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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1961-08-24, Page 2SavecIL The Queen Front Mating Pon,' Towards the end of the last century, Queen Victoria, , who rarely ventured outside Eng- lalLd, paid a visit to Aix -les - Beim, a fashionable watering spa in the French Alps. It was an enjoyable visit, ,ind shortly after her departure the pritish colony in the town erect- ed a ataute of the sovereign to commemorate the occasion. Years passed. The Victorian age came to an end, and the first world war was fought. Meanwhile the statue of the Queen remained undisturbed on its pedestal overlooking the municipal park of the Alpine spa, Then came the second world conflict, As the tide of the war flowed against Germany and metal grew short for the manufacture of arms, the German occupation troops in France were ordered to seize every pound of scrap metal they fould find, and send it home. Public statues were an. obvious prize, One day late in 1944, a lorry loaded with German guards and French workers pulled up beside the statue of the Queen, The bust was chopped down and thrown into the back of the lorry, destined for the German melting pot. By chance, several days tater, the railway car containing the statue, together with tons of other scrap metal, was shunted into a scrap -metal yard in Gren- oble owned by Fernand Tagnard, a forty -year-old French patriot. Partly out of a spirit of pan- ache — a Gallic mixture of courage and showmanship—and partly because he had worked with British people in Eg; pt years earlier and like them, M. Tagnard decided that one piece of German loot — the statute of Queen Victoria — would never leave the country. He took Jean Vernaz, his for- ty -eight-year-old foreman, into his confidence. At eight o'clock one morning, M. Tagnard, wear- ing his working clothes, and M, Vernaz, in blue overalls, walked through the gates of the scrap - metal yard to start the day's work as usual, In order to get near the statue, let alone steal it back, they kenw that they would have to wait until the German guards, who patrolled the yard night and day, were out of sight and earshot, They waited nervously, doing odd jobs. Then at last the guards moved to the far side of the yard. The two Frenchmen moved quickly. The statue was in a car which had been loaded, weighed and sealed ready for dispatch to Germany later in the day. The men untwisted the wire and lead seals on the car's slid- ing doors, and pulled them open. The statue was close to the en- trance. The men stumbled across the scrap yard with the 160 -pound weight, not daring to stop for a moment in case the German ISSUE 33 — 1961 li ii t1 Y G' l J. l P: -U St5•ily Rod China sign a Hits ' ,pests with N• Korea, i ilii l di�i� IlP� u � l iii{.imill 11 �4111. Hi li Ili IN H1STQgY l'r41i'!i !i!i JULY '11 1l1 18 killed in jet linererash at Denver,,: i1 JULY 20 it fleedstac1h f.. ' / qa• t • JULY 2 Author finest Hemingway killed in shotgun blest at his home 9 Newsmap Il, Illtt�i JULY 21 Capt. Virgil Grissom be- comes 2nd U.S. span in space with successful Moony capsule ride. die ram on ulestane W Va Asan,.; aethh,.,i rlltntt� 24 U,S, airliner hijacked to Cuba by Careleasedpbathizer;ut planes 7 heldengers JULY ULY 7 Antigovernment mobs demon. *trate in Dominican Republic for first time in 31 ears. di JULY ?5 President addresses nation on Perlin crisis; asks for $3.4 biliion hike in defense wending, II Ty Cobb, Ne. 1 in baseballs Hall of Pane, dies at 74. 72 die in Czech airliner crash of Casablanca. Tunisian end French troops clash at Bizerte; hundreds of Tunisians killed, U.K calls ceasefire. ULY 30 Russiaannoences 20 -year program to achieve "Pure eeminunien," a4 II JULY a 198 miners killed in Conches a• vakian coal mine explosion !a! it IV Britain lands troops in Kuwait In face of annexation threats from Iraq, x6411: 237 killed in fire and staple lee on Portuguese liner o (Mozambique lini6l., hili. guards returned and emptied rounds of ammunition into their, backs. The bullets were never fired; the guards heard nothing. They half -dragged, half -car- ried the statue to a pile of coal which lay next to the high brick wall enclosing the yard. They slipped a sack over the bust, dropped it in a hole scooped out of the coal, and covered the area with brushwood. M. Tagnard loaded on the freight car 160 pounds of bronze from his personal store to make up for the loss in weight, and that afternoon the wagon rolled out of the scrap -metal yard on its way to Germany — minus the statue of the British sover- eign, When Grenoble was liberated in 1945, M. Tagnard dug up the statue. It was dirty but unharm- ed He placed it an board a; small lorry, a tired, rattling contrap- tion which the German occupa- tion troops had not confiscated, and with Jean Vernaz pedalling alongside on a bicycle, he drove from Grenoble to Aix -les -Bain where the statue was restored to the hands of the town mayor. The return of the long -lost Queen was celebrated publicly on Empire Day, 1948. A detach- ment of the Black Watch Regi- ment, complete with pipers, par- aded through the streets. The British consul -general from Lyons thanked M, Tagnard and M. Vernaz for their wartime bra- very in a short address, The band played the national anthem — and t h e statue of Queen Victoria in Aix -les -Gains was unveiled for the second time. Then came a final touch which brought tears to M. Tagnard's eyes. He was handed a personal letter of thanks from the Queen of England, now the Queen Mo- ther, who wrote: "Due to your bravery, this his- toric monument escaped the vile hand of our common enemy." A letter from King George VI, also thanking him for his coura- geous act, reached the French- man a few days later. When you buy something for a song, watch out for the accom- panist. A CARPET OP WATER — Hundreds of gallons of water rage down the turns of this San Francisco apartment house staircase. The rapids were caused by firemen who were bottling a Stub- born blaze on the upper floor*. �TABLAtviE TALKS Can you imagine a pile of ripe cantaloupes as high and wide as a 2 -story house right in the middle of a town square? Many years ago, I happened to be passing through Rocky Ford, Colo., on "Cantaloupe Day," kvhen melons were stacked as I have described, Long before we saw them we smelled their sweet fragrance, coming to us on a gentle, sparkling -with -sunshine breeze. Everyone in town was invited to eat all he wanted and, as our hosts cut into the -yellow meat, an even more pungent fra- grance reached us - and the sweet flavor of those melons has always been hard to duplicate. * n: * One of the most popular melon varieties is the sweet -tasting cantaloupe with salmon -colored meat. When you buy one in your store, there are two definite things to look for: First, a slightly sunken, smooth, well - calloused scar at the stem end of the melon. This means that when the melon was ready for harvest, it separated cleanly from the vine—a sign that it was picked just at the right time. Second, the netting on a vine -ripened melon should be well raised and stand out in bold relief all over the surface. The color should be corky gray and the background between the netting should be light in color. a a, * When you get your melon home, wash and dry it well be- fore you refrigerate it, Wrap it in waxed paper, foil or trans- parent film wrap to keep flavor out of other foods. Do not chill cantaloupes so cold that the flavor is lost, and never chill by filling cavities with ice. o e * Before telling you of several ways you can serve cantaloupes, I'll describe some other types of melons that are on the market from June to November, in which you may be interested. The honeydew is perhaps the most widely used. The ripe hon- eydew should have a creamy yellow rind with a definite vel- vety feel. The blossom end may yield slightly to pressure. A ripe honeydew has a faint, pleasant fragrance; flesh is a delicate green, very juicy and sweet, fine-grained and with an almost melting texture, writes Eleanor Richey Johnston in the Christian Science Monitor. * a' * The Persian melon is large and round with deep green rind evenly covered with a fine net- ting. It is green and gold, point- ed at the stem end and round at the base. Rind is smooth, and ripeness is shown by a deepen- ing of the yellow color in the rind. The flesh is salmon -col- ored and is thick and juicy with a spicy flavor. b ♦ * The casaba is large, almost globular—sometimes pointed at the stem end. The rind is rough and wrinkled in furrows length- wise. It has no netting. When ripe it has a buttery -yellow rind with soft creamy white melting- ly juicy flesh. It has little fra- grance or aroma, Melons are versatile, and can be used in many ways; here are a few dishes to be made with them. SNOWPEAK SALAD. Peel a chilled melon and cut into wedges. Top each wedge with a scoop of cottage cheese and sprinkle with fresh berries, Garnish with little bunches of white grapes and a wedge Of lime. Serve with an oil dressing made with orange, or lemon juice. * * M FIESTA MELON RING Cut a chilled peeled melon into thick slices, Pare and slice some oranges and peaches. Matte melon balls from a honeydew. Place sliced melon on bod of .ice- berg lettuce and fill center of each slice with melon balls, Ar- range peach and orange slices artistically around melon ring; garnish with fresh berries or cherries. * a * This chicken salad serves 4, and will be just right for your small luncheon, Use honeydew Persian, or casaba melon. • WESTERN CHICKEN SALAD 2 cups diced, cooked chicken 1 cup finely chopped celery a/ cup chopped green pepper 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 cup each French dressing and mayonnaise 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 melons Lettuce 1/2 cup toasted, slivered almonds Contbine chicken, celery, green pepper, lemon juice, dressings, and salt. Chill. When ready to serve, cut melon into wedges and top each wedge with the salad; sprinkle top with almonds. Serve on lettuce, * * * CANTALOUPE PRESERVES .. 2 pounds prepared cantaloupe 13 pounds sugar ' 2 tablespoons lemon juice Wash and cut firm -ripe melon into 1 -inch slices crosswise. Re- move rind and, seeds. Cut slices into even pieces; weigh, Mix melon and sugar. Let stand 12- 18 hours in a cool place. Add lemon juice. Boil until canta- loupe is clear. Pour boiling hot, into hot jar; seal at once. CANTALOUPE SHORTCAKE. If you want to try something new with cantaloupes, try this delicious shortcake. The short- cake is plain biscuit dough, cut to individual size for serving,• and baked. Split and spread with butter. For filling, mash 4 cups cantaloupe and mix with 1 tablespoon almond flavoring, Spread in and on shortcake. Add additional balls for effect and top with whipped cream. w * * PINEAPPLE REFRIGERATOR TORTE 2 cups graham -wafer crumbs 04 cup sifted icing sugar 34 cup soft butter 1 envelope (1 tbsp.) unflavored gelatin 1/4 cup cold water 6 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar 04 cup pineapple juice 1 tbsp. lemon juice 1/2 tsp. salt 04 cup crushed pineapple fi egg whites 34 cup sugar Combine crumbs, ak cup icing sugar and butter, blending well. Press into the bottom of a 9 -inch spring form pan. Chill. Soak gelatin in cold, water. Beat egg yolks in top of double boiler. Beat in 1 cup sugar, pineapple juice, lemon juice and salt. Cook over simmering water until thick, stirring constantly. Add soaked gelatin and stir to dissolve. Cool. Fold in crushed pine- apple. Beat egg whites until frothy, add x14 cup sugar gradually and continue beating until thick and glossy. Fold into pineapple mix- ture. Pour over crumb mixture in pan and chill „several hours. (Serves 8 to 10,1 FROZEN PRUNE WHIP 2 egg whites 1�y cup sugar 2. 5 -os. cans strained prones (baby food) Vs cup orange juice 1 tbsp, lemon juice 1 tbsp, grated orange rind 11/2 cups stale plain cake crumbs 1 cup whipping cream Beat egg whites and sugar un- til thick and glossy. Fold in strained prunes, blending well, Add orange juice, lemon juice, orange rind and cake crumbs. Whip cream and fold in, Pour into ice -cube trays or 13 -pt. and freeze until firm, (Serves G.) Corn Helped Build New World It is impossible to overestimate the importance of corn in the set- tlement of America, . , , Wheat, too, had many uses, but was not adapted to the new ground field. Corn, unlike the small grains, throve in rich new ground soil; the higher the nitro- gen content, the blacker and deeper the humus, the better the corn, Much ..of the land on the Cumberland was so rich it had to be reduced with corn two or three seasons before any small grain would grow and make grain in- stead of morelY tan' could the sma'.I grains coma rte with the heavy grow, th of Sprouts and big weeds such es bull ne:ties end Spanish needles that sprang to life in every new ground field. Corn was not only tt proud and mighty plant of a growth so rapid it could lift itself above the weeds, but it could be planted with a hoe or grubbing hoe in ground too filled with roots and strumps for a plow to, make a planting furrow, Once 'planted in this fashion in hills four feet apart, and these in the rough field in rows about the same dis- tance between, it could be culti- vated. , .. , Anotherwith advantage pf corn was that it would grow into a tall but sturdy plant able to hold its ears well out of reach of turkeys or raccoons, but clown u hanging and so well' wrapped no damage could come from rain or 'snow and the smaller birds, . Stories of two hundred years and more ago, like many of my childhood, or even now among the 'older people in the hills, were marked in time by the growth of corn; "The cornfield beans had nqt uncrooked, . , " "The corn was in the silk," or knee high, or just up enough "you could fol- low the rows across the field," or in the milk, or topped. Corn was always there, under all life as was the earth itself, The name corn, instead of maize or Indian corn, showed that it was to the settlers, not one of the cereals, but the cereal; the wheat of the Englishman, oats, of the Scctch- man. — From "Seedtime on the Cumberland," by Harriette Siinp- son Arnow. A Big Drive For Seat Belts — BUT, What Took Us So Long? by Ward Cannel Newspaper Enterprise Association NEW YORK — Suddenly, as though it were a new idea, the U.S. is in for an immense six- month campaign urging us to use seat belts in our cars the way we do in our airplanes. After years of relentless re- porting by newspapers, univer- sity traffic accident researchers and the National Safety Council, the message seems to have come through: If you drive, it's 7 -in -10 that you'll have an auto accident within the next five years. Chances are heavy that it will be a serious accident. Auto crash is the third biggest killer in the nation after cancer and cardi- ovascular disease. For young people between 15 and 25 years of age, it's the No. 1 killer. But if you and your passengers use seat belts, you're upwards of what took so long? Especially since Dr. James Malfetti, Safety Research program chief at Teach- ers College, Columbia Univer- sity, says that the need for seat belts is one of the few positive findings in safety investigation. One big obstacle, expertssay, has been public indifference -- locked in by a fishy stare from the auto dealer at the request for seat belts. But with manu- facturers installing all the gear except the strap. that problem is solved. The second road block; a wealth of misinformation about who needs seat belts -"Not me. I don't drive fast. I never drive long distances, And I sure don't want to be strapped in if the car goes into a river or catches en fire." The way out of that falls to the Advertising. Council which will have to explain that more than half of fatal accidents hap' - LOVING CARE IS NEEDED when you're driving, tool ' here are so mady ways to express your lova to, •, child—amuse him, caress him, undenttand him, protect him (ruin hurt and ham. Because drivers kill and cripple more Children than any disease, a car is potentially one of the most dangerous places your child can ever be, go protect him whenever fie is In the cur—with seat belt, If every ear owner in Amedea had scut belts in WA car—sad need them—^+• could r. ,.o o servo grime by one•thlyd, deaths by MO a ;marl It's terribly important to drive rnith loving our,, always. And to anpp rt strict law emfaren• meat in Am, town, for wi+.erc lane urn iitrietly enforced, accidents and deaths• et, down. Butt Will parent whe waots is protectlin loved nose end himself possibly :t^,^hwlt tits moteetlon afforded by seat belts: Pnhl,tal to tort litre, in oaS. iv,toX uWn Ste .edrr,la'o Conan,and e, V„• ,,';afrip •''' 60 per cent safer. If everybody used theirs, we would have 5,000 fewer fatalities and at least one- third fewer severe injuries each year: And so, this year for the first time, auto manufacturers will be installing seatbelt anchors as standard equipment in new ears, The National. Safety Council will be joined by an array of endorsers including the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the U.S, Public Health Service, the American Medical Assn. And to sell the idea, the Advertising Council will get at least $10 million worth of co- operation from all media. Even the General Federation of Women's Clubs is out getting the ladles to pledge that they'll have seat belts installed, It's allvery impressive. But , 61 pened under 40 ,-ailes per hear —and •most were right in to7n. or no more than. '25 miles away from drivers' hones, And if you're belted in, you're not only five times safer than if you were thre'.vnclear, but you're also probably conscious and can free yourself if that 1 -in -100 fire or submersion oc- curs. But easily as "nig en cbstacie to getting seat belts installed has been the lack of pressure by law or voluntary associations on the car” industry. Car makers to a man have been behind the idea, of course, But until now nobcay has installed the gear. Why not? Oh, plenty of good reasons -- from indisputable economics to dcssiers on all the seat belt salesmen who didn't have their seat belts fastened when they dire past the auto plant guard house.