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4—The MID City Enterprise, Thursday, January 9, 1969 Helsels Return from The Enterprise Prints Wedding Announcements Trip to Hawaii Expert Craftsmanship—Fast Service Too MEHAMA — Mr. and Mrs. APPLICATION Marion County Dog License DUE JANUARY 1, 1009 Owner ..... _................... .. Address --------------- —...... .......... ... City .................. „............... ......______ __ ___ Inside Salem City Limits? Yes □ No □ Sex of dog Male □ Female □ Spayed Female □ Breed_______ ______ New License □ Renewal □ Fee Enc....... ......... Female $3.00 Male or Spayed Female $2.00. After March 1st add $2.00. Si^ed To... t HARQLD TOML|NSON County Clerk, Salem Welsey Helsel returned home December 30 from a two-week vacation spent in Hawaii. They stayed with their daugh ter, Beverly, a student at the University of Hawaii in Hono lulu. They had the pleasure of visiting with Wright Cowger, formerly of Stayton, who is Administrator of the Labora tory school for grades 1 through 12. His office is on the university campus. The Helsels visited all four islands but their favorite was the big island, Hawaii, where most of the fruit and veget ables are grown, also most of the cattle. They reported that nearly all kinds of fruits were grown there, except apples which sold for 45c a pound. Six Collisions Cause 24 Deaths There was no single “worst traffic accident of the year” in Oregon last year, but there were six collisions which to gether accounted for 24 traf fic deaths. Each killed four people. The Department of Motor Vehicles, where traffic acci dent reports are filed by police and drivers, reported Thurs day that the state recorded 67 other multiple-death crashes in 1968 in which 145 people were killed. In all, about 26 per cent of the state’s entire death toll occurred in just 73 accidents. The first of the six most lethal crashes of 1968 occurred late in January when a car in Columbia county failed to make a curve and struck a tree. In May a vehicle with four teen-aged occupants went into a river killing all four, and a three-car crash added four more deaths to the state’s toll in little more than 24 hours. Both occurred in Lane county. Another four deaths occur red in still another Lane coun ty crash in June when one car crossed a median strip and hit a second vehicle head-on. In August, four died in a Coos county head-on crash. The last of the deadly six occurred on Christmas in Jackson county when a car left the road. Subscribe to The Mil City Enterprise $4.00 per Year What has your water heater done for you lately? THE MILL CITY I NIWSPAHt S^T- áisociation Subscription Bates Marion-Linn Counties, per year_______ :------------------- $4.00 Outside Marion-Linn Counties, per year_____________ $4.50 Outside Oregon, per year--------------------------------------- $5.00 DON W. MOFFATT_____ ___ ________ Editor and Publisher GOLDIE RAMBO___ ___________ Society and News Editor ROSE CREE ................................. ........... Local News Editor GEORGE LONG_____ _________ ________________ Printer COBRES PONDKNT8 Detroit-Idanha______________ Boots Champion Gates _____________________________ Betty Johnson Mehama................ ..... Mrs. John Teeters - Jean Roberts Lyons ____ ___ ____ _____________________ Eva Bressler IT’S YOURLAW Respect for Law Makes Democracy Live An “Act of God’’ The wind howled through the trees during the fall storm. Suddenly a bolt of lightning struck a big maple tree on Bob’s lot and sent it crashing onto the roof of Bill’s house. “Boy, that tree really punch ed a hole in your room, Bill, “Bob noted. “But it’s just one of those things. An ‘act of God’, as they say.” "Well, the lightning was only part of the problem, as I see it, Bill countered. “Take a good look at that tree. It’s rotten in side. I told you last year the tree was dying and it should be removed. But, you ignored me. You’ll have to pay for this damage.” “Wait a minute, Bill. I didn’t GATES Betty Johnson Ph. 897-2491 days Ph. 897-2456 eves. Plenty: I Made your dishes sparkle. Helped you with the laundry. Washed behind their ears. But even the best water heaters wear out doing all those chores for you day-in, day-out. And that’s the time to YU^I^install a new high-speed electric water heater. Enjoy all the hot water you need. No waiting. No problems. Want details? Ask the man at Pacific Power where they make the electricity that makes things nicer for everybody. ENTERPRISE P. O. Box 348 Phone 897-2772 MID City, Ore. 97360 Published at Mill City, Marton County, Ore. every Thursday Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Postoffice at MUI City, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. The Mill City Enterprise assumes no financial responsibility for errors in advertisements. It will, however, reprint without charge or cancel the charge for that portien of an advertisement which is in error if The Enterprise is at fault. An independent newspaper, dedicated to the development of the timber industry and agriculture in this area. Dale Bassett of Seattle, a great nephew, was a recent visitor at the home of Mrs. Lang Stafford. Mr. and Mrs. Louie Myers of Elkhorn, bro ther and sister-in-law, were re cent dinner guests of Mrs. Stafford. Mrs. Louise Case and daughters, Cindy and Ter ry of Salem, were recent Sat urday evening guests of Mrs. Stafford. Nellie Allen and Charles Barnes were recent Sunday dinner guests at her home. Last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Tourville and daughter, were dinner guests at the George Grant home. Gloria Poole was a guest of Colleen Grant on Monday and Tuesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Paul X. Smith of Salem, recently spent two days visiting at the Virgil Lewis home. Debra and Bryan Rush of Salem, spent a week visiting at the home of their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clare Rush. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Rush, and Kathy came on Sunday and visited for the day and took Debra and Bryan back home with them. Mr. Ritchie of Salem, was also a Sunday afternoon visitor at the Rush home. Mrs. Margaret Geston and Thordies Geston of Milwaukie spent Christmas and the week end at the G. Geston home. Mr. and Mrs. Crutcher of Gates were Saturday evening dinner guests at the G. Geston home. Mr. and Mrs. John Bamhardt and famiy returned to their home in Huntsville, La., by jet Saturday night. They had been visiting here with his parents, the A. T. Bamhardts, over the holidays. Recent weekend visitors at the Harold Wilson home were their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson and four sons from Portland. Mrs. Sarah Rains, a former Gates resident, has been visit ing at the home of Mary Staf ford, and is now visiting with her sister. Mrs. Daisy Black bum. from there she will go to visit with her daughter. Mrs Joe Toepfer at Fern Ridge. Mr and Mrs. Glen Henness visited with Glen's two sisters, Edna Ratzburg and Lillie Lake in Salem on Friday evening. Glen has returned back to the Coast area where he has been working. Mrs. George Brasmer is en tering the Salem General Hos pital on Tuesday and is sched uled for surgery on Wednes day. Subscribe to The Mill City Enterprise toss that lightning bolt. That tree might have stood for many years except for that storm,” Bob replied. "But you could have prevent ed most of this damage. That tree split right where it’s rot ted,” Bill asserted. What is an ‘act of God” ac cording to the Law? Basically it is simply a way of saying that it is not an act of man. Often it excuses a man’s liability. But here Bob’s de fense that the tree fell Into Bill’s roof because of an act of God may not be good enough Negligence in allowing a dis eased tree to remain standing may required Bob to pay the bill. The defense of “an act of God” is usually not sufficient when the natural event is like ly to occur. For example, in areas where a tornado or high winds may be expected to oc cur, a property owner has to prepare for them. However, in an area where no tornadoes have ever occurred, such a storm may be truly classed as an act of God and may excuse liability for damages laims. (Oregon lawyers offer this column as a public service. No person should apply or inter pret any law without the aid of an attorney who is complete ly advised of the facts involved. Even a slight variance in fact may change the application of the law.) IDANHA DETROIT By Boots Chamoion Hosting the regular business meeting of the Detroit Wom an's Civic Club Wednesday evening January 8th at Detroit City Hall were Mmes.; Wayne Crist, Edward Slayden, Earl Huber and Donald Ketchum. The Board of Education will hold their January meeting Thursday, January 9th at 7:30 P. M. in the faculty room of the High School. A budget meeting, the first, of the new year was held Monday night. John Cook of Detroit and Doris Doering of Portland flew to Las Vegas New Years day where they were united in marriage. Mabel Poncia returned home Saturday after spending the holidays with relatives at Woodland, Wn. Returning home Sunday fol lowing two months vacation in the Las Vegas area wore Mr. and Mrs. Earl Laymin. The Laymans, who purchased a trailer house last fall spent most of the vacation sight seeing in the Las Vegas area. Leaving their trailer house at Las Vegas, they flew to San Antonio, Texas where they observed the Christmas holi days at the home of their son, S/Sgt. Robert L. Lay man and family. Mrs. Ada Tompkins was hospitalized last week at San- tiam Memorial hospital for medical attention. She report edly is suffering with pneu monia. Reports indicated her small son, Toni, was also ad mitted. Sharon K. Taylor, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taylor of Idanha, who was hospitalized New Year’s Eve at Santiam Memorial hospital, was released Friday. Her mo ther said she was suffering with a severe case of tonsill t is. Many folks in the upper North Santiam Canyon are on the sick list with either colds or the flu bug. Weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hancock were their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Hancock of Portland
