VAOE EIGHT
FEDFOnD AfATL TRTBUXE. MEDFORD. OREGON". MONDAY, 'AUGUST 15, 1938.
SHAKESPEARE FETE E
ATTENDANCE SETS
. E. KELLY
10:30 WEDNESDAY
RECORD AT ELKS-TEMPLE
It's a Long, Long Trail to Hankow
Attwidsnca at the fourth annual
Oregon Shakespearean festival totaled
about 5.000, largest on record. It raa
announced today by Walter H. uev.
erette. business manager, following
tha conclusion of tha series at the
Elizabethan theater In Ashland Sat
urday night.
This compares with a total attond
ance of about 3.500 laat year. Receipt
also were approximately double those
of a year ago and a tidy sum will
be left over after all expenses are
paid to start a permanent endow
ment fund. Mr. Leverett aald. This
Is the first year that there has been
anything left above expenses, he
added.
After four yeara of successful pro
ductions, the festival association will
now take steps to mske msjor Im
provements at the theater for the
greater comfort of audiences and the
more efficient production of the
plays, Mr. Leverette related.
To Bequest Project
The Ashland city council will be
asked this week to sponsor a WPA
or PWA project for the theater Im
provements, Mr. Leverette stated. The
association, he ssld. ha these Im
provements In mind:
(1) A permanent and Improved
Elizabethan atage with a basement
for dressing rooms and wardrobea; (31
a top over part of the seating pace
to safeguard against weather naa
arda, to Improve the acoustic prop
erties and to make possible the use
of tho plsyhouse for other civic
event throughout the year: (3) cul
tivation of a garden around the con
crete wall that encircles the theater;
(4) Installation of 700 to BOO per
manent and more comfortable ai-ata.
Hamlet, added to the roportolre
tor the first time this year, proved
the greatest drawing card of the four
playa presented In this year's series,
a tabulation of attendance records
showed. Largest audience of the series
saw Hamlet laat Tuesday night and
the second largest saw the same plsy
Saturday night.
Technical Staff Aids
Back of the scenes, working as dili
gently aa the actors though In leas
spectacular rolea, was a staff of tech
nicians and asalstsnts upon whom
depended the success of the mechsn
Ical phase of tha productions.
The ataft Included Frances Schil
ling, Dorothy Grossman and Lucille
Lambert aa bookholders: Travis Wert,
electrician; Maxlne Oearhart, ward
robe mistress, with Msroella rtawe.
Lola Brown. Louise OuBols and Jean
Dubois ss assistants: Alda Lueobe,
Lydla Smith and Margaret Mohler,
In charge of properties: Don Hairhlll
and Dick mitney, sound technicians:
Marlon Ady, make-up: Dorothy
Hrultt. souvenir programs: John
nelaacher, musical director, and Har
ry Priestly, fencing director.
The costumes and properties were
fiahloned In the theater workshop
under the aupervlslon of Lola Bowmer
who also designed the costumes.
A large ahare of the credit for the
success of tha festivals the past two
years waa attributed to Lieut. Roy
D. Crsft. Seeing the possibilities of
making the annual festival a re
gional If not a national attraction.
Lieut. Craft assisted In organising
the . permanent association and for
the past two yeara has directed the
publicity.
Also commended by Mr, Leverette
were the committees that handled
the sale of sponsoring memberships.
(Continued from Page One.)
TO
A. Z. Dean, salesman for C. X.
Ostes Motor Co., Inc., local Pord
dealer, waa -In Portland Thursday as
a gueet of the Portland branch of
the Ford Motor company. Mr. Dean
was one ol twenty salesmen, victors
In the July round-up sales contest
in which sslesmen from every deal
ershlp in the territory served by
the Portland Pord branch were active
participants.
A feature of the contest was that
each a 1 e a m a n established and
pledged his own quota, and the
victors were the five winners In
each of the four population groups
Into which the territory waa di
vided for the contest.
After a meeting at the Pord fac
tory tn tho morning, golfers In the
eroiip had a tournament at the
Portland Golf club while the rest of
the party went to Tlmberllne lodge
for luncheon. At night a cabaret
dinner waa held at a downtown
hotel, after which the party at
tended the baseball game between
Portland and Sacramento.
According to announcement made
to his guest by J. J. Hague, mans err
of the Portland branch, Pord sale
in the Portland territory . In July
were substsntlally ahead of June,
whereas In past years the general
experience of the automobile In
dustry has been that June sales ex
ceeded those In July.
part time employment at It. In order
to continue his atudlea along this
line he worked In sawmills, rsllrosd
construction crews and a variety ot
hard labor Jobs.
In his early 30'a he waa sent to the
Western Union office In Chicago.
where he began pinch hitting In the
newspsper field. Many of the out.
stsndlng sports event of the day, the
World's fslr of 18B3. aa well aa the
finest opera and drama were covered
by Mr. Kelly, who developed a flair
for writing that later took hlra Into
newspaper work tn earnest.
Won Athletic Fame
Later he apent a year In New York
operating the Atlantic Cable for the
New York Steals Zeltung, German
newspaper for which he acted aa cor.
respondent. During his New York and
Chicago experience he won some
fame as an athlete, playing profes-
atonal basebsll snd basketbsll, and
proving his akin aa an exhibition Ice
skater.
Studying law at nights over a per
iod of seversl years, Mr. Kelly gradu
ated from the Chicago school of taw
He hung up hts shingle first In Csr-
rlngton. North Dakota.
' In 1808 he volunteered for service
In the Spanish-American war, enlist
ing as a private. Because of his
knowledge of telegraphy he was soon
transferred to tho signal corps, whore
his ability and courage under fire
won him rapid promotion. At tne
conclusion of the war he held a first
lieutenant commission and was giver.
the sliver star for distinguished serv
ice.
In Heroic Action
Behind this decoration waa a series
of feats that not only tested tho
stsmlna of the recipient but that hnd
captured headllnea In tho press ol
the day.
One Incident was the detailed Job
of mending the csble serosa Manila
bay. with two asslstsnts Lieut. Kel
ly set out In a small boat braving
sharks, typhoons. Intense hest and
other haaarda to carry on this peri
lous task which took two weeks to
complete.
Another episode, still recounted In
srmy circles, was the story of how he
climbed a telephone polo to mend a
land line, after two others hid been
shot down In the attempt. Bullets
were flying all around. Lieut. Kelly,
with red hair that provided a tempt
ing target for nil of I hem. mended
the line and escaped unharmed.
Hla enlistment carried him through
the Philippine Insurrection, sfter
which he returned to the states snd
opened a newspaper office In Black
foot. Idaho. Ever a champion of caus
es, his paper, the Bingham County
Democrat, pleaded many esse for
the underdog In that section.
In 1003 he married Agnes Elnora
Cantwcll. who taught school m
Blsckfoot. Two of their four children.
Edward Cantwell, and Ouy Frederick
were born there.
To Med ford In 1.107
They moved to Medford In 1007.
where he opened a law jfflce with
Holbrook Wlthlngham, now deceased.
Mr. Kelly waa elected district attor
ney In 1913. serving until 1918.
In 1917 he enlisted for service In
the World wsr. At the Monterey. Cal
ifornia training camp, he spent but
one month, when General Pershing
sent word for him to go overseas. He
waa given the commission of major
no msae enter signal officer In the
advanced section. Later he waa pro
moted to lieutenant colonel and
made chief signal officer of the 80th
division which participated In the
at. Mlhlel aud Argonne Forest dlivee
For hla service In France Colons:
Kelly received a personal citation
from General Pershing, and later wss
awarded the Distinguished Service
medal and the Order ot the Purple
Heart.
On Vets Aid Commission
After being honorably discharged
from the army he entered the prac
tice of law In Medford In 19J0. run
ning for circuit Judge in 1933 on an
Anti-Klan ticket.
An ardent Democrat, when his
party came Into power In 1933. Col
onel Kelly waa made Jackson county
attorney for the Home Owners Loan
Corp.-ratlon. On the election of Gov
ernor Martin, he waa made one of
the members of the World War Veter
ana state Aid commission.
In addition to his widow, he leaves
three sons and a daughter. Edvtard C
Kelly. Portland, Robert I, Kelly, of
Rceeburg. Guy Kelly, In California
Mlsa Marjorle Kelly. Medford; ant;
hts twin brother. Fred C. Kelly of
Medford.
(NV1TE PEACH GROWERS
EQUALIZATION BOARD
IN SESSION ALL WEEK
Tha board of equalisation will heat
pro trot all thlt week, and con
etude 1U sessions TiifMwy. Aiuust
23. County Assessor J. B. Coif man
report the protests aver about
two pw day, no far. The board h
composed of County Judge Karl B
Day, County Clerk Oeonre R Carter
and County Assessor Coleman.
Free-1 or-A II
UEATTLE. Aug. 15 Punn ni
tor office u a major sport In Kin
county. County Auditor Earl MUilMr
said all recortU were broken .Satur
day when 2.B00 utuididatr . net,,
lnatlon had filed when t' '-..i ..r;
election !idl!n invert.
pst Mali Tritmat Wiat Ad.
OF CONTROL FOR PESTS
All stone fruit growers are Invited
to attend a meeting demonstrating
tne control of peach and prune root
borers, snnouuees C. B. Cordy. as
sistant county agent.
Two meetings will b held on
Tuesday. August 16. On of these
win be at 10 a.m.. on the Homer
Moore orchard. 1 ml lee south of
Ashlsnd on the new highway. The
other win be st the Williams and
Belknap orchard, S miles north of
Gold Htll at 1:13 p.m.
The proper method of using the
paradlchlorobeneene treatment will
be demonstrated st both plsees. Fol
lowing the demonstration, the con
trol of peach leaf curl and fertiliser
will he discussed.
These problems are of vltsl Im
portance In stone fruit culture and
all growers are urged to attend.
Portland Mork Hust
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stork had a busy month l:i Port'and
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Although It's only 600 miles from Shanghai to Hankow by river, the Japanese have averaged only, a
little more than m mile a day In the year they're been hammering their way toward Chiang Kai-Shek's capi
tal and they're not there by a hundred miles yet. This map shows the Important stages of the advance,
which was comparatively easy to Nanking. See how tough the going haa been since June. (A. P. Photo.)
WILL BE VISITED
All Hereford breeders and those In
terested In Horeford cattle are cor
dially Invited to attend a tour of tho
valley and northern California, herds.
beginning Tuesday. August 10 and
ending In northern California on the
evening of August 17. This Is the first
annual tour to be held by Hereford
breeders of this sect. tin.
The Itinerary Is as follows:
August 10 8:00 a. m. Henry Con
gers, Rom Lane, west of Medford;
10 :30, Prank Prestons. Applegate:
1:00 p. m.s Flounce Rock ranch. Up
per Rogue river. Lunch will be pro
vided by Nfon Tucker; 3:00 p. m..
Charley .Bros., Brownsboro: 0:00 p.
m Mauntcreist ranch, near Hilt, Cal
ifornia. Supper will be provided by
Mountcrest. and breakfast. Bring
your blankets.
August 177:30 a. m. -She live
stock at Mountcrest; 11:00 a. m., Bert
Hoys, Edge wood, California. Lunch
will be provided by Bert Hoy; 1:30
p. m., Ray Harts. Montague, California.
Oklahoma leads In tho production
of zinc with New Jersey and Kansas
next.
Closing time for Too Late to Clas
sify Ada Is 1 :30 p. m.
PLANS G. PASS STORE
IN WINETROUT GARAGE
GRANTS PASS, Aug. 15. (Spl.)
Montgomery Ward it company com
pleted negotiations last week with
C. A. Wine trout for the leasing of
bis property at the southeast corner
of H and Fifth streets.
The building, now occupied by
Winetrout's Ford agency, will under
go 925,000 remodeling operations,
transforming It Into a modern, up-to-date,
department store, Wtnetrout
said Saturday.
Temporarily, Wine trout will be lo
cated In the Smith garage building ,
across H street after the first of
September. Later he plans to have a
stream-lined building with one of
the most modern auper-service ar
rangements In Oregon, Wine trout
said.
Terms of the Montgomery Ward &
company lease were not made public,
but It Is understood that the agree
ment covers a long period of time.
When remodeled, the building will
consist of a main floor and a mes
sanlne, equipped with the latest In
store fixtures, display features and
"daylight" lighting. A complete line
of house furnishings will be offered,
besides a complete hardware store,
which will Include sporting goods,
tires and auto accessories.
Remodeling work will start soon
and the store will be opened ' for
business some time this fall.
NINE KILLED IN PLUNGE
SO. AMERICA AIRLINER
RIO DE JANEIRO. Aug. 15. (AP)
Nine persons were killed when an
Airliner fell into the Rio De Jan
eiro harbor today shortly after tak
ing off on a flight to northern
Brazil.
Phone 542. We'll haul away your
refuse. City Sanitary Service.
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BIG APPLEOATE. Aug. 15. (Spl)
Mary Hasklns Matney. formerly of
southern Oregon . pa ssed away at
Grenada, Cal.. Thursday, August 11.
at tha age of 75 years. Mrs. Matney.
whose death was caused by a par
alytlc stroke, resides ith her daugh
ter. Mrs. Nettle Kleaver. and had
lived In northern California for the
last 38 years.
Mrs. Matney was born on the Ap
plegate and spent her early life here.
Jeff Matney and the following chil
dren from a family of six survive:
Mrs. Margaret (Nettie) Kleaver of
Grenada. Mrs. Ina Macauley of Duns
mulr, and Val (Jack) Matney of
Salem. Also surviving are one sister.
Mrs. Jcanette Finley of Alsea, Ore.,
three brothers, Newton and Valor! b
Hft5klns of Applegate and William
Ha&klns of Ashland, and eight grand
children and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church at Fort Jones Sat
urday, Reverend Goodenough officiat
ing. Interment was in the Fort Jones
cemetery.
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Closing time for Too Late to Clas
sify Ads Is 1 :30 p. m.
Martha Ellen Dunnlngton, 74, long
Time resmeni oi .season county,
passed away at her home- In Jackson
ville at 7:00 a. m. Thursday.
She was born In Missouri in 1804
and was married in Miller county of
that state In 1881 to Somuel E. Dun
nlngton who preceded her In death
last month. Mrs. Dunnlngton was the
last of a large family.
She came to Jackson county so
years ago and settled In the Apple,
gate and later moved to Jackson vl lit
where she has resided for the last V)
years. She was a member of the East
ern Star In Jacksonville.
Five children survive. Gertrude,
Tom and Clifford Dunnlngton of
Jacksonville; Jchn of Klamath Fslli
and Clint of Lone county.
Funeral services will be neld at th
Conger chapel at 2:00 p. m. Tuesday
with Rev. D. E. Millard' officiating.
Interment in Jacksonville cemetery.
Two hundred and thirty bulls wert
proved In New York dairy herd tm
provement associations during tha
year ending April 1.
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