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By DON PETERSON
Tomorrow night Friday, March 21
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIXM IIK.IIW U
residents of the canyon are invited to
attend a benefit card party at Gates
high school recreation rooms sponsor
Vol. VIII—No. 12
$2.50 a Year. |()<. a Copy
ed by the Gates P.-T.A. Prizes for can
asta, five hundred and pinochle are
planned, and refreshments are includ
ed in the 50 cent admission charge.
Everyone is invited to attend accord
ing to the committee.
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Those listening to the radio tonight
may have caught the significant fact
that our enterprising theatre operator,
Bob Veness, has scheduled the acad
The main business of the Wednesday meeting of the North Santiam Chamber
emy award winning picture “An
of Commerce centered on the recreational future of the area which will
American in Paris” for this Sunday
surround Detroit dam reservoir.
Owen Davis, of the trmy Engineers stated that recreation possibilities
and Monday.
Bob has consistently
may not come up to the estimation of some because of the necessary fluctu
been showing fine pictures over the
ation of the reservoir’s water level, approximately twenty-three feet. He
years, and again has come through
told of an estimate hv the Engineers
with a “first”.
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and Forest Service which sets the an
nual number of guests at 65.009, with
Paul Smith, our famous walking
fifty thousand of these during the pe
man, has been doing a good turn again
riod between May 1 and September
by supervising the cleaning up of
31 yearly.
Fairview cemetery and burning off
Davis outlined a tentative plan for
the old grass and moss on the grounds.
In doing so he has exposed old cans,
Mill City councilmen, Jim O’Leary the use of lands surrounding the res
bottles, and broken glass which need
and Bill Hutcheson, were detailed by ervoir. When the question arose as to
the governing body of Mill City as the the possibility of summer homes on
to be picked up and carried away. Paul
committee in charge of ironing out the the lake front, Davis explained that
needs an hours help from as many as
Dawes building area parking problem. a federal law stated that u strip of
will come out and help to do the job
and put the cemetery in a neat, clean
O'Leary and Hutcheson will sit down land of specified width must be set
condition. He tells us he would like as
Monday night with the merchants in aside for public use.
President J. C. “Doc” Kimmel next
many as possible to turn out next Sun
volved in the knotty parking set-up
introduced Jack Smith, of the Forest
The picture above shows the present state of construction of Detroit dam. U hen (he dam is completed the top
day afte«»oon jf
weather permits.
for a thorough airing of the whole
will be on a level with the point indicated by the arrow. The dam will l»e 463 feet high from foundation to deck,
matter. The recent regular council Service, who showed the group a map
In case of rain or snow then the fol
of the Detroit Dam Reservoir and
1579 feet above sea level, and will be 1580 feet long. Maximum width at the base will be 335 feet.
meeting drew fire on the parking issK
lowing Sunday will be the day for all
Area with the planned camp areas
(Photo
courtesy
Capital
Journal)
and
prompted
Monday
night
’
s
investi
hands to turn out.
colored in. Six choice spots were res-
gation.
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served for public use as camping and
Councilmen O’Leary and Hutcheson picnic sites; six lesser sites are for or
This week we noticed many ladies
will submit their findings and recom ganizations—the Boy Scouts, the
again fighting the "splashing” of
mendations at a later date. The meet YMCA, church groups, etc.
Also in
water that flies up in their faces as
ing will be conducted in the Mill ( ity cluded in the plan is a summer home
they cross the Santiam bridge here in
furniture store at 8 p.m. The Mill City area, near but not on the lake shore,
Mill City. The floor of the bridge is
Amos Leonard Hiatt, 81, passed j
Bank has moved towards a partial two resort areas, and one camping
so level that water stands in puddles
away at his home in Lyons Monday j Strike vote ballots will go out to
By JEAN ROBERTS
easing of the weekly Friday and Sat area on the island which is accessible
all along the curb side next to the
afternoon March 17 at 4 p.m. He more than 50,000 CIO Woodworkers
A building at least 79 years of age was born at Ringo county, Iowa, Sept. I in the five northwest states early next urday congested parking. The bank is only by boat.
sidewalk and as a car comes along it
splashes the water up in your lap and I has recently been dismantled and I 20, 1870 and came to Oiegon with his week, IWA-CIO President A. F. Har smoothing off a parcel of land near
The Engineers and the Forest Ser
the bank suitable for four cars.
The house, owned by the parents when a small boy.
face—very refreshing to say the least, i burned. '.
vice, Smith disclosed, has a small fund
tung announced today. Ballots are to
Keith
Phillips
family,
wa*
built
prioi
I for early development, but stated this
returned r nostmarked
not later ------ "
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Funeral services will be held Thurs; ( he -----------
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sum is pitifully inadequate. There are
We are happy to see the interest I to 1873, as newspapers bearing
npui
)■» anu
win
or counted April 17
i |
day
morning
at
9:30
from
the
St.
April
14
and
will
be
three means of obtaining the necess
being shown in the consolidation issue! date were used to paper walls.
it
m
!
followed
by
a
meeting
April
18
to.»*
Patrick Catholic church here in Lyon« .
ary money: direct appropiation by.
Hand hewed sills, fastened with With interment in the Fox Vhll»y (tUk? further action on the basis ofi»»
being studied in the canyon commu
congress; the Tackett Bill, which pro-
nities. It is a definite sign of de wooden pegs had been used to con- cemetery.
He is survived by his | the tally.
,,
I vides ten per cent of the profit derive«
mocracy at work and the people in-I struct the house, but the pegs now widow Martha Hint I, bile son Percy ,
Industry-wide bargahnlttf between
I from Federal lands be applied for rec
forming themselves on issues that are I crumble to sawdust in one’s hand,
J. Hiatt of Lyons, one daughter Mrs. I the northwest regional negotiating
reation development and wildlife; and
to be decided. This week we received
The old fireplace was built of soap- Veronica Thoma of Lebanon, three i
committee of the IWA and principal | A five t#nU an hour increase has the least attractive plan— charging
a letter from Mr. J. Cal Schlador of «tone sawed from a hill on the prop- grandchildren and one great giand- i
been
added
to
the
hourly
minimum
employer groups Yt-presenting some |
Detroit discussing the points in favor erty.
child, two brothers Elmer Hiatt of 250 operations in Montana, Idaho, wage in the retail trades industry, those who use the forests.
E. T. “Gene” Ware showed motion
of keeping the high school in Detroit
Reading from the newspapers on Lyons, and Charles Hiatt of Red Washington, Oregon and California, Labor Commissioner W. E. Kimsey
—it is printed in full under our col-’ the wall, advertising of the 1870’s mond.
1 said today in announcing new rulings pictures of pack trips taken At the
was
at
a
standstill
this
week,
which
I.
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umn, “Editor’s Letter Box.”
of the state wage and hour commix« •«.
I sounds odd now: One read: "Revolving
„aascaue mountains unu..
precipitated the union's action.
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sion for the mercantile and cannery I the auspices of the Cascade Packers
I Shoe Heel Co. — revolving shoe heel
The
Woodworkers
ask
for
a
20-cent-
First, if
, .'"e be mprvusion 1 doubles the duiability of shoes and
industries of Oregon.
l and the Oregon Association of Mount-
an-hour wage boost plus a hi ore lib
that Mill City is trying to get students boots—saves expense of reheeling—is
The new minimum wage for stores i cd Posses. This was followed by the
eral vacation clause, shift differential
away from Detroit, Idanha or Gates, ________
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noiseless.” A shot gun was adver-
pay, three more paid holidays to make 1 up from 65 cents to 70 cents an hour I showing of slides of lakes and other
then I agree we should defeat the tiae(j for sale in large letters, it reads:
six in all, leave of absence clause, applies to ALL women and EXPERI | still-life scenery.
consolidation issue.
Mr. Schlador “A double
double barrel
barrel gun,
gun, warranted
warranted gen-
gen-
Election of directors was the first
travel time for loggers, rest periods ENCED minors working in the retail
used his “end quote' too soon, be- ujne twist barrels and a good shooter
Stuart Compton, Marion County and minimum crews on power saws. . trade. It is the first pay-boost’ in order of business and all present
cause the full quotation says “If we or XO SALE. With flask, pouch and
members were returned for three year
treasurer of the 1952 March of Dimes,
The employers’ groups have “of the mercantile industry's minimum J terms. Reorganization of the board of
will succeed in the struggle for sur- a wa(j cutter, for $15.”
' wage since May 1948.
reported
today
that
he
had
just
receiv
fered
”
to
renew
present
contracts
with
vival in this, a great future indus- j Patent medicine
advertisements
This order sets a minimum of 60 directors will be on schedule at the
trial area, we must step forward with ' wrere plentiful such as: “Keynote to ed a check for $1,136.10 from Edgar F. no changes Industry-wide contracts
Kaiser
of
the
Consolidated
Builders,
cents
an hour for any minor having next meeting to be held in Sublimity,
expire April 1.
some action.”
where officers for the coming year
| health.
Health is wealth, wealth
There are some 350 other operations less than four hundred hours retail will be chosen.
I think our masthead will show that ■ means independence. The keynote is Inc., representing contributions of the
Detroit
Dam
workers.
experience
except
in
the
cases
of
high
under IWA in the states with which
we have always included every com Dr. Bosanko’s cough and lung syrup.
The next regular meeting of the
school and college students working
This additional contribution was negotiations are continuing.
munity in this canyon area, that we1
North
Santiam Chamber of Commerce
Deafness
and
catarrh
was
of
no
con
out-of-school
hours.
A
learning
pe
transmitted to William R. Stewart and
have always advocated canyon-wide
The union contends it has about 9 riod of eight hundred hours has been is slated in Sublimity.
cern
in
those
days
as
a
lady
adver
C. R. Stewart, Mill City co-chairmen cents an hour coming under the cost-
action through the North Santiam
Chamber of Commerce, that the policy i tised to cure anyone afflicted, by a for the March of Dimes, by J.E. Lents, of-living adjustment as of December established for such students after
which the 70 cents hourly minimum
Indian recipe.”
Not to be administrative manager for the Con
of this newspaper has always I been
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15, 1951. and that the additional 11 becomes effective.
outdone was Dr. Henleys Celery Beef solidated Builders.
for the whole canyon, and not pitting
cents
is
due
on
increased
productivity
In cases of emergency an employer
R. L. Elfstrom and Jason Lee, and standard of living increase.
any one community against another and Iron. A nerve tonic and “remedy
for broken down constitutions.”
| may now apply to the state labor
Marion County co-chairmen for the
for any reason. During the past dis
BLS figures for West coast saw , commissioner for permits to work
The Hon. David Davis, a candidate ___
_______ their
1952 ______
March __ of _______
Dimes, __
expressed
cussions on the subject of union high
mills and planing mills show an aver women and minors in excess of the
for
an
office
in
187
<
was
described
,
thanks
to
the
Detroit
Dam
workers
i
school or consolidation we have tried
Disabled veterans and war widows
a|] of
Marion County con- age hourly wage of $1.69 in 1949 and state maximum -8 hours a day, 44
to show that every student in the area as “i a very opulent man, but he is an(j
$1.89*^ in 1951, showing an 18 5 cent
were warned today that April 1 is the
quite
simple
in
his
tastes
and
ways,
tributors who have shared in making increase. But reduced to 1939 spend hours a week ^ut all such overtime
would benefit by having only one high
last day on which they may apply for
school, so well equipped that no other but by no means averse to the pleas the March of Dimes campaign a able dollars through increases in cost must be paid for at the rate of not| a $1,500 property tax exemption pro
■
less
than
$1.50
per
hour
for
experi-
ant
things
of
the
table,
edible
and
better.
success.
school could claim to be any
of living and taxes, the boost actually i enced help and 90 cents an hour for vided by state law.
Application is
potable.”
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amounts to only 2ti cents, or $1 a I learners.
made
to
the
county
assessor
in the
An excerpt from the Science Week
Mill City was here before
week, based on a 40-hour week,” Har
Rest periods for retail store em- county where the property is located.
ly
reads:
“
Washing
the
ear
out
with
was started and it will continue to
tung said.
The Oregon Department of Vet
| ployes also came in for overhauling in
be here afterward the same as Gates, . soap and water is bad and makes it
I the order just adopted by the com erans’ Affairs said the special tax
absorb
the
dust
with
which
the
air
Detroit and Idanha. These commu
mission after a series of public hear- exemption on homes or personal prop
nities have not been boom towns in I always abounds."
1 ings. Heretofore, the law has ordered erty is available to the following per
any sense of the word, such as the I An item of foreign news also dated
ten minutes rest periods for each four sons:
communities Mr. Schlador refers to 1877 says: Ten thousand workers in
Mill City Chamber of Commerce is I
1. Any war veteran with a 40 per
1 hours of working time, to be taken
the
flax
mills
at
Leeds,
are
on
a
strike
at the Parker, Coolidge, and Shasta
stirring to life. The chamber’s board ■
cent disability or more, as certified by
I
in
the
forenoon
and
the
afternoon.
dam sites.
The communities Mr. ( for a reduction of their time to nine of directors caucused Tuesday noon in
Mrs. Lester Hathaway, Mill City. Under the new order if the forenoon the Veterans Administration or a
Schlador speaks of were only “camps” hours a day.
Ede’s Cafe. In the face of problems fine arts chairman for the Third dis work is less than two hours and forty- branch of the armed forces. The vet
and were not in existence before the
of this community Russell Kelly, pres trict, Oregon Federation of Womens five minutes the morning's rest period eran must obtain this statement from
(Continued on Page 7)
ident of the chamber, is thumping the | clubs, will be guest speaker for Port need not be given but a twenty min the Portland VA regional office, or
tub for recruits for the battle. The, land Sorosis at the fine arts depart utes rest period becomes due in the from the branch of service from which
directors set March 25 at 8 p.m. in the mental meeting and tea Thursday at : afternoon. It is ordered that rest pe- he was retired, and submit it to the
Legion hall as the time and place for 1:30 p.m. Her subject will be "Art is j riods shall be free of duties and no county assessor when he applies for
MONDAY—
re-organirat ing the Mill City chambt i . a Religion to Me.” She sponsors an wage deductions shall be made for the tax exemption.
American Legion Auxiliary 3d Mon.
2. The un-reman ied widow of a war
The Linn county clerk, R. M. Rus of commerce.
' them.
annual art exhibit at Mil! City.
Lions club meeting.
veteran. She must submit proof of
sell issued a news release this week
Kelly said, “There’s plenty to work
the husband’s military service and
A.F. 4 A M. No. 180 stated meet- setting out the names and addressee on and many other matters coming
copies of the marriage and death
of those in Linn county who may ree up!” The directors of the Mill City
ing third Monday.
certificates.
O.E.S. meeting. 2d Monday month. ister voters. The list include« fer chamber voiced the need for civic ac
3. Any union
this district the following:
tion in community problems. The
TUESDAY—
ican. Civil or Indian wars.
meeting Tuesday, March 25, at 8 p m.
Mill
Chas,
and
Nellie
L
’
mphress
in
Women's club 8 p.m. 1st. 3rd Tues
4. Any war veteran who. lacking a
is the kick-off in building a fighting
City at their shoe repair shop.
129-J School Board meeting 2d Tues
disability rating from the VA or the
chamber of commerce for Mill City.
M.
G.
Brassfield
at
the
I.G.A.
Store
Lions Auxiliary 4th Tuesday
armed forces, submits a certified
Riders of the Santiam. 1st Tuesday In Lyons.
statement from his physi' ian and the
Rilla M. Schaffer at her home in
county health off icer tha‘: ho is 40%
WEDNESDAY—
Idanha.
disabled. The ve teran in thi s cate-
Boy’ Scouts. 7:30, H. S. Recreation
Registration closes for the May
gory is not entitl ••<1 to th«? ext■m pt ion
City council first Wed. 7:30 p.m.
of his gross Incornn in thr • last calen-
Sar.tiam Eagles and auxiliary 8 p.m. Primaries on April 15th and all are
dar year exceeded1 $2.500
urged to take time out to regis ter
at Mill City fire hall.
The applicant must nliso submit
Santiam Rebekah 166—1st and 3rd before the deadline, according to
County Clerk Russell.
proof that the pr< iperty is reco>rd«*d in
Wed at 8 p.m.
his name. All evi donee f’j ppor ting his
Altar Society 3d Wednesday 8 p.m.
claim must be filed befor e th<e April
PTA, second Wednesday 8 p.m.
1 deadline. The t«lX ©yo»nrinti on ap-
T hursday —
plies to the per o n’n home* tea 1 -that
is. the porpertv h<? own» nind nti which
Theta Rho Club for Girls, meets 2d
i prop
he desires—or to hin p<r
and 4th Thursdays.
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erty.
Gates PTA 1st Thursday 8 p m.
Men who hav» nerved iri the armed
American Legion 2d and 4th Thurs.
Speaking
Jun<
Garden club fourth Thursday.
I
r.«tes I. Jone«, (left) commi- -aryman. first ria»«. I SN, w‘ ire wife r<- ides
Xi« J. Whi
h
war
vet
Firemen Auxiliary meets 3d Thurs.
upporting f
in Mill City, with the aid of a navy man from Pueblo. < olo.. J. I . .Anthony,
Toastmistress Club. 2d & 4th, 7 p.m.
•1rs. Reba S
rommi-'-ary man .«-«man. take* pictures of the ruins of I rakami ( atholic
if
FRI|>\Y—
rhurrh in Nagasaki, Japan, a rity devastated by the atomic bomb late in
on of Mr
I.OO.F. meeting
4
World War II. The navy men are nerving aboard the amphibiwtis force
ri
war
4
£ W
killed Ja
Mill City IWA meeting last Friday
flag-hip, CSS Eaten in the Far East. Jones is a veteran of World War
mines we k ' Dex-
ornp-
II recalled to active duty in February, 1951.
for a
ff
K
coait
Farmers Union meeting at Mehama
(U. 8. Navy photo courtesy of Capital Journal)
Woman's club. 2nd
North Santiam Chamber
Talks Recreational Plans
Council Committee
Planning Parking
Ancient Building
Found Interesting
Amos Leonard Hiatt
Passes at His Home
Woodworkers Cast
Their Strike Ballots
etail Workers Gain
Five Cents Per Hour
CBI Workers Swell
March of Dimes Fund
Tax Benefit Given
Disabled Veterans
Kelly Calls Chamber
Meet Tuesday Night
Coming Events . . . Registration Deputies
Named for Linn County
Detroit PTA Holds
Public Meeting
Body of Gerold Swan
Arrives From Far East
Sorosis to Have Fine
Arts Meeting