The Mail-Journal, Volume 3, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 December 1964 — Page 13

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For Christinas Enjoyment, Traditional Recipes Featured Plum Pudding As Favorite Finale Os Feast

By MARIE DILLON For centuries, plum pudding has provided a flaming finale to the traditional Christmas feast Early in the 18th century, English cooks used the following quaintly •worded re. ipe in making their holiday dessert: “Take a quarter of a Peck of Flower and dry it. three Pounds of Currans, wash'd and picked dean, set them before a Fire to dry, half a Pound of Raisins of the Sun, wash'd and stoned and shred small, half a Pound of blanch’d Almonds, beat very fine with Rose-Water, a Pound of Butter melted with a Pint of Cream, but not put in hot. a Pint of Peace Corps To Test On Pearl Harbor Day | For the first time in history the Peace Corps is givuig its nationwide Placement Test on a week day — J Monday. Dec 7. The usual second Saturday in the month isn't possible because of the Christmas rush at the post offices where most Peace Corps I tests are held The next best available date happens to fall on Pearl Harbor Day. That infamous day 23 years ago which sent Americans off to war, will this year be commemorated by thousands of Americans offering two years of their life in the cause of Peace. In this area the Peace Corps Test will be given at Room 103. Federal Bldg. Fort Wayne. It will begin at 3 p. m. The non-competitive aptitude test will take about I*4 hours from the time you walk in the door. (You should bring a completed Peace Corps Questionnaire along if you haven't vet filed one 1. The General Aptitude’Test is timed for exactly half an hour . The'same time is spent on the “Modem Language Aptitude Test". The latter gives the Peace Corps an idea of your aptitude to learn a new language. (For this you needn’t know a word of a foreign language.) If you claim a knowledge of French or Spanish you will be asked to stay another hour for a language achievement test. YOU can’t fail the test The Peace Corps evalautes your test scores, questionnaire, and your character references all together. If the result

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FALL VACATIONS, like fall wedding*, are becoming more and more popularevery year. For those lucky friends who've decided to avoid all those summer tourists'* and schedule an autumn holiday, here's a delightfully easy way to give them a happy send-off. Invite them tea gay bon voyage luncheon, planning your table around colorful .easy-care melamine dinnerware and some smart and inexpensive new table trimmings designed '” , 't for the purpose, Plans-a-Party” coordin-.ed decorations like timse used here say “happy landings” with a special lighthearted flair. The aniling bellboy centerpiece of

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Ale-Yeast, a Penny-worth of Saffron steep’d in a Pint of Sack, ten or twelve eggs, but half the Whites of them, a quarter of an ounce of Cloves and Mace, one large Nutmeg grated, a few Carraway-Seeds. Citron, Candied Orange and Lemon Peel slic’d; you must make it thin, or there must be more Butter and Cream; You may perfume it with Amber-greece ty’d in a Muslin Bag. and steep'd in the « Sack all Night. “If you ice it. take half a Pound of 1 Double-refin’d Sugar sifted; then put some of the Sugar, and beat it up with the White of an Egg, and beat it with a Whish, and a little Orange flower-water, but do not over-wet it, then throw in all Sugar by Degrees, then beat it all near an Hour; the Cake will take so long a baking; then draw it, and waft it over with a Brush, and put it in again for half a quarter ’ of an Hour.” A 19th century recipe for plum pudding .suggests that just before serving. Mhe holiday hostess turn it out of the bowl and put on top of it a few squares of cut sugar. Then she should pour on a little brandy, set it afire and proudly present it to her guests. The author of this same Victorian recipe cautiously urges that “only a little be given to the young people, as it might affect them.” . Today, plum pudding, from Mother’s modem kitchen or the neighborhood bakery, still retains its position among the traditional Christmastime treats. qualifies you to complete the intenI sive training program and to be an I effective volunteer overseas you will ; be invited. • The next cycle of Peace Corps I training starts in February — and there is still time if you take the December 7 test. The major training for 1965 will take place in the summer and it is certainly not too soon to apply for that. Questionnaires are available at most post offices and college placement offices or by . writing the Peace Corps. Washington, D. C, 20525. If you are an American citizen ov|«r 18 you rre eligible to take the test. If you are married your spouse must also apply, but you may have no dependents under 18. A college degree is not required. UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS LESS Although there was a 1.345 increase in claims from newly unemployed | persons last week, numerous other ■ claimants were called back to work and -the state-wide total dropped, to 23,121 from 26,624 the week before. Lewis F. Nicolini, director of the Indiana Employment Security Division, said that a year ago last week the total was 34.287, about 33 per cent higher. Colder weather last week increased seasonal layoffs in construction and other outdoor activities. Disruptions in automobile production and resulting slowdowns in supplier plants caused some new unemployment. Larger layoffs reported included one of 250 employees for one week by a plant in the Bedford area and another of 100 in Columbus. Shop the Lakeland area Advertiser

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Stocking Up Starts With Santa Jr I Santa Claus, envisioned today as a jolly, cheerful man with an affinity for children, was a romanticist too, according to legend. I The first Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, started the custom of hanging stockings by the chimney when his romantic heart was touched, and - he gifted a bankrupt merchant’s | three marriageable daughters with i gold for their dowries. — Desiring an- lymity, he tossed the three bags of gold through the window, or, as some tell it, down the chimney. One of the bags landed in a stocking which had been hung up to dry on the mantelpiece. Hanging up stockings thus became part of the holiday ritual.

honeycomb paper reappears in the design of both the nut cups and the paper napkins. Places are set with a new melamine dinnerware pattern. decorated in the fall mood with a cluster of luscious purple grapes. Lime green accessory pieces in the dinnerware echo the green tones of the grape leaves and add extra dashes of color against the bright lemon yellow paper table doth. With ready-made decorations already coordinated and dinnerware dean-up a mere jiffy task in the automatic dishwasher, the party s a joy to plan and fun for everybody, including the hostess I

nj-i_njrLr-njnjnj~u*Tr~ir^nr- — — Recommend Pay Increase For Employees INDIANAPOLIS — "We are determined to raise salary scales for state hosiptal attendants so they will no longer be below the poverty level”, stated Mrs. Wilbur F. Pell, chairman of the Legislation and State Relations Committee of the Indiana Association for Mental Health. She explained the Mental Health Association's approval of the addij tional $18.7 million requested by the | Department of Mental Health to im- , plement salary’ increases for hospital employees. The decision to support I this request was made recently when [hospital superintendents and memibers of the executive committee of the Indiana Association for Mental Health met with Dr. S. T. Ginsberg, commissioner of the department of mental health. ‘ She said, “Administrative procedures prevented the department from including this item in the original $116,500,000 budget requested for operating expenses. The budget for salaries had to be submitted on the basis of the June 30 salary scale I and increases could not be included |in the original request" | Most of the increases will be used for attendants and a few professional people who did not receive salary increases this past July. Mrs. Pell said, "Male attendants are almost impossible to recruit with the current scale of $235 per month. Hospital superintendents are forced 'to hire almost every’ male who applies regardless of his experience and background. Many fenale attendants are now required to work on male wards because of the shortage”. In addition to increasing current salaries the request will cover higher starting salaries for 2.500 new employees if they are authorized (hiring the coming General Assembly. “Ten years of experience”, concluded Mrs. Pell, "have proved that the more attendants there are providing personal service, the more patients are discharged and returned to their communities as self-suffi-cient, tax-paying citizens”. SYRACUSE MAN INVOLEDIN MINOR ACCIDENT Richard Hocker, 43 of Syracuse was involved in an accident, Tuesday night. Nov. 34. near Wolf Lake when the car he was driving ran off of the road and into a ditch. According to officers Hocker fell asleep and the car left the road. He was able to drive the car into Syracuse, where he was taken to the office of a local physkan for treatment of cuts of his face and neck. Mr. Hocker was taken into custody about 11 pm. in Syracuse by officer Fred Personette and taken to the Kosciusko county jail where he was booked with drunken driving. He appeared the next day and was fined and released. No estimate of the damage to the car was given.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1964

i Kenneth Hullinger And Charlotte Ohmart Wed Nov. 21 In Laketon

In a double ring ceremony performed at the Laketon Evangelical United Brethren church on Saturday evening, Nov. 21, Kenneth Hullinger of r 2 Pierceton and Miss Charlotte Ohmart of Laketon were united in marriage. Rev. Howard Rees of the First Evangelical United Brethren church in Columbia City officiated. I The bridegroom is the son of Mr. 1 ■and Mrs. Clifton Hullinger of r 2 , Pierceton, and Nir. and Mrs. Henry j Freitag of Laketon are parents of the bride. Nuptial music preceding the ceremony was presented by J. L. Trickle, organist. A large basket of white mums flanked by candelabra formed the background for the ceremony. The cand&es were lighted by John Brewer and Denny Bowen, nepliew of the bridegroom. Bride Appears in White Velvet Escorted by her father the bride appeared in a white velvet streetlength dress fashioned with a fitted bodice, square neckline, and long, button sleeves with covered buttons down the back below the waistline. The A-line skirt was styled with a deep inverted front pleat The dress was designed by the bride and made by her mother. Her shoulder-length veil of silk illusion was caught to a matching velvet pillbox. She wore a pearl necklace and earrings, a gift of the bridegroom, and carried a white Bible topped with a white rose corsage. The matron of honor, Mrs. Roxie Brewer of Laketon, wore a pale blue Round Table Ladies Have Mendelsohn Program The Syracuse Ladies of the Round Table met in the home of Mrs. Hilary Bachman on Monday. Nov. 23. Mrs. Michael Neff, president presided. Mrs. Richard Ditmer presented the most entertaining program by giving an oratorio by Felix Mendelson, entitled “Elijah”. Mrs Ditmer used her own narration and used recordings of the music. Mrs. Bachman served a dessert at the dose of the evening to the 18 members present. The next meet ing will be hdd December 7 in the home of Miss Priaila Rhode , and her mother, Mrs. Edith Rhode. f NIPSCO DECLARES » DIVIDEND Directors of Northern Indiana Pubr lie Service Company have declared a • dividend of $1.0625 a share on the > 4% per cent cumulative preferred > stock; sl.ll a share on the 4% per r cent cumulative preferred stock; 1 $1.05 a share on toe 4.22 per cent cumulative preferred stock; and - $1.22 a share on the 4.88 per cent ? cumulative preferred stock of the 1 company, Dean H. Mitchell, NIPSCO b chairman and president, announced - today 1 All four dividends are payable i- January 14, 1965, to shareholders of s record at the dose of business December 18, 1964.

street-length dress with matching headpiece and pearl earrings, gift of the bride. She carried red roses with white pompons. The best man was Devon Bowen, nephew of the bridegroom, and Stanley Mosher and DeWayen Bowen, also nephews, seated the guests. The bride’s mother wore a tur-, quoise double-knit dress with black | accessories, and the bridegroom’s mother wore a brown knit suit. Both wore corsages of red roses. ~ I A wedding dinner was served following the ceremony in the Colonial restaurant in North Manchester. 1 Tables were decorated with pink and j white centerpieces and pink tapers. ; A tiered wedding cake adorned the bride’s tableland Di Anne and Donita, nieces of the bridegroom, served the cake to the guests who were members of the immediate families. Residence, North Manchester The couple left on a short wedding trip and are at home on r 3 North Manchester. Mr. Hullinger is a former teacher in the Milford school. He is studying at Manchester and St. Francis colleges working toward a master’s degree. Mrs. Hullinger is a graduate of Manchester college and is presently teaching at Wabash in the elemenI tary school. Kim Hullinger, six-year-old son of Mr. Hullinger who has been residing with his grandparents, will live with his father and attend Chester township school. He has been in the first grade at Monroe. CHRISTMAS The abbreviation, X-mas, employs the Greek Chi, ‘X,’ the first letter of the name Christ The letter Chi, together with the letter Rho, are frequently used as a liturgical symbol to represent the nam? Christ Since such abbreviations are recognized by liturgical use, there would not seem to be any harm Ln the use of the abbreviation, Xmas, provided it is properly understood.” From notes in a dictionary once owned by the late Maude L McLaughlin. MILFORD YOUTHS PICKED UP AT SYRACUSE Four Milford boys, all minors, were fined a total of s2l each by Syracuse justice of the peace Christian Koher following their arrest Sunday night, Nov. 22, for possession of alcoholic beverages. The Syracuse police department had received a call that boys were in the upper parking lot above the L telephone building in Syracuse and ; had beer. Syracuse police officer ; Fred Personette, upon investigat- • ing, found three beer cases and I 30 fifl bottles. He arrested the youths along i with Jerry Lee Gerber. 22, also of • Milford, who was fined a total of $36 for furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors.

DOLLS PLAY DUAL ROLE / / Used Today As Christinas Toys ' And For Figures In Creche

On Christmas morning, little 11 girls throughout the land will lov- j i ingly cuddle new dolls and declare ; to one and all how wonderful a ] gift they have received. At the ; same time, beautiful creche dolls * will be displayed in churches and homes as part of the Christmas setting. This dual role — as toy and as | religious symbol — is a function that dolls have filled for centuries, according to Encyclopedia Americana. And it is generally believed that the first use of dolls was religious, rather than for entertainment. Historians report the doll originally was used as a representation of human figures in religious sanctuaries. The word “doll” itself in fact, is derived from, the Greek word “eidoion.” meaning “idol.” Archalologists have unearthed dolls in the ruins of tombs thousands of years old. And their presence in the tombs is assumed by some historians to mean the objects were included as idols. Among some ancient societies, dolls were thought to possess mys-1

Ideas Vary I; On Customs Os Yule 1 Some people enjoy a White Christmas, while some people go shimming or picnicking on December j 25. Some people say it’s traditional | to serve turkey at the holiday feast, while some people favor a Christmas goose, and still others contend that carp or fried eel is the very thing for a tasty Yuletide dish. Around the world, Christmas customs vary, but on one point nearly all are agreed. It’s a season to celebrate i In the United States and Canada, t the "melting pot” origins of the f population result in a medley of 1 Christmas traditions from all over. Americans and Canadians from ] Central Europe still prepare their j traditional Yuletide foods with carp j while those from Italy might hank- j er for some Christmas capitoni, j made with fried eels Especially during a severe wint- 1 er, residents of the Northern U. S. and Canada would be glad to change places, or at least change ’ I weather, with those Australians, ! South Americans and others who ; enjoy summer activities at Christmas. On the other hand. North Americans have made their own contributions to Christmas around the world. For instance, there’s Santa, whitebearded and red-suited, who is now replacing St. Nicholas and other Yule gift givers in many countries. IN GRECE Young people of Greece foretell their romantic future at Christmas by tossing olive leaves on the burning Yule log. Tradition decrees that if the leaves, symbolizing the girl and man. curl toward each other, the lovers can expect their happiness to be long-lived. If the leaves bum apart, their romance may be fraught with difficulties. The best result, however, is if the leaves bum to a crisp. This means their love is deep and all-enduring. IN JAPAN December 25 is not a national holiday in Japan, but you’d never know' it from the colorful store decorations and the happy squeals of youngsters gifted by “Santa Claus San.” Department stores may have as many as 100 Santas. IN GERMANY The celebration of a West German Christmas is filed with tradition, foremost of which is the Christmas tree, dating back 40 years. Until recently, trees were trimmed with candles, and although artificial limiting for tree ornaments has been introduced, the candles are still preferred by many. IN RUSSIA Russian children hang up their : stockings on New Year’s Eve, in anticipation of Grandfather Frost’s • visit. Though Communists eliminated the religious celebration of | Christmas, they allowed the children’s festivities of the season to ; remain. . ■ SHOP THE LAKELAND AREA ADVERTISER.

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tical powers. Many primitive tribes included such figures in burials as a spirit to keep the deceased company in another world. Today, in addition to the creche dolls of Christendom, dolls hold a religious importance in the Orient, where annual doll festivals are held to celebrate the birthday of Buddha. As toys, dolls have existed for centuries. The earliest toy dolls known were discovered in the Near East and Greece. These primitive dolls were made of clay, stone or bone. Typical was the legless paddle doll' of ancient Egypt which was made from a single, flat piece of pottery or wood. Although dolls today may be extremely complex and filled with electrical gadgets, dolls of the 17th and 18th centuries’; frequently were even more elaborate. They became so elaborate, in fact, that they were sent to court, and in times of war special dispensations were made to assure their safe transport to a peaceful refuge, like works of art

Seeking Log Was ' Family Affair The traditional Yule log survives today more in art, song and story than as an actual “blazing Yule.” After aM, not every home has a fireplace nowadays, and even when a fireplace exists,, its proportions are usually far from sufficient to accommodate the Yule logs of yesteryear. 1 During ancient times in England, however, it was a solemn family ritual to select the log, dry it and burn it according to custom. Logs from fruit-bearing trees were preferred. The whole family went along to select the log, as this was thought to bring good luck for the coming year, and to frighten away - any witches. If the log burned out quickly, or did not burn brightly, it meant bad luck ahead. On Christmas morning, the children of the household beat upon the log and called for gifts to come forth. They were scolded by their parents, sent outside and, after a time, called in to open the gifts, which had been set near the log. White House Guides Yule Traditions Many of the cherished traditions which make Christmas merrier in the United States had their start in the White House. George Washington, first President of the United States, surrounded himself with family and grandchildren at cheerful Christmas parties, and set the theme of a “merry Christmas” for his country. Washington also furthered the use of American holly as a decoration by growing the glossy-leaved tree on his estate at Mount Vernon. Andrew Jackson was fond of giving large, colorful parties for young and old on Christmas Day. Frozen ices, a novelty at that tune, was served, and there was a small, frosted pine tree, surrounded by toys. Franklin Pierce introduced the modem Christmas tree to the White House in 1856. Benjamin Harrison, in 1889, told reporters he planned an “old fashion e d Christmas” including a Christmas tree, for his family, and urged others to join him in observing the custom. Conservation - minded Theodore Roosevelt once refused to allow a Christmas tree in the White House. His son, Archie, smuggled one in, however, and the President finally relented. First lighting of the National Community Christmas Tree at the White House was observed in 1923, when Calvin Coolidge was presi- • dent