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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1954)
GATES 4—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE family runs higher than the national average in 31 alate*. In 17—or more THURSDAY. JANUARY 14, 1954 ANNOUNCEMENT! THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Entered as second class matter No vember 10, 1941 at the post office tt Mill City, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS We are happy to announce that we have leased ASSOCIATION Ressler’s grocery from Paul and Florence Res- sler and are now ready to great new and old cus- tomers at our store on the Santiam Highway near Per Year Marion-Linn Counties $2.50 Outside Marion-Linn Counties $3.00 the east end of Mill City. DON W. MOFFATT Editor-Publisher We are still giving S & H Green Stamps. MORE "INVISIBLE TAXES” You’ll find a pleasant smile awaiting you at Cros- sler's. Come in and get aquainted. JESS AND VIE CROSSLER Crossler’s Grocery Formerly Ressler’s Mill City, Oregon Phone 3206 The cost of highway accidents in death, pain and suffering is a fairly ¡familiar story to most Americans. Not so well known, however, is the 'cost and tearful aftermath of each fatal or serious accident in the home I every victim of earlessness on the streets and highways. For weeks and | months—for periods extending over j many years and even a lifetime—the family of each motor vechicle accident casualty learns how much a single ac- j cident costs in grief, worry, and never- I ending bills to repair broken bodies and disfigured faces, and other ex- penses. But virtually nuknown is the impor- i tant fact that direct or hidden costs of streets and highway accidents . reach into every home to the tune of $90 from the average family every year. That’s how much is being drained form each family purse in the 1 nation as a whole. But the cost per Another HIDDEN TAX • han half uf thi» above-average group Mrs. Albert Millsap —the bill is »ell over HIMI. It ranges all the way up to $399.44 in Nevada- Members of the Gates Birthday clu: According to Paul H. Blaisdell, pub- were entertained Saturday afternoon, .. - a ' ■January .T HIIAFV 9 1) in I Lyons vnriw at tkiaa the knnio home of lie safety director of e aU the Association of Casualty and Surety Companies, Mrs. Floyd Bassett. Luncheon was families in all but five states are lay ' served by the hostess at 1 o’clock. ing out wore than $1 a week as their Euchre was in play at four tables fo share. Specific bills for these accid- lowing the luncheon hour. Mrs. Mary end losses may never turn up in the Champ, of Salem held high score, Mg- mailboxes, but the costs are levied Walter Brisbin, second and Mrs. C. D against each family just the same. Johnson was presented a consolatio even though the accident does not prize and Mrs. Merle Devine visitor-' kill or injure one of its members— prize. Others attending were Mrs even if they don't own an automobile. Robert Levon, Mrs. Velma Carey, Mis That’s because the charges are passed Elizabeth Thompson, Mrs. Edmur. .- Ion through increased taxes, wage loss Davis, Mrs. Gerald Heath, Mrs. Mar- es, costs of insurance, medical and ¡tha Bowes, Mrs. Oscar Osterhout.Mr- hospital bills, automobile and property , Mabie Knutson, Mrs. Arnold Syve:- Mrs. A. T. Barnhardt and spe damage repair charges and other |son, cial guests, Mrs. Burrell Cole, Mr- items. Merel Devine, of Gates and Mrs. Ear'. Any family can consider itself for Allen, of Lyons. tunate if it escapes the human misery With the departure of holiday of these accidents, which touch the guests Gates has been extremely quie: homes of some 40.000 dead and 2,000- the past week. School resumed Mor - 000 injured victims in a year’s time. day, January 4 and only the memory But it must nevertheless help share of Santa Claus, family dinners and th the burden of their ecomomic costs, merry times remain. Seed catalogue- visible or invisible, running close to are arriving in the mail and the gard- $4,000,000,000 annually. ners are already planning their garc- Safer driving by all offers hope of iens. Spring is in the air. lessening this big pinch on the aver Mr. and Mrs. Edward Chance, ac age family's purse. It will also de- companied by his sister and brother- minish the threat of accidents to a in- law left Saturday morning for New- family’s safety if it insists that its Mexico. They will visit the Carlsba : driver or drivers take no unnecessary Caverns and hoped to continue their chances while at the wheel. Constan trip into old Mexico before returnin - tly remind them: “Slow down—lives home. Mrs. Della Dike, Mrs. Chance's are in your hands.” mothei is caring for the Chance child ren during their parent’s absence. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Klutke ar.: Maurie Bassett was honor guest at a birthday party given at his two boys were recent weekend visitors home January 1. The evening was I in Portland at the homes of Mrs. spent in dancing. Those present were Klutke's brother-in-law and sister, Mr Truman Jones, Philip Carey, Brooks and Mrs. Norman Nordy and famil* Crosier, Penny Gould, Janet Ross, and and Klutky’s sister and husband, M Rosalie Bassett, Ice cream, punch and and Mrs. Clifford McCoy. James Care.v, son of Mrs. Velma cake were served to the guests, by Carey, Jack Oliver, son of Mr. ar : Mrs. Bassett. Mrs. Clyde Oliver and Marlin Cole, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burrel Cole left Monday morning, January 11, for Albany, where they were to entrain for Portland to report for induction into the service. The Elk’s lodge, in Albany, served luncheon to all the boys leaving, at noon Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George Scamihoir. left Thursday of last week for Los Angeles, where they expect to remain until some time in March before re turning to their home in Gates. Mr. and Mrs. William Suddeth and sons had as their guest for the pas: week, Mrs. Suddeth’s mother, Mrs Joan Clawson, from Gallup, Nev. Mexico. Mrs. Clawson left Saturday for Chandler, Arizona, where she will visit at the home of her son before returning to her home. She made the trip by air. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thomas ar.d family visited in North Plains ove: the weekend at the home of Mrs. Thomas’s grandmother, Mrs. Alice Trout. Also present were Mrs. Thon - as’s uncle and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lar- en Trout from Texas, whom she had not seen for seven years. Mrs. George Clise has teen ill with the flu and confined to her bed for the past week. Also on the sick list is Mrs. Percy Mulligan, who has beer, under a doctor's care for several day'. Mrs. Ned Richards is reported to be recovering at her home from an in fection. Though still in bed most the day, she is feeling much better. She will be compelled to keep off her feet for two or three weeks longer. Mrs. W. F. Struckmeier arrived home Friday evening, from Portland, where she underwent minor surgery for an infected foot. Sunday guests at the home of L. T. Henness and daughter, Mrs. Lillie Lake were old time residents of Gates, now of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Taylor, whom Mr. Hennes had not seen for 60 years. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ratzeburg of Salem and William Bantor, of Portland. Lhe toll of the highways may reach 4O.(XX) killed and 2,000.000 injured. I hese arc stark statistics in themselves. But there's another toll, too: Every American family of four, whether they have had an accident nr evVn1,f1t,hcy dont own an automobile- will pay an average of $1(X) a year in hidden costs as the result of speeding, reckless driving. This is the nations highway accident bill, to be paid through increased taxes wage losses mounting insurance costs, medical and hospital bills, property damage and other charges. I he total will run to nearly $4,000,000,000 enough to build a city of 200,(XX) homes costing S20.1XX) each. Believe it or kilkd KFC Qn aVcrage econom'C loss of about $95,(XX) for every person *lnS s,l'Pv!ldo|,s waste can be curbed only when the American public «.tomes sufhcicntly aroused to demand concerted, nation-wide action— more law enforcement, more highway patrols, and more teeth in penalties r,‘"ltr,d 4’ . of dv) '•may-care drivers and moronic accident anitilkSsa<fetybaCk °f ***** movcnunt in >our community. Think . M hen death, maiming and destruction take ovi er the highways, some one pays and that someone is you—it’s all of us. SLOW X* DOWN-ll.VES ARE IN YOUR H ANOS! 1 THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE k Third Regional Traffic Conference To Be Held At U. of O. January 25-6-7 Dr. Olando J. Hollis, Dean of the University of Oregon School of Lav. will welcome more than 100 muni cipal, county and state officals from six western states to Oregon’s Third Regional Traffic Court Conference at U. of O. January 25, 26 and 27. Sched uled to lead discussion of six majcr themes which are vital to progressive traffic programs are national author ities from Northwestern University's Traffic Institute and American Bar Association and a number of leader; from Oregon’s Courts and Municipal government. Recognized as one of the nation's leading conferences on traffic courts, the annual sessions are directed by Oregon's State System of Higher Ed ucation—General Extension Division in co-operation with U. of O. Schoo’ of Law. Bids Invited on Work At Detroit Dam. Jan. 26 Bids have been invited by the Por.- land District, Corps of Engineers, for modification of two regulating outlet gate hydraulic oil piping systems by the addition of one electric motcr pump with ^tarter and pressure switch, one hydraulic accumulator, control valves, pipe and fittings t each system at Detroit Dam on the North Santiam river. The bids will be opened at 2 p. n . on January 26th in the office of Col Thoma« H. Lipscomb, Portland Dis trict engineer. Completion time is 60 calendar days.
