Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 07, 1938, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPSOE SEC rEDFOKT) MATT; TRIBUNE. fEPTCRT). rmEflOy, THURSDAY. .TTJLY 7. "1938. TO SAFEGUARD L Rare Medical Volumes Are Exposed To Loss In Fire Trap, Senator States- World's Greatest Array, WASHINGTON (UP) Sen. Morrli fiheppard, (D., Tex.) haa asked $3,760,000 to rehouu the army med leal library, greatest In the world, and the Army Medical museum, the finest In America, now located In d llapldated quarters dating from 1687. The library, begun by the surgeon general of the army In 1830, when It occupied a corner of his office, now contains nearly 000,000 books on medical subjects. Oountln pamphlet, theses and other man uscrlpts, the collection numbers mora than a million volumes. It contains a more complete file of French theses than the library of the medical faculty of Paris, It possesses the only complete file of the Confederate States Medical and Historical Journal. Of the 600 exist- tng medical "Incunabula," or books published . before 1600, the library owns 460, some being the only ex mples surviving. Oldest Volume 1467 The oldest is Johannes Oersons De Pollutions Nocturna," Cologne, J 467. There is also a perfect copy of the first printed book on child are. Bagel Initio's "De Infantlum Aegrltudlnlbus," Padua, 1473, an ac eount of the most "advanced" prac tices at the time of Its publication, Of equal value Is the library1 Stupendous index catalogue, called by the late Dr. William H. Welch f Johns Hopkins "America's great- SI Fine California Wines MUSCATEL ANGELICA JS SHERRY MM, TOKAYSS&jy PORT Mt M e BMdleiiu." Sir William Oalw, father of modtrn turgtry. one ild of It: "In no othar field of knowledge la than a work com parable to thta. the world'e itand ard of medical bibliography.1 "The unique feature of the Bur geon general'a library la that It contain! all worthwhile medical lit erature, whtoh la made available by the moat complete Index catalogue In existence," Sheppard aald. "Con centrated In one Institution, and administered by the government on a moat liberal plan, this Institution makes available source material for medical atudy, research and educa tion. Xta Influence on the progress of medicine haa been fundamental." Fitnt To' Universities By an "Inter-library loan aystem." all but the rarest books are sent out to schotara of repute through out the country. The leading users of the 14,000 volumes sent out last year were Yale, McOlll, Columbia and Michigan universities, as well as many hospitals and ollnlca, In oludlng the Mayo Foundation. The library also Indexes the Inv portent articles from the 3,000 med leal periodicals It receives from almost every oountry. The museum, begun durlnc the Civil war, contains pathological spec imens from all theatera of war since that time, aa well as exhibits show ing the progress of medical orac. cice. its seven sections or "reels tries" deal with eye, ear, nose and throat pathology, tumor of all sorts, skin, dental and oral path ology. neat Growth Since 11)00 Though It was begun 100 years ago, ine real founders of the II brary were Col. John Shaw Billings and his assistant, Dr. Robert netcher, who took charge of It Im mediately after the Civil war, when It numbered only 3,000 volumes. In SO yesrs It had become the largest and finest In the world. Billings also designed the Johns Hopkins nospiiai. and the Peter . Bent Brls- nam nospitai in Boston. Later he consolidated the three nubile li braries of New York City Into the present collection, guarded bv two niun npns, at rutn avenue and ina street. When It outgrew the surgeon nn. ouice, tne library was moved to quartern over the old Rlggs Na tional bank, 18th and Pennsvi. vanla avenue, and later occupied the library hall In Ford'a thester, where Lincoln waa assassinated. now. "already overcrowded. In structure offering Inadequate fire protection and obsolete facilities, a building commensurate with the Importance of these two Institution. and their service to human welfare an urgent public need." 8hnn.r1 ooncluded. United States National Bank Will Mark New. Modern Home of Medford Branch, United States National Bank I Big Jim To Confer With Oregon Aides PORTLAND. July 7. MV Jam.. A rariey. postmaater-general. will ar rive July 15 for a conference with Democratic party leaden at the Port land hotel that morning, he advised them yesterday. Parley will arrive a day before the scheduled meeting of state central committee and members were being Invited to come Portland early to confer with him. Farley will attend a dinner meet ing of the Baker county Democratic central committee at Baker July H. Union Co. Relief Up LA GRANDE. July 1. (AP) An Increase of nearly asooo In relief costs occurred In Union county In the first half of 1038. compared to the aame period of 1037. General assistance amounted to 113.330 against 10, 308 last year. Old age as sistance In June was given to 373 persons, an Increase of nearly 130 over last year. Use Mall Tribune Want Ads. ' : r " I II ihllW i ) in isL urn J PUBLIC INVITED TO J PARIS-BOUND, how ard Hughes (above), wealthy aviator and movie producer, has been pulling his Lockheed plane through the paces at Los An geles, preparing for a nonstop night lo New York from which point he plans a speed hop to France. NSPECT QUARTERS 3 TO 9 P. NL Entire Exterior and Interior Changed' in Betterment Program Local Labor, Materials Given Choice First of the popular aummer aeries of Friday night concerts will be given by the Medford Elks 3S-plece band, under direction of R. A. Botts, In city park tomorrow evening starting at B o'clock. The public la Invited. The program, consisting of 10 numbers, follows: The Invincible Engle March flousa Selection "Louise" Fulton Herbert L. Clarke's "Triumphal March" . Boyer "Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen." Negro Spiritual Roberts March, "Hie Honor" Fillmore Tango, "Pan-American" Ollvadotl "Miss Trombone" Slippery Rag.... Fillmore Selection, "Best Loved Southern Molodles" . Hayes 34th Division Mnrch Latey Star Spangled Banner .... Key Russian Evangelist Will Speak Friday Nazarene Church Evangelist Peter Voronaeff. a refu gee from 8ovlet Russia, will give an Illustrated lecture entitled 'Can It Happen Here?" at the Church of the Nazarene, North HoIIJf and First street Friday at 7:45 p.m. Rev. Voronaeff will relato the mis ery and privation that he and his people have gone through, which he describes- as a living -hell. He Is the son of a minister who emigrated from Russia in 1013 and who later returned to teach the Christian faith. His father and. mother, together with thousanda of other Christians, are now exiles, suffering cruel per secution In Siberian concentration camps because of their loyalty to Ood. The pictures reveal the actual con- dltlona In Godless Russia and the actlvltlea of the communist forces In America. Rev. Voronaeff has recently re turned from Russia, Germany and England .and Is on a nation-wide tour. Enlargement and modernisation de velopments at the banking home of the Medford Branch of the United States National Bank have been en tlrely completed, according to an nouncement by Oeorge r. Frey, man ager, and the occasion will be oele brated by an "open bouse", for pub' He reception Saturday afternoon and evening between the hours of 3 and 9. Aa expressed by Frey, the public is invited to pay a visit of Inspection at that time when the entire per sonnel of the bank can be free from their duties to point out to visitors the many new featurea which have been Incorporated. Space Increased. , The work of remodeling the bank has been going on since early March. The banking quarters have been doubled In size, now occupying an area ou leet, fronting on Main street, by 80 feet on Central avenue. To effect this enlargement a large part of the apace for occupied by the Toggery was added to the bank's quarters. The entire appearance of the build ing was changed as well aa the In terior. What was originally a 3-story building was converted Into two stories by removal of the too nortlon The exterior haa been reflnlahed In steramllne, modernistic effect, with wlndowa enlarged and re-arranged. The Interior, too. has undergone a vast change The working soace as wen as the public lobby are. In fact as well as In appearance, greatly en- largeo. ine officers' quarters are more spacious than formerly and a private consultation room has been added. . ... Fixtures Conform The banking fixtures have been remodeled to conform to the new low type style. Trim throughout Is the black walnut, and fixtures are of walnut, marble and bronze. The noor of the lobby Is of Tennessee marble with verdc antique border. All working space floor la covered with, asphalt tllea laid In a pattern. The entire quartern have been acous tically treated by the Installation of nbsorbex tiles on the clellng. ine quarters are air conditioned. providing for cooling of the air In the summer and washing and nurlfvl tng It In the winter. The supply duct for air In the middle of the celling has been g-lven an ornament al treatment of plaster mouldings and ooroer or special light fixtures. All other llghta are of the Indirect tvpe and at all windows, both on the first and second floors. are Venetian blinds. Iff M 'Mm$ r M TUT! -fer, :' . i-,fff m jw - m . ilk o SB' i - it V i ' ' -, - iTi- mm-nv w t 1 11 Lma - - inr .rn: m mWA im m ii : m mm1- ntWi-,.,miml(Mll,r isMMfPstiiaWitoWm Two ImiIIiMiirs nl the corner of Main slreH anil renlrnl iiveniie were remodeled In completing this handsome, now home of the United States National Bank. The building, faced Willi lnk Tennessee marble, has a 30-foot frnntnee on Main street and 80-foot frontage on Central aTenue. Elmer Chllilers. well-known Medford contractor, supervised the complete modernization program. A puhllc reception will be fentilred Saturday afternoon between the hours of 3 and 9, so that southern Oregon people may thoroughly Inspect this attractive hank building. U. S. National Bank Officials to Attend Open House l A 4 t 9 Innl s. Dick, prslcpnt. I nllert state. Nnllnnnl Hunk of rortlnncl: Xpw Fiirnltur. New furniture has been provided for consultation room and officers U1 t fx if l I.Vv to, I.. Unvles, v1re-prc)l(Irnt of the Inltori States Nnttonal Bank of Portland. quarters, and also to replace some of the old furniture In the working quarters. Commercial and savings deposit windows have been departmentlzed , for the greater convenience of cus tomers, and tellers cages are divided so that each teller la In a private section. The balcony has been en closed with non-transparent glass, In the balcony will be available ta ble and chalre for the use of the public for private meetings, or for the use of customers of the bank, and safe deposit department . Tha safe deposit department has also un dergone remodeling, and more con venience and prlvecy has been pro- (Conttuoed on Page Seven.) W. M. Cook, vice-president. United States National Bank of Portland. quarters. A drinking fountain haa been placed conveniently In the lob by, and another one In the working Condensed Report THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL DANK of Portland, Oregon As of June SO, 1938 RESOURCES Cash on Hand and Due from Banks. . 30,864,811.99 United States Government Bonds. . . . 62.230.003.70 Municipal and Other Bonds .77777777771 Loans and Discounts Stock in Federal Reserve Bank !!!!!!! Bank Premises (including Branches) Safe Deposit Vaults Other Real Estate .' ! .' .'! ! .' Customers' Liability on Acceptances and' Foreign Bills Interest Earned Other Resources fSS.095,715.69 9,981,896.89 26,306.161.68 213,000.00 8,011,634.05 39,854.57 114,419.96 553,219.62 303,765.06 117.55 $123.5H!US4.9fi LIABILITIES Capital ...... .-, ..... 14,500,000.00 biirplus 2,600,000.00 undivided Profits 2,030,389.76 Merves P9L805I86 $10,022,195.62 Acceptances and Foreign Bills 777777777T 653 -Ml 52 Dividends Declared 78 750 00 Deposits: Demand and Time f 100,802 SlVoo am, t i ui?l'-blic l mds 12,111,678.22 112,914,392.22 Other Liabilities 627 go Bold Publli sn4 Ttu.1 tmit stt i.u,.d .tnidlsf M I... $123,569.1 S4.96 MEDFORD BRANCH MEDFORD, OREGON Hrad Office, Portland, Oregon I'lRECT BRANCH OF T!IF l MTED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND Mrmhrr f'rirm riiui( ffuiiranm Corpnmtian Congratulations MPflfnrd nranrh nf flip I'nltm stntes National Bank Heating and Air Conditioning Ea.uipraent installed by MODERN PLUMBING & SHEET METAL CO. 410 K. Main. Phone 820 ANOTHER SPLENDID TRIBUTE TO THE FUTURE OF MEDFORD THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, Main St. at Central Ave. A FITTING NEW HOME FOR A GREAT OREGON BANKING INSTITUTION IF IT'S BUILDING WE DO IT! ELMER N. CHILDERS GENERAL CONTRACTOR. PHONE 1075 MEDFORD AH Gold Leaf Work on the windows of the beauti ful new Medford' Branch of the fnlted Statea National Bank Building, hj Fred Lawrence SIGNS Phone 16!)H-y The Plumbing In the New Medford Branch United States . National Bank BIdg. was Installed by Coffeen Bros. Phone 40B-R-t Comfort Neu, HOTEL CLARK in Downtown LOS ANGELES CoBTenienoc ti tnothei of fering of tbU botl Whether on bust n e or pleasure bent th Uoti Clirk maket ua tdeal bJW rtf rtnP.f..n. w wen w restful at the end of the ' campaign natural! chanre u ireU aa tot room accommodaUona fire finai alfntficance to aaaurlng word COMPORT billet Ouod rood And moderate "V ROOMS Sntl rrom ftJO BATHS Doable from 3J0 655 Fifth and Hill P. O B MOKKIS3. Managh.