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PAGE FTVE $35,000 Remodeling Program For Craterian Theatre Is Announced BEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1936 EI ABOUT jlXIEKS Childers Awarded Structural Contract Plan Of Dec orations Outlined By Tom Shearer. Beginning early In November, the Craterian theatre will close It doors to the public and a small army of skilled craftsmen will begin the task of completely remodeling this popular show house. This ambitious program, which was announced Saturday by George A. Hunt, president and active director of George Hunt Theatres. Inc., will entail an expenditure of approximately 935,000 and will make the Craterian one of the most beauti ful snd modern theatres on the Pa cific coast. The re-opening has been tentatively set for the Christmas holi day season. Contracts were signed last week with Thomas shearer, a member of one of the coast's foremost decorat in concerns, the B. P. Shearer com pany of Seattle and the entire re modeling program will be handled by this firm. The B. F. Shearer company has decorated leading theatres throughout California, Oregon, Wssh lngton, Idaho and Montana during the past twenty years and Is recog nised as one of the leading concerns of its kind in the United States. It was this firm which decorated the Craterian theatre In 1024, a Job that iras considered outstanding at that time. Mr. Sheerer announced yesterday that contracts for reconstruction and structural changes In accordance with the remodeling plans have been awarded to Elmer Childers. well known Medford builder and contractor. Simplicity. In line with the mod ern trend of building and decorating, marka the atrlklng Interior plans for the new Craterian. Deep carpeta, -ich-ly hued drapes, mirrors with Indirect lighting and scores of Innovations of the decorating art will make this theatre a, veritable showplace in southern Oregon. Comfort for Cra terian patrons will not be overlook ed. Deluxe loge chairs the newest In Hcywood Wakefield opera chairs will be Installed Doth on the main floor and on the balcony TJhese chairs will be finished In rust and chrome, fully upholstered with heavy Chase mohair. The cushions have deep full springs with edges uphols v tcred In gold Chase mohair. The redecorating program, was out lined by Tom Shearer, yesterday. The present box office will be replaced by a smaller ono made of Formica In Chins blue and black, with chrome metal celling and plate glass all around. The Interior will be lighted Indirectly. An unusual balance of chrome and silk will be used. ' The entire exterior lobby floor will be replaced with new quarry tile. New birch doors with chrome design on the face of doors with operating hardware all concealed. Karagheuslsn Wilton carpet In a combination of shadea of ruat green and black In newest design will cover entire floor. The draperies will be of Cheney silk pltish in a shade of ereen to harmonize with the carpet. The new doors In the foyer will be made of sand blasted glase, which gives a frosty effect particularly pleas ing with the Indirect lighting scheme carried throughout the foyer. The furniture will be made by Heywood Wakefield company and is of the lat est type, being covered in a damaak In keeping with the rest of the dec oration. The foyer itself will be painted and decorated in bone white. Mlrrora large and small are used to conceal the light fixtures, giving & most unusual efrect. The main auditorium walls will be covered In faberkotd and chrome met al strips to the dado line. From there to celling they are upholstered In a rust colored damask In a modern de sign. The celling will be decorated In larmonlslng shades and from it will be suspended six very large light fix tures made of frosted glass, chrome metal and gold. They are so large It will be necessary to arranges winch es to lower them when necessary. The poreenlum arch will be remodel ed to conform In shape and design with the rest. The craterian theatre has long been one of southern Oregon's most popu Isr amusement centers and word of the extensive remodeling program msde public yesterday by Mr. Hunt will be enthusiastically received here. The policy of the management to feature the very newest of screen at tractions In this theatre slmultane eusly with their relesse In metropoli tan centers will continue to be fol lowed. Plana are already under way to make the Craterlan's brilliant open ing this winter a gala occasion in this dry. OMAHA. Sept. 19 Avowedly va;nst his will VJt wltn expressed confidence that he would win. the I veteran Nebrska Independent Re publican. F. S. Senator George W. ' Na-ria opened a campaign toda for reelection over Democratic and Re publican orponents in November. Emerging last night from a sum mer's retirement at his Wisconsin va cation home, he asserted In a radio addre-s that "the reelection of Pres ident Roosevelt is sn absolute neces sity If K. are to ssre our country from the dinars of bcoshevism and frcm uXaiate dictatorship." DEBUT AT RIALTO A new star male a her debut at the Rl<o theatre today. She la Blmone Simon, aoclalmed u the moat refresh ing find in years. The picture la "Glrla' Dormitory," opening a three day run at the Rial to theatre today on the double feature program that ahw has Somereet Maugham'A "Secret Agent" on the same bill. With Herbert Marshall and Ruth Chatterton sharing star honors, a supporting cast that includes Dixie Dunbar, J. Edward Bromberg, Con stance Collier, John Qualen and Shir ley Dearie, "Girls' Dormitory" shows Simons Simon pronounced see-Moan see-Moan) as a student In an ex clusive boarding school. All students are young girls in their teens, all daughter of wealthy families and beyond walls, barred to men, they are schooled In everything except what the rules forbid life and love. A short time before graduation, a romantic love note is discovered by one of the teachers and Simone Is discovered to be the author. Then she confesses to Ruth Chatterton thai she Is m love with Marshall, one of the teachers who, after he learns of this revelation, finds that he too. loves the girl. In their romance, they find tem porary happiness but Simone over hears a conversation that makes her believe Marshall to really be In love with Miss Chatterton. From this foundation, the film moves swiftly to its climax, replete with drama and suspense. "Secret-Agent," on the other hand. Is adventure and thrill film fare. Made leine Carroll, Robert, Young and Peter Loire have the featured roles In this Somerset Maugham story of a famous novelist turned spy, a society girl In search of a thrill, a killer who boasts of his conquests as a lady-killer, and a reckless young playboy. The story moves from London, where the orders are given to capture the spy, to Geneva, the Swiss Alps, the Balkans and aboard a speeding tram that li finally wrecked by bombs dropped from war planes. High School News by STUDENT REPORTERS By Porothea Hnpklnn For the last two weeks students have been buying and selling books at the book exchange. The book ex change enables them to acquire books at a much lower price. They do not only get the use of the books, but may acll them when the cxirse Is finished. Mlas Barrett, librarian, reports that this has been an unusually good year. Over 490 books have been sold and there are still many left. There has been approximately $300 refunded to the students and It Is expected that about $200 more will be refunded be fore the semester Is ended. VnV price of the book la given to the students upon presentation of their receipt. By .la nice Shrete At ten o'clock Friday morning an assembly was held In honor of Con stitution Day. As the students filed into their second general assembly the band played a march. Mr. Walt, leader of the band then led the assembly In the pledge of allegiance, after which "America" was aung. led by Miss Floy Young, music supervisor. The stu dent body president, Ardo Stocks. Introduced Frank P. Far re 11. of the American Legion. After discussing problems of congress. Mr. Farrell urged the students to tske an Inter est In the forthcoming election. A large picture of Abraham Lincoln was unveiled to the eyes of the atu Centa. This picture was presented to the student body at a convention held last June by the ladles of the Grand Army of the Republic. The csembly was closed with a march from the band. Approve Coos DrrdclnR WASHINGTON. Sept. 19. (AP The army engineers announced today approval of a contract award to the Tacoma Dredging company, Tacoma, for dredging Coos Bay and Isthmus Slough, Oregon, at $179,214. Black Spider Plague LUSK, Wyo., Sept. 19. AP) For once, black widow spiders were wel come, at least to the pupils of a grade school here. A- "school" of the dangerous little creature Invaded the building. Authorities ordered a holi day ao It could be cloned and fuml eated. r"" .aw an .la, 4, "1 Lii "mii'Xiir taofrgls;., A O. W. NEWBFRRY, BuHnejs Director U),Mii.miui SCORES INSPECT OF LOCAL PLAN! With Roger Babson, world famous economist, predicting that half of the American population will be living In house trallera within 30 years, a new Medford Industry based loosely on that prediction haa aprung up the standardized manufacture of the mo bile homes by the Mann Auto Body works here. Edwin H. Mann, owner of the com pany, announced yesterday that the firm had completed the flrat stock model, and that production would carry on regularly with a capacity of one trailer every 10 days. In addition to the regular production of commer cial auto and truck bodies. The model was on display yester day and last night on the Southern Pacific right-of-way on Main street, directly across the street frorn the Western Union office. Mr. Mann esti mated that more than a thousand Md gone through the compact 1600 pound trailer during the day. It will be on display again today, with visi tors welcome. The wood framing Is out from ash grown In the Rogue valley, which Mr. Mann declared to be the strongest and most resilient ash to ba found Local products are embodied In all possible points of construction. The trailer has Its own water system run by compressed air, a butlt-ln Ice box. an Ironing board, innumerable cup boards and shelves, storage space, and an iner-sprlng bed which will com fortably sleep two people, space has been left for Installation of another single bed If desired. The two-wheel home haa dual wir ing to accommodate a 6-volt auto electric system or the conventional 110-volt house circuit, with a rsdlo. lights and other conveniences' In stalled. At the front of the trailer li a novel Jack system designed In the Mann plant for levelling purposes, and an ingenious attachment to hook the trailer to the automobile. Another Mann Invention la an automatic brake, with the trailer setting the brakes when momentum carries It forward against the mechanism when the car ahead Blows. The unit la built to sell at about 1200 under comparable trailer homes made In other factories along the coast, Mann said, with the retail price set at $576. The Mann company has built eight other units, of varying slr.es. for commercial firms and others. Perry L. Ashcraft Has New Packard Model On Display With Its larger cars ao completely redesigned as to be In fact new cars. Its One Twenty greatly Improved throughout and an entirely new car with which a lower priced field la being entered, the Packard Motor Car company announces Its car for 1037, according to Perry L. Aahcraft. local Packard dealer. The newest member of the "fam ily" la the Packard lx. which I now on display at the Packard show room at 133 South Riverside. Although It has a five-Inch shorter wheel base and Is somewhat lighter than the One Twenty, the new six has many parte Identical with those used In the One Twenty. The new six haa the semi-centrifugal clutch, the quiet, transmission, steering gesr. Safe-T-flex front wheel suspension, springs, rear axle and many other parta which have met with success In the One Twenty. It haa a six cylinder L-head en gine which develops 100 brake horse power, which Is claimed to give the car an unusual ability. Powerful hydraulic brakes are provided. Gaso line and oil economy both are de clared to be unusual for car of the size of the new tlx. Mr. Ashcraft says. "In appearance the Packard six ao closely resembles the 1036 One Twenty as to make It difficult to distinguish between them. It possesses that esme big car look. It has the ssme big csr com fort and ease of handling. Bodies for the Packotd alx are mnde In Packard's own body shops and are characterized by aturdlness of construction, safety, roomlnesr, comfort and beauty. "Anticipating a production In tht next 12 months which will far ex ceed that of nay year In Ita history the Packard company Is more than doubting the capacity of Its plant at a crat of over e5,ooo,0M." Use Mail Tribune want ada. YOUR FUTURE What the future ha Id store for you depends on what jrou place in store for tht future Since 1919 our course have qualified hundreds of ambi tious student for good posi tions in both Civil Service and private business offices. Their tuccesa Is your assurance that what others hare done you also may do. Fall Term Open Sept. 21 Medford Business CollegP "Where Youth and Oppnrtunltr Meet" L TO PASS AFFAIR A large delegation of local Legion naires and auxiliary members la ex pected to Journey to Grants Pass to morrow night to attend the Joint In stallation of Grants Pass post and auxiliary unit. An enjoyable social evening has been planned by the Grants Pass veterans and their ladles to follow the Installation ceremony. Dancing and supper will be the prin cipal diversions of the affair which will be held In the attractive club rooms of the Fruit dale grange. Full Information regarding the meeting may be obtained by calling Lee Gar lock or Horace Bromley of the local post. Members of Medford Post, No. 16. of the American Legion will welcome their newly elected officers at Tues day night's meeting which will take place at the K. P. hall on North Grape street. Post Commander Joe Fliegel will announce his committees for the year and will outline a tentative pro gram of activities. Including plans for a big celebration program on Armistice Day, All local Legionnaires are urged to be on hand Tuesday eve ning to officially greet the new offi cers and to participate In the discus sion of coming activities. REPUBLICANS OFFER CASH IN PRIZES FOR J Sunflower are worth cash at the local Republican headquarters, re cently opened In the new building erected by the Southern Oregon Gas corporation. Joe E. Wood, secretary of the Jackson County Republican Central committee, who announced the yearning for the Landon emblem Saturday, declared the Republicans want sunflowers lot of sunflowers and are ready to shell out good money for them. To the woman voter, who Is reg istered as a Democrat, and who brings In the tallest sunflower, the com mittee will pay $2.50. The same amounts will be paid the man voter, registered as a Democrat, for the largest sunflower; the woman voter, registered as a Republican, for the tallest sunflower, and the man voter, registered as a Republican, for the tallest sunflower. The committee requires that the flowers be brought In by registered voters of Jackson county between September 18 and October 10. While the sunflower haa been adopted as typifying Kansas, Gov ernor Land on 'a state, Mr. Wood stated southern Oregon can also boast some slreable specimen of the emblem blossoms and experts to have a sur prising display at the Republican headquarters when word gets around of the cash offer. Texas Sailor Wounded EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 10. (AP) Kenneth Fitch, 31-year old member of the crew of the U. 8. destroyer Kane, wrote his mother here that he received a shrapnel wound In the leg when the wartblp was bombed by an unidentified plane In Spanish waterit last mcnth. Wood Workers Stand Pat PORTLAND. Ore Sept. 19. (AP) Delegates to the Pacific coast meet ing of wood workers voted here today to remain with the parent organiza tion, the United Brotherhood of Car penters and Joiner of Am-rlee. ANNOUNCEMENT! The Reinking Trucking Com pany, purchased by Carl Stuart, will now be operated under the name of ... 1 STUART'S TRUCKING SERVICE 1 1 1 North Fir Fuel Oil Delivered in 100 gal. lots 7Hc & 8V2c We Do Local and Long Distance Hauling See Us for Satisfactory Service Phone 1033 or 332 FLIEGEL AS Declaring he had decided to make his permanent residence outside the first ward which he represented, J. F. Fliegel yesterday resigned as a mem ber of the city council. His resignation was accepted by the council at a special meeting yester day noon and subsequently M. N. Hogan was drafted to run for the office In the general election No vember 3. In hla letter of resignation, Mr. Fliegel said he was grateful for the confidence placed In him by the peo ple of the first ward who elected him to office. He anted that be had served the city to the beat of his ability and had found It a pleas ure to be of service. The work on the council, he added, was very pleas ant because of the co-operative per sonality of the mayor and the other members of the council. "I have never served on any board where the conduct was more serious and conscientious, pleasant and har monious and probably never will again find such pleasant association Eo serve the community," Mr. Fliegel said In his resignation, "As much as I have served with Mr. Fliegel and ai much as I regrot his resignation, I move that It bi accepted," Councilman W. W. Allen said. "The council," stated Mayor George W, Porter. "U also thankful to Mr. Fliegel for his excellent service to the city and we sincerely regret that he finds It necessary to resign. He has been exceedingly helpful to the administration and the council is sorry to lose hla service." Mr. Allen was granted permission to Include the mayor's remarks In his motion of acceptance, whereupon the motion was adopted. The council then adopted reso lution formally accepting the reslg. nation and declaring the office to be vacant. A resolution was approved amend ing a previous resolution calling for a city election on November 8. The amended resolution provided for the election of a councilman from the first ward to serve two years or the unexpired half of Mr. Fliegel' term of office. SET CANDLE LITE FOR SEPT. 25-26 Friday and Saturday, September 35 and 30, have been announced as dates for the annual "Candle-lit" sale of tht Humane society. The aale will open at 10 o'clock Friday morn ing In the Hotel Holland building, corner of Fir and Sixth street. A large crowd Is anticipated for the annual event, which oorr-M at an opportune time to combat de pression. The quality of garments offered at the sale last year will In spire many to attend. Clothing for men, women and chlldrem will be Included In the sale and all cloth ing la In good condition, clean and msde of very good materlala. Come early and equip the family with their winter needs. Coast Lacks Fa BTJREKA. Oil, Sept. 19. (API- Lack of fog drove a motion picture party and Ita two fishing schooners northward today. In search of the weather conditions needed for film ing a story of the Newfoundland fishing banka (Bud yard Kipling's "Captains Courageous."! PORTER, MOSS AND LESLIE FILE FOR MAYORALTY POST Medford mayoralty election de veloped Into a three-cornered contest yesterday when a trio of candidates filed for the office. The filing period closed at A p.m. and the list of candi dates Is now complete. In tha msyoralty race are Mayor Qeorge W. Porter, who was persuaded to seek re-election by friends and as soclatea; Ira C. Moss, owner of Unique Cleanera, Inc.. and Elmer Leslie, plumber. This will be the only contest In the city election unless a write-in cam paign la launched. There will be no competition In the other offices to be iiiieo as only ons candidate filed for each position. Recorder M. L. Alford and Treasurer Qua H. Samuels filed for re-election. Counctlmen J. F. Erlckson, first ward, H. S. Deuel, second wsd, and W. W. Allen, third ward, also filed. Oeoge T. Frey, banker and member of the city planning commission and budget committee, filed for council man from the fourth ward In place of Fred Heath, Jr., who decided not to seek re-election. Mr. Allen, who twice has been a member of the council through appointment, la running for the office for the first time. M. N. Hogan filed for councilman from tha first ward for a two-year term to replace J. F. Fliegel who yes terday resigned because he had taken up permanent residence outside the ward. If elected he will fill the un expired half of Mr. Fllegel'a term of office. With tha exception of the trio seek ing the mayoralty, all candidates who filed yesterday were considered as sured of election. Observers agreed that It la unlikely any of them would be defeated by write-In votes. Saved From Sea LCWlS, Del., Sept. 19 (AP) Thirty-four of the 4a men reported missing after the stesmer Long Is land floundered In Delaware bay were found today on a coal barge two miles off shore. Jew Shouters Sentenced BUCHAREST. Rumania, 8ept. 19. (AP-Jewlsh Telegraphic Agency) A military court today sentenced five Jews, two of them women, to 10 years Imprisonment for having ehouted "Down with fascism'' during a dem onstration on the city's main street. 5 MIDGET PHOTOS 1 C Peasley Studio 13C Closing time for Too Late to Olaa. slfy Ada la 1 :S0 p. m. Rending writing 'n 'ritliinefic Demand NOT THIS WAV Inedeauate and Improper lighting conditions cause near-sigblednesa and eyestrain ill children. BUT THIS WAV. The STUDY LAMP provides lieht of the riant quality and quantity for teadii or studying. TV Tl AT TALENT FAIR Pears will be displayed on a non competitive basia while tomato will be exhibited on a competitive basis at the southern Oregon pear snd to mato show to be held In Talent. Oc tober 2 and 3. It was announced yes terday ny Ray Schumacher, general chairman. With growers, shippers and state and federal agent co-operating, the committee plans a very extensive dis play of pears, Mr. Schumacher wild. Prizes will be offered for the to- ma to exhibits and the printed pre mium Hat will be available the latter part of this week, Mr, Schumacher stated. Maurice Spate Is working on the pear display while Ralph Koorer la lining up the support of tomato growers for exhibits, he added. William Boyd, general chairman of the pear and tomato displays, yester day named the following sub-com mittee on tomato exhibits: Ralph Koozer, mnnager of the Bngley Can ning company In Ashland; Ted Plan of Phoenix, Otto Bohnert of Central Point and Prof. F. O. Relmer of the southern Oregon experiment station In Talent. Anyone desiring to enter a tomato exhibit was requested to oon tact any member of the committee. The f ol 1 owl tig sub -comm 1 1 tee on pear displays was announced by Mr. Boyd: Maurice Spat, Walter Lever- ette, George Hiles. Olen Arnaplger. Chase Gardner of Talent, Robert O. Fowler, county agent, and Steve Nye of Talent. Persons Interested In pear exhibits were asked to consult any member of this committee. Mr. Fowler and C. B. Cordy, assist ant county agent, will co-operate with both committees, Mr. Boyd said- Be correctly corseted in an Artist Model by Bthelwvn B Hoffmann. Bullock & Daily Service Station Cor. So. Riverside and Stewart Are. RDI1Y BULLOCK MF.RT DAILY (Formerly of A. R. Culy Service Station) Factory Specified LUBRICATION Phono HI) for Free Call and Delivery I.BT V SHOW YOU RKAL SERVICE GOOD LIGnTIXG More thon holf the boy ond girls who foil In their studies hove defective vision ! ot puts It squarely up to you parents to pro Vide proper lighting conditions for study ond ' reoding. For poor lighting Is the chief couse of eye strain ond near-sightedness, In children. If your child holds his book obnormolly close to his eyes when reading, or If he squints, or com ploins of heodaches . . . watch out ! s The difference between Inadequate lighting, that may cause eyestrain, ond comfortable safe Illumination Is usuolly only o penny or two on evening. Whot o very smoll price to pay for good eyesight insurance. -'"nna Oregon Power Company OAKLAND, Cel., 8ept. 19. (AP) Bounced from a rumble seat, Robert Vermillion, 33, was run over and killed by two other automobiles here today. b STMONlZ.NO Preserte the finish of your new car Daily's Auto Painting DON'T FAIL to Listen in on KMED, to D. D. HAIL, Deputy Grand President F. 0. E. EAGLES Discussing economic questions of vital Importance to all. NOT POLITICAL Monday 1:18 to 1:30 P. M. S:00 to 8:18 P. M. Tuesday 1:15 to 1:30 p. M. 7:18 to 7:30 P. M. Wednesday t 1:15 to 1:30 P. M. 5:45 to 8:00 P. M. Thursday 1:15 to 1:30 P. M. 5:18 to 8:30 P. M. Friday ' 1:15 to 1:30 P. M. 8:18 to 8:30 P. M. 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