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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1951)
The MILL CITY ENTERPRISE J BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET Mnx CITY, OREGON DON PETERSON. Publisher Entered an m*« <»nd-<-laM matter November 10. 1941 at the poet office at Mill City, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879 < LOatFIEIt lIiO.HTluiM.i one Insertion for or three for 11.<a>. The Enterprise w 111 not be responsible for more than one Incorrect in sertion. Errors In advertising should be reported Immediately. Display Advertising 45c column inch. NEWSPAPER Political Advertising 75c inch. FIA T I O N A L . PUBLISHERS A L ^ASSOCIATION A. C î » V £ M E M B I R •THE PAPER THAT HAS NO ENEMIES HAS NO FRIENDS.” George Putnam A Block of Power ■March 22, 1951 2—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Aunt Frieda Catches the Flu But the Germ Turns on Charlie I I I I I COMMUNITY AIMS THRU CO-OPERATION: « 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. £« A xrmY a x iiviinnuT UACDITAT SANTIAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. MILL CITY STREET IMPROVEMENT. LOCAL YOUTH RECREATION CENTER. MILL CITY DIAL TELEPHONE SYSTEM. MILL CITY PARK PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL. ELIMINATION OF BANFIELD’S NIGHTMARE. MILL CITY AREA SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM. IMPROVE HIWAY 222 BETWEEN MILL CITY AND LYONS. OBTAIN CANYON YEAR ’ROUND PAYROLL INDUSTRIES, DETROIT, GATES, AND MILL CITY UNION HIGH SCHOOL. j ï I ---------------------------------- By BILLY ROSE----------------------------------- 1 For as long as I can remember, my Uncle Charlie has been complaining of good health — not his own, mind you, but my Aunt I Frieda’s. | For forty winters, to hear him teD it,—he has been an easy mark for I colds, catarrhs and rheumatic pains, while his wife has never developed i I | so much as a sniffle. Last February, when I dropped in to see them at their Allen Street I flat, Charlie was in bed, runny-eyed and carmine-nosed. “What gives!” I asked. — GET YOUR QUALITY JOB PRINTING AT THE ENTERPRISE — “What always gives?” said my their kids and lecturing fami ly doclort on their therapeu uncle. r “Your aunt loses the flu, tic shortcoming!. JI.'.W'MfcIBMWM—I I find it. She’s got a constitutional “Herself, she don't get sick, but like a horse.” to me she brings back the germs,” Frieda was in the is the way Charlie explains her. kitchen warming up THE BOOK STORE • • • a plaster. “Like a SALEM pastrami sandwich A FEW DAYS AGO, however, my she treats me,” said Phone 3-45M uncle telephoned and, without both 141 N. Commercial St. Charlie. “I'm all ov ering to suppress the triumph in his er mustard, Every voice said, “Frieda is flat like a Has Everything for Your woman reasonable pancake. She's got a flu, with com COMMERCIAL A hassle appears on the horizon concerning the Hells Canyon dant on the Snake river which will determine priorities on a big chunk of the power resources of the Columbia basin. Girded on one side is the Idaho Power company which is staging a do or die fight against encroachment of public power on what it has staked out as its own happy hunting grounds—the entire Snake river valley. Rallying on the other side are the citizens of the Pacific northwest lays down in bed plications yet.” who demand cheap power for use in wooing industry, developing low cost once in a while. But “I’ll send my doctor down,” I phosphate fertilizer, and the utilizing to the maximum capacity of the water not her — she won’t said, “and I’ll be around in the Bill) Rose resources of the great Coulmbia and Snake rivers. give me the satis morning.” Furniture and Bookkeeping Supplies Behind the citizens of the Pacific northwest are the citizens of the faction . . But when I walked up the three • • • United States who have a very intense interest in the complete development flights to their apartment the fol MY FAVORITE relatives came lowing day, the door was opened by of the Columbia power resources for national defense. to this country around thq time Much misinformation is spread about Hells Canyon dam. The following Teddy Roosevelt was elected, and an obviously in-the -pink Frieda. "What are you doing out of bed?” Î facts are submitted for your consideration: the voyage over, according to Char My aunt motioned me in, and in 1. Power from Hells Canyon dam, if built by the federal government, lie, was the roughest in the history the bedroom, propped up on pillows will not be spirited away from Idaho, Oregon, or Washington. One of the of navigation. It took 23 days and as usual, was Charlie. reasons for building the dam is for making possible of cheap power for even the captain was seasick, "I What happened?” development of the vast phosphate beds in eastern Idaho. Much of the Frieda was the only one on board “I Whet should happen?" mid who ate regularly, and she gained power from Hells Canyon will be used right in Idaho. Frieda. "Your uncle got over- heated running up and doun 2. Power at Hells Canyon dam can be manufactured for less than an average of a pound a day. When I helmsman took to his bunk the stair» stairs like a wiikm chicken" . 2 mills per kwh—a rate low enough that it allows production of phosphate the still according to Charlie — it was "1 I thought you had the flu." I cheaply. The Idaho Power company quoted a rate of 5 mills to the Pacific she who took the wheel. As for my "Oh, that," said Frieda. "I OR A Supply Co-operative when the co-operative was considering the building of a uncle, he spent the entire trip with fixed it with a guggle-mug- plant for development of its phosphate deposits in eastern Idaho. The Idaho his head sticking out of a porthole gif" Power rate is considerably too high for profitable production of fertilizer. and, the weather being what it was, For the benefit of the uninitiate, 3. The Idaho Power company is proposing construction of a series of it was a miracle he wasn’t drowned. a “guggle-muggle” is an old East Became of this apparent im five low height dams in the Snake canyon rather than a high dam such as ifc remedy composed of warm Sit' munity Io dicease, Frieda has u T k , egg, honey, cinnamon and mi: Hells Canyon dam represents. The five proposed dams would generate a always be.n one ol the favor- whiskey. total of 420,000 kw. The scheduled production of Hells Canyon dam is ite daughters of the East Siele, “Wish your uncle happy returns,” 688,000 kw. of prime power; and in addition another 723,000 kw. of prime especially when any of the neigh said Frieda, “It’s his birthday.” power produced by other downstream units. A total of 1,411,000 kw. can be bars are ill. For y ear j now, “Yea, it's my birthday,” groaned genurated by construction of Hells Canyon dam compared with 120.000 kw. 2 Miles East of Gates i he'i been carrying soup and Charlie, “and for a present she I at the five small dams being pushed by Idaho Power company. solace Io their homes, tending gave me her flu. ” A million extra kilowatts of low cost power will settle the question ■■wiuu.au of whether or not the phosphate beds in eastern Idaho are developed and i the farmers all over the western part of the United States get h.w cost [Joan Davis, county school nurse will phosphate fertilizer. I speak for a few minutes on the need Farmers and business men in Oregon. Washington and Idaho must get and advantage of hearing tests for Good Music Shuffieboard busy. A letter directed properly is a lethal weapon in this battle. Citizens school children. This lecture comes Clint Burgess, the young son of Mr. should write the President and their Congressmen and let them know they and Mrs.. Woody Burgess, was re at a time just preceding such tests demand this huge block of power at Hells Canyon be developed and managed turned to his home early this week. in the schools here early in April. by federal agencies. He has been ill of pneumonia in the A Boy Scout representative will pre The selfish acts of the Idaho Power company have blocked use of the [Sacred Heart hospital at Eugene un sent the need for a cub organization Idaho phosphate bed- for the past 15 years. Now is the time for removal Ider the care of Dr. Tingle. here. These two events were added to of such conditions. the planned program which includes a A St. Patrick’s day dance was held Where Friends Meet panel discussion “Are we awake to j at Mongold on Saturday evening by Teen-age recreation needs, and what | members of the Detroit dam recrea- •On Highway 222, Linn County Side Ition association and their guests. The this community can do to meet these,” with S. T. Moore as moderator and [dance was held at the Hut. The dance MILL CITY committee was composed of Harry the panels drawn from parents, teach ers and high school students. Group I Rutherford and Claude Beck with Mrs. Tony Ziebert George ‘Sparky’ Dittar Curtis Trau in charge of the refresh- singing led by Charlene Hanan is | scheduled as well as reading of a [ ments. group of letters from foreign stu- The Girl Scouts of the Detroit-Idan-J «rott-taan- These letters have been re- ha-Mongold troop have been busy 'cejve<j by students of the Detroit high selling Girl Scout cookies the past in their correspondence with interna three weeks. This also includes the tional students. They are very good. ■ Brownies here too. They' have sold There will be time for only a few. 118 dozen boxes and have yet six dozen This is also the evening of the hobby | boxes to sell. There is just the one display by adult hobbyists. The hob RECTAL SPECIALIST FRESH DAILY — VERY REASONABLE PRICES | Girl Scout troop which is lead by Mrs. by show is a feature of the meeting, Ray Watkins of Idanha and Mrs. Ted and it is hoped that many who have . Brown of Mongold, and which has an I worth while displays will present enrollment of 17 girls. These girls i .them at this time. This meeting re- 1 receive 10c on each box of cookies I places the regular March meeting * Serious problems of life are often put off until tomorrow. MILL CITY sold for their scout fund. There are which should have been held on March two Brownie troops and the leaders ' 22 because of the spring vacation * Putting off until tomorrow simply means neglect. OPEN WEEK DAYS SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS are Mrs. K. F. Ramsey and Mrs. Wil- March 29, the — 8 A M. to 7 P.M 9 A M. to 12 NOON Thursday following, is * Health problems as serious as Rectal, Stomach and colon liam Cokenour of Idanha, Mrs. Ram- | j the new date. WK GIVE TRADING STAMPS conditions should have immediate attention for better Isey from Mongold, also for the second I There will be a movie, with the ANO ALUMINUM ANO DISHES health. (troop Mrs. Pinkstaff of Mongold and on Saturday evening Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Renner from i 1 Easter theme * Approved Credit Plan. Detroit. Plans are being made for [beginning at 7:30 at the Christian — GET YOUR QUALITY JOB PRINTING AT THE ENTERPRISE summer camping as well as for picnics [church in Detroit, March 24. The .»» I * Across street from New Capitol Shopping Center. and hikes just as soon as the weather I [picture, “The Great Commandment1 will run about 80 minutes and every permits. The Deanha Parent Teacher asso- i one is welcome. There is no charge ciation will meet at the Detroit grade but an offering will be taken. Sun school on March 29 at eight o’clock. I day school at 9:45 and preaching at in the morning as usual. Young The entire program will appear in 111 I Naturopathic Physician next week’s Enterprise but at this | people meet at 6 p.m. each Sunday 1144 Center St. evening. time a special mention of some spe- j Four ladies of the Detroit Women's SALEM. ORE. cial numbers on the program will help I interest persons in the meeting. Mrs. | Civic club met at the home of Mrs. Ray Johnson on Friday afternoon to ■ sew curtains for the Detroit grade school gymnasium. The material was I purchased by the club, with Mrs. Lloyd i Leaoh acting as its representative in the purchase, and will fill a very great need at the school. Mrs. Johnson VETERINARIAN served refreshments during the after noon to Mrs. Earl Parker. Mrs. Otis STAYTON White and Mrs. Cal Schlador. who assembled for a sewing session. PHONE 4118 OFFICE NEEDS If Hungry? Try our Steaks Chicken in a Basket Chuck's Tavern DETROIT MEANDER INN Kellom’s Fresh Meats R. Reynolds Kellom’s Grocery N-E-G-L-E-C-T Dr. R. Reynolds IF YOUR PLANS CALL FOR REMODELING J. W. GOIN Opposite < laude lewis’ Servii * Station We're ready to help you va /^Rebuild Bodies Now the Lord is that Spirit: and w here the Spirit of the Lord is, there is libertv.—II Corinthians. ten jour plans tor remodeling your home...and we can supply all the lumber and other building materials needed to nuke yours a home that's truh up-to-date. FRERES BUILDING SUPPLY Mill City Phone J2I5 Stayton Phone 24*4 CLASS AMI INSTALLATION On All Models and Makes EXPERT COLOR MATCHING Knowles Body & Fender Repair 14 Year« Experience PHONE M uu * errv i♦ i: ♦ ♦ è 1