Image provided by: North Santiam Historic Society; Gates, OR
About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1952)
Canyon Avenue Parade By DON PETERSON T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Serving: MILL CITY DETROIT ELKHORN GATES 1DANI1 \ LYONS Ml HAMA MONGOLD I was out of town last Saturday and ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGH« \Y — GATEM TO THE HEART OF NATURE’S EMPIRE did not conduct the grocery survey for this week. The housewife has felt 1 that she has been over-charged—it j Vol. VIII—No. 16 $2.50 a Year. J ()<• a Copy was not my intention to try to dictate j what prices should be charged. I felt j that the housewife was entitled to do her shopping from ads published in our local paper instead of being en couraged to shop in the daily papers for groceries in neighboring commu nities. If I didn’t make myself clear in my writing it was only because I failed in my writing ability. I have Mill City high school will hold commencement exercises on Thursday. May appealed to local grocers to advertise j 29, in the grade school gym. according to Superintendent of School Vernon S. personally from time to time in the Todd. The Rev. Morton Booth of the Presbyterian church of Albany will past—I have tried to convince them ; bring the commencement address. that their advertising is chargeable to | Soloist will he the eighth grade teacher of the class, W. L. Krause of Salem. expense on their iupome tax state- • Miss Dolores Jane Poole, 17. daugh ments and that therefore any adver- ' ter of the James Pooles, will deliver tising they did would cost very little the valedictorian speech. out of their pockets. * * * Miss Poole was winner of the Ethel Hickey award last year and repre I thought I had made it perfectly sented Mill City high school at Girls’ clear that supporting the newspaper State. For the past three years she was not a personal project, but rather Lee Ander Berry, for 52 years a j has been a cheer leader. She would an endeavor good for the whole com familiar Mill City figure, was buried like to enter Oregon College of Edu munity. This newspaper has always in Fairview cemetery following fun cation next fall. and will always work for the welfare eral services Monday afternoon, April of the community while I manage it. Salutatorian for the graduating 14, in the Mill City First Presbyterian Perhaps along the way I and my fam class is Miss Ardith Jamie Jones, 17, church. Rev. Noble Streeter officiat ily may enjoy some of the fruits of ing. Berry was 76 years of age at j daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Floyd Jones. our labors, that is just and as it should Miss Jones has been a student at Mill the time of his death in Mill City,| be. It is no more than any other Thursday morning, April 10. He was City for the past three years. This family here or elsewhere hopes to do. born in Yakuina Bay, the Sth of Octo year she was senior class president I am convinced that during the past ber, 1875. Several months of illness and the past two years seryed as two or three years well over 50% of and hospitalization preceded Berry’s editor of the high school annual, the grocery money has gone out of "Timberwolf.” There are 26 in the death. the city — whenever grocery money Berry married Lottie Slater in senior class, while last year there goes out of town other money soon Walla Wala Wash., November 1899. were but eight in the graduating follows for many other items. When His parent.- weie James and Sarah class. ever that is true there must be a Berry. Lee Berry’s life work was Arion Award for Music reason for it—your reason is as good The Santiam Lions club of Mill railroading. In his younger years he as mine. was active in I.O.O.F. and outdoor City March 10 voted to present the * * * sports. He liked growing flowers and Arion Foundation award this year to Monday of this week I invited all was a member of the Presbyterian the outstanding senior-band student the grocers in Mill City except the of Mill City high school who best church. Mill City Meat to a meeting at my , Berry died in the home of his son- qualifies under the following ten re office on Tuesday morning where we 1 in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. quirements: could talk over any or all of our dif- ' 1. Better than average scholastic Dewey Flatman. Surviving are Mrs. ferences together and possibly come . Maudie Flatman, daughter. Mil) City; standing to some agreement of community 2. Co-operation over and above Mrs. Ruby Adkins, daughter, Port unity. No one showed up. Mr. Kel- | land; and Fredric Slater, step-son, normal duties iom was unable to attend. Bill Stew-. 3. General musician Brownsville. A son, Lealand Berry, art, said he had nothing to talk over 4. Music performance preceded his father in death, in 1926. and that he was very happy with 5. Attendance Grandchildren are Luella B. Longfel things as they are, describing the sur- i 6. Ambition low, Donald Charles Flatman, Beau- vey as “silly”. Al Toman Jr. indi 7. Diligence ford Lee Flatman of Mill City, Lor cated he would come when I talked 8. Inspiration of others etta Hasting, Portland, Betty Jane to him on Monday. Lee Ross, ex-1 9. Personal habits King, Astoria. Charles Kohlhepp of pressed the opinion that I have never 10. Qualified to carry on the best New York, Thein.a David, Maxine, had the welfare of the community at ( traditions of the school. Geraldine, Irlene and Rodney Kohl heart, while he believed that the | hepp of Vancouver, Wash. Students who receive this award grocers have, and therefore he didn’t J Grandchildren of Berry living in are sought by the higher institutions think he had anything to talk over. | Portland are Dell Hugh, Sandra Lee, of learning as prospect» for their Detroit dam will soon be finished as workmen start pouring last top sections. Top photo shows west face of Mr. Sylvester of the Ressler grocery Ruby N. Keith and Sljelby M. Ad schools of music and it often enables expressed the ofAnion that they were ! du. or. ,‘ownstraam side. White arroa points to twin penstocks that will furnish water to turbines in power house. Black arrow, center, shows top of spillway in center of dam. In lower photo black arrows point to top kins. Berry also had six step-grand a student to receive a college scholar satisfied with things as they were and level of dam on eastern face. White arrow, right, points to intakes for penstocks. White arrow, center, points children and eight great-grandchil ship. didn't believe he could come to the dren. Berry's sister, Mrs. Christian to top of spillway. (Photo courtesy The Capital Journal) In addition to the honor the student meeting. Dixon, lives in Prairie City nnd his will receive a 5/8-inch lapel pin and Mr. Ross did call on some of the brother, John Berry, in Mill City. a lH-inch bronze medal with ribbon other grocers and whether he con Mrs. Donald Sheythe furnished the | and pin which depicts Arion being vinced Mr. Toman that he should not music for the funeral services. Pall borne ashore on a dolphin’s back while meet in The Enterprise office I do bearers were George Stewart, Engle playing his lyre. not know—but I was going to offer Johnson, “Boots” Higdon. Elda Turn-I them the opportunity of advertising idge, Leonard Herman and Charles I to the housewives their prices—or if Monday night’s meeting of the San Marion County Green Guard mem- j Day. they did not feel they should then I tiam Soft Ball league showed that bers are being invited to take part in' Relatives coming from a distance; Mill City is still agog about the would feel morally free to seek adver ‘old spring feeling' is back with a tising from outside grocers and mer large turnout of players and all man the 8th annual state-wide fire preven- j sucessful style show engineered by for the funeral were Mrs. Christian tion poster contest sponsored each Mrs. Erma Anderson owner of Erma’s Dixon, sister, Prairie City; Mrs. Geo.! chants in competition with them. agers present. “Positions” weie as year by the Keep Oregon Green asso- dress shop on the stage of the Mill Blanchard, sister-in-law, Oregon City; ♦ * • signed to all managers to help keep I ciation. Phillip Hayward of Gates went over City theatre last Wednesday evening. Mrs. Etta Gallea, Sweet Home; Mrs. Our baker, John Muir, has never that ball rolling. The hundreds of local Green Guard, Summer cottons, afternoon casuals, Carry Rockwell and family, Albany; a 50-foot enbankment Friday, April had the co-operation of the grocers■ Practice has started and a few . the youth auxiliary of the Keep Ore Mr. and Mrs. Evert Gallea, Sweet 11, about 10:30 a.m. on the first turn in the sale of his products, they were practice games with outside teams gon Gleen association, may enter con- formals, bathing suits, sportswear and Home; Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Slater, Mol east of Mill City. little gills clothing were modeled at in a good position to lend a helping lala; and Mr. and Mrs. Freddric j test posters from April 15 to April the showing. His car came to an abrupt stop may be seen of an evening. hand, but would they come forward? Slater, Brownsville. on the railroad tracks below just 30 according to Charles A. Sprague, I Next meeting is scheduled for May From all reports I can get he had to the train was slowly entering Mill county Keep Oregon Green chairman, ' The announcer was Mrs. Irene struggle it alone as everyone else who I 12th at 8 p.m. at the Mill City fire Miley, who with her well modulated City. Green Guards will be divided into ( voice, described each garment as the braves Mill City has had to do. Per hall. All ball players should be there. He was taken into Mill City by two divisions, junior division includ-1 The following teams are signed up haps he will not appreciate my use of models gracefully presented them train where an abulance was awaiting ing all members from 8 to 12 years ofj him as a guinea pig. but do you find for play: Kelly’s, Lee Logging, Fire selves on the stage. A soft back to take him to a hospital in Salem. any of his bakery products promi-1 men, CBI Engineers, and Chuck’s age, and the senior division including ground of piano music by Mrs. Mar Witness said he was driving very those from 13 to 16 years. nently displayed in any of the local tavern is sponsoring the Teamsters. garet Clise accompanied the models slow and unconfirmed reports are There will be four $5.00 cash prizes grocery stores? 1 as they walked down the aisle. The April meeting of the Mill City that the wishbone of his car came a • * in each division. To the two division Bathing suits of the gay nineties PTA was held Wednesday evening. loose causing it to Plunge wildly down SUE MIKKELSEN HONORED first place winners there will be a Tuesday evening the local chamber j University of Oregon, Eugene — $10.00 prize, a trip to a State Fire i were modeled by Wanda Sue Morris April 9, at the high school. The meet the hill. of commerce meeting was well-at and Tommy Kanoff to the tune of ing was called to order by Mrs. James Dr. Reid of Mill City examined Hay tended by four members of the cham-1 Sue Elizabeth Mikkelsen, daughter of I Wardens headquarters near the Tilla- ; “By the Sea”. Their demonstration O’Leary, president. ward while he wax still on the train, Mr. and Mrs. Ozzie M. Mikkelsen, mook Bum and have their cash prize ber. One of the four was over a half drew a big applause from the audi A group of Cub scouts from Mrs. and his diagnosis at that time was a hour late. Is that the community Mill City is promotion chairman on presented to them by Dean Paul M. ence. Dell ’s den, presented the flag. Mrs. chipped vertabrae. spirit that will sell Mill City to the the YWCA cabinet. Miss Mikkelsen . Dunn of the School of Forestry. Ore- Robert Veness modeled the kind of Robert Veness reported that the I Further reports of his condition are ' gon State college, who is also vice outside world and bring progress to is a freshman in liberal arts. tickets for the PTA sponsored show.] not known at the time of this writing. < president of the Keep Oregon Green bathing suit you wear when your “Navajo” would be on sale the day this canyon? What kind of a shot The Hayward car was badly de clothes are stolen while swimming — a association. in the arm is necessary to revitalize molished. The audience re after the amateur show. 1 The size of the poster will be 11 cardboard box. this community? We wonder if the Charles Harman reported on the by 14 inches. Only one poster may sponded to this with applause, laugh Cub Scout activities and announced lack of acceptance of our new people ter and cheers, Veness proudly MONDAY — be submitted by each Green Guard who come into the community isn’t that the boys soon would be selling American Legion Auxiliary 3d Mon. ' an,j mugt be their __ own work. On the strutted to the tune of “Roll Out the tickets for the annual circus to be the biggest cause of the stagnation Barrell ” Lions club meeting. back of each poster the Green Guard now in existence. Bathing suits of 1952 were also held in Salem, May 10. * • a A F. 4 A M. No. 180 stated meet must print their name, address, age Next month the new officers will be I and school they attend. All posters modeled. ing third Monday. Those of you who may be wonder- 1 installed and the new president Mrs will become the property of the Keep Mrs. Bemiece Goodman sang a solo, Roger Nelson will give a report on ing what the Bonneville Administra- I O.E.S. meeting, 2d Monday month. Oregon Green association, after judg "I’m Just a Dreamer Dreaming. This tion is doing in Mill City, may have TUESDAY— the state convention. ing. song was composed by Mrs. Nora learned that for the past few weeks The clarinet section of the band, Women’s club 8 p.m. 1st, 3rd Tues Green Guards must use a fire pre Anderson of Mill City. Two other consisting of Vera Loucks, Yvonne they have been operating a surveying 129-J School Board meeting 2d Tues vention theme and the posters will be songs vocalized by Mrs. Gordon were crew for the transmission line from j Dark and Barbara Podrabsky enter judged on originality, relation to edu "Roses of Picardy” and "Homing”. Detroit to Chemawa, using a crew of ! Lions Auxiliary 4th Tuesday tained with two very good clarinet Riders of the Santiam, 1st Tuesday cational phases of fire prevention and seven men under the direction of Wil- j A “Toreador tap dance” wax beauti selections. artistic qualities, son Jeffers, resident engineer. The ( WEDNESDAY— fully done by Lynn Steiner. Jo Ellen Mrs. James Turnbull, educational line is to be a 230.000 kv. line using Agee displayed her art as a baton director Marion county committee of Boy Scouts, 7:30, H. S. Recreation steel towers. It will be a part of the City council first Wed. 7:30 p.m. twirler and Gary Peterson strove for the American Cancer Society pre Bonneville power pool grid system. Santiam Eagles and auxiliary 8 p.m. that Harry James perfection in his sented three very interesting and in-' a • a offering on the trumpet.. at Mill City fire hall. formative films on cancer. Mrs. Al Santiam Rebekah 16«—1st and 3rd The Gates PT A is sponsoring an The lucky ticket was held by Mrs. berta Shumacher, also from Salem other of their card parties this Satur- | Wed. at 8 p.m. The American Legion Auxiliary card Evelyn Kanoff, entitling her to any spoke on her own personal experi day evening at the Gates school, ac- J Altar Society 3d Wednesday 8 p.m. party will be held at 8 p.m. April cotton dress in Irma's dress shop. ences. cording to word received from Mrs Refreshments consisting of pie and PTA, second Wednesday 8 p.m. The models were Phyllis Gibson, 19th, Saturday evening. Joe Joaquin, chairman in charge of Dolores Stewart is in charge and Mary Jane Chance, Betty Antone, coffee, were served by the second rHl KSDAY — the affair. Canasta, 500, pinochle, grade mothers. During this time a Theta Rho Club for Girls, meets 2d urges everyone to buy a ticket whether Sharon Galligher. Wanda Sue Morris. special film wax shown upstairs for cribbage will be in play, with bingo Gabriel Peltier, Tommy Kanoff, Max they are able to attend or not as this and 4th Thursdays. for the children. Refreshments will women concerning cancer. party is being given to help pay for ine Schroeder, and Bessie Lyons. be furnished for the admission price. , Gates PTA 1st Thursday 8 p.m. Robert Veness has sent out invita Fred Lindemann. Lyons realtor, was Mrs. Anderson would like to ex kitchen equipment so badly needed in American Legion 2d and 4th Thurs Everyone is invited to come and enjoy tions to representatives of the schools named president of the North Santiam press her thanks to Mrs. Lou Gorman the new legion hall. Garden club fourth Thursday the hospitality of the Gates PT A. Pinochle, canasta, and bridge will and Mrs. Ernie Bauer for their help and civic organizations to attend a < hamber of Commerce at the recent a a a Firemen Auxiliary meets 3d Thurs. preview Friday at 2 p.m. of “Navajo". board meeting. in assisting the models. be played and prize« given. Toastmistress Club. 2d 4 4th, 7 p m. Jungwirth Sand 4 Gravel this week announced a new arrangement in the j fhiday — distribution of gravel products for i 1.0.0 F. meeting. this area. Henceforth A. T. Bern Mill City IWA meeting last Friday hardt. Builder, of Gates will deliver Farmers Union meeting at Mehama gravel and concrete products east of 1 AT MILL CITY MEAT MARKET AND HILLTOP MARKET Woman's club, 2nd (Continued on Page 8) 26 Seniors Will Receive High School Diplomas Lee Berry Funeral Held Monday Signs of Spring Softball Returns Poster Contest Ready $fy|e $||0W For Green Goods HeH ks, week Hayward Car Plunges Over Embankment Mill City PTA Will Sponsor Film 'Navajo’ Coming Events Legion Auxiliary Plans Card Party Saturday G.A.A. Cooked Food Sale, Saturday IOam-4’pm