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About The North Santiam's Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 194?-1949 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1949)
Semng the North Santiam Valley The North Santiam’s Mill City Enterprise »2.00 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A C«PY MILL CITY? OREGON. THURSDAY. Jl NE 30. 1949 VOLL ME V, NI MBER 26 Delinquency Looking Up and Down Charge Holds the Canyon Mehama Man An Industry Dies: An Obituary With a casual stroke of a pen the present owners of the Mill City Man ufacturing Co struck off in a moment i this week what had taken years of labor and sacrifice to build. The words the pen wrote were: Junk it! R. L. Guilliam, 64, Mehama, was The men who deal in junk are here. released in $1000 bail set by Justice of the Peace Harlow Weinrick in Al They’ie figuring on the machinery bany on a charge of contributing to that used to be the sinews of a fine local industry and the tools of liveli the delinquency of a minor. Guilliam was «nested by Chief of hood for 150 families—at so much Police J. T. King and held in jail here per pound. Here and there a machine briefly before being taken to Albany will go to another mill- to produce lumber and payrolls for others. But for preliminary hearing. The ariest followed signing of a ¡Unquestionably the industry itself is complaint by paents of a nine-year- • all being junked. The mill was built by the donated old girl that Guilliam had tried to labor of many men here-—left strand molest her. Following his arrest, Chief King ed by the junking of another enter said that seveial other cases of al prise. the Hammond mill heie. Most leged offences involving minor girls of the workers who gave their labor were reporter! to him, although no to that effort are either too old to additional formal complaints were start out again, or too disillusioned to try remembering how connivers made. grabbed, then tossed aside, their own Guilliam was alleged to have tried to lure the giil with offer of a hand jmili. Obituaries are written for human tooled bracelet. Several of the bau bles were in his possession when he (beings. Perhaps one ought to be pen ned for wrecked mills, ruined land or was searched. Guilliam worked in the Canyon as mismanaged endeavors they live by. “Mill City M„ boin in travail, lived a flagman for a road construction in prosperity, enriching i t s owner, company. died through neglect; survived by [well-rewarded ingrates, plus a \ost i of honest workmen, cast off as cas- I ually as the corpse was interred.” Lyons, Mehama, Elkhorn Mill City, Gates. Mongold Detroit and Idanha Pick Dam Townsite I Young Recorder Subs as Judge Dam to Set Breitenbush By CHARLES WOLVERTON The little trout who lived in the North Santiam, where his pappy, his Mill City’s youthful city recorder grandpappy, his gieat and many became judge for a night last Friday times great grandpappies had swum and meted out a stiff sentence to a was lonely. He didn't have anybody culprit charge with drunken driving. to play with. It was a bright, sunny City Judge Don Sheythe was out day, and he'd gone from Mehama to of town because of illness of Mrs. The peimanent townsite for per The engineers really picked a good Idanha and found not a soul to fro Sheythe. sonnel on the Detroit Dam has been lic with. Appearing before the pinchhitting spot for the Detroit Dam. That is the opinion of G. J. Shea, chosen, ami bids have been invited The little rainbow trout’s name magistrate was Henry Schick, con for laying out a townsite, it w a s was Reginald. The name reflected his struction worker. He pleaded guilty of the Shea Co., Alhambra, Calif., announced Thursday by C o 1. Jack which has the subcontract for dig aristocratic backgiound, for his an and Judge Ragsdale, with the aplomb ging a 25 foot diversion tunnel 150« Miles, resident aimy engineer. cestors belonged to the highest so of an experienced jurist, said: The site of the 48 home townsite ciety of piscatorial circles. And the “$254.50. Drivers license suspend feet long. “It’s tough drilling, but it’s very will be on the new route of Highway North Santiam was their manor and ed.” substantial rock,” he remarked, after 222 about a mile west of Breitenbush their estate. returning to the Mill City office of bridge, on the shoreline of the lake Reginald began to wonder where Consolidated Builders, Inc., main to be formed by the Detroit dam. all his kinfolk and bleed had gone to. conti actors on the 450 foot hydro Fifteen homes are to be built in the Thereupon he was struck with a great electric dam on the North Santini fiscal year beginning July 1. Initial resolution. With a mighty leap—in River between Mill City and Detroit. bids, called this week, are for the the same instant snagging a fly—he First blast for the tunnel, which preparation of the townsite. shouted: will divert the river around the dam New call for bids was issued by the “1 shall investigate the situation!” site, was set off Tuesday. Another Portland office of the Aimy Engin When a fish, and especially a trout, was exploded Wednesday. A crew of eers this week for grading, embank decides to investigate something, he about 400 will be employed on the ment construction and drainage for usually does better than a Congres subcontract when work gets fully streets, parking ureas and building sional committee. With him, it’s not under way soon. sites, and suifacing of streets and just a fishing expedition. He abhors (Russell Hoffman, general manag parking areas. that phrase, for reasons you way well Building operations here took an er of CBI, said this week that about Second phase is for the construc understand. other spurt this week with the an 350 are directly en>ployed by his com tion of water supply and sewer sys “I shall learn,” said Reginald, “■why nouncement of an additional 75 feet pany. In addition, more than 100 are tems. there is such a dearth of my species of new frontage ready for construc woiking at the clearing subcontract Third phase in for construction of in what has always been our native tion. for the R. W. Byers Construction Co. a motor icipaii shop and warehouse. habitat.” The Marion County Court put the The new buildings include a self- The inital work on the diversion Fourth phase is an aerial electric So he went down below Mehama Gates-Elkhorn load improvement on seivice laundray, which will be built tunnel is being done at the upper al distribution systems and a sub to the fish hatchery there. the program for September, it was on First St. by John L. Anderson, who .river portal. Mr. Shea said that drills station. “I am investigating,” he said sol 'announced this week in Salem. till recently operated a similar bus zof six feet or more are made for each Work will Le awarded either sep emnly to one of the thousands of sal Commissioner Roy Rice said that iness in Portland, and an automotive blast. arately or as a whole to one biddei. mon departing, well-fed, from their work cannot begin before the cur body shop, which will start construc Burning of brush and debris pro Col. 0. E. Walsh, district engineer, home to make their way in the world, rent oiling projects are finished, I ut tion after the Fourth. The lattei bus gressed rapidly over the week end said. WATER ........ ................................... “how come I see no tiout among you. that the road acros the ridge to the An extensive reblilding of water iness is that of L. A. Knolls of Le because weather conditions were fa- In Mill City, the CBI addition was I have the greatest respect for sal Little North Fork community is on Mr. Davidson said he is building forable. Despite the high humidity, getting ceady for its first residents mains throughout Mill City is pro mon—in fact, your eggs are a fav the schedule immediately thereafter. a structure 24 by 52 feet of pumice orite delicacy of mine—hut it still The road is two miles up and two gressing rapidly, Mountain States block. It will house extensive equip lines of hose weie strung above the in about three weeks. Power Co. officials said this week. burning area, with a 24 hour-a-day The new town, which will be plan would be nice to know some of my miles down. It has been impassable An eight inch main from the new ment, including washing machines, watch kept. Byron Bates, local war ned and landscaped, will be set in own kinfolk who undoubtedly have during the winter months, ami can fcrown up with you at your fine hat not be driven over by most vehicles. settling basin is being installed. It tumble dryers, an extractor and sev den. was on hand to protect non-fed- one of the most beautiful spots in eral mangles. Seivice will include erally owned forest. the Canyon. At that ipoint the lake chery.” 1 The road, when completed, will pro will be placed all the way to the Hill 'will have a gradual sloping shore. “Brothei,” said the salmon, “you’ vide access into the North Santiam top area. There it will be divided into wet wash, rough dry for bundles. Work is scheduled to start July 5 The town ite will lx1 about four mij“s ve come to the wrong iplace.” 'Canyon (the road into Mehama is two six inch mains going east and from the dam. “I fail to understand,” said Reg frequently blocked during the win west. A large main has been laid to on a body and fender shop to be built Col. Miles said that it had been de inald in his cultivated, if slightly ter ) and shortens the distance by ten the CBI addition, serving a large by L. A. Knolls, l^banon. Dimen sions are 40 by 50 feet. new residential area of 50 or more cided to speed up the pace of clearing supercilious manner. miles or more for the Elkhorn people Elsewhere, in the building pictuie, homes there. Next on tse list for the operations in the reservoir. At pre “Friend, there's never been a trout to reach a trading area. Linn county side is a six inch main the Red and White store, being built sent about 500 acres (there are mole here my lifetime.” by Yoder and Martin, Corvallis con dow-n Broadway. than 4000 in all • have been let under "But this stiearn, the Santiam. is tracting firm, for Faust & Ross, is The entile Marion County portion contract. for us.” will be served with larger mains showing rapid progress. Roofing is Over 150 planes will swarm over The last two portions were con “Might of used to bee,” replied the finished, the outside walls ready for when the project is completed, and Mill City and land at Davis airport tracted to the Thompson-Hendi icson salmon, with crude eloquence, if not a new tank will be installed, accord stuccoing, and considerable work has July 17, response to invitations sent Co. of Tillamook and to George Shro with grammatical precision, “but it ing to R. L. Stewart. Stayton, dis been done on the interior. out indicate, Byron Davis, owner of yer of Philomath. uin’t no more. Try Marion Forks. A H. C. (Tex) Keller was arrested The new building will give Faust the field, said today. trict manager. Col. Miles also announced that an new hatchery’s going up there.” here on a charge of possession of The Sunday morning breakfast hop important meeting on land and pro R. B. McClain of Newport, Wash., & Ross considerably more floor space “Thank you,” answered Reginald gambling equipment following a raid has been added to the local staff of than they have had in their present is sponsored by the Chamber of Com perty acquisition will be held next gravely, “I will.” Tuesday afternoon on a club he op quarters. merce heie, and leads off a big Mill week in Detroit with citizens theie. the company. So before long he had made his erates about a half mile east of Mill The Carl Construction Co., Salem, City Aviation Day, climaxed by an He said the land acquisiton program Mr. Stewart explained a recent way to that site of a new hatchery, City on the county road. power break of three hours in the Completed most of the form woik for air show in the afternoon. also will be speeded up. and he inquired thereabouts of any The arrest was made by Chief of The Sportsmen’s Pilots Assn, has Last week the Corps of Engineers news on the future of rainbow trout Police J. T. King Wednesday and was early morning as the result of con the vault of the new Mill City State in the piojected new quarters. A held in jail here until Linn County struction work in connection with the Bank quarters on the corner of First informer! Mr. Davis and Ted Gal repoited that the Baldwin Locomo grumpy frog told him a trout didn't officers placed him in the county jail new Bonneville line. The shutdown and Front Sts. The building, a land braith, manager of the airport, that tive Works, Philadelphia, was tlq. ap was scheduled for an hour, but con mark in Mill City for over 30 years, they can expect 150 oi more planes parent low bidder on two 70,000 hp. have a chance up there. A sign said, in Albany. will undergo complete modernization that day. struction difficulties prolonged it. hydraulic turbines for the Detroit “We reserve the right to refuse ser The raid Tuesday was made by inside and out. Wayne Lyons flew his own plane Dam. vice to anyone,” and the frog said: Sheriff Mike Southard. He reported The big building being constructed to the Davis airport here from Ba Col. Walsh said the locomotive “That means trout." finding slot machines, caids and po for a preview dance July 9, Albert kersfield, Calif., to visit friends ami company bid $1,312,465, but that the Reginald was dismayed. He bad ker tables. for the Hilltop Store will be ready relatives in Mill City. Woodward Governor Co. of Rockford, heard of a great lake to be formed Keller took over a large home sev Toman, proprietor, announced Tues Another plane piloted by Mrs. 111., was low on the governing equip by a dam, and trout like lakes almost eral weeks ago and began selling day. The public is invited. The Vol «Wright of Redding, Calif., with a ment with an offer of $61,107. as much as the North Santiam. memberships in the Santiam Recre Contract specifications call for de Down in Star ton they figure either unteer Firemen will give a show at passenger, R. W. Byers, conti actor, Then Reginald made a great de ation Club. Inc. for $10 apiece. He 8:30 and dance music wil be provided ¡landed at the airport Wednesday. Mr. livery of the turbines May 15, 1952 cision. “1 will go to see the game was designated as president, and Jack -that the queen crop for the year is 'by Arey Podrabsky’s oichestra. Date Byers was flown her,, on business. He and May 1, 1953. commission!" Rainwater, former welterweight box sorta dowdy or that time has come of the grand opening will be set la- has the subcontract for clearing at Bids were to lx' opened Thursday, Now that was a very bold thing er, of Salem, was listed as manager. to give the honors off their Bean *ter. the damsite. The plane was a 145- this week by Bonneville Power Ad for a fish to do. It wouldn't be so Bail was set here at $250. but the Festival to the male population. Any Vern Kruse of North Bend, Ore., Cessna. ministration for clearing right of- bad for a salmon. Salmon have plen amount of bond now that he is in Al way, the focus of attention to cele is building an eight-unit, ultra mod The City Chamber of Com- ¿way on the Mt. Hood forest section brate the bean haivest will be a boy, ty of pull with that body. But for bany may be changed. ,ein auto court one and on-half miles merce will discuss plans for the hop, of the Maupin-Detroit 230 kv. line. a trout! \ Keller is a Texan, about 45, and between six and eight, who’ll bear east of Lyons on Highway 222, and which it is sponsoring, at next Thurs The section to be cleared is about So Reginald headed for the Wil has been in Oregon for the past four the title of Jack of the eBanstock. a trailer court will be laid out in con day’s meeting. A committee met to 5'4 miles from the damsite to the Any boy of that age may be enter lamette. He asked a catfish: years. ed. according to Gene Malecki, man nection. Completion of the trailer day with its chairman, Lowell Stiff Warm Springs reservation boumlary “Where will I find a member of and the right-of-way will be 175 ft. ager of the Festival. Voting for Jack court is scheduled in a week, and the ler to work out details. the game commission ?" FOURTH PLANS CANCELED wide. Work is to be completed in 150 will be by stubs from tickets pur first four units of the auto court in “Just go up and down the bank," three weeks. Mrs. Betty R. Kt use BODY FOUND IN LAKE days. . Plans for a Fourth of July picnic chased. was the reply, “until you see a pole A search of 29 days for the body Announcement of the bids was hete at the park have been canceled Jack will visit other towns prior to will have charge of the court. with a worm on each end." The manse of the Presbyterian of Joe Harris, Stayton, ended at Sut made by W. E. Trammershausen, of !by th» Lions Club the festival July 26-30, dressed with So he did. Somewhere between Sa a green hood cap, with red feather, Church is being moved, preparatory tle lake Saturday. His body was lo Eugene, district manager of BPA. lem and Portland he saw a worm on green tights, long - pointed green to the construction of a business cated and taken to Stayton for bur the hook end. that not even a tucker chery on the North Santiam ?*’ Mock on the site. ial. Funeial services dere held Sun < «INVENTION HERE JULY 10 shoes and green cape. would have nibbled at. But he struck. “Got a hatchery there.” 1 __ day. He was a brother of Milo Har The winner will be ciowned July He had a hard time staying on the “Sure, but the last trout hatched A Sunday school convention for the SCHOOL TRACT COMPLETED ris of Idanha. hook, but he made it. Out of the there came, like Jonah, as an undi 26. Tickets are on sale at the Stay BY SHELTON PURCHASE district will be held at the Mill City Mr. Harris was born in Sublimity water, he greeted the angler: gested egg in a salmon's gullet, a ton variety store. Church of Christ July 10. June 21, 1903. He was married about The property of Glen Shelton was “Mr. Commissioner, 1 presume?" pure accident.” E0 years ago to Miss Carol Payne prehosed this week by School Dist The commissioner was somewhat “I’ll put the matter on the agen IWOMEN PLAN BALL TEAM Local people invited to attend the A women’s softball team was be rict 129 J, and the purchase gives and five children were born to their Salem Hospital drive dinner July 7 astonished to be so addressed by a da." said the commissioner. union. the school a complete and unbroken ing organized this week by Mrs. Mi- fish, “You're the first fish I ever "What’s an agenda?” Mrs. George Barney, Idanha, is a include Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Hill, Mi. caught who talked up to me." “Don’t know for rare. Ask the high *an Weston. They met Thursday on tract from the park to th« east end Hiter, and Albert Harris, also Idanha, and Mrs. Lee Ross, Mr. and Mrs. of the athletic field. "Perhaps it’s because we don’t way department. It has something to the school diamond. George laird and Mr. and Mr» Mr. Shelton will build a home on is another brother. "peak the same language.” Reginald do with matters that are filed and Uharie» Wolverton. Mr. Harris operated a machine shop a fou acre parcel on the river road. [BOY SCOUTS NET $1M) remarked. That comment didn’t quite forgotten." Guests at a birthday dinner for and garage in Stayton. The local boy scout troop which »ink in, for awhile. Reginald went on: The commissioner mechanically be Clayton Baltimore at his home Sat- "Mr. Commissioner. 1 feel like the gan to remove Reginald from the 1 had a concession at the Santiam Ri AIR SHOW TICKETS ON SALE l. yd M of Bend i- spending [urday night were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tickets for the air show Sunday, pier« rodeo cleared about »100. The last of the Mohicans. I am a member hook and irpened his basket. several week here at the home of his Duffy, Mr». Louis Slaton. Miss Nan- of a vanishing race. Do you suppose “You can’t do that to me." said ! Cribs netted about »15 selling pop- July 17, went on sale this week at parents, Mr and Mrs. Harry Wood. ! cy Johnson and John Sugrue. the Mill City Tavern. we could hatch up a plan for a hat- Reginald. “I’m only 51» inches lung.” Icorn. Firm, Opines Location Tunnel Man Is Chosen More Store Frontage to Be Erected Elkhorn Road Job Planned for Fall Water System To Be Rebuilt 150 Planes Due for Hop Club Owner Jailed On Gaming Count Queen Dethroned At Bean Festival t