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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1954)
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE ON TIB OCBKIC MOBTB SANTIAM BIGIIW A) <. \ 1 1 w \ 1 10 III MILL CITY OREGON. THURSDAY. APRII.2». mi VOLI ME X Snfthall (¡reais To Be Here Mav 26th City Engineer to Give Talk to Businessmen Fri Lions Talent Show To Be Staged Here Tonight Final plans were made Monday night at the Lions club meeting for Thomas Kanoff On the annual talent show, which i* Four Mill City Boys To being staged at the Mill City theatre Oregon Tech Honor Roll Exhibit Shop Work at Art Announcement for the winter term tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock. Exhibition in Corvallis Shields ReMine is master of cere honor roll achieved by the students monies and Vernon Todd has been in at the Oregon Technical Institute was Te be seen at the thiid annual mid chaige of lining up the program. Willamette Valley Industial Art I made todav by the Registrar’s office. Only audition Monday night at the Students secured this recognition of Exhibition at Corvallis this week en I scholastic accomplishment for the club meeting was l.eon McCall with a will be four projects built by boys steel guitar number. term which ended March 19, 1954: in our local high school shop under' This year three judges will decide Thomas Kanoff, Mill City, diesel the direction of Delos Hoeye, the in the winners instead of the applause technology, secured this mechanics _ structor. recognition of scholastic accomplish meter system used in the past. Judges Phil Carey, junior has entered his ment for the teim, which ended on will be Ed Randal and Ursuie Wolaer, red mahogany corner table. Richard March 19, with a grade point average of the Salem Hollywood Lions club and Verbeck, senior, a wrought iron and Dr. J. D. VanEaton of East Salem of 3.5. w-alnut hanging wall shelf. Richaid Lions club. Scholarship grades at Oregon Tech Thomas, senior, his nualel coffee table On the program so far for tonight are based on the student's denron- of bleached mahogany. And Biooks stiated ability in practical work, class are: “Dark Town Strutter’s Ball," by Crosier, junior, wrought iron maga atti- a group of “colored' boys and girl» room work in related -ubjects, ’ ' ' zine rack. Honor roll from Mari-Linn school; song, “Mock tude, and application, It will be well worth your time to grades indicate work which is out- ingbird Hill" 8th grade quartet from drive to Corvallis to see these and Softballs’ greatest team. “The King and his Court'' from Walla Walla. standing or of better than average Mari-Linn; vocal solos by Terry Dus many more (an expected 500) fine A grade point aver tin and Dale Woodard; electric guitar Washington »ill appear at Allen Field here. Monday, May 26 at 8 p. m. I achievenment. project» built in junior and senior high number by Phyllis Pate; piano solo, school shops around the valley this With the same members »ho have been with the team for the past six age of 4.0 shows work far above Donalee Oliver; accordion solo, Bar year. The exhibit, held in the Cor years, they »ill present their new, entertaining, precision play of a regula tnininiom standard of the institute bara Podrabsky; electric guitar vallis high school gym, is open Friday, tion game with pitchnig performance by Eddie Feigner, followed by their , and is the highest glade given. number, Leon McCall; dance number “ Shadowball" game and a special ne» entertaining feature for your pleasure. Apiil.30, 9:00 am to 4:00 p. m. and 7:30 ............... by members of the Veness family^ p m. to 9:30 p. m. Saturday, May 1st Thp spoI,M,rwJ by the Santiam Softball Association pantomime, Gloria Klecker. 9:30 am.._ . m. and Sunday --------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- to 5:00 p. Song. “Broncho Boy,"' Ntr,t9_Y,inn May 2nd, 1:00 p. m. to 4:00 p, m. Fire in Humbug Area i boys and girls; accordant; j piano > The Mill City Boy Scouts, under the number, Jean and, H’Hisr’ Prideaux; supervision of their leader Scoutmast- j - --------------------------- Extinguished After Five er “Dutch'’ Steiner, had another of Garden Clllh Meets at marimba solo, J’e^ IT ,|rllbsky; vocal Acres Are Burned duet, Mnreelhy gnd Sandra their famous camping trips at the. Home of -- - -• Mrs. — W. H. v> Davis * DETROIT— Mopping up u operations Olson; dHWMb, Agee and Lar- cabin above the Little North Fork were completed Sunday on the first The Bloodmobile from the American wirling. JoF.llen this past weekend. With Arley Neil-1 The regular meeting of the Garden . baton twirling. forest fire of the season in this area. Red Cross portable regional blood | Agee^ son furnishing transportation Troop Club was held at the home of Mis. : Work was started ....... .... - of this p.m. Saturday. _______ “set up .’hop,“' at i center _____ in Portland Monday 49 left at 9:30 Saturday morning. W. H. Dav's on Thursday evening, oney raised show will be for the mill pond The fire was discovered about 12-lb the Mill City high school reaoroatiqp ' '! 4- OIlev ,„,„u by the ________ l’pon their arrival they stowed the. April 22, with Mrs. Fred Duffy and week on digging 1.......... room Friday afternoon from 4> uiUekl ed to help complete the work on the . of the new Wills Shingle Mill in the Location was in Hammonds old log- hos- | gear in the cabin and took off on Mrs. Roger Nelson as assistant ging area — on - a -*• steep scout cabin. • ’ a-» -- east part of Mill City. the r : - ------- ------ hillside, on the | 7;3O> with fi2 pintg of bliHfl|t attended a hike. Marlin Noyes the troop advisor tesses. Twenty-one According to John Wills, - one of the west creek in the Humbug area. • ; _______ taken. Vern Clark, Ipyali .................... ......................... .. _ meeting with Sirs. Knight and Mrs. • on -*- — forest - . service ------ . .L acted as guide and all boys got to see • . —v man I owners of the new firm, work the ? The reports the re from thfi Masonic Lodge, eXMr P. F. Willoughby as speical guests. main mill building will be started, e:on where the fire was ‘,rtuall>’ thanks to the -wuiy Ahrt > ,ses his «leer. started , ' I Plans were discussed concerning | this week. They returned to the cabin for lunch ' ■ assisted in i [burning burning was extremely dry, and burn-i burn- the project y^ppi.i^l^v and policed the cabin and grounds. the district meeting of Gai den Clubs, • - five *■ ____ of timber. C. W. Brewer, who has n«.«n hired ‘ »bout acres ue scheduled for Wednesday, April 28, This was followed by a softball game, as head carpenter, w.s on the job | a A crew of 37 men battled the stub-1 at which time the Mill Citv club will Tuesday and started erection of the born blaze Saturday and a crew of 3Q 1 with Mr. Neilson acting as umpire. Dijner, consisting of hunter’s stew, be hostess at the American Legion shop building „...^ Wednesday ___ L Three or men Sunday, before the .1, became a “galloneer" T •>-- fire ri— Was - I bread an«.’ l*utter- feuit and lettuce Hall, with registration la-ginning at will be used on this part of brought under control. I and others with exceptional four men vLl ----- 1 . -alad, puddlr.», c<x,kies! b"‘ 9:30 a. m. for the all-day session. I It is reported that the prohkhteI include Allura Chance of tkocolate was at 5:3?’ Tbe At the close of the interesting mect- the construction job. cause of the fire was bv a farole»» , i^» w'bo gave her lith pint, and Mr. Wills stated they hoped to get ’ light refreshments were served —i— A i wa’-’ J^I evç tft t,..,...» „„ i ' , . a Bassett who has donated a Highlights of the North Santiam living l kepi the mill in operation by the middle - smoker. scouts h»d free time until ’'-"ie Davis, Eva total of nine pints of blood. when the colors were lowered and the 1 !*’"•, Chamber of commerce meeting held on * n* June. w——. ,.ie area. Coming fiom Portland with the at the Grange hall at Lyons last area policed. At 8 the council fire I j’*' Bloodmohile was Mrs. Que Haines, the Wednesday night was a talk, accom was lit and stories and experiences i 1 abd -Mdw! NetsWfi. , Fishermen To Take To form-«- T*nrothy Shuey, who 1« a panied by the showing of slides on | ’-I ’• ¿z1 were told, and a night stalking game , -• --—« ! Saturday, May I J^reT«’. r'’vr Patterson. <as played. At 9 o’clock the group had ; Senior Class Play To Be nurse employed hv th» I luLLTj w a vrte£er roast, with more stories and r- het «UlinS 1 t,,.. " • job K‘h "" ; Presented May 5 and 6 jokes being told. ■ e Portal.^ unit with equip Fishermen, some 300,000 oi In the morning breakfact consisted Impish puckish inner Willy fo just will take to the lakes and streams j Mr. Peterson, who s£wnt six,• nwittar trips. Mi of oatmeal with raisins, hot cakes, Mhwut the most delightful character this weekend as trout season opens i ment prior to me*“ '•eir daughter I !n, * lnland- told —— of then' -L-.i »ays of and Mrs. Shuey drove t. ” bacon and eggs and hot chocolate, fol-1 ! In a spectacular accident here Friday met. Jn hat> long underwear and Saturday for 1964. life, stating their form of govern ‘»li**. re-1 lowed by another hike. Bob Veness | back to Portland Friday ev< he pops somewhat out of .«w.- oiiuiiai ttj uurs« L’nlike recent years. years, the whole ment --- was similar to ours. gmsd sedate, took pictures at noon pf the chow line, ( night, a large, flat-bed t'uck ° "ed ; thin air '■ The Finnish people feel that our state is opening at one t me with the maining until Sunday night. by J. D. Bruce Meat Packing °-1 stuffy Willoughby in unbending and Those volunteering services in- . I W.iys of handling timber is far be- cabin and scouts, when a lunch of Stayton, loaded with ten head ot ( • hjinself Willoughby, embar exception of most of the lakes, reser- swt^wiches, potato salad, apples and i of cattle, turned completely over over in in loose loose' belnK h'lWMlf. Willoughby, embar- voir», and their tributaries within the eluded: registration, Mildred Allen I hirfd theirs, and this was shown in go comnletelv and Lettie Swan; taking temperature w«.o seived. ___ 'travel alonfc the side of a straight ras‘*e® arrogant apparition national forest boundaries in the Cas- icookies was the slides presented at the meeting. During the fun fest the tug of war *retch of the North Santium Highway wh° follows him around rebels at first, ca(le mountains. These bodies of water and pulse, Barbara Morri.«;family his- At the business meeting presided 717 b^'op^n 'fo/'ta^ut"'fishing a " d bl< ’ ° ’ 1 test, Portland nurse; •was won by the Flaming Arrow just west of Mill City. ri(v and calls Inner Willy a super-charg wj|| be open for trout - ------------ _ | w,_. _ _________ _____ fishing _ „ from over by President Oliver Willis, the controlling the tiaffic to and from natroi; archery Won by Beaver P«t«»l. group went on record as being in favor The driver of the ttuck and his w-i fp ‘ ed atom in BVD’s.'' But no amount May 29 to October 10. of abuse can squelch this little demon, i Some misunderstanding has arisen I the tables and booths, Mel Robin of helping the Founders Service org rifle maikmanship. tent bulTdlng were dll won by the Flaming. Mr- an? M”‘ Trussell of Salem t’ He's really there for WiiLoughby’s j regarding East and Paulina lakes in son, Lettie Cline, Opal McRobert, and anization of Santiam Memorial hos \rrow Ibht miraculously escaped The injury voung except couple K°odl >ou see’ ! tbe Newberry crater southeast < of , | Ida Carey; additional assistants, Dor pital in their appeal to raise funds . a ¿.a 4 severe shock. „ For Willoughby has been too long Bend. This area is con-ideied in the | othy Haines and Allura Chance; pre to be used as a sort of revolving The scouts broh* /. <‘Anu> .. At (»clock < were coming fiom Ontario, Oregon, rx ... (sixteen years) under the influence j province of the Cascade mountains, paring doughnuts and coffee, Gladys fund at the hospital. This money and got home at «, wPh Mr. I (n*»r<i ■ w|th the ,oad of anjmals f()r th<? V]f.at He’s and since they are in the Deschutes J Lake, Mabel Parker of Detroit, and will be used to pay hospital bill» /«rmshmg the transpo.faQoA «Company, which is located near Sub- of his three maiden aunts. dutifully practiced the piano, swgl- national forest, the lakes do not open 1 Addie French; Rainbow gills, who of those who do not have the cash •¿hose making the camping *rin typed, served, and helped with check lowed ... _ gallons of cod-liver oil, and until May 29. sides Elmer Moffatt. Sterner #ere: at the time of their discharge from Marlin Scoutmaster A>L"es, Biian Loi/K« | ■ flty Policeman, Tom Morris listeflffl tn his aunt’s arguments Over However, some other lakes in the ing bottles, Rosalie Bassett, Carol the hospital. and Karen Andreassen, Jan Ross, Ger Morgan. Botmj' Fleming. Raymond to the scene of tht* was whether he should become a lawyer, Deschutes forest due to open May 1. I The chamber also agreed to spon Goodwin Donald Cuier. Kenneth Sil- 1 id/*** to shoot one of the haul* inprred musician, or architect. (He want, ihfy are Ruttie, Blue, Crescent, and ry Hamblin, Jackie Bickett, Nancy sor a picnic at Detroit dam for the er. Lee Neilson, Jerry Upward. Vern-1 steer" "I*'”1 wb,cb tbe truck beJ Qlsen, and Annette Melting, who were t<> be a geologist.) Now with Infer Odell lakes and Wickiup and Rock on Johnson. Richard’Anderson. Jerry remainder of the load Witty to help to spurns these im Creek leservoifs. supervised by their Mother Advisor, Grange convention which is being -s’" 1 held in Albany. About 750 are ex fern Shuej. Foster, Ronnie Foster and Richard had been thHwn or jumped from the positions and even asserts himself There arL specific limitations ori pected. It is planned to utilize some Dvhrman truck and were Hill wandering along enough to notice girls for the first Dr. John W Reid, Walt in attend some of the waters in the state, and of the supplies frozen for future use ance as was a doctor from Stayton. Gates To Play Here Jtbe highway' hour» afterward. time. Theft the piedicaments really fishermen -hould con.-ult their ang at the time of the dam dedication. The Gates scout troop wifi come V IV to - 1 Tbe M,|> C'‘Y ambulance Was called. begin. Donors from Stayton included Miss .WillouJfWbv asks attractive ling regulatibhs when in doubt. ball but was took not needed, as Mr. old and couple .Mis.( Caro TC»ln * - Martin to th«» whool dance -vv,„lv and ,,c 1 Morris the 20-year Josephine Brand, who gave her 15th Jerry Coffman, Wilson Stevens, Al Mill City to meet Troop 49 in a bail — game at Allen Field Friday at 4 p m. ! to their took the 20-year old couple pint of blood, and Mrs. Clarissa Her bert Toman, Gene Coles, Luther Stout mauled by Carol’s “/*«ady” Stanley Mt. ... Strifes CftM ) x-• a 1 ST- ”----- home -- ~ at the L Deer * Horn *IJ Motel. -- -1 « I!l lark. er Lowers and Marshall Powell were appointed ing her sixth pint. The public' Is invited to attend. ! as a committee to handle this work. __________ until Mrs. Truasel ’ s parents could come E ’ ollowing is a complete list of per That is only the beginnij/ of the- Water Main on Alder to Ninety and Nine Men Meet,foT th«m from Salem. llr~*— __ The next meeting of the chamber sons who presented themselves for -X ” " 1 " ” "" » * M,ke f(>r B-d will be held May 19, in Detroit. The A second accident, which was the donating blood. Twelve of the 72 on * •• -i A second accident. An/ vW “P................. - Mt. States Power Co. men this week the list were unable to give blood be ladies of the Grange served pie and At Christian Church Here re»»lt _ of the first and occurred about I Ft all W ednesday and Tuesday dug up the water main on N. W. coffee to the group following the involved the car owned The Mill City Christian chtzrch en-ig-;M p, m., Hoeye, by Delbert which was occupied , and Thursday nights, May 5 and fl,' A Inter street. This was done to put cause of various medical reasons or meeting. age limits: tertained the North Willamette Dist- ] ~ “ “ ‘—“— —J «—as the Senior class of Mill City puts Winifred Brown, Mrs. Gwen Schaer, rict of the Ninety and Nine Men's by km brother and family, Mr. i on “The friter Willy,” a three-act com- the -Wain deeper into the ground prior to the building of the new approach to Mrs. Doramae Kadin, Mrs. Ruth Kerr, Mehama Man Receives Face organization Monday evening. Forty Bnd Mrs Ih^n Hoeye and tWo sJ>ng edy by Bettye Knapp. Mill Ci|y t>y the highway department. Mr.«. Helen Jull, George R. Ditter, Burns Pouring Bullets men were present representing the n{ Stayton, driven by Paul Gregory A fire h'ydrant and two power poles Herbert Romey, Howard Means, Mill — City. — The driver blinded ■ by churches of the district which em- of *----- • > _ ■ Hugh Husted, of Mehama, faciei had to be moved. Kathryn Colburn, Bettie Meinert, of old guns, Thursday received pain i the lights of the truck which was braces Marion county. Honor Students Listed for Tuesday afternoon stumps were Herbert Wenke, Frank Spellmeier, ful burns on the right side of hi» Ixrcal church ladies served the fl:45 , lying on its top headed west, the car blown on the north side of the high Mrs. Edna Tucker, Alice M. Smith, head when working at his hobby of rimneer, with the regular meeting fol struck one of the loose cattle roam- Fifth Six Week Period Following are the students of Mill way, prior to the work of widening John I.engacher, Mabel Yankus, Al pouring bullets. The front end lowing. Wayne Greene, minister of ' ing on the highway. bert Prugh, Frank Baechler, Allura the First Christian church in Salem of the car was damaged, but none of City high school who have made the the road at that Joint. Mr. Husted had finished pouring Chance, George W. Porter, Very I L. the lead into the bullet mold and was the speaker. He told of a trip the occupants was hurd hurt, except honor roll for the fifth six week period Moore, Harry D. Evans, Minnie Roten, had placed a rubber cement tube into of classei: Kliewer Buys Hilltop around the world that he and Mrs. for minor bruises. Seniors Richard Anderson, Dale Market from A. (V. Toman Dean Jackson, Eugene Kindred, Opal the hot ladle. An explosion followed G-eene had recently taken by air- “ McRoberts, Julia Bassett. Wendell causing the burns. He stated no hot • Andreassen; Sharon Gallagher, Don plane, and of the challenge of the Primary Rooms To Staffe Announcement is made this week Heller, Clarissa Hearing, Erwin S. na Bengston, and Richard Verbeck. world condition« facing the church and May Day Program Friday lead him him, but the bum wa» Juniors—Ralph dull, Carol Andrea«- to the effect that Harold Rliewer has Peterson, Theodore Baughman, Mona- cau-ed by the flash of the explosion. Christian missions. purchased the Hilltop Market from A. amrie Vinton, Gerald Vinton, Ray Three of the primary rooms at the Isen and Yvonne Dart. Sophomores — Larry Harrington, W. Toman, and will take active man Keiber, Vern Clark. Firemen Respond to (’all Mill City Grade Sshoel will present Detroit Bus To Take Kids I.enthal Ragsdale, Harriet I.eCours, Marlene Ander-on, Jackie Bickett and agement of the store Monday, May 3. a May Day program in the elementary Mr. Toman, who has had the store Linnie Bowers, Lyle Ray, Francis To Extinguish Flue Fire To Stay ton for Polio Shots gymnasium on Friday evening, at I Ellen Shelton. Mill City firemen were “on the ball I’* I since his return from service in the | Clark. Kathleen Storey, Wilson Stev A school bus from Detroit will be Freshmen—Rosalie Bassett and An- 7:30 p. m. numbers scheduled to in Navy, will remain with Mr. Kliewer ens, William Swan, Flovd Johnson, as usual Wednesday whent they used to pick up students going to clude: May Pole Damce; “Pop. Goes ! nette Melting. ( at the store for the pesent time. Stayton today (Thursday) to receive John Muir, Clifford Roebke, Olive were called to extinguish a flue fire the Weasel" dance; a Polka dance; the first of three polio immunization Barnhardt Barnard Bennett. Kathleen at the Cleve Davis home on N. E. • hots. Each of the group will receive and a Clown Act. DETROIT DAM WEATHER Gobe, Otto Koenek, Donald Sreythe Alder street. Governor Patterson Not Rooms taking part in the program No damage was caused by the fire, another shot May fl and the final shot (Courtesy of Corp« of Engineer») Daron Dierks, James R. Hale, Ken To Appear Here May 1 are Mrs. Sletto's first grade. Mrs. according to fire chief Dub Stewart, Daily 7:30 A M Readings neth Martig. Walter Mackie, Marie June 3. Baldwin’s first grade and Mis» Prich- I Word was received in Mill City Only students from Marion county M.S.L. Pool Monday to the effect that Governor Stewart, Beatrice Evans, Josephine who stated the men really turned out num »•re included in this program, and ard’s second grade. Several Pep Elev Max. Min. Date Brand, Ronald Minton, Edw. Chance, in a hurry. ber» will also be sung by the entire 'Paul Patterson, who was »cheduled •even from Mill City, on the Marion 65 43 1 00 l,54t4f Apiri 13 Charley Stewart, Dub Stewart. to appear at a breakfast here Satur group. STORK CLUB 60 0.00 1.55&J)2 36 • runty side wi|] receive the shots. Rath E. Poole, Wilma Ragsdale, I-e- I »rene Podrabsky of the I «♦crwut April 21 Mrs. Wm Pennick and Mrs. Watson 0 00 1.554.90 day morning, will be unable to appear. ora Stwens, Fem Shuey. Shirley Birth« at Santiam Memorial Hospital fl7 36 22 April He will be in Silverton at 11 a. m., Rev. and Mr». William Scott, Rt. 1, cf Gate«, and Mrs Tom Morris. R N., grade was elected May Queen by the April 23 67 33 0.00 1.554.HO Baughman. Sylvia Wenke, Wendel of Mill City will assist in the work. children and «he will have two prin April 24 0.00 1.555.10 however. 62 31 I Weaver, Keith Zimmerman. I.aura Lyon», boy April 26. cesses as her attendants. Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Tietxe, Rt. 5, I Worthington, George Huffman, Alice Local doctors will be at Stayton to 25 63 33 0.00 1.556.23 Andrews will act as announcer. Di April Salem, girl, April 25. 55 0.00 IJ557.I7 2fl 34 April liH. Roye, and James Cuthbert. help with the work. will The Seventh-Dav Aventiati recting the movie fer the program Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Killingor, Money to carry on this work has 57 0 27 1.557.27 t)old Sabbath school Saturdays at 10 II The above people came from Lyon», 40 will be Miss Alice Smith, who will April 27 Fren furnished b> the Infantile Para I6ates, Idanha, Stayton and Mill City Amusville, girl, April 22. a m at the Firemen ’ « hall here furnish the aeriMWparrwnent I • >» fund. 1 H. W. Haner, from Poitlacd, city engineer for Mill City will tie at the meeting of the businessmen to be held at Friendship hall at 8 o’clock Friday night. Other business to come before the Friday night meeting will be the elec tion of a board of directors. At the last meeting, held Thursday n ght, the proposition of naming the organization was tabled. A repie- sentative of the I.armar Oil company was present and talked on the cost of •oiling the streets. The committee, headed by Charley Stewart will give a report at the meeting tomorrow night. Businessmen of Mill City are urged to be present at the meeting Friday, as things of vital importance to the growth of this city are being discussed at these meetings. Scouts Have Camping Trip Bloodmobile Gets 62 Pints Chamber Hears Patterson Talk About Finland People Uninjured ci* Cattle Truck Upset*