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FEDFORP MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREOON". FRIDAY. AUGUST 6. 1937. PAGE NINE ARE FIRST CHOICE LIBRARY HERE Heiser and Carrel at Head of July Non-Fiction List News Correspondents Give Views in New Tome Blind School Dormitory Completed Doctor came Into thelj otto as readable authors at Med ford public library in July. A tabulation made today showed - that the medical profession occupied number one and two spots on the list - of the most popuiai works on non fiction during the month. The med ico outdistanced even the liberal ar ray of newspaper men who quite gen erously sprinkled the list and who re especially adept at writing In a popular vein. At the top of the non -fiction list ing stood an American Doctor's Odys sey, by Dr. Victor G. Heiser. public health expert who has served hu manity In virtually every part of tin a world. Next In line was Man the Unknown, by Dr. Alexis carrel, famed for his skill in surgery and for his successful transplanting of living or gans. Obstacles Told. Dr. Heiser tells of the work that has been done In public health, of the control of diseases that up to a generation ago took an astonishing toll of human life of the studies being made to check maladies fur whteh no specific remedy or control has yet been discovered. The doctor relates the almost un believable obstacles that have had to be overcome by those engaged In public health work the stupidity of business men and the chicanery of petty politicians, religious and racial superstitions, promotional bal lyhoo that in the case of California would not admit bubonic plague had broken out until It had spread to Oregon and leaped across the Rocky mountains where it still presents a menace. Iftterwoven In this medical story are vivid and enlightening descrip tions of strange alien habits and cus toms, all combining to make a book that la informative as a treatise and as entertaining as a lively novel. Reporters Speak Out. m Man the Unknown. Dr. Carrel presents a synthesis of what psychol ogists, biologists, physicists and chem ists have learned ebout the nature of man. The author then proceeds to tell how a stronger and healthier race may be developed. The book makes a good companion piece fo? Dr. Helser's volume. A newcomer among the 15 most popular volumes of non-ftctlon dur ing July was We Ccver the World, in which a dozen or so foreign corre spondents step out of their custom ary role of factual reporters to tell what they actually think of various world events and the leading per formers In them. For the most part," foreign corre spondents are a highly trained. In- j telllgent and scrupulously sincere group of impartial reporters who sel dom In their daily work are permit ted by the rules of factual Journal Ism to tell what is really going on behind the scenes. Here, however, they speak their minds and what they have to say makes interesting ! .-...j,IP 13 ' ' i This Is the recently completed dormitory at the aid of PWA funds. HIND SCHOOL DORMITORY the blind school at Salem, ft was finished In 1916 with reading. The book la edited by Su gene Lyons. Stong on List. Other books by Journalists on the July list were X Found No Peace, by Webb Miller. An Editor on the Corn stock Lode, by the late Wells Drury, and Inside Europe, by John Qunther. In the fiction field, Drums Along the Mohawk was given first place. Phil Stong Joined the select list with Buckskin Breeches. Other novels ap pearing lor the first time among the top Included Outward Room, by Ml. len Brand, American Dream, by Mi chael Foster, Late George Apley, oy John P. Marquard, and Northwest Passage, by Kenneth Roberts. The 1ft most popular books of fic tion In July were: Drums Along the Mohawk, Walter Esmonds. Street of the Fishing Cat, Jolau Poldes. Magnificent Obsession, Lloyd Doug las. Deep Summer, Gwyn Brtstow. Last Puritan, George fiantayana. Three Comrades, Erich Maria Re marque. Buckskin Breeches, Phil Stong. We Are Not Alone. James Hilton. Of Lena Geyer, Marcta Davenport Outward Room, Mlllen Brand. Wind from the Mountains, Trygve Gulbranssen. Paradise, Esther Forbes. American Dream, Michael Foster. -Late George Apley, John P. Mar quand. Northwest Passage. Kenenth Rob erts. The 15 most popular works of non fiction were: An American Doctor's Odyssey, Dr Victor George Heiser. Man the Unknown, Dr. Alexis Car rel. Present Indicative, Noel Coward. Heads and Tales, Malvlna Hoffman Seven League Boots. Richard Hal 11 burton? 1 : ' Golden Fleece, Bertlta Harding.. I Found No Peace, Webb MUler. Suns Go Down Flannery Lewis. Way of a Transgressor, Negley Far- son. As X Remember, Arnold Genthe. An Editor on the Comstock Lode. Wells Drury. Inside Europe, John Qunther. Edward Vin, Hector Bolttho. We Cover the World, edited by Eugene Lyons. Discovering South America, Lewis Ransome Freeman. Table Rock TABLE ROOK. Aug. 6. (flpl) Harvesting of grain will soon be fin ished for this district and picking of pears will start about August 16 Mr. and Mrs. Corey of Santa Ana. Cal., were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kyle at Modoc. Mr, Corey la the county agent of Santa Ana. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Edge comb of Arroyo Grande, Cel., were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Nealon Tuesday of this week, Dorothy Dodge of Medford la stay lng at the O. T. Wilson home this week. Miss Ruth Sage la working In Medford for Dr. I. D. Inskeep. Mr. and Mrs. 8. M. TutUe and family returned Tuesday from week's vacation at Diamond lake. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tonn and twins spent Sunday at the O. T. Wilson home. Four-H cooking and sewing club will hold Achievement day at the court house August 30-21. Dorothy Hunsley and Idabelle Davis have been chosen demonstration leaders for the group. Mel Atkins Is spending a few days up In the Evans creek district. Mrs. Blanche Hughes of the 401 orchard is recuperating from a re cent operation at the Schafer home Mr. and Mrs. Milton Houston and Jean, and Mrs. Nicholson of Rosa Lane. Mr. and Mrs. James Cornutt and Harry and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Houston of Galls creek. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Edgeoomb of Arroyo Granda, Calif.. Max Mlddlebusher of Pros pect, and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Nealon of Table Rock, enjoyed a picnic sup per at Bybee bridge Wednesday evening. The crew at the Modoc I busily engaged In painting, re -shingling the packing shed, spraying and Irrigat ing. Mrs. Van Fleet, mother of Mrs. Violet Schafer of this district, passed away In Portland Monday of this week. Mrs. schafer and Doris had Just returned from Portland, being called there by the serious Illness of her mother. Stanley Parrlsh.- Central' Point, preached at the prayer meeting at the school house Thursday night. 4 Ose Mall Tribune want ada. WHAT A GOOD LOOKING CAR ) fvECAND WC 1 f SOMEBODY 1 f NO-JUST SMART I PAID CASH IreMEMBERYOU FINANCING I ' HOW CAN YOU IILHa I PAY CASH WHEN , ift Mi2 WRST LtXXv6 YOU HAViHtANYlJ fw USED THI SSlmSy FIRST NATIONAL NATIONAITQMOR VH) tfou can have a new cat, tovf It's EASY to pay cash for it tad make all the taring of a rasb deal under our Cash Buyer Plan. The steps ate simple: Sec the First National Bank. Select your car. cash to the dealer. Pay mhum You provide one-third the price of the new or used etr (under three ye in old) that you select either ia cub or trade-in value of another car. We lend yon the balance; moderate Interest, no extra charges. Ask about the Cash Buyer Plan. MEDFORD BRANCH THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND AIM Q "First National Bank West of the Rockies" FOR NEW ASHLAND RA1LR0ADDEP0T Work of Razing Old Struc ture Now in Progress New Building to Be 32 by 33 Ft., Ormandy Reveals Weather Xorthern California: Fair tonight! nd Saturday, but fogs on the coast and scattered afternoon thunder-1 storms over the Sierras; cooler In the tntflrlnr of trm nnrrri nnrtinn ! mnrinrata nnrthwMt uMnrl ouiwHi w eunuuvteu rma Saturday; off the const, Oregon: Fair tonight and Saturday, but cloudy In north portion and on coast; cooler In east portion Satur day; moderate northwest wind off the coast. 4 Eamon de Valera, Irish Free State ASHLAND, Aug. 6. (SpU Details regarding the Southern Pacific com pany's row railway depot here were received Thursday from J. A. Or mandy, gtneral passenger agent, of Portland. Work on raxing the present two atory structure nas already been start ed, with a crew of ten company work ers busy on the pi-oject. The caw fetation building will be located Jurt east of the present two story structure, occupying the loca tion of the one-atory end of the building. The west end, housing the baggage room, ticket office and waiting room, will be left undisturbed until the the president, was born In New York in 1 located .it the rear. various departments may be moved quickly. The new depot will be 33 feet 3 Inches long and 33 feet 6 inches wide. It will contain a baggage room. 10 by 32 '3 feet In size, which will have sliding doors in the front and back and a loading platform conveniently I Next to the bapRBpo room will be a apaclous waiting room. 18 by 33 feet In its, with modern toilet and washroom for both men and women adjoining. A spacious ticket office will be connected with the waiting room by a ticket counter. The building will also contain the yard offices and restrooma for con due tors and trainmen. The driveway and parking space for automobiles will be provided In the rear of the aUtion and on the ground now occur led by the two story structure. Plana also Include beautifi cation of the station grounds. LAG PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 6. (AP) Aa a nation of milk drinkers the United States doesn't rate, being last among the 11 leading counxles of the world, delegates to the annual convention of the National Aasocta tlon of Milk Control Boards heard O. A. Morris, president, assert here. Speakers at the opening session stressed the Importance of milk con trol as an Interstate problem and the necessity of federal assistance to obtain price uniformity. Governor Charles Martin of Ore gon prised the Oregon act as a means of Increasing the returns to the pro ducer and establishing stable supplies e.nd standard grades. Opposition to such legislation, he said, was "prompted either by Ignor ance of the facta or by, selfish mo tives." Howard O. Elsman, chairman of the Pennsylvania commission, aa ralled "Agitators" who would stir up public opinion In favor of lower prices to the consumer as "busy-bodlee." K. C. WILL PICNIC E .15 Knight of Columbus council of Medford, Bend, Klamath Palls and Lakevtew will sponsor a picnic at Diamond lake on Sunday. August 16, It was announced today. At U a. m. an outdoor mass will be celebrated at the picnic ground by Father B. J. Murnane of Astoria. Ore., state chaplain of the Knight, of Columbus. This la said to be the first general open-air mas ever held In southern Oregon. All Catholic of southern Oregon and their friends, regardless of mem bership In the Knight of Columbu or affiliation with the church, are Invited to participate In the picnic. The lunch houi will be neld after the mass, each attending to provide lunch and table service. The lodge will furnish coffee, sugar, cream and Ice cream. Those planning to attend an ask ed to be at the picnic grounds be fore U a. m. The picnic wtU be hold on the Umpqua national forest campground on the side of Diamond lake. The ground will be marked off so that each community will have Its own place for the basket lunch. After the luncheon several short Milts will be given, the speaker be lng headed by George J. cannon of Klamath Falls, state deputy of the Knights of Columbus. General chair man in charge of arrangement is Otto U Smith of Klamath Falls, dis trict deputy. Those wishing transportation to the picnic will be registered at all three masses at the Sacred church here this Sunday. W LYONS 70-Proof SLOEGTN Real lo brry flavor,., a ' frult-y, dltllnctlv tang. M lure to aik for IYONSI fifthi, 11.30 Pinti, Hi mi t. O LYONS 4 IAAS CO. Son FftjncMtOi California TOT : ; ' W ? . nil predict NORMAN ML CIDDO "All typti of vehicle will be routed through the cities of I960 on thorough' fares specifically designed tovarry traffic moving at several established speeds mays Mr. Gedde. authority on futuro trend,. "A nrtuork of SO-mile-on-hour Esprese Hlghirays in the heart of the city trill handle all traffic going ten blocks or more, creating a continuous flow of cars, uninterrupted by stop lights, in tersections or pedestrians, "On Local Streets, elevated sidewalk uill carry pedestrian traffic above street . . . main buitdlnf entrance and shop uindout will be on the second-story level. Truck tsill be loaded and Cers parked in open area beneath building. The en tire width of streets from build' Ing-llne to building-line will be clear Jar motor traffie . .but TODAY, miles in S are Stop and So "Y7"OU can drive up to ten miles on the amount JL of gasoline wasted by your 30 daily top! And 30 stops a day is the nation-wide average. The costliest kind of driving you do, both ia time and money, Is stop and go. While traffie experts plan "the City of Tomor row," Shell engineers have developed a fuel, Super Shell, to meet today's driving problem TODAY. They have found a way to rearrange the cheml cal structure of gasoline... actually to balance it. Automotive engineers refer to Super-Shell aa "motor.digestible,"soepilckly and completely is its energy changed into power ... at all motor speeds. YouH cut the cost of your stop and go by th regular use of Super-Shell. There's a Shell dealer In your neighborhood. uper-Seml I M I MMIU 0 t O I I t INlUtANCi QSOITtOH
