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The Brussels Post, 1961-12-07, Page 2,414. Ink • ARCHES TRIUMPHANT--.The prize' winning design for the' Priory School chapel, a Roman Catholic college prepol'atOry school, takes concrete form on the St. Louis campus, Ar4 yo. Olikikr. New York Governor Neltort Rock& fitter and 'Wife Wke dieldett tO Otlitenreet ,itEttiVES, A GIFT ,L-t Srniling Queen Elizabeth stoops tip itceive a 'gift frorri little girl during. a visit to the Queen Eliictheffi Day Nursery iii Adcra, Ghana. When a Texas River Ran Red Kidnappings, hold-ups, gangs- ter shootings not a day pass- ed witheut a crop, of vicious crimes in Texes that year, Mur- ders were sp , freqeent they scarcely rated more than a few paragaphs in the newspapere. Even a $100,060 hold-up on the railway, when the United States mail was Mewed at Fort Worth, hardly caused much, lifting of eyebrowe, Then •carne the discovery of three naked beetles in fish base kets at the bottom of the Trinity' River. This triple slayang really hit the headlines. It was a boy at Playleeside the river who brought the killings'to light He noticed that the water was running a strange colour, "Hey, Dad," he called, "come and see—the river's turning red!" His father, a waterman, looked but could see nothing unusual so he went back to his job. The boy went on playing, Presently he got out among the reeds. The water wasn't red there any more but cleareso that he could see right down to the bottom. And, peering at the fish, he saw the thing that looked like a huge lobster pot, down on the bottom of the river. "Hey, Dad," he cried, "took what's here!" His father took one look and then shouted to the other water- ' men who were working nearby. They decided to go fishing' for ' what they had seen, It took them some time to bring the contrap- tion to the surface, it was so heavy, It was a cage formed out 9f !steel wire and it e had been weighted with bags of concrete. There was nothing of value in the cage = just -shabby men's elothes. f When they had beetle eoeteds out there were three sets of , clothes. But there was no clue ' to the owners. • Their suspicions now fully aroused, the watermen got out their equipment And began to drag the river. Sonn there was a sudden pull on the rope. Something bigger had been caught. After much manoeuvr- ing, the drags slowly brought it up to the surface. Wirek showed first; it was a second and bigger cage. Then to the Horror of the watchers, pink flesh came into view—human bodies without a stitch to cover them. Here were the owners of those sets of clothes. This cage was also weighted with bags of concrete. But for the boy's keen eyes the bodies would probably never have teen found, They had been in the water for only twenty-four hours. Although there was nothing on the bodies to identify them, the dead men's photographs were taken in the mortuary and the police set to work to trace them, Soon it was revealed that two of them were brothers named Rutherford and the third a than called Strudevant. But there was no lead to the killers because the victims were not known to have belonged to any gang. Weeks dragged by. There were further killings, kidnappings, holdups for Texas was in the grip of an unparallel orime wave that winter of 1933. But despite Dill their efforts the police failed i to get a line on the mystery of the bodies in the cage., d. Then one day came a whisper on the grapevine—the killings were linked with the $100,000 mall train hold-up, Hdwever, (here was still no chit to enable the mail-robbers to be traced. But while the police were ISSUE 49 — 1961 baulked, poet. office detectives were making progress, writes Cedric Garth 14 '74-Hite, They had been keeping a man named Stevens under observa- tion, He was a suspect with a record; rum-running and drug= peddling were his known act1V, ides. and he had been in jail. ills house was =rounded. When detectives crashed to they nearly lost themselves in eecret passagee and underground tun- nels. Hut Stevens was grabbed be- fore he could use an escape exit and the police had time to ex- plore at leisure. Taps on the woodwork reveal- ed secret recesses with sliding panels—and behind them white packets, containing drugs. More interesting still, in The backyard were some lengths of wire, The manufacturers had provided it in rolls for fence con- steuction but these rolls had never been used for so innocent a purpose. The jagged ends matched up with the cuts on the wire from the cages fished from the Trinity River, Bags of concrete were also found in the yard, The link between the mail rob- bery and the 'river killings was established but much patient investigation had to follow be- fore the secret of the triple tragedy was exposed. When it came it was as, sipister as any gangster records could show — even in Texas, ,.,Stevens was' the master-mind behind the robbeey. He and his lieetenant, gunman Bill May, planned the hold-up, employing others to carry it through. Some ypung recruits were taken on for the occasion — the Rutherford brothers and Strude- vant. , "Chance for you boys to prove your worth, " said Stevens„ There was nothing wrong in the planet/11; 'fie, hold-up went off without a 'hitch. The young men 'made their getaway with the mail and all of $100,000 made its way to Stevens' hide-out. The recruits waited for the call to receive, their cut. But Stevens sat tight. They grew insistent; he named a -date, All three were told to report one night at the lonely wharf which Stevens used for his rum-run- ning. Each man was told to report at a different hour—and each Marvin' fern was shot in the back.„ A truck engine was kept running with a defective exhaust to drown the sound of the shots. "Dead men tell no tales" was Stevens' motto and it was cheaper that way. He and May shared the dollars between them with no cuts to pay to the men who did the dirty work. When the second cage had been sunk beneath the surface Ste- vens and May •could fancy them- selves safe. And so they would have been but for the observant child. Even by gangster standards Stevens was a man of iron nerve. • 'He had liquidated his assistants with the same nonchalance that he faced the jury. He showed no regret for the killings but complained that he had been put on trial in a Fed- eral court; in a State court he would have had less reason to fear the outcome, His money talked in Texas, and his political pull, he ' was convinced, would have gained hint a pardon. But faced with the G-men and a Federal court he ,was powerless, He was sentenced to twenty- seven years' imprisonment; Bill May got twenty-five years, If fitroetdated waterlis* used to wash the city streets will it help to reduce the cavities in the road? On the big day when .the turkey is to be cooked, wash it and rub the inside with 1 table- spoon of salt. Stuff the neck and body cavity lightly with stuffing. Truss and place, breast side up, on a. rack with e thermometer in, place between thigh and body. Cover the turkey with an oil- drenched cheesecloth or use aluminum foil over the top to prevent over-browning of the breast. Roast without cover or water in al 325°- F. oven accord- ing to schedule on the wrapper , or to an internal temperature of 190' F. * 0 e Allow bird to stand toasting pan 15-30 minutes after it is done so that juices' may aleaseibed. Remove 'all trussing equipment,' such a skewers andcord. Place bird on a warm large platter. Use a simple garnish so as not, to impede carving. Use.a lace paper doily, folded once across, to wrap bone end of drumetick. You'll need a very sharp, thin-bladed knife and a fork with a guard for carving.' Carve enough meat at one time to serve all guests. "This will be my husband's first time for-carving a turkey— can you give him some tips that will give him confidence in his job at the table with all of us looking on?" a young woman asked. When you place the turkey on the table, the tail should be at the carver's right. Cut the leg and thigh in one piece from the turkey. Have en extra dinner plate beside the bird, and 'place the leg and thigh on it. Cut drumstick from thigh, then slice pieces of dark meat. Cut into the white meat parallel to wing, Make a cut deep into breast to the body frame parallel to and as close to wing as possible. Be- ginning at front, starting . half- way up the breast, cut thin slices of white meat down to the cut made parallel to the wing. The slices will fall away from turkey as they are cut to this line. (Carve only one side of the turkey at a time,) o e e Here is a special stuffing that calls far sausage, apples, and rice, The amount here is for a 12,-15 pound turkey. SAUSAGE AND APPLE STUFFING Ye pound bulk sausage 2 tablespoons butter 1/e cup chopped onion Pi cups packaged precooked rice 234 cups water cups diced celery 1/4 cup chopped celery leaves 2. teaspoons salt yf teaspoon pepper Vs teaspoon savory age teaspoon each, sage and thyme 4 pounds diced, peeled, fresh tart apptee Fry sausage meat hi 'large skillet until' browned." Add.but ter and onions and saute' about 3 minutes,' or until onions are golden brown. Add remaining ingredients, except apples, Mik just to moisten all rice. Bring quickly to' boil over high heat. Cover, re/neve froin heat and let stand 5 minutes. Next, add diced apples and mix lightly with a fork, Put Stuffing into turkey. Do riot pack tightly. Roast at oriee, This recipe retakes about 11 WO of stuffing, Redtice quail* titles proportionately for fora eaten- er entetint, Adorn Squashes are available new and very delicious' they are,, too. Bet unleee Ann-Steam- them first, the belting takes so long that Matter hOtreeWiVea- pass„ then% up altogether, First, wash and cut thent lit halves or quarters atcOrdint t' the Size and remove seeds' and stringy' pulP. Put them in I Steamer with the insides do*rt so as to get the Steer* iterribike STAMP DEBUT—Baby Prince Andrew, held, by his mother, :Queen Elizabeth, I I of, Eiritain, makes his first appearance on , a .stamp — a, one pound St. Helena issue. St. Helena, is famous as Napoleon's place of exile and pidce of hii death. when you can insert a fork through the inside., Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and stir lightly, Add butter and brown sugar and, stir again being careful not to break the shells, 'Place in a' pan with a little water and bake in the oven at 350' F, for 15 min- utes. Perfectly delicious! • * ;* Acorn squashes lend them- selves to many variations, To make them the main' part of a luncheon, fill generously with corned beef hash, or scrambled hamburg, or maybe mashed po- tato and deviled ham. , • , e * There's one very ,,handsome and festive dessert called Heav- enly Pie, a' named' derived no doubt from ejaculations when. it is first tasted. It's lemon in flavor, and truly worth the time it takes. Sift together 1 cup 'sugar and fie teaspoon cream of tartar. Beat 4 egg whites until stiff but not, dry. Add the sugar gradually and beat thoroughly. Grease a pie plate thoroughly end spread, the meringue in it carefully, try- ing not to spread it too close to the rim. Hollow out the center' to form a shell. Beke at 275" F.' for one hour, and then cool thole oughly. neat the 4 egg yolks slightly and beat in 1/2 cep sugar. Add 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon lemon rind, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, Cook this mixture in a double boiler until it is very thick, Stir it constantly and cook approximately 8 to 10 Minutes. Let the custard cteol, then, stir in to pint heavy cream, whipped. Fill the meringue shell with this custard-cream mixture, then cov- er with another 1/2 pint of cream, whipped. Chill 24 hours in the refrigerator. • man-4i "wolkiti-gliiida foun- tain" rafriiihrnehti from a hUga .on Mit back, eatved thi glatta‘ at his waist, H. Is shoot in , tk Lilt Syria. Hymns That Folks Prefer To Sing "The Old Rugged Cross," -yin- lege '1913, is a hymn that repre- sents the flowering of the worst period in the history of U.S. sacred music, Nevertheless, 'it also represents what Americans went to sing in church, accord, ing to a national newspaper sur- vey done in cooperation with' 'Christian Herald magazine and directed by baritone Biel McVey, a singing staff member.: Pelted, by 1,000-odd papers ,in „every state *except Vermont and tea- wain 10,482 persons (out of a total 61,445) named this dUrable old earache as their favourite hymn. ••• The' ORC, which took firstn place, in a came Herald poll„ last, year, camein well 'ahead' of a 'Bill y"' "Gtaliern1 standby, great. now ^art" W c h polled 8,449 votes. Next in order came:' "What a friend we have in Jesus," "In the garden," "Amazing grace," and "Rock of ages." More musically tolerable clasSics such as "A mighty" fbrtress," and "Onward, Chris= tian Soldiers!" ranked, twelfth and seventeenth respectively. "A silent faith is not as streng as a singing. faith," ,commented McVey, who has been directing Herald - sponsored community sings across the country •for the past year, "Singing= our fa- vourite hymns is a -natural way to create a national 'bond of brotherhood and moral strength, in the face, of,the mounting Communist threat;" 'Charles Hendersoe, organist of New York* Citeds St. George's Episcopal. Churche had , a differ- ' ent viewpoint when questioned about the gospel hit parade last week. "People learn things -like 'The Old Rugged Cross' in child- hood," he said, "and then refuse to grow up" either musically or theologically." Riik. Their Lives To Study Beads When a pretty girl puts on a bead necklace it is nothing more than an adornment to enhance her charms. •But in ,_other parts of the world beads have much more significance. A vast field of fascinating folklore and witchcrah is' now being, studied by a' special bead committee of the Royal Anthro- pological Institute. . Experts in varied branches, Of archaeology, folk customs and race relations intend to consider all types of beads worn by men and women, civilized and sa- vage, from ancient times to the present day. Many researchers are risking their lives among strange tribes to study their beads and other -ornaments. • 5 4 During a recent bead safari in e kigorna district of Central ,Tanganyika, a researeher, at- tended the cratirhing of a young chieftain, The ceremony,,' cone ducted in the apee-air arid' 'watched keetily by 'the whole tribe, conformed to ancient rites, The' new', ` chief,,Weaeihg e. leopardskin cloek, mounted stool coverd' 'with Sheepskih. Erect and prritid, he' held' a aetee monial bow-arid-arrows iJi one hand and, iii the other, bran- dished a four headed spear. As a clithak to this strange ritual, the preeidieg witchedoce tor killed a chicken, arid, teeth its giziard extracted white beads, the, eyeiebols of purity and power. threaded these on to String, tied pietee, of chicken.. battee to it and triumphantly 'kiting the necklace about 'the akating',man's the , fie* thief Wee tenv pro, petlY inVestec., In some regions, ivatives put necklaces of triangular beads Made and porcelain; these Will irightaa irsoy on, vpiritsi Sandpapering Eggs Requires Know-howl Suddenly appears a letter from Roger Thompson of Marietta, Georgia, who wants to know why a man named McCausland was sandpapering eggs in a recent dispatch. Since I supposed every* body knows that eggs get seed. papered, it hadn't occurred to me to elucidate this portion of that treatise, Come to think of it, if you didn't know it got done, it would sowed strange, wouldn't it? Frankly, I lest touch with the poultry business long ago. So much about farming, today, is on the assembly-line Seale, and they've made the hen as auto- mated as anything, People who don't know about sandpepering eggs probably don't know, either, that hens, today, have tabulated by electronic machines. Fact. Just this summer a national prize of $1,000 was awarded to one of our Maine poultry special- ists, and his over-all contributions to the general farm picture, the basis of the award, depended heavily on his bookkeeping, pro- gram. He has the computations for Maine chickens done, as an after-hour manipulation, by the Path Iron Works, which builds ships. They have these machines to figure out engineering prob- lems, and there's room left over to count eggs. This is the truth —I'm not making it up. So I imagine that if eggs are sandpapered today, they are thus peocessed by machines, and ev- erything has changedePut in my, poultry-fancying days, we sand- , papered them, A very fine sand= ,;,paper, and it was possible to buy emend the fingers, like a part of glove. We didn't bother e, we st, used sandpaper from ehed Woodworking shop, and tore it" In strips as needed. It worked jtiit as well. n The sandpapering was to clean the eggs. Not every egg" was ..clirty, but now and then an tine, kernpt old biddy who,,liad keen lolling in the wet spot by the sinkspout would suddenly set up a clamor and race for the nest. If yseven or eight tidy and fasti- ' dioue hens had preceded her, there, would be seven or eight nice clean eggs which she could walk around on and leave iii a sullied condition. You can, of couree, wash an egg. But the natural emulsion which coats the shell on the out- side' is related to 'th'e ilength of time,an egg stays decent. An egg ,that is washed, and then thrust into a crate, ind kept around for a week, and then displayed for a feW days in a store, -and then sits around a kitchen waiting for an 'omelet, is. likely to' peer out at you from within and make you speak ill of the farmer. ' That same 'egg, if, any barn- yard dirt had• been sandpapered off instead, would still be bright and alert and full of kindness. The term "fresh eggs" is a rela- tive thing—some eggs two weeks old can be better •coninany than a new one that hasn't been pro- perly brought up: Indeed, con- sumers might fret now and then if they knew the time element of certain perfectly good eggs. But washing an egg was bad praetice, You could sandpaper them, A duck egg, of course, can be washed. In the spring, before the ducks settle onto a nest, they will often drop eggs around the farm in odd places, and many of them will be muddy. Nature defends her own, and the egg is made so a sopping wet old mother duck can clamber aboard her clutch and not damage them, A wet hen bestriding her eggs, if she over- dens It, can adversely affect the hatch. As to M1‘, McCausland, he was going ebout what we all did, We'd get a basket or two of eggs every night, and after so many nights it would be time to pack a crate, Sometimes the man who bought eggs came once a \smelt, and we spent the evening before getting the eggs ready, Nach was inspected for cracks, and some- times we candled them for in- terior Imperfections, We didn't have egg-scales then, hut we sorted the eggs by small, medium and large, Double-yolkers were kept for home use, So were pee- wees, which are the small eggs laid by new pullets, or sometimes the last egg a hen lays in her current clutch. I would explaineto Theenpe. son that this is notfonly a tedious ' job, but it is a ticklish one, An egg, as you grasp it in your* left n hand and leave the top exposed 'for sandpapering, 'has nothing that resembles a handle. It is not firmly secured. Then, as you reach over with a piece of sand- paper and scrub it, the coeffi- cient of friction poses a hazard. It is easier than you think to sandpaper an egg right out of your left hand and slap it against a cupboard, Experience helps prevent this, but even with an oldtimer it happens now and then, We had a cat who would come galloping up at the, crunch of an egg and eat in,anchthie ,is a gopd arrangement Because iattering up ,a fractured egg otherwitels , messy, Some sandpapere were,, e agile, and could reach out Catch a flying egg ,be ogre jj, anything, although when they ' missed and simply theefehed' course they became cleepondenteee, Eggs are not made Or slapping„ at. But sandpapering eggs is per- fectly all right, ,tand ane, sorry e neglected to explain it the first time around;!- 13tYt t outlet int ' - the Christian Science Monitor; r Q. How can I prevent the bot- tom crusts of my fruit pies from , becoming soggy from the juices of the fruits? A. 'Bake the shell of your pie for about five minutes before putting in the fruit, and this will prevent the juice from penetrat- ing the crust. • 'PUMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE — Jenny Howard of London fills her scooter tank from a new self-service gas pump. 'It dispenses "petroil" a mix- ture of gas and oil used in small, . two-stroke engines. ma) ill TABLE TALKS TAB Andtvo,P5 , •