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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1951)
Firemen Douse A Fire Quickly The sounding of the fire siren for Mill City Firemens’ help on Victor Herron’s apartment fire in the Les Mullen building on highway 222 in Mill City Wednesday signaled for ex pression anew of the well-grounded and widespread community feeling that Mill City’s firemen are among the best. Mrs. Bill Obershaw. from her home across the street and just opposite the Herron apartment, sensed the ' presence of danger because of the excited actions of those in the Herron apartment and the presence of un- usual smoke. After a look at the Herron apartment at close range, she telephoned for fire fighter assistance at approximately 4:45 p.m. Smoke i soon thereafter filled the apartment, i upstairs rooms, and spilled out all ■ available openings to the outside of l the Mullin building. By 5:05 p.m. smoke was pouring j cut the basement door beneath Viv's | Steak House and into the restaurant ' t .f. and Les’s Tavern had become I r ‘ litable entirely. i.. answering the fire call one truck connected a hose to a hydrant at the corner of Epps’ store and laid the hose as it proceeded to the scene of the fire. The other truck circled the block and connected a hose to a hydi mt near the Mill City Lodge and aid the hose as it moved towards the lerron apartment. By-standers at tl ■ scene of the fire at 5:45 p.m. kearc Fire Chief Arlo Tuers pro nounce the once serious fire as being well under control. Quantities of acrid smoke blanketed the fire area and created a real haz ard for the tough, but determined, fire fighters. Nozzlemen went in against ‘he smoke, nevertheless and tamed i >c fire. Victor Herron, a Detroit dam worker, returned to Mill City from work at the dam at 5:50 p.m. and then for the first time discovered the tragedy in his home. From the time of the knowledge of the fire until it was placed under control, there was little or no chance for saving the property of the family. All wearing apparel of the family was either smoked, scorched, or burned beyond use, likewise bed-clothing and other possessions. Probing by firemen for the core of the fire continued well past 6 p.m. Earlier in the day the now weary firemen had speedily subdued a grass fire near Swift’s addition in Mill City. T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Vol. VII—No. 7 Byron Davis, Mill City airport owner and operator, obtained notice recently of the introduction of a bill dealing with the training of civilian and military airmen, Bill No. 434, before the V. S. Senate. Davis reports that. W. M. Bartlett, director of the Oregon State Board of Aeronautics, plans support of sen ate bill No. 434 since it directly af fects airports such as the Mill City airport. Senate bill No. 434. a training bill, is entitled an act "To authorize the training of an adequate backlog of airmen to meet civil and military r eeds of the U. S. and for other pur poses.” Davis urges that the public support this bill by writing their congressmen on the grounds it is a step towards a well-trained and alert local defense organization. FRIENDS GATHER IN FAREWELL Friends and neighbors gathered at the Lyons Rebekah hall Sunday eve- ning in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnston and family. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Heineck. and Mr. and Mrs. Gor- don Heineck and family, who are mov- ing from our community. The evening was spent infomial'y with a covered dish dinner served at 7 o'clock. The Johnston family is moving to their new home near Red mond. The Heineck's are moving to a farm they recently purchased near Aumsville. Coming Events . . . tdvbsday — Theta Rho Club for Girls, meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays. Cartes PT A 1st Thursday 8 pm. American Legton 2d and 4th Thun Garden club fourth Thursday Firemen Auxiliary meet« 3d Thors. 9 Dll ROI I DAM Í POWKKHOLSl. MILL CITY, OREGON. Till RSDAY. FERRI \K> 15, 1951 Employers Halt Winter Work Because of Law Looking downstream from highway 222 alongside the North Santiam river towards Mill City near Big Cliff, one can see the bare rocks that rise steeply above the bed of the river and that will shoulder the load of Big Cliff dam. Recently Army Engineers let a contract for turbine governing equipment and spare parts for this dam. Wednesday Army Engineers accepted the bid of R. H. Jones of Hillsboro for clearing of Big Cliff dam reservoir area. Big Cliff dam is scheduled as a constant flow regulatory unit and as a power producer. (Photo Courtesy of Capital Journal and Bob Veness) Businessmen who wish to obtain copies of the General Ceiling Price Regulation, freezing prices and wages at the December 19-January 25, 1951, level are asked to contact their nearest bank. Carl C. Donaugh, director of the Office of Price Stabilization. Ore gon district, has advised that copies of the regulation are being made available to businessmen in various con*.mui<aies through the co opera tion of the Oregon Bankers Associa tion. Additional copies may be obtained by writing to the OPS office in the Lincoln building. 2(ls SW 5th Aie.. Portland 4. Ore. Mill City's Ida Geddes Celebra-es Birth Mrs. Ida Geddes, 96, Mill City's oldest citizen, received considerable help in the process of celebrating her birthday from her many friends last week. Mrs. Lester Hathaway, Mrs. Curtis Cline, and Mrs. C. E. Mason arranged a tea honoring Mrs. Geddes. The tea followed World Prayer Day ceremo nies in the Mill City Presbyterian church. A handsome and delicious birthday cake was cut by Mrs. Geddes, who wore an orchid corsage given in honor of her birthday. Mrs. Geddes was assisted in the birthday cake cutting operation by her daughter, Daisy Geddes and her son Alfred Geddes. Mrs. W. J. Ferguson and Mrs. J. F. Potter presided at the tea and coffee urns during the Geddes birth day celebration in the Presbyterian church recreation room. Fred Gooches Mark 55th Wedding Anniversary Woodburn Hosts Formers Union Woodburn hosts this year the 41st annual convention of the Oregon State Farmers Union. The three day meet opens Tuesday, February 20, in the American Legion hall. Principal speaker at the annual I anquet Wednesday evening, Feb ruary 21st will be Dr. A. L. Strand, president of Oregon State college, who will speak on “Land Reform and Foreign Policy in Asia.” Dr. Strand was a member of an American com mission which studied land policies in the Philippines a year ago. He will illustrate his talk with colored slides. The National Farmers Union will be represented by Vice Pres. Herbert Rolph. He will make the Torchbearer awards at the junior banquet Feb- ruarv 20th: and will also speak at one of the convention sessions on Nation .1 Farmers Union policies. Pres. Ronald F. .Tone of Brooks will preside at all convention essions. Reports of state officers w.ll be given on the opening day. On Wednesday February 21, the annual meeting of insurance delegates will be held. Adoption of the 1951 pro ■ gram, and election of officers will take place on the final day. | The Marion County Farmers Union is host for the meeting, and arrange ments are in charge of Mrs. R. G. Foat, Marion county secretary. Mrs. Marie Cornwell of Woodburn is han- dling local arrangements. TELEPHONEMEN ELECTED DURING ANNUAL MEET The annual telephone meeting wa , held at the Rebekah hall, with elec tion of officers the main business. Officers elected for the coming year were Hugh Johnston, president; Fred i Lindemann. re-elected secretary- |tiea«urer; and Lloyd Sletto, Russell Wilson and Harley Scott, directors. Among the various plans discussed i was the allotment of money to extend the cable towards Fox Valley, and to rebuild line four, the Jordan line. Mill City C. of C. Eletiicn Tuesday Mill City Chamber of Commerce members can pep up community spirit in Mill City and area by heed ing the next meeting call of the Chamber slated for 7:30 p.m. Tues- day, Feb. 20. in Epps Furniture store. Two new board members must lie elected at this Tuesday meeting. The hoard then chooses a new pres ident for the year. Julia Bassett, secretary of the Mill City chamber, urges that the entire membership take part in this important Tuesday evening meet ing in Epps Furniture store. Stayton Chamber of Commerce this week appointed L. H. Wright, Gene Teague and Lloyd Girod as a committee to meet with a commit tee from the Mill City chamber to discuss organization of a Canyon wide chamber of commerce. The Tuesday chamber meeting will have ' this matter for consideration. M»!l Cfry’s Woter Had Ho CotHorm R. L. Stewart, district manager of Mountain States Power company, is the proud possessor of a letter from Dr. Harold M. Erickson of Portland, state health officer, commending him and his staff for the care taken to keep Mill City's water supply free of harmful bacteria. Water samples taken and submit ted for testing each month to an ap proved laboratory proved free of coli form bacteria in every portion ex amined. The letter indicates that every sample was of safe bacterio- logical quality. “This is a very fine record and we wish to take thin to this opportunity < commend you and your staff for this accomplishmeit. Such results reflect careful operation of the water sys tem," Erickson’s letter stated. FRID AY— Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gooch celebrate M.C. high vs. Gervais, Feb. 23. their 55th wedding anniversary at I.O.O.F. meeting their home in Mill City Sunday. Feb Mill City TWA meeting last Friday ruary 16. The Gooches were united in mar MONDAY— Explorer Scouts L«gion hall 7:30 p. riage in Shelborn. Mr. Gooch came American Legion Auxiliary 3d Mon. to Mill City some 63 years ago in a wagon as some cattle were being Lions club meeting A F A A M. No. ISO stated meet driven into the area. Mr. Gooch met his bride of 55 years ago in Shel ing third Monday O.E.S. meeting, 2d Monday month. born. Friends of the couple and the Gooch TUESDAY— family desiring to wish them well are Lions Auxiliary 4th Tuesday invited to call at the Gooch home Women's club 8 pm. 1st. 3rd Tuea between the hours of 2 p.m. and 5 WEDNESDAY — p.m. Sunday. The Gooches have one daughter Santiam Eagles and aux and two sons, and two grandchildren. at Mil) City fire hall Santiam Rebekah 166—1st and 3rd Mr. Gooch is engaged in logging at the present time. Wed. at 8 p.m. Altar Society meets 3rd Wed. Mill City PT A meets 2nd Wed. City council first Wed. 7:30 p m. dettroit I IKHORN GATES IDANH \ LYONS MEHAMA MONGOI D Seasonality Law Hearing Brings Amazing Admission Get Price Ceiling Info from Bank Byron Davis Urges Airmen Training Serving: MILL CITY The committee on Labor and Indus tries of the Oregon state senate held its big public hearing on the Season ality bills now before that commit- tee on February 13. in the state capi- tol building. In reporting the hearing, Carl Winn, international secretary of the IWA-CIO, who appeared before the committee in support of the move to repeal the 1949 law on seasonality, [said: "It was amazing to me to hear . the employers representative at the 'meeting admit that the reason the I logging industry is not operating thia winter in spite of the ideal weather conditions is that they wish to estab lish their operations as seasonal. Of course, we knew it, but didn’t expect them to have the brass to admit it.” In his remarks to the committee in support of the repeal of present seasonality rules, Winn said, "If the law is not repealed within the fore seeable future, the relief rolls will be burdened to the breaking point with unemployed woodworkers.” He also pointed out that with very j rare exceptions weather in Oregon , , is not a contributing factor in shut -downs in the industry. “Profits are j ¡the controlling factor in whether the industry operates or not. George Brown, the executive sec- , letary of the Oregon State CIO Coun- cil presented the proponents side of ' the argument to repeal the present law. His figures showed that at the Mrs. Lester Hathaway, art pro last session of the legislature the em- ■ ployers in the state of Oregon were gram chairman of the Mill City Wom an's club, urges that canyon citizens given a rate reduction that amounted ■ to $4,000,000. Thirty thousand peo avail themselves of a treat in the way of art by viewing an art exhibi ple were taken out from under the tion prepared by the Portland Art .coverage of the act. laibor received Museum representatives of large, increased benefits that amounted to co)»» reproductions of Masterpieces I $1,000,000. I scheduled for showing from Saturday, He also pointed out that if employ- Feb. 24. to March 5 in the Mill City Presbyterian church recreation room. The Mill City Woman's club hosts a canyonwide silver tea on Friday, Feb. 23, at 2:30 p.m. in the Presby terian church recreation room, mark- - ing the beginning of the famous paint Mill City Firemen, a hustling group ing exhibition. Mrs. Kenneth Crosier, of public spirited citizens, well earn- I Mrs. H. T. Caughey, and Mrs. C. E. ing their salt in Mill City and area, Mason are the hostesses for the can Mrs. Arthur joust in a spirit of levity with the yon-wide silver tea. Gates Rural Fire District fire laddies K never will lecture. The art display comes to Mill City in a benefit game of Donkey Basket ball Saturday, February 17, at H p.m. largely through the efforts of the in the Gates high school gymnasium Mill City Woman's club, who are This evening of amusement is made members of the Portland Art Mu possible by the two fire departments seum. Included in the exhibit of colorful using Jack Moore’s original donkey basketball scheme plus circus and reproduction of masterpieces which motion picture trained donkeys. These are of such high fidelity that they donkeys act out their curious antics enable a high degree of appreciation in a very somber and casual manner. are “Portrait of Dick Tybis", 1533, by The firemen’s side-splitting exhibi Hans Holbein; “Madonna Adoring”, by Fra F'ilippe Lipph tion of Tom-foolery Saturday night 1455-57, is an attempt at raising funds for “Whitehall”, C. 1746, by Canaletto; the use of the Gates Rural Fire Dis “View of Toledo”, 1604-14, by El trict just recently organized into a Greco; “The Infanta Margarita Teresa in Red", 1664, by Del Mazo; “The fire fighting unit. Adults may enjoy the Firemen's Bullfight", C.1910, by Grancesco de show by plunking down a dollar; high I Goya; “Summer, The Harvest”, 1565, school-agers need 50c; and children by Pieter Brenghe) the Elder; “Young under 12 should get 25c from daddy ' Girl at an Open Half Door”, 1645, by for a good look at the donkeys Satur Rembrandt;“Mrs. Freake and Baby Mary", 1670, by unknown artist; day night in Gates. “Young Woman with a Water Jug”, I undated, by Johannes Vermeer. As one approaches and views these masterpiece reproductions the curiou- ; sity to see and study more of them grows. Those interested may ex Dave Epps brought a new citizen amine the art works on display in to Mill City when he engaged Rill the Presbyterian church recreation McCarthy of Sweet Home as man- room on school days from 3 to 5 p.m.; ager of Epps Furniture Store in Mill Saturday from 10 am. to 5 p.m., and City recently. Sunday 2 to 5 p.m. Bill McCarthy is currently getting acquainted with citizens and readying his future Mill City home for the coming of his wife and two daughters, Gayle 6, and Colleen 3*V McCarthy previously held a posi tion in Epps Furniture store in Sweet Home, and before that conducted his Tn order that an advisory survey own merchandising business so he is he made for the Santiam Memorial not a newcomer to the business world. Hospital, the Boy Scout» of Stayton Epps new manager hopes that he loaned $400 to the hospital organiza can move his family from Sweet tion for that purpose Home to Mill City on March 1. The propaganda committee of the Art Exhibition Shown In Church Room Donkey Basketball In Gates Saturday Dave Epps Engages New Local Store Manager $400 Boy Scout Loan Re-Paid Just Arrived... A SON To Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Nov ack (Arlee Kesterson! Gate«, Feb. 11, at Albany Genera) hospital. A SON—To Mr. and Mr». Joseph Chailander. Mehama. February 14, at Salem memorial hospital. ers are permitted to establish their operations as seasonal on the basis of two years experience out of three years, practically the entire lumber industry could so qualify. Also appearing before the commit tee, was Rollie Mittlemen, a grocery man from Sweet Home, Ore., and president of the Sweet Home chamber of commerce who said that the elim ination of unemployment compensa tion to the workers in the lumber in dustry would work a great hardship upon the small business men in those towns in which lumbering is the sole or principal industry, because when these workers have no income, busi ness just "plain drops off", Early in 1950, the executive board of the International Woodworkers of America passed a resolution condemn ing the present law and calling for its repeal. Sen. Manley J. Wilson, editor of the union's paper, the International Foodworker, introduced senate bill No. 26, which calls for the repeal of the 1949 amendment. The senate Labor and Industries committee is expected to act on this bill at an early date. Mill City** 96 year« ,ounf. Mr*. Ida Gedde*, aatrhed intently by her daughter. Daisy Gedde« and her son. Alfred Geddes, rata her birthday cake far serving to her many friends oho attended a tea in her honor thia week (Photo Courtesy of Capital Journal and Bob Veness> DETROIT St II Otti BOARD WANTS Bl 1LDING DOWN The Detroit school board voted at their Monday night meeting to ask that the old grade building be wrecked since it is considered a fire hazard. This old school property belongs to the Army Engineers, having been pur chased or rather exchanged for the new buildings which now house the Detroit grade school At the same meeting they voted to purchase a new school bus to replace the 1946 Reo. ■ Founder* Service Organization re cently has investigated false report» circulated by certain individuals to the effect that the $400 loan has not been repaid to the Boy Scouts, but has been misused instead. The committee after a full investi gation report« this rumor as being entirely false. Everett Ward, trustee for the $400 building fund of the Boy Scouts of Stayton, states, “The $400 loan has been re-paid in full.” Ward was complementary of the committee for its speedy work in trac ing the false reports to their source.