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■’Hie Mill City Enterprise, ThurMlay, April 9, l‘.M»l Subscribe to The Mill City Enterprise Letters Still Come from Quake Areas in Alaska Agricultural Groups File Sales Tax Initiative CHUCKLE CORNER Mixxlay, March 30 Following in part, is a letter Everyone at Olga Bay Is okay Reprcaentativea of Oregon’s received by Mr ami Mrs. Le- and the hunts are going on. I Roy Aul from friends in Alas sent two hunters down yester leading farm organisations have ka. regarding the recent quake: | day. I'll be going sixm as my filed a preliminary petition with If this message is rather dis-1 tax mess is straightened OU*. the Secrrtarw of State calling llabie* Horn nt Snntinm jointed, it is because I am try Post office is okay so you can for a Sab's Tax Constitutional Memorial I< om >U>U. Stayton Amendment. ing to let everyone know we' anything you want. Cabinets a Speciality Born March 17 to Mr. and are o. k. though we were badly mail Organizations and associa Getting some pictures anti Mrs. David Yancy McGill of shaken up, there was no seri will send them out to be de tions supporting the amendment are the State Fur Breeders as For Estimates Stayton a boy, Michael Yancy, ous damage in die Kenai area veloped when I can. weighing 7 founds 7 ounces. Electricity most of the night of Cleanup starts today. Water sociation. Oregon's Cattlemen's RICHARD FREEMAN Bum March 18 to Mr. and the 28th was out and no com has been turned on anti lights association. Western Oregon Mrs. Eugene Francis Fery of munications for several hours. arc coming on slowly. Situation Livestock association. Oregon Rt. 1. Stayton a son, Donald In fact, I am sure jiw still are is pretty well under control. Dairymen's association. Ore Phone 897-2535 gon Farm Bureau federation, Francis, weighing 8 pounds 1 getting more news than we are. Ill write more later. Oregon Rye Gruss Growers, We do know tilings are terrible • ounce. Oregon Poultry and Hatchery Mr. and Mrs. Royal John in Anchorage, though they are association, Fruit Growers getting some of the facilities tin Schaer of Stayton are tlx- par league of Jackson county. Med ents of a son. John Cecil bom scattered areas* in operation, ford Pear Shi|>pcrs. and die water is available in a tew ' March 19. weighing 7 pounds Wheat Growers asaociation. pin ces and several shelters I 15*4 ounces. Loren J. Smith, a Corvallis now have heat. We are cut off Bom March 19 to Mr. and from Anchorage and at Seward farmer who acted as spokesman Mrs. Jtxieph Harold Purdy of most of the bridges are out. for th«' group, said the issue ' JOI ANO I A«t ON A 0WT. Rt 1. Silverton a girl. Sherry- About all we can do is wish would be submitted to th«' vo 25 POUNDS BITXerN US ..DIDN’T Vit JOt? Jeanette. weighing S pounds 11 there was something we could The 1963 offshore salmon ters on the November baltot ounces. Tlic initiative measure would do to help. We haw been com catch at Yaquina and Depoe Bom March 20 to Mr. and piling a list <»f all available bays was up considertbly from - place in th<* constitution a num- Mrs. Frederick Francis Ripp of houses, apartments and shelt the previous year, according to I ber of guidelines which th«' le Sublimity a boy. Robert Fred ers in this area, in case some final tabulations of the sport gislature wouki have to follow erick. weighing 7 pounds 121* of the people from anyplace in catch by the game omunission. | in enacting any general sales At Yaquina an estimated 41.- tax. Th«' measure itself w»>uki ounces. Alaska may have to be evacu Bom March 24 to Mr. and ated to here. It is truly amaz 800 anglers crossed the bar and not enact a sales tax. Detroit Dam had 4.419 visit Specifically, the measure pro ors during January and Febru 34 days with rain or snow Mrs. William Edward Welter ing the response of die iieople , reported taking 23.779 salmon. 560 of which were Chinooks. Ang vides that ttie legislature in <m- ary, a alight increase over list Temperatures ranged from 30 to of Sublimity a boy, David Scott. , of Kenai to this appeal, al I weighing 7 pounds 3Vs ounces. most everyone contacted has ling intensity and catch is con I acting a sales tax could not set year’s figures for the same 60 degrees. siderably above the 31.700 ang i ttie rate at mor»' than 3%; cixild iXsiaid A. Westrick. Projoct , Bom Marcli 24 to Mr. and offered any vacant houses and lers and 12.2UO salmon recorded not tax food for home use or months. engineer, ssid that rrcrratfonal apartments they have as well Atxxit 2.300 tixirrd the i*urt- Mrs. Donald Ray Parker of in ml dnigs sold by prescription. Th«' land U. S. Army project projx'r activities during the two monttis Rt. 2. Scio a girl. Renee Marie as to take many into their Anglers crossing the bar at1 amendment contains a further were practically nil rxcept for a weighing 8 pcxinds 9*i» ounces. homes as possible. Depoe bay numbered almost exemption for material used in anil 2.119 were highway view few |xo(>le who were hunting Seward was badly hit both by , Bom Marell 27 to Mr. and 38.900 who returned with 29.800 manufacturing and pnxluctton. point visitors. Many were ski lost fishing tackle in th« ers returning from or going to j Mrs. Stanley James Peterson the earthquake and tidal wave ' silvers and 450 chinook. Anglers llouver Flats area. TT*«' amendment would pn>- ; of Mehama a boy, Jayme Jon. and we have so many friends also reported taking more than vtde for both income and pro- I the Hoodoo Bowl ski area, there with no way to find out j weighing 8 pounds 10 ounces. 5.300 nongame marine fish off petty tax relief and wixild pro j Tourists came from states as if they are O. K. Whittier is . far away ax Fk>ri<la, «Maska Bom March 28 to Mr. and nearly a total loss, as is Val Depoe bay. vide some additional revenue of To arrive at the estimated gem ral furui purposes, accord ' and Massachusetts, ami for- Mrs. Richard Ronald Hilton of les (these people of Valdez (Cigna countries as varied ns game conun tsstoci per ing to Smith. I Rt 1. Aumsville a girl. Sandra have been evacuated to Gul- catch, ' l Arabia. England an«l Sweden. | Dee. weighing 7 pcxinds 9^4 sonne 1 sampled 33 per cent ol ( Specifically, th«' measuri* kana and Glenallen they have ' the pleasure craft and 49 per provides that 15 p«T cent of th«' , Th»* visitor from Arabia cum- ' ounces. taken a rote and do not want cent of the charter boats. At net revenue from any sales tax mentrd In thr guest regiatrr. Bom March 30 to Mr. and to return to Valdez*. 'T am impn-esed with this great Mrs. Louis Edward Spier of How many more places in the Yaquina 27 marked silver sal-, would be used tn reduc«* per dam and beautiful scenes." nxm and two chinooks were ob sonal income taxes. Sublimity a girl. Joan Hannah outlying area that will be in Comments were also miKlf by a served. while at Depoe bay 97 Property tax relief would be visitor from Sweden, but they weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces. need of help is not known at silver salmon and three Chin accomplished through a provi Bom April 1 to Mr. and Mrs. : this time. ooks were kjs« tvtil as marked sion which would require the are still unknown since they Donald Robert Gescher of Stay Civil Defense has sent Sims fish in the catch. were written in Swedish. legislature to increase the state ton a boy, Dean Alan, weigh to Soldotna for our first news During th«* two month |x'rxxl support for sc+ioofa to approxi ' there were 15 clear days and ing 7 pounds 1H ounces. papers since the quake so you mately 50 per cent of th«' ojx-ra- Bom April 2 to Mr. and Mrs. i see you really have heard and ting costs. In the current school Samuel O. Bibler of Rt. 1. read more about this than we Stayton. a boy. David Bryant, have. I year, the level of state support tation workshop in Yakima soon. for scnooLs is a hot 33 per cent weighing 7 pounds 7*4 ounces. I Before six* speaks, she wixild M. T. and Ethel Sims arwl next year will drop to alxxit like to know your preferenci-s 27 per cent because of the de This letter. written April 16. It may not seem so to some crease tn the basic sch«x>l sup . about the way fr«ah an«l frozen YOU CAN GET i comes to Darrel Farmen's folks anglers, but an important fis port fund made in the 1963 ! fruits and v<'getablcs arc [>ac- ! from Kodiak: hery developed this winter tor special session of the legisla kaged. Do y»xj prefer bulk of RELIEF FROM packaged prixlucc? What size •'Arrived Kixliak okay yester- residents of the Siltcoos lake ture. and tyiws of containers do you ■ day morning at 10:30. The area near the outlet of the lake. The amendment prescribes like? plane from Seattle was loaded This interesting fishery has that the money provid«^l fix- If you have some thoughts on with people who were returning been the taking of 40 or more | sctxxil support wxxild have to be STANBACK gives you FAST relief Phone 897-2610 home to see what was left of sturgeon. the greatest number distributed in a manner which this, please write Mrs. Seat at from pains of headache, neuralgia, neuritis, and minor pams of arthritis, Kodiak. ever recorded at Siltcoos up to would provide «<qual opportunity jOSU. Corvallis. rheumatism. Because STANBACK Damage to Kodiak was pret- this time of year. and equalize the tax burden on I DOES IT — contains several medically-approved PAY TO BAKE ty heavy, Anything that was Of even greater import is the i property among the various and prescribed ingredients for fast YOUR OWN hot yeast to! . ' built on the waterfront has fact these are the green stur school districts. relief, you can take STANBACK with Yes. you can save yixirscU a been wiped out completely. geon in contrast to th«' better- confidence. Satisfaction guaranteed! The amendment would also Stick. Roll On Along one section the canneries, krxjwn white sturgeon of the G> place a maximum millage hmi- little money. says Virginia Test KELLY LUMBER BALES «5-1* Smi STANBACK MILL CITV. oaicov , stores. Donneiby Atcheson himbia. Snake and several other tation which could be assessed Weiser, OSU nutrition •¡»•clallst against any or Cream buildings, fish and wildlife nvers in the state. A few of i against property for elementary tor the Extension Service. She preparation Week Day Hoars you've ever warehouse. and dock. dry these green sturgeon have been and secondary school operating tells us that home made rolls 8:00 A. IL to 5:00 P. M. d<x:ks. Kodiak Airways and one taken each winter and spring in costs. The limitation is set at cost about 1*4 cents each, Saturdays: while those made with mix or i small cannery are completely the Siltcoos outlet. eight mills on the tru<- cash va bought frozen cost 2 cents. 8*30 A. IL to 12:30 I gone. Not a trace remains ex The green sturgeon has a | lue of the property, which would Mill City, Oregon cept a few sheared off pilings, much longer and narrower he the equivalent of 32 mills on Brown-and-scrvc rolls cost 4 10< 25< 69 < 98< I In the boat harbor area the snout than does the white stur- I the assessed value with a 25 per cents and ready-to-serve rolls waves cleaned out the boats, geon. less than 30 bony shields 1 cent assessment ratio. The mil arc close to 5 cents a serving. FrrooiptionA (for SpecdaJty Those that cost the most save pilings and floats. Even the in the lateral series compared lage limitation could be exceed you more time Which 1« more break-water suffered heavy to 38 to 48 for the white, and the ed one year at a time but would damage. I could see one boat body is olive green with an olive have to be voted upon at an plentiful for you time or mo | on its side in the water but all stripe on each side. It does not election held prior to March 1. ney? MEI. EIDE, Owner the rest either sunk, drifted out grow as large as the white The existing 6 per cent limita Mill City Don't y <>< Sabacrib« to I*h. 897-2812 to sea or are up on dry land. sturgeon but ranges in lengths tion would no longer apply to A few boats managed to sur up to seven feet. diatricts subject to the eight THK MIU. (1TY KNTF.KfRIMF. vive. There are large boats mill limitation. beached in town. One power Smith said that farmers had HERE scow is over 200 yards up in kmg been concerned over the the residential area. One is ly- level property taxes were rea Our Juicy Hamburgers are ing on top of the Elks bowling ching in this state, and he said a real treat. alley. In the low spot in town this concern is shared also by the waves rolled up carrying businessmen and homeowners. Delicious Fried Chicken - Fried Prawns boats, houses, cars, everything Property tax levies in Oregon Auto - Fire - Burglary Fountain Service — Ice Cream and piled them all together. for the current biennium will Verlyns dry cleaners was Oregon's technical assistance approach 3500 million, and when Theft - Public Liability - Marine wiped out. The water poured to small private landowners is one studies the projected sctxxil in carrying away most every being continued on a limited ba costs in Oregon for the d«*cade Under New Management Life - Health and Accident thing. The building is in good sis. despite an overwhelming re ahead, it is unrealistic to be Mr. and Mrs. Ted Malone shape but everything inside is duction in general fund moneys. lieve prop«-rty owners can con ruined. All clothes are gone. The primary state-supported tinue to bear the portion of Another low spot on the edge Farm Forestry Program has sctxxil costs they have in the of town had driftwood for sev been curtail«xl indefinitely from past, Smith continued. eral acres. The road and all a statewide basis to one con It has long been the goal of J. c. KIMMEL El) “But!” DAVI8, Jr. buildings were washed into a fined to landowners within the the State of Oregon to increase small lake about 600 yards 107 Wall st. H mm WLNH Willamette Valley and in Doug state participation in financing from the bay. This part has las county. The federally- the cost of elementary and se Mill City. OregTHi been wiped completely clean, financed Agricultural Conserva condary education to abtszt 50 The water missed Weslyns tion Program, however, will per cent of the operating costs house. The wave rolled clear continue unabated with the and our proposal will achieve up to the foundation and then State Forestry Department's re this objective through the enact stopped. But the lake in front cently completed plans to carry ment of a broad general sales is now a salt water lagoon. out obligations under its agree and use tax. Smith Mid. The tides were real severe ments with the counties. Smith concluded by saying when all this was going on. DAILY ■ ON CALL Forestry practices offered that the agricultural groups After the quake, the channel in under the Agricultural Conser were prepared to make a con- No Mileage Charge Between Stayton and Gate® front of town wont almost dry. vation Program *ACP) includes centra ted effort to secure the ON OR OFF THE CABLE That’s quite a channel too. timber stand improvement, tree necessary signatures to put the When the water came back it planting and storm-damage measure on the ballot in Novem came in a hurry. The tidal wave cleanup in evergreen forest ar- ber, and plans are und«*rway came from the Northeast. Then eas on a federal cost-sharing to secure maximum under it ran back and forth in the basis. Arrangements have been standing of the amendment. channel. made by the State Forestry j Two people witnessed about Department for the continua a 70 foot boat being sucked tion of ACP throughout the state right under the water. It never and, as time permits, a limited 1 showed again. Boats and people amount of farm for<-stry coun SAFECO Boatowners Policy pulls you out of are still missing. I can’t find seling by district personnel This 1 troubles like this .., because “ ________ Preferred _____ Risk” out how many dead or missing. is being done with a shifting of skippers are covered against all risks, on land and —r wwwww We are still under martial law responsibilities among its tlm- EstenMon Home Management water (subject to standard exclusions). This pol and passes are needed to her management and forest pro Specialist Oregon State icy can’t expire without your knowing it, either. anyplace down town. tection personnel in areas where University It’s renewed automatically every year. Call us now Today I am helping our C. the farm forester positions CONSUMERS- HERE IS for the full story. Bet we can save you money, too! to P. A. move his tax records Downtown have had to be eliminated. The YOUR CHANCE TO SPEAK a new location. He lost his only exception Is in I^ake and UP! Ph. 799-2154 or 859-2480 house but saved the records this Klamath counties where the ___ _____ ______ ___ _ . Mrs. Velma Seat, , Oregon wife and kids also). The bank Agricultural Stabilization Com- State University extension tood S afeco INSURANCE and Fish and Wildlife office are mittee has been notified that marketing specialist, will repre RCA VICTOR — The Best TV For Cable Ph. 897-2413 or 897-2754 Mill City, Ore, okay so we didn’t get hurt too technical forestry service is no sent the consumer at the Pacific or Fringe AreaA. much. longer available. Northwest Perishable Transpor- Custom Building Offshore Salmon Catch Up at Yaquina And Depoe Bay 4SESÈ Detroit Dam Attracts 4,419 Visitors During First Two Months of 1964 ANNUAL TUSSY 1 i or just « ' PUTTERING I À Green Sturgeon Taken At Si tcoos w Deodorants HEADACHE PAIN Mill City Pharmacy HALEY’S DRIVE IN Private Landowners To Get Technical Assistance Ask Us About Insurance Hill Insurance Agency T V & Radio Service AND DRY? Jerry Pittam Work Smarter.. I Not Harder PORTERsLAU
