June II, 1951 4—THE Mil l. CITY ENTERPRISE HERE’S ANOTHER WAY Car-Saver PROTECTS YOUR CAR 80f-< of battery failures occur where emergency calls are required —protect against this inconvenience and ex­ pense. Our battery service includes maintaining proper water level —testing for condition—cleaning and com­ plete inspection of terminals and cables. This is a regular service that keeps your car running trouble-free and more economically. It is part of Car- Saver Service that reduces wear of vital parts and im­ proves gasoline mileage. Drive in and let us show you how our Car-Saver Service can make your car run better, longer. EXPERT LUBRICATION • TIRE SWITCHING * BATTERY CARE ATLAS TIRES • BATTERIES * ACCESSORIES RALPH NIBLER GATES Teen Talk by the Halsey Stamps Out Kanyon Kids Their Rat Problem By MRS ALBERT MILLSAP Mrs. Tex Allen, accompanied by 1 Albany — The rodent control pro- Mrs. Fount Paul drove to Portland By GARY PETERSON Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kelly and ’ gram in the City of Halsey has last week for a several days visit and Johnny were referees at the weekly proved very satisfactory according to I business trip, A guest at the home of Mr. and battle of the teens at the Mill City reports from the Linn County Health Firehall this Saturday, and Joan Department. The Halsey rat control Mrs. Joe Joaquin over the weekend Hoffman and Dick Kanoff were program was started April 23 at J was Mrs, Joaquin’s aunt, Mrs. Dollie hostess and host, respectively, in which time 82 per cent of the build­ ! Phaxon from Sacramento, Calif. charge of the opposing forces. At ings within the city were infested The next regular meeting of the Eradication measures I Gates Womans club will be held at a monkey-business meeting, it was with rats. voted by the club to hold an outdoor were taken by the city. The city was j the home of Mrs. Norman Garrison, match—swiming and dancing at systematically covered house by Thursday evening, June 21, Mrs. W. Breitenbush the last Saturday of this . house and block by block, and poison S. Hudson will be assisting hostess, month, the 30th. A large group of . bait was placed in all buildings in- Wednesday evening of last week the gladiators turned out, but both ! fested with rats. I the class in textile painting met in A follow-up inspection was made sides were desperately short of war ; the social rooms of the high school. materials, so they had an armistice in June 6 by Fred Weber, Linn County Mrs. Kay’ McCarty is in charge of which both sides associated with each Sanitarian, and Milton H. Buehler, Jr., I the class. Textile painting is one other. Ah yes. many were there, but Rodent Control Consultant, Oregon of the projects of the Gates Womans due to a fluctuation in the stock State Board of Health. At the j club. Mrs. Elmer Cooper and her grand- market, I did not find out how many ; time of this inspection all buildings had flat feet. Also a very drastic­ in the city were free of rats with the 1 daughter, Connie, left Sunday eve­ increase in the price of rock salt exception of one chicken house. It ning to pick strawberries at a patch forced the failure of this very import­ was also noted that many of the on Fern Ridge. They have secured citizens of Halsey had taken active a cabin on the place and will remain ant test. steps in cleaning up garbage and Breintenbush has become a veri­ refuse on their premises. This gen­ | for the season. Miss Idabelle Blackburn of Stayton table oasis in the eyes of swim- eral clean up helps eliminate food hungry teenagers. These amphibious sources and harborage areas for rats. I spent several days last week in Gates adolescents run the road up almost The city officials and the citizens of | as the guest of Miss Betty Tucker. as regularly as the Shasta Daylight, Halsey are very proud of their rodent i Miss Blackburn, with her parents, Mr. but with less dispatch, if you’ll par­ program and intern» keeping their and Mrs. Arthur Blackburn, was a former resident of Gates and attended don the pun. city free of rats in the future. I school here. Jim Cooke, pride of the NROTC, Halsey is the first city in Linn Mrs. Ed Tietze who spent seven and currently woman-thriller deluxe County starting an active rodent con­ I is back in town at the home of his trol program following the published I weeks in Portland at the home af her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cooke, report of the rat problem which exists i daughter and son-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. after a nine months vacation in Los In Linn County as determined by a 1 Scott Lindsey, has returned to her Angeles, where he attended Southern county-wide rat survey made during I home here. Harold Wilson and his son-in-law, Cal in his spare time. I can see the months of December and January. where he will love me around my It is felt that other cities in the Donald Carey, spent two days last throat for this, and I don’t think those i county could gain much by observing week at Davis Lake fishing. They claw marks are very becoming to my the activities of Halsey in the control returned home with the limit of large complextion. There are many schol­ of one of man’s most damaging pests. trout, but, when they cooked the fish, they found them inedible. Something ars who are back from the college on which the fish had been feeding front for a brief respite, and barring MISS FULTON GRADUATED apparently caused this condition. a call from Uncle Sam releasing them University of Oregon, Eugene— This fish story, however, had a happy from their scholarly duties, "they Naomi Fulton, daughter of Mr. and ending for the Wilson cats and hall”, to quote MacArthur, “return”. Mrs. M. L. Fulton, was a candidate “Boots”, the dog. Our advanced contemporaries include for the degree of Bachelor of Science Ted Stiff who has been employed such braines as Lawrence and Leo at the University of Oregon's 74th at the Detroit Dam was taken sud­ Poole, I.aw-rence and Eugene Thorn­ annual commencement June 10, 1951. denly ill last Sunday and rushed to ley, Bill Howe, Ramon Peterson, Jim Miss Fulton is a senior in education. the Salem Memorial hospital where Cooke, and Lester Poole, who, I he underwent surgery. He is still believe, graduated this year from Ore­ hospitalized there and reported as gon State. Thassal I can take for being seriously ill. I this week. Mrs. Walter Brisbin, postmistress at Gates, in company with Mrs. Mabel By REBA D. SNYDER Clifford and Doris McDonald of Moore of Detroit attended three days Bend are here for a two-week visit of the State Convention of the with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and National association of postmasters at Gearhart last week. Mrs. Frank McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Irwin were Sixteen members of the Idanhj For those who like Suttle Lake host to members of their family at and dancing there is an opportunity : Community Sunday shool were pres­ a family reunion at the Oak Park for enjoying both at Suttle Lake ent at the house warming of Mr. and motel last Sunday. A picnic dinner lodge, Saturday night, June 16, at Mrs. Bob Unger and daughter at was served on the lawn to the guests. 9:30 p.m. The dance is open to the their new home Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Welsheimer The Ungers are from Portland and public and everyone is welcome. i he is the new pastor of the church. have moved to Gates and are residing Music will be furnished by the They occupy the house of Henry at the Rainbow court while Welshei­ Riverside Ramblers. This musical | Hiebert which was recently vacated mer is employed at the Detroit Dam. group has added two new- members by Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gillespie. An Mrs. Welsheimer is a sister of Mrs. to their band a steel guitar player, enjoyable evening was spent. Sand­ John Lallaie, manager of the Oak Billy Bilyeu, of Mehama and a drum­ wiches, cookies, coffee, cocoa and Park motel. Mr. and Mrs. Welshei­ mer, George Brasmer of St. Helens. mer formerly resided in Portland. kool-ade were served. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Duley of Port­ This dance at Suttle Lake lodge Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Woodward and marks the beginning of a series of family drove to Eugene Saturday to land were weekend guests at the Saturday night dances slated for that visit his mother who had undergone home of Duley’s sister and husband. | resort during the summer months. surgery in one of the hospitals there. Mr. and Mrs. John I.aHaie. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Moses spent They returned home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Gordon, Bruce, Sunday in Beaverton. Mrs. Moses’ Bobbie and Janice went to Portland father from Klamath Falls, who at­ Friday where Mrs. Gordon received tended the Rose Festival in Portland, medical treatment and they attended returned to Gates with Mr. and Mrs. Moses for a second visit at their the Rose Festival. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hallford, home. who moved a short time ago to Red­ mond, have returned. They will here for a visit in the Dick 'OBrien occupy the Sundquist house as soon home and with her sister, Mrs. Clif­ as it is vacated. ford, White of Detroit. William E. Bodie, who has just Annual school election will be Mon- guest in the A. R. Snyder home, . day night at 8:00 p.m. daylight sav- returned from a trip to France, is a I ing time. One school director will be Lauralee O’Brien of Tillamook is elected. IDANHA Suttle Lake Lodge Has Free Dance Saturday For Guaranteed Cleaning it’s the NUMETHOD 24-HOUR SERVICE Mill City Cloaca at 6 P.M. WE ARE PLEASED TO SERVE YOU! We hope you are pleased with our service. 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