The MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
MILL CITY. OREGON
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Today’s Pioneers
The West has its pioneers. Oregon pays homage to this by setting a
Xolden pioneer atop its capitol building. Axe in hand this huge symbol of
the West stands. The North Santiam canyon area has its pioneers also.
Many of these have long ago gone to their reward in the great beyond.
There can be no doubt that today there are pioneers yet living in the North
Santiam canyon area. It is not the purpose of this piece that it enumerate
and credit each and every one of these persons. It is the goal of this
editorial that the role of a pioneer be examined.
Before the pioneers of this area settled this area, as we understand it,
there were Indians of a certain tribe populating the community. Nowhere
do we today see the heirs of these first Americans.
It could be that
they have moved on to more fertile land, but we are informed otherwise.
The Indian once common to the shores of the North Santiam river is no
more—he was wiped out. It is said that the slopv habits and slovenly ways
of this Indian were his undoing. It is also said that the white man's diseases
east him under the sod. Assuming there is more to these reports than just
rumor—then what? The North Santiam canyon Indian lost out entirely to
the white pioneers who moved in on him in one way or another.
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Now these white pioneers carved out their homes, towns and community
with work-hardened hands. They had a dream or vision of what they wanted.
They worked day after day on making those ambitions come true. There
was none of this business of “I like it the way it is.” Had this state of
mind existed, no homes would have been built—a cave would have been
enough or a log cabin. To the person eternally tired, progress is a nasty
term. To the pioneer new worlds ready for conquering and homesteading
is a challenge. Sure, it is very clear that I inlay we have reached a point
in the canyon’s development that would amaze the Indians, but what alsiut
present day Easterners and mid-Westerner»? So much so are present day
North Santiam canyon citizens pioneers that they think totally as individ­
uals—not as a vital link or cog in the machinery of a community. The job
of building a live and vibrant community falls equally upon each one of its
citizens.
It is not the purpose of The Mill City Enterprise to pit one part of the
community it serve» against another. This newspaper believes in and strives
K»r the general welfare of the entire North Santiam canyon, this state and
nation. In a modern community the education of a citizen goes on hourly.
The wise can take a hint, but some of us must be hit over the head. We
think most of us can see the advantages of progress in this beautiful North
Santiam group of communities. A full airing of our problems is a healthy
thing—let us have more and more of this mode of pioneering.
2—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
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March 20. 1952
‘JOE BEAVER
Editorial Comments
IF VOL' WANT TO YAP, VOTE
Two fateful events will fall on the
same date thia year, and we are hope­
ful the inevitability of the one may re­
flect itself as the very general accep­
tance of the other.
We refer to April 15—the final day
for state income tax payments and
also the final day to register for the
May 16 primaries. It seems appropri­
ate that the two should come together,
although itis only by chance- regis­
tration closes 30 days before the elec­
tion; the election is the third Friday in
May; it adds up this year to April 15.
Certainly there should be no better
reminder of the duty to vote than the
coincidental obligation to pay taxes.
We have never been able to under­
stand why a bigger proportionate of
our public doesn’t register and vote.
Conversely, we have never been able
to work up a major peeve about it be­
cause we haven’t found a remedy—it
lies only within a person’s mind and
heart.
But we’d like to point out this fact
it is very possible that in the next four
years there will be more yapping
about taxes, domestic policies, foreign
policies, welfare and a myriad of other
issues than in the nation’s history. You
will have no right to yap if you didn't
do your part in voting. You can’t vote 1
unless you’r registered,
You can't
register after April 15.
Period.
From the Statesman.
each other here.
Moreover, limited
fighting in one area or another might
continue to accompany long and exas­
perating negotiations. But if the limi­
tations of material power necessarily
put limits on military aims, the whole
field is thereby thrown open to the un­
limited demonstration— within the
Asian areas still remaining to the free
world—of the superiority of the free,
independent, and cooperative way of
life.
For, in the long run, only moral and
mental power is unlimited, and the
boundless moral idealism of Ameri­
cans will find its greatest victory on
the idea front. Not even the Iron Cur­
tain in Europe and the Bamboo Cur­
tain in Asia will be proof against the
example of a free world proving in
ever-increasing measure the truth of
its highest professions. —From the
Christian Science Monitor
Editor's Letter Box
To the Editor:
Mill City growing apprehensive of
the dwindling of her population, due
to the nearing completion of the De­
troit dam are trying desperately, by
bleeding white the school districts of
Idanha, Detroit anil Gates, of their
school pupils by consolidating the dis­
tricts with Mill City and thus save
their schools at the loss of the upper
canyon.
CHINA FRONTS THE WORLD
That Mill City will be a ghost town
Red China today is an unwelcome in the not too distant future is a fore­
but massive political fact, it will not gone conclusion, just as have the con­
be ignored out of existence. It will not struction centers around Parker, Cool­
be wished or cajoled out of existance. idge and Shasta dams, at Shasta as
Under the most favorable circum­ well as the others as many of you
stances it might, in time, be detached who have been through there know,
from its close alliance with Moscow there is not a living sole or building
and transformed in character, but that left for 10 miles along the highway,
remains merely a hopeful but distant at Shasta it was built up solid just
as it has sprung up along the highway
possibility.
In terms of present actualities there at Mill City and Gates, with the taper­
are two extremes of action open to the ing off of employment at the Detroit
western world: (l)To attempt to over­ dam these places will vanish one by
throw the Peking regime by force, or one, going to The Dalles and other
(2) to attempt to come to terms with new projects, already this has started.
it through compromise. Some Arneri; Dave Epps too wise to stay and pickup
cans favor the first course; most of the small amount of business left has
gone to more prosperous locations; *
America’s allies the second.
The goal of overthrowing Peking Freres Supply have pulled back to:
will not be achieved merely by bomb­ Stayton, the electric appliance near
ing Chinese bases, blockading Chinese the bakery have gone, Manolis restau­
ports, or even aiding Chinese guerril­ rant is slowly liquidating, and as busi­
las. If such a statement seems dog­ ness slows up others will follow just
Record on “Mr. Republican" and Taf'ooverism Tooking gloomier and matic, the reader is invited to read as they have at all the other dam
gloomier—could be that their cause needs a charge or two from their "Black carefully the objective series of arti­ projects, at Parker, Coolidge and
cles on Red China by Frank Robertson Shasta, nothing but the concrete floors
Knight" Joe McCarthy from Wisconsin.
beginning in this paper today. He is giving mute evidence of a once thriv­
also invited to remember the huge ing community are all that is left, this
Wonder where that man is now who shouted "l'ni gona pay just one-half
Japanese armies which were unable the mushroom growth of business will
my income tax!" or the woman editor who stands for no ante to Uncle Sam
over a period of years to break thhe go, this is inevitable, those seeing the ,
for social security tax for the self-employed person?
resistance of a disunited and almost hand writing on the wall are talking i
it wherever people congregate, in the
unaided China.
That is not to say that under certain stores and on the street.
circumstances bombing, blockade, and
Mill City people are aware of this j
guerrilla raids might not bring very and to save their over-sized and ex- i
great pressure on the Peking govern­ pensive schools are trying desperately
ment; but it would be a serious mis­ to pull the school population of De­
take to assume such action would be troit, Idanha and Gates into Mill City
decisive.
And under any circum­ and thus save their schools at the ex­
stances it would have to be carefully pense of our districts.
weighed against the probability that
Mill City since loosing their mills
it would consolidate Chinese opinion the population is dependent on outside
against the West and drive Peking to* sources, whereas Idanha and Detroit
a more absolute reliance on Moscow.
having a good thriving industry of
A realistic settlement with Red saw mills, shingle mill and plywood
PORTABLE
China, on the other hand, could hardly I factory as well as a large logging in­
ELECTRIC
rely on Peking's good faith. It would dustry and above all the recreational
TREADLE MACHINE
have to rely instead on Peking’s recog­ business to come from the Detroit
All in Excellent Condition
nition that under no circumstances lake, the Portland Chamber of Com­
will the West allow* it to expand with­ merce predict their will be a minimum
out resistance. While the United of one hundred and thirty-four thous­
States could not undertake to roll hack and (134,000) visitors at the lake a
Chinese Communist power from its year, this along with other business
All Clothing Thoroughly Cleaned or Washed
present limits without the almost cer­ potentialitieswill make Idanha and De­
tain risk of starting a new world war. troit one of the best spots in the
neither could it sit by idly and allow northwest.
SEVERAL
TABLE
! the government of Mao Tze-tung to
Quoting The Mill City Enterprise of ;
USED FURNITURE
expand aggressively beyond those March 13th "The struggle for survi­
limits.
val . . .” end quote, which is all too
It is this fact of uneasy deadlock in true but Idanha and Detroit can not
the power situation in the Far East
sit idly by and let their schools, busi­
| illustrated both in Korea and in Indo­ ness and bright future go, that Mill
China—which may make a realistic City might survive, in the same edi­
stabilization of power possible. If Red torial The Enterprise says "Where
China cannot be allowed to have what the children have educational facili-
Across Street from Mill City Hotel
it obviously wants in Asia, neither can ties", meaning that if they can get
ALDER
the United States reasonably expect our children they can get our busi­
' an Asia drawn according to American ness.
specifications. If neither side i- satis-
People of Idanha and Detroit should :
in
Goods
I fied with anything less than total vic­ be bright enough to see the cleverly
tory, then total war will be the result. devised scheme and cast a unanimous |
What is urgently needed is that com- vote to defeat this consolidation of |
bination of flexibility and firmness in the districts, and build for ourselves ,
western policy which can steer the a bigger and better school and com-
narrow course between an appease- munity, what they can do, we with:
ment and “holy war."
our facilities can do better.
To each side any agreement- reach­
Already New Detroit has almost a
ed on a balance-of-power basis might hundred properties bought up by peo­
have the savor of defeat, for two ple from Idanha. Detroit, Salem. Port-
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proud and dynamic forces confront
Forest Service, V. S. Department of Agriculture
The kid» ore piling up the chip«—the pulp company down
river usei them for wallboard.''
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REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST
Will be at his Mill City office in the Jenkins Building
Thursday afternoons 1 to 6 p.m.
Also Thursday evenings by Appointment
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Open Sundays D a.tn. to 2 p.m
Hill Top Market
Next Time You Need
An Oil Change
It Isn't the Heat
It's the Hide!
Big di-cu—ion after the Grange
meeting Friday night. Tik Ander­
son was arguing that hogs were
lots more affected by the hot
weather than cattle. Skeeter Mor­
gan declared that it wasn't so—that
he nerer aaw any hogs bothered by
the hot sun like his cows were.
I was glad when Rusty Robin­
son stepped in.
"Boys." he says, “don't get so
riled up. It all depends on what
rotor the livestock are. Hogs or
cattle, the ones with light -colored
coats absorb less heat from the
sun's rays than animals with dark
coats. So you’re both right!"
From where I sit. so many use­
less arguments could he avoided
if a person would remember he
doesn't have all the right on his
side. Reminds me of folks who in­
sist that coffee, for instance is thr
only drink, forget tin« that other
people have a right to a glass of
beer now and then. If we wouldn't
get so “het up" about our prej­
udices—we'd all he better off'
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