HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1952-01-17, Page 3(!/tanks Threaten To
Blow Up Building
Monks are usually quiet and re-
tiring, a fact which made doubly
surprising the recent threat by the
members of a Corinthian, Greek,
monastery that they would blow up
the building unless the po]ine . re-
scinded an order that is should
be evacuated.
This was only one incident in
what might well be called "the
war of the two calendars," a weird
struggle which began in the spring
of 1923 when the Greek Prime 1 in;
ister ordered ,that the Gregorian'r
calendar should succeed the Julian' .
calendar throughout Greece. Thus. '
Greece was brought into. line with-
the rest of the civilized world after
more than three hundred years; for
it was in October, 1582, that Pope
Gregory XIII corrected errors in
the Julian calendar.
At that time Greece' was under
Turkish domination. But even when
she gained independence, in the
nineteenth century, the opposition
of religious elements prevented the
old calendar from being super-
seded. Even after 1923 that oppo-
sition continued, with the' result
that holy festivals were frequently
celebrated on two different dates.
Much of the resistance centred
in convents and monastries found-
ed by the "old calendarians." The
Greek authdfities were •worried by
stories of the treatment oft monks
and nuns in these .establishments,
and eventually forced a.tiAgtitry into
the convent kept by a certain Mir-
iam Soulakiotis. There they found
the wretched nuns living in appal-
ling conditions. Yet when proceed-
ings were . taken against .Miriam
Soulakiotis ` they failed; for her
victims were the ones who. testi-
fied most strongly in her favor!
Early this year a certain Sister
Antigone was involved in a similar, .;
case. In her convent in I(erate'a''
police discovered underground cells
in which unfortunate. nuns, most
•of them gravely ill and almost de-
prived of light and air, were living.
These women seemed to be wrap-
ped in a fervent trance and put
up with their existence in the be-
lief that they were expiating sins.
The police even found a number
of young girls, probably daughters
of some of the nuns. Yet little hope
is held of a successful prosecution;
for' once again key witnesses will
no doubt speak up for the defence.
Paid 15 Shillings
May Be Worth Plenty
You never know when a long
forgotten art treasure will come to
light. Not long ago a Kensington
artist bought a pPNa. nting at an auc-
tion for 15s. The picture, which
showed St. Thomas putting his
finger into the wounds of Christ,
was seen by a Spanish historian
from Madrid who declared it was a
work by Paul Veronese (1528-88),
who in his youth came under the
influence of Titian.
The picture was so covered with
dirt that only the heads of Christ
and St. Thomas were visible. But
after a fortnight's careful cleaning
by the buyer and live week's re-
novation by a French artist, the
picture's lovely .colors were dis-
closed. Many of its features are
identical with those of a Titian
painting in the Paris Louvre.
The man who found it is con-
vinced that it is a tttastgrpiece, and
he sleeps beneath it on a couch'n
his study. His 15s. painting may be
t £10,000 old master.
N
w Woven -Glass Currants Are Trouble -Proof and "Versatile
Me
DY EDN/ MILES
IT'S pretty bard to imagine something really new in curtains, but it's
here. It's a curtain woven of glass fiber (which makes it fireproof),
that lean be washed •and rehungin less than five minutes and that
never loses its crisp appearance despite the fact that it never needs.
to be ironed.
You'dnever know these curtains are made of glass. They look
just like marquisette ---which really isn't surprising, because the weave
is a regular marquisette weave.
They need no curtain rod, being attached to the window frame with
special books and rings that come with the kit. And you don't even
have 'to worry, about measuring the window you intend them for,
because; they „have an elastic -band back that enables them to fit any
window, from standard single size to double -width ones.
LAUNDERING is just about as simple as washing your hands. All
you have to do is to unhook them from the window, wash them
out in warm` suds, rinse them and roll them in a towel to remove
excess' moist -are. Then you just re -hang them damp and they'll dry
out in :;pristine beauty. Being glass, they never require ironing nor
do they ever stretch or shrink.
These new curtains are versatile, too. In addition to serving as
conventional curtains, they can be used as trimrning for vanity tables,
Hollywood headboards or bedspreads. They will easily conform to
the outline of odd -shaped windows. They can be tend to give a soft,
decorative outline of Venetian blinds, to give a shadow-box effect
ever conventional curtains and to achieve other decorative effects
> ' limited only by your own ingenuity. The fact that they are fireproof
e
°m'� ' i•�: a w$i makes them particularly appropriate for use in the kitchen,' especially
'Being fireproof, these rodless curtains of woven glass fiber are if yourckiitchen window is near the stove.
eapeclally appropriate for kitchen windows of almost any size and
shape. They cone in various designs suitable not only for the They, come in white ground, trimmed with .solid -color chintz bands
kitchen but Tor other rooms in the homee. and in three pastel colors, powder blue, maize and green.
J f r�TA LE T.
�i'�►, i dam Ar d ews
','You've probably been reading
about that California woman who
won 425,000—think of it!—in a
cookery contest. No doubt you'd
like to have the recipe • she used
for her prize winning entry which
she called:
STARLIGHT DOUBLE
DELIGHT•
Cream together 2 packages (3
oz. size.) cream cheese, / cup
shortening, / teaspoon vanillaand
teaspoon peppermint extract un-
til fluffy. Measure 6 cups (1% lbs.)
sifted conjec.ioners' sugar. Blend
half of sugar into creamed cheese
mixture. Add % cup hot water al-
ternately with balance of sugar.
Blend in four squares (4 oz.) melt-
ed chocolate. Reserve half of mix-
ture (2 cups) as frosting for baked
cake.
Sift together 2A cups sifted en-
riched flour, 1% teaspoons soda and
1 teaspoon salt " Cotinine /4.' COP
shortening and remaining choco-
late -frosting mixture; mix thor-
oughly. Glend in 3 eggs, one at a
time. Beat for 1 minute. Measure
yt cup milk; add alternately with
sifted dry ingredients to creamed
mixture, beginning and ending with
dry ingredients. (With electric
mixer use low speed.) Pour into
two well -greased and lightly flour-
ed 9 -inch round layer pans. Bake
at 350° F. for 30 to 35 minutes.
Cool; frost with reserved choco- ,
late frosting. All ingredients
should he at room temperature,
* * .k- .
Now, .o 'get back to a .little
"solider" eating, here are a few
dishes I feel sure will find favor
with your family especially in cold
weather.
POTATO, AND SMOKED
PORK CASSEROLE
8 cups thinly sliced,
peeled potatoes
1r/ cups thinly sliced onion
Goodness, Nothing'But Girls' Legs! -Well, Michael Adcock must be
forgiven for not doing a double -fake on what surrounds him be-
Cause he's only two years old. in this picture, he's sweating it out
!n the wings during a Fashion show waiting for his cue to go on
stage. Gals behind him, which he completely ignores—but we
:.'on't-•are'preparlttg to go on, also, to model new -style bathing
suits.
12 thin slices boneless smoked •
pork butt, about 1 pound
cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
2/4 teaspoon pepper
6 cups hot milk
Set oven for moderately' hot,
375° F. Arrange alternate layers
of potatoes, onion, and meat in a
greased 11%" x 17•W baking pan.
Sprinkle layers with flour, salt, and
pepper. Pour hot milk over all.
Bake 1% hours or until potatoes
and meat are tender and top is
brown. Makes 12 servings.
NOTE—Two 3 -quart baking pans
or casseroles may be used in place
of the large one. Allow the same
baking time.
* *
CHICKEN NOODLE LOAF
4 cups cooked, medium -wide
noodles
cusps cooked, shredded chicken
1/3 cup finely diced green ''pepper
1/3 cup finely diced celery
3/4 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup flour
1 tablespoon salt
3r/ cups milk
31/4 cups chicken broth
2 eggs, slightly beaten
Set oven for for moderate, 350°
F. Combine the noodles, chicken,
green pepper, and celery in a large
bowl. Melt butter in a large sauce-
pan. Blend in flour and salt; stir •
in milk and chicken bro:h, and
cook until thickened, stirring con-
stantly, Slowly add 3 cups of the
hot sauce to eggs, stirring constant-
ly; add to chicken mixture and mix
thoroughly. Reserve remainder of
sauce for gravy. Pack mixture into
a well -greased 10%" x 5/" x 3"
loaf pan, and bake 1 hour or until
a knife inserted in censer conies out
clean. tJnmold onto platter, slice
and serve with Chicken Parsley
Gravy. Makes 12 servings.
Chicken Parsley Gravy: Heat re-
served sauce; add ,! cup chopped
parsley just before serving.
* * *
LIMA BEANS AND CORN
1% pounds dried lima beans
3 teaspoons salt
1 cup thinly sliced onions
3 teaspoons bacon drippings or
fat
3 12 ounce cans whole kernel
corn
5 cups tomatoes OR -
2 No. 2 cans tomatoes
%4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
1r/ teaspoons chili powder
6 strips bacon, cut in halves
Wash beans well, then cover with
water and soak overnight. Adel 1%
teaspoons of salt and cook over
low heat, uncovered, until soft,
about 1 hour, Drain. Set oven for
trtodera.te, 350° F. Saute onions in
bacon drippings in a skillet. Com-
bine bean., onions, corn, tomatoes,
the remaining 1T/a teaspoons salt,
tabasco, and chili powder, Pour in-
to a greased 11;" x 17/" x 2'"
baking pan and arrange bacon on
top. Bake about 1 hour or until
mixture is^'thoroughly heated and
bacon brown, Makes 12 servings.
NOTE—Two 3 -quart baking pans
or casseroles may be used in place
of the large one. Allow the sande
baking time.
TESTING
The clerk in a men's -wear store
did a painstaking. job of showing
the mother of a teen-age lad the
full range of young men's hats. The
woman didn't seem too concerned
about color or style, hitt as soon
as the salesman got the fit just
right she whooshed her son out
the door with a "Thank you very
much -we just wanted to check the
size before ordering from the mail
order house,"
Taking Photographs
Of The Queen
One evening in July 1939 a cheer-
ful voice on the telephone asked:
"Is . tli'at; 'Mr. Beaton?" When re-
assured, it continued: "It's the lady
in waiting speaking, and the Queen
wants to ,know if you will photo-
graph her tomorrow afternoon."
This'' honor carte most unexpected -
13r:
11'ext morning 1 got out of bed
earlier than usual, shaved myself a
littlemore carefully, put on a dark
blue suit with a quiet, formal tie,
and set, off for the palace to make
arrangements for the great occa-
sion.Tt was still quite early in the
morning when I arrived; flowers
were being carried about in bowls,
and housemaids were still busy with
their dusters. Through the windows.
coulthbe heard the changing of the
guard;::. .
. By i early afternoon there was
major activity in the yellow and
blue �ira�vingrooms; where screens
had 1,tee4 •lout into the semicircular.
bay : ov.er• which were hanging ' my
old familiar 'backgrounds — the
Piranesi ruined arch, the Fragonard
trees, the architectural vista. A mass
of flowers from Windsor Castle
were banked about, and an army
of hien were fixing lights and mak-
ing various preparations. Soon I
became anxious about the time they
took. At any moment now, the
Queen might be ready, I did not
wish to waste a precious minute,
especially as the superintendent had
told me that I would not be permitt-
ed much time with Her Majesty.
that in the late King George's reign
no photographer was ever allowed
to take pictures for more than
twenty minutes.
A hustle in the corridors, a rush
of pages, and the Queen appeared
in a• richly encrusted crinoline of
gold and silver, for which the yel-
low drawing -room trade the ideal
setting. At once I started frenziedly
clicking the camera. This seemed to
amine and delight Her Majesty, for
from the moment I began the pho-
tographic attack on her she showed
that she was enjoying herself....
Then the sun shone for the first
time that day to give, me new in-
spiration. We took many more pic-
tures with shafts of light pouring
down from the high windows onto
the small figure that stood in the
distance looking like an illustration
of a fairy story.
Again we ran out of films. This
became a joke. The Queen looked
incredulously at the stock of used
plates and then again at the Rolli-
flex. "Is it empty again?" And,
when once more another roll of
films was finished, she remarked:
"Never have I known such celer-
ity!"
The somewhat awe-struck super-
intendent carte up and said: "Do
you realize you are the most fortun-
ate young man I've ever known?
Why 1 You've had three hours of
the Queen's time already." --From
"Photobiography," by Cecil Beaton.
SALLY'S SALLIES
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must be television styles!!"
Is Cold.er,,Wea.ther
Coming Our Way?
Get ready for colder weather in
the next 50 years—shorter growing
seasons, June frosts, widespread
crop damage. That's the long-range
prediction of Dr. Raymon H.
Wheeler of the Weather Science
Foundation.
The past 50 years have been rela-
tively mild, but we're due for an-
other 100 -year low in the 1960's,
he says, pointing to signs such as
later frosts in spring, earlier in fall
and the severe cold waves that
shivered the Deep South last year.
"This is only the beginning," •he
forecasts. "It will be harder to riper
corn and mature melons. Fruit
crops will be more likely to be
damaged at blossom tithe. Not every
year will he bad, but the trend will
get worse, and preparations should
be made."
Along with the cold will come
• increasing droughts till . we get
through the 1970's, believes 'Wheel-
er.' "We're at the peak of a 7 -year
rainfall cycle,,- headed into an 18 -
year dry, cycle, and a longer -one on
the -order of 90 or 100 years."
What does the Weather .ureau
say to this? Ivan R. Tannehill, says,
"In some parts, the growing season
definitely averages longer than in
the early part of this century. A
swing back to the weather of our
fathers and grandfathers might
come as a shock to those who have
adopted practices based on recent
warm years."
But there's good news too. "In-
ternational wars decrease as it turns
cold," observes Wheeler. "I pre-
dict the decline and collapse of
Communism as it turns cold."
NO DANGER?
•
A tourist arrived at a holiday
resort in the tropics. "Are there
any crocodiles around here?" he
asked a local before he went in
for his first swim.
"Oh, no, sir," was the reply.
The tourist dived in and swans
around for some time. Then doubt
set in. He called out to the local
who was still on the beach. "Are
you sure there are no crocodiles?"
"Definitely not!" shouted back
the man on the beach. "They never
come near here. They are too
afraid of the sharks." .
""Thar She Blows"!
Eighty years age the brst explo-
sive harpoon shattered the silence
of the Antarctic and reawakened
a dying industry,
Before that time whaling had ex- .,
perienced varying fortunes, It was
born among the hardy Basques,
who hunted their quarry in little
cockleshell boats in the Bay of
Biscay.
Then other people began to re-
cognize the possibilities of whaling,
and blubber became liquid gold to
the adventurers of a dozen nations
who conipeted against each other
in an orgy of destruction.
These days of happy hunting took
their inevitable toll, and by the
nineteenth century the whale had
been exterminated in many parts
of the world. But 'there are still
prizes to be won in the massive
Blue and Fin whales, who easily
eluded the little boats with their
hand -thrown harpoons.
The explosive harpoon, allied to
fast little steamships, proved to be
the answer, and the whaling in-
dustry took on a new lease of life.
Today it continues to flourish,
and this season, the greatest in-
ternational whaling fleet the world
has known is scouring the Antarc-
tic for the ocean giants.
Whaling, is no job for the
squeamish, but for those who are
willing to suffer the discomforts
and dangers of the trade there are
rich rewards. According to 11Ir.
Douglas Liversidge, who accom-
panied a recent expedition in' the
far south, a gunner's salary is of-
ten comparable to that of, a Ca.
Uinet Minister.
In his book "White Horizon,"
he gives a graphic description of a
whale -hunt. He sailed in the Sig-
fra, a Norwegian • three -hundred
tonner.
For several hours they searched
the grey expanse of sea, which
seemed completely desolate and
empty. And then suddenly the man.
on watch on the mainmast cupped
his hands and bawled.
Cat -and -Mouse
"His words were carried away
by the wind, but we knew what he
meant. His arm pointed slightly
to starboard, and there—almost a
mile away—shot a burst of spray
that appeared to curdle in the frosty
air."
"Thar she blows!" shouted the
mate,. and the little 'Sigfra heeled
over and was off on the chase.
But the whale was outside the
harpoon's range, anct there follow-
ed a long period of cat -and -mouse
while Sigfra stalked her prey and
the whale spouted and dived and
spouted again, utiaWare of the dan-
ger.
The whale appeared to be an old
"bull" who had been driven away
from the herd, and even when the
ship cattle within a few hundred
yards of him he made no attempt
to escape.
He w a s swimming leisurely
along a slightly zigzag course, div-
ing every few minutes, while the.
Sigfra circled in the area where
they thought he would rise. Sud-
denly he appeared hard apart:
"The helmsman crouched behind
the wheel. The gunner crouched
behind the gun. Two hundred yards
—one hundred yards—fifty yards—
With a deafening crack the har-
poon streaked out over the water
to tear into the mighty bull."
The waited tensely for his next
move. IIe might have,:dived straight
down to a depth of two or three
hundred fathoms, straining at the
cable which trapped him. But al-
though the old bull fought valiant-
ly for survival, he stayed on the
surface and thrashed Helplessly
about while life ebbed from him.
• Silently the crew watched him die,
the hauled him in and hitched him
. of the side like a massive balloon.
Uhl -DRESS
iN PARIS
This Paris model
is wearing a
French
designer's
blue satin
tribute to tie
United Nations
complete with
the UN flag
motif. The
inspiration is
carried into
the matching
tulle stole
which completes
the ensemble,,
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