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VOLUME XXVin
NUMBER 17
THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY’, OREGON
THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1973
Truck Dumps Load Of Lumber
’t j Gates City
4“. *ïï.cs Council Votes
Ordinance
1263 Attend
Easter Breakfast
Approximately 263 people
attended the annual Easter
sunrise
breakfast
Sunday
morning at the high school ca
feteria.
Bill Beyer, chairman of the
event, said that $404.85 was
sold in tickets and the net
profit
on
the
breakfast
amounted to $279.49 which will
go to the steering committee
for expenses of the queens
coronation and July 4 cele
bration.
Mr. Beyer expressed his
thanks to Rufh Cummings,
Mary Youmana, Evelyn Fox
and all those who worked as
well as the support of the gen
eral public in helping make it
a successful event.
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$4-5« a YEAR — l(»c a Copy
Firemen Called Out
Firemen were called out to
the Harvest Hut Monday
morning.
An oil stove had overheated
but there was no apparent
damage, according to the re
port.
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Lyon's School
Budget Levy
Exolained
Tuesday, May 1, we will be
going to the polls to vote on
GATES — Thursday, April
McCall’s proposed tax plan.
The board of directors adopt
This is just another added tax, 19, was the regular meeting of
ed a budget Wednesday, March
|
the
Gates
City
Council
held
the way it looks to me. . .
14, calling for the sum of $145,-
Anytime we have voted in 1 at city hall
809.09 in taxes over the amount
George Laird, the city’s in-
another tax measure, which is
limited by the Oregon Consti
supposed to lower the property 1 surance representative was
tution.
At
the
Monday
evening
din
tax, it never seems to do what present to discuss the present
The maximum rate of levy
ner meeting, members voted
they say it will, such as the insurance setup and offer in
deemed necessary to raise
to
pay
for
an
eye
examination
cov-
formation on improving
cigarette tax.
for one local student, and help this sum is estimated at $10.68
If this plan is going to lower erage.
pay for eye surgery for a stu per thousand dollars of true
An ordinance #73-1,
our taxes, why is the county
cash value of taxable property
dent
living in the Lyons area.
assessor going around re scribing the methods and
within
district. This com
In other action, the club was pares to the
A lumber truck and trai er overturned while round-
assessing the property again. cedures for making public im
a
rate
told that the prices of their current year. of $9.95 for the
They say they only re-assess provements in the City of ing a comer here early Thursday and dumped its load
dinner
would be raised 50c
once every five years (sure Gates, for levying and collect-1 on North Sant am Boulevard. Mill City Po ice said the
the measure is approved,
starting with the May 14 meet the If operating
ing special assessments there- j I driver, Thomas E. Donohue, 32, Lyons, suffered appar-
has been a short five years).
budget to be fin
ing due to the rising cost of anced by local
President Nixon’s revenue fore, for the creation and en jenitly minor injuries. The truck, owned by Highland I
taxes for the
Mill
City
Weather
food.
sharing money was to be dis forcement of assessment leins | Trucking Co., Lyons, had just turned off Highway 22
year 1973-1974 will be $11,-
Lion Bob Bryant reported to 389.09 greater than the oper
tributed to counties and cities and declaring an emergency, I at 12:30 a. m. when a broken strap apparently Jet the Compiled by Rod Pfoertner
Max. Min. Pep the club that they had cleared ating budget financed by local
to help lower taxes, seems like was read in full, then twice by;
52 37 0.70 $155.30 from the logging film taxes for this year.
they just try to find ways to title only and passed by the I lumber shift. Some lumber was on the Circle K Market April 18
I parking Jot, but the building was not damaged. Fire- April 19
54 38 0.40 shown recently. This will be
spend it and leave taxes where council.
The budget increase includes
58 40 0.15 donated to the Oregon sight a raise in fixed charges, In
Two applications for build ' men were ca led to the scene to wash down the streets April 20
they were. (It’s always bother
April
21
68
38
0.00
foundation.
ed me that if the federal gov- ing permits were received with I and stood by until 3:00 a. m. Thursday morning.
creased insurance coverage for
April 22
68 39
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erment has so much money to the planning commissions re I —M il City Enterprise photo
the buildings, and the district
April 23 ......... 57 44 0.00 —
“give” to the cities and coun commendations that they be
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1 taking over the larger portion
April
24
35
64
0.00
ties, how come our federal tax approved. One for a single fa
I iirnnut Hpar^of a teachers sal;,ry n°w be,n«
Total Pep. for the week .1.25 □I nail I Ul IIUUI I luai □ paid entirely by federal funds.
es keep going up. Why not low mily dwelling by Gayle Carra-'
er them until the excess is her, to be built on the river |
C
1/
|
i Ji Also included in the proposed
gone, and let the counties and end of Horeb St. Both were
¡s repainting Of the
I
Community
Survey
cities collect their own taxes?) approved.
i exterier of the school building
The
planning
commission
If they are so interested in
All Mill City residents
Thursday evening, Sen. Ken and re-roofing of the school
lowering the property taxes,
who received the commun Jernstadt made himself avail gymnasium and the upper
why don't they use some of
ity survey questionnaire dis able to the Mill City area ci grade wing of the building.
that 130 million dollars sur- graph C on Page 20 of the
i The election will be May 7
tributed April 20 to 25 are
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________
Some time ago I said I their programs.
I urged to return the com tizens for a question and ans i at school.
plus they have there now. They | Gates
City ______
Planning Ordinance
wer
session
at
the
Eagles
Hall.
TAX INCREASES:
to —
adding
are saying that the taxes will pertaining
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— *- on — to an would provide for this paper
pleted form.
The turn out was very small
-VOTE MAY 1
A. Corporate Income Tax:
be $7.50 per $1,000 true cash existing trailer park. Council information regarding the Mc-
Completed survey forms but the interest of the 14 peo
Rates
are
changed
from
flat
I Call Tax Plan. Much has been
value, but they can go up to action was taken on this.
can be dropped in marked ple that attended was high in
Mayor Jenks relinquished printed in the papers. It is my 6% (8% banks and financial “survey” boxes at the fol
$10.00 next year if they need
the money for anything—with the chair to Bert Wells so he desire that the voters have the I institutions) to graduated scale lowing locations around regards to the McCall tax plan.
The senator urged everyone
out legislative action or voter could present his application information necessary to make 4% to 9%. The maximum rate town: Circle K, Mill City
_ _ This
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__ for enlarging and improving a decision on voting. In an at- j applies to all taxable income Pharmacy, Shoe Repair to read the plan carefully be
approval.
money __
is going
into the general fund where the Gates Trailer Park. His ap- tempt to try to aide you I1 over $8,000.
nnn
I Shop, Girod’s Hilltop Super
fore they decide how to vote,
Comment: This increase Market, The Hedge Toad, or consider what could happen in
it can be spent for other oper- plication was approved by the ( have outlined the tax revenue
ating expenses and if the fund council.
i and distribution plans you places Oregon among the high they may be given to the a couple of years. Above all,,
est three or four states in the survey collector who will be exercise your privilege and
runs short, the schools will be | The city has received its shall vote on May 1.
The Wednesday noon North
the one’s that they will say : third revenue sharing check in 1 For those who may not know nation and has maximum im back between April 26 and vote.
I Santiam Chamber meeting was
need more money.
the amount of $355. This had how I have voted I should re- pact on high labor intensive 30.
VOTE MAY 1
well attended with members
According to officials in the I been placed on time deposit port at this time that I oppos- businesses, small businesses
If anyone has questions
and guests. The members were
know, the distribution of like the previous two for the’ ed this tax plan and voted and the service industry.
about the survey, they may
asked if they would like to
B. Personal Income Tax: contact Steve Cahan at 897-
ume being.
uenig.
funds is riot well balanced at, . time
j | against
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; put on a ceremony at the new
The forest service notified
BALLOT TITLE: “Property Rates are raised from 4 to 10 3130.
all. Some of the smaller dis
Residents should remem wayside park which opened Sa-
tricts that really need the help Uie city they_had some extra Tax Liimtation On School percent to 5 to 13 percent and
Tabulations of the survey
ber to set their clocks ahead ' turday, April 21. Due to the
deduction on state filing of will begin May 1 and the
Shore Pine Trees they could Funding”.
won’t get what they need.
one hour Saturday night as shortness of time, it was decid
State supreme court rewrote federal taxes paid is limited to' results will be published
The proponents of the plan obtain. They were picked up
daylight saving time goes ed they would not participate
say that local schools will not from the Mehama guard sta- 75-word text of ballot title $2,000.
when available.
into effect this weekend.
in it.
Comment: Because of these
lose local control. If so, why tion and now are awaiting to ubmitted to secretary of state’s
The nominating committee
office for inclusion in the changes many Oregonians will
are they already saying if you be planted.
i read off the names of the of-
“Voters’ Pamphlet” because it be paying the highest personal
don’t meet this standard, or i
I ficers they recommended, they
J. V. Cheerleaders
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failed to mention new taxes to income tax rates in the coun
that quaification, you will not j
| are as follows:
be triggered if ballot measure try. Some will receive a 110%
get (X) amount of dollars, in
Jim Tedrow, president; Gene
increase. The average rate in- 1
other words, you do what we
passed.
Fief, vice president, J. C. Kim
want or you don’t operate.
MAY 1 BALLOT MEA crease is 32% and the tax is1
mel, secretary-treasurer, Or
designed to raise an additional
This plan also says you must
ville Brown, Jerry Coffman
SURE:
have a kindergarten or we
and Cris King, board members.
Voters will vote on two page 53%. The increase is retroac
only pay you $1.80 instead of
Nominations will be received
HJR 3 which amends Oregon tive to January 1, 1973. To
the $2.00 per student No mat- I
from the floor at the next gen
Constitution to prohibit use of make this program work, the i
ter how the local area feels
eral meeting, May 16.
property tax for operating state is counting on more than
about a kindergarten, the
Representative Jack Sum
costs of grades K-12. However, one billion dollars in state per
state will force you to have
ner spoke to members and
the amendment allows a school sonal income tax alone during
one.
guests on several bills before
district to levy up to $2/$l,000 the next biennium. A single
It’s a pitty that the mouth
the house of representatives
on all property plus it provides peison earning $5,000 will be I
(the state) likes to bite the I GATES — The special elec authority for the state to levy at the maximum rate
I
and ones that had passed. He
I
hand that feeds it (the people)! tion held April 18, 1973 by the a maximum of $10/$l,000
TAX EXEMPTIONS:
also spoke on the McCall Tax
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1 Gates Rural Fire Protection property tax on all non-resi-
A. Inventory Tax: The
Plan, explaining the three mea
I District, at the city hall for
scheduled phase-out to end ad
sures which are also on the
The drama class of San- j the purpose of passing a serial dential property—both of these valorem taxation on inventory
ballot.
without
voter
approval.
tiam high school put on a; tax levy for a fire truck was
by 1980 would be replaced by
Representative Sumner then
MAY 1 ELECTION:
three-act play for residents of successful. The vote was 58
an immediate, total exemption.
tried to explain both sides of
mea-
Passage
of
the
ballot
the area last Thursday eve for it, and two against.
the different areas of the plan
will implement HB 2004, Farm machinery worth about
ning, and, if you didn’t see it,
For those who didn’t turn I sure
$140 million was also added to
members did not fully under
you missed some real good act out for the voting, following is “Property Tax Relief and exempted items.
•
stand.
School Finance Act of 1973.”
ing. As one who saw it, I the way the ballot read:
Comment: What provision
North Santiam Chamber
I
This
complex
bill
containing
was really impressed by all the
Shall ordinance No. 3 of
has been made to compensate
Board members
will meet
work and careful planning as Gates Rural Fire Protection 175 sections is 30 pages long. non-school
J. V. cheerleaders chosen recently at Santiam High Wednesday, May 2 at the
related
taxing
HB
2004
has
two
essential
well as the acting, of all the District be adopted to author
units of local government for School pre Lisa Barnhfirdt. Lynnette Fountain and Lori Riverview Inn for
noon
participants in the cast. Maybe ize a district property tax of parts — revenue collection and this loss in tax base?
Lawrence.—Photo by Sue Poole
luncheon meeting.
they will favor us with another $2,000 per year outside the distribution of funds.
B. Local Property Tax:
Revenue Collection
before school is out this year. limitation of Article XI, Sec
Varsity Cheerleaders
That
portion of ad valorem tax
NEW TAXES CREATED:
tion 11, of the state constitu
on owner occupied residences
A.
Business
Profits
Tax:
1%
tion, for five consecutive tax
for school operating costs,
years beginning with 1973-74, on net profits over $15,000, grades K-12, are exempt.
$600
plus
2%
of
the
excess
over
Doctor Schedule
to complete financing of a 1970
Comment: Local property
fire truck bought under lease $75,000.
Santiam Memorial Hos.
Comments: the business pro taxes can still be levied for
purchase
agreement
in
1971?
payment of bonded indebted
pital Emergency Unit re
Taxes levied for such purpose fits tax is not just a tax on ness, capital outlay, capital
cord of Doctors on duty
profits,
it
’
s
also
a
selective
during the five year period un
ari3 equipment
for the period April 26
der
such ordinance will be tax on wages. Because it taxes construction
through May 2, 1973.
I certain wages of sole proprie and transportation. In addition,
$10,000.
taxes will still be le
If this measure is approved tors. partners and small corp property
vied
for
operation
of commun
April 26—
oration,
and
not
other
corpor
by the legal voters of the dis
ity
colleges
and
intermediate
Doctor on call.
ations,
it
discriminates
against
trict, the tax authorized will
education districts.
be used only in completing the ’mall business.
April 27—
TAX CREDITS:
B.
State
Property
Tax:
De
financing of the cost of such
Doctor on call. Doctor In
A. Renter Credit: Renters
dicated
for
the
purpose
of
fi
fire truck for better fire pro
hospital, 6:00 p.m. to
shall be entitled to a tax cred
nancing
schools.
Tax
levied
on
tection
of
property
within
the
midnight.
district. Should a fund bal all non-residential, owner-ocu- it equal to 9% of the net rent
April 28—
ance remain after payment for pied property at rate of $7.50/ (rent paid solely for the right
Doctor on call
such truck, such balance shall $1,000 initially but can be rais cf occupancy).
Comment: Renters will get
Doctor in hospital,
be used to meet operating ed without a vote of the people
to the constitutional limit of more tax relief than they con
midnight to midnight
costs of the district.
tribute to the operational costs
$10.00 $1,000.
April 29—
—VOTE MAY 1
Comment: Oregonians voted of schools through the property
Doctor on call.
out state property taxes in 1929 taxes ($7.50/$ 1,000) paid from
Doctor in hospital,
Detroit Dam - Weather in favor of personal income their rent.
midnight to midnight
B. Income Tax
Credit:
Max. Mln. Elev. Pep taxes.
Pool
C. Local Property Tax: With Owner-occupant of private
April 30—
receives
credit
Apr. B 42 32 1517.00 0.79 out a vote of the people a residence
Doctor on call.
Apr. 9 43 34 1518.29 1.08 school district may levy up to , against state personal income
eoual to 10% of property,
May 1—
Apr. 9 47 36 1519.41 0.19 $2 $1,000 for operational costs
Apr. 1 53 38 1520.46 0.00
Doctor on call.
Comment: School districts tax.
Comment: This provision is
Apr. 2 63 39 1521.50 0.00 which are receiving maximum
May 2—
Ji S-ncoi Varsity cheer- man, Lori Hildebrandt and Clary Peder-
Apr. 3 55 43 1522.63 0.00 level state support and which a modification of the “over
Doctor on call
Apr. 4 52 38 1523.75 0.02 are levying the full $2 will I burden” relief of earlier leaders for next year wijl be Kathy Corn-
—Photo by Sue Poole.
Continued on Page 5
ing, Christy Spurgeon. V^rlone Peter-
Total Pep. for week .
.2.08 have problems maintaining
Representative Sumner
Explains Upcoming Tax Plan
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Mill City Lions Club
Buys Eye Glasses
□cn. i\en Jernstedt
Rep. Jack Sumner
¡Speaks To North
Santiam Chamber