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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1953)
Canyon Avenue Parade T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE 1 Serving: MILL CITY DETROIT ELKHORN GATES II) \MI \ LYONS MEHAMA By DON PETERSON I would like to fjpd a fuel oil com ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NATURE’S EMPIRE pany who is still selling oil at the old price and I think I can give it some $2.50 a Year. | ()<• a Copy MILL CITY. OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1953 new business. It looks like you and I have no choice but to pay the unfair price rise in fuel oil as well as the many other price rises the consuming public is faced with. If one company rised it’s prices and the remainder held theirs down, that would be free enterprise or if one company kept its price down and the rest of them rised their prices that would still be free Detroit—An unusual timber sale auction held at the enterprise and competition, but just Eugene office of the Willamete National Forest last what would you call this arbitrary action by the oil companies when they Monday resulted in a contract with Pamelia Lumber a all sit down together and decide to company of Idanha for removal of three million feet of 'WM rise the price of oil? timber in the Marion Forks area. When laboring men ask for a wage The sale which comprises a light selection cut of 25' < rise to help pay for these arbitrary price rises, the “one-party” press and of the volume of timber in paid radio commentators immediately the designated area was ’ lise the cry that the labor unions are '-------- « planned as a sanitation sal infiltrated with "commies”, “pinks” vage and thinning project. or some other shade of red. Could it Representatives of six companies be that such would be more truly ap bid on the timber during a two and plicable to our “patriotic” corpora one-half hour auction for a total of tions who are out to bleed their cus 1119 bids. tomers for all the traffic will bear. Reports have not failed to show that The appraised value of $13,200 was all our corporations without exception Ne» $SOO.OOO plywood plant of the M and M Woodworking company at Lyons which will open March 9. Mill City grade school boys fol i far exceeded in the final bid of $30,- 15-acre pond already is full of logs and a surplus of kgs is being stockpiled for first production. E. V. Bennett. have shown tremendous profits under lowed the lead of the high school 860. Appraisal figures for specified Albany, will supervise both the Albany and Lyons plants. Production superintendent at Lyons will be Ed the Democratic administrations, each brothers in the basketball field. Under 1 timber were $4.55 per thousand board Novak and the plant engineer will Ire E. C. Carlson, The plant »ill employ approximately 45 men. year being bigger than the year be the high calibre coaching of Jim Hale, feet of Douglas fir and $1 for all (Photo courtesy Capital Journal) fore. Mill City grade school walked off with j other species. Bid prices were $10.50 ♦ * * two first place basketball trophies for Douglas fir and $5.50 for other The oil industry spent over $50 mil Monday night in the Stayton gym. species. lion to elect the GOP and now with Mill City giade school boys won the In addition to the amount bid for the millionaire cabinet, and price rises first place trophy in their league and timber the forest service will collect they have taken, they stand to get first place in their district. $1.10 per thousand for slash disposal back $140 million each year from the 'and $1.20 per thousand for pruning Mill City grade school was com At a meeting held Sunday in the Fathers and sons of Lyons commu- five western states alone—nice return peting with giade schools in the whole and thinning the remaining trees in Woman ’ s clubhouse at Mehama dis- nity will be the center of attention on their investment! southern portion of Maroin county. the sale area. Last year one cigaret company re cussions and plans for obtaining for at a special “Father and Son” ban- The telling game was played against 1 - 1 — —• the Benton-Lincoln electric line 17 uet at Mari-Linn school, Thursday, ported $13 million net profit AFTER Stayton grade school. Mill City won miles up the Little Noith Fork to the Maresh 5, at 6:30 p.m., Mrs. Virgil Forest Supervisor Bruckart report paying $72 million in excise taxes. Sublimity Rogers reported today. ed that the Willamette National For by ten points, 29 to 19. Now they want the government to Elkhorn guest ranch. beat Aumsville, Monday night and Ben Little, manager, and engineer, Guest speaker and entertainer for est constructed a little over one hun take off the excise profits tax. With secured third place status. 5 oder, were present. 1 hey had maps , ^e evening from radio station KOIN dred and three miles of forest roads the new price up as much as two In the semi-finals Thursday, Mill cents a pack, where is the limit? I showing the location of the right-of- of Portland will be Johnnie Carpenter. in 1952 through operation contracts City was pitted against Aumsville, but way now flagged. Still some flag on timber sales. These roads cost Dinner music by the Lyons community Paul and Florence Ressler are show feel very sorry for the poor tobacco because of a misunderstanding Aums ing their faith in Mill City by re ging is to be done, on the south of two and one-quarter million dollars, orchestra also is scheduled. corporations, don’t you? ville was confused as to dateB and opening Ressler’, Grocery, which was the river. • « * The Ladies Society of the Lyons the average cost per mile being about forfeited to Mill City. Stayton de badly burned during State Fair Week George Tate and George Zimmer Community Methodist church will $22,250.00 A total of 370 million Many voters aie wondering where man of Sublimity were also pi esent feated its opponent Sublimity, thus last year. The big re-opening date is board feet of timber was hauled on they can get their heads examined and had some very helpful comments serve the father-and-son banquet. leaving Mill City and Stayton the two Wednesday, March 4, at 9 a.m. forest roads in 1952. Mrs. Alice Huber is president of the now that they are waking up to what on the proposed line. top contenders. Road construction on the Willam Ladies society. The management of the grocery, a high-priced bill of goods has been The discussion centered around Those bringing victory and honor to when it resumes operation next week, ette National Forest is conducted on a sold to them. clearing the right-of-way and disposal long-term plan that will give access Mill City grade school on the basket will be under the direction of Mr. and •Uf -'eri'.iantab!j timber. to all operable timber stands in the ball court were: Donald Lemke (cap Mrs. Ressler. The Resslers naVe It was decided to call another meet next 15-year period. This plan is tain), Arthur Webb, Greg Peterson again assumed full control and opera ing in the near future of all poten built up as an integral part of the and Anthony Beery, forwards; Lee tion of the business, and are not as tial users so as to elect officers to overall land management scheme Arnold, Dale Walczak, Dale Smith sociated with anyone else. transact the business of dealing with which is based on complete utilization and Jim Baltimore, guards; William In honor of re-opening and as 1» contractors to log and clear the right- By BERTHA BALTIMORE of all resources; among them timber, Clark and Dennis Podrabsky, centers. token of goodwill to their many of way. Happy motheis of the boys on the friends Ressler’s Grocery will give While hunting near Elk lake last grass, scenic values. This big plan It was requested that all property takes into account the need for fire Mill City grade school victorious bas double green stamps. weekend, some boys captured a young Dr. Edmont Hains’ meetings have owners be present that are effected cub bear and brought him to Mill protection and is meant to give pro- ketball squad pushed ahead the date already stimulated a great interest by this right-of-way. Notices will be City where he was turned loose in a tection to all the watershed from ero- of the annual banquet held especially throughout this area. His meetings mailed in time for the meeting. garage. Although the cub was fed sion and misuse. A road is not con- in honor of the squad. Mothers re at the Mill City Presbyterian church lettuce and hamburger and had many structed unless it meets those required minded their sons of their many good are sponsored by the churches of Mill human visitors, he stayed crouched measures of sustained yield manage points by writing them down on the City and have been well attended. place cards on the banquet table in a corner, apparently too frightened ment of public lands and timber. Bruckart points out the need for heaped with delicious chicken, pota to move anything but his eyes. The fïH6 BIBLE PREDICTS A Rosalie Bassett, daughter of Mr. bear was estimated to weigh about public funds to accelerate the road toes, gravy and string beans, plus program. In his opinion, such funds apple pie and ice cream, al) in quan and Mrs. Lee Bassett of Mill City 20 pounds. Detroit—Did you ever hear or see WORLD DICTATOR tities ample for fast growing young has been certified by Vernon Todd, When capturing the animal, his first would give the Forest Service a much HHuS. “ ^Daniel ** a sebenette? “Dr. Quack” has one Mill City school principal, as Mill men. better opportunity for complete land L t ; , mi Ski w as go to display to all who attend his med notion was to escape by climbing a City’s entrant in the Oregon States f** Mil Wl fri» «IT and timber management. Projects Mothers of the basketball men were P or icine show March 3 at the Detroit tree. One of the boys followed, threw man - KSLM spell rits OR <WIR5. his coat over the head of the cub and could be larger so bug-killed timber assisted in the banquet by Mill City school gymnasium al 8:00 p.m. ing contest could be reached more quickly. Fires grade school yell and song leaders. IW *** ® T*5 ***** The eighth grade students of Mrs. carried him down where he was hog- C*’Ä AMTWION MNfS could be reached more quickly with Yell leaders, Bunny Caudle, Frances Todd found that I ' «a ; Mildred Ray will appear in “Dr. tied before being put in the trunk Th«» roads in to the back country. This Ward and Zita Crosier; song leaders, Ro.-alie had bested Quack’s Medicine Show” which is de of the car for the trip home. In the would result in less loss to the public Myrna Roy, .Penny Gould and Sherry her competition in scribed by Mrs. Ray as the most un- excitement the rope on the front feet because salvage would come early and Hansen served the food at the honor the spelling field usual and humorous performance sh^ came off and Cubby took off up a before decay set in. Since these fund, ary banquet prepared by mothers of b y nosing out trail on two feet but was caught has directed. Naomi Taylor, 12, again before he got too far. During are not available, he continued, we those on the victory-laden basket ball col- Materia] fop the play has been 4Plt OOHW’WQ are doing the next best thing, build squad. daughter o f Mr. MH L*CT*TûR$. lected by the class in references used the capture, four boys stood with ing roads as part of the regular tim- and Mrs. John Tay WIU If < fiOMAN During the banquet Vernon Todd, poised guns in case mama bear came as part of their social studeis. ber sale procedure, This forces us to lor, Mill City, and City grade school principal, and LCv HÎ *111 favi» Arrangement and continuity of the along. Overnight in the garage by build short sections of road each year j Mill inMtructors Hale, Thorps and Dierks Rosalie Hassett Charles Marttala, iwtsmx mu material for the one-hour performance himself. Cubby decided it was time to quit playing and being afraid and, and try to fit them to the overall | came into the spotlight for their part 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Neal Mart «efi «■■acuti <ws was done by Mrs. Ray. transportation pattern that is planned j in the just past successful basketball tala, Mil) City. Naomi won second Identity of the members of the cast when he was looked in on the next from the long-term view. and Charles third. I season. morning, he had turned into a snarl will be divulged after the program. The 1952 accomplishments by dis- Each member of the squad was Rosalie is 14 years of age, toots The public is invited and there will ing, biting, scratching cub bear; so i tricts were Detroit 12 miles, Cascadia called on for a speech at the Thurs the clarinet in the Mill City school the boys recaptured him and took him be no charge for admission. 26, Lowell 6, McKenzie 10, Oakridge day night banquet. The boys proved band and is an avid reader. She la back to the big Woods. Capacity crowds are expected in the I 17, and Rigdon 32. Three large j capable at making speeches as well in the 8th grade and her teacher is dosing days of the campaign. The, The fellows on the bear trip, who bridges of permanent materials, such as playing basketball. Donald Lemke, Mrs. Evangelyn Fleetwood. Mill world-famous model of the Tabernacle have only scratches now to prove their a, concrete or treated timber, were team captain, came in for some well- City’s champion will represent Mill has been the center of interest. bear story were: Harry White. Derrel i completed. Seven temporary bridge, deserved credit during the banquet City’s 7th and 8th grades in the Farman, Dick Kanoff, Mike Misner, Dr. Hains has announced the sched were constructed so that loggers could speech making. State»man-KSLM spelling contest. ule of meetings for next week. Sun Bob Baltimore and Dean McMullen get in to fire or bug-killed timber a, Miss Bassett meets contestants The State Federation of Garden who was at home from the U. of O. I day there will be a pageant on “The early as possible. from six other schools at Stayton Rending of the Veil," Tuesday a page clubs is sponsoring a conservation with Baltimore over the weekend. The Willamette National Forest is grade school at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, ant on "The Believer Priest in the essay and poster contest. The Mill now completing the plan for 1953. March 5, in semi-final,. The public Holy Place,” Wednesday a pageant on City Garden club is sponsoring this ' Bruckart indicated that engineer’s i, invited. There is no admission "The High Priest Enters the Holy of contest in the local school and will estimates called for construction of charge. Holies,” Thursday a message of in ! give prizes of $3, $2 and $1 for the good gravelled about 110 mile, of spiration and challenge on "The Com best essay and the same for posters. roads and three large bridges, Dur- The winning entries will compete ing World Dictator,’ ’and Friday a ing 1953, he expects a timber cut of finale pageant on "The Judgment I with the district for the state prize Mr. and Mrs. Herman Free 360 million board feet. A large per . of $25 to be awarded at ’.he state Day.” centage of this timber will go to the These Bible pageants and messages convention at McMinnville in June. Robbed While On Vacation Eugene trade area and will be of will feature singers, costumes, and Both essays and posters should be material benefit to the labor force of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Free of Lyons scenery, with local young people and I left with Vernon Todd by Monday, Ijine county through continued em hit the news wires Wednesday of this minister, taking part. A choir com ; March 2. ployment in the worlds. week when they were robbed and The Mill City Garden club spoke,- posed of people from all the churches bound Tuesday at a Long Beach, j men express their thanks to Pink is being organized. Calif., motel. DRIVERS LICENSE EXAMINER The local ministers taking part are Mason and Harold Kliewer for their According to the news story two A drivers license examiner will be Mr. Hugh Jull of the Christian church. I help in making the food sale a suc gunmen posed as policemen to gain on duty in Mill City, Thursday, March Rev. C. R. Brewer of the Free Meth cess. entry to a motel and rob the Frees 15, 1953, at the Fire hall, between the odist church. Rev. Lee Joiner of the of $275. Mr. Free managed to free hour, of 9 a m. and 4 pm, according Community church. Rev. Wm. Turn reading, prayers, and various other himself after struggling with the to an announcement received from the part, of the regular service. bull of the Assembly of God church, ropes that bound him for six hours. Secretary of State. Persons wishing Mayor Floyd Völkel, Gates merchant, Rev. Streeter, president of the Mill and Rev. Noble Streeter of the Pres The Frees were returning from a ■ original licenses or permits to drive who »»• elected mayor of Gates at byterian church. They will continue City Ministerial association said of vacation trip to Mexico. They own | are asked to file applications well the last meeting of the city council. to share in the pre-service prayer the meetings, “Every0”* is cordially Free's garage in Lyons. (Photo courtesy Capital Journal) ahead of the scheduled dosing hour invited and encouraged to attend. ” meeting at 8:45 and the Scripture Timber Sale Brings High Prices at Eugene Monday Mill City School Wins Trophies For Basketball Plans for Power Line Lyons Father and Son To Elkhorn Underway Banquet Planned Forest Service Needs More Road Money Resslers Grocery Re-opens March 4 Local Boys Capture Unfriendly Bear Dr. Hains’ Revival Services Drawing Capacity Audiences Rosalie Bassett Wins Spelling Contest Detroit School Play Scheduled March 3 Garden Club Holds Essay Contest ANSWER THE CALL + ) 1953 RED CROSS FUND