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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1953)
THURSDAY. JULY 9. 1953 THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE The MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Interesting Happenings Taken from Our Neighboring Newspapers Entered *■ •econd-olanv matter November 1®,*1944 at.the post office at Mill City, Orason, under the Act of March 3. 1879. NIWf RAPIR NATIONAL Don Gilbert, 16, of Lebanon was elected governor of Boys State, at the Legion-sponsored sessions held last week on the Willamette university campus at Salem. Gilbert, who as the Independents’ candidate defeated three other boys, enjoyed a trip to Seaside to the Am- et ican Legion convention there dur ing the weekend.—Greater Oregon, Albany. . EDITORIAL AS§OC5"3N PUBLISH! RS ^ association Editor and Publisher News Reporter DON W. MOFFATT PEARL EIDE Around The State kWE’RE HAPPY WE CAME— The first issue of The Enterprise came out on schedule, and we are more than that we chose Mill iCity and the Canyon as our ho ven though it was a lot of work getting out the first issue, we felt pleased with the wholehearted support received not only from the businessmen of the area, but the fine people • ,who helped in getting news to the office. It is not easy to leave one’s established home and friends for a new community, but we feel that this area .will really become “home” to us for all time. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Phill of Sweet Home are announcing the en gagement of their daughter, Diane Marie, to Joseph Anthony Hainz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hainz, Sr of Lebanon. A fall wedding is plan ned.—Lebanon Express. Voters at Sweet Home Monday vot ed 133 to 20 in favor of a $75,000 bond issue to erect a new city hall. The 1953-54 budget totaling $311,- 591.60 was approved by a 117 to 35 margin. The new city hall will be constructed on the present site, and Lyle Bartholomew will be the archi tect. Of the $75,000, it is planned to use $10,000 for an addition to the city fire hall.—Greater Oregon, Al bany. MILL CITY MEAT MARKET Quality Meats and Groceries FOOD. LOCKERS =M FROZEN FOODS Does Your House Need Screens? We have aluminum or wood window screens and a full line of SCREEN DOORS If you want to know how much it is going to cost you to keep the flies out of your house call 6803 or :ome in and see us. We like to make estimates. I At the annual state convention of the American Legion, held at Seaside last week, Hollis Hull of Albany was elected national executive committee- man from Oregon. Opposing candidate was Kelly Owens, Salem. Hull is past department commander.—G r e a t e r Oregon, Albany. East City Limits, Highway 222 Phone 6803 “ W E I) E L 1 V E R ” y Quality Job Printing at The Mill City Enterprise SAVE MONEY A ELECTRIC SUPPLIES DEALERSHIP FOR MONTAG ELECTRIC RANGES WATER SYSTEMS HEATING INSTALLATIONS MEANDER INN SERVICE $1.25 Lube Job that’s Right for Your Car Our service experts, with long experience in the automotive field, know the chasis layout of every car — of YOUR car! That’s why you're assured of a better lube job when you drive up here! Jack's Richfield Service On Hiway 222, in East Mill City MILL CITY $11.95 Fully Guaranteed $13.95 Silver Saddle Service Mill City, Oregon I WHEEL DRIVE TAKE YOU THROUGH WHEN OTHERS CAN TI Size 6.00-16, plus tax anti recappable old tire Full Tread Width Latest Tread Design Mrs. John Frask of Mill City entered the Salem Memorial hospital I last week for observation. Mrs. R. H. Berry spent several hours in the city Thursday, coming from her home at Tillamook, She re- turned home that afternoon, accom- panied by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hayes of Mill City, who will spend a week visiting at the Berry home. Mrs. Berry called at The En terpene office and renewed her sub I scription. I With the extra traction of 4 - wheel drive and the power of its high-compres sion Hi RRICASE Engine, this "go-anywherc" Willys Truck gets' through mud, snow and sand that stop ordinary trucks. Ask us for a demonstration. 118-in. wheelbase, 53OOlbs.GVW. ELSNER Motor Co SALEM. ORE. I < EnÌ°y LONGER MILEAGE GREATER TOUGH, RUGGED COLD RUBBER TREAD used in both COOP CO-OP» “Dc-duxe CO-OP *® ^.axe makes tars ride softer, smoother . . . better than ever before WILLYS GATES TRAVEL-AIR TIRES Lyons, Ore. Open Evenings Phone 1634 Good Music Shuffleboard City police, acting upon a tip and a hunch cracked the city’s first major burglary in several months within seven hours after the crime was re ported to headquarters. Three men, all listing California ad Where Friends Meet dresses, admitted breaking into Pine Lodge grocery a mile south of the city Tuesday night, removing a large On Highway 222, Linn County Side quantity of foodstuffs, watches, lighters, and $47.94 in cash from two MILL CITY cash registers. Bound over to the Linn county George “Sparky” Ditter circuit court grand jury under $1,000 bond each were Arles D. Allen, 18, Ventura, Calif., Robert R. House, 24, y i—■ Dinuba, Calif., and Bobby Bundy, 17, also of Dinuba.—Lebanon Express. 4 ON TIRES Telephone 903 LYONS PLUMBING Mrs. Rosella R. Hyde of Albany moved the first part of this week to Rte. 1, Stayton, where she will make Coville, real estate broker her home with a neice, Mrs. Vera from Turner, was a business visitor Bennett.—Greater Oregon, Albany. in Mill City Friday. Kelly Lumber Sales SALE PRICE, for 6.70-15 plus tax with your recappable tire Sweet Home firemen Thursday morning dragged the South Santiam river without results in their hunt for missing 12-year-old Walter Smith, son of Mrs. Edna Smith of Sweet Home. The youth has been missing since 8 a. m. Tuesday. It was at first thought by his mother he may have gone to Empire to visit his father, but Mrs. Smith said she had contacted her husband late Wednesday and found the boy had not shown up there, When last seen the boy was wear ing ‘ faded blue jeans and a boy scout shirt. A rumor, without confirmation that the boy had been seen swimming in the river the morning ha was first missed, led to the dragging opera tions.—Lebanon Express. Attorney General Robert Y. Thorn ton found in his mail Wednesday a question and answer punchboard, with a request from the Linn county dis trict attorney that he decide whether it is legal or contraband. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Rhodes an Players of the board are given 10 seconds to answer the question. If nounce the engagement of their they are successful they receive a 5- ■ daughter, Sharon Elizabeth, to Don- cent candy bar. For answering three I aid Lee Anthony, son of Mr. and | out of five questions the player i Mrs. Edwin C. Anthony of Lebanon. | Miss Rhodes attended Oregon State I would receive a box of candy. Thornton said he would advise the college where she was affiliated with district attorney within a week.— Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Mr. An thony is a student at Oregon State, Lebanon Express. and is affiliated with Lambda Chi More than 350 East Linn employees ; Alpha fraternity. A September wed of the Willamette National Lumber, ding is planned.—Lebanon Express. company at Foster and the Santiam By an overwhelming vote of 876 no Lumber company at Sweet Home went out on strike after a picket line was to 592 yes, Albany residents turned set up Monday for alleged violation down Monday the proposed fluorida of the working agreement between tion of the city water supply at a the firms an dthe CIO-IWA Local 5- special election. The total vote ran 1,458, which is about 24 percent of 265. the eligible voters. According to Ed McSorley, union Voting was upon an ordinance business agent, the strike resulted when it was learned that the Suttle passed by the city council May 13 but Lake Logging company, reportedly a referred by petitions to the people subsidiary of the companies, had hired j which would have directed the Moun- some 30 loggers from central Oregon tain States Power company to but that some logging crews at the city water one part per million Willamette and Santiam operations fluoride.—Greater Oregon, Albany. had been laid off.—Greater Oregon, Albany. » SPECIAL PRICE BIG CLIFF CABINS BEST BY I)AM SITE New. different . . . almost like riding on a cloud. New cold rub ber has tremendous endurance I . . tread is rugged, tough and deep . . . every inch of the flat tread rides the road .. . tires wear evenly, slowly. The notched edges of the saw-toothed tread pattern bite-through skid producing road film . . . grab the road . . . stop the car! Out perform pre-war tires by a wide margin. 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