Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 18, 1936, Page 7, Image 7

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"Midsummer Night's Dream" Spectacular Craterian Showing Thursday
MEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. "WEDNESDAY, MARCH IS. 1935
Every Indication of Jackson coun
ty schools turning out en masse for
the special school children's matinee
showing of '"A Midsummer Night's
Dream" tomorrow morning at the
Craterian theater Is to be had In
the fact that sll schools In the
county are Intending to dismiss
classes so that the students may
take this opportunity to see the fa
mous Bhskespearean fantasy on the
arreen.
Personally dlrecteo. and supervised
by the eminent contlnentsi pro
ducer. Max Relnhardt, "A Mldsunv
mer Night's Dream" brings to the
screen for the first time one of the
most famous of all BhaKespesre
clssslcs. To further add to the enter
tainment value of the production,
Felix Mendelssohn's Immortal music
serves as the background for the
production. An outstanding star cast
Includes such screen favorites as
T.m. nnev. Joe E. Brown. Dick
Powell, Anita Louise, OUvla de Havl.
land, Jean Mulr. Hugh Herbert,
Finnic MCHUKn. OB nir.BiJ"v , -
r Teasdale. Ian Hunter, Victor
Jorr. Mickey Eooney (whose por
travel of Puck Is said to be among
the film olay's outstanding hlgh-
Hobart Cavanaugh, Grant
Mitehell and hundreds of others,
Covering, as It does, every phase
m entertainment, such as drama,
spectacle, romance, music, and much
comedy, "A Midsummer Night's
iMra wss made with a lavish
hand. Max Relnhardt was brought
n .! .imtrv especially for this
production, after having made at
nvlable reoutatlon as a Shakes,
pearean producer In Europe; Nljln
Tvmna fasllet maestro, wss se-
iui to arranie the "Plight of the
Moonlight" In which hundreda of
nrt: hundreds of
U&UUHD "w . I
niHven were tested for the roles:
nothing was left undone. The result
Is & ringing answer to those critics
who have maintained that the screen
could never reach the eminence oJ
h. tore. Students of Shakespesre
will take a keen delight in seeing
v trv unfold on the screen.
Tt,r.M ai.hnoia whose students have
expressed a desire to attend the
special morning matinee include
Aaate. Alderbrook, Antelope. Apple-
nrownsboro. Butte Palls,
trsl 'point, Derby. Eagle Point, Pern
v.u. oold Hill. Griffin Creek,
Howard. Independence. Liberty, Lone
Pine. Medford, Mt. Pitt, North Phoe
nix. North Trail. Oak Grove. Phoe-
... wtwtaiTBt. Prospect, Provoll,
o.. niver. Ruch. Sems Valley,
T.M. Rock. Talent, Trail, Valley
TinH- m. tii willow Springs,
If 'the response from the schools
Is as great ss Is expected. It Is
almost a foregone conclusion that
It will be necessary to throw open
.imiM of all tne local wm-
. . n- thlr" special showing,
The regular pubUo showing of the
ni.. m he held at 2:15 and 8:18.
with reserved sests now on sale t
the Craterian boxofflce.
1
THE GRANGE
LOCAL and PERSONAL
Annlerate G ranee
A regular meeting of the Applegate
n,.. wss held March 13. Commlt-
v renorta. The home ecO'
nomlcs reported that the supper at
the next regular meeting was to be
a birthday supper In honor of the
members whose birthdays era in the
months of January, February and
March. . .
The meeting was followed by a
program In honor of St. Patrick's
day. .
The purchase of lunches and serv
ing of coffee concluded the evening.
A baseball, lost 44 years ago
tween the outer wall and tha celllnj
of the Sterling county, Texas. cour
house, was found recently when th
building was rated.
Amjt In Town Central Point vis
itors In Medford yesterdsy Included
Archie Psrker, the cowboy artist.
To Vancouver Lewis Robinson left
by train last night for Vancouver,
Wn., where be will spend a short time.
At Headquarters ' Lieut. Lysn
Shields of Csmp South Umpqua Falls
conferred yesterday with officers at
Medford CCC headquarters.
Here Todsy Business visitors In
Medford today Included H. F. Weeks
of Portland who expected , to return
north tonight.
Postpone Pinner The Ladles' aux
iliary of F. O. E. announced today
that the covered dish dinner planned
for Friday has been postponed.
To Enlist Dsnlel W. Phillips left
lsst night for San Francisco where
he will apply for enlistment In the
United States army.
Boyle to Portland Jack Boyle left
yesterday noon for Portland on a
ahort business trip. He expected to
return tomorrow or Friday.
Gates North-C. E. Gstes left on
the evening train yesterday for Port
land where he will transact business
for a short time.
To Portland Don W. Culbertsoo
and James B. Bee be left on the eve
nlng train last night for Portland to
apply for enlistment In the United
States army.
Plan Chicken Dinner Royal Neigh-
bors are planning a chicken dinner
to be served at the K. P. hall tomor
row from 11:00 a. m. to 1:30 p. m
The public la cordially Invited.
Hlgclns Away T. M. Hlgglns. dis
trict manager of the General Petro
leum corporation, left by train last
night for Portland where he will make
a short business visit.
In Grants Pass Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Roseberry and two daughters were
among recent visitors in Grants Pass,
calling at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
J. w. Beck.
Former Resident Visits Mrs. Clara
Shoudy. formerly of Ashland and now
of San Francisco, left last night for
her home after spending some time
visiting Mrs. Clara M. Altken of this
city.
Home for Vacation Returning stu
dents todsy Included 8111 Cummlngs
and Noel Benson, who arrived on the
morning train from the University of
Oregon, Eugene, to spend the spring
vacation with their parents.
Bicycle Trip Kenneth Williams,
Jr., and Don Martin of Granta Pass
msde a bicycle trip to this city and
back In one day Monday, spending
a little over an hour In Medford be
fore starting the return trip.
To Zone Conference Cspt. William
O. Ryan, welfare officer of the Med
ford CCO district, and Eugene C.
Golden, educational coordinator, left
today for Camp Humbug Mountain
where they are to participate in
two-day educational conference..
Named Camp Adviser Harry W.
Andrewsen was named educational
adviser for Camp Sltkum today upon
his return from an lnter-dlstrlct CCC
educational conference In Monterey
Cel. He left Immediately for his new
poet.
To Euxene Parley Frank P. Parrel
city attorney, left today for Eugene
where he will represent Medford at a
conference of the League of Oregon
Cities rrlday. Fred W. Scheffel, city
superintendent, and J. Fllegel
oouncllman, expect to leave tomor
row for the conference.
From Oregon Caves Capt. Harold
H. Capers, commander of Camp Ore
gon Cares, was a business visitor yes
terdsy at CCC headquarters here.
Model Home Meeting The general
committee In charge of the model
home to be built on West Main street
will meet st 7:30 tonight In the Jack
son county Chamber of Commerce.
Olen Arnsplger, chslrman, will preside.
Concert Announced Announce
waa made today of the concert Fri
day evening at eight o'clock to he pre
sented by J. A. Hultmsn. the "Swed
ish Sunshine Singer," at the Presby
terian church. Admission is without
charge, but a silver offering will be
taken.
Choras Meeting Every member of
the Jackson County Teachers' chorus
Is requested to be present at the re
hearsal Saturday morning at ten o'
clock ll) the courthouse auditorium.
The chorus Is now engaged In In
tensive practice for the spring con
cert scheduled for Monday evening,
March 30.
inspect Park Lawrence C. Merriam.
regional director, and Mark H. Astrup,
reglonsl Inspector, national park serv
ice, division of state parka, arrived
today to make an Inspection of Pres
cott Memorial park. They were ac
companied on the Inspection by Fred
W. Scheffel, city superintendent. Mr
Merrtsm has hesdquarters In San
Francisco and Mr. Astrup In Seattle.
t
Clean-Up Fires Advised The Im
mediate burning of brush and rub
bish was advised today by Fire Chief
Roy Elliott. In a short time the per.
lod for such fires will be over until
next fall, the chief pointed out, and
all worthless and combustible mater
ial should be disposed of- now. No
fire, however, should be left unat
tended. Chief Elliott cautioned.
Avert 11 Improving Walter O. Aver-
Ill of 334 South Ivy street Is showing
steady Improvement In the United
States Veterans' hospital In Roseburg
and will be able to return to his home
In another week, Mrs.- Averlll stated
today. Mr. Averlll has lost the middle
finger of his left hand and be reach
ed the hospital Just In time to save
his hand, Mrs. Averlll related. He
slashed his fingers with a knife some
weeks ago while preparing breakfast
at his Butte Falls homestead. Sub
sequently blood-poisoning developed,
ANYTIME:
TODAY ONLY
N. Foster C. Henry
"The Hoosier
Schoolmaster"
TOWNSEND CLUB 2
GOES 10 PIECES
E
FOR LACK OF PUG
Robert Shelton, Tracy, California,
truck driver was scheduled to appear
In Justice court here this afternoon
to face chargea of operating a com
mercial truck without a pus) permit,
Arrested on a similar chsrge by
state police In Granta Pass on March
8, shelton was taken Into Justice court
here and fined S10 and costs, and or
dered to unload before proceeding
south. He failed to do this, state po
Iocs ssld, and took his load of pro
duce on Into California without pro
curing a pubUo utility carrier's per
mit. A warrant waa Issued for his arrest.
He was arrested by state police here
early thla morning, enroute north
with another load. After his appear
ance on the local charge he will be
returned to Grants Pass on tha war
rant Issued there, for a hearing.
Prof. H. E. Wilcox, director of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art In New
York, hss been made an- honorary
member of the Royal Asiatic Society
of Great Britain for his work in
(Continued from. Page One )
At the meeting last night G. I.
Maxwell made a motion that
Mrs. H. 8. Becknell be elected pres
ident to fill the position of Francis
X. 6cherrer. president of the club
who waa to present his resignation
because of 111 heslth.
The motion was protested from
the floor, on the grounds that Mrs.
Becknell had been asked, by the
board of dlreotors, to resign her pos
ition ss vice president for reasons
which the board did not make public.
Mrs. Becknell replied from the
platform' "Yes. the advisory board
did ask me to resign before Scherrer
wss taken sick, snd I refused, I told
them they would have to put me
out."
A motion waa made from the
floor Immedistely after to voto on
the problem of continuing "under
existing conditions," or to disband.
The motion to disband wsa voted
upon and carried.
A minority group of four members.
according to Mrs. Miller, voted to
support Mrs. Becknell, O. I. Maxwell
and Arlal Burton Pomeroy and to
reoraanln Townsend club No. 3 un
der the leadership of those three.
Mrs. MlUer stated tnat Mrs. pom
eroy had also been asked to leave the
club, the board of directors having
returned her entrance lees about five
weeks ego.
Msxwell announced today that
club No. 3 would meet at the Guild
hall Friday evening at 7:30. for the
purpose of reorganizing, and electing
new officers.
The board If directors of the dls-
bsnded dub stated today that they
had nothing to do with the Intended
meeting, and etated that It was be
ing called without the consent or
official knowledge of that body.
In relating the details of last
nteht's explosion today, Mrs. Miller
said: "The Townsend club No. 2 of
ficers deplore the fsct that such de
tails have to be made publle but
we want It made known that we In
tend keeping our ranks clean and
will have nothing to do with politi
cal agitators."
Maxwell, in announcing the meet
ing Friday for the purpose of elect
ing officers and reorganising, said:
"Local factions are working to place
supporters of Willis Mshoney of
Klamath rails at the head of every
Townsend club In the Medford dis
trict. That's what broke up the
olub.H
OnRialtoBill
'Hell Ship Morgtn," robust, red-
blooded drum featuring George
Bancroft, Ann Sbthern tnd Victor
Jory, beads the new program at the
Rial to theater today and tomorrow.
Bancroft enacts th role of Cap
tain "Hell-Ship" Morgan, swash
buckling master of the Southern
Cross, a tuna fishing vessel which
sails the treacherous seas off the
coast of Mexico. It is the same
type of role that first brought
Bancroft his great fame In "Under
world." 'Dragnet" and "Dock of
New York."
Tha stcry of "Hell-Ship Morgan'
revolves around the plight of three
people brought together by a strange
quirk of fate aboard the Southern
Cross and the hopeless emotional
triangle in which they are Involved.
A furious tropical storm forces the
trio to forget their personal issues.
and In the ensuing events the fab
ric of the film's drama Is completed,
Card or Thanks ,
We wish to thank our many friends
for their help and expression of synv
pathy and the many beautiful flow
ers sent us In our hours of bereave
ment, and assure you that we ap
predate It far more than words can
tell. John B. Griffin. Everett Griffin,
Lawrence Griffin. Mrs. Abble (Grif
fin) Bailey, Alt Maylor.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our alnoero ap
preciation to our friends and neigh
bors for the acts of kindness and
sympathy extended us during our ro
cent bereavement; also for the beau
tiful offerings. Mrs. J. W. Stroup, Mrs.
Daniel Rafferty, Wanda and Walter
Stroup.
Use Mall Tribune want ads.
COL. KELLY UPHELD
T
The 103S law legalizing dart games
and certain klnda of elot machines
did Bo apply In the alleged gam
bling case heard In Klamath Falls
yesterday, It waa ruled by Judge
Arthur D. Hay of Lake county who
presided In place of Judge Edward B.
Aahurst who had been disqualified.
This waa announced today by Col.
B. K. Kelly upon his return from
Klamath Falls where he acted as
special prosecutor In the gambling
trials. Judge Hay also gave it as his
opinion that the IMS law waa un
constitutional, Col. Kelly said. The
trial was an outgrowth of the recent
squabble In Klamath Falls over al
leged gambling In the city.
JAMES A. BOYD, Estimator for
Chemberlln Metal Weather Strip
company of Portland, Oregon, will be
In Medford for the next week, pnone
Mr, Boyd at the Holland Hotel for
Free estimates, no obligations. Buy on
terms up to and Including 34 months,
without Interest or carrying charge.
(Adv.)
100 LATE TO CLASSIFY
FOR RENT Apartment, 3 rooms
and bath, lights and hot water fur
nished: Frlgldalre. 810 S. Oakdale
MRS. MOORC, at Merrick's Auto
Csmp, Cabin Ho. 6S, Wednesday
night snd Thursday, will show for
sale three Boston terrier puppies
from Ksnsss City's best line of
Champion stock.
FOR RENT S-room furnished house
30. 333 No. drape.
POR SALE Gaa automatic watei
heater. Grand Hotel Barber Shop.
POR SALE 300-gal Hardle sprayor,
ready to go. Price 1300. Tel 468-J-l.
FOR SALE Chesp. electrlo and coal
brooders, electrlo washing machine, j
S04 8. Ivy. I
POR RENT-d-roora house, aleeplng ;
porch, bath, 600 Hamilton, near
Washington school, $10 00 month.
Inquire at Medford Exchange, 30
So. rront.
CAPABLE young woman, housework,
assist with children. Good home ;
and wages. Phone 030 -W. I
POR RENT Deslrnble house on eaut
side, close In. D. T. Lawton, 831
Apple.
PONTTAO 6 sedan, overhauled com
pletely; runs like new. A real buy
at only 32V 00.
PIERCE -ALLEN MOTOR CO.
Dodge and Plymouth
FOR Immediate dale, bedroom suite,
electrlo stove, piano, othrr house
hold furniture, in excellent condi
tion. Phone 505-T.
4 ACRES, almost new Improvements,
bottom land, free Irrigation. Cow,
chickens, 30 rabbits. Priced $1300.
Terms. A. F. Flowers, comer 13th
and Front.
WANTED Room and board In pri
vate home for elderly lady. Phone
SO after 6:30 a. m. 440 -R after 6:30
p. m.
PHONE 069-R, re-upholsterlng,
finishing, re-iueing. tbimuh.
MEETING extraordinary for Town
send Club No. a, will be held at the
Guild Hall, Friday, March 20th, at
7:30 for reorganization. G, I. Max
well, president protem.
FOR SALE -Mammoth Bronze tur
key poults from fine early matur
ing market type strain. Day old or
brooded to eight weeks. Day old
May 10th to aath. 35c, May aeth to
June 35. 32o. Write for Information
about 8 weeks poults. Cash deposit
20 with orders. James E. Conn,
Melrose Rt Roseburg, Ore.
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