The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994, May 14, 1960, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Texto Business .By LEROY The R. G. Lund Market Study re-! port on Roscburg has been mak ing some definite inroads in the thinking among business people, as well as shoppers, in the city, 'the merchants aren't prone to let a sleeping dog lie. They've got a big thing and il they play it right they should be able to capitalize on the situation, for everybody's good, even the consumers. The adversity of the report should have its effect. Had busi ness people been told everything was fine, the inclination would be to crawl back into the clamshell and let things go on as they were. But to be told everything is not as it should be puts them on their toes, not defensively except in a few cases, but offensively, with the Idea of doing something about it. The need for aggressive mer chandising is the keynote, which means belter selection, better dis play and promotion. These in them selves will change the thinking of the shopper, who will be less in clined to criticize the parking situ ation. While every effort should be made to better parking condition;, the average shopper can lick this Kroblem to some extent himself, if e knows that Roseburg can offer him what he wants to buy, without having to drive 70 miles to Eu gene or 200 miles to Portland. In Roseburg the individual feels hurt if he has to walk two blocks from his parked car to a place of uusiness. in cugene it may ne six blocks, in Portland 10 to 20. A major step toward betterment of selection is seen in the announc ed grand opening next week of L'mpqua Valley's new hardware store in Its new location on SE f to " H LEO WEISFIELD, (center) Seattle, president of Weisfield, Inc., a chain of 28 stores in the Northwest area, receives from Mayor Arlo Jacklin, a one-time Weisfield associate, the key to Roseburg on his visit here Tuesday. On the right is Gene Magee, local store manager. (Picture by Photo Lab) Friendliness Of Roseburg Leaves Weisfield Impressed Leo Weisfield will not easily for-'towns such as Roseburg are the get Roseburg. He's more than im-j backbone of America and the pressed with the town's friendly! friendly attitude of the people will atmosphere. It's not every town not easily be forgotten, you walk into that the mayor j The business executive, himself, greets you and hands you the key is a friendly man, easy lo talk to to the city. land possessing a wealth of infor- Weisfield was here this week tolmalion. Ii'iq ; . iwihi rh,in which bears his name. He made the special visit lo carry out a prom ise lo manager Gene Magee that he would coinc to Roseburg if the store doubled its quota during a merchandising promotion in April. Weisfield said he thought Magee was only kidding when he men tioned doubling the store s quot He thought it would he good just capped and headed a panel discus to make it. But Magee had other Uion at the annual meeting of the ideas. His store won first place j committee May S and 8 in YVash among all competing stores in;ington. DC. sales, running ahead of the Eu- President of the Diamond Conn gene store, which was second in cil of America, Inc., he is active the competition. Presents Store Cup The store owner came here from his Seattle home not only to pay i of Jewish Federated Fund, board the store and employes a visit but I member of Community Fund, state also to present them with the cup chairman for State of Israel Bonds, given the winning store fur the and member of Washington State contest each April. A dinner for Democratic State Central Commit employes was held at the Lmpqua tee and State Finance Committee, Hotel Tuesday ni(!ht. to name just a few of his current, Mavor Arlo Jacklin. a one time not to mention past, accomplish Weisfield associate along with nis ments and services, wife, met the visitor on arrival in How does he find time for all town and prcsenled linn the pro-j these activities? It's quite a task, verbial key lo the city. Jacklin , he admits, but, he added, "I love was with the Hrllmgham store annul Mrs. Jacklin at the Seattle store manv vears hack. Weisfield, who hobnobs with pies idents. eovernors and other nation al dignitaries, was impressed wiih Ihe friendliness of the people he, met during his brief slay in Ihe city Tuesday. He stressed that , THE TIME SHOP U w I From Mark't Deportment muTcu and Drug 740 S.E. CASS AVE. Next to Western Union MYRTLtwoOD WATCHIS Qptn Doily 9 to 5:30 GUAAN Til" WATCH P" Fridays 'til REPAIR Free Ilt.m.ttl MILES HEAGT S cene INMAN. Rose St. but connected directly with the appliance store on SE Ste phens. ueorge West, owner, has gone all out to provide a large and com plete diversified business opera tion, offering much wider selection in one of the finest stores in south ern Oregon. Another step towards better se lection comes in the announcement by the new owners of The Toggery, Dale Sims and W. V. Duncan, of plans this summer to completely remodel the store and add new lines, especially teen-age lines at the men's store. Several other stores have an nounced plans for improvements during past weeks. Commiltees are studying the possibilities of Fri day night openings, in an effort la determine the need. They stress, as did the Lund report, that night opening must be a combined city wide event to be successful. Vndaunted by the Lund report and its repercussions, Weisfield's, Inc., store in Roseburg went ahead to double its quota during its an nual April promotions and led ey- ery store in the 28 store cnain in percentage sales, to win the presi dent's cup. The Roseburg's store's hottest competitor was the Eugene store. Roseburg friends of George E Tipp, manager of the local J. J. rewberry store, will miss mm when he leaves within the next counle of weeks for a new assign mcnt in San Francisco. This will be a definite step up for Tipp, who came here two vears ago from Rapid City, S. Dak. R. E. Nealy also of Kapid Uty will be bis re I placement. IL. r 'On Governors Committee As evidence of his esteem, he lias just been appointed to a com mittee by Washington's Governor Rosselini lo greet governors of the western slates assembling in Se attle next Monday. He is Washing ton state chairman for President Eisenhower's committee on em ployment of the physically handi- aiso in many committees includ ing slate, government and city and is a board member or Greater Se- atlle, Inc., Seattle Chamber of Weisfield foresees a great future for the Pacific Northwest and be lieves it will someday be the in dustrial center of the West. With him here was J?mes Reid- man, an executive with the firm and sponsor of the Roseburg store's campaign. hoi To Store A, m If.:-' -JS aVaaiajaitUriaiaVar.. THE SIGN IS UP identifying Byrd s Low Cost Market, being erected on W. Harvard Ave. at W. Umpqua St. The market, operated by Roy Byrd and Dellmer Franklyn, is scheduled for completion the latter port of June. Interior work ond grounds preparation for parking area remain to be completed. (Picture by Chris' Studio) "WJI"lfi.i' tft .1 p f 1 BILL MACHEN, on right, turned over to W. V. Duncan, left, and Dale Sims the keys to The Toggery Men's Store Wednesday, after announcing sale of the business to the two Eugene men. Machen concludes 34 years of business in Roseburg. (Staff Photo) Dale Sims And W. V. Duncan Purchase The Toggery Here Dale Sims, former Roseburg res lax for a while." He added he has lueni, aim w. v. mniiau, uuin ui . Eugene, this week announced that they have purchased The Toggery Men's Store from W. H. (Bill) Machen. who has been in business in Roseburg 34 years. Sims is a brother of Ray and Bill Sims, both associated with Trowbridge Electric in Roseburg. He opened Joe Richard's Men's Store in Roseburg in 1946. In 1951, he moved to Eugene to take over management of the store in that city. Sims and Duncan then formed a partnership and purchased a men's store in Marysville, Calif., in 1935, but sold out there and re turned to take over the Joe Rich ards' store in Eugene, upon the death of Richards in an accident in 1958. The Eugene store, known as Dale Sims Men's Wear, was destroyed by fire in March of this year. It is being rebuilt and the men will operate both the Eugene and Rose burg stores, they announced. Plan Remodeling The partners state they will close out the present stock of The Tog gery this summer, after which ex tensive remodeling of the Rose burg store will be done. A special feature of the new business will be a department for high school and college type clothing, in addi tion to departments already in the store. Duncan, who also lives in Eu gene, will manage The Toggery and will move permanently to Roseburg as soon as living quar ters for ! is family are found. He is married and has two daughters. For Machen, sale of the business concludes 34 years of merchandis ing in Roseburg. The store was es tablished in 1908 by Henry Harth, then was taken over by Phil Harth, his son, and Machen in 1926. Ma chen bought out Harlh's interest in 1950 and has operated the busi ness since. Asked what his plans are for the fulure, he replied? "I just want to sit out in the yard and re- Wilson, LeGat Attend Special Service School Floyd Wilson, service manager for Hansen Motor Co. and Robert LeGat, service manager for Rose burg Motors, attended a General Motors three-day school of instruc tion in Portland this week. The session was held at the Ti- gard plant. They left Monday night' ana returned nnme i nursuay nu.'it. W 11 W Hill V - .-- - -' :: - - : 1 ' ' , ' "II WORKMEN ore shown putting finishing touches to the exterior of new oddition To St. George's Episcopol Church Porish House. Some interior work remains to be done, but the church is already using the building for some ot its purposes. Father Alfred S. Tyson, rector, said plans are to debate the new building June 12 (P&ture by Chris' Studio). A 1 -V- --B. . T.J - iiu imineuiaie iiuuie piaii!. Machen and his wile reside at .136 W. Laurelwood CI. He is a member of Ihe Roseburg Lions Club, Elks and Country Club. New Beauty Salon Set For Opening In Umpqua Hotel Jerry Davenport, owner of the Mudio o Hair Design at 927 SE Stephens St., and Dale Christcnson will be opening a new beauty salon in the Umpqua Hotel lower level on June 3. They announce that the quarters. Ihe former location of a beauty sal on prior to the damaging blast of Aug. 7, is being completely reno vated and modernized for the new business. Dennis Knight, formerly with the Bon Marche in Eugene, will come to Roseburg to manage and oper ate the new salon. Davenport and Christcnson will not be actively en gaged in the work there, but will continue at the Studio of Hair De sign. Davenport came to Roseburg from Coos Bay and started his hair styling beauty parlor about four years ago. He was joined by Chrislenson as an operator last September. He came here from Eugene. The new business will be known as the L'mpqua Beauty Salon. Earl Bleile Resigns Lumber Co. Post Earl Bleile has announced his resignation as general sales man ager for Roscburg Lumber Co., a position he has held for 13ta years. Bleile slated that he planned to go to Sacramento. Calif., lo enter the lumber wholesale nusiness on his own. He and Mrs. Bleile have two sons, Earl K. and Harry, liv ing there. A third son, George, is attending iSorthwestern Cmversity at hvanslon, HI., where he is work ing for his doctor's degree. Bleile stated that he will remain at Roseburg Lumber for Ihe next month or two, or until a replace ment can be made for his position. He came to Roseburg from Glen dale, where he had a similar sales manager position with Ihe Dollar l.umoer Co. mi J.Lh urn: pear Will New Building Down In County During April New construction was down a bit in Douglas County during April, with 18 permits issued totalling $125,678, according to County Build ing inspector Bruce hlmcrcn. A commercial permit for 18,000 was issued to the Signal Oil Co. for construction of a new service station on NE Stephens St., just north of Safeway's City Drive-In Market. One industrial permit was issued. to Round Prairie Lumber Co. for a new dry kiln, to cost $8,000. The permits included six dwell ings for S81.60O; four remodeling jobs for $10,860, and four garages for $5,218. The dwelling permits were tak en out by Ben Ruckle for a home on Fisher Road, $15,000: Robert Long. mile east of Glide High School, $8,500; Otis Helman, Ten mile - Lookingglass road, $10,500; Charles Barton, dwelling, shop and barn on Highway 225 west of Sutherlin for $20,000; J. L. Noal, dwelling and car port rix miles out on Del Rio Road. $14 100 and C. M. Beamer, on Rose Heights off Newton Creek Road, $1.1,500. So far in May permits have been taken out for two dwellings, includ ing an $8,050 home for R. C. Tay lor, three miles south of Sutherlin, and one for Fred Bernau on Whis tlers Lane for $21,348. Television Group Elects Walters, Hears Speaker The Roseburg Chanter of the Ore gon Television Service Assn. met luesday evening and installed re cently elected officers. Gib Walt ers is Ihe new president, Bruce Sterner, vice president, and Don llarlyn, secretary-treasurer. Guest speaker was Vic Miller from General Electric's Port land office. Miller described the circuits in the latest models of television sels. There was a dem onstration given with Ihe General Electric Remote control tuner. The OTSA is an incorporate or ganization of television servicemen who have banded together for the betterment of Ihe industry, with the eventual goal of licensed tech nicians in mind. The next meeting will be held June 14 with a guest sneaker from I,oii Johnson Co. in Eugene, re presenting Motorola. All technicians are urged by Wallers lo attend the meetings. whether or not they are members ot tne association. PlanholrJer Lists Given For City Hall Building Planholder lists for remodeling Ihe former Rose Motors building lor a new city nan nave neen an nounced by Todd Building Co., Roseburg. They include: Heating and sheet melal, Yow Sheclmetal Works; Hansen Plumbing Co.: painting, Douglas Painting; brick work. Ross and Art Meyers; electrical work, Trowbridge Eleclric; plas tering, Roy Fisher: Builders Insu lating & Roofing; mill work, City Lumber, and glass and glazing, Roseburg Glass. Lyle F. Glenn is architect for the building to house fire and po lice departments, municipal courts and other office space. . : !7J TBI Sat, May 14, 1960 The Newt-leview, Roseburg, Ore. 9 Robertsons Back From Trip Mr. and .Mrs. John W. Robertson, returned lu noseuurg early this week, after a trip to New York, where Robertson was presented a runner-up Certificate of Distinc tion. He was winner in the gasolin service stations' category of Brand Names Foundation's twelfth annual "Brand Name Retailcr-of-l h e Year'' competition. Presentation was made at ihe Brand Names Awards banquet in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-1 Astoria Hotel in New York City .May 6. Robertson accepted the cer tificate awarded for his firm's ac complishments in presenting man ufacturers' advertised brands to the public during 1959. His firm was among 137 in 26 retail cate gories so honored. The Robertsons slated that they had a wonderful trip. At the ban quet they heard Luther H. Hodg es, governor of North Carolina, give the keynote address, and alt er the awards presentation, an hour's show was produced in hon or of the occasion by the Colum bia Broadcasting System. It star red Gordon and Sheila MacHae. Alan King. Trude Adams and Bob Lewis, with music by Ray Bloch's orchestra. Series of Functions For three days prior the ban quel tne winners ine winners were guests of honor at a series of functions host ucw.-'pujci JUUllMll-l.-i ailU magazines, as well as leading man ufacturers' and trade publications aim anaui-Liiiuii. I ncy luui eo HIP New York Botanical Gardens. Good I Housekeeping Institute and the' United Nations. I In New York. also, ihe Robert-1 sons met Bob Grant, former Rose-I burg radio announcer who is now wiin ine voice ot America in charge of broadcasts abroad by "Ihe Voice' in English. He han dled such top events as the visit of Kiirusnchev and others of note. Ihe Robertsons said thev had a good visit with Grant, and also took in a major league baseball game. I tie trip east took Ihem just four hours 55 minutes by jet airliner from Portland lo New York. They flew at 29,000 feet, and reported they could see for hundreds of miles in all directions over the Rocky Mountain area, which was very clear the day of their trip. Kier-Crooch Office Moved This Week, 2448 W. Harvard Kier-Crooch Plumbing Co. was being moved this week from 1257 W. Harvard Ave. to a new location at 2448 W. Harvard, according lo nayne iroocn. Crooch said that a home at this latter address has been purchased and is being converted to use of the business. In addition, there is a large building to the rear of the house, which will be used for stor age of plumbing supplies. The house, a block structure, will be remodeled as needed to accom modate the business office. Kier-Crooch was moved into the former Quant Realty Building on W. Harvard after the building it occupied at 528 SE Stepens St. was destroyed by the explosion and fire of last Aug. 7. The business at that lime includ ed a complete line of electrical and plumbing appliances, together with plumbing supplies. Crooch laid plans are to continue as mechanical contractors only, specializing in plumbing and heat ing installations. The appliance line has been discontinued. Telephone Lines Will Be Extended Beyond Tiller Extension of telephone lines be yond Tiller and improvement in the service has neen announced by California-Pacific Utilities Co. The project, to be known as the tipper South Umpqua River Proj ect, will include four channels of carrier equipment, whieh will scve from liner up to rsalional Ply wood a operations. J he Plywood firm has a veneer plant and log ging operations in this vicinity. All equipment has been ordered and line construction material is being ordered, according to George n'S13li, n, ana ,ia- nt falirnpniu. Pacific's Mvrtle Creek office. Thel Articles of Incorporation have work, to begin about June 1, wilijbecn filed in Salem this week for be completed in about four months, the Roscburg Beauty School, Inc., Voice repeater equipment to H"'!.!!. 'k" nrnvp lino nlrnnriv in ovictonr-i will he adueel, in addition 10 Ihe new lines serving more customers. 1 his equipment boosts the voice quality on a long line. The new line will be built from Milo Academy lo National Ply wood, .'open poles will he used where possible for the line. Permit It Taken Our For New Roseburg Home Lyle Quist has taken out a build ing permit for construction of a new home in Quist Acres on NIC N.h st ti ,iti h. on. .Mr. " full, daylight basement. The per mit was for 123,000. Announcing New Location Of The Offices Of Dr. V. J. ANDERSON DENTIST Formerly 220 U. S. Natl. Bank Bldg. Now 322 Medical Arts Building ( 111 CONF1UENCK "y JOHN WILLIAM ROBERTSON (left) of Robertson's Shell Service Station, Roseburg, receives a runner-up Certificate of Distinction in the "Brand Name Retailer-of-the-Year" competition from Paul B. Shoemaker, vice president of Masonite Corp. and vice chairman of the executive com mittee of the board of directors of Brand Names Founda tion, Inc. t 1J VV t L MAYOR ARLO JACKLIN (left) bids Mr. ond Mrs. Jack Denton farewell, os the latter board a West Coast Air lines plane at the Roseburg airport for Medford on the first lap of their week-long trip to Nassau, capital of the Bahama Islands. (Picture by Chris' Stud;o) Jack Denton, Wife Leave On TripTo Bahama Islands Mr. and Mrs. Jack Denton of i Coast Airlines for Medford. There J it J Trailer Sales, 491 NE Gar-1 they boarded a plane for Dallas. den Valley Blvd., left Wednesday week's trip lo Nassau in the Bahama Islands. The trip was arranged by Guer don Industries, manufacturers of Great Lakes Trailers, Boise, Ida ho. The Dentons are among 10 dealers and their wives in Oregon who were awarded the trip on the basis of trailer sales. They left Wednesday by West Umpqua Stationers Has Bruning Agency Umpqua Stationers Inc., 734 SE Jackson St., has been appointed as the Bruning dealer in the Hose burg area, according to an an nouncement from Harry W. Olsen, the Portland branch manager. The Charles Bruning Co., Inc., is a national firm, which manu factures and distributes wide range of office copying equipment, micro film equipment, engineering and drafting supplies, blueprint and allied reproduction equipment and supplies. The local dealership was estab lished because of the present in dustrial growth and future potential of the Roscburg area. A showing of office copying equipment and systems will be held at the local store May 19 and 20. Umpqua Stationers is the former Phillips' Office Supply, and was purchased earlier this year by Coos Bay Stationers of Coos Bay. Fred Gleason is one of the owners and manager of the Roseburg store. Incorporation Articles Filed For Two Firms F .. , man I) and Keunen jonnson, ana John II. Horn, the latter acting as attorney. Johnson staled the business is just being incorporated and there is no l her change. Another firm incorporating Is Swift Logging Co., Inc., Roseburg, owned by Karl R. Swift, of Glide. The filing lists 100 shares no par value. Incorporators were Kdward M. Murphy, 11. r. scott ann Al. i Monk, acting for the owner. BANKRUPTCY PETITION Robert Eugene Parker. 2118 NE ! Fremont Ave.. Roseburg. millwork- -- hm filjul er, has filed a bankruptcy petition in federal District Court, Portland, listing 17,109.48 in dents. 4 rvi ii i cl I . ten: fry Texas, and then look a chartered Elane for Nassau. They will return y a similar route on Thursday of next week. The Dentons have bceh operating their trailer sales business about a year, after having purchased Brady's Mobile Homes and Trail er Sales about a year ago. Jack Stewart is a partner in the busi ness. The Denton's dnuchtor. Judv. will slay with her maternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kred And- rus and their son, David, will be a guest of his paternal grandnar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Denton. Investment Co. Checks Tenmile Lake Property Ralph Patterson, secretary of the Douglai County Investment Co. of Roseburg, apent Saturday evening and Sunday on Tenmilo Lake in vestigating a large tract of lake frontage for the company. It will ot suomviuoa it nought. He was accompanied by his fam ily. While there, tho family took scooter rides over Sand Dunes in that area. He returned home Sun day evening. mm Have your expentei (hot up thil year? Has intlation got you wor ried? Many people are concerned among them 64 representatives of labor, education, government and business. They discussed this problem at the American Assem bly not loo long ago. Their con clusion: we can have dynamio growth with reasonably stable prices and low unemployment. But we can only accomplish this by working together, and working hard. For our success depends on a steady rise in productivity. ' To ilia a ftalltr Hndmtiao'tni il ! eui wltm woihv-inf M tela la it-wnla today lar Ma fita ; aahlat."iat. Crawl aaJVaa', H: Amaraa Aitamalf, Cahtmaia 1 Uamou, Hiw rack 11, H.t. PublliharJ aa public aarvle Ha. coouaration with Tha Advancing Council and tha Mawtpaoar Advanlalna Exaculika Aaaociation. )' tfr ;