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V Mr V4 i. i. COMBINED CHORUS-Justin L. Dyrud, vocal music super- Include selections by the elementary orchestra, which has visor for Medford public schools, directs the combined cho- 110 students, land the combined bands, which includes 180 ruses during a practice session this week for the annual members. There are 620 fifth and sixth graders in the com- elementary school music festival, which will be at 8 o'clock bined choruses. Theme of the festival is "A Musical Salute tonight at Hedrick Junior High school. The festival is to Oregon." ; , staged in connection with national music week, and will ' Concenlrated Hunt for Martins Hood River -UPD- Sheriff Rupert Gillmouthe said today spotlights and divers will be used in a concentrated week end search for the missing Ken Martin family of Port land. At a meeting Thursday of authorities of four Oregon and Washington counties Gill mouthe said the longer the search is delayed, the more flood waters will impede the searchers. The bodies of the two youngest girls, Sue, 11, and Virginia, 13, were' found this week in the Columbia. The mother and father and anoth er daughter, Barbara, still are missing. Gillmouthe said that deep sea divers with full equip ment will be used to scan the Cascade Locks Canal for the cream ancf red station wagon. . Powerful, spotlights will be used to search the Wind river and Drano lake in Washing ton, Sheriff Jim Reid of Ska mania county, Wash., said. Oregon Irrigation Outlook Only Fair Portland-flJPD-Oregon's 1959 irrigation water supply out look remains only fair to poor except on streams with irri gation reservoir facilities. W. T. Frost, snow survey supervisor for the Soil Con servation Service, added that reservoirs hold an average supply of water but will be seriously depleted by exces sive irrigation demands this summer. April precipitation fell far short of normal, he said. The mountain snow-pack has been melting rapidly and only one-half of the snow which was on the ground April 1 remains. The April 1 snow-pack was only 61 per cent of normal. FIRE RAZES DISTRICT Manila - (DPD - Authorities said today four Filipinos were killed and six others were missing in a fire which gutted the commercial district of Roxas City Wednesday. About 600 families were left homeless. 1 " I Eye-Catching r M mm u Right out of the gay Nine ties! Make kitchen, dinette gay put on place mats, tow els, cloths. Collectors' items from Victorian days. You'll enjoy doing these quickly stitched motics. Pattern 7027: transfer 18 motifs ZVmZVt, to x 4Vfc inches. Send Thirty-fir cents (coins) for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for lst-class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, House hold Arts Dept., P. O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PAT TERN NUMBER. Our 1959 ALICE BROOKE Needlecraft Catalogue has Chief Urges Check Up For Summer Use Chief of Police Charles P. Champlin asked the coopera tion of every car owner in Meaiord in Having cars checked before summer ar rives. If unable to take advantage of check-lanes which will be operating in many commun ities in the state, Chief Champ lin said, drivers should have cars checked on their own. Every car should be inspect ed to make certain that brakes headlights, rear and stop lights, directional signals, tires, windshield, wipers and other vital parts are in work ing order before the heavy summer highway driving be gins in a few weeks, he said. "Owners should remem ber," he said, "that brake failure or any other mechan ical failure is never a good excuse for an accident be cause owners have an obliga tion to see that a car is in good working condition." May, he said, is national vehicle safety-check month and a good time to give the family car a good inspection before summer vacations be gin. ATTACKS LABOR BILL New York -(UPD- National Maritime Union President Jo seph Curran attacked the Kennedy labor reform bill Thursday as a product "con ceived in haste, based on hatred and being fanned by the enemies of labor to de stroy , the legitimate . labor movement." many lovely designs to order: crocheting, knitting, embroid ery, quilts, dolls, weaving. A special gift, in the catalog to keep a child happily occupied a cutout doll and clothes to color. Send 25 cents for your copy of the book. Donald Quarles, ' Deputy Defense . Secretary, Dies Washington (UPD Deputy Defense Secretary Donald A. Quarles, who was in line as President Eisenhower's next secretary of defense, was found dead at his home here today. Quarles, 64, apparently died in his sleep. He was found by his chauf f eau who tried to wake him at 7:55 aon .(e.d.t.) so that he would make a television ap pearance. He was pronounced dead 35 minutes later. Mrs. Quarles was in Chicago. ; Rescue Squad Rushed A police rescue squad and a physician rushed from Wal ter Reed Army Medical Cen ter failed in efforts to revive him. Eisenhower was "shocked and saddened" by Charles' unexpected death. In an expression of sym pathy, the President said:t "As deputy secretary 'and prior to that as secretary of the Air Force, Mr. Quarles devoted his extraordinary tal ents to the service of his country. His contribution was of inestimable value to the security not only of the Unit ed States but of that of the entire Free World. I, share with his associates in the government a keen sense of personal loss." Saw President Thursday Quarles, as a member of the National Security Council, had met with the President Thursday. Quarles was an engineer industrialist who came out of the Ozark Mountain town of Van Buren, Ark., and once played in a hill-billy band. He had been a member of the Eisenhower administra tion team since- September, 1953, and had served as sec retary of the Air Force before taking over as deputy defense secretary March 26, 1957. Possible Successor Quarles has been men tioned prominently as the possible successor to Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy who is expected to resign la ter this year. Quarles was reported in good health and spirits Thurs day night when he attended a private dinner and an Air Force symphony concert. He had returned to his home about 11 p.m. Quarles made his home in Englewood, N.J. He is survived by his widow and two daughters and a son by a former marriage. CHAPLAIN DIES New York -(DPI) The Rev. Sanford Culver Hearn, 87, chaplain of Goodwill Indus tries, died Thursday. why boating fans buy the most popular of all electric-starting motors.. 2? 2 THE EVINRUDE LARK S5hp. The Lark is today! pace-setter in power, per fbrmance and pleasure! Its engine is cushioned on five rabber mounts and sealed in a sound tight nacelle.'' The resuh is complete smoothness and the quietest operation yet achieved. Its thermostatic temperature control provides faster warm-tips, smoother idling, longer spark plug fife, gas economy, and prolonged engine life. It starts at a finger touch. But, even if your battery is dead, it's easy to start manually a safety feature you won't find on many electric starting motors. See k! Compare it! And youH know why yon, too, should be a Lark owner! Only $AC00 DOWN OR YOUR OLD U9 MOTOR IN TRADE If You Want - High Spirited Performance And LOW, LOW Cost Here's the Boat for You Outstanding performance coupled with lightness, strength and trouble free operation describes one of the nation's finest boats, the Whitehouse. Molded in colors, 16 times thicker than conventional paint and varnish are available in 9 standard colors: Red, blue, black, turquoise, green, orange, yellow, peach and violet. The upholstery is pleated Naugahyde, the perfect material for boats. It's impervious to sunlight and water. Length: 15 ft.; Beam: 69"; Weight: 300 lbs.; H.P. Cap.: 60. ' S S7S delivered in Medford. Price includes steering, upholstery, windshield and hardware. Fiberglass BOATS CONVENIENT TERMS! o WHITEHOUSE o DORSETT o EVINRUDE o MASTERCRAFT U1TM1 nluv JV 112 South Riverside STO iqhf Drivers Get Licenses Suspended Salem-The department of motor vehicles has released names of 447 drivers whose licenses wre ordered suspend ed during the period begin ning April 27, and ending May 1. Length of suspension varies, depending on charges involv ed, recommendation of court, discretionary action by the department or requirements of Oregon law. The department said some of the licenses in volving financial responsibil ity and court recommenda tions may have been re-instated after suspension was or dered. The department warned drivers that the penalty for driving while suspended is a jail sentence of no less than two days and up to six months, and there may be im posed a fine up t6 $500. Un der licensing procedures, this will also result in an addition al year of suspension. Those suspended in Jack son county were: Driving While Suspended (In cludes any conviction lor viola tion of traffic laws, involving operation of motor vehicle, while driving privileges were under suspension) Hicks, Russell Burton, 30, of 1260 Iowa st., Ashland, no opera tor's license, 1 year. Kee, Joseph William, 23, of 405 West Second St., Medford, viola tion of basic rule, 1 year. Rotan, Kenneth Dean, 19, of route 1, box 397E, Medford, driv ing while suspended, 1 year. Vance, Nathan General, 500 Ashland st., Ashland, hit and run, 1 year. Driving While Under Influence of Intoxicating Liquor (Mandatory suspension) May, Barney F SO, of 4207 Ce dar lane, Medford, 90 days. Ort, Donald Edgerton, 35, of 609 Sherman St., Medford, 90 days. CONSCIENCE WINS OUT New York - (UPD - William Vetter, 74, conscience strick en after reading about wel fare chiselers, " surrendered voluntarily and confessed to authorities he had nearly $20, 000 in cash during the past seven years while he was on relief. He gave the Welfare department $7,000 to cover the : $4,186 he had accepted in relief checks plus interest on it. - - . . Stevens. (Swanner) Shirley Lee, 2060 Table Rock rd, Medford, 90 days. Discretionary . Action of Depart ment Elrod, David. Allen, 19, of 1417 West Main st, Medford, driving record, 30 days. Warsaw, with a population of more than one million, has virtually been rebuilt since its destruction in World War II. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Friday, May 8, 1959 Argon, a gas from air, is used in elactric light bulbs. NOTICE! Keith- Myriclc, graduate assistant instructor of brass instruments at the University of Oregon, will be in Medford this summer for a limited time to give private instructions. He is offering a series of 5 lessons on any brass instrument at the total cost of $15.00. These les sons will be given at the Purucker Music House Studios. : Applications for. lessons must be made by Monday" May 11. Phone SP 2-5702. PURUCKER MUSIC HOUSE brand new Economy Buy , '59 PLYMOUTH $ 6 Cyl. 4-Door Sedan fcBW Delivered Medford wirii Overdrive Trans. Torsion-Air Rid Fresh Air Heater Arm Rests Directional Signals Electric Swipes $392 DOWN $66.40 per Month DICK -KNIGHT-CO. , 33 S. RIVERSIDE AT 8TH ST. O Plymouth DeSoto Simca SP 3-6247 r 1 X sl If Lit ; I Z : " " ft 14- I Hot., JiSittW Mothers look prettier In a home that- has a Hammond Organ" i HAMMOND ORGAN .. .music's most glorious voice . . Playing a Hammond is something every member of . the family can do. . . Makes evening a time the whole family can enjoy. . . An active symbol of the good things that makes a home a happy place. WHY A HAMMOND ORGAN? Because (1) a. Hammond organ never needs tuning. (2) Hammond's exclusive Harmonic Drawbars give you thousands of different tones. Terms: $135 down and $43.20 a month "Starting with Spinet Model ASK ABOUT our new trial lesson plan! -fa Hammond Organ furnished in your horn Teacher from our studio or teacher of your choice Total cost: Ten Dollars . . . Plus teacher's fee PURUCKER MUSIC HOUSE 111 North Central Phone SP 2-5702
