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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1962-01-04, Page 2Doings Of Dogs From Nenr And for When a Man bites a dog -- that's news, says an old news- paper adage: but the world's canine population has been working overtime recently to prove that it can get into the headlines without undergoing' such painful treatment. Except, that is, for the poor collie which recently bit the leg of Mr. Lloyd Allen of Mani- towoc, Wisconsin, The leg was artificial, and the dog lost sev- eral teeth in the effort. Distressed for a different rea- son was a mongrel dog in Gene- va, Switzerland, The animal went on hunger strike when its master was jailed, recently, for a minor offence. The dog became so weak that it was unable to stand, and neighbours feared that it would die, Understanding authorities solv- ed the problem, Daily a van b sent to fetch the dog from its home to the lVfarissi prison, where it is allowed to spend one hour with its master, Already the scheme is work- ing, The dog eats a meal with the prisoner, takes exercise with him and then goes home happy. Another dog, happily re -unit- ed with its owner, is the pet of the King of Sweden. Recently the animal went as- tray, and a Stockholm court, fin- ing its keeper for not having the owner's name and address on the dog's collar, ruled that the words "Gustav Adolf, His Ma- jesty the King" must be engrav- ed on a disc on the animal's collar. Another dog in the news re- cently was the two-year-old Al- satian owned by President Nkrumah of Ghana. When the pet was taken ill, a special serum was ordered from London, but before the aircraft carrying it arrived in Ghana, the dog died. 0- Denmark's contribution to the "dogs in the news" series con- cerns the report, by a Mr. Jacob Pederson, that he has discover- ed the world's cheapest short- range radar system. Jacob, who operates a small ferry service across the Lim Fjord near Aalborg, was fre- quently bothered by heavy fogs that make his job difficult and hazardous. All that is a thing of the past, however. For his dog has now been trained to sit on the 'wharf edge when it is foggy — bark- ing continuously. Its owner merely steers his craft towards the direction of the barking. From nearer home comes the news report of a dog that has ,LUST HANGING AROUND— This swing chair is cuddly cute Ips Mrs. Patricia Calfee so prettily demonstrates. Shown Tot the American Furniture Mart, it's touted as being the height of relaxation. survived a Fails. It was just over a year ago that the mishap occurred, and the, animal, a German shepherd dog named Tosha, belonging to a Mr. Charles Tiler, received a terrible battering from rocks as it hurtled 160 feet to the water below, A caretaker at t h e nearby Maid-of-theil'iist docks took the dog from the swirling waters, and nursed it back to health. After twelve months it vanish- ed -- but turned up at its owner's farm -- thirty-seven miles distant — three days later. An unusual memorial for their dog, a pedigree boxer, is Purchased annually by its own- ers, Mr. and Mrs. M, Gold, of Dulwich, London, Each year they buy trees for Israel, in their dog's name of Major l3uffles, Thirteen trees were recently received by the Jewish State from the Golds, to celebrate Israel's thirteenth birthday. Another b o x e r dog in the news is Cleo, owned by a Mrs, Jane Rose, of Levittown, Long Island, New York. For years, claims Mfrs, Rose, the animal was annoyed and baited by the milkman, with a glass door between them. Fin- ally, its patience exhausted, the dog leapt through the glass, in- juring itself. Now the milkman is being sued for $150 damages. The saddest dog topic of the day comes from Austria. Lassie, that country's best- known mountain rescue dog, has been killed by a sixty -foot fall into a glacier crevice on the Stubal Alps. Its owners, members of the Austrian Mountain Rescue Ser- vice, abandoned attempts to re- cover the body of the Alsatian only when their own lives were endangered. Lassie was not a bitch, des- pite his name, and had at least twelve rescues to his credit. He had been trained to jump from planes by parachute and to find people buried by avalanches. In the end, ironically enough, he died not on a rescue bid, but on a pleasure outing with his owners. Now he lies in the crevice 8,100 feet up the Fernier Glacier in the mountains that were his second home. The most humourous news snippet concerning dogs comes from Hamburg, Germany, A prominent West German Statesman was entertaining a visiting British V.I.P. in an ultra -fashionable restaurant. The dignity of the occasion was suddenly wrecked by a loud barking, and half a dozen wai- ters joined in the task of chas- ing a large terrier from the dining hall. Disaster ruined the important lunch when the dog knocked a wine steward down. A bottle of wine toppled from its basket - holder, struck the Briton and knocked him out. There was consternation all round, profuse apologies extend- ed to the injured man, and the threat of dismissal hurled at the waiters who had failed to keep the dog from the vicinity of the important guests. There was a lighter footnote, however. When the Englishman loft the restaurant, the dog turn- ed up again and, barking furi- o um 1 y, chased the man's car down the road. over the Niagara ALL-PURPOSE FEMALE Alistair Cooke, British -born U.S. reporter: The American wo- man's ambitions are too high. In Europe a woman decides early what type she will be — mother, cook or siren. Women here want to be all of these and also run Wail Street. *e. SOUND METHOD—Suspended in mid-air on a wire net- work, Dr. M R Schroeder listens to music coming from loudspeakers in Sell Laboratories' anechoic chamber. This is a free -space room which does not produce echoes or reverberations. The music was first processed through a computer which was programmed to act on it just as the floor, walls and ceiling of on imaginary auditorium would. Dr Se,hroe'1er c"n tell how music will sound in ars audito- rium before •it is built—but it looks like a hi-fi nightmare. TRIBAL CHIEFSANDTHE QUEEN—Queen Elizabeth, followed by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, shakes handswith some of the 48 tribal chiefs in Kumasi, Ghana, at celebrations in the couple's honor during their 11 -day visit to the African state. y„ TABLE TALKS Jam ancittews CHRISTMAS PUDDING 4 cups seedless raisins 1 11 -oz. pkg. currants is lb. candied mixed peel chopped '6e lb. almonds, blanched and 1/ Ib. suet 1 131/2 -oz. pkg. graham wafers, crushed to very fine crumbs 2 medium carrots, grated fine 5 medium apples, chopped fine 2 cups brown sugar, packed 1/ cup dark. molasses 2% cups sifted all-purpose flour 2 tsp. cloves 2 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. allspice 2 tsp. nutmeg 5 eggs, beaten Mix raisins, currants, peel, al - m o n d s, suet, graham - wafer crumbs, grated carrots, chopped apples, brown sugar and molas- ses together thoroughly in a very large bowl. Sift flour and spices together over fruit and blend. Add eggs and blend thoroughly. Spoon into 2 well -greased 2 -qt. moulds. Tie waxed paper over top of each and steam 4 to 5 hours or until centres of pud- dings are set. Steam again 1 to 2 hours before serving. * * * DARK CHRISTMAS CAKE 2 cups seedless raisins 1 cup currants 14 cups seeded raisins 1% cups candied cherries, halved 1 cup cut-up dates 1% cups cut-up mixed candied fruit % cup cut-up candied pineapple 1 cup pecans 1 tbsp. finely -chopped candied ginger 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour 11 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 11/2 tsp. cinnamon ;h tsp. nutmeg 3 tsp. ginger 1/ tsp. mace 34 tsp. cloves 1 cup butter 1% cups brown sugar, packed 6 eggs 1/4 cup molasses % cup cold strong coffee Heat oven to 300 degrees. Line a 10 -inch tube pan with greased heavy brown paper. Mix fruit, nuts and ginger in a large bowl. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and spices together over fruit mixture, mixing well so that all the fruit is well coat- ed with flour. Cream butter, add sugar and cream until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in mo- lasses. Add fruit -and -flour mixture to creamed batter alternately with coffee, beginning and ending with fruit -and -flour mixture and mixing thoroughly atter each addition. Pour into prepared pan and bake 3 to 31/2 hours. 4 M * LIGHT CHRISTMAS CAKE % lb, blanched almonds, cot to halves ti z lb. walnuts, broken 'i lb. pecans, broken 1 cup coconut % ib. candied cherries, halved ,4 ib. candied pineapple, cut up 34 cup silted all-purpose flour 1 cup butter. 2 cups sugar 11A. cups sifted all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 cup milk 8 egg Whites Heat oven to 300 degrees. Line 2 leaf pans, 9 x5 x 2 inches, with well -greased heavy brawn paper. ISSUE 4$ — 1861 Combine nuts and fruit in a large bowl. Sift 3i cup flour over and blend until fruit is well coated with flour. Cream butter, add sugar grad- ually and cream well after each addition. Continue beating and creaming until fluffy. Sift in 134 cups flour and baking powder and blend. Stir in milk. Add fruit -and -nut mixture and blend thoroughly. Beat egg white until they form stiff peaks. Fold into previous mixture until well blended. Spoon into prepared pans and bake about 11/4 hours or until a toothpick stuck into centres of cakes comes out clean. * GOLDEN CHRISTMAS CAKE 3 lb. candied orange peel, slivered 1/1 Ib. candied cherries, halved 1/2 ib. candied out mixed peel 1✓. lb. candied pineapple, cut up 1/ Ib. seedless raisins Grated rind of 1 orange Grated rind of 1 lemon 1/4 cup well -drained crushed pineapple 414 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 lb. butter 21/4 cups sugar 8 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. almond extract 1 tsp. lemon extract 1/ cup pineapple juice Heat oven to 250 degrees. Line a 10 -inch tube pan with well - greased brown paper. Mix candied fruit, raisins or- ange, and lemon rind and crush- ed pineapple in large bowl. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg together over fruit mixture, Mix lightly so all fruit is coated with flour. Cream butter, Add sugar grad- ually, creaming well after each, addition, and continuing cream- ing until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. addition. Beat in flavorings and pineapple juice. Add creamed mixture to pre- pared fruit and stir until thor- oughly blended, Spoon into pre- pared pan. Bake about 31/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Store wrapped In heavy-duty aluminum foil. * * * ALMOND PUDDING SAUCE 34 cup sugar % tsp. salt 2 tbsp. cornstarch 2 cups milk 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten 2 tsp. butter 1 tsp. vanilla y tsp. almond extract 1 cup whipping cream Mix sugar, salt and cornstarch thoroughly in a saucepan, Grad- ually stir in milk, blending until smooth. Set over moderate heat until boiling. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Gradually add at least half of hot mixture to egg yolks, stirring constantly. Blend back into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil 1 minute snore, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and blend in butter, vanilla and almond ex- tract. Cool. Whip cream until stiff and fold into cooled mixture. Serve on hot pudding. They may be making ears shorter these days but the lines of traffic seem longer. It's Very R00gh Work iSut P tys Off Weil. If Benny Reynolds worked In TV Westerns, he would be a bad guy because he wears a black 5 -gallon hat and faded blue jeans Instead of a white hat and fresh ehaparajos. But Reynolds, a teal cowboy, works In rodeos, where he is a good guy — 'so good that this year he has earn- ed $20,604. Within a few weeks, he seems certain to clinch the 1961 all-around 'national rodeo championship. In a sport of specialists, lea- thery Benny Reynolds, 25, from Melrose, Mont,, is a maverick, "Benny works and wins in tour events (steer wrestling, saddle bronc, bareback, and bull rid- ing)," explains for mer all- around champion Jim Shoulders, who concentrates on only two events, "That's tough to beat. He's a hard -knocking kind of guy," "Benny is like Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers," says Lex Connelly, managing director of the Rodeo Cowboys Associa- tion, "He isn't No, 1 in any of his events, but he's so good izt all of them that he's the best over-all." • A powerful 6 feet 3 and 200 pounds, Reynolds has broken an arm, a• leg, a vertebra, and some ribs, and has been gored by a bull. After four years as a rodeo regular, he accepts these occu- pational hazards stoically. There's danger in anything you do," he said after winning $792 at San Francisco's Cow Palace recently. "You • might say I'm scared of all the animals—espe- cially the bulls, You not only have to ride 'em, You have to get off, • too." Q. I've always thought that the breaking of bread or crackers into one's soup was bad manners. but I see 11 done quite often. How about this? A. Although once frowned upon, this is now considered quite all right. SQUIRREL HAT'— Maureen Murphy, 14, of Sunnyvale, prefers her pet as a headpiece far more than a coonskin cap, in any weather. Project Gnome Will be World's First ' Nuclear Blast for Peaceful Research Newsmap, right, spots the location of Project Gnome, the world's first nuclear explosion designed to learn how to harness the atom for peaceful purposes. Rep- resentatives from all nations have been invited to observe the test in December, which will take place 1,200 feet underground about 25 miles southeast of Carlsbad, N.M. Below, a workman trolleys along the 1,116 -foot -long tunnel leading from the "zero cham- ber" where the blast will occur. Behind him is a mas- sive steel and concrete blast door intended to confine the explosion, which will be equal to five kilotons (5,000 tons) of T.N.T. Scientists hope to learn ways to tap the trapped heat of the explosion, among other things. The experiment will be the first in this nation's "Plowshare" program to develop peaceful uses for nuclear explosions. 1 SANTA FE • • ALEUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO UNDERGROUND TEST BLAST SITE CARLSBAD • El. PASO TEXAS MEXICO MILES 0 50�