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PAGE ETOHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBCXE, MEDFORD, OREGON". TVEDXESDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 1936. LIBRARY SERVICE BY 1935 REPORT Third Place in State Is Held by County System To Add New Periodicals Per Capita Cost Low A circulation ol 187,648 for tha year Is shown In the 1335 report of the Jackson county and Med ford public library syatem. This total Is divided as follows: Medford library, 110.608; branch It' brarles, 64,321; school stations, 10,- 024: and deposit stations, 1,737. Aa was to be expected, fiction led all classifications. The adult fiction circulation for the Medford library was 47,697; adult con -fiction, 26,980; juvenile fiction, 20,806; and Juvenile non-flctlon, 16.285. Interest In Current Events Current periodicals constituted the second largest volume of circulation, 6,166 pieces In tha category having been taken out of the central 11' brary during the year. Travel was next with 3,160 volumes borrowed, followed by literature with 2,976, Ap plied science and useful arts constl- uted 2,623 of the total circulation; biography, 2,360; fine arts, 2,275; and social science, 1,767. As Increased Interest was shown during the year In current period! cals and this was considered Indica tive of the times by Miss E. Fay Woolsey, chief llbrarla.n The public to Intensely Interested In current events and eager to know what Is transpiring In this rapidly-changing, Vancltlonal period, Mlsa Woolsey said. Because of this, Miss Woolsey stat ed, the magazine service Is to be ex panded. New titles are to be added and some placed In both the circula tion and reference departments. Li brary authorities throughout the country, It was pointed out, testify to the growing demand for periodi cals, especially those covering current i vents, economics, science and. so ciology. Support Below Standard In spite of the fact that the per capita support of the library Is only bout three-quarters of that recom mended by authorities aa a minimum standard for libraries of Med ford's registration, the general condition of the book stock was better at the tnd of 1936 than at any other time since retrenchment became Imperative In 1082, Miss Woolsey said. During the year there was a net in crease of more than 1,300 volumes covering all types. Including both new and replacement items. The book repair program was described ss fairly satisfactory, all mending and reblndlng having been taken care of to date. Patrons Number 8,404 The volumes owned by the library system now number 31,085. The number of patrons Is 5,404. Tentative comparisons indicate that the Jackson county library will re tain lta third place In the state, the Library Association of Portland being first and the Umatilla county library at Pendleton being second. During 1985 the largest dally tdult circulation at the library was 494, the smallest 140 and the average 346 The largest dally Juvenile circulation was 297, the smallest 36 and the av erage 118. Circulation from the state library waa i.004. 31 Per Cent Registered The registration at the central li brary was 31 per cent of the Medford population, while the circulation per capita was 10. Circulation per vol ume was six. Cost per capita for Medford was 77 cents and for the county outside the city 17 cents. New registrations during the year for the city totaled 1,097 and for the county 598. Borrowers' cards In force at the end of the year totaled 8,477 for the city and 1.M7 for the county, or 6,404 for the whole system. H ranches Maintained The financial statement showed re ceipts of ss.eoesa in city funds and 4.832.91 In county funds. Expendi tures were listed at 98,580.07 in city funds and M.660.&9 In county funds. There was a city balance of 8118.76 and a county balance of 172.32 at the year-end. Branch libraries were maintained during the year at Butte Falls, Cen tral Point. Eagle Point, Oold Hill. Jacksonville, Phoenix, Rogue River. j Sams Valley and Talent. In sddl-1 tlon. there were 77 school stations j and eight deposit stations. BIRTHS Born to Mr, and Mrs. W. A. Hajsel rlwj of Omnia Pas, a boy weighing nine pounds, on February 10. Mrs. H.i.rlrU; will be remembered as Mlas Pat Ooodman In this city. iJfotelfdnPdblol raiiillE2i! Tom '" iwm H Completely Renovated and Redecorated RATH With detached bath fromH ft(WV With Bath-.;..jfroU54u(r Furl 'l&nMwmm A RAG c Xus, awn SH0 DIRECTIONS TO HOTEL, "iau cm 'Wain Tiiahtecni GOOD GARDENING J. Hotbeds. Br uilnj hotbed, tha gar dener can be feasting on the fruits of hla labor about two weeks before he could otherwise. Build a amall, boa-like frame with a glaaa cover. Put fresh ma nure on tha ground extending two feet beyond the frame In each direction. On top of the manure put two inches of plant ing Kll. Put tha frame over this. The heat evolved warma the soil, tha frame retalna the heat, so tha plant develop In tempera tures considerably warmer than In open ground. Don't put In the seeds right sway. Put a ther mometer In tha soil, wait until It registers a maximum heat and then declines for a few days. When It reschee 80 degrees on tha down grade, go ahead with your planting. Eugeneans Skate On Icy Streets EUGENE, Feb. 18. (AP) Cheap skates were much sought after In Eugene today, the second day .the streets presented smooth Ice surfaces. Ideal for Ice skating. University stu dents and townspeople took to the sport In a big way last night, skat Ing on the principal downtown streets of the city and In the environs. A minimum temperature of 30 de gree, was recorded hero this morning and sleet which frora aa It fell con tinued. Nearly an Inch of Ice covers all pavements In the city. Use Mall Tribune want ads. SHOWN BY SCHOOLS IN TRAIL NEIGHBORHOOD TRAIL, Feb. lfl. (Spl.) There Is a decided Increase In attendance In ru ral schools In this section of the county. Three years ago, Shady Cove school had an attendance of shout forty pupils. Attendance has In creased to between slxvy and seventy at the present time. The stage has been converted Into a temporary class room for the year and a third teacher employed. In order to cope with the situa tion, the school has Installed electric lights and a pressure water system. In sddttlon to this, the school has also Improved Its transportation fa cilities from one "old" privately owned buses to two modern dlserlct owned buses, eaulpped with circula tory heater, which covers 100 miles per day on the regular bus routes. - Financial condition of the school la reported as very satisfactory. The school warrants are cashed at their face value. The consolidated districts of Lau relhurst, Elk Creek and Hatchrry have let the contract for a new four- room school, which Is expected to be ready for occupancy by the next school term. There Is much more Interest being shown In Improvement of rural schools than In former years by the county districts in this sec tion, according to school Instructors. E ELKS LODGE GOAT When the Grand Exalted Ruler J.' T. Halllnan's class Is Initiated Into the B. P. O. Elks In every psrt of the United States on February 20, fourteen local men will ride the goat through the portals of the Medford 1odf. The incoming class will be one of the Isrgeet In recent years. The entertainment committee, ap pointed by Ex sited Ruler E. W. Winkle, has arranged to have a big free feed with beer for the occa sion, with entertainment to be fur nished by the Initiation rites. Those In the big class are to be D. Ford Mccormick, H. A. Hucklns, J. T. Harmon, Harry 8. Hlnmsn, C. A. Banders, Dr. Russell R. Sher wood. W. O. Laldley. H. C. Obye, C. C. Leonard, Joseph Sailer, Jr., Goodwin Humphrey, Lawrence C. Anderson, Or. W. G. Bishop and Sam D, Jones. 4 MARKS TURNING ON OF APPLY FOR CASH Between 30 and 40 veterans' bonus applications are being completed each day at the AAA station at 3ft South Riverside avenue, It was announced today by Lee M. Oarlock, official ap pointed for this district to aid In. making out the sppllcatlons. The work will continue until every ex service man In the county Is taken care of. Oarlock said. The applications, of which approxi mately 700 have been completed to date, are averaging close to $600 apiece, he said. In the next few weeks It Is estimated that between 400 and 300 applications will be completed. Asked the attitude of the men to ward the spending of the money when It la paid, Oarlock said, "I'll venture to say that over 73 per cent of those applying are veterans who really need the cash, and who will put It to good advantage." Newport Building Damaged By Fire NEWPORT. Ore., Feb. 10. (AP) A wind-whipped fire threatened to spread to other structures here after razing the upper portion of the Por ter building but firemen succeeded In halting the blare. Da mace was un officially estimated at 34300. Tne building housed a suite of fur nished rooms, the Thomas Coulthard Dry Good store, the Lincoln Baking company and the Morris Hardware firm. BROWNSBORO, Feb. 18. (Spl.) After several years of planning, hoping and working for electricity. Brownsboro, one of the oldest towns In Jackson county, has been re warded and the lights were turned on Tuesday. February 11. An Incident worthy of mention Is that this date waa also the 80th birthday anni versary of Thomas A. Edison. Sat urday evening at 7 o'clock the ladles of Brownsboro gave a chicken din ner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wright for nearly seventy peo ple, among whom, Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Richmond and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Olrascheld of Copco, were guests of honor. Miss Fenner, demonstrator for Copco. demon strated the use of the electric range. The delicious rolls, donated by Fluhrer'e bakery and the Ice cream by Snlder's dairy, were greatly ap preciated and enjoyed. After din was served, the following program was presented : Address of welcome, H. W. Wright, "Seeing Things at Night." Walter Strahn; "Ma's Tools." Lois Wright; tap dance, Margamt Henry: songs, Bill Swain and Lester Marshall, ac companied by Mr. 8 wain on the banjo; History of Brownsboro, Julia Sldley; songs, Will, George and Ger ald Hansen, accompanied by Mrs. L J. Rohrer on the piano: "Early Days in Brownsboro," George Brown. Mr. Craig gave an Interesting talk on the lights used by the pioneers and Charlea Terrlll, In a short talk, showed a candle mold used by his mother. Others giving short ad-, dresses were 8. C. Richmond, Walter I Olmecheld and Lei and Dyslnger. Mrs. George Brown sang, accompa nied by Miss Helen Brown on the piano. 4 PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 19. (API- Floe Ice In the Columbia river u likely to result In disruption of navigation aid, the district light house office warned mariners today. The channel lights above St. Helens 1 are especially endangered, It waa stated. OSTEOPATHIC SOCIETY The Southern Oregon Osteopathic society held Its regulsr monthly meeting at the Osteopathic clinic Monday. All members were present except Dr. Blaine Prultt of Grants Pass. Dr. W. J. Crandall of Ashland, president, called the meeting to order. Dr. F. G. Carlow gave a dem onstration of upper dorsal tech nique, followed by general discussion of unusual conditions sometimes found In pregnancy. The program for next month's meeting will consist of a report of the mid-year meeting of the Oregon Osteopathic association, held In Port land, by Dr. W. W. Howard, who la president of the association, and also X-ray pictures of lungs, case his tories, etc., by Dr. R. R. Sherwood. The next meeting will be held with Dr. Bertha Sawyer of Ashland March 16. Snider Dairy Adds New Pasteurizer Further evidence of the progres- slvenesa of Snider Dairy and Pro duce company In the , Installation this week of a second all-stainless steel pasteurizer In the strictly mod ern milk department. Addition of the new equipment for pasteurization of milk provides ample space for processing large quantities of milk In readiness for Snlder's patrons throughout south ern Oregon. The strictly up-to-date and sanitary plant Is open for public Inspection at all times. TACK SWALLOWED BY - ACCIDENT WITNESS SPR INGFIELD, 111.. Feb. 19. (AP) Fourteen -year-old Robert- Wohlert, standing near a railroad crossing. saw a car skid Into the, path of a train which demolished the automo bile, killing the driver. Robert gulped and swallowed a tack he had been holding In his mouth. His doctor says he's out of danger. SONS WILL STAGE Angus 1j. Bowmer. dramatics in structor at the Southern Oregon Nor mat school, has announced April 3 and 4 as dates for performances of Eugene O'Nell's "Emperor Jones," 1st est production of the school. R hearsals have been under way for some time. .Oroup pantomimes, which al most amount to ballets, done to the rythm of Jungle tom-toms, are re ceiving special attention as to efec- ttve staging, and Mr. Bowmer states thta ha expects unusual results from this phase of the drama. The negro convict group Is particularly out standing, Mr. Bowmer said. Professor Bowmer recently return, ad from attending the third annual Northwest regional drama conference conducted at Seattle last week by Glenn Hughes, head of tha drama de partment of University of Washing ton. 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