THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEW AY TO THE HEART OE NATURE’S EMPIRE
VOLUME IX
NUMBER 49
New Highway Approach
Slated For Mill City in ’54
Men from the state highway de
partment were in Mill City Tuesday
and Wednesday looking over the new
approach to the highway from the
town.
Bids for this work will be received
by the highway commission in the
Green Room of the Imperial hotel in
Portland at 9 a. m December 10. The
successful bidder will have until Sep
tember 30th, 1954 to complete the
contract.
Property has been purchase just
west of The Enterprise office to make
the new connecting road to Mill City.
The approach will come from the corn
er of the Mill City Tavern, up past
the Tex Blazek residence and thence
to the highway.
The department states this will
make a more gradual incline to the
highway. The two present approaches
will be blocked.
Waltonians to Hold
State Convention
The 31st annual convention of the
Oregon division,
Izaak
Walton
League of America is scheduled to
meet Dec. 4, 5, and 6 at Eugene, ac
cording to Dan Allen. convention
chairman.
Central theme of the
meet is “Water—Oregon’s Number
One Conservation Problem.”
Senator Karl E. Mundt from South
Dakota will address the league Sat
urday night. Other guest speakers
include Eugene Burns, noted author
and naturalist from San' Francisco,
and Mayor V. Edwin Johnson of
Eugene.
Chapters from Ashland, St. Helens,
Bend, Canby, Portland, Coos Bay,
Eugene, Grant County,
Harney
County, Jackson County. Klamath-
Modoc, Lake County, Mid-Columbia,
Nescutta, Oregon City, Prineville,
Rougue River, Salem, Silverton, Till
amook, Waldport-Alsea,
Wallowa
and Washington Counties will be
represented.
A special guest will be Henry A.
DeVry, one of the original 54 league
members. Presentation of the Ore
gon division’s first annual conser
vation awards for individual contri
bution to conservation will be featur
ed at the noon luncheon, December 5.
Election of state officers for 1954 will
also be made during the convention,
which is sponsored this year by the
Eugene chapter.
Silverton Kindergarten
Teacher Visits Here
Miss Helen McCannel, instructor
Kindergarten
of of the Silverton
spent some time here recently visiting
at the local kindegarten, to get ideas
on how the program was carried out.
This is the first year that kinder
garten in Silverton is under the juris
diction of the school board.
Miss McCannel was interested in
the coloring, handcrafts and rhythm
band projects at the kindergarten
here.
Î2.50 a Year, JQf a CopV
MILL CITY. OREGON. FBI RSDAY, DEC EMBER 3, 1953
Lions Enjoy Ham Dinner
And Color Film Thursday
A color film showing how paints
are made and how various colors have
been developed, was shown at the
meeting of the Lions club held at
Friendship hall Monday evening. A
delicious ham dinner was served by
the ladies of the Presbyterian church.
Ed Yarnell was a guest for the
evening of Howard Means. Al Nesbitt
won the prize, auctioned off at the
dinner.
A committee meeting was\held at
the home of President Charles Kelly
where the minstrel show was discus
sed.
Next Monday is family night when
a potluck dinner will be served.
Faith Rebekah Lodge
Elects Officers and Makes
Plans for Christmas Party
LYONS—Election of officers was
the main business at the regular
meeting of Faith Rebekah lodge Wed
nesday evening. The following were
elected: Garnett Bassett, noble grand;
Roberta Longnecker, vice grand; Hel
en Anderson, secretary and Helen
Johnston treasurer.
Following the regular business ses
sion, plans were made for the Christ
mas party and gift exchange to be
held on Wednesday evening, Decemb
er 23. At that time secret pal names
will be revealed and new ones drawn.
For the good of the order the
Pilgrim’s story was dramatized by
several of the members. At the social
hour the committee Millie Becket,
Jean Roberts and Lucille Huber served
refreshments.
Havercrofts Make Move
To DesMoines, Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Havercroft
left Tuesday morning by United Air
lines for DesMoines, Iowa, where
their 3*-2 year old son, Norman, has
been accepted by Blank Memorial
hospital for further therapy to com
bat the eixsting muscular weaknesses
resulting from polio.
The National Foundation is contin
uing Norman’s treatment.
Mr. Havorcroft holds a mechanical
engineering degree from O.S.C. and
will do that type of work there.
PTA To Meet Here
Next Wednesday Night
The PTA meeting will be held
Wednesday evening. December 9. An
excellent program has been planned
as well as the usual “white elephant’”
exchange.
All PTA members are urged to at
tend and to bring a “white elephant.”
Children are also invited, as there will
be a Santa Claus, who will be there
with his jolly laugh and a present for
every child.
GATES WOMANS’ CLUB
BAZAAR IS POSTPONED
The bazaar which was scheduled by
the Gates Woman’s club has been post
poned indefinitely. The fancywork and
gift articles which were to have been
offered for sale at the bazaar will be
for sale at the Gates Furniture store.
Woman’s Club Hear Chinese
Students Talk Tuesday Night
Yn interesting meeting of the Mill Formosa eventually, to assist the
City Woman’s club was held in Fel country in his chosen field of engineer
lowship hall Tuesday evening when a ing, as technicians of all kinds are
covered-dish dinner honored two needed, as are doctors.
young Chinese students from Wil
He told of the overcrowded condi
lamette university, John Chi and his tion of Indonesia, where there are
sister, Miss Mimi Chi.
80,000,000 people, only 20*%. of which
Both students are freshmen at Wil can read and write. There are few
lamette, where they expect to receive schools, but those few have a high
their four years of college training. standard.
John, who lives at Baxter Hall, is tak
There are three colleges in Indones-
ing an engineering course, while Mimi, | ia, and John stated he had attended
who is a guest of the Chi Omega a Methodist missionary high school.
sorority, is majoring in economics.
People of the country are crowded,
They have lived in Indonesia for three
years, and their family, consisting of with many slum conditions existing.
the parents and four other children, I Electricity and running water are
still lives there. Originally, they were found only in the cities, and the stand
from China where their father was in ard of living is very low. Those who
the diplomatic corps of the National ' can afford it hire cheap labor for the
ist Government, and they are consid | drudgery, the servants taking the
ered citizens of that country, the I place of modern facilities.
Agriculture affords the chief means
grandparents maintaining their home
of making a living, producing rice,
there.
The family has toured the world, I coffee, sugar cane and com.
spending three years in Venezuela,] Exhibits of many articles brought
South America, and three years as ! to this country by the brother and
“immigrants” in Siam, or Thailand.] ' sister have been placed in the Oregon
The father spent three years in col State library and in the Bush Museum
leges in the United States, attending | in Salem, which is open to the public.
the University of Wisconsin. Columbia ' Mr. and Mrs. John Muir were hosts
University, and then returning to to the young couple during their visit
graduate from the University of Peip in Mill City, furnishing their trans
portation to and from the local com
ing in nolitical science.
The grandfather of these young I munity.
people once owned a textile mill, a i Mrs. Muir conducted a short busi
steamship company, and much land, ness meeting before the talk. Assist
most of which was confiscated by the ing her in arranging the dinner were
Communists. They are not permitted Miss Daisv Gedde« and Mr«. Lee
to return to their home country but Knowles. Rev. Noble Streeter gave a
John plans to return to the island of short invocation.
Innocent Victim
J. C. Kimmel, Bill Stewart
Receive Majority Vote
When the votes were counted at
City Hall Tuesday evening results
showed that J. C. Kimmel received
IDANHA—Bids have been invited i the most votes for Mayor with Harold
by the City of Idanha for the laying of Kliewer second high. The office was
900 feet of l*a inch pipe line at an filled by write-in, no candidate having
approximate depth of 24 inches. The filed for the office.
Bill Stewart is the new councilman
line will run from Idanha Super ser
vice, west parallel to the state high receiving 102 of the 115 votes cast.
The total vote cast this year was
way.
The project is the replacement of higher than usual.
The unofficial tally is as follows:
the old ■G inch water line now being
For Mayor—J. C. Kimmell, 70;
used.
Bids will close at 4 p. m. December Harold Kliewer 32; John Muir 8, and
Sth, and work is to be completed in one each for D. B. Hill, Sr., and R. P.
Veness.
30 calendar days.
For councilman for a three-year
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. White, accom
panied by their daughters, Marlene term Bill Stewart received 102 votes,
and Jane and their son and daughter- one each for J. C. Kimmel, Albert
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley White Toman, Gladys Mason and Leonard
This baby contracted pulmonary tuberculosis because his father
and children, left here on Thursday Herman, and two for Harold Kliewer.
had TB and didn't know it—didn't know he was spreading TB germs
for Oroville, Calif., where they visited
to his loved ones. The case was discovered as the result of a chesi
with the Clarence Boulton’s and Mr.
X-ray survey supported by Christmas Seal funds. The Christmas Seal
White’s mother, Mrs. Anna White.
Sale to raise money to fight TB is being conducted by the tuberculosis
Enroute home they visited with an
associations from Nov. 16 through December.
uncle and aunt the I. A. Lein’s of
Eugene, arriving home in Detroit on
Mehama Farmers Union
Sunday.
Craig M. Cooper, 55-year-old Me-
Meets Friday Night
I hama man was taken to Santiam
Parties
for
Polio
Proves
MEHAMA—The Mehama local of
Memorial hospital in Stayton last
the Farmers Union met at the Wom
Good Fund Raising Event Tuesday after his car crashed into the
en’s club house Friday evening.
The “Parties for Polio Drive” spon rear of a loaded logging truck.
Roy Rutschman, county president was
sored by the Lions Auxiliary during
The accident happened east of th»
a guest for the evening. George Tate
the month of November was highly Mehama highway junction. It was re
of the Sublimity local was also pres
successful, according to Mrs. Roger ported here that the reach of th»
ent and gave an interesting talk.
Nelson, Auxiliary president.
logging truck went through the front
Mr. Jensen, who is the field man
She wishes to express her thanks to of the car and lodged into the back
for the Farmers Union showed pic
all the ladies of the community for seat, the logs shearing off the top
tures of the Columbia river and of
At a recent meeting of the Santiam their cooperation and response. Any of the car.
Denmark and told about his recent Shriners held at the home of President one who has not turned in party
Cooper suffered numerous bruises
trip to that country.
Albert Toman, it was decided to hold money is asked to do so by December and head and arm injuries, but is
The next meeting will be the an
5th, so that the check may be pre reported as recovering.
nual Christmas party and will be on a no-host dinner at Whitie’s Santiam sented to the Lions club at the pot
It was stated the log truck had
December 11. There will be a gift ex cafe Wednesday, December 9.
luck dinner Monday. Phone Î967 and stopped to permit another truck to
change at this meeting. Everyone is
Potentate Len Fuller and members the contribution will be called for, and turn around on the highway.
asked to bring a gift with a 50c of his Divan from Portland will be a total of the amount collect will be
limit. Everye is urged to attend, as present at this meeting and "follow announced in the next issue of The
Detroit People Hit Deer
a good time is always had at these
Enterprise.
ing the dinner the club charter will
The Lions club is sponsoring the On Highway Near Mill City
events.
be presented to the Santiam Shriners. Polio drive in Mill City this year,
DETROIT—Mr. and Mr». John Bry
It is expected that about 75 will during January, and another money
be present for the meeting, as Shrin making project by the auxiliary will ant of Detroit, and three other Detroit
occupants riding in the car narrow
ers from Redmond, Salem, Bend, Cor possibly be held at that time.
ly escaped serious injury Friday
vallis, Dallas, Molalla and Eugene
evening when their car hit a large
have been ijivited.
Nursing Conference With buck deer on the highway between
and Mill City.
Immunization To Be Held Mehama
Veterans with homes and farms Fish Commission To Be
Mr. Bryant, driver of the car, said
At School December Sth
financed by the Oregon veteran’s
the accident occurred about 6 p. tn.
A nursing conference with immuniz as they returning to Detroit from
home and farm loan program paid At Sportsmen s Meeting
The North Santiam Sportsmen’s ation will be held at the Elementary Salem.
state property taxes on 8,192 pieces
of property in the amount of $724,- club has received word from the ] school in Mill City Tuesday, December
Upon colliding with the deer, both
015 for the year 1953-54, Director State Fish Commission that Mr. ■ 8 between the hours of 10 a. m. and car and deer went over about a 50
H. C. Saalfield of the department of Hodges, research supervisor will be noon.
foot embankment. The car went
Mrs. William Pennick, of Gates, will through a barbed wire fence and
Veterans’ Affairs reported this week. on hand at the December 14th meet
The average veteran’s tax was ing to explain the part the fish com be in charge and the Marion County halted against an apple tree in an
$88.38, a 9.8 percent increase over mission and commercial fishermen ! Health department will do the immun- orchard.
, ization work.
Mr. Bryant estimated car damage
last year’s $80.47; 13.8 percent high play in the salmon industry.
in the neighborhood of $200. The deer
er than his 1951 tax of $77.62 and 25
Salmon play a big part in the state
though injured got away.
percent more than the $70.33 he paid economy from both sport fishing and P. T, A. Executive Board
in 1950.
commercial fishing.
There is a movement on foot to ban Has Meeting Wednesday
In Marion county, 612 veterans
The PTA executive board met at the ! Drivers License Examiner
commercial
fishing on all coastal
with homes and farms financed by
home
of Mr. and Mrs. Al Nesbitt Wed To Be Here December 1(1
the state loan paid $49,713 on their streams south of the Columbia river. nesday night at 8 p.m.
A drivers license examiner will
property In Linn county, 475 vet Whether or not this would be a bene
Plans for the Christmas party meet be on duty at the fire hall in Mill
fit
to
all
concerned
is
a
question.
erans, paid $31,311.64.
City, Tuesday, December 10th be
The sponsors of this petition will ing were completed.
The veteran doesn’t pay the taxes
tween hours of 9 a. m. and 4 p. m.
also
have
someone
present
to
give
direct to the tax collector. He
Persons wishing original licenses
their
side
of
the
story.
As
many
Termite
Lumber
Company
pays one-twelth of them every month
or permits to drive are asked to file
sportsmen
in
the
North
Santiam
can
to the Department of Veterans’ Af
Starts Operations Monday applications early in order to com
fairs along with his monthly loan yon fish the coastal streams with
IDANHA—The Termite Lumber plete their tests before the schedul
repayment. The department in turn sport tackle, this meeting should be Co., of Idanha, which was constructed ed closing time.
of
interest
to
residents
here.
pays the tax collector and does it in
this fall on the site of the old Idanha
advance of the November deadline in
Shingle mill, which burned early in
order to give the veteran the advan Friendship Circle Has Meet; May, started operations on Monday. Mill City Girl Scouts
tage of the 3 percent discount. The
Two of the principals connected Have Investiture Monday
savings effected for the 8,192 prop Plan for Christmas Party
with the mill are Jim Herly of Bend
The Mill City Girl Scouts, Troop
The Friendship Circle of the Mill and Bob Stuckart of Sumblimity.
erty holders this year amounted to
36, held an investiture Monday after
City
Presbyterian
church
met
Tues
$22^92.
I The mill plans on operating as long noon in the recreation room of the
day evening of last week at the home as weather conditions will allow.
The department collects the vet of
high school.
Mrs.
DeLos
Hoeye,
with
the
presi
eran’s taxes for two reasons—to re dent Mrs. Ed Yarnell conducting the
This was a candlelight ceremony,
lieve him from the necessity of pay business meeting. Mrs. D. B. Hill re GIVE TOYS TO BLIND SCHOOL welcoming Evelyn Taylor as a new
ing his own taxes in a lump sum, and ported that the Christmas card sale,
A toy box at the Nu-Method Clean member. During the meeting the girls
to prevent tax delinquencies.
being conducted by the group was ers is a reminder to bring a new worked on stuffed animals which they
The largest payment went to Mult progressing well.
or used toy for the youngsters at the are making for the children in the
nomah county, which received $189,-
It was decided to have a Christmas blind school in Salem. This drive is School for the Blind, in Salem.
946 from 2,027 veterans’ properties. party for members and their families, being sponsored by the Lions Auxil
Refreshments were served by Penny
Douglas was second, collecting $57,-' with a tentative date set for December iary for the Christmas project.
Gould and Zita Crosier.
953 from 561 veterans, and Lane was 12. Committee in charge includes Mrs.
third, with 558 veterans paying. Becker, Mrs. Arlo Tuers and Mrs. De
$55,957.
Los Hoeye.
The nominating committee com-
prised of Mrs. Vernon Todd, Mrs.
Mehama Ladies Aid To
Gerald Andersen, and Mrs. Arlo Tuers,
Serve Dinner December 10; presented two names of officers for
the coming year: Mrs. Ed Yarnell,
Proceeds for Church Floor chairman,
and Mrs. DeLos Hoeye,
Mill City Lodge, No. 180, A. F. and Hugh Johnston as organist and Leo
The Presbyterian ladies of the Me secretary-treasurer. They were unan i A. M, entertained their wives and Russell as treasurer. Wigs and make
hama church are giving a benefit din imously elected by the Circle. Mrs. | members of Marilyn Chapter, Order up added greatly to the effect, to say
ner at the Womans’ club house at Vernon Todd was appointed program ' of the Eastern Star, with a social nothing of the high-heeled shoes worn
Mehama between the hours of 5:20 chairman; Mrs. D. H. Hill fellowship I night at the lodge hall Monday eve by the Marshall.
and 8:00 p. m. Thursday, December chairman and Mrs. Mrs. Herbert ning, the affair being a “howling”
Four Rainbow girls, wearing “hay
10.
I
Schroeder, world service secretary.
seed” costumes, sang several numbers.
success.
The proceeds from this dinner will
A skit "Building Personality” was
The riotous proceedings consisted of The girls were Jerry Bamblin, Jan
be used to pay for the flooring of presented under the direction of Mrs. a "take-off”, or satire, of Eastern Ross, Annette Melting and Carol An
the new church there. The public is ] Noble Streeter. Devotions were led by Star officers filling their positions— dreessen. Over $16 was collected dur
invited to attend.
Mrs. Martin Kelly. It was announced ] from a Mason's viewpoint. Presiding ing the "penny drill,” which was
that there would be Bible study the j over the entire evening from "his or announced as going to the Rainbow
OREGON FEDERATION OF
I first and third Thursday of each her” vantage point on the platform Assembly. Additional entertainment
REPUBLICAN WOMEN TO MEET month at the home of Mrs. Herbert was George Huffman, as the Worth- was furnished by Barbara Podrabsky
The Salem unit of the Oregon Fed Schroeder; with nursery care provided j less Matron. The able assistant, who on her accordion.
At the close of the evening's fes
1 officiated at “good of the order,” was
eration of Republican Women will at the Manse.
Wilson Stevens as the Worthless Pa- tivities, a feed of chili, crackers and
meet at 2 p. m. Monday, December 14,
¡tron. William Shuey, as the buxom coffee was served by the men. Rumor
at the Senator hotel. Dr. Howard
Marshal, just about brought the house has it that more get-togethers are
Runkel of Willamette University Firemen Answer Call
down with hi.« baseball bat as a baton. being planned.
speech department will be the princi- Here Thursday Night
Out-of-town guests included Mr. and
Other officers, wearing well padded
The Mill City firemen were called
pal «peaker. Mrs. Paul Patterson will
| to the Harold Turner home about costumes, included Ivan Smith as As Mrs. Edward J. Rupp of Salem,
install the new officers.
sociate Worthless Matron, Floyd formerly of Mill City, where Mrs.
Following the program there will be midnight Thursday.
A propane gas stove had exploded, Johnson as Conductress, O. K. Hirte Rupp was worthy matron at one
a tea honoring the incoming officers
as the coy and demure secretary, time.
but no fire damage was reported.
and past presidents.
Idanha Asks Bids for
Laying of 900 Feet of Pipe
Shrine Club
Charter To
Be Presented
Craig Cooper Hurt
In Car Accident
Vets Pay Taxes on
8,192 Pieces Property
Masons Entertain Wives and
Eastern Star Members Monday