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British Jet Fighter Breaks Flight Mark London, Apr. 5 U.R) A Brit ish jet fighter flew to Copen hagen, Denmark, and back a round trip of 1,180 miles in two hours 22 minutes and 10 seconds today to break 'a month-old rec ord by more than 22 minutes. The Gloster meteor twin-jet fighter flew to Copenhagen in one hour eight minutes, stopped briefly to refuel, and returned in one hour 14 minutes and 10 seconds. The old mark had been set by another British jet plane, the De Havilland Comet, a passenger airliner. ANNUAL EVENT Independence, Kan. (U.R) Paul Bustard's old German clock has had its annual winding six turns are all it requires and is off on another year's run. Thirty-five persons were on hand for the yearly event. LBETTER A Few Guaranteed Reconditioned BELTONE m k& and up FREE Hearing Clinic Thurs. & Fri. April 6 & 7 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Medford Beltane Headquarters MEDFORD, ORE. A I L (Acme Telephotoj V. S. ENVOY KILLED - Laur ence A. Steinhardt (above), United States Ambassador to Canada, was one of five Americans killed when a U. S. Embassy C-47 crashed and burned near Ottawa, Canada. One person survived the crash. $8 Billion Approved For Europe in 2 Years Washington, Apr. 5 (U.R) During the first two years of the Marshall plan, $8,726,450,000 was approved for recovery goods ana services to help western Europe- The economic cooperation ad ministration announced last night that this amount of Euro pean recovery program funds was approved Detween April J, 1948 the start of the program and April 2, 1950. The half way mark in the four-year, $15,000,000,000 project. "More than 47 per cent of the two-year total is for authoriza tions approved for purchases of industrial items, fcLA said. "About 45 per cent (is) for food and agricultural commodities; about seven per cent, for ocean freight; and less than one per cent, for technical services. Heading the two-year list of Marshall plan aid recipients was Britain with $2,391,440,000. France and her territories were second with total ERP aid of $1,838,795,000. Italy was in third place with $974,449,000 while the allied zones of Germany (now the federal republic of Germany) received aid totalling $840,403,000 to place fourth. Nation's Economic Outlook Viewed Optimistically Washington, Apr. 5 (U.R) Government economists said to day that the decline in unem ployment since February has en couraged them to view the nation's economic outlook more optimistically. They said the 561,000 drop In the jobless total indicates that industry has rebounded strong ly from the effects of the recent coal strike. Further Decline S.n As a result, they said, they looked for unemployment to continue to decline this month and in May. They warned, how ever, that the influx of high school and college students into the labor market during the summer may provide a tempor ary seasonal jobless problem- They said that during the sum mer upswing the unemployment total may reach a new postwar high of 5,000,000 workers. The census bureau reported yesterday that the unemploy ment total in March fell to a new 1950 low of 4,123,000. This compared with a February total of 4.684.0P0, the highest jobless level since the early days of the war. Higher Than 1948 Government economists also were encouraged by unemploy ment figures which showed that the number of employed work ers jumped 598,000 during the month to 57,551,000. Although this March total Is slightly below the 1949 figure, they said, it is higher than in 1948 when the economy was on its way toward the establish ment of a new all-time high as 61,000,000 jobs. History Of Charleston Shown In 'Open Houses' Charleston, S. C. U.R Fabled Charleston has put 100 years of early American history on pa rade this year by opening its handsome old homes to the pub lic. Dwellings dating from 1735 to 1835, almost all of them hous ing the descendants of their ori ginal builders, are open to spec ial tours until April 15. The houses chosen reflected the "golden period" of Charles ton's architectural development, an official of the Historic Char leston Foundation explained. jel Ame"ca$ Favor'e 0' MTrfef ffi f ,M HAl0 SHAMPOO HERE THEY ARE! An all-star lineup of America's favorite toi letries , . . tested and proved by daily use in millions of American homes! And each is unconditionally guaranteed by the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company to give you complete satisfaction! HERE'S THE OFFER! Buy and try them, any'or all! And if you're not completely satisfied that they are the very best just send the unused portion in the original container to Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co., Jersey City 2, N. J. You'll get back .'mice the price you paid, plus postage, and tax where it applies! CASHMERE BOUQUET HAND LOTION GIANT SIZE wHh HANDY" DISPENSER , s fin BOTH 0 COIOATE SHAVINO CREAMS 1ATHER 33tond49 BRUSHLESS V and 43 CASHMERI BOUQUET TALC 2S and 39c a COLOATI TOOTH POWDER 21and 39 VETO DEODORANT CREAM 25, 39 and 59 'VASELINE' CREAM HAIR TONIC 25 and 53 j 'VASELINE HAIR TONIC 25, 41 and 73 an. EM L L . rln PALMOLIVE SHAVINO CREAMS LATHER 33 and 49 BRUSHLESS 27 and 43 LUSTRE CREME SHAMPOO mi TUBES 25 and 49 JARS 25, 49, $1.00 and $2.00 COLGATE AMMONIATED TOOTH POWDER 25 and 43 Chicory Added To Coffee Idea For Saving Money New Orleans (U.R) With cof fee selling for 80 cents a pound, the nation's housewives should switch to a mixture of coffee and chicory to save money. Coffee and chicory also would be a new taste sensation and an aid to the family's digestion, they claim. Most New Orleans coffee drinkers long have been en amoured of the syrupy black brew. But it pops the eyes and crinkles the ears of the uniniti ated. Ground chicory root, grown in Michigan and Europe, where the tops are used as a garnish and the root thrown away, was found to be a good coffee stretcher dur ing the Napoleonic wars. Later a half-and-half blend became the standard product for French drip pots in New Orleans. Sales Boosted The severe coffee shortage in 1944 doubled the sales of New Orleans marketers. The W. B. Reilly company, which is the world's biggest producer of cof fee and chicory blends, said most of the new wartime customers liked the new taste as well as the economy. A Reilly company official said a pound of the coffee and chic ory blend will make twice as many cups as a pound of straight coffee, if properly prepared. Since blends sell today from 10 to 15 cents a pound' cheaper than pure coffee, the saving could run to better than 50 per cent. Earl P. Bartlett. president of the American Coffee company, said chicory is a good food, be sides. "Most people don't realize that chicory is a healthful thing," he said. "It has good food value. good sugar content, and medical i men have attested that it aids digestion." New Taste Problem But the main problem is to get the customers used to the new taste. In the French drip method, boiling water is poured or spooned slowly over the coffee and chicory mix and allowed to drip through. The result is the strongest coffee known. But it is not bitter if properly made. A favorite New Orleans way to drink it is "cafe au lait" half coffee and half hot milk. That is still stronger than most straight coffee. Some hearty advocates use just a little sugar and a little cream. The real fiend takes it black, or with a pinch of sugar. Northerners usually compare coffee with their first shot of thoir first sip of New Orleans whiskey. ild West Pioneers' Living Costs Great Laramie, Wyo. (U.R) Wyoming may have been an "exciting" and "romantic" place to live in the 1860's but the pioneers had to pay plenty of hard cash for plain necessities of while their hus bands were out chasing buffalo or fighting Indians, paid 50 cents for a cake of soap, $2 for a half pound of tea or $2 for a two pound sack of crackers. Those prices are recorded in the account books of Judge W. A. Carter, a trader in the Fort Bridger area during Civil War times. The books have been do nated to the University of Wyom ing library by Mrs. Harry Hel zer of Cheyenne. Champagne Cost Another bit of information from Judge Carter's ledgers is enough to astonish the "Wild West" moviegoers champagne could be bought for only $8 a bottle, not much more than it costs today. Other luxuries were avail able. too. Oysters sold, in thii territory more than a thousand miles from the sea, for $2 a can. Canned peaches retailed at 50 cents a tin. Bu the soldiers and trappers of the old west didn't buy much champagne. The purchases most frequently recorded were tobac co, at 75 cents a plug, and pipes, gloves, moccasins and buckskins, for $7 each. Judge Blames Liquor For Many Divorces Cleveland, O. (U.R) Liquor is blamed by a judge here for some 60 per cent of the divorces that came up before him during the past session. Judge Roy C. Scott listed liquor as the chief home wreck er, Shrinkage of war-time in come, in-law trouble and differ ences in ages between couples came next in order. Judge Scott said, "The heads of families all too often arrive home on pay day with little or nothing left of the paycheck which had been cashed in a saloon." Men are not alone in the ex cessive drinking category, the Judge observed. "There are large numbers of women who land in divorce court for the same reas on," he said. A rattlesnake will die if ex posed to very hot sunlight for more than 30 minutes. Death oc curs generally within 10 to 20 minutes. 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