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one of our greatest politicians Lyons. tell the weary mothers of this Rex Longfellow, son of Mr. great land that their sons and Mrs. Harold Longfellow, would never again fight on Don Miley, son of Mr. and Foreign Soil, and I’m sure they Mrs. Luther Miley and Leland will also recall how empty (Butch j Boedighelmer s n of that promise was. Mrs. Jack Sturtevant left Sept. Then there was a Saturday J for San Diego, Calif., after' i evening when a big mouth.1 enlisting in the Marines. Don Moffatt politician got on the radio and I B. L. Kirsch returned home Editor-Publisher told all of us gullible Ameri- I Saturday, Sept. (> from San- Mill City Enterprise. ' cans that we did not have to i tiam Memorial hospital where | Regarding your editorial on • worry about _ getting _ our . can- __ he had lieen since Sept. 1 re-1 hand guns, September 4th, is ning was , plenty „ sugar „ as there ____ ___ v ' reiving ____ 4 treatment for Pneu- sue. I of sugar available, 1 was liv-: monia and undergoing tests. It is indeed gratifying to find j ¡'ng^n ‘ Portland' at ‘thi.rtimel Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ellis another American w no objects | and working ¡he shipyards.' of Portland visited during the to having his ' " constitutional i J told mv wife to get her coat Labor Day week-end with her right circumvented by “edicts” i on and we would go up to I brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and v icious laws which are Fred Myers Store and get our I and Mrs. Earl Taylor. Guests designed to create a total "Po sugar, she told me I was fool Sunday. Sept. 7 at the Taylors lice State” and Dictatorship in ish to get it now bacause we were her son and daughter-in- this once free land. had just been told we would law, Mr. and Mrs. Dell Rice So many of our citizens have get it when we needed it. I of Salem. been “brainwashed” by the insisted and we got it, bright Mrs. E, J. Hughes visited professional panickers and cal and early Sunday morning the Sept. 1-3 at the home of her amity howlers that they ac sad news came over the radio sons family the D. C. Hughes tually “believe” the propagan j that the canning sugar ration at Knappa when she went to da put out by the big shots in i stamps would not lx? honored, take her granddaughters Cindy the political world who seek to so you can get a general idea and Sheryl Hughes home. The perpetuate our criminal society of how much faith can be girls had been staying here for by disarming the law abiding wasted on politicians’ words. several weeks while they pick citizen. Now, since a couple of big ed beans. I remember when America shots have passel into the great Mrs. G. V. Christensen and was a free country and the beyond and all due effort has daughter, Bonnie were guests constitution with its guaran been made to perpetuate their Sept, fi and 7 at the Douglas tees of freedom for each citi memories, and since their pas Verdery home in Seattle. Wn. zen was accepted as the guide sing was hastened by a couple book for a successful way of of idiots (not guns, guns don’t life. It was also the foundation just get up and go hunting for building the greatest coun by themselves) the calamity try on earth. howlers and professional pan- We had a Government that ick squads have been working we counld honor and respect overtime to panick congress “Because” that government (with some success) and the was an “American” govern American people in general. ment, by the people, for the The time is long overdue for people and of the people. the American people to WAKE We are all aware that this I UP and realize what is being is no longer the situation, we planned, not “with them, but now’ have politicians whom for them” by a bunch of un- we are stupid enough to send american politicians who seek to Washington who, when be [ to disarm them, and these nuts ing sworn into office, take an I are playing for keeps, they are oath to “Respect” “Protect” I fanatics who will never stop and “Uphold” the constitution j trying to destroy our way of of these United States and then I life, they seek a real police start right in trying to tear state; A dictatorship and they down and destroy that noble know they must disarm the document by submitting bills citizens if they hope to succeed. and passing laws and edicts American freedom is not that undermine, circumvent threatened by any nation or and violate that constitution. group of nations on earth, her I have always, and always greatest enemies are not on will, consider such tripe as Foreign soil but they are right “traitors”. here in the form of panicky I remember when the Ger politicians, citizens too tired or mans had the “Unarmed Cit too lazy to write to their so- izens” of Great Britan backed called representatives and de against the wall and those cit mand a return to constitution izens, whom their own govern al government. ment had disarmed, were “beg Disarming the American cit ging” We Free Americans to izen is just another step to send them guns, just any kind Dictatorship. of guns, just so they we™ “Remember Americans” government was willing then When Guns are Outlaw guns, and even their own blind ed Only Outlaws Wil) for the Limeys to have guns. Have Guns. I have listened to our poli Keep Up The Good Work, ticians double talk 'til I’m sick Sincerely, of it. 1 recall when the gov Morgan G. Holt. ernment was going to send old General Funston into Mexico to capture Pancho Villa, after much tig mouth talk it sud denly dawned on them that if .Mrs. .John Teeters they sent General Funston after Villa he would probably Guests recently at the home get him, so they sent Pershing. of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Smith It is no trick to recall the were her brother-in-law and Revolution in Mexico in 1929 sister, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mai- whicth our noble politicians lioux of Rapid City. S.D. declared “Hands Off” “We” Mr. and Mrs. Chris McDon they said were going to remain ald of Glide, were guests Au nuetra’, we accomplished it by gust 30 and 31 at the home of letting the Federal soldiers their daughters family the whom the rebels had bottled Harold Longfellows. Sunday up in Jaurez, come across the dinner guests August 31 at International Boundry at El the Longfellows were Mr. and Paso, board a Southern Pacif Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Blanch ic train with their wives, kids McDonald and granddaughters and horses, arms and ammo Sheryl and Jeri Luciena of Sal and cross portions of the states em, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Teet of New Mexico and Arizona ers and Troy of Stayton, Mr. and unload at Naco, Arizona and Mrs. Donald Teeters and which is about a hundred feet Bruce and Mr. and Mrs. Long from the Mexican boarder, and fellow. Rex and Rod. these Mexican Federal soldiers Visiting during the Labor reenforced the Federal Gar Day week-end at the home of rison at Naco and helped to Mr. and Mrs. Art Anderson break the back of the revolu were his brother-in-law and tion. sister, Mr. and Mrs. Tom I stood there on the plat Smith and Sherry from Rich form and watched them unload land. Wash., and the Ander and cross into Mexico, many sons family the Jack Ander newsmen and cameramen, sons oí Brookings. Pathe News etc., were there Mrs. Grace Workman left and taking pictures of it all. Tuesday, Sept. 2 for her home But do you know something in Lor.e Pine, Calif., after a those pictures, to the best uf two weeks visit at the home my knowlege, were never of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Kirsch. shown. Mrs. Workman also visited No doubt there are many with her granddaughters fam citizens who still remember ily the Lanny Andersons in LETTERS TO THE! EDITOR MEHAMA TV, Radio & Appliance Call Us Any Day For Service No Mileage Charge on Route Calls Between Stayton and Gates. ON OR OFF THE CABLE RCA VICTOR The Best TV for Cable or Fringe Areas. RCA WHIRLPOOL The Best Laundry Equipment PORTERsLAU lEf TV- j S — Radio service 503 N. Third Ave. Stayton Ph. 769-2154 3—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Sept. 11, 1969 Mrs, James Richmond and Old Timers Breakfast children Barbara. Pam and Tony returned home Friday To Be Held Saturday There will be an Old Tim fr m Big Lake where they had >per.t several days camp er’s breakfast at Fishermen's Bend park on Saturday. Sep- ing. temlier 13 at 9 o’clock. A group of old timer's, Mrs. Lester Fas m and son Ronald of North Bend was a those living here and former guest during the Labor Day residents, had discussed this week-end at the home of Mr for several weeks and decided and Mrs. Grant Smith and vis if they were going to take ad ited with other relatives and vantage of the god weather it should be held soon friends here. Those attending the No-host The Mehama firemen were event are asked to bring their called cut Sunday noon to a own table service, breakfast grass fire at the Ray Coleman foods and utensils. It will be home. held at The Cedars shelter, shiite according to Mr. and Mrs. Art Anderson tain or in charge. received word that their old these Those not familiar with est Grandson, Charles Ander Fishermen's Bend are asked to son had undergone surgery at note the large map sign near the Crescent City hospital. He the entrance and turn left to is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Anderson of Brookings. the shelter. All Old Timer’s in the area are welcome. Advertising in The Mill City Enterprise