Business
Scene
By Leroy Inrrun
10 Tho News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Sot., Mar., 4, 1961
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BARICADES were put up along the sidewalks on the SE Jackson St. and SE Oak Ave.
sides of the former United States National Bank Building, which has been taken over
by Equitable Savings and Loan. The latter has let a contract to Jack Mathis for extensive
linterior and exterior remodeling. Part of the building will be used by Equitable, while
the section to the north will be converted for store rental purposes. Completion is plan
ned for late June. (Chris Studio)
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S. GORDON SMITHS second from left, sales manager of Lockwood Motors, is newly-elected
director of the San Jose district Ford Dealers Advertising Association, Inc. He is pic
tured with, left to right, James A. King, San Jose district sales manager) Ford division;
James Mlnto, president of the association, and Walter J. Cooper, western regional
sales manager for Ford division.
Roelle, Bennett Attending
Salt Lake Electronics Meet
Eugene Rocllo and Richard Ben
nett are in Salt Lake City attend
ing a meeting of television repre
sentatives, engineers and others as
sociated with tho electronics trade
and demonstrated translator
equipment which Roelle has de
signed. . ...
Roelle of Roseburg is president
and Bennett of Sutherlin is secre
tary of the recently incorporated
General Electronics Manufacturing,
Inc., which will deal in the produc
tion of translator equipment.
Koclle rl-i that if plans
materialize the company will set
up a plant to produce translators
and other allied electronic equip
ment in Roseburg. Meanwhile, he
is doing the work at his home.
Roelle and Bennett took with
them Wednesday night a model
translator, which has the ability
to receive a television signal, con
vert it to another channel, ampli
fy it and retransmit it in any given
direction.
For Small Communititt
It is known as the Gem 1VIIF
(very high frequency) translator,
and, according to Roelle is the
. ideal way of providing television
service to small communities too
far away from regular transmis
sion stations to get good service.
Roelle designed and perfected
the translator himself over a per
iod of several years, and today is
Uie only West Coast manufacturer
of such equipment. He believes his
translator as good as any on the
market. It operates with radio re
mote control.
: Roelle has had a translator in
service at Sutherlin since 1958. His
translator is located on Scott
Mountain, where the signals are
received from Portland, then beam
ed to the Sutherlin area. He said
that currently the translator is not
operating, as he is in the process
of installing two new translators,
which will replace tho old one.
These will bring in Channel 6 and
probably Channel 9. Agreements
are yet to be worked out.
Started In 1955
Rocllo first experimented with
his translator in 1955, setting up a
crude installation on Lane Moun
tain east of Roseburg. It was op
erated by batteries charged by
wind chargers. It's operation was
encouraging enough to keep him
on the project. He now has a trans
lator ready to market at a com
petitive price.
He said before leaving for Salt
Lake he hopes to create sufficient
Interest among television engineers
to get recognition for his product.
In attendance at the three day
session, which started Thursday,
was Alan Cordon, son of ex-Sen-
2 to 5 p.m.--SundayMarch 5th
AT 2046 N. W. KLINE ST.
(Near Huerett School)
LOOK FOR OUR SIGNS
The owner extendi to the Public on Invitation
to personally Inspect their beautiful 3-Bedroom
Home wo have for tale ot $17,230.
If you art thinking of buying ond are actively
looking it will pay you to tee this house.
LACKEY REAL ESTATE
413 S. E. Jackson
Phont OR 2-1 659
alor Guy Cordon and formerly of
Roseburg. Cordon attended as rep
resentative of the Federal Com
munications Commission.
Roelle said he is very hopeful
that his company, with local back
ing, can get into production very
soon. He said he has received con
siderable corcspondcnce from all
over the nation showing interest in
his translator. The manutacuring
plant, he believes, would be a def
inite asset to the economy of Rose
burg. ,
Dude's Gun Shop
Will Occupy New
Place About May 1
D. F. (Dude) Saltern, owner ot
Dude's Gun Shop at 1343 SE Ste
phens St., has under construction
a new building which he plans to
uccupy suincuine uruunu may x.
The building is located two miles
east of Roseburg on the north side
of Diamond Lake Blvd. It is situ
ated near the highway on a 15-
acre tract, which extends north to
the hillside. It is a frame, building
24-36 feet in dimensions.
Sattcm also intends to put in a
commercial rifle and pistol range,
with firing against the hillside. He
: said there has been considerable
demand for a range of this type,
j as people are always inquiring
! where they can go for target prac
tice. It will make facilities avail-
, able for rifle and pistol clubs, he
said.
j The main purpose of the new
site, however, ho said, is to pro
vide larger quarters to better serve
his customers. He said that he has
' now to do part of his work at
home and pail at his present place
of business because of lack of fa-
: cilities.
1 A long-time Roseburg resident,
he started his business about four
1 years ago. The new building will
double the size of his shop space.
Al Brown New President
I Of Credit Association
: Al Rrown, assistant cashier at
the First National Bank of Rose
burg, has been elected president
of the Retail Credit Association of
Douglas County. He replaces Wit
lard Buchanan whose term of of
fice expired.
i Other r.cw officers include Gor
don Stewart of the Douglas Cred
itors Association, secretary: and
Daynise Beach of Miller's Depart
ment Store, treasurer.
The new officers were elected
j at the February meeting of t h e
group which featured Chief Telly
Officer Bob Lewis of the Roseburg
navy recruiting of (ire as speaker.
The subject of l ewis' talk was the
soldier and sailor relief act.
VanZee Transferred; Kincaid
New Manager Of Egg Co-op
An flrlvrnifA In nncitinnc has rp
SllltpH in o nhsnna nl manauomont
at the Roseburg office of the
uregon r,gg rroaucers tooperaiive
Assn. . and other positions in the
association.
S. Van Zee, local manager has
Whippl
es Buy
Snellstrom Co.
Elkf on Mills
The SnolMi-nm In,lur r
properties at Elkton have been
soio. 10 me u. Whipple Lum
ber Co. of Drain, according to a
filine of assumed n amp rariifiratna
with the Douglas County Clerk.
inciuaea in me transaction are
the Elkton Veneer Plant, stud mill
and the Elkfin sawmill Tho Snoii.
strom Co. is headed by Orrin P.
oiieusuum, as president, jr. s.
Carter is listed as assistant sec
retary. E. G. and Jim S. Whipple
own the Whipple interests.
Other assumed name filings list
ed with the county clerk include:
uieiiutue ,con u wasn, box zo,
OlliflPS f'l-nnlr H fllanrlaU an.)
Riddle Econ - 0 - Wash, F o u rt h
street mciaie, both owned by Law
rence E. Mullarkey Sr.
OvPrhplirl ftnni- Cn nf V9.taana
nvprhpflH Hnnre cnTpc coruina onH
installations, Carl Jackson, 1783
iinwouu ai.t Eugene.
Azalea Poultry Farms, fertili
zer manufacturing, by Donald F.
Snyder, Ben Phelps and Charles
ouyuer, au 01 Azalea. ;
A notice of relirpmpnf ha honn
filed by National Auto Glass, gen
eral glass installation, by Dale W.
uusiaison. Myrtle creek.
County Building
Permits Climb
To $785,726
Sixteen building nermits with an
estimated valuation of $785,726
were issued by the Douglas Coun
ty Planning Department during the
month of February.
Of the total, one nermit. that is-
sued to Hilp & Rhodes, the firm
mat is Duumng the new Mont
gomery-Ward store just north of
Koscourg, totaled 1700,000.
Other commercial construction
included $17,000 for construction
of a mausoleum at Roseburg Me
morial uardens, $672 for a smoke
nouse lanen out by William Croff;
$3,000 taken out by Charles E.
Merritt for a renair and rock doI-
isliing shop in Sutherlin; $5,000 by
R. E. Robertson for a dog kennel
near Roseburg; and $3,500 taken
out Dy Aan jteminy lor a Iced
warehouse near Roseburg.
A total of six commercial per
mits were issued with a monetary
value of $729,172.
The department issued five per
mits for dwellings which totaled
$51,410 while two additions or re
modeling permits totaled $4,000
ana inree permits for garage con
struction amounted to $1,144.
Lumber Price
Index Shows
Slight Gain
Crow's Lumber Price Index reg
istered a slight gain in the two
week period ending March 2, most
ly due to stronger prices in util
ity grade dimension.
Inquiry has been slightly better
for standard and better grades,
Crow's reported, but so far the
upturn in buying has not been
heavy enough to strengthen prices.
The utility grade market rose $2
to $3 in both green fir and dry
hemlock, following heavier buying
in the south and southwest. Other
items of fir and hemlock are un
changed, with mill inventories still
on the high side.
Tine area mills reported a slight
ly stronger demand for 12-inch
boards, but no improvemont in the
price structure. Other pine area
species were only slightly more ac
tive, with increased buying noted
mostly in low-grade dimension.
Douglas fir plywood has held at
the $60 mark on sanded stock, while
gaining a dollar in sheathing over
a two-week period.
IsaakTo Be Lecturer
For Real Estate Class
Alvin E. Isaak. of Salem, will
be the lecturer for the fifth class
of the certificate education course
for Douglas County renl estate
brokers and salesmen at Roseburg
High School March 16.
All classes in the non-fee certi
ficate course are conducted at the
trade and industry section of the
high school, beginning at 7:30
p.m. Subject for discussion at the
fifth class will be "Selling Real
Estate."
jsaak, who has held top com
mittee assignments in Salem, Ore.,
and National Real Estate Boards,
is recogniied as one of the state's
foremost authorities on the devel
opment of shopping renters as a
nucleus for new residential areas.
The course is sponsored by the Ore
gon real estate department and
the University ot Oregon.
been transfered from Roseburg
to Medford as manager of the
branch there to fill a vacancy. He
will leave this weekend.
Walter Kincaid. who has been
manager of the warehouses in
Glendale and Riddle, has been
named manager at Roseburg,
taking over his duties Monday.
Charles Snyder of Azalea, who
has been Kincaid's assistant in
Glendale, has been advanced to
the Glendale managership. The
warehouse is open there on Mon
day and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m.
VanZee came to Roseburg 5'4
years ago from Grants Pass. He
started originally with the associ
ation at Medford in 1949 and was
there a year. He and his wife,
who have resided at 436 W Agee
St., have already acquired a resi
dence in Medford and will move
Sunday. Their son, Gary, is a stu
dent at San Jose College.
Kincaid is commuting to Rose
burg for the time being and
the family does not plan to move
until after school is out. The Kin
caids have been Glendale resi
dents for the past eight years,
and he has held his position with
the Co-Op throughout that period.
They have two children, one a
senior in high school and the other
in the sixth grade.
Snyder, has been a resident of
Azalea since 1951. He is married
and has two pre-school sons. In
addition to his work with the Co
Op, Snyder will continue to operate
his chicken ranch at Azalea.
The Medford manager has been
transfered to Portland to head the
fresh foods poultry division of the
Co-Op.
Jack Carrol Joins
Staff At Tozer's,
Takes Over Sales
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JACK CARROLL
. . . joins Tozer staff
(Photo by Photo Lob)
Jack Carroll of Portland has
io ned the staff of Tozer s Heat'
ing and Sheet Metal Works, 806
SE Pine St., and will be in charge
of sales.
He also will be doing design
work for heat pumps, air condi
tioning and heating.
Carroll comes here from five
years of experience with Kleanair
Co. of Portland, where he did work
similar to that which he will be
doing for Tozer. Kleanair is a
Portland outlet for Carrier equip
ment. Carroll was active in a number
of capacities in Portland. He is a
member of the Heating. Ventila
ting code appeal board of the city
of Portland.
He was band chairman of the
Junior Rose Parade the last three
years. He is ex-president of the
Young Men's Council of the East
side Commercial Club of Portland
and was chairman for building of
the club's Junior Rose Parade
float for two years. He served in
the Navy during the war.
Carroll said he will bring his
wife, Betty, and children, Danny
15, and Diana, 10, here from Port
land as soon as school is out in
the spring.
Durbin Trucking Given
Contract Carrier Permit
Public Vtility Commissioner Jo
nel C. Hill said Friday he had
granted the application of William
R. Durbin, owner of the Durbin
Trucking Co. in Grants Pass, for
an amended contract carrier per
mit authorizing the transportation
of milk in the bulk in tank-type
vehicles from producers within 30
miles of Florence to plants in Eu
gene, Roseburg, Portland and Cor
vallis. Hill said, the extension of serv
ices, which would be effective
March 3, would be added to a per
mit already held by Durbin.
Durbin has been hauling bijk
milk from an area within 50 miles
of Albany to these same plants,
and from producers within 60
miles of Grants Pass to process
ing plants at Grants Pass, Myrtle
Point and Central Point. ;
AIR SAFETY MARKER Jock Pfeiffer, center, manager of Pacific Float Co., holds a
bell-shaped PAFCO Air Safety Marker, patented and being produced by the company,
a subsidiary of Pacific Plywood. Looking on ore William Forrest, president and .gen
eral manager of Pacific, on right and William Welsh, vice president. (Staff photo). '
Pacific Plywood Producing
New Air Safety Markers
Adding to industry diversifica
tion, Pacific Float Co., a .subsidi
ary of Pacific Plywood Co. at Dil
lard, has started production of a
new product marketed under the
name of PAFCO Air Safety Mark
ers, announces William F. For
rest, president and general man
ager. These markers, bell-shaped in
design, are intended for suspen
sion from transmission lines, ca
bles, etc., to offer optimum vis
ibility, thus reducing transmission
line crossing hazards for flying air
craft. They also reduce industrial
hazard by installation where
cranes and other ground equip
ment works.
Impregnated with bright avia
tion orange color, the markers are
designed to be kept in motion by
air currents. They are extremely
effective in averting collisions by
low-llying aircraft with lines cross
ing lakes, rivers and gorges, as
well as with obstacles adjacent to
airports and airlanes, said Forrest.
Made of Fibtrglass
The markers are made of tough,
c o lo r impregnated fiberglass.
They are lightweight, weighing less
than 4 pounds, minimizing strain
on the transmission lines from
which they hang. They have prac
tically a lifetime use, and are al
most indestructible under normal
use conditions.
The conical design, permitting
free movement of the marker by
air currents, meets Federal Avia
tion Agency requirements. T he
size is 20 inches diameter at the
base by 20 inches in height, but
they may be made in other sizes
u there is demand.
The markers are easily attach
ed to a transmission line, either by
a simple clamp, which tightens
with a single nut on a split bolt
connector. The connector is at
tached through the air marker to
a stainless steel spring and a brass
bolt. Or the marker is available
with springs and brass bolt at
tachment that can be used with
standard compression "T" con
nector for installation on "hot"
lines.
Features Listtd
Features are listed as optimum
visibility because of the bright avi
ation orange color and conical
shape. There is no maintenance.
The fiberglass and non corrosive
metals assure long life, and they
are also economical, in low initial
cost and inexpensive installation.
The design allows nesting fo r
shipment and storage, conserving
expensive warehouse space.
Pacific Float Co. is the plastics
division of Pacific Plywood. It was
organized for the production of
fiberglass floats, designed for use
as boat docks. The air safety
markers, made of the same fiber
glass material, come naturally un
der this plastics production divi
sion. Jack Pfeiffer is manager of Pa
cific Float, coming here a year
and a half ago from Corvallis to
take over the production of the
floats. A separate building adja
cent to the other manufacturing
plants of Pacific Plvwood was con
structed for this purpose. This di
vision is currently operating with
a skeleton crew.
Much Interest Shown
Production of the air safety
markers is still in its infancy, ac
cording to Forrest. But already,
he says, a great amount of inter
est is being shown in the product.
The company has just completed
an agreement with a national dis
tributing organization having 135
outlets. Inquiries have been com
ing from all coiners of the United
States and from as far away as
Chile,. South Africa, and Canada,
almost before the produce is on
the market. Forrest said he is very
much encouraged by the response.
"The float and air marker pro
duction program is just develop
ing, but we can see a continuing
and sizeable market for these prod
ucts," he stated. "These give us
a number of plant produced items,
along with plywood and partical
boards."
He emphasized the importance to
the stability of the community's
economy of diversification, espec
ially in production and marketing
of a product finished locally, rath
er than having to send it else
where to be finished. ')
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T.. R. (TED) HORNSCHUCH, Umpqua Valley appliance
department salesman, on left, is one of four salesmen
over the nation to be awarded a KitchenAid portable
dishwasher in a sales presentation contest sponsored by
Hobart Manufacturing Co., Troy, Ohio. Sales presentations
were made on application forms by contestants. Winners
were chosen from entries at the contest close Dec. 21.
Hornschuch is pictured with Grant N. Dean, vice president,
of Dean Distributing Co., Portland, who came here to
make the presentation. His company has chorge of Kitchen
Aid sales in Oregon. (Chris' Studio).
Liquor Commission Acts On Local Applications
The Oregon Liquor Control Com
mission has taken the following
action:
Grant on application for new li
censed premise, Everett H. and
Gladys P. Williams, Quincs Creek
Store, east side of U.S. Highway
99 at Quines Creek, Glendale.
Refusal of application for new li-
H. Pattison Among Top
Ten Insurance Salesmen
Homer Pattison. local represen
tative for the United American In
surance Co., was notified this week
that he had made the Presidents
Club for being among the top ten
salesmen for the month of January.
censed premise, Lucrcthia Blanch
Merrill, Walt's Tavern. Box 312,
west side First St. on Highway 38,
Drain.
Grants on application for mis
cellaneous changes and salesmen's
license. Althea Ruth Kecland, Due
kett's Resort 21 miles southeast of
Reedsport at Loon Lake.
The commission has issued a
seven day suspension, effective
March 6. against the Town Cafe
& Lighthouse, operated bv Cather
ine and Gilson R. Mardin, 122
Central Ave., Sutherlin.
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