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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1959)
Turn Night Into Day Why Not Drop in and let us Tell You How We Can Save You Many $ $ $ $ on LIGHT BULBS Jenkins Hardware IV e Give S ä H Green Stamps Phone 2206 Mill City, Ore Stirnnf COLLEEN TOWNSEND EVANS PAUL POWER ROBERT CLARKE y GEORGIA LEE RALPH WARD Roof Fire Welcomes Gates Residents Back from Trip GATES—Mrs. Arthur Black burn and her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Ball, returned home about 11 a. m. Thursday from an extended trip through Wyom ing and Arkansas where they visited several relatives not seen for 12 years or more, They returned by train, and were met in Salem by another daugh ter, Mrs. Clare Henness. At home they received the warmest of welcomes, however, with the Gates Fire department standing by for a roof fire at the Blackburn home, where they had been called about 10:15. The fire is believed to have started in a defective flu, and spread over the upstairs with consid erable roof damage. Quick ac tion by the firemen kept it from being a complete loss. The fire alarm was turned in by someone passing on the highway, and was unknown to Mr. Blackburn or his daughter- in-law Mrs. Charles Blackburn who lives in a house at the rear. Much neaded rest by the trav elers will be delayed until the cleanup from water damage, and repairs can be made, but they report there is “no place like home.” and after seeing the winter storms in Wyoming, and snow in Idaho, Oregon look ed wonderful! Grand Worthy Advisor Visits Rainbows Here At a special meeting recently, Marilyn Assembly. Order of Rainbow for Girls was visited by their Grand Worthy Advisor, Miss Christine Paisley. This was her official visit. 9he was accompanied by the Grand De puty, Mrs. Dorothea Scarth. On the refreshment commit tee were Mrs. Eldon Hutchin son. Mrs. Jerry Pittam and Mrs. Roy Pate. Wednesday, November 25th Showing At 7:30 P. M. IDANHA COMMUNITY CHURCH GATES GATE S- Funeral sendees were held at Vale Tuesday af ternoon for Mrs. L^ah Ratze- burg. former Gates resident, who passed away Friday at the Malheur Nursing home in Vale, where she had been a patient for several months She would have been 72 on November 21. She was preceded in death by her husband. Paul Ratzeburg. about three years ago. She is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Haze! Hodges of Vale. Mrs. Ma rie DeSantis, Los Angeles, Cal., one son, Herbert <Bud) Ratze burg of Seattle and seven grand children. Mrs. Beulah Bowes and Mrs. Glenn Henness were Portland visitors Saturday, stopping at the home of Mrs. Bowes’ par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scho- bert, and meeting a former Portland friend. Ruth Miller. who had flown in from New York for a short stay. Mrs. Duane Wagner New Secretary for Mothers Club By Mrs H. N. WUson Firemen t ailed Out The Gates Fire department got a call at 11 p. m. Saturday to the Russ Lake home west of Gates, up on the prairie. Vol unteers responded immediately and quick action stopped a fire in the roof which had started near the flu. It would have spread fast under the strong winds then blowing. Taking Farm < easus Mrs. Glenn Henness attended classes for census taken in Sa lem on three days last week. She started Monday making house calls for the U. S. Census of Agriculture for 1959. Her ter MEHAMA—Mrs. Austin Long ritory includes Elkhorn, and fellow and Mrs Gerald Rock Mehama to Idanha .and is to well were hostesses for the' be completed as soon as pos meeting of the Mehama School sible. Citizens have already re Mothers club at the school house ceived the census form by mail, Wednesday evening. October 4. and many details can be filled About 15 mothers were present in ahead of time to assist the for the evening. The resigna census taken. Joseph Bowes took a bad fall tion of Mrs. Walter Johnson as club secretary was read and ac from a load of logs last Friday cepted and Mrs. Duane Wagner while working in the Monument was elected to fill out the unex-l Peak area. X-rays showed no pi red term. Other items of busi-j broken bones, but bruises and ness were transacted and plans sprains. Mrs. Velma Carey spent the were made for the drawing on the basket which has Deen on weekend in Albany at the home display at Golliett’s for the past of her son, Norman Carey and 'few weeks. The drawing was family. She enjoyed a “looksee” held Friday noon with Mrs. E. through Toyland with her grand J. Hughes winning the basket sons, Ronnie and Brad. Mrs. Harry Keiser has return and contents. The money re ceived from sale of chances on ed from a weekend visit at the the basket will be used to pur home of her daughter, Mrs. chase curtains for the stage at Margie Powellson and family, who now live at Elgin. the school house. Gates folks are looking for The hostess served refresh ward to the showing of the Cen ments after the meeting. tennial film by Forrest Holman this Saturday evening, Novem SI BSCRIBE TO THE MII.I. ber 14 at 7 :30 at the Gates gym. CITY ENTERPRISE TODAY! I Many local events taken in re- No Gimmicks Nothing To Buy 6—The Mill City Enterprise Funeral Services et Vail for Mrs. Ratzeburg Gates Community Church Hold Special Rally Day Sunday GATES—A special Rally day program was enjoyed at the Gates Community church on Sunday. A pot luck dinner was given in the high school build ing at noon, followed by a busi- Thursday, Nov. 12, 1950 ness meeting and program at the church in the afternoon. Ar- lin Rothauge, pastor, conducted the services, being assisted by the following students from Northwestern Christian college in Eugene: Miss Marian Brown, organist; Eloris Jewett, soloist; Ron Coulter, who entertained as ventriloquist; Mitsu Nakachl. an Okinawan, youth speaker, who read scripture in his native tongue also; Dennie Bixler, who led devotions: and Miss Sigrid Stavney. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wil liams of Mill City, were special guests. cent months will be shown, along with the entrance of the Wagon Train into Independence, the “walking grandma.’’ plus many other features. Rodney Schaer was elk hunt ing in the Seaside area last| Low Calorie Meals week, and Irvin Tucker went over into Eastern Oregon, but To Be Topic at Next both were unsuccessful. Tucker Extension Meeting took time out to visit an old GATES—Project leaders Mrs. schoolmate, Keith Powellson at Glen Henness and Mrs. Hattie Elgin. The Powellson family Cole will have the topic “Low formerly lived in Mill Qty. ' Calorie Meals” at the next Mr. and Mrs. William Born- meeting of the Santiam Canyon huetter of Twenty Nine Palms, Calif., are visiting at the home Home Extension unit at 10:30 next Wednesday morning. No- of their son and daughter-in- I vember 18th in the Gates Wom law, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory en ’ s clubhouse. (Please note Stevens. Gene Huffman of the new this meeting is one week and one Gates Furniture store was on a'F day ahead of time on account business trip last week, return of the Thanksgiving holiday.) A complete meal will be pro- ing from Portland Wednesday. pared and served to all attend Carol Sue Ball spent the week end here with her parents, Mr. ing this meeting, with each and Mrs. Qarence Ball, return guest paying a small fee to cov ing later to OSC at Corvallis er most of supplies. The ladies were in Salem November 12 to where she is a freshman. The Gates Women’s club will learn more details and instruo- hold their November meeting tions for this demonstration. on Thursday, the 19th at 2 p. m. in the clubhouse. Mrs. Walt er Thomas and Mrs. Maude Da vis will be hostesses and Mrs. Thomas will take up the study of Oregon, giving highlights of her two counties, Klamath and Douglas. Elk hunters were plentiful in Eastern Oregon over the week end. Going from here were Glenn Henness (who got one), Joe Bowes, and Bill Pennick, accompanied by Don and Gale Carey of Stayton. Subscribe to The Mill City Enterprise Read It Every Week No Obligation WIN YOUR Free Drawing Kids! Catch a Live Turkey! To be Saturday November 21 at 3 P. M. DINNER 5 to be Turned Loose Everyone Register Now FOR 10 TURKEYS FREE IN FENCED ENCLOSURE ON OUR LOT SATURDAY, NOV. 21 2 P. 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