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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1956)
Friday. September 28, 195S Mann's elebrating Year ale HPT" v EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE With nil THIS WAS IT Times have changed, but this Is what Mann's looked like 46 years ago. Fea tured were free gloves to lady customers. The store then employed six clerks and had 3,000 square feet of floor space. It was founded by the late John C. Mann. r AFTER 48 YEARS Mann's Deparment itore, 14 North Central ave., now contains 31 de partments covering 27,000 square feet. The establishment in recent years has undergone an estimated quarter-million dollar moderni zation program Its "old country fair" anni versary sales event's will last until Oct. 31. Negroes Said Learning Less in Segregation Washington (U.R) A top school official says an iron cur tain betwen the races prevented this city's Negro children from learning as much in segregated school as they can now that elasses are integrated. The white educator said that the "cultural isolation" of the Negro was partly to blame for the large number of Negro stu dents found to be scholastically "retarded" when schools were Integrated two years ago. Dr. Carl F. Hansen, director ef senior high schools in the na tion's capital, expressed that view Thursday to a House sub committee Investigating school conditions here. "Because of isolation . . . the colored people failed to acquire as much as they could learn," Hansen said. "By and large the colored teachers . . . were denied the op portunity of learning from us,' he said. Stevenson Campaign Button Sabotaged Miami U.R) Democrats claimed "sabotage" and Repub licans chuckled today at the ex hibit of 13-year-old David Bu man. Tinkering Thursday with a three-inch campaign button he obtained at a rally for Demo cratic presidential candidate Ad lai Stevenson Tuesday night, the boy tore off the metal liner. The liner disc had "Ike and Dick" printed on it in 11 places. E. W. Jordan of Chicago, man ufacturer of campaign buttons, was contacted. He explained his firm had used scrap metal from some old GOP buttons as back ing for the Democratic buttons. Hawaii-Mainland Travel Tax Lifted Honolulu, T.H. U.R) Uncle Sam will abolish the 10 per cent travel tax between Hawaii and the mainland next Monday or most of it, anyway. The Bureau of Internal Reve nue took a literal interpretation of the tax-eliminating act. It said the taxfree travel applies only from the shoreline of Hawaii to the shoreline of the mainland and vice versa. In other words, only over the water. Therefore, the airlines must collect tax for the portions of the trip which are over land, and the shipping firms must col lect tax from the three-mile limit to the dock. United Airlines will charge passengers 13 cents tax per round trip on the Los Angeles flights and 19 cents for first 'County Fair' To Highlight Month Of Special Events Mann's Department store, 14 North Central ave., will be groomed for an "old fashioned county fair" during its 46th an niversary celebration Sept. 29 through Oct. 31. Featured during the event will be special merchandise mark downs, contests and 1910 style decorations. Contests for the public will include a "Sew It Yourself With Wool" event for women. The local winner will receive a prize from the company and will enter statewide competition in Port land late in October. Store Personnel Store personnel, who will be dressed in 1910 costumes, will compete for top sales honors. Two employee teams, the "don keys" and the "elephants," have been selected and their progress will be recorded on a large map. located over the clock on the main floor. A mustache contest for male employees is also planned. Special gifts to be presented to store customers will include a 105-piece pink linen ensemble valued at more than $100. During the "fair," decorations at Mann's will include old-time striped awnings, sales booths and overhanging French balloons of various colors. Mann's Department store, one of Medford's oldest retail estab lishments, was founded by the late John C. Mann, who pur chased the stock of Baker and Hutchinson's store In 1910. Mann was active in the company for many years. The store then had 3,000 square feet of floor space and handled dry goods and ready-to-wear for women. Six clerks were employed. Mann's now has 27,000 square feet and employs a regular staff of 65 clerks. The staff is ex panded to 80 clerks during rush periods. In recent years a quar ter million dollars has been spent in modernizing, installing equip ment and air conditioning the company's 31 departments. Special services to customers include free delivery, mail or der and special order services, charge accounts and gift wrap ping. President and manager of the company is John Moffat, who has been with the store for 43 years, except for two years when he served with the Army in World War I. He is active in civic work and is a member of the board of directors of the Rogue Valley Country club and Jackson County Savings and Loan association. Department Heads Department heads include Mrs. Marjorie Brennan. altera tions: Ken Howard, office and credit manager; Mrs. Phyllis Del laphain, beauty salon manager; Raun James, advertising and I "xf-'-X.l 1.1 f, I , I i ' A. ' f i p I AH. .!- J' J r fc -J. . f 1 class San Francisco flights. Matson Navigation company said its tax charges would range from 10 cents to $1.60, depend ing upon type of accommodations. wmmm if mi OCT. 26lh NO NEED TO BUY JUST DRIVE IN FOR FREE TICKETS! . jyg'ia " I,, ; 7,- .Jyy With Any Gas Purchase ANTI-FREEZE GUARDSMAN, Permanent with Ethylene Glycol Base TAKE AWAY PRICE only $2.13 gallon Installed in your car $2 49 per gallon FREE GUN OIL One 3-oz. can per per car with gas purchase ITS FUN TO BUY GAS AT If TOM 7On the Point' South Riverside at So. Riverside 4 h 3 JOHN MOFFAT President and manager of Mann's Department store is John Moffat (shown above), who has been with the store for 41 years. He is on the board of directors of the Rogue Valley Country club and the Jackson County Savings and Loan association and is active in other civic work. display; Ed Culbertson, men's wear; Harry Barker, fabrics, bedding, linen, draperies, toys and houseware; Mrs. Alto Pruitt, cosmetics, accessories and gifts; Mrs. Mildred McCarty women's ready to wear; Mrs. Elsie Narre gan, hosiery, lingerie and in fants' wear; Jerry Stambaugh, shoes; and Mrs. Jean Jaeger, millinery. Assistant buyers are Mrs. Don na Doyle, Mrs. Suzy Montgom ery, Don Piatt and Bill Moffat. Mann's has several long-time employees including Mrs. Nar regan, who has been with the company 33 years, and Mrs. Pruitt, 27 years. Saleswomen with long service records include Mrs. Margaret Brown, 25 years; Mrs. Dollie Miller, 14 years; Mrs. Leona Bestul, 17 years, and Mrs. Claire Proctor, 13 years. v ' Jobs for Handicapped Talked by Committee Plans for a county-wide cam paign to encourage employment of the physically handicapped were discussed by the Jackson county committee of National Employ the Physically Handi capped last night. Means of awakening employ ers to the benefits of employing those persons with physical dis abilities, but still able to do a job beneficial to employers, oc cupied much of the discussion. Posters, radio, television and newspapers will be utilized to make citizens aware of the pro gram, set for the week of Oct. 7, it was pointed out by Col. Arthur M. Savard (ret.) chairman of the county committee. Use Tribune Want Ad JOHN C. MANN The late John C. Mann purchased stock of Baker and Hutchinson'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. Mann was active in the store for sev eral years. Events Prior To Ship Collision Demanded New York (U.R) An attorney representing $4 million in dam age claims demanded from the Stockholm's third officer today a minute-by-minute account of the events prior to his ship's collision with the Andrea Doria. Attorney Leonard Matteson claimed that the Swedish liner Stockholm, which rammed and sank the Italian liner Andrea Doria with a total loss of 50 lives July 25-26, customarily broke international navigation rules by traveling at full speed in the fog. Third officer Ernst Carstens Johannsen denied Thursday that it was the Stockholm's practice never to reduce speed in fog re gardless of its density. About 15,100 hotels provide meal service for their guests. "more of everything good". CONSUMES Vll I SERVICE BUBtAU I xPARENTS . MAGAZINE ,. V 1 V i --""" - m i-i,AM...M&ti When He Calls . . . He Has News ! The gentleman you see in the picture above is a Cadillac salesman. He is placing a telephone call to a citizen in his community to pass along some news of a very special nature. He is calling to tell of the wonderful opportunity that exists today to become the proud and happy owner of a new Cadillac car. First of all, he will tell of the unusually generous trade-in allowance that he can give at this particular season. Then he will reveal some wonderful and surpris ing information about how quickly delivery can be obtained on a new Cadillac. - And then, time permitting, he will recite some of the other practical aspects of Cadillac ownership. He will talk about the car's relatively modest cost ... about its amazing dependability and endurance . . . about its remarkable economy of upkeep and operation . . . and about its marvelous resale value. And we feel almost certain that, with so much logic on his side, he will have little difficulty explaining why this is the "time of times" to make the move to Cadillac. Within the next several weeks, this gentleman or one of his colleagues might well be calling you. And when he does, we hope you'll remember that he has news! We think you will enjoy talking with him. And we think you'll be gralcjul that you took the time to hear what he has to say. For he will be calling with the most inviting automotive story of the year 1 SKINNER'S GARAGE 143 South Riverside Medford Phone 2-6264
