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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1950)
2—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE_________________________ April 20, 1»M The MILL CITY ENTERPRISE BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET DON PETERSON, Publisher TOM COURTNEY JR.. Editor Brainy 'Possum Hound Outwits Sequatchie County Jewel Thief Entered an «e<ond-clau« matter November 10, 1944 at the poet office at Mill City, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. CLA*»«IEIEI» 1l>% HHTINM.i One insertion for 5”< or three for I1 "0. The Enterpriae will not be rewponHlble for mor»* than one incorrect in sertion. Errors in advertising should be reported immediately. Display Advertising 45c column inch. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ By BILLY ROSE ------------------------------------ A few days ago I got the following letter from a Mr. Jake With ers of Sequatchie county, Tennessee: Why Be Afraid Have you ever been afraid? (Certainly fear in the one emotion that is not eoveted. IN,v<'hol<>gUt>t have termed it as on»- of the major disruptive fore»** in life. To be sure It would take no ifreat amount of persuasion to convince anyone that fear is a hard master. Anil yet we continue to let him reign. Men are no longer men, and women have lost the strength of their character when fear takes the controls of their lives. How much greater the tragedy when fear controls a conununity. The ink is hardly dry on history's pages that remind us of dictatorships that gained their very power from fear. We need not travel such a distance, however, to rtsord similar cases In fear’s great kingdom. Whenever citizens are afraid to speak their convictions and beliefs because of |M>sslble pressure from certuin grou|*s we have lost our freedom. If you are of the belief that community improvements should be made s]s-ak your belief. If your concern is over the welfare of your children, express your concern. If your convictions are in harmony that the community should operate the <s>mmunlty then for goodm-ss sake stand for your con victions. If such a stand r«*moves your mint»- from the "100” then affiliation with such a group Is not worth your time. Such a remark Implies simply this: tear has and will wear many disguises. Th»- call to the citizens again is: Why Be Afraid? Roses To You In cas»- you like a variety in your garden, here are some roses. For whom you ask? I’m thinking especially of the |H-ople who attempt to better the community for our young people. Th»- thought of sonu- type of recreational center for our young people is not a new one and people who have made contributions in the past must take their share of th»1 flowers. When the city council anil school board recently made their suggestions to set such a plan In operation they too fell in line for their share of praise. It behooves every citizen that has any Interest In tomorrow to investi gate the possibility of a place where our young |H-ople will find clean and wholesome recreation. A place that would I m * designed anil maintain'd for them. If the old grade school would best answer that purpose th»-n everyone should certainly enter Into th»- movement with all the support they could give. If such an expenditure would b»- a |ss>r investment, then the call will b«- to join forces to raise a new building for tomorrow’s citizens. Whenever a community has an Interest In the young |H-ople, they have sn Interest In the safest investment In the world. Again we say “Roses to those who have made and will make a contribution to the welfare of our young peoplo.** Speed Takes Toll One of the sorriest symbols of our timen I» America’s automobile accident record. Th»> summing up for 194» has just reached us from The Travelers In surance* compajdcs who each year publish an almanac of crash data. Of all the facts about auto accident» in their booklet, th»* most significant, It mm - iiis to iu>. Is this: More than 400.000 casualties In 1»49 were the direct result of sper-dlng. One out of every thr»-»' Amricans who lost their Uvea in last year's wrecks were killest Is-caus«' someone was driving too fast. Speed has been causing a greater percentage of accident* year after year. In 1949, speed was a greater factor In traffic casualties than at any time In history. Traffic laws and law enforcement an* |*art of the answer. Engineer ing will help some. But with perfect roads and perfect police work, the man behind the wheel can still exceed the limit If he wants to or If he Isn't thinking. Keep this In mind when you drive. Stay within speed limits and KEEP YOUK CAR’S BRAKES IN PERFECT MECHANICAL CONDITION ami you'll b»< doing your full part In a crusade to reduce automobile accidents by one third. Faust Ô* Ross RED AND WHITE STORE FRIDAY and SATURDAY SPECIALS FRYERS -A’’ GRADE. Colored, each 2 lb. tXIFFF.E. K A W, I lb tin 75c KU».. M. J. It Brown or California White, ? lb. pkg. tn » \ R AKED B» Ws, R & W 28 os. tin 1 lb. tin < RIMO. S lb tin PF MHES. RAW, Fancy. diced or halv«-s. Î*. Ullin s niHM D re » F, 12 oc. tin TOM ITO HOT s\l t » R aw M os. tin < ATM I’. Ill NT S nr DENNIMiN’S 14 os. bottle MARASCHINO CHI KKII'S, 4 ot. bottle MIN II» N KlfWMK Asp AR A<»1 s. Fr» *b tbsllum. 2 lb. jar < I I » KA III AKTS, Hun, h 4 Dear Mister Billy Rose, In some recent issues of the Nashville Tennessean I noticed the col umns you wrote about educated animals—dogs that could add and sub tract, and horses that could figure out cube roots—and so I figured you might be interested in hearing about the smartest four-legged critter in the history of Sequatchie county. To begin at the beginning, there’s a truck farmer down here by the mal in Sequatchie county, but the name of Lem Al one thing he can’t abide is to have bright who owns a thief scratch his belly. So, sure a ’possum hound as shootin,’ the minute he feels the which is as black fingernails of the fella we’re after, as the inside of a he’ll start in to yowl, and we’ll tar barrel. Lem I have the thief in no time a-tall.” calls him “Ein • • • stein” and, to SOME OF US began to laugh, hear Lem tell it, but the sheriff took Lem to aside, the dog has more talked to him a minute, and then brains than a pas banged the piano lid again. sel of professors Billy Rose “I don’t rightly know whether —and after what happened the other night at our Lem’s notion is going to work,” smoked-ham supper and sauare he said, “but there ain’t no harm dance, most everyone in Sequat in givin’ it a try. I'm goin' to ask him to take Einstein in the next chie is inclined to agree. room, and then I want all of you to Here's what happened: get in single file and come in one • • • at a time and scratch the hound s A COUPLE of weeks ago, Mrs belly.” Will Purdy's mother, who lived Everybody, including the fiddlers, across the line in Grundy county, did at told, and sure enough, 20 passed away, and when the family minutes later the sheriff pointed al gathered for the divvying up, a farmhand as he came out from Will’s wife got a gold brooch set teeing the hound and said, "'ll with eight diamonds, three of worked, like fake said—there’s the them genuine. Needless to say, she criminal." wore the brooch to the smoked- When the man was grabbed and ham supper and square dance, and needless to recount, it got more searched, the brooch was found in attention than a team-of-four with his pocket, and so, on top of a smoked-ham supper and square their tails trimmed. dance, there was a running-out-of Everything went smooth at mo town party to top off the evening. lasses at the social until right in And all in all, it was easily the the middle of a "suing your part most successful social in a long ner" when Mrs. Purdy let out a while. screech and fainted dead auay. And Next day, when Lem was inter when they brought her around, the viewed by the editor of our paper, began hollering for someone to lock he didn’t brag much about his the doors because her brooch had hound. "To tell the truth,” he been stolen from right off her said, “the sheriff and me, we chest. wasn't too sure Einstein could spot Fortunately, our sheriff was on the criminal, so we helped out a hand, and after he banged the lid mite. I rubbed a little soot from of the piano to get people quiet he the stove on the hound's underside, said, "Don’t nobody leave this and every time anyone came out room. I hate to say it, but there's of the room the sheriff looked at a low-down, thievin’ crook in our his hands. The first person with midst, and I’m a-goin’ to search clean hands figured to be our every man-jack until I find Mrs. man, because the thief was a cinch Purdy’s brooch.” to make believe he was scratchin’ "Sheriff," said Lem Albright, Einstein without really touchin’ "1 don’t think that'll hardly be his belly a-tall. ” Yours truly, necessary. My hound Einstein, as you know, is the best-behaved ani- Jake Withers. The Bumbling Blather of McCarthy The irresponsibility of Sen. Joseph but McCarthy has gone far beyond R. McCarthy is astounding—not only the "fishing” stage. in his serious accusations but in pro To date, the whole thing has been tecting his own credibility. an unfortunate mess, highlighted by Senator McCarthy has announced McCarthy’s irresponsibility and in for some time that his case against competence. There may be "secret Owen Lattimore—in fact his whole agents” in the state department, but case against the state department— McCarthy has made it much more would stand or fall on one key wit difficult ever to spot them, and by ness. He has now named Louis Bu-' his smears he has ont only injured denz, former managing editor of the the effectiveness of the department Communist Daily Worker, who quit but discouraged competent persons the party some five years ago, joined from entering the service. the Catholic church and became a. McCarthy has rendered a dis-service lecturer at Fordham university. Budenz is quoted as saying, "I have to his country by his bumbling blath not seen Senator McCarthy in my ering on a problem that needs com whole life. I have never talked to petent investigation and evaluation^- Oregon Journal. him. I don’t know him.” That a man in a high position of a senator would make accusations LICENSED against the state department and | others and base his reputation on second or third-hand rumors without ■ checking up on them is almost be- j yond belief. Budenz does know about the Com $1 per month and up munist party and its workings in Also serving Gates and Lyons America. He has been vigorous in! his denunciation of the party and has MILL CITY I offered his services for the govern-1 DISPOSAL SERVICE ment to uncover agents, and has test-| PHONE 2352 fied in several instances. Budenz’ LEONARD HERMAN knowledge does make good “fishing", GARBAGE SERVICE Clean-Up Time Hazard For Farm Safety It’s spring clean-up time around the farm again. Time to spruce up the farm yard and around buildings. Boxes, crates, old lumber, discarded machinery and such, frequently give an unfavorable impression to the farm visitor. And, there is a real fire hazard in dry weeds and grass that may have collected around I buildings. But cleaning up is not without its hazards either. M. G. Huber, O.S.C. extension agricultural engineering specialist, passes along the reminder that climbing up and poking into crannies and shelves can have an un happy outcome. Here are his safety suggestions: (1) learn to recognize hazards; (2) eliminate any that are found, or at least set guards around them or learn to avoid them; (3) teach the unskilled worker how to do his job safely; (4) take steps to prevent minor injuries from becoming serious; (5) set a good example; (6) make it a point to think in terms of safety. Last year, 31,800 Americans were killed in traffic accidents. DETROIT By MRS J. A. WRIGHT Easter Sunday was a beautiful day adding to the success of the egg hunt sponsored here by the Eagles lodge and auxiliary. About 150 children joined in the fun. Hunts were con ducted at both the grade and high schools and several prizes given. Later ice cream and cookies were served. Mr. and Mrs. John Estey spent • Saturday and Sunday at the Willard , Booker home in Holley. Norman Booker was also a guest of his par ents from Camp Stoveman, Calif.,' where he is now stationed after re cently re-enlisting with the army for a three-year period. He served with the army in Germany during the last war. On the way home the Esteys | stopped at the Bud Ellis ranch at Scio. Mrs Jenny Thompson, mother of Mrs. Ray Johnson has been ill for the last 10 days. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wright expect to be at th,' Marion Motel, Salem, at least until April 18 where Joe is re- <x>vering from major surgery, per formed by Dr. R. P. Andersen of I Stayton. at Salem Memorial hospital on April 4 He was dismissed from the hospital on the 11th. His con dition is fair. IT COULD HAPPEN IN AMERICA FRIENDS AT DI7TKGJT $1.19 tin 1.48 .29 .25 .19 .79 .27 .39 .05 .15 .15 .05 .33 .23 KUEWER M AYF1OWEK FRF-SH ME ATM iniRl PRODUCTS 4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I wish to gratefully acknowledge and thank you for your kind expres sion of sympathy. MRS FRANK WILSON LITTLE ILLS MAKE • True, that ’’little illortC* you’ve beer mentioning in aa offhant? way, mi» n¿» aeem to amount to much- just a few taint symptoms. Bet. neglected, these “little ills" can lead to big bills tor doctors, medicines, etc; not So mention needless suffering and loss of precious time. Consult a Doctor now — you’ll sa.e by it in the end. And, of course, we hope you'll bring hi. prescription to us for ruretul compounding. Salem till*» it*' »»t$(»i~PTKMI$| Would you like to live In s socialistic America? Most Americans would not. But there'a a real danger that they will whether they want to or not. The experience in England demon strates that the main road to socialism is government ownership and control of Important businesses and professions. The electric light and power business is one sought to be taken over by gov ernment. Other types of businesses will follow one by one, as they have In Eng land, If the people do not call a halt to this process all along ths line. MOUNTAIN STATES - a $ ilp supporting . tax p Most of the people who speak for more government control over American life don't want a socialistic nation. They have other reasons for government con trol. But when government, moving step by step, controls enough things, they'll have a socialist government whether they want It or not. Then, instead of individ ual freedoms, they'll have government control, not only of business but of churches, schools, homes—their whole lives. COMPAN iNTIRPlltt” - A