The Willamina times., March 21, 1946, Image 8

TIMES, WILLAMINA, OREGON
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M u itia n a
By EDWARD EMERINE
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“A good place to visit- -• bet­
ter place to live.”
That is Louisiana's boust. It
is Louisiana's promise, bucked
by every square foot of land
from the pine forests of the
northern uplands to the marshes
of the Mississippi delta.
U 1S IA N
Louisiana is n land o f incredible
n a tu ra l richness, in its swam ps and
bayous, its cane and cotton fields,
its lakes and stream s, its fu rm s and
LEARS' ABO U T E N G IN E S , . . E ngineer ca det-m idshipm en of the U nited c itie s —and its people Here the beau­
States m erchant m arine cadet eorps learn p ra c tic a l operation of steam ty and rom ance of an e m pire was
and diesel engines d u rin g th e ir fo ur years of study ashore and at sea. form ed by the alchem y of tim e .
C adet-m idshipm en receive a college education w ith pay d urin g the four-
It was a m ira c le of chem ical com ­
year course, one year of w hich is spent in m erchant ships engaged in
binations th a t brought about the
foreign trade.
tra n s m u ta tio n of these base m etals
into gold. G eologically, the dhem ist
N ature, w ith pestle and m o rta r,
m ixed m a rin e and a llu v ia l sedi­
m ents, added the acids of eons, and
brought fo rth a wondrous com bina­
I
tion to m ake the Louisiana of today.
The e x tre m e ly fe rtile top soils, p ro ­
ducing a g ric u ltu ra l products and
G U L I
OF “ ~M E X 1 CO 5
va lu ab le forests, are the state's
basic resources. But beneath the
surface are ric h deposits o f salt, in s trik in g distance o f New Orleans.
sulphur, petroleum and n a tu ra l gas. Andrew Jackson, w ith the Tennes­
W A S H IN G T O N . - T h e U n ite d
(a) One ye ar as a F o u rth Class- O ver a ll hangs a favorable clim a te , seans, Kentuckians, Creoles and pi-
States m erchant m arine cadet corps man a t a Cadet School located at w ith sun a rd ra in proportioned and rates, won a g re a t v ic to ry at C hal­
m ette when they turned back the
is offering appointm ents as cadet- e ithe r Pass C hristian . M iss., o r San balanced to bless the land.
tide of Red Coats. P urkenham , the
m idshipm en w ith co ncu rren t ap­ M ateo. C a lif.
R a c ia lly too, Louisiana has had English general, fe ll fa ta lly wound-
(b)
One
year
as
T
h
ird
Classm
an
pointm ent as m idshipm en in the
its m in g lin g s and infusions.
The ed on the battle field .
Creole is a descendant o f the
U. S. N aval Reserve to young A m e ri­ in m ercha nt or tra in in g vessels.
(c i Two years as Second and F irs t
Out of a c o lo rfu l past em erges the
F rench or Spanish settlers. The Is­
cans who are interested in becom ­
leños, in spite o f in te rm ix tu re w ith Louisiana of today, tra n q u il, hos-
ing ships' officers in the m erchant Classm an at the U. S. M erchant
M arine Academ y, Kings P oint. Long o the r natio na litie s, retains m uch of | pitable and progressive. The chem ­
m arine.
Island. N . Y.
the Spanish. The descendant o f the ist is s till busy there. The labora­
Appointm ents are made on the
The candidate m ust be a m ale G erm an, alm ost com pletely ab­ tory of the scien tist and the fac-
basis of co m p etitive scholastic tests citizen o f the U. S. fo r at least 10
sorbed by his L a tin neighbors, s till to ry o f the in d u s tria lis t are co lla b ­
at conveniently located centers y e a rs; u n m a rrie d : not less than
o ra ting in a new field o f develop­
throughout the U nited States. These 16*i and not yet 21 years o ld ; able lives above New Orleans on the m ent. Louisiana has w ith in its bor­
“
G
erm
an
co
ast.”
The
g
re
at-g
ra
nd
­
tests are given annually by the U. S. to pass the p hysical e xa m in a tio n ,
c h ild of E n glish R oyalists resides in ders the raw m a te ria ls and fa c ili­
c iv il service com m ission, and the and possess a firm desire to pursue
East and West F eliciana parishes. ties necessary fo r the successful
next one w ill be held on A p ril 3, a life-long ca re er in the m erch a n t
The
Russian, as w ell as the C entral operation o f ch em ica l industries.
1946. A pplications m av be a d d re ^ e d m arine.
and
South A m e rican , now makes Its fa rm s supply cotton, sugar cane,
to : Supervisor, U. S. M erchant M a­
Scholastic req uirem en ts include
Louisiana his home. The F ilip in o • rice, corn mid sweet potatoes. Its
rin e Cadet Corps, T ra in in g O rgan­ evidence of c re d its fro m accredited
has M a n ila villa g e , and there is a , forests provide m any kinds of tim ­
ization. W ar Shipping A d m in is tra ­ schools consisting of 15 u nits as fol­
Chinese settlem ent at Bayou Defon I ber. Its deposits of o il, gas, salt,
tion, W ashington 25, D. C. A p plica ­ lows: 3*2 in m ath em a tics (in clu d in g
JAM ES HOUSTON D AV IS
It is d ou btful that a full-blooded sulphur, coastal shells, sand, g ra v ­
tions fo r this exam ination should be P-2 in algebra. 1 in plane geom etry
el and other m in e ra ls arc abundant.
Governor of Ixiuisiana
N egro can be found in the state.
in the m a il and postm arked p rio r and ’ï in solid g eo m e try o r trig o ­
W
ealth
F
ro
m
Waste.
“
J
im
m ie ” D avis was born on a
Two centuries o f lin g u is tic in te r­
to m id n ig h t, M arch 1, 1946.
n o m e try , ; 3 in E n g lis h ; 2 in science, course have m odified the F rench
W allboard is m ade of once use­ h ill fa rm in the H re rh Springs com ­
The course covers fo u r years, inclu ding 1 in physics; 1 in U. S.
dialects of the Creole and Acadian, less sugar cane pulp, rubber fro m m u n ity of Jackson Parish. He is a
w hich include:
h isto ry, and 5*s electives.
w ith words and inflections borrowed petroleum and carbon black fro m graduate of Louisiana State u n iv e r­
from the English, G erm an, Negro n a tu ra l gas. C hem ical and scien­ s ity. F o rm e r school teacher, court
c le rk , Shreveport p o iL ^ co m m is­
and Indian neighbor. There are tific research has opened new fields
Negroes who cannot speak E nglish, fo r p la stic and syn th e tic m anufac­ sioner and public service co m m is­
sioner, he was elected governor in
yet e a rly Anglo-Saxon idiom s and ture, using L o u isia na 's great re- )
1944. His hobbles are m usic, sing­
sources.
Seven
paper
m
ills
m
anu­
expressions m ay be heard in th e ir
ing, fishing and h u n tir...
arch aic p u rity in some sections of fa ctu re new sprint fro m pulpwood,
the state. Regardless of the d ia lect, salt cake and o the r chem icals. Cook­
words are soft-spoken in Louisiana ing o il, stock feed, rayon, film , cel­
lophane, c e llu lo id , fe lts, su rg ica l
and pleasant to the ear.
dressings and g lyce rin e are pro­
U
nder
M
any
Flags.
SCARED OF TH E ATOM
duced from cottonseed. Sugar is
The CAA is now p e rfe c tin g an
Louisiana has known m any gov­ made from sorghum and countless
In W ashington, D. C., th ere's a o m n i-d ire ction al ra d io range w hich
s to ry going around which typifies to w ill be a blessing to the a m a teu r ernm ents and m any flags. D iscov­ by-products o f ric e are being u til­
some extent the b affling and s ta r­ who flies by radio. T od ay's ranges ered in 1528 by the Spanish ex­ ized.
M a rk T w ain spoke of the pom-
p lo re r N arvaex, in 1682 LaSalle
Starch, glue and in d u s tria l a l­
tlin g rea liza tion th a t atom ic power have tw o to fo u r courses, w h ile this
claim ed the te rrito ry in the name cohol are m an ufa ctu re d fro m sweet pano cooked in Louisiana as being
has been found. I t seems th a t tw o new range w ill have an in fin ite num ­
of France.
He la te r attem pted potatoes. O il fro m the tung tree is "d e lic io u s as the less c rim in a l
m onkeys were s ittin g on the ruins ber of courses. The p ilo t w ill be able
colonization w ith 280 men, who per­ used in m aking paints, varnishes, fo rm s of s in ." W illia m Makepeace
of the w orld w hich had ju s t been to set his course on a sim p le in­
ished w ith him . The colonial period linoleum and w a te rp ro o f m a te ria ls. T ha ckery found New O rleans “ the
w recked by atom ic bombs. O nly one strum ent.
com prises the F rench dom ination Soy beans are converted into plas­ c ity of the w orld where you can eat
• • •
m an rem ain s, and he is a p ilo t c ir ­
down to 1769, Spanish d om ination tics. C ollection o f peat moss is and d rin k the m ost and suffer the
cling high above the desolation.
lea st.” Ir v in S. Cobb found New
A ir F u tu re of Kansas
R ealizing th a t there is nothing in
O rleans bouillabaisse, a fish chow­
E d ito ria l: “ Kansas, geographic
the w orld w orth liv in g fo r, the p ilo t
der, unexcelled.
crashes his plane near the m onkeys center of the U nited States, occu­
The people of Louisiana set tables
and ends it a ll. The lady m onkey pies a stra te g ic position in a ir tran s­
of luscious Creole dishes th a t have
p ortation.
D u rin g the past two
begins to weep b itte rly .
evolved over a period o f m ore than
tw o centuries and present a tr iu m ­
“ Ju st lik e a w om an ,” grow ls the years 26 Kansas m u n ic ip a litie s voted
phant synthesis of the F rench love
m onkey husband. “ W hy be senti­ a to ta l o f $926,500 in bonds fo r a ir­
port construction. D u rin g the same
fo r delicacies and the Spanish taste
m e n ta l about it? ”
fo r pungent seasoning W hile Creole
“ I'm not being s e n tim e n ta l,” the period m ore than 30 o the r towns
cooking today is found at its best
w ife sobs. “ I ju s t can’t help th in k ­ have sta rted a irp o rt developm ent.
in the v ic in ity of New O rleans and
ing th a t w e’ve got it a ll to do over As of Septem ber 1, 1945, Kansas
in the Teche co un try, its excellencies
had 86 designated airpcftts. In ad-
a g a in '”
m ay be enjoyed throughout L o u is i­
l d itio n the a rm y and n avy have 16
• • •
ana w herever the F rench influence
large a ir bases located throughout
I t M ig h t Have Happened
has penetrated.
the states.
F ou r m a jo r a irlin e s
A nother sto ry comes fro m a south­ cross Kansas on tra n sco n tin e n ta l
In the preparation of sea food
western tra in in g base. The crew schedules.” —To the Stars, Topeka
Creole cuisine is at its best. O ysters,
of a B-17 trie d unsuccessfully to free (Kansas
w ith crabs and sh rim p, are cooked
In d u s tria l
D evelopm ent
fused bombs w hich ja m m e d the com m ission).
in gum bo and it is said th a t a
bomb bay. As his fuel was run nin g
Creole puts e verythin g into gum bo
low , the p ilo t sw’ung the plane
except the C reole! In addition to
around to w ard home. As he ap­
sea food, game and dom estic fo w l,
there are v a rie tie s o f roasts and
proached the field, he called to the
to w er:
o the r elaborate dishes.
Rice is used by Louisianans as
“ Two-O-Three to to w er. O ur
Iris h potatoes are used elsewhere.
bomb load is ja m m e d and we
are run nin g low on fu el. W hat
C AN AL ST R E E T . . . W ith modern New Orleans on the le ft and ancient H om iny g rits is to breakfast w ha t
rice is to dinner. The p erfect com ­
do you advise? O ve r.”
New Orleans on the rig h t.
plem ent to a Creole m eal is Creole
F ro m the to w e r came this
dripped coffee—although a taste fo r
from
1769
to
1803,
when
there
was
m essage:
“ Tow er to Two-O-
sim ple and cheap. L im e, both hy­
a b rie f period of F re n ch ru le again. dra te and caustic, is made fro m it has to be acquired since it is
Three. Repeat a fte r me s lo w ly :
The “ Louisiana Purchase” in 1803 oyster and cla m shelis. Rice hulls b la cker and stronger than th a t used
‘O ur F a th e r w hich a rt in heav-
i
brought the region under the Stars m ake an excellent insulant. There in other states.
en— ’ ”
As one goes fa rth e r n orth in Lou­
and Stripes.
Louisiana joined the are
• • •
fabulous resources in
the
Confederacy in 1861 w ith other state’s G u lf coastal w aters, yie ld in g isiana the cooking m ore and m ore
City Planning
resembles th a t of the South in gen­
southern states, and figured prom ­ annual harvests o f sea food.
e ra l, but there are few places
A single m ap pin g plane of the
in e n tly in the C iv il w ar.
Even w ith accelerated in d u s tria li­
special type w hich has rece n tly
Statehood was granted Louisiana zation, the ch arm o f Louisiana and w here Creole methods have not had
come in to being can, in a fe w hours
as the W ar o f 1812 began. N ot the its people rem ains unchanged. M ag­ some influence. In the v ic in ity of
tim e , give a lite r a l p ictu re o f w hat
least picturesque o f those who nolia trees in the m oonlight, soft Natchitoches, the Spanish influence
needs to be done in yo u r tow n or
fought at the B a ttle o f New O rleans voices to speak o f rom ance, gaycty is p a rtic u la rly noticeable. The M on­
ROOF-TOP LANDING FlflLD S
c ity to assure e fficie n t zoning a rd
was
Jean L afitte , the p ira te , and and color in recreations and cele­ roe area is famous fo r its barbe­
AND h AN<?A!?S
CUSTOMERS
planning, ta x e qu alizatio n, tra ffic
his
crew
. L a fitte , upon whose head brations, unparalleled beauty and cues. U sually 15 o r m ore in g re d i­
PLANES A?E PROMISED ON A
and safety co n tro l, stree t and h ig h ­
a price had been set by Louisiana serenity — th a t is Louisiana. And ents are used in p re pa rin g sauces
NEW YCKK DEPARTMENT STOKE
w ay b etterm e nt, dra in a ge , sewage,
a uthorities, spurned B ritis h gold that it w ill re m a in : a good place fo r barbecued m eats. A popular
which will e>e built soon .
"c o u n try d ish” o f th is section is
etc.
and offered to guide w arships w ith- to v is it—a b etter place to live.
pot liq u o r and corn pono
1
See the W orld—
Youths Become Officers
In U. S. Merchant Marine
F L IE R S A M D FLY IM G
Louisiana's Earned
Creole Cooking Is
Gourmets' Delight