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About Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1949)
IW0 Eu3e"e Fir. Salem and T rn Eugene.?? i tct LANE COUNTY BUSINESS ACTIVITIES Pag 4B Begistr-Gaard, Eugene, Or)., ThuM, July II, 1M9 BUCKLEY ,-4 r .' ..- i' 4 - ) '; Unemployed Payments in City Show a Startling Increase Paymtnta to unemployed per-1 which registered 81,488 for 1948 .one In th. county by th. .tat. ana only jmbb lor .. . . . 10,0 What la true of tate-pald bn- for tht first alx montha of 1949 fjtf )n Eugene fj so rf pay. were over twice as much aa the mets made to veterans through total for the full year of 1948. The Jthe office under federal law only lif?V$& i.5-y, isiJt'- I i v T i ' It rf Hi i'i i nfwi if I ' . M akf the increase is (lightly more. Vet erans received payment totaling 223 per cent of the 1948 figure. In 1948 they were paid $223,738, and In 1949 they have been paid $504,348. Adding: together atate and federal payments, the totals are 81,188,479 for 1949 and only $535,587 for all of '48. When the total payment are considered, the order of greatest Increase of unemployment be come Rosehurg, Eugene and Corvallis. Although the increase in state-paid benefit by Rose burg was smaller than Eugene or Corvallis, the city to the south had an extremely large jump In payments to veterans. Tutting the finishing touches on a kitchen cabinet Is II, V. "Hank" Winston, shop foreman. He has been with Westwood Furnishings for the paat two years. Owner Ed Wheeler discusses a problem, in the larger photo, with his cabinetmakers, Donald Milford, on the right, and Arven Strand. (Staff photos, Wiltshire engravings.) Feed Market Outlook Given Protein eoncentratea all remain hlgk with not much ohano of lower price so long aa the heavy demand oontlnues, local feed deal er report. drains are now In a period of adjustment from old erop to new and markets will not be clearly defined until new erop grain start moving in a larger volume. New wheat la beginning to move and prlcaa are down a bit. Deal era any that wheat la now selling below loan value ao it la hard to tall what it will do. The first cars of new erop mllo are expected by the first of next week. Canadian oat took a big Jump last week and offerings In thla direction were very scant. The Canadian marketa are aald to have a habit of changing very fast and some Hosiers feel that this maf mean the end of these oats in looal markets for a while. A big crop of oats will be har vested In th valley this year but It la very likely that the spring crops will be of poor quality, dealer say. If grey winter oats are In sufficient supply, the de mand from poultrymen may b good. Local Furniture Manufacturing Firm Is Moving Store Location figures are $084,133 as compared to 1311,849, according to a report Issued for the State Unemployment Compensation Commission. Corvallis Is the only area which reported a larger percentage in crease than Eugene for state un employment payments in the per iods under comparison, mere ore 24 reporting areas In the state. Payments for the entire state during the first six months of the year amounted to $9,751,013 as compared to $7,744,108 for all of 1948 or an Increase or approxi mately 125 per cent. Eugenes in crease adds up to approximately 219 per cent. Veterans, Too withtheexception of irccwaterj --ncVea's e for the first six months of 1949 as compared with the entire year be fore while Eugene showed 221 per cent and Corvallis 215 per cent. In the case of payments to vet erans, there were six areas in the state where payments to veterans for the first six months of 1949 did not exceed the 1948 total fig ure. Those areas are Medford, The Dalles, Pendleton, Freewater, Ba ker, and Interstate. Of the amount paid to unem ployed during the first alx months of the year, nearly 80 per cent went to those in seasonal indus tries that is, 39 per cent to log ging and lumber, 12.8 per cent to construction employees, and. 8.5 per cent to food processing plants. June Claims Guy Lang, manager of the Eu gene employment office, reports that in June of this year 1171 new claims for unemployment benfits were filed by him, as compared with 310 for the same month last year. Increases were registered in al most all other cities except Port land. Salem had 737 against 318 for June of '48, Roseburg 368 against 111, Corvallis 157 against 70. During the same month of June 1949, the Eugene office paid out a total of 3024 weeks of unem ployment as compared with 729 week in the month of June 1948. balem had 2196 weeks against t-? w T? " .Wwa i Willi BILL MOORE Business Analyst Loomis Armored Car Buys Local Firm The Loomia Armored Car Serv ice, Inc., opened an office at 115 East Eleventh Ave., Eugene, last week. They bought out the Ore gon Armored Transport which had maintained offices at that location. Loomis now extend to 15 cities on the Pacific Coast, with head offices at Seattle. Its fleet of arm ored cars consists of 68 vehicles, half of which number are in the northwest cities and the remain der In the firm's California operation. NEW SAWMILL The new sawmill constructed In Prineville by Floyd D. Stapp and his son, former Eugene lumber men, will begin operating in about two months. Machinery is now being installed. 1474, Roseburg had 963 against 475, and Corvallis showed 157 as compared with 70. Translated into dollar amounts, the Eugene office paid out $39, 734 in state benefits last month in contrast to only $7,621 in June 1948. This Increase of over 500 per cent Is the greatest Jump in payment recorded by any area office In the atate. At thla time last year, the loeal office was seeking bean picker. Thl week they have been turning away applicant for field work. Business News Analysis Firm Opens Doors -.d. and . -' I Leed's Shoe Store Has Health Plan Leed'a shoe store has announced that a new health Insurance pol icy will be established for the; benefit of employees. The plan ?ene' f'led tow provides medical, surgical i. me Fits', feZ 31 ,I common. T.n Bill Moor, former iugene Drouid medical. uri.l a Proctdur. 4 .k. rimi rinini? . ... . .. "small fa-n... i, sj Mwipiii.ii.wM hospital costs for all emoloyees ' sine rv,7 ; mt kin. customer information and report I ..... . . . " . ; , ce they have f. " ! Gusiuuw ... T0noiand their dependents, said Man-, the Pam. -"taSe, compiling wurit iui - leieji Water & Electric Board and the ager B. J. Swofford. jgiaph "wm?! it Fiisenis hsi announced me This nmeram i in orfr i nn . r v t opening of a public relations and advertising service In Eugene. Moore will specialize In the compilation and editing of inter pretive annual reports for public bodies and corporations of the lroner Willamette valley. He also plans at a later date to initiate; a weekly business news letter,! containing information on local market trends, business condl-i tions, building, Industrial produc-j tlon and other data of Interest of! business firms In the area. ! He will also do pamphlet and; catalogue compiling and direct 1 mall advertising, and assist In the preparation of radio scripts. His office is situated in the Ransom building, Room 9, 115: Eleventh Avenue East. He will j continue work for the Water &i Electric Board and the city of; Eugene, on a contract basis, at his new location. ' Moore was formerly associated with the Eugene Daily News and the Eugene Register-Guard staffs as reporter and news editor. He j also spent three years in news-! paper work in the State of Idaho, on the Idaho Statesman in Boise and the Daily News in Twin Falls. He attended the University of ' Oregon, This program is in addition to the organization's pension plan, FIRM FORmv ......... ...... r ... nnu. crater ... ...... rim w. paiu ior entirely Dy tne company, i gene, has flui " idea's is a suosiaiary of Edison ' poratinn nrl"f Brothers Stores, Inc., national la-! capitalization M Hies' shoe retailer, otipmtincr 9no aoI 200 J in 36 states and 115 cities. i nth. rt .V?1 Id " "IB oies' stores Oregon Chest Fund Set for 1950 Drive PORTLAND (PI Oregon Community Chest fund goals for j 14 statewide social agencies in 1950 total $525,833. Eleven of the agencies provide care for homeless, dependent and delinquent children. The USO, with a fund goal of $65,000, will be listed In drives in seven counties. PATS HIGH FOR EGGS ARLINGTON, Texas (U.B An Arlington merchant got a bitter taste of Inflation by paying $2 a dozen for eggs. He bought a case for $12 from a stranger and found later that only the two top layers of the crate were filled. The rest was empty and he was short by 24 dozen. , Ho Mattel How You Add It . . . you always receive the MOST for yooi Bd Dollars when you build your home with inn SIMPSON BOARD SHEATHING! Madeoflirtu c:i 1 J -I nr i.i. . . 6 uucrmjaru sueeia, xenuuH is easy 10 WOrkwiill J OHni 1-1 x r ,11 i;i .i . .'"1 on iHuur costs, iviui line tne way it km framework of your home firm and rigid; pmaa jurious moisture from entering vour walk. IA I INSULATING qualities mean cooler indoor tnJ tures; cozier winters . . . LOWER FUEL BILLS,! Talk it over witn us this week! VISIT OUR NEWLY REMODELED RETAIL SM niTfCTi.n.aPE TY1 Phone 5-2337 WettU Guti Weatwood Furnishings of Eu gene will move their retail (tore to a new location thla week at 72 East Eleventh Ave. This p clalty shop In unfinlahed furniture iiai been doing business at 26 West Sixth Av. for tht past three years. Owned and opratod by EJ Wheeler, th firm designs anc manufactures It own picea in small barn on the Lorane High way converted Into factory. The staff of three cabinetmakers works full tlm to turn out both tand ard item and special orders. About 80 per cent of th lln stocked by the itore la produced at the factory and th remainder, which dosn t fit in with the pro duction pattern of th shop, comes from other sourcca. Mostly Plywood Thla local enterprise fashions the great bulk of furniture from plywood, which la purchased in large sheets. Simple, modern lines, atiesslng the functional na ture of the furniture, character- Ire the production. Everything for the home la available, lucliuling cheat, tables, chairs, desk, bookcases, kitchen oahlneta, wall helves, wardrobes, corner cabinet and eva bed can be supplied. Their manufacturing; process utilises Auto or Personal CASH LOANS '100 1. '1000 a. C OMME RCIAt CREDIT PLaA.NF tawM . 1 TO S. W Monkoa Jt, fotlM i, Onoi EUGENE AGENW"" w"xamtt. t. ioo ; wiil every piece of wood or lumber that comes Into the shop. "What is left over from tht larger pieces, becomes exactly the right size unit needed for con struction of a smaller item," Wheeler explained. If a customer wishes furniture built to speclfia measurement, Westwood can accommodate him In fact, a large volume of the business consists of just such or ders. Special orders have been shipped all over the country and, just recently, a cabinet went to Honolulu. In the latter case, tht eustomer had visited the shop in Eugene and subsequently mailed an order to fill a special corner of the Is land home. Most of the out-of-town business is from customers who havt bun in the local store at one tlm or another. Ready to Go The stock is all sanded and ready for finishing. In soma cases, Westwood will do the painting or staining and a line of paint Is stocked for customer convenience. The company feels that county residents benefit from local manu facture since they escape the bur den of freight charges and the result is cheaper furniture. Wheeler la 2D and married, with no children. He waa born in Japan, where his folka wert in business, and came to this coun try in 1924. He received his schooling in Eugene, graduating in business administration from th University in 1943. Shortly tlierearter, the army claimed htm and he was dis charged three years ago with the rank of major. He purchased very soon after return to civilian Uf, the present business from Johnson's Unfinished Furniture Co. US Sets Record In Grain Exports WASHINGTON W United State exports of grain and itrain product for th marketing year ended Jun 30, were more than 18 per cent greater than the world record set by this country in the previous year. Th Agriculture Department said sports totalled the equivalent of 6S8.074.OOl) bushels or about 17, 892,000 long tons, compared with 588.000.0M busheli or 15,240,000 tons In the previous year. This record may stand for a long time. Exports for the current marketing year are not expected to reach It brcaus of Increased production aboard. Wheat nnd wheat products made up the uri-at bu'.k of the exports during the past marketing year, totalling the equivalent of 500, 521,000 bushels. Th department said S8 4 per cent of the past year' exports moved to V. S. oc cupied rones of Germany. 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