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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.
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Completely Renovated
and Redecorated
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DIRECTIONS TO HOTEL,
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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.
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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.
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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. He waa a featured speaker be
fore the assembly of over 300 dram
atists from Washington, Oregon, Ida
ho, Montana, Wyoming and several
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Canadian provinces, his topic being
a discussion of tha Shakespeare fes
tival ha Inaugurated as as annual
event In Ashland a few years ago.
According to Bowmer, tha work has
aroused a great deal of Interest
throughout tha northwest and has
become known nationally. Because of
tha attention focussed on this event
at the drama conference. Bowmer ex
pects a greatly Increased attendance
and Interest In this year's festival.
He stated that he Is gratified at the
notice the festival has received from
dramatist all over the northwest, and
that he has hopes of it becoming
one of the best-known dramatic
events on the coast. '
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