Tuesday. April IS, 1950
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It's raining again today down
here In the Sunshine state. When
I squawked to a native Floridian
about the matter he passed it off
lightly. He said: "Don't you wish
they had the blessing of these
wonderful rainy days in New
York? We have no water short
age here. We don't have to hire
rainmakers in Florida." 1
changed the subject. What irri
tated me was that he didn't even
say it was "unusual weather.
Cooking
So you claim your wife is a
good cook? Can she make "Hush
Puppies"? That is a Florida culi
nary favorite. If your matrimon
ial mate doesn't know how to
make "Hush Puppies" she can
find out by reading the book
titled. "Cross Creek Cookery,
by Marjorie Rinnans Rawlings.
Among the innumerable exam
ples of Florida food favorites
mentioned in this book are
"Florida Soft Shell Turtle
Soup," "Donax Broth," "St. Au
gustine Deep Fried Shrimps,"
"Florida Backwoods Biscuits,"
"Swamp Cabbage," "Alligator
Steak" and "Canned Rattlesnake
Meat." Alligator steak is said to
be quite a delicacy. Rattlesnake
meat is said to be good, too, but
it has been reported that former
Governor Grant, of Florida, who
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Postman Should
Deliver Insurance
Checks Any Day
Washington, Apr. 11 U.R
Most of the 1,800,000 veterans
who have not received their
special GI life insurance divi
dends can relax. The postman
should deliver them almost any
day.
The Veterans Administration
said todav the assembly line
cheekwritine on the S2.800.000,
000 dividend fund should be
cleaned up in the next two or
three weeKs.
VA hastened to add a "But.'
Long Trickle Seen
A trickle of checks will con
timip tn en out for months and
perhaps, years to ex-GI's who
only now are applying lor their
dividends ana 10 certain pruu-
lom rasps, it said.
About 14,500,000 veteran policy-holders
have applied for the
special dividend payments. New
amplications are coming in at
the rate of about 25.000 a week,
An estimated 15,600.000 living
ex-GI's are eligible. There is no
cut-off date by which they must
apply.
At the close of business yester
day, the treasury had placed in
hp mnil since mid-Januarv 12.-
056.561 checks for a total of
S2.284. 606.628.
Regional treasury offices now
are working sending out divi
dend checks to beneficiaries of
the 400.000 GI policy-holders
who have died. VA explained
that this operation is being han
dled differently from the other
dividend payments.
700 Planes Ordered
By Navy in Year
Washington, Apr. 11 U.R)
The navy has ordered more than
700 airplanes during the current
fiscal year ending next June 30,
it was learned today.
Industry sources estimated the
cost of roughly more than $500
million.
The navy disclosed officially
that it has placed $234,927,263
worth of orders with eight air
craft manufacturers out of fiscal
1950 funds. The figure covered
only airframes and did not in
clude engines, instruments, spare
parts and other necessary items.
Airframes, according to indus
try sources, usually represent 40
to 50 per cent of the total cost.
The navy's statement was the
first disclosure by either the
navy or air force of 1950 pro
curement plans although the
year runs out in 2, months.
was very fond of rattlesnake
meat, said he first wanted to
know "if the snake had bit him
self." Incidentally, did you know
the duchess of Windsor had writ
ten a cook book titled ."My Fa
orite Southern Recipes"? I saw
the duchess of Windsor in Palm
Beach recently. She continues to
be a very smart looker.
Pleas Note
Florida boosters are very con
scious of the value of major
league baseball teams playing
exhibition games in the state
during the training season. Some
Miami ocean front hotels give
the major leaguers a special rate
of eight dollars a day for room
and meals.
People
Harry Richman, the veteran
night spot entertainer, and his
charming spouse, Yvonne, spend
the winter in their house in
Miami and their summers on
their 43 acre cattle ranch in Ne
vada. . . . Martha Raye is now a
fiermanent resident of Miami and
ives there all the year around
except when away for entertain
ment engagements. She is short
ly due to appear for two weeks
at the Hotel Flamingo, in Las
Vegas, Nev.
Asides
The Florida International Base
ball league consists of teams
from the seven principal towns
of Florida and one from Havana.
The league has been in existence
four years. Havana has won the
pennant every year. ... As for
the hardest language to learn,
Imo Colemenares, Los Angeles
language teacher, says it is Japa
nese. Says Doctor Colemnares:
"Japanese has three different al
phabets and one cannot read
Japanese without knowing Chi
nese." Briefly
Am informed an alligator
started to cross the main high
way near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,
and was run over by an automo
bile. I didn't know alligators got
as close to the highway as that.
. . . Being compelled to give their
exact age to the census taker or
suffer severe penalties is very
hard on some women. It is not
always a matter of vanity. Many
husbands do not for certain
know how old their wives are.
I know of a fellow who thought
the woman he married was 32 at
the time of the wedding but he
found out later she was really
49.
Twins
To what extent do twins run
in families? That is, if a man's
mother, or grandmother, gave
birth to twins is it likely he will
be the father of twins? And how
often do twins become the par
ents of twins? The most interest
ing situation I have recently
heard of regarding twins is the
case of a man in Olive Branch,
Miss. He was .married three
times. He had twins by his first
wife, twins by his second wife
and two sets of twins by his
third wife.
High Prices
Southeastern Floridians are
putting up a terrific organized
battle against the high price of
milk, which at this writing, is 26
cents a quart. Among the organi
zations joining in the demand
that something be done about a
lower price for milk in Miami
and vicinity is the American Le
gion. The price of milk in Miami
is now 42 per cent above that of
the pre-World War II period.
Sidelight
Saw Mary Rogers, daughter of
Will Rogers in Palm Beach.
Mary seems very well fixed fi
nancially. She is due to sail for
New York shortly in her private
yacht. ... At the polo field
across from the cottage where
we are currently domiciled, I
saw Laddie Sanford in action.
He has been playing polo here
all winter. He has now left to
play polo for about a month in
California. After that he and
Mrs. Sanford (Mary Duncan)
will go to Alaska for a month
of hunting and fishing. Follow
ing that they will spend the sum
mer in Old Westbury, L. I.
Seems like a pleasant way to
pass the time.
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New City Park Name Ballot
(Note: Voting open to residents of Medford and vicinity.
Submit ballot between April 3 and midnight. April 12 to Park
Name Poll, City Hall. Medford, Ore. Winning name to be se
lected by park advisory committee and approved by city council.)
My choice....
Name
Address...
Park
City Park Name Poll Here
Brings Suggestion Variety
Variety is a feature of Med-
ford's city park name poll. Chair
man L. J. "Bill" Cox of the park
advisory committee said that so
far 34 different names have been
suggested for Medford's newest
recreational area east of Bear
creek between Jackson and Main
streets.
Suggestions range from peo
ple's names to memorial or geo
graphical titles, Cox reported.
Closes Tomorrow
The poll, which opened on
April 3, will close at midnight,
Wednesday, April 12. Residents
Portland Attorney
To Defend Wilsons
Portland, Ore., Apr. 11 (U.R)
Portland Attorney Irvin Good
man has decided to defend Tur
man and Utah Wilson, accused
of the kidnaping-slaying of Jo
Ann Dewey, because "I believe
in their innocence,'' he said to
day. Goodman said he has ques
tioned both brothers exhaustive
ly and obtained "documentary
evidence" supporting their
claim.
The attorney pointed out that
the Washington court must grant
him permission to appear in
Vancouver and that he must
have a lawyer from that state
as an associate.
In a statement Monday, Good
man asked "what efforts are be
ing made" to apprehend other
suspects in the murder.
The Wilsons are being held
without bail and their arraign
ment is planned later this week,
Clark county officers said.
of Medford and the surrounding
area have until that hour to drop
their ballots at the post office.
Entries should be addressed to
Park Name Poll, City Hall, Med
ford. On Thursday the advisory
committee will begin a series of
meetings to judge entries. Final
choice is up to the city council.
The advisory group probably
will submit several names for
council consideration, recom
mending one. Recognition to be
given the person or persons sug
gesting the winning name is yet
to be decided.
Final decision on the name for
the new park is expected at the
regular council meeting April 18.
Dedication ceremonies for the
park, of which the swimming
pool will be the attraction, are
tentatively set for June 4. Mayor
Diamond Flynn has set May 1 as
deadline for completion of
number of park projects.
Higher Meat Prices
In Portland Predicted
Portland. Ore.. Apr. 11 (U.Ri
Higher wholesole and retail
meat prices were predicted for
this area today by T. T. Swen
son, representative of the U. S.
department of agriculture mar
ket news service.
Swenson pointed out that
Monday's 750-head cattle-run at
the north Portland livestock
market was the lowest in recent
trade history. He foresaw a re
flection in prices by mid-week.
The run was 200 head below
that of a week ago and 300 un
der the salable total a year ago.
Live cattle prices Monday ad
vanced to $1 a hundredweight.
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