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8 A THURSDAY. AUGUST 15. 1M3 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Br ERNEST 8AKLER United Pimi International Vatican City - (DPD - The "director of God"' has start ed giving orders to his third pope. He is Msgr. Enrico Dante, prefect of papal ceremonies and the only man who can give a pope such whispered Latin orders as: "get up, sit down," or '"kneei. ' ' Pope Paul VI complies, as did John XXIII and Pius XII. No man - not even a pontiff - knows all the de tails of the magnificent and complicated Vatican ceremo nies as well as Msgr. Dante, The gentle, thin-faced pre late with the beaked nose has been a Vatican ceremonial of ficial for the past 49 years, and master of ceremonies since 1947. He served under six popes (although he gave orders only to the last three) and played ceremonial roles in five conclaves, about 100 beatifications and about 50 canonizations, Including those of St. Joan of Arc, St. Pius X and St. Francis Cabrinl, the first American saint. Dante Is Calm Exactly where Msgr. Dan te got his legendary imper turbability - "wise calm," Pope John called it in a let ter to Dante on his SOth year of the priesthood - is not too clear. He could hardly have inherited it from his fa ther, Achille, a fiery Italian patriot born in the then Aus trian city of Trento. Achille Dante, a lawyer by profession, served under Giu seppe Garibaldi in his youth and was imprisoned several times by Austrian police. He eventually left his native town for Rome, where En-1 fives rdeirs on Lofiini; IPoipe Paul VI Complies rlco was born July 13, 1884 Enrico lost his mother at the age of eight and started looking after two brothers and two sisters, all younger than he. One of the brothers, Araaldo, later also became a priest and went to Brazil as a missionary. Young Dante was a sports loving boy and became one of the star players of the Pro Roma soccer team, which later merged with Fortitudo into the present Roma. He can still be seen fascinated be fore a television set watch' ing Roma players in action. Loved Sports The love for sports acconv panted Dante through his life. In addition to soccer, he played tennis and until a few years ago delighted in swim' ming and in long excursions in the Dolomite mountains. Dante started calling the Vatican home March 25, 1914 when Pope Pius X - the man who has since been sainted in a ceremony Dante directed - appointed him a pontifical master of ceremonies. But the protocol Job did not prevent Dante from continuing his priestly work for 40 years at the Neo-Gothic Church of the Sacred Heart not far from the Vatican. Pope Benedict XV wanted to make Msgr. Dante a Vati can diplomate, but he de clined the offer so he could stay in Rome with his two unmarried sisters Handlas Riles In 1923, Msgr. Dante was also appointed assistant sec retary of the Sacred Congre gation of Rites, the Vatican department which handles church rites and cannoniza' tion and beatification causes, PRICES CUT . . . During Our ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION " BEAVER ILECTRIC ft PtUMBINO SUPPLY 2740 North Pacific Hi way .A- He became secretary of that congregation only four years ago -for the very simple rea son that his predecessor, Msgr. Alfonso Carinci, a man of amazing vitality, served on in the post until the age of 97. Carinci, who rw.rked his 100th birthday last Novem ber and is the world's oldest Catholic archbishop, is now secretary emeritus. Directing Vatican ceremo nies is not always an easy job, even for a man with Dan te's experience and savior faire. During one recent cere mony in which cardinals were to pay obedience to the pope, Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani who was supposed to lead the procession, failed to notice Dante's gestures and remain ed seated. Dante eventually had to call him aloud, a thing he normally never does. Like every human being even Msgr. Dante is not per fect. Few people outside the Vatican know, but an "adora tion" of Pope Paul by the cardinals the day after his election had to be postponed by half an hour - because Msgr. Dante, tired from the fatigue of the conclave, had taken an afternoon nap and overslept. Keener Elected To District Position John Keener of Medford was elected secretary - treas urer of District 3 of the Loyal Order of Moose at the state convention recently held in Corvallls and attended by 480 persons. Joe Cole, also of Mcdiord, was appointed deputy for con servation for the state of Ore gon. The appointment was made by national headquar ters. Astoria was chosen as lo cation of the next state con vention and the mid winter conference will be held in Hillsboro. Also attending the conven tion from Medford were Mrs. Joe Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mast, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Withrow and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Carlon. Mast is secre tary of the Medford local and LWithrow is the Junior gover nor. No Community Said To Be Safe From Integration Moves By AL KUETTNER UPI Correspondent It has become increasingly evident during this "summer of decision" on the racial front that no business or commu nity, large or small, is safe from integration pressures Some have moved volun tarily to drop all racial bar riers. Others resist, Atlanta restaurant owner l;A w SINGER GREETED Kyu Sakamoto, 21-year-old Japanese rock'n roll singer, center in white suit, waves as he descends a moving stairway at Los Angeles International Airport. More man two dozen policemen, airport security officers and airline personnel were forced to lock arms to hold back an estimated 5,000 wildly cheering teen-agers who greeted the Japanese radio and television star. Sakamoto is in the United States to promote his records. (UPI) Stanley R. Davis, who simply wants to please his customers and stay in business, had this to say about the situation. Target of Pressure "When I opened my restau rants on a segregated policy, I was the target of integra tionist pressure and propa ganda," Davis said in a memo entitled "For Better Under standing" which he placed on the tables of his eating places. Davis lamented that when he went along with other Atlanta restaurants and de segregated two of his places on an experimental basis, "the segregationist forces were not long in inaugurating a pro gram of harrassment." ' 'I find myself in the middle of a controversy for which there appears no immediate solution," he said. "I am a restaurant operator and not a social agitator. Now that the racial issue has been joined, I can only solicit your sympa thetic understanding." One thing appears certain: From here on, Negroes will use one victory as a stepping stone to others. This week the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, the nation's largest landlord, an nounced it will desegregate the 34,170 apartment projects it controls in the United States. Negro leaders have now an- 4-H Horse Show Slated for Fair Corvallis - There will be a 4-H Club Horse Show at the 1963 Oregon State Fair, That s the word from Glenn Klein, Oregon State univer sity state 4-H agent, after re ceiving clearance from the state veterinarian. The show had been in doubt until a few days ago because of the recent outbreak of equine in fluenza in the state. However, the number of cases is declining and state officials feel that the show can now be held, Klein said. It is hoped that all counties will be represented, even though several county 4-H horse shows were cancelled. Counties are being encour aged to re-schedule their horse shows or to make some other arrangements by which their young men and women can be represented in the event, the state agent said. For the first time this year, the state 4-H Horse Show will be a regular part of the Oregon State Fair program. Horse shows are planned for both Friday and Saturday nights, Sept. 6 and 7. Last year, 4-H horsemen held their statewide event the day be fore the fair opened. The two evening shows will be in addition to the reg ular horse demonstrations. showmanship contests and the "Dad Potter" horseman ship tryouts, Klein noted. A special trail horse class exhi bition to increase the pub lic's knowledge of these horses is planned, he added. Other special events may be added later. Boys and girls participating in the 4-H horse events can bring their animals on the Salem fairgrounds Sept. 6 be tween 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. No horses will be accepted be fore 10 a.m. that day, Klein stressed. nounced a move a bring about projects - Parkchester, reier similar desegregation of facil-1 Cooper Village, and Stuyves ities owned or controlled by ant Town, which also are in the Prudential Insurance Com-; New York. pany and the New York Life Insurance Company. They finance thousands of apart ment projects throughout the nation. Roy Wilkins, executive vice president of the NAACP, called the Metropolitan agree ment "a major breakthrough." He said it was part of a gen eral move in similar firms. It obviously was also part of the fulfillment of an NAACP slogan of three years ago -"Everybody Free by Sixty three." A Metropolitan spokesman said the huge firm is prepared to "go down the line" on its new policy. "If a Negro is a qualified tenant and there is a vacancy for him, he will be given an apartment whether it is in Alexandria, Va., at Parkches ter in the Bronx or anywhere else." The company's decision, ac cording to a spokesman, was worked out "harmoniously" during a month of study at the firm. It averted threats by the NAACP Youth Council to picket three Metropolitan j Negroes also are winning a major breakthrough in the advertising industry. Lever Brothers, a soap products manufacturer which is one of the nation's biggest advertisers, announced re cently it has asked all its agencies to produce sugges tions for more effective use of Negroes and other minor ity groups in the firm's ad vertising. The trade publication, Ad vertising Age, listed Lever's advertising program last year at $46 million. The publication said the first Lever Brothers television commercial to appear under the new policy likely will be an advertisement for a de tergent showing a Negro housewife being interviewed about her laundry problems. TV's For RENT at A to Z Rentals 1213 N. Riversidt 779-1474 "We rent most everything" FALL HAS ARRIVED IN LaPOIHTE'S STORK HOOK Maternity Fashions f-jv -pro -po - Jr' JHSefln 0 o M The Colorful Days of !uf ml the Old West... The O JLi fl 1 Thrills of the Gold Rush gS -i and Indian Wars! 1 , k f&if 1 i ; Urge Your Friends and Guests to STAY and PLAY ANOTHER DAY! ... and don't miss a visit to the- JackswflftviMe Museum An HISTORICAL TREAT! Tho attractive old brick courthouse that house the Jacksonville Museum l, Itielf, stooped In the history o tha days before the turn of the cantury. Tha former seat of Jackson County government, dating from 1113-14, this vonarablo old structure was scene of many bittar court cite, tho most sensational being tha trial of tha D'Autremont brother, train bandits, and tha trial of alleged Ku Klux Klan members for an attempted lynching. To accommodate tho growing number of exhibits, tho Southern Oregon Historical Society hat added buildings adjacent to this old courthoute-all opan to tho public ... all freal Tha entire Rogue River Valley is rich in the romance of the old West, and there's no finer, more enjoyable way to relive those days than to visit YOUR Jacksonville Museum. You, your family and especially out-of-town guests will delight in the mora than 6,000 individual collections. Among its most popular exhibits are the Brill Gallery, a replica of Peler Brill's Photographic Studio, one of the earliest in the Pacific Northwest, tha Indian Room, containing artifacts and relics made and used by tha valley's first inhabitants, the Gun Room, mineral displays and fluorescent room, a children's room, parlor, collection of wedding dresses and a Civil War exhibit. The Southern Oregon Historical Society administer and maintains this museum one of the finest in the West and mora than a HALF MILLION name appear on tha registration book) One of tha finest ways to keep our southern Oregon guests here for an extra day it to suggest a visit to tha Jacksonville Museum. They'll lova it-and it's all FREE! V - ; -S tPJ-Tl A' I- ' : ; ft n f ) One ef the inlereitine affrxrieni at the Jacksonville Museum is this eM-fashiened pipe erase from an Ashland church. Four buildings comprise the museum with eihibirs ranging from early-day wagons to pioneer day dolls. The famous Britt collection of paintings, cam eras and photos Is especially papular . . . guns, rocks, Indian baskets are but a few of the various displays. The historic Beckman bank, once southern Oregon's leading financial institution, is another fa vorite attraction, along with the Beckman home and Jacksonville's ever-popular antique shops. Be sure that YOU visit Jacksonville along with your guests! COURTESY MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
