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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1949)
HANGAR dance held About seventy guests from Silver- ton, Albany. Lyons, Gates and Mill City enjoyed a dance at the Davis airport Saturday night in the han gar. The orchestra consisted of a pianist, violinist and two accordion ists. Short speeches, were made during the evening by Byron Davis, Charles Wolverton, Ted Galbreath and Mrs. Art Kerr, the only flying grand mother in the canyon. A specialty dance was given by | Byron Davis, "Benny” Bennett. 1 Food and drinks were served dur ing the evening. Don’t Borrow, Subscribe! iJt’e (Christmas It's the time to give gifts, to for. get enemities, to remember friends and loved ones. Why? Because this day we celebrate the 1949th anniver sary of the day God gave the gift of His only begotten son to redeem fal len man from death. The day the "Angels sang: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." Luke 2:14. Since the prophecy in that song Jias not yet been fulfilled we can be sure it will be for God’s promises are true. I Cor 15:22. "As in Adam ALL die so in Christ Shall ALL be made Alive.” So we know there shall come a time when there will be a resurrection of ALL the dead and a restoration of men to all that was lost when Adam sinned. Acts 3:19. THY WORD 1 'S TRUTH, Christmas Dance Unemployment On Held By Students Increase Here D<-< »- ihìmt il. 194 s MATtHE,,v WILLIAM BAYLESS NAME NEARS COMPLETION NEW BABY DAUGHTER A noticeable rise in unemployment The Marion Forks fish hatchery is Della Lucille is the name selected A formal dance, following the Santiam Valley grange held an i open meeting with installations of theme of Christmas, was held in the in Marion County from an estimated fa8t nearing completion. The build- 1 for the bouncing eight pound baby officers highlighting the evening, high school auditorium in Mill City 3750 at the close of October to an [ ln«s have had 0,6 roofs completed daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Friday, December 16 Officers of for the high school student body Sat estimated 5000 at the close of No- Iand the in»“1« finishing is now being Bayless of Mill City. The girl was bom Sunday, December 18, at the the Scio grange were also installed at urday night, sponsored by the Ctrl’s vember was brought about largely completed. The ponds are being piped by the Memorial hospital In Salem. It Is re Athletic association. by layoffs in the canning industry, the same meeting More than 70 students danced to William H. Baillie, district Oregon Meyers Plumbing company, of Bell ported that both baby and mother Bertha Beck, state grange secre tary, was installing officer, with Alta music from records, provided by State Employment Service manager, ingham, Wash. The plumbing com are doing fine. pany is also laying a large pipeline Decorations reported. Bodeker, marshall; Bea Hiatt, era- some of the sponsors. Plus the cannery workers, how- to carry water to the hatchery build- buildings. blem bearer and Wilson Stevens. re- depicted the beautiful, "Night Before Painters are putting on the finish and the houses, . Electricians are Christmas”, poem and song, with ever, was a sizeable group of sales galia bearer. ing coats, working through storms to nearing completion of installation of and service workers, and some em. New officers installed were Mas- cc orful illustrations and picturesque ployees of other industries. Unem lines and lighting fixtures in the finish the work soon. ters: Tony Moravec, Lyons; Walter sign posters. claims filed Jim Anderson, local student, read ployment insurance Rice, Scio; Overseer: Matt Biever, Lyons; Earl Miller, Scio; Lecturer: the poem. "The Night Before Christ through the Salem office rose sharp Celene Taylor, Lyons; Cecelia Rollier. mas’ during intermission. The pop. ly from 1738 at the beginning of the Scio; Steward: Giles Wagner, Lyons; ular song, "That Lucky Ol’ Sun" was month to 2771 at the close. A total Charles White, Scio; Ass’t. Steward: sung by Mr. W. L. Krause, former of 489 workers were referred to jobs Frank Basl, Lyons; A. L. Seaman, Mill City high school teacher, and during November as compared to 543 ¡Scio; Chaplin: Albert Julian, Lyons; now music and band instructor in the during the preceding month. What has developed during the Addie Nichols, Scio; Treasurer: Anna Aumsville and Turner districts. last 60 to 90 days has made available B. Julian, Lyons; J. W. Nichols, Scio; many well qualified men who have Gatekeeper: Jake Myers, Lyons; Roy not been idle for many months. This Dunkin, Scio; Ceres: Blanche Wag (condition is called to the attention ner, Lyons; Evelyn Roner, Seif!, of employers, home owners and oth Flora: Melvina Franklin, Lyons; Lula Mr. and Mrs. Delos Hoeye and chil ers so that advantage may be taken Fox, Scio; Lady Assistant Steward: dren of Corvallis are expected for the of this opportunity to secure skilled Bertha Basl, Lyons; Rose Zielinski, holidays at the home of her mother, men for such temporary or repair Scio; Executive Committee: Lloyd Moy every gleaming Mrs. Edith Mason. Also Miss Isabel jobs that have been postponed be Sletto. Elmer Taylor, Wilson Stevens, Mason of Salem will be home for the cause good men were scarce, Mr. Lyons; W. J. Kelly, Elmer Donlcht, candle add light holidays. I Baillie said. A total of 175 carpen- B I. Arnold, Scio. Christmas dinner guests at the j ters, 25 electricians, 35 painters, 10 to Your Christmas Joy I ££ Guests were also present from Stayton. Other distinguished guests Hills will be her uncle, H. R. Brown plumbers and many other skilled and included Master of State grange, of Lyons, and Mr. and Mrs. Brother semi-skilled men were avaiable for full or part-time work as the month Morton Tompkins and Mrs. Tomp ton. Mrs. W. W. Allen will have a closed. kins, and State lecturer Beulah It is expected that except for a More. Following the meeting a ! ' buffet supper Christmas evening for Christmas party was held with a gift Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kelly and family, I flurry of demand in retail trades for 168 N Commercial Salem exchange and treats for everyone , Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mason, Mr. and (sales and service people to meet the Mrs. Vernon Todd and children. Later j holiday market in December a fur- A pot-luck supper was served at the they will all go to the home of Mr. I ther rise in unemployment is ahead, close of the evening. and Mrs. Russell Kelly for their No abrupt change is anticipated, Christmas tree. however, until adverse weather Jack Colburn plans to attend his! drives logging crews out of the high school class re-union at Harris- , woods and makes construction work burg during the Christmas holidays, difficult. A 50 per cent increase in Lincoln Wolverton is to undergo an unemployment from the 5000 now es- eye operation ne^t Thursday morn- j timated for the two counties is not ing at the Salem General hospital. impossible. Farm demand will start LARGE. again about the first of March which CITIZENSHIP GRANTED CHOICE TREES will mark the beginning of general A resident of Gates, Mrs. Vivienne seasonal demand for all industries. $4.00 Madeleine Hanson, formerly of Can Agricultural Demand Low. ada, has been granted citizenship pa and Agriculture in the Polk - Marion pers by Marion county Circuit Court | area entered the season of lowest Judge George Duncan. A group of labor demand during November. Ex A Group of 11 candidates will be feted with a cept for the pulling of root crops Your Choice dinner Saturday at the Salem YMCA, | and the late harvest of nuts and at $1.50 where the class had a course of in j vegetables the work of 1949 has been Metri Christmas structlon in citizenship from C. A. pretty well completed. Plowing and Kreils. Hearings were taken by planting for next year was contin. Arthur Kellogg, naturalization ex tied after starting earlier in the fall Any Size to Order aminer from Portland. Activity in the construction indus try held up well during the month. Anticipated slowdowns did not ma- , terialize due largely to favorable weather. Road, highway, bridge, dam and city street and sewer work con We have enlarged our Record Dept, for C hristinas tinued during the month and assisted the building industry in keeping and have taken on Columbia Records with one qualified construction workers busy. of the largest list of stars in the business While the 1948 figuers may not be reached in building construction, it Yes, we have the new 7” LP records in stock, too. should be noted that permits for We specialize in Westerns with such stars as: dwellings will be materially higher j this year than last. "Ml’LE TRAIN" by GENE AUTRY Employment in the logging and "SATURDAY NITE BOOGIE” bv AL DEXTER lumbering industries held up unex "SLIPPING A RO I ND" l>v FLOYD TILLMAN "ROOM Fl LI OF ROSES” by i.EO. MORGAN pectedly during November with very “ALL I W ANT FOR CHRISTMAS” MARY KAY TRIO little let-down from the s e a s o n's "SMILING WITH A BROKEN HEART” BOB ARCHER high. Good weather and favorable "ALL RIGHT LOUIE DROP THAT GUN” market conditions have contributed ARTHUR GODFREY “BE HONEST W ITH ME" ROY Al IFF to a generally optimistic outlook in “SHAME ON Mil SPADE COO 1.1 1 these industries. 11I11K.U.1V MILL CITY Toy & Hobby Shop CHRISTMAS TREES • LISTEN FOR FREE BOOK OFFER L Grange Installs New Officials fÑEPM Ft1 Nr.W Tune in KEX esi h Sunday at 11:15 A.M. ( World Wide Broadcast 3:00 P.M. 1st and 3rd Sunday each month WRUL—15:35 Meg. 19.7 Meters WRUX—17.75 Mcg. I fl.« Meters Are some, this day mourning the Jovod and lost ones who will be abs< nt from the home this year? Then please tune in to Frank and Ernest as in above advertisement and let them point such ones to the only comfort for the mourning heart as given in God's word, the Bible BMMXMMIKIxiXix;X'.MXiXlwOCXMXDCMxw* DICK’S SHOE SERVICE RECORDS! Give Records for Xmas! ♦ School Officer (Continued from Page 1) verse over roller-coaster roads and flimsy bridges, which were washed away during small stream floods last spring. Improvements of the area, with ad dition of several summer homes, and summer and winter recreational fa- . cillties provided by the Elkhorn area warrant better road conditions over the hump, it was reported. Citizens are reminded that voting will take place in the local high i school. illislîhuj A diicrry íliristmas anb ¿Lhankiiiy IJuu fur your patrmiajje buriitq / Í /•» the past Bear Dave Epps Furniture Co I'OM.Ml NITY ( III R< II TO IIOl.ll DINNER The Community church is planning a Christmas program for Sunday evening. December 25, with treats for the children in attendance. The pub lie is invited to attend. Monday at 1 p.m. a dinner for the families of the church with turkey and all the trimmings, will be held in the high school kitchen. A visit ing hour will be held following the dinner. At Ellicott's Rock, on the border of North Carolina, you can rest your hand so It touches North Carolina. South Carolina, and Georgia at once People cause most forest fires A mile of veneer for plywood was peeled from one Dougles fir log— eight feet thick New York led the nation in paper and paperboard production In 194« Oregon led the nation in lumber production in 194« Forest fires each year destroy enough pulp size trees to produce 3.. 250 000 tons of newsprint —enough to supply every newspaper in the V S for one year AND MANY POPULAR NUMBERS BY DORIS DAY — DINAH SHORE — FRANK SINATRA KATE SMITH — DOROTHY SHAY — FRANKIE CARLE Stiffler’s Radio & Appliance Co. Phone 902 .Sales and Service Joyous Chri$»mo$ to Each and Every One of You! OLESON’S