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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1953)
SI T he MILL CITY Ä ENTERPRISE Canyon i Avenue Parade £- By DON PETERSON One of Scouting’» biggest events, its Court of Honor, came last Wednes day evening and was hardly noticed by most of the parents of the boys involved. Isn’t it strange that par ents can be so thoughtless that they will not come out to these really big events in the lives of their boys? Scoutmaster Chai les Kelly has given at least one night a week dur ing this past year to guide these boys in their scouting work. Most of.the time there has been at least one troop committeeman from the Lions club, the troop sponsoring organization, present to assist the scoutmaster in his w-ork. They have given many hours of their time to make the troop a successful group of boys. One night from a parent on Court of Honor night would prove very encour aging to these men. Bob Veness has taken on the duties of assistant scout master and has proved popular with the boys while he has been conduct ing work in signal work and some of the working of electronics. These men deserve a great big handshake and vote of thanks fur their devotion to the program of Scouting. Let’s see that they get our thanks! i 'Serving : Mill CITY DETROIT ELKHORN GATES IDANHA LYONS MI H \ M A ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY To THE HEART OE N ATI RES EMPIRE MILL CITY, OREGON. THURSDAY, M \Y 14, 1953 Vol. IX—No. 20 Fred Winburn Killed in Canyon Auto Accident I I 12.50 a Year. |()<> a Copy Auto Plunge Carried One to Death Here School Bond Gives Concert Thurs., May 21 Mill City school band will perform Fred Winburn, a Mill City logger for the enteitainment of the commu was killed instantly early Sunday nity at a special concert, Thursday, when I he light sedan in which he was May 21, at 8 p.m. in the grade school a passenger skidded off the North gym, according to Earl Loucks, band Santiam highway and plunged 609 feet master. The concert is a benefit af down the canyon »all, almost to the . fair for band uniforms. banks of Detroit reservoir. Iwo other occupants of the car escaped serious Loucks stated that the public’s sup injuries. Winburn, 61, had resided in port will be very much appreciated. Oregon for the past 20 years. Loucks listed nine selections that will Injured were Joe Challer.der, 39, be presented by Mill City Band. Ad Mill City, driver of the 1937 Ford , missions are adults, 50c; high school ¡coach; and Eugene Roland Fluitt, 33, | students 35c; and grade school chil ¡also of Mill City. Fluitt was released dren, 25c. fiom Santiam Memorial hospital at Members of the Mill City band are: Stayton after treatment of superficial Phil Goble, Truman Jones, James Bal wounds, as having a dislocated hip. timore, I.ahnny Podrabsky, Michael Both were apparently thrown from *»’ * •. ,■ ■ > Peterson, Maurice Bassett, Harold -■ - , the car in its roll down the canyon. if. Kliewir, Don Nesbitt, Larry Laige. '.'A4 Deputy Coroner Charles Edwards Dick Syverson, Leroy Podrabsky. said Winburn, whose body was found * - *z . <• r ' <■ • • Robert Loucks, Jo Ann Leach, An in the wreckage, apparently died in- thony Beery, Dale Andreassen, Rich DETROIT. Ore.—A plunge off the North Santiam Highway near Detroit dam brought death to a Mill stinctly. He said it appeared that City logger, Fred Winburn, 61. Arrow points to wreckage of car in which victim was riding when ard Verbeck, Terry Muir, Lyle Fleet it spun out of control and shot down steep bank. Driver Joe Chailender, Mill City, and another pas the car failed to make a sharp curve wood, Denny Sheythe, Willa Loucks, senger escaped with minor injuries in Sunday accident. in the highway about three miles Yvonne Dait, Denny Podrabsky, Ros The Ladies Auxiliary of the San- above Detroit dam and skidded about (Photo courtesy -The Stat snian and Robert Veness) alie Bassett, Carol Cooke. Herschel tiam Memorial hospital is very busy 300 feet through loose gravel before Clark, and Norma Downer. this week carrying out plans so free I ; plunging down the mountain. The program includes: march, “King blood may continue available in Ma Fluitt, least injured in the 3 a.m. ¡Cotton”, Sousa; overture "Carnival of rion county hospital». Because the accident, crawled back to the highway Roses” Olivadoti; intermezzo scene, Red Cross money raising campaign for help. Buck Delano, Detroit, car “A Persian Market”, Ketelby; suite: did not reach it’s quota the free blood ried Challender back up the rock- “Into the Distance” and Dance Scene program will be discontinued in Ma strewn slope to an ambulance. Two big softbi ¡1 doubleheader» aie McKay; intermission; march “His War veterans are offered priority The local Boy Scout tioop held its rion county unless $5,500.00 is laised Winburn was hospitalized several first summer couit of honor cere in acquiring 72 faim units being on schedule for fans this week. Sat Honor” Fillmore; characteristic “Ted- befoie July 1. days last month in Salem as the result monies in the grade school Wednesday opened to homestead entry in southern urday night when the Salem Mer dy Bear Picnic” Bratton; popular “I t»r At the present time blood is fur of another auto accident on the San Idaho, it was announced this week chants will be gue-ts of the CBI and Mellin; novelty "Lassus Trombone”, nished to all hospitals from donated tiam highway. He had only recently evening with Scoutmaster Charles by V ere A. Mct’arty, Oregon Dept, Kellys’ softball clubs on Allen Field Fillmore; march “Father of Victory” Kelly and his assistant, Bob Veness blood. This is delivered weekly to returned to work for the North Fork at 7 p.m. Ganne. hospitals by the Red Cross and no | Logging Co. of M il City. He made in charge of the activities. Clarke of Veterans’ Affairs sei vice officer. I.ethin of Albany, district scout exec Tuesday night, May 19, the Allen Veterans ’ applications mu-t be filed charge is made to the hospitals for , his home in a trailer-hou-e at Mill utive was present for the big e|ent. with the Bureau of Reclamation, 11th field will again be lite-up for the the blood or delivery. In turn the | City. Troop committeeman Lee Ross was an,i E Streets. Rupert, Idaho, by July doubleheader to be played by Kelly hospitals provide the blood free to The accident victim is suivived b'y also« present. 20 to qual fv for the public drawing to Lumber and the Lebanon Western patients. There ». ' 1»' -«toy ch'-rge a aaughtef, Jfrs. Evelyn McCarthy of Veneers 3t *:30 p.m. Receiving their first class scout determine the winners.”’ in the hospitals when blood is used Waldport; son, Eddie Winburn, Eu These are al! first class teams and The 72 fa m units cover 7,289 irri as follows: blood typing, $1.50; cross reka, Calif.; mother, Mrs. Betsy Ann badges were Terry Muir and Lahny matching, $2.50; RH factor determi Franklin, Salem; sisters Mrs. Etta Podrabsky, and second class badges gable acies in the Minidoka irrigation should be thrillers for plenty of action Mill City American Legion Auxil nation, $3.50; disposable tubing to ad Yoos, Salem; and Mrs. Shirley Rus- were awarded to Michael Petersen project and are situated about 40 miles on the diamond. iary, unit No. 159 will handle the sale east of Twin Falls in Minidoka and minister blood, $1.50. The cross sell, Sandy; brothels, Vernon Win- and Marc Boothby. of Poppies on Friday and Saturday, Jerome counties of southern Idaho. New members to receive their fiist matching must be dene forxivery pint bum, Salem and T. B. Winburn, in May 22 and 23 in Mill City and Gates. badge of promotion to Tenderfoot The units go free to qualified, success used. There is no charge for the Colorado. On May 12 and 13 members of the ful applicants. blood, itself. Funeral arraignments will be an were Marshal Malden and Don Cree. Auxiliary placed Poppy cards in busi Veterans must have had 90 days or The only time direct donors aie nounced by the Weddle Funeral home Merit badge awards were earned by ness houses throughout Mill City and more of honorable service between used is when there is not enough blood of Stayton. the following scouts: Gates, signifying their approval of Sept, 16, 194« and July 3, 1952. They By JEAN ROBERTS of that particular type on hand in Winburn was born November 23, Gregory Peterson, (4) personal Poppy sales and help of all disabled Red Cross supplies. The same labor 1891 in Irvin, Ky., and came to Ore- health, public health, safety, and must have had farming experience and Lyons- Though the present school veterans. own assets worth at least $4500 must atory charges are made for this ex 1 gon in 1933. He had been in the fishing; Lahny Podrabsky, (2) home term is about to end. Mari-Linn school These Memorial Poppies are made cept they generally run to a large Army during World War 1 but did repairs, and fishing; Tony Boothby, above their liabilities. looks back over a busy year of amount because matching the typing not see overseas service. achievement. Combining districts in of red crepe paper, by hand, by dis He had (2) printing and home repairs; Jerry must be done until the < oi rect match been empiojed as a logger in the Foster, (2) home repairs and fishing; both Marion and Linn counties, the abled veteran» tn 111 hospitals and is made and more containers and sup Marion county area much of the past Terry Muir, music; Richaid Verbeck, school has been the hub of commu woi krooni» in over 44 states, and the veterans receive pay for each poppy plies are required than with Red Cross 20 years. nity activity. lifeguard; and Donald Lemke, public made. The materials are furnished blood. Scarcely a night has passed during speaking. Mill City giade school is staging free of charge to the veterans. The The first month of opening, oper One-year star service awards were a “get-a quaintcd” session Wednes the year that the school buildings instruction is in the hands of the vol ating at only a very small part of have not been in use. A laige din given to Marc Boothby, Jeiry Foster, day, May 20, at 1:15 p.m., for chil unteer workers who teach the men capacity, the Santiam Memorial hos Michael Peteison, Tommy Fenci, and dren entering the first grade class ing or general-purpose room, added how to make them. The outside help pital has used 12 pints of Red Cross this year, has been used by the whole Alan Tuers. rooms next school year, according to ers are the Poppy chairmen, the Aux blood. • Two-year service awards to Lahny an announcement made this week by community. iliary members who sell them on the If Marion county must carry out its Twice a week from morning until Mill City high school will graduate Podrabsky, Michael Peterson, and Vernon Todd, schopl superintendent. street, the art instructor, the Poppy own blood program, many people The youngsters will get a preview noon, a kindergarten is conducted by Poster Maker- who make the poster» would have to pay from $35 to $50 18 seniors this year. Baccalaureate Lauren Dart. of pre-school children of the exercises will be held in the grade of school routine and will be shown mothers to advertise their sale, and the thous A three-year star was awarded to a nint for blend from professional in this new room. The Cub district. 8 p.m. and school gym May 24 at important details of school life in ands of others who buy the poppie». Giegory Peterson for service. i e la atory fee would be donors, Scouts, sponsored by the Parent be May 29 added, There would not be enough graduation exercises will Only five parents showed up for geneial. First grade classrooms will Teacher club, hold their pack meet- The benefits are not in money alone, at 8 p.m. also in the grade school gym. these important events in the lives be opened to those eligible for school but in dreary hours lightened by use blood available from free donors. ings here. ful occupation filled with new hope Donna Jean Nelson has been named of their boys. The Auxiliary is relying on volun Mrs. Clarke Lethin next year. Children who will be six The local church gioup, whose tary donations which may be given valedictoi ian; Betty Lou Cree will be was a visitor with her husband for years of age on or before November church and community hall burned and courage. 15, 1953, will enter the first giade to G. W. Schachtsick at the First saiutatorian of the graduating class. the evening. last Christmas also make use of the the coming school year. National Bank, Stayton, and to D. B. Students giaduating include: After the awarding of advance new all-purpose room. Banquets and Mothers will get informat on re Hill. Mill City Bank. Evart Brewer, Roy Chase, Betty ment badges movies were enjoyed by Telephone garding health examinations for their benefits are held there. Letters are being sent to all Lou Cree, Phillip Goble, JoAnne Hoff meetings or any gathering of public all present of scenes taken at Camp offspring, school supplies and general churches, organizations and schools in man, JoAnne Kunkle, Donna Nelson, interest centers at the school. i Pioneer. i student-school data. the area asking them to solicit volun Beryl Mason, Patricia Brown, Thomas 1 The school gym nearby, does not -------- --------------------------------------------- tary contributions from their students Kanoff, Marvin Misner, Leroy Podrab- stand idle as many do in other com j Gates — The combined commence- and members as individuals. munities. Each Tuesday night half of I ment exercises of the Gates grade sky, Richard Syverson, Rjchard Kan The Nurses organization, a part of off, William Shepherd, William Hoff the double gym is open to the young I school and high school will be held the Ladies Auxiliary, will have charge man, Lyle ETeetwood, and Dorothy people of the community to roller Thursday evening, May 28, in the high of collections which will be taken up Downer. j skating. Skates are rented for a small school gymnasium at 8 o'clock. at the Star theatre in Stayton and the fee and to date 200 pairs of skates, Dr. Howaid Runkel, chairman, de Dates for this Mill City theatre, a record player, records and a micio- partment of speech and drama, of Agnes will be announced later. phone have been purchased from the Willamette univeisity, will deliver the Kirsch, president of the Nurses or skate rent. address. ganization will have charge of this The town basketball team made use Idabelle Blackburn, daughter of Mr. in Stayton and Robert Wingo, R.N., of the gym all winter for practice and Mrs. Arthur Blackburn, is vale will conduct the collection in Mill City. and games. Occasionally teen-agers dictorian of the senior class of the A benefit tea will be given by the ; Detroit—Members of the F.O.E. and of the district hold dances and parties Volunteers have been busy the past high school; Betty Tucker, daughter Ladies Auxil ary at the home of Mrs. there, also. j of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tucker, will week tearing down one of the build R. D. Paris, Stayton, early in June. The school building itself does duty I be the saiutatorian. Mrs. Paris will head the committee ings at Mongold, donated to them by five days a week and also Saturdays. Baccalaureate services are to be in charge and all ladies in the San- the government. People in the Mari-Linn district be Members of the Auxiliary aimed tiam valley will be invited to attend. lieve in making use of the school build held in the Gates Community Church with hammers, wrecking bar», saw», School ings. First by schooling the children of Christ, Sunday, May 24,. etc., are really putting them to some of the district and second by accom will close May 29. good use. They are no softies. modating the parents who paid for I In place of the annual junior-senior Once in a while the King’s English ‘ prom this year, members of the two the school. J get» kicked around when the hammer classes were taken to Portland tor a day of fun Monday of last week. The Lyon»—Robert and Dorothy Draper smacks down on a sensitive finger, or senior», guest» of the junior», were have taken over the management and a stubborn nail refuses to budge. Or operation of the Mehama Garage and , that nice beautiful board is almost I treated to dinner, taken to the too Service station, which was formerly off, and bingo, goes an ugly looking R<M KWELL — To Mr. and Mr» anrj attended the ice follies. Chaper- Ba' k after five months of attempting to carve a farm out of the under the management of Frank B crack. Gerald Rockwell, Lyons, a daughter, ones for the day were Mr. and Mr». jungles of Ecuador are Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hampton who call Buckler. May 9, at Salem Memorial hospital. Don Miley, Mr». W. R. Hutcheson, But it is all in a day’s work, and their Goat Mountain ranch above Gate« "home". The Hamptons Draper was formerly employed for Mrs. Jack Brown and Howard Mean». the constant laughter and chatter of KIRSCH — To Mr and Mrs Gordon undaunted by the heaviest rainy season in modern Ecuador history three years at Philippi Tire service. Kirsch, Mehama, a son, May 13, at ’ class advisor of the junior class. Mis» —plan to leave again thin summer for the southern jungles. Buckler is relinquishing his business of the workers takes the ouch out of smack. Elda Webster is class president. Salem Memorial hospital. (Photo courtesy The Statesman) because of ill health. Hospital Auxiliary Financing Blood Boy Scouts Receive Homestead Priority Softball Games On Two Big Nights Advancement Merits Offered Vetercns Poppy Sale Starts Here May 22nd Mari-Linn School Is Hub of Community Open House for New Students May 20 Mill City High Will Graduate 18 Seniors Gates Graduation Exercises May 28 Pair Returns From Ecuador Eagles Start Work On Their New Home L Drapers Take Over Business in Mehama /ust Arrived