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On The Side By E. V. DURUNG (DiWributed by Kintf Future Svnicate. Inc.X Deparkin from Paris I suc cessfully supervised the progress of our tggage from tne hotel George V to trie boat train at Gare St. Lazare. .After checking and double checking the number ui piccca4diiu iiiiumg u correct, 1 sat down in the compartment to sign a lew ;ghs of reliel. 1 was then suddenly confronted with a tragic scene a horrible spectacle that made a series of snuuder shake my frail frame. Into tli compartment came a poor wretch supervising the . progress of 19 pieces of baggage, wife and a Great Dane dog. Noting signs of indignation on the faces of some of the travel ers already occupying the com partment, the lady said, '"Our dog has hfs own ticket." The dog looked veiv deiected. The har assed husband .began trying to et 19' pieces o,f baggage in a space .hardly large encu&h for six.: Finally the .poor devil re belled. He explained: "Either we get a compartment for ourselves, our baggage.and the dog or 1 am not going.'' The wife said; '"But, dear . ." The 'husband scream ed. "You heard me!" How' right Dryden .was when, he said, '"Be ware the fury of a patient man." Anyway, the conductor was sum moned nd arrangements were made fur an. entire compartment for this heavily laden couple and their dog. To Boat The trip to the dock at Le Havre wnere the good ship United State awaited us was without further incident. At Le Havre ail angel in disguise wear ing the imiform of the United States line said to all passengers, "Just leave your baggage where it is. Don't bother or worry about it further. We will transfer it to your cabin." Shortly "after I saw - - i ttA riroat m sicwmu icaiMus wit Dane dog toward the ship. The dog was now in a good mood. He stepped gingerly along wagging his tail vigorously, incidentally, 20 dogs of various sizes and breads were among the passen gers on the United States, which has unusually well equipped kennels for pets. " Sold Out ' 4'h United States for this sail ing was sold out weeks ago. And this ) the off season. No ques tion about it. That beautiful ship is one of the most popular passenger vessels ever "to travel the Atlantic. We p mbarked the night before sailing. That is we went aboard about nine p.m. and the stop sailed shortly after mid nit, Shopping One of the first things-1 did after dining on the ship, the first . night was to buy an elegant Havana cigar. Price, JO cents for a cigar that .costs 60 cents in aris. Ne.tt to the tobacco de partment was a shop. Featuring a variety bf articles. .Lined up before the counter four-deep were eager female shoppers. Thev were buying perfume at French retail prices. Perfume is, as you'proba'aly" know, cheaper in Paris than in New York. It is a "duty" free" proposition. As I have aforementioned, Havana cigars are three times as ex pensive in Pari? as in New York. Why is U ttiat we cigar smokers always-get the worst-of it? ' - . First Trip The first trip to the United States made "together by Grace Kelly and her Prince was on the steamship United States. I note princess Grace, who expects a jchild in February, is certain it will be a boy. She has had the horoscope of the expected infant airaacty read. When I get back -to New York I will check as to what the stargazers say as to children bora in February and report same in detail. As you inow a chUd born in February . 1 I . . 1 Ua iciiif ue uuiu emit! unuci ,sign of Aquarius or Pisces. " Lattery Would like to clear up a few ilems cqllected in Europe before reporting the details of the transatlantic trip. In France there is a weekly national lot tery vith a first prize of S115, 000. The winner usually retires for-life Of buys a. bistro. There 3 3Jtvci wti.i kwiiii.kti,u ith tUe classic horse race the -7rix De L'Arc De Tr'iomphe. First prize ioe this is--S280,000. Winner of this usually retires or fjuys a shop on the Rua Fauborg St.3 Honore that eaters to the tourist trade. The11 Do It Every Time i By Jimmy Hatlo I TRIED TO duck min gy SITTIMG IN THE SMOKES, BUT HE C4ME .4LONG MD MOOCHED fct-JZZST THAT E-4R-BENDE? fl DOT KNOW l TRIED TO j ,flSrjT U4D ME VESTEI?Day- 1 WH4T HES SELL.- 1 DUCK HIM BY H r.r--,TLZ- 7i - 1 " WONT LtT you &au ""-, eui cvkt j. NvjWlN6"MCv;S sf youp newSP4PEI?-i,D COMMUTER IS P -tTTi R4THEQ MISS My CHCO-1 A PROSPECT-A i VOU LIKE TU4T j Ui,TEN T " DPT JBOUT EVEPyBOW 1 i'-T O lis. Kl0 rL:-KM ITXPICATC Is. WQ1LD sl8TI 1QT1VXD DUCKING THE GAB8 6Uy VW4ITIM6 FOR THE 8-05 Tuwx MO J tip op TUB HATLO MaT TO 134 pqahkliu St., A Me yoffx City, M.y. Is That So? Know how to treat your home grown flowers upon which you have already lavished so much work once you bring them into your home? You can double and even triple their life, you know. For you who have written in asking, here s how: Asters: Cut them when in full bloom, and if it is in the middle of the day so' much the better. Char the cut ends or plunge them for a minute into boiling water. Keep them in a sugar solution say one teaspoon to every quart of water. Recut the stems every other day under this solution. If they are woody, split them. Because the foliage of asters wilts before the flowers do, re move the leaves from the upper stems as they wilt, substituting other appropriate foliage. That way you'll get an extra week. Prematurely wilted asters can be revived by placing the stems in warm-to-the-touch water. Chrysanthemums: Mums are among the best lasting of cut flowers. If they are hard-stemmed perennials, split the woody stems from two flowers over night in cold water to which one half cup of sugar has been added to every quart of water. As you can see, they have a sweet tooth. Roses: For best results cut your roses when the buds begin Achievement Nigh) j Heldaf OakGrove Achievement awards were pre sented to members of the South west Medford, Oak Grove school. Pins and cards were awarded by Elwood Hedberg, manager of the Medford branch and vice president of the First National bank, and Gene McCurley, ag ricultural fieldman of the First National bank. ' First year pins were awarded to Sheila Franklin. Tamara Jean Smith, Wayne Brown, Steven Clark, Martha Merriman and Lorraine Davis. Second year pins were award ed to Mathew Rode, Carole Lee Newland. Mary Kay Harris, Candace Newland, Carol Depner, Marcia Belknap and Boritie Brantley. Third year pins were awarded to Heather Rode, Carol Mann, Sandra Reich and Elizabeth Clarke. Fourth year pins were awarded to Ray Nouguier, Keith Smith, Donald Mann, Jeanette Noug uier, Ann Darland, Jeanette Robertson and Robert Allen. Fifth year pins were award ed to Bruce Boldenow, Ursula : Bates, Mavis Strom, Sheila' Couey and Thomas Turpin. Sixth year pins were awarded to-Donald Smith. Stephen Smith, Judy Nelson and Carolee Brant ley. Ann Darland also received a style review pin as one of the best dressed girls in the 4-H program. Jeanette Nouguier also received a county medal for food preparation. EUBEKA1 . . Chicago - U.I) A political dinner party.a was disrupted when a woman newspaper re porter announced she had" lost a contact lens. A search was un successful 'and the ..guests re turned to their appetizers." They wer interrupted by another hout from the female reporter? toiie found the missing lens in her caviar.5 By EUGENE BURNS Rjnger-Nlturalist to show color and do it toward the last hours of daylight. Al ways use a sharp knife or, if you have used a shears, recut the stem with a sharp knife be fore placing in the container. Cut on a diagonal. Along with it, split the stems. Using a razor blade, you might even shave down the side of the stems but be sure it is all done below the waterline and make al lowances for plenty of evapora tion. Condition the roses overnight with stems in cold water reach ing almost to the flower heads. Commercial flower preservatives are good. Change water daily. Dahlias: If your dahlias are babied overfed and overwater- ed, as they often are, they will fade quickly, regardless of what you do. However, to every quart of water add a pinch of potas sium nitrate, obtained at a drug store or garden shop. It will help preserve their beauty. Prematurely wilted dahlias re vive quickly when the stems are recut and placed in water as warm as your hands can stand and then left there until ar ranged. Dahlia leaves, although shape ly, wilt easily so avoid them in flower arrangements. To show off your largest blo oms, remove the below-water foliage and immediately plunge the stems in cold water for a couple of hours. Then remove them to a pan containing two or three inches of boiling vater the heat destroys air pockets and speeds up the water intake. From there, place the stems in a deep container of cold water in a cool spot and let them remain there overnight. By next morn ing, they'll be ready for show. Snapdragons: Gather them when the spikes are half in flow er. Remove all leaves at once below the waterline and at least two out of every three leaves above. To condition them over night, place the stems in hot water up to 100 degrees to be gin with. Then cooler. Use a commercial preservative. As it becomes necessary, pinch off faded flowrets from lower stems. Calls Lilies: Condition them by submerging the foliage stems and leaves in cold water for one to four hours. Then before using recut the stems. The foliage and stems can be curved as desired with warm hands. If a stem splits, hold it together with a rubber band. If you use a shal low container, be sure to keep the water supply adequate. (Copyright, 1956, by Eugene Burns) (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) F3P y ten Driver Joe Scolaro Visits Drive Scolaro Lincoln, Neb. (U.PJ Bus driv er Joe Scolaro of Lincoln, Neb., went to visit bus driver Joe Scolaro of Tampa, Fla. Both have the same name. type of work, and work for the same bus company National City Lines. Lincoln's Scolaro began writ ing his "twin" when the latter won a recent national "Bus Driver of the Month" award and his' picture appeared on national place cards. '. The men are not related. Free: By special arrangement with the editors or the Encyc lopedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best true-life nature adventure, the best nature observation, or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous ref erence work in a handsome Seal craft binding. Each week new submissions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: Is That So! co Medford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. Around Hollywood By ALINE MOSBY United Presi Correspondent Hollywood (U.PJ With Na tional Cat Week over, Mrs. Pa mela Mason has a confession: The reputation she and her actor husband, James have for cats is all a mistake. The Masons, true, have 11 cats in their menage, and I visited the Aline Slosby four- footed members of the family during National Cat Week because the Masons are Hollywood's most famous cat-owners. But Mrs. Mason, a brunette dressed in pink from shoes to earings, sighed that it's all a fraud in a furry sort of way. "We love cats, but! I 1 " She sighed. "The idea is to have two cats. It's all a tremendous mis take." The great cat caper began when Mason and Pamela met in England. She owned a Siamese and Mason was inspired to adopt a stage door tabby. By the time they were married they owned two cats apiece. "Then once we lost our white cat, Whitey, on a train and it caused a great to-do," Mrs. Mas on said. "We found him 24 hours later He had crawled under a seat. The story got out because James is an actor and from that moment on we've never had a moment's peace with cats. "When we arrived in this coun try eight years ago with five cats, this same Whitey had ecz ema. We put, a big collar around his neck so he couldn't bite him self. When the photographers saw that, well!" She added thoughtfully: Whitey died last year of heart failure. He had been on digitalis for a year." Some Hollywoodites adopted the Masons as cat fanciers. Judy Garland gave them a cat; other critters arrived from fans and friends. The Masons now are owned by their 11 cats. Their large home has to be divided into three sections, with various gates and rules, so that the cats who get along with each other will be separated from those they fight with. Daughter Portland's playroom was trans formed into "our cat room" where the 11 felines eat their horse meat and codfish. Though the Masons never planned on turning their home into a kennel, they enjoy being cat experts. The actor's drawings of cats cover the walls of the house. So many fans have written seeking advice on cat problems that four years ago the couple wro'.e a book on cat care, "Cats in Our Lives." Other fans have sent the Ma sons their favorite cat stories, and Mrs. Mason assembled them in a book, "Favorite Cat Stories," for the recent National Cat Week. ALARM Detroit OI.PJ Patrolman Wil liam Waldecker shook the door of a dime store to make sure it was locked tight and set off a burglar alarm that clanged away for six hours while police looked futilely for someone to shut it off. 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