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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1949)
THE mill CITY ENTERPRISE _________________ December 82, 1949 over this road to learn first hand the situation. movement. We agreed that Elkhorn Sincerely yours, district would gain by such an act AGNES C. BOOTH. County School Superintendent. However, we did not approve the use i • • • • • • of the Gates-Elkhorn road for any I Dear Editor: school transportation This we made Dear Editor: I haven’t had an opportunity to be clear at that meeting The county We feel that it is absolutely neces come acquainted with you but have court informed me at the time that sary to call attention to the voters Always enjoyed The Enterprise and the said road needed much improve on the proposed consolidation of the Appreciated the fine co-operation of ment and, also, there is the snow Elkhorn and Mill City schools prior problem during the winter months. to the election. that newspaper. In the first place we find that the Last week the paper ran a front This was reported to the community page story on "Consolidation", rela group but, now, there seems to be Marion county court is opposed to tive to Mill City school district and misunderstandings as to our thinking i wasting any funds on the Gates-Elk horn road, as they deem it entirely jUkhorn school district. In August on the Gates-Elkhorn road. A consolidation is in order but we unfeasible, and even though it were Mr Walter Bell, a member of the yural school district board from your hope the Gates Elkhorn road will not repaired to quite an extent it would gone, and I attended a public meeting be considered as a transportation be still dangerous to operate a school At Elkhorn relative to a consolidation route. Mr. Bell and I made the trip bus over the hill. In its present con- dition the grade is up to 21% on the north and up to 20% on the south side of the hill. In order to get away from this the entire road would have to be relocated at an estimated cost of $50,000, which sum the coun LET VS FIGURE YOUR ESTIMATES ON PULMBING ty will not spend. AND HEATING. NO JOB TOO LARGE AND NONE Also when discussing the matter TOO SMALL with school authorities who look at this from a common sense standpoint Shop and Residence 4260 Macleay Rd. SALEM Ph. 2-7390 and are not biased, we find that they think we should consolidate with a district through which the bus will have to pass, due to not being able to use the Gates hill. Also if we transported pupils through other dis tricts, we might find that our funds were not approved as this would be adding extra unnecessary expense to the operation of the county school system. Also consider a small youngster riding more miles each day than nec essary and also consider that already this year a motor vehicle could not AUTOMATIC TOASTERS (Name Brands) $15.95 Up go over said hill. WAFFLE IRONS .... $7.45 Up < Signed) G. D. MYERS, MIXERS, G.E., Westinghouse Dormeyer, Osterett $14.95 Vp RAY SISCHO, UNIVERSAL PERCVLATORS Members of Board of Directors $4.95 Up ELECTRIC CLOCKS, G.E., Telechrone of Elkhorn School. Letters to the Editor GREENLY’S Plumbing & Heating Merry Christmas! LAST MINUTE SHOPPING LISI ELECTRIC CORN POPPERS .............. RADIOS, all types, G.E. and Admiral ELE4TRIC TRAINS CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS $4.95 ... $17.95 Up $14.95 Vp MANY OTHER GIFT ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION Heavy Appliances NORGE — ADMIRAL — DEEP FREEZE - L4 11 and HAMILTON AUTOMATIC CLOTHES DRYERS These Can Be Purchased on Convenient Time Payments “55 miles from nearest parking meter MILL CITY Phone 902 /N EARLY MEDIEVAL times , C hristmas WAS A FAST DA y. NEW YEA RS WAS THE DAY OF FEASTING AND PRESENT GIVING. ENGLANDS FIRST CHRIST MAS TREE, INTRODUCED IN 1840 BY QUEEN VIC TOR/A AND PRINCE CONSORT ALBERT, WAS TRIMMED WITH EDIBLE SPUN-SUSAR ORNA MENTS AND G/NGER - BREAD MEN. MOST FAMOUS ENGLISH CHRIST MAS TREAT S/NCE CHAUCER^ r/ME (1340-1400) ARE YORKSHIRE CAKES WITH ALE. SOME SCANDINAVIANS LEAVE FOOD FROM CHRISTMAS FEAST JULAN/SSEN, A TINY, MYTHICAL HOUSEHOLD GNOME, WHO EATS WHILE THE FAMILY SLEEPS. Copyright 1909 J Ÿ Cfarhp AN NO I 'NCI NG VIVS STEAK HOUSE HAS OPENED ITS NEW PRIVATE DINING ROOM; AVAILABLE FOR SPECIAL PARTIES AND ALL ORGANIZATIONS. SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNERS $1.25 Featuring Fried Chicken, Prawns, Etc. MVS Steak House "WHERE DAM WORKERS DINE” IRIS HOLGATE — Under New Management — DAVE PORTS* — The Commercial Cook Store Ha* Everything for Your McEwan's Photo Shop Stifflers Radio & Appliance Co Sales and Service MILL CITY Mr and Mrs Lester Hathaway are having a family reunion Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swift and family, and Mr. and Mrs Glen Hath away and family, both of Enunett. Idaho, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cooper of Shevlin, Ore., Miss Nellie Hatha way of Salem and Miss Leola Hatha- I way of Klamath Falls. The Bluebird Campfire group had a Christmas party Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs Vincent Palmer Carols were sung and the girls fin- , ishe odthe gifts for their fathers. Re freshments were served and fur nished by Shereen Muir and Norma Nelson Several students home from col leges throughout the country for the Christmas vacation period are Kirk Wirick, Northwest Christian college; David Karr and Bill Mikkleson from the University of Oregon; Jim Cooke from the University of Southern Cal ifornia; Bill Howe, Gordon Kaye, Duane McFadden, Francis Cark, lis ter Poole an Gene Walker from Ore gon State college. Visiting Mill City during the Christmas vacation is Jim Poole from Linfield college Mrs W. W. Allen is expecting her cousin, Miss Griffith of Salem for dinner with her Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith and De lores are expected in Mill City for the Christmas holidays to visit friends and relatives. Mr. Smith is the former superintendent of the Mill City Public Schools. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Frisch and family are expecting to spend some of the holidays in Mill City. They were former Mill City residents, Mr. Frisch being manager of the Mill City Retail Lumber Co. here. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kriever and Betsy are spending Christmas with Quality iob printing at the Enter Mrs. Kriever’s sister and family in prise. Salem. Mr. and Mrs. George I^aird will spend Christmas day at the home of George's parents in Vernonia, Ore. Prof, and Mrs. John Plambeck of Corvallis are planning to spend the holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Plambeck. Already home for the holidays is Miss Marie Plam beck, their daughter of Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McClain drove to Salem Tuesday afternoon to meet their daughter who is spending the holidays here. Mr. -and Mrs. Abe Harris and HAS MOVED | family are having Christmas dinner To the Building Next Door to Jenkin’s Hardware with Miss Daisy Hendricson. BUSINESS HOURS CHANGED Home for the Christmas holidays to 10 till 5 ¡30 Fridays with their parents, Mr and Mrs. Curt Evenings by Cline will be Mr. and Mrs. Charles Special Appointment Cline of Grandview, Wash and fam PHONE 2243 Mill City ily. o. B B o a taMüx»Hst«»í(níHH»»»i0!»0»:.oKSi»0!«»sia»:»»i3a»ia»iOí«Bí»iSí»»»H»HiaH»ní)5íst v ■ OFFICE NEEDS FURNITURE AND BOOKKEEPING SUPPLIES Phone 3-4534 141 N. Commercial St. SALEM. ORE. MMOraimaMtawiMMMManmna ------ '■a.* ¡s» Texs Tavern MILL CITY A friendly family atmosphere prevails » REMEMBER '> LAST JANUARY AND FEBRUARY Be comfortable now and prepared for th« really cold weather to coma (park OH Heatera always give ’Ota Just the temperature you want when you want it. See them today. 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