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Section D Medford Pages 1-10 Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1960 Famed Old Berlin Hotel Now 'Lower Middle Class' Eatery Br LEROY KELLER East Berlin - d'PD - It once more is possible to have lunch In Berlin's famed old Adlon Hotel, but it takes a vivid imagination to recall any of the glories of the setting of Vicki Baum'f "Grand Hotel." The main part of the hotel till is in ruins, but the rear was undamaged. The "restau rant" operates in what once was the servants' quarters. The dining room is 40 feet long and 16 feet wide. It is divided into two rooms. The "luxury" area is to the ' rear and is distinguished by two thin rugs placed over the gray marble floor. In all, there were 13 tables, four in the bare-floored front room, and nine in the rear. The tables are small and round, made of boards an inch-and-a-half thick, support ed by a painted metal base. The white tablecloths were drab and bore evidence of re peated use. Cheap paper nap kins and beat-up silver com pleted the setting. Traditional Uniform The waiters wore the tradi tional black uniform, about the only bow to gracious liv ing. They are forbidden of ficially to accept a tip, so serv ice is slow and uninspired. Only four or five of the tables were occupied at any one time. I went over with Joe Flem ing, UPI Berlin manager, and Dieter Scmitt, UPI German business manager. We had a drink of vodka washed down by East German beer, Italian salad, veal steak, fried pota toes and hard rolls. The bill, including a pack age of East German cigarettes which cost six marks, came to slightly more than 41 West German marks, or a little over $10. Despite the relative ex pensiveness of the Adlon, it is a "lower middle class" eat ing place. Tops in East Berlin is the Budapest. We went there for coffee. The Budapest was four or five times as large as the lunchroom at the Adlon and it was crowded. Only one ta ble was available. It is on Stalinallee, housed in one of the ponderous Russian-style new buildings which have gone up along what once was Frankfurter allee. Had To Prove Pay At this restaurant we, as westerners, had to prove we could pay in West German marks before being served. Three coffees and two East German cognacs cost five marks seventy, about $1.40. The Adlon is just east of the Bradenburg Gate, one of the six legal passageways into East Berlin. Next to it on Wilhelmstrasse stands the Hindenberg Castle, a monu ment in ruins. South of that stood Hitler's Reichschancellry. It was only partly destroyed during the war, but was torn down by the Russians and today is a vacant lot. A large pile of dirt marks the spot where Hitler committed suicide in a bunker beneath the chancellery. Across the street was the Propaganda Ministry from which Joseph Goebbels direct ed his hysterical campaigns. It houses the East German Comunist Propaganda Bureau Capitol Memo Juicier Slice of Tourist Dollar Aim Of Travel Division Br DOUGLAS GRIPP . Salem-IUPl)-A Jucler slice of the tourist dollar, as always, 1j the main item on the Ore gon Travel Information Divi sion menu. But the taste buds are reacting in 1960 to what may be new ingredient. The division has decided that the Oregon Centennial did something else last year besides marking a 100th birth- V" ?1"C" knows anything about slogans agree it's a good one." The slogan, splashed on Oregon ads in dozens of national magazines and in newspapers, was adopted by the Highway Commission last fall. It replaced "You'll Remem ber Oregon," 'the theme for many years. Tourism is still the state's third biggest industry, behind Tne today. Goering's huge Air Ministry has been restored and is the seat of the East German government. The old B e r 1 i n Opera House, pride of Germany, also has been restored. It stands in the same place on Unter den Linden. It and the huge Soviet Embassy are the only struc tures rebuilt on this once beautiful thoroughfare. Farther down around the Mark Engels Platz on Koenig strasse, ren a m e d Rathaus strasse,, the Communists have rebuilt the City Hall. It is again of red brick and still is known as the Red City Hall -aptly named now on two counts. ,'Jaross Visits in Area on Campaign Washington - County Judge Joe A. Jaross, candidate for state treasurer on the Demo cratic ticket, made a quick campaign tour of the Medford, Talent and Phoenix areas re cently. He was occompanied by Mrs. Jaross. The couple visited Frank Christian, Jackson County Democratic Central commit tee chairman, and Larry Slice han, Rogue River. Sheehan was appointed Jaross chair man for north Jackson coun ty. The Jarosscs purchased the FAMED OLD HOTEL It once more is pos sible to have lunch in Berlin's famed old Adlon Hotel, but it takes a vivid imagina tion to recall any of the glories of the set ting of Vicki Baum's "Grand Hotel." The main part of the hotel still is In ruins, but the rear, as shown in this photo, is un damaged. (UPI Telephoto) I first two tickets to the com-1 himself as "a liberal cindl. ing Roosevelt Mehorial din- date who opposes the sales i ner from Mrs. Edward Kelly. tax in anv 'orm." He was the Judge Jaross, who taught i I"TuC, C0"nty Judge ... iHdiiiugiwii luuiiLjr in 43 years. HELP US! Wt need clothing, iheei, diihei, furniture, end bedding. We Pick Up. HELP OTHERS! The Salvation Army SPring 3-731S school for 15 years, describes! $ III 41 PLUMBING & I SyitA&yl SHEET METAL CO. J jl CIOSE-COUPIED Tjm CLOSET r I W hi. MATCH,N(5 LAVATORY wK '$12.50 J I A yEzAX. Open Sat. for your f Carnation INSTANT NON-FAT DRY MILK 8 qt. pkg. Reg. 75c AEROWAX A spring housecleaning aid . . . Full Qt. Only Hills Bros. Instant Coffee 6 oz. Only $429 Nestles Chocolate Large 12-oz. Pkg. Only Chips USDA CHOICE Corned Beef 69 Choice Boneless Brisket Extra lean Trim USDA CHOICE T-Bone Steaks ib. 98 Perfect Aged Cut to Order Klamath Steer Beef CENTER SLICED HAM $100 I 4 FOR SLICED LUNCH MEAT Ib. 39 ALL MEAT GROUND BEEF 3 ibs. S!P RAINBOW TROUT 10-inch Ea. 25 BEEF FOR YOUR FREEZER! TERMS We Charge No Interest Top Federal Grades from the Klamath Suptr 67 Feed Lots. Vi or Whole Beef Cut and wrapped. . j . . , : SAN'S GIANT FREEZER MEATS day. It made a big share of Oregonlans who never thought about it before aware of being hosts. The division the segment of the Oregon Highway Com mission whose responsibility it is to keep the tourists flow ing here is exploiting that this year. Division Director Carl Jor dan is on I swing of eastern Oregon and the Columbia Gorge this week hitting the Chamber of Commerce and other groups with the idea. He covered southern Ore gon, the Coast and the Willa mette valley last week. The chambers will filter the host suggestion down to the grass roots. What it amounts to is the hope of an even friendlier approach by the average citizen to the tourists. The communities will have the ball and Jordan says they ire enthused about it. The number of tourists in Oregon increased by three per cent in 1959 but the money spent was up 20 per cent. The idea this year is to get tour ists to stay in the state at least one more day. If this is done, Oregon will scoop up an extra 40 million dollars. Beit Luxes The state's best lures, sta tistics show, are water lakes, streams, waterfalls and the ocean and mountains. "We can't compete with San Francisco on its metro politan night life, or with Kansas on its wheat fields," concedes Dennis Clarke, as sistant director of the division. "But good clean air? We're loaded. A great number of our tourists come here from Los Angeles county. They're gasp ing for breath down there and elsewhere." Figures back him up and show that 40 per cent of those who came to Oregon last year were Californians. Twenty- six per cent came from Wash ington state, six per cent from Canada, and five per cent from Idaho. Then it goes Texas, Utah, Kansas, Arizona, Ohio and Illinois. Clarke reports that Oregon's tourist slogan. "Relax in a state of excitement," is being accepted despite some criti cism. "Everybody pokes fun el 1959 income, when six million out-of-staters visited, was $176 million. Although the 1959 drawing card was the centennial, Cla rue says they expect nearly that many visitors again this season. Livestock Officers Receive Uniforms Livestock officers for the state department of agricul ture have been placed in uni form for "formal" occasions. Eldon Beckner, who serves this district as livestock offi cer, is among those who will appear in a new tan whipcord uniform for road checks and patrol duties, "where it is im portant that the public rec ognize them," the department reported. The uniform includes an Ei senhower jacket with a blue and gold patch showing the word "investigator" under the livestock brand inspector half circle insigna. The uniforms were issued last week at the first of a series of refresher and train- ingcourses given by the department. CROWN FLOUR All Unbleached-5 Lb. Bag 49c 95 BONNIE cats like it loo) DOG rooo I0-b. Bag 25-b. Bag $1.89 t2 for Besf Bet for my Pet 3-Bees HONEY All light amber S-lb. pall - Reg. $1.19 ARTICHOKES 89' 4,000 Restaurants Prove it , Every Day - tuna ' Boyd's Flavor Stands Up! SAVE 51.00 NOW! On Ortho 16-16-8 $O95 40-lb. 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