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rETVFOTm MAIL" TRTMTyfl. rRDFORD. OT?EGONT. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 14. 1333. PAGE TKREH Symphony Organization And Interpretation Told By Mrs, John B. Knight Fpw people understand wh&t. com prises a complete -symphony orches tra. To those who have not made It a special study. It may seem like a conglomerate mass of musicians. But such Is not the case. The orches tra is composed of four sections, strings, woodwinds, brass and per cussion. The first three sections ere complete choirs In themselves, each capable of complete harmony and scale register. The reason for the three sections Is tone coloring.' The first section Is comprised of first and second violins, violas, cellos and basses, which Is simply a string quin tet enlarged for volume. A great many strings are used to offset the power of the other sections. In a complete symphony orchestra from AO to 70 string Instruments are used. Grouped according to their strength of tone, 18 first and 10 second vio lins, 10 to 14 violas. 8 to 10 cellos and 8 to 10 basses are considered In correct balance. Occasionally a five string bass is used, a O string being added to give lower bass notes. With this group of strings rarely more than two harps are used, and then for special effects. The string Instru ments need no explanation from me since we are all perfectly familiar with them. The string section la by far the most Important In the orchestra. It la often spoken of as being the soul of the orchestra. The woodwind choir Is composed of three groups. The first being two to four flutes and one piccolo. The second consists of first, second and third oboe, one English horn, three bassoons end one contralbassoon. The third group is made up of flrslT second land third clarinets and one contra-bass clarinet. The flutes are the first named In the woodwind choir and are probably the oldest of wind Instruments. They can produce a variety of effects and are used in Important melodic passages as well as In brilliant decorative figures. The tone Is almost always dlscernable in the orchestral fabric. The oboe, a corruption of two French words meaning "high wood," might be called the lyric soprano of the woodwind choir. Yet Its lowest tones ere round and reedyi with almost a contralto timber. It's reedy, We couldn't swallow it ourselves ENGINEERS are forever talking about man-hours, passenger-miles, foot-pounds and other double-jointed meas urements. We wish one of those bright statistical fellows would invent pleasure-miles. A pleasure-mile would be one mile traveled by one mo torist strictly for enjoyment. Laid end to end, they'd run in to a total that would make as tronomers used to distances the most magnificent gasp like a goldfish meeting its grandfather's ghost at mid night. With the pleasure-mile we might estimate the extra enjoy ment given motorists of the Pacific Coast say in the last vtwo decades because of our extermination that Standard products shall be unsurpassed. We've kept quality steadily go ing up while price has been steadily going down. As the leader in a highly competitive industry we have set the pace in passing on to motorists the advantages of better-cheaper gasoline and better cheaper lubricants. Motorists have minted them into addi tional pleasure-miles a total so vast that even if we could set forth the figures you could not deglute them. Deglute is fancy for swallow. But such swallowing would be a fancy job. To every person in this part of the nation, we be lieve, we've paid some dividend of happiness. Standard Oil Company of California exotic ton la highly effective end le ueed great deal In solo parte. It Is an exceedingly difficult Instru ment to play, not easy to control. The English horn Is like the oboe in every way but larger and Is pitch ed five tones lower. It Is actually an alto obce. A famous and exceed ingly beautiful passage for English horn Is the theme of the second movement of the Cesar Franc sym phony. Wagner also used this beau tiful orchestral voice with singular effectiveness. The bsasoon Is a low voiced mem ber of the woodwind choir. It Is very versatile Instrument and haa been employed regularly In the or chestra since the time of Handel and Bach. Its tones blend so well with certain other Instrument that It Is frequently used to fortify other groups, notably the cello. The contra- bassoon Is the lowest voicea. it con tinues on down the scale from the bsssoon's lowest note and can sound the deepest tones In the orchestral ensemble, somewhat of a snore, grunt and growl effect. Ravel made use of this ability of the Instrument by as signing to it In his Mother Goose suite the part of the beast In the episode "Beauty and the Beast." Bear In mind the close reiationsnip 01 this oboe fsmlly. The peculiar tone Is obtained by a slender double reed. In comparison to the obae the clarinet may Be classed as the dra matic voice of the woodwinds, me bass clarinet looking somewhat like a saxophone. Its lowest tones are re markably big and heavy, similar to the oboe but not so reedy. This Is a single reed Instrument. The brass choir has two distinct groups. The first group consists of four trumpets, three to four trom bones and one tuba. In order named, soprano, bsrltone and bass. The trumpet with Its golden clarity of tone is used for a variety of pur poses in the symphony orchestra, but Its principal duty Is to add sonority snd brilliance to the ensemble. The trombone or baritone of the group Is sometimes used as a solo Instrument but Is most effective when used In massed effect. Where its rich snd organ-like sonority can produce an atmosphere of majesty and power. The boss trombone is somewhat larger end has a very deep and powerful tone. It has been dis placed somewhat In the brass choir by the recent development of the tuba. The tuba Is the sturdy bass of this section. The giant type so often seen coiled about the body and tow ering over Wie head Is the true tuba, though often known as the "hell oon" or the "Susaphone." Allied with the brass section are the French horns. Perhaps the most beautiful voice of the brass choir Is the French horn. It Is noted for Its soft and velvety tone. Its range Is very wide and used In numbers from four to ten they are many times scored for complete choir passages. It Is a very difficult Instrument to play. Its tone pitch and various effects are more dependent on the skill of the per former than the mechanism of the Instrument. It Is the only Instrument of the brass type that Is fingered with the left hand while the right hand la inserted Into the bell for the purpose of raising or lowering the pitch and producing mutted or stopped effects. Romantlo melodies are commonly assigned to the horn, otherwise It serves as a powerful sup port In ensemble passages. During an orchestra concert one should listen for the utterances of these various family groups as one would listen to the conversation of groups of persons. As a melody and form of a composition unfolds, the Important passages are shifted from one group to another exactly as per sons do In conversation. Last but not least. Is the percus sion section, sometimes called the "battery." This lncludps the tim pani or kettle drums." bass drum, snare drum, Chinese drum, tomtom cymbola, triangle, emmea, orchestra bells and many other contrivances that might be needed for effects. I believe it was Wagner who at one time contemplated using cannon to supplement his orchestra in an enormous open air production. The most Important of the per cussion Instruments are the timpani or "kettle drums." They vary In pitch according to their size and tension of the drum head. They achieve their Importance chiefly be cause of the fact that they are cap able of definite and Intentionally variably pitch. Great skill Is required on the part of the player. Quite often the pitch must be altered almost Instantanlously while the orchestra Is playing. This requires the player to have an uncannily accurate sense of pitch and ability to concentrate swut handling of the peddle and turning of screws by which the drum head la tightened. Many effects can be obtained by the use of vsrlous types of drum sticks, varying from hard to soft, according to the quality of tone required. Commonly from three to five nf these drums are used. When three are ueed they ere tuned to the tonic dominant and aub dominant. Tamborlnes and castanets are used mostly In Spanish and Oriental mu sic. Cymbols are used for their bril liant and powerful tone and the ter rifying crash they can produce. Much more could be aatd about the Instruments and the places they take In the orchestra. I have men tioned only a few I deemed most Important. The primary purpose of H Oats this description Is to make sym phony orchestra music more Intel ligible end therefore more enjoyable to those who would like to know and love It better. REAMES TO TALK AT Senator A. Evan Reames will de scribe his experiences In Washington, D. C, at the meeting of the South ern Oregon Bar association at the Hotel Medford Saturday evening A banquet will be held at 7 o'clock and the program featuring Senator Reames will follow. C. P. Prueas, Grant Pass attorney and president of the Southern Oregon Bar association, will preside. Included on the program will be a report of the State Bar by W. W. Balderree. secretary of the Southern Oregon association. TO Junior high school girls fife, bugle and drum corps will march through the downtown streets tomorrow af ternoon as part of the Jackson Countyq Chamber of Commerce Christmas season festivities. The musicians will assemble at the chamber of commerce at 3:16 and proceed from there to the down town business district. Another feature of the Yule fes tivities Is the children's party to be held at the chamber of commeixe December 22. Children attending will receive candles and favors from Santa Clans. EXPLOSION OF HEATER Mrs. E. B. Beath suffered slight burns of the right hand In a fire at her home at 826 South Riverside avenue this morning. She was given first aid treatment by firemen. The fire did slight, damage to the wall where an oil burner pipe en tered the chimney. The heater ex ploded. Chief Roy Elliott said, and caused the blaze. Mrs. Beath was burned when she turned the heater off. The heater was to be replaced with a more modern type, the chief stated. Firemen answered a ward alarm at 10:36. The house Is owned by John P. Lawrence, Medford Jeweler. 4 In M emoriam In memory of Alice Whitney Bur ton and dedicated to her life-long friend. Mrs. Florence Gideon Web ster whose letter Inspired the follow ing lines: In Metnorlnm Today the sun seems not so bright, And far away the evening star. The midnight moon has dimmed her light; Thy homing heart has ciossed the bar. Yet we know the sun will shine. And radiant dawn dispels the night; So where thou art, Oh. mother mine! The red rose blooms and hearts are light. Red roses bloom and hearts are glad. For thou hast found thine own at last; But those you leave can but be sad; Though roses bloom, thy soul has pawed. ARIEL BURTON POMEROY, Old S'age Road. Central Point, Oregon. Phone 542. We'll haul away your refuse. City Sanitary Service. ".yiTOMACH DIGEST FOOD Without LiutiTes ind You'll Est tTerythinf from Soup to Nuts aJTI 'V-in,ch hnu dif " P-Hin-U of fond riJL hr ,og " R'"ou, rmrrW nr tbfw PforlJ-rour s'or.arri often lours ml t much dull vr food tiot.n'i dlim M tmi r.VJ!..5"fc n"i. p.ln or tour iininirh. Ti ftl tour, ilrk and upint all eter. .Erei!?. "I uk ' '"Ut for iinnnrh llitlt hlirfc uhlj eallrd Br-Uu for IntHiMtton to mitt th nctft Hornet) fluldi htrmlfii, rsllet ?.!,' M'Jl ,no Um ,rMl W " b,'t tour ptckat prom lu Atk tor Bell-am (or iBdUtatkn. HEHTHHIHn Ti f 111 m yT It) ' ta law) 0J.fsf.U0 (yr C)ft.lrt ! thtitrt, J I 4pH aWd An0l 9 rkH . 1 ffw - a tiy' .miM8 Oarf A. J fi KM-rfrf. AN jlLt Mi bfH him l. f $250 ELKS YULE PARTY The local Elka lodge will hold Its annual stag Christmas tree party Thursday night, December 15. The Christmas tree party la held each year to raise funds for the Christmas cheer baskets which go to needy fam ilies of the community. The project Is one of the major national activities of Elks and the Medford lodge his played a prominent part in the work each year. Wholehearted cooperation of mem bers snd business houses of the com munity has made It possible for the Elks to see that some 230 to 300 home each year have plenty of food for a real Christmas dinner. This la a stag alfalr for Elks and their invited guests only and will start promptly at 7 o'clock with a big feed. Many unusual surprises hare been planned for the evening's entertainment and Larry Schade. general chairman of the committee. urges every Elk In the community to be present. TO ASSIST YOUNG Mrs. Henry Andrews, former social worker and now a resident of the Rogue River valley, discussed the youth problem at Tuesday's lunch eon-meeting of the Medford Rotary club at the Hotel Medford. Mrs. Andrews' address dealt mainly wtth her experiences in guiding girls. The four "urges" which have Important bearing on youth are hunger for af fection, association, activity and ex, she pointed out. "Misfits" in youth were described by Mrs. Andrews and the' methods used in dealing with this unfortunate group were discussed. She urged Ro tary members and all similar civic organizations to Interest themselves In the problems of young folks and lend their efforts in meeting these problems for the citizens of tomor row. A feature of the previous Rotary meeting was the showing of beautiful color moving pictures of Jackson county's scenic attractions by H. D. Kem, California Oregon Power com pany executive. Mr. Kem personally handled the photography for the out standing pictures to be featured next year at the San Francisco world's fair. KING GEORGE TO SKIP CHRISTMAS BROADCAST LONDON, Dec. 14. (UP) King George VI, It was announced today, will not make the usual Christmas Day empire broadcast which was popularized by his father. George Instead ho hope to speak to the empire on Empire Day,' May 24, when he will be Jn Canada. WOOL DRESSES BY BLOOMFIELD AND MADAM RENAUD What a lovely gift for Mother, Sister or Daughter I On Sale at 20 Savings $14.95 Values Now $11.95 $16.95 Values Now $13.55 $24.50 Values Now $19.60 SKI SUITS Made of moisture-proof all wool material! in the season's newest high colon! Jackets $5.95 to $6.95 Pants $5.95 Parkas $1.00 to $1.95 PRICE OF TURKEYS LISTED BY CO-OPS PORTLAND, Dee. 4.Ai Open ing prices set by northwest and Cal ifornia cooperatives created an easier situation for the turkey trade In this section today. The California Turkey Growers' as sociation quoted both the Los Ang eles and San Francisco price at 26 cents for toma and 27 c for hens. The Northwestern Cooperated quoted San Francisco delivery at 25'4 cents for toms and 37o for hens. Hand lers estimated It required four cents a pound for freight and packaging. The Portland market remained nominal at 32 14 cents for toms and 25i?c for hens to dealers with buy ers paying 22c for toma and 24c for hens. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. (AP) Net prices paid producers for live poultry delivered San Francisco: Turkeys, young toms. under 18 lbs., fresh 23c; over 18 lbs., fresh. 224 iff 23c; young hens, fresh 26c. Livestock Portland PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 14. (AP USDA) HOOS: 600. Including 78 di rect, active, steady with Tuesday's best time. 15c higher for two days, good-choice 165-315 lb. drivel na SB, 330-260 lb. butchers and light lights $7.50, packing sows $6.35, feeder pigs 35c higher at 97.75 (ir 6. CATTLE 100, including S direct, calves 35 Including 15 direct, low grade cutters slow, weak; few sales and general undertone steady ror good grades, medium-good steers lacking, quotable 97.26 j 865, few stocker steers steady at 46 ($7, common-medium heifers S3.25gfl.75, good fed heifers quotable 97.50, low cut ter and cutter cows 92.503.50, common-medium 94 05, , including fat dairy type cows 94.50 and above, good beef cows 96.35, bulls 94.75 s 5.26, load beef bulls 96, vealers steady, choice 98.50, common-medium 95 $ 7.00, common 365 lb. calves 93.50. SHEEP 150, includine 40 direct. quality plain, scattered sales steady, good-choice lambs quoted fairly steady, common-medium 68-71 lb. wooled lambs 96.35 7. good-choice trucked in lambs saleable 97.50 .75 and above, choice fed wooled lambs In carload lots eligible 98.36, good choice ewes nominally 93j4. Chicago CHICAGO, Deo. 16. (AP-USDA) HOGS: 19.000: moderately active: 5I5c. mostly 10c, higher; top 87.50; good light and medium weight pack ing sows 06.50 u .75; extreme weights 06.40 down. CATTLE 8.000; calves 1.600; size able share today's steer crop will sell at 010.60 upward: bulk general crop 08.76 11.50; up to 013 paid for med ium weight steers: all she stock slow, weak: most fat cowa 05.25 ia 6: cut ters 049.75; heifers 0709.35; bulls 06.66 down: vealers 08$9. SHEEP 9.000; late Tuesday fat lamba and yearlings mostly 26 cents lower; sheep steady: lambs top 09.10; bulk 08.7S9: slaughter ewes 03.76 FOR ONE $16.95 Coats Now on Sale. $19.95 Coats Now on Sale. $24.85 Coats Now on Sale. $29.50 Coats Now on Sale. 9-2S: todcy's trade alow: fat lamba weak to 15c lower: early bulk around as.0Off.75: best to shippers 09; in dications stesdy on sheep. smith Ran FranclsrA SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. (AP-U8DA1 HOOS: 700: butchers 5c higher: top and bulk 170-335 lb. weights 08: several lot mixed 310 215 lb. averages 07.75dr.85: packing sows HtOe changed ei.25. CATTT.E 125: alow, no early ac tion on light aupply, tindertone bare ly steady: S loada medium California ateers off beet tops held around SB: good fed steers absent: weights un der 1.000 lbs. quoted up to 19: bulla quoted mainly 08 down. Late Tues day: 2 loads medium to mostly good 1.003 lb. California fed ateera $8 85. Calves 0: nominal; good to choice vealers quoted 09.50ft 10.50. SHEEP 225: lambs scarce, few sales fully steady: part deck medium to good 77-84 lb. California wooled lambs 08.25: good to choice fed wool ed lamba quoted up to 08.75: about 8 leeks 73-90 lb. medlum-pelt and full wooled lambs from local feedlot 08is;.7S: short deck fat ewes 84; few culls 01.50. Portland Produce PORTLAND. Deo. 14. (AP) BUT TER: Prints, A grade 32&c lb. in parchment wrappers, 33 H lb. In cartons: B grade. 310 lb. in parch ment wrappers, 33&o lb. in cartons. BUTTERFAT Portland delivery buying prices: A grade 31 He 32c lb., Portland delivery; B grade. IHc 1. less; C grade 6c lb. less. Country de livery 30c lb. for A grade. EGGS Wholesalers buying prices: specials 32c doe.: extras, 30c doss.; standards, large 39c doz.: extra med iums, 28c doz.; extras, smnll, 25c doz. Cheese, country meats, live poultry, turkeys unchanged. Potatoes, onions, wool, hay, un changed. Portland Wheat PORTLAND, Deo. 14. P) drain: Wheat: Open High Low Close May 88 88 85 '4 88 Dec 84 84 64 84 Caah grain: Oats. No. 2, 38-lta. white, 027.50; No. 2, 38-lb. gray, nominal. Barley, No. 3, 45-10. B. W., 023.00. A GOOD INVESTMENT for busy motors If you prefer Pennsylvania oil "secur ity," buy Standard Penn the 100 Pennsylvania that "yields" high mile age, peak engine performance and keep! motors safe from destructive friction STANDARD PENN MOTOR OIL M&VrKKi. t ANDAID O CHRISTMAS - GIVE HER OF THESE SMART COATS All Coats Now Selling at Just ONE HALF OF REGULAR LOW PRICES! Only 48 Left And They Must Be Sold See These Bargains! $ Corn, No. 3, E. T. shipment, 038.25. Cash wheat (bid): Soft white, 03',ic: western white, 844c: western red. SJV.o. Hard red white ordinary. 83c; 11 per cent, 83'4c: 13 per cent. Si',e; 13 per cent, 87i4c; 14 per cent, 71 4c Hard white, Baart ordinary, 85c; 11 per cent unquoted: 13 per cent. 85c; 13 per cent, 86c; 14 per cent, 67c. Today'a car receipts: Wheat, 19; flour, 13; corn, 3; oats, 1; mtllfeed, 4. Chicago Wheat CHICAGO. Dec. 14 FV- Wheat: Open High Low Close Dec. 83?; 64, 93 85 Msrch 66H May 84 874 66H 11 July 66, 66ft 66 66H Wall St. Report NEW YORK, Dec. 14. (AP) The high-flying aviation shares showed the way upward today for a con tinuation of a atock market advance. With several of the alrcrafts mounting to new price altitudes, leading stocks In other groups got a boost out of the rut of the last two weeks. Transaction! expanded materially on the buying spurts snd approxi mated 3,000.000 shares, the largest In more than a month. Today's closing prices for 33 se lected stocks follow: Al. Chem. & Dye 1844 Am. Can 97' Am. & Pgn. Power , 8 A. T. & T. 148 Anaconda . w 35 Atch. T. & S. F 38 Bendlx Avla Bethlehem Steel . Caterpillar Tract. Chrysler . 24 '4 73 46!4 8354 Coml. Solv Curtlss-Wrlght DuPont M..... Oen. Electric Gen. Poods -....... Oen. Motors Int. Harvester .....,.., I. T. Is T .. Johns-Manvllle Monty Ward North Amer Penney (J. O.) . 7 150 44 y. 87 50 60 B!4 108 21 H 76',i COMPANY OF CAIIFORN A $8.48 $9.93 1 2.43 $14.75 SWEATERS Are Ideal Gifts PULL-OVERS $1.00 to $2.98 COAT STYLES $1.98 to $2.98 TWIN SETS $2.98 to $3.98 . 41 Southern Paclflo 1ST, Std. Brands ... Std. OH Cal. ... Std. OH N. J. Trans. Amer. . Union Carb. 38Vi 80H 6H M 41H 66t United Aircraft . U. 8. Steel Ran Francisco Butter SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. (AP- Butter unchanged. 8ACRAMENTO. Dec. 14. (AP) Churning cream butterfat: first grade 344c; second grade sac f ' dosing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads I 1:30 p. m. Crocodiles do not shed tears. Give a BULOVA WATCH Exclusively at LARRYSCHADEJ ...ft Pl li.- Ptt' tnv . e trus tt' I Make this store TOO shsf plnf headquarters this Cbrtst- maa . . . Meet Tone rnenas u tha M. M. Meiianlna tonnie . , and rememberl There are aa pmprlate and useful flfts fat erere member of the faasirj rlfht here! Phillips Pet. Radio Wik m I VlM.(fr -.1 ; Mm X iv fir ar M. 3. HDEIPAEftMElOT STORE
