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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1959)
6—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE THI RSDAY, APRIL 30. OS’» Detroit Talent Show Is Financial Success Centennial Preacher at Mehama? You Find the Best in , MEAT and GROCERIES DETROIT—The Deanha PT A held| its dast meetinguntil Fall, Thursday' night. At the business meeting a re- 1 port of the talent show showed that $1*0.20 was taken in from ticket sales. All sales had not yet been re ported. The new officers were Installed by' Mrs. Esther Davidson, a former pre sident. Outgoing president, Mrs. Jes- | sie Spencer gave a speech, thanking. the members-for their cooperation and gave pointers on how they could help the new officers. She was pre sented a pin by Mrs. Davidson. Mrs. Davidson turned the meeting over to the new president, Howard Drago. Bernadine Stoll and Evelyn Roberts served refreshments. when you shop regularly at our meat and grocery store. See us about a Locker Today. Order one and have it ready for fall. Open 7 Days A Week. Mill City Meat Market Phone 2642 Mill City Reynolds of TUiamook. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Helsel were in Portland Sunday, April 19, where they attended part of Parent’s Week end at Lewis and Clark College. The Helsel’s daughter, Lovena, is a stu dent there. Mr. and Mrs. D- L. Teeters. Harold Douglas and Bruce and Royce Long fellow were Friday night ai-1 Satur Of all kinds. Trusses Pictured above is the Rev. James Hardy, minister of the Pres day guests at the Chris ji.Donald I byterian church at Mehama. Rev. Bob is astride a “nag” as part home at Tumalo. Saturday night I Abdominal Supports '"’ague Hosiery of the Centennial activities in Mehama. guests at the j. D'.r. l< - e Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kirsch, Maren and | tixpert Fitters Private Fitting Rooms. Lenny. Mr. and Mr». Charles Crook spent | Sunday at Tumalo with the Chris “Ask Your Doctor" 1 McDonalds. Mrs. Pearl Alla way and Mrs. Art Anderson were Portland visitors Sun day. Harold Shepherd returned home 1 with theni and will stay here until trailer and all to answer the fire he goes to Diamond Lake with Craig By Jean Roberts 504 State St alarm. Enroute the trailer came un 1 Cooper. MEHAMA—Centennial Day in Me fastened and plunged over the edge Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Griffiths Corner of Liberty hama recently, culminated in more of the road. This slowed up the stream visited Sunday at the Ralph Boring activety and excitement than had f traffic to the fire as the line home in Eugene. S and H Green Stamps I been planned. Dressed in Centennial halted to get around the trailer. Sunday afternoon visitors at the clothes and ri< ng horsey, the town Con verting from the centennial home of Mrs. Mabel Patton were Mr. citizens had g thered at The Hub, th.-me to modern day life was done and Mrs. Virgil Golden of Salem. central meetii f spot, an 1 oldest in a hurry as horses were deserted building in tow . A fire alarm in the in ,’avor of a fire truck. midst of this celeibrat >n, abruptly Three trucks, Lyons, Mehama, and | stopped the | ianned events, and Stayton converged on the Don Nielson brought everyone back to life in the heme which was burning on Fern I present day. Ridge. A hitching rail had been erected The Mehama volunteer firemen in front of The Hub, an old time men that ever attended a fire; but store building and present postoffice they came home smokey, dusty, and ’ and cafe. A string of saddle horses wet. belonging to C. M. Cooper were tied . to the rail. Ponies hitched to a cart were giving rides to local young sters. Other ponies hitched to an old By Mrs. John Teeters fashioned buggy belonging to Bill Mr. and Mi’s. D. G. Bilyeu of Roberts were parading. Lebanon were Sunday dinner guests Forest Holman, Statesman carrier at the home of Mrs. Bilyeu’s sou, Was bu-ily taking moving pictures the Harry Monroes. A Sunday aftei- of the events which consisted of a noon visitor _ at the Monroes was Mr. mock hold-up of th; Wells Fargo of-1 Monroe’s aunt, Mrs. Emma Monroe fice. A lifelike sign “Weil-Fargo’’, of Albany. Mgr. C. Cooper” hung over the door J Julius Tietze __ _ and __ Mr. and Mrs. Mr. of The Hub. G -orge Jones came dash- and Mrs. Jim Richmond and daugh- ing in with mask and drawn gun and ters spent the weekend at the Tietze announced a hold-up. Helen Ander- cabin on the Metoliu» river. They re sen, garbed in centennial dress and | ported the fishing good. bonnet, fainted and fell off her stool. | Saturday guests at the Edward The hold-up man seized a sack of | Walz home were Mr. Walzs brothers’ money (paper napkins) and dashed family, the Frank Walz of Salem. Mr. out the door; mounted a horse tied to | and Mrs. Frank Walz and three of the rail; and rode away in true west- - their children fished at Detroit Lake ern fashion. I in the morning and got their limit Precbyti-rian minister Jim Hardy early. Visitors Sunday at the Walz attired in fancy vest and top hat, ea»- 1 home were Mrs. Walz’s brother and rying a bible and a rifle, was astride family, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Trick a saddle horse He »■»•> ready to lead and children of Dallas and his mother the assembled congregation to church, J Mrs. Elsie Trick of Salem. when the Lyons lire truck -»me Dinner guests last Tueslay evening through town with siren sounding. at the Gerald Branch home were Mrs. Bedlam broke loose. Branch’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Volunteers fireman Don Teeters, | also dressed in Centennial clothes and riding a horse tried to urge hts steed into a gallop to get to the fire house. | Automotive & Industrial Finding he coulj go faster afoot he Maintenance quickly diamot nted and dashed off to I Welding, Diesel Engine get on the M"hania fire truck, as it pulled away. Service Art Anderson driving the ponies Shop or Field and cart with a load of youngsters Delco Batteries came flying up to the hitching rail amidst screamis and dust and yelled Factory Equipment Ignition for Cooper to grab the ponies. Art was Parts of* to the fire, in top hat and suit. Dealer for Airco Welding Helen Andersen in her long centen nial dress and bonnet barely missed Products being run over in the melee of ponies, carts and cars as she hurried to a Don't Forget Your 2% Discount. parked car to speed to the fire scene. j Austin Longfellow passing through Jim and Veryl Hoover town pulling a wide heavy trailer be-: Phone 2602 Mill Qty hind his pwkup heard the siren, but Phone UL 9-2494 Lyons, Oregon missed the truck. Up the hill he went. SURGICAL SUPPORTS ENTER NOW! Santiam Canyon Fair Gates, Oregon June 26, 27 and 28 Entries Eligible From Mehama To Marion Forks Exhibits Wanted of Hobbies, Collection, Ceramics, Costume Jewelry, Antiques, Foreign Country Items, Quilts, Fancy Work, Knitting, Paintings, Woodcraft Anything (except food) that you could find at a Fair. For a flat fee of $1.00 (>eople who make thing* to sell to akl their income, can display their articles, and sell di rectly to the public - the profit Is all theirs. Anyone wanting to reserve space, fill in entry’ blank be low and mail as soon as possible to Gates Women’s Club Gates, Oregon ENTRY BLANK Name Mock Holdup 'Unscheduled' Fire Are Exciting Events in Mehama Capital Drug Store MEHAMA Address Kind of exhibit Remember MOM on her day, May 10 Send her Flowers by wire or come in and select a bouquet, plant or shrub. have Lovely Cut Flowers Order Early! RALEIGH HAROLD Nursery and Florist m. to 9 p. tn. Including Bundays Hoover's Repair DALE’S FOOD MARKET SMART LOGGERS ARE USING EDWARDS WIRE ROPE We are Headquarters for Chokers, Arch Lines, Blade Lines We Build 'em To Suit Your Needs See us for Logging Supplies ATTENTION DOG OWNERS Dog Owners Are Reminded That There Is A City Ordinance Forbiding Dogs Running At Large In Mill City Between April 1 and October 1 CITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED FOR VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE. Raymond Branch & Son Equipment Comany PHONE UL 9-2160 MEHAMA. ORE. CITY OF MILL CITY C. H. MEADER, Chief of Police
