Mm Snider
Tells of Recent
Trip to Holland
Former Senator and Mrs. Ger
rit Heinie) Snider of Wasilla re
cently returned from a summer
visit to their homeland, Holland.
Senator Snider had these remarks
to make about their trip and visit
which included a visit with his
mother who is 90 years old.
‘Mother at present is 90 years
old and had been sick many
times. She suffered from cancer
arid each year reports to her doc
tor who is surprised at her re
covery following a major opera
tion.
‘ When I heard all that I said
‘Mother you are a strong woman’.
Whereupon she said ‘No, my boy,
I am not strong. I’m tough!’
We showed our moving pictures
“This is Alaska’’ and “The Voice
of the Pribilof”, and moose pic
tures from Waldo Fox and Ward
Wells. Bear pictures and salmon
going up stream interested them
the most. As the spoken words
were in English, I translated them
in Dutch. Many persons saw the.
films. One time in Zaandam Hol
land we showed them to 800 sch
ool children who came in relays
of 200 at a time.
“We left June 5th and flew
with PNA to Seattle; by North
west to New York and by S/S
New Amsterdam to Rotterdam
where my four sisters met us on
the boat and 10 different news
paper men. We traveled in Hol
land, France, Switzerland and
Germany. Politically these na
tions are socialistic, especially in
Holland. However, in most there
are large workings going on such
as dike building, tunnels or blast
furnaces. The government has
about 20 per cent in the under
takings.
“The Dutch take good care of
their old people. They work hard
nine hours a day and half a day
on Saturday. According to wages
here, they are very low in Hol
land yet I did not see poor people.
Everybody can work if he wants
to. They are very thrifty and
everybody has a bicycle.
“We took about 1000 feet of
film on the different dresses. The
Dutch styles are fast disappear
ing and now mostly worn by f ish
ing people of the coast or island
ers. By making the sea dry (Zui
dier Zee) the island is no more
and there is no more fish. The
fishermen are working in other
occupations.
“We stayed on our return with
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lynch of Seat
tle who used to operate the In
dependence Mine. Their daughter
Dorothy is one of the five wo
men members to take part in the
Olympic games next year. Russell
Multi-Purpose Pipeline
Turned Over to US Army
The Haines 'to Fairbanks multi
purpose pipeline—the $40,000,000
ALCANGO—designed and built
under supervision of the Alaska
District, Corps of Engineers, was
turned over to the U. S. Army,
Alaska on October 12 at 1:30 p.m.
in formal ceremonies at Haines.
The ALCANGO was built to sup
ply far north interior military
bases with vital jet, aviation and
motor fuels.
From the port of Haines in
southwestern Alaska the pipeline
stretches 626 miles northwest to
Fairbanks, with 280 miles cross
ing Canada’s British Columbia
and Yukon Territory.
Building the pipeline has been
a triumph over time, weather and
rugged country—climbing moun
tain passes, fighting snow, ice,
glaciers, permafrost and tundra;
spanning creeks, swamps, rivers
and lakes. Route of the ALCAN
GO was selected by the U. S.
Army, Alaska and the Corps of
Engineers to utilize the sheltered
waterways of the Inside Passage
up the coast, and the overland
highways into the interior. The
Canadian government agreed and
cooperated.
Fluor Corporation of Los An
geles designed the pipeline in
1952. In October 1953 the contract
for construction was awarded to
an international joint-venture:
William Brothers of Tulsa; Mc
Laughline, Inc., of Great Falls;
and Marwell Construction Co. of
Vancouver, B. C., Canada. Ship
ment of thousands of tons of
equipment began immediately.
Terminal docks, pumping sta
tions and a huge tank farm were
built at Haines, with other’ sta
tions along the line. To control
fuel flow, all pipeline stations
were linked by telephone, tele
type and radio by the Signal
Corps, US Army, Alaska. After
grueling tests, first oil started
■to flow in August 1955 to Ladd
and Eielson Air Force Bases at
the northern terminus.
Supervising construction for
the Alaska District Engineer was
Lt. Col. John E. England, CE,
ALCANGO resident engineer.
Today, construction of the pipe
line is complete. Through the AL
CANGO flow the fuels to our
northern military bases.
Dow gave Dorothy her first les
son in “How to Use Skiis” when
she lived as a little girl at the
mine and Russ worked there.”
The Bureau of Reclamation has
opened 1,838 farm units to settle
ment by veterans since the war,
for which nearly 87,000 veterans
filed application — at ratio of
about 48 veterans for every farm
unit.
REPAIR
NOW!
ALL TYPE TRACTOR REPAIRS
Be Ready Next Spring
Wilkinson Repair
Located Co-Op Garage
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Shamrock
Bread a„<. Pastries
AT YOUR
LOCAL GROCERS
ORDER YOUR DECORATED
CAKES BY PHONE
Palmer 2181
Palmer Baking Co.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 13
LUTHERAN TURKEY DINNER,
Church basement
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
FIRE FIGHTERS, Fire Hall, 7-8
p.m.
MAT VALLEY AIRMEN, Palmer
Airport, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 14
PALMER vs. ANCHORAGE,
Fairgrounds, 1:45 p.m.
RIFLE CLUB shoot registration,
Club room
SQUARE DANCE GROUP, Moose
Hall, 8 pjn.
SCOUT. LEADERS, 3*day out
door session opens Camp Gor
such
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 15
ST. MICHAEL’S BAZAAR, Sch
ool gym, 7 p.m.
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 16
PREACHING MISSION opens
United Protestant Church
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
THETA CHAPTER, BSP., 8 p.m.
XI ETA CHAPTER, BSP., 8 p.m.
LIBRARY BOARD, Palmer Li
brary, 7 p.m.
EXPLORER (SCOUTS, U. P.
Church basement, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 18
PALMER P-TA, School gymnasi
um, 8 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, Clerk’s office,
7:30 p.m.
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
EASTERN STAR, Carpenters’
Hall, 8 p.m.
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE,
Health Center, 1-4 p.m.
PALMER B. P. O. ELKS, Elks
Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, U. P. Church, 7
p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
LEGION & AUXILIARY. Legion
Hall, 8 p.m.
WASILLA CALENDAR
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 14
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
7 p.m.
WASILLA P-TA, Wasilla School,
8 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
GARDEN DINNER, Wasilla Sch
ool, 5 p.m.
MONDAY. OCTOBER 17
LIBRARY BOARD, Wasilla Li
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SQUARE DANCING -
SET FOR ERIDAY
EVENING, MOOSE HALL
“Swing your partner and all
join hands”. This well-known
square dance call will be but a
few of the steps learned by be
ginners to attend the beginners’
instruction hour in square danc
ing at Moose Hall tomorrow
night.
All persons interested in learn
ing to square dance are invited to
attend the gathering where in
structions will be given by Ernest
Dennison from 8-9 p.m.
The instruction hour is being
sponsored by the local Square*
Dance Group. All interested per
sons are invited to attend. A
small admittance charge of 50c
a person will be asked.
Regular square dancing will
continue Friday evening, begin
ning at 9 p.m. A lunch will be
served following the dance.
brary, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 18
WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
Hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 19
‘BROWNIE SCOUTS, Wasilla Li
brary, 3:30 p.m.
FRIENDLY CIRCLE CLUB, 1:30
p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
CUB SCOUTS, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs.
Combs, 3:30 p.m.
NYLONS
for fall girts
also
STRETCHY
NYLONS
Togs n Seams
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IT TAKES MORE THAN LUCK!
Don't depend on horseshoes and four-leafed clovers. Make
your own good fortune. Steady savings does it! First, decide
how much you can afford to save . . . then keep on saving.
Even a small amount soon adds up to a comfortable sum.
Add the interest; then see how lucky you are!
We will be closed all day Oct. 18, Alaska Day
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
PALMER# ALASKA
Open Thursday Evenings 6-8 P.M.
Daily 18 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Scouts to Entertain
At P-TA Meeting
All parents and interested per
sons are invited to attend the
October 18 meeting of the Palmer
P-TA. The meeting will convene
at 8 p.m. at Central School. P-TA
membership contest awards will
be announced at the meeting; the
presidential election will be held,
and members of the local Cub
Scout dens will offer the program.
Refreshments will be served.
A & R SOCIETY
TO MEET MONDAY
St. Michael's Church Altar and
Rosary Society will meet Octo
ber 17 at 8 p.m. at the home of
Mrs. Ward Harrington, Eklutna
Project.
Girl Scout Training
Planned for Leaders
A two-day Girl Scout leader
ship training meeting is being
planned for Thursday and Fri
day, October 20 and 21 from 9
a.rii. to 3 p.m. each day. All in
terested persons who would care
to attend the training sessions are
invited, according to Mrs. Keith
Lovejoy. This includes Scout
leader's and interested adults in
the Wasilla area, as well as the
local area, she pointed out.
Specialized training personnel
will be present from Anchorage
to conduct the meetings.
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Insurance Problems
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at VALLEY INSURANCE AfiENCY located hr
Matanuska Hotel
A. L SMITH, owner - Phone 2071
Alpine Inn
Mile 61 — Glenn Highway
Phone l-J-31
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