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