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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1963)
nterprîse ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OF NATURE’S EMPIRE VOLUME XVIII Brown Talks At N. Santiam CofCMeet. Al Brown. Linn County As- sessoi was ■|x,uk<,r for the first monthly meeting of the North Snnti.un Chombcr of Commerce held ut Gale». Prior to Brown'» talk u sixirt business meeting was held. There was u report that work in tlic area parka was jaogrea- ■ing. Some of tin* park» in the North Pork iiK .i will be In proved Uu» summer and work la going forward now on the new Bureau of Land Manage ment park Unrated just well of Mill City, in Marlon county. n>u park, when completed, will be one of the finest in the Canyon, according to Infor mation received here. Thia wiU be an overnight camping fa cility with flush toilet*, and everything for the comfort <»f the tourist. In hl* talk Bniwn laid “there ha* been considerable publicity over the effect* of the 1961 Ma jor Operator»' Timber Act. The l>ur|x»c* expressed in OKS 321 610 <2* of rrduclng the annual coat-to-carry of old growth stand* by lessening the annual taxation arc good legis lation. tail the 'additional tax' tall* short. The 'kicker' or additional tax' assessed against severance and suiqxiscd to make up the U m * of revenue will proimbly provide an er ratic Income equaling approxi mately 20% of tlic Income loss experienced by Unn County School district*. This loss Is of course spread' over all proper ty In the form ot Increased mil lages." Continuing ah>ng Uns line of explatsUon Brown listed Um lol- lowing side effects of this law which may not have been stres sed during hearings, as fol low* : “A. Ihat the metallurgical industry of Albany pays $2,660 additional, due to the 1961 law. Oregon invite* new industry and then assesses that new in dustry to help support our 'fa vored industry'- Umber. ”B That a Mill City resident owning a property worth $10.- 000 (market value) is now as sessed $193 4 tax. $16.25 of which was formerly timber tax. “C. And probably the most obscure fact of all is that a full section ot Linn County Timber worth $1.500.000 has paid in both tax and fire coats over 60 year only 3% of it's value today." Following his talk, where he used charts to put across his point, the meeting was opened to a question and answer per iod when Mr. Brown shed more light on why taxes are as high as they are now. Brown said: "we may think our school taxes are high, and they arc. but it is our best luirgaln today. Where could we educate a child for what we pay in school taxes." Lunch was furnished at the close of the discussion by the Gates ladies. Lloyd Ross Hurt In Car Accident It was leurned Wednesday that IJoyd C. Roes, 26. of Mill City was injured Tuesday ev ening a lx >ut 10 in a one-car ac cident near Jefferson. State police said his car left the road and landed in a water filled ditch. He was still un conscious when found and ex act extent of his injuries were not learned at press time. He was taken to Albany General Hospital and later transferred to Salem General Hospital. Pittam Insurance Wins Bowling Trophy Pittam Insurance howling team placed first in City Tourn ament competition held Sunday at the Santiam ljines in Stay ton They will receive trophies and (Hitches for their shirts. Members of the team include, Olive Bornhardt, cnjrtnin; Dar lene Ruby, Mary Wright, Betty Pittam and Marge Parker. I School Vote Coming; Rural Election Thursday School Issues will be definite ly in D m - news next week with reorganization vote for the Mil) City-Gates districts scheduled to be held Monday, March 4. Polling place* will be the Mill the City Grade sctiool und (lutes Grade selMstl from 2 until 8 |> tn. Vote on TtiurMtay, Too There will lx- a iJnn County Rumi School District election Thursday, March 7 In each coin|>o>icnt sclxiol district also from 2 until 8 p. m. Purjxjse of this election I* the question of Increasing tax levy over the amount limited by Section 11. Article XI, of the state consti tution According b. school officials this will not increase taxes in the urea, but will actually be a benefit Diis election has car ried here in previous year*. i I Golden Rule Moving To Pittam Bldg Howard Muy of the Golden Rule TV and Translator Serv ice suld tliis week thut fie will I m - moving to new quurters in the Pittam budding next week. I le lias signed the lease with Pitturn to rent the space form- arly u»«d by Dickson dental of fice. May said he would handle a complete line ot black and white and color TV and that there would be complete sales and service for the customers. Bill Evan* is now assisting him on a full time basis in the sales und service department. Owen Andersen, an engineer from Video TV, wa* fiere for five day* last week to assist Muy with installation and justment of his translator tern. He said that about of the work was now done installation of tfie power to the station would be started soon. Central Takes Wolverines Red Rynearson in Saturday Portland Hospital Die Central Panthers over- powered Santiam here Satur- day to win 65-45, and clinch the top position in the Capitol Conference. Die Wolverines opened up the first quarter with a bang, and looked sure to go all the way. But Central got moving ami left the first quarter score 14-13 against Santiam. At the hait It was 25-24 for the Panthers. But Santiam fell apart in the second half and couldn't control the ball. Centra! hit a high of 23 in tfie fourth quarter while the Wolverines hit 15. Ball control made moat of the difference, Santiam at tempting 49 field goals and hit ting 14. while Central had 61 shots and hit on 20 of them, for a better percentage, .327, than Santiam's .285. Gregg Hartman netted 18 for the Punthers and Dale Wild fang hit 14. Only one Panther failed to score. Dave Hicker son led Santiam with 14. Wolverine scorers: Hickerson 14. Podrabaky 8, Sheythe 7, Marshall 5. Whitten 4, Morris 3. Whitsett 2, Gleason 2. Weather, Detroit Dam ? A. M. Daily Weather Reading and I-ake Elevation Max. Min. Pep. Elev. 20 45 54 050 1517 05 21 43 55 0.02 151949 :: 50 40 0.18 1521.35 53 37 0.00 1522.11 24 59 37 0.00 1523.00 60 39 000 1523.68 57 41 0.74 1524.05 n In a letter received by The Enterprise this week from Red and 2>ta Rynearson it was learned that Red was still con- fled to the Veteran's hospital In Portland and would be there tor a while longer. They said he liked his work very much and that it seemed good to have a regular routine after the long hours they put in at their Gates tavern. The winter at Myrtle Point had been nuld and ttie Rynear son'* plan on buying a home there later. They asked to t>c remember- ed to all their friend* here. Highway Commission Asks for Bids for Highway Material Die State Highway Commis sion will receive bids in Salem March 12 fur the furnishing of 16,000 cubic yards of crushed material for use in maintenance operation on the North Santiam highway. Location of this stock pile is in the vicinity of Big Cliff dam. This work is scheduled for com pletion this summer. Lyons Firemen Make Run Sunday Evening LYONS-The Lyons fire truck made a call to the former Bes sie Minich house Sunday even ing. The place was vacated over the weekend by Mr. and Mr*. Billy Stifel and family. Santiam Union High School To Have Audio-Visual Room Santiam Union High school, unlike most high schools of sim ilar size, is to have special audio-visual aid* rooms, ac cording to Howard R. Haymes, librarian, Haynie* states that a door way has been cut from the li brary work-room into three srnnll rooms formerly used as counseling offices which are to be used for visual aid purposes. One room is to accomodate small supplies such as bulbs, tapes, sprockets, reels and for picture files, phonograph re- cords and a special visual aul catalog. Here will be kept re- ords, notices and film catalogs. Another room will be used for pi;e-viewing of films and listen ing to records. The third room will lie used to house and store the larger items such as pro jectors. screens, record play ers and tape recorder». Cabinet work has been done by Everett Like and Jerry Roseman, cus todians. Mr. Haymes states that a de finite audio-visual program is to be put Into action the re- S3.00 A Tear 10c A Copy THE MIIX CITY ENTERPRISE, Till RSI)AY, FEB. 2«, 1 963 NUMBER» mainder of the school year with more audio-visual aids being used. Teachers will be expected to order niany more free and rental films than have been used previously in connection with their teaching. Still pic tures and charts are to be used more. A hundred pieces of free materials have been added to the verticle files this year with more to come. A picture file has ben started and will be added to in the future. These are for poster and display work and for projection by use of the opaque projectors. About half of the books order- ed this year have come and are in circulation. Mr. Haymes further stated that plans are being made to use two or three capable order boys to keep ma chines in good running order and to act as messengers to see that films get to teachers and are returned for mailing. An outside evaluator, who has visited the school recently, has evaluated the library, au dio-visual plans and said they are excellent. Steelhead Run High Board of Education Speaks in Favor Of School Reorganization at Public Meeting Held Here Monday Night By Don Moffatt The second and final meeting prior to the vote on reorganization Monday, March 4 was held at the Mill City Grade school gym Monday night, and some 100 or more people were present to hear the local reorgani zation committee and the Unn County reorganization board give an explanation on the movement which will, if it carries, place the Mill City and Gates school dis tricts under one administrative body. County School Superintendent William Dolmyer again stated that the Linn County Reorganization board was at the meeting only to explain reorganization and to give whatever assistance they could in helping the residents here become familiar with the plan. This re organization move was brought about by a petition sent in to them, signed by residents of both districts. Reorganization ha* already been given the "green light” by both the Linn and Marion county boards and also the state board. All that remain* to be done now to make this change is a vote, which will be held in both dis- Steelhead flashing upltricts Monday, March 4. two - mile - long Portland] Mr. Dolmyer stated that ac- General Electric fish ladder cording to the petition, the dis- on Clackamas river ia part tricts will be zoned into five of record run counted dur divisions which in effect will ing 1962. Silver salmon mi give three board members from Mill City district and two gration, now in progress, the members from the Gates dis has already passed previ trict. Thu phase of the propo ous high count of record. sition came in for most of the discussion at the meeting. Some did not think the zoning, which will be done by school census was fair. A lot of people got into the act on this, but in the end it was fairly well agreed that this was the only manner in which it could be handled at this time. Ed Pollan, one of the board members stated they had some problems on zoning in the Central Linn area when A last appeal is being made the plan was first put into ef to area residents to take the fect there, but that now, all opportunity of having an ex problems seem to have resolved change student in their home themselves and "we have a next year. Mrs. Willard Gab good workable education pro riel, president of the Mill City gram now.” Bill Grenz who re AFS said that to date no appli presents the Albany-Scrabble cations had been received. The program has been in ef fect for three years with Isaac Rodríguez attending school here from Costa Rica; Ann Subardi from Indonesia, and currently Okinori Ono from Japan. When the program is just well under way it would seem too bad to have to discontinue it for the lack of a host family as the benefits from such a Friday, Blanche and Louie program are long lasting. Thompson are celebrating the It continue* to grow with the anniversary of the first year years with future generations of operating the Gingerbread reaping the benefits of good House at Mehema Junction and will. are putting on a “party” to let Anyone wishing to have a Die public know they appreciate student in their home next year the patronage accorded them is asked to contact Mrs. Ga- during the past year. brie or any member of the During their year of operat AFS. ing this popular eating spot they Need Home For New AFS Student Thompsons To Celebrate First Anniversary Friday Apprentice Lineman Hurt In Fall Thurs. IDANHA — Ted Hardwick, of Stayton. apprentice lineman for Consumers Power, Inc., re ceived a fractured pelvis here Thursday afternoon when he fell 30 feet from a pole, then tumb led another 10 feet into a mill pond. Ed Nash, lineman who pul led Hardwick from the water, said the man had unbuckled his climbing belt and apparent ly brushed a "Uve” 110 volt line serving a street light on the pole, causing him to lose his grip. The Detroit first aid car took the injured man to Santiam Me morial Hospital at Stayton. have made many improve ments. First major step was the installation of rest rooms for the convenience of the public. Another needed improvement was paving of the area next to the building thus cutting down the dust in the summer months. Then they decided to stay open all winter, so they enclosed the eating “hut”, making it a cheer ful place even on cold days. Last addition was an exten sion of the roof over the front of the service window, so pat rons do not now have to stand out in the rain when placing their orders. Exchange Student Talks At Lyons Event Movie To Be Shown Father-Son LYONS—Guest speaker at the Father-Son banquet held in the At Grange Meeting Methodist church in Lyons Sun The Santiam Valley Grange meeting will be held at the Grange Hall between Lyons and Mehama Friday, March 1 at 6:30. A pot luck supper will be in session at that time. Steve Dark, Grange Master will con duct the program. A color film with sound, il lustrating the creation of the world with Adam and Eve will be show by Forrest Holman of Stayton. day evening was Okinori Ono, exchange student from Santiam Union High. Ono is from Japan and told of his life in Tokyo. Mrs. Leonard Cruson was general chairman and Wendell Weaver, master of ceremonies. Prizes were awarded to Frank Powell, oldest father pre sent: Lowell Fleetwood, young est father and Van Prichard the father with the largest fam- 1 ily. Hill area on the Linn county board said that the plan outlin ed in the present petition here is the best manner in which to approach the problem at this time. Dolmyer explained, as he did at the Gates meeting last Mon day, that the director receiv-' ing the highest number of votes, would hold office for five years, the candidate receiving the next highest number of votes, would hold office for four years, and so on until the one receiving the least number of votes would be elected for one year. In this manner there will be one board member elected each year. This will be the only time the ares will vote on five members. In the event a board member moves, or re signs then another party will be chosen from that zone to fill his place. If the election carries, the county board must then call for an election to secure a new board to handle the affairs of the district. Anyone washing to run for a position on the board must file a petition with the county clerk in Albany at least seven days before the election, and the party must give notice of acceptance at least five days prior to the election, so the names can appear on the bal lot. An election will be held in March or the forepart of April. One of the first duties of the reorganized board will be to prepare a budget to operate the reorganized district. According to Mr. Dolmyer it cannot take the present budgets to operate the new administrative disrict Under reorganization there will be some $20 million true cash value in the district, which according to Dolmyer. will raise sufficient money to operate a good grade 1 through 12 school Coming Events Wednesday, February 27 North Santiam Safety Council dinner meeting at Last Frontier 7:00 p. m. Ladies’ Night. Order of Rainbow for Girls at hall, 7:30. Thursday, February 28 Santiam Memorial Hospital luncheon at IOOF hall, 12:30. Friday, March 1 IOOF lodge at hall, 8 p. m. Monday, March 4 Round Robin Pinochle club at Mabel Yankus home, 7:30. Reorganization vote at Mill City and Gates schools, 2 until 8 p. m. Bid or Bunch Pinochle club at 7:30 at the home of Gladys Podrabsky. Tuesday, March S Canyon Campfire Leaders meeting at Marion Minty home in Salem, 10 a. m. Sack lunch at noon. Wednesday, March • Santiam Rebekah lodge at hall at 8 p. m. Thursday, March 7 Garden club. Dessert lunch- eon at home of Mrs. Fred Moore. 1 o'clock. Ed James Hurl- In Mill Accident LYONS—Edwin James is re ported to be doing as well as can be expected at Santiam Memorial hospital in Stayton following an accident at Simp son’s Mill on Thursday. James caught his arm in a conveyor and had it broken both above and below the el- bolw, as well as having his the shoulder dislocated and shoulder blade broken. program. Another interesting fact was brought to light at the meeting. Figuring wealth per school census child. Gates has $23,512 per pupil and Mill City $13,000 per pupil. One question asked was if re organization would raise taxes. He was answered that there is do reason why it should raise taxes, and it was explained that through a one-administrative district it is possible to give better education for each dollar »pent. Another question was “will it help our children get a better all-around education.” Dii* was answered in the affirmative. “It is generally conceded that there is a big advantage by having one board to control all grades. It also gives a better use of teachers for foreign lan guages, shop, home ec and mu sic." Mr. Dolmyer stated “what you expect from your school will determine the cost.” Another question from the floor was “how will the school system run. How will the school be divided to use existing space.” This question was an swered by “this will be de termined by the new board of education. With school rooms costing $15,00 per classroom, it behooves school districts to use all existing facilities before de- k> where ciding what and build." It was brought out at this , meeting that there are now two ; bills in the legislature which 1 affect schools. One is a bill which would eliminate union high schools in three years; the other ia a bill which ould give reorganized district» $10 per $100 received from state aid advantage over unorganiz ed districts. Therefore, if this bill does pass this session of legislature, and a lot of work is being done to get it passed, those areas which remain un organized will be penalized. Dick Cole spoke in favor of reorganization stating: “both elementary districts now feed students into the high school. There are some equalities in training which would be elim inated under the one-adminis trative program, where educa tion would be based on a grade 1 through 12 situation. A five- member board would be more democratic in every way. Un der the present set-up it is pos sible for a deadlock, where the clerk would be called upon to cast the deciding vote. The pre sent system is a stumbling block to education.” Don Walker said: "we’re fighting for the pupils, not for ourselves.” Julia Bassett: “Reorganiza tion is a step in the right di rection for a better course of study.” Martin Hansen: “I’m in fa vor of reorganization as it will give die same background for all students from grades 1 through 12.” Charlene Cooper: “It will give equal educational advant ages for all students.” Following the discussion a vote by show of hands was tak en with only two being opposed to reorganization. Mr. Dolmyer brought mater ial for distribution after the meeting. New Ice Cream Machine To Be Installed at Muirs Muir's Bakery and Fountain Lunch is planning to install a new soft ice cream machine af ter the first of the month, it was learned Monday. They are also putting in a larger ice cream cabinet to store the home made ice cream. Diis is a service they discontinued some years ago. Cher the weekend a new counter top was Installed and they are planning to put down new floor covering in the near future. 4
