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BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET Human Nature Acting As It Does These Days, You Don^ Have to Look Far for Top Story Plots By BILLY ROSE In Battle Creek, Michigan, on July 30, 1949, a Mrs. Zilpha JPerske asked her husband for a hundred dollars, and when he want ed to know what it was for she refused to tell him. One word led to a thousand others, and finally the hysterical housewife ran into the bedroom, took a rifle from the closet and shot herself. Mrs. Perske hung on for two days, and during that time her husband not only gave his blood to keep her going but persuaded friends to do the same. A few minutes before she died, he learned what she had wanted the hundred dollars for—to surprise him on his birthday with a new hunting rifle. One night in the Spring of 1924, In the middle of the IDinois flat- lands,. the engi neer and fireman of a fast mail train found them selves looking in to the barrel* of a couple of guns. The men behind the guns told them to stop the train and back it up to a crossing they had just passed. At the crossing, four men wear ing gas masks stepped out of a se dan. After shooting the glass out of the mail-car window, they tossed a tear bomb inside, and when the mail clerks came out the bandits went in. When they drove off, they took with them 60 bags of regis tered mail which contained two mil lion dollars in cash, jewels and ne gotiable securities. The case was assigned to Bill Fahy, the post office department’s Billy Bose ace inspector, and in a matter of hours, road blocks were set up, sus pects were being questioned, and detectives from New York to San Francisco were on a 24-hour shift. Two days after this historic heist, one of the army of dicks working on the case got a phone call from an msderworld char acter who offered to give him the name of the man who had masterminded the stick-up. His motive for squealing, he said, was revenge, and when his yam was checked the man he named was arrested and convicted, and most of the two million recouped. The thief, as corny and contrived as it may seem, was Inspector Bill Fahy, and when he planned the hold-up, he was certain he’d get away with it because he knew he’d be assigned to track himself down. The thing he didn’t figure on was the resentment of the underworld because he was muscling in on its racket. ON AN EARLY morning broad cast out of Berlin a few weeks ago, Bill Downs of CBS relayed the fol lowing: Shortly after the war, a German Hausfrau was notified that her sol dier husband had died in a Russian prison camp. After the usual for malities, the Berlin authorities is sued a certificate of death, and a few months later the woman re married. Last month she was informed by the commandant of the prison camp that her husband was alive and would arrive by train on a certain date. The woman showed husband No. 2 the notice, and the couple decided that the sensible thing was for the three of them to sit down at a table and talk the matter out. When the train pulled in a few days later, however, husband Ho. 1 didn't get off. The Russian of ficer in charge informed the wife that the excitement of the home coming had been too much for the ex-prisoner, and be had died of a heart attack the night before. When the woman got back to her flat, she found her second husband had committed suicide. A note ex plained that, under the circum stances, it was the only decent thing to do. By INEZ GERHARD R OBERT YOUNG and his delight ful wife were supposed to be vacationing in New York after he finished “Ellen”, for United Artists release. But he was so busy that they had to sandwich celebrating their 17th wedding anniversary in between engagements. In a hotel ROBERT YOUNG suite overflowing with flowers, they cut a wonderful cake before lunch one day while a photographer gave directions; afterward they talked— about his NBC show, “Father Knows Best”, about their four daughters, about his campaign to promote safer driving among young people, for which he has been speaking far and wide. A world-wide search has been in stituted for the six most beautiful women in the world and the six handsomest men, to portray the leading roles in Albert J. Cohen’s ‘‘Prehistoric Women”, for Eagle Lion. Sounds ambitious 1 Stefan Schnabel, of “This is Nora Drake”, son of the famous pianist, Arthur Schnabel, has an impressive record as an actor in radio, the theatre and motion pictures. His latest picture was “The Iron Cur tain”. Perhaps because he was so convincing as a Nazi on the screen, the U.S. office of strategic service* used him in Europe during the war. Dan Seymour has been made chairman of the board of Judges of the Boys’ Club of America. The Board screens thousands of recommendations to select the national boy df the year, a citation for outstanding Junior citizenship. Alan Dale, of “Sing It Again” (CBS Saturdays,) must be the hat Industry’s best customer. Bobby- soxers have snatched four of hi? in the last two months. But his 35 fan clubs made up for that when they learned that the singer had been laid low with a virus infection. They sent him 46 assorted reme- i. Dale played safe and stuck to doctor’s prescriptions. When 40 New York high school reporters interviewed Robert Q. Lewis, m.c. of “The Show Must Go On”, one brought along a bowl of goldfish. He asked the humorist to swallow them to make his story and pictures better! s r' A little more than a year ago Steve Qochran and Robert Webber, both broke and jobless, met at a party in New York. Then Steve was signed as Mae West’s leading man In “Diamond Lii”, and did “White Heat” and “The Victim”; Webber also landed, a stage job, with Mel- vyn Douglas. They met again on the Warners lot; both have star ring roles in “The Two Million Bank Bobbery”. THE FICTION CORNER SANE AND SENSIBLE By Richard H. Wilkinson EXPECTANT . . . Great Brit ain’s royal family is described as “icily non-committal” regard ing reports that Princess Elisa beth is expecting another baby. This Is Your Pap^r What Is A Newspaper? AIL WATCHED TOMMY Berk- ley and Rita Young disappear down the moon-flooded path to ward the beach. His arm was about her waist and Rita’s red head was very close to Tommy’s blond locks. Tears blinded Gail’s vision. “That’s what you get,” she thought bitterly, “for being sane and sen sible all your life. For being vir tuous and loyaL” Loyal! The word provoked a laugh. Loyal to what? To Tommy Berkley? That was ridiculous. You couldn’t be loyal ■ to a man who 3 --. . didn’t know what - minute you were up to. Fiction Or at least it lost its effect. Gail turned and started back toward the lodge. Two months ago she had come up here with her folks for the summer. The day after their arrival she had met Tommy Berkley. They had danced and Tommy had looked down at her and said: “You’re not pretty or beautiful, you’re glorious, which is really a weak word to express what I mean.” Gail had known then why all her life she had been sane and sensible. It had been for Tommy. At the point where the path skirted the tennis courts before coming to the lodge steps, Gail saw a figure and stopped, catching her breath. “Hi there, Gail. I saw you walk ing down this way and followed.” Even without the help of moon- Clark’s feet went out from under him. He fell groaning. light to etch out the features of the man Gail recognized the voice. It was Clark Davis. Davis was tall and good looking and dark. He was considered wild. He had a rep utation. Mothers warned their daughters not to go out with him, though they didn’t say why. “Clark!” she forced a laugh. “You frightened me at first.” “Sorry.” He came close. “I guess I’ve been frightening you ever since you came up here. I wish I didn’t” A path of molten gold streamed across the lake. Tentatively, Clark Davis slipped an arm around her waist And when she offered no objection he stopped and swung her to face him. “Gail!” he cried hoarsely. “Gail!” And he took her into his arms. She yielded, gave him her lips in a long kiss. When it was over she broke away, sud denly, unaccountably, regretful, guilty, ashamed. “Don’t! Please! I—I think we’d better go back.” But Clark Davis didn’t under stand. He couldn’t understand. He seized her wrist and Jerked her up close to him. “Listen,” he said tensely. “I love you! Do you hear! I want you—have wanted you since the first day you arrived here. And you want me!” “No. No, Clark! You don’t un derstand. I was a fool to come here with you. Please let me go.” Q UICK FOOTSTEPS sounded along the pebbles. A figure loomed out of the gloom. Davis felt a heavy hand on his shoulder. He swung around, saw Tommy Berkley. Angrily he swore and struck out. But Tommy sidestepped the blow and drove home a hard fist, catching Davis behind the ear, following it with a second blow to the jaw. Clark’s feet went out from under him. He fell groaning. “You dirty dog!” Tommy said, coldly brutal. “You ought to be hung” Then he turned to Gail, where she had sunk to her knees. He helped her up. They walked along the beach. Tommy’s arm supported her. They stopped at the foot of the path. “The dirty dog,” Tommy said. “Why can’t a man like Davis ac cept the fact that there are some good girls left? Why does he have to think they’re all alike?” “Oh, Tommy!” She smiled, dab bing at her eyes. “It—it’s all right now. I—I was foolish to have come here with him. If you hadn’t come along—” He grinned. “Lucky thing for both of us. Rita and I were sitting on the big rock beyond the point. When we heard you cry out we thought there was trouble and she went back to the lodge by the road. I came over to investigate. I’m glad I found you, because now you’ll be the first to know of Rita’s and my engagement.” Dried Fruits Dried fruits and dried beans ab sorb moisture faster in warm water than they do in cold water. By William R. Nelson E very American cid enough to read is familiar with the home town newspaper. Yet, how much do the readers know about it? How well do they understand its problems and actions; its place in their lives, in the community, state and nation? Just what is a home town newspaper? Dictionaries have varied defini tions of “newspaper”, but none contains the full meaning of the word. Even journalism’s “Hall of Fame” editors have given widely differing definitions of what we in the United States call newspapers. A home town Services ri e ws p a p e r, QfQ such as this Varied one ‘ is 80 man y things, all of them important, that it cannot be defined in a few words. It is similar to but still unlike every other busi ness, profession, and institution in this community. Yet its services are so numerous and varied that it is a vital part of all of the others. And more, too. The local newspaper is a mirror of its community; a clearing house for ideas; a library of local infor mation; a market phkce; a sentry constantly watching over civic and official affairs; and a partnership in which the owners, the advertis ers, the readers and the community all have interests.' In addition, it is a manufacturing plant for produc tion of printed matter. Unlike s food store, it cannot feed its community’s people. BUt its advertising columns can nurture the food store. It cannot render banking serv ice, but newspapers have been banks’ best protection against the damage misinformation or mis guided interference might cause. This newspa- Tasks per does not to practice medi- Perform 1 cine » but lt can play a vital part in preventing disease or the spread of epidemics. It is not a lawyer or a court, but it can pre vent or correct injustice. Neither the publisher, the editor, nor the other members of the pa per’s staff will claim superior status in the community. They ad mit only that the paper tries to do its job. But to the outsider, whether President of the United States, or traveling salesman, when the mood'and measure of this com munity is desired, the place to go for the information is the office of the home town newspaper. smd mm LAST WEEK'S ANSWER ^ ACROSS ■1. Food fish 5. Slight quarrel 9. Heroic 10: Like a wing 11. Lucid 12. Low spirits (colloq.) 14. Sloth jl5. Wet earth 17. Snare 18. Wager 20. A type of tailless ape 23 Birds, as a class 25. Disfigure 26 Fruit 28. Circum ference 32. Nourished 34. Edible rootstock (Tahiti) 35. Large meat plate 39. Kettle 40. Manner 41. Head (slang) 43. Presiding Elder (abbr.) 44. Molten rock material (Geol.) 47. Narrow roadway 49. Midday 50. Canal called “The Big Ditch” 5L Wheaten flour 02. Woody DOWN 1. Judge 2. Mimic 3. Kingdom (SE Asia) 4. Rub hard 5. Flap 6. Sick 7. Animals of a region 8. More at liberty 11. Combina tion 13. Pig pen 16. Millpond 19. Evening sun god (Egypt) 21. Large roof ing slate 22. Young of the herring 24. Not firm 27. Meshed material 29. Sharp knock 30. An acro bat’s bar 31. Secretion of bees 33. Lair 35. Knave of clubs (Loo) 36. Any climb ing vine 37. Cant □BQU □□□□ i □□□□□ DDUCD □□□□□□ □□□□ □D DEC DC □□□□ □□QKjIjIL □QQ □□□ □□□ODE □□an □a □DD GE DGEB □□□□□[■ □□□□□ DDaGL □□□□ CGQE □□□C GUDD 38. Cook, as meat, in an oven 42. Obscure 45. Witty saying 46. Sayings 48. Sheltered side If*. 4S r s sy y// ( • 2 5 4 s 6 7 • I I to n 1 U •s 14 1 IS 14 'M 17 a 17 20 21 1 22 % 21 ~IA V// m zs i 2A Z7 ! ?a 27 5t r //V i 1 52. n //// 54 54 57 58 ! 59 40 i I 41 42 45 44 4S 44 1 47 44 r 7/y 49 SO i I 52 i 1 ry'f rVi : f^' C D ; f 5 : | i / "V . mmniM •>.<vvv.v SCRIPTURE: Amos, (especially 2:4 0; 7-7-1S: 8:1-3). DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 42: 1-8. Rugged Prophet Lesson for April 16, 1956 D ON’T MAKE the mistake of thinking that the “minor” prophets of the Old Testament were less important than the “majors.” The 12 men whose writings end our Old Testament are in no way less important than Isaiah, Jeremiah or EzekieL They are called “minor” only because their writings cover fewer pages. First in point of time came Amos. • • • Ranch-Hand Preacher X MOS WAS NO city preacher, in ■**' fact not a preacher at all. He would not even call himself a prophet. He was a ranch-hand-from the back country, more like what we would call a hired hand than a farmer on his own. He had no presitge, no back ing, no social or official position, no money, no high education, no na tional reputation, in fact none of the things that make us “take notice” of a strange speaker. Dr. Foreman He had no lecture bureau, had no hmcheon-club, he could not even hire a hall. But the Lord had spoken to him and he knew It. He was determined that the wealthy people who crowded the tem ple yard In Bethel should hear Mm. No doubt the mere sight of the man would attract atten tion. In Ms rough working • clothes he would look as out-of place in that well-polished crowd as a huckleberry in a - pan of milk. As his voice, trained in the wide open spaces, rang out over the crowd, a few people may have laughed at first. But a circle of re spectful silence would grow around him. Indeed they liked what he said, at first • • • Roll-Call of Doomsday "T7OR three transgressions of * Damascus, yea for four ... I will not turn away the punish ment thereof,” he began. Damas cus was capital of Syria, for gen erations their country’s bitter and all too successful enemy. So when Amos predicted a crash for Syria, you may imagine the applause would be loud. Then, one after another, as Amos points his finger east north, south, the lightning of God’s curse is called down on enemy after enemy of the nation of Israel. Fire, hur ricane, defeat and disaster are fore told for every one. • • • Too Close Home P»VERYTHING Amos had said " was true, and came true; every nation whose downfall he predicted coUapsed just as he said it would. But that was not the main reason he had tramped all the way to Bethel. He had some things to- say to the very people before him, something about themselves and their own country. So when he had his audience in the palm of his hand, just as they were gloating over the terrible fate of the na tions they hated, Amos dropped his bomb on their complacent heads. “Thus saith the Lord: For three transgressions of IS RAEL, yea for four, I will not torn away the punishment thereof.” The roll-call of dooms day includes every sinful na tion. God has no pets, he plays no favorites. His laws are the same for aD men. Naturally, Israelites could well believe that God hated the sins of their enemies. But their own? That was a different story. Amos plunged from being the most popular sidewalk preacher of his day to being the best-hated man in Israel. In fact, because he dared to name the king as sinner number one, he was accused ol treason, a capital crime in any country. "One Man With God Is a Majority” A MOS WROTE OUT his proph ecies at some later time and they have been handed down to us, with all their fire and force, in the book that bears his name. We shall see in later lessons some of his great messages. What stands out here is tMs: Truth is sometimes popular, sometimes not, but the living power of truth has nothing to do with the number of people who believe it, or whether It Is pleasant, or with the prestige of the man who proclaims it. If it is God’s truth, it will live even if thte only man who believer it Is banished, as Amos was, to the silent wilderness. (Copyright tar the International council of Religious Education on behalf of 4t Protestant denominations. Released la WNU Features^ 1 Serve Baked Ham for Special Dinners (See Recipes Below) 0 Eating—Deluxe! W HEN YOU’RE PLANNING to serve a special occasion din ner for company or family, isn’t it nice to have the menu planned and recipes for' everything handy? There’s real eating enjoyment in the menu ini today’s column, and the directions for making these special dishes. Ham is a mighty economical cut of meat right now, and it makes a nice showing at the table with its gjrosy pink color tnd juicy, suc culent slices. |Then, too, there’s good eating from it for several 'days which makes ham kind to your food budget. To serve a large number, pur chase a half or whole ham. For two or four people, a ham slice wi^l serve as a meal. Ready-cooked ham needs to be heated thorough ly only if you want it hot; cured but tenderized ham requires about 25 to 30 minutes to the pound for roasting af slow (300°) tempera ture. + * * F OR BASTING and glazing the ham, use any of the following: honey, corn syrup, molasses, pickled fruit juices or canned fruit juices, red jellies, cranberry sauce or ginger ale. Smoked picnic hams are similar In flavor and appearance to regular hams, and may be preferred by the smaller families. Here’s a hand some way to prepare this cut: * Baked Orange Picnic Ham Smoked picnic ham, 4 to 6 pounds 94 cup brown sugar Grated rind and juice of 1 orange * Orange slices Whole cloves Place picnic ham on a rack In a preheated oven (325°). For an uncooked picnic, baked 30 minutes to the pound; heat a cooked picnic 10 minutes to the pound. Half an hour before end of baking time, re move ham from oven and score ham. Mix brown sugar and orange juice together and spread over ham. Using whole cloves, stick a few orange slices and maraschino cherries on ham and finish baking. During the last 10 minutes of bak ing time, increase the oven heat to 400° to finish browning. I F YOU WANT a ham dinner for two or four people, a ham slice prepared in this way is delicious, delightful and different: *South Sea Island Ham (Serves 4) 1 slice, ready to eat ham, 94 inch thick 1 banana M. cup brown sugar 94 cup coconut 3 tablespoons vinegar 2 teaspoons butter Place ham in a baking dish. Cut banana lengthwise and then in half. Arrange banana sections on top of ham and sprinkle with brown sugar, coconut and vinegar. Dot with butter. Bake in a moderate (350°) oven for 20 minutes. *MaDow Sweet Potato Balls ' (Serves 8) 3 cups warm, mashed sweet potatoes Salt and pepper to taste S tablespoons melted butter LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENU Frosted Cranberry Juice •Baked Orange Picnic Ham with Orange Slices •Mallow Sweet Potato Balls Buttered Asparagus • Hot Cross Puffs •Molded Cabbage Salad Beverage Pineapple Nut Cake Mints Nuts •Recipe Given We're aB like kids BANANA m No creaming, no egg-beating easy mixing this KeUogg-qv'^ 1 cup Kullofla’s 2 All-Bran „% cup milk .1 cup moehud, fully-ripu bananas 1 cup sifted Hour 1 *99 V5» cup raft shortening X. Combine All-Bran, milk r nanas in mixing bowL 9. 81ft flour, baklns and salt together! Add sugar, egg ~ Stir only until < S. Fill greased muffin Bake in moderat * - (400°F.) about 25 tasty muffins. •• 1 5r igjL x:': '■' - "V , $| Persoi To Women wit Nagging Baclcac As wo *et older. cold sometimes slows down 1 tioa. This mar f ~ plate of BSCfillC eSTShts or 8 marshmallows 1 egg 1 tablespoon cold water 1 cup almonds, blanched and chopped Season potatoes and add butter. Mold potato mixture around marsh mallows, forming 0 balls with a marshmallow in the center of each. Beat egg and add cold water. Dip potato balls in egg, then in al monds. Fry 'in deep hot fat (365°) until golden brown, turning while frying. OTW 80 help the 15 doa’t wait, try Ueed DOAN’S PUFFS are made from a beaten yeast batter, and are both quick and easy to make: Gtms •! Texas is not the of the United States, gest state Is mat e e Take a barber for yon gotta take your hitw T * ., V • • • ; : A lot ef live wites mi'm LYNN SAYS: Quick Meat Dishes Help on Busy Days Make a barbecue sauce by mix ing together 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce and Vs cup of catsup. Spread over ham slice or hamburgers and broil. Season ground meat according to taste and form into balls. Brows in skillet, then add some canned tomato or mushroom sauce with a bit of grated onion and simmer meat balls for 20 minutes. •Hot Cross Puffs (Makes 24 2-inch puffs) 1 package yeast, compressed or dry granular 94 cup lukewarm water ^ 1 cup milk 94 cup sugar 2 teaspoons salt 94 cup shortening 394 cups sifted flour (about) 94 teaspoon cinnamon 94 teaspoon nutmeg * eggs 1 cup currants , Confectioners’ sugar icing Soften yeast in lukewarm water. Scald milk. Add sugar, salt and shortening; cool to lukewarm. Add two cups flour, cinnamon and nut meg and beat well. Add softened yeast and eggs and mix thoroughly. Add enough flour to make a stiff batter. Beat thoroughly until smooth. Cover and let rise In a warm place until light ami bubbly (about one hour). Add currants and stir down. Fill greased muffin pans, one-half full, and let rise until light (about 30 minutes). Bake in a mod erate (375*) oven 15—20 minutes. Make a cross on each puff With confectioners’ sugar icing. •Molded Cabbage Salad (Serves 8) 1 package lemon-flavored gel atin 1 cup boiling water 2 tablespoons older vinegar 2 tablespoons tarragon vino- 94 teaspoon salt 94 oup cold water 194 cups finely shredded oao- bage 94 cup minced eelery 94 oup sliced, stuffed olives Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add. vinegars, salt and cold water. ChiU. When slight ly thickened, fold in cabbage, cel- cry and olives. ^ Pour into individ- ™ ual molds or large mold. Chill until firm. Un mold on greens and serve with de sired dressing. 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