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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1953)
Open Tuesday V. S. Todd will head the faculty as superintendent when the Mill City grade and high schools open next Tuesday. AU positions on the faculty have been filled with one exception that of English and girls physical edu cation, and that vacancy is expected to be filled before school starts. Howard L. Means will be high school principal, coming here from Gates where he taught two years. Registration for the high school will be from 9 to 12. noon, and from 7 to 9 p. m., Friday. The grades will register from 9 to 12, noon, the same day. Students who are unable to come to the grade school building to re gister during those hours may have a parent or other member of the fam ily register for them. There will be no school on Thurs day and Friday, September 10 and 11, when the teaching staff will attend a Linn county work shop. Members of the faculty are: First grade, Mrs. Lloyd Sletto, Miss Marion Pesheck and Mrs. John Baldwin; second grade, Miss Zeta Prichard and Mrs. Joe Bentley; third grade, Miss Sigrun Grimstad and Mrs. Dessie Griffin; fourth grade, Mrs. Earl Loucks and Miss Helen Kliever; fifth grade. Miss Letha Tho mas and Daron Dierks; sixt*> v* and band, Mrs. Clyde Rogers and Earl Loucks; seventh and eighth grade, physical education, football coach Robert Thorpe and James Hale; eighth grade, Mrs. Donald Sheythe; library, girls physical ed and music, Miss Alice Smith. For the high school Burton Bor oughs will teach commerce, physical education and coach; Miss Ka*h”- Halt, English and social studies; W. D. Hoeye, industrial arts and math.; A. A. LeCours, science, art, and as sistant coach; Mrs. Edith Mason will have charge of library and home eco nomics. Mrs. Janet Zuber will be of fice clerk and Mrs. Lee Ross wil' serve as secretary. The high school will operate a bool store enabling students to se’l and buy used text books in home econo mics, biology, English and History. The cafeteria, directed by Mrs. Bert Morris and her assistants, Mrs. Ernie Podrabsky and Mrs. E. D. Cooke, will serve a 25 cent plate lunch, in order to qualify for surplus supplies from the federal government. For economy and convenience, students are asked to purchase lunch tickets. Civil Service Exams For Idanha Postoffice Clerk Are Announced T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Serving: MILL CITY DETROIT n SHORN GÀTH IOANS \ LYONS MEHAMA ON THE SCENIC NORTH 8ANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OE NATURE’S EMPIRE VOLLME IX 12.50 a Year, J|)f s Copy NUMBER 36 Hail the Champions This group of happy men—men of the hour—in Mill City is the Kelly Lumber Company's state champion softball team. Bob Veness was called to Whitie’s Cafe for this rare shot taken as they were enjoying a “feed on the house". Front row from left are: Bill Hoffman, Bob Carleton. Duane Down- Mill City To Play Tacoma In Regionais at Pendleton I Mill City’s Kelly Lumbermen will leave tomorrow for Pendleton where they will take part in the Regional tournament played theie to determine the Pacific Northwest entry in the National softball tournament. The Lumbermen’s already top flight team will be strengthened by the adding of Bo Willis, hurler from Eugene and Lou Stagg, catcher of Corvallis, in the games of the re- | gionals. The defending Northwest cham- pion, Irwin Jones, Dodgers of Taco | ma, will play the Oregon State Champs of Mill City in a game Satur day ’afternoon. Renton, Washington, will meet the Portland titlist, Hyster Co., in the nightcap of the double elimination event. The other Friday night game will be between Boise and Wood Real- ty of Tacoma. The host Pendleton team plays the Washington titlist from Kennewick at 9 p. m. Saturday. North Santiam Sportsmens Club To Hold Buck Derby Plans for the annual North San tiam Sportsmen’s club derby have been made and the following prizes purchased: first prize, for the largest male deer, will be a $37.50 sleeping bag; second prize, a $19.45 camp stove. First prize for the largest black tail will be a $37.50 sleeping bag; second prize, a $11.95 camp stove. Consolation prize for the smallest buck with at least forked horns will be a western camp ax and hunting knife combination. Further details on the derby can be found in this paper at a later date. ing, Ron Davidson, John Pearson, Danny Valdez, Don Carey and Dale Bennett. Back row, from left, sponsor Carl Kelly, Warren Miller, Brownie Valdez, Bob Dombrowsky, Gordy McMorris, John Hoffert, Al Zuber, Marlin Cole and sponsor, Russ Kelly. Cut Courtesy Capital Journal Marilyn Assembly of Rainbow To Be Formed Mrs. W. B. Shuey will be mother ad visor to a Rainbow assembly that will be instituted in Mill City, Sunday, September 13, at 1:30 o’clock. This assembly will be sponsored by the lo cal lodges, Masonic lodge No. 180 and Marilyn Chapter No. 45 of the O. E. S. The mother assembly will be Ramona assembly of Silverton and .its officers as well as grand lodge officers will be present and in charge of the cere monies. Mrs. Verne M. Gray, supreme de puty of Seaside, Ore., and the grand deputy of this district, Mrs. Sue Tuel of Biownsville, Ore., will also be present. Girls between the ages of 13 to 20 are eligible to join the Rainbow. In stallation of officers will be open to the public, the ceremony to start at 2:30 p. m. in the grade school gym. New Lumber Mill To Be Built Near Idanha DETROIT—A small log lumber mill is scheduled to be constructed this fall by the Tirmite Lumber company, on on the site of the old Idanha Shingle ' Mill, which was completely destroyed by an early morning fire around the first of May. Federal Civil Service announces | Principals of the company are Bob an examination for substitute clerk, j New Owners Take Over | Stuckait and Bernard Zuber, of Sub $1.36*4 an hour, to fill vacancies in Lake Cafe In Detroit SALEM, August 20—The uncertain- limity and Jim Healy of Bend. Healy DETROIT—Mr. and Mrs. Dee Pal the postoffice service at Idanha, Ore gon. Applicants must actually reside mer (Peggy and Dee), have taken ov (ty of fall school openings due td un is well known in this area, having re within the delivery of the Idanha post er the operation of the Lake Club seasonable crop harvesting, today, sided in Idanha a little over seven office or be bona fide patrons of the Cafe in Detroit, succeeding Mr. and brought a reminder of child labor re years, He formerly was superinten gulations as they affect Oregon far dent for the DuBois Lagging Company office. Persons employed in the Idan Mrs. Robert Manning. The Mannings have been in the mers from state Labor Commissioner | at Boulder Creek which ended logging ha post office will be considered bona I operations in 1947 when the holdings fide patrons of the office. The regist restaurant business for a good many W. E. Kimsey. Kimsey said that according to fe i were sold to Mt. Jefferson Lumber ers from this examination will be used years, the past five years in the Idan deral child labor law it is illegal for j Company. to fill both permanent and non-perma- ha (10 months) Detroit area. Mr. Healy is now affiliated with Illness of Mrs. Mannings ageing any farmer to employ a child under nent appointments. Further information and applica parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Joyce» of the age of 16, other than his own the Central Oregon Fir Supply at tion forms may be obtained from the Portland, who have been in poor children, during school hours. When I Redmond, Oregon. postmaster of the cities listed on page health for some time, forced the re schools are not in session there is no 1 of the examination announcement tirement of Mrs. Manning in order restriction on the employment of mi BRAKE FAILURE CAUSES CAR or from the Director, Eleventh U. S. that she may take care of them. Mrs. nors in agriculture except in those ca WRECK NEAR ENTERPRISE Civil Service Region, 302 Federal Manning and daughter Lou Ann, will ses where minors are to be employed Complete failure of brakes on the Office Building, Seattle 4, Washing- move to Portland about September ' on processing machines such as port ear driven by Kenneth Callahan of 6th. The Mannings will be greatly able or stationary hop picking mac- ton. , j hines, prune dryers and the like. Work Lyons, just as he was making a turn Applications must be on file with missed in this area. The Palmers were former owners of [ permits obtained from the labor de in front of The Enterprise office the Director, Eleventh U. S. Civil Tuesday afternoon caused him to hit Service Region, 302 Federal Office the Boucanier at Salem and have re partment, are necessary for these jobs the rear of H. H. Parker's car, park Building, Seattle 4, Washington, not sided in Detroit for the past year. I and to work on them a minor must be ed in front of Tex Blazek’s, pushing They have two school age children, ; at least 16. later than September 14, 1953. Melodee and Johnny, and an older Farmers are responsible for every it into the shrubbery and doing some daughter, Lillian Ruth Palmer, an under-age child working on their damage to the rear of the car. The employee of the Telephone company farms, Kimsey said, pointing out that front end of the Callahan car was Pvt. Delmar L. Skillings in Salem. Little Johnny will enter any doubt about a child’s true age can severely damaged. Training at Fort Bragg Also in the car were Jim Lunsford his first term of school here in Sep be cleared by applying for a work Private Delmer L. Skillings is 1 now tember. Miss Melodee who has been permit from the state labor depart and Farrell C. Ball, both of Mill City. continuing his career as a paratroop employed at the Stayton bean har ment. A farmer found to be wilfully The men were returnnig from work er in the famed “All American’’ 82nd vest, has returned home to help her employing a minor illegally is subject i at Idanha when the accident occurred. No one was injured. Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, parents in the restaurant. to a $10,006 fine. North Carolina. Mr. Palmer was formerly employed Oregon To Receive Aid As a member of the 82nd. Pvt. at the Cedar Tavern as a cook, and Skillings will make periodic para Mrs. Palmer, as a waitress and bar I In Fighting Forest Fires chute jumps, receive advance train tender. Well over $1 million of federal ing in military tactics, and participate We wish them success in the res- funds has been earmarked for Oregon in the training exercises and manue- taurant business. and Washington state forestry organi vers held by the Division throughout to assist in control of forest the year. Muir's Bakery Redecorated Forty-six water right applications zations fires during the current fiscal yff Pvt. Skillings is the son of Mr. and covering the irrigation of 2158 acres The funds are an annual allotment Mrs. Fred Skillings, who reside at During Past Week Muirs Bakery and Confectionary from Linn County streams have been under the Clarke-McNary Law of Route 1 in Lyons, Oregon. submitted to the State Engineer Prior to entering the Armed For- recently underwent a face-lifting job through the county extension office I 1924. Oregon will receive $591,056 and ces he was employed by the Consoli- presenting a very neat appearance. The walls are painted in ---------- Mill City since January 1, 1953. All maps have Washington $541,227, the Forest Ser dated Builders in Detroit, Oregon. school colors of green and yellow and been prepared by the County Engin vice announced today. Forty-one oth bright new linoleum placed on the eer’s office. er states and the Territory of Hawaii County Extension Agent O. E. Mi receive federal fire control funds. floors as well as other improvements. Lyle Fleetwood Wins Mr. Muir stated the work was done kesell says that all persons filing on The federal-state cooperative pro Award In All-Star after closing hours at night enabling streams are informed by the State gram has been in existence since 1911. them to continue their service to the Engineer that there is apt to be a The objective of original legislation, East-West Football Game i public shortage of water during the late sea , strengthened by the act of 1924, is to uninterrupted. Lyle Fleetwood won an award in son as practically all streams are over assist in providing an adequate sys the All-Star East-West football tussle appropriated at present. tem of fire protection for private and at Pendleton last Saturday, as the September 10 Is Date For Contrary to rumor, Mikesell says other non-federal timber lands. Funds best blocking back, when he played Christian Women’s Meeting that water rights on irrigation wells appropriated by Congress are admin with the West team in the Class B The Christian Women's Fellowship are not being issued in W’estern Ore istered through the Forest Service to Shrine football game. Fleet wood was will meet Thursday, September 10th, gon ; however, the suggestion has the states where direct expenditures chosen outstanding player on Mill 7:30 p. m. in the church parlors. This been made that a log of the drilling are made by state forestry depart City's football team last year. He is will be a special guest night, parti be recorded. A recorded log nay be ments. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fleet- cularly for church ladies who are un good protection if ground water sup- Regional Forester J. Herbert Stone wood of this city. able to attend afternoon meetings. plies become critical. pointed out that about one-third of In Saturday's game, the East tri Mr,. Gladys Chance is program chair Mikesell calls attention to the fact I the total an nual timber cut in the na- umphed 19-0 in the second annual man Mrs. Grace Misner and Mrs. El that a water right application and a | tion in nro<j uced in Oregon and War- All-Star, which evened the score be sie Meyers are serving, and Mrs. Jull reservoir construct.’on application I hington. Protection of this valuable tween the East and West. The West and Mrs. Maggie Shaw are the de should be filed where a dam is to be rei irce la essential to both local and won last year by a score of 12-0. corating committee. constructed to store irrigation water. national economic he said. Illegal To Hire Children Under 16 During School Hours 46 Applications lor Water Rights Filed Mill City is justly proud of thia fine group of ball player* and also extend thanks to Kelly Lumber Sales for their part in getting this fine aggregation together. The team leaves early tomorrow for Pendleton where their first opponents will be the team from Tacoma. Good luck, fellows! State Softball Crown Captured At Bend Sunday Mill City is basking in the limelight at the present time since the home team copped the state softball cham pionship at Bend Sunday by defeat ing Eugene 1-0 in a real thriller. Most of Mill City traveled to the eas tern city to witness what some fans say was the best ball game ever seen. In the 12th game of the tourney Saturday night at 7 p. m„ Eugene eliminated Corvallis from the tourna ment by a score of 4 to 1. Lou Stagg of Corvallis and Bill Hutchinson of Eugene each had two hits in three times at bat to lead the hit parade, Bo Willis of Eugene struck out eight Nored Builders of Corvallis. Short score, R H Eugene 6 4 .7’ 1 Corvallis 4 B. Willis anti J. Northern, J. Moore; H. Wehmeier and L. Stagg. In the 13th game of the tournament played Saturday night, Eugene de feated Grants Pass by a score of 2 to I. In the hit column Ken Knapp of Grants Pass hit two for three and batted in their only run. For Eugene, Bob Wrem, Harry Walker and Bob Wetzell got one hit each. In this pit chers battle Ron Willoughby of Eu gene got six strikeouts and Vern Col lins of Grants Pass got eight. Short score, R H Eugene . 2 3 5 Grants Pass 1 R. Willoughby, H. Walker; V. Col- lins and L. Flink. In the final games Kelly Lumber- men got quite a scare with Eugene’s Rubes winning the first game by a score of 2 to 0. In the final game, Kelly’s came back and took the cham pionship in a nine inning bout, and defeated the Rubes by a score of 1 to 0. The second game had the crowd real ly in the air all the way through. In the first place, big stickers for Mill City were Don Carey and Gor- EXAMINATIONS FOR CLERK AT GATES POST OFFICE BY CIVIL SERVICE TO BE HELD Federal Civil Service announces an examination for substitute clerk. $1.3614 an hour, to fill vacancies in the post office service at Gates. Applicants must actually reside within the delivery of the Gates post office or be bona fide patrons of that office. Persons employed in the Gates post office will be considered bona fide patrons of the office. The registers from this examina tion will be used to fill both perma nent and non-permanent appoint- ments. Further information and applica- tion forms may be obtained from the postmaster 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, address as given above, not later than September 14, 1953. dy McMorris, with two each, Eugene's outstanding hitters were Harry Wal ker with two hits and Chas. Mickelson and Cece Berg with one each. In the crucial second game Don Ca rey, Gordy McMorris and Brownie Valdez each got a hit for Mill City. The payoff blows were Don Carey’s triple in the ninth inning followed by Gordy McMorris’ single to score the winning i un. This was the final blow and ended Eugene’s threat. For Eu- gene, Cece Berg, Harry Walker and Ronnie Smith each got one hit. First game, R H Mill City ...... ...... _.... 0 6 Eugene ________________ 2 4 J. Pearson and D. Bennett; B. Wil- lis and H. Walker Second gafhe, II E Mill City ..... .. 0 2 Eugene ........ 3 1 R. Davidson and D. Bennett; B. Wil lis and H. Walker. Both the Kellymen and the Eugene Rubes landed five men on the mythi cal *'all-State'’ team along with a re presentative from Grants Pass and Corvallis. The outstanding pitcher award went to John Pearson of Mill City who threw the tournaments only no-hitter, that a 1-0 jewel over Grants Pass and Vern Collins. The outstand ing hitter award went to Manager Simcoe Chapman of Granta Pass who nosed out Manager Lou Stagg of Cor vallis .400 to .385. Outstanding player of the tournament, due to his great center-fielding, managing, and hitting, was Charlie Mickelson ot Eugene. The rest of the team: First base, Don Carey of Mill City; second base, Bill Hutchinson of Eu gene; third base, Sim Chapman of Grants Pass; shortstop, Gordie Mc Morris of Mill City; left-field, John Hoffert of Mill City; centerfield, Char lie Mickelson of, Eugene; rightfield. Bob Wren of Eugene; utility outfield er, Carl Gustafson of Corvallis; util ity infielder, Ken Knapp of Grants Pass; catchers, Harry Walker of Eu gene, Lou Stagg of Corvallis. In this windup story of the State Tournament, The Enterprise wishes to thank Russ Brown for his cover age of the games, as without his fine work, this would have been impos sible. Also we wish to thank Dick Parker for his part in giving us ad vance information on the tourney. Hearing on Cost of Milk Production To Be Held In Salem State Library A public hearing to receive teeti* mony and evidence as to the cost of production and distribution of fluid milk, resale prices, pooling regula tions, allocations of quotas, and unfair trade practices in Zone No. 2, com prising Marion and Polk counties will be held in State Library, Salem, Ore., at 2 p. m. September 8, 1953. accord ing to notices issued by the Oregon Milk Marketing Administration. W. S. Weidel will be in charge of the hearing which is one of a series being held by the Milk Marketing Idanha-Detroit Schools Administration to investigate cost To Open, Monday, Sept. 11 and other factors affecting the pro Elementary and high scNbol serv duction and distribution of milk in ing Idanha and the Detroti area, will the bottle and can trade. open here, Monday. September 14th. Superintendent O. J. White re quests that the first and 9th graders, NEW CHURCH BUILDING present their medical examination re IN MEHAMA READY TO I SE ports at registration. Those without | The new Presbyterian.church build forms which were distributed for, ing in Mehama is now reaching the this purpose at the close of the spring finishing stage. Through the summer term, may obtain them at the school | services were held in the school build office. ing but beginning this Sunday, servi Mrs. Charles Thompson of Idanha ces will be held in the basement of will have charge of the school cafe the new structure. teria assisted by Mrs. Rose Mermil-j Morning worship will be at 9:45 lion of Detroit. and Sunday School at 10:45 a. m.