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About The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1960)
la , 1,- . CT: - it a k -.i'i-'.' -3 i r r -wTrrC" - -f"0 I er .? ss rrr. i' u." -- . v. CAD nvcD TUt UCAMC AC TUC UPKI RFI OW tUo Uinh-lina tKo nnla vnrrl nf the J. H. Baxter Co. lifts several poles at one time to move them to drying stacks of other ''' poles of the same size. They are stored in Roseburg for shipment to chemical treating a f ' m I plants in California. As many os 30,000 poles in a single year have been processed in the If OPHltCf flirt I All 1 Mtt ItlllflH Roseburg yard. (News Review photos) lCtUJII UttllUiB VVlI I IIIUCU . Baxter Testing New Machine ry New Buiidugs Erected I This MSt Vpai uu a nnnliniifl. 1 f!nnrcff Wnct Tinilt hie nmu an1i Despite Slump In Market By LEROY B. INMAN ButiiMit Newt Otpt. Editor Tlie close o a year is usually given over to reflections of what has taken place in the 12 months just past and predictions for the coming year. A glance at the past looks like anything but a dull year. and predictions, based on that which is obvious indicates that the people ot KoseDurg and Douglas County can look forward to still better things to come. The economy of this area had a definite setback with the curtail ment of the plywood and lumber industry due to a slump in the market, but business conditions did not reflect a serious situation. The loss primarily was to individ uals directly affected rather than to the community as a whole. Business Loss Not Great Business on the average was down about 10 per cent, some pinch more than others. But, sur prisingly, luxury itemi moved in the pre-LiuiM!"" uu.iuik acuvuy U.. wi-ll as the lower priced and utility items. In nmy cases the upswing of Chnstnm buying, car rying over into thisturrent week, ! to a large extent offset poor Octo ber and iovemu months and brought up the .rear's average. Some business tases did close tlieir doors. A look at new construction and reconstruction dunng the year and a view at what lSil holds indicates no loss o faith in Roseburg's fu ture. The willinsness of investors to gamble on Joseburg is appar ent. Development and growth may have been even greater were it not for the lumber market slump, dui h was substantial, nowever. Jlost predicaons point to a nick up in the luraler industry by March or April. Mills for the most part are geared to meet any stepped-up protraction mat may be demanded. I . o ir Vz " feD Ait 1 I'V. ; x -X EXPERIMENTAL DISTRIBUTION CART is gasoline oper ated through two hydraulic pumps and is used to move 1 finished poles from the Baxter Barker to the high-lines and storage and drying stacks. Here shown operating the cart is James K. Nichols, 23, of Roseburg. Ll?lli J ! BAXTER BARKER CLEANS LOGS in a hurry at the J. H. Baxter Co. pole yard in Roseburg. The barker, designed and built by the company, barks, shaves and shapes poles in one process. At the same time, rings of one inch holes are punched in the poles to speed the drying process. Poles . dry as quickly as three to four weeks in the summer. 11 ' ' ' "try i CLASSING A FINISHED pole and sawing off the rough . butt end before removal to the drying stacks is the final step in the processing procedure. Howord Covey, yord foreman, is shown here watching Leland M. Weaver, 22, of Roseburg with a chain sow and Guy Sweet, 58, Rose burg, classing the pole after measuring the length and diameter. r,, jr r 1 H-Jl2 HANDY MAN WITH A PEEVEE, Walt Stack of Winston rolls a finished pole from the classing rack onto the dis tribution cart hera operated by Howard Covey. The carf rolls on standard gauge rails throughout the storing and drying yard. Pole Supplier Takes Measures To Speed Work By DAVE McNABB News-Review Staff Writer Now one of the top three sup pliers of poles for all uses in the nation, J. II. Baxter and Co. has picked its Roseburg yard for test ing of a new gasoline operated dis tribution carl, according to How ard Covey, 31, yard foreman. The cart, running on standard guagc rails, is powered by a sin gle cylinder, two stroke Wisconsin engine, which in turn powers two hydraulic pumps for locomotion. The distribution cart is used to move poles from the processing area out to a position under the high-lines and placement for dry ing and storage, it was designed and built in one of the Baxter company's I,os Angeles. Calif.. treating plants. , Make Recommendation After a complete evaluation of the cart's capabilities and advan tages, Covey and Milton DeMent, 50, the yard supervisor, will sub mit their recommendations for or against general adoption of the cart for use in all yards owned by the company. Covev noted that, the machine has been in use for some time hero in the local vard and has proved nigniy successtul. The Roseburg pole yard of the Baxter company has been in con tinuous operation since 1946. It is one of four yards in the state, others being located in Kugene, The Dalles and Grants Pass. The company also has yards in Cali fornia and Washington. The yard here is primarily a supplier and storage yard for the company s chemical treating plants in Alameda and Long Beach, Calif. Both The Dalles and the Eugene yards have treating facilities. Automatic Barker Two years ago the company in stalled an automatic barking and snaving apparatus at tlie Roseburg yard. Called a "Baxter Barker." the machine has a rough shaving neaa ior removing nam. a mushing nead lor snaping and an incisor wheel that makes a series of about one inch penetrations into t h e pole. The penetrations sneod un the drying process and allow for deep er soaking of the preservatives. According to Covey, with the new automatic barker, they can now process an average of three to four truck loads a (lav. In ad dition, the poles are now all fin- hed, except for the adding of the preservatives, as they come out of the machine. They are hnped. shaved, barked and readv for drying. This past year saw a continua tion of reconstruction of blast dam aged buildings within the city of Roseburg, razing of the more se riously damaged structures and considerable new construction in the city, on its outskirts and in other parts of the county. Building permit figures for Rose burg are not yet compiled for the year, but they will run well over the million dollar mark. County permits wiu run even mgner. It will suffice here to list only major construction, some of it started in 1959 and completed in law), some started and completed within the year and some started this year for completion in 1961. Major new structures include the U.S. National Bank's $3uu,000-plus branch bank building to be dedi cated Jan. 7; the new First Na tional Bank of Roseburg's building and the new post office, both on SE Kane St., dedicated last spring Two large new supermarkets Drive V Save on Garden Valley Rd. and Byrd's Low Cost Market on W. Harvard Ave. were built McKay's bought out and remodel ed Nielsen's Market. Marks added a restaurant and bakery goods do partment. The Food Mart remodel ed and added a parking lot. The Douglas County Farm Bu reau Co-Od constructed first a new farm store to serve until its large new store building (now comple ted) could be erected on the site of its blast-destroyed former building. Oregon Banks Cited For Services With Farmers Of State George C. Gralkc, executive vice president of the First National Bank of Roseburg and Douglas County key banker of the Oregon Bankers Assn., has just been in formed that the outstanding serv ice which banks have given the state's farmers has received spe cial recognition from the American Bankers Assn. The award is for both regular banking service and through special activities in the agricultural field. This is the 31st consecutive year that Oregon's banks have been so honored, and this is the only state in the nation to qualify for so many consecutive years, said Grat ke. The awards are presented to recognize the wide range of proj ects which bankers carry on as a means of bringing greater un derstanding and co-operation be tween the farm and financial com munities. Included are such activities as co-operation with the extension service and other officials of the state agricultural college sponsor ing educational programs on farm financial matters, support of farm youth groiios such as Future Farm ers of America and 4-H Clubs, pro motion of soil conservation and land management and sponsorship 01 Danker-farmer meetings to dis cuss mutual problems. in additinn to awards, prizes and contributions n.v individual banks, the Oregon Bankers Assn. appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 20, 1961, $4,500 to the 4 If Club and $2.8ti5 to the Fu ture Fanners of America. Pays For Itself Although it cost the comnanv an original expense of over S'o.OUO to install tlio barker, it now saves money on each pole processed. Since the poles are all now com pletely finished, there is no waste It nn tlm nnn. 11 inn I inn -... hipped, so they save on freight (lPnrns Dmnc AnnAintori charges. vw 1 3 '"S3 "rrv,""'M 'I ho deep holes punched in the En M Men) Cn..; poles allows them to dry more 1 vl "luuuucmsm JCI ltc evenly and faster, therefore crea-l The annointment of Georcs II. ing less season, damage. And. of nig;:s. l;,,uie 3. Box 8n, Koseburs. course, more poles can be barked as local nnnsentative nf a n,w 'l's,rt'!Vc'n , , professional management service The J. 11. Baxter Co. is a ram- for iin,.i, . .. iiim- m ii,. ,.,.i; y umu-u iiim i-m w ml lll'ilu OI- cal field il fice in San Francisco. Calif. The company employs seven men at lioseburg in the yard: two super isors, lovry and nc.Ment: and one secretary wan announced bv Sim plified Tax Kecords, Inc.. business George West built his new armli- ance store on SE Stephens, then rebuilt his old appliance store and converted the ground floor of the Knights of Pythias building for his hardware store. -Many new or rebuilt service sta lions appeared, hbell Oil Co. re built the blast-destroyed John Rob ertson's Shell Service, then a new station for Tom Havens, both on SE Stephens, a new station soon to be opened on Garden Valley Rd. and is rebuilding the Jarvis Rob ertson station on W. Harvard. Standard built new stations on W. Harvard at Byrd's Market and one on Garden Valley Rd. at Cavalier Lodge. Texaco built station on Harvard, and Signal one near Sateway s market on NE Stephens. The new Econ-O-Wash, Lassiter Building, Harry Black Building, Lariat Room, Jersey Lilly, Dairy uuecn on w. Harvard and the Wil liam's Bakery warehouse in North Roseburg are among new construc tion built or under way. Cavalier Lodge added more units, bo did Four Winds Motel. Kelly's Motel built a swimming pool. Town and Country Mobile Park provided spaces for 58 trailers. Vlsla Motel announced plans to raze six old and build six new units. Civic buildings included the new YMCA, soon to be dedicated, the new Employment office building now under way; conversion of the old Rose Motors building into a new city hall, the new municipal airport builtiing and Sutherlin's new city hall. The Elks Temple improvement is a major recon struction job. Churches added their share, with a new Seventh day Adventist church, a new Sutherlin Catholic church, a new ISazarene Church addition under way, and Canyon- ville Bible Academy mult a gym. Besides Roseburg. Idlcyld Park, Winston and Sutherlin got new post offices. Several large new build ings were erected at the Fair grounds. Clovcrdale homes tract renovation was started and is nearing completion. This list only covers the high spots. Remodeling jobs, some car ry overs from the blast reconstruc tion, are too numerous to mention. The old City Hall, Douglas Hotel, First Methodist Church and several homes were razed. Being razed are the Pine Court Apartments. The Junior High fazing is plan ned. Some new parking lots were added. Pacific Telephone Announces Large Expansion Program Pacific Telephone Northwest has programmed a SL'.i.a million out lay to expand and improve tele phone service in Oregon during 19i!l, F. M. Mitchell, the company's vice president and general man ager, has announced. "This expenditure of almost $24 million is certainly the best evid ence of our belief in the essential soundness of Oregon's economy any in the future growth prospects of the state," Mitchell said. Reporting on 19tU). Mitchell said the number of telephones served by his company in the state in creased by 22.942 to a total of 576. 1U9. The number of long distance calls went up about 66 per cent during the year, be added. In Roseburg 411 phones were added to the total in service dur ing the year, according to Man ager C. B. Thomas. There are now 12.094 phones in the Roseburg ex change. Looking ahead. Mitchell listed bringing direct distance dialing to some liiO.lHH) Portland phones with Many smaller sawmills such as Sun Studs, Round Prairie and L & H Lumber Company have in stalled new type equipment to in crease utilization of the raw ma terial as well as increase output. L & H moved its cutting opera tion into a fully reconstructed mill and Sun Sluds practically rebuilt its plant. New Installations United Slates Plywood installed a second dryer and hot press to make better use of its raw ma terial in connection with taking over the veneer plant of the for mer Western Battery Co. and the diversion of more and poorer grade logs into plywood produc tion. Under construction and sched uled for completion some time this spring is the Carlyn Panel Cp., lo cated immediately east of Rose burg Lumber Co's Dillard plant. Its purpose is to produce pre-fin- ished plywood panels lor plants in the Roseburg area. Other plants have made improve ments too numerous to mention. However, some mills have been forced to close, along with curtail ments of practically every plant in the area, awaiting pickup in business. Future Bright; New Buildings Seen For Area In the field of business a look to the future indicates major new construction in the offing, especial ly for Roseburg but for other parts of Douglas County as well. First and foremost is the anti cipated development of the old Central Junior High property now held by Portland interests. Latest reports, but as yet unconfirmed, are that a shopping center con sisting possibly of several stores will rise on the site. Parking would be provided on the lower level similar to the design of Portland's Lloyd Center on a small scale. Montgomery Ward & Co. is yet to announce its plans although it has been known for some time that the company has an option on the site at the northeast cor ner of NE Garden Valley Rd. and NE Stephens St. It has thoroughly surveyed this location as a site for its new store. Construction Seen Lockwood Motors also has made no announcement but is contem plating a new building in the blast area on the former Gerretsen Building Supply site. Gerretsen's announced tentative plans to build near the Flegcl warehouse. A large new motel is announced for the former Pal Motors site on SE Stephens. Roseburg can expect possibly other new development in the blast area, although no announce ments of plans have been made. For public buildings, the con templated new wing and additions to Mercy Hospital may run close to SI million, if the current fund raising drive succeeds. Reedsport also plans a hospital. The new Fir Grove School and conversion of the old Fullerton School into Fremont Junior High will be major projects. A senior citizens home is planned at Can vonville and one has been men tioned for Roseburg. The Douglas County Housing Authority seeks to build a new housing project. Construction of the SE Washing ton Ave. bridge and the Pine Street Couplet will be big jobs in Rose burg. Elsewhere in the county the Rice Hill widening; which will cost SI'-j million, and work on the North limpqua Highway and the Sutherlin-Elkton route are in the contract stages or planned. Four Local Residents Collect Jewelry Prizes Four Roseburg residents collect ed jewelry prizes just before Christmas as the result of a con test staged by Robertson's Shell station at SE Stephens St. and Oak Ave. The Christmas promotion contest winners were Patricia Knight of 1141 SE Jackson St., who won a watch and necklace: Mrs. James Nash of 1672 NE Fremont Ave., a watch and necklace; Tom Cody. 1243 NE Klamath Ave., a wrist- watch; and Bernard Jacobson of 201 W. Bowden St.. wristwatch, culf links and tie clasp. The contest was run the last two weeks before Christinas. ncorporation Papers ilea For Three Firms advisory service for independent I Atlantic. CApitol and KF.Imont in uosmcss and prolcssionii men. RiCl! nli-umtv Was kil-vimf j local representative for small busi ness men, but adds tlie new field. I ' he professional service is design ed to provide complete record keep tax and management advisory l service m a single subscription . I'lan, u is announced. The following firms have been'i .. . .... incorporated, according to a report LOCQl FOlKS Are W IMBrS filing of articles of wcorpora-1 . . turn in Salem by the Associated !ft Suburban GfJS Contact - ... WW Mnv. 196t as one of the company s biggest projects during the com ing' year. IH)D will be extended to the rest of Portland and nearby suburban communities in 1962. Completion of manual to dial con version at Florence and at Arling ton in 1961 will bring dial service to 99 per cent of the company's telephones in Oregon, he said. ress : Ginire'.i of Roseburg, Inc., As toria. S.'iO.OOO. by Anders and Ker- il (iinire and Robert C. Mac- Donald. Rogers Feed Store, Inc.. Cn- onville, $3,000, by Inline and lartha Rogers and Attorney Dud ley C. Walton. Southern Logging Co.. Inc., Rose burg, Sto.ooo, bv Edward John Hirkenfeld Jr., Edward John Bir- kenfcld Sr., and Olie M. Birken- teiu. ''! Uartz. Roseburg. and C. F. ! Jenkins, Wilbur, were announced being among tlu winners o( lesser prizes in the Suburban G.is larmval of Values award pro g'm which began In September and Ms concluded on Nov. 30. The list nf prij winners was selected 'I Ihe contest by Miss Cindy Gil ette. Rose Bowl princess and reigning queen of Outc County in California. A Kugene man was 'hj grand prize winner of a new refrigerator. The FOOD MART will be OPEN NEW YEAR'S SUNDAY & MONDAY j?..- t.-., CHIROPRACTIC hot found the KEY using the X-RAY and NCM that unlocks tht SECRET to HEALTH PH. OR 3-5133 Business Scene By Leroy Inman 12 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Sat., Dec. 31, 1960 ' L , 1 ROSEBURG REALTY & INSURANCE CO. has purchased for its business the above pictured Cessna 142 four-place plane. The craft is metal covered, has a 1 45-horsepower Continental engine, full instrument panel and is fully equipped with radio navigational aids. Crusing range is 600 miles. The plane will be used in showing farm, ranch and industrial properties, timber, and in aerial photo graphy of appraisal projects. It will be piloted by Joe Dent, co-owner with Pete Serafin, and by Robert Horn, salesman for the firm. Pictured with the plane are Dent and Serafin. U. S. National's Dedication Scheduled For Jan. 7 With Ribbon Cutting, Open House Ribbon-cutting ceremonies fol lowed by a day of festivities Sat urday Jan. 7 will mark the open ing debut of U.S. National Bank's new Roseburg branch building, re ports Alanager Harold Schmeer. The doors of the new branch structure will be officially open for business for the first time at 8:30 a.m., when Mayor Arlo Jack lin will cut the ribbon. Included in the day-long activi ties will be refreshments, carna tions for the ladies, balloons for the youngsters and a special treas ure chest contest. Bank officials will be on hand to show visitors the facilities of the new building, which will be open until S p.m. List Of Dignitaries Heading a contingent of bank of ficials from the Portland main of fice, will be E. C. Sammons, chair man of U.S. National's board of di rectors. Local dignitaries partici- Operator Is Named For Shell Station Norman E. Graham has taken over the lease operation of t h e Shell Oil Co. Riddle Junction serv ice station, announces Joe Boying ton, company representative. Graham, who took over Thurs day has been a resident of Can yonville for 23 years and until re cently was employed by C&D Lum ber Co. The station is located at the cloverleaf of the north Riddle jun tion with Highway 99 Freeway. The business has been operated by Edward Scholes, who has gone to California to take a sales pos ition. Boyington said that an announce ment will be forthcoming soon on a lease operator for the new Shell station on NW Garden Valley Blvd. west of the overpass at the Drive 'n' Save Market. Liquor License Granted Bart's Cafe in Camas Valley has been granted liquor sales licenses for retail malt beverage Class A and package store Class A by the state Liquor Control Commission. The cafe is owned by Alva J. and Klla V. Bartley. pating in the ceremonies will in elude Peter B. Serafin, Roseburg Mayor-elect; V. T. Jackson, county judge; George Gratke, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and Mayor Jacklin. "We certainly hope everyone in Roseburg will have a chance to drop by Saturday to see the nevf building and to talk with us at the bank," said Schmeer. The S300.000 structure, located at SE Oak Ave. and SE Main St., will feature 11.000 square feet of off-street parking, air-conditioning and bank-from-your-car facilities. Also a part of the new building will be a safe deposit vault with coupon booths, conference room, employe lounge, and . complete vault facilities. Entrance Court The bank's 55 X 55-foot entranca court will be brightened by ex tensive landscaping and high-lighted by a free-standing steel and aluminum trellis. Pebbled concrete walks will lead to the main en trance of the building. An area of 15,000 square feet will be contained within the bank's two-floors and basement. The main banking area will be on the first floor, the employe facilities will be housed on the second floor and the basement will be given over to storage space. Steel framework of the new struc ture will have an exterior surface of aluminum, glass and ceramic tile. Vinyl asbestos floor tiling and vertical grain fir wall paneling has been utilized for the interior ol the bank. Architectural firm for the new branch building is Stewart & Rich ardson, Portland. Jack Mathis, Roseburg, is the contractor. mm Watch oil of tho Rosebowl Few tivitits on GE TV Courtoiy of Carter Tiro Co. Whilo You Shop Byrd's - Freo Coffto All Day. -MEMO - vnilR RESOLUTION What is done New Year's Day Can Be A Year Around Custom -Dining at Four Winds I Restaurant w E 99 Freeway Sutherlin Exit s OPEN All DAY NEW YEAR'S DINING ROOM Noon to 10 PM COFFEE SHOP 24 HRS it- gTTT3 '
