The Mill. CITY ENTERPRISE
Editor’s Letter Box: Beavers Active in
To the Mill City Enterprise:
There is a recently published book Canyon District
Mil.I. CITY, OREGON
^JO n T e TERSON, Publisher
2—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE___________________November 16. 1950
been installed and the class rooms
divided to accommodate the increased
attendance. The primary class plans
to conduct a fish pond at the com
munity church bazaar and dinner on
November 17.
First meeting of the teen-agers was
held Friday at the club house with
the young folks learning the quad
rille, schottische, and polka. Music
was furnished by records and an am
plifier provided by Bill Bilyeu. Five
mothers attended.
With elk season in full swing the
I parade of jeeps, pickups, trailers and
i saddle horses heading east is a com
mon sight. A bit unusual, but also
j eastward bound was a helicopter.
that gives the low down on public
By JEAN ROBERTS
A Friendly Place
affairs, national and international.
Oregon is rightly named the Beaver
It’s easy reading and I wish that state, say several residents in this area
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one Insertion for 5"< or three for SI "0
To While Away
The Enterprise will not be responsible for more than one Incorrect In
everyone would read it.
who have sighted beavers lately. One
sertion. Errors In advertising should be reported Immediately
display
“M'hat Would Jesus Do” by Glenn was recently struck by an automobile
Advertising 45c column inch. Political Advertising 75c inch.
Your Idle Hours
¡Clark. The author is a college pro and killed above Mill City.
fessor and a religious leader.
Ed Goshie tells of two Mill City
He tells us that greedy industrial- men who witnessed a small tree cross
NATIONAL EDITORIAL /
I ists were the causes of World wars. ing the highway near Marion Forks.
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Among other things he discloses the Upon investigating they found a
fact that the NEWS BEHIND the beaver transporting the brush and
i news which was suppressed at the busily intent upon his work despite
Nurenberg trials was far greater than onlookers.
'THE PAPER THAT HAS NO ENEMIES HAS NO FRIENDS."
that received by the public. He states
Across the Little North Fork from
—George Putnam.
that Neville Chamberlin, prime min
ister of England owned nearly a mil the Steve Dark home, a family of
lion dollars worth of stock in the beavers seem determined to dam the
GATES
E'or Thanksgiving decorate your
water running down a cat road on
Krupp armament factories,
i the Freres and Frank logging. Mud home with Chrysanthemums from
When we think of the dead, the and sticks are piled in the road at Tapscott’s Greenhouse, 210 W. Ida,
Thanksgiving Day comes again with its many meanings. To many it pain racked bodies and broken spirits , each opportunity and must be dozed Stayton.
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1 of our returning veterans—we cry,
is but a holiday—a break in the daily routine of things.
out.
The past—if we would but look at it—shows why we, the citizens of “How much longer, O Lord, how
Three beaver dams are evident in
long?”—ESTHER OGDEN, Mill City.
this Canyon, are indeed blessed.
the small creek near the Paul Clise
No doubt--as the steady tramp of the years rumble by—this coming
home and still more, on the old Kirsch
Thanksgiving Day will assume a revered place in our memories.
logging.
G. PAUL JOHNSTON, Grade A Dairy and Equipment
Today we face the bloodshed and deprivation of war, but as yet we live
Merle Philippi, Mehama resident,
in comfort—physical ease at least—one can but wonder—shall our lives
has complained to the state game SATURDAY, NOV. 18 at 10 o’CIock, 1 Mile East of Lyons
thus continue? How can stunned thoughts best be expressed?
commission because of destruction
21 Jersey and Guernsey Cows, fresh, springers, and milkers; 11 heifers,
A. W. Trimble, president of Moun caused by this animal. Beavers, pro
Let us pause—just a few quiet moments—and render our thanks this
I to 16 mos. old; Registered Jersey Bull, 4 years old; Calves; 7 Registered
tected
for
many
years
by
law,
are
tain
States
Power
company,
today
Thanksgiving Day, because our very beings dictate that we do so.
Romney ewes; Registered ram 2 years old; 15 N. H. Red pullets.
revealed that representatives of controlled by government trappers
2 tractors, 2 discs, 2 tractor plows, ensilage cutter, hammer mill, and
Mountain States, Puget Sound Power when the number seems to warrant it.
lots more farm machinery, furniture, etc.
It is reported that several have
and Light, Washington Water Power,
About 25 tons chopped hay, about 40 tons ensilage subject to prior sale;
! Portland General Electric and Pacific been caught alive at the fish hatchery
Ranch of 60 acres for sale or lease, new milking parlor fully equipped;
Why are our husbands, sons and sweethearts spilling blood in far off Power and Light had recently com on Stout creek and then transported
12 acres irrigated pasture, etc.
Korea? Why are we today fighting a war—for it is a war and can no longer pleted agreements with the Bonne to the hills and freed.
An ideal set-up to buy hay, ensilage and get the place for a dairy.
ville Power Administration for the
be called a “police action”.
See owner before sale. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston find it necessary
The Home Extension unit met Fri
to move to a higher climate, they have been on D. H. I. A. since '47.
These men and mere boys are not fighting for any trite idea like purchase of available Bonneville pow-
Average test 5.5 with cows up to 431 lbs. butterfat in 305 days.
“making the world safe for democracy”. These men and boys are certainly er in amounts varying from 325,000 day at the Womans club house with
'to 560,000 kilowatts, depending on the an all day meeting featuring foods
SALE UNDER COVER
fighting for their very existence.
season of the year.
for entertaining. The demonstration
G. PAUL JOHNSTON,
BEN T. SUDTELL,
But that does not answer completely the question, why are they there?
The five power companies comprise was given by Mrs. Elmer Taylor and
* OWNER
AUCTIONEER, Phone 2720
What reason have we to send our troops to a land with which we have so what is know’n as the Inter-Company
Mrs. Lily Wolfkiel. Hostesses for Phone 112, Route 1, Box 23, Lyons
Res. 1 M. N. of Hubbard on 99B
little in common?
I Pool.
This joint facility operation the day were Mrs. Russell Wilson and
Our troops are engaged in a life-and-death struggle in Korea because | has been maintained for a number
Mrs. Alice Bouche.
our military leaders were of the belief that we could not defend Japan if l of years in an effort to utilize all
Considerable work has been done
Korea were in unfriendly hands. If we could not defend Japan, we can of the available electric power in the
in
the church basement to improve
not defend the Philippine Islands.
! area and to supplement existing elec
This means that—if Korea falls—all of the East and Near East, with tric power with the purchase of facilities for holding primary class.
Its natural resources and manpower, would be under the domination of energy from outside generating re Under the supervision of Mrs. How
ard Ross, two new sand tables have
Russia. This would create a situation that would allow the Russians to sources.
exploit much of the resources of the world and to develop a war machine
The Inter-Company Pool has been
much greater than anything that we could hope to muster.
able to effect an economy of opera tana, Utah and British Columbia dur
Korea is our outer line of defense—just as is the Rhine river in Germany, tion by the interchange of power be ing peak load periods.
the Dardanelles in Turkey, and the Suez canal in Africa. These vital areas tween the five utilities. The most
Thanks to a difference in sunset
must be defended at all cost even though it means a third World war.
efficient generating plants of any of time existing between utilities, the
Our leaders say that we are fighting in Korea to defend an innocent the member companies are the first peak electric loads of each occur at
people against aggression. If such be the reason, why did we not go to the to be placed in operation and more different times. This is one factor
aid of China in the 1930's? Why did we not go to the aid of Finland? expensive steam plants are reserved which enables the Inter-Company Pool
Why did we not go to the aid of Ethiopia? Why are we not now going to for peak load periods of the pool sys to more effectively utilize power.
the aid of little Tibet, which is being invaded today—if the reason we are tem.
Trimble said that Mountain States’
fighting in Korea is to protect the weak from the ruthless?
In addition to the exchange of share in the new power contract was
We, as a people, have the greatest sentiment for the “underdog of power by the five companies, electric for amounts of electric power varying
any people in the world. In other countries only the winner is cheered.
energy is also purchased from Mon- up to 30,000 kilowatts.
We believe that the fate of each nation should be determined by the
people that live there and not by outside forces. Yet. with all our high
ideals of freedom of man. religion, thought, speech and press, we are not
COMPLETE TIRE AND BATTERY SERVICE
BROADWAY AND MAIN STRICT
willing to see our loved ones die in order that other men may enjoy these
freedoms.
WE GIVE UNITED TRADING STAMPS
We are in Korea today, not so much to defend the South Koreans, but
to prevent one of the richest districts In the world from falling into the
hands of the Communists.
No longer can we rely upon the natural barriers provided by the Pacific
and Atlantic oceans for our protection. Space has become relatively unim
portant.
------------------------------------ By BILLY ROSE-------------------------------------
Resources—including manpower—will be the deciding factor if there
At least four times in the past week I’ve been buttonholed on Broad
ia another global war. Therefore, in order to be secure, we must defend way and asked, “Have you heard what happened to Charlie Feltus?"
certain vital areas—no matter where they may be.
Well, I have, but on the off-chance that you haven’t, perhaps I ought
This is not a rosy prospect, but there is no other answer at this time. to bring you up to date . . .
From where I sit... ¿y Joe Marsh
We must be prepared to send men and equipment to many parts of the globe
For as long as I can remember, Charlie Feltus has been a promoter
at a moment's notice.
of things and people, and by and larcenous he has always made a pretty
To strengthen our own security an<l to defend our culture we risk | n cc dollar at it. However, like a lot of other Times Squareheads, he has
another World War by sending our soldiers to Korea.
| rever held on to these dollars for long because of a weakness for bang
We Ask That
tails and blondes.
Entered an s*cond-clae» matter November 10. 1944 at the post office at
Mill City. Orexon. under the Act of March 3. 1873.
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In recent months, to hear the
wisenheimers tell it, it’s been rough
going for Charlie in both depart
ments seeing as
how (a) most of
his earnings have
been going
into
the jewel box of
a platinum ■ mop
ped tootsie named
Hazel Duke, and
(b) his luck at
the race track has
been — as Damon
Runyon used to
Billy Reso
put it—« whole lot
less than somewhat
Came a bleak and oteary-eyed
evening not long ago when Charlie
called on Hazel with a face longer
than Durante’s smeller. “I'm in a
spot, baby," he gloomed “I owe my
bookie. Butch Fleeson. seven grand
and he just tipped me off that if I
don’t pay up by the end of the
week I'm in for some bad trouble
Butch, as you know, is a pal of
mine and wouldn't make no fuss if
it was up to him, but he says the
guy who runs the syndicate is press
ing him."
"What can I do about it?” asked
Hazel.
"Well," said Charlie, eyeing the
glinty knick-knacks on her arms and
neck, "I could raise several grand
on your jewelry. It would be Just
a Ioan, you understand . . .”
"Nuts to that loan stuff.” said
Hazel. "And while we're having
this heart-to-heart, I might as well
tell you I've been thinking of call
ing it quits. Don't slam the door,
sucker "
• • •
N'ATl RALLY. Charlie was hurt
by this kiss-off. especially after his
many blue-white kindnesses to the
little lady, but he was an old cam
paigner and so he left without
breaking her arm or doing anything
else ungentlemanly.
The next day Hazel got a phone
call from Butch Fleeson. the bookie.
"Hello, beautiful," he said. "1 hear ;
tell you've given Charlie the brush '
and—’’
"You want to pick It up where
he left off." laughed Hazel "Okay
by me. and you can begin by taking
me to dinner.”
“You catch on quick," said the
bookie. He named one of the ex
clusive eateries on the East Side
Get your Antifreeze Now!
"Fares" Play Fair
and went on, “Meet you at seven,
and if you get there first order your
self a drink. I’ll be over soon as I
finish with the bets on tonight's
fight "
A*s hour and four Martinis later,
Butch phoned Hazel al the restau
rant. “I got rammed up.” he said,
"hut I'll he over tn a feu minuter.
Have them ice up a couple of
quarts of champagne and order the
biggest double steak in the house.
I m starved.”
By 9. Hazel had polished off most
of the porterhouse and all the cham
pagne. but there was still no sign
of Butch. Finally, plenty peeved,
she told herself that no horse hus
tler was going to make her wait
around with ketchup on her mouth.
But as she rose to go the waiter
handed her a tab for $51 20.
“Tell the manager I'm Mr. Flee-
son's guest," she said
• • •
FIVE .MINUTES later tne man
ager appeared. "I’m sorry," he
said, "but I just phoned Mr. Flee
son and he says he had no appoint
ment here tonight."
"Okay,” said Hazel wearily. "1'11
leave this bracelet as security and
come in tomorrow to pay you.”
The manager took the bracelet
and beckoned to a stoutish gent
who was sitting at the bar.
The man ualked over. flashed a
detechs e'l badge and handed Hazel
a typewritten sheet headed, ”Arti
cles of feuelry stolen from Mr J.
Vszabeth Stone” And when Hazel
examined the list she saw that,
item for stem, it matched the jew
eler she uas u earing
"There's some mistake," she
said "I got these things from a Mr.
Charles Feltus and he told me he
bought them on Fifth Avenue ”
"You can explain it m court,"
said the detective. "In the mean
time. hand the stuff over. I'll let
you go home tonight but I'd suggest
you don’t try to leave town."
When Hazel got to her apartment
she found a sheet of paper under
the door. It was a duplicate of the
Jewelry list the "detective" had
shown her. At the bottom was a
message in Charlie's familiar
scrawl:
"Butch Fleeson thanks you, the
syndicate thanks you. and I thank
you. Don't slam the door, sucker "
Judge Cunningham was telling
about a taxi ride he took over to
the County Seat last week. The cab
was all littered with cigarette
butta, plus candy and gum wrap
pers. This annoyed the Judge and
he spoke to the driver about it.
To his surprise the cabman an
swered right back. “Don’t blame
me,” he said “Fast as I clear this
taxi out, the fares just mess it up
again. I like a clean cab as well as
anybody, but a man has to have
some co-operation!”
Judge figures the fellow was in
the right, and maybe we ought to
do a little campaigning with the
public. I agree with him — that's
why I’m writing this article.
From where I sit. it's important
for us to remember the fellow
who's going to get in the cab after
we leave it. Berause he pays the
>ame as we do, he's got the same
right to a clean, comfortable ride-
just as he has the same right to
enjoy the beverage of his choice
(be it coffee. beer, lemonade, or
what have you).
CopvrigAt, 1950, I'm ted State! Breweri Foundation
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