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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1952)
Canyon Avenue Parody Ty! By DON PETERSON T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Serving: MILL CITY DETROIT ELKHORN- GATES ID \NH \ LYONS MEHAM \ mongold Don Gessner, business agent of La-1 ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NATl RE’S EMPIRE bor’s local union 441, and chairman ol , the Bloodmobile drive wishes to re-I $2.50 a Year, J Of a Copy MILL CITY, OREGON. THVRSDAY, JANUARY 17. 1952 Vol. VIII—No. 3 mind everyone that the blood bank will all at the Gates school Jan. 31, from 1 to 6 p.m. The union and CB1 have en dorsed this drive and we feel sure that everyone realizes the importance of these blood banks to the lives of the armed services besides the local coun ty blood bank for local use of those in need of blood. "It costs so little to save a life." * • * "The degree of discipline in the home has dropped . . . but parents expect The new section of the North San children to come home from school with 100 percent discipline." tiam highway is moving another step “Under the guise of efficiency, the school system has become so highly forward toward completion when at organized.the primary purpose of teaching is lost-’’ a highway commission meeting in "The superintendent in this district has assumed the role of dictator." Portland, January 31 and February 1, "We couldn't understand why the children in the third and fourth grade bids will be opened for paving the new are not made to learn the multiplica section just graded this last summer tion tables." by the Cosmo Gilo company between "The educational program as a Mill City and Stout creek, the other whole is failing in teaching funda side of Mehama. mentals." This new road will be a decided im "The athletic teams leave in the provement over the present route of morning and half the school goes with 222 between Stout creek and Mil) Jerald “Jerry” Lee Swan, 19, Navy them." City and will help to invite more Those are a few of the comments fireman apprentice Monday was listed visitors to the canyon. Many more attached to some 783 questionaires as one of those killed aboard his dangerous corners and side trips such which parents filled out for Dr. T. C. vessel, the mine sweeper Dextrous in as the ones taking the traveler wind- Korean waters. The Dextrous was Holy and his survey staff who re ng his way through Stayton am: leased a 400-page report on Oregon hit by enemy shore gun-fire Friday Aumsville are being proposed accord ing to plans published in the daily public schools. The survey, made at the request of the legislature through papers this week. I believe it is sensible to by-pass an interim committee and the State Board of Education, covers all phases cities by skirting the city limits with of common and high school education highways that usually become speed ways as soon as they are straighened in the st'>te. Holy summarizes the bad features out. It is much safer for children in a community when the highway is not of the Oregon schools: going directly through the middle "The complex, wasteful, and educa of town, and it serves to lend safety tionally damaging school district sys while traveling along the highway tem” is most fundamental defect. when traveling along the countryside The managing and purchasing nstead of in the cities. practices of the school transportation * * * system are wasteful. For instance, costs for .similar bus insurance range Budget time is trawing close for the from $20 to $198. Prices paid for school districts and it will become the similar school buses range from I duty of the school board to prepare $5,530 to $8,850. Only one-third of I budgets for the coming school year, . the districts having transportation get We have heard some expression of, discounts on gas and tires. the desirability of including a summer Present school laws, which are program of recreation for the young ; poorly organized, so contradictory people. and full of obsolete provisions as to We think that it would be a very I be difficult to understand. good project to include a recreational near Wonsan/ Korea. Serviceman The 6 percent constitutional tax Swan was the’son of Mr. and Mrs. director for the summer months to limitation which fosters great inequl- John E. Swan of Mill City. organize the young people into base ties in the tax bases of school districts tall, tennis, hiking, or swimming1 Navy sources indicated that the hind diverts time of administrators groups. Such activities would be Dextrous was struck by two - hells— from real education. healthful and instructive to the young Method of apportioning state money believed 75 mm. One explosion tore •eople of the community, leading 1 for transportation, which makes it itway the radio ehteiMia and rcprutedly- them and assisting them in using possible for densely populated dis caused your.g Swan’s death. Swan their time to the best advantage dur joined the Navy February 28, 1951. IRON LL'NG PATIENT—Ernest Kreft, 25, of the Keizer district and an employe of the industrial accident tricts in sparsely populated counties ing their vacation time. commission, who was stricken with polio December 28 and placed in the iron lung at the Salem Memorial hos During his “stateside” duty lie at to get more than their share. The cost of such a project w ould not pital New Year's Eve. Shown with the patient, whose condition is listed as serious, is Nurse Evelyn O’Neil. tended service school for technical The high rate of turnover in ad Le exorbitant, and their are numerous It will be the funds collected from the March of Dimes drive now being conducted that will be used in caring ministrative and teacher positions, training and as a result won an ad young men and women in the field for Ernest Kreft, stricken with infantile paralysis last month. especially in the small school districts. vance in rating. of recreational studies attending our Swan received his formal education In 1949-50, 31 percent of all teachers colleges who would welcome an oppor were in their jobs for the first time in Mill City grade and high schools. tunity to earn something during the and 24 percent of administrators were He was a memls-r of Mill City high summer months and also put into school class of '51: and played base new to their posts. practice ideas Teamed in college. As will be seen in the following ball during his last year. Before The cost could be included in the summary of parental comment. Ore leaving for overseas, Swan spent a school budget and divided among the gon’s mothers and fathers, in general, leave in Mill City with relatives and taxpayers, would rot amount to more j A. W. Toman disclosed this week his The Gates post office was broken his many friends here. than 50 cents for each taxpayer, and are satisfied with their schools. association with Mel Whelchel in Hill into and robbed sometime Sunday, The North Santiam is now under Swan was born December 13, 1932. Also by way of a modest bouquet, perhaps less. Top Market. Whelchel has been ap January 6. Two-hundred dollars was going a health survey of searching • ♦ • are the off-the-cuff comments of Dr. He is survived by his parents, three pointed as the manager of the produce stolen. The money taken was all in nature. The canyon survey is but a Holy, himself, concerning the good brothers, John E. of Illinois; Ronald This week we complete publication | of Portland; and William A. Swan of of a series of articles discussing! department of Hill Top Market. currency, no stamps or silver were small part of the Marion County and bad of the Oregon system. Whelchel has a wide background of touched. It is surmised the robbery health survey, a voluntary effort seek school consolidation perpared as a | Main complaints of parents who Mill City; and a sister Mrs. Albert experience in Salem and elsewhere in took place between the hours of 5 p.m. ing out the true state of health of result of the interim committee named | were queried through forms sent to Smeenk, Portland. by the legislature to study school the handling of frfiits and vegeta and 9 p.m. Sunday night; the only time our citizenry. People who conduct the parent-teacher heads throughout the the post mistress, Mrs. Walter Brisbin, survey do so because of their interest problems. The study was conducted bles. state, are: 1. over-emphasis on ath Mel comes to a market place well was absent from the building that day. in bringing about more enlightened letics, 2. neglect in teaching the fun- ' by Dr. T .C. Holy of the Ohio state The robbery was not discovered until health measures for this community. university. He is regarded as a equipped with the most modern of de damentals, 3. too many extracur- I Those who are doing the leg-work riculum activities, and poor discipline. specialist in this work and has made vices for the cooling, preserving and the office was opened Monday morn on this survey are the enumerators, some recommendations and given rea displaying of fruits and vegetables. ing. Every county in the state was repre State Police called attention thia The office is housed in the same j These persons must go from door-to- sented in the replies, with Multnomah sons for them in his report. We have Hill Top Market’s new produce man ager formerly held a position with the building as the Brisbin residence. No door and asked dozens of health gues County having the largest number week to the fact that Francis Ray tried to present food for thought as best we could. The reports are vol Saving Center in Salem. He also mail is distributed on Sunday but the tions of the canyon’s citizens. After (216), Clackamas County next larest mond Rasnick, Lyons, who lives on uminous and more public meetings I has had marketing experience in Inde outer lobby of the office is left open these many and important questions (100). Next six counties in order of McCully Mountain, was arrested and for the convience of box holders and are a^ked, the answers must be set numbers of replies were: Jackson, imprisoned for his part in having shot should be held to acquaint the people pendence. Whelchel is making Mill City his those wishing to mail letters. The down in the proper blank spaces. with them. Lane, Washington, Umatilla. Clapsop, and killed a deer out-of-season. Ras nick was arrested Monday, Jan. 14, Time is getting short to accom-1 home; and has moved his wife and thief is supposed to have entered the Those who canvas the Mill City and Linn. piish consolidation in time for this three children here, from Salem. lobby and finding no one about took area asking the questions and filling Items receiving the lowest general j on McCully Mt, He wa< taken before school year of ’52-’53 budget work, so Young Toman invites the public to the money and made his escape un in the blanks are Mrs. Lee Donaldson, ratings in the elementary schools ' justice of the peace Harlow Weinrick observed. any action mst be pushed along in “Come in and meet Mel!” Mrs. Kenneth Crosier and Mrs. John were, "community attitude toward the in Albany. Rasnick pled guilty to the charge order to be ready for the next fiscal1 Mrs. Brisbin has served this com- Donnelly. For Mehama, Mrs. Steve school”, "quantity and quality of [ year. 1 munity as post mistress for the past Dark and Robert “Bob” Draper have competitive athletic program”, "qual- j of shooting and killing a deer out-of * • • 19 years and this is the first time volunteered. The good work in Gates ity of the extracurricular social activi- j season and was sentenced to thirty days in jail. Two hunters in the Mc Many have expressed inquiries as during her tenure of office any thing is being done by Don Gessner, Mrs. ties”. to what has happened to the Mill City I MONDAY— Floyd Völkel and Mrs. K. W. Martig. of the kind has happened. Most criticism in the high schools j Cully mountain area discovered the Chamber of Commerce. What has j The postal authorities and state Hoping for a hospitable and warm was leveled at “teaching of funda- , carcass of the illegal deer and notified police who in turn brought about the happened to it, who killed it and where , American Legion Auxiliary 3d Mon. police were notified as soon as the welcome in Detroit area are canvas- mentals” and “discipline”. Rasnick is it buried? There has been very I Lions club meeting. The grade schools came off some- [ apprehension of Rasnick. robbery was discovered and are still sors Mrs. Earl Parker and Mrs. Otis little accomplished since Bob Veness 1 A.F. A A.M. No. 180 stated meet ; investigating the crime. To date no White. Idanha is represented by Mrs. what better than the high schools on chose the 30-day jail term rather than the $200 fine. was secretary and president. During ing third Monday. l-evelle Haseman and Miss Kazi Inu- (Continued on Page 8) | arrests have been made. his terms in office Bob worked hard z.uka; and Mongold by Mrs. Ran O.E.S. meeting, 2d Monday month. and things did happen. It is too bad Helwig. we do not have more workers like Bob I TTESDAY— Vem Olsen, health educator of the Women's club 8 p.m. 1st, 3rd Tues who will pitch in and make the com Marion County health department munity better known. George Steffy I 129-J School Board meeting 2d Tues states that the information given or was well on his way to putting this ' Riders of the Santiam. 1st Tuesday received in this survey is held just as canyon on the map, but he was Lions Auxiliary 4th Tuesday First hand experience with Civil i confidential as any which is given in laughed at and scorned as a dreamer. WEDNESDAY— Defense during the aerial bombard the privacy of a doctor’s office. Al) George dreamed and organized the identifying marks or names are re Boy Scouts. 7:30, H. S. Recreation ments of World War II in London will moved before the interviewer leaves North Santiam Chamber of Commerce, lie told by Robert Harris, former City council first Wed. 7:30 p.m. it was his ideas that brought it life.1 the home being visited. The inter Santiam Eagles and auxiliary 8 p.m. 1 detective of Scotland Yard, at the viewer is bound by law to hold all Now it would appear that we are about joint meeting of Marion County and at Mill City fire hall. to lapse into unconsciousness for lac information entirely confidential and Santiam Rebekah 166—1st and 3rd Salem Civil Defense at 8 p.m. Wednes for statistical use only. of a s|^ark-plug. such as Bob an day, January 23 in the Bush school Wed. at 8 p.m. George have been. auditorium. University and Mission a a a Altar Society 3d Wednesday 8 p.m. ; Streets, Salem. me PTA. second Wednesday 8 p.m. We ne ed salesmen such as “The London Fire Raid." a dramatic if we at•e to hold are own ¡■nd r THt RSDAY— documentary motion picture taken Leonard Herman, manager of the progrès- We have plent y to Theta Rho Club for Girls, meets 2d during the big fire raid on London Mill City Pinposal han requested that Ar but no o ne to do the selling December 29, 1941, also will be anyone having Christman tree« they and 4th Thursdays. we goin g to lose the adv a ntage Gates PTA 1st Thursday 8 pm. shown. want disponed of to place them on now hav e by not taking the 1 ball American Legion 2d and 4th Thum. The public is invited to attend, al the curb or in full view of the road carrying it. Power is so Garden club fourth Thursday. though the program is part of the where the pickup is normally made. Mari-IJnn school pupils and their teachers were startled lues'll) morning avaiiabh» from the new dam Firemen Auxiliary meets 3d Thurs training course for Civil Defense If thia is done on Saturday, January by a jolting hla«t within the building about them. The building was damaged Toastmistress Club. 2d 4 4th, 7 p.m. workers of the County. Mtanv rif tie k a<| 1 2vth, the disposal service will make, in some of its walls and equipment, but no one was harmed hy the explosion a FREE pickup at that time to remove' which occurred in the area of the heating plant of the new buildirg. School Mr. Harris, who was a member of North Siurtiam ( namber of ( FRIDA Y— has been dismissed because of the blast; and authorities await a investi tr*es. accomplish thi« job the famous Scotland Yard force for I.O.O.F. meeting gation. Sour idea of the force of the explosion which abrupt! ended the Mr. Herman emphasised that treen 18 years, now lives in Salem, where Mill City TWA meeting last Friday Lyons school classroom studies may be gained by examining the crack in new peoi he brought his family after resigning are too large to take with the normal ( the wall and misshapen ventilator vane of that building as these two Mari- Farmers Union meeting at Mehama from the Yard. He was stationed in I adv.r>rafed at th^ -tart w Linn teachers. Miss Norma Miller and Miss Yivian lioyce, are shown doing. Woman's club, 2nd London all through the war. Parents Offer Views On Oregon School System "Jerry” Swan Killed In Korean Fighting Toman Announces His New Manager Gates Post Office Entered and Robbed North Santiam ’$ Health Pictured State Police Nab Out-of* Season Deer Killer Coming Events . . . Scotland Yard Man Tells Of World War 2 Bombing Christmas Tree Disposal
