S. G. “Boots’’ Higdon return
ed home with his daughter
and husband, Mr. and Mrs.1
Charles DeGuire of Silverton,'
to spend a week or so after
they attended a family birth
day dinner here at the home
of her sister and family, the
Ralph Budlongs. Mr. Higdon
recently called on Clive Davis,
old-time Mill City resident, who
is a patient in a nursing home
on Oak Street in Salem.
5—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Feb. 27, 1969
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Briney
and three sons of Longview,
Wash., spent Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Freeman, Esther and Paul.
Bill Briney who is 16 years old
and a qualified scubba diver
did some diving under the Mill
City bridge Sunday afternoon.
He reported that the water
was very cold. Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Howe, uncle and aunt
of Mrs. Briney and Mrs. Free
man joined the group for din
ner in the evening.
Duckworths Feted
DETROIT MY HOME IS
On 60th Wedding
IDANHA FILLED WITH FRIENDS
Anniversary Sunday
I
By Boots Chaninion
Mr. and Mrs. Gil Duckworth,
Sr., were honored Sunday at
a reception at the Christian
church on their 60th wedding
anniversary.
Gill Duckworth and Ella
Mrs. Eugene Davenport and
Nettleton were married on
Mrs. Grace Hutchinson attend
February 28. 1909 at Kettle
ed a piano teachers workshop
Falls, Wn., at the home of Rev.
last Wednesday at the Wills
W. B. Stayt, a retired minist
Music Store auditorium in Sa
er. Most of their married life
lem. The class was conducted
was spent in the vicinity of
by Edna-Mae Burnam of the
Kettle Falls and Spokane.
•Mr. and Mrs. Duane Norrie Willis Music Publishers.
They have lived in Mill City
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Duckworth, Sr., were honored six years.
of Sweet Home were guests
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Rocky
Mrs. J. F. Potter, formerly at a reception Sunday at the First Christian church
The Duckworths have two
Moore. The Norries are former of Mill City, suffered a stroke here on their 60th wedding anniversary. Over 85 well- living children. Mrs. Thelma
residents of Mill City.
at the Willamette Lutheran wishers were on hand for the dedication of the public Spencer, and Gil Duckworth,
Home, 7693 Wheatland Rd.. N. address system, which was a gift of the Duckworths.— Jr., both of Renton, Wn. Gil
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Free E., Salem last Thursday and
Duckworth. Jr., is District
man, Esther and Paul spent was confined to the infirmary The Mill City Enterprise photo.
Court Judge for the City of
Parents’ wekend in Eugene as with no visitors allowed.
a full Colonel in
Mrs. “Skip’ Schoenhoffen of Renton and
guests of their son, Earnest
Army reserves. The
the
U.
S.
I Salem, visited with Mr. and Duckworths also have seven
Freeman, who is a student at
The executive board of the
Mrs. Gunter Cline.
Northwest Christian college. Presbyterian Women’s Associa
great
Betty Johnson
Keith and Doris Henness grandchildren and two
While there they attended a tion met at the home of Mrs.
grandchildren.
Ph.
’
8
97-2491
days
and family from Albany, and
basketball game. Playing for C. E. Rogers last Wednesday
At 3 oclock Sunday after-
Ph. 897-2456 eves.
friends, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd mxm
NCC are John Meuser, Ellis afternoon to map out plans
the public address sys
Bum-
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Barney
Corbett visited at the Glenn tem the
Meuser, and Gary Meuser, for the year’s work.
Duckworth’s recently
5
garner
took
their
son,
Spec.
Henness home on Sunday.
formerly of Mill City. They are
presented to the Christian
Phillip
Charles
Bumgarner,
to
Mrs.
Flossie
Evans
and
son
the sons of Rev. and Mrs. Jack
Mrs. Don Goode of Eugene is
church was formally dedicat
Meuser, who was recently min- spending the second week with Portland on Monday evening Keith from Lyons were Satur ed. Taking part in the dedica
itser of the local Christian her father, Edmund Bertram, to catch a 12:30 A. M. plane. day evening dinner guests at tion service were Mrs. Eldon
church. They now make their who is much improved from He recently was home on fur the Ross McCombs. The even Hutchinson, Bill Morgan, Rob
lough and was married while ing was spent playing cards.
home in California. Sunday I an attack of the flu.
Pratt, Richard Freeman
home. He will be stationed at
Mr. and Mrs. George Thomp ert
the Freeman’s visited her |
and the Deacons of the church.
Fort
Huston,
Virginia.
His
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. i It was learned by Charles
son of Mill City had a birth Following the dedication
Gene Howe at Vaughn.
Kelly that an aunt, Mrs. Art new bride, Lou Ella will be day dinner celebration at their service a program was given
Kelly (the former Amy Knerr) living in Salem for the present, home Sunday evening for with Mrs. Elmer Shaw as nar
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bryan of of Lima, Ohio, passed away but will join him later.
Ruth McCombs of Gates.
Mrs. Winona Nims, sister
Oakland, Calif., and Alan last week. They were residents
Attending the celebration rator depicting the events of
of
Mrs.
Bumgarner,
and
a
Yankus of Stanford visited here many years ago, but had
were Ruth’s husband, Ross Mc their life.
Charles Fultz and Lar-
with their parents, Mr. and visited here recently. Art Kel friend, Mrs. Irene Madison, Combs, guests from Garden rv Mrs.
Plotts.
sang “Seeing
both
of
Woodburn,
were
over
Mrs. Al Yankus over the week ly is the last of his generation
Grove, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Ella Home Jr.,
”
and
Mrs. Fultz
night
guests
last
Wednesday
end. While here, Ray and Jim living. His wife was a sister
Jerry Caryl, Mr. and Mrs.
“I Love You Truly.”
visited his father. Jack Bryan, of Babe Adams (Mrs. George) at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Peck, and Mr. and Mrs. sang,
Rebecca Savage did a pan
Barney Bumgarner.
and Mr. and Mrs. Michael of Medford.
Alex Burrell of Mill City, and
Naval Commander William Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Truehill tomime, “Woman’s Work is
Kinney of Portland. Mrs. Kin
Never Done” with Mrs. Fultz
ney is the former Shirley
Mr. and Mrs. Nat Wills were Trindle of Baker, was lunch-! from Gates. Three tables of as soloist.
eon
guest
of
Mrs.
Lang
Staf
Veness of this city. Alan saw in Sweet Home Saturday
ca’’ds were set up and the
The youth group sang "Al
several of his former high where they attended funeral ford on Saturday.
evening was spent playing exander
’s Ragtime Band” fol
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Floyd
Johnson
school classmates who were services for Mrs. Lulu Barr,
cards.
lowed by numbers of their fun
also home from college, and a long-time friend. Sendees had their grandchildren. Lauri
Dick Rynearson and Derry band.
Mr. Duckworth in his
visited with Niel Granstaff of were held at the Christian and Jimmie Cuthbert, staying Cunningham of Myrtle Point,
younger
days was an ardent
with
them
over
the
week-end
Corvallis.
were overnight guests on Fri
church.
as the childrens mother, Fran day at the home of Mr. and band musician.
Rebecca Savage read Mrs.
The annual blue and gold
Mrs. Ray Nelson entered ces Cuthbert is in the Salem Mrs. Floyd Swaim.
Cub Scout banquet will be Santiam Memorial hospital at Memorial hospital with pneu Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shew- Duckworth’s favorite bible pas
Saturday, March 1 in the Mill Stayton Tuesday and under monia. It is expected that she make served cake and coffee sage, the 23rd Psalm and Gord
City grade school at 6:30 p. m. went major surgery Wednes will be quite awhile recuper to their guests, Mr. and Mrs. on Plotts read Mr. Duck-
ating, so the paternal Grand Herbert J. Peck, and Mr. and worth’s, the 37th Psalm,
All cub scouts and their fam day.
Following the program re
parents in Salem, will be keep Mrs. Curley Ralls on a recent
ilies are invited to attend.
freshments were served. The
I
ing
the
children
with
them
Gathering at the home of Mr.
Sunday afternoon. The occas
Mr. and Mi’s. Wilbur Har and Mrs. Nat Wills last Sun some of the time while their ion was to help Jack Shew- serving table was covered with
white lace tablecloth. A large
lan were dinner guests Wed day for a birthday dinner mother is ill.
make celebrate his 75th birth a wedding
anniversary cake cen
Mr. and Mrs. William Torrey
nesday evening at the home of honoring Mr. Wills were Mr.
day.
tered
the
table. Crystal bud
from
Lebanon,
parents
of
Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Cree hon and Mrs. James Stock, Nat,
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Cupps
oring Mrs. Harlan on her Janice and Jon of Sweet Home; Johnson, visited at the Robert and small son are moving back vases of tiny pink rosebuds
birthday anniversary. Also Mr. and Mrs. James F. Stock Johnson home on Sunday af- to the Gates area again. Wes flanked the beautifully decor
ated table, which was arranged
present were Miss Carol Rags and James Douglas of Mon ternon.
will be selling for the Combin by Mrs. Charles Fultz.
Christine Ohrt was a week ed Insurance Company.
dale and Don Cree. Mr. and mouth; Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Mrs. Lita Lewellen served
Mrs. Clyde Phillips called later Stock of Eugene; Mr. and Mrs. end guest of Roberta Bye at
Visiting at the P. A. Peder the coffee, Mrs. Charles Fultz
the
Robert
Johnson
home.
in the evening.
Mike Wilson and Kevin of
son’s are Mrs. Margaret Chris
Mr. and Mrs. George Grant tensen, a sister-in-law to Mrs. cut and served the cake, Mrs.
Mill City; Mr. and Mrs. Bill
William Shepherd poured the
Wilson of Sandy; Mr. and Mrs. were Saturday evening guests Pederson, and Mrs. Comstock, punch and ladies of the church
John Wills, Natalie and Diane of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Tour a friend. Both ladies are from assisted about the rooms.
ville in Salem, They all enjoy- Calgary, Alberta.
of Mill City.
Miss Debbie Golden passed
ed an evening of playing pin-
Overnight guests on Satur the guest book. Ab ut 100 at
ochle.
day night and Sunday at the
Mrs. Elsie Potter suffered a
Hedlund of Gates, went home of the Harold Wilson’s j tended.
stroke the latter part of last to Ed
Mr. and Mrs. Duckworth
the Salem Memorial Hospi were their son and family, Mr.
week and is in the infirmary tal on February 17th for a
both recently celebrated their
at Willamette Lutheran Home throat tumor and returned and Mrs. Robert Wilson, and SOth birthday anniversaries.
in Salem. At the present time home on February 21st. He is sons, Robert, Roger, and Rory They both are ardent fisher
from Portland.
I
she
is unable to have visitors.
men and enjoy gardening as
Guarding your
I Her address is 7693 'Wheat reported to be doing very well.
everyone can tell by their
Monday
evening,
Mr.
and
health is our
land Rod N. E. c/o Willamette
beautifully landscaped yard
Choosing a Career
' Lutheran Home, Inc., Salem,
and garden surrounding their
foremost goal.
97303.
mobile home on the corner of
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Peterson
Our only aim is to
Theme for Young
S. W. Kingwood and 3rd.
and
her
sister,
Mrs.
Ardith
assure careful and
Relatives of Howard and Al- Brassasco spent three days
quality service, for
] ice Fenner (the former Alice last week at Waldport. They People at Idanha
your good health.
| Wells) gathering at the family reported the weather was beau
IDANHA — The home of
j home here after the memorial tiful.
Rev.
and Mrs. Harold Roth
You can always trust I sendees in Stayton Monday
was
the
setting Sunday when
I morning included Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Richard Freeman was the Young People of the Idan
in our experience!
Leonard Fenner of Eugene, honored last Friday evening ha
Community church met at
Leo Fenner of Standardsville,
her birthday anniversary 5:30 p. m. Following the busi
Rest assured . . . any | Virginia, Mr. and Mrs. Dean on
when Mr. and Mrs. Larry ness hour the second of a ser
prescriptions fi led
Thomas and 3 sons of Wod- Plotts, Sr. entertained with a
programs was present-
here are compounded
burn. and Mrs. Betty Rogers dinner. Others present were ies of “ Choosing a Career,”
ed
on
of Stites, Idaho, all sons or Mr. Richard Freeman, Esther
with extra care.
direction of court-
daughters of the Fenners. Oth and Paul and Mr. and Mrs. under the
Barbara
Whiteley and
selors
er relatives were Mrs. Burnett Floyd Shepherd.
Prescriptions Our
Henry Hiebert.
Cole (Virginia) of Lyons, Mrs.
The installation ceremonies
Specialty
I Clyde Richards (Wanda) of
Mr. ami Mrs. Floyd Shepherd
Mill City. Miss Diane Rush of spent one day last week visit scheduled for the day were
Salem, Mrs. Ernest Graham ing her brother and sister-in- postponed until Sunday, due to
I and Mrs. Bess Vandermeer. law, Mr. and Mrs. Eldin Bates s me of the newly elected of
both of Mill City. Mr. and at Depoe Bay and Mr. and Mrs. ficers unable to attend. Sun
MEL EIDE, Owner
days’ meeting will be held at
j Mrs. Ted Jorgensen, close
I’ll. «97-2812
Mill Citv l friends from Eugene, were al- Glen Shelton at Lincoln City. 5:30 at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Hiebert.
I so at the house.
Out-of-town guests Sunday
Refreshments were served
attending the 60th wedding I by the hostess. Miss Linda
anniversary reception fir Mr. Roth to Donald. Gerald, Jim
and Mrs. Gil Duckworth. Sr., my and Henry Hiebert, Robert
were their son, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Robin Whiteley, Kath-
puauj o Buuq 'pepAUi si ^¡¡qnd diyj
Gil Duckworth, Jr., Sandra. Re lynn Hancock. Barbara White-
becca. and Tommy; their ley and Barbara Hancock,
daughter. Mrs. Thelma Spen visitor from Portland.
uo S ojo ‘auoâng uicjj
cer and their grandson, Mr.
qiajJHD SJIV PUB Jd JBaH
and Mrs. James W. Spencer,
all of Renton, Wn.; his sister,
pUERBqj, OJ ÁJBUOtSSIJV
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cranston Sharon Fischer and
MAY
S utuoao tpua sjoXg pjv jbqh
and his niece, Mrs. Marian
I
Bamberger of Tacima. and ne James Hagen to Wed
phew, James A. Cranston of
POINT OUT
GATES—James Hagen, son!
Puyallup, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs.
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Paul
Hagen
|
Glen Shelton from Lincoln
Your Transportation
City; Mr. and Mrs Hugh .lull, of Ly ns. graduated last June
Is My Business
Lorrie and Lianne and Mr. and j from Santiam High schiol in
Mrs. E. L. Briwn all of Salem. ■ Mill City. He has just finished
’d 00:6 — Qt'L
For NEW or USED
Mr. Brown and Mr. Duckworth his basic training in San Diego. |
played in a band together Calif., and is expected to be
CARS and TRUCKS
years age and this was their flying home on Wednesday. I
Call
He is planning on being mar '
first meeting since 1912.
ried to Sharon Fischer, daugh
JERRY COFFMAN
Weekend gueMa at the home ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Verbeck, Fischer of Salem, on March j
Sr., were Mr. and Mrs. Louis 8th at the First Baptist Church
Verbeck, Jr., and family of I at 395 Marion Street N. E.,
STAYTON
Tacoma. On Saturday, Mr. and Salem, at 2 p m James will
Home
Mrs. Kirk Wirick and family be attacherl to the First Am- 769-2117
859-2552
of Newport visited with them. I phibian Battalion .f the CB’s.
TS
Detroit Woman’s Civic club
has postponed their March 5th
meeting due to conflicting ac
tivities on that date. The meet
ing will be held March 12th
at 8:00 P. M. at Detroit City
Hall. Hostesses for the even
ing will be Mrs. Ruth Thom
asson, Mrs. Carolyn Llchly-
ter and Mrs. Barbara Whiteley.
Two lienefit “potluck” lunch
eons sponsored by the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary (Idanha
unit 141) held Monday
and Tuesday in the social roim
of the Idanha Fire Hall were
look arou. d you, in your own
reported to have been very
home. You, too, are surrounded
successful. Proceeds from
by familiar names—brand
Mondays benefit were donated
roires you can trust.
as a memorial gift to the Ore
You bought because you had
gon Heart Association in tri
faith in the integrity of the
bute to three Idanha families
dcr.ler, confidence in the s'ill
who recently lost their loved
and honesty of the maker.
ones by heart attacks. Tues
Eo As Wise When You Buy
days proceeds will be used to
help finance a boy or girl to
Property Insurance
Boy or Girls State this sum
Insurance, more than most things,
mer.
is bought on faith. You'll never
Nils Bittner was admitted to
I iow how ,ruly good it is until
St. Vincents Hospital, Port
it is time to collect.
land, Sunday where he Is
scheduled to undergo major
surgery.
Visiting at the Kenneth Tow
er home in Idanha is Mrs. Tow
er’s sister Margaret Yurik of
McKeesport, Penn. She plans J. C. Kimmel E. L. Davis
to leave for her home in the
Owners
oast Sunday.
Ph.
897-2345
Mill City
Sunday visitors at the home
Salem Mobile
of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Nyberg
were Mr. and Mrs. Paul John
Ph. YP2-2600
son of Scio.
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