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Friday. September 30, 195
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEW
Mann's (Department Store Will SiHark 45th Anniversary With onth-ILong SaDe
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Birthday Events
Slated to Start
In Store Saturday
Mann's Department store, in
Medford sgnce 1910, will observe
its 45th anniversary Saturday,
Oct. l: The event will be mark
ed by a store-wide sale which
will continue through Oct. 31.
Mann's, one of the oldest retail
stores "in southern Oregon, was
founded by the late John C.
Mann .who purchased a small
store in the same building the
firm now occupies. At. that time
the store covered 3000 square
feet of floor space and employed
only six people.
Store Modernized
-"In5 recent years Mann's have
spent " nearly a quarter-million
dollars in modernizing, air con
ditioning and installing equip
rnent, according to store offic
ials. The present store occupies
27,000 square feet of floor space
and has 31 departments. Mann's
regularly employs 65, persons
and the staff is increased to 80
luring rush periods.
Free delivery service, mail
' order service, special order ser
vice, charge account privileges
and a free gift wrapping service
is offered to shoppers.
Although the store has chang
ed, several of the old time per-
sonnel still remain. John Mof
fat, present owner and manager,
has been wth Mann's for 41 years
with the exception of two years
service" with the U.S. Army dur
lng World War I. Employees
who have seen much of Mann's
growth are Mrs. Elsie Narregan,
who has been with the store for
34 years; Mrs. Margaret Brown,
22 years; Mrs. Alto Pruitt, 25
years; Mrs. Leona Bestul, 16
-ealis; Mrs. Claire Proctor, 11
years and Mrs. Dollie Miller, 13
years.'.;. "
To Wear Costume
q Many of the ' sales staff will
don old-wme apparel for Mann s
anniversary event. The costumes
will be designed by the em
ployees and a Vrize will be
swarded for the most original
costume. ' '
Mann's 31 departments are
managed and merchandised by
Mrs. Mildred McCarty, Mrs.
Elsie Narregan, Mrs. Alto Pruitt,
Mrs. Dora Carnall, Lewis Way
hum, Jerry Stambaugh, and
Harry Barker, new menswear
buyer. Assistant buyers include
Mrs. Donna Doyle, Mrs. Suzy
Montgomery, Mrs. Leona Bestul
and Don Piatt. '
'. Other department heads are
Ken Howard, office and credit
manager; Mrs. Marjorie Bran-
nen, alteration department; Mrs
Phyllis Dellaplain, beauty sa
lon, and Mrs.' Eileen Mole, ad
vertising and display.
On The Side
By E. V. DURLINO
(Distributed by King Features
Syndicate, Sne.)
The telephone of a prominent
New Yorker was tapped for a
period of four ' months and he
didn't know it. All the conver
sations he carried on over his
telephone were recorded by. a
group " of ' wire tappers. How
about the conversations you
have made over your home and
business telephone in the past
four months? Would you care to
have them made public? How
about ycrar wife? Have all her
telephone calls been discreet?
Sidettghts
. The only actor in the Hall of
Fame is Edwin Booth. The only
song writer, Stephen Collins
Foster . . . The real first name
Of Phil Rizzuto, Yankee short
stop, is Fiero. . . . Am asked:
"What is the so-called 'dead
man's hand' in cards?" Answer
is: Two nairs, aces and eights.
The hand held by ."Wild Bill"
Hickok when shot by Jack Mc
Call at Deadwood, S.D., in 1876.
Test
u Here's ax test for, young old
timers. In what plays were the
following famous lines spoken:
"That's all there is, there
n't any more." 2 "Vas you
efer in Zinzinnati?" 3 "Smile
when you say that." 4 "The
world is mine!" 5 "If you don't
vant her, I vant her." 6 "Come
on' Remorse! 7- "Take back the
universe and give me ' yester
day." mong the Married
i It was that brilliant commen
tator on life among the married,
Helen Rowland, who observed:
"It's as Ktrd to get a man to stay
home after you've married him
as it was to get him to go home
before you married him."
Asides
"Lawyers are never roman
o 0ic That's what, a legal secre
tary says. She should know. Still
Ovid, who wrote that monumen
tal work titled "The Art of
Love," was a lawyer. . . . Tom
my Lyman, the perennially pop
ular night spot tenor, says the
iong he is currently having the
most success with is "Foolishly
Yours."
Passing By
I Max Gordon. Veteran Broad
wayite. Producer of more hit
Slays than any other living stage
OLD STORE Mann's Department store as it appeared in the founder and president of the firm until his recent death. At r ID
late 1920s. At the extreme right of the group is John C. Mann, the far left is John Moffat, new president and manager. - ,j ff 'L J
1' 1 Xr II MODERN STORE Pictured is a portion of store unerwent a vast remodeling program '
Of y jtp 1 6 m0Cm Maim'5 '6imrtmen sre' ' e four years ago.
' ' f CX NEW DEPARTMENT HEAD Ferry Seambaugh, buyer for foot- jfWy? J?? jT P C5
Jm& wear at Mann's, welcomes Harry Barker to the store. Barker, for- Iff, fSX'''
I ffiimt' merlv of Macy's in Kansas City, is now in charge of the mens- I " f-jfe?5A SJji
h; ifUsr , i c0 vear department. I nr-'. ' ' k.-jHi g-' j
I I I 9 r .1 I - II , W5S : . :i ,:!S: 3
BUYERS -Mrs. Dora Carnall, buyer for millinery; Mrs. Alto . ' - ; ' ! -&w "jk-r J ?
Pruitt, buyer, and Mrs. Elsie Narregan, buyer, admire new Fall " i. Jf '-saf - - T- 3 3 - sM" tT W
merchandise for Mann's Department store.-. SgZ. 1,.. 'Pp'' ' ' I fr'
I, - , C :4'?' ' . ! MANN'S INTERIOR Linen department and '-.at Mann's.. The interior, of the store was on
' ' ;j jm ? ' - 4-5 WP f ij accessores occupy' a nortion .of the main floor ' pletely remodeled four years ago. .. ;
(&-: ' ! t.'-SL ' ' '- - ': Parents Detained '" ' '' . ' :
m ' . forChi,d Neglect f) fl .
I II V I i 1 f$lm$$)r ,Jf M charged with contributing to the "Sliill I JaLliJAMI'
I ' W l II II l?rii'? A I!;rfewl dependency of minors. He said , - . NBM'xJ
JOHN MOFFAT John Moffat,
associated with Mann's Depart
ment store for 41 years, is now
owner and manager. Active in
civic clubs aijd events, he "is on
the .board of directors of the
Rogue Valley Country club and
the Jackson County Savings and
Loan association.
JOHN C. MANN The late John
C. Mann purchased the stock of
Baker and Hutchison's store in
1910. The; store occupied a 50
foot frontage at that time and
was devoted, to women's ready-to-wear',
and dry.' goods. Mr.
Mann was active in the store
until his death ; ,
producer. Among the innumer
able successes he produced were
"Three's a Crowd," "The Cat
and the Fiddle," "Design for
Living," "Roberta," "The Wom
en" and "The Solid Gold Cadil
lac." Max is a brother of Cliff
Gordon, clever vaudeville mon
ologist of the yesteryear who
was billed as "The German Sen
ator." Asking
Queries fronj clients. Q. Was
there a play about psychoanaly
sis called "Suppressed Desires?''
A. Yes, sir. It is a one act play.
Produced many years ago. Written--by
Susan Glaspell . and
George Cook. . . . Q. Who was
the original Gibson Girl? I say
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. My oppon
ent says Annabelle Whitford.'A.
Original Gibson Girl was . the
wife of. the artist, one of the
beautiful Langhorne girls from
Vyginia. A sister of Lady Nan
cy Astor. Evelyn Nesbit posed
for the Gibson picture, "The
"Eternal Question." Annabelle
Whitford popularized a song
titled, "That's Why They Call
Me the Gibson Girl."
Strength in Korea
Will Shift to ROK
Tokyo U.R) Communist
China's anounced withdrawal of
six army divisions from North
Korea during October will tip
the; military balance in-.favor of
the Republic of Korea' and its
U.N.' allies, an informed source
said here today. '
American officers said before
the announcement by Peiping
radio that the Communist and
anti-Communist ground - forces
in Korea were equally balanced
at about 775,000 men each.
Thus,' observers said, a new
troop reduction by the ' Chinese
Communists would leave the
U.N. side in the stronger posi
tion from - the standpoint of
manpower.
THAT MAN AGAIN
- Milwaukee (U.R) TV-minded
four-year-old Cheryl Ann
Kamps, has her own version of
the days of the week. -, It goes,
"Monday, Tuesday, Disney," she
told her mother: . ; : ,
BUYERS Left, Lewis Wayburn, buyer for toys, houseware, dra
pery, bedding, linens and fashion fabrics for Mann's. Center, Ken
Howard, office and credit manager. Right, Mrs. Mildred McCarty,
buyer for ladies ready-to-wear, t ' .....
Registration Climbs At Oregon Colleges
Portland U.R) Registra
tion figures at Oregon's colleges
continued to climb upward to
day. The State Board of Higher
Education said the increase was
15 per cent over' last' year in-,
stead of the eight per cent boost
expected.
Oregon State had the biggest
jump, with '5916 enrolled by
Wednesday. This was 900 more
than on the same day last year.
Other figures included: Ore
gon 4721 to 4242 last year; Ore
gon College of Education, 703 to
606; Southern Oregon 741 to
644; Eastern Oregon 569 to 463
and Portland State 2498 to 2180.
McMinnville Doctor
Dies in Auto Wreck
McMinnville, . Ore. (U.R) Dr.
Philip A. Arling, 47,' of McMinn
ville, was killed here last night
when his car smashed headon
into the pillar of a railroad un
derpass on Highway 99W.
Police said Dr. Arling was
alone in his car.
. Dr. Arling is survived by his
widow, two children and a stepdaughter.
DR. DWAINE E. NELSON, D.M.D.
' DENTIST
Wishes to Announce the Opening of.
His Offices in the Medical-Dental Building
at
832 East Main Street, Medford, Oregon
Practice Limited to Extractions and Oral Surgery
PHONE 2-5483
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Home Office Eugene -
Astoria U.R) Police today
were holding Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Rabell Jr. who officers said
locked up their three small chil
dren while they went out oh. a
spree. .
District Attorney T. E. Brown
hill said the Rabells had been
charged with contributing to the
dependency of minors. He said
one of the children, five-year-old
Cheryl Ann, was found in
side a low cage in which she
neither could sit down nor stand
up. Two-year-old Rodney Lee
was found in his crib which was
covered with filth The other
child, seven - months - old Can
dace Rae, was on a davenport,
held in by chairs.
Brownhill said the children
were Mrs.-. Rabell's by. a previ
ous marriage. The father, James
H. Crabtree, lives only a block
away and told officers he knew
of the conditions in the 'Rabell
home.'
: Police arrested the Rabells in
a local bar. ' They were being
held under $2000 bail.
COURT INTERRUPTED '".
Denver (U.PJ No one minded
the bailiff's constant interrup
tions of Superior Judge Mitchel
Johns' court Thursday. The bail
iff was announcing the inning-by-inning
score of the World
Series game for the judge, the
counsel and the jurors.
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Phone 2-4472
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