Canyon sfa Avenue Parade T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Serving: MILL CITY DETROIT ELKHORN GATES ID ANTI \ LYONS Ml II \M I MONGOLD By DON PETERSON The Republican fiasco, popularly ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OE NATURE’S EMPIRE known as the Republican National con vention is going on full blast and *2.50 a Year, |()t. a Copy MILL (TTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1951 Vol. VIII—No. 28 generating tremendous amounts of >team at the convention city of Chi cago. It takes a lot of steam to operate a steam-roller such as the Taf-ooverites have oiled up and placed jn operation. The Eisenhower supporters have been calling the Taft forces every-1 It's going to be a day to remember thing under the sun, and the Taft —next Sunday that is—when well over supporters have been accusing the i 100 home-made miniature Soap Box Eisenhower boys of all kinds of fel-| Derby bugs will buzz down that espe onies. Nothing was bad enough for cially constructed raceway in Salem’s one to say about the other, which all | Bush’s Pasture park. Santiam Bean Festival guests will goes to help prove what the Demo Kids from all over the mid-Willam- crats have said all along that the Re etta valley., between the ages of 11 see in Stayton an outstanding exhibi publicans have never had the welfare and 15, will be speeding down thai tion of trained horseflesh according of the nation uppermost in their plans. runway until an area champion is to Gene Teague, chairman of that phase of the big annual affair Satur Eisenhower will probably come out of I crowned. this convention a very disillusioned There’s a prize for every entry In day, August 2. Starting at 1 p.m. Saturday six general, when he recalls the efforts the race, and, of course, the Salem of his former superior, MacArthur, champion gets the big prize of a trip different riding groups will perform to sway the convention toward Taf- J to Akrin, Ohio, for the All-American and compete among themselves and ooverism of the latest brand. Jeal- I Derby, in addition to many other gifts. independent riders for an array of ousies of every description is rampant Just so you’ll know, you kids in awards and trophies. The governor’s n that motley organization. Dalas, Stayton, Woodburn, Hubbard, guard, Linn county sheriff’s posse, Eisenhower knows the Democratic and many other points in the valley, Salem saddle club, Santiam riders, Cougar saddle club of Aumsville and foreign policy is getting results, be here’s the dope: cause he has helped to sell it all Parade day is Saturday, Jqly 12. the Silverton saddle club are the six over Europe, if he did not believe in You’re to be at Marion Square by riding groups billed. Parade horses owned by Denny it, then why did he have any patt 10:30 in the morning with transporta Campbell, R se Frankie, and Mr. and in it? tion for your racer. In an emergency, Dulles has been trying to write a we'll be able to afford you trans Mrs. Lyle Cobb will go through their paces. All riders are invited and may platform that any Republican can portation. More stand on. But haven't all the Repub The parade winds up at the top of participate in the contests. licans been trying to run on the Demo the Derby Downs course, where free than 200 horses are expected for this cratic platform for the past three or hot dogs and cokes will be dispensed popular portion of the Bean festival. four elections? "Me too4 Only I can to al) of you. Following the lunch Anyone wishing to enter their horses do it better!” is all they have been eon period, the course will be formally may write to Gene Teague, Stayton, able to say. The Republicans are Waters of the North Santiam river slowly fill Detroit dam lake. Lake now stretches several miles up dedicated. Then, each of you will and get any further information nec totally devoid of any ideas that can stream. North Santiam highway may be seen at upper left skirting highwater level of lake. Log get a trial run on the raceway, so essary. Saturday, August 2, will see plenty boom to catch floating debris may be seen across lake in center of photo. satisfy the people, they cannot offer that you'll have the “feel” of the (Photo courtesy Capital Journal) of activity in Stayton in the form of bigger incomes or more prosperity course. games, drills, races, pie eating con because the Democrats have given After the trials, all official entries every man an opportunity to better | will be impounded under guard and tests, wild calf riding, a pack horse his living standards and given more ] you won't have access to your bugs contest and even a greased-pig catch Teague stated happily that men an opportunity to go into busi-1 until Sunday morning, when they will race. “ It ’ s all free!” nes for himself or set himself up on a | be taken to the ton of the hill and farm with some assurance of making placed in compounds. The big race Detroit—Campfire permits are now’ starts Sunday, at 1:30 p.m. standard a living when he did. And we have Detroit—Lookouts and firemen of Elmo Smith, 49, passed away at made enough to be able to pay an in his home here in Mill City Monday the Detroit ranger district of the Will required on national forest lands ex time. It’s free to all. come tax, which is more than we could evening about 7:30 p.m. of a heart amette national forest are moving into cept at posted forest camps, according Age limits govern the A and B ever do under Republican administra attack. He had been in good health ] their summer stations, sixteen of to S. T. Moore, Detroit district ranger. classifications, with youngsters in the| tions. and his passing comes as a shock which will be occupied within the next Persons camping outside of posted 11 to 13 year old brackets placed in The cry is raised that we m^t lower to his many friends in the canyon, week. camps are required to carry an axe, the B division and those in the 13 to Arthur Franklin Catherwood, 41- ncome taxes as MacArthur said in his He had lived heer most of his life.I Heavy snows in the higher altitudes shovel and water bucket unless travel 15 year old group in the A classifi year resident of Mill City, succumbed .••ynote speech, but he knows that Funeral services will be held at have delayed somewhat this year the ing on foot. cation. The final race for the cham at his home Thursday, July 3. Fun cannot be done. Our military re Jordan Saturday morning at 9 a.m. schedle for placing lookouts on duty. Permits for camping on the Detroit pionship will find the B champ and eral services were held Sunday after quires 80% of our income and no one at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Trail and telephone maintenance to district of the Willamette national the A champ racing for the Salem noon in the Mill City Presbyterian oelieves we can dispense with it. He church and burial in the family plot each station must be completed be forest may be obtained free of charge title and that trip to Aaron, where a church. Rev. Noble Streeter gave the deliberately lies when he makes the at Jordan where his mother and father fore the lookout can be of service. at the Detroit ranger station, Marion $5,000 college scholarship awaits the funeral oration. claim that the administration squand are buried. The body is at the The elder Catherwood had been Mule pack trains are used to carry Lake guard station, Breitenbush guard I winner. ers money foolishly in foreign ala Weddle funeral home in Stayton. troubled with asthma for several in the season’s supplies, which means station, or Pearl Creek guard station. programs, or did he do that in hla Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. R. that trails must be reasonably free Posted forest camps for the Detroit years. He was born October 29, 1879, W. Carter of Mill City and Mrs. F. of snow before the move is under- area include campgrounds located at operations in Japan? in Vernon county, Missouri. His par MacArthur criticised the war in C. Moodenbaugh of Portland, and one | taken. Pearl creek, Elk lake, Humbug camp, ents were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cather Korea. Yet he blundered in his march brother, Leslie Smith of Detroit, Mich. | wood. He married Miss Rachael Swan Many lookouts on the Detroit dis- Breitenbush, Big Springs, White to the Yalu border and allowed thous Water and Marion Forks- on November 16, 1903. trict are in isolated areas requiring . _ I ands and thousands of his men, yes. After the first of July a no-smok- Surviving are his widow; three sons, several miles of packing, the distances Gates — The Gates Woman ’ s club your boys, to be slaughtered and en- , Republican Women Give ranging from one and one-half to ten ing-while-traveling law is effective met at the Gates furniture store Fri Cecil W. of Sweet Home, Raymond E. traped. That is recognized as a col- for all forest roads. This does not miles for the most remote. day evening after visiting their new of Mill City and Dwighme E. of West Salem Picnic Jnly 14 losal military blunder, but he has the apply to the North Santiam highway Linn; two grandsons, Dwight Woody Two of the lookouts are more a< nor to the Breitenbush road to the club house to inspect and decide what gall to come back here and criticise The Republican women of Mill City Catherwood of West Linn and Arthur should be finished first. The club cessible, one at Gold Butte and one , . the administration for his mistakes. are invited to attend a picnic at the j hot springs. house has been under construction for Franklin Catherwood of Sweet Home. , - If it were a lieutenant who had made home of Mrs. Winifred Pettijohn, at on Kinney Ridge, each within one- At the time of his death Cather several months past and they hope fourth mile of the road. such a mistake MacArthur would have 145 N. 14th St., Salem, Monday, July wood was 72 years of age and was to decide whether to complete the Lookouts and fire stations are oc 14 at one o’clock. Please bring a ordered him shot as a traitor! in retirement. Interment was in Fair kitchen and insatll plumbing or finish Hoover spoke in the vain hope of covered dish and own table service. cupied until the middle of September view cemetery. Ed Cooke, Otto Witt, the outside of the building. helping to re-intrench more of his Ice cream, coffee sugar and cream will or later, depending upon fire weather Clyde Rogers, Lee Ross, J. P. Smith, Mrs. W. S. Hudson, newly elected 1929 calamity boys in the saddle for be furnished by Salem unit of the Re conditions in the fall. and Tom Booth were pallbearers. president, presided at the meeting, “another chance” to gobble up the publican women’s federation of Ore Six of the summer protection force | Those attending the funeral from Lyons—Henry Thomas is confined when plans for the coming year were are located at guard stations, four of finances of the country back in Walt gon who are sponsoring the affair. a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Sam to the Salem General hospital with discussed. Mrs. Roy T. Bishop, state president, which may be reached by automobile, Street for them to spend lavishly Nixon, West Lipn; Mr. and Mrs. Rob including those at Pearl Creek, Breit- injuries he received Saturday morn The next meeting of the club will ert George, Cashmire, Wash.; Mr. and while the working men and their fam will be the speaker. ing about 5:30 when be was run over A regular feature of meetings this enbush, Marion Forks and Blowout ilies can have the privilege of “selling be held at the home of Mrs. Albert Mrs. A H. Sme n' Portland; Mrs. apples on every street corner” as they year has been white elephant sales I creek, More isolated stations may be by his tractor. Millsap with Mrs. W. R. Hutcheson Thomas was preparing to chop some land Mrs. Harold Wilson, assisting W. S. Swan, Napa, Calif., and Mr. and did in 1929, or find a bread line to and this month it will be vases—pro- reached by trail at Marion lake and Mrs. Henry Dunigan, Salem. hay and in putting on a belt the ma- hostesses, Thursday, July 17. Pamelia lake. get a bowl of soup to try to sustain ceeds used to help defray expenses. , chine lunged out of control, ran over their bodies and souls. No, I don’t him and continued to circle about1. At the next meeting a decision wd) think the people of this great country "JOE BEAVER” him. His wife called her father John be made regarding the completion of By Ed Nofz'oer want to try any more Republicanism Silbernagle who stopped the tractor. | the club house. or Taf-ooverism. Refreshments were served by the Thomas was rushed to the Salem The voters of this great country General hospital by ambulance where new officers, Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. How- don’t want to buy any more "white it was found he had a fractured pelvis ] ard Means, Mrs. Vernon Anderson By JEAN ROBERTS elephants”! (and Mrs. Arthur Kindley to Mrs. W. and several broken ribs. With low humidity shortening log R. Hutcheson, Mrs. Velma Carey, Mrs. gers’ working hours at least one com Joe Joaquin, Mrs. Harry Keiser. Mrs. pany is beginning to “hoot owl”. Part j Floyd Völkel, Mrs. Dan Morrison, Mrs. of the state observes daylight savings Walter Thomas, Mrs. Albert Millsap, i time; some workers call early morn- and their guest Mrs. John Rock. I ing hours “the graveyard shift”; but Mrs. W. R. Hutcheson was hostess to western Oregon loggers, commenc Completion of asphaltic concrete I at Monday luncheon entertaining the surfacing by September 15th is the] The board of directors of the San- new officers and out-going officers of ing work at daylight is “hoot owling”. Parkett Logging company operating goal set for contractors working on a tiam Memorial hospital, Tuesday eve the club. near Marion Forks, employees of 15-mile stretch of highway between ning, adopted an amendment to the which drive from Mehama, are leaving Niagara and Dry Creek near Idanha. by-laws of the corporation which will at 2:30 a.m. preparatory to starting According to E. N. Moore, resident change the method of nominations work at 4:30 a.m. highway engineer for the bureau of and election of directors. Public Roads, the base course should On the first Thursday of each Jan Logging operations in the national be laid and paving of the stretch be- i uary, under the amendment, the asso forest demand many fire precautions. gun by the first of August, Unless | ciation will hold its annual meeting One man is employed as a company Council Smith of Mill City had his fire warden. It is his duty to check unexpected delays due to weather are in Stayton. seams and excessive water have beer. | .Vacancies on the board of directors arm badly csewed by a saw Thursday ' fire implements. A shovel and fire encountered the project should reach ) will be filled by a vote of the member afternoon as a result of a freak ac- I extinguisher must be on every piece completion by early fall. Dense clay | ship which will be mailed ballots ten cident. Smith was clearing a block ( of equipment, A box of fire tool* is complicating factors in this area. days prior to the date of the annual of wood from the immediate area of handy near the donkeys, A fire truck the saw when a fellow workman full of water is kept in readiness, Approximately three and one-half i I meeting. miles of the highway from Detroit to j Nominations may be made by a com slipped and in his fall moved the lever somewhere on the logging operation, the Idanha Veneer plant are still un-1 This man is also required to watch mittee or by petition bearing the setting the saw in motion. Smith was taken to the Salem Mem for fire three hours each day after der construction. J. W. Briggs and names of 15 members of the corpora orial hospital by Mill City ambulance , the crew leaves the woods, his associates are doing the grading tion. They Directors will be elected from each after being given first aid by Dr. most vacate when humidity drops to on this stretch. Jack Reid. Amputation of the arm 30. By starting at daylight the log- The contract for rock production for ( ! of the following areas: the highway surfacing is held by Rog- j Idanha-Detroit, one director; Gates- was at first thought necessary. Smith , ging company hopes to get in an eight ers Construction company, and the Mill City, three directors; Lyons-Me works for the Riverside Lumber com hour day. At the high altitude of A» well m protecting our liberties, we ought to protect our renewable hama-Elkhorn, two; Stay ton, five; pany in Mill City. He and hie family Marion Forks, the season is short paving contract is held by the M ar-, resources before we get to the bottom of the barrel!” live in Mill City. becauce of early winter snow. ren Northwest company. (Continued on Page 8) Soap Box Derby Bugs To Race Sunday Elmo Smith, Passes With Heart Attack Bean Festival Features Horse Show 16 Lookout Stations Campfire Permits in Manned in District Forests Required Arthur F. Catherwood Succumbs Here July 3 Gates Women’s Club Lay Plans for Future Lyons Farmer Ran Down by Tractor Loggers Work "Hoot Owl’’ Shift Now Surfacing of Santiam Hiway Set for Sept. 15 Santiam Hospital Changes Bydaws Council Smith Injures Arm in Mill Accident