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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1950)
Wm. Billy’ Stitt Re-talls Past 5—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE December 21, 1950 OUT OF It Pays to Advertise in the Enterprise GODFREY'S TEABAG Gates — William (Billy) Stitt, 82, I and one of the oldest citizens of Gates, tells many tales of the early’ days. He left Missouri by covered wagon Some of those musician, musicians on nly my at the age of six, for Colorado. An SPECIALTY CARDS show are pretty high-tonv Every uncle, Henry Harris, who had com Monday night one of them takes pleted one trip west by ox-team, re TRICKS and PUZZLES a taxi to Carnegie Hall—then he turned to Colorado and organized a slips his violin into a paper bag TOYS and DOLLS wagon train of thirty wagons. Pen and sneaks over to this studio. delton was their destination. Billy MODEL AIRPLANES was sixteen at this time. His parents I hear that song, “Good Night, soon located a homestead near what Irene, ’ is still going strong. It H. O. Model Railroading is now Condon, Ore. At that time looks like they're having as much Equipment their nearest trading post was The trouble getting Irene to go home Dalles. as they had getting Chloe out of the swamp SALEM’S ORIGINAL Billy became interested in a pack train, that operated over what later I get a lot of fan mail from people became the Minto Trail, carrying sup who don't know very much about plies from the vicinity of Gates to | 163 N. Commercial SALEM Phone 2-1588 i television. For instance, they ask the eastern Oregon sheep camps. It me the difference between a kine was at Gates that he met and married g — L ’ ae Our -Mail Order Service — scope and a “live" show. Catch Alice Hesseman and established a me some time and you'll know_ home in eastern Oregon. on a kinescope I’m dead. I look He tells of an incident that hap- like the ads that say, ’Don't let pened at one time when he was this happen to you." In fact, some camped at Marion Lake: A band of of my friends thought I was a Indians came across the trail from preview of the Fred Allen show eastern Oregon and camped at Marion As the dog said to the leader of Lake also. Someone asked one of the flea circus. “I can’t carry the the Indians, who could talk enough show alone." to be understood, what he had come for. The Indian grunted, “Me fish’’. Lying will always get you in The whites had understood that trouble. I lied once so I could get there were no fish in Marion Lake. into the National Guard. I told When the Indians started to fish, them I was seventeen when I was jokesters slipped around in the brush really fifteen. So now I'm sixty so they could watch the Indians get when I’m really only thirty-one. fooled and then give them the horse laugh. HtARD ON CBS TALENT SCOUTS There was no horse laugh. The In dians began pulling out one beautiful trout after another. Very soon every body was fishing and catching trout with gusto. Gates became increasingly attrac tive to Billy. He loaded his wife, | children and all his belongings onto The secretary of state’s traffic his pack horses," came across the safety division joined the state high Minto Trail once more and then home way commission today in warning steaded across the river from Gates Oregon motorists of danger ahead in Linn county. when a flashing blue light is seen on He moved with his family to his wintry highways. present residence in Gates shortly The blue light, the division said, before the twenties. Now Mr. Stitt signals that snow plowing and sand has become one interesting part of ing equipment is at work and that Gates everyone likes. drivers should proceed with extra caution. Such equipment may be en countered at any time in mountain areas during the winter months. Vehicles displaying the blue light should be given the right of way, the division said, and no attempt to pass should be made in flying snow Santiam Aerie No. 2745 Fraternal while the big rotary plows are in Order of Eagles in Detroit sponsors operation. Highway department of a New Year’s Eve dance, Dec. 30, in ficial* said most mishaps involving Stayton, Oregon Phone 2341 the Eagles hall in Detroit, Barney snow removal equipment occur when Oliver, president, announced this 'motorists overdrive visibility and road 'conditions, failing to stop or slow week. The Santiam Aerie held a benefit down in time to avoid a collision. dance for the Damon Runyan Cancer fund recently in Detroit. For Christ mas, the Detroit Eagles are treating local kiddies to a free movie in the j Detroit theatre. The Christmas treat for the young sters carries out part of the program outlined for the group by state Aeries’ j president. Roy Jewell, of The Dalles, during his recent official visit to the Santiam Aerie, Mr. Oliver inferred. Christmas Gifts Toy & Hobby Shop Dr. E. C. Willcutt Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon Idanha Merry Christmas Flashing Blue Means Danger and Happy New Year Detroit Eagles Sponsor Dance Stiffler s Radio & Appliance Mill City Gene Teague Chevrolet Don't Borrow—Subscribe Today! Stewart s Grocery Mill City To greet you ot Christmas and with Sincere Thanks for your Patronage, Friendship and Good Will. M. G. & li. M. Brassfield The MILL CITY EMERPRISE and Staff Lyons •IVMPIA BIEVIIC CBMFART tiran* • hiibiii * • i »