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The Seaforth News, 1960-12-08, Page 2Great jazzman Tells Of Long Career "That night, I gueee 1 was the richest kid in New Orleans You efouldn't have bought- me for a Sky full of now moons, and 1 VasC years old." As the late Sidney Beehet re mills it in "Treat it Gentle," his autobiography published recent. ly, this was the beginning of his long, great career as a jazzman, 'Ie had borrowed his brother Leonard's clarinet and held his own in an impromptu jam ees- seen With Freddie Keppard's band. "VII never forget that fel Ing I had back there in the kit- ehen with those men, playing along," Bechet explained. "Those men, they were masters. They wally gave me the feeling of he - Ing discontented until I'd be able to work regular with them." - Bechet did not stay Content- ed for long. From an under -aged elarinetist in his brother's band ---- sent home early to be put to bed — h went on to become one of his profession's most styl- ish virtuosos on the soprano saxophone and, in the last decade of his life (1)41-59), the idol of the French jazz world, 'Treat It Gentle" (assembled via the eapeerevording process which re- taptured the life and times of .Telly Roll Morton) also reveals Bachet as a man of unusual sen- eitivity and rare imagination. The early chapters of the book Cor example. are indelibly mark- ed by the impact of a man he never knew: Omar, a slave who was ehot to death atter being une justly accused of raping a white • girl. Omar's. song of leve Inc his Negro eweetheart, says Beehet, was "quiet and Inc oir, but it was everywhere inside him." Beehet's father was the son Omar never lived to see; his mother was an octoroom Why, 13echet asked his mother when he was very young, "did you marry that black man?" Nis mother, he notes was "an aw- ful understanding woman . She just looked at me and said, 'Well, your father, when I saw him, he was wearing such pretty shoes. I just saw those shoes, and be was dancing so well. All I could see was the shoes and how he was dancing, and I MI in love with him'." Beehet made the first of his. many trips abroad in 19111. when he went to England with Will Marion Cook and his orchestra, A high point was a Command Performance- he played at Buck- • ingham Palace. "I didn't know what to expect," he recalled, "but the way it turned out, it was just bigger than another place; it was like Grand Central Station with a lot of carpets and things on the walls. Only it had more doors." ••- From NEWSWEEK. Acorns rattle down in ragtime, Moonbeams throws a spotlight glow, Boughs shrug o& their gaudy costumes — It's the autumn strip -trees show. --••• Alice M. Keys in "Gossip." err Space Scientists Come Down To Earth With Helpful Advice by Ward Cannel Newspaper Enterprise Assn. Want your house completely fireproofed in a matter of hours? How about a year's fuel supply for your ear in a container no bigger than a silver dollar? Or a year-round wardrobe that can't wear out? Things like these are on the near horizon because space re- search is finally coming down to earth. Sc'. if they'll quit messing atounci with bombs the next few years should bring: Pinpoint weather predictability by means of . earth satellites which can treck large .weather 0.rer,s, The Weather Bureau says im- provCi predictions could save at least 1.000 American lives and $145 million yearly. General tiptoe Vehicle Depart - mem says a t we-sate:lite fore- sem o:uld be put into F'fit! almost immediately. Once 111c wE•lt? up. yearly main- etateete• te teed lull about SIO mil - • . • efilciewly re - From the need for such ma- terials in missile nosecones has already come the Pyroceram skillet which can go from the freezer into a 000 -degree oven without cracking. Now a plastic has been developed that can withstand 15,000 degrees — the heat on the suns surface. A home application might well be easy. cheap fire -proofing. * New resources of raw nutter.- ials from space mines. We know engineers say, that space is full of minerals. A 200 - foot asteroid (a tiny planet which abounds in space) composed largely of iron could be mined for about $1 billion worth of ore. More efficient, cheaper, cleaner above all. emallerpower sources. Solar energy is still a long way off. Science says the fuel cell is Much closer at hand. The cell is 1 about the size of a silver dollar. • By chemical reaction and a tiny fuel supply, it produces depend- able. continuous electrical ener- gy. The cell is noiseless, odorless. rechargeble. simple and econornis A LIGHTHOUSE of the future, li".01 , .00r,,, 0, zeeogii,phik..01 b. Ac"it .tetellite Ceti, ies Sasethed eerie Octc,ber, csn weee.vc 5(1 per rilitttc, ycret:mb,r .t raco., thebogbri. nt ret)anAnv -;:hem eceiv;rw 1.h0usnci 1 1111. we. Th€: Signal Corps plans !..o havc 1.1rec.saterllite. irM.antaneous• eotronomcation e.rn r.,1011 hv 1962. ..1's hnukt bE Pi Silnri ;after. " •• Spada 1;!:- planee. submarines winch can broadcast their poitionF mimic: the earth. According to lighthouse en- gineers at Johns Hopkins Univers 44y, 11it: the "most remarkable advance i n naviga tion" e rice Wong range 1 attic, (Loran) was developed in World Wet 11. Hri- officiel indicetionte navigators tsa.n fix their ped within a teeth of aId. • . T..ightwtirIl 1101 !. traille-!:•!nd both hellarr• itt kil,..,4E06:le de- ,agn i:••• nat. A,tE VlSI Ytlethoris (if Dowel supply are under study. Another promising way :•,ppears -ou0-1 rer.gociohydro- dyn7nnic — 1 use {if gasc:, pas,,the thr6uch meenclie field!. Pc,..pirwb4: op 10 15 pet cent /Wirt 'r,r.i! if if, NVIth 0,4 rowing 111 602 IQ .1_1111.11111. WO developmerne in ;methane end itAri y PhIA•nmlogist:,. predict ,spact - Ler drso 5 sive you a. 48-1101.11 Aeq) lreek's supply at not tirra, Fite rs being grown . laboratorat t• today ere lighte1 and stroteter than enything now known. capable of making pars - 1 chutes to with0 and the s( aline temperatures fit' :1e-Vinry 01 evr:ryday wr-rd told ten And hirdogisty tire making great 1 s1 iklr- in kt seine men function- ing well on nrran.inftly ii)iIt 00o0ttlr Of 1. cd and liquid. • • Melte idI, !enlcd conditione. no Item:al t nirg,,,, 1 10 0 tut rule bit . -Seine euee ty SAFE FOR NOW — Carole Tregoff and her attorney, Donald Bringgold, appear together in Los 'Angeles court lust before the lury announced it was hopelessly deadlocked. There will be a third trial of Carole and Dr, Bernard Finch, accused of murdering Finch's wife, /T MI TALKS r Jam Anolw,v5. "How tempus dost fugit" as an old friend of mine used to say; and believe it or not it's time to think of all the good things we plan to serve. For instance, here's a pudding recipe, well tested, that gives from 10 to 12 servings. Quantities may be cut down, of course, ar,:afgegwamsk6kAmtamegtwgh 2 cups seedless raisins, washed and dried 1 cup cut-up pitted raw prunes cup slivered or chopped mix- ed candied peels and citron la cup blanched almonds, halved 1 cup finely chopped suet 1 cup coarse soft bread crumbs 1 cup lightly -packed brown sugar 1 cup once -sifted pastry flour or vs cup once -sifted all- purpose flour I teaspoon baking powder 1.4 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon teaspoon grated nutmeg 14 teaspoon ground ginger lei teaspoon ground mace teaspoon ground allspice le teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon salt la cup shredded raw apple 1 cup shredded raw carrot ka cup shredded raw potato 3 well -beaten eggs 14 cup grape juice Prepare raisins, prunes, candi- ed peels and citron. and almonds; combine well Combine suet, bread crumbs and brown sugar. Measure pasty or all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg. ginger, mace, allspice. cloves and salt into a sifter; sift together three times: add the prepared fruits and nutts, a few at a time and mix until all are separated and coated with the flout mieture. Add suei mixture. Add and mix in applecarrot. potato. eggs and grape juice. Turn into one large or two small greased pudding bowls, filling them not more than three- quarters full; spread smoothly. Cover with a piece of cookery parchment, which h a s been wrung out in cold water, or greased foil and tie down. Steam, closely covered, abotit 5 hours for large pudding or 31/2 hours for small puddings. Uncover and cool thoroughly. Cover and store in a cool dry place. Allow two or three weeks for the pudding to ripen. COMWO00,1,500-MIgnAAArAVW:10* LATER FRUITCAKE 2 cups sugar 1 eup buttermilk 1 cup butter 1 cup blackberry jam (black raspberry jam may be substituted) 3 cups flour 3 eggs well beaten 1 tablespoon allspice 1. cup raisins 114 cups coconut 1 cup nuts 1 teaspoon soda Run nuts, raisins, and coconut. through food chopper. Cream sugar and shortening together well. Add eggs, milk in which sods has been dissolved, jam, spices, and flour. Mix thorough- ly. Bake in layer -cake pans in even 350° to 375°F. Put together with the following filling; 2 cups sugar 1 cup butter 1!4 cups milk Boil until thick. about 7 min- utes, Spread between layers and cover cake. This cake should he baked 30 days before using • . If you like to make your own stuffing and stuff your own tur- key. birds of ail sizes are avail- able. Oyster stuffing is tradi- tional, and here is a recipe for making it. If your lamily likes it especially. make some extra stuffing and bake it in ricas serole. OYSTER STUFFING 1:4 cup butter cup chopped onion I cup dumped celery 1 cup oyster liquid tablespoons minced parsley 4 teaspoons each, salt and poultry seasoning ?:"; teaspoon pepper 2 quarts toasted bread crumbs V'S cups chopped, (trained mimed' oysters Melt butter in a large kettle; add onion and celery and cook until limp. Contbine oyster liquid (if there is not a cup full, finish filling cup with turkey broth or water) with parsley and season- ings; add to onion -celery mix- ture. Stir in toasted bread crumbs and chopped, drained oysters Stuff cavity and crop of a 10-12 pound ready -to -cook turkey. STUFFING POINTERS For lightly filled turkey, allow 1 cup of stuffing per pound- for ready-toscook weight. Stuffing will be light -textured. and have a better flavor 11 the bird le stuffed lightly. For best results, stuffing should be mixed just before using, Stuff and place turkey in pre- heated oven at once. • * • Onions are many people's fa- vorite with turkey, and here is a way to fix them. SAVORY STUFFED ONIONS 6 medium -to -large onions le cup chopped ham 14 eup soft bread crumbs Pepper to taste IS teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon fat Fine dry bread crumbs to cover onions 44 cup milk Remove a slice from top of each onion and then parboil onions until almost, but not quite, tender. Drain and remove centers to form onion cups. Chop onion that is scooped out and combine with ham and soft bread crumbs. Add seasoning and fat, Refill onion cups. Place in baking dish, cover with fine bread crumbs, add milk, and bake until tender at 400° to 450' FS Remove from dish and place around turkey on platter, alter - noting with cranberry turkey cutouts or other colorful garnish. . • It you want to make your salad unusual, try bright red apples stuffed with apple chut- ney, writes Eleanor Richey John- ston in the Christian Science Monitor, Place each stuffed ap- ple on a leaf of lettuce and serve with each turkey serving. APPLE CHUTNEY 8 tart red apples 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup seedless white raisins le cup broken walnuts le cup candied eitron 14 teaspoon cinnamon le cup strained honey 2 tablespoons lemon juice Slice off tops and bottoms of apples With sharp paring knife remove cores and enough of the apple to leave only Vs -inch -thick shells. Brush cut surfaces of apples with a little lemon juice. Chop remaining apple and com- bine with celeey, raisins, nuts. citron, and cinnamon. Mix well. Add honey and lemon juice, Chill this mixture until serving time. Place each apple in let- Suet-, cup around turkey and heap high with chutney mixture. Slowpoke Danger On Our Highways speed kills, the signs tell its, and nn one who values his own life and the safety of others on the highway will argue that strict enforcement of our speed laws is not needed. But speed is not the only highway mentlee, Ansi it is good to see that local authorities are finally consider- ing a 31 -mile an hour minimum for Waterson Expressway. For an the modern, high-speed, heavy-traFfic expressway, the slowpoke, though he is less of a threat to his own safety, is as great a menace to others as the speed fiend, He blocks and slows traffic. He fasces other drivers to slovv or stop sueldeu- ly, often at the risk of being hit from behind, And because he generally retards the flow of traffic, be defeats the purpose of the costly express highway. Furthermore, there is some- thing about slowpokes that makes them want to drive either in the left-hand lane or in the middle of the road, where they stall traffic altogether or cause other drivers to take nerve-wracking chances in order to pass on the wrong side. A minimum speed limit can be fairly easily enforced. The prob- lem of the wrong -lane artist is more difficult. It seems a shame to have to waste the time and ef- forts of patrolmen on these nuisances, but we suspect that - nothing but a concerted educa- tion campaign will work, Louisville Courier -Journal Like Doughnuts.? Here's The Recipe DOUGHNUTS 4 egg yolks (or 2 whole eggs) 1 cup sugar I4 cup soft shortening 3'4 cup thick buttermilk or sour milk (if not available usa sweet milk with a little vine- gar to thicken it), 31 elms sifted all-purpose flow 2 teaspoons baking powder I teaspoon sada teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon nutmeg la teaspoon cinnamon 2 teaspoons vanilla Beat eggs well and add sugar and shortening. Stir in the sour milk, then add the dry ingredi- ents which have been sifted to- gether. Add the vanilla. Heat fat to 300° F. (A cube of bread browns in fat in 40 seconde.) Doughnuts will absorb Loa much fat if: There is too much shortening in batter, too much sugar in batter, or if pastry flour is used. Q. How can I prey eut ice crystals from forming on the rep of my ice cream when I mitke it in my refrigerator? A. Wrap your teas' in PaisIf)reas olzen. tr)i:rint! tore control. Beating . the ice cream thoroughly several 1nne3 while it is Freezing etve,t it a finer texture. ISSUE 49 — 115(1 ea. :v.:settee- eeeree esess sa' retratees fete." as tee ease: fetee • • ! 1,1 '11 I.; • n gfr e CHRISTMAS WAS CELEBRATED ON JANUARY Oi APPLIL.20,1viAY'2.0, ir UNTIL THE 41'44 -CENTURY WHEN POPE JULIUS I ESTABLISHED DEEMEI 15A5 • CHRJTMAS,1-1 A 'Ste ita PILGRIMS CAME u‘i DRovE5 WHEN ar, FRANCIS OF ASSISI DRAMATII ED THE NATIvrry. AT GR.ECCIO, ITALY, IN 12.23„Is IvE ANIMALSAND A REAL STABLE \NE2iE.U.S6D.:THE CUSTOM PPE4D D THROUGHOLJT EUROPE,. MEDIEVAL SAXON LORD5 INTRODUCE Ds'OPEN HOUSE' SANQUETS„,MERRYMAKING OFTEN LASTED UNTIL. THE TV.YLFTH NIGHT AFTER. C STAA.Ar...;,. • l• • fl! '14.? ni3Or4; CI-P.4571AS ASSUMED MODERN FORM IN THE EARLY (800 S CLEMENTC,MOORE WROTE.HIS„ POEMA VISIT FROM 5T,NICHOLAS„ JOSEF MOHR, Al\I AUSTRIAN PRIEST,COMPOSED'SILE NT NIGHT:i PRINCE ALBERT DECO- RATED ENGLAND/5 Ffr CHRISTMAS TREE • NaaleeeSteeseelteetzeeeeseeatelteeetentttreetteateetteeteralserfeateatestseeteettesseseetztetsesteetieetelaZties*4 -.11aren, a111/PI,