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 $25,000 to the agent out of
insurance money and a sug
gestion that Saunders be kill
ed by electrocution.
THE tWITEO STATES HATIONAt UN Of WKTUN1
Mtffltxr Ftdtrsl HfttH Insurants Ctrperatka
mm
,000 SPECIAL PURCHASE
Ml
IN
HURRY THIS FAMOUS MILL PURCHASE OF
CONTINUOUS FILAMENT DUPONT'S SPACE DYED
NYLON OFFERS SUCH GREAT SAVINGS IT CAN
NOT BE REPEATED WHERE COLORS ARE SOLD
OUT!
equipment to the United Na-, ' '"f freedom Friday in the
lions force In the Congo with- 5th V. S Circuit Court of An
In a week, official U. S. peals In New Orleans, it was
sources said Wednesday learned today. v
Make-Believe
Poker Game Fatal
San Diego. Calif. - ATI'- A
make-believe poker gnnie
ended Wednesday in real
death for one of two 15-year-old
youths.
"They were apparently re
enacting a poker game in the
old Western days," the coun
ty coroner said.
Eugene T. Smilhcrs. who
telephoned police, "I killed
my best friend," was taken
to headquarters for ques'lon
ing In Ihe rirnlh of Allen C
Kitlerman. He liter a t.iken
to Juvenile hall on suspicion
of manslaughter.
The youths were playing al
a dining room table covered
with cards and poker chips in
Kitterman's home. Each sip
ped a soft drink from a whis
ky jigger as he played.
Kittcrman had a pellet gun
In his holster and Smithcrj
had a .12-gauge shotgun in
his lap. Each also had an un
loaded .22 caliber rifle at his
side.
"The shooting occurred
when one pretended to aeciKC
the other nf cheating." the
coroner said Kitlerm:in died
from a shotuun hlaM In hi
neck.
Only annul 3 5 per cent of
Kgvpl's 3flfi.ono square nulri
are cultivated.
I Sinn
IWn fin
IKI U ILiyJ
1
mm$m SPECIAL
I .iPpiP PURCHASE Y
I . Am
MONEY )!
DOWN M
MBssBMMPsneiPPiJsjui euiiinBassnasaHBjBaeaHMBni
Shop at Srnrs QT? ADC
nnd Snvo OJlAlVvJ
11 MODERN DECORATOR COLORS
DUPONT'S CONTINUOUS FILAMENT NYLON
5 TWEEDS IN
SEA GREEN
MOUNTAIN GOLD
DESERT TAN
FALL BROWN
SMOKE BROWN
6 PLAINS IN
MARTINI
GREEN
SPICE BEIGE
SANDALWOOD
COCOA
FEDERAL GOLD
YOUR CHOICE
99
SQUARE
YARD
FACTORY INVENTORY CLEARANCE BRINGS
THIS FAMOUS DUPONT NYLON CARPET AT
THIS YEAR'S LOWEST PRICE. HEAVY QUALITY
NOTED FOR ITS EXTRA WEAR AND CLEANING
ABILITY
lAAIf OYER THESE TAILORED ROOM
LUUIt SIZE RUG EXAMPLES!
SIZE SALE PRICE SIZE SALE PRICE
12x12 No 100.94 15x13.6 Mw 143.28
12x13.6 Now 112.92 15x15 Now 158.25
12x15 N. 124.90 15x16.6 Now 173.23
12x16.6 ho- 135.88 15x18 Mow 188.20
12x18 Now 147.86 15x19.6 N 203.18
12x19.6 N 159.84 15x21 Now 218.15
12x21 Now 171.82 15x22.6 N..233.18
12x22.6 mo. 183.80 15x24 N.w 248.10
12x24 N. 195.78 15x25 Now 258.09
ALL ENDS FINISHED READY TO USE!
Call SEARS. Sears carpet consultants stand ready to
show samples and give estimates at your convenience.
No obligation!
Shop at Stnu's
nnd Snvo
S01 E. JACKSON ST.
PHONE 773-6661
FREE PARKINS
STORE HOURS
Tuet., Wed., Thurs., Sat. Mon., Fri.
9 30 AM to S 30 PM 9.30 AM to 9 PM