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^^mr^^m aaaer (rift InmHirr v PVtfidANS HOSPITAL MONAHAN -Jpeci 15, • girl, Debra May, to Mr. and Mrs. Matthew F. afeaahaa Jr., of Cadyvffle. KENNEDY - Dec H, a girt Tnmy Jean, «o Mr. and Mrs. fisgeae Kennedy, of Au Sable Flirts. MAGOON - Dec W, » girl, Denise Ana, to Mr. and Mrs. Holland Magoon of EDenburg NIELSEN — Dec. 17, a girl Oar* Wbfflock, to Mr. add Mrs. Peter Nielsen of 20 Tioga Boad DAUGHTEBY - Dec 17, a girl, Wendy Lee, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Daughtery, of 17 HBkrest Ave. rtod and shortening; add sifted iBgjredtoislt; aits- ont8 snoeth. Com and ekffi. OB floored pastry doth wtta floored stock- inet covered roBlBg ato, roll •at the toft doagh uua ftM at a time to ^4aca thktaMas. Cat cotter to make rings and cen- ter bans. Keep doogh soft. Re- work dough leavings (but not center balls) as little as possflde and cot out Fry a few rtogs and balls at a time in deep hot fat at 375 degrees for about 3 minutes or until brown. Drain on brown paper and coat with confectioners sugar. Yield will depend on site of doughnut cut- ter. this Is the shape to be in now! Young, smooth and pleat-flared with a soft, roll collar. Sew it in rayon, wool-prints, soQds. rtad Pattern 1827: M, H, M, It, IS, 3% Agricultural group meets WESTPOBT - The Annual Meeting of the Essex County County Agricultural Society was beW on Nov. SO, at the Agricul- tural Carter in WestporL An election of Directors to fiH ex- piring-terras was held, E3vin Cross, Betty Alexander, Grover French and Ray Bender were elected for a three-year term to succeed themselves. Charles Schwerdtfeger was elected to replace Francis Mala&ey and Henry Cornwright to replace Lee Whtttemore tor a three-year term. V The Annual Reports were giv- en and a dtecosston held on the 1«7 Fair. Anyone desiring a copy of the Annual Report m§y have one by sending a request to Keeton B. LobdeH, Sec, Wadhams, New York mm. At a meeting of the Board erf Directors held on Dec 9, UN, the following officers were elect- ed: t Warren Cross, Essex, presi- dent; Bert Patterson, Willsboro, vice president; Keeton B. Lob- dell, Wadhams, secretary; and Louis Kaieita, Westport, treas- urer. The 1987 Fair dates were set for August 15 through 19, and a discussion on the program for the 1987 Fair hefaL Several changes win be made in the program and these win be re- ported at a later date. Charles Schwerdtfeger was ap- pointed delegate and Keeton B. LobdeH alternate delegate to the annual Convention in Syracuse. At tUs time they wffl book the program for the next fair. •a* ** avSawWswBaT^BI A* T*t* Baae to play that r>iitfta»m) f*nm ***** Mmh frngg At eae time the game played by the W* wtvea of yery rich Chinese for days oa eal And large sasns of money were and ww and lost Whether they s$iU play it in is anyone's guess, bat the fame has been taken op by thousands around the world and there is no danger of it dying oat. Mrs. Vena SwMtair gave let- sons to the ladies who did not know bow to play. \After about fonr lessons we pretty well knew what we were doing,\ Lois Duda sakL \And we have our rule books ready in our laps to refer to whenever we are not sure of something/' \As you play, the hands be- come familiar to you,\ Mrs. Bailor said. \It is not as com- plicated as it looks. I taught my children how to {day and they are always beating me.\ The game consists ef a aeries flBftga. The ta&adnfag tflaa atacked op, face down, in two these are caBed the \Wall of China.\ Fran these tiles each player — la tarn — draws one at a time and discards one from m group to the center of the table. The idea is to match up the tUea in your rack to make a combination of tiles called a \hand\. If soneone discards a tile you need, you must immediately say you want it The play continues unta some- one makes a Hah Jonng, or a hand combination. Then the fun begins again. The little plastic coins that look Just like brass Chinese money with the square hole in the middle are used to pay off the winner. At the end of the session, the player with the most plastic coins wins the prize. la China what the game was at its most popular height, large sums of money would change t« in n th lie sets are rather expensive --ranging from $20 on up to the sets that are made of pure ivory. 'The sets have to be ordered from Forest Hills, NX, Mrs. Bailor said. \But the rule book are using is printed at Wright-Patterson Air Base.\ The rule book compiled at Wright-Patterson is now copy- righted and was written to make a uniform set of rules that any- one in the world could play and find pepde playing wherever they may go. If you happen to be at a party this holiday season and over- hear someone talking about heavenly gates or dragon snooze or Susie Q, or trade winds, you are not hard of bearing nor have you had too much to drink, you are Just listening to someone talking about some winning I hands at Mah Jongg. GETTING OOSE - Mrs. Veraa Swisher, a winning kand She enjoys the game »ere teacher fer the Mah Jeagg class at the Air than bridge and has given tip cards ia favor Base, smiles as she seems to be getting near ef Mah Jongg* THE PAY OFF — These are the plastic Mah Jongg hand. The one who ends up with Chinese coins used to pay the winner of the the most coins wins the game, and the prize. Barnett named to committee of league CHICAGO, 111. — George Bar- nett. president of Champlain ! Valley Federal Savings & Loan Assn. of Plattsburgh, N.Y.. has j been appointed to the 1967 legis- i lative committee of the U. S. Savings & Loan League, Otto L. Preisler, of Chicago, League president, has announced. llie Committee furnishes di- | rection for the national legisla- ! tive program for the savings j and loan business. The League is ! the national trade organization for more than 5.200 savings and loan associations which repre- i sent more than 97 per cent of the nation's savings and loan assets. The League's legislative pro- gram of 1967 \viil be developed at its annual Legislative Con- ference in Washington, D. C, Feb. 4-8. This meeting will at- tract 350 of the nation's top savings and loan executives* CONSULTATION - Mrs. Lois Duda coasaKs the official rule book to see if her hand com- bination is a Mah Jongg. The pairs and se- quence* she hand and the match up will constitute a of coins she will win. y x Men Like Their Women to Buy Their Gifts at NATIONAL ARMY STORES hi HAPPY HOLIDAYS g GREEN STAMPS Today and Every Day 'til Cnristmas Optn Every Night 'til 9 National Army Stores MOtTH COfWTlY ?S^ kU*»AMTST ft. Ml. 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