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MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1961
Local and
No Car Found-City firemen
were dispatched to Table Rock
and Midway rds. about 5:45
a.m. yesterday when a car fire
was reported They searched
the vicinity but could find no
car on fire.
Grandson - Mr. and Mrs
Maurice Daniken, Greenville
111., are the parents of a son
born Jan. 11, weighing 73t
pounds. The mother is the for
mer Miss Betty Severson
daughter of Mrs. Jean Barbe,
S25 South Ivy st.
.
Money Taken - Approxi
mately $15 was taken from a
cash register at the Rolling
Pin BaKery, 1242 North Cen
tral ave., Saturday afternoon
according to city police. Police
are looking for a man who
was seen in the store earlier
the same day.
Fire in Wall-Firemen wore
summoned about 9 a.m.
yesterday when fire started in
a wall at the Eben S. Riley
home, 410 Charlotte Anne rd.
The fire was at the point
where the stovepipe entered
the flue. Riley extinguished
the fire, according to firemen,
who reported minor damage,
Transformer Shoris-A tele
vision set was damaged exten
sively by fire about 4 p.m.
yesterday at the Howard
Chapman home, 137 North
Oakdale ave., when a trans
former in the set shorted, city
firemen said. They said a
small spot on the rug was
scorched and that mnor
smoke damage occurred.
Complaint To Be Filed-Two
vehicles, operated by Charles
Arthur Romine, 30, of 333 Ed
ward St., Mcdford, and John
Martiri Tichenor, 17, of 1317
Reddy ave., collided Saturday
night on Highway 99 near the
state police headquarters, po
lice reported. State police said
that a complaint will be filed
against Romine. Reports show
that the Romine vehicle was
in the outside lane of the high
way and attempted to make a
left turn in front of the Tiche
nor car.
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Personal
Convalescing -Surgery pa
tients convalescing at Crater
Osteopathic hospital are Ira L.
Jones, route 1, box 64D, Cen
tral Point, and Mrs. William
B. Purrier, route 1, box 44B,
Rogue River
'
".cement - A one-car acci-
acni occurred in Ashland over
tlie week end, police said to
day. At 4:05 p.m. Saturday,
Ronald Wendall Kirsher, 16,
of 595 Lit Way, Ashland, lost
control of his car when a front
tire blew out and the vehicle
went over the curb on Granite
St., hitting a fence at 440
Granite St., police said.
Patients - Convalescing at
Sacred Heart hospital follow
ing surgery are Mrs. Clyde
Ashinhurst. 526 Bessie st
Mrs. Emma Donnelly. 3053
Merriman rd.: Mrs. John J.
Hankins, 109 Lewis st.: Miss
Mary E. Kenyon. 15. daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Kenyon, 1980 Buena Vista rd
and Mrs. Lionel L. Wall, 1920
Burnett rd. Medical patient
there is Miss Eileen Neese.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.'
Waller Neese, 683 Pitt View
rd., Central Point.
Classes Start -Registration
starts tonight at the Medford
YMCA for a series of arts and
crafts classes for both children
and adults to be sponsored by
tne city of Medford Recrea
tion department. The classes
are offered free of charge, and
win include such subjects as
graphics, painting, drawing,
ceramics' and basic sculpture.
The instructors will be War
ren Straus and Ed Logan.
Hours of registration are to
night, from 7:30 to 9:30
o'clock; Wednesday night,
from 7:30 to 9:30 o'clock: and
Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon
and from 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Grants Pass Man
Is OAPA Chairman
Don Benjamine, Grants
Pass, has been named chapter
chairman of the Rogue Valley
chapter, Oregon , Association
of Public Accountants.
Other 1961 officers elected
were Gaylord Tice, Grants
Pass, vice chairman; and Fred
Kruggel Jr., re-elected sec
retary. Officers will preside
for the first meeting Monday,
Jan. 16, at the Mark Antony
hotel, Ashland, at a 7 p.m. din
ner meeting.
It was also announced last
week that Ray Pence, Med
ford public accountant, was
elected district governor for
the southern Oregon area at a
Every Tuesday
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LADIES 25c
MEN 50c
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BREAKS GROUND Mrs. Charles Walker,
Jacksonville city eouncilwoman, is shown
above operating the controls of a backhoe
that was used to break ground for the new
$750,000 shopping center on Jacksonville
highway this morning. The crowd of people
were on hand to attend the ceremony and
to walch the children participate in a treas
ure hunt. A little girl, Paula Harper, found
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FRIDAY SPEAKER - James
Watt, Washington, D. C, will
speak Friday, Jan: 20, at the
First Church of Christ, Scien
tist, 100 Windsor ave. Watt, a
member of the Christian Sci
ence Board of Lectureship,
will speak on "Christian Sci
ence the Science of Christian
ity." During World War II he
served as a chaplain in the
U. S. Army.
board meeting of the slate-
wide group last month.
At tiie same time, Benja
mine was reappointed to the
state board of accountancy for
1961. Kruggel was also named
to act as assistant state direc
tor of the National Society of
Public Accountants.
Portland Produce
Portland fUPD Dairy Market:
Eees To retailers: Grade AA ex
tra Inrjje, 55-58c; AA larpc. 53-55c;
A large, 52-53c; AA medium, -19-50c;
AA small, 39-42c; cartons l-3c
additional.
Butter To retailers: AA and
grade A prints. 70c lb; cartons lc
higher; B prints. 68c.
Cheese, medium cured To
rtnilers: A erade cheddar single
daisies, 46-51c; processed American
cheese, o-in. ioat, lo-tttc.
Portland (UPH Dressed
chickens N'o. 1 grade dressed to
retailers; Fryers whole drawn. 3."j
37c lb; cut-up. 40-43c lb; hens,
heavv tvpe whole drawn. 3!)-43c
lb; light-type hens, cut-up, 33-35c
lb.; whole, 28-30c lb.
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OBITUARIES
JANE HOTCHKISS
Mrs. Jane Hotchkiss 67, of
208 Vancouver ave., and a
resident o Medford for the
past 14 years, died in a local
hospital Saturday afternoon.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in
Chapel Mortuary with the
Rev. D. E. Millard of Eagle
Point, officiating. Interment
will be in Klamath Memorial
park in Klamath Falls at Z
p.m.
Mrs. Hotchkiss, the daugh
ter of James and Mary Miley
Houghton, was born in Brook
lyn,. N.Y., on Feb. 25, 1893.
She was married in New York
on Dec. 27, 1916, to Everett
Hotchkiss, who survives. The
couple came to Oregon 43
years ago and settled in Vale.
They moved to Klamath Falls,
where they lived for several
years before coming to Med
ford 14 years ago.
Besides her husband, Ever
ett, she is survived by two
sons, Everett Hotchkiss, Car
michael, Calif., and Robert
Hotchkiss, Medford; two
daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Niol-
son, Portland, and Mrs. Betty
Jane Cool, Klamath Falls; and
nine grandchildren.
FLORENCE E. GREIVE
Hornbrook - Mrs. Florence
Elizabeth Greive, 92, Horn
brook, died Sunday in Siski
you General hospital where
she had been a patient since
June 3.
Mrs. Greive was born April
10, 1868, in Humboldt coun
ty, Calif. She is survived by
two sons, a daughter, four
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are
being made by Girdner's, of
Yreka.
JOHN McCARL
John O. McCarl, a resident
of Jacksonville and a former
employee of the U. S. Forest
service, died in Jacksonville
this morning. Funeral ar
rangements will be announced
by Chapel mortuary.
GEORGIA DICKERSON
Funeral services for Geor
gia Dickerson, 71, of 111 Clo
ver lane, who died Jan. 13,
were held in the Hillcrest
Mortuary chapel, Monday af
ternoon with the Rev. Elvin
S. Tollefson, Ascension Lu
theran church, officiating.
Committal was in Hillcrest
Memorial park, Conger-Morris,
funeral directors, in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Dickerson was born in
Huron, Kan., Jan. 22, 1889.
On June 12, 1905, at Atchin
son, Kan., she was married to
Eugene B. Dickerson who pre
ceded her in death. She had
made her home In this com
munity since 1953.
Survivors Include two sons,
George Dickerson, Bremer
ton, Wash., and Maynard W.
Dickerson, C a n o g a Park,
Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Vir
ginia Pittack, Bremerton,
Wash.; a sister, Mrs. Clifford
Gulley, Los Angeles; and a
cousin, John Wilson, Medford.
JOSEPH A. SMITH
Funeral services for Joseph
Smith, 92, of 20 Lincoln
St., who died Jan. 14, will
be held at the Perl Funeral
home Tuesday at 2 p.m. with
Hie Hev. lumen fc. Lull, pas
tor of the First Assembly of
God church officiating. Pri
vate services will be held at
the Siskiyou Crematorium.
Mr. Smith was born in
Union Town, Ore., on May 12
1868. and is survived by sev
eral nieces and nephews.
EDITH MARY BAKER
Ashland - Edith Mary Ba
ker, 66, of 315 .Iaple St., Ash
land, died this morning at
the Ashland hospital. She was
bom in Byron, N.D., Nov. 19
1894.
Funeral arrangements will
be announced by Litwiller'j
Funeral home, Ashland.
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the $50 treasure but she got away before
anyone could find out who her parents were
or where she lived. The new building, to be
constructed behind the present Matlack's
market, will be known as Wcstgale of Med
ford, and will house a large food market
and delicatessen in addition to other busi
ness facilities.
LESLIE R. COOMBE
Leslie R. Coombe, 87, of
79 Scenic dr., Ashland, died
yesterday in an Ashland nurs
ing home. Mr. Coombe had
been a resident of Ashland
for 50 years. Funeral arrange
ments will be announced by
the Ashland Mortuary.
IVA L. AYERS
Mrs. Iva L. Ayers, 71, of
135 North Eighth St., Central
Point, died in a local hospital
Monday morning. Funeral ar
rangements will be announc
ed by Conger-Morris, funeral
directors.
A. E. (SHORTY) TURRELL
A. E. (Shorty) Turrell of
Amy St., Central Point, died
at his home Sunday evening.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by Conger-Morris
luneral directors.
REUBEN K. NELSON
Reuben K. Nelson died last
night at his home, 724 East
Jackson st. Funeral arrange'
ments will be announced by
Conger-Morris, funeral direc
tors.
MRS. GERTRUDE SPENCER
Mrs. Gertrude Spencer of
310 North Bartlett st. died
this morning in a local hos
pilal. Funeral arrangements
will be announced by Conger.
Morris, funeral directors.
LOTTIE WOODCOCK
Mrs. Lollie Woodcock, 90,
died Saturday in a Medford
nursing home. She was born
April 13, 1870 and lived the
majority of her life in Kerby
and Grants Pass.
She married Horace S.
Woodcock in Grants Pass in
1890.
Survivors include two sons,
C. W. Woodcock, Ashland,
and Q. A. Woodcock, Fresno,
Calif.; one brother. Fuller
Bennett, Kerby; two sisters,
Mrs. Lydia Adams, Kerby, and
Mrs. Elinor Glass, Walnut
Creek, Calif.: one grandson,
and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held at the Cave Junction
Methodist church, Tuesday,
Jan. 17, at 2 p. m. with the
Rev. John MacMurlrcy offi
ciating. Hull and Hull Funeral
home, Grants Pass, is in
charge of arrangements.
JENNIE YAHNER
Ashland Jennie Yahncr,
76, of 1821 Siskiyou blvd.,
Ashland, died Jan. 14 at the
Ashland hospital. She was
born in Madisonville, Ky. Oct.
8, 1884.
She had made her home
in Grants Pass since 1952 and
moved to Ashland last monlh.
She made her home here with
her brother George Goswick.
Survivors include two broth
ers, Goswick, Ashland, and
Olto Goswick, Grants Pass
Funeral will be held in
Rock Springs, Wyo. later this
week. Litwiller's Funeral
home is in charge of local ar
rangements.
RHODA ATKINS
Funeral services are pend
ing at the Perl-Funeral home
for Mrs. Rhoda Atkins, 71
who died this morning in a
local nursing home.
Barker'i announce with
ihoes are dead.
Births
CHRISTENSEN - To Mr.
and Mrs. Arion, route 4, box
461, (Applegate), Grants Pass,
Jan. 15, 1961, boy, 814 pounds,
at Crater Osteopathic hospital.
IGO - To Mr. and Mrs. Jer
ry, 207 N. St., Jacksonville,
Jan. 16, 1961, girl, 8'U pounds,
at Crater Osteopathic hospital.
JACOBSEN - To Mr. and
Mrs. Albert T., 1104 North
Central ave., Medford, Jan.
13, 1961, girl, B3a pounds, at
Rogue Valley hospital.
HANLIN - To Mr. and Mrs.
Donald R., 1456 Whitman
ave., Medford, Jan. 14, 1961,
boy, 8 '.4 pounds, at Rogue
Valley hospital.
Over-the-Counier
Western Stocks
The following bid and ask
ed quotations, from the Na
tional Association of Securi
ties Dealers, Inc., do not rep
resent actual transactions.
They are a guide to the range
within which these securities
could have been sold (indi
cated by the "bid") or bought
(indicated by the "asked") at
the time of compilation.
Common Stocks
Bid
Asked
S3';
24 id
25
113.4
473,i
24 "4
115 ,i
34 Vi
28
44 i
22 "1
3ti'a
Bank of AmurlcH
Calif-Pacific Utilities .... 22i
Cascades Plywood aa'.a
Cons Froighways 10?b
Copco 45
Cyprus Mines Corp 22
First Nal. Bank (il j
Morrison - Knudscn .... 32
Northwest Nal. Gas .... 26 '4
I'ac lie Pwr. A- L.1 413.
Pernianentc Cencnt .... 21
Portland Gen Elec ;4.
U. S. Nation Bank Sli
United Utilities 47ai
West Coast Tel 29 4
Weyerhaeuser 3b" U
31 ;
38! j
Investment Funds
Noon Quotations on lelactid
funds:
Fund
Bullock
Chem Fund ....
Hill Asked
12.88 14.11
11.32 12.24.
13.18 14.40
12.58 13.45
15.62 1680
. 8.86 9 82
12.57 13.76
10.32 11.30
81H 0.80
9.47 10,38
15.17 16.511
931 10. Hi
15.45 16.66
20.113 22.73
11.05 13.04
13511 14.73
13.01 14.20
15.40 16.75
7.88 0.59
. 5.31 5.80
14.17 15.45
Eaton Howard Stk
Group Sec Avia-Elcc
Group Sec Com Stk
Group Sec Petr ....
Group Sec Steel ....
Group Sec Tobac ....
Keystone B-4 ...
Keystone K-2 ....
Keystone S-2
Keystone S-3
Mass lnv Grth Stk ...
Portland Livestock
Portland (UPI) USDA CalUe
ihuu; uooa steers and nclfers 23
23.50; utility eowa 14.50-16; canncr
cutter cows 12-13.50; Rood-choice
filOCKcrs ann iecacrs
Calves 200; good-choice vcalers
2a-ju; stanaora 2V2; cull down
to 12.
Hogs 1300: U. S. 1 and 2 butchers
10.50-20: 2 and 3 at 17.50-11): mix
ed grade sows 13-17.
bheep 1300; Choice-prime wooled
slaughter lambs 10-10.50: shorn
lambs 18.75-19; cull-good ewes
3.00-3.
Weather
FOKIX'ASTS
Medford and vicinity: Cloudy to
night and Tuesday morning with a
little drizzle. Partly cloudy Tuesday
afternoon and evening. Low tonight
36. High Tuesday 48.
Western Oregon: Occasional rain
and periods of partial clearing to
night and Tuesday. Low tonight
38-46. High Tuesday 42-52.
Northern California: Cloudy or
foggy In most of area tonight. Oc
casional rain Ft. Bragg - Redding
norUiward Tuesday. Warmer Tues
day. I.OCAI, II A T A
TEMPERATURE: Mean yester
day 51: above normal 4.
Record high this date 62 In 1944.
Record low this date 15 in 1949.
PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to
midnight, trace. Midnight to 10
rci., trace.
Total Ihis month .24 In.. .90 In.
below normal.
Total since Sept. 1 7 21 in.. 2.38
In. below normal.
HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday
84, highest this a m. 100.
men 4:ihi zt
CITY Yrsler- a.m. hr.
day Low Prec.
Brookings 56 46
Crater Lake 40 24
Grants Pass 52
Klamath Falls .... 46
34
MEDFORD 45
38
45
45
42
T.
65
.84
.01
Portland 58
Seattle 54
Spokane 48
Yak I ma :8
Eureka 59
Red Bluff 43
Sacramento 44
II
55
4l"
31
Los Angeles 82
Phoenix 73
Denver 52
Chicago 35
Miami Hcach HO
New York 32
Washington. D. C. 40
26
33
KIVIMIAY FORECAST (Thrnnch
.Ian. 3D:
western Orenori-Wrslprn Wash
latum Temperatures averngini
above normal with hichs generally
46-56. Lows moslly 36-44. Precipi
tation more than normal from
currlug rntn, except only moderate
amounts In southwest Oregon. 10
tals 1-2 Inches In Interior valley,
exeent .25 In .5 Inch In southwest
Oregon. Heavier amounts else
where.
Northern California No rain
in south portion. Probably a little
rain north portion Tuesday and
possibility of rain In that area
again late In week. Temperatures
near normal.
regret ihal lome 300 pair of Ihelr
If you would like to visit the bodies where
E. Main, please bring nine dollars.
Six Firms That Recently
Merged Have Contributed
To Medford's Growth
Each of the six Medford in
dustries which announced last
week that they have merged
into one large industry, called
the Concrete - Sleel corpora
tion, has contributed to the
growth of Medford during the
past decade - and even longer.
One of Ihem - the Medford
Concrete Construction com
pany - has been on the Med
ford scene since 1910. The oth
er five firms were formed dur
ing or shortly afler World
War II.
Making the merger, besides
the Medford Concrete Con
struction company, were the
Asphalt Paving company, the
the Tru-Mix Construction com
the Tru-Mix Constructio com
pany, tile Medford Steel com
pany and the Medford Blow
pipe company.
The merger was effective on
Jan. 1. The parent company,
to be known as CSC, will cm
ploy the combined working
MRS. H. U. LUMSDEN
Moved Here in 1888
Mrs. Lumsden
Dies in CP.
Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman
Lumsden, 95, known as Aunt
Bessie and a resident of Med
ford for over 72 years, died in
a Central Point nursing home
Saturday evening. '
Mrs. Lumsden, the daughter
Dr. T. N. and Jane Denni-
son uerirn was corn in earm-
ington, Minn., on July 31.
lBtss. sue was also marricc,
l":afmmg ?cPl- 10'
ion, vo naioio. u ui.isueii.
The couple came to Medford
thfi following vnar. whom Mr.
Lumsden started one of the
first general stores here.
was first locatori nenr (he old
Nash hotel, now the Robinson
hnfel anH lnln moved In Hie
Inralinn now nccnnfnH hv the
men's department of Mnnn's
department slore. Mr. Lums
den retired in 1927 and died
in September of the following
year.
Mrs. Lumsden was one of
the early members of the First
Presbyterian church, having
joined it in 1897. She first be
came a member of the Order
of Eastern Star in Jackson
ville, and left to become a
charier member of the Med
ford Reamcs chapter. OES.
She was also a charter mem
ber of the Daughters of the
Nile, a charter member of the
first civic club in Medford,
known as the Lewis and Clark
club; and was a member of
Medford's first library board.
Survivors include a niece
and foster - daughter, Mrs.
Edith G. Grigsby, Medford; a
grandson, Dr. T. B. Lumsden,
LaGrande; a granddaughter,
Mrs. Anne Kirkpntrick, Bak
er; and a daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Lucille Lumsden, also of
Baker; and seven great grand
children. A son and two
daughters preceded her in
death.
Funeral services will be
conducted at 11 a.m. Wednes
day in Chapel mortuary.
ut
Servicemen
COMPLETES TRAINING
Two area men have recent
ly completed four weeks of
individual combat training at
the Marine Corps Base, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
They are Marine Pvt. Larry
J. Little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Hoffer, 1900 Kings High
way, and Marine Pvt. Donald
G. Floyd, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Floyd. Phoenix.
itfil i"Wr'
they lie at 206
-K -4 $ jj
prelty good! these formerly
told for as High as $22.95.
forces of all six companies, or
about 140 men.
The Medford Concrete Con
struction company was incor
porated in 1910 by the late
J. H. Henley, F. A. Glidden,
C. J. Scmon and A, P. Allen.
At the time of the merger tile
company's average employ
ment was between 30 and 40
persons.
Pipe Manufacturers
The company manufactures
concrete sewer and irrigation
pipe and dram tile. It operates
from a plant located at 1320
North Riverside ave., and also
has a sand and gravel plant on
Upton rd. north of Central
Point.
Stockholders in the com
pany at the time of the merg
er were R. D. Semon, H. H.
Pringlc, Homer Marx and
George B. Carpenter.
The Asphalt Paving com
pany was formed in 1944 by
C. J. Scmon, R. D. Semon,
I'ringle and H. A. Marx. Ope
rations of the company in
clude paving driveways, serv
ice stations and parking lots,
It employs 10 persons and has
a plant located on Upton rd.,
north of Central Point.
Steel Fabrication
The Medford Steel company
was founded in 1946 by the
late Fred W. Hawkins. The
firm does general steel fabri
cation work and also manufac
tures the Medford Canopy
protective guard over mechan
ical tractors.
Since its founding the com
pany has done work on the
county courthouse, the Rogue
Valley hospital and local
schools. It has also engaged in
work for the Hanna Nickel
Smelting company, located at
Riddle, Ore.
The company employs an
average of 40 persons and has
its plant and headquarters at
220 East McAndrews rd.
The Medford Blowpipe com
pany was founded in 1947 by
the late B. B. Ramsey and
C. V. Anderson. It was then
known as the Anderson Blow
pipe company of Oregon. In
1950, the ownership changed
and tlie company then became
known as the Medford Blow
pipe company.
B. B. Ramsey was manager
and president of the company
unU1 his death in 1953
Uam Thorndlke is now maior-
a slockUoldcr ln the firm and
Homer Bell and Miles Stuart
minority stockholders
Blower System
The firm installs blower
It J systems, burners and incinera-
tors for the sawmill and Jum.
ber Industry. It also does some
Sheet metal WOrk.
Since 1954, the firm has
been the erector ana aistnuu-
lor lor juucr aieei DunauiKH,
and since 1958, it has carried
a complete line of refractory
materials. The company also
builds blowers and dustplpcs
for specific needs.
The company has an aver
age employment of between
12 and 15 persons and has a
plant located at 240 East Mc
Andrews rd.
The Tru-Mix Concrete com
pany was started as a partner
ship in 1941 by Miles Stuart
and Floyd Somers to mix
and deliver ready-mixed con
crete to construction sites.
The firm started with one
small mixer and truck and has
since expanded to 10 large
mixers and trucks.
Two Corporation
In 1952 the company was
split into two corporations -the
Tru-Mix Equipment com
pany and the Tru-Mix Con
struction company. The for
mer providing cement equip
ment on a rental basis, and
the latter continuing to manu
facture and deliver ready
made cement.
One of the company's first
jobs was to provide the ce
ment for the Fluhrer Bakery
building at 29 North Holly st.
The company has outgrown
two different plants and re
cenlly added to its existing
plant at 248 East McAndrews
rd.
Employment of the Tru-Mix
Equipment company averages
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12 persons, and employment
of Tru-Mix Construction com
pany averages 25 persons.
The six merging companies
have been placed in four divi
sions under the Concrete-Steel
corporation. The divisions are:
the Medford Concrete Con
struction division, the Asphalt
Paving division, the Tru-Mix
Concrete and Equipment divi
sion and the Medford Steel
and Blowpipe division.
Each of the companies will
continue to do the same work
as they did prior to the merg
er and will continue to operate)
from their existing plants.
"Hi! I'm Karen Hein and
I'm inviting you to attend
our Open House Party, Fri
day, January 20th, celebrat
ing the merger of
The Rogue Valley
State Bank
Medford
1 . and
The Oregon Bank
Portland
Watch for your Treasure
Chest key in the mail."
Rogue Valley Branch
1 109 Court Street
East Medford Branch
701' East Jackson
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