Serving the X’orth Santiam
Valley
The North Santiam’s
Mill City Enterprise
MILL CITY. OREGON. THURSDAY. JULY 21. l*»l*»
VOLLME V. NI MBER 29
I
Looking Up 7 Detroiters
and Down Held After
the Canyon Gaming Raid
By CHARLES WOLVERTON
Many of the great dams in the
country have been built in areas far
away from large centers of popula
tion. Ft. Peck Dam was out in the
middle of a wasteland. So was Grand
Coulee. Even Bonneville di«i not hold
much of the poulation that built tne
great dam in the Columbia.
But theie have been others which
provided the basis for great recrea
tion areas after they were built. At
Boulder Dam a large city is main
tained by extensive tourist trade. The
Shasta Dam brought a stable pros
perity and increased population to
Redding, Calif.
Even the smaller
dams completed in the Willamette
Valley Project aie attracting thous
ands annually to the lakes formed
by thorn.
Detroit Dam, and its reservoir are
particularly favoied in location. A
million or more people live within
100 miles. A splendid highway leads
to the site of an inland lake which
will have a shoreline of 45 miles, an
ideal spot for summer homes as well
as a year 'round retreat.
I’m not opposed to people making
money—even the government. We’d
all like to seee the federal investment
of what may be »100,000,000 in this
Canyon pay off to the profit of the
people of the United States who are
putting up the money for Detroit and
Big Cliff Dams, Electric power pro
duced at the dams will pay the cost,
no doubt, in time. But in the mean-
time, a great resource would be ne-
glected if that was the total product
from the North Santiam to the gov
ernment.
Little expense, if any, would have
to be incuried to open the reservoir
region for recrei-V >nal ,»ur, sas. Ir
fact, Uncle Sam would be on the re .
ceiving end for a change — if this
45 miles of shoreline weie opened or
a lease basis for building summer
homes, boat camps, fikhing headquar
ters, lodges and hotels. In course of
time the waters of the lake will wear
beaches here and theie — providing
at least onP spot, outside of Breiten-
bush, where folks can swim without
freezing.
Now seems the time for the agen
cies concerned — the Forest Service,
thP State Park Buieau and the Army
Enginners to get together on a re
creation plan for the entire area. It
■will pay dividends to all concerned:
Tn money to the Tieasury; in giving
to the Northwest a new and beautiful
playground; and in providing an ec
onomic base for the people who have
made their home in the Canyon for
many years.
• •
Such a recreation aiea should have
a town to trade at. For years Detroit
has been that, for permanent resi
dents and vacationers in the upper
Canyon. Why cannot th«- present De
troit be relocated, so that those who
want to remain in business can do
so * So that those who want to live
there may have homesites on which
to build?
There’s another matter, which
might to be taken care of soon—the
matter of providing for future game
fidh for the reservoir. At present the
plans for the Marion Forks hatchery
' e hardly adequate for the cultiva
rion of trout. The reservoir, in the
opinion of sportsmen, would be per
fect for game fish. Yet the stress in
'hP hatdhery plan is on salmon. The
'-'oi th west needs the Detroit Dam’s
kilowatts, but it also needs new fish
ing areas—and the reservoir is a nat
ural.
• • •
It takes imagination to plan a pio-
rp’m as successful and big as the
berakfast hop and the air «ho « tn > -
<*d out to be.
And without subtracting one w-hit
of credit from al! who contributed ♦
'. e success of our first Aviation Day,
lion’s share of the plaudit» «hould
tn By:on Davis, of Dav-» Airrort,
whone work and faith in it« sure***
■’’-de it just that.
Nor should we forget Ted Gal
braith. whose expert direction helped
' ' make the program tun smoothly;
the local fliers, who handled »
•’•»m of 166 to 175 planes with ef-
fc-'ency and smoothne»» »ml who add
’d to the Chamber of C nmmeree. for
cd so much tn »he aftc-noon «)•«•» :
Smith Heads for
Race With Horse
Lyons, Mthama, Elkhorn
Mill City. Cates, Mongold
Detroit and Idanha
»2.00 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A CBPY
Detroit Order OK’d
Paul Smith is going to Lebanon
this week end to try out on the Mea
dows racetrack where he will race a
The proposed site now has a new
horse for 75 miles July 24.
Meanwhile, offers are coming in to
school building which the gdvem
Mill City's famous marathoner, has
ment built for th«> upper Canyon dis
trict.
received an offer to help organize an
Seven Detroit mei were ariested
other Bunyan Derby. He competed
At a recent Detroit hearing the
early Sunday morning in a surprise
A small trout about seven inches
last year.
problems of acquiring the land on
gambling raid led by Marion County
Smith says he’ll beat the horse by in length was caught by J. Riddell
which Detroit now stands were given
Sheriff Deiver Young.
three miles—if the nag can stand up of Portland in Marion Creek Sunday.
a hearing, and the fall of 1961 was
It was known as a hetero Siamese
Eight deputies, the district attor for the distance.
the tentative estimate of tffie time
ney and two state policemen joined
twin. The Larger one was of normal
when its people would have to go.
in the raid.
size and the smaller one measured
Detroit just doesn’t want to fold
The Marion County Court was
about three inches. The connection
Fred Johnson, Detroit, and Carl
up and die.
was through the side along the mid seived Wednesday with a copy of an
Manasco, Idanha, were charged with
That idea was forcefully expressed
lateral line. Evidence showed that the order by the United States District
operating gambling games and weie
smaller fish had been feeding for 'Court giving immediate possession to by citizens attending a public hear-
released in »250 bail.
in the town for the reservoir of the
about five months anyway. The trout the U. S. of Detroit and its invirons.
Five alleged players paid $100
Detroit dam were aired. Government
was of the rainbow- species. Tom Me-
The Corps of Ai my Engineers was
bail. They are Joe. Wright, Clifton
men confronted with questions from
kee
of
the
Fish
Commission
said
it
expecting the order to be issuer!, fol
Veal, Harry Rutherford, Aithur Ed
was a rare specimen as nearly all de lowing a hearing in Portland before the townsfolk could give not assur
wards and William Manning, all of
Upwards of 4000 people were at
formed fish die befoie reaching that Judge James Alger Fee of the U. S. ance of another townsite, according
Detroit.
Davis Airport Sunday for Mill City’s size
to a transcript of the meeting.
District Court theie July 12. The mo
The raiders entered thiee establish Aviation Day, and a successful air
Spot sought as a townsite for an
tion of the governmetn to take pos
show and bieakfast hop were pre
ments simultaneously.
session was unopposed, except for other Detroit is in the area of old
Meanwhile, in Detroit, opinion was sented.
minor stipulations made by Frazier Camp 26 of the Hammond Lumber
divided on the raids. Some residents
Highlight of the day was a close
Co.
Small, attorney.
were saying that the county ha i in call on the landing field in the morn
Here are excerpts of the meeting:
But the problem of finding another
the past neglected many needs in the ing when two planes hit the strip at
Raymond
Sophy (Detroit mer
townsite tor the upper Canyon com
community, particularly health con about the same time from different
chant): I would like to ask the pro
munity,
which
lies
in
the
reservoir
ditions, while at the same time mak directions.
area, is still unsolved, although Col. ceeding necessary to have the gov
ing a big thing of minor infractions
George Gregg, Portland pilot, av
J.
W. Miles, resident engineer at the ernment open up an area of land ab
of the law.
erted a tiagedy by giving his engine
Bonneville Power Administration dam, indicatedltheie might be a so- ove the teservoir that could be ac
Others voiced opinions that the the gun, taking off again and veer
is calling for bids for clearing the
Coi. Miles said Tuesday that the quired by the individual to build a
raid would be a warning to those ing to the north to get out of the
right-of-way for the Willamette For site of old Camp 26, still the property new townsite.
who might come here to take advan |>ath of an onrushing Cessna.
He
O. L. Hoffman (chief of real estate
mst section of the Maupin - Detioit of the Hammond Lumber Co. whose
tage of boom conditions.
fortunately whirled back to the south
230 kv transmission line, it was an operations dominated the Canyon for division. Army Engineers): I am af
to miss a clump of trees. His act won nounced today by W.
E. Tromers- 25 years, might be the site. The raid we can’t do that.
top prize for the best airmanship of hausen, manager of its
Mr. Sophy: Would it b« possible
Southwestern portion of the lumber company’s pro
'the breakfast hop.
district.
pel ty above the water line will be to take National Forest land, say,
About 150 or 160 planes landed on
A right-of way 125 feet in width returned to it, and it would be up knock off a portion along the main
the field Sunday morning, and were is to be cleared in the
area between to the Hammond interests to make it highway?
given a breakfash by the local Cham
Mr. Hoffman: You will have to talk
Bieitenbush and the Detroit Damsite. available for another townsite.
The Detroit Dam Recteation Ass’n. ber of Commerce.
with the Forest Service regarding
Already, logging and road opera
approved by-laws an<l constitution
Many stayed for the air show in
that.
tions are going on in advance of the
and elected officers in a fast-moving the afternoon.
Mr. Sophy: In the condemnation
construction of the line, which is to
meeting Monday nigbt at the me»s
The air show began with a bang
proceedings, could you condemn For
be part of the Goldendale-Detroit-
hall
when eight P-51 fighters of the 123d Goshen 230 kv transmission line.
est Service lands for that purpose?
Norm Quail was elected president; Fighter [squadron, Oregon Nations
Mr. Hoffman: No, we couldn't, be
Mrs. Lewis McDaniel, vice-president; Guard buzzed the field at a speed of
cause
their land already belongs to
«nd Ran Hellwig, secrets -t'Car-fc“». over 400 miles an hour.
the United States. You might consult
Ted
Galbraith,
manager
of
the
lo
Winning places on the board of dir
with the Forest Service. I believe one
ectors were: Ray Overholzer. Mrs. cal field, starred in several perfor
of their men is here tonight.
mances
during
the
afternoon.
Glen
Pat C: awlord, Hubert Lisle, Mrs
S. T. Moore (U. S. Forest Service):
William Vealey, Bill Smith, Harry Robers, Wayne Kerr and Ken Chance
No, I don’t believe that we could do
Hamman
Stag
e
Lines
of
Salem
has
showed
up
well
in
several
stunts.
Rutherford, and Kenny Moore of the
that. . .
Byron Davis, owner of the field, announced it will begin an extended i The North Santiam Highway will
Forest Service.
Mrs. Cal Schlador: As for the peo
sei vice to and from Salem to the De- |,
extended
his
thanks
to
the
many
of
The officers are automatically
be officially opened for traffic Aug. ple who want to stay here in the
troit
Dam
next
Monday,
to
serve
the
trerabeis on the board of directors, the Chamber and individuals for their day shift.
■ 14, connecting central Oregon with canyon, is there no way that they
making a board of ten with resident contributions toward the success of
the Willamette Valley with a mod
mod- lean establiMi another village?
Workers
may
leave
Salem
early
in
engineer, Lt. Colonel J. W. Miles an the day. He said he plans to make it
em
highway
for
the
first
time.
Mr. Hoffman: Unfortunately, the
the morning and return at the con
ex-officio member. The board of dir an annual affair.
Th« opening date, it was learned, laws make no provision for that what
clusion of the day shift at about 4:30
ectors will manage all affairs of the
The bus headed for Salem will go was based partly on the need for soever There used to be a Rural Re
Association. Term of office is six SPRINGS HOUSING PLANNED
an earlier start on the Detroit Dam’» settlement Administration that would
through Mill City about 5.
months.
Several new buildings soon will be
Special commuting rates for the north wall, now delayed by rail and help people in this predicament, but
Mi. and Mrs. Rus Smith represent under way at Breitenbush Springs,
I don’t know whether it is still func
daily trip have been set up. The ser mad problems.
ed Camp Mongold at the meeting with Joe Leis, Detroit, as builder,
A »196,000 surfacing contract has tioning. The Flood Control makes no
vice is available to the general pub
held at the Gates schoolhouse on
Mr. Leis was awarded contracts
provision for resettleing people.
been awarded.
lic.
July 15 to draw plans for the parti for a two-story building for V. A.
In the Tennessee Valley, many of
1 The added schedule will be week This work is expected to strt very
cipation of local groups in the North Neugebauer of Portland; a one-story
the
people were re-established after
soon.
days only.
Santiam Highway dedication Aug. 14. building, fivp rooms and bath for Bill
it was flooded.
Plans
for
choosing
a
queen
to
mle
A number of Mongold residents were Danner, Portland; and an addition to
Mr. Hoffman: That’s right, it was
SHOE SHOP TO OPEN
at the dedication cerimonies for the
appointed to serve on committees and Father Neugebauer’s residence.
As
the Rural Resettlement Administra
North
Santiam
Highway
Aug:
14
at
Keimitt (Dick» Morse, of Portland,
met at the home of Guy Mooie on soon as plans are approved by the
tion that took care of them.
Wednesday evening to be briefed on Forest Service, Mr. Leis will start will open a shoe repair shop on the «ite of the new Breitenbush
Mrs. Joseph Leis: I was going to
bridge
were
completed
Friday
eve
construction on a new chapel for Fa- Broadway* next week. He will be lo
’heir duties.
ask if there is any possible site that
thei Neugebauer. At present, in an cated in a remodeled building on the ning at Gates.
the people could have. People don’t
A delegation of 15 from Idanha, want to leave here.
open
air chapel last Sunday, over C. E. Covill« property next to Stiff
FORMER RESIDENT DIES
leer's radio shop. The shop will be Mongold and Detioit met with the
40 attended the services.
Mr. Hoffman: That's the way it is.
Mrs. Salomy Hinkle, foimer resi
, Gates member- of the committee. Ed
Mr. Lei« is employing four carpen balled Dick’s Shoe Shop.
Mrs. Leia: We don’t want the gov
dent of Mill City, died in the Albany ters and a stone mason.
ison Vicker», Idardia. president of the ernment to take our home and ex
Hospital last week. She was buried
Canyon Commercial Club of Detroit change it for another piece of land
DRIVER TESTS COMING
in Belcrest Cemetery in Salem.
A drive,s licenses examiner will be and Idanha, was chairman of the If we sell it, well buy another, but
The Chamber of Commerce is plan
ning a large sign at each entrance in Mill City at the Fire hall July 26 meeting.
|I would like to know where we can
p:oviding a real hospitality to the to the city. The plan was discussed at from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Persons wish-
It was decided that any girl in the buy.
/¡siting airmen.
ing licenses or permits to drive are are» from Gates to Idanha from the
Thursday’s meeting.
Mrs. Clester: I have had two let
asked to get in touch with the exam ages of 14 to 17 inclusive is eligible. ters from the Hammond Lumber Co
iner well ahead of the dosing hour. Judging of the contestants will take stating that they can’t sell their
It is also advisable to get a booklet .place at an amateur night at the land until the government releases
on traffic laws to study for the ex Canyon Theater in Dedroit Aug. 6, |t back to them.
w*hen talent will be drawn from the
amination.
Mr. Hoffman: If the Forest Service
communities involved and judges
II . have decided to move elsewhere, we
be from outside the area.
MRS. ( ARTER BURIED HERE
' may be able to release it back to
The Queen contestants for the ded them.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen B
Carter, 77, who died at her home in ication of the North Santiam High-
— way to be held August 14 are re- MRS. JACKSON HEADS LODGE
Lebanon, were held in the Mill City
.Christian Church last Wednesday. quested to meet at the Detroit High
Mrs. Dean Jackson was installed
Interment was in the Fairview ceme School on Monday evening, July 25
last
week aa noble grand of Santiam
at
M
P
M.
tery.
M,.«. Carter was born in Michigan Contestants will be judged for poise, Rebekah Lodge Other officers are:
Vice grand. Carmen Stafford; sec
in 1672 and came to Oregon 47 year* personality and beauty. Four prin
ago. She was a chatter member of cesses also will be chosen to accom retary, Bertha Baltimore; treasurer,
pany Mi.. queen. On Aug. 12, a ball Haul Nelson. Appointive officer»:
¡tie Christian Church here.
• Surviving are five 'laughters: Mr». for tbe queen wiH be given in Detroit Mabel Veteto. warden; Julia Bassett,
conductor; Frances Merrill, chaplain;
[Fannie Brown, Moundsville, W. Va., —place to be announced later.
Briabin,
musician;
Alura
Mrs. Bessie Yeoman, lx>s Angeles, Plan« »re to have car» coming from Ruby
* I .. Alma Plymale. Lebanon, Mr». valley towns to be assembled into a Chance, RSNG; Ida Fleetwood. L8-
Ros» Kauffman, Portland, and Mr». caravan at Gate«. This caravan will NG; Blanche Syveraon, RSVG; lau
Evelyn Billing». Yamhill; one »on, be led by the governor, Douglas Mc rel Brown, LJTVG; Margaret Liberty,
Edwin Carter, Sweet Home; and a Kay, according to Mr. Vickers. A inside guardian; Alma Thomas, out
ther, Arthur Baskin, Warirington *ound trick will be used to point out ride guardian; and Eva Duffy, flag
bearer. District officers conducting in
various places of interest en route.
*(-. Vicker* appointed Jerry Lynns stallation were Ruby Briabin, deputy
GARDEN CLUB TO MEET
of Gate* to arrange for ■ float In marshal;; Vera Hathaway, deputy
Joan’» flr»t demand of lhe captain» '» to reform the army'» iwrj1«
Membe-» of the Mill Citv Garden the Stayton Bean Festival with ap- waiden; ami deputy seeretary-treaa•
refure to »be »ppeal» directly to th* «" »nd novincc« Ixm that they arc d '
• 1 ■»» <P| meet Thursday evening, Ju- prooriate banners and «lorans to ad urer, Ida Fleetwood. The retiring no
to a Holy cause A few da«» la’er »be give» the order which »ends the I rcu-h A
ano battle before Or lean»
’
for their regular monthly aea- vertise the dedication
Mr. Parker, M- grand. Wilma Stewart, presented
■■»n at the home of Mr. and Mr». El- also of Gate», was designated to see gifts to her officers. Mia. Maude Me-
*),m*-J"»s of Arc.’ »t»rrin« Ing» d Be -wn
Kttrick was reinstated into the lodge.
er '»haw. Th„ subject will he lawn*. •»hoot getting banners and sign«.
City Thetasr Tuesde; and W d-e-d«rf.
Siamese Twin
Trout Caught
U.S Given
Right to
Take Over
4000 View
Air Show
New Clearing
Bids Asked
Recreation
Officers Picked
North Santiam
Buses to Be Added
To Damsite
Highway to
Open Aug. 14