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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1966)
4—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Oct 13, 1966 Seven To Appear On Idanha Ballot IDANHA — The names of seven petitioned candidates will appear on the November ballot to fill three council po sitions on the Idanha Council They are Larry Root, Fred Taylor, Lynn Williamson, Fred Miller, Ray Monroe, Church Addition To Be Dedicated Kenneth Clark, and Incum bent Marion Aiderman. Three petitioned candidates hgve filed notice with the City Recorder, Carol Rice, for three councilman positions on the Detroit City council. They are Harold Champion, and incumbents Saul Zone and Joe Muise. Elections for both cities will be held November 8. The convenience of an equal monthly payment plan for electric power service in households where usage fluc tuates widely through the sea sons is now available to pacif ic Power & Light Company residential customers. FLOWERS For All Occasions Plants — Cut Flowers Nationally Advertised Glassware Tv K m Use Our Christmas f Js Lay- Away Plan J'jL Permanent Flowers and Arrangements Wire Service Anywhere Open 8 A. M. This Sunday, the above Church entrance will be dedicated, according to Rev. Jack Meuser of the Christian Church. The addition adds greatly to the appearance of the building and will offer more shelter during the coming rainy season.—The Mill City Enterprise photo. to 7 P. M. Brunner's Flowers 230 N. E. 4th St. Ph. 897-2452 Mill City "The growing popularity of electric heat, and the increas ing uses of electric energy for many household work chores and other uses, prompts the establishment of the equal payment plan to help level out the peaks and valleys through the year on the power service costs,” it was explained by PP&L’s manager here, Wayne Goin. The manager said the pre vious year’s annual costs, or an estimate for new resi dences, will determine the av erage monthly payment. Bill ing adjustments will be made 12 months after the customer starts the equal payment plan. Homecoming and Dedication of Christian Church Improvements To Be Held Sunday, October 16 “Sparky' Smoking in bed is deadly1 Remove cellar, attick 4 closet "junk"! Scene From School Play Payments Leveled By PP&L Plan Replace your frayed electric cords! Keep matches away from children! Avoid overloading electric outlets! Beware of kitchen fires! Be a careful smoker! Be careful with oil stoves! Help Your Volunteer Homecoming and dedication of the new addition to the Mill City Christian church will be observed this Sunday, Octob er 16. The dedication service will be at 2:30 p. m. with Rev. Teddy Leavitt and his son, Rev. Don Levitt the speakers. Both are from Portland. Mrs. Don Leavitt will be the guest soloist. Special music will be by the church choir. A coffee hour will follow the dedication service with Mrs. Elmer Shaw in charge. The Mill City Church of Christ, now the First Christ ian church of Mill City was organized in July, 1926. Evan gelist Teddy Leavitt held meetings for several weeks in a large tent in what is now called Shepherd’s Addition Southwest of the present Bap tist Mission. During these meeting 104 persons became members of the Church of Christ, either by baptism or by placing their membership from their form er home church. Baptismal services were held in the river near what is now River view Addition. About 69 were baptised on Sunday, July 4, 1926. Rev. Claude Neely was the song leader for the first meeting. From the close of the tent Wolverines Win Life would be simple if ev eryone was sincere. Second Home Game The truth hurts people who By Lyle Cutsfprth FIREMEN SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY Is YOUR Home Ready For Winter? Check Your Chimney, Your Attic, Your Basement Check all wiring and electrical Equipment If you are not sure your home is safe — call a Mill City Fireman. He’ll check your home free of charge and make any recommenda tions needed to put your home on the safe side for winter. Re member it may save a life if you do this today. Lives are endang ered every time the department answers a call. Prevent that by taking precautions against fire now. REMEMBER THE FIREMEN'S ANNUAL BENEFIT Saturday, Nov. 19 Support Your Mill City Volunteer Fire Department meetings in July, 1926 until Easter Sunday, April 17, 1927, the services were held in the Odd Fellows Hall. The land where the church now stands was purchased and cleared by volunteer workers and members of the church. The first services were held on Easter, April 17, 1927 with 412 present. The church was dedicated April 28, 1928 with Teddy Leavitt being the dedi cation speaker. The lawn was filled and landscaped in the Spring of 1929. Rev. Claude Charles Bates was the first minister. He served for six and a half years. Following him were Rev. E. A. Wood, Rev. Fran cis J. Winder; Rev. Ernest Ralston; Rev. W. S. Crockett; Rev. F. Claude Stephens; Rev. Lloyd Whitford; Rev. Tom Courtney; Rev. Hugh Jull; Rev. “Larry” Lawrence; Rev. Stanley Williams; Rev. Har old Hake, and the present minister, Rev. Jack Meuser. The first funeral conducted in the church was for Edwin Joshua Richards. Rev. Walter Stram and Thelma La Duke were the first couple married in the church. Charter members still liv ing are Mrs. George Flook and her daughter, Mrs. Gwen dolyn Johnston of Eugene. The public is invited to at tend the ceremonies Sunday. The John F. Kennedy Tro jans suffered their worst de feat of the season, 26-6, at the hands of the Santiam Wolver ines and the powerful runn ing of Dennis Davidson, who rushed for 201 yards. In the first quarter Santiam received the kickoff and marched 82 yards in 13 plays to make the first score of the game on a 2-yard run by Bo Herron. The extra point at tempt failed, making the score 6-0. Then early in the second quarter Santiam received a JFK punt on their own 13- yard line. The Wolverines moved the ball to their own 42. Fading back to pass, Mark Bennett coundn’t find an open target. He was forced to run , the l>all and so doing, was able to go 58 yards for a touch down The extra point again failed ending the half 12-0. In the third quarter San tiam recovered a fumble on the Trojan 31. In six plays Dennis Davidson scored on an 8-yard run. Mark Bennett made the conversion making the score 19-0. Four plays into the fourth quarter JFK’s fullback ran 10 yards for the touchdown. The kick for the extra point at tempts was blocked by Dennis Davidson, making the score 196. J In the fourth quarter, the | Wolverines took the ball from their own 45 and scored again in 13 plays, with Davidson plunging in from the one-yard line. Bennett made good the kick to make the final score 26-6. This Friday, Santiam has a bye and will be preparing for their next home game the fol lowing Friday, which will be against Stayton. plays at the Grade School gym this Friday and Sat urday at 7:30 each night. The eighth grade will put on “Hold Back the Redskin.” The above picture is a scene from “Rehearsal,” and shows Kathy Sawyer and Becky Earhart. Kathy plays the part of Shawn O’Con nell, comforting Nora O’Connell who is begging for giveness for having brought shame to her grandfather, a stricken old man. The other play is titled, “Death of the Hired man.”—The Mill City Enterprise photo Meeting Oct. 17 on Land Exchange and effective administration of the lands involved,” Gibney said. The exchange would include the site of picturesque Sulli van Falls. The falls, named after one of the victims of a dramatic gun duel at Gates, is located on Sullivan Creek some 13 miles northeast of here in the Little North Santiam drain age. The 640-acre tract, complete ly surrounded by forest lands of the Mill City Ranger Dis trict, is included in some 1,800 acres in Marion and Lane counties which the firm wishes to swap for 1,744.15 acres all within Lane County. Objectors to the exchange have until November 6 to file any protest to the exchange. The falls, proposed as a re creational site by the Forest Service, was named for John Henry Sullivan, North San tiam miner slain in the gun fight over a woman. He fatal ly wounded his adversary in the battle. A public hearing will be conducted by the U. S. Forest Service in Eugene Monday, October 17, to explain a pro posal to exchange lands with the Rosboro Lumber Com pany of Springfield. The proposal will be ex plained by David R. Bibney, Supervisor of the Willamette National Forest at a 10 a. m. meeting to be held in Harris Hall in Eugene. The Forest Service and Ros boro have agreed to exchange lands totaling nearly 3,500 acres. Most of the land is lo cated near Blue River on the McKenzie River, but there is also one section of land in volved that is owned by Ros boro in Marlon County. The exchange would in The search for truth is the volve 1,719 acres of Rosboro highest form of human en land that has an estimated deavor. 73,730,000 board feet of tim ber and 1,740 acres of Feder al land that has an estimated 61,700,000 board feet of tim Too Late to Classify ber. Gibney said that exchange will help consolidate the land WANTED—your vote Novem ber 8 for the House of Re holdings of both parties and presentatives, Position 2. will simplify the pattern of intermingled ownerships. The Margaret Bolf, 351 West E Forest Service estimates that Street, Lebanon, Oregon. A the property lines between vote for Bolf is a vote for the National Forest and pri the working people.—Mar vate land will be reduced by garet Bolf, Democrat Can approximately 14 miles. didate for Linn County Re “This exchange, therefore, presentative. Pd. Pol. Adv. will permit more economical by Margaret Bolf. 43 z do not like to face facts. The real art of living in cludes the art of loafing. jfc MISS BOBBIE SULLIVAN 1 'We need ácú a&dify. dtiue and únocu ¿tacú in t&e SENATE! Miss Salem Universe invites you to the Grand Opening of our Salem office of Columbian Optical in the New Salem Plaza and to register for the Free Prize Drawing. To celebrate the Grand Opening, our Hearing Aid Department will award as Grand Prize a beautiful 1967 GE Porta-Color TV set, PLUS four Modern, AII-in-the-Ear Type Zenith Hearing Aids, PLUS Binoculars and Barometers as additional prizes. FREE tickets. Nothing to buy. You need not be present to win. Register NOW! BATESON STATE SENATOR ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ (Based on six years of out standing service in the House of Representatives'. 6 hi yrai COLUMBIAN OPTICAL Hearing Aid Department SALEM PLAZA / Center at Libar+y—almOJt
