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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1952)
T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Serving: MILL CITY DETROIT El KIIORN GATES ID \NH \ LYONS MEHAMA MONGO! D By DON PETERSON For two more weeks we shall en ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANT1AM HIGH" — GATE" !Y Id I'HF. HEART OF NAT! RE’S EMPIRE deavor to do all we can to help elect good clean and morally strong men and women to public office. I used tc Vol. VIII—No. 42 $2.50 a Year. ]()»• a Copy vote Republican back in the Hoover days and I have watched the per formance of many candidates since those memorable days of depression I can still remember the days of Wood row Wilson and his struggle to get the American people to wake up and Detroit — Nolan Rasnick, Detroit join in the League of Nations efforts mayor, has announced the following to build a force strong enough to dis city commissioners: Otto Russell, fire; courage war for all time, but who Lee Howland, streets; Ray Johnson, ■ was it that prevented such a fine thing street lighting; and Jake Fischer, city j from coming into being? You are engineering. right, it was none other than th» At the regular council meeting this , A new StiOO.OOO green Veneer plant isolationist ftepublicans in the U. S. week Howland announced plans for a with a capacity of 75 million feet Senate who fought President Wilson annua! capacity is under construction volunteer work project to dig up and and helped to drive him to an early at Lyons and will be ready for opera move street culverts from the old grave because he believed and worked tion the last of February, 1953, ac ’ town site to the new location. bo hard to build a world organization. cording to information given out by Discussion was held at the meeting George Wilhelm, project engineer for • * * I concerned the possibility of securing ' M and M Woodworking company, w ha President Lincoln was abandoned by | for the city fire department one of is in charge of the construction. the same Republican gangsters in his j the fire trucks from Mongold, in the time when he ran for re-election. H« The plant will have a larger capa i event the trucks are put up for bids. was not nominated by the Republicans city than the company’s Idanha opera for a second term, no, he was too good tion and like Idanha will ship green a man for them, they couldn’t control veneer to other points. Located b»w him, so they nominated General Fre tween highway’ 222 and the Southern mont. Lincoln was nominated by Re Pacific railroad, one-half mile east of publicans and Democrats by the new Lyons, it will have two spurs and a Union party, with Andrew Johnson, a siding now under construction by Democrat, as vice president. Public Murphy Brothers of Portland. feeling was so strong that Fremont The company expects to draw work Inundated forest will become a Detroit dam catch basin—living trees shown in the middle section of this cleared withdrew before the election, proving ers from the various points in the area in Detroit dam reservoir will remain standing to become an inundated catch basin and filter for drift and he at least had some character in his mid-Santiam district. Green veneer sediment as water in the reservoir rises to a depth of 100 or more feet ahove their tons. Army engineers be make-up, and would no longer be a The hunter’s choice deer season factories do not employ the large num lieve that such a natural catch basin will keep much water-logged drift, sediment and “ floaters," too. from stooge for Republicanism. aimed at cropping deer from agricul bers of workers a plywood plant does. reaching Detroit dam. (Photo courtesy Capital Journal) * « * tural areas and problem deer ranges It is anticipated by officials that needs I saw the soup lines in San Fran will be held Saturday, Sunday, and will be supplied in the area. cisco and Portland back in the days Monday, but only hunters with un Logs from Cedar creek on the North of Hoover before Roosevelt took over used deer tags may participate. fork are now being stored in the pond and didn’t realize why they existed. Only hunter's choice season change and will be used either in the Lyons A hungry man will work for less made by the game commission was operation or at the Idanha plant. Just money than he is worth just to get the closure of the mule deer gams now the pond is being used for «ton- (By United Press) Gates -Two fires which were ex- food and clothing for his family. Wt refuge located west of Lakeview in age. tinguished by the Gates volunteer fire Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 14.—A radio have the same efforts today right Construction of the Lyons plant was the Fremont national forest. department created a little excitonient addies.- by Sen. Joseph McCarthy was under our noses when you see th» started in August, but since none of hunter ’ s In western Oregon the ceilings being removed from rents and Friday afternoon a gras» fire which cut short Monday night when he choice season will be outside national the construction is hardly above Oregon’s migratory waterfowl hunt walked out on the broadcast rather foods long before they should be re ing starts at noon October 24 and wil. started in a field back of Jerry’s Tav than debate with a Las Vegas news forest boundaries and within one mile ground yet, the work has not been moved. That is what causes many run for a straight 70-day period, clos ern, and threatened to spread into the paper publisher whom he accused of of cultivated agricultural lands, thus apparent. mothers to go out and seek employ Herbert Vonhof is chief engineer ing New Year’s day, 1953. offering protection to non-problem I timbered hills north of town, was being an ex-Communist. ment so that they can help to pay for the M and M Woodworking < >- Federal regulations covering Ore I controlled by the firemen by piompt deer on the higher ranges. Lincoln the rent and perhaps buy some cloth- McCarthy accused Hank Greenspury pany in charge of the construe gon’s section of the Pacific flyway action. and Tillamook counties are closed. jng for their children. publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, of Wilhelm is project engineer end h<*h were concurred in by the Oregon game With the exception of the Hood Sunday morning the home of Russ beifig * » * work out of the Portland offi. v, Wet commission at a meeting of the Pacific Staffoid on King’s Prairie caught or. ___ an admitted ex-Communist. You know that everytime the steel flyway council in Kamath Falls last Greenspun, present in the audience of River valley and White river valley helm is directing the work at Lyons. industry gives the workers a raise in August where Oregon and California fire from an overheated stove. The 1,000 which crowded into War Mem (Wasco county), the hunter's choice Contractors for the Lyons plant in wages, refrigerators or other metal game commissioners agreed on a un> ! fire department arrived quickly but orial here, promptly stood up and area in eastern Oregon lies east of clude, besides Murphy Brothers for ths goods begins taking a $10 or $15 jump form opening date for both states. ■ found the blaze out upon their arrival. asked that he be given a chance to The Dalles-California highway and the spur tracks, Reimers and Jolivette. Jefferson, Wasco, and Gilliam county in price, or a piece of farm machinery Idaho’s season opened October -1 ana [ Little damage was reported. answer the charge. general construction; M. B. Hinds of is boosted in price four or five times Washington’s opens October 17. McCarthy, who had been speaking lines. Portland, the fire protection system; The greater part of central and what it should be raised. Always over a state-wide radio hookup in be southeastern Oregon are included in Mcl^iughlln of Portland, electrical To the daily bag and possession Detroit Has New Cafe labor gets the blame for these raises, limit of 6 ducks, hunters will be al-1 half of the candidacy of Republican I the either-sex area, but Malheur work; Gage of Roseburg, the ref us« when in reality it is the greed of the lowed to add 2 widgeons (baldpates) burners. Sen. George Malone of Nevada, said 1 county south of highway 20; all of manufacturer. The retailer seldom or 2 pintails, or 1 of tach, making & Open for Business Gieenspun could speak after he had Umatilla national forest; portions of gets any of the raise in fact many total of 8 birds. Detroit — Another new business finished his radio talk. all other eastern Oregon national fon times his percentage has been cut to Idanha Will Vote For While standing in the audience, Daily bag and possession limit or. which is adding to the attraction of give the manufacturer a still bigget geese remains 6 including in sue) new Detroit is that of the “Lake Greenspun called McCarthy “the most ests including the Canyon creek arcl> profit — but the Republicans don’t limit not more than 2 birds of th* Cafe”, a dine and dance establishment vicious type of demagogue” and said ery area near Burns and the mule Councilmen Nov. 4 deer game refuge near Lakeview; and think we need price ceilings! the Communist charge against him the high desert between Millican and Idanha—Election day, November 1. dark species—common Canada goose operated by Tude and Otto Russell. * * * was “the greatest lie ever told by Mo Wagontire mountain are excluded the city of Idanha will hold its owa and subspecies and the white-frontea The modern and spacious quarters Republican disregard for the tax Ca thy.” separate election in the city fire halL from the hunter’s choice season. payer goes on in all branches of our goose. There is a separate limit of are located in the business section of Terms of three councilmen: C. T. 3 for brant (black sea brant only), fin- Five minutes before McCarthy town facing the highway with ample» Members of the Grant County Live government—the Marion county court formerly included in the goose limit. parking facilities. ished his radio talk, Greenspun mads stockmen's association will operate an Haseman, I-rank G. Ray and Noyes is another case in point. P. W. Hale, Another revision in this year’s regu First customers were received last his way to the speaker ’ s stand and information booth in John Day dun Whitten, expire in January 1953. Ray Democratic candidate for commis lations permits the shooting of water ing the three-day season to guide is filling the unexpired term of Lloyd Saturday evening and the grand open- again asked to be heard, sioner has exposed a most disgrace fowl from a boat having a motor at hunters onto open deer hunting areas. Girod who moved to Stayton. ing is scheduled for this Saturday | McCarthy, however, said he did not ful method of county purchases of tached if the boat is fastened withit Idanha has no charter, but operates Oct. 18. care to debate anything with Green- Landowners in many areas who have tires and automobiles, where the coun or tied immediately alongside a sta under the general incorporation late not had deer damage problems havl spun and picked up a 10-gallon hat The proprietors announce that ty has been paying thousands of dol music will be furnished and the publie which was presented him earlier and posted their lands and hunters are re which provides that three councilmea lars every year more than other coun tionary hunting blind. The 1952 Pacific flyway season and is cordially welcomed to an informal walked out of the hall.—From Oregon minded to get permission to hunt out of the five shall be elected every ties have had to pay for supplies. bag limits are the most liberal in the evening of entertainment. The two highest candi whether the lands are posted or not two years. Journal. What will a complete check of records four national flyways, and waterfowl dates serve for a 4-year period and show? breeding ground reports offer every the third one for two years. Hold e e e over members of the council, who will The Democrats have always been indication that Oregon hunters wik serve until 1955, are Huber Ray and ahead of the Republicans in exposing enjoy a successful season. Sam Palmerton. graft and punishing the offenders, John Ray, city recorder, has posted even if they are found in their owr notices and will receive nominating party. Tax collectors have been pros petitions until October 24. ecuted and fired, but it is difficult to get those who have gotten away with millions of dollars of government By JEAN ROBERTS Black Bear Pays Visit To money in tax refunds or outright Mehama is a town of idle men with gifts such as the famous B. & O. Detroit Ranger Station railroads, or the Dawes banking firm ; the woods closed down to logging and back in the days of President Hard deer hunters forbidden to enter. Hunt Detroit - A black bear has been ing. The “great watchdog" Fulton ing is the chief topic of conversation. creating a disturbance at the ranger Many loggers in this area look for- Lewis Jr. never says anything about station the past couple of weeks, raid his friends the B & O, but he has ard to hunting season and plan s ing garbage cans and otherwise being plenty to say about one mink coat. week’s vacation at this time. Many a nuisance. One would think there had been a are disappointed in not being able to Forest service personnel are re hunt in this part of the state. A million coat cases to hear him cry luctant to shoot the maurauder be and weep over the radio to his audi number of Mehama men have made cause she has two cubs in her wake ence. According to him Sen. Nixon several trips east of the mountain with so they have planned to nip her with is “clean”, but is that the real truth, no success. Still others reported luck buckshot and thus attempt to diw- but had trouble saving the meat his finances are not at all satisfac courage her visits. torily opened up to the public eyes. Weather over there is reported very So far the nightly search parties Yet he aspires to be vice president or ' hot and meat spoiling quickly. To have failed to meet the bear and she even president should something hap date 25 deer have been checked in at continues to time her forays stra pen to Eisenhower before his term the local cooler, most of them from tegically, leaving the would-be hunters i eastern Oregon, states Gene Cole, expires. baffled and chilled. butcher. • • • Opening day was unusually quiet Help is needed and any who wish to contribute may stop by The Enter around Mehama and the North Fork Mrs. Ed Farrington prise office and join up with the move area. Only a few shots were fired and they mostly by land owners hunt ment to help elect Stevenson and Funeral Saturday Sparkman. Many of you have heard ing on their own property. Mrs. Lenora Farrington passed State police and forest service of of the campaign to raise funds for away Wednesday morning at her home the campaign. I have a book of $5 ficials have been patrolling roads lead here at 3:30 a.m. She as the wife ing to timbered areas to enforce the certificates at the office, your help of Ed Farrington. Gates have been shut and is needed to pay for the cost of con closure. The funeral is to be at 2 p.m. at locked to prevent entry and possible ducting this campaign. It takes the Presbyterian church Saturday aft Misplaced Mongold due for razing, construction camp for Detroit dam erroneously located by a government money to buy radio and TV time, and forest fires. ernoon, with Rev. Noble Streeter ia Men are still wistfully shaking agency below high water table for Detroit reservoir, is now being dismantled for salvage. Apartment houses print literature to tell the truth tt charge of the services. Burial will ha shown at the top and the fire station below are ached uled to be razed by December 15. when rising water in the voters, your help is needed—to heads and dubiously prophesing ran in Fairview cemetery. the reservoir will inundate the ramp site on Breitenbush flat«. (Photo courtesy The Capital Journal) as hunting season quickly passe«. morrow may be too late! Detroit City Council Organizes for Work Hunter’s Choice Deer Season Opens Saturday Migratory Fowl Gates Fire Fighters Nevada Publisher Hunting Season Called Out Twice Catches McCarthy Opens Oct. 24 Woods Remain Closed To Logging, Hunting $600,000 Lyons Green Veneer Plant