The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 18 May 1964 — Page 4

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NEW YORK UPI — To best retain the bubble and sparkle of wedding champagne, serve it in deep tulip-shaped glasses. Champagne should not be served icy cold. If it is, the delicate bouquet becomes locked in. preventing a full appreciation of the distinctive taste, reports Mme. Jacques Bollinger, head of a French champagne firm.

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NEW YORK UPI —Historians report ancient Egyptians get credit for the custom of throwing old shoes at weddings or tieing them to the bridal car. In the land of the pyramids, the father handed the bride’s sandal to the groom, symbolising a transfer of authority.

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HOLLYWOOD (UPI I — Ann Blyth will spend five weeks this summer with two-week stands in Dallas, Indianapolis, Atlanta . nd Highland Park. 111., starring in “Sound of Music.”

LOOKING AHEAD—Pipe smoking Mrs. Mary Guess leafs through a fashion magazine in her room in a Chicago nursing home, contemplating her 107th birthday, May 12. Shs was born in Yazoo City, Miss., back in 1857.

CIVIL DEFENSE JOB IN ALASKA LAUDED

When the most violent earth j electric power equipment, medighocks of this century shook cal supplies, hospital equipment Alaska last Good Friday and and safe drinking water, tested the mettle of its citizens, i n Alaska, a powerhouse of Alaskans found in civil d n ’s defense, many of a new ally in their endless bat-; tllC resource* readily available

tie with the elements.

Measures taken under a not nearly completed program to help Alaskans survive a nuclear attack w r ere found to be invaluable in surviving a natural calamity. The skeleton State Civil Defense staff of eight became the nucleus of an expanded operations center coordinating the efforts of the armed forces, private organizations such as the Red Cross, the Salvation Army and the YMCA, and the work of

local governmental units.

Among the functions performed by civil defense were: • Compiling and issuing cas-

ualty lists.

• Disseminating tidal wave

warnings.

• Coordinating private, municipal and military efforts for relief and recovery. • Initiation of emergency broadcasts to instruct and inform the people. • Distribution of auxiliary

to help out were military. Lt. General Raymond J. Reeves, Commander - in - Chief. Alaska, stated that he quickly discovered after the earthquake that it wa« necessary to funnel all request* for as.-i tance through Civil Defen~o to assure coordination, lack of duplication of effort, and the most efficient operation. Looking back to the first frantic days after the quake, Alaska’s Governor W’illiam A. Egan

noted:

“When we were dropped t* our knees by the earthquake and tidal waves in Alaska, the Civil Defense organization was there to pick us up and get us started on the road to recovery. “I can’t give enough praise to the Civil Defense organization. Anyone in Alaska who had reservations about Civil Defense in Alaska, I am sure, has changed his mind now after seeing the great job this agency did and is continuing to do for our people.**

\ BROWNIE PUDDING HAS BUILT-IN SAUCE

CONTRACT HOLLYWOOD (UPI 1—Laura Devon, a member of Richard Boone's television repertory company, has signed a contract with Twentieth Century Fox.

will be “Goodbye Charlie” with j “Young Fury.” a frontier film. Tony Curtis.

■ TRAVELER FRONTIER FILM I HOLLYWOOD (UPI) —RobHOLLYWOOD (UPI) — Wil- I ert Ryan may go to Yugoslavia liam Bendlx and Rex Bell Jr., i for a role in the movie “The

Her first film, under terms of son of the late star of Western Crooked Road” being filmed the multiple picture agreement, I movies, have been cast in there.

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COMMUNICATIONS proved vital in tely after the Alaska earth27 because of the need to call Mp despite the destruction of land systems. Ernie Hewett (left), *r for the Radio Amateur Civil (RACES), used a civil de-

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The diamond engagement ring originated in Italy where the diamond was believed to be a “flame of love.”

Robert Markell, producer of “The Defenders.” joined the CBS Television Network in 1949 —as a scenic designer.

Raymond Burr, star of ‘TPerry Mason, has acquired a collection of legal texts that would do credit to any law library.

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r ' fense radio in his car to help fill in the gap. He also directed other radio “hams” at the State Civil Defense command post in Anchorage (right) in setting up the first emergency communications net tying in military, civil defense and commercial radio facilities to get help where and when needed in a land of vast distances

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mMm Army units moved quickly after Alaska’s Good Friday earthquake to help alleviate suffering, such as the 55 officers and men ordered to YaMe* (see business district above) to work with the city’s civil defense forces. YsMez Mayor Bruce Woodford praised the Job done both by the Army sad civil defense. Valdez evacuees island also got Army help, metuding medical care at Glenallen (right) and a field kitchen set up at nearby Gulkana. (U.S.Arar Photo*)

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1 There’s an element of surprise in this appetizing chocolate dapsert that sets it apart from the usual run of recipes. Pint, rick chocolate batter, studded with dates and walnuts, is spooned into a pan. Then chocolate sauce is poured on top of it. But when th* balling is done, behold, they’ve changed places .,. the cake is on top, a creamy-rich chocolate sauce below. < It’s a delightful family dessert. Sure to win the plaudits of guests, too, with an urgent request for the recipe!

DATE-BROWNIE PUDDING

8 squares Baker’s Unsweetened Chocolate 2 tablespoons shortening 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 1 teaspoon salt cup granulated sugar % cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla H cup chopped Califomim dates % cup chopped walnuts 2 cups water 1 !4 cups granulated sugar 1 square Baker’s Unsweetened Chocolate

Melt 3 squares of chocolate and shortening together. Cool. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and % cup sugar. Add milk, and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Stir in cooled chocolate mixture^ dates and nuts. Pour into greased 8-inch pan. | i Combine water, 1% cups sugar, and 1 square chocolate in a' saucepan. Place over medium heat and stir until sugar U diasolved and chocolate is melted. Bring to a boil. Pour over top of batter. (This makes a chocolate sauce in bottom of pan after pudding is baked.) Bake at 350 9 for 40 to 45 minutes. Makas t to 10 servings..

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