THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SVNT IM HIC'IM U
VOLLME XI
NUMBER 12
North Entrance
To Detroit To
Be Beautified
MILL CITI, OREGON
GATEW AY TO THE HF\RT OE N \Tl RE'S EMPIRE
»2.50 A YEAR. l()c A COPT
ill! RSDil . MARCH 21. 19.V>
Detroit-Idanha Against
Unionization at Gates :
Annual Masonic_Star Home Q wners
Banquet To Be Saturd y
Voters in the Idanha-Detroit school :
district turned thumbs down on a
J proposal to unionize with the Gates '
school district, while the voters of
the Gates district voted almost un­
animously for unionization.
In Idanha-Detroit 133 ballots were
cast, 113 being against unionization
to 20 for. In Gates 68 votes were
cast, only six being against unioniza­
tion.
The annual Masonic and Eastern
Star banquet will be held at the Odd
Fellow hall here Satuiday evening,
The banquet will be served at t>:30.
Those wishing tickets may contact
members of the lodge. Those who do
not get tickets prior to Saturday
night, may purchase them at the
door, say lodge officials.
There will be a good speaker and
piogram following the banquet. The
banquet and program are open to the
public.
Show Interest in
Club Project
Homeowners are becoming inter-
DETROIT—-Preliminary work got
I ested in the Mill City Garden club
underway Saturday on the beautify-
yatd and garden contest and a num­
TTg the north entrance to tly City of
ber have expressed their intention to
Detroit, at the intersection of the
enter. Some are taking snap shots of
Breitenbush road.
! their grounds as they are at present
The project underway is sponsored
and plan to take others as their work
by. the Detroit Civic Club with the co­
of dealing and planting progresses.
operation of the State Highway de­
IA series of "before and after” pic­
partment, which is laying the ground
tures are sun1 to show some amazing
work for the planting of native rho­
results.
dodendron, manzanita, and other
The schedule of prizes is about con>-
shrubs.
plete and will soon be published s*
The laying of the ground work is
those interested can decide in which
the start of a long thought of dream
dvision they wish to compete.
of the civic clubs, who for some time
There will be a Garden Club meet­
have had in view the beautifying of
ing at 8:00 p. in. tonight, Thursday,
the City via the planting of shrubs
March 24, at the home of Mr. and
and other plant life to make the en­
Members of the North Santiam
Mrs. Charles Dolezal. Anyone wh»
trances to the city more atractive. j Chamber of Commerce at their
is interested in growing flowers or
Much credit goes to Glen Davidson | meeting held last Wednesday at
By Terry llustan
is always welcome.
maintenance man for the State high­ Idanha planned to have a dinner,
The Mill City High Timberwolves ( shrubs
There
will be slides of local garde»«
way department, who was instru- dance for the April meeting of the I
enjoyed a successful basketball sea- (
_ 7. On the committee planning
mental in securing the aid ot ine ' _ - ---
son, ending in the State Tournament, | ' and others of prize winning display*.
Members aie reminded to bring
.
State highway department in ■1» *-if„r
of 20 wins and five losses. After tak­
the event will be W. R. Hutcheson
"white elephants” for the sale to be
velopment of the project.
ing
second
place
in
the
Marion
County
1
land Oliver Willis of Gates; Cal Sch-,
Another project which got under lador and Irene Stout of Detroit and j
1 B League, the Wolves went on to win t ! held at the close of the meeting.
way Sunday and will do much to help Ken Golliet of Mehama. Cards will ,
the District 2B playoffs and then I
Senate President Elmo Smith of John Day, left,
beautify the city, is a drive by the be mailed to members piior to that |
• went on to State. Although they lost Former Mill City Resident
surrenders his gavel to Senator Lee V. Ohmart of
City of Detroit to clean up the town night, advising them of the place and |
| out in the State mix to Powers and
Salem on rostrum of upper chamber. Ohmart, a top
of debris. The cooperation of all in foim of entertainment.
Enterprise, players and fans alike aie Dies Tuesday at Albany
hand with tax and related fiscal problems of the state, is
the cleanup drive is asked.
happy of the showing made.
Funeral services were held for Mr».
Jerry Coffman reported on the
one of several solons designated by Smith to serve as
With Jack Melting and Don Lemke I | Alice C. Burton Friday, March 18 at
the safety patrol for Detioit lake for
temporary senate presiding officers in recent weeks.
showing the way, the Wolves com- 1 p. m. in the Weddle Funeral Hom».
the coming season.
He stated six
— piled an average of 60.1 points per Burial was in the pioneer Bilyeu Den
men with boats had been lined up for
game against their opponent’s 50.1. Cemetei y, east of Scio.
weekend and holidays duty so far
j Melting was top scorer with 342
Mrs. Burton was a resident of Linn
and he figured on getting at least
I points for a 14.2 per game average. I County all her life. She was born in
.that many more so it would be no.
Lemke was close on his heels with | Linn county near Stayton, community
LYONS—Mrs. Oscar Naue was burden on any one person. 4Ie also j
327 points for a 13.1 aveiage. The j of "Queener School,” one of seven
suggested
that
some
pennant
or
insig-
Sostess for the meeting of the Wom­
rest of the teams’ scoring was as : children bom to Isaac C. and Lucy
ens Society of Christian Service, with nia be seemed for the boat on patrol. 1 MEHAMA—Mrs. Frank White and
Funeral services were conducted in follows: Phil Carey 228-9.1; Ed Greg- Smullen Bates, March 28, 1870, and
!
George
Tate
reported
for
the
leg
­
the meeting held at her home Tues­
Mrs. Gerald Rockwell were hostesses Salem last Saturday for H. William, ()ry 212-8.8; ; Dick Crook 148-6.2; was the last survivor of her family.
day afternoon. Only 13 members islative committee. Upon Mr. Tate's I. for the meeting of the Mehama Wom­ Thielsen, brother of Mrs. O. K. P~
~
De ' ~
Brooks Crosier
122-5.1; Lloyd Ross,
She was married to James Albert
recommendation
a
resolution
was
were present. Mrs. George Huffman
en
’
s
Club
at
the
clubhouse
Tuesday
Witt
of
Mill
City,
who
lives
west
of
40-2.0;
Don
Ellingson 33-3.7; Delmar Burton, November 29, 1888, moved to
passed
to
favor
two
districts
for
the
nresided over the business meeting
evening, March 15. The tables were town. Mr. Thielsen, a member of an ' Syverson 32-2.0; Claience Davie» 15- j Bilyeu Den, where she spent all her
due to the absence of Mrs. Samuel county instead of three, which has beautifully decoiated in the St. Oregon pioneer family and Marion . 2.5; and Ralph Jull 9-0.5.
| married life, with exception of the
I
been
the
plan
of
the
Chamber
up
Roberts. Mrs. Edward Cruson was in
Patrick Day motif. The hostesses county property agent for 28 years,
Mill City O. K. on Rebound»
I last few years, when her health failed
'harge of the devotions which were Ito this time. Mr. Tate feels that it also furnished the lovely birthday cake died at his home in Salem last Wed­
Don Lemke was the top rebounder ! she moved to Albany.
carried out in a missionary program. I would be impossible to get the county which honored members having birth­ nesday while piling wood in his base­ of the year, the sophomore forward1 She passed away March 15 in the
A box is being made up to send to ¡.divided into three districts at this days in January, February and March. ment.
pulling down 274 rebounds over the, Albany hospital. Her husband pre­
Korea. Johnny Vale was present and ¡.time.
I The building committee was author­
The deceased Was born in Portland,1 season. Phil Carey was second with ceded her in death in 1924, also three
Bob Appley from Eugene who :s ized to go ahead with the improve­ December 24, 1872,
sang two numbers^ Several plans
and was the son the total of 255 rebounds. Eddie children, Johnnie, Pearle and Charlie.
were maTe and discussed and it was with the timber management division ment of the kitchen as soon as pos­ of Henry Thielsen for whom Mt. i Gregoi y was third with 182 followed Surviivng children are I.awience E
of
the
forest
service
was
introduced
voted to have the floor in the church
sible. Mis. Harold Longfellow won Thielsen, near Diamond Lake,
and gave a run down on the cut of | the contest prize for the evening. Mrs. named. He had been a railway was by Brooks Crosier with 136. Melting and Warren E. of Scio, Isaac of Mon­
finished as soon as possible.
civil and Crook had a feud over the sea- roe, and Mrs. George of Mill City-
The next meeting will be held at timber in this area.
.
. : I XJS7U13
Louis Pemberton
1 VJHUUI Wil won
v»VII VI»V
the gift draw- engineer.
I son on rebounds between the two Surviving
... ......... _ ______
children ___
are ________
Lawrence __ E
Main nait of the business session |-.
and Mrg chrig McDonald
the home of Mrs. Donna Smith on the
Survivors include his wife, the guards, with Melting finally winning Floyd Johnson, Lowell Cree, of Mill
* an‘l
was
taken
up
with
the
discussion
on
’
first Tuesday in April. At the close
Mrs. Harry Monroe won prizes in the former Mollie Simonton of Rickreall, ' out with a total of 77 to Crook’s 74.
Paul Cree, Bend; Crystal Alice
of the meeting Mrs. Naue served the Tumble Creek lodge which was game of musical chaiis which was a daughter, Mrs. Gretchen Baird of The Timberwolves outrebounded their 1 City;
O’Rourke, Ukiah, Calif; Eldred Burt­
refreshments to June Hollingshead, to have been in operation by the played.
Salem; a son, Hans W. Thielsen, of opponents by a total of 1,132 to 736. on, Lois Fitzgerald, Kenneth and
Venetta Remmenga, Frances Cruson, opening of the fishing season. Resi-,
Portland; a sister, Mrs. Nell B. De-
feud, between Melting and Rosemary Burton of Scio; .lames L.
Another feud
Garnett Bassett, Eleanor Smith, Eth­ dents and business men of the De-1 Mrs. Earl Parker, Mrs.
Witt of Lyons: a b'other. Frederic D.' Crook was in assists with Crook rack- Burton, Park» AFB, Calif.; Donald.
troit-Idanha
district
voiced
their
el Huffman, Doris Roy, Inez Ring,
Thielsen of Salem, and four grand- t 1 ing up 140 to 136 for Melting. Don and Marlene Burton, Turner; Doria
Naomi IntVeld, Eva Bressler, Donna opinions in no uncertain terms show-1 Floyd Yolkel, Mrs. D. B.
children.
I Lemke was also the team hatchetman Moff it, and Willetta Pense of Port-
their dissatisfaction in the present 1
Smith and Mildied Prichard.
land; also 19 great grandchildren, two
! with 70 fouls committed.
management. Mr. Appleby stated that Hill To Head Cancer Drive
great great grandchildren and a num­
before anything definite was done, a ’ Community captains for this part Scouts to Hold Card
ber of nieces and nephews and a host
meeting between the forest sei vice | of the Marion County unit of the
of friends.
and members of the chamber would be Ameiican
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Society
have ___
been Party Saturday Night
Services were conducted by Rev.
held, when an attempt to satisfy all I named by Mrs. James Turnbull, edu-
The Senior scouts met with the Ex-
Harold Lyman of the Salem Christian
concerned would be made.
—
— of
-r the
,k. county society. plorer Scouts at the Jessie Haywood |
cation chairman
| church assisted by Minister Hugh
At the close of the meeting pie and 1 Those named were Mrs. Earl Park­ home Monday. The group worked on |
Jull of the Mill City Chri.-tian chunch.
An error wa- made last week when coffee were served by the Willing er, Detroit, canyon area; Mrs.. Floyd the tickets for the caid party to be
Marie Stewart, noble grand, pre­
it was reported that the Kings-Teens Workers club.
tolkel, Gates; and Mrs. D. B. Hill, held March 26. Duplicate tickets were sided over the regular meeting of Mrs. Burton has long been a member
the Christian church in Salem.
mnet in the Glen Shelton home. The
Mill City.
made. Pnzeswill' ^gjven jn th»
; Santiam Rebekah lodKe Bt the haU of Pallbearers
were nephews: Roy,
group holds its meeting in Friendship
The community captains woik as a games and there will also be a door' last Wednesday evening. It was de­
••all of the Presbyterian church.
liason between their communities and prize. The affair will be held at the rided to send the following delegates I Cecil, Oral and Bertie Bates of Sei»;
Bub Downing of Lebanon and Wayne
This young people’s organization
I the county organization and arrange Gates school.
I to the Rebekah Assembly meeting in
originated about eight years ago, led
for the educational programs of the
A committee was appointed to LaGrande in May: Dean Jackson, Downing of Lacomb.
by Glen Shelton. Two years later an­
society.
purchase the prizes for cards and the who has been recommended for dis­
other group was formed by the
They will also act as leaders dur­ door pi ize. The admission charge will trict deputy president; Ruby Brisbin,
Several local students from the
seventh and eighth gtade students i various colleges have been spending ing the fund raising drive of the Can­ be the only charge for the evening.
I and Ida Fleetwood.
under the title. "Junior Teens.” Kings 1 their Spring vacations here with rela- cer Society which will take place next
The Girl Scouts will serve refresh-; It was announced that Mary Baik-
Teens meets from 7:30 to 9:00 Mon­ ' tives and friends.
ments.
month.
1 ley, chairman of the board of control
day evenings, and the Junior Teens
| of Theta Rho Girls, will be here
Mi s Alona Daly, daughter of Mrs.
Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:00 in the base­ Rose Daly, retuined to Portland Sun-
Thursday. March 24, for a school
The Brandon company, of Vancouv-
ment of the First Christian church. day following a three week vacation
of instruction for the girls The of- er, Washington, submitted the low bid
The organizations are undenomina­ from Nurse’s Training. Quite a bit
ficial visitor is from Sutherlin.
of »96,594 for construction of facili­
tional and welcome all young people. of time was also spent with her sister
Initiation of several candidates has 1 ties at the Santiam substation, the
About 20 high school students at­ and family, the Wilbur Meinert’s.
Editor’s Note: The following ar­
been listed for the Rebekah officers ' Booneville Administration announced
tended the regular Kings-Teens meet­
* 2 6.
" Tig 21.
22 party
_ 1, put Tueday. The substation is located
St. 2_.
Patrick
Spending a few days’ vacation from ticle, taken fiom The Oregonian, was the first year is not too certain, but , j for April
ing, Monday. Miss Alice Smith, who their studies at Oregon College of brought to this office by Bill Shuey. from the Oregonian’s report it is evi- on last Thursday
—
‘
night was a huge >1 three miles west of Lyons.
usually leads the group in a weekly Education in Monmouth were Miss It gives a little- of the history of the dent there were enough residents to success.
The facilities include switching pro­
study and who also plays the piano, Dolores Poole, daughter of the James I city.
The serving committee for refresh­ tection devices and microwave cow-
think that Mill City has keep a saloon in business, The num-
was unable to come, so Hugh Jull pro- Pooles; Richard Verbeck, son of the 1 made We
a lot of progress since the time ber of course cannot be estimated ments Wednesday evening was made munication for extension of a 230,000.
rided the lesson. His theme Wfcs i I Louis Verbecks, who was accompanied | it was a ghost town. It will continue without some idication of the capaci- up of Jennie Smith, Jennie Davis, volt grid to Chemawa. The work also
"Should We Help the Ungodly?” Mrs. by a friend; and Miss Frances John- 1 to grow and prosper, as new people ties of the customers and the propri- Ada Plymale, and Clara Morris. The will include grading, fencing and sur­
Eldon Hutchinson substituted for son, daughter of the Floyd Johnsons. come here to make their homes.
etor’s view on what constituted prof- st. Patrick’s Day theme was carried facing of the switch yard and con­
Miss Smith at the piano.
out in both the table decorations and struction of a micro-wave tower.
Visiting for 10 days with her par- , "This report in the Oregonian 60 itable operation.
The contractor will have 215 days
At any rate the summer of 1888,' in the decorations of the lodge rooms.
I ents, the Chas. Kellys, is Miss Leia years ago provides food for specula­
Kelly of Oregon State College, who tion:
for completion of the project after
year-old Mill City was deserted, Some
expects Miss Jean Claik of Hermiston
“Mill City, a town lately laid out at old residents of the area may recall
notice to proceed.
to be her house guest this weekend. the end of the Oregon Pacific railroad why. Indexed publications of the Betta Kappa Theta Rho
Miss Clark was recently elected to be on the Santiam, is deserted. Every­ Oregon Historical society do not say. Confers Degree Saturday
Ernie Podrabtky Loses
.president of Delta Gamma, in which one has moved away except the But the Gazetteer of Northwest
Betta Kappa Theta Rho ?io. 58
Miss Kelly is vice president.
ranchers. The sawmill has closed states for 1889-1890 bears evidence
held a special meeting Saturday, Garage in Fire Friday
down as no one is there to buy the that Mill City was back in operation March 19 for initiation. The degree
The Mill City Fire department w»»
lumber. John Sorbin has boxed up —fulfilling the Oregonian's predic­ was conferred on Judy Kadine of called out twice Friday afternoon to
Walter Bell, attorney of Stayton,
his saloon as the paitrons are all tion that it would spring up again. Gates. Guests present were Mattie
blazes. A bru«h fire got
was a business visitor in Mill City
gone. The postmaster has refused to The Gazetter said there was a stage Root and Edna Kahn.
1 out, of hand at the Ernie Podrabeky
Wednesday afternoon. He has ac-
qualify and has gone back to Stayton. from Turner, the postmaster was
Marie Stewart, noble grand of San- I residence, west of town, burning th»
<ompanied by William M. Gehlen, who
The place will remain a townsite and John Shaw and the community was tiam Rebekah lodge No. IM served as garage to the ground. Damage was
>s now associated with him in his
will
home for the Santiam Lumber com­ Advisor m the absence of the advisor estimated at »500.
series of pre-Ea.-ter meetings and being an eligible situation,
Stayton law office. The firm will will A be
pany.
held at the Presbyterian some day spring up again.”
Another brush fire became uncon­
and assistant. Ruth Hess served re­
e* known as Bell & Gehlen.
The W'PA writers’ project history freshments. The girls played games trollable in the unimproved area be­
[church with all local churches par­
What killed Mill City’ How long
Mr. Gehlen comes from Portland
it stay dead?
for Linn county found authority for a the balance of the evening.
hind the. Silver Saddle Garage. TTi»
and will move his wife and five child­ ticipating. "The Panorama of the did The
answers are elusive. The read­ population estimate of about 250 In
Cross” has been chosen as this year’s
fire department extinguished th»
ren to Stayton after school is out.
theme. The meetings will be held ily available records answer only by 1900 Fifteen years later the popu­
blaze before any damage had •»-
lation had doubled: in another five Ardith Jones Married
nightly starting at 7:30, April 4 to 8. implication.
curred.
Of course Mill City didn’t stay dead years it had doubled again.
On Good Friday, the closing night,
In Longview March 20
Not being incorporated, Mill City’s
a full length movie entitled “I Be­ nor was it an abandoned city for long.
Married in Longview, Washington Santiam Farmers Co-Op
It was started in 1887 when four population is listed in the federal
held His Glory” will be shown. A sun­
rise service is now being planned for men from Stayton—Thomas Sims, census for the ’’precinct” area. In March 20 were Miss Ardith Jamie Starts Credit Union
John R. Shaw, Ixe Brown and W. H. 1940 it was 1144—then as in the early Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Easter morning.
A credit union, the first to be W-
Hobson—move a sawmill to the site days most of the population was in Floyd C. Jones of Riverdale, North gamzed in the canyon area has been
A meeting of the Mill City Boosters
Dakota,
and
Othniel
R.
Chambers,
son
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Lawrence
Burton
and
some
40
miles
east
of
Albany.
The
Linn county, although because the
will be held tonight. Thursday, at
started by the Santiam Farmers Co-
Rose Mary of Scio, and James Burton mill was on the Marion county side poetoffice is in Marion county that of the late Dr. Othniel Chambers and Operative at Stayton.
t o’clock at Verne's barber shop.
Mrs.
Chambers
of
Corvallis.
To be discussed at this meeting of Parks AFB were Sunday visitón of the river, but moat of the workers is the commonly accepted county lo­
Union’s . purpose
wedding was held at the home, The
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.—. - is to pro vid»
will be the free matinee for all child­ at the George Cree home. Mr. Burton lived on the Linn county side.
cation for the town that didn’t stay of The
the
bride's
maternal
grandparents.
I
«
‘
d
to
low
income
people.
is a brother of Mrs. Cree.
ren of the area.
How much of a town developed in dead.
Stastics Show
Wolves Had a
Good Season
WSCS To Send Box of
Clothing to Korea
Mehama Women's Club Funeral Saturday for
Mrs. DeWitt's Father
To Improve Kitchen
Kings-Teens and Junior:
Teens Active Here
Rebekahs to Initiate
New Members April 6
Several Local Students
Enjoy College Vacation
Vancouver Firm Low
On Substation Bid
Gehlen Joins
Bell Law Firm
Boosters to Discuss
Free Show Tonight
Churches to Hold
Pre Easter Meetings