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MS. EVELYN ROGERS CHATS .... If ith yis. Louise DeBerry Rogers, DeBerry Love To Fix Mouth-Watering Dishes Evelyn Rogers and Louise DeBerry are both, residents of Edwin Towers on West Tenth St. They love to cook and are fabulous at preparing delicious mouth watering dishes. Mrs. Rogers will be 70 Dec. 22 and she’s a lady on the go. “I stay too busy to retire and settle down - I’m always going. If anybody says go, I’m ready,” Rogers said. “I fill in at my daughter's Villa Antique Shop when she needs it and help with the grandchildren,” she continued. With six children, 17 grandchildren and eight great-grands, Rogers never has a boring minute. “I like to crochet and I’m trying to crochet things for Christmas,” she said. And she also enjoys reading. “But I mostly help others - That’s where I get my pleasure, I like people.” Rogers is a Georgian and has worked in various professions. I worked in government offices during World War II, in hospitals, laundries and owned two restaurants in my lifetime.” She has ijvciju nugfi s Red Velvet Cake ^cup butter (or crisco) 1* cups sugar 2 eggs 2V'4 cups Swans Down cake flour 2 tablespoons cocoa 2 ounces red cake coloring 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup buttermilk 2 tablespoons bourbon (optional) 1 teaspoon soda 1 tablespoon vinegar Cream shortening: add sugar gradu ally; add eggs, one at a time. Make a paste of cocoa & red color. Add to mix. Add salt & vanilla - Add flour, butter milk, bourbon alternately. MIX, BUT DO NOT BEAT. Sprinkle soda over batter - Add vinegar and fold in. Bake at 350 degrees approx. 30 to 35 min. Icing 2 tablespoons corn starch - Cook in 1 cup water til thick. cool thoroughly. Cream 1 cup (or 2 sticks) margarine or butter with 1 cup sugar. Add cornstarch mix and beat until fluffy (or like whipped cream) - Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Spread on cake. aiwavs enjoyed cooking. Mrs. DeBerry was born in Richmond, County in N.C. She has seven children, (five are living) 23 grandchildren and great-grands. With three sons, she be came involved in sports. I love sports. Everything that comes on TV, I’m right there. I understand every play they make," DeBerry an nounced. She is such a fan some of the Charlotte Hornets baseball players boarded at her home years ago. “I used to keep ball club players - They were nice boys - I never missed a ballgame,” she said. Presently, DeBerry is a resident of Edwin Towers and says she loves the people who stay there. "They are a pretty nice bunch, and Mrs. Wilson is one of the best managers in town.” As far as cooking is concerned, she said she has cooked all of her life and enjoyed it. But she said, ”1 don't think I can do too much cooking now.” These two ladies have shared their delicious recipes. Who knows, these desserts might be the best you've ever put into your mouth. Louisana Nut or Fruit Cake 6 Eggs - separate 4 beat yolks and whites 1 lb. (2 cups) sugar lb. butter 1 tablespoon soda 1 box raisins 1 quart shelled pecans 1 box mixed nuts 1 lb (3 c) plain flour l'£ tablespoons nutmeg 1 glass whiskey Bottle of cherries 1 jar cooked figs Mix - add beaten egg whites. Line pan with foil (no greasing) Bake at 250 to 300 degrees until done. Blue Cream Delight By Louise Deberry 1 cup self rising flour one-fourth cup brown sugar 1 stick melted butter 1 cup chopped pecans Cook at 350 for 10-12 min. Let cool. One 8 ounce package of cream cheese three-fourths cups sugar (granulated) large bowl Cool Whip Put on top of crust 1 can blue berry pie filling Put on top cream cheese mix Keep in Refrigerator Homemade Christmas Gifts Are Cherished most unique and hed Christmas gifts are those that are home made. Using your time and ta lent to make presents for friends and family is a good way to save money too, says Dr. Thelma Hinson, family resource manage ment specialist with the North Carolina Agricul tural Extension Service. Consider gifts that can be enjoyed and used up during the holiday season such as decorations or holiday will arrive can be given before the actual present so that the recipient can plan for their use. Gifts for services are also welcomed and might include transportation, hair care, babysitting, household Jobs and repairs, health care services, or fellowship and entertain ment for special occasions v For these, design an at tractive "I Promise” or ^MJ” certificates and - ... __ The Mount Peace Minister's Wives Alliance local branch recently held their annual Christmas party at Gethsemane Baptist Church in Charlotte. Twenty members (two not pictured) posed to have their pictures taken for the archives book Forty churches nationwide belong to the Mount Peace Association. Members are as follows in the first row from right to left: Bernice Williams, Marie Young (treasurer( Cleo Hamright (historian), Lois Pendergrass (recording secretary), Thomasena Drummond (pre sident), Lucijle Mcllwaln, Mary Neely. ♦ 1 and Altonia McKissick The back row consists of Margaret Dewberry. Elisabeth White. Fannie Elder, Minnie Rorie, Minnie Macon, Fannie Coley, Nellie Hayes. Lillie Davis, Virginia Ervin, Sarah White (vice presi dent), Robbie Diggs Not pictured are Moease Caldwell (secretary) and Sarah Faulkner The Charlotte branch of the Minister’s Wives Alliance was founded to years ago and is a church and charity-related organisation Their latest project is a crista assistance ministry. > Thurs For Dr. Nicholson Nine Days Was Just Too q Short A Stay In Amsterdam By Teresa Burns Post Staff Writer Nine days was just too short a stay in Amsterdam for Rev. Dr Maggie Lamb Nicholson. Her trip to that country as the only Char lottean member of the In ternational Platform As sociation, was culturally educational and exciting To put it simply, the trip was something different. From Nov. 1 to Nov. 9, Nicholson, along with about 51 other members of the association, toured the city by bus and Amster dam’s famous channels by motor boat. “They live on boats. It looks like all houses are sitting in the water,” Nicholson said. The beauti ful windmills, Amsterdam is noted for, could not be ignored. “People live in the windmills. The windmills are placed a certain way for births, deaths and war.” Unlike America, Amster dam celebrates Christmas, December 5. They call Christmas Day, St. Nicho las Day. And an occurance rarely seen in the U. S. is beer joints and churches located side by side. “In Amster dam the church came first and the beer joints second. When the communities started, usually a beer joint was there,” Nicholson stated. It seems, however, that there are similarities as well. For instance, their dress is practically the same as ours. “You wouldn’t know you were there - they just talked differently,” Nicholson said. “It depended on where you were going and who Malcolm A. Pharr Enlists In U5. Air Force Mr. Malcolm A. Pharr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Pharr, of 2701 Ablewood Road, has enlisted in the US Air Force. Airman Pharr, a 1978 graduate of West Charlotte High School, joined under the Air Force’s Delayed Enlistment Program (DEP), which allows him to accumulate time in the Air Force Reserve until he enters active duty on Jan. 22, 1980. Sergeant Zeke Smith Jr., Air Force recruiter in Winston-Salem, NC, stated that Airman Pharr suc cessfully completed a series of tests which quali fied him for the Aircrew Life Support Specialist field of training. Shredded Cabbage One pound of cabbage will yield five firmly pack ed cups of shredded cab bage. This will cook down to a little over three cups drained, unless it is over cooked - then it will be less. _ l Dr Maggie Nicholson you saw. I saw very few blue jeans And the only people who wore wooden shoes were those working in the fields," she con tinued. Even the age old profes sion, prostitution, makes Amsterdam similar to the U. S. But they handle the situation a little different ly. According to Nicholson "They have a Red Light District where prostitutes are examined and taken care of in a dignified manner. I recommend that any city have a Red Light District - it keeps the pros titutes off the streets.” And if you think you are a bargain hunter, "People from Amsterdam go to South Carolina to get dri vers’ licenses. It’s cheaper to fly here and live three weeks than to get a driver’s license there.” So that brings us to one more common characteristic: inflation. At least in Charlotte, some restaurants won’t charge you for water. Some places might charge you 15 cents But Nicholson noted, "For a glass of water it would cost an equivalent of about 75 or 80 cents ” Even though inflation is a factor in Amsterdam, So cial Security aids senior citizens and the disabled. They have had Social Se curity for four or five hun dred years The disabled receive 80 percent of their salary and the retired re ceive 75 percent of their salary for life,” Nicholson began but, "They pay 45 percent of their salary in Income Tax.” Inflation, windmills and the Red Light District are just a few of the educa tional aspects revealed to Nicholson. To actually see the Palace of Brussells and the fishing Village of Marken was a golden op portunity to be cherished "You see what you read about in books and know it.. for a fact Traveling is far more advantageous," Nicholson revealed. As a member of the International Platform As socation (founded by Daniel Webster and Mark Twain), Nicholson is given the opportunity to travel abroad each fall. To be come a member one must be recommended and in vited to join. Nicholson became a member four years ago The president of the International Platform As socation is the literary giant, Lowel Thomas. The association consists of 51 nationalities. All United States’ presidents from Teddy Roosevelt down are automatically members, according to Nicholson. First time models Jason Towned and Adrian Breathett stole the show during Bennett College’s recent Christmas production, ’’The Living Madonnas ’’ Featured in an interpretation of Raphael’s ‘‘Madonna of the Goldfinch" with Bennett’s Monica Motley, the two pre-schoolers found it hard to keep still. Jason, on the left, is the son of faculty member Delcine Townes j Adrian is the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. George Breathett. Monica is a sophomore from Detroit, Mich. (Picture by Myra Davis.) POST FOOD ADS OFFER THE VERY BEST IN BARGAINS. AND IN THESE TIMES EVERY PENNY COUNTS. SHOP US BEFORE YOU BUY! ifoah^r m **** John L. 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