Tourists Receive
"VIT" Treatment
It’s getting so it’s almost im
possible to sneak into Alaska
without at least one formal
welcome to the 49th State. No
mater how you arrive this sea
son—by air, sea, bus or car—
you get the “VIT” (Very Im
portant Traveler) treatment the
moment you cross the border.
At Tok Junction on the Alas
ka Highway, for instance, the
state Division of Tourism has
re-opened its popular Hospital
ity Center—a mobile trailer—
just a few feet from the place
where you check through U.S.
Customs. On hand this year to
answer questions, make travel
AREA GRANGES
TO PICNIC
The three area Granges, Pal
mer, Wasilla, and Willow will
hold a joint picnic at the Peck
home on Wasilla Lake on Sun
da”. June 10. A potluek dinner
w.*i be served at 2 p.m., and
games, boating, and baseball
are planned.
COMMON SENSE
The man who places his foot
on the brass rail too often will
never find time to leave foot
prints on the sands of time.
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suggestions, and provide a fre
cup of coffee are Mr. and Mrs
Jesse Nichols and their college
aged daughter Nancy.
The Nichols—homesteaders
from Chugiak, near Anch
orage — have traveled thro
ughout the 49lh State and
can answer queries ranging
from "Where's the good fish
ing?" to "How far is it to the
Arctic Circle?"
No less anxious to make thi
visitor welcome and to pro
vide reliable helpful informa
tion are staffers at three air
port information booths — a
Juneau, Fairbanks, and Anch
orage. At the first two booths
the state and the local Cham
bers of Commerce have cooper
ated to provide literature anc
volunteer resident aides to helj
incoming travelers. At the An
chorage Airport booth the stat<
and Zonta Club of Anchorage
have joined forces for the same
kind of welcome service.
Cruise boat visitors receive
at least two welcomes. At Ket
chikan, first port of call, vari
ous local clubs and organiza
tions take turns greeting pas
sengers as they get off the boa
for a first look-see at Alaska
Later on, at Juneau the capita
city, volunteer groups also mee
the new boat arrivals and ;
representative of the state i:
always on hand too, to make i
all “official.”
Throughout the rest of the
state, groups, businesses, and
individuals strive equally
hard to make you feel wel
come and at home. The rea
son? Alaslcars call it "just
being neighborly"—an old
and established custom up
there.
The result, according to vis
tors who have made the trii
once, is a strong desire to do s<
again, to feel once more th<
warmth of the Northland whei
an Alaskan extends his han;
and bids you, “Welcome!”
^ocial S
ecurity
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
QUESTION: I was born in
1900 and plan to apply for my
retirement benefits at age 62
early in 1962. What should I
bring to prove my age?
ANSWER: If at all possible.
■ you should bring in some rec
: ord that was established before
■ 1936. Some of the proofs which
• would likely be acceptable in
■ elude old family Bibles, old in
surance policies, baptismal or
l birth certificates, a child's birth
> certificate showing your age as
parent, marriage licenses which
' showr your age, old voting or
' i poll tax records, military ser
‘! vice records, census records,
| lodge records, and so forth.
QUESTION: I’m still work
ing and won’t reach retirement
age for another year. However,
I would like to know about how
much I can expect to receive
w'hen I retire. What should I
do?
ANSWER: You should write
• social security office in Juneau
and ask for leaflet No. 855,
; “How to Estimate The Amount
: of Your Social Security Bene
fits." This illustrated leaflet
gives a step-by-step method of
I arriving at an estimate of the
amount of social security bene
fits you will receive on retire
ment.
For more information about
YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY,
write to: SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION, P, O.
’BO 1331, JUNEAU, ALASKA.
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Houston News
By Kelly Palmquist
a nt- jLiiiivji icducia iium me
three Homesteaders’ 4-H clubs
held a picnic at the Palmquist
home and at the gravel pit near
Nichol’s and Yates’ driveway
on May 22. Starting about 1:30
p.m. and lasting several hours,
the activities included some
swimming and much eating.
Twelve young people and two
leaders were present. The next
gathering will be at the Yates’
house on June 5.
* * *
Bud Jones, father of Bill
Jones, has returned from Cali
fornia to his homestead which
is located at the back of his
son’s place.
Mr. George Sontag was taken
to the Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital by his neighbors, Mr. and
Mrs. Armstrong. He was suf
i fering from an apparent chest
I infection.
Another patient at the Val
iev Hospital is the oldest dau
| ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Harter,
Mary Anne, who is there for
treatment of a severe cold.
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The Howard Spiess family
has sold its homesite to Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Moss, and its
improvements on a homestead
to the Bests. The Spiess family
moved to California on Mon
day, May 21.
Martha Linnebur is doing of
fice work for the Robert Pfeifer
Insurance Company of Anchor
age.
Miller Brothers, the eontrac
tors on me Houston strip ot tne
future Anchorage - Fairbanks
primary highway, suffered con
siderable damage to their heavy
equipment when a carload of
boys tampered with their ma
chinery. They drove one Euclid
into a new D6 tractor and an
other into a swamp. They also
broke the glass on some of the
equipment. It is reported that
the state police have the license
number of the vandals’ car. An
early fisherman apprehended
two of the boys, but they broke
away.
Bill Jones and Frank Moss
were week-end visitors at their
homes from their construction
jobs at Talkeetna.
The Homesteaders’ Commun
ity Club of the Big Lake-Hous
ton-Pittman area changed its
meeting place from the home
of Lena McMillin to that of
Mrs. Harry Neal. The meeting j
will be June 15 for a pot luck
lunch. All residents of the vic
inity are invited to attend.
A Community Club building :
has been purchased, and as
soon as the land near the Big j
Lake-IIouston Y is made avail- j
able by the State Division of
Lands, a volunteer work group
will clear a building and picnic
spot and set the building on
these grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Duley are
now living on their homestead
in tne Beaver Lakes area as are
the Behrends, on their place I
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Rebekahs Plan
Gatd Party
The Gold Star Rebekah
Lodge is holding a card party
at Carpenters hall on June 8 at
8 p.m., to which the public is
invited. Progressive pinochle
and canasta will be played, and
refreshments will be served.
Admission is one dollar per per
son.
The president of the Rebekah
Assembly of Washington. Mrs.
Lila Belle Reddington, accom
panied by Mrs. Madge Brown
af Auburn, Washington, were
recent visitors in Palmer. She
made her official visit to Gold
Star Rebekah Lodge 119 on the
evening of May 19. Tljg meeting
in Carpenters hall was preced
ed by a banquet at the Elks
[llub.
near Glazer’s. who recently re
turned from Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Glazer
are now' managing the Rocky
Lake Resort, which they have'
reopened and improved.
The George Tucker family'
were visiting in the vicinity for!
the weekend.
Mooseheart
To Benefit
From Showing
With part of the proceeds to
be used by the Women of the
Moose as a contribution to
Mooseheart, Minnesota Woolen
Mills samples will be shown at
the Moose Hall on Wednesday,
June 13, during the entire
afternoon and evening, begin
ning at 1 p.m. The public is in
vited.
Mooseheart, located near
Chicago, Illinois, is a small city
built exclusively for the pur
pose of making homes for the
children of deceased members
of Loyal Order of the Moose,
according to Mrs. Mary Frey,
local Moose heart chairman. It
includes churches, stores,
schools, shops, and a model city
of homes, she said.
Members of her committee
are Agnes Zaborac, Neil Zabor
ac, Ruth Suulsbury, and Kay
Frank.
Folks always like a good los
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way.
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PINTO MARE 6 yr. broke & gentle
PINTO MARES 4 & 6 yrs. matched — Drive
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SHETLAND PONY with saddle & bridle
Kid Broke
1 New Saddle — I Used Saddle
Grain Binder Good Working Condition
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