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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1970)
DETROIT IDANHA 4—The Mill City Enterprise, ’niursday, April 2, 1970 ated leg and torn ligaments day for their many area fri | Announces Candidacy ends. The Beachys formerly in his knee. LETTERS THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Many homes in the upper lived at Idanha when he was North Santiam Canyon were' way Department for a number P. O. Box 348 Phone 897-2772 Mill City, Ore. 9736« TO THE* the setting for family gather employed by the State High- Published at Mill City, Marion County, Ore. every Thursday of years before moving to B.C. ings on Easter Sunday, while By Boots Champion Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Postoffice at Mill Henry Hiebert was elected others traveled to mid-valley They left here Tuesday mor- City, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. president of the Deanha Par towns to observe the day with ing for Pacific City for a visit The Mill City Enterprise assumes no financial responsibility with relatives there and in members of their family or ent Teachers Club at a recent for errors in advertisements. It will, however, reprint To the Editor: meeting of the group. Other with friends. Members of the Sheridian before returning to without charge or cancel the charge for that portion of an officers elected for the ensu Clyde Storey family gathered their home. A number of persons have advertisement which is in error if The Enterprise is at fault. ing year are: Mrs. Jerry Lynn, at the home of their son-in- called the school district office vice-president, Mrs. Arthur law and daughter the Earnest in recent weeks, with questions An independent newspaper, dedicated to the development Whiteley, secretary, Mrs. Har Emersons at Sheridan in ob concerning salary increases foi of the timber industry and agriculture in this area. old Hills, treasurer. Retiring servance of the Easter Holiday school district personnel. There MEMBER MLMOtK president is Mrs. Arthur In attendance besides Mr. and have been enough questions Oregon Mrs. Clyde Storey were Mr. Whiteley. asked that we feel it wise to Newspaper Mr. and Mrs. John Estey re and Frank Storey of Forest explain the situation in full. ceived word that their grand Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Publishers OREGON STATE UNIVER The consultation teams re daughters husband, Frank Storey and Miss Nancy Stor SITY—A stationary field bur Association presenting the Board of Edu Association - Founded 1885 Workman of Vancouver, Wash, ey of Salem, and Mr. Emersons ner, tested on the Oregon cation and the Teachers’ Com Subscription Kates was recently involved appar parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger State University campus, has mittee held numerous meet Marion-Linn Counties, per year....... ...................... — $4 00 ently in a one car accident and Kindred of Aumsville. showed it could reduce open ings during the winter months The seasons baseball games field burning pollution by more was found unconscious at the prior to budget preparation., Outside Marion-Linn Counties, per year ........................... $4.50 scene of the accident. He was began Monday with Detroit than 90 percent. Proposals and counter-propos-1 Outside Oregon, per year ...... -..................... ..................... $5 00 been released from a Vancou playing Eddyville there at Linn County Representative als were presented and after DON W. MOFFATT................................... Editor and publisher In May, a second burner— ver hospital and is now recup 3:00 p. m. Wednesday Valsetz with six wheels and powered William F. (Bill) Gwinn an several meetings, an agree- GEORGE LONG ........................... Assistant Publisher-Printer erating at home from a lacer- played Detroit here by a modified grain combine— nounced today his candidacy ment was reached, The initial NORMA LONG .............................. Society and News Editor An Oregon Association of will be tested at the Jackson for the state legislature. proposal by the Teachers’ -....... Local News Editor School Administrators Confer Experimental Farm near Le Now in hit fourth term in Group was openly publicized, HOSE CREE ......... Ixxal News Editor ence is scheduled Thursday, banon where ryegrass staw the House of Representatives, but at no time was even tenta- MARY KELLY ............................................ CORRESPONDENTS April 2nd at Corvallis which will be scattered on the Gwinn served in the current tive agreement to the proposal '■Jetroit-ldanha............ —......... Boots Champion Ron Wilkerson school supt. ground. session as Chairman of the The final agreement Gates ......................................................................... Jan Lewis plans to attend. Administra The two burners were de House Committee on Local granted. allowed a 5 percent cost-of- tors Conferences were also held veloped by Russ W. Bonlie, Government and, in addition living increase, with no Mehama................................. Mrs. John Teeters - Jean Roberts ------------- Eva Brevier in Salem on Monday and Tues OSU research engineer. After as a member of both the High changes in fringe benefits or i.vons ....................................... — day testing the stationary model, ways and Elections Commit extra-duty schedules. A music festival is slated at Bonlie said the goal of provid tees. The 5% increase agreed BUT WISHING WON’T MAKE IT SO! Colton on Friday April 3rd at ing a workable machine to the He is currently serving on upon is quite low, when com 7:30 p. m. It is not known at farmer for about $15,000 looks the Interim Education Commit pared with increases in other Bus. Phone 581-1608 this time if Detroit school will possible. tee and as Chairman of the districts of the same size and A problem is capacity of the Subcommittee o n Election class in Oregon. The local Res. Phone 585-6945 participate. Laws. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Beachy incinerator. salary schedule for teachers Serving Motorists in Prior committee service has will be highly competitive, but Bonlie said the stationary and family of Smithers, B.C., /^THINGS WECCtA Oregon Since 1905 arrived here at the home of test model could handle 150 to included Legislative Fiscal, certainly not the top schedule Complete Depend Mr. and Mrs. David White! 300 pounds of straw an hour. Financial Affairs, Fish and in the state. Easter Sunday were they have The mobile unit, he estimated, Game, Alcoholic Control, Rules W. E. Lewellen, Adm. 129J able Auto Insurance been guests for a couple of will move about one mile an Legislative Counsel and Plan I March 30, 1970 1010 Commercial St. S.E. days. An open house at the hour-burning a 12-foot swath ning and Development. Active in numerous local Mill City Enterprise — pick up about 60 percent of White home was held from Salem, Ore. 97302 10 A.M. to 2 P M. on Mon the straw and burn the rest affairs, Gwinn is a member of Mill City, Oregon as it passes over it. In acreage, Crowfoot Grange and a direc Dear Editor: he said, the incinerator should tor of the Willamette Valley Taxes in general, and school be able to handle about 1*4 to Rehabilitation Center. He is taxes in particular, seem to bo ^BILLION 1 currently serving on the steer a primary topic of conversa- 3 acres an hour. The real test will come in ing committee of the Upper sation in the Mill City area. mid-.July when the machine Willamette Resource Conser New assessments, and visions federal I goes into Willamette Valley I vation anil Development Pro of what they could possibly debt | grass fields to work on a pro- ject and a member of the Town do, seem to have everyone a : blem—getting rid of straw and Community Planning Com little edgy. interest without open field burning, a mittee. He is a past president Before we throw the baby customary practice since the I of the Mid-Willamette Young out with the bath, we had bet We Sell and Service 1940’s, particularly in fields of Mens Christian Association ter count our blessings. Pro ! ryegrass. Oregon produces 99 and is currently serving as perty taxes in general, and JACUZZI PUMPS j percent of the annual ryegrass chairman of the tourist pro school taxes in particular, in [ in the U.S. and 80 percent of motion committee for the Linn our v ..._ ___ o the low- area are _____ among perennial ryegrass. County Chamber of Commer-1 "“t in the State of Oregon. You Field burning is the only ef ce. Gwinn and his wifre Mar- just have to travel ten miles fective method of control ergot dell reside in Albany where east or west, and tax bills in and blind-seed disease (caused he Is engaged in the securities crease tremendously. by fungus) and is the best way business, farming and proper Our local schools are rated I to control grass-seed nematodes ty development. They have among the best in the State one daughter in high school, of Oregon—fully standardized a son at Linn-Benton Com and fully accredited. I feel' munity College and two daugh most people in our area are ters at OSU. proud of this fact, and would Gwinn cites urban and rur not wish to weaken or curtail al problems, education, traffic the school programs. Our safety, crime prevention, tax schools must have a budget to IT’S YOUR MONEY reform and the orderly and in operate. If you would like to have something really big to stew telligent development of our Increased assessments are over, why not consider the federal debt, which now stands soil, water, timber, recreation intended to equalize the tax at $277 billion. If that is too overpowering, take the annual al and human resources as mat load, so that everyone pays interest on the debt alone—approximately $18 billion dollars. on any and all of your plumbing needs. ters of highest Interest and: his fair share. Generally speak Suppose that we had no national debt, and that the huge “A real test of willpower is concern. He stated that he ing, as assessments go up tax sum we pay in annual interest could be put to a really con- to have the same ailment some would continue to insist that rates tend to go down. Just be structive use. I For example. President Nixon has proposed that an addit person is desciibing—and not legislation must meet the test cause your assessment is up, of fairness to all and as in the does not mean your taxes will ional $10 billion be spent for municipal waste treatment plants, mention it." Phone 897-2799 past would continue to consult raise proportionately. Marion over the next five years. If the $18 billion now going to in with citizens of the county on County assessments were rais terest were available, the entire project could be nnder was matters of interest. ed last year, whereas Linn this year! Gwinn said that he would County assessments have not Stewart Udall recently said that it would take about $100 file with the Secretary of changed appreciably in the past billion until the end of the century to restore the water, land State later in the week. five years. Taxes are a head and air to its natural quality. Again, if that $18 billion didn't ache for all of us. But did you have to go for debt charges, pollution might be controlled in ever stop to think that local a half-dozen years instead of thirty. One Payment For property taxes are the only Well, you may say, all this is useless speculation because taxes that are spent for the the debt is there—all $277 billion of it—and we have to pay the exclusive benefit of our com terest were available, the entire project could be under way Two Taxes Can Lead munity? The lion’s share of problem should show the folly of ever again having an unbal our property tax bill stays anced federal budget except in a national emergency. During To Erroneous Bills at home, and really represents the past five years alone interest costs increased by some 70 Anyone planning to pay two only a small portion of our per cent. Isn't it about time for all of us to do more worrying Federal taxes at the same total federal, state, and local and begin to apply the brakes on government spending? time should use separate checks tax picture. Very truly yours or money orders to avoid pos JOHN LENGACHER sible billing errors, Mr. A. G. Erickson, District Director of Internal Revenue for Oregon, said today. Under the IRS system which has a different processing cy Now you can get No. 1 savings on America's No. 1 cle for each type of return, OBITUARIES sellers! And your Ford Dealer Is the 1 to see He's the 1 with Ford's better ideas tor better trucks. Better Ideas the entire payment could be like Twin-I-Beam front suspension that lets a Ford credited to one tax and a bill pickup work like a truck, ride like a car And for cross issued for the other. country fun, you can't beat Bronco Tha first four-wheeler Mr. Erickson said, “If one Ford Bronco that doesn't ride like one check or money order covers DONALD A. SIEG a 1970 estimated tax payment and a 1969 tax balance due. Rosary for Donald A. Sieg. for example, when the returns 36, 1260 E. Jefferson St., who are separated for processing, was killed Saturday when the entire payment might be struck by a car while bicycling credited to one tax. leaving near Stayton. was at 7:30 p.m. the other tax unpaid.” In such Tuesday at Weddle mortuary. a situation, one tax would be Mass was at 11 a. m. Wednes overpaid and a refund issued, day at Stayton Catholic Church while on the other tax a bill with interment in St. Mary’« would be sent. Mr. Erickson Cemetery. explained. Authorities Sunday identi Taxpayers should put their fied driver of the car as Char F-tOO Pickup Social Security number on all les Edward Creswell, 17, 1136 checks or money orders sent Westwood Drive. Stayton. He to IRS, to make sure the pay was not cited. ment is properly credited A native of Minnesota. Sieg Business taxpayers should put lived several years in Lyons their Employer Identification before coming here 14 yean number on the check. ago. He was a dairy truck driv er. Surviving are widow Lucky; parents Mr. and Mrs Andrew If the number following Sieg. Lyons; sons Patrick and See the new Maverick, $1995/ It’s here now! Todd and daughter Kathryn, •Fera s •use*>'«e retati price 1er the car Since dealer preparation charpas (It any), transportation charges your name on The En all at home: brothers Edwin state end local lesee vary, they ere net Incleded. nor le ostra ewvipaiont that la specially repo,res by stata lews. and Erwin, both Lyons, and terprise label reads Albert. Minnesota; sisters Ver na Jefferies. Lyons, and Lar- Sieg. Minnesota. 4-70 it’s time to send aine Mrs. Seig is the former Lucky Christensen, who at Phone 897-2772 117 N. E. Wall Street Mill Cit) 1094 Hrst Street Phone 709-2117 Stayton. Oregon a check for renewal tended school here when her i Need a good Used Car? See your Ford Dealer — Hi« are A-11 ■ parents lived in Mill City. Field Burner Tested On OSU Campus DENNY CRYTZER PIVMB/HG im HEfíT/fJG Building Your New ; 1h£ Old 'lâme/t FREE ESTIMATE MOFFATT PLUMBING & HEATING, Inc. Special savings on Ford Pickups America’s ^0.1 sellers Ford Dealers’ Na1 Truck Sale Philippi Motor Company The Mill City Enterprise
