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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FAMOUS PAINTING Pictured above is the stained glass reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's painting, The Last Supper, which will be shown to the public for the first time Easter Sunday at Memory Gardens Memorial park near Medford. The stained Stained Glass Window On Display At Memory - A stained glass ' window re production of Leonardo da Vin ci's painting, The Last Supper, will be shown to the public for the first time Sunday, April 21, according to William S. Ferris, manager of Memory Gardens Memorial park. Ferris said the stained glass window was commissioned ex pressly for Memory Gardens and will be on permanent display in a special memorial building constructed at the park. The window, measuring about five feet high and ten feet long, is mounted in a frame within the building and is lighted from behind to reveal the coloring of the stained glass, i It will be viewed from an auditorium large enough to ac comodate 40 people. The public has been Invited to ' visit the building, Ferris said, for showings scheduled every half hour Sunday from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Each presentation will be accompanied by music Josephine Chamber Approves New Budget Grants Pass The Josephine County and Grants Pass Cham ber of Commerce Thursday ap proved a budget totaling $44, 9J64 for the coming year. ' This is more than twice the amount raised last year by the hamber. Included In the budget are 0K13,722 for conventions, visitors and recreation promotion; $14, 312 for industrial; $8,312 for commercial; $2,806 for agricul ture; $3,156 for membership; $1, 78 for civic; and $1,078 for leg islative work. The $14,312 for industrial in cludes the $10,000 earmarked for the Josephine County De velopment committee. This 0 would cover surveys, pulp, hard wood, electronics and similar items; advertising in trade mag 3 azines; direct mail and personal contacts. Order to Exercise Is Being Carried Out Moscow (U.PJ Defense Minis ter Georgi Zhukov said Satur day his recent order that all So viet marshals, generals and ad mirals take daily physical exer cise is being carried out "fine." "I do not shirk it," the mar shal said. "We always exercise in a group. It has to be in a group which includes doctors who control the whole thing. We exercise from 60 to 75 minutes Federal Mediator Is Called to North Bend North Bend (U.PJ A federal mediator has been called in to solve an issue which has idled 750 Weyerhaeuser Timber com pany employees for the past week. The 300 member woods crew had struck April 11 in a dispute over a new working schedule announced for boom men. Plant workers refused to cross the picket line when it was set up April 15. Court Records MUNICIPAL COURT Billy Lee Ayera, drunk in public, Ardvee Marie Danzman. drunk in public. $10. . Harry B. Clark, drunk in public. Vincent T. Sakraida, violation of basic rule. $10. Claude Edward Newman, no driv er's license. $5. John Alfred Ramsay, excessive nLiliieS5'Mildred Wilkins. displayed expired vehicle license, $5. Joyce Jill Williams, violation of basic rule. $10. L. L. Guthrie, failure to atop at stop sien. S3. Bentlev M- Shaw, failure to yield to throuch traffic. $5. Edna Marie Clark, violation of basic rule. $10. Bobby Lewis Krous. violation of basic rule. 10- DISTRICT COURT Pink Jackson- McAbee, overwidtn, $15. bail forfeited. Lesley Abbott, no PUC permit, $15, bail forfeited. William Lee Morgan, failure to dim headlights. $10. . Dealour Lafayette, violation or basic rule. $15. , James Edward Snoop, anglinf dur ing closed season. $30. CIRCUIT COURT Mary Belle Lowery vs. Orbert De Witt Lowery, divorce complaint. 1 WidfYjfltflrt tfci jfri n Today Gardens and commentary on the- painting as well as the story of The Last Supper. Ferris noted that the recently completed project is another part of the development program of the park, which ultimately will encompass 40 acres of land scaped gardens, a museum, a mausoleum, a collumbariam and other memorial buildings, sta tuary and works of art. The park is located west of Medford, on the corner of Bel linger rd., and Arnold lane. Grange Notes Phoenix Grange The Home Economics club of Phoenix Grange met at the home of Mrs. Melvin Lattie Wednes day, April 17. Mrs. Geo. Drake and Mrs. Alfred Schroeder were co-hostesses. A covered dish din ner was served at 12:30. Roll call was answered by naming a favorite recipe. Plans were made for observ ing the 25th wedding anniver sary of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Nor ton, at the next Grange meet ing on April 23. The lecturer's program will preceed the regular Grange meeting, and has been arranged by agricultural chairman, Charles Hockersmith. Glen Klein, county 4-H leader, who was an exchange student to New Zealand, will show slides which he took while in that country. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Swingle, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gernier and Mr. and Mrs. Athel Dudley are the refreshment committee for the evening. Gertrude Lewin, Publicity chairman. Elkins' Attorneys Hear Wire Recordings Portland (U.R) Tape re cordings, which are the basis of federal wiretap indictments against racketeer James B. El kins and his employee, Ray mond F. Clark, were played for defense attorneys at Elkins' trial Thursday while the jury was absent. The press and public were barred while the tapes were played. Jurors were told they would have to be locked up over the Easter week end, except that they would be given time today to attend Good Friday services and also would be able to attend Easter service on Sunday. London Paper Says German Making Missiles London (U.R) The London News Chronicle said Saturday the Germans are secretly manu facturing guided missiles in a factory near Stuttgart and hope to sell them to NATO. Reporter John Chappell said "there is no official information but I understand the up-and- coming factory, owned by Lud- wig Boelkow, a former designer in the Messerschmitt firm, is to make a ground to group weapon which could be used as artil lery." Madonna Claimed by Reds to Be Da Vinci's London (U.PJ A Madonna in the Hermitage collection at Len ingrad has been confirmed to be the work of Leonardo da Vinci, Moscow Radio claimed Saturday The broadcast here here said identification was made by Prof. Matvei Gukovsky, a Len ingrad art historian. Series Rentals folding wheel nm CHAIRS ?0 Ope Sunday and Holidays 10 a.m. to p.m. Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.sa HUDSON'S PHARMACY 613 E. MAIN PHONE 3-5345 I Block East of Hawthorn Park Sunday. April 21, 1957 glass window, approximately five feet high and 10 feet long, will be held on permanent display in a special memorial building re cently completed at the park. The public has been invited to view the window during the day or in the evening by appointment. Local 20-30 Club Receives Award Paul Morris, president of the 20-30 club of Medford, has re ceived an award of merit from the headquarters of 20-30 Inter national in Sacramento. The award is for his club's rec ord of service to Medford during the past year. It is one of 19 pre sented to 20-30 clubs in the United States and Latin Amer ica. ' Now the largest young men s service club in the western hem isphere, 20-30 International has local units in nine countries of the Americas. Its 7,000 member ship is composed of business and professional men between the ages of 20 and 36. Among its projects is the 20-30 Internation al Rheumatic Fever foundation, which annually contributes funds to the support of five medical institutions in the United States. Morris, who lives at 2118 Corona ave., has been president of the 20-30 club of Medford since Jan. 1. International Harvester Displays New Trucks The Medford branch of Inter national Harvester company, 2232 Biddle rd., held an open house Saturday to show the new "Anniversary line" of Interna tional trucks. The trucks ranged from a ser ies of half-ton models to a heavy duty, cab-forward, six-wheel series at 33,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, according to Chalmers Blair, sales manager at the Medford branch. Coffee was served to those at tending the open house. Holmes Says Williams Possible Presidential Candidate in 1960 Oregon Gov. Robert D. Holmes places Michigan Gov. G. Mennen Williams high on the list of prob able candidates for Democratic nominee in the 1960 presidential election. Governor Williams is sched uled to speak Saturday, April 27, at the seventh annual Roose velt Memorial dinner to be held at McLoughlin Junior High school. He will be introduced by Governor Holmes. Confer With Holmei Members of the Roosevelt Me morial dinner committee com mittee conferred with Governor Holmes last week at Salem in regard to his appearance with Governor Williams at the dinner. Governor Holmes said, "If the Democratic party selects its 1960 presidential nominee from the nation's governor's G. Men nen Williams would top the list of favories." Governor Williams has been elected five times. Governor Holmes pointed out that history has shown gover norship of a large state has been a surer stepping stone to the presidency than any other office in the last half century. He listed a few, two Roosevelts from New York, Coolitrge from Massachu setts, and Wilson from New Jer sey. Known as 'Soapy' Williams has been known since his college days at Princeton and later at the University of Michi gan law school by the nick-name "Soapy." This is 'because of the connection of both sides of his family with the soap industry. Holmes said Williams is not only an eloquent speaker but has a colorful and unique personality. Holmes mentioned his penchant Gilts, Grants Total $262,570 to Schools Portland (U.R) The state board of higher education will be asked Tuesday to accept gifts and grants amounting to $262, 570 for its seven campuses and the general extension division. Included are grants totaling nearly $90,000 from the U.S. public health service for 10 re search projects. Three grants to taling $40,601 are listed for the University of Oregon. Nearly $29,000 is for four projects at the medical school and $20,622 for three, studies at Oregon State college.: , . Gifts for scholarships and fel lowships from 43 individuals and groups total $26,124. A o for polka-dot ties, "which have become almost as famous as Al Smith's derby." Governor Williams was born in Detroit, Feb. 23, 1911, the son of .Henry P. Williams and Elma Mennen Williams'. He attended the Detroit university law school, graduated from Prince ton in 1933 with a bachelor of arts degree and from the Uni versity of Michigan law school with a doctor of jurisprudence degree in 1936. From 1936 to 1937 he served as attorney for the social se curity board in Washington and in 1938 became" assistant attor ney general for the state of Mich igan. In' 1939 and 1940 he was special assistant to U. S. Attor ney Frank Murphy who later moved to the supreme court. In Service During World War II, Wil liams saw active duty as Air Combat Intelligence officer serv ing on Carriers Essex, Bunker hl, Hornet and Yorktown. He was in the service four years. He received 10 battle stars, the Legion of Merit with Combat V, and participated in three presi dential unit citations. V'illiams was first elected gov ernor of Michigan in November 1948, reelected in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1956. His unprecedent ed fifth term election gave him a majority of more than 290, 000 votes. He was married in 1937 to. Nancy Lace Quirk of Ypsilanti and they have one son and two daughters. To Fly Here Governor ' Williams, accompa nied by a Michigan state aide, will arrive in Medford by Unit ed Airlines from San Francisco at 11:05 a.m. Saturday. He will be met' at the airport by Mayor John W. Snider, other city offi cials, a group from the Roose velt Memorial dinner commit tee and Congressman Charles O. Porter, who will arrive on an earlier plane from the north. Porter will be master of cere monies at the dinner. The Roosevelt Memorial din ner, now in it's seventh year, will be open to he public. Din ner will be served beginning at 6 p.m. and tickets may be ob tained from Ticket Chairman James Redden and William Deatherage and their committee, Mrs. Moore Hamilton, Mrs. Ed ward C. Kelly or Mrs. L. Peers Wilmeth of Ashland. They are also available at Lamports, Walt Youngs Stationary and the La bor Temple in Medford, and at McNairs Drug store, Magnolia Lumber company and Southern Oregon college in Ashland.' CE TOPS of ALL TASTE TREATS for EASTER! XT -AND THE BEST IS- DELICIOUS, Easy to Serve Bring your Easter dinner to a taste-thrilling finale with Jorgen sen's delicious ice cream. Made with rich, fresh cream and pure, natural flavorings,- ifs sure to delight everyone. Choose your own combination of tempting fjavors. - Jacksonville, Talent Career Program Scheduled Tuesday Students of Talent and Jack sonville High schools will at tend a Career Day Tuesday, April 23, at Talent High school. The program is being jointly sponsored by the two schools for junior and senior students. Ap proximately 20 representatives of various occupations will de scribe their work to the students. Each student will confer with representatives of four occupa tions of their choice. The following representatives of occupations will confer with the students: Grant Bailey and Charles Mar tin, Oregon Technical Institute; E. W. Branchfield, attorney; Kenneth Cook, United Air Lines; J. W. Creager, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company; E. B. DeVoe, DeVoe Lumber Sales; Jack Edson, architect; Dick Finch, Home Appliance stores; Gene Flory, Dr. Elliott McCrack en, Dr. William Simpson and Hugh Simpson, Southern Oregon college; J. A. McDougall, Cali fornia Oregon Power company; I"-s. Lucille McKeen, Medford Beauty school; Mrs. Donal Mon teith, registered nurse; John Nie dermeyer, Jacksonville agricul turist; a representative of the Oregon state police; Mrs. Frances Rutter, Dr. Lee Mellish; George Stacey, certified public account ant; -Jack Wood, U. S. Forest service; and Mrs. Marina Gates, California Oregon Power com pany. Some parts of the naval tor pedo must be accurate within limits of about 25 millionths of an inch. New Mexico's highway system is believed to be older than that maintained in any other state in the Union. Also, Many Roll Ends and Remnants Remember, our Skilled Mechanics do all kinds of Custom Work You design it, We'll install it-Fast, Efficient, Reasonable Service LAY RITE LINOLEUM 526 E. MAIN VIA lXPs Stale Fair Group Without Manager Salem (U.R) The state .fair has a new publicity director and a new advertising agent. But it still is without a manager. Jack Travis of Hood River, chairman of the State Fair com mission said Saturday that Jack Matlack of Portland was named publicity director. BROOKS ELECTRIC & PLUMBING, Inc. 1016 N. Riverside Orangeburg Sewer Pipe 351 ft. With Couplings , Toilet Seats . $3.15 ea. White Plastic Covered G.E. Dishwasher ..... . $185.00 Under Counter Model TAPPAN BUILT IN ELECTRIC RANGE & OVEN NOW $' ONLY SEE OUR LARGE DISPLAY OF Residential Lighting Fixtures! O WE GIVE S & H GREEN STAMPS Standard Gauge 2 FT. WIDE 6 COLORS TO O OOO Attend The Church of YOUR Faith TODAY! In the Easter miracle, there is hope end inspiration to lift the heart and reward the spirit. Share the joy of Easter with your family, friends, neighbors. Arkansas is one of the nation's most important sources of cinna bar, the ore from which quick silver is made. Earl Heims and Associates of Portland was named advertising agent. Travis said a dozen persons had applied for fair manager, to succeed Leo Spitzbart, veteran manager who declined to serve another year. 1 Medford 19500 C1AL Inlaid Linoleum 39c Lineal Foot CHOOSE FROM PHONE 3-2540 O 0 v v
