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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1950)
Hewitt Claims Norblad Acts In Bad Faith Citing the current newspaper blasts by Norblad against the lend- lease shipments to Russia after the last war. Roy R. Hewitt, democratic candidate for congress from the first congressional district, flatly accused Norblad of deceiving the voters in an attempt to cover up his own previous failure in office. Hewitt asked Norblad to explain how it happened that Norblad, a member of the important house armed services committee all these years where full information about these shipments were available to him. had waited until election time to call the people's attention to it 7 Stating unequivocally that Norblad showed bad faith in his conduct in office, Hewitt said, “We must have a man in office who will put our na tional security above partisan poli tics. Either these things of which Norblad is complaining were import ant enough to claim his attention long ago or else they are not import ant enough to serve as a red herring now to cover up Norblad’s inability in office.” “It is interesting to note that dur ing these years while Norblad did NOT speak up about the shipments to Russia he did take time EVERY WEEK to gather material for, write, and deliver a fifteen minute radio program for home consumption con sisting of chit-chat designed to re elect himself to office,” Hewitt con tinued. • “NOrbiad's total contribution to de bate or discussion on the floor of con gress consisted of less than eight minutes during the past two years, not one word of which was on a vital issue,” Hewitt pointed out. The challenging talk was made at the Clackamas county democratic picnic at Carver on Sunday after noon. September 3rd. Howard La- tourette, Democratic candidate for U. S. Senator also addressed the large crowd who attended the picnic. T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Serving: Mil l. CITY DETROIT I 1 hllOKN OATHS IDANHA LYONS MEHAMA MONGOLD ON Till-: SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHW AY — GATEW AY TO THE HEART OF NATURE'S EMPIRE Vol. VI—No. 3« DILI. CITY. OREGON. Till RSDAY. SEPTEMBER 7. 1!).M) $2.50 a Year, 5c a Copy Canyon-wide Dinner-Meet Sept. 12, Expect Full House REGISTER NOW According to Oregon'* registra tion law only 30 days remain in which citizens can register in order to qualify to vote In the coming November elections. Citizens desiring to register can now do so at the Mill City Enter prise office. Registration can also be made at Mrs. Arthur Kriever’s residence on the IJnn county side and at Mrs. Curtis M. Cline's residence on the Marion county side. Tickets All Sold Out, Standing Room Only; Full Program Planned if we had the capacity to seat them,” j Steffy added The meeting following the dinner is scheduled to commence about 8 p.m and will be held in the Mill City high school auditorium. Sufficient The canyon-wide meeting called by seating capacity for dinner guests the industrial development commit will be blocked off and the balance tee of the Mill City chamber of com of the space in the auditorium will merce for next Tuesday evening. be for those who were unable to Sept. 12 in the high school audito either get tickets or who could not rium is snowballing beyond all ex attend the dinner. pectations of the committee. Chair At the time we go to press ar man George Steffy reports today in rangements are being considered by an interview. A program of speeches by out the committee to place a loud speaker Di TRO, f— Loggers in this area are bringing in some big ones these The farm labor situation remained standing men experienced in commu to carry the proceedings to the over days from the Permelia creek logging operation in the mountains critical as harvest of the late hop esst of Detroit. The log shown measured six feet in diameter, was nity development has been arranged flow crowd crop began this week. 35 feet long and yielded 5.430 board feet of timber when cut at the From bits of information received and it is promised that all will go ?! A M W oodworking company at Idanha. It was felled by the Noyes Dean Omans, manager for the In away with a new spark of enthus here and there it will be a meeting Whitten Logging company. dependence Hop Growers, reported iasm for getting something done to at which may be heard some things (Photo Courtesy The Statesman) we little expected to hear—that will build this canyon's future. Wednesday that 3,000 more pickers Delegations from Idanha, Detroit, be both timely and of extreme im were still needed in the fields. Gates. Lyons. Mehama. Stayton, and portance to all of us living In the At least another two weeks, possi the Elkhorn are coming to sit in and North Santiam. bly more, of work is waiting for join in this program of progress for The chairman has made known those who wish it. all of the canyon. that he particularly wants to extend The crop this year is still running “The canyon's response to the call sincere invitations to attend the busi above average and is still free of of the industrial development com ness meeting to those who have little crop blights. George Steffy. chairman of the in mittee’s canyon-wide dinner .and or no faith in this canyon’s future. Lt. Col. J. W. (Jack) Miles, resi- The Independence area has prob dustrial development committee of There are always those present in ably suffered more from the current i dent engineer for the Detroit dam the Mill City chamber of commerce, meeting has been overwhelming. By labor shortage than any other in the until last March, has fooled the doc C. E. Coville, vice chairman, and letter, phone calls, and personal con every community who unknowingly tacts the committee has been deluged have served only as obstructionists state. Probably no other area has tors—to his own and their delight. Colonel Miles, longtime veteran of other prominent Mill City business by requests for tickets," reports Mr. to what, in the minds of the majority as heavy a concentration of a crop men will attend the Small Business appeared to be logical progress and which requires the harvest manpower the army engineers, was back in Industrial Mobilization Clinic con Steffy. ■ Salem Tuesday, all but recovered "All we could say is that we were development. that hops do. ducted by a team of government men Everyone is particularly invited to Within seven miles are 4,000 acres from a critical attack of encephalitis in the Masonic Temple in Portland ; sorry that they were all gone—not so much as one spare ticket left. We attend this meeting by Mr. Steffy, of hops while the chief trading center (sleeping sickness) contracted three tomorrow. ! could easily have sold twice as many the chairman of the industrial de of this area. Independence, has a months ago on Okinawa where he A portion of the meeting ha« been velopment committee and as a typ little less than 2,000 permanent resi i had been assigned to supervise con struction of a huge air base. reserved for group and brief individ ical example of the spark from this dents. The colonel, who visited several ual conferences with the government dynamic leader in our canyon—for Drawing a sufficient summer labor In addition, tne its greater development a man with force from a populaton of this size ■ friends in this area and conferred officials present. By JEAN ROBERTS with Gov. Douglas McKay, is on con ' speakers on the morning program a terrific capacity and reputation for just can't be done, so transient work The search for valuable minerals valescent leave from Letterman Gen Will answer general questions after getting things done that needs to be has occupied much time for 2 men all | ers from other areas of the state and eral hospital in San Francisco. He is their talks. done, he remarked, "You know, no the country have to be called in. summer, culminating in a claimI staying temporarily at his home in This clinic is an important part of j Democrats in Oregon have been in man's opinion is entirely worthless— While oLher sections also require a -’akgil abo”e Mehajna on £jeiea hill. , the work <>f the National Security vited to meet George Jessel, faryed and just remember this» that even a ’slibMarftliit Migrant worker force, Portland. According to State Dept, of Geol most of them also have cities of Colonel Miles, who has supervised Resources board of the federal gov I comedian and Hollywood producer, 'clock that won't run Is right twice ogy representatives, one of the men greater populations from which to projects in many parts of the world, ernment. at the state-wide Democratic picnic each day.” is named McMahon. The prospect draw school children and other pick including Europe, Mexico and South at Jantzen Beach park in Portland “Yes most assuredly I want all ors. however, have been mute regard ers in much gieater numbers than America, indicated he was heartened on Sunday afternoon. Sept. 10. of the opposition to progress there ing their claim or as to what min this city can supply. by the United States’ growing “The picnic will officially open our because if they are not I will have erals have been found. 1950 election campaign.“ it was an missed a priceless opportunity to sell This year the migrant workers strength in the island perimeters of Averaging almost a daily hike the haven't shown up in their usual force. the far east, and by the apparent in nounced by William L. Josslin. demo them their share of the canyon,” said miners canvassed the ridges in this In fact, at no time since the war creasing recognition of their import cratic state chairman. “Every dem Steffy. ance. But he was not as interested section, carrying spades and small have there been so few. ocrat is cordially urged to be on hand Standing loom only for those who in commenting on the world situa cloth sacks strapped to their shoul Mr. Don Miley, principal of the as our party opens its first campaign 1 come late. The date again—Tues tion as in just being "home”. He is ders to carry samples. Cautiously Gates public school, announced today in history as Oregon's majority par day, Sept. 12, meeting starts at 8 not expected to be re-assigned for locking their vehicle before departing p in. in the Mill City high school that the Gates schools will open offi ty," Josslin added. some time. The picnic program will include auditorium. each day, they briefly stated that cially September 18th instead of the The colonel was unconscious on speeches by such top democrats as they were interested in clay. The GateB Womans club will cook previous set date. Okinawa for 18 days, ran tempera Local residents presume that alum- The delayed opening stems from Austin Flegel, candidate for gov and serve the dinner. tures exceeding 106 degrees, and was The Mill City Garden club will fur :um is a common mineral in this reg the fact that re-decorating, plumbing ernor; Howard Latourette, candidate regarded in such a critical condition for United States senator; Carl Don- nish the floral decorations. ion while others claim that uranium, The Mill City fire department spent as to warrant the army notifying his and furnace work is not finished. or any other valuable mineral might a couple of busy evenings during the Mi Miley indicated that the varied augh, nominee for congress, and wife he was not expected to live also be found. past weekend. nature of the work in progress makes Howard Morgan, nominee for state The Oregon Statesman For the past 10 or 12 years there it necessary that school opening be labor commissioner. On Thursday night at about 10 p.m. Beginning at noon in the shadow has been a yearly party of miners they were called to the Dick Schultz postponed to Sept. 18th. of the Jantzen Beach rollor-coaster, hunting in the Gold Creek area for home west of Mill City. The fire, A change-over from a wood-burn a zinc ledge in that region, that as however, had too good a start for ing to an oil-burning furnace prog ' the picnic will feature games and re State Senator Austn F. Flegel, sayed 1*0 percent pure zinc. Accord them and the house and most of the resses satisfactorily by the Day heat freshments for children and adults, illusions by Desmond the Magician, Democratic candidate for Governor ing to local information the Fenimore contents was completely destroyed. ing company of Salem. boys perished during the last war but Bill Obershaw, local painting con songs by Lenore Weller and an old- today released the text of a wire he The fire was caused by a leaking the search for the zinc deposit still tractor, is doing the redecorating. fashioned German band from the had sent Governor McGay in which gas line. Experts explain that when he proposed a debate between him Plans for buying or building an continues. Martin Hansen, Mill City plumber, Portland musicians' union. Democratic organizations in sev self and McKay on the subject “Does Keith Phillips, fire warden, states a leak is discovered the valve on the additional 5000 freight train cars and is making plumbing repairs. that he has issued permits several outside tank should be turned off 46 diesel electric locomotives were The teaching staff will include be eral counties near Portland are or Oregon Need a New Administration.” different years for mining parties to before attempting to make the nec announced this month by President sides Mr Miley. Howard Means. Miss ganizing auto caravans to take their Flegel proposed that the debate enter the closed area to hunt for the essary repairs. Also one can shut A T. Mercier of Southern Pacific, Elizabeth McMullen and Miss Dor members to the picnic. take place at Enterprise in Wallowa off the gas by simply holding your following a meeting of the railroad's elusive zinc mine. County where the campaign paths of othy Mae Wood in the high and jun Even local residents sometimes finger on the opening while someone Board of Directors in Portland. the Democratic and Replblican can ior high; Mrs. Gwen Schaer, Mrs. A The new equipment will raise to T. Barnhardt. Mrs. Letha Bentley and have curiosity aroused enough to else goes to turn the shut-off valve didates for Governor cross on 8<*pt. 1. since there is only six pounds pres 28.630 the total number of new Mrs Riley Champ in the grades pick up strange appearing rocks. The full text of the wire to McKay sure after leaving the tank. If you freight train cars and 350 the total Not too long ago Jim Toome found follows: an odd formation on Gates hill which don't understand the operation of number of diesel electric locomtives Your intinerary and mine take us your gas system you should call for Southern Pacific since end of A head-on crash of a Covey U- both to Enterprise on Sept. 1 to ad he planned to have assayed. your serviceman for further informa Drive truck coming from Bend and dress meetings arranged by our res World War II. Mercier reported, be The story is told of Dale Propes a a light passenger car hospitalized pective supporters. I propose that former Mill City man who went tion and you may prevent a serious sides an investment in half the cost three persons early Sunday morning we combine forces and join In debate of 8000 new Pacific Fruit Express huckle berrying one year but arrived fire in your home. The second fire occurred about 9 refrigerator cars. It is expected home with nothing but a packboard Idanha The Detroit school opened The crash occurred several miles east on the question “Does Oregon need a p.m. Sunday at the Rainbow Inn that builders will begin delivering the this week for the 1950-51 term with of Gates near Chuck's tavern, and new administration 7” I believe the full of likely looking rock. hotel east of Mill City. It. too, hda new equipment in the first half of a registration of 203 pupils in the both the car and truck were badly voters of Wallowa County should gained such a start that the firemen next year. elementary grades and 37 in high damaged. have the benefit of an open forum were unable to save more than the Including the foregoing, the rail school. The driver of the truck, whose discussion between the candidates for In the high school Otis framework of the building They road's post-war purchases of new White is again principal, Mrs John identity The Enterprise was unable Governor. Please let me know by did. however, succeed in keeping it rolling equipment have called for an Hanan and Stanley Whipple, who to learn, and a small boy riding with return wire whether or not you agree FRIDAY— from spreading to the adjoining expenditure of more than 8307,000,- taught last year, teaching music and him were severely cut and bruised. to this proposal." I.O.O.F. meeting trailer court. Fire Chief Arlo Teurs 000. the rail president said. social science and one new teacher, Les Crawford was the driver of the SATURDAY- estimated the building and contents Of the previous purchases of 23.630 Miss Isabelle Mason of Mill City. passenger car. He. too, was hospi as a total loss SUNDAY— new freight train cars, nearly 21.000 In the grades new teachers are talized but was released the follow are already in service. Of the ap John Cannon of Salem, principal; ing day. He reported that he was Softball at 3 pm. proximately 2600 cars remaining, the Irving Underwood, also of Salem. 7th blinded by the uncoming lights MONDAY— railroad is now receiving deliveries grade and Mrs Gladys Claxton of A load of furniture in the truck Lions club meeting from builders at the rate of more Aumsville, 4th grade Options have recently been signed A F. A AM. No. 180 stated meet Mrs John was reported undamaged but ob than 500 cars a month The latest Ray will again be the 8th grade server« who have viewed the wrecked for the highway right-of-way from ing third Monday freight equipment purchase program vehicles have expressed wonder that Mill City to Mehama, preparatory to Schoolhouse doors will swing open includes 3500 box cars. 1100 gondo teacher as well these others: Russell anyone came out of them alive. TUESDAY— letting bids for construction. Hoyt. 6th grade; Mrs. Lloyd Leach, Monday. Sept 11 for the new school Softball at 6 pm. las. 250 covered hopper cars. 100 Sth grade. Mrs. Nolan Raanick, 3rd The route of the highway deviates term. Chamber of Commerce 8 p m. open hopper cars and 50 cabooses grade. Mrs Russel) Hoyt, 2nd grade; from a survey planned several years Women's club 8 p m. 1st, 3rd Tues Since last school year the Mehama Consideration will be given to con Mrs Oran Perkins 1st and 2nd. and COURTNEYS LEAVE FOR EAST ago because of a slide srea along the Rev and Mrs Tom Courtney Jr district has consolidated with Stay structing certain of the equipment in Mrs Bob 8teele, 1st grade WEDNESDAY— river above Mehama and Infant son Michael left Saturday ton. and only pupils up to and includ the company's own shops. Merrier The new highway will bisect the Softball at 6 p m for Indianapolis, Ind , where Rever Keith Phillips and Ed Goschie farms Santiam Eagles and auxiliary 8pm ing the 4th grade will be held at Me added end Courtney is going to enter Butler ERNIE BROWN INJURED The company'« previous purchase« hama The teachers will be Mrs and cross the Little North Fork about at Detroit school building Tom 1*4 miles above Mehama, near the Ernie Brown, loader for the Eliason university. school of religion Lions dub auxiliary 8:30, 4th Wed Orange and Mrs. Cook, who taught of locomotives include 141 powerful diesel freight and passenger locomo lagging company located on Tumble will study for his Doctor’s degree on Paris Bouche residence. Further Santiam Rebekah 166 1st and 3rd here last year also Hot lunches at a minimum price tives for main line operations. 117 of creek received back Injuries when a scholarship recently awarded to survey indicates it will pass about 15 Wed. at 8 pun him. will be served at school beginning the which are new in service The latest he was knocked down by a log while feet behind the Howard R om home THURSDAY— first day The hot lunch club, com locomotive purchase program In supervising th« loading of logging Reverend Courtney has been the and almost through the garage of Softball at • pm. posed of Mehama parents, has charge cludes 21 branch line locomotives and at the site of operations last Wed pastor of the First Christian church Ray Branch. American Legion 2d and 4th Thun of the program which is authorized 25 switching locomotives With nesday morning The He is being at here for the past two years. According to state officials it will by the Stayton school board completion of present order». South tended by Dr. Teutsche He is con Cburtneys have sold their home on be a "free way” highway Into Salem Gates PT A 1st Thursday 8 pm Ira Kirsch has been appointed to ern Pacific will have 489 dieseis of fined to his home while receiving the river on the Marion county side No business establishments being Garden club fourth Thursday various types Mill City TWA meeting last Friday supervise over the Mehama school. to Mr and Mrs O K DeWitt treatment permitted on the right-of-way 3000 More Pickers Needed in Hopyards Col. Miles Returns From Okinawa Local Men Attend Clinic In Portland Prospectors Search Valuable Minerals George Jessel To Picnic with Demos Gates School Opening Postponed to Sept. 18 Mill City Firemen Have Busy Week Flegel Challenges McKay To Debate State Issues Car Purchase Plans Made by Railroad Truck-Car Crash Sends Three Persons to Hospital Detroit-Idanha School Begins New Term (Liiniiiiu fcvrntfi: Mehama Grade School To Open It’s Doors Sept. 11 Options Signed for New Mill Gty-Mehama Hi-way