3—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, August 15, 1968
I Am An Angry American...
ell in Mill City.
I am becoming an angry
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pow American. In this land of the
er from Downey, Calif., were “free” and the home of the
By Eva Bressler
New business and improve Saturday visitors at the home “brave,” I am deeply disturb
ments seem to be on the up of his brother, Mr. and Mrs. ed by an edict which negates
and up in the Lyons area. Charles Power and family, hy free choice to sell property
Mrs. Flossie Evans and her also his father, W. W. Pow to whomever I want of any
son Kenneth Winton have in er. They were enroute to Can race, color, creed, or way of
stalled a new Laundry Mat ada. Their son, Bill, who has thinking, this abridgement be
next door to the Lyons Mo spent the summer here has ing made at the insistence of
a whining, wheedling, and
tel. They have eight washers also returned to his home.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Prichard threatening minority.
and several dryers to serve
the public. This is the first of were in Rainier Sunday to at I am not a “gun” fancier,
its type in Lyons. They are tend a family gathering of but I despise increasing legis
Mr. Prichard’s people.
lation to abridge the Ameri
coin operated machines.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gasper- can citizen’s right to keep and
Mrs. Rosa Berry with her etta
and son, Gary Jr., from liear arms—under the fanci
son and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Portland
are spending several ful assumption that I, or so
Marvin Berry of Mehama
this week at the home ciety, should take responsi
were Wednesday and Thurs days
her prandoarents, Mr. and bility for the murdering acts
day guest in Tillamook. They of
Mrs.
Van Prichard.
of two persons (and perhaps
went to see Raymond Berry
Mrs.
Bass who is three), who were not even
who is confined to the hospit staying Mabel
at the Sam Wallen
al following a heart attack. home, spent the weekend in politically - oriented members
He is a brother of Mrs. Berry Salem at the home of her son, of this society and one an
alien who had made no at
and brother of Marvin.
Kenneth Bass and family.
tempt to become a member of
Mrs. Nellie Wales of Sisters
Mrs. Joe Reding and daugh <bhis society. I do approve
was a Wednesday and Thurs ter, Charlyce from Spokane,
of
indiscriminate
day guest at the home of Mrs. who have spent the five five control
mail-order” sales of hand
Ethel Huffman and a Wed weeks at the home of her par “ guns
or sales to juveniles.
nesday luncheon guest at the ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
I
can
offer only contempt
home of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Power, returned home with
Downing. She is a former re her husband the first of the for such regulatory “licens
sident.
week after he was a guest at ing”’ and stiff control mea
Lt. and Mrs. Fred Suther the Power home last week. sures that have been propos
when the record clearly
land and daughter Julie from
Mrs. Lynne Scott was tak ed,
that government itself
Port Orchid, Washington are i cu
en by
uy cuiiuuuciiiw
ambulance Friday
r i iviaj to
tu shows
has
permitted
rioting and loot
spending several days at the ' the University of Oregon Med-
home of her parents, Mr. and ical hospital in Portland for ing of honest law-abiding and
Mrs. Hugh Johnston. Lit. medical treatment. The last independent citizens under
Sutherland recently return report was that she wag some the eyes of federal policing
forces with empty weapons,
ed from a tour of duty with improved.
or with orders not to shoot
the Navy and will now be
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bodeker and
carry out law enforce
stationed at Bremerton. While were weekend guests at Au
here they will also visit his burn, Wn., at the home of ment duties. Whence comes
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert their son-in-law and daughter, our protection then—except
Sexton in Stayton.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Johnson within ourselves*
I decry the increasing priv
Mrs. Hy Smith of Portland and sons, Chris, Curt and
ileges extented to help the
is at the home of her daugh Eric.
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Scott,
Mrs. Joe Johnson spent the criminally oriented escape
called here by the illness of weekend in Ashland at the the penalties of the law to the
her daughter. She will also home of her mother, Mrs. Car endangerment of the protec
tion of the law for the major
visit at the home of her par- rie Osburn.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Van
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh John ity of the citizens, which is
Prichard.
ston attended funeral services one of the chief reasons for
Mrs. Sheldon Titus and in Lebanon Saturday for his an “organized” government.
I turn sick at our half-heart
three sons from Renton. cousin’s wife, Mrs. Ruth Re-
ed prosecution of a war,
Washington arrived at the gina Surray.
home of her mother, Mrs.
Weekend guests at the which permits an enemy to
Ethel Huffman Wednesday home of Mr. and Mrs. John strike continuously at our
afternoon. They will spend McClurg were his son-in-law heart of operations and for
the remainder of the week re and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. bids striking back at his
turning home Monday.
James Bateman and three centers. Our servicemen have
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sal children, also their daughter, been wonderful in the field,
ter from Lakewood, Californ Mrs. Daniel Werline and in but it is murder to conduct a
ia have arrived at their new fant son from Whidby Island, war of appeasing contain
home here. They recently Wn. The occasion honored ment. It achieves nothing,
purchased the Frank Durland the birthday anniversaries of wastes a great deal, and earns
home east of town. Mrs. Sal Mr. Bateman, Mr. McClurg neither honor or respect.
I believe in helping our
ter is a sister of Bob Walton. and Mrs. Werline. There
Mr. and Mrs. John Jung were also four generations citizens to help themselves,
but I decry those social pro
wirth are spending several present.
days vacationing in Central
Mr. arid Mrs. Stanley Pow- grams which we have insti
Oregon.
er from Portland and her tuted to provide citizens with
Friends in Lyons were sad parents, Mr. and Mrs. James a completely supported liv
dened by the sudden death Bee from Tucson, Ariz., were ing unto encouragement of
of Mrs. James Hollingshead Sunday guests at the home of of this “welfare” status as
at Salem Memorial hospial his parents, Mr. and Mrs. an acceptable way of life, and
those which encourage par
Wednesday evening following Charles Power.
ticipants to dig still further
a heart attack suffered earl
into the public feed trough.
ier at her home.
I am an Angry American
Mr. and Mns. Edward Ev
who finds that his govern
ans from Spingfield, Idaho
ment has no better solution
are visiting at the home of I
to a fiscal fiasco into which
their granddaughted and fam
it has led itself by broad
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Sin
handout purchases of pro
clair and children.
grams of questionable value,
Last week guests at the
by constant encouragement of
home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Hawthorne were Mr. and Mrs. Santiam Memorial Hospital inflationary pressure groups,
(Stayton)
by appeasement in the field of
J. C. Cornell from Avon Park
Florida.
FERY—To Mr. and Mrs. military operations, and by
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hiatt Gerald Fery, Stayton, a daugh increasing support of citizens
and her sister, Mrs. Gladys ter, Tuesday, August 6, 1968. who do not pull their share of
Nygaard were in Portland
BULT—To Mr. and Mrs. the load, nor intend to do so,
Monday to attend funeral ser Donald L. Bult, Lyons, a dau than to add a 10 percent sur
vices for their aunt, Mrs. Os ghter, Wednesday, August 7, charge on the solid citizens
who are looking after them
sie Reeves, who passed away 1968
Thursday night following a
BULLOCK — To Mr. and selves and supporting that
heart attack.
Mrs. Ronald Bullock, Stayton, government. The “milking” of
Mrs. Leota Worden spent a son. Wednesday, August 7, moneys from the basic pro
duction of our economy will
several days last week at the 1968.
not encourage the independ
home of her son-in-law and
ent expansion we continually
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
need.
Bernard at Toledo.
I am an angry American
Mrs. Franklin McDowell
who can see no future in
and three children from Port
isteiifdy and increasing cen
Townsend, Wn., spent several
days last week at the horn*
tralized regulation through
computerized data machines.
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harley Scott. She also visited
A computer does not produce
his father, Franklin McDow-
half an answer. It has no
emotions and it has no soul,
which are high in my book of
values concerning my fellow
human beings.
I am an Angry American
who desires that the appoint
ees to the highest authority in
the land for the interpreta
tion of the law are not po
litical appointees but show a
record of experience in the
field of judicial interpreta-
ton, most particularly in con
stitutional law. and duly so
recognized by the reputable
and worthy members of their
profession.
I am an angry American
who believes that those who
Why not talk to us about a set of
would recommend murder,
burning and looting and
breaking of the law by one
segment of our society againt
any other should be detained
and confined—and if such is
They really make your car ride better. They
not performed, then it is time
make it safer on sharp curves, they save on
to organize a government of
law which will protect the in
tires and add safety to your driving.
dividual from encroachment.
I am an Angry American,
Come in and talk to us about Delco Shocks.
but I am a peace-loving Am
erican too. I pledge myself
THEY'RE GOOD!
to the best of my ability to
do my own common sense
thinking, I pledge myself to
elect those men whom I think
will do something to change
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these things about which I'm
angry, regardless of political
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label, color, race or religion.
I pledge myself to be “wary”
of those who make “pie in
the sky” promises about what
they will do for me with no
effort on my part, and place
more support to those who
express more faith in me to
accomplish things for myself
and my associates. I pledge
myself to view with suspicion
those who place blame for
woes upon sweeping general
izations: “society”, “white
power”, “black power”. The
United States is made up of
individuals not “blocs.’ Most
of the more fine, responsible,
upstanding citizens, and those
who aren’t must be encour
aged or prodded to become so.
I am an Angry American,
but I believe that by more
effort on my part and the
cooperative added efforts of
the many millions who are
angry about many of these
things I have outlined, we
can achieve some cure for
these ills.—The Myrtle Creek
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JUNE B. HOLLINGSHEAD
LYONS — Funeral services
were held Saturday from a
mortuary in Salem for Mrs.
June B. Hollingshead, 76, who
passed away Wednesday night
at Salem Memorial hospital
following a heart attack suf
fered at her home earlier in
the day.
She was born in Sherman
county June 11, 1892, and was
raised at Washougal, Wn.
She lived at West Salem be
fore moving to Lyons about
20 years ago. She was a mem
ber of the Lyons Methodist
church.
Surviving are the widower,
James W. Hollingshead of
Lyons; daughters Mrs. Lois
Erickson, Salem, and Mrs.
Emma Adams of Las Vegas;
sisters, Mrs. Edith Spoon and
Mrs’. Esther Gogle both of Sa
lem; Mrs. Dora Wilder, Camas,
Wn.; six grandchildren and
and five great-grandchildren.
Interment was at Restlawn
Memory Gardens.
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