pirate.”
James went his way—joined
Capt. Worley in the Bahamas.
AND MY LAND"
In six months they captured
nine vessels. But their luck
TO THE'
changed and James was hung.
Stede did all he could. “Why
hang those fellows? They are
*-
only boys!”
Money by Mistake
Col. William Rhett: “We’re
Wilbur and 1 just finished
going to drive pirates from
Martin took a $37.50 check
cleaning the plastic flowers off
by Hasel Hayes
the seas. I have two sloops
Fairview Cemetery . Some to the bank to be cashed. But
• and one brigantine manned by
were fairly nice and I put the teller, absentmindedly
Pirates
143 men and with 39 guns.
them in the shed. Also took out overlooked the decimal point,
Most of us know abouti We are going after them.
the pointed cans as they freeze counted out $3,750. Martin ac Blackbeard and Jean Lafitte
Anger boiled in Stede’s heart
______
_______
and break. Grass grows around cepted the money without a: and
Capt.
Kidd. _____________
Here is a new —his only son, hung.
word
and
went
home
rejoicing.
|
pirate
for
you
—
Stede
Bonnet
them and it is hard to mow.
He began to collect a crew:
But his joy did not last long.1 (Bone-a).
------ *
I also put them in the shed
23
english, 14 scotch, 19 from
The
bank
discovered
the
mis
and anyone can claim either
Stede was a well educated, North Carolina, 28 from the
take,
reclaimed
the
money,
flowers or cans by contacting
wealthy merchant and pre West Indies. He found a sea
and then had Martin arrested viously of good reputation.
me.
worthy 268-ton galley and sail
These things have to be re on a charge of larceny.
Why would such a person ed up Cape Fear River (Wil
At the trial, he pleaded not turn pirate?
moved before winter. The
mington) and started his train
weather breaks up the plastic guilty.
In 1699 seven pirates were ing. Pirates, yea, they were go
“It was their error, not hanged in Charleston, S. C.
flowers and I had many sep
reasoned. "They James Bonnet at 17 years was ing to become the strongest
arate petals to pick off the mine,” he
crew to sail the seas. They
gave
me
that
money of their one of them.
ground. Any flowers put on
would show every trader,
His father had said: “No, every
the graves for Christmas own free will."
merchantman, every
James.
Why
do
you
think
a
should be removed soon after
other
pirate
ship that they
pirate’s life is good?”
New Years or they will be
invincible.
“If you’ll tell me why you were
destroyed. It is better not to
Stede named his ship the
have always babied me, I’ll “Royal
have flowers during winter as
James”.
tell you why I want to be a
they become faded and muddy.
One
day
Blackbeard
Sincerely,
(Edward Teach) walked into
Evelyn Harlan
God in Lyons.
Stede’s office.
Surviving
are
widower
“I have nothing to say to
Roger; sons Oakland Womels you,” said Stede.
dorf, Salem, and Russel Wo
TO THE EDITOR:
“But I have to you. We can
melsdorf, Prospect; daughters hurt each other or together we
Dear Mr. Long,
Anna Lee Landreth, Redmond, can become, shall we say, the
I wish to thank you for the
Roselia Culbertson, Mehama, blight of the seaways?”
appropriate
Thanksgiving
and Frances Ring, Prospect; 19
thoughts given us in your good
By 1718 Blackbeard and
grandchildren
and
several Bonnet had 38 ships to their
paper. The article will serve
Nevertheless, the court ruled . grert-grandchildren
us well as a Thanksgiving that martin was indeed guilty
credit and most of the Caro
prayer and a reminder of the of larceny. The court said he I Services were at 1:30 p.m. lina harbors blocked.
at Weddle Funeral
daily blessings we receive and committed the crime by taking < Tuesday
Blackbeard was one of the
Home,“' Stay ton Rev. Robert
,
- , rrrxnth’l AAvuxic,
4 L» 4
L. —.
1»-w» z-, • • .
worst scoundrels who hoisted
mostly take for granted.
th^t he knew wasn t parkins officiated. Interment the “Skull and Crossbones.”
I happen to be in America 50 money
his, fully intending to keep it..} i was ' in - Lone “
Oak Cemetery.
years now. As I look back,
Courts generally agree. In
'_____ '_______________ When he was killed in a battle
with Lt. Maynard, Stede car
America, my beloved country
view of the ’aw, an acci- |f the number following ried on.
was good to me, very good. the
dental overpayment is sup-
~
The Boston “Newsletter” in
Lots of hard
work, much posed to be handed back at your name on The En*
an issue of July 1724 stated
struggle and the freedom to once.
push forward to a rewarding
But what if Martin had ac terprise label reads that HMS ‘Station’ had recent
existance and to a greater, ful cepted the money in all inno I 1-74 it's time to send ly captured and carried into
Charleston 130 pirates among
fillment of becoming a thank- cence, not discovering the er
them Capt. Stede Bonnet.
fful American. Our land is ror until he got home? If a check for renewal.
filled with wonderful people. I he decided at that point to
found them everywhere, with- I keep
__ it, would he be guilty of
out segregation or religious! i larceny?
preference,
stead-'
r------------ , , just
— „ grand,
------,------
| Many courts say no, al-
fast, kind and loving people,' though he would probably be
God’s children. Thank God • guilty of a lesser offense As
they are yet among us. It is; One judge explained, larceny
they that will see us through, technically involves a dlshon-
the trials of today’s painful i e§t purpose at the very mo-
experiences. Let us be thank-1 ment of taking.
.
< Ho Ch®'«
a -— i—
j Nor is n larceny if sojng.
ful for America.
Checkt« Personale«1
Thank you, Mr. Long
one takes another person’s pro
Mrs. Lisa Gantenbein perty under the mistaken—but
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Juanita Davis Hosts
when a landlady noticed that
one of her roomers had spilled
Afternoon Card Club ink on a carpet. To make sure
would pay for cleaning the
LYONS — Juanita Davis was he
carpet,
she took a watch out of
hostess for the Wednesday his room
as security.
afternoon card club with her
As a matter of law, she had
party held at the city hall. no claim on the watch. But
Five-hundred was in play fol when the roomer had her
lowing a 1:30 dessert lunch hauled into court on a charge
eon. High score was held by of larceny, the judge found her
Millie
Jungwirth,
second not guilty The judge said she
high by Mary Sieg and low by had
acted in good faith, with
Bertha Allen.
out the slightest intention of
Others attending were Rose keeping the watch for herself.
Bassett, Bea Hiatt, Gladys Ny
gaard, Leota Worden, Dorothy
Long, Wada Bray. Katie Sieg,
Bemeice Bridges, Nellie Riggs,
Donna Asmussen, Katie Skill
ings, Barbara Callahan and
Zeta Prichard.
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3—The Mill City Enterprise, 'niursday, Nov. 28, 1974
Barbara E. Etzel, of Lyons, perties.
HOMEOWNERS
has been named to be listed
In Linn County, the tax on
among the Who’s Who students
Cafe
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dents are chosen on their over here was $531.00, against the
all academic achievement in statewide average of $617.
cluding service to the college,
community, and the promise
of the future usefulness to the
socity. Candidates must also be
bachelor of technology degree
students in at least their jun
ior year. In addition to publi
cation in the Who’s Who direc
tory, students also become eli
gible for scholarships, recom
mendations, and referrals,
which are an invaluable aid in I
So Our
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the placement of students In
with their families.
employment following gradu
ation. OTI dean of students,
Dr. Terrance R. Brown said,
“To me, this is one of the
highest honors a student can
have because the selection
takes in ill aspects of a stu
dent’s attainment.”
Ms. Etzel is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester A.
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She Is enrolled in medical la
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properties of 65,197 war vet
erans who have state farm
and home loans, H. C. Saal-
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The average veteran’s tax
wac $617, which was $60, or
10%, above last year’s tax of
$557. Last year’s total payment
was $32,192,631 on 57,800 pro-
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