HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-12-14, Page 9THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1950
A Page Devoted to the Interests of the Women Readers of The Times-Advocate
sident for the coming term* Re
gional vice-presidents are Mrs.
Mrs,J, R. Geddes, Mississippi;
R. J. Gates, Wiarton and Mrs,
George Ridley of Caledonia.
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Keech-B erry Vows
Solemnized In Kirkton
The marriage of Iola Grace,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Harold Berry, St, Mhrys, to Dr.
William Albert Keech, Toronto
son of Mr. and iMrs. Lester W.
Keech, North Bay, was solemniz
ed in a candlelight ceremony in
St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Kirk
ton. Rev. Charles James officiat
ed, and Canon R. W. James as
sisted. Mrs. A. E. Anderson, Tor
onto, played the wedding music
and Dr. Williams, of London,
sang.
Given in marriage by her fa
ther, the bride looked lovely in
a fitted gown of white silk vel
vet with a long sleeved lace bo
lero. The slightly flared skirt
extended into a graceful train.
■Her headpiece was a white velvet
Juliet cap with a fingertip veil.
She carried a bouquet of poinset-
tias. Mrs. Frank Ball, sister of
the bride was matron of honour
and the bridesmaids were Miss
Alice Adams and Miss Patricia
Williams. They were gowned in
emerald green silk velvet. The
groomsman was Mr. Jerald, Keech
brother of the bridegroom, and
the ushers were William Berry
and Mr. William d’Esterro.
A reception followed at Pine
Crest Inn, St. Marys. For travell
ing, the bride wore a coat dress
in burnt orange shade
camel hair coat, matching
and brown accessories. Dr.
Mrs. Keech will reside in
onto.
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Caven Circle Meets
The December m e e t i n ,g
Cayen Congregational Circle was
held Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. G. Dow. Mrs. Fred
Simmons presided and opened
the meeting by singing of the
hymn “While Shepherds Watched
Their Flocks by Night”, followed
by prayer. Miss Hatter conducted
the devotional exercises. The
programme, under the direction
of Mrs. Norman Stanlake, fol
lowed the Christmas theme. A
reading by Mrs. Stanlake out
lined the Christmas customs in
various countries. Mrs. J. Tayloi'
told the story of Robert May,
who was the originator of Rud
olph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Mrs. W. Sillery read a poem “At
Christmas Time”. Carols were
sung throughout the programme.
The meeting was brought to a
close by singing a hymn. Mrs.
F. Whilsmith moved a vote of
thanks to the hostess and those
taking part. Lunch was served
by Mrs. G. Mason and Mrs. H.
Laing.
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For
Stay at
Home
Comfort
The Year
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DAD, SWEETHEART
ALL the men in your life love shoes,
too. BUT how many of the dear boys
never do get around to buying that
SPECIAL PAIR they’ve always wanted I
Maybe it’s for sports. Maybe for loafing.
And what about After Six O’clock ...
does he have a real, nice pair of
dressy black shoes to change into?
Remember, size is no problem when
you give HIM shoes for Christmas.
Simply purchase a Christmas Gift
Certificate fot any amount you wish.
He’ll use it later to
selection from our
footwear.
Merry Christmas, ‘ folks! Take
the Christmas cards to the table.
You may be interested in using
them to make a design on your
linen tablecloth providing you
can covei’ them with a clear
plastic cloth or heavy cellophane.
We suggest a tree pattern for
the centre or place mat designs
with your favourite cards, then
ask somebody to help you place
the transparent covering care
fully over them.
When the family volunteer to
help you with a pleasant job,
it’s time to “dish out” the pleas
ing jobs involved in. holiday pre
paration.
TAKE A TIP
1. Look inside the drawn bird
and see if the butcher has re
moved the tow red lights or
lungs
back.
have
2. Singe
there
wash
pat dry (inside,too) with a
clean piece of cotton.
3. Stuff the bird lightly, then
close the opening with skew
ers and tie with string, bring
ing the legs and wings close
to the body at the same time.
4. If you do not use aluminum
foil or wet parchment paper
as a wrapping for the bird,,
make a paste of fat and flour
to use as a coating. Mix %
cup soft dripping or butter
with %. cup flour. Spread this
all over the turkey or goose.
5. Roast the bird in a pan with
out a cover, allowing space be
tween the sides of the pan and
the oven walls. You may put
the pan into a cold oven, turn
on the heat and bring the
oven temp, up to 325°. Allow
30 minutes per pound, from
the time the bird is put in
oven.
6. For roasting the festive bird
in a preheated oven 3 2 5 de-
g r e e s calculate the cooking
period allowing 20 minutes
per pound. Place the fowl bre
ast side down and turn it at
half time.
7. Parboil sweet potatoes 15 min
utes, then drain, Place in a
buttered pan and sprinkle with
salt and brown sugar then
bake in the oven for 40 min
utes. (May be placed around
if it is being cooked in parch
ment of foil.
8. Pressure cook the pencil size
pieces of turnip with M cup
water and 1 tsp. salt. Keep an
eye on the clock for ten min
utes after the 10 lbs. pressure
mark has been noted, then
cool the cooker immediately.
Drain the turnip, add U cup
cream, 2 tbsps. brown sugar
and 1 tbsp, flour. Mash tho
roughly. Keep hot over hot
water.
9. Place the rolls in a paper bag;
sprinkle the paper with water,
then put in the warming com
partment or a moderate oven
for 20 minutes.
10. Tf you are heating the plates
in the oven instead of warm-1
ing oven be sure to spread out
the plates as much as possible
not more than two plates to
gether. (A metal rack is good
for this purpose).
11. When space for keeping food
hot is limited, put a small
amount of boiling water in a
big dish pan or sink bowl and
then place the kettle of mash
ed potatoes, pan of cream sau
ce and the pan of pudding sau
ce in the water.
12. if the brew in the coffee
maker refuses to drain to the
lower bowl, heat again to boil
ing point, then lift Immediate
ly to an asbestos pad
kitchen counter, and
cup or sauce dish over
of it.
be meat or vegetable stock, wat
er—preferably with added meat
extract —• canned >c o n s o m m e,
milk, part mill6 and part cream,
etc.).
(5) Cook, stirring constantly,
until the gravy is smothly thick
ened.
(6) Taste and season with
salt and pepper and, if desired,
a little condiment sauce or other
special additions.
Note: Gravy browning and im
provers may be usecj, according
to package instructions, to en
rich flavour and colour.
Red Currant Gravy
Make a rather tin
gravy, and, just before serving,
stir in red currant Jelly—allow
about % cup jelly to each cup
gravy.
Hard Sauce
Vary your flavourings broad
ly as you please in this tradition
al favourite.
Cream until soft..4 tbsps. butter
Gradually blend in.. % cup fruit
sugar
Gradually beat in..l tbsp, cream
and ...................% tbsp, vanilla
and continue t o beat until the
sauce is very fluffy. Turn into
serving bowl and chill. Yield—
about % cup.
brown
make his own
stock of fine
At
Christmas
Pair of miniature
shoes in miniature box with
each gift certificate.
ROMEOS. . .
, , . EVERETTS
PACKARDS TOO
CERTIFICATES AND MINIATURES
ALWAYS AVAILABLE
mm/ly. foorw&i/i & mufi&eti
above the ribs on the
Pull them out if they
not been removed.
bird with a candle—
is less firehazard. Then
well in salty water and
James St. W.A.
Elects Officers
The James Street W.A. Christ
mas meeting was held in the
church on Thursday afterpoon
with, Mrs. W. Witmer presiding.
Mrs. J. H. Jones took the
devotional period reading the
Christmas story from the Scrip
tures. Mrs. Ed Johns read a
Christmas story and a quartette
composed of Mrs. E. Lindenfield,
Mrs. T. Coates, Mrs. E. Johns
and Mrs. R. E. Pooley sang a
Christmas hymn. Mrs. G. K.
Crocker played a medley of
Christmas carols.
Rev. H. J. Snell presided over
the election of officers as fol
lows: Honorary president, Mrs.
H. J. Snell; president, Mrs. W.
Witmer; first vice-pres., Mrs. C.
Farrow; second vice-pres., Mrs.
E. Pym; third vice-president,
Miss S. Southcott. Rec. Sect,
Mrs. Hi J. Jones; assistant, Miss
V. 'Coates; treasurer, Mrs. ,R. E.
Pooley; assistant, Mrs. E. Bell;
Corr. Sect., Mrs. F. Forrester;
assistant, Mrs. C. E. Zurbrigg;
pianist, Mrs. G. K. Crocker; as
sistant, Mrs. H. Sturgis; Floral
Joan Harness Heads
Main St Auxiliary
Main Street Evening Auxiliary
met in the Primary Room of the
church for its Christmas meet
ing, which was appropriately de
corated with Christmas wreaths,
lights, etc,, for the occasion. The
president was in the chair. The
treasurer’s report was given by
Grace Pepper and several items
of business were discussed.
It was decided to send a gift
of money to the United Church
Hospital at Bella Coola as is the
yearly custom and that the funds
remaining should be divided be
tween the W.A. and W.M.S,
Mrs. Layton read the slate of
officers for the coming year and
they are as follows:
Honourary presidents, Mrs.
Layton and Mrs. H. Mahoney;
president, Joan Harness; vice-
presidents, Connie Wilson, Viola
Beavers; secretary and press re
porter, Julie Higgins; assistant,
Dorothy Hatter; treasurer, Grace
Pepper; assistant, Eileen Hig
gins; ‘pianist, Stella Marshall;
assistant, Merna Walker;
sion Band leaders, Mrs.
Dixon, Girle Ince and
Turnbull; Baby Band superin
tendent, Hattie Merkley; mem
bership and telephone commit
tee, Dorothy Jones and Alice
Bowen; corresponding secretary,
Ila McKenzie;
intendent, Eva
leaders, Viola
Porter, Gladys
Helen Braithwaite.
Alice Bowen had charge of
the worship service and Christ
mas carol was sung. Viola Sweit
zer lead in prayer followed by a
carol. Mabel Hockey and Olive
Ostland sang a duet the lovely
Christmas song “Star of the
East”. The scripture was read by
Helen Braithwaite and Grace
Pepper read a Christmas poem.
Mrs. H. Mahoney told a Christ
mas story describing the dif
ferent ways people in other
countries celebrate Christmas. A
lunch was served at the close
by the group in charge.
Wife: “Don’t you think,
that a man has more sense
he’s married?”
Hubby: Yes, but it’s too
then,’’
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Institute Speaker
Tells Members
To Act Now
Women through their organ
izations can be a force for build
ing world understanding but we
must act now. So stated. Anna P.
Lewis, Director of the Women’s
Institute Branch of the Ontario
Department of Agriculture, in
her report to the annual meeting
of the Board of the Federated
Women’s institutes of Ontario in
Toronto late in November. Miss
Lewis went on to say there is an
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Committee, Mrs. H. Pollen, Mrsdul*Sency for action and every in-
a r AT-wr. vrr clivirinnl must, rin lipr nnrt.
on the
place a
the top
REQUESTS
make Gravy
as it is made ...
_ pan, using the rich-fla
voured essences that have escap
ed from the meat can be so good
( and is often so bad! ) that I
am giving it presentation all by
itself.
(1) After removing roast from
pan, slowly drain off the fat,
leaving the brown sedinientin pan
and % to IM tablespoons fat
for each cup of gravy required.
(2) Remove pan from heat
and blend In 1 to 2 tablespoons
pastry flour fot each cup gravy
required (the amont for use de
pends upon personal taste ...........
don’t forget that when flout Is
browned-—our next step—It has
less thickening power than white
flour).
(3) Place over heat and cook,
rubbing and working the mix
ture constantly with spoon, un-
How To
Gravy
roasting
in the
ture constantly with spoon,
til richly browned.
(4) Remove from heat
gradually blend in liquid (it
and
may
A. J. Penhale, Mrs. W. Coates, dividual must do her part.
Mrs. E. Harness; Church Com- It is not enough to live right
mittee, Mrs. IL Cowen, Mrs. S. ourselves, said Miss Lewis. Our
‘ “■ w^jsnirlf. of goodwill and brotherly’ love must be so contagious and |
far-reaching, that we envelop
I every family in our community,
| and by having an Institute
| organized in every community,
j our influence will grow, she
I stated.
j The reports of the conveners
;of the standing committees pre-
jsented at this annual Board
I meeting demonstrated the
| breadth of the activity of the
J Women’s Institutes In Ontario,
j In reporting on Agriculture and
| Canadian Industries, Mrs. J. C. I Thompson said there is a need
j for more young people on the
Hand. 15% of our population is
’ on farms and of these she said
over 90% are 60 years of age or
j more. In this connection she ad-
jded that the very large number
; of girls and boys taking part in j
jelub work ate our greatest hope
j for the future.
Citizenship and Education con
vener, Mrs. J. Cooper reported
that study in these two fields
has been intensified, with the
membership becoming more and
more conscious of the importance
of good citizenship. The Insti
tutes are promoting the work
among the new Canadians. Class
es in English are being sponsor
ed by the Institute for these
people and a
being taken
problems and
fort to make
community.
Home Economics and
also come in for a good
attention judging by the report
of Mrs. Milton Weber. She stat
ed that Health matters had been
stressed in every area in Ontario.
The same was true of nutrition
with discussions, demonstrations,
and exhibits being featured.
One of the features of the
meeting was a series of reports
given by members of the dele
gation to the Associated Country
Women of tile World Conferen-
; os held in Denmark. They out
lined activities and things they
had seen in the different coun
tries visited.
At the election of officers, Mrs.
R. G. Purcell was elected pre-
nrittee, Mrs. IL Cowen, Mrs. s. ourselves, said Miss Lewis, our
Taylor, Mrs. C. Farrow. Parson-| spirit of goodwill and brotherly
age Committee, Mrs. E. Linden-
field, Mrs. W. Allison, Mrs. F.
Coates. Visiting Committee, Mrs.
R. Williams, Mrs. E. Johns, Mrs.
E. Squires. Emergency Commit
tee, Mrs. II. Snell, Mrs. A. O.
Elliot, Mrs. A. Amy. Nominating
Committee, Mrs. W. Allison, Miss
S. Soutlicott, Mrs. E. Linden
field; press reporter, Mrs. F,
Taylor; auditors, Miss M. Jones,
Miss Ella Link.
The W.A. added over $100 to
the treasury by sponsoring the
Earle Terry Choir, Twenty-five
dollars was voted to the War
Memorial children’s Hospital.
Lunch was served at the
elusion of the meeting.
con-
Hi Lights
BY JOYCE HAUGH
The term examinations
finished and our accomplish
ments in these are being re
counted to us daily by the var
ious teachers. The problem of
preparing for the exams is past
but the report cards, which will
be issued shortly, are still to re
ceive our parents’ signature.
The Christmas spirit has been
ushered into the school in a new
way this year. Monday morning
Mr. Sturgis, with the able assist
ance of a few members of the
Glee Club, lead the school in the
singing of a number of Christ
mas carols over the P.A. system,
following the morning announce
ments.
The annual Commencement is
to be held Wednesday, December
20, and plans for this highly
important feature of the school
year are well under way.
Last Friday night the Athletic
Societies sponsored a very suc
cessful dance in the gymtorium
In honour “of the football team.
Many folks find profits
classified ads.—Yon can too.
are
in
“My wife talks to herself?*
“Mine, too, but she doesn’t
know it?”
special interest is
in Studying their
making
them part
every ef-
of the
Health
deal of
MONTREAL —“Up to your eyes” in Christmas
shopping? Then here’s a time-saving, meal-getting
tip for you. Prepare several delicious JELL-O dishes
(fruit salads ’n* desserts) and keep them in the ice
box—ready-to-serve at a moment’s notice! So easy
to prepare ... Jell-O Jelly Powder dishes are al
ways welcome — and as gay and merry as Christmas
itself. And you have Jell-O’s seven “locked-in”
flavours to choose from ... all of them, exciting
AND economical!
These Are Busy Days — but isn’t it fun that Christmas is just around
the corner? Families will be getting together, talking
and laughing, and of course, eating. For special
family occasions, I like to have a* gaily decorated FJ?
cake, exquisitely tender and delicious as SWANS
DOWN CAKE FLOUR always ] ’ ’ ”,
Down is ’specially made for “dress-up” cakes—
sifted and resifted until 27 times as fine as ordinary
flour. If you’d like some wonderful cake recipes,
send for the 80-pttge book aLearn to Bake, Tots’ll
‘licious as SWANS ^4
makes cake. Swans .oil- •ess-up” cakes—it’s ££8
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There’s A Man thinking of you
tin sc busy Christmas
Lore It?* It’s colour illustrated and chock-full of helpful baking hints.
Mail your request for a copy, along with your name and address and
20c in coins io Swans Down, Department K, Cobourg, Ontario,
the Heinz
hef”! He can help
u save hours at
the steve, not to
mention work ’n’ worry ! Just re
member to “stock up” a little
ahead of time on those luscious
7 *HEINZ MAIN COURSE
MEALS ... four kinds of Oven*
Baked Beans — two kinds of
Cooked Spaghetti, and Heins
Cooked Macaroni in Cream Sauce
with Cheese. How grand to be
able to shop more leisurely, with
ho feeling of “meal-getting rush”!
All you have to do with these
seven “favourites” is heat any one
of them—and serve! You know
they’re good because they’re
Heinz!
•Heinz will soon introduce
Cooked Macaroni in Tomato
Sauce With Cheese.
Bothered About Christmas Gifts For “Small Fry’**? I was, too •«» then
I discovered BANK OF MONTREAL Christmas
Savings Accounts. They’re the perfect answer to a
doting aunt’s prayer ... So practical and yet so
“Christmassy”, With the gaily-decorated passbook
covers and presentation cards. And you can start
ah. account with as little as one dollar! I just
know my nieces and nephews are going to be
thrilled to have a bank account of their very Own
right off the Christmas tree. So, write
Christmas Savings Account” against the names of some of the special
youngsters on your list then make a convenient branch of the
B of M the first stop oh your Christmas shopping expedition.
IFhen The Thermometer drops ’way down, there’s
warming — nothing cheerier than a really good cup
of coffee! And there’s ho coffee you’ll enjoy Shore
than RED ROSE COFFEE! It’s a coffee I heartily
recommend to you, for it’s a quality coffee so good
it almost makes itself! No matter now hurried you
may be when you’re making it, it always tastes just
right, I find. So, anytime, When it’s “Coffee lime” —
serve Red Rose Coffee for real flavour satisfaction.
And you’ll find the same good taste in Rod Rose Tea. They both
maintain the same high standard.
“Ohs” And ftAhs^ will 0v.no
through your home on Christmas
morning if the “family” gift is a
FRIGIDAIRE REFRIGERA
TOR! Think what you give wife
or mother when you give a
Frigidairc, whether you choose a
Standard, Master, or He Luxe
Cold-Wall model! She gets really
safe cold from, top to bottom.
Extra large freezing compartments
for frozen foods. Those Double-
Easy Quickube Ice Trays. Sturdy,
one-piece steel cabinet. Beautiful
Raymond Loewy styling. And oh
so many other things* a woman
wants! Every model is powered
by the famous Meter-Miser. And.
every genuine Frigidaire is made
by General Motors. There’s hot a
minute to lose. See your Frigidaire
Dealer today.
nothing more