Mill City Park
Awaits That
Manicure Job
Summer is here and that means a
polished up park for July Fourth
picnics, so reason Mill City park
board members. Mill City's city park
lacks that polished look and certain
conveniences at present, but if all
goes well more lights and a complete
water set-up will enhance Mill City’s
four-year-old park soon, according
to Paul Ressler, chairman of the park
board.
The eternal problem of enough
money hits the park board square
in the place where it hurts, members
of the board asert, Enough money
is available for more lights and the
setting in of a water system, but
their is not sufficient funds for main­
tenance of the city park.
Two years ago men such as Verne
Clark donated their labor and equip­
ment in cleaning up the brush in the
park and generally slicked up the
appearance of the public picnic
grounds located between the Mill
City grade school building and the
C.B.I. addition to Mill City. This
city park was given to Mill City by
the Santiam Lions club four years
ago.
The Mill City Park Board, Paul
Ressler, Wes Greene, Frank Hunter,
Roy Kendler, and George Veteto,
feel that if the public is to realize
the maximum good from their park
then it must again be cleaned up
starting at the front and continuing
to the back by July Fourth. Special
equipment of M.S.P. Co. is available
for clipping dried branches on the
many trees in the park, the board
reports,
Citizens having pickup trucks and
other handy equipment have already
volunteered this equipment for Mill
City Park cleanup day this Sunday,
June 16. The clean-up work is
slated for 10 a.m. Sunday and con­
tinues until finished.
T he MILL CITY
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Vol. VII—No. 24
Bloodmobile
Looks to Hill
The American Red Cross Blood-
mobile visit to Mill City Monday,
June 25, is under the chairmanship
of Bob Hill according to word re­
ceived today. Hill recently was e-
lected a director of the Marion
County Red Cross organization.
Some 200 pints of blood are needed
from Mill City citizens, Bloodmobile
officials indicated.
Hill remarked that blood donations
must be trippled this year because
of the pyramiding demands of the
military forces and civilian hospitals.
The Red Cross was named official
blood procurement agency for both
the military forces and civil defense
last August. Since then every re­
quest for whole blood for Korea has
been met and a large plasma stock­
piling project has been started for
military use. In addition, the Red
Cross has contributed 80,000 vials of
serum albumin, a blood factor used
in treating shock.
The Red Cross Blood Program
enters its fourth year with a chal­
lenging future. Once again our
Armed Forces must be supplied with
blood for use on the battlefield, and
blood must be ready in sufficient
quantities to care for civilian needs
in the event of disaster.
The location of major blood centers
in all parts of the nation provides
the decentralization necessary for
emergency operation, Red Cross offi-
cials point out. In case of disaster
or enemy attack all facilities “out-
side” the affected areas could be
brought into play to rush blood sup­
With the appointment of an official plies to the stricken localities not
advisory committee and community only from nearby centers but from
chairman, Jason Lee, county chairman distant ones as well.
of the 100 per cent chest X-ray sur­
vey announced that an intensive fund-
raising campaign will be under­
taken.
$12,000 is needed for Marion
county’s part in the costs of the sur-
• ey in the mid-Willamette Valley be­
tween July 11 and October 20 which
A Gooch Logging Supply store is
will utilize 18 mobile units and tech­
now in the North Santiam i Canyon
nical personnel of the U. S. Public and it is located in the tame i building
Health Service. ' Mr? George Ditter, as the Bassett Welding shop i in Lyons,
Mill City X-ray chairman, stated that Fred Gooch, Jr., owner of three other
seven nearby counties are partici­
such stores, announced today.
pating in the undertaking which
Mr. Gooch fully intends a reversal
aims for 100 per cent X-raying of the
adult population. The minature chest of the process of the logger going
X-rays, taken while fully clothed, will considerable distances for his special
be free to the public and will pro­ equipment and is, therefore, bring­
vide a true picture of tuberculosis, ing that special equipment to the
lung cancer and certain heart abnorm- logger in a convenient location.
alties among the people co-operating. During his five years in the loggers
Lee announced that voluntary con­ supply service field, Mr. Gooch has
tributions to date, from various established Gooch Logging Supply
organizations and individuals totaled stores in Sweet Home, Philomath,
nearly $4,000 and that final arrange­ Roseburg, and now Lyons.
Fred Gooch, Jr. has engaged in
ments were being completed with the
USPS for an operational headquarters logging in the Canyon for many
•1 Salem. Exact dates and hours of years. At present his father, Fred
- peration in each community will be Gooch, Sr., is logging southwest of
Mill City. Recently Mr. and Mrs.
etermined in the near future.
Dr. W. H. Stone, Marion County Fred Gooch, Sr., celebrated their 55th
health officer, pointed out that only wedding anniversary with a recep­
such a thorough survey can enable tion in their Mill City home. Fred
them an accurate analysis of TB in Gooch, Jr. attended school in Mill
the county. The results will be used City and maintained a home in Mill
n needed programs of prevention City for several years, He has one
and cure. Unknown carriers of TB son. Bill Gooch.
The Gooch Logging Supply store
•an infect others since the disease is
contagious. He warned that each in Lyons backs up with merchandise
person is only as safe as his neighbor. the slogan, "Everything for the Log­
Contributions may be mailed to ger”. Because of the pressure of
the
logging
operations,
Walter Minier, treasurer. Pioneer present
Trust Co., Salem. Chairman Lee Gooch Logging Supply in Lyons will
announced that contributions will be remain open day and night.
refunded in full if the survey is, for
any reason, not completed.
X-Raying of 100%
Of Adults Planned
Fred Gooch Opens
Logging Service
Coming Events . . . Mehama Local Hears
MONDAY—
Serving:
MILL CITY
DETROIT
ELKHORN
GATES
1DANH A
LYONS
MEHAMA
MONGOL!»
Draper X-Ray Plea
American Legion Auxiliary 3d Mon.
Elkhorn—The Mehama Local of the
Lions club meeting.
A F. 4 A M. No. 180 stated meet­ Farmers Union met in regular session
in a business meeting Friday evening
ing third Monday.
O.E.S. meeting, 2d Monday month. in the Women's club in Mehama.
Ike Myers conducted the business
TUESDAY—
taken up by the group. Robert
Boy Scouts at City park, 7 p m.
Draper, chairman of the X-ray drive
Chamber of Commerce 2 & 4 noon ,n the Stayton-Mehama area, reported
luncheon.
on the progress of the drive to date,
Lions Auxiliary 4th Tuesday
and asked for volunteer help in solicit­
Women's club 8 p m. 1st 3rd Tue« ing funds for the X-ray machines in
129-J School Board meeting 2d Tues this area. He urged that each
WEDNESDAY—
member give as
Farmers Union
1
Santiam Eagles and auxiliary 8 p.m. liberally as possible.
at Mill City fire hall.
It was voted that the local should
Santiam Rebekah 166—1st and 3rd dispense with the social meeting
during the months of June. July, and
Wed. at 8 p.m.
August, and instead hold only the
Mill City PTA meets 2nd Wed.
husitie«» meetirg- an the second
City council first Wed. 7:30 p m.
Friday of each of those months at
Altar Society meet« 3rd Wed
8:30 p.m. The annua) Farmers Union
THURSDAY—
picnic of the Mehama Ixx-al will be
Theta Rho Club for Girls, meets 2d held August 5 at the Ike Myers home.
and 4th Thursdays.
During the meeting Don Peterson
Gate« PTA 1st Thursday 8 p.m.
the Mill City Enterprise was a
American Legion 2d and 4th Thurs
iltor. Mr Peterson made a few
Garden club fourth Thursday.
ief remarks regarding the service
Firemen Auxiliary meets 3d Thurs.
f the newspaper to the community.
FRIDAY—
At the close of the mee’ing ice
1.0 OF meeting
Mill City TWA meet ■ g last Friday
Farmers Union meeting at Mehama
Woman’s club, 2nd and 4th.
Before the House Today
S?
Don “Peteiaon
Next Monday our school's fate will be in the
balance again when we turn out and attend the
y annual school meeting to be held in the school audi­
torium. This meeting is tor the purpose of electing
a board member for a three-year term and vote
upon the Supplementary Budget for the next school
year.
-ast year we took the position that our school's affairs were in a
very bad condition, both financially and from poor management. This
past year we have watched and observed a great deal and held our voice
to allow the present board an opportunity to get straightened out.
luist fall you will remember that Marion county's school tax was
considerably higher than Linn county’s tax rate. We learn that the
reason for that was that the board apparently conveniently forgot to
notify the Linn county school superintendent of the existance of the
$101.000 bond issue. As a result it was not placed on the Linn county
tax roll. Two weeks ago the board still had not notified the Linn
county authorities of the presence of this bond issue, nor had they
notified them of the existance of the $44.000 bond issue.
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Marion county 129-J’s taxpayers have been paying their share, but
where is the money coming from for Linn county's share? It would
appear that Linn county's taxpayers will be assessed double until they
“catch up" on their school taxes, if and when Linn county's school
authorities are duly and properly notified of the existance of these
two bond issues. What could be the reason for this negligence?
We knew last fall that the board was in difficulty and could not
sell thair bonds which were voted a year ago to build the addition to
the new grade school. The election to consolidate with Elkhorn proved
illegal and the bond company's attorneys refused to okay the bond
issue, until another bond election was held. However, a special bill,
House Bill 111, was passed by the recent Oregon legislature which
smoothed the way for the bond issue. We did not raise our voice to
harass them because we wanted the best possible school we could get
under the circumstances.
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We hope that everyone interested in their school will turn out next
Monday and help to select a man who will do a job that must be done.
The women should be interested enough to be on the job after struggling
through last year's double shift, serving lunches from 1 1 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at home for the past school year
Everyone should be interested
enough to come out and voice an opinion on the tax dollars that they
pay to support their schools.
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We have heard the rumor going the rounds that the local ruling
group is going to “change horses" and put up another candidate who
will do their bidding as the present members have.
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To show how important it is we would like to point out that there
are several items in the approved budget that you should know about
and may have escaped your notice. Thu-e items include $2,200 a year
for a stenographer, $2.075 for legal services, and an emergency fund
boosted to $11,457.18 from the $4.000 for last year. If you don't elect
a representative that will represent YOU, then you will have only
yourself to blame.
We believe there is no reason for spending $2,000 for legal services.
We feel that it is entirely unnecessary.
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On the Supplementary Budget is an item under “Auxiliary Agen-
cies" for “Personal Service" for $2.000. We find no reason for this
item, because health service is provided for elsewhere, as is transporta­
tion, and teachers and every other possible employe.
Under “Capital Outlays" in the Supplementary Budget ts the sum
of $2.725 for “Betterments". What are these “Betterments"?
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You have your chance to be heard next Monday evening at 8 o'clock
p.m. daylight savings time, and if you don't come out and tend to your
ow n business, those present will. Under our democratic system of
government you will exercise that right to vote for the man you
believe will do you the best job. Those who stay away will have only
themselves to blame if they are not satisfied with the results of next
Monday evening's voting. You do not need to own property to be
eligible—being a duly registered and qualified voter is enough.
Power Glide Chev
Awaits a Driver
Gene Teague, proprietor of Gene
Teague Chevrolet company in Stay-
ton, revealed today that from June
■ 18 to 30 the public can take a “dis-
covery drive” in a time-proved Power
| Glide Chevrolet garaged at the com­
pany’s show room in Stayton.
The new 1951 Chevrolet, when
equipped with the automatic trans­
mission, has an extra-powerful 105-
; h.p. value-in-head engine. Some 500,
000 Chevrolets equipped with the
new power glide transmission are on
the road today Teague said.
Teague welcomes the public com-
! ing in for a demonstration drive dur­
ing the period June 18 to 30. He
states there is no clutch pedal or
gearshifting involved in driving this
Power Glide Chevrolet.
1951 March of Dimes
Tops Last Year’s Sum
Oregon's 1951 March of Dimes
campaign
brought
in
$502,000
compared with the 1950 statewide
total of $431.229, Dr. E. T, Hedlund
of Portland, chairman of the annual
polio fund drive, announced today.
Dr. Hedlund expressed apprecia­
tion to March of Dimes workers
worker, and
the public for “your generous
efforts". He noted at the same time
however, that the heavy patient carry
over fre m 1949 and 1950 and th<
>olio incidence for the firs
ith« of 1951 “threatens t<
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Canyon Princesses Parade
In Timber Carnival Fete
Our regal North Santiam Canyon
princesses, just returned from a tour
of the Lebanon Strawberry Festival,
will pay their respects to still other
thousands on another gala occasion,
the 1951 Timber Carnival Parade in
Albany. Tuesday, July 3d. at 10:30
a.m. Princesses Carol Jane Blazek,
Lourena Devine, \daline MacDonald,
and Donna Ellingson, queen candi­
dates in the Third Annual Aviation
Day festivities, have accepted the
invitation of the Albany Chamber of
Commerce for a spot in the now- fam­
ous annual Timber Carnival Parade,
Aviation Day officials declared to­
day.
Wide acclaim has met the Canyon
Princesses when they have taken part
in festivities of other communities.
The Canyon is rapidly assuming an
importance larger than just a few
scattered communities dotted on the
map of Oregon because of the efforts
of these pretty young ladies and their
zealous supporters.
Last year “Walker” Paul Smith
delivered Queen Joan Ryal's costume
to her the hard way. Smith walked
the distance between Salem and
Gates with the special tailored suit.
Certainly not as spectacular, but as­
suredly more practical, Mrs. “Tex”
Blazek drove the queen candidates
to Salem today for the fitting and
purchase of their tailored suits fur­
nished by the Gates and Mill City
chambers of commerce.
Individual queen candidate ballots
in denominations of 50c, $1.00 and
$5.00 have been printed and delivered
by Aviation Day officials to the prin­
cesses. A 50c ballot sold represents
10 votes, a $1.00 ballot, 20 votes,
and a $5.00 ballot, 100 votes, Funds
gained from the sale of these ballots
pay for the expenses of the Break­
fast Hop on Aviation Day which is
sponsored by the Gates and Mill City
chambers of commerce. A new fea­
ture of the Queen contest this year
is the giving of some 15% of the
proceeds of the contest to the schools
of the communities supporting the
various queen candidates. The single
greatest expense of the Breakfast
Hop, July 15, is the cost of the break-
fast ham and corn-on-the-cob which
will be served visiting Sportsmen Pi­
lots and airmen from all parts of
Oregon.
Using an airplane as the back­
ground Bob Veness and his reliable
Speed Graphic caught the youthful
attractiveness of the queen candi­
dates Sunday afternoon at Davis Air­
port.
This Sunday Davis Airport
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Tuers Outlines
Firemen’s Plan
Mill City Fire Chief Arlo Tuers
announced today that the Mill City
Firemen
co-operating
with
the
'National Safety week and th«
"Rating Bureau” of insurance under­
writers.
In keeping with the objectives of
these organizations, the Mill City
E'iremen each Tuesday night are in­
specting public buildings and busi­
ness houses. The purpose of these
inspection visits is the detection of
possible fire hazards which may un­
knowingly exist, such as a pile of
oily rags long forgot or a hodge­
podge of tender-dry rubbish shoved
into the attic or dark corner.
Since National Safety Week deals
"with individual also, the Mill City
Firemen will inspect homes in this
community if home-owners so desire
and inform them. The Mill City
Firemen are trained in the spotting
of fire trouble spots just as they are
trained in the quenching of fires once
they occur. Local insurance rates
go down as a reluH.
Fire Chief Torrs indicated that
a community-wide survey of possible
future “hot-spots” that could burst
into destructive blazes is the first
step in a thorough fire control pro­
gram. In view of the fact that Tues­
Mill City Police Chief Kenneth
day nights are the regular meeting
Hunt departs from his regular role
nights of the Mill City Firemen a
as head of the local law enforcement
portion of each Tuesday night will
agency occasionally these hectic da.|
and becomes general chairman of the. I be given to th«- fire hazard survey of
public buildings and private dwell­
second annual Policeman’s dance set
ings if owners will make known
for Friday, June 29, at the Mill City
their wishes regarding their homes,
fire hall.
the survey will continue until com­
Last year the Mill City police de­
plete, Chief Tuers stated.
partment financed by a dance a short­
wave two-way auto radio set for the
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Mill City patrol car. This year an
expensive and special auto generator
used with this radio is the goal of the
police department. There are few
needed repairs on the city jail await­
ing the workmen, also.
Gates— News of the death of Mrs.
Hal Moffett and his five piece
George Ditto came as a shock to her
orchestra
has
been
engaged
for
this
ITI
the
Second
Annual
Policeman’s friends in the Canyon, where she had
Dance Friday, June 29, in the Mill n ade her home for many years.
City fire hall. The Moffet orchestra Mrs. Ditto first came to Niagra as
hails from Salem, but it is not un- the bride of Stanley Rider in 1899 or
known in the Canyon because it has 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Rider made
| played several stands in Gates for I Niagra their home for several years
| before moving to Salem where he was
In response to the pressure I Gates high school affairs.
1 employed in the post-office until his
brought by citizens aroused by the
retirement.
E’ollowing Mr. Rider’s
Mill City “dog problem”. Linn.
retirement they again came to Niagra,
tt
County
authorities
have
named
where they were living at the time of
Deputy Frank Caraway canine con­
Mr. Rider’s death. Mr». Rider made
trol officer in the Mill City area,
her home in Salem for several years
according to Mill City Police Chief
until her marriage to George Ditto.
Kenneth Hunt.
Windimere Farm in Niagra was
Ralph A. Pratt and Esther Helton
The Linn County officials have recently of Tule Lake, California, their home until poor health made
dog license fees at $2.00 for males 1 are now the owners and operator« it necessary for them to return to
Salem several weeks ago.
and $3.00 for females, and if such
of the cafe formerly known as the
Elizabeth Olive Ditto died in Salem,
licenses are not purchased before
"Innside Cafe” located in the Dawes June 6. Surviving her are her hus­
March 1, of each year, there is a Building. The new name for the
penalty of $2.00 for each license. “Innside Cafe” is “Ralph 4 Esther’s band; one sister, Mrs. Ida Noire of
Woodburn; a brother, Edward Bron-
Deputy Caraway and Police Chief Cafe”.
key of Mt. Angel; three grand­
Hunt will co-operate in using state
The “Innside Cafe” was purchased children; six great-grand-children and
and city laws dealing with handling from Mrs. Alice Hoeye this week.
and licensing of dogs. Mill City has The new owners began re-decoration several neices and nephews. Services
a special ordinance on the matter of | of the restaurant almost immediate- were held Friday, June 8, In Salem
at the Virgil T. Golden chapel. In
dogs.
I ly. “Ralph 4 Esther'« Cafe” will
i terment was in a Salem cemetery.
Mill City Ordinance number 16 open for a few hours Friday and
entitled—“an ordinance regulating 1 officially this Saturday.
the running at large of dogs, provid­
Pratt was head cook at the Colum­
ing for the impounding or destruction bia Gorge hotel at Hood River in
of dogs, and providing penalties for 1946, He and Mrs. Helton worked
violations of this ordinance.”—sets together in the Stronghold Cafe at
the standard for dog care and licens­ Tule Ijike, California, before pur-
Al Molnar is now the owner of the
ing in Mill City.
i chasing the cafe in Mill City. Pratt Richfield service station formerly
Section three of Ordinance No. 16 attends to the cooking and Mr*. Hel­ known as Bruce’s Richfield Service
provides: "Any person, being the ton prepares the pastry for "Ralph of Mil) City. Bruce Thomas, the
own er or having the control of any A Esther’s Cafe”. This new Mill former proprietor of this service
dog, who hall fail to procure a City cafe specialize» in workingmen's station, sold his interest to Molnar
I recently.
license therefor as provided by the meal«.
Mrs, Helton has three children,
law» of the State of Oregon »hall be
Molnar's father-in-law, F. R. Buck­
deemed guilty of an offense. It Marion, Ralph, and James Helton, ler manages the Richfield Service
I station at Mehama where they
shall be unlawful for any unlicensed who live with her in Mill City.
worked together prior to Molnar
to run loose or be at large upon
going to Michigan.
any of the public street«, sighway»,
Molnar and wife spent most of
or public places of the City of Mill
■
I last year in Detroit, Michigan, where
City, and the Chief of Police or any
X SON To Mr. and Mr». Clarence he worked as a Packard mechanic.
police officer is authorized to im­
pound any such dog found running H. Meader, Mehama, June 10, at At the present time, Mr and Mrs.
Salem General hospital
Molnar live in Mehama.
louse or at large.”
2nd Annual Police
Dance on June 29
Mrs. George Ditto
Succumbs in Salem
Deputy Caraway Now
Heads Dog Control
Innside Cafe”
Changes Owners
Molnar Assumes Control
Of Richfield Station
Just Arrived