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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1950)
Dave Epps Announces Candidacy Dave Epps, local furniture store owner today announced his candidacy for the state legislature to represent Linn County. Epps, who is a 42 year old native of Oregon served three years in World T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Serving: MILI. CITY DETROIT ELKHORN GATI B IDAM1 A LYONS MEHAMA MONGOL!) ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHAVAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NATURE’S EMPIRE Mil.I. CITY. OREGON, THI RSDAY. MA1« H », 1950 Red Cross Drive Starts Here This Monday Farm* Labor Meet To Form Coalition C. B. 1. Head to Lead Industry•> Discussion $2.50 a Year, 5c a Copy Citizens Committee Start Action for U. S. Forest Unit The Red Cross fund drive got under An Oregon State college alumni way in the Mill City Gates area on educational conference designed to A coalition of farm and labor provide a greater understanding of Monday of this week with a goal set for $750. Before the drive ends groups in Marion county was formed the relationship of O.S.C. to the on March 31st, local drive chairman in a meeting Monday night at Sa I northwest’s basic industries has been lem’s labor temple. Labor represent- scheduled in Portland March 25. Carl H. Kelly reported this week. In a special meetins; held last Friday night committee m< •miters an<| inter- Citizens were reminded of last tatives, Farmers Union, Grange Heading the speakers will be Presi <<ated citizens met with high Forest Service officials (o formulate the de members, and the general public met years disasters when tornadoes, dent A L. Strand and Albert Bauer, tails in the plan to hold local timber for local Industry. It will be the floods, fires, and hurricans took toll to form the new organization. general manager of Consolidated citizens decision in tin- final analysis If the plan Is incorporated, it was j of property loss and human suffering. The coalition was designed to in Buildings. Inc., of Portland. Bauer, revealed. The Red Cross was able to help with vestigate political candidates and an O.S.C. graduate, recently retired High forest officials at the meeting were R. AV. Lund, assistant regional emergency and rehabilitation aid for proposed legislation which would be as president of the Portland chamber forester from the I nitial states Forest Service ami his assistant. Homer pertinent to the farm-labor picture. of commerce. He will speak on "Ore. Nixson, both were from Portland. War II as an enlisted man. Two years 228,500 persons. They plan to make their organiza gon’s Industrial. Future" at Solicitors for the local drive have a lunch- Also present were Ray Bruckart, dis of which were spent in Italy with the [been named and are Mesdames: Clay tion a permanent one with extended jeon meeting. trict forester from Eugene and his ■ XVth Air Force where he was en ton Baltimore, Rose Daly, Delbert activities in the future. Seminars related directly to Ore- assistant Rex Wakefield: S. T. Moore, gaged in Information & Education F. J. A. Boehringer, member of gon’s great industries will j Jenkins. Clyde Golden, Lonnie Mc- be con- Detroit ranger and his assistant Mr. work. Roberts, David Reid, Martin Jepsen, both organized labor and the Farm ducted in the afternoon by key men Weisengerber. From the office of a Dave graduated from the Univers, Jack Colburn, Frank Blazek, Ed ers Union, was elected president. ity of Oregon in 1929 with a degree in Kellom, John Swan, Bob Veness, Dud- Other officers include Prof. A. W. in four schools on the campus. They commercial forestry agent was Mr. are William L. Teutsch, assistant Kerns from Portland. Economics. While there he won Sheets of Willamette university and director, agricultural exension ser ley Jones, and Mildred Allen. The plan which is undeiway will letters in both Basketball and Base The response has been reported to I Farmers Union, vice president, and vice; George W. Gleeson, dean of make mandatory local processing of ball. Residents who have long lived with Alyce Parmentier of the Salem culi- be excellent with over $100 raised in j engineering; Clifford Maser, dean of all timber taken from public land in out the aid of electricity held new In 1940 Epps was the State Chair ' the first few days. I nary alliance, secretary-treasurer. business and technology: and Paul the canyon area. It will mean that hope today as plans progressed to man of the "Draft Roosevelt for a F. D. VanSweringen, business agent M. Dunn, dean of Forestry. only companies who have local manu bring power to that community. Third Term Committee", that suc for the Salem building trades coun The conference is Intended to give facturing facilities will be able to Elkhorn committeemen met with ceeded in placing his name on the cil, was named chairman of the or Oregon State alumni, mothers, dads, bid on the vast stands of virgin tim Ben Little, manager of the Benton- primary ballot. That same year he ganization committee. Other mem- their families and friends a perspec ber still standing in many areas of Lincoln Electric Co-operative at Cor. served as a delegate at the Demo j bers include W. J. Entress and Jack tive of the institution and its work. the proposed boundries. While the r vallis on Tuesday to discuss the pos cratic National Convention in Chicago L. Cutler, both of labor, and Herbert It is sponsored by the O.S.C. alumni boundries have not yet been estab sibility of getting power as far as where he voted for Franklin Delano Demmyt and Seth Dodge, both of association. lished it is believed they will include the Elkhorn Guest Ranch In tho Roosevelt. the Farmers Union. all of the watershed areas of the near future. The power line would Upon his return from the service in i A legislative committee, appointed Little iJoithfork, with the west be erected under the REA. 1946, he was nominated by the Dem to study proposed state and national boundry being in the vicinity of Tony Moravec, master of the Sam ocratic party for the office of Sec legislation, consists of Prof. John A meeting open to the public will j tiam Valley subordinate Garoge, to' Lyons and Mehama. Although such retary of State. At the present time, Rademager of Willamette university be held on March 10 at 8 p.m. in tho day announced a nation-wide essay a proposal would at present only af he is the president of the Sweet Home and the Farmers union; R. C. Shep Mehama Woman’s clubhouse where contest on “Soil Fertility and the fect federal owned lands it will be Democratic Club. ard, state grange; Roy Carr, Farmers full explanation will be made. Tho Nation's Future” will be conducted possible to extend the control to other In announcing his candidacy. Epps Union, and Boehringer. program will be tinder the sponsor by the National Grange and the publicly owned forest basins in the pledges his support for the Oregon Officers and committee members ship of the Farmers Union at Me | American Plant Food Council, be- canyon. Private lands of course will Democratic platform. He declared will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. in the hama. ginning February 1 and ending Ap- Bids will be opened by the Portland remain free of any such plan. that he will work for increased state labor temple for a policy making ses. A survey for lino location is ex. | ril 15, 1950, with state and national District, Corps of Engineers, at It Ilow It Work-, support for schools, repeal of Ore- sion. I pected to begin in about 10 days and ! prizes totaling $10,000 for young men a.m. Much 9. in room 678 Pittock Inauguration of such a plan can it will be possible to have power for Next meeting of the entire organ, gon’s anti-labor laws and for full Block, Portland, on a total of 1,210, only be established in a community j and women through 20 years of age. development of our power resources. ization will be March 27 at the Labor the Elkhorn residents by fall. 770 feet board measure, gross log that is at least 90% dependent on the “All young men and women, re temple and on the fourth Monday of gardless of Grange membership, who scale, of logs in the vicinity of De lumber industry. The Santiam can each month thereafter. The April lave no*. . .‘•’•»j» year» of age troit Dam site on the North Santiatn yon and proposed area wiil'i>c*l4c to 24 meeting wilF take place In either a river. on April 15, 1950, are eligible to meet that requirement. a Grange or a Farmers Union hall. compete for prize,” Mr. Moravec ex Preparations were set into opera All meetings are to be open to the 1 Colonel Donald S. Burns, Portland plained, "and all entries in this area public. District Engineer, said the lot con. tion with tlie appointment of a com "The Honeymoon Is Over”, a com Linn county farmers have decided should be sent to Santaim Valley Speakers Monday night included sists of two stockpiles, both of which mittee to represent the people and edy in three acts, to be presented by to take their problems to the city Subordinate Grange at Lyons, Ore., Sen. Allan Carson. A. are young second-growth, principally with the U. S. Forest Service. Com H. Bone, Farm- i for processing not later than May folks. mittee members were "Hap" Ware, i the Gates Playhouse, in the Mill City era Union editor; Mrs. Oliver Ethel, Douglas Fir. '10th. 1950. ” The Linn county, Pomona Grange Of the total, 589,770 feet board Stayton (with local mgf. interest);! theatre, March Bth, at 8 o'clock labor; A. M. Church; Charles R. promises to bring a full evening of has <••, nizi . two pai. 1 .* •; . i State Smith of ol Portland, AFL AFL organizer, measure are in stock piles in the Fred Lindeman, Lyons, and Huber 1 . entertainment to those who attend. boards. One dealing with agricul ¡prizes are offered to the winners vicinity of Blowout Creek on either Ray, Idanha. It will be this commit- and ot levs. Evelyn Sainsbury, Farni- Previewers state the comedy hilari tural programs and the ether dealing National- first prize, $1,000: sec ers Union state junior leader, was side of the North Santiam river, Hnd "toe's task to answer all queries sent ous from begining to end and well with the national health program, ond prize, $500; third prize, $400; 621.000 feet board measure are in out by the forest service. Should the secretary for the meeting. stock piles in the vicinity of Ripley forest executives wish to know, for worth the admission price. All profit The agricultural panel consists of fourth pi-ize, $300; fifth prize. $300, and sixth prize, $300. Creek logging camp on the north example, exactly how many persons fr-om the play has been pledged to four members who will give non- State-first prize. $1 side of the Santiam river. partisan factual accounts to city and are dependent upon the lumber indus the building fund of the Gates Worn- $50. and third. $25. The logs are available for inspec town audiences. Alwin Carnegie of try in the area specified, committee an’s club. If you suffer with rheumatism, tion and persons desiring to view the men will be required to furnish such Albany is moderator; Leslie Cade of arthritis, gout, lumbago, or a heart entrant's essay "may he based upon pr- petty should contact the Resident information. Albany will present the National Their first appoint Roy R. Hewitt, native and long Engineer, Corps of Engineers, De ment will be to establish the tenative ailment you can sympathize with Grange farm program: Beryl Kizer data from text books, bulletins, in of Harrisburg will present the farm terviews or personal experience,” but time resident of Salem, and recent troit Dam, between the hours of boundries for the proposed plan. Fred As if his ailments were not program as passed by the 1949 con expressed the hope that all entrants speaker at the chamber of commerce 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.. Monday through When such boundries are submitted, enough he is heckled by women. You gress; and Tony Moravec of Stayton "would give special considc: at ion to dinner at Gates announced his inten. Friday, Inclusive. the government will call a public may see him "cured’’ in the comedy Persons interested in bidding on hearing to tenure the citizens at "The Honeymoon Is Over”. will pAsent the Brannon program. ,the practical application of the sub. tion to file for the candidacy for the The national health program dis ject to the soils of their C'.mmun- democratic nomination as U. 8. con the logs should contact the Detroit titude If the people within the gressman from the first district. ’ Dam Resident Engineer or the Port specified area are able to show their DESERTER ARRESTED HERE cussion panel is headed by Earl G. Entries must not exceed 800 words The office he would seek is now land District office of the Corps of unity and desire for such a plan, the Mason of Albany as moderator; Tom William Anderson, son of Mrs. Jackson of Harrisburg who will dis and will be Judged on the basis of held by Rep. Walter Norblad. repub Engineers. 678 Pittock Block. Port notification will then be submitted to Perry Mason, was arrested here this effectiveness, 20 points lican. Hewitt, who holds his Ph.D. land 5. Broadway 0621. cuss the Truman program; and Will 55 points Secretaiy of Agriculture Brannan in week by Chief of Police J. T. King LL.D, degrees from Willamette All bids opi ned January 18 for the Washington, D.C. The secretary will and charged with desertion from the White of Crabtree who will discuss for erigí dean of their law school from logs were rejected as being too low. make the final decision. the American Medical Assoc. pro- ticrrl application of subject matter United States Army. He was turned and 10 points for gramatical correct until 1932. He has since been gram. Committee members pointed out over to the military police who re law practice in Salem. Robert Schmidt, Linn County Po- ness. (Continued on Page 8) DEMOCRATS meet turned him to Fort Lewis. mona >na master, announced that all Earl Mason, Albany, chairman of members participating in these dis- the Linn county Democratice com cussions are working farmers. mittee. was in Mill City Monday con. "There is no better way of getting ferring with party leaders. “Things are shaping up well for than to have a real un- the Democratic party in the county derstanding of each other’s prob- this year." Mr.’Mason said. "We are i “deplored” Secretary Ache- ment <»» hmidt said. fall by the wayside, getting together a strong group of armer Ur ■ nt statement declining to baaed t ->nz desiring to have the opportunities we further negotiations for the afford to understand their these boards appear at their meetings t of tl >f atomic weapons and called spiritual moral respo sibilities." president and secretary of Commander A rm st i further or.tinue efforts toward inter states: "No child has a cha e who has not been taught to pray Id love God. No gcxMl citizen wants Commander upon the brow of our children fail ’oat No. 159 ure's crown of thorns. No parent at-1 should crucify the moral and spirit 'IDA Y— fol b ual lives of a deserving child upon n Dance at Legion hall, Ir n cross of Inactivity. Amerl- it! ana Riders Dance. Legion Is dedicated D AY— try. We do not att Lio ns club meeting. ’. A A M. No. 180 stated meet- F : ' but we do beg ol ig third Monday. plan. Patton said you aid in teaching The teachings i Tf EBDAY— rdance with the be Women’s club 8 pm. 1st, 3rd Tues. their station In life, payments to farmers is without responsible parties. The legion Santiam Eagles auxiliary 8 p.m, the area of tl •st than kidding the public lation to their religious affiliati« equally interested In seeing a Protea * It is reported that the majority of vote in i Thcy that Ioan programs and marketing WEDNESDAY— to the need for "moral and spiritual tant, a Catholic and a Jewish child the property owners have expressed acted by ar a P*o -pie» and quota agreements are not sub Altar Society meets 2nd Wed. consciousness on the part of our chil benefit from the teachings of their themselves as being in favor of the organization even though it hit our sidies". Lions club auxiliary 8 30. 4th Wed. dren, who are the citizens of tomor- own respective faiths. The state and incorporation to promote the futve pocketbooks "They are merely disguised forms THURSDAY— row. and who will either HU import the nation will benefit from all such development of the In another significant «tat me nt oí of subsidies’’ he said. American Legion 2d and 4th Thurs. snt positions of leadership In the teachings. rounding territory policy In the organization’s program. (Continued on Page 8» PTA meeting. Dad's night. 8 p m. church, home, business and govern- (Continued on Page 8) Elkhorn Gets Promise of Electricity Essay Contest Announced by Grange Head Bids Open On Canyon Tiriiber Honey moon L Ovei Hewitt 1 lies for Federal < ongress Farmers Union Organize for Legislature Reapportionment leach Children Religion V> eek nder Legion Sponsorship (Lniitnta üurr.is: (¿ates Petitions to Form City Limits
