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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1950)
4 The MILL CITY ENTERPRISE MILL CITY, OREGON DON PETERSON. Publisher Reminisces... Ancient Autos Entered ar necund-cla» matter November 10. 1944 at the poet office at Mi'll City, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 187S. Cany on-Wide Dinner CHECKS HIKED BY NEW LAW Gets Favorable Nod INSURANCE What happens to old-age and survi will be increased to about $46. The successful canyon-wide dinner By JEAN ROBERTS last week in Mill City, that sparked With the appearance of a number < I X ssl » 11 i > X It V Ell'l l SI M. : canyon community development, con of new cars, purchased recently by The Enterprise wl.‘. not be responsible for morMhan one Incorrect tn- tinues fast action in the form of Errors in -------- advertising should be reported Immediately. Display Mehama residents, comparing per- sertlon. L ------ — ------ - ----- progress towards a canyon chamber Advertising 45c column inch Political Advertising 75c inch. 1 formance with earlier models is a of commerce. favorite pastime. Most persons will Showing the power of the canyon agree that the modern automobile NtWirAHI wide dinner is the following letter DIT equipped with automatic controls and received by Bob Veness, president of PUBLISH! Bl a plushy interior is an improvement the Mill City chamber of commerce: on the model T and other pioneers of ASSOCIATION Sept. 15, 1950 the automobile industry, who made My dear Mr. Veness: a debut on a skeptic world nearly 40 My first duty is to thank you for years ago. Still others will expound ‘THE PAPER THAT HAS NO ENEMIES HAS NO FRIENDS." inviting me to attend your dinner —George Putnam. [ the merits of these old timers and Tuesday night. their trustworthiness despite any My second duty is to express to obstacle. you my utter amazement at the or An automobile in those days came ganization ability display by your Mr. fully equipped with carbide lights Steffy, and at the magnificetn w’ay Tba Pacific Northwest is going to expand, major war or no war. At and a never to be forgotten horn in which the entire meeting was car firmly attached to the left side whose ried off. least that’s the concensus of opinion in these parts. Up In the Suntiam canyon Tuesday night the people of Mill City, Lyons, raucous bellow sounded like a dying I have been attending chamber of Mohnina, Elkhorn, Gates, Detroit, Idanha and the other places there gathered bull calf. All the accessories were commerce functions for more years included without additional cost. than I care to remember, and I can to ntart a < impaign to bring new development to the canyon area. The , They consisted of a tube repair kit, meeting amounted to taking an inventory of what the canyon had to offer a crank and a jack. There was no say to you in all sincerity that re gardless of the size of the chamber, and who might be Interested In business development of those canyon self starter on this early vehicle and I do not recall ever having been possibilities. cranking one sometimes taxed the present at a meeting that was more George Steffy, chairman of the industrial committee of the Mill City patience of a proud owner. It was soundly built up or better carried off. Chamber of Commerce, expressed the optimism of the canyon area in this i common practice in those early days Will you extend my congratula to jack up one hind wheel to facili tions to Mr. Steffy and his commit way: “I believe that our op|H>rtunities are as great as our preparation. And tate starting, or to even kindle a fire tee, and please accept the very small I further believe that the future belongs to those who prepare for it, and that underneath to warm the oil during contribution which is enclosed and zero weather. which will pay for my dinner and at progress Is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow.” Grandpa Quier, an early Oregon the same time perhaps help to defray From Portland came a prediction that Oregon and Washington may . homesteader, owned one of these any i unusual expense which you may gain more population in the next 10 years than the two states did in the last motored monsters and was plagued have > been put to. 10 years. The prediction was In a report by an economic analylst for the more with stopping than starting Sincerely yours. U. 8. department of commerce. VANCOUVER PLYWOOD CO. Forever indignant that an automo- At the same time, Bonneville Power Administrator Raver made some ' bile would not respond to “whoa", as (Signed) J. B. POWER, cautioning remarks to the optimistic. Development of power will largely did a horse he never mastered the art General Manager. George Steffy, chairman of the Mill determine the industrial expansion of the region, and the race between new of driving. With a loud roar he was power development and power demands is nip and tuck. Raver said, for off in a shower of gravel and taking City chamber’s Industrial develop Instance, that the region could not provide electricity now to boost war pro a curve on two wheels was an actual ment committee, states citizens are ity, not just a matter of boasting eager to build a live-wire canyon duction on short notice as it did In 1940. with him. The familiar hand throt chamber of commerce. The Detroit dam will offer new power, as many other dams now building tle was pulled halfway down and or on paper, will do. But all those dams are not built yet and congress is there it stayed from the beginning of getting more and more in the mood not to spend money for such public a journey until It’s end, with the works. So If the optimism of the Santiam canyon, as well as that of other model T swooping around curves like parts of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Itself, Is to bring results, the a hungry hawk, and hurdling bumps rezurces of the region must continue to be developed. And that means in like a long distance runner. The With Oregon’s 1950 harvests near this part of the stab*, sternly progress on the Willamette basin development passengers in the rear hung on for ing their fall peak, E. L. Peterson, program, which Includes the system of flood control dams in the valley. dear life to keep from being cata- paulted out of the speeding vehicle. 1 director of agriculture quoted figures —Capital Journal prepared by the U. S. D. A. bureau Conserving gasoline was of prime of agricultural economics on Oregon importance with many drivers at this farm marketing last year to empha early date. Mrs. Dorotheen Wilson size the financial importance of farm remembers an uncle who invariably ing to the over-all Oregon economy. threw in the clutch on every incline, The gross cash income to Oregon and went scooting along the road at From a report in B Mike in THE OREGONIAN it would seem Austin an increased pace, frightening the farmers in 1949 was $363,563,000. Flegel had some trouble during a s|MS*ch which included an expose of children passengers but gaining perhaps a Livestock and livestock products in prison. However, the Women's Division and Oregon Prison Association mile or two, with no fuel consump accounted for $199,294,000 of last year’s income from farm marketings. figures he quoted were most shockingly accurate and based on recent tion. Wheat maintains its lead as the Mrveys. Dorothy Mason tells of riding Mth highest single crop income producer A study made by the Oregon Prison Association revealed all thirty-six an elderly couple who unfailingly cut for Oregon farmers. counties regularly housed children, who In some cases were being detained the ignition on each down grade and Marketings from tree fruits totaled coasted as far as possible before until they reached the age of it and could then be sent to one of the training $24.9 million dollars last year and again starting the car. Schools. The staggering and frightening totals reveal that of the nearly Although many changes have berries brought in another $14.8 10,000 kids who have known jail experience, age 17 and under, 451 were taken place from the day of the million. between the ages of 7 and 13 in direct violation of existing Oregon Law. Peterson emphasized that these crank and high pressure tires to the To correct these unfortunate conditions the three working principles now common hydraulic brakes and figures are all cash receipts figured for temporary care of children should I m - carried out: first, responsibility for automatic shift, there still remains before the farmers’ paid their bills providing emergency detention should be placed with child-serving agencies one factor unchanged by years, and of producing, harvesting and market rather than law ennforeeinent agencies; second, children should be kept In unimproved by research--the driver. ing. uni« Optimism Has Basis in Dams Wheat Continues To Be Oregon’s Largest Crop Flegel Exposes Shocking their homes whenever possible; and third, the place of detention should not Just be a place of safe-keeping but one in which the child and his problems are studied as a step In his rehabilitation. We need a review of our state laws governing children and youth, We need regional detention homes In counties that do not have facilities for detention at the present time. Rut most of all. we need to understand the futility of expecting a child to profit by jail punishment except when deten tion Is made a constructive period of guidance to keep him out of future trouble.—Independent Democrat, Portland. September ti. 1950 I—THE Mil l. CITY ENTERPRISE REGISTER NOW — ONLY 15 SHOPPING DAYS LEFT! vors insurance in the Mill City area now that President Truman has signed the 1950 amendments to the Social Security Act? All monthly insurance checks to the 4521 social security beneficiaries in the five counties administered by the Salem Field Office will be raised substantially, beginning with the September checks, according to R. C. Stillwell, manager of the local office. Stillwell explained that these auto matic increases, for September, are schedued to reach local beneficiaries during the first week of October. Increases will range from 50 to 100 per cent. For example, the average primary benefits of approximately $26 per month for a retired worker A widow with two children who had been receiving $55 a month will now receive about $110. Stillwell cautioned that these in creases will be automatic and it will not be necessary for any beneficiary to call at his office. Under the new law, the amount of earnings which a beneficiary may make in a month and still accept his insurance pay ment for that month, is raised from $14.99 to $50. This applies to bene ficiaries under age 75, and for earn ings in a job covered by social secur ity. After attaining age 75, a benefici ary may have any amount of earn ings and still accept his insurance checks. iHMiiinüiNiifiiiitfiîtmiim iiHifiH i'H'i.ti I DR. MARK REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST I Will be at his Mil] City office in the Jenkins Building Thursday afternoons 1 to 6 p.m. Also Thursday evenings by Appointment. HOME OFFICE: 313 W. FIRST, ALBANY I a 3 o o 3 o o o o 0 0 0 °0 H. 0. Model Railroading Equipment TOYS AND DOLES SPECIALTY CARDS MASQUERADE SUPPLIES TRICKS AND PUZZLES MODEL AIRPLANES MODEL AIRPLANE MOTORS o Use Our Mall Order Service SALEM’S ORIGINAL Toy & Hobby Shop 163 N. Commercial Phone 2-1588 S a « SALEM g >. o .. oo . o . o .. o . ääääb « X.« X X K X « X K tt X »» K K X X H X X X X XJ! X X X X XX X X « X SS X X X X K x X X ? w ? SHOES? lean fit you no matter what size you wear Sizes AAA - EEE from 1 to 18 ÎX WEAR FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY’ x X x w « BOYS’ AND MEN'S SHOES WITH SOLES Guaranteed Six Months --------------------------------- By BILLY ROSE------------------------------- Before he bought a McCulloch, George worked in a meat market You can do more than fell and buck trees with a McCulloch chain saw. You can limb, slab, cut cordwood and posts. But here's one of the most important things you can do —you can pick up your McCulloch in one hand, and carry it easily to the next cut. Try that with any other big-timber saw. Visiting Hours— Within the next few «lays, »top by our store for a real demonstration of wood cutting Or gne ua a call and we'U try to arrange a «how for you at your place. There’» no obligation We ju«t want you to «ee what a McCulloch can d<x 6 Models Available John Nelson Sales & Sen ire MILL CITY If you’ve nothing better to do for the next three mintltes, let’s play a game called "Answer Yes or No." Question: If a doctor were accused of allowing a mean old man to die who had only a week to live anyhow, and you were on the jury, would you find him guilty of murder? A dopey question, you say, because it leaves you no choice? Well, let me brief you on the events leading up to the crime and then put the ques tion to you again .... The mean old man—let’s call him penny and bring it back tbit after Andrew Horton—was a millionaire of the almost extinct rough-’em-up noon. Tbt doctor can uilnett my tignature." Jay Gould school, and among the “What beneficiary do you want people he delighted to name?” asked the lawyer. in pushing around “Make it out to one of those out was his son. An fits for medical research,” said the drew, Jr. To round old man. out the picture, it • • • must be admitted THAT AFTERNOON t e will was that the youngster executed in the presence of the pretty much rated doctor. this treatment: He “That’s a fine gesture.” the was a weak-chinned physician told his patient when the and weak - willed lawyer had gone. “That amount of society kid who in Billy Rose money will finance a lot of impor his teens had de tant work.” veloped a cordial “Only idiots leave money to in dislike for two things—(a) work, and (b) his father who insisted on stitutions instead of ther own kin,” said the old millionaire. “I didn't it. A few months after the boy’s 21st bother telling that fool lawyer, but birthday, the old man came down the will you witnessed it only in with a heart attack that all but did tended to throw a scare into my him in, and the specialist who was son. Tomorrow or the next day when called in informed the son that his he comes to his senses. I’m going pop didn't figure to live more than to tear it up and reinstate the old will.” a week or so. • • • THAT NIGHT, to celebrate his coming of fortune, the young man went out and tied on quite a pack age, and on the way home drove his car through a plate-glass win dow on Madison avenue He was arrested and promptly bailed out, but the story hit all the front pages. When his father saw the papers the next morning, he almost had another stroke, and it didn't help when the boy faced up to him and blurted out that in a short time he'd be doing as he darn well pleased. IT hen bit too left, tbt mMon- atre tent foe bit lauyer. Tse <«••< io teach that hid of awa« « lotton,” be told bina. "Fix op a neu «riU ubere bo dotto'I get o Dick’s Shoe Service í a a a a. a a a a a a ¡«1 X a a a' Ü X XI MILE CITY. OREGON’ IXMXxX X.XX X,x;x3O©fX»X Xx x X XK x.x x x. x x X.X.XS88 Lumber Prices Up! He solve your problems with LOC-BLOC Lalt that light tbt ptlinl had another attack, and uben tbt doc tor examined him ba kneu it uat touch and go — git tn tba proper medication, tbt old i km flint might be kept alm long enough to reintlale the original will; a ¡lightly different dote, boueter, and bo didn't figure to narvioe the night. Well, as I get the story, he died a few hours later and his millions were used to set up one of the im portant research centers in the East As for the son. he turned out to be as big a bum without money as with .... Now to get back to my original question With the facts before you, would you find the doctor guilty or not guilty of murder? M, a K « ir a « a K a a a a a. a :r a' a » SEE AN EXPERT FOR GUARANTEED QUALITY’ AND BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET Well Made Plans Of Many Men Go Wrong-Without Murder 3 » « I Loc-Bloc Construction Co. CL F. HUNTER R. A. HARROLD Mill City Stayton
