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January 12. 1958 2—THE MI I J. CITY ENTERPRISE The MILL CITY ENTERPRISE BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET MILL CITY, OREGON DON PETEHHoN. publisher < i.»in i u i IN'<• rtlon foi I«e ar tteraa for ll.M The Knterpriae will not be responsible for more ^han one Im orrect In sertion. Errors In advertlsinK should be reported Immediately. Display ------------------------------- By BILLY ROSE----------------------------- During the closing days of World War I, I took the President of the United States out of play for 15 minutes. I did it with my little shorthand pencil. _ . . ... u At the time. I was working for the War Industries Board in Wash ington as a stenographer, and running out to get chocolate sodas for Mr. Baruch, its chairman. A few days before the Armistice, a Board executive handed me a let- ter and told me to deliver it to the proper party. The proper party was Woodrow Wilson. Advertising 45c column inch. Memlsay 1 z OBfcloOyíi P U B I i s 1 S“"' 4 'N ASSO CIA I 1 ON .«MMnZLO » Thanks, Fellows Associated with the recent heavy miows are memories of varied incon veniences. Moat of the people were busy shoveling snow, thawing water pipes, installing chains on the auto, and other tasks too numerous to mention. Oh. yes, there was one other Item: the failure of electric power. When the current failed, perhaps you were entertaining guests, your cooking and heating were possibly disrupted, or your water supply might have depended on an elactate pump. Our actions In such an emergency Is only a natural one. We suppose that possibly we are the only ones without lights, and wishing to be of service we immediately call the power company. There are many of course who realize that the entire neighborhood is in darkness and wait for several hours before asking for service. Before our recent power failure the employees of Mountain States Eight and Power had of course worked all day and were preparing to get some rest for the night when they were asked to return to work. A natural tendency might well have been to Ignore the request and get some much needed sleep. However, in order that the community might have service as soon as possible Mountain States men worked the remainder of fhe night and aU the next day until a late hour. In remembering they had worked the day previous It was well over the 36-hour mark for the most of them. Communications were at a virtual standstill throughout the Canyon area because of heavy snows, wind, and falling tree limbs, live truck loads of men were transported from Salem by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company to work on troubled lines in and around Mill City at tempting to open circuits. Yet. there are reports of complaints coming In at the local exchange because of hick of service and Incompetency. These men worked day and night to restore conununlcations, sometimes walking the length of the lines In order to find all difficulties and repair equipment. Individuals, such us these workmen, should be commended for their actions and labor to restore the communication with the outside world as quickly as they did. Thanks fellows. ELKHORN By ELSIE MYERS Recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Dark and family were Mr. and Mrs. Gene Deetz and Mr. and Mrs. Russell McLaughlin, all of Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Merwin Knox and family of Lyons were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Bill Bickett and girls. Duray Lane Dark spent several days of his vacation confined to his bed with flu Others in the com»»«* nlty who have been nursing attacks of flu are Bill Bickett and Mr and Mrs. Ike Myers Mrs Louie Ray has been called to Oysterville, Wash., where she is cor ing for her daughter during an at tack of pneumonia Linn Democrats To Hear Senator Richard L. (Dick) Neuberger, state senator and chairman of the Demo cratic state platform committee, will address Linn county Democrats at a pot-luck dinner starting at 1:30 P.M at Crowfoot grange hall, one and one- \ half miles southeast of Lebanon, Sun day Jan. 15, Earl G Mason, chair man, Linn county Democratic central committee, said recently. Ney bei ge r, who was selpptod re cently as “Oregon's most discussed politician'' by the Oregon Advertising club, has been an active Democrat in state politics since 1932. A prominent author. Nueberger has been mentioned as a possible Demo cratic gubernatorial candidate Quality Meats C? Groceries Frozen Foods Friday & Saturday Special Campbells Tomato Soup 3 cans for 25c ■ MILL CITY VARIETY JIM OTXABÌ Housewares Socks Underwear IRENE OLIAR) The White House that day was a jumble of senators, Cabinet mem bers, ambassadors and important brass. News of the Armistice was expected any hour, and the tension was like the last few seconds of the Dempsey-Firpo fight. I handed the letter to one of Mr Wilson's secretaries, and was asked to wait in case of a reply. A few minutes later the secretary re turned, looking puzzled. “The President would like to see you," he said. I got trembly in side. I was pushing 18 at the time fresh out of the East Side, and also plain fresh. But my Billy Rose dealings with Pres- idents had been limited to the one I had seen on dollar bills. Mr. Wilson smiled when he saw me. "I understand you're quite a shorthand writer." was his greet ing. MY TREMBLES vanished. I knew the President was a shorthand writer of sorts—the tachygraphy magazines were always bragging about it. "I hear you're pretty ;; I yourself. Mr. President," I blurted out. Mr. IliLow blushed prettily. "I don't gel much chance to practice these days." he said, like a fisherman apologiciug for .s six-inch trout. ".Ilr. H.iruch tells me you can write 200 u ords a mmnte. I wonder if you'd gue me a little demonstrative.” He handed me a pad and a pen cd. and picked up a New York newspaper on his desk. Then, in his clipped, precise speech, he read one of the editorials at about 150 words a minute When he had finished, the President said. "Now let's hear you read it back." Well, as every stenographer knows, it’s the reading back that counts. I shot the editorial back at him a good deal faster than he had dictated it. And then I started at the bottom of the page and read the editorial backwards. Wilson chuckled. He asked me questions about Gregg shorthand— he was a Pitman writer. By this time, I was patronizing him a lit tle—the caddie who shoots a 61 isn't self-conscious when he dis cusses mashie shots with a Rocke feller. I PICKED UP the New York pa per and handed the pad and pencil to Mr. Wilson. "I wonder if you'd mind writing for me, Mr. Presi dent," I said. Wilson rubbed his glasses on his sleeve. "Don't go too fast,” he warned. I read the editorial at about one hundred words a ni ■ te. an I then asked h.m to re.td it bach, ir'fiea / told him he bad made no mistakes, the President sighed like a kid who has fust finished playing The th es II altt' for Paderewski. I picked up his notes, "If you don't mind, sir." 1 said, I d like to keep them.’’ Woodrow Wilson reached for my shorthand notes. "We'll exchange," he said. I walked out of the White H < ise and floated back to my office via the rooftops 1 had no sooner gotten to my desk than th? phon? rang. "Mr. Baruch wants to see you," said his secretary. “Pretty good for Dclancey street" 1 said to myself as I walked down the hall. "Woodrow Wilson and Berme Baruch in one hour " The girl in Mr. Baruch's office looked up as I bounced in. "The boss wants you to get him a chocolate soda," she said. Local Grange Job Applications Readv Now for Holds First Census lakers Meet of Year Santiam Valley grange held their first meeting for 1950 at the grange hall Friday evening, with Tony Mor avec, master, and Matt Beiver, over seer, presiding over the meeting. Plans were made for confering of the third and fourth degrees to be held in the near future, with a rehearsel to be held Tuesday evening The fol lowing committees were appointed for the new year. Building committee, Tony Moravec, Matt Beiver, Lloyd Sletto, Elmer Taylor, Wilson Stevens. Albert Jul ian. John Lambrecht Legislative committee. Melvin Peck, chairman: Steve Dark. Elsie Myers. Wilson Stevens. Albert Julian. Agriculture committee, Matt Bei ver, chairman; Ike Myers. LJoyd Sletto, Elmer Taylor, Frank Stud nick. Blanche Wagner Relief committee. Alta Bodeker. chairman; May Patton. George Berry Nina Dark Reception committee. Kasper Ger- ath Ed Taylor. Giles Wagner, Dallas Franklin Investigation committee, Lloyd Sletto. chairman; Wilson Stevens. Elmer Taylor Fire insurance agent: Albert Julian, musician: Leers Stevens: asst.. Gar- nett Bassett: Social committee Olene Taylor, chairman ; Home economies club chairman. Melvina Franklin A 1950 membership drive will get underway with Alta Bodeker and Albert Julian. Linn county chalr- mans; Nina Dark and Elmer Taylor. Manon county chairmans; assisted by Lois Myers, Matt Beiver, Frank Studnick. George Berry. Garnett Bassett. May Patton. MILL CITY MEAT MARKFT Toys Gift Items Notions LYONS So Wilson Held Up the War For Fast Shorthand Lesson Entered an »econd-cla«« matter November 10. 1M4 at the poet office at Mill City, Oregon, tinder the Act of March 3, 1x7'.» The first scheduled radio broad cast tn history was on November 2. 1920 over KDKA Pittsburgh VERY RE ARON ABLE c I I o a o By EVA BRESSLER The annual meeting of the Peoples Po-Ooperative Telephone company will be held Tuesday evening Janu ary 17th. with election of officers and any other business that may come up before the meeting. Glenn Julian from the Philippi Tire shop left last Saturday by plane for Akron, Ohio, where he will attend a meeting in connection with their business. Mrs. Julian and son Glenn, jr., will leave this Friday by train to join her husband. They will make the return trip back by driving a new Pontiac. The Mari-Linn P. T. A will hold their meeting Friday night the 13th at the Rebekah hall, instead of the new school house as planned due to j the school ground being to soft to allow parking of cars Earl Allen, rural route mail carrier, is finding it quite difficult in making his rounds with the mail. But some of hs good patrons have been on hand to help him out of the deep snow. JUST ARRIVED— Iuidles and Children’s I'mbsellan Albert Carr has returned from Bath Towels — Aprons Boise,, Idaho after spending several Handkerchiefs days visiting witth his mother. He Sheets — Embroidered Cases reported it cold while there, 5 above Tablecloths zero Mrs Alice Huber returned home after spending ten days with rela Balcony Epp’s Store tives in Portland, St. Helens, and Longview and Seattle Washington. The executive board of the P. T. A. held a meeting Wednesday evening at the new school house, to outline the AT YOUR FINGERTIPS articles to be brought up at the reg ular meeting of the P. T. A. Recent dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Duncan of Salem were her parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gooch of Lyons, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gooch Jr. and son Bill of Sweet Home, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gooch and daughter Twylia of Salem. A very enjoyable time was had at the family gathering. After the dinner hour, old time music was furnished by Fred Gooch, Sr. and Fred Gooch Jr. Come in and see our wide selections of 15 RPM and 78 RPM Populars, Old Timers. Classical, and Semi-Classical Records. Application for Linn county census workers should be made to the state employment office or to the bureau of census, Eugene, Earl G. Mason, chairman. Linn county Democratic Central committee said recently Qualifications for census workers include a high school education or its equivalent, ability to fill out the complex census schedules efficiently and courteously, and be between 21 and 65 years old. Qualified veterans will have employment preference. The census will be taken during | April but some of the work may extend into May. Pay will be about 1 810.00 a day with allowance for car expense in areas of scattered popula tion with one census worker for each 1,000 people in Linn county. Mason stated Hendricson’s Store McEwan’s Photo Shop Next Doer to Jenkin’s Hardware PORTER & LAL "First with What You Want Most'1 COMPLETE APPLIANCE SERVICE Open Friday Afternoons PHONE 2243 Mill City Radio, Washer, Refrigerator and Electrical Appliance Mill City 1881 Stay ton 215 REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST In Jenkins Building MILL CITY Formerly Baker's Jewelry Store) Telephone 2248 for \[>|w,intni<-nts Open Every Thursday 1 to 6 P.M. 6 I*. M. to 8 P.M. by appointment * Eve examination Glasses fitted. * Eye xlass adjustments Broken lenses replaced Cenerai ullices at Ten Brook Jewelers. 1st St., ALBANY CALL US B» ’ FOR CONSULTATION NO OBLIGATION^ Complete Supply of All Your Fresh Meat Mr and Mrs. Gooch spent the night with their son Fred in Salem before returning home Monday evening. Among those from Lyons attending the house warming at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Jungwirth in Stayton were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bridges, Mr. and Mrs. Vem Nydigger, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jungwirth and Mrs. Walter Hilton. The afternoon bridge club of Lyons held a party at the Rebekah hall Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Al- bert Bass acting as hostess. A 1:30 pm. dessert luncheon wad served followed by several tables of five hundred. High score honors were taken by Ruth Lyons, while low score was won by Garnett Bas sett. Ida Free drew the traveling prize. Those present were Bertha Alleq, Ruth Lyons. Eulalia Lyons, Bernice Bridges. Wilma Free, Bee Hiatt, Mabel Downing, Ethel Huffman, Garnett Bassett and the hostess, Brs Bass. Building SHEET ROCK DOORS and WINDOWS BOYSEN PAINT Featuring new low price« on Monotex — the paint with the Needs Kellonfs Grocery Mui at; OPEN WEEK DATS 8AM to 7 P M SUNDAYS and HOLIDAYS • AM to 4 T M KELLY LUMBER SALES Phon* IRIS Rl «FIX REI.1.1. Mgr.