anaheim-gazette 1952-12-10

Anaheim Gazette 3 WED. MORNING, DEC. 10, 1952 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Social and Club Activities IRENE JULIAN SOCIETY EDITOR Phone 2206 County Products to be Topic of Farm Bureau December Meetings Christmas Confection From Orange County Products will be the subject of all Homemaker and Farm Bureau Home Department group meetings during the month of December. Project leaders in each group will demonstrate the making of creamed, butter and cinnamon honey. They will blanche, salt, toast and coat nut meats; they will prepare jellied fruit candies and will display home canned fruits and fruit peels. Several groups will bring and wrap bed jackets and lap robes for the elderly women of the Orange county hospital. Other groups are preparing clothing and baskets of food and toys for needy families. Most meetings are from 10 to 12 o'clock. Anyone interested is invited. Tuesday, Dec. 9, the Tustin Home Department will meet at the Farm Bureau hall. The project leaders will be Mrs. R. R. Caldwell and Mrs. Frank Leonard. Several members will demonstrate the making of Christmas decorations. Blouses from the blouse school will be modeled. Pot luck lunch. Wednesday, Dec. 10, the West Orange Home Department will meet at the Farm Bureau hall. Miss Helen Meyer and Mrs. R. E. Walworth will be project leaders. Share-the-cost luncheon. Coast Mesa Community church. They will have a pot luck lunch and after the meeting will wrap gifts for women of the Orange county hospital. Tuesday, Dec. 16, the Garden Grove Home Department will meet at the Garden Grove Methodist church, project leaders will be Mrs. O. C. Brisco and Mrs. Karl Lovas. They will have a share-the-cost lunch and later wrap bed jackets for the women of the Orange county hospital. Tuesday, Dec. 16, the Anaheim Home Department will meet at the home of Mrs. R. C. Hein, 925 W. Center st., Anaheim. Share-the-cost lunch. Project leaders will be Mrs. M. L. Tucker Bose and Mrs. W. C. Gathas. The group will have a cookie exchange." Christmas Carols and a moving picture of Israel by Mr. Howard Greene. Wednesday, Dec. 17, the Canyon Homemakers will meet at the Modjeska Fire hall; Salad lunch. Grace Pember, Jane Schilling and Ina Koontz will be the project leaders. Thursday, Dec. 18, the La Habra Home Department will meet at the home of Mrs. Nick Heet, 316 W. Erna, La Habra. Paper sack lunch. Mrs. C. W. Sadler and Mrs. Barta will be project leaders. Lap robes will be wrapped for the women of the Orange county hospi-ture. HOME-MAKER By The Gazette's JOAN Bake-Off Pat Nixon, wife of the vice-president-elect, will name the Cook of the Year 1952 and award her the $25,000 prize at the grand Awards Luncheon of Pillsbury Mills annual national bake-off Dec. 9. She will hand out checks totalling $35,000. The top prize in the Junior section of the contest will be given by that home-maker's idol — Arthur Godfrey. The greatest number of people ever to send in recipes in this contest this year swelled the market to thousands more than ever before California, which has placed the top winner two times out of three and which always has tremendous representation, again leads the state list with eleven finalists. Illinois pulled closely into second place with ten winners, knocking Michigan into third with 8 Wisconsin and Ohio, usually near the top of the list, fell down with 3 and 2. Home-Bureau The Orange County Extension Service has a great deal to offer you as an Anaheim homemaker. There are county wide meetings and local meetings here in town that you are cordially invited to attend whether you are a member of "Home-Bureau" or not. As a parent, a grandparent of a neighbor of children, you would have enjoyed the meeting at the Community Center club house at 1104 W. 8th st. in Santa Ana on Monday. The Costa Mesa Home makers put on a lively play about parent-child relationships called Home Department will meet at the Farm Bureau hall. The project leaders will be Mrs. R. R. Caldwell and Mrs. Frank Leonard. Several members will demonstrate the making of Christmas decorations. Blouses from the blouse school will be modeled. Pot luck lunch. Wednesday, Dec. 10, the West Orange Home Department will meet at the Farm Bureau hall. Miss Helen Meyer and Mrs. R. E. Walworth will be project leaders. Share-the-cost luncheon. Thursday, Dec. 11, the Yorba Linda Home Department will meet at a Yorba Linda home. Mrs. Selmer Rosedale and Mrs. Feliz Nay will be project leaders. Paper sack lunch. Thursday evening, Dec. 11, the Westminster Homemakers will meet at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Alvin Graham, 5232 Smeltzer, Huntington Beach, Calif. Friday, Dec. 12, the Costa Mesa Homemakers will meet at the Church Group Has Christmas Tea Holiday festivities began Sunday afternoon for the Women of the Christian church with their annual Christmas tea. One hundred and seventy five guests attended the affair at the gracious country home of Dr. and Mrs. William Wickett, Sr., on N. Cypress st., Fullerton. This is one of the outstanding events of the year for the group and always pleasantly anticipated. Mrs. Paul Klueter Hostess To St. Agnes Guild St. Agnes guild of St. Michael's church enjoyed their annual Christmas party Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Paul Klueter, 827 N. Lemon. Four new members, introduced by Mrs. C. R. Brandon and welcomed into the guild were, Mrs. Maud Snow, Mrs. W. P. Shira, Mrs. Dolly Schulte and Mrs. Ernest Rose. They were each presented with a camelia corsage. Adding merriment to the meeting was a "white elephant" gift exchange, which followed the brief business session. Refreshments were served from a pretty Christmas decorated tea table. Mrs. C. R. Brandon, Mrs. H. A. Browning and Miss Ada L. Wilson assisted as co-hostess, and Mrs. Virginia Stedronsky and Mrs. Fuller were guests. Wednesday, Dec. 17, the Canyon Homemakers will meet at the Modjeska Fire hall. Salad lunch. Grace Pember, Jane Schilling and Ina Koontz will be the project leaders. Thursday, Dec. 18, the La Habra Home Department will meet at the home of Mrs. Nick Heet, 316 W. Erna, La Habra. Paper sack lunch. Mrs. C. W. Sadler and Mrs. Barta will be project leaders. Lap robes will be wrapped for the women of the Orange county hospital. Thursday, Dec. 18, the Foothill Home Department will meet at the Farm Bureau hall. Mrs. George Peterson and Mrs. Charles Thomson will be project leaders. Friday, Dec. 19, the Orange-thoune Homemakers will meet at the Buena Park Congregational church, Mrs. George Cole, Mrs.W.J.Crawford and Mrs.Kelsey Williams will be project leaders. Pot luck lunch. Friday, Dec. 19, the Bay View Homemakers will meet at the Farm Bureau hall. Paper sack lunch. Project leaders will be Mrs.Glen Cramer and Mrs.Verga Brush. Mrs. J. W. Walls Hostess at Bridge Luncheon Mrs. J. W. Walls of 7312 S.Jefferson st., again proved herself a charming hostess when she entertained 55 guests at another of her scintilating bridge-luncheons recently. Bidden to the Greenbrier in Garden Grove, the guests gathered in the lovely lounge where they served delectable hors d'oeuvres and eggnog. The seven tables at which the luncheon was served were exquisitely decorated in the Christmas motif, each with a diminutive sled. Bridge prizes which were lovingly bottles of "Christmas" perfume, went to Mrs.C.L.Mikkelsen of Fullerton, who had high score and received "Christmas Night." Mrs.Frances Backs.Anaheim, won "Channel No. 5," and Mrs.Roy King of Newport Beach received the perfume Mrs.Walls had brought home from Paris. Assisting hostesses were Mrs.Wall's nieces from Fullerton; Mrs.La Rue McCarthy and MrsLeo Davis; also Mrs.Nola Watson of Orange, Mrs.Frances Backs of Anaheim; and Mrs.Ethel Duning of Santa Ana. As a parent, a grandparent or a neighbor of children you would have enjoyed the meeting at the Community Center club house at 1104 W. 8th st in Santa Ana or Monday.The Costa Mesa Home makers put on a lively play about parent-child relationships called "Scattered Showers." This play by the way would make an excellent P-TA program (Call the Extension Office, if interested.)Ruby Harris, Youth Guidance Specialist of the University of California Extension Service discussed "Our Children" and answered many questions from the audience.Books for parents of young, middle aged and adolescent children were exhibited by the Orange County Free Library; Child care was provided during the meeting at a nominal fee. When Harriet Heinecke of the Euclid Young Homemakers was hostess for her group at her home at 838 North Palm st.Home Advisor,Marian Prentiss presented a demonstration on Christmas foods that particularly use foods from Orange county as base ingredients.The recipes are we worth having since they offer sweets with some food value well as calories.The following recipe for uncooked fruit candies is an example.Uncooked Fruit Candy 3 egg whites 2 cups powdered sugar ¼ cups powdered milk 1 cup chopped dried fruit ½ cup chopped walnuts ½ teaspoon vanilla Beat egg whites thoroughly until light.Blend sugar and milk and carefully stir into the egg whites.Mix fruits and nuts to gether and add to the first mixture.Flavor with vanilla.Whoroughly blended,pour on to waxed paper or an oilled pan to harden When firm,cut in square Bed Jackets Service is an important part of the work of the groups that gather for these home demonstrations meetings.Anaheim women have just finished "Operation Bottles," in which they collected empty bottles of every description to turn in for salvage.The proceed will feed and clothe a needy family at Christmas. At a county committee meeting Dec. 4, several groups will have the bed-jacks, lap robes, etc that they have been making for Adding merriment to the meeting was a "white elephant" gift exchange, which followed the brief business session. Refreshments were served from a pretty Christmas decorated tea table. Mrs. C. R. Brandon, Mrs. H. A. Browning and Miss Ada L. Wilson assisted as co-hostess, and Mrs. Virginia Stedronsky and Mrs. Fuller were guests. EXPERT TIPS STEP ONE — The secret of a pretty package is taking that extra minute to wrap it carefully, says Martha Page, professional gift wrap expert. After paper has been sized (two inches are left for overlap in middle box and fastened with tape) paper is trimmed so that extension at ends is about three-fourths the depth of the box. Ends are folded and edge is turned for smooth finish. STEP TWO — Ribbon is put around box by placing one end on top of box, above center and holding it with thumb of left hand, leaving five or six inches of end free. Ribbon is wrapped around box with right hand. Bow is made by working ribbon back and forth, in form of figure-eight, twisting so that satin side is always up. Three loops form each side of box. Tiny gathers are used to pinch together. PRETTY PACKAGE — Easy to achieve if you take time, say experienced gift wrappers, who know all the short-cuts. Average department store specialist can wrap 60 packages per hour. HOME-MAKERS' FORUM By The Gazette's Own Home Economist JOAN S. WHITE Aixon, wife of the vice-elect, will name the Year 1952 and award $25,000 prize at the grand Luncheon of Pillsbury Annual national bake-off, she will hand out checks $35,000. Top prize in the Junior sec- the contest will be given home-maker's idol — Godfrey. Greatest number of people ever to send in recipes in the contest this year swelled the mail to thousands more than ever before. California, which has placed the top winner two times out of three and which always has representation, again the state list with eleven Illinois pulled closely good place with ten win-cking Michigan into third Wisconsin and Ohio, usur- the top of the list, fell with 8 and 2. Orange County Extension has a great deal to offer Anaheim homemaker. Are county wide meetings all meetings here in town are cordially invited to whether you are a mem-Home-Bureau" or not. Parent, a grandparent or or of children, you would enjoyed the meeting at the City Center club house at 8th st. in Santa Ana on The Cosfa Mesa Home-out on a lively play about child relationships called others for partial sun and a special group for shade? Some like warm rooms while others prefer a cool atmosphere. If you select your plants to suit the conditions in your home, you will be rewarded with bright flowers, lush green foliage or both. A healthy plant needs enough water but not too much. Probably more plants are killed by over-watering than anything else. They also need fresh air, but of course should be shielded from killing-cold air currents. Their room to grow in and feed is very small indeed so that during the growth period, frequent applications of a complete plant food are advisable. Directions on the package of fertilizer is best guided for use. House plants have periods of rest as well as of growth. When the plant stops blooming and new growth stops, this usually signals the rest period. Then fertilizer is withheld, watering is reduced, and dead blossoms and undesirable growth should be pruned off. If your indoor garden suffers from the conspicuous absence of a green thumb, try your luck with the cast iron plant (aspidistra—or the snake plant. Both need only indirect light and are practically indestructible. Aspidistra has long glossy dark green leaves which are wonderful foliage for cut flower arrangements. The snake plant has the stiff, variegated thick leaves which grow tall and erect. Blends well with modern settings and needs practically no care. LAPEI ORNAMENT Children enjoy making things from inexpensive materials that are easily available. The following is directions for making a la- HOLIDAY HELP A new silver cleaner should make holiday entertaining a breeze. All you do is to dip flatware in the bottle of liquid and out it comes in two seconds with tarnish completely removed. In the case of holloware a brush or large container can be used so that pieces can be cleaned in a jiffy. HAIL THE SNOWMAN A gay translucent plastic snowman is 30 inches high, carries a broom and wears a battered black top hat. He can be used on the lawn or on the front porch as a fascinating Christmas outdoor decoration. Holiday Home Tour at 3-Arch I This Week-End Once again holiday activities well under way in Three bay where a third annual Cmas home tour is to be o- by the Three Arch Bay Wom association, who are hard at on this holiday showing of f- to be opened to the public urday and Sunday, Dec. 13 a- from 1 o'clock noon till 9 o- in the evening. This coastal event is the tour we know of all ocean homes, which include the "A Gift for the Home is a Gift for All" VISIT ORANGE COUNTY FIXTURE and Over 1000 Different OPEN EVERY EVEN MAKE THIS XMAS GIVE EASY CREDIT TERMS Electricity...today's Your rates for domestic electric service are lower today than they have ever been, because Edison has reduced them more than twenty-five times since 1921. But in these times of inflation and high taxes, a record of thirty-one years without a rate increase is getting harder and harder to maintain. Edison SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Holiday Home Tour at 3-Arch Bay this Week-End Once again holiday activities are under way in Three Arch where a third annual Christmas home tour is to be offered. The Three Arch Bay Woman's Association, who are hard at work this holiday showing of homes, has opened to the public Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13 and 14 in 9 o'clock noon till 9 o'clock the evening. This coastal event is the only we know of all oceanside sites, which include the new contemporary home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Bills to be shown as a gay "Mexican Holiday," the French - Normandy home of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Keeler which will offer the nostalgic charm of a white "Christmas of Yesterday," and the "Candy House" where cleverly contrived decorations of fairybook flavor will be displayed and luscious, homemade candies and cookies will be sold. Last, but not least, will be "Open House" at the Three Arch Bay Clubhouse, which will be distinctive in its decorative Christmas cheer and friendly hospitality for all who visit this December event. Sharing in the proceeds will be the Laguna Beach Servicemen's center and the Girl Scouts. VFW Auxiliary Initiate And Plan Christmas Dinner The Anaheim VFW auxiliary met in regular session Monday evening and initiated one new member, Alma Mickey. Plans were formulated for the annual Christmas dinner which is to be given Saturday, Dec. 20. Bessie Poetz, chairman, announced that members of both the post and auxiliary and their families will be guests, and that gifts will be given to the children. The hospital party to be given in the Long Beach naval hospital, will be held Friday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. House of Lights "Over a long period of years I have looked at lights...lights for each day and each night. 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