The Brussels Post, 1961-05-25, Page 2TABLE TALKS
Jane Andrews.
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Exceeding t-pdect limit
2 On wrong side of road
3 ,0toyo off roadway
4 .bid not lioyo tight.of-wtiy.
5 itecktett driving
6 Failed to signal and
improper
7 :Passing on wtolig 'titte
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9 Passing an CUYvC of hill
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Miscellaneous
TOTAL.
10,970 1,001,000
5,170 174,200
5,050 215,800
5,896 585,000
3,800 351,000
40 8060
466 1'1,200
90 76;00'
90 2,600
1;666
390 76,600'
0',4Oti 1,:660,Ob0r
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RECKONING' More deadly and Meth' more futile than any
wOr, sloughter.Oil U.S.. highways last' y6op alone' killed' or injured
"More than 3,1.16,b66 men, wartieh and Claildaetis Injuries in 1960
'Were 7 per cent Sibcive 10;59'1 deathiintrettsett 'by t pea cent. fetal
deaths were 38,660i i'-tijuerd.§,, 1,0/8,606, table eSiative lists the reitOr
causes Of this loll on the, peat Of drivers': Added to the figures ri*
table should be those involving pedeitrians, teciins, efei .
7,600 killed,. 478,000 injured. None of there tragedies was nece§soryt
Almost all a occurred becia.USii of ifiqtligentei 614
indiffertrial.
AH, LIFE IS GOOD — Danny Hillis, is the picture of.satisfaction os he polishes off a candy apple
at a fair.
•
This Man Knows•
All The Answers
Poser: You area New Yorker
and you want to find out (1)
where Marilyn. Monroe was last
Thursday, (2) whether you can
borrow some still pictures from
"Safety in Numbers" (1838, and
(3) who played opposite atichaid
Barthelmese in "Just Suppose"
(1927), Whom should you call?
Answer; John Springer..
"John Springer" is a name
newspaper readers have, been
coming upon only recently but
o n e which filmophiles have
known for years, A quiet, close-
cropped, gray-haired enthusiast
in his early 40s, Springer not
long ago became Marilyn Mon-
roe's New York public-relations
man and the purveyor of Monroe
statements to the press, But he
is also the owner of what is
probably the world's largest and
best private collection of movie
stills, besides being the owner
of possibly the world's best-
stocked mental collection of
movie lore. Both of Springer's
collections began as hobbies; to-
day they bring him a fat income
as a renter of stills, author of
articles and books, and adviser
to television quiz shows,
As a lifelong movie buff,
Springer finds his own recent
modicum, of f ame baffling.
"People I've known for years are
suddenly referring to me as
'Jack' in their columns," he re-
ported recently. "People call me
at all hours of the night — it's
got so that old friends think I'm
all that's standing between them
end an exclusive interview with
Marilyn. I've been offered a lot
of money to write one of those
`inside' stories about her under
an assumed name — I could
Practically name my own figure,
but I'm just not about to do
that, Marilyn hasn't given an in-
terview since 'The Misfits,' but
there's one man who calls me
from London on the average of
three times a week."
Springer began writing re-
views of every movie he saw
when he was in the third grade
in Rochester, N.Y., and he kept
right on reviewing through Mar-
quette University and onto The
Rochester Democrat and Chron-
icle. At the same time, he launch-
ed a local radio show called
"Your Movie Memory." After
World War II he moved to New
York and worked in public re-
lations at RKO and Twentieth
Century-Fox.
In the Army, Springer had
SENTENCED FOR SPYING—British
diplomat George B I a k e, 38,
pleaded guilty in London May 3
to spying for Russia since he
emerged from Communist North
Korean captivity ei g he years
ago. Blake was serving as vice
consul in Korea when invading
North Koreans interned him in
July, 1950. He was sentenced
16 42 years in prison the
sternest such sentence ever im-
posed in British peacetime his-
tory.
started writing movie cxuiexes,
"After the war there got to be .a
hind of cult for them, Steve
Sondheim, the lyricist, made up
a card game like rummy, only
instead of kings and aces you
had. actors, If I had a hand of
Henry Fonda, Sylvia Sidney,
Fred MacMurray, Miriam Hop,
kins, and Joan Crawford, I could
Meld the first three. as 'Trail of
the Lonesome Pine.' We includ-
ed lots of Fay Bainters and
Thomas Mitchells for leeway,"
Springer was finally asked to
do his quizzes for the magazine
Films in Reviw. He turned out
50 of them with no research, and
thus became an expert's expert,
"Stars will call me up• and say,
made a picture with so-and-so
—who played my mother?'
From the time back in high
school when he put together a
600:page year book of the Amer-
ican screen, Springer has been
accumulating stills, PI trade Off
with other collectors, and every
time I go to Europe I pick up
some wonderful things. Gee, I've
given away ten times as many as
I've kept, and I have about
50,000, Magazines just borrow
them and send me a check, at
anywhere from 5 to 150 bucks a
picture."
Recently ' .e publicity office
of Artless es Jacobs Co., Inc., of
which Springer is vice president,
he showed a visitor the huge
index to his collection—which is
principally stored in six shoul-
der-high filing cabinets — and
invited requests. He was asked
for a Biff McGuire. "Oh yes—
'The Long Wait'," he said, and
produced a still. He was asked
for stills of Buster Keaton's "The
Navigator"; they turned out to
be in use by a magazine in
Stockholm. A couple of pictures
of Greta Garbo in a Swedish
movie were produced on request.
Some better ones of Miss Garbo
on a bicycle, he explained, were
over at Silver Screen. Then he
began rummaging through a
large file marked "Personali-
ties."
"Here's Jim Cagney as a wo-
man judge Cagney as a baby
—I'm working with an organiza-
tion that's paying me lots of
money to get baby pictures of
stars for a new TV quiz . . .
There's William Dieterle, the di-
rector, as a young extra . . .
Here's an early double of Mar-
lene's.?
He was asked how he decided
which stills to keep. "Some, like
Rory Calhoun, I'll keep just a
few for the records," he said.
"You've got to be ruthless,
feel I want every picture of Pole
Negri, but eventually I'll say,
'Cut it down, John!'" Fifty thou-
sand seems reasonable. From
NEWSWEEK
Why Not A Pram
For Your Bird?
There are some people who
jUst like nice things — such as
expensive birds, And there are
some who like to parade their
nice things out in public.
How does an expensive - bird
lover parade his expensive birds
out in public?
He puts them on wheels. And
he could find just the thing to
do it with at the $25 million• U.S.
World. Trade show which opened
recently in New York.
Made in the Netherlands and
distributed by Holland-America
Carriage Co., the Bird Pram
costs $100 (vs. about $75 for a
first-rate baby buggy), It houses
up to fifteen parakeets in com-
fort, and is ideal for a brisk ride
in the park. The bird buggy, says
Holland-America's general man-
ager Philip Benjamin, is "selling
well for the price."
Viewer reaction at the Coli-
seum was mixed, Comments
ranged from a cab-driver's "Now
I've seen everything" to a dow-
ager's: "It simply won't do; my
Tweetie always gets carsick."
And few wags could resist the
bleakest pun of all: "That thins
is strictly for the birds'
The French have clever ways
with soup, and serve it often. The
beginning course of an evening
meal is almost always soup. A
French pot-au-feu provides the
basis for several good meals.
Many kitchens start their weekly
routine by making this soup. If
the dish is prepared for soup
only, any cheap cut of beef may
be used. However, if a slightly
better cut is used, the meat can
be served hot or cold, with, or
without a sauce.
POT-AU-FEU
pounds beef (chuck, shoulder,
neck, or bottom round, rolled
and tied tightly)
6 quarts cold water
Z tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
3 leeks (or two cloves garlic)
2 carrots
Yz parsnip
1 turnip
bouquet gam' (given below)
3 cloves
1 onion
Place the meat in a large pot.
Add water, salt, and pepper.
Bring to a boil over a moderate
fire. A white scum will form on
the water. Keep skimming this
off until it has all disappeared.
Slice the leeks lengthwise or put
the garlic cloves in whole. If
leeks are used, tie them, together
with string so that they may be
easily removed. Add leeks (or
garlic) carrots, parsnip, turnip,
bouquet garni, and the onion
stuck with the cloves. Let this
simmer for at least four hours.
Pour the broth through a strain-
er and skim off as much fat as
possible before serving.
To serve: Place several rounds
of day-old or toasted bread in
the bottom of the soup tureen or
individual soup plates. Pour the
bouillon over the bread. If bot-
tom round has been used, place
on a platter, surround with the
vegetables and serve with gravy
made of 2 cups of the bouillon
thickened with cornstarch or
flour. The rest of the bouillon
should be kept in a cool plate
for future use. s
A. large variety of soups can
be made with the broth of the
pot-au-feu, including an onion
soup.
FRENCH ONION SOUP
2 tablespoons butter
it large onions
4 cups stock
Rounds of dried bread
Freshly grated Gruyere (or
Cheddar) cheese
Salt and freshly ground black
pepper
Slice onions as thin as possible.
Fry gently in melted butter un-
til yellow. Add stock and sim-
mer 20 minutes. Season 'with salt
and pepper, Pour over bread
which has been generously
sprinkled with cheese and. beown
under hot flame (optional). You
can vary this soup by using milk
instead of the stock and omit-
ting the cheese,
A quick and delicfous soup
can be made by combining equal
amounts of V-8 juice and the
pot-au-feu broth.
Dotiquet Garin
3 or 4 sprigs of parsley, sprig
of thyme, and small bay leaf.
The thyme should be surrounded
by the parsley so that the little
leaves will not float into the
sauce. Tie the herbs together
With string so that they may be
teMoved before the dish which
they are flavoring is served. 1/4
teaspoon of powdered thyme and
teaspoon parsley flakes May be
substituted, but in this case the
saute must be carefully strained
before serving.
Heed ere three rec:pet, all of
there. using' sour cream, I find
that sour cream cookery adds to
meals "s omething different"
Which appeals to those who con-
ticter theintelves gourmets, Ev-
eryone knows what a delicious
chocolate
14 cup hot water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1% cups cake flour
% teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
3 stiff-beaten egg whites
Beat egg yolks with cream;
gradually add sugar and beat
until thick. Melt chocolate in
hot water over low heat; cool;
add to first mixture with va-
nilla. Add sifted dry ingredi-
entss, fold in egg whites. Bake
in waxed-paper-lined 9"x13" pan
in moderate oven (350° F), 45
to 50 minutes,
* • *
CUCUMBERS IN SOUR CREAM,
2 large cucumbers — peeled and
very thinly sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup commercial sour cream
R tablespoon's lemon juice —
fresh, frozen or canned
1 tablespoon finely chopped
It onion, or 1 teaspoon instant
minced onion. If this is used
soak it in 2 teaspoons water
for five minutes before using.
tablespoons chopped dill pickle
teaspoon sugar
Dash pepper
3 radishes, thinly sliced
11/2 teaspoons finely chopped
parsley
Lightly toss cucumbers with 1
teaspoon salt; refrigerate until
well chilled. Meanwhile combine
sour cream, lemon juice, 1/2 tea-
spoon salt, onion, dill • pickle,
sugar, pepper, and radishes. Re-
serve 1/2 cup sour-cream mix-
ture for garnish. Toss cucum-
bers with remaining sour-cream
mixture; refrigerate. To serve:
Arrange well-Chilled cucumbers
in sour cream on a bed of 'let-
tuce; garnish with reserved sour-
cream mixture; sprinkle with
chopped parsley. Makes 4 to 6
servings.
Dr, Fidel Castro
Up To Mid-April
'this is the chronology of the
rise of Premier Fidel Castro to
power in Cuba,
Dec. 12, 1956 — Fidel Castro
and 81 followers landed in Cuba's
easternmost Oriente Province
from a leaky Mexican yacht;
forces of dictator Fulgencio pa
tista wiped out most of invaders,
but Senor Castro and surviving
supporters escaped to Sierra
Maestra Mountains to establish
headquarters for guerrilla, war-
fare against Senor Batista.
March 13, 1957—Rebel youths
stormed the Havana. Presidential
Palace in an effort to kill or kid-
nap Senor Batista, but were re-
pelled; 20 persons were killed at
the Palace and about 20 in other
Havana incidents.
Dec. 6, 1958 — Senor Castro
launched major rebel offensive
against Batista forces at Santa
Clara in Las Villas province.
J,an. 1, 1959 — Senor Batista,
unable to count on his army, fled
to the Dominican Republic be-
fore advancing Castro forces,
Jan. 3, 1959— Manuel Urrutia
took oath as Cuba's Provisional
President and named Senor Cas-
tro head of the armed forces.
Jan. 6, 1959 --' Senor Castro's
revolutionary government dis-
solved Congress, and announced
it would rule Cuba by decree for
at least 18 months.
Feb. 13, 1959 -- Provisional
Cabinet resigned and Senor Cas-
tro became Premier, promising
to carry out land reform and
other revolutionary measures,
Feb. 28, 1959 — Premier Castro
said "the best interests of the
Cuban People" required that
elections must be delayed at
least two years.
March 1959 — Senor Castro
scored public relations victory in
whirlwind two-week tour of
United States and Canada.
June 12, 1959 — Premier Cas-
tro made sweeping Cabinet
changes following criticism of
land reform law and nationaliza-
tion measures.
July 17, 1959P—Senor Castro
resigned as Premier after accus-
ing President Urrutia of "near
treason" for not giving all-out
support to Castro regime; the
move forced Senor Urrutia to
step down as. President.
July 26, 1959 — Senor Castro
accepted mandate of a roaring
Havana crowd to return as Prem-
ier and warned United States•
critics ,of his nationalization pro-
gram to stay out of Cuban af-
fairs.
Feb. 12, 1960 — Premier Cas-
tro and Soviet Deputy Premier
Aanastas I. Mikoyan signed a
trade pact under which the Sov-
iet Union agreed to purchase
1,000,000 tons of Cuban sugar
over the next five years.
July 6, 1960 — President Eisen-
hower ordered an end to further
United States purchases of Cu-
ISSUE 21 — 1961
ban sugar, and accused 5Q49.r.
CROPo of deliberate hostility .to,. -
ward the United States,
July .9,1960 Soviet Premier
Nikita 5, Ichrttsischey pledged
all-out support of the •Castro. re-
gime in its struggle with the
United States.
Sept, 26, 1960 Premier Cas-
tro appeared before United Na.
tions General Assembly, .charge
mg in a 41b-hour harangue that
the United States planned a mili-
tary invasion of Cuba.
Oct,. 14, 1960 es. Premier Cas-
tro ordered nationalization of 38e
foreign and Cuba-owned firms,
Oct, 19, 190Q United, States
banned all exports to Cuba eses
cept medical: supplies and food.
Jan. 3, 1961 — Two years and,
two days after taking power,
Premier Castro issued an ultimo.,
tuna that the United. States re-
duce its personnel in its Ems
bossy and Consulate in Havana
to 11 persons from 87; a few
hours later, President liisen-
bower broke off -diplomatic rela-
tions with the Castro regime,
Feb. 24, 1961 Premier Cas-
tro moved leftist Ernesto (Chea
Guevara into his Cabinet post as
ochief of new super-Ministry of
Industry and reshuffled other
posts to tighten state control
over all phases of Cuban econo-
mic life; ordered the 'capital
penalty 'for terrorists and any
person caught possessing bombs.
April 15, 1961 Premier Cas-
tro accused the United States of
responsibility for air attacks on
three Cuban air bases . and
mountaing acts of sabotage.
April 17„ 1961— Senor Castro
topk personal control of armed
forces in. battle against rebel in-
surgents..
NO, HE ISN'T — This man is no
relative of Cuban President
Fidel Castro. Grady Davis sports
the face fuzz and rebel-type
uniform at a fraternity celebra-
tion at Wake Forest College,
Winston-Salem, N.C.
flavor a dab of sour cream gives
to a plain baked potato, and sour
cream adds a piquant touch to
an old reliable, cabbage slaw,
writes Margaret E. Keatts in the
Christian Science Monitor.
I include here a veal dish
which is Austrian in origin —
veal takes kindly to sour cream.
As cakes baked with sour cream
or milk stay fresh longer than
others, I've included a chocolate
cake recipe, and, finally, a cu-
cumber recipe. which is rather
different,
VEAL PAPRIKA
11/ lbs. boneless veal
3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
% cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 cup fat
2 medium tomatoes
4 cup • hot water
3A cup sour cream
Cut veal in 1 - inch cubee.,
Dredge with flour mixed with
salt and pepper.. Sauté onioh,-:
veal cubes, and paprika in fat :
until meat is well browned, stir-
ring frequently, Cut tomatoes
Into small pieces, add hot water,
and rub through sieve. Add to
meat, cover, and simmer 11/2
hours or until veal is tender.
Add sour cream and simmer 15
minutes longer. More paprika
may be added to taste, Yield: 4
servings. * «-
SOUR CREAM CHOC'. CAKE .
3 beaten egg yolks
1 cup thick sour cream
11,4 cups sugar
2 1-ounce square unsweetened
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