The Seaforth News, 1961-06-01, Page 2This Mon 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" (1938, and
(3) who played opposite Richard
Barthelmess 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 resent
modicum of fa me baffling.
"People I've known for years are
suddenly referring to the 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
and 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
started writing' movie quizzes.
"After the war there got to be a
find 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
D0 of them with no research, and
thus became an expert's expert.
"Stars will call me up and say,
"I 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. "I trade off
with other collectors, and every
time I go to Europe I pick up
tome wonderful things, Gee, I've
given away ten times as many u
fl'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 in the publicity office
of Arthur P. Jacobs Co„ Inc., of
which Springer is vice president,
110 OPP
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 0 fraternity celebra-
tion at Wake Forest College,
Winston Salem, N,C.
he showed a visits;
index to his collection—which is
Principally stored in six shoul-
der -high filing cabinets — and
invited requests, 7 -ie 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 cpuple 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 rutntn,agingthrough 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. I'll
feel I want every picture of Pola
.Negri, but eventually I'll say,
'Cut it clown, John!'" Fifty thou-
sand seems reasonable. From:
NEWSWEEK
Ancient Citadel
Now Restored
The Kremlin is ane of the most
fascinating corners of Europe....
I had already had a general
view of the ' Kremlin from the
bridges over to Moskva. It is
quite thrilling, between the river
and the walls are masses of
greenery; then, within a con-
glomeration of buildings — vast
palaces in cream and pale green,
cathedrals with great gilt domes.
We must give high marks to the
present government. Until Peter
moved the capital to St. Peters-
burg, the tsars lived in the Krem-
lin; thereafter it fell into decay.
The restoration has been most
skillfully done; comparatively
modern excrescences have been
removed, and the Kremlin is,
much as it was in the days of
its glory.
It was at once the Acropolis
and the Capitol of Moscow; the
nearest. English equivalent would
be the old Palace of Westminster,
plus the Tower. It was intimate -
1y concerned with the main
events of Russian history; even
after the capital was moved to
St, Petersburg, the tsars were
still crowned in Moscow.
Today the Kremlin is an al-
most incredible survival, a red
and gold conglomeration of build-
ings in the midst of a severely
practical city; its belfries and
towers, with their roofs of gold,
silver or coloured enamel a fore-
ground for modern skyscrapers.
It is surely the most impressive
mediaeval citadel in Europe; fas-
cinating at all times, it can be
almost exquisite in its beauty.
It so happened that I first saw
the Kremlin near sunset; its
charm was rivalled only by its
beauty at dawn — the rising and
dying sun alike add their own
tints and gradations to its vari-
ety of colours...
It was Ivan III who built the
walls which survive; he reigned
for 43 years, and greatly extend-
ed the Muscovite power. But his
artistic impulses were often guid-
ed by his wife, a Greek princess.
. And it was she who brought
learned men with her from Italy.
Among them was the remarkable
Ridoldo di Fioravante, nick-
named 'Aristotle,' who rivalled
Leonardo da Vinci in the range
of his accomplishments. He
brought with him the secrets
which had made the architecture
of Venice unique; he and his col-
leagues transformed the Kremlin.
from wood into stone. —From
"Visa to Russia," by Bernard
Newman, •
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 thing
is strictly for the' birds.'
QUART -SIZED — This poodle, no taller than a bottle of milk, is
competing for first prize at the London International clog show.
TABLE TALKS
Jaye And:*ews.
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-feuprovides 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 cat is used, the meat can
be served hot or cold, with or
without a sauce.
POT -Ail -FEU
3 pounds beef (chuck, shoulder,
neck, or bottom round, rolled
and tied tightly)
6 quarts cold water
2 tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
3 leeks (or two cloves garlic)
2 carrots
% parsnip
1 turnip
bouquet garni (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"toastedbread 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 place
for future use.
•
A largevariety of soups can
be made with the broth of the
pot-au-feu,including an onion
soup.
FRENCH ONION SOUP
2 tablespoons butter
2 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
w h i ch has been generously.
sprinkled with cheese and brown
Under, hot flame (optional). You
can vary this soup by using milk
instead of the stock and omit-
ting the cheese.
A quick and delicious soup
can be •made by combining equal
amounts of V-8 juice and the
pot-au-feu broth.
Bouquet Garni
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
removed before the dish which
they' are flavoring is served. 3a
teaspoon of powdered thyme and
1 teaspoon parsley flakes may be
substituted, but in this, case the,
sauce must be carefully strained.
before serving,
• • •
Here are three recipes, all of
them using sour cream. I find
that sour cream cookery adds to
meals "something different"
which appeals to those who con-
sider themselves gourmets. Ev-
eryone knows what a delicious
flavor a'dab of sour cream gives
fo a plain baked potato, end 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
114 lbs. boneless veal
s/a cup flour
1 teaspooa salt
Dash pepper
le cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon paprika
lh cup fat
2 medium tomatoes
744 cup hot water
1/z cup sour cream
Cut veal in 1- inch cubes,
Dredge with flour mixed with
salt and pepper. Saute onion,
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 134
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/a cups sugar
2 1 -ounce square unsweetened
chocolate
1/ cup hot water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
13/ cups cake flour
34 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-
ents; 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
131 teaspoons salt
1 cup commercial sour cream
2 tablespoons lemon juice —
fresh, frozen or canned
1 tablespoon finely chopped
onion, or 1 traspoos' instant'
minced onion, it Calla' is riSe4
soak It in 2 teaspoons water
tor five minutes before using.
2 tablespoons chopped: dill pickle
ler teaspoon spgar.
Dash pepper
3 radishes, thinly sliced
1% teaspoons finely chopped
parsley
Lightly toss cucumbers with ;
teaspoon salt; refrigerate until
}yell chilled, Meanwhile combine '•
sour cream, lemon juice, % tea-
spoon salt, onion, dill pickle,
sugar, pepper, and radishes,, De-
serve % cup , soar -cream micse
tare' for garniS)1, ,Toss cucum-
bers with remaining sour -cream
mixture; refrigerate. To serve
Arrange well -chilled encumber1'
in sour cream on a bed of let-
tuce; garnish with reserved sour.
cream mixture; sprinkle with
chopped parsley. Makes 4 to
servings..
LUCKY WRONG NUMBER
In Providence, Rhode Island,
a man dialled a wrong number
— and probably saved another
man's life. "Please help nie, I'm
dying," said the voice, The caller
informed the police and a man,
suffering from a heart attack,
was taken to hospital.
An. ingenious housewife we
know has had a slot made in the
top of the television screen so
she can leave notes for family
and be reassured they will see
them,
SENTENCED FOR SPYING --British
diplomat George BI a k e, 38,
pleaded guilty in London May 3
to spying for Russia since he
emerged from Communist North
Korean captivity eight years
ago. Blake was serving as vice
consul in Korea when invading
North Koreans interned him in
July, 1950. He was sentenced
to 42 years in prison — the
sternest such sentence ever im-
posed in British peacetime his-
tory.
ISSUE 21 — 1901
USELESS; SLAUGHTER STILL GOES
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C a�
•
1 Exceeding speed limit
2 On wrong side of road
3 Drove off roadway
4 Did not hove right-of-way
5, Reckless driving
6 Failed to signal and
improper signaling
7 Passing on wrong side
8 Cutting in
9 Passing on curve or hill
10 Car ran away --no driver
Miscellaneous
TOTAL
10,970
5,170
5,050
3,890
3,800
490
460
90
90
390
30,400
Persons
Injured
1,001,000
174,200
.215,800
585,000
351,000
80,600
31,200
78,000
2,600
2,600
78,000
2,600,00.0
DEADLY RECKONING — More deadly and much more futile than any.
war, slaughter on the U.S. highways last year alone killed or Injured
more than 3,116,000 men, women and children. Injuries in 1960
were 7 per cent above 1959; deaths Increased by 1 per cent, Total
deaths were 38,000, injuries, 3,071,000, Table above lists the major
tat -7i STreZ 7s— 4:1
causes of this •toll en the, part of drivers,. Added to the figures in
table should be those involving pedentrians, bicyclists, tains, etc.
7,600 killed, 478,000 Injured, None of these tragedies was necessary.
Almost all of them occurred because of negligence, sarelatsness and
Indifference,