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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1959)
B—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE THURSDAY. JULY 30. 1959 * BIGGEST 1959 EXPOSITION Coming August 1-14 Sam Snyder’s WATER FOLLIES Exciting 2-Hour Musical Revue in Water & On Stage Matinees 2:30 Aug 1, 7, 8 1:30 Aug. 2, 9 Evening 8:15 Mon.-Sat. 5:30 Aug. 2, 9 < Mary Kelly Gives Report on Recent Trip To East Coast Cities I Th»- Charle Kelly? and s n. John, 'returned Tu sday, July 14, from an ng the Northwest Banquet was held, extended trip by plane to New York with the group representing our local and Washington. D. C., upon being ity standing in the receiving line for notified of the sudden death of Mrs. over an hour greeting all the digni Kelly's father, Delbert B. Hill. They taries. had intended l< aving the Capitol on Tuisday morning. June 30. the ses Wednesday by plane for Kansas City sion opened at Madison Square, with where they were to have been met by the Flag Presentation from 99 coun j their daughter, Leia, and family for a tries as the highlight. In the after I week's visit at their home in Man noon, the annual Lions parade was hattan. Kansas. Instead, their daugh- held from four o’clock until about I ter and 8-months old son. Danny, eight in the evening, it also being an boarded a plane and were in Portland unusually hot day. Oregon and the I several hours before her parents Northwest were well represented in Kelly was sent to New York the line of march, floats, and bands. That evening, young John enjoyed through Lions International as one of the four District Governors in Ore the Teen-Age Party at the Astor gon The Northwest group held their Hotel, followed by the Dixeland j headquarters and hospitality room at Dance at the Gov. Clinton Hotel. His the Gov. Clinton Hotel, with the gen folks had dinner midst the atmos eral headquarters just a block away phere of the Hawaiian Room at the Lexington Hotel. at the Statler-Hilton. The morning of Wednesday, July Leaving Portland on Saturday ev ening, June 27. the Kellys and the Lee 1, wa- the annual Fashion Show for I Murphys of Junction City made the ladies at the Astor Hotel, after brief stops in Chicago and Washing which some of the local group watch ton. D. C, arriving at LaGuardia Air ed the TV show. "Top Dollar.” with port in New York at noon on Sunday. Jack Narz. As it was "Oregon Day” June 28. Getting settled at the Gov. in the Northwest hospitality room Clinton, registering for the conven where a fountain of ice-cold apple tion at Madison Square Garden, eat juice was kept running for the guests, ing at the “Automat,” and a night everyone was very busy all afternoon tour of the Empire State Building handling out little souvenirs and finished off the first day in the big mementoes of our "cool, green count ry out West” city. Wednesday night was "Wisconsin Monday was a terrifically hot and humid day Kelly went with a group Night” at Madison Square Garden, of men over to New Jersey to meet with a wonderful stage-show arrang the California delegation That even- ed by the home state of the Inter- ^J rriyepin P ortland IN >851 —OPENED A STORE IN AN UNFINISHED FRAME BUILDING-—HE SLEPT ON THE SECOND FLOOR. PULLING THE STAIRS UP AFTER HIM Ms OWN TRAVELING SALESMAN, HE CARRIED Hi« SAMPLE CASE ALL O regon :o.—PUDMOTtV ÍANK. AS A U S i5E7-75) HE FOUGHT HOLLADÁY’S CORRUPT INFLUENCE------ HIS PHILAN THROPIES WERE EXTENSIVE national President, followed by the1 Governor’s Ball at, the Statler, the Astor, and the Commodore Hotels. On Thursday evening was the large banquet at the Statler in honor of all District Governors present from all the States and Countries represent ed. Later in the evening, the "Inter national Show’’ was presented at Mad ison Square with the McGuire Sisters of TV fame the chief attraction, I Buy Your Signs From THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE followed by the dance« at the three large hotels. „ Friday morning, July 3. was the Northwest Breakfast at the Gov. Clin ton. Ast the convention was over, the Kellys and the Murphys spent the day on a personally-conducted tour of the city by Rev. Hillis Davidson, formerly of Harrisburg. Ore. They visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral, spent three hours going through the Soviet Exposition at the New York Coli seum, walked through Rockefeller Plaza, and St. Thomas Church. In the . veiling, the group enjoyed the stage play. “The Flower Drum Song,” starring Miyoshi Umeki, Pat Suzuki, Juanita Hall, and Keye Luke, all fam ous on TV and in the movies Late that same night, everyone took a ride I on the subway to visit Harlem. On Saturday, July 4, a 9-hour bus tour included the following: NBC Studios of radio and television; St. John’s Cathedral; Chinatown, The Bowery, the United Nations Building, a ferry-boat trip to the Statue of Liberty, and a second elevator trip to the top of the Empire State Build ing (102 stories) for a daylight view of the largest city in the world. That evening, dinner was enjoyed at Jack I Dempsey’s restaurant, with the host snaking everyone’s hand and giving John Kelly his autograph. Another autograph, of which John is very proud, is that of Mary Ann Mobley, "Miss America,” from Miss- i issippi, who visited the hotel one day. On Sunday, July 5, the Kellys were invited to spend the day out in the Bronx as guests of their sonjn-law’s brother, Ted Barkley, and his wife and 3-year-old son. They took the subway for the 40-mile trip into "the country." A walk through the Bronx Zoo was followed by a visit to the Bo- 1 tannical Gardens with which Ted is connected. Monday was an outstanding day, spent going through Wall Street and th Stock Exchange, Radio City Mus ic Hall to see “The Nun’s Story” and the stage-show featuring the famous “Rockettes.” In the evening, another TV show. "The Big Pay-Off,” was witnessed at the CBS Studios, with Bess Myerson as the star attraction and Bob Page as master of cere monies. The Murphys and the Kellys board ed a train for Washington, D. C.. July 7, arriving there about three in the afternoon. With reservations at the Washington Statler, they walked through several rooms of the White ' House which was only about two ; blocks away through a park, visited the Shopping district, and had dinner at the "Blue Mirror.” An all-day tour to get the “lay of the land’’ in Washington was taken on Wednesday, July 8, the driver of the private limousine taking the group to the Lincoln Memorial, the I Capitol, White House, Arlington I Cemetery,Mt. Vernon (Geo. Wash ington’s home), where they had luncheon in a tea-room, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In the afternoon of the same day, a visit was made to Sen. Richard Neuberger's office where they were cordially greeted by the Senator. The I receptionist is Miss Mary Jane Cox, formerly of the CBP’office force here. Another girl in the office is June ■ Cyrus of Scio, Oregon. Sen. Neu berger presented Jqhn with an autographed copy of the "Lewis & Clark Expedition.” As Nolan Ra nick, who used to live in the Detroit area and even be fore that was a school-mate of Mrs. Kelly in the third grade at Sheridan. I is now a door-keeper for the U. S. Senate, the family was given an un usually complete tour of the Capitol buildings. After listening to Sen. Neuberger and Sen. Wayne Morse in an anima ted discussion during the Senate ses sion, the visitors were taxen through the Bureau of Engraving where they watched curren y being printed Be fore the day was over, a short motor tour through Alexandria, Va., wm enjoyed. Thursday morning. July 9. Lee Murphy, who is the new State Chair man for the Lions Clubs of Oregon. ' and his wife left by plane for their home in Junction City and the Kellys were “on their own," As an appoint ment had been made for a group of Oregonians to tour the F. B. I. building in the Department of Justice that morning, they arrived at 10 o’clock for the very interesting tour. Later the same day. the Constitut- tion. Bill of Right, and Declaration of Independence were viewed in the Archives Building, as were the Na tional Gallery of Art and the Mus eum of Natural History. Friday morning, several from Ore gon had a n appointment at 9 o’clock to have their pictures taken with Sen. Neuberger by a photographer from the New York Tigies. Others present included his niece. Katie Goodsell. On the same morning, the Kellys were taken on a complete tour by Mr. Rasni k including: the Supreme Court; the first U. S. Senate; the President’s room; the Chapel used by the Congressmen; the new Senate Of fice Building; the office of Justice William O. D uglas; and the Library of Congress. They enjoyed lunch dur ing the tour, in one of the many cafeterias That night, the tourists went up to the Washington Monu ment. Saturday. July 11. the Ford Theat er Museum was visited, after which they went to the Petersen House di rectly across the street where Presi dent Abraham Lincoln died. The main building of the Smithsonian Institu tion was toured, as well as the Air craft and Arts and Industries build ings where thsy eaw Col. Lind bergh's “Spirit of St. Louis" and the Wright Brothers' plane, loiter, an Italian d inner was enjoyed at the Na poli Restaurant. On Sunday, July 12. the visitors from ttregon took m the Wax Museum and the Washington Cathedral where they attended the 2 o’clock service, conclud.ng a memorable two weeks. Before measunngshortenlng. * aid the cup so the sh< rtening will not stick to the sides.
