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The Seaforth News, 1959-02-05, Page 2Men Hated But Women Loved Him Philip II of Spain married, - four times, He was one of tlae most feared and hated monarolis deep as the sea, and as cruel, yet: women loved him even While they feared him. He was the son of the great Emperor Charles V and at the time of his birth his father's army` was sacking Rome.. People crossed themselves, fear- ing it was a bad omen for the slew prince. Philip was a lonely, thought- ful boy. His father was often away fighting and a tutor was engaged to educate him. When bis mother died, Charles V same home and made the boy learn statecraft. The Prince was only 16 when the Emperor left Spain again, and appointed him as regent. His father also decided to find him a wife, The 15 -year-old Infanta Maria Manoela of Portugal was chosen, and when Philip saw her minia- ture he fell in love with it. After tedious months of negotiation, Philip learned that his young bride-to-be had left for Spain. Confiding in his friend Ruy Gomez, Philip decided to mingle with the crowds and watch her arrival at Salamanca. Excited- ly, he watched as the lovely young girl, gorgeously dressed. and with a sweet dignity, rode through the streets acknowledg- ing the cheers of the people. "Long live the Infanta," they cried. "Amen to that," said Philip softly. But their prayers were not to be fulfilled, At their first meeting she was shy, and to please her Philip told her of his escapade. Her face lit up and she lost the look of strain, They were married and that one year was the hap- piest in Philip's life. Then the little bride died giving birth to her sen Don Carlos and her hus- band was broken-hearted. For four years Philip grieved. Then one day his father sent for him. "My son, you must marry again, Your son is too delicate, mentally and physical- ly, and Spain must have another heir. England's new queen, Mary Tudor, is a Catholic and' of Spanish blood en her mother's side. She is unmarried and we need Englands' help. With her Spain will becomemore power Iui than ever." Philip felt despair in his heart: Mary Tudor was 37 years old and known as the Old Maid of Europe. His thoughts showed in his face as his father watched. Re knw Philip, and that duty would win. Quietly Philip ac- quiesced. He would go to Eng- land and marry Mary Tudor. He set sail accompanied by Ruy Gomez, Queen Mary await- ed at Winchester. Tense and impatient, she strode up and down on the day of his arrival, but it was midnight before the doors were flungopen to admit the prince. Her heart beat fast as he came towards her. She saw that he was handsome, fair and not very tall, and that his clothes were elegant. Bowing low he kisses1 her hand. It was love at first sight for Mary who had known so little affection in her life. As for Philip, he saw her as a sandy- haired, sallow - faced woman looking older than her 37_ years, She spoke with the gruff voice of a man as she welcomed him. Philip, trained in the rigid eti- quette of the Spanish Court, gave no inkling of his feelings. MOON MIDC T—It weighs only 216 ounces, but this tiny trans- mitter is an important partof man's conquest of space. Con- nected to a 8 -pound TV -type scar,ning system in a moon roc- ket, the device is capable of putting out 50 watts to send a close-up picture of the moon back to earth —some 240,000 •nslrs. He was here to de his duty by Spain. They married and Mary's love for her young husband was ,,pathetically obvious. She could deny him nothing — except the one thing he wanted: to be made King of England. Mary had been having trouble with her half-sister. Elizabeth and had moved her room from the Tower of, London and placed her under close guard at Wood- -stock. She sought Philip's ad- vice and, he, being curious to. see the wilful. Elizabeth, sug- gested that'Mary send for her and question''her as to her loyal- ty to the Crown. lie, Philip, would hide behind a screen and watch; The interyiew took place. and Elizabeth protested her inno• cence and assured. Mary of her devotion, As Mary hesitated, Philip stepped from behind the screen, Elizabeth, taken aback, sememberd to curtsy deeply and gazed up at him appealingly, She made a lovely picture with her red` hair and bright green eyes. Philip felt his heart beat faster as, raising her up, he smiled, saying, "Welcome back to Court, my dear sister," Something told Elizabeth that he had probably saved her life. Mary was 'pregnant and Eng_ land rejoiced. Philip treated her. courteously but the Court notic- ed his eyes dwelt on Elizabeth. They made a striking couple as they. danced together at Court balls. Mary soon became bitter- ly jealous, The time for her delivery came and went Then the doctors broke the news. There was no .baby. Her seem- ing pregnancy was a mistake. Mary was broken-hearted and Philip furious. A letter from his father called him back 'to Spain. The'Emperor was old and tired. He wished to pass on his responsibilities to hie son and retire to a monastery, So Philip became King of Spain and still in need of an heir. He also needed English troops to fight for him, so he journeyed reluctantly back to England. His visit was short, and, except for getting the troops, unsuccessful. He left England and never saw Mary again. Her life drew to a close. Her r e i g n had produced tragedy: Calais was lost, men were burnt at the stake, and there was no heir. Philip sent her word asking her to name' - Elizabeth as heir. Philip was free once more and so was England's new Queen Elizabeth I. After a decent in- terval, Philip requested her hand in marriage and was re- fused. His desire for her turn- ed to hatred and he became her implacable enemy. Don Carlos, Philip's son, was unbalanced, but a marriage was arranged for him with the 14• - year -old French Princess Eliza- beth de Valois. The moody boy had set his heart on the match, and when Philip changed his mind and decided to marry the girl himself, the boy angrily threatened to kill his father. The timid Elizabeth de Valois never lost her fear of her mighty husband, although she loved him. Philip had grown Hard with the years. The Spanish Inquisition w a s - persecuting heretics by the thousands' and Philip insisted 'that his little bride attend the public burnings. She gave birth to daughters, and when she knew there could be no more children, she fell ill and died. Some said she was poisoned with the King's con- sent. Certainly Don Carlos, whom she had befriended, niet his death in a similar myrterioua way. Once more a widower, Philip was filled with a burning desire for a son. As quickly as could be arranged, he married Anne of Austria. She gave him the son be craved and died, leaving him to years of torturing illness. The knowledge that the -be- witching Elizabeth had defeat- ed his Armada and was now far more powerful than he did not make his end easier! Northern Bird Visits Liner A. stormy petrel which alighted on the deck of the Cunard liner Caronia in mid-Atlantic recently was cared for by one of the ship's company and carried to Southampten. Southampton's balmy air, how- ever, was ill-suited to the little ocean flyer, whose body was designed to weather the gusts, of the Atlantic and the icy winds of Greenland, and it died, Thebright-eyed little bird is known to • seamen as Mother Carey's chicken. Legend has it that the birds earned this name through their reputation as the messengers of stormy weather. 17sed in the, plural — Mother Carey's chickens — their pre- tence round a ship is said to portend snow, Another story contends that it is unlucky to kill one for each stormy petrel carries the soul of a dead Mari- ner. SEWING MACHINE Looking something !Ike a heavy-duty stapler, this Russian squeeze -handle device is a sewing machine for the human body. It's used for putting in stitches • quickly and safely during operations oil the heart, lungs and chest. 3 TA :BLE TALKS 64meAwirews. I ,S If you prepare sandwiches the morning. you pack the- lunches have fillings at room tempera- ture and your task will be much easier if you have bought ready -sliced. bread. Keep a vari- ety of breads on hand — white, rye, whole wheat, and pumper- nickel (it's easier to spread and keeps its shape better if it's 24 hours old).• * e * The American Institute of Baking offers further lunch- preparation advice. (a) Have a variety of sand- wich fillings ready at all times, but prepare them in advance— the night before, perhaps. (b) "On the morning you're tilling your lunch boxes; start by slicing your vegetables (to- matoes, cucumbers, carrots) at one time and arrange them side- by-side On your work table. (c) Line up your slices of bread, in pairs, on your cleared work table. (d) Ilse soft butter and spread - all slices of bread -in one -opera- tion. (e) Spread like fillings on alternate .rows of bread in one operation, allowing about Se cup filling per sandwich, Make all of one type of sandwich at the same time, then proceed to the next filling. (f) Arrange sliced vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots), if used, and top with the second slice of bread all in one opera- tion. (g) Stack two or three sand- wiches and cut them all at once with .a sharp bread knife. Also all at one time, tear enough waxed paper in suitable, size for wrapping each sandwich indi- vidually. (h)• Wrap up lettuce or other salad greens separately so they will be crisp when eaten, also, the mayonnaise in a paper cup so the luncher can add both • when ready to eat his sand- wiches, If you make the sand- wiches up the night before and store them in the refrigerator, it's best not to use sliced toma- toes or lettuce because they lose their crispness, PEANUT CHEESE FILLING 1/2 cup pimiento cheese spread 34 cup chopped peanuts • 1/A cup sweet pickle relish 1 tablespoon minced onion 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce. Combine all ingredients. Makes filling for 5 sandwiches. . * * * HAM -APRICOT FILLING 1 cup chopped cooked ham 34 cup apricot puree, • Combine ham and puree. Fill- ing for 5 sandwiches. CREAM CHEESE DEVILED HAM FILLING 1 (3 -ounce) can deviled hant 1 (3 -ounce) package cream cheese Combine ham and cheese. Fill- ing for 4 sandwiches. ALMOND - CHEESE - OLIVE FILLING r/ cup slivered or chopped toasted almonds 2 tablespoons chopped ripe olives 1/2 cup grated process cheese 3 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing Dash pepper Combine all ingredients. Fill- ing for 4 sandwiches. * * *, There are many ways you'll want to use sandwiches besides packing them in lunchboxes, and a teen-age make -your -own sandwich party is popular for TV watchers or "platter" parties with Hi-Fi listeners. • "Hi -. Fiwiches" are grilled sandwiches that have as a fill- ing both sliced luncheon meat and cheese. The sandwich is then dipped in egg combined with evaporated m i 1 k and r browned he a golden tint In !s little butter in a skillet. HI-FIWICHES 12 slices of bread Prepared mustard 1'ean (12 -ounce) luncheon meat 6 slices process Swiss cheese % oup evaporated milk 2 eggs teaspoon celery salt Spread bread with prepared mustard, Cut luenheon meat into 6. slices; place 1 slice together with 1 slice cheese, on each of 6 Slices of bread; cover with re- maining bread slices. In a shal- low pan, beat together milk, eggs and celery salt. Dip sandwiches into this mixture, turning to .coat both sides. Brown on both sides in small amount of butter in skillet. Serve with sweet gher- kins and mulled apple cider. Serves 6. * * * VIENNA DIPWICHES 2 cans (4 ounces each) Vienna , sausages 6 sweet gherkins 12 sliees bread Prepared mustard 6 slices process Canadian cheese 3s cup evaporated milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon caraway seeds 2 tablespoons molted butter Cut sausages and gherkins in half lengthwise. Spread half the bread slices with mustard; top with layer of sliced sausage and gherkin and then with cheese. Top with remaining bread. Fast- en with wooden picks. In a shal- low pan, beat . together eggs, milk, caraway seeds and melted butter. Dip sandwiches into this mixture, turning to coat both sides. Place on a baking sheet and broil 4 inches from heat for 5 minutes on each side or until lightly browned, Serves 6, NOW IT'S OFFICIAL Greatly daring, the State La- bour Board sitting at Hamm, West Germany, after deciding the merits of a case before them, officially decreed that "Men are not capable to deal with house- hold work." Why Did Chaplin Pay His Taxes? What made the whole thing suoh a battling mystery were two main traits in the character of Charlie Chaplin: For years, the comedian has been notorious as a man who never parted happily from a dol- lar, And'he detests the U,§, After he left this country in 1952, he let go a blast of blasphemy '7 wouldn't go back there if jesus Christ, was President.'' He then proceeded to make the anti- American film, "A King in New YoWhyrk." then, did Chaplin ante up $425,000 to settle an Internal. Revenue claim for $700,000 in back ts? Chapliaxen, now 69, has been liv- ing in Switzerland for six years with . his present wife, Oona O'Neill, daughter of the late playwright Eugene O'Neill, apo their six children. He. has abso- .lutely no assets in this country. The Internal Revenue had long since privately given up hope of ever collecting its claim, Yet, last month, it was an- nounced that Chaplin's • lawyers had gone to the tax agents and settled the claim, Rudy P. Herzog, chief counsel •of the Internal Revenue Service. thought he might have the an. ewer. "Chaplin might have been .'considering the fact that his wife and children might have diffi- culties in returning to this coun- try if the tax case had not been settled," Herzog guessed. What This meant in cold cash was that, if Oona or any of het children ever returned to thit country with money inherited from .Chaplin, the governmenl could attach it to pay the taxes It was the only explanation the seemed to make sense for a mar like Chaplin, — From News week. Many, an untidy man likes hi drinks neat. ISSUE 5 — 1950 FEELING 'DEVILISH — This apparition is just a Parisian sidewalk saleslady. -She sells horn combs, advertised by pair of steer horns which are resting on the counter, and not growing from her head as they seem to in this photo. :MESSAGE FROM LUNIK-4oy SYeld RP ket's i eless Information Cosmic mysteries, which can be solved only partially by man's telescopes, may be unraveled by the newest Soviet rocket, "Lunik.' Decoded messages from Hie outskirts of space could describe the moon's gravity, heat of the sun and radi-. 'ation in space—expanding knowledge 'on such controversial subiects as these: SUN'S TEMPERATURE—Some optical nleasurenients reveal a surface tempera- ture on the sun of about 5,000 degrees, while others indicate millions of degrees. Although signals from Lunik ceased while the rocket was still far from the sun, it may have recorded information that will throw Tight on this question, SPACE. FLIGHT—The belt of cosmic radiation around the earth, first discov- ered by American scientists, may be further investigated by the Soviet rocket instruments., Intense radiationcould hamper future manned space travel. Measurements of the moon's radioactiv- ity also could assist in revealing its age, FLYING SAUCERS—Increased informs. Rion en the sun's energy processes could /explain sightings of unidentified flying objects, If the rocket can establish the existence of unique particles of energ and X-rays from the sun, "flying saucers" seen en earth may be shown tip as only tertiriue atmospheric tricks of solar origin. BIRTH OF THE M00t4--If the moon is found to have a weak magnetic field it would support the theory that it was torn Idose from the earth's surface billions of years ago, giving it only sparse iron de- posits. ,high gravity would indicate larger metal content and suggest it lied beginnings separate from earth. "EMPTY" SPACE—Recent rocket shots have indicated that space is not entirely vacant, but has density. The theory that the planets were formed from con- densed gases may gain support as Lunik and later devices reach out millions of miles, sending back d description of, man's most challenging frontier—space.