The Brussels Post, 1955-01-12, Page 6The Churchill Totich
openings existed, , It geaoe&
where it encountered - .opposl,
Lion. Moscow did. not perceptibly
"resent" the maximum advance
Of British armies along the
Baltic coast any more than it
was "grateful" for the
Advance. of the United States
armies in the Allied, centre,
London .did not acquire the
hostility of Moscow for secup,
ipg Denmark, nor did Washing,.
ton acquire' the good will .of
MoScow,„ by leaving Berlin and
Prague to.. be liberated by the.
Soviet armies,
This has a bearing on the
events of these times, To as,
sume, as Sir Winston's critics
are now zssuming that out-
spokenessn cause emotional
Cliaturbance ``and resentment in
loocow is to assume that men
who rim Soviet foreign policy
make their deciSions on a basis
of human, emotional reactions.
Such assumptions were not sup-
'parted by events in 1945, They
twill not, I think, be supported
by', events in this year, or next.-
Sir
h a s happened is that
Winston has given all of us
a practical example of how to.
c o mbine "coexistence" with
pstidence and, to use his own
• 'WOrd,, vigilance.
It W‘,:as both prudent and vigi-
/lent - 4 his part in 1945 to he
prepared even to rearm Ger-.
mans, if necessary, in order, to
fix a limit to the westward flow
of Soviet' power. To disclose
this story now is to exhibit to
Moscow an example of a prudent
attitude.
It certainly would not be
prudent for the West to base its
policies toward Moscow on the
assumption of an emotional af-
fection- between eastern and
western worlds. Moscow does/
not respond to such human
qualities as affectien, trust, con-
fidence, gratitude any more than
does a river, Soviet power is im-
personal. It knows neither
gratitude nor resentment.
What Sir Winston has done
by his so-called "indiscretion"
is to remind the men of Mos-
cow that the West can also be
impersonal, • prudent, and prac-
tical. It can shun atomic war..
It can be willing to experiment
With • coexistence. But at the
same .time it can remember the
necessity of 1045 to erect bar-
rier$ against the westward flow.
of Soviet power.
The reminder tends, 1 think,
to put the trend of western
policy into. balance, 'like Teddy
Roosevelt's favorite combination
of soft words and a big stick.
Sir Winston probably made his
remarkS more out instinct than
of
his instinct..
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How Starch Works
So moth has been written and said about Sir Winston Church-
ill's "terrible boner" in divulg-
ing that he contemplated using
German troops to stop Russia's
alluirooleaant at etraentchewill541.19e4i 5,
of
iititiaet
matter is interesting, Here is
how 'Joseph C Busch, distil*,
uished Special COsrespondent of
The Christian. Science Monitor,'
st2Setrlt Winston Churchill has
not eltosento explain precisely
why he picked this period of
history, when the world is full
of talk of coexistence and he
himself favors a spring meeting
with , the Soviets, to disclose the
precautionary measures which
he at the very least strongly
conteinplated" in 1945 against
the Soviet military ,advance
westward in Europe.
The statement of what he then
intended to do, if necessary, has
shocked some of his compa-
triots and brought him edi-
torial reptimands from most of
the -responsible newspapers of
his own"country. But, be it
noted, he was reprimanded not
so much fist his attitude in 1945
as for disclosing it in 1954. The
charge against him is that it was
unwise to disturb the atmos-
phere of today by recalling his
deep distrust of the Soviets on
the eve of victory in Europe
and the ,measures he then took
to halt their military advance
as far eastward as lay within
his power,
It may sound slightly un-
orthodox, but I submit got the
Churchill remarks of this period
are just as prudent as were the
actions which he considered and
may well. have taken in 1945
and that this controversial dis-
closure exhibits the extraordin-
arY instinct Sir Winston Church-
ill possesses for dealing with
the great currents of power
which ebb and flow through
this world of ours.
It was very 'prudent because
nothing in modern history has
ever challenged an old and
basic assumption about. Soviet
behaviorism: That Soviet power
is a commodity which flows like
water wherever there a r e no
barriers either natural or man-
Made to ,check the flow.
In 1945 this was certainly true,
The collapse of the German
armies removed ancient barriers
to the westward flow of Mos-
cow's power and it was pouring
into all the empty lowlands ly-
ing before its Sir Winston al-
most alone in those days urged
the farthest possible eastward
advance of western armies. He
drove Field Marshall Mont-
gomery's armies as fast and far
as they could go along the Bal-
tic coast, He was prepared, "we
know. now, to rearm the Ger-
mans themselves, if such a step
-had proved necessary to erect
barriers against the Soviet flow.
One of the arguments used
against Churchill policies at that
time was that such action would
exhibit lack of confidence in an
ally a n d might cause resent-
ment in Moscow. Yet there was
no evidence at the time that
Soviet power was motivated by
any ,such human emotion as re-
sentment. It behaved as un-
ethotionally and as impersonally
as%-a ''river. It flowed where
Starch is a very curious chem-
ical compound, with its own
way of behaving. When mixed
with water, we can scarcely say
that it really dissolves, certain-
ly not as sugar and salt dissolve.
But it forms a sort of "gravy"
with water, and when the water
evaporates the starch is left be-
hind. When clothing is dipped
in, "Starch, the starch forms a
sort, of stiff layer in and on the
cloth.
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'tilbkiiido IS ciided by ittik and ladder. Left ; to tight
Ore: Juliet Foster, itiettbeline Revell., a trapeze artist, and "Eeptil'
stilt-Walking partner.
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She's Tops With "Little People"—Ten-year-old Rosemary Ueckert (center) takes the ,spotlight on
the Jackie Gleason TV show in New York as the gi-and• prize Winner orthe' 1954 NEA Service Lit-
tle People's National Christmas Coloring Contrt,y/ilh Jackie Gleason and her mother, Mrs.
Willa Belle Ueckert, Rosemary proudly stands between the certificate she won and and ,an orig-
inal painting by NEA artist Walter Sc:Ott,'' creato thellittle People" comic strip.
"Look-in" Cartons
Sell More-Eggs
Eggs packaged in window-type
cartons outsell eggs in the con-
ventional closed type by up to
40 per cent, according to recent
U.S. tests.
Prior studies had shown that
nearly a fifth of egg purchasers
in supermarkets handled cartons
before - buying — camparing
weights, feeling the tops, or de-
thally opening the carton in
making their choice to buy. This,
coupled with the trend towards
the. Use of transparent contain-
ers and packages for . many
other products, suggested that
egg sales might, be increased if
customers were able to view the
contents of an egg carton.
In the experiments "look-in"
packages were designed with 25,
40 and 50 per cent of the cover
consisting of cellulose film.
These cartons had considerably
more window, spaCe than any
other egg carton "in current 'use.
Each package .'was, minted with
the same brand name, "color, size
and grade pf egg and was dis-
played in' supermarkets along
with similar non-windciwed car-
tons. The position of each type
of carton in -the display was
changed periodically to remove
any effect of position on sales.
The package with the most
window surface was the most
successful, exceeding sales of
those in the non-windowed car-
ton by 40 per cent. Even those
with the least window surface
sold 19 per cent more than the
completely closed carton.
Color also plays an important
part in egg merchandising. It
was found that white eggs pack-
aged in cartons with blue in-
teriors increased sales, while
brown eggs did best when dis-
played • against white back-
grounds,
and add water gradually, stir-
ring constantly. Continue until all
browned drippings are loosened
and dissolved. Continue cooking
and stirring until gravy thickens.
Add salt, pepper, brown sauce
or extract to suit your family,
Serve in a separate dish along
with the roast, Makes about 2
cups.
If' a deep brown gfavy color
is desired and there is not suf-
ficient drippings to make it so,
do this: After flour is blended
into fat, cook and stir over me-
dium heat until flour turns car-
amel color.
Plate or Natural Gravy .
actually meat served au jus has
a gravy of the natural juices
from the cut roast beef, When
the supply is not generous, na-
ture may be assisted by making
a thin good sauce for people
who prefer a plain, unthickened
beef-juice gravy.
1 101/-ounce can beef consommé
Drippings from roast beef
Salt and pepper
After roast is removed from
baking pan, skim off some of the
fat left in the pan; add con-
somme to the remaining drip-
pings. Heat and stir until brown
drippings are loosened and
mixed with consomme. Add salt
and pepper to taste. Bring to a
boil and serve with roast. Makes
about 1 cup,
'Franconia Potatoes , .. browned
in pan with the beef for crisp
crust, Wonderful potatoes to
serve with a roast of beef.
8 medium white potatoes
1 quart boiling water
1 teaspoon salt
Peel potatoes and simmer in
boiling salted water 15 minutes;
drain well. One hour before
meat is done, arrange potatoes
in roasting pan around meat.
Turn 2 or 3 times and baste
with drippings. If potatoes are
not brown enough when meat is
done, place under broiler a few
minutes. Sprinkle with chopped
parsley, arrange around meat
on the platter. Makes 6 servings.
Oven Browned Carrots and.
Onions .. . a tasty way to serve
vegetables with a roast. Cook
whole carrots 10 minutes, whole
small onions 15 in boiling salted
water. Drain; follow roasting di-
rections for Franconia potatoes
above.
WORLD'S DEEPEST WOMAN
Expert Advice On
Sale Winter t riving
sliding, And,; letting the clutch
out' with a jam and spinning the
wheels isn't good for -tires or
chains.
. A fluid clutch or an automatic
transmission gteatly helps in ac-
celerating gently' aid smoothly.
If your car has overdrive or is of
the dual 'range type; leave it in
"low range." It will handle
steadier with less shifting.
Start slowly and then steadily
accelerate. Good drivers practice
this in the summer as well as in
the winter.
Tire Chains
Most drivers dislike the both-
er of putting on tire chains but
tests have shown tire chains cut
braking distances in half on both
snow and ice. With reinforced
chains, traction to get going is
increased about seven •times
over that Possible with regular
tires on ice. On packed snow,
such chains outpull regular tires
nearly foUr times.
Reinforced tire chains (each
link of the cross-chains is rein-
forced by projecting teeth or
cleats) are very effective on
glare ice in reducing . braking
distances, opposing side skids
and increasing forward traction,
as compared with regular
chains. Particularly noticeable
in these improved chains is
their much .better resistance to
side skid.
Special Tires
' Leading tire manufacturers
have been doihg much' work to
improve tires• so that' they give
better service the year around.
In recent years they have pro-
duced many special treads and
winterizing treatments designed
to increase traction on winter's
snow and ice.
These special tires serve a
purpose under certain weather
or road conditions particularly
when snow or slush • is' soft and
not too' deep—so that the tread
can bear down and grip into
the soft stirface.
In its numerous test projects
on snow and ice, the National
Safety Council's Committee on
Winter Driving .Hazards has
studied more than 25 treads and
winterizing treatments specially
designed for winter use. The
conclusions are that d few of the
winter tires reduce braking dis-
tances somewhat and ImprOVe
traction, .particularly on soft
snow. however, ,the overall
improvement of even the best
tires tested is not great enough
to warrant less care or precau-
tion when driving on slippery
snrfaceS.' Considerihg the haz-
Uttla involved, drivers shetild al-
so realize that a majority of the
Winter tires tested Were poorer
or little better than regular
tires,
Slow Down
Unfortunately, when • Some
drivers find they have extra
traction and stopping power,
they may start driving faster
than they should.
Repeated tests have shown in
order to provide the same stop,
pitig ability available oil dry
, pavement at a speed of 50 miles
an hour, speed on 'ice ittiat not
be higher„thae 25 Miles an hour
With reinfptced tire chains or 15
miles an hour with special Win=
ter tires, On ham packed snow,
a speed of 35 mph Wtth,.chaitia
or 28- mph Wit special' fife§
gives stopping ability equiva-
lent to that at 66 miles, an hour
on, dry PaVertientS
Children dance with-glee when
the 'icy Angers of whiter fasten
round the WindoWS Of the hOrile.
For, to Omni; winter' means
erything fratii lees skating to
Santa Claus , end •thotiSand.
Other joyons things. But .winter
drivels' do riot Shake ..the., Childs
renrs dei4ht iltem,, as to
the tratild safety' aiitliorities,
Jack Frost is tie. Welcome guest
in the she* belt, They knoW
that Jack FrOtt is I killed
A French midwife has just
won the world's depth record
for women. She is five feet tall,
30-year-old Claudine Lecomte,
and the other day she climbed
down 1,900 feet into a cave in
the French Alps.
She was the only woman in a
team of cave-explorers, some of
whom went down as far as 2,950
feet.
At 1,675 feet she set up
"camp." In the dark, cold and
humid cave, lit only by a few
electric torches, she cooked
meals for the team.
An icy draught brought the
temperature near freezing point;
but she stayed in her under-
ground camp for twelve hours.
Next time she goes below, how-
ever, she says she'll take an ex-
tra sweater! ,
Most of us love roast beet, We
May not agree on whether it
should be cooked tare, medium
or well dono but over our prefs
Creme for beef itself there is no
argument, So some hints about
how to choose and cook it might
net be amiss. * *
Shopping for roast beef, A
good shopping point to remem-
ber is that each of the 3 roast
beef cuts from a rib section may
be priced differently. There are
seven ribs in a section (eight
are included in some places),
The first cut next to the loin—
two or three ribs—is the most
tender and usually priced ac-
cordingly, The center cut is
next, Last, the two large ribs
next to the shoulder—these are
the least tender but still good
for roasting.
Rib roasts are found in ..the
market in one of three 'ferma:
first, a standing rib roast with
the full rib bone, measuring
about 10" in length. Next is a
standing rib roast with short
ribs removed.( The short ends
of the ribs are cut off, then
cut again in serving size pieces
for another dish.) In the third
cut, the rib section may be
boned, rolled and tied.
For tender beef, look for dull
red, lean meat, The fat is creamy
white, with marbling streaks
throughout the lean parts,
For best roasting select a piece
of beef 4" high, or with at least
2 ribs. For" each serving allow 1/2
pound• of a standing roast, or 1/4
pound of boned and rolled roast.*
How to roast beef. Place a
standing rib roast, fat side up,
in a shallow open roasting pan.
The rib-end •makes its own rack,
A rolled roast should be placed
on one of the cut sides on a rack
in a shallow roasting pan. Wipe
meat with a damp cloth, then
sprinkle with salt and pepper. "
Roast uncovered in a moder-
ately low oven, 325° F. Follow
this time guide:
Pounds Rare Medium
Standing 6 21/4 hrs. 21/4 hrs.
Rib Roast 8 3 hrs. 31/2 hrs.
Rolled 4 21/4 hrs. 21/2 hrs.
Rib Roast 6 3 hrs. 31/4 hrs.
If a meat therrisometer is used,
insert it in the center of roast so
it does not touch bone. Roast
beef until meat thermometer
registers degrees of doneness de-
sired-140° F. for rare. 160° F.
for medium, 170° F. for well-
done beef,
To serve. Place standing rib
roast on a platter On the largest
Bat surface, ribs crosswise. A
rolled rib roast also has the cut
side up on a platter for easy
carving. Trim the platter with
water cress or other greens.
Now make the gravy and serve
in a very hot separate dish.
Beek Gravy ... velvety brown,
slightly thickened gravy for a
roast of beef.
34 cup fat and drippings from
roast beef
34 cup all-purpose flour
cups water
Salt and pepper
Few drops bottled brown Sauce
or meat extract (optional)
After roast is removed from
baking pan, skin off excess fat
reserving the ya cup drippings
with some fat. Blend in flour;
place pan over moderate heat
bility and inadequate traction
are pretty obvious and are prob-
ably 'generally recognized.
' Temperature, however, plays a
much 'more' important part on
braking distances and traction
than most drivers realize, espec-
ially on ice. For example, when
you first remove an ice cube from
the refrigerator, it is sticky to
the, touch and not too slippery.
After a few minutes in a warm
room, this same ice cube is so
slippery it is difficult to hold.
A shriller situation faces the
driver who starts out on an icy
road early in the morning while
it's still quite cold, He finds
"pulling away" traction and
stopping ability fairly good. But
as the sun comes out and the
temPerature rises, he doesn't
realize tbat the ice will become
much more treacherous. When
he finds he can't stop in time to
avoid an accident, it's often toe
late.
The action of ice in response-
to temperature presents a real
hazard to the unwary driver
who doesn't continuously heed
the caution to "get the feel of
the road,"
How To Stop
Tests show that braking dis-
tances can be considerably re-
duced by pumping brakes so
they are alternately applied and
completely released. This tech-
nique also helps retain steering
control—important since' few car
drivers realize that a sliding Or
spinning wheel provides no di-
rectional control whatsoever.
On glare ice the pumping
technique is one all drivers
should use, It's different, but
not particularly difficult. It con-
sists of a series of very rapid
brake applications, making sure
that brakes are fully applied for
an instant and then completely
released -for an Instant. The
driver should do this just as
rapidly as• he can.
On packed snow and less slip-
pery surfaces; the driver eat)
usually feel the point at which
the brakes lock and the wheels
start sliding. On such Surfaces,
therefOre, the preferred tech,
recnie l's for` the driver to apply
the brakes gently until he feels'
that the, wheel§ are starting to
slide and then releaie their
HoweVer, if he earl-
riot get testuts, he should ,start
the pumping technique et Otte.
BOW To Start
On shalt icei atett in second
or high gear. This permits a
smoother` acceleration which
will got you moving withouk
Almost every driver feels that
he is a "good" or "better than
taveerrage" driver in winter wea- h
Some special techniques which
giVe this feeling of confidence
when driving on ice or snow can
be called good driving skills, but
unfortunately many of them are
tricks which may not always
work or which have no•factual
basis. ,In an effort to get the
right answers and eliminate
guess work and misinformation,
the National Safety Council's
Cortimittee an Winter Driving
Hazards has spent years of re-
search on special problems of
safe winter driving.
For, driving practices under all
kinds of winter conditions, the
committee recommends six basic
rules' essential for safe winter
driving. They are:
1. Accept your responsibility
to do all in your power to drive
without an accident. Don't
blame the weatherman for an
accident. Be prepared and meet
the situation.
2.: Get the "feel" of the road.
Try brakes occasionally while
driving ,slowly and away from
traffic. Find out , just how slip-
pery the road is and adjUst your
speed to road and weather con-
ditions. Reinernber, you n.can't
stop on an icy dime!
3. Keep, the 'windshield clear
of snow and ice, fog and frost,
Be sure headlights, windshield
wiper blade's and defrosters are
in top condition. You have to
see danger to avoid it,
4. Use tire chains and good
tires, Don't rely, on worn smooth
tires. Use tire chains on snow
and lee, They Cut stepping dis-
tances about• half, give thus to
seven times more starting and
climbing traction ability. .1:1-C
even with the help of chains,
slower than normal speeds are
a "nitiOt" do snow and ice,
5, Putts yetis brakes to slow
down or stop. Jamming them
On can lock the wheels and
throw you into a dangerous
Skid. A. little skidding can car-
II you a long Way.
6, Poilato ut r safe distance.
Keep well back of the vehicle
ahead—give yourself room to
stop. Retnernber, Without tire
chains, it takes three to 12 times
' as' far to stop on Snow and ice
'es' on dry concrete,
Winter adds three important
factors to the usual year 'round
driving" hazards, They are:
Iteclueed Visibility, inadequate
traction, and .ternperattrte
changes,
The factors of reduced visi-
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