Canyon J a TV Avenue Parade , By DON PETERSON This week we witnessed another co­ operative effort when the businessmen and the softball enthusiasts met at the Fire hall and got behind the local soft- ball organization to sponsor the State Softball Tournament to be played here in August. It was a piece of decisive action and everyone put their shoulder to the idea and it was taken on as a good community enterprise to help sell this community to our visitors when they come to spend a few days tQ enjoy the games. T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE ♦ * cm DETROIT Bl KBOBN GATES IDANHA LYONS MEHAMA MONGOI 1» ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEW \Y TO THE HEART OE NATURE'S EMPIRE Vo). VIII—No. 30 $2.50 a Year. ]()t< a Copy State Softball Tournament Scheduled Here Aug. 16 Mill Citv at the eleventh hour lured the Oregon State Softball tournament for 1952 into its open arms. Mill City’s nearest rival, Corvallis failed in the last moments. Russell Kelly, enterprising Mill City industrialist and sports enthusiast, learned that Corvallis was having dif­ ficulty putting up the $1,500 guarantee required by the state softball commission. Kelly put up an argument in Annual Shrine Trek behalf of Mill City’s new softball field. The softball Mary's Peak Aug. 3 authorities were impressed Corvallis The 7th annual Shrine and agreed to a visit to Mill Trek to Mary's Peak has been sched­ City and an inspection of the uled for Sunday, August 3, all for new lighted field. aiding the crippled children confined It all depends on how well we treat our guests when they come to visit us whether they come back again at another time. We will need to furnish adequate housing facilities and enter­ tainment for their spare time, they will want to see the surrounding country, the dams, perhaps a little fishing in the mornings. This job will be taken care of we are sure, but be ready to lend a hand when you are called upon for assistance and we must not fail to please our guests and make them want to come back another time. » Councilman Lee Knowles has been working hard this week getting the property owners out to a public meet­ ing at the Legion hall to discuss pav­ ing 2nd, 3rd, and 4th streets from Evergreen to Broadway. At a meet­ ing this evening the property owners voted to pave a 20-foot wide street with a 2-in. mat at an approximate cost of $5,000, or, so that you may know what it might cost for your neighborhood, approximately $2.50 per foot 20 feet wide. Knowles has also succeeded in get- I ting Fairview street oiled out to the mill, which solves the dust problem for those residents living along >that road. The Vancouver Plywood, Lee Logging and the city divided the cost on this street which has been such a headache to everyone. ♦ ♦ » The Boy Scouts are enjoying a week of camp this week and we are all grateful to Charles Kelly, as scout­ master, for his interest in this worthy civic duty. Not all of us are quali­ fied to do the job and I have no doubt that Charles feels his inadequacy to fill tY’- but when yon ask your boy what he thinks of Charley then you will know that Charley is doing an excellent job. We should all re­ member to thank him for his efforts to carry out scouting for the boys of our community. » * » We note the IOOF building has just been given a new coat of paint and (Continued on Page 8) Serving: miii Kenneth Kerr, Oregon City, stat« to the Shriners’ hospital in Portland. softball director; Ralph Guynes, Ore­ According to Percy Locey, Trek gon City, State Softball association manager, more than 10,000 peonle will president, and Jim Dimit, Salem area attend the benefit outing in the huge softball commissioner, liked what they meadow.- and shaded picnic spots atop I saw. D. B. Hill, Mil) City banker, one of Oregon’s majestic viewpoints. plunked a $1,500 check into the laps The neak is located just 17 miles west of the visiting softball officialdom as of Corvallis on the Philomath-Wald­ Mill City’s guarantee to the State New Bridge on New North Santiam highway built with concrete arch type across the Little North Fork of the port highway. Softball association. All this so over­ Santiam near Mehama, is due for completion this fall as another link in the new North Santiam road between A receipt will be mailed for each $1 whelmed the officials that they cau­ Salem and Mill City. Arch span of this 387 foot, two-lane state highway bridge will be 207 feet. donation sent to Trek headquarter* cused via telephone with other offi­ (Photo courtesy the Capital Journal) in Corvallis. Donation tieketsare also cials throughout the state and voted available from every Shriner, and in to accept Mill City’s invitation to the hundreds of restaurants and stores state softball tournament for 1952. A throughout the Willamette valley and large representation of Mill City'» On the peak road on businessmen and civic leaders joined All Little Leaguers are urged to coast areas. come out Saturday afternoon and Trek day, receipts will be exchanged Kelly and Hill Sunday morning in urg­ work on the grounds picking up for donations by Shriner salesman, ing softball officials they should bring their tournament to Mill City. Directors of Camp Pioneer, Boy out through the week for policing stones to clean up the field for the Locey reminded. Monday, Mill City’s leaders again Scout camp situated high in the Cas­ campgrounds, and an auction awards state tournament. Monte Blue, Hollywood radio anil cades on Pine Lake, report that en­ treats to the holders of the most waste Workers will be rewarded with a screen star, will be master of cere­ went into conference on the important rollment may reach 500 before the paper. More than matter of the coming State Softball This program is completely free pass to the opening day's game monies at the benefit. close of the season August 2. successful in maintaining a clean of the tournament, according to Jim J $66,000 has been turned over to the Tournament. Russel) Kelly was named ' hospital the past six years from Trek I chairman of the tournament commit­ Hale, playground director. When the third of four weekly ses- campground. I profits, helping little folks to walk I tee; Wm. R. Hutcheson, chairman of sions got underway Sunday the eight Tents are provided around the lake the citizens’ committee and William again. lake side camp sites were teaming shore for the various camp groups, Events at the main outdoor amphi­ Tickle, chairman of the teams’ com­ with activity by evening as a new with cots and mattresses for each theater at the peak will begin at 12 mittee. group of scbuts gathered for six days scout who supplied his own bed roll. State After Mill City was noon (DST) with barbecued beef of camp activities. Another and final Dining facilities are to be improved bread, and coffee served for a small Softball officials mapped out a ached- group will enroll next Sunday to com- within the next few weeks when a charge. Families are urged to bring ule for the eight top softball team» plete this season's camp schedule for new kitchen and new roof for the din­ James Storey, 28, of Mill City lost scouts of the three counties which ing hall are to be constructed. The his life Tuesday in a logging accident the remaining food to round-out a that will compete here for the state's top softball honors. The schedule comprise the Cascade Area Scout kitchen is equipped with propane gas in the Blowout Creek area near picnic feed. Featured free entertainment will in­ starts Saturday afternoon. August 16 Council, Marion, Polk, and Linn. for cooking and modern refrigeration Idanha. clude the Shriner band, air show,1 and continues through Wednesday Enrolled from Mill City under the to protect food supplies. A gasoline Storey was killed when a tree was night and the championship game or guidance and care of Charles Kelly, poweied generator supplies lighting felled and in its fall crushed his skull music, stage show, and loads of im­ games. Four games are slated for pressive prizes. Merchants in the for the camp. scoutmaster, were: Loren Dart, Bill causing almost instant death. James Direction of Camp Pioneer is under Poole Sr. and Henry Heibert had four sponsoring Shrine counties—Ben­ each of the first two days, two Satur­ Haun, Jerry Foster, Maurie Basset, — have day afternoon; two Saturday night; David Jones, Marc Boothby, Arthur professional scout personnel including yelled out a warning that the tree they ton, Linn. Polk and Lincoln for the two Sunday afternoon; two Sunday Cox, Ray Steiner, Gaydon Bolding. Jim Kerns of Salem, camp director, were working on was about to fall. donated impressive prizes i night; three games Monday night; mountain benefit. John Klapp, Salem, program director, Lahny Podrabsky, Larry Laige Don They even called out Storey's name, The Shriner ’ * hospital for Crippled two games Tuesday night and then th* Lempke, Richard Ziebert,, M chael and Clark Lethin of Albany, explorer but received no response. When in-1 Since final game or games Wednesday night. Children was opened in 1924. trail director. Gordon Gilmore is the Lents, Tommie Fend, Terry Muir, vestigating the fallen tree, the pair I Those Mill City men charged with scout executive for the Cascade Area discovered Storey’s body under the then, hundreds of youngsters under Michael and Gregory Peterson. Repoits of unscrupulous, transient folrteen years of age, whose parents the responsibilities of the coming state Boy Scout Council with offices located top portion. Arlo Tuers, Sunday afternoon drove septic tank cleaners operating in the are unable to provide adequate med­ softball tournament here issue call» in Salem. Storey was working for the Savage county have recently come to the a load of Mill City scouts to Camp ical attention, are admitted each year. for co-operation among townspeople Logging company, of which Heibert in every way so that the matter can office of J. W. Guepe, M.D., county Pioneer in a logging crummy. Don is a partner. He had just started be handled smoothly. These men are health officer. These operators solicit Peterson also took up a load in his work the previous day as a bucker. proud that Mill City can demonstrate business by claiming that a septic car. Lee Ross transported the boys Storey is survived by his widow, Kath­ its hospitality in an effective manner tank is badly in need of cleaning. Their camping equipment in his delivery leen, and three small children of Mill via the coming big softball conclave. original estimate for the job is low truck. City. Storey was the son-in-law of Surrounding a scenic mountain lake Kelly’s Boysen Paint softball team but when the work is done they de- Detroit—Clara Young, experienced A. T. Barnhardt, Gates contractor, Poole. in deep timber the camp affords all will represent Mill City in the state mand a much higher fee. | lookout for the Detroit ranger district, reached out further in the construc­ The Funeral will be Friday after­ tourney as host team. Septic tanks need to be cleaned out types of primitive outdoor recreation, tion field by purchase of the Jung­ noon at 2 o’clock at the Weddle fun­ ' added a new one to the long list of including swimming, boating and fish ­ only when the collection of scum and Advance Ticket Sales Start fire spotter ’ s duties Sunday when she wirth Sand and Gravel company hold­ eral home, and burial will be in Lone sediment make up a third or more of ing, as well as a carefully worked out Tournament tickets are on sale at I heard, witnessed and reported from ings about one mile west of Mill City Oak cemetery near Stayton. the depth of the tank. This can be training program in fish, game and her lofty viewpoint another accident the following places in Mill City: Milt this week. determined with a stick. Under ordi­ wild life conservation and fundamen­ on the dangerous detour curve at the City Tavern, Mom & Pop’s Cafe, and Barnhardt, a short time ago, pur­ nary conditions a 500-gallon tank serv­ tals of forestry. CCC camp between Idanha and De- Meander Inn, and at the Gates Furni­ chased the redi-mix company that has Scouts who are eligible join the ex­ ing a family of five can be used for ture Store at the bargain price of I troit. long operated and served the canyon. several years before cleaning is nec­ plorer trail group which leaves camp $4.00 each. Tickets will admit holder True to the precedent of the past By his purchase of the Jungwirth en­ essary. There is no need to add yeast , Monday for five days of hiking and two months, last week ticked off two to all seven sessions or a total of 16 terprise Barnhardt has put himself in The American Legion Auxiliary of or other compounds to start action camping at high mountain lakes where a position so that he can serve the Mill City convened Monday, July 21 more occasions of cars turning over games. The holder will be entitled primitive camp conditions prevail. in the tank. when drivers failed to negotiate the to a seat in the reserved seat section sand and gravel needs of this area as at the Legion hall. Kay CYilburn, Local septic tank cleaners are reg-1 The younger boys take part each I sharp curve on the down grade. of the stands. well as perform contract and concrete Mary Toman and Thelma Jenkins were istered with the County Health de-1 week in an over-night hike of six The call is out for volunteer work­ Involved in Sunday's crash ware work efficiently. the hostesses. partment and have been issued a per-1 miles to Marion lake, each transport­ car, ers next Sunday morning at 8 o'clock j Dave Chamberlain, driver of the Jungwirth's sand and gravel busi­ Miss JoAnn Johnson gave an inter­ mit. Residents who are solicited for ing his own bed roll and food. ness located west of Mil) City on the esting and inspiring report on Girls’ and Bud Michael, both of Salem, No to clean up the ground and to start Campfire ceremonies are held three this service can check the identity of Marion county side of the North San­ State. Auxiliary members were very injuries were reported and the car building new bleachers, according to the cleaner by asking to see his permit nights each week in the natural amphi­ Russ Kellv, committee chairman. tiam river has a well-established rep­ proud of JoAnn and the splendid show­ was not seriously damaged. Friday night climaxes the or by contacting the County Health theater. utation in the canyon. Barnhardt ing she made at Willamette. This unique treasure hunt system carried Department. feels that thia sand and gravel busi­ Girls’ State program, sponsored each ness will equipment him for fully serv­ year by the American Legion Auxil­ ing this area’s building needs. iary, is new to the Mill City unit. ‘‘I am sure, after hearing this thrilling talk that all realize that it is money well invested in our comnig American citizens; and we were sorry that all Mill City couldn’t have heard this report,’’ Ina < hase, Auxiliary scribe, Mr. and Mrs. “Tex’* Blazek and noted. daughter Carol, Nola Duval, and Mr. The Au xiliary is in need of an old and Mrs. Ted Dorothy from Dayton, sewing machine and would appreciate Wyo., spent a few day* days at Long Beach, it very much if someone would donate Wash., , t this week and got in on some a sewing machine. Men in the Vet­ good cla m tides. This is the Dorothy» eran'» hospital need ditty bags and first ex perience and they developed many other things to make their stay some so re muscle*. at the hospital a little more pleasant. "Tex" came up with the prize of A sewing machine would speed up the day while surf fi»hin< when he this wonderful service the women of ’ hooked ” a whale! He brought home the Auxiliary give to American Legion the tail in rdence and says he took hospital program. pictures of the six-foot mammal to Anyone having rummage, please A. M. Minden, well known valley breeder of Palamino hor «, shown prove his story. contact T