Jefferson Takes Ball
Games from Detroit
Home Extension To
Install at Idanha
DETROIT — Jefferson scor
ed a non-league twin baseball
win over Detroit Saturday,
taking the first contest 7-3 and
coming back for a 1-0 triumph
in the night cap.
Falls City played Detroit
here Monday. Thursday, May
7 Detroit will play Siletz
there and Friday, May 8, Jef
ferson will play Detroit here.
All games are scheduled at 3.
In the junior high baseball
games, Detroit played Mari-
Linn there Tuesday and on
Wednesday, Cascade played
here. Thursday, May 7 Mill
City will play Detroit here.
IDANHA—The social room
of the Idanha Fire hall will be
the setting for the installation
ceremonies of the new officers
of the Home Extension unit
Tuesday, May 12. A potluck
luncheon will follow the 10:30
a. m. event.
New officers to be installed
are Mrs. Darr Mennis, presi
dent; Mrs. Henry Hiebert, vice
president, and Mrs. Loretta
Adams, secretary-treasurer.
Installing officer will be
Mrs. Clyde Storey, past presi
dent of the Unit. She will lie
assisted by
Mrs. Norman
Thomasson.
1966 Ford zton Pickup
Big 6
$1295
3 speed transmission
1966 G.M.C. i ton Pickup
$1195
1966 International flatbed $1795
V-8, 4 speed transmission
1 Ton,
1968 Ford Galaxie 4-door Sed. $1595
V-8, Automatic Transmission
1966 Mustang Fast Back
V-8,
$1395
4 speed transmission
1964 Pontiac Station Wagon $1295
4-Door, 9 Passenger, Power Steering
Philippi Motor Company
Telephone 709-2117
1094 First Street
Stayton, Oregon
DETROIT
IDANHA
Santiam Honor
Students Named
By Boots Champion
The
Idanha Community
G. C. BARNHARDT
church, as they have always
done in the past will again
Funeral
services will be held
honor the oldest and youngest
mother, and the mother with Thursday, May 7 at 2 p. m. at
the most children with a spe the Gates Community church
cial mother’s day gift this Sun for Grover Cleveland Bam-
day during morning worship. hardt of Gates.
Mr. Barnhardt passed away
Brunner’s Flowers will make Tuesday morning, May 7th at
deliveries to Detroit
and the Salem Memorial Hospital
Idanha Saturday afternoon. following surgery. He had been
Order early.
adv. ill about eight days.
He was born December 13,
Mabel Poncia, who has been
hospitalized at a Salem hos- 1883 in Illinois. He was mar
' pital for the past two weeks ried to Eva Dara Rose in 1905
following a heart attack, was at Windsor, Illinois. She pass
released Monday and is now ed away in June, 1968.
He was a retired electrician
recuperating at the Detroitt
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee and had lived in Illinois and
Indiana before moving to Gates
Eoas.
18 years ago. He was Post
St. Christopher’s church, De- Master at Gates for awhile.
' troit, will be the setting Sat-
He was a member of the
I urday morning, May 9 for the Masonic Lodge at Butlerville,
| wedding of Miss Sharon Mohr Indiana and a member of the
' to Harold R. Hiebert. Miss Gates Community Church.
Mohr is the daughter of Mr.
He is survived by three
and Mrs. William Mohr of De sons, Aubrey Barnhardt and
troit, and Mr. Hiebert is the David Barnhardt both of Gates
son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Harry Barnhardt of Port
| Hiebert of Idanha.
Richey, Florida; two daughters,
Mrs. Leah St. Johns of Wil
Paul Michaelson, who has lamina and Mrs. Pauline Pow
1 just completed six weeks of ell of Winston-Salem, North
basic training at Lackland Air Carolina, twelve grandchildren
j Force Base, Texas, arrived and thirteen great grand child
home last week on leave. Al ren.
though he was granted a 15-
Burial will be at the Fair
day leave he chose to use only view Cemetery with Weddle
, a week of it at this time, sav- Funeral Home in charge.
! ing the remainder to come
, home again in August when
BRYAN FRANK TUERS
j his aunt from England plans
Funeral services were held
to visit here. He left Tuesday
I by plane for Grand Forks, N. Tuesday at 2 p. m. at Weddle’s
Dak., where he has been as- Chapel for Bryan Frank Tuers
I signed to the 804 Combat Sup- who passed away Saturday at
I port Group at the Defensive a Portland Hospital.
The baby was born February
| Missile base there. Paul is the
I son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl 6, 1970 at Klamath Falls. He
became ill on Tuesday and
Michaelson of Detroit.
was hospitalized at Klamath
With summer vacation time Falls on Friday. Saturday he
drawing near the Woman’s was taken by ambulance to
Mission Society of the Idanha Portland.
Community church has sched-
Surviving are the parents,
u'ed May 14 as their last meet Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tuers,
ing of the season.-Hosting the ' (Kandee Henness) of Klam-
group will be Mrs. Helen Lich-1 ath Falls, Grandparents, Mr.
lyter. The meeting will be at and Mrs. Arlo Tuers, Mill City
7:30.
and Mr. and Mrs. Care Hen
ness of Gates, Great Grandpar
Mrs. Sam (Ann) Cimino re ents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
ceived word that her sister Blackburn and Mr. and Mrs.
i passed away Saturday at Sioux Glen
of Gates and
City, Iowa. She had been in Great Hennes
Great Grandparents, Mr.
poor health for three years.
and Mrs. Roy Taylor of Gates.
Burial was at Belcrest Me
morial Park in Salem.
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Frank Lumber Company, Inc.
Mill City, Oregon
Young & Morgan Timber Co.
Mill City and Idanha. Oregon
Stout Creek Lumber Company
Mehama. Oregon
Cedar Lumber Company, Inc
Mill City, Oregon
Parkett Logging Company
Mehama, Oregon
H 4 W Logging Co.
Idanha and Mill City, Oregon
U.S. Plywood Champion Papers, Inc.
Idanha-Lebanon
The Mill City Enterprise
Printers-Publishers
Mill City friends have re
ceived word of the death of
Rev. Teddy Leavitt recently
in Portland. Rev. Leavitt was
an Evangelist for the Chris
tian Church for many years.
He organized the Mill City
Church in 1920. He was 76
years of age at the time of his
death.
Funeral services were held
at the Rose City Christian
Church.
Survivors include a daugh
ter, Mrs. Mary Clark of Port
land; four sons, Don of Port
land, Dale and Gordon both
of Ellensburg, Wn., and Teddy
Jr., of New York. He was a
brother of the late Mrs. Mabel
Boyington and an uncle of
Mrs. Russell Wilson of Meha
ma.
WILLARD GIBSON
Funeral services were held
Monday, May 4, in the Rigdon
Colonial Chapel with inter
ment in City View Cemetery,
Salem, for Willard Gibson of
321 S. W Kingwood. Mill City.
He died Wednesday in a
Salem Nursing Home at the
age of 65. He lived in Canoga
Park. California, before com
ing to Mill City. He had made
his home with Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Hamilton for the past 18
years. He is survived by one
brother. Alvin H. Gibson, ad
dress unknown. Gibson had
been a laborer most of his
life and came to this area
about five years ago.
Many Activities
Set at Detroit School
DETROIT—Many acUvties
are planned this month by
students of Detroit school as
summer vacation draws near.
On Monday the 5th and 6th
graders along with their room
mothers and perhaps their
tetchers boarded a school bus
for Salem where they viewed
Apollo 11. On Wednesday, May
6. the annual Marion-B league
Senior banquet was held in
Salem.
Friday, May 8, a track meet
is scheduled at Western Men-
noite. and a field trip to Kah-
Nee-Ta Resort in Eastern
Oregon is planned by the 5th
and 6th graders
The annual Junior-Senior,
prom and banquet will be
held Saturday evening in Sa-1
lem.
FRESHMEN
Linda Long
Gloria Poole
Leroy Shepherd
SOPHOMORES
Dan Cox
Greg Eide
Mary Gay Fleetwood
Vickie Moore
Vickie Olson
Gordon Plotts
Kim Posekany
Rebecca Savage
Hope Willson
William Wood
JUNIORS
Herb Carpenter
Susan Crowther
Jackie Evans
Twyla Fultz
Kim Gabriel
Ken Goforth
Linda Hampton
Pete Hawley
Robert Loveall
Sandi Oliver
Rick Posekany
Tom Rush
SENIORS
Melody Barnhardt
Gary Bartow
Linda Crowther
Lynn Cutsforth
Greg Davis
Rebecca Earhart
Larry Eide
Louise Gruver
Larry Hillesland
Ron Johnson
Virginia Lankins
Janice Lewellen
Mike Long
Howard Lyness'
Karen Oliver
Karen Olson
Garry Plotts
Alan Raines
Bruce Roscoe
Donna Snodgrass
Jearldine Wright
James Grant
4—The Mill City Enterprise, Hiursday, May 7, 1970
Salem Scene
3.57
by Jack Zimmerman
3.57
3.57 ‘EQUALIZER’ AVAILABLE I Regardless, Board business
for PROPERTY TAXPAYERS ' is booming. Multnomah Coun
ty, for instance, contains some
3.57
The second Monday in May
3.71 is their “day in court” for 500,0(X) parcels or accounts of
3.57 Oregon’s myriad property tax real property. In 1966, when
the tax rate was about $27 per
3.57 payers.
$1000 true cash value, the Mul
3.71
Throughout the state, on tnomah County Board heard
3.71 May
11 this year, three-man 235 remonstrances. The total
3.71 Boards
of Equalization will be had risen to 327 in 1968. And
3.57 convening
in 36 county court last year—when the tax rate
3.71
They will meet for ap stood at $30 per $1000 true
3.85 houses.
proximately three weeks to cash value, 620 individuals ap
give
taxpayers a peared to complain about per
3.80 chance complaining
to
remonstrate
sonal, commercial and residen
3.85 ing the value placed on regard
their tial property values and pen
3.S3 property.
alties charged for late filing
4.00
integral part of a proper of personal property returns.
3.57 ty An
system for which Ore On the basis of early appoint
3.57 gon tax
achieved national ac ment requests, authorities ex
3.71 claim, has appeal
for pro pect the total this year to ex
4.00 perty taxpayers boards
have
been
with ceed 1969’s record.
3.50 us in one form or another since
How successful is the aver
3.83 the early days of statehood.
3.83 Separate Boards of Equaliza age taxpayer who complains to
3.66 tion have been a part of Ore the Board of Equalization?
In Multnomah County last
3.83 gon law since 1871. And the year he did pretty well. Nine
3.83 boards as we know them now ty-six of the 262 residential
3.83 were authorized by the legis property owners complaining
succeeded in achieving reduc
3.66 lature in 1953.
In each county one member tions in their property apprais
3.83
4.00 is named from the County als. None were raised. The bal
3.83 Court or Board of Commission ance were sustained by the
4.00 ers. Another is from the Bud Board.
3.83 get Committee or Tax Super Commercial property com
3.66 vising and Conservation Com plainants were 50 percent suc
3.66 mission. The third, chosen by cessful: 52 reduced, 57 sustain
3.66 the first two, is a lay mem ed. Personal property com
3.83 ber (non-office-holding free plaints saw 17 sustained, six
reduced and one raised!
3.50 holder).
Taxpayers who believe their
Only 42 of 210 taxpayers
4.00
3.60 property is unjustly apprais complaining about penalties for
3.83 ed (and taxed) need only to late filing of personal property
3.83 phone their courthouse or call returns were excused.
3.83 in person to obtain a form Just how successful the
3.83 with which to make an ap “winners” were in dollars and
3.66 pointment with the Board. cents is another matter, Say
3.66 There is no charge—and they you thought your property was
don’t need a lawyer to plead appraised a couple of thousand
in their behalf.
dollars higher than it should
A vociferous bunch among have been and you succeeded
themselves, taxpayers haven’t in convincing the Multnomah
really availed themselves of County Board. At $30 per
By Rebecca Savage
this simple inexpensive pro $1000 true cash value you’d
Elections were held for the cess to make their voices stand to gain a $60 reduction
1970-71 student body officers, heard until recently. Boards in your property tax bill.
But studies in other states
Thursday, April 30, 1970. Mike traditionally settled disputes
Eliott was elected president; within a week in most coun-1 show appraisal reductions this
vice-president, Dan Cox; secre ties. The official meeting now , size and larger are not the rule
tary, Sue Crowther; treasurer, lasts three weeks, can be ex- —and usually apply to the
Twyla Fultz; publicity manag tended two more weeks by higher priced properties. And
er, Rebecca Savage; and Sandy resolution and longer if the in Oregon the Truth in Taxes
Bill tends to create a situation
Oliver, activities co-ordinator. caseload demands.
Now, despite the 1967 Truth where property is anpraised
Thursday evening try-outs
took place at 7:30 for the 1970- in Taxes Bill that did away slightly less (5% to 10%) than
71 Wolverettes. The 12 girls with levies expressed m mills true cash, or current market
chosen were Sandy Oliver, and required that assessed val value.
Nonetheless, beginning May
Toni Newberg, Vickie Moore, ue become true cash value,
Vickie Olson, Betsy LaMun- Boards of Equalization are 11 Oregon property taxpayers
yan, Linda Hampton, Gloria busier than ever. Some obser- have a chance to do their com
Poole, Doris Hovey, Nancy La- vers think the simplicity of plaining to someone other than
lack. Linda Long, Karen How the Truth in Taxes measure neighbors and friends. After
has made taxpayers more con all, they can only sympathize.
ell and Twyla Fultz.
is desired, the place
The band and chorus start scious of what they pay in to If air action
complaints is before the
ed their annual migration to respect to the value of their
the Oregon coast at 9:30 a. m., property. Others claim rising Board of Equalization in your
county.
May 1st. The 52 band and chor tax rates are the cause.
us members, chaperoned by
Mr. Hillesland, Mr. Boroughs.
Mrs. Richards, and Mr. and
Mrs. Hovey, stopped at Regis
High School in Stayton for a
concert before proceeding to
the coast. They spent the night
at the Surf Tide Motel in Lin
coln City.
Friday, May 1, 13 Art stu
dents and chaperon Mrs. Bow
es, spent the day at the art
museum in Portland.
Class meetings took place
Friday during activity period.
Seniors discussed Senior Skip,
while the Juniors talked about
a hayride. Sophomores worked
on the possibility of support
ing a child from the Christian
Children Fund. They also nom
inated pupils for class officers
next year. The main topic on
the Freshman agenda was the
Freshmen-Eighth Grade dance
May 8. The theme this year
will be “The Circus”.
Santiam Ripples