By DON PETERSON
Baseball has been crowding out
much of the political discussions and
until the world's championship is do
tided. The Yankees and the Dodgers
stand even up today at one game each
but I am predicting that the Dodgers
will come out on top this year. You
can take that for what it’s worth.
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We need at least two candidates for
the posts of city councilmen this fall
and time has run about out on the
filing of petitions for these positions
in our city government. Saturday is
the last day for filing petitions and
each petitions is to carry the signa
tures of 10 citizens of Mill City.
Terms of Councilmen Greene and
Toman will expire January 1 and they
or someone else will have to be elected
to fill their places. At present Greene
is serving as mayor and Toman has
also served in that capacity for one
year. Both have given freely of theit
time and ability to give a good admin
istration. Both have been criticized
and praised for their actions, but none
will deny they have worked hard tc
serve the city in their elected posts.
We are all grateful to them for theii
personal sacrifice and if they are re
elected we believe they will continue
to serve the city well.
It is hoped that others will make
themselves available to serve on the
city council. That is the democratic
way of our life. We should have a
choice when we go to the polls, so
that we can thereby choose the best
man available for the job.
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Hunters are all very disappointed
in the curtailment of the hunting sea
son. Weather has continued to plague
the hunters and the failure of the
rains to come has forced the closing
of the forests to both loggers and
hunters. The logging operators have
all agreed to keep their gates closed
and guards posted to keep out every
one without any business in the wood«
according to information passed along
by Fire Warden Keith Phillips. The
'ogging operators promise to open u)
their gates as soon as weather condi
tions permit so that the hunters can
go after their meat supply.
Eastern Oregon is about the only
place left open to hunters after the
action of the governor this afternoon
in .Ivbiky, w-.Urn Oregon forests
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“Walk East on Beacon” is a movie
that tells a story that everyone should
see.,. It is a story of the FBI made
with their assistance and co-operation
telling about a red spy hunt here io
the U. S. The point 1 felt most war
that their methods were sure and at*
curate — they got their men and/or
women as the case may be. The duty
that we as citizens have is to give our
information to the FBI and let them
take over from there without our play
ing detective.
The lesson was very clear that th«
FBI can do a better job than any of
us could possibly do, and the sooner
that all the McCarthys, Nixons and
Fulton Lewises turn their informatior
over to the FBI and stop publicizing
innocent men and women along with a
possible suspect the better off we will
all be. Perhaps those gentlemen don’t
want to catch the real culprit but
would rather play football with them
and make a political issue of it—it
would appear that that is the case by
their reckless and stupid publicity
It would certainly be foolhardy of
me or anyone else to publicize a list
of names of a group I know about
after I had turned it over to the FBI
How could the FBI catch the guilty
ones after they were warned by suck
irresponsible public officials or private
citizens?
PTA International
Dinner Scheduled
The Mill City Parent-Teacher asso
ciation announces that plans are
nearly complete for their fifth annual
International
Progressive
dinner,
scheduled for Thursday, November 6.
Countries to be represented this year
are Ireland, Norway. Mexico, and Den
mark. A special effort is being made
to feature various objects of interest
from these nations, such as silver, jew-
elry, linens, clothing, etc. As always
international music will be played at
each course, and a special program
will be presented on the stage of th«
grade school gymnasium, featuring
the music and dances of these foul
nations.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Veness are the
dinner chairmen this year, and prom
ise an outstanding evening.
Adult
tickets will be ,1.00 and children under
14 will pay 50c. Mill City Camp Fire
leader- are assisting, and Mrs. Harry
Dyhrman has charge of the stage en
tertainment. Further details will ap
pear each week.
T he MILL CITY
ENTERPRISE
Serving:
MILL CITY
DETROIT
ELKHORN
GATES
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MILL CITY, OREGON. THl RSDAY. OCTOBER 2, 1952
Vol. Vili—No. 10
$2.50 a Year, |()t- a Copy
Special Bulletin
Fire Fighting
Crews Stop
Sardine Blaze
Fire Warden Keith Phillips, in
formed us this morning that all log
ging operations in the area have
been contacted and are joining in a
move to limit fire danger during this
dry spell.
Operators stated that
until it rains or there is a break in
the weather, gates in their logging
areas will lie kept locked and a man
poster! at them. No permits to enter
By MRS. S. T. MOORE
the areas will be issued. They em
Detroit—The second hold-over fire
phasized that they wish to co-oper
ate with hunters and that logging of the season was extinguished
areas will lie re-opened to hunters Wednesday in the Sardine Creek burn
as soon as this can he done without area where fire fighters found a mis
undue fire danger.
sive “clinker" in a burning snag, evi
dence of a long-smoldering fite.
The fire was confined to a quarter
j acre by efforts of forest service and
! logging crews. A previous fire in the
area in August was also found to
! have flared up as the result of fire
burning deep in a snag for nearly a
John Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs, year.
L. C. Davis of Idanha is one of two
Fire fighting crews were called out
students from Marion county now at late Tuesday to extinguish a fire in
tending the Oregon College of Educa an equipment shed and truck on the
tion at Monmouth under a PTA North Santiam river where the Drayer
scholarship. The other winner is Car Construction company has assembled
olyn Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, equipment for the installation of a
R. E. Jones of Salem.
log boom.
Serving in a concrete way to demon
The shed and contents of tools and
strate its support of education in th« power equipment were lost in the fire
state, the Oregon Congress of Parents and the truck was badly damaged.
and Teachers last year awarded $10,- Loss was reported to be covered by
300 in tuition scholarships to prospec insurance.
tive teachers in elementary and junior
high schools of Oregon.
John Davis received the first seven
years of his education in Bend, then
went to the Detroit-Idanha school in
the eighth grade. Then he attended
Detroit high school. While in high
State Representative Robert Y.
school, he took part in dramatics, Thornton, Democratic nominee for
music, arts and crafts, and was either state attorney general, and Mrs.
of the high school annual, also cheer Thornton will visit Marion county on
leader. He was the salutatorian for October 10, it was announced here yes-
his graduating class.
New scholarships issued to 41 col
lege students, plus renewals of pre
viously granted scholarships, bring to
104 the total of students now receiv
ing aid. Each grant includes the total
tuition at any of the Oregon Colleges
of Education, an amount totalling $120
per year.
Tuition scholarships are granted on
the basis of high school scholastic
performance, participation in extra
curricular activities in high school,
personality, and good citizenship,
among other qualifications generally
considered to contribute to superior
teaching ability.
Financial need is
not considered in making the selec
tions, according to R. E. Lieuallen of
the Oregon College of Education who
serves the Oregon Congress as its
tuition scholarship chairman.
ROBERT Y. THORNTON
John Davis, Idanha,
Receives PTA Award
HAPPY BIRTHDAY—Lewis Theodore “T” Henness. Gates, third from left, celebrated his 98th birthday Sun
day at a reception given by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Millsap at their home in Gates. Others in photo, from left, are
Lincoln Henness, 89. a brother. Gates; Mrs. Ida Geddes. 97. Mill City; Mrs. Edna Ratzehurg, a daughter. Salem;
Mrs. Glen Henness and Glen Henness, a grandson. Gates; and Mrs. Lincoln Henness.
(Photo courtesy of Capital Journal)
Chest Campaign Richfield Service
Has New Manager
Clyde's Richfield service in Mill City
is now under the management of John
Sadler. Sadler assumed operation of
the service station Monday under the
assumed name of Jack’s Richfield
Service. Clyde Golden, former pro
prietor, tentatively plans a move to
eastern Oregon.
Jack's Richfield Service station is
owned by Chas. Morgan of Stayton,
Richfield agent. The Mill City Rich
field station now managed by Sadler
is located near the eastern boundary
of Mill City on highway 222, near
KeRy Lumber Sales lumber yard.
Sadler formerly lived at Four Corn
ers outside of city limits of Salem.
He is married and has a baby boy 10
months old. Mrs. Sadler is a reg
istered nurse. The Sadlers are living
in the Al Haun house located east of
Mill City. Sadler attended grade and
high school in Stayton. His parents
are Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Sadler of Stay
ton. L. C. Sadler managed Freres
Lumber yard in Mill City before it
was gold to Kelly Lumber Sales.
John Sadler brings to his new posi
tion three years’ experience in a Carls-
bad, N. Mex., service station and two
October 15th
Mill City Community Chest drive
will be under the chairmanship of
The main
“Bud” Bruder this year,
drive w>’’ ,;-nax during the week of
» to George Veteto,
the 1
. ,___ lent. Mill City
Mil!
and Gates will combine their efforts
this year on the Community Chest
drive.
Che»t officials held a short meeting
Tuesday evemiig at the IOOF hall in
Mill City. It was decided that there
should be another planning meeting
before the drive gets under way. The
date of the projected meeting has not
been announced.
Present for the short session Tues
day were Community Chest officials,
Clyde Kells, co-chairman, and Clarke
Lethin, field Scout executive from Al
bany, George Veteto, Mill City vice
president; Irl Plymale, Mrs. E.i
Chance, and several others were also
present.
Funds solicited in the two commu-
nities of Gates and Mill City will be
divided between Linn and Marion
counties. Formerly funds obtained in
1 these two communities went to Marion
county alone.
Niagaro Streets
Vacated Tuesday
Niagara on highway 222 lost two
streets and parts of two others, Tues
day morning of this week.
Marion
county court signed an order vacating
the streets after hearing no objections.
George H. Ditto had petitioned the
court and asked that the streets be
vacated.
D. R. Drew was the only other party
affected by the vacating of these
streets, and he made no objection. The
Salem law association of Hewitt,
Estep & Sorensen handled the legal
work on the Ditto petition.
^Streets vacated in their entirety
were First and Second streets. Partly
vacated were A street and B street in
Niagara.
The reason assigned for
vacating these streets was the fact
that the townsite of Niagara never
developed.
years’ work in a Walla Walla, Wash.,
general service station. Sadler also
has been employed for six years by
Freres Lumber Co. of Lyons. Sadler's
move from Four Corners has caused
his advertising for sale his house in
Four Corners.
terday by R. F. Shutler, Marion coun
ty Democratic chairman.
A comparative newcomer to state
politics, Thornton, when a candidate
for representative in 1950, was elected
by the largest majority in his count,
of any candidate running for a state
or local office, and defeated the Re
publican incumbent better than twe
to one. He was twice appointed cit,
attorney of Tillamook, and held the
same post for the cities of Garibaldi
and Nehalem.
The 42-year-old Tillamook lawyer
and World War II veteran is a grad
uate of Stanford and attended Oregon
and George Washington law schools,
earning his own way entirely.
After graduation, he did legal work
for congress, which included co-author
ing “Constitution «f the U. S.” a wide
ly circulated legal reference book. He
was assistant solicitor of the U. S.
Department of Interior when he re
signed in 1938 to return to Oregon
and enter private practice.
In civic work Thornton has served
as director of the Tillamook YMCA.
Veterans Housing Authority and
Chamber of Commerce; president of
the Junior Chamber of Commerce and
the Kiwanis club; commander, Amer
ican Legion; and as county chairman
of fund drives for the Red Cross and
| Crusade for Freedom.
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Call for Bids for
Hatchery Station
The Portland district, Corps of En
gineers, will invite bids Tuesday, Sept.
30, for improvement of facilities at
the Minto fish egg collecting station
on the North Santiam river, eight
miles east of Mill City.
Col. Thomas H. Lipscomb, Portland
district engineer, said the work would
consist of installing a training wall
and new entrance stoplog guides, som«
rock excavation, and smoothing off
one shoal area and removing boulders
over eight inches in diameter.
He said the bids would be opened in
his office at 2 p.m. October 8 and
that the work must be completed with-
in 90 days. Bids are being advertised
under invitation No. CIVENG-35-026-
53-65.
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Legion Auxiliary Holds
Annual Rummage Sale
American Legion Auxiliary of Mill
City will hold its annual "white ele-
pha nt” and rummage sale Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 3 and 4, in the building
vacated by the War Surplus store
near the post office.
There is promised a large variety
of clothing, jewelry and knicknacks.
Anyone wishing to contribute un
needed articles from the home or used
and outgrown clothing can call Muir’s
bakery 2222 and it will be picked up.
Dues are now payable for 1953. Mrs.
Ina Chase will be present at the rum
mage sale, and dues may be paid to
her at that time.
Thornton, Democrat,
Seeks Attorney Post
St. Catherine’s Food
Sale Saturday, Oct. 11
Site of "old" Detroit in the Detroit dam reservoir. no« rlearrd of tree« and worthwhile salvage is ready to he
burned over preparatory to innundation «hen Detroit reservoir at this point is indirated by the clearing line for
timber -bo* n in the background of the top photograph. Belo« : Relira of old Detroit that will vanish after fire
and bulldozer-, have finished clearing the nite.
(Photo courtesy Capital Journal)
St. Catherine’s Altar society ia
planning a food sale to be held at
I Stiffler’s store on Saturday, October
11 from 10 a.m. until noon. Come
early and buy all the fixings for your
dinner.
The ladies plan to have a selection
! of salads, breads, hot dishes and des
serts. Turkey sandwiches and coffee
will also be available for those desir-
I ing a luncheon out.