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4—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Feb. 8, 1968 Gov. Tom McCall Signs Rockefeller Petition THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE P. O. Box 348 Phone 897-2772 Mill City, Ore. 9786H i Ihibiished at Mill City, Marion Coanty, Ore. every TharHda) Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Postoffice at Mill City, Oregon, under the act of Congiess of March 3, 1879. The Mill City Enterprise assumes no financial responsibility for errors in advertisements. It will, however, reprint without charge or cancel the charge for that portion of an advertisement which is in error if The Enterprise is at fault. I An independent newspaper, dedicated to the development of the timber industry and agriculture in this area. Subscription Rates Marion-Linn Counties, per year ___________________ $3.50 Outside Marion-Linn Counties, per year ___ _____ ___ $4.00 Outside Oregon, per year............... $4.50 NATIONAL NEWSPAPER DON W. MOFFATT GOLDIE RAMBO .... GEORGE LONG ... ..... Editor and Publisher Society and News Editor ........................... Printer CORRESPONDENTS Detroit-Idanha ............................................... Boots Champion Gates - ............................................ Janet Lewis Mill City .................... Rose Cree Lyons.................. —..................... Eva Bressler .....Merle Teeters - Jean Roberts Mehama ____________________________ FIGHT BIRTH DEFECTS join MARCH OF DIMES r Say It With FLOWERS on Valentines Day Feb. 14 J F from . Brunner's Flowers FLOWERS by WIRE SERVICE 230 N.E. 4th Street Phone 897-2452 Mill City I Oregon Draft Rockefeller drive was given soud and official boost with signing by Governor Tom McCall of petition for nomination of Nelson A. Rockefeller. Petition was presented in Governor’s office by Mrs. Fred Burgess, Corvallis housewife supporting Oregon Draft Rockefeller Committee and was witnessed by Robert H. Noyes, Jr., co-chairman of statewide com mittee. Gov. McCall commented, “If this effort can help bring Governor Rockefeller into the Oregon Primary, then its sponsors will have performed a major public service. It is important for Oregon’s presidential pri mary to be as meaningful as possible. It can’t be with out Governor RockefeJer—the top Republican conten der on most polls throughout the nation.’’ Salem Scene by Everett E. Cutter MARION COUNTY DOG LICENSE Due Jan. 1, 1968 — Delinquent Mar. 1, 1968 Owner Address City ................................... ................................. Inside Salem City Limits Yes □ No □ Sex of Dog—Male □ Female □ Spayed Female □ Breed................................ New Lie. □ Renewal □ Remittance ................... ..... . ......................... Female $3.00 Male or Sp. Fe. $2.00 Penalty after Mar. 1 add $2.00 Mail to: T. 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Mr. and Mrs. Tony Shafer returned last Friday from a three week motor trip with the Keith Phillip’s of Me hama. The Phillips visited their daughter, Miss Willow Phillips who is stationed with the U. S. Army at Anniston Alabama, and Mr. and Mrs. Shafer visited with their son Richard Shafer and family in Marietta, Georgia. They re- norted a wonderful trip no car trouble good weather and stood roads with the exception of three days after they got to Alabama. The only bad weath er coming home was coming over the Santiam Pass. William Grant has returned home from the Santiam Mem orial hospital after three days there for medical treatment. The Mari-Linn basket ball team played a game Thursday with Sublimity Public school at 1:00 p. m. in the St. Boni face gym. Mari-Linn won by one point with a score of 21 to 20. Mrs. Ethel Huffman left Monday morning for Tacoma where she expects to spend several months at the home of her son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Diggerness and children. Mrs. Ruth Lyons spent several days over the week end in Albany at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George Meilke, Carolyn and Patsy. The Vesper Band of vocal and instrumental music will be at the Lyons Methodist church Sunday, February 11 at 4 p. m. The public is in vited. Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Roye were Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Kuni from Creswell. The regular meeting of the Lyons Extension Unit will be held Thursday, February 8 at the Lyons Methodist church at 10 a. m. Project of the day will be covering coat hangers. Everyone taking part is asked to bring mater ial and hangers. Mr. and Mrs. Art Olsen from Walker, Minn., were last Thursday guests at the home of Mrs. Rosa Berry. Mr. and Mrs. David Tunnell from Fort Jones, Calif., were weekend guests at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lindemann. They also visited her grandmother, Mrs. Eulalia Lyons. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Julian were Sunday guests in Ti gard at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Wright, former Lyons residents while he was principal at Mari-Linn. Miss Joyce Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Scott who recently graduated from a beauty school in Sal em is now employed in a beauty shop there. INVETORY TAX HELD industry. We need diversifi DAMAGING TO GROWTH cation of industry to escape Ever try to find a reason our over-reliance on a timber able selection of goods at your economy, and the attraction local stores around the first we can best promote would be of the year? Or to locate a a sound tax structure. suitable exchange for a “Elimination of Oregon’s Christmas gift? archaic inventory tax would Those who think Oregon’s materially aid in attracting inventory tax means merely the necessary industry to an annual counting chore for broaden our economic and merchants and poor merchan employment base,” he told the dise selection for shoppers, committee. He cited numerous might reflect on evidence that examples of Oregon industries the tax severely limits our which have gone elsewhere economic development, em for expansion and quoted tes ployment and personal in timonials upholding his con tention that the Inventory come. The opinion that Oregon’s Tax Relief Act of 1985 sway inventory tax is oppressive is ed many business decisions shared by many, and reasons and materially contributed to were detailed here last week year-round production and by Douglas Heider, director employment increases. of the Oregon Retail Coun The phase-out program cil, statewide organization of must be continued, Heider merchants. Heider testified testified, because “the inven before the permanent Legisla tory tax is the only tax that tive Eax Study Committee, a directly causes unemploy select group of legislative and ment. Many manufacturing citizen members seeking rea firms are forced to reduce purchases and operations and sonable tax reforms. The inventory tax. accord work hours during November ing to Oregon law, applies to and December in order to mi "all livestock and all items of tigate the heavy tax load on tangible personal property de the January assessment date.” This, he said, heightens the scribed as materials, supplies, containers, goods in process, existing seasonality of Ore finished goods and other per gon’s economy. It creates un sonal property owned by or employment and all the in in possession of the taxpayer, cumbent problems when un that are or will become, part employment Is at its highest. of the stock in trade of the He cited 12 states which taxpayer held for sale in the have excluded or scaled down recommendation to provide ordinary course of his busi their inventory taxes, noting the intended relief without ness." Such a personal pro that Oregon has one of the budget appropriations. perty tax is levied only on highest effective tax rates on “The deleterious effect of business and, as Heider not Inventories in the nation. In this type of taxation on econ ed, is discriminatory between ventory tax relief, then, omic growth is beyond ques business operations which re would put Oregon in a better tion,” he said. “There is con quire inventories and those competitive position for more siderable evidence that in which do not. diversified business growth ventory tax relief produces— To correct this, he review as well as stabilizing year- rather than loses—revenue. ed. numerous legislative pro end employment. That is, elimination of the posals have sought to levy an The Oregon Retail Council tax stimulates economic ac across-the-board net business , enjoys good company: others tivity which in turn expands tax to eliminate the inven- > speaking out for inventory our industrial base.” tory tax. but none ever pass-1 tax relief include the Repub- The Oregon Retail Council ed both houses. Then, in 1965 ' lican and Democratic parties would prefer to gain inven ' the legislature passed the In-I in Oregon, the Oregon AFL- tory tax relief without the j ventory Tax Relief Act of .CIO. former Gov. Mark Hat biennial appropriations, or 1965. which called for a five- field. Gov. Tom McCall, and possibly with only partial ap year phasing out of half the I the late Dr. John F. Sly of propriations, particularly in inventory tax at 10 per cent Princeton in h|s extensive view of lumber economy pro each year through 1970. study of Oregon’s tax struc blems being reflected in the Such a scaling down, how ture. state’s budget. The cuts, Heid ever, required general fund Gov. McCall, in fact, under er testified, can be absorbed appropriations each biennium lined Heider’s testimony in in the total ad valorem tax to offset local revenue reduct an address the following base, and resulting economic ions (all Oregon property tax morning, delivered before the expansion could more than es go to schools and local gov Pacific Northwest Hardware make up the difference. ernment). In 1966 the tax and Implement Association Eventually, many would was reduced 9.4 per cent, and for the ailing governor by like to see a total elimination in 1967, a total of 19.2 per Paul Nordstrom, director of of the levy on inventories. cent. the Division of Economic De Such a program, says the Then all good intentions hit velopment, State Department ORC. “would create more tax a snag Although the regular of Commerce. able property than would be 1967 session appropriated en “I have not lost sight of removed from the tax rolls.” ough for relief this year of the long-sought-after goal of And it would help shoppers approximately 25 per cent, eliminating Oregon’s inven find more on their merchants' the budget item had to be cut, tory tax.” he said. "We are shelves after Christmas. along with many others, dur solidly committed to the orig ing the special session because inally-intended phase-out of of state revenues falling far the inventory tax.” behind expectations for 1967- He said he (Gov McCall) 68. will recommend, depending According to Heider, the on the state's economy, eith state’s revenue shortage is i er an appropriation sufficient due largely to the national to bring relief to 50 per cent building slump which has in 1970-71. or an adjustment crippled our forest products similar to his special session Subscribe to The Mill City Enterprise $3.50 Per Year IT’S YOURLAW Respect for Law Makes Democracy Live “That’s Not My Fault!” Ned was digging a flower pecially if he conceals danger bed in his newly acquired pro ous hidden defects. The seller perty when —ZAP— sparks in this instance knew he was flew as his shovel chopped not installing the cable at the into a power line. The line proper depth and should have was connected to some out warned Ned. The fact that you sell a door lights erected by the piece of property does not former owner. relieve you of all the respon “I’ll sue the son-of-a-gun,” sibility. seller should no Ned howled as the emergency tify the The buyer, instance, .‘■■quadman dressed Ned’s burn of an old unused for well or cis ed hands. “That’s not MY fault,” the | tern on the property which but not filled in. former owner said when Ned ( is covered, he could ultimate called. “You should have been < Otherwise, be liable for any damages careful digging around those ly should someone fall in. lights.” the cistern’s existence is “Oh, yeah? For your infor not If known to the seller, how mation, mister, that type of ever, he probably not cable is supposed to be bur be liable. He must would know of ied six inches below the frost the defect to be held respon line. It should have been ob sible for it. vious to you that someone would dig in that area. You should have warned me about that cable being so close to the surface,” Ned replied. Will Ned recover any dam ages? Possibly. A seller has some continuing responsibilities, es- Detroit Cougars Still on Top in Basketball Play GATES By Janet Lewis The Virgil Lewis family and Miss Linda Gewitt. a niece, visiited Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith in Salem on Wed nesday, January 31. Miss Hewitt and Mrs. Lewis did some shopping and visited the Bush house and museum. The family and Linda en joyed the scenery up to Marion Forks on a ride Thursday, Feb. 1. Miss Hewitt, Mrs. Lewis and children tour ed the museum in Gates Mon day afternoon. Mrs. Herba Scott returned home from the hospital Sat urday, February 3, after an operation on her knee. Mrs. Scott has received numerous visitors over the last few days. Mr. and Mrs. Gael Cutsforth have visited Gary Cutsforth various times at Salem Mem orial Hospital in the last few weeks. Garys Cutsforth, of Gervais, was involved in an accident between his truck and a train and received ser ious injuries. Mrs. Melvin Newberg re ports her mother Mrs. P. L. Mulligan is now at her home in California and doing bet ter. The many cards and let ters received have been much appreciated by Mrs. Mulligan. DETROIT—Detroit Cougars continue to “hold that line” even without three regulars in the line-up, they clobbered Valsetz 115-79 in a Marion B League Minor Division bas ketball game played here Fri day evening. It was Detroit’s 17th win without a loss this season. Dennis Tower scored 24 points and Lyle Rogers 23 for the victors. Ken Tower, Al Clark and Larry Smith reg ulars didn’t play because Coach Larry Poole wanted to let some of his younger play ers gain some experience. Detroit (115) Rogers 23; D. Tower 24; D. Smith 11; Lyon 14; Sophy 2; G. Hiebert 12; R. Williamson 10; J. Hiebert 6; M. Williamson 2; Monroe 2; Harvey 4; Hamilton 3; Drago 2. Valsetz (79) J. Johnson 23; S. Johnson 15; Chase 12; Fitz gerald 14; Gore 3; Van Etts 9; Betto 3. There was no JV game due to the lack of opposition play ers. (Valsetz). Detroit won the Volleyball game. Detroit will play Perrydale (league) there Feb. 9th at 6:30 p. m. and Falls City here Feb. 16th at 6:30 p. m. Cheerleaders are: Madalyn Smith, Laura Storey, Chris tine Rogers, and Cecilia Will iamson. CONGRATULATE YOURSELF! When you see how fast you get results, you'll con gratulate yourself on your wisdom in using a Want Ad to sell or buy. The Mill City Enterprise Phone 897-2772 IS THERE A GAP IN YOUR INSURANCE PROFILE OF PROTECTION? There are six kinds of needed car insurance. 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