8 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, March 3, 1950
Ford Begins Pension! Several hundred old-timers whose
gnarled hands turned out model-Ts for the famous $5-a-day
wage years ago punched the time clock at the Ford Motor
company for the last time. Shown are Edward Ogden
(left), and William Swanson as they watched the minutes of
Ogdens' watch tick by, ending their long stay with company
in Detroit. They will receive $100-a-month. (AP Wirephoto)
Starlet Piper Laurie Nibbles
On Various Flowers for Food
By BOB THOMAS
Hollywood, Mar. 3 W) A rose is a rose is a rose to readers of
Gertrude Stein. To starlet Piper Laurie it's a tasty tidbit.
A swain would be a daffodil to send a corsage to the 18-year-old
actress. She'd be likely to eat it.
PlDer's flower-eating habits were uncovered during a "Louisa"
scene, in which Edmund Gwenn , . -
mixes a marigold salad. The rest I nurigold ! h
script.
"I found out about marigolds
while visiting a famous English
herbalist in the early days of the
war." he related. "She went out
into her garden to gather herbs
for our meal. I noticed she also
picked some marigolds, which I
presumed were for the table.
"She surprised me by saying
they were for the salad. It made
a very tasty one, too. Since then
monosodium glutamate has been
developed to bring out flavors.
It helps to point up the delicate
marigold taste."
Fear of Arctic Has Given Way
To Something Like Respect
(Editor's Note: Following Is the third and last story in a
aeries by Charles Corddry, United Press aviation writer,
who has just returned from the Joint U. S.-Canadian Arctic
maneuvers.)
By CHARLES CORDDRY
rr
Washington, Mar. 3 (U.R) Fear of the Arctic has given way to
something more like deep respect after the stiffest peacetime
military tests ever staged in the north.
Generals of both the United States and Canada know now
that their troops can live, work and fight for extended periods
in temperatures ranging do-vrnf
of the cast was surprised to hear
of such a dish. -
"What's so amazing about
that?" the starlet asked. "I've
been eating flower for years."
I didn't put much stock in
the report until I met the girl at
lunch. She assured me that any
man, woman, orchid would relish
certain flowers.
"They're delicious," she said.
"Take gardenias, for example.
They're my favorite They have
a nice leafy taste, something like
lettuce but much sweeter. 1 eat
gardenias plain; most other flo
wers I eat in salads."
"Are you cereus?" I asked.
"Certainly," she answered.
"What's more, a doctor told me
flowers have lots of vitamins."
I aster how she got started on
her bloom-nibbling jag.
"It started when I was a kid in
Detroit," she replied, "I loved
lilacs. One day I wondered if
they tasted as nice as they smelt
ed. So I went over to the neigh
bor s yard and tasted some. They
were delicious."
Soon her tulips were tasting
all kinds of blossoms.
"I love red roses," she rhap
sodized. "They have a very deli
cate flavor. Violets are nice, too."
Our luncheon turned out to
be a daisy. Robert Balzer, local
gourmet, was there to mix us up
Balzer demonstrated. He rip
ped off the marigold petals in a
"she loves me, she loves me not"
fashion. He mashed them in the
glutlmate, using salt as an abra
sive. Then came oil, vinegar,
salad herbs and pepper.
He recited an old French salad
saying, which I thought was a
dandelion:
"Be a miser with vinegar, a
spendthrift with oil, judicious
pepper, a light hand with salt
and a madcap with the mixing."
Balzer rose and splashed the
dressing on the lettuce, adding a
sprinkling of marigold petals for
garnish. Ordinarily I wouldn't
taste marigold unless I had a pis
tol at my back, but I didn't want
to make anemone of Balzer and
t
In Red Cress Campaign
Heading the governmental di
vision for the annual fund
campaign now under way by
Marion county chapter of the
American Red Cross is Har
old Phillippe. Quota for this
division is $4000 in the drive.
The governmental division
takes in offices in the state
house and other governmental
buildings. (Bishop - Moderne
photo)
Derelicts in Pershing Square
May Have Roles in New Picture
By VIRGINIA MacPHERSON
Hollywood, Mar. 3 U. The derelicts in downtown Pershing
Square are feeling a little self conscious these days. Every time
they start to swap hard-luck stories, there's always a nosey guy
in a grey overcoat listening in
He drifts from bench to bench in the "skid-row" hangout,
sometimes taking notes, some-
times making sketches, some
times just listening.
The nosey guy is producer
William Trenk. If the down-and-outeri
knew what he was snoop
ing around for, they'd be mighty
flattered.
Trenk is working on a $150,
000 musical stage show version
of "Columnist Matt Weinstock's
book, "My L. A." and his "Persh
ing Square" scene, he says, is
going to be the hit of the show.
"I've been going down there
every afternoon," he explained.
"I've found characters I would
never have dreamed of putting
into the show. They're fantastic
and weird and pathetic but
anyone who's ever walked
through. Pershing Square will
recognize the types."
They might even recognize a
Lyons The executive board
of the Mari-Linn PTA met at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burl
Smith. Many plans were dis
cussed for the coming meeting.
For the next one scheduled for
March 10, Mrs. Virginia Folk
ner, Linn county Red Cross
chairman, will be the guest
speaker and will show pictures
on blood plasma.
to 40 below zero in some of the
most rugged country anywhere.
But they also have learned
that Improved tactics and the
toughest indoctrination that
can be devised are essential to
successful combat operations
in the vast reaches of Alaska
and northwest Canada.
The value of special training
both for survival in extreme
cold and for Arctic combat was
demonstrated vividly In the re
cently completed "exercise
Sweetbrair.
Troops of the U. S. regimental
combat team, Camp Carson, Col.,
and the Princess Patricia's Can
adian light infantry were out
maneuvered on several occa
sions by the "aggressor" force
from the U. S. 4th Infantry, sta
tioned in Alaska. Yet the "ag
gressor" always was outnumber
ed. The 4th infantry troops ap
peared in excellent condition at
the end of the war games, de
spite the fact that some had been
in the field since late January
and had encountered lower tem
peratures than the "allied"
force. In some spots their ther
mometers registered 60 below.
While the maneuvers showed
that combat can be conducted in
the Arctic, commanders of both
Canadian and American forces
were convinced that only small
units, probably of battalion or
regimental size are likely to be
engaged,
Summing up, U. S. Brig. Gen.
George C. Stewart, Sweetbriar
field commander, said:
1. With air superiority, troops
can be moved over the Alcan
highway the year round. Without
it, they probably cannot move at
all.
2. Supply is not a limiting fac
tor. What will govern combat
operations in the Arctic is the
number of troops that can be de
ployed He thought combat
teams of 5,000 men would be
ideal units.
3. More than the usual com
plement of maintenance would
be required to prevent a break
down of transport.
4. Soldiers fighting in the Arc
tic should be pulled out of com
bat frequently for rest and re
creation in heated buildings.
Women Offer Dinner
Woodburn The women of
the Immanuel Lutheran church
at Woodburn will hold a smor
gasbord at the Lutheran hall
Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m.
Scandinavian dishes will be fea
tured and American dishes will
also be served.
Miss Laurie.
So I tried the salad. It's a lily.
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couple of the derelicts in person.
Because Trenk has talked two
of 'em into joining the cast.
"And the ide- gotten
from my eave .gi" he
added. "Did ynu .,ow almost
any bum can predict business
conditions by the things people
throw away?
"One old man who goes
around picking up cigarette
butts told me when people toss
expensive brands away half-
smoked we're in for good times.
But when all he can find is cheap
i smokes burned way down we'r4,
heading for a depression.
"Same way with another bum
who was 'an 'aristocratic' down- i
and-outer. He's on salary now
and then driving a garbage
truck. When he collects cham
pagne bottles he knows times
are good enough to keep him
working steady."
The trend, as of yesterday, ac
cording to Trenk, is for good
times. Long cigarette butts and
champagne empties are plenti
ful these days.
Lucky Seven Guests
Ballston The 4-H Lucky Sev
en Cooking club met at the
home of Miss Elsie Taylor, their
leader. Valentines were ex
changed and each member was
given a candy treat by Miss Tay
lor. Alice Kaltenbach was chos
en song leader, Barbara Gould
and Violet Syron yell leaden,
Miss Elsie Taylor and Roberta
Patty program committee.
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