Editing 1945

{{EventYearsInDecadeCat|1945|194|5|1930|1950|era=1900s}}

=Lane County=

*In [[1945]], the number of mills in [[Lane County]] increased to 124.

*The number of farms in [[Lane County]] was 5,232 in 1945 with an average size of 97.9 acres (U.S. Census 1945).

==Springfield==

*Through continued requests to accommodate the swelling population, a total of 100 priority housing allotments were available by the end of the war.

===Businesses===
By 1945 the list also includes the [[Bradford Mill]], [[M and W Woodworking Company of Portland|M & W Woodworking Company of Portland]], [[Clear Fir Lumber Products]], [[Yellow Fir Lumber Company]], [[J.W. Boeshans Lumber Company]], [[Summerbell Roof Structures]], [[Winlock Handle Company]], [[McKenzie River Shingle Company]], the [[Willamette Valley Wood Chemical Company]], and the [[Oregon Pulp and Paper Company]]’s logging operation unit. Logging companies listed that year included the South Fork, the Nash, the March, and the O.D. Upton logging companies (Salisbury 1945).

*In 1945, [[Borden’s Casein Company of America]] built a chemical plant to manufacture glue for plywood.

*In [[1940]], there were only three physicians in town. This number improved slightly in [[1941]] when a physician/surgeon and a dentist opened offices. A fifth physician opened an office in 1945.
===Education===

*In the spring of 1945, the school district applied for federal assistance to construct a junior high school and an addition to the senior high school; the grants were rescinded when all federal grants were canceled at the end of the war. The Maple, Hayden Bridge, and Mt. Vernon school districts voted to consolidate with the Springfield district. By the fall of 1945, over 1,900 students crowded the existing classrooms (Springfield News 1945).

===Organizations===

*In 1945, the [[First Christian Church (Springfield)|First Christian Church]] (built in [[1924]]) was destroyed by fire and the new Church of God was dedicated ([[Springfield News]] 1944, 1945).

===March, 1945===

*Signaling the development that was to come along [[Main Street (Springfield)|Main Street]] eastward toward [[Thurston area|Thurston]], the [[Paramount Market]] opened its new “supermarket” at the corner of Main and [[21st Street (Springfield)|21st Street]] in March [[1945]] launching what would become the [[Paramount commercial district]] ([[Springfield News]] 1943, 1945)

===August, 1945===

In August 1945, the [[Bank of Oregon]] purchased an existing building on Main Street for its future home, a two-story mercantile building was constructed on Main between [[6th Street (Springfield)|6th]] and [[7th Street (Springfield)|7th Streets]], three older wooden storefronts were replaced with modern buildings on Main between [[5th Street (Springfield)|5th]] and 6th Streets, and work was begun on the new [[McKenzie Theater]]. 

===October, 1945===

The [[Ben Franklin Store|Ben Franklin store]] announced its arrival in October 1945 (Springfield News 1945).

==Glenwood==

[[Glenwood]], which had been part of the district at one time but later split off, begins discussions about rejoining the [[Springfield]] school district.