Study
All ' questionnaires for the
cancer prevention study made
by the Jackson county unit,
American Cancer Society,
have been returned to the
Portland . headquarters, ac
cording to Mrs. Walter Gar
ner and Mrs. Jack James, co-
chairmen for the study
The Jackson county 1,000-
family canvass is a part of a
17-state study throughout the
nation which will include
documentaries from one mil
lion families. An extensive
questionnaire was presented
each family contacted.
Data from the confidential
stuay will be used m a six
year study of selected fami
lies to help establish possible
trends in cancer occurrence.
Additional questionnaires will
Panel Discussion
Set by NOMA Here
A panel discussion on "The
Necessary Qualifications of
Applicants for Office Jobs"
will be held Monday, Feb. 22,
at the meeting of the Medford
chapter, National Office Man
agement association.
The meeting will be held at
Southern O r e g o,n college
Britt Student hall, at 7:30
p.m.
Panel members will include
A. R. Leavitt, personnel di
rector, California Oregon
Power company, Medford; A.
C. Fries Jr., manager, U.S.
National bank, Ashland
branch; Stewart Hopper, in
structor, Eagle Point High
school; John Hryze, . office
manager, Josephine General
hospital, Grants Pass; and
Mrs. Ethel S. Schultz, Naumes
Equipment and Fuel company.
Mrs. Schultz, moderator, is
chairman of the education
committee, which is in charge
of the evening's program.
Discussed will be rules re
garding applying for office
jobs and what is expected of
the applicants who wish to be
come efficient workers.
Students, teachers and all
other interested persons are
invited to attend.
Flying Object in
Alaska Is Neieor
Anchorage, Alaska - (DPD -The
Alaskan Air Command in
dicated Friday the unidenti
fied flying object sighted over
northwestern Alaska last Sun
day was an extremely high
speed, white-hot meteor.
The Air Force said it is be
lieved the object was travel
ing at a much higher speed
than any known satellite, and
due to this speed, missiles
and rockets were ruled out.
Dr. Christian T. Elvey, di
rector of the geophysical in
stitute at the University of
Alaska, concurred in the Air
Force findings.
Eagle Point Man
Appears in Court
Albert Milton Brown, Eagle
Point, appeared in district
court Thursday on charges of
assault with a dangerous wea
pon and was bound over to
the grand jury.
Brown is being held in the
Jackson county jail in lieu
of $2,500 bail. He is charged
with assaulting Carl Milton
Hoist, Camp White.
m
Questionnaires for
Cancer Prevention
Are Returned
be mailed to participating
families as cancer trends be
come noticeable, the cochair
men explained.
Head Research Group
Heading the Medford re
search group are Mrs. Ray
Frisbie, Mrs. Ralph Thomp
sen, Mrs. Joe Beach, Mrs. B.
Brandt Bartels, Mrs. Alexan
der Dumas and Mrs. Irene
Grigsby. Mrs. Grigsby was
complimented by the Jackson
county unit for contacting 50
families on her own. Each re
search leader was to contact
10 others, who in turn would
contact 10 families or more.
County research leaders in
cluded Mrs. William Dawkins
and Mrs. Sid Ainsworth, both
of Ashland, who enrolled 160
families; Mrs. C. O. Long and
Mrs. "John Baldwin, Talent
area; Mrs. D. H. Giles, Griffin
Creek; Mrs. Leon Offenbach
er and Mrs. Marcel LaPinec,
Jacksonville-Applegate; Mrs.
Richard Bartuss, Shady Cove;
Mrs. C. Norman Gail, Gold
Hill; Mrs. Earle Jossy, Eagle
Point, Mrs. Leo Hoag, Pros
pect; Mrs. Hazel Engle, Rogue
River; and Mrs. Wilton White,
Central Point.
The research leaders are re
sponsible for contacting each
family in their area annually
to check addresses, employ
ment changes and other data.
The Jackson county unit
plans to show a film on can
cer called, "The Other City"
the evening of March 22, and
the morning of March 23 at
the Holly theater, Medford,
and the morning of March 24
at the Varsity theater in Ash
land. This is a free showing
for men and women.
Social Workers
Conference Slated
Portland-The Annual Con
ference on Social Welfare will
be held March 7 and 8 at the
Sheraton-Portland hotel here,
according to President Jack
Glass of Eugene. More than
500 are expected to attend.
The conference member
ship is composed of profes
sional social workers and lay
persons who are interested in
social welfare and community
betterment and membership is
drawn from all sections of
Oregon.
Principal speakers will be
Professor Donald S. Howard,
dean of the school of social
work, University of Cali
fornia; Professor Herbert
Bisno, department of sociol
ogy, University of Oregon;
and Miss Gladys Dobson, di
rector, school social work de
partment, Portland Public
schools. ; "
The National Association of
Social Workers will hold its
annual breakfast Tuesday,
March 8, at the Sheraton
Portland hotel in conjunction
with the conference.
School of Blind
Subject of Program
The Oregon School for the
Blind will be the subject of
"In Our Care," a weekly
documentary series on state
institutions to be shown at
11:30 o'clock this morning on
KBES-TV, Medford.
This is the fifth in a series
of television reports produced
for the Oregon state board of
control by the general exten
sion division of the Oregon
system of higher education.
jj "struggling artists" mm
1 art I
show "' I
I coming in 2 weeks, Saturday,
I I march 5th, girls community ; .
g club, medford with free If:
H g ' door prizes. g-fe
P paintings by
victoria staley and
d. m. staley
( "mother and son" show)
also see a picture that
sold for $45,000.00
(reproduction)
for free brochure write
staley art show
genelec lodge
eagle point
BY GEORGE WE'VE DONE IT AGAIN!
Oil ONE DAY OF EACH YEAR QUR BUYERS TELL THE TRUTH! THEY HAVE
LET A LOT OF STUFF LIE AROUND AND PILE UP ... NO ONE'S FAULT
BUT THEIR OWN, SO TAKING THEIR LITTLE HATCHETS IN HAND THEY
HAVE CHOPPED PRICES WAY DOWN. HURRY, LIMITED QUANTITIES!
WASHINGTON'S
BIRTHDAY
WE'RE
CHOPPING
PRICES!
MEN'S WEAR
(Habardasher's
Headaches)
BUYER: EMOTIONAL ED CULBERTSON
ASST.: DUBIOUS DON PIATT
PACK up your troubles in OUR old
kit bag (and for gosh sokes take ,
the kit bag with you). Three only
famous make soft side suitcases .
charcoal colors.
Regular 19.95 12.88
Regular 25.95 1688
Prices plus tax
THREE ONLY rubber coated rain
pants carried over from Valley
Forge. Famous make. Regular 8.50
ASSORTED odd sizes in men's belts
just looking for a home with some
assorted odd size men. Mostly small
and large sizes. Regular 1.50
to 2.50
DON'T look any farther . . we have
itl (But what is it?) One only dresser
top pocket parker . . . lots of room
for the junk in your pockets. Reg
jlar 5.95
WE WERE expecting an invasion of
the "little people" . . . we're loaded
with p o I i s h ed cotton pants
in size 29 waist ... 10 pairs. Priced
regularly to 6.95
BE BRIEF ... the briefest man's
brief yet. . . Size small. Two only.
Regular 1.50
THIS NOTICE is directed to men who
wear size 40 or size 44 waist. Boxer
style shorts. 10 pair only. Regular
1.25 -
ONE ONLY, Tuxedo shirt. This is a
real George special. Size 15. Reg
ular 7.50
WE HAVE a buyer's nightmare. .
2 fancy robes that don't want to
leave home. Size medium. Steal
these reluctant beauties while you
have the chance. Regular 15.95
2.00
66c
50c
1.00
9
99c
5.00
1288
THREE ONLY authentic period pieces.
. . . men's sportcoats. Size 37, 39
and 40L. Spirited to go where you
go. Regular 29.95 .
THESE famous make dress shirts
are not guaranteed to make you
famous but you'll be wealthy with
what you save. Regular 4.00 &
5.00
WAR SURPLUS (From the Revolu
tionary War, of course) 10 only
flannel shirts, size medium. Submit
a bid in quadruplicate through the
proper channels or just take them
away at this price. Regular 3.49
and 3.98 j
WE CANNOT tell lie, we bought
'em. They didn't sell, we're sick of
looking at 'em. 10 only wash and
wear polished cotton slacks. Sizes
29 thru 34. Regular 4.98
HELP) I I We didn't need any help
when we bought these, but we
sure need help new.' . . men's argyle
sox. Just help yourself at this price!
Regular 59e pr. .
DID YOU ever see pair of polka
dot flannel jump-in-jamas? Well we
won't attempt to describe them
(it?), (him?), (those?). . . anyway
size medium. Regular J.95
' ARE YOUR ears cold these frosty
mornings? Can you wear a small
sized hat? Then try nice big hat
and your troubles will be over.
Our famous . make hots. 7 only.
Regular $11 and $13
WE HAVE two only men's V-neck
slipover sweaters which were our.
1.00
1.00
2.00
21c
99c
5.00
2.00
10"
chased before Christmas and re
turned afterwards by a nice little
old lady from Pasadena. Bilious
yellow in size 36. Orig. 11.95
LET'S MAKE this a really big sale.
. . so here goesl SIZE 48 all wool
twist trousers. . . How big can you
get? Regular 20.95 ,
IT IS REPUTED that this suit be
longed to George Washington i
his leaner years. This is a brow
wool flannel with a real (home
spun look) Size 39 long, (with two
pants). We cannot tell a lie, this
suit is not worth more than 59.50
in any store in town. Regular
45.00
17
32
(bop 00
RED
DOMESTICS
(Haunting Home Hints)
BUYER: HORRIFIED HAL SCHMECHEL
ASSTS.: RELIABLE LEONA BESTUL
HELPFUL HELEN RUPERT
WE THOUGHT legalized gambling
was coming back so we stocked up
on card tables. Ideal for poker,
black-jack etc. We now need the
stock room space. Be a gambler buy
one of these tables.
Regular 12.95 and 11.95
Regular 8.98 4.
8.88
6.88
FIRE DEVIL charcoal starters. . . we
thought these would be too hot to
handle but it seems even the devil
didn't want 'em. Regular 1.98
LIVE LIKE A KING. . . we have one
King Sized TV tray set that we
special ordered for King Farouk
but he had to leave the country in
a hurry and didn't take it. Regular
29.98
DO IT YOURSELF. . . live danger
ously. Two authentic outdoor bar
becues. . . indigestion guaranteed.
Regular 9.98
22c
1444
4.44
6.66
i
1.50
7.77
8.88
1.00
1.44
ONE ONLY. . . white utility table.
. . . mobile. If you have utilities
that need to be mobilized, buy this!
Regular 14.98
DO YOU remember when Mann's
opened some fifty years ago? Well
we just found some sheets in the
back stockroom that were to go
an sale for that opening. Of course
by this time they are slightly ir
regular percale too! Twins and fulls.
If perfect 3.39 & 2.99
HEIRLOON BEDSPREADS. . . and we
ain't joking. Four of them and we
have had them so long that they
are really heirlooms (and collection
items too!) Why don't you collect
one of these? Regular 13.98
WE WERE crazy about quilted bed
spreads and thought you would be
too! But it appears that we were
really way out because we still
have a few hundred of them left.
They are slightly soiled from lying
around in odd corners. Twins and
full sizes. Regular $12.98 & 10.98
DO YOU have a washing machine?
Then you are just the person to
buy these very dirty window panels.
Regular 1.89 & 2.29
WE HAVE some very tired Tier cur
tains. Please won't some human
itarian give them a home just to
cheer them up? Regular 2.66 to
6.09
OBNOXIOUS drapery remnant
... I think some of the rem
nants are still here from a drapery
job we did at Mount Vernon. So-o-o
use them for dust cloths, scrub rags
... anything. Now 50
and more of reg. price.
DO YOU have a window that needs
draping? Sized anywhere between
86" and 150"? Well we have a
traverse rod just that size. The cord
is all knotted and a few screws
missing. Regular 4.98
1.00
Also Assorted curtain rods your choice-
10c
HOW wrong can one be. . . we
thought you would like pretty col
ored taffetas but since these beau
tiful Kelly Green, Orchid, Rose t
Teal colors have been here a cou
ple of years we are beginning tt)
think you don't. Regular 79c .
WE WENT wild ever woolens. . .
the wilder the pattern the better.
But you ell said you wouldn't wear
them to a dog fight. So if you
have another sporting event coming,
up. . . Try these woolens. Values
to 2.98 yd.
33c
1.00
I CANNOT TELL A LIE. . . I really
must have had a hole in my head
when I bought these two pieces
ef red printed orlon and wool
jersey. Please help me out with
the boss and buy them. Regular
2. 98 yd.
REAL CRAZY COTTONS. . . we have
an .assortment ef the most gosh--awful,
outlandish, printed cottons
you have ever seen. Drop in and
have a good laugh for yourself.
Values to 79c yd.
WE WANT way out for outing flan
nel. We wish we were out of it
right now. If you need any I can
get it for you wholesale!
Regular 49c yd
THE BOSS said I should be wearing
stripes for buying these. But I still
think they are pretty. Table cloths
of wide, wide stripes in every color
- imaginable. They kind ef remind
one of a rainbow.
52x52, reg. 3.98 J
60x90, reg. 6.98 . !
1.77
33c
4 yds.
I.
1.88
3.88
3e? &o$qv
CROSS BLOODMOBILE
NOTIONS -ACCESSORIES-GIFTS
(All the little mistakes)
BUYER: DOUBTFUL DORIS CALDWELL
ASSTS.: PROCTOR & BROWN
(in Cahoots)
REAL GEORGE values right from
Martha's antique cupboard. . Peo
ple Bottles, (don't ask me what you
use them for), Gawdy glass sets.
(with orange and blue stripes yet!).
Vinegar and oil jugs, apothecary
jars. You might find a use for some
of this junk. You name it we have
it MJm'rm tiritJ of them. . . Buv
some. Add to your antique collec- Jq
tion.
THAT former Art department buyer
must have had spots before her
eyes when she selected these Sa
fari pillow kits. Only 2 left. Make
a cushion for your pet. He might
appreciate the design. . . we don't.
Regular 6.98
HEEL AND TOE YARN, crocheting
thred, tatting stuff. Donesn't quite
date back to the winter of Valley
Forge but you might expect to
find this bunch of things in your
attic. Some salesman really had a
fast line of talk. Do you want them?
We don't.
ONE ONLY EVENING CAPE. . .
headed for a Hollywood vacation?
Why not go in style, be the belle
ef the ball. Someone bought this
navy and white cape to sell for
6.98. . . What a laugh, you can
have it for
TO GO with the cape are some
very dirty white formal gloves.
Maybe you can shake hands with
George while you're in Hollywood
(Goebei that is). Oh, by the way
the gloves are size Vh. Regular
5.49 pr. :
WE HAVE some horribly styled ear
rings. There's nothing nice we can
say about them.
Regular 1.00 & 2.00 plus tax
ARE Your eyes bad? Are the bugs
getting the best of you? George
says go to Mann's. . . you'll find
the right notions for the right job
there! Just scads of little mistakes
such as:
Needle Threaders, regular 1.00
Slug a Bug, regular 89c
1.49
to
1
59c
11
Cards, packed, notes and stuff
Sweater Bags, regular 88c
FIVE ONLY Ivy League Dickies. They
were white once. They've been in
and out of the drawer too many
times. Take them home and fill up
your drawers. , You might find a
use for them, you never know!
29c
BOY'S WEAR
(Delinquent Specials)
BUYER: EMOTIONAL ED CULBERTSON
ASST.: DUBIOUS DON PIATT
Our strong suit is suits. . . suits
to suit any boy. 5 only, wash and
wear suits in sizes 15 to 20. Suit
yourself to this ene. Regular
22.50
BOY'S sportcoats and suits to please
that little . Sizes
4, 7. 8, 10. 12. Regular 15.95
BE EARLY! The early bird catches
- the worm. Catch these. Western
straw hats. 10 only Regular 89c
MOUNT VERNON was never like
this. . . colored jeans for boys.
Checks and solids. Sizes 8 to 12.
Regular 2.98 '.
YOU WONT find reference to these
in any history book but they date
back quite a ways. . take these
T-shirts away! Sizes 6 thru 14.
: Regular 2.00 .
TO BE perfectly honest. . . we don't
know why these didn't sell out
completely. Boy's Ripon slipper sox.
Sizes 6-7-8. Try keeping their
feet warm at this low price! Reg
ular 2.59
9.99
6.99
9c
1.00
66c
1.00
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AT RED CROSS BLDG., TUES., FEB. 23RD,
to
IK
i ...4 1
J
FOUNDATIONS
LINGERIE
(Figure Fibs)
BUYER: KAUTIOUS KATY ESP
ASSTS.: NANCY, RUBY, IRENE
DIANE PATS-A-PAIR
I I
AND
CALLING ALL WIVES. . . Do your
husband's legs need covering? Does
ene look at his boney knees upset
you for the day? . . if so come
in to the ladies hosiery department
and buy him a pair of bermuda sox
in a horrible navy blue color with
cable stitches yet!
10c
NYLON tricot and lace in exciting
dreamy blue. . . complete luxury,
luxury for what? Wait till you see
these chemise. . original chemise,
we don't mean to wear on the
outside, we mean for unrir.
BOUFFANT SLIPS . . . these aren't
just soiled, George and his men
pitched them ' for tents and we
haven't had time to wash them.
BRAS ... we bought the out sizes,
like BIG man! . . . like BIG. Then
we Bought the teensy weensy sizes,
like WHERE man, like WHERE! And
we have some of these "Like BIG"
end "like WHERE" sizes left. Take
your pick
DID YOU ever wear a girdle that
felt like a straight jacket? Come
en, George, tell the truth. . . maybe
you really need ene. Well we have
some you can try for
STRAPLESS BRAS ( Guaranteed to
stay up. . . We mix our own glue)
Just try one of these bras and see
how stuck up you feel, large sizes
only.
DID YOU ever see green legs walk- '
ing? Well we did! The day we
bought these emerald green hose
we were really having a dream.
So try a pair, take 2 they're small.
(Other shades to excite you also)
. . per pair
lc
29c
KIDS AND
SMALL ANIMALS
. 15c
.09c
.01c
.44c
LADIES COTTON VEST,, just what
George ordered to keep warm at
Volley Forge, Hal
RED WOOL and orlon ski top, just
the right color if you want to help
the yell leaders at the Black Tor
nado games.
9
1.99
LITTLE girls anklets. . . pink and
blue orlon. I don't knew why moth
ers don't like them. I'm at my .
wits end trying to figure this one
out. Help me eut or they'll be here
for next year's George sale
BONNETS FOR BRITAIN. . . what
else could we have in mind when
we bought four million bonnets.
. Velvet bonnets, nylon bonnets,
corduroy bonnets, pique bonnets for
boys. Just in time for the Easter
parade.
WRAPPING BLANKETS for babies,
puppies, cats or dolls. We don't
care if you wash the car with
them. One. thin dime ... one tenth
ef dollar. '
1.00
10c
SHOES
(For Fretting Feet)
SHOES (For Fretting Feet) Men's
House slippers . . . we iust bought
toe many operas. New really money
saving prices. Regular to 4.99 .
WOMEN'S HOUSE SLIPPERS. Toe
many were bought. We goofed.
Now you can buy them at a new
low price. Reg. 4.99
WOMEN'S SPORTS Brown, black and
red. Seme saddles, some slip-ens.
Regular to 7.99
3.00
2.00
4.08
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mi! p
READY TO WEAR
(Fashions?)
BUYER: DELIRIOUS DONNA DOYLE
ASST.: AMIABLE AUDREY MOCABEE
1 Only wool coatt . . . nice worm
Mats for the nice warm days ahead.
Doris loved them once but was
Tioved to another department before
.he had time to tell them.
tegular 69.95
Ve're doing better this year in our
ain coat department. Only 5 left
ver, we asked our customers not to
3uy them so we could give them
away on Washington's Birthday.
Originally 22.95 and 29.95
Suits . they were beautiful way
sack in 1959. Everybody loved them,
tven our new assistant in Ready to
ear. She says give them away on
5eorge Day.
1 Only Regular 69.95
1 Only Regular 55.00
3 Only Regular 45.00
19c
19c
50c
25c
1.00
1.00
29c
Every American woman should have
3 mink even if it is only a mink
llar. For Washington's birthday i
inly we will throw in a satin lined
orlon sweater with ea c h collar.
3 Only Sweaters with Mink collars..
Originally 22.95
Bulky sweaters ... we cannot ted
i lie, sure we have a few bulky
iweaters left over from fall. Mostly
gold. We have had them so long the
iris call them antique gold. Take one
along with you if you are going to
Squaw Valley for the Olympici to
keep cozy and warm.
5 Only Originally 16.98-14.98
3 Only Originally 11.98-12.98
4 Only Originally 9.98
Skirts ... if you ere a buyer in
antiques, look us up. Any of the
tolesgirls, Grace, Ruby, Dollie Miller,
3oltie Lottie, Carmen or Bonnie who
work in this dept. Even the "skirt
ack is antique. We just can't sell
them! Originally 13.98 and 14.98
Houses . . . you should see eur table
if odds end ends. Some adds, all
right. If you ere cute and little like
size 30 or 32 we have just the
blouse for you. 24 enly
Audrey says it's time to have en
sbituary column (Idea swiped from
1958 ad). This is eur obituary on
sportswear that decided to die'
'ather than fade away.
1 ONLY Velvet jacket. Regular 8.98
2 ONLY Fake fur jackets. Originally 12.98
4 ONLY Bulky sweaters. Originally 16.98
and 17.98
4 Rayon blend checked jackets, Orig. 7.98
and 8.98
4 Wool blend jackets. Originally 10.98
7 All wool jackets. Originally 14.98
10 Jeweled sweaters. Origin. 10.98 t 12.98
5 Jackets & Weskits, Values to J12.99
4 Weskits (Plaids), Originally 7.98
9 Capris & Jamaicas, Values to $12.98
Hostess Coats and long Robes. We
really went overboard en these.
Suess it was the styling and luscious
Fabrics. If Santa would have had
'This is my Girl" card in his pocket
at Christmas time we wouldn't be
molding the bag new. 7 enly.
Originally 25.00 to 45.00
9c
Formats. Saturday we had three, to
day we have two. long formals that
n be mode short by just a snip.
Sew feshions, light green end tur
quoise. Correct sizes, wrong colors.
Or vice versa.
Originally 30.00
Here are 32 dresses that Santa didn't
have time to deliver. He left
them at Mann's for us to sell. Many
styles li sizes. If we don't sell them
n Washington's Birthday ene may
se in your surprise package this
rear for Christmas.
Values 22.95 to 45.00
. . never again will we
lave so many lovely dresses left on
sale rack. Doris was promoted to
buyer and moved to the first floor
so she no longer has to look at
them. Now it is eur place to try to
sell them. Help us out!
Values 17.98 to 49.95
We i had many white uniforms,
new because of age they are tattle
jrey. If they are yeur size you can
wash them in Woolite and presto
fiey will be like new again.
Regular 14.98
2 Only. Values to 5.98
1-6 P.M.
30
00
10
00
25.00
25.00
25.00
9.00
. 9.00
7.00
5.00
7.00
44c
6.00
6.00
11.00
5.00
7.00
9.00
700
1.00
1.00
1.00
15
00
10.00
15
00
10
00
3.00
1.00
t