TUESDAY. APRIL (. 1963
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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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en
i
YEARS
OF
SAFETY
and
sound
money
management
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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
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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".
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