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Music Association Hears Warfield in Program of Songs By RICHARD D. WERNER Monday night at the Medford High school auditorium, Wil liam Warfield, bass-baritone, assisted by Willard Straight at the piano, presented mem bers of the Jackson County Civic Music association a pro gram of song and pfano play ing that was worth the price of the whole series. Beginning with a motet by a 17th Century German com poser, Hammerschmidt, fol lowed by two arias by a 17th Century English composer, Purcell, Warfield demonstrat ed a most high degree of knowledge and understand ing of the diverse styles of each. The German work was performed with all the reli gious fervor of a liturgical style required and the English works were performed with a free, buoyant and florid style, creating a whole new atmosphere. Here is an artist! A truly great artist and the audience felt it. Audiences may not, on the whole, be very erudite musically but when they hear greatness they recognize it and respond to it. So it was last night. In Complete Command Warfield not only has a great voice, he is also in com plete command of it. His dynamics, coloring and musi cianship are of the first rank and in the Schumann lieder he demonstrated all of them. In three songs of Ravel, French in style but with a Spanish flavor, wa-. demon strated another facet of the artist's great skill. And to top it off, he did an aria from "The Barber of Se ville" by Rossini with most appropriate histrionic ges tures. Thus far Warfield had sung in Latin, English, Ger man, French and Italian. A formidable performance, indeed. After intermission, Willard Straight, who had been doing some mighty fine accompany ing, proceeded to show that he had another ability. To accompany is an art in itself, Give the gift you would like to E3Sv receive DUYN CHOCOLATES f rem - r AVAN'S - In tht Medford Shopping Center vzfTmt van 0$ THREE MORE DAYS! SAVE UP TO 1.14 A BOX ON FAMOUS ARCHER HOSIERY: . . I V! Vv MAIl AND PHONE ORDERS ACCEPTED 7737484- U N. CENTRAL and good ones are rare, but when one is also a fine pianist, you have an unbeat able combination. After play ing a "Fantasia" by Teleman, who is having a sort of revi val of his works, in the crisp harpsichordish style required. Straight played a very bril liant. "Toccata" by Prokofiev. Noticeable in this number was the excellent pedalling. He played the short "D ma jor Prelude" by Chopin as an encore. A most suitable choice, we thought. Not Prolific Composer Gretchaninoff, whose song "Over the Steppe" was next, was not a prolific composer, and he did not write anything that was not good. This fine song must be heard many times to be really appreci ated. Being a white Russian, he barely made it to New York after the -.revolution, and lived in a cellar apart ment, for. many years before his death in 19S6. . I ' am reminded of a time when a radio chain put on a program of his works and two of his songs needed to be orchestrated. Gretchaninoff, a careful, meticulous worker, was asked to do it and asked when he could deliver. He mused a second or two and answered, "In about two months." The hurry-up boys told him they wanted them in two days and he refused. A staff orchestrater did the job, a friend of mine who told me the story. The songs of Dougherty and Raphling were samples of what the American compo ser is doing. Mostly the music was in the accompaniment. Four Spirituals To close his program, War field chose four spirituals, all different, and all wonderful as only spirituals can be. Their very simplicity and lack of pretense move all people who hear them. And it was their simplicity, their lack of pretense and this great art which belies art that Warfield gave in the last few golden moments of this con cert. A sort of benediction. But the people wanted more and this generous, great artist sang their favorites, "I Got Plenty O' Nothin' " and "Ol' Man River." In be tween he did a cute number where the lady's "no" means "yes," accompanying himself, no less. - 1 A grand evening by a grand artisUOou- have our best thanks and when you come back sometime we may have a new auditorium for you. -MAC 2 WITHOUT SEAMS 680 Agilon Stretch 660 Run Resistant 500 Demi-Toe 540 Heel & Toe Reinforced 610 Heel & Toe Mesh 690 Service Sheer WiTH SEAMS 900 Evening Sheer 600 Walking Chiffon Ii. i.is. iiiewMMiMiMaaMBBjaaMeMMiMi SECTION B MEDFORDtSTRIBUNE MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1963 ft. . ,. BABY ABANDONED-A small on the steps of Saint Rose of wrapped in blankets and contained in a small wooden utility basket. There was no note or other information with the two-to-three-wecks-old boy. (UPI) Measures Passed Salem (UPD The 'following measures were passed in the ! legislature Tuesday: By the Senate: SJM1 - Memorializing the President and Congress to urge the Department of Agri culture and Interior to expe dite the salvage and sale of timber downed in the Oct. 12 storm. By the House: HB2005'- Relating to the financial administration of the State Board of Architect Ex aminers. HB2070 - Relating to the financial administration of the Patton Home for the Friend less. HB2077 - Relating to the payment of expenses in con nection with the publication and distribution of Oregon Supreme Court reports and advance sheets thereof and other miscellaneous public printing. HB2092 - Relating to the financial administration of the traffic court rules committee. HB2094 - Relating to the financial administration of the commission on uniform state laws. HB2099 - Relating to ' the financial administration of the State Board of Landscape Architect Examiners. HB1052 - Relating to the STOC M n e s SIZES-Small 8 to 10VJ; Medium 8Vj to 1 1 Vi, long 9W lo 11V4 Reg. Pair Sale PAGES 1 to 8 r r baby was found abandoned Lima church in Baltimore, Md By Legislature transfer of house trailers sub ject to lien. HB1057-Relatlng to regis tration of house trailers held by dealers. HB1107- Relating to the membership of the Oregon State Board of Forestry. Tax Credits for Investors Possible Washington-IUPD - The head of the Alliance for Progress said Tuesday the Kennedy ad ministration may Issue spe cial tax credits to American firms investing in Latin America. Alliance Coordinator Teo- doro Moscoso made the state ment in reply to a critical re port on Latin American eco nomic development made rec ently by J. Peter Grace, presi dent of W. R. Grace and Co., and chairman of the Com merce Committee for the Al liance for Progress. The Kennedy administra tion has declined to make public the Grace report, which attacked the present Al liance for Progress program as "grossly inadequate." Grace himself released brief excerpts last week end. k Pair Sale Box You Save 1.65 1.32 3.81 1.14 1.65 1.32 3.81 1.14 1.50 1.19 3.42 1.08 1.39 1.11 3.18 .99 1.39 1.11 3.13 .99 1.39 1.11 3.18 .99 1.65 1.32 3.81 1-14 1.39 1.11 3.18 S3 Heated Towel Racks New Hotels Each Other Br DICK WEST Washington - WPli - N e w hotels have been springing up in the capital recently in gay rmmm profusion, like 1 but tercups. I i V . I don't know why so many L , " 4 5 I simultaneo u s- hotel here, but I am glad they did for it has made the win SLA Weit ter seem more bearable. Even under normal condi tions, competition in the hotel business is rather intense. When you have five or six new ones opening virtually in concert, it gets to be a bit like a Roman holiday. In vying with each other for public attention, they have done about everything except feed bellhops to the lions. Each new hotel must make some sort of bid for distinc tion and this has led to a ple thora of so-called "novel fea tures." . In an earlier dispatch en this subject, I expressed concern lest tome hotel builder become to intent on providing "nor, feaiuret" he would forget to provide any bedrooms. Thus far, that hasn't hap pened, but the struggle for uniqueness among the hostile hostels has been awesome to behold. At the moment I am being awed, and maybe even over awed, by the debut of a new caravansary called the Madi son. Its claim of distinction is based on something the man agement describes as "re strained elegance," This, of course, ' sets it apart from the other new hotels, where the elegance Is more or less unrestrained. Among the Madison's novel features are heated towel racks. I assume they are what the management means in Boost in Grazing Fees Proposed On Public Lands Washington - MPD - An as sistant secretary of Interior told a congressional commit tee Tuesday that western farmers would not be "pushed off the brink" if fees for grazing on public lands were increased by 50 per cent. John A. Carver Jr. testified that "We must not go into the 1963 grazing season with 1962 rates." He appeared before the House Interior committee, which is considering public land problems facing the new Congress. Udall'i Approval Seen Another official, Director Karl Landstrom of the Bureau of Land Management, said a new schedule of grazing fees probably would be approved by Secretary Stewart L. Udall in a few days. Currently, grazers pay 19 cents a month per cow, 19 cents a month for five sheep, and 38 cents a month per horse for the privilege of grazing their animals on pub lic lands. The big complaint about raising fees, Oliver said, is its effect on smaller owners. Increase Moderate "But an operator with a hundred cows and five months' use now pays less than $100 for the privilege; one with a thousand pays less than $1 a head for a five month season now. "Neither one of them is go- ing to be pushed off the brink by an increase as moderate as 50 per cent. "And we can't ask Congress for J10 million or more for soil and moisture and other range imprnvpment programs while the users arc paying in only $3 million . . .," Carver 1 raid. ! In Poor Condition j Landstrom testified that 30 per cent of the 142 million i acres of public lands In or ganized grazing districts was ' in poor or depleted condition. He said the bureau had nr ; Kanizcd four multiple use im ! provement projects to show i what could be done. He said special emphasis ; was placed on range rchabili I latlon in these projects: j The 4,875,000 -acre Vale i project In Eastern Oregon, the j 4.4 million acre Owyhee proj. I eet In Idaho; the 3 million ! acre Beowawe project in Ne 1 vada and the 1 mlllinn ar. I Rio Puerco project in New Mexico. PASSES BCDTIME BILL Trenton, N.J.-t!P!-The New Jersey Assembly has passed a bill to allow children to stay up past their bedtime. The bill would permit chil dren under 8 years of age to work professionally in theatri in Washington Outdoing With Novel Features saying that the hotel is "opu lent" without being "obtru sive." If it had been striving for obtrutive opulence, it un doubtedly would have pro vided both hot end cold towel rackt. It could even have gone a step further end put in tome lukewarm towel racks. I wouldn't attempt to judge the comparative opulence of the new hotels, but I will credit the Madison with put ting cut the most opulent press kit I have ever seen. An indexed brochure whose f 4 For generations now, Old Hermitage has grown in favor along with the growth of the Woat. Westerners like things straight. Old Hermitage is straight Kentucky bourbon ayed to perfection. Westerners go for quality. Old Hermitage is superb whiskey. Westerners like honesty. Old Hermitage is honestly made, honest in value. And underneath, Westerners arc gentle and mellow themselves. So's Old Hermitage. Tonight try Old Hermitage, respected by the West since 1869. What'll you have with it? THE OCR HIRMITASt OIJTIllIRy COMPANY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 6 PROOF compartments are held to gether by a goH cord, it is about the size of the Mona Liza and ranks in sheer ton nage with the federal budget. Among its contents is a booklet that advises guests of the hotel what they should wear when invited to the White House and how they should address the President and his wife. An invitation to the White House isn't included with your room, however. So that leaves at least one novel fea ture available for the next new hotel. 3 When you Fz you grow STAND8 HER GROUND . Worlingham, England-fllPD-Mrs. Elizabeth Riseborough, criticized by the town courcil because she put unmention ables on a line in front of her house, said "My nly con cern is to get the undies iry." SOCK!; grow up in the West... Hermitage SEEKS SOVIET ORDERS London - (UPD - The British cabinet is considering allow, ing importing Soviet oil as a means of securing Russian orders for idle British ship yards, informed sources said today. Two Interwovens, pair of $1 hose) just for 50e! Barker's at Main' and Central - . I ..... s , . ) : .1 r , i KENTUCKY L . WHISKEY ; cal productions, movies or television between 7 a.m. and 11:30 p m.
