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o Philharmonic Society Opens New T':e Philharmonic Society of Southern Oregon opened its 1956-57 concert season yesterday with a double program- ie in Medford at 3 p.m. and another in Grants Pass at 8 pm.'It is hoped that the size of the aud iences about 125 in each city does not really indicate the in terest in fine orchestral music about which music lovers in both cities doubtless boast. The Grants Pass concert was planned at this time as an honor for Xorma Bazett, the orchestra's first cellist, who was featured soloist. Mrs. Bazett and her fam ily make tlioir home in Grants Pass.j where she is one of the city's leading musicians. Opening Selection Conductor Richard Werner chose for the opening selection yesterday Nicolai's overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor'' with' G. F. Haendel's "Concerto Grosso. Op. 6, No. 12," one of the main offerings of the pro gram, second on the program. For the imposing Hendel num ber, Audrey Brist, first violinist and concertmistress. Nancy Wal sted, who plays first chair in the second violin section and !Urs. Bazett, were featured as "concertino" musicians. Their playing added considerably to the effectiveness of the composi tion. . . Bruch's "Kol JJidre" for ceilo and orchestra closed the first hail of the program. This solemn number, written in the tradition al manner of Hebrew religious irii!!c, provided weight' and di versity for the concert program but seemed to lack the deep emo tional appeal which the Hebrew mufic sometime invokes in the listeners. Happy Choice Grieg's "Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 is a nappy choice for a com munity concert as far as audi nce appeal goes, for the .color ful, descriptive music is familiar to. almost everyone. ' However, the suite presents difficulties in execution for the string section and yesterday's performance by - trie Philharmonic was somewhat disorganized, particularly in the rapid passages. Mrs. Bazett's solo' numbers were well received' by the audience. She opened her group wtth "Andalucia" by Lecuona and followed with Faure's "Elegy" and "Rondo" by Boc cherini. Mrs. Bazett is an ac complished and experienced cellist, whose musicianship is a decided a set to the Philhar monic. For yesterday's appear ance she was accompanied by Bruno Pellegrini, who has no equal lr? the valley in this field. As an encore number Mrs. Ba hett played Massenet's "Swan." Even though it makes some inconvenience for the remainder of the orchestra, possibly the effectiveness of the solo num bers for tlicse community con certs would be improved if the Stage could be cleared and the nlo performer and accompan ist play from the center. In the traditional fashion.. From the standpoint of the audience. "Finlandia" was- the most satisfying of the concert A Nkhol's Worth of Comment On By HARMAN Unite J Prcu Washington CUR) "The Harines Tiere wonderful!" That quote comes from an ex bomber pilot from Derby, la.. who- ust re turned from the mess in Egypt. My friend, Donald Snook, a '33 - year-old expert of the U.S. Informa tion Agency, w'a s aboard jrmjr, nicdois ..vaijuus u. o. rescue ships taking evacuees .out of Egypt. I talked, with him oyer coffee at the USIA headquarters. Ha said .tie got quite a charge out of " the way the Marines aboard ship handled the kid$ and the old ladies from a number of nations." ' "The kids "were easy for the Leathernecks." Don said. "But. they bad a little trouble teach ing the older folks how to climb the ladder from the galley tp the deck and balance a tray of food at the same -time." Junior Corps The Marines 'organized the youngsters, age three to 13, in a "junior Marine Corps." They were taught to salute, to say "Sir," to "pull your tummy in," and to give forth full-throated and mostly off-key with "From The Halis of Montezuma." The Marines, in full battle gear, marched hoir new "re cruit?" atout the deck of the USS General Patch nd gave them morning drill. "N'fit only that,", Don said, "the Marines went "beyond the call of duty." They baby sat. They fixed formulas. They diapered. And they even camemp with some thing from Hrahm's elong about lullabye time.J . Getting out of Egypt would not have been easy. Don told me. if red tape had not been cuV to ribbor.s. The first ho was from Cairo mi Season numbers.. This mood-provoking composition fcy Sibelius never fails to stir an audience, and the Philharmonic's playing of the number yesterday brought an enthusiastic response. Almost every follow-up story which this reviewer has written for Philharmonic concerts has ended with a plea for commun ity support for this' worth-while cultural venture and so it is this time. Of course, . the con ductor and his assistant, the musicians and their loyal sup porters realize full well that a symphony orchestra in a com munity this size will meet with many discouragements, but it would be a great pity if the ven ture failed. The orchestra serves many purposes, and one of these is that of a training ground for young musicians. From this standpoint alone, it should re ceive the support of all southern Oregon. O.S. Response to Drive Said Good Here Public response to the Med ford Thanksgiving March for Muscular Dystrophy has been good in the past two weeks, lo cal committee members reported today. About 50 canisters for muscu lar dystrophy fund contributions were placed in Medford business establishments two weeks ago and many are nearly full now. The committee has several more to place before the end of the Thanksgiving drive. Canisters will be collected about a week after Thanksgiving. Muscular dystrophy is a dis ease which affects the muscles, crippling adult victims. Accord ing to the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America, Inc., the disease is always fatal to chil dren. On the campaign committee are John Duffy, chairman. Floyd Courtright and Mitchell Milich. Heading the national drive are Mrs. Lou Gehrig, James A. Far ley, former postmaster general, and Jerry Lewis, Hollywood film star. Tax Writers Probe List of 'Loopholes' Washington (U.R) Congres sional tax writers today began scrutinizing a list of "tax loop holes" to determine whether they should be plugged next year. The study was started by a seven-man House Ways and Means subcommittee headed by Rep. WilbUr D. Mills (D-Ark.). The group opened two weeks of public hearings on 85 proposed tax changes suggested by the Treasury Department and con gressional staff tax experts. If enacted, the proposed re visions would eliminate some of the special tax relief gimmicks now available to various groups of taxpayers. This and That W. NICHOLS Feitura Writer to Alexandria. A convoy of buses and about 40 cars were neces sary. The headlights of the cars had to be painted blue in case there was a blackout. There were a number of them. Anti-aircraft fire was every where. There had been a raid on the Cairo airport. Don is home now and jolly well glad to be. The sight of the misery overseas with hundreds of Egyptians hoofing over the rough terrain in an effort to escape, was, indeed, unnerving. But mostly Don likes to re member those kids. "They were wonderful,'.' he said. "Nobody had to teach them anything Americans and non Americans alike. They hadn't been aboard the vessel long be fore they, knew all of the decks, all of the Marines and were acting as guides to their elders. For a small charge, of course." Only 28 More Shopping Days Until Christmas! Come in NOW and select his gifts from tuch famous names as: Towne & Kirg Chippewa Day's ROBINSON BROS. THE BUDS FOR QUALITY DUDS USE OUR LAY-AWAY PLAN! Dalles Inmates Get Brief Taste Of Outside World Dallas, Ore. (U.R; Two pris oners being held in the Polk county jail here made their sec ond bid for freedom in two weeks yesterday when they threw pepper into a city police man's face as he was bringing them breakfast, then fled while he was blinded. Officers identified the two es capees as Eugene Strasbaugh, 18. of Salem and Eugene En field, 20, of Beaver Creek. Both were recaptured. Found in Stolen Car Police said that Strasbaugh was apprehended in a stolen car as he started to cross a bridge leading into ' Salem. Enfield, whose escape was his third in the past two months, was picked up north of Bonne ville. Wash., last night and was held at Stevenson, Wash. City Policeman Jim Greene said he was taking breakfast to the men when one of the prisoners threw pepper into his face, temporarily blinding him while they fled the jail. Previous Escape Fails The two men made an abor tive bid for freedom only two weeks ago along with 19-year-old Richard Davidson "of Albany. All three were recaptured in the Albany area within 24 hours of their escape that time. Davidson and five other pris oners in the same cell block as the two escapees did not at tempt to flee with the two es capees yesterday. Strasbaugh was serving a one year Sentence for stealing a car in West Salem and Enfield was jailed on four charges of obtain ing money by false pretenses, besides being a Washington state prison escapee. Dead Identified In Crash of Plane Lincoln, Neb. (U.R) Air Force officials have identified three men killed in the crash of an Air National Guard F80 plane into a B47 jet bomber at Lincoln Air Force Base Saturday night. Pilot of the National Guard plane was 2nd Lt. Robert L. Young, Lincoln, who was killed. Other victims were John De lancey, 21, A-1C, Chicago, crew chief of the two B47 bombers destroyed in the fire that fol lowed the crash, and Donald R. Price, 20, A-2C, Easton, Pa., as sistant crew chief. The men were refueling one of the bombers on a taxi strip when the F80 veered from the runway and piled into the parked B47. Air Force officials said Young was practicing night landings when the crash oc curred. 4-H Club News Achievement Night Achievement night for all members of the southwest Med ford section 4-H clubs will be held Monday at 8 p.m. at the Oak Grove school. All parents are invited to at tend with their children. This announcement was made by Mrs. Ralph Mann at the last meeting of the Southwest Med ford 4-H Beef club. Mrs. Mann is the club leader. The meeting which took place on Nov. 16 at 2:30 p.m. was called to order by Matthew Rode, president. There were six members present. The next meeting of the club will take place on Dec. 27 at the George Rode home and roll call will be answered by telling facts gleaned from the project books of the members. Heather Rode, Reporter COLTS HAVE SPEED Baltimore (U.R) Cecil Isbell. former National Football League great, claims the current Balti more Colts "have more backfield speed than any team I have seen in five years. Isbell once served as head coach of the Colts Fifty-eight per cent of male athletes in this year's Olympics were over six feet tall, with 50 of them over six feet, six inches. SPORTS 17 Perfect Record Clubs New York (U.R; College football's perfect-record roster today numbered only 17 mem bers 13 of whom already have completed their regular season schedules. Princeton, Mississippi South ern and Kansas Wesleyan suf fered their initial setbacks dur ing the week end. Yale's victory over Princeton left Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wyoming as the only major unbeaten- untied team. Wyoming closed out its reg ular season with a record of 10 consecutive victories. Oklahoma, which has won its last 38 games, has two games remaining against Nebraska and Oklahoma A&M, while Tennessee must play Ken tucky and Vanderbilt. Tennessee A&I and Lenoir Rhyne play their final regular season games Thanksgiving day. Other teams that completed their schedules with perfect rec ords include New Haven (Conn.) Teachers, Montana State, Hills dais (Mich.), Central Michigan, Kearney (Neb.), Redlands, Sam Houston (Tex.), Florida A&M, Westminster. (Pa.). St. Thomas (Minn.), Alfred (N.Y.), and Mil ton (Wis.). Humez Opposes, Jones Tonight Paris (U.R) European mid dleweight champion Charles Hu mez of France and hard-hitting Ralph (Tiger) Jones were slated to meet in a return 10- round bout tonight with a possible world title shot at stake. Humez is ranked No. 2 among the contenders for the crown now worn by Sugar Ray Robin son. - Jones, although he defeated Humez on an upset decision, at New York's Madison Square garden. March 23, is ranked one notch below the Frenchman at No. 3. BREAKS WEIGHT RECORD Tokyo, Ja pan (U.R) Chen-Ching-Kai of Communist China, a bantamweight weightlifter has broken his own world clean and jerk record by lifting 137.5 kilograms (about 302.5 pounds) Radio Peiping said today. STRAIGHT i " " M.VJ MERCURY57 Tvro tons of surging power in the most dramatically styled body ever built. That's what you get in Mercury '57 the all new car that breaks completely with the past! Keyboard Control, Swept Back Front Suspension, Side Post Exhausts these are just a few of the many surprises in store for you on Mercury '57. And as for srvling . . . just wait until you see those futuristic V-angle tail-lights ! Mercury '57 is a totally new automotive concept cer tain to influence the design of cars for years to come. See it today on display Is That So? Editor's note: This piece, on How to Feed Your Fish, concludes our Monday series by Ranger Gene Burns, which has appeared exclu sively In the Mail Tribune. Feeding your fish is the best part of raising them. You will be surprised how quickly you can train them to stop their activities and swim up to the top for their meals by simply tapping the tank gently before each feeding. It adds to the dramatic effect if you speak to hem but it is highly doubtful if fish hear. They feel vibration. In feeding, the biggest danger is overfeeding. Unlike warm blooded animals, fish need com partively little food. Feed too much and your fish will overeat, which is not good, and the left over food will spoil and dirty the aquarium. Limit the feeding to a pinch of food a day and make sure they eat all you give them within, say 10 minutes. If possible, be regular at the same time each day, and only by one person. If everyone in the family alternates, the fish are Three Killed in Florence Triangle Florence (U.R) Murryhill Beebe, 44, shot and killed his wife and her friend and then took his own life here last night, state police reported. The other victims were Mrs. Lorena Beebe, 40. and Harold Titus, 38. Police said Beebe's 15-year-old son, Eugene, told them his father walked in the house about 8:30 p.m. brandishing a 20 gauge shotgun and said he was going to kill Titus. Mrs. Beebe jumped in front of the gun and Titus ran toward the door, state police were told. Titus was shot and then Beebe turned the gun on his wife as she tried to flee. The boy said he then grappled with his father and managed to knock him down. He fled for help while Beebe struggled to his feet. State police arrived a few min utes later and found Beebe in the bedroom where he had fall en after shooting himself. A nine-year old daughter of the Beebe's, Delores, slept through the shootings. Police said Mrs. Beebe had separated from her husband earlier this year. St, OUT OF T0M0RR0W- at our showroom. Monday, Hovember 19, I9S8 By EUGENE BURNS Rjnger-Nlfurilist bound to get too much. Remove surplus food frequently by syphon. Or by using snails and Brazilian catfish. But even these helpful scavengers cannot keep up with constant overfeeding. Unless you use prepared fish food purchased from a pet shop, catch kitchen or fruit flies and cut them up small. Or scraped raw beef, uncooked grain cereals and dried shrimp. All chopped small. Egg yolk, hard-boiled, dried and mashed, is good for fish especially young ones. But even better, fish like yeast. Powered, medicinal brewers' yeast is best the regular contains foods that are not good for fish. Take a small amount of the medicinal brewer's yeast, moisten it, and roll it into a small pill then let it harden in dry air. When you drop one of these pellets into the water your fish will cluster about it and nibble excitedly. But again, beware: don't give them more than they can use up. In this case, within a couple of hours. Besides prepared foods, gold fish will eat ground up dog bis cuits, a small pinch of oatmeal or cornmeal, bits of corn, peas or beans. But mind, only a pinch of any one at any one meal. And like most fish, goldfish also like to nibble at leaves of your water plants. Be Sure to Read Label Small tropical fish should have finely-chopped prepared tropical fish food be sure you read the label; larger fish can use medi um or coarse food. And now we come to that al most universal food: earthworms. These are among the best for tropical fish, especially when the fish are preparing to breed or don't feel well. Chop them up fine so that even the smallest fish can swallow the bits. The easiest way to have a steady year-round supply is to raise 'em. Fill a wooden box with garden loam and mix it with dry grass and leaves. Put in a few light-colored worms and keep the soil moist. To feed the worms, pat the solid part of sour milk mixed with oatmeal, bread or potatoes just under the top of the soil; wet it down and do not disturb for several days. Watch Ground Closely If you have trouble finding them, go out some warm damp night after a good rain with a flashlight, step lightly, and watch the ground closely. If you can't mm mm mm BsV lYiturunii 6th & Ivy MEDFORD (OBKGOW) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEsg O find any, drive a stick into the ground and "saw" the top of it with another piece of wood. The vibrations will make them pop out. (This concludes the home and schoolroom, aquarium series. If it has prompted you to start an aquarium or helped you with your own, I am gratified. Now, if you'd like more information, I'd suggest the excellent young people's book. The Care of Water Pets by Gertrude Pels or How to Make a Miniature Zoo by Vin son Brown. Due to many re quests. I'll write a piece on First Aid for Fish presently; then come spring, Water Pets from Nearby. 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