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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1962)
8 B SUNDAY. JUNE 24. 106 J MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Koine Ownership In Medlord Above National Average In Medford, home owner ship has been on the rise and is now at a high level. I A greater proportion of lo cal families own the houses in which they live than at any previous time. The own-; ership ratio is well above that i given for the rest of the! United States. The findings are from re ports released by this U. S. Department of Commerce, based on data gathered during the recent census of housing. ' 62.7 Per Cent Owned i They show that 62.7 per! cent of all dwelling units in ' use in Medford are owned by I their occupants, compared 1 with 619 per cent in the j United States and 602 per) cent in the Pacific states. Much of the progress in this direction took place in 1 the last few years, aided by general prosperity and by government mortgage underwriting. The steadily rising consum er incomes and the increased availability of mortgage mon- ey at favorable rates stimulat ed many people to acquire homes of their own. 8.335 Dwelling Units The figures show a total of 8,335 occupied dwelling units locally, of which 5,226 are owner-occupied. In Medford, as well as In most communities in the Unit ed Stales, property owners have been spending more than usual in the last 10 years for the upkeep and Im provement of their homes. The Census bureau said the average expenditure on a one family house was $283 in I860 and that the total spent by American home owners in the year was over $13 billion. Locally, as a result, solid advances have been made since 1050 in the physical condition of dwellings. The level was raised, in addition, through the replacement of some old houses with new onps. The housing census lisls a large proportion of local dwellings, 7,223 out of a total of 8.0B8, as being "sound" and equipped with all modern plumbing facilities. Ilosidenlial property values ; In Oregon have gone up con-1 siderahly in the last 10 years, the average being 54.4 perl cenl. In Medford, the effect I has been to raise owner-occupied, non-farm dwellings to a median market price of $11,600, as against a state median of $10,500. 0WE.Y CAM Yil SAVE: s1 50 1 1 1 limber Sold at Three Auctions C. M. and D. Logging of Trail was high bidder last week for 1,200,000 board feet of national forest timber In the Deer Creek Select area. Union Creek Ranger district, Rogue River National forest. Supervisor C. E. Brown said the high bid totaled $37, OfiO. compared to the forest service appraised price for the timber of $19,044.50, an increase of 09 per cent. Next high bidder in the oral auction for the timber was Estrcmado and Sons of flnld Hill. Other bidders were J. G. Slack. Seven Cloud, Mc-J Cormick Trucking, Kogap Manufacturing company, and Sieve Wilson. Steve O. Wilson of White! City was high bidder for 9, 000.000 board feet of national forest timber in the Old Raldy area, Ashland Ranger district. The high bid totaled $89,-1 502, compared to the forest I service appraised price of S59.136, an increase of 52 per rent. Next high bidder in the oral auction was Green Springs Lumber of Klamdth Fulls. Other bidders were Klamath Hardwoods, Kopnp Manufacturing company, Eu gene Rurrill, Rrecount Broth ers, and Cheney Forest Prod ucts. Fir-Ply. Inc., Medford, was high bidder for l.fl.tn.nnn board feet in the Iinnaha Ac cess area. Butte Falls Ranger district. The high bid totaled !?r7.31l), compared to the for est service appraised price of $41,0(iR 50, an increase of 60 per cent. Next high bidder was C M and D. Logging of Trail. Oth er bidders were Cliff Green. Eslremado and Sons, Hans com Brothers, and Steve Wilson. Radio Station Adds 'Master Control' Radio station KSHA has Silded to its broadcasting schedule a 30-minute variety program entitled "Master Control." The program, which is broadcast at 6 p.m. each Sunday, is produced and dis tributed by Soulhern Baptists Rariin-TV commission. "Mas ter Control" features Inter views with people and both twpular and sacred selections, j as well as brief religious vignettes. ' . . on this big TIE r I I blllbw 1 ' I- f t, tr . If f- 4 T-rrr urn tk i " V Si'-'V '-: Jj ! ''WWW -1 ;a- t 1 m 1 1 SAVE $1S0 11 K 'If y 4- C fr- You can shop all over the Pacific Northwest and you won't find value like this! Just imagine ... a complete roomful of luxurious living room furni ture, all for only $299 . . . plus a big comfortable reclining lounge chair . . . the chair that gives you healthful relaxation . ... (or $59.88 worth of other merchandise!) Yes .. . . this is one offer where you can't afford not to buy! And note the quality of the furniture . . . the sofa with matching club chair is available in modern textured fabrics in your choice of colors. wi u fir & i'ti r BUCK GRAVES Says . . . "Folks who lhop around know that nobody can beat us for real buys. So lee the biggest floor of furniture in . Oregon . . . and remember, it it not necessary to have cash now to take advantage of our specials!" a "bonus extra" from Grays' . . . THIS BIG, (OMFORTABL RECLINING LOUNGE CHAIR Aduls to voyl moJl comfortable position without levers, knob) or QAdqcti . . . here it e real opportunity to enjoy l wonderful relaxation for years to come. It qives you floatinq comfort, cases daily tension, rests your cares away, (OR $59.88 IN OTHER MERCHANDISE IF YOU PREFER) HERE'S WHAT YOU GET: ' jj'"" mHini'Mi i i mi i. 'i ,,' ,jik .itkiLfcai .. .- l,,-.,...... ...-n-. t rf..n...., J ,1. 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