D( :ir Editor:
'l hr date in my diary says we
iett Berlin on Sept. 10 for
Frankfurt, where we made a
stop of only two hours, taking
a sight-seeing bus. Frankfurt is
a charming city, flowers every
where, with clean streets and
beautiful buildings
We left by plane for Munich,
where we found the same trou
ble as in Hamburg—no hotel
accommodations, because peo
ple had gathered from all over
Germany for a convention of
electrical executives and work
ers. However, we got a room at
the international Airport for
one day. and we toured this |
Bavarian town with its many
towers and chiming clocks. We
would have liked to stay longer
but were allowed only one day
in the airport accommodations.
In less than one hour, we ar
rived at Basel, Switzerland.
This city lies on the Rhine Ri
ver. and is one of the manufac
turing towns of Alsace-Lor
raine For many years it was
part of Germany, then of
France, then Germany, now
France again. The people speak
German and French.
We visited the large war me
morial of the first World War.
where 30,000 German, 60,000
French, and 7,000 American
soldiers are buried in a com
mon grave. Seeing the thou
sands of crosses, o nl y one
thought came to me: “War . . .
what for?”
The following day, our last
in Basel, we showed our Ai-1
aska movies. In broken Ger- ■
man, I spoke of my country,
beautiful Alaska, paradise for
tourists. Among the hundreds;
in attendance, besides my sis- j
ter and her family, were the'
leading citizens of Basel. The
party lasted until midnight.
When we were ready to say
goodbye, everyone rose as we
sand, “Auf Wiedersehen,” “Un
til We Meet Again.”
After saying farewell to our1
family in St. Louis, we board
ed the plane for Paris. Again
we experienced the same dif
ficulty — no hotel accommoda
iu inner or outer space i
by ALICE CARTER
The nation’s housewives used
3.7 billion pounds of synthetic
detergent and more than a bil
lion pounds of soap last year.
Throw in the pounds and
pounds of elbow grease neces
sarily present for any act of
scrubbing and we have a nation
so clean it almost squeaks.
Things weren’t always so
easy, though, for the long suf
fering woman of the house. Just
10 years ago, for instance, only
about half as much detergent
and soap was consumed yearly
in the U.S. It follows, naturally,
that twice as much elbow grease
was required to make the aver
age kitchen as clean as the
housewife demanded.
Happily, however, industry
has developed a long line of
items designed to help daily
household chores disappear
with minimum effort.
One such item, a particularly
unsung household hero, is the
sponge. Long used in most
homes as a replacement for the
dish cloth, the sponge also
proves a handy weapon in the
never ending war against spil
lage, dirt on countertops, floors,
walls, cars, outdoor furniture,
etc.
It might interest you to know
that not all sponges are the
same. According to Simoniz
Company, the world’s largest
producer of urethane sponges,
ordinary sponges will quickly
dry out and become hard and
unusable.
On the other hand, company
officials say, urethane foam
sponges, such as the Simoniz
Ivalon Sta-Soft sponge, are
highly durable and will remain
so*'t when dry.
\ew to the sponge field but
well-known for furniture-cush
ioning and other applications,
urethane offers higher abrasion
resistance and will not swell or
disintegrate with the use of
cleaning fluids. It resists mil
dew, remains fresh of odor, and
eliminates the growth of infec
tious germs and fungi.
li°ns. Arriving in Paris at 8:30
n.m.. we went to the Hotel
Washington, where we were
< 'd that the hotel was full,
this hotel advertises that En
glish is spoken. The night clerk
spoke as good English as an
Eskimo from Point Barrow.
At last we found a hotel, the
Attela. The room was large
enough to hold a longshore
men's meeting. When the clerk
told me the price for a week,
Mrs Snider thought we had
bought the place. However, it
was a good hotel, especially
after you have walked the con
crete streets of Paris with a
; suitcase. The location was very
good, almost in the heart of
Paris and two blocks from the I
Champs Elysees.
We sat for hours, sipping cof
fee and watching the traffic,!
wondering where all those peo-1
pie were going, and why the !
'beets were not covered with j
'he bodies of those killed in
the race.
The French are lovely people.
Most of the shows are Ameri
can, and very good. We plan
ned to see the Moulin Piouge
and the Lido for an evening’s
entertainment, but the rain and
price prevented us from going.
Instead, we bought some postal
cards of these places and sent j
them to our friends, hoping!
they may think we were there. 1
We took many trips by sight- :
seeing bus. As we passed.
through Paris, the loudspeaker;
informed the passengers in
French, German, and English
about the old buildings, parks,
rivers, etc. The most impressive
sight was the Notre Dame cath
edral, the most beautiful
church we have ever seen. We
were told it took 120 years to
build it, so some of the work
ers never saw its completion. I
Of course .everyone who has
seen Paris has seen the tomb
of Napoleon. He is buried in
four vaults. A beautiful paint
ing on the ceiling above shows
the twelve apostles. As we
stood there, light shone through
the cathedral windows. No one
spoke, each busy with his own
thoughts, some of which have
been of the grandeur which
was France.
Mine went back to a great
American who once visited Na
poleon’s tomb. Standing there,
looking at the coffin, he said.
"I would rather have been a i
poor French farmer, wearing I
wooden shoes, than a man like
Napoleon, who brought sorrow
and tears to Europe — parents
who lost their sons. women;
their husbands.”
Heinie Snider
Most people forgive poor
conduct on the part of wealthy
friends.
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Palmer Woman Noted in “Who’s Who” For Findings in Bacteriological Field
By LINDA SHELTON
Mrs. Miiry Jane Washburn of
j Calmer gained recent recogni
tion in “Who's Who In Amer
i ica." for her work in bacteri
, oiogy.
Mrs. Washburn, who gradu
[ ated from Cornell University in
; 19J1 with a B.S. degree, was a
| teaching assistant at Michigan
; State College from 19-11 to 1942.
1 She was an instructor in Bac
teriology at South Dakota State
College from 1942 until 1943,
and was granted an M S. de
gree in bacteriology from Mich
igan State College in 1944.
From 1943 until 1948 she was
an instructor in bacteriology
and a research associate at Cor
nell University. In 1948 she re
ceived a i’h.D. degree from
Cornell.
Mrs. Washburn has publish
ed work on the serology and
nutritional requirements of
streptococci in the Journal of
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Bacleriology and the- Proceed
ings of the Society of Experi
mental Biology and Medicine.
! She is a mem!>i-i of the So
ciety of American Bacteriolo
I gists and Sigma X:. nmionai
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you do for some people the
more they expect.
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honorary scientific society. Sht
was assistant professor and re
search associate at the Univer
sity of Georgia veterinary
t bool from 19 !3 to 1949.
Mrs. Washburn was picket!
Liquor Violators
deceive Fines
Esther Brager, part owner ol
the -1‘.) Club, was charged on
Aug 31 with selling liquor tc
a minor, and was sentenced
; Oct. 2 in deputy district magis
trate's court in Palmer to a
fine of $300, $200 of which wa
suspended.
On Oct. 19, Larry Alan
Merth, IB. of Mile 44. Glenn
Highway, m.d Chris Arthur, 18.
of 2634 Gale wood. Anchorage,
; were charged with obtaining
and consuming intoxicating li
quors The youths were fined
$35 apiece.
for Who's Who In American
Women primarily for the fun
damental research work done
at Cornell University which
•oded in the classification of
certain streptococci of medical
nr.p-.rtance. She was also listed
American Men of
Science.
When he came to Alaska
with her husband in 1941k she
j retired from the field of bac
! terioiogy to raise a family.
Dr. Washburn is an entom
ologist at the Experiment Sta
tion in Palmer. Dr and Mrs.
I Washburn have four children.
I Richard, Jr.. 16; twins, Rebec
j cii and Catherine. 11: and De
I borah Sue, 7.
At present Mrs Washburn
j operates a farm and nursery on
I Farm Loop Road, and with her
i husband's help is propagating
hardy trees and shrubs for Al
I askans.
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bord are promised those who
, m! the Fa inter Moose Club
[! . tut: < dance on Saturday,
Oct. 8 at 9 p.n
Proceed- :rom the dance,
which is open to the public.
\\; i go to benefit the Duke
Harri- far.’ily. formerly of Sut
ton ..itd now living in Spokane.
The family made the move to
give their son. Jackie, the bene
fit : treatment from the kid
net machine at Sacred Heart
Hi pita! in the Washington
city.
Th charm for the dance wil1
be $2.50 pe: c> upie. You are in
vited to cor c :n costume, or
dinary dress, or "as you are."
Women of the Moose are ask
ed to bring dishes for the smor
gasbord. such as salads, cas
seroles. snacks, and jellos.
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