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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOKD. OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 16. 1935. PAGE ELEVEN 1 Latch String Always Out at Ideal Ranch Santa Mon ica Mountains Earliest Riser in Movie Colony By Walter C. Clausen Associated Press Staff Writer. PACIFIC PALISADES. Calif.. An. 10. (AP) Will Rotters waa a kindly neighbor to those who knew him best In the environment of his home, an Ideal ranch In the Santa Monica mountains here. He was an early riser. Every morn ing at 6 o'clock he was up taking care of hia pon tea and his goat the first thing. Hollywood alwaya regarded him aa the earliest riser in the movie Industry. To hts friends he vbi Just Will. Perhaps those who knew him best were the folk of the Upltfters ranch, which maintains a polo field here. Just across the road from the en trance to his ranch home. His latchstrlng was out. to his friends. His intimates knew where he kept the key to the ranch gate. In a notched hole on one aide of the gatepost. Home Unpretentious Hia ranch home was as unpreten tious as his dress. In fact In keeping With his easy-going life. He would read all the morning pa pers before breakfast, and scatter them all over the house. Rogers disliked interviews, but was always ready to talk on homely sub jects. Speaking with a drawl, he alwaya aaw the humorous side of everything. Polo long was regarded as his most cherished paatlme. Yet while hia love of horses was the most predominant thing, next to his love of his family tii at was seen by his neighbors, avia tion in late years seemed to share his passion. Time after time he told his friends that his "best quips were written In the air.' Mked to Fly. Of recent years he never would take a train or boat, if an airplane was available. Straight Whiskey at a LOW PRICE rzk- PINT f Piloted by Prank Hawks he made 1 an aerial tour of the territory af fected by the Mississippi flood In 1931 In the interest of the sufferers. Since that time he seemed to want to fly anywhere there was any thing Interesting happening. He was a warm friend of the Lind berghs, both the Colonel and Mrs Lindbergh having visited him many times and in their hours of their suffering following the kidnaping of their child they were guests at hts ranch, secluded from all visitors. Despite his fortune, Rogers was a most frugal liver. Ills clothing testified to that. In fact he often remarked that it cost him more for newspapers in a year than for clothes. It was long ago that a friend aug gested the possibility of danger In air flights. Chewing (rum, Rogers paused, smiled and commented that he bore a charmed life, and expected to live to be at least 100 years old. Will Rogers was given the Imposing name of William Penn Adair Rogers but everybody called him Will. He was cowboy, humorist, writer, lec turer, philosopher, polo player, world traveler and flyer, but he went up In the air only as a passenger. He was born at OolaRAh, Indian Territory. November 4. 1879. but he called Claremore, Ok la. hia "home town" and he was a legal resident of Oklahoma although he spent most of his time at his ranch between Bev erly Hills and Santa Monica. Califor nia. He had Indian blood In his veins and was proud of It. One of hia jest wise-cracks was baaed upon this an cestry as he said that hia ancestors did not come over on the Mayflower, but they met the boat. Hts education came he said, at easy stages. "I studied the fourth reader for ten years" he told an Interviewer, but he was a "kldder" on and off the stage and many of hia boasts of be ing "lgnerant" could be taken with a grain of salt. After he left the fourth reader be hind him he went through, the Wil low Hassell school at Neosho, Mo. and Kempar Military Academy at Bonneville and If he did not make a remarkable record for scholarship he did not fafl. To Top Stage Ranks His mother wanted him to become a Methodist minister but Will had learned to ride a horso and thro.v a rope on hia father's ranch so he went back to the range. Tlfen starting with medicine shows and carnivals he went on a long road that finally brought him to the very top of his profession as an actor. A rancher, Zach Mulhall. organized a Wild west show and Will Joined It, finally reaching New York. There is a tradition that he first attracted public notice on a large scale when he lassoed a wild steer that broke loose at Madison Square Gorden and was about to dash through the crowd Certainly shortly after hia first ap- j pea ranee at "the garden" he was on I the vaudeville atae. Charley of Moran, nnd Mack told of Will's initial efforts In vaudeville. He was pretty bad said Mack and grew discouraged. He talked it over with Charley. "Where are you going?" asked Mack. "Back to Oklahoma." "Been fired yet?" "The manager said I was pretty punk." , "Yeah, you're all of that; but has he actually told you that you are fired?" "Well, no." fc. ... "and ' 1 W1TH "Don't quit till he tells you; maybe you can stick It out to Saturday night. That will be three days more pay." WIm Crack Makes Hit Before the week was out. Will hap pened to make a wise crack about something he saw in a newspaper, an observation shyly delivered of some thing that struck his fancy. The au dience laughed. Rogers tried ome other Joshing remarks, and was "made.' It was a short step to Hammer stein's Roof at (150 a week and then he spent six years as the star of Zleg feld Follies. He ventured Into motion pictures but failed to score the success expect ed. The silent screen gave the come dian no chance to convulse his au diences with his homely observations rendered in a drawl that only Rogers knew. But when talking picture ap peared. Rogers became a boxofflce riot and thereafter the legitimate the ater saw little of him. When his friend. Fred Stone, was injured in an airplane accident, In 1929, Just before he was to open a play In New York. Rogers rushed across the continent, took the role "for old Fred" and scored another hit. He continued, however, to go on "lecture tours' packing great crowds Into theaters, auditoriums, school houses and churches. He raised a small fortune for the drought suffer ers in 1930, and in his quiet way gave thousands of dollars of hit private fortune to charity. Has Wealthy Man His wealth was estimated by his friends at several million dollars and he carried life Insurance of approxi mately $1,000,000. He never talked about his money but he was a high salaried actor for years. His salary was 925.000 a week when he worked. He was paid $2,500 a week for stage appearances and he was understood to have received 115.000 for tight ra dio broadcasts. He met Betty Blake at a candy pullln' In Oolagah. but It took him a year to win her. He was too bashful to propose and finally he worked his way to South America and Australia learning new new rope tricks and rid ing stunt. Finally he came back, pro posed . wa accepted and they were married November 25. 1908 Three children were born to the union. Will. Jr., Mary and Jimmy. All thre fol lowed the hoof beats of their father and became expert polo players and for a time the Rogers family could put a good team on the field. "Had to break it up," Will kidded. "Mary went society on us." Wrote Daily Feature He wrote dozen books and for many years wrote a short dally "box" for a number of newspapers contain ing sage comment on the day's hap penings. He was seriously mentioned as a candidate for the presidential nomi nation in 1931 but laughed the sug gestion off by saying: "A comedian can only last till he takes himself serious or his audience takes him serious and I don't want either one of those to happen to me until I'm dead (If then) so lets stop all this foollshnes right now. Clem Rogers, father of Will, played a part m adopting the first constitu tion of Oklahoma and a county was named for him. Of this Will said: . "Heck, they had to; nobody could pronounce the old name Cooweescoo- wee." In Claremore a hotel la named The Will Rogers, a six story building was;. rWK2i.9'i rHE open road beckons with an appeal that is irresistible. There is the urge that will not be denied to "go places and do things" well away from familiar haunts. Every kind of vacation you could, wish for is available on the Pacific Coast. Mountains, beaches, popular resorts, busy metropolitan cities, or secludecfspots far off the beaten path. Your favorite sports await you in delightful new surroundings. Wherever you go let Richfield motor products and Richfield service add to your comfort and pleasure. You'll find friendly Richfield stations all along your route. don't forget OCTANI I -HI- which the comedian boasted had more bath rooms than Buckingham Palace " I used to envy General Orant and Jea James because they had cigars named after them. But shucks now I've kinda got it on "em." He couldn't be bothered with gram mar, either In his writings or "lec ture." Once an interviewer suggest ed he took too many liberties with the laws of syntax. "What's that?" he aked, "Sounds like bad news." The other explained It meant gram mar whereupon the sage laughed and replied. "Didn't know they was buy ing grammar now. I'm Just so dumb I had a notion It was thoughts and ideas." His almost repeated remark was "All I know I read in the papers" end he read practically every word In every available paper wherever he happened to be each morning. Once he was asked if he read any fiction. He replied, "Sure, the newspapers." Admired Twain He was an ardent admirer of Mark Twain and on a visit to Virginia City. Nev. where the great humorist once lived he tried to find a bed Twain had occupied. The quest was vain for he was told that when the writer lived there he was too poor to own a bed. He always denied that he was an actor. "I'm not smart enough to act." he said. "If they can find a role that's sort of like me, I'm all right. Other wise I'm punk." His employers In the motion pic ture Industry never bothered to write dialogue for his films. He couldn't or wouldn't remember. He said Just what aeemed about the right thing to say at the time. His studio prepared a "grand" place for him to occupy on the lot. A sand ed garden decorated with cactus plants surrounded an adobe hut dressed up with an electric kitchen and a living room filled with west ern and Indian trophies. Rogers look ed In, wild it was "swell" and never went back until Former President and Mrs. Coolldge came to call. He usher ed them Into the house saying, "they had to set somewheres didn't they?" He could do almost anything with a rope and was a great horseback rid er but once while a guest at Hoot Gibson's ranch he had to decline to enter a milking contest, being forced to admit he never had learned to milk a cow. He found his recreation in playing polo and unlike many ottur stars of the motion pictures he could take chances without fear of injury maim ing his features and hurting his car eer. "Couldn't make my mug look much worse, no matter how I hurt it," he said. He owned a hurdy gurdy, piano, violin, banjo, drums, mandolin and guitar and couldn't play any of them. The first literary work of Arthur Schnttzler, the Austrian playwright and novelist, was "Anatol," a series of dramatic sketches of the love affairs of a rich young Viennese. . The eggs of the seahorse are car ried by the male. IMriWV.'JlHeTWI All prices effective Saturday and Monday unless otherwise specified. SPECIAL COFFEE. Lb 21 I MYRTLE. COFFEE Rich in flavor aroma. 3 lbs 59 Consistently Perfect. Lb FLOUR, Drifted Snow, 10-lb. sack 43c PINEAPPLE, Del Monte, sliced, No. 2 can, JELLO, 2 packages . . .11c Calo Dog Food 3 cans 25 Postum Cereal. Package 2l Mushrooms, Fancy sliced 2 01. can 10c Pen-Jel for jams and jelly 2 for 25 Sani-clor. Quart bottle 10 Pork and Beans, Van Camps or Oibbs, 1V2 oz. can. Salmon, Alaska Pink, No. 1 PEAS, Del Monte Early Garden No. 1 tall can, 2 for WHEAT HEARTS, the Vit. B hot cereal that tastes so OXYDOL (Ask about Rogers silverware spoon deal). Ohirardelli's Baking Chocolate, y2 lb. 12' Shrimp. Gulfkist 2 cans 25 MILK "cr.0!:..... 17c PALMOLIVE SOAP (Ask FRIL-LETS, genuine, sold under red Porter label. Large pkg LIGHT GLOBES, 60 wt. American made 2 for 25 PICKLES, Sweet or Dills, 6 oz. bottle... each 10 Hershey's Choc. Syrup, 16 oz. 10e Phone 9 Free Delivery. 7 Love To Make Jelly,' Says U-Year-Oli State Fair Prize Winner WHILE most of her tatgh school mates are at play or planning new scholastic and social activities this summer, young Roena Rader of Sedalia, Missouri, has gone Into training for what she hopes will be her third set of blue ribbons at this year's slate fair. Roena, as a more slip of a child, had the courage several years ago to enter some Jelly In the Missouri State Fair, tn competition with housewives from all over the state. lAr jelly won top honors and Rna made a specially big hit when the Judges discovered that she was only 14 years old. Today Roena Is practising again. She's already having her warming up exercises over her mother's kitchen stove, and when the state fair gets under way she'll be right there with some of her beat. For she Is hoping hard that she'll win again to make herself a three times winner. Here are two oT Roena's favorites: Plum Jelly 4 eup 17 Ibt.i )uie I1. cups lb. I sugar bottl fruit pectin To prepare Juice, crush thorough ly 4 pounds fully ripe fruit. Do not peel or pit. Add 1 cup water, bring to a boll, cover, and simmer 10 minutes. Place In Jelly cloth or bag; squeeze out Juice. (Soun cling stone plums make best Jelly. If sweet plums are used, substitute cup strained lemon juice for cup of the plum Juice specified.) Meas ure sugar and juice Into large saucepan and mix. Bring to a boll over hottest Are and at once add bottled fruit pectin, stirring con stantly. Then bring to a full rolling boil and boll hard minute. Re move from fire, skim, pour quickly. Paraffin at once. Makes about 11 glasses (6 fluid ounces each). Peach Jam I'.fc cups (1 Ibt.l prepared ftult T'-t cups iS'i Ibs.t tur 1 bottle fruit pctln SAFEWAY STAFF Whiskers will bs fashionable for the well groomed Safeway Store staff members of this city for the next few weeks, as a result of a unique publicity program announced today by J. P. Haws, manager of Safeway Store No. 41 here. With apologies to the barbers for the next few weeks, the Safeway organizations of the Main and Holly and North Central stores will pack away their razors and let beards and sideburns grow unconflned as a means of calling public attention to a sweeping "Pio neer Days" selling event next month A. J. Anderson, manager of Safe 10c can 11 us about $1000 cash prizes). 3 bars ... 14c 22c CANDY SPECIAL Sun Slices JDaT....15c Open Evenings until 9. We Roena Rider, who is out to prove (or third successive year that she is best jelly maker, in Missouri To prepare fruit, peel about 24 pounds fully ripe fruit. Grind or chop very floe. If desired, about 3 teaspoons spice may be added. Measure sugar and prepared fruit, tightly packed. Into large kettle, mix well, and bring to a full rolling boll over hottest flre. Stir con stantly before and while boiling. Boll bard 1 minute. Remove kettle from fire and stir In bottled fruit pectin. Then stir and skim by turns for just 6 minutes to cool jam slightly, to prevent floating fruit. Pour quickly. Paraffin at once. Makes about 10 glasses (6 fluid ounces each. way 8tore No. 471, and Mr. Haws of Store No. 41, will set a fast pace for their staff members and, if neces sary, resort to false whiskers If Mother Nature doesn't render full co operation In the novel publicity stunt. 4 Many of the legends about Seml ramls, a famous Assyrian princess, have been disproved by the re searches of Professor Lehmann-Haupt of Berlin. 4 The Javanese lrama consists ex clusively of episodes from the Hindu epics, the "Mahabharata" and the "Ramayana," and the Panjl cycle or seml-hlstorlcal legends of Java. . Mrs. Sueba Dush. 71, drowned her self In four inches of water In pond near Wlnfield. Kas. f- A total of 386.482 automobile tour- tats entered California In the first half of 1935. You can pay more for Coffee, but you oan't buy finer coffee grown than this new Thermola roaat, 'ground to your order. SUNRISE COFFEE Finest Quality. Always Fresh ' Lb. 23c 3 3. 65c 15c -49-lb. sack . . .. - $1-63 each . . - - . . 1 5c Shredded Wheat, pkg . 11c FRUITS and VEGETABLES Prices Effective Saturday Only STRING BEANS, Local 2 lbs. 5 CANTALOUPES, Jumbos, each 5 GRAPES, Seedless . 3 lbs. 10 POTATOES, U. S. No. Is, 1934 Gems, 20 lbs 25? . - - - - 29c good. Large package 23c Large package - 23c Peanut Butter, Hoody'i 2 lbs. 35 Ginger Ale or Lime Rickey, 16 oz. 2 for 19 Tomato Juice, Del Monte, No. 1 tall 9( H D Punch, pkg. makes quart, each 5 8ALADETTE3 or SEASHELLS, Of Porters 2 pkgs. C I Maxwell House Coffee, lb 27f CANNING SUPPLIES at Easy Prices reserve right to limit quantities Peach Recipes Peach Torte 0 shredded wheat biscuits, rolled fine 3 cups sliced, fresh peaches 4 cup sour cream 3 -3 cup sugar teaspoon cinnamon a teaspoons vanilla Roll th Khrrir1ri n'h hliiit Into crumbs and put two-thirds of them In a layer in a well buttered, loose bottomed layer cake pan. Cover crumbs with n such on mi eggs, cream, sugar, vanilla and clnna- iiiuii Hnu pour over peacnes. sprinkle with rest of the crumbs and bake In . mortmtc nvn mi v.k. heit) until peaches ara cooked about 30 minutes. Six portion. Preparation in la minutes. Peach nellxht 3 shredded wheat biscuits 4 tablespoons sugar 4 tablespoons butter 6 halves of peaches Rich, and Hearty! Get Your Guasti WINE (it the BEVERAGE SHOP 208 East 8th Street We Deliver Phone 581 ECS)Kf(S)M MEAT & FISH CO. 206 E. Main Free Delivery Phone A ROY GUYER, Manager HO OF TOP Beef Roast S.".!.. 12V2C Fresh Ground Fryers h Nice and Fat 3for$l Hens, ea. 68c Salmon, by whole fish, lb. 15 Wisconsin Longhorn We Have a Large Assortment of LUNCH MEATS fk C Salads Home Made Mock Chicken 1 cup marshmallow sauce Split ahredded wheat biscuits, spread with butter, toast slightly. Pry peaches in butter cut side down. Turn them over and sprinkle with sugar and brown on under side. Place one-half of fried peach on each half of shredded wehat and fill hol low with marshmallow sauce. Make the sauce by thinning the mashmal low with whipped cream, milk or syrup. Serves 6. Shredded Wheat Quick I.unrh 3 tablespoons butter 1 onion, minced 3 cups canned tomatoes 3 cups canned corn 3 teaspoons salt 3-4 tablespoons grated American cheese 4 shredded wheat biscuits, rolled fine 3 teaspoons minced parsley Melt butter in frying pan and lightly brown onion In It. Add to matoes. corn, salt nnd rh nH heat thoroughly, stir in biscuit crumbs and cook gently for 5 min utes. Serve hot, sprinkled with pars ley. Six portions. QUALITY Boiling Beef h Very best ft m lb 5JC Beef, lb. . 1 5 Veal ROAST Shldr. euti, lb. 10c STEAK shoulder rr 1 2V2C eut Stew, lb. 8c Cheese, lb. 28c . pint 20c Legs, 7 for 25c
