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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1953)
Canyon Avenue Parade T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Serving: MILL CITY mmNMT IlKHORN GATES IDANHA LYONS MEHAMA By DON PETERSON Political plums are being picked all over the country by the job hungry DI T ROI 1 DAM t POWLRHOLSI Republican administration and this $2.50 a Year, ] ()t- a Copy MILL CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY. APRIL 16, 1953 Vol. IX—No. 16 practice is reaching down to the low liest of positions in the small towns of the country as is illustrated by the change in the postmastership at Gates. Mr. Haywood was appointed last summer to take over the Gates office after the retirement of Mrs. Brisbin By JEAN ROBERTS and has done an excellent job. He The Mehama community is building has two small children and is not able to do many of the physical jobs that a new church. Tearing down the old By BOOTS CHAMPION other men are doing. He has been church, took one hour Friday after able to live on the small income this noon and breaking ground for the new Detroit A responsive attendance of the town’s citizens was on hand for post office job pays and has not been one was started the following morn on the labor market seeking another ing. an informal council meeting held Tues» job. Not many will except a position day evening April 14th at the Detroit An aging landmark, the church ha-* school. paying as little as this job unless they stood in the center of Mehama for have other income. over 60 years. Several days ago the All current issues concerning city* It would appear that the patronage bell was removed and the inside fur-1 business was discussed by the assem» dispensors for the Republican party : nishings salvaged. The bell bore the bly, before action was taken by ther here in Oregon would leave the small ' date 1899, but many say the church | city council. paying jobs alone as long as they are was built before that time. The bell There was a major discussion ou satisfactorily filled. There are plenty was addressed to Mary E. Stout, who whether to build just a city hall or It had been of jobs available as time goes by to now lives in Salem. to construct a combination one-floor pay any political debts without caus shipped from Hillsboro, Ohio. fire and communtiy hall. ing hardships where there is no neces Old fashioned square nails weie Drawings of various types of bufld- sity for so doing. used for the building as it was con- I.ast section of Big Cliff regulatory darn west of the Detroit dam is now being poured by construction crews. ings was illustrated on the blackboard! If this is a sample of the house strlcted when fashionable to build high I Black arrow points to nearly finished section. White arrow points to foundations for power house* still to be by Harry Rutherford, resident engi built below dam. (Photo courtesy Capital Journal) cleaning the Republicans are doing ceilings, which are difficult to heat. neer. throughout the country then may the A number of Mehama residents I Two committees were appointed by Lord help us. lined the street to watch the old church : Mayor Nolan Rasnick to make further * * * topple, an event which it was esti investigation as to the best suitable The Detroit lake will be open to mated will happen only once in a | building to be constructed. fishermen for the 1953 season accord century. A large cat, furnished by | Chairman heading the two commit» ing to an announcement by H. W. Ercill Wilson and a number of volun tees are Harry Rutherford, building- Rutherford, project engineer. Ruth teer workers soon demolished the old June Miley, Mill City Toastmistress By BOOTS CHAMPION A new method of preventing forest plans, and Earl Layman, general erford in announcing the opening of building. Two of Mehama’s oldest fires will be tried this year by the club member, won top honors again Detioit—Ercell Ingram, nephew of building. the lake, designated two boat launch pioneers Ed Taylor, and Mae Patton, Oregon Forest Fire Association, ac for Mill City in a speech contest in Cecil Briler, got a cold dunking in Appointed as city building commis- ing ramps for use of fishermen, one who lived here before the church was cording to J. R. Frum, president. Eugene, Saturday, of Council No. 3 the Detroit lake, late Tuesday after at Mongold on the road going toward built were present to watch it des of the Northwest region, International noon. when a 14-foot runabout boat sioner was Archie Mattoon. A spectacular technicolor motion Ted Miller of Four Corners, assist the lake and the other at the old town troyed. Toastmistress clubs. This second big picture, “The Enemy Is Fire”, just win gives Mrs. Miley a position in a i capsized with him. site of Detroit on the pavement lead Mehama grade school was recessed released, will be shown throughout Y’oung Ingram in company with his ant fire chief for Marion county, civil series of speech contests in Salem, uncle Cecil and Richard Hans, had defense fire fighting forces, gave el ing to the lake’s edge, providing the and children and teachers lined the Oregon to loggers, fire protection per Saturday, April 25. brief talk on volunteer fire protection water leaches an elevation high side walk to watch the event. A tele I been boating together previous to the sonnel, and the general public in the and its value to the community, enough to use the old roadway. Should phone lineman was present to repair competed Mrs. Miley in Eugene accident. next few months in this fresh drive the water not reach that height boat wires which were broken when the i Other out of town guests attending' Redmond against winners from the to prevent man-caused woods fires. After returning them to shore In- ing enthusiasts are warned that it is steeple toppled. and Eugene areas, according to Aline gtam decided to take a boat ride alone, the meeting in the interest of fire extremely dangerous to leave the old The wreckage was burned the same , Filmed here in Oregon by Rang Steffy, Mill City Toastmistress club departments were Dale Jeffreys, when suddenly he found simself in highway and attempt to launch boats night while workers played water on Motion Picture company of Seattle, secretary. Frank Boiuuu of Four Corner.., ii'.d the water. He managed to sit on at other points. the fire to keep it under control. Two the forest fire gigantic is an all-north Mrs. Ruby Crosier, club president, top of the boat until rescued by Wayne Frank Hale of Portland. west product. A high-powered tech presided over the regular session of Other business transaction« was is Mr. Rutherford stressed three points fire trucks also were present. nical committee of loggers, foresters the Mill City speech arts group in Woodward of Idanha, summoned to report by Mrs. Guy Moore, secretary A large shade tree growing at the in making the announcement and of the scene. of the Community club, who stated fered the co-operation of the engi front of the church lot was felled and and operators in Oregon and Wash Mill City, Thursday. He was none the worse for his ex ington supervised production of the partially burned with the debris. It the club agreed at their meeting Mon • neer’s office to make the recreational Invocation was given by Ida GeiWes; periences except it was very cold is said the tree was an oak, not a motion picture. day nite to disband and to donate facilities useful to the public. Tyler Pinkston took the role of toast sitting out there. native of Oregon, but shipped to $171.00 of the club’s money to the “ The film, ” Frum said, “ starts with mistress. They are: Luther Stout’s father fiom back east the planning of a protection system cofers of the Detroit fire and Com 1. To stay above and off of the There were several guests — Marion to be planted by the church. Annie and follows through the use of heavy munity fund. drift boom directly upstream from the Stout hoped something could be made equipment to pumps and hand tools Todd had Harriett LeCours as her Mrs. Margaret Howland reported dam; guest; Pat Wingo brought Dolores from the tree for the church interior. on the fire line.” that cash donations and pledges were 2. To watch out for stumps when Stewart, and Lucille Lowery intro The old church was too small for nearly a hundred per cent. you approach shore, as the big trees the present increasing population so The motion picture has been so duced Tearly Muir to the club. John Estey, and Harold Champion were cut off five (5) feet above the a larger one will be constructed. A planned that it can be separated into The April 9 meeting was a little By PROF. DELOS HOEYE were appointed fire committee mem ground; and basement, now being dug will provide six short films, each covering a spe different from the usual, in that each The other day when the delicious of the Detroit area, who attended the 3. To watch out for the large Sunday school class rooms when com cial phase of fire protection and sup member had been instructed to pre odor of ripe bananas filled the build district fire meeting in Idanha, earlier amount of drift in the reservoir. pare a two-minute speech, for delivery ing curiosities bubbled. plete. The new building will be in a T pression, Frum pointed out. This had • • * “The Enemey Is Fire” shows how a into a tape recorder. Needless to say, happened too many times lately for in the evening, reported the Idanha shape with the sanctuary seating volunteer firemen expressed a desire- Along with the opening of the De about 100 persons and a fellowship forest fire starts, how loggers and the variety of subjects chosen was in personal investigation to be put off to see more of the men from this area-, troit lake to fishing is the announce hall in the rear which can be opened fire fighters organize a plan of action teresting — ranging from humor, longer. attend their meeting on Wednesday ment that tributaries to the lake are to accommodate a larger gathering. and how they finally conquer the travel, music, to the more serious vein. Suiting action to thought the room nights in order to create better fellow also open to fishing on the opening blaze and mop up spot fires ahead. At the end of the meeting, all pass was pocketed, and by sign lan day, Saturday, April 18, according to It is the first time the entire action speeches were “played back” to the guage the teacher was left to infer ship and co-operation. Every Wednesday night at 7 p.m_ information furnished by the North Delbert Meeks Receives of a forest fire has ever been screened, group, and hearing the recordings what she would as I went out the at the Idanha fire hall volunteer fires Santiam Chamber of Commerce. Frum stated, and at its premier show helped all the participants learn their doof following my nose. Since my men meet for drill and practice. • • • Promotion in Korea ing in Portland recently aroused speech faults. June Miley was evalu nose and I are inseparable, "project Today Sen. Wayne Morse introduced ____ __ ______ In Japan, recently Delbert L. Meeks hearty acclaim from old-time fire ator for the speeches; Louise Palmer, banana” went forward rapidly, along fighters. lexicologist. a bill in the Congress to authorize the of Mill City, was congratulated by the hall, down the stairs, into the “We will make the film available building of a 722-foot dam on the 1st Lt. George N. Rozier, assistant The next regular Toastmistress I basement and through the shop door. Snake river or what is known as executive officer to the Tokyo Army for widespread use by the general meeting will be Thursday, April 23. The source was not far off. Soon the Hell’s Canyon dam. This project is Hospital Enlisted Detachment, after public,” Frum indicated, “as soon as | well-springs of this heavenly peifume e’e i’rr > I ‘o r ■ ice 1,124.000 kilo having received his promotion to cor we have had a chance to show it to would be cuddled in aching arms. In watts of firm power, and would pro pora! during ceremonies at the hos- loggers, fire fighters and forestry, Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Spitz of Lyons» the throes of overpowering ecstasy Several prints are being< vide irrigation rights to all the water ( pital. Comoral Meeks has been serving groups. your correspondent floated into the are leceiving congratulations upon needed above the project plus furnish-a message center cornier in the made and will be available from Keep finish-room—now, now at last! But the birth of a daughter born Saturday ing a flood control dam to hold back Tokyo Army Hospital Enlisted De- Oregon Green, Oregon Forest Fire As —No! What a disappointment, You evening at the Santiam Memorial hos- sociation, Industrial Forestry Associ dangerous and expensive flood waters tachment since last July, can’t embrace the ether, neither can pital. flooding areas below the dam site on ■ Entering the army in February 1951 ation, and Oregon State Forestry De The need for close co-operation and you embrace a noisy racket, and cer-1 The little baby girl was the fifth understanding between industrial down the Columbia. and arriving in the Far East the fol partment. The forest fire epic was tainly, who would want to embrace and final winner to receive prizes in Simultaneously in the House Mrs. lowing August, the Mill City soldier financed jointly by the Oregon Forest workers and farm people in all farm Phil Goble, the only other vibrating the baby contest at the new hospital* organizations was stressed by Mr. Ed Gracie Pfost of Idaho, Magnuson of | spent 11 months service in Korea Fire Association and Washington body present? since its opening date. She has been Washington, and Metcalf of Montana where he received the Korean and Forest Fire Association, and private McSorley, representing the IWA local Turning away with tears of chagrin named Patricia and will share with introduced a companion measure au UN Service ribbons. His mother, operators west of the Cascades in the of Sweet Home and Mr. Harry Wiley, stinging the eyes and about to make the other four several hundred dollars Linn County Pomona Grange Master thorizing the Hell’s Canyon project. Mrs. Gladys Meeks, lives in Mill City, two states. at the quarterly convention of the a sad picture, the realization of what worth of prizes. In introducing the measure Morse I had been seen struck a sudden blow. | The winners were well distributed Linn County Farmers Union. said in a speech in the senate repro I turned to inspect it further. Phil Numeious comments were made by ! said it was a coffee table. To say it over the canyon area, the first birth duced below in part: those present on the voting records is out of this world would be more to was from Stayton, the next two from “Without question, if Oregon and of Linn county’s legislative represent the point. He was spraying on the Mill City, the first girl baby, bom neighboring Idaho are to expand and atives on measures affecting the in sixth coat of lacquer sealer, the source to Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Lott of Mill prosper increasing we need large-scale terests of workers and farmers and a ' of the disgusting stench. Phil even City, and a »on to Mr. and Mrs, Ver) irrigation and for irrigation we must continued close study of these records boasted that he had built it, and had Moberg, Mill City; the fourth winner, have financial aid from power rev a boy, to Mr. and Mrs. William Hamil was recommended. enues. . . . been working on it for just about as ton of Idanha, and the final winner • • « Paul Youngman, a Farmers Union long as he could remember. from Lyons. "As a prudent investment of public member from McMinnville, showed With interest up, a tour of the shop funds, the Hell’s Canyon dam will be pictures and gave a very interesting was next, Everyone was busy and outstanding. The total estimated cost report on a 3,000-mile trip through apparently happy. Happy, that is, of the project works covered by this the south. except Bob Sullivan. Professor was legislation would be $404,734,000, Mr. Moeller, state president of the telling him something about no, the made up of $356,810,000 for Hell's Farmers Union reported on the ex I project wasn’t ready to be put to Canyon dam and power plant and ap tensive and valuable holding of fertil gether and no, it wasn’t ready to stain. purtenant works, and $47,924,000 for A contract for construction of the izer deposits which the National There was the impression that thia the Scriver Creek power facilities. Al Farmers Union is now developing. was about the usual conversation be ' Detroit Power House 230 kv line, De- most 90% of the total, or $361,199,000 ' troit substation foundations and struc- Announcement was made that the tween Bob and the professor. would be returned to the Treasury | tures, and a part of the Detroit- “ Porky ” Podrabsky was busy on State Junior Camp wil be held at witMn 50 years, including interest. . . . Camp Adam« from August 1st to 8th. some big gadget made of mahogany j Albany 230 kv line, for the Bonneville “Hell’» Canyon dam will add a large Couldn’t Power Administration, approved by Reports and proposals regarding the faced plywood, he said. block of firm power. 1.124,000 kilo I tell you what it was but it certainly ■ Secretary of the Interior Douglac complaint filed by the Linn County watts to be specific- to the Pacifi* Farmers Union against the surchaige was pretty. Roy Chase was working McKay, was awarded today to Mid northwe-t power supply . . . firm of the Mountain States Power com ' sitting down, probably felt right at land Constructors, Inc., Huntington power, power available every hour of ' Park, Calif., on a low bid of $124.405 Santiam Memorial hoepital’» "baby derby ' First girl baby horn pany took an important place on the home since he spent a good share of the dav, every day of the year. The was Kathy Mae Lott. 8-pound daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. I^stt of Project Engineer Gregg O»burne the basketball season that way. He day’s agenda. Mill City, »ho arri'ed Thursday. April 9 at 12:18 p m. Kathy »as lews energy will come from three sources was working on a wall shelf. Made will be in charge of th.a work with Howard Snodgrass, Linn county than an hour old when she pored with her mother for this picture. (1) power produced at the site of the | headquarters at Mill City. (Continued on Page 5) president, presided. (Photo courtesy The Statesman) (Continued on Page 7) Detroit Council Planning New Community Hall Old Church at Mehama Razed New Motion Picture June Miley Advances First Canyon Boat To Help Fight Fire In Speech Contest Accident Tuesday Hi School Shop Visit Proves Tantalizing Fifth Baby Arrives At New Hospital Linn Farmers Union Holds Convention Contract Let, Power House and Lines