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Tbf Mill City Enterprise ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON'S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME X. . NUMBER 13 Up and Down The Avenue By Don Moffatt It appears that the present session of Legislature in Salem is getting the pulse of the tax payers—no increase in taxes wanted. This was reflected when they turned thumbs down on the office of ombuds man and also the expense of maintaining an office in Wash ington, D. C. People are of the opinion that we have elected representatives in Washington to take care of us, and if they are not capable of doing it, new ones who will may be elected at the next election. As far as ombudsman is concern ed, I feel that our elected of ficials can do the job them selves. Most likely no real pro blems have been solved by the office created by Gov. McCall anyhow. Congratulations to Don Car ey and his Stayton Eagles on their capturing the Class AA Oregon State High School bas ketball crown in Eugene. They had a wonderful season and are to be complimented upon their success. They have made the State tourney for several years, but this was their first state win. This week The Enterprise has cause to feel elated over a recent readership survey that was conducted by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Associa tion in December. Each of the weekly newspapers in the state sent out questionnaires to a percentage of their subscrib ers asked them several ques tions relative to their reading habits. There is a story about the state-wide results else where in The Enterprise this week. The thing that caused us at The Enterprise to be happy is the percentage of questionnaires which were mailed to the Portland office. The statewide average, accord ing to Mary Lynn Tucker, ONPA representative, was 15 percent. She informed us by telephone last week that 46 percent of the readers of The Enterprise returned their an swers. This was the highest score in the State, which nat urally makes us feel real proud of the readers we have. The figures will be used to prove the drawing power of advertis ing in weekly newspapers. Thank you readers for your support. Voters last week turned thumbs down on the city bud get, and to my knowledge this is the first time that a budget has been defeated here—and to me it was a bad move. The budget was a sound one, and one that should have been pas sed. When the hearing was held on this year’s budget, only three people showed up. and they had no real complaints to present. The city must have funds to operate, and now the budget will be placed before the voters again. When the next hearing is held, it would behoove people who had a gripe to present it to the bud get committee so it can be ex plained. It is true, people are tired of paying high taxes, but I do not feel that our city ever spends money foolishly. We need police protection and wo need street maintenance. I would like to hear reasons why the budget was defeated, and we have space in our newspap er we can devote to those who have complaints. The best way is to bring your gripes out in the open so they can be dis cussed. I am confident that the people in Mill City want pro gress, and I’m sure that if tliev understand what is being done with the money, they will take a different view when the budget is presented for vote again in the near future. Personally. I think it is the Federal Tax bite that Is killing us—not the taxes levied on the local level. Let us take a good hard look at our budgets before we go to the polls the next time. When you reach middle age three things happen to you. First, you lose your memory. I forgot the other two. THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE— MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1971 $4-00 a YEAR — 10c a Copy Legislators Visit Here i Attention Egg Hunters Easter Is Nearly Here Narcotic Raid Monday If you are between the I ages of 1-10, come to the Ja.vcee's Easter Egg hunt at the City Park on Easter Sunday at 1 p. m. Details of the egg hunt will be given in the next issue of The Enterprise. Here Set for Mon., April 5 The polling place for school district 129J budget election have certain knowledge con which will be held Monday, cerning the effect of assess April 8, will be located at San ments in our district,” Jahn tiam High school. Polls will be concluded. open from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. Many horus of work by The budget as approved by State, County and City Police the school board and budget paid off in an early morning committee, will reflect a pro raid on ■ a residene at 410 S. posed tax increase of approxi First street here. Four men i I mately 4.3% over the 1970-71 were arrested following the budget. This represents one of raid. the lowest over-all percentage! DETROIT -Following is the Police Chief Don Gillenwat increases in the State. Fuel, | weather report for the week er told The Enterprise that a > . xu „ i • d . *. t • , . , A free Vision Screening Clin electricity, fixed charges, and' ent'>ng March 30th, 1971, with large quantity of marijuana t I1"** Lmn County Legislators can be seen here readings for the and other drugs were found, I sterling to some remarks made by one of their consti- ic is being held Thursday (to insurance account for a con- <__ _ , comparative ' *' J‘ and also other paraphernalia | tuents who appeared at The Enterprise office Satur- day) at the Mill City Grade siderable portion of the pro-1 same period in 1970. The high temperature in used by those in drug traffic.1 day forenoon. From left to right are Senator Hector School from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. posed increase. in Room One. The Clinic is be The 1970-71 tax levy, vote,, 1971 was 49 degrees on the The raid was pulled off at 11 Macpherson, Rep. Bill Gwinn and Rep. Bud Byers. ing sponsored by the Mill City on April G, 1970, was $10.90 24th with a low of 29 degrees a. m. Monday. |—The Enterprise photo. JayCeettes in cooperation with per $1,000 of true cash value. on the 28th, and an average Chief Gillenwater said he had ! the Oregon State Board of After the Intermediate Educa mean of 40 degrees. Last year been watching the house for Health. tion District, timber severance, during this same period, we some time. Arrested were Booster Club Card Parents of 3- 4- and 5-year- trailer house and other offsets had a high of 69 degrees on the Tommy Lynn Thacker, 25, 410 old children are urged to have were made by the County As-1 i 26th, a low of 27 degrees on S. First St.; Gary Leo Jennings, Party To Be Held their children screened as the scssor, the actual tax levy rate the 21th and 30th, with an av 21, same address; David Lee differences between eyes may was $7.46 per $1,0000 of True erage mean of 48 degrees. Wallace, 19, Gates, and James One inch of snow fell on At School Saturday stop development of sight in Cash Value. , Frank Dee Smith, 23, of Gates. one eye and successful treat This year’s tax levy rate the 28th, 1971 with none falling A Pinochle party, being ment of Amblyopia needs calls for $10.46 per $1,000 of during this same period a year sponsored by the Santiam early discovery. Remember, TCV, to be voted on April 5, ago. This was a soft snow that Booster club, will be held Sat your child cannot tell you of this year. After the above-men melted rapidly. The precipita Several residents of the area urday night, April 3, starting his eye problems, as he does tioned offsets are made by the tion (melted snow and rain) had an opportunity to meet with the Linn County Legis at 8 o’clock in the student not know how well he should assessor, it is estimated that was 3.28 inches, the heaviest of the new auditor* be seeing. the actual levy rate will be fall being .96 inches on the 28th lators at The Enterprise office commons $7.89 for the school year 1971- and .91 inches on the 29th in Saturday forenoon. Those who ium. 1972. This would be one of the 1971, against a total of .49 inch There will be door prizes, came plied the three men smallest rate increases for the es in 1970. : and refreshments will be serv-1 with questions on legislation, Snow has disappeared in coming year in the Mid-Wll- which ranged from gun con ! ed. Prizes will be awarded for I most places, except where pil lamette Valley area. trol, to taxes, to air and soil 'high score, low and pinochle.! DETROIT—Lyle Rogers, Sr., pollution, Some residents have in ed up by the snow plows or | Charge will be $1 per person) of Detroit sustained serious in j Rep. dicated questions concerning shoveled from roofs. lvcp. Bill Din Gwinn, uwiiiii, the me oldest oiuest ' with a11 Proceeds to go towards I The weather as a whole was juries in an accidental fall I in years ------ of .. — , , .. . | I the Canyon Scholarship fund. the vote to exceed the 6% legislative service while at work in the Blue is not a newcomer to these MillI The public is invited. limitation. “This is quite un fairly erratic. We had consid derstandable, as the statement erable fog mostly in the fore 3rea the iorepart of last | City meetings, as he had been I week. ‘to exceed the 6% limitation’ is noons, gusty winds on the 26th here many times with the late i Reports indicated the acci Sen. Gerald Detering, who in Portland Firm Gets Polling places for the April misleading,’’ said Wes Jahn, and 27th. The storm on the dent occurred while he was stigated the first of these ses I 6 Chemeketa Community Col school administrator. He went 26th with strong winds knock climbing a tree which was to sions. The other Linn county I Reforestation lege budget election have been on to say: “Administrative ed out the T.V. Cable System Job be topped. He was cutting Representative Bud Byers and I announced. School District 129J has no es in the area, broke tree limbs, off limbs on his way up, when Senator Hector Macpherson | DETROIT—A contract was Chemeketa President Paul tablished tax base; therefore, both large and small, and scat- in some manner his saw cut did their share in attempting awarded by the U. S. Forest Wllmeth said that the polling the voters in our district vote tered them about o a t h e through his safety belt caus to .tell those present what was Service recently to Pacific Re-1 Places are generally the same on the entire school budget ground. There were a few brief ing him to drop 100 feet to the going on in Salem this ses forestation, Portland, for the I as regular school district elec each year, In other words, ground. One of his spikes also sion. reforestation of some 200 acres tion polling places. Lists of the everything we spend in Mill glimpses of the snn. Crocuses came off at the same time, These informal sessions give of logged off forest lands on polling places are available at City is in excess of the 6% are blooming and a few brave thus giving him no protection1 people , c <lv Lllc local level a the Detroit District, Gale Lar the Chemeketa Administration limitation, excepting serial daffodils are in bud. so spring at the levy funds which are not af- can’t be far behind. We even whatsoever. He fell face down, c]lance to express their views, son, Timber Management As- building. with arms across his chest, I 1 and also gives the legislators; sistant, said Monday. Applications for absentee fected.” He said: “anyone with have a few flocks of hungry into a creek bed of moss which i a chance to get the “grass | An additional 10-acres will ballots for the budget election questions concerning the tax birds to prove it. The above report was furn is believed to have cushioned roots” expressions of some of ( be hand planted by Boy Scouts, are available at the offices of j rate is invited to call at the the fall. He was taken to Sa the people they serve. the County Clerks of Marion, school office, either in person ished by Detroit weather ob under the supervision of the cred Heart hospital, Eugene. Polk, Yamhill and Linn Coun or by telephone, where Edna server, Irene Paullin. Following the meeting at S. Forest Service, Detroit ties. A relative said he sustained a The Enterprise the Legislators U. Ross, or myself will try to an Station, Larson said. broken neck, wrist, chest in and several other guests met Ranger swer the questions.” Wilmeth encourages all eli Building Permits Down Due to the heavy snow pack jury, and multiple bruises. She at the home of Mr. and Mrs. still “While we are not familiar gible voters in the Chemeketa in the mountains, this said he is in a body brace and Carl Kelly, where they had springs annual planting pro Community College district to with the workings of the Coun In Linn County for Jan. is able to be up for short per lunch and continued the dis gram may be later than usual, get out and vote April 6. ty Tax Assessor’s office, we do I Building permits were down iods. When not up,he is in cussions. The three men went he said. Polling places for the local in Linn Co. in January, 1971, traction. She added that if he from here to Scio for another area are: Detroit School Dis compared to January, 1970, the continues to improve he may meeting. trict 123J at Detroit Element University of Oregon Bureau be released fisxi» the hospital ary school; Mari-Linn School. of Business and Economic Re J. D. MacGregor by the end of the week and will District 29J at Mari-Linn I search has reported. recuperate at home. school, Lyons; Mill City School In January, 1971, the total 'Elephant Trap' Has Highway Accident District 129J at Santiam High was $275,488 compared to $493,- school. 331 in the same month last Snares Grandpa When J. D. MacGregor was year. Seniors Tops in Plans are being made for the By Jean Roberts driving to work at the dam Building permits from 150 Easter Sunday Breakfast, to be Current Six Weeks MEHAMA—Many a small recently he had a narrow es- identical reporting centers in held April 11, in the Grade Oregon totaled $56,902,224 in The Seniors at Santiam were boy has dug a pit, covered it cape. A large rock, about three School Gym. Breakfast will be again leaders for number of with sticks and envisioned the' feet in diameter came crash 1971. This was 153.1% served from 7 to 11 a. m. and January, students making the honor roll trapping of an elephant or oth- ir]g down from a cliff onto the higher than January, 1970. tickets may lie purchased at er wild game. A Mehama boy highway. It rolled right in for the current six weeks. The state total in January the door. Freshmen recently succeeded with his i front of the car, causing ex 1971, included $15.063,718 for This year, the breakfast Is Kenneth Morgan ..... 4.00 trap, not by capturing an ele- tensive damage to the vehicle. 1,123 new dwelling units; $33,- being sponsored by the San- 787,062 If the rock had been directly Sophomores phant, but by snaring his was for new non-resi- tiam Booster Club with Mrs. in front, and hit head-on, it Lisa Kay Gabriel ..... 3.71 grandfather in a pickup. dential construction, and $8,- Parent - Teacher reporting Fred Krecklow as chairman. could have caused the car to go Linda Long ............... 3.57 Kevin Holt, grandson of 051,444 was for additions, alter Darrell Plotts ........... 3.85 Merle Philippi, and a neighbor over the embankment. As it conferences are scheduled next Proceeds will go to the Can ations and repairs to existing week at the Gates Primary and yon Scholarship Fund and to Gloria Poole ............. 3.71 boy, worked for three days was Mac was able to drive the structures. Leroy Shepherd ....... 3.85 digging a hole out in the Phil car on to work and back to the Mill City Elementary i the Santiam High School Stud For the same month last schools. Students of the Gates ent Body for furnishings in the City where it was repair- Mill Gary Taylor ............. 3.57 ippi backyard. Playfully they Primary will be dismissed and Student Commons lounge of I year, the $22,478,631 total of Juniors covered it with sticks and then ed. permits was composed of $10.- All drivers on Highway 22 transported home after lunch the new auditorium. Francis Blumenstein camouflaged it with an arm- 761,511 for 766 new dwelling Wednesday, April 7. The Mill Tickets for the breakfast ur^eu to tu watch wacun viwaeiy closely for < ■■--------- .................. ..... ...... Dan Cox __________ ’ ful of straw. A few days later I are urged units, $8.25-1.963 was for new Elementary students will may be obtained now from the non-residential Karen Davis ............. 3-50 j Grandpa Philippi drove across .rocks, especially during winter I City construction, be dismissed and transported Booster Club members, the and spring. Mary Gay Fleetwood 3.66 the backyard and right across and $3,162,127 was for addit home after lunch on Thursday, Enterprise Office or Jerry Pit-J a Karen Hutchinson ... 3.71 the patch of straw. True to ions, alterations and repairs to April 8. tarn’s Insurance Office. Toni Sewberg .......... 3.50 form the sticks broke and the existing structures. Appointment notices will be Vicki Olson ............... 4.00 front wheel of the pickup drop Banks Show Decrease sent to parents Indicating the Rebecca Savage ....... 3.57 ped out of sight. they will meet with the High Winds Topple Steeple William Wood ......... 3.66 With their prey just as help In Debits Forjan. 1971 time teacher. All parents will not Seniors less as a caged elephant, and Susan Crowther ...... 3.66 almost as angry, the small Bank debits for the 15 re be scheduled for the afternoons Bruce Beyer ............. porting banks including Linn of the dismissal dates, how 3.66 boys fled. Barbara Etzel ......... 3.83 counties were down in Jan ever, they will be scheduled Twyla Fultz ............. 3.85 uary, 1971, compared to Jan within a week. Charles Geelan ......... 3.83 uary, 1970; the University of Kenneth Goforth ..... 3.57 Oregon Bureau of Business and Dog Catcher To Be Linda Hampton ......... 3.66 Economic Research has report In Town April 7th Robert Loveall ........ 3.50 ed. 3.83 Michael Moffatt ___ Debits for January, 1971 to Chief Don Gillenwater said ' Sandi Oliver .... ........ 3.57 taled $81,266,000. For Decem Monday that the Linn County Rick Posekany ___ 3.71 GATES—The widow of a ber, 1970, the total was $93,671,- Dog Catcher was in Mill City LaDonna Stafford __ 3.73 Gates man killed last summer 000 and for January, 1970, the recently and seven dogs were picked up. There have been in a plane crash near Prine total was $98,268,000. Police Checking Leads ville has filed a $140,000 wrong Oregon with 266 banks re complaints lately of dogs run ful death suit in Marion Coun porting had a percentage de ning at large, against a city I In Stewart Break-in crease of 15.7 per cent in Jan- ordinance. The dog catcher i ty Circuit Court. _ _____ __ of — uary, 1971, as compared with will pick up all dogs who have widow Mill City Police are check Arlene Taylor, ing up on several leads in the John V. Taylor, 34, filed the' December, 1970, and a 4.8 per no owners, and those who may recent Stewart store burglary suit against the estate of the-cent decrease in January, 1971, have too many dogs can have The high winds of the storm early Friday morning It was reported today that they pilot of the plane, Rodney D. as compared with January, them picked up in this man took the steeple off the Community church in Mill City ner at no charge. Sharp, 36, Gates. The owner of 1970. had several good solid leads Total bank debits for Jan The dog catcher will be in and dumped it into the street. Some minor damage was and are working to run them the plane, Irwin C. Tucker. down in hopes to find and Gates, also was named as a de uary, 1971. came to $4,707.690,- Mill City again on April 7, and done in the area by the storm, when wind gusts became 000. For December, 1970, the anyone having dogs to dispose real strong. Many tree branches were blown and a few fendant. prosecute the culprits The suit said the plane had total was $5.585.296.000 and for of are asked to get in touch yard fences b’own down. A few roofs lost some ahing- This was the first time for " -1 , . several years that the store been flown with insufficient Januarv, 1970, the total was with the police department on I >aru or before that date. J left.—The Enterprise photo. fuel. $4,946.942.000. had been entered. Most Snow in Upper Canyon Gone Free Vision Clinic Set for April 1st Lyle Rogers Sr. On Saturday Seriously Injured in Fall From Tree Chemeketa College Budget Vote Polling Boosters Plan for Easter Breakfast Parent-Teacher Conference Set For Next Week
