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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1955)
>—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, When in Need of Printing Buy it in Mill Citv from THE ENTERPRISE WE PAY FOR THIS . . . When the parties in volved have had the fore thought to let us protect them with the proper in surance. Home owners, motorists, businessmen - all take a supreme risk when they live from day to day in the hope that nothing will hap pen.” Let us take the risk. Call us today for details D. B. HILL INSURANCE COMPANY Telephone 1708 MILL CITY, OREGON ; Up and Down The Avenue and Mrs. < Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Oliver, Percy | Mulligan and W. F. Struckmeier were | Bv Don Moffatt aV Redmond over the weekend where I 4 they took in the State Legion conven-1 tion. Mr. Muir wound up his duties! Just recently we received a letter as Commander of District No. 2, at from Mrs. Pearl Eide, former Enter the convention. They report a good prise employee, who is w-ith her hus convention and stated they enjoyed ft band in Alaska at the present time, the friendly atmosphere xif the Red where he is employed. We enjoyed mond people. the letter, telling about Alaska, and Mrs. Russell Moberg entertained especially one part where she told w ith a party at her home Monday af- ■ of the cost of food. ternoon, August 1, honoring the 9th On this particular day Mrs. Eide birthday anniversary of her daugh stated she felt a little “rich” so de ter, Carol. Games, prizes, and the cided to purchase some steak. She traditional refreshments kept the told the butcher she wanted a couple young people entertained. Attend of cuts of round steak. The “butch” ing were Janet Hutchinson, Johnny complied, weighed it up, then said: Kelly, Jack Baldwin, Gene Calkins, “that comes to $7.75.” She informed Larry Moberg, and the guest of hon us that that was the end of the meat or, Carol Moberg. Frances Reid sent | buying that day. The wages may be a gift, but was unable to attend. Sev high in Alaska but I still think 1 eral little nieces and other relatives would rather make a little less and of the honored guest dropped in for I live down here. She said peaches, birthday cake later. bruised ones at that, cost 65c per Mr. and Mrs. John Plambeck re pound, bananas about 49c a pound; ceived word from their son. Cpl.' bread 40c to 45c; milk 40c a quart. Otto Plambeck. who is stationed! All canned goods are freight-cost with the U. S. Army in Germany, higher than down here. i that he and his sister, Mrs. Else Allen, who has been touring Western A box of groceries nowdays might Europe for the past few months, | not at first glance seem particularly managed to meet in Bavaria for a representative of progress. But a visit. They have each visited rela comparison of a similar selection of tives in Hamburg, Germany, which groceries of 1925 vintage would was their former home. Mrs. Allen quickly show changes and advances is due to arrive in Salem Thursday, , of some magnitude. Fresh fruits and coming by plane, and will be met vegetables otice obtainable only in by her other brother, Dr. Hans J season from local growers are now Plambeck of Corvallis, and his fam universally available the year round ily, and the parents from Mill City. and at reasonable prices too. High ------------------------------------------------------ 11 ■ speed distribution and the use of re frigeration have all but eliminated would be doing _ everyone a great seasonal influence on food supplies. I service, and at the same time I’ll bet In addition to greater food variety they’d feel good inside too, for hav-, and quality, today’s housewife can ing done a good deed. • • ♦ buy foods prepared, which cut down the amount of work in getting meals. Mill City is taking another step I Many foodstuffs are now ready for I forward this week in getting Broad- I the pan when purchased at present way paved from curb to the present day markets. All these things show strip of paving in the street. This j a march of progress. will eliminate a lot of dust for the ♦ » ♦ storekeepers along this thoroughfare, 1 I can’t help but continue to harp and will be a boon to those who have I about drivers on our roads today. many times stepped out of their cars | Coming home from the coast Sunday into "puddles' l” of water along _ the I we got caught in a string of about 30 curbs. The strip of street in front of cars, all riding much too close to the Dawes building is getting the each other for comfort. Reason?—' same treatment. Each year more and one slow poke at the head of the1 more paving will be done, and line, and not a state patrolman in eventually it will have its effect upon sight to “pull” him off the road and the looks <rf our city. Considerable give him the “word.” These fellows residential construction is evident are the cause of many accidents each too at this time, and some homes are year. If they would only learn to being rebuilt. Mill City is not a ” town, but each succeeding pull off to the side of the road and "boom ” l„x __ »» ” of r traffic proceed, _ .......... i •_ let the “string in- I year will show that it is gaining in stead of just ‘‘sitting tight” they I stable growth. I Ï Softball » THANKS! We wish to thank each and everyone of you for helping make our Sixth Anniversary such a huge success. We are glad that we were able to ol‘ fer you so many money savings BARGAINS Following are some of the winners at our Anniversary Party Kate Shemmin Helen Wistanen Jean Roberts Darril Hershberger Ann Anderson Merlotte Kesti Max Harlan Helen Lange Pearly Cribbs Fern Stone Ruth E. Johnson Darlys Harlan Clara Shelton James Moore Lucille Lowery Alan Tuers Syble Walczak Lyle Stanley Milton LeRoy E. S, Peterson Mrs. Underwood Mabel Granstrom Ray Caudle . « t « Mill Citv vs Lebanon % MILL CITY ALLEN FIELD, FRIDAY, AUGÜST 5. at 8 00 P. M. TAis is Me second gome of a two out of three series to determine the right to entero playoff series in Salem. The winner of the Salem series will enter the State Tournament at Eugene TURN OUT FOR TH IS GAME CITY SUPPORT MILL K ADMISSION 50 c DON'T MISS THIS GAME Our pledge for the coming year Is to give your the best in » THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE t SERVICE QUALITY PRICE À HILL TOP MARKET HAROLD KU EWER Th»» advertisement is sponsored in the interest of softball by 4 •* Telephone 2744 MILL CITY, OREGON k/e reserve the right to limit quantities
