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8 Th Newi-Rviw, Roseburg, Ore. Mon Feb., 27, 1961 Two Of County's Banks Located In New Homes Douglas County's banks' have given every indication they expect a bright future in the county. The most dramatic reflections of this came in the last year with the construction of two new plants for banks in Roseburg. They followed by only a few years the expansion and reconstruction of Roseburg's third bank, Douglas County State. The U. S. National Bank of Port land was the latest to put on a new face with the completion of a sprawling one-story structure on the site of the former city hall. The building was officially dedicat ed in January. Nw Bank Opnt Just a year before and a block away, one of Roseburg's two home owned banks opened its doors. This flashy modern structure 'has be come a showplace because most of its building materials are native. The bank's organizers started the OFFICE MOVED The Days Creek Post Office was first established Jan. 22, 1878. Mrs. Lucia Snyder took over as acting postmaster in June 1944 and receiv ed her appointment in 1945. The post office became a third class office on July 1, 1951, and conse quently had to be moved from the Days Creek Store to a small build ing which Mrs. Snyder built just a short way from the store. movement for a new bank in early 1959 when they announced they would buy half the slock and the other half would go on the open market. The total $500,000 capital ization cost was soon subscribed. All of the organizers were local men. Hardly had it been established in its new quarters before it open ed a branch in Winston last year. Addition Built The city's other home-owned MRS. PIKE POSTMASTER The Milo Post Office was first established in 1877 under the name of Elk Creek. Then it was renamed Perdue in 1884. It was discontin ued in 1920, and re-established in 1923 as the Milo Post Office. Mrs. George Pike took over as acting postmaster in October 1946 and re ceived her appointment in March 1947. MOLALLANS RUN COURT Meyer's Trailer Court was con structed in 1950 by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Meyer. The Meyers came from Molalla. The court is located about a half mile west of Milo, and has accomodations for 12 trailers, and three rental cabins with a bath house and washroom for the trail er residents. bank is South Umpqua State. It has branches in Oakland and Sutherlin. Its latest investments in the future were construction of a big addi tion to its building at the corner of SE Cass Ave, and Jackson St., installation of a drive-up window and a parking Jot, The county has two Other chain banks, both part of the V. S. IN a tional Bank system. One of these is located at Drain and the other at Myrtle Creek. The other two independent banks of the county are Canyonville's South Umpqua State Hank and Reedsport'j Umpqua National Bank. The two giants in the county's fi nancial picture are Douglas coun ty State and U. S. National in Roseburg. Douglas County has to tal assets of ?28 million. Deposits total almost $26 million, and loans and discounts are JJ4V4 million. Dtpotitf High U. S. "National's deposits total $21,310,725, with loans and dis counts of $6,272,901. South Umpqua State has assets of $3 million-plus, with deposits of $2,778,452. Umpqua National Bank's assets total almost $6 million, with deposits of $5,382,919.47. Drain's U.' S. National branch shows deposits of $3,615,528, while the Myrtle Creek branch has about the same. L . J 1J . ,viL'Mi5 NEW JUNIOR HIGH now being built is captured Fullerton Grade School. The construction is part ' gram vvjll cost almost $2 million, in on architect's drowing. The John C. Fremont of probably the biggest building program ,in the ' . Junior High will be formed from the present Roseburg School District history. The total pro- IT: fljLL r . ; - r ' f n I i ELKS CLUB'S new face is seen here. Its reconstruction was completed in Roseburg this year ot a cost of obout $26,000. The remodeling and face lifting became necessary after the Aug. 7, 1959, blast. The lodge has been in existence since 1896. (Chris Photo) " tmmm t ill n e mi iv voLMiwatN or amirica, nc In 1949 Volkswagen sold 2 cars In the U.S.A. What a kidding the owners of those two VWs must have taken. But they had something to sustain them. 32 m.p.g. An engine in the rear that carried them (and their stranded neighbors) up icy hills. An air-cooled engine that never boiled over or froze. They fiercely defended the beetle shape against a thousand jokes, and saw it become a be-, loved classic, And finally, they had the satisfaction of seeing one kidder after another turn up with a new Volkswagen of his own! Iln 1960, around 185,000 Americans bought VWs including station wagons and trucks.) Those '49ers must be pleased: their VWs are still in style, and they canget parts replaced quickly and inexpensively. IWe have liter ally thousands of parts on hand to fit ony year VW.I Now that you know a few of the reasons why the VW has been such a phenomenal success, we suggest you come in and drive one. AY RE VOLKSWAG EN SALES and SERVICE 404 S. E. Stephen Roseburg COMPUTE LINE OF PASSENGER LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES DIAL OR 2-1647 Businessmen At Glendale Keep Active By MRS. GERALD B. FOX Glendale and its school and shop ing district, stretching as far north as Upper Cow Creek canyon, above Azalea, has traditionally been geared to one main industry, lum per. Most of its population has been directly dependent upon mill or woods employment, others, in serv ice professions, have been indi' reclly dependent on them. , At the outset of 1960, Glendale area economy was fairly secure, and persons who had moved there after World War II, owning their own homes and holding employ ment seniority, felt that nothing very serious could happen. The big issues were school district re organization, school budget, and, finally a school board election in which 14 candidates vied for seven posts on a reorganized board. Sud denly, the day after school elec tion, the news that the Robert Dol lar Co. would close its sawmill in May fell like a bombshell. Prophets rose.on every hand,.pre dicting either a ghost town or assured lumber developments wnicn wouia return Joet commun ity security. ' . y Prophets Wrong ' To dale, the prophets have been wrong, both in their direst pre dictions, and in their brightest ones. , Actually, there has been some population decrease. It has not, however, developed into the gen eral exodus expected even by the more conservative members of the community. At the present time the Glendale Grade School enroll ment is 50 or 60 below that of last year; high school enrollment, however, has risen since school started and is now' equal to that of last year. It is true that the stability o enrollment has been helped by the fact that the old Galesville and Anchor school dis tricts, recently a part of the Can yonville district, were added to District 77, Glendale. Post office postage receipts have fallen off by nearly $1,000 from 1959's total of approximately $13.- 000. Even this drop does not follow the expected total of population reduction as predicted last spring. Tho picture is not completely dark. , Industry Evident, Glendale still has some induslry: The Robert Dollar peeler sheath ing plant is operating. The Pat terson Lumber Co., whose leased plant, the Hayward Mill, burned to the ground lust summer, is operating a part of the old Robert Dollar Mill on lease, processing timber which is not ot peeler qual ity. The Superior Mill is operating and has made significant advances in equipment. Businesswise, there lias been progress, with new business hous es erected, new businesses open ing, or business changing hands. One of the first developments came last summer wheh the Cali-: fornia Pacific Utility Co. purchas-: ed the Glendale Telephone Co. I Since that time, the company has been busy repairing or rebuilding I lines and equipment and putting in some new equipment for more permanent service. ' Two new business buildings have I been t'nstructcd, a modern Shell Service Station, owned by Bon Wha ley and erected on his property at the corner of Scther and Brown. Clyde Marriott, proprietor of the Cnpilol Saw Shop at the Glendale Junction, has erected a new and modern business building at one side of his property there, which houses his cliainsaw business and contains, two rental business units as well. New businesses In the commun ity include Lawrence Mullholland's Kcon-O-Wasli and Maxinc's Beauty Shop in Glendale. Both are housed in completely redecorated busi ness quarters at the West end of Pacific Ave. A small truck-tiro re capping plant went in in the in dustrial section, of the city, also, last year. x Sevqral businesses have changed hands. or the owner has changed to a different sales product. A number of business houses have redecorated. Roseburg (hamber Of Commerce Is Mew Organizational Plan Mdopi A unique table of organization, adopted and perfected last year, is cxpeeted to bring about much ac tivity for the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce this year. Since the new plan was adopt ed last summer, the Chamber of Commerce has been busy outlining plans and doing preliminary work Planned projects are expected to get into full operation soon. In former years the work of the Chamber of Commerce was left al most entirely to the Board of Di rectors and the few committees authorized by the board. Weekly forum luncheons were held, a pro gram following the luncheon being addressed by an outside speaker. The luncheons were not productive of activity. The actual work of the Chamber of Commerce was done by a very few persons. The general membership was not kept posted on activities. Divisions Sot Up . The new table of organization sets up six divisions. Each divi sion is headed by a vice president who may, or may not, be the general chairman. Each division then is broken into several sub committees, each with a chairman. The six divisions and their sub committees are as follows: Industrial Development Liai son, Sites, Diversification, Serv ices, Promotion. Transportation Access Roads, State Highway, County Roads, City Streets, Rail and Truck, Avi ation. Trade Development Retail Trade, Tourist Promotion, Conven tions, Wholesale Trade. Public Relations Advertising, Good Will, "Build a Greater Rose burg." Agriculture and Natural Resour ces Rural-Urban Relations, Min eral Resources, Timber Resources, Water Resources, Parks and Wild life, v ., Development Promoted Civic Development Education, Practical Politics,- Congressional Action, State Government, City Beautification, Housing, City and County Planning, Local - Govern ment. Each subcommittee has outline ed an action program, most of which has barely started. Many npnanle rahiain in h Activated during the year. They will result, it is statea, in every memuer.ui the Chamber of Commerce willing to participate in some civic activ ity, having a job to do. Each of the six divisions meets at luncheon in turns. Programs generally are confined to discus sions of committee reports and planning. Occasionally a speaker on some particular subject is heard. ' , . i .' 1 1 , ' iji ' ' ; i Si . -,) SIGNAL of o .city's intentions to to rebuild itself was this sign seen at the entrance of Roseburg inviting visitors to come see how the redevelopment was progressing after the Aug. 7. 1959, blast. : ' ' 1 Well-Child Clinics Available In Drain The well child clinic, which Is sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's Club ot Drain, is hold at the fireplace room of the Methodist Church; the fourth Tuesday of every month. Dr. John Donnelly from Rose hurg, with the aid of county health nurses and tfo or throe local vol unteers, examines and adminis ters preventive inoculations to the children of the area. The only charge for those t tending the clinic, is the cost of the vaccine administered. Or, Mark Walson, a local physi cian, relieves Dr. Donnelly when he is unable to attend tho clinic. MM V4AmL lift- n 3 ROSEBURG ...A City of Fine Churches Attend The Church Of Your Choice Every Sunday The growth of the City of Roseburg and the surrounding area is ac companied by a parallel growth in the number of churches and in their congregations, as more and more of its citizens become i aware of the responsibilities and rewards of the religious life. Roseburg's many churches reflect the high moral tone of our com munityas a place for a clean and wholesome family life. Growth of a city includes the opportunity for the growth of our children, in an atmosphere of. faith. Roseburg Ministerial Association
