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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1963)
Subscribe To The Mill City Enterprise Only $3.00 a Year Read It Every Week TOWN TALK A thought for trtitay — The I trouble with trying to get away from it all these days is that most of it is portable. Mr*. OcU (VI) Kwndall, who had been in Santiam Memorial hospital for three weeks fol low major surgery, returned to her home on S. W. Spring street Tuesday afternoon. SAY IT WITH Flowers FEBRUARY 14th VALENTINES DAY Brunner Flowers Mill City friend» have re ceived word that Steve Rada, son of Dr. and Mrs. Ed Rada, has been named vice president of Pasadena City college. The Radas are former residents and well known here. 230 N E 4th St. Weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hansen were her father. P. C. Opsahl and her brother and sister-in- law Mr and Mrs. George Op sahl of Longview. Wn. MILL CITY Phone 897-2452 WE DELIVER Sharon Whit-o-tt. ntudent at OCE spent the week-end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Bon nie Whitsett. 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Yo pet all the facts—and further Information on additional features Including a 5-year con tinuation guarantee, phone or come in today! GOLD KEY AUTO POLICY Ü HILL INSURANCE AGENCY J. c. KIMMEL, Owner Ph. 8974660 Mill City Mr*. lister John-ton and her daughter, Janeta were hostes ses for a birthday party last Monday evening at the Johnson home for Laura Jo Rambo and Leila Barney on their 15th birthday anniversaries The two girls observe their birth dates just two days apart and were both bom at Salem Me morial hospital. Bob SLtcho of Roweburg -»[»«it the weekend with relatives here. He was a houseguest at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Bess Vanderm eer. IjsFetnme Beauty Salon at Stayion. Open Monday through Friday 9 to 6. Saturday hours: 8:30 to 4. Phone Stayion 769- 5322. 383 Third Street. 46tf THANK YOU.... We wish to thank all those who made our Grand Opening in Mill City such a success. Thanks, too, for the beautiful flowers. They are greatly appreciated. ☆ ☆ ☆ We wish to notify our customers that you can do your complete washing and drying or bring your wet wash down and have it dried in our modern plant or do your washing only. Take advantage of this new Service in the area. HOURS 6 A. M. Until 10 P. M. Mill City Wash & Dry I st Ave. Phone 897-2436 Mill City Mr. and Mr». Fred Berg an<t family of Yakima. Wn.. moved to Mill City last week. He is employed by Pacific IHiwer A Light company, replacing Andy Anderberg, who was transfer red to Junction City. The Bergs moral into the Croan Iwuse recently occupied by the Ander berg family. Mr. and Mrs. Berg have two children, a girl who is a sophomore at SUHS and a boy in grude school. They said they were glad to get back to Oregon as they lived tor a number of years in the Spring field area. Visiting last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rogers were her brother and s.ster-in-law. Dr. and Mrs. Joel V. Berreman of Eugene. Richard t'oie -qx-nl a week's vacation at Ketchum. Idaho and enjoyed the skiing facilities at Sun Valley Mrs. Cole spent the week with her parents in south ern California. Mrs. Evelyn Browrung stayed with the Cole children while tbeir parents were on vacation. Mr. and Mr*. < liar lie French spent Sunday at Beaverton vis iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gulley and sons Mr. and Mr». Fred Woods from Swiss Home spent the weekend at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs Arthur Hedge. Irma Graham ha» returned to her work in San Francisco after spending two weeks at the home of her mother. Mrs. Tena Graham. Also visiting here with Mrs. Graham and other relativ es were Mrs. Howard Fenner and Mrs Dean Thomas of Eu gene. Miss Graham returned to Eugene with them and then went on to San Francisco. Mr. amt Mrs. Roger »bum were in Salem over the week end where they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nelson and family and with .-«r. and Mrs. Jim Cuthben. and family. Also present to help little Jim mie Cuthbert celebrate his 5th birthday anniversary were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Ply nude accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Golden and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Golden were in Portland Sunday. They all visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merland Temple The Plymales took in some merchandise shows and purchased spring merchandise for' Ada's Needle Shop. II. J. Peterson »aid this week that he would like to contact any world war I veteran who would be interested in forming a Post in Mill City. He is a past commander of the veterans post at Lancaster, Calif. Those interested may contact him at 897-2104. Mr. and Mr». Floyd Mile» of For your own benefit and your party line neighbor’s -space your calls at least 5 minutes apart. This will leave the line open for important calls and emergencies. Valley Telephone Company Serving Mill City-iiates, Aumsville, Detroit-Idanha, Silverton, Turner Up and Down The Avenue It han been brought to our al tention by mem tiers of the Grandmothers- Circle of th< Christian church, that their name was omitted from the list of those donating to the Christ mas baskets distributed by the Mill City Ministerial associa tion. The circle contribute«! canned corn and beans which had been given to them for this purpose. Longview, Wn., spent the week end with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Whitey Goodman. Would an emergency call find your line “too busy?” •»_ The Mill City Knterpriw, ThurMiay, .I m «- 31. 1IMB3 Mr. *n<l Mr* Archie Thomp son are spending two weeks vacation in California. He is the Strout Realty representa tive in this area. Mr. and Mr», lister Johnson and Janeta spent the weekend at the coast visiting with his brother. Darrel Johnson and with other relatives. They re port "shirt sleeve" weather at Newport Sunday with many visitors at scenic spots along the coast. Mr. and Mr«. Chari«-» Kelly spent the weekend in the Eu gene-Springfield area with Kelly participating in a Lions District 36-R roundtable discussion. He is a past District Governor. The panel was held in Springfield Saturday and Mrs. Kelly attend ed the ladies luncheon at noon. While there they attended the Oregon-Washington game at MacArthur Court with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith of Forest Grove. He was attending a Principal's conference. Mrs. Kelly also visited with Mr. and Mrs. Don Goode, longtime friends. Hemorrhoida-pilm; FTntula fl» sure-prolapse-itching and other rectal disorders. No loss of time except unusual cases. Free des criptive booklet. Dr. R. Rey nolds Clinic, Naturopath-Proc tology, 1144 Center St., Salem, Oregon. 35tt Ry Dun Mottatt Cojch Benny Ovennin ind Jaycees To Bring Famous All Girl Cage Team Here Maynard Smith of the Mill I City Jaycees said today that i Mill City basketball fans have a real treat in store for them March 17th when Moore's Alt American Red Heads, queens of big time basketball will meet a Jayee team at SUHS. This all-girl team plays only men teams and play men's rules. They travel all over the coun try and play between 180 and 200 games each season Thu Red Heads feature fancy pass ing, clever ball handling, de ceptive play patterns, clever ruses, amusing routines and good basketball, according to Smith. Each week from now on un til the game on March 17th. The Enterprise will feature one or two redhead players In each edition. Slides Shown At Presbyterian Meeting The Presbyterian Womens Fellowship association met last week at the Fellowship hall starting with a 1 30 dessert luncheon Mrs. James Swan and Mrs. Tena Graham served as hostesses. Mrs. Roy Epperson, recently elected chairman of the group presided at the meeting with Mrs. Arlo Tuers named the new member on the nominating com mittee. Others serving on the committee are Mrs. James Swan and Mrs. J. C. Kimmel. Mrs. Clyde Rogers was in charge of devotionals. Mrs. Ep person announced that March 1 would be observed as World Day of Prayer at the church with a special program to be ■held. Mrs. John Swan is program director for the association and Mrs. Epperson spoke to the group and showed slides that her son. Kenneth Epperson had taken when he was stationed overseas. Interesting scenes were shown of Rome. Athens and Libya. Funeral Services Today For Mrs. Hewett Thia area and the state «» « whole lost “ K*hKl friend in the death ot O K DeWitt, who. (Mssetl away recently. O K . *» i he was called by his many j friends, was an active man. wla>, never quit selling conservation ■ He believed the wilderness areas should be left for poster ity and while nt times many did not agree with his theory wholeheartedly, they could not but admire a man. who at hl» age. continued to be active and fighting for things he believed All Amencin Red He*ds to lie right. He was a former vice president of the Oregon Federation of Western (hitdoor clubs, and had been prominent Remember the in the Izank Walton lx*ague. At the time of his death he was a member of the Salem district and state advisory boards of the Bureau ot Land Manage ment It is heartening to find a man who had reached the age of 80 years, who remained ac tive in public lite, and was Five Years Ago always concerned with preserv Ray Sophy was scheduled to ing the beauties ot Oregon. He open a small null on Boulder will be greatly missed. Creek He had recently pur I was reading a little ditty chased Clyde Rogers null in the other day which certainly Mill City and dismantled it. Eil Glance had left that week bears repeating "A pat on the for California and hoped to find back develops character it ad- employment there. His family mimstered young enough, often was to join him artcr school enough, and low enough.” was out. Etc Is a sign used to make Mrs. Frank Hunter was In charge of the Lions Auxiliary bel'eve you know more than meeting which was held that you do. week at the home of Mrs. Jerry Many people may have been Pittam. Mrs. Jack Scott had under complaining lately <>f the coM gone surgery at Santiam Me weather Personally. I like It. morial hospital and was re It reminds me of the "old country" meaning North Da covering satisfactorily However. I Paul Warde. 10-year-old son kota of course of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Warde. wouldn't like to be back there had been rushed to the hospital right now, as the weather Is considerably below zero, so we for emergency surgery. The MOES club had slated should thank our lucky stars a wrestling match to be held in for the beautiful sunshine It is the gymn of SUHS. February snowing steadily as this is be 15. Bob Draper was in charge ing set into type ao who knows what it will bring. Here is a of arrangements. Mrs. Frank Hayes had just little poem to go with the wea beautiful returned from a visit with rela ther. "Snow, snow, tives in Missouri. She reported snow, slip on It and down you go." lots of snow there. Ten Years Ago The Mill City Mothers' Murch of Dimes had collected $313.90 for the drive. Mrs Melbourne Rambo was chairman. A Roose velt Ball was also scheduled for that week. Writing grade school news for the paper then were Tamra Morris, Patsy Kelly and Shir ley Veness. The engagement of Janet Huffman of Lyons to Carl Tit us Stayton had been announced. A June wedding was scheduled. At Lyons, Mildred Carr had been named president of the Three Links club; Garnet Bas sett, vice president, and Ethel Huffman, secretary-treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. Bonnie Whitsett, Jr. ano their three children had just purchased the William Hutcheson home back of Ress ler's store He was senior oper ator at Detroit dam. A 4-H Forestry club had been organized at Gates with Mrs. Ed Chance their leader. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Haun had announced the engagement ot their daughter, Barbara, to Wilmer Crites. No wedding date had been set. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p. m. in Salem at the Barrick Chapel for Mrs. Iva Belle Hewett, grandmother of Mrs. Jack Duggan and Mrs. Bill Wolfe of Mill City. Mrs. Hewett had been a resi dent of Salem for many years and passed away January 28 following a long illness. She was 88 years of age. Survivors besides Mrs. Dug gan and Mrs. Wolfe include a Fifteen Years Ago daughter, Mrs. Leola Hurt of Salem anti formerly of Mill Harry Elmer of Lyons had City, three other daughters, taken a job with the state po three sons, one sister, 10 grand lice and was to be located in children, and 18 great grand Albany. children. Mrs. Coble DeLespinassc of Huobard, well known authority on juvende delinquency was to Several From Here be guest speaker at the Mill Named On Jury City PTA. Several from this area have Mr .and Mrs. Perry Clipfell been selected as jurors for the were the parent« of a son, their February term of the Circuit third child. Court of Linn County. Ken Golliet and the Hilltop Those whose names were Market were running double drawn include Thomas Drynan, page ads in The Enterprise Altha Grimes, Clarence Howe, with special prices on grocer Gordon McMorris, Roy Epper ies. Peaches, No. 2*/4 cans were son and H. I. Plymale. selling for 29c. Pancake flour Weekend gueota at the home 10 pounds for $1.05. Coffee at of Mr. and Mrs. Tex Blazek 47c per pound and onion sets were Mr. and Mrs. Tom Haffey (sign of spring) at 19c a pound. Over 500 people had enjoyed of Albany, longtime friends. a day of skiing at Hoodoo Bowl, A winter picnic was enjoyed with conditions reported tops. Pink Mason and Chet Curry by Mr. and Mrs. Roger Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Cline and of Albany had been fishing in Mr. and Mrs. Louis Myers of the Alsea and caught their Turner last Wednesday. The limit. The North Santiam Willing group spent the day on the Me tolius enjoying a cookout over Workers had met at the home the campfire. Mrs. Nelson said of Mrs. Scott Young at Marion the weather was warm anil sun Forks. Mrs. George Streff was Mrs. Lee ny and the pavement dry on assistant hostess. Lie trip over. She said they Howland was honored with a sp'-nt the day visiting and ex stork shower at the meeting. ploring new spots with an eye to the fishing trips which Rog er, particularly, enjoys during THE MILE CITY ENTERPRISE Why Don’t YOU Subscribe to the summer months. PP&L Plans Expansion Program Herb Hutchinson, owner of Hutchinson Trucking Is kx>kir>g lor someone he believes is a candidate for the meanest man in the canyon. This weekend Herb had cleaned out the radi ator on one of his fleet of trucks because it had been heating up. After getting the thing all cleaned out. he filled it with anti-freeze (two men watched him fill It) then took it out for a test drive and found it to be working perfectly. So ).e pulled the truck In behind his shop and left it there ready for work. The driver, Pat Schroeder, came and got the truck. He drove it out and It overheated to the extent that the motor seized". After It cooled down. Schroeder f>ut in nine gallons of water to fill it. ao evidently someone drained it to get the antifreeze. Herb said it couldn't have leaked out. as the antifreeze is beet red and could have been seen under the truck. Someone evidently need ed the antifreeze. Herb said It would cost «bout $2.000 to re build the motor. How's that for a real mean one? Planned construction projects lor Pacific Power A Ul|ht < >»m- puny's Million and IJnn county «uter and electric service fa cilities will cost more Hum one and one halt million dollars In 1963, tlw company announced. About tlilve-quurtcr» of the $1,542.000 figure is budgeted lot distrllHition facility expansion« ami Improvement«, according to Wayne Goin. Pacific l*ow- ,-i s local area manager. Tlw balance will be used tor water «ystem and power transmission «instruction project* in th*« urea. A major project Is the con struction of a lEi.uUl-wIt line from Iz’bumui to Sweet Home for delivery of nwir power to m increasing industrial, com mercial and residential needs, said Goin Coat 1» placed at $323.000 Construction of the new line will strengthen the 115.000-volt transmission system tor »up- ply Ing customers In the Marion and tJnn county district The k>cal manager said that PPAL's construction project« in this area will absorb a signi ficant ports*! of the funds I mk I geted ter the company'» Oregon division «'onstructlon program. "The outlay of the large sum of money tor the Marion and I inn construction program will help ensure our customers of «lepcndable «nd high standard water and electric service,” commented Goie Former Mill City Man Top Sweet Home Citizen Mill City friends have receiv ed word that Waiter Lclay. former Mill City resident has been selected ns one of the top citizens for 1962 at Sweet Home A top citizen award was held held at the Sweet Home-West Linn Chamber <»( Commerce Monday night with l*rtsy «elect ed as the top senior citizen la* lay. retired. Was formerly manager ot Santiam Izimbrr company and active in a boat of community affairs lie Is also secretary of the chamber Among dignitaries present for the presentation were secretary of state Howell Apllng, Jr.. Nancy Kirkpatrick. Senator Glen Huston. Gerald Frank. Salem department store exe cutive was speaker of tire ev ening. CMWi/e Mrs. Stanley Vail brought the following poem to us several weeks ago. Usually I'm not much for poems, but this one is interesting, and a true one also Here ’ti«: Surprise "I dreamed Death came the other night And Heaven's gate swung wide, With kindly grace an Angel ushered me inside. And there to my nstonishment stood folks I'd known on earth. Some I'd judged and labeled ' unfit" and "little worth" Indignant words rose to my lips But never were set free. For every face showed stun ned surprise. No one was expecting me." Cub Scout Meeting To Be Held at Gates GATES A special meetting for those Interested in Cub Scouts will be held Friday at 3:15 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Don Erickson. This will be an organization al meeting before the regular den meetings begin. Mr«. Erick son's house is next to the Gates Elementary scliool. "No. I haven't forgotten the dime I owe you, but be patient ... I willl” You'll Like Our Food Steaks, Chicken Sea Food Live Music Every Friday and Saturday Telephone 859-2801 or come in and make arrangement« for that party you’ve been planning. Our catering ser vice is most convenient. We’er famous for fine food — reasonably priced — of course. Chris Campbell, Owner Phone 859-2801 Subscribe to The * L OU fi!té Mill City Enterprise MEHAMA
