SOCIAL ROTES
_ Homemaking —
Happenings About Town
_ Gardening —
Off This And That
By BETHA DIGREE
We wish to publicly commend
Chief Vickery and the men of the
Kodiak Police Department, espe
cially Patrolman Tom Sweeney,
for their good work in locating
the owner of the car that damaged
our own car recently, and thank
them for their friendly coopera
tion. It’s good to realize that our
police can act quickly and effici
ently.
Kodiak residents seem to have
the wanderlust these days-and
many of them are doing some
thing about it- Gil Jarvela,
Kodiak Airways pilot, left Wed
nesday morning for Seattle, where
he will have medical treatment.
He will visit his brother in Butte,
Montana, and go to Portland, Ore
gon, before returning home in
about three weeks_
Mayor Merrill Coon is no long
er chief cook and housekeeper at
the Coon home... His wife, Lou
ise, returned Sunday from an ex
tended vacation that took her
across the continent to tBe Eas
tern seaboard. Mrs. Coon left on
her holiday the latter part of
July.
' Others traveling are Lou and
Ginger Veerman and children
Gretchen, Dickie and Linda. Lou
(Alaska Steamship agent here)
and the family will leave tomor
row morning for Ketchikan, their
former home- After visiting
friends and relatives there for a
couple of weeks, Lou and Ginger
will fly to Seattle for a few days,
while the children remain in
Ketchikan. The family will return
to Kodiak within three weeks_
Harry Nicolet, Standard Oil
Company employee here, spent
several days in Anchorage this
week, then went to Cordova
(where the Nicolets formerly
made their home) to visit rela
tives and friends_ Harry plan
ned to try to shoot a few Canadian
geese while in Cordova... He is
expected to return next week.
Jess and Calla Ballard left
I hursday afternoon on their vaca
tion. They plan to be gone a
month.
Sunday, September 28, was the
first wedding anniversary for Mr.
and Mrs. Lonnie Scroggins, who
celebrated the event quietly with
a special dinner at home_“it’s
certainly been a very short year,”
said Lonnie, who is employed at
Naughton’s Bakery....
Mrs. J. Shapiro
To Arrive Today
Mrs. Jane Shapiro, widow of
the late Max Shapiro, is expected
to arrive in town this morning.
Mrs. Shapiro is making a tour of
all towns in Alaska that are pre
senting the Shapiro Memorial ser
ies of concerts this year. Her late
husband booked the Alaska Music
Trails for many years before his
death. The Kodiak Business and
Professional Women’s Club is
again sponsoring the series this
year.
A tea honoring Mrs. Shapiro
wiU be held by the B.P.W. Club
this afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Justine Hinckel. The visitor will
resume her tour tomorrow morn
ing.
Bake Sale Today
At Kraft’s Market
A bake sale, sponsored by the
Aleutian Homes Circle, will begin
at nine o’clock this morning at
Kraft’s Supermarket.
Homemade cakes, cookies, can
dy, etc., plus a few pieces of em
broidered handwork, will be of
fered for sale. The sale will con
tinue until all items have been
sold.
Sister Hilary
On Seattle Trip
Sister Hilary of Griffin Memor
ial hospital went to Seattle this
week to attend a meeting of the
Blue Cross Board of Directors,
Alaska-Washingtoo division. The
board, of which she is a member,
met in Seattle yesterday.
Leaving Wednesday afternoon,
Sister Hilary called on Max and
Aline La Lande in Anchorage be
fore proceeding to Seattle. She is
expected to return this afternoon.
G. S. Committees
To Meet Oct. 6
A special joint Base-Town Girl
Scout committees meeting will be
held at the Girl Scouts Hut, near
the downtown school, at 1:30 p.m.
Monday, October 6.
A full report on the Girl Scout
Development Committee meeting,
which wras held in Anchorage dur
ing the latter part of September,
will be given by Mrs. Peggy Sut
liff, who attended the meeting.
All ladies who are interested in
the various phases of Girl Scout
ing, and particularly those who de
sire to assist as leaders, are urged
to attend Monday.
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KODIAK GARDEN CLUB
MEETING SCHEDULED OCT. 8
The Kodiak Garden Club will
meet on Wednesday, October 8 at
the home of Mrs. Dorothy Rohwer
on Mission Road at 8:00 p.m. Main
topic for discussion will be prep
aration of bulbs for forcing and
related subjects. New members
and guests are cordially invited.
For further information- please
call 2562.
Recipe of the Week
October is National Rice Har
vest Festival Month—a month-long
festival to highlight the ’58 crop
of superb quality American grown
rice. Rice is a convenience food
that is packed with vegetable
portein that can be cooked in one
of a thousand ways. There is no
tedious peeling, scraping, wash
ing or cutting up to do.
We hope to bring to our readers
a few outstanding recipes for us
ing economical rice during this
festival month. There are three
major types of rice produced in
the United States. These are the
long - grain, medium - grain and
short-grain rice. Basically, there
are ho differences in the nutri
tional value of the different
types.
RICE SUZETTES
Rippled brown and gold, these
Southern rice cakes are puffed
high from clouds of egg white!
Inside they’re golden with egg
yolks. How fast they disappear!
Topped with butter, they’re a
supper bread or vegetable. With
lots of syrup and butter, they’re
a breakfast bread. With conven
ient cooked rice stored, covered,
in the refrigerator, this is a quick
dish to make.
RICE SUZETTES
INGREDIENTS:
2 eggs, separated
1% cups cooked white rice
3 tablespoons rich milk
Va teaspoon salt
Griffin Memorial
Hospital Notes
—ADMISSIONS—
Patients admitted to Griffin Me
morial hospital the past week
were Mrs. Seldon Nelson, Mrs.
Clara Speight, Mrs. Milton Buf
fum of Port Williams, Mrs. Albert
Adonga of Old Harbor, Orville
Spinharney, Mrs. Eugenia Strigga,
Norman Noble, Harry Rogers,
Birdie Mae Norris.
—DISCHARGES—
Patients discharged this week
included Mrs. Clara Speight and
infant, Mrs. Leonard Wilkinson
and infant, Mrs Eldon Nelson,
Mrs. Milton Buffum and Mrs. Al
bert Adonga.
—BIRTHS—
Carlene Rae, weighing 8 lbs. 6
ozs., was born on September 27 to
Clara and Carl Speight.
Homemaker Study
Starts on Monday
An outstanding authority on
child development and parent
education will be featured at the
ninth annual Homemakers Short
Course at the University of Alaska
October 6-10. He is Edward V.
Pope, who is affiliated with the
Extension Service in Washington,
D. C.
Pope has a broad background
of education and experience. He
Edward V. Pope
studied at the University of
Heidelberg and the University of
Munich. He has a bachelor of arts
degree from Wesleyan University
Foundation and a master of arts
degree from the University of
Pennsylvania.
He instructed in the department
of socialolgy at Temple University
and later became an Extension
Specialists with the Department
of Child Development and Family
Relations at Cornell University.
He joined the Federal Extension
Service staff in 1955.
METHOD: Beat egg yolks until
lemon colored. Stir in the rice,
milk and salt. Just before time, to
fry the cak*s, beat the wh’tc?
until stiff but not drv into
the rice mixture.
Drop bv tablespooninto a
well-greased skillet o** onto a
griddle. Fry until golden brown
on both sides. Serve with butter
a & a bread or vegetable. Serve
with sausages, bacon and eggs and
with butter and syrup, jam or
jelly for breakfast For special
occasions, serve the rice cakes
with the rich sauce used for
crepes suzettes.
This recipe makes about 14
cakes about 2^ inches in diame
ter.
METHOD FOR PREPARING
FL.UFFY WHITJG RICE: Put 1
cup unbooked white r&e, 2 cups
water and,]L teaspoon salt in a %
quart saucepan. Bring to a vigor-,
ous boil. Turn the heat down low.
Cover With a lid. Simifter over
this low heat 14 minutes. Remove
the saucepan from the heat but
leave the lid on 10 minutes. This
makes 3 cups cooked rice.
After making your rice su
zettes,, keep the unused cooked
white rice in the refrigerator in
a coverd container. Use it fos
many quick, delicious and inex
pensive soups, salads, casserole
dishes, hot breads and desserts.
TANKS!
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MEN AMONG THE URDUS OF MONGOLIA,
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married woman/
IN UNION....
THESE IS STRENGTH/ TOUR MONEY INVESTED IN U.6. SAVINGS BONDS FORMS A
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Dr. Paul Jaeger, Orthodontist, will
be in Kodiak October 11, 12, 13 and
14. Sunday, Oct. 12 will be open
house. The public is invited to in
spect the new dental office and la
boratory.
For appointment call 3182.
ATTENTION - ALL ELKS
Turn in the contents of your
Purple Pigs prior to October 6.
Leave at Elks Club
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Corsages made to order
Small potted house plants
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