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MONTGOMERY WARD has just started clearing the
ground for construction of a building which appears like
this in an architect's drawing. The building will cost
almost a million dollars.
Business Growth, Nev Construction
Continues In Winston-Dillan
Area
By PHEBE MCGUIRE
Business growth and new con
struction continues in the Winston
Dillard area despite the economic
slump.
Construction of several business
establishments has been completed
within the past year, bids let for a
new post office with a tenative
completion date in July and plans
for a junior high school and city
hall are in the offing.
Shoulder paving and road widen
ing on Highway 99 BR through
Winston during the late summer
months has increased the width of
the road nearly 12 feet. Costing
about $5,000, the project was de
signed to improve traffic capacity
and appearance of the road. Addi
tional paving of roads includes that
of Sherry Lane, west from High
way 99 BR to Civil Bend Road and
Suksdorf Avenue from Highway 99
BR extending to the Community
Club building and Community
Park.
Much Progress Made
B & B Supply, a lumber and
building supply business; the Win
ston Dairy Queen; the Milk Cool
er, a milk distributing business
handling raw milk and other dairy
products; the Valley Beauty Salon;
the Winston office of the First Na
tional Bank of Roseburg; True's
Grocery are recent additions to
the business growth, as well as the
Pacific Float Co. of Dillard and
Baker's Ready Mix of Winston. The
re-opening of the Dillard Shell Sta
tion, the remodeling and enlarging
of the Model Market in Winston,
the change of owners and enlarge
ment of the Dillard Grocery and
the moving of the Winston Variety
to larger quarters are all a part
Roseburg Hosts
Many Confabs
of the progress being made in the
area.
Stewart's Jlcal Estate office, es
tablishing of a salesman for the
Reynold's Real Estate in the Mod
ern Insurance Agency office, which
recently changed hands, the Swap
and Shop located in the rear of
the Winston Variety, Winston Chain
Saw, Ward's TV Repairs, Prich
ett's Saw and Mower Shop, Gene's
Body Shop and the addition under
construction on the John William's
Chevron Station are all a part of
the progress being made in Win
ston. Beautification Eyed
Landscaping of the Winston Tri
angle in the heart of the city has
been a step toward the beautifi
cation of the city. The addition of
six new street lights and the build
ing of city storage and shop build
ing has been made in recent
months. Extensive construction of
new homes has been and is being
made at the present time, to take
care of the increase in population,
which has more than tripled itself
in the past nine years.
The sewer disposal plant and
sewer extensions made within the
past few months have been a fac
tor favorable to business and resi
dential growth in Winston.
In the Dillard area Roseburg
Lumber Co., Hult Lumber Co., and
Pacific Plywood play an impor
tant part in the progress being
made.
Second-Hand Store starts
The most recent addition to the
business district is the Winston Sec
ond Hand Furniture Store.
With the great amount of prog
ress made despite the low econ
omic conditions now existing, a
tremendous amount of enthusiasm
prevails among local residents to
ward the anticipation of even a
greater progress in the area dur
ing the next few years.
SERVICE PURCHASED
Delbcrt Rainville of Roseburg
has taken over operation of the
J. M. Bartley Repair Service at
909 SE Jackson St.-The new pur
chaser has changed the name of
the 20-year-old business to Del's
Bartley Repair Service.
ROAD PLANS READY
The Douglas County Court has
approved plans for construction on
six miles of the Upper Cow Creek
Road in southern Douglas County.
The job calls for widening, re
aligning and some relocating of
the road.
Oakland Bank Plans
Renovation Project
Much reconstruction, building
and remodeling has taken place or
is being contemplated at Oakland,
reports correspondent Edith Dunn.
The old Jewel Theater building
owned by Jesse Lee has had the
interior completely remodeled,
with new flooring and tile, new
brick facing under windows, new
plumbing and wiring. It has been
partitioned for a barber shop and
beauty parlor, which will be oper
ated by Mr. and Mrs. Norris Wil
liams. Cost of remodeling is over
$2,000.
Bank Remodeling Planned
Meanwhile, the Oakland branch
of the Douglas County Bank is
planning some remodeling on the
interior. The ceilings will be low
ered, and modern lighting will be
installed. This bank was establish
ed in pioneer day3 by E. G. Young,
grandfather of E. G. Young of
Roseburg, who is also associated
with Douglas County State.
The newest business building is
a paint shop recently constructed
at Walnut and First Sts. by Eldon
Dixon.
Residential construction includes
two three-bedroom homes at an es
timated cost of $15,000 each. One
four-bedroom home near Lincoln
School and two three-bedroom
homes . at an estimated cost of
$15,000 each. One four-bedroom
home near Lincoln School and two
three-bedroom homes just across
City Police
Department
One Of Best
The Roseburg City Police De-
partment is currently ranked at
one of the finest departments for
a city this size in the Pacific
Northwest.
A good deal of the credit for
this standing must lie in the de
partment's performance record of
clearing a nign percentage of cases
investigated each year.
The police department was or
ganized shortly before the turn of
the century and started out as a
one-man operation. Since those
days in the late 1890s it has grown
to a modern department of 23 per
sons.
Murdoch Heads Office
The department is headed by
Chief V. M. Murdoch Jr., a gradu
ate of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation's National Academy.
Since taking over as chief, Mur
doch has developed a department
of relatively young officers whose
performance records prove the
case for young men in law en
forcement. . Tho police force consists of the
chief, a captain, five sergeants,
11 patrolmen, three meter maids,
a court clerk and a meter mech
anic. This department operates on
a budget of some $130,000 a year.
During the past year, tho Rose
burg city police gained a prom
inent name for themselves by ar
resting and convicting three men
caught in the act of burglarizing
local business establishments o u
two different occasions.
Patrols Many
The total report for 1960 shows
the men of the department to have
put in 51,757 hours of law en
forcement work and patrolled more
than 98,000 miles on city streets
and alleys.
During the year there were 7G3
arrests made.
The men of this force also cov
ered 337 traffic accidents that year,
resulting in injury to 69 persons
and property damage of more
than $57,000.
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hall nuuit is anotner historic landmark ot the county. Built by Charles Hall the
founder of Myrtle Creek, it has lately been offered to the city as a memorial building.
STORE BOUGHT
Brady's Store, located at Days
Creek, was built along with a ma
chine shop by Raymond Spore and
his son, Lyle, in approximately
1940-41. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Brady
bought the store in September 1954.
the bridge north of town are being
constructed at costs of $12,000 to
$15,000 each. .
Umpqua Ranchers
Own Fire Truck
Another very important com
munity service has been added to
the Umpqua area in recent years.
It is the well-equipped fire truck,
owned by the Ivcrson brothers and
maintained by them on their
ranch.
After their big hay barn burned
a year or so ago, they realized
that such fire equipment was need
ed not only for their own place,
but the community as well.
They go anywhere in the area
when called and with the help of
(he men of the community have
been able to save several homes.
The truck has a large water tank
on it and several hand tools, need
ed for fighting fire. The long hose,
which was worn, was replaced last
year by community contribution.
Questions have been asked by
those who have been helped re
cently, as to what they charge for
this service and where they could
help. The Iversons said "there is
absolutely no charge and all any
one needs to do is call."
Two Old Residences Seen
As Monuments For County
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ROSEBURG PROGRESS
Douglas Countv boasts two old
houses which have notable histor
ies, both dating back to the 1800s.
One has been saved as a historical
monument and the other is being
considered for that role.
A large two-story, 107-year-old
frame house on SE Douglas Ave.,
Roseburg, was presented to the
Douglas County Historical Society
by Mrs. Walter Bain of Oak Park,
III., for preservation as a historical
monument last July.
The house originally belonged to
Gen. Joseph Lane, Douglas Coun
ty's most notable historical figure.
Mrs. Bain is a great-granddaughter.
The house, which was racked
by the blast of Aug. 7, 1959, has
been repaired by a grant of $5,000
allowed hy tho Douglas County
Court in the 1900-61 budget. Repair
work included a new roof, some
new rafters, installation of a fire
place, complete with a marble
mantel taken from the old city hall,
repair to the foundation and some
other smaller changes.
Papering Starts
Workers are now attemntina to
paper the walls with a pattern as
EDITION TO YOUR FRIENDS 'carpenter has begun work on an
archway in the house and the ex
terior of the structure is yet to
have a paint job.
Mrs. Bain is loaning some of the
furniture which has been in the
house for manv vcars and mmn
of the books used by the general.
Other furniture taken from tho
Lillie Moore house will be placed
in the monument. As yet, the Doug
las County Historical Society has
not. sci a date lor opening of the
house.
Mvrtle Creek's old homestead on
Main St. is another of Douglas
County's historical sights. The
house was built by tho town's
founder, John Hall, in 1896. For a
time, it served tho community as
a center lor dances, religious serv
ices and other events of early days.
Building Offered
The present owner, Mrs. Grace
Lutz, has offered the building to
tne city of Myrtle Creek for pur
chase as a historical site and mu
seum. Mrs. Lutz has also offered
many historic and antique furnish
ings, books, momentos, pictures
and other material kept from early
years, to the city with purchase of
the building. To date, no decision
has been made in regard to pur
chase of the house.
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The remainder of 1961 will be a
busy year for various county organ
izations. To date, a number of con
ventions have been scheduled in
Roseburg for the spring and sum
mer months, involving hundreds
of people throughout the county
and state.
The Umpqua Regional Timing
Association has scheduled a motor
ama for April 7, 8 and 9, and the
Boat Show will follow on April 14,
15 and 16. The Oregon State Chris
tian Endeavor convention will be
held April 20 through April 23.
May will see the Lions Conven
tion, slated for the 18th, 19th and
20th. The Douglas County Rodeo
will be held June 17 and 18 and the
Veterans of World War I will gath
er on June 8, 9 and 10.
Airport Recognition' Days will be
held in July, no date has been
set yet. The Douglas County frair
and Southern Oregon Exposition is
scheduled for Aug. 24 through Aug.
27. The Oregon Television Serv
ice Association is slated for Sept.
9 and 10. Many other events will
be scheduled at later dates.
Douglas County organizations
number more than 100 with clubs
and special interest groups for al
most all people. The Roseburg Art
Association and Roseburg Sym
phony Orchestra involve a large
number of those people in cultural
organizations. Service clubs num
ber many with Lions, Kiwanis and
Rotary holding the largest mem
berships. There are many veteran s
organizations, American LeRion
and Auxiliary, Veterans of World
War I, Gold and Blue Star Moth
ers, to name only a few.
Hobby, drama, music, religious,
business, livestock, sports, com
munity service and social groups
are a few of the types of clubs ! ? '-
available to Douglas County re l- ,r
dents, both young and old.
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A 1.500-gallon (anker was pur
chased recently by the rural dis
trict, but is housed in the Riddle
Citv Hall with other equipment of
both districts. The rural district
has also recently added several
slaiKIDV pipes ana wmi-i huh-, i ,
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surance rate more than 40 per
cent.
Riddle firemen also assist in
community projects, such as put-,
ting up holidav lights and sponsor
ing the annual Easter ejg hunt.
At Christmas, they help make the,
happier holiday by donating funds
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