The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., June 8, 1951, page 1

ROLLIE WOODRUFF KILLED IN MILL ACCIDENT WED.

     Rollie Woodruff, Trout Lake, was killed instantly Wednesday night when a log from the truck he was unloading at the Woodruff mill pond, rolled onto him as he un-hooked a chain.
     The entire mill crew witnessed the tragic accident.
     Trout Lake Legionnaires announced Thursday that their dance planned for Saturday had been postponed.
     Woodruff's body was taken to the Gardner Funeral Home here.
     Don Cole was with Woodruff at the time, helping to unload the truck, saw the log slip and yelled a warning and jumped to safety.
     Normally, the mill uses a cat to hold the logs as the binder chains are loosened for the logs to roll into the pond, but on this occasion the cat was not used.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., June 8, 1951, page 1

LOG CRUSHES TROUT LAKE LOGGER

     Raleigh Woodruff, youngest son of Ralph Woodruff of Trout Lake was instantly killed Wednesday night at the Mt. Adams Lumber Company mill when a log fell from a truck onto him while the truck was being unloaded.
     One of the logs fell from the back side of the truck when the binders were released for unloading.

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