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The Brussels Post, 1957-04-10, Page 2PASS IN REVIEW—Little, solemn-faced Jeff Borst might be a dignitary tipping his hat as the flag passes by. But the bib gives him. away. Jeff is actually giving a new-type plastic cereal bowl a workout to test its durability. The manufacturers of the material, called melamine, claim it's unbreakable. Determined Jeff should prove an acid test. ,T LE TM, S i Jam Andtte.ws. Williams in 1040, he Outlined principle he'd woticed out, only to learn front the astonished Vice-Marshal that a secret range based on that very prin- ciple was already operating, Now Menubin looks forward to the time when he can slow up his concert activities and tinker to his heart's content in workshops he hopes to set up on his California estate; No musician had a worse Situation to deal with than Menuhin when the Royal Albert Nall was packed to capacity for his concert in Mara, 1930, and it was announced from the stage that he had left all his music in a bus on the weer to the ball and that 'phone calls to the ter- minus and Scotland Yard had failed to locate it. Would any- one with a score of any of the works on the programme lend it? A man produced one item, Menuhin's Aunt Edie another, Anyone who Would taxi to .his home and return with the acore of any of the other works was then offered £5, but no one budged, fearing to miss part of the concert, Backstage, Fergus- on Webster, the accompanist, kept wringing his hands and threatening to throw himself in the Thames. Harold Holt, the manager, moaned: "How can. I refund 8,000 people!" Then Yehudi calmly said: "I'll play unaccom- panied Bach," The concert which started forty minutes late, was a great success. Yehudi's first marriag e, though blessed with two chil- dren, did not survive long sepa- rations during the war years when he was often away play- ing to the troops. The happiness that eluded him he eventually found in a second marriage to ballet-dancer Diana Gould. This book will delight all mu- sic-lovers. It shows the human side of the great violinist, as in the story of a woman ask- ing him after ,a recent concert: "Please tell me, divine young man, do you still have terrible nerves and tension before a con- cert?" ' "No, madame," he replied. "Now it is the turn of my audi- ence to suffer!" "That's how your stock stands with me at market closing." sseN.14,. 4104,10' Seeteste tidEitAttO LAu014Sla UP' With tietd. and .Sifrif Whoa Your .Frond .9r Your Enemy? Peels clown underneath the Ulernentarily restebilized. surface stf this oriel Qf ours is a change Of such profound nature that no one can possibly foresee what it will mean to the future,. It is the fact that the three words which have classified men and political Movements for a half century have lost their old meanings and now defy precise de2initien. These three words are capital- ism, socialism and communism. We have just passed through a postwar period' of history in which most men classified their friends or their enemies by these three words. It is still custom- ary in the West to identify the collective enemy as communism. It is still standard operating pro- cedure in Moschr to refer to the "capitalist-imperialist camp," But tan anyone say today that capitalism, socialism, Or corn- munism applies accurately to any perceptible political~ or economic movement in forward motion? There are still some well-pro- videcl capitalists in the Western world — notably Texas 'oil mil- lionaires. But they are in serious trouble with their own govern- ment in. Washington right now for having raised oil prices out of the Suez crisis, and all the great corporations, of America are under stern warning from President Eisenhower to help check the threat of inflation or face the consequence of federal price and wage controls. The political-economic condi- tion of the United States has long since ceased, to fit the old classic definitions of capitalism, And what has happened to communism? Is it to be defined by the current system in the Soviet Union which at the mo- ment manages a faster rate of capital accumulation in private hands than does the United States or Britain, and which could be equaled only in France or in some Latin-American coun- try? Or is it to be defined by condi- tion in Yugoslavia, where Mar- shal Tito increasingly resembles a medieval prince or a Chinese war lord rather than an ideolo- gist of our generation? Go to Poland to be really baf- fled about the definition of com- munism. Poland has a govern- ment composed for the most part of men who call themselves Communists. But their most dan- gerous enemies are grouped in a small, angry phalanx of Com- fnunists to their left, or right, depending on who is talking. And the Gomulka government's support comes, from the vast non- Communist mass of the Polish people. The political division which counts in Poland today is not between Communists and the rest, of the people, but down through the middle of the Corn- rounist Party itself, between those whose fortunes are tied to Moscow and those who have struck off on a new road which they themselves cannot define And which is marked most dra- Inatically by an accord between the state and the Relnate Oatites lie Church. Or turn to Hungary. Who is a Communist there? Commu- nism has long prided itself on being the champion of the la- boring masses, But in Hungary the laboring masses have done their unsuccessful utmost to break with the whole Commun- ist apparatus. And what is socialism? Once it was a doctrine with st deep inner emotional momentum. Iiut where in the world today is there is socialist party which is moving with what might be called political dynamism? It stands at bay in Britain, before the eroding attack not • of Tories but of plain individual people Who are willing to work harder and for longer hours than so- cialist legislation and trade- union rules permit. Something has gone wrong with, applied socialism in Brit- ain which. has taken the starch and momentum out of it. It succeeded in destroying the old s landed nobility, But there is a new upper class rising out of the wreckage of the old in Brit- ain. It is made up bf people shrewder and tougher than the average. Their names are fre- quently or Polish or, more re- cently, of Hungarian derivation _ less often now of Anglo-Saxon background. The last success- ful invasion of England did not necessarily take place in 1066. It is being invaded by infiltra- tion today from the continent and its own youth is moving out at an alarming rate. The old concepts of capitalism, socialism, and communism have been the political lights by which men have lived for as long as any of us can remember. These lights have gone out all over the world. Governments still use them as slogans and cliches, but they have become hollow, emp- ty, and all but meaningless. They have ceased to be valid as a way of identifying the differ- ences either between individual men or between governments. On the surface, the world is still divided into a Communist camp and a capitalist camp. But apart from the question of poli- tical freedom, the divisions arise out of oil, out of strategic bases, out Of, trade routes and control of currencies, out of the old issue of freedom versus tyranny, which is now more sharply defined than ever. If there is any new revolution- ary movement afoot in the world it is the unorganized movement of individuals who manage to make a living by their wits re- gardless of the doctrines or the laWs of the countries - in which they reside. —By Joseph Cul- tarsch in The Christian Science Monitor. SAVED BY SHOWER BATH The pungent smell of burning caused Steven McVicker, of Hollywood to wake up in a fright, He soon discovered that his flat.was well alight. He hur- riedly 'phoned for the fire bri- gade, and then jumped into his shower bath and turned the wa- ter full on. He was still under the comparative safety of the shower when the firemen event- ually rescued him. Troilb$0 Afoot An odd sor,., thief was ac- tive in West. London some time ago, Be ,frecniented the public library and waited until people in the reading room were en., grossed their books, One .reader slipped ,off his. shoes to Make himself more comfortable and. later,. when: he got up togo, he found that his shoes had walked off without Wad • . Shoes have played an odd part the history of . crime, Last lYlay a little boy was found bat- tered to death in a garden in Selkirk; There Were two .puez.- ling cleenrestences, How did be. get over the six foot wall of the. garden? Why had he no shoes on? The mystery has never been cleared up satisfactorily, In the back doorway.. of baker's. shop in Glasgow: last June, a young woman was found dead with head injttriee. She wore a,;,camel-hair coat, and had only one shoe, What strange connection is there between miss sing shoe and sudden death? Nobody seems to know, The lack of shoes has led to murder. In East Texas people have gone barefoot on their farms for generations. But there is a tradition among them that a woman must never leave her WTI home without • wearing shoes; to do so brings disgrace, Not many years ago a boy and girl ran away from. a farm to get married. They were in such a hurry that the girl left her shoes behind. Her father and. brother had no particular objec- tion to the marriage, but when they leerned that she had gone. off as a "barefoot bride," they fetched their guns and drove off in pursuit at full speed. The sweethearts got away, but there was a feud with. neigh- bours who had helped the elope- meet and in the shooting that followed two people were killed. BLUSH LIVING. — Set for a short snooze in his own particular style, parakeet Samuel Quincy Kaufman Ill relaxes under the admiring eyes of his owner, Tony Kaufman. Seems Samuel disdains sleeping on a perch and prefers the soft pillow. Says Ads Mislead Women Knitters The Toronto Better Business Bureau has levelled its guns at a Toronto firm which advertised that it would pay "up to $8 per day" to women knitting for them, only to discover that when they applied for the work the firm tried to sell them a knitting machine retailing as high as $199. A. R. Haskell, General Man- ager of the Bureau, described the advertisement as "mislead- ing." He said that the advertise- ments have been discontinued since complaints were made. The advertisements read: "Ladies are you looking for work? "Home knitter, capable of working on knitted garments, part time, good' remuneration, Box - - -," "Women" — earn up to $8.00 per day knitting for us in your spare time. Small investment required. Box - -0-. Mr. Haskell said: "Actually,• the company res- ponsible for the 'ads' has been reoently established for the purpose Of selling knitting Ma- chines'' retailing as high es $199. • "This company hastened to point out to us that they will buy back from purchasers of these machines the garthents they make. "The cOmpeny also pointed out'thei 'their "Conditional Sale Contract" containe a buyback of garments agreement.' This reeds:- "Gaiinents pereheeed subject to our approval for one (I.) year.' "In one instance a tvotriati paid -$ .00 and signed a., contract to buy a machine, thinking; of course, that she was going to make $8.00 per day. After think- ing_ it over she Wee to see us, and we got her $2.00 back and. had the contract cancelled." Mr. Haskell expressed the view that similar advertising Walla be Placed in 'newspapers le sleeted communities and issued his Warning to prevent women being mislead, There is something strange about eating- fried grasshoppers and bumblebees — the first time, that is, and particularly if you know you are doing et. Grass- hoppers taste like a cross be- tween salted nuts and popcorn. The Japanese have been con- suming these Oriental dainties for centu'ries and are now ex- porting them in large quantities. However, at the moment they do not threaten the peanut or pop- corn market. * As for bumblebees, they taste —well—like bumblebees. popu- larly known as Yarnatoni, they are sugared and placed in soy bean sauce, all of which gives a bite like a pate. Of course, only the young bees, not fully grown, are used. * * * Actually, Americans have been eating hors d'oeuvres with de- light for years• but not always knowing exactly what the tid- bits were. It is safe to say, how- ever, that Sifting with a canape' tray today offers quite a chal- lenge. The never-ending quest for new delights on the part of the up-and-coniing host or host- ess is now running toward ex- otic delectables. * * * Just the other day, for instance, a boatload of brand-netsr taste- ful treats came into the port of Philadelphia from Japan under the' watchful eye of Martin B. Dabrow, presiderit.of. Penn Foods DiSt. He says, "Foreign foods, brought here from the far-flung corners of the earth and- from the seven seas as well, are not only romantic in origin and fas- cinating to see, but they are genuinely delightful to con- sume." , All the same, one doesn't eat a can of bamboo shoots or roast- ed locusts without 'company or "knowing what's going on." So, the Japan Trade Center in New York was contacted. Back came the reply from Meseta Yamamo- to that Japan ,exports between 70 and 80 different kinds of fancy canned foods to this country and, he said, "We are sending you a* few of these delicacies to taste." (That's how all this started.) * Well, an optimistic entreprens ear of rare, unusual, and exotic foods might well consume sea urchin or sea • horse 'paste with gusto. It tastes like a cheese spread, beitig thick with added salt to .give it a measure of sharpness. « * „ The smoked or broiled octopus meat, which tastes like salmon but is more chewy, is a fairly 'rapid-moving produeteteild has long since left the Greenwich Village - Bohemian atmosphere, It has come into its iTskrrand is nd 'lofiger" "the conversation piece' it once was. For sorne strange reason there is net the "struggle" ,with the delicately flavored octopus that there seems to he with eorrie ireport- ed fancies. s s * Broiled eels are a teal delicacy' popularly known in = Japdn as Kebayeki, The eel dines only oil fish, Europeafis, especially the Scandinaviens, have always held this food in high esteem. By the same token many fishermen in this Country have long stipple- merited the larder with fresh and salt 'Water eel, • * Quail eggs are en old gourmet specialty an the Par test, They Ore Mostly yolk and taste .like egg yolk. They tire gaining, favor in many countries along with such foods as salted whale skin, smoked rabbit, smoked oys- ters, smoked baby clams, and , tangle, dried cuttlefish, '. * * There is a e cherry blossom` drink which has a delightful taste and fragrance. The blos- soms are unopened and have been pickled in salt. and water. For a single serving, two or three blossoms are placed in a glass and hot water poured over them. The' blossoms will open, produc- ing the .cherry fragrance and a new and interesting •cherry-bles- som drink especially popular during the summer months. These are not trick foods, nor are they 'found just in food specialty .stores. For instance, Mr. Dabrow points out that his shipment of Japanese delicacies :will soon find their way to the partylfoods departments in more than 800 chain stores, super- markets,- and .independent stores from, coast to coast. Just,the same, there is a great temptation to wonder what the Japanese reaction would be to American canned 'snake meat. By ERSKINE JOHNSON NEA Staff Correspondent HOLLYWOOD — (NEA) — This is about a 'little boy in Hollywood who never stops laughing. His name is Richard, and he's a recently discovered victim of dreaded leukemia. He's nine years old, with red hair and a face full of freckles. He's always laughed a great deal because his father is Red Skelton. -- Richard'e very first laugh, when he was only 18 months old, meant more to his dad than the acclaim of millions. Even if Red did have to squirt ink all over his famous face and expensive• clothes, and was late to the stu- dio that morning. At nine, Richard's still laugh- ing: More than ever. His daddy wants it that way. "What are y9u giving up for Lent?" he'll ask Richard. Richard replies: "My school home-work." Then both fall on the floor and roll around,, leughing hydteri- cally, There's an expensitte model train set covering two. ping potig tables in the sitting room outside Red's bedroom. Richard, an en- gineer's cap atop his red hair, sits on a stool. Red wears en 'engineer's cap, too, and with the comedian at the coittrels the wreckage is something feerfel. Richard never stops laughing about it all, . There's a makeup table in the Skelton home, Richard sits' there while Red plays "movie makeup" Man." Finally Richard gets to look at hit-itself in the mirror. He sees yreddie the Freeloader, jun- ior edition. Richard never stops latigliirig. Richard• is old enough now to stay tip past hie bedthne and watch his daddy's TV show 'Which doesn't dome bit the ale until. 9.20 10 Hollywood. Red talks back to himself On the screen as they` watch the delaYed kinescope, end Richard never stops laughing. Rich-Mel has become one of his dad's tech° characters, "the MOM widdle kid," in Wild honed movies Red 15 melting, Almost Musical Genius Paid In Ice Cream When Yeltudi Menuhin, the great violinist, played to 0,,Ls during the war, he had to re- fuse occasional tequests for popular songs, most of which he'd never heard, But one night, amused by de- mends for "Pistol - Packing Moinma," he asked someone to whistle the melody for him, Al- most the entire audience obs liged, His accompanist picked it up on the piano, he joined in, and it was played as never be- fore! This was once the little San Fransisco prodigy violinist who at five played Pad,erewskt's "Minuet" to an audience of the Pacific Musical Society, and eight months later, a concerto at the Annual. Music Week, when a local newspaper critic pees ditced that he "would one day be a master among masters." The famous prima donna, Elizabeth. Rethberg, was once asked how much she got for singing at a concert. "Well, it depends on the size of the hall and the audience," she replied. Then turning to Yehudi, she asked: "And how much do you get for playing to one of your large audiences?" "An ice-cream," he answered, truthfully. "Strawberry is my favourite." Robert Magidoff writes in an admirable biography, "Yehudi Menuhin" that the young musi- cal genius was also preoccupied with scientific and mechanical inventions and spent every spare moment tinkering, with and "improving" the gadgets in his mother's kitchen. He studied car engines, learn- ed to drive before he was thir- teen, recived his driver's licence a year later, and was made an honorary police officer of San Fransisco, with golden badge and certificate. He evolved a brake on the hydraulic nein- ciple, long before he had heard about it; had an idea for re- ducing vibration arid` shockby 'replacing standard axles with axles through the centre of the car, on which the body was to rest. He devised a glider with tialal-itoWered propeller; an aeroplane wing so adjustable to wind resistance that it could slide into the plane's body and alter the angles; a diesel- engined seaplane large enough to serve as an aeroplane carrier. Visiting a South African gold Mine at nineteen, he was soy shocked by the underground darkness, heat and dangers that he, worked. out an automotive system of mining, a machine designed to follow' the vein, drilling, dynamiting, and bring- ing the ore to the surface. Dis- cussing in Melbourne a bomb- ing range with Air Marshal F anything goes: There is no script.. The film supply is endless.' "Now in this scene," Red' 'ant nounces to Richard, "you pick up the book, thrOW it at the wall and then you sneak-' outdoors't and push a chair into the swinenting pool." Following Riehard -While Mrs. Georgia Skelton operates the Camera, Red falls into the pool with the chair. • • Richard never stops. laughing. t`Why does a chicken cross the street?" Red suddenly will ask Richard at the dinner 'table. "To get on the other side," I replies Richard. •Then both fall' on the floor and roll around—and Rich- ard never stops laughing The Air Force sent Richard one of those test pilot helmets — the Man From Mars type. Red put 'it one, struts around and then tries to take it, off. 'It won't budge. half an hour Red struggles to free himself, making it look so difficult its fabulous,. Richard never-stops laughing. Red. Skelton frequently wan- ders through the novelty and toy stores in Westwood Village near tleeie Bell-Air Home. Ills arms are full of 'packages when he returns home to hide them in a closet. Now and then Red an- nounces to Richard: "Here's a little present I bought for you." It's always some amusing gift, or `the remarks with which. Red tetilaps the packagee eto make Richard laugh. 4*:," Red likeS to hear Ins only son laugh. Making people laugh, after all,, is Red Skelton's business. ,It's easy when you are trained 'tor it. But not so easy sometimes, as, any comedian will tell you, FASHION HINT Little Boy Who Never Stops Laughing "Daddy's caught again!" Rich and alerts everyone in the house. Everyone .rushes in and for 0 0 0 0 ► I ► ► I ► ► I ► ► ► ► ► ►