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Remodeling Plans
Began Last June;
Hew Firms There
Completion Announced
For Attractive Center
' The opening of the new Allen
Hotel Shopping and Service cen
ter, at Main and Front streets,
fa scheduled for tomorrow morn-
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' The project of remodeling and
modernizing the street floor of
the hotel front and interior of
the shops began in June, 1951.
Completion of the job was an
nounced yesterday by Ray Rob
inson, manager of Robinson
Brothers, in speaking for his
brother, Fred Robinson, owner
of the Allen hotel building, who
is out of town this week.
Three. New Businesses
Three businesses new to the
building now are in operation.
One is the shoe repair service
operated by Coy Bailey in con
junction with the shine and -shoe
dying business owned by Randy
Nichols. The combination shop
Is known as the Medford Shoe
service.
Grabow , Jewelers is another.
This shop is located in the for
mer Allen Hotel barbershop
which was in that location for
50 years. The barbershop, now
Fry's barbershop, occupies space
formerly a part of the hotel
lobby.
Pick's Apparel, a ladies' and
misses' casual ready - to - wear
store, which will open its doors
for business for the first time
Wednesday morning, is in the
former Western Union rooms.
Others There
' Other businesses in the hotel
building are the combined Star
cleaners and Crystal White
Laundry agency, the Gray Line
cab company; Bush's Health
Food store; William Frohn
mayer, real estate; and Robinson
Bros., as well as the Allen hotel
proper, managed and operated
by Carl Oesterich.
The modernization program
included a tile and glass front
ing for the ground floor of the
hotel and redecorating and re
furnishing of a number of the
hotel rooms. It also includes the
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Second Station MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1952 1-6
Pick's Apparel Shop for Women
Has Large Area, Unique in Oregon
Pick's Apparel, a specialty
shop in casual wear for wom
en and misses which opens to
morrow morning on East Main
street in the -Allen hotel shop
ping and service center, is own
ed and operated - by Ralph
Pickell. The owner has been as
sociated with the women's retail
clothing business throughout his
life, originally starting in the
business here in 1914 with the
late Clarence Meeker, then own
er of the M and M Department
store.
Large Area -
The new shop has about 2,000
square feet in floor space which
includes a large storeroom with
outside entrance facing Front
street. Dawn pink predominates
in the color, scheme, combined
with avocado purple, turquoise
blue, and an all-over pattern of
wall-paper featuring clumps of
purple avocadoes, greens and
white. The indirect lighting is so
Cab Firm Features
Radio Call Service
The Gray Line Cab company
has been operated at 5 South
Front street in the Allen hotel
building for the past year by Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur B. Cearley and
Edgar L. Jones.
- The company owns four cabs,
equipped with two-way .radio
service to expedite service to
patrons.
Slogan of the firm is "Taxi
Service Anywhere." Union driv
ers in livery are employed and
the company advertises that it
is fully insured. .
complete remodeling and redec
orating of all the shops. Robin
son Brothers store was enlarged,
giving more room and storage
space for their shoe department.
arranged that there are no shad
ows, and includes overhead light
ing on all apparel in the display
wardrobes which line the walls.
Associated with Pickell at the
store are Mrs. Rodney Schuler,
well-known in Medford retail
circles, and Miss Charlene Kin
caid, former Medford resident
who returned here recently from
San Francisco where she was
employed in the same business.
Connecting Door
A sliding' glass door between
the Pick's store and Robinson
Bros., is for the convenience of
Grabows Jewelers
Now in New Center;
Grabows Jewelers, which now
occupies the former Allen Hotel
barbershop location, is operated
by George G. Grabow, who has
been in the jewelry business for
30 years.
He said yesterday that he is
one of seven other jewelers in
the state who is a registered
jeweler with the American Gem
society. To gain; membership to
the society he studied an addi
tional two years above his orig
inal training and experience.
Members also must take yearly
examinations to keep abreast of
new gemological developments.
The society was organized 15
years ago.
Seven nationally known lines
of watches are sold at the shop
in addition to the complete line
of jewelery, silver dishware and
silverware. Grabow also special
izes Jn gem setting service and
watchmaking. " '
The firm moved to the new
location recently. ..
shoppers who wish to make pur
chases in both shops.
Pickell says his store is the
only one of its kind from Sad
Francisco to Tacoma. The shop
features casual clothing. of all
kinds for women, including play
clothes, dresses, jackets, blouses
and sweaters, in cottons, linens
and nylons. Included in the
stock also are lingerie and
hosiery.
Many Contractors
Join in Hotel
Area Remodeling
A number of contractors joined
to complete the job of remodel
ing and renovating the corner of
Main and South Front streets
into what is now one of the most
attractive service and shopping
centers in this part of the coun
try. '
The newly redone area, known
officially as the Allen Building
Shopping and Service Center, is
located around the Allen hotel,
formerly the Nash hotel, one of
Medf ord's best - known land
marks. Joining in the work, whicji
.began last July, were the fol
lowing firms:
C. E. Borg, general contrac
tor; Brownie's Plumbing and
Heating Inc.; R. G. Danielson,
plastering; E. A. Barnes, painting
contractor; Cormandy Electric;
Medford Plate Glass and Mirror
Co.; Medford Millwork Co.; Sel
by Glass company; Bruce Bauer
Lumber company; Waters and
Shopert, floor coverings; Brill
Metal Works; M. C. Linninger
and Sons;.M. E. Newman,, fix
tures; Ralph Miller, tile work;
and Elliott Cabinet shop.
Dead line Sunday Classified la at
noon Saturdays.
Fry's Barbershop
Newly Remodeled;
Has New Equipment
Fry's Barbershop, in the
former front lobby of the Allen
hotel, is owned by Fred Fry, Cen
tral Point, who has operated the
business since 1936. The shop,
completely remodeled, has all
new equipment, including five
red and chrome barber chairs;
and shampoo sinks.
The shop. Fry said yesterday,
is one of the most modern and
sanitary shops in the state, ac
cording to a state barbershop in
spector who called recently at
the shop.
In addition to Fry, who works
at the traditional "first chair,''
other regular barbers there are
William Schultz, who has been
in the trade in Medford for 50
years; Frank Boone, a barber
here since 1920, and James Ris
ley, who has been in the business
for 35 years. Fry also has been
a barber for 35 years. ' , , .
Health Food Store
New Firm in City
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bush
came here recentlv from Pripst
River, fda., to open the Health
Food center, facing Front street,
in the Allen hotel building.
Bush, who has had many years
experience in health foods and
vitamins, consults his customers
in reference to their health food
needs and 'problems and assists
those with special diets or who
are on restricted diets.
"Meatless meats" and "saltless
salts" are only a few of the spe
cialties of the store, and even spe
cial cosmetics and papaya tooth
pastes are parts of the stock.
Cold fruit and vegetable drink
concoctions for children . and
adults are sold by the glass at
the juice bar as well as hot veg
etable broths. There are health
breads, candies and books on
cookery, including those which
show how to prepare whole
grain baked goods. Some of the
other foods, stocked by Bush, a
biochemist, are untreated grains.
breakfast foods, and unsulphered J
fruit.
Robinson Brothers Long in Same Spot
Robinson Brothers, well
known man's apparel shop, has
been in operation in the same lo
cation at the far east side of the
Allen hotel, since February,
1946, when Fred Robinson, a co-
owner of the store, purchased the
hotel building. The hotel pre
viously was owned by E. T. Allen
who operated it for many years.
In addition to the complete
line of men's wear, the store
now has an enlarged department
of men's shoes.
Salem (U.R) Gov. Douglas
McKay issued a statement Mon
day designating the week of
April 7-14 as Marine Corps Re
serve week.
Dead Una Sunday
noon Saturdays
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Allen Building Shopping fir Service Center
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One of Oregon's Finest,
Most Modern, Most Sanitary
Barber Shops!
104 ALLEN BUILDING
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With Friendly Courteous Barbers
Who Know How to Serve You Best!
FRED FRY, Owner and Manager
Frank Boone Jim Risley
and Bill Schultz
REGISTERED JEWELERS O AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY
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SILVERWARE
Join With Our Neighbors In Celebrating The Opening of the Allen Bldg. Center
Special ! This Week !
Each Kirk Sterling pattern is distinguished for
weight; perfect balance and matchless crafts
manship ... and NO KIRK patterns are
DISCONTINUED. Inspect our array of sihrer- -ware
and choose the sterling by America's
Oldest Snvenmiths, founded 1815.
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Brilliant
COSTUME JEWELRY
Necklaces . . Earrings . . Bracelets Values from
$4.95 to $14.50.
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KITCHEN CLOCKS
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Assorted Colors $J)57
$7.14 Clocks 5)
TRADE-IN
$7.50 ALLOWANCE for your eld razor on a NEW
REMINGTON!
$1.00 ALLOWANCE for your old watch band on
a new one! . ' "
GENEROUS ALLOWANCE on your old watch en a
brand now one! ,
Finest Watch and Jewelry Repair service Diamond
Setting ... and all work done by a registered
Jeweler.
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Vhy tali chance when,
you step out to huy her
diamond? Instead of try
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and vain of diamond
hy comparing size and
price, we ouggeat that you
accept this invitation to
.come in for a talk aooat
diamond.
Diamond poMCM value
that are hidden from nn
. trained eye. That' why .
it will pay yon to go to
Registered Jeweler. Hi
pecial knowledge and
training will k a kig
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Lay-Away
A WATCH
for GRADUATION
"Perpetual Motion" Clock
Scien tific Marvel of Age
Offered for sale at
GRABOWS
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The amazing perpetual
motion clock, is made by
LE COULTRE. It runs
silently and accurately
without winding, without
electricity-powered alone
by. the unfailing daily
changes in the tempera
ture of the atmospnere.
This new Atmos, produced
to celebrate the factory's
anniversary, is priced at
" $175