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 >
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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-
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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
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. | 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