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$35,000 Remodeling Program For Craterian Theatre Is Announced
BEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1936
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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.
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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"
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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
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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
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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.
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(Formerly of A. R. Culy Service Station)
Factory Specified
LUBRICATION
Phono HI) for Free Call and Delivery
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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.
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