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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1951)
Ü Soil Conservation Measures Taken Henry Thessin, the owner of a farm property five miles southeast of Salem, is just completing 2,500 feet of diversion terrace on a sloping field. This terrace winds around the hill on grade and should intercept surface that has been flowing into and dam aging a cherry orchard. Thessin plans seeding the diversion terrace to im proved pasture such as is now in the adjoining land. Over 100,000 feet of tile has been installed the past few months in the Santiam soil conservation district. Tile has been installed on the farms of Henry Miller and Fred Hottinger of Stayton, Tony Minden of Sublim ity; Ralph Wilson, Sappingfield and Kleen, Nichols and the Marchant farm all living east of Salem and north of McClay. Assistance in laying out was secured from SCS Engineers working with the Santiam SCD. Fi nancial assistance was secured from the Mario nCounty I’M A located at Salem. Steve Dark of Mehama has com pleted two sections of grassed water way and seeded same to improved pas ture mixtures. A mobile crew of soil scientists, of the U .S. Soil Conservation Serv ice, has been soil mapping the area of land east of Stayton including the Mehama and Elkhorn area. The district D-7 has been constantly busy since last March except for •termy days or breakdowns. Most of the work has been land clearing with limited ditching. ALICE IN WONDERLAND Those children en tering Mill City Theatre’s “Alice in Wonderland" color contest are in structed that they should clip this pic ture, color it, put their names and ages plainly on it and give their work to the theatre judges on or before Thursday, Oct. IM. Judging will be on the excellence of the color work done by each contestant. “There is no en trance charge to this contest. Mere ly submit your best effort," Robert Ve- ness, proprietor of the Mill City The atre, commented. CHESHIRE THE WALRUS CARPENTER ALL-CARTOON MUSICAL OYStES THE DODO THE LIZARD Fox Valley Anyone interested may enter an amateur show Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Stayton high school gymnasium. This is a benefit affair for school band uniforms. There will be two age groups, one for children under twelve and one for those aged 12 to 21. The deadline for applications is Thursday, Oct. 18. Those who plan entering are asked MARCH for his name, age and talent act. This HARE data should be sent to the high school band at Stayton. Several men from Fox Valley en joyed a vacation last week when the Mt. Jefferson mill was closed for re I work at Detroit dam last Friday I night. pairs. Mrs. Jack Johnston left, Thursday Mr, and Mrs. Paul Schiewek and family were business callers in Salem for Medford on an extended visit at the home of her sister. Enroute she and Independence last Monday. Mrs. Mervin Knox and Mrs. Bickett will atop over at Myrtle Creek for a took two carloads of boys and girls visit with her daughter, Mrs. Clair to Lebanon where they enjoyed a Humphreys, and family. skating party, Saturday evening. Mrs. Jack Christensen gave a birth- Leo Bowers was injured while at day party Sunday afternoon for the TWEEDLEDUM * MAD HATTER KING OF HEARTS second grade boys. The party honored her son, Duane, on his eighth birth day anniversary. Twelve little boys helped Duane celebiate his birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Aronsen and two small sons moved to the Apple Tree Court last week. They have been liv ing with the Jack Christensen family for sometime. Their household goods arrived, Monday from Duluth, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Scheiwek and family spent Monday in Independence on business, They also called on friends. W. M. Scott and Leo Bowers were lucky hunters, Each returned home with a buck, About as many black bear have been seen on cars this season as deer, Some Say the bear are fat, but many deer are too poor for killing. The extra dry summer evidently didn’t shorten the supply of bear food, which could be why the deer are in rather poor flesh. Mrs. Jack Johnston left Thursday for southern Oregon. She will visit her daughter Hilda Humphreys, and family at Myrtle Creek. She will spend sometime at Medford visiting . her sister. Mrs Nellie Thomas, and family and friends at Grants Pass be fore ieturning home. QUEEN OF HEARTS MILL CITY WHITE RABBIT ALICE TWEEDLEDEE 8—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE October 11, 1951 Stewart was recently discharged from Art Hedge is no longer plagued the Army Reserve. Stewart is the by an untrustworthy dump truck for eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. George his city maintenance work. The city Stewart. The Stewarts have another has purchased a new Ford truck from son, Jerry, who is in the army in Herrold-Philippi in Stayton. Hedge France. Twelve members of the Christian is plenty happy about the whole thing! Mill City Garden club will meet Bible school attended the Marion at the James Swan home, Thursday, county Sunday school convention at Oct. 25. Mrs. Lowell Stiffler and the Turner Christian church, Sunday. Mrs. Elmer Shaw will tie co-hostesses They returned with the plaque which ♦ for this meeting. Mrs. C. A. Bruder is given for the largest delegation will talk on the topic, “Care of House in relation to miles traveled to the BEFORE Bl YING SHOES Present from the Plants” and there will be a plant ex convention site. SEE THE MASON LINE local church were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd change. Shepherd and Bill, Mrs. Glen Shelton Maurie Bassett sprained his ankle when playing basketball at school, and Ellen, Mrs. Florence Roten, Bobby and Barbara, Minister asd Mrs. H. Thursday morning. The I). B. Hills have negotiated the E. Jul), Wilma and Ralph. The C. J. Dahlens returned home purchase of "Tony” Ziebert’s property CHARLES UMPHRESS, Prop. Wednesday. The Dahlens spent a located on N. E. Santiam Blvd. Open 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. The Al Yankus family had as their ; two-week vacation visiting friends guests this week, Mrs. Ephram and relatives in Portland, Canby, and Thomas of Portland and Miss Helen Silverton. The Charles Wolvertons were North Danneberg of Blue River. Mrs. ■^/P/ YOU CHANGE BLADES Thomas is Mrs. Yankus’ mother. The Santiam canyon visitors this week. PRISTO! Yankus’ went deer hunting—reported They visited many of their friends while here. The Wolvertons are the no success. The Larry Bangs from Mehama, former publishers of The Enterprise. Mrs. Russell Kelly and her mother the Frank Merrills and George Vete- SUP ER-SPEED toes picnicked at Big Springs park went fishing on the SilaLz river this ONE-PIECE week. It is hinted that they hooked located near Idanha last Sunday. RAZOR The Three-Links met at the l.O.O.F. such a large salmon that it couldn’t ■ hall. Tuesday night. A pot-luck sup- be hauled into the boat by them! l>er capped the evening. Discussion Salmon still in Siletz. . . Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Walker flew during the business session dealt with the coming ham dinner benefit. Square to Vancouver. Wash., last Sunday. They spent the day visiting Mr. and dancing was enjoyed by the group. WITH 1O-llADt The Arthur LeCours and F. W. Mrs. Dill Brinton, who moved from With the 7th Infrantry Division in GILLETTE DISPENSER Korea Pvt. Albert T. Miller. Mill Rughs were guests in McMinnville, Mill City recently. City, is taking part in the current as | Sunday. They visited Mrs. LeCours’ saults against Communist positions parents. Rugh is teaching school in in the wild mountain terrain of east Salem this year. Formerly he taught in the local school system. and central Korea. The Charles Vmnhresses attended He is a member of the 7th Infan- try Division, one of three divisions Sunday services in Portland. Quite a number of school children leading the United Nations attack. His group participated in the libera are finding that they have chickenpox I tion of Seoul and drove to the Man and are being sent home from school. The American legion Auxiliary I churian border earlier in the war and meets Monday night at 8 p.m. in the is now above the iSth parallel. Miller received his basic training American Legion hall. The delegates at Fort Ord, Calif., and sailed for who attended the Legion conclave at Seaside recently will report on the Korea after a leave at home. The Mill City soldier has completed i convention during the Monday night Miss Dolores Poole, Girl six months of service. He recently meeting joined the 17th Infantry “Buffalo” 1 Stater, will relate her experiences during the Girls State affair in Salem. Regiment. A young matron’s class has been 1 established in the First Presbyterian 4-Wheel Drive Pick-ups, Jeeps, and church Sunday school. The first meeting of this new group was held Station Wagons I in the Herbert Schroeder home. Mrs. (Continued from Page 1) Schroeder will teach the matron's For i. Kenneth Crosier spoke to the group. Mrs. H. T. Caughey was group in behalf of financing a $125 elected president of the group; Mrs. grant to a student attending Mon Clayton Baltimore, vice president; mouth College of Education. The I and Mrs. Charles Kelly, secretary- worthy student getting the $125 would 11 easurer. obligate himself for a reasonable pe Merle Stewart returned home Wed riod of Oregon teaching time after nesday from Camp Hanford, Wash. being graduated and qualified as a % teacher. » Roon unt in the ’’Most Parents ♦ Tax < on-ultant \uditor ♦ 4 Present" contest determined that third grade and the seniors were winners this Wednesday, grade mothers furnished the 1 ments for the group. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT; Bookkeeping, \ceountmg and Tax Service Rubber Boot Work Fall Soles and Heels Chuck s Shoe Shop Gillette Pvt. Albert Miller Fights Communists Don’t Get Stuck Get 4-Wheel Drive and Get Through! New Willys Mexican Books-- Immediate Delivery W. N. SIMMONsi CaZZ or See Corner 3rd A Marion ST1YTON. ORE. Telephone 4111 P. O. Box Elsner Motor Co