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About The North Santiam's Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 194?-1949 | View Entire Issue (June 2, 1949)
Strung the North Santiam Valley The North Santiam’s Mill City Enterprise VOLUME V, NUMBER 22 Looking Up and Down the Canyon MILL CITY. OREGON. THURSDAT. JUNE 1919 • UNS!*' ' ' 11 Lyons, Mehama, Elkhorn Mill City, Gates. Mongold Detroit and Idanha » ... U'tnw»—llliiMMIHII I IltMUin UU.IHIM IIU UMMLIUI UH Nllll»!« $2.00 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A OP Y Lookit, Mr. Baldock BPA Will Reroute Line Around Airport ’holo Courtesy The Statesmen By CHARLES WOLVERTON The other day a CHI employee was giving his most serious attention to a glass of beer in a locai tavern, tie looked up to see the uig buss ui LB>, Russell Hoffman, pu.chasing a pack age of cigarets. “Oh, Oh,” he said to himself, ’it won't do my job any good for the boss to see me in here.” so he ducked. A little while later tne bartvnu.i brought him another beer. “Who got me that one?’ he asked, just about making up his mind io refuse it. “It was the man who was just in heie for a package of cigarets,” the bartender replied. ABRUPT Building' Setsji Low Poles To Be Set Fast Pace in Temporarily Canyon Area \ SHIFT GEARS It’s carnival time again here, and the editor offers his usual advice: Stay away from the little balls that roll, the anows that twirl, the wheels It happened in Mill City Friday, that turn. By all means, eschew tbe skillo, a device with a big arrow’ which whirls horizontally on the counter of a car- ny joint. This one is stronger than an onion. The man behind the arrow, with his knee, can stop the arrow on Photos Courtesy Capital Journal . Two Mill City High School seniors a hair. Sure, if you miss red, he’ll were so close in scholastic honors obligingly make that «pace red for t’n- year that the customary vale you. But, bi other, it would take a dictorian award was withheld, a no sight draft on the U. S. mint to keep both were designated salbtatorians. up the play till all the spaces are T..ey are Marian King, who was red, when he fairbanks you on every given a scholarship to Oregon State play. College, and David Karr, who Go on the rides, kiddies, and see a s-.-holn i ship to the University freaks, folks, but stay away from the Oregon. the pretty gadgets that whirl Miss Cing will study -ec.ctariul and spin. toll science at OSC. Young Karr will ma- • • ♦ jor in mat hematics. 1 oughtn’t to have to write an She is the daughter of Mr. and itorial this week. The pictuie you Mrs. Russell King of Mill City. He on this peg» is giiyilji*! enough, on th a wn of .Mr. an I Mr< Bert Karr a subject which might have been men of ^.ycns. tioned before in this column- the \t the g a luation ext noises TbiJrs- need for the state to do something ay evening, Dr. Chester Hamblin, acout Highway 222 between Salem a'e n min ster, spoke on roads to and Mill City. piness. The ceremony was held in A few weeks ago Mr. Baldock, en ■ the .mu uy [nearer. _____ were ...._ Mill i City theater. . Fourteen gineer of the state highway commis I graduated. They are: sion, told reporters that the North Marian king Francis Claik, Warren Bennett. Al- Santiam route was “not on the agen da” for this year. But it’s on other folks' agenda.-. It’s on the agenda of the truck driver, who might have been killed in the mishap of last Friday, the one you see pictured. It’s on the agenda of the federal government, which has spent almost $5,000.000 on the rough an expensive A full-fledged, two day rodeo part of the North Santiam Highway Joseph Harris, Stayton, was be- horse show for June 18 and 19 has and expects the state to do its .part lieved drowned in Suttle Lake Thurs been decided upon by the Riders of in makin pa transcontinental link of day afternoon when the boat he and the Santiam. it. It will be a racing, rearing buck his wife were riding in was capsized It’s on the agenda of the cities of ing affair, the membership decided by high waves. Stayton, Mehama, Lyons, Mill City. Mrs. Harris, who wore a life jack Bert at a meeting Tuesday night. Detroit, Idanha. Sisters. Redmond et, was lescued late that evening. Al Kair is general chairman. and Bend. The rodeo will be held at the Lazy though her husband also was wear It’s on the agenda of Albert Bauer, Maple ranch between Mill City and ing a life jacket, no trace of him on general manager of Consolidated the surface of the water was seen. Builders, Inc., who made the subject Lyons. Mrs. Haris was brought from the of Sheri- Delashment and Bernard of the winding, narrow and dangerous rough water by fishermen. road between Mill City and Salem dan have promised to furnish buck Volunteers and state police have ing horses and cattle. Several saddle his chief topic in an address to the clubs in the Willamette Valley are dragge 1 the lake without finding any Salem Chamber of Commerce last already lined up to pa: ticipate in the trace of Mr. Harris. His coat was week. show, with drills, games and stunts. found on the shore. And it's going to be on tbe agen.ia Mr. Hanis operated a machine The local Boy Scout troop will as of the state of Oregon now, or by shop in Stayton and was a brother sist, and will man several concessions 1950, when, if the present adminis of Albert Harriss and Mrs. George A carnival may be lined up. tration has not acted, one will be el Barney of Idanha. In past .years the saddle club has ected that will. had crowds up to 1500. • • • Nice going, Bonneville Administra tion. The Canyon, ami particularly those here interested in aviation, are grateful for your prompt recognition The Colgan Construction Co. will of danger to airmen landing at Davis be continued and is now in operation. Field if the tall tower line had re Ray Colgan, who started the firm mained where it was routed. several weeks ago, died unexpectedly We recognize that BPA had a hard last week. The company will be con decision to make. It had a construc tinued by Mrs. Colgan. A general tion deadline to meet. The decision manager has been hired. to reroute the line keeps in operation a new but thriving industry here. STOVEPIPE < \T<TIES FIRE • • • t The fire department was called to It’s a pleasure to see the kind of the Dewey Flatman home Tuesday workmanship that's already apparent noon when soot caught fire in a stove in the early stages of const: uction pipe. The ceiling was scorched. nf the Detroit Dam. Looking down Al Cherry, of Dallas, brother of from the new highway grade to the Mis. Mel Robinson, was visiting over FBI's tase >f operations almost 500 Memorial week end. f«et below one sees an area of 10 or 15 acres, clean and smooth, with food STOP signs INSTALLED roads winding from level to level The State Higway C>mmi--i<.n r- where only a few weeks ago there stalled rton signs at street intersec- <vas noth-ng but a mass of brush and | t.ions to H e way 222 here last week, ■“•comi growth fir. j Strict regulaion of stop egulation Neat, aluminum roofed buildings will be enforced, local Chief of Police gleam brightly Trucks not in use are J T. King an*! state police sa line-: p in straight rows. A general atmosphe-e >f efficiency confronts one Two Win Scholarships as School Ends Riders Plan 2-Day Rodeo Gravel Firm Stays Stayton Man Lake Victim bert Haas. Jerry Hunter, Virginia Jackson, David Karr, Gerald King, Marian King, Franklin McDowell, John Stiait, IarCretta Thomas, Eu gene Thornley, Louis Verbeck a n d Kirk Wirick. A former Mill City student, James Cooke, attending Salem High School, was awarded a $5000 navy scholar hip, He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cooke of .Will City. In a letter to Henry R. Bayless, high school principal, E. Dean An derson, executive secretary of the Or egon State System of Higher Educa tion, wrote in regard to youg Karr: “The Oregon State System of High ei Education is very happy to award a scholarship to one of your students. This award has been made by the high school relations committee on the basis of recommendations by the State Instituting of Higher Educa tion. We offer our congratulations on the fine showing made by your schol arship winner.” Most of the high school faculty is attending summer school this year. Smith Finally Gets Chance To Race Horse - - 75 Miles At long last, Pau! Smith, «4, Mill City’s iron man and maiathon walk er, will get a chance to pit his bun ions against a horse’s hooves next month. Smith’s long -tending challenge to ace a horse over a long distance route has at last been accepted. He ill stride over a 75 mile course on the Lebanon Meadows race tiack in nid-July for 75 miles. Li t Fourth of July Smith walked from Albany to Mill City- 40 miles but had no one, horse or man. to mpete with. He came out fifth in -hort jaur-t of about 15 miles out Portland against men les* than A roundup of building activity in the Canyon showed considerable pro- g ess the past few weeks. George Manolis, Silverton, has be gun the construction of a large drive- in restau ant between Mill City and I Gates. Ground w as being cleared for the structure this week. Work of moving two tourist court buildings farther Loin the highway was completed. Mr. Manolis is a well known restaurateur, -ecently operat ing the coffee shop at the state cap ital building. Also in the Gates area, loads of lumber were being delivered to pro perty recently bought by T. W. Lord of Salem from Jerry Lyons, and work on several tourist cabins is expected to start in the next few days. Only some interior finishing re am to be done on the variety store 1 eing built by Not man Garrison in Gates. An attractive exterior, stuc- ■ned, with a canopy built over the front of the structure, adds much to j the anyearance of Canvon business houses. lr. Mill City the Lantd Construc tion Co. was making rapid prog:ess o ’ a large building which will house Albert Toman'» Hilltop Store. Ex terior brick work has been completed and work this week continued on the suru.te at part of the roof. Th© new store will be about 100 by 80 feet. 4 C. L. Booth, Mehama contractor. - >un will have completed a new on- story concrete brick structure which will house two businesses, on Broad- A-ny. Walls nre complete, stuccoing Inishi I, and the roof and floor were being installed this week. The build ing is being constructed for C. E. Mason and provides about 80 feet of business frontage. Also in Mill City u large service station which will provide a local out let for Richfield pioducts is nearly ready. Next door east, on Santiam Blvd, is the new Freres Lumber Co. retail yard, a large and attractive building. Work will start in a week or so on new qarters for the Mill City State Bank. Yoder and Martin, Corvallis con tractors, completed pouring the foot ings on the new Faust & Ross store. LOGGER INJURED Tom Fryer was seriously injured last week when a limb fell on him while working for Mt Jefferson Dig ging Co. neat Lyons. He was taken to Dr. R. P. Andersen of Stayton, and it was found he hail a very bad ly bruised right leg and injuries to his right arm, but no broken bones. He will be unable to return to work for some time. GRADUATED AT OSC Clyde Marion Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rogers of Mill City, is among the graduating class of 1568 seniors and graduate students to re ceive degrees at the 80th annual commencement at Oregon State Coll ege, Corvallis on June 5 and 6. He w'l) be granted a bacheloi's degree in business and technology. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers plan to attend the ex ercises. OPTOMETRIST TO L(M VTE HERE The Bonneville Power Administra tion this week recognized the com plaint oi the Davis airport here over the locution of its transmission line and agreed to move it away from possible danger to planes. The change in the route for the 230 kv. line to the Detroit Dam was confirmed officially Wednesday in a telegram from Sen. Wayne Moi ria to Robert Vencss, secretary of the Mill City Chamber of Commerce. Bryon Davis, owner of the field, and Ted Galbraith, its manager, also leceived word from the BPA. The present plan will be to install a temporary line along the present route, with 40 foot wooden poles. At the same time, the tower line will be surveyed und built on a route con siderably south of the present one. The temporal y line became neces- r> bf< au ■ BPA must deliver pow- e rto Consol'i'ated Builders, Inc., at the damaite by mid-August. Mr. Dn-is srd Mr, Galbraith ex- are isc I " sir -’•• ♦itu le to BPA and to its di lector Dr. Paul Raver, for ” • ■ prompt ami satisfactory settle ment of the problem. Both plan to <», now —>•» De breakfast hop set for Julv 1"- a G1 living pro gram: and co-’tlnoa' on of the school which now numbers msny students Schools Ask $114,021 Total estimated expenditures o. $114,021.00 were contained in a pro pose. . buiige, .or ochuol District 129J .or next yea*. Hie tiguie was about $10,900 above last year’s. The budget was prepared by the school board and the budget commit tee, Lee Ross und K. L. Faust, it will be »Ulmitleu for oflicial upprovai at a school meet ng at the high school building June 20 at 8 p.m. At the same meeting there will be elected a school director to till the position now occupied by Ramon Ro berts, whose term expires. A big increase in pupils has been made, especially n the pawl few weeks with work starting on the Detroit Dam. A substantial increase in mon ey from the basic school fund, be cause of more students, may help to boost anticipated receipts. The proposed budget contains a $10,900 outlie, for the new school and $3,500 for a new school site. Dam funnel Job Will Start Soon Start of work on the diversion tun nel for the Detroit Dam was sched uled for next week. The work will be done under sub contract to the Shea Construction Co. Consolidated Builders, Inc., virtually completed er.cavation at the tunnel entrance thia week. It will be a 1400 foot tunned, 25 f<et in iameter, and will cairy th» Sairtiam R ver, from a coffer dam, directly through the mountain. DRIVE TESTS |\ IDANHA V driver license examiner will be on duty in Idanha at the Idanha The ater between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Pe. sons wishing lken.-ea or per mits to drive are asked to get in touch with the examiner well ahead of the closing hour to assure comple tion of their examinatina with a min- mum f delay. Dr. Mark Hatnmerickson, optome trist. will locate soon at Dave Epps furniture store He has been in pract ice the pad ten ye»rs and served in ti e U. S. a: my for three and one- hilf years as optonetrst in army eye clinics where he gained extensive ’kill an . experience in the field of optometry. His general offices are at 313 W. 1st, Albany. Dr. Hammerickson will FIRE ’’EKMITS NEEDED The race had been planned for last S. T. Moore, district rangei, has fall, but the Lebanon folks couldn’t be in Mill City each Thuraday from 1:00 to 6:00 P. M. and laso 6:00 to announced that burning permits will find a h<>:*e to run against Smith. 8:00 P. M by appointment. be required for outside fires.
