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MedfordPTribune
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 1961
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Where They Read
"A better-read, better-informed America"- Is the goal of Na
tional Library week, which opens today. The reading , record
of Ansley E. Hutchinson (above), would gladden the hearts of
the men and women of the sponsoring group, the National
Book committee. Inc., for Mr.-Hutchinson, a retired U. S. forest
ranger, now living at 912 South Holly street, reads many hours
every week. One of his favorite reading spots is in the family
car while waiting for the distaff side of the family. In addition
to newspapers and magazines, Mr. Hutchinson reads many books
and not long ago borrowed from the Public Library the Lewis
and Clark journals, taken from the original. In recent months
he has also read Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire," William L. Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third
Reich""The Compact History of the Civil War" by R. Ernest and.
Trevor N. Depuy, and Leonard Cottrell's "The Lost Pharaohs."
As soon as Nancy Gordon arrives home from
McLoughlin Junior High school, she settles her
self in a comfortable spot to read. Nancy, oldest
child of the Rev. and Ms. James Gordon, 1324
Mt. Pitt avenue, reads books on . many topics
from both the school and the public library,
and augments her formal education. An eighth
grader, she is a member of Torch Honor soci
ety. Mrs. Gordon states that Nancy reads four
or five books each week, in addition to her
school assignments. The Gordon family, which
includes Jim, 12, Judith, 8 and Becky, 3, came
to Medford recently from Terra Bella, Calif.
Thousands of American women read while sitting under the .
dryer after a hair set, and one of these is Mrs. Ralph Matlack, '
3287 Forest avenue, who took along James A. Michener's
"Hawaii" when she went to Rolland's salon last week. A so
prano, Mrs. Matlack is well known in the Rogue Valley's rriusical
circles and sometimes substitutes a musical score for a book or
magazine. The Matlacks have two sons, Bruce, 6, and Blake,
3 months old.
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Angus Todd, who operates the barber shop at 132 North Riverside avenue,
Medford, reads whenever he gets a chance during the day. Sitting down for a
few minutes helps "rest" his feet and at the same time gives him a chance to
read about local and world news. Mr. Todd prefers newspapers and periodi
cals dealing with current events, travel and sports, Reading is important to a
barber, he feels, because it enables him to be Informed on a number of sub
jects that a customer may discuss with him. Mr. Todd came to Medford with his
parents when he was seven years old, was educated in the Medford school sys
tem and now lives with his wife and children at 12 Ashland avenue
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When Photographer Robert Vroman visited the Public Library of Medford and
Jackson County last week, one of the library patrons was Stanley Floreak. Mr.
Floreak came to Medford a short time ago from Seattle, hoping to find employ
ment, and Is making his home with a friend, Richard Ketchum, 822 South Oak
dale avenue, for the present. With so much leisure time to fill, Mr. Floreak finds
. it to his advantage to spend some of It in the public library where there is a
wealth of reading material on every conceivable subject.
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