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10 A FRIDAY, MARCH 29. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD. OREGON OBITUARIES ANNIE NEELEY Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Neeley, 78, of 130 White Oak dr., who died Wed nesday, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in Memory Gardens Funeral home. The Rev. Bernard E. An drews, pastor of the First Bap tist church, Medford, will olti ciate. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Memorial nark. Mrs. Neeley was born Dec. 4, 1884, in Decatur, Tex., the daughter of Irvin and Emma Neil. In Texhoma, Tex., July 1, 1906, she was married to James F. Neeley, who preced- ENJOY DINNER WITH US! 17 IX unday Luncheons SERVED 12-4 P.M. Roast Beef $1.50 Roast Turkey With Sage Droning $1.50 Baked Ham With Candied Yams $1.50 Fried Chicken $1.25 Plui All The Salad You Can Eat From The Salad Bar ed her in death in November, 1960. Mr. and Mrs. Neeley moved to Talent, Ore., from Califor nia in 1933, and in 1938, they moved to Medford. Mr. Nee ley was active in farming, and land subdividing, and also owned a trailer park. EMMA A. MAYFIELD The body of Mrs. Emma A. Mayfleld, 75, of 1100 Dakota ave., Medford, who died Thursday, was forwarded Thursday afternoon to Hut chinson, Kan., for services and interment. Mrs. Mayficld was born April 12, 1887, in Cedar Rap ids, Iowa. On July 2, 19U8 in Dixon, III., she was married to Logan E. Mayfield, who preceded her. in death. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church in Hut chinson, Kan. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. W. I. Bergen, Medford; Mrs. Ross Stewart, Hutchinson, Kan., and Mrs. June Freund, Overland Park, Kiin.; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Siskiyou Funeral Service directors of Chapel in the Trees Mortuary. Dclicioui Italian & American Dinner! Served 4-10 P.M. CHILDREN HALF PRICE PLUS 25c the GROTTO 10 N. Front St. Phone 772-4443 ETHEL SPARKS SIDERS Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Sparks Siders, 83, of 25 Portland ave., Medford, Ore., who died Thursday, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in Conger-Morris downtown chapel. The Rev. George Roseberry of the First Methodist church will officiate. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park She was the widow of the late Dr. Walter R. Siders, noted educator and lecturer, who died in 1940. Mrs. Siders was born Aug. 28, 1879, near Lampassas, Texas, and when a small child moved with her family to Idaho, where her father established one of the largest cattle ranches in the North west. She attended private school in Tennessee, and was gradu ated cum laude from the Uni versity of Nevada, where she was sorority and class presi dent, and captained one of the first girls' Intercollegiate basketball teams. Previous to her marriage to Dr. Siders in 1904, she taught school in Pocatello, Ida. The couple resided there for many years, where she was active in church work, civic and charitable organiza tions, and various commun ity projects. She was a mem ber of the Eastern Star, and active in the DAR until the 1930's. In 1928, the family moved to Washington, D.C., then to Montclair, N.J. In 1948, Mrs. Siders moved to Oregon to make her home with her daughter. She was a member of the First Methodist church of Medford. Survivors include a daugtv tcr, Mrs. James W. Rolls, Medford: a sister, Mrs. Mabel S. Stuart, Central Point, Ore. a brother, Thomas C. Sparks, American Falls, Ida.; three grandsons in Medford, and one grandson in Lake Hia watha, N.J. She was preceded in death by two sons, Bernard Siders and Walter Siders Jr. Servicemen MARSHALL IN TEXAS Fireman Apprentice Frank' lin R. Marshall, son of Mrs. Ruth M. Marshall, route 1, Talent, is now serving at the Naval Air station at Corpus Christi, Texas. IN CALIFORNIA Seaman Apprentice Clifton R. Massey, son of Mrs. James A. Roberts, 111 Chestnut st , Medford, is serving at the Na val Air station, North Island, San Diego, Calif. You are invited to en joy fine food in fresh new atmosphere NOW UNDER NEW MANAGE MENT. We proudly of fer foods for Hie gour met as well as foods in prices lo fit ell purses. $0 o Open 7 fyi week 6 m to 9 pm MEDFORD AIRPORT Restaurant MAGDALENA HUNT' Funeral services for Mrs Magdalena Hunt, 74, of Shady Cove, who died Thursday, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Hillcrest Memorial Chapel on the North Phoenix rd. The Rev. Harvey Coovert of the Zion Luthern church will of ficiate. Committal will be in Hillcrest Memorial park, with Conger-Morris Funeral direc tors in charge of arrange ments. Mrs. Hunt was born Sept. 10, 1888, in Nendorff, Russia, and moved to the United States as a small child. She had lived in southern Oregon for the past 12 years. She was married Dec. 20, 1909, in Minot, N.D., to Claude E. Hunt, who survives. Other survivors include two son, James C. Hunt, Seattle, Wash.; and Milton C. Hunt, Yakima.; a daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Davis, Medford; a brother, Fred Adam, Kirk land, Wash.; two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Hill, Yakima, Wash.; and Mrs. Susie Market, Minot, N.D.; seven grandchil dren and 12 great grandchildren. Casket bearers will include Jesse Lowery, Jesse Smith, Art Greenley, Clanton Fields, Jack Dyer, and A. P. Tucker. SAM W. HARRIS Funeral services for Sam William Harris, 50, of 1730 North Riverside ave., Med ford, who died Wednesday, will be held at 11 a.m. Satur day in tile Chapel of the Trees Mortuary in Siskiyou Me morial park. The Rev, Clifford Young of the Eastwood Baptist church of Medford will officiate. Private interment will follow In Siskiyou Memorial park. REASSIGNED Airman First Class Robert A. Griess, Medford, is being reassigned to Barksdale AFB, La., following his graduation from the United States Air Force technical training course for aircraft structural repairmen at Amarilla Air Force Base, Texas. Airman Griess is a gradu ate of Medford High school. His mother Mrs. Nathan Griess, resides in Medford. TAYLOR HONORED Marine Cpl. Lanny C. Tay lor, son of Mr. and Mrs. How ard Ij. Taylor, 515 West 11th St., Medford, received a "Let ter of Commendation" at the Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif. He was commended for out standing personal appearance and performance of duty. Taylor entered the service in January, 1960, and is a gradu ate of the Medford High school. PROMOTED Marine Lance Cpl. Gerald P. Spielbusch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Spielbusch, 1365 Sweet rd., Medford, was promoted to his present rank while serving with the Third Marine division, Camp Han sen, Okinawa. INDUCTEES Three registrants of Jack son county were inducted into the Armed Forces recent ly at the Armed Forces exam ining and induction station in Portland. They were Steven Carlos Morris and Paul LeRoy Chris tensen, of Medford; and Wal lace Dale West, Eagle Point. MABEL LENZ Mrs. Mabel Lenz died yes terday at her home, 4219 Col- vcr rd. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Conger- Morris Funeral directors. SYLVANUS P. McFARLIN Sylvanus Paul McFarlin, 73, Trail,, died Thursday in a local hospital. Funeral ar rangements were entrusted to Siskiyou Funeral Service di rectors of Chapel in the Trees Mortuary. LAURA D. STEVENS Private funeral services for Mrs. Laura D. Stevens, 80, of Ashland, who died Thursday, will be held at Ashland Mor tuary Chapel, Fourth and D sis., Ashland, Monday morn ing. The Rev. P. Malcolm Hammond of the First Metho dist church will officiate. Committal will be private. Mrs. Stevens was born Aug. 14, 1882, in Jackson county, Missouri. She was married June 30, 1902, in Ft. Collins, Colo., to William James Stev ens, who preceded her in death May 22, 1962. She had been a resident of Ashland since 1929. She was a member of the First Metho dist church. Survivors include a daugh ter, Mrs. R. C. (Lorraine) Cuffel, Bellview, Wash.; two sons, Ellis J. Stevens, Port land, Ore.; and Melton B. Stevens, Metamora, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Earl Wilklns, Washougal, Wash.; and Mrs. Sam Moore, Ft. Collins, Colo.; two brothers, Wesley Dealy and Major Dealy, both in Colorado; and six grandchildren. f7 " si.-:! If Your Money's Worth By SYLVIA PORTER Copyright, Hall Syndicate, Inc. A STITCH IN TIME SAVES COMPANY Few U.S. industries have been plagued in recent years by foreign competition as dramatically as the sewing machine producers - most of whom have simply disappeared or nave liquidated their manufacturing facilities and become im porters of the cheaper foreign-made machines. Of five major domestic sewing machine producers before World war n, only Singer Manufacturing Co. remains - and it does 55 per cent of its business in overseas markets. How did Singer manage to triumph over fierce foreign competition? What lessons might Singer offer to other U.S. manufacturers? Here from its president, Donald r. Kircher. are some answers. Porter: How did your company survive foreign competition? Kircher: First, we completely redesigned our whole line of machines and we now have an accelerated program for bringing out new machines with new features the housewife wants. Any good U.S. company should be able to outdesign its foreign competitors, particularly for the U.S. market. Second, we drastically cut our costs of manufacturing in America by completely modernizing our factories and auto mating production as much as we could. Third, we improved our marketing. As retailers as well as manufacturers, our problem of improving service involves far more than just servicing machines. We have Urged fixed overhead costs which we are now trying to spread over a broader range of merchandise. Porter: Did you also make greater use of foreign plants? Kircher: To some extent, yes. We have imported lower- priced machines from our factory in Scotland since the war. But our largest gains in the U.S. market have been in our more complex, versatile and higher priced machines which are made right here. Porter: What about the machines you sell abroad? Kircher: They are mostly manufactured abroad, partly because the developing foreign nations are increasingly in sisting on local production. In the last decade, we have added 18 smaller plants in less developed nations, we are in those nations now and a real factor in their emerging economies As their industries develop so will their middle class, and this class is our best market. Porter: Is the U.S. home-sewing market leveling off? Kircher: The U.S. market is now almost triple what it was pre-war, but the biggest increase took place in tne tirst eight to 10 post-war years. Recent growth, although con tinuing, has not been as fast. The domestic home-sewing market will pick up again when the World War II babies start marrying and forming new families. Since the bulk of our sewing machines are bought by the younger age groups, this will be important for our industry. Porter: Will corporation diversification speed growth? Kircher: Even though 80 per cent of our business is still in sewing machines, we have started a diversification program. Our greatest problem is a common one - the cost of distribut ing and merchandizing our products. While you can achieve dramatic savings in manufacturing-as we have done-lt is difficult to get the same kind of economics in distribution, especially in a field which requires special selling. Porter: Specifically, how are you diversifying, tnenT Kircher: We are diversifying In our shops to get more of a return on our fixed overhead costs by selling other pro ducts. Some are related to sewing (such as fabrics), and others (Portable typewriters, floor care equipment) are designed to appeal to the same type of customers we serve. We are ex Jerimenting with a mail order business in some of our stores By offering more merchandise in our retail shops, we also hope to increase sewing machine sales made in shops as oDDOsed to more expensive outside selling. Finally, we are diversifying our manufacturing by getting into completely new fields such as electronics. We had not previously been in any highly advanced technological area. Porter: How seriously do you view tne profit squeeze.' Kircher: It's a serious problem for the economy as a whole. But in our case, since 1958 our profits have grown faster than our sales. School Nevs Lone Pine School The fifth and sixth grade girls played their final volley ball game of the season at West Side recently. They will participate in l m'"':; llflZLL AXEL ALEXANDER ...u.l win mi i.ip'- y drJ 1 m 2 You are invited As guests of PURUCKER'S To attend a DUO HK5AINI CONCERT SUNDAY AFTERNOON March 31-2:30 p.m. at the HOLLY THEATRE You will be enjoyably entertained by two of America's finest organ ists, Shay Torrent end Axel Alexander. Shay is a composer, conductor, TV artist and recording star for Mercury records. Axel is i graduate of the University of Breslau in Germany and has been organist, ar ranger, and composer for Radio Frankfurt, Germany also a recording artist for ell major German record companies. You will be delighted with the Victor Borge type of humor end equally Impressed with the musicianship displayed. Complimentary tickets may be picked up at Purucker Music House or st the Holly Theater the afternoon of the concert. Your Free ticket entitles you to an opportunity lo win e FREE $25.00 Value Hammond Playtime Plan. Sponsored by . . . J PURUCKER MUSIC HOUSE SHAY TORRENT i n t e r-school girl's softball competition. The PTA raised enough money to purchase mitts for the girls Softball team. The fifth and sixth grade boys have started baseball practice, with Jack Brown, coaching. Immunization shots were given all children who wished them recently. Dr. A. Erwin Merkel, from the health 'de partment was the administer ing physician. Little Shasta School Montague The 19 Little Shasta school children made two field trips recently. They were taken to Yreka by Mrs. Ed Hart. Mrs. Del Reynolds and their teacher, Mrs. Paul Weddle. They had a guided tour through the museum with Mrs. Hazel Pollock, curator. Many of the children found articles donated by their own ancestors. In the afternoon they went to the county library where they were shown the many sources of information to which they could avail them selves. At the courthouse, Hartzel Gray, of the county school of fice, took the group to various offices. Mrs. Weddle, Mrs. Blair Smith. Mrs. Carl Mort and Mrs. Larry Walters accompa I nied the group to the school in Montague, where they t viewed the exhibit of the Pa ! cific Telephone company. There they had a hot lunch in the school cafeteria. i California Man Is ! Sentenced to Jo7 ! Gerald Thomas Peeti. 20, Long Beach, Calif., was sen- teneed to 10 days in the Med l ford city Jail this morning in i municipal court on a charge ! of carrying a concealed i weapon. ! Pcetz is wanted by Lane ' county authorities for larceny in a dwelling. His sentence i will be suspended upon trans I fcr to Lane county, it was I stated. wrvn 1 St" ' If you know a crippled child or handicapped adult in need of special equipment to help his rehabilitation, contact your Easter Seal Society. r-A fl e I TAKEN TO HOSPITAL - Sgt. Alvin C. York, famed World War I hero, showing apparent pain, is lifted from an ambu lance At At Thnmac hncnitat In Mack.,!! 1. Tnn V I. .wiut a,, noaiivuic, icilll. iuir, WU brought from his home in Pall Mall after doctors were unable i to stop severe chest pains which began last week when he fell from his bed. His son, showing concern for his father, looks at him as he helps carry him into the hospital! (UPI) FINE FOOD Continental Atmoiphora FEATURING PRIME RIB (Au Jus) STEAKS CHICKEN SEA FOOD NEW LIVE MUSIC "The Tempests" Friday & Saturday Nights Also Diane and Authentic Hawaiian Dances Open at 4 P.M. Daily Closed Mondays Hwy 997 Miles South at Talent Ph: 535-9710 Informal Hearing Sel in Jacksonville An informal hearing to ac-1 quaint all interested persons ! with the information avail-1 able regarding plans to relo-1 cate and construct a section of the Medford-Provolt high way in the city of Jackson ville will be conducted by the state highway commission in the Jacksonville city hall at 7 p.m. April 3. Highway department en gineering and right of way personnel will discuss en gineering and right of way problems with residents who may be affected by the proj ect. The formal hearing will be held on April 4 in the Jack sonville city hall at 1:30 p.m. The purpose of the formal hearing is to discuss the route of the proposed project. As proposed, the project be gins at the easterly end of the Jacksonville grade-Jacksonville section of the high way which was completed in 1962 and extends in an easter ly direction to a point approx imately 500 feet westerly of the intersection of Park st. and the existing highway. THE CUOULUOUNUY OPEN SUNDAYS By public demand we will now be open on Sundays from 2 P.M. until 10 P.M. Plan a family dinner at Medford's newest and most beautiful restaurant. Complete dinners featuring a wide se lection of your favorite foods. Make your reservations now. FOURTH and FRONT For Reservations Call 779-1616 m Dancing & Entertainment i MEDFORD'S FINEST RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 1206 N. Riverside Phone 773-5474 "Where Everybody Meets" jp YA 7 DAYS U A WEEK! P 9 9 n y Make Your UA EASTER RESERVATIONS I The Brave Bull Buys Only Grade USDA CHOICE BEEF YOU ARE INVITED TO INSPECT Our Bacteria Controlled Aging Coolers AT ANY TIME! "If You Can Find Better Beef - We'll Buy It" Your Steak Will Be Seared and Charcoal Broiled To Your Specifications And Seasoned Only With Pure Dairy Butter. Catering to All Types - Parties & Banquets Lenten special families Q;le SUNDAY ALWAYS dpeCiaiS DINNERS WELCOME O DINNERS FROM 1.88 O Bring Your Luncheon Party MATADOR ROOM For Reservations Phono 773-5474 yA EASTER NOW nners Start 11 i.m SATURDAY AFTERNOON Free Dance Instructions From 2 to 4 P.M. - Music by DOUGLAS TWO Instructions by Wally Parks ARTHUR MURRAY STUDIO Demonstration by Arthur Murray Instructors 1
