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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
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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. '
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