August 81, 1954 I ?—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE The MILL CITY ENTERPRISE MILL CITY, OREGON __________ DON PETERSON. Publisher Entered an aecond-claan matter November 10. IS44 at the poet office at Mill City, Oregon, under th** A< t of March 3, 187# < I \ "II II 1» %l>% KKTINI *<*: The EnterpriMC will not be re*ponnlble for more than one Incorrect in- ... . < . . b* — .„..»„a i m m ia » Display ■ertion Error« in advertising should report**ji lately. Advertising 45c column inch Political Advertising _ 75c inch. NiWIPAPd k PUBLIIHIIt ^ASSOCIATION "THE PAPER THAT HAS NO ENEMIES HAS NO FRIENDS. -George Putnam 1 f Inspired—onli<- agencies and other projects, which will Improve our American Way of living In such a way that everyone may have and enjoy the modern convenience« of everyday living. It Is such great projects as the Tennessee Valley Authority that ha« pulled those commtinii ie« out of the mire of local corruption that will oon- finite to make the United States the best ¡»lace on earth to live. The Tennessee Valley is today one of the most prosperous sections LAST DAYS Coleman Offer Ends Saturday Come This Week! BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET 1 e All This Ex-Boxer Wants Now Little Ronnie Knowles is a lone- ■ might as easily pick up and star*, some, broken-hearted fellow these eating on a piece of poisoned candy days His pal and friend "Pudgie” or meat. And yes, we also have the thought­ died last Monday afternoon a hor­ rible and terrifying death by strych­ less dog owner who allows his dog to ---------------------------------- By BILLY ROSE---------------------------------- run and hunt his own food, and thus nine poisoning become a tramp and a nuisance to One of the more off-colorful characters around Broadway these "Pudgie" was a friendly little the neighborhood — they are as dis­ days is Kid Herman, ex-great of the prize ring, who runs the news­ stand on the southwest corner of 42nd street and Times Square. cocker spaniel. tasteful to the neighborhood as the Ronnie and “Pudgie” used to play dog poisoner. The Kid, according to the record books, lost only once in 140 pro­ and run together and seldom if ever fessional bouts and was one of the few men to beat Benny Leonard. Can’t we all go to the offender's What’s more, he is reputed to have been as scrappy outside the ring did they venture from their yard in home and attempt to be good Amer­ Swift's addition. They can't play ican citizens by talking over our as n during his black-and-blue period. Today, a muscle-bound 55. he likes to think of himself as "a stick of together anymore. problems concerning the “offending’' sugar-coated Gandhi." "Me and the world has seen too much fightin',” Ronnie loved his little playmate as dog and it that is of no avail then be told me the other night. “AU I want now is peace and a little pinochle ” only a child can love. Today the go to the county authorities to set­ While we were talking, as if on little fellow doesn’t understand why tle our problems. cue. a man rushing for the subway he can’t play with his dog tattle thing! fair and iquare th Let’s not penalize some youngster bumped into the ex-pug. "Pudgie” doesn't answer when by tearing his heart out when he the time I wat 10, I minta "Sorry, Mister," apologized Her­ Ronnie calls—you see Ronnie is only sees his little pal dying before his bugged it out with every punk man. “If I'd known you was corn­ two years old. He doesn't know that eyes, helpless to comfort him. Isn’t in the neighborhood — all ex­ in' 1'da baked a there are people in this world who that a terrible thing to do to any cept Patty. cake.” "Then a few years ago. after we are so selfish that they would destroy little boy or girl ? Would you ask a The man's glare both set up stands on Times Square, a little boy’s pet so that they may child to watch such a spectacle ? relaxed into a some bad blood comes up between enjoy the peace and quiet of the grin. me and Patsy for the first time neighborhood without a little dog’s “I coulda flatten­ The way it happens, one day I friendly barking or possibly some in­ ed him with order two bundles of papers in- nocent trip across someone's lawn by p u n c h," said stead of one, and when the truck the playful dog of a neighborhood Kid “but w h delivers them they forget to drop boy. would it prove? off the regular one for Patsv So Yes, there are people like that Ron­ never c o n v i n naturally he thinks one of my two nie, we have them in every neighbor­ anybody by hittin* i bundles is for him, but when he hood and city—people who thought­ him It's better to Billy Rose comes over to get it I tell him it's lessly spread poison around so that go along with peo­ ' mine Weil, one word leads to ple F’rinstance, take the gink who other, so finally I says, ‘Under an a dog may die in agony. They don’t the runs the newsstand across the way arch.’ realize that perhaps some youngster — Patsy White. Used to be a great “ ‘That’s fer me.’ says Patsy, so f ghter. Had a string of 14 straight I we pile in a cab and drive d:wn- 5 knockouts till he met up with me town. DR. MARK I knocked him down 15 times in 10 • • • rounds, but the first time Patsy lAHHIIKIMA “MY WIND AIN'T what it used heard me tellin' about it, he said it to be, but I musta knocked him was only 14 times. So the next down half a dozen times before it REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST time I tell it, just to make him feel hits me how crazy it is for a g