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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1951)
City Must Have Defense Pian On Master Plan Oregon's 260 cities and towns and 36 counties will prepare civil defense plans under one of the recommenda tions of a state master plan for civil defense which is now rolling off the state printing presses at Salem. The 125-page guide for coping with natural and war-caused disasters at local and state levels will start going into the mail Saturday, state civil de fense headquarters said. Copies will be sent to state and county civil de fense directors, mayors, county courts, newspapers, radio stations, army offi cials, all state and territorial gov ernors, and members of the Oregon legislature. The master plan incorporates the thinking of 11 groups including the state civil defense agency, its advis- ry council, a Sixth Army team of experts, various state departments, the Red Cross, and private organiza tions in the fields of communications, transportation and medicine. It recommends that cities prepare their own complete plans, although specifying that smaller towns may, by agreement, merge theirs with the plans of the county in which they are located. The master plan includes a chart for local organization and a full description of the functions of the model city or county organization. It . arries 12 annexes, including eight that cover, in detail, the security, fire, medical, aid and welfare, engineering and heavy rescue, communications, transportation and military aspects of civilian defense. Once the governor declares an emer gency, the chain of command for all civil defense activities in Oregon will be from “state to county and from county to each city, town and area within the county,” the plan provides. It says that this progression will stand “unless determined otherwise by the governor.” Aside from an emer gency designation by the governor, the chain of command will generally be from city to county to state, with the understanding that cities and counties will exhaust local resources before asking the state to help. T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Serving: MILL CITY DETROIT F.I.KHORN GATES IDANHA LYONS MEHAMA MONGO! D ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY' — C.ATEW AY TO THE HEART OF NATl RE’S EMPIRE. Vol. VII—No. 1 $2.50 a Year. ](!(• a Copy STRANGE FACTS ABOUT POL/O Santiam Hospital Enrolls Over 1260 Subscribers Names of Those Who Gave Will Be Engraved On Lasting Metal Plates orials. These memorials together « ith the names of all the members of the hospital and those who gave any amount of money will be engraved on metal plaques and placed in the There are 1.260 subscribers to the public lobby under the title “Names Given 30 minutes to Santiam Memorial Hospital building That Will Live’. live, he was rushed fund up to Tuesday noon according to to only iron lung “This memorial hospital will also G. YY. Schachtsick, general chairman be a living War Memorial in honor in world and of the memorial hospital campaign. of those who served their country eventually According to General Chairman, i in armed conflict. This certainly recovered.. Schachtsick. many individuals and will be a very fitting memorial to THE YOUTH IS 0ARi families have established memorials the men who made sacrifices in de HOYT, NOW LIVING in order to perpetuate their names fense of their country—dedication or those of loved ones; likewise a to the protection of the life and large percentage of business concerns health of our citizens.” and industries in the area, to be served by the hospital have made very sub Short Time Remains "Over 700 prospects residing in the stantial subscriptions and taken niem- POLIO Stayton anil Canyon areas, have not PATIEINTS EVENTUALLY been visited by the volunteer workers RECOVER WITHOUT DISABILITY of the campaign organization, accord and return to work and ing to statement issued at the hos FAMILIES // pital headquarters. If these can be reached and each subscribes according to his ability there will be no question about completely financing the mem Lyons, a friendly little town, han orial hospital. Every effort will be a population of approximately 400 made to interview those who desire people; is located in the foothills of to be a part of this great memorial the Cascade, on a branch line of the project”, according to the spokesman Southern Pacific railroad and Santiam at the headquarters. highway 222; and is serviced by the YY orkers Enthusiastic Southern Pacific freight line, Hum “Sixty to 70 men are meeting every man bus line and Wright's truck serv noon for reports. They have spent ice. Lyons is a small, but highly in many weeks of their valuable time dustrialized village. It lies within a and traveled hundreds of miles day 2y822 LOCAL NYAISCH 30-mile radius of the state capitol in and night to interview those who OF DIANES CHAPTERS THE LEADING CAUSE Salt m, and of the county seat in Al should be interested in obtaining a IM U.S., ALASKA, OF ORTHOPEDIC HANDICAPS ban*. Only a few miles east and hospital for the protection of the HAWAII, PUERTO RICO, IN CHILDREN... over the Santiam pass is a chain of community,” according* to R. L. Stew PHILIPPINES AND beautiful lakes offering excellent art, manager of the general organi VIRGIN ISLANDS M a (?CM OF PlhAES RESEARCHERS CONTRIBUTE boating and good fishing. HAVE PI5COVERED THACT zation of workers. Stewart says, ASSISTANCE TO ISOLATIOM OF POLIO VICTIMS Lyons was settled in 1889 when the “That the public, with a very few ex Vernon S. Todd, superintendent of POLIO VICTIMS OF CAM St REDUCED SAFELY , railroad came and was named after ceptions, welcome the volunteer work the Mill City school system, on behalf EVERY PACE, COLOR FFZONY TWO WEEKS TO 7 DAYS / one of its first settlers. Very few ers and willingly give interviews. For of the school board of School District AND CREED/// of the first building remain. The tunately only a few persons give false 129-J this week distributed to school JOIN MARCH OF DIMES,.. JAN. 15 TO Si / Lyons hotel known as the Abels’ place alibis or excuses. The workers are children for their parents’ use the was torn down last summer. It is not making an appeal to all who can pos following information together with a an incorporated town but law and sibly subscribe to do so r >w b- cause blank data-card: order are very much respected. those who have not subscribed will “Dear Parent: Drivers License Examiner With the Detroit dam now under determine within the next week or ten “We are making application to the Federal Security Agency of the Office 'construction and but 26 miles east of days whether or not Santiam Mem- Here Wednesday, Jan. 10 of Education in Washington, D.C. un Lyons, an increase in the population orial Hospital will be built. There is A Drivers License Examiner will der Public Law No. 815 for financial was inevitable. Lyons boasts no no need for anyone to fear subscrib be on duty in Mill City Wednesday, assistance for public school construc empty houses, every dwelling is filled ing because, if in the opinion of the tion in an area affected by federal Plans for a 66,000 volt trannsmis- | January 10, at the Fire hall between Infantile paralysis hit Oregon to capacity. Every vacant lot or plot J board of directors sufficient subscrip- construction; and under Public Law- sion power line and large transmis the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., ac harder in 1950 than in any previous I of ground available has been pur ’ tions have not been obtained to justify : proceeding with the hospital project, No. 874 for financial assistance for sion substation for Stayton were re cording to an announcement received year in state history, Robert Y'eness, chased for building purposes. current expenditures for public vealed early this week in an inter from the Secretary of State’s office. local chairman of the March of Dimes, Only “old timers” think of Lyons all subscription contracts will be can Persons wishing licenses or permits asserted today in an informational as an agricultural center, however celled and all money paid thereon will schools in an area affected by federal view with R. L. Stewart, manager at to drive are asked to get in touch with ¡statement in conjunction with the 1951 ' there are many small farms in the be returned to the subscriber.” activities. Stayton for Mountain States Power. "The information on the attached I vicinity. Farming shares the eco On a wall map in his office Stewart the examiner well ahead of the sched March of Dimes January 15-31. card is essential before we can com traced the route of the new trans uled closing hour in order to assure nomic spotlight with the constantly More than 500 cases have been re plete the application. mission line from Scio to Stayton, ¡completion of their applications with corded in Oregon since January 1, growing lumber industry. "If your employment is a result of explaining how the existing 20,000 a minimum of delay. From the first six-man saw mill, 1950, Veness noted, and more Ore started some 50 years ago, the lumber the Detroit Dam project in any way volt line will be utilized in construct gonians are hospitalized with the dis industry has kept step with the now —construction of dam, clearing of ing the high voltage power line, and ease at this time than in any previous booming trade. Two sawmill centers reservoir, hauling to or from the area, pointing out the location for the pro December on record. He said that all are located here. The Mt. Jefferson or resulting from the dam being lo posed 6,000 kilowatt substation. Mrs. Eva Bevier, 67, wife of Walter available equipment is being used to Lumber company employs 100 men, Bevier, who with her husband has cated in this area—please fill out the In 1946 Mountain States built the treat 1950 ’ s polio victims and added attached card and return it to the saws 140,000 board feet of lumber lived for quite some time near the 20 Kv power line to provide that treasuries of the state's National daily and has a payroll of $40,000 Fox Valley school house between Mill school at your earliest convenience." existing addition power for an area load at Catherine Lyon, Mill City first Foundation for Infantile Paralysis monthly. The Freres-Frank lumber [ City and Lyons, died Sunday in a that time served only by a 12 kv GATES INSTALLS MORE LIGHTS feeder circuit. In recent years the grade school teacher, is slated for a chapters have been severely depleted. company employs approximately 120 Salem nursing home as a result of Even the advent of winter weather men in two small mills and the woods, | complications developing after a Street lights, ordered by the city electric load served from the Stayton talk on Europe during the Mill City council, have been installed by Moun District has grown by leaps and PTA program in the Mill City high which generally brings a sharp de and has an average of 140,000 board strike suffered several weeks pre- tain States Power Co. The new lights bounds. Increases in the use of elec school auditorium at 8 p.m. Wednes crease in polio incidence, found sub feet of lumber sawed daily and has . viously. Surviving are her husband, Walter were placed in operation the last of tricity by sawmills and other indus day, January 10, Mrs. Joe Fencl, pub stantial numbers of cases still being a payroll similar to Mt. Jefferson. the week. They now light many pre tries has combined with a heavy load licity chairman of the PTA, disclosed reported. More Oregon men, women Orders for lumber are being shipped i Bevier of Lyons; a son, Wallace and children are currently hospital with considerable rapidity from Lyons, Bevier of Mill City; and four daugh viously dark corners. The present growth in rural and residential areas today. Mrs. Lyon toured many of the na ized with the disease than in any the shipping center for seven raw ters, Mrs. Hazel Devine of Gates, lights are reported as being tempo until at certain peak periods the All mills. The Manthe Lumber company Mrs. Genevieve Burgess of Klamath rarily in use until mercury lights can total electric load in the area is very tions of Europe last summer and previous December on record, available respirators, hotpack ma planing mill is located three miles Falls, Mrs, Garnet Bassett of Lyons, there picked up a large fund of first be secured for installation. nearly the capacity of existing power hand knowledge of the peoples of that chines and other polio-treatment de east of Lyons, Poles and piling go Mrs. Blanche Sy verson of Gates, five supply lines. vices are busy supplying the needs of from Lyons to various northwest i half-sisters, Mr«. Ruth Vineing, Mrs. part of the world. Stewart said that further utiliz Many pa ports. Edith Kanoff, Mrs. Margaret Thomas, Clarke Lethin, field executive of the Oregons’ 1950 patients. ation of electricity on the farm has Boy Scouts of America from Albany, tients, carry-overs from 1949 and even The growth of Lyons industrially is Mrs. Alice Thacker and Mrs. Bessie been an important factor in the in earlier, still require care. reflected in its business development. Bassett, all of Mill City; three half A SON—To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence creased use of electric power, and he will speak also before the PTA on _______ ______ „„ third ...... „„ Nationally, 1950 _ is the sue- There are two well-maintained groc- brothers, George, Lang, and Russell Goodell, Lyons, December 31, at Salem pointed out that in the past year his the subject of Boy Scouts Mr. Lethin cessive year of high polio incidence ery stores, a cold storage locker sys- Stafford, al) of Gates. is scheduled also for his exhibition of Memorial hospital. office alone has connected more than a film pertaining to Scouting. A total in excess of 106.000 cases have tern, depot, post office, one restaurant, Funeral services were held today in 34 new irrigation customers to power Chairman Fencl especially invites been recorded for 1948, 1949 and 1950 variety store, sporting goods store, the Mill City Presbyterian church, distribution lines. parents of Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts That approximates the entire case ' garage and tavern supplying residents Rev. O. L. Jones officiating. It was also reported that all engi- to the Wednesday meeting of the Mill load for the preceding ten years. l needs. A well-equipped garage, weld Interment was in Fairview ceme neering work on the project has been City PTA in the Mill City high school. FRIDAY— In 1950, the 2.800 chapters of the ing plant and Gas Heat company are tery. completed and that materials and sup I.OO.F. meeting. The “Most Parents Present’ con National Foundation for Infantile assets to the eastern part of Lyons. Mill City IWA meeting last Friday plies for construction of the hi-tension test will be conducted as usual this Paralysis aided 54,000 patients—30,- Likewise a modern service station on line and substation have already been month. Following the close of the 000 of whom were from previous the west. Two churches, the Meth MONDAY— ordered. Actual construction is ex odist church, Rev. O. L. Jones, pastor American Legion Auxiliary 2d Mon pected to start sometime after the business part of the meeting, refresh years, including 17,000 from 1949 —and St. Patrick’s Catholic church— ments will be served by the refresh alone. Patient care and epidemic aid Lions club meeting first >f the year, and at present it is Rev. Father Schneider serving masses A.F. A A.M. No. 180 stated meet believed that the work will be com ment committee in the recreation room are costing the National Foundation —promote the religious welfare of of the high school. and its chapters $25,000,000 this year, ing third Monday. pleted by early summer, in time to and an additional $3.500,000 has been ' Lyons’ citixens. Hollis Turnidge was re-elected for be of value during the peak of the The Rebekah hall, one of the older a term of five years, as director of TVESDAY— allocated to research and professional buildings and the grange hall built the Gates Volunter Fire department, O.E.S. meeting, 2d Monday month. irrigation season. education, also in 1950. Necessary work will include con Free Disposal of That (Continued on Page 3) Lions Auxiliary 4th Tuesday It is almost redundant to explain Friday evening at a meeting held at Women's club 8 p m 1st. 3rd Tues verting approximately 8 miles of Christmas Tree for You that a staggering financial burden the local high school. Byron Bates 20,000 volt line for operation at has been placed upon the National WEDNESDAY— was elected to serve as director in Leonard Herman, proprietor of Foundation and hundreds of its chap CHANGE UNDER MASTHEAD 66,000 volts. The majority of the place of Glen Hennes*. There are Altar Society meets 3rd Wed. existing power poles can be used in the Mill City Disposal Service, an ters. The treasuries of a majority of This week under the masthead of five directors ini luding Oswald Hirte, Mill City PT A meets 2nd Wed. nounced today that his service is Oregon's chapters have been emptied The Mill City Enterprise appears chairman; Bill Pennick, sec.-treas.; their present location but it will be Santiam Eagles and auxiliary 8 p m. necessary to change crossarms and planning a special pick up this Sat or severely depleted, and the national “$2..'»0 a Year. 10c a Copy”. Rising Elmer Klutke and the two just elected, at Detroit school building urday. Jan. 6. of those now bother newsprint and publication costs have Turnidge and Bates. Floyd Fleet- Santiam Rebekah 166 1st and 3rd insulation in order to handle the some Christmas trees free of charge. office itself ia working at a deficit. higher voltage. I cite these many facts and statis forced this change. wood was appointed fire chief. Wed. at 8 p m The proposed substation will be Mr. Herman cautioned home own tics because they tend to place proper A year's subscription is still the A new fire truck was delivered this THVMOAY— erected on Mountain States' property ers in Mill City and fíales that they emphasis on the importance of the same price, only the newsstand price week for the district. The volunteer Theta Rho Club for Girls, meets 1st on the south edge of the city of Stay must have their old trees in plain March of Dimes, from which the Na has advanced. firemen spent most of Saturday fam ton. The substation will have a capa sight near the road for easy pick-up tional Foundation and its chapters de and 3rd Thursdays. Subscribe now by sending in that iliarizing themselves with the opera Gates PT A 1st Thursday 8 pm. city of 6,000 kva and will function as for disposal. <*n routes outside of rive funds each year for the care of check or money order—better still— tion of the machine. American Legion 2d and 4th Thurs a control source of supply for the Gates and Mill City Mr. Herman each and every polio sufferer who come in. look over tbe shop, and A second meeting of the firemen 12.000 volt distribution system serv- will make pick-up of trees on reg comes to them for treatment, Y'eness give those important bits of news was scheduled for Tuesday evening, Garden club fourth Thursday ( Continued on Page 81 Firemen Auxiliary meets 3d Thurs. ular days. averred. about your family and friends. January 2, 1951, at the school house. UKtVERSIT'Y SENIOR STRICKEN VilTH POLIO IM ,, 5-PTEKNBER, 192-9 /' Lyons Offers Opportunities District 129-J Applies For Federal Money Power Station Aids Mill City 1950 Heaviest Polio Year Catherine Lyon Will Talk on Europe at PTA Eva Bevier Passes at Salem Nursing Home Just Arrived... Coming Events: Turnidge Elected To Five Year Term