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8 A. SUNDAY. JUNE 26. 1980 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. White City Story CD-edit .to Tradition Courage, Vision Needed to Start Industrial Area By SID HOLLINGS WORTH While City Correspondent y ! a i. 1 ., ... , iliiniilHiiifrll Mlal.CllBllaliMamnW SCRAP BURNERS Typical ol the White City Industrial - area are scrap burners. Many firms in the valley are in ; the process of converting burners to eliminate as much ; imoke as possible, and some White City companies are Morris Joins Staff Of Realfy Company : Central Point-John E. Mor ris, route 2, box 242, recently tccame associated with the Central Point Realty com pany and will assist clients in terested in farms and ranches In this area, according to Realty spokesmen. Morris has been active in the Rogue valley in farming since 1D19. His 120-acre farm hear TouVelle park is a fam ily property once owned by his father, Waiter (Shorty) Morris. His mother, Mrs. Wal ter Morris, lives at 523 Da kota ave., Medford. Morris is a member of the advisory board of the Future farmers of America at Crater High school, and is a member jof the First Baptist church, Medford. making pulp for use in paper. The industrial area at White City was started on an area which formerly was the Camp White military installation. Prior to the-development of nickel alloy steel late in the 19th century, the only practi cal uses for nickel were elec troplating, coinage and in the nickel-silver alloys. DAVID Restaurant Supplies & Equip. 315 N. Riverside Will Be CLOSED Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday FOR VACATION Open Thursday Hope you ill hart a vory nice 4th of July holiday. If you're delving plcait bo careful! Vic David X v : : : J ;; V mAma m.V'. H1shriAtfiitiiiiiiitantfrfftiri iiM,iM'iririi NEW BUILDING The Pepsi Cola company recently completed a new building, shown above, in the White Cily area for a bottling plant and distribution center for that area. The company, along with Sears Roebuck and company, which has a warehouse and pick up station at White City, are among the first non-lumber-affiliated industries to locate in the White City area. CHEMICAL OUTLET Among the more (,., for the Great West" Chemical company, recent additions to he White City Indus- 'shown above. The company funishes chc.n trinl area businesses is the distribution ccn- icals uied in scalinc and finishine nlvwood. This anmiuncenu'iit is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy these securities. The offer is mndo only by tlio Offering Circular. AMERICAN CONVALESCENT FOUNDATION, INC. 60,000 Shares of Common Slock ($5 Par Value) SELLING PRICE $5.00 The American Convalescent Founda tion, Ine., is engaged in building, own ing and operating ultrn-modern con valescent hospitals A copy of tha proiptclui will ba moiltd to you without obligotion. Sand this covpon lot JERRY A. BARFOOT I (undarwrllar) I 307 Tarminol Salai luilding j rortlond S, Oragon (CApitol 1-9)09) NAM! . f AtWSS rnoN White City was put on the map April 1, 1960. The story of the building of this little industrial commu nity on the ruins of the de molished World War II site at Camp White is one that gives credit to the Oregon tradition Courage and vision were needed for the small group of lumber interests who acquir ed the land vacated by the armed forces when the war ended. The courage was needed when uncertainties as to the future were dominant in the northwest. Vision was re quired to foresee the day when industry rather than ag riculture and recreation will represnt the progress of the region. Demand for Lumber The demand for lumber im mediately after World War II was at its height with home building for the returning GI's. The saw mills of the val ley were humming and more were needed. So there was a natural incentive to establish a timber processing nucleus at this convenient point on the Crater Lake highway, with rail facilities and the woods available, nearby. But White City was envi sioned as more than a tempo rary operation. Homes were built and an elaborate plan for the future of a "little Pittsburgh" adjoining Med ford, was set in motion. Headquarters were estab lished at the old military base next to the hospital buildings, now forming the Veterans ad ministration d o m i c i 1 iary. Here the White City Terminal and Utility company and a realty company for White City, opened offices. It still functions as the operating agency for the development. Claim Residence There was no post office until this year and the Camp White precinct was used by the small group of voters who claimed White City as their residence. The town has no officials as yet, and is depend ent upon the county and state for regular police protection. It has its own fire equipment, volunteer operated. Such matters as water, highway and other city im provements are provided by the interests which have been promoting the project. Tele phone service Is provided by the Oregon Washington Tele phone company from a cen tral station on the premises. Cooperation with the VA in these matters has facilitated such progress as has been made. This was especially note worthy in the extension of the water line built by the army engineers from the res ervoir back of Eagle Point. In 1954, this line was rebuilt with steel and asbestos pipe replacing the wood stave con duit laid during the war when steel was not available for this purpose. Work Together The White City Realty and the National Guard, occupy ing the only remaining war time buildings other than the permanent domiciliary build ings, worked together to hv ! U !il 8 4 P l I k: . pi i. , IaaaBlfcsSNi,v I i tr. "fn RECENTLY COMPLETED An office for the Oregon Washington Telephone company was recently completed at White City to serve the company's subscribers in that fry tr I -.A Ml OK.' . l, VJ 1- i mrr t i r V j f Aft r 41.. a. 6 aV. . 7i .1 n't . it ! if. r tiii a3 T uifck-- jjAaX?!C I it i r - i v rn ';f ..Mb - LUMBER SHEDS Above are some of the newer sheds In the White City industrial area. Several companies use stall the new pipe line. An ex tension from the government main enables White City to have access to an adequate water supply. There have been numerous disappointments and disasters in this period. A devastating fire in a saw dust pile burned for days sending smoke and ash over the valley. This mill had been doing an enormous business without burners, as the size of the sawdust pile indicated. It closed down completely after this incident. Undertaking Curtailed Then the bottom dropped out of the lumber market. One of the most ambitious un dertakings for expansion, backed by W. H. Daugherty, one of the principal White City operators, had to be curtailed. Mills were idle for a spell, but are operating in a limited capacity today. A favorable turn in lumber sales developed when the de mand for plywood began to grow by leaps and bounds. The effect was noted at White City with attention to this phase of wood working. An active lumber market in Arizona and southern Cali fornia is reported by the S.P. office here, and White City mills have been sharing in this outlet. Enterprises Operating A score or more enterprises are operating, as listed on the new directory posted at each entrance to the White City area. They include: Carolina Pacific Plywood, Cascade Wood Products, Cra ter Wholesale Lumber com pany, Delah Timber Products, Eugene F. Burrill Lumber company, Fir-Ply, Inc., Med ford Forest Products, Med ford Moulding company, Red Blanket Lumber company, Rogue River Wood Products, Ross Lumber company. Trail Creek Lumber company, White City Box company and White City Plywood company. Flexibility and diversity to meet the demand for . wood Droducts are apparents in the setup of each of these units in the White City cog wneel. Just now they are all engaged in the remanufacture of lum ber in various forms. Moulding Produced In addition to plywooa, sev eral kinds of moulding are produced in addition to pieces 'cut up to specifications. Finished and semi - finished products are turned out. Ross Lumber company, one of the largest mills in the val ley, is now turning out wood chips, used in the manufac ture of paper. W. H. Daugherty now has an interest in several opera tions and has just taken over the Medford Forest Products business, a gang saw mill, and is engaged In virtually all phases of lumber manufac ture, including custom kiln drying and surfacing of lum ber. This company is in close sheds in which to store lumber. Other sheds are used for drying lumber. i i f , . " .4 L-Jj I area. The company purchased the former Columbia Utilities company, which previ ously served the area with telephone service. touch with nationwide mar ket conditions. Sales units are springing up at White City in addition to Ross Lumber Sales and W. H. Daugherty as well as the re tail store maintained by the Norton Lumber company on Crater Lake highway, han dling business materials generally. Breaking away from lum ber sales exclusively, White City was found suitable for the location of a huge Sears Roebuck warehouse and pick up" station and a re cently completed building to house the Pepsi Cola bottling business for this district, Great Western Chemical has a supply station for distribu tion of the mixtures used in sealing and finishing ply wood. White City comprises 1150 acres of the old Camp White reservations. This does not in clude supplemental business interests that have been add ed in recent years extending from Four Corners to Eagle Point along the highway. The residential area near the domiciliary consists of a block of 31 homes, all occu pied by families at the pres ent time. Enlistment Program Announced by Army A new world-wide enlist ment program has been of fered by the Army for direct enlistment for foreign duty to Europe, Hawaii, Alaska, and the Far East, according to lo cal recruiting officials. At the present time enlist ment vacancies exist in the fields of electronics, intelli gence, engineers, medical, ad ministrative, military police, and airborne. The graduate program specialist also offers high school graduates their choice from among 107 voca tional training courses now available. Further information may be obtained at the U.S. Army recruiting station, room 1, post office building, Medford. HOT PRESS This hot press at Medford Veneer and Plywood company at White City is typical of the type industry utilizing land space which once was the Camp White mili tary Installation. Plywood is one of many industries of the area, with moulding, a box company, lumber and saw mills among the other businesses. FOUR PLUS ONE Memphis, Tcnn.-d'IJ -Three-year - old Linda Fay is the only child In the Hobej Lcc ralmcr family vithout twin. The Palmers are a fam ily of four sets of twins $nd Linda Fay. All the nine chil dren are under five years old. The eldest twins art Robert Lee and Rubby Lee, not yet I S. Then there are Lorctta and ' Lonctta, 2. Ezell and Estell. 1, and newcomers Earl and j Earline. OF EXAMINATIONS FOR DEPUTY SHERIFF-JACKSON CO. QUALIFICATIONS: Muit be at laail 21 yean of age S'9" to 6'S" tall and have proportionate weight Good phyilcal condition, able hi pau rigid examination Eicallant Moral Character Ne arrott record High School graduate (2 yrt. college, or 2 yeara Law En forcement eiperience preferred) Be able to pan written eaaminationa All applicant! muit report to Sheriff'i office on Tuesday tune 28, 1960 between 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Thoae who do not meet with the abore qualification! will not be considered. o 4-11 NEWS Howard Bake n' Stitchers The June meeting of the Howard Bake n' Stitchers 4-H club was called to order by the president. The minutes were read, and roll was called. Seven mem bers were present. Kay Porter was a guest at the meeting. We talked about our 4-H cook out and planned to have it in July. Daunie and Daine Mil lard demonstrated how to make potato salad.. We all enjoyed the salad and then a play period. Joyce Drennen, Reporter BUCKHORN MINERAL SPRINGS Ashland, Ore. Enjoy health, rest, comion, and hospitality amidst plea ant surroundings. HOT MINERAL BATHS for Rheumatism, Arthritis, Neu ritis and Nervousnesi. CARBON DIOXIDE VAPOR BATHS for High and Low Blood Pressure, Sinui, and Skin Eruptions. LODGE AND LIGHT HOt'SEKEEIMNG CABINS at Reasonable Rates. Write for Reservatloni PHONE LONG DISTANCE Buck horn Mineral Springi DR. HERMAN WEXLER, D.C Director 2200 Buck horn Spring! 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