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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1953)
February 12, 1953 k—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Goodbye Braces . Hello Skates SPORTS PAGE Mill City Trounces St. Paul For 13th Win Mill City Timberwolves Victorious Over Chemawa By RICHARD LOVEL The Mill City Timberwolves grap By RICHARD LOVEL The Mill City Tiniberwolves won pled with the Chemawa Indians last Again to make the thirteenth straight Friday night, February 6. Mill City Marion County “B" league victory won easily 65-45 for the Timberwolves and no losses. Mill City went to an twelfth win of the season. Elton Gregory was the -park plug easy victory over St. Paul last Tues day night, February 10, on the home for Mill City. He made Id points. floor. Mill City remains out in front Roy Chase was right behind him with ■with three more games ahead of them 13 points. On the Chemawa team for a perfect record for the season. Yellowshirt was high with 14 points. Roy Chase and Al Ward sparked The quarter scores were 13-9, 34-24, Mill City wits a rally in the third I and 54 to 33 with Mill City ahead all quarter. Chase went back out-in front the way. in league scoring by making 21 points. The JV game was a close win by He and Ron Reuf of Sublimity are the Mill City junior varsity 54-51. making a close race to see who will Eddie Gregory was high point for Pam O'Neil (left) and her sister Pat, this year’s March of Dimes poster be the high scorer in the league. Al this game with 21. children, try on their first Ice skates. Both little girls were stricken by Ward made 16 points. polio when the 1948 epidemic struck their hometown, Raleigh, N. C., and both received swift aid from the March of Dimes. They have made a On the St. Paul side, George Smith good recovery and Pat, who was hit hardest, has shed her leg braces— tallied with 21 points also and his for skates. The 1953 March of Dimes continues for all of Janu-.ry. brother, Sam, made 10, At the end of the first quarter Mill City was way ahead 18-6. At the (here I missed a few words as they ■half it was Mill City 31, St. Paul 18. were getting suspicious of me glanc Then in the third quarter the Timber By“TEX”BLAZEK ing over their shoulders.) So what wolves charged to a 64-33 lead and To the Editor: This past weekend, a great many easily won the game 78 to 49. It of our Mill City citizens journeyed they proposed to do was change ends Responding to your invitation to was a good, clean game all the way. up the Canyon to see the huge land with the tunnel, that is put the lower | write in opinions on what name should end up stream and the upper end to The Mill City substitutes played the slide that filled the road near the ward Mill City, turn it over to make be used to replace the name of the entire fourth quarter. Detroit dam. the curve fit the present road, and sell North Santiam Canyon for this region Mill City junior varsity whipped While standing around and watch it to the State Highway department, —here is my opinion for your con the St. P bu I JV s 46 to 25. ing the dirt and debris being moved. thereby solving the slide problems in sideration. I suggest to christen it: Mill City (78) (49) St. Paul I noticed some CBI engineers in a the North Santiam Valley, or the this area. (10) S Smith I very heated argument. Casually (not Ward (16) F North Santiam Community. There is After looking the situation over a chart that some folk have—I haven’t •Chase (21) P (21) G Smith ( being too nosey) I managed to get •Gregory (4) (7 Bearhorst near them. I listened in and glanced and speculating on the possibility of any, that shows the area from the C Kanoff (7) (5) Wolf at their figures and drawings, not making this move we all decided that we-t line of the incorporation of Mill G G Hoffman (9) (4) Kirsch being too close and often missing a we needed a coke to stimulate us. City to Pete Peterson’s home ranch So we journeyed to Detroit. The is and has long been called POTTER; Mill City _ Verbeck Substitutes: 1 , ______ word or two, I came to this conclu- grocery stores weie all closed so we and from Pete Peterson’s home west (4), Brewer (2), Misner (3), Carey , s‘on . - (This does sound a little bit went to "The Lake” and ordered our to Orville Downing’s home ranch has (7), Melting (5); St. Paul—Merton fantastic but after hearing some of the tales told at the Mill City tavern cokes. There we were waited on by long bee ncalled GOOCH; and from (2) Van Damme. by these CBI boys, I couldn’t help but Mrs. Otto Russell. Due to the slide Orville Downing’s home, west to Officials: Lee and Ireland. I believe what I heard.) It seems as business was pretty slow so Tude Lyons and Mehama has long been We told her about the called FOX VALLEY. omnKtnnnHnnnnQnnnnHQnnsHnB though there was considerable money joined us. tunnel project and expressed our Therefore since Dave Epps pur Tax Consultant Auditor spent building the diversion tunnel, doubts as to the possibilities of doing which by-passed the water while they chased the Mill City Enterprise news | were building the dam. Now after it. She immediately assured us that payer, the area from Potter, east to j the dam was completed they will have it wasn't fantastic and absolutely pos beyond Idanha has been called the sible. She went on to tell us of an North Santiam Canyon, and a man . no further use for the tunnel. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT The highway where the slide oc- experience that she and Mrs. George working in the Enterprise office at Bookkeeping, Accounting and cured has the same curve and ap- Renner had which left no doubt in that time claimed the honor of christ Tax Service proximately the same grade as the my mind about the FIRST PROJECT. ening ft. I can’t at this moment tunnel, except the grades were re- There is no mistake in the way I heard recall his name but I know him. Comer 3rd 4 Marion The area from Potter, east to be- versed. That is the highway goes up Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Renner tell of STAYTON. ORE. and the tunnel slopes down. But this their experience and also no doubt i yond Idanha is too beautiful, splendid, Telephone 11 11 P. O. Box 1321 ; didn’t baffle our CBI boys, because in my own mind as to the truth. i grand and picturesque to be called the Now here it is: When Mongold unbeckoning name of canyon, HmnnHnnHasBBRnnnannnnnnnD iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii being moved and sold, each unit was and I Respectfully, DICK TURPIN. piece was put up far bid and sold separately. All of the buildings and Dear Mr. Peterson: MOVED even the water pipes that were un- Since I have been interested in pub To Our New Office derground were sold. It seems that licity for years Tm deeply concerned everything was sold but the well, about the most suitable name for this rayl Mr. M. W., Lot Angtltt, Calif. which was three hundred feet deep. country. till Center St. I have given it much Speed amazing relief irom miseries of Tude and Bobby shyly went to the thought and after debating the sub simple piles, with soothing Paio*! Acts proper authorities and bought the well ject from every angle I believe all, to relieve pain, itching inilantly— soothes DR. R. REYNOLDS inflamed tissues—lubricates dry. hard for twenty dollars (I eyen saw the the publicity punch will be taken out ■ Naturopath-Proctologist ened parts—helps prevent cracking, sore check,) • ness-reduce swelling. You get real com if you don't call ft a “canyon”. Idaho forting help. Don’t suffer needless torture This well furnished all the water Phone 3 9460 has its primitive area which has last-1 from simple piles. Get l’aro lor last, won for Mongold (good clean water even ing glamor and we have valleys that derful relief. Ask your doctor about it. SALEM, ORE. Suppository form — also tubes with per* I when they river was muddy) and as are also well named—but if I shoula located pile pipe for easy application. ' you have heard Detroit’s water supply sing about this country or even com * PlN.WKl jnJ òuppMuiatut qg iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I was limited. It sounded like a good ment on it, there must be ONE SPOT ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ deal, until they made arrangements TO CONSIDER and that is THE to move their well. They they found “LAKE” and fishinb. The valley and j that there were such things as load areas naturally get the play from Open Elimination Tournament ‘ limits and maximum length limits. both sides. .This slowed them down for just a bit i The names, valley and area have but was solved by Bobby who con- no glacor in this special case. If ceived the idea of drilling a hole in ranyon is turned down you should be the bottom of the well and draining original and dream up a very catch» 4 all the water out. All the weight name. they would have left would be the I came to see you several times hole. The length limit stumped Tude Sincerely, IONE LOVE THIEI.KE. only for a jiffy. When Tude looked ’ On Highway 222. Linn County Side in the well she noticed that the hole , Quality job printing at : was tapered with the small part down. MILL CITY The Mill City Enterprise ♦ They lowered a hook into the hole Shuffleboard Good Music ♦ which had been drilled in the bottom George "Sparky ” Bitter » A to let the water out. They telescoped the hole with the building! the small hole into the large top, We were all a little confused by j loaded the well on a lumber carrier, now so we all took an asperin and j and hauled it to Detroit. When they went straight home. arrived in Detroit naturally you would think they would have to dig a hole to put the well in. but not Bobbie For Guaranteed Cleaning and Tude. They hauled it up to the hillside with the bottom end up hill it’s the and plugged the hole. Well, figure it out your>elf. instead of pumping the water from the well it runs out itself. This sounded fantastic to us until 24-HOUR SERVICE Tude and Bobbie (sisters) explained that in their childhood days they ’ Mil! City often watched their father move that CI omb at fl r.M. small outside building, that was com- mon in those days He always moved WELL! WELL! Anything Can Happen Editor's Leiter Box Mill City Derbys Lose to Davies Mill City Derbys, last year champs, j were played to an upset with Davies tavern at Stayton. Davies carried the lead to the last 1 round, but dropped that point to the Derbys. This now puts the Lucky Derbys in second place, by one point. That is the lead Mill City had when they went to Stayton. There are two games for each team to play before the league’s ending. The Derby's plan picking up the lost points when they play Cedars for their last game of the season. The Spillway of Idanha will play the Mill City Derbys at Mill Ctiy, Friday the 13th. If the road is open between Mill City and Detroit. Last Friday’s score: Maples forfeit to Cedars 4; Falls 1, to Lyons 3; Ken and Del 0 to Jerry’s 4; Meander Inn and Lake no game postponed. Rockys and Spillway, no game. MILL CITY MEAT MARKET Quality Meats and Groceries FOOD LOCKERS FROZEN FOODS Always In Good Taste Olympia Beer . . . symbol of hospitality for 57 years . .' . adds distinction to W. N. SIMMONS “Suffered 7 years -then I found Pazo brings amazing relief!" MEANDER INN MILL CITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE. Feb. 17—Sublimity, there Feb. 20—St. Paul Feb. 27—OSD those informal parties or when friends drop in. Serve it tonight. > t A -“/fi the Water OLYMPIA BREWING COMPANY. OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, USA ’» IN MUD . . . SAMD . ..SLUSH : A' * A 1 ; w- Auction Sale NU-METHOD Everything Goes Closing Out Red’s Trading Post MILL CITY I 7:30 p.m. BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE iflfiroved tread compound and self-cleaning traction design combine to make these huskies super strong against the tough est going. Open tread design cleanly ejects soil . .. ■ fresh, sure bite at every turn. Exceptionally powerful cord, individually imbedded in rubber is insulated against road shocks, heat generating friction, and excess wear. Lugs and knobs bits deeply, grip solid mirface with equal intensity in either back ward or forward motion. True and tried. Thousands ^|^^ed users attest to satisfaction. *136 ' Close ( tippling Closet *29- including seat Complete Merchandise Disposal Tuesday, Feb. 17 SPECIAL FOR THIS MONTH ONLY----- 3-Piece Bathroom set and fixtures complete with trim CO OP BAR LUGS LYONS PLUMBING <£• Electric Supplies I DFXIFRSHIP FOR MONT \G Fl Ft TRI» P. W. RODICH. Prop. SANTIAM FARMERS CO-OP Feeds Seed« Fertiliser K\M.FS LYONS. ORE. Telephone 5021 Grinding and Mixing Custom Cleaning Seed Marketing Household Appliances Machinery Hardware Petroleum Producta STAYTON. ORE.