McConnell Killed
Near Idanha As
Car Leaves Hiway
IDANHA—Robert Andrew McCon
nell, 39, mill worker, was killed Satur
day night when his automobile struck
a soft shoulder and plunged into the
boulder_filled bed of Tunnel creek six
miles east of Idanha.
Police reported that McConnell’s
car traveled along the highway shoul
der for 870 feet before it swerved 83
feet into the creek bed.
McConnell was a veteran of Worjd
War II and recently was released
from the Veterans hospital at Port
land. He lived with his mother, Mrs.
Helen Schram at Idanha.
He was born in Philadelphia, Penn.
June 3, 1914.
Services were held Wednesday at 9
a. m. in the Immaculate Conception
Catholic church at Stayton, followed I
by interment in the Catholic cemetery
in that city.
Dorothy Grimes Becomes
Bride of Edward Jordan
In Ceremony at Lyons
LYONS—Miss Dorothy Grimes,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chet Grimes
of Lyons, became the bride of Ma
rine PFC Edward Dick Jordan, from
Camp Pendleton, California, and son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jordan of West Stay
ton, Monday, August 24th.
The ceremony was held at the Me
thodist parsonage in Lyons with Rev.
Harold S. Sheriff reading the five
o’clock ceremony.
Miss Grimes was attired in a beige
suit with white corsage and carried
a white Bible. Her only attendant was
her sister in law, Mrs. Harvey Grimes
who wore a checked summer suit.
David Jordan was best man for his
brother. Only immediate relatives
were present.
The young couple left that evening
for California, where he will return
to Camp Pendleton and she will re
side at Oceanside.
Nita Schaffer’s Engagement
To David Karr Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schaffer of
Salem announce the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Nita Schaffer, to
David Maudice Karr, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Karr, also of Salem.
Miss Schaffer is a registered nujse
and a graduate of the Spokane Mem
orial School of Nursing, and has at
tended the University of Oregon for
two terms. She is now employed at
the Salem General Hospital.
David Karr graduated from the Uni
versity of Oregon last June and is re
turning for one term of graduate
work this Sept/mbe<. he wih return
to his fraternity, Phi Kappa Sigma
to complete his term as house presi
dent. In February he will enter the
U. S. Army as a second lieutenant in
the Transportation Corps.
January has been set as a tentative
wedding date.
Lyle Fleetwood Will
Compete in “B” Shrine
Football Game Saturday
Lyle Fleetwood, local high school
graduate of 1953, will compete for
the West Shrine team at Pendleton,
Saturday, August 29th, 1953.
Lyle, an outstanding back for the
Mill City high school, was picked for
< outstanding play during the 1952
fcotball season.
Several local fans besides his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fleetwood,
will journey to Pendleton to witness
Lyle in action at eight o'clock p. m.
Saturday.
All funds will go to the Crippled
Childrens Hospital
in Portland,
Oregon.
Vacancy in Lyons
Pcstoffice to be Filled
By Civil Service Exam
Federal Civil Service announces an
exe nination for substitute clerk,
an hour, to fill vacancies in
the postoffice service at Lyons, Ore.
gor,. Applicants must actually reside
within the delivery of the Lyons, Ore
gon postoffice or be bona fide patrons
of that office. Persons employed in
the Lyons postoffice will be considered
bona fide patrons of the ofifce, The
_
registers from this examination will
be used to fill both permanent and
non-permanent appointments.
Further information and application
forms may be obtained from the post
master of the cities listed on page 1
of the examination announcement, or
from the Director, Eleventh U. S.
Civil Service Region, 302 Federal Of
fice Building. Seattle 4. Washington.
Applications must be on file with
the Director. Eleventh U. S. Civil
Service Region. 302 Federal Office
Building. Seattle 4, Washington, not
later than September 14th, 1953.
Viaduct To Be Constructed
Across Gulch Near Dam Site
The Bureau of Public Roads have
called for bids until September 1, for
construction of a 55-foot viaduct to 1
be built across a small gulch just west j
of the Detroit Dam site, on the North ;
Santiam highway. The building of this
viaduct has been made necessary by
the steepness of the hill which has
caused the original constructed fill
to slide.
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ENTERPRISE
Serving:
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DETROIT
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VOLLME IX
NI MBER 35
MILL CITY. OREGON. THl RSI) AY. AVGUST 27. 1953
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State Softball Meet Postponed Until End of Week by Downpour
Hospital
Mill City Still Undefeated;
Shriners Are Is Memorial
Busy Institution
Pearson Hurls No Hit, No Run
Rained Out
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Detroit Men Will File
On Homestead Claims
Near Anchorage, Alaska
DETROIT The Homestead Act,
The Santiam Memorial hospital at : which opened June 24th in Anchorage,
Stayton is gaining in popularity as Alaska, drew the interest of one
time goes on, according to J. C. Kim business man here.
Otto Russell left Monday for Seat
Rain Sunday afternoon and evening mel, president of the board.
The first 90 days the daily census tle, where he will board a plane to
put a damper on the Shrine festivities
Anchorage, where he will file a
scheduled in conjunction with the average stood at nine, and there were
claim on a homestead. He will join
a total of 55 babies delivered.
state softball tournament here. Al
For the last 31 days the census av- Bill Harris of Winchester Bay, and
bert Toman, president of the Santiam erage was 19 with a total of 55 ba- Ed Barber of McMinnville, Ore.,
brothers of Mrs. Russell, who left
Shriners, expresses his regrets that bies delivered.
From August 1 to August 20, the Tuesday of last week by automobile,
the Shrine part of the program had
census was 21, and 22 babies were who also will file claims.
to be called off. Up to the time the
delivered. Four sets of twins were
Mr. Barber has just completed 22
patrol and band from Salem left Mill
bom in a three-week period, the last years of service in the army. The lo
City Sunday night, soaked to the
two weeks in July and the first week cation of the homesteads is across the
skin, it was impossible to forecast
in August.
bay northwest of Anchorage, which
weather conditions.
Due to the increase in business at is known as Cook’s Inlet.
It is hoped, however, at some
the hospital The Enterprise has been
They plan to be gone about ten
later date, with sufficient notice, ar
asked to annouhce that visiting hours days and will return by auto.
rangements can be made for them to will now have to be observed, as it is-
return to Mill City and take part in
impossible for the staff at the hospi
some civic function.
tal to properly care for the patients
Picnic Held Inside
when interrupted at all hours by vi
Also rained out was the picnic spon sitors.
sored by the Lions club of Mill City.
Beginning September 1, the follow
This phase of the entertainment was ing visiting hours will be enforced;
moved into the recreation room of the from 2 until 4 in the afternoon and
high school, benches, tables and all, from 7 until 8:30 in the evening.
Football equipment will be issued at
where under the capable supervision
the Mill City high school, Monday,
of Bill Stewart, the meal was served Ixical Garden Club Honors
August 31. There will be someone on
to the visitors. Charles Kelly and his
committee of the Lions club, deserves State Officers At Tea Here hand to hand out gear from 9 a. m.
About thirty-five guests called at to 9 p. m. to accomodate the boys who
a vote of thanks for the task they
completed, as well ds all others who the home of Mrs. Frank Potter on are still working at summer jobs. A
did such a splendid job in arranging Thursday afternoon, when the Mill poll will be taken to determine the
City Garden Club entertained some time for drills which will start on
for the state tournament.
Tuesday.
of their state officers at a tea.
German Band Plays
Returnees from last year’s squad
Appropriate
music
was
furnished
A Geiman band, under thg leader
expected to register, include Lloyd
by
Mrs.
Don
Sheythe,
soloist,
accom
ship of Howard Means, was on hand
Ross, Richard Verbeck, Charles Kuhl
to help get the tourney under way. panied on the piano by Mrs. Lee Ross. man, Dale Anders«:, Brooks Crosier,
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Mrs.
L.
W.
Franks,
Redmond,
presi-
Members of the band besides Mr.
Bob Stettner, Don Ellingson, Jack
Means were Harold Kliewer, Harold ' dent of Oregon State Federation of Melting, Bob Thompson, Jim Caudle,
Garden
Clubs,
and
Mrs.
Byron
Brad
Pound, Arey Podrabsky, Leroy Po-
shaw, Albany, vice-president, talked Al Ward and Truman Jones.
drabsky, Truman Jones, Howard Far
New to the squad will be Phil Carey
informally of their experiences and
mer and Frank Havercraft.
work being done by clubs through and Richard Andersbn. Rick Thomas
Their music and outfits helped en-
out the state. Both marked the pro from Cottage Grove is a transfer who
terta'n the crowds.
gress made by the local club in the is expected to add power to the Mill
4’/i years since its organization, and City lineup.
Freshmen and boys who have not
Mrs. Franks made a special trip to
Billy Fearheller, Polio
see the shrubs at the school annex— previously been out for the squad
are welcome to a tryout.
Patient To Return Home
one of the club projects.
Mrs. Ingval Edlund of Monitor,
Six-year-old Billy Fearheller, son
of Mr. and Mrs. William Fearheller state corsage chairman, displayed ma
of Gates, who has been hospitalized terials which are available to club
in the Salem Memorial hospital for members and has promised to attend
over a month when stricken with a meeting soon and demonstrate their
polio, is expected to return home to- use.
Mrs. Bert Morris and Mrs. Charles
day (Thursday).
Mrs. Francis Jacobs of Gates, was
The polio, of a rare type, attacked Dolezal poured during the tea hour,
the eyelids, but has responded to assisted by Mrs. W. W. Allen, Mrs. taken to the hospital in Stayton late
treatment. However, his legs are still W. R. Olmstead, Mrs. F. J. Potter and Saturday by ambulance after having
fallen 25 feet from the bridge over
affected and Billy will have to return Mrs. H. D. Pound.
Out-of-town guests besides the state the Santiam river in Gates.
to the hospital for treatment three
Physicians stated she suffered a
times a week, for baths and muscle officers were Miss Margaret Shat
strengthening exercises. He is able tuck, Gresham, Mrs. Moore and Mrs. broken wrist and other less serious
to take a few steps by himself at the M. L. Morey of Stayton, and Mrs. injuries.
The woman and her husband were
Ruby Brisbin of Gates.
present time.
walking home when it is reported that
Mrs. Jacobs leaned too far over the
bridge railing and fell onto the rocks
below.
Football Gear to
Be Issued Mon
Gates Woman Hurt
In Fall from Bridge
Donna Arlone Kuhlman and Marvin
Bibler Married at Presbyterian Churih
Speaking their marriage vows be brielson and Robert Nave, both of
fore the altar of the Presbyterian Scio. Lighting the candles were the
church in Mill City, were Donna Ar bride’s two brothers, Charles and
lone Kuhlman of this city, and Mar Ronnie Kuhlman, and her cousin,
vin Bibler, of Marine Corp Base, El John Thompson.
Toro, Santa Ana, California, with the
For her daughter’s wedding. Mrs.
Rev. Noble Streeter, pastor of the Kuhlman chose an off-white faille
church, officiating at the double ring suit, with patent leather accessories.
ceremony at 4:30 o’clock, Sunday af The groom’s mother wore a black and
ternoon, August 23rd.
white taffeta dress, with gray alli
The church was beautifully decorat gator accessories. Both I had corsaires
ed for the occassion with baskets of of pink carnations.
white gladiolus, blue asters, ferns
At the reception that followed the
and candelabra.
ceremony, held at the home of the
The bride’s parents are Mr. and [ bride’s grandfather, W. R. Greene,
Mrs. Lee Kuhlman of Mill City, and j in Mill City, Mrs. Ruth Witt poured
the groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. I and Mrs. W. W. Heller served punch.
Frank Bibler of Salem.
They were assisted by Mrs. Don Flat
Entering the church on the arm of ' man. Mrs. R. P. Thompson cut and
her father, who gave her in marriage,, served the traditional bridal cake;
the bride was gowned in waltz length Donna Cooke presided at the gift
Chantilly lace over nylon net and table and Vera Loucks passed the
satin. Her fingertip veil of imported i guest book.
lace fell from a Juliett cap of seed
The bride is a graduate of the Mill
pearls and she carried a white lace- i City high school and attended Oregon
covered Bible and a white orchid.
State College at Corvallis. Ore., for
Mary Susanne Heller, as flower one year. The groom attended high
girl, wore a yellow ankle length ny school at Bremerton. Wash., and the
lon dress, a white carnation head > Pacific University at Forest Grove,
band and carried a basket of rose | Oregon, until entering the marines
petals. Patrick LeRoy Thompson, as j in April, 1952.
ring bearer, wore black trousers and | When the newlyweds left for a few
white dinner jacket.
days in Salem, the pew Mrs. Bibler
Maid of honor, Leia Kelly, wore . was wearing a beige suit with cinna
pink lace with waltz length skirt of mon brown accessories and a white
nylon net, a white carnation head orchid. After August 29th. the new
band and carried white aster» in a lyweds will be at home at 108 N.
basket. Alona Daly and Delores Poole i Parton, Santa Ana. California, where
as bridesmaids, wore identical gowns | the groom is stationed.
of blue lace with waltz length nylon j Out of town guests who attended
net skirts, white carnation headbands,' ♦ he wedding and reception were the
and carried baskets of white asters.
bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Don Sheythe at the piano, pro H. C. Kuhlman of St. Marias, Idaho;
vided nuptial music and accompanied Barbara Peterson and Paula Hedwig
the bride’s aunt. Mrs. R. J. Thomp of Roseburg. Ore.; Pauline Mason of
son. when she «ang, “Because" and Sweet Home. Ore.: Mr. and Mrs. Joe
“O Promise Me".
camek of Stayton. Ore.; Mr and Mrs.
The groom wore his Marine uni A. J. Olson and daughter, and Mrs.
form. Best man was his brother Ver Louie Iverson and daughter Irene, of
non, of Salem. Ushers were John Ga- Salem.
I/da Mel Kelly Engaged
To Wed John Gabrielson
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kelly an-
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, I.ela Mel, to John Robert
Gabrielson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Gabrielson of Scio.
Miss Kelly will be a sophomore at
Oregon State College where she is a
member of Delta Gamma. Her fiance
attended Oregon Technical Institute
at Klamath Falls, and plans to enter
the U. S. Army this fall.
There has been no date set for the
wedding.
Jerry Hunter Returns
Recently From Korea
Jerry Hunter, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Hunter, returned to his home
here about ten days ago from a stay
in Korea of thirteen months and sev
en days. When queried as to his opin
ion of Korea, he replied, “Nothing,
absolutely nothing", which evidently
sums up his opinion.
Before being sent to Korea by Un
cle Sam, Jerry had spent a year in
Texas.
Cub Scouts to Hold
Meeting September 3
Tom Morris, chairman of the Cub
Scout committee, announced this week
that the first meeting of the season
for the Cub Scouts will be held at the
high school auditorium, Thursday,
September 3.
All parents of cube, and those in
terested in the Cub program, are in
vited to attend. There is a shortage
of den mothers, which is essential to
the scout program, and volunteers
are needed to fill this vacancy, ac
cording to Mr. Morris.
Softball officials finally bowed to
Jupe Pluvius after the games Tues hart of Corvallis, each with a double.
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Latest dope on the tournament at the Corvallis
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The sixth game of the tournament
that play would be postponed until
Saturday and Sunday to give the between Bend and Eugene, was called
weather man a chance to clear things off after 4V4 innings of play on Sun
up a bit. If the weather shows signs day, due to a heavy rain storm. This
of clearing by Friday the games will game was postponed until Monday.
be played here, but if the weather Only eight men from Bend showed
man still says rain, the tourney play up, umpire Bob Armstrong declared
will be moved to some other spot in the game forfeited to Eugene. Accord
the state where swim fins will not be ing to softball rules, Eugene won the
game by a score of 7 to 0.
needed.
In game number 7, Grants Pass de
The tourney opened Saturday with
a capacity crowd at Allen Field. All feated Tillamook 4 to 1. Sim Chap
games played to date have been close, man, manager of the Grants Pa»»
fast and interesting. The teams show team, was the hitting star of the game,
ed great competitive spirit, and play getting three hits in four time at bat,
scoring two of the four runs. Battery
ed in sportsmanlike manner.
The state softball directors, spon for Grants Pass was Collings and
sors of the various teams, umpires Flink; for Tillamook, Klobas and
and press box men, managers and Dedman.
Kelly Lumber took Hermiston to
players, bat boys, scoreboard boys,
concession stand
operators,
the the tune of 5 to 2 in the eighth game
groundskeeper and his crew and all of the tourney. Hermiston got only
who planned the tournament here are two hits off Ron Davidson, who pit
to be congratulated upon the fine ched a good game for the locals. Dale
manner in which the tournament was Bennett checked in with two hits and
McMorris, Dombrowsky, Davidson,
conducted.
Hoffert, B. Valdez and Carleton each
The first game of the tournament got singles.
Saturday saw Tillamook defeat Sa Short score,
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Feature of the game was Tillamook’s Hermiston
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Bob Berkey's inside-the-park homer
R. Davidson and D, Bennett; H.
with two mates on base. For the Sa- Spencer, A. Hathaway and S. Rankin.
lem Merchants, Don Vandervort and
In the ninth game, Corvallis
Claude Weaver each got triples.
trounced Hermiston 6 to 3, eliminat
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Salem ......
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Marshal and D. Jaeger; R. Knight each. Tim Turner and Jud Rankin of
and C. Weaver.
Hermiston each collected two hits.
In the second game, at 6 p. m., Short score,
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Grants Pass upset defending cham Corvallis,
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pion Corvallis 2 to 1. For Grants Pass, Hermiston
6
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Wyn Carl clubbed two hits. For the
T. Holman and L. Stagg; A. Hatha
losers, Allen Anderson got two hits. way and S. Rankin.
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In the 10th game Tillamook lost to
Short score.
4
2 Eugene 4 to 2. Tillamook’s error cost
2
Grants Pass
6
1 them this game, as they made seven to
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Corvallis
V. Collins and L. Flink: H. Weh- top the error column in the tourna
ment.
meier and Lou Stagg«
B. Willis and H. Walker were Eu-
The third game at 8:30 Saturday
night was played between Eugene and gene’s battery while K. Marshall and
Hermiston. Hermiston won this bout D. Jaeger hurled and received for
3 to 2. Leading hitters were Spencer Tillamook.
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of Hermiston and Mickelson of Eu Short score,
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4
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for Eugene struck out 10 men.
In the last game of the tourney
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Hermiston ................. -.......... 3
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Eugene
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H. Spencer and S. Rankin; R. Wil first no hit, no run game of the tour
nament. The local team nosed out
loughby, Bo Willis and H. Walker.
In the fourth tournament game Sa Grants Pass 1-0, in one of the thrillers
turday, Kelly Lumber Sales of Mill of the season. It was a battle of the
City dumped the Bend aggregation to two foremost pitchers of the tourna
the tune of 4 to 3. Bend got one hit I ment, loser Collins certainly being
off Pearson. That was by Rasmusson, no slouch of a hurler.
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a triple that accounted for both Bend Short score.
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runs. Mill City got four hits; a triple Grants Pass
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by Gordy McMorris, a double J>y Dale Mill City
Bennett and singles by Bob Carleton
Pearson and D. Bennett; V. Collings
and Brownie Valdez.
and Lee Flink.
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Doors Monday, Sept. 21
J.
Robinson
Pearson, I). Bennett;
and R. Kiel.
The Mari-Linn school will open its
In game five Corvallis eliminated doors September 21, the late date due
Salem from tournament play, defeat to the bean harvest and cannery work.
ing them 4 to 3. Hitting stars for this One new teacher has been added to
game were Tandy of Salem and Tab- the teaching staff, Miss Rean Flet
cher of Salem, who will teach the 5th
grade and that will relieve Miss Vi
Irvin Thompson Chosen As vian Boyce so she will have full time
for music.
President of Fellowship
re-decorating has been done
Group at Methodist Church in Some
most of the rooms. Bids are now
The Youth Fellowship group of the in order for ceiling of the gym and
Lyons Community Methodist church other minor repairs. Van Prichard,
held their meeting Sunday evening at janitor, has been kept busy all sum
the parsonage, with twenty in atten mer caring for the lawn and looking
dance. Election of officers was held after the building.
with the following elected: Irvin
All teachers will go to Albany on
Thompson, president: Bill James, vice September 10 and 11th, where they
president; Sally Studnick, secretary, will attend County Work Shop.
and Doris Neal, treasurer.
Plans were made for the group to
go to Lebanon Wednesday evening,
for a skating party. They will con
tinue to meet every Sunday evening
at 7 o'clock p. m.
Drivers License Examiner
Will Be Here September 3
Kindergarten Classes
To Be Held This Year
Parents having children of kinder-
i garten age are asked to meet with
A drivers license examiner will be the kindergarten teacher, the kinder
on duty in Mill City. Thursday, Sep garten committee and the local PTA
tember 3rd, at the firehall, between president at the Kindergarten build
the hours of 9:00 a. m. and 4:00 p. m., ing at 2 o’clock Wednesday, Septem
according to an announcement re. ber 2. The kindergarten classes will
ceived from the Secretary of State’s be held at the same place as last year.
All interested parties are asked to
office.
Persons wishing original licenses please inform others about the meet
or permits to drive are asked to file ing.
applications well ahead of the sched
Any child is better prepared to en
uled closing hour in order to assure ter school if he has had a year or
time for completion of the required more of kindergarten first, say school
authorities.
license tests.