SOCIAL NOTES
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Happenings About Town
— Gardening —
Of This And That
By BETHA DIGREE
Rain_ Rain... and more
rain. At this point we would al
most welcome some snow Our
rain gear is getting too much use
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A letter from Pat Herbrig this
week, saying in part, “Dad so en
joys the cards and letters he re
ceives even tho he is unable to
answer them... The operation
has had to be postponed so there
isn’t much we can say at this
time. Marian and I are at the hos
pital three or four times a day,
and when we are not there we
are cooking for Dad. He has had
no appetite,, so we’re trying to
cook things he likes and it has
helped considerably.”
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Just heard of another method
of trying to save money. It’s
really not an original idea and
seems to us to be a rather stupid
one, but to each his own, and
some still do it-Instead of re
questing KEA to make an elec
trical hook-up as is normal pro
cedure, one just ties into an ex
isting line thafr has a meter, there
by saving connection charges and
other such items_We wouldn’t
advise trying it, tho, as KEA
frowns on such activities. Could
be that they believe it is only
fair that each consumer should
pay his own share!
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“Happy Birthday” wishes were
in order for Miss Estelle Marlin
and Miss Vivian Greene at a tea
held in thir honor yesterday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Helen
Hall. Miss Marlin and Miss Greene
are members of the Baptist Mis
sion staff.
Hostesses for the affair were the
members of the Aleutian Homes
Recipe of the Week
Holiday Dessert For
The Family
Ry Betty Barclay
t JERfc'S A delicious, easy-to-pre
pare dessert for the holiday sea
son. Contrary to most luscious des
serts. this one is
com parati vely
low in calories
so the whole
family will he
sure to enjoy it,
including those
on a diet!
Holiday
Nesselrodn
Dessert
1 can (8t,4 ounces) unsweetened
fruit cocktail; 1 package Jcll-O lemon
chiffon pie Idling; \/2 cup boiling
water; \/4 cup syrup (drained from
fruit) ; 1/4 cup sherry; \/4 cup sugar;
1/, teaspoon almond extract; 4 maca
roon cookies, crumbled (about y4
cup).
Drain fruit thoroughly, reserving
syrup. Chop fruit. Place chiffon mi*
in a large deep mixing bowl. Add
boiling water and mix thoroughly.
Add fruit syrup and sherry and beat
vigorously, t*ith rotary heater or at
highest speed of electric mixer until
mixture is foamy—takes al>out 1
minute. Add sugar and heat until
filling stands in peaks takes 1 to 3
minutes. Fold in almond extract,
chopped fruit, and t/j cup of the
crumbled cookies. Pour into parfait
glasses or sherbet glasses. Sprinkle
with remaining inacaitxm crumbs.
Chili until firm—about 1 hour*.
Makes 0 srrvinfs.
Circle
Guest of honor at a surprise
‘Stork’ shower Tuesday evening
was held at the home of Mrs. Pat
was held at th home of Mrs. Pat
Rowland, with Mrs. LaRue Troyer
acting as co-hostess with Mi’s.
Rowland.
Took an advance look into the
kitchen at the new Mecca 49
Room Wednesday morning,
before it officially opened.
Chef Ray Wilson was busily work
ing away so we just peered into
a few cartons and immediately be
gan feeling pangs of hunger....
Frog legs... the largest prawns
we have ever seen (from Hong
Kong)... thick steaks.... those
were just a few tempting items
we saw. No wonder we have heard
so many good reports of the food
served... Wonder if the Editor
could be persuaded to take his as
sistant out to dinner when the
paper is put to bed? Guess we will
gradually begin to plant the idea
in his mind.
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Judith Ballard
Engaged to
Mike Fitzgerald
The engagement of their daugh
ter, Judith Ann, to Mr. Michael
Frank Fitzgerald was announced
this week by Mr. and Mrs. Jess
Ballard.
Miss Ballard, a graduate of For
est Ridge Convent in Seattle, is a
sophomore at Seattle University.
She is expected home December
18.
The groom-to-be, son of Mrs.
Mariane Fitzgerald and the late
William H. Fitzgerald, attended
Whitman College one year and is
presently assisting his mother
with the management of the Kod
iak Hotel.
The wedding will be held In
Kodiak during the holidays and
the couple will make their home
here.
VFW Xmas Party
Scheduled Dec. 18
A gift wrapping and tree-trim
ming party will be held Thursday,
December 18 by Veterans of For
eign Wars Post 7056 and the La
dies Auxiliary at the Post Hall.
Members attending the party
are requested to bring a $1.00
gift for exchange during the ev
ening. The party will begin at 8
pm.
KODIAK GARDEN CLUB
TO HOLD XMAS PARTY
The Kodiak Garden Club will
hold the annual Christmas party
at the home of Marge Farrell,
MEMQ-AAB, Naval Station, on
Wednesday, December 17th at 8:00
p.m.
Members are expected to each
bring a holiday arrangement, and
there will also be an exchange
of gifts.
CHRISTMAS TIPS
When measuring molasses, hon
ey or syrup, first use the cup to
measure shortening. The syrup
will not stick to a slightly greased
cup.
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If boiled frosting begins to har
den before you have frosted a
cake completely, soften it by beat
ing in just a teaspoonful or two
of hot water.
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Roll dates in flour before you
cut them and they will not cling
to the knife or scissors.
Peter Rock Looks
Ahead to Summer
The winter months can’t go fast
enough for 12 year old Peter Rock
of the village of Holikachuk.
(pronounced Holy-Kah-Chuck)
Peter is looking forward to the
warm spring and summer seasons
when he again can plant, a small
garden at his village’s fish camp
on the alluvial banks of the broad
Yukon River. He’ll eagerly climb
into a small boat and travel to the
camp on the small stream that
connects the Innoko River, where
the village is located, with the
Yukon River. Peter is one of hun
dreds of Indian and Eskimo boys
and girls (and their parents) who
are learning to provide for a por
tion of their food needs from the
soil.
Food raising projects such as
Peter’s 4 H gardening plot are
becoming moire and more vital
to the economy of Alaska’s re
mote villages with the decline in
wild game and fish in many areas
and the high cost of food in the
village stores. “The art of hus
bandry, helping nature produce
food from out of the soil, is com
pletely new to the Eskimo or
Indian who has for centuries ob
tained food by the use of weapon
or fish hook,” says Herman Turn
er, agricultural agent at-large
with the University of Alaska
Cooperative Extension Service.
“But these people see the need
for a change, though the older
ones don’t like to make the
change themselves. However, they
want their children to learn this
new way of obtaining food be
cause they realize it will have to
come, ay growing gardens mey
see that food can be added to
their larder without having to buy
it at a store,” he said.
In a report to Mr. Turner,
Peter Rock demonstrated the
zest and enthusiasm that can be
generated by even a tiny garden
plot.
“I planted my garden at our
fish camp on the Yukon. I meas
ured 10 feet by 20 feet with a
square and a stick. On June 4th,
I dug the ground for my garden.
The next day I planted carrots,
rutabagas, spinach, radishes, let
tuce and purple aster. I watered
it with a can which had a handle
and nailholes in the bottom. I
watered it until the rainy season.
“I put poison on plants to keep
the root maggots away. I weeded
the garden all summer. I thinned
my plants.
“In the fall about September
1st, I harvested rny garden and
had many good vegetables to eat.
It is fun to be in the 4-H Club.”
Each year these 4-H gardens
are bigger and better, Mr. Turner
observed.. Soon they will be of a
size and quality to supply several
hundred dollars worth of food for
the family. When this is achieved,
and it will be an outgrowth of a
small 4-H garden patch such as
raised by Peter, the economic
status of the villages will be con
siderably enhanced, Mr. Turner
concluded.
Santa to Visit
VFW Xmas Party
Santa Claus will be visiting the
youngsters at the annual Christ
mas party for children of Veter
ans of Foreign Wars post and aux
iliary members on Sunday, Decem
ber 21. He will have a bag full
of gifts for the youngsters at
tending the party which begins
at 2 p.m. at the Post Hall.
Any post or auxiliary member
wishing to have their child’s pic
ture taken with Santa at the party
is requested to call auxiliary pres
ident Rebie Klockenbrink at 4405
before Friday, December 19.
NOTICE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE churti
services are held each Sunday
morning, at 11 o'clock, in the Cha
pel Annex, on the Naval Base. Fotr
information or transportation call
3184 or 0-386. : tfi
By Ed Gunder
At twenty-two, thirty-two Quackenduck Lane,
On leaving the chimney I looked round in vain
For two little stockings that should have been there,
A singleton dangled instead of a pair.
While standing and thinking and tugging my beard
And hoping it wasn't as bad as I feared,
I heard a small noise and, bent in a crouch,
Secreted myself behind a big couch,
Two shadows were coming, one taller than 't'other?
I knew in a flash it was brother and brother.
The larger one said, "Don't shiver and shake.
"It's all around school that Santa's a fake."
At that I stood up and exclaimed "Oh so HO,
"How big in a year can a little boy grow?"
He turned with a cry and said "I and my brother . .
Then started to grin. We winked at each other.
He ran up the stairs, returned with his stocking
While shedding his manner so mocking and shocking.
He bowed quite politely right there in his house
And said tome, "Santa I'll hush my big mouth."
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