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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1952)
By DON PETERSON T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Serving : MILL (ITY DETROIT ELKHORN GATES 11» (Nil \ 1.3 «»NS MEHAMA MONGOL!) ILLL1 Boys will be boys! ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY’ TO THE HEART OF NATURE'S EMPIRE The boys of Mill City have given their parents and the police depart Vol. VIII—No. 35 MILL CITY, OREGON. THURSDAY. At Gl ST 28. 1952 $2.50 a Year, a Copy ment a problem that is causing con siderable concern and anxiety. It | stems from the vandalism on the ball | park that has been taking place the past w’eek or ten days. Numerous I boys have been destroying the outfield j fence that was erected at considerable I expense and a lot of effort for the softball tournament recently held. Salem (Special)—An expected 30 The hope had been that after the young ladies, the lovely queens of Good streets for Mill ('ity came one step nearer reality girls softball game the fence could be many of the states' leading fairs, civic stored away and used’again and again events and celebrations, will be the Wednesday night. Some one hundred citizens in the Mill for a couple of years, but all of a honored guests of the 87th Oregon City high school joined in a free discussion of the street sudden large holes began showing up. | State Fair, opening here on Saturday, problem. The meeting was ably chairmaned by Mill City’s until the police started watching and ' August 30th for its annual eight-day newest councilman, Lee Knowles, street commissioner. A have to date taken many names of run. feasible plan for drainage of the guilty boys. Thursday, September 4th has been The boys have not, perhaps, realized set aside as their day at the fair as the streets was agreed upon, that they were destroying valuable they vie for the honor of being named plus a tentative paving pro public property, but the time has come the Fairest of the Fairs. The girl gram. that they must learn that to destroy so named will receive a $100 War Bond Legal (••unci) present advised that property whether it is on school plus wardrobe gifts from ths Salem Mill City could not bond itself for Gates school will throw open wide grounds or on the neighbor’s lot they Downtown Merchants Association, co even the amount of the drainage sys its doors to students September 8. Just must replace it in as good a condition sponsors of the event. The next five tem cost of $32,000. Instead the city as there will be new faces among the as it was before. That is the duty runners-up in the competition will be could bond to the extent of $25,000 students so also there will be new of the parents to teach their children awarded $25 War Bonds, under the present city charter. faces within the ranks of the teachers. lespect for the rights of others. We Selection of the girl deemed the Further, the city could use the Ban should not leave it entirely up to the Mrs. Lota Dibblee, graduate of Pa FAIREST OF THE FAIRS will be croft system of financing for the pav cific university, has recently been police to teach those lessons to our primarily decided by their poise and ing portion of the project outlined hired as high school social studies children, and the local police depart-1 personality as they appear before the to the council by Engineer Haner. ment hopes that they will not be forced teacher. Don W. Miley, principal, to use severe methods in order to put I audience at the nightly stage revue. Concensus of opinion was that Mil) will teach commercial subjects; How The girls are urged to wear the cos a stop to this sort of vandalism. City voters should accept or reject in ard Means, math, science and coach; tumes or outfits worn in their regal Many men donated many hours of . November the bonding for the ap Dale Reynolds. English. capacity while presiding over their labor and material in order to get our proximately $40,000 for preparing the Gates high school is now a six-year local events, ball field in the shape it is in and igtieet grades and gravel for a coat high school, this is the result of in During the afternoon, special little they do not feel too kindly when they | )>la<k top- It is generally believed cluding the seventh and eighth grades Miss Alona Fay Daly. 18, is shown receiving a $300 scholarship check see their work destroyed. These boys contests, minor factors in the judging that this sum would nut into condi- as a part of the regular four years of from Mrs. John Muir (left), president of the Mill City American Legion should realize that they will inherit will be staged at the Fairgrounds with Auxiliary. Miss Daly qualified for the state auxiliary's ton award as a | tion for paving practically every street high school work. Gates is one of the this field as they grow up to use it— each queen getting to elect her two in Mill City. The property owners last six-year high schools left in the daughter of a deceased veteran and because o' high school grades and in fact many have already had the choices from a list of such planned work in community organizations. She will go to University of Oregon. I alongside these streets could then use state. * opportunity to use it and it should be contests as. horse-saddling, tractor- I the Bancroft ;>l>n for ten-year financ (Photo courOsy Oregon Statesman and Robert Veness) Parents of primary pupils and stud ■diiving, didy-didoes or diapering large their pride to take care of its facilities • ing of the streets’ being paved. ents enrolling at Gates for the first and guard it from all who would cause dolls; nail-driving; pitching hay; Wednesday night's public meeting time should call the Gates school of shocking corn, overall patching and damage. 1 with officials of Mill City did not fice, telephone 725, either 'Thursday, * • • cow-milking. One contest in which all delve into matters street-wise entire Sept. 4 or Friday, Sept. 5. Paul Smith will defend his title, the must participate will be the budget ly, Councilman John Muir gave the Gates elementary teachers for this Oregon Walking Man this weekend stretching competition in which each councils’ argument against the pro school year are: Mrs. Gwen Schaer, The immunization and nursing con when he walks fr<tm the fair grounds girl will be given several chances to posed amendments to the Mill City principal; Mrs. Olive Barnhardt, Mrs. ference and the well-child conference Jim Cooke applied his journalist in ’Salem to the state office building throw a silver dollar as far as she charter. Those present seemed favor Letha Bentley anil Mrs. Janet Harold. will be held the second and fourth bent to his letters home while on his in Portland and back to the fair can. The girl throwing a dollar the Tuesdtys of the month, respectively cruise to the far corners of the globe. ably impressed with the position that grounds, against two Portland chal greatest distance will be awarded all instead of the first and third Tues- It is our privilege that we can pass the voters should not choose the city lengers. They will leave the fair the dollars utilized in the contest. All days, as in the past, at the Mill City I on to you one such letter. We think recorder and municipal judge, Public grounds Saturday night about 11 p.m. I contests are typically reminiscent of expression at this meeting on the elementary school. \ i^of general interest for the intimate ru, in or home life. • » ’ #' an un- Those wishing appointments for the observations it gives of portions of election of the mayor was of While at the fair, the girls will be It looks like work is beginning on decisive nature. the mill between Lyons and Mill Qty feted by the management. Including immunization clinic on Sept. 9, may | France, Principal argument against elective call Mr». Bob Wingo at 3503. Enroute to Cherbourg Opening day for the Mari-Linn in earnest and perhaps evidence will luncheon and supper. administrative officials was that Aour 2, IMS a The next well-child clinic will be Dear Folks, elementary school is set for Sept. 8, begin to show in a few weeks. Sev- should the voters choose those of little held on Sept. 23rd and appointments Sure don’t like to leave gay Paris, eral carpenters have been hired to talent for such positions.the council with two members added to the staff, may be had by calling Mrs. Bob Wingo, I really hope to come back again. A start work on the project and it should would be hamstrung and the city suf Orin Morgan of Canby as principal for those in Mill City, Mrs. R. C. Hase- visit to this charming city is tiuly a and Van Prichard as custodian. not be long now before the song of fer thereby. man for Idanha residents, and Gates highly memorable occasion. We all Teachers are Katie Skillings, first .ts busy machines will be heard in appointments may be made through agree that no one would struggle much grade, Norma Miller, second; Elva that vicinity. if we were forced to stay here. * « * Mrs. K. W. Martig, 5842. Kuiken, third; Martha Poole, fourth; Registration for school in the Mill The train ride from Cherbourg to Ralph Hurst, fifth; Ivan Smith, sixth; At the public meeting last Wednes City grade school will be held in the Paris is 200 miles passing through Hazel Wirth, seventh; Orin Morgan day evening questions were asked and rooms of the Elementary school build Noi mandie, one of the richest and and Vivian Boyce, eighth. Miss Boyce answers given until a plan developed ing from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday most picturesque farming sections of will also teach the music, the same as to proceed by, that it is now hoped September 5th. September 12 is the date for the last year, and Ralph Hurst will coach. France. Notable are the little towns will produce a lot of paved streets in Students who attended last year and of about 100 houses, clustered together Lyons Garden Club fall show, which Hot lunches will be served again thia Mill City. A large turnout was on Mill City firemen got a work out on are unable to register during that time in a stone-mason's paradise. The will be held at the Rebekah hall in | year, with Mrs. Hurst, cook, assisted hand and we believe that they went a grass fire Wednesday afternoon home with renewed hope of improved may phone or register at the office at about 2:45 p.m. Two grass fires rolling hills are covered with an oak Lyons. Exhibits of flowers, fruits or by Melvina Franklin. Busses will be during the week September 1 to 5. like tree with lots of elm thrown in vegetables should be entered during driven by Ivan Smith, Ralph Hurst street conditions in the near future. The office will be open for regis were set by a locomotive. The fires | for variety. The fields average about the period when the doors open al Apparently the city cannot bond foi and Wilson Stevens. tration from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday for were located neai* the Mill City Amer 10 acres in size, but they are divided 8:30 and 10:30. When they close for Improvements include an additional sufficient funds to pave the entire ican Legion \all and along the rail garden-like into plots of various crops. judging. All competition is welcome, locker room to < are for the milk, built city, but there seems to be enough those students unable to register oth right-of-way. erwise. bonding ability to prepare the streets There are three or four larger sized and any one may enter specimens ac with an outside entrance to enable the F'irst grade students must present The Mill City fireaaen doused one for naving and then the residents can towns along the way with large, clean cording to rules. Doors will be open milkman to care for the milk when no birth certificates and health certifi grass fire while the other one was | exercise the Bancroft system of fi I modern factories (Ford is one). Land, to the public from 2 p.m. to 8:30 when one is present, considerable painting cates when entering school as pre put under control by the locomotive's | and redecorating to the class room» nancing to put the black top on. The especially in the larger cities, is a exhibits must be removed. crew. The grass fire along the right- Coffee and desserts will be served and lockers has also been done. Bancroft system would make it pos scribed by law. premium. I imagine there are thous Regular classes will begin in the of-way of the railroad to M & M’s | Pre-school will begin September 24 sible for two-thirds of the residents on ands of estates which consist solely during the afternoon. There will also a street to get a street improvement public schools at 9 am. Monday, Sept. log pond was controlled by the crew, ' of a two-story brown stone house, be a plant sale. The theme for the and will be held in the Gym, with Alice 8th. First grade students will be dis and firemen cooled the situation near i , show is a thought of harvest. The Huber, instructor. The children may (Continued on page 5) two rooms, one on ton of the other, missed at 11:30 the first week of the Legion hall. No damage is re-1 Horn of Plenty. ride the school bu», but will have to ported The cleanl»ness of the country-side i school. Rules: Just one entry in each color be called for at noon. Four-year-olds ■ is similar to a Maryland landscape, and as there, everything is built of | class may be made by each exhibitor. will be excepted until enrollment is stone, for eternity, 1 would imagine. House plants must be in the posses in and if the class is not too large The larger homes are shaped like sion of the exhibitor at least three three-year-olds will be accepted. With the 1st Cavalry Div. in Japan castles in design, with one or two months. All specimens must be grown —Pvt. Vaughn R. Hunt, whose wife, towers. In some places the homes are i by the one who exhibits them. The Betty, lives in Lyons, Ore., now is built in little ravines very similar to club will furnish containers for the on security duty with the 1st Cavalry the area just south of Salem on 99E. horticulture exhibits. Al) specimens must have foliage. Named varieties division in Japan. When entering Paris you might j will be given perference in close com His unit, one of the first to fight in shudder at the black, soot accumula- , petition. Tri-color prizes for each Korea, currently is undergoing exten Johnnie Clyde Barney, tiny baby tion on the white-stoned buildings, but1 division, ribbon awards. sive aerial movement and amphibious son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Barney, you soon get used to it, and as the ' training on the northernmost Japanese met his death Sunday, August 24. in French must look at it—wouldn’t have island of Hokkaido, It was trans the Albany General hospital. Cause it changed for anything. ferred to Japan last December after of death was a virus infection. Baby Almost every building in Paris looks 17 months of combat. Barney was born, July 15, 1952, in the same a.« the photograph I sent you I Private Hunt was previously sta- Albany. —five stories (drop one or add dormer tioned with the 63rd Infantry Regi- Rev. C. R. Brewer of Mill City con- windows for the sixth). The store j ment at Fort Ord, Calif, Camp Mongold—An emergency land ducted short grave-side ceremonies at fronts are sometimes sand-blasted or He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray painted a conservative color for the ing wax successfully effected on the Fairview cemetery, where baby Bamey Hunt of Stayton. Many lovely floral j first and some times second story, main street at Camp Mongold Sun was interred. but the walls aren't touched above day when Clyde Well» of Mill City pieces decorated the tiny grave. found himself in a situation embar Grandparents of the baby were Mr. I that. rassing to any pilot — low on gas and and Mrs. J. E. Clark and Mr. and This description may lead you to think that the city French aren’t so separated from his home base at («ate» Mrs. Elmer Barney of Mill City. Miss Leila Francis Bamey is a sister of clean as their country brethem, but by dense fog. Circling his light plane over the De the deceased child. Detroit — Official visitors at the they in actuality are since the rural Detroit ranger station the past week Mrs. L. D. Clark of Milton-Free homes usually have the same un troit dam reservoir area on hi» return end included J. R. Bruckart. forest touched walls they had two hundred from the Redmond Buckaroo, Wells water, great-grandmother of Johnnie a welcoming committee Clyde Barney, Mrs. Alvie Ricketts, supervisor. Clyde Quam, Robert Ap years 4go. However, the cobble stone «potted pleby. Jack Smith and Lloyd Brans streets and the sidewalks, as well as equipped with fire truck and ambul Salem, and Mrs. Vernon Ricketts, Mil ford. all from the . Eugene office of the windows and "insides" of the ance at Mongold. These accommoda ton-Freewater, aunts, attended the the Willamette national forest. i buildings are as clean as such a con- tions were supplied by Leo Fitxgerald. funeral. Midshipman first class James E. Cooke. son of Mr. and Mrs. t.A D. Cooke. Inspec ting the new station Wednes | servative setting can lend itself too. Mongold fire chief, but fortunately Mill < ity, is here engaged in the business of helping run a ship. Some day were Frank Walisch and Larry The rich old rugs, even in the "best" were not needed when the plane glided thing of the mien of an author was also caught by the cameraman. Jim Mays from the regional office in Port places are cleaned with a manual safely in. recorded a bit of his travels for our reader« and as well as a few figure« Wells took off for Gates Monday land. accompanied by George Ferrare, «weeper exactly like we used to have for the Navy. This picture was taken in the engine room o' the destroyer. A SON-To Mr. and Mrs. Junior USS LNirse. during training cruise to Europe, fim is a member of the in the 30s. The French seldom paint afternoon, leaving residents of Mon head of the department of procure NROTt at the University of Southern California. ment and supplies at the W ashington, ' their walls (once in 30 years) so the gold somewhat relieved about the Owen, Mehama, Aug. 27, at Salem Memorial hospital. (Photo courtesy Capital Journal) whole thing. (Continued on Page 2) D.C., headquarters. State Fair Opens Sat., Aug. 30 Mill City Girl Wins Scholarship Public Meeting Discusses Drainage, Paving Plans Schools In Gates To Open September 8 Well Child Conference Dates Change Here Jim Cooke Writes of Travel Experiences Mari-Linn School To Open September 8 Mill City Grades To Register Friday Grass Fire Set Back of Legion Hail Wednesday Lyons Garden Club Plans Flower Show Pvt. 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