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'Mid-Sesson Form' fining Players In Salesman Play A small audience witnessed a good performance by the Vi ning Repertory company in Ash land last night in the first show ing in the current series of Ar thur Miller's tragic "Death of a Salesman." Although the Vining perform ance possibly lacked some of the polish it will undoubtedly pick up in future showings, the cast individually and as a unit came through in "mid-season form." Share Acting Honori As usual. Richard Graham, in the role of the blustering but frightened Willy Loman, turned in a fine performance. However, he shared honors with the other three leading members of the cast Elmarie Wendel, as Wil ly's faithful and trusting wife, Linda; and Brad Curtis and Eddy 'Barron, as Willy's worthless sons, Happy and Biff. Miss Wendel in particular gave a deep and understanding por trayal of her role. It is possibly her best part in the spring series, and last night she took full ad vantaee of what the part has to offer, both to her and to the ; audience. . While the four leading parts, - particularly those filled by Graham and Barron, call for a great deal of physical and vocal stamina on the part of the actors, it was notable that the perform ance maintained a steady pace and high dramatic level through out. Charley, Willy's only real Iriend, and Bernard, Charley's son, were capably played by Angus L. Bowmer and Philip Hanson. Other members of the cast include Barbara Curtis, Franklin Reed, H. Paul Kliss, Suzanne LaMarre Hanson and Clara Margaret Daniels. The play is directed by Kliss. J. J. SOC Faculty Members Survive Follies Show Ashland Faculty members at Southern Oregon college emerg ed from last night's opening per formance at the third annual faculty follies bearing only mi nor abrasions and contusions, Director Leon C. Mulling report- ed today. "The audience was very solict ous and refrained from throwing anything that would dent the stage," Mulling said. We 11 try it again tonight and still again tomorrow if the staff survives." Curtain time tonight and Sat urday will be 8:15 p.m. The pro- grain win ihsi irom one diiu one half to six hours depending on the whim of the actors, Mul ling explained. The Grange Lake Creek Grange Voting for State Grange offl cers was held at the last meeting of Lake Creek Grange. There were 29 members present. Morton Bradshaw reported on an article about the agriculture conference recently held at Cor- vallis. Loyd George read an article from the December issue of Fish and Game magazine. The article concerned the Butte Falls hatch ery. There were 40,000 spring Chinook salmon hatched there last spring. In the winter months the fish require 500 pounds of feed a day, in the summer it is doubled. Lecturer Willard Cave pre sented a program which Includ ed singing. Elizabeth Davidson read an article on Oregon s Irri gation problem and Helen Wool- folk read the ten points on water. Pomona Grange meets at our hall on Saturday, April 26, at 10 a.m. All members are asked to attend. The ladies are needed to help with the lunch prepara tions. The secretary's report showed all dues paid for the year 1952. Next Grange meeting will be on May 8 at 8 p.m. pa sed Strip Saw Other Misc. Saw Mill and Other Equipment So. Oregon Machinery House 1228 COURT STREET MEDFORD PHONE 3-3615 RES. JACKSONVILLE PHONE 851 DICK SUZA - ? ' HOPF IT DOESN'T RAIN-Reuirnlng to salvage belongings he had stored In his attic, this home owner had to chop a hole in the roof to retrieve the articles. The house is located near the flooding Missouri River five miles south of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hot Coffee, Meals Served Flood Crews Omaha (U.R) It takes 100,000 cups of hot coffee, 15,000 hot meals and 30,000 sandwiches ev ery day to feed a grimy, exhaust ed army of 15.000 flood workers. I ve signed so many food bills my arm is about worm out," said Maj. E. A. Moyer of the Salvation Army. , $150,000 Spent in Week His organization and the Red Cross have spent about $150,000 in the last week to feed crews of men fighting the greatest Mis souri river flood known. The agencies, bolstered by more than 300 volunteers a day, have been tirelessly preparing and trucking food to levees in deserted Council Bluffs, la., and East Omaha. Twelve mobile Red Cross units in Omaha prepare 7,000 hot meals and 6,000 sandwiches a day. Across the river the Red Cross spends $6,000 a day. Potato Chips Used The Salvation Army passed out 10,000 potato chips Thurs day along the dikes in Council Bluffs "just to give the boys United Company Sets Stockholders Meeting The annual meeting of stock holders of the United Company of Oregon, an oil wildcatting firm largely owned by southern Oregon stockholders, will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 20, In the girls' gymnasium of the Medford Junior high school it was announced today by Charles C. Richmond, president of the firm. Richmond said a full report of the company s operations dur ing the past year will be given. He said details of oil discover ies in southeastern Oregon will be described, and arrangements have been made to handle com pany business rapidly. The company last week mailed out notices of the meeting to stockholders, and solicited proxy voting authority from them Richmond urged attendance at the meeting to protect the in vestment of stockholders. Girl Scout News Visit Post Office Troop 13, Girl Scouts, made up of girls in the fifth grade at Roosevelt school, visited the Medford post office Wednesday Mr. Dejarnett showed the troop what happens to letters when they reach the post office and the troop saw the cancelling ma chine, how postal savings were kept and how parcel post is handled. The girls gave Mr. Dejarnett a letter written to Girl Scouts in Australia, and he prepared it for air mail. The troop found the trip very Interesting. Barbara Nulton, Reporter. Machinery Compressor Tractors Ore Crushers Shovels Mine Cars Power Units Log Loader Gas or Diesel Edgers Planers something to nibble on." The hungry sandbaggers gobbled them in a few hours. The Salvation Army in Omaha slaps bologna on buns like levee workers stack sandbags on dikes. Five-thousand pounds of cold meat, as much cheese and some chicken and turkey are used each day. Female students and evacuated housewives stand in front of cluttered work tables and spread 60 gallons of mayonnaise and 40 gallons of mustard on 2,500 loaves of bread a day. DAR Concludes 61st Convention Washington (U.R) The Daughters of the American Revo lution wind up their 61st Con tinental Congress Friday with a White House tour and the tra ditional closing banquet. President General Mrs. James B. Patton was scheduled to ad journ the convention after a final report from the DAR reso lutions committee and installa tion of seven new vice presidents general. Delegates Vole Of the 2,000 voting delegates attending the convention, 1,893 voted for the new vice presidents general and one new honorary vice president general. Each candidate needed at least 952 votes to be elected. One passing that mark was Mrs. C. Edward Murray, Tren ton, N. J., who received 984 votes and defeated Mrs. Arthur Rowbotham, Salem, Va., for the life-time post of honorary vice president general. Mrs. Rowbo tham received 767 votes. 'Lullaby Time' Radio Show To Begin Today First presentation of "Lullaby Time," a new KYJC program sponsored by the Toy House, will be heard at 5:45 p.m. today. The time was incorrectly given as later in an advertisement yester day. The program is designed for boys and girls, and will feature stories, music, poems and let ters from listeners. It is sched uled for 5:45 p.m. as a "quieting down" time for children before the dinner hour. CLUB ELECTS Ashland Paul Adams, Grants Pass, was elected president of the Oregon History club at Southern Oregon college at a meeting held this week. Frank Koch, Central Point, was named vice president and Madge Bee son, Lakeview, chosen secretary treasurer. Dr. Arthur S. Taylor, professor of social science Is club advisor. Dead Una Sunday Clmailflsda U at noon Saturdays ssfssrc ? - SURVIVES AGAIN The pilot of the Pan American Airways plane which crashed into the Atlantic off San Juan, P. R., was Capt. John C. Burn, shown tbove with singer Jane Froman just before their marriage in 1948. Burn res cued Mist Froman in a wartime Diane crash off Portugal in 1943. Eighteen of the 69 aboard Burn's plane were rescued and 11 bodies recovered from the sea. Little hope was held for the others. Burn was among those rescued. DEFENSE UNITS OK'd Portland (U.R) G u y Arring- ton, Oregon Federal Housing Au thority director, said Friday credit controls have been relaxed for construction of 33 defense housing units in the Umatilla Hermiston defense area and 15 units at Astoria. 1 Teen-Age, Adult ! Farmers Conduct New Experiment Oklahoma City (U.R) Amer ica's teen-age and adult farmers will gather here May 1 and 2 for a new experiment in farm train ing. It will be the national land Judging contest, the first ever held in the United States. Requests for entry blanks have come from 41 states. En tries will be accepted until April 21. Soil Judging contests originat ed at the Oklahoma Red Plains soil experiment station at Guth rie, Okla.. 30 miles north of here, 10 years ago. The state contest was also the first In the nation. Since that time soil Judging has blossemed into Internation al prominence. Other states have patterned schools after the Okla homa contest and inquiries on its operation have come from 43 slates and 17 foreign countries. In brief, a soil contest sets up methods for judging soil, similar to those used in judging live stock. Contestants study lay of the land, erosion, and plant growth They must tell if land is good or bad, what crops, if any, are best suited for it and how it can be improved. Oklahoma conservationists have worked out a Judging sheet that includes eight land classes Class 1 land Is the perfect farm That type of soil needs no treat ment to produce crops. The other extreme, Class 8, Is soil considered so poor that noth ing can be grown on it and lit tie done to correct It. The last Includes extremely steep, rough, broken, perman ently swampy or barren land suitable for no agricultural use other than wild life. The contest will Include three division one for Future Farm ers of America, one for 4-H club members and one for adults. A total of $1,050 in prizes will be awarded. Contestants will pick up the latest techniques in land Judg ing In a soil classifications school May 1. The class will be held at the Oklahoma A & M col lege demonstration farm at the western edge of Oklahoma City The following day, contestants will travel to the farm to be judged. Its location will not be disclosed until the time of the contest. State and national govern ment gricultural agencies are co operating with Oklahoma busi ness firms In sponsoring the event. Entries may be sent to the o o o o , -J- TxlrCl 3 KEY TO Mercury has won in two major gas-economy tests in a row. But there are other sides to Mercury economy. There's the economy of a new, stronger body built to a tradition of craftsmanship that accounts for 92 of all the Mercurys ever built still being on the road. There's the economy of first price astonishingly low as you will learn. Biggest of all is the economy of trade-in value, j Mercury's trade-In value has risen faster than that of any other car during the last 12-year period. 3 tranimlitftm eAocti Mtt-O-Matlt nlhllti 7ovch-0-MaNc Orfdrlft or Stofltarrf, fun rv opttonoi of xfra coil MEDFORD MOTORS 6th and Ivy Phono 2-6157 Friday. April 18. 1952 Yiidcat Truck Strike Halts Construction Milwaukee (U.R) A federal trouble-shooter moved Friday to bring employers and unions to gether for talks aimed at settling wildcat strikes in the construc- ion and trucking industries. Members of the Construction Laborers, Cement Finishers, Iron Workers, Operating Engi neers and Truck Drivers Unions 10,000 men in all walked off their jobs Wednesday. Millions of dollars worth of construction in the Milwaukee area was brought to a halt. soil conservation committee of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce. i'X2 fe 111" s, sifJE Nffi ft t s?c f i 'If I- $ w r i'J -irfj kf-' ...and It doesn't take a barret of money to buy Itl : ! iP' FIVE YEARS OLD I I Sfm STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY f,' A 2p.NT 445 QT. ECONOMY School Administrators Seek SOC Graduates Ashland Five more school administrators visited Southern Oregon college this week to in terview prospective teachers, ac cording to Dr. Bill A. Sampson, placement director. They talked with seniors who will graduate Crushed Granite Sand Crushed Rock Gravel M. C. LININGER & SONS PHONE 2-5336 or 2-5897 OLD QUAKER DISTILLING COMPANY, LAWRENCEBURG, mERCURY FOR FUTURI TRADE-IN VALUE! r,4 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE in June and discussed employ ment possibilities for September. Administrators who held cam pus conferences were Ralph Jones, Otis Johnson and Law rence Moffitt, Grants Pass; A. E. Monger, Canyonville; and Bruce Metzger, Oak Grove. USE LININGER'S READY-MIX CONCRETE INDIANA -86 PROOF
