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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1950)
Auguxt 10, 195* THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE f X MILL YE IDANHA DON PETERSON, Publisher JAMES SMITH, Editor Advertising 45c column inch. Political Advertising 75c inch. NCWS FA FIR NATIONAL THERE S N01UIN6 TO WORRY ABOUT-I'VE NEVER HAt> ANY WATER IN MY SA^EMENT/ ÍDITORIAL . PUBLISH!«» ^ASSOCIATION •THE PAPER THAT HAS NO ENEMIES HAS NO FRIENDS. George Putnam Thoughts by a Damsite Another chapter in the history of the North Hantiam Canyon began about 3:20 p.m. last Saturday afternoon at Detroit dam with the pouring of the first concrete. This week the huge bucketfuls of concrete ts-gan to travel In earnest from th«> steep southern bank of the canyon to a point which once was midstream of the raging North Santiam. Where once the water rush«-d and may never rush again the concrete Is taking shape. Slowly It will rise to trap a lake of waters. Th«' face of nature’s earth Is being transformed by the wit of nature’s man. Nothing is so Impressive as nature. Nothing Is more dramatic than man’s encounter with forces that are seemingly Insurmountable alongside of his feeble strength. But with brain, heart and courage man has dented the canyon. II«' lias carved a quarry, he has diverted th«' flow of a mighty stream through a tunnel. He lias given th«- future shortline a "haircut”. A hundred years ago. the whole west was a vast uncharted realm. Men said it would take six centuries to open It up, and thought they knew What they were talking about. So today as we watch a man-made giant rise out of the depths of the canyon In our valley, we should think of the future. We see the vision of a great «lain to be admired and thought well of. But even as our ancestors, we could Is1 wrong. We could be w rong In either direction. In a hundred years men may have tapia-d so much of nature that our dam will seeni no more wonderful than a beautiful cottage at the side of the road. Or, In a hundred years man may be back in an atomic-born stone age, with th«> work of the dam at Detroit like that at the Ill-fated dam at Nlagaia being slowly erased from th«' surface of the earth. At any rate, our great«'st acts sometimes promote our humblest thoughts. Concrete Facts It seems u concrete fa«t «'H«a|M'<l us last week in the hurly-burly of mixing up th«< ingredients that be«-anu' another Enterprise. We hop«- the fellow» nt the dam who mixed that batch not cement as we re|M>rted In headline and story) which became part of Detroit dam’s bottommost bottom didn't omit as much as we did. ('«■mini Is we lulmit a fundamental feature of the mixture, but only sand and gravel can mhl substance and strength. Pardon us boys for slipping up on that one. The next time we get ml\«sl lip by failing to mix up the proper mixture for a damsltq, we hope we won’t I m - up against such concrete facts that are poised against us in this cas«*. 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Lyons—The Teen-Agers held their Cement: A kind of mortar or cal meeting at the community club house cined mixture of lime and clay, which Thursday evening with Mrs. Willard hardens under water: hence, called Hartnell in charge. The business hydraulic cement. meeting was conducted by Lloyd Concrete: A mass of sand, pebbles Gerath with Shirley Johnston, secre stone bound together with hydraulic tary. Games furnished entertain ment for the evening. Regil Lande cement. These two definitions should clarify was presented with a large birthday my criticism. As long as the dam cake baked by his mother. Editor's Letter Box: BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET Life in the Old Liberties Yet; Lets Prove That to the World --------------------------------- By BILLY ROSE------------------------- Hon. Harry S. Truman The White House Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. President: I see by the papers that the Freedom Fair which was scheduled to open in Washington in 1951 has been called off I respectfully suggest that you press a few buttons and call it back on again, and with your patience and permission I’d like to tell you why. As this lopsided eight-ball of a planet currently shapes up. about the only thing worth talking about is freedom, or the lack of it. and as you yourself have repeatedly pointed out in your speeches, our people ought to know what they're talking about when the subject comes up. Well, what’s the best way to demonstrate that there’s still can toting booth uith a curtain plenty of life in the old liberties? on th» door, and next Io it a Rot Fastidious facts and figures? tian toting booth uith an cliche' - studded N.K.V'.D. man uhert th» curtain press releases? ought to ba. Rah - rah•rah edi- In short, let’s give the Pinkos t o r i a 1 s? No, Mr. the lumps they’ve been asking for President, n o t in and make it clear as the nose on day and age. Jimmy Durante's face that there's I see it. t h e no freedom unless everybody can way to stand exercise his taste and tonsils as he the sugar-coat- sees fit. strychnine be- Let’s even show them up on the handed out by midway. Instead of the usual kids in the Chamber of Horrors, let’s restage Kremlin is to hand the trial of Cardinal Mindszenty. out a few lollypops instead of the old-hat Ubangi of our own, and I can't think of • and let the populace take a better place to do it than a 200- sideshow, at a Siberian slave labor acre fairground within eyeshot of peek camp. the Lincoln Memorial. • • • Impact-wise, what would such a WITH NO POMP but plenty of shindig actually accomplish? Not documented circumstance, one big much. Sir, if It were just a run-of- lesson is a cinch to emerge from the-Flushing-meadows type of fair. the fair I envision: That "degener But It would do a potent plenty if democracy” still provides the it were a mammoth, hit-'em-in-all- ate bestest the mostest; that our five-sensea whooptydo in which way of for life has got what It takes, everything from spectacle to side and it would be downright silly to show were built around one simple tet the Commies take what we’ve theme: The Freer the Enterprise, got the More Enterprising the Free- Of course, Mr. President, there men. • • • Isn’t a chance of getting such a ONCE AND FOR ALL. let’s con fair on by next year, but if the cretise in terms of daily living and right words were dropped into the loving how well our joe Doakses right ears pronto, there's no reas are doing compared with the Josef on why the grand opening couldn’t Dokczes in the Iran Curtain coun be set for ’52 And. according to my astrologist, that would be an tries. For example, in the exhibit area auspicious year for a fair, seeing let our big auto outfits trot out as how around that time a certain their cars alongside a few Russian party will be doing its darnedest cars, and then let them dramatize to convince the voters that it has a how many man-hours of work it special talent for making democra takes to make one—and. even more cy work. If you think well enough of this important, own one. And aloa^ aide the big General Motors build notion to get behind it. Sir. I’ll be ing. let's have an •ven bigger glad to pitch in and help—whethei U. A W. buildirg in which Walter it’s making policy or pink lemon Reuther can dramatically docu ade Of course. I wouldn't do it ment how much better eff his men for free My fee would have to be ar* in terms of union contracts, th* same as I'm getting as ad working conditions and pension visory director to the California plans than th* auto workers m th* World Progress Exposition which will be held in San Diego in '53—a various Comm islands one-pound can of good smoking to Owe and tor ail laTt gait oal bacco. oil tba and cambar» tba banoat. ubaait and cbm bat a rib tbatri I.at i aabtbto an S mart- ELKHORN By ELSIE MYERS By REBA SNYDER Lester Honey was called to Salem Guests at the Elkhorn guest ranch Friday night because of the extreme Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Don illness of his mother. He returned Sheythe and family, Mr. and Mrs Sunday night reporting her condition Robert Veness and family and Mr and Mrs. W. E. Stover all of Mil! some improved. Russell Hoyt underwent surgery City; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shafer of Friday morning at the Salem general Puyallup. Wash., and Mr. and Mrs j John Penn of Spokane. Mr. Penn hospital. Raymond Gulliford had his tonsils had been attending the mechanics removed Saturday at Redmond. He convention in Salem and spent the returned home Sunday noon doing night at the guest ranch before y re- nicely. ' turning home. Entered as eei <>nd-«-laaa matter November 10. IHI at the poet office at Mill City. Oregon, under the Act of March 3. 147*. ll.Vssllll.il tllllCHTKIM.i in .«’>■■«. r ■! ......... . three for 11 "0 The Enterprise will not be renponelble for more than one Incorrect In _______ sertion Error» In advertising »hould l>. report-d Immediately. lilaplay ‘ ! Respectfully. Billy Rose Richard Cannon injured his foot I The Ike Myers ranch has been . re- _ Thursday while working on the T and celving quite a face lifting due to the H logging operations near Breiten- aid of the Freres and Frank’s D-7 bush. His condition is not serious. caterpillar ably handled by Ronald Frankie and Jimmie Marshall of Berry of Gates. Besides much clear - Portland are here to visit two weeks ing, a drainage ditch has been laid with their grandparents. Mr. and out and completed under the super Mrs. Evan Howard. vision of the Santiam soil conserva The two small grand-daughters of tion engineer. Another 2,000 foot Mr. and Mrs. Barney Johnson spent ditch will be completed later. the past week with them. Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn Knox and Mr. and Mrs. William Eckles and family were recent callers at the daughter Maxine of Nelson, Nebr.. home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bickett. and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Eckles of Hastings, Nebr., came Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Longnecker. spend a week with their daughter Billie and Mrs. Louie Ray were and sitser. Mrs. Jerry Pittam and Salem visitors Friday. family. Sunday the three families Spending the day at the home of drove to the coast on a sight-seeing Mr. and Mrs. Ike Myers Sunday were Miss Hester Thorpe and Mrs. Lucy tour. Mr. and Mrs. James Gordon and Davidson of Gresham and Mrs. Lettie family spent the weekend in Port- Crabtree of Portland. Other callers land. Gordon’s mother, who has were Mr. and Mrs. George Pettingll. spent the past week with them, re- Mrs. George Pettingil who with her grandson had been spending several turned to her home there. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. days at their summer home returned Joe Robertson the past week were his to Portland Sunday. . brother. __ » Lee, __ L:........................................ _ T __ and > his wife of Ver Mr. and ! ««■ Mrs. Louie Ray and Mr and Mrs. Carl Longnecker took a trip nonia. Mrs. Walter Reynolds and Mrs. Sunday up the North Santiam high Carl Schaffer drove to Salem Satur way to the junction of the North and day on business. Mrs. Reynolds went South Santiam rivers. They returned on to Portland that night to spend by way of the South Santiam high Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. way. A picnic dinner was enjoyed Johnson. She returned Sunday night on the way. with Paul Hopson who was there to visit his family. Thursday guests of Mr. and Mrs. . Vernon Hallford tnd daughter were By MRS ALBERT MILLSAP Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson Jr. and j Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Völkel and son daughter of Astoria Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs El- Jerry drove to Salem Saturday even- ing to attend the Horace Heidt con bert Brown were Mr. and Mrs. cert. Lambert of Salem. Edward Bronkey of Woodburn | arrived at the home of his brother- in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. George Ditto, Saturday. He will also vacation at Breitenbush Hot Springs Mr. and Mrs. Edward Yarnell and Word has been received here of the son Phillip, left last Saturday for serious illness of Mrs. Walter Bevier their vacation. They will visit Mrs. following a stroke last Friday. She is Yarnell’s sister in Michigan. hospitalized in Salem. Mrs. Hazel Austin of N. Mankato, Russ Stafford is at home following Minn., arrived Monday for a visit a month’s confinement in the Salem with her brothers and sister and their Memorial hospital as the result of families. Her sister is Mrs. Ed a stroke. He is reported to be recover Cooke and her brothers are Don and ing from the effects of his illness Walter Peterson Miss Gladys Willis of Washington, D C, visited reecntly with Miss Daisy Geddes Miss Willis and Miss Geddes were co-workers in Washington. D.C. and had not been together for 25 years. Callers at the home of Mrs. J. R. Geddes, recently were Mr. and Mrs. Byron Galonkey, of Portland. Ore. Mrs. E. Brandeberry of Palo Alto. Calif., and Mrs. Bob Spence and son Roger of Salem visited with Miss Hendricson Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. M. Duggan and daughter Ruth of Willamina, former ly of Mill City were visitors in town Wednesday. Mrs. Dick Churchill and children of Washington. D.C.. were Mill City callers Thursday Mrs Churchill was formerly Miss Lulabel Dunivan of MUI City GATES MILL CITY DR. MARK IUMMEGICKSEN REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST Will be at M b Mill City office in the Jenkins Building Thursday afternoons 1 to 8 p m. Also Thursday evenings by Appointment. HOME OFFICE: SIS W. FIRST. YI.BANY FREE Estimate Phone 3215 FRERES BUILDING SUPPLY Mill Lit» Stax ton
