GRENZ & GRENZ LUMBER COMPANY
Lebanon
July 11, 1949: "Assistant Fire Chief Vern Reeves of Lebanon today demanded of the Grenz & Grenz Lumber company that it equip its plant with an adequate incinerator, after blaming a defective burner for a $200 blaze which the Lebanon firemen controlled at the mill Sunday.
Workers in the mill discovered the fire in lumber stacked near the greenchains, some 75 yards downwind from the trash burner, about noon Sunday. Prompt action by Reeves and his volunteer crew checked its spread to nearby stacks of lumber.
Reeves estimated the mill's value at $7000, and noted a heavy layer of sawdust covering the ground throughout the area of the trash burner, and the saws, planers, greenchains and stacked lumber 75 yards away.
Reeves judged that sparks from the burner had ignited the blaze. Neighbors said they had complained often of sparks endangering their homes." (Albany Democrat-Herald)
Workers in the mill discovered the fire in lumber stacked near the greenchains, some 75 yards downwind from the trash burner, about noon Sunday. Prompt action by Reeves and his volunteer crew checked its spread to nearby stacks of lumber.
Reeves estimated the mill's value at $7000, and noted a heavy layer of sawdust covering the ground throughout the area of the trash burner, and the saws, planers, greenchains and stacked lumber 75 yards away.
Reeves judged that sparks from the burner had ignited the blaze. Neighbors said they had complained often of sparks endangering their homes." (Albany Democrat-Herald)
August 8, 1949: "Fire broke out Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at the Grenz and Grenz Lumber company a mile west of town on Tangent road, according to Fire Chief Elmer Fitzgerald.
The blaze was quickly extinguished by local firefighters. It burned one pile of lumber.
The fire was caused by sparks from a nearby burner, according to the chief. The burner was installed recently by orders from State Fire Marshall Butch, but at least two fires have occurred since it was constructed." (Albany Democrat-Herald)
The blaze was quickly extinguished by local firefighters. It burned one pile of lumber.
The fire was caused by sparks from a nearby burner, according to the chief. The burner was installed recently by orders from State Fire Marshall Butch, but at least two fires have occurred since it was constructed." (Albany Democrat-Herald)
August 8, 1950: "Two men, both lucky to be alive according to witnesses, were injured at the Grenz and Grenz lumber company Friday morning when a log on a truck being unloaded toppled onto them.
Bert Kelly, a driver for Lee Saxton logging operations, was knocking binders loose at the log dump when one log on the load came off the wrong side. Injured also in the accident was Charles Grenz.
Irvin Grenz, proprietor of the lumber company, said 'I was sure glad to see them move when it was over.'
Kelly is confined to the hospital with a broken shoulder bone, and severe cuts and bruises, including a badly mashed, but not broken ankle. His physician described his general condition as 'good.'
Charles Grenz was also taken to the hospital for treatment of general cuts and bruises and lacerations. He was released after emergency first aid attention." (The Lebanon Express)
Bert Kelly, a driver for Lee Saxton logging operations, was knocking binders loose at the log dump when one log on the load came off the wrong side. Injured also in the accident was Charles Grenz.
Irvin Grenz, proprietor of the lumber company, said 'I was sure glad to see them move when it was over.'
Kelly is confined to the hospital with a broken shoulder bone, and severe cuts and bruises, including a badly mashed, but not broken ankle. His physician described his general condition as 'good.'
Charles Grenz was also taken to the hospital for treatment of general cuts and bruises and lacerations. He was released after emergency first aid attention." (The Lebanon Express)
July 8, 1951: "A mid-afternoon fire Friday completely destroyed the Grenz and Grenz sawmill on Tangent rd. about one mile west of here(Lebanon).
The sawmill, recently purchased by E. G. Hadsted of Salem, had been inoperative for the last two weeks while undergoing remodeling. The owner has planned to open the mill shortly.
Hadsted discovered the fire burning in a motor beneath a conveyor. Attempts by him to quench the blaze failed and he called the Lebanon fire department. The fire raced through the building and had destroyed most of it before firemen were able to get to it.
The mill, valued at $25,000, was covered by $18,000 worth of insurance." (The Oregon Statesman)
The sawmill, recently purchased by E. G. Hadsted of Salem, had been inoperative for the last two weeks while undergoing remodeling. The owner has planned to open the mill shortly.
Hadsted discovered the fire burning in a motor beneath a conveyor. Attempts by him to quench the blaze failed and he called the Lebanon fire department. The fire raced through the building and had destroyed most of it before firemen were able to get to it.
The mill, valued at $25,000, was covered by $18,000 worth of insurance." (The Oregon Statesman)