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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1952)
Canyon Avenue Parade T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE By DON PETERSON Tuesday evening at a meeting called ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM IIIGliU \\ — GATE« for the purpose of discussing ballot measures on the coming city election Vol. VIII—No. 48 MILL CITY, OREGON. Till RSDAY, scheduled for next Tuesday, Dec. 2, a very small group turned out to ask questions and learn more about the coming election propositions. Perhaps the most important prop osition on the ballot is the ordinance authorizing and providing for a bond issue for street and drainage improve ment. The charter already provides for some types of bond issues but for street and drainage improvement it was lacking in providing authority to the council to issue bonds. For in stance it is now possible to issue $50,000 in bonds to provide a water system without the necessity of call ing an election for that sum. Now it has become necessary to provide drainage of surface water and build road beds in preparation for paving in order to progress with other pav ing projects. The city’s meagre fi nances cannot prepare streets and put in sufficient drainage to protect road beds and prevent water standing in low sections of the city. The coun cil has built a number of sumps and prepared what road beds they could but to carry on it will take a long time to get the city’s streets paved. The women of the city are probably most interested in getting the paving projects to moving faster so that streets can be rid of the clouds of dust so prevalent throughout the summer months. We have all spent sums of money oiling and doing every thing possible to irradicate the dust problem—so now is the opportunity to start the ball rolling by giving the city council the authority to issue bonds and get along with the job. Everyone who drives a car knows that to put our streets in first class condition will save many dollars of repairs on our automobiles and trucks. It will be a step in the right direction to vote for the charter amendment authorizing the issuance of bonds at this time so that the council can make plans to proceed as fast as time and weather will permit. If the amendment passes then resi dents on the streets not having paving will be able to organize and be ready when weather permits next spring to get their paving started immedi^elv after the road beds are prepared and the drainage is in place. By provid ing for drainage before paving, money will be saved because it will not be necessary to dig up any streets to put in drainage at a later date> * * * On the charter amendments per taining to the election of city officers, it was contended that many voters were confused when they voted for both measures at the November 4 election, in as much as most of the Funeral services were held Sunday Is fluoridation recommended? voters voted for both measures and afternoon November 23 at 2 p.m. from Y’es. By the Oregon State Dental as a result both of them passed by I the Weddle funeral home in Stayton, association, Oregon State Medical a large majority. with interment in the Fox Valley cem society, State Board of Health, U. S. Proponents of the Initiative Peti etery for John R. Trask of Mill City, Public Health Service, American Den tion secured 100 signers to get their long time resident in the canyon, who tal association, and other similar or petition on the ballot for the Novem passed away Friday morning with a ganizations. ber 4 election. In this petition it is heart attack, following a year of ill Is fluoridation dangerous? provided that the mayor, city record health, at the age of 72 years. No. Although fluorides are pois er-treasurer. and the police judge be Mr. Trask was born May 21, 1X81, elected for two-year terms, and it I in the Fox Valley district and farmed onous if administered in large quanti ties, no toxicity has been reported further provided that they must live here most of his life. anywhere in the United States from in the city and own property in or^er Services were conducted by Rev.1 artificial fluoridation of public water to be eligible to hold these offices. Vernon from the Christian church of supplies at the approved range of one The city council took the position1 Stayton. to one and a half parts per million. that to elect the city recorder-treas-1 Mr. Trask, last one of a pioneer : urer and the police judge did not give Is fluoridation expensive? family of seven boys and two girls them any authority to hire and fire was born and raised in this vicinity, I From cities where fluoridation has an officer who did not perform his having spent his entire life in the been practiced it has been reported duty and would therefore hamper community. In 1905 he was married that chemical feeding apparatus us their work if they failed to perform to Alta Wilson settling on a farm in ually ranges in cost between $500- their duties, so they proposed an $1000, but may cost as much as $4000 ordinance that would elect only the Fox Valley where he raised his family ' in large installations. Cost for chem of seven children. mayor with only the qualifications Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Alta icals ranges from five to twenty cents required of a voter. Trask; four daughters, Dorothy Wil-, per person per year. However, many voters undoubtedly liams of Ocean Lake, Marjorie Mason What is the difference between sodium voted for both measures thinking that fluoride and sodium silico fluoride? 1 of Sweet Home, Thelma Grescher of it would make no difference. Some Sublimity, Helen Nydegger of Lyons; ! While sodium fluoride is higher in contend that it does not make any dif two sons, Robert of Albany, and Theo cost it is relatively soluable and may ference to vote for both measures if you want to elect all the officers, dore of Salem, and 11 grandchildren. be fed into the water by means of One son Gail preceded him in death. I either a solution feeder or a dry however, the city attorney has ruled feeder. Where the water use is no that they are in opposition to each greater than one million gallons per other and therefore the voter should day, the use of sodium fluoride with vote FOR ONE measure only and vote solution feed apparatus should be AGAINST the other. satisfactory. Sodium silico fluoride, We are printing the Sample Ballot while less soluable than sodium fluor in its complete form in this issue and Table-top demonstration of how- ide. may be fed by the use of a dry hope that you will discuss it thor- fires start and how they can be put feeder, and is lower in cost. In large IContinued on Page 2) out will b« featured at the public installations where dry feed appara meeting of Marion County Civil De tus is adaptable to the solution, this fense Monday (December 1) at 8 p.m. will probably be the preferred mate in the Bush school auditorium. Mis rial and equipment. How was fluoridation discovered? sion and University streets. Salem. Salem Fire Chief E. L. Smith, who It has been known since 1905 that also is the Civil Defense Deputy for fluorine is one of the minor consti- Fire, will make the demonstrations uents of tooth enamel. In 1931 it and explain the ways to prevent fires was discovered that in communities or it one is started to extinguish it. where the public water supply con A motion picture on fire fighting tained several parts of fluorine per will be shown. mdlion parts of water, many of the Through the Marion County Fire people had dental defects called mot Fighters association all members of tled er.amel—chalky white sopts or, volunteer fire departments have been in more cases, brown stains. These invited to attend. (Continued on Page 8) \) TO THE HEART OF NAT! RE S EMPIRE NOVEMBER 27. 1952 $2.50 a Year. ] ()t> a Copy Special Election Discussed Tuesday By Small Crowd Representatives of the Mill City council and their legal counsel conducted a public discussion regarding the forthcoming election ballot matters, Tuesday night in the Mill City high school auditorium. The Tuesday, Decem ber 2, election will offer the voter the opportunity of choosing two councilmen, a vote on a bond issue for street and drainage improvement and two propositions about making the office of mayor, municipal judge and rec order elective. Currently these positions are appointive. John Muir, Lee Knowles and Mayor Greene put forth the position of the Mill City council on these items on the ballot. Representatives of the public were not too many in number and not overly critical of the situation arising out of the November 4 election on these same two pro posals about making the office of mayor, municipal judge and recorder elective. Joe Devers, lawyer, put the case of the councilmen for the ordinance making only the office of mayor elective, and keeping the offices of municipal judge and recordei appointive. Mrs. Ruth Witt from the floor put the case for making all these offices elective. In response to questioning it was drawn out that the drainage system which will be made possible by a “yes’" vote Tuesday, December 2, is not a sewer system for Mill City. The Mill City council under the present charter has the power and can issue bonds up to $50,000.00 for a water system but has not done so, The charter does not allow bonding for drainage and street improvement there fore the necessity for this charter amendment allowing such bonding. Sample ballots of the forthcoming Tuesday, Dec. 2, election were distributed to those present at the public meeting Tuesday night. The following is a substantial reproduction of this ballot: 1hanks9'',in® SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT for the • CITY OF MILL CITY Linn-Marion Counties, Oregon Tuesday, December 2,195? John Trask, 72, Dies More Fluoridation Milk Price Hearing Friday, Heart Attack Questions Answered Called for Nov. 29 Fire Fighters Invited To Demonstration Serving: Mill CITY DETROIT ELKHORN ('.ATES ID \NII I LYONS MEHAMA A public hearing of interest to grade A fluid milk producers and milk deal ers has been scheduled by the Oregon Milk Marketing Administration at the conference room. State Library, Sa lem, on Saturday, November 29, 1952, at 2:00 p.m., before W. S. Weidel, assistant administrator, as examiner, to consider a revision of minimum prices paid by distributors to pro ducers and wholesale and reta'l prices charged by distributors in Marion county markets. Prices being paid in the county have exceeded minimum prices set by the administration, having been set by ne gotiation between producers and dis tributors. Recent changes in regula tions made by the federal Office of Price Stabilization have designated teh minimum prices of the Milk Marketing Administration as of Dec. 15th, as the ceiling prices to be en forced by the federal agency. This situation has made the local hearing necessary to set ceiling prices suffi- ciently high to assure an adequate ATTENTION KIDDIES! Write a Letter To Santa Beginning the week of December 6 The Enterprise will print your letters to Santa Claus, with the hope that he will be sure to get your message in time for him to get your request. Just write your letter to Santa telling him what you want for ( hristmas and put it in an envelope and then address it to “Santa Claus, care of The Mill City Enterprise, Box 318. Mill City, Ore.” We will print your letter in a special column and deliver a copy of the paper to Santa Claus so that he can find out just what you want for ( hristmas. Lei’s hurry and write those letter, because there are only three papers before Christmas in which to get them printed! (Mothers, will you help the little folks get those letter» written, please?) Mark (X) Between the Number and the Name Voted For To elect municipal officers, viz: two councilmen, each to serve a three year term of office an the Common Council of the City of Mill City as required by Chapter III, Section 8 of the City Charter. 301 302 D. B. HILL, Jr. ARLO C. TUERS Vote for Two Mark (X) Between the Numlier arvd the Answer Voted For Charter Amendment Submitted to the Voters by the Council Pursuant to ORDINANCE An act to amend the Charter of the City of Mill City, Oregon, by adding thereto a new section to be designated as Chapter XI, Section 1, authorizing and providing for a bond issue of general obligation serial bonds in the sum of Seventy-five Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($75,000.00> for street and drainage improvement purposes. 307 Yes. I vote for the amendment. 308 No. I vote against the amendment. ORDINANCE An act to amend the Charter of the City of Mill City,. Oregon, by amending Chapter HI, Section 9, providing for and making the elective office of Mayor. 309 Yes. I vote for the amendment. 310 No. I vote against the amendment. INITIATIVE PETITION An act to amend the Charter of the City of Mill City. Oregon, by amending Chapter III, Section 6 to 12 and adding a new section providing for and relating to the appointive and elective officials, providing for the election of a Mayor, City Recorder-Treasurer and Municipal Judge, and qualifications of city officers and the quali fications of voters. 311 Yes. I vote for the amendment. 312 No. I vote against the amendment. SAMPLE BALLOT