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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1953)
The MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Editorial Comments 2—1 HF Mill CITY FNTFRPRIST Marek S. lkSt GRLSS ROOTS GESTAPO Superabuadanr-e of saspicMm is a people yet only one man and hts wife By Ed Nofziger "JOE BEAVtR" seem to care enough about the 2< per cent surcharge to do anything about kind of political madru-M." This action is a suit filed by —Franeis Bacon. it. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: One inaertion for 50c or three for $1.00. Fearlaas Fulton, the poor man s Mc Monroe and Lillie Sweetland of Port The Enterprise will not be responsible for more than one incorrect m- Carthy, is promoting a project he calls land, seeking to impound the 20 per _ •ertio’ Errors in adverti-ing «hould _____ be report« 1 lmmediajelv . Display cert surcharge funds of the Portland the "Grass Roots Gestapo." Advertising 45c column inch. Perticai Pc liticai Advertising 75c <5c inch. inch The radio commentator and news General Electric Co, until alleged ex NATION A I paper columnist, Fulton Lewis, Jr, cess profits for several years can be NEWSPAFit this week launched his latest brain investigated. PUBLISHERS Any ddcisMMi regarding the 20 per storm; he is urging everyone to fight guiemment waste by checking up on cert charge as it effects Portland will ASSOCIATION government employees and reporting no doubt apply also to the Mountain, to a designated congressional commit- States Power company and the people “THF P 4 PER TH \T ■ NO ENEMIES HAS SO fl."' ' ’ tee every instance of inefficiency. |of Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon. Sweet —George I‘u' am. The possibilities of this grandiose Home, and the farmers of this are* scheme are tremendous. A* they used Mill perhaps be saved a large part of to say during the Terror following the unfair 20 per cent surcharge. the French Revolution, “I am suspect, It seems that actually the period Our Easter Seals arrived in the mail the other day you are suspect, he is suspect, we are of 1S»49-1S>52 was above average from they are suspect." Every a water power standpoint and power and, frankly, their appearance made us feel good. The suspect, American can now join in this great production during the. entire period colorful and appealing seals reminded us that spring is new national game of I Spy, and was less than in many other years just around thecorner, but more important than this, they wttch for the lacy, the loafers and the This gave the power firms more net let us know that the Oregon Society for Crippled Children lunkheads among federal job holders proftis, actually an excess profit dur- I and Adults is still hard at work, bringing many wonder —as if there were more there than ing the period. If these facts are brought out and ful services to the physically disabled children and adults anywhere else' The opportunities for femting out proved at the hearing then the public of Oregon who need care not provided by any other time and money-wasting U. S. em utilities commission will have to issue agencies, public or private. ployes in Oregon are excellent. Since an order that the 20 per cent sur- The Oregon Society for Crippled Children and Adults, there are only 18,000 government charge was not justified and workers in the state and 1.500,000 money collected will have to be more familiarly known as the Easter Seal agency, has Oregonians watch them. That funded to the customers. been in our midst for some time now, filling a great need means each to federal employe will be In Lebanon a group of citizens among Oregon’s physically disabled. Your purchase of unde: constant scrutiny of thousands reported to be ready to ask for a "Yes. we have spent our trees freely in the past but if we can restore Easter Seals helped build the hospital school for crippled of pairs of suspicious eyes! hearing regarding the 20 per cent sur timber resources we can produce all the trees we need." children in Eugene, where youngsters of school and pre Has your mailman been walking charge now being collected by the ] rather slowly from house to house, school age from more than 20 Oregon counties are receiv especially at the end of this beat? Mountain States company. ing special education and training every day. Until Be reasonable; give him due warning: Oregon people, especially those in | the private utilities pay for interrup- that they cry so tearfully about Per Easter Seals came to Oregon there was no such place for tell him to step lively or you’ll turn the Willamette valley owe a debt of tible power, pay off the indebtedness, haps we could send more representa gratitude to the Sweetlands for their ; and still pay to the city coffers more tives to congress like Senator Wayne him in to Fulton Lewis, Jr. these “forgotten children”. Hounding the postman will be* fairly suit filed to clean up this surcharge | in dividends than the private utility Morse who works for the citizens of There’s also the Craft Shop of the Handicapped in easy. It will be harder to check up charge which we maintain is illegal) pays in taxes? Why doesn’t Hofer the whole state and country and is downtown Portland, another Easter Seal project. Its on the less public federal employes and discriminates against people since 4 Sons tell the newspapers that side not voting according to the dictates in some other cities the power users ' of the story? of the high-priced lobbists of tee nere that articles produced by handicapped adults are but the challenge is inspiring! do not have to pay the surcharge and | a a a '■ “heavily-taxed private enterprise”. It won't be easy to make sure ^ ’ e ’ re Bold. Several hundred persons from all parts of the state Let’s send more Wayne Morses te getting an honest day’s work out of those in the state of Washington are ' It was over the radio this week are benefiting from this store, which givgs the homebound the 1 being asked for a smaller surcharge, that I heard the figure of $13 billion congress and keep the “Pants Button" forest service boys, for instance, dollars as the total that had been Norblads at home so they can take the workers an outlet for their products for the first time. but we ought to keep a look out. —From Greater Oregon. —------------ —■■ ! given back to corporations as “tax buttons off his own pants! As a result of the shop a great many physically disabled That weatherman has been all wet too ! ; refund certificates” over the past two When we get some more honest a persons are earning money for the first time in their lives. often at times. From now on we f years. Perhaps what we need is some Oregon representation perhaps we won ’ t just talk about the weather; ( (, Cl fl 0 fl AVCflUC “ “ Summer camps for crippled children ... a speech we'll write our congressman. plugging up of the tax refund loop- will not be saddled with all the Re .. _ ,, | holes enjoyed by “private" enterprise publican 20*7 surcharges and Republi .. .. . .. ... (Continued from Page 1) center . . . medical and surgical care for indivduals . . . Fellow spies, if we work it right federal enwlovees handout» for activities which should and we will not have the public debt can gas and fuel oil price gouging research. These are all a part of the great program of we can soon 1 have ___ _______ _ _ j be and can be carried on by self-sup- | the Easter Seal agency in Oregon. These are the reasons literally trembling at their desks! I porting, Easter Seals are a symbol of hope to the children and Once the gestapo starts operating prise.” heavily, taxed private enter fellow behind the stamp window adults against whom fate has played some cruel tricks. that That is the kind of propaganda dis-1 at the post office will salute smartly Yes, Easter Seals are a good buy. when a dtizen requests a three-center tributed to the newspapers of the and well have those agricultural de country free in an attempt to destroy partment inspectors, public health your right to own and operate mu- service doctors, social security admin nicipal power plants, telephone sys- istrators and even army sergeants terns, post offices, or build your own speaking to rookies clicking their highways and bridges. FIRE HALL. MILL CITY The statement “heavily-taxed heels ¡«nd bowing from the waist in V . vate enterprise” is a fahMhood no time. And then we woke up! So will every citizen should know it if he There isn’t one utility or I Fulton, maybe!—From Oregon States doesn’t. corporation that pays any taxes that man. 2 P.M. it hasn't already collected in advance from the “unsuspecting” public. Why SURCHARGE SUT F1LED Oregon has more than a million is it that public utilities owned by cities are able to serve the public the same electric power, cheaper than pri vate utilities can, pay higher rates for ; prime power from Bonneville than I MILL CITY. OREGON DOM PKTERSON p-ibll.h.r ±1- A Easter Seals —Symbol of Hope a New Tap Dancing I- Classes Starting Ia Wednesday, March II Open Elimination Tournament Every Sunday 3 p.m. EVERYONE WELCOME On Highway 222. Linn County Side MILL CITY Shuffleboard George “Sparky" Ditter Good Music FRANK EDWARDS Says: (lizard over KPOJ, Portland, at 10:15 p.m.. Monday through Friday) The War Claims Commission is holding several million dollars which belong to 30,000 American veterans who were held prisoners by the enemy during World War II. The veterans who are eligible can get thia money, or it will be paid to their widow« children, or if the Paul Armstrong Studios V)uÿ say WOW! W. Jr. WHAT A BARGAIN PISTON KING SPECIAL FOR MARCH 128H ST ATE ST. SALEM. ORE. r*h Randall’s F'”r FORD CARS AND TRUCKS 1ERE IS WHAT YOU GET! NEW GENUINE FORD PISTON RINGS NEW GASKETS SIMMONS M(ULNIANT «. tee* 1 ax Servi LABOR OF INSTALLING CONNECTION ROD INSERTS tir NUDU» NEW OIL FILTER ELEMENT OIL LINES CLEANED OIL PANS CLEANED NEW MOTOR OIL CARBON REMOVED air cleaner cleaned and oil renewed Regular Price $56.39...You SAVE $16.44 BUDGET TERMS AVAILABLE Offer good from Storck Iff through April 15, 1953 SEE YOUR FORD DEALER urtCT - Herrold-Philippi Motor Co., Sto aoeeeoeeeeeoaeMtaaMooeooooooeeeeooooooo OOOOOO
