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2 Tlit News-Review, Reteburg, Ore Mob., Feb., 27, 1961 Several Major Projects Being Contemplated For This Vicinity The year 1961 appears to be a' banner year for new construction on the local scene. Several million dollars worth of work is projected.! Despite a slowdown ;n the forest! industry and some mill closures; because of a glutted lumber and; plywood market, there appears joj lack of confidence in the future of Roseburg and Douglas County, if plans for new business ventures and other new construction an nounced in recent weeks is any indication. Major projects reported this week are the long awaited initial, but as yet incomplete, plans for development of the Central Junior High School property; decision of Montgomery Ward & Co. to locate on NE Stephens St. at the Garden Valley Blvd. intersection, and sale of the Grand Hotel for con version into a senior citizens' home. This is in addition to a sen ior citizens' rural development. ' Motel Work Started These announcements follow the actual start of construction on the Douglas Inn Motel on SE Stephens St. between SE Oak and SE Wash ington avenues, and earlier an nounced plans for the new tele phone company warehouse on the Airport road, for which bids are soon to be called. Permit for the motel amounting to $180,000 was taken out Wednesday. Builders are l-eroy Ladd and Lee C. Preston. The telephone company warehouse to be built by private ownership for lease to the company will also be sizeable. These projects, coupled with construction now underway on the new Kir Grove grade school and f'ullerton School conversion to Fre mont Junior High, the projected start on the SE Washington Ave. bridge, the Mercy Hospital addi tion, sewer construction and high way, construction throughout the county by the slate, county and federal governments indicate the probable expenditure in the neigh borhood of 10 million dollars, part of which is all laid out on the drawing boards and some of it soon ready for contract. There is no assurance, however, that all the projects will be undertaken this year. Million Dollar Projects While no figures have been an nounced the Central Junior High property development as a shop ping center and that of Wards are expected to run around $1,000,000 each. The senior citizens' home developments, if prelininary an nounced plans are carried through, might run as high as $2,000,000 in investments. Other projects would be sizeable. The Grand Hotel was sold this week by Spencer Yates, Edward ! Murphy, Gordon Carlton ana raui ; K. Kyan to the Senior Citizens I Land and Development Co., a most ly local corporation, headed by Edwin Schacher of Hutchinson, Kan. Plans are to reconstruct the blast damaged building for a sen ior citizens' residence. The 102 rooms would be converted into about 85 apartments and single units. ' , According to Jack Mathis, a di rector in the corporation and a local contractor, this development would be in addition to a previous ly announced 250-unit senior citi zens' housing development near Roseburg, costing one and one half million dollars, located on a 40 to 50-acre tract and to be start- Victim of Blast I FT, ' f i "T T T. v SCHOOL TO GO The old Central High School in downtown Roseburg is reigning in its lost days of uninhabited splendor. It will soon be torn down to moke woy for Rose burg Plozo, a million-dollar shopping center. It will be built by a Portland investor's group. (News-Review Photo) City Of Riddle Notes Many Improvements In Past Year By ERMA BEST ! The city of Riddle has made a number of improvements and ad vancements during the past year. One important improvement was the sanitary sewer installation on Smith Street to serve 12 residences and a five-unit apartment. j Many of the Riddle streets were) patched, sealed, and primed for a j paving project covering 15.280 square yards of street improve ment. ! In a special election, the citizens voted affirmatively for the addi-1 tion of a water filtration plant to improve the city water system. The plant calls for completion by June 15, to be in operation by low water time so there will be no fu ture water shortages or rationing. In November of 1960 a group of! citizens in the area northwest of Riddle voted for annexation to the I city' and on November 21 became I a part of the city. In this parcel i of land are 21 residences and 89 persons bringing the unofficial cen sus to over 1000. Additional city equipment includ es a new Chevrolet half-ton pick up for the Public Works Depart ment, and a new Dodge police cruiser. During the past year a full time patrolman has been added to the police force to assist Police Chief E. H. Alexander. Bids have been let and. installa tion is expected within 30 days of a new base radio station, a two lrequency outfit, to transmit and receive on county fire frequency and also local government fre quency. Also to be installed is a new transistor receiver and trans mitter for the patrol car. This will give Riddle police full coverage on both county and local levels. Ac cording to Police Chief Alexander, this is the only police car so equipped for an area this size. George R. Aker Jr., who was in stalled as mayor in January sue ceeding acting mayor, Don Hoi comb, is planning a progress pro gram which includes the reorgam zalion of the city planning com mission, continuation of Main Street across the railroad track through the annexation to join the county by-pass mad, and exten sion of the city water service to the annexation area. ' Cover Pictures The spiritual .and civic aspects of community progress are re flected In the pictures en the cov er of this section. The top picture Is one of the county's small, but most grace ful churches. It is the Apostolic Faith Church located just north of Rosoburg. The beautiful build ing wa completed in 1955. The lowar picture symbolises the staunch efforts of Roseburg's 'citizens to rebuild their city with a bright, shiny new look attar the Aug. 7, 19S? blast. The four men, representing the Roseburg Chambar of Commerce and city, stand before a futuristic informa tion booth which was set up last summer. It advertises to the whole world that Roseburg is rebuilding. ROSEBURG RANKS 10TH Douglas County has one city In the 10.000 to 25,000 population : croup, it is the county seat. Rose- -burg, which has a population of ! 12.195, which rs an increase of 36.7 i in 10 years. Twenty years before. ! the population was 4.924. Roseburg ranks as the 10th largest city in the i state. ed possibly in 1961. A spokesman for the company last November said it is expected the majority of the occupants would be from out of town. Permit Near S4O0.0OO Fremont Junior High permit tak en out in January was for $392, 000. Construction is under way. No bids have been called for the Washington Ave. bridge but plans call for construction start this year. It is not certain whether the Mer cy Hospital addition would be built during the current year, but its. cost will run around S800.000. , Major highway developments in clude the Rice Hill-Oakland Junc tion four-lane widening, for which contract has been let at more than one and one-half million dollars. That amount will be spent also on the North L'mpqua highway. There will be work on Highway 225, between Sutherlin and Oak land, a new bridge at Tyee, and numerous county and some Bur eau of Land Management road and bridge jobs. . Announcement of final payment to the Roseburg School District 4 on purchase of the Junior High School property and plans to pro ceed with construction of a shop ping center has put to rest recent rumors that the project had fallen through. Plans for the 60.000 squarefoot shopping center, tenta tively known as Roseburg Plaza, and the concerns to occupy sites on the property are expected to be announced very soon. ONC Gets New Firm Terminal The Oregon - Nevada - California Fast Freight Co. first opened its branch office in Roseburg about 20 years ago, and continued growth throughout the past two decades has resulted in that firm moving into a new terminal at 1440 NE Dee St. The ONC Co. was combined with Southern California Freight Lines in 1958 when UNC bought out that firm. The combined companies moved to their new location in June, 1959. Their services today feature di rect haul service from the Mexi can border in Southern California to Portland. This service is speed ed up through the use of a direct line telephone, which is open to all O.NC-So. Cal. offices throughout the day. According to. OISL s KoseDurg manager Bill Greenfield, the firm has experienced a steady growth since its start in Roseburg 20 years ago. He said last year's total of more than 13 million pounds ot freight was the biggest year in his tory for tha local branch. ' (This, he -said. Was primarily in- coming freight, involving mainly retail merchandise, canned goods, oil products, auto and tractor parts and furniture and appliances. Out going freight shipments play a mi nority role in the local ONC pic ture. Greenfield points out that ONC So. Cal. here receives freight from five trucks a day. One comes here from the coast, two from Califor nia and two from the Portland area. The local branch has three de livery trucks for local-area use and maintains a semi tractor for direct hauls of complete trailer loads of freight to customers in this area. ONC-So. Cal serves an area from Oakland to Canyonville. Greenfield said there are five people employed in the local office of the firm. He points with special 'pride to a company policy which enables the local office to give a $500 college scholarship to a high school senior in one of the high school areas served by this terminal. Last year that scholarship went to a Rose burg senior. County Has Felt, In Past, The Pains Of Rapid Growth Doug-las County s communities have jrrown in many case at such a rate that the growth has often, caused growing Pains- ' ' ' ' . , l-'v. ' "o. But the rush for more homes, schools, churches and serv ices, although often pell mell, has been surprisingly orderly. Planning commissions have been set up, codes for zoning and .building have been established ancV programs -of public construction have been set up. '.. . 4- Both people and industries looking "over communities, which they are considering for location, often indicate the quality of the community can be determined by their schools and churches. If this, is a valid yardstick, Douglas County's communities should measure up well. Fine churches,' out standing schools and hosts of civic development projects by the county's people spell progress in capital letters. - Even though the costs of schools, streets, sewers, water systems, new city buildings and churches by the score have been burdensome, these communities haven't just settled for the bare necessities. They have also established play grounds, built swimming pools, a YMCA and a thousand other "frills," which make living more fun. ; Finally, the homes themselves haven't been- indicative of a hit-and-run boom area. The majority have, been perma nent, beautiful structures, built for many years of occu pancy. : v - Business hasn't been caught napping either.Bright, new structures have been popping up on every side as business and industry give dollars and cents testimonials they expect the future to be worth staying for. " Significantly, much of the building has been done or plan ned by companies with head offices elsewhere in the state or nation. ' ' ' The final weathervane of a healthy progress is the cultur al trend which is setting in.' Indications are little theater groups, a symphony orchestra and an art association. These factors add up to a rosy future with a solid base founded in the county's several communities. ... Hospital Is Product Of Community Effort '.- Douglas Community Hospital is; 10 years old.' 0er -33.000' In-patients and 35,-1 000 out-Datieots have been admit ted and treated at the hospital; l since its . doors opened Feb. 12, 1 1951, - ' The hospital was planned and i .constructed because ot tne neeo and wide support for modern hos- I puai iaciuues to neip aueviaie mc I critical bed shortage, to properly I care for the health needs of the I community and to prepare for fu ture population increases in Rose- iburg and' its independent areas, i A building fund campaign in the ' amount of $300,000 from public sub scription was started in September 1950. More than 400 local volun j leers contributed their time and 'support toward the job of raising it. Donations by individuals, civic and fraternal organizations, leaaers of business, professional ana re ligious groups and by a Hill-Burton federal grant in the amount of S180.000 made it possible for the j construction of a new modern com- munity hospital. I The hospital . was designed by i Cleo Jenkins, a torvauis arcniteci, , and was constructed by Todd Build ling Co. of Roseburg at a cost of .S575,O00. Dedication of the hospi tal took place Feb. 11, 1951. In keeping with the growth and : expansion of the Roseburg area, a j new wing Was added to the hospital jin 1956. Landscaping of the grounds was ; done by individuals and organiza tions who gave their time and do- nations of shrubs and trees. Local Bov Scout troops and committee members of the Roseburg Woman's Club did the planting. Douglas Community Hospital is rated as 'a 75-bed hospital with modern facilities and equipment. There are maternity, medical and I surgical wards., two operating STATE'S POPULATION UP The population of Oregon now is 1.768.687, according to the final count released by the U. S. Bureau of Census. It increased by 16.1 per cent over the 1950 census. PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN , AROUND SETTLE DOWN TO SAVE AT EQUITABLE People discover a w orld of confidence and security in an Equitable Savings account . . . and they have good reason to. When it comes lo safety and high earnings, more and more people settle down -10 save at Equitable. Two great ways to save ai O tmttwt ( U So OPEN SAVINGS 4i2 O A.P.O. SAVINGS 140 CONSECUTIVE DIVIDENDS PAID TO SAVERS. IN 70 YEARS EQUITABLE HAS NEVLR MISSED ONE. (Mkota Inn 71J I. I. Can RtMtvrf, Ortf rooms, two delivery rooms and oth er facilities. The hospital is a non-profit in stitution. There are no financial in terests connected with it in any way. Monies received from pa tients for services performed are used for the payment of operating, maintenance and the purchase of new equipment. Operation of the hospital is un der the control of the board of directors and an administrator. Board members and directors are elected and the administrator is appointed by the directors. All members of the hospital board serve without pay, contribu ting their time and ability to fur ther the improvement of good care for hospital patients. The Women's Auxiliary of Doug las Community Hospital is com posed of 120 members. This is a service organization comprised of local women who are interested in promoting good will for the hos pital. Members provide books and magazines which are loaned to pa tients without cost. Other services are offered to make the patients and their families comfortable. Progress Noted The progress of Douglas Com munity Hospital during the1 last 10 years is more than a matter of statistics, beds, admissions, tests, dollars, etc. It is a part of the good, healthful life sought for all people a story of warm personal human relationships of skilled ded icated men and women who care for and help the sick and injured. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL was 10-years old this month. Its construction marked the beginning of a hospital boom in the county to meet the steadily flowing need. Since 1951, it, the Myrtle Creek." Hospital and Forest Glen Hospital at 'Canyonville have been completed. Plans are now under way for a new wing at Roseburg's other hospitol and . construction or, a community hospital ot Reedsport. ;.V ' . Hoskins Construct Custom Homes A three - bedroom custom-built home for less than $10,000 is the current project of Hoskins Bros. Construction Co. of Roseburg. The house, a product of the West ern Homes of Portland for which Hoskins Bros, is the Douglas Coun ty distributor, is prefabricated. The cost, placed on the customer's lot, will run between S8.900 and $10,000 depending on various custom de mands of the customer. At the present time there are none of the homes in the Rose burg area. However, Dale Hos kins, co-owner of the company with his brother Richard, hopes to have at least one constructed within the next few months. The present company was form ed two years ago from what had formerly been Hoskins 4 Sons Construction Co., a firm that has been in the Roseburg area since 1945. The company confines most of its work to the Roseburg area, although the firm will accept jobs anvwhere in Douglas County. The future looks bright for th Roseburg firm as expansion into the stone products' business is ex pected within the next few months. Hoskins Bros, owns a controlling interest in the Douglas Stone Prod ucts Co., a firm that will soon pro vide all types of stone for various purposes. The "GOOD OLD DAYS" Were Swell .. . But . . . i V . . Our modern equipment, methods and .personnel have meant- progress in making our city health ir, cleaner and mora attractive . . . much better than the "good old days" and getting better oil the time! ' : V : . 5 ? , trT. -- -a rv v r v irw: Pictured above it one of the new type trucks now being used by Roseburg Garbage Disposal Co. to assure a cleaner, healthier city. Roseburg's modern garbigt ler vice is ont of the least expensive of all community services. 40' PER WEEK LESS THAN For average household You Can Help Keep Your City . Healthier and Cleaner, Too! k Be sure o voth and disinfect your refuse container regularly. . Use newspapers or inexpensive liners fa help keep the container clean. ' . . ' And otwaya wrap your refuse in paper before placing it in the container. Roseburg Garbage Disposal Co. MaSAVmGSf-i LOftEUlSjPCJATjflN; 835 S. E. Sheridan Roseburg Phone OR 3-7122
