The Mill City enterprise., January 27, 1972, Image 1

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ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY—OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY. OREGON
The Avenue
By Don Moffatt
Improvement
Needed on
Stream Beds
Ford Creek Floods Part of City
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1972
$4.50 a Y EAR — 10c a Copy
Breitenbush
Road Io Be
Improved
High Water
Washes Out
Det. Streets
Some states in our nation
are always looking for a new
way to extract money from the
taxpayers to keep their many
The recent heavy rains in
Marion County Commission­
DETROIT — Mild tempera­
programs operating. Whether this
area, coupled with un-
er Harry Carson told members
tures coupled with torrential
or not these programs are ne­ seasonally
warm temperatures
of the North Santiam Cham­
rains and melting snow, driven
cessary is beside the point.
again caused some severe
ber of Commerce at their re­
by gusty winds in last week’s
The government always man­ has
flooding in Mill City in the
cent meeting that the Breiten-I
storm, was blamed for at least
Herb Breed
ages to wangle the money out west
area
of
Kingwood.
bush road possibly will be |
three street washouts in the
of the people to keep going,
Just who should bear the ex­
further improved in the near
Detroit area. Two of the streets
and growing.
pense of some flood control
future. He said that Lee Boeck-
were in the Myers addition and
One of the newer wrinkles measures is not known by The
stiegel, Detroit Forest Ranger
the other on Tumble street.
in this country, and one which Enterprise, but a trip into the
will be working on road plans
City officials barricaded the
Gov. Tom McCall is looking I area Friday afternoon proved
this coming season. Carson
streets Thursday, and said no
at, is the new lottery. Don’t ask beyond a shadow of doubt that •
stated the county planned on
other damage in that area oc­
me to explain it, but on the something needs to be done.
letting the Forest Service use
curred, other than much of
Early
Friday
morning
or
late
Thursday
night,
face of the proposition, it
The pasture land on the Al­
some of the timber sale mon­
the gravel from one side of the
would appear that it would be an Tuers place, the pasture and heavy rains and melting snow caused a heavy runoff ey from that area to complete
: streets piled up against an un­
a better form of taxation than gardens on the Fencl and Po- from the mountains south of town, causing Ford Creek this end of Breitenbush road,
occupied house owned by the
some we now have. High pro­ drabsky places shows the ef­ to overflow its banks into the south part of Mill City. so it can connect with the com­ Herb Breed, National Direct- Ray Mays. The Detroit area re-
perty taxes for instance, and fect of the recent flood.
Kingwood road in some places wrs like a river. In the pleted highway in Mt. Hood I or of the National Association ceived 4.52 inches of precipi-
the inventory tax, for another.
It appears that the high wa­ above picture it shows where a good solid road had been j National forest. This would ’°,Keep a,nc* Pear Arms, Inc., | tation during the storm in a
How would you like to pay the ter coming down the mountain
give a paved road on a scenic will be the featured speaker 24-hour period ending at 8 a.
tax on a huge cold deck of into Ford Creek caused log washed out. This was just above the Alan Tuers home. loop that would be used exten­ at an important public meeting m. Thursday morning. No oth­
logs. That really is unfair, as if | jams .............
in the upper reaches, and A bridge was washed out and a log jam caused the sively by residents of all areas, in Mehama on Monday, Janu­ er serious damage was re-
the mill owner didn’t have I ^hen" they "broke loose the river to cut a new channel and flow down Tuers’ road,
There is some talk, also, of ary 31. This 7:30 p. m. meeting ported.
this pile of logs, his mill would. water ripped out a bridge and causing a lot of damage to the road bed.—Enterprise re-aligning the North Fork is free to the public and will
Many rivulets and cascades
shut down in the winter jore Up a road which will be photo.
road and working through O be held at the Mehama Fire of water are pouring off from
months, then those put out of needed this spring to remove
and C to get funds to replace Hall. Mr. Breed will outline the mountain sides along the
employment would have to de­ timber from a recent sale. This
the steel bridge. This will be ways to preserve the citizens’ North Santiam highway be-
pend upon unemployment normally dry road turned into
freedom by preventing gun tween Detroit and Gates, A
known in a year or so.
Pasture Land Covered With Debris
checks or some form of wel­ a river during the peak run­
Bob Mobley, who has a registration and confiscation, report said that during the
fare.
off. Much debris was washed
camping area on the south side report on recent legislation in height of the storm, water
I was reading this weekend into the lowlands, and caused
of the Little North Fork is Congress to register long guns from the north side of the
that the lottery tickets sell for flooding along Kingwood. The
attempting to get Marion Coun­ and outlaw handguns.
mountain along highway 22
50 cents each, and are sold: Tuers property and other pro-
Jake Myers told The Enter­ between Detroit and Gates
ty to make some road improve­
every week. There is a draw- j perty along that stretch of
ments. He said the road is nar­ prise that there will be elec­ spilled over the road in plac­
ing and several people, holders land was completely covered
row and that even the school tion of officers for the local es. A slide also occurred near
of lucky tickets, find them­ I by water at the peak of the
bus sometimes goes into the group at this meeting and the sunken grade which tied
selves with more money than I run-off.
ditch. In the summer about urges that local people show up traffic for awhile.
they’ve seen in a long time. i Jim Fencl said that it would
300 people rent vacation spaces some interest in this movement
The ones who lose are not i not take much work with a cat
in Mobleys park. There are to stop legislation which will
badly hurt. The state takes its | to change the flow of the creek
some 8 or 10 permanent resi­ take away the present freedom t
share of the revenue off the I so it would not flood that area
dents in the area, and Mobley of owning firearms.
top and winds up with several any longer. The county or
said he expected about 450
millions of dollars annually, ■ city should look into the mat-
park sites to be rented this
which could be earmarked for1 ter in an effort to eliminate
coming season, when the
eduction or property tax relief. future flooding.
park is at capacity, and the ul­
Ford Creek after it does go
timate goal will be for 600
I thing it’s a good idea and
rental sites.
a tax that you don’t have to back into its regular channel
Jerry Coffman asked Car-
pay unless you want to. I feel is eroding the banks where it
son if it does any good to com­
that if we had more of these makes sharp turns. It will, in
GATES — All councilmen
plain about land assessment,
The Mothers March for The
“voluntary” taxes, we could I time, cut into property owned
were
present at the January
by
the
Stanley
Walczaks,
and
I
and was informed that only if March of Dimes in Mill City
eliminate some of the bite on
_ the
._ eventually will go so far as
it is out of line with other will be held the afternoon of 20the meeting.
all residents, ______
including
| At this meting the Council
poor and the elderly, who live !
drain their pond. These
This shows some of the pasture land above the Alan property in the area. Property Thursday, January 27, accord­
on fixed incomes. If they want- I flooding conditions happen ev- Tuers place which has been covered with silt, logs and is re-assessed every six years, ing to Doris Davenport, city pased an ordinance to set up
I a Planning Commission. Chos-
ed to buy a lottery for 50c it erytime when there is a heavy debris from the recent flooding of Ford Creek. This Carson said.
chairman.
'
snow
pack
in
the
mountains,
Carson also said that there
The program of The Nation­ I en to serve were Vernon
is their own business.
I coupled with warm tempera­ same flooding caused considerable damage at the Joe will be some work done on the al Foundation includes re­ i Kealen, chairman: Lola Hen-
There is another thing to tures and heavy rains, such as Fencl place where flood waters washed rocks, logs and
I ness, Walt Rochon, Lewis
consider, too, it would siphon were experienced this past debris, clear up to their garden spot behind their home. Stayton to Jefferson road. The search. Continued research Hampton, Janet Lewis, Fred
Chamber
has
been
working
to
is
needed
to
find
which
some of the money away week.
Barry, Gerald Maxfield and
It will take a lot of work to put the pasture back in get this road widened as it Is environmental pollutants cause Tom
from organized crime, and be­
from the Council.
condition, according to Jim Fencl who took The Enter­ hazardous to large trucks I I birth defects in humans. To I The Wood
lieve me organized crime is big
Planning Commission
date,
only
a
few
environmen
­
which
use
this
route
extensive
­
prise
man
on
a
trip
where
the
damage
was
greatest.
business in all parts of our
will meet once a month at the
ly. He said about four or five tal agents have been identified | ' city
—Enterprise photo.
country.
on the second Thurs­
miles of this road will be as causes of birth defects in day hall
at 7:30. This gives them
humans.
But,
as
in
the
case
of
treated
with
an
overlay
of
I was rather amused when
an “. opportunity
uW”.rlu",ly k to
l° present
P™1 their
lnel5
blacktop, which will widen It smoking and ca.icer, the dang-1 j a
the big price freeze went into
er
«¡«mil«
for
»«>nu
X
City CoUn
^’
Flooding on Kingwood Friday
er
signals
for Mher
other
»cents
are I I “ lo > th<?
vne
vouncl1
to
some
extent.
effect, and still more amused ■
which
meets
on
the
third
too
strong
to
be
ignored.
The
migrant
worker
pro
­
with phase two of the proposed
These meetings are
blem came in for some heated
Public Health Education, I Thursday.
inflation stopping legislation.
open to the public.
discussion
during
the
session.
I
which
is
also
a
part
of
the
pro
­
Of course, the freeze came j The Mill City Lions club en-
Mayor Bibler read a letter
Mr. Carson said the federal gram of the Foundation, relays from
much too late in the first place.
Southern Pacific Co.
government wanted to es-1 to American families informa- which the
i‘t“shouldTZve been'impoTed gained at their meeting
would give the city an
tablish
a
health
advisory
board,
|
tion
which
can
help
them
help
when President Johnson step- Mondlay night two Boys of the
to open Louisa street
and that 51% of the members themselves in the prevention i easement
ped up the war in Vietnam. I Month and a G.rl of the Month
acros the railroad property for
would
be
made
up
of
migrants.
'
of
birth
defects.
Marching
Mo-
but that now is water over the | irom Santiam High. The boy.
$720. The Council felt this was
There was considerable talk. thers help relay this informa­ out
dam. Price freezing was a good
of reason.
on
this
subject,
with
many,
tion,
in
the
form
of
printed
Grant,
and
the
girl,
Patricia
thing, but it should have been
Ron Podner from Gehlen &
marks,
which
she
will
members
opposed
to
such
a
book
Elliott.
This
was
also
father
­
more rigidly enforced. Now it
was at the meeting to
loaded board. Some members leave at each home where she Larimer
appears that most of the wages daughter night, with several
tell the planning commission
calls.
of
the
Lions
being
accompan-1
of
the
Chamber
felt
that
if
a
that were frozen, are now be­
what their duties were.
migrant worker stayed in the
ing released. I suppose, being ied by daughters.
Eight business license appli­
For the program, Cliff Likes I
area over a year, he ceased to
human, that if my wages had
cations were presented to the
of
Stayton
showed
several
;
be
a
migrant.
It
appears
now
been frozen, I would certainly
and approved.
that they can be a migrant for­ Conference Speaker Council
have appreciated the retroac­ colorful slides taken of Ore-1
The next meting will be held
gon
scenery,
stating
that
one
,
ever.
tive pay. This is just human
Thursday, February 17 at the
A letter is being sent to
didn’t have to leave the home I
city hall at 8 p. m.
nature.
Oregon Congressman, protest­
to find real beauty. He (
But didn’t we lose most of state
was
accompanied
by
Gil
.
ing
to
this
51%
membership
of
the effect of the freeze when
the health board being made
Gleason Eakin Quits
now the “thaw” came and the Schachtsick, also of Stayton
up of migrants. It was report­
President George Long pre-1
money goes back into circula­ sented
Lebanon Coaching Job
ed that this directive came
Burton Boroughs with:
tion? I think the Pay Board is a chevron
Friends will be interested to
from
some
of
the
many
“
do-
for
his
20
years
as
pretty lax in some of the out­ a member of the Mill City
learn that Gleason J. Eakin,
gooders"
in
our
National
Cap
­
landish wage increases allow­
head football coach at Leban­
itol.
ed the big unions. The Con­ Lions club.
on High School the past five
gress opened loopholes for re­
years has reigned his position
troactive pay boosts, and let’s
to concentrate on guidance
face it, government is afraid
First Christian Church
work and administrative du­
of losing the labor vote if they
ties at the school.
don’t knuckle under to their
To Present Film
Eakin went to Willamina
demands. Personally, I feel
where he coached for six years.
The First Christian church
the time has come to put the
Previous to that he was at
will be presenting the film
lid on big unions and their
DETROIT—Sealed bids will,
Santiam High for three years
“No Need to Hide” on January
leaders. We can’t let them be received by Detroit Rang-<
Eakin was a four year let­
29 and 30. A free-will offering
literally thumb their noses at er station, up to and not later
terman while attending OCE.
will
be
taken
to
pay
government requests. It is not than 10 a. m. February 17,
for the
He and his wife, Joanne, who
I
film.
just a question of labor vs. followed immediately by oral
is now a teacher at Crowfoot
George C. Guenther, Assist- Elementary school, are the par­
The 55-minute film retraces
management anymore. It af­ biding for an estimated 8,400,-
the dramatic steps in the life ant Secretary of Labor for Oc- ents of three children. She was
fects the entire country—and 000 b.f. of Williamette Nation­
of Nicky Cruz, former warlord cupational Safety and Health, also a teacher while in Mill
no group of people should have al Forest timber, in the Park
and now an ambassador of will keynote the opening of City.
that much power.
Santiam Prelog #2 timber sale.
truth to the youth of America. the Governor’s 14th Industrial
This sale, located approxi­
Art Linkletter, with Nicky Safety Conference February
mately 9 miles South of Mar­
Riverview Inn Loses
Cruz, visits New York. Los 10 at the Sheraton Motor Inn Detroit Dam-Weather
ion Forks and an eighth mile
The above pictures show some of the flood waters Angeles and many of the plac­ in Portland. He will focus on
Pool
Cash To Burglars
East of Highway 22, consists
Max. Mln Elev Pep
MEHAMA — Riverview Inn of 800.000 bf of Douglas fir on Kingwood road in Mill City. The top left duplex oc­ es that made Nicky Cruz the an appraisal of Oregon's de­
here was burglarized during advertised at $43.95 per M, and ■ cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nicholson. The lower most feared gang leader in the velopment of its role in the Jan 19 49 39 1455 19 1 29
enforcement of the new Occu­ Jan. 20 53 43 1467 04 2.59
Bronx
the night Thursday and about 7.600.000 bf of Pacific Silver I
looking
The film will be shown Sat­ pational Safety and Health Jan. 21 ■ 42 1496 63 5.11
-
- west shows Bruce Tuers’ new home.
$75 in cash was taken, officials I fir and other coniferous spe- picture
93
cies advertised at $23.10 per M : Mary Tuers moved a new mobile home onto a lot just urday, January 29, at the Gates Act, and on a discussion of the Jan. 22 48 35 1512 10
said Friday.
They said entry was by pry­
Included in the sale is 567
of ^he new nome and it was surrounded by water Gym at 7:30 p. m. and on Sun­ new Target Health Hazards Jan 23 44 36 1520 04 .73
40
January 30, at 7:30 p m. program recently announced Jan 24 37 31 1522 73
ing open a door.
^tr$13°06alieSrPTcre. ’which^tlS but apparently it did not suffer any damage. — The day,
at the Mill City Christian by Jim Lake. Regional Ad­ Jan. 25 39 31 1523 08 .55
Marion County sheriff depu­
ministrator for OSHA
Total Pep
11 60
church.
bidder is required to purchase Enterprise photo.
ties investigated.
Local Gun Group
To Meet Jan. 31
At Mehama Fire Hall
Kealen Heads
Mothers March To ¡Gates Planning
Be Held Thursday Commission
Stayton Man Shows
Oregon Slides at
; Lions Club Meeting
Timber Sale To Be
Held February 17thj
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