Mrs. Basset Named Chief
Ground Observer Here
July -0, 1950
♦—THE HIM. CITY ENTERPRISE
SPORTS PAGE
Engineers Soar
Near Top Spot
Of Dam Circuit
Mrs. Julia Bassett has been ap
pointed chief observer for« Mill City
in the civilian air defense program
by Police Chief J. T. King, ground
observer post supervisor.
So far six persons have volun
teered to serve as observers. The
goal is thirty.
Would-be volunteers are reminded
that the post won’t be placed ifi op
eration until it is actually needed.
Volunteers are needed at this time
to take part in a brief training pro
gram, date of which is yet unan
nounced, so trained personnel would
be available in case of an emergency.
Volunteers can be of any age, creed
or sex.
Slugging Teamsters
Wallop Salem Club
Mill City's Teamsters, leaders ot
the Detroit Dam league, trimmed the
1 second place Hallmark Cards of the
Salem Industrial league Ln an exhibi
tion game Sunday 14-3.
League Standing»!
w L Pct. Called at the end of the fifth inning,
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Teamsters
... 5
the game was a feature of the Team
750
... 6
2
CBI Engineers
sters annual picnic at Paradise Island
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5
2
REOS
.333 in Salem.
4
Shavers
... 2
Mel Levine hurled a beautiful game
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Detroit
.143 for the Teamsters. He gave up only
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Operations
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three hits during the five frames.
Co-operation from the CBI Engi He matched those three himself by
neers, the other Mill City based en collecting three blows in four trips to
trant In the Detroit Dam league, put the plate.
the Teamsters into undisputed posses Bob Carlton began the fireworks in
sion of first place this week, but only the first inning by slamming out a
half a game separated the three top home run.
In all, the Teamsters
teams as the race heads into its final racked up 18 hits. Nolan with four
three weeks.
for four led the team in the hit de
Rising stars of the circuit during partment.
the week were the CBI Engineers who Teamster managers have arranged
zoomed upward on the strength of a return game with the Hallmark
winning two ball games. Only the club in Mill City. Date and place
Teamsters stand in their way to will be announced later.
Fired by their growing string of
league leadership.
Last Thursday at Mill City with conquests, the Teamsters have chal
Roberts starting on the mound for lenged the Salem Supper club, league
them, the Engineers downed the leaders in the Salem softball league
Shavers 13-7. The Shavers had won i to a game which will be played in
their first encounter and were out to Salem early In August.
do it again. They led by two runs Getting down to earth, however,
at the end of the third Inning, but the Teamsters will meet Detroit at
in the fourth the Engineers came i Mongold tonight, and the Shavers in
back fast and heavy to move into Mill City a week from tonight.
tho lead 6-5.
Yarnell pitched the last four innings first inning by walking three men in
for the Engineers turning in a one- a row.
hit one-run performance.
Roberts REO scoring during the ball game
batted 1000 pct to become heavy stick came in pairs. In addition to the
man for the Engineers, while Gayle twin runs scored in the first, deuces
Lowery, the Immortal, garnered .600 were added in the second, fourth,
Monday’s league-shuffling fray with fifth and sixth frames bringing their
the REOs saw the Enginers again off ! total to ten.
to a slow start. In the game played With four innings in the books,
at Camp Mongold, they turned the the REOs led, 6-5, when the Joe Page
REO tide of four straight victories of the Santiam, Yarnell, went in to
with a 15-10 win that put the Engi pitch for the Engineers. He. too, was
neers back in the thick of the hot wild but scattered his walks less dis
astrously. The locals then scored six
race.
runs
in the fifth to put the game in
Ferguson started pitching for the I the bag
Adding four runs in the last
Engineers and got into a hole in the two innings, they ended the game
a»H»wn>ooaaa»an(B(HH»n)s(HHO)a»w i with fifteen.
Harry Rutherford chucked for the
REOs. Gayle Lowery was again
powerful at the plate. He collected
four bingles In five times up. "Slug
ger" Bengston finally crawled out of
YOUR HEAVY SHOES!
his batting slump with a .500 aver
JUST BECAUSE IT IS SUMMER! age.
Only two more home games await ■
Keep Them In Repair for
the Engineers
Mill City will see
the Rainy Day.
them in action next Monday against
Detroit, and on Tuesday, August 1. I
against the Teamsters.
Don't Neglect
DICK’S SHOE SERVICE
Mill City
He’s not himself today—and it's a
aHHHaHHHHniHnniaKCiKtHnnHnHHnH great Improvement.—C.S.
REQUEST MUSIC
BY MARCELLA PETERSON
Every Friday and Saturday Night
Operating on Daylight Saving Time
Engineers To Sell Buildings
In Dam Reservoir Area
The Portland District, Corps of
Engineers has offered for sale to the
highest bidder, 33 frame buildings
and improvements within the Detroit
Dam reservoir area in Marion and
Linn countUps. The buildings are
from two to six miles southwest of
Most people remember their first airplane ride, but Ben Roten, a passenger in this Taylorcraft. won t soon
the town of Detroit.
forget his second. Ben went riding with the owner-pilot, Herbert Whiting of Hermiston, prior to the air
Colonel Donald S. Burns, Portland
show Sunday nooa. Coming in for a landing, the plane ballooned up. nosed over and crashed prop first.
District Engineer, said the bids would
Strapped in his seat, Ben was uninjured. The pilot was also unhurt.
(Photo courtesy Bob Veness and Capital Journal)
be opened at 1 p.m., July 28 in hl3
office in the Pittock Block, Portland
CARNIVAL PLANS CONSIDERED
Arrangements for inspecting the
AT MEETING OF GATES CLUB
buildings may be made by contacting
GATES—The Gates Womans club the Resident Engineer at Detroit
met in regular session. Thursday Dam, P. O. Box 85, Detroit, Oregon,
telephone: Detroit 3803.
afternoon, at the home of Mrs. All buildings must be removed from
Edward Chance. A covered dish lunch i the site after the sale.
eon was served preceding the business
meeting at which Mrs. Chance pre There were only 25 cases of measles
sided. Plans were discussed and com in Marion county in 1947, but last
mittees appointed to arrange for the year there were 623.
carnival to be sponsored by the club,
at the high school, Saturday evening,
July 29. Games, side shows for men
only, fortune telling and many other
means of entertainment will provide
an evening of fun for young and old.
Refreshments will be sold. It was
voted to purchase $10 worth of votes Meals - Fountain
for Joan Ryal, Gates high school girl
who was elected queen of the air show
the following Saturday night. Mem
Sweden Soft Freeze
bers of the club planned to visit Bend
OPEN SEVEN DAYS
and the Petersen rock gardens, the
ice caves and Suttle lake for the social
A WEEK
meeting of this month. Transportation
Chuck
Faylor
and Sam Engle
will be provided for those wishing to
Owners
go. Fourteen members were present
Thursday.
\ I\ *S Steak House
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Out to prove that walking men are still with us in the age of airplanes
and automobiles, the famous walker of the North Santiam, Paul Smith
prepares for his 70,370-yard stroll from Salem to Gates. He covered the
distance in 8 hours, 25 minutes and 10 seconds despite many wayside
sto|m.
(Photo Courtesy of the Oregon Statesman)
MILL CITY
Area Above Detroit Dam
Closed by Forest Service
Antoinette and Joanna Morse who
Special permits granted by the
have been visiting in Mill City with
their father. Dick Morse, owner of Forest Service are now necessary
Dicks Shoe Servcie, during the past I before a person can legally enter an
three weeks are leaving this weekend area upstream from the Detroit
i damsite.
for their home in Portland.
Dr. and Mrs. David Ferguson left The area includes all the territory
Monday for Chicago to spend a few within the flood line of the Detroit
reservoir up to and including Berry’s
weeks.
Weekend guests at the home of Mr. Island.
and Mrs. Herbert Schroeder were ' The prohibited area is being cleared
their two sons and families. Mr. and by the contractors George Shroyer
Mrs. Edward Schroeder, and Mr. and Logging Company and the E. L.
Mrs. Darrel Schroeder and familes Gates Logging Co. Government and
contractor personnel having official
of Forest Grove.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs W. R Green business therein w’ill be permitted in
and W. Heller homes over the week- | | the area. Others will be directed to
end were Mrs. Mary Flanders of I«os avoid entry.
Closure of this area was ordered
Angeles, mother of Mrs. Green. Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Allen of Spicer. Minn.. , by proclamation of the governor of
sister of Mr Green; Mrs. Ray Foldger I Oregon.
and son Denny, and Mr. and Mrs. Don
Richards of Longville. Calif.. Mr. and SPECIAL SHOW CONSIDERED
Mrs. Vought and two sons of Downey, ! Manager Bob Veness of the Mill
Calif.. Mr. and Mrs Harley Flanders City Theatre will arrange a special
showing of the movie "Battleground”
and son Robert of Evanville, Calif.
Mrs. Charles Gentry and daughter for swing-shifters provided sufficient
Genella. former Mill City resident, demand is shown.
now living in Salem visited Mill City The highly-regarded movie will be
shown at regular times tonight, to
friends Thursday
morrow and Saturday. If those in
terested in an additional showing will
BIRTHDAY CLUB MEETS
GATES Mrs Edmund Davis was contact the manager in sufficient
hostess at her home Friday for the numbers, a swing-shift movie will be
members of the Gates Birthday club. arranged. Veness said.
A luncheon was served by the hostess
at one o'clock Eucher was in play,
following the luncheon hour Mrs.
Clarence Johnson held high score. Mrs.
Gwen Schaer was second. Mrs.
Blanche Dean was given consolation
and Mrs. Charles Tucker was pre
sented visitor's prize. Others present
were Mrs Clyde Oliver, a guest.Mrs.
Martha Bowes. Mrs Walter Brisbin.
Mrs Lula Colins. Mrs Gerald Heath
Mrs Elmer Stewart and Mrs. Riley
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EARL MASON—State Representative
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