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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1958)
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1958 Section 2 10 Pages Ceremony to Mark Ward's Opening Here Wednesday Th 30th anniversary of the Medford Montgomery Ward company store in its newiy nHoipH Viuildine will be marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday noon with Mayor John Snider and Chamber of Commerce presi dent Otto Frohnmayer par- The store at South Central aw and Eiehth st. will have been in "Medford 30 years this October. A rwmpnint? sale will be held from Wednesday noon until May 24, according to Medford Manager Joe Mater ie. Several contests are plan ned for store patrons during the first days of the sale, he Carnations and tickets for the "Wishing Well" will De dirn awav to everyone en- ..ino front doors, where hostesses will be stationed, the manager said. Key cases will be given to people who visit trc nnol and Dlayground equipment display in the store parking lot, ne aaaea. The lot is located at the rear of the building on Bart- lett st. An entrance has been made from the parking lot to the store for easy custom er access. Materie said. ctration Planned Several demonstrations dur ing reopening are plannea. Cooking by Bev Lyons of the faiifnmia Oreeon Power com pany, Shopsmith tools, Sun beam appliances, sewing nw .hino: autn spat covers, paint, ;hini flv-tieine and outdoor ... barbecue demonstrations will be given, Materie noted. Total rost of the remodeling will run. about $150,000 ac cording to the Medford man- 4rrA manaffer. - CJ The store is the firm s first nna nn the west coast to com- lou a -remodeling crogram in 1958, Lee explained. He said the company is present ly attempting to either remod el, rehabilitate or rebuild all branch stores.. . Work on the Medford store building started last October and has continued through the past seven months. The store has remained open tor dusi- feature in the build ing is a complete installation rf air-rnnditioine throughout. Eight units which are capable of cooing a total of 90,000 foot nf air ner minute have been installed on the roof of the building. A store-wide cvstpm of fluorescent lighting which furnish two to . three timps more lieht is also new. TVio huildins has been repaint ed and repapered throughout also, according to Koy f-ee, Ward official from the Oakland regional of fice who supervised the worK. Assisting him was Al Thies, nf tho same office. An Honartments in the store have been changed by mov ing, enlargement or reduction of the size the volume of sales marrants.- Materie said. Con siderably enlarged are the rtranprv and curtain depart ments, babv and girls' cloth ing and the fashion depart ments. Several new lining rooms have been constructed, he said. TsTpw disDlays for bathroom equipment have been built in the store. A service station has been opened directly be hind the store on Bartlett st. with the old service station at the rear of the building turned into a larger J shoe department, he expiain- Montgomery Ward officials present for the opening wui be Western Regional General iTanatfor "E. E Peterson. Oak land; Merchandise Manager . D. Ward, Oakland; and Dis trict General Manager W. R. Burk. i Reservations Open For Barbecuers Reservations may still be made for the chicken barbe cue training school to be held in Medford Friday, May 23, from 9:30 ajn. until 3 pjn. Representatives from any nrsanization or group in the area may attend the school which will include approxim ately three hours of instruc tion with the balance of the period devoted to the actual barbecue by trainees. Lunch aill he the chicken barbecue. A minimum registration of 95 is necessary to hold the school. Interested persons should contact the extension office in the county court house rjrior to May 15. Regis tration fee will be charged to cover the cost of the dinner plus a manual. , Black was once the stan dard color for automobiles. Now only a small percentage GRAND OPENING HOURS WEDNESDAY ...12 Noon to 9 p.m. THURSDAY :....v9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. FRIDAY ..... .9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. SATURDAY 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. MEDFORD, OREGON PHONE SP 3-7301 o GRAND OPENING 12 NOON WEDNESDAY WED. MAY 14 through SAT. MAY 24. Come in . . . see our newly remodeled store. Demonstrations going on all day, every day. Values aalor e! 9 carnations! For the first 500 women in our store on Wednesday, May 14. a balloons! Plenty of balloons for the children. Just ask for one. door prizes! Valuable prizes every; day. Nothing to buy in order toir LIGHTING. Modem as tomorrow. Designed to make your shopping easier! AIR CONDITIONING. $h.P .. comfort on the hottest summer dayl (Wishing Well Entry Blanks can be deposited any day from Wednesday through Saturday) ?70 TIRE SERVICE STATION. Modem Q equipment for your convenience! PARKING FACILITIES, ou.. lot is directly behind the store. 1 t EXPANDED DEPARTMENTS. More merchandise and better selections! DECORATIONS and FIXTURES. Q Youll enjoy your shopping more at Wards! Hore are some of the People at Wards-Plm Many More Not Pictured Who Will Be Happy To Serve Yout Stolti. Agihfrrt Mono9ri L J. Materia, Monagar. ( . . M.ooi sow. im to .N,:t. . . 'Xt Zr'Z l llWj,, 3 l '9 -..'j tVl 60 ,?a nfcRON - To , "" C REGULAR 591 f """' fro REMEMBER - WARDS OPEN AT 12 NOON TOMORROW - REMEMBER! of passenger cars are black.
