SOCIAL VOTES
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Happenings About Town
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Ladies Honored
At Coffee
At Naval Station
Mrs. Evelyn Stirling, wife of
Cdr. H.C. Stirling, and Mrs.
Elsie Bennethum, wife of Lewis
E. Bennethum, were guests of
honor at a coffee held Monday
morning at the quarters of Cdr.
and Mrs. Richard Sayler, Naval
Station.
Cdr. and Mrs. Stirling recently
arrived from Monterey, California.
Cdr. Stirling will relieve Cdr.
Sayler as Operations Officer,
Naval Station.
Mrs. Bennethum is also a new
comer to Kodiak, having arrived
last week with her husband, who
will relieve J. Neel Anderson as
Field Director, American Red
Cross on the Station. The Ben
nethums’ came here from Bremer
ton Naval Station, Bremerton,
Washington.
Mrs. Edie Jones and Mrs. Marty
Anderson were co-hostesses with
Mrs. Sayler for the affair. Those
pouring were Mrs. Harriet Mc
Kechnie, Mrs. Macquolyn Jacoby,
Mrs. Gail Roullard, Mrs. Dorothy
Murphy, Mrs. Ruth Goodwin and
Mrs. Florence Piinkham.
The Saylers’ expect to leave
Kodiak May 27 for Scott Air Force
Bast;, Illinois, where Cdr. Sayler
will be attached to the Joint Army
Navy Staff, MATS.
Another Son Born
To The O’Reillys
The birth of another son, James
Kelly, weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs., on
May, 24 to Rosemary and Jim
O’Reilly was announced this week
in a letter from Rosemary to
Connie Connors.
“We will call him Kelly”, wrote
Rosemary. “He looks so much like
Danny that I’ve already called
him that a couple of times”, she
added.
The O’Reillys, who moved from
Kodiak to Los Angeles last year,
have two older sons, Mike and
Danny. When young Danny was
informed that he had a new baby
brother, he said, “Oh, heck, I was
hoping that it would be another
boy!”
Frances Yovino
Condition Better
The Gust Yovino family on
Mission Road are rejoicing in the
return to their home of little six
year-old Francis Yovino, who has
had a long siege of illness.
Frances had been complaining of
not feeling well for several days,
when her mother consulted Dr. A.
Holmes Johnson. She was immed
iately hospitalized, and after,
several laboratory tests, the dia
gnosis of meningitis was made and
confirmed. This is a dread disease
with a high mortality rate, but
little Frances put up a brave
fight which, together with good
medical and nursing care, won the
battle for her life.
She was discharged from Grif
fin Memorial on April 30, to the
care of her mother where her cure
will be completed with rest, and
careful watching.
Of This And That
By Betha Digree
The Town Club was filled to
capacity at the no-host dinner in
honor of Col. and Mrs. Thomas
Carroll and their party Friday
evening . . . Gov. Stepovich chose
some really charming people to
represent him at the King Crab
Festival. . . Kodiak should feel
proud ... an unexpected addi
tion to the evening’s entertain
ment was a tuneful duet by Judy
Merrill and Dr. A. Holmes John
son. Despite no rehearsal, they did
a fine job and drew heavy ap
plause.
More than 400 diners were ser
ved at the Crab Feed at the Elks
hall Saturday evening . . . the
QUEEN BEOMA BLINN
CROWNING OF THE QUEEN—Queen Beoma Blinn doesn’t appear
to be worrying about the old saying, “Heavy lies the head that
weal's a crown,” as she is crowned Kodiak’s first Queen of the King
Crab Festival, held last weekend.
Left to right are R. D. Clarke, Sm, W. E. Christi, T/Sg 1, Beoma
and Corp. R. C. Farson. (U. s. Navy Photo)
food was delicious, and the only
complaint overheard was, “Oh, I
ate too much!” . . . The Emblem
Club members who worked so
hard raite a big hand for a job well
done.. .Anna Mueller, who was in
charge of the dinner, said that
she had some very capable assist
ants. . .we can well believe that,
having enjoyed the results.. .Vera
Pierce, too, is deserving of thanks
for volunteering her services . . .
she spent four long hours collect
ing admissions from the long line
of people that formed before 6 pm
and finally ended at 10 . . . The
affair was a very successful ven
ture.
Emblem Club
fleets Thursday
There will be a meeting of
Kodiak Emblem Club No. 187
Thursday evening, May 15 at the
Elks Hall, with President Sally
Ramaglia presiding.
Mexico Visited
By Ben Guhrkes
Arriving Sunday, Ben and Har
riet Guhrke returned from a
vacation of six weeks that took
them to San Francisco, Phoenix,
Arizona, and to Mexico City and
Acapulco, Mexico.
“We had a most interesting
trip”, said Harriet, “and especially
enjoyed our stay in Mexico. The
weather was perfect every place
we went”.
Ben is employed at the Kodiak
Building and Insurance Corpora
tion, and Harriet is a member of
the Bank of Kodiak staff.
Cooking Contest
Winners Give
Favorite Recipes
Although the first King Crab
Festival is past, and Kodiak has
claimed her rightful title of “King
Crab Capitol of the World,” it is
fitting that the recipes of the
crab cooking contest winners be
shared.
Because each entry in the con
test held at the Elks Club last Sat
urday noon tasted so good, the
judges found it rather difficult to
reach a decision. A taste of this,
a bite of that, and then another
taste by each judge gave first
place to Mrs. Louise Coon for her
entry of Grapefruit and Crab Sal
ad in the “cold dish” category.
Mrs. La Rue Troyer placed first
with her entry of Crab-Bread Cas
serole, a hot dish.
Second place was awarded un
der “cold dishes” to Mrs. Sue Mc
Allister for her Pickled Crab,
while Mrs. Ann Cichoski placed
second with Crab Croquettes as a
hot dish.
Hot Baked Crab Legs in Shell
won third place for Mrs. Anna
Mueller, and Mrs. Helen Stock
ard’s cold Molded Crab and Aspic
Salad took third.
Judges for the event were Busi
ness and Professional Women’s
Club members Mrs. Ruth Torger
son, Mrs. Dorothy Haag and Mrs.
Mary Sorum.
The winners have graciously
given us their permission to pub
lish their winning recipes, so this
week we give you those of Mrs.
Coon and Mrs. Troyer. The four
other recipes will be published in
the next two issues of the Mirror.
Mrs. Coon, wife of Mayor Mer
rill Coon, has many other inter
ests other than cooking. She has
two sons that keep her rather
busy; sewing, basket weaving, mu
sic and Cub Scout work all take
much of her time. In addition to
all this, she is a member of the
Emblem Club and Worthy Matron
of the Eastern Star. She says the
following recipe is easy to pre
pare.
Molded Crab Salad
1 pkg. lemon jello
% cup boiling hot water
1 cup mayonnaise
1 No. 2 can grapefruit
2 cups crab meat
Add boiling water to jello, then
add grapefruit. Stir in mayonnaise
until blended well. Fold in crab
meat and chill in refrigerator.
This salad may be served with
avocado slices.
Mrs. Troyer, wife of Will Troy
er, who is in charge of the Game
Department, Fish and Wildlife
Service, has a small daughter, and
she, too, enjoys sewing. She is a
co-leader of a Brownie troop, and
makes many hunting and fishing
trips with her husband and also
plays volleyball. Her recipe for
the crab casserole follows.
Crab-Bread Casserole
8 slices white bread
2 lbs. crab meat
% c. mayonnaise
1 onion, chopped fine
1 green pepper, chopped fine
1 c. celery, chopped fine
3 cups milk
4 beaten eggs
1 t. salt
1 can mushroom soup
1 c. grated American cheese
Paprika
Grease large size making pan.
Put in half of bread, diced. Mix
crab meat, mayonnaise, green pep
per, onion, and celery ahd place
over diced bread. Trim crusts
from remaining bread and place
in slices on top of crab mixture.
Mix beaten eggs, milk, and salt
and pour over all. Let set in re
frigerator over night.
Next day pour on undiluted
soup. Do not mix in. Sprinkle
with cheese and paprika.
Let stand at room temperature
one hour before baking. Bake one
hour at 325°. Serves 6-8.
STORK SHOWER
FOR MRS. CHESTER
Mrs. Germaine Chester was the
guest of honor at a Stork Shower
at the home of Mrs. Jan Beukers
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Helen Panamaroff assisted
Mrs. Beukers as co-hdstess for the
evening of gift presentation,
games and refreshments
Helpful Hints
On Transplanting
Over-anxious gardeners are ad
vised to slow down slightly in
their plans for getting their plants
into the open air.
Harold Pillsbury, University of
Alaska Extension Service horti
culturist, lists these suggestions
for the “hardening off” period, be
fore actually putting the plants
in thj| garden.
1. While still indoors, wit hold
water to about the wilting stage.
2. Place the flats of plants out
doors out of the direct sunlight if
the day is clear.
3. Protect the plants from strong
wind for the first 2 or 3 days.
4. Continue to water only spar
ingly, but do not allow the plants
to wilt.
5. Do not return the plants to
the house or greenhouse unless it
is necessary to protect them froi»
freezing.
6. After a few days, the leaves
will turn a slightly reddish color.
This is a natural consequence am
the hardening off process.
7. After the plants are in flats,
slice through between the rows ©I
the plants with a sharp knife.
this a day or more before trans
planting, to allow the several
roots to heal and send out branch
roots.
8. A week is usually long
enough to allow the plants to ad
just themselves to the new envir
onment before they are actually
taken out of the flats and placed
into the permanent location.
During the actual transplant
operation, he said, these rules
will help achieve the best results
for the Alaskan gardener*
1. Water the soil thoroughly
the day before you remove the
plants from the flat so that the
soil will adhere to the roots.
2. Plan to do the transplanting
on a cloudy day* or in the evening
if necessary.
3. In hot weather, shade the
plants with paper cones, cans,
shingles, or boards driven into the
ground on the south and wind
ward sides. A wind will wilt these
new seedlings pust as badly as the
sun.
4. Dig the hole large enough to
accommodate the roots without
crowding.
5. Set the seedlings of cabbage,
cauliflower, and onions slightly
deeper than they were in the
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