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TUESDAY. APRIL (. 1963 12 A MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON 1 . M ST I 1 V V Edited by The Mail Tribune Advertising Department CONSUMER SPENDING ON THE RISE. Consumer spend. ng in lhe firil quuter will reach an annual rate of 1361 billion, up 1.5 over the lourth 1962 quarter, report! the Commerce Department. Thii ii alio a S in create over last year's tint quarter. Improved weather conditions across most of the nation alio hat led to optimiitic ieeling among many retailer! that Eaiter tales thii year will tar out-pace those ot tail year. KDECia.1. VALUES TO BE HIGHLIGHTED IN HARDWARE WEEK. For the 11th con secutive year, independent hardware retailers have the oppc tunity to increase store traf fic, sales and profits. Hardware Week, April 18-27, provides this opportunity, says Hard waia Age. In every section of the country, customers will be looking to hardware dealers for nationally advertised, brand name products at special prices. CALIFORNIA PACIFIC UTILITIES COMPANY WINS AWARD. E. K. Albert, presi dent of California Pacific Utilities Company is shown, at left, accepting the Gold Award for gas air condition ing achievement in 1962. R. O. Fladcland. western regional manager for Arkla Air Condi tioning Corporation, officiat ed at lhe presentation. The presentation of lhe coveted Arkla Gold Award plaque was made at meeting arranged by the Arkla organ isation recently at lhe Hotel Medford. Plans for the pro motion of National Air Con ditioning Week, sponsored by the American Gas Association wore outlined at this meeting attended by California Pa cific Utilities Company man' aqers and healing and air conditioning contractors from this area, western Oregon and northern California. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON reported record high deposits and loans for the first quarter of the year, President Ralph J. Voss, an nounced. Deposits of $970,190,000 were reported March 18, as compared with $893,760,887 In March of last year. Loans outstanding among the banking system's 91 offices totaled $568, 559,631 for a gain of $66,487,013 over the March, 1962 figure. Resources topped the $1 billion mark. Figures were announced In response to the quarterly call for statements of condition by the Comptroller of the Currency. Thefccntral Point branch of First National reported first quarter deposits of $3,384,350 and loans outstanding of $3,990,447, according to Branch Manager F. E. Ayres. Comparable totals for the branch a year ago were $3,477,074 in deposits and $3, 353,777 in loans. During the first quarter of 1963 the First National Bank added the University Branch in Eugene to the statewide system, Voss said. Five new branch offices currently are under construction, with opening dates set for this year. The new Madras branch will open in April and Portland offices at Burlingamc, 5th and College street and the new Standard Plaza will open later. Construction of a second Springfield branch was started this month. -a" Kr 47k Chuck McCorkU NEW OFFICE OPENS IN MEDFORD. An office offering specialized services in the field of advertising, marketing and public relations has opened in the Fluhrer Bldg. under the name of Chuck McCorkle Advertising. Owner and operator, Chuck McCorkle has been in the newspaper, advertising and trade publication field for the past several years and became acquainted with the Medford area through his travels. He was formerly advertising man ager for Western Timber Industry, a lumber industry publi cation in Portland, Ore. At present the firm is publishing employee papers for Timber Products Company and Medford Corporation, both of Medford. This service consists of shooting pictures, writ ing stories and printing the monthly paper sent to each em ployee by his employer. This type of publication keeps the employees informed of what is happening throughout the company and helps to contain some of the wild rumors usually circulating in employee groups. Other services include planning the marketing of new products, dealer distribution, advertising and public relations to introduce such new products. Through constant correspondence and business association McCorkle is offered many opportunities to introduce new people and new business to the Rogue Valley and never fails to put in a good word for the future and opportunities of Medford and the surrounding area. Vacationing Advice West's Research for Book Pays Off With Tips for Visitors to Beaches 73 West OFFICE FURNITURE DE PARTMENT AND DECOR ATING SERVICE OFFERED BY McGUlRE'S. A new erv ict hat been added to Mc- Guire's Horn Furnishers, ac cording to Dick McGuire, owner. An office furniture depart ment is now located on the second floor of McGuire's Home Furnishers, 220 North Bartleit. According to Mc Guire, the office furniture de partment will follow the same mode of quality and service as the present horns furnish ings. A design service is also now available with the open ing of lhe new department. "Complete office designing. including desks, chairs, floor coverings, draperies, accessories, etc. will be a part of this new service"; McGuire said. "Too many offices and businesses are not efficient in room arrangement", he continued. "Our custom office designing tor vice is directed toward pro viding the businessman and professional man a functional and attractive office." Merrill Beckwith. MFA designer is shown in the picture demonstrating a sample office design in the new department. INVESTORS MUTUAL. INC. DECLARES 90TH CONSECUTIVE DIVIDEND. The Board of Directors of Investors Mutual, Inc.. has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 9Vi cents per share payable March 29, 1983 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Murch :8, 1963. Harold K. Bradford, president and chairman, announced. This dividend for the second quarter of the Funds fiscal year compares with 9' 4 cents per lUare paid at the end of the preceding quarter, and 9'i cents per share paid a year ago. POWER TOOL MARKET UNTAPPED. The United Stales was viewed as a vast un tapped market for the nower tool industry-one that presents great opportunities for ag gressive retailers. This was brought out by Robert D. Black, board chairman of Black (c Decker Manufacturing Co. at a meeting of the Financial Analysts of Philadelphia. Mr. Black said a recent market survey showed that only one-fourth of U. S. households possess a power tool of any description, and one-half of these have only one, reports Home Fur nishings Daily. He said this indicates that the domestic consumer market for power tools is far from saturated. - BUILDING CONTRACTORS FROM MEDFORD, Ashland and Grants Pass were guests of the Southern Oregon Chapter, Painting and Decorating Contractors of America at a banquet held Tuesday. April 2. at the Rogue Valley Country club. Henry Padgham. owner of Padgham Glass and Millwork, spoke in behalf of the Senate bill 63, "Relating to Regulations of the Practice of Building Contractors", a measure which provides for the licensing of firms and individuals who are engaged in the building and sub contracting business in Ore gon. Padgham stated that Oregon is the only state in the northwest thai has not passed protective legislation against unscrupulous contracting firms and individuals who have been active in Southern Oregon. Padgham explained that the present bill does not, in any way, restrict property owners, farmers, orchard operators, mills or government bodies of building or maintaining properties, but is intended to give the buying public protection by law, against shoddy con tracting methods which now exist. Lowell Brown, field representative of the Oregon Council. of the P.D.C.A. then gave the history and aims of the Painting Contractors organization. He said that the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America was the oldest contrac tors affiliation in United States, and was established right after the Civil War. Councils arc in all 50 slates, with headquarters in Chicago. The Oregon Council has three hundred members, and is one of the most active groups within the industry. James Rczac, of the Slate Apprenticeship Program, spoke upon the need of more trained young people for the painting industry, and explained that only trainees who pass an aptitude test, and show responsive ability can become eligible for the training pro gram of the painting industry. Class training as well as supervised "on the job" educa tion is a part of the apprentice program, and Painting Contractors in Oregon, recogniz ing the need of new competitive journeymen have assessed themselves to pay for this program of education of apprentice training. Jack Roper mm . MEDFORD FIRM ROLLS UP HIGH MILEAGE. The Medford-based company of Austin: L. King has rolled up over 2 million miles per year for the past three years in their bui- ness ot hauling logs, plywood veneer, fruit, produce groceries and sand and rock. The most miles are logged by the logging and veneer trucks. The twenty-five logging trucks do the hauling for the Medford Corporation from their operations in the Bulte . Falls area and other timber sales as they may have acquired. These logging trucks hauled over 83 million feet of limber last year. The five veneer trucks are undor contract to the Medford Veneer and Plywood Cor poration and are kept busy hauling veneer to the plant at White City from Northern Cali fornia and other points where veneer is purchased by the firm. Two of the trucks are equipped with huge van-typo trailen for use in hauling grocer les, fruit and other itoms requiring complete protection from the elements. The four big three-axle dump trucks are used In road construction or other hoavy eartninoving jobs. roriy-nve men are employed on the average which includes drivers meinrtniii, oiuc personnel and others da nn IK. ,au Mayor Jimmy Dunlevy, one of the featured speakers for the affair, spoke of growth of the City of Medford, and ways in which the building industry might be of benefit to the community. He cited lhe advantage of climate, the high educational program in the State of Oregon, and the healthy business growth brought about by the new highway construction program which has placed the city in the hub of an expanding area. Don McNeil, manager of the Chamber of Commerce then gave further statements of anticipated growth of the community. The new population jump, Mr. McNeil stated, is stimulated by many semi-retired people seeking new pleasant living conditions and the op portunity's to invest capital in a thriving area as offered by the Medford area. Several expansion programs by local groups were cited by Don McNeil as proof of the desire by Medford businessmen to meet the challenge of an expanded population during the next several years. A highlight of the evening was the final speech by Bob Taylor of Dean & Taylor Pon tiae Co. Taylor gave factual proof of many new business ventures which will become a reality in the Rogue valley. Three hundred new units will be added to the motel industry; a new food processing plant for the agriculture industry arc soon to become a reality; a large new retirement home for the area; expanded building growth at Southern Oregon College; and new business ventures in White City, was the theme of inspiring comment to the group. Taylor asked those present to use all means to influence governmental bodies to bring adequate water supply to the valley, and warned that failure to do so would hamper an expansion of community prosperity. Surveys by the Pacific Power ic Light Co., lJacitic Northwest Bell, and major business firms seeking new markets; concluded Bob Taylor, proved that the population will double within the next 10 years. Mr. Jack Roper, president of the Southern Oregon chapter stated that this contractor dinner will become an annual affair, and that the members of the Painting Contracting Association will play an active part in all worthy community activity of the Rogue valley. S6.000.000 GOAL SET BY SAMBO'S. Sambo's Pancakes, located in Medford. and fifteen other cities in four stales, expects to do $6 million in gross business this year-turning out varieties of tasty pancakes and waffles, as well as steaks, chicken, sandwiches and salads. Sam Battistone, Jr., manager of Sambo's at 1025 South Riverside, recently attended the fifth annual managers and stockholders meeting at the Hilton Inn. San Francisco Inter national Airport. Sam Battistone, Sr., president of Sambo's reported plans to open four more restaurants this year. In the unique plan, in which each manager shares in the profits of the chain, F. Newell Bdhnett, president of the Sambo's Purchasing Corp.. said the stock has jumped from $10 to $111.75 a share in the past year. All shares of the cor poration are held by Sambo's personnel. Battistone reported that new Sambo's Pancake Restau rants are scheduled for opening as follows: Red Bluff, late spring; Fresno, fall; Indio, fall; and Oceanside. late fall. Battistone and Bohnelt founded the original restaurant at Santa Barbara, California six years ago. Since then Sam bo's have been ooened at Bend and Eugene, Oregon; West Sacramento, Monterey, Redding, Palm Springs. South Palm Springs, Carmel, Carmichael, Eureka. Modesto 99, Modesto, McHenry, Buena Park and Needles, California, Reno. Nevada, and Tucson, Arizona. Sambo's has enjoyed a thriving business in Medford since its opening in March of 1961. Battistone supervises a staff of 21 in the careful preparation of all items on the menu. By DICK WEST Macuto, Venezuela - UPD -Being invited on a junket to i this Caribbean resort has giv- j en me an op portunity to I do some work I on a book I've been think i n g of writing. It is tenta live ti tled "Don't Let Vacations Spoil your Fun" and the chapter I'm working on now is about trips to the beach. The book will be designed to appeal to the great mass of Americans who do not en joy vacations and would rath er spend the time at the of fice except that they feel they should get away for awhile. For such persons, vacations at the beach are particularly trying. I have been using much of my time here study ing ways that will make a beach vacation endurable, if not enjoyable. With the U. S. summer tourist season about to be gin, 1 thought it might be helpful if I listed at this time some of the results of my research. Here are sev en easy rules for survival at the beach: 1. On your first day at the beach sprawl out on the sand for several hours and get yourself in the surf, go down burn. This may be painful but the benefits make the suffer ing worthwhile. Once you have a sunburn you have a valid excuse for avoiding the griddle and you spend the rest of the time taking your leisure in the shade of a tall blonde, or something like that. 2. On occasions when you feel duty bound to immerse yourself in the surf, go don to the water's edge and stand for a few minutes squinting at the horizon as though you were watching something. Then turn to the bather near est you and say "Isn't that a shark out there?" This will immediately clear the area and you will be able to have a peaceful, solitary swim. 3. Never go near the beach unless you take along an air pistol that can be concealed under a towel. It is to be used for surreptitiously shooting down beach balls that will be landing in your vicinity, over turning the Thermos bottle and knocking sand over sandwiches. Should any of the beach ! ball owners catch you in I the act of firing the pistol. ! explain to them than anti I aircraft is internationally recognized as a defensive j weapon and that you are operating under a prece dent established in Cuba. If they get nasty tell them to take it up with Castro. 4. Trade in your sunglasses for a pair of tinted goggles that completely cover t h e j eyes. They will enable you to ogle the girls in the bikinis while pretending to be taking a nap 5. If you observe the cock-i tail hours, do not set the sun tan lotion near the gin bottle, j 6. If you value your slum- j ber, pay no attention to re ports that the sound of the surf will lull you to sleep. 7. If possible, when driving to the beach get lost. A, en i YEARS OF SAFETY and sound money management in MEDFORD 513 Mtdford Shopping Cm. I Tlphon: 779-1221 For Your Convenience & Savings Big Double load Washers LAUNDROMAT -"STEWART AVE -3 0CjKT0WH NMEDMHO STREET Sam Battistone. Jr. maintenance men. necessary to keep such MEDFORD COMPANY INTRODUCES NEW PRODUCT. A new type tractor canopy mounting has recently boon in troduced by the Medford Steel & Blowpipe Division of the Concrete Steel Corporation of Medford. This new product provides a cushion of rubber in the mounting of safety canopies for tractors used in Logging and construction work. Vibration and shock are constant enemies of any such superstructure and after days of the pounding on a rough job would literally shake the canopy off the tractor. This constant strain also served to weaken the steel Incorporated in the construction. This new design is outstanding in that it does not depend .1 . 3 ...u.tr J..... ....... ..i, u RDBU IUVII t I . U IAMI .... .... ... .... ..l'UJ ..... ......... tleet in oporation. Severe other inh. r nm.!H.j v. .k- It. ...... it.. I . .... ,hlk ,...i,i,, .s.i, .... k. i.., and maintenance fuel delivery and parts houses. i any side. This cup then fits into a cup of welded steel which The foremen drive redlo-equipped cars and pickups and two land-based radio slalionl is atiiuhert to the tractor frame or heavy fender. The bolt is ill i (k . r"aIora '"c nd lhc 'cabng station on the highway near Butte Falls, to keep the canopy from coming off in event the tractor is .... . .... ... ,.uuuun(l Dy nit Pelerbilt Company with the exception of the lour older dump trucks used in rock and dirt moving l'ATL"9.!"11!1"",','1 DVV Tlnr complete confidence in the Rogue Valley is Indicated by the i million dollar investment in equipment. NEWSPAPERS BACK -RETAILERS SEE SAI.F.K r.Atrjiw.: .... .... J of an Easter season which in most cases had been seriously hurl by the newspaper strike, "nict lop executives ot New York . I.edmg department and sp.c.lty store, nevertheless express nir iJ I fc .1 a f, "7 .!" Un iney teel that the year would hit a peak in both doller and unit sal... report. The New York Herald Tribune. 'Retell business in metropolian New York was seriously affected by the n.wsp.p.r strike and II may prove Lm,",n, T9. ",Vm" C- Sch"- P''dnt of Bloomingd.l.-s. How.vlr Mr. Schoff added that he looks forward to considerably better then a 2 to 3 gain this spring At Macy . Easter business he, been soft in relation to initial exp.ct.tions. prim arlly because of the leek of newspapers, said David L. Yunich. president. "But now that the newspaoers are back, we ere extraordinarily optimistic, because the tone of shopping by women lor lashion good, hes shown extremely good ecceptence." Mr. Yunich edded. !i'..COn n "V.'1? . J "'he "'uUrn ' n,w'PP' 9"" he opportunity tor exposing .?'? '"h'on. to the consumer, of New York City on a broach I scale and w. ST. -f.i ! . r.VU'U,i ' ?M n"c'P" banner sale, performance in the renvsin vfek ..ww .m i t "1,n?,r ,y,,r- ' Zients. executive heed of Gimbel's New York saldi We think Easter business will be phenomenal." turned over, which sometimes happens in logging and con struction work. Don Wood, manager of Medford Steel A: Blowpipe Divis ion said this new mounting is the most sturdy and foolproof of any on the market. It represents a big step by this Med ford company Who has pioneered the field of canopy con- ion with design and building of the canopy which has to be known as the "Medford Canopy" and copied bv others throughout the West. TOTAL RETAIL DOLLAR VOLUME ROSE SUBSTAN TIALLY during the 7-day period ended Wednesday. April 3. above the corresDonding week last year. Dun ac Bradstreet reported today. National percentage changes varied from the corresponding levels of a year ago by the following per centeges: plus 6 to plus 10'.-. Regional percentage changes varied from the comparable levels of a year ago by the fol lowing percentages: Pacific plus 1 to plus S: East South Centre! plus 2 to plus 6: New England and West North Central plus 3 to plus 7: Ea,t North Central plu, 4 to plus 8 Middle Atlantic plus S to plus 9. West South Central plus t to plus 12: South Atlantic plus 14 to plus 18; Moun tain plus IS to plus 20. I INTRODUCING . . . McGuire's Home Furnishers is proud to announce the addition of a new office furniture department and a design service for functional and attractive office planning. You'll find the same high quality furniture and personalized service in this new department, as in our present home furnish ings. For complete office furniture, office designing and analysis, consult McGuires. Remember . . . "Good design can save you money". 220 No. Bartlett Nexr to Greyhound Use Our Convenient Parking lot Next Door
