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MEDtOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MtDIOHU. OHfcGON
32 Per Cent of
Area Residences
Built in 10 Years
How much of Jackson coun
ty's annual economic activity
Is due to housing construc
tion? How does the local pro
duction of new homes com
pare with that in other parts
of the country?
Answers to these questions
re contained in reports is
sued by the U. S. Department
of Commerce. They show, for
every city and county in the
nation, the number of new
dwellings erected over a per
iod of 10 years.
Locally, the amount of such
construction and the changes
that have been wrought by it
are impressive when viewed
Jn perspective.) . , ' ,
Built Since 1950
The reports show that no
less than 8,372 dwelling units
Jn Jackson. county, or 32 per
cent of the present total of
26,102, were built since 1950,
Many old houses were torn
down in connection with this
building-and re-building
surge. How many is not
. stated.
Sum'
As a result of these changes,
the. occupancy rate per .hous
ing unit locally' now averages
3.1 persons. Throughout the
country as a whole, the aver
age is 3.4 per unit.
Various factors are listed
as responsible for the spurt in
home building that took place
in the 1950-60 decade.
Have Own. Places . : . . .
Primarily, it stems from the
desire of most families to
have places of their own. This
desire they were able to grat
ify as their incomes grew
larger and as mortgage finan
cing became easier. It brought
home ownership within their
reach, .
Nationally, as a result,
about 63 per cent of the fam
ilies now own ; their ' own
homes, compared to 55 per
cent in 1950. It is estimated
that an additional 10 to 12 per
cent have sufficient income
and savings to become home
owners if they want to.
For its size, Jackson county
had a high rate of new con
struction in the 10-ycar per
iod. It amounted to 123 dwell
ing units per 1,000 residents,
based on average local pop
ulation. Compares Favorably
This compares favorably
with the rate reported for the
United States. 98 units per
1,000. In the state of Oregon it
was 98 per 1,000.
What did this volume of
construction add up to in
terms of the local economy?
On the basis of the average
sales price of new, non-farm
homes regionally during the
decade, it amounted to an esti
mated $125,580,000.
Its effect, because it stimu
lated activity in allied fields,
was several times that great.
Two Boy Scouts
Get Eagle Awards
The first Eagle Scout
awards of the year in the
Big Pines district of Boy
Scouls were awarded in a
ceremony last week in the
U.S. National Bank building
meeting place of Troop 14.
David Doty, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Shirrell Doty, 46 South
Keene Way, and Jam?s Sa-
vard. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Art Savard, 1918 Stratford
ave., Mcdford, were the re
cipients.
Both boys are mcn.btrs of
Troop 14, sponsored by the
Crater Lions club. They have
almost Identical achievement
records and have worked to
gether on many projects.
They were Cub Scouls in
Pack 14 and joined the Boy
Scouls in 1958. They are now
assistant Scoutmasters and
have held positions as Pfsisl
ant Scout leaders. They went
to the National Jamboree to
gether In 1980 and were on
the service corps at the Se
attle World's Fair.
They belong to the Man
ama Lodge Order of th . r
row, and are leaders in youth
activiiics in the First Chri
tian church. Both are sopl-o-
mores in Mcdford High
school.
Graduate Center
Name Selected
Salem -flJFD- The board of
trustees for a proposed Port
land Graduate Center voted
Thursday to call it the "Ore
Knn Graduate Center for
Study and Research."
The 15-membcr board re
tained the Portland legal firm
of Mautz, Souther, Spaulding,
Kinsey and Williamson to
help it incorporate,
The board received $1,000
checks each from Reed, Wil
lamette, Linficld, Lewis and
Clark, and the University of
Portland.
A similar check is expected
from Pacific university and
the board hopes for $6,000
from the state system of high
er education.
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132 N. Grapa St.
773-7393
$16,500
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5 Acres 2 bedroom, den. 1400 sq. ft., plus daylight
basement, oil furnace, fireplace. Ww carpet through
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Ken Callison
Iitata
S19 $, Riverilde
773-2970
IN CENTRAL POINT
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Close to Crater H. 3 years old. 3 bedroom. Bath and Vj,
patio, garage. Paved street. City water & sewer. Priced
to move. FHA terms.
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321 E. Pint (Central Point) 664-1253
DUPLEX
Custom-built, 2,000 fect under roof. Distant owner sac
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SI 2 Palm
772 5124
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211 Sa. Ctntial Ph. 773-7741
REDUCED TO $12,500
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Owner tranilerred and wants Quick Salt on thu cult, 2
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Doran Real Estate
til So. Ritttiida 772-7200
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140 acres on north side of river with prox, 70 acres
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Realtori
1244 So. Rivariida
773-5316
Need the Sign That Counts
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Realtor
Hi S. Central 773-8040773-2748
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772 8591
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328 So. Central
773-5391
PERKY AND PRETTY
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on a hill, surrounded bv tall trees, with a babbling
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Realtor
246 I. 10th St.
773-734S
2-BEDROOM
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ith eating tootce. Hardwood floors in livirvj rd dining
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413 N. Central
773-6255
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3-BEDROOM
Near Hedrick Jr. Mahogany paneled liv. room and din.
room. Birch kitchen. Wall to wall carpeting, Roman tile
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Bertha W. Gammill Phont 535-1229
LOVELY 3-BR HOME
This lovely three bedroom home has family room plus
dining area. Raised fireplace in living room. Appraised
$15,300, $87.97 a mo. plus taxes and insurance.
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Inc.
767 So. Riverside
773-8461
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Roy H. Maudlin 772-5629--535-1752
OAK GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
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FHA commifment.
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PFIUGRAD, Inc.
842 S. Riverside 773-8488
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1557 SPRINGBROOK
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