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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1963)
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY - OREGON’S EAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME Xl.\ NUMBER 30 lax Commission Changes in Timber Land Assessment Not Good Says Al Brown "Thr urticr issued Monday, July 15. by the State Tax Cum- iniMiuti instructing I.inn County, along with four others. to re duw t)i<- value* of tores! land to a level of $20 per acre and haver, ha* a very coatly inqxict on tlie Assessor's office by voiding the order of )a*t Janu ary which txid «established 135 and lower value* for tin* home land," »aid Al Brown. lJnn ('«xmty Assessor "Altixxigh our office," tor OMitlnued. wa* 1x4111x1 tn It* work *chedule due to U m - exceptionally heavy load of rv-apprahiaJ thia year, thia order cancel* more than a iiumth'* work, throwing u* even further liehlnd It la going to take much extra time in order to develop Die assessment* and levica thl* year for the Sheriff to issue lu* tax bill* in Oc tober " Hie State Tax Commiaatoti onk-r ha* actually carried Linn County timber land valuation* >owcr than Ule value* of 1962 The Commission'* order equal- oj <1 die value* with Lane Coun ty and brought ua to a low of >i.’ tw,r acre Market Value, wh- rvaa In 1962 I4nn County had a low .if $15 per acre. Ilrwn said Timber companies tuwl appealed 241.000 forest acre*, but die blanket order ixiuerf by the Tax Commlsskxi reduce* nearly twice du* vol ume of acre*. The result of thi* reduction on land value* will be tell In varying amount* among tlie dictnct* of the county du* to the importance of cutover land value to the district Soin* would not feel it at all and other district valuatkai* will be reduced «jnakJrrtdy. Thi* <dk*r wa* made, a* ex- ¡dained by the Tax Cbmmiuioi. <*) the basis of equalized value and was due to the 1961 law which «jxx-iflcs that forest land value* ahall be valued a* forest land, wording which ha* not yet brm listed in Court So, this tax shift away from timber land owner* I* an added benefit to tlie timber land owners which results from th«- 1961 law Their greatest benefit <>f «xxirsc wns th«- shift off th«« tuntx-r itself by establishing the valuation factors in the 1961 law. The timber companies in the informal hearing held by the Three Young Men Hurt In Car Accident Sunday Tax Commission maintained that the actual forest value wa* lietwe«-n $4 and $10 per acre for thl* timber land Th«- Valu ation Division of the State Tax Commission by analysis of sale* had ordered the valuation in thia county to I m - $35 down to a k«w of $15 per acre, a per acre figure close to the level of Imre land trnnsacti«»*. Brown said, "had th* Com mission not acted through it* hearing* a* requested by the forest Industry, but allowed th- ap|>eal* to go to Court, we would probably have had * Court interpretation of forest land values and very possibly wtxiki have been able to sup port the $35 per acre figure 'thia w«juld have been pre!« i .I'd«- fr >m m standpoint." PP&L Asks For Raise in Water Rates Pacific Power & Ught Com pany announced Monday it has fik-d rw-w rate scheduk-s with the Oregon Public Utility Com missioner f«r the watrr system supplying Mill City, and is ask ing approval of an increase in rev«-nu«** nc«"dcd to help meet the higher cost of |>rovidlng the water M-rvtcc* to consumers. Tlie proposed rat* revisMns would increase revenue* an es timated $6,650 annually, accord ing to Wayne Goin. PPAL's k> cal manager. In noting the present water rates have been effect since 1954, (loin said the cost of ma terial* and wage* and tax«** have Increased so much during the period since then that the company is compelled to re quest the revenue Increa*«** in order to continue to provide a high-standard watrr servlc«» for its customers. The PP4L manager said the company also is seeking rate changes for its water systems in Albany. Lebanon. Independ ence and Prineville for the same reasons. Unless suspend ed pending examination by the PUC the rates would become effective August 22. The revisions would continue the separate winter and sum mer sclwdules for households, with lower «diarges in the sum mer month* for tne water used in excess of 7.500 gallons. The proponed new minimum monthly charge for 300 cubic fact (2,250 galkms) would be $2.25 or 75 cents more than the present minimum for three- quarter inch diameter pipe ser vice. which is the siz«- suppls Ing most residenc«-* and small commercial firms. Bast'd on actual billings dur ing 1962. the company reported, the median residential water service bill In Mill City w-ould he Increased 85c in the winter month* and $1.10 In the summer mouth* when the residential use Increases sulrt’antially. usually because of heavy watering of lawns and gardens. The medi an commercial hill would be increased approximately $1.85 [M-r month. Three Mill (Tty youth* were injur«-«! early Sunday morning wh«-n tlie car they were riding In turned over four times and landt'd in a com field off th«- Cbrvnllis-Albany highway. The car wa* driven by 20 year old Jerry Johnson ami his (MiKsengeni were Dennis Jenkin* and Allen Ward*. Johnson and Jenkin* e*cap«*d with minor In juries; Jerry receiving a head cut and I tennis a bruise on the face. However. Allnn wa* more seriously injured, receiving n broken Imck All three were taken by ambulance to Corval lis hospital with Jerry ami Den nis trent«‘d and release«!. Allan is expected tn Ire hnxight home this w«-«-k after tx-lng fitted with a back brace. Allan was thrown abmit 50 f«*et from where the car landed, the impnet being so great that one shoe wa* shout 10 feet from when- he was found. The trio had been to a dance at Corvallis and they said the Mill City Hardware pavement wns slick at the point where Johnson lost control of To Hold Sixth the car, the water coming from irrigating com fields along the Anniversary Sale Mill City Hardware, owned road. The 1956 car which Johnson an«! operated by Mr. and Mrs. iwwl was completely wrecked Herb Jenkin* have taken space In The Enterprise this week to nnnounce their sixth annivers More Ambulance ary sale. The Whitakers came to Mill Phones Installed City from Montana an«i pur For Detroit Use chased the store from Don Jen DETROIT The Valley Tele- kins. At that time Hugh Jull ¡hone Company Installed three was a partner In the business more ambulance telephones in but the Whitakers purchased his Detroit Thursday. They were Interest and since that time installed at Joe Brosig's, How have handled the business them ard Denns an«! Arnold Malones. selves. This makes a total of six They will have <kxir prizes, phones rrxv The others are free coffee and doughnuts and Harold Champion, Otto O|a and double green stamp* for the Detroit Market. sale. TIIE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, JULY 2Ô, 11MÌ3 Campground To Be Dedicated Saturday at 1:30 r ;« RIVERSIDE CAMPGROUND RIVERSIDE CAMPGROUND WAS BUILT IN COOPtRATWN WITH THE VOCAL TIMBER INDUSTIY ANO THE NORTH SANTIAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RECREATION IN TH£ NORTH SAMTtAM AREA IS RTCOGNUED THROUGH DONATIONS BY TNE FOIL OWING • H'EiEin - wwrnx loggjnc c » J WESLEY *E88 connu CO Ï M - moigam timer co TP LOGGING co MAPOLD WALlH M iTNOMAx nrwooo cot® t OCGfMC co AÎHEL SAVAGE r * CM. WRS0N LOGGING CO LEO MOR AN l.OGG»fc co F* ’fits BETON TRUCNWG t rg tie » MBER JSE CASCADE CORP MB f l* ERES FOREST "°5 4 ERT5 VTifFft Above on the left is Louise Park er writer-editor from the U. S. Forest headquarters at Eugene who was pres ent with other forestry officials, timber men and Chamber members on a "Show Me" tour of the campground located two miles this side of Marion F >rka on Highway 22. On the other side Is Merv Jenkins of the Oregon Statesman, Salem, 89th Birthday Rada Takes Foreign Students on Tour Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rada, ac- <xwnpani«*d by four other staff member* at OSU and thetr wives took a group of foreign ■tudents «w an Interesting field trip last week. Rada la conducting a work shop nt the University this summer for the foreign stu dent* with about »«»ven coun- tries represented During the past year they have attended universities all over the United State* majoring in Agricultural economics. They are making this study in relation to agri culture in their .u own ""'’I <x>untrie* | and will carry ideas back home with th«m. During the past week the group made a trip to the p«'ar orchards in Medford, the cattle ranches in the Bend area and stayed over night at Crater Ijike kxige. Mr*. Rada said that they were an eager group of vexing people trying to absorb al) the knowledge they could and that ■ their questions were many nnd varied. trip Another recent field taken by the group was to the cheese factory "t TTllamook. I Passes Away Sat. IDANHA -Fred Storey, long time Idanha resident, passed away Saturday in Santiam Me morial hospital following a heart attack. He was bom in Reno, Ark. Surviving arc the widow, Mrs Carrie Storey, sons Clyde and Chester, and daughter. Mrs. Thelma Smith all of Idanha and one son. Halland Storey, of Cor vallis; 15 grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Funeral services conducte«l by the Rev. Harold Roth, were held at Weddle Funeral Home Interment was in L mw Oak cemetery. Pallbearers were Ray Sophy, Guene Gcston. Allen McCauley, Howard Dean. Bill Houck and Bill McCauley. Honorary pall- berers were Marion Aiderman. Junior Williamson. Bill Hamil ton, Athal Savage, and Dave Roberts. Detroit Business To Hold Open House DETROIT-Detroit's newest business is holding an open house Saturday. Joe and Ollie Muise are the proprietors of the Detroit Out- bonrd Service, which will han dle chain saws, run a small engine repair and fixit center Open txxisv will be from 1 p. tn. to 5 p. m. July 27th. wno gave the project the name it now carries when the project was in the form ative stage. The public is invited to at tend the formal dedication of the camp grounds this Saturday at 1:30. Refresh ments will be served following a short ceremony to be held at the entrance of the area.—The Mill City Enterprise photo. Mike Cherry Passes j Away Sunday Mike Lee Cherry, 71. died suddenly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Homer William- «ton. Although he had *uffered from a heart condition for the past year be had been feeling exceptionally well recently. He was a familiar figure around town as he took his morning jaunts, stopping to chat with friends and will be I missed by all who knew him. He was a long-time Salem and Mill City restaurant oper ator. operating Cherry's Coun try Kitchen until his retirement about a year ago. He was a native of Missouri. , coming to Oregon in 1927 and operating Cherry's Plantation in Salem for about six years and the Pilot Ifouse at Nels- cott. Survivors include the widow. Julia of Mill (3ty; son. Ray mond of Salem: daughter. Mrs Homer Williamston of Gates: sister, Mrs. Hazel Henderson of Salem: stepfather. Walter Baker. Salem and four grand- children. Services were held today (Thursday! from Golden Mortu ary in Salem at 1 p. m. : . « | 1 Elmer Hiatt who was 89 yPRrs o|(j jujy was 50^^ with a dinner and family gath ering at the home of his daugh ter. Mr and Mrs. Alex Boie- ker on Sunday. July 7 With the exception of a few years Mr. Hiatt has sp»>nt his entire life in Lyons. He was bom at Ringold County. Iowa, July 9. 1874 coming to Oregon in 1883 and to Lyons in 1889. Water Filter Job Near Completion Installation of tour pressure filters for the Mill City water system is nearing completion, reports Wayne Goin. Pacific Power 4 Light Otxnpany's kxral manager. The new facility will State Representative Gerald be ready to be put into opera ■ Detering of Harrisburg was a tion in a lx xi t three weeks, he 1 Mill City visitor Monday af- estimates. ' temon. He came primarily to The $18.100 project is design J pla«;e an advertisement in The ed to reduce the murky appear Enterprise giving dates his ance of the community's drink peaches will ripen be and ing water supply, a condition ready for market. caused by high flows of the his Mr. Detering stated Santiam River during the fall peach crop is light this year and winter months. due to the cold spring and Die pressure filters and asso summer, but that part of the elated piping is housed in a crop will be ready for harvest prefabricated metal structure about August 20. He did say. built adajeent to the pumping however, that they will have facilities in Mill City. a bumper crop of apples, and The building, the filters and the transparents will be ready piping are already finished, for picking about August 1. leaving installation of wiring with the Gravensteins ready and electric service as the fin abcxit August 20. al phase of the project to be He said he has been in or completed. chard business for about 30 vears and this is his fourth sea- Waathar. Detroit Dam ! son with a light crop. ' A M. Daily Weather Rending and Ijike Eie ration Good Turnout for Max. Miri Pep Elev Women's Softball July 10 66 31 0.30 1568.63 The Women's Softball teams July 11 65 48 003 1568.71 July 12 70 50 0.00 1568.71 are going strong with team play July 13 77 54 0.00 1568.50 scheduled for Mondays and July 14 83 56 000 1568 41 Thursdays at 7 p. m. Practice July 15 65 52 T 1568 30 is held every Sunday at 4 Julv 16 70 51 0.00 1568 19 o'clock at Allen Field. There has been a good turn July 17 70 53 000 1568 08 July 18 69 50 0.00 IM? M out but it is not too late to 78 51 000 1567.72 sign up and everyone is wel July 19 July 20 76 55 0.00 1567 59 come. No one is too young or July 21 71 M 0.00 1567 35 too old. Floyd Blackbum and Jerry July 22 80 51 0.54 1567.11 July 23 67 49 0.00 1566 89 Rosamond are team managers. Detering Visits In Mill City Monday $3.00 A Year — 10c A Copy Co-Operation of Timbermen Of Area Responsible For Newest Upper Canyon Park Riverside Campground, a I overnight camping area, will be publicly dedicated thi* Satur day afternoon at 1:30 at it* lo cation two miles this side of Marion Forks. This new overnight camp gnxind is unique In thl* re spect. It i* believed to be the first campground where tim bermen of the are* have do nated fund* and labor to be gin a recreation site. The I are campground* are always filled to capacity on weekends, and of special weekends there is not enough camping space to accomodate those who j wish to visit thi* scenic area. At the ceremony Saturday, the timtxrmen and the North Santiam Chamber of Commerce. co-sfxjn»ors of the mov«»ment ' will officially turn the area over to the Forest Service, who will complete the camp ground and ¡Celebrity to Head Annual Bean Parade maintain it. Refreshments will be served following the cere monies. At the present time there are four toilets, 20 table* and fire place unit*. 3.600 feet of pipe line and about 6 of a mile of road. This will be paved later thi* year, said Al Garnder of the Detroit Ranger station. Only half of the campground is being developed thi* year. Gardner said Saturday when newsmen, Chamber officials and timbermen were taken on a "show me” tour of the grounds. Of the 20 site* being developed on the river side ot the grunuds, 15 of them will be campsites and the other for picnic site* for family group*. There is ample room along the river bank to almost double the camp’s capacity when the need arises. The present development when completed call* fix" 40 campsites. There has been some usage of the park already thi* season, although it ha* not been form ally dedicated. Gardner said on the Fourth of July the place was about full. Timbermen of the area have donated over $20.000 in cash and labor to make the camp ground possible. They did con siderable selective logging in the area to remove all danger ous tree*. The money from the logs was put right back into road construction and clearing. Forestry crews did much of the campground construction, which now ha* some $25.000 in vested in it, Gardner »aid. Vem Morgan of Marion Forks, but who is interested in several totting and mill operation* in the canyon is the cxiginator of the campground project. He be gan talking the plan over with other operators in the area and spearheaded the drive to col lect the necessary funds to get the ball rolling. He also spear headed the work crews in the initial clearing and road build ing in the grounds. The above picture tells the story of those firms in the are who contributed in cash and labor to make the campground possible. The Santiam Bean Festival at Stayton will have a top-notch attraction thi* year for their grand parade. Saturday. August 10. when James Drury, Jr. of TV fame will be the grand mar shall. Many have seen him on "The Virginian” which is a re gular TV feature. He is the son of Prof, and Mrs. James A. Drury of Salem route. A pre-festival feature will be the Queen Coronation which will be held Saturday. July 27 at 8 p. m. An added attraction will be an All-Star Variety act with Barney Keep and Ted Rogers of radio and TV pre siding. The Coronation will be held at Stayton Union High school. The Bean Festival this year will run from August 6 to 11 and will again feature Brown ing Bros. Carnival. Talent Show, Bean Hole feed and the Queen's ball. Climax of the Festival will be an Old Timer's picnic which will be held at the Stay ton Fire station. The event is Area residents were releived sponsored by the Stayton Fire Saturday to learn that Simpson department. Timber Company had offered substantial wage increases to the two unions which have been involved with seven other major timber and lumber companies in the long strike and shut down. Operations have continued at The recreation report from while negotiations the Mill City Ranger station Simpsons were going on. Simpson em indicates that weather for the week-end will be party cloudy ploys about 5.000 men in Ore gon. Washington, and Californ and cooler. All trails are open with the ia. The new wage offer extends exception of Skylne and Jeffer son Park through the Mr. Jef over a three year period and ferson area. South Breitenbush contracts call it to be retroac and Jefferson Park trails are tive to June 1. 1963 and increas open to within one mile of es will extend through June, 1965. Skyline trail. The proposed package was All campgrounds are open estimated to be worth alxxit and fishing reports are good Special item of interest to 33*4 cents over that period. Spokesmen for other <x>mpan those desiring a short hike to visit an outstanding geological ics involved in strikes said the feature might enjoy the natural Simpson agreement was un arch known as Phantom economic and that their posi Bridge whitrh is located at the tions will remain unchanged. headwaters of Sardine Creek. This can be reached by a drive Shakespearian Festival up French Creek road and about a two mile hike. This trip Now Under Way provides an excellent overlook Opening night for North Am of the disastrous Sardine Creek erica's oldest Shakespearian fire of 1951. F»«t v«l started at Ashland July 24. Patrons are urged to get Shriners Trek To Be their reservations as soon as Held August 18th possible as tickets are selling The annual Shriner s Mary's fast this year. Figures indicate Peak Trek will be held August that advance sales are running 18 this year, according to weU ahead of last year. The four richly appointed Shrine officials. Featured attraction will be plays win run for four succes the Wenatchee. Wn.. Y«xtth Cir sive opening nights: July 24 cus. This group of 80 young through 27. Following the prem sters from 3 to 18 years old ieres. the repertory win rotate travel the west coast each nightly until September 7, al summer and has been acclaim lowing visitors to "stay four Thi* ed the nation’s best youth or day*, see four plays." year’s productions include ganization. Proceeds from the Trek pro "Merry Wives of Windsor.” vides funds for the Shriner's "Romeo and Juliet.’’ "Love’s Crippled Children’s hospital in Labour Lost” and "Henry the Portland. Fifth.” Simpson Timber Co. Give Workers Raise Partly Cloudy Says Recreation Report
