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.By LEROY
ANNOUNCEMENT by officers of
the first National Bank of Hose
burg ot plans to establish a branch
Dank at Winston 10 serve uie wins
ton - Dillard area highlighted busi
ness news this week.
Branch banks are not just estab
lished like any ordinary business
where the owners see a possible op
portunity. Approval first must be
obtained from the Comptroller of
the Currency, who makes a thor
ough investigation to determine the
need for such hanking facility and
reasonable assurance ot linaneiai
success. The comptroller isn i in
terested in banks that may fail.
That lesson was learned in the de
pression '30s. People need confi
dence in banking institutions back
ed up by more than deposit insur-
""thE WINSTON-DILLARD area
is a fast-growing community of
some 3.000 persons and draws
from a population area of around
8 000, statistics show. The business
district probably has not grown as
fast as the population because of
its close proximity to Roseburg,
eight miles away.
A town of that size in an isolated
area usually would have a business
section twice as large, with banks,
hotels and many other establish
ments. The town's business growth
will necessarily be slower as long
as the people can lean on Rose
burg, but its development can be
forseen as industry expands in the
area.
The branch, to be called the
Winston - Dillard Office, will be
a complete hanking facility, ac
cording to Elton Jackson, presi
dent. APPARENTLY MORE TILT-UP
wall construction has been done in
the Roseburg area than was given
credit for in a recent article in
The News-Review concerning
Byrd's Low Cost Market.
The tiltrup method calls for pour
ing concreto walls in sections on a
flat surface, then lifting them into
place by a crane. Todd Building Co.
is among contractors who have
used the system.
Buildings where this system has
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K. W. FITZGERALD
. . . elected state president
(Photo Lab)
Fitzgerald Named
Oregon Collectors
Assn; President
K. W. Fitzgerald, manager of
Kency Credit Service, Inc., has
been elected president of the Ore
gon Collectors Assn.
His election took place at the
State meeting held April 21 and 22
at Seaside, llo previously has held
offices ot first and second vice
president and was secretary of
the association this past year.
About 35 persons from over the
stale were in attendance, inciun
in,t Duvn ririiMw nnil .Tim Wil
son, of Nurthwesl Credit Adjusters
Roseburg ouice.
See A Good Home
Built To Please You
Your Children Will
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Maximum Financing
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CUT FLOWERS C?0TTED PLANTS
BEDDING PLANTS O PLANTERS
Hours 9:00 to 5:30 Mon.-Sat.
FREE DELIVERY
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been used include the Industrial
Supply on NK Airport Road, Safe
way's City Drive In Market, Doug
las High School, the building hous
ing Pacific Chain Saws and pos
sibly one or two more.
It was the Pacific Chain Saws
building on NE Stephens St, not
the adjoining former Marshall
Wells, now Modern floor Covering,
building that was built this way.
The latter building is of blocks.
THE TILT-UP WALL construc
tion has been in use about ten years
in this part of the country, but is
not adaptable for all types of work.
It is used primarily for walls in a
more or less open area in a larger
structure. The economic factor is a
maior consideration, as it elimin
ates building usual forms and is
much faster.
Use of the tilt-up method for the
laying of stone facing is, so far as
known here a "lirsi." wniie varia
tions of finish have been used to
get away from strictly smooth,
concrete surfaces, such as that on
part of City Drive In and Douglas
High walls, use of stone facing had
not been tried. The system prov-
ed a highly succesful experi
ment at Byrd's Market, according
to information. This success may
lead to greater future use of stone
where it can be adapted and may
prove a boon to a now fledgling
stone industry.
IF SPELLING of the Name of
The Jersey Lilly nightspot to open
at 240 JN is Garden valley liivd..
has you confused, believe us, wo
are confused as well. We'll take
it from John Puttman, owner and
operator of tlio business, that the
above is the correct spelling. We
quote his authority, a book titled
Pictorial History ot the wild
West," by James D. Horan and
Paul Sann, first copyrighted in 1954.
The place is named for The Jer
sey Lilly Saloon which served also
as the court of Judge uoy liean. it
was established in the early 1880s
in the town of Langtry. a stop
over point on the Southern Pacific
route in western Texas. The judge
said he named the town for Lily
Langtry, the girl of his wildest
dreams; the railroad said the little
oasis town actually was named for
one of its own dignitaries.
JUSTICE" METED OUT by
Judge Bean might also be a de
batable question, and the judge on
en benefited in more ways than
one by the penalties meted out in
his court in The Jersey Lilly. The
name Lily was spelled wrong, the
fault of the drunk-and-disordcrly
sign-painter sentenced to paint tne
name on the porch to work off a
fine imoosed bv the ludge.
Typical of Judgo Bean's court
was it's opening with these words:
"Hear yel Hear yol This honorable
court's now in session, and if any
galoot wants a snort before we
start, let him step up and name
his pizen."
Authorities sometimes differ on
Ihe spelling of the first name of
Lily J.angiry, tne ceicnratea tng
lish actress whom Judge Bean nev
er met but saw only from a front
row theater seat in San Antonio
(renorls say he bought out the
entire theater). Some authorities
snell her name Lube. The actress
made a trip to Langtry in 1903 to
seo tne lamous saloon-courtroom
named for her. But Judge Bean had
died eight months before from old
age he was 80 and a prolonged
battlo with his own rum.
Fleck And Bowker
To Attend State
Appraisers Meet
John Fleck and Morris Bowker
will be attending the Northwest Ap
praisers Conference May 5-7 at tho
Marion Motor Hotel in Salem. The
session is sponsored by the Salem
chapter (it the Society ot nesiden
Ual Appraisers.
Both local men will have a part
on the program. Fleck, president
of the Southern Oregon Chapter
will givo an introduction to a for
um on "Housing for the Elderly,"
and "F.H.A. and CAP Program."
He will introduce the speaker Os
car Pederson, FHA regional di
rector.
I Bowker, Douglas County assess
or and past president of the As
sessors Assn. of Oregon, will be a
l panelist during the Saturday morn
; ing session on "Oregon's re-appral-
1 sal program for tax purposes, past
1 present and future.''
I Fleck stated that the conference
will be open to r.nyone interested
in appraisals, A tour of the city
of Salem, to include residential
I area, state buildings, metropolitan
and shopping comers, Willamette
lliver front and tho Bush House,
Salem's historic pioneer home, are
i part ot the Saturday program.
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Small Hardwood Operation
Plans Greater Production
Western Hardwoods, Inc., recent
ly established at a former saw
mill southeast of Dillard, will be
expanding with the construction of
a new mill and complete planing
and drying operations.
Wilbur Johnson, one of the own
ers, said the new plant construc
tion would not be a rush job, as
the milling facilities currently are
quite satisfactory but not large
enough for the type of production
contemplated. They hope to have
the new mill built sometime this
summer.
Western Hardwoods, which will
deal in the cutting of hardwoods
usually overlooked by ordinary
milling operations, is owned by
Harry Johnson, his two sons, Fred
and Wilbur, and Eyron Harmon.
The business is incorporated.
They acquired the 20 acres of
property and sawmill, known as
the Doty Bros, operation about
three months ago. Originally of
Sheridan, they came to the Rose
burg area in 1949 and have been
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RONALD C. NOEL (on right) receives from Glenn C. Baker,
western regional manager of CIBA Pharmaceutical Pro
ducts, Inc., a certificate of distinction for his work in
filiing prescriptions to take care of the injured and needy
during Roseburg's blast disaster last Aug. 7. Presentation
of the rare award was made at a dinner meeting of drug
gists of Roseburg Friday night. (Picture by Chris)
Munion Will
Refrigeration
Earl Munion announced plans to
day to open a heating and air con
ditioning business at 1098 NK Ste
phens St. Monday, The business
will bo located in a Dart of tho
former Richlield Service Station at
Urn address. The stations no long
er operated.
The building is being remodeled.
The station marquee will bo re
moved, along with tho gasoline
Sumps, and the main building will
e repainted. Two or three other
small businesses also will be lo
cated in this budding at a later
date.
Munion is a recent arrival from
Huron, S. Dak., where he has liv
ed all his life. His parents and two
brothers had preceded him in com
ing to Oregon to live. After visits
here with his wife and children,
they liked tho climate so well,
they decided to come west also.
Munion operated a similar heal
ing and airconditioning business in
South Dakota for 14 years, hand
ling the same Coleman line that
he will be dealing with here. Since
their arrival here six months ago,
he has been employed by a local
heating service.
He stated that he will have a
complete line of Coleman stoves,
space heaters and furnaces and
give full service on all types of
oil burners 24 hours a day. He will
have a small showroom and heat
ing demonstration units.
With his wife, Eldora, and three
children, he lives in Garden Vol-
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INSTRUMENT MAN Roger Reese isn't necessarily waving
to J friend as might bo indicated by this picture. He is
hard ot work surveying the new street alignment along
SE Pne SL in the vicinity of SE Oak ond SE Washington
ovenues, S?her the Pine St. couplet will tie in with the
proposed Washington Ave. bridge. Looking on is Bliss
Secony, inspector for the State Highway Department.
(Picture by Chris)
engaged in logging since.
Expensive Hobby
They are still engaged in log
ging. They are starting the hard
wood operation "as a hobby, an
espensive one at that," said Wilbur
Johnson. But they are hoping to
turn it into a profitable industry in
the very near future, with logging
as the sideline, he said.
They have about five men, in
addition to themselves, working at
the mill and cutting 12,000 to 15.
000 board feet a day. They will
need 12 to 15 men in their new
mill, with a cut geared to 20,000
to 25,000 per day on a one-shift
basis. The new plant will also in
clude planing and drying, which
they do not now have. Johnson
said they may keep the present
mill in operation for some types
of cutting.
He said they have not decided
whether to install a circle or band
saw, but will have a cant gang
saw as well.
Ip Market For Logs
Hardwoods to be used include
Open Heating,
Business Here
EARL MUNION
. , , heating business
ley. He has a son, Jim, a
junior at Roseburg High: a daugh
ter, Cheryl, in junior high, and an
other son, Craig, a fourth grader.
His parents here are Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Munion. A brother, Col. Vir
gil Munion, runs the Roseburg Au
ction, and another brother, Dar
rold, is employed at Wards.
Munion is a member of the
Moose Lodge, the Presbvtenan
Church and is a Legionnaire.
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alder, ash, oak and madrone. They
are not cutting any oak and ma
drone at present, but announce
they are in the market for good
alder and ash logs. They want Iocs
of a minimum 10 inches in dia
meter, but cut some down to eight
inches. Ihey will be cutting oak
and madrone later and have al
ready cut some but don't want to
be bothered with it until they get
better established.
Johnston pointed out that there
is an abundance of hardwoods in
Douglas County, on practically any
rural land. J he and hillsides
abound in oak. Madrone is scatter
ed through the mountains and Ash
and Alder is plentiful in many
areas. Their operation will give
some small land owners an oppor
tunity to market some of their
hardwoods now going to waste.
In the past western hardwoods,
used extensively in furniture and
in some plywood manufacture, has
been down graded by eastern buy
ers. Most of it has been obtained
from the Soulh and tropical re
gions, such as the Philippine ma
hogany. But in recent years, ac
cording to Johnson, western bard
woods are being viewed in a new
light. Buyers are finding it pretty
good, afterall.
Legs Much Smaller
Hardwood is more difficult to
produce than fir lumber, because
the logs usually run smaller. A
two-foot hardwood log is consider
ed large, although some ash has
been milled at the plant up to 51
inches. Logs usually average
around 16 inches, and it takes
quite a few 24 inchers to maintain
that average. Therefore, it re
quires a larger crew for produc
tion of the same amount of board
feet than for fir lumber. The mar
ket price, however, is higher as
hardwoods are preferred for cer
tain uses. '
The mill is experimenting with
cutting "flitches" for use in ply
wood manufacture. Flitches are
thin sheets used -for plywood ex
terior finish.
Demand for hardwood is "ter
rific," said Johnson. They can't
cut enough to fill orders with their
present very limited production
capacity. He and his partners see
a definite future for the hardwood
industry and would like to see
secondary manufacturing estab
lished in this area using hardwood
for furniture making and other
purposes.
Waste Products Use
The partners see another use for
what would normally be a waste
product. Nothing is burned. Slabs
are sold as wood for fireplaces
and stoves. Sawdust is all saved.
It's value as mulch has not en
tirely been determined.
Hardwood sawdust docs not con
tain harmful resins and may be
used as a mulch green. A sack
can be sold profitably for around
05 cents, which is cheaper than
pete moss. They plan to sack their
sawdust so a person can pet any
amount needed in small lots. Or
dinary fir sawdust deliveries can
not be profitable in less than
truck lots. They will market saw
dust through a Portland dealer for
away-froin-home consumption, bo
far. demand is far greater than
their supply.
Tho mill, however, intends to
make some direct sales of finish
ed hardwood and sawdust, along
with slabwood.
The millsite has adequate stor
age area, and two large, connect
ing ponds, capable of handling up
to 800,000 board feet of logs. How
ever, they probably will not have
more than 100.000 feet ponded at
any one time as hardwood logs
sink readily and deteriorate fast
in the water. They plan to do con
siderable dry-log decking, especial
ly for the present milling opera
tion. The mill is located along olj
highway 99, due cast of tho Rose
burg Lumber Co. plant.
3 Roseburg Students
Attend Retail Institute
Three Roseburg High School stu
dents accompanied Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Klliott to Eugene Sunday
and Monday to attend the Oregon
Retail Distributor's Institute.
The students were Don Green
field, Bill Gum and Larry Ricns.
They were selected as young peo
ple in retailing and were among
about 120 high school students over
the state chosen to attend the ses
sion, sponsored by the University
of Oregon School of Business Ad
ministration, according to Klliott.
Banquet speaker was Dr.
Charles Edwards, dean of the New
York School of Retailing. He stated
that his school receives more Uni
versity of Oregon graduates for ad
vanced training than from any oth
er school ot higher education in
the United States.
Carr's Store, Glendale,
Continues Remodeling
Carr's Store in Glendale is con
tinuing the remodeling program
which was begun recently with the
installation of a new cash regis
ter accounting machine. The la
test addition to the store's furnish
ings, installed a few days ago, is
new check out counters of birch
plywoid.
Carr, who states that he believes
in Glendale's future, in spite of
the recent announcement concern
ing projected closure of the Rob
ert Dollar sawmill in May, savs
further moderniiation of the store
is being planned.
Three Douglas Persons
File For Bankruptcy
Three Douglas County persons
have filed bankruptcy petitions in
federal District Court, Portland.
They are: Edward K. Kosak,
Mvrtle Creek, millworker, whose
debts weren't listed; Cecil Oliver
Hraaok, Oakland, laborer, $3, "00.
34; and M ldred Ula Krisbic, 684 W.
Second, Sulherlin, waitress, $3,092..
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IT'S MOVING DAY for Umpqua Valley Hardware. Contents of the store, owned by
George West at 566 SE Jackson, were moved this week to the new hardware store
location at 648 SE Rose. Packaging and labeling of stock for moving was no simple
chore. (Picture by Chris)
mpqua
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Umpqua Valley Hardware stocks
and merchandise were moved this
week into a new location the
repaired and remodeled former
home of umpqua valley Appliance
at 618 SE Rose St. and the street
level floor of the adjoining Knights
of Pythias building at 6:30 SE
nose.
George West, owner, said the
move was made without a hitch,
"just a lot of work." Business
went on as usual during the mov
ing. When merchandise wasn't
available for customers in one
store, they were sent to the other.
By the week's end business was
reasonably normal in the new lo
cation. The business office was
also moved from the 566 SE Jack
son St. store and consoudated
with the central ouice in the rear
of the appliance store building.
"It will take a while to get
things straightened out. We have
n't set a grand opening date yet,"
said West.
Space Enlarged
Space in the two buildings will
be several times that of the former
location of the hardware store. A
John Robertson And Wife
To Leave For New York For
Brand Names Award Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. John Wm. Robert
son will leave Sunday for New
York City for a, full schedule of
actitivics during 'a three-day stay
in that city of winners of the na
tional "Brand Name Retailer-of-thc-Ycar"
awards.
Robertson, operator of Robert
son's Shell Service at SE Oak Ave.
and SE Stephens St., has been
selected as one of 137 merchants
in 26 retail categories represent
ing 108 cities in 36 states and the
district of Columbia to be so hon
ored at the Brand Names Founda
tion, Inc., awards presentation. He
is the only Oregon winner.
The May 4-6 schedule will be
climaxed by the Brand Names
Awards banquet at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel on May 6. This ban
quet will be attended by more
than 1,500 industrial, civic and re
tailing leaders. The highlight will
be the presentation of the awards
for excellence in the "presenta
tion of manufacturers' advertised
brands to the public in 1959."
Keynote Address
Tha keynote address at the ban
quet will be made by Luther H.
Hodges, governor of North Caro
lina, and will be followed by a
gala show produced and staged by
the Columbia Broadcasting Sys
tem, staring Gordon and Sheila
MacRae, Trude Adams. Alan King
and Bob Lewis, with Ray Block's
orchestra.
New York Mayor Robert F. Wag
ner, who with mayors and gover
nors throughout the nation has pro
claimed May 18 as Brands Names
vcek, will officially welcome the
retailers and open the public ex
hibit of the winning presentations
at' the Astor Gallery of the Wal
dorf on Wednesday, May 4.
These outstanding merchants
will be the guests of honor at a
series of functions sponsored by
Life Magazine, Curtis Publishing
Co., the publishers of newspapers
in winners' home cities, as well as
leading brand manufacturers,
trade associations and trade pub
lications. The three-day series of events
will also include tours to places
of interest such as the N.Y. Botan
ical Gardens, Good Housekeeping
Institute and the United Nations.
Roseburg's Mayor Arlo Jacklin
is joining in proclaiming May 1 to
8 as Brand Names Week.
The Robertsons plan to return
here May 10. Harvey 4Vooten will
manage the service station in his
absence.
A letter recognizing Robertson's
choice was received here this
week from Gov. Mark O. Hatfield.
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To New
George West Wins Trip
To Amana Home Factory
George West, owner of Umpqua
Valley hardware and appliance
stores, will be leaving Sunday on
an air flight to CeJ:u- Rapids, Iowa,
an expense-free trip the result of
winning an Amana home freezer
sales contest for his store.
West said that only himself and
one each from Grants Pass and
Klamath Falls from Oregon will
be making the trip to the Amana
factory in Cedar Rapids.
He will leave Portland Sunday
at 10:30 a.m. from the Internation
al Airport, and arive that day at
5:50 p.m. On the return, he will
leave Cedar Rapids, on May 3,
stopping off for a couple of days
in Las Vegas, Nov. and returning
home May 6.
District of Columbia to be so hon
truck entrance between the t w o,
off Rose permits easy access for
loading and unloading merchan-
The letter, addressed to "Fellow
Oregonians," said in part;
"The American Standard of liv
ing is recognized as the highest
in the world, and is due, in great
part, to the abundance and high
quality of the producrs of our free
competitive enterprise system and
their forthright and responsible
identification by trade-marks sub
mitted to the free choice of the
consuming public."
The letter goes on to recognize
Robertson's choice as a Brand
Name Rctailer-of-the-year award
winner, and adds, "I urge all resid
ents of the state to support the
aspirations of this vital division
of our economic and industrial life.
the success of which will guaran
tee a more prosperous Male and
Nation.
Licenses Are Granted
By Liquor Commission
Royal P. and Marie A. Baker,
who recently purchased Keller's
Market at the Highway 42 junc
tion in Winston, have been grant
ed a liquor license on application
tor change oi ownership lor prem
ises previously licensed. The li
cense is for packaged beer. The
Bakers are formerly grocery store
operators in Drain.
Another license was granted by
the Oregon LiquoV Control Com
mission to Louis W. and Jessie
Eleanor Fox, operators of the Ted
dy Bear Tavern on Highway 101
at Gardiner. Grant was on appli
cation for change of ownership and
greater privilege.
Ellis Lylc Landnim, formerly
manager of Safcway's City Drive
In Store in Roseburg, has been
granted a package beer license for
change of ownership for premises
previously licensed fur Wavne's
Grocery, 3402 SE Hawthorne, Port
land. Leanerd Nesseth Attends
Portland Meet Apr. 23
Leanerd J. Nesseth, assistant
manager of the Douglas County
Farm Bureau Cooperative Ex
change. Roseburg, altendcd t h e
Portland meeting of co op educa
tional specialists in the Multnomah
Hotel April 23.
Selection of a youth delegation
from the Pacific Northwest to par
ticipate in the summer session of
(he American Institute of Coopera
tion at Berkeley, Calif., Aug. 710
was discussed. They will further
the interest of groups in'erested in
sending delegates to this year's
session.
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dise into these buildings and the
new appliance store building, also
to the storage areas on the upper
floor levels. A passage way ad
joins the two hardware store build
ings, and another passage connects
directly with the appliance store.
The hardware department will
house also the Umpqua Marina
boats and boating supplies. There
is an expanded line of hardware,
kitchenwarc, dishware and light
ing fixtures.
Fronts of the new locations have
been designed to coincide with the
new Umpqua Valley Applianc;
store, opened early this year. A.
similar - type marquee extends
across the entire front.
West said he is retaining h i s
lease on the former hardware
store building. He has made no
arrangements for subleasing to an
other business it this time.
There has been a hardware
store at the corner of SE Jackson
St. at SE Oak since 1880. A store
was started then by the Sheridan
Bros., Tom and Joe. It was later
operated by Churchill Woolley for
many years.
12th District Member
Banks' Earnings High
Current earnings of Twelfth Dis
trict member banks were t a re
cord high in 1959 and were 21.6 per
cent above those of 1953, the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of San Francis
co reports in its March Monthly
Review. Operating expenses in
creased by a lesser rale of 13.4
per cent.
However, net profits fell below
the record of 1958 as banks incur
red substantial losses on se
curities sold to make funds avail
able for loan expansion. This in
creased loan volume, combined
with higher rates of return, result
ed in a rise of one-fifth in earn
ings from loans. The high interest
rates during the year also contri
buted to a rise in earnings from
securities, even with the lessened
volume of holdings in 1959.
The "Review of Business Condi
tions" for early 1960 reveals some
contrasts between the nation and
the District. The February unem
ployment rate was up in the Dis
trict as employment rose less than
seasonally, while the national rate
was down. Retail sales were down
in the nation in February, but up
in the District; while, conversely,
auto sales were up in the nation,
but down over the first 2 months j
of 1959 in California.
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What s ahead for America? Must
economic growth dictate soaring
inflation? Must stabilization mean
stagnation? A refunding "no" on
both countj is the answer of 64
well-informed representatives of
business, labor and government.
Meeting rcccnllyundcrthcauspiccs
or the American Assembly, tlu.y
agreed: by working hard logger
e can achieve both reasonably
stable prices and growth, while
reducing unemployment to the
minimum. Key to these goals is
uraJiir rising productivity.
Gt the tjcis m this cwi-plei
but cruoil lut,rt. Vmtt lor
tne booklet. -Prices. Growth
tmroiT, to Anericjri;?em
bir.Coiumbii university, Hem
Vork 27, N. y.
(Hihtished t public service
n cooprtt,on wTh Th Advtrliilng
Council and tht Nawtpapor
MvtrUtmt, Eiicutlvti Association.
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