MY 4-H TRIP TO CHICAGO
By Neola Sandvik
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"trip to Chicago began with a
traig^ride to Fairbanks where on
_ - -'-Tuesday morning I met Mrs. Mar
garet Goodfellow, the home dem
onstration agent at Fairbanks,
and Dick Buzby, the other Alas
Tca delegate to the 32nd National
4-H Club Congress.
That same morning we took the
plane to Seattle, arriving that
night and on Wednesday our
train, the Olympian-Hiawatha,
left Seattle. We were on the same
train as the delegates from Wash
ington and Montana. We spent
Thanksgiving on the train, arriv
ing in Chicago Friday afteroon.
That night our delegation, Mrs.
Goodfellow, Dick and I, went to
the Boulevard Room of the Con
rad Hilton Hotel. There we had
dinner and saw an ice show. Most
of the 1,600 or more 4-H delegates
stayed at the Conrad Hilton Hotel.
The Hilton is the largest hotel in
the world, having 3,000 rooms.
On Saturday night my aunt and
cousin flew in from Michigan, and
Sunday morning my grandparents
came. We had a wonderful time
together, even though they had to
go back on Monday.
Union church services were
held Sunday in the grand ball
-room of the Hilton. More than 2,
odo people attended. That even
ing we attended the Chicago Sun
day Evening Club, at Orchestra
Hall, where the night before, the
Chicago Symphany Orchestra had
given a special “pops” concert
for 4-H’ers.
On November 30 the Congress
officially opened with a banquet
breakfast sponsored by the Fire
stone Rubber and Tire company.
Other sponsors of the banquets
were the Ford Company, Interna
' tional Harvesters. General Mo
tors. Curtis Candy Company,
Sears - Roebuck, Montgomery
Ward, Wilson Meat Company and
others. There were about 2,000
people at each banquet, except
those that were held especially
for winner<; in some particular
project. At each banquet there
were souvenir programs and
sometimes other souvenirs, an
orchestra or organ, enterainment
and speakers from the sponsor
ing company. My trip was spon
sored bv the Soool Cotton Com
pany, which also gave a banquet
especially for the clothing win
ners.
At the Thongs E. Wilson dav
dinner. Mr. Wilson himself at
tended and spoke, along with
other representatives of the
company. There were also snorts
interview* with Carl Erskine,
Harvev K’jrnn -'nr? o*her snorts!
figures. The speaker of the eve
ning was Cecretarv of Agricul
ture, Ezra Taft Benson.
Most of the banquets were hold
in the erand ballroom of the Hil
ton. Others were held at the Pal
mer House. Blackstone Hotel, and
the girls -d<-o had a luncheon,
sponsored bv Montgomery Ward,
at Edgewater Beach Hotel. That
afternoon we were entertained
by Fred Waring and the Pennsyl
vanians.
On th lost day of the Congress,
which lasted four full davs. Mrs.
Goodfellow .Dick and I went to
the Breakfast Club, which was
"held at the Morrison Hotel. The
Congress also visited the Museum
of Science and Industry, Museum
of Natural History, went on a tour
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of Chicago and attended the In
ternational Livestock Exposition,
and Horseshow.
On Friday, December 5, we be
gan our train ride back to Seattle,
arriving there on Sunday morn
ing at 9:30. We attended morn- I
ing services of the Gatewood Bap- |
tist Church, with two Washington j
delegates. We stayed an extra j
day in Seattle, landing in Anch^ i
orage Tuesday afternoon. Dick ]
had flown directly to Fairbanks, j
Mrs. Goodfellow took the train j
back to Nebiaska, where she is !
visiting her parents.
As you can see, it was a very i
interesting and educational trip, j
as well as being so enjoyable. We j
really had a once-in-a-lifetime ex- |
perience. Everyone seemed to be ]
particularly interested in Alas- j
kans and our parkas, which were
loaned to.Dick and me by Mar
tin Victor Furs, Inc., of Fairbanks.
When we first arrived at Chicago,
we were televised; and several
other pictures and interviews
were also taken. Dick was on an
TEMPERANCE UNION
TO ELECT OFFICERS
The Palmer Womens’ Christian
Temperance Union will hold its
regular meeting at 1:00 p.m. on
December 30 at the home of Mrs.
Francis Henry, Moose Creek Rd.
Following the business meet
ing; the main part of which will
consist of election of officers for
the coming year; there will be a
short program and refreshments.
All members are asked to at
tend. Visitors are always wel
come. i
i otner television program, and we
were both on the radio.
It is really hard to realize what
a great work 4-H is doing in rural
American, and other lands. There
were delegates from the 48 states,
the territories and from 14 or
more foreign countries at the
Congress. There are over 2,000,
000 young people in 4-H clubwork
all over the world. By all means,
you that are now in 4-H, stay in
and work hard, and maybe some
day you, too, will have the great
privilege of attending the Nation
al 4-H Club Congress.
CHRISTMAS HEALTH
SEAL 46 YEARS OLD
December birthdays often get
less attention than they deserve
because of the pressure of Christ
mas celebrations. But the birth
day of the Christmas seal is cele
brated by people from Maine to
California in the most appropri
ate possible way—by buying and
using Christmas seals to fight tu
berculosis.
The American Christmas Seal
was born 46 years ago on De
cember 7, 1907, when Miss Emily
Bissell, a welfare worker in Wil
minton, Del., offered for sale the
first Christmas seals to raise
money to help fight tuberculosis.
Since that day the sale of Christ
mas Seals to raise funds for the
tuberculosis control activities of
the 3,000 voluntary tuberculosis
association has become an annu
al event.
When Miss Bissell sold her
first Christmas Seal, tuberculosis
was in first place as a cause of •
death in this country. Now, on i
the 46th birthday of the Christ-:
mas Seal, TB stands sixth. With '
bed rest, modern drugs, and sur
gery, cases are being cured every
day that once would have been
thought hopeless. Thousands who
once would have had to spend
their lives as dependent invalids
are now being restored to full
usefulness.
There has been great progress,
but even greater progress in TB
:ontrol must still be made. TB
:oday kills more people than allr
}ther infectious diseases com- j
bined. one every 17 minutes. An
intimated 400,000 Americans have
active TB. Within the year, ap
proximately 115,000 persons will
ae attacked by the disease. TB
-osts us more than $350,000,000
i year.
The Christmas Seal finances
:he activities of the tuberculosis
associations in the all-out fight of
official and voluntary agencies to j
vipe out TB through education, j
:ase finding, rehabilitation of pa-j i
ients, and medical research, j
Flight now. thousands of volun- ]
eers in communities throughout ]
he United States are working to j j
nake the 1953 Christmas Seal 1
Sale a success. Millions of people \
oined in the traditional holiday
custom of sticking Christmas <
Seals on their greeting cards and j
packages. ,
Members of the Palmer school '
;umbling team will make their '
irst public appearance during (
lalf-time at the Anchorage-Pal- 2
ner basketball game to be play- -
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Open House lo Mark
Heiuiing BIwicks’
Silver Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Henning S.
Blunck will celebrate their 25th
wedding anniversary with open
house from 1:00.to 6:00 p.m. Sun
day afternoon, December 27 at
their home one mile south of
Palmer.
They cordially extend an invi
tation to their friends, both adult
and children, to visit with them
on that day. ,
The Bluncks came to Alaska
five years ago and are develop
ing a dairy farm with a herd of
pure bred Brown Swiss cattle.
Mrs. Blunck has taught school for
the past four years in the Pal
mer schools. Mr. Blunck has been
employed the past four years at
the Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association in the
maintenance department.
Mr. Blunck was born in Copen
hagen, Denmark September 18,
1908 and came to the States with
his parents three years later.
Most of his life has been spent
in Bureau County, south of Chi
cago, Illinois.
Mrs. Blunck was borne in Ty
rone, Oklahoma August 10, 1908
where she lived until 1914. She
moved with her parents, three
sisters and a brother to southern
Illinois where her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John W. Schmitt still re
side.
The Bluncks were married De
cember 29, 1928 at Sheffield, Il
linois and now have two daugh
ters, Mrs. Pat Cullison, 22, who
lives on a dairy farm near Pal
mer with her husband and three
year old son Danny. Their daugh
ter Betty, 20, who is now at
Huntington, West Virginia, is the
younger daughter.
Mr. Blunck's parents also live
near Palmer, so the celebration
includes four generations in Al
aska.
NEW HOSPITAL—
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of supplies. Pennies and dimes
are also continuing to come in
from Outside donors.
The Valley Hospital annual
meeting is coming up soon, New
comb reminded residents, and the
officers are hoping for a Valley
A'ide representation at the meet
ng. It is only through good rep
'esentation that the new hospital
■vill be able to function the way
he people of the Valley want it
:o function, he pointed out. The
mnual election of officers will
3e held at the meeting and a gen
eral discussion period will offer
/alley residents an opportunity
o take part in the operation of
he hospital.
There are still some outstand
ng accounts on the hospital
looks, with 25 of these accounts
o be turned over to the hospital
ittorney after January 1. Anyone
laving an account at the hos
lital is requested to try and clear
t up as soon as possible to avoid
urning it over to the attorney
or collection.
Newcomb announced that any
>ne interested in seeing the pro
gress at the new hospital is invit
ed to inspect the building any
ime they are in the neighbor -
lood.
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CERAMIC CLUB
FORMED; PLAN CLASSES
Beginning January 4 there will
be ceramic classes for beginners
in the Extension Service craft
room. The classes will be contin
ued until those interested have
received the fundamentals of cer
amic work. Teaching will be done
by members of the ceramic club,
with the first lessons to be given
by Richard Blue.
Regular meetings of the re
cently formed ceramic club will
be held the second and fourth
Fridays of each month in the
craft room, with the first meet
ing scheduled for January 8.
Anyone interested in the work
is invited to attend.
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A Merry Christmas
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Happy New Year
to all
Our Valley Friends
GERRIT (HEINIE) SNIDER jj
AND MRS. SNIDER
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