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It comes to our attention that some
ON THE SCENIC NORTH StNTIWl HIGH« \Y — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OE NATl RES EMPIRE
riticism has been levelled at the city
.ouncil for assisting in the building
Dll ROI I DAM« POWlKiiOlSI
Vol Vili—No. 47
of the sidewalk along South First
$2.5# a Year. | ( »</ a Copy
avenue on the hill.
The council has taken
-hat it is a safety measure and that
providing a sidewalk was necessary
n order to provide a safe place for
Beginning the week of December
school children and others using this
oute to come and go to their homes 6 The Enterprise will print your
n foot. To anyone driving on South letters to Santa Claus, with the hope
First avenue pedestrians walking up that he will be sure to get your
By MRS. S. T. MOORE
the hill has long been recognized as message in time for him to get your
-.azardous.
One child was hit last request.
The Communities of Idanha and Detroit are keeping
Just write your letter to Santa
spring while walking along this street
step
with many larger cities in some phases of progress,
and a sidewalk should have long ago telling him what you want for
the
latest
being the conversion by the Detroit Telephone
Christmas
and
put
it
in
an
envelope
been provided.
It is argued that the property own and then address it to “Santa Claus,
company of all lines to the dial system.
ers should pay for the walk, however care of The Mill City Enterprise.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Johnson, owners of the telephone
where a location is unusually hazard Box 348, Mill Jity, Ore." Me will
system serving the Detroit-
ous to the public and expensive to one print your letter in a special column
Idanha area and Mongold,
or two property owners it would ap and deliver a copy of the paper to
have worked industriously
pear that the city is not going beyond Santa Claus so that he can find out
its power in assisting such a project. just what you want for Christmas.
to establish efficient tele
This particular sidewalk costs the city Let’s hurry and write those letters
phone service in the canyon
$510 and the property owners are because there are only three papers
Funeral services were held Mon- since they purchased the
paying the other $510. I believe the before Christmas in which to get
day- afternoon in the Mill City Pres- small local co-operative line
city council should be commended for them printed!
byterian church for Paul Revere
in 1947.
*
(Mothers, will you help the little
providing a sidewalk for our children
Horner, 65, who died from a heart
The system has grown from ap
to walk on in safety regardless of folks get those letters written,
attack November 14 in a Salem hos-
the cost, jiarticularly when they were please?)
pital. Rev. Noble Streeter officiated. proximately fourteen telephones to
the present one hundred and fifty
able to get co-operation from the
Pallbearers were: Ingle Johnston,
dial instruments, with lines extend
property owners to assist in this
Bert Morris, Ed Bertram. William
ing beyond Idanha to Mitcheirs mill.
worthy project.
Swan, Chris Knutson and Wilson
♦ ♦ ♦
Aerial cable for the new system
Stevens,
A special city election is scheduled
totaling
26,420 feet has been erected
3,
1889,
in
Mill
City,
Born June
WITH U. 8. NAVAL FORCES IN KOREA— (FHTNC) — Republic of
for December 2. At this election a
Korea Naval Academy Midshipmen learn operation of Radar Air
Horner spent his early years on his at a cost of $35,000. Johnson ex
bond issue is being placed on the
Search equipment from Cleo II Gunderson, electronics technician third
Mehama—The death of John Sta
He pects to complete the system within
grandmother's homestead here.
ballot for the purpose of providing mos, 56, better known in this area as
class, VSN, from Butte, Mont. Many U. S. Naval personnel act as ad
the next year. To house the dial and
lived
all
his
life
in
the
Mill
City
area.
visors and instructors at the ROK Academy where American Navy
drainage for the entire city and pre John the Greek, on Friday, Novem
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Surviving
are
his
widow,
Mrs.
Nita
know how is passed out to future leaders of the South Korean Navy.
paring the streets for eventual pav ber 14 came as a shock to all.
Horner of Mill City; two daughters, equipment a small new building wax
(Official photograph U. S. Navy)
ing and sidewalks.
The council is
_
Mrs. Shirley Laird and Miss Lucille constructed on the main street of
John who did not drive had walked
also placing the referendum and ordi
Horner, both of Mill Ctiy; one sister, Detroit.
to
the
county
road
to
ride
to
Salem
nance changes voted on at the last
Maintenance of the dial system
Mrs. Minnie Wolfe of Portland; one
election on the ballot with a better with two Mill City women who had
brother, George Horner of Corvalis. should be considerably less when it
hunted
deer
on
his
property
for
sev
description so that the voters can bet
Burial was in Fairview cemetery. is completed, according to Johnson,
ter understand what they are voting eral years. He was stricken with a
Weddle funeral home handled the ar and after the switchover to dial con
heart
attack
and
died
enroute
to
on regarding the election of mayor,
nection with Salem which is scheduled
rangements.
Mehama.
Mrs. Arlo Tuers will supply the
Last Friday morning at about 4:15
city clerk and police judge.
for Saturday, Nov. 22, no operators
John
who
had
lived
near
here
for
• • •
a.m. the Mill City Jewelry store was chairman force necessary for a suc
will be required at the Detroit board,
The city council has arranged for 25 to 30 years was a well known broken into and entered by two un
cessful Christmas Seal campaign in
i A small business office wil lbe main
figure
because
he
usually
walked
any
a public meeting next Tuesday, No
known men. Entrance was gained by the Mill City, Gates and Lyons area
tained in the Johnson residence.
vember 25 at 8 p.m. in the high where he went. Stamos, who was an breaking the plate glass out of the
this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson operated a
alien,
was
proud
of
his
title
(The
school auditorium for the purpose
front door with a block of wood. The
¡telephone exchange in Dayton for 18
Mill City Blue Birds are busy stuff
of discussing the bond issue and Greek). Just last week he verified noise of the breaking glass attracted
Portland— Baker Ferguson, assist years before moving to "Detroit. They
the proposed amendments to the his inscription to read John (The the attention of Tom Booth in his ing envelopes with these Christmas
The envelopes, properly ad ant vice president of the First Na have bad thirty years experience in
city charter. Everyone is urged to Greek) Stamos, on the Santiam Mem quarters in the north end of the I Seals.
dressed, will find their way into the I tional bank, Portland, has been ap telephone work, beginning in Wichita,
orial hospital plaque.
attend.
Dawes building across the street from
hbmei and business houses of Mill i pointed state treasurer of the 1M62 1 Kans., and later in several Oregon
>—
— » » *
VrituUe to read or write all his con the jewelry store.
City
this week.
The bond issue is to provide $75,000 tracts were verbal, but according to
Crusade for Freedom, succeeding E. C. 'communities.
Booth was preparing breakfast at
Mrs. Tuers expressed the hope that I Sammons, president of the United
for street improvements beginning neighbors, when anyone needed help, the time and went outside to investi
with drainage and then the prepara John was always ready to assist. He gate the noise. When Booth saw two those to whom these envelopes and 1 States National bank, resigned, ac
tion of the street beds putting them is survived by a sister in Greece.
men running from the scene to the seals come will return money for the I cording to annonucement by Lt. Gen.
Funeral services were held Wednes | corner and turn to run up the hill stamps as soon as possible.
in readiness for paving. The council
C. A. Larkin, state Crusade chairman.
has estimates that this will cost only day afternoon at 2 p.m. from Weddle he shouted at them to stop or he’d
Ferguson was manager of the first
Crusade campaign in 1950, of which
$35,000 to $40,000 and so plan to issue Funeral Home in Stayton. Interment shoot. One of them slipped and fell
The public failed to come out‘ to
only bonds to cover neeessary work. was in the Fox Valley cemetery.
i Frank N. Belgrano, Jr., president of
at the corner and when he gained the
The reason for voting on $75,000 is
First National bank, was chairman. view the fluoridation movie and hear
top of the hill where their car was |
The First National bank and the the discussion at the Lions club last
that there is a certain amount of cost
parked one of them fired a shot at
United States National bank and their Monday evening, when Dr. John Dyke»
involved in bond issues and that it will
Booth, breaking one of the plate glass
4 branch banks in the Portland area Dr. S. D. Wiles, and Dr. William Bur
cost no more for the larger sum than
windows in the upstairs rooms.
All Detroit and Rig Cliff field op
the estimated $40,000 will cost, but
Several watches were recovered erations and offices will be scheduled and throughout the state, Ferguson rell of the Oregon State Dental asso
if later on it is found necessary to
near the point where the thieves fell down during ehe Thanksgiving holi- said, have been made depositories for ciation were present and discussed
Crusade funds during the current fluoridation of drinking water supply.
bond for an additional $5,000 or more
down.
' day period for ail shifts, commencing
Lyons — Two men from this area
that would double the cost of the legal were injured in recent industrial ac-
The following questions an<I an-
Forrest Baker, proprietor of the with the start of day (8:00 A.M.) campaign to raise $60,000 in volun
tary contributions as Oregon’s quota swers about fluoridation of public
work involved. Some of these bonds I cidents. An employee at the Freres- jewelry store reports a few other
shift Thursday, November 27th, 1952,
may .never be issued however.
Frank lumber company, Jim Phelps, articles are missing but that his loss and continuing through all shifts on of the $4 million national goal for water supplies were presented so frat
funds for the expansion of the radio residents may have a clearer under
The opponents of this bond issue received severe face burns Saturday fortunately was very low.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sun
are some who already have paving in when the electrical welding apparatus
Marion county sheriff’s officers day, stated Wm. F. Tickle, CBI per broadcasting facilities of Radio Free standing of this dental health preven
Europe and Radio Free Asia. Sta tive measure, on which several Oregon
front of their property and feel that he was plugging in blew up. A short have been investigating the robbery
sonnel manager.
tions already set up with funds raised cities will shortly pass.
in voting for this measure they are ; circuit in the wiring caused the ex- but so far no suspects have been ar-
i
Norma) operations will be resumed in the two previous Crusade cam
paying an additional sum to get plosion.
rested. It is thought they are the
What is fluoridation?
at
the
start
of
the
day
(8:00
A.M.)
paigns are beaming messages of hope
“sompone else’s” property paved.
The process of artifically adding
Judged from the fact that his same men who broke into and robbed
and encouragement, day and night, to fluoride, a salt-like compound. tp a
This ’.is not true according to those whiskers came out by the roots, he a service station in Stayton earlier shift Monday, December 1, 1952.
Any employees who will be required peoples in Communistic enslaved na
on the city council who should know. had a close shave, The extent of that morning.
water supply. Either sodium fluor- .
on any special work, such as ware tions behind the Iron Curtain.
I shall try to show how this works. injury to his eyes is not yet known.
ide or sodium silico fluoride can be
house employees conducting annual
National leaders in all activities of used, depending on type of equipment«
Those who paid for paving got their
Phelps is at home from work for
inventory; and those necessary for American life agree, according to
streets graveled and prepared by the the present.
cost and other factera.
>
plant protection and maintenance, on General Larkin, that the Crusade for
city without any assessment to their
On November 10 Ray Mohler fell
M
hat
does
fluoridation
accoosplish?
any of the above days, will be notified Freedom is the nation's most potent
property and they only paid for the from a ladder while at work at the
Studies of fluoridation throughout
by their supervisors.
weapon in the psychological “cold
paving. If they need any drainage M and M plywood plant and suffered
the
United States indicate that up to
All hourly rated employees who are war" against the spread of Commu a 70 percent reduction in dental cqries
their streets will get it now under severe sprains and bruises. The X-
associa-
The
Mill
City
Ministerial
required to work on Thanksgiving nism. The American Legion and the may be achiever where children Have
the bond issue. This money provided rays showed no broken bones, but he
Thanks-
day, November 27th, will be paid at Legion women’s auxiliary are heading
in this bond issue is for drainage and is confined to his home for a few tion is sponsoring a union
giving service to be held on Wednes- double the regular straight time rate, up the 1952 Crusade at national and ingested water containing one {»art
the preparation of the streets ready weeks.
per miloin of fluordes for the dera
day, November 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Tickle added.
local levels.
for paving. The property owners will
tion of the tooth forming peripd'.
Members
the
Presbyterian
church,
then get together and have their in
and friends of all the churches in the
Does it help adults?
dividual streets paved as they desire
community are invited to attend. Each
Although adult teeth may benefit (
and when they desire. It is absolute
of
the
local
ministers
will
take
part
through
topical application as the
ly necessary to provide for proper
in conducting the service.
water passes through the mouth, there
drainage in order to protect the pav
The opening part of the service
is no conclusive evidence to support
ing that will be placed and give it
to
will
be conducted by Rev. Turnbull
this. Fluoridation is primarily aimed
J.
C.
Jeffcott
is
a
newcomer
longer life, it will protect paving al
at children.
ready in and prevent water standing Mill City. Jeffcott is now a part of of the Assembly of God church. The
Can fluorides be used any other way
in low pockets until it destroys a good the drug business operated by J. C. Scripture will be read by Rev Brewer
of
the
Free
Methodist
church.
The
Kimmel
is
now
completing
Kimmel.
to help teeth?
road bed or paving job.
Yes. Your dentist can utilize top
Any property owner will still have his own modern pharmacy building time of Thanksgiving testimonials
ical application, which consists of
to pay for his own paving or have it on the Linn county side of Mill City will be led by Rev. Joiner of the
painting a solution of sodium fluoride
placed on his property as a lien pay near Jenkins hardware and the Mill Communtiy church.
The Thanksgiving prayer and offer
onto the teeth of children at certain
able over a number of years, so those City IOOF hall.
Jeffcott operated the prescription ing will be conducted by Rev. Jull of
ages. Or fluorides may be present
who already have their paving in are
department of Taylor’s drug store in the Christian church. This offering
naturally in your water supply in a
(Continued on Page 8)
Independence before taking up his will be used to send Bibles to Korea
correct solution to benefit teeth.
The message will be brought by
duties in the Mill City Pharmacy.
s fluoridation the entire answer to
1 Jeffcott wil] be poined by his wife Rev. Streeter of the Presbyterian
tooth decay?
soon. He has handled drugs in posi church.
Emphatically not. A well-balanced
Special music will be provided by
tions in Portland, The Dalles and in
diet, low in refined sugars, good oral
’ California prior to his Independence the Presbyterian. Community, and
hygiene, and regular visits to your
Christian churches, The service will
employment.
dentist remain the surest path to
The Jeffcott* have two grown chil give the people of our community an
Tuesday state highway crews laid a final link of paying ®"
”**;
healthy teeth.
dren, both married and having chil opportunity to join in giving Thanks
scenic route between Fish Hatchery junction »ent o.' Mehama and Mill
Next week we will again cover other
dren. Mrs. Jeffcott will move from to God for all His blessings, accord CRy. When an arch type, concrete bridge on the ne» route ia comple'ed
questions and answers on the subject
; Independence as soon as arrangements ing to Rev. Noble Streeter, president
w ithin the next few days the road will he opened for traffic.
of fluoridation of drinking water.
(Photo courtesy The Capital Journal)
of the Mill City Ministerial Assn.
can be made.
ATTENTION KIDDIES!
Write a letter To Santa
ROK MIDSHIPMEN SEEK AND FIND
Idanha and Detroit Now
Has Dial Telephones
Paul Horner Suffers
Fatal Heart Attack
4
John Stamos, 56, Dies
Of Heart Attack
MiW City Jewelry
Broken in Friday
Christmas Seal Sale
Starts This Week
Crusade For Freedom
Fund Drive Underway
Fluoridation Movie
Viewed By Lions Club
CBI Operations Shut
Down Thanksgiving
2 Lyons Men Injured
In Industrial Mishaps
Mill City Ministers
Plan Thanksgiving
New Pharmacy Nears
Completion Here
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8th Annual Firemen’s Dance Saturday Nite 6 pm