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Condition of Crash Victim Reported to Be Much Improved Sunday. July 8, 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUKE MOT! - n 5 r , Salt Lake City (U.R) Phys V ' JWIWIIIBpEKTa , I " if jr --- t ;. . -" " ; ' ' " 7 IT'S BIGGER NOW Shown above is the front of the Big Y shopping center, which has Just undergone a $185,000 expansion and mod ernization program. The original Big Y open- ed in the fall of 1939 and the present estab lishment has been described as southern Ore gon's most modern store of its kind, accord ing to Sam Hersh, general manager. 151 -'.'I'w -yswT'w r' f 4 S, 'mutiv, , ni'!jfy -4 4 NEW ADDITION This 48 by 110-foot addl tion to the Big Y contains meat, frozen foods, dairy products and beverage departments as well as a branch of Swem's Record store and the Big Y appliance store. The expansion and i. i.vl iii .tirnH.n nm,;, - ,f, - ' j 1 Presses of Boston Post Stop for 1st Time in 125 Years Boston (U.R) The presses of th Boston Post ware silent Saturday for the first time In 125 years. Publisher John Fox announced Friday right that the : Democratic dally and Sunday newspaper had suspended publi cation. The announcement, mad for Tax by City Editor John S. Mannion, stunned the newspap er's 800 employees. It had been known for some time that the newspaper was in financial trouble but "We had all hoped for the best, one employee said. Mannion termed the closing "a tragedy." He posted the clos ing notice on the bulletin board at 8 p.m. ajtter conferring with Fox. "It's "all over," Mannion announced sadly to employees who gathered around him as he pinned up the notice. Fox said "all obligations, in cluding severance pay, will be honored." Attorney Chester G. Steadman, counsel for the estate of former publisher Richard Grozier, from whose widow Fox purchased the newspaper for $4 million in 1952, scheduled a meeting today with the Boston Kewspaper Guild and mechanics union representatives. Steadman told newsmen "the Post will not die" but refused to comment on any measures that might be taken to keep the newsapaper going. Asked if steps would be taken to revive the Post, however, he said "I'm only expressing what I believe to be the probabilities." He said Mrs. Grozier was "emo tionally upset" over the suspen sion of publication. The Post had been In financial traits for some time. Its daily circulation had fallen from 300, 000 four years ago, when Fox assumed ownership, to 274,000 last year, according to McHenry Brown, vice president and gen eral manager of the Post. The Post was founded in 1831 by Col. Charles G. Greene. In 1891, Edwin A. Grozier, former secretary to publisher Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World, became editor and publisher. Under Grozier's guidance, the Post became one of New Eng land's leading newspapers. modernization program was inspired by the store's strong need for more space. Sam Hersh made a six-month study of features in similar establishments in the Midwest, California and Seattle, Wash., before project got underway. Open House Slated at Expanded Big Y Center A $185,000 expansion and he said. Refrigerated space for modernization project at the Big Y Shopping center will be offi cially displayed to the public when the establishment holds a formal grand opening July 12-14. . i Since completion of the proj ect, many representatives of other stores have described the Big Y as southern Oregon's most modern establishment of its kind, according to Sam Hersh, general manager. Major Expansion Major part of the expansion program is a 48 by 110-foot ad dition housing meat, frozen foods, dairy products and bever ages. A unique feature of this section ii the plastic ceiling, which consists of 600 squares. Elue lights behind the dairy products case add to coolness of the atmosphere, Hersh pointed out. Highlights of this section In clude a 70-foot long dairy prod ucts and beverage case with 29 transparent doors and an addi tional walk-in refrigerated stor age area, 60-foot open case for frozen foods, 69-foot self-service meat section, 16-foot fish and delicatessan area and a new meat cutting room with a large view window enabling custom ers to see the establishment's stock of meat. Also housed in this section is the meat cooler, which has been doubled in size. In the beverage department there is a special window where empty bottles can be returned for credit refunds. Record, Appliance Stores At one end of this new section is a branch of Swem s record store and a Big Y appliance store. Hersh said the expansion pro gram was Inspired by the estab lishment's strong need for more space. He added that more space was also needed in the grocery department. Thus, both phases of the enlargement proj ect were done at the same time. The grocery department now has 260 feet more shelf space, pre-packaged fresh produce has been expanded from 31 to 68 feet and the former meat de partment space has been con verted into a paper products area. Three checking - out sta tions have been established in the shopping center, one at the south of the building and two more at the north of the build ing Each station is equipped with modern cash registers which emphasize speed as well as accuracy, he manager said. Seven Departments Hersh explained the shopping center contains seven separate departments and the Big Y in cludes 10 additional types of businesses. "There are close to 80,000 different types of items in the shopping center," he said, "ranging from straight pins to whole beef." It took Big Y per sonnel 72 hours to move and re locate the 13 carloads of mer cfiandise just in the grocery de partment while the changes were takfng place. The entire layout of the shop ping center is designed for max imum convenience to custom ers. Hersh commented. He ex plained he made a six-month study of features in similar es tablishments in the Midwest, California and Seattle, Wash before engineers were contacted for the expansion-modernization program. Hersh has been gen eral manager of the shopping center since last Feb. 15. The original Big Y opened in the fall of 1939. Features of the grand opening this week will Include free bal loons and, cotton eandy for the children, hot dogs, doughnuts, coffee, ice cream with strawber ry topping, pies and other gifts. "We have a lot of confidence in the community," Hersh stat ed. "Otherwise, we wouldn't ha'e put so much money into this project. We appreciate what the people have done for us and we want to make them welcome in our modernized shopping center." icians said Saturday the condl tion of 18-year-old, Jean Marg- etts, who survived nine days beneath a wrecked car in Parleys Csnyon, was "much improved." "She is asking questions about her whereabout, which hospital she is in and its location in the city," said a medical bul letin issued this morning by Latter-day Saints Hospital. "She spent a moderately rest less night," the bulletin said. Although she had a fever dur ing the night it was reduced by morning. Condition of her toes, on which some of the skin was affected by gangrene, was de scribed "about the same." Sips Water Miss Margetts is now able to take sips of water voluntarily through a straw. Some increase in diet was made today by her physician. Her general condition was still described as fair, but definitely improved." Physicians said it was too early to make an statement con cerning possible brain . damage but indicated this is sometimes a "complication of such cases and will be carefully observed for brain damage indication," the medical bulletin said. In an earlier bulletin released by the hospital, parents of the plucky girl denied she had made statements about her experience while trapped. "Our daughter has not yet made any statement regarding the accident or her recollection of any incident which may have followed," the parents were quoted by the hospital as say ing. John Duffy Appointed To Kiwanis Club Post John Duffy has been appoint- secretary-treasurer of Medford Kiwanis club. He succeeds Darell Huson, who resigned. Duffy is employed in the of fice of Conger-Morris Funeral home and operates the Duffy Recording service. Huson. who has been city treasurer, assumed the post of finance director under reorgan ization which went into effect last week. He withdrew from the Kiwanis post because of his heavy city work load. E. Ron Rice, division lieut- tenant governor, and Dr. Abner Clark, director of the Medford club, reported at a Friday noon luncheon on last's month Ki wanis International convention at San Francicso. The luncheon was at Rogua Valley Country club. No Forest Fires Are Reported This Month Timberlands in this area have apparently been fire-free since July 1 but officials at the Ore gon State department of For estry on Table Rock rd. are "keeping their fingers crossed. . Officials said a fire in an old sawdust pile near Ashland was spotted July 1 by a forester who noticed it from the road. The blaze was extinguished before any damage could result. They said conditions are still dry and Inducive to fires, but no others have started as yet. The Central Point Rural Fire department also reported that no fires have been reported to that station in the past several days. Portland Hospital Announce Rate Rise Portland (U.R) Seven ma jor Portland hospitals Saturday announced an increase in rates of $1.25 per day, blaming it on a general salary increase granted employes July 1. Minimum rate before the In crease was $16.25. Affected were Emanuel, Good Samaritan, St. Vincents, Providence, Holladay' Park, Physicians and Surgeons and Portland Sanitarium. They said the salary increase was necessary to keep apace of salar ies in industry. Training Classes Slated by Red Cross Daily training classes for Red ' Cross home service recruits will be held from 10 a.m. to noon be ginning Monday and ending Fri day, Red Cross officials reported Saturday. Conducting the sessions will be Mrs. Frank Fairweather, volun teer field consultant, and Mrs. Robert Keeney, chairman of Red Cross home service. The classes will be held in the Red Cross offices at the county courthouse. Mrs. Helen Wilson, executive secretary, will assist in the training. WAKE UP! 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