Frank Lumber Ist in World Using "Yard-Pak"
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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 ...............
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| ADDRESS _____________ __ _____________ |
| Names and addresses of passengers____ __ |
| Mail to: Jerry Coffman, Mehama, Oregon.
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