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THURSDAY, JANUARY 3. 1913 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Edited by The Mail Tribune Advertising Department Y- " jIzI VV 1 f 2 V ABOVE LEFTt Ariiii'i sketch o the naw Medford branch of Equitabla Savings It Loan Auociaiion in ihe Mad. ford Shopping Saciion. which opens IhU waek. Top righi: Ralph H. Cake, president of the association, and lower right: Harold H. Cake, executive vice-president. A. V. Lindgren is secretary, E. A. Lehman, treasurer and Hugh E, Rosson Christopher C, Kroig and Malcolm B. Frykman are Equit able's vice-presidents. These seven men form the Associa tion's management committee. EQUITABLE HAS STAFF OF FOUR-Four Mcdford residents will form the staff of Equitable Savings and Loan Association's new branch opening in the Mcdford Shopping Center, Thursday, January 3. Manager of the new office Is Rnllin Watson, who has lived in Medford since 1945. James Mctz will serve as Equitablc's savings counselor.. Metz lias been Equitable'! savings representative in South ern Oregon for the past seven years and is well known by many Mcdford area residents. Equitable's two tellers include Mrs. Elnise Elliot, who has been a resident of Medford the past three and a half years and Mrs. Marilyn Hart alro a Medford resident. Mrs. Elliott formerly lived in Klamath Falls where she was em ployed as head cashier for J. C. Penney Company for many years, and as a bookkeeper and teller for the First Federal Savings & Loan Association in Klamath Falls. Mrs. Hart was born in Grants Pass and raised in the Illinois Valley. Following high school she moved to Riverside, Calif., where she worked tnree years tor a title company, biie returned to Mccnora in lutu and was em ployed here by the J. C. Penney Company. Watson graduated from Medford High School In 1940 and the University of Oregon In 1954. He served in the Air Force as a lieutenant from 1955 to 1957. He returned to Medford following military service and worked for T. J. Hight, Real Estate from 1957 to 1959, and was assistant secretary and in charge of the loan department of Jackson County Federal Savings & Loan Assn. from 1959 until August 1962. Capitol Memo Revitalization of Medical Assistance Program Planned aurk part. On Nov. sji v vry ; '-V 4 5 'a , .ijw h f i t'S It ABOVE LEFT: Rollin Watson, manager of Equitable Savings St Loan Association's nineteenth branch in the Pa cific Northwest, openinq this week in the Mediord Shopping Center. Center: Jim Meti. savings counselor; right, Eloise Elliott, teller and, below, Marilyn J. Hart, teller. '63 AUTO SALES PREDICTED TO MAINTAIN BRISK PACE. New car volume next ye;ir "could approximate the 1H62 totals," or about seven million, assuming there arc 'continued high levels of econumic activity and consumer confidence;" Frederic Donner, chairman. General Motors Com., said according to The Wall Street Journal. His optim ism was generally shared by Lynn Townsend, Chrysler Corp. president, who said "solid evidence of consumer confidence, the record high levels of employment and income, and the availability of ample credit at moderate rales, all combine to give us good reason to expect another banner year for the automobile business." Among the factors favorable to new car rales In 19fi:t are stable new car prices, an increase In car variety, plentiful credit resources and "the rising long-term trend in replacement sales." Mr. Donner slated. Total auto volume in 19B2 is expected to slightly exceed seven million, Including 0.7 million to B R million sales of U.S. made cars and 325,000 sales of Imports. This repre sents the best vear for the industry since 11155, when 7.4 million U.S. made cars were sold. "Unlike 1955. however, when sales were well above Ihe long-term trend. 11102 sales are In line with the normal growth of the automotive mar ket," added Mr. Donner. NEW OFFICE OPENED HERE: Here to welcome and assist in the opening of the new Oreqon Automobile Insur ance and North Pacific Insurance service office at 27 North Ivy is W.A." "Pete" Brooks, president oi the two companies. Appointed Adjustor-ln-charge of the Medford office is John L. Sherman, formerly with the company in its Salem office. According to Brooks, "Our company volume Increased over one million dollars this past year. To continue this trend and provide on-tha-spot help lor customers in the Medford erea. we are pleased to announce the opening of this new facility," OPTIMISM EXPRESSED FOR '63 SHOE SALES: The nation's top shoe retailers and manufacturers feel next year will bring belter figures than 11IG2. Indicates a study by Footwear News. Kdisnn Bros. Stores, St. Louis, forecasts a highly favorable year in both sales and profits. Expansion Is in the works for all retailers polled: though, for some, new store openings will not be at any great rale. The con tinuing population expansion was cited as a contributing factor to anticipated sales increases. Frank Hooney, presi dent of Thom McAn, New York, expects the second half of the year to he belter Hum the first half. While Alfred Morse, president, Morse Shoe, Boston, says the company experts a substantial increase in sales in the coining year. He adds Dial he sees "no reason why profits should not aim increase" Mr. Morse said planned new store openings would account for the IHHH sales volume rise. In addition, he adds, a number of openings omirrcd late this year, which will have more influence on 1 11113 figures than on those of 10112. RETAILERS SEE GOOD HOUSEWARES MARKET. Hou.ewares tales In 1963 will top $7 billion, tome $37 for every man, woman and child in the country, reports Hard ware Age. A recent survey by the National Housewares Manufacturer! Association thews that 69 of 1.300 buyers surveyed say retail housewares tales will be belter in 1963. Nineteen per cent say seles will be the tame. The range of increase will be 10 to 29 e. ley iO't of those predicting gains. And IS say gains will be 30 S or more. SPRING SALES EXPECTED TO SPRING. Retail sales nrxt spring are projected at 2 to 4"o over Hie comparable period last year by Austin T. C'ushnun, rhairman. Scars. Roebuck & Co. Of the total $2;i5 billion retail sales in tlte U S. this year. Mr. L'usltman paid $70 billion will consist of general merchandise. He also sees a total of hH 7 million people employed, a million more than a year ago. This fact plus record hourlv rates should bring consumer incomes to a peak with a promise to rise still further. RECORD PREDICTED FOR 'S3 APPAREL SALES. Consumer expenditures for all apparel, including footweer. in 1963 will total $32 billion, says William H. Shaw, man ager, business economics. Textile Fibers Department of E. I. Duoont de Nemours It Co. Speeking at the National Industrial Conference Boerd meelinq. Mr, Shew noted that the $32 billion figure would set another all-time record, reports Daily News Record. The 1962 expenditure was estimated at slightly more than $30 billion, end $28. S billion for 1961. 4' V, fte. J ' ' fl l mi By ZAN STARK Salem T IUPU - Oregon's medical care for the aged pro- gram MAA1 has upset the belief that p e o pie flock to take advan tage of some- thing for nothing. When MAA went into effect on Nov. 1, 1961, it was esti mated 55,000 would take 30, 1962 - 13 months later - 4,576 were en rolled. During that same per iod 9,042 had applied, and 6,744 had been found eligible to receive benefits. During the 13 months $103, 747 had been paid to doctors, $327,332 to hospitals, and $21, 427 to nursing homes under MAA. Response to the program has been so low that the gov ernor's advisory committee on MAA has recommended coverage be broadened. The recommended changes have the "enthusiastic en dorsement" of Gov, Mark Hatfield. The revitalized program is expected to up enrollment to 15,000 - still a long way from the original estimate of 55, 000. Major change suggested is inclusion of "major medical" benefits. A spirited publicity cam paign is called for to encour age more elderly persons to take advantage of MAA. Under the present law, any one meeting these require ments can enroll: -85 years of age or older. -a resident of Oregon -individual having less than $1,500 annual income or a married couple with less than $2,000 annual income. -liquid assets of less than $1,5(10 for a single person or $2,000 for a married couple. All you have to do to apply is an to the county welfare department office and ask to j be enrolled. It costs the individual noth ing. The plan is financed hy federal, state and county taxes. Ignorance of the program Is cited as the major reason for its low degree of acceptance. The advisory committee told Hatfield "despite early and continuing publicity by the state public welfare com mission, many eligible persons are encountered who have no awareness of its availability or whose knowledge of MAA is so faulty and incomplete as to prevent their applying for coverage. "Providers of service are also not properly informed in many instances, so that they may fail to recommend this political resource to a patient when it might be needed and applicable." Another problem suggested by the committee is the "re luctance or refusal to enter the program because of its identification with a public assistance agency." And there is criticism of Ihe benefits now offered hy the program. In the words of the committee: "The present plan departs too much from the principles of protection for the patient where he needs it cost - in the area of major medical." Administration of MAA also came in for criticism, "lie cause of small volume of the W. A. "Pete" Brookt KEYNOTE SPEAKER Portland ilTI - Wilbur Cohen, an assistant secretary of the Department of lleallh, Kdnration and Welfare, will he the keynote speaker at Ihe 4H(h annual meeting of the Oregon Conference on Social Welfare here March 24-2B. TO SHIP EQUIPMENT I TO RENEW BID Washington Wl'-The United I Miami '1TI. Former Wn States will begin shipping ; ,,, ,,,,,,. yUrem l r u c k a, arniorro personnel rarriers Mid mine clearing I Jiminei will make another program, several of the county welfare departments have had to use part time on non-specialized personnel. Problems in operational efficiency have resulted, both with benefici rfries and with providers of service." The "major medical" ap proach recommended by the committee and approved by Hatfield would have the pa tients paying for the office call and other minor ex penses, and MAA paying for the big items such as hospital, nursing home and heavy med ical and surgical care. At present the plan has a $50 deductible feature. Another suggested change would increase maximum hos pitalization from 14 to 30 days, and expand the avail ability of nursing home care for senior citizens. The governor has already announced he will submit proposals to the 1063 legisla ture to bring about expansion and improvement of MAA. The governor's committee calls for belter publicity "to correct m 1 s understandings" and for "attractive and in formative pamphlets" to carry the message to the people who are eligible to participate but have not yet done so. With a better program, and more publicity, the MAA peo ple hope they'll be able to sell more free medical service. ADMIRAL RELIEVED Rear Adm. Almon E. Loomis. rignt relieves retiring Rear Adm. Murr E. Arnold as commandant of the 11th Naval District in a ceremony at the Naval Train ing Center at San Diego. At left is Capt. D. I. Thomas, naval training center commander. (UPI) Aerojet Facility Rocked by Blast Riverside, Calif.-IUPIi-An ex plosion rocked part of the Aerojet General's ordnance facility near here Wednesday, and Riverside Community Hospital reported 17 persons were treated for injuries. At least two of those en gaged in work of a classified ordnance project were seri ously hurt, attendants at the hospital said. Aerojet General later re ported 12 persons were admit ted to the hospital, most of them with minor injuries. It said it regarded the ex plosion as a "small" one. security measures were quickly enforced. The Cali fornia Highway Patrol was turned away when an officer sought to investigate reports of an explosion. Six ambulances were sent to the Aerojet General facili ty in the hills about eight miles west of here. The build ing where the explosion oc curred was separate from sev eral other structures, and damage was restricted to the one unit, a firm spokesman said. Woman Accused 01 Seeking Killer San Diego - IUPD - A tape recording was played in Su perior Court Wednesday In which a woman discussed elec trocuting her husband with a rigged electric toothbrush. The prosecution is expected to conclude its case today in the trial of Mrs. Doris Saun ders, 28, accused of trying to hire a man to kill her hus band, Larry Saunders, 42, a salesman. The hired "killer" was a police undercover agent. In four tape recordings of con versations played Wednesday the woman told the killer "You just goof that up and we'll be facing the gas cham ber .. . So do it clean." ' A codefendant, Leilani At kinson, 23, also is charged with the crime in the trial being heard without jury by Judge William Mahedy. One of the tapes assertedly revealed Mrs. Saunders' offer of $25,000 to the agent out of insurance money and a sug gestion that Saunders be kill ed by electrocution. 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