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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1951)
» Goldens were guests of Mrs. Virgie I 4—THE MILL (ITY ENTERPRISE Johnson and family. Jim O’Leary and “Tally” Davis flew By ELSIE MYERS cross-country this week and made several stops at airports dotting their Mr. and Mrs. Steve Myers of route of travel. “Tally” did the fly- ! Oswego spent a few days, including By GARY PETERSON | ing, since she is a flight student at i the Fourth at their home in Elkhorn. - By DENNIS MARTTALA I They had as their guests, from Tues Saturday’s Canyon Club meeting ' Davis Airport at present. BUSINESSMEN vs. CHUCK S CHUC K’S vs. FRERES was held in the old stamping grounds Mrs. Gertrude Mason of Harrisburg day through Friday, Mr. and Mrs. KELLYS vs. BUSINESSMEN ENGINEERS vs. LEE LOGGING known locally as the Firehall. While attended the last rites of Perry Mason, Roscoe Hibbard, Betty Bell and Larry, The South Commercial Street Busi- the turnout for this meeting was not Monday afternoon, in Mill City. She Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Hibbard and The Santiam Softball League began its first night of league play at the ( nessmen of Salem were men of vic- overlarge, it was definitely not the was the guest of Miss Daisy Hendric- son, Mike, Mr. Laurence Worley and Mr. Harry Hibbard of Portland, Mr. newly dedicated Allen Field, Thursday ' tory and defeat when they visited W. smallest group of merrymakers who son while here. W. Allen Field, Tuesday evening, saw fit to wend their way toward the Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Dart spent the and Mrs. W. J. Riddell of San Fran evening, July 5. aforesaid Firehall on a Saturday eve- weekend in Wheeler visiting relatives. cisco, Calif., and Mrs. Rose Harvey, In the first event, the sober men of July 10. I ning. Expert ping-pong players came In the first game the businessmen Miss Barbara Stiff of Gates is Tillamook. men Chuck’s Tavern beat out the i forward in a bloody battle. Weapons Mr. and Mrs. Emil Dick of Milwau from Freres Lumber Supply in Stay- trounced the Chuck’s Tavern team | consisted of two paddles, one ball, and .-pending the week in Mill City with kie spent the weekend at their cabin 11-1. After the businessmen got ■ her aunt, Mrs. L. E. Dike. ton 7-6 in an overtime game. 1 the fangs which showed as each Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson and on the Little North Fork. They were After the umpires cleaned their their first run, which their third base player snarled ferociously at his op- man, Tim White, drove in with his I daughter have returned to Rivera, Sunday afternoon callers at the Steve eyes of the dust and haze the C. B. I. i ponent. The scene was terrible, and Dark home. Dinner guests at the Engineers, along with the Lee Log first double of the game, they went ; not for the weak of heart. After a i California, after a 10-day visit with Dark home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. all the way leaving the tavern-men Mrs. Johnson's parents, the George gers, came on the field to play off j brief warm-up the opponents eyed each Luther Stout, Stayton. their encounter, which the Engineers scoreless until Cliff Carlyle hit his other, then proceeded to smash the I Flooks. home-run late in the fifth inning. Mrs. Norman Scott and daughter, took by a 10-2 decision. Dean Morrison will handle the con ball back and forth over the net, stop In the second event the Kelly Lum ping only to count the casualties cessions at the “Swede” Ralston air Norma Jo, of Spokane and Mrs. Ike Myers were luncheon guests at the ber Sales team broke loose in the first | between serves. The player with the show Sunday. Ernest Miller home near Gates Wed- W Pct. inning with two runs after Dick Par most casualties, it appeared, was the L Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chase’s guests, 1.000 ker got on with a single. He was winner, for when one player an j Mr. and Mrs. Larry Aasness and nesday. 0 2 C. B. I. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Longnecker are followed by Don Carey, who drove 1.000 0 1 nounced that he had twenty-one his daughter, Lee Ann, of Seattle, Wash Kelly’s .500 Parker in with his double and scored opponent dropped his paddle and ington and the Chases attended the driving a new 1951 Ford Pick-up. 1 1 Chuck’s Mr. Harold Miranda, Salem, was a 0 1 .000 off the same hit on two pass balls. stalked off, leaving to the next glad Albany Timber Carnival and visited Firemen 0 .000 Don Carey dropped the businessmen iator the weapons with which to carry i Seaside. Mrs. Aasness is Mrs. Chase's j week-end guest at the Steve Dark 1 I^e Logging home. He is leaving shortly for a .000 with nine strike-outs and four walks. on the fight. The Jukebox had some , sister. 0 1 Freres I Again in the third, Parker got a run new battle anthems, too, as members | vist to Missouri and will be accompan- Mr. and Mrs. j AJfred Stahlman ¡ej by his daughter and family. His making the score 3-1. Centerfielder Don’t burn the forests. Keep Our ! Staats, made a run in the third for the of the two sides fought with terrific drove to Arlington, Washington, for son-in-law will enter medical college ferocity until the music stopped. State Green. i businessmen, this run was their only Then, temporarily, the two sides would a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Willard there in the fall. Booker and family, former residents Mr. and Mrs. Merwin Knox and son, score. separate, and pick out a worthy ad- | of Detroit. In celebrating the Fourth . versary for the next event. Such war | and Mr. Stahlman’s birthday the Mike, were callers at the Bill Bickett home Friday evening. Series E, U. S. Savings Bonds con like people these teen-agers are! 1 and Stahlmans toured in Spending the Fourth at the Louie tinue to draw interest after maturity. surely don’t know what this coming Bookers parts of Canada near Washington Ray home were Mr. and Mrs. Don A Friendly Place The owner needs to do nothing but generation is going to do about its state. When the group returned home Schultz, and family and Mr. and Mrs. hold them and let the interest mount warlike tendencies. Methinks it will cake, ice I cream, and coffee were Cecil Leffler and family of Scio. Mrs. To While Away up. take an act of Congress or an inveseti- served. Schultz and Mrs. Leffler are daughters gation by the KeFauver committee or Mrs. Walter Peterson and two sons, of the Rays. Your Idle Hours both! Another fight recently revived Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ryland of Me is called the Charleston, in which the Ramon and Gary, this week visited hama were visitors in the Elkhorn gladiators circle each other warily, friends and relatives in Tillamook. NOW OPEN The Three Links club meeting was district the Fourth, They drove as searching for an opportunity to kick at their opponents. This could make held at the Mill City I.O.O.F. hall this far as the Guest Ranch and called at a person utterly weary after a round | week. A good attendance was re- the Louis Myers and Steve Dark or two. Warfare will continue next j ported. Following the close of the homes. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Ray and family week at the Firehall, unless the com- business meeting, the group was joined batants get together at the parallel I by a few Odd Fellows in a square spent Tuesday through Sunday at dance session. A pot-luck lunch was Oysterville Wash., where they were and call a trues. the guests of Mr. Ray’s sister and served later. Open Daily 5:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. As it appears on the calendar, there The Three Links club express their brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred is only 138 shopping days, approx thanks to the following for their help Briggs. GATES NEXT TO MILL ( ITY TAVERN imately, until Christmas. S. Claus in making their concession stand at Duray Lane Dark is recovering himself has advised all teenagers to the Allen Field dedication—Fourth of from a sprained back received while get orders in for hotrods and evening July celebration such a success: The catching a calf. gowns early so that they will not be Santiam Softball league, the Mill City Dr. and Mrs. Paul Wilson of Sil- confused with younger person's re school, the Santiam Lions club, and verton spent the week vacationing at quests. Embarassing it would be to Lee Ross. their home on the Little North Fork. drive your girl to the Christmas for FOR YOUR PROTECTION! mal on a hobby horse as she winds up her Hopalong Cassidy watch. I hear they have got Hopalong Cassidy clocks, too. Every hour on the hour, Hoppy pops out and fires his guns ALL SIZES FREE ESTIMATES ANYWHERE in the air the exact hour. I knew Cassidy had silver hair, but I didn’t Phone 2-4542 know he would do such a thing as to push Pop Time out of business. Bales & Brady Merry Christmas, everybody. Horri ble puns will not plague the end of my column this week, as the last one FRESH IIA1I.V — VERY REASONABLE PRICES just about burned the typewriter ribbon. 546 N. High, SALEM July 12. 1951 SPORTS PAGE RICHARDS Ralph & Esther’s TAVERN CAFE ELKHORN Teen Talk of the on Kids For Guaranteed Cleaning it’s the NU-METHOD 24-HOUR SERVICE Mill City Closes at 6 P.M. • Whether you think an illness is contagious or not—call upon a physi* cian to make sure. Let him make a thorough check of your condition. Then follow his instructions closely. We hope, too, that you will bring the doctor’s prescriptions here for careful com pounding. Just try us I Salem RELIABL HOUSE MOVING Kellom’s Fresh Meats 1 T'J i r I ¿i 1 I U b TOWING SERVICE Kellom’s Grocery OPEN WEEK DAYS 8 A M to 7 P.M. 1 r 1 fl MILL CITY SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS 9 A M to 12 NOON WE GIVE TRADING STAMPS AND ALUMINUM AND DISHES For old-time Hiram Walker quality JUST TELL THE MAN YOU WANT MILL CITY Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Large and son, Larry, spent the Fourth of July in Molalla. A family re-union was recently held at the G. M. Flook home. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Harris and son, John, of Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lims; Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Lims and two daughters; Mrs. Floyd John son and three sons of Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lims; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goar and daughter, Janice; Wm. Gil key of Scio; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lims of Corvallis; Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Hutchinson of Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson and daughter, Judy, of Rivera, California; Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Flook; and Mr. George S. Flook. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Golden and family last weekend visited Gleneden Beach and Taft. While in Taft the Never a Dull Moment “At the Bottom of the Hili’’ MILL CITY TAVERN IMPERIAL! SANTIAM BEAN FESTIVAL «er*** IMPERIAL Mountain States Power Co 'Ñutir'1 Blended whukey. 86 proof 70% grain neutral »pines Hiram Walker* Son» Inc, Peoria, HL 1/5 Qt. Code No 24H-C No. 2*8 II 4 Private FnUfprte" "BLITZ WfINHARD FOR ME '