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By DON PETERSON
Scoutmaster Charles Kelly has is
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHW
— GATEWAY TO THE HEART OE N \Tl RE’S EMPIRE
sued a call for all parents to attend
the Investiture ceremony next Thurs
day evening at the grade school for
M'l ' C 1A OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1951
$2.50 a Year. ]()t- a Copy
new members of the Boy Scout troop.
It is hoped that ALL parents will
attend to see their boy get his badge
of Tenderfoot rank. This ceremony
is one of the most important in the
life of a scout, and it is important
that parents take part.
The cere
mony is open to the general public as
well as parents, and Clarke Lethin,
field executive from Albany will be
present for the occasion. Please
"The well-being of the future economy of Oregon is dependent in large
member Nov. 29th at 7:30 p.m. in
measure upon the ability of the people to conserve and properly doelop the
grade school.
natural resources of the state. It is therefore incumbent upon the people
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of Oregon that they educate their children in such matters as re-forestation,
Chief of Police Kenneth Hunt is
reclamation, soil conservation, fire control, elimination of waste in produc
nouncing the date of the police bene
tion. development of hydro-electric power, and improvement of transporta
fit dance this week as Saturday, Dec.
tion and marketing," according to the
8 at the Mill City fire hall. He has
Digest of a Study of Public Elemen
secured the Bob Fisher orchestra of
tary and Secondary Education, pub
Albany for the affair. The cause is
lished by the State of Oregon.
a worthy one and we should all help
The T. C. Holy supervised study
make it financially successful.
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continues, “Much of the effort of the
The Gates Woman's club is working
Ladies of the Gates community are State Department of Education which
: might be devoted to leadership in the
hard to put on a worth while bazaar
working hard and diligently on their
at the Gates school house next week
big bazaar, Friday, Nov. 30, in the ¡development of improved instruction
in Oregon schools is dissipated in the
Friday, Nov. 30. They promise lots
i Gates hieh school building. The state
vast amount of routine connected with
of fun for everyone, beside the op
| of things even now show all
i
the ear
the administration of Oregon's un
portunity to pick some lovely gifts
marks that this bazaar will be the
wieldy' school district system.”
for the early shoppers for Christmas.
best ever put on by them, All articles
Though the way has been pointed
A treat is in store for those who come
are timely and useful.
, out, the study shows what has been
early by a short preview of the old
The textile-painted articles are
done. “The school district system in
fashioned melodrama “Love Rides the
something new and very pretty . . .
Oregon, though somewhat improved
Rail”. The play is home talent and
lovely to give or receive. Entertain
through recent consolidations, is still
those who have enjoyed other offer
ment has been planned for every age;
very complex and inefficient. A law
ings will agree that they are good
and, of course, good fun, lots of latwehs
was enacted in 1939 as an attempt to
entertajjiment.
i and prizes.
encourage the elimination of small
Money earned will be spent to com
A treat for those who come early | and ineffective school districts. Coun-
plete the club house for the use of
will be a short “preview” of the home | ty re organization committees were
the entire community. They hope this
talent play “Love Rides a Rail”.
set up, and these committees recom
bazaar will raise enough to put it in
Work on the Gates community club
mended the elimination of 243 dis
use at an early date.
house has been resumed.
Money
tricts. Not a single one of these was
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raised by the bazaar, Friday, Nov. 30,
eliminated because of a clause in the
will go a long way towards making
John Muir announced the campaign
law which permitted the negation of a
the dream of a community center
to raise funds for the “Gifts to the
consolidation by majority vote of any
. come true.
Y’anks Who Gave” is in full swing
district involved.”
and bottles have been placed through
Further findings of the state au
out the community as receptacles for
thorized study includes the following,
such contributions as you may want
"Co-operation of the school adminis
to give. The purpose of this cam
tration and the community could be
paign is to buy gifts for every veteran
much improved in many school dis
in the Veterans’ hospitals at Rose
tricts. Arrangements should be made
burg, Medford, and Portland, at
Christmas time. John has the local
Joseph Podrabsky, 73, long a prom for community participation in plan
Legion and Auxiliary organized to
inent figure in Mill City affairs, suc ning the school program and thinking
through the community’s educational
help this campaign and it is small
cumbed of a heart ailment which had
problems.
>ugh that we can put our coins into
troubled him for more than a year.
“The services of the small local
the pot to help finance it.
Death came at Sunny Convalescent
...
home, Salem, Saturday afternoon, school districts are impaired by lack
November 17. Minister Hugh E. Jull of qualified teachers and administra
One of the "managers” of the Dawes
i gave the funeral »ration in the First tors, and by the high rate of turnover
building is still looking al me with a
j Christian church in Mill City, Tues among teacher personnel. This turn
blank stare! He thinks I’ll be sorry!
over is sometimes a direct result of
day afternoon, November 20.
Too bad he feels that way, I could
Podrabsky, one of Mill City’s elder board policy, and it generally weakens
write many columns about it!
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I citizens, was born April 1, 1878, ini the quality of the educational pro
Horni Pocapli, Czechoslovakia.
He gram.
Received word this week that the |
“The best safeguard against unde
I married Maria Filip, July 29, 1902.
Detroit-Idanha school district has sent !
i The Joseph Podrabskys came to the sirable state controls is the develop
their petition with 65 names on it |
United States, August 12, 1907, and ment of properly organized local
asking for school consolidation to the I
j
at
first made their home in Phillips, school systems that have sufficient
Funeral
services
were
held
Monday
Detroit--Saturday afternoon a group
Linn county school superintendent. I !
Santiam Lions club will sponsor the
Wise.,
until March, 1911. The next wealth and a large enough number
afternoon
at
two
o
’
clock
from
the
of women headed by Mrs. Ralph R. Mill City Explorer post of the Boy 1
did not learn what has happened to
move
was
to Mill City where Podrab- of pupils to justify the employment of
Weddle
funeral
home
in
Stayton
for
Moody of Salem met with a represen Scouts of America. A vote was taken
the petition circulated in Mill City,
competent local administrative and
but it probably has been sent to the j William Thomas Ransom of Lyons, tative gropp from Mongold, Detroit by the group Monday night, Nov. 19. I sky lived out his full life, During other professional personnel.”
his
life,
Podrabsky
engaged
in
farm
who
passed
away
November
15,
1951,
and
Idanha
to
plan
for
the
Blood
Mo
superintendent. Gates has a petition
in the Presbyterian church recreation
Core of the extensive study and its
circulating and possibly by next week at the age of 82 years, 11 months and bile unit coining to this vicinity. The room. Clarke Lethin, field executive ing and sawmill work.
275 recommendations, is urgent advice
Sons
of
Joseph
Podrabsky
are
Arey,
5
days.
He
was
born
ot
Hartford
general purpose of the meeting was to for the Cascade area of Boy Scouts,
we hope to have something more to
Ernest, and Joseph C. Podrabsky of to Oregonians that they must re-or
City, Indiana, Dec. 10. 1868, and appoint those who would canvass for was present for the meeting.
report as to its progress.
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Mill City and Carl of Sublimity. ganize their hit-and-miss collection
had lived in Lyons the past 14 years. blood donors, as well as to find a
We believe that it is a worthy cause
h_e LiOnS._tuh®uZU"r}‘.O^S Daughters are Mrs. Helen Colling- of local school districts if they are
Mr. Ransom is survived by one son, suitable location for the unit to set
to consolidate the districts of Mill George, of Coquille; three sisters,
of the Explorers.
He _ exhibited films J wood
W1HM1 and
HII( Mrs. Martha Weston of to get value received from their edu
”
City, Gates, and Detroit-Idanha. Fi Mrs. Effie A. McGovern, Mrs. Mary up for receiving donations.
and color slides on Explorer scouting. ’Klamath Calif.
A sister, Marie cational dollar.
The date selected was December 3, ' Lethin’s explanation ('
----- glanska of
’ Czechoslovakia, and a half-
nancially it is without doubt sound. I Oller, both of Portland, and Mrs. Alice
of Explorer
But first consideration is for the Perkins of Idanha; two nephews, on Monday the hours from 2-7 in the scouting gave the Lions a concrete | sister, Elizabeth Knotek of Omaha,
students of these districts. Just what , Wayne Ransom of Lyons, Harold afternoon in the basement of the high idea of their duties as sponsors.
Nebr., survive.
Other relatives in
can they expect to get out of con- j Ransom of Turner. Rev. R. A. Feen- school.
The Explorers are made up of a clude 14 grandchildren and three
solidation?
Probably the most im-j stra from the Lyons Methodist church
Mrs. Ran Helwig from Mongold to group of boys, 14 years of age or over. great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Joseph
portant item is the curriculum.
ifficiated with interment at the Twin represent Mongold and Detroit and j When a post charter for the Explorers [ Podrabsky preceded her husband in
Mrs.
Nancy
Monroe
was
selected
to
is issued, Explorer activity will start death, November 24, 1939.
Let’s illustrate in a small way. Mill Oakes cemetery near Turner.
Marion County tax coffers received
City gives eleven subjects with eight
Podrabsky was a member of West
Pallbearers were Merrill Brassfield, head the group from Idanha. Donors j in earnest. “Every boy, 14 or over is
teachers; Gates gives seven subjects : Percy Hiatt, Herman Free, Floyd should be between the ages of 18-60 invited to join. He does not need to ern Bohemian Fraternal association. 126,795.87 last week when Mountain
with three teachers; and Detroit-Idan- ’ Bassett, Art Ayers and Pat Lyons, all and in fair health. It has also been have been a Boy Scout before. No Pallbearers were Albert Toman, Joe i States Power delivered a check for
stated that those with anemia will j experience is necessary”, Lethin Toman, Frank Rada, Anton Moravec, this amount to cover its 1951-52 pro
ha nine subjects with four teachers. of Lyons.
perty taxes.
not be taken. However, there will I stated.
There you have fifteen teachers with j
Louis Rada, and Charles Dolezal.
be a doctor and two nurses in charge
The Marion County payment to
a maximum of eleven subjects, and i
It is hoped that a large number Af
Kirk Wyrick, accompanied by Mrs.
who will give an examination to as | boys will heed this call and join the Eldon Hutchinson sang, “Sweet Bye gether with those for other Oregoa
none of these subjects include physics,!
certain whether the donor is physi ! already growing group. There are and Bye” and "Beyond the Sunset”. counties produced a November 15 tax
Spanish, or German, since they are not MONDAY—
cally fit. Half pint as well as pint about ten registered at the present Interment was in Fairview cemetery, bill of $661,210.72 for the power com
taught in any of these three schools. |
American Legion Auxiliary 3d Mon. ' donations will be taken.
pany, according to R. L. Stewart, dis
time.
Yet they are considered by educators
1 Gates.
Lions club meeting
trict manager. It is the largest Ore
as very important to a rounded school
A.F. 4 A M. No. 180 stated meet
gon tax bill ever paid by the company.
program. A student going away to
ing third Monday
At the same time taxes w/re being
higher education must take some sub- |
paid here property tax payments were
jects as extra work in order to major j O.E.S. meeting, 2d Monday month.
also being made by the company in
in certain fields, while if it had been j TUESDAY—
Wyoming and Montana. The total
taught in high school where it should
Riders of the Santiam, 1st Tuesday
current year property tax bill for the
be. the students would have time for
Chamber of Commerce 2 & 4 neon
company is expected to be about
other work. I am not too well versed
luncheon.
$900,000.00 Direct taxes of all kinds
in educational programs, but I think
Lions Auxiliary 4th Tuesday
to be paid by the company for the
I recognize this weakness in our can- j Women’s club 8 p.m. 1st, 3rd Tues
current year will approximate $2,650,-
yon educational programs.
129-J School Board meeting 2d Tue«
000.00 R. L. Stewart said that this
Let’s all get back of this consolida
is equivalent to 20e out of every dollar
tion movement and put it over — I WEDNESDAY—
Boy Scouts, 7:30, H. S. Recreation
collected by the company.
think it’s worth while. Put our com
Santiam Eagles and auxiliary 8 p.m
munity jealousies aside and come up
at Mill City fire hall.
with something really big—every com
Santiam Rebekah 186—1st and 3rd
munity has old skeletons “hanging”
Mrs. Clara Mathany
Wed.* at 8 p.m.
in the closest, now is the time to clean
house and work for something for the
City council first Wed. 7:30 p.m.
Funeral Rites Held
children for a change.
Altar Society 3d Wednesday 8 p.m.
Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Mathany of
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PTA. second Wednesday 8 p.m.
Mill City disd in a Salem hospital
The call has gone out to everyone THURSDAY—
last Saturday, Nov. 17. Mrs. Ma
interested in beautifying the Fox Val
Theta Rho Club for Girls, meets 2d
thany had been seriously ill for many
ley cemetery, that now is the time to
and 4th Thursdays.
months. She was the wife of Hugh
step up and help the landscaping job
Gates PTA 1st Thursday 8 p m.
Mathany.
that is planned and ready for action.
American Legion 2d and 4th Thurs
Surviving are her husband and chil
Cards have been sent out to all mem
Garden club fourth Thursday
dren, Colleen, Gary and Roger Ma
bers of the association asking for fi
Firemen Auxiliary meets 3d Thurs
thany of Mill City; brother, Robert
nancial assistance, but for those who
Toastmistress Club, 2d (t 4th, 7 p.m. I
Frank, Gresham; mother, Mrs. Ame
may have been missed this appeal is
Another victim. Fortunately no man. woman or child ___
loot __________
hi« life or ____ _______
injured __
by ______________
thia accident.
lia Wright, Mill City.
FRIDAY
—
made and to those who may wish to
night, at 12:45 a.m Saturday. Nov. 17, this large hay t uck lost it« balance while descending the "booby trap"
Funeral services were held Wednes
I.O.O.F. meeting
assist in this laudable cause we wish
on hirhwav 222. The steep and «harp turn on the highway behind Epp« furniture store in Mill City ha« long
day morning, Nov. 21, in Clough-Bar-
Mill City TWA meeting last Friday
to call it to your attention. A green
been the bane of heavy truckers. Tex" Blazek's ear got dented by this victim. J. C. Kimmel's ear got the
rick chapel, Salem. Dr. Seth Hunt-
house has made a desirable offer of
Farmers Union meeting at Mehama
dent« from the previou« victim. Charles and Mynard Newton of Corvallis were the drivers of the hay truck I ington officiated. Interment was in
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Woman's club, 2nd
owned by Gem Feed and Implement company of Emmett. Idaho.
(Photo courtesy The Statesman and Veness)
the Douglas cemetery, Troutdale.
Future of Oregon Depends
On Proper Child Education
Gates Ladies Seek
Record Bazaar
Joseph Pedrabsky
Succumbs In Salem
W.T. Ranscm Funeral Plans Made far Visit Santiam Lions Club
Of B'oocLuobils
Services Monday
Sponsors Explorers
Mt. States Power
Pays Tax Bill
Coming Events . . .
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Gates Woman’s Club Bazaar, Friday, November 30, at 8 p.m. at Gates School