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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1972)
Monitor and was a lifetime i resident of Oregon. He lived _ in Salem the past 26 years. Betty Kelle | Mr. Hitchman’s first wife, Newcomers to the area are Minnie died a number of years ago and his wife, Anna, died Mr. and Mrs. Wiltfang who have recently purchased the last January. He is survived by one bro Walter Thomas J. mobile home ther, Elmer Hitchman of Rose near the fire hall. HAROLD H. JENKINS Mrs. Wiltfang, known as burg. 'r.F^!ra\ST7niCeS we,:e interment Interment was in me the n Rose Kitty, will be the representa tive in the area for the Mar ion-Polk Self-Help and Ed old H. Jenkins, 68, who passed ' WALTER L. PETERSON ucation Programs. Part of away Saturday evening follow Walter L. Peterson, 65, of what she does is acquainting ing a long illness. I Salem, passed away in a Salem people with getting food He was the brother of j hospital Saturday following a stamps, seeing about medical late Delbert Jenkins of aid and continueing their edu- lengthy illness. comb who passed away re-1 Mr. Peterson was born in ucation. cently and Hugh Jenkins, who ! Lake Crystal, Minn, and lived In the autumn, from Sep was killed in a logging acci in Portland many years. He tember to May, classes in nu dent in Mill City a number of lived in Mill City a few years trition will be held in Gates years ago. at the Community Hall and to Salem in 1952. Mr. Jenkins was born in ' moving they also have them at the St. Mr. Peterson was a driver • Lacomb and lived in the De- I salesman for Grandma Cookie Boniface church in Sublimity. troit-Mill City area for many c until forced re. Here they will be held on years. He moved to Salem in tirement. Thursdays from 10 to 12 in the mid 30s. He was a builder I He was building chairman the morning, on Fridays in and carpenter. Sublimity. These days can be He member of Pacific iOr the GraCe Lutheran church He was was a a member of Pacific ■ „r changed if more convenient r Lodge kt atto ak » - i in Salem was a member of Pa- No. 50 AF&AM of Sa- I „ cific ifi„ Lodge #50 AF&AM. a ™, am for the largest amount of lem and Al Kader Temple of i Mr. Peterson’s brother, Don- people. Portland. Peterson, owned and pub Many in the area will be ac Rev. Bard Marshall officiat- I ’ aid lished The Mill City Enter quainted with Kitty as she has ed at the services and ritual prise for about three years, been to meetings at the club istic services were by Pacific and his sister, Mrs. Ed (Grace; house before in connection Lodge #50 AF&AM of Salem. Cooke was a Mill with this program. Interment was in the Lone for many years. City resident Billy Briggs, son of the Walt Oak Cemetery in Stayton. Rochons, has just recently re I One son was killed in a car Survivors include the widow a number of years turned from a two week trip Elaine Jenkins of Salem; one accident with Claude Roberts in his ago. daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Tay long-haul freighter. They left ( | Surviving are his widow, lor of Salem; one stepson,' from Forest Grove traveled to Gladys Peterson of Salem; one Wade Carter of Seattle; one Salt Lake City, Utah, through work by the fire department sister, Mrs. Olive Scott of son, Gary Peterson of Salem Nevada and on to Sacramento, prevented the fire getting to who just returned from Bra Longview, Wn.; two grand Calif and back to Oregon. the house. children. Donald Jenkins of zil where he was a missionary, Billy says it was really a great Tuesday morning Gates res- one sister, Mrs. Ed Cooke of Mill City is a nephew. trip but sure hot through the idents were again awakened Salem, one brother, Donald The family suggests contri desert. They collected many by the fire siren about 2 a.m. butions to the Cancer Society. Peterson of Lincoln City and rocks to bring home with for a roadside grass fire in , four grandchildren. front of Vista Mobile Park. It EARL R. HITCHMAN 1 Graveside services were held them. Well, after all the grumbling was qu ickly under control Funeral services were held at P; m- Tuesday at the Val- about the heat for a couple and the firemen able to return Monday a. m. m. at at Bar- Bar- ley Vlew Cemetery Kionaay at at 10:30 a. -------- -- at Silver- weeks, how is this for a to their homes to try and con rick’s Chapel in Salem for I haft* to admit Earl R. Hitchman, 76, who pas- ' V25tOrJ scl'v‘ce ^’as at 3 P Thursday morning I broke tinue their interrupted sleep. Audrey Levon has finished a sed awav last Wednesday in a m- Tuesday at the Grace Luth- I Thursday morning i and turned .he. the furnace three-day workshop on juve [Horne X ™ church In Salem Contri- i down and for a little while. The rain nile delinquency at OCE. ing a long illness. , butions may be made to a me- I i on we had was really welcome | Mrs. Levon left on Saturday He was well known in the morla^ fund at the church. _ ._ | and sure hope it relieved the , for her home in San Francisco Mill City area as he was a I REV. ELMORE GILSTRAP 1 fire danger a little. logger and sawmill man. He1 Memorial services were held 1 Last Monday morning Gates . after a five week stay with logged on the North Fork with ‘ Wednesday at 11 a. m. at the ' was awakened about 3 a.m. by. her son and family, Robert and Converse under the name of Christian church in Turner the sound of the fire siren. | . Audrey Levon. C & H Logging Co. in the late for Rev. Elmore Gilstrap. 83, The fire was a chicken coop, The Rayette dancers, of 40s and then was in the saw who passed away Sunday in a on the former Joe Novak prop- which group Lori Levon is a member, danced last Wednes mill business. His mill was lo Salem Nursing home. He had erty on Gates Hill Road. Quick day for the Eagles in Salem. cated where Cedar Lumber On Saturday the group Co. now is located and it burn been in poor health for some 1 time. I il Service job. Robert has been I danced at the Clackamas ed in the early 50s. Rev. Gilstrap was well working in Bob’s Food Mar-' . County Fair at Canby. In 1945 Hitchman started the Salem Equipment, Inc. in Sa known in Mill City as he fil- ket for his father, Robert Rey-; jjad a reaj njce telephone lem where he manufactured led the pulpit in the Christian nolds, Sr. Mrs. Branch is his vjsit wRb Charlene Cooper i sister. Where he will be per-' on Sunday. She and Peggy small sawmill equipment. The church. He was one of the founders ’ manently located is not sure, . were in the area over the firm started as a four-man shop for manufacturing and of the Turner Memorial Home ' but he expects to be in Florida. , weekend taking care of some Mr. and Mrs. Al Hemsborn details for Peggy’s September repairing small sawmill equip and was the first chaplain of ment. It has grown until it is the Salem Memorial Hospital anl son, Jimmy, have return- wedding. The Coopers had a now one of the top sawmill which position he held for ed from their vacation in Can- call from Sandy in Germany ___ _ years. | ada. They spent several days , on their anniversary and machinery manufacturing bus I many r.,- where theyI gandy will ______ be ______ coming _ home inesses in the world. It now, He was born in Washington in Victoria, B.C., was an ordained visited the world famous September 8 for a couple employs 115 people and has , State. State.^ He ja '3 s annual sales of over $3 million. Christian minister and served Butchart Gardens. They took | weeks fO be here for Peggy’s Mr. Hitchman was born in Christian churches in Californ the Nanimo Ferry Princess wedding. Sandy also said she ia, Washington, Kansas, Texas of Vancouver” which holds had talked to‘Frank Cather- and Oregon. His last pastorate 3000 cars to Vancouver, Can-( wood on the phone and he Med They reported that are sfcttled in fairiy well. was in Medford where he re ada. ED LEWIN tired in 1957 and retired at the British Columbia, Canada has They are about a three hour Turner Memorial Home. He been very dry; they have had drj * ve from where Sandy Auctioneer, Inc. V W away K* ~ ----------- J t*'” "" , ¡s and are boping to get to then became Chaplain at the no rain for almost tnree Complete Auctions ¡Salem Memorial hospital. months. 1 gether in the near future. I Sunday guests at the home At one time he did field Clare and Margaret Rush Phone 769-5466 ______ work for the Minneapolis Bible of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Olm spent the day in Salem _____ Sunday college and the Eugene Bible stead were her mother, Mrs.1 aftencling two fiftieth wedding college (Northwest Christian Bertha Young of Corvallis and ann anniversaries. iversarjes. One was for College). He was superintend- her sister, Mrs. Irene McEl- , jong time friends, Mr. and Mrs. ent and field representative; downey of Philomath. I ' Lester Starr, ______ *1'- _ held at the First for the Turner Memorial Home I Mike Wimer from Turner Christian Church. The other | was a weekend guest at the wm “f or M- ~ and Mrs. Otis from 1930 to 1950. Rv. Earl Lyda officiated at home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Micheal at their Salem home. the services. | Meek and family. He is a The Micheals are parents of Survivors include the wid 'nephew of Mr. Meek. Rush’s daughter-in-law, Vera ow, Mrs. Mary Gilstrap of I This is the last week for Rush day last week a birth. Turner; four daughters, Mrs. I the rummage sale held at the Josephine Blakemore, Chicago, ! United Methodist church. They day djnner was held at the Ill.; Mrs. Ruth Fowler, Peoria, wiH be open ^Thuursday and home of Margaret Rush for Ill.; Mrs. Margaret Licht, Port- ” Friday 10 am. to £ .7 p.m. • Sylvia Duir'an. Other guests ’ - from " All During August Mrs. Orval presen{ i were wvw Olivia Kaplinger, land, and Mrs. Femel Down-! Mr. 1,„. and ---- ----- ----- Bilyeu . presen inf, Indio, Ca.; one brother,' flew to Douglas, Alaska, to at-| Ruth Johnson and Bessie Bas Eric Gilstrap, Fresno, Ca.; 11 tend the wedding of their son, '• I sett, all of Mill City*' City. The The grandchildren and 6 great Larry Dean Bilyeu ^and ^Mi- heat we had been having had chele Marie Savikko held eased off so it was a perfect grandchildren. June 17 at the Shrine of St.1 day for eating outside. Theresa. While there they i Sunday dinner guests at the 224 - 4th St., Stayton visited various places of in Clyde Oliver home was their terest. son Bob and his wife. B.v Eva Bressler Mr. and Mrs. Orvin Sletto Mel and Dorothy Newberg’s Open Monday thru Sat A 10 inch water main across from Murdo, S.D., and Mr. and I house is seeming pretty quiet urday: 12:30 p. m. to the new bridge was completed Mrs. Larry Case of Ridfield, I this morning after Dorothy’s Tuesday with Mehama resi S.D., were recent guests at brother and wife and Roy 5:00 p. m.; Friday: dents only out of water for two the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kruse’s and grandson, Mark, 12:30 p. m. to 7:00 p. m. hours. The water will be tes j Lloyd Sletto. Mr Orvin Slet- left about 5:30 a.m. for their ted and chlorinated and the , to is a cousin of Mr. Sletto. home in Redonda Beach, switch from the old bridge to Mr. and Mrs. Davis Baker Calif. Newberg’s other grand the new one will be in the near from Jackson, Tenn., spent son, Butch, returned to his future which will give the Me several days at the home of Salem home on Sunday so that hama residents more pressure. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Whaley. puts the family back to three. Water hookups have been Mr. Baker, who is a nephew My sister, Carolyn, and her granted to Gail Elmer who is I of Mrs. Whaley ,is a teacher I friend. Dawn Risner, of Beav- building a new house on 7th at Lane College for black co | erton were Saturday drop-in Street and to Homer Mitchell eds. He is a graduate of Lewis j visitors at my house, then on building on McCully Mountain and Clark College in Portland. I down to the folks, the Hollis road. Mr. Jim Dalby of Casper- j Turnidges where they stayed Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hickman Wyo., spent last week at the | overnight. Hollis, Carolyn and of Salem have moved into the home of sister and husband, Dawn went cat fishing Satur Wilson acres addition east of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Henning. day evening and did real well town. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Meek Mr. and Mrs. Chester Mrs. Katie Skillings and aid family attended a reunion Straight have had quite a Mrs. Ethel Wyman of Albany of the McCormick family, her house full of company lately returned on Tuesday from a mother’s people, held Satur with their daughter and hus week’s trip to Idaho. They vi day at Champoeg Park. band, Mr. and Mrs. Lenard sited Emmett and Riggins with Mrs. Leota Worden with her Smith and three children from friends and enroute home they son-in-law and daughter, Mr. Morgan Hill, Calif., spending a stopped at Hood River to see and Mrs. Wayne Lierman of week with them. Chester’s sis Mrs. Wyman’s sister. Stayton, were at Reedsport ter, Mrs. Gail Soto from Los Harry Clason of Lyons, Me Saturuday where they attend- Angeles was up for a two-day ► hama Water Board Superin ed graveside services for visit on her way to Canada. tendent. is seriously ill at the Barnard, four and one-half Coming up from Corvallis Salem Memorial hospital. month old granddaughter of with her were Charles and A going-away picnic din Mrs. Worden. Services and Hawthorne O’Rourke, cousins ner was held at the home of burial were held at Seal Rock. of Chester The O’Rourkes Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Branch of Rodney Cone of Eugene was have lived in Corvallis about Phone 769-5311 Scio for Mr. and Mrs. Robert a Sunday overnight guest at three years but the Straights I L. Reynolds who left for Flo the home of his aunt, Miss . didn't know it before. S+ay+on rida where he is taking a Civ- Lula Cory. Visiting at the Straights 1— The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Aug. 24, 1972 GATES OBITUARIES .. »»..A,. — Old Fashioned Franks lb. Mmmmm Good 13-year-old twin now grandsons, Larry and Gary Beireis of Albany. The twins an dtheir parents have just reutrned from a month long vacation covering 21 states, with stops in Florida and Min nesota to visit relatives. Arriving at the Floyd Swaim home last Wednesday for the day were Mr. and Mrs. Steven Marshall, Shirley’s cousins and an aunt, Mrs. Mae Pitcher of Bakersfield, Calif. With them was Shirley’s’ mother, Mrs. Charles Chubb of Oakridge. _______________________ __i I Why Don't You Subscribe to The Mill City Enterprise I —— ------------------------------- ■ I Sublimity Nebergalls Bologna lb. 69c Nebergalls Polish Rings ea. 69c Nebergals Bologna Rings Ea. 69c Round Steak lb. $1.09 »♦ POTATOES, 20 lb. bag . . 98c TOMATOES, Red Ripe lb. 29c Calif. Pink Grapefruit 8 for $1.00 Snoboy Seedless Grapes 3 lbs. $1.00 Calif. 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