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
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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.
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GOLDIE RAMBO___ ___________ Society and News Editor
ROSE CREE ................................. ........... Local News Editor
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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
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ENTERPRISE
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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.
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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