Everything is in readiness at the basket mill in Oxford to resume work when the 60 h.p. water motor which is coming from Dry Mills, Mich., arrives and is installed. It has been delayed in the transportation but must be here very soon. The moulds are all finished and inside and out the new factory presents a very trim, up to date appearance. The Holdens are being congratulated on their new building and all feel sure that the business in the new quarters will be bigger and better than ever and the famous Oxford baskets even more famous than before.

50 Years Ago, 1956

The greeting card people, who like to spread good cheer around, just about wrote Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor off their list. Gen. Taylor, the Army chief of staff, has annoyed them considerably. He signed a regulation saying that “the exchange of cards will be discouraged” this Christmas, and next Christmas, too, among civilians and military personnel working in Army offices in and around Washington. There are about 19,000 of them. The regulations said that since these people see each other almost every day, it is “unnecessary” to swap cards.

25 Years Ago, 1981

A crackdown on Lewiston scofflaws, those motorists who ignore parking tickets and go their merry way without paying their fines, is justified. It deserves full public support. It has been estimated that 4,000 scofflaws owe the city of Lewiston between $28,000 and $35,000 in unpaid fines. A large percentage of violators is responsible for about 14,000 unpaid parking tickets. Consideration is being given to the use of a device called the Denver Boot. It is attached to a scofflaw’s car and renders it inoperable until removed. The police have the key. Also under consideration is hiking the fines for illegal parking. That has been done in Portland, for instance, with some success.