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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, April 20, 1958 S A Breath-Taking Vista! High on a hill-top this beautiful 10-story Manor with 284 apartments will rise, affording a sweeping panorama of the Rogue River Valley. What finer setting can you possibly imagine for YOUR new Manor home, where friendly and con genial surroundings go hand-in-hand with comfort and security. If you are nearing the golden time of retirement and seek the ideal place, let us drive you to the top of Barneburg Hill and show you incomparable vistas, from the Manor site. Baker. Edith E. Bennett, Charles A. 1 Agent Standard Ins. Co. Supv. John Hancock f : v Mutual Life Ins. Co. L-S Uil The '. KUE j&m ff Lope gation attached to inquiring about Roaue Vallev Manor. We realize that there may be other details you will want to know. Just write us fully and frankly. We will reply promptly. WALTER M. HIGGINS Executive Director, Rogue Valley Manor Temporary Office First Methodist Church, , Medford, Oregon or Phone SPring 3-3691 VAULSY ASSOCIATION UNDERWRITER Burpee.. Jack F. Dist. Mgr. Northern Life Im. Co. Caldwell. William M. C. A. Occidental Life The R VALLEY MANOR! J&", " j ' LgtaSSiiu j Iff 1 Carlon. Donald W. Agent Standard Ins. Co. Chase, Don M. Surety Life Ins. Co. Asst. Mgr. sl sC " Crick. Joseph G. Special Agent Provident Lit Cummings, Jack V. ' Agent Prudential Ins. Co. of America These Life Underwriters, collectively as an association and Individually, are working for the development and speedy completion of the Rogue Valley Manor program. They are generously contributing their time and effort to this worthwhile enterprise as a community service and without compensation. They firmly feel that one of the most important things in life is human welfare, a philosophy expressed and practiced daily by members of the Association. They believe, too, that the Rogue Valley Manor project is of great economic importance to all who live in southern Oregon. The'immediate Impact of a $5,500,000 investment and continuing payrolls and expenditures resulting from this enterprise will help greatly to strengthen the economy of this entire area. We salute President Bill Abbott, Secretary Don Carlon and the Life Underwriters! PRESIDENT BILL ABBOTT SAYS: The Rogue Valley Manor represents one of the finest plans to guarantee retired and semi-retired people a wonderfully independent new way of life with the promise of dig nity, comfort and security for so long as they shall live. Read These Facts Concerning The Rogue Valley Manor MEMBERSHIP FEE The Membership Fee varies according to the size of the apartment you choose, from $6,800 and up. This fee is for a home you will be proud of, and completely at ease in, for the rest of your life. The fee covers basic furniture (you are free, of course, to bring your own well-loved pieces) and furnishings, such as wall-to-wall carpeting, blinds, and in most apartments, a kitchenette. LIFE-CARE PLAN The life-Care fee covers personal services fur nished to Rogue Valley Manor members. These include meals and medical care, flat laundry service weekly, heavy house cleaning, utilities. heating and air-conditioning (both under your personal control through room thermostats in the apartments), free bus service to downtown Medford and many other comforts and necessi ties. Life-Care is paid for monthly by a fee based on the current economy, at non-profit, minimum rates. The fee is to be $110 per month for or iginal members when the Manor opens.' FINEST FOOD At Rogue Valley Manor members will be served by uniformed waitresses in the spacious, car peted dining room with large view windows. Tables will seat 2, 4 or 6 and you may freely choose where you sit and with whom you dine. Dining hours and menus will be flexible. If you require a special diet, your meals will be pre pared under doctor's orders in the Diet Kitchen without any extra cost. There are always the facilities of your apartment kitchenette for in formal entertaining, or for occasions when you don't care to use the dining room. MEDICAL CARE At Rogue Valley Manor medical care will in clude services of our staff physician, services of staff nurses on duty day and night, use of in firmary and room care if confined to room. In our infirmary we will be able to care for 40 persons in bed at one time; in private, or in two-, three-, or four-bed rooms. We cannot per form any surgery or extend any of the so-called true hospital services, such as laboratory work ' or X-rays. We do, however, care for members who may have heart attacks, strokes and other older-age ailments. We also provide, without additional charge, convalescent nursing service for members after surgery, or broken bone set ting, regardless of the time involved. Essentially we feel that our medical plan offers about 90-95 of the care needed by most members, .(included in the fee) and that only occasionally will any member need outside medical care. O There are many advantages In being among the first on the Rogue Valley Manor mem bership list. We will be happy to discuss YOUR retirement program with you and show you how moderate the long-range in vestment in gracious living can be for YOUI jy mmmmmm J 'T tjj)i Cnrl, Clifford W. Agent Business Men s Assurance Co. Cutting, Dave C. Northern Life Ins. Co. 4 I. Fabrick, Glen L, Standard Ins. Co. Gastineau, Gerald M. Dist. Mgr. Equitable Life Assurance Society Hopkins, Curtis L. Ins. Consir. Aetna Life Ins. Co, McCullougb, Glenn G. A. Provident Life Ins. Co. Organ, Robert H. Great West Life Assurance Co. AM V mi. '4 0 0 ' s Safley, Wayne H. Agent Aetna Life Ins. Co. Salade, William A. Phoenix Mutual Life Ins. Co & .lmAM ff'J sg dgi fib "" .'"3 f' fi'$ : K; - i p i 0k mEM- pWi fB wJL Wip EUiott, Robert A. Dist. Mgr. Conn. Mutual Llfa Ins. Co. Ellis, Paul W. Sr. Agent Prudential Ins. Co. of America Sears. Fred F. S. A. Prudential Ins. Co, of America Savard. Arthur M. Agent Equitable Life Assurance Soc Schmidt, C. R. Asst. Mgr. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co, Sodaro, Alfred A. Dist. Mgr. United Benefit Life Ini. Co. Webster. Joseph H. G. A. United. States Life Ins. Co. Wilkes, Virgil R. Agent Stat Farm Ins. Co. Wise, Raymond S. Dist. Agent Northwesters Mutual Life Ins. Co. J