The MILL CITY ENTERPRISE their guests from San Francisco and i Woodland, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Jack I Hansen and two daughters and Mel- | vin Millsap were at the home of Mr. , and Mrs. Edmund Klecker In Stayton ’ the fourth. A card received by your corres­ pondent from Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Tumidge and daughter Carolyn, who are motoring south to Mexico, indi- I cates they are experiencing some warm weather. They reported 112 1 degrees in Prescott, Arizona “and no shade.” Later in the day the temper­ ature registered 135. “Even Hollis is hitting the cold pop stands.” MILL CITY, OREGON DON PETERSON. Publisher JAMES SMITH Editor Entered as xecond-claxa matter November 10. 1844 at the poet office at Mill City, Oregon, under the Act of March 3. 187, <1. y»sll l,:i» M»V 1HTISIM.I One hi-. rib n for or three for 11.00. The Enterprise will not be reeponslble for more than on»- incorrect In­ __ sertion. Errors 111 advertising should bo reported in mmHaielr. Display Display ¿/gcary r'/S. il Advertising 45c column inch. Political Advertising 75c inch. NEWIPAPU DITORIAL PUBLISHtX ASSOCIATION "THE PAPER THAT HAS NO ENEMIES HAS NO FRIENDS.” Minority Government Statistics show that not one of the presidents of the United States elected In the twentieth century was supported by a majority of eligible voters. The indifference which exists on the national level is duplicated on the local level. Splendid as was the turnout here In the recent school election, for example, many citizens failed to vote. Some of these may have wanted to vote but couldn't due to several reasons. The fact remains that 187 votes does not represent a majority of eligible voters living In Mill City. Some couldn't vote because they were working swing shifts that made voting highly Inconvenient If not impossible. Whatever way these people may have voted, we don’t know. But the fact they didn't vote weakens the power of the present board. There Is a solution for this state of affairs under the state legal code for school elections. Districts of class 2 status can vote to hold their uchool elections from two to seven instead of just one hour. Under section 111-907 of the Oregon code, “Districts of the second «•la.» muy hold election for a director in the manner provided in this act for holding elections In districts of the first class, when authorized so to do by a majority vote of the legal voters present at any legally called school meeting.” Districts of the first class under the act “shall elect directors for each district on the day of the annual school meeting to serve as provided by law, and such election shall be from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Enough voters fall to vote In this country without any extra barriers being placed lietwren the citizen and his duty of approving or disapproving of the government under which he lives. Thomas Housing Project LOTS, and HOMES FOR SALE IF YOU’RE A G.L, SEE DEVIL S LAKE TZeyatta JULY 15 & 16-DELAKE. ORE Thrill to exciting inboard and outboard boat races, water »hang, sailboat races and a lovely .vqua ballet. Tbere'll be a parade of beautiful float, on the water a* well .»• a b*g street parade, and cwosuhss Foe Hte twwe of your life, make this a must. Reddy Kilowatt N Open Friday Afternoons McEWAN PHOTO SHOP Phone 2243 MILL CITY DR. MARK EAHHERICESE* REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST Will be at his Mill City office in the Jenkins Building Thursday afternoons 1 to 6 p.m. Also Thursday evenings by Appointment. ,---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME OFFICE: 813 W. FIRST, ALBANY' —1< pnn'.eJ from the Louisville “Courier-Journal GATES Bud Oliver, all of Corvallis spent the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Oliver. Mr. and Mrs. William Athey and By MRS ALBERT MILLSAP Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gooch, after an four daughters and Mr. and. Mrs absence of a number of yeai-s while Cecil Haun and three children spent they resided in Lyons, have purchased the fourth at Breitenbush hot springs. the former Henry Kaplinger property Mrs. George Mielke and daughter between Gates and Mill City, in Linn were at the home of her sister, Mrs. coun,ty where they will make their Keith Taylor, In Walport over the fourth. home. Guests over the holidays at the Miss June Mitchell accompanied Mr. home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence John­ and Mrs. Norman Garrison on a son were Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Wise camping trip to the Metolius, Bend (Florence Carroysot) of Portland, and Suttle lakes. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Taylor, of Browns­ Among those attending the rodeo ville, Reynold Hesseman of Browns at St. Paul were Mr. and Mrs. Jess ville, Mabie Hesseman of Salem and Moses and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harden Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hughes of Port­ and family. land. A picnic dinner was held the Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Park and three fourth complimenting the guests children left early Saturday morning Oithers present were Mr. and Mrs for Rockaway Beach where they Robert Levon, Mr. and Mrs. Glen spent the night. Sunday they attended Henness, Royal Johnson and Mrs. the rodeo at St. Paul. Gwen Schaer and family. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hearing, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Layton Gosnell and Mis. Oswald Hirte and Mr. and Mrs. small son, Larry Lee, of Roseburg Wilson Park and the children of the were guests at the home of Mrs three families spent the Fourth pic­ Gosnell's mother, Mrs. Laura Joaquin nicking at Moore's Grove. for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Barnhardt and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Edwards of I two children motored to Newport over Salem, accompanied by Mrs. Ed­ the holidays. They enjoyed a deep sea ward’s sister, Mrs. Lenora Follet of fishing trip. It is reported they had Alsea, were at the home of Mr. and I very good luck. Mrs. Norman Garrison Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George McBride Jr., Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Montag of Port­ Mr. and Mrs. N. Masoner and family land were Saturday visitors here. The and Mr. and Mrs. F. R Hutchison C. J. Montag and Sons Construction were seen at the rodeo in St Paul. Co. was once active in construction Holiday guests at the home of Mr. work here. and Mrs. Ray Lord were Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Riley Champ have Mrs. S. Snyder and Mr. and Mrs. Ber­ returned home from an extended nard Kohler and son Garry all from Salem. Garry remained at the home trip to Southern California. Miss Jean Oliver of Salem, Mr. and of his grandparents for a longer vLsit. Mrs. Bob Oliver and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Millsap and 1 Ádvw tidtment From where I sit... //Joe Marsh There it Was— Right in The Middle! Easy Roberta mowed his lawn early last Saturday. Then he sat on the porch, and watched Handy Peterson cutting hit grass. The Roberts’ property and the Peterson’s border each other — with no hedge or fence between them. So, when Easy notices Handy had left about a four-foot strip unmowed along the boundary, he walks over and asks why. “That’s your land,’’ says Handy. “Mine ends here. See, it lines up with that oak tree across the road!” Easy didn’t think so, so they went up and down looking for The Other Side of the Curtain At Last Disclosed This Secret I the surveyor’s marker. Where did they find it? Right in the middle of their “no man’s land! ” Well, they both grin and take turns finishing the job and then re* treat to Easy’s for a friendly glass of beer together. From where I sit, a little searching around for the truth of the matter often ahowa that the other fellow is as much right as you are—at which point the whole thing doesn't seem as important anyway. Copyright, 19S0, United States Brewers Foundation Richfield Station Open Under New Management GOODYEAR ACCESSORIES: TIRES BATTERY CABLES BATTERIES RADLATOR HOSE FAN BELTS SPARK PLUGS BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET ___ __________________ By BILLY ROSE----------------------------- "There'll be oceans of fun at the ... I never saw a purple cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you now, I'd rather see than be one!—G.B The secret of success m conversa­ tion is to be able to disagree without being disagreeable. George Putnam. In spite of development* in the atomic field, we think that man's real triumph so far during the twentieth century Is his conquest of the air. Too often, we take for granted the dally flights from continent to con- tinent or coast to coast. No longer does an ordinary airplane soaring overhead create much excitement. As a progressive community, Mill City must join in the spirit of th«* air age. Somewhat off the direct runs of major airlines, we seldom have the opportunity to view the majesty of man-made birds In flight. No nearby military airfield provides us with the spectacle of hundreds of planes in simultaneous flight. Sunday’s air show gives us a chance to have our peaceful canyon air filled with the hum and din of hundreds of planes. Some of us may be startled by such a din. Our canyon Is so peaceful on most Sunday mornings, But for a day perhaps we can glimpse at a future that could be ours. The air age has been too long in reaching Mill City. If our community and our canyon Is to grow and prosper, we must grow and proeper In the air age. The sooner we all support the develop­ ment of the llavln airfield and encourage private flying, the sooner the day will come when aviation will lie an everyday part of the life of the community. July 13, 1IW> 3—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE WISHFUL THINKING i * Frank's Richfield Service On an October morning in 1903, in a village not far from La Rochelle in eastern France, a young priest paled as he listened to FRANK BARNEY his first confession. "Yesterday afternoon,” he heard the penitent on the other side of the curtain say. "I met a stange girl on the dirt road that runs by the ■ We Give United Trading Stamps pond. When 1 tried to make friends with her, she laughed at me. and I got so mad I picked up a stone and hit her to make her stop laughing ' i 'III UliWWBLWLiniMliOUll She fell down, and when I yelled and she didn't move I got scared and buried her beside some bushes." ■ » o Father Antoine recognized the o voice as that of a 15-year-old who years and the skull had been 0 o O 0 was known In the crushed by some heavy object. 0 O village as “t h e 0 Bound by his vows, Father An- 0 0 o story teller"—a boy toine could say nothing, and for 0 a who was always the next 40 years the secret re- 0 0 0 0 talking about his mained with him. 0 o daydreams as if fi 0 « they had actually » THE YEARS of the German oc- fi O happened cupation were difficult ones for fi 0 :o With $10.00 or More Order Even though he those who lived in the La Rochelle 0 » 0 o didn't know wheth- district, but many of the villagers 0 fi 5 Lbs Sugar er the confession O did what they could for the resis­ fi O was fact or fiction, fi tance movement — and not the least 0 fi 0 the priest imposed Billy Rose among them was the priest, now in fi fi severe most the his late 60 s. And when liberation fi fi Bl.I E BEI.I SHOESTRING POTATOI «. 0 2 for «25 M penance and in addition ordered finally came, a great celebration 0 O the boy to visit him every day after was arranged with Father Antoine 0 3 fi M NMIINl MIREDDED WHEAT school for a friendly talk. .15 3 as the guest of honor. 0 0 A few weeks later. Father Antoine 0 0 After the dinner there was a 0 SEA I’RIDl TIXt EIGHT MEAT was almost certain the "crime good deol of reminiscing among 0 o was an hallucination. For one thing, 0 o the sclerous of the underground, fi there had been no report of a miss­ o but when someone usbed the s 0 ing person in the district and. for priest to tell of bis own odien- 0 0 ■ another, the boy's descriptions of I IG \ < \X| \X|) MAPLE SYRl I' tores. he smiled end declined, 0 the murder grew more and more 0 The occupolion uns et entfnl for 0 confused 0 oil of ns, be explained, 'but in i«. % SPAGHETTI .10 0 • • • —colling the es entful is almost 0 ONE AFTERNOON he finally ad­ 0 on eseryday occurrence. As a IG \ PORK A BEANS .10 mitted to the priest that his story mutter of foct, the first confes­ was a fabrication. “I did meet a sion I es er heard u as that of a I«. 1 TOILET TISSUE o * for girl," he said, “and she got me so murderer " angry that I wanted to kill her But Then, remembering his vows. I never touched her, and after­ Father Antoine apologized for his .16 wards I got all mixed up about off-guard remark, and despite the 0 □ what I wanted to do and what I urging of the guests would say no SI NXY MORN COFFEE. lb. .65 I really did " more. "I inspected os much ell Later that evening a delegation 0 along," sesd Fother Antoine, "but 0 of underground workers from other 0 I must admit I was sbocbed at districts joined the celebration and 0 BEST FOOD MAYONNAISE pt. ,41 at. first. Yon see. you u ere the first 0 one of them, a colonel in the O person a bo bod eier confessed Maquis, was asked to say a few O to me." 0 words 0 “Meeting Father Antoine tonight Two years later, the boy's family 0 0 moved to Parts and the priest all is a great pleasure." he said to the 0 ALBERT TOMAN. Prop. but forgot the incident—until a new gathering, “and not only because %r»s V S rr v ’ ___________ 0 • WE DELIVER 0 paved road w as laid alongside the of his war record. Although he 0 old dirt one Under a bush near the doesn't remember my name or 0 Open Week Days from 8 A..M. to 7:S0 p.M. pound was found the decomposed face. I knew him when I was a boy Sundays 9 A.M. to 6 P.M body of a girl, and the coroner testi­ —as a matter of fact. I was the first ■ 3 fied it had been there about two person who ever confessed to him." ■ubUbaB OBBCI5O nwaaBBOBBUonBo soaoo oo o »unnawncninnaDKRa 3 Friday <&* Saturday Specials FREE 69 Mountain States Power Company HILL TOP GENERAL STORE