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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.
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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
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Matson Navigation company
said its tax charges would range
from 10 cents to $1.60, depend
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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