Volume XV
Number 47
ON THE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — GATEWAY TO THE HEART OE NATURE’S EMPIRE
MILL CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1959
Warren Franklin Pinned
In Truck Wreckage Two
Hours After Crash Saturday
Warren Franklin, 32-year-old
truck driver for Barnhanit Redi
Mix certainly must have been
carrying his rabbit's foot with
him Saturday when the front
tire of the cement truck blew
out, causing the truck to go into
the ditch about four and a half
miles west of Detroit. Frank
lin was pinned in the wreckage
for about two hours before he
could be freed. He was taken
by ambulance to Santiam Me
morial hospital when he was ex
tricated from the crumpled mass
of metal which held him prison-
$3.00 A Year—10c A Copy
Simpson Logging Company
To Have Fifth Anniversary
Event at Lyons Ply Plant
PORTLAND, November 14-—Simpson Logging Com«
pany, November 24, will note the fifth anniversary of
its Lyons Plywood Plant with an open house for em
ployees and their families.
Families will tour the plant in the evening thus
getting a chance to see where Dad works and also will
receive the traditional Thanksgiving turkey given by
the Company from Guy Hartle, plant manager.
er. Not only that, the truck
caught fire and when Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Harris of Salem
stopped at the scene the fire
was burning near the gasoline
tank and one tire was ablaze.
Harris summoned help from De
troit Ranger
station.
They
brought a fire extinguisher and
put out the fire before he re
ceived any bums. Clyde Storey
of Idanha was called and used
a cutting torch to cut away the
metal holding Franklin a pris
oner. Franklin directed the work
so he could be pulled free of the
wreckage.
The vehicle owned by A. T.
Bamhardt was headed toward
Idanha with a load of cement
for a veneer plant in the area.
Walt Westgaard, mechanic
for the firm took a cutting torch
to cut a hole in the mix
er, and the pumper truck from
Detroit Fire department was
Used to flush the cement out of
the mixer before it had a chance
to set.
The plant was acquired by
Simpson in 1956 when it pur- chased M & M Wood Working
Company.
First Timber
Sale in Dist.
Held Friday
875 Million Square Feet
In the five years of its opera
tion the plant has produced 375
million square feet, of plywood,
enough to fill 5,500 box cars.
That’s a train 40 miles long!
Bob Harris Gets
One-hundred thirty-one em-
"Chilly" News from
ployees started this train on its
Montana Radio Ham
way and today there are 350
persons on the Lyons Plywood
Bob Harris, whose hobby
pavroll with a combined annua!
is operating a "ham radio
earnings of $1.740.000
The first timber sale ever to
station,” said he enjoyed a
The plant is a major factor
be
held
in
the
newly
formed
Mill
round table "gabiest” with
City ranger district was held I in the economy of the North
several other operators tills
Friday forenoon at 10 o’clock. Santiam Canyon ami is the ma
week. In talking to an op
Six timber firms were repre jor employer in Lyons.
erator in Great Falls, Mont.
With such a solid base of em
sented
in the bidding.
Monday he said the tempo
The first sale, called the ployment the community began
ature was 47 degrees below
“Dead Horse Sale” went to several Improvement projects
zero and there was 20 inches
Young & Morgan of Idanha at such as the creation of a water
of snow on the ground in
a price of $32 per thousand for district and a fire district and
front of his home.
I
Pictured
above
is
the
Barnhardt
Franklin
of
Mill
City.
State
Police
Offic
the J^’uirlas Fir and $11.95 for I installation ot dial phones.
Talking to a ham In Jack
It was just a year ago that
hemlock
and
other
species.
In
Redi-Mix truck which went into the ers Wallace Cobine and Leonard Crisler
sonville. Fla., on the next
Lyons was incorporated. Since
this
sale
there
was
a
total
of
1,-
can
be
seen
comforting
Franklin
during
ditch
west
of
Detroit
on
Highway
22
day the man said it had
I then many more improvement*
cooled off a little there and
following a blowout of a front tire. the time he was pinned in the wreckage. 800,000 tioard feet of Douglas Fir have
*>een made including a
and 500,000 board feet of Hem
was only 75 degrees.
Pinned in the wreckage was Warren Statesman Photo by Harry White.
drainage
project and new street
lock
and
other
species.
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All in all perhaps we
lights.
The
East
Humbug
sale
was
the
too
should not complain
larger Of the two sales, totaling
All That's Left of Cement Mixer
much about the weather
Gene Teague of Teague Chev
4,000,000 board feet of Douglas
here, although the past week
Rattle
Snakes
Grow
rolet in Stayton has announced
Fir;
300,000 board feet of West Lions Club Plans
has been a little nippy. As
that 14 turkeys will be given
Big at Cape Canaveral ern Red Cedar and 1.100,000 Banquet for Athletes
we go to press though the
away Saturday afternoon, No
weather has moderated and
Mr. and Mrs. .Joe Podrab- i Iward feet of Hemlock and all
vember 21. Ten will be given
a light rain is falling.
sky
received an interesting 1 other species. All bidders bid the Sometime in March
at a drawing to be conducted
Harris said others contacted
Herbert Schroeder presided at
clipping
from the Cape Can I same on the Western Red Cedar
at 3 p. m. and five will be turn
and Hemlock and other species. the November 16 meeting of the
in the roundtable included
averal
newspaper,
which
ed loose alive in a turkey
The Red Cedar brought $6.60 Mill City Lions club when that
fellows in Birmingham. Ala’.
was sent by their >n. Tech.
scramble for the kids up to 16
per thousand and the Hemlock croup met at Fellowship hall
Dallas. Texas. Concordia,
Sgt.
Joseph
E.
Podrabsky.
years old at 2 p. m. of the
and other species $7.20.
for their dinner meeting.
Kansas,
Fremont.
Neb.,
It stated that a Pan Ameri
same day.
When ttie sealed bids were op
It was voted to hold a banquet
Hollywood and San Bernar
can security police officer
will
be
in
a
The scramble
ened Simpson Logging company for Santiam High school athlete*
dino, Calif.
there
had
killed
a
rattler
fenced enclosure on the Teague
was the high bidder. There were sometime in March. C<>-chalr-
of unusual size. It was killed
lot. There is no obligation to
a total of 24 bids made during men of this committee will be
at a road block, which was
when
entering
this
event
buy
the auction with Simpson Log Burton Boroughs and Gleason
effective
probably
a
very
and those wishing to participate
ging company and Willamette Eakin.
block in itself The rattler
are asked to register at the
Plywood furnishing the action.
There were just 17 present for
had a girth of It Inches,
garage between now and noon
The sale closed with Simpson of-1 Monday’s meeting so some
two inches
was
seven
feet
Saturday, November 21. It will,
fering $31 per thousand and Will-' pending business was delayed
long, and had 12 rattlers
however, be necessary for the
amette Plywood close behind until the next meeting Novem
and one button.
person winning to be present,
ber 23.
with $30.75 per thounsand.
said Teague. (
I
This is Mr. Teague’s way of I
saying "thank you" to the many
First Timber Sale in Mill City
Santiam High School students friends and patrons of the com Cement Mixer after it went into the ditch west of De
will present a play at the Grade pany.
troit Saturday. Driver Warren Franklin escaped with
School Gym next Friday even
no broken bones when he was trapped in this wreck
Small Blaze Above
ing at 800 o’clock.
age. He was removed after a cutting torch was used to
Titled. "Rest Assured.” the
Mehama Checked;
free him. The mixer itself which was loaded with
play is a comedy in three acts
concrete was emptied by cutting a hole in the ma Mrs. Mivindia Myers Sullivan
and portrayg what happens Burns One Acre
when a busy executive dies long
A chilled logger started a fire chine and firemen from Detroit used their pumper to passed away Monday afternoon
before he is prepared to. when to warm himself. It sprung out flush the cement from the rig.—Mill City Enterprise
at a Salem hospital. She had
he “hasn't time for such non of its bounds and burned about
Photo.
been in poor health for some
sense.” Not only does he have an acre in the House Mountain
time.
to go through with the nonsense, Rock area 25 miles from Mehma
Mrs. Sullivan was bora in Red
but he has to stay around and last Friday.
Film To Be Shown
Oak, Iowa in June, 1876 and
see what people really thought
A water tank truck owned by I
came to this area with her
At Idanha Church
of him, now that he is no longer Wilson Logging Co. was sent to I
parents when 10 years old. They
there to dominate them.
Area residents are again re- settled in the Niagara area and
help stamp out the small blaze.
Leading parts are taken by
minded of the fine film which she married Charles Sullivan
Dennis Wirtanen. Bill Putman,
will be shown in Idanha at the December 15. 1895 and they
Betty Dunbar, and Sandra Har Weather, Detroit Dam
Community Church. November made their home here ever
ris. Supporting these are Jerry 7 A. M Daily Weather Readings 1 vUI ItJOI VI J VI Ml VU 25 at 7 :30 P. M.
since. He proceeded her in death
and Lake Elevation
I The Jaycees are again issu-
Johnston. Barbara Cunningham.
"Oiltown U. S. A.”, a famed in 1956.
Max. Min. Pep. Elev. ing an appeal for toys to be dis
Kenny Kanoff; Jim Gulliford,
She was also proceeded in
53 41 0.40 1495.34 tributed to needy youngsters in Billy Graham picture, is sequel
Marty Rarey, Sharon Hirte, Nov. 4
to the worlds first Christian death by two daughters, Inez
54 37 000 1485.67 the area at Christmas time.
Beverly Underwood. Bob Mor Nov. 11
Western, "Mr. Texas”, which Wilbur
Kerr,
and
Stena
56 37 000 1484.39
Boxes for the toys are at Hill
gan. Penny Christensen, and Nov. II
was
seen
by
more
than
5.000,000
another
Survivors
include
1482.23
0.00
56
32
top Market. Stewarts Grocery
Nov. 13
Dorman Gregory.
daughter Mrs. Ada 1 Plymale,
47 31 0.00 1479.95 and Red & White Store. Any people.
The play, said Don Paul, the Nov. 14
Doors to the church will be six grandchildren, 14
great
47 31 0.10 1478.13 one having toys in repairable
director, is "extremely funny. Nov. 15
opened
at
7
o
’
clock
and
there
grandchildren
and
three
great,
1476.18
0.27
30
45
condition may also call Mill
People who attend it are assur Nov. 16
great grandsons.
42 29 0.00 1473.86 City 3928 and they will be pick is no admission charge.
ed of a light, amusing evening.” Nov. 17
Funeral services for Mrs. Sul-
ed up.
> livan will be held Friday after
noon at the Presbyterian church
Santiam Girl Scout
Masons Invited to
with the Rev. Hugh Jull, form
er pastor of the Christian church
Attend DeMolay Meet Council Holds Board officiating.
She was a long-time
Meeting
at
Albany
member of the Presbyterian
Here November 19th
At the monthly meeting of the church. Final rites will be at
Boh Draper, Dad Advisor for
the Canyon DeMoley for Boys Board of Directors of the San-( Fairview cemetery near Gates
has announced that the next! tiam Girl Scout council held at with Weddle Funeral Home In
meeting will be November 19 at the Albany Girl Scout Hut this charge.
the lodge hall. Masons are in past week, Mrs. Charles Ship-
vited to attend the meeting ley, Council President, announc
ed the Council has purchased a
when there will be initiation.
Mother« of the DeMolay boys | troop camp site in Benton Coun
are invited to attend following ty near Kings Valley.
The lift-acre site was pur
the meeting when they will be
chairman
of
the
affair.
Hansen
An event looked forward to
The first timber sale to be held in the Mill City
chased by capital funds care
each year by young and old in said that advance ticket sales special guest«.
Forest
District office was held Friday morning at
fully
set
aside
from
Annual
Mill aty and surrounding areal were ahead of last year. Tick
10:00
o
’
clock.
Seen in the top photo are a group of
Cookie
Sales
and
earmarked
for
ets
may
also
be
purchased
at
will be held Saturday evening
Orville Hayward Hurt this purpose. Although the Girl The Mill City Jaycee« are bidders assembled for the oral auction. To the extreme
when the Mill City volunteer fire the door.
Scouts are a United Fund agen sponsoring a polio «hot clinic right is Vern Morgan of Young & Morgan, Idanha,
As usual turkeys, hams and In Mill Accident
department hold their annual
cy, that money must go entire again in Mill City Saturday. who was the successful bidder of the first sale.. Simp
bacon
will
be
given
away
for
Orville
Hayward
of
Gates
was
benefit and dance at the fire
Wednesday
morning ly for administrative expenses November 21st at Santiam Union son Timber company was the successful bidder In the
hall. This is the firemen’s only bingo winners as well as vari injured
High School, The clinic will in
fund-raising event of the year ous prizes offered in other while working at the Canyon toward the operation of the
clude any shot in the series and second sale. Representing Simpson was Star Reed
five-county Council.
games.
There
will
also
be
a
Mfg.
Company
mill
near
Gates.
and many worthwhile prizes
will be given to people of all and Jack Linglass represented Willamette Ply, second
property
The
newly
acquired
are given away, besides giving grand door prize. A good or He was taken by ambulance to
Memorial
Hospital has the advantage of a year- age«. The Jaycee« wl«h to stress high bidder.
the people of the community an chestra will furnish the dance Santiam
In the lower photo is Jack Hawley of Eugene who
where X-rayi were taken for pos round spring-fed pond and a the fact that thia clinic will in
opportunity of supporting the music.
The
Firemen
’
s
Auxiliary
will
sible internal injuries. He is be creek running through it This clude the fourth shot Hours will conducted the oral action. At the desk is Erv Steers
fire department without raising
\P M. and the
i
assist the firemen in this event. ing transferred to a Salem hos will make possible the long be from 2 until
of the local office who assisted in the sale.—Mill City
their taxes.
term development of a lake for cost will be e JI per shot or $3 for
pital
where
a
specialist
will
ex
They
will
serve
lunch
through
Eldon Hutchinson is fire chief
Enterprise Photos.
a frmily, regardless of size
swimming and boating.
amine him further.
and Martin Hansen la general out the evening.
Teague Gives
Chance To
Win Turkey
High School To
Present Play
Friday Evening
Pioneer Woman
Passes Away at
Salem Monday
Jaycees Issue Plea
For Toys for Needy
YoUnflStPrS Of AfCd
Mill City Firemen All Set
For Annual Fund Raising
Event This Saturday Night
Jaycee Polio Shots
To Be Given Here
Saturday, Nov. 21