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Secret 'Weapon. 'Weapon a group of youngsters singing
"Getting to Know You," in Bang,
look, the Xing of Siam rising to.
his feet and stepping forward.
to .shake bands (a very rare
al -courtesy), liven more moving
are close-ups of Miss Anderson.
as she. sings "Ave Maria" or "The
Whole World in. His Hands".--as.
She greets the great of the Far
bast simply and with dignity, or
speaks below the Gandhi me-
morial in New Delhi. (she was the
first foreigner permitted this
honor),
Hack for a rest in her Dan-
bury, Conn., farmhouse where
she lives •with her husband, ar-
chitect Orpheus Fisher, Miss An-
derson. last week summed up her
-travels: "We were very lucky
to be chosen. One hoped one left
behind a good impression after
the- singing was over,''
Of the problems that remain-
ed at home she said: "I'm hope-
ful. There is a .desire on the part
of many Americans to review
their actions. So often we are
afraid of -what our next - door
neighbors or our friends may say.
And so often they are just wait-
ing for us to make the first
move." — From NEWSWEEK.
flank Rate Bird's Nesting
LIMBERING—Out on a limb, pert Ginger Stolz makes like a high
wire artist at Cypress Gardens. That little parasol won't keep
her dry if she falls in the drink, but the water's warm anyway.
anent, she adds, "It's about this
Bank Rate business." •
The cousin is plainly aghast.
"Good God," he cries, "you didn't
knew of it in advance?" "Yes,
we knew." Susan replies, relish-
lag her triumph,
And now here is Susan before
the Parker tribunal eNplaining
that it was all a joke, Is it her
fault if her cousin lacks -a sense
of humor?
After this' curtain-raiser, the
-scene shifts from the money
marts of the city to a lonely
grouse moor near Dumfries"
Scotland. Here, early in Septem-
ber, William Keswick, chairman
of Matheson and Co., loarilters,
is entertaining as his guest Nigel
Birch, Economic Secretary to
the Treaeury.
What was said? Why did Kes-
wick cut short his holiday in
Scotland.and hurry back to Lon-
don to advise a Hong Kong sub,
aidiary to sell over $3,000,000
worth of gilt-edged securities
and to buy American bonds and
equities? "It is anti-British and
derogatory to sterling," Keswick
wrote to the Hong Kong firm,
"but it makes sense to me."
Now to center stage advances
Lazard Brothers, the banking
firm founded by three French
brothers who • got their start in
the New Orleans cotton trade in.
1847, and who followed the gold
rush to California to make their
fortune. ,
Chairman of Lazard Brothers
is Lord Kindersley, 58, whose
bosom harbors the dilemma of
the man who acts in daal capac- TABLE TALKS
da Andpews.
When contralto Marian .Ander-
son debarked, from the plane in
_Taipei, Formosa, on her State
Department-sponsored tour of
the Far Bast, the first question
that greeted her was "What
about Little Bock?" By the time
she had finished her 40,000-mile,
seven-country tour earlier this
month, she had heard the same
query a great many times,
To a woman interviewer in
New Delhi she said; °I had no
bitterness and I have no bitter-
ness now" To school boys in
Kuala Lumpur: "Things like hate
and fear destroy you, restrict
you from being the kind of big
person. you could be." Ina Chris-
tian church in Vietnam she
ply sang the spiritual "Let My
People Go." When her eleven-
week trek was over, Gen. Alfred ,
Gruerither, who followed in her
wake, remarked that the U.S.
needed, more Marian Andersons,
and called her our secret we4pon.
Fortunately for Americans who
know Miss Anderson only as a
atatuesqUe and reserved perfor-
mer on the concert platform, the
staff of CBS's "See It Now" got
permission to accompany the
singer on her Far Eastern travels.
Their hour-long report gives a
vivid close-up of a great Ame-
rican, and tells the story of one
of the most effective good-will
emissaries the U.S. ever sent
abroad..
Following her froin an out-
door amphitheater in Korea to
makeshift halls in Hong Kong
and Saigon, from state recep-
tions to classrooms, Edward R.
Murrow's perceptive cameramen
pick up a gallery of faces of
every age, shade, and national-
ity. At the Saigon airport, it is
ing salted water until tender;
drain. Heat milk with butter and
pour gradually over beaten egg
yolks. Add spaghetti, cheese,
bread crumbs, parsley, onion,
pimiento and seasoning. Beat
egg whites until stiff and fold
in. Pour into well-buttered loaf
pan, place in pan of warm water,
and bake in medium oven about
45 minutes, or until done.
*
Meat Soufflé
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk, scalded
% cup bread crumbs
I/t cup onion, chopped fine
2 cups ground, cooked meat
Salt and pepper.
2 eggs, separated ,
Cook butter and flour until
smooth, then stir in hot milk
and stir until smooth. Add
bread crumbs, onion, and ground
meat. Season, remove from heat
and stir in beaten egg yolks.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pour into greased Pk-quart
casserole and bake at 4 350° F.
about 1 hour.
* *
Chicken Ring
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
sauce
1/2 teaspoim salt
1/s teaspoon ground nutmeg
Dash pepper
1 can undiluted chicken,
mushroom, or celery soup
1% cups diced cooked
chicken
1 cup soft bread crumbs
cup milk
3 eggs, well beaten
1/4 cup minced parsley
1/4 cup chopped Pimiento
1 tablespoon minced onion
Blend first 4 ingredients into
soup; stir in chicken arid re-
maining ingredients. Pour into
greased, wax - paper - lined, 1-
quart ring mold. Bake 30-35
minutes at 350° -F. or just until
set. Let stand a few minutes
before unmolding, Fill center
with peas; garnish with pimi-
ento.
Pioneering Peace
While the major powers are
spending billions in the world
rearmament race as necessary
means for an armed truce, a
meager force of 6,000 men of, the
United. Nations army is main.
taining peace on the critical fron•
tier separating Egypt and Israel.
This force has prevented hos-
tilities for a year under the most
trying conditions, The men are
on duty in temperatures over 100
degrees, and the boredom of
isolation is most trying. The 10
nations making the first man-
power contributions were Brazil,
Canada, Colombia, Denmark,
Finland, India, Indonesia, Nor-
way, Sweden, and Yubslavia....
Recreational facilities and
leaves break some of the monot-
ony, and diverse soldiers are
learning languages of other
members of the force. . . It has
gained the respect of peoples on
both sides of the frontier, who
for the first time in nine years
have been able to harvest crops
up to the dividing line without
fear of attack.
The UNtF (United Nations
Emergency 'Force) is setting a
precedent for a permanent in-
ternational police to preserve
the peace. The agency, with man-
power drawn only from the
smaller nations, merits the res-
pect of all peace-loVing people.
— Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
ys teaspoon salt
2 cups cooked corn beef
(12-ounce can) or
chopped ham
Cook macaroni in boiling salt-
ed water until tender (about 8
minutes). Drain and rinse.
While macaroni is cooking, com-
bine remaining ingredients and
mix Well until blended. Fold in
macaroni. Pour into well greas-
ed loaf pan 41/2 x81/2 inches. Bake
at 350° F. about 1 hour. Serve
hot, sliced, with;
Sour Cream Horse-Radish Sauce
1 cup sour cream, whipped
3/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
6-8 tablespoons grated
?horseradish
To 1( whipped cream, add salt
and sugar; then gradually stir
in the horseradish.
Not enough agile, death-defy-
ing young men are volunteering
today to undertake one of the
world's strangest and most
dangerous jobs — the "harvest-
ing" of edible nests from the
precipitous walls of the great
limestone caves in North Bor.
neo,
The nests are built by a spe-
cies of cave-haunting swifts
which glue them hundreds of
feet high on the walls, Hundreds
of thousands of the nests —
rare delicacy in the Far mast —
are built there annually, all
formed from a glutinous sub-
stance produced from the birds'
salivary glands,
The right to collect the nests
is vested in a number of native
families, but despite the good
money there is a tendency ,
among the post-war generation
of young men to prefer safer
jobs on the ground.
You could understand that if
you Saw the youths, perched
perilously on flimsy ladders at
heights varying from 400 to 500
feet, hooking down nests with
four-pronged spears.
The ladders and frail support-
ing "beams" sway dizzily in
mid-air. The men cling with one
land to their slender supports
and deftly remove the nests
from which the swifts have al-
ready flown with their young.
Accidents are common. Some of
the men have been known to
fall 600 feet to their deaths.
The nests are white and black;
the black predominate but the
white, from which the world-
famous birds' nest soup is made,
fetch Min ten to fifteen times
as. mucle,as the others. After be-
ing collected, the nests are auc-
tioned. In a good season they
may fetch more than $150,000.
The swifts never seem to
worry about the loss of their
nests, which are often quickly
replaced by others. The caves
are actually the interior of hills
which through the ages have be-
come hollowed into a series of
chambers hundreds of feet high.
Underfoot in the caves are de-
posits of guano often thirty feet
deep, which is 'mined" by- the
natives and sold to farmers.
Also living in the caves are
myriads of bats, and naturalists
,say there 'is a kind of under-
standing between birds and bats.
The birds occupy the caves by
night and the. bats by day.
Footnote: In preparing birds'
nest soup, the nest is washed in
Cold water and then cooked for
eight hours in a closed vessel.
Afterwards it is mixed with
chicken broth, seasoned , and
boiled for a quarter of an hour.
By TOM A. CIXLEN
NSA Staff Correspondent
10QNDON — (nA) — The
best show in 14411C10n is not an
merican raneical Or a French
• CdrOOm farce, but a latinuirom
ts
OVeroment inquiry into the ree
ent Bank Rate increase- "The
ig LeaIt," as it is called — to
'Which admission is free,
There is none of tile gilt and
leti plush 'Atmosphere usually as.-
aociated with a smash-bit. The
banking drama is being unfolded
14 Church house, Westminster,
where the bishops of the Church
of England meet in solemn con-
clave once a year.
If there are no bishops on
hand far the government hear-
ings, everyone else of importance
seems to turn up. Audiences
range from Members of Parlia-
ment, - financial editors, stock
brokers and civil servants to so-
eiety dames and Nubar Gulben-
kian, the Armenian oil king
("Absolutely fascinating, I
wouldn't miss this for worlds,"
Gulbenkian declares).
A government tribunal headed
by Lord Justice Parker is inves-
ilgating rumors that a "leak"
prior to the Bank Rate being
raiesd from five to ,seven per
cent on Sept. 19 led to a few
speculators making a tidy profit
on the stock market from their
inside tip.
Leakages aside, the Royal
Stock Exchange was the scene
of feverish activity the day be-
sore the Bank Rate was boosted
two per cent to become the
highest in 30 years.
Over $12,000,000 worth of gilt-
edged securities were unloaded
by three London banking firms,
alone, and stock jobbers com-
plain that selling continued long
after the exchange closed.
But this is only a small part
of the drama being played be-
fore the Parker tribunal. Spec-
tators at Church House are led
on a conducted tour of a whole
new world, one which is often
discussed, but seldom glimpsed
in action — the world of high
finance.
If there is one fallacy that the
Parker tribunal has knocked in
the head, it is that the British
businessman is taciturn. He is
the most talkative creature in
the world, judging from the gov-
ernment hearing. The bars, club-
rooms and chop-houses of the
city fairly seethe with gossip and
tittle-tattle.
The most chance encounter
and the most casual remark,
however, are apt to take on an
ominous ,significance at a •gov-
ernment hearing. Take the case
of Oliver Poole, deputy chair- •
man of the Conservative Party,
and Lord Drogheda, director of
The Financial Times.
When these two collide in the
bar of the Old Vic Theatre in
between acts of "Hamlet,"
neither dreams that the conver-
elation which ensues will later
be picked up, magnified and
cross-examined b e for e the
Parker tribunal. Why is, it of
public . interest? Because the
chance meeting takes place on
the eve of the Bank Rate rise.
Or take the case of pretty,
19-year-old Susan Chataway,
'who works for the Conservative
Central Office. One has the im-
pression that she is merely act-
ing as the agent of a larger
destiny when she steps into the
9:08 commuters' special for Lon-
don on Sept. 25. For there in
her compartment is her second
cousin who works for the. For-
eign Office. What imp, one
wonders, pushes Susan to boast
of her job at the Conservative
Party headquarters.
"I say, what a lark," the cousin
exclaims. "I suppose you get an
opportunity to leak all sorts of
Information."
"I wouldn't be surprised if
the police call around any day,"
Susan replies mysteriously. Then,
enjoying her cousin's bewilder-
NUBAR GULBENKIAN: "I would
not miss this for worlds."
ity as a director of the Bank
of England, and as chairman or
director of a number of private
firms. To whom docs he owe his
first allegiance?
As a Bank of England director,
Lord Kindersley has prior
knowledge that the Bank Rate
is to be raised. As chairman of
Lazards, he must blot this knowl-
edge out of his mind. In.
deed, Lord Kindersley isn't even
consulted when Lazards decides
to sell $4,000,000 worth of gilt-
edged securities — it is too
trivial a matter to bother the
chairman with, his associates
claim.
All the same, Lazards makes
a $90,000 profit on the deal, for
the firm buys back nearly half
the securities after the Bank
Rate has been raised.
How to divorce the "public
sector" of his mind from the
"private sector" is Lord Kinder-
sley's dilemma. A lesser man
might crack, develop a split per-
sonality under the strain. In-
deed, Lord Justice Parker finds
the effort called for to be "super-
human." "One must be good at
poker," is his lordship's acid
comment.
* * *
Corned Beef - Macaroni Loaf
4 ounces elbow macaroni
1 egg, beaten
1 cup tomato sauce
(8-ounce can)
% cup chopped onion
ii cup bread crumbs
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce
TOUGH COOKIES — Resembling the "gingerbread inert" thot
traditionally help mark the Christmas holidays, these "cookies
are made of non magnetic, and non edible, stainless steel.
They will be bolted to the stationary core of huge electric
generators to provide support and rigidity at the Westinghouse
plant. Properly termed "core suppd,ct,r, they're called "the
Dutchmen" by ernpliyees.
When you're having friends in
for an informal supper—or your
family is ready for a change
how about serving a ring, loaf,
or souffle with cheese as its
chief ingredient? Use this ring
as the center for a large platter
or chop dish, and circle it with
white, green, or red vegetables.
Then have each guest serve him-
self, buffet style. You'll find this
an easy and artistic way to have
a simple supper.
Tiny red beets may be used
for garnishing this type of dish,
or' use spiced crabapples. Cauli-
flower, small boiled potatoes, or
boiled onions may be used for
a touch of white. Broccoli, beans,
or Brussels sprouts make accents
of green, while sweet potatoes
or squash will add yellow.
A sauce for your ring or loaf
is easy to make if you will use
canned soup for a base. All you
• do is add from 2 to 4 tablespoons
of milk or water to a can of
condensed, cr e a m of celery,
mushroom, tomato or chicken
soup and heat writes Eleanor
Richey Johnston in The Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
If you want a flavour all your
own, add curry powder, pre-
pared mustard, sharp cheese or
minced pickle to suit your taste.
The sauce is decorative when
• served in a small dish that ex-
actly fits into your ring, but if
you ,prefer a vegetable there,
serve the sauce in a separate
serving dish with yoUr prettiest
silver ladle.
* *
This noodle ring is rich with
the flavour of Swiss cheese and
cream of celery soup. Use this
same soup as a base for your
sauce.
Swiss Noodle Ring
3 cups medium noodles,
cooked
1 can condensed cream of
celery soup, undiluted
1% cups grated process; Swiss
' cheese
% teaspoon paprika
MI teaspoon salt
34i teaspoon white pepper
3 eggs, slightly beaten
Cook noodles in boiling salted
water until tender; drain: Com-
bine soup and next 4 ingredi=
ents in a saucepan. Heat, stir-
ring occasionally, until cheese
is melted. Gently in ix cheese-
mixture with eggs arid noodleS.
Pour into 1-guart greased ring
mold, Set mold in pan of warm
water. Bake 45 minutes at 350°
F. or until knife inserted in cen-
ter comes out clean. Let stand
10 minutes before tinmeldirig:
Fill center with cooked, butter-
ed asparagus - tips. Serves 6-8.
* *
Serve this Macaroni or spa=
ghetti loaf with a Shrimp' sauce
Which yOu make ' cutting
shrimp into quartets and adding
to a medium White satice. Mix
Well:
Macaroni or Spaghetti Loaf,
i clip, Milk
4 tablespoons butter
3 eggs, separated
1 cup grated Canadian
cheese,, firnilY Peeked
44 cup` soft btead etuitibs,
firmly Peeked
1% cups Uncooked spaghetti
or Makatea
1 tablespoon chopped
PaisleY
1 teaspoon geated won.
1 tablespoon chopped
pithiento
1/.teasPoOti salt
114 teaspoon POPper,
Break fpfghetti into 1,1fich
pieces and. took' in 2 quiiits boll
Book Thieves
Hardest To Detect
What are =icing the hardest
thefts to detect? Ask any crim-
inologist and he'll tell you —
book thefts. A book can be so
easily secreted. And ',the most
surprising people steal books.
Police know that there are
men and women who make a
business of stealing valuable
books, but nine' out of ten book
pilferers are normally honest
people who had no intention of
stealing when they first entered
the shop or library. They find
the lure of books irresistible and
yield to the impulse to take them.
In a single year an ex-City of
London police detective who
operates in a big bookshop got
back $9,750 worth of stolen
books. When he spots a new thief
he makes him sign a pledge that
he won't enter the shop again.
He has thousands of these writ-
ten promises — many from pro-
fessional men, including profes-
sors.
A famous man was once
caught stealing a book in a large
book store. He was not prose-
cuted, but he signed a form ad-
mitting the attempt and under-
taking never to visit the store
again in any circumstances.
For over three years a man
stole books from this store. Then
he became conscience-stricken.
In a neat Scholarly hand he
wrote to the proprietor saying
he had taken 200 books, but had
"not Used or read theni." He Said
they Were now in three large
parcels in the baggage office of
a railway station, The bookshop
owner duly collected them, but
the identity Of the reformed thief
/letter became known.
One Woman convicted riot long
agO Wag fOund to have done
flourishing ‘barrow' business With
books She had "lifted?, Another"
,well=ktioWn book-stealer used to
advertiser "Any Book footled."
:When he got an order, he strolled
along..to the shop, and Stale the
book.: '
Wayieri book atealeit are Per,.
tienierly difficUlt to detect. A
WhO was kept 'under ob-
getVatieti in a bookshop wag
eventually questioned. A dozen
tie* tieVela Were fOlind hidden id
IMO Peeket skillfully sewn un,
der her VoltitriitiOuS skirt.
CONTRAST IN .CONCENTRATION Soviet Iota'
#4eviit, left, and Nina Zhdanova present a contrast tn COndentra
tton as they listen attentively °during a duringdiStUtilart at the
Vertitycif Minnesota in iVlini ea olis. the two women.. are
visiting various universities and hospitals during a tour 'of the'
United' ttatet.,
a natitirt-WICre tado and btoodeost, President, `Eisenhower
Foster bullet (leff),: report to the American people the results of
The President said that the West would .nOgotidti with the 8O.Vialf
only on one edn'dition. The Russians must give 'ideal' evidence'"
"Wilt "of roncilia ton':
REPORT TO THE NATiON—In
and Secretary of .State John
the NATO meeting in Paris.
Union -on disahnament, but
of integrity, siiiceilty and