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SO UTH ER N OREGON N E W S R E V IE W f Should Have Worked YOUNG MAN w as being ex am ined as to his qualifications for an im p o rtan t position at Co lum bia university. 'T h i s jo b ," the p relim in ary in terv iew er told him. "req u ire s the ability to handle people in a way th a t will retain th e ir good will, under any circu m sta n ce s." Thus briefed, the young m an sailed p ast one ex am in er after an other until he cam e to the final te st—an interview with P resid en t Eisenhow er himself. The conversation w ent along without proving m uch of anything until suddenly G eneral Ike leaned forw ard and asked: "W hom do you consider the three g re a te st m en in A m erican h isto ry ?” " I d id n 't quite catch your nam e, sir,” replied the can d id ate, "b u t the other two are W ashington and L incoln." Bright Note for Kitchen Dainty Irish Rose Motifs A • h Ww * ¿I» nrW*'": T HOUSEHOLD M SM 0 S»»» hfjhau Ä i l l i i w a n d s n s Rica K ilt p le , boa topi IM IY T I W IO O li ANO D A N C I AND M A K I FUNNY F A C IJ I SlIP YOUR HANO IN 3IO I AND T H IY 'll OO Central City, rebuilt and repaired in recent years, is a peace ful little community today. But once it was the richest and wildest town west of the Mississippi. Fortunes in gold were dug from the surrounding mountains and were spent quicker than they were made. The town's annual play and opera festival is scheduled for July 1 through August. A A A A THR U IH IIR lla t t lr C re e k , [M ic h ig a n . Colorado Ghost Town Is Alive W ith Revival of Opera Season cam e associated w ith m any fab u lous nam es of the th e a te r, politics and finance of the era. G regory nam ed th e gulch a fte r him self and it soon b ecam e known as the "rich est sq u are m ile on e a rth .” M iners sw arm ed into the are a and the usual claim jum ping and drinking and killing plagued Cen tr a l City. But m ore im p o rtan t to th e new citizens, gold by the m il lions was being dug from the su r rounding m ountains. Women fol lowed the m iners—d ancehall girls at first—and finally the w ives of m iners and businessm en. < K ra i Itc a u tle x A woman was talking with a friend about the ath letic achieve m ents of the la tte r’s son. Your boy m ust be an exception ally fast ru n n er; I see by this m orning's p ap er th a t he fairly burned up the track with his rec ord-breaking speed. I suppose you saw him do it? ” “ No, I didn’t see him do it,” re plied the boy’s m other, "b u t I saw the trac k this m orning and there was nothing but cinders th e re .” Give Him Time! They had new neighbors and the wife was m uch Interested in them. In a few days she rep o rted : “They seem a m ost devoted couple. John. He kisses her every tim e he goes out, and even waves kisses to h er from th e sidewalk. Why d o n 't you do th a t? ” ••■Why don't I ? " replied John. “ Good heavens! I don’t even know her y et.” Imported Big Name Stars W ithin a y e a r the m illions w ere building a town in the m ountains of Stickler for T ruth Colorado w here stuffed pheasant, He had had h ard luck fishing, o ysters from San F rancisco, and and on his w ay hom e he entered bubbling cham pagne w ere not un the fish m a rk e t and said to the com mon. The C en tral City O pera house dealer, “ Ju st stand over th ere and It w as not long before th e rough as it ap p e ars today. H ere suck throw m e five of the biggest of m en who took th e ir w ealth from im m o rtals as B e rn h ard t, Boothe, those tro u t!” the e a rth w anted culture and en Gish, and M enchin thrilled the “Throw 'em ? W hat fo r?” asked te rtain m e n t. They had a pocket cu ltu re crazy m in ers. S tars of the d ealer in am azem ent. full of m oney and w anted the best. today perform on the sam e “So I can tell the fam ily I caught E n te rta in m e n t is alw ays fo r sale. stage during the su m m er play 'em . I m ay be a poor fisherm an, but They purchased it in such doses and opera festival. I'm no lia r .” th a t C entral City sparkled as bright d ra m a fans will see G eorge ly as such cities as San F rancisco, Change of C lim ate B ernard Shaw ’s com edy "T he New York, and New O rleans. " I have told your wife th a t she D evil’s D isciple,” now ap p e ar The g re a te st s ta rs of the day m ust go to the m o u n tain s.” ing in New York under the di —K eane, Boothe. M enchen, and "T h a t’s all right, d o cto r; now rection of M aurice E v an s. The S arah “ the divine” B ernhardt tell m e I m ust go to the seash o re.” whole New York com pany will —journeyed from the east, b ra v be shipped to C en tral City on ing the rugged m ountain passes Surprise! August 5 for four weeks. In stagecoaches, to a p p e a r a t “H as he ev er tried to tell you On July 26 n ational th eater and the th e a te r, one of the first m usic notables will g ath er on the about his fo rb e ars?” buildings erected in the town. “ G racious! Don’t tell m e he is In those days C entral City took its stag e of the op era house to form an anim al tr a in e r!” en te rta in m e n t straig h t, as straig h t the annual critique. This in fo rm a as its w hiskey. F ro m 1860 the city tive panel discussion is fast be U nfailing Technique b oasted a th ree m onths season of com ing known as the “town hall "W ere you excited when you first en tertain m en t p lays and operas running from m eeting of t h e som bre trag e d y and lurid d ra m a to w orld." P a st m em b ers of the panel asked your husband for m o n ey ?” "Oh, no, I was calm —and col have been the la te B urns M antel, ro arin g farce. When the th e a te r burned in 1874 Hedda Hopper, H ow ard T aubm an, lected .” a subscription w as taken up and a Saul Caston, Ja m e s M ichener, V ir No Spacing new opera house built of- stone. It gil Thompson, G ypsy Rose Lee, E lean o r Steber, Je ro m e Hines, Why do they alw ays sit like this still stands. Upon the bus I m iss; Today the m iners, with the excep H anya Holm and E m il Cooper. It is am azing th a t one sm all And on the next th a t com es along tion of a few old-tim ers, and th e ir T hey’re alljam m edinlikethis? free spending w ays have vanished. town hidden aw ay in the backbone The m ines w ere gradually ex of the continental divide could hold DID HIM GOOD h austed and C entral City alm ost be so m uch d ra m a tic and m usical tr a dition. M any a re calling C entral cam e a ghost town. The opera house rem ained, how City the Salzburg or E dinburgh of ever, a n d in 1932 w as repaired, re the United S tates because of the _ storing to the old town once m ore festivals. the th rill of live th e a te r and expec ta n t audiences. New sta rs w ere W ill Recapture Past The thousands who attend are not shipped in by plane and tra in to m a k e the building echo w ith rea l there for the m usic and plays en m usic and v ib ran t voices. T hat be tirely. They w ant to rec ap tu re the gan the period of annual play and atm osphere th a t once m ade C entral opera festival. They have con City the “ rip -sn o rter” of the west. They will find th a t atm os tinued w ith the exception of the w ar phere in the m em entoes along y ears. This y e a r the festival is the road leading to the old scheduled from July 1 through m ining com m unity and the old A ugust. • '• buildings which have been re Two Operas Planned paired and m ad e usuable. T h eater - goers attending the A gain the T eller . House, which At a club in Hollywood a young tradition al “ first night” will once housed P re sid en t G rant, author w as introduced to a film find them selv es surrounded by vivacious Baby Doe T abor and her critic. The w rite r’s first p icture patrons clad in the costum es of husband, and the.’ th e a te r great, had ju st been shown, and he im the late 1880’s. will bustle with curious crow ds m ediately asked the critic for hia from all over the w orld. T hey’ll And when the final cu rtain is rung opinion of it. pour into the hotel’s fam ous bar down and the encores a re o v er, 1 “ It was very refre sh in g ,” re and stand over "th e face on the they will again get a touch of the turned the critic. b arro o m floor” —inspiration of the gaudy night life rem in iscen t of the ’ “ Say, th a t’s sw ell,” beam ed the well-known poem. wild and fabulous seventies. author. "D id you really find it so Once again C en tral City will refresh in g ?” T his y ear the opera season shake off the dust and cobwebs of J "A bsolutely,” was the reply. "1 will see the p erform ance of the p a st to becom e the " r ic h e s t' felt like a new m an when I woke “ M adam e B utterfly” and “ Don sq u are m ile of e a r th " —and, p e r u p !” P a sq u a le ,” featuring s ta rs of haps, bring back a few of the the M etropolitan O pera. F or the ghosts of a lost era . play season w hich follows, CONFUSED BIRD Hubby: "When anything goes wrong around our house, I ju st get busy and fix it.” Wifey: “ Oh, yeah! Since you fixed the clock the cuckoo backs A new feature of the festival this year will be the Central City out and asks, "W bat V ^ e is it? ” serenades to be held on Sunday nights as informal reguest concerts in which the audience will request songs from the various stars. Simple W ants Other entertainment besides the plays and operas will be eve “ I m ust tell you th a t m y daugh ter can bring her husband only her ning performances of Dr. Lloyd Shaw's Cheyenne mountain folk beauty and h er in tellect.” dancers in the gardens between the Opera house and the Teller "I don’t m ind — m any young couples have sta rted in a very House. sm all w ay.” Serenades New Feature of Festival P A C IS I N o w th ere*, an » . f r a re a w n for getting this delicious, nourishing, crispy favorite I For each puppet, m ail t i l in coin siu l your printed n am e and address w ith K le e K r is pies bos top to K ellogg’s, Dos 3 1 3 , CENTRAL c n y FESTIVAL In 1895 a fortune hunter by the name of John H. Gregory was prospecting in the mountain section of Colorado which is now less than an hour from Denver. He wandered into a gulch framed by aspen and heavy scented pine. It was there he stuck his pick into a lode that yielded 20 million dollars w orth of gold. That strike founded C entral City which was to become known for a time as the most evil city west of the Mississippi. It also be ® N ew S p rin g P o ta to e s , F re sh A s p a r a g u s T e a m W ith P o rk C h o p s (S»r R ecip ei B e lo w ) V e g e ta b le T re a ts As gentle show ers coax brillian t LYNN CHAM BERS’ MENU Ham Loaf with Raisin Sauce •Spring S alad P late Corn Muffins B utter Jelly Baked C ustard Chocolate Sauce Brow nies B everage •R ecipe G iven ly colored v egetables from the moist brown ea rth , im aginative hom e m ak ers can perform equally m ira c ulous deeds w ith the foods in their kitchens. With a d ash of im agination, all vegetables can com e in for plenty of honors and encores. A special set of season ings, a few sauces, or a ce r tain a rra n g e m ent of sev eral vegetables a r e all t h a t are needed to m ak e any m em b er of the vegetable fam ily a rea l treat. Golden ca rro ts, plum p asp arag u s spears, deep green spinach and ’ snowy w hite onions, as well as others lend th em selv es to the recipes given in to d ay ’s column. Use them often to pep the vegetable portions of your daily m enus. • • • Spring V egetable Casserole (Serves 4) 4 ounces elbow spaghetti *4 cup b u tte r 2 tablespoons enriched flour Ji teaspoon salt P ep p er 1 cup vegetable liquid 1 tablespoon lemon Juice 1 to 1*4 cups cooked a sp a r agus % cup buttered bread crum bs Cook sp ag h etti in boiling salted w ater until ten d er (about eight m in u tes). D rain and rinse. While sp ag h etti is cooking, m elt b u tte r in saucepan. Add flour, salt and pep p er and m ix well. G rad u ally pour in vegetable liquid and lem on Juice stirrin g constantly until thickened. Cut asp arag u s into one-inch pieces leaving four or five sp ears whole for garnish. Fold cut asp arag u s and sp ag h etti into sauce. P o u r into g reased 114 q u art cassero le. A r ran g e uncut asp arag u s sp e ars on top and sprinkle with buttered b rea d crum bs. Bake in a m oderate oven (350’ ) 30 m inutes. • • • ‘ Spring Salad P late (Serves 6) 2 pounds asp arag u s, fresh- cooked whole stalks 6 m edium -sized beets, cooked 14 cup F rench dressing 6 hard-cooked eggs 1 cucum ber Leaf lettuce Stuffed olives Cut beets in thin slices. S pread asp arag u s and beets in shallow dish. P o u r F ren ch dressing over th em ; let stand in refrig erato r one hour or m ore. Re m ove shells from h a r d - cooked eggs, cu t each e g g in h a l f lengthw ise and rem ove yolks to bowl. M ash yolks with fork; add any desired sea sonings, m ayon naise, etc. Refill egg w hites with m ixture. Cover with w axed p ap er and keep in re frig e ra tor until serving tim e. A rrange let tuce on individual plates, dividing into th ree sections. P lace a lte rn a t ing slices of beets and cucum ber in an o th er section. P lace two deviled egg halves in third. G arnish with stuffed olives. stuffed olives. T asty, sa lt c ra ck ers are often served with salad plates. 1 egg, beaten 1 tablespoon w ater 1 cup dry b read crum bs D rain juice from asp arag u s spears. Com bine flour, sa lt and onion sa lt; roll each a sp arag u s sp e ar in this m ix tu re. Group th ree floured asp arag u s sp e ars together Dip each group in com bined beaten egg and w ater and roll ag ain in d ry bread crum bs. F ren ch fry in deep fat (390*.) for four m inutes or until brown. S erve hot. • • • F re sh A’eg etab le Chow Mein (Serves 6) 1 cup thin celery strip s 14 cup sliced onion 1 m edium g reen pepper, sliced in thin strip s 14 pound g rre n beans, cut lengthw ise 3 ca rro ts, Ju lien n e cut 2 cups chicken stock or bouillion 2 teaspoons sa lt 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon bead m o lasses 14 cup sliced or tiny button m ushroom s 2 tablespoons co rn starch 3 tablespoons w ater 2 tom atoes, cu t in wedges Cook celery, onion, beans and c a r rots in stock for 30 m inutes. Add salt, soy sauce, b e a d m olasses and m ushroom s. C om bine corn- s ta rc h and w ater, then g rad ually a d d to above m ixture. Cook for an ad d i tional 10 m inutes. A dd tom atoes during the last cooking. S erve on T oasted B read Sticks: Leave cru sts on six slices of day-old bread. Cut b rea d into strip s 14 inch thick on all sides. T oast on a cookie sh eet in a m o d erate oven (350’ .) for 20 m inutes. T urn them so they will be golden brown on all sides. S erve with cream ed foods. • • • C ream ed Spinach (Serves 6) 114 pounds spinach 2 tablespoons b u tte r 1 onion, sliced 14 slice g arlic, m inced 2 tablespoons b read crum bs 14 teaspoon sa lt 14 teaspoon pepper Dash of nutm eg 1 cup soup stock or milk Wash spinach thoroughly. Cook w ithout any ad ditional w ate r until te n d er (about 10 m in u tes). D rain and chop fine. M elt butter, add onion and g a llic 'a n d brown. Then add rem ain in g in g red ien ts arid spin ach and cook to g eth er five m inutes. LYNN SAYS: Store Foods Carefully D uring W arm W eather Honey and other syrups thin out during w arm w eather. They should be tightly covered and stored at room tem p eratu re. Cold te m p e ra tu res such as those available in re frig eratio n m ay cau se them to crystalize. C urtail your supply on hand of d ried fruits during hot w eath er be cause of the ease with which w ee vils attack them . Buy only as need ed. L eave b erries in b ask ets in which they w ere pu rch ased and store In a cool place. W ash ju st before us ing. Dried d ates should not be refrig e ra te d because they becom e sticky and sugary. K eep canned foods aw ay from m o istu re so they do not becom e rusted, and thus spoiled. B ecause of th e ir pronounced odor, oranges, lem ons and m elons should be w rapped in heavy w axed p aper before they arc stored in the refrig e ra to r. T ^ E C O R A T E y o u r ow n pillow U c a s e s , o r g u e s t ro o m lin en s, w ith th e s e Iris h b e a u tie s w o rk ed in d if fe r e n t c o lo rs. D a in ty little Iris h ro se m o tifs a r e c ro c h e te d in p a le pink se t in a la c y b a c k g ro u n d of s p a rk lin g w h ite. • • • fttl-VtGtTRBLt | « .M S l b . O lin r o u . P a tte rn N o . 54bfl c o n a l » t » o f c o m p l e t e c r o c h e tin g I n s t r u c t io n * , g lit c h lllu a tr u lio n s , m a t e r ia l r e q u ir e m e n t» a n d fin is h ln < d ir e c tio n « . D o n 't w a it » e n d 2 d c e n t « t o d a y f o r th e A n n e C u b o t A lb u r n It '» f ill e d w ith f« » c ln a tln g id e a * fo r n e e d le w o r k fa n » fo u r f r e e p a t t e r n » p r in t e d In a ld e th e b o o k ! Nf Mikes Morning Regularity So Eisyl ■ E W IN G ■M C IR C L E H e a th E n c lo s e W e ll» 25 P A TTER N U K I’T HI . ( b lr a g e c e n t« In c o in « 7. fo r People can h ardly believe w im t w on derful renulta N a tu re 's R em edy, Mt T ablet* bring (lie first tim e th ey try them . An Mt a t night brings m orning reg u larity so th o ro u g h ly , w ith no p ertu rb in g cfTecta. It leaves you feel ing invigorated, alive. A U -o e g etab le nuiAes th e d iffe r e n c e — s b ig (iiiTvrence! Mt 's a r e m a d e o f 10 n a tu ra l, aU -vcgetable b u n l i v e ele m ents, actentifiraily blended. TtV Mt nt our espense. 25 ta b lets o n ly 28c. B u y a Isis a t an y drug store. 'I'ry theta. If no t co m p lete ly satisfied, re tu rn Ill «ach pattern desired. F rench F ried A sparagus (Serves 81 1 No. 2 can a sp arag u s sp ears or 24 to 27 fresh asp arag u s sp e ars 44 cup flour *4 teaspoon salt D ash onion salt - P a tte rn N o............... . . . . . S i z e , . , ......... Name ............ .............. .......... A d d re « « ............................................................................ M a k e These Bird Houses For 1950's Second Brood box w ith unused ta b lets to us. W e w ill r e f u n d y o u r m oney pins postage. Now She Shops “ Cash and Carry" W ith o u t P a in f u l B ackache A « w a g e t o ld e r , a trnaa a n d « t r a i n . o v a r - • i r r t l o n , » g o o M lv a « in o k ln g o r v ip u a u r a to c o ld w im e tim e « a lo w « d o w n k id n e y fu n c tio n T h l « m a y le a d m a n y fo lk s t o c o m p la in u i n a g g in g b a c k a c h e , loan o f p * p a n d e n e rg y , h e ad a c h es a n d d lttln e a a . G e ttin g u p n ig h t« o r f r e q u e n t p a ss a g e« m a y re s u lt fr o m m in o r b la d d e r i r r it a t io n « d u e t o c o ld , d a m p n e « « o r d i e t a r y In d is c r e tio n s . T h re e B ird H o u ses V O U W IL L be s u r e to h a v e in- *“ te r e s tin g te n a n ts if you p u l th e s e h o u se s in tr e e s , on p o le s in th e g a r d e n , o r on th e g a r a g e . W re n s p r e f e r to be n e a r y o u r d w e llin g . M ak e u p th e s e h o u se s now a n d p u t th e m o ut ju s t w hen th e y w ill be n e e d e d fo r th e se co n d b ro o d of th e 1950 se a so n . • • • I f y o u r d is c o m fo r t « a r e d u e t o th e a e cause«, d o n ' t w a i t , t r y D o a n * « P ills , a m ild d iu r e t ic , lle e d » u c r e a » fu lly b y m illio n s for over 6 0 y e a r s W h ile th e e e s y m p t o m « m a y o ft e n o lh e r w la e o c c u r , it* « a m a a in g h o w m a n y tim e « D o a n *« g iv e h a p p y rwllwi — h e lp th n If» m ile « o f k id n e y tu b e « a n d H it era flu s h o u t w a s te . G e t D o a n * « 1*111« to d a y I T h r e e h o u s e « . P a t t e r n 3 4 1 . 25c W O RKSHOP P A T T IR N H L R V IC E D ra w e r I (J R e d f o r d 11111», N e w fo rk . D o an ’ s P il l s W a te r H u n te rs D e b u n k e d M an y p ro fe ssio n a l “ d o w s e r s ” w ho em p lo y fo rk e d stic k " d iv in in g r o d s ” s in c e r e ly b e lie v e in th e ir m a g ic p o w e rs to find w a te r u n d e rg ro u n d , b u t s c ie n tis ts sa y th e y a r e d e c e iv e d , a c c o rd in g to R ic h a rd s T o p ic a l E n c y c lo p e d ia , T h e tu r n in g of th e tw ig is d u e to u n c o n s c io u s a c ts of m u s c le an d n e r v e s w h ile sq u e e z in g th e stic k . MAKES FALSE TEETH FIT Balp reRava distrea* of MONTHLY x FEMALE 1 COMPLAINTS Are you troubled by dlelrem of fe m ale fu n c tio n a l periodic d la lu rb - ancea? Does th ia m ake you Buffer from pain, feel so n ervoui. tir e d - a t such times? T h e n s ta rt ta kin g Lydia E. 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