Looking Up
and Down
the Canyon
T he MILL CITY
ENTERPRISE
By CHARLES WOLVERTON
9
Seri'i ng
LYONS, MEHAMA
ELKHORN, MILL CITY
GATES. MONGOLD
DETROIT, IDANHA
A city charter soon will be present
ed to the voters of Mill City. It is
>2.00 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY
Mil l. CITY. OREGON. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 6. 194»
VOLUME V, NUMBER 40
the final step of of the program for
incoiporation begun two and one-half
years ago.
When the election is held, it would
be a good thing for the town to get
out a rousing vote, affirming and re
cognizing the benefits we have re
ceived from incorporation.
The siren bandit is back again, or
Not the least of these has been Up
was last week.
wards of $15,000 returned to us as
A motorist reported to Chief of Po
a city in proportional state taxes.
lice J. T. King that his «ar had been
We’d never have had that money as
halted near here by a car trailing
an unincorporated community.
him and blowing a siren. When the
We’ve had needed police protection
George (Sparky* Ditter was first motorist saw the car trailing him, he
and better streets. A building code 1 to return to Mill City with a buck
suspicioned that it was not a police
An appropriation of $9,500,000 for
Work will begin soon on a perman
has raised the standaids of construc , he killed on the ridge north of town
car and pulled away returning to Mill
; the Detroit Dam this year was ap- ent coffeidam at about the site of the
tion. And there’s more pride taken as the opening day of the dee: season
City to ■ eport to police.
i proved Wednesday by a joint confer upstream bridge. This «lam will be
in a town that has a city govern ; virtually emptied the Canyon and
ence from the United States Senate built to contain the Santiam in its
ment.
brought thousands of hunters over
and House, for the fiscal year of 1949- nigh flow, to insure a dry area for
I
/We’ve been lucky, too. Consistent the ne.v North Santiam highway.
'50.
ly there has been a first-rate city
excavation and later concrete work
Mr. Ditter hail his buck in the
The proposed appropriation, which on the dam.
council, working cautiously at times, meat market by 8:30 a.m.
now awaits routine House and Senate
M . Murray said employment was
but always looking foiward.
Herb Maag and Pearley Cribbs al
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passage and signature of the presi-» unchanged from last week when 526
so were first day dee: slayers. Twenty
dent, permits construction at about workers on the dam were reported.
These are factors which ought to j or more deer were handled by local
the rate planned for by the Army
be considered by another Canyon j meat cutters.
The week saw continuing work on
Engineers. The Army corps had ask excavation for major installations, in
area—Detroit and Idanha—who will
But rep< ts from Mehama put that
ed $10,300,000.
The Marion Forks fish hatchery
vote Oct. 19 on incorporating into a town’s hunters ahead of the Canyon
cluding a load to the south cableways
New students at the Gates grade
The appropriation is contained in site, the cooling, mixing, aggregate
located on Horn Creek is piogressing
single city. There is need foi a stable I in the deer hunt.
pushing
out
the
school are literally
the omnibus rivers and ha:bors bill. and |H>wer plant sites, and other pro
and enduring town in the upper Can
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Roberts each rapidly.
walls.
In it other Northwest projects such jects.
are
fash
shaping
the
Several
crews
yon, and the people of Detroit, not boaster a forked horn killed at 6:45 I
With the big rise in population in as McNary Dam, with $35 million,
buildings and ponds of what will be
far away from the time when they ■ opening morning.
the North Santiam Canyon town, due and Lookout (Meridian) Dam. with
must evacuate because of the Detroit I Gib Wagner, Whitey Wagner. Bu.l one of the largest fish hatcheries in
largely to construction of the Detroit
Dam, ought to have a chance to car- I Johnson and the two Blum b ys got the state. The hatchery is being built Dam, Gates school directors found at the sacre amout as Detroit, were list
for
the
state
ed.
by
the
A:
my
Engineers
ry on.
four bucks, a five point weighing 191
the opening days of school that en
At the Debi oit Dam the past week,
I’m not wise to all the conditions Rponds, a four point, a thiee point 1 and is one of many projects co-ordin rollment had doubled. So an addi
A disorderly condui t case develop
a
major step in construction was ed into a rambunctious one in city
ated
with
the
Detroit
Dam.
or arguments being considered in Id l and a forked horn, all killed between
The main hatchery building is un- tional classroom went under construc made, but it was accompanied with jail Thursday night.
anha and Detroit in the forthcoming | 6:30 anil 11:30 a.m. the first day.
some dramatic moments.
■L-r
way with the concrete floor pour tion tills week.
election.
Hunters east of the mountains
Trevor Stayton, of Stayton, truck
Last Friday the North Santiam
The
'.oom,
by
40
feet,
will
house
ed
for
the
lefrigeration
plant.
The
Y’et, I believe it would be the tes seem to be successful this season, as
driver,
was put behind *•
'
'
r
..« wars oy CM«.
I the second grade which was pushed was diverted into a tunnel, which will f „ ,.
1"
timony of most of the people of Mill several trucks an ! trailers laden w>tl' flat t' ^•se«
for about 12 circular p«miH -
»—n when school comment.” provide a dry a*tea at the damsite• * V» _ - a «once
J. T.
on *•» a disorderly
ivr u.
i, King
rvuift vn
City that its incorporation ha«,Jj<?en
¡have been k outed. The weather has | out in the ......
_
«1 eady have returned.
|oonduct charge an l. as if to prove the
-
a good thing. And there's no rt.Sor.
Hen pel e.t up to thd last few days ed.
construction. But tne temporar) «...
correct, proceeded to tear up
1 can see why it wouldn’t be good PTA SLATES HEALTH FILM
for the concrete work. No frost has
Ed Kadiin, Gates, is in charge of built to turn the river into the moun
—«ruling to King. Re-
for the two upper Canyon towns.
return-
The Mill City Parent-Teacher Assn. yet hindered.
the construction. Effort is being made tain was boinbarded by a fou, and the plumbing, at«.
In fact, Gates, Lyons and Mehama ' has arranged for its first meeting of
The dwellings on tfie hill are tak to finish the addition before the win- one-half foot rise of the river, and leased on bail of $75, Stay«.«..
-qually as well might study the same the school year Cct 13 a movie on ing form and soon should be ready ter sets in.
workmen and superintendents worked ed to Stayton. An attorney notifies
proposition.
for interior wo k. About 75 men have
I
con
municable
diseases,
presented
by
New
pupils
continue
to
overtime
register
to combat seepage, which the local court that Stayton was for
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j Howaid Pyfer of the Marion County I i been c.r.,.1'. yed the past week.
each week, and there were 106 pup threatened momentarily to delay the feiting his bail.
Theie’s one overriding reason for j Department of Health.
Mrs. Lorna Schraback, Mill City,
ils attending in that building, which work on the dam itself.
I
We
incorporation in this Canyon,
T' affic cases:
houses the first six grades, at last
All p. rents of «chool children are
However, according to Jack Mur was fined $79.50 in city court by
have watched the struggle of the var- cordially invited. Entertainment will
ray, public relations executive for Judge Donald Scheythe on a charge
Earl Dean Forrest, no operator’s 1 faooit.
ious communities to get from the foUow the program. and
license, $5; Clarence Skinner, no op
Trailer court popfrlation
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has ac- Consolidate«! Builders, Inc., said to of reckless driving with liquor in
state or co untied things they need—
lnclude iefrea)llnenU.
erator’s license, excessive noise, $15; counted for a large part of the in- day that the poblorn had been whip volved,
roads, street work, police protection,
Lonnie Burna forfeited bail of $75
Mrs. Arthur Kriever, way» and William Rieke t, no operator’s license crease.
ped and was not serious. Mr. Murray'
etc. We’ve all seen how many tluws means chairman, will present plans ’ —$5; Orville Miles, faulty lights—
disorderly conduct.
Gates showed a 100 per cent in- staled mat seepage hail been expect I on a citaT*'*'
we got the runaround. But you just for the annual ptogressive dinner.
$4.50.
crease in school population this fall. ed through the temporary dam.
can’t give an incorporated town the 1
■offhand treatment dealt out to unor
ganized communities. Foi one thing,
ABOVE, thd North Santiam 11 mis a | RELOW, the completed Mill City
certain tax money has to be given
new course, as its waters ar.e diverted g a le school, a fine example of beau-
them by law. And their influence in
into a tunnel. In the background, the fy and functionalism.
the state and counties is greatly in
temporary dam can be seen.
Photos bv Morrell Crary
creased
Jack Lacey, Consolidated Builder,
Inc. executive, was chosen to head
the newly formed an 1 incorporated
Mill City-Gates Community Chest
in a meeting at the Fire Hall last
Thursday.
First vice president is Tony Zie-
bert, and Mrs. Albert Toman Sr. is
-econd vice president.
Hunters Get
Back With
Deer 1st Day
Siren Bandit
Returns Here
Detroit Dam Fund
Of $9,500,000 OK’d
Gates Rushes
I’ish Hatchery 'School Annex
Rises Rapidly As Roll Rises
Disorderly? Sorta
Something Started, Something Done
City Charter
Draft Ready
City Council members this week
were studying the newly drafted city
charter, just received from attorneys,
and planned to set a charter election
ate at their next meeting Wednes
day,
The charter was prepared by the
Staytan law firm of Bell and Devers
It has been mimeographed and bound.
Several copies are now available for
study, and the council hopes for a
thorough critical examination before
:t is presetned. Mayor Harold Klie-
wer said.
H. Kaplinger Dies
Funeral services for Henry Ka«p-
linger. 88, a resident of Mill City
since 1903, were held Thursday in the
Mill City Ptesbyterian Church. In
terment was in Fairview Cemetery.
Dr. David J. Ferguson officiated
Mr. Kaplinger, who hal been in ill
health for several yea: s, was born in
Greenfield. Mass., May 9. 1*61 Sur
viving are a son, Leland Kaplinge-,
Mill City; a aughter. Mrs. Minnie
Kane. Kalama. Wash; a sister. Ms.
!:nnie Dunnigan Salem :
tbre**
indchildren and one gTf at firrand-
ighter.
)V î”l 1
Hl Rt H TO
A film, “4 ..ina’ « » îiilerMTF.** will
shown at the Lyons Methodist
hurch at 8 p.m. Tue* lay evening.
*ct. 11. There is Ino •drrDiMOD.
WSCS of th» -atre ebn
ve a tamale social Oct. 13. wit i
-ner to be serve i beginning st 6:
e public is invited.