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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1959-07-23, Page 2Police Drank All The Evidence When the North Queensland country beyond Cahns was be- ing opened up more than half a century ago, only picked met: were sent to police the camps -- timber, gold, silver, copper, wolfram and tin - that sprang up like magic. And they had to be bruisers. to "get their man," A typical pair, Sergeants Bauldy• Smith and Walsh, were each described as "a cross be- tween a gorilla and Old Nick," Taking a man out of any navvy camp always meant a fight, for when either sergeant strode in and called for him, the growling reply would be: "Come and b— well take me - if you can!" The sergeant would then strip to breeches and singled and ham- mer it out With the wanted man. If the evildoer was no match, the sergeant would flatten him with one merciful blow, then coolly wait for the "gorilla" of the man's gang to "object"! The sergeant would then take on the gorilla, and the two men would slog away at each other until the sergeant "knocked" his man. Then, spitting blood from his mouth, thepoliceman would hitch up his breeches and demand, "Anyone else here ob- ject?" If anyone did, the sergeant would take him on, too, while the crowd watchedquietly. When all was finished, the sergeant would pull his tunic over his fight -weary body, nod to his "arrest," and both would stroll from the camp. If the wanted man had put up a sav- age fight and been badly knock- ed about, his mates would carry him from the camp. If, on the other hand, the wrong -doer won the fight, the Law and he would shake hands. But if he demanded a fight and was beaten there was no chance of his mates rushing to his aid. The crowd demanded fair play. Recalling vividly, his early days as a prospector in "Back o' Cairns", Ion L. Idriess tells of police raiding a camp shanty in the Herberton area as a crowd of navvies were sampling a sup- ply of moonshine whisky obtain- ed from a secret still in the hills. After arresting the shanty - keeper, the sergeant put the moonshine in a buggy with two policemen and sent them off to Herberton. Then he set about "cleaning up" with his remain- ing men. The road to Herberton was long, dusty, and hot. The two constables mopped their brows, blew the dust from their nos- trils, and coughed. With every movement of the vehicle the bottles in the buggy tinkled, re- minding then how thirsty they were. Just one little drink wouldn't do any harm, surely. But one nip led to another, and it was deadly moonshine. When the sergeant rode back to Herberton thaat evening, he found the capsized buggy half- way down a cutting, the horses broken loose and grazing near- by, and the constables snoring off the effects of the "evidence" by a tree! At one camp pub, the men used to make a billygoat tipsy with beer, then "bullfight" with it. One evening Idriess waited until, sadly drunk, the goat fin- ally lurched from the bar on to the quiet back veranda. Then, with a loaf thickly plastered with jam from the kitchen, he lured the beast to the cubicle which a buddy, Old Mick, had hired for the night to sleep off ,, his evening's celebration with the boys, "Otherwise," as one of IPHREE-EYED - Penny Griffin, !Pons a monocle designed for feminine wear. Popular with dashing men about - }own in movies, the mor.ocle is claimed o correct near-sightedness in me eye. Mostly it serves as :any( rrr lion niece them put it, "he'd end up. ,in the creek in the middle of the night and poison all the fish within' miles." Pulling the blankets back,. Idriess dumped the smelly old goat on the far side of Miek'F bed, with its head on the pil- low, tucked it in, and stole out, At about midnight, Mick retir- ed, singing and sozzled, to his cubicle.. Be sprawled on the bed, and snored off to sleep. Idriess thought the joke had misfired - until he heard what . happened in the morning. Mick awoke to be greeted by two big green eyes staring into his, a long scraggly beard tickling his chin, and a nauseating smell. Mick yelled and Billy jabbed him under the chin with a horn while struggling to get out of the blanket. Both went rolling to the floor. With the blanket caught over his horns, Billy charged the wall, then bolted through the door and down the back steps. Mick leapt up, yelling blue murder, and when the crowd came hurrying along, pranced around, waving his arms and of- fering to fight any man who said he hadn't been wrestling with the Devil! Idriess also tells the story of a fellow nicknamed Billy the Hum who once slunk blear -eyed into the bar of a Herberton ho- tel and croaked "Will you give me a long beer for six stamps, Mr. Bradshaw?" "Oh, all right," agreed the publican distastefully, "then clear out before someone sees you and feels ill." Billy quaffed the beer, put down the glass, then proceeded to stamp on the floor with his heel, calling "One! Two! Three! Four! Fi—" Before he could complete the count Bradshaw was leaping over the bar, but Billy escaped. One lonely pub was run by an Irish woman, Mrs, Reynolds, who kept her "trusty shillelagh" behind the bar. Idriess had seen the bar packed with riotous nav- vies returning from a spree at Herberton who just had to "up and break something" - until Mrs. Reynolds went into action. Homer Says He's King Of The World The tubby little man inthe front row was so short that his primly polished brown shoes barely touched the floor. Eyes blinking behind rimless glasses, he strained last month to catch every word at the U.S. Senate Communications Subcommittee hearing. There was much at stake for Homer A. Tomlinson, 66, the general overseer of the Church of God sect and self-proclaimed king of the world, He intends to run for President of the U.S, again in 1960 (his big white Panama campaign hat was at his side), and the subcommittee was struggling to find a way to •keep Homer and other splinter candi- date from claiming - and get- ting - as much time on news- casts as Republican and Demo- cratic candidates. The startling new problem of keeping farout canditdates like Homier out of newscasts arose because of the Federal Com- munications Commission's overly cautious interpretation of the Communications Act, which de- clares that any station that lets any legally qualified candidate use its air time must give equal opportunities to competing can- ditdates. Until last February, this provision was interpreted to cover political campaigning. Then a perennial also-ran in Chicago named Lar Daly, claim- ed that it also governed straight newscasts, charged that WBBM- TV had violated the act by not giving him equal time after showing film clips on a newscast of two of his opponents, includ- ing Mayor Richard J. Daley. Re- reading the law, the FCC agreed with Lar Daly, 4-3, and last month, after the networks had pleaded for a reconsideration, the FCC stubornly reaffirmed its opinion. To President Eisenhower the ruling was still "ridiculous." But the FCC lamely argued thatthe letter Of the law left no other choice, said that it was up to Congress to put some common sense into the law. Hustling to do just that before the 1960 presidential campaigns begin in earnest, the Senate subcommit- tee took under consideration eleven bills to keep splinter can- didates from snagging newscasts, heard CBS President Frank Stanton declare that it would have been impossible to give equal -time coverage to all candi- dates of the 18 parties in 1956. If the rule is not changed, said Stanton, "simple mathematics establishes that we will have no choice but to turn out micro- phones and cameras away from • all candidates during campaign periods," Oldest living thing on earth is believed to be a pine tree, located near Los Angeles, Calif., in t h e Inyo National Forest, Tree experts estimated that it is about 4,600 years old, TIMED TO THE SPACE AGE - Arrow at 10 o'clock' points the hour, the planet, Saturn, at two -thirty, minds the minutes and satellite at eight o'clock spins the seconds. The watch was shown recently at a Swiss watchmakers' trade exhibit, ▪ ., TABLE TALKS ate Andzews. Fish is more often overcooked than undercooked. You will find it at its best if you cOok it only until it's tender - no longer. Fish makes a nice change on. the menu - try some of these recipes and see' for yourself. BROILED PICKEREL 6 tablespoons butter, melted 1 tablespoon finely -chopped onion g, tablespoons' lemon juice 1/ teapsoon salt pepper 1/4 teaspoon tarragon (optional) 2 pounds pickerel fillets paprika 2 tablespoons. finely-choped parsley Combine butter, onion, lemon juice, salt, pinch of pepper and tarragon in small bowl; mix well. Arrange ' pickerel, skin side' down, in buttered broiler pan, Brush fillets with half the but- ter mixture; then sprinkle gen- erously with paprika. Place pan in preheated broiler, about 3 inches below source of heat. • Broilfillets for 6 to 10 min- utes, depending on the thickness of the' fillets. Baste once during broiling with remaining butter mixture. Do not turn fillets. When it flakes easily with a fork and be- comes milky -white in appear- ance, transfer to heated platter. Garnish with parsley or water cress and serve with green beans an'l buttered noodles. Makes 4 to e servings. * w r FRIED SMELTS 2 pounds smelts �h cup all-purpose flour ;/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 egg, beaten 1 tablespoon lemon juice ',h cup finely -crushed soda crackers n/s cup grated cheese (optional) fat or cooking oil Trim heads, tails and fins from smelts, using a. pair of kitchen shears. Slit open and remove en- trails; wash fish under cold run- ning water. Loosen and remove backbone from each fish. (This .is easily done by working the index or first finger, or a small knife, un- der the bone, starting at the head end.) If care is taken, very lit- tle flesh need Come away :with the bone. Open and flatten fish. Combine flour, salt and pep- per; coat fish with mixture. Blend beaten egg and lemon juice. Toss soda crackers and cheese together. Dip coated fish in egg mixture; then roll in cracked crumb mix- ture. Place enough fat or cooking oil in large frying pan to make a layer about 4 -inch . deep. Heat fat or oil untilit is very hot, but not smoking. Fry smelts over medium heat for about 2 to 3 miutes or until they are nicely browned; then turn and brown on other side. Place smelts on heated platter; keep warm until all the fish are cooked. Garnish smelts with parsley and wedges of lemon and serve with spinach or chard. Makes 6 servings. FRIED FILLETS' OF COD 2 cups canned tomatoes 2 tablespoons finely -chopped onion 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon sugar 1A teaspoon salt 4 to 6 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 to 2 teaspoons finely -chopped parsley 14, teaspoon pepper 2 pounds cod fillets 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 tablespoon milk or water 1 cup fine bread or cracker crumbs Combine tomatoes, onion, bay leaf, sugar and 1 teaspoon salt insaucepan; mix well, Bring mixture to a boil:. Lower heat, cover saucepan' and simmer 3 minutes. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in saucepan. Add flour, stirring con- stantly with • a wooden spoon. Cook over low heat until frothy, stirring contintally. Add simmered tomato mixture slowly, stirring all the time. Cook over medium heat, stirring con- stantly, for about 2 minutes or until. thickened. Stir in parsley. and 1 teaspoon pepper; keep hot. Cut fish into serving -size por- tions and sprinkle with remain- ing 1• teaspoon salt and remain- ing n/s teaspoon pepper. Mix beaten egg and milk or water. Dip •fish in egg mixture; then roll in bread or cracker crumbs. Melt remaining 2 or 4 table- spoons butter in large frying pan. Place coated fish in hot butter. Fry fish slowly, over medium heat, untilit is nicely browned, about 5 minutes. Then turn care- fully and `brown' on the other side, about 5 :minutes. Cooking time is about 10 minutes alto- gether, depending on thickness of the fish. Serve cod with hot tomato sauce and buttered green peas. Makes 4 to 6 servings. a PICKLED MACKEREL 2 pounds fresh mackerel 1 cup vinegar cup water 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon Mixed pickling spices 2 thin slices of onion. Clean mackerel and remove heads and tails, if this has not already been done. Fillet and skin fish and cut into serving - size pieces. Place mackerel• in a baking dish. Combine vinegar, water, salt, pickling spices and onion; pour over fish. Cover baking dish, (If dish doesn't have a cover, use a piece of aluminum foil.) Bake in moderate oven, 350 de- grees F, for 15 minutes, Remove from oven and allow fish to cool In vinegar mixture; chill. Drain mackerel and serve on crisp salad greens, accompanied by cold potato salad and gar- nished with radish roses. If you wish, top mackerel with sliced green onions. Makes 3 to 4 serv- ings. • TOO DISGUSTING Two cockroaches lunched in s dirty sewer and excitely discus- sed the spotless, gleaming res- taurant in the neighborhood. "I hear," said one, "that the refrigerators shine like polished silver, the shelves are clean as a whistle. The floors sparkle like diamonds: It's so clean , . ," "Please," said the second In disgust, nibbling on a moldy roll, "Not while I'in eating," Chat With a Beauty Plight in a billowing, lemon- eolored dress, Suzy Parker mov- ed with long tomboy strides through the eoel shadows of New York's St. Regis bar one afternoon recently, sat down at a center table, and ordered a vermouth and Campari to the. silent approval of several dozen pairis Of appreciative male eyes. Here • was the beautiful and much -publicized "bachelor girl." (It had turned out that she was married to Frenchman Pierre de la Salle.) Here was Ameri- ca's top fashion model ($100,000 annually), who had survived the auto crash that killed her father last June; and here was an act- ress (with red hair). Suzy, who has a seven-year contract with Twentieth Cen- tury -Fox, is now making her third movie, "The Best of Every- thing,'" about' the days and nights of New York office girls, As yet she has not made much of a: mark as an actress, but she .feels she is improving; "On this one," she told a re- porter across the table, "I don't,:, want to make a jackass of my- self. So I'm working like hell. I play Gregg, a smart -aleck role, a girl who is an extremist, a person who moves at break- neck pace. She's all for love. She raises her glass to men and says: 'Bless their clean-cut faces and their dirty little minds!''? She toyed with a glass swiz- zle stick and began to pop pop- corn into her mouth, She took a breath, then took off: "I'm ziot a burning, driving actress, but I have pride. For instance, when I polish shoes, I polish hard. And when I, make movies I do the same. But I won't' go as far as washing dishes." What did it mean to be on a national magazine's cover at 19? To become, at 23, top fashion- photographer Richard Avedon's favorite model; to be given a screen test and then a feature role in "Kiss Them for Me," with Cary Grant? To be, in short, a spectacularly beautiful girl? "I don't know what success means, do you?" asked Suzy. "As for looks, I'm very cyni- cal about "them. At one time, my sister Dorian Leigh, a ' model, was the most beautiful, most coveted, and most desirable woman in New York. Now everybody's forgotten her. All beauty means is that you hold. an extra ace in your hand. "Usually when I talk and a studio publicist is sitting next to me, he keeps kicking, me,. This afternoon I,wore sharp, pointed shoes so I can kick back." She smiled broadly, enjoying it, and. her attentive publicist smiled- a bit. "I. have absolutely no ambi- tion," she rattled. on. "Marilyn Monroe lives in my building here in New York. She has to come. down• in ;the freight ele- vator. Who wants to do • that? I also have my doubts about the Academy Awards!' Her care- fully tousled hair shook as she tossed a wicked grin around the table, "Eventually a woman will be President of the United States. I don't want to be here when that happens, I'm for, no votes, no taxes. I want to be a fragile flower. I'm the most quiet per- son I know." She paused and looked at the reporter. "We're playing a game, aren't we? That game is' called movies. It's 'family fun.' 'Now there are movie boys and movie girls, and there are a great many of them. I'm a movie girl. The difference be- tween a movie girl and a movie actress is that the actress can act. 1-lere's the whole formula: One movie girls plus one movie- goer , equals 'movies are betler than ever.' "In movies, all cars are slick, and they whizz. My eyes are grayish , but in Hollywood they're bright blue. Out there, they wanted to make my hair palomino pink; my hair is real- ly reddish brown, "What will I do in the fu - ISSUE 28 - 1959 tore? I'm movie property, you know, I have a contraot. Sa when I finish this film in Belly. wood, whichshould take a couple of months, I'm left in the hands of I'bx." She paused, then. said; "Why does everyone analyze them- selves into a baked•potato? It's a 24-hour job trying to be simple." From NEWSWEEK Heart Attacks And Their Causes Looking for causes of "coro- naries," medical men point ac-. °using fingers at heredity, high- fat diets, emotional strain, Last month the American Psycho- somatic Society met in Manhat- tan, heard a panel of experts examine the kinds of personali- ties most prone to heart attacks, re-emphasize the dangers of stress. Even the "lethalness of a high-fat diet in our society," noted Dr. Henry I. Russek, con- sultant in cardiovascular re, search for the U.S. Public Health Service, "seems to be dependent on the 'catalytic influence' of stressful living." The "stress -blind" personality cannot recognize his own stress limits. He Is usually compulsive about time,,overworked, burning to be recognized, restless during his leisure hours, and guilty about not working during them. A perfectionist, he is impatient with subordinates, overmeticul- ous, prefers doing work to dele- gating it. His job alone does not produce the stress; more fre- quently, stress comes from mul- tiple goals and his attitude to- ward them. To cbmpensate for his anxiety, the stress, -blind par- sonality overeats, smokes and drinks too much, 'commits him- selfso heavily that he has no ,time for exercise. What happens then? The or- dinary cocktail -hour psychiatrist will have no ' difficulty under- standing the professionals' ex- planation. The stress -blind per- sonality creates for himself a "maladaptation syndrome," theor- rites the University of Okla - home's Dr. Stewart Wolf, in which increased blood cholester- ol is a "biological adaptive mechanism for providing the body fuel for extraordinary effort. Beause the stress -prone individual is constantly striving and constantly frustrated,. his body reacts as though he were constantly, carrying a burden." The rise in blood cholesterol and lipides (fatty molecules) may in- crease the danger of thrombosis, particularly when other factors (heredity, diet) are already present. - From TIME Researchers, at the Jodrell Bank radio telescope installation in England have been able to "bounce" musical broadcasts .off the moon which have been picked up recognizably in Bos- ton, Mass. GOING OUT - After almost half a trillion printings this face of former New ' York governor Dewitt Clinton soon will go out of circulation. Reason: U.S. Treasury Department has freed tobacco companies from plac- ing on cigarette packages the !blue tax stamp bearing his picture. HUMPHREY AND FRIEND CO - (9rinning'gator and cross cat make a "strange pals" picture to end all such animal -world oddities, Despite the cat's grumpy expression, the creatures get along famously, So says Mrs. Isobel Cole, of Winton, England, who makes the papers periodically with a picture of her weird pet. 4'