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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1949)
NEW DANCE CLUB TO BE FORMED SUNDAY A special meeting for all those in terested in learning folk dances and square dances will be held Sunday afternoon, December 11, at 2 o’clock in the space formerly occupied by the Epps Furniture Store in the Dawes building. A club will be formed for all in terested, as a good many people have expressed a wish for this kind of activity here. An instructor will di rect and explain square dancing, and Mrs. Robert Veness will teach mix ers, folk dances, and some old time dancing. The Mill City Womens club held their regular meeting Tuesday eve ning in the recreation room of the high school with approximately 25 members and two guests, Mrs. Ernie Bauer and Mrs. William Hutcheson, attending. "Lest We Forget” a first hand ac count of Pearl Harbor was given by Mr. Lawrence Walworth who was teaching in the high school in Hono lulu at the time Japan pulled its sur prise attack on the United States. He also gave some very interesting his torical background prior to the dec laration of war and told what, it meant to the future. Christmas was the tnenie for the decorations and each one received a holly corsage. Hostesses were Mrs. Curt Cline and Mrs. Edith Mason. Plum pudding and coffee was served at the close of the meeting. i I i i I Í i It’s New! BUIS TO BE INVITED Bids for the construction of three bridges and an underpass at the site of Lookout Point dam will be invited about December 15, an announcement from the Portland district army en gineer’s office said Tuesday. Part of the relocation of the South ern Pacific railroad and Oregon state highway No. 58. the work will in clude two lower overflow crossings, a lower main river crossing and a highway underpass structure. The contract will be awarded as a whole to a single bidder after bids are opened at 2 p.m., January 17, Col. Donald S. Burns, Portlanr district engineer, said. At the same time engineers will invite bids for the design, manufac ture and delivery of four assemblies ot outlet gates, including hoists, con trols and hangers, hydraulic units, pumps, motors, tanks and appurte nances, for Detroit dam on the North Santiani river. o B o B B Kt Kt Kt B Kt B B B o B B B B B Kt Kt B B B o i I S B i ship awards. The winners and brief outlines of their records follow: S I Vsrnon Holmes To all our many friends for the kind sympathy bestowed on me dur ing the recent loss of my husband. MRS A. N. WEBSTER. MEANDER INN It’s Smart ! Where Friends Meet On Highway 222, Linn County Side MILL CITY George ‘Sparky’ Ditter Tony Ziebert Come In Scon and See Our New and Bigger Christmas Selection of I I i I I I I I JI ■ B B Kt a i g a a a a g a a >i u a a a g » At a board of directors meeting of the Mui City Chamber of Commerce 1 on December 8. R. P. Veness was elected president for the year 1950. J C. Kimmel was elected vice presi dent and Julia Bassett was elected secretary-treasurer. iiiiii::?iiaiiaaakaaaaiiiaaiiaai g g g g ana a a a Wood’s Dry Goods Store Eleanor Olsen C. OF c. DIRECTORS ELECT (Next to Post Office) Oregon Mutual Fire Insurance See Ed L. Davis Lyons, R. F. I). GIFTS for the Family GIFT'S for the Home LI ZIER'S PERIT MES Open 7 P.M. until Christmas Phone 751 taanaaax xaaaaaaaaaMX-.: The Commercial Book Store Has Everything for Your OFFICE NEEDS H KMIT HE AND BOOKKEEPING SUPPLIES 141 N. Commercial St. Phone 3-4534 SALEM, ORK. i iiumnuniimi.ün hit JUNGWIRTH Sand and (¡ravel Co. Washed Sand. Cement Rock, Crushed Road Rock, Oil Rock, Fill Rock Shovel and Trucks for Hire MILL CITY-Phone 9242 Days LYONS j aHNigU Mill City Plant 2 miles west on River Road fim . nm nr ¡„ im I, miiiiii.,;, .nr, nii.iiii-ih> i uhiiiiiHiii.iimuii-iiiiiiitmHviiiiiiiiiiiiihiiii iti) uttiMiHiuiimimiimmiiHiimiiiimHiniuiNu: COST FIR KILOWATT HOUR S TO RES4DENTAL CUSTOMERS 4 I Irene O’Leary <• i i I I i VENETIAN BLINDS That are a? \^SNAP I 1 0 I929 1939 19*9 » but you pay less than V2 as much per kilowatt hour Sure . . . your electric bill hat gone up in the last 20 yeara. That's because the average family in our Oregon service erea Is using nearly 5 times as much electricity. Because the cost here Is so low, you are today using more than twice ea much electricity as the national average. to Keep Bright and Clean American While use has been increasing, the cost of electricity hos gone down and down. Today .. . your coat per kilowott hour ia less tfian half what it was 20 yeors ego, a third of what it was 25 years ago. SNAP-SLAT Venetian Blinds TilitHO Hi TODAY for Ftii i STI MATH CHRISTM \S X l< YTION Christmas vacation has been an nounced by Vernon Todd, superin tendent of the Mill City Public Schools from December 23rd and to resume January 3rd. The grade school Christmas pro gram will be given in their audi torium December 22nd at 8 p.m. with all grades participating. December 8. 1949 6 MILL CITY VARIETY Here's enduring beauty for your home! A tingle "snap” and each slat is free for easy cleaning. And they’re clean-quick aluminum— warp-proof, rust-proof, chi p-proof and fireproof I They close tight as • tick, too! In your choice of lustrous colors. Priced low. THE MILI. C ITY ENTERPRISE You use 5 times as electricity as 20 years ago! B o and o State honors in the 1949 Na has made 147 meat animal exhib its and won many awards includ tional 4-H Canning Achievement program went to Margaret Scha ing 1490 in cash prizes. An all- fer, 16, of Milwaukie. Besides hav around 4-H'er, Vernon completed ing an outstanding canning rec 22 projects, and has served his local club as president for four ord, she did a good job in other years. As a tribute to his achieve phases of 4-H work, completing 14 ments, Thos. E. Wilson, program projects. Margaret canned 1.136 sponsor, provided a 17-jewel gold jars of fresh fruits and vegetables. watch. She does canning, not only for her It's June in January at the Olsen family, but for friends, neighbors and relatives as well. This contri dinner table in Astoria, because fresh delicious fruits and vege bution to the family food supply tables from the family freezer are not only cut costs, but added a served ill mid-winter. Daughter, greater variety of healthful meals. Eleanor, 17. has made all this Margaret took an active part in the local club, scrying as presi possible by participating in the National 4-H Frozen Foods pro dent, secretary, reporter and gram. Also she has been success leader, and as president and vice president of the state organiza ful in freezing salmon and chicken. Proof that she did a first rate job tion. She has taken high honors is the $50 U. S. savings bond she in county and state fairs, and for won as 1949 state champion. The the past two years has been top award was provided by Interna girl at the Pacific International. In tional Harvester Co., program recognition ot her achievements, the Kerr Glass Mfg. Corp gave sponsor. Eleanor worked diligently on 29 projects during her eight Margaret an all-expense trip to years in 4-H, and was active in the National 4-H Club Congress club and community events. in Chicago. For doing an outstanding job in Putting to practical use the know-how gained through partici making Ills home, farm and com munity a safer place in which to pation in the 1949 National 4 II live and work, Robert Yungen. Jr.. Better Methods Electric program 17, of Hillsboro was named 1949 won for Patricia Seidler, 17, ot state champion in the National 4-H Portland, highest state honors. Farm Safety program. Robert be Patricia made a dress by treadle machine and one by electric ma gan liis farm safety project by making a survey of his home. Dark chine. She found the electric sews stairways were lighted and jar more accurately and is easier to use. By this better method. Patri rings were sewn under scatter rugs. He helped cover a well, cia saved eight hours and 1,167 picked up boards with nails in steps. Although spending many them and repaired fences. Robert hours on her projects, Patricia participated in a number of dem found time to serve her club in onstrations on safety, and for three every ofilce and is their leader. Her years in succession won the county reward is an educational trip to the safety award. During his eight National 4-H Club Congress in Chi years in 4-H. he followed the rules cago, provided by Westinghouse for farm safety in carrying out Educational Foundation. other projects. He served the local Vernon Holmes, 19, of Halsey, club as lender, assistant leader, put into practice the lessons and all other offices. Robert was learned in the National 4-H Meat given an educational trip to the Animal program during the last National 4-H Club Congress in Chi 10 years, and became the 1949 cago by General Motors, program state • winner. He has handled sponsor. swine and 23 beef animals. Vernon All of these activities are conducted under the direction of the Exten sion Service of the State Agricultural College and USDA cooperating. § I B B ■ ¡a « B B Kt o B B B <■ a Toys, Doll Buggies, Trikes Garries, Christmas Cards and Many Novelties Jim O’Leary i R CARD OF THANKS +-.. B B B B o B B N recognition of their top ranking records in the 1949 National 4-H I Safety Meat Animal. Frozen Foods. Better Methods. Canning and Farm programs, five Oregoc club members received state champion- The Christmas meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Frank Potter and each one is asked to bring 25c for the Children's Home Christmas as well as a fifty cents exchange gift. New members voted in were Mrs. Floyd Jones and Mrs. Vincent Palmer. 1 L State Honors to Oregon 4-H’ers In the lost 20 years. Mountain Stotes has cut rotes mony, many times .. . has never increased them despite all the pres sures of rising coets! 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