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Th Gen. Ref. »nd rv’-' Newapsp*1*' U of O Library AÎII City Enterprise ^_=!a=^===^==^====^________ ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY—ORE GON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXV ill NUMBER 1 THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 4,'1973 Up and Down AflFIUâl Hâiïl Wolverines To Have First Home Game I The Avenue Dinner Set For The Santiam Wolverines will Mayor Clyde Bate By D ob Moffatt H-50 a YEAR — 10c a Capy Santiam Places First In Detroit HolidayTournament play their first home basket ball game of the season Sat DETROIT — The Santiam but were blitzed 54-33 in the urday, January 6, against Har It has been quite a snell Wolverines captured first place second half. risburg. The J.V. game will be since I wrote anything for The in the Detroit Holiday Tourna gin at 6:30 with the varsity to (Jewell 67) Foster 18, Nor Enterprise, and it is a little ment here Saturday night by man 7, Samulson 28, G. Bel play at 8:00 p. m. difficult to do when it is so defeating Tillamook Catholic lingham 14. B. Bellingham 0. Thursday, January 18, is the nice outside. I just looked at Friday, January 5, the Wol 49-37. Santiam outscored the (Detroit 82) Leming 19, Rick our thermometer and it said' date set for the ham dinner verines will travel to Salem Vikings 18-4 in the third quar- Roth 12. Randy Roth 14. Mon 75, so as soon as I knock this sponsored annually by the tn play the Chemeketa Jay- | ter, which proved to be the roe 4, Gardner 14, Lynn 7, out I’m going for a swim. This Santiam Booster Club. Co- vees. Game time will be 5:30 turning point of the game. Smith 10, Reeves 2. is something I do nearly every chairmen for this year’s event at the Salem Armory. Dennis Corning paced Santiam Jewell ...... 17 17 10 23-87 day. Shopping in Phoenix is are Betty Plotts and l .™ Mabie The Saturday night Harris scorers with 12 points, Ron Detroit...... 14 14 23 31-82 quite a chore. It seems there Boester. burg game is a make-up game Podrabsky added 11, and Gary JV score—Detroit 61, Jewell 34 are millions of people doing I Dinner will be served from l __ __ __ 1 and was originally scheduled 1 t the ‘-- -------- .. Tavlor had 10 tallies. Santiam (49) Tavlor 10, Dar same XL.__. thing at . the same 5:30 to 7:00 p. m. in the dining for December 9. Host Detroit finished third rel Plotts 8, Podrabskv 11 Dav time. I spent most of my time area of the High School com-■ Clyde Bate takes oath as Mayor of Mill City from with 82-67 win in basketball id Plotts 2, Corning 12, David sitting on a bench in the mall, mons. City Recorder, Mrs. William Bogle. Former Mayor Her play over Jewell. Tom Leming son 6. watching people while Alta Booster Club members will j led the balanced Cougar attack Tillamook (37) Gunder 7, P. did the work. bert Peck .’ooks on.—Enterprise photo. be conducting advance ticket' with 19 points, followed by Sander 21, M. Sander 3, T. There is nothing quite as in sales and tickets may also be Randy Roth with 14, Marty Sander 2, Dawes 2, Halverson teresting as watching people obtained at Douger’s Drive Inn American Legion Gardner also with 14. Rick 2. when they think no one is and Mill City Pharmacy. Roth 12, and Bryan Smith 10. Santiam 8 12 18 11—49 looking. Of course in the mall Family tickets will sell for Jewell led at halftime 34-28 T. Catholic 7 12 4 14—37 Auxiliary To Be they had the usual quota of $5.00, adults $1.75 and children JV score—Santiam 52; Tilla- Salvation Army kettles. This , 12 and under $1.00. Marvln E. Meirose, Marion mook Catholic 44. is what I watched one after Organized Here County Dog Control Officer, All proceeds from the dinner said this week that dog li In girls volleyball competi noon—and do you know who Scholar. censes for 1973 are due Janu- All ladies interested in the tion Jewell vs. Detroit took was money? ; will go to the Canyon — putting in the iuvucj * organization and forming of an first place, (trophy). Detroit Mostly the younger people.,sblP Fund. ary 1, 1973, and will be delin- •I was also awarded a first place American Legion Auxiliary are When they put their donations -| quent after March 1. ---------------------------- asked to attend an organiza in the kettle, you could see DETROIT—At the December The Regis Rams slipped Dy trophv in talent competition. Licenses are required on all tional meeting Friday, January Falls City will host Detroit them light up like a full moon, dogs old enough to have their meeting of the Detroit City 12, at the IOOF Hall at 8:00 the Santiam Wolverines, 52- Friday, January 5 and on Jan which proves the old saying: Council, Harold Roth was ap 50, in a non-league game Tues uary 9th Detroit will host canine teeth. Licenses are $4 p. m. “it is more blessed to give | day. with a penalty of $2 after pointed by the council to fill The membership director than receive.” That is the t *II I it !• the unexpired term of Frank At the end of the first quar. Eddyville. March 1, 1973. JV games at 6:30 and Varsity Anderson who moved to Sa from Salem will be present to ter, Regis held a three-point youthmSi£itsome timej However, purchasers of a lem. assist in organizing and an lead. Then in the third period, at 8 p. m. I dog are given thirty days to This park where we are lo- I . swering any questions. Santiam caught up with the New council members will purchase a license before the cated now is full to the brim. LI a Anyone wishing further in Rams and tied the score at 39 be sworn in at the council ’ s penalty becomes effective. It looked rather bare when first meeting in January. A formation may contact Grace all. we arrived here November 30.1 With two minutes left in mayor will also be elected Thayer at 897-2181. Interested Not so now, and the office said ' At the Detroit Holiday Tour, women throughout the canyon the final period, Santiam had from the council by the coun that every place was spoken nament, the Santiam varsity i area are invited to attend. a 50-45 lead. But without side for. The cold weather other basketball team won first with Detroit Dam - Weather cil for a one year term. shooting from Regis, the lead Pool Mayor Cliff McMillan re places in our country evidently a 49-37 decision over Tilla- was narrowed to 50-49 with Max. Elev. Min. Pep is driving people south—and monk Catholic, ported that the Water Com- 10 seconds left to play. While A standard First Aid class can you blame them? At the end of the first half 1 Dec. 27 60 42 1492.23 1.22 mlssione.-, Bud Logsdon, and shooting a lay-up, Gerry Goy. I was going to write a Christ. I 1 Santiam held j a nanuw narrow unic- one-! DeC 28 44 34 1490.64 1.15 the city council have been ins of Regis was fouled. He will begin Thursday, January mas column like I used to do point lead. Then in the third made the two free throws, 11, at 7 u.m. at Santiam High at home, but believe it or not, period, Santiam outscored the Dec. 29 ...40 34 1485.68 0.31 working in recent weeks, along which proved to be the win School. Classes will be held for two 1 didn t, realize^ wh^at date it Vikings 18-4, proving to be the Dec. 30 ...39 34 1479.45 0.06 with the aid of Water Supt. ning margin. Dec. 31 ...42 35 1476.75 0.40 Earl (Mike) Michaelson, im- ^ia,t w°yld turning point for the game. Once again Santiam was hours _ each . from 7 . to . . 9 p.m. , have Alh. been too late. Neverthe- 1 i Even though he fouled out Jan. 1 .. ...41 35 1473.82 0.01 proving the city’s water sys- beaten at the foul line while °n Thursday evenings for sbr t a ...i-u | less Alta A T ■••¡«»lx «11 and I do wish all . .. — they only made 40 per cent of consecutive weeks, deluded in Ent.mrk. game. Benni« Corning Jan. 2 .. „45 34 1470.64 0.50 tern. Enterprise ronHor. readers . a Merry I of their free throws. Both teams, ^« course will be reading and led the Santiam scorers with I discussing assignmnts and ob Christmas, even if we can’t be ! 12 points. Ron Podrabsky and had 21 field goals. A large crowd attended the serving and applying first aid there to enjoy it with you. We I Gary Taylor also scored in High scorer for the game Legislators Listen To Publics Questions press meeting held in the techniques. miss our friends, believe me— Eagles Lodge Thursday, De was Dennis Budlong with 12 The course is offered free of but you can’t have everything. I double figures with 12 and 10 points. Dave Hance led the | points respectively. cember 28. charge but the traininee will be We have received many cards Regis scoring with 11 counters. The most frequent questions reqqulred to have an Ameri and letters from home, and i Santiam outscored Tillamook Santiam ....17 5 17 11—50 vere taxes and welfare which can Red Cross Textbook. they help keep us up to date. ' in field goals, 21-13, but they Regis ...... 12 13 14 13 — 52 ?emd to come up quite often Anyone 14 years of age or We went to Sun City one only shot 47 per cent from the Regis: Kintz 2, Rickman 6, n the discusisons. older and anyone who has com day last week to visit some foul line. This was the twelfth meet- Balloon 10, Kuedeil 10, Hance pleted the eighth grade is elig people we knew in North Da Host Detroit finished in third 11, Jim Kintz 2, Goyins 2, ng Sen. Ken J ernstedt and ible to participate. kota where I operated my first place by defeating Jewell. lep. Jack Sumner have held Rauch 1, Lulay 8. Registration may be made by newspaper back in the dirty In *he first round of the I Santiam: Dave Plotts 10, since their election in district calling Santiam High School, 30s. She was county superin tournament, Santiam easily Corning 3, Podrabsky 11, Dav 36R to better acquaint them tendent of schools at that time downed Detroit, 84-53. 897-2311. selves with the problems of idson 2. Darrell Plotts 3, Tay Further information may be —and another couple from Me lor 9, Budlong 12. The Wolverines outscored their constituents and what obtained from Mahlon Hale, dora, N. D. were also guests Detroit by making 21 points in the people in their district 897-2121, or Steve Cahan at on that day, so we had a real j every period. Santiam had 33 want them to do while the leg good visit. 897-3130. islature is in session. Mrs. Ann Brown, the lady | field goals as compared to 19 for Detroit. The Wolverines The legislators stated they we visited and her husband Mill City Weather would be glad to come back at have a gift shop in Medora • took advantage of their 27 free Compiled by Rod Pfoertner throws by making 18 of them. any time and speak to any or now. Ann, as we all knew her Max. Min. Pep. Dennis Budlong led the San A Mill City Grade School ganization, or group, on any back in those days, was one of 56 40 1.45 December 27 played tiam attack with 29 points. basketball game was item that the people might be the early day teachers in Bil 46 38 0.38 Tuesday, December 14, at Mill December 28 concerned about. lings County, and she had some This is a season high for him 43 36 0.00 December 29 Rep. Sumner said he plans City against Jefferson. real stories to tell. That was and the team. He was follow, 48 38 0.20 December 30 The seventh grade lost by Senator Kenneth Jernstedt and Representative Jack me Lx« ctc . _l e< ^ b y Gary Taylor and David Ito write a news article each before the day when every- 38 0.12 ...... 47 December 31 . a score of 15 to 31. The eighth Sumner listen to questions being asked by local citizens week to better acquaint the thing in schools was so mod- I 14 an<1 12 P0*1115 48 30 0.00 people with what is going on grade team also lost their January 1 ... of Mill City in the Eagles Lodge on December 28. ern. She had to board and j i respectively. ” January 2 .... ....... 42 34 0.48 game 40 to 18. in Salem. room with one of the families, This was the first year that —Mill City Enterprise Photo. near the school. She walked i the varsity basketball team to school each day, ate a cold won the tournament since its lunch and taught all eight beginning in 1967. grades. She had 50 pupils. Not only that, she wound up chop ping her own wood, did the quite an experience and one Frank Stromquist, chairman. time event was sponsored by of town. tiam High. By Goldie Rambo janitor work, helped to keep that I wouldn’t have missed I The budget committee of A new study was being Was it really that long ago the Jayceettes. Here I am once more back the kids clean, and also helped for anything, but on the other district 129J proposed a budget made by the Willamette Na with It was a wet month — Pacific Power and Light had at the old stand .glancing feed them as times were hand, I’d hate to try to do it asked that they be allowed to heavy rains melting the snow tional Forest lands and the re with a raise in four areas. tough then, back in 1915. now. Even my first automobile through the pages of The En (Noted in November tax state, She said she instituted the was purchased with an “ad terprise as I start to write increase their water rates. It in the hills. Basements were sults are expected to have a ments.) range impact on the econ long many flooded, there were is now in effect. some of the happenings during first hot lunch program—she’d ; trade deal” with a dealer in a Area residents were sadden Announcement had been street drainage problems but omy. share her lunch with the less! nearby town. We didn’t even the year just past. We can ed to learn of the death of Oz March fortunate poor kids. She let have a well for drinking wat only touch on some of the made that a new Dental build, ar people and cars sloshed Cpl. Tom Drynan received zie Mikkelsen, active commun. them toast their bread over er, and had to have it hauled major news, but that doesn’t ing would be built in Mill City around at least it was warm. promotion to Sgt. and he and ity and club worker, who was February the fire. Now here’s the real in. There was no electricity, so mean that we don’t remember at a cost of some $40,000. Drs. But alas and alack — the his family were making plans always cheerful despite his ill crunch of that situation. She I set type by hand by gas lant. and share with many of you Lawrence Miller and Leonard ness. did ail this for $90 a month, ern. Even the presses had to be the joys and sorrows that the Hayes would be operating the warm waters of January had on moving from the area. A former Mill City teacher, Both had been active in Scout, turned to ice — with many office. which was premium pay. How year brought. Wu by plain old muscle, The old city park, which beautiful (?) pictures formed ing and Camp Fire work. They Catherine Lyon, had been I always get in a reflective about that. And then , ,he she had had operated T I would hate that nvain. to do that again, are new living near Stayton named Mother of the Year for to pay $30 for her board and ( | but it was fun as I was only mood at this time and think now belongs to the school dis by the icicles. Doris Davenport announced but retain many interests and Oregon. room. She also helped sew I22 years old when I bought that all of us should do a lit trict, was getting a “face-lift- Two suspects had been ___ “assessing _ ”. . When _____ ing” with old dead trees and that $273 50 had been collect friendships here. clothing for the less fortunate. | that newspaper. It was the le- tle personal caught in the slaying of Les The Mill City Steering com ed during the Mother ’ s March it comes right down to the I stumps removed. While at the Makes one think about how Davis, a resident of the Little Thav^no tone I ga * P a P. er of . mittee held the first meeting of Dime«, which was consid things are now. ------- ----------- got quite a bit of that type of most important things in life,' other end of town W. S. Re- of the year and again decided Nork Fork, but well known to pick with present day edu work from the court house. most will agree that health, Mine had given city officials ered very successful. . .— . top — ,L. Rex Ohmart was serving as to continue the annual 4th of in this area. cators—but when they go on Only thing, we had to take family and . friends the ,1.» list. right of way through a section The City had just received __..... of .... the __ __ ___ I July celebration. Lillian Arch city budget strike it maker my Irish come warrants, as the county had Without that first ingredient of the park where an old rail chairman — - - - ■■ ■ « a x » m —- a I— it, «4 141 — a ALL A T T I er was serving as president of delivery of a new patrol car— committee. with Tike to the top. We certainly no cash either. Then the bank it is hard for us to enjoy oth road was located. Speaking of railroads, bulgets, showing an upward the group with Jim Lews, vice- a Plymouth Fury. Also good wouldn’t like to go back to | ers had a field day. The war- ers. Although The Enterprise has Charles and Mary Kelly had trend. The proposed budget president and John Fohl, sec news for them was passage of those supposedly “good old ! rants paid 7% interest, and city budget, 73-74. days” in education or anything officially changed hands, I find written an interesting item, was in the amount of $92,713. retary. The theme was to be the The ’ ^ n ” f r jy y h^ ,, d B ! when you took a warrant to Jaycees were busy plan “ Happiness Is ” . Mrs. Dale Brosig, Heart Fund complete with pictures, on the hand. ■ i. banR . .. else, but on the other handi, they discounted it it the same friendly atmosphere ning their annual Easter egg Reid Real Estate was to re chairman, was asking for vol people who didn t live in those That wag real that has always prevailed We history of railroadi' in this unteers, Mrs. Glen Henness open after being closed be hunt which will be missed this times surely cant appreciate How about that John Fohr can, however, still get in a area. The Mill City-Gates Ameri- was heading the Gates drive cause of the illness of Dave year unless some oilier organ how easy they have things vorse than H ,s today I good argument with our can Legion Post had installa and Frank Stromquist was Reid. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley ization takes it over. now— and thats a fact. friends here. Leading scholars at Santiam .j 1 could probably go on for In those days of my early, Now on with the news—but tion and initiation ceremonies chairman of the business dis- Clark were to operate the bus High were named with Hope i" had to ' P a K es telling about those days, iness. with Charley Stewart serving trict drive. newspaper career, I 1.-- — first let me wish all my Lois Scott, longtime Mill Wilson to be the Valedictor Bid Sanders had been named uanci ai.M ....... for .......... —I ev- but the younger generation friends, old and new. a happy as the newly elected Comman barter and trade most head basketball coach at San City bank employee, had been ian and Victoria Olson, Salu- ervthing. No one had cash to wouldn t believe it anyway, der. happy NEW Year. named Personal Representa tatorian. Karen Davis, senior at San tiam High. subscribe to the paper so 11 Now, as I close, Alta and I January The new cafeteria at tile The Oity fathers announced tive for bank patrons, accord took cedar fence posts at 25c join The Enterprise staff in Pictured in the first issue of tiam High School and daugh school was open with the each, ducks, chickens, coal, wishing each and everyone of the year was one of the town’s ter of Mr. and Mrs. George that only three months re ing to John Fohl, mgr. The Booster Club was spon Open House scheduled for beef. ham. even a jug of wine, you a real Happy New Year— happy events—the state cham Davis, had been elected Mill mained for residents to dump (Continued on Page 4) Believe it or not, that was one of joy and prosperity. pion football team from San- City Junior Miss. The first garbage on the old one west soring a Reno Fun Night with January 18 Marion County Dog | Licenses Due Jan. 1 Harold Roth To Replace F. Anderson On Detroit Council Reqis Rams Down Wolverines 52-50 Wolverines Defeat Tillamook Catholic In III 11011110/ iriai/ Tniirn lUUlll. First Aid Class To Begin January 11 Many Attend Meeting With Jernstedt-Sumner Mill City Tigers Lose To Jefferson 1972 Sees Much Growth In Mill