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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1951)
ENTERPRISE ri The MILL C Editorial Comments MILL CITY. OREGON DON PETERSON. Publisher Entered as second-< la»a matter November Hi. 1944 at the post office at Mill City, Oregon, under the Act of March 3. 1X79. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: One insertion for 50c or three for 11.00. The Enterprise will not be responsible for more than one incorrect in _____ immediately. Display sertion. Errors in advertising should be reported Advertising 45c column inch. Political Advertising 75c inch. NATIONAL EDITORIAL "THE PAPER THAT HAS NO ENEMIES HAS NO FRIENDS." —George Putnam. Winter’s Sting The elements slugged the North Santiam canyon a blow below the belt rthis week. Wind, rain, snow and cold—these adejed up to misery for this •region's citizenry. Weather has always been a thing of vital interest to us al)—it was to our ancestors and it will be to our children. Much talk and speculation has been made about the weather. Commenting on the comments about the weather, Mark Twain is reported as saying, "Everyone talks about The weather, but nobody does anything about it! Mark Twain must have meant that nobody bothered to change the direction or force of the wind or Jhe time when it rains. Because we have not learned the art of making the weather suit our fancy is no reason for letting it disrupt our lives. It long has been the bent of men’s minds to seek out what the weather will be in the future. I he success or failure of a vast armed invasion during war may hinge on the decision of the weather man’s forecast. Military commanders and high executives stand humble and meek before their ruler—weather. The health and welfare of the human race is bound to weather. Why all this about weather? Lack of electricity and telephone service was the immediate result of the present show of bad weather in the North Santiam canyon. In the realm of not letting the weather disrupt our lives is the idea of public utilities expecting and preparing for it. Then anything less than howling storms will be met with a show of might. .Modern civil ization expects this: and it is reasonable that it should. The long periods of power interruption experienced this week are not reasonable. Weather, alone, is not the reason. The public is entitled to electricity and communication— it is charged for both. Election Falls The political teapot has already begun to trail. A Presidential election year falls upon the American people in 1952. Candidates and their friends joust for the highest position in the nation. They have opened headquarters in most of the larger cities. Taft and Warren have tossed their hats into the ring for the Republican nomination. Stassen. General Maj-Arthur, and “Ike’s” (assuming that "Ike" is a Republican) hats are waving in the breeze ... a strong gust could blow their hats beside those of Taft and Warren. Several dark-horses, including Congressman Duff of Pennsylvania, and Governor Dewey of New York, are not to be countecbout entirely on the Republican side of the ticket. On the Democratic ledger, there is President Harry S. Truman. There is little doubt, but what, as of this lime, the President can have the nomina tion if he so desires. Whether the President would have influence enough lu nominate his successor should he decide against seeking re-election, is another question. Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court Vinson is considered by many as Truman’s heir-apparent. Senator Kefauver of Tennessee and Senator Douglas of Illinois are other possibilities, but it is not probable either would receive the complete blessing of the President. Regardless of who the candidates are^—the issues are more important. Foreign policy issues will include the Korean conflict and the way it has been conducted, aid to Europe, and re-armament. On the domestic front will be the issues of corruption in government, price controls and ceilings, civil rights, and development of the rivers of the northwest. Out of the confusion that will be created from the truths and half-truths —it will be the job of the American voter Io make the final decision. There is no doubt that the election campaign upon us will be one of the bitterest and hardest fought in many a year. THE BOY'S SHOP Headquarters for BOY S WEARING APPAREL 2 to 16 Years /)o ) our Holiday Shopping Early OPEN Mondays, Fridays until 9 p.m. ’til Christmas also December 22nd until 9 p.m. LAYAWAY CHRISTMAS PLAN AT Illi BOrSSIW 339 N. High, SALEM Open Friday Night ’Til 9 3 Miles East of Mill City Dinners and Dancing • 7 Davs to 3 a.m. * a Week From I p.m. r Italian Spaghetti Dinner $1.00 ALL YOl CAN EAT! SERVED FROM I P.M. TO 1 A M. Orchestra Music for Dancing Friday Saturday Cr Sunday NATO in DIFFICULTIES at ROME ! U. S. military appropriations. Agree Not much has been said about it, ment also was reached at Rome that but the meeting of nations in the American assistance to the defense of North Atlantic Treaty organization the west would consist chiefly of wea rather than of divisions. (NATO) at Rome was pretty much pons of a flop. General Eisenhower at Whether the supply will provide the tended and outlined his plan for a 100 divisions which General Eisen European army. The French were a- hower has pointed to as the desired greed and willing to let Germany re goal by 1954 for western security is arm if the German units were part of doubtful. Another hurdle not yet gotten over the western command. But Britain refused to go along and so did the Low is selection of fleet commanders for Countries. As with the Schuman the combined fleets. Churchill is said plan for integrating the coal-iron-steel to insist on a British naval officer for industry of western Europe, Britain this command, while the United States held out for independence. Premier ' thinks he should be an American. Pleven, who had done much to work This may be one of the subjects Chur out the plan for the international chill will bring up when he comes to army, expressed great disappointment Washington about New Year's. Instead of asking for a fresh loan, ovtr the British decision and Paul Reynaud, French delegate at Rome, Churchill is reported to want a revival predicted that the French national as of lend-lease. As in the world war he sembly would now reject the proposal negotiated a trade of leases for bases for a European army. This would in the Atlantic and Carribean to the also queer the deal by which Germany United States in return for 50 over was to receive greater freedom but age destroyers; now he figures Britain would agree to furnish troops for the is entitled to more munitions, machine tools and raw materials in exchange international army. This comes on top of the worries of for the bases it is providing for the both France and Britain over the United States in Britain. This makes burdens of rearming. Their econo Britain a No. One target in event of mies are slipping badly and they are war which adds emphasis to his ap ir. need of fresh transfusions of Amer peal for a fresh lend-lease deal. At a meeting of the Council for ican credit. One thing which was worked out at Rome was a scheme to Europe in Strasbourg, a group of resuscitate these countries without American senators and congressmen going hat-in-hand to the U. S. con put rather pointed questions to the gress. The method would be to place European delegates on why they had in Europe American orders for war i made so little progress toward uni goods yvhich would be paid for out of fication. This probing gives a hint that congress may be reluctant to ad vance more funds to Europe if it is so unwilling to help itself through integration. All of which shows the difficulty of Mr. Peterson: getting separate nations to co-operate. I would like to inform you on a They do so in time of war. though few things that you have put in your [lerKHy even then. Under threat ot paper that have misinformed people , war they make attempts at co-opera about Gates high school. One is that we do have four years of high school tion, but they are feeble and tardy. English, and second, we have four Most of the time they adhere to i their precious sovereignty. For all years of Physical Education. Another thing is that Mill City the effort Eisenhower has put forth might not have a band if it wasn’t for in Europe, his accomplishments as the co-operation of the Gates high measured by force-in-being are very school, who loans Mill City their band limited. Instead of coming home in I the spring when his year is up, get- instruments. Before you publish anymore mis ' ting release on the ground that the job leading things about Gates high is done, he may come home with the school, we wish you would find the feeling that the job is impossible, or will take a far longer time. The true facts first. Enterprise Readers ¡Rome meeting must have been dis couraging to him and to others who | After talking and listening in on have worked on the theory that a various conversations about our Gates quick buildup of strength was neces School and the proposed consolidation, sary both for protection of the west your reporter believes the Gates peo and for backing up the diplomatic arm ple are justly proud of their achieve in its conversations with the USSR. The temptation may be strong now ment in continually building up and maintaining buildings, furniture, to let Europe stew in its own juice. We can't do that; for our cause is equipment, transportation system and (pick up the pieces and see what he can a hot lunch program as their needs common. Neither can we carry the load alone. Eisenhower will have to have arisen. Also, that these people games, guns. With such gifts to the rising generation is America invited to celebrate the birth of the Christ- child. We heartily agree with Mrs. D Leigh Colvin, president of the Na tional Woman’s Christian Temper- ance Union, that in order to help “put Christ back into Christmas” stores should refuse to sell gambling toys and parents to buy them. The prom ise of youth is a gift, not a gamble. The revelation of the Christmas sea son is far removed from the revela tion of the Kefauver committee.— From The Christian Science Monitor HEMORRHOIDS ',t,s • FISSURE • FISTULA PROLAPSE ond RECTAL disorders • Stomach and Colon Ailment* NO HOSPITALIZATION . IV« Booklet I ( on «■> Bequeei K.qu. DR R REYNOLDS CLINK MOcrotOGisr NATUROPATHIC FHVSICIAN 1144 CINTI» JT3IIT . ■ - TUPH0HI 3-»44» SAUM ’MEN OF DISTÏNCTON” Another portrait which the dis tillers will never seek for the whisky ads: The Michigan teen ager who drove his car squarely into the head lights of another approaching, or phaning in one moment 11 children and killing three of four of his young companions. The sole survivor said the driver has been drinking.—From The Christian Science Monitor RICHARDS TAVERN NATURALLY GATES ■ DR. MARK LAHHILldAIN 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 I HOME OFFICE: 313 W. FIRST. ALBANY £ TRAILER HOMES Angelus •> Platt Traveleze DISPOSAL SERVICE Phone 195 2 LEON \RD HERMAN © 0 0 H 0 0 0 0 0 H 8 NEW AND USED ALL SIZES put together now, with such assistance as Averell Harriman, director of mutual aid, may be able to give.— The Statesman PARTS AND SUPPLIES GAMBLING ON YOl TH Commercialism thrives on Christ mas as crime thrives on gambling. And somewhere in the middle of it all stands the American parent, gazing at Christmas counters piled high with toys for Junior—toy roulette wheels, pinball and slot machines, horseracing South Side Trailers ALBANY — 2 Miles South on 99E AVO/D DANGERS OF PAYING BY CASH! III__________ All th« praitig« and convenient« of your personal check Cost Only 15c GARBAGE SERA K I MILL CITY g o I Boles-Aero per Check $1.50 per month and up Also serving (.ales, I »on«. Idanha and Detroit OREGON A Friendly Place To While Away Your Idle Hours Quality job printing at The Mill City Enterprise Editor's Leiter Box dislike very much to see or hear erron- ous or misleading statements, either printed in the paper or spoken by sale men from the County or State depart ments. The Gates Board does NOW. and ALWAYS HAS maintained a Stand ard High School, meeting all the re quirements of the State Department of Education in both Curriculum anti facilities. NO student graduate of the Gates High School was ever denied I entrance to college due to lack of re quired subjects, unless he failed to avail himself when it was taught. Sev eral graduates have entered college on Scholarships. ‘ Any graduate will tell you he had. or could have had, I years of English (not 2 as the Enterprise stated last week), 3 yrs. of Mathematics, (not 2 as stated last week), I years of Phys- >ical Ed. (not 2 as stated), 3 yrs. of Science, and 1 years of Social Science. This Statement is not made by way of bragging, but just to keep the record STRAIGHT. On every hand one hears the opinion voiced that, step by step, we are drift ing towards State control, and away from Local control, which is not con sidered good. The Enterprise quotes at length from the Holy Report which is taken here to be ‘just ore man’s opinion’. We note that the Oregon I Grange has secured a Referendum holding this Legislation in obeyance until the people have voiced an opin ion at the polls as to whether it is good or bad. After all, it seems the very roots of Democracy are vested in a myriad of small school districts, and not in a few large ones. Gates is just newly incorporated, newly assessed for the fire protection , plan, and the FUTURE of the town seems not tor* clear at present. A Union High School might not be too strenuously opposed, but it hardly seems likely that a change of any kind will originate in Gates at pres ent. Consolidation might -eem the ¡answer to their problems in Mill City or Detroit, but the Gates people firmly I believe they are capable of operating and maintaining their school, which | they started in 1923. Would the Enterprise try to explain how it proposes to consolidate and still leave the grade schools autono mous* December fi. 1951 2—THE MILL CITV ENTERPRISE MILL CITY STATE BANK MEMRER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP » o I»