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The Brussels Post, 1962-07-05, Page 6SALy." LUANd PitABANG 0 VIENTIANE MILES 0 100 Salitt4tAST 'ASIA IENGAk they add a lively splash a color. On the other hand, you may prefer all greens, such as fern; proms, aspidistra, sansevieria. and umbrella plats. Climbing plants could be smilax, philoden- dron and wax-plant. Just ;le any garden requires fertilizer as food, the soil in your miniature garden will neod to ba r(•-nourished about ..once 04 menth. Prepared tablet. fertilizer can be applied or, better. stilt, borrow from your husband's sup- ply of lawn fertilieke, 1.1.!. " HOrriVir :.„ ese toe well im the pre; ent Wetlehouee home in Long Island, are among the places from which Mr. Townend got letters. The correspondence was • interrupted during . World. War lI, There is not as• much as" one might hope about Mr. 'Wede, house's internment by the null and those broadcasts that he la- ter called a "terrible mistake." But the book does not pretend to be complete, just full of Wedtl- boon. No more need be said. Now an American citizen, he writes to Bill, "I can't • picture rnyself retiring, ran you?" He. likes the status Of octogenarian bemuse people leave him alone and he can work. No los,ger must le go to parties. "The thought :that I will never have to wear a paper hat again is a very sustain- ing one.". ..„. $1GN AGREEMENT—The three Princes of Laos, left ' to right, Boun Oum, Souvanno Phouma and Souphanouvong, sign on agreement for the formation of a coalition gov- ernment nettlonal union, in Plalne oes Jarres, Laos. tarr"-- potatoes in the bottom of a greased 12 x 71/2 x 2-inch baking dish. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper and top with a layer of liver slices, Add a layer each of onion slices, carrot slices and tomato slices. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper, Pour greyer over all. Cover tightly and bake 1 hour or until vegetables are cooked. (Serves 4,) Letters that should never have been written and ought to be immediately destroyed are the only ones worth keeping, Sidney Teens ayn 0. Miniaiure cianien Easy To Malice Window boxes can bring..eolor and life to an otherwise drab room. They are a touch of beauty which is appreCiated by the oc- cupants of •the room acrd passers- by alike. But more than that t they van be a rewarding holasy „ a hobby that doesn't require ton mute) time or effort but which, nonetheless, has to he started in the proper way. Whether of wood or metal, window boxes should measure at least eight inches in depth (in- side measurement) and from eight to 12 inches in width. Length is determined by the length of window sills but a long box is less convenient for handl- ing and could be made in shorten lengths to be placed end to end. Holes in 11w bottom, three or four inches apart, will permit drainage, and placing pieces of stone or broken flower 'pots over the holes will prevent loss of soil. To further improve, the drainage, add an inch of coarse gravel or cinders and then the soil, You can. also buy metal boxes with false bottoms built into them to provide drainage. Flowering plants require a sunny location, while foliage plants grow better in shade or subdued light, so the amount of sunshine your window receives will act as a guide to the type of plant which will grow most . successfully. Your nurseryman or florist will also be able 'to give you expert advice on choos- ing plants which have similar watering needs and temperature requirements. Geraniums, petunias and pan- sies are known to thrive well in window boxes. Easy to care for, THISTLE — Hat of a veiling base with black thistle leaves swirling and turning around the head upwards giving one illusion of space is called "In Orbit," created in New York inside Franco Spain Four Groups and a Phantom Support the Present Regime into a greased 2-qt. casserole. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Heat oil in heavy ekillet. Add beef, onions and garlic and cook and stir until beef is well browned. Stir in remaining ingredients and 11/2 cups of the water beans were cooked in. Simmer 5 min.- Wes. Pour over beans and mix In lightly, Bake 1 hour. (Serves 6 to 8.) * SAUSAGE CASSEROLE 1 lb. sausages 1% cups packaged ready-cooked rice 11/2 cups grated carrots (use medium grater) 2 tsp. grated onion 2 tsp. grated onion 1 egg, beaten % cup grated Cheddar cheese 3d tsp, salt Vs tsp. pepper i4 cup grated Cheddar cheese Ye cup milk Cook sausages thoroughly, cool until they can be handled and cut into slices 1/4 inch thick. Heat oven to 376 degrees. Butter a 11/2.-qt. casserole. Prepare rice according to package• diiections, adding grated carrots to boiling water alone with the rice. Add onion, egg, cup cheese, salt, pepper and sausage pieces to pre- pared rice-carrot mixture, blend- ing well with a fork, Pour into casserole. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese and pour milk over all. Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. (Serves 6.) rx TUNA CASSEROLE 4 slices bacon 3 green onions and tops, chopped 1 medium green pepper, chopped 1 20-oz. can tomatoes (21/2 Cups), 1 30-0z. can nitishroom pieces, with juice 2 7-oz, cans tuna 1 8-oz. pkg. shell or elbow macaroni, cooked and drained 1V tsp. salt ei tsp. pepper ee cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 tbsp, butter. Heat over to 375 degrees. Grease a 2-qt. .casserole, Cut bacon into small pieces and fry until crisp. Add onions and green pepper, cook gently until onion is yellow, Add tomatoes and mushroom pieces and heat to boiling point. Drain tuna and. rinse under hot water. Break into bite-size pieces and add to skillet with salt and pepper. Put 1/2 of the cooked macaroni in the casserole and add 1/2 of tuna mix- ture, Repeat these layers twice more. Sprinkle with cheese and dot with butter, Bake 35 min- utes or until well browned. (Serves 6 to 8,) e CALVES LIVER CASSEROLE 1 lb. calves' liver, cut thin est eup flout! 1 tsp, salt Ti tsp. pepper 3 tbsp. butter tbsp. flour 1 10! -oz. can coesomme 2 merliure potatoes, sliced thin Z medium onions, sliced thin 2 carrots, sliced 2 tomatoes, sliced salt and popper Heat oven to 350 degrees. Dip liver in mixture of 1/4 cup flour, 1 tsp. eta and pepper to coat both sides. Heat butter, in heavy skillet. Add liver and brown well, lifting, out slices as they brown. Add 3 tbsp. flour to drippings in pan (use any left over from dipping meat) and blend well. Remove from heat and add eansornme ail at once, stirring to blend. Return to moderate heat and cools and 8tir until thickened, Put a layer of Madrid — The two rumors en- countered most often in Spain are: * Generalissimo Franco, 69, has just had a stroke. o He is just about to restore the monarchy. There has been endless specu- lation concerning 'Prance's health since a gun exploded in his hand last December while he was hunting, So powerful was the whispering campaign that the generalissimo found it necessary to refute it recently via national television, "I feet as young as 'you do," he told his audience, flexing his hand ostentatiously In front of the television cameras. "And I have the majority of the people and the armed forces bracing me." The second rumor is intimate- ly connected with Franco's health, age and a successor. e Recently the faces of handsome Prince. Juan Carlos, son of the Spanish. Pretender, and of his lovely bride, Princess Sophia of Greece have smiled from maga- eine covers all over Spain. News- papers gave such vivid accounts of the royal nuptials in Athens that readers could almost smell the 35,000 rosebuds used to dec- orate the church. Inirnediately the rumor flew around that Franco was about to, name 24-year-old Juan Carlos as his successor. Such talk is us- ually spread by the monarchists themselves, but they cite the following "hard" facts to back it up. O Franco arranged to h.ve Juan Carlos educated at the Spanish Military College; where he was always addressed as "Your Highness:" * The generalissimo has pro- Added the young prince with an The oligarchy shows no signs of withdrawing its support from. Franco, As for the Falange, fe shows signs of withering away, Falangism has been unable to, supply the ideology that a totali- tarian system such as Franco's requires. The party is now used chiefly as a buffer group to 'be played off against the monarch- ists and the Catholics. The phantoin upon which Franco relies is that of the 1936- 39 Civil War which cost between 600,000 and one million Spanish, lives. For most Spaniards the war is still a traumatic experience. At a recent open air art exhibit in Madrid, one of the paintings showed a young man In uniform about to smash his image in a mirror with an axe. It was titled "Fractricide." But Franco has done his best to keep the Civil War alive. He never misses an opportunity to inveigh against the "anti-Span- iards," as he calls the Republi- can forces. Streets and 'parks are named after Franco's generals. "The main cities have public holidays to commemorate the day they were liberated by Franco's troops, Lastly, there is the "Valley of the Fallen" at the foot of the Guadarrama Mountains where Franco has erected a monument to the Civil War, It includes 'a basilica bored out of solid rock, and which has all the warmth and beauty of a subway station. The world was led to believe that this church was intended as a tOken of reconciliation and a resting place for warriors from, both sides. In reality it is a mon- ument to the Nationalist 'victory, a tribute to Franco's crusade against "anti-Spain." No Repub- licans are buried there. official residence in Spain and with an official. car. When Juan [ carlos visits his father in Esto- ril, Portugal, he Is flown by a service pilot in a Spanish, Air Force plane. S Franco did declare Spain a kingdom in 1947, even though he has so far, declined to make room for a monarch, * * But Franco's flirtation with the monarchists could just as well be part of a cat-and-mouse game. Franco is the master of suspense and he ' has kept the monarchists on the edge of their seats for 23 years. His own ,family background is anything but artistocratic. Born at El Ferrol in Galicia, Franco was the son of a naval paymaster who sent the young Francisco to military college at considerable sacrifice, Franco justified his father's faith by becoming the youngest colonel in the Spanish Army. He was promoted to general during the Riff rebellion in Morocco, became nationally prominent af- ter crushing the revolt of the Asturian coal miners in 1934. The main props of the Franco regime have been described as one writer as "four power groups and a phantom." The power groups are the armed forces, the Catholic church, a small oligarchy of industrialists and landowners, and the Fal- ange, Spain's only legal party. As a general himself, Franco has been able to keep the armed forces reasonably happy. 41 * * The Catholic church was given Sweeping powers over 'the lives of 30 million Spaniards — in- cluding control of education, power of censorship — by the Concordat which Spain signed with the Vatican in 1953. Franco, in turn, was given a final say in the selection of archbishops and bishops, By TOM A. CULLEN Newspaper Enterprise Assn. (NeXti Who is the opposition?) Meal-in-one-dish recipes are especially valuable during the mummer season as they have the advantage that most of them, can be fully cooked ahead of time and then simply be reheated a few minutes before time to serve. tiere are some such casserole dishes I'm sure you and your family will enjoy. * CHICKEN CASSEROLE eit cup butter 34, cup cooking oil 2 21/2- to 3-lb. frying chickens, quartered 6 whole cloves 1 small bay leaf NI lb. sliced fresh mushrooms (about 2 cups) * cups diced raw potatoes 1 medium onion, sliced and separated into rings 1 clove garlic, minced 2 tsp, salt lac tsp, pepper 11/s cups hot water Heat oven to 325 degrees% Heat butter and oil together in a. heavy skillet. Add. chicken. pieces a. few at a time and brown well on all sides,. As the pieces brown. put them into a large casserole (3 qt.) or Dutch oven. Add cloves, bay leaf, mushrooms, po- tatoes, onion rings, garlic, salt and pepper. Pour water into pan the chicken was browned in and heat and stir, scraping up all the browned bits from the bottom and sides of the pan. Pour over chicken. Cover tightly and bake about 11/2 hours or until chicken Is tender. Change chicken pieces around in pan once, bringing bottom pieces up to the top. Re- move chicken pieces and skim any fat off broth. Strain broth, pressing as much of vegetables through the sieve as possible. Return broth to cooking pan and heat. Thicken with flour and taste for seasoning. Return chick- en pieces to gravy and heat thor- oughly. (Serves 6 to 8.) BEEF AND BEAN CASSEROLE 1 lb. dried Lima beans 2 Os, water 14 lb. salt pork 34 cup cooking (salad) oil 1 lb. ground beef 2 large onions, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced lid tbsp, prepared mustard g tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp. chili powder 1 tsp. salt cup white vinegar 1 15-oz, can tomato sauce Rinse Lima beans under run- ning water, Bring water to a boil and add beans slowly, stir- ring and keeping water at a boil. Turn down heat. Dice pork into 1/2 -inch cubes and add to beans, Cover and simmer until beans are tender, 11/2 to 2 hours. Add more water if necessary. Drain, saving cooking water. Pour beans How Well Do You 14',Thdy SOUTHEAST AS1V Mechanical Clocks Are Old Stuff The early history of ineehaM- cal clocks is, still uncertain and obscure, It has been suggested that they were an Arab inven- tion and were brought to Europe by the Crusaders. As the Arabs were far ahead of Europe in scientific attainment at that time, this may very likely be true. In early illuminated manuscripts, the figure of Prudence or wis- dom is usually shown holding a weight-driven clock, and so they are traditionally called wisdom clocks, They appear in Flemish tapestries; fine examples can be seen in the National Museum in Madrid and. in the Glasgow Art Gallery„ , , But we really know a great deal about the masterly astro- nomical clock made by Giovanni de Dondi in 1364 in. Italy because he left behind a full description of it. This clearly shows that it could not have been better de- signed, even with all the ad- vances in mechanical knowledge, today; and that it was apparent- ly made of brass, unlike other early clocks, all. of which were of iron. This Dondi clock remained in Italy until 1585 when it was tak- en to Spain and in 1809 was de- stroyed in the Peninsular war. From, his complete drawings which have luckily survived, an entirely new clock has been. only recently reconstructed under the supervision of the well-known horologist H. Alan Lloyd, and this is now in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. The first clocks were made by blacksmiths and locksmiths in an. iron frame, and were designed for putting on a wall bracket so that the weights could hang down unhindered, Italy was the brilliant pioneer; but soon the craft was carried northwards to the. South German towns which became world famous for clock- making, Nuremberg, Augsburg, Cassel and Ulm. In these cities oloekmakers had to obey certain guild rules, assuring standards of perfection that have seldom been surpassed. Before a clockmaker was allowed to practise his craft, he had to make a satisfactory horizontal, square, or hexagonal table-clock (the choice was his) and he was given eight months in which to do it. About 1500, ha Italy and a little later in South Germany, springs were being introduced into-clocks fn place of weights. The inven- tion has been ascribed to Peter Henlein of Nuremberg, but the idea is illustrated in Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks, though it is not known whether he ever ap- plied It practically. —From "Clocks," by Simon Fleet. Hord Work Behind. Author's .Light Touch "Shalteepeare'e stuff is differs fent from mine, but that is not *necessarily to Petty that it is inferi- Or. There are passages In Shake- Peeve to Which I would have been quite pleased to put my name. Thee 'Tomorrow and 10- Torrow and tomorrow' thing. hat one gets over the plate all. Tight. I doubt, too. if 1 have ever dilate enythieg snUch better than. Falstaff.'" It is good to see a touch of modesty in a satceessful man, and One must eay these words are not enrprising from P. Cl. epode_ house. They are to be expected from few who could also record that "in the sixty years since I left the Hong Kong and Shan's:hal Bank (in London) I have written ten books for boys, one book for children, forty-seven. novels if you can call them novels, four hundred and sixty-nine articles, and three hundred and fifteen ehort stories,, and only two of the roveis and two of the short 4tOrieF were not my own unaided work," Now comes an autobiographi- cal footnote in the form of letters to an old friend and fellow wri- ter, W. Townend, titled "Author! Author!" From 1920 to 1960, Mr, Wodehouse preserves the same tone, and here there is a genuine modesty to go with the banter about the Bard. Never does the Wodeleause gold strike in the United States cause a note of condescension toward the less known writer of sea stories across the water. In the later letters, as in the first, Plum talks to Bill, giving advice, criticism, plot ideas, in the manner of wri- ters with common problems, "My stuff. may not be the sort of stuff that admits you to halls sef fame, but I do work at it," ltan Wodehouse writes in one of the many latter-day comments Ire has added to the letters in "Author! Author!" (Which his native Britain knew in. somewhat different folio as "Performing Flea,") This is the old pro con- firming what has become almost a commonplace among those admirers of Jeeves and friends who must analyze as well as laugh. The lightness of the Wodehouse souffle depends on the hard labors of the cook. The present book casually dis- closes how a comic writer goes about his job. James Thurber's endless rewriting comes to mind as Mr. Wodehouse talks about writing "every. sentence half a dozen times," making "about four hundred pages of notes before I can get my scenario set," and on one occasion writing 13,000 words of scenario for the first 40,000 words of a 'novel. "I suppose the secret of writ- ing is es go through your stuff till you come on something you think is particularly good, and ehen cut it out;" he writes. And: "How do you get your plots? like to think of some scene, it doesn't matter how crazy, and serork backward and forward from it until eventually it be- *ones quite plausible and fits eitatly into the story." "You shouldn't ever have your villain manhandled by anyone except the hero." "Odd how important story Davies are. It always takes me about as long to get them to my satisfaction as it does to write e novel.." Mr. Wodehouse likes Kipling. Ne finds Aldous Huxley's novel, 413rave New World," a bore; Don linger's television serial, 3Love of Life," at work of art. In 1961 be writes, "Nobody has 3aughed in a Broadway theater ifor years," which suggests he has soot been visiting all the Broad- -way theaters since the clays when %e and Guy Bolton had five Before you flare up at any- one's faults, count ten -- ten of your own! 1uSU 2? t962 P ttit Alit The SRN2 Hovercraft seems almost b libStlike as it is demonstrated on the Solent, the channel etween Southern Eiigldrid and the Isle of Wight. The craft, Which rides on a cushion of oir one foot over the water, i'eachej speeds o It) trines an hour with its four jet turbine Oilgirhig. It Is designecl to carry 75 passengers, but ton only eperate taini vea,t6e, FiANCO' REVIEWS A Ii AkAbt Brie of four power groups berried the tegiene tile vtielVs