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SUNDAY. JULY 7, 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORO. OREGON 100th Amiversary of Henry Prompted by letters from ' many areas of the nation and ions walks of life, the Ford ia series of events to mark the Motor company and a number 100th anniversary of Henry from people representing var- !of organizations have planned Ford's birth. ; ; - for Fy ah V j A InI v mm f v. - V': ; ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED The genius of Henry Ford, whose birth Centennial is being observed this year, led into so many areas of interest that an associate once re marked: "The mind of Henry Ford is going down 20 tracks at a time." He had his first airplane ride with Charles A. Lindbergh (upper left) at the controls, in August, 1927. The year 1929 saw a reunion of two great friends when Thomas A. Edison visited Greenfield Village for "Light's Golden Jubi lee." The Henry Ford Wireless Station' (WWI) in Dearborn pioneered In inter-plant communications and public broadcasting. Ford is shown in one of his rare radio addresses. This is centennial year for the late founder of the Ford Motor company. A year-long scries of events will honor the man, known internationally as inventor of the first "really practical automobile." "The father of mass produc tion" is another title given the former Illinois farm boy, who laid the economic founda tion for mass distribution through the inauguration of the $5 day. Recalls Facets of Life The observance is planned to recall and emphasize the many facets of Ford's life. The impact of the observance will be felt, spokesmen in Dear born. Mich., predict, from "Medford, Oregon, to Mcd ford, Maine." Mayor Jerome Cavanagh of Detroit appointed a commit tee of leading citizens to plan and coordinate appropr i a t e city-wide Henry Ford Centen nial observances. Ford mail and literature this year carries a special centennial symbol. The de sign is an adaptation from the Norman Rockwell painting depicting Henry Ford build ing his first automobile in his Bagley ave. workshop in Detroit. Series of Medallions The Michigan Historical So ciety has chosen Ford to rep resent the state as its outstand ing citizen in a scries of state hood medallions being pro duced. A company-produced anni versary film, "The World of Henry Ford," has been made with narration in English and number of other languages. The film will be available .for civic and community group showings. Scheduled for July are premieres of the film and receptions and open houses in many Ford plant cities. Another Ford documentary film Is "An Historian's View of Henry Ford," a film inter view with Allan Nevins, the historian who has written a three-volume history of Ford Motor company. Hearst Metrotone News has released a television film on Ford's life and times as part of ils "Perspective on Great ness" scries. The film is scheduled for showing on 56 U.S. and several foreign tele vision stations. On July 30, the anniversary of his birth, the Detroit His torical Museum will open a Henry Ford exhibit, and the Michigan and Dearborn His torical commissions will place and dedicate a historic site marker at his birthplace. Michigan historians plan to devote their "Michigan in Per spective" meeting in October to an observance of the cen tennial. A number of old-car clubs whose members are fanciers of the Model T. Model A and Lincoln Continental, have planned summer rallies. There will be a Henry Ford pageant at Greenfield Village in Dearborn from July 27 to 29. Four Prisoners Returned to Area Four prisoners were lodged in Jackson county jail Friday night by the sheriff's departs mcnt. They were returned to Jackson county from other areas. . John Edwin Saling, 37, of Santa Ana, Calif., and Wil liam Snaderly Penrose, 28, of Grass Valley, Calif., were re turned to Medford by Under Sheriff Paul Bettiol.' Saling, who is charged with larceny by bailee, was brought from Los Angeles. Warrant for his arrest was is sued by the Medford police department and involved the alleged theft of typewriters and other business equipment from Office Stationery and Supply company. Penrose was brought from San Francisco and lodged in county jail on a charge of ut tering and publishing a false check. Delane Quenton Powell, 40, Eugene, was returned from Albany and lodged in jail on a charge of driving while un der the influence of intoxicat ing liquor. Miles L. Ferguson, 30, Ncw- berg, Ore., was returned from McMinnville and jailed on a charge of drawing a bank check with insufficient funds to pay. The two were returned from northern Oregon about 9:45 p.m. by Sheriff's Dep uty Ray Twitchell. Ford Qs Being Observed n$K ?i tfin ret-, X - i?-. ,r--.v" warn 'vmMmnefii mmrT m ROUGE PLANT Sixty million cars later, the vast Rouge plant of the Ford Motor company stands in classic con trast to the rented brick workshop in which Henry Ford built his first "quadricycle." That building (upper left) at the rear of 58 Bagley. in Detroit, was outmoded as soon as the first car was built. Ford had to knock a hole in the wall (note enlarged door later repaired) to make way for the vehicle. At upper right is the second factory of the Ford Motor company, on Piquette at Beaubien, Detroit, which succeeded an earlier plant at 688 Mack Avenue in 1905. The company moved to Highland Park in 1910, and manufacturing work began at the Rouge, in Dearborn, in 1919. The Rouge (below) today remains as Ford conceived it the world's largest automotive manufacturing complex. Well-Child Clinic Set in Prospect A well-child conference will be held at the Prospect Com munity hall Wednesday, July 10, from 9:30 a.m. until noon, the Jackson county health de partment announced. The conference is primarily for those children not under regular health supervision by a family physician. Children from 6 months to 6 years of age are eligible to attend. Immunizations will be.ot- fered with Dr. A. E. Merkel, public health physician, the examining doctor. Appoint ments may be made by calling Mrs. Lewis Love at 560-2089. Auto headlights which are high above the ground are in effective in fog because the fog between the lights and the road reflects the beam. LOANS UP TO $1500 Here it is-a HANDY HUNDRED or More! Call Crater Finance "Money From Crater Finance i-tj ' Like Money From HoW . CRATER FINANCE 135 PINE CEporiNTL 664-1273 g r vSr V. Si-, -- v L y , ill " k t ft ...... wJe-eM 1 - ' i o o o The Colorful Days of the Old West ...The Thrills of the Gold Rush and Indian' Wars! . 1 UF- rj.-:?'-'-" An HISTORICAL TREAT! The ertrective old brick courlhouie that houiet the Jacktonville Muiaum It, itself, iteeped in the history of the days before the turn of the century. The former test of Jeckton County government, dating from 1883-84, this venerable old structure wet tcene of many bitter court cases, the most sensational being the trial of the D'Autremonl brothers, train bandits, end the trial of alleged Ku Klux Klan members for en attempted lynching. To accommodate the growing number of exhibits, the Southern Oregon Historical Society hat added buildings adjacent to this old courthouse-all open to the public ... ell freel The entire Rogue River Valley it rich In the romance of the old West, end there's no finer, more enjoyable way to relive those dayt than to visit YOUR Jacksonville Museum. You, your family and especially out-of-town guettt will delight in the more than 6,000 Individual collections. Among itt most popular exhibits are the Britt Gallery, e replica of Peter Brill's Photographic Studio, one of the earliest in the Pacific Nor'hweit, the Indian Room, containing artifacts and relict made end used by the valley's first Inhebitants, the Gun Room, mineral display! and fluorescent room, a children's room, parlor, collection of wedding dresses end e Civil War exhibit. The Southern Oregon Historical Society administers end maintains this museum one of the finest in the West and more than e HALF MILLION nemes appear on the registration bookl One of the finest ways to keep our southern Oregon guests here for en extra day is to suggest e visit to the Jacksonville Museum. They'll love it-and it's all FREEI . Urge Your Friends and Guests to STAY and PLAY ANOTHER DAY! ... And don't miss a visit to the- Jacksonville Museum ... K m junk, One ot the popular exhibits at the Jackionville Muteum ti the large doll collection. Shown above is Curator Mary Hanley with a small doll stove which has been In her family in the Koeue River Valley tor three generations. And be sure, when you visit Jacksonville, te see the eld Beekman Bank nearby. With th old town pump at its side, this historic bank stands at the corner as It did when it was the leading financial institution in southern Oregon. The bank has btcn closed many years but furnishings are the same es they were when it ceased operation upon the death of the pioneer banker. It has recently been reopened es an adjunct to the Jacksonville Museum. The Beekman home, too, is another delightful attraction in Jackson ville. Don't miss it. COURTESY MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE I
