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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1954)
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE ________ OX THi: SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM H1GHM \) VOLLME X NUMBER 23 i. \|| w O To THE HEKRT OE N III RF< EMPIRE MILL CITY OREGON. THURSDAY. JUNE 10. 1954. Couple Hurt Here Tues. In Collision Summer Rereation To Begin Monday Monday morning will mark the beginning of the Summer Recreation I program at Mill City. First day program will consist of ’ registiation and playgroumi activities. I The site of the Recreation Center has been moved from the high school to I the grade school. Children may enter I the building at the west side entrance to Miss Pesheck’s room. The schedule for the first week is as follows: 9 to 12 a. m. Baseball and playground activities; 1 to 4, Arts and ^Crafts, playground activities, story i hour. I Arts and crafts for the first week I will consist of finger painting, paint ing with brushes, weaving, and mak- I ing plaster of paris models. I Playground activities will include : baseball, softball, tetherball, basket- | ball, tennis, badminton, volleyball, | an hery, croquet and horseshoes. S2.5» . Year. K)c . Copy Assistant State Forester To Speak at N. Santiam Chamber Meet June 16 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edgar Her The next monthly meeting of the North Santiam man, of Oregon City, were involved Chamber of Commerce will be held in the Mill City High in a head-on collision with a parked School Recreation room on Wednesday, June 16. dump truck in Mill City on highway I In organizing the meeting, Luther Stout, chairman 22 about 9 o’clock Tuesday forenoon, .ending them both to Santiam Memor of the program and entertainment committee has en ial hospital by Mill City ambulance. listed the help of 0, K. DeWitt, chairman of the com Roth suffered head injuries and I mittee on Forest Administration of the Oregon Division possible rib fractures, but were ap parently in improved condition when "Wings of Gold" of a Naval Aviator and his commission are awarded of the Izaak Walton League. the hospital w-as contacted shortly to Marine 2nd Lt. Wiley E. Muise. nephew of Mr. and Mrs. George In view of the fire hazard which is always present I). Jenkins of Mill City. He attended Willamette I niveraity prior to after noon yesterday. I during the approaching summer The collision came when Mr. Her entering the Marine Corps in August. 1951. The presentation was made City To Build Sidewalk months, and with the memory of the by Rear Admiral Dale Harris, USN. Chief of Naval Nir Basic Training, man apparently became confused Sardine Creek fire still fresh in Along New Highway when he saw a logging truck and road during ceremonies held at the I S. Naval Air Station at Pensacola. mind, they have planned to dedicate equipment ahead of him as he was This week, in spite of heavy rains, this meeting to fire prevention and coming through town from the east. men have been working getting things to that end have been fortunate in Graduation Exercises Held Roy Turvev, Salem, driver of the in shape to construct a new sidewalk securing Lynn Cronemiller, assistant Tuesday at Mari-Linn truck which was hit headon. stated along N. W. Alder street. State Forester and editor of the Mr. Herman apparently didn’t brake LYONS Eighth grade graduation Since the new highway is consid house organ of the State Forestry his car. He came around on the right erably wider than the old <, it is department, the "Forest Log,” as exercises were held Tuesday evening hand side of the logging truck and necessary to fill in on tne river side speaker. The title of his talk will be at the Mari-Linn school, with Erroll crashed into the heavy dump truck, to make room for the sidewalk. "Remember” and it is easy to sur This year the American Legion McWhirk salutatorian, and Norman which was backed off the road waiting Studnick, valedictorian. Invocation Power poles are being moved at this mise what he has in mind. There will until another dump truck was loaded. baseball team in Mill City is being was given by Ivan Smith and presen time. be an excellent picture, shown with Tnrvey stated he had time to slide coached by Jim Hale, who is trying to tation of aw-ards was given by Ralph The old approach from Mill City up the talk. out from under the steering wheel of get his team in shape between rain Hurst. Kathryn Carr was chosen past the Bank Cafe was closed this This meeting will provide an oppor the truck before the crash came, and week, diverting all traffic over the tunity to hear an excellent speaker on citizen of the year girl and Willard storms. thus escaped injury. Wakehouse Motors Softball team new approach which is under con a subject that is timely and of interest Following is the schedule of games Blanch, citizen of the year boy. The Herman car was towing a trail Dr. William S. Wagner, supervis of Portland will come to Mill City struction. Just how long it is going to every resident of the Santiam VaL lined up for the district, which com er and boat. It was learned they had or of the teacher training at Oregon Sunday and meet the local team on to take to complete the job is not ley and canyon. All residents are in started out for home about 4 o’clock prises the towns of Mill City, Aums College of Education was the speaker Allen Field at 2 p.m. known, but residents on the Marion vited to attend. It will be of especial that morning from a fishing trip, ville, Stayton. Woodburn, Oregon of the evening. Presentation of di The Wakehouse aggregation has county side are hoping it can be done interest to men who work in th« someplace east of here. plomas was made by John Prideaux. had five wins out of six games played soon. The road is exceedingly rough woods. This is the first accident to occur City and Salem. The Lions Auxiliary of Mill City will Those leceiving diplomas were Ray 'so far this year, while the Mill City at the present time. Sunday, June 13 Mill City will play at this point since the road crew has serve refreshments at the close of Aronson, Ruth Baker, James Brach- team has thiee wins out of five starts. at Or-'gon City, Stayton will play at been working to change the approach This will be a double header, and New Associated Service the meeting. Woodburn and Salem will meet Aums er, Willard Branch, Kathryn Carr, Jo tc the city. anne Cummings, William Haun, Cas Vaughn Nixon, of Walla Walla, ville. Station Opens Saturday ’ Wednesday, June 16—-Woodburn a- sandra Goshie. Richard .lan es, Robeit I Washington, who moved here this week will be the hurler for the first The new Associated Service Sta Keeler, Darrell Mansveld, Alta Matt Mill City, Salem at Stayton and Ore son, Patsy Mattson, Errol McWhirk, j game, and Don Carey will pitch the tion, known as Eddie'« Associated gon City at Aumsville. station, which is located at 7th street Sunday, June 20—Mill City a* Paul Miller, Jerry Mohler, Marjorie at Highway 22 in Mill City was opened Aumsville, Stayton at Oregon City Nash, Mabie Nydegger, Gail Prich for business Saturday, with T. W. ard. Patricia Riley, Lynn Scott, Norm Detroit Dam Concrete and Woodburn at Salem. Edwards as lessee. Wednesday, June 23—-Aumsville at an Studnick, John Trahan, and John Plant Beinjr Moved to Mr. Edwards, who now lives at Woodburn, Stayton at Mill City and Volten. At the meeting of the City Council The Dalles Damsite Aumsville, states that a grand open The Mill City Boosters can place Salem at Oregon City. held last Wednesday night, petition» ing of the station will be held later Huge concrete mixing plant, used another feather in their hats with the Second Half in the construction of Detroit and this month, after the station has been were presented to have the council anmouncement that Don Foster of Sunday, June 27- Mill City at Sa call a special election for July 20th. Big Cliff dams on the North Santiam completely stocked. ¡Salem will onen dental offices over lem, Woodburn at Oregon City, Stay The olecrionr will be on a bond issu« River, is being iustalled foi use at Jenkins Hardware here in the near ton at Aumsville. is the sum of $93,000 for a drainage The Dalles damsite on the Columbia Highway Curves Are Death future. He already has some of the Wednesday, June 30—Oregon City system and paving of the city street«. river. equipment moved in. This is in direct at Mill City, Woodburn at Stayton, Traps for Careless Drivers Businessmen of the citv had been The former “ batch ” plant at The response to letters written asking Aumsville at Salem. Joint installation of officers for the circulating the petitions for the past Highway curves are proving death that a dentist come to Mill City to Mill City Lions club and the Lions I Dalles collapsed several days ago. July 4—No game. traps for careless drivers, state acci seveiai days. The new plant was purchased form take car» of the growine trade area. Wednesday, July 7—Mill City at Club Auxiliary was held at a banquet Changing of the heating system of dent records for April indicate. Other business taken care of at the Woodburn, Stayton at Salem, Aums meeting at Whitie’s Santiam Cafe i Consolidated Builders, contractors Analysis of fatal accidents for that the City hall and jail was discussed for the Santiam River dams. It is meeting held last Thursday was to ville at Oregon City. Monday evening. Acting as toast month, safety officials said today, but no action was taken at this meet pledge $50 from the groun to further Sunday, July 11—Aumsville at Mill master for the affair was Charles larger than the one that collapsed and show that crashes on curves were re ing. will increase production of concreate ecftball in the canyon this year. City, Oregon City at Stayton and Sa Kelly, out-going president of the Vernon Todd, Lee Ross and Bob sponsible for 16 of April’s 25 traffic at The Dalles by one-third. John Muir gave a short resume of lem at Woodburn. Lions club. Hill were appointed as a park board deaths. Crews are working around the clock the work done by bovs attending Wednesday, July 14—Woodburn at i Installing officer for the Auxiliary to consider proposed futuie improve What went wrong is shown by re Reaver Roys state in Salem. Aumsville, Mill City at Stayton and officers was Mrs. Howard Means, who in an effort to have the new mix marks of accident analysts. Their ments of the citv park. ing plant in operation by July 1, A discussion followed on housing Oregon City at Salem. was assisted by Mrs. George Veteto, The next council meeting will be comments include: Failed to negot- who pinned corsages on the new of Army engineers said. ir Mill City, and Hugh Walkup was ate curve, ran off roadway into river; held July 7. ficers. Installed were: president, Julia appointed to contact a builder in Al on wrong side of road at high speed; Bassett; vice-president. Faith Veness; Burton Boroughs To bany to see if some new houses could excessive speed, failed to negotiate secretary, Jane Thacker; treasurer, he built here at once. curve; speed, on wrong side of road Brownie Troop Has Picnic Alta Moffatt; and historian, Evange (Jet Masters Degree There will be a meeting of the on curve; driving on wrong side of At Wilsons Park Wednesday line Fleetwood, who was not present. From U of O Sunday Boosters at Fellowship hall tonight road on curve, struck vehicle head- LYONS—Brownies from Troop 138 | The past president’s pin was pre (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. Baccalaueatre and graduate de- on, third car could not avoid col Lyons with their leaders, Mr«. John sented to Mabel Nelson, who in turn, 1 glees will be conferred on some 1100 lision; excessive speed on curve, lost presented pins to her vice-president, seniors and graduate students of the control, turned otrar on roadway; lost Prideaux, Mrs. Orville Britton and Comnu'nci’mpnt Exercises Mabel Veteto and her secretsry-treas- University of Oregon at Eugene Sun control on ourve, struck highway sign Mrs. Leo Bowers concluded their meetings for the year with a picnic Held For Gates Students urer, Faustina Nesbitt. day afternoon, June 13. post, left highway and struck tree; at Wilsons park Wednesday after GATES—The combined commence S. T. Moore, supervisor of the I Lee Ross installed the following of Borton Borought, coach at Mill City and finally, ran off roadway on curve, noon. ment exercises for four boys, receiv- Detroit district of the National For ficers for the Lions club: Lion tamer, high school will be among those to Using “buddy burners" which had — g diplomas for completion of the est took a group of men on another Jim Poole; Tailtwister, Buzz Fleet graduate. Boroughs is a candidate for overturned. Safety men called attention to the been made at an earlier meeting each ecurse and nine Sth graders, who field trip into the forest lands wood; 3rd vice president, Harold the Master of Education degree. fact that in almost every accident girl fried her own hamburgers. One received certificates of graduation, from the Lou Meyers place on the Kliewer, (not present); 2nd vice- too much speed to negotiate the cuive year pendants were awarded at the were held at the high school, Tuesday Little North Fork for a hike that president, Bill McCoy; 1st vice presi Spending the weekend with her was noted. close of the meeting. Members of the evening. June 1. dent, Homer Thacker; board of di parents, the Russell Hoffmans, was proved to be plenty rugged. “There is little excuse for these Brownie troop are Carol Downer, The nroces*ioral and recess’onal They went in to the Cedar Creek rectors. Hugh Walkup, 3 year term; ’ Miss Joan Hoffman of the University drivers,’’ they say. Most curves on Kathleen Kuiken, Mary Ann Goodell, were played by Mrs. Don Miley: Rev. area where there is a nautral stone Bob Veness, 2 years and George Ve-1 Noble Streeter delivered the invoca bridge The bridge is about 40 feet teto, 1 year; secretary-treasurer. Bob' of Oregon. Miss Patricia Wolverton, major highways are now posted with Jean Bethel, Connie Britton, May of Tacoma, was also a guest, as was tion and benediction; Mrs. Osborne high and some 60 feet across, high Thorpe; and president Frank Hunter. Miss Jody Harmon from Eugene. Mias speeds at which they can be safely Agnes Morgan, Ivalyn Smith, Mary Jo negotiated. These speeds are post Jeanette Turner, Ginger and her violin were presented in solo: in the mountains. The hike to the Last year’s president and secretary, Wolverton was a former resident ed only after earful engineering tests Cruson, I-antzer, Charlotte Lantzer, Dam» Mervin Haun was «alutatorian and site took about four hours and they Charles Kelly and Howard Means, here, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. and smart drivers should adhete to Helemn, Joan Bowers, and Betty Jerry I.arson valedictorian for the encountered snow drifts 10 to 12 presented pins to the new officers, Charles Wolverton. them. Melrose. senior class. Hunter and Thorpe. feet deep on the way. Commencement addre-« wa« given Following dinner the group was en The bridge is a natural beauty, but by Dr. H. Runkel, of Willamette Uni could not he clas-ed as of too much tertained by pantomimes by Evelyn NORTH SANTIAM CHAMBER TO versity; his subject was “Over N»- tourist value until access roads are Johnston. BE HOST TO STATE GRANGERS t on« and Kingdoms." Dmloma- were built closer to it. It is a w-onder- AT PICNIC AT DAM SUNDAY p-esented bv Oliver Willis. ful hike for a seasoned tiavelor, but The North Santiam Chamber of High school graduates were Leslie not one recommended for people with Orville Herrold Sells Out Commerce will lie host to members of T Ream’sh. Mervin Cecil Haun. Jerry weak hearts. To Roy Philippi at Stayton the State Grange at Detroit dam this I vnn I.ar-or. and Herbert Romey. Those making the trip besides Supt. Sunday when a sack lunch will be Orville Herrold who for the past I Members of the »th grade were: Ro Moore and his two sons. Robert and eight years ha« been in partnership served to the delegates, who are at berta Alura Chance. Wanda Cecile Mike were Oliver Willis. North Santi with Roy Philippi in the Ford Agency! tending the State Grange convention Dodge, trn Marie Hirte. Kenneth am Chamber of Commerce president; at Stayton this past week sold his in- 1 in Albany. Clair Johnson. Dougla« John Hirte. Floyd Vokel, Gates: E. C. Kennedy, terest in the business to Mr. Roy I It i« expected that over 700 grang Pe-rv T.ee McBride, Charlotte Kaye Rreitenhush; Lou Meyers, Mehama; Ph'lippi. ers will be pi esent. c — ith. Elisabeth May Wat«on and Ted Kinti, Clayton Jones and Dr. They have been in business in ! Maigaret Louise Palmer. Robert Anderson of Salem. Stayton since September 1946. DSC Receives Gifts, Mr. Herrold -tated his plans for the Picture of Colorado Shown Grants of $762,(MM) foturr are indefinate at the present NEW MEMBERS INDUCTED time. At Santiam Grange Meeting FOUR Grants and gifts to the Oregon INTO TOASTMISTRESS < I I B No changes are planned in the pres LYONS—The regular meeting of State college totaled more than $762,- Santiam Valley grange was held Fri-j Induction ceremonies for four new ent personnel, which includes a used 000 this school year. day evening at the grange hall with members were held in conjunction car lot in Mill City, said Mr. Philippi I This is some $294,000 more than with the regular meeting of the Master Giles Wagner presiding ove’ ’ last year. The agricultural experi Toastmistress club last week. The the meeting ment station and agricultural re- It wa= voted to open grange and new members are Mrs. Don Carlson Oregon Grand Ixtdge to ' search foudation received $330,329 of s 10 during the summer months in of Mill City, Mrs. Vern Alvin of Convene in Portland | the total. Representative« of the 1W> Masonic stead of » o’clock. Alma Van Handle Idanha. Mrs. A. T. Bamhardt of Gates I The gift.« and grants ranged in wRs installed chaplain to replace and Mrs. John Prideaux of Lyons. lodges in Oregon will gather in Port- , .value from $1 to $39,200. The smal Speakers for the evening included land June 16-1» for the 104th Annual, Mabie Ra«« who resigned. A good re lest represented libiary pamphlet« port was heard from the picnic com Mrs. Carlson, Mr«. W. R. Hutcheson, Communica’ion of the Oregon Grand ' and the largest was a fund for wheat mittee. with the picnic to be held and Mrs. Lowell Fleetwood, who l-odge of Ancient Free and Accepted I research. Sunday at Detroit dam. a« an opener spoke on education. Invocation w-as Ma«ons for a three-day session at the ! In its «econd year, the Science Re- Now that the Rose Festival ia under way in Portland we find that Ma-onic Temple. of State Grange which will be held given by Mrs. Noble Streeter rearch Institute received $61,500, Topicmistress was Mrs. R. C. Ha.se- Boh Veness and daughter, Carol, spent a couple of days on location that week in Albany. Jerry Coffman Thoma- E. I^mpkin of North I ‘ nearly doubled last year's research with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, and the above picture in proof lecturer, showed pictures of Colorado. man, with “Summertime Diversion," Powder, Grand Master of the Oregon income from grants. that “they was thar." From left to right are Roy Rogers, Carol The film was about ranching and as her topic. Toastmistress was Mrs. lodge will make his annual report at Venenn, Dale Evans and Bob. Shown in the foreground ia Bullet moved to be interesting especially to A. E. Nesbitt, and evaluator, Mr«. Don II o’clock June 16. following a re-1 —♦ • .a, the famous dog This photo was taken about two years age. Rogers Rrb Draper, as the «etting was at hi* Miley. Mrs. Marshall Powell of Lyons eeption for distinguished guests. The ard save $$."• *as a special guest. »ill be in Portland for the Rost Parade on Saturday. Grand Lodge w || open at 10 a m. ole home town. Schedule for Junior Boll League Given Portland Team ¡To Play Mill City Here Sun. City Petitioned For Street Work Dentist To Be Here Part Time Lions and Auxiliary Installed Monday Chamber Men Take Rugged Hike to See North Fork Bridge