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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1967)
LYONS also visited at the home of 3—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, August 24, 1967 financed almost entirely by I Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hiatt. the Krokers who live on a Ernest Grosso and Luther veterans’ and social security By Eva Bressler Miley who were employed at allowance, and by small don The next regular meeting the Simpson Plywood plant ations from thankful reci of Santiam Valley Grange | in Lyons are now working pients The many letters of By Jean Roberts will be held on Friday night, in Portland at the Nickeloi MEHAMA — With little Okla., and at once began to appreciation, as well as gifts September 1 with Mr. and Door Company: fanfare and almost unknown get requests from all over the they receive from people all Mrs. Irl Pylmale as hosts for Mr. and Mrs. Van Prichard over the world make the li locally, a tape lending library I world. the evening. During the lec were week end guests at the The tapes are strictly relig brary a worthwhile under conducted here at Mehama is turers hour Mrs. Plymale Rainier to attend a family used by nearly every state in ious messages and songs and taking. will present program honor gathering of Mr. Prichard’s the Union, and in countries are loaned under the copy Recently they received a ing the grange officers. family. There are six children as far away as India. Nigeria, righted name of “Evening letter from Lakajo, East Ni Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bassett three boys and three girls. It geria, stating that they had Light” recordings. and Ghana. and sons from Seattle, Wn., is the first time they had all The tapes are sent, with re The tapes are loaned for a a church of 800 members and were weekend visitors with been together for 62 years. turn postage, to anyone re two-week period. When re they requested the Krokers relatives in Lyons. They were Their ages run from 72-81 questing them, especially the turned, Mrs. Kroker keeps a to come and supervise it. The guests at the home of Mr. and out of the six there has blind, disabled, shut-ins, and record and tabulates each letter said that the church and Mrs. Floyd Bassett. been four Golden Weddings. the “World tape, and sends another that was called isolated persons. They also visited her Their descendants includ Leaving this week for a the person has not received. Church,” but they would parents. Mr. and Mrs. Otto ing their children, grandchil missionary evangelistic tour The tapes are rotated until change the name to “Even Witt of Mill City and Sun dren and great grandchildren to obtain more tapes are Mr. each participant has received ing Light” if necessary. day attended a family reun number 156. and Mrs. Edward Kroker of all of the tapes with differ Joseph K. Appish, a postal employee at Kibi, Ghana, ion of the Witt families. Mehama, who originated the ent spiritual messages. saw the tapes coming in the Mr. and Mrs. Barton Sledge Not only do Krokers re lending library. They plan to and grandchildren Donnie tour California, Missouri, Ok ceive requests for tapes, but mail and requested some. and Sherrie Sledge from Pen By Janet Lewis lahoma, Colorado, and per sometimes for a tape record Recently a lady in Lexington, dleton spent the weekend at Mrs. James Sarff and two er. Already a tape recorder Ky„ wrote to say that she haps Old Mexico. Newport. The two children children joined her sister, Mr. Kroker, a retired min has been sent to a soldier in worked in a department store have been staying with their who is visiting from the East, ister, who is almost totally Vietnam, who asked for it, and gathers up a carload of grandparents and working in on a visit to their mother’s, blind, thought of the tape re and another is on its way to friends to listen to the tapes. From Minneapolis, Minn., the bean harvest. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer of Med corder while listening to a Shastri, India, because they Albert Santi wrote to say he Mr. and Mrs. Donald Olm ford. They left Tuesday. service one day. He thought wanted tapes, but had no re stead and four children from was using the tapes in place Mrs. Bessie Novak has been that others like him, unable corder. Auburn, Wn., are spending in Santiam Memorial hospital This tape lending library is of a pastor at times. to see, or perhaps travel, this week at the home of his for over a week for observa like the service might parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur tion and treatment. brought to their homes. Olmstead and Jim. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bum First he contacted people Mr. and Mrs. Barton Sledge garner, Ginger, and niece, with recorders and sent some and grandchildren attended Jeanie James drove to Wood tapes. Next, he sent an ad to a family reunion of the Sledge bum Sunday for a large fam in England) and will then go a church bulletin in Guthrie, ON ALL clan held at Detroit Lake ily picnic dinner held at the to McGuire AFB in New Jer sey. Sunday, August 13. James James home. Smokey Sayt Another grandson of the Miss Nikki Cruson spent a Mr. and Mrs. Joe Frlchtl week in Medford at the home and two daughters of Coral- Brisbins, Richard (Dickie) of her uncle and family, Mr. lis visited Mr. and Mrs. Hayward has re-enlisted in the Navy for six more years. and Mrs. Gordon Hudson and George Stafford on Sunday. See us for everything in the building line children. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Mr. and Mrs. Lauran Hol He will be sent to a school in ard Cruson spent several man and family visited Mr. Illinois to study diesel and days there over the weekend and Mrs. A. B. Holman in refrigeration He has been in and Nikki returned home Clatskanie over the week for four years. Mr. and Mrs. George Ar with them. Mr. and Mrs. Cru end. Mrs. Holman journeyed son and Nikki also made a on to Rainier, Wn., to take thurs stayed a week in Port trip to Oak Harbor, Wn. part in the Bryant family re land at the home of their nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Mrs. E. L. Roye, Mrs. Don union on Sunday. If ywr clothing catches firs ¡¡¿a ald Huber and Mrs. Clyde Doyle Sarff has returned Hayward. don't ran . . . softball team The Gates Bressler were in Mill City from Alaska after a two- was defeated here by Stay- RoH on floor or ground Friday afternoon to attend a month stay. KELLY LUMBER SALES 1:30 dessert luncheon honor Steve Richardson and ton by a 29-2 score, They Smother with coat or blanket MILL CITY, OREGON ing Mrs. Maggie Matheny of Elaine Hawkins of Eugene played at Detroit Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Barn- Portland, who was visiting at were dinner guests of Mrs. Phone 897-2610 P"'» pre fire i place t# start! Don’t burn on dry, hardt and family attended the the home of her brother-in- Lang Stafford on Sunday. Windy day»! law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. | Lt. and Mrs. Jim Gulliford Gates High School reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Perry James Swan. Others attend and son, Jon, were dinner ing were Mrs. John Swan and! guests of Mrs. Stafford on and children of Santee, Cal., Mrs. Tena Graham of Mill Tuesday evening, August 15. have been staying at the NO DIRECT GLARE—all brightness City. The Gullifords will leave for I George Staffords and visiting areas screened from view. No glare Mr. and Mrs. Dave Tunnell i Florida where he will enter friends and relatives in the from any angle, seated or standing. of Estacada were weekend officer’s training school. He area for the last month. Dave Earnhardt, Bob Perry, Mar guests at the home of her is in the Marines. parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mrs. Louise Case notified vin Stafford and Lee spent Lindemann and Randy. They Mrs. Lang Stafford Monday Friday to Sunday at Denio, also visited his parents, Mr. of the death of Mrs. Case’s Idaho, visiting the fire opal and Mrs Richard Tunnell. sister, Lois, in a car accident mine. Mrs. Mabel Knutson and Mr. and Mrs. Claire Hum on that day in Elko, Nev. The MORE LIGHT SPREAD phries of Myrtle Creek are sister and her husband were Stanley and Sheryl Olson, EVENLY—prismatic bowl spending several days i n on their way home after a grandchildren, returned Au directs up to 200 watts gust 21 after a two week vis of light outward, Lyons doing some painting visit in Salem. provides good light, and cleaning up on their Mrs. Lee Fisher was in the it in California They stayed at any point of work area. house in Fox Valley and vis hospital for four days last with Mr. and Mrs. Melvin iting with his mother in Sa week. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon | Boyer, a daughter, in Daly Boyer left lem. Erickson of Ojai, Calif., visit- City. r’’*” Miss Carol ” Mr. and Mrs. William Shu ed the Fishers over night last for Israel to work and teach ey, who have been living at Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Wil for a year. Besides seeing a trailer park in Gates have | liam Ward of Days Creek the zoo, parks and other purchased some land from | spent Sunday visiting the sights of San Francisco, they Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Stevens | Fishers and Mr. and Mrs. i visited another grandson and and have moved their trail- Larry Burden of Champagne, family, Mr. and Mrs. James er on it. Ill., were their guests on Heseman and three children in San Jose, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stev- Monday and Tuesday. Larry Drake was home on ens have returned from Sher- Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lawson idan, Wyoming. They visited and sons, Terry and Matt, all leave from August 3 to 20 STUDY LAMP her mother, Mrs. Ora Kelley of Porterville, Calif., visited before returning to the USS APPROXIMATELY 22 INCHES HIGH also Mrs. Etta Fairchild. Wednesday through Friday Chicago. He will be on a FOR BETTER VISUAL DEFINITION— no bounce-back reflections of They also visited Mr. Stev at the Floyd Swaims. Shirley Ii tour of duty in the South light source, no reflected glare. ens* sister Mrs. Hazel Burn- Swaim accompanied them to Seas. Mrs. Nellie Allen is visit sidese at Otto, Montana. Oregon City Thursday and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Chas then they all took a tour of ing her niece, Mrs. Inez GOOD DIFFUSION, NO SHADOWS— Stickle in Astoria. tain who have been living in the Canyon Friday. prismatic bowl and luminous the old Sam Bridges house Suzie and Paul Lewis spent shade spread light to prevent have moved to the James Friday to Monday at the Family Reunion Held disturbing shadows. King house on Lyons Route home of their grandparents, 1. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith in At Ray Branch Home MEHAMA—Mr. and Mrs. Miss Millie Asmussen who Salem. r is employed at the Telephone Miss Nedra Hall of Sacra- Raymond Branch were hosts at their home Sunday, Au Company in Salem is now mento arrived last Thursday staying at the home of her to spend some time with gust 13 for a family dinner mother Mrs. Donna Asmus Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Henness. and reunion for which 47 sen and driving to and from Miss Hall is the daughter of relatives were present, in work. She and Miss Barbara a cousin. Mr. and Mrs. Hen cluding four of Mrs. Branch’s Holdes spent the week end at ness and Nedra attended the sisters. Present for the day Boise, Idaho. Gates High School reunion. were Mrs. Goldie Gall, Mrs. Laura Wiggins oldest Visitors at the Henness home Dessie Gall, Anna and Mona daughter of Rev. and Mrs. after the reunion were: Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Basil Wiggins received se and Mrs. Mervin Haun and Develin, Joan, Janice, Ed vere burns on both hands and Todd now of Afghanistan; ward and Gary all of Coos one knee when she fell into Mr. and Mrs. Jack Oliver and Bay; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond hot ashes while attempting Bill of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, and Tresa of Dallas; to put out a fire. Earl Henness and Jill of Mr. and Mrs. James Sharkey, Lori Paulick who has spent Beaverton, Mrs. Josephine Robert Price and Mrs. Maude the summer at the home of Miller of Portland, and Mrs. Price of Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. her grandparents Mr. and Marion Klecker of Stayton. Wayne Holzfuss, Lynne and Mrs. Chester Riggs has re- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wil Andrea of Roseburg; Mr. and where to place H for best illumination of Proper lighting Is Important to your whole turned tn her home at Whit- son have a new baby born Mrs. Ed Erickson, David and a variety of activities in every room of the family. What better time to make sure you tier, California. August 10. The baby was Allen of Medford; Mr. and house. Ask for your copy at your local have eye-protecting light in your home Mrs. Donna Asmussen named Jerry Daniel Wilson, Mrs. William Holzfuss and Pacific Power office. spent the week end in Jeffer after Mrs Wilson’s brother, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mor than right now, at the beginning of a new ford and Cheryl of Lebanon; son. She was guest at the Jerry Larson. school year, when your dealer has a good And remember, you can finance new wir Mrs. Ruby Brisbin reports Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kittemand home of Mr. and Mrs. Nick stock. To help you make sure the light ing or permanent lighting in your home Weinfuter. Mrs. Weinfuter is that Capt. Jerry Larson, her and Jerry of Harrisburg; Mrs. is right, Pacific Power is offering a help under Pacific Power’s modernization plan. the former Mrs. Opal Laven- grandson, will be returning Eva Parrish, Deloris and ful booklet: “See Your Home in a New from Saigon where he has Ralph of Junction City, Mr. dar. Up to $1 ¿00, as long as 60 months to pay. Light,” free of obligation. This booklet Mrs. Leona Bown from been stationed for the past and Mrs. James Price and Ask us. tells you the type of lighting to use and Pine Grove. Calif., and Mrs. year, the first week in Sep- Mr. and Mrs. Dean Branch, Ed King from St. Helens, tember. Capt Larson wlll Denise and David of Salem, Ore. were Tuesday and Wed meet his wife, Sylvia, and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Branch Better Light, Better Sight PACIFIC POWER nesday guests at the home of children Debbie and Steven | and Robert of Stayton and Mrs. Gladys Nygaard. They in New York (they now are Mr and Mrs. Ray Branch. Retired Minister and Wife at Mehama Have Unique Tape Lending Library GATES FREE DELIVERY Building Materials «3 Your child should study with this type of light!
