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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1963)
Frank Lumber Ist in World Using "Yard-Pak" * ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ * ★ ★ The Mill City Enterprise On the Scenic North Scntiam Highway—Oregon’s Fast Growing Vacation Wonderland VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 16 THURSDAY, APRIL 1H, 1963 $3.00 a Year 1 Oc a Copy Date of Band Concert Changed The date of the Santiam Un ion High School Band concert h is been changed from April 30 to May 3, because of con flicting dates. The band will play several select numbers, including some from the Capitol Conference Music Festival, at which time the SUHS band received a high rating. Spencer Hilleslsnd. band di rector states the band has been working hard on the num bers and expects a good per formance from them. Franchise Given Io Gas Firm The lower photo shows the series of machine. The strapping machine com- rolls which bring the units of lumber presses the lumber load so it is always to the strapping machine in the upper uniform and facilitates the wrapping in to water-proof packages. The packages picture. As the load of lumber progress are wrapped on the top, ends and sides, es through the machine there are two so they may be stored in the yard un gates which are operated in such a man til shipped. The machinery is all push ner that the lumber is jogged or straigh button operated by one man, and two tened before it gets to the strapping men do the wrapping. They Load Them in a Hurry the An Ordinance. giving Northwest Natural Gas Com pany a franchise in the city, was granted at the April meet ing of the city council. Ordinance No. 75 gives the company a franchise to furnish natural gas to any individual or industry within the present or future boundaries of the city. The company anticipates' having gas for use within the city by late summer. See map of area to be served on Page 6. Veryl Hoover acted as mayor in the absence of J. C. Kimmel, who has been hospitalized. Oth er councilmen present were Stanley Chance, C. E. Mason and Archie Thompson. New street lights were auth- orized for N. W. Alder due south of the Red & White store and the comer of Southwest Hall and Ivy. Robert Meacham gave his re port for March with nine traf fic violations cited to court; five for failure to stop at post ed intersections; two for driv ing with no operator's license: one for driving with an expired license and one for basic rule violation. One arrest was made for vio lation of City Ordinance No. 71 (dog ordinance»; nine minor complaints cleared and $70.00 was collected in fines. The po lice car patrolled $1.546 miles using 201 gallons of gas. One Marion County warrant was served for petty larcency. Cancer Crusade To Speed Up Now, Says Mrs. Swift ••o r ehrUMM oc '» JNI 03 aaawni Carloads of lumber are loaded with great speed at Frank Lumber Co. Inc. Mill here since they have started using the Yard-Pak system. This is another first in the lumber industry by the local firm. According to information, this is the first unitized wrapping and loading facility in the world. The top photo shows one of the first cars to be shipped from xnvih Mill City. In the lower photo, Leo Russell and Gary Gescher can be seen stapling the heavy, water-proof paper on one of the units. L. R. Moyer sales manager for Frank Lumber said this week that it takes four minutes to wrap a package which contains about 1,900 board feet.— Mill City Enterprise photos. The April Crusade of the American Cancer Society will swing into a faster pace this week, according to Mrs. ( Clif- ford Swift, local chairman. A meeting will be held at the Firehall at 7:30 Wednesday, April 24, when a film will be shown and the cancer drive discussed. Volunteer workers are needed and anyone inter ested is invited to attend the meeting. In this area the yearly drive is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30 when volunteer workers for the Society will call on their neighbors to distribute educa tional material about cancer and ask for contributions to help stamp out the disease. Mrs. Swift said there are more than 1,100,00 Americans now living who have been con sidered "cured" of cancer; that is if they have had no recer- rence of the disease during a five-year period. Speeds Up Loading and Unloading of Freight Cars; Makes Outside Storage Of Kiln Dry Lumber Possible inii Frank Lumber Company, Inc. at Mill City has made rapid growth since opening the mill here August 1, 1955. Each year sees expansion at the mill and it is now one of the most mod ern sawmills in the world. Latest improvement here is Frank's Yard-Pak. which is something entirely new in hand ling of lumber. Kiln dried lum ber, precision surfaced, end branded, and double end trim med is now automatically strap ped under pressure by newly designed machinery into per fectly uniform, tight packages. The sides, top and ends of each package of lumber are protect ed with tough Vi-ply weather proof and tear resistant paper, which makes it possible to store the lumber in the yard, in stead of under cover, until it is loaded on cars. The packing system also speeds up the, loading and unloading of cars. I Loading a car by hand takes I about four or five hours, but Many Kids Out for Jaycee Egg Hunt with the new system a flatcar can be loaded in about 45 min utes. This same car can be unloaded in about 40 minutes instead of two or two and a half days, said L. R. Moyer, who is sales manager for Frank Lumber. TTie packages, which contain about 1,900 board feet are color- coded (red for 2x4, blue for 2x6, black for 2x8 and orange for 2x10.) This makes Yard-Pak easy to inventory and identify. Self-measuring length index marks on the package sides show correct length at a glance; hence there is no need to open the packages to see what is in side. As the lumber passes along the rolls on the machine it is double end-evened then strap ped with steel straps while un der five tons pressure from side to side and top to bottom re sulting in perfectly tight pack ages. Two men, Leo Russell and Gary Gescher, handle the com lt process plete wrapping , Frank Lumber. | The new equipment was de- signed by Tom Haley of Tim- Germans Engineering of Port land. and the end squeeze ma chine was made by McCracken Engineering also of Portland. Trout Season Opening Set For Saturday Ken Chance Makes "Gallon Club" at Bloodmobile Visit Business houses in this re creation area are laying in sup plies to be able to take care of the annual increase in business which always parallels the op- ening of trout season. The sea son opens this Saturday, for most lakes and streams of the state. The game commission re* minded fishermen that this sea son date opens all waters of the state to trout angling except the high lakes within national forest boundaries in the Cas cades. and the coastal streams Ln zone 1. These areas will not be available to anglers until May 25 and include such streams as the Nehalem and its tributaries. Siletz and other coast streams. All lakes in the coastal zone will open. Good bets for the opening in- elude the MeKenzie, Santiam, and Clackamas systems in northwestern Oregon. Detroit reservoir should also produce well. Anglers shouldn’t overlook the Breitenbush either. Many streams and reservoirs Lee Ross, chairman of the have been planted for the open Festival of Harmony commit ing date. tee stated Monday night that possibly the club will just about break even on the re cent program put on by the Salem Senate-Aires, and the club voted to have them return again next year, however a bet ter date will be chosen. The club will elect a slate of Goodwill Industries wiil send officers at the meeting next their truck ’o Stayton Wednes Monday night, according to Lee day. April 24, to collect items of Bassett, president. clothing, furniture, appliances and other household goods, Weather. Detroit Dam u'uia Those inose woo who wish wish to io cixiit contribute April 10 38 52 0.12 1558.25 their repairable discards i are 36 55 0.34 1557.79 asked to call Mrs. R. G. Wood April 11 36 59 0.02 1557.17 at 769-4365. She will arrange for April 12 41 49 0.17 1556.56 the trucks to pick up your do April 13 nation. 45 67 0.16 1555.98 ,---------- April 14 contributions 33 52 1.23 1555.931 These public April 15 ide jobs for on-the-job 32 36 0.82 1555.81 April 16 On the 15th and 16th there I training for more than 400 handicapped men and women. was snow at the dam. Only 15 area people turned out for the Jaycette sponsored bloodmobile which came to Mill City Thursday and two of these I The Jaycee Easter Egg Hunt were turned down. Kenneth Chance became a • held in the city park was suc cessful in spite of the damp member of the "Gallon Club" weather, according to Ron Lind with his donation of blood this 1 time. say. chairman. There were about 100 young | Mrs. Jamt. Grant end M-s. sters participating in the hunt | Myrita Davis of the Jaycettes with prizes of Easter baskets were co-chairmen of tlie blood members filled with candy given to those I drawing with other in finding most eggs. There was of the Jaycettes working shifts. They were assisted by also a prize given to the young ster finding the egg with the Elaine Russell, Dora Rogers. i Irene Podrabsky, Agnes Carl- Jaycee insignia on it. ! son and Evelyn Davis of the In the class of youngsters up to 3 years of age, winners were Mill City Women's club. Mrs. Kenneth Bain, R. N. and Randy Lindsay and Tracia Wettergreen; 4 to 6 years. Sher I Dr. Jack Reid, along with ri Cline and David Etzel; 7 to Bloodmobile personnel were in i 9 class, Scott Neil and Guy charge of the actual bloodbank I Wettergreen and 10 to 12 class, procedures. . Pattie Huegel and Kathy Elii-1 son. Fire And Smoke Damage Mehama Home Monday A.M. MEHAMA—The Mehama Fire department answered a call to a fire about 2:15 a. m. Monday morning at the house owned by Edith Marks on the old high way near the fish hatchery. The fire started in the furn ace and was not entirely out until about 5 a. m. The Lyons and Stayton departments also answered the alarm. The Ralph Davis family, who occupied the house were awakened by their small son. The rear part and much of the foundation was badly burned and there was extensive smoke damage. Coming Events Wednesday. April 17 Santiam Rebekah lodge at hall. 8 p. m. Junior Chamber of Com- merce at hall, 8 p. m. North Santiam Chamber of Commerce at Gates Women's club house. 8 p. m. Two speak ers. and plans will be made for • the North Santiam Whitewater Challenge. Thursday. April 18 Gates Women's club plant sale and coffee 2 to 4 p. m. at clubhouse. Friday, April 19 IOOF lodge at hall 8 p. m. Winners in Toman Monday, April 22 Hardware Deal Named Lions club dinner meeting at Winner's of the toy ele Fellowship hall, 6:30. Election i phants given away during To of officers. Wcdnecday, April 24 man’s Hardware Spring Sales Lions Auxiliary at home of event were Mrs. Jim Hoover, I who won the large elephant; Goldie Rambo at 8 p. m. Order of Rainbow for Girls, Mrs. Dude Alley of Detroit, who won a small elephant, and 7:30 at hall. North Santiam Safety Coun- Mrs. Dale Walczak of Rt. 1, Last Lyons, winner of the other small cil No-host dinner at elephant. ' Frontier, 6:30 p. m. Lions To Elect Officers April 22 In Stayton April 24 I Enter The North Santiam Whitewater Challenge 13 MILES OF THRILLS ■ PRIZES FROM: Three miles east of Gates TO: Mehama-Lyons Bridge RULES: No motors in competition, no entry fee. Every passenger must have an approved life jacket. Decision of Timing Committee will be final. The North Santiam Chamber of Com- merce is in no way liable for personal injury or damage to boats. “I wish to enter the above contest and under- | stand the rules.” I NAME ............... I | ADDRESS _____________ __ _____________ | | Names and addresses of passengers____ __ | | Mail to: Jerry Coffman, Mehama, Oregon. |
