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By DON PETERSON
The American Legion celebrated
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their 34th birthday anniversary last
Saturday evening with a delightful
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a Copy
Vol. IX—No. 14
MILL CITY. OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 2. 1953
and entertaining party in their quar­
ters on east Fairview street, when
their ladies' auxiliary staged the eve­
ning’s social events. Under the able
management of Delores Stewart, the
auxiliary entertained with musical
numbers, movies and magic tricks.
The large turnout enjoyed a large
birthday cake, coffee and sandwiches
followed by dancing to the music of
an organ and drums.
Commander
Muir of the Legion will not forget
the experience he “enjoyed” with Jack
Spong, the magician, for a long time.
Ole Sol beamed down on the dedi­
He found himself in the spot of being
cation of the nef Santiam Memorial
the assistant and soon his pocket was
hospital at Stay ton Sunday, when
loaded with a broken egg, flour, milk,
2700 residents of the canyon gathered
burning handkerchief, etc., only to
in front of the structure for the cere­
have a nice little cake very cleverly
monies.
pulled out of his pocket at the finish.
Throughout the afternoon flashe-
’Mr. Spong didn’t know he was show­
of brilliant sunshine came from around
ing our local baker a new- method of
sparse, light clouds, to brighten the
doing his baking chores when he
rites that marked the end of years,
started on Tiis experiment!
of labor and planning.
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In the crowd of citizens gathered
Nearly 3,000 people attended the
in front of the platform were rep
cedication of our new hospital last
rseentatives of Mill City, Stayton,
Sunday in Stayton, and with a nice
Sublimity, West Stayton, Aumsville,
eunny day it was perfect for the occa­
Scio,
Marion, Lyons, Mehama, Detroit,
sion. The large crowd made its way
and Idanna. In all, 2700 persons at­
slowly through the halls of the hos­
tended the ceremonies and inspected
pital on an inspection tour that took
the new building which will be open
over three hours for the crowd to
for business Monday, April 6.
complete.
At the end of the tour
Louis Barr, who started the first,
coffee and donuts were served while
fund for the institution, stated that
the visitors expressed their thoughts
the new hospital is a monument to
of awe and admiration at what had
co-operation by community groups in
been accomplished. The doors will be
the canyon that is outstanding for its
open for business next Monday morn-
achievement. Barr came from Oak­
ng according to reports of officials.
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land to attend the rites.
The Noith Santiam Chamber of
J. C. Kimmel, Mill City, president
Memorial hospital at Stayton during dedication ceremonies Sunday after­
Commerce held its April meeting in
of the board of directors succeeding
noon.
Ixiwer
photo
shows
members
of
board
of
directors
and
others,
Detroit Wednesday evening of this
Walter Bell original head of the group,
standing on rostrum, who were active in financing and building institution.
week with another excellent turnout
expressed
the hope that the new hos­
At microphone is master of ceremonies. Mr. Van Driesche.
in attendance. The meeting listened
pital would bring more doctors to
(Photos courtesy Capital Journal)
ehe canyon providing the resident*
to a report of the work of the forest
Forrest R. Berry, 76, passed away
with better medical care.
service in the Detroit district of the
Willamette national forest by S, T.
Walter W. R. May, Portland, prin­
Leo the Lion, movie trademark, at his home here in Mill City this
Moore, district forest ranger in which gives way to Mill City Lions, Thurs­ afternoon (Thursday) at 4 p.m. afte*
cipal speaker, traced the history of
he listed the resources of the forest. day, April 16. in the Mill City theatre. a long residence in this community.
the movement that produced the hos­
He pointed out that the policy of the Mill City’s fifth annual talent show
pital and termed it an example of th»
Mr. Berry is survived by his daugh­
Services for Alfred L. Geddes, 75,, VlTlICISCll lOl
result of wholehearted community
forest service has always been to give has hit a fast stride, according to ter Mrs. D. B. Hill and a son, Lynn
effort.
“the most service to the most people”. Bob Veness, one of the three publicity Berry at Fort Bragg, Calif.
who died in a Salem hospital Satur-j™
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Short talks also were given by L.
Mr. Moore reported that in the last men for the show.
Funeral sei vices will be at Weddle day, were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. I
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L. Riggs, Dr. N. E. Irvine, and Dr
10 years the number of people using
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Talent judges, Ed Goschie, Homer funeral home in Stayton Saturday in the Presbyterian church at Mill |
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the forest areas has increased 250% j Thacker, and Bab Hill, having quali­ afternoon at 2 p.m. with burial at the City.
Detroit — In a report mad« public H. M. Elicksan of the state b *r<4% f
and that now when visitors come to fied as judges, are demanding that I Fox Valley cemetery.
The Rev. Noble Streeter officiated today the Oregon Education associa­ health and Mrs. Lile Wilt, superin­
the forest reserves for a day’s outing those in charge of the applause meter
. and interment was at Fairview cem­ tion criticized the Detroit school board tendent of tee new hospital,
Staff doctors introduced during the
they have great difficulty in finding take an electronics course.
Lowell
etery, Mill City.
Weddle funeral through its Ethics Commission for
ceremony were Dr. Burl Betzer, Stay­
facilities at which they can build a Stiffler, objects, since he already is
j home of Stayton had charge.
“questionable practices found in the
camp fire and make their lunch. As a qualified expert in that field. The
Geddes was born in Glenwood, district”, and recommended that the ton, chairman of the hospital medical
a consequence facilities are too crowd­ judges are demanding that the ap­
Minn., March 4, 1878, and has been school board reconsider its action of staff; Dr. R. A. Anderson, Dr. H. A.
Beauchamp, Dr. John Stewatt, Dr.
ed and many of these facilities date plause meter be in tip top condition
a resident of Mill City for the past firing five teachers who they claim
Theodore Stuckart, of Stayton,' Dr-
from the days of the CCC building for the big event, says Al Nesbitt.
25
years.
He
had
been
ill
for
the
failed to co-operate with the school
The choir of the First Presbyterian
Jack Reid, Mill City; Dr. J. F. Hosch.
program and thus are beginning to Roger Nelson and Carl Kelly, on the
past several months and hospitalized superintendent.
Dr. Harold E. Peery and Dr. Wini­
fall to pieces or are badly in need committee with Stiffler, have “no church of Mill City will present the : for almost two months.
As a result of a request from one fred Perry of Scio; and Dr. J. B-
annual Easter concert on Easter Sun- |
of repair.
comment”.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. of the teachers involved and a parent
day evening April 5, at 7:30 o’clock.
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Haworth, Salem, staff radiologist.
Christ_ the U® Geddes, 96, of Mill City; sister, committee asking that an investiga­
Starry-eyed entrants are flocking The theme this year is . “ ..................
The invocation was given by Father
Moore reported that the service has
feature
to the try-olts Monday nights at the Light of the World.” A __
__ of Mill Daisy Geddes, Mill City; step- tion be made of conditions existing Joseph Scherbring of Sublimity. The-
eight forest camps on roads and four
,
Mrs.
Grace
Marquam,
Presbyterian church recreation room the progiam will be a male quartet daughter,
in the Detroit district, the associa­
on trails, 78 overnight camp spots on
I consfst?ng'of Wayne Thomas, Wilbur Eugene, and one step-brandson, Stew- tion’s ethics commission made an ex­ benediction was by Rev. Noble Street­
for a chance at the prize money.
er, Mill City.
roads and 24 on trails, together with
Twin Falls, Ida. His wife haustive inquiry.
Those who have made the decision 1 Meinert, Noble Streeter, and Harold .
The master of ceremonies was M.
eight picnic spots on roads to main­
' Kliewer. They will also assist the j preceded him in death in 1919.
The following is a copy of the letter Van Driesche of Stayton.
tain and keep in repair besides 13 for a try at the prizes are Willie
I choir in several numbers.
sent to the OEA and the report made
T. G. Freres, Stayton, cut the rib­
lookout houses, 24 other buildings, Clark, a lad in the seventh giade. who
gives
out
with
a
Swedish
imitation;
by their commission on ethics:
1 Choir members are: Bernice Gordon,
bon officially opening the hospital for
such as guard stations and headquart­
Detroit, Ore.. Jan. 20, 1953 inspection.
ers buildings; 450 miles of trails, 152 i four high school girls, who cali them- Maxine Hill, Frances Merrill, Rosa- |
Dear Mr. Borss.
miles of roads, and 200 miles of tele­ l selves, “The Mill City Quartette”; mond ReMine, Joan Cauble, Ina Chase, [
Kelly, Marie Stover, Noralee Maafc ¡H FTotrftit
I have lived in Detroit five years
phone lines, all to maintain from the i Miss Glea Dee Duman, crack accord- Dorothy
Keyes, Dorothy Dyhrman, Mary Kelly,
'•> I/CIIUII
and have two children in grammar
sum of $17,000 cuirently allowed for | ianist; Dale Woodward and Miss Joan
By BOOTS CHAMPION
During this time there has
school,
forest ervice maintenance each year. | Leach, songsters; Miss Ruth Ann and Betty Kelly. Accompanists are
_ of the been a growing dissatisfaction among
lico.e repo., lows that the De­ Phillips, saxaphonist; Arthur Hedge, | Edna Ross, organ, and Virginia Hoeye. I Detroit—A joint meeting
Reverend Streeter will be the | North Santiam Chamber of Commerce the parents with the administration of
troit district contains over 297,000 western style music; the Veness Girls, ' piano. —
The next Mill City PTA meeting
acres of forest reserves and the na­ hula hula; and Miss Evelyn Johnston, I narrator, Doris Sheythe is director was held Wednesday night, April 1, the school. The past June this dis­ will be Wednesday evening. April 8,
for the group.
1 at the Lake club. S. T. Moore spoke satisfied element put up Biad Hum­ at 8 p.m. This meeting will be held
tional forest receipts were $624,050 pantomine.
Auditions of talent is in the hands
| on natural resources of the canyon phrey for the school board and he was in the Mill City high school audi­
in 1952, paid into the federal treasury.
1 and the advantages which we have elected by a 3 to 1 margin. We then torium.
Out of that sum the district is to re­ of Vernon Todd, Bill McCoy, Howard
Ticket
to offer for a future recreational play­ proceeded to attend board meetings,
ceive only $17,000 for maintenance Means and Shields Remine.
The program include sa film and »
which up until this time had not gen­
ground.
purposes in one year. Eleven forest sales are being managed by Henry
special
speaker from Salem. Every­
camps are planned and 148 overnight Chaney, Lyle Gould and Martin Han­
E. C. (Babe) Kennedy of Breiten- erally been attended by the public, in one is invited, parents of school chil­
sen.
Program
arrangement
is
the
i
an
attempt
to
understand
the
work
­
camp spots and 84 picnic spots have
bush Springs, recreational chairman
dren are especially welcome.
been planned but no money is avail­ duty assigned to Bob Thorpe.
Calapooya Ditsrict Scouters met in of the North Santiam chamber em- ings of the school. This public parti­
Again
this
year
the
Lions
will
growl
cipation
did
not
appear
to
be
welcomed
able to build them.
Gates last Thursday for a basic train­ i phasized the need for recreation in
The North Santiam chamber voted at themselves in a ticket sales cam- ing course in Scouting knowledge and ' this area and said it could be "The by the board or the school principal.
Early this month a petition was cir­ i
to support a bill now in congress, ’ paign. The losers, as usual, will pay. skill. Bob Weeks, Explorer Advisor ! Harvest of the Crop”,
culated
asking for the ouster of the
known as the Baker bill or H,R. 1972 | This campaign takes a different tack of Troop 100, Albany, and Harry Way,
Another interesting speaker of the
which would set aside 10% of all ! this year, however. The winning side Scoutmaster of Troop 48 Aumsville, evening was L. O. Arens of the Salem principal (and superintendent), Mr.
Cooked food, aprons and fancy work
moneys received from the national i will be the one-half of the Lions Club led the group.
chamber of commerce.
He stressed White. About 200 signatures were
forests each year to be expended for 1 membership which sells the most
Others present from Albany were the importance of the chamber work­ obtained (estimated adult population will vie for top attention at another
This petition was of Mill City’s popular events, a cooked
"development, maintenance, and oper­ ' tickets. The winners will have a free Marvin Coonrod, Del Racette, and Al­ ing together for the betterment of in district 350).
presented to members Brad Humphrey food sale, Saturday, April 4, at the
ation within the national forest of j dinner at the expense of the losers, vin Chaput, scoutmaster and assist­ ail our communities.
and Frank New. Mr. Parker, school former location of Hinz Coffee Shop
facilities and areas for public use; to ’ according to Bob Wingo.
ants for the newly re-organized troop
A special feature of the evening
improve and maintain wildlife habi­
This particular food sale is under
29 of Saint Mary's church in Albany was a moving picture of the 1952 board chairman, then called a special
meeting to discuss this petition, but the sponsorship of ehe Mill City Three
tat, sanitation, and health in connec­ of Salem after viewing a sample of his were present.
Olympic games in Helsinki, also a
tion with uses of the national forests." work in a movie of the Olympic games
The-
leaders were present from Detroit. picture of what the YMCA is doing instead of the expected public hearing Links of the the Rebekahs.
This sum would amount to over filmed at Helsinki, Finland and also Idanha, Gates, Mill City, Aumsville, for war orphaned and refugee chil­ ! or similar action, the board voted 2 apron and fancy work on display ir*
162,000 which seems to be very small another showing views taken in Ger­ Lyons, and Albany.
dren in Germany. The pictures were ' to 1 (Humphrey against) to retain a booth Saturday is an added attrac­
but it would be a big help and should many of the work being done by the
Harry Way was apointed scout­ taken and shown by Dr. Robert An- Mr. White and fire five grammar tion to this particular food sale.
school teachers out of the eight, name­
be voted by the congress in this ses­ YMCA. The members were enthusi­ master for the next training meeting derson of Salem.
ly, Mr. Russell Hoyt, Mrs. Elsie Hoyt,
sion. Our forests can better serve the astic at results of Dr. Anderson's at Gates school, 8 p.m., April 21.
Mrs. Margaret Rasnick, Mrs. Mildred
people who they belong to if work work and agreed to pay for necessary Patrol leaders will be Del Racette,
Ray, and Mrs. Macel Cokenour. No
could be pushed to finish many proj­ film in making a 20-minute picture of Albany; Frank Kettleson, Detroit;
| intimation was made that the work
ects now planned.
Everyone inter­ the North Santiam at an estimated Bob Veness, Mill City; and Bob Weeks
1 of these teachers was unsatisfactory.
ested in our forest playgrounds should cost of $200.
of Albany.
Mrs. Frank Klecker announced to­
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¡The sole reason for the proposed dis-
sit down immediately and write their
off to ¡ missals is that “they do not co-oper­ day that Mill City’s St. Catherine’s
Mill
City
home
building
is
of
the
chamber
The
next
meeting
congressmen urging them to support
Altar society will conduct a cooked
an early start this year.
ate with Mr. White”.
for Mehama on May 6th. Ken LYONS GARDEN CLUB
this legislation. We must have this was
food I ale in the building located along-
As
a
member
of
a
committee
I
have
HOLDS
SPRING
SHOW
Among
those
obtaining
permits
for
the
new
president
of
the
cham
­
Goll
federal help in order to take care of
side Mill City Variety, Saturday.
I
just
now
met
with
Mr.
New,
the
mem
­
Lyons Garden c’ub will hold its new homes are Howard Farmen, For­
the vacationists and visitors to our ber was in the chair and Jack L:ngaas
April 11.
ber
that,
we
thought,
might
be
per-
rest
Baker,
George
Veteto,
Ralph
the
acted
as
secretary
in
the
absence
of
Spring
Flower
Show,
April
17,
at
forest lands.
Mrs. Klecker promised that the
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Budlong, and Paul Ressler. There is 1 suaded to reconsider the suggested
Lindsey Wright, who suffered a heart Rebekah hall.
Altar Society’s c rooked food sale April
action.
We
had
no
success.
With
also
a
large
amount
of
remodeling
and
attack
last
Sunday
while
attending
There
will
be
cooked
foods
and
The chamber voted to sponsor film­
11 will have some interesting sur­
ing a colored movie of the North San­ the hospital dedication reremon.es in flower plants for sale during the repairing according to Ed Cooke, local I this we exhausted all possibilities
prises for customers,
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on
Page
6)
show.
building
inspector.
Stay
ton.
tiam canyon by Dr. Robert Anderson
NewSantiam
Hospital
Dedicated
Lions’Club Show Forrest R. Berry, 76
Coming Soon Dies at His Home
Al Geddes, 75, Rites
Held Wednesday
Detroit School
fritiricosl far
Church Choir Gives
Easter Concert
No. Santiam Chamber
Next Mill City PTA
Meeting on April 8
Scouter Training
Course at Gates
Three Links Food Sale
On Saturday Afternoon
Building Permits Being
Issued in Mill City
St. Catherine’s Food
Sale Planned April 11