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PAGE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, MAT 4, 1937. E AUTHOR RECEIVES Atlanta Woman Wins High Honor With First Book St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Given Newspaper Award KEW YORK, May 4. VP) Margaret Mitchell wrote 1,037 psges lor "Gone With th wind" but aha could find only four words with which to great the news that her book had won the annual Pulitzer prize, "I'm aitounded," waa the first re- action of the Atlanta author. Bhe groped for words. Then "I'm overwhelmed." The award for the novel of Civil war days In Georgia carried wit It (1,000 In cash, pittance compared to what she haa earned from the 1,360,000 copies of the book already printed or what she will earn from the motion picture about to be made. But In honor It was high, and Mlsa Mitchell Jolna a distinguished group of novelists who have received the award since Its inauguration In 1018. No Surprise to critics. Miss Mitchell In private life Mrs, John R Marsh was one of 14 men and women honored with the Pulitzer awards In Journalism and letters, an nounced last night by the trustees of Columbia uulvcrslty. Selection of her one and she saya only novel was one of the least surprising to most critics. An undercurrent of criticism greet ed the award to the play "You Can't Take It With You," by Moss Hart and George a. Kaufman, as the best "original American play, performed In New York, which shall represent In marked fashion the educational value and power of the stage . . Burns Mantle, drama crltlo of the New York Dally News, who last year criticized the Pulitzer drama award to Robert Sherwood's "Idiot's De light," said he thought "the play chosen for a first prize should have more distinction In writing, be a lit tle more of serious consequence and significance In the theater." Post-Dispatch Honored. Other prizes were: "For the most disinterested and meritorious publlo service rendered by an American newspaper during the year" the St. Louis Fost-Dls-patch "for Its exposure of wholesale fraudulent registration In St, Louis." Foreign correspondence Anne O'Hsre McOormlck of the New York Times. Distinguished editorial writer John W. Owena of the Baltimore sun. Distinguished example of reporter's work John J. O'Neill, New York Herald-Tribune: William A. Laurenoe, New York Times: Howard W. Blakes lee, Associated Press science editor: Ooblnd Behsrl Lai, Universal Service, and David Diets, Scrlppa-Howard newspapers. This waa one award of 1,000 shared equally by the five for their coverage of the Harvard uni versity tercentenary. Distinguished example of a car toonist's work O. D. Batcholor, New York Dally News. Distinguished book on history of the United States "Flowering of New England," by Van Wyck Brooks. Distinguished American biography "Hamilton Fish, the Inner History of the Orant Administration," by Allan Nevlns. Distinguished volume of verse "A Further Range," by Robert Frost. Of the five prizes In letters, three ere given to persons who had re- SCHUSS VINTAGE GRAND OPENING Wed. Noon Free Sandwich With Each Olssi Deer I Horses Still Big A I G. The great AL O. BARNES AND SELLS FLOTO COMBINED CIRCUS carries 400 head of horses, the largest number to ever be carried with traveling amusement enterprise. , Stresmllne modeling, despite Its popularity, haa not touched the circus horse. The broad-shouldered, power ful Peroherons, who dally move the hundreds of tons of psrapheoialta from the show trains to the show grounds, to the sleek high-school, 12 gslted animal, so perfectly groomed, have not changed their lineage the least lota. In fact, the 400 beautiful horses with the super AL Q. BARNES AND SELLS FLOTO COMBINED CIR CUS, coming Co Medford, Tuesday, May 18, circus grounds, near Jackson school, have, as if In deflsncs of the new mode, broadened their hips and shoulders. This because of all this great circus horses are especially bred ana are the finest, most perfect formed stock In today's America. And all the 400 ssem unconsciously to be aware they are of floble blood, and all. Ilka kings, hold their heads high. All over America, the AL a. BARNES AND SELLS FLOTO COMBINED CIR CUS horse fair has bein acclaimed. Throughout circus day visitors to the exhibition grounds msy view, at random, the hundreds of the world's most beautiful thoroughbreds. Per fect specimens of almost every known strain will be found, which also In cludes a congress of tiny Shetland ponlea for the little folks. The uniting of these two alant of the tented world, while cresting a veritable horse bazaar, has also re- suited In the moat mammoth pro oelved previous Pulitzer awards. Kaufman collaborated on the musical satire. "Of Thee I Sing." 1933 win ner; Frost wsa honored In poetry In 1934 and 1031; and Nevlns' "drover Cleveland" won the biography prize in 1033. E OPEN WEDNESDAY Hie SchuM Vintage company will hold their grand opening tomorrow at noon In their new home In the Allen Hotel building, located at the corner of Main and South Front atroeta, according to an announce- ment by Victor Marshall, local man ager. The new atora hai been completely remodeled and redecorated and U equipped with a new bar and coffco ahop which will be run In conjunc tion with, the wins etore. New booths and tab lea occupy the rear of the wine ahop. The bar, located In the front of the atora, la equipped with new modern Liquid Zahm ayatem ox serving beer. The beer la served from silver lined cooling tanks elimi nating beer colli, Marshall said. The Schuas Vintage company 1 featuring Bute-Milwaukee beer on tap and will serve a free sandwich with ench glass of beer between 13 and 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon as an opening feature, Marshall said SHEEP SHEARING DUE TO START MAY 15TH Sheep shearing In the Rogue River valley will not atart until May 16 according to Prank K. Bybea of the Jacksonville district, a large aheep raiser. The shearing la two weeks later than last year, owing to wea ther conditions. By bee says the price will be around 3to per pound, the best In several years. He says the price last year was 30c per pound for Roinw river wool. King With Barnes Circus gram ever offered the American pub llo. Hundrede upon bundreda of the world's foremost stars, as well as hundreds of stsrs from Europe, are seen In the 1037 program. Every thing, from start to finish, Is new. Clown slley has been Increased to 00 Isugh-makera. The menagerie, displays In electric-lighted cages, 800 furred and feathered creatures, many of them extremely rare. One of the few of the vest number of features Is the lsrgest group of ferocious Jungle bessts ever sssem bled In the history of the world. These mean brutes, who refuse to be tamed, are nevertheless made to per form twice dally. Their trainer, Bort Nelson, Is the greatest wild animal trainer In the history of circuses. Still another European sensation is the great Crlstlsnl troupe, featuring Luclo Crlstlsnl, the only rider In the world accomplishing a twisting som ersault from horse to horse. Includ ed, too, In the prodigious program are the exotic Amerlks: the Two Palls, Hal silver and the Flying Artonys. The opening Speotacle "Old Mex ico," uses hundreds of actors and actresses all In gowns and costumes thst took two years to make. Msny animals are part of this colossal pag eant also. Performances of this super circus will be given at 3 and 8 p. m., the doors opening an hour earlier to al low time to view the mammoth men agerie. WAR ON WHITE TOP STARTSJNCOUNTY Plrst steps In the Jackson county weed control campaign were started todav. with nnunttt 1mm Dnh.M n Fowler and County Horticulturist woray in tne Held applying chemi cals with hsnd spraya to roadside growths Of Whttj. Inn n- hmn rmm the main attack point selected for mis season. The exterminating fluid Is being applied to the worst patches of the noxious growths, and kills the roots. The spraying Is to be done In all sections of the county on the floor of the vallev. The white top, once It gets a start in an auaira Held, la hard to con trol. The Southern Pacific railroad had a weed spray train here Monday, and drenched weeds slong the right of way in mis city. TRUCK DRIVER FINED FOR LACK OF MUFFLER Robert D. Helms of Grants Pass, charged with driving a truck with out a mufiler was fined 81 and coats In Justice court yesterday. Oaklen S. Womeldorf. charged with operating an auto without proper license plates, had the matter post poned until further Investigation could be made. Ship (aster and save money! 1)00 points served. 6-day delivery In our EastAVesf sen-ire between the Great Lakes and the Pacific Coast. Over night delivery within i0 miles. Modern Terminals. Finest Diesel powered "weather conditioned" equipment, let Consolidated solve your shipping problems Phone Pbil McNanamy, Agent ar TANK TO INCREASE WATER PRESSURE IN EAST SIDE AREA (Continued from Page One.) feet. It will be of a new type of construction known aa the Hewett system, Mr. Duff explained, and will be made of reinforced concrete. Un der the Hewett system, the relnforo lng steel Is pre-stressed. This per mits use of thinner walls and averts temperature cracka In the concrete, a factor which must be considered In ordinary construction. Mr. Duff re lated. Design will be modernistic so that the tank will not detract from the scenlo values of the area, he stated. May Stimulate Building. The tank waa designed by J. L. Mason of the William 8. Hewett Sys tem, flan Francisco, under Mr. Duff's supervision. Mr. Duff also will sup ervise construction. The water department Is now ser vicing 87 residences In the area to be benefitted by the stand-pipe. Mr. Duff said. Hs sdded that' the tank ought to stimulate building In the section, because not a few persona have abandoned plans to occupy or build homea in the district because of the fire hazard and the lnadequecy of the water aupply even for domestic use. The tank, Mr. Duff said, will In crease pressure an average of 40 pounds to the square Inch. The pressure at present, he added, ranges from a maximum of five pounda In one residence to 88 pounds In the home most advantageously situated. Normal pressure In other parts of the city la SO pounda. Ready August 1. "For years," Mr. Duff stated, "we have been living with our fingers crossed lest a serious fire bresk out. There hss been sbsolutely no fire protection at all. Whenever a fire starts, no mstter how small, Chief Roy Elliott has to send out every piece of equipment the depsrtment owns Just to be on the safe aide. Even the department's pumpers have been of little use because In eummer months there Is practically no water to pump." 8everal residences have no water on the second floors on summer after noona and evenings, and one home gets no water at all, Mr, Duff re lated. In most of the homes of the district there la only a trickle of water at best In summer months, while none of the residences haa on adequate flow at any time of the year, he eald. He added that the Rogue Valley Oolf club has no water on summer afternoons and evenlnge. Lack of normal pressure la due to the fact that the area Is only slightly lower than the level of the reservoir, part of it actually being above the reservoir, he stated Blda are to be opened In the office of the superintendent In city hall at 7:80 p. m., Msy 18. Mr. Duff estimated that construction of the tank' would require 80 daya and that It would be ready for use about August 1. HOLC Files Suit On Unpaid Note The Home Owner's Loan corpora tion filed eult In circuit court yes terday against Rslph E. Wsldron and hla wife. Or a Mae Waldron, for col lection of 8961.80 assertcdly due on a promissory note and mortgage, made In September, 1034. Property on Oak street, this city, Is Involved. The complaint alleges that the Waldron'a failed to abide by terms of the contract and failed to pay taxes on the property, further setting forth that the HOLC advanced 894.33 for this purpose. Judgment Is asked tor amount of the mortgage. Attorney George A. Codding ap pears as counsel for the federal sgency. One-fourth of the 1.018,000 school teachers In the United States are men. 78,000 of whom offer instruc tion In the elementsry grades. iC08 1 I Xtnti Be s cash buyer tor your next car. This new. lowest cost financing plan It available to any one having s satisfactory credit record and a steady income. You select any new automobile or t used car lest than three years old, and supply one-third the purchase price either la cash or by the trade-In value of another automobile. This bank then supplies the balance needed to make a cash deal. Before buying a new car of refinancing your present one, Invesd , (ate what this plsn will save you I MEDFORD BRANCH The FIRST NATIONAL BANK Lashes Husband With Dog Leash -M fl i Mrs. Tuppla Seymour (above) whipped her husband with a dog itaso wnen ane saw a pretty blonde sitting near him in a fash ionable New York restaurant. She was booked on a disorderly charge and her husband posted nan for her. The care manage! said a table was upset and ex- nuLslve filches hrntrn. AT Contributed Another trest Is In store for Med ford mtuOn Invent tnmnrrmv whan tha Medford Junior symphony orchestra makes Ita third appearance before local audiences at the senior high school. This fine group of 85 playera haa been tralnsd by various teachers. In Medford, Ashland and Orants Psss and brought together under the baton of John R. Knight, who has moiaed it to its present high stand srd of achievement. During the two-year period of working together, the players have uum. up very une repertoire or tne best musln Vlk1lAhT rm thai aKIll.n snd those who have heard them have oeen pleasantly surprised to hear fine music usually associated with much larger ana more experienced groups. Director Knla-ht. ha hm un o o--- OUSlv snd tlreleMlv of htt tlm ability and In addition hn hnrnp largely the entire expense of music uuu uwier inciaemai expenses neces sary. TOO mUCh Cannot he uUH In nnlu of all these teachers and young peo ple anq tneir eirorts and achieve ments. In SddlttOn to th nnhtH ... bers, Msrcla Van Dyke, violinist, and Mary Sheldon, flutist, both of Orants raw. ana verivn momu nr ri violinist, will be heard In solos Also sppearlng on the program, the third outstanding one of this na tional music week, will be the senior nign scnooi combined glee clubs dl rected by Flov Youne. It Is hoDM that everv mitmU Inu. will hear thla program and support young musicians, making them ii-oi mey occupy a rigntfui place In the community. GRANTS PASS HOSPITAL BACK IN COUNTY HANDS GRANTS PASS.- May 4. (API Following a series of suits filed agslnst Mrs. Elizabeth Rlslneer, lea see, the Josephine county court an nounced today that It Is resuming management or tne county-owned Josephine general hospital. Mrs. Elva Bywater, owner and op erator of a maternity home here, haa been named manager for the next three months, by which time more permanent plans will be made. Use Mall Tribune want ads. vvv.il Wi fl PI E T Laat night 1500 popI Jammed tha Pelican theater In Klamath rails for the Joint concert given by the Kl wanla Civic Chorus and the Medford Oleemen and all agreed afterward that the event waa the finest and moet enjoyable musical presentation ever heard in the city. Particularly enthusiastic waa the prolonged applause that greeted ap pearance of Jacqueline McKee, the sensational 13-year-old soprano, who more than lived up to her advance notices. Not only the audience but the entire chorus took her to their hearts, won by her charming sim plicity and exquisite beauty of her voice. Another soloist who covered himself with glory waa George Peck bam, basso, beard In a group of songs which brought out tbe full measure of hla remarkable range. The chorus numbers were flaw lessly performed under the Inspiring direction of James Stevens, with per sistent demands for encores follow ing the rendition of each group. Tonight the two organizations will appear In Medford at the high school auditorium under auspices of the Medford Klwanls club. A large num ber of Klamath Falls people who at tended last night's concert signified their Intention of coming to Med ford for the performance tonight and It Is anticipated that another ca pacity house will greet the singers. FIRST FIREMEN JESTS ARE SET FOR MAY 15 First civil service examination for elty firemen waa announced today for May U. Purpose of the examin ation la to establish an eligible .let, there being no vacancies at present. The- examination will consist of four separate tests: (l) Medical ex amination: (2) written examination: (3) athletic examination: and (41 1 oral Interview. Tbe medical examination must be completed before May 8. The writ ten examination will be held In fire hall headquartera at 0 a. m. on May IS and the athletic examination at 2 p. m. at the same place on the same day. Those who receive a pass ing 70 per cent in the written exam ination win be notified when and where to appear for the oral Inter view. Applications must be filed not lat er than May 12. They may be pro cured, together with all pertinent In formation, at the office of the city superintendent In city hall begin ning tomorrow. The examinations are In charge of the elty civil service board whose members are B. I. Barry, B. H. Janney and Earl H. York. Slips That Fit by KtCKERNICK el. 95 Panne, Crepe, Satin 13.9.9. Ethelwyn B. Hoffmann. S. 6b H. Green Stamps. IIPEHDH1! SCHUSS VINTAGE CO Hotel Allen Building WED., MAY 5th We Feature Blatz-Milwaukee Beer on Tap Wines Beers Mixers COFFEE SHOP POPULAR PRICES WE are operating for your convenience along the highest standards. We especially invite the ladies to drop in and en joy refreshments while shopping. Special Low Prices Opening Week SCHUSS VINTAGE CO. BURK CANNING COMPANY UNDER REORGANIZATION MILTON, Ore.. May 4. AP Re organization of tbe P. J. Burk can ning company waa announced here today by L L. Rogers of Pendleton, president. Burk has resigned as manager and severed his connection with the com pany, organized In 1935. E. F. Ar nold of Walla Walla will become manager and Carl Pello of Longvlew treasurer. Berkeley Davis of Pendle NEW MERCHANDISE Arrives DAILY at the M. M. DEPARTMENT STORE Yesterday we received a complete new luggage department GLADSTONES Genuine leather $7.95 to $13.85 Metal Hand Trunks Priced at $2.98 to $5.95 M. M. DEPT. OHAS. S. HELP WANTED Packers, pressmen, sorters see Jack Emerson thii week MYRON ROOT & CO., Inc. WAREHOUSE OF THE IN THEIR NEW HOME ton will be vice president. The Burk company built a cannerj at Athena In 1935 and another here in 1930. Spends tbe Evidence TOKYO (UP) Counterfeit money being held by the public prosecutor's office as evidence In a criminal case was appropriated by an official o the olllce and used In payment ot a cafe bill. The bogus money worked no better the second time than whet It was originally detected and the official was arrested. SUIT CASES Priced at 98c to $4.35 OVER NIGHT CASES Priced at $1.98 to $5.85 GUARANTEED Every piece of luggage sold by us is guaranteed 100 satisfactory and re member that you pay less and dress better when you trade at the STORE, Inc. ADAIR, Mgr. CORNER OF MAIN AND FRONT 12 NOON FREE! Prom 12 noon to 4 P. M. A sand wich with each glass of beer. Owing to the fact that all help will be busy during the hours, there will be no service in the Coffee Shop from 12 noon to 4 P.M. 0C PORTLAND BLiTZ-WEiniinnD mi Stmt nit "NUT NiriONU IANK wisi o mi tootiM" Corner Main and Front Phone 429 Medford, Ore t I I I IIDIIll DMOI1 I N I II I 1 N tV COI'OllllON 9
