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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1954)
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE ___ _____________________________________________________________ ON THE S( E\l( NORTH RANTtAM HH.II« 11 l'MI X NlMIURi: mu GATER Iti l<> THE HE\RT OR N til R! S EMPIRI ( m OREGON. THURSDAY. APRII 1 UM Baseball Team Takes Detroit 7-1 in Opener , llc . <opr Mill City for Consolidation Gates, Detroit Against ---------------------------------------------------- 1 By Richard Anderson Voters of tne three school districts, Mill City high school won its first a single to right for his second hit , Fluoridation Machinery Is Detroit, Gates and Mill City, turned and also his second RBI as Syverson baseball game of the season, 7-1, at! 'out Mondai to express their views in Installed in Mill Citv the expense of Detroit. The game. scored. The next batter flew out to r struck out j Representatives of the Omega no uncertain terms on the question ... . Mario. B l.„u. -company were in Mill City Monday of whether or not there should be a was played at Detroit Friday. The ' ( the first two hatters but Bowers con with Mt States Power company of winning pitcher, Elton Gregory,, nected for Detroit’s only hit of1 ficials insiaHing the machinery to consolidation of the high schools of shower! good form by throwing a one- , ' the day, a double. Bowers reached the districts. i third on a passed ball but later Ward put fluorides into the city water sup hitter, striking out 20 out of 23 bat-; Mill City, as usual, voted heavily ' tagged him as he tried to reach the j I ply ters. and batting .500 by blasting two for the consol dation. Of the total of i plate. This machinery puts the fluoride — triples in four trips to the plate. 146 votes cast, 139 weie for con In the fifth inning Detioit got their 1 into the water supply at the rate of In the first inning, Mill City's first one third of a pound per hour, when solidation, and only seven against. batter struck out. Dick Crook knocked only run. Taylor walked, reached 2nd i Gates turned the proposition down the pumping machinery is running. one to the third baseman, who fumb on a passed ball, third on another by a 79 to 57 vote. Detroit and Idanha, passed ball, and home on a high pitch This amounts to l*z parts of fluorine led allowing Crook to reach first. Then which make up the Detroit district to one million parts of water. Jack Melting knocked one out to left, by Gregory. The only other action 1 voted the issue down 121 to 49. There of the game was Melting ’ s single, in In some water the natural rate of field, where it bounced right out of sitxh inning, which was of no avail ' flourine is 15 parts to the million paits were more votes cast for the consoli the fielder’s glove to load first and 1 the dation in this election than at the as all the three next Mill City batters! of water. second. Detroit pitcher, Gerald Vick previous election. 0 "oad' the 1 were thrown out at first, after Melt- ers walked Al Ward to 1 Had the election issue carried, "Then Lloyd'R^s"» hit a foul fly ing made second on a passed ball bases.______ _ _ students from Gates and Detroit- • -I Mill City s next game is scheduled ball to the right fielder for the second . Idanha, would have attended the Mill - - ball .... _ . to j i for Friday, April 2, at Mill City, und- out, but the fly allowed . Crook City high school. — - '■ - • _-ier the lights, starting at 8 o ’ clock. It score The next batter, Gregory, drop- c ped one behind the left fielder for a will be another league game, with triple and two RBI’s, Melting and Chemawa. Work Progressing Rapidly Ward. The next batter struck out to On New High School Gym retire the side. Gregory walked the Mill City The birthday party for the local High school students ’in Mill City Detroit first Detroit batter, Taylor. Taylor observance of the 35th anniversary of are watching with interest the pro ft Gregory and managed to steal second and third | the organization of the American I.e- gress on their new gymnasium, which kins 6, and Taylor. Winner: Gregory, during the rest of the inning but it I gion in France was held Saturday will be ready for use at the beginning did no good because the next three loser, Vickers. | night in the Legion hall. A 6:30 of the school term this fall. Eldon Thomas, 7-vear-old Douglas county victim of cerebral batters struck out dinner was served, the tables ap The concrete walls have been up for palsy, is all smiles as he practices stair climbing and descending Second inning — Don Ellingson Timber Near Mill City propriately decorated with gold daf- some time, und now the roof is being at the Easter Seal Society's hospital school in Eugene. Marcelle walked and the next Mill City batter U d for Bid April Sixth | fodils and blue ribbons. Visitors were put on. This will be one of the finest Montgomery, physical therapist, watches and directs Eldon's exer struck out as Ellingson advanced to ; present from Mt. Angel, Silverton, gymnasiums in the area when com Nine tracts of timber estimated to cise. The school, which has youngsters from over 20 Oregon counties -econd on a passed ball. Then Syverson | Dayton. Salem, and Aumsville. pleted and will be a ciedit to Mill enrolled, is financed by the sale of Easter Seals by the Oregon hit a neat single just inside the right contain 13,807,000 board feet and ap Distinguished guests present in City. praised at $244.506.60 will be offered Society for Crippled Children and .Adults. Inc. field foul line. Dick Crook knocked cluded: Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Lichten- ore to third base who fumbled allow for bids by the Bureau of Land Man I thaler of Dayton, District Command agement on April 6, according to the ing Crook to leach first. Ellingson er; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lucht, of Mt. Party Given Friday scored on the play making it an RBI Salem Districts Forester. The auction Angel, past District commander; Mr. will commence at 9 a. m., in room 311, Night for Grade Students for Crook. Then a bad throw to third and Mrs. John Wood of Salem, Com 460 North High Stret in Salem. A party was held at the elementary mander of Post No. 9; Ron Reed, Com by Detroit’s catcher, trying to throw Eight tracts consisting of firekilled, school gym Friday evening for stud mander of the Silverton Post; W. F. Syverson out, allowed Syverson to ents of the sixth, seventh, and eighth Struckmeier of Gates, a charter score, and Ciook to reach third. The windthrown, or other salvage timber gi ades. next batter was thrown out at first, will he offered for bids. Two tracts, member of »he organization, who Mr. and Mrs. Arey Podrabsky were joined 35 years ago in France; Mrs. Members of the Lions Club are then Al Ward connected with the first which are located north of Gates in The local Sea Scout troop was pre- pitch for a single to right field, scor Marion county, are comprised of tim sented before the Lions club, the in charge of the evening of dancing. Virgia Perry. Commander of the anxious that more contestants apply ing Crook. The next batter flew out ber killed in the 1951 Sardine Creek sponsoring body, Monday evening for Assisting them as chaperones were Salem All-woman Post No. 149; and for try-outs in their annual Talent a ceremony, which now gives them Mrs. Sid Baughman, Mr. and Mrs. Al Warren Killinger, Commander of the I Show, which is scheduled to be held to left field to retire the side. It was fire. The one tract of green timber to be the title of Ship No. 49. Nerbitt and Mr. and Mrs. Don Mof Aumsville post. | at the Mill City theatre Thursday, three up, three down for Detroit as ' offered is appraised at $9,171.00 and each batter struck out. Speakers for the evening were I April 29. Application blanks may be Sea Explorer Ship No. 12, spon fatt. The time was spent in dancing, Gregory tripled again in the third j.n ™ sored by the VFW in Salem, under after which refeshments of punch and John Muir, past commander of the 1 picked up at the Red & White Store, inning but was thown out later at Polk ,, QQ* eounty tract is appraiser! at the direction of Ed Gadfrey, was pie-!«»^. funished by eighth grade moth- local post and vice-commander of the Silver Saddle service station, Nu- home. When Mill City took the field, • , . .. . . sent to carry out the work. They set ers was served in the cafeteria, District No. 2; Mrs. John Muir, Method Cleaners, or the Mill City Post The largest tract to be offered for Gregory threw 10 straight strikes to past president of the local Auxiliary; office. Appointments can then be up their land ship and put on an ira-1 • ' end Detroit’s effort in 1-2-1 oruer. j bids is estimated So contain 4,843.6- Mrs. C. W Stewart, junior past pres made for try-outs before the Lions pressive ceremony for the local group. In the fourth inning Syverson board feet. It consists of intermingled Darren Diercks is skipper of the Mill ident; Bob Oliver, comnander of the club on a Monday night. Cash prizes being offered to the doubled with a nice one j just __ inside salvage of green timber and is lo- City group. Ken Jury, scout execu- j local post; and Mrs. William Cauble, -. rated southwest of Mill City in Linn winners consist of $15, $10, and $5. the right foul line. The next two • bat- president of the Mill City Auxiliary. tive of the council was also pre.-ent. ters flew out but then Ward cracked coul’t>'- , , Following the banquet, dancing was Two age groups are listed, with 12 Explorers present for the meeting I Appraised prices for Douglas fir for enjoyed for the remainder of the years as the dividing line. Any acts were Don Lemke, Terry Muir, Rich-f " this auction range fiom $13.25 to evening, with music furnished by Jim ' including singing, dancing, musical The annual banquet honoring the aril Jennings, Donald Nesbitt, Ted Mill City Tavern Again $27.50 per thousand board feet. West Iholtz, Jack Lake and John Mont j instruments, or novelties will be wel- Mill City grade school basketball I>eads Shuffleboard Ix'ague ern hemlock appraised prices range Couch, Dale Smith, Bob Herman, team was held at the school building i gomery. i come, with any number of performers Warren Dait, Larry Bilyeu and Lahny in each act. In spite of a rough go with The from $6:45 to $il.00 per thousand I Tuesday evening, with mothers of the Podrabsky. General chairman for the event is Lake, which at one time were 24 board feet. This is the third ship to be organ-1 boys furnishing the dinner. Honored i Soil Conservation Meeting I Vernon Todd. It has been decided to points ahead of Byrons and still 17 were team members, their manager, ized in the Cascade area. Besides Sa Scheduled for Lebanon points ahead going into the third lem and Mill City, another ship is Coach Jim Hale, Daron Dierks. Robei t I The subject, ‘‘What is a soil con- I use judges rather than an applause 1 meter in determining the winners. round, Byron's came through with Thorpe, and Vernon Todd. sponsored by the Elks in Albany. flying colors, picking up 23 to nose Grade school yell leaders served the ■ seivation district and what can it do,’’ A turkey dinner was served the | will lie discussed at a public meeting The Lake out by six lone points. Lions club members prior to the fried chicken. The mothers preparing | scheduled for the Lebanon City hall Faith Rebekah Lodge All games played in the league last scout meeting, and the Scouts served the meal included Mrs. H. E. Smith, at 8 o’clock on April 6, says l.eo week were close, Spillway defeating their guests punch and cookies follow Mrs. Lawience Kanoff, Mrs. Wallace Metcalf, Scio, chairman of the spon- Meets; Delegates Elected MEHAMA — The Cooking I Break Les’s by 10 and Cedars taking Jerry’s Bevier, Mrs. Carl Longnecker, and LYONS Faith Rebekah lodge held ing the ceremony. by only seven. Meander Inn had no fast club of Mehama has just com Mrs. Vern Thomas. Others assisted • i sorirg committee of farmers. A sim their meeting at the hall Wednesday ilar meeting was held at Scio last evening with Garnett Bassett, noble pleted the club work for the year. game. earlier preparation at home. Opens Law Office Monday night. The club project was to learn to This week the Cedars comes to grand presiding. The regular routina Metcalf is urging that all landown of business was carried out. with Les’s and Spillway to Jerry's. Mill prepare breakfast and school lunches, i Charles D. Burt announced today Marilyn Chapter Has ers with 10 or more acres located east City Tavern goes to Meander Inn and using milk, eggs, fruit and quick that he has opened his law office in many plans made and discusser!. of the South Santiam river attend breads in appetizing ways. I the Ma-onic building in Salem for the Social for Masons The Lake has the bye. Plans are under way for a reception ' ik- ---.a.:__ tl - ____ ___ __ in l . ______ , I Girls completing the required club general practice of law Members and officers of M.rdyn l ‘he.m"‘inKu The con- honoring Mrs. Hazel Lewis a member League Standings • K«r Honev PovalnL ducted by Henry Pavelek, area con Won Lost work are Geiry Roberts, Karen Long Chapter, OES, entertained the Ma ! of Faith Rebekah lodge, and chaplin 9 1 fellow, Willow Phillips, Wanda Kim- Mill City Tavern sonic lodge with a social night at the servationist with the USDA Soil Con ' of the Rebekah Assembly of Oregon, 2 ery. Barbara Bellin, Kathleen Wilson, 8 Meander Inn lodge hall Monday evening. High servation Service, and County Exten with Jean Roberts, Blanche Wagner 4 and Elsetta Kirsch. 7 The Lake spot of the evening was a mock wed sion Agent O. E. Mikesell. and Alta Bodeker the committee in I ding Taking part were Clara Morri» These girls will exhibit cup cakes 5 5 Cedars Tavern charge. Helen Anderson was ap 7 and cookies at the annual 4H spring 3 Spillway Tavern as the bride, Gladys Lake as the I New Ileauty Shop To pointed the new district deputy piesi- 2 8 show to be held in Silverton May 3-7. Jerry’s Tavern I dent. groom, Mabel Nelson as the preacher, Open in Lyons Soon The club is sponsored by the Me 9 2 Les’s Tavern Jean Philipps as the best man, Hallie Delegates were elected to attend LYONS-—Another addition is com- hama Home Extension unit, who have i Toman as the flower gill, Dorothy ing to Lyons, which will be looked the Rebekah Assemblv which will be already subscribed a scholarship Harris and Opal McRobert as brides- forward to by the ladies. A new beau held in Granta Pass in May. Jean Questionnaires on Summer to summer school. Mrs. Ray Roberts ' maids, Addie French as the usher, ty shop is being built across the high Roberts and Helen A/derson were the Recreation Program Now is the leader. Laurell Johnson as father of the way from the Gas Heat company. delegates elected with Zona Sischo Available for Signatures ' bride. Ruby Brisbin as musician, and The new operator will be Miss and Alta Bodeker as alternates. This week questionnaires were sent MEHAMA SUNDAY SCHOOL a number of spectators, including Jul Florence Elandie a recent graduate , Plans were also made for conferring home with all school children in an TERSE CONTES'] ENDS ia Kemp, Mis. Worthington as Clara of a Salem Beauty school, who will of the degiee April 28. At the social MEHAMA—The Mehama Sunday effort to determine the desii ability of Bow, Jacqueline Smith as Marilyn reside at the home of Mr. and Mrs. hour refreshments were served by the summer recreation program. The school verse learning contest came to Monroe. Fern Shuey as Mary Pickford John Neal, who are constructing the Blanche Wagner, Bonnie Wagner and program was started two years ago a close Sunday, March 28. with the and Mabel Parker as a hobo. new building. Dell Westenhouse of Beulah Lewis. and has been financed largely by the Reds winning over the Blues by almost A vocal trio, made up of Jan Ross, Scio is helping with the building. M il City council and school district 200 points. Gerry Hamblin, and Carol Andreas- The Blues being the losing side will Oregon *8 Walking Man To 129J. Now this survey is being made sen, sang "I wish I were Single to determine if residents think the give a party for the Reds Friday Again,” with Fiances Johnson at the V’era Loucks and Robert Make 1(H) Mile Walk Here p ogram is worthwhile, and whether night in the church basement. A piano. The entertainment closed with Shelton to Wed May 1 Paul Smith, Oregon's walking man 1 wiener roast is planned with games or not to continue with it. the showing of moving pictures by Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Loucks an- stated this week that he will lay out a Burt, who is 26 years old. graduated and sons. All Mehama Sunday school 1 Residents who have no children in Mr. Hoover, a member of the Masonic , nounce that their daughter. Miss Vera here in Mill City and walk 100 from the Willamette College of Law lodge at Sweet Home. Refreshments Loucks, has set May 1, as the date of , | course school may obtain a questionnaire at membeis are invited at 7:30 p. m. rmles, just t as soon as the weather in the class of 1953. were served. The Enterprise office. | her wedding to Pvt Robert Shelton, warms up a little more. He was born in Oregon, and has The total attendance last year was Home Economics Girls son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Shelton. j \|r Smith, who has probably walked lived in the county for last last 20 was 3.183; for the previous year it Meeting Tuesday for I Pvt. Shelton is now stationed at more than any other man in the state Serve Dinner Wednesday years. He will be associated with 2.533. [Fort Ord, California, and Miss Loucks that anyo„e wishing to have a A meeting of the principals and Jason Lee. Lvons Fire District If the program continues, many im is employe«! by the state tax com- horse toughened up to let him know He coaches of this district was held at I He is a member of Phi Delta Phi. LYONS—The newly elected officers mission in Salem. provements are planned in both sup Mil) City last Wednesday. will walk the horse for the first 50 law school fraternity, and Ainsworth of the fire district held a meeting last ervision and facilities. Minister Hugh Jull will preform the Girls of the Home Ec class under i 201, AF4A.M. week to draw for their term of office. ceremony at First Christian church [ miles. If the horse can stand the gaff, he will present the owner with Melissa Lowery, Daughter the supervision of Edith Mason, I He is married and resides at 4295 Drawing was as follows: Ralph here. a prize and trophy. served a dinner to the group. Cooks on ! Filbert street, with his wife. Shirley, Downer, one year; John Silbernagle, -------------------- I Of Gayle Lowervs Dies in He says that by starting at 6 duty were Caiol Jane Blazek. Iran- and their daughter, Pamela. two years; W. R. Stevens, three years; in the evening, he can complete the Portland Sat.: Funeral Mon, ces Brunner and Virgene Brewer., DETROIT DAM WEATHER Don Huber, four, and Percy Hiatt five. 100 miles by noon the next day. (Ceurtesy of Corps of Engineers) Mr Hiatt was appointed chairman, Little Melissa Lowery, daughter of They were assisted by Nancy Bruder| Dolores Pools .Makes Mr. Downer, vice chairman and Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Gayle Lowery, foimer and Hazel Caudle. Daily 7:30 A. M Readings OC E Honor Roll Huber, secretary-treasurer. resident« here, pas-ed away in a Port- M.S.L. Pool Scio (»rangers To V isit A meeting will be held Tuesday, Date and hospital Saturday morning. She TEEN AGE IHNt E TO BE Elev Dr Floyd B Albin, acting registrar Max. Min Pep. was a little over 1 year old at the HELD AT LEGION H All. 0.00 1528 58 Santiam Valley Group 29 at Oregon College of Education, an April 6th in the evening, when the March 23 63 Teenagers of the area are invited nounced that Dolores Poole, daughter officers will take their oaths of office March 24 Friday, April 2, the Scio grange time of her death, which was caused 0.04 1 52« .1 31 55 spinal meningitis. Funeral services to the Legion hall in Mill City Fri-1 of Mr and Mr- James Poole of Mill and draft by-iaws. 30 trace 1528.92 | will visit Santiam Valley Grange and 50 March 25 were held Monday with interment in day evening at 8 o’clock for a dancing | City, has made the OCE honor role. 0.00 1529 01 bring the literary program with 55 March 26 session. Music will he furnished by * She is a sophomore. Rose City cemetery. 0.81 1529 19 them. ALL EVEN 33 March 27 45 The Lowery» moved to Portland Jim Iholtz and Jack Lake. 0 68 1529.58 1 Santiam Valley Master, Giles Wag Doctor: .Soy, that check you Kave March 28 33 43 The students who make the honor It is planned to have a chaperone role must carry at least 15 hours and me for your last call came back -♦cently from Mill City Mr. Lowery 0 00 1530.30 ner urges all members to attend. A 50 27 March 29 ■was employed by CBI when here. He present and lunches will be served their grade point avetage must be 3.5 Patient: Sorry. Doc, So did my March 30 29 0 00 1530 26 g'wrd program has been promised with 54 a pot luck after the meeting • now attending school in Portland. dunng the evenng or better. arthritis. Legion Observes Birthday Date Contestants for Show Wanted Explorers Are Initiated Mon. I Mehama Club Completes Project Grade School Team Given Banquet Tues.