X the MILL CITY
JÏÏ ENTERPRISE
Canyon i
Avenue
Parade
Serving:
MILL CITY
DETROIT
El KHOKN
GATES
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LYONS
MEHAMA
MONGOLD
By DON PETERSON
Friends of "T” Henness, 98-year-old
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM Hit.HU
— G. a TEW kY TO THE HEART OE NATI RE’S EMPIRE
“youngster” of the Gates and Mill
City area are planning “open house”
$2.50 a Year, 1(L- a Copy
to help celebrate his birthday next
Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Millsap in Gates.
Everyone is invited to come by and
visit with Mr. Henness anytime from I
2 to 6 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Henness will be 98 years young on
Monday, Sept. 29, and the coming of
Detroit — Plans are announced by
his birthday has become an annual the Detroit ranger station for a con­
The committee of Pack No. 84 met
event enjoyed by many old-timers of ducted tour of the proposed 29 million
at
the home of the new chairman.
board
feet
timber
sale
in
the
Straight
the canyon area.
D. B. Hill Jr. to start the Cub year
* * *
creek area. The tour is scheduled for
on September 22.
Charles Kelly, scoutmaster of the | Tuesday, September 30.
Re-organization of the committee,
local Boy Scout troop wishes to thank
The timber will be advertised for
new den mothers and assistants, new
the men who turned out last Sunday sale in the spring of 1953 but due to
cubs and general program for the
to help assemble the Scout cabin in the possibility of snow in the area at
coming year were discussed generally
the city park. They did a fine job that time inspection is advisable this
with a lively interest shown by all
and it is appreciated by the boys in fall.
present.
particular. The trouble now is that
Persons interested in making the
Pack No. 84 is sponsored by the
there is still a task to be done and tour should be at the Detroit ranger
local PTA with Mrs. Roger Nelson,
that is to get the roof on the building. station at 8 a.m., PST, and be pre­
president, and Win. (Bill) Tickle as
Charley is again extending an invita­ pared for a full day in the woods with
institutional representative or laisott
tion to the men to come out this Sun­ six miles of walking, according to S.
officer between the committee and
day. They do need a roof and a few T. Moore, district ranger.
the PTA.
more hours work will accomplish the
The proposed sale will cover ap­
The Pack committee includes Chair­
job, Come early and let’s finish it proximately 424 acres in eight clear-
man D. B. Hill, Jr.; Vice Chairman
before the fall rains start in. 9 a.m. cutting units and includes Douglas
Charles Harman, Treasurer or Finance.
or when you can get there!
fir, Noble fir, Western red cedar and
Record Man Don Jenkins; Achieve­
• • •
Western hemlock.
ment Man Wm. (Bill) Tickle; anti
Burnett Cole, owner of the Sporting
Details for road requirements and
Committeeman Harry Dyhrman.
A
Goods store, is starting the construc­ logging conditions may be obtained at
new committeeman, C. W. Stewart
tion of his new quarters on the Rada the ranger station.
was at the meeting and will act as
—
place on highway 222 across from The
contact man and generally assist in.
Enterprise, that he recently purchased
the program.
from Mr. Rada. He has cleared a
Dens organized to have meetings
parking lot west of the present build­
this coming week were as follows:
ings and w'ill remodel the garage and
Den 1, continued with Den Mother
add another addition to make a store
i
Mrs.
Joe McNealy and assistant Den
for his sporting goods business. He
Big Cliff dam now 71 percent complete, is a regulating dam for Detroit dam and located about three miles 1 Mother Mrs. Bert Provost and six
Lowell Stiffler, owner and manager
expects to have it ready in the spring of Stiffler’s Radio, TV and Appliance
below is now nearing completion. Thia structure, an Army Engineer project is 295 feet long. 182 high and will
active carry over members.
for an opening. At the present time store announced the addition of a new
require about 80.000 cubic yards of concrete and one and a half million pounds of steel. Its power house will
Den 2, with its new Den Mother
generate 18,000 kilowatts of electricity.
(Photo courtesy Capital Journal)
he is doing business at Jerry’s tavern service man to his business, with the
Mrs.
Lee Knowles assisted by Mrs.
in Gates.
securing of the services of J. B. Hyden,
I “Dub” Stewart and five carry over
» * •
members.
Carpenters are being hired for work formerly of Alameda, Calif.
Mr. Stiffler hopes to give better
Den 3, with a new den mother, Mrs.
on the new plywood mill between Mill
8. H. Baughman and new assistant
City and Lyons. Work on the plant and faster radio and appliance service j
den mother, Mrs. Kenneth Hunt and
will take all next year to complete. to his many customers by the addition I
of Mr. Hyden’s services and experi­
Date of completion is not known.
Detroit—Fire danger on the Detroit
State timber damaged by the 1951 eighth carry over members.
Francis Marion Elstun of Mill City
ence.
Den 4 with Mrs. Dudley Jones and
« • •
district
is
reported
to
be
serious
ac
­
Sardine
Creek fire located in the Green
Mr. Hyden comes from Alameda yielded to death in his home town
Mrs.
Melvin Foster continuing as den
The new concrete bridge across the where he has worked for over 10 years after 87 years, eight months and 21 cording to S. T. Moore, district ranger, Basin area northeast of Niagara is to
mother and assistant with six boys.
Little North Fork is coming along in
who
states
that
fire
closures
are
still
be
offered
for
sale
at
1
p.m.,
October
for the Naval Air base in radio and days of life, the last six months of
Den 5, with a new den mother, Mr*.
good shape and it is expected to be
which were spent in deep illness. Time enforced and burning permits required 15, 1952 at the office of the State D. B. Hill Jr. assisted by Mr*. Don
television.
completed by Nov. 15th, according to
on
the
district.
Forester,
Salem.
Mrs. Hyden is here and they expect of deaht was 5:15 o’clock, Saturday,
Jenkins and seven carry over Cub*.
the contractor in charge. Forms are
Logging operations have been halted
The timber will be sold in two sep­
to make their home here in the can­ September 20. Elstun resided in Mill
Den 6 with Den Mother Mrs. Leo
being built for the east end of the main yon. The Hydens have two sons, both City the last 58 years of his life.
' before noon every day during the re- arate blocks and consists of fire killed Lempke and seven carry over Cub*.
floor f the he’d^e and for the side­
in the fArviue, one in Koiea, and the
Elstun once served as a Linn county 1 j cM)t warm weather, with humidity and fire damaged timber in addition
Replacement for Cubmaster Steiner
walks that will be on each side of the
to salvage on previously logged" areas. and additional committeemen and den
other in Washington, D.C.
deputy
sheriff. He married Miss Car-. readings dropping to 20.
bridge. The concrete arches are com­
The forest service summer protec­ This sale involves a total area of 2500 mothers was discussed with several
della Blanche Lloyd in May, 1890. She
plete and soon the supporting frame­
tive crew has been sharply reduced acres with an estimated timber volume
preceded
him
in
death
26
years
ago.
;
people to be contacted.
work will be removed. The floor sec­
due to most of the men having to meet in excess of 10,000,000 and 2,000,000
Elstun
is
survived
by
a
daughter,
Mrs.
5-Year-old
Gates
Boy
A Pack meeting for September was
tions are built in such a manner that
Pearl Giebeler, Detroit; and a son, college registration dates. Only one board feet on the two respective blocks. set for 7:30, September 29 at the high
they rest on the supporting arch and Brakes Leg at Play
A logging road, beginning at the
Oliver Lloyd Elstun of Mill City. lookout remains on duty on the Detroit
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end pillars and if a large enough der­
district.
townsite of Niagara, has recently been
Three
Elstun
children
died
in
their
Mr.
Billy
Heath,
5-year-old
son
of
rick were used the floor sections could
No fires have been reported to date. constructed to provide access to the
be lifted off the arches and set to one and Mrs. Leo Heath of the La Vista infancy.
sale area.
trailer
court
in
Gates,
suffered
a
Elstun belonged to the Odd Fellows
tide, leaving the arches intact! Paul
Prospective bidders should secure a
bioken leg while playing leapfrog with lodge for several years, He engaged Miss Janeta Johnson, 4,
Bunyan story material?
copy of the written prospectus, cover­
his little playmates Wednesday of in farming west of Mill City in Linn
• • •
ing terms of the sale, from the State
county the latter part of his life, Awarded Roller Skates
The Senator Nixon affair is full of this week.
Forester, 2600 State Street, Salem,
Elstun
was
born
in
Melroy,
Ind.,
Dec.
j
interesting facts and drama that some
Bill broke his leg above the knee
Robert Y. Thornton, Tillamook’s--
Miss Janeta Johnson, a Mill City or from Elmer Taylor, Mehama.
may not realize exists. News accounts and will be kept in a cast and har- 22, 1864.
4-year-old, has a pair of roller skates
Entry to the sale area is regulated present representative in the Oregon
today reveal the fact that the senator | nessed with weights for about three
Floral tributes given by Mrs. Ruth waiting as a gift for her at the Stay­ by permit closure. Interested parties legislature and a candidate for state
did not save the taxpayers any money, I weeks at the Salem Memorial hospital Kerr, Mrs. Gladys Mason. Mrs. Lettie ton Roller Skating Rink. Miss John­ desiring to inspect the area may secure attorney general of Oregon in the
since, in fact, he spent all of the before he will be able to return home. Swan, and others beautified the fun­ son won the skates as a door prize. entry permits from: (1) Keith Phil­ November election, was a campaign
$75,000 allowed by the law.
eral ceremony in the Mill City Pres­ The manager of the roller rink has lips, fire warden at Mehama; (2) State visitor in Mil) City on Saturday.
Thomas L. Stokes, a Washington
Thornton’« visit was part of a swing
byterian church, Thursday afternoon, not deliveied the prize to the little Forester's Office, Salem; (3) or from
news columnist, writing in the Sept. Returns To Standard Time , September 25.
Rev. Noble Streeter tot because he does not know her a man to be stationed at Niagara be­ through Polk, Yamhill, Linn and Ma­
25 Oregon Journal, reports that the
Effective Sunday night, graveyard gave the funeral address. Mrs. Don- parents name.
tween the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. rion counties in quest of support for
senator after baring his breast to the . shift, September 28. 1952, time on the I aid Sheythe presented the music for
The Stayton Roller Skating Rink on the dates of Sept. 26 and 29, 1952. his candidacy.
public still has the same facts that Detroit and Big Cliff dam projects the service. Interment was in Fair­ I management requests that the par-
The 42-year-old Tillamook lawmaker
provoked him to explain.
and World War II veteran said that
will be changed from daylight saving view cemetery.
ents of Miss Janeta Johnson claim the
Quoting Stokes’ column, he says: time back to Standard time, according
in his opinion and the opinion of the
Dick Turpin, Stanley Walczk, Boots door prize won by her last Friday
“Among them, that a group of afflu­ to officials of the Consolidated Build­ Higdon, Jim Swan, Arthur Kerr and night. Stayton Roller Rink had its
overwhelming majority of the district
ent Californians with business in oil, ers, Inc.
attorneys and lawyers of Oregon, the
Ed Bertram were pallbearers.
I big opening last Friday.
insurance and real estate, among othei
office of attorney genera) should be
concerns, picked him out to fight on
non-partisan. Thornton declared:
Detroit—Asphaltic concrete surfac­
their behalf. They set up an expense
“Since it is the duty of the attor­
ing of the North Santiam highway ney general to interpret and enforce
account for him, of which there was
¡between Niagara and Detroit is near- the law his actions should be free from
no public record so that his hundreds
j ing completion. Road crews have been any charge of partisan bias. The leg­
of thousands of other constituents
aided by prolonged good weather in islature made Oregon’s judge* non­
whom he also is supposed to repre­
pushing the project through before partisan several years ago for the very
sent, whose needs and interests are
fall rains set in.
same reason. This should apply with
different, could not know about th*
Further dry weather will enable con­ even greater force to the officials who
stake provided by the well-to-do.
tractor* to surface the newly opened interpret and enforce the law.”
“With this expense account he paid
stretch between Detroit and Cochran’»
Mrs. Thornton was traveling and
for things for which a good many
1
housing development.
campaigning with her husband on the
other members of congress, some no
Travelers are now safely routed trip.
better off than he, pay out of their
past
the abrupt detour turn between
own pockets, such as radio platters.
Detroit and Idanha where many ac- j
Christmas cards (a gob of 25,000 of
i cident» occurred the past year.
those) and travel, among other items.
Road crews left the highway project I
The result was that he had more in
for
a day last week to surface the '
his own pocket by virtue of the money
'Courtyards and street* at the Detroit j
put into his expense pocket, which he
I ranger station.
admitted himself when he explained
Portland — David Keyes of Lyons
that except for the expense account
registered as a freshman at Reed col­
he could not have bought the $41,000
lege for the school year 1952-3 on Sep­
Closing dear Lake Road tember
house on which he made a $20,000
20.
down payment. It’s as simple as that,
Reed will begin it* forty-first year
For
Bridge
Construction
as his colleagues in congress know,
with a new president, it* eighth and
Detroit—Closure of the Clear Lake
if the public hasn't caught on yet.
one of the nation’« youngest, Dr. Dun­
road during construction work on a
"If anyone should know the purpose
can S Ballantine, formerly of the Mas­
bridge is announced by the Eugene sachusetts Institute of Technology.
behind the expense account, its trustee,
office of the Willamette forest. Date
Dana Smith, Los Angeles tax lawyer,
Keyes, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
of the closure is tentatively set for Keyes of Route 1, Lyon*, is a 1952
should. To him we are indebted for
October
1
and
2
but
is
subject
to
some interesting information on his
graduate of Mill City high school.
change and travelers who wish to go
explanation of why the group picked
from
McKenzie
bridge
to
Fish
lake
Senator Nixon rather than Govi
should inquire about the road at the MARCIANO-WALCOTT PK'TLRES
Earl Warren of California, or
Bob Vene»*. owner of the Mill City
McKenzie bridge ranger station.
William Knowland, thus:
Person* traveling from Fish lake theater announce* that he has -igned
“ ‘Neither of them has Dick’s point
"Open House" at lietroit Dam"—Pointing out features of the almost completed Detroit dam during "open
the Marciano-Walcott world's heavy­
of view.
Dick is the outstanding
house" ceremonies Saturday morning is fat left) (’. W. Deck, chief of operations for the Corps of Engineers to McKenzie bridge may get informa­
weight fight picture for local show­
tion
at
Fish
lake
or
Clear
lake
accord
­
salesman for free enterprise in the
at the project. Among Mill ( ity visitors for the special preview of the dam who heard Be«k were Mr. and Mrs.
ing to Loyd Bransford, forest road ing Wednesday and Thursday, Oct
senate He is a great speaker and a
Charles LaV*I1, Edith Vene**. and Robert Hill, president of the Mill City Chamber of Commerce.
8 and 9.
engineer.
(Photo courtesy of Capital Journal and Robert Veness)
(Continued on Page 8)
Inspection Tour For
Timber Sale Planned
Cub Committee
Meeting Held
I
3
liJ
Stiffler's Radio
Adds Service Help
Francis M. Elstun, 87, Fire Danger Remains Timber on State Land
Buried Here Today High In Detroit
To Be Salvaged
Robert Y. Thornton
Campaigning Here
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Surfacing on North
Santiam About Done
David Keyes Enters
Reed College