was a movie,
fort to make this country a
early age could eliminate ma
better place for you and me to with sound, brought by Weav
ny unwanted pregnancies and ' tive.”
To the Editor:
Law and order can only de live in, and a cleaner land to er Clark, taken in 1959 of the
greatly
curb
venereal
disease.
I am writing in regard to the
If America would take the rive respect from its people raise our children in. Give us wagon train traveling from,
article, “Enough is Enough” by
needless
terrifying dark-ages when it represents a govern all a chance, those of us who Independence, Mo. to Inde
Jim Alexander, printed in the
ing body, which in itself, re wish to help this country. Don’t pendence, Ore. There were
August 3rd issue of the “Mill i stigma off venereal disease, spects and treats all its sub
about 28 of them made the
and
treat
it
as
just
what
it
is,
> be so quick to prejudge on ap
City Enterprise.”
jects with the same fairness pearance and rumors only. Af trip and it took four months.
a
curable
infectious
disease;
Call Us Any Day For
Nonsense!! For someone who
and equality. Blind obedience i ter all there can be some good In a question-answer period1
claims to respect his country more people would voluntar to “law” because of a lack of and love in each of us. Free after the movie Weaver was j
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tiful, Mr. Alexander is doing ment in the disease’s earlier as Hitler’s Germany proved. I not just freedom of religion, to go on the trip. His answer: I
more harm and degrading his stages. We can erradicate ven That is why there must be and but also freedom of dress, “You had to take an IQ test,'
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ereal
disease
in
a
few
years
country more than he could
Mr. Alexander, if people is debate on all private and thought, and freedom to be the if you came high you stayed i
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To conclude your story you worthwhile- if you came out
row-minded bigotry. It is peo
people, not against them.
said, “I am slow to anger, but low you went with the wagon
take
time
to
look
at
the
facts.
ple like Mr. Alexander who
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On the lighter side you sta-' soon those of us who believe in train.” He said the group suf
To quote mode “wisdom”
perpetuate a terrifying fear in
our country are going to keep fered many hardships with al
from your August 3rd article, ted, “I bathe regularly.”
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So what? I know a lot of our | America beautiful by flushing most continual rain for the
founded degenerate rumors.
rallying points for off-campus well to do, upper class people j the pothead protesters down first five weeks. They aver
I will quote entirely in con for sit-ins, books for burning, who don’t. Does the regularity j the gutters of their own aged 12 to 25 miles per day de
text, excerpts from Mr. Alex riots, and study courses in an of a bath make the man, or | minds.”
pending on where they were
ander’s article and comment.
rather what’s in his heart and . Since when is protesting to appear the next day.
archism.”
Mr. Alexander states that, “I
The afternoon passed much
Mr. Alexander I feel deep true actions that prove the hu-1 against bigotry, pollution, in
am one of the Establishment. ly sorry for you if you think manity in men.
equality in taxation, and po too quickly, but everyone left
I work and I am proud of it.” that a school is of no real val
Next you stated, “I walk verty un-American? Was this with the thought of trying to
All the people in America ue or put to no better use, proudly under my flag, not all country not founded to protect make next year’s gathering,
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to sweep floors for 50 cents an est to goodness book-burner I or recite your own “Bill of tices which are corrupt and un
hour, just to keep their fami than any students I’ve ever j Rights” garanteeing freedom balanced. It is sad indeed that
lies alive, For many Ameri- known. As far as rallying and equality for all, black or all you can see preventing
cans there are no such jobs, points for off-campus riots, j Polish or Jewish, Catholic, or America from being beautiful
so don’t be so falsely proud of when meeting off-campus for | long hair, no matter what an- are “the pothead protestors.”
yourself.
discussion or
our constitu- ( cestry or religion we hale from What of corruption in govern
To further quote Mr. Alex tional right of assembly, most, Do you remember that Ameri- ment and private agencies and
ander: “I pay taxes to pro groups meet on some form of | ca was established by immi- elected officials, what of cor
vide hospitals for the hippies private property; and you’re' grants seeking a nation where ruption in our unions and
with hepatitis, potheads with more of a schnook than I .one and all could worship in their officials with prejudiced
psychic episodes, pillheads thought you were, if you pay freedom of choice? The Amerl- and unfair labor policies. What
with overdoses, and free lo someone else’s private pro can who makes fun of his fel of the pollution of our land,
vers with social diseases.”
perty taxes! Unless of course low man’s religion for not be airs and waters with all the
Mr. Alexander I pay taxes there happened to be a “riot” ing his own, or who spreads sewage, beer cans, and other
also, and I am proud that my • in Cresent City, California on false rumors and old wives wastes needlessly and careless
money saves the lives of I some public property, suppor- tales about various ethnic. ly discarded by our middle
young, old, poor, rich, black, I ted by your tax dollars. By groups is the man walking on class tourists.
white, republican, or demo j the way not all riots are stu- his flag; his own symbol of to- [ The list could go on for days,
crat. Do you feel you have a ' dent caused—and it takes two lerance and equality, not the, but my point is made. When
right to say who should re I opposing groups to tangle.
hippie who stands up and says, I i people young or old, long or
ceive medical treatment and I As far as anarchism goes, “hey man, there is something' shorthaired, have the integrity
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